बहुवारैः कोविदारैर् बदरैः सकरञ्जकैः अन्यैश् च विविधैः पुष्पवृक्षैश् चान्यैर् मनोहरैः
With bahuvara, kovidara, badara, and karañjaka trees, and many other various flowering trees, all delightful to behold,
लतागुल्मैर् वितानैश् च उद्यानैर् नन्दनोपमैः सदा कुसुमगन्धाढ्यैः सदा फलभरानतैः
With creepers, shrubs, canopies, and gardens like Nandana, always rich in the fragrance of flowers and always bowed with the weight of fruit,
नानापक्षिरुतै रम्यैर् नानामृगगणावृतैः चकोरैः शतपत्त्रैश् च भृङ्गारैः प्रियपुत्रकैः
Charming with the calls of various birds and filled with many kinds of animals—chakoras, lotuses, bumblebees, and priyaputras,
कलविङ्कैर् मयूरैश् च शुकैः कोकिलकैस् तथा कपोतैः खञ्जरीटैश् च श्येनैः पारावतैस् तथा
With kalavinka birds, peacocks, parrots, and also cuckoos, pigeons, khanjariṭa birds, hawks, and doves,
खगैश् चान्यैर् बहुविधैः श्रोत्ररम्यैर् मनोरमैः सरितः पुष्करिण्यश् च सरांसि सुबहूनि च
With many other kinds of birds, delightful and pleasing to the ear, and with rivers, lotus ponds, and many lakes,
अन्यैर् जलाशयैः पुण्यैः कुमुदोत्पलमण्डितैः पद्मैः सितेतरैः शुभ्रैः कह्लारैश् च सुगन्धिभिः
With other sacred bodies of water, adorned with kumuda and utpala lotuses, with white and other colored lotuses, and fragrant kahlaras,
अन्यैर् बहुविधैः पुष्पैर् जलजैः सुमनोहरैः गन्धामोदकरैर् दिव्यैः सर्वर्तुकुसुमोज्ज्वलैः
With many other kinds of flowers, aquatic and exceedingly delightful, with divine, fragrant, and aromatic blossoms, radiant in every season,
हंसकारण्डवाकीर्णैश् चक्रवाकोपशोभितैः सारसैश् च बलाकैश् च कूर्मैर् मत्स्यैः सनक्रकैः
Filled with swans and karandavas, beautified by chakravakas, with sarasa cranes and balaka herons, and with turtles, fish, and crocodiles,
जलपादैः कदम्बैश् च प्लवैश् च जलकुक्कुटैः खगैर् जलचरैश् चान्यैर् नानारवविभूषितैः
With waterfowl, kadamba birds, divers, water-cocks, and other aquatic birds and creatures, adorned with a variety of sounds,
नानावर्णैः सदा हृष्टैर् अञ्चितानि समन्ततः एवं नानाविधैः पुष्पैर् विविधैश् च जलाशयैः
Always adorned on all sides with birds of many colors, ever joyful, and thus with many kinds of flowers and various bodies of water,
विविधैः पादपैः पुण्यैर् उद्यानैर् विविधैस् तथा जलस्थलचरैश् चैव विहगैश् चार्वधिष्ठितैः
With various auspicious trees, diverse gardens, and birds and animals dwelling both on land and in water,
देवतायतनैर् दिव्यैः शोभिता सा महापुरी तत्रास्ते भगवान् देवस् त्रिपुरारिस् त्रिलोचनः
That great city is adorned with divine temples of the gods; there dwells the blessed god, the enemy of Tripura, the three-eyed one.
महाकालेति विख्यातः सर्वकामप्रदः शिवः शिवकुण्डे नरः स्नात्वा विधिवत् पापनाशने
He is renowned as Mahakala, the bestower of all desires, Shiva. Bathing properly in the Shiva-kunda, the destroyer of sins,
देवान् पितॄन् ऋषींश् चैव संतर्प्य विधिवद् बुधः गत्वा शिवालयं पश्चात् कृत्वा तं त्रिः प्रदक्षिणम्
After duly satisfying the gods, ancestors, and sages, the wise one, having gone to the temple of Shiva, should circumambulate it three times.
प्रविश्य संयतो भूत्वा धौतवासा जितेन्द्रियः स्नानैः पुष्पैस् तथा गन्धैर् धूपैर् दीपैश् च भक्तितः
Entering, self-controlled, wearing clean garments, with senses subdued, he should worship with baths, flowers, fragrances, incense, and lamps, with devotion.
नैवेद्यैर् उपहारैश् च गीतवाद्यैः प्रदक्षिणैः दण्डवत्प्रणिपातैश् च नृत्यैः स्तोत्रैश् च शंकरम्
With offerings of food, gifts, songs, music, circumambulations, prostrations, dances, and hymns, he should worship Shankara.
संपूज्य विधिवद् भक्त्या महाकालं सकृच् छिवम् अश्वमेधसहस्रस्य फलं प्राप्नोति मानवः
Having worshipped Mahākāla, who is Śiva, with proper rites and devotion even once, a person attains the fruit of a thousand horse sacrifices.
पापैः सर्वैर् विनिर्मुक्तो विमानैः सार्वकामिकैः आरुह्य त्रिदिवं याति यत्र शंभोर् निकेतनम्
Freed from all sins, ascending celestial vehicles that fulfill every desire, he goes to the third heaven, where the abode of Śambhu is.
दिव्यरूपधरः श्रीमान् दिव्यालंकारभूषितः भुङ्क्ते तत्र वरान् भोगान् यावद् आभूतसंप्लवम्
Assuming a divine form, adorned with celestial ornaments, he enjoys excellent pleasures there until the end of the cosmic cycle.
शिवलोके मुनिश्रेष्ठा जरामरणवर्जितः पुण्यक्षयाद् इहायातः प्रवरे ब्राह्मणे कुले
In the world of Śiva, O best of sages, free from old age and death, when his merit is exhausted, he is born here in the highest family of Brāhmaṇas.
चतुर्वेदी भवेद् विप्रः सर्वशास्त्रविशारदः योगं पाशुपतं प्राप्य ततो मोक्षम् अवाप्नुयात्
He becomes a Brāhmaṇa learned in all four Vedas and all scriptures, attains the Pāśupata yoga, and then reaches liberation.
आस्ते तत्र नदी पुण्या शिप्रा नामेति विश्रुता तस्यां स्नातस् तु विधिवत् संतर्प्य पितृदेवताः
There flows a holy river, renowned as Śiprā; whoever bathes there according to the proper rites and satisfies the ancestors and deities—
सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो विमानवरम् आस्थितः भुङ्क्ते बहुविधान् भोगान् स्वर्गलोके नरोत्तमः
Freed from all sins, ascending an excellent celestial vehicle, the best of men enjoys various pleasures in the world of the gods.
आस्ते तत्रैव भगवान् देवदेवो जनार्दनः गोविन्दस्वामिनामासौ भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदो हरिः
There itself resides the blessed Lord, the god of gods, Janārdana; he is called Govinda, the master, Hari, the bestower of enjoyment and liberation.
तं दृष्ट्वा मुक्तिम् आप्नोति त्रिसप्तकुलसंयुतः विमानेनार्कवर्णेन किङ्किणीजालमालिना
Seeing him, together with his twenty-one generations, one attains liberation, ascending a celestial vehicle shining like the sun, adorned with a network of tinkling bells.
सर्वकामसमृद्धेन कामगेनास्थिरेण च उपगीयमानो गन्धर्वैर् विष्णुलोके महीयते
Endowed with all fulfilled desires, riding a wish-yielding, unfailing vehicle, praised by the Gandharvas, he is honored in the world of Viṣṇu.
भुङ्क्ते च विविधान् कामान् निरातङ्को गतज्वरः आभूतसंप्लवं यावत् सुरूपः सुभगः सुखी
He enjoys various pleasures, free from distress and suffering, handsome, fortunate, and happy, until the end of the cosmic cycle.
कालेनागत्य मतिमान् ब्राह्मणः स्यान् महीतले प्रवरे योगिनां गेहे वेदशास्त्रार्थतत्त्ववित्
When the time comes, he is born as a wise Brāhmaṇa on earth, in the house of the best yogins, knowing the true meaning of the Vedas and scriptures.
वैष्णवं योगम् आस्थाय ततो मोक्षम् अवाप्नुयात् विक्रमस्वामिनामानं विष्णुं तत्रैव भो द्विजाः
Having taken up Vaiṣṇava yoga, he then attains liberation; there, O twice-born ones, is Viṣṇu named Vikramasvāmin.
दृष्ट्वा नरो वा नारी वा फलं पूर्वोदितं लभेत् अन्ये ऽपि तत्र तिष्ठन्ति देवाः शक्रपुरोगमाः
Whether man or woman, seeing him attains the previously described fruit; other gods also dwell there, led by Indra.