शैवभागवतानां च वादार्थप्रतिषेधकम् अस्मिन् क्षेत्रवरे पुण्ये निर्मले पुरुषोत्तमे
And for the refutation of the debates between Śaivas and Bhāgavatas, in this most sacred, pure, and excellent field, O Supreme Person.
शिवस्यायतनं देव करोमि परमं महत् प्रतिष्ठेय तथा तत्र तव स्थाने च शंकरम्
O God, I shall establish here a great and supreme shrine of Śiva, and likewise, I shall install Śaṅkara in your place.
ततो ज्ञास्यन्ति लोके ऽस्मिन्न् एकमूर्ती हरीश्वरौ प्रत्युवाच जगन्नाथः स पुनस् तं महामुनिम्
Then, in this world, people will know Hari and Īśvara as one form; the Lord of the universe thus replied again to that great sage.
यद् एतत् परमं देवं कारणं भुवनेश्वरम् लिङ्गम् आराधनार्थाय नानाभावप्रशान्तये
This supreme god, the cause and Lord of the worlds, this liṅga is for worship, for the pacification of various disputes.
ममादिष्टेन विप्रेन्द्र कुरु शीघ्रं शिवालयम् तत्प्रभावाच् छिवलोके तिष्ठ त्वं च तथाक्षयम्
By my command, O best of Brāhmaṇas, quickly establish a temple of Śiva; by its power, you shall abide eternally in the realm of Śiva.
शिवे संस्थापिते विप्र मम संस्थापनं भवेत् नावयोर् अन्तरं किंचिद् एकभावौ द्विधा कृतौ
When Śiva is established, O sage, my own establishment is accomplished; there is no difference between us—one essence appearing as two.
यो रुद्रः स स्वयं विष्णुर् यो विष्णुः स महेश्वरः उभयोर् अन्तरं नास्ति पवनाकाशयोर् इव
He who is Rudra is himself Viṣṇu; he who is Viṣṇu is Maheśvara. There is no difference between the two, just as between wind and space.
मोहितो नाभिजानाति य एव गरुडध्वजः वृषध्वजः स एवेति त्रिपुरघ्नं त्रिलोचनम्
Deluded, one does not recognize that he who bears the banner of Garuḍa is the same as he who bears the bull-banner, the slayer of Tripura, the three-eyed one.
तव नामाङ्कितं तस्मात् कुरु विप्र शिवालयम् उत्तरे देवदेवस्य कुरु तीर्थं सुशोभनम्
Therefore, O brāhmaṇa, establish a temple of Śiva bearing your name; in the north, create a beautiful sacred place for the Lord of gods.
मार्कण्डेयह्रदो नाम नरलोकेषु विश्रुतः भविष्यति द्विजश्रेष्ठ सर्वपापप्रणाशनः
The pond named Mārkaṇḍeya will become renowned among men, O best of twice-born; it will destroy all sins.
इत्य् उक्त्वा स तदा देवस् तत्रैवान्तरधीयत मार्कण्डेयं मुनिश्रेष्ठाः सर्वव्यापी जनार्दनः
Having spoken thus, the god at that moment vanished there itself—Janārdana, the all-pervading, to Mārkaṇḍeya, best of sages.
अतः परं प्रवक्ष्यामि पञ्चतीर्थविधिं द्विजाः यत् फलं स्नानदानेन देवताप्रेक्षणेन च
Now I shall explain the procedure of the five sacred waters, O twice-born, and the fruit gained by bathing, giving, and beholding the deity.
मार्कण्डेयह्रदं गत्वा नरश् चोदङ्मुखः शुचिः निमज्जेत् तत्र वारांस् त्रीन् इमं मन्त्रम् उदीरयेत्
Going to the Mārkaṇḍeya pond, facing north, pure, a man should immerse himself three times in the water and recite this mantra.
संसारसागरे मग्नं पापग्रस्तम् अचेतनम् त्राहि मां भगनेत्रघ्न त्रिपुरारे नमो ऽस्तु ते
O slayer of Bhaga's eye, O enemy of Tripura, I bow to you—rescue me, who am sunk in the ocean of worldly existence, seized by sin, and unconscious.
नमः शिवाय शान्ताय सर्वपापहराय च स्नानं करोमि देवेश मम नश्यतु पातकम्
Salutations to Śiva, the peaceful one, the remover of all sins; I bathe, O Lord of gods—may my sin be destroyed.
नाभिमात्रे जले स्नात्वा विधिवद् देवता ऋषीन् तिलोदकेन मतिमान् पितॄंश् चान्यांश् च तर्पयेत्
Having bathed in water up to the navel, according to the rite, one should satisfy the deities, sages, ancestors, and others with water mixed with sesame, with a focused mind.
स्नात्वा तथैव चाचम्य ततो गच्छेच् छिवालयम् प्रविश्य देवतागारं कृत्वा तं त्रिः प्रदक्षिणम्
After bathing and sipping water in the prescribed way, one should go to the temple of Śiva, enter the shrine, and circumambulate it three times.
मूलमन्त्रेण संपूज्य मार्कण्डेयस्य चेश्वरम् अघोरेण च भो विप्राः प्रणिपत्य प्रसादयेत्
With the root mantra, worship the Lord of Mārkaṇḍeya, O brāhmaṇas, and with the Aghora mantra, bow down and propitiate him.
त्रिलोचन नमस् ते ऽस्तु नमस् ते शशिभूषण त्राहि मां त्वं विरूपाक्ष महादेव नमो ऽस्तु ते
O three-eyed one, salutations to you; salutations to you, O wearer of the moon. Protect me, O Virūpākṣa, O great god, salutations to you.
मार्कण्डेयह्रदे त्व् एवं स्नात्वा दृष्ट्वा च शंकरम् दशानाम् अश्वमेधानां फलं प्राप्नोति मानवः
Having thus bathed in the Mārkaṇḍeya pond and seen Śaṃkara, a man obtains the fruit of ten Aśvamedha sacrifices.
पापैः सर्वैर् विनिर्मुक्तः शिवलोकं स गच्छति तत्र भुक्त्वा वरान् भोगान् यावद् आभूतसंप्लवम्
Freed from all sins, he goes to the world of Śiva, and there, having enjoyed excellent pleasures, remains until the cosmic dissolution.
इहलोकं समासाद्य भवेद् विप्रो बहुश्रुतः शांकरं योगम् आसाद्य ततो मोक्षम् अवाप्नुयात्
Returning to this world, he becomes a learned brāhmaṇa; attaining the yoga of Śaṃkara, he then achieves liberation.
कल्पवृक्षं ततो गत्वा कृत्वा तं त्रिः प्रदक्षिणम् पूजयेत् परया भक्त्या मन्त्रेणानेन तं वटम्
Then, going to the wish-fulfilling tree, circumambulating it three times, he should worship that banyan tree with supreme devotion using this mantra.
ॐ नमो व्यक्तरूपाय महाप्रलयकारिणे महद्रसोपविष्टाय न्यग्रोधाय नमो ऽस्तु ते
Om, salutations to the manifest form, to the maker of the great dissolution, to the one seated on the great rasa, to the banyan tree—salutations to you.
अमरस् त्वं सदा कल्पे हरेश् चायतनं वट न्यग्रोध हर मे पापं कल्पवृक्ष नमो ऽस्तु ते
You are immortal always, O Banyan tree, the abode of Hari. Remove my sin, O wish-fulfilling tree; I bow to you.
भक्त्या प्रदक्षिणं कृत्वा नत्वा कल्पवटं नरः सहसा मुच्यते पापाज् जीर्णत्वच इवोरगः
A man who, with devotion, circumambulates and bows to the wish-fulfilling banyan is instantly freed from sin, just as a serpent sheds its old skin.
छायां तस्य समाक्रम्य कल्पवृक्षस्य भो द्विजाः ब्रह्महत्यां नरो जह्यात् पापेष्व् अन्येषु का कथा
By stepping into the shade of that wish-fulfilling tree, O twice-born, a man is freed from the sin of killing a Brahmin—what need to speak of other sins?
दृष्ट्वा कृष्णाङ्गसंभूतं ब्रह्मतेजोमयं परम् न्यग्रोधाकृतिकं विष्णुं प्रणिपत्य च भो द्विजाः
Seeing the supreme form of Vishnu, arising from Krishna's body and radiant with Brahman’s light, in the shape of a banyan tree, and bowing to him, O twice-born—
राजसूयाश्वमेधाभ्यां फलं प्राप्नोति चाधिकम् तथा स्ववंशम् उद्धृत्य विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति
He attains a reward greater than that of a Rājasūya or Aśvamedha sacrifice, and, uplifting his own lineage, he goes to the world of Vishnu.
वैनतेयं नमस्कृत्य कृष्णस्य पुरतः स्थितम् सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तस् ततो विष्णुपुरं व्रजेत्
By bowing to Garuḍa, who stands before Krishna, one becomes freed from all sins and then proceeds to the city of Vishnu.