चचार द्वादशाब्दं तु वायुभूतोंऽतरिक्षगः
He wandered for twelve years as one with the wind, moving through the sky.
त्वया कृतेन पुण्येन ब्रह्मलोकमितो व्रज
Because of the meritorious act you have performed, go from here to the world of Brahma.
निर्वेदं परमापन्ना मुनिमेवमभाषत
Having attained supreme detachment, the sage spoke thus.
हहैवास्ते पतिर्यावत्स्वदेहं लभते तथा
He remains here until the lord regains his own body, just so.
परिहारो ऽथवा किं तु मया कार्यस्तु तेन वा
Or else, what remedy should be undertaken by me or by him?
भोगात्मकं शरीरं तु कर्म कार्यकरं तव
Your body, composed of enjoyment, is the instrument for performing action.
निराहारो महातीर्थेस्नात्वा नित्यं हि सांबिकम्
Fasting, bathing daily at the great sacred place, always devoted to Śambhu—
ध्यात्वा हृदि महेशानं शतरुद्रमनुं जपेत्
Meditating in the heart on the Lord of great beings, one should recite the Śatarudra hymn.
पापैरन्यैश्च सकलैर्मुच्यते नात्र संशयः
By this, one is freed from all other sins—there is no doubt about this.
अनुगृह्येति तां नारीं तत्रैवान्तर्द्धिमागमत्
Saying 'I have blessed you,' he became invisible right there.
विमुक्तस्तेयदोषेण स्वशरीरमवाप सः
Freed from the fault of theft, he regained his own body.
अन्ये तद्द्रव्यवन्तो ऽपि कालधर्ममुपागताः
Even others who possessed that wealth met the fate ordained by time.
यमस्तु तान्समाहूय वाक्यं चैतदुवाच ह
Yama summoned them and spoke these words.
किमिच्छथ फलं भोक्तुं दुष्कृतस्य शुभस्य वा
What fruit do you wish to enjoy—of evil deeds or of good?
सुकृतस्य फलं त्वादौ पश्चात्पापस्य भुज्यते
The fruit of good deeds is enjoyed first, and afterwards that of sin.
एतस्यैव बलात्सर्वे त्रिदिवं गच्छत द्रुतम्
By the force of his merit, all of you quickly go to heaven.
यथोचितफलोपेतास्त्रिदिवं जग्मुरञ्जसा
Endowed with the appropriate results, they swiftly went to heaven.
गाणपत्यमनुप्राप्य कैलासे ऽद्यापि मोदते
Having attained the favor of Gaṇapati, he still rejoices on Kailāsa today.
सेतुबन्धादिकानां च पुण्यानां पुण्यवर्धनम्
The merit of holy acts such as building causeways is increased in merit.
वज्रः प्राप्य तदर्धं तु तदर्धेन युताः परे
Vajra receives half of that, and others, joined with that half, receive less.
विनश्येत्तेन तेनैव कृतैस्तत्परिहारकैः
By that very act, what was done is destroyed, along with its remedies.
अन्नं दोषकरं किं तु तन्मे विस्तरतो वद
But tell me in detail about food that causes fault.
क्रमान्न्यूनतरं पापं तदर्द्धार्द्धार्द्धतस्तथा
The sin is gradually less, being half, then a quarter, and so on.
स्त्रीणामपि तृतीयादि पेयं स्याद्ब्राह्मणीं विना
For women too, from the third portion onward, it may be drunk, except for a Brahmin woman.
अभर्तृसन्निधौ नारी मद्यं पिबति लोलुपा
A woman greedy for wine drinks it in the absence of her husband.
उन्मादिनीति साख्याता तां त्यजेदन्त्यजामिव
She is declared insane; one should shun her as an outcaste.
स्त्रीणां मद्यं तदर्द्धं स्यात्पादं स्याद्भर्तृसङ्गमे
For women, the portion of wine is half; a quarter when with the husband.
जपेच्चायुतगायत्रीं जातवेदसमेव वा
One should recite ten thousand Gayatri mantras, or the same number of Jatavedas.
क्षत्रियो ऽपि त्रिवर्णानां द्विजादर्धोर्ऽधतः क्रमात्
Even a Kshatriya, among the three twice-born classes, should do half or a quarter in order.
अन्तर्जले सहस्रं वा जपेच्छुद्धिमवाप्नुयात्
Reciting a thousand times in water, one attains purification.