Kurma Purana

रूपलावण्यसंपन्नस्तेजसा भासयन् दिशः

Endowed with beauty and grace, he illumined the directions with his splendor.

शिलादं तात तातेति प्राह नन्दी पुनः पुनः

Again and again, Nandī called out, 'Father! Father!' to Śilāda.

मुनिभ्यो दर्शयामास ये तदाश्रमवासिनः

He showed him to the sages who then dwelled in that hermitage.

उपनीय यथाशास्त्रं वेदमध्यापयत् सुतम्

Having initiated him according to the scriptures, he taught his son the Veda.

चक्रे महेश्वरं द्रष्टुं जेष्ये मृत्युमिति प्रभुम्

He resolved, 'I will see the Great Lord; I will conquer death,' regarding the Master.

जजाप रुद्रमनिशं महेशासक्तमानसः

With his mind fixed on the Great Lord, he constantly recited the Rudra mantra.

आगत्य साम्बः सगणो वरदो ऽस्मीत्युवाच ह

Then Śiva, accompanied by his attendants, arrived and said, 'I am the granter of boons.'

तावदायुर्महादेव देहीति वरमीश्वर

'O Great Lord, grant me a lifespan as long as yours,' he requested the Lord.

जजाप कोटिं भगवान् भूयस्तद्गतमानसः

With his mind ever fixed on him, the Blessed Lord recited the mantra a crore of times.

आगत्य वरदो ऽस्मीति प्राह भूतगणैर्वृतः

Having arrived, surrounded by hosts of spirits, he declared, 'I am the giver of boons.'

तथास्त्वित्याह विश्वात्मा देवो ऽप्यन्तरधीयत

The Lord of all, the soul of the universe, replied, 'So be it,' and then disappeared.

आगत्य वरदो ऽस्मीति प्राह भूतगणैर्वृतः

Having arrived, surrounded by hosts of spirits, he declared, 'I am the giver of boons.'

इत्युक्ते भगवानाह न जप्तव्यं त्वया पुनः

When this was said, the Blessed Lord spoke: 'You must not recite this again.'

महागणपतिर्देव्याः पुत्रो भव महेश्वरः

'Become the great commander of the hosts, the son of the Goddess, O Maheśvara.'

सर्वलोकाधिपः श्रीमान् सर्वज्ञो मद्बलान्वितः

'Glorious, all-knowing, endowed with my power, you shall be the lord of all worlds.'

आभूतसंप्लवस्थायी ततो यास्यसि मत्पदम्

'When the dissolution of beings occurs, then you will attain my state.'

अभिषेकेण युक्तेन नन्दीश्वरमयोजयत्

With the proper consecration, Nandīśvara installed him.

मरुतां च शुभां कन्यां सुयशेति च विश्रुताम्

And to the Maruts, he gave a virtuous maiden, renowned as Suyaśā.

यत्र तत्र मृतो मर्त्यो रुद्रलोके महीयते

Wherever a mortal dies there, he is honored in the realm of Rudra.

नाम्ना पञ्चनदं पुण्यं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्

By name, it is the sacred Pañcanada, destroyer of all sins.

सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा रुद्रलोके महीयते

One whose soul is purified of all sins is honored in the realm of Rudra.

महाभैरवमित्युक्तं महापातकनाशनम्

It is called Mahābhairava, destroyer of great sins.

सर्वपापहरा पुण्या स्वयमेव गिरीन्द्रजा

It is holy, remover of all sins, and is herself the daughter of the mountain king.

यत्र देवादिदेवेन चक्रार्थं पूजितो भवः

There, Bhava was worshipped by the Lord of gods and others for the sake of the discus.

मृतस्तत्रापि नियमाद् ब्रह्मलोके महीयते

Even if one dies there with proper observance, one is honored in the world of Brahmā.

यत्र माहेश्वरा धर्मा मुनिभिः संप्रवर्तिताः

There, the Śaiva duties were established by the sages.

परित्यजति यः प्राणान् रुद्रलोकं स गच्छति

Whoever gives up his life there goes to the realm of Rudra.

तत्र गत्वा त्यजेत् प्राणांल्लोकान् प्राप्नोति शाश्वतान्

Going there and giving up one's life, one attains eternal worlds.

तत्र स्नात्वा तीर्थ वरे गोसहस्रफलं लभेत्

Bathing there at that supreme ford, one obtains the merit of gifting a thousand cows.