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.
गत्वा प्राणान् परित्यज्य गाणपत्यमवाप्नुयात्
Going there and relinquishing one's life, one attains the state of Ganesha.
तत्र सन्निहितः श्रीमान् भगवान् नकुलीश्वरः
There, the illustrious Lord Nakulīśvara is present.
देव्या सह महादेवो नित्यं शिष्यैश्च संवृतः
Great Shiva, together with the goddess and always surrounded by disciples, is there.
सर्वपापैर्विमुच्येत मृतस्तज्ज्ञानमाप्नुयात्
One is freed from all sins, and dying there, attains that knowledge.
भीमेश्वरमिति ख्यातं गत्वा मुञ्चति पातकम्
Going to the place known as Bhīmeśvara, one is freed from sin.
तत्र स्नात्वा च पीत्वा च मुच्यते ब्रह्महत्यया
Bathing and drinking there, one is released even from the sin of killing a Brahmin.
नाम्नावाराणसी दिव्या कोटिकोट्ययुताधिका
Its name is the divine Vārāṇasī, surpassing tens of millions of crores.
नान्यत्र लभ्यते मुक्तिर्योगिनाप्येकजन्मना
Nowhere else is liberation obtained, even by yogis, in a single birth.
गत्वा संक्षालयेत् पापं जन्मान्तरशतैः कृतम्
Going there, one washes away sins committed over hundreds of lifetimes.
न तस्य फलते तीर्थमहि लोके परत्र च
For him, the merit of the sacred ford does not bear fruit in this world or the next.