अन्ये ऽपि नियतात्मानो ध्यानयुक्ता जितेन्द्रियाः ते सर्वे पापमुत्सृज्य विमला ब्रह्मवर्चसः
Others too, with controlled minds, absorbed in meditation, and having mastered their senses, all of them, abandoning sin, become pure and radiant with the brilliance of Brahman.
प्रविशन्ति महादेवं रुद्रं ते त्वपुनर्भवाः
They enter the Great God, Rudra, and do not return to rebirth.
ततस्तस्मिन्गते कल्पे पीतवर्णे स्वयंभुवः पुनरन्यः प्रवृत्तस्तु कल्पो नाम्नासितस्तु सः
Then, when that kalpa had passed, in the golden age, the self-born one again began another kalpa, called the Asita.
एकार्णवे तदा वृत्ते दिव्ये वर्षसहस्रके स्रष्टुकामः प्रजा ब्रह्मा चिन्तयामास दुःखितः
When a thousand divine years had passed in that single ocean, Brahma, desiring to create beings, pondered in distress.
तस्य चिन्तयमानस्य पुत्रकामस्य वै प्रभोः कृष्णः समभवद्वर्णो ध्यायतः परमेष्ठिनः
As he, the lord, was thinking, longing for sons, the color of the supreme creator, as he meditated, became black.
अथापश्यन्महातेजाः प्रादुर्भूतं कुमारकम् कृष्णवर्णं महावीर्यं दीप्यमानं स्वतेजसा
Then, the one of great splendor saw a boy appear, black in color, of great might, shining with his own radiance.
कृष्णांबरधरोष्णीषं कृष्णयज्ञोपवीतिनम् कृष्णेन मौलिना युक्तं कृष्णस्रगनुलेपनम्
Clad in black garments and turban, wearing a black sacred thread, adorned with a black topknot, garland, and unguents—
स तं दृष्ट्वा महात्मानम् अघोरं घोरविक्रमम् ववन्दे देवदेवेशम् अद्भुतं कृष्णपिङ्गलम्
Seeing that great-souled one, terrible yet not terrifying, the lord of gods, wondrous and black-tawny, he bowed down.
प्राणायामपरः श्रीमान् हृदि कृत्वा महेश्वरम् मनसा ध्यानुयुक्तेन प्रपन्नस्तु तमीश्वरम्
Absorbed in breath-control, glorious, having placed the Great Lord in his heart, and with a mind engaged in meditation, he took refuge in that Lord.
अघोरं तु ततो ब्रह्मा ब्रह्मरूपं व्यचिन्तयत् तथा वै ध्यायमानस्य ब्रह्मणः परमेष्ठिनः
Then Brahma conceived of Aghora as having the form of Brahma; thus, as the supreme creator was meditating—
प्रददौ दर्शनं देवो ह्य् अघोरो घोरविक्रमः अथास्य पार्श्वतः कृष्णाः कृष्णस्रगनुलेपनाः
The god Aghora, of terrible might, granted him a vision; then, at his side, black boys appeared, adorned with black garlands and unguents.
चत्वारस्तु महात्मानः संबभूवुः कुमारकाः कृष्णः कृष्णशिखश्चैव कृष्णास्यः कृष्णवस्त्रधृक्
Four great-souled boys were born: Krishna, Krishna-shikha, Krishna-asya, and Krishna-vastradhṛk.
ततो वर्षसहस्रं तु योगतः परमेश्वरम् उपासित्वा महायोगं शिष्येभ्यः प्रददुः पुनः
Then, after a thousand years, through yoga, they worshipped the Supreme Lord, and again imparted the great yoga to their disciples.
योगेन योगसम्पन्नाः प्रविश्य मनसा शिवम् अमलं निर्गुणं स्थानं प्रविष्टा विश्वमीश्वरम्
Perfected in yoga through yoga, they entered with their minds into pure, attributeless Śiva, attaining the abode of the Lord of the universe.
एवमेतेन योगेन ये ऽपि चान्ये मनीषिणः चिन्तयन्ति महादेवं गन्तारो रुद्रमव्ययम्
In this way, by this yoga, other wise ones also contemplate the great god; they reach Rudra, the imperishable.
ततस्तस्मिन् गते कल्पे कृष्णवर्णे भयानके तुष्टाव देवदेवेशं ब्रह्मा तं ब्रह्मरूपिणम्
Then, when that aeon had passed, in the dreadful dark age, Brahmā praised the Lord of gods, who had assumed the form of Brahman.
अनुगृह्य ततस्तुष्टो ब्रह्माणमवदद्धरः अनेनैव तु रूपेण संहरामि न संशयः
Then, being pleased, Hara said to Brahmā: 'With this very form, I bring about dissolution—there is no doubt.'
ब्रह्महत्यादिकान् घोरांस् तथान्यानपि पातकान् हीनांश्चैव महाभाग तथैव विविधान्यपि
O highly fortunate one, I destroy terrible sins such as the killing of a Brahmin, and other transgressions, as well as various lesser faults.
उपपातकमप्येवं तथा पापानि सुव्रत मानसानि सुतीक्ष्णानि वाचिकानि पितामह
In this way, O virtuous one, I also remove secondary sins, and severe mental and verbal wrongs, O Grandfather.
कायिकानि सुमिश्राणि तथा प्रासंगिकानि च बुद्धिपूर्वं कृतान्येव सहजागन्तुकानि च
Bodily sins, mixed ones, incidental ones, those done deliberately, and those that are innate or accidental—I remove them all.
मातृदेहोत्थितान्येवं पितृदेहे च पातकम् संहरामि न संदेहः सर्वं पातकजं विभो
Thus, I remove sins arising from the mother's body, and from the father's body as well—there is no doubt, O Lord, that I destroy all sins.
लक्षं जप्त्वा ह्यघोरेभ्यो ब्रह्महा मुच्यते प्रभो तदर्धं वाचिके वत्स तदर्धं मानसे पुनः
By reciting the Aghora mantra one hundred thousand times, a Brahmin-killer is freed, O Lord; with half that for verbal sin, and half again for mental sin, O child.
चतुर्गुणं बुद्धिपूर्वे क्रोधादष्टगुणं स्मृतम् वीरहा लक्षमात्रेण भ्रूणहा कोटिमभ्यसेत्
For intentional sin, four times that amount is prescribed; for sin out of anger, eight times is remembered. A slayer of a hero is purified by one hundred thousand recitations; a slayer of a fetus should practice a million times.
मातृहा नियुतं जप्त्वा शुध्यते नात्र संशयः गोघ्नश्चैव कृतघ्नश् च स्त्रीघ्नः पापयुतो नरः
A mother-killer is purified by reciting ten million times—there is no doubt of this. A cow-killer, an ingrate, a woman-killer, or a man tainted by sin—
अयुताघोरमभ्यस्य मुच्यते नात्र संशयः सुरापो लक्षमात्रेण बुद्ध्याबुद्ध्यापि वै प्रभो
—is freed by reciting the Aghora mantra ten thousand times—there is no doubt. One who drinks liquor is purified by one hundred thousand recitations, whether knowingly or unknowingly, O Lord.
मुच्यते नात्र संदेहस् तदर्धेन च वारुणीम् अस्नाताशी सहस्रेण अजपी च तथा द्विजः
There is no doubt he is freed; with half that, from drinking Varuni. One who eats without bathing is purified by a thousand recitations, as is a twice-born who does not recite.
अहुताशी सहस्रेण अदाता च विशुध्यति ब्राह्मणस्वापहर्ता च स्वर्णस्तेयी नराधमः
One who eats without offering, or who does not give, is purified by a thousand recitations; a thief of Brahmins' property, or a vile man who steals gold—
नियुतं मानसं जप्त्वा मुच्यते नात्र संशयः गुरुतल्परतो वापि मातृघ्नो वा नराधमः
—is freed by reciting mentally ten million times—there is no doubt. One who violates the teacher's bed, or a mother-killer, O worst of men—
ब्रह्मघ्नश् च जपेदेवं मानसं वै पितामह संपर्कात्पापिनां पापं तत्समं परिभाषितम्
A Brahmin-killer should likewise recite mentally, O Grandfather. Sin arising from association with sinners is declared to be equal to that.
तथाप्ययुतमात्रेण पातकाद्वै प्रमुच्यते संसर्गात्पातकी लक्षं जपेद्वै मानसं धिया
Still, by reciting ten thousand times, one is freed from sin; for association with sinners, one should recite mentally one hundred thousand times with intent.