तस्यसंदर्शनंसांध्यंकर्मध्यानादिभिः क्रमात् नित्यादिकर्मयजनाच्छिवकर्ममतिर्भवेत्
His vision is attained gradually through twilight rites, meditation, and the like; by performing daily and other prescribed acts, one’s mind becomes devoted to Śiva’s actions.
क्रियादिशिवकर्मभ्यः शिवज्ञानंप्रसाधयेत् तद्दर्शनगताःसर्वेमुक्ता एव नसंशयः
From ritual and other Śiva-acts, one should strive for knowledge of Śiva; all those who attain that vision are liberated, without doubt.
मुक्तिरात्मस्वरूपेणस्वात्मारामत्वमेवहि क्रियातपोजपज्ञानध्यानधर्मेषुसुस्थितः
Liberation is truly the delight in one’s own Self, in one’s true nature; firmly established in ritual, austerity, recitation, knowledge, and meditation.
शिवस्यदर्शनंलब्धास्वात्मारामत्वमेवहि यथारविःस्वकिरणादशुद्धिमपनेष्यति
Having attained the vision of Śiva, one truly delights in one’s own Self, just as the sun removes impurity by its own rays.
कृपाविचक्षणःशंभुरज्ञानमपनेष्यति अज्ञानविनिवृत्तौतुशिवज्ञानंप्रवर्तते
Śambhu, skilled in compassion, will remove ignorance; when ignorance is dispelled, knowledge of Śiva arises.
शिवज्ञानात्स्वस्वरूपमात्मारामत्वमेष्यति आत्मारामत्वसंसिद्धौकृतकृत्योभवेन्नरः
From knowledge of Śiva, one attains delight in one’s own true nature; having perfected delight in the Self, a person becomes one who has accomplished all.
पुनश्चशतलक्षेणब्रह्मणःपदमाप्नुयात् पुनश्चशतलक्षेणविष्णोःपदमवाप्नुयात्
Again, after a hundred thousand (lifetimes), one attains the state of Brahmā; again, after a hundred thousand, one attains the state of Viṣṇu.
पुनश्चशतलक्षेणरुद्रस्यपदमाप्नुयात् पुनश्च शतलक्षेण ऐश्वर्यं पदमाप्नुयात्
Again, after a hundred thousand, one attains the state of Rudra; and again, after a hundred thousand, one attains the state of sovereignty.
पुनश्चैवंविधेनैव जपेन सुसमाहितः शिवलोकादिभूतं हि कालचक्रमवाप्नुयात्
Again, in this very way, by recitation with full concentration, one attains the wheel of time, which is the essence of Śiva’s world and others.
कालचक्रंपञ्चचक्रमेकैकेनक्रमोत्तरे सृष्टिमोहौब्रह्मचक्रंभोगमोहौतुवैष्णवम्
The wheel of time is fivefold, each succeeding in order: the wheel of creation is Brahmā’s, the wheel of enjoyment is Viṣṇu’s.
कोपमोहौरौद्रचक्रंभ्रमणंचैश्वरंविदुः शिवचक्रंज्ञानमोहौपञ्चचक्रंविदुर्बुधाः
The wheel of anger is Rudra’s, the wheel of delusion is Īśvara’s; the wise know the wheel of Śiva as knowledge and delusion—the fivefold wheel.
पुनश्चदशकोट्या हि कारणब्रह्मणः पदम् पुनश्च दशकोट्याहितत्पदैश्वर्यमाप्नुयात्
Again, after ten crores, one attains the state of Kāraṇa Brahman; again, after ten crores, one attains the sovereignty of that state.
एवं क्रमेण विष्ण्वादेः पदंलब्ध्वामहौजसः क्रमेणतत्पदैश्वर्यं लब्ध्वाचैवमहात्मनः
Thus, in succession, having attained the station of Vishnu and others, of great power, and then having obtained the sovereignty of those stations, and also of the great Self,
शतकोटिमनुं जप्त्वा पञ्चोत्तरमतंद्रितः शिवलोकमवाप्नोतिपञ्चमावरणाद्बहिः
By reciting the mantra a hundred crore times, with unwavering devotion, one attains Shiva's realm, beyond the fifth enclosure.
राजसंमंडपंतत्रनंदीसंस्थानमुत्तमम् तपोरूपश्चवृषभस्तत्रैवपरिदृश्यते
There, the royal pavilion is found, with Nandi's supreme seat; and the bull, in the form of austerity, is also seen there.
सद्योजातस्यतत्स्थानंपञ्चमावरणंपरम् वामदेवस्यचस्थानंचतुर्थावरणंपुनः
The place of Sadyojata is the fifth, the highest enclosure; and the place of Vamadeva is again the fourth enclosure.
अघोरनिलयंपश्चात्तृतीयावरणंपरम् पुरुषस्यैवसांबस्यद्वितीयावरणंशुभम्
The abode of Aghora is the third, the supreme enclosure; and the place of Purusha, of Sambhu, is the second, auspicious enclosure.
ईशानस्यपरस्यैवप्रथमावरणंततः ध्यानधर्मस्य च स्थानंपञ्चमंमंडपंततः
The place of Ishana, the supreme, is then the first enclosure; and the station of meditation and dharma is the fifth pavilion thereafter.
बलिनाथस्यसंस्थानंतत्रपूर्णामृतप्रदम् चतुर्थंमंडपंपश्चाच्चंद्रशेखरमूर्तिमत्
The seat of Balinatha there bestows complete nectar; the fourth pavilion thereafter is endowed with the form of Chandrasekhara.
सोमस्कंदस्यचस्थानंतृतीयंमंडपंपरम् द्वितीयंमंडपंनृत्यमंडपंप्राहुरास्तिकाः
The place of Somaskanda is the third, the supreme pavilion; the second pavilion is called the dance pavilion by the wise.
प्रथमंमूलमायायाः स्थानंतत्रैवशोभनम् ततः परं गर्भगृहंलिंगस्थानं परं शुभम्
The first, beautiful station of root Maya is found there; then, beyond that, is the sanctum, the auspicious place of the linga.
नन्दिसंस्थानतः पश्चान्नविदुः शिववैभवम् नंदीश्वरोबहिस्तिष्ठन्पञ्चाक्षरमुपासते
Beyond Nandi's seat, they do not know Shiva's glory; Nandishvara stands outside, worshipping the five-syllable mantra.
एवं गुरुक्रमाल्लब्धं नंदीशाच्च मयापुनः ततः परंस्वसंवेद्यं शिवे नैवानुभावितम्
Thus, through the succession of teachers, and again from Nandishvara, I have obtained it; beyond that, the self-experienced in Shiva is not realized.
शिवस्यकृपयासाक्षाच्छिवलोकस्यवैभवम् विज्ञातुंशक्यते सर्वैर्नान्यथेत्याहुरास्तिकाः
By Shiva's grace alone, the glory of Shiva's realm can be known by all; otherwise, it is not so, say the believers.
एवंक्रमेणमुक्ताःस्युर्ब्राह्मणावैजितेंद्रियः अन्येषां च क्रमंवक्ष्ये गदतः शृणुतादरात्
Thus, in succession, the Brahmins, having conquered their senses, become liberated; I will now speak of the succession for others—listen attentively as I speak.
गुरूपदेशाज्जाप्यंवैब्राह्मणानांनमो ऽंतकम् पञ्चाक्षरं पञ्चलक्षमायुष्यंप्रजपेद्विधिः
By the teacher's instruction, Brahmins should recite the five-syllable mantra, 'Namah,' five lakhs times, according to the rule, for longevity.
स्त्रीत्वापनयनार्थंतुपञ्चलक्षंजपेत्पुनः मंत्रेणपुरुषोभूत्वाक्रमान्मुक्तोभवेद्बुधः
For the removal of womanhood, one should again recite the five-syllable mantra; by the mantra, becoming a man, in succession, the wise one becomes liberated.
क्षत्रियःपञ्चलक्षेणक्षत्त्रत्वमपनेष्यति पुनश्चपञ्चलक्षेणक्षत्त्रियोब्राह्मणोभवेत्
A Kshatriya, by the five-syllable mantra, will remove his Kshatriya status; again, by the five-syllable mantra, a Kshatriya becomes a Brahmin.
मंत्रसिद्धिर्जपाच्चैवक्रमान्मुक्तोभवैन्नरः वैश्यस्तुपञ्चलक्षेणवैश्यत्वमपनेष्यति
By mantra perfection and recitation, in succession, a man becomes liberated; a Vaishya, by the five-syllable mantra, will remove his Vaishya status.
पुनश्चपञ्चलक्षेणमंत्रक्षत्त्रिय उच्यते पुनश्चपञ्चलक्षेण क्षत्त्रत्वमपनेष्यति
Again, by the five-syllable mantra, the mantra Kshatriya is so called; again, by the five-syllable mantra, he removes his Kshatriya status.