ततः सभार्यो नृपतिः प्रार्थयामास नारदम्
Then the king, together with his wife, earnestly requested Nārada.
एवमुक्तस्तु लुम्पेन नारदो भगवानृषिः
Thus addressed by Luṃpa, the venerable sage Nārada spoke.
महाकालवने राजँल्लिंगं कुष्ठहरं परम्
In the great Kāla forest, O king, there is a supreme liṅga that removes leprosy.
शिप्रायाश्च तटे रम्ये केशवार्कस्य पूर्वतः
It is situated on the beautiful bank of the Śiprā, to the east of Keśavārka.
एवमुक्तस्तु लुंपोऽसौ ह्याजगाम त्वरान्वितः
Thus instructed, Luṃpa hastened there with great speed.
प्राप्तः स्वर्गोपमं भूपः शिप्रया परिशोभितम्
The king arrived at that place, resplendent like heaven, adorned by the river Śiprā.
स्नात्वा शिप्राजले पुण्ये महापातकनाशने 5.2.41.
After bathing in the holy waters of the Śiprā, which destroy great sins,
कुष्ठरोगेण मुक्तस्तु मुक्तो वै ब्रह्महत्यया
He was freed from leprosy and also released from the sin of killing a Brahmin.
स तत्र तामुषित्वैकां रजनीं पृथिवीपतिः
There, the king spent a single night.
ततः कृतस्वस्त्वयनस्तापसैस्तैर्महात्मभिः
Then, having been blessed by those great ascetics, he performed the rites of auspicious departure.
कृतं नाम तदा तस्य लिंगस्य कमलानने लुम्पेश्वर इति ख्यातो भविष्यति महीतले
O lotus-faced one, at that time, the name of that liṅga will be Lumpeśvara, and it will become renowned on earth.
पूजयिष्यंति ये भक्त्या लिंगं लुम्पेश्वरं परम्
Those who worship the supreme liṅga Lumpeśvara with devotion—
प्रार्थयिष्यंति यान्कामान्मनसा। चेप्सितान्प्रियान्
—and those who earnestly desire and pray in their hearts for cherished wishes—
महापापसमायुक्तो यः पश्यति समाहितः
Even one burdened with great sins, who beholds it with focused mind—
गोघ्नश्चैव कृतघ्नश्च मातृहा गुरुतल्पगः
—whether a slayer of cows, ungrateful, a mother-killer, or one who violates the teacher’s bed—
लुम्पेश्वरं सकृत्पश्यन्मुच्यते सर्वकिल्बिषैः
—by seeing Lumpeśvara even once, is freed from all sins.
इत्युक्त्वा मुनयः सर्वे पूजयामासु रन्विताः 5.2.41.
Having spoken thus, all the sages, filled with joy, began to worship.
एष ते कथितो देवि प्रभावः पापनाशनः
O Goddess, this power of sin-destruction has been described to you.
यस्य दर्शनमात्रेण सर्वतीर्थफलं लभेत्
By merely seeing it, one obtains the fruit of all sacred waters.
पदात्प्रवृत्ता या देवी गंगा त्रिपथगा नदी
The goddess Gaṅgā, the threefold-flowing river, began her course from the foot.
ततः संवर्द्धमानार्करश्मिसंगतिपावनी
Then, growing, she was purified by the union with the rays of the sun.
मेरुकूटतटान्तेभ्यो निपतन्ती यशस्विनी
The illustrious one descended from the slopes at the edge of Meru’s peaks.
मन्दरादिषु शैलेषु प्रविभक्तोदका समम्
Her waters, divided equally, flowed among the mountains such as Mandara.
तत्प्लायित्वा च ययावरुणोदं सरिद्वरा
Having flooded Varuṇodā, the best of rivers, with her waters—
तथैवालकनन्दाख्या दक्षिणे गन्धमादने
—so too, the river called Alakanandā on the southern side of Gandhamādana—
मानसं च महावेगात्प्लावयित्वा सरोवरम्
—having flooded the lake Mānasa with her great current—
तस्माच्च पर्वताः सर्वे प्लावितास्तत्क्षणात्प्रिये
—from there, all the mountains, beloved, were instantly inundated.
मया धृता च तत्रैव जटाजूटेन पार्वति 5.2.42.
And there, O Pārvatī, I held her fast in my matted locks.
गात्राणि प्लावयामास मदीयानि वरानने
O beautiful one, she bathed my limbs.
तत्रैव सा तपश्चक्रे बहुकल्पशतानि च
There itself, she performed austerities for many hundreds of aeons.