लिंगेन च पुनर्दृष्टः शूलः शंकरवल्लभः
And by the linga, the trident was again beheld, beloved of Shankara.
स्नेहात्संश्लेषितोऽत्यर्थं पृष्टस्तु कुशलं पुनः
Out of affection, he was embraced exceedingly, and again asked after his welfare.
प्रभुणा प्रेरितोऽत्यर्थं शुद्ध्यर्थं भवतोंतिके अद्यप्रभृति भूलोके मन्नाम्ना ख्या तिमेष्यसि ।। 5.2.51.
Urged greatly by the Lord, for the sake of your purification, from this day forth in the world of men, you shall be renowned by my name.
ततो भविष्यत्यधिकं दर्शनात्ते वृणोम्यहम्
Therefore, from your vision there shall be greater benefit—I grant you this boon.
ते प्राप्स्यंति फलं सर्वंं ये त्वां द्रक्ष्यंति भक्तितः
All those who see you with devotion will obtain every reward.
यः करिष्यति ते पूजां भक्तियुक्तोऽपि मानवः
Any person who worships you, even if only with devotion,
विमानवरमास्थाय कामगं रत्नभूषितम्
Seated in a splendid celestial chariot adorned with jewels, fulfilling every desire,
त्वन्नाम ये ग्रहीष्यंति सर्वदा भयपीडिताः न भविष्यति भीस्तेषां घोरसंसारसागरे
Those who always take your name when afflicted by fear will have no fear in the dreadful ocean of worldly existence.
ये त्वां द्रक्ष्यंति पुरुषा भावहीनाः प्रसंगतः
But those men who see you without feeling, merely out of habit,
इत्युक्तं तेन शूलेन लिंगमाश्लिष्य यत्नतः
Having said this, he embraced the liṅga with the trident, carefully.
एष ते कथितो देवि प्रभावः पापनाशनः
O Goddess, this power of yours has been described, which destroys sin.
इति श्रीस्कांदे महापुराण एकाशीतिसाहस्र्यां संहितायां पञ्चम आवंत्यखण्डे चतुरशीतिलिङ्गमाहात्म्ये शूलेश्वरमाहात्म्यवर्णनंनामैकपञ्चाशत्तमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the fifty-first chapter, called 'The Description of the Greatness of Śūleśvara,' in the section on the eighty-four liṅgas, in the fifth Avantya book of the glorious Skanda Purāṇa, comprising eighty-one thousand verses.
ओंकारेश्वर इत्याख्या यस्यास्ति भुवनत्रये
He whose name is Omkāreśvara is known in the three worlds.
प्राकृते कल्पसंज्ञे तु प्रथमे प्रथमं मया
In the first age, called Prākṛta Kalpa, I was the first to do so.
ततः स पुरुषो दिव्यः किं करोमीत्युपस्थितः
Then that divine person appeared, asking, 'What should I do?'
निर्वाणस्येव दीपस्य गतिस्तस्य न लक्षिता
His state was not perceived, like the path of a lamp at extinction.
एवं चिंतयतस्तस्य चतुर्मित्योत्थितस्ततः
As he was thinking thus, four arose from him.
ऋग्यजुःसामनामा च ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवात्मकः
Named Ṛg, Yajus, and Sāma, embodying Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva,
ओंकार इति तस्याख्या मया दता प्रसादतः
By my grace, I gave him the name Omkāra.
हृदयात्तस्य देवस्य वषट्कारः समुत्थितः
From the heart of that god arose the syllable vaṣaṭ.
षट्कुक्षिः सा त्रिपादा च पंचशीर्षोपलक्षिता
It is marked by six bellies, three feet, and five heads.
गायत्री मधुराभाषा सावित्री लोकविश्रुता सृष्टिं कुरु ममादेशाद्विचित्रामनया सह ।। 5.2.52.
Gāyatrī, sweet-spoken, Sāvitrī, renowned in the worlds—create the wondrous creation by my command together with her.
इत्युक्तस्त्रिशिखो भूत्वा हिरण्यसदृशाकृतिः
Thus addressed, he became three-crested, with a form shining like gold.
पूर्वं देवगणाश्चैव त्रयस्त्रिंशच्च देवताः
Formerly, the hosts of gods and the thirty-three deities as well—
तेषां देहे प्रविष्टानां प्रादुर्भावः पुनर्भवेत्
When they entered into his body, their manifestation appeared again.
संहृत्योंकारमखिलान्सदेवासुरपन्नगान्
Having absorbed the Om sound, along with all gods, asuras, and serpents,
ससर्ज सर्वभूतानि कल्पांते पर्वतात्मजे
He created all beings at the end of the age, O daughter of the mountain.
कर्त्ता चैव विकर्त्ता च संहर्ता च महांस्तु यः
He is the great one who is the creator, the transformer, and the destroyer.
ओंकारपूर्वकं ज्ञानं तपश्चोंकारपूर्वकम्
Knowledge preceded by Om, and austerity too, is preceded by Om.
स वायुरिति विज्ञेयः सर्वज्ञः स प्रजाकरः
He should be known as Vayu; he is all-knowing, the creator of beings.