परितुष्टोस्मि ते कामं यथेष्टं काममाप्नुहि
I am completely satisfied with you; obtain whatever you desire.
ममाभीष्टं परं स्थानं विद्यते पृथिवीतले तत्र दास्यामि ते स्थानं तत्र कीर्त्तिर्भविप्यति
There is a supreme place on earth that I desire; I will grant you that place, and there your fame will flourish.
पूर्वे कंटेश्वरस्यापि स्थानं परमदुर्ल्भम्
Even in former times, the place of Kaṇṭeśvara was extremely difficult to attain.
सर्वदा त्रिदशैः पूज्यो भविष्यसि न संशयः
You will always be worshipped by the gods; there is no doubt.
अश्वशालासु सर्वासु पूजनीयो भविष्यसि
You will be worthy of worship in all the horse stables.
तेजो मदीयं तत्स्थानं लिंगाकारं सनातनम्
My radiance will reside in that place, in the eternal form of a liṅga.
एवमुक्तो मया देवि रेवंतो रविजस्तदा
Thus addressed by me, O goddess, Revanta, the son of the sun, at that time—
ददर्श तत्र तल्लिंगं ज्योतीरूपं सनातनम्
He saw there that liṅga, eternal and in the form of light.
प्रोक्तः प्रणयपूर्वेण दिष्ट्या दृष्टोऽसि सूर्यज 5.2.56.
With affection, I said: 'By fortune, you are seen, O son of the sun.'
स्थातव्यं मत्समीपे तु सूर्यपुत्र त्वया सदा
O son of the sun, you must always remain near me.
रेवंतेश्वरसंज्ञोऽहं भविष्यामि न संशयः तेषामश्वा भविष्यंति विजयो यश ऊर्जितम्
I shall be known as Revaṃteśvara, without doubt. Their horses will prevail; victory and renowned strength will be theirs.
ऐश्वर्यं दानशक्तिश्च पुत्रपौत्रमनंतकम्
Sovereignty, the power to give, and endless sons and grandsons—
लिंगस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा प्रोक्तं वै रविसूनुना
Having heard the words concerning the liṅga, spoken by the son of the Sun—
देहि मे ह्यचला भक्तिं देहि मे स्थानमुत्तमम्
Grant me unwavering devotion; grant me the highest place.
भगवन्भूतभव्येश भवबंधभयापह । संस्कृतार्थोऽस्मि संजातस्तव देवस्य दर्शनात्
O Lord, master of past and future, remover of the fear of bondage to existence, I am fulfilled in meaning, having arisen from the sight of your divine presence.
जन्मकोटिसुसंशुद्धा ये त्वां पश्यंति देहिनः ।। न तेषां पुनरावृत्तिर्घोरसंसारसागरे
Those embodied beings who see you, purified through countless births, do not return again to the dreadful ocean of worldly existence.
इत्युक्त्वा रविसूनुर्वै रेवंतो रविवल्लभः
Having spoken thus, the son of the Sun, beloved of Reva, departed.
एष ते कथितो देवि प्रभावः पापनाशनः । रेवंतेश्वरदेवस्य घंटेश्वरमथो शृणु
This, O goddess, is the power of Revaṃteśvara, destroyer of sin, as told to you. Now hear of Ghaṃṭeśvara.
इति श्रीस्कांदे महापुराण एकाशीतिसाहस्र्यां संहितायां पञ्चम आवंत्यखंडे चतुरशीतिलिङ्ग माहात्म्ये रेवंतेश्वरमाहात्म्यवर्णनंनाम षट्पञ्चाशत्तमोऽयायः
Thus ends the fifty-sixth chapter, named 'The Description of the Greatness of Revaṃteśvara,' in the section on the eighty-four liṅgas, in the fifth Avanti book of the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa, comprising eighty-one thousand verses.
यस्य दर्शनमात्रेण कामावाप्तिश्च जायते
By merely seeing him, the fulfillment of desires arises.
घंटोनाम गणश्रेष्ठो बभूव मम वल्लभः प्रस्थितो ब्रह्मसदनं द्रष्टुं ब्रह्माणमव्ययम्
Ghaṃṭa, chief among the gaṇas and my beloved, set out for Brahmā's abode to see the imperishable Brahmā.
अथायान्तं समालोक्य गन्धर्वं गीतकोविदम्
Then, seeing him approach, a Gandharva skilled in song—
मया तत्रैव गन्तव्यं सदने परमेष्ठिनः।. गीतैराराधयिष्यामि ब्रह्माणं जगतां पतिम्
I too must go there, to the abode of the Supreme Lord; with songs I shall worship Brahmā, the master of the worlds.
चित्रसेनोऽथ तं देवि प्रत्युक्तो घंटमब्रवीत्
Then Citrasena, O goddess, replied and spoke to Ghaṃṭa.
एतच्छ्रुत्वा गणो घंटस्तस्थौ विस्मितमानसः
Hearing this, the gaṇa Ghaṃṭa stood, his mind astonished.
हित्वा स्वामिनमीशानं द्रष्टुं ब्रह्माणमागतः
Leaving his master Īśāna, he had come to see Brahmā.
एवं चिंतयतस्तस्य साग्रः संवत्सरो गतः
While he pondered thus, a full year passed.
निर्गच्छतमथालोक्य वीणाहस्तं समुत्सुकम्
Then, seeing one departing, eager and holding a vīṇā—
प्रोक्तो घंटेन सहसा मां निवेदय नारद 5.2.57.
Announce me at once together with Ghaṇṭa, O Nārada.
दर्शनार्थं समायातो ब्रह्मणः परमेष्ठिनः नारदः प्रत्युवाचेदं समाश्वास्य सकैतवम्
Having come for an audience with Brahmā, the supreme lord, Nārada replied these words, reassuring him with a hint of guile.