उत्तरे च्यवनेशस्य शिवशक्तिसमन्वितम्
To the north of Cyavana’s hermitage, endowed with the power of Shiva and Shakti,
कुण्डेश्वरकरस्पर्शकारि वारि निरंतरम्
Where the water is ceaselessly touched by the hand of Kuṇḍeśvara.
इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः
Hearing his words, Brahmā, the grandsire of the worlds,
स्तुतिं चकार सहसा दृष्ट्वा भक्त्या पितामहः 5.2.65.
At once, beholding with devotion, the grandsire offered praise.
नमोऽविषह्यवीर्याय नमो विश्वक्रियात्मने
Salutations to the One of unconquerable might, salutations to the soul of all actions in the universe.
नमः पिंगकपर्द्दाय नमः खंडेंदुधारिणे
Salutations to the tawny-haired One, salutations to the Bearer of the crescent moon.
वंदे त्वां भूतभर्त्तारं सदा शत्रुविनाशनम्
I bow to You, the Sustainer of beings, ever the destroyer of enemies.
वन्दे त्वां त्रिदशाध्यक्षं विश्वाध्यक्षं महेश्वरम्
I bow to You, Lord of the gods, Lord of the universe, Great Lord.
वंदे त्वां सर्वदा देवं दैत्यसंघातनाशनम्
I bow to You always, O God, destroyer of the hosts of demons.
एवं स्तुतः स भगवाँल्लिंगरूपी महेश्वरः
Thus praised, the Blessed Lord Maheśvara, in the form of the liṅga,
किं तेऽभीष्टं करोम्यद्य किं ददामि पितामह
"What boon do you desire today? What shall I grant, O Grandsire?"
इति लिंगवचः श्रुत्वा कथितं ब्रह्मणा तदा
Hearing these words of the liṅga, Brahmā then spoke:
जलं गृहाण वाणीश शस्त्रजं शत्रुवारणम्
"Take this water, O Lord of Speech, born of weapons, a ward against enemies."
इत्युक्तः सत्वरो ब्रह्मा गतो यत्र जनार्द्दनः 5.2.65.
Thus addressed, Brahmā quickly went to where Janārdana was.
स पुलोमा महानासीत्स्वारोचिषेंऽतरे मनौ
There, in the Svārociṣa Manvantara, Pulomā was a great being.
ददर्श तत्र तल्लिंगं नाम चक्रे जनार्द्दनः तस्माद्ब्रह्मेश्वरोनाम ख्यातिं लोकेषु यास्यति
There Janārdana beheld that liṅga and gave it a name; therefore, it will be known among people as Brahmeśvara.
ये द्रक्ष्यंति नरा भक्त्या देवं ब्रह्मेश्वरं शिवम्
Those men who behold with devotion the god Brahmeśvara, Śiva,
यस्तु पश्येत्प्रसंगेन देवं ब्रह्मेश्वरं शिवम्
And he who sees, even by chance, the god Brahmeśvara, Śiva,
यः पुष्करं नरो गत्वा तपो वर्षशतं चरेत्
Or the man who, going to Puṣkara, performs austerity for a hundred years,
पंचपातकसंयुक्तो यो मर्त्त्यो दुष्टमानसः
Even a mortal bound by five great sins, with a wicked mind,
चांद्रायणानां विधिवद्दशानामेव यत्फलम्
The fruit obtained from ten properly performed Cāndrāyaṇa rites—
इत्युक्त्वा गतवान्विष्णुर्वैकुंठं शाश्वतं प्रिये
Having spoken thus, Viṣṇu departed, beloved, to the eternal Vaikuṇṭha.
एष ते कथितो देवि प्रभावः पापनाशनः
Thus, O goddess, I have described to you this power that destroys sin.
इति श्रीस्कांदे महापुराण एकाशीतिसाहस्र्यां संहितायां पञ्चम आवंत्यखंडे चतुरशीतिलिङ्गमाहात्म्ये ब्रह्मेश्वरमाहात्म्यवर्णनंनाम पंचषष्टितमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the sixty-fifth chapter, entitled 'The Description of the Greatness of Brahmeśvara,' in the section on the eighty-four liṅgas, in the Avantya division of the eighty-one-thousand-verse Śrī Skanda Mahāpurāṇa.
यस्य दर्शनमात्रेण महापापं शमं व्रजेत्
By merely beholding him, even great sin comes to rest.
जल्पोनाम महादेवि राजाभूद्भुवि विश्रुतः
There was a king on earth named Jalpona, O great goddess, renowned everywhere.
विकल्पबहुलो नित्यं संसारगतिचिंतकः
He was ever full of doubts, always pondering the course of worldly existence.
तस्य राज्ञो वरारोहे मूर्ताः पंचाग्नयो यथा विक्रांतः पंचमः पुत्रः सर्वे शस्त्रास्त्रपारगाः
O beautiful one, that king had five sons, like embodied fires; the fifth, Vikrānta, was valiant, and all were skilled in weapons and missiles.
पित्रा जल्पेन ते राज्ञा पृथग्राज्ये प्रतिष्ठिताः
By their father Jalpona, the king, they were each established in separate kingdoms.
प्राच्यां सुबाहुर्नृपतिर्याम्यां वै शत्रुमर्दनः
Subāhu became king in the east, and Śatrumardana in the south.