विश्वासघातका ये च परदाररताश्च ये
Those who betray trust, and those who delight in another's wife—
निंदंति ये पुराणानि धर्मशास्त्राणि सर्वदा
Those who always revile the Purāṇas and the Dharma-śāstras—
इति ते कथितं सर्वं वेदप्रामाण्यतोऽधुना ।। 5.2.68.
Thus, all has been told to you, based on the authority of the Vedas.
सोमको नाम शूद्रस्त्वं परमर्मप्रकाशकः
You are Somaka by name, a Śūdra, and a revealer of the highest secrets.
नास्तिको भिन्नमर्यादो जन्मन्यत्रापि सप्तमे
The atheist who violates proper conduct will be born elsewhere, even in the seventh birth.
पिशाचयोनिं संप्राप्तः पुनः प्राप्स्यसि रौरवम् यंत्रपीडनकं रौद्रं मथनं कुम्भवालुकम्
You will attain the birth of a fiend, and again enter the terrible Raurava hell, the tormenting machine, the fierce grinding, and the sand-filled pot.
इत्येवं वदतस्तस्य ब्राह्मणस्य यशस्विनि
Thus spoke that illustrious Brahmin.
दुःखाभिभूतो निश्चेष्टो धिग्धिगित्यसकृद्ब्रुवन्
Overwhelmed by suffering, motionless, he repeatedly cried out 'Alas! Alas!'
अहो केनापि पुण्येन भवता सह दर्शनम्
Ah! By some merit, I have been granted this meeting with you.
नास्ति धर्मसमं मित्रं नास्ति धर्मसमा गतिः
There is no friend equal to righteousness; there is no path equal to righteousness.
मग्नोऽहं दुःखजलधौ मग्नोऽहं पापकर्दमे
I am submerged in the ocean of sorrow; I am sunk in the mire of sin.
नमस्तेऽस्तु महाभाग किं करोमि प्रशाधि माम्
Salutations to you, O greatly fortunate one! What should I do? Guide me.
एवं निगदतस्तस्य पिशाचस्य वरानने 5.2.68.
Thus, as that fiend spoke to the radiant one,
पृथिव्यां यानि तीर्थानि आसमुद्रगतानि वै
All the sacred places on earth, even those reaching the ocean,
महाकालवनं क्षेत्रं प्रलयेऽप्यक्षयं गतम्
The field of Mahākālavana remains imperishable even at the time of dissolution.
ढुंढेश्वरस्य देवस्य दक्षिणे त्रिदशार्चितम् तस्य दर्शनमात्रेण पिशाचत्वात्प्रमोक्ष्यसे
To the south of the god Dhundheśvara, worshipped by the gods, by merely seeing it, you will be freed from being a fiend.
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा स पिशाचो वरानने
Hearing those words, the fiend spoke to the radiant one,
महाकालवने पुण्ये समीहितफलप्रदे
In the holy Mahākālavana, which grants the desired fruits,
दर्शनात्तस्य लिंगस्य स पिशाचो वरानने
By seeing that liṅga, the fiend, O radiant one,
दिव्यं विमानमारूढो गतो लोके सनातने
Mounted a divine aerial chariot and went to the eternal world.
दृष्ट्वा तन्महदाश्चर्यं माहात्म्यातिशयं श्रिये
Seeing that great wonder, the supreme glory and majesty,
पिशाचोपि गतः स्वर्गमस्य लिंगस्य दर्शनात्। अतो देवः स विख्यातो भविष्यति महीतले
Even the fiend attained heaven by seeing that liṅga; therefore, that god will become renowned on earth.
ये पश्यंति नरा देवि पिशाचेश्वरसंज्ञकम् । तेषां हि पितरः सद्यो ये चापि निरये स्थिताः 5.2.68.
O Devi, those men who behold the one known as Piśāceśvara, their ancestors, even those dwelling in hell, are immediately uplifted.
अश्वमेधस्य यज्ञस्य सम्यगिष्टस्य यत्फलम्
The fruit gained from properly performing the horse-sacrifice ritual,
गयायां पिंडदानेन यत्पुण्यं समुदाहृतम्
The merit declared to arise from offering oblations at Gayā,
ये पश्यंति चतुर्दश्यां पिशाचेश्वरसंज्ञकम्
Those who behold Piśāceśvara on the fourteenth day,
न वियोनिं नरो याति नरकं च न पश्यति
A man does not enter a womb nor does he see hell.
सर्वैश्वर्यसमायुक्तः सर्वबन्धुसमन्वितः
He is endowed with all prosperity and accompanied by all his relatives.
कीर्तनान्मुच्यते पापाद्दृष्ट्वा स्वर्गं च गच्छति
By reciting, one is freed from sin; having seen, one attains heaven.
तदैव स नरो मुक्तः संसारनिगडादिभिः
At that very moment, the man is released from the fetters of worldly existence.