ये च पुष्पैर्विचित्रैश्च पूजयन्ति च पर्वसु दीर्घायुषः शुभाचारा जायन्ते देहिनोऽमलाः
And those who worship with various flowers on festival days, they are born with long life, good conduct, and pure bodies.
एते च ब्रह्मविष्ण्विंद्रकुबेरदहनादयः
These include Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Indra, Kubera, Agni, and others.
एष ते कथितो देवि प्रभावः पापनाशनः
O Goddess, thus has the power that destroys sin been told to you.
इति श्रीस्कांदे महापुराण एकाशीतिसाहस्र्यां संहितायां पञ्चम आवन्त्यखण्डे उमामहेश्वरसंवादे स्वप्नेश्वरमाहात्म्यवर्णनं नामाशीतितमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the eightieth chapter, entitled 'The Greatness of Svapneśvara,' in the dialogue between Umā and Maheśvara, in the fifth Avantya section of the eighty-one-thousand-verse Skanda Purāṇa.
यस्य दर्शनमात्रेण कृतकृत्यो नरो भवेत्
By merely seeing him, a person becomes fulfilled.
अहं पृष्टस्त्वया देवि कौतुकाच्च वरानने
O beautiful-faced one, you have asked me out of curiosity, O Goddess.
सेवितं बहुभिः सिद्धैः पुनरावृत्तिकांक्षिभिः
It has been served by many perfected beings who desire rebirth.
अनन्यसदृशं दिव्यं यत्तीर्थं यत्तपोवनम्
That holy place and that hermitage are divine, without equal.
सुवर्णशृंगाः प्रासादा हर्म्याणि विविधानि च
There are palaces with golden peaks and various mansions.
समीहितफलावाप्तिर्यत्र लभ्या सुखेन वै
There, the desired fruit is easily obtained.
पुण्यलोको पमस्थानं त्रिविष्टपविभूषणम्
It is a world of merit, a supreme place, an ornament of heaven.
मया प्रोक्तं प्रसन्नेन स्थानं शृणु सनातनम्
With a pleased mind, I have described the eternal place to you; listen.
अनौपम्यगुणोपेतं भुक्तिमुक्तिकरं शुभम्
Endowed with incomparable virtues, it bestows both enjoyment and liberation, and is auspicious.
देवगन्धर्व्वसिद्धैश्च सेव्यं वै मुक्तिकांक्षिभिः 5.2.81.
It is indeed served by gods, gandharvas, and siddhas who desire liberation.
तिलकं सर्वतीर्थानां जंबूद्वीपे मनोरमे
It is the ornament of all holy places on the delightful Jambūdvīpa.
जरारोगभयैर्हीनं सर्वव्याधिविवर्जितम् स्वर्गे प्रमुदिता देवास्तेऽपि कांक्षंति सर्वदा
Free from old age, disease, and fear, devoid of all ailments; even the delighted gods in heaven always desire it.
असंख्येयफलं त्वत्र अक्षया च गतिः सदा
Here, the fruit is immeasurable and the path is always inexhaustible.
क्षेत्रस्य च गुणान्वक्तुं देवदानवमानवैः
Even gods, demons, and humans are unable to describe the virtues of this field.
यत्किंचिदशुभं कर्म कृतं मानुषकर्मणा
Whatever inauspicious deed is done by human action,
न सा गतिः कुरुक्षेत्रे गंगाद्वारे त्रिपुष्करे
That path is not found at Kurukshetra, Gangadvara, or Tripushkara.
तिर्यग्योनिगता गत्वा महाकालवने स्थिताः
Those who have entered animal wombs and dwell in the great Kāla forest,
मेरुमंदरमात्रोपि राशिः पापस्य कर्मणः
Even if the heap of sinful deeds is as great as Meru or Mandara,
श्मशानमिति चाख्यातं महाकालवनं प्रिये
The great Kāla forest, dear one, is also called a cremation ground.
योगिनश्च तथा सांख्याः सिद्धाश्च सनकादयः 5.2.81.
Likewise, yogis, followers of Sāṃkhya, and perfected beings such as Sanaka and others.
या गतिर्योगतपसां या गतिर्यज्ञयाजिनाम्
That state which is attained by those devoted to yoga and austerity, that state which is reached by those who perform sacrifices—
संहरामि च तत्रस्थस्त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरम्
I withdraw, while remaining there, the three worlds along with all that moves and does not move.
एवं बहुविधाञ्छुत्वा गुणान्बहुविधांस्तथा
Having heard thus the many kinds of virtues and likewise the many qualities—
क्षेत्रस्यालोकने चित्तं जातमुत्कंठितं तव
Your mind has become eager upon seeing the field.
पश्य देवि विचित्राख्यं यन्मया कथितं तव वर्णितं यन्मया देवि भुक्ति मुक्तिकरं परम्
Behold, O goddess, the wondrous account which I have narrated to you, which I have described, O goddess, as the supreme means for enjoyment and liberation.
त्वया प्रोक्तं विशालाक्षि दृष्ट्वा क्षेत्रमनुत्तमम् नियुज्यतां महादेव संतोषाय मम प्रभो
You have spoken, O wide-eyed one, having seen the excellent field; let Mahadeva be appointed for my satisfaction, O Lord.