एतैर्दुरात्मभिर्म स्त्री भक्षिता सर्वथैव त्विम वध्या दर्दुराः
These wicked ones have certainly devoured my wife; therefore, these frogs are to be killed without doubt.
स तद्वाक्यमुपश्रुत्य व्यथितेंद्रियमनाः प्रोवाच प्रसीद राजन्नहमायुर्नामभूपालः
Hearing these words, with senses and mind distressed, he said, 'Be gracious, O king; I am called Āyur, O lord of the earth.'
प्राप्ता सा मम दुहिता अत्रास्ते नागचूडो नागराजः
'My daughter has come here; here is Nāgacūḍa, the king of the serpents.'
तामब्रवीद्राजा तां स्मृत्वानीय मे दीयतामिति
The king said to him, 'Bring her here, remembering her, and give her to me.'
अथैनां स्मृत्वा राज्ञे अदात्
Then, remembering her, he gave her to the king.
मयावहसितो गालवो महान्मुनिः तपसा कर्शितांगः
The great sage Gālava, emaciated by austerities, was mocked by me.
प्रसादितस्तु विप्रः प्रत्युवाच ५.२.८४.
But when the brāhmaṇa was appeased, he replied.
अवितथोऽयं मम शापस्तस्मादन्यजन्मनि दर्दुरराजो भूत्वा त्वं हि दुहितरमिक्ष्वाकुकुलोत्पन्नाय सर्वगुणान्विताय दत्त्वा यदा यास्यसि महाकालवने तस्योत्तरदिग्भागे तदा लिंगस्य दर्शनेन मुक्तिमवाप्स्यसि
'This curse of mine is unfailing; therefore, in another birth, you will become the king of frogs. When, after giving your daughter—endowed with all virtues and born in the Ikṣvāku lineage—to another, you go to the northern part of the great Kāla forest, then, by seeing the liṅga, you will attain liberation.'
दुहिता कियत्पातालं यास्यति स्मृता चागमिष्यति
'Your daughter will go to the lower regions for a while, but when remembered, she will return.'
तस्योत्तरे लिंगं ददर्श तस्य दर्शनादनेकमा णिक्यरचितं सिद्धगन्धर्वसेवितं विमानवरमारुह्य शक्रलोकं गतः
To the north of that, he saw the liṅga; by seeing it, ascending a splendid celestial chariot made by many divine beings and attended by perfected ones and gandharvas, he went to the world of Indra.
तस्य माहात्म्यमवलोक्य देवाचार्यो बृहस्पतिर्वाक्यं जगाद
Beholding its greatness, Bṛhaspati, the preceptor of the gods, spoke these words.
अहो लिंगस्य माहात्म्यमहो लिंगस्य वैभवम्
'Oh, the greatness of the liṅga! Oh, the glory of the liṅga!'
आयुराख्यो हि भूपालो मुक्तो दर्दुरतां गतः
'The king named Āyur, freed from the state of being a frog, has attained liberation.'
इति तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा देवाचार्यस्य पार्वति
Hearing these words of the preceptor of the gods, Pārvatī...
यस्माद्दर्दुरभूपालो मुक्तो दर्दुरयोनितः
Because the king of Dardura was freed, he was released from the womb of Dardura.
उत्तरेश्वरदेवश्च शापपापप्रणोदकः
And Uttareśvara, O Lord, is the remover of the sin of curses.
भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदो देवि महापातकनाशनः दर्दुरो हि दुराधर्षः स चापीश्वरतां गतः ५.२.८४.
He grants both enjoyment and liberation, O Goddess, destroys great sins; Dardura is indeed difficult to overcome, and he has attained lordship.
उत्तराशामथो गत्वा यः पश्येदुत्तरेश्वरम्
Whoever goes to the northern region and beholds Uttareśvara,
सुभगः सर्वदा दांतः सुरूपः पुत्रवानिति
is always fortunate, disciplined, handsome, and blessed with sons.
या वृद्धिस्तु कुबेरस्य शक्रस्य च यमस्य च जायते नात्र सन्देह उत्तरेश्वरदर्शनात
The prosperity that arises for Kubera, Śakra, and Yama—there is no doubt—it comes from seeing Uttareśvara.
कृष्णपक्षे चतुर्दश्यां ये पश्यंति यशस्विनि
On the fourteenth day of the dark fortnight, those who behold, O illustrious one,
किं दानैः किं तपोभिश्च किं यज्ञैर्बहुदक्षिणैः
What need is there for gifts, for austerities, or for many sacrifices with abundant offerings?
आजन्म च कृतं पापं स्वल्पं वा यदि वा बहु
Any sin committed from birth, whether small or great,
इत्येवं चतुराशीतिः संख्याता ईश्वरास्तव
Thus, eighty-four have been enumerated, O Lord.
य एतेषां देवि यात्रां प्रतिलोमानुलोमतः
Whoever, O Goddess, undertakes the pilgrimage to these, in reverse or direct order,
यश्चापि पूजयेत्तत्र लिंगं भक्त्या तु मानवः
And whoever worships the liṅga there with devotion, O mortal,
एष ते कथितो देवि प्रभावः पाप नाशनः ५.२.८४.
This, O Goddess, has been told to you—the power that destroys sin.
इति श्रीस्कांदे महापुराण एकाशीतिसाहस्र्यां संहितायां पञ्चम आवंत्यखंडे चतुरशीतिलिङ्गमाहात्म्य उमामहेश्वरसंवाद उत्तरेश्वरलिंगमाहात्म्यवर्णनपूर्वक चतुरशीतिलिंगमाहात्म्यवर्णनंनाम चतुरशीतितमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the eighty-fourth chapter, named 'The Greatness of the Eighty-Four Liṅgas,' describing the greatness of Uttareśvara liṅga, in the dialogue between Umā and Maheśvara, in the fifth Avanti section of the eighty-four-thousand verse Skanda Mahāpurāṇa.
श्रीगणेशाय नमः अथ कार्त्तिकमासमाहात्म्यप्रारम्भः देवीं सरस्वतीं चैव ततो जयमुदीरयेत्
Salutations to Śrī Gaṇeśa. Now begins the account of the greatness of the month of Kārttika. One should invoke victory and worship the Goddess Sarasvatī.
भूयोऽन्यच्छ्रोतुमिच्छामः कार्तिकस्य च वैभवम्
We wish to hear again about the glory of Kārttika.