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.
कलौ कलुषचित्तानां नराणां पापकर्मणाम्
In the age of Kali, among men with impure minds and sinful deeds,
को धर्मः सर्वधर्माणामधिको मोक्षसाधकः
Which dharma among all dharmas is supreme and leads to liberation?
नारदो ब्रह्मणः पुत्रो ब्रह्माणं तु जगद्गुरुम्
Nārada, the son of Brahmā, approached Brahmā, the teacher of the universe.
तथैव सत्यभामा च श्रीकृष्णं जगदीश्वरम्
In the same way, Satyabhāmā approached Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Lord of the universe.
वालखिल्यैश्च ऋषिभिर्यदुक्तमृषिसंसदि
And what was spoken by the Vālakhilya sages in the assembly of seers,
कैलासे शंकरेणैव कार्तिकस्य च वैभवम्
and the glory of Kārtikeya as told by Śaṅkara on Mount Kailāsa,
पृथुं प्रति नारदेन कथितं च महात्म्यकम्
and the greatness narrated by Nārada to Pṛthu,
एकदा नारदो योगी सत्यलोकमुपागतः 2.4.1.
Once, the yogi Nārada went to Satyaloka.
को वह्निर्दहते ब्रह्मंस्तद्भवान्वक्तुमर्हति
Which fire is able to burn Brahman? You, O Lord, are worthy to speak of this.
नाज्ञातं त्रिषु लोकेषु ब्रह्मांडांतर्गतस्य यत्
There is nothing within the three worlds, within the cosmic egg, that is unknown to you.