शंभुलोके गमस्तस्य यत्रतत्र मृतस्य हि
For one who dies anywhere, there is attainment of Śambhu's world.
कल्पांतरेपि न त्यक्तं कदाप्यानंदकाननम् 4.2.69.
Even in another aeon, the forest of bliss is never abandoned.
तत्प्रसादोयमतुलः सर्वरत्नमयः शुभः
By its grace, this incomparable, auspicious place is filled with all jewels.
वाराणस्यामधिष्ठात्री देवता साभिलाषदा
The presiding goddess of Vārāṇasī grants all desires.
वाराणस्यां महादेवो दृष्टो यैर्लिंगरूपधृक्
Those who have seen Mahadeva in the form of the linga at Varanasi,
वाराणस्यां महादेवं समभ्यर्च्य सकृन्नरः
Anyone who worships Mahadeva even once at Varanasi,
पवित्रपर्वणि सदा श्रावणे मासि यत्नतः
Always, with care, during the holy festival in the month of Shravana,
पितामहेश्वरं लिंगं गयातीर्थादिहागतम्
The linga of Pitamaha Ishvara, which has come here from the sacred Gayā tirtha,
धर्मेण यत्र वै तप्तं युगानामयुतं शतम्
Where, through righteousness, austerity was performed for a hundred thousand yugas,
पितामहेश्वरं लिंगं तत्राभ्यर्च्य नरो मुदा
A man who joyfully worships the linga of Pitamaha Ishvara there,
प्रयागात्तीर्थराजाच्च शूलटंको महेश्वरः
From Prayaga, the king of tirthas, Maheshvara bearing the trident,
निर्वाणमंडपाद्रम्यादवाच्यामतिनिर्मलः 4.2.69.
From the pavilion of Nirvana, exceedingly pure and beyond description,
देवेनैव वरो दत्तो यत्र पूर्वं युगांतरे
Where, in a former age, a boon was granted by the deity himself,
यः प्रयाग इह स्नातो नमस्यति महेश्वरम्
Whoever bathes here at Prayaga and bows to Maheshvara,
प्रयागस्नानजात्पुण्याच्छूलटंक विलोकनात्
From the merit born of bathing at Prayaga and from beholding Shulataka,
शंकुकर्णान्महाक्षेत्रान्महातेज इतीरितम्
The great fields of Shankukarṇa, renowned for their immense brilliance, are declared thus.
महातेजोनिधिस्तस्य प्रासादोतीवनिर्मलः
The abode there is a repository of great brilliance, exceedingly pure beyond the grove.
तल्लिंगदर्शनात्स्पर्शात्स्तवनाच्च समर्चनात्
By seeing, touching, praising, and worshipping that linga,
विनायकेश्वरात्पूर्वं महातेजः समर्चनात्
Before Vinayakeshvara, through worship, great brilliance is obtained.
रुद्रकोटिसमाख्यातात्तीर्थात्परमपावनात्
From the tirtha known as Rudrakoti, supremely purifying,
पार्वतीश्वर लिंगस्य समीपे सर्वसिद्धिकृत्
Near the linga of Parvati Ishvara, all attainments are accomplished.
तत्प्रासादस्य परितो रुद्राणां कोटिसंमिताः 4.2.69.
Around that temple, there are countless Rudras equal to a crore.
काश्यां रुद्रस्थली सा तु पठ्यते वेदवादिभिः
In Kāśī, that place is called Rudrasthalī by those learned in the Vedas.
पशुपक्षिमृगा मर्त्या म्लेच्छा वाप्यथ दीक्षिताः
Whether beasts, birds, animals, humans, or even foreigners—if they are initiated—
जन्मांतरसहस्रेषु यत्पापं समुपार्जितम्
Whatever sin has been accumulated over thousands of previous births—
अकामो वा सकामो वा तिर्यग्योनिगतोपि वा
Whether without desire, with desire, or even born in a non-human womb—
स्वयमेकांबरात्क्षेत्रात्कृत्तिवासा इहागतः
If one comes here from any single sacred field, even if clad only in the sky, as Kṛttivāsa (Śiva) did—
अस्मिन्स्थाने स्वभक्तानां सांबः सर्षिगणो विभुः
In this place, Sāmbha, accompanied by hosts of sages, the Lord himself, is present for his devotees.
क्षेत्रेत्र सिद्धिदे प्राप्तश्चंडीशो मरुजांगलात्
Here in this field, the Lord Caṇḍīśa, giver of success, arrived from Marujāṅgala.
पाशपाणिगणाध्यक्ष समीपे यः प्रपश्यति
Whoever sees, near the chief of the hosts holding the noose, (that deity)—