यादृशः कथितो वच्मि तादृशं शृणु कुंभज
As they have been described, so I shall tell them—listen, O son of Kumbha.
तानि तानीह मे काश्यां तत्रतत्र वद प्रभो
Tell me, O Lord, of those sacred places here in Kashi, wherever they may be.
जलाशयेपि तीर्थाख्या जाता मूर्ति परिग्रहात्
Even in reservoirs of water, sacred fords have arisen due to the presence of divine forms.
मूर्तयो ब्रह्मविष्ण्वर्कशिवविघ्नेश्वरादिकाः
The forms are those of Brahma, Vishnu, the Sun, Shiva, Ganesha, and others.
वाराणस्यां महादेवः प्रथमं तीर्थमुच्यते
In Varanasi, Mahadeva is said to be the foremost sacred ford.
क्षेत्रपूर्वोत्तरेभागे तद्दृष्टं पशुपाशहृत्
It is seen in the northeastern part of the field, where the bonds of the beast are cut.
सा पूजिता प्रयत्नेन सुखवस्तिप्रदा सदा
That place, when worshipped with devotion, always bestows the happiness of good dwelling.
तद्दर्शनाद्भवेत्सम्यग्गोदानजनितं फलम् 4.2.97.
By beholding it, one obtains in full the merit that comes from gifting cows.
तद्दर्शनाद्भवेत्पुंसां फलं यज्ञसमुद्भवम्
From seeing that, a person attains the fruit arising from a sacrifice.
लिंगं दृष्ट्वा प्रयत्नेन वैष्णवं पदमृच्छति
By earnestly beholding the liṅga, one attains the Vaiṣṇava abode.
तस्य संपूजनान्मर्त्यो विज्वरो जायते क्षणात्
By worshipping it, a mortal instantly becomes free from illness.
वेदेश्वरादुदीच्यां तु क्षेत्रज्ञश्चादिकेशवः
In the north of Vedeśvara is the field-knower, the ancient Keśava.
संगमेश्वरमालोक्य तत्प्राच्याम जायतेनघः
Beholding Saṃgameśvara there, one is born sinless in the east.
प्रयागसंज्ञकम लिंगमर्चितम ब्रह्मलोकदम्
The liṅga named Prayāga, when worshipped, grants the world of Brahmā.
वरणायास्तटे पूर्वे पूज्यं कुंतीश्वरं नृभिः
On the eastern bank of Varaṇā, Kuntīśvara is to be worshipped by men.
कुंतीश्वरादुत्तरतस्तीर्थं वै कापिलो ह्रदः
North of Kuntīśvara is the holy place, the lake of Kāpila.
राजसूयस्य यज्ञस्य फलं त्वविकलं भवेत् 4.2.97.
There, one obtains the complete fruit of the Rājasūya sacrifice.
तत्र श्राद्धे कृते पुत्रैः पितृलोकं प्रयांति ते
When a śrāddha is performed there by sons, the fathers go to the world of the ancestors.
तद्दर्शनाद्भवेत्स्त्रीणां पातिव्रत्य फलं स्फुटम्
From seeing that, women attain the clear fruit of fidelity to their husbands.
यां सिद्धिं यः समीहेत स तामाप्नोति तन्नतेः
Whatever accomplishment one desires there, one attains that by bowing.
हिरण्यकूपस्तत्रास्ति हिरण्याश्वसमृद्धिकृत्
There is the golden well, which brings prosperity like golden horses.
मुंडासुरेश्वरं लिंगं तत्प्रतीच्यां च सिद्धिदम्
To the west is the liṅga of Muṇḍāsureśvara, bestowing success.
मुने स्कंदेश्वरं लिंगं महादेवस्य पश्चिमे
O sage, to the west is the liṅga of Skandeśvara, of the great god.
तत्पार्श्वतो हि शाखेशो विशाखेशश्च तत्र वै
Beside it indeed is Śākheśa, and Viśākheśa is also there.
तेषामपि हि लिंगानि तत्र संति सहस्रशः
Their liṅgas too are present there by the thousands.
नंदीश्वरात्प्रतीच्यां च शिलादेशः कुधीहरः
To the west of Nandīśvara is the place of Śilāda, the destroyer of evil.
तद्दक्षिणेट्टहासाख्यं लिंगं सर्वसुखप्रदम् 4.2.97.
To the south is the liṅga named Aṭṭahāsa, bestower of all happiness.
प्रसन्नवदनस्तिष्ठेद्भक्तस्तद्दर्शनाच्छुभात्
A devotee with a cheerful face should stand there; by seeing it auspiciously—
प्रतीच्यामट्टहासस्य मित्रावरुणनामनी
To the west of Aṭṭahāsa are the liṅgas called Mitra and Varuṇa.
नैर्ऋत्यां चाट्टहासस्य वृद्धवासिष्ठसंज्ञकम्
In the southwest of Aṭṭahāsa is the one known as Vṛddha-Vāsiṣṭha.