महाश्मशानस्तंभोस्ति कोटीशाद्वह्निदिक्स्थितः
There is a great cremation ground pillar, situated to the fire-direction from Koṭīśa.
तं स्तंभं समलंकृत्य नरस्तत्पदमाप्नुयात्
By adorning that pillar, a man attains that supreme state.
कपालमोचनं नाम तत्र स्नातोऽश्वमेधभाक्
There is a place called Kapālamocana; one who bathes there attains the merit of performing the Aśvamedha sacrifice.
तत्र तीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा मुक्तो भवति चर्णतः
A person who bathes at that sacred site is freed from all sins.
स्नात्वांगारक तीर्थे तु भवेद्भूयो न गर्भभाक् व्याधिभिर्नाभि भूयेत न च दुःखी कदाचन
By bathing at the Āṅgāraka tīrtha, one is not born again in the womb, does not suffer from diseases, and never experiences sorrow.
विश्वकर्मेश्वरं लिंगं ज्ञानदं च तदुत्तरे
To the north of that is the liṅga of Viśvakarmeśvara, bestower of knowledge.
कूपः शुभोद नामापि स्नातव्यं तत्र निश्चितम् 4.2.97.
There is also a well named Śubhoda; it is certain that one should bathe there.
महामुंडा ततो देवी समुत्पन्नाघहारिणी
From there arose the goddess Mahāmuṇḍā, the remover of great sins.
निष्पापो जायते मर्त्यः खट्वांगेश विलोकनात्
By beholding Khaṭvāṅgeśa, a mortal becomes free from sin.
तत्र कुंडे नरः स्नातो भुवने शोभवेन्नरः
A person who bathes in that pool shines forth in the world.
तत्र स्नात्वा विलोक्येशं विमलो जायते नरः
By bathing there and beholding the Lord, a person becomes pure.
विधिपूर्वं तदभ्यर्च्य प्राप्नुयाच्छिवमंदिरम्
By worshipping there according to prescribed rites, one attains the abode of Śiva.
तत्र सिद्धः पाशुपतः कपिलर्षिर्महातपाः
There, the accomplished sage Kapila, devoted to Paśupata, performed great austerities.
तां गुहां प्रविशेद्यो वै न स गर्भे विशेत्क्वचित्
One who enters that cave will never again enter a womb.
ओंकार एष एवासावादिवर्णमयात्मकः
This is Oṃkāra itself, whose nature is composed of the primordial syllables.
नादेशः परमं ब्रह्म नादेशः परमा गतिः 4.2.97.
Nāda is the supreme Brahman; Nāda is the highest goal.
कदाचित्तस्य देवस्य दर्शने याति जाह्नवी
At times, the river Jāhnavī comes for the sight of that deity.
मत्स्योदरी यदा गंगा पश्चिमे कपिलेश्वरम्
When the Gaṅgā, called Matsyodarī, reaches Kapileśvara in the west—
उद्दालकेश्वरं लिंगमुदीच्यां कपिलेश्वरात्
To the north of Kapileśvara is the liṅga of Uddālakeśvara.
तदुत्तरे बाष्कुलीशं लिंगं सर्वार्थसिद्धिदम्
Further north is the liṅga of Bāṣkulīśa, which grants success in all endeavors.
तस्यार्चनेन रत्नौघैर्न वियुज्येत कर्हिचित्
By worshipping her, one is never deprived of a multitude of jewels.
संसेव्य परमं ज्ञानं लभेदद्यापि साधकः
By serving the supreme knowledge, even today a practitioner attains it.
अघोरोद इति ख्यातो वाजिमेधफलप्रदः
He is known as Aghoroda, bestower of the fruit of the horse sacrifice.
अनेनैवेह देहेन यत्र तौ सिद्धिमापतुः
With this very body, those two attained perfection here.
तद्दक्षिणे महाकुंडं रुद्रावास इति स्मृतम्
To the south of that is the great pit, remembered as Rudra's abode.
चतुर्दशी यदापर्णे रुद्रनक्षत्र संयुता 4.2.97.
When the fourteenth day falls with the Rudra constellation, O Aparna.
रुद्रकुंडे नरः स्नात्वा दृष्ट्वा रुद्रेश्वरं विभुम्
A man, having bathed in Rudra's pit and seen the glorious Rudreśvara,
रुद्रस्य नैर्ऋते भागे लिंगं तत्र महालयम्
In the southwest part of Rudra, there is the great abode of the liṅga.
तत्र श्राद्धं नरः कृत्वा पिंडान्कूपे परिक्षिपेत्
There, a man should perform śrāddha and cast the offerings into the well.
तत्र वैतरणी नाम दीर्घिका पश्चिमानना
There is a pond named Vaitaraṇī, facing west.