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.
बृहस्पतीश्वरं लिंगं रुद्रकुंडाच्च पश्चिमे
To the west of Rudra's pit is the liṅga of Bṛhaspatīśvara.
रुद्रावासाद्दक्षिणतः कामेशं लिंगमुत्तमम्
To the south of Rudra's abode is the supreme liṅga of Kāmeśa.
चैत्रशुक्ल त्रयोदश्यां तत्र यात्रा च कामदा
On the thirteenth day of the bright half of Caitra, the pilgrimage there grants desires.
अज्ञानध्वांतपटलीं हरतस्तौ समर्चितौ
Those two, when worshipped, remove the dense darkness of ignorance.
तत्र सिद्धीश्वरं लिंगं महासिद्धिसमर्पकम् 4.2.97.
There is the liṅga of Siddhīśvara, bestower of great accomplishments.
चामरासक्तहस्ताभिर्दिव्यस्त्रीभिश्च वीज्यते तदा तेनैव मार्गेण यांति स्त्रीभिर्वृताः सुखम् ।।4.2.97.
Fanned by divine women with hands adorned with fly-whisks, they proceed happily along that path, surrounded by women.
स्वर्गद्वारमतः ख्यातं तत्स्थानं मुनिसत्तम
Therefore, O best of sages, that place is known as the gate to heaven.
आग्नेयं नाम कुंडं च तत्पूर्वेग्निसलोकदम् 4.2.97.
There is a pit named Āgneya, in the east, granting the world of fire.
अपराधसहस्रं तु नश्येत्तस्य समर्चनात् ।। 4.2.97.
By worshipping him, a thousand offenses are destroyed.
तदुत्तरे हलीशेशः सर्वव्याधिनिपूदनः 4.2.97.
Next is Halīśeśa, who eradicates all diseases.