वरयोग्यास्मि चेन्नाथ नान्यं वरमहं वृणे
If I am worthy of a boon, Lord, I choose no other boon.
इति तस्या वचः श्रुत्वा शुचिष्मत्याः शुचिव्रतः
Hearing these words of Śuciṣmatī, the pure-vowed one—
अहो किमेतया तन्व्या प्रार्थितं ह्यतिदुर्लभम्
Ah, what is this exceedingly rare thing that this slender one has asked for?
तेनैवास्या मुखे स्थित्वा वाक्स्वरूपेण शंभुना
By Śambhu himself, remaining in her mouth in the form of speech,
ततः प्रोवाच तां पत्नीमेकपत्निव्रते स्थितः
Then, he who was steadfast in the vow of one wife spoke to his wife.
इत्थमाश्वास्य तां पत्नीं जगाम तपसे मुनिः
Thus consoling his wife, the sage went to practice austerity.
प्राप्य वाराणसीं तूर्णं दृष्ट्वाथ मणिकर्णिकाम्
Swiftly reaching Vārāṇasī and seeing Maṇikarṇikā,
दृष्ट्वा सर्वाणि लिंगानि विश्वेश प्रमुखानि च 4.1.10.
He saw all the liṅgas, with Viśveśa at their head.
नत्वा विनायकान्सर्वान्गौरीः सर्वाः प्रणम्य च
Having bowed to all the Vināyakas and to all the forms of Gaurī,
दण्डनायकमुख्यांश्च गणान्स्तुत्वा प्रयत्नतः
He carefully praised the foremost Gaṇas, including Daṇḍanāyaka.
लोलार्कमुख्य सूर्यांश्च प्रणम्य च पुनः पुनः
He repeatedly bowed to the Sun deities, with Lolārka as chief among them.
सहस्रभोजनाद्यैश्च यतीन्विप्रान्प्रतर्प्य च
He satisfied ascetics and Brahmins with offerings such as a thousand meals.
असकृच्चिन्तयामास किं लिंगं क्षिप्रसिद्धिदम्
He thought again and again: Which liṅga grants swift accomplishment?
श्रीमदोंकारनाथं वा कृत्तिवासेश्वरं किमु
Is it the glorious Oṃkāra Lord, or Kṛttivāsa Īśvara?
केदारेशं तु कामेशं चन्द्रेशं वा त्रिलोचनम्
Or Kedāreśa, Kāmeśa, Candreśa, or the Three-Eyed One?
दशाश्वमेधमीशानं द्रुमि चंडेशमेव च
Or Īśāna of the ten horse sacrifices, or Drumi Caṇḍeśa?
ढुंढ्याशागजसिद्धाख्यं धर्मेशं तारकेश्वरम्
Ḍhuṃḍhyāśā, Gajasiddha, Dharmesha, or Tārakeśvara?
पर्वतेशं पशुपतिं ब्रह्मेशं मध्यमेश्वरम् 4.1.10.
Parvateśa, Paśupati, Brahmeśa, or Madhyameśvara?
भारभूतेश्वरं किं वा महालक्ष्मीश्वरं तु वा
Bhārabhūteśvara, or perhaps Mahālakṣmīśvara?
मार्कंडं मणिकर्णीश रत्नेश्वरमथापि वा
Mārkaṇḍa, Maṇikarṇīśa, or Ratneśvara, or even another?
यामुनेशं लांगलीशं श्रीमद्विश्वेश्वरं विभुम्
Yāmuneśa, Lāṃgalīśa, or the glorious Viśveśvara, the Lord?
व्याघ्रेश्वरं वराहेशं व्यासेशं वृषभध्वजम्
Vyāghreśvara, Varāheśa, Vyāseśa, or the one with the bull banner?
सोमेश्वरं किमिन्द्रेशं स्वर्लीनं संगमेश्वरम्
Someśvara, or perhaps Indreśa, Svarlīna, or Saṃgameśvara?
त्रिसंध्येशं महादेवमुपशांति शिवं तथा
Trisaṃdhyeśa, Mahādeva, Upaśāṃti, or Śiva as well?
मित्रावरुणसंज्ञं वा किमेषामाशुपुत्रदम्
Or Mitrāvaruṇa by name—which among these quickly grants sons?
आज्ञातं विस्मृतं तावत्फलितो मे मनोरथः
Known or forgotten, my wish has been fulfilled.
दर्शनात्स्पर्शनाद्यस्य मनो निर्वृतिभाग्भवेत्
By seeing or touching him, one's mind attains satisfaction.
दिवानिशं पूजनार्थं विज्ञाप्य त्रिदशेश्वरम् 4.1.10.
Day and night, for the purpose of worship, one should petition the lord of the gods.
षण्मासात्सिद्धिमगमद्बहुनीराजनैरिह 4.1.10.
Within six months, he attained success here through many offerings of lights.
पंचगव्याशनो मासं मासं चांद्रायणव्रती 4.1.10.
He who eats the five products of the cow for a month, and observes the Chandrayana vow for a month—