प्रविश्य क्षेत्रमेतत्स ईशानो जटिलस्तदा 4.1.33.
Then, the Lord with matted hair entered this field.
आलुलोके महालिंगं वैकुंठपरमेष्ठिनोः
He beheld the great liṅga of the supreme Vaikuṇṭha Lord.
ज्योतिर्मयीभिर्मालाभिः परितः परिवेष्टितम्
Encircled on all sides by garlands made of radiant light,
सिद्धानां योगिनां स्तोमैरर्च्यमानं निरंतरम्
Constantly worshipped with hymns by hosts of perfected ones and yogis,
अंगहारैरप्सरोभिः सेव्यमानमनेकधा
Attended in many ways by Apsarases with gestures of service,
विद्याधरीकिन्नरीभिस्त्रिकालं कृतमंडनम्
Adorned at all three times by Vidyādharīs and Kinnarīs,
अस्येशानस्य तल्लिंगं दृष्ट्वेच्छेत्यभवत्तदा
Upon seeing that liṅga of the Lord, he resolved to cut it down.
चखान च त्रिशूलेन दक्षिणाशोपकंठतः
He struck with his trident at the southern side of its base.
पृथिव्यावरणांभांसि निष्क्रांतानि तदा मुने
Then, O sage, the coverings of the earth were pierced.
तैर्जलैः स्नापयांचक्रे त्वत्स्पृष्टैरन्यदेहिभिः तुषारैर्जाड्यविधुरैर्जंजपूकौघहारिभिः
With those waters, touched by you and by other embodied beings, cold as frost and dispelling numbness, he performed the ablution.
सन्मनोभिरिवात्यच्छैरनच्छैर्व्योमवर्त्मवत् 4.1.33.
As if with noble minds, exceedingly pure, and as if with the unobstructed path of the sky.
पीयूषवत्स्वादुतरैः सुखस्पर्शैर्गवांगवत्
Sweet as nectar, delightful to the touch, like the milk of cows.
विजिताब्जमहागंधैः पाटलामोदमोदिभिः
Conquered by the great fragrance of lotuses, and by the delightful scent of pāṭala flowers.
अज्ञानतापसंतप्त प्राणिप्राणैकरक्षिभिः
Tormented by the heat of ignorance, protected solely by the guardians of life among living beings.
श्रद्धोपस्पर्शि दृदयलिंग त्रितयहेतुभिः
Touched by faith, with the heart as the sign, caused by the threefold sources.
विश्वभर्तुरुमास्पर्शसुखातिसुखकारिभिः
Bringing supreme happiness through the touch of Uma, the sustainer of the universe.
सहस्रधारैः कलशैः स ईशानो घटोद्भव
With pots pouring forth a thousand streams, that Lord, born from the vessel.
ततः प्रसन्नो भगवान्विश्वात्मा विश्वलोचनः
Then the blessed Lord, soul of the universe, with eyes encompassing all, became pleased.
तव प्रसन्नोस्मीशान कर्मणानेन सुव्रत
I am pleased with you, O Lord, because of this deed, O virtuous one.
ततस्त्वं जटिलेशान वरं ब्रूहि तपोधन
Therefore, O ascetic Lord with matted hair, ask for a boon, O wealth of austerity.
तदेतदतुलं तीर्थं तव नाम्नास्तु शंकर ।। 4.1.33.
Let this incomparable sacred place bear your name, O Śaṃkara.
त्रिलोक्यां यानि तीर्थानि भूर्भुवःस्वः स्थितान्यपि
All the sacred places in the three worlds—earth, atmosphere, and heaven—
शिवज्ञानमिति ब्रूयुः शिवशब्दार्थचिंतकाः
Those who contemplate the meaning of the word 'Śiva' declare it to be the knowledge of Śiva.
अतो ज्ञानोद नामैतत्तीर्थं त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतम् ।। अस्य दर्शनमात्रेण सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
Therefore, this sacred place is named 'Jñānoda', renowned throughout the three worlds; by merely seeing it, one is freed from all sins.
ज्ञानोदतीर्थसंस्पर्शादश्वमेधफलं लभेत्
By touching the sacred place of Jñānoda, one obtains the fruit of an Aśvamedha sacrifice.
फल्गुतीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा संतर्प्य च पितामहान्
A person who bathes at the Phalgu sacred place and satisfies the ancestors—
गुरुपुष्यासिताष्टम्यां व्यतीपातो यदा भवेत्
When the conjunction occurs on the eighth day of the lunar month under the Guru, Puṣya, and Asita stars—
यत्फलं समवाप्नोति पितॄन्संतर्प्य पुष्करे
The result obtained by satisfying the ancestors at Puṣkara—
सन्निहत्यां कुरुक्षेत्रे तमोग्रस्ते विवस्वति
In the presence at Kurukṣetra, when the fierce darkness is with the sun—
पिंडनिर्वपणं येषां ज्ञानतीर्थे सुतैः कृतम्
For those whose sons have performed the offering of balls at the sacred place of knowledge—