लोकेश्वर समायाहि मंदरो नाम भूधरः
O lord of the world, come; Mandara is the name of the mountain.
यावस्तस्मै वरं दातुं बहुकालं तपस्यते
He has been performing austerities for a long time, wishing to receive a boon from you.
जगाम वृषमारुह्य मंदरो यत्र तिष्ठति
He went, mounting the bull, to where Mandara stands.
उत्तिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ भद्रं ते वरं ब्रूहि धरोत्तम
Rise, rise, blessings to you; speak your boon, O best of mountains.
प्रणम्य बहुशो भूमावद्रिरेतद्व्यजिज्ञपत्
Having bowed many times upon the earth, he addressed and informed him thus.
सर्वज्ञोपि कथं नाम न वेत्थ मम वांछितम्
Though you are all-knowing, how is it that you do not know my desire?
सर्वेषां हृदयानंद शर्वसर्वगसर्वकृत्
You are the joy of all hearts, the all-pervading, the creator of all, O Śarva.
याचकायातिशोच्याय प्रणतार्तिप्रभंजक
To the supremely pitiable supplicant, you are the destroyer of the suffering of those who bow.
कुशद्वीप उमा सार्धं नाथाद्य सपरिच्छदः
On Kuśadvīpa, the Lord, together with Umā and his attendants, is present today.
सर्वेषां सर्वदः शंभुः क्षणं यावद्विचिंतयेत् प्रणम्याग्रेसरो भूत्वा मौलौ बद्धकरद्वयः ।। 4.1.39.
Śaṃbhu, the giver to all, contemplates for a moment; having bowed, he becomes the foremost, with both hands joined upon his crown.
कृतप्रसादेन विभो सृष्टिं कर्तुं चतुर्विधाम्
By the grace of the Lord, he undertook to create the fourfold creation.
प्रयत्नेन मया सृष्टा सा सृष्टिस्त्वदनुज्ञया
With effort, I created that creation, and it was accomplished by your permission.
अराजकं महच्चासीद्दुरवस्थमभूज्जगत्
The world became vast and without a ruler, falling into a difficult state.
मयाभिषिक्तो राजर्षिः प्रजाः पातुं नरेश्वरः
I anointed a royal sage as king, O lord of men, to protect the people.
तवाज्ञया चेत्स्थास्यंति सर्वे दिविषदो दिवि
By your command, all the celestial beings will remain in heaven.
तथेति च मया प्रोक्तं प्रमाणीक्रियतां तु तत्
I said, 'So be it'; let that be established as authority.
तस्य राज्ञः प्रजास्त्रातुं भूयाच्चैष मनोरथः
May this wish of the king to protect his subjects be fulfilled.
मर्त्यानां गणना क्वेह निमेषार्ध निमेषिणाम्
Where is the counting of mortals here, or even half a blink for those who blink?
विधेश्च गौरवं रक्षंस्तथोरी कृतवान्हरः
Protecting the dignity of the Creator, Hara also performed the rite for the cow.
तथा बहुतिथं कालं द्वीपोभूत्सोपि मंदरः 4.1.39.
Thus, for a long time, that island became Mandara.
निजमूर्तिमयं लिंगमविज्ञातं विधेरपि
A liṅga made of his own form, unknown even to the Creator, was established.
विपन्नानां च जंतूनां दातुं नैःश्रेयसीं श्रियम्
To grant supreme prosperity to creatures who had fallen into misfortune.
मंदराद्रिगतेनापि क्षेत्रं नैतत्पिनाकिना
Even though Mandara mountain was approached, this field was not by Pinākin.
पुरा नंदवनं नाम क्षेत्रमेतत्प्रकीर्तितम्
Formerly, this field was called Nandavana.
नामाविमुक्तमभवदुभयोः क्षेत्रलिंगयोः
The name 'Avimukta' became established for both the field and the liṅga.
अविमुक्तेश्वरं लिंगं दृष्ट्वा क्षेत्रेऽविमुक्तके
Having seen the liṅga of Avimukteśvara in the field called Avimukta.
अर्चंति विश्वे विश्वेशं विश्वेशोर्चति विश्वकृत्
All the gods worship the Lord of all; the Lord of all is worshipped by all, the creator of all.
पुरा न स्थापितं लिंगं कस्यचित्केनचित्क्वचित्
In ancient times, no linga was established by anyone, anywhere.
आकारमविमुक्तस्य दृष्ट्वा ब्रह्माच्युतादयः
Seeing the form of the One who is never separated, Brahma, Vishnu, and others—
आदिलिंगमिदं प्रोक्तमविमुक्तेश्वरं महत् 4.1.39.
This is called the original linga, the great Lord of Avimukta.