यो यो याति पुरीं तां तु स स तत्रैव तिष्ठति
Whoever enters that city, he remains there itself.
अकिंचित्करतां प्राप्तः स सहस्रकरोप्यरम्
Even one with a thousand hands, upon arriving, becomes powerless.
चिंतयन्निति देवेशो गणानारहूय भूरिशः
Thinking thus, the lord of the gods summoned the hosts many times.
किं कुर्वंति तु योगिन्यः किं करोति स भानुमान्
What do the yoginis do, and what does the sun perform?
नामग्राहं ततःऽप्रैषीद्बहुमान पुरःसरम्
Then he sent forth the recitation of names, preceded by great respect.
सोमनंदिन्नंदिषेण काल पिंगल कुक्कुट
Somana, Nandin, Disha, Kala, Pingala, Kukuta,
तिलपर्ण स्मृलकर्ण दृमिचंड प्रभामय 4.2.53.
Tilaparna, Smritakarna, Drimicanda, Prabhamaya,
वीरभद्र किराताख्य चतुर्मुख निकुंभक
Virabhadra, Kirata by name, Caturmukha, Nikumbhaka,
विराध सुमुखाषाढे भवंतो मम सूनवः
Viradha, Sumukha, Ashadha—these are my sons.
यथा शाखविशाखौ च यथेमौ नंदिभृंगिणौ
Just as Shakha and Vishakha, so too Nandi and Bhringi.
काशीप्रवृत्तिं नो जाने दिवोदासनृपस्य च
I do not know the affairs of Kashi, nor of King Divodasa.
शंकुकर्णमहाकालौ कालस्यापि प्रकंपनौ
Shankukarṇa and Mahakala, who even shake the realm of Time.
कृतप्रतिज्ञौ तो(?) तूर्णं प्राप्य वाराणसीं पुरीम्
Having made their vow, they swiftly reached the city of Varanasi.
यथैंद्रजालिकीं दृष्ट्वा मायामिह विचक्षणः
There, seeing the illusion like Indra’s magic, the wise one reflected on the maya here.
अहो मोहस्य माहात्म्यमहो भाग्यविपर्ययः
Ah, the greatness of delusion! Ah, the reversal of fortune!
तत्यजे यैरियं काशी महाशीर्वादभूभिका
By whom this Kashi, the land of great blessings, was abandoned—
यत्र सर्वावभृथतः स्नानमात्रं विशिष्यते 4.2.53.
Where even a single bath surpasses all other purificatory baths.
यत्रैकपुष्पदानेन शिवलिंगस्य मूर्धनि
Where, by offering a single flower on the head of the Shiva-linga—
यत्र दंडप्रणामेन अप्येकेन शिवाग्रतः
Where, by a single prostration with a staff before Shiva—
यत्रैकद्विजमात्रं तु भोजयित्वा यथेच्छया
Where, by feeding even a single twice-born as one wishes—
एकां गां यत्र दत्त्वा वै विधिवद्ब्राह्मणाय वै
Where, by giving just one cow properly to a Brahmin—
एकलिंगं प्रतिष्ठाप्य यत्र संस्थापितं भवेत्
Where, by establishing a single linga, it is considered as installed—
परिनिश्चित्य तावित्थं लिंगे संस्थाप्य पुण्यदे
Having fully determined thus, one should establish the linga, bestower of merit.
शंकुकर्णेश्वरं लिंगं शंकुकर्ण ग णार्चितम्
The Shankukarṇeshvara linga was worshipped by the group of Shankukarṇa.
विश्वेशाद्वायुदिग्भागे शंकुकर्णेश्वरं नरः
In the direction of Vayu from Vishveshvara, a man should worship Shankukarṇeshvara.
महाकालेश्वरं लिंगं महाकालगणार्चितम्
The Mahakaleshvara linga was worshipped by the group of Mahakala.
ज्ञात्वा सर्वज्ञनाथोथ प्राहैपीदपरौ गणौ ।। 4.2.53.
Knowing this, the lord of all knowledge then addressed the other two groups.
घंटाकर्ण त्वमागच्छ महोदर महामते
"Ghantakarna, you come! Mahodara, great-minded one!"
इत्यगस्ते गणौ तौ तु गत्वा काशीं महापुरीम्
Thus Agastya, and those two groups, went to the great city of Kashi.
घंटाकर्णेश्वरं लिंगं घंटाकर्ण गणोत्तमः
The Ghantakarṇeshvara linga was worshipped by Ghantakarṇa, the foremost of the groups.