तस्या रूपं प्रवक्ष्यामि भक्तानां शुभदं परम्
I shall describe her form, which bestows auspiciousness to devotees.
प्रत्यक्षरूपिणी देवी दृश्यते मणिकर्णिका
The goddess appears in visible form at Maṇikarṇikā.
पश्चिमाभिमुखी नित्यं प्रबद्धकरसंपुटा
She always faces west, with her hands joined in reverence.
वरोद्यते करे सव्ये मातुलुंग फलं शुभम् 4.2.61.
In her raised left hand, she holds an auspicious citron fruit.
शुद्धस्फटिककांतिश्च सुनील स्निग्धमूर्द्धजा
Her radiance is like pure crystal, her hair deep blue and glossy.
प्रत्यग्रकेतकीपुष्पलसद्धम्मिल्ल मस्तका
Her head is adorned with a fresh ketakī flower bun.
पुंडरीकमयीं मालां सश्रीकां बिभ्रती हृदि
She wears a lotus garland, graced with fortune, upon her heart.
निर्वाणलक्ष्मीभवनं श्रीमतीमणिकर्णिका यस्यावर्तनतः सिद्ध्येदपि सिद्ध्यष्टकं नृणाम्
Maṇikarṇikā, resplendent, is the abode of the fortune of liberation; by her revolution, even the eightfold perfection is attained by people.
वाग्भवमायालक्ष्मीमदनप्रणवान्वदेत्पूर्वम्
First, one should recite the syllables of speech, illusion, fortune, desire, and the sacred syllable.
मंत्रःसुरद्रुमसमः समस्तसुखसंततिप्रदो जप्यः
The mantra, equal to the celestial wish-fulfilling tree, should be recited, as it grants all streams of happiness.
तारस्तारतृतीयो बिंद्वंतोमणिपदं ततः कर्णिके
The mantra consists of the syllable 'tāra', then 'tāra' again, then the third, followed by the bindu, 'aṃ', the jewel syllable, and then 'karṇikā'.
अयं मंत्रोऽनिशं जप्यः पुंभिर्मुक्तिमभीप्सुभिः
This mantra should be recited constantly by those who desire liberation.
परिप्लुतैः पुंडरीकैर्गव्येन हविषास्फुटैः
With lotuses immersed, and clarified butter as clear offerings.
त्रिलक्षमंत्र जप्येन मृतो देशांतरेष्वपि 4.2.61.
By reciting the mantra three hundred thousand times, even one who dies in another land attains the result.
पूजयित्वा पशुपतिमुपोषणपरायणाः 4.2.61.
Having worshipped Paśupati, devoted to fasting.
तत्राभ्याशे स्कंदतीर्थं तत्राप्लुत्य नरोत्तमः 4.2.61.
Nearby is the Skanda-tīrtha; there, the best of men should bathe.
योगक्षेमं सदा कुर्याद्भवानी काशिवासिनाम् 4.2.61.
Bhavānī always provides protection and welfare for the residents of Kāśī.
ज्ञानतीर्थं च तत्रैव ज्ञानदं सवर्दा नृणाम् 4.2.61.
There, too, is the Jñāna-tīrtha, which bestows knowledge and all boons to people.
पितामहेश्वरं लिंगं ब्रह्मनालोपरिस्थितम् ।। 4.2.61.
The linga of Pitāmaheśvara is situated above by Brahmā.
तत्र भागीरथे तीर्थे श्राद्धं कृत्वा विधानतः 4.2.61.
There, at the Bhāgīratha tīrtha, one should perform śrāddha according to the prescribed rite.
मार्कंडेयेश्वरात्प्राच्यां वसिष्ठेश्वर पूजनात् 4.2.61.
From Markaṇḍeyeśvara in the east, by worship of Vasiṣṭheśvara—
दक्षिणेऽगस्त्यतीर्थाच्च तीर्थमस्त्यतिपावनम् ।।4.2.61.
To the south, from the Agastya tīrtha, there is a tīrtha that is supremely purifying.
प्रचंडनरसिंहोहं चंडभैरवपूर्वतः । प्रचंडमप्यघं कृत्वा निष्पाप्मा स्यात्तदर्चनात् ।। 4.2.61.
I am Pracaṇḍa Narasiṃha, east of Caṇḍabhairava; even the most terrible sin, having been committed, is destroyed by worship there, and one becomes free from all impurity.
त्रिविक्रमोस्म्यहं काश्यामुदीच्यां च त्रिलोचनात् 4.2.61.
I am Trivikrama in Kāśī, and in the north, from Trilocana—
नारायणस्वरूपेण गणाश्चक्रगदोद्यताः 4.2.61.
The gaṇas, in the form of Nārāyaṇa, are adorned with discus and mace.
वामनः शंखचक्राब्जगदाभिरुपलक्षितः 4.2.61.
Vāmana is marked by the conch, discus, lotus, and mace.
वासुदेवश्च शंखारि गदाजलजभृत्सदा 4.2.61.
And Vāsudeva always bears the conch, discus, mace, and lotus.
प्रणम्य दूरादपिच संप्रहृष्टतनूरुहः 4.2.61.
Even from afar, bowing with hairs standing on end in delight—
पठितव्यः प्रयत्नेन बिंदुमाधवसंभवः 4.2.61.
With effort, one should recite the account of Bindumādhava’s origin.
संप्राप्ते वासरे विष्णो रात्रौ जागरणान्वितः
When the day of Viṣṇu arrives, one should remain awake through the night.