भारद्वाजेश्वरं लिंगं लिंगं माद्रीश्वरं वरम्
The Bhāradvājeśvara linga and the excellent Mādrīśvara linga are there.
अरुणि स्थापितं लिंगं तत्रैव कलशोद्भव 4.2.65.
The linga established by Aruṇi, born from the water pot, is also there.
लिंगं वाजसनेयाख्यं तत्रास्त्यतिमनोहृरम्
There is the linga called Vājasaneyā, exceedingly captivating.
कण्वेश्वरं शुभं लिंगं लिंगं कात्यायनेश्वरम्
The auspicious Kaṇveśvara linga and the Kātyāyaneśvara linga are there.
हारीतेश्वरसंज्ञं च लिंगं वै गालवेश्वरम्
The linga named Hārīteśvara and the Gālaveśvara linga are there.
अग्निवर्णेश्वरं चैव नैध्रुवेश्वरमेव च
There are also the Agnivarṇeśvara linga and the Naidhruveśvara linga.
सक्तुप्रस्थेश्वरं लिंगं कणादेशं तथैव च
The Saktuprastheśvara linga and the Kaṇādeśa linga are likewise there.
वाभ्रवेयेश्वरं लिंगं शिलावृत्तीश्वरं तथा
The Vābhraveyeśvara linga and the Śilāvṛttīśvara linga are also there.
कलिंदमेश्वरं लिंगं लिंगमक्रोधनेश्वरम्
The Kaliṃdameśvara linga and the Akrodhaneśvara linga are there.
कंठेश्वरं कहोलेशं लिंगं तुंबुरुपूजितम्
The Kaṃṭheśvara linga, the Kaholeśa linga, and the linga worshipped by Tuṃburu are there.
जातूकर्णेश्वरं लिंगं जंबूकेश्वरमेव च
The Jātūkarṇeśvara linga and the Jaṃbūkeśvara linga are also there.
एवमादीनि लिंगानि अयुतार्धानि कुंभज 4.2.65.
In this way, Kumbhaja, there are ten thousand and five hundred such lingas.
न जातु जायते जंतोः कलुषस्य समुद्भवः
Never does impurity arise at the birth of a living being.
तदहं ते प्रवक्ष्यामि शृणुष्वाघविनाशनम्
Therefore, I shall tell you that which destroys sin—listen.
स्वैरं विहरतस्तत्र ज्येष्ठस्थाने महेशितुः
There, as she wandered freely in the foremost place of the great Lord,
उदंच न्न्यंचदंगानां लाघवं परितन्वती
She moved gracefully, displaying the lightness of her limbs.
भ्रश्यद्ध म्मिल्लसन्माल्य स्थपुटीकृत भूमिका
Her loosened garland swayed, and she made the ground her stage.
स्फुटच्चोलांशुकपथनिर्यदंगप्रभावृता
Her shining garment slipped, revealing the radiance of her body.
कंदुकानुग सदृष्टि नर्तित भ्रूचलतांचला
Her glance followed the ball, her brows danced as she played.
अंतरिक्षचराभ्यां च दितिजाभ्यां मनोहरा
Enchanting, she was accompanied by two Daityas who moved through the sky.
विदलोत्पल संज्ञाभ्यां दृप्ताभ्यां वरतो विधेः
Proud, bearing the names of Split-Lotus, they were chosen by fate.
देवीं परिजिहीर्षू तौ विषमेषु प्रपीडितौ 4.2.65.
Those two, desiring to seize the goddess, were afflicted in difficult ways.
धृत्वा पारषदीं मूर्तिमायातावंबिकांतिकम्
Assuming the form of attendants, they approached near Ambika.
सर्वज्ञेन परिज्ञातौ चांचल्याल्लोचनोद्भवात्
The all-knowing one recognized them by the restlessness born of their eyes.
तेनैव कंदुकेनाथ युगपन्निजघान तौ
Then, with that very ball, she struck them both at once.
महाबलौ महादेव्या कंदुकेन समाहतौ
Those two mighty ones were felled by the ball of the great goddess.
वृंतादिव फले पक्वे तालादनिललोलिते
Like ripe fruit from a cluster of palm trees tossed by the wind,
तौ निपात्य महादैत्यावकार्यकरणोद्यतौ
Having cast down those great demons, she prepared to drive them away.
कंदुकेश्वरसंज्ञं च तल्लिंगमभवत्तदा
Then, that emblem became known as Kaṃdukeśvara.
कंदुकेश समुत्पत्तिं यः श्रोष्यति मुदान्वितः
Whoever hears with joy the origin of Kaṃdukeśa—