रत्नेशः पंचमं लिंगं षष्ठं चंद्रेश्वराभिधम्
Ratnesha is the fifth linga, and the sixth is known as Candreshvara.
वीरेश्वरं च नवमं कामेशं दशमं विदुः
Viresvara is the ninth, and Kamesha is known as the tenth.
द्वादशं मणिकर्णीशमविमुक्तं त्रयोदशम्
The twelfth is Maṇikarṇīśa, and Avimukta is the thirteenth.
प्रिये चतुर्दशैतानि श्रियोहेतूनि सुंदरि
Beloved, these fourteen are the causes of prosperity, O beautiful one.
देवताः समधिष्ठात्र्यः क्षेत्रस्यास्य परा इमाः
These are the supreme deities presiding over this sacred field.
आनंदकानने मुक्त्यै प्रोक्तान्येतानि सुंदरि
O beautiful one, these are declared in Ānandakānana for the sake of liberation.
प्रतिमासं समारभ्य तिथिं प्रतिपदं शुभाम्
Beginning each month, on the auspicious first lunar day,
अनाराध्य महादेवमेषु लिंगेषु कुंभज 4.2.73.
If one does not worship Mahādeva in these liṅgas, O son of the pot-born,
तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन काशीफलमभीप्सुभिः
Therefore, with all effort, those desiring the fruit of Kāśī,
निर्वाणकारणानीह यदि संति तदा वद
If there are causes of liberation here, then tell me so.
कलिप्रभावाद्गुप्तानि भविष्यंत्येव तानि वै
Because of the influence of Kali, they will certainly remain concealed.
यस्येश्वरे सदाभक्तिर्यः काशीतत्त्ववित्तमः
He who is always devoted to the Lord and knows the truth of Kāśī,
येषां नामग्रहेणापि कलिकल्मष संक्षयः
By merely uttering whose names, the sins of Kali are destroyed,
मोक्षद्वारेश्वरश्चैव स्वर्गद्वारेश्वरस्तथा
Mokṣadvāreśvara and Svargadvāreśvara as well,
वृषेशश्चैव चंडीशो नंदिकेशो महेश्वरः
Vṛṣeśa, Caṇḍīśa, Nandikeśa, and Maheśvara,
काश्यां चतुर्दशैतानि महालिंगानि सुंदरि
These fourteen great liṅgas are in Kāśī, O beautiful one.
कलिकल्मषबुद्धीनां नाख्येयानि कदाचन
They must never be revealed to those whose minds are corrupted by Kali.
न तस्य पुनरावृत्तिः संसाराध्वनि कर्हिचित् ।। 4.2.73.
He never returns again to the path of worldly existence.
एतल्लिंगाभिधा देवि महापद्यपि दुःखहृत्
O goddess, even the name of these liṅgas removes great suffering.
चतुर्दशापि लिंगानि मत्सान्निध्यकराणि हि
Indeed, all fourteen liṅgas are present because of my nearness.
इमानि यानि लिंगानि सर्वेषां मुक्तिदानि हि मयैतानि कृतान्येव महाभक्तिकृपावशात्
These emblems, which grant liberation to all, have indeed been established by me out of great devotion and compassion.
अस्मिन्क्षेत्रे ध्रुवं मुक्तिरिति या प्रथिति प्रिये
Beloved, the certainty of liberation in this sacred field is well known.
त एव व्रतिनः कांते त एव च तपस्विनः
O lovely one, those are the true observers of vows, those are the true ascetics.
त एवाभ्यस्तसद्योगा दत्तदानास्त एव हि
Those alone are the ones who have practiced true yoga and given gifts.
इष्टापूर्ताश्च ये धर्माः प्रणीता मुनिसत्तमैः
The righteous acts, both sacrificial and charitable, as established by the foremost sages,
येनाविमुक्तमासाद्य महालिंगानि पार्वति
By which, having reached Avimukta, O Pārvatī, one attains the great emblems,
स्वभक्तानां हिताथार्य तान्यथाकर्णयाग्रज
For the benefit of my own devotees, O noble one, listen to them as I recount.
शैलेशः संगमेशश्च स्वर्लीनो मध्यमेश्वरः 4.2.73.
Śaileśa, Saṃgameśa, Svarlīna, and Madhyameśvara—
उपशांत शिवो ज्येष्ठो निवासेश्वर एव च
Upaśānta, Śiva the eldest, and Nivāseśvara as well,
मुने चतुर्दशैतानि महांत्यायतनानि वै
O sage, these fourteen are indeed the great sanctuaries.