तत्र श्राद्धादिकं कृत्वा गयायां किं करिष्यति 4.2.75.
What benefit is there in performing śrāddha and similar rites at Gayā, in comparison to this?
दृष्ट्वा त्रिविष्टपं लिंगं कोटितीर्थफलं लभेत्
By beholding the Triviṣṭapa Liṅga, one attains the merit of bathing at Koṭitīrtha.
काश्यां तु यत्कृतं पापं तत्पैशाचपदप्रदम्
Any sin committed in Kāśī leads to the realm of Piśācas.
दृष्ट्वा त्रिविष्टपं लिंगं तत्पापमपि हास्यति
But by beholding the Triviṣṭapa Liṅga, even that sin will be destroyed.
तत्रापि सर्वतीर्थानि ततोप्योंकारभूमिका
There, indeed, are all the sacred waters, and that place is the very ground of Oṃ.
अतिश्रेष्ठतरं लिंगं श्रेयोरूपं त्रिलोचनम्
The Liṅga there is supremely excellent, auspicious in form, and is the Three-Eyed One.
तेजस्विषु यथा भानुर्दृश्येषु च यथा शशी
Among the radiant, as the sun; among the visible, as the moon.
त्रिलोचनार्चकानां सा पदवी न दवीयसी
The path for worshippers of the Three-Eyed One is not a distant one.
सकृत्त्रिलोचनार्चातो यच्छ्रेयः समुपार्ज्यते
The supreme good that is gained by worshipping the Three-Eyed One even once—
काश्यां त्रिलोचनं लिंगं येर्चयंति महाधियः
Those of great wisdom who worship the Three-Eyed Liṅga in Kāśī—
कृत्वापि सर्वसंन्यासं कृत्वा पाशुपतव्रतम् 4.2.75.
Even after renouncing everything and undertaking the Pāśupata vow—
विद्यमाने महालिंगे महापापौघहारिणि
While the great Liṅga is present, the destroyer of great heaps of sin—
समभ्यर्च्य महालिंगं सकृदेव त्रिलोचनम्
By worshipping the great Liṅga, even once, the Three-Eyed One—
ब्रह्महापि सुरापो वा स्तेयी वा गुरुतल्पगः
Even a brahmin-killer, a drinker of liquor, a thief, or one who violates the teacher's bed—
परदाररतश्चापि परहिंसा रतोपि वा
Or one who is devoted to another's wife, or delights in harming others—
कृतघ्नोपि भ्रूणहापि वृषलीपतिरेव वा
Or one ungrateful, a destroyer of embryos, or even the husband of a low woman—
गोघ्नः स्त्रीघ्नोपि शूद्रघ्नः कन्यादूषयितापि च
A killer of cows, a killer of women, a killer of Śūdras, or a defiler of maidens—
निंदको नास्तिको वापि कूटसाक्ष्यप्रवादकः
A blasphemer, an atheist, or one who gives false testimony—
इत्यादि पापशीलोपि मुक्त्वैकं शिवनिंदकम
Even those of sinful conduct, except for one who reviles Shiva,
शिवनिंदारतो मूढः शिवशास्त्रविनिंदकः
The fool who delights in slandering Shiva, who disparages the scriptures of Shiva,
आत्मघाती स विज्ञेयः सदा त्रैलोक्यघातकः 4.2.75.
He should be understood as a self-destroyer, always a destroyer of the three worlds.
शिवनिंदारता ये च शिवभक्तजनेष्वपि
Those who take pleasure in reviling Shiva, even among the devotees of Shiva,
शैवाः पूज्याः प्रयत्नेन काश्या मोक्षमभीप्सुभिः
The Shaivas are to be worshipped with effort by those who desire liberation.
सर्वेषामिह पापानां प्रायश्चित्तचिकीर्षया
For all sins here, with the intent to perform atonement,
पुरश्चरणकामश्चेद्भीतोसि यदि पापतः
If you wish to undertake purification rites and are afraid because of sin,
ततः सर्वं परित्यज्य कृत्वा मनसि निश्चयम्
Then, abandoning everything, having resolved firmly in your mind,
यत्र क्षेत्रप्रविष्टानां नराणां निश्चितात्मनाम्
Where those who have entered the sacred field, with determined minds,
तत्राद्यापि महातीर्थं त्रिस्रोतस्यतिनिर्मले
There, even now, is the great holy place, exceedingly pure, of the triple stream.
त्रिलोचनाक्षिविक्षेप परिक्षिप्त महैनसि
Encircled by the glance of the three-eyed one, surrounded by great purity,
दत्त्वा देयं यथाशक्ति वित्तशाठ्यविवर्जितः
One should give according to one's ability, free from deceit regarding wealth.