अत्र पूर्वं जनः स्नानमात्रेणैव प्रमुच्यते
Here, in the past, people were liberated merely by bathing.
सर्वे मुक्तिं गमिष्यंति यदि देवेह मानवाः
All humans who worship the gods here will attain liberation.
सर्वेषामेव वर्णानामाश्रमाणां च धर्मिणाम्
All righteous people, of every class and stage of life,
ततस्तदुपरोधेन तथेति च मयोदितम्
Therefore, by my instruction, let it be so, and let there be no obstruction to this.
समर्चनाच्च भक्त्या वै मम नाम जपादपि
Even by worship, by devotion, or by reciting my name,
केदारतीर्थे यः स्नात्वा पिंडान्दास्यति चात्वरः
Whoever, after bathing at the Kedara ford, offers the funeral cakes at the crossroads,
भौमवारे यदा दर्शस्तदा यः श्राद्धदो नरः
On a Tuesday, when there is a new moon, whoever performs the ancestral rite,
केदारं गंतुकामस्य बुद्धिर्देया नरैरियम् 4.2.77.
Those who wish to go to Kedara should have this resolve in their minds.
चैत्रकृष्णचतुर्दश्यामुपवासं विधाय च
On the fourteenth day of the dark half of Caitra, after observing a fast,
केदारोदकपानेन यथा तत्र फलं भवेत्
By drinking the water of Kedara, one obtains the fruit that is promised there.
केदारभक्तं संपूज्य वासोन्नद्रविणादिभिः
By honoring the devotee of Kedara with garments, food, wealth, and the like,
आषण्मासं त्रिकालं यः केदारेशं नमस्यति
Whoever worships Kedaresha three times a day for six months,
कलौ केदारमाहात्म्यं योपि कोपि न वेत्स्यति
In the Kali age, whoever, of any kind, does not know the greatness of Kedara,
केदारेशं सकृद्दृष्ट्वा देवि मेऽनुचरो भवेत्
O Devi, by seeing Kedaresha even once, one becomes my attendant.
चित्रांगदेश्वरं लिंगं केदारादुत्तरे शुभम्
The auspicious Citrāṅgadeśvara liṅga is situated to the north of Kedāra.
केदाराद्दक्षिणे भागे नीलकंठ विलोकनात्
To the south of Kedāra, by beholding Nīlakaṇṭha, one attains merit.
तद्वायव्यंबरीषेशो नरस्तदवलोकनात्
To the northwest, the lord of Barīṣa; a person, by seeing him, gains blessings.
इंद्रद्युम्नेश्वरं लिंगं तत्समीपे समर्च्य च 4.2.77.
Near that place, worshipping the liṅga of Indradyumneśvara brings merit.
तद्दक्षिणे नरो दृष्ट्वा लिंगं कालंजरेश्वरम्
To its south, a person who beholds the liṅga of Kālaṃjareśvara attains virtue.
दृष्ट्वा क्षेमेश्वरं लिंगमुद्क्चित्रांगदेश्वरात्
Having seen the liṅga of Kṣemeśvara, one gains blessings from Citrāṅgadeśvara.
इत्याख्यायि पुरांबायै मया तेपि निरूपितः
Thus, O Puraṃbā, I have described and explained these to you.
केदारेश्वरलिंगस्य श्रुत्वोत्पत्तिं कृती नरः
Hearing the origin of the Kedāreśvara liṅga, a virtuous person becomes blessed.
आनंदकानने शंभो यल्लिंगं पुण्यवर्धनम्
In the forest of bliss, the liṅga of Śambhu increases merit.
यत्सेव्यं साधकैर्नित्यं यत्र प्रीतिरनुत्तमा
That which is always worshipped by spiritual aspirants, where unsurpassed joy is found.
यस्य संस्मरणादेव यल्लिंगस्य विलोकनात्
By merely remembering or beholding that liṅga, one attains blessings.
पंचामृतादि स्नपनपूर्वाद्यस्यार्चनादपि
By worshipping it with offerings such as pañcāmṛta and ritual bathing, one gains merit.
सर्वज्ञेन यदाख्यातं तदाख्यास्यामि ते शृणु
What was declared by the all-knowing, I will now tell you; listen.
देवदेव उवाच उमे भवत्या यत्पृष्टं भवबंधविमोक्षकृत्
The god of gods spoke: O Umā, what you have asked concerns liberation from worldly bondage.
आनंदकानने चात्र रहस्यं परमं मम
In the forest of bliss, here is my supreme secret.
संति लिंगान्यनेकानि ममानंदवने प्रिये
There are many liṅgas in my forest of bliss, O beloved.