मधुरं मृदुलं सत्यं स्वप्रमाणं सुसंस्कृतम्
Sweet, gentle, true, self-evident, and well-refined—
देवोतिविस्मयापन्नो ऽवर्णयत्पीठगौरवम्
Overcome with wonder at the gods, he described the majesty of the seat.
तत्रापि भोगभवनमनर्घ्यमणिनिर्मितम्
There, too, is a palace of enjoyment, fashioned from priceless jewels.
पतत्त्रिणो पिमुच्यंते यं कुर्वाणाः प्रदक्षिणम्
Celestial birds fly around it, performing circumambulation.
मोक्षलक्ष्मीविलासाख्य प्रासादस्य विलोकनात्
By beholding the palace called 'Sport of the Fortune of Liberation,'
मोक्षलक्ष्मीविलासस्य कलशो यैर्निरीक्षतः
Those who gaze upon the pinnacle of the Sport of the Fortune of Liberation,
दूरतोपि पताकापि मम प्रासादमूर्धगा
Even from afar, the banner atop my palace is visible.
भूमिं भित्त्वा स्वयं जातस्तत्प्रासादमिषेण हि 4.2.79.
It arose of itself, piercing the earth, because of the merit of that palace.
ब्रह्मादिस्थावरांतानि यत्र रूपण्यनेकशः
There, forms from Brahma down to immovable beings appear in many ways.
ससौधो मेखिले लोके स्थानं परमनिर्वृतेः
In the world encircled by walls, there is a mansion, the place of supreme bliss.
मम सर्वगतस्यापि प्रासादोयं परास्पदम् अमूर्तं तदहं मूर्तो भूयां भक्तकृपावशात्
Though I am all-pervading, this palace is my supreme abode; though formless, I become embodied there by the power of devotion and compassion.
नैःश्रेयस्याः श्रियो धाम तद्याम्यां मंडपोस्ति मे
That is the abode of the highest fortune; in Yama's realm, I have a pavilion there.
निमेषार्धप्रमाणं च कालं तिष्ठति निश्चलः
Time stands still there, lasting only half the measure of a blink.
निर्वाणमंडपं नाम तत्स्थानं जगतीतले
That place on earth is called the Pavilion of Liberation.
प्राणायामं तु यः कुर्यादप्येकं मुक्तिमंडपे
Whoever practices even a single breath-control in the Pavilion of Liberation,
निर्वाणमंडपे यस्तु जपेदेकं षडक्षरम्
Whoever recites the six-syllabled mantra even once in the Pavilion of Liberation,
शुचिर्गंगांभसि स्नातो यो जपेच्छतरुद्रियम्
Who, pure and bathed in the waters of the Ganga, recites the hundred Rudra hymns,
ब्रह्मयज्ञसकृत्कृत्वा मम दक्षिणमंडपे 4.2.79.
Whoever performs the Brahma-yajña even once in my southern pavilion,
धर्मशास्त्रं पुराणानि सेतिहासानि तत्र यः
Whoever, there, studies the Dharma-śāstra, the Purāṇas, and the Itihāsas,
तिष्ठेदिंद्रियचापल्यं यो निवार्य क्षणं कृती
Who, restraining the restlessness of the senses, stands there for even a moment, accomplished—
वायुभक्षणतोन्यत्र यत्पुण्यं शरदां शतम्
The merit gained elsewhere in a hundred autumns by subsisting on air—
मितं कृष्णलकेनापि योदद्यान्मुक्तिमंडपे
If one gives even a small black sesame seed in the pavilion of liberation—
तत्रैकं जागरं कुर्याद्यस्मिन्कस्मिन्दिनेपि यः
Whoever keeps vigil there, on any day—
तत्र दत्त्वा महादानं तत्र कृत्वा महाव्रतम्
Who gives a great gift there, who undertakes a great vow there—
प्रयाणं कुर्वते यस्य प्राणा मे मुक्तिमंडपे
Whose life departs in the pavilion of liberation—
जलक्रीडां सदा कुर्यां ज्ञानवाप्यां सहोमया
May I always play in the water of the pool of knowledge, together with Uma—
तज्जलक्रीडनस्थानं मम प्रीतिकरं महत्
That place for water-play brings me great delight—
तत्प्रासादपुरोभागे मम शृंगारमंडपः 4.2.79.
In front of that palace is my pavilion of love—
मदर्थं तत्र यो दद्याद्दुकूलानि शुचीन्यहो
Whoever gives pure garments there for my sake—
नाना नेपथ्यवस्तूनि पूजोपकरणाऽन्यपि
Various ornaments and other articles for worship—