स्मरणादपि लिंगं च दद्यात्सत्त्वगुणं परम्
Even by remembering the linga, one attains the highest quality of sattva.
रत्नेशात्पूर्वतो भागे दृष्ट्वा लिंगं सतीश्वरम् । । मुच्यते पातकैः सद्यः क्रमाज्ज्ञानं च विंदति
Seeing the lordly linga to the east of the jewel-lord, one is instantly freed from sins and gradually attains knowledge.
स्कंद उवाच । । अमृतेशमुखादीनि यन्नामाप्यमृतप्रदम्
Skanda said: The names beginning with Amritesha bestow immortality even by utterance.
पुरा सनारु नामासीन्मुनिरत्र गृहाश्रमी
Once, there was a sage named Sanaru, living as a householder in that place.
लिंगपूजारतो नित्यं नित्यं तीर्थाप्रतिग्रही
He was always devoted to worshipping the linga and regularly received holy waters.
स कदाचिद्गतोरण्यं तत्र दष्टः पृदाकुना
Once, while wandering in the forest, he was bitten there by a venomous snake.
सनारुणा समुच्छ्वस्य नीतः स उपजंघनिः
Sanaru, gasping for breath, was carried away, his lower limbs paralyzed.
तत्रासीच्छ्रीफलाकारं लिंगमेकं सुगुप्तवत्
There, a single linga, shaped like a coconut, was concealed.
सर्पदष्टस्य संस्कारः कथं भवति चेति वै
How should the funeral rites be performed for one bitten by a snake?
अथ तं वीक्ष्य स मुनिः सनारुरुपजंघनिम्
Then the sage Sanaru, seeing the paralyzed one, gazed upon him.
प्राणितव्येऽत्र को हेतुर्मच्छिशोरुपजंघनेः
What is the cause for preserving the life of my disciple, whose legs are paralyzed?
इति यावत्स संधत्ते धियं तज्जीवितैकिकाम् 4.2.94.
As long as he pondered, his mind fixed on the desire for that one's life.
आनिनाय च तत्रैव सोप्य नन्निर्गतस्ततः
He brought him right there, but the youth did not depart from that place.
मृदु हस्ततलेनैव यावत्खनति वै मुनिः
The sage gently dug the ground with the palm of his hand.
सनारुणाथ तल्लिंगं तेन तत्र समर्चितम्
Then Sanaru worshipped that linga at that spot.
अमृतेश्वरनामेदं लिंगमानंदकानने
This linga, named Amriteshvara, is in the Anandakānana forest.
अमृतेशं समभ्यर्च्य जीवत्पुत्रः स वै मुनिः
Having worshipped Amṛteśa, that sage obtained a living son.
तदाप्रभृति तल्लिंगममृतेशं मुनीश्वर
From that time onward, O best of sages, that liṅga became known as Amṛteśa.
अमृतेश्वर संस्पर्शान्मृता जीवंति तत्क्षणात्
By the touch of Amṛteśvara, the dead come to life at that very moment.
अमृतेश समं लिंगं नास्ति क्वापि महीतले
There is no liṅga on earth equal to the liṅga of Amṛteśa.
अमृतेश्वर नामापि ये काश्यां परिगृह्णते
Those who even take the name Amṛteśvara in Kāśī,
मुनेऽन्यच्च महालिंगं करुणेश्वरसंज्ञितम् 4.2.94.
O sage, there is also another great liṅga called Karuṇeśvara.
दर्शनात्तस्य लिंगस्य महाकारुणिकस्य वै
By seeing that liṅga of the supremely compassionate one,
स्नातव्यं मणिकर्ण्यां च द्रष्टव्यः करुणेश्वरः
One should bathe at Maṇikarṇikā and behold Karuṇeśvara.
सोमवासरमासाद्य एकभक्तव्रतं चरेत्
On attaining a Monday, one should observe the vow of taking only one meal.
तेन व्रतेन संतुष्टः करुणेशः कदाचन
Whenever Karuṇeśa is pleased by that vow,
तत्पत्रैस्तत्फलैर्वापि संपूज्यः करुणेश्वरः
Karuṇeśvara should be worshipped with those leaves or those fruits.
तेनार्च्यः करुणावृक्षो देवेशः प्रीयतामिति
By worshipping in this way, may the Lord of compassion, the Lord of gods, be pleased.
प्रसन्नः करुणेशोत्र तस्य दास्यति वांछितम्
When Karuṇeśa is pleased here, he will grant the desired boon.
इति ते करुणेशस्य महिमोक्तो महत्तरः
Thus I have declared to you the greatest glory of Karuṇeśa.