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.
मोक्षद्वारेश्वरं चैव स्वर्गद्वोरेश्वरं तथा
There is also Mokṣadvāreśvara and Svargadvāreśvara.
ज्योतीरूपेश्वरं लिंगं काश्यामन्यत्प्रकाशते 4.2.94.
Another liṅga, Jyotīrūpeśvara, shines forth in Kāśī.
चक्रपुष्करिणी तीरे ज्योतीरूपेश्वरं परम्
On the bank of the Cakrapuṣkariṇī is the supreme Jyotīrūpeśvara.
यदा भागीरथी गंगा तत्र प्राप्ता सरिद्वरा
When Bhāgīrathī Gaṅgā, the best of rivers, arrived there,
पुरा विष्णौ तपत्यत्र तल्लिंगं स्वयमेव हि
Long ago, when Viṣṇu performed austerities here, that liṅga manifested of its own accord.
चक्रपुष्करिणी तीरे ज्योतीरूपेश्वरं तदा
On the bank of the Cakra Lake, the Lord of Light appeared at that time.
एतेष्वपि च लिंगेषु चतुर्दशसु सत्तम
Among these liṅgas as well, O noble one, there are fourteen in number.
ओंकारादीनि लिंगानि यान्युक्तानि चतुर्दश
The liṅgas beginning with Oṃkāra, which have been mentioned, are fourteen.
षदत्रिंशत्तत्त्वरूपोसौ लिगेष्वेषु सदाशिवः
Sadāśiva, in the form of thirty-six principles, abides in these liṅgas.
क्षेत्रस्य तत्त्वमेतद्धि षट्त्रिंशल्लिंगरूप्यहो
This is the true nature of the sacred field: the thirty-sixfold liṅga-form, indeed.