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.
मुने रहस्यभूतानि र्लिगान्येतानि निश्चितम् 4.2.94.
O sage, these liṅgas are certainly of a secret nature.
मोक्षक्षेत्रमिंदं काशी लिंगैरेतैर्मेहामते
This Kāśī is the field of liberation, O wise one, because of these liṅgas.
आनंदकाननं शंभोः क्षेत्रमेतदनादिमत्
This is the eternal field of Śambhu, called the Forest of Bliss.
योगसिद्धिरिहास्त्येव तपःसिद्धिरिहैव हि
Here indeed is the attainment of yoga, and here truly is the accomplishment of austerity.
सिद्ध्यष्टकं तु यत्प्रोक्तमणिमादि महत्तरम्
The eightfold attainment, beginning with aṇimā, which has been described, is supreme.
निर्वाणलक्ष्म्याः सदनमेतदानंदकाननम्
This Forest of Bliss is the abode of the fortune of liberation.
अयमेव महालाभ इदमेव परं तपः
This alone is the greatest gain; this alone is the highest austerity.
अवश्यं जन्मिनो मृत्युर्यत्र कुत्र भविष्यति
For one who is born, death will certainly occur somewhere, at some time.
मृत्युं विज्ञाय नियतं गतिकर्मानुसारिणीम्
Knowing that death is certain and follows the course of one's deeds and destiny—
मानुष्यं प्राप्य यं मूढा निमेषमितजीवितम्
Having attained human birth, those deluded ones waste their brief lives in a moment.
दुर्लभं जन्म मानुष्यं दुर्लभा काशिकापुरी 4.2.94.
Human birth is rare, and the city of Kāśī is even rarer.
क्व च तादृक्तपांसीह क्व तादृग्योग उत्तमः
Where else is such austerity to be found here? Where else is such supreme yoga?
सत्यं सत्यं पुनः सत्यं सत्यपूर्वं पुनःपुनः
Truth, truth, again truth—truth above all, again and again.
विश्वेशो मुक्तिदो नित्यं मुक्त्यै चोत्तरवाहिनी
The Lord of the universe is always the giver of liberation, and the path to liberation flows upward.
एक एव हि विश्वेशो मुक्तिदो नान्य एव हि
Truly, the Lord of the universe alone is the giver of liberation; there is no other.
सायुज्यमुक्तिरत्रैव सान्निध्यादिरथान्यतः
Union-liberation is found here alone; proximity and other forms are otherwise.
कृष्णद्वैपायनो व्यासोऽकथयद्यन्महद्वचः
Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsa spoke this great statement.
व्यास उवाच [। भविष्यं मम तस्याग्रे कुंभयोने महामते
Vyāsa said: O wise one, in the future, before me and you, O Kumbhayoni, this will occur.
पाराशर्यो मुनिवरो यथा मोहमुपैष्यति
The great sage, son of Parāśara, will fall into delusion.
व्यस्य वेदान्महाबुद्धिर्नाना शाखा प्रभेदतः
Having divided the Vedas, the great-minded one will separate them into many branches.