त्यजेदश्रेयसो राशिं श्रेयोराशिं च विंदति 4.2.97.
He abandons heaps of misfortune and acquires heaps of fortune.
तदुत्तरे चक्रह्रदो महापुण्यविवर्धनः
Beyond that lies the Chakra Lake, which greatly increases merit.
शिवलोकमवाप्नोति भावितेनांतरात्मना
With a devoted inner self, one attains the realm of Shiva.
शूलं तत्र पुरा न्यस्तं स्नानार्थं वरवर्णिनि
Long ago, the trident was placed there for the purpose of bathing, O noble lady.
स्नानं कृत्वा ह्रदे तत्र दृष्ट्वा शूलेश्वरं विभुम्
Having bathed in that lake and seen the lord of the trident, the glorious one,
तत्पूर्वतो नारदेन तपस्तप्तं महत्तरम्
Formerly, Nārada performed a very great austerity before that.
तत्र कुंडे नरः स्नात्वा दृष्ट्वा वै नारदेश्वरम्
There, a man who bathes in the pond and beholds the lord Nārada,
नारदेश्वर पूर्वेण दृष्ट्वाऽवभ्रातकेश्वरम्
To the east of Nārada's lord, one sees Avabhrātakeśvara.
तदग्रे ताम्रकुंडं च तत्र स्नातो न गर्भभाक्
Ahead lies the copper pond; one who bathes there does not become an embryo-bearer.
तत्र विघ्नहरं कुंडं तत्र स्नातो न विघ्नभाक्
There is the pond of the remover of obstacles; one who bathes there does not encounter obstacles.
कुंडं चानारकाख्यं वै तत्र स्नातो न नारकी 4.2.97.
There is also the pond called Anāraka; one who bathes there does not become hell-bound.
तत्र पाशुपतः सिद्धस्त्वक्षपादो महामुने
There, the accomplished Pāśupata, Takṣapāda, resides, O great sage.
तत्पश्चिमे च शैलेशः परनिर्वाणकामदः
To the west is Śaileśa, bestower of supreme liberation.
कोटितीर्थे ह्रदे स्नात्वा कोटीशं परिपूज्य च
Bathing in the lake at Koṭitīrtha and worshipping Koṭīśa,
महाश्मशानस्तंभोस्ति कोटीशाद्वह्निदिक्स्थितः
There is a pillar in the great cremation ground, situated in the direction of the fire, measuring ten million units.
तं स्तंभं समलंकृत्य नरस्तत्पदमाप्नुयात्
By adorning that pillar, a person attains that supreme state.
कपालमोचनं नाम तत्र स्नातोऽश्वमेधभाक्
There, having bathed at the place called Kapālamocana, one becomes entitled to the fruit of an Aśvamedha sacrifice.
तत्र तीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा मुक्तो भवति चर्णतः
By bathing at that sacred site, a person becomes liberated from all faults.
स्नात्वांगारक तीर्थे तु भवेद्भूयो न गर्भभाक् व्याधिभिर्नाभि भूयेत न च दुःखी कदाचन
By bathing at the Āṅgāraka tīrtha, one is never again born from the womb, is not afflicted by diseases, and never experiences sorrow.
विश्वकर्मेश्वरं लिंगं ज्ञानदं च तदुत्तरे
To the north of that place is the liṅga of Viśvakarma, the lord, which bestows knowledge.
कूपः शुभोद नामापि स्नातव्यं तत्र निश्चितम् 4.2.97.
There is also a well named Śubhoda, and it is certain that one should bathe there.
महामुंडा ततो देवी समुत्पन्नाघहारिणी
From there, the goddess Mahāmuṇḍā arose, the remover of sins.
निष्पापो जायते मर्त्यः खट्वांगेश विलोकनात्
A mortal becomes free from sin by beholding the lord of the khaṭvāṅga.
तत्र कुंडे नरः स्नातो भुवने शोभवेन्नरः
A person who bathes in that pond shines forth in the world.
तत्र स्नात्वा विलोक्येशं विमलो जायते नरः
By bathing there and beholding the lord, a person becomes pure.
विधिपूर्वं तदभ्यर्च्य प्राप्नुयाच्छिवमंदिरम्
By worshipping that place according to prescribed rites, one attains the abode of Śiva.
तत्र सिद्धः पाशुपतः कपिलर्षिर्महातपाः
There, the accomplished Pāśupata sage Kapila, of great austerity, resides.
तां गुहां प्रविशेद्यो वै न स गर्भे विशेत्क्वचित्
Whoever enters that cave will never again enter the womb.
ओंकार एष एवासावादिवर्णमयात्मकः
This is the syllable Oṃ, whose essence is formed from the primordial letters.
नादेशः परमं ब्रह्म नादेशः परमा गतिः 4.2.97.
The place of sound is the supreme Brahman; the place of sound is the highest goal.