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.
कदाचित्तस्य देवस्य दर्शने याति जाह्नवी
At certain times, the river Jāhnavī comes for the vision of that deity.
मत्स्योदरी यदा गंगा पश्चिमे कपिलेश्वरम्
When the Gaṅgā, called Matsyodarī, reaches the western Kapileśvara.
उद्दालकेश्वरं लिंगमुदीच्यां कपिलेश्वरात्
The Uddālaka Lord Liṅga is to the north of the Kapileśvara shrine.
तदुत्तरे बाष्कुलीशं लिंगं सर्वार्थसिद्धिदम्
Further north is the Bāṣkulīśa Liṅga, which grants the fulfillment of all desires.
तस्यार्चनेन रत्नौघैर्न वियुज्येत कर्हिचित्
By worshipping it with heaps of jewels, one is never deprived of prosperity.
संसेव्य परमं ज्ञानं लभेदद्यापि साधकः
Even today, a devotee who serves there attains the highest knowledge.
अघोरोद इति ख्यातो वाजिमेधफलप्रदः
It is known as Aghoroda, bestower of the fruits of the horse sacrifice.
अनेनैवेह देहेन यत्र तौ सिद्धिमापतुः
It was with this very body that those two attained perfection there.
तद्दक्षिणे महाकुंडं रुद्रावास इति स्मृतम्
To its south is the great pond called Rudrāvāsa.
चतुर्दशी यदापर्णे रुद्रनक्षत्र संयुता 4.2.97.
On the fourteenth day, when the moon is waning and the Rudra constellation is present—