ब्रह्मघ्ने च सुरापे च चौरे भग्नवते तथा
To the killer of a Brahmin, to the drinker of liquor, to the thief, and to the breaker of vows—
तस्मात्कोपो न कर्तव्यः क्षेत्रे चात्र व्यवस्थितैः
Therefore, anger should not be harbored by those who are established in this sacred place.
प्राप्तश्च परमां सिद्धिं दुर्लभां त्रिदशैरपि
He attained the highest accomplishment, which is difficult even for the gods to obtain.
दुःशीलाख्यः क्षितौ सोऽपि प्रासादः ख्याति मागतः
Even that one, known on earth as of bad conduct, became renowned as Prasada.
तस्य मध्यगतं लिंगं शुक्लाष्टम्यां सदा नरः
A man who worships the linga situated at its center on the bright eighth day—
सर्वरत्नमयं कृत्वा प्रासादं सुमनोहरम्
He built a temple entirely adorned with every kind of jewel, exceedingly beautiful.
तत्र कृत्वाऽऽश्रमं श्रेष्ठं तपस्तेपे सुदारुणम्
There, establishing the foremost hermitage, he performed extremely severe austerities.
तस्य संनिहिता वापी कृता तेन महात्मना
A pond was constructed there by that great soul, situated nearby.
धुन्धुमारेश्वरं पश्येत्तत्र स्नात्वा नरोत्तमः
There, after bathing, the best of men should behold Dhundhumāreśvara.
कस्मिन्काले तपस्तप्तं तेनात्र सुमहात्मना
At what time did that great soul perform his austerities here?
ख्यातः कुवलयाश्वेति धंधुमारस्तथैव सः
He became known as Kuvalayāśva, and likewise as Dhundhumāra.
तेन धुन्धुर्महादैत्यो निहतो मरुजांगले
By him, the great demon Dhundhu was slain in the Maru-jāngala.
चमत्कारपुरं क्षेत्रं स गत्वा पावनं महत्
He went to the great and holy field of Camatkārapura.
संस्थाप्य सुमहल्लिंगं प्रासादे रत्नमंडिते
There, he established a great linga in a temple adorned with jewels.
ततस्तस्य महादेवः स्वयमेव महेश्वरः ६.३८.
Then, Mahadeva himself, the great lord, appeared there.
उवाच वरदोऽस्मीति प्रार्थयस्व यथेप्सितम्
He said, 'I am the granter of boons; ask for whatever you desire.'
संनिधानं प्रकर्तव्यं लिंगेऽस्मिन्वृषभध्वज
'O Bull-bannered One, a permanent presence must be established in this linga.'
अहं सदा करिष्यामि गौर्या सार्धं न संशयः
'I shall always do so, together with Gauri—of this there is no doubt.'
तत्र वाप्यां नरः स्नात्वा यो मां संपूजयिष्यति
There, in that pond, whoever bathes and worships me—
सोऽपि राजा प्रहृष्टा त्मा स्थितस्तत्रैव मुक्तिभाक्
That man too, with a delighted heart, remains there itself, attaining liberation, like a king.
इति श्रीस्कांदे महापुराण एकाशीतिसाहस्र्यां संहितायां षष्ठे नागरखण्डे हाटकेश्वरक्षेत्रमाहात्म्ये धुन्धुमारेश्वरमाहात्म्यवर्णनंनामाष्टात्रिंशो अध्यायः
Thus ends the thirty-eighth chapter, entitled 'The Greatness of Dhundhumāreśvara,' in the section on the greatness of the Hāṭakeśvara field, in the sixth book, Nāgarakhaṇḍa, of the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa, comprising eighty-one thousand verses.
ययातिना नरेंद्रेण स्थापितं लिंगमुत्तमम्
The supreme liṅga was established by King Yayāti.
देवयान्या तथान्यच्च तथा शर्मिष्ठया द्विजाः
Another was likewise established by Devayānī, and another by Śarmiṣṭhā, O twice-born ones.
स यदा सर्वभोगानां तृप्तिं प्राप्तो द्विजोत्तमाः
When he, O best of Brāhmaṇas, attained satisfaction in all enjoyments—
जरामादाय तद्गात्राद्भार्याभ्यां सहितस्तदा
Then, taking on old age in his body, he was together with his two wives.
भगवन्सर्वतीर्थानां क्षेत्राणां च वदस्व मे
"O Lord, tell me of all the holy waters and sacred fields."
श्रीमार्कंडेय उवाच क्षेत्राणामिह सर्वेषां तीर्थैः सर्वैरलंकृतम्
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya said: "Among all the sacred fields here, each is adorned with holy waters."
यत्र विष्णुपदी गंगा जंतूनां पापनाशिनी
There, where the Gaṅgā called Viṣṇupadī flows, destroyer of sins for living beings—
तथान्यानि च तीर्थानि यानि संति धरातले
And likewise, whatever other sacred waters exist on the earth—
शिला यत्र द्विपञ्चाशद्धस्तानां परिसंख्यया
Where there is a stone measuring fifty-two cubits in count—