सिद्धैस्तु स्थापितं लिंगं सर्वपातकनाशनम्
The linga established by the Siddhas destroys all transgressions.
तत्रास्ति शोभनं कुण्डं सुनिर्मलजलान्वितम्
There is a beautiful pond there, filled with pure water.
यंयं काममभिध्यायंस्तत्र स्नाति नरो नृप
Whatever desire a person contemplates while bathing there, O king,
इति श्रीस्कांदे महापुराण एकाशीतिसाहस्र्यां संहितायां सप्तमे प्रभासखण्डे तृतीयेऽर्बुदखण्डे सिद्धेश्वरमहिमवर्णनंनाम त्रयश्चत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the forty-third chapter named 'The Description of the Glory of Siddheshvara' in the third Arbudakhanda of the seventh Prabhasa section of the eighty-one-thousand-verse Skanda Mahapurana.
पुलस्त्य उवाच यत्र पूर्वं तपस्तप्तं दिग्गजैर्भावितात्मभिः
Pulastya said: Where formerly austerity was practiced by the diggajas, whose souls were purified,
भूभारधरणैश्चान्यैरैरावणमुखैर्नृप
And by others who bear the weight of the earth, headed by Airavata, O king,
इति श्रीस्कांदे महापुराण एकाशीतिसाहस्र्यां संहितायां सप्तमे प्रभासखंडे तृतीयेऽर्बुदखण्डे गजतीर्थप्रभाववर्णनंनाम चतुश्चत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the forty-fourth chapter named 'The Description of the Power of Gaja Tirtha' in the third Arbudakhanda of the seventh Prabhasa section of the eighty-one-thousand-verse Skanda Mahapurana.
यत्ख्यातिर्विबुधैः सर्वैः स्वयमेव व्यधीयत
Whose fame was established by all the gods themselves,
तत्र यः कुरुते श्राद्धममावास्यां विशेषतः पितॄन्स तारयत्येव प्राप्तानपि सुदुर्गतिम्
There, whoever performs the shraddha, especially on the new moon day, certainly delivers their ancestors, even those who have attained a most difficult state.
इति श्रीस्कांदे महापुराण एकाशीतिसाहस्र्यां संहितायां सप्तमे प्रभासखण्डे तृतीयेऽर्बुदखण्डे श्रीदेवखातोत्पत्तिमाहात्म्यवर्णनंनाम पंचचत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the forty-fifth chapter named 'The Description of the Glory of the Origin of Shri Devakha' in the third Arbudakhanda of the seventh Prabhasa section of the eighty-one-thousand-verse Skanda Mahapurana.
तं दृष्ट्वा जायते मर्त्यो मेधावी मतिमाञ्छुचिः
Upon seeing him, a mortal becomes intelligent, wise, and pure.
इति श्रीस्कांदे महापुराण एकाशीतिसाहस्र्यां संहितायां सप्तमे प्रभासखण्डे तृतीयेऽर्बुदखण्डे व्यासतीर्थमाहात्म्यवर्णनंनाम षट्चत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the forty-sixth chapter named 'The Description of the Glory of Vyasa Tirtha' in the third Arbudakhanda of the seventh Prabhasa section of the eighty-one-thousand-verse Skanda Mahapurana.
यत्र पूर्वं तपस्तप्तं गौतमेन महात्मना
Where formerly austerity was practiced by Gautama, the great-souled,
पुराऽऽसीद्गौतमो नाम मुनिः परमधार्मिकः
Long ago, there was a sage named Gautama, supremely righteous.
भक्त्याऽऽराधयमानस्य निर्भिद्य धरणीतलम्
As he worshipped with devotion, the earth split open.
एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु वागुवाचाशरीरिणी वरं वरय भद्रं ते यत्ते मनसि वर्तते
At that very moment, a bodiless voice spoke: 'Choose a boon, auspicious one, whatever is in your mind.'
सदा कार्यं हि सान्निध्यं यदि तुष्टो मम प्रभो
'If you, O Lord, are pleased, may your presence always be here.'
यस्त्वां पश्यति सद्भक्त्या ब्रह्मलोकं स गच्छतु
Whoever sees you with true devotion shall go to the world of Brahma.
कृष्णायां ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठ स यास्यति परां गतिम्
O best of Brahmins, on the new moon, he shall attain the highest state.
एवमुक्त्वा ततो वाणी विरराम महीपते तत्र स्नातो नरः सद्यः कुलं तारयतेऽखिलम्
Having spoken thus, the voice ceased, O King; one who bathes there at once delivers his entire lineage.
यस्तत्र कुरुते श्राद्धं विशेषादिन्दुसंक्षये
Whoever performs śrāddha there, especially at the waning of the moon,
तत्र दानं प्रशंसंति तिलानां मुनिपुंगवाः 7.3.47.
The foremost sages praise the gift of sesame seeds given there.
अर्बुदे गौतमी यात्रा सिंहस्थे च बृहस्पतौ
At Arbuda, the journey to the Gautamī, and when Jupiter is in Leo,
षष्टिवर्षसहस्राणि भागीरथ्यवगाहने
Bathing in the Bhāgīrathī there is equal to six thousand years.
इति श्रीस्कान्दे महापुराण एकाशातिसाहस्र्यां संहितायां सप्तमे प्रभासखण्डे तृतीयेऽर्बुदखण्डे गौतमाश्रमतीर्थमाहात्म्यवर्णनंनाम सप्तचत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः
Thus, in the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa, in the collection of eighty-one thousand chapters, in the seventh Prabhāsa section, third Arbuda section, is the forty-seventh chapter named 'The Greatness of the Gautama Āśrama Tīrtha.'
यत्र स्नातो नरः सम्यक्कुलं तारयतेऽखिलम्
Wherever a man bathes properly, he delivers his entire lineage.
दश पूर्वान्भविष्यांश्च तथात्मानं नृपोत्तम
O best of kings, ten ancestors, both past and future, as well as himself.
आसीदप्रस्तुतो नाम राजा पूर्वं स पापकृत्
There was once a king named Aprastuta, who was a wrongdoer.
तस्मिञ्छासति लोकानां नासीत्सौख्यं कदाचन
While he ruled, there was never happiness among the people.
न्यायतोऽन्यायतो वापि करोति धनसंग्रहम्
He amassed wealth by just or unjust means.