शनौ पश्येन्नरो यस्तु हनुमत्केश्वरं शिवम्
Whoever sees Hanumatkeśvara Śiva, even once—
न च चौरभयं तस्य न दारिद्र्यं न दुर्गतिः
He will have no fear of thieves, nor poverty, nor misfortune.
तस्य रोगाः प्रलीयन्ते ग्रहपीडा न जायते
His diseases are destroyed, and he will not suffer from planetary afflictions.
कुंकुमेन समालिप्य पूजयेदुत्पलैस्ततः
Having anointed it with saffron, one should then worship with blue lotuses.
दहेत्कृष्णागरुं धूपं दापयेत्तिलतण्डुलान्
One should offer incense of black aloe and present sesame and rice grains.
यत्र कुत्र मृतस्यापि यमः पितृसमो भवेत्
Wherever a person dies, Yama becomes as if equal to the ancestors.
नाम्ना रुद्रसरः प्रोक्तं त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम्
By name, it is called Rudra's Lake, renowned throughout the three worlds.
तत्र स्नात्वा शुचिर्भूत्वा पश्येत्कोटेश्वरं शिवम्
Having bathed there and become pure, one should behold Koṭīśvara Śiva.
श्राद्धं तत्रैव कृत्वा तु शृणु यत्फलमाप्नुयात्
Having performed a śrāddha there, listen to what fruit one attains.
फलं कोटिगुणं व्यास लभते नात्र संशयः
The fruit is a crore-fold, Vyāsa; there is no doubt about this.
तत्सर्वं कोटिगुणितं जायते नात्र संशयः
All that becomes multiplied a crore times; there is no doubt about this.
मुच्यते सर्वपापेभ्यो निर्मोकेन यथोरगः
One is freed from all sins, just as a serpent sheds its skin.
दृष्ट्वा देवं महाकालं गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् 5.1.22.
Having seen the god Mahākāla, one obtains the fruit of giving a thousand cows.
चांद्रायणसहस्रस्य फलं प्राप्नोति मानवः
A person attains the fruit of a thousand Cāndrāyaṇa vows.
गन्धपुष्पार्चनं कृत्वा महास्नपनपूर्वकम्
Having performed worship with fragrance and flowers, preceded by a great bathing rite,
लभते सर्वकामित्वं यत्सुरैरपि दुर्लभम्
One attains the fulfillment of all desires, which even the gods find difficult to obtain.
गंधपुष्पैश्च कालीनैस्तथा वस्त्रैः सुशोभनैः
With seasonal fragrances and flowers, and with beautiful garments,
समभागानि कृत्वा तु शिलापृष्ठे च पेषयेत्
Having made equal portions, one should grind them on a stone slab.
इति श्रीस्कांदे महापुराण एकाशीतिसाहस्र्यां संहितायां पञ्चम आवंत्यखण्डेऽवन्तीक्षेत्रमाहात्म्ये रुद्रसरोमाहात्म्यवर्णनंनाम द्वाविंशोऽध्यायः
Thus, in the eighty-one-thousand-verse Skanda Mahāpurāṇa, in the fifth Avantya section, in the glory of the Avanti region, this is the twenty-second chapter named 'The Greatness of Rudra's Lake.'
शिवां श्रेयस्करीं पुण्यां पुण्यलोकप्रदायिनीम्
Śivā, bestower of welfare, holy, and giver of the world of merit—
स्नात्वा सरसि रुद्रस्य दृष्ट्वा कोटेश्वरं शिवम्
Having bathed in Rudra's lake and seen Koṭīśvara Śiva,
गन्धैः पुष्पैर्नमस्कारैः संपूज्य त्रिदशेश्वरम्
Having worshipped the Lord of the gods with fragrances, flowers, and salutations,
तत्रैव देवदेवेशः कपालं न्यस्तवान्क्षितौ
There, indeed, the Lord of the gods placed the skull upon the ground.
कपालमोचनं नाम सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्
This is called Kapālamocana, the destroyer of all sins.
तदर्धार्धेन पादेन वित्तशाठ्यविवर्जितः
With half of half a step, free from deceit regarding wealth,
नमस्कृत्य ततो गच्छेत्कपिलेश्वरमुत्तमम्
After bowing, one should then proceed to the excellent Kapileśvara.
हनुमत्केश्वरं देवं ततो गच्छेत्समाहितः
Then, with concentration, one should go to Hanumatkeśvara, the divine Lord.
ततो गच्छेन्महादेवं पैप्पलाख्यं सनातनम्
After that, one should go to Mahādeva, known as Paippalākhya, the eternal.
स्वप्नेश्वरं ततो गच्छेद्भक्तिश्रद्धासमन्वितः 5.1.23.
Then, endowed with devotion and faith, one should proceed to Svapneśvara.
ततो गच्छेन्महादेवमीशानं विश्वतोमुखम्
After that, one should go to Mahādeva Īśāna, who faces in all directions.