स एव विद्यते व्यास महेशा सह संयुतः 5.1.48.
He alone exists, O Vyāsa, united with the great lords.
प्रलयो न बाधते व्यास महाकालवनोत्तमे
Dissolution does not affect, O Vyāsa, those in the excellent forest of Mahākāla.
निरामया निरातंका निर्विकारा युगेयुगे
Free from disease, free from distress, unchanging in every age,
अत्रैव च वने रम्ये ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः
Here itself, in this delightful forest, Brahmā, the grandsire of the worlds,
मरीचिः कश्यपो रुद्रो येऽन्ये भृग्वादयस्तथा
Marīci, Kaśyapa, Rudra, and others such as Bhṛgu as well,
एवमादौ पुरा व्यास कल्पं कल्पायते तदा
Thus, in the beginning, O Vyāsa, the kalpa is established in this way.
कल्पभेदाः समाख्याता महाकालवने शुभे
The distinctions of kalpas have been described in the auspicious forest of Mahākāla.
तावंति योगलिंगानि वने तिष्ठन्ति सत्तम
So many signs of yoga, O noble one, remain in the forest.
पुनःपुनर्भविष्यंति पुरी ह्येषाऽचला स्मृता
Again and again, this city will come into being; indeed, it is said to be immovable.
प्रतिकल्पेति विख्याता भुवि व्यास भविष्यति
O Vyasa, it will be renowned on earth as 'Pratikalpa.'
जपं होमं तथा श्राद्धं पितॄनुद्दिश्य देवताः 5.1.48.
Recitation, offerings into the fire, and ancestral rites performed for the forefathers and deities—
प्रतिकल्पामनुप्राप्य दृष्ट्वा देवं महेश्वरम्
At the beginning of each cycle, having arrived and seen the great god Maheshvara—
प्रसंगतो रजः क्लांतः शिप्रांभसि च मानवाः
Men, exhausted by the dust of worldly involvement, enter the waters of the Shipra.
मन्वंतरसहस्रेषु काशिवासेषु यत्फलम्
The fruit obtained by dwelling in Kashi for a thousand manvantaras—
प्रतिकल्पे च कल्पांते सैवासीच्च पुरी शुभा
At the end of each cycle and at the end of the kalpa, that auspicious city remains the same.
ये चैतस्य महाभागाः प्रीतिं कुर्वंति मानवाः
And those fortunate people who feel devotion for this place—
यः शृणोति कथां पुण्यां प्रतिकल्पोद्भवां शुभाम्
Whoever hears this auspicious and meritorious story arising in each cycle—
युगेयुगे यथा जाता तथा ख्याता मयाऽनघ
As it was born in each age, so have I described it, O sinless one.
शिप्रायाश्च कथां पुण्यां पवित्रां पापहारिणीम्
And the holy story of the Shipra, pure and destroyer of sin—
सुन्दरं कुंडमाख्यातं पिशाचमोचनं तथा
The beautiful pond has been described, as well as the place that frees from ghosts.
पुष्कराणि च सर्वाणि गयातीर्थमनुत्तमम्
All the sacred ponds, and the supreme Gayā-tirtha—
ख्यातं संगमजं तीर्थं शनेर्जन्मकथां शुभाम्
The sacred place born of the confluence has been described, and the auspicious story of Shani's birth.
पुरुषोत्तममहिमानं काले केन कथं भवेत्
How and by whom, at what time, does the greatness of Purushottama manifest?
यस्मिन्काले यदा जाता महाकालवने शुभे
At what time, and when, did it arise in the auspicious Mahakalavana?
नास्ति वत्स महीपृष्ठे शिप्रायाः सदृशी नदी
O dear one, there is no river on earth equal to the Shipra.
वैकुण्ठे जायते शिप्रा ज्वरघ्नी च सुरालये
The Shipra is born in Vaikuntha and, as the destroyer of fever, in the abode of the gods.
वाराहकल्पे वै प्रोक्ता विष्णुदेहेति नामतः 5.1.49.
In the Varaha Kalpa, it is indeed called by the name 'Vishnu's body.'
वक्तुमर्हसि शिप्रायाः समासेन कथां शुभाम्
You ought to briefly recount the auspicious story of Shipra.
महादेवो विशुद्धात्मा सर्वलोकेषु सर्वतः
Mahadeva, pure in spirit, is present everywhere in all the worlds.
अप्राप्तभिक्षो भिक्षार्थी वैकुण्ठमगमद्विभुः
The mighty one, seeking alms but not yet having received any, went to Vaikuntha.