तस्य तीर्थवरं तीर्थं सर्वतीर्थफलप्रदम्
Its foremost sacred place grants the fruit of all sacred places.
कुटुम्बार्थं तपस्तेपे पुरा दक्षः प्रजापतिः
For the sake of his family, Dakṣa, the lord of creatures, formerly performed austerity.
प्रजाकामः स धर्मात्मा सुचिरं व्रतमाचरत्
Desiring offspring, that righteous soul observed a vow for a long time.
अस्मिंस्तीर्थे शुचिः स्नातो जपन्ब्रह्म सनातनम्
At this sacred place, pure, having bathed, one recites the eternal Brahman.
तेन तीर्थप्रसादेन लभेत्स बहुलां प्रजाम्
By the grace of that sacred place, he obtains abundant progeny.
ब्रह्माऽपि तत्र वै पश्चात्तपः कृत्वा सुदुष्करम्
Even Brahmā, there, afterwards performed austerity, exceedingly difficult.
महादेवोऽपि तत्रैव प्राप्तवान्ब्रह्मणः पदम्
Even Mahādeva, there itself, attained the position of Brahman.
भद्रपीठधरा देवी भद्रकालीति विश्रुता
The goddess, bearing the auspicious seat, is famed as Bhadrakālī.
द्वारे तिष्ठति तत्रैव भैरवः क्षेत्रपालकः 5.1.67.
At the entrance there stands Bhairava, the guardian of the field.
पुत्रवत्पालितो देव्या सदा तिष्ठति तत्स्थले
He is always cared for by the Goddess, like a son, and remains at that place.
ऋषयोऽपि महाभागाः सदा पर्वणिपर्वणि
Even the great and fortunate sages always, on every festival day,
अस्मिंस्तीर्थे सदाचाराः स्नानं कुर्वन्ति ये नराः
Those men who are virtuous bathe at this holy place.
महाबाधासु घोरासु महामारीषु तत्परैः
Even in terrible calamities and dreadful epidemics, those devoted ones,
पायसै र्विविधैर्भोगैस्तेषां दोषो न जायते
By offerings of various foods and enjoyments, no fault arises for them.
पूजयेत्क्षेत्त्रपालं च सर्वाऽऽपदि समाहितः
One should worship the guardian of the field, with a focused mind, in every adversity.
स्नात्वा कुटुंबके तीर्थे पूजयित्वा महेश्वरम्
After bathing at the holy place with one's family, one should worship Maheshvara.
सौवर्णमणि मुक्ताभिर्वासोऽलंकारसंयुतम्
With garments adorned with gold, jewels, and pearls.
फाल्गुने च सिते पक्षे या वै चतुर्दशी भवेत्
And in the bright fortnight of Phalguna, on the fourteenth day,
तद्दिने च नरः स्नात्वा रात्रौ जागरणं चरेत् 5.1.67.
On that day, after bathing, a person should remain awake at night.
धूपैर्दीपैश्च नैवेद्यैर्वासोऽलंकारकादिभिः
With incense, lamps, offerings, garments, ornaments, and the like,
तस्य पापं क्षयं याति शिवलोके महीयते
His sin is destroyed, and he is honored in the world of Shiva.
अश्वमेधफलं तस्य जागरे च क्षणेक्षणे
For every moment of wakefulness, he attains the fruit of an Ashvamedha sacrifice.
कृत्वा तु विधिवद्व्यास शिवपूजाऽर्चनं तथा
Having properly performed the worship and adoration of Shiva, O Vyasa,
कपिलानां सवत्सानां सहस्राणि चतुर्दश
Fourteen thousand cows with calves,
इति श्रीस्कान्दे महापुराण एकाशीतिसाहस्र्यां संहितायां पञ्चम आवन्त्यखण्डेऽवन्तीक्षेत्र माहात्म्ये कुटुंबेश्वरमाहात्म्यवर्णनंनाम सप्तषष्टितमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the sixty-seventh chapter, named 'The Description of the Glory of Kutumbeshvara,' in the fifth Avantya section, concerning the greatness of the Avantikṣetra, in the eighty-one-thousand-verse Śrī Skanda Mahāpurāṇa.
देवप्रयागमाख्यातं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्
Devaprayaga has been described, the destroyer of all sins.
देवानां च परं स्थानं यत्र तीर्थं परंतप
O scorcher of foes, that is the supreme abode of the gods, where there is a sacred ford.
क्षिप्रायाः पूर्वभागे च तत्र तीर्थं प्रतिष्ठितम्
On the eastern side of the Kṣiprā river, there is that established holy place.
देवं माधवमित्याख्यं भुवि सर्वफलप्रदम्
There, the deity called Mādhava is known on earth as the bestower of all rewards.
आनंदभैरवस्तत्र सर्वदेवनमस्कृतः
There is Ānanda Bhairava, worshipped by all the gods.