रूपेश्वरेति विख्यातो ब्रह्मेश्वरस्ततः परम्
He is renowned as Rupeshvara, and then as Brahmeshvara.
पिशाचेश्वरशंभुश्च संगमेशस्ततः परः
Shambhu is Pishacheshvara, and then, further, Sangameshvara.
करभेश्वरः परः प्रोक्तो राजस्थलेश्वरः शिवः
He is called Karabeshvara, and Shiva as Rajasthaleshvara.
पुष्पदंतेश्वरो देवो ह्यविमुक्तेश्वरस्ततः 5.1.70.
The god is Pushpadanteshvara, and then Avimukteshvara.
स्वप्नेश्वर इति ख्यातः सिद्धेश्वरस्ततः परः
He is known as Swapneshvara, and then Siddheshvara.
कामेश्वर इति प्रोक्तः प्रतिहारेश्वरस्ततः स्वर्णजालेश्वरः प्रोक्तो मनःकामेश्वरस्ततः
He is called Kameshvara, and then Pratihareśvara; he is named Svarnajaleshvara, and then Manahkameshvara.
दुर्वासेश्वरनामासौ नागचंडेश्वरस्ततः
He is named Durvaseshvara, and then Nagachandeshvara.
पातालेश्वर आख्यातो गुप्तेश्वरस्ततः परः
He is called Pataleshvara, and then, further, Gupteshvara.
भीमेश्वरेति विख्यातो धनुःसहस्राभिधः परः
He is renowned as Bhīmeśvara, and also as the one called Sahasrābhidha, the supreme wielder of the bow.
गदाधरेश्वरः ख्यातो वैजनाथेति शंभुराट्
He is known as Gadādhareśvara, and as Vaijanātha, the sovereign Śaṃbhu.
सोमनाथेश्वरः ख्यातो घुष्मेश्वरस्ततः परः। भीमशंकर इत्याख्यो घंटेश्वरस्ततः परः
He is famed as Somanātheśvara, then as Ghuṣmeśvara; he is also called Bhīmaśaṃkara, and next as Ghaṃṭeśvara.
ऊषरेश्वरसंज्ञश्च चन्द्रादित्येश्वरः परः
He is named Ūṣareśvara, and next as Candrādityeśvara.
रामेश्वरः परो देवो वाल्मीकेश्वरशंकरः
The supreme god is Rāmeśvara, and Śaṃkara as Vālmīkeśvara.
विघ्नहस्तेश्वरः प्रोक्तश्चंचलेशस्ततः परः 5.1.70.
He is called Vighnahasteśvara, and next as Caṃcaleśa.
कर्णेश्वरश्च विख्यातः पृथुकेशस्ततः परम्
He is renowned as Karṇeśvara, and next as Pṛthukeśa.
अविमुक्तेश्वरः प्रोक्तो हनुमत्केश्वरः परः
He is proclaimed as Avimukteśvara, and next as Hanumatkeśvara.
बिंदुकेशश्च विख्यातो वालुकेश्वरसंज्ञकः
He is also famed as Biṃdukeśa, and known as Vālukeśvara.
यानि कानि च तीर्थानि तानि लिंगानि सत्तम
Whatever sacred fords there are, those are the liṅgas, O noble one.
चत्वारो विदिताः सर्वे द्वारपाला महात्मभिः
All four are known as the great-souled gatekeepers.
दक्षिणे च तथा द्वारे कायावरोहणेश्वरः
At the southern gate is Kāyāvarohaṇeśvara.
दर्दुरेश्वरस्ततः प्रोक्तो द्वारे चोत्तरसंज्ञिके
Next is Dardureśvara, proclaimed at the gate called northern.
महाकालवने रम्ये समाख्याता हि पावनाः
In the delightful Mahākālavana, the purifying ones are indeed renowned.
महाकालवने व्यास लिंगसंख्या न विद्यते
In Mahākālavana, O Vyāsa, the number of liṅgas is not known.
यस्य देवस्य यत्तीर्थं तन्नाम्ना परिकीर्तितम् 5.1.70.
The sacred ford of each deity is named after that deity.
तथा नवग्रहाः पुण्याः समाख्याताः पुराऽनघ
Likewise, the nine auspicious planets have been described, O sinless one.
नरादित्य इति ख्यातः सोमेश्वरस्ततः परः
He is known as Narāditya, and next as Someśvara.
बृहस्पतीश्वरः प्रोक्तस्तथा शुक्रेश्वरः शिवः
He is called Bṛhaspatīśvara, and likewise Śukreśvara is Śiva.
ग्रहा राज्यं प्रयच्छंति ग्रहा राज्यं हरंति च
The planets grant kingdoms, and the planets also take kingdoms away.
ग्रहतीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा ग्रहाणामर्चनं चरेत्
A man, having bathed at the holy place of the planets, should worship the planets.
एवं व्यास समाख्याता मया देवाश्च तीर्थकाः
Thus, Vyāsa, I have described to you the gods and the sacred places.