एष ते कथितो देवि प्रभावः पापनाशनः
Thus, O goddess, I have told you the power of Khandeshvara, destroyer of sins.
विद्धि सिद्धिप्रदं पुंसां पत्तनेश्वरमीश्वरम्
Know that Pattaneshvara, the Lord of the City, grants success to people.
पुराऽहं पर्वते देवि मंदरे चारुकन्दर्
Once, O goddess, on Mount Mandara, in a beautiful cave,
किमर्थं पर्वतं त्यक्त्वा कैलासं रमणीयकम्
I was asked, 'For what reason did you leave the delightful Kailasa mountain?'
सिद्धचारणगन्धर्वकिंनरोद्गीतनादितम्
Resounding with the songs and music of Siddhas, Charanas, Gandharvas, and Kinnaras,
अथ कोकिलचक्राह्वचकोरकुरराकुलम्
And filled with cuckoos, chakoras, and flocks of curlews,
महाकालवने शून्ये नानागुल्मलतावृते
In the great, empty forest of Mahakala, overgrown with various shrubs and creepers,
ऋक्षवानरगोमायुजन्तुकादिविराजिते
Adorned with bears, monkeys, jackals, and other creatures,
कथं वासः कृतो देव कौतूहलमिदं मम
How did the Lord come to dwell there? This is my curiosity.
इति पृष्टस्त्वया देवि मंदरे चारुकन्दरे
Thus, O goddess, you questioned me in the beautiful cave on Mandara.
महाकालवनं रम्यं स्वर्गात्सुखकरं परम् 5.2.32.
The delightful Mahakala forest is more pleasing than heaven itself.
अनौपम्यगुणं विद्धि पत्तनं पर्वतात्मजे गीतवादित्रचातुर्यैः स्पर्द्धते यः सुरालयम्
Know, O daughter of the mountain, that Pattana is endowed with incomparable qualities; in skill with song and music, it rivals the abode of the gods.
एतस्मिन्नंतरे देवि देवर्षिर्नारदो मुनिः
At that moment, O goddess, the divine sage Narada appeared.
विनोदार्थं मया पृष्टस्त्वत्प्रियार्थं कुतूहलात्
For amusement, and out of curiosity for your sake, I questioned him.
कस्मिन्नाश्रमसंस्थाने तपसः संचयः कृतः
In which hermitage was the accumulation of austerities performed?
कौतुकं दृष्टपूर्वं तु वद मे मुनिसत्तम कथयामास वृत्तांतं पत्तनस्य प्रयत्नतः
O best of sages, tell me of any marvel you have seen before; he carefully recounted the story of the city.
बहूनि संपरिक्रम्य तीर्थान्यायतनानि च
Having traveled to many sacred fords and shrines,
अटनार्थं महादेव जंबूद्वीपे मनोरमे
for the sake of wandering, O Mahadeva, upon the delightful Jambudvipa,
स्वेच्छाकल्पितविन्यासः प्रासादशतकल्पितः
with arrangements made as he wished, adorned with hundreds of palaces,
सर्वर्तुकुसुमामोदसुखस्पर्शानिलावृतः
surrounded by breezes carrying the touch of comfort and the fragrance of flowers from every season,
वज्रेंद्रनीलवैडूर्यचन्द्रकांतादिदी पितः 5.2.32.
shining with diamonds, sapphires, beryl, and moonstones,
शक्राग्नियमरक्षोब्धिवायुसोमेशसेवितः
attended by Indra, Agni, Yama, Varuna, Vayu, Soma, and Ishana,
सदा प्रमुदिता देवास्तेऽपि कांक्षंति पत्तनन्न्
even the ever-joyful gods desire that city.
विद्योतितदिशो दांताः सूर्य वैश्वानरप्रभाः
The directions are illumined by the radiance of the restrained, like the brilliance of the sun and fire.
विप्रा माहेश्वराः पुण्याः क्षत्रिया हरतत्पराः
The virtuous Brahmins devoted to Shiva, and the Kshatriyas intent on Vishnu,
स शुभ्ररूपः स च लोहिताकृतिः स चापि पीतः ससितेतरः क्वचित्
He is of shining form, he is also of red appearance, and sometimes yellow, sometimes of another color.
क्वचिद्रविसहस्राक्षः क्वचिदेकरविप्रभः
Sometimes he is like a thousand suns, sometimes with the brilliance of a single sun.
जन्म मृत्युजरारोगैर्दुःखानि विविधानि च
Birth, death, old age, disease, and various other sufferings—
एष ते कथितो देवि प्रभावः पापनाशनः
O Devi, this power of his, destroyer of sin, has been described to you.
इति श्रीस्कांदे महापुराण एकाशीतिसाहस्र्यां संहितायां पंचम आवंत्यखंडे चतुरशीतिलिंगमाहात्म्ये पत्तनेश्वर माहात्म्यवर्णनंनाम द्वात्रिंशोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the thirty-second chapter, named 'The Greatness of Pattaneshvara,' in the section on the eighty-four Lingas, in the Avanti Khanda of the eighty-one-thousand-verse Skanda Mahapurana.