ये पश्यंति विशालाक्षि आनंदेश्वरमीश्वरम्
Those who see Ānandeśvara, the Lord, O wide-eyed one,
येषां क्षीणं नृणां पापं कोटिजन्मशतोद्भवम्
for those people, the sins accumulated over a hundred million births are destroyed.
तदैव पुरुषो मुक्तो जन्ममृत्युजरादिभिः
At that very moment, a man is freed from birth, death, old age, and the rest.
मयोक्तं मुक्तिदं नृणामानन्देश्वरदर्शनम् अत्र देवैर्विशालाक्षि पूजितं लिंगमुत्तमम्
I have declared that the sight of Ānandeśvara grants liberation to people; here, O wide-eyed goddess, the supreme liṅga is worshipped by the gods.
एष ते कथितो देवि प्रभावः पापनाशनः
O goddess, this power of his, which destroys sin, has been described to you.
यस्य दर्शनमात्रेण सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
By merely seeing him, one is freed from all sins.
वितस्तायास्तटे रम्ये ब्राह्मणो निवसन्पुरा
Once, on the beautiful bank of the Vitastā, there lived a brāhmaṇa.
ज्ञातिभिश्च परित्यक्तो दुष्टया भार्यया तथा
He was abandoned by his relatives and also by his wicked wife.
तेनाहं सुतकामेन तोषितो गिरिगह्वरे
Desiring a son, he pleased me in a mountain cave.
तस्य पुत्रः समुत्पन्नः कंथामध्यादयो निजः
A son was born to him, who took up his own garment from the neck.
स च लब्धः प्रसादेन मदीयेन वरानने
And he was obtained by my favor, O beautiful-faced one.
अथ षष्ठे गते वर्षे मौंजीबंधमचिंतयत् नमस्कृत्य ऋषीन्सर्वान्पूजयामास भक्तितः
Then, when the sixth year had passed, he thought of the sacred thread ceremony; having bowed to all the sages, he worshipped them with devotion.
फलैर्वित्तानुसारेण मौंजी तस्याप्यबंधत
According to his means, he performed the sacred thread ceremony for him with fruits.
दीयतामाशिषो ह्यस्मै पुत्राय मुनिसत्तमाः
O best of sages, let blessings be given to this son.
तूष्णींभूयः स्थिताः सर्वे तच्छ्रुत्वा नोत्तरं ददुः ध्यानेन चिंतयामास नूनमल्पायुषं सुतम् ।। 5.2.34.
Hearing this, all remained silent and gave no answer; by meditation, he thought, 'Surely my son has little lifespan.'
इति ज्ञात्वा तु संमोहमगमत्सहसा मुनिः
Realizing this, the sage suddenly fell into confusion.
रुद्रेण च वरो दत्तः प्रसन्नेन पुरा मम
Long ago, Rudra, being pleased, granted me a boon.
मत्तुल्यवीर्यः पुत्रस्ते कंथामध्याद्भ विष्यति
Your son, equal to me in strength, will emerge from the center of the Kaṃthā.
पितरं दुःखितं दृष्ट्वा तूष्णींभूतो मुनिस्तदा
Seeing his father distressed, the sage then became silent.
त्यजत भयमिदानीं यन्ममार्थे विषण्णा विनिहतनिजयत्नं प्रेतराजं करोमि
Abandon your fear now; for your sake, though you are sorrowful and your efforts have failed, I will subdue Yama, the lord of the dead.
अतिविषमतपोभिः शंकरं तोषयित्वा स्वपितुरपि च भक्त्या हन्मि मृत्योर्जयाशाम्
By severe austerities I will please Śaṃkara, and with devotion to my father, I will destroy Death's hope of victory.
प्रयामि रुद्रं शरणं महेश्वरं देवं वरं चाप्युमयाऽविहीनम्
I go for refuge to Rudra, the great Lord, the god who is never separated from Umā, to obtain a boon.
तपोभिरुग्रैः शितिकंठपादौ प्रसाद्य मृत्युं न चिराद्विनेष्ये
By fierce austerities I will propitiate the feet of the blue-throated one and soon banish Death.
पप्रच्छुरेनं मुनयः शिशुं तं जानासि रुद्रं परमं कथं त्वम्
The sages questioned him: 'Child, how do you know Rudra, the supreme one?'
तथापि विद्मो न वयं महेशं ज्ञातस्त्वयासौ कथमर्भकेण 5.2.34.
Even so, we do not know the great Lord; how have you, a mere child, come to know him?
ज्ञातस्त्वया कुत्र कथं महेशो महेश्वरो वै भुवनैकनाथः
Where and how have you known Maheśa, the great Lord, the sole master of the worlds?
इति तेषां वचः श्रुत्वा मुनीनां भावितात्मनाम्
Hearing these words of the sages, whose minds were intent on the divine,
ममात्र क्रीडतः सिद्धः सिद्धिदः समुपागतः
As I was playing here, the giver of success, who grants accomplishments, appeared before me.
गच्छ पुत्र ममादेशान्महाकालवनोत्तमे
Go, my son, at my command, to the most excellent Mahākālavana.
तमाराधय शीघ्रं त्वं चिरजीवी भविष्यसि
Quickly worship him; you will become long-lived.