इत्येवं रुद्रकोटीति नाम्ना शंभुरजायत
Thus, Śambhu arose there with the name 'Rudrakoṭi.'
रुद्रकोटिं समभ्यर्च्य जगाम कुरुजाङ्गलम्
Having worshipped Rudrakoṭi, he went to Kurujāṅgala.
सरस्वतीजले मग्नं ददर्श सुरपूजितम्
Immersed in the waters of the Sarasvatī, he saw it worshipped by the gods.
स्नात्वा दसाश्वमेधे च संपूज्य च सुरान् पितृन्
After bathing and honoring the gods and ancestors at Daśāśvamedha,
अभिवाद्य गुरुं शुक्रं सोमतीर्थं जगाम ह
Having bowed to his teacher Śukra, he went to Somatīrtha.
क्षीरिकावासमभ्येत्य स्नानं चक्रे महायशाः
Arriving at Kṣīrikāvāsa, the illustrious one performed his bath.
भूयः कुरुध्वजं दृष्ट्वा पद्माख्यां नगरी गतः
Again seeing Kurudhvaja, he went to the city called Padmā.
कुमारधारामभ्येत्य ददर्श स्वामिनं वशी
Coming to Kumāradhārā, the self-controlled one saw his Lord.
दृष्ट्वा स्कन्दं समभ्यर्च्य नर्मदायां जगाम ह
Having seen and worshipped Skanda, he went to the Narmadā.
जगाम भूधरं द्रष्टुं वाराहं चक्रधारिणम्
He went to the mountain to see Varāha, the bearer of the discus.
त्रिसौवर्णं महादेवमर्बुदेशं जगाम ह
He went to Arbudadeśa to see Mahādeva, the golden one.
कालिञ्जरं समभ्येत्य नीलकण्ठं ददर्श सः
Arriving at Kāliñjara, he saw Nīlakaṇṭha.
जगाम सागरानूपे प्रभासे द्रष्टुमीश्वरम्
He went to Prabhāsa on the sea shore to see the Lord.
सोमेश्वरं लोकपतिं ददर्श स कपर्दिनम्
He saw Someśvara, the lord of the world, the matted-haired one.
आप्यायितः शङ्करेण विष्णुना सकपर्दिना
He was honored by Śaṅkara, by Viṣṇu, the one with matted hair.
तत्र रुद्रं समभ्यर्च्य प्रजगामोत्तरान् कुरून्
There, having worshipped Rudra, he went to the northern Kurus.
तत्र स्नात्वार्ऽच्य विश्वेशं भीमं त्रैलोक्यवन्दितम्
There, after bathing, he worshipped Viśveśa, the formidable one, revered by the three worlds.
तमर्च्य ब्राह्मणीं गत्वा स्नात्वार्ऽच्य त्रिदशेश्वरम्
Having worshipped him, he went to Brāhmaṇī, and after bathing, worshipped the lord of the gods.
ततश्च कुण्डिनं गत्वा संपूज्य प्रामतृप्तिदम्
Then, going to Kuṇḍina, he duly honored the giver of satisfaction to the ancestors.
मागधारण्यमासाद्य ददर्श वसुधाधिपम्
Reaching the forest of Magadha, he saw the lord of the earth.
महातीर्थे ततः स्नात्वा वासुदेवं प्रणम्य च
Then, after bathing at the great sacred place and bowing to Vāsudeva,
महाकोश्यां महादेवं हंसाख्यं भक्तिमानथ
In Mahākośa, he, devoted, worshipped Mahādeva known as Haṃsa.
पूजयित्वा महाबाहुः प्रजागाम त्रिविष्टपम्
Having worshipped him, the mighty-armed one went to Triviṣṭapa.
तं दृष्ट्वार्ऽच्य हरिं चासौ तीर्थं कनखलं ययौ
Seeing and worshipping Hari there, he went to the sacred place Kanakhala.
धनाधिपं च मेघङ्कं ययावथ गिरिव्रजम्
He went to the lord of wealth, Meghaṅka, and then to Girivraja.
संपूजयित्वा पिधिवत्कामरूपं जगाम ह
Having worshipped Kāmarūpa properly, he went on.
जगाम तीर्थप्रवरं महाख्यं तस्मिन् महादेवमपूजयत्
He went to the foremost sacred place, called Mahākhya, and there worshipped Mahādeva.
तमीड्य भक्त्या तु गजेन्द्रसोक्षणं जजाप जप्यं परमं पवित्रम्
Praising him with devotion, he recited the supreme, pure prayer for the remover of Gajendra's sorrow.
निवेद्य विप्रप्रवरेषु काञ्चनं जगाम घोरं स हि दण्डकं वनम्
Having offered gold to the foremost of Brāhmaṇas, he went to the dreadful Daṇḍaka forest.
ददर्श पुण्डरीकाक्षं महाश्वापदवारणम्
He saw Puṇḍarīkākṣa, the remover of great beasts of prey.