अन्तर्हितोऽन्तरिक्षस्थः प्रोवाचास्मानुपालभन्
He vanished, standing in the sky, and addressed us as we watched.
सशरीरोऽहं युष्माभिर्वशाप्तः प्रगतस्त्वितः
With my body, I have been cursed by you; now I have departed from here.
यद्यहं सशरीरः स्यां गृहीत्वा स्थापितोऽभवम्
If I had remained with my body, having been taken and established here,
कामं शृंगाणि मेऽत्रैव श्लेष्मात्मकवनेऽमराः
Indeed, O immortals, my horns would be here in this forest of phlegmatic nature.
अत्रापि महती व्युष्टिर्भविष्यति न संशयः
Even here, there will be great prosperity—of this there is no doubt.
यावन्ति भुवि तीर्थानि ह्यासमुद्र सरांसि च
As many sacred places as there are on earth, and all the lakes up to the ocean,
अहं पुनः शैलपतेः पादे हिमवतः शुभे
Again, at the auspicious foot of the lord of mountains, Himavat, I,
दीप्ततेजोमयशिराः शरीरं च चतुर्मुखम् 215.
With a head blazing with radiant splendor and a four-faced body,
तत्र नागह्रदे घोरे स्थास्याम्यन्तर्जले ह्यहम्
There, in the dreadful lake of serpents, I shall remain within the water.
यदा वृष्णिकुलोत्पन्नः कृष्णचक्रेण पर्वतान्
When one born in the lineage of Vṛṣṇi, with the discus of Kṛṣṇa, will strike down the mountains,
तदा स देशो भविता सर्वम्लेच्छैरधिष्ठितः
Then that region will be entirely occupied by foreigners.
वसिष्यंति च तं देशं ब्राह्मणैः संप्रवर्त्तितान्
And in that land, those established by the brāhmaṇas will dwell.
ततो लिङ्गार्च्चनं तत्र प्रतिष्ठास्यंति पार्थिवाः
Then the kings will establish the worship of the liṅga there.
सम्यक्प्रवृत्ता राजानो भविष्यन्त्यायतौ स्थिताः
The kings who act rightly will be established in justice.
तत्र मामर्च्चयिष्यंति सर्वभूतानि सर्वदा
There, all beings will always worship me.
गत्वा शिवपुरं ते मां द्रक्ष्यंते दग्धकिल्बिषाः
Having gone to Śivapura, they will see me, their sins burned away.
क्षेत्रं हि मम तज्ज्ञेयं योजनानि चतुर्दश 215.
That field of mine should be known as fourteen yojanas in extent.
भागीरथ्याः शतगुणं पवित्रं तज्जलं स्मृतम्
The water there is remembered as a hundred times more pure than that of the Bhāgīrathī.
मुक्त्वा देहं नरा यांति मम लोकं न संशयः
Men, leaving their bodies, go to my world—of this there is no doubt.
नियतं पुरुहूतस्य श्रिताः स्थाने वसंति ते
Surely, those who have taken refuge in the place of Puruhūta dwell there.
मुनयोऽप्सरसो यक्षा मोहिता मम मायया
Sages, celestial nymphs, and yakshas are all deluded by my maya.
तपस्तपोधनानां च सिद्धक्षेत्रं हि तत्कृतम्
That place has become a field of accomplishment for those devoted to austerities.
कुरुक्षेत्रादपि बुधाः क्षेत्रमेतद्विशिष्यते
The wise declare that this field surpasses even Kurukshetra.
प्रभवन्ति यतः सर्वा गंगाद्याः सरितां वराः
For from here arise all the foremost rivers, beginning with the Ganga.
सर्वे प्रस्रवणाः पुण्याः सर्वे पुण्याः शिलोच्चयाः
All the springs here are sacred, and all the lofty rocks are holy.
शैलेश्वर इति ख्यातः शरीरं यत्र मे स्थितम्
It is known as Shaileśvara, where my body is established.
भागीरथी वेगवती कलुषं दहते नृणाम् 215.
The Bhagirathi, swift-flowing, burns away the sins of men.
पानावगाहनात्तस्यास्तारयेत्सप्त वै कुलान्
By bathing or immersing in her waters, one uplifts seven generations.
तत्र स्नात्वा दिवं यान्ति मृतास्ते त्वपुनर्भवाः
Those who bathe there and die ascend to heaven and are not born again.
उद्धराम्यहमेतान्वै प्रीतः संसारसागरात्
Pleased, I rescue them from the ocean of worldly existence.