Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita — Chapter 10
SiP 4 10.1
सूत उवाच ।। श्रीमतीक्ष्वाकुवंशे हि राजा परमधार्मिकः ।। आसीन्मित्रसहो नाम श्रेष्ठस्सर्वधनुष्मताम्
sūta uvāca || śrīmatīkṣvākuvaṃśe hi rājā paramadhārmikaḥ || āsīnmitrasaho nāma śreṣṭhassarvadhanuṣmatām
Sūta said: In the illustrious line of Ikṣvāku there was a most righteous king named Mitrasaha, the foremost of all bowmen.
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SiP 4 10.2
तस्य राज्ञः सुधर्मिष्ठा मदयन्ती प्रिया शुभा।। दमयन्ती नलस्येव बभूव विदिता सती
tasya rājñaḥ sudharmiṣṭhā madayantī priyā śubhā|| damayantī nalasyeva babhūva viditā satī
That king had a very righteous, dear, and lovely wife, Madayantī, a faithful woman renowned as Damayantī was to Nala.
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SiP 4 10.3
स एकदा हि मृगयास्नेही मित्रसहो नृपः ।। महद्बलेन संयुक्तो जगाम गहनं वनम्
sa ekadā hi mṛgayāsnehī mitrasaho nṛpaḥ || mahadbalena saṃyukto jagāma gahanaṃ vanam
Once King Mitrasaha, fond of hunting, went with a great army into a deep forest.
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SiP 4 10.4
विहरंस्तत्र स नृपः कमठाह्वं निशाचरम् ।। निजघान महादुष्टं साधुपीडाकरं खलम् गुरुरुवाच ।। धिक् त्वां नरामिषं राजंस्त्वयैतच्छद्मकारिणा ।। खलेनोपहृतं मह्यं ततो रक्षो भविष्यसि कुक्षौ गृहीतं भर्तारं दृष्ट्वा भीता च तत्प्रिया।। सा चक्रे प्रार्थनं तस्मै वदंती करुणं वचः नानोपायैर्यदा राज्ञस्तीर्थस्नानादिभिर्द्विजाः ।। न निवृत्ता ब्रह्महत्या मिथिलां स ययौ तदा गौतम उवाच ।। साधु राजेन्द्र धन्योसि महाघेभ्यो भयन्त्यज।। शिवे शास्तरि भक्तानां क्व भयं शरणैषिणाम् य इमां शृणुयान्नित्यं महाबलकथां प्रियाम् ।। त्रिसप्तकुलजैस्सार्द्धं शिवलोके व्रजत्यसौ
viharaṃstatra sa nṛpaḥ kamaṭhāhvaṃ niśācaram || nijaghāna mahāduṣṭaṃ sādhupīḍākaraṃ khalam gururuvāca || dhik tvāṃ narāmiṣaṃ rājaṃstvayaitacchadmakāriṇā || khalenopahṛtaṃ mahyaṃ tato rakṣo bhaviṣyasi kukṣau gṛhītaṃ bhartāraṃ dṛṣṭvā bhītā ca tatpriyā|| sā cakre prārthanaṃ tasmai vadaṃtī karuṇaṃ vacaḥ nānopāyairyadā rājñastīrthasnānādibhirdvijāḥ || na nivṛttā brahmahatyā mithilāṃ sa yayau tadā gautama uvāca || sādhu rājendra dhanyosi mahāghebhyo bhayantyaja|| śive śāstari bhaktānāṃ kva bhayaṃ śaraṇaiṣiṇām ya imāṃ śṛṇuyānnityaṃ mahābalakathāṃ priyām || trisaptakulajaissārddhaṃ śivaloke vrajatyasau
While roaming there, that king slew a night-roaming demon named Kamaṭha, a great villain and rogue who afflicted the good. — The preceptor said: Shame on you, O king! This human flesh was served to me by you—by this deceiver, this rogue; therefore you shall become a demon. — And his beloved, frightened at seeing her husband seized by the throat, made entreaty to him, speaking piteous words. — When, O brahmins, by various means—bathing at holy places and the rest—the brahmin-murder was not turned away from the king, then he went to Mithilā. — Gautama said: Well done, O lord of kings, you are blessed; give up fear of great sins. When Śiva is the ruler, where is fear for devotees who seek refuge? — Whoever should constantly hear this dear tale of Mahābala goes to Śiva's world together with those born of thrice-seven generations of his family.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 4 10.5
अथ तस्यानुजः पापी जयेयं छद्मनैव तम्।। मत्वा जगाम नृपतेरन्तिक च्छद्मकारकः
atha tasyānujaḥ pāpī jayeyaṃ chadmanaiva tam|| matvā jagāma nṛpaterantika cchadmakārakaḥ
Then his younger brother, a sinner, thinking "I shall defeat him by trickery alone," went, working deceit, into the king's presence.
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SiP 4 10.6
तं विनम्राकृतिं दृष्ट्वा भृत्यतां कर्तुमागतम्।। चक्रे महानसाध्यक्षमज्ञानात्स महीपतिः
taṃ vinamrākṛtiṃ dṛṣṭvā bhṛtyatāṃ kartumāgatam|| cakre mahānasādhyakṣamajñānātsa mahīpatiḥ
Seeing him of humble bearing, come to take up service, the king in ignorance made him overseer of the kitchen.
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SiP 4 10.7
अथ तस्मिन्वने राजा कियत्कालं विहृत्य सः ।। निवृत्तो मृगयां हित्वा स्वपुरीमाययौ मुदा
atha tasminvane rājā kiyatkālaṃ vihṛtya saḥ || nivṛtto mṛgayāṃ hitvā svapurīmāyayau mudā
Then, having roamed for some time in that forest, the king turned back, gave up the hunt, and came joyfully to his own city.
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SiP 4 10.8
पितुः क्षयाहे सम्प्राप्ते निमंत्र्य स्वगुरुं नृपः ।। वसिष्ठं गृहमानिन्ये भोजयामास भक्तितः
pituḥ kṣayāhe samprāpte nimaṃtrya svaguruṃ nṛpaḥ || vasiṣṭhaṃ gṛhamāninye bhojayāmāsa bhaktitaḥ
When his father's death anniversary arrived, the king invited his own preceptor Vasiṣṭha, brought him to the house, and fed him with devotion.
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SiP 4 10.9
रक्षसा सूदरूपेण संमिश्रितनरामिषम् ।। शाकामिषं पुरः क्षिप्तं दृष्ट्वा गुरुरथाब्रवीत्
rakṣasā sūdarūpeṇa saṃmiśritanarāmiṣam || śākāmiṣaṃ puraḥ kṣiptaṃ dṛṣṭvā gururathābravīt
Seeing set before him a dish of greens and meat mixed with human flesh by the demon in the cook's form, the preceptor then said:
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SiP 4 10.11
रक्षःकृतं च विज्ञाय तदैवं स गुरुस्तदा ।। पुनर्विमृश्य तं शापं चकार द्वादशाब्दिकम्
rakṣaḥkṛtaṃ ca vijñāya tadaivaṃ sa gurustadā || punarvimṛśya taṃ śāpaṃ cakāra dvādaśābdikam
And when the teacher then understood that it had been done by a demon, he, reconsidering, made that curse (last only) twelve years.
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SiP 4 10.12
स राजानुचितं शापं विज्ञाय क्रोधमूर्छितः ।। जलांजलिं समादाय गुरुं शप्तुं समुद्यतः
sa rājānucitaṃ śāpaṃ vijñāya krodhamūrchitaḥ || jalāṃjaliṃ samādāya guruṃ śaptuṃ samudyataḥ
That king, knowing the curse to be undeserved, senseless with rage, took up a palmful of water and made ready to curse the teacher.
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SiP 4 10.13
तदा च तत्प्रिया साध्वी मदयन्ती सुधर्मिणी ।। पतित्वा पादयोस्तस्य शापं तं हि न्यवारयत्
tadā ca tatpriyā sādhvī madayantī sudharmiṇī || patitvā pādayostasya śāpaṃ taṃ hi nyavārayat
And then his beloved, the virtuous, most righteous Madayantī, falling at his feet, held back that curse.
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SiP 4 10.14
ततो निवृत्तशापस्तु तस्या वचनगौरवात् ।। तत्याज पादयोरंभः पादौ कल्मषतां गतौ
tato nivṛttaśāpastu tasyā vacanagauravāt || tatyāja pādayoraṃbhaḥ pādau kalmaṣatāṃ gatau
Then, his curse withdrawn out of respect for her words, he released the water onto his own feet, and his feet became stained (kalmaṣa).
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SiP 4 10.15
ततःप्रभृति राजाभूत्स लोकेस्मिन्मुनीश्वराः ।। कल्मषांघ्रिरिति ख्यातः प्रभावात्तज्जलस्य हि
tataḥprabhṛti rājābhūtsa lokesminmunīśvarāḥ || kalmaṣāṃghririti khyātaḥ prabhāvāttajjalasya hi
From then on, O lords among sages, that king was known in this world as Kalmaṣāṅghri ("stain-footed"), indeed by the power of that water.
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SiP 4 10.16
राजा मित्रसहः शापाद्गुरो ऋषिवरस्य हि ।। बभूव राक्षसो घोरो हिंसको वनगोचरः
rājā mitrasahaḥ śāpādguro ṛṣivarasya hi || babhūva rākṣaso ghoro hiṃsako vanagocaraḥ
King Mitrasaha, by the curse of his teacher, the best of sages, became a terrible demon, a killer roaming the forest.
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SiP 4 10.17
स बिभ्रद्राक्षसं रूपं कालान्तकयमोपमम् ।। चखाद विविधाञ्जंतून्मानुषादीन्वनेचरः
sa bibhradrākṣasaṃ rūpaṃ kālāntakayamopamam || cakhāda vividhāñjaṃtūnmānuṣādīnvanecaraḥ
Bearing a demon's form, like Yama the ender at the time of destruction, he, roaming the forest, devoured various creatures, humans and others.
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SiP 4 10.18
स कदाचिद्वने क्वापि रममाणौ किशोरकौ ।। अपश्यदन्तकाकारो नवोढौ मुनिदम्पती
sa kadācidvane kvāpi ramamāṇau kiśorakau || apaśyadantakākāro navoḍhau munidampatī
Once, somewhere in the forest, he of Death's own aspect saw two youngsters at play, a newly wed sage-couple.
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SiP 4 10.19
राक्षसः स नराहारः किशोरं मुनिनन्दनम् ।। जग्धुं जग्राह शापार्त्तो व्याघ्रो मृगशिशुं यथा
rākṣasaḥ sa narāhāraḥ kiśoraṃ muninandanam || jagdhuṃ jagrāha śāpārtto vyāghro mṛgaśiśuṃ yathā
That man-eating demon, tormented by the curse, seized the young son of a sage in order to devour him, as a tiger seizes a fawn.
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SiP 4 10.21
प्रार्थ्यमानोऽपि बहुशः पुरुषादः स निर्घृणः।। चखाद शिर उत्कृत्य विप्रसूनोर्दुराशयः
prārthyamāno'pi bahuśaḥ puruṣādaḥ sa nirghṛṇaḥ|| cakhāda śira utkṛtya viprasūnordurāśayaḥ
Though entreated many times, that pitiless man-eater of evil intent cut off the brahmin son's head and ate him.
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SiP 4 10.22
अथ साध्वी च सा दीना विलप्य भृशदुःखिता।। आहृत्य भर्तुरस्थीनि चितां चक्रे किलोल्बणाम्
atha sādhvī ca sā dīnā vilapya bhṛśaduḥkhitā|| āhṛtya bharturasthīni citāṃ cakre kilolbaṇām
Then that virtuous woman, wretched and deeply grieved, having lamented, gathered her husband's bones and made, they say, a huge pyre.
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SiP 4 10.23
भर्तारमनुगच्छन्ती संविशंती हुताशनम्।। राजानं राक्षसाकारं सा शशाप द्विजाङ्गना
bhartāramanugacchantī saṃviśaṃtī hutāśanam|| rājānaṃ rākṣasākāraṃ sā śaśāpa dvijāṅganā
Following her husband, as she entered the fire, that brahmin woman cursed the king who had a demon's form.
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SiP 4 10.24
अद्यप्रभृति नारीषु यदा त्वं संगतो भवेः ।। तदा मृतिस्तवेत्युक्त्वा विवेश ज्वलनं सती
adyaprabhṛti nārīṣu yadā tvaṃ saṃgato bhaveḥ || tadā mṛtistavetyuktvā viveśa jvalanaṃ satī
"From today on, whenever you unite with women, then will be your death" — so saying, the faithful wife entered the flame.
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SiP 4 10.25
सोपि राजा गुरोश्शापमनुभूय कृतावधिम् ।। पुनः स्वरूपमास्थाय स्वगृहं मुदितो ययौ
sopi rājā gurośśāpamanubhūya kṛtāvadhim || punaḥ svarūpamāsthāya svagṛhaṃ mudito yayau
And that king too, having undergone the teacher's curse with its set term, resumed his own form again and went joyfully to his own house.
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SiP 4 10.26
ज्ञात्वा विप्रसतीशापं मदयन्ती रतिप्रियम् ।। पतिं निवारयामास वैधव्यादतिबिभ्यती
jñātvā viprasatīśāpaṃ madayantī ratipriyam || patiṃ nivārayāmāsa vaidhavyādatibibhyatī
Learning of the brahmin wife's curse, Madayantī, greatly afraid of widowhood, held back her husband, who was fond of lovemaking.
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SiP 4 10.27
अनपत्यो विनिर्विण्णो राज्यभोगेषु पार्थिवः ।। विसृज्य सकलां लक्ष्मीं वनमेव जगाम ह
anapatyo vinirviṇṇo rājyabhogeṣu pārthivaḥ || visṛjya sakalāṃ lakṣmīṃ vanameva jagāma ha
Childless, and grown weary of the enjoyments of kingship, the king abandoned all his prosperity and went indeed to the forest.
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SiP 4 10.28
स्वपृष्ठतः समायान्तीं ब्रह्महत्यां सुदुःखदाम् ।। ददर्श विकटाकारां तर्जयन्ती मुहुर्मुहुः
svapṛṣṭhataḥ samāyāntīṃ brahmahatyāṃ suduḥkhadām || dadarśa vikaṭākārāṃ tarjayantī muhurmuhuḥ
He saw, coming behind his own back, the brahmin-murder (personified), giver of great misery, of hideous form, threatening him again and again.
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SiP 4 10.29
तस्या निर्भद्रमन्विच्छन् राजा निर्विण्णमानसः ।। चकार नानोपायान्स जपव्रतमखादिकान्
tasyā nirbhadramanvicchan rājā nirviṇṇamānasaḥ || cakāra nānopāyānsa japavratamakhādikān
Seeking freedom from her, the king, his mind despondent, undertook various means — recitations, vows, sacrifices and the like.
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SiP 4 10.31
बाह्योद्यानगतस्तस्याश्चितया परयार्दितः।। ददर्श मुनिमायान्तं गौतमं पार्थिवश्च सः
bāhyodyānagatastasyāścitayā parayārditaḥ|| dadarśa munimāyāntaṃ gautamaṃ pārthivaśca saḥ
Gone to an outer garden, afflicted by great anxiety about her, that king saw the sage Gautama coming.
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SiP 4 10.33
अभिसृत्य स राजेन्द्रो गौतमं विमलाशयम् ।। तद्दर्शनाप्तकिंचित्कः प्रणनाम मुहुर्मुहुः।।।। अथ तत्पृष्टकुशलो दीर्घमुष्णं च निश्वसन् ।। तत्कृपादृष्टिसंप्राप्तसुख प्रोवाच तं नृपः
abhisṛtya sa rājendro gautamaṃ vimalāśayam || taddarśanāptakiṃcitkaḥ praṇanāma muhurmuhuḥ|||| atha tatpṛṣṭakuśalo dīrghamuṣṇaṃ ca niśvasan || tatkṛpādṛṣṭisaṃprāptasukha provāca taṃ nṛpaḥ
Approaching Gautama of pure heart, that lord of kings, having gained some measure of capability from the sight of him, bowed again and again. Then, asked by him about his welfare, sighing long and hot, the king — having obtained happiness from his compassionate glance — spoke to him.
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SiP 4 10.34
राजोवाच ।। मुने मां बाधते ह्येषा ब्रह्महत्या दुरत्यया ।। अलक्षिता परैस्तात तर्जयंती पदेपदे
rājovāca || mune māṃ bādhate hyeṣā brahmahatyā duratyayā || alakṣitā paraistāta tarjayaṃtī padepade
The king said: O sage, this brahmin-slaying, hard to get past, torments me; unseen by others, dear one, it threatens (me) at every step.
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SiP 4 10.35
यन्मया शापदग्धेन विप्रपुत्रश्च भक्षितः ।। तत्पापस्य न शान्तिर्हि प्रायश्चित्तसहस्रकैः
yanmayā śāpadagdhena vipraputraśca bhakṣitaḥ || tatpāpasya na śāntirhi prāyaścittasahasrakaiḥ
In that I, burnt by a curse, devoured a brahmin's son — there is no quieting of that sin even by thousands of expiations.
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SiP 4 10.36
नानोपायाः कृता मे हि तच्छान्त्यै भ्रमता मुने ।। न निवृत्ता ब्रह्महत्या मम पापात्मनः किमु
nānopāyāḥ kṛtā me hi tacchāntyai bhramatā mune || na nivṛttā brahmahatyā mama pāpātmanaḥ kimu
Many means have been employed by me, wandering about, O sage, for the quieting of it; yet the brahmin-slaying has not departed from me, sinful-souled as I am — what then (can be done)?
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SiP 4 10.37
अद्य मे जन्मसाफल्यं संप्राप्तमिव लक्षये ।। यतस्त्वद्दर्शनादेव ममानन्दभरोऽभवत्
adya me janmasāphalyaṃ saṃprāptamiva lakṣaye || yatastvaddarśanādeva mamānandabharo'bhavat
Today I perceive that the fruitfulness of my birth has, as it were, been attained, since from the very sight of you a fullness of joy has arisen in me.
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SiP 4 10.38
अद्य मे तवपादाब्ज शरणस्य कृतैनसः ।। शांतिं कुरु महाभाग येनाहं सुखमाप्नुयाम्
adya me tavapādābja śaraṇasya kṛtainasaḥ || śāṃtiṃ kuru mahābhāga yenāhaṃ sukhamāpnuyām
Today, O greatly fortunate one, make an appeasement for me, a doer of evil who has taken refuge at your lotus-feet, by which I may obtain happiness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 10.39
सूत उवाच ।। इति राज्ञा समादिष्टो गौतमः करुणार्द्रधीः ।। समादिदेश घोराणामघानां साधु निष्कृतिम्
sūta uvāca || iti rājñā samādiṣṭo gautamaḥ karuṇārdradhīḥ || samādideśa ghorāṇāmaghānāṃ sādhu niṣkṛtim
Sūta said: Thus enjoined by the king, Gautama, his mind moist with compassion, prescribed a proper expiation for (those) dreadful sins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 10.41
शृणु राजन्महाभाग क्षेत्रमन्यत्प्रतिष्ठितम् ।। महापातकसंहारि गोकर्णाख्यं शिवालयम्
śṛṇu rājanmahābhāga kṣetramanyatpratiṣṭhitam || mahāpātakasaṃhāri gokarṇākhyaṃ śivālayam
Listen, greatly fortunate king: there is established another holy field, destroyer of the great sins, an abode of Śiva called Gokarṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 10.42
तत्र स्थितिर्न पापानां महद्भ्यो महतामपि ।। महाबलाभिधानेन शिवः संनिहितः स्वयम्
tatra sthitirna pāpānāṃ mahadbhyo mahatāmapi || mahābalābhidhānena śivaḥ saṃnihitaḥ svayam
There sins have no standing, not even great ones among the great; Śiva himself is present there under the name Mahābala.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 10.43
सर्वेषां शिवलिंगानां सार्वभौमो महाबलः ।। चतुर्युगे चतुर्वर्णस्सर्वपापापहारकः
sarveṣāṃ śivaliṃgānāṃ sārvabhaumo mahābalaḥ || caturyuge caturvarṇassarvapāpāpahārakaḥ
Of all Śiva-liṅgas Mahābala is the universal sovereign; in the four ages he is fourfold in colour, and he takes away all sins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 4 10.44
पश्चिमाम्बुधितीरस्थं गोकर्णं तीर्थमुत्तमम् ।। तत्रास्ति शिवलिंगं तन्महापातकनाशकम्
paścimāmbudhitīrasthaṃ gokarṇaṃ tīrthamuttamam || tatrāsti śivaliṃgaṃ tanmahāpātakanāśakam
Gokarṇa, the highest holy ford, stands on the shore of the western ocean; there is that Śiva-liṅga there, which destroys the great sins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 10.46
तथा त्वमपि राजेन्द्र गोकर्ण गिरिशालयम् ।। गत्वा सम्पूज्य तल्लिंगं कृतकृत्यत्वमाप्नुयाः
tathā tvamapi rājendra gokarṇa giriśālayam || gatvā sampūjya talliṃgaṃ kṛtakṛtyatvamāpnuyāḥ
So you too, best of kings, going to Gokarṇa, the abode of the mountain-lord, and worshipping that liṅga, may attain the state of having done what was to be done.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 10.47
तत्र सर्वेषु तीर्थेषु स्नात्वाभ्यर्च्य महाबलम् ।। सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः शिवलोकन्त्वमाप्नुयाः
tatra sarveṣu tīrtheṣu snātvābhyarcya mahābalam || sarvapāpavinirmuktaḥ śivalokantvamāpnuyāḥ
There, having bathed in all the holy fords and worshipped Mahābala, freed from all sins, you may attain the world of Śiva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 10.48
सूत उवाच ।। इत्यादिष्टः स मुनिना गौतमेन महात्मना ।। महाहृष्टमना राजा गोकर्णं प्रत्यपद्यत
sūta uvāca || ityādiṣṭaḥ sa muninā gautamena mahātmanā || mahāhṛṣṭamanā rājā gokarṇaṃ pratyapadyata
Sūta said: Thus instructed by the sage, the great-souled Gautama, the king, with greatly delighted mind, set out for Gokarṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 10.49
तत्र गत्वा महापापाः स्नात्वा तीर्थेषु भूरिशः।। महाबलं च संपूज्य प्रयाताश्शांकरम्पदम् तत्र तीर्थेषु सुस्नात्वा समभ्यर्च्य महाबलम् ।। निर्धूताशेषपापौघोऽलभच्छंभोः परम्पदम्
tatra gatvā mahāpāpāḥ snātvā tīrtheṣu bhūriśaḥ|| mahābalaṃ ca saṃpūjya prayātāśśāṃkarampadam tatra tīrtheṣu susnātvā samabhyarcya mahābalam || nirdhūtāśeṣapāpaugho'labhacchaṃbhoḥ parampadam
Having gone there, great sinners, bathing abundantly in the holy fords and worshipping Mahābala, have gone to Śaṃkara's abode. Having bathed well there in the fords and duly worshipped Mahābala, he, with his whole mass of sin shaken off, obtained the supreme abode of Śambhu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 4 10.51
इति वश्च समाख्यातं माहात्म्यं परमाद्भुतम् ।। महाबलस्य गिरिशलिंगस्य निखिलाघहृत्
iti vaśca samākhyātaṃ māhātmyaṃ paramādbhutam || mahābalasya giriśaliṃgasya nikhilāghahṛt
Thus has been fully related to you the supremely wondrous greatness of Mahābala, the liṅga of the mountain-lord, which removes every sin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition