Adhyaya 102
Shlokas
Verse 1
मार्कण्डेय उवाच । मन्मथेशं ततो गच्छेत्सर्वदेवनमस्कृतम् । स्नानमात्रान्नरो राजन्यमलोकं न पश्यति
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Then one should go to Manmatheśa, revered by all the gods. O King, by bathing there alone, a man does not behold Yama’s realm.
Verse 2
अनपत्या या च नारी स्नायाद्वै पाण्डुनन्दन । पुत्रं सा लभते पार्थ सत्यसङ्घं दृढव्रतम्
Any woman without offspring who bathes there, O son of Pāṇḍu—O Pārtha—obtains a son, steadfast in truth and firm in vows.
Verse 3
तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजञ्छुचिः प्रयतमानसः । उपोष्य रजनीमेकां गोसहस्रफलं लभेत्
O King, having bathed there, a man—pure and with a disciplined mind—should fast for one night, and he gains merit equal to the gift of a thousand cows.
Verse 4
कामिकं तीर्थराजं तु तादृशं न भविष्यति । त्रिरात्रं कुरुते राजन्स गोलक्षफलं लभेत्
Indeed, such a “king among tīrthas,” fulfilling cherished desires, is not found elsewhere. O King, whoever observes a three-night vow there gains merit equal to the gift of a hundred thousand cows.
Verse 5
तत्र नृत्यं प्रकर्तव्यं तुष्यते परमेश्वरः । गीतवादित्रनिर्घोषै रात्रौ जागरणेन च
There one should perform sacred dancing; the Supreme Lord (Śiva) is pleased—by the resounding music of songs and instruments, and also by keeping vigil through the night.
Verse 6
एरण्ड्यां च महादेवो दृष्टो मे मन्मथेश्वरः । किं समर्थो यमो रुष्टो भद्रो भद्राणि पश्यति
And at Ēraṇḍī I beheld Mahādeva as Manmatheśvara. How could Yama, even if angered, have any power there? For the auspicious Lord beholds and bestows only auspiciousness.
Verse 7
कामेन स्थापितः शम्भुरेतस्मात्कामदो नृप । सोपानः स्वर्गमार्गस्य पृथिव्यां मन्मथेश्वरः
O King, Śambhu was established here through Kāma; therefore he grants desires. This Manmatheśvara on earth is a stairway leading to the path of heaven.
Verse 8
विशेषश्चात्र सन्ध्यायां श्राद्धदाने च भारत । अन्नदानेन राजेन्द्र कीर्तितं फलमुत्तमम्
O Bhārata, there is a special excellence here at the time of sandhyā (twilight worship) and in offerings made for śrāddha. O best of kings, the supreme fruit of giving food is proclaimed here.
Verse 9
एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं तव भक्त्या तु भारत । पृथिव्यां सागरान्तायां प्रख्यातो मन्मथेश्वरः
All this has been told to you, O Bhārata, because of your devotion. Manmatheśvara is renowned across the earth, bounded by the oceans.
Verse 10
गोदानं पाण्डवश्रेष्ठ त्रयोदश्यां प्रकारयेत् । चैत्रे मासि सिते पक्षे तत्र गत्वा जितेन्द्रियः
O best of the Pāṇḍavas, one should arrange the gift of a cow on the thirteenth lunar day. In the bright fortnight of the month of Caitra, having gone there with controlled senses, one should perform it.
Verse 11
रात्रौ जागरणं कृत्वा देवस्याग्रे नृपोत्तम । दीपं भक्त्या घृतेनैव देवस्याग्रे निवेदयेत्
O best of kings, having kept night-vigil before the deity, one should, with devotion, offer a lamp of ghee right before the Lord.
Verse 12
स्त्र्यथ वा पुरुषो वापि सममेतत्फलं स्मृतम्
Whether a woman or a man, the same result is declared for this observance.
Verse 102
। अध्याय
End of the chapter (adhyāya).