The Glory of Rameshvara

Verse 1 (skanda.5.100.1)

श्रीहर उवाच। एकोनत्रिंशतं विद्धि देवं रामेश्वरं प्रिये। यस्य दर्शनमात्रेण मुच्यते ब्रह्महत्यया

śrīhara uvāca| ekonatriṁśataṁ viddhi devaṁ rāmeśvaraṁ priye| yasya darśanamātreṇa mucyate brahmahatyayā

Shri Hara said: Know, O beloved, the twenty-ninth deity as Rameshvara — by whose mere sight one is freed from the sin of slaying a Brahmin.

Verse 2 (skanda.5.100.2)

पुरा त्रेतायुगे देवि रामः शस्त्रभृतां वरः। शूरः सर्वगुणोपेतः पितृभक्तो बभूव ह

purā tretāyuge devi rāmaḥ śastrabhṛtāṁ varaḥ| śūraḥ sarvaguṇopetaḥ pitṛbhakto babhūva ha

Long ago, in the Treta Yuga, O Devi, Rama, foremost among wielders of weapons, was valiant, endowed with every virtue, and devoted to his father.

Verse 3 (skanda.5.100.3)

रेणुकागर्भसंभूतः स्वयं रामो बभूव ह। विष्णुरेवावतीर्णोऽसौ भृगोः शापात्सुदुस्तरात्

reṇukāgarbhasaṁbhūtaḥ svayaṁ rāmo babhūva ha| viṣṇurevāvatīrṇo'sau bhṛgoḥ śāpātsudustarāt

Born from the womb of Renuka, Rama was himself an incarnation of Vishnu, brought about by Bhrigu's near-insurmountable curse.

Verse 4 (skanda.5.100.4)

स कदाचिन्नियुक्तोऽसौ मुनिना जमदग्निना। शिरश्छिन्धीत्युवाचेदं मातुस्ते विपुलं सुत

sa kadācinniyukto'sau muninā jamadagninā| śiraśchindhītyuvācedaṁ mātuste vipulaṁ suta

Once, the sage Jamadagni commanded him, saying: 'O mighty son, sever your mother's head.'

Verse 5 (skanda.5.100.5)

स पितुर्वचनं श्रुत्वा भ्रातॄणां मातुरेव च। शिरांसि चिच्छिदे रामो जमदग्निर्वरं ददौ

sa piturvacanaṁ śrutvā bhrātṝṇāṁ mātureva ca| śirāṁsi cicchide rāmo jamadagnirvaraṁ dadau

Hearing his father's command, Rama severed the heads of his brothers and of his mother as well; then Jamadagni granted him a boon.

Verse 6 (skanda.5.100.6)

सर्वेषां पृथिवीशानां त्वमजेयो भविष्यसि। सर्वक्षयकरो भावी न चिरादेव भार्गव

sarveṣāṁ pṛthivīśānāṁ tvamajeyo bhaviṣyasi| sarvakṣayakaro bhāvī na cirādeva bhārgava

'You shall be unconquerable by all lords of the earth, and, O Bhargava, ere long you shall become the destroyer of all Kshatriyas.'

Verse 7 (skanda.5.100.7)

गृहाण परशुं पुत्र वह्निज्वालोद्भवं दृढम्। अनेन शितशस्त्रेण ततः ख्यातो भवि ष्यति

gṛhāṇa paraśuṁ putra vahnijvālodbhavaṁ dṛḍham| anena śitaśastreṇa tataḥ khyāto bhavi ṣyati

'Take, O son, this mighty axe born of fire's flame; by this sharp weapon you shall become renowned.'

Verse 8 (skanda.5.100.8)

अथ केनापि कालेन कार्त्तवीर्यार्जुनो नृपः। हैहयानां कुले जातः सहस्रबाहुविश्रुतः

atha kenāpi kālena kārttavīryārjuno nṛpaḥ| haihayānāṁ kule jātaḥ sahasrabāhuviśrutaḥ

Then, in time, there arose a king named Kartavirya Arjuna, born in the Haihaya lineage, renowned as the thousand-armed.

Verse 9 (skanda.5.100.9)

जघान जमदग्निं तु कामधेनुकृते कुधीः। पितरं निहतं दृष्ट्वा रामः कुद्धोऽब्रवीदिदम्

jaghāna jamadagniṁ tu kāmadhenukṛte kudhīḥ| pitaraṁ nihataṁ dṛṣṭvā rāmaḥ kuddho'bravīdidam

That evil-minded king slew Jamadagni for the sake of the wish-fulfilling cow Kamadhenu. Seeing his father slain, Rama, enraged, said:

Verse 10 (skanda.5.100.10)

अथ पश्यंतु मे वीर्यं त्रयो लोकाः सनातनम्। स च पश्यतु दुर्बुद्धिर्ब्रह्महा कृतवीर्यजः

atha paśyaṁtu me vīryaṁ trayo lokāḥ sanātanam| sa ca paśyatu durbuddhirbrahmahā kṛtavīryajaḥ

'Now let the three eternal worlds behold my valor, and let that evil-minded son of Kritavirya behold it too.'

Verse 11 (skanda.5.100.11)

मत्पिता निहतो येन सत्कर्मनिरतः सदा। तस्य बाहुसहस्रं तु छेत्स्यामीह न संशयः

matpitā nihato yena satkarmanirataḥ sadā| tasya bāhusahasraṁ tu chetsyāmīha na saṁśayaḥ

'He who slew my father, ever devoted to righteous deeds — his thousand arms I shall surely sever here, without doubt.'

Verse 12 (skanda.5.100.12)

इत्युक्त्वा क्रोधरक्ताक्षः कार्त्तवी र्यार्जुनं भुवि। धर्षयित्वा यथाकामं क्रोशमानं पुनःपुनः

ityuktvā krodharaktākṣaḥ kārttavī ryārjunaṁ bhuvi| dharṣayitvā yathākāmaṁ krośamānaṁ punaḥpunaḥ

Having said this, his eyes red with rage, having overpowered Kartavirya Arjuna upon the earth at will, as he cried out again and again,

Verse 13 (skanda.5.100.13)

कृत्स्नं बाहुसहस्रं च चिच्छेद भृगुनंदनः। परश्वधेन तीक्ष्णेन ज्ञातिभिः सहितं तदा

kṛtsnaṁ bāhusahasraṁ ca ciccheda bhṛgunaṁdanaḥ| paraśvadhena tīkṣṇena jñātibhiḥ sahitaṁ tadā

the son of Bhrigu severed his entire thousand arms, together with his kinsmen, with his sharp axe.

Verse 14 (skanda.5.100.14)

रथस्थं पातयामास जघान नृपतिं प्रिये। त्रिःसप्तकृत्वः पृथिवी तेन निःक्षत्रिया कृता

rathasthaṁ pātayāmāsa jaghāna nṛpatiṁ priye| triḥsaptakṛtvaḥ pṛthivī tena niḥkṣatriyā kṛtā

O beloved, he felled the king from his chariot and slew him; and by him the earth was made free of Kshatriyas twenty-one times.

Verse 15 (skanda.5.100.15)

कृत्वा निःक्षत्रियां चैव भार्गवः स महाबलः। सर्वपापविनाशाय वाजिमेधेन चेष्टवान्

kṛtvā niḥkṣatriyāṁ caiva bhārgavaḥ sa mahābalaḥ| sarvapāpavināśāya vājimedhena ceṣṭavān

Having thus rid the earth of Kshatriyas, that mighty son of Bhrigu, to destroy all sin, performed the Ashvamedha sacrifice.

Verse 16 (skanda.5.100.16)

तस्मिन्यज्ञे महादाने दक्षिणां भृगुनंदनः। मारीचाय ददौ प्रीतः कश्यपाय वसुन्धराम्

tasminyajñe mahādāne dakṣiṇāṁ bhṛgunaṁdanaḥ| mārīcāya dadau prītaḥ kaśyapāya vasundharām

In that sacrifice of great gifts, the son of Bhrigu, being pleased, gave the earth as sacrificial fee to Marichi's son Kashyapa.

Verse 17 (skanda.5.100.17)

वारुणांस्तुरगाञ्छुभ्रान्रथं च रथिनां वरः। हिरण्यमक्षयं धेनूर्गजेंद्राश्च महामतिः

vāruṇāṁsturagāñchubhrānrathaṁ ca rathināṁ varaḥ| hiraṇyamakṣayaṁ dhenūrgajeṁdrāśca mahāmatiḥ

That wise and best of charioteers gave Varuna's bright horses, a chariot, inexhaustible gold, cows, and lordly elephants.

Verse 18 (skanda.5.100.18)

तदा तस्मिन्महायज्ञे वाजिमेधे महायशाः। तथापि न गता हत्या ह्यनेकप्राणिसंभवा

tadā tasminmahāyajñe vājimedhe mahāyaśāḥ| tathāpi na gatā hatyā hyanekaprāṇisaṁbhavā

Yet, O one of great renown, even in that great Ashvamedha sacrifice, the sin arising from the killing of countless beings did not depart.

Verse 19 (skanda.5.100.19)

एवं किल पुराणेषु सर्वागमभिदादिषु। विश्वस्तघातिनां चैव निष्कृतिः श्रूयते यथा

evaṁ kila purāṇeṣu sarvāgamabhidādiṣu| viśvastaghātināṁ caiva niṣkṛtiḥ śrūyate yathā

Thus indeed, it is heard in the Puranas and in all the scriptures, how atonement is prescribed even for the betrayers of trust.

Verse 20 (skanda.5.100.20)

अश्वमेधेन यज्ञेन ब्रह्महत्या विनश्यति। अथवा द्वादशाब्देन यद्येकाऽऽस्या कृता भुवि

aśvamedhena yajñena brahmahatyā vinaśyati| athavā dvādaśābdena yadyekā''syā kṛtā bhuvi

By the Ashvamedha sacrifice, Brahmahatya is destroyed, or, if only a single such killing has been committed on earth, by twelve years of penance.

Verse 21 (skanda.5.100.21)

मया पुनर्नृशंसेन बहवः प्राणिनो हताः। विश्वस्ताश्च प्रमत्ताश्च गर्भस्थाश्च पुनःपुनः

mayā punarnṛśaṁsena bahavaḥ prāṇino hatāḥ| viśvastāśca pramattāśca garbhasthāśca punaḥpunaḥ

'But I, cruel that I am, have slain many living beings again and again — the trusting, the heedless, and even those still in the womb.'

Verse 22 (skanda.5.100.22)

स्त्रियो वृद्धाश्च बालाश्च माता चैव विशेषतः। इति दुःखान्वितो रामो विषादं परमं गतः

striyo vṛddhāśca bālāśca mātā caiva viśeṣataḥ| iti duḥkhānvito rāmo viṣādaṁ paramaṁ gataḥ

'Women, the aged, children, and especially my own mother.' Thus overwhelmed with sorrow, Rama fell into the deepest despair.

Verse 23 (skanda.5.100.23)

चिंतयित्वा मुहूर्तं तु गतो रैवतकं गिरिम्। तथा तपो ऽतपद्धोरं बहून्वर्षगणान्प्रिये

ciṁtayitvā muhūrtaṁ tu gato raivatakaṁ girim| tathā tapo 'tapaddhoraṁ bahūnvarṣagaṇānpriye

After pondering for a moment, he went to Mount Raivataka, and there, O beloved, practiced fierce austerities for many years.

Verse 24 (skanda.5.100.24)

तथापि न गता हत्या ह्यनेकप्राणिसंभवा। अथ रामो जगामाथ महेन्द्रे मलये तथा

tathāpi na gatā hatyā hyanekaprāṇisaṁbhavā| atha rāmo jagāmātha mahendre malaye tathā

Yet still the sin born of killing many beings did not depart; then Rama went on to Mount Mahendra and to the Malaya mountain.

Verse 25 (skanda.5.100.25)

सह्ये हिमालये रम्ये पुण्ये बदरिकाश्रमे। चरित्वा पर्वतान्सर्वान्स्नानार्थं नर्मदां ययौ

sahye himālaye ramye puṇye badarikāśrame| caritvā parvatānsarvānsnānārthaṁ narmadāṁ yayau

To the Sahya mountains, the lovely Himalaya, and the sacred hermitage of Badarika — having wandered over all these mountains, he went to bathe in the Narmada.

Verse 26 (skanda.5.100.26)

यमुनां चंद्रभागां च गंगां त्रिपथगामिनीम्। इरावतीं वितस्तां च परां चर्मण्वतीं शुभाम्

yamunāṁ caṁdrabhāgāṁ ca gaṁgāṁ tripathagāminīm| irāvatīṁ vitastāṁ ca parāṁ carmaṇvatīṁ śubhām

He bathed also in the Yamuna, the Chandrabhaga, the Ganga who flows in three paths, the Iravati, the Vitasta, and the distant, sacred Charmanvati.

Verse 27 (skanda.5.100.27)

विशालां कपिलां दुर्गां गंभीरां गोमतीं शिवाम्। गोदावरीं दशार्णां च पुण्यां भीमरथीं तथा

viśālāṁ kapilāṁ durgāṁ gaṁbhīrāṁ gomatīṁ śivām| godāvarīṁ daśārṇāṁ ca puṇyāṁ bhīmarathīṁ tathā

And in the Vishala, the Kapila, the Durga, the deep Gomati, the Godavari, the Dashārna, and the sacred Bhimarathi.

Verse 28 (skanda.5.100.28)

गयां चैव कुरुक्षेत्रं नैमिषं पुष्करं तथा। अट्टहासं प्रभासं च केदारममरेश्वरम्

gayāṁ caiva kurukṣetraṁ naimiṣaṁ puṣkaraṁ tathā| aṭṭahāsaṁ prabhāsaṁ ca kedāramamareśvaram

He also visited Gaya, Kurukshetra, Naimisha, Pushkara, Attahasa, Prabhasa, Kedara, and Amareshvara.

Verse 29 (skanda.5.100.29)

कृतयात्रोऽपि दुःखार्त्तश्चिंतयामास भार्गवः। न नूनं तीर्थमाहात्म्यं दृश्यते भुवि सांप्रतम्

kṛtayātro'pi duḥkhārttaściṁtayāmāsa bhārgavaḥ| na nūnaṁ tīrthamāhātmyaṁ dṛśyate bhuvi sāṁpratam

Even after completing the pilgrimage, the sorrow-stricken son of Bhrigu reflected: 'Surely the glory of the sacred fords no longer appears on this earth.'

Verse 30 (skanda.5.100.30)

न गता ब्रह्महत्या मे कृतो धर्मो निरर्थकः। मिथ्या तत्कथ्यते शास्त्रे तीर्थदानादिभिः शुभैः। यदि स्यात्सत्यमेतच्च नष्टं जातं कथं मम

na gatā brahmahatyā me kṛto dharmo nirarthakaḥ| mithyā tatkathyate śāstre tīrthadānādibhiḥ śubhaiḥ| yadi syātsatyametacca naṣṭaṁ jātaṁ kathaṁ mama

'My Brahmahatya has not departed; the righteous deeds I performed have proved fruitless. What the scriptures declare of the merit of pilgrimage, gifts, and the like seems false — for if it were true, how would my sin not have perished?'

Verse 31 (skanda.5.100.31)

एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु नारदो मुनिपुंगवः। आजगाम तमुद्देशं यत्र रामो व्यवस्थितः

etasminneva kāle tu nārado munipuṁgavaḥ| ājagāma tamuddeśaṁ yatra rāmo vyavasthitaḥ

At that very time, Narada, foremost of sages, came to that place where Rama dwelt.

Verse 32 (skanda.5.100.32)

विषण्णवदनो दीनश्चिंतयानः पुनःपुनः। दृष्ट्वा तथाविधो रामः प्रत्युवाचाथ नारदम्

viṣaṇṇavadano dīnaściṁtayānaḥ punaḥpunaḥ| dṛṣṭvā tathāvidho rāmaḥ pratyuvācātha nāradam

Seeing him thus, with a dejected countenance, wretched, and brooding again and again, Rama, being in that state, replied to Narada.

Verse 33 (skanda.5.100.33)

भोभो नारद देवर्षे शृणु मे परमं वचः। जननी निहता पूर्वं पितुर्वाक्याहिजोत्तम

bhobho nārada devarṣe śṛṇu me paramaṁ vacaḥ| jananī nihatā pūrvaṁ piturvākyāhijottama

'O divine sage Narada, hear my utmost words. Long ago, at my father's command, I slew my own mother, O best of the twice-born.'

Verse 34 (skanda.5.100.34)

पितुः पराभवाद्भूमौ भृमिपाला मया हताः। गर्भा विदारिताः स्त्रीणां बाला वृद्धाश्च योषितः

pituḥ parābhavādbhūmau bhṛmipālā mayā hatāḥ| garbhā vidāritāḥ strīṇāṁ bālā vṛddhāśca yoṣitaḥ

'Because of my father's defeat, I slew kings upon the earth; I tore open the wombs of women, and killed children, the aged, and women too.'

Verse 35 (skanda.5.100.35)

निरंतरा हता लोका विशोकेनादयालुना। पश्चाद्धृणा समुत्पन्ना परलोकं ममेक्षतः

niraṁtarā hatā lokā viśokenādayālunā| paścāddhṛṇā samutpannā paralokaṁ mamekṣataḥ

'Mercilessly and without cease did I slay creatures, without sorrow; but afterward, looking toward the world beyond, remorse arose in me.'

Verse 36 (skanda.5.100.36)

यज्ञः कृतोऽश्वमेधश्च दत्तं दानमनेकधा। स्नातोहं सर्वतीर्थेषु सर्वप्रस्रवणेषु च

yajñaḥ kṛto'śvamedhaśca dattaṁ dānamanekadhā| snātohaṁ sarvatīrtheṣu sarvaprasravaṇeṣu ca

'I performed the Ashvamedha sacrifice, gave gifts of many kinds, and bathed in all the sacred fords and all the springs.'

Verse 37 (skanda.5.100.37)

पर्वतेषु तपस्तप्तं हुतं जप्तं निरंतरम्। ब्रह्महत्याविनाशार्थंं किं किं नात्र मया कृतम्

parvateṣu tapastaptaṁ hutaṁ japtaṁ niraṁtaram| brahmahatyāvināśārthaṁṁ kiṁ kiṁ nātra mayā kṛtam

'On mountains I performed austerities, made oblations, and recited mantras without cease — what have I not done to destroy this Brahmahatya?'

Verse 38 (skanda.5.100.38)

परं नैव गता हत्या तस्मात्सर्वं निरर्थकम्

paraṁ naiva gatā hatyā tasmātsarvaṁ nirarthakam

'Yet still that sin of killing has not departed; so all of this has been in vain.'

Verse 39 (skanda.5.100.39)

इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा नारदो भगवानृषिः। प्रत्युवाच हितं सत्यं चिरं ध्यात्वा वचस्तदा। भोभो राम किमात्मानं न स्मरस्यधुना हरिम्

iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā nārado bhagavānṛṣiḥ| pratyuvāca hitaṁ satyaṁ ciraṁ dhyātvā vacastadā| bhobho rāma kimātmānaṁ na smarasyadhunā harim

Having heard his words, the blessed sage Narada, after long reflection, spoke this beneficial and true word: 'O Rama, why do you not now remember that you yourself are Hari?'

Verse 40 (skanda.5.100.40)

त्वयैव कथितं पूर्वं ब्रह्महत्याविनाशनम्। महाकालवने क्षेत्रे क्षेत्राणामुत्तमं परम्। तस्मिन्क्षेत्रे महालिंगं ब्रह्महत्याविनाशनम्

tvayaiva kathitaṁ pūrvaṁ brahmahatyāvināśanam| mahākālavane kṣetre kṣetrāṇāmuttamaṁ param| tasminkṣetre mahāliṁgaṁ brahmahatyāvināśanam

'You yourself once declared the means of destroying Brahmahatya — the field of Mahakalavana, the supreme and best of all sacred fields; in that field is a great linga which destroys the sin of killing a Brahmin.'

Verse 41 (skanda.5.100.41)

जटेश्वरो महाभाग विद्यते सर्वसिद्धिदम्। कृतावतार राम त्वं तत्र गच्छाविलंबितम। नारदस्य वचः श्रुत्वा स्मृत्वा क्षेत्रमनुत्तमम्

jaṭeśvaro mahābhāga vidyate sarvasiddhidam| kṛtāvatāra rāma tvaṁ tatra gacchāvilaṁbitama| nāradasya vacaḥ śrutvā smṛtvā kṣetramanuttamam

'O most fortunate one, there dwells Jateshvara, who grants every attainment. O Rama, you who have taken incarnation, go there without delay.' Having heard Narada's words, and recalling that unsurpassed sacred field,

Verse 42 (skanda.5.100.42)

जगाम त्वरितं देवि महाकालवने ततः। लिंगमाराधयामास ततो हत्या गता क्षयम्। लिंगमध्यादहं देवि प्रसन्नो निर्गतस्तदा

jagāma tvaritaṁ devi mahākālavane tataḥ| liṁgamārādhayāmāsa tato hatyā gatā kṣayam| liṁgamadhyādahaṁ devi prasanno nirgatastadā

O Devi, he swiftly went to Mahakalavana, and worshipped the linga there; then his sin of killing was destroyed. O Devi, from the midst of that very linga, I, being pleased, appeared.

Verse 43 (skanda.5.100.43)

जामदग्न्यो मया प्रोक्तः कांतकामं ददाम्यहम्। स प्रोवाच ततो रामो भक्तिनम्रात्मकंधरः

jāmadagnyo mayā proktaḥ kāṁtakāmaṁ dadāmyaham| sa provāca tato rāmo bhaktinamrātmakaṁdharaḥ

I said to the son of Jamadagni: 'I shall grant your cherished desire.' Then Rama, his head bowed in devotion, said:

Verse 44 (skanda.5.100.44)

त्वत्पादपंकजे भूयाद्भक्तिर्मे विपुला सदा। वरमेतं प्रयच्छाद्य यदि तुष्टो महेश्वर

tvatpādapaṁkaje bhūyādbhaktirme vipulā sadā| varametaṁ prayacchādya yadi tuṣṭo maheśvara

'May my devotion to your lotus feet ever remain abundant; O Maheshvara, if you are pleased, grant me this very boon today.'

Verse 45 (skanda.5.100.45)

इत्युक्तोऽहं तदा तेन यथा तुष्टेन पार्वति। तस्मै दत्ता मयाभीष्टा वरा कीर्त्तिकरा स्थितिः

ityukto'haṁ tadā tena yathā tuṣṭena pārvati| tasmai dattā mayābhīṣṭā varā kīrttikarā sthitiḥ

O Parvati, being pleased by his words, I granted him that desired and glory-bestowing boon.

Verse 46 (skanda.5.100.46)

अद्यप्रभृति ते नाम्ना देवः ख्यातो भविष्यति। तदा रामेश्वर इति त्रिषु लोकेषु गीयते

adyaprabhṛti te nāmnā devaḥ khyāto bhaviṣyati| tadā rāmeśvara iti triṣu lokeṣu gīyate

'From today, this deity shall be renowned by your very name' — and since then, he is sung of as 'Rameshvara' throughout the three worlds.

Verse 47 (skanda.5.100.47)

भक्त्या ये पूजयिष्यंति देवं रामेश्वरं परम्। आजन्मप्रभवं पापं तेषां न३यति तत्क्षणात्

bhaktyā ye pūjayiṣyaṁti devaṁ rāmeśvaraṁ param| ājanmaprabhavaṁ pāpaṁ teṣāṁ na3yati tatkṣaṇāt

Those who worship this supreme deity Rameshvara with devotion — their sin accumulated from birth after birth is destroyed in that very instant.

Verse 48 (skanda.5.100.48)

स एव पुण्यवान्पूज्य इह लोके परत्र च। यः पश्यति नरो भक्त्या देवं रामेश्वरं शिवम्

sa eva puṇyavānpūjya iha loke paratra ca| yaḥ paśyati naro bhaktyā devaṁ rāmeśvaraṁ śivam

That man alone is meritorious and worthy of worship in this world and the next, who beholds with devotion the god Rameshvara Shiva.

Verse 49 (skanda.5.100.49)

येऽनुमोदंति देवस्य दर्शनं यजनं तथा। तेऽपि पापविनिर्मुक्ताः प्रयांति मम मंदिरम्

ye'numodaṁti devasya darśanaṁ yajanaṁ tathā| te'pi pāpavinirmuktāḥ prayāṁti mama maṁdiram

Those who rejoice in the worship and sight of the deity — they too, freed from sin, attain to my abode.

Verse 50 (skanda.5.100.50)

यच्चापि पातकं घोरं ब्रह्महत्यासहस्रकम्। तत्पापं विलयं याति रामेश्वरसमर्चनात्

yaccāpi pātakaṁ ghoraṁ brahmahatyāsahasrakam| tatpāpaṁ vilayaṁ yāti rāmeśvarasamarcanāt

Even a sin as dreadful as a thousand Brahmahatyas is dissolved through the worship of Rameshvara.

Verse 51 (skanda.5.100.51)

दुष्प्राप्यं यत्फलं विप्रैर्वाजपेयादिभिर्मखैः। प्राप्यते तत्सुखेनैव श्रीरामेश्वरदर्शनात्

duṣprāpyaṁ yatphalaṁ viprairvājapeyādibhirmakhaiḥ| prāpyate tatsukhenaiva śrīrāmeśvaradarśanāt

That fruit, hard for even Brahmins to attain through sacrifices like the Vajapeya, is easily obtained merely by the sight of Shri Rameshvara.

Verse 52 (skanda.5.100.52)

ये हताभिमुखाः शूरा गोविप्रार्थे रणाजिरे। गतिरभ्यधिका तेभ्यो दृष्ट्वा रामेश्वरं शिवम्

ye hatābhimukhāḥ śūrā goviprārthe raṇājire| gatirabhyadhikā tebhyo dṛṣṭvā rāmeśvaraṁ śivam

Even higher than the destiny of those brave warriors who face death on the battlefield for the sake of cows and Brahmins is the state attained by beholding Rameshvara Shiva.

Verse 53 (skanda.5.100.53)

जितास्तेन सदा लोका रामेणेव जगत्त्रयम्। दृष्टं येन सदा भक्त्या लिंगं रामेश्वरं शिवम्

jitāstena sadā lokā rāmeṇeva jagattrayam| dṛṣṭaṁ yena sadā bhaktyā liṁgaṁ rāmeśvaraṁ śivam

He who has ever beheld with devotion the linga of Rameshvara Shiva has, as it were, conquered all the worlds forever — just as Rama conquered the three worlds.

Verse 54 (skanda.5.100.54)

एष ते कथितो देवि प्रभावः पापनाशनः। रामेश्वरस्य देवस्य शृणु त्वं च्यवनेश्वरम्

eṣa te kathito devi prabhāvaḥ pāpanāśanaḥ| rāmeśvarasya devasya śṛṇu tvaṁ cyavaneśvaram

This sin-destroying glory of the god Rameshvara, O Devi, has thus been told to you; now hear of Chyavaneshvara.