The Glory of Paulomishvara

Verse 1 (skanda.7.125.1)

ईश्वर उवाच। ततो गच्छेन्महालिंगं महादेवि सुरप्रियम्। रावणेश्वरवायव्ये धनुषां त्रिंशकेऽन्तरे

īśvara uvāca| tato gacchenmahāliṁgaṁ mahādevi surapriyam| rāvaṇeśvaravāyavye dhanuṣāṁ triṁśake'ntare

Ishvara said: Then, O great Goddess, one should go to that great linga beloved of the gods, situated thirty bow-lengths to the northwest of Ravaneshvara.

Verse 2 (skanda.7.125.2)

स्थितं कामप्रदं लिंगं सर्वपातकनाशनम्। पौलोमीश्वरनामाढ्यं पौलोम्या संप्रतिष्ठितम्

sthitaṁ kāmapradaṁ liṁgaṁ sarvapātakanāśanam| paulomīśvaranāmāḍhyaṁ paulomyā saṁpratiṣṭhitam

There stands that wish-fulfilling, all-sin-destroying linga, bearing the name Paulomishvara, established by Paulomi (Indrani).

Verse 3 (skanda.7.125.3)

तारकेण यदा ध्वस्तास्त्रिदशाः संगरे स्थिताः। त्रैलोक्यं विहृतं सर्वं स्वयमिन्द्रत्वमागतः

tārakeṇa yadā dhvastāstridaśāḥ saṁgare sthitāḥ| trailokyaṁ vihṛtaṁ sarvaṁ svayamindratvamāgataḥ

When Taraka defeated the gods arrayed in battle, seized all the three worlds, and himself assumed the state of Indra,

Verse 4 (skanda.7.125.4)

तदा शक्रः सुदुःखार्तो भयोद्विग्नो ननाश वै। तदा तद्भार्यया देवि इन्द्राण्या शोककर्षया

tadā śakraḥ suduḥkhārto bhayodvigno nanāśa vai| tadā tadbhāryayā devi indrāṇyā śokakarṣayā

then Shakra, overwhelmed with sorrow and agitated by fear, fled away; then, O Goddess, his wife Indrani, wasted with grief —

Verse 5 (skanda.7.125.5)

इन्द्रस्य जयमिच्छन्त्या शंभुराराधितस्तया। ततस्तुष्टो महादेवस्तामुवाच शुभेक्षणाम्

indrasya jayamicchantyā śaṁbhurārādhitastayā| tatastuṣṭo mahādevastāmuvāca śubhekṣaṇām

— desiring Indra's victory, worshipped Shambhu; then the great god, pleased, spoke to that fair-eyed goddess —

Verse 6 (skanda.7.125.6)

भगवानुवाच। उत्पत्स्यति सुतोऽस्माकं षण्मुखस्तु महाबलः। तारकं दैत्यराजानं स चैनं घातयिष्यति

bhagavānuvāca| utpatsyati suto'smākaṁ ṣaṇmukhastu mahābalaḥ| tārakaṁ daityarājānaṁ sa cainaṁ ghātayiṣyati

The Lord said: A son shall be born to us, the mighty six-faced one, and he shall slay Taraka, king of the Daityas.

Verse 7 (skanda.7.125.7)

गच्छ त्वं विज्वरा भूत्वा शृणु भूयो वचश्च मे

gaccha tvaṁ vijvarā bhūtvā śṛṇu bhūyo vacaśca me

Go now, free from anguish, and hear my word once more —

Verse 8 (skanda.7.125.8)

अत्र स्थितमिदं लिंगं योऽस्माकं पूजयिष्यति। स नूनं मे गणो भूत्वा मत्सकाशमुपेष्यति

atra sthitamidaṁ liṁgaṁ yo'smākaṁ pūjayiṣyati| sa nūnaṁ me gaṇo bhūtvā matsakāśamupeṣyati

Whoever shall worship this our linga established here will surely become one of my attendants and come into my presence.

Verse 9 (skanda.7.125.9)

एवमुक्ता गता साध्वी देवराड्यत्र संस्थितः। सर्वदुःखविनिर्मुक्ता सर्वदैत्यभयोज्झिता

evamuktā gatā sādhvī devarāḍyatra saṁsthitaḥ| sarvaduḥkhavinirmuktā sarvadaityabhayojjhitā

Thus addressed, that virtuous lady went to where the lord of the gods was, freed from all sorrow and released from every fear of the Daityas.