The Glory of Ashvineshvara

Verse 1 (skanda.7.164.1)

ईश्वर उवाच। ततो गच्छेन्महादेवि तस्मात्पूर्वेण संस्थितम्। महापापौघशमनं पूजितं सर्वकामदम्

īśvara uvāca| tato gacchenmahādevi tasmātpūrveṇa saṁsthitam| mahāpāpaughaśamanaṁ pūjitaṁ sarvakāmadam

Ishvara said: Then, O great Goddess, one should go to the linga situated to its east, which quells the mass of great sins, is worshipped, and grants every desire.

Verse 2 (skanda.7.164.2)

अश्विनेश्वरनामानं धनुषां पंचके स्थितम्। सर्वरोगप्रशमनं दृष्टं सर्वार्थसाधकम्

aśvineśvaranāmānaṁ dhanuṣāṁ paṁcake sthitam| sarvarogapraśamanaṁ dṛṣṭaṁ sarvārthasādhakam

It is known by the name Ashvineshvara, situated five bow-lengths away, seen to quell all diseases and accomplish every aim.

Verse 3 (skanda.7.164.3)

ये केचिद्रोगिणो लोके तेषां तद्भेषजं महत्। माघमासे द्वितीयायां दर्शनं तस्य दुर्लभम्

ye kecidrogiṇo loke teṣāṁ tadbheṣajaṁ mahat| māghamāse dvitīyāyāṁ darśanaṁ tasya durlabham

For whatever sick people there are in the world, it is a great remedy; yet on the second lunar day of Magha, seeing it becomes difficult to obtain.

Verse 4 (skanda.7.164.4)

तस्मात्पश्येच्च तद्भक्त्या यदि श्रेयोऽभिकांक्षितम्। महापापौघशमनं पूजितं सर्वकामदम्

tasmātpaśyecca tadbhaktyā yadi śreyo'bhikāṁkṣitam| mahāpāpaughaśamanaṁ pūjitaṁ sarvakāmadam

Therefore, if one desires well-being, one should behold it with devotion — the quencher of the mass of great sins, worshipped, granter of every wish.

Verse 5 (skanda.7.164.5)

इति लिङ्गद्वयं देवि सूर्यपुत्रप्रतिष्ठितम्। तस्मिन्नेव दिने पश्येत्संयतात्मा नरोत्तमः

iti liṅgadvayaṁ devi sūryaputrapratiṣṭhitam| tasminneva dine paśyetsaṁyatātmā narottamaḥ

O Goddess, thus these two lingas, established by the sons of the Sun (the Ashvins), should be seen on that very day by the best of men, with disciplined mind.