The Glory of Kaushikeshvara

Verse 1 (skanda.7.214.1)

ईश्वर उवाच। धनुषामष्टभिस्तस्मादीशाने कश्यपेश्वरात्। कौशकेश्वरनामानं महापातकनाशनम्

īśvara uvāca| dhanuṣāmaṣṭabhistasmādīśāne kaśyapeśvarāt| kauśakeśvaranāmānaṁ mahāpātakanāśanam

Ishvara said: Eight bow-lengths to the northeast of Kashyapeshvara is the linga named Kaushikeshvara, which destroys the greatest sins.

Verse 2 (skanda.7.214.2)

वसिष्ठतनयान्हत्वा तत्र कौशिकसत्तमः। स्थापयामास तल्लिंगं मुक्तपापस्ततोऽभवत्

vasiṣṭhatanayānhatvā tatra kauśikasattamaḥ| sthāpayāmāsa talliṅgaṁ muktapāpastato'bhavat

Having slain the sons of Vasishtha, the excellent Kaushika established that linga there, and thereafter became freed from his sin.

Verse 3 (skanda.7.214.3)

तं दृष्ट्वा पूजयित्वा तु लभते वाञ्छितं फलम्

taṁ dṛṣṭvā pūjayitvā tu labhate vāñchitaṁ phalam

By beholding him and worshipping him, one obtains the fruit one desires.