The Glory of Chandrodaka Tirtha and Indreshvara

Verse 1 (skanda.7.295.1)

ईश्वर उवाच। तस्मादीशान दिग्भागे इन्द्रस्थानमनुत्तमम्। गव्यूतिपञ्चमात्रेण यत्र चन्द्रसरः प्रिये

īśvara uvāca| tasmādīśāna digbhāge indrasthānamanuttamam| gavyūtipañcamātreṇa yatra candrasaraḥ priye

Ishvara said: O dear one, to the northeast of that is the unsurpassed abode of Indra, at a distance of just five gavyutis, where is Chandra-saras, the Moon's lake.

Verse 2 (skanda.7.295.2)

तस्मादुत्तरदिग्भागे नातिदूरे व्यवस्थितम्। यत्र चन्द्रोदकं देवि जरादारिद्र्यनाशनम्

tasmāduttaradigbhāge nātidūre vyavasthitam| yatra candrodakaṁ devi jarādāridryanāśanam

To the north of that, not far, situated there, is Chandrodaka, O Goddess, the destroyer of old age and poverty.

Verse 3 (skanda.7.295.3)

चन्द्रानुवृद्ध्या तद्वृद्धिः क्षयस्तत्संक्षये भवेत्। तस्मिन्पापयुगेऽप्येवं कदाचित्संप्रदृश्यते

candrānuvṛddhyā tadvṛddhiḥ kṣayastatsaṁkṣaye bhavet| tasminpāpayuge'pyevaṁ kadācitsaṁpradṛśyate

By the waxing of the moon it waxes, and by its waning it wanes; thus, even in the sinful age, this is sometimes seen.

Verse 4 (skanda.7.295.4)

तत्र स्नात्वा महादेवि यदि पापसहस्रकम्। कृतं सोऽत्र समायाति नात्र कार्या विचारणा

tatra snātvā mahādevi yadi pāpasahasrakam| kṛtaṁ so'tra samāyāti nātra kāryā vicāraṇā

O great Goddess, bathing there, even if a thousand sins have been committed, they are dissolved there—no doubt need be entertained about this.

Verse 5 (skanda.7.295.5)

तत्राहिल्याप्रसंगोत्थमहापातकभीरुणा। गौतमोद्भवशापेन विलक्ष्यीकृतचेतसा

tatrāhilyāprasaṁgotthamahāpātakabhīruṇā| gautamodbhavaśāpena vilakṣyīkṛtacetasā

There, fearful of the great sin arising from the affair with Ahalya, his mind humbled by the curse born of Gautama—

Verse 6 (skanda.7.295.6)

इन्द्रेण च पुरा देवि इष्टं विपुलदक्षिणैः। तत्र वर्षसहस्राणि संस्थाप्य शिवमीश्वरम्। इन्द्रेश्वरेति नाम्ना वै सर्वपातकनाशनम्

indreṇa ca purā devi iṣṭaṁ vipuladakṣiṇaiḥ| tatra varṣasahasrāṇi saṁsthāpya śivamīśvaram| indreśvareti nāmnā vai sarvapātakanāśanam

Indra formerly worshipped with sacrifices of abundant fees; having established Shiva the Lord there for a thousand years, under the name Indreshvara, the destroyer of all sins.

Verse 7 (skanda.7.295.7)

चन्द्रतीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा संतर्प्य पितृदेवताः। इन्द्रेश्वरं च संपूज्य मुच्यते नात्र संशयः

candratīrthe naraḥ snātvā saṁtarpya pitṛdevatāḥ| indreśvaraṁ ca saṁpūjya mucyate nātra saṁśayaḥ

A man, having bathed at Chandra-tirtha, having offered libations to the ancestors and gods, and having worshipped Indreshvara, is freed—there is no doubt about this.