The Glory of Markandeshvara

Verse 1 (skanda.7.360.1)

ईश्वर उवाच। ततो गच्छेन्महादेवि हिरण्यातटसंस्थितम्। घटिकास्थानमिति च यत्र सिद्धः पुरा ऋषिः

īśvara uvāca| tato gacchenmahādevi hiraṇyātaṭasaṁsthitam| ghaṭikāsthānamiti ca yatra siddhaḥ purā ṛṣiḥ

Ishvara said: Thereafter, O great Goddess, one should go to the place resting on the bank of the river Hiranya, known as Ghatika-sthana, where in ancient times a sage attained perfection (siddhi).

Verse 2 (skanda.7.360.2)

नाड्यैकया मृकण्डस्तु ध्यानयोगाद्वरानने। तत्रैव स्थापितं लिंगं मार्कंडेश्वरनामतः। सर्वपापोपशमनं दर्शनात्पूजनादपि

nāḍyaikayā mṛkaṇḍastu dhyānayogādvarānane| tatraiva sthāpitaṁ liṁgaṁ mārkaṁḍeśvaranāmataḥ| sarvapāpopaśamanaṁ darśanātpūjanādapi

O fair-faced one, through a single breath-channel, by the yoga of meditation, sage Mrikanda established there the linga named Markandeshvara — mere sight and worship of which pacifies all sins.