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शृणु राजन्महाभाग क्षेत्रमन्यत्प्रतिष्ठितम् ॥ महापातकसंहारि गोकर्णाख्यं शिवालयम् ॥ ४१ ॥
O fortunate king, listen. There is another shrine well consecrated. There is a Śiva’s temple named Gokarṇa. It destroys all great sins.
english translation
तत्र स्थितिर्न पापानां महद्भ्यो महतामपि ॥ महाबलाभिधानेन शिवः संनिहितः स्वयम् ॥ ४२॥
Sins greater than the greatest cannot stay there. Śiva himself is present there in the name of Mahābala.
english translation
सर्वेषां शिवलिंगानां सार्वभौमो महाबलः ॥ चतुर्युगे चतुर्वर्णस्सर्वपापापहारकः॥ ४३॥
Mahābala is the emperor of all phallic images. It assumes four different colours in the four Yugas. It dispels all sins.
english translation
पश्चिमाम्बुधितीरस्थं गोकर्णं तीर्थमुत्तमम् ॥ तत्रास्ति शिवलिंगं तन्महापातकनाशकम् ॥ ४४॥
The excellent holy centre of Gokarṇa is on the shore of western ocean. There is a phallic image of Śiva, destructive of great sins.
english translation
तत्र गत्वा महापापाः स्नात्वा तीर्थेषु भूरिशः॥ महाबलं च संपूज्य प्रयाताश्शांकरम्पदम् ॥ ४९ ॥
Great sinners go there, take their ceremonial ablutions many times in the sacred waters and worship Mahābala. They have all attained Śiva’s region.
english translation