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बहुनात्र किमुक्तेन गोकर्णस्थानि सर्वशः ॥ शिवप्रत्यक्षलिंगानि तीर्थान्यम्भांसि सर्वशः ॥ ६ ॥
Of what avail is much talk. Everything in Gokarṇa is Śiva’s visible phallic image. All the waters there are holy Tīrthas.
english translation
गोकर्णे शिवलिंगानां तीर्थानामपि सर्वशः ॥ वर्ण्यते महिमा तात पुराणेषु महर्षिभिः ॥ ७॥
O dear, the greatness of Śiva’s holy images and the Tīrthas at Gokarṇa is explained and described in the Purāṇas by great sages.
english translation
कृतेयुगे स हि श्वेतस्त्रेतायां सोतिलोहितः ॥ द्वापरे पीतवर्णश्च कलौ श्यामो भविष्यति ॥ ८ ॥
In the Kṛta Yuga it is white; in the Tretā it is deep-red; in the Dvāpara it is yellow and in the Kali age it is dark in colour.
english translation
आक्रान्तसप्तपातालकुहरोपि महाबलः ॥ प्राप्ते कलियुगे घोरे मृदुतामुपयास्यति ॥ ९ ॥
Mahābala, though it has pervaded the regions as far below as the seven nether worlds, will become soft when the terrible age of Kali arrives.
english translation
महापातकिनश्चात्र समभ्यर्च्य महाबलम् ॥ शिवलिंगं च गोकर्णे प्रयाताश्शांकरम्पदम् ॥ १०॥
Persons committing great sins have attained Śiva’s region after worshipping Mahābala, the phallic image of Śiva at Gokarṇa.
english translation