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    त्वत्तीरे मणिकर्णिके हरिहरौ सायुज्यमुक्तिप्रदौ वादन्तौ कुरुतः परस्परमुभौ जन्तोः प्रयाणोत्सवे । मद्रूपो मनुजोऽयमस्तु हरिणा प्रोक्तः शिवस्तत्क्षणा- त्तन्मध्याद्भृगुलाञ्छनो गरुडगः पीताम्बरो निर्गतः ॥ १ ॥

    Oh Manikarnika, when in your banks Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu, Who can grant salvation at the time of death, were arguing with each other, And when Lord Vishnu told him, “This man would assume my form,” At that time from the middle of that being, Lord Vishnu having, The symbol of sage Brugu on him, came out on the Garuda wearing the yellow silk. ॥ 1 ॥

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    इन्द्राद्यास्त्रिदशाः पतन्ति नियतं भोगक्षये ये पुन- र्जायन्ते मनुजास्ततोपि पशवः कीटाः पतङ्गादयः । ये मातर्मणिकर्णिके तव जले मज्जन्ति निष्कल्मषाः सायुज्येऽपि किरीटकौस्तुभधरा नारायणाः स्युर्नराः ॥ २ ॥

    Indra and other devas try to climb up but even they, After they exhaust the result of blessed deeds are born as, A human being or as a worm and Oh Mother Manikarnika, Those beings who bathe in your sacred waters are free from any stain, And would assume the form Of salvation of lord Narayana, Wearing a crown and the gem called Kausthubha. ॥ 2 ॥

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    काशी धन्यतमा विमुक्तनगरी सालङ्कृता गङ्गया तत्रेयं मणिकर्णिका सुखकरी मुक्तिर्हि तत्किङ्करी । स्वर्लोकस्तुलितः सहैव विबुधैः काश्या समं ब्रह्मणा काशी क्षोणितले स्थिता गुरुतरा स्वर्गो लघुत्वं गतः ॥ ३ ॥

    The ciry of Kasi as decorated by river Ganges as a very blessed town, And there Manikarnika is pleasant and is like a maidservant called “salvation”, And even the heavens, as well as the land of Brahma, are weighed and compared to Kasi, And being heavier Kasi is down on earth and Heavens being light are on the top. ॥ 3 ॥

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    गङ्गातीरमनुत्तमं हि सकलं तत्रापि काश्युत्तमा तस्यां सा मणिकर्णिकोत्तमतमा येत्रेश्वरो मुक्तिदः । देवानामपि दुर्लभं स्थलमिदं पापौघनाशक्षमं पूर्वोपार्जितपुण्यपुञ्जगमकं पुण्यैर्जनैः प्राप्यते ॥ ४ ॥

    The banks of Ganga are incomparable and everything is there, and there in the great Benares, The Manikarnika is the best among the best as Lord Shiva grants salvation there, And this place is difficult for even Devas to get as all sins are destroyed there, And it can be attained only due to blessed deeds of previous births and People get blessings there. ॥ 4 ॥

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    दुःखाम्भोधिगतो हि जन्तुनिवहस्तेषां कथं निष्कृतिः ज्ञात्वा तद्धि विरिञ्चिना विरचिता वाराणसी शर्मदा । लोकाःस्वर्गसुखास्ततोऽपि लघवो भोगान्तपातप्रदाः काशी मुक्तिपुरी सदा शिवकरी धर्मार्थमोक्षप्रदा ॥ ५ ॥

    This Benares was created by Lord Brahms for removing the Sorrow, Of all those p people who are drowned in the ocean of sorrow, The heaven and the world above give us pleasure first and downfall later, But this Benares which is a city of salvation is a place giving us Dharma, wealth as well as salvation.॥ 5 ॥

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    एको वेणुधरो धराधरधरः श्रीवत्सभूषाधरः योऽप्येकः किल शङ्करो विषधरो गङ्गाधरो माधवः । ये मातर्मणिकर्णिके तव जले मज्जन्ति ते मानवाः रुद्रा वा हरयो भवन्ति बहवस्तेषां बहुत्वं कथम् ॥ ६ ॥

    Hari is the only one who carries a flute, mountain as well as Srivathsa, Lord Shiva is the only one who carries the poison, Ganges and hew is the same as Hari, All those human beings who take bath in this Manikarnika ghat, Would rise up from there as Hari or shiva and where is plurality for them ॥ 6॥

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    त्वत्तीरे मरणं तु मङ्गलकरं देवैरपि श्लाघ्यते शक्रस्तं मनुजं सहस्रनयनैर्द्रष्टुं सदा तत्परः । आयान्तं सविता सहस्रकिरणैः प्रत्युद्गतोऽभूत्सदा पुण्योऽसौ वृषगोऽथवा गरुडगः किं मन्दिरं यास्यति ॥ ७ ॥

    The death on your banks is auspicious and is appreciated by even Devas, And those men are eagerly awaited by Indra with one thousand eyes, And the Sun God with one thousand rays rises up eagerly to see, To which temple those persons riding on Bull as well as Garuda are going. ॥ 7 ॥

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    मध्याह्ने मणिकर्णिकास्नपनजं पुण्यं न वक्तुं क्षमः स्वीयैरब्धशतैश्चतुर्मुखधरो वेदार्थदीक्षागुरुः । योगाभ्यासबलेन चन्द्रशिखरस्तत्पुण्यपारङ्गत- स्त्वत्तीरे प्रकरोति सुप्तपुरुषं नारायणं वा शिवम् ॥ ८ ॥

    The scared effect of taking bath in Mani Karnika Ghat at mid-noon, Cannot even be told by the teacher Lord Brahma, the Lord who explains Vedas, Even in hundreds of years and by the power of practicing Yoga and, By being at end of blessed deeds, the one who sleeps there at night, Is transformed by Lord Chandrashekara ae Narayana or Shiva. ॥ 8 ॥

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    कृच्छ्रै कोटिशतैः स्वपापनिधनं यच्चाश्वमेधैः फलं तत्सर्वे मणिकर्णिकास्नपनजे पुण्ये प्रविष्टं भवेत् । स्नात्वा स्तोत्रमिदं नरः पठति चेत्संसारपाथोनिधिं तीर्त्वा पल्वलवत्प्रयाति सदनं तेजोमयं ब्रह्मणः ॥ ९ ॥

    The power got by carrying out a hundred crores of painful penances, And effect Carrying out of Aswamedha sacrifice would all be got, By one who takes bath in Manikarnika and reading this prayer, And he would be able to cross the ocean of Samsara as if he is crossing a small body of water. ॥ 9 ॥