सर्वदेवपरो नित्यं वेदपाठपरायणः ।। 3.4.8.
He was ever devoted to all the gods and constantly engaged in reciting the Vedas.
तत्सुतस्तु मृतिं प्राप्तो जन्ममात्रे हि दारुणे
But his son met with death at the very moment of birth, a most grievous event.
जिजीव तत्प्रसादेन विवस्वान्नाम चाभवत्
By his grace, the child survived and became known by the name Vivasvan.
अपत्यवान्धर्मपरः सूर्यवतपरायणः
He had offspring, was devoted to righteousness, and was steadfast like the sun.
सुशीला नाम विख्याता पतिसेवार्थमागता
A woman named Sushila, renowned for her virtue, came for the service of her husband.
बलाद्गृहीत्वा तु निशि बुभुजे स्मरविह्वलः
Overcome by desire, he seized her by force at night and enjoyed her.
लिंगेद्रियं च पतितं गुदभ्रष्टो महांगरुक्
His organ fell off from his body, and he suffered from a severe affliction of the anus.
स चक्रे द्वादशं प्रेम्णा निराहारो यतेन्द्रियः
He performed a twelve-year vow with love, fasting and controlling his senses.
तदा श्रद्धा रवौ प्राप्ता प्रत्यहं स द्विजोत्तमः
Then, with faith, that best of twice-borns approached the Sun every day.
नारीभिर्भर्त्सितः पूर्वं सोथ कामिनीयाचितः
Previously scorned by women, he was now sought after by a passionate woman.
शतायुर्ब्राह्मणो भूत्वा ज्ञानवान्रोगवर्जितः 3.4.8.
Becoming a Brahmin with a lifespan of a hundred years, he was wise and free from disease.
कार्तिके मासि लक्षाब्दं प्रकाशं कृतवान्नभः
In the month of Kartika, for a hundred thousand years, he made the sky radiant.
पूजयित्वा विधानेन पूर्णिमायां ददर्श ह
Having worshipped according to the rite on the full moon, he beheld (the deity).
उवाच शक्रं स रविर्देवकार्यं करोम्यहम्
The Sun spoke to Indra, saying, 'I am performing the work of the gods.'
धातुपाठो न्यपठितो भ्रंशार्थः स्वरवर्णकः
The recitation of the elements was performed, but there was an error in the pronunciation of the vowels.
इत्युक्त्वा स गतः काश्यां गेहे वै वेदशर्मणः
Having spoken thus, he departed to Kashi, to the house of Vedasharma.
द्वादशाब्दवपुर्भूत्वा सर्वशास्त्रविशारदः
Assuming a twelve-year-old form, he became skilled in all the scriptures.
त्रिवर्षान्ते च भगवांस्तस्मै ज्ञानं महद्ददौ
And at the end of three years, the Blessed Lord bestowed great knowledge upon him.
ज्ञातं कार्यगुणेनैव दीक्षितेन तदा हृदि
At that time, the initiated one knows it in his heart by the quality of the act.
व्यक्तेऽहंकारभूते च बुद्धिर्ज्ञेया बुधैरजा
The intellect, when manifest and identified with ego, is to be understood by the wise as unborn.
अव्यक्तं तु परं ब्रह्म व्यक्तं शब्दमयं स्मृतम् 3.4.8.
The unmanifest is the supreme Brahman; the manifest is said to be composed of sound.
वृषरूपधरो मुख्यो नन्दियानः स्मृतो बुधैः
The foremost, bearing the form of a bull, is known by the wise as Nandiyāna.
सप्तहस्तस्त्रिधा बद्धो नित्यशुद्धो मुखे स्थितः
With seven hands, bound in three ways, ever pure, he is established at the mouth.
द्वौद्वौ शृंगौ च शिरसोर्नंदियानस्य वै स्मृतौ
It is remembered that Nandiyāna has two horns on his head.
रूढिश्च योगरूढिश्च शब्दौ तस्य शिरोद्वयम्
Rūḍhi and Yogarūḍhi are the two names for his two heads.
संवंधश्चाधिकारश्च भुजास्तस्य वृषस्य वै
Connection and authority are said to be the arms of that bull.
ताभ्यां बद्धश्च स वृषो नन्दियानाथ ते नमः
By those two, the bull is bound; O Nandiyāna, I bow to you.
जातश्च वृषलिंगाभ्यां सोऽहंकारो हरिः स्वयम्
And from the two bull-forms is born the ego, which is Hari himself.
इति ज्ञानं हृदि प्राप्य तदा सिद्धान्तकौमुदीम्
Thus, having attained this knowledge in the heart, one reaches the Siddhānta-Kaumudī.
एकदा गणको धीमान्सत्यदत्तमुवाच ह हाटं कुरु महाराज सांप्रतं बहुवृत्तिदम् ।। 3.4.8.
Once, the wise astrologer spoke to Satyadatta: 'O great king, now establish a market that yields many profits.'