ब्रह्मिष्ठाश् च व्रतस्थाश् च महायोगाः सुधार्मिकाः गुणैश् चैवाधिकाः श्लाघ्याः सर्वे ते त्र्यम्बकात् सति
They are Brahminical, observant of vows, great yogis, supremely righteous, and, by their virtues, praiseworthy—all of them, except for Tryambaka, O Sati.
वसिष्ठो ऽत्रिः पुलस्त्यश् च अङ्गिराः पुलहः क्रतुः भृगुर् मरीचिश् च तथा श्रेष्ठा जामातरो मम
Vasishtha, Atri, Pulastya, Angiras, Pulaha, Kratu, Bhrigu, and Marichi—these are my most distinguished sons-in-law.
तैश् चापि स्पर्धते शर्वः सर्वे ते चैव तं प्रति तेन त्वां न बुभूषामि प्रतिकूलो हि मे भवः
Sharva competes with them, and all of them oppose him; therefore, I do not wish for you—Bhava is adverse to me.
इत्य् उक्तवांस् तदा दक्षः संप्रमूढेन चेतसा शापार्थम् आत्मनश् चैव येनोक्ता वै महर्षयः तथोक्ता पितरं सा वै क्रुद्धा देवी तम् अब्रवीत्
Having spoken thus, Daksha, with a bewildered mind, uttered words for the purpose of cursing himself, as the great sages had said. Then, the goddess, angered, spoke to her father.
वाङ्मनःकर्मभिर् यस्माद् अदुष्टां मां विगर्हसि तस्मात् त्यजाम्य् अहं देहम् इमं तात तवात्मजम्
Because you reproach me, your own son, though I am without fault in word, thought, or deed, therefore, father, I now renounce this body.
ततस् तेनापमानेन सती दुःखाद् अमर्षिता अब्रवीद् वचनं देवी नमस्कृत्य स्वयंभुवे
Then, deeply pained and unable to bear the insult, the goddess respectfully addressed the Self-born with these words.
येनाहम् अपदेहा वै पुनर् देहेन भास्वता तत्राप्य् अहम् असंमूढा संभूता धार्मिकी पुनः गच्छेयं धर्मपत्नीत्वं त्र्यम्बकस्यैव धीमतः
By whose power I have left this body, may I, with a new radiant form, again be born unconfused and righteous, and become once more the lawful wife of the wise Tryambaka.
तत्रैवाथ समासीना रुष्टात्मानं समादधे धारयाम् आस चाग्नेयीं धारणाम् आत्मनात्मनि
There, seated, she composed her mind in anger, and performed the fiery concentration, sustaining the fire within herself.
ततः स्वात्मानम् उत्थाप्य वायुना समुदीरितः सर्वाङ्गेभ्यो विनिःसृत्य वह्निर् भस्म चकार ताम्
Then, raising her own self, stirred by the wind, she departed from all her limbs, and the fire reduced her to ashes.
तद् उपश्रुत्य निधनं सत्या देव्याः स शूलधृक् संवादं च तयोर् बुद्ध्वा याथातथ्येन शंकरः दक्षस्य च विनाशाय चुकोप भगवान् प्रभुः
Hearing of Sati's death and their conversation, the trident-bearer, understanding the truth, became enraged, O Lord, for the destruction of Daksha.
यस्माद् अवमता दक्ष सहसैवागता सती प्रशस्ताश् चेतराः सर्वास् त्वत्सुता भर्तृभिः सह
Because Sati, though praised, came uninvited and was slighted by Daksha, all your other daughters, along with their husbands, are blessed.
तस्माद् वैवस्वते प्राप्ते पुनर् एते महर्षयः उत्पत्स्यन्ति द्वितीये वै तव यज्ञे ह्य् अयोनिजाः
Therefore, when the age of Vaivasvata arrives, these great sages will be born again in your second sacrifice, not from a womb.
हुते वै ब्रह्मणः सत्त्रे चाक्षुषस्यान्तरे मनोः अभिव्याहृत्य सप्तर्षीन् दक्षं सो ऽभ्यशपत् पुनः
When the sacrifice of Brahma was performed in the interval of Cākṣuṣa Manu, Daksha, having summoned the seven sages, cursed him again.
भविता मानुषो राजा चाक्षुषस्यान्तरे मनोः प्राचीनबर्हिषः पौत्रः पुत्रश् चापि प्रचेतसः
There will be a human king in the interval of Cākṣuṣa Manu, the grandson of Prācīnabarhis and the son of Pracetas.
दक्ष इत्य् एव नाम्ना त्वं मारिषायां जनिष्यसि कन्यायां शाखिनां चैव प्राप्ते वै चाक्षुषान्तरे
You will be born by the name Daksha from Māriṣā, the daughter of the trees, when the interval of Cākṣuṣa arrives.
अहं तत्रापि ते विघ्नम् आचरिष्यामि दुर्मते धर्मकामार्थयुक्तेषु कर्मस्व् इह पुनः पुनः
Even there, O misguided one, I will again cause obstacles for you in actions connected with righteousness, desire, and wealth, again and again.
ततो वै व्याहृतो दक्षो रुद्रं सो ऽभ्यशपत् पुनः
Then Daksha, having spoken thus, cursed Rudra again.
यस्मात् त्वं मत्कृते क्रूर ऋषीन् व्याहृतवान् असि तस्मात् सार्धं सुरैर् यज्ञे न त्वां यक्ष्यन्ति वै द्विजाः
Because you, out of cruelty for my sake, have spoken harshly to the sages, therefore, along with the gods, the twice-born will not offer you oblations in sacrifice.
कृत्वाहुतिं तव क्रूर अपः स्पृशन्ति कर्मसु इहैव वत्स्यसे लोके दिवं हित्वायुगक्षयात् ततो देवैस् तु ते सार्धं न तु पूजा भविष्यति
After making an offering to you, O cruel one, they will touch water in the rites; you will remain in this world until the end of the age, having abandoned heaven, and even then, though with the gods, you will not receive worship.
चातुर्वर्ण्यं तु देवानां ते चाप्य् एकत्र भुञ्जते न भोक्ष्ये सहितस् तैस् तु ततो भोक्ष्याम्य् अहं पृथक्
The fourfold order of the gods partakes together, but I will not eat with them; I will partake separately.
सर्वेषां चैव लोकानाम् आदिर् भूर्लोक उच्यते तम् अहं धारयाम्य् एकः स्वेच्छया न तवाज्ञया
Of all the worlds, the earth is said to be the foundation; I alone uphold it by my own will, not by your command.
तस्मिन् धृते सर्वलोकाः सर्वे तिष्ठन्ति शाश्वताः तस्माद् अहं वसामीह सततं न तवाज्ञया
While it is upheld, all the eternal worlds remain; therefore I dwell here always, not by your command.
ततो ऽभिव्याहृतो दक्षो रुद्रेणामिततेजसा स्वायंभुवीं तनुं त्यक्त्वा उत्पन्नो मानुषेष्व् इह
Then Daksha, summoned by Rudra of immeasurable brilliance, abandoned his Swayambhuva body and was born here among humans.
यदा गृहपतिर् दक्षो यज्ञानाम् ईश्वरः प्रभुः समस्तेनेह यज्ञेन सो ऽयजद् दैवतैः सह
When Daksha, the lord of householders and master of sacrifices, performed a great sacrifice here together with the gods, he worshipped with all rites.
अथ देवी सती यत् ते प्राप्ते वैवस्वते ऽन्तरे मेनायां ताम् उमां देवीं जनयाम् आस शैलराट्
Then, O Devi, when the Vaivasvata Manvantara arrived, Mena gave birth to that goddess Uma, daughter of the mountain king.
सा तु देवी सती पूर्वम् आसीत् पश्चाद् उमाभवत् सहव्रता भवस्यैषा नैतया मुच्यते भवः
That goddess was formerly Sati and later became Uma; she is the devoted companion of Bhava, and by her Bhava is never forsaken.
यावद् इच्छति संस्थानं प्रभुर् मन्वन्तरेष्व् इह मारीचं कश्यपं देवी यथादितिर् अनुव्रता
For as long as the Lord desires, in each Manvantara here, the goddess follows Marichi as Aditi follows Kashyapa.
सार्धं नारायणं श्रीस् तु मघवन्तं शची यथा विष्णुं कीर्तिर् उषा सूर्यं वसिष्ठं चाप्य् अरुन्धती
As Shri is with Narayana, Shachi with Maghavan, Kirti with Vishnu, Usha with Surya, and Arundhati with Vasistha.
नैतांस् तु विजहत्य् एता भर्तॄन् देव्यः कथंचन एवं प्राचेतसो दक्षो जज्ञे वै चाक्षुषे ऽन्तरे
These goddesses never abandon their husbands under any circumstance; thus, Daksha, son of Prachetas, was born in the Cakshusha Manvantara.
प्राचीनबर्हिषः पौत्रः पुत्रश् चापि प्रचेतसाम् दशभ्यस् तु प्रचेतोभ्यो मारिषायां पुनर् नृप
He was the grandson of Pracinabarhis and son of the Pracetas; from the ten Pracetas and Marisha, O king, he was again born.