एवम् उक्त्वा तु विप्रर्षिः पुनर् दक्षम् अभाषत
Having spoken thus, the sage addressed Daksha again.
पूज्यं च पशुभर्तारं कस्मान् नार्चयसे प्रभुम्
Why do you not worship the Lord of Creatures, who is worthy of honor?
सन्ति मे बहवो रुद्राः शूलहस्ताः कपर्दिनः एकादशस्थानगता नान्यं विद्मो महेश्वरम्
There are many Rudras of mine, bearing tridents and matted hair, established in eleven places; we know no other great lord than him.
सर्वेषाम् एकमन्त्रो ऽयं ममेशो न निमन्त्रितः यथाहं शंकराद् ऊर्ध्वं नान्यं पश्यामि दैवतम् तथा दक्षस्य विपुलो यज्ञो ऽयं न भविष्यति
For all, there is one mantra; my lord is not invited. As I see, beyond Shankara, I see no other deity. Thus, Daksha's grand sacrifice will not succeed.
विष्णोश् च भागा विविधाः प्रदत्तास् तथा च रुद्रेभ्य उत प्रदत्ताः अन्ये ऽपि देवा निजभागयुक्ता ददामि भागं न तु शंकराय
Various shares have been given to Vishnu, and likewise to the Rudras; other gods too have their allotted portions. I give shares, but not to Shankara.
गतास् तु देवता ज्ञात्वा शैलराजसुता तदा उवाच वचनं शर्वं देवं पशुपतिं पतिम्
Then, knowing this, the gods went to the daughter of the mountain king, who spoke these words to Sharva, the lord, the master of creatures.
भगवन् कुत्र यान्त्य् एते देवाः शक्रपुरोगमाः ब्रूहि तत्त्वेन तत्त्वज्ञ संशयो मे महान् अयम्
O blessed one, where are these gods headed, led by Indra? Tell me truly, knower of truth; this great doubt has arisen in me.
दक्षो नाम महाभागे प्रजानां पतिर् उत्तमः हयमेधेन यजते तत्र यान्ति दिवौकसः
Daksha, O greatly fortunate, is the eminent lord of creatures; he is performing a horse sacrifice, and the heavenly beings are going there.
यज्ञम् एतं महाभाग किमर्थं नानुगच्छसि केन वा प्रतिषेधेन गमनं ते न विद्यते
O greatly fortunate, why do you not follow this sacrifice? By what prohibition is your going not permitted?
सुरैर् एव महाभागे सर्वम् एतद् अनुष्ठितम् यज्ञेषु मम सर्वेषु न भाग उपकल्पितः
O greatly fortunate, all this has been performed by the gods alone. In all sacrifices of mine, no share has been allotted to me.
पूर्वागतेन गन्तव्यं मार्गेण वरवर्णिनि न मे सुराः प्रयच्छन्ति भागं यज्ञस्य धर्मतः
O one of lovely complexion, one must go by the previously established path; the gods do not give me a rightful share of the sacrifice.
भगवन् सर्वदेवेषु प्रभावाभ्यधिको गुणैः अजेयश् चाप्य् अधृष्यश् च तेजसा यशसा श्रिया
O blessed one, among all gods you surpass in power and virtues; you are unconquerable, unassailable, radiant, renowned, and glorious.
अनेन तु महाभाग प्रतिषेधेन भागतः अतीव दुःखम् आपन्ना वेपथुश् च महान् अयम्
By this exclusion from the share, O greatly fortunate, I have suffered great sorrow, and this trembling is immense.
किं नाम दानं नियमं तपो वा कुर्याम् अहं येन पतिर् ममाद्य लभेत भागं भगवान् अचिन्त्यो यज्ञस्य चेन्द्राद्यमरैर् विचित्रम्
What gift, discipline, or austerity should I perform, so that my lord today might obtain a share, O wondrous one, in the sacrifice, among Indra and the other gods?
अहं विजानामि विशालनेत्रे ध्यानेन सर्वे च विदन्ति सन्तः तवाद्य मोहेन सहेन्द्रदेवा लोकत्रयं सर्वम् अथो विनष्टम्
I know, O wide-eyed one, through meditation, and all the virtuous know as well; but today, through your delusion, along with Indra and the gods, all three worlds are destroyed.
माम् अध्वरेशं नितरां स्तुवन्ति रथंतरं साम गायन्ति मह्यम् मां ब्राह्मणा ब्रह्ममन्त्रैर् यजन्ति ममाध्वर्यवः कल्पयन्ते च भागम्
They praise me as lord of the sacrifice; they sing the Rathantara Sāma for me; the Brahmins worship me with Brahma-mantras; my priests prepare my share.
विकत्थसे प्राकृतवत् सर्वस्त्रीजनसंसदि स्तौषि गर्वायसे चापि स्वम् आत्मानं न संशयः
You boast like an ordinary person in the assembly of all women; you praise yourself out of pride—there is no doubt.
नात्मानं स्तौमि देवेशि यथा त्वम् अनुगच्छसि संस्रक्ष्यामि वरारोहे भागार्थे वरवर्णिनि
O goddess of the gods, I do not praise myself as you do; O lovely one, for the sake of the share, I will protect you.
इत्य् उक्त्वा भगवान् पत्नीम् उमां प्राणैर् अपि प्रियाम् सो ऽसृजद् भगवान् वक्त्राद् भूतं क्रोधाग्निसंभवम्
Having spoken thus to his wife Uma, most dear even to his life, the blessed lord created from his mouth a being born from the fire of wrath.
तम् उवाच मखं गच्छ दक्षस्य त्वं महेश्वरः नाशयाशु क्रतुं तस्य दक्षस्य मदनुज्ञया
He said to him: Go to the sacrifice, you are Maheshvara of Daksha; swiftly destroy his ritual, with my permission.
ततो रुद्रप्रयुक्तेन सिंहवेषेण लीलया देव्या मन्युकृतं ज्ञात्वा हतो दक्षस्य स क्रतुः
Then, knowing that the sacrifice of Daksha was destroyed by the wrath of the goddess, who, at Rudra's command, had assumed the form of a lion for sport,
मन्युना च महाभीमा भद्रकाली महेश्वरी आत्मनः कर्मसाक्षित्वे तेन सार्धं सहानुगा
And Bhadrakali, the great and fearsome Maheshvari, accompanied by her followers, became a witness to her own deed, joined together with that wrath.
स एष भगवान् क्रोधः प्रेतावासकृतालयः वीरभद्रेति विख्यातो देव्या मन्युप्रमार्जकः
This is that divine being, Wrath, who made the abode of the spirits his dwelling, renowned as Virabhadra, the one who wipes away the goddess's anger.
सो ऽसृजद् रोमकूपेभ्य आत्मनैव गणेश्वरान् रुद्रानुगान् गणान् रौद्रान् रुद्रवीर्यपराक्रमान्
He then created, from the pores of his own body, the lords of the hosts—followers of Rudra, fierce hosts born of Rudra's power and might.
रुद्रस्यानुचराः सर्वे सर्वे रुद्रपराक्रमाः ते निपेतुस् ततस् तूर्णं शतशो ऽथ सहस्रशः
All these attendants of Rudra, each possessing Rudra's might, swiftly descended there by the hundreds and thousands.
ततः किलकिलाशब्द आकाशं पूरयन्न् इव समभूत् सुमहान् विप्राः सर्वरुद्रगणैः कृतः
Then arose a tremendous clamor, as if filling the sky, created by all the hosts of Rudra, O sages.
तेन शब्देन महता त्रस्ताः सर्वे दिवौकसः पर्वताश् च व्यशीर्यन्त चकम्पे च वसुंधरा
Terrified by that great sound, all the dwellers of heaven were shaken; the mountains crumbled and the earth itself trembled.
मरुतश् च ववुः क्रूराश् चुक्षुभे वरुणालयः अग्नयो वै न दीप्यन्ते न चादीप्यत भास्करः
The winds blew violently, the abode of Varuna was disturbed, the fires would not burn, and the sun did not shine.
ग्रहा नैव प्रकाशन्ते नक्षत्राणि न तारकाः ऋषयो न प्रभासन्ते न देवा न च दानवाः
The planets did not shine, nor the stars or constellations; the sages gave no radiance, nor did the gods or the demons.
एवं हि तिमिरीभूते निर्दहन्ति गणेश्वराः प्रभञ्जन्त्य् अपरे यूपान् घोरान् उत्पाटयन्ति च
Thus, when darkness prevailed, the lords of the hosts began to burn everything; others broke and uprooted the terrible sacrificial posts.