पुनस् तप्स्यामि वा गत्वा हिमवन्तं नगोत्तमम् अथवा ब्राह्मणैः पुण्यैस् तपोभिर् हतकल्मषैः
I will again perform austerities, or go to the supreme mountain Himavat; or with pure brahmins, cleansed of sin, I will undertake penance.
तैर् वा जटास्थिता गङ्गा प्रार्थिता भुवम् आप्नुयात्
By them, if they supplicate, Ganga, who abides in the matted locks, might reach the earth.
एतच् छ्रुत्वा मातृवाक्यं मातरं प्राह विघ्नराट् भ्रात्रा स्कन्देन जयया संमन्त्र्येह च युज्यते
Hearing his mother's words, the remover of obstacles spoke to his mother: 'Let me consult with my brother Skanda and Jaya; this is fitting.'
तत् कुर्मो मस्तकाद् गङ्गां यथा त्यजति मे पिता एतस्मिन्न् अन्तरे ब्रह्मन्न् अनावृष्टिर् अजायत
Let us act so that my father releases Ganga from his head; meanwhile, O Brahman, a drought arose.
द्विर् द्वादश समा मर्त्ये सर्वप्राणिभयावहा ततो विनष्टम् अभवज् जगत् स्थावरजङ्गमम्
For twice twelve years among mortals, bringing fear to all living beings, then the world of moving and unmoving beings was destroyed.
विना तु गौतमं पुण्यम् आश्रमं सर्वकामदम् स्रष्टुकामः पुरा पुत्र स्थावरं जङ्गमं तथा
Except for the auspicious ashram of Gautama, fulfilling all desires, O son, formerly, wishing to create both stationary and moving beings—
कृतो यज्ञो मया पूर्वं स देवयजनो गिरिः मन्नामा तत्र विख्यातस् ततो ब्रह्मगिरिः सदा
I performed a sacrifice before, that divine sacrifice; the mountain there became renowned by my name, and thus it is always called Brahmagiri.
तम् आश्रित्य नगश्रेष्ठं सर्वदास्ते स गौतमः तस्याश्रमे महापुण्ये श्रेष्ठे ब्रह्मगिरौ शुभे
Residing always upon that best of mountains, Gautama dwells there; in his ashram, supremely holy, on the excellent and auspicious Brahmagiri.
आधयो व्याधयो वापि दुर्भिक्षं वाप्य् अवर्षणम् भयशोकौ च दारिद्र्यं न श्रूयन्ते कदाचन
There, neither afflictions, nor diseases, nor famine, nor drought, nor fear, nor grief, nor poverty are ever heard of.
तदाश्रमं विनान्यत्र हव्यं वा कव्यम् एव च नास्ति पुत्र तथा दाता होता यष्टा तथैव च
Except in that ashram, O son, there is nowhere else offering or ancestral rite, nor is there a giver, a priest, or a sacrificer.
यदैव गौतमो विप्रो ददाति च जुहोति च तदैवाप्य् अयनं स्वर्गे सुराणाम् अपि नान्यतः
Whenever the sage Gautama gives and offers oblations, at that very moment, the journey to heaven occurs for the gods; it happens in no other way.
देवलोके ऽपि मर्त्ये वा श्रूयते गौतमो मुनिः होता दाता च भोक्ता च स एवेति जना विदुः
Even in the world of the gods or among mortals, the sage Gautama is renowned as the priest, the giver, and the enjoyer; people know him as such.
तच् छ्रुत्वा मुनयः सर्वे नानाश्रमनिवासिनः गौतमाश्रमम् आपृच्छन्न् आगच्छन्तस् तपोधनाः
Hearing this, all the sages dwelling in various hermitages came to take leave of Gautama’s hermitage, those ascetics rich in austerity.
तेषां मुनीनां सर्वेषाम् आगतानां स गौतमः शिष्यवत् पुत्रवद् भक्त्या पितृवत् पोषको ऽभवत्
To all those sages who had arrived, Gautama cared for them with devotion, as for disciples, sons, and fathers.
यस्य यथेप्सितं कामं यथायोग्यं यथाक्रमम् यथानुरूपं सर्वेषां शुश्रूषाम् अकरोन् मुनिः
The sage served all according to their desired wishes, as appropriate, in proper order, and in a manner suited to each.
आज्ञया गौतमस्यासन्न् ओषध्यो लोकमातरः आराधिताः पुनस् तेन ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वराः
By Gautama’s command, the herbs, mothers of the world, were again worshipped by him, along with Brahma, Vishnu, and Maheshvara.
जायन्ते च तदौषध्यो लूयन्ते च तदैव हि संपत्स्यन्ते तदोप्यन्ते गौतमस्य तपोबलात्
Those herbs are born at that time, are gathered at that time, and prosper at that time, all by the power of Gautama’s austerity.
सर्वाः समृद्धयस् तस्य संसिध्यन्ते मनोगताः प्रत्यहं वक्ति विनयाद् गौतमस् त्व् आगतान् मुनीन्
All his wishes, conceived in his mind, are fulfilled in abundance; every day Gautama addresses the arriving sages with humility.
पुत्रवच् छिष्यवच् चैव प्रेष्यवत् करवाणि किम् पितृवत् पोषयाम् आस संवत्सरगणान् बहून्
What shall I do for you—as for sons, disciples, or servants? For many years, he nourished them as a father.
एवं वसत्सु मुनिषु त्रैलोक्ये ख्यातिर् आश्रयात् ततो विनायकः प्राह मातरं भ्रातरं जयाम्
As the sages dwelt there, Gautama’s fame spread throughout the three worlds; then Vinayaka spoke to his mother, brother, and Jaya.
देवानां सदने मातर् गीयते गौतमो द्विजः यन् न साध्यं सुरगणैर् गौतमः कृतवान् इति
Mother, in the abode of the gods, the twice-born Gautama is praised: ‘What the hosts of gods could not accomplish, Gautama has done.’
एवं श्रुतं मया देवि ब्राह्मणस्य तपोबलम् स विप्रश् चालयेद् एनां मातर् गङ्गां जटागताम्
Thus I have heard, O goddess, of the power of the Brahmin’s austerity; that sage could move this Ganga, dwelling in the matted locks, O mother.
तपसा वान्यतो वापि पूजयित्वा त्रिलोचनम् स एव च्यावयेद् एनां जटास्थां मे पितृप्रियाम्
By austerity or by other means, after worshipping the three-eyed one, he alone could dislodge her, my father’s beloved, from the matted locks.
तत्र नीतिर् विधातव्या तां विप्रो याचयेद् यथा तत्प्रभावात् सरिच्छ्रेष्ठा शिरसो ऽवतरत्य् अपि
Here, a plan must be devised: let the Brahmin request her, so that by his influence, the greatest river descends from the head.
इत्य् उक्त्वा मातरं भ्रात्रा जयया सह विघ्नराट् जगाम गौतमो यत्र ब्रह्मसूत्रधरः कृशः
Having spoken thus to his mother, with his brother and Jaya, the lord of obstacles went to where Gautama, the thin bearer of the Brahma-sutra, was.
वसन् कतिपयाहःसु गौतमाश्रममण्डले उवाच ब्राह्मणान् सर्वांस् तत्र तत्र च विघ्नराट्
After dwelling for a few days in the circle of Gautama’s hermitage, the lord of obstacles addressed all the Brahmins there.
गच्छामः स्वम् अधिष्ठानम् आश्रमाणि शुचीनि च पुष्टाः स्म गौतमान्नेन पृच्छामो गौतमं मुनिम्
Let us go to our own abodes and pure hermitages; we have been nourished by Gautama’s food. Let us ask the sage Gautama.
इति संमन्त्र्य पृच्छन्ति मुनयो मुनिसत्तमाः स तान् निवारयाम् आस स्नेहबुद्ध्या मुनीन् पृथक्
Thus deliberating, the eminent sages asked the sage, and he restrained them individually, with affectionate wisdom.
कृताञ्जलिः सविनयम् आसध्वम् इह चैव हि युष्मच्चरणशुश्रूषां करोमि मुनिपुंगवाः
With hands joined in reverence and humility, I sit here and serve at your feet, O eminent sages.
शुश्रूषौ पुत्रवन् नित्यं मयि तिष्ठति नोचितम् भवतां भूमिदेवानाम् आश्रमान्तरसेवनम्
The desire to serve you, as one would a son, always abides in me; it is not proper for me to attend to other hermitages, O divine sages of the earth.