तथेत्य् उक्त्वा जगामासौ सभार्यो धनदस् तथा पित्रा मात्रा च वृद्धेन पुलस्त्येन धनेश्वरः
Saying 'so be it,' the Lord of Wealth went there with his wife, and with his aged father and mother, Pulastya.
गत्वा तु गौतमीं गङ्गां शुचिः स्नात्वा यतव्रतः तुष्टाव देवदेवेशं भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदं शिवम्
Having gone to the Gautami Ganga, purified by bathing and observing vows, he praised Shiva, the Lord of gods, the giver of enjoyment and liberation.
स्वामी त्वम् एवास्य चराचरस्य विश्वस्य शंभो न परो ऽस्ति कश्चित् त्वाम् अप्य् अवज्ञाय यदीह मोहात् प्रगल्भते कोपि स शोच्य एव
'You alone, O Shambhu, are the Lord of all that moves and does not move in the universe; there is no other. If anyone here, out of delusion, acts arrogantly, disregarding even you, he is truly to be pitied.'
त्वम् अष्टमूर्त्या सकलं बिभर्षि त्वदाज्ञया वर्तत एव सर्वम् तथापि वेदेति बुधो भवन्तं न जात्व् अविद्वान् महिमा पुरातनम्
'With your eight forms you sustain all; by your command everything exists. Even so, the wise know you as the Veda itself, and never does one ignorant of your ancient greatness exist.'
मलप्रसूतं यद् अवोचद् अम्बा हास्यात् सुतो ऽयं तव देव शूरः त्वत्प्रेक्षिताद् यः स च विघ्नराजो जज्ञे त्व् अहो चेष्टितम् ईशदृष्टेः
'What the Mother said in jest, that your son would be born from impurity, O God, that son became the Lord of Obstacles by your glance. Ah, such is the play of your divine sight!'
अश्रुप्लुताङ्गी गिरिजा समीक्ष्य वियुक्तदांपत्यम् इतीशम् ऊचे मनोभवो ऽभून् मदनो रतिश् च सौभाग्यपूर्वत्वम् अवाप सोमात्
Seeing Girija with her body bathed in tears, separated from her husband, the Lord spoke: 'Manmatha, the god of love, and Rati, his consort, regained their former good fortune from Soma.'
इत्यादि स्तुवतस् तस्य पुरतो ऽभूत् त्रिलोचनः वरेण च्छन्दयाम् आस हर्षान् नोवाच किंचन
As he was thus praising, the Three-eyed Lord appeared before him and, delighted, offered him a boon of his choice, without saying anything further.
तूष्णींभूते तु धनदे पुलस्त्ये च महेश्वरे पुनः पुनर् वरस्वेति शिवे वादिनि हर्षिते
When Dhanada and Pulastya remained silent, Shiva, being pleased, repeatedly said, 'Ask for a boon!'
एतस्मिन्न् अन्तरे तत्र वाग् उवाचाशरीरिणी प्राप्तव्यं धनपालत्वं वदन्तीदं महेश्वरम्
At that moment, a bodiless voice spoke there, declaring to Maheshvara that the office of Lord of Wealth was to be attained.
पुलस्त्यस्य तु यच् चित्तं पितुर् वैश्रवणस्य तु विदित्वेव तदा वाणी शुभम् अर्थम् उदीरयत्
Knowing the mind of Pulastya and of Vaisravana's father, the divine voice then uttered auspicious words.
भूतवद् भवितव्यं स्याद् दास्यमानं तु दत्तवत् प्राप्तव्यं प्राप्तवत् तत्र दैवी वाग् अभवच् छुभा
What is to be, will be; what is being given, is as if already given; what is to be attained, is as if already attained—thus a divine and auspicious voice was heard.
प्रभूतशत्रुः परिभूतदुःखः संपूज्य सोमेश्वरम् आप लिङ्गम् दिगीश्वरत्वं द्रविणप्रभुत्वम् अपारदातृत्वकलत्रपुत्रान्
Oppressed by many enemies and the pain of humiliation, he worshipped Someśvara and obtained the liṅga, along with lordship over the directions, abundance of wealth, forgiveness of offenses, wife, and sons.
तां वाचं धनदः श्रुत्वा देवदेवं त्रिशूलिनम् एवं भवतु नामेति धनदो वाक्यम् अब्रवीत्
Hearing that voice, the Lord of Wealth addressed the god of gods, the wielder of the trident, saying, 'So be it, let it be as you have spoken.'
तथैवास्त्व् इति देवेशो दैवीं वाचम् अमन्यत पुलस्त्यं च वरैः पुण्यैस् तथा विश्रवसं मुनिम्
The Lord of the gods agreed, saying, 'So be it,' accepting the divine voice, and likewise granted Pulastya and the sage Viśravas auspicious boons.
धनपालं च देवेशो ह्य् अभिनन्द्य ययौ शिवः ततः प्रभृति तत् तीर्थं पौलस्त्यं धनदं विदुः
The Lord of the gods, having congratulated the Lord of Wealth, departed; from that time, that holy place became known as Paulastya and Dhanada.
तथा वैश्रवसं पुण्यं सर्वकामप्रदं शुभम् तेषु स्नानादि यत् किंचित् तत् सर्वं बहुपुण्यदम्
Thus Vaiśravasa, the auspicious one, fulfiller of all desires, is there; whatever bathing or other acts are performed there, all bestow great merit.
अग्नितीर्थम् इति ख्यातं सर्वक्रतुफलप्रदम् सर्वविघ्नोपशमनं तत्तीर्थस्य फलं शृणु
Known as Agnitīrtha, it bestows the fruit of all sacrifices and removes all obstacles; listen to the merit of that holy place.
जातवेदा इति ख्यातो अग्नेर् भ्राता स हव्यवाट् हव्यं वहन्तं देवानां गौतम्यास् तीर एव तु
He is known as Jātavedas, the brother of Agni, the carrier of offerings for the gods, residing on the bank of the Gautamī.
ऋषीणां सत्त्रसदने अग्नेर् भ्रातरम् उत्तमम् भ्रातुः प्रियं तथा दक्षं मधुर् दितिसुतो बली
In the assembly of sages, the powerful son of Diti, named Madhu, dear to his brother and to Dakṣa, killed Agni’s excellent brother before the eyes of the sages and gods.
जघान ऋषिमुख्येषु पश्यत्सु च सुरेष्व् अपि हव्यं देवा नैव चापुर् मृते वै जातवेदसि
While the foremost sages and even the gods looked on, Madhu struck down Agni’s brother; with Jātavedas slain, the gods no longer received their offerings.
मृते भ्रातरि स त्व् अग्निः प्रिये वै जातवेदसि कोपेन महताविष्टो गाङ्गम् अम्भः समाविशत्
With his beloved brother Jātavedas dead, Agni, seized by great anger, entered the waters of the Ganges.
गङ्गाम्भसि समाविष्टे ह्य् अग्नौ देवाश् च मानुषाः जीवम् उत्सर्जयाम् आसुर् अग्निजीवा यतो मताः
When Agni entered the waters of the Ganges, both gods and humans released the vital spark of Agni, and thus are called 'those with Agni’s life'.
यत्राग्निर् जलम् आविष्टस् तं देशं सर्व एव ते आजग्मुर् विबुधाः सर्व ऋषयः पितरस् तथा
Where Agni entered the water, all the gods, all the sages, and the ancestors gathered together in that place.
विनाग्निना न जीवामः स्तुवन्तो ऽग्निं विशेषतः अग्निं जलगतं दृष्ट्वा प्रियं चोचुर् दिवौकसः
Without Agni, we cannot live—they especially praised Agni; seeing their beloved Agni immersed in water, the dwellers of heaven lamented.
देवाञ् जीवय हव्येन कव्येन च पितॄंस् तथा मानुषान् अन्नपाकेन बीजानां क्लेदनेन च
Revive the gods with offerings, the ancestors with ancestral rites, humans with cooked food, and seeds by moistening—thus they implored.
अग्निर् अप्य् आह तान् देवाञ् शक्तो यो मे गतो ऽनुजः क्रियमाणे भवत्कार्ये या गतिर् जातवेदसः
Agni replied to the gods, 'He who went, my younger brother, was able; whatever fate befell Jātavedas while your work was being done, let that be.'
सा वापि स्यान् मम सुरा नोत्सहे कार्यसाधने कार्यं तु सर्वतस् तस्य भवतां जातवेदसः
'Whether that fate be mine or the gods’, I am unable to accomplish the task; in all respects, the work belongs to Jātavedas, not to me.'
इमां स्थितिम् अनुप्राप्तो न जाने मे कथं भवेत् इह चामुत्र च व्याप्तौ शक्तिर् अप्य् अत्र नो भवेत्
I have come to this state, but I do not know what will become of me; whether here or elsewhere, I may not have the power to pervade all.
अथापि क्रियमाणे वै कार्ये सैव गतिर् मम देवास् तम् ऊचुर् भावेन सर्वेण ऋषयस् तथा
Even so, when an action is being performed, that alone is my course; the gods, along with all the sages, spoke to him with full devotion.
आयुः कर्मणि च प्रीतिर् व्याप्तौ शक्तिश् च दीयते प्रयाजान् अनुयाजांश् च दास्यामो हव्यवाहन
We shall grant you long life, delight in your duties, power to pervade, and strength; we shall also give you the preliminary and concluding offerings, O carrier of oblations.