विना राहुं महाप्राज्ञं सैंहिकेयं च सोमपम् कामरूपधरो राहुर् मरुतां मध्यम् आविशत्
Except for Rahu, the great wise one, son of Simhika, who took the form of a god and entered among the Maruts to drink Soma.
मरुद्रूपं समास्थाय पानपात्रधरस् तथा ज्ञात्वा दिवाकरो दैत्यं तं सोमाय न्यवेदयत्
Assuming the form of a Marut and holding a drinking vessel, Rahu was recognized by the Sun, who informed Soma about the Daitya.
तदा तद् अमृतं तस्मै दैत्यायादैत्यरूपिणे दत्त्वा सोमं तदा सोमो विष्णवे तन् न्यवेदयत्
Then Soma gave the nectar to that Daitya, who had taken the form of a god; Soma then reported this to Vishnu.
विष्णुः पीतामृतं दैत्यं चक्रेणोद्यम्य तच्छिरः चिच्छेद तरसा वत्स तच्छिरस् त्व् अमरं त्व् अभूत्
Vishnu, raising his discus, swiftly cut off the head of the Daitya who had drunk the nectar; but, O child, that head became immortal.
शिरोमात्रविहीनं यद् देहं तद् अपतद् भुवि देहं तद् अमृतस्पृष्टं पतितं दक्षिणे तटे
The body, deprived of its head, fell to the earth; that body, touched by nectar, fell on the southern bank.
गौतम्या मुनिशार्दूल कम्पयद् वसुधातलम् देहं चाप्य् अमरं पुत्र तद् अद्भुतम् इवाभवत्
O tiger among sages, the body shook the earth near the Gautami; and that body, my son, became wondrously immortal.
देहं च शिरसो ऽपेक्षि शिरो देहम् अपेक्षते उभयं चामरं जातं दैत्यश् चायं महाबलः
The body longed for the head, and the head longed for the body; both became immortal, and this Daitya became exceedingly powerful.
शिरः काये समाविष्टं सर्वान् भक्षयते सुरान् तस्माद् देहम् इदं पूर्वं नाशयामो महीगतम् ततस् ते शंकरं प्राहुर् देवाः सर्वे ससंभ्रमाः
With the head united to the body, he began to devour all the gods; therefore, let us first destroy this body lying on the earth. Then all the gods, greatly agitated, approached Shankara.
महीगतं दैत्यदेहं नाशयस्व सुरोत्तम त्वं देव करुणासिन्धुः शरणागतरक्षकः
O best of gods, destroy the Daitya's body lying on the earth; you are the ocean of compassion, the protector of those who seek refuge.
शिरसा नैव युज्येत दैत्यदेहं तथा कुरु
Do so, that the Daitya's body may not be joined with the head.
प्रेषयाम् आस चेशो ऽपि श्रेष्ठां शक्तिं तदात्मनः मातृभिः सहितां देवीं मातरं लोकपालिनीम्
Then the Lord sent forth his supreme power, the goddess who is his very essence, accompanied by the Mothers, the protectress of the worlds.
ईशायुधधरा देवी ईशशक्तिसमन्विता महीगतं यत्र देहं तत्रागाद् भक्ष्यकाङ्क्षिणी
The goddess, bearing the Lord’s weapon and endowed with his power, went to the place where the body lay upon the earth, desiring to devour it.
शिरोमात्रं सुराः सर्वे मेरौ तत्रैव सान्त्वयन् देहो देव्या पुनस् तत्र युयुधे बहवः समाः
All the gods, comforting her, left only the head there on Mount Meru; the goddess’s body remained there, and she fought for many years.
राहुस् तत्र सुरान् आह भित्त्वा देहं पुरा मम अत्रास्ते रसम् उत्कृष्टं तद् आकृष्य शरीरतः
There Rahu spoke to the gods: ‘Having pierced my body before, the finest essence remains here; let it be drawn out from the body.’
पृथक्भूते रसे देहं प्रवरे ऽमृतम् उत्तमम् भस्मीभूयात् क्षणेनैव तस्मात् कुर्वन्तु तत् पुरा
If the supreme, excellent nectar is separated from the body, the body will instantly be reduced to ashes; therefore, let them do this first.
एतद् राहुवचः श्रुत्वा प्रीताः सर्वे ऽसुरारयः अभ्यषिञ्चन् ग्रहाणां त्वं ग्रहो भूया मुदान्वितः
Hearing these words of Rahu, all the enemies of the demons were pleased and anointed him, saying, ‘You shall become the planet among the planets, filled with joy.’
तद्देववचनाच् छक्तिर् ईश्वरी या निगद्यते देहं भित्त्वा दैत्यपतेः सुरशक्तिसमन्विता
Then, by the command of the gods, the goddess power, called Īśvarī, pierced the demon lord’s body, endowed with the power of the gods.
आकृष्य शीघ्रम् उत्कृष्टं प्रवरं चामृतं बहिः स्थापयित्वा तु तद् देहं भक्षयाम् आस चाम्बिका
Swiftly extracting the supreme, excellent nectar and placing it outside, Ambika then began to devour that body.
कालरात्रिर् भद्रकाली प्रोच्यते या महाबला स्थापितं रसम् उत्कृष्टं रसानां प्रवरं रसम्
She who is called Kālarātrī and Bhadrakālī, of great might, placed the supreme essence, the best of all essences, there.
व्यस्रवत् स्थापितं तत् तु प्रवरा साभवन् नदी आकृष्टम् अमृतं चैव स्थापितं साप्य् अभक्षयत्
That supreme essence, thus placed, flowed forth and became a river; the drawn-out nectar, also placed there, she did not consume.
ततः श्रेष्ठा नदी जाता प्रवरा चामृता शुभा राहुदेहसमुद्भूता रुद्रशक्तिसमन्विता
Then arose the supreme, auspicious river Amṛtā, born from Rahu’s body, endowed with Rudra’s power.
नदीनां प्रवरा रम्या चामृता प्रेरिता तहा तत्र पञ्च सहस्राणि तीर्थानि गुणवन्ति च
That lovely, supreme river Amṛtā was set in motion; there, five thousand holy places of great merit appeared.
तत्र शंभुः स्वयं तस्थौ सर्वदा सुरपूजितः तस्यै तुष्टाः सुराः सर्वे देव्यै नद्यै पृथक् पृथक्
There Śambhu himself always stood, worshipped by all the gods; all the gods, pleased, offered separate worship to the goddess and to the river.
वरान् ददुर् मुदा युक्ता यथा पूजाम् अवाप्स्यति शंभुः सुरपतिर् लोके तथा पूजाम् अवाप्स्यसि
With joyful hearts, they granted her boons: ‘As Śambhu, lord of the gods, receives worship in the world, so too shall you receive worship.’
निवासं कुरु देवि त्वं लोकानां हितकाम्यया सदा तिष्ठ रसेशानि सर्वेषां सर्वसिद्धिदा
O goddess, dwell here for the good of the worlds; always remain, O mistress of the essence, bestower of all accomplishments to all.
स्तवनात् कीर्तनाद् ध्यानात् सर्वकामप्रदायिनी त्वां नमस्यन्ति ये भक्त्या किंचिद् आपेक्ष्य सर्वदा
By praise, by recitation, by meditation, you grant all desires; those who worship you with devotion, seeking anything, always bow to you.
तेषां सर्वाणि कार्याणि भवेयुर् देवताज्ञया शिवशक्त्योर् यतस् तस्मिन् निवासो ऽभूत् सनातनः
All their undertakings succeed by the command of the goddess, for there is the eternal abode of Śiva and Śakti.
अतो वदन्ति मुनयो निवासपुरम् इत्य् अदः प्रवरायाः पुरा देवाः सुप्रीतास् ते वरान् ददुः
Therefore, the sages call that place the City of Abode; formerly, the delighted gods granted boons to the supreme goddess there.
गङ्गायाः संगमो यस् ते विख्यातः सुरवल्लभः तत्राप्लुतानां सर्वेषां भुक्तिर् वा मुक्तिर् एव च
The confluence of the Gaṅgā, renowned and beloved of the gods—whoever bathes there attains either enjoyment or indeed liberation.
यद् वापि मनसः काम्यं देवानाम् अपि दुर्लभम् स्यात् तेषां सर्वम् एवेह एवं दत्त्वा सुरा ययुः
Whatever is desired in the mind, even that which is difficult for the gods to obtain, all of it is surely granted here; having given thus, the gods departed.