तथेत्य् उवाच भगवान् देवदेवो महेश्वरः शंकरः सर्वभूतात्मा करुणावरुणालयः
"So be it," said the blessed god of gods, Maheshvara, Shankara, the soul of all beings, the abode of compassion and mercy.
क्रतुं कृत्वा ततः पूर्णं तस्य दक्षस्य वै मुने एवम् उक्त्वा स भगवान् भूतैर् अन्तरधीयत
Then, having made Daksha's sacrifice complete, O sage, the blessed one, having spoken thus, vanished along with the spirits.
यथागतं सुरा जग्मुः स्वम् एव सदनं प्रति ततः कदाचिद् देवानां दैत्यानां विग्रहो महान्
As the gods departed, each returned to their own abode; then, at some time, a great conflict arose between the gods and the demons.
बभूव तत्र दैत्येभ्यो भीता देवाः श्रियः पतिम् तुष्टुवुः सर्वभावेन वचोभिस् तं जनार्दनम्
There, out of fear of the demons, the gods praised the Lord of Fortune, Janardana, with all their hearts and with words of devotion.
शक्रादयो ऽपि त्रिदशाः कटाक्षम् अवेक्ष्य यस्यास् तप आचरन्ति सा चापि यत्पादरता च लक्ष्मीस् तं ब्रह्मभूतं शरणं प्रपद्ये
Even the chief gods, beginning with Indra, perform austerities seeking the glance of her whose heart is devoted to his feet—Lakshmi; to that one who is of the nature of Brahman, I seek refuge.
यस्मात् त्रिलोक्यां न परः समानो न चाधिकस् तार्क्ष्यरथान् नृसिंहात् स देवदेवो ऽवतु नः समस्तान् महाभयेभ्यः कृपया प्रपन्नान्
In all the three worlds, there is none superior, equal, or greater than him—whether as the rider of Garuda or as Narasimha; may that God of gods, out of compassion, protect all of us who have sought refuge from great dangers.
ततः प्रसन्नो भगवाञ् शङ्खचक्रगदाधरः किमर्थम् आगताः सर्वे तत्कर्तास्मीत्य् उवाच तान्
Then the blessed Lord, bearing the conch, discus, and mace, became pleased and said to them, 'For what purpose have you all come? I am the doer of that.'
भयं च तीव्रं दैत्येभ्यो देवानां मधुसूदन ततस् त्राणाय देवानां मतिं कुरु जनार्दन
O Madhusudana, there is intense fear of the demons among the gods; therefore, O Janardana, resolve to protect the gods.
तान् आगतान् हरिः प्राह ग्रस्तं चक्रं हरेण मे किं करोमि गतं चक्रं भवन्तश् चार्तिम् आगताः यान्तु सर्वे देवगणा रक्षा वः क्रियते मया
Hari said to those who had come, 'My discus has been taken away by Hara; what can I do, as my discus is gone? You all have come in distress—let all the hosts of gods return; I will provide you protection.'
ततो गतेषु देवेषु विष्णुश् चक्रार्थम् उद्यतः गोदावरीं ततो गत्वा शंभोः पूजां प्रचक्रमे
After the gods had departed, Vishnu, intent on regaining his discus, went to the Godavari and began to worship Shambhu.
सुवर्णकमलैर् दिव्यैः सुगन्धैर् दशभिः शतैः भक्तितो नित्यवत् पूजां चक्रे विष्णुर् उमापतेः
With a hundred thousand divine golden lotuses, fragrant and with devotion as always, Vishnu performed worship for Umāpati.
एवं संपूज्यमाने तु तयोस् तत्त्वम् इदं शृणु कमलानां सहस्रे तु यदैकं नैव पूर्यते
As the worship was being performed in this way, hear this truth: when among a thousand lotuses, one could not be found.
तदासुरारिः स्वं नेत्रम् उत्पाट्यार्घ्यम् अकल्पयत् अर्घ्यपात्रं करे गृह्य सहस्रकमलान्वितम् ध्यात्वा शंभुं ददाव् अर्घ्यम् अनन्यशरणो हरिः
Then the enemy of the demons plucked out his own eye and offered it as arghya; taking the vessel for arghya in his hand, along with the thousand lotuses, meditating on Shambhu, Hari, with no other refuge, offered the arghya.
त्वम् एव देव जानीषे भावम् अन्तर्गतं नृणाम् त्वम् एव शरणो ऽधीशो ऽत्र का भवेद् विचारणा
O God, you alone know the inner feelings of men; you alone are the refuge and Lord—what deliberation can there be here?
वदन्न् उदश्रुनयनो निलिल्ये ऽसाव् इतीश्वरे भवानीसहितः शंभुः पुरस्ताद् अभवत् तदा
Saying this, with tears in his eyes, he lay prostrate; then Ishvara, together with Bhavani, appeared before him.
गाढम् आलिङ्ग्य विविधैर् वरैर् आपूरयद् धरिम् तद् एव चक्रम् अभवन् नेत्रं चापि यथा पुरा
Embracing him tightly, Shambhu fulfilled Hari with various boons; that very discus became as before, and his eye was restored.
ततः सुरगणाः सर्वे तुष्टुवुर् हरिशंकरौ गङ्गां चापि सरिच्छ्रेष्ठां देवं च वृषभध्वजम्
Then all the hosts of gods praised Hari and Shankara, as well as Ganga, the best of rivers, and the god with the bull-banner.
ततः प्रभृति तत् तीर्थं चक्रतीर्थम् इति स्मृतम् यस्यानुश्रवणेनैव मुच्यते सर्वकिल्बिषैः
From that time, that holy place has been known as Cakra-tirtha; by merely hearing its story, one is freed from all sins.
तत्र स्नानं च दानं च यः कुर्यात् पितृतर्पणम् सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः पितृभिः स्वर्गभाग् भवेत् तत् तु चक्राङ्कितं तीर्थम् अद्यापि परिदृश्यते
Whoever bathes, gives gifts, or offers oblations to the ancestors there, becomes free from all sins and attains heaven with the ancestors; even today, that holy place marked by the discus is seen.
पिप्पलं तीर्थम् आख्यातं चक्रतीर्थाद् अनन्तरम् यत्र चक्रेश्वरो देवश् चक्रम् आप यतो हरिः
The holy place called Pippala is described next after Cakra-tirtha, where the Lord of the discus regained his discus.
यत्र विष्णुः स्वयं स्थित्वा चक्रार्थं शंकरं विभुम् पूजयाम् आस तत् तीर्थं चक्रतीर्थम् उदाहृतम्
Where Viṣṇu himself stood and worshipped the mighty Śaṃkara for the sake of the discus, that holy place is called Cakratīrtha.
यत्र प्रीतो ऽभवद् विष्णोः शंभुस् तत् पिप्पलं विदुः महिमानं यस्य वक्तुं न क्षमो ऽप्य् अहिनायकः
Where Śaṃbhu became pleased with Viṣṇu, that is known as Pippala; its greatness is such that even the lord of serpents is unable to describe it.
चक्रेश्वरो पिप्पलेशो नामधेयस्य कारणम् शृणु नारद तद् भक्त्या साक्षाद् वेदोदितं मया
The lord of the discus and the lord of Pippala—this is the reason for their names; listen, O Nārada, with devotion, as I recount this, directly declared in the Veda.
दधीचिर् इति विख्यातो मुनिर् आसीद् गुणान्वितः तस्य भार्या महाप्राज्ञा कुलीना च पतिव्रता
There was a renowned sage named Dadhīci, endowed with virtues; his wife was highly wise, of noble lineage, and devoted to her husband.
लोपामुद्रेति या ख्याता स्वसा तस्या गभस्तिनी इति नाम्ना च विख्याता वडवेति प्रकीर्तिता
She who was known as Lopāmudrā, her sister was Gabhastinī, also famed by that name and called Vaḍavā.
दधीचेः सा प्रिया नित्यं तपस् तेपे तया महत् दधीचिर् अग्निमान् नित्यं गृहधर्मपरायणः
She was ever dear to Dadhīci, performing great austerities; Dadhīci, full of fire, was always devoted to household duties.
भागीरथीं समाश्रित्य देवातिथिपरायणः स्वकलत्ररतः शान्तः कुम्भयोनिर् इवापरः
Residing by the Bhāgīrathī, devoted to welcoming gods and guests, delighting in his own wife, peaceful, like another Kumbhayoni.
तस्य प्रभावात् तं देशं नारयो दैत्यदानवाः आजग्मुर् मुनिशार्दूल यत्रागस्त्यस्य चाश्रमः
By his power, O best of sages, neither Nāras nor Daityas and Dānavas came to that region, where Agastya’s hermitage was.
तत्र देवाः समाजग्मू रुद्रादित्यास् तथाश्विनौ इन्द्रो विष्णुर् यमो ऽग्निश् च जित्वा दैत्यान् उपागतान्
There the gods assembled—Rudras, Ādityas, the Aśvins, Indra, Viṣṇu, Yama, and Agni—having defeated the Daityas who had arrived.
जयेन जातसंहर्षाः स्तुताश् चैव मरुद्गणैः दधीचिं मुनिशार्दूलं दृष्ट्वा नेमुः सुरेश्वराः
Rejoicing in victory and praised by the hosts of Maruts, the lords of the gods, seeing Dadhīci, the best of sages, bowed to him.