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.
दधीचिर् जातसंहर्षः सुरान् पूज्य पृथक् पृथक् गृहकृत्यं ततश् चक्रे सुरेभ्यो भार्यया सह
Dadhīci, filled with joy, honored the gods each individually, then performed his household duties for the gods together with his wife.
पृष्टाश् च कुशलं तेन कथाश् चक्रुः सुरा अपि दधीचिम् अब्रुवन् देवा भार्यया सुखितं पुनः
They were asked of their welfare by him, and the gods conversed with him; the gods spoke again to Dadhīci, happy with his wife.
आसीनं हृष्टमनस ऋषिं नत्वा पुनः पुनः
Seated, his mind delighted, the sage was repeatedly bowed to.
किम् अद्य दुर्लभं लोके ऋषे ऽस्माकं भविष्यति त्वादृशः सकृपो येषु मुनिर् भूकल्पपादपः
O sage, what is difficult for us to obtain in this world today, when there are compassionate sages like you, who are as wish-fulfilling trees upon the earth?
एतद् एव फलं पुंसां जीवतां मुनिसत्तम तीर्थाप्लुतिर् भूतदया दर्शनं च भवादृशाम्
This alone is the fruit for living beings, O best of sages: bathing in holy places, compassion for creatures, and the sight of those like you.
यत् स्नेहाद् उच्यते ऽस्माभिर् अवधारय तन् मुने जित्वा दैत्यान् इह प्राप्ता हत्वा राक्षसपुंगवान्
What we say to you, O sage, is spoken out of affection; having conquered the Daityas and slain the foremost Rākṣasas, we have come here.
वयं च सुखिनो ब्रह्मंस् त्वयि दृष्टे विशेषतः नायुधैः फलम् अस्माकं वोढुं नैव क्षमा वयम्
And we are happy, O Brahman, especially upon seeing you; we are not able to bear the burden of weapons, nor is it our reward.
स्थाप्यदेशं न पश्याम आयुधानां मुनीश्वर स्वर्गे सुरद्विषो ज्ञात्वा स्थापितानि हरन्ति च
O lord of sages, we do not see a place to keep our weapons; in heaven, knowing the weapons of the enemies of the gods, they are seized and taken away.
नयेयुर् आयुधानीति तथैव च रसातले तस्मात् तवाश्रमे पुण्ये स्थाप्यन्ते ऽस्त्राणि मानद
Weapons were taken below, into the netherworld; therefore, O bestower of honor, let the weapons be kept in your holy hermitage.
नैवात्र किंचिद् भयम् अस्ति विप्र न दानवेभ्यो राक्षसेभ्यश् च घोरम् त्वदाज्ञया रक्षितपुण्यदेशो न विद्यते तपसा ते समानः
Here, O Brahmin, there is no danger at all—not from the Dānavas nor from the fierce Rākṣasas; by your command, this sacred place is protected, and none can equal your austerity.