सो ऽहं पतिस् त्वं च भार्या नाम्ना भोगवती पुरा उमावाक्याज् जहासोच्चैः शंभुः प्रीतो रहोगतः
Thus I am the husband and you are the wife, named Bhogavatī; formerly, at Umā's words, Śambhu laughed aloud in secret, being pleased.
ममापि चागतं भद्रे हास्यं तद्देवसंनिधौ ततस् तु कुपितः शंभुः प्रादाच् छापं ममेदृशम्
O auspicious one, I too laughed in the presence of the gods; then Śambhu, angered, pronounced this curse upon me.
मनुष्ययोनौ त्वं सर्पो भविता ज्ञानवान् इति
You will be born as a serpent in the human world, endowed with knowledge.
ततः प्रसादितः शंभुस् त्वया भद्रे मया सह ततश् चोक्तं तेन भद्रे गौतम्यां मम पूजनम्
Then, O blessed one, you propitiated Śambhu together with me; then he said, 'O blessed one, in Gautamī, worship me.'
कुर्वतो ज्ञानम् आधास्ये यदा सर्पाकृतेस् तव तदा विशापो भविता भोगवत्याः प्रसादतः
While you perform worship in Gautamī in the form of a serpent, I will bestow knowledge upon you; then, by the favor of Bhogavatī, the curse will be lifted.
तस्माद् इदं ममापन्नं तव चापि शुभानने तस्मान् नीत्वा गौतमीं मां पूजां कुरु मया सह
Therefore, O auspicious-faced one, this has befallen me and you; so, taking me to Gautamī, perform worship together with me.
ततो विशापो भविता आवां यावः शिवं पुनः सर्वेषां सर्वदार्तानां शिव एव परा गतिः
Then the curse will be lifted for both of us, until we reach Śiva again; for all, for all who are afflicted, Śiva alone is the supreme goal.
तच् छ्रुत्वा भर्तृवचनं सा भर्त्रा गौतमीं ययौ ततः स्नात्वा तु गौतम्यां पूजां चक्रे शिवस्य तु
Hearing her husband's words, she went with him to Gautamī; then, after bathing in Gautamī, she performed worship of Śiva.
ततः प्रसन्नो भगवान् दिव्यरूपं ददौ मुने आपृच्छ्य पितरौ सर्पो भार्यया गन्तुम् उद्यतः शिवलोकं ततो ज्ञात्वा पिता प्राह महामतिः
Then the blessed Lord, being pleased, revealed his divine form, O sage; after taking leave of his parents, the serpent, with his wife, prepared to go to Śiva's realm; knowing this, his wise father spoke.
युवराज्यधरो ज्येष्ठः पुत्र एको भवान् इति तस्माद् राज्यम् अशेषेण कृत्वोत्पाद्य सुतान् बहून् याते मयि परं धाम ततो याहि शिवं पुरम्
You alone, my eldest son, bear the royal succession; therefore, rule the kingdom completely, beget many sons, and when I depart to the highest abode, then go to Śiva's city.
एतच् छ्रुत्वा पितृवचस् तथेत्य् आह स नागराट् कामरूपम् अवाप्याथ भार्यया सह सुव्रतः
Hearing his father's words, the king of the serpents replied, 'So be it,' and, having assumed any desired form, together with his virtuous wife—
पित्रा मात्रा तथा पुत्रै राज्यं कृत्वा सुविस्तरम् याते पितरि स्वर्लोकं पुत्रान् स्थाप्य स्वके पदे
Having ruled the vast kingdom with his father, mother, and sons, when his father went to the heavenly world, he established his sons in his own position.
भार्यामात्यादिसहितस् ततः शिवपुरं ययौ ततः प्रभृति तत् तीर्थं नागतीर्थम् इति श्रुतम्
Then, accompanied by his wife, ministers, and others, he went to Śiva's city; from that time, that holy place became known as Nāgatīrtha.
यत्र नागेश्वरो देवो भोगवत्या प्रतिष्ठितः तत्र स्नानं च दानं च सर्वक्रतुफलप्रदम्
Where the Lord of Serpents, the god, is established in Bhogavatī, there bathing and giving gifts bestow the fruit of all sacrifices.
मातृतीर्थम् इति ख्यातं सर्वसिद्धिकरं नृणाम् आधिभिर् मुच्यते जन्तुस् तत्तीर्थस्मरणाद् अपि
It is known as Mātṛtīrtha, the holy place that grants all accomplishments to people; even by remembering that holy place, a being is freed from afflictions.
देवानाम् असुराणां च संगरो ऽभूत् सुदारुणः नाशक्नुवंस् तदा जेतुं देवा दानवसंगरम्
A terrible battle took place between the gods and the asuras; at that time, the gods were unable to defeat the hosts of the dānavas.
तदाहम् अगमं देवैस् तिष्ठन्तं शूलपाणिनम् अस्तवं विविधैर् वाक्यैः कृताञ्जलिपुटः शनैः
Then I approached the trident-bearing Lord, who was standing there among the gods, and with my hands joined in reverence, I slowly praised him with various words.
संमन्त्र्य देवैर् असुरैश् च सर्वैर् यदाहृतं संमथितुं समुद्रम् यत् कालकूटं समभून् महेश तत् त्वां विना को ग्रसितुं समर्थः
After conferring with all the gods and asuras, when the ocean was churned and the deadly poison appeared, O Great Lord, who but you was capable of consuming it?
पुष्पप्रहारेण जगत्त्रयं यः स्वाधीनम् आपादयितुं समर्थः मारो हरे ऽप्य् अन्यसुरादिवन्द्यो वितायमानो विलयं प्रयातः
He who, with a shower of flowers, is able to bring the three worlds under his control—Kāma, worshipped even by Hari and other gods—was destroyed and vanished.
विमथ्य वारीशम् अनङ्गशत्रो यद् उत्तमं तत् तु दिवौकसेभ्यः दत्त्वा विषं संहरन् नीलकण्ठ को वा धर्तुं त्वाम् ऋते वै समर्थः
Having churned the lord of waters, O enemy of Kāma, you gave the best to the gods, and, taking the poison upon yourself, O blue-throated one, who besides you is able to bear it?
ततश् च तुष्टो भगवान् आदिकर्ता त्रिलोचनः
Then the Blessed Lord, the prime creator, the three-eyed one, was pleased.
दास्ये ऽहं यद् अभीष्टं वो ब्रुवन्तु सुरसत्तमाः
"I will grant whatever you desire—let the foremost of the gods speak their wishes."
दानवेभ्यो भयं घोरं तत्रैहि वृषभध्वज जहि शत्रून् सुरान् पाहि नाथवन्तस् त्वया प्रभो
"O Bull-bannered One, come here and destroy the terrible fear from the demons; slay the enemies and protect the gods, for you are their lord, O Master."
निष्कारणः सुहृच् छंभो नाभविष्यद् भवान् यदि तदाकरिष्यन् किम् इव दुःखार्ताः सर्वदेहिनः
O Śambhu, if you had not acted as a friend without cause, what would all embodied beings, afflicted by sorrow, have done?
इत्य् उक्तस् तत्क्षणात् प्रायाद् यत्र ते देवशत्रवः तत्र तद् युद्धम् अभवच् छंकरेण सुरद्विषाम्
Thus addressed, he immediately went to where the enemies of the gods were, and there a battle took place between Śaṅkara and the haters of the gods.
ततस् त्रिलोचनः श्रान्तस् तमोरूपधरः शिवः ललाटाद् व्यपतंस् तस्य युध्यतः स्वेदबिन्दवः
Then the three-eyed Śiva, weary and assuming a form of darkness, as he fought, drops of sweat fell from his forehead.
स संहरन् दैत्यगणांस् तामसीं मूर्तिम् आश्रितः तां मूर्तिम् असुरा दृष्ट्वा मेरुपृष्ठाद् भुवं ययुः
Assuming a dark form, he destroyed the hosts of demons; seeing that form, the asuras fled from the summit of Meru to the earth.
स संहरन् सर्वदैत्यांस् तदागच्छद् भुवं हरः इतश् चेतश् च भीतास् ते ऽधावन् सर्वां महीम् इमाम्
Thus Hara, destroying all the demons, came to earth, and those terrified ones fled in all directions across the entire world.
तथैव कोपाद् रुद्रो ऽपि शत्रूंस् तान् अनुधावति तथैव युध्यतः शंभोः पतिताः स्वेदबिन्दवः
Likewise, Rudra, enraged, pursued those enemies, and as Śambhu fought, drops of sweat again fell.
यत्र यत्र भुवं प्राप्तो बिन्दुर् माहेश्वरो मुने तत्र तत्र शिवाकारा मातरो जज्ञिरे ततः
Wherever a drop of Śiva's sweat fell upon the earth, O sage, there mothers of Śiva's form were born.