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.
प्रोचुर् महेश्वरं सर्वाः खादामस् त्व् असुरान् इति ततः प्रोवाच भगवान् सर्वैः सुरगणैर् वृतः
All those mothers said to Maheśvara, "Let us devour the asuras," and then the Blessed Lord, surrounded by all the hosts of gods, spoke.
स्वर्गाद् भुवम् अनुप्राप्ता राक्षसास् ते रसातलम् अनुप्राप्तास् ततः सर्वाः शृण्वन्तु मम भाषितम्
"Those rākṣasas who have come down from heaven to earth, and those who have reached the netherworld—let all now hear my words."
यत्र यत्र द्विषो यान्ति तत्र गच्छन्तु मातरः रसातलम् अनुप्राप्ता इदानीं मद्भयाद् द्विषः भवत्यो ऽप्य् अनुगच्छन्तु रसातलम् अनु द्विषः
"Wherever the enemies go, let the mothers go there; those who have reached the netherworld out of fear of me, let you also follow them to the netherworld, along with the enemies."
ताश् च जग्मुर् भुवं भित्त्वा यत्र ते दैत्यदानवाः तान् हत्वा मातरः सर्वान् देवारीन् अतिभीषणान्
Then, breaking through the earth, those mothers went to where the daityas and dānavas were; having slain all those exceedingly fearsome enemies of the gods, the mothers destroyed them.
पुनर् देवान् उपाजग्मुः पथा तेनैव मातरः गताश् च मातरो यावद् यावच् च पुनर् आगताः
Again the gods approached, and by that same path the Mothers departed; as long as they went, so long did they return.
तावद् देवाः स्थिता आसन् गौतमीतीरम् आश्रिताः प्रस्थानात् तत्र मातॄणां सुराणां च प्रतिष्ठितेः
The gods remained there, taking refuge on the bank of the Gautamī, until the Mothers and the gods had both departed from that place.
प्रतिष्ठानं तु तत् क्षेत्रं पुण्यं विजयवर्धनम् मातॄणां यत्र चोत्पत्तिर् मातृतीर्थं पृथक् पृथक्
That place of departure is a sacred field, increasing victory, where the Mothers originated; each Mother's ford is distinct.
तत्र तत्र बिलान्य् आसन् रसातलगतानि च सुरास् ताभ्यो वरान् प्रोचुर् लोके पूजां यथा शिवः
There, in various places, were holes leading to the netherworld; the gods granted boons to the Mothers, promising them worship in the world, just as Śiva receives.
प्राप्नोति तद्वन् मातृभ्यः पूजा भवतु सर्वदा इत्य् उक्त्वान्तर्दधुर् देवा आसंस् तत्रैव मातरः
"May worship always be given to the Mothers just as it is to Śiva"—having said this, the gods disappeared, and the Mothers remained there.
यत्र यत्र स्थिता देव्यो मातृतीर्थं ततो विदुः सुराणाम् अपि सेव्यानि किं पुनर् मानुषादिभिः
Wherever the goddesses reside, that is known as the Mother's ford; even the gods should serve there—how much more so humans and others.