अनन्तायाच्युतायेश जामदग्न्याय ते नमः वरुणेन्द्रस्वरूपाय यमरूपाय ते नमः
Salutations to you, the endless, the infallible Lord, to Jāmadagnya; to you in the forms of Varuṇa, Indra, and Yama—salutations to you!
परमेशाय देवाय नमस् त्रैलोक्यरूपिणे बिभ्रत्सरस्वतीं वक्त्रे सर्वज्ञो ऽसि नमो ऽस्तु ते
Salutations to the supreme Lord, the god who takes the form of the three worlds, who bears Sarasvatī on his lips; you are all-knowing—salutations to you!
लक्ष्मीवान् अस्य् अतो लक्ष्मीं बिभ्रद् वक्षसि चानघ बहुबाहूरुपादस् त्वं बहुकर्णाक्षिशीर्षकः त्वाम् एव सुखिनं प्राप्य बहवः सुखिनो ऽभवन्
O sinless one, you are endowed with fortune, bearing Lakshmi upon your chest. You possess many arms, thighs, feet, ears, eyes, and heads. Many, having attained you who are blissful, themselves became happy.
तावन् निःश्रीकता पुंसां मालिन्यं दैन्यम् एव वा यावन् न यान्ति शरणं हरे त्वां करुणार्णवम्
As long as people do not take refuge in you, O Hari, ocean of compassion, so long do they remain deprived of fortune, afflicted by impurity or misery.
सूक्ष्मं परं जोतिर् अनन्तरूपम् ओंकारमात्रं प्रकृतेः परं यत् चिद्रूपम् आनन्दमयं समस्तम् एवं वदन्तीश मुमुक्षवस् त्वाम्
Those desiring liberation declare you to be the subtle, supreme, infinite light, the essence of Om, transcending nature, of the form of consciousness, entirely composed of bliss.
आराधयन्त्य् अत्र भवन्तम् ईशं महामखैः पञ्चभिर् अप्य् अकामाः संसारसिन्धोः परम् आप्तकामा विशन्ति दिव्यं भुवनं वपुस् ते
Here, even those without desire worship you, O Lord, with great sacrifices of five kinds; having fulfilled all desires, they cross the ocean of worldly existence and enter your divine realm.
सर्वेषु सत्त्वेषु समत्वबुद्ध्या संवीक्ष्य षट्सूर्मिषु शान्तभावाः ज्ञानेन ते कर्मफलानि हित्वा ध्यानेन ते त्वां प्रविशन्ति शंभो
With an attitude of equality toward all beings, perceiving the six waves, and possessing a peaceful disposition, they abandon the fruits of actions through knowledge, and through meditation, O Shambhu, they enter into you.
न जातिधर्माणि न वेदशास्त्रं न ध्यानयोगो न समाधिधर्मः रुद्रं शिवं शंकरं शान्तिचित्तं भक्त्या देवं सोमम् अहं नमस्ये
Neither caste nor duties, nor Vedic scriptures, nor meditation or samadhi—none of these; I bow with devotion to Rudra, Shiva, Shankara, the peaceful-minded god Soma.
मूर्खो ऽपि शंभो तव पादभक्त्या समाप्नुयान् मुक्तिमयीं तनुं ते ज्ञानेषु यज्ञेषु तपःसु चैव ध्यानेषु होमेषु महाफलेषु
Even a fool, O Shambhu, by devotion to your feet, may attain your form of liberation; in knowledge, in sacrifices, in austerities, in meditation, in offerings, and in great fruits.
संपन्नम् एतत् फलम् उत्तमं यत् सोमेश्वरे भक्तिर् अहर्निशं यत् सर्वस्य जीवस्य सदा प्रियस्य फलस्य दृष्टस्य तथा श्रुतस्य
This supreme fruit is accomplished: devotion to Soma-īśvara day and night, which is always dear to every living being, the fruit seen and heard.
स्वर्गस्य मोक्षस्य जगन्निवास सोपानपङ्क्तिस् तव भक्तिर् एषा त्वत्पादसंप्राप्तिफलाप्तये तु सोपानपङ्क्तिं न वदन्ति धीराः
This devotion to you is the ladder to heaven and liberation, O abode of the universe, for attaining the fruit of reaching your feet; but the wise do not call it a mere ladder.
तस्माद् दयालो मम भक्तिर् अस्तु नैवास्त्य् उपायस् तव रूपसेवा आत्मीयम् आलोक्य महत्त्वम् ईश पापेषु चास्मासु कुरु प्रसादम्
Therefore, O compassionate one, may I have devotion to you. There is truly no means of serving your form. Seeing your own greatness, O Lord, show favor even to us sinners.
स्थूलं च सूक्ष्मं त्वम् अनादि नित्यं पिता च माता यद् असच् च सच् च एवं स्तुतो यः श्रुतिभिः पुराणैर् नमामि सोमेश्वरम् ईशितारम्
You are both gross and subtle, beginningless and eternal, father and mother, both the unreal and the real. Thus praised by the Vedas and Puranas, I bow to Soma-īśvara, the Lord.
ततः प्रीतौ हरिहराव् ऊचतुस् त्रिदशेश्वरौ
Then, pleased, Hari and Hara, the two lords of the gods, spoke.
व्रियतां यन् मनोभीष्टं यद् वरं चातिदुर्लभम्
Ask for whatever is desired in your heart, any boon, even the most difficult to obtain.
इन्द्रः प्राह सुरेशानं मद्राज्यं तु पुनः पुनः जायते भ्रश्यते चैव तत् पापम् उपशाम्यताम्
Indra said to the Lord of the gods: My kingdom is repeatedly gained and lost; may that misfortune come to an end.
यथा स्थिरो ऽहं राज्ये स्यां सर्वं स्यान् निश्चलं मम सुप्रीतौ यदि देवेशौ सर्वं स्यान् निश्चलं सदा
May I be firm in my kingdom, may everything of mine be unshakable. If you, O Lords of the gods, are truly pleased, may everything always remain steady.
तथेति हरिवाक्यं ताव् अभिनन्द्येदम् ऊचतुः परं प्रसादम् आपन्नौ ताव् आलोक्य स्मिताननौ
So be it—thus, approving Hari's words, the two joyfully spoke this. Seeing them, their faces smiling, the two attained supreme grace.
निरपायनिराधारनिर्विकारस्वरूपिणौ शरण्यौ सर्वलोकानां भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदाव् उभौ
The two, whose nature is without decline, without support, and without change, the refuge of all worlds, bestowers of enjoyment and liberation.
त्रिदैवत्यं महातीर्थं गौतमी वाञ्छितप्रदा तस्याम् अनेन मन्त्रेण कुरुतां स्नानम् आदरात्
The threefold divinity, the great sacred place, Gautami, fulfiller of desires—there, with this mantra, let one bathe with reverence.
अभिषेकं महेन्द्रस्य मङ्गलाय बृहस्पतिः करोतु संस्मरन्न् आवां संपदां स्थैर्यसिद्धये
Let Bṛhaspati perform the anointing of Mahendra for auspiciousness, remembering us both, for the attainment of stability in prosperity.
इह जन्मनि पूर्वस्मिन् यत् किंचित् सुकृतं कृतम् तत् सर्वं पूर्णताम् एतु गोदावरि नमो ऽस्तु ते
Whatever good deeds have been done in this or a previous birth—may all of that come to fulfillment; O Godāvarī, salutations to you.
एवं स्मृत्वा तु यः कश्चिद् गौतम्यां स्नानम् आचरेत् आवाभ्यां तु प्रसादेन धर्मः संपूर्णताम् इयात् पूर्वजन्मकृताद् दोषात् स मुक्तः पुण्यवान् भवेत्
Whoever, remembering thus, bathes in the Gautamī, by our grace, his righteousness becomes complete; he is freed from faults committed in previous births and becomes virtuous.
तथेति चक्रतुः प्रीतौ सुरेन्द्रधिषणौ ततः महाभिषेकम् इन्द्रस्य चकार द्युसदां गुरुः
Agreeing so, the delighted Indra and Bṛhaspati performed the great abhiṣeka of Indra, with the Guru of the gods officiating.
तेनाभूद् या नदी पुण्या मङ्गलेत्य् उदिता तु सा तया च संगमः पुण्यो गङ्गायाः शुभदस् त्व् असौ
By that, the river which became auspicious was called Maṅgalā; and the confluence with her is holy, bestowing auspiciousness like that of the Gaṅgā.
इन्द्रेण संस्तुतो विष्णुः प्रत्यक्षो ऽभूज् जगन्मयः त्रिलोकसंमितां शक्रो भूमिं लेभे जगत्पतेः
Praised by Indra, Viṣṇu, the embodiment of the universe, appeared directly; Śakra obtained the earth, equal to the three worlds, from the Lord of the universe.
तन्नाम्ना चापि विख्यातो गोविन्द इति तत्र च त्रिलोकसंमिता लब्धा तेन गौर् वज्रधारिणा
By that name, he is renowned there as Govinda; and the earth, equal to the three worlds, was obtained by the wielder of the thunderbolt.
दत्ता च हरिणा तत्र गोविन्दस् तद् अभूद् धरिः त्रैलोक्यराज्यं यत् प्राप्तं हरिणा च हरेर् मुने
There, Hari granted it, and Govinda became Hari; the sovereignty over the three worlds was attained by Hari from Hari, O sage.
निश्चलं येन संजातं देवदेवान् महेश्वरात् बृहस्पतिर् देवगुरुर् यत्रास्तौषीन् महेश्वरम्
By whom stability was established, from Maheśvara, the god of gods—there, Bṛhaspati, the guru of the gods, praised Maheśvara.
राज्यस्य स्थिरभावाय देवेन्द्रस्य महात्मनः सिद्धेश्वरस् तत्र देवो लिङ्गं तु त्रिदशार्चितम्
For the stability of the kingdom of the great-souled king of the gods, the god Siddheśvara, worshipped by the gods, manifested there as a liṅga.