दृष्ट्वाब्रवीत् सुतं राजा आशीर्भिर् अभिनन्द्य च
Seeing this, the king spoke to his son, blessing him and greeting him with good wishes.
कृतकृत्यो ऽसि भद्रं ते तारितो ऽहं त्वयानघ धन्यः स पुत्रो लोके ऽस्मिन् पितॄणां यस् तु तारकः
You have accomplished your duty; may good fortune be yours. By you, O sinless one, I have been delivered. In this world, that son is blessed who delivers his fathers.
ततः सुरगणाः प्रोचुर् देवानां कार्यसिद्धये रामं च पुरुषश्रेष्ठं गच्छ तात यथासुखम् ततस् तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा रामस् तान् अब्रवीत् सुरान्
Then the hosts of gods spoke for the fulfillment of the gods’ purpose: 'O best of men, Rama, go as you wish.' Hearing those words, Rama spoke to the gods.
गुरौ पितरि मे देवाः किं कृत्यम् अवशिष्यते
'O gods, with my guru and father, what duty remains to be done?'
नदी न गङ्गया तुल्या न त्वया सदृशः सुतः न शिवेन समो देवो न तारेण समो मनुः
No river is equal to the Ganga; no son is like you; no god equals Shiva; no man equals the deliverer.
त्वया राम गुरूणां च कार्यं सर्वम् अनुष्ठितम् तारिताः पितरो राम त्वया पुत्रेण मानद गच्छन्तु सर्वे स्वस्थानं त्वं च गच्छ यथासुखम्
By you, Rama, all duties to the elders have been fulfilled; by you, O honor-giver, the ancestors have been delivered by their son. Let all return to their own places, and you too, go as you wish.
तद् देववचनाद् धृष्टः सीतया लक्ष्मणाग्रजः तद् दृष्ट्वा गङ्गामाहात्म्यं विस्मितो वाक्यम् अब्रवीत्
Then, emboldened by the words of the gods, Rama, elder brother of Lakshmana, together with Sita, saw the greatness of the Ganga and, astonished, spoke these words.
अहो गङ्गाप्रभावो ऽयं त्रैलोक्ये नोपमीयते वयं धन्या यतो गङ्गा दृष्टास्माभिस् त्रिपावनी
Ah, such is the power of the Ganga—there is nothing like it in the three worlds. We are blessed, for we have seen the Ganga, the purifier of the three worlds.
हर्षेण महता युक्तो देवं स्थाप्य महेश्वरम् तं षोडशभिर् ईशानम् उपचारैः प्रयत्नतः
Filled with great joy, he installed the god Maheshvara, worshipping that Lord with sixteen offerings, with utmost devotion.
संपूज्यावरणैर् युक्तं षट्त्रिंशत्कलम् ईश्वरम् कृताञ्जलिपुटो भूत्वा रामस् तुष्टाव शंकरम्
Having worshipped the Lord, adorned with coverings and possessing thirty-six energies, Rama, with joined palms, praised Shankara.
नमामि शंभुं पुरुषं पुराणं नमामि सर्वज्ञम् अपारभावम् नमामि रुद्रं प्रभुम् अक्षयं तं नमामि शर्वं शिरसा नमामि
I bow to Shambhu, the ancient person; I bow to the all-knowing, boundless one. I bow to Rudra, the imperishable Lord; I bow with my head to Sharva.
नमामि देवं परम् अव्ययं तम् उमापतिं लोकगुरुं नमामि नमामि दारिद्र्यविदारणं तं नमामि रोगापहरं नमामि
I bow to the supreme, imperishable god, to the Lord of Uma, the teacher of the worlds. I bow to the destroyer of poverty, I bow to the remover of disease.
नमामि कल्याणम् अचिन्त्यरूपं नमामि विश्वोद्भवबीजरूपम् नमामि विश्वस्थितिकारणं तं नमामि संहारकरं नमामि
I bow to the auspicious one of inconceivable form; I bow to the source-seed of the universe. I bow to the cause of the world's existence; I bow to the one who brings about dissolution.
नमामि गौरीप्रियम् अव्ययं तं नमामि नित्यं क्षरम् अक्षरं तम् नमामि चिद्रूपम् अमेयभावं त्रिलोचनं तं शिरसा नमामि
I bow to the beloved of Gauri, the imperishable one; I bow always to the eternal, perishable and imperishable one. I bow to the embodiment of consciousness, of immeasurable nature, the three-eyed one, with my head I bow.
नमामि कारुण्यकरं भवस्य भयंकरं वापि सदा नमामि नमामि दातारम् अभीप्सितानां नमामि सोमेशम् उमेशम् आदौ
I bow to the compassionate one, who is also the bringer of fear to existence; I always bow. I bow to the giver of desired things; I bow to Soma's lord, to Uma's lord from the beginning.
नमामि वेदत्रयलोचनं तं नमामि मूर्तित्रयवर्जितं तम् नमामि पुण्यं सदसद्व्यतीतं नमामि तं पापहरं नमामि
I bow to the one who is the eye of the three Vedas; I bow to the one beyond the three forms. I bow to the holy one, beyond existence and non-existence; I bow to the remover of sin.
नमामि विश्वस्य हिते रतं तं नमामि रूपाणि बहूनि धत्ते यो विश्वगोप्ता सदसत्प्रणेता नमामि तं विश्वपतिं नमामि
I bow to Him who delights in the welfare of the universe; I bow to Him who assumes many forms, the protector of all, the originator of existence and non-existence; I bow to that Lord of the universe, I bow to Him.
यज्ञेश्वरं संप्रति हव्यकव्यं तथा गतिं लोकसदाशिवो यः आराधितो यश् च ददाति सर्वं नमामि दानप्रियम् इष्टदेवम्
I bow to the Lord of sacrifice, who is both the recipient of offerings to gods and ancestors, who is the path, who is the ever-auspicious Shiva of the worlds, who is worshipped and who grants all; I bow to the giver, beloved of gifts, the cherished deity.
नमामि सोमेश्वरम् अस्वतन्त्रम् उमापतिं तं विजयं नमामि नमामि विघ्नेश्वरनन्दिनाथं पुत्रप्रियं तं शिरसा नमामि
I bow to the Lord of Soma, who is not independent, to the victorious consort of Uma I bow; I bow with my head to the Lord of obstacles, Nandinatha, beloved of his son.
नमामि देवं भवदुःखशोक विनाशनं चन्द्रधरं नमामि नमामि गङ्गाधरम् ईशम् ईड्यम् उमाधवं देववरं नमामि
I bow to the God who destroys the suffering and sorrow of existence, I bow to Him who bears the moon; I bow to the Lord who holds the Ganga, the praiseworthy Lord, the consort of Uma, the best of gods, I bow.
नमाम्य् अजादीशपुरंदरादि सुरासुरैर् अर्चितपादपद्मम् नमामि देवीमुखवादनानाम् ईक्षार्थम् अक्षित्रितयं य ऐच्छत्
I bow to Him whose lotus feet are worshipped by Indra, the lord of the city of the unborn, and other gods and demons; I bow to Him who, for the sake of seeing the faces of the goddesses, desired the three imperishable eyes.
पञ्चामृतैर् गन्धसुधूपदीपैर् विचित्रपुष्पैर् विविधैश् च मन्त्रैः अन्नप्रकारैः सकलोपचारैः संपूजितं सोमम् अहं नमामि
I bow to Soma, who is worshipped with the five nectars, fragrant ointments, incense, lamps, various beautiful flowers, diverse mantras, food offerings, and all forms of service.
ततः स भगवान् आह रामं शंभुः सलक्ष्मणम् वरान् वृणीष्व भद्रं ते रामः प्राह वृषध्वजम्
Then that blessed Lord Shambhu spoke to Rama, who was with Lakshmana: 'Choose your boons, may good be yours.' Rama spoke to the bull-bannered one.
स्तोत्रेणानेन ये भक्त्या तोष्यन्ति त्वां सुरोत्तम तेषां सर्वाणि कार्याणि सिद्धिं यान्तु महेश्वर
O great Lord, those who with devotion please you with this hymn, may all their undertakings attain success.
येषां च पितरः शंभो पतिता नरकार्णवे तेषां पिण्डादिदानेन पूता यान्तु त्रिविष्टपम्
And those whose ancestors, O Shambhu, have fallen into the ocean of hell, by the offering of rice-balls and such, may they be purified and reach heaven.
जन्मप्रभृति पापानि मनोवाक्कायिकं त्व् अघम् अत्र तु स्नानमात्रेण तत् सद्यो नाशम् आप्नुयात्
From birth onward, whatever sins are committed by mind, speech, or body, here, by mere bathing, they are instantly destroyed.
अत्र ये भक्तितः शंभो ददत्य् अर्थिभ्य अण्व् अपि सर्वं तद् अक्षयं शंभो दातॄणां फलकृद् भवेत्
Here, O Shambhu, whatever even the smallest thing is given with devotion to those in need, all that becomes inexhaustible and brings fruit to the giver.
एवम् अस्त्व् इति तं रामं शंकरो हृषितो ऽब्रवीत् गते तस्मिन् सुरश्रेष्ठे रामो ऽप्य् अनुचरैः सह
Let it be so—thus, delighted, Shankara spoke to Rama. When that best of gods had departed, Rama too, with his followers—
गौतमी यत्र चोत्पन्ना शनैस् तं देशम् अभ्यगात् ततः प्रभृति तत् तीर्थं रामतीर्थम् उदाहृतम्
Came slowly to the place where the Gautami river arose; from then on, that holy place became known as Rama's Ford.
दयालोर् अपतत् तत्र लक्ष्मणस्य कराच् छरः तद् बाणतीर्थम् अभवत् सर्वापद्विनिवारणम्
There, out of compassion, an arrow fell from Lakshmana's hand; that became the Arrow-Ford, a remover of all calamities.