तस्माद् अद्यापि कुण्डानि सन्ति च त्रीणि नारद यज्ञेश्वरस्वरूपाणि विष्णोर् वै चक्रपाणिनः
Therefore, even today, there are three sacrificial pits, O Nārada, which are forms of the lord of sacrifice, Viṣṇu, the wielder of the discus.
ततः प्रभृति चाख्यातं मद्देवयजनं च तत् तत्रस्थः कृमिकीटादिः सो ऽप्य् अन्ते मुक्तिभाजनम्
From that time onward, my deity's worship is proclaimed; even a worm or insect dwelling there ultimately becomes eligible for liberation.
धर्मबीजं मुक्तिबीजं दण्डकारण्यम् उच्यते विशेषाद् गौतमीश्लिष्टो देशः पुण्यतमो ऽभवत्
The Daṇḍaka forest is called the seed of righteousness and liberation; especially, the region embraced by the Gautamī became supremely holy.
प्रणीतासंगमे चापि कुशतर्पण एव वा स्नानदानादि यः कुर्यात् स गच्छेत् परमं पदम्
Whoever performs bathing, charity, or other rites at the confluence of the sacred streams, or even offers kuśa grass there, attains the highest state.
स्मरणं पठनं वापि श्रवणं चापि भक्तितः सर्वकामप्रदं पुंसां भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदं विदुः
Recitation, study, or even listening with devotion is known to grant all desires to people, bestowing both enjoyment and liberation.
उभयोस् तीरयोस् तत्र तीर्थान्य् आहुर् मनीषिणः षडशीतिसहस्राणि तेषु पुण्यं पुरोदितम्
The wise declare that on both banks there are sacred fords—eighty-six thousand in number—where merit has been previously described.
वाराणस्या अपि मुने कुशतर्पणम् उत्तमम् नानेन सदृशं तीर्थं विद्यते सचराचरे
O sage, even in Vārāṇasī, the Kuśatarpaṇa is supreme; there is no other ford like this one among all moving and unmoving beings.
ब्रह्महत्यादिपापानां स्मरणाद् अपि नाशनम् तीर्थम् एतन् मुने प्रोक्तं स्वर्गद्वारं महीतले
Even the remembrance of this ford destroys sins such as brahmin-murder; this ford, O sage, is said to be the gateway to heaven on earth.
मन्युतीर्थम् इति ख्यातं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् सर्वकामप्रदं नॄणां स्मरणाद् अघनाशनम्
It is known as Manyutīrtha, the destroyer of all sins; by remembering it, all desires are granted to people, and sins are destroyed.
तस्य प्रभावं वक्ष्यामि शृणुष्वावहितो मुने देवानां दानवानां च संगरो ऽभून् मिथः पुरा
I will tell you its greatness; listen attentively, O sage. Once, a battle occurred between the gods and the demons.
तत्राजयन् नैव सुरा दानवा जयिनो ऽभवन् पराङ्मुखाः सुरगणाः संगराद् गतचेतसः
There, the gods did not win, but the demons were victorious; the hosts of gods, defeated in battle, turned away, their minds shaken.
माम् अभ्येत्य समूचुस् ते देहि नो ऽभयकारणम् तान् अहं प्रत्यवोचं वै गङ्गां गच्छत सर्वशः
They approached me and said, 'Grant us a cause for safety.' I replied to them, 'Go all of you to the Gaṅgā.'
तत्र वै गौतमीतीरे स्तुत्वा देवं महेश्वरम् अनपायनिरायाससहजानन्दसुन्दरम्
There, on the bank of the Gautamī, they praised the god Maheśvara, who is naturally blissful, free from decline and effort, and beautiful.
लप्स्यते सर्वविबुधा जयहेतुर् महेश्वरात् तथेत्य् उक्त्वा सुरगणाः स्तुवन्ति स्म महेश्वरम्
All the gods will obtain from Maheśvara the cause of victory; having said 'so be it,' the hosts of gods began to praise Maheśvara.
तपो ऽतप्यन्त केचिद् वै ननृतुश् च तथापरे अस्नापयंश् च केचिच् च ऽपूजयंश् च तथापरे
Some performed austerities, others danced, some bathed, and others worshipped.
ततः प्रसन्नो भगवाञ् शूलपाणिर् महेश्वरः देवान् अथाब्रवीत् तुष्टो व्रियतां यद् अभीप्सितम्
Then the blessed Maheśvara, wielder of the trident, being pleased, spoke to the gods: 'Choose whatever you desire.'
देवा ऊचुः सुरपतिं विजयाय ददस्व नः पुरुषं परमश्लाघ्यं रणेषु पुरतः स्थितम्
The gods said, 'O lord of gods, grant us for victory a most praiseworthy man, one who stands at the forefront in battles.'
यद्बाहुबलम् आश्रित्य भवामः सुखिनो वयम् तथेत्य् उवाच भगवान् देवान् प्रति महेश्वरः
'Relying on whose strength of arms we may be happy.' The blessed Maheśvara replied to the gods, 'So be it.'
आत्मनस् तेजसा कश्चिन् निर्मितः परमेष्ठिना मन्युनामानम् अत्युग्रं देवसैन्यपुरोगमम्
By his own energy, the Supreme Lord fashioned someone named Manyu, exceedingly fierce, as the leader of the divine army.
तं नत्वा त्रिदशाः सर्वे शिवं नत्वा स्वम् आलयम् मन्युना सह चाभ्येत्य पुनर् युद्धाय तस्थिरे
Having bowed to him, all the gods, after bowing to Śiva and returning to their own abode, stood ready for battle together with Manyu.
युद्धे स्थित्वा तु दनुजैर् दैतेयैश् च महाबलैः विबुधा जातसंनद्धा मन्युम् ऊचुः पुरः स्थिताः
Having taken their stand in battle against the mighty Danujas and Daityas, the gods, fully armed, spoke to Manyu as he stood before them.
सामर्थ्यं तव पश्यामः पश्चाद् योत्स्यामहे परैः तस्माद् दर्शय चात्मानं मन्यो ऽस्माकं युयुत्सताम्
We wish to see your power; afterwards, we shall fight with the enemies. Therefore, reveal yourself, O Manyu, for we are eager for battle.
तद् देववचनं श्रुत्वा मन्युर् आह स्मयन्न् इव
Hearing these words of the gods, Manyu replied, as if smiling.
जनिता मम देवेशः सर्वज्ञः सर्वदृक् प्रभुः यः सर्वं वेत्ति सर्वेषां धामनाम मनःस्थितम्
My creator is the Lord of the gods, the all-knowing, the all-seeing master, who knows everything—every being, every abode, and all that dwells in the mind.
नैव कश्चिच् च तं वेत्ति यः सर्वं वेत्ति सर्वदा अमूर्तं मूर्तम् अप्य् एतद् वेत्ति कर्ता जगन्मयः
No one knows him, yet he knows all at all times. Formless and yet with form, he is the doer, the one who pervades the universe.
परो ऽसौ भगवान् साक्षात् तथा दिव्य् अन्तरिक्षगः कस् तस्य रूपं यो वेद कस्य कर्ता जगन्मयः
He is the supreme Lord, manifest, divine, moving through the heavens. Who knows his form? Who is the maker of him who is the universe itself?
एवंविधाद् अहं जातो मां कथं वेत्तुम् अर्हथ अथवा द्रष्टुकामा वै भवन्तो मानुपश्यत
From such a one I am born; how then can you truly know me? Yet, if you wish to see, then behold me as I am.
इत्य् उक्त्वा दर्शयाम् आस मन्यू रूपं स्वकं महत् तार्तीयचक्षुषोद्भूतं भवस्य परमेष्ठिनः
Having spoken thus, Manyu revealed his great form, arisen from the third eye of the supreme Lord Bhava.
तेजसा संभृतं रूपं यतः सर्वं तद् उच्यते पौरुषं पुरुषेष्व् एव अहंकारश् च जन्तुषु
That form, filled with radiance, is called the essence of manliness among men, and the sense of ego among living beings.
क्रोधः सर्वस्य यो भीम उपसंहारकृद् भवेत् तं शंकरप्रतिनिधिं ज्वलन्तं निजतेजसा
He is the terrible wrath of all, the one who brings about destruction, the blazing representative of Shankara, shining with his own energy.