चराचरयुतं चैतत्सृजामि त्वत्प्रसादतः
By your grace, I will create this world filled with moving and unmoving beings.
तदा प्रादुरभूस्त्वं हि जगन्मोहनरूपधृक्
Then you appeared, indeed, taking a form that bewilders the universe.
विजयत्वमजेयत्वं प्रादा त्प्रमुदितो हरिः
Delighted, Hari granted you victory and invincibility.
साक्षिभूतः स्वजनतो भवान्भजतु निर्वृन्तिम्
May you, as a witness among your own people, attain fulfillment.
मनसो निर्वृतिं प्राप्य वर्तते ऽद्यापि मन्मथ
Having attained the satisfaction of the mind, Manmatha still continues to exist today.
अमोघं बलवीर्यं ते न ते मोघः पराक्रमः
Your strength and power are unfailing; your valor is never in vain.
ब्रह्मदत्तवरो ऽयं हि तारको नाम दानवः
This demon named Tāraka has a boon granted by Brahmā.
शिवपुत्रादृते ऽन्यत्र न भयं तस्य विद्यते
Except for the son of Śiva, there is no danger to him from anyone else.
स्वकराच्च भवेत्कार्यं भवतो नान्यतः क्वचित्
The effect arises only from one's own action, never from any other source.
हिमाचलतले रम्ये वर्तते मुनिभिर्वृतः
On the beautiful slopes of the Himalayas, he dwells, surrounded by sages.
ईषत्कार्यमिदं कृत्वा त्रायस्वास्मान्महाबल
Having performed this slight act, O mighty one, protect us.
जगामात्मविनाशाय यतो हिमवतस्तटम्
He went to the bank of the Himalaya for the destruction of himself.
ददर्शेशानमासीनं कुसुमषुरुदायुधः
He saw the Lord seated there, armed with a bow of flowers and arrows.
आरिराधयिषुश्चा गाद्बिभ्राणा रूपमद्भुतम्
Desiring to propitiate him, she approached, bearing a wondrous form.
शुश्रूषणपरां तत्र ददर्शातिबलः स्मरः
There, the exceedingly powerful god of love beheld her, intent on service.
सुमनोमार्गणैरग्र्यैस्स विव्याध महेश्वरम्
With his foremost flower-tipped arrows, he struck Maheshvara.
गौरीं विलोकयामास मन्मथाविष्टचेतनः
His mind overpowered by love, he gazed upon Gauri.
ददर्शाग्रे तु सन्नद्धं मन्मथं कुसुमायुधम्
He saw before him Manmatha, armed with the bow of flowers, standing ready.
तार्तीयं चक्षुरुन्मील्य ददाह मकरध्वजम्
Opening his third eye, he burned the bannered god of love.
अनुज्ञया ततः पित्रोस्तपः कर्तुमगाद्वनम्
Then, with his parents' permission, he went to the forest to perform austerity.
तद्भस्मना तु पुरुषं चित्राकारं चकार सः
With those ashes, he fashioned a man of wondrous form.
महाबलो ऽतितेजस्वी मध्याह्नार्कसमप्रभः
He was exceedingly strong, of intense brilliance, radiant as the midday sun.
स्तुहि वाल महादेवं स तु सर्वार्थसिद्धिदः
O child, praise Mahadeva, the bestower of all attainments.
ननाम शतशो रुद्रं शतरुद्रियमाजपन्
He bowed hundreds of times to Rudra, reciting the Śatarudriya hymn.
वरेण च्छन्दयामास वरं वव्रे स बालकः
He offered him a boon of his choice, and the boy chose his boon.
तदस्त्रशस्त्रमुख्यानि वृथा कुर्वन्तु नो मम
May all the foremost weapons and missiles become powerless against me.
षष्टिवर्षसहस्राणि राज्यमस्मै ददौ पुनः
He again granted him the kingdom for sixty thousand years.
यदुवाच ततो नाम्ना भण्डो लोकेषु कथ्यते
From then on, he became known in the worlds by the name Bhaṇḍa.
दत्त्वास्त्राणि च शस्त्राणि तत्रैवान्तरधाच्च सः
Having given him weapons and missiles, he thereupon disappeared.
तस्माद्रौद्रस्वभावो हि दानवश्चाभवत्ततः
From him, a demon of fierce nature was then born.