चक्रे कामेश्वरं नाम्ना कमनीयवपुर्धरम्
He made him Kāmeshvara by name, possessing a most attractive form.
इति निश्चित्य तेनैव सहितास्तामथाययुः
Having thus resolved, they all proceeded together with him.
अभवन्मन्मथाविष्टो विस्मृत्य सकलाः क्रियाः
He became possessed by the god of love, forgetting all other duties.
अन्योन्यालोकनासक्तौ तावृभौ मदनातुरौ
Absorbed in gazing at each other, the two became afflicted by love.
परैरज्ञातचारित्रौ मुहूर्तास्वस्थचेतनौ
Their conduct was unknown to others, and for a moment their minds were unsettled.
त्वामीशां द्रष्टुमिच्छन्ति सप्रियां परमाहवे
The gods wish to see you, O Lord, together with your beloved, in the great assembly.
लोकसंरक्षणार्थाय भजस्व पुरुषं परम्
For the protection of the worlds, accept the supreme person.
अभिषिक्तां महाभागैर्देवार्षे भिरकल्मषैः
She was anointed by the great, sinless gods and sages.
सप्रियामासनगतां द्रष्टुमिच्छामहे वयम्
We wish to see her, seated with her beloved.
उवाच स ततो वाक्यं ब्रह्मविष्णुमुखान्सुरान्
Then he spoke these words to the gods, headed by Brahma and Vishnu.
ममानुरूपचरितो भविता तु मम प्रियः
He who acts according to my nature will indeed be dear to me.
उवाच च महादेवीं धर्मार्थसहितं वचः
And he spoke to the great goddess words joined with righteousness and purpose.
नारीपुरुषयोरेवमुद्वाहस्तु चतुर्विधः
The marriage of woman and man is of four kinds in this way.
गन्धर्वोद्वाहिता युक्ता भार्या स्यात्पितृदत्तका
A wife is properly wedded by the Gandharva rite or given by the father.
यदद्वैतं परं ब्रह्म सदसद्भाववर्जितम्
That non-dual supreme Brahman, devoid of being and non-being—
त्वमेवासीच्च तद्ब्रह्म प्रकृतिः सा त्वमेव हि
You alone were that Brahman, and you indeed are that Prakriti.
त्वामेव हि विचिन्वन्ति योगिनः सनकादयः
Indeed, the yogis beginning with Sanaka seek only you.
त्वामेव हि प्रशंसंति पञ्चब्रह्मस्वरूपिणीम्
Indeed, they praise you alone, who are of the nature of the fivefold Brahman.
भजस्व पुरुषं कञ्चिल्लोकानुग्रहकाम्यया
Worship some man for the sake of showing favor to the worlds.
स्रजमुद्यम्य हस्तेन चक्षेप गगनान्तरे
She raised a garland with her hand and cast it into the sky.
पपात कण्ठदेशे हि तदा कामेश्वरस्य तु
Then it fell upon the neck of Kāmeśvara.
ववृषुः पुष्पवर्षाणि मन्दवातेरिता घनाः
Clouds, stirred by a gentle breeze, showered down rains of flowers.
कर्तव्यो विधिनोद्वाहस्त्वनयोः शिवयोर्हरे
The marriage of these two—Śiva and Hari—should be performed according to the rite.
त्वद्रूपा हि महादेवी सहजश्च भवानपि
The great goddess is of your form, and you too are by nature the same.
तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य देवदेवस्त्रिविक्रमः
Hearing those words, the god of gods, Trivikrama—
देवर्षिपितृमुख्यानां सर्वेषां देवयोगिनाम्
All the chief gods, sages, ancestors, and yogins—
उपायनानि प्रददुः सर्वे ब्रह्मादयः सुराः
All the gods beginning with Brahmā offered gifts.
तयोः पुष्पायुधं प्रादादम्लानं हरिरव्ययम्
Among them, Hari gave the undying bow of flowers.
अङ्कुशं च ददौ ताभ्यां विश्वकर्मा विशांपतिः
Viśvakarma, the lord of the artisans, gave them an elephant goad.
नवरत्नमयीं भूषां प्रादाद्रत्नाकरः स्वयम्
The ocean of jewels himself bestowed upon them an ornament made of nine precious gems.