त्वत्तः श्रेष्ठावरिष्ठाश्च पूज्या बालाः सुता मम
But my children, though young, are superior and most distinguished, and worthy of worship by you.
ब्रह्मिष्ठाः सुतपस्काश्च महायोगाः सुधार्मिकाः
They are devoted to Brahman, great ascetics, eminent yogis, and truly righteous.
वसिष्ठो ऽत्रिः पुलस्त्यश्च ह्यङ्गिरा पुलहः क्रतुः
Vasiṣṭha, Atri, Pulastya, Angiras, Pulaha, and Kratu—
यस्मान्मां स्पर्द्धते शर्वः सदा चैवावमन्यते
Because Śarva always competes with me and continually disrespects me—
इत्युक्तवांस्तदा दक्षः संप्रमूढेन चेतसा
Thus spoke Dakṣa, his mind utterly bewildered.
तथोक्ता पितरं सा वै क्रुद्धा देवीदम ब्रवीत्
So addressed, the goddess, angered, spoke these words to her father.
तस्मात्त्यजाम्यहमिमं देहं तात तवात्मजम्
Therefore, father, I abandon this body, your own child.
अब्रवीद्वचनं देवी नमस्कृत्य स्वयंभुवे
The goddess spoke these words, having bowed to the Self-born.
तत्राप्यहमसंभूता संभूता धार्मिकादपि
Even there, I was not born; I was born from the righteous.
तत्रैवाथ समासीना युक्तात्मानं समादधे
There, seated, she composed her mind in concentration.
सर्वागेभ्यो विनिःसृत्य वह्निस्तां भस्मसात्करोत्
Departing from all her limbs, fire reduced her to ashes.
दक्षस्य च ऋषीणां च चुकोप भगवान्प्रभुः
The Lord became angry with Dakṣa and the sages.
तं सदा धारयिष्यामि निदेशात्परमेष्ठिनः
I shall always uphold him, by the command of the Supreme Lord.
तानहं धारया मीह सततं च तदाज्ञया
I uphold them here constantly, by his order.
नाहं तैः सह भोक्षये वै ततो दास्यन्ति ते पृथक्
I will not partake with them; therefore, they will give separately.
प्रशस्ताश्चेतराः सर्वाः स्वसुता भर्तृभिः सह
All the others are praised, together with their own husbands and children.
उत्पत्स्यन्ते द्वितीये वै मम यज्ञ ह्ययोनिचाः
In the second cycle, beings will arise in my sacrifice who are not born from a womb.
अभिव्याहृत्य सर्वांस्तान् दक्षं चैवाशपत्पुनः
Having spoken thus about all of them, she again cursed Daksha.
प्राचीनबर्हिषः पौत्रः पुत्रश्चैव प्रचे तसाम्
Prācīnabarhiṣa's grandson and son were born from those daughters.
कन्यायां शाखिनां त्वं वै प्राप्ते वैवस्वतेंऽतरे
When the era of Vaivasvata arrives, you will be born from the daughter of the Śākhin lineage.
धर्म्मयुक्ते च ते कार्ये एकस्मिंस्तु दुरासदे
When your task is joined with righteousness, in one difficult situation,
तस्मात्सार्द्धं सुरैर्यज्ञे न त्वां यक्ष्यन्ति वै द्विजाः
Therefore, along with the gods, the twice-born will not worship you in the sacrifice.
इहैव वत्स्यसि तथा दिवं हित्वा युगक्षयात्
You will remain here, thus, abandoning heaven at the end of the age.
ततो ऽभिव्याहृतो दक्षो रुद्रेणामिततेजसा
Then Daksha was addressed by Rudra, whose energy is boundless.
स्वायंभुवीं तनुं त्यक्त्वा उत्पन्नो मानुषेष्विह
Having abandoned his Svāyambhuva body, he was born here among humans.
समस्तेनेह यज्ञेन सो ऽयजद्दैवतैः सह
With a complete sacrifice here, he worshipped together with the gods.
मेनायां तामुमां देवीं जनयामास शैलराट्
The lord of the mountains begot that goddess, Umā, in Menā.
सदा पत्नी भवस्यैषा न तया मुच्यते भवः
She is always Bhava's wife; Bhava is never separated from her.
यथा नारायणं श्रीश्च मघवतं शची यथा
Just as Śrī is to Nārāyaṇa, and Śacī is to Maghavan,
नैतास्तु विजहत्येतान् भर्तॄन् देव्यः कदाचन
These goddesses never abandon their husbands at any time.