चिन्तयामास देवेशं ध्यानदृष्ट्या जगद्गुरुम्
He contemplated the Lord of the gods, the teacher of the world, with the vision of meditation.
स्वभक्तानुग्रहकरं मृगव्याधस्वरूपिणम्
He who grants favor to his devotees, taking the form of a hunter of beasts.
ददर्श देवं तेनैव वपुषा पुरतः स्थितम्
He saw the god standing before him in that very form.
आविर्भूतं महाराज दृष्ट्वा रामः ससंभ्रमम्
O great king, seeing him manifested, Rāma became filled with awe.
पपात पादयोर्भूमौ भक्त्या तस्य महामतिः
With devotion, the wise one fell to the ground at his feet.
शरणं भव शर्वेति शङ्करेत्यसकृन्नृप
Repeatedly he cried, 'Be my refuge, O Śaṅkara, O Lord of arrows!'
राममुत्थापयामास प्रणा मावनतं भुवि
He raised Rāma up, who was bowing down to the ground in reverence.
तुष्टाव देवदेवेशं पुरः स्थित्वा कृताजलिः
Standing before the Lord of gods with joined palms, he offered praise.
नमः शर्वाय शान्ताय शाश्वताय नमोनमः
Salutations to Śarva, the peaceful, the eternal—again and again, salutations!
नमस्ते भूतनाथाय भूतवासाय ते नमः
Salutations to you, Lord of beings, abode of beings—salutations to you!
शिवाय बहुरूपाय त्रिनेत्राय नमोनमः
Salutations again and again to Śiva, of many forms, the three-eyed one!
भूयो ऽनन्याश्रयाणां तु त्वमेव हि परायणम्
Indeed, for those who have no other refuge, you alone are the supreme shelter.
अजानता त्वां भगवन्मम तत्क्षन्तुमर्हसि
O Lord, you should forgive me for not having known you.
त्वामृते तव सर्वेश सम्यक् शक्रोति वेदितुम्
O Lord of all, apart from you, who is truly able to know you?
नान्यास्ति मे गतिस्तुभ्यं नमो भूयो नमो नमः
I have no other refuge but you; again and again, I bow, I bow.
तिष्ठन्तमाह भगवान्प्रसन्नात्मा जगन्मयः
The Blessed Lord, serene in spirit and pervading the universe, spoke while standing.
भक्त्या चैवानपायिन्या ह्यपि भार्गवसत्तम
And indeed, O foremost among Bhargavas, with unwavering devotion.
भक्तो हि मे त्वमत्यर्थं नात्र कार्या विचारणा
You are truly my devotee to the highest degree; in this, there is no need for deliberation.
तस्माद्ब्रवीमि यत्त्वाहं तत्कुरुष्वाविशङ्कितम्
Therefore, whatever I say to you, do it without hesitation.
रौद्राणां तेन भूयो ऽपि तपो घोरं समाचर
Again, perform severe austerities for the fierce ones.
स्रात्वा पवित्रदेहस्त्तवं सर्वाण्यस्त्राण्यवाप्स्यसि
Having bathed, with a purified body, you will obtain all weapons.
रामस्य पश्यतो राजन्क्षणेन भवभागकृत्
As King Rama watched, in a moment, he became a sharer in existence.
परीत्यवसुधां सर्वां तीर्थस्नाने ऽकरोन्मनः
He traversed the whole earth, his mind intent on bathing at holy places.
चकार सर्वतीर्थेषु स्नानं विधिवदात्मवान्
He bathed at all the sacred sites, properly and with self-control.
पितॄन्देवांश्च विधिवदतर्पयदतन्द्रितः
He duly satisfied the ancestors and the gods, tirelessly.
तीर्थेषु विधिवत्कुर्वन्परिचक्राम मेदिनीम्
Performing rites at the holy places as prescribed, he wandered across the earth.
प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य शनैः शुद्धदेहो ऽभवन्नृप
Having circumambulated slowly, O king, his body became purified.
जगाम् भूयस्तं देशं यत्र पूर्वमुवास सः
He again went to that place where he had formerly dwelt.
भक्त्या संपूजयामास तपोभिर्न्नियमैरपि
With devotion, he worshipped with austerities and disciplines.
बभूव सुचिरं राजन्संग्रामो रोमहर्षणः
For a long time, O king, there was a battle that caused the hair to stand on end.