आतिथ्यं कृतवान् देव जमदग्निः पिता मम
My father Jamadagni, O god, offered you hospitality.
सा धेनुस्तं मृतं दृष्ट्वा गवां लोकं जगाम ह
That cow, seeing him dead, departed for the world of cows.
जगाम स्वपुरं पश्चान्माता मे प्रारुदद्भृशम्
Afterwards, my mother returned to her own city, weeping greatly.
आजगाम महादेव ह्यहमप्यागतो वनात्
O Mahadeva, I too came from the forest.
सांत्वयित्वा स मन्त्रज्ञो ऽजीवयत्पितरं मम
He, skilled in mantras, comforted and revived my father.
प्रतिज्ञां कृतवान्देव सात्वयन्मातरंस्वकाम्
The god made a vow, consoling my mother according to her wish.
तावत्संख्यमहं पृथ्वीं करिष्ये क्षत्रवर्जिताम्
For that many times, I will make the earth devoid of Kshatriyas.
महादेवो ह्यतो नाथ त्वत्सकाणमिहागतः
Indeed, O Lord, Mahadeva has come here as your companion.
बभूवानम्रवदनस्छिन्तयानः क्षणं तदा
He stood there, his face lowered, reflecting for a moment.
उवाच च महाराज भार्गवं वैरसाधकम्
And then, O great king, he spoke to Bhargava, the destroyer of enmity.
त्रिः सप्तकृत्वः कोपेन साहसस्ते महान्बटो
Three times seven times, O ascetic, you performed a great deed in anger.
भ्रूभङ्गलीलया येन रावणो ऽपि निराकृतः
By the mere play of his frown, even Ravana was cast down.
शक्तिरत्यर्थवीर्या च तं कथं हन्तुमिच्छसि
His power is exceedingly great; how do you wish to slay him?
न चान्यः शङ्करात्पुत्र सत्कार्यं कर्त्तुमीश्वरः
And, O son, no one but Shankara is able to accomplish such a noble task.
अभ्यधाद्भद्रया वाया जमदग्निसुतं विभुः
Then the mighty one addressed Jamadagni's son with gentle words.
दास्यामि मन्त्रं दिव्यं ते कवचं च महामते
I shall give you a divine mantra and armor, O most wise one.
त्रिः सप्तकृत्वो निर्भूपां महीं चापि करिष्यसि
You will make the earth devoid of kings three times seven times.
त्रैलोक्यविजयं नाम कवचं परमाद्भुतम्
The armor named 'Conquest of the Three Worlds' is supremely wondrous.
नारायणास्त्रमाग्नेयं वायव्यं वारुणं तथा
The Narayana missile, the Agneya, the Vayavya, and the Varuna weapons as well,
गदां शक्तिं च परशुं शूलं दण्डमनुत्तमम्
The mace, the spear, the axe, the trident, and the supreme staff,
नमस्कृत्य शिवं शान्तं दुर्गां स्कन्दं गणेश्वरम्
Having bowed to peaceful Shiva, to Durga, to Skanda, and to the lord of the Ganas,
सिद्धं कृत्वा शिवोक्तं तु मन्त्रं कवचमुत्तमम्
Having perfected the mantra and the supreme armor spoken by Shiva,
विनिवृत्तो गृहं प्रागात्पितुः स्वस्य भृगूद्वहः
The best of the Bhrigus, having completed this, returned home to his father.
इति श्रीब्रह्माण्डे महापुराणे वायुप्रोक्ते मध्यभागे तृतीय उपोद्धातपादे भार्गवचरिते द्वात्रिंशत्तमो ऽध्यायः
Thus ends the thirty-second chapter, called 'The Deeds of Bhargava,' in the middle section of the third upoddhata, as spoken by Vayu, in the glorious Brahmanda Mahapurana.
कवचं वद सर्वत्र त्रैलोक्यविजयप्रदम्
Speak of the armor that everywhere bestows victory over the three worlds.
मन्त्र च सिद्धिद शश्वत्साधकानां सुखावहम्
And the mantra, which always grants success and brings happiness to practitioners.
स्वाहान्तो ऽयं महामन्त्रो दशार्णो भुक्तिमुक्तिदः
This great mantra, ending with 'svāhā', of ten syllables, bestows both enjoyment and liberation.
देवता कृष्ण उदितो विनियोगो ऽखिलाप्तये
The deity is Krishna, declared for the purpose of attaining all things.
ऋषिश्छन्दश्च जगती देवो राजेश्वरः स्वयम्
The seer and the meter is Jagatī; the god is Rājeśvara himself.
प्रणवो मेशिरः पातु श्रीकृष्णाय नमः सदा
May the syllable 'Om' protect my head; always, obeisance to Śrī Krishna.