विनायकचश्चैवं श्रुत्वा भार्गवनन्दनः
Hearing this from Vināyaka, the son of Bhārgava—
गत्वा ह्यन्तःपुरं भ्रातः प्रणम्य जगदीश्वरौ
Went to the inner apartments, brother, and bowed to the Lords of the world.
कार्त्तवीर्यः सुचन्द्रश्च सपुत्रबलबान्धवः
Kārtavīrya and Sucandra, along with sons, forces, and kinsmen,
कान्यकुब्जाः कोशलेशा मायावन्तो महाबलाः
The Kānyakubjas, the lords of Kośala, mighty and skilled in magic,
तमिमं प्रणिपत्यैव यास्यामि स्वगृहं प्रति
Having bowed to this one, I shall go to my own house.
प्रोवाच मधुरं वाक्यं भार्गवे स गणाधिपः
The lord of the Gaṇas spoke sweet words to Bhārgava:
अद्य विश्वेश्वरो भ्रातर्भवान्या सह वर्त्तते
‘Today the Lord of the universe, brother, is with Bhavānī.’
करोति सुखभङ्गं यो नरकं स व्रजेद्ध्रुवम्
Whoever disturbs their happiness will surely go to hell.
र७स्यं समुपासिनं न पश्येदिति निश्चयः
It is certain that one should not see him while he is engaged in secret worship.
स्त्रीविच्छेदो भवेत्तस्य ध्रुवं सप्रसु जन्मसु
He will certainly be separated from women, in every birth, even with offspring.
मातुर्वापि भगिन्या वा दुहितुः स नराधमः
Whether it be his mother, sister, or daughter, such a man is vile.
ब्रान्त्या विनिर्गतं वापि हास्यार्थमथवोदितम्
Whether he entered by mistake, or spoke for the sake of laughter—
निर्विकारास्य च शिशोर्न दोषः कश्चिदेव हि
Indeed, there is no fault at all in the child who is without change.
यथादृष्टं करिष्यामि तत्र यत्समयोचितम्
I will act as I have seen, according to what is appropriate for the situation.
जगतां पितरौ तौ च पार्वतीपरमेश्वरौ
Those two, Pārvatī and the Supreme Lord, are the parents of the worlds.
विनायकस्तदोत्थाय वारयामास सत्वरम्
Then Vināyaka, rising up, quickly restrained him.
दृष्ट्वा सकन्दस्तु संभ्रान्तो बोधयामास तौ तदा
Seeing this, Skanda became alarmed and then informed those two.
परश्वधं समादाय सप्रक्षेप्तुं समुद्यतः
He took up his axe and was ready to hurl it.
भूर्लोकं भुवः स्वरपि तस्योर्ध्वं महर्वैजनं लोकं चापि तपो ऽथ सत्यमपरं वैकुण्ठमप्यानयत्
He led him upward from the earthly, atmospheric, and heavenly worlds, to Mahar, Jana, Tapa, Satya, and even Vaikuṇṭha.
उद्धृत्याथ ततो हि गर्भसलिले प्रक्षप्तमात्रं त्वरा भीतं प्राणपरिप्सुमानयदथो तत्रैव यत्रास्थितः
Then, having lifted him from the waters of the womb, just as he was about to be cast in, he quickly brought the frightened one, who was eager to preserve his life, to that very place where he was situated.
इति श्रीब्रह्माण्डे महापुराणे वायुप्रोक्ते मध्यमभागे तृतीय उपोद्धातपादे भार्गवचरिते एकचत्वारिंशत्तमो ऽध्यायः
Thus ends the forty-first chapter, called the Bhārgava narrative, in the third section of the middle part of the Vāyu-recited Śrī Brahmāṇḍa Mahāpurāṇa.
हर्षशोकसमाविष्टो विचिन्त्यात्मपराभवम्
Overcome by both joy and sorrow, he reflected on his own defeat.
क्रोधाविष्टो भृशं भूत्वा प्राक्षिपत्स्वपरश्वधम्
Then, filled with intense anger, he hurled his own axe.
अमोघं कर्त्तुकामस्तु वामे तं दशने ऽग्रहीत्
Wishing to make it unfailing, he caught it with his left hand in his teeth.
भुवि शोणितसंदिग्धो वज्राहत इवाचलः
Stained with blood, he lay on the ground like a mountain struck by a thunderbolt.
चकंपे पृथिवीपाल लोकास्त्रासमुपागताः
The lord of the earth trembled, and the worlds were seized by fear.
कार्त्तिकेयादयस्तत्र चुक्रुशुर्भृशमातुराः
There, Kārttikeya and the others, greatly distressed, cried out loudly.
पार्वतीशङ्करौ तत्र समाजग्मतुरीश्वरौ
There, Pārvatī and Śaṅkara, the Lords, arrived together.
पप्रच्छ स्कन्दं पार्वती किमेतदिति कारणम्
Pārvatī asked Skanda, 'What is this? What is the reason?'
वृत्तान्तं कथयामास मात्रे रामस्य शृण्वतः
He began to tell the account to his mother, as Rāma listened.