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.
उवाच शङ्करं रुष्टा पार्वती प्राणनायकम्
Parvati, filled with anger, spoke to Shankara, the Lord of life.
त्वत्तोलब्ध्वा परं तेजो वर्म त्रैलोक्यजिद्विभो
Having obtained from you the supreme energy, O victorious Lord of the three worlds,
स्वकार्यं साधयित्वा तु प्रादात्तुभ्यं च दक्षिणाम्
She accomplished her own purpose and then gave you a reward.
अनेनैव कृतार्थस्त्वं भविष्यसि न संशयः
By this alone, you will become fulfilled—there is no doubt.
तव कार्याणि सर्वाणि साधयिष्यति सद्गुरोः
He will accomplish all your tasks, by the grace of the true Guru.
पुत्राभ्यां सहिता यास्ये पितुः स्वस्य निकेतनम्
Together with my sons, I shall go to my father's abode.
भवता तु कृतोनैव सत्कारो वचसापि हि
You have not even offered me proper respect, not even in words.
एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु वचनं पार्वत्या भगवान्भवः
Hearing these words of Parvati, the blessed Bhava
सस्मार मनसा कृष्णं प्रणतक्लेशनाशनम्
Remembered Krishna in his mind, the destroyer of the suffering of those who bow to him.
आजगाम दयासिंधुर्भक्तवश्यो ऽखिलेश्वरः
Then the ocean of compassion, the Lord of all, obedient to his devotees, arrived.