यस्य सृष्टा च प्रकृतिर्ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवादयः
From whom are created Nature, Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva, and others.
ध्यायन्ते तत्पदाम्भोजं योगिनश्च विचक्षणाः
Wise yogis meditate upon the lotus feet of that One.
यद्भयाद्वाति वातोऽयं सूर्य्यस्तपति यद्भयात्
Out of fear of Him, the wind blows; out of fear of Him, the sun shines.
संहर्त्ता शङ्करः सर्वजगतां यस्य शासनात्
Śaṅkara, the destroyer of all worlds, acts by His command.
राशि चक्रं ग्रहाः सर्वे भ्रमन्ति यस्य शासनात्
By His command, all the planets revolve in their zodiacal circles.
यस्याज्ञया च तरवः पुष्पाणि च फलानि च
By His command, trees bear flowers and fruits.
यस्याज्ञया जलाधारा सर्वाधारा वसुन्धरा 1.15.
By His command, streams of water and the earth, the support of all, exist.
सहसा मोहिता माया मायया यस्य सन्ततम्
Suddenly, the world is deluded by the constant power of His māyā.
यस्यान्तं न विदुर्वेदा वस्तूनां भावगा अपि
Whose end the Vedas do not know, nor even those who comprehend the nature of things.
यस्य नाम विधिर्विष्णुः सेवते सुमहान्विराट्
Whose name is served by Brahma and Vishnu, the great and vast ones.
सर्वेश्वरः कालकालो मृत्योर्मृत्युः परात्परः
The Lord of all, the time of time, death of death, the supreme beyond the supreme.
सर्वाभीष्टं च भर्त्तारं प्रदास्यति कृपानिधिः
The treasury of compassion will grant the desired lord of all wishes.
इत्युक्त्वा कालपुरुषो विरराम च शौनक
Having spoken thus, the Personification of Time became silent, O Shaunaka.
ब्राह्मण उवाच कस्तेऽधुना च सन्देहस्तं पृच्छ कन्यके शुभे
The Brahmin said: What doubt do you have now? Ask, O auspicious maiden.
ब्राह्मणस्य वचः श्रुत्वा हृष्टा मालावती सती
Hearing the Brahmin's words, Malavati, the virtuous one, became delighted.
मालावत्युवाच तत्कारणं च विविधं सर्वं वेदे निरूपितम्
Malavati said: All the various causes are explained in the Vedas.
यतो न सञ्चरेद्व्याधिर्दुर्निवारोऽशुभावहः
From which disease, difficult to restrain and bringing misfortune, does not arise.
यद्यत्पृष्मपृष्टं वा ज्ञातमज्ञातमेव वा
Whatever is asked or inquired, whether known or unknown.
मालावतीवचः श्रुत्वा विप्ररूपी जनार्दनः
Hearing Malavati's words, Janardana, in the form of a Brahmin,
ब्राह्मण उवाच वेदवेदांगबीजस्य बीजं श्रीकृष्णमीश्वरम्
The Brahmin said: The seed of the Veda and its limbs is the seed, the Lord Shri Krishna.
स ईशश्चतुरो वेदान्ससृजे मङ्गलालयान्
He, the Lord, created the four Vedas, the abode of auspiciousness.
ऋग्यजुःसामाथर्वाख्यान्दृष्ट्वा वेदान्प्रजापतिः
Having seen the Vedas named Rig, Yajur, Sama, and Atharva, Prajapati,
कृत्वा तु पञ्चमं वेदं भास्कराय ददौ विभुः 1.16.
Then, having made the fifth Veda, the Lord gave it to Bhaskara.
भास्करश्च स्वशिष्येभ्य आयुर्वेदं स्वसंहिताम्
And Bhaskara gave to his own disciples the Ayurveda, his own compilation.
तेषां नामानि विदुषां तन्त्राणि तत्कृतानि च
The names of those learned ones and the treatises composed by them are known.
धन्वन्तरिर्दिवो दासः काशीराजोऽश्विनीसुतौ
Dhanvantari, servant of heaven; King of Kashi; and the sons of Ashvini.
जाबालो जाजलिः पैलः करथोऽगस्त्य एव च
Jabala, Jajali, Paila, Karatha, and also Agastya—
चिकित्सातत्त्वविज्ञानं नाम तन्त्रं मनोहरम्
The treatise named 'The True Science of Therapy' is delightful.
चिकित्सादर्पणं नाम दिवोदासश्चकार सः
Divodasa composed the treatise called 'The Mirror of Therapy.'
चिकित्सासारतन्त्रं च श्रमघ्नं चाश्विनीसुतौ
The Ashvini twins composed the treatise 'The Essence of Therapy,' which removes fatigue.