गरुडद्वेषिणो नागाः शंकरं शरणं ययुः 4.36.
The serpents, enemies of Garuḍa, sought refuge in Śaṃkara.
न संवसामि गोलोके वैकुण्ठे तव वक्षसि 4.36.
I do not dwell in Goloka, nor in Vaikuṇṭha, nor upon your chest.
पञ्चवक्त्रेण मन्नाम यो हि गायत्यहर्निशम्
Whoever chants my name day and night with the five-faced mantra,
इत्येवं कथितं सर्वे शंकरस्य यशोऽमलम्
Thus has the spotless glory of Śaṃkara been told to all.
श्रीराधिकोवाच न शस्तं कथमुच्छिष्टं ब्रूहि संदेहभञ्जन
Śrī Rādhikā said: Tell me, how is leftover food not improper? Dispel my doubt.
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच पापेन्धनानां दहने ज्वलदाग्निशिखोपमम्
Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: For burning the sins of the wicked, it is like a blazing tongue of fire.
सनत्कुमारो वैकुण्ठमेकदा च जगाम ह
Once, Sanatkumāra went to Vaikuṇṭha.
तुष्टाव गूढैः स्तोत्रैश्च प्रणम्य भक्तितो मुदा
He praised with secret hymns, bowing joyfully with devotion.
प्राप्तमात्रेण तत्रैव भुक्तं तेनैव किंचन
As soon as he arrived there, he ate a little of what was present.
सिद्धाश्रमे च यद्दत्तं गुरवे शूलपाणिने
And what was given at Siddhāśrama to the guru Śūlapāṇi.
भु्क्त्वा सुदुर्लभं वस्तु ननर्त प्रेमविह्वलः
Having enjoyed that which is exceedingly rare, he danced, overwhelmed with love.
गायन्मम गुणान्भक्त्या सुकण्ठः पंचवक्त्रतः
Singing my virtues with devotion, his melodious voice resounded from his five mouths.
पपात डमरुर्हस्ताच्छृङ्गं च व्याघ्रचर्म च
From his hand fell the drum, the horn, and the tiger skin.
अतीव कमनीयं तद्रूपं ध्यात्वैकमानमः 4.37.
Meditating on that supremely beautiful form, he bowed with single-minded devotion.
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे देवी दुर्गा दुर्गार्तिनाशिनी
At that moment, the goddess Durgā, destroyer of difficult afflictions, appeared.
रुदन्तं मूर्च्छितं दृष्ट्वा निपतन्तं च भक्तितः
Seeing him weeping, fainting, and falling down out of devotion,
सर्वं तां कथयामास कुमारः संपुटाञ्जलिः
Kumāra, with joined palms, told her everything.
तां शप्तुमुद्यतां देवीमुत्थाय च त्रिलोचनः
As the goddess rose, intending to pronounce a curse, the three-eyed one also stood up.
श्रुत्वा मनोहरं स्तोत्रं न शशाप शिवं शिवा
Hearing the enchanting hymn, Śivā did not curse Śiva.
न लोकानां प्रभावश्च तपःसौभाग्यतेजसाम्
There is no power among beings greater than the splendor of asceticism, good fortune, and brilliance.
उवाच तं जगन्माता नीतिसारं परं वचः
The Mother of the Universe spoke to him words of supreme wisdom and righteousness.
अहो तपःप्रभावश्च तेजसश्च न जीविनाम्
Indeed, the power of asceticism and brilliance is unmatched among living beings.
पार्वत्युवाच वक्ता चतुर्णां वेदानां जनकश्च स्वयं विभुः
Pārvatī said: He is the reciter of the four Vedas and himself their origin, the all-pervading Lord.
मुक्तिप्रदाता भक्तानां दाता च सर्वसंपदाम् 4.37.
He grants liberation to devotees and bestows all wealth.
सदा ते परिपाल्याऽहं पोष्या भक्त्या च किंकरी
I am always to be protected and nourished by you, serving with devotion.
किंचिच्छुद्धं हिरण्येन किंचिद्वस्तु च वायुना
Some things are purified by gold, and some by wind.
विष्णोर्निवेदितान्नेन यष्टव्याः सर्वदेवताः
All the deities are to be worshipped with food offered to Viṣṇu.
अनिवेद्यमभक्ष्यं च नैवेद्यमुदरे हरेः
That which has not been offered, or is unfit to be eaten, is not to be offered into Hari’s belly.
अमृतं सर्ववस्तूनामिष्टसारं सुदुर्लभम्
It is the nectar among all things, the essence of what is desired, exceedingly rare.
हन्त्यकालिकमृत्युं तदमृतं मूढरंजनम्
That nectar destroys untimely death and delights the ignorant.