चकार वेषमतुलं दधार वस्त्रमुत्तमम्
Put on incomparable attire and donned the finest garments.
पारिजातप्रसूनानां मालां चन्दनसंयुताम्
She wore a garland of pārijāta flowers, mixed with sandalwood.
रत्नसिंहासनस्था सा ददर्श दर्पणे मुखम्
Seated on a jeweled throne, she gazed at her face in the mirror.
आरक्त नेत्रयुगलं निर्मलाञ्जनसंयुतम्
Her pair of eyes were reddish, adorned with pure collyrium.
सुकोमलौष्ठयुगुलं ताम्बूलरागसंयुतम्
Her pair of lips were soft and lovely, tinged with the red of betel.
रत्नकुंडलदीप्त्या च गंडस्थलविराजितम्
Her cheeks shone, adorned by the brilliance of jeweled earrings.
अत्यनिर्वचनीयं च दन्तपंक्तिमनोहरम् 4.38.
Her row of teeth was indescribably charming.
गजमुक्तासमायुक्तं सुचारुनासिकोत्तमम्
Her excellent nose, most beautiful, was adorned with an elephant pearl.
मालतीमाल्यसंयुक्तकबरीभारसंयुतम्
Her hair was adorned with a weight of locks, decorated with a garland of jasmine.
तप्तकाञ्चन वर्णाभं चारुवक्षःस्थलोज्ज्वलम्
Her chest shone beautifully, with the luster of molten gold.
चारुचम्पकवर्णाभं स्तनयुग्मं मनोहरम्
Her pair of breasts, charming and beautiful, shone with the hue of exquisite champaka flowers.
मध्यं मनोहरं क्षीणं निम्ननाभिस्थलोज्ज्वलम्
Her slender, captivating waist gleamed, with a navel set in a radiant hollow.
रम्भास्तंभविनिंद्यैकमूरुयुग्मं मनोहरम्
Her pair of thighs, graceful and lovely, surpassed even the stalks of plantain in beauty.
स्थलपद्मप्रभामुष्टपदयुग्मं मनोहरम्
Her pair of feet, delightful and radiant, resembled the glow of lotuses on land.
दधतं रत्नमञ्जीरं राजहंसानुकारि च
She wore jeweled anklets, and her gait imitated that of a royal swan.
करं सुकोमलतरं सुन्दरं कनकप्रभम्
Her hand was exceedingly soft, beautiful, and shone with the luster of gold.
बिभ्रत्सद्रत्नमुकुरं लीलाकमलमुज्ज्वलम् 4.38.
She held a radiant lotus in playful gesture, along with a mirror adorned with precious gems.
दृष्ट्वा स्वरूपमतुलं दध्यौ शङ्करमीश्वरम्
Upon seeing her incomparable form, he contemplated Śaṅkara, the Lord.
पितरं मातरं बन्धुं साध्वीवर्गं सहोदरम्
He thought of his father, mother, kin, the company of virtuous women, and his brother.
अथ शैलेश्वरस्तत्र ददर्श चन्द्रशेखरम्
Then, the Lord of the mountain beheld Candraśekhara, the moon-crested one.
दधतं संस्कृतां मालां जपन्तं मम नामकम्
He saw him adorned with a refined garland, reciting my name in prayer.
वृषभस्थं शूलपाणिं सर्वभूषणराजितम्
He saw him seated upon a bull, holding a trident, adorned with all ornaments.
शुद्धस्फटिकसंकाशं व्याघ्रचर्मधरं परम्
He saw him shining like pure crystal, supreme, wearing a tiger skin.
पञ्चवक्त्रं त्रिनयनं सूर्यकोटिसमप्रभम्
He saw him with five faces, three eyes, and a radiance equal to ten million suns.
शिववामे महाकालं दक्षिणे नन्दिकेश्वरम्
On Shiva's left was Mahākāla; on his right, Nandikeśvara.
वेतालान्क्षेत्रपालांश्च भैरवान्भीमविक्रमान्
He saw the Vetālas, Kṣetrapālas, and Bhairavas, all of formidable might.
जैगीषव्यं देवलं च काणादं गौतमं तथा 4.38.
He saw Jaigīṣavya, Devala, Kāṇāda, and Gautama as well.
जाजलिं करखं कर्णं लोमशं सूर्यवर्चसम्
He saw Jājali, Karakha, Karṇa, Lomaśa, and Sūryavarcas.
शातातपं पारिभद्रमष्टावक्रं मरुद्भवम्
Śātātapa, Pāribhadra, Aṣṭāvakra, and Marudbhava—
मूर्ध्ना निपत्य भूमौ स दण्डवत्संपुटाञ्जलिः ननाम चाश्रुनेत्रः स पुलकाञ्चितविग्रहः
He fell to the ground with his head, prostrating like a staff, with hands joined in reverence; his eyes filled with tears, his body thrilled with horripilation, he bowed.