शठाय संध्याहीनाय वाप्यैकफलदा सुता 4.40.
To the deceitful one, who neglects the twilight rites, a daughter gives only a single fruit, even from a pond.
अनन्तरत्नाधारं च त्वमेव रक्ष भारते 4.40.
O Bharata, you alone must protect the support of the endless jewels.
विष्णुभक्तिप्रदं चैव पुराणं च श्रुतेः परम् 4.40.
It bestows devotion to Vishnu and is a Purana surpassing the Vedas.
अनिच्छया सुतां दत्त्वा सुखं तिष्ठतु भारते 4.40.
Having given his daughter unwillingly, let Bharata dwell in happiness.
इत्येवं कथितं सर्वं देवा गच्छन्तु मन्दिरम्
Thus, everything has been told; let the gods go to the temple.
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच सर्वे निवेदनं चक्रुर्ब्रह्माणं जगतां पतिम्
Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: All offered their submission to Brahmā, the lord of the worlds.
देवा ऊचुः तव सृष्टौ जगत्स्रष्टा रत्नाधारो हिमालयः
The gods said: In your creation, O creator of the world, the Himalaya is the support of jewels.
सुतां शूलभृते दत्त्वा भक्त्या शैलेश्वरः स्वयम्
Having devotedly given his daughter to the wielder of the trident, the lord of the mountain himself—
त्वं तस्य निन्दनं कृत्वा विमतिं प्रतिपादय
You, by censuring him, bring about confusion in his mind.
देवानां वचनं श्रुत्वा तानुवाच विधिः स्वयम्
Hearing the words of the gods, the creator himself replied to them.
ब्रह्मोवाच संपद्विनाशरूपां च विपदो बीजरूपिणीम्
Brahmā said: Calamity, in the form of loss of fortune, is the seed of adversity.
भूतेशं प्रस्थापयत स्वात्मनिन्दां करोति सः
Send the lord of beings; he will bring about self-reproach.
ब्रह्मणो वचनं श्रुत्वा तं प्रणम्य सुराः प्रिये
Hearing Brahmā's words, the gods, O dear one, bowed to him.
सर्वे निवेदनं चक्रुः शंकरं करुणालयम्
All offered their submission to Śaṅkara, the abode of compassion.
देवा मुमुदिरे सर्वे शीघ्रं गत्वा स्वमन्दिरम् 4.41.
All the gods rejoiced and quickly went to their own abodes.
अथ शैलः सभामध्ये समुवास मुदाऽन्वितः
Then the mountain, filled with joy, sat in the midst of the assembly.
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे तत्र विप्ररूपी शिवः स्वयम्
Meanwhile, at that moment, Śiva himself appeared there in the form of a brāhmaṇa.
दण्डी छत्री दीर्घवासा बिभ्रत्तिलकमुत्तमम्
He bore a staff and an umbrella, wore long garments, and displayed an excellent forehead mark.
तं च दृष्ट्वा समुत्तस्थौ सगणश्च हिमालयः
Seeing him, Himālaya, along with his attendants, rose up.
ननाम पार्वती भक्त्या प्राणेशं विप्ररूपिणम्
Pārvatī, with devotion, bowed to the Lord of Life, who had taken the form of a brāhmaṇa.
शैलदत्तासने शीघ्रमुवास ब्राह्मणः स्वयम्
The brāhmaṇa himself quickly sat upon the seat given by the mountain king.
पप्रच्छ कुशलं शैलो ब्राह्मणं को भवानिति
The mountain king asked the brāhmaṇa about his well-being, saying, 'Who are you?'
घाटिकां वृत्तिमाश्रित्य भ्रमामि धरणीतले
Assuming the life of a mendicant, I wander over the earth.
मया ज्ञातं शंकराय सुतां दातुं त्वमिच्छसि
I know that you wish to give your daughter to Śaṃkara.
निराश्रयायासङ्गयारूपाय निर्गुणाय च 4.41.
To one who is without shelter, without attachment, without form, and without qualities.
दिग्वाससेऽहिगात्राय विभूतिभूषणाय च
To one clothed with the directions, whose limbs are serpents, and who is adorned with ashes.
अज्ञातमृत्यवेऽज्ञायानाथायाबन्धवे भवे
To one whose death is unknown, whose birth is unknown, who is without a master, and who has no relatives in the world.
अज्ञातवयसेऽतीव वृद्धाय चाविकारिणे
To one whose age is unknown, who is extremely old, and who is unchanging.
निबोध ज्ञानिनां श्रेष्ठं नारायणं कुलोद्भवम्
Know that Nārāyaṇa, the best among the wise and the origin of your lineage, is supreme.
महाजनः स्मेरमुखः श्रुतिमात्राद्भविष्यति
The great assembly, with smiling faces, will become so merely by hearing.