क्षणेन चेतनां प्राप्य तामुवाच त्रिलोचनः
In a moment, regaining consciousness, the three-eyed one spoke to her.
साश्रुनेत्रोऽतिदीनश्च दीनानां शरणप्रदः
His eyes filled with tears, utterly dejected, he who gives refuge to the distressed—
शंकर उवाच शङ्करोऽहं तव स्वामी पश्य मां निकटागतम्
Śaṅkara said: I am Śaṅkara, your lord; see me, I have come near.
शिवं शिवप्रदं सर्वसंपद्रूपं च सिद्धिदम्
I am auspicious, bestower of auspiciousness, the embodiment of all prosperity, and the giver of success.
शक्तोऽहं च त्वया सार्द्धं सर्वशक्तिस्वरूपया
I am able, together with you, who are the embodiment of all power.
यश्च शक्तिं न जानाति ज्ञानहीनश्च निन्दति 4.43.
He who does not know Shakti, and who, lacking knowledge, reviles her—
स्वयं ब्रह्मा स्वयं विष्णुः साध्यभूता वयं तव
We ourselves are Brahma, we ourselves are Vishnu, and we exist because of you.
मधुराभासदृष्ट्या च मां दग्धं सेचनं कुरु
With a sweet and gentle gaze, soothe me, who am scorched.
कथमद्यापि रुष्टेव विलपन्तं न भाषसे
Why do you not speak to me, as if still angry, while I lament?
परित्यज्य च नः प्राणान्गन्तुं नार्हसि सुन्दरि
O beautiful one, you should not abandon our lives and depart.
पतिव्रते समुत्तिष्ठ कथं मां नाद्य सेवसे
O chaste wife, arise; why do you not serve me today?
इत्युक्त्वा मृतदेहं च प्रियाया विरहातुरः
Having spoken thus, tormented by separation from his beloved, he approached her lifeless body.
अधरे चाधरं दत्त्वा वक्षो वक्षसि शङ्करः
Shankara placed his lip upon her lip, and his chest upon her chest.
पुनः स चेतनां प्राप्य वेगादुत्थाय शोकतः
Then, regaining consciousness, he rose up swiftly in his grief.
सप्तद्वीपसप्तसिन्धुं लोकालोकं च काञ्चनम्
Across the seven continents, the seven oceans, and the golden Lokāloka mountain,
शतशृङ्गगिरेः पार्श्वे जम्बुद्वीपे च भारते 4.43.
On the side of the hundred-peaked mountain, in Jambudvīpa, in Bhārata,
रुरोदोच्चैः स्वयं कृत्वा सति साध्वीत्युदीर्य च
He himself cried out loudly, exclaiming, 'Sati! O virtuous one!'
तन्नेत्रं च सरो नाम मुनीनां तपसः स्थलम्
That place became a lake named Saro, the site of the sages' austerities.
यत्र स्नात्वा पुनर्जन्म नराणां न भवेद्गिरे
Where, after bathing, men are not born again, O mountain.
त्यक्त्वा तां मानवीं मूर्तिं नरा यान्ति हरेः पदम्
Abandoning that human form, men attain the abode of Hari.
पूर्णमब्दं महायोगी विरहातुरमानसः
For a full year, the great yogi, his mind afflicted by separation,
बभूव सिद्धपीठानां समूहो वाञ्छितप्रदः
There arose a gathering of siddha-pīṭhas, bestowers of all desires.
अस्थिमालां विनिर्माय चकार कण्ठभूषणम्
He fashioned a garland of bones and made it an ornament for his neck.
सति प्राणेश्वरीत्युक्त्वा पुनर्मूर्च्छामवाप सः
Having spoken, 'Sati, mistress of life,' he again fell into a swoon.
स्वात्मारामः पूर्णकामो निश्चेष्टो विरहज्वरात्
Immersed in his own self, fulfilled in desire, he lay motionless from the fever of separation.
दृष्ट्वा देवाः समाजग्मुर्विस्मिताः शिवसन्निधिम् 4.43.
Seeing this, the gods gathered, astonished, in the presence of Shiva.
रत्नयानेनाजगाम पद्मार्चितपदाम्बुजः
He arrived in a jeweled chariot, his lotus feet worshipped by Padma.
ईषद्धास्यप्रसन्नास्यो वनमालाविभूषितः
His face was radiant with a gentle smile, adorned with a garland of forest flowers.
समूषुरीशसदसि लक्ष्मीकान्त प्रणम्य ते रुदन्तं बोधयामास ज्ञानीशो ज्ञानिनां गुरुम्
In the assembly of lords, Lakshmi's beloved bowed to you and began to console the weeping one, the lord of wisdom, the guru of the wise.
श्रीभगवानुवाच
The Blessed Lord spoke: