स्त्रीणां स्वस्वामिविच्छेदो मरणादतिदुष्करः
For women, separation from their own husband is more difficult than death.
शिवः सतीं तां संप्राप्य सङ्गे मङ्गलकर्मणि
Śiva, having regained Satī, performed auspicious rites in their union.
कलत्रविरहः पुंसां सर्वशोकात्सुदुष्करः
Separation from a wife is harder for men than any sorrow.
रतिः पुंसो विरहिणी शिवः स्त्रीविरही चिरम्
Rati was long separated from her husband; Śiva was long separated from his wife.
तदेवं श्रोतुमिच्छामि परं कौतूहलं मम
Therefore, I wish to hear this; my curiosity is great.
मेलनं शक्तिशिवयो रतिमन्मथयोस्ततः
The union of Śakti and Śiva, and of Rati and Manmatha, then occurred.
नारायण उवाच कृष्णस्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा सस्मितस्तामुवाच ह
Nārāyaṇa said: Hearing those words, Kṛṣṇa, smiling, spoke to her.
कृष्ण उवाच स्वालयं तं समानीय हरोद्वाहगृहादहो
Kṛṣṇa said: Bring him to his own house from the wedding hall of Hara.
भर्तुः सुवेषं विविधं स्वात्मनः स्वालिभिर्मुदा 4.46.
With joy, her friends adorned her husband and herself in various beautiful ways.
ज्ञात्वा कामस्तु तद्भावं कामशास्त्रविधायकः
Knowing her state of mind, Kāma, the author of the science of love, acted accordingly.
शैलेशैलेऽतिरम्ये च नद्यांनद्यां नदेनदे
On every delightful mountain and by every river, in every stream and watercourse,
काञ्चने भूमिनिकरे वटमृलेऽतिनिर्जने
On golden patches of earth, in banyan groves, and in the most secluded places,
भ्रमरध्वनिसंयुक्ते पुंस्कोकिलरुतश्रुते
Where the sound of bees was heard and the calls of male cuckoos resounded,
चित्तेषु चेतनानां च हरणं योषितामहो
He captivated the hearts of all conscious beings, especially the women.
पूर्णमब्दशतं दिव्यं स रेमे वामया सह
For a full hundred divine years, he enjoyed with his beloved.
तस्थतुस्तौ च तत्रैव संसक्तौ सततं मुदा
The two of them remained there, always united and joyful.
पतिविच्छेदसंतापं विजहौ सा रतिर्मुदा
She, Rati, joyfully abandoned the sorrow of separation from her husband.
इत्येवं कथितं सर्वं रतिसंतापकारणम्
Thus, everything has been told regarding the cause of Rati's suffering.
शृण्वतां कर्णपीयूषं परमाश्चर्यमीप्सितम् 4.46.
This is nectar to the ears of those who listen, most wonderful and desired.
वसञ्छ्वशुरगेहे स पार्वत्या सह शंकरः
Staying in his father-in-law's house, Śaṅkara remained there with Pārvatī.
रत्नस्यन्दनमारुह्य रत्नसारपरिच्छदम्
Mounting a chariot of jewels, adorned with the essence of precious stones,
शतशृङ्गे सुवसने मलये गन्धमादने
On the mountain with a hundred peaks, beautifully dressed, in Malaya and Gandhamādana,
पुलिन्दे च कलिन्दे च पुंड्रे पिंडारकेंऽधके
In Pulinda, Kalinda, Puṇḍra, Piṇḍāraka, and Andhaka,
निकटेऽस्तगिरेः पार्श्ववटमूले मनोहरे
Near the western mountain, at the charming root of a banyan tree.
नानास्थानेषु रहसि पशुपक्षिविवर्जिते
In various secluded places, where neither animals nor birds are found,
यत्रयत्र शिवं नीत्वा बभ्राम धरणीतलम्
Wherever Shiva led her, they wandered across the surface of the earth.
कृत्वा विहारं सुचिरं न पूर्णं मानसं तयोः
Though they enjoyed themselves for a long time, their minds were not satisfied.
मायातीतोऽतिमायेशो मायासक्तः स्वमायया
He, transcending illusion and lord of supreme illusion, she, attached through her own illusion,
शक्तिशक्तिमतोस्तत्र न बभूव परिश्रमः 4.46.
Between the power and the powerful, there was no fatigue at all.
सुखसंसक्तमनसोः पुलकाञ्चितगात्रयोः
Their minds absorbed in pleasure, their bodies thrilled and adorned with goosebumps,