सर्वाराध्यं च सर्वेशं सर्वज्ञं सर्वकारणम्
Worthy of worship by all, Lord of all, all-knowing, the cause of everything.
कथमेतादृशी देवी वृक्षत्वं समवाप ह
How did such a goddess come to assume the form of a tree?
सन्दिग्धं मे मनो लोलं प्रेरयेन्मां मुहुर्मुहुः ।। छेत्तुमर्हसि सन्देहं सर्वसन्देहभञ्जना
My mind is restless and filled with doubt, urging me again and again; you should dispel this doubt, O destroyer of all doubts.
नारायण उवाच यशस्वी कीर्तिमांश्चैव विष्णोरंशसमुद्भवः
Narayana said: Renowned and celebrated, he was born from a portion of Vishnu.
तत्पुत्रो धर्मसावर्णिर्धर्मिष्ठो वैष्णवः शुचिः
His son was Dharmasavarni, righteous, devoted to Vishnu, and pure.
तत्पुत्रो देवसावर्णिर्विष्णुव्रतपरायणः
His son was Devasavarni, devoted to the vows of Vishnu.
वृषध्वजश्च तत्पुत्रो वृषध्वजपरायणः 2.13.
His son was Vrishadhvaja, devoted to Vrishadhvaja.
पुत्रादपि परः स्नेहो नृपे तस्मिञ्छिवस्य च
The king and Shiva both had affection for him greater than for a son.
पूजां च सर्वदेवानां दूरीभूतां चकार सः
He set aside the worship of all other gods.
माघे सरस्वतीपूजां दूरीभूतां चकार सः
In the month of Magha, he set aside the worship of Sarasvati.
न कोऽपि देवो भूपेन्द्रं शशाप शिवकारणात्
No god cursed the king because of Shiva.
शूलं गृहीत्वा तं सूर्य्यं धृतवाच्छङ्करः स्वयम्
Taking up his trident, Shankara himself restrained the Sun.
शिवस्त्रिशूलहस्तश्च ब्रह्मलोकं ययौ क्रुधा
Śiva, holding his trident, went to Brahmā's world in anger.
शूलं गृहीत्वा तत्रापि धृतवाञ्छङ्करो रविम्
There too, Śaṅkara, having taken up his trident, confronted the Sun.
नारायणं च सर्वेशं ते ययुः शरणं भिया
Out of fear, they all sought refuge in Nārāyaṇa, the Lord of all.
सर्वे निवेदनं चक्रुर्भियस्ते कारणं हरौ
All of them made their appeal to Hari, explaining the cause of their fear.
नारायणश्च कृपयाऽभयं तेभ्यो ददौ मुने 2.13.
And Nārāyaṇa, out of compassion, granted them freedom from fear, O sage.
स्मरन्ति ये यत्र तत्र मां विपत्तौ भयान्विताः
Wherever those afflicted by danger remember me,
पाताऽहं जगतां देवः कर्त्ताऽहं सततं सदा
I am the protector of the worlds, I am always and forever their creator.
शिवोऽहं त्वमहं चापि सूर्य्योऽहं त्रिगुणात्मकः
I am Śiva, I am you, I am also the Sun, the one whose nature is the three guṇas.
यूयं गच्छत भद्रं वो भविष्यति भयं कुतः
You may go; may good fortune be yours—why should there be any fear?
आशुतोषः स भगवाञ्छरण्यश्च सतां गतिः
That blessed Lord is easily pleased, a refuge and the ultimate goal of the virtuous.
सुदर्शनं शिवश्चैव मम प्राणाधिकप्रियौ
Sudarśana and Śiva are both dearer to me than life itself.
शक्तः स्रष्टुं महादेवः सूर्य्यकोटिं च लीलया
Mahādeva is capable of creating ten million Suns with ease.
बाह्यज्ञानं तन्न किंचिद्ध्यायतो मां दिवानिशम्
That external knowledge is nothing for one who meditates on me day and night.
अहमेव चिन्तयामि तत्कल्याणं दिवानिशम्
I myself think of their welfare day and night.
शिवस्वरूपो भगवाञ्छिवाधिष्ठातृदेवता 2.13.
The Blessed Lord is of the nature of Śiva, and Śiva is the presiding deity.
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे तत्र चागमच्छङ्करः स्वयम्
Meanwhile, at that very moment, Śaṅkara himself arrived there.
अवरुह्य वृषात्तूर्णं भक्तिनम्रात्मकन्धरः
Swiftly dismounting from his bull, he bowed his head in devotion.
रत्नसिंहासनस्थं च रत्नालङ्कारभूषितम्
He saw him seated on a jeweled throne, adorned with jeweled ornaments.