सुव्रतां च सलक्ष्मीकां तामुवाच कृपानिधिः
The treasure of mercy spoke to her, who was virtuous and adorned with fortune.
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच भुंक्ष्व मद्वरतः पुत्रि भविष्यति मदंशतः
Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: Enjoy my boon, daughter; a son endowed with my portion will be born.
पतिर्गुरुश्च देवानां महतां ज्ञानिनां वरः
Your husband will be the preceptor of the gods, foremost among the great and the wise.
मद्वरेण भवेद्यो हि स च मद्वरपुत्रकः
By my boon, he will be; and he will be my boon-born son.
वरजो वीर्य्यजश्चैव क्षेत्रजः पालकस्तथा 2.59.
Born of a boon, born of energy, and also born of the field, he will be the protector.
इत्युक्त्वा राधिकानाथः स्वलोकं च जगाम सः मृत्युञ्जयं महाज्ञानं शिवाय प्रददौ पुरा
Having spoken thus, the Lord of Rādhā returned to his own abode; formerly, he gave the great knowledge of Mṛtyuñjaya to Śiva.
दिव्यं वर्षत्रिलक्षं च तपश्चक्रे हिमालये स्वशक्तिं विष्णुमायां च स्वांशं वै वाहनं वृषम्
He performed divine austerity for three hundred thousand years in the Himalaya, along with his own power, Viṣṇu's māyā, his own portion, and his vehicle, the bull.
स्वशूलं च स्वकवचं स्वमन्त्रं द्वादशाक्षरम् शिवलोके शिवा सा च विष्णुमाया शिवप्रिया
His own trident, his own armor, his own twelve-syllabled mantra— in Śiva's world, that goddess was Viṣṇu's māyā, beloved of Śiva.
शक्तिर्नारायणस्येयं साऽऽविर्भूता सनातनी
This eternal power of Nārāyaṇa manifested herself.
जघान दैत्यनिकरं देवेभ्यः प्रददौ पदम्
She destroyed the host of demons and granted position to the gods.
पितृयज्ञे तनुं त्यक्त्वा योगाद्वै सिद्धयोगिनी
Having abandoned her body at the ancestral sacrifice, through yoga, she became a perfected yogini.
कालेन कृष्णतपसा शङ्करं प्राप सुन्दरी।। श्रीकृष्णो हि गुरुः शम्भोः परमात्मा परात्परः
In time, by the austerity of Krishna, Sundarī attained Śaṅkara; for Śrī Krishna is indeed the teacher of Śambhu, the Supreme Soul, transcending even the highest.
कृष्णस्य वरपुत्रोऽयं स्वयमेव बृहस्पतिः
This Bṛhaspati is himself the blessed son of Krishna.
इत्येवं कथितं सर्वमतिगुह्यं पुरातनम्
Thus, all this has been spoken, the most secret and ancient.
पारंपरिकमन्यं च कथयामि निशामय 2.59.
I will tell you another traditional account; listen attentively.
शिष्यौ चांगिरसस्तौ द्वौ गुरुपुत्रोऽथवा ततः
Those two were the disciples of Āṅgiras, or else the sons of the teacher.
स्वज्ञानं स्वं च भगवान्विसस्मार स्वमोहतः
The Blessed Lord recalled his own knowledge and his own self, from his own delusion.
अतो हेतोर्गुरुश्चैवं मत्सुतस्स्याच्छिवस्य सः
For this reason, the teacher thus became the son of mine and of Śiva.
त्वं गच्छ तत्र सन्नद्धः सदेवो नर्मदातटम्
Go there, prepared, along with the gods, to the bank of the Narmadā.
गुरुर्ययौ च कैलासं महेन्द्रो नर्मदातटम्
The teacher went to Kailāsa, and Mahendra to the bank of the Narmadā.
नारद उवाच निपीतं च महाख्यानं त्वन्मुखेन्दुविनिसृतम्
Nārada said: The great narrative has been imbibed, flowing from your moon-like mouth.
अधुना श्रोतुमिच्छामि किमुवाच बृहस्पतिः
Now I wish to hear: what did Bṛhaspati say?
जगत्कर्ता विधाता च किं वा तं प्रत्युवाच सः
What did he say to the creator and ordainer of the world?
नारायण उवाच प्रणम्य तस्थौ पुरतो लज्जावनतकन्धरः
Nārāyaṇa said: Having bowed, he stood before him, his neck bent in shame.
दृष्ट्वा गुरुसुतं शम्भुरुदतिष्ठत्कुशासनात्
Seeing the teacher's son, Śambhu rose from his seat of sacred grass.
स्वासने वासयित्वा वै पप्रच्छ कुशलं वचः
Having seated him on his own seat, he asked him kindly words.
श्रीशङ्कर उवाच साश्रुनेत्रो लज्जितश्च भ्रातस्तत्कारणं वद
Śrī Śaṅkara said: With tearful eyes and ashamed, brother, tell me the reason for this.
किं वा तपस्या हीना ते सन्ध्या हीनाऽथवा मुने
Is it that your austerity is lacking, or your observance of twilight rites, O sage?
किं वा गुरौ भक्तिहीनोऽभीष्टदेवेऽथवा गुरौ
Or is it that you lack devotion to your teacher, or to your chosen deity, or to your teacher?
किं वाऽतिथिस्ते विमुखः किं वा पोष्या बुभुक्षिताः 2.60.१
Or is it that your guest has turned away, or those you support are hungry?