बृहस्पतिरुवाच तारा तिष्ठतु तत्रैव न तया मे प्रयोजनम्
Bṛhaspati said: Let Tārā remain there; I have no use for her.
पश्यामि विषतुल्यं च सर्वं नश्वरमीश्वर
I see everything as equal to poison, O Lord; all is perishable.
श्रीमहादेव उवाच सम्भावितस्य दुश्चर्च्चा मरणादतिरिच्यते
Śrī Mahādeva said: For one who is honored, disgrace is worse than death.
पुरो गच्छ महाभाग तमेतं नर्मदातटम्
Go ahead, O fortunate one, to that bank of the Narmadā river.
शिवस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा ययौ सुरगुरुः स्वयम्
Hearing Śiva's words, the guru of the gods himself departed.
सगणं शङ्करं दृष्ट्वा प्रसन्नवदनेक्षणम्
Seeing Śaṅkara with his attendants, his face radiant and gracious,
ननाम शम्भुः शिरसा विष्णुं च कमलोद्भवम्
Śambhu bowed his head to Viṣṇu and to the lotus-born one.
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे तत्र चागमच्च बृहस्पतिः 2.60.
Meanwhile, Bṛhaspati also arrived there.
सूर्य्यं धर्ममनन्तं च नरं मां च मुनीश्वरान्
He contemplated Sūrya, Dharma, Ananta, Nara, myself, and the great sages.
सञ्चिन्त्य मनसा युक्तिमूचे तत्र च संसदि
Thinking carefully in his mind, he spoke in that assembly.
विष्णुरुवाच शुक्रं कञ्चिच्च मध्यस्थं प्रस्थापयितुमर्हथ
Viṣṇu said: You should send Śukra or someone neutral.
विग्रहेणैव विषमं भविष्यति न संशयः
Through conflict alone, it will become difficult—there is no doubt.
सुरैः स्तुतश्च सन्तुष्टः शुक्राचार्य्यो भविष्यति
Praised by the gods and satisfied, Śukrācārya will become favorable.
युवाभ्यां प्रार्थ्यमानोऽहं युवयोः स्तवनेन च
Requested by you both and by your hymns, I am pleased.
इत्युक्त्वा जगतां नाथस्तत्रैवान्तर धीयत
Having spoken thus, the Lord of the worlds withdrew there.
गते च जगतां नाथे श्वेतद्वीपं च नारद
When the Lord of the worlds departed, Nārada, to Śvetadvīpa,
मुनीन्देवांश्च संबोध्य ब्रह्मा वै तत्र संसदि 2.60.
Brahmā, addressing the sages and gods, spoke in that assembly.
ब्रह्मोवाच अस्माकं च समः स्नेहो दैत्ये देवे च पुत्रकाः
Brahmā said: Our affection is equal for both demons and gods, O children.
दैत्यानां च गुरुं शुक्रं प्रपन्नश्च निशाकरः
And the moon approached Śukra, the guru of the Daityas.
ताराहेतोरहं यामि शुक्रस्य भवनं सुराः
O gods, for the sake of Tārā, I am going to the house of Śukra.
इत्युक्त्वा जगतां धाता चागमच्छुक्रसन्निधिम्
Having spoken thus, the creator of the worlds went to the presence of Śukra.
नारद उवाच श्रोतुमिच्छामि भगवन्परं कौतूहलं मम
Nārada said: O Lord, I wish to hear; my curiosity is great.
नारायण उवाच नानादैत्यगणाकीर्णं रत्नमण्डपभूषितम्
Nārāyaṇa said: Filled with crowds of various Daityas, adorned with a pavilion of jewels,
पञ्चाशत्कोटिभिः शिष्यैः परीतं ब्रह्मवादिभिः
Surrounded by fifty crore disciples who were expounders of Brahman,
रक्षितं रक्षकगणैर्दैत्यैश्च शतकोटिभिः
Guarded by groups of protectors and by a hundred crore Daityas,
ददर्श जगतां धाता सभायां भृगुनन्दनम्
The creator of the worlds saw the son of Bhṛgu in the assembly.
जपन्तं परमं ब्रह्म कृष्णमात्मानमीश्वरम्
He was reciting the supreme Brahman, Krishna, his own self, the Lord.
दृष्ट्वा पौत्रं प्रभायुक्तं विधाता हृष्टमानसः
Seeing his grandson, radiant, the creator was delighted in mind.
दृष्ट्वा पितामहं शुक्रो धातारं जगतां प्रभुम्
Seeing the great-grandfather, Śukra, the lord of the worlds,
आदाय पूजयामास चोपचारांस्तु षोडश
Having taken, he worshipped him with sixteen offerings.