शौनक उवाच किं पप्रच्छ पुनः साधो तन्मे ब्रूहि तपोधन
Śaunaka said: What did the sage ask again? Tell me that, O possessor of austerity.
सूत उवाच व्रतारम्भविधानं च संप्रष्टुमुपचक्रमे
Sūta said: He began to ask about the procedure for commencing the vow.
नारद उवाच तन्मे ब्रूहि मुनिश्रेष्ठ पार्वत्या भर्तुराज्ञया
Nārada said: Tell me that, O best of sages, which Pārvatī, by her husband's command—
ललाभ जन्म भूतेशः कृते सुव्रतया व्रते
By the excellent vow performed, the Lord of beings obtained birth.
नारायण उवाच स्वयं विधाता तपसां जगाम तपसे शिवः
Nārāyaṇa said: The Creator himself, among ascetics, engaged in austerity; so did Śiva.
हरेराराधनव्यग्रो मूर्त्तिभेदधरो हरिः
Absorbed in the worship of Hari, Hari took on various forms.
परमानन्दपूर्णश्च ज्ञानानन्दः सनातनः
He is filled with supreme bliss, the eternal one of knowledge and joy.
प्रहृष्टमनसा देवी पार्वती भर्तुराज्ञया
With a delighted mind, the goddess Pārvatī, by her husband's command—
आनीय सर्वद्रव्याणि व्रते योग्यानि यानि च
All the materials suitable for the vow were brought together.
सनत्कुमारो भगवानाजगाम विधेः सुतः
The venerable Sanatkumara, son of Brahma, arrived.
ब्रह्माऽऽजगाम हृष्टश्च ब्रह्मलोकात्सभार्य्यकः
Brahma, delighted, came from Brahmaloka with his wife.
विष्णुः क्षीरोदशायी च सलक्ष्मीकश्चतुर्भुजः
Vishnu, reclining on the Ocean of Milk, arrived with Lakshmi, four-armed.
वनमालाधर श्यामो भूषितो रत्नभूषणैः
Dark-hued, adorned with a garland of forest flowers, he was ornamented with jeweled decorations.
सनकश्च सनन्दश्च कपिलश्च सनातनः
Sanaka, Sananda, Kapila, and Sanatana also came.
यतिश्च सुमतिश्चैव वसिष्ठश्च सहानुगः
Yati, Sumati, and Vasistha with his followers arrived as well.
अगस्त्यश्च प्रचेताश्च दुर्वासाश्च्यवनस्तथा
Agastya, Prachetas, Durvasa, and Cyavana also came.
बृहस्पतिरुतथ्यश्च संवर्तः सौभरिस्तथा
Brihaspati, Uthathya, Samvarta, and Saubhari likewise arrived.
गोकामुखो वक्ररथः पारिभद्रः पराशरः
Gokamukha, Vakraratha, Paribhadra, and Parashara came.
मार्कण्डेयो मृकण्डुश्च पुष्करो लोमशस्तथा
Markandeya, Mrikandu, Pushkara, and Lomasha also arrived.
कात्यायनः कणादश्च पाणिनिः शाकटायनः
Katyayana, Kanada, Panini, and Shakatayana came as well.
एते चान्ये च बहवः सशिष्या मुनयो मुने
These and many other sages with their disciples, O sage, arrived.
दिक्पालाश्च तथा देवा यक्षगन्धर्वकिन्नराः
The guardians of the directions, the gods, yakshas, gandharvas, and kinnaras also came.
हिमालयः शैलराजः सापत्यश्च सभार्यकः
Himalaya, the king of mountains, came with his sons and wife.
तथा सम्भृतसम्भारो नानाद्रव्यसमन्वितः
Thus, all the necessary items, consisting of various materials, were assembled.
नानाप्रकारवस्तूनि जगत्यां दुर्लभानि च
Various kinds of objects, rare in the world, were gathered.
दशलक्षं गवां रत्नं शतलक्षं सुवर्णकम्
A million cows as wealth, and ten million pieces of gold were assembled.
मुक्तानां च चतुर्लक्षं कौस्तुभानां सहस्रकम् अनन्तरत्नप्रभव आजगाम सुताव्रते
There arrived, at the vow of the son, four hundred thousand pearls and a thousand Kaustubha gems, along with other jewels of endless origin.
ब्राह्मणा मनवः सिद्धा नागा विद्याधरास्तथा
Brahmins, Manus, Siddhas, Nagas, and likewise Vidyadharas,
कैलासराजमार्गं च चन्दनेन सुसंस्कृतम्
The royal road to Kailasa was thoroughly anointed with sandalwood.
दूर्वाधान्यफलैः पर्णलाजपुष्पैर्विभूषितम्
It was adorned with sacred grass, grains, fruits, leaves, parched rice, and flowers.