वासयामास तं ते च रत्नसिंहासने वरे
They seated him upon the excellent jeweled throne.
सम्पुटाञ्जलयः सर्वे पुलकाङ्गाश्रुलोचनाः
All, with hands joined in reverence, their bodies thrilled and eyes filled with tears.
सस्मितस्तांश्च पप्रच्छ सर्वं मधुरया गिरा
He, smiling, asked them all with sweet speech.
श्रीनारायण उवाच सर्वे शक्त्या यया विश्वे शक्तिमन्तो हि जीविनः
Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: All living beings in the universe possess power through that energy.
ब्रह्मादितृणपर्य्यन्तं सर्वं प्राकृतिकं जगत्
From Brahmā down to the blade of grass, the entire world is of Prakṛti.
आविर्भूता च सा मत्तः सृष्टौ देवी मदिच्छया
And she appeared from me, the goddess, at my wish, for creation.
प्रकृतिः सृष्टिकर्त्री च सर्वेषां जननी परा
Prakṛti is the creator of the world, the supreme mother of all.
सुचिरं तपसा तप्तं शंभुना ध्यायता च माम्
For a long time, Śaṃbhu performed austerities, meditating on me.
व्रतं च लोकशिक्षार्थमस्या न स्वार्थमेव च
And this vow was for the instruction of the world, not for his own purpose.
मायया मोहिताः सर्वे किमस्या वास्तवं व्रतम्
All are deluded by Māyā; what true vow can there be for her?
सुरेश्वरा मदंशाश्च ब्रह्मशक्तिमहेश्वराः
The lords of the gods, the portions of intoxication, the power of Brahma, and the great lords—
मृदा विना घटं कर्त्तुं कुलालश्च यथाऽक्षमः
Just as a potter is unable to make a pot without clay,
विना शक्त्या तथाऽहं च स्वसृष्टिं कर्तुमक्षमः
So too, without power, I am unable to create my own creation.
अहमात्मा हि निर्लिप्तोऽदृश्यः साक्षी च देहिनाम्
I am the Self, indeed untouched, invisible, and the witness of embodied beings.
अहं नित्यः शरीरी च भानुविग्रहविग्रहः
I am eternal, embodied, and my form is the form of the sun.
अहमात्मा मनो ब्रह्मा ज्ञानरूपो महेश्वरः
I am the Self, the mind, Brahma, the embodiment of knowledge, the great Lord.
मेधा निद्रादयश्चैताः सर्वाश्च प्रकृतेः कलाः
Intelligence, sleep, and all these—indeed, all are powers of Prakriti.
अहं गोलोकनाथश्च वैकुण्ठेशः सनातनः चतुर्भुजोऽत्र देवेशो लक्ष्मीशः पार्षदैर्वृतः
I am the Lord of Goloka, the eternal Lord of Vaikuntha, the four-armed Lord of the gods here, the Lord of Lakshmi, surrounded by attendants.
ऊर्ध्व परश्च वैकुण्ठात्पञ्चाशत्कोटियोजने
Above and beyond Vaikuntha, at a distance of fifty crore yojanas,
व्रताराध्यस्स द्विभुजः स च तत्फलदायकः
He is worshipped by vows, has two arms, and grants the fruits of those vows.
विष्णुदेहा यथा गावो विष्णुदेहस्तथा शिवः
Just as cows are of the form of Vishnu, so too is Shiva of the form of Vishnu.
यज्ञपत्नीं यथा दातुं क्षमः स्वामी सदैव तु
Just as a master is always able to give his wife to the sacrificer,
इत्युक्त्वा स सभामध्ये तत्रैवान्तरधीयत
Having spoken thus in the midst of the assembly, he vanished right there.
कृत्वा शिवा पूर्णहोमं सा शिवं दक्षिणां ददौ
Having performed the complete offering, Shiva gave the sacrificial fee to Shiva.
उवाच दुर्गा संत्रस्ता शुष्ककण्ठौष्ठतालुका
Durga, her throat, lips, and palate dry, spoke in fear.
पार्वत्युवाच गवां लक्षं प्रयच्छामि देहि मत्स्वामिनं द्विज
Parvati said: I will give a hundred thousand cows; give me my husband, O twice-born.
तदा दास्यामि विप्रेभ्यो दानानि विविधानि च
Then I will give various gifts to the Brahmins.
सनत्कुमार उवाच दत्तस्यामूल्य रत्नस्य गवां प्रत्यर्पणेन च
Sanatkumara said: By giving the priceless jewel and by offering the cows—
स्वस्य स्वस्य स्वयं दाता लोकः सर्वो जगत्त्रये
Each being is the giver of his own self in all the worlds of the threefold universe.
दिगम्बरं पुरः कृत्वा भ्रमिष्यामि जगत्त्रयम्
I will wander through the three worlds, making the sky my only garment.