विषण्णमानसः पूर्वं शुष्ककण्ठौष्ठतालुकः
Previously, his mind was troubled, and his throat, lips, and palate were dry.
शनेश्च दृष्टिमात्रेण चिच्छिदे मस्तकं मुने
By the mere glance of Śani, O sage, the boy's head was severed.
तस्थौ च पार्वतीक्रोडे तत्सर्वाङ्गं सलोहितम्
And the entire body, covered in blood, remained on Pārvatī's lap.
मूर्च्छा संप्राप सा देवी विलप्य च भृशं मुहुः
That goddess fell unconscious, and, lamenting intensely, she cried out again and again.
विस्मितास्ते सुराः सर्वे चित्रपुत्तलिका यथा
All the gods were astonished, like painted dolls.
तान्सर्वान्मूर्च्छितान्दृष्ट्वैवारुह्य गरुडं हरिः
Seeing them all unconscious, Hari mounted Garuḍa.
पुष्पभद्रानदीतीरे ह्यपश्यत्कानने स्थितम्
On the bank of the Puṣpabhadrā river, he saw, in the forest, one standing.
तथोदक्छिरसं रम्यं मूर्च्छितं सुरतश्रमात्
There, he saw a beautiful elephant, unconscious from the fatigue of love-play, with its head in the water.
शीघ्रं सुदर्शनेनैव चिच्छिदे तच्छिरो मुदा
Swiftly, with the Sudarśana discus, he joyfully severed that head.
गजच्छिन्नाङ्गविक्षेपात्प्रबोधं प्राप्य हस्तिनी रुरोद शावकैः सार्द्धं सा विलप्य शुचातुरा
Awakening from the shock of having her limb cut off, the elephant cow wept with her calves, lamenting in her deep sorrow.
तुष्टाव कमलाकान्तं शान्तं सस्मितमीश्वरम् गरुडस्थं जगत्कान्तं भ्रामयन्तं सुदर्शनम्
She praised the Beloved of Lakṣmī, the peaceful Lord, smiling, seated upon Garuḍa, the delight of the universe, who wields the Sudarśana discus.
निषेकं खण्डितुं शक्तं निषेकजनकं विभुम्
The mighty Lord, able to destroy conception and also the source of conception.
प्रभुस्तत्स्तवनात्तुष्टस्तस्यै विप्र वरं ददौ
Pleased by that praise, the Lord granted her a boon, O brāhmaṇa.
जीवयामास तं तत्र ब्रह्मज्ञानेन सर्ववित्
There, by means of knowledge of Brahman, the all-knowing one restored him to life.
त्वं जीवाकल्पपर्य्यन्तं परिवारैः समं गज
You, along with your attendants, O elephant, shall live until the end of the age of beings.
आहृत्य पार्वतीहस्ताद्बालं कृत्वा स्ववक्षसि
Taking the child from Pārvatī's hand, he placed him upon his own chest.
ब्रह्मस्वरूपो भगवान्ब्रह्मज्ञानेन लीलया
The blessed Lord, of the nature of Brahman, by his play and knowledge of Brahman—
पार्वतीं बोधयित्वा तु कृत्वा क्रोडे च तं शिशुम्
Having instructed Pārvatī, he placed the child in her lap.
विष्णुरुवाच जगद्बुद्धिस्वरूपाऽसि त्वं न जानासि किं शिव
Viṣṇu said: You are the very form of the world's intelligence—do you not know this, O Śiva?
कल्पकोटिशतं भोगी जीविनां तत्स्वकर्मणा
For a hundred million ages, living beings enjoy according to their own actions.
इन्द्रः स्वकर्मणा कीटयोनौ जन्म लभेत्सति
Indra, by his own actions, may obtain birth in the womb of an insect.
सिंहोऽपि मक्षिकां हन्तुमक्षमः प्राक्तनं विना
Even a lion is unable to kill a fly without previous cause.
सुखं दुःख भयं शोकमानन्दं कर्मणः फलम्
Pleasure, pain, fear, sorrow, and joy are the results of action.
इहैव कर्मणो भोगः परत्र च शुभाशुभैः
Here itself is the enjoyment of actions, and hereafter too, by virtue of good and evil deeds.
कर्मणः फलदाता च विधाता च विधेरपि
He is the giver of the fruits of action, and the ordainer even of the ordainer.
संहर्तुरपि संहर्त्ता पातुः पाता परात्परः
He is the destroyer even of the destroyer, the protector of the protector, the supreme beyond the supreme.
वयं यस्य कलाः पुंसो ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वराः
We, Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Maheśvara, are but portions of that Person.
कलांशाः केऽपि तद्धर्मे कलाशांशाश्च केचन
Some are portions of his portions, and others are portions of those portions, in his order.
श्रीविष्णोर्वचनं श्रुत्वा परितुष्टा च पार्वती
Hearing the words of Lord Viṣṇu, Pārvatī became greatly pleased.
तुष्टाव पार्वती तुष्टा प्रेरिता शंकरेण च
Pārvatī, delighted and inspired by Śaṅkara, offered her praises.