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.
आशिषं युयुजे विष्णुः शिशुं च शिशुमातरम्
Viṣṇu bestowed blessings upon the child and his mother.
ब्रह्मा ददौ स्वमुकुटं धर्मो वै रत्नभूषणम्
Brahmā gave his own crown, and Dharma presented a jeweled ornament.
तुष्टाव तं महादेवश्चात्यन्तं हृष्टमानसः
The great Lord Mahādeva, his heart overflowing with joy, offered praise to him.
अश्वानां च गजानां च सहस्राणि शतानि च
Hundreds of thousands of horses and elephants were given.
हिमालयश्च संतुष्टो हृष्टा देवाश्च तत्र वै
The Himālaya was satisfied, and the gods there were filled with joy.
ब्राह्मणान्भोजयामास कारयामास मङ्गलम्
He fed the brāhmaṇas and arranged for auspicious rites.
शनिं संलज्जितं दृष्ट्वा पार्वती कोपशालिनी
Seeing Śani abashed, Pārvatī, filled with anger, spoke.
दृष्ट्वा शप्तं शनिं सूर्य्यः कश्यपश्च यमस्तथा
Seeing Śani cursed, Sūrya, Kaśyapa, and Yama likewise reacted.
रक्ताक्षास्ते रक्तमुखाः कोपप्रस्फुरिताधराः
Their eyes were red, their faces flushed, and their lips quivered with wrath.
ब्रह्मा तान्बोधयामास विष्णुना प्रेरितः सुरैः
Prompted by Viṣṇu and the gods, Brahmā sought to pacify them.
ब्रह्माणमूचुस्ते तत्र क्रमेण समयोचितम्
There, they spoke to Brahmā in proper sequence and manner.
कश्यप उवाच बालं ददर्श यत्नेन तस्य वै मातुराज्ञया
Kaśyapa said: By the command of his mother, he carefully beheld the child.
श्रीसूर्य्य उवाच यत्पुत्रोऽतिप्रयत्नेन ह्यपश्यत्पार्वतीसुतम्
Sūrya said: My son, with great effort, gazed upon Pārvatī's child.
यथा निरपराधेन मत्पुत्रं सा शशाप ह
How, though my son was blameless, she pronounced a curse upon him.
यम उवाच वयं शपामः कोऽधर्मो जिघांसोश्च विहिंसने
Yama said: If we curse, what unrighteousness or intent to harm is there?
ब्रह्मोवाच सर्वेषां वचनेनैव क्षन्तुमर्हन्तु साधवः
Brahmā said: By the words of all, the virtuous ought to forgive.
दुर्गे दत्त्वा त्वमाज्ञां च पुत्रदर्शनहेतवे
In the fortress, having given you permission for the sake of seeing your son,
इत्युक्त्वा शनिमादाय बोधयित्वा च पार्वतीम्
Having said this, he took Śani and awakened Pārvatī.
बभूव पार्वती तुष्टा ब्रह्मणो वचनान्मुने
Pārvatī became pleased, O sage, by the words of Brahmā.
उवाच पार्वती तत्र सन्तुष्टा तं शनैश्चरम्
There, Pārvatī, satisfied, spoke to Śanaiścara.