उपायं कुरु यत्नेन जयबीजं शुभावहम्
Make an effort to find a means that brings the seed of victory and auspiciousness.
श्रीकृष्णमन्त्रकवचग्रहणं कुरु शङ्करात्
Obtain from Shankara the mantra, armor, and protection of Shri Krishna.
गुरुस्ते जगतां नाथः शिवो जन्मनि जन्मनि
Your teacher is Shiva, the Lord of the worlds, in every birth.
कर्मणा लभ्यते मन्त्रः कर्मणा लभ्यते गुरुः
By action the mantra is obtained; by action the teacher is attained.
त्रैलोक्य विजयं नाम गृहीत्वा कवचं वरम्
Having received the excellent armor named 'Victory over the Three Worlds,'
दिव्यं पाशुपतं तुभ्यं दाता दास्यति शंकरः
Shankara will give you the divine Pashupata weapon.
नारायण उवाच स्फीतस्तस्माद्वरं प्राप्य शिवलोकं जगाम सः
Narayana said: Having obtained the boon, he went to the realm of Shiva, flourishing.
लक्षयोजनमूर्ध्वं च ब्रह्मलोकाद्विलक्षणम्
It is a hundred thousand yojanas above and distinct from Brahmaloka.
वैकुण्ठं दक्षिणे यस्य गौरीलोकश्च वामतः
To its south is Vaikuntha, and to its left is the realm of Gauri.
तेषामूर्ध्वं च गोलोकः पञ्चाशत्कोटियोजनः
Above them is Goloka, fifty crore yojanas away.
मनोयायी स योगीन्द्रः शिवलोकं ददर्श ह
That yogi, traveling by mind, beheld the realm of Shiva.
योगीन्द्राणां वरेण्यैश्च सिद्धविद्याविशारदैः
With the foremost among yogis, skilled in accomplished knowledge and powers.
वेष्टितं कल्पवृक्षाणां समूहैर्वाञ्छितप्रदैः
Encircled by groves of wish-fulfilling kalpa trees,
पारिजाततरूणां च वनराजिविराजितम्
And adorned with rows of pārijāta trees, resplendent as a forest.
मणीन्द्रसाररचितैः शोभितैर्मणिवेदिभिः
Beautified by jewel platforms crafted from the finest precious stones,
मणीन्द्रासारनिर्माणशतकोटिगृहैर्युतम्
And joined with hundreds of millions of mansions made from the essence of great jewels,
तन्मध्यदेशे रम्ये च ददर्श शङ्करालयम्
In that beautiful central region, he beheld the abode of Śaṅkara.
अत्यूर्ध्वमम्बरस्पर्शि क्षीरनीरनिभं परम्
Lofty, touching the sky, and supremely radiant like milk-white water,
अमूल्यरत्नरचितै रत्नसोपानभूषितैः
Adorned with priceless gems and embellished with jeweled stairways,
माणिक्यजालमालाभिः सद्रत्नकलशोज्ज्वलैः
With garlands of rubies and shining vessels of excellent jewels,
आलयस्य पुरस्तत्र सिंहद्वारं ददर्श सः
There, before the palace, he saw a lion-gate.
शोभितं वेदिकाभिश्च बाह्याभ्यन्तरतः सदा
Always splendid with altars both outside and within,
नानाप्रकारचित्रेण चित्रितं सुमनोहरम्
Decorated with various delightful and wondrous designs,
महाकरालदन्तास्यौ विरक्तौ रक्तलोचनौ
With great, terrifying fangs and mouths, fierce and red-eyed,
विभूतिभूषितांगौ च व्याघ्रचर्माम्बरौ वरौ
Their bodies adorned with sacred ash, clad in tiger skins, noble in form,
त्रिशूलपट्टिशधरौ ज्वलन्तौ ब्रह्मतेजसा
Holding tridents and spears, blazing with the radiance of Brahman,
विनयेन विनीतश्च दुर्विनीतौ महाबलौ
Humbled by humility, yet of immense strength and difficult to subdue,
विप्रस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा कृपायुक्तौ बभूवतुः
Hearing the words of the brāhmaṇa, they became filled with compassion.
प्रवेष्टुमाज्ञां ददतुरीश्वरानुचरौ वरौ
Those two noble attendants of the Lord granted him permission to enter.
प्रत्येकं षोडश द्वारो ददर्श सुमनोहराः
He saw, one by one, sixteen most delightful gates.