भर्त्रा सह विनिन्द्यैनां भर्त्सयामसा वै रुषा
Together with her husband, he harshly rebuked her in anger, censuring her.
त्वमप्यसत्सुतास्माकं गृहाद् गच्छ यथागतम्
You too are an unworthy daughter of ours; leave this house as you came.
विनिन्द्य पितरं दक्षं ददाहात्मानमात्मना
Condemning her father Daksha, she consumed herself by her own power.
हिमवद्दुहिता साभूत् तपसा तस्य तोषिता
She became the daughter of Himavat, having pleased him through her austerities.
शशाप दक्षं कुपितः समागत्याथ तद्गृहम्
Angry, he cursed Daksha after coming to his house.
स्वस्यां सुतायां मूढात्मा पुत्रमुत्पादयिष्यसि
You, deluded in mind, will beget a son on your own daughter.
स्वायंभुवो ऽपि कालेन दक्षः प्राचेतसो ऽभवत्
In time, Daksha, the son of Prachetas, was also born in the era of Svayambhuva.
विसर्गं दक्षपर्यन्तं शृण्वतां पापनाशनम्
The account of creation up to Daksha, when heard, destroys sin.
उत्पत्तिं विस्तरात् सूत ब्रूहि वैवस्वते ऽन्तरे
O Sūta, tell in detail the origin during the interval of Vaivasvata.
किमकार्षोन्महाबुद्धे श्रोतुमिच्छाम सांप्रतम्
What did he do, O great-minded one? We wish to hear this now.
त्रिकालबद्धं पापघ्नं प्रजासर्गस्य विस्तरम्
The detailed account of the creation of beings, bound to the three times and destroying sin.
विनिन्द्य पूर्ववैरेण गङ्गाद्वरे ऽयजद् भवम्
Out of former enmity, he criticized and performed a sacrifice to Bhava at the ford of the Ganga.
सहैव मुनिभिः सर्वैरागता मुनिपुङ्गवाः
All the foremost sages came there together with all the other sages.
दधीचो नाम विप्रर्षिः प्राचेतसमथाब्रवीत्
A sage named Dadhīci then spoke to Prācetasa.
स देवः सांप्रतं रुद्रो विधिना किं न पूज्यते
Why is that god Rudra not being worshipped now according to the proper rite?
न मन्त्रा भार्यया सार्धं शङ्करस्येति नेज्यते
Because there are no mantras together with a wife for Śaṅkara, he is not worshipped.
शृण्वतां सर्वदेवानां सर्वज्ञानमयः स्वयम्
As all the gods listened, he, full of all knowledge, himself—
संपूज्यते सर्वयज्ञैर्विदित्वा किल शङ्करः
Śaṅkara is indeed worshipped by all sacrifices, having been recognized.
नग्नः कपाली विकृतो विश्वात्मा नोपपद्यते
Naked, bearing a skull, deformed, the soul of the universe—he does not fit (the ritual).
सत्त्वात्मको ऽसौ भगवानिज्यते सर्वकर्मसु
That blessed one, whose essence is sattva, is worshipped in all rites.
सर्वलोकैकसंहर्ता कालात्मा परमेश्वरः
The supreme lord, the embodiment of time, is the sole destroyer of all worlds.
सो ऽयं साक्षी तीव्ररोचिः कालात्मा शाङ्करीतनुः
He, the witness, of intense brilliance, is the embodiment of time, with the form of Śaṅkara.
आदित्यो भगवान् सूर्यो नीलग्रीवो विलोहितः
The blessed sun, Āditya, is the lord; his throat is dark, and he is fiery red.
पश्यैनं विश्वकर्माणं रुद्रमूर्ति त्रयीमयम्
Behold this universal creator, Rudra in form, composed of the three Vedas.
सर्वे सूर्या इति ज्ञेया न ह्यान्यो विद्यते रविः
All are to be understood as Sūryas; for there is no other sun than Ravi.
बाढमित्यब्रुवन् वाक्यं तस्य साहाय्यकारिणः
Those who assisted him replied, 'So be it,' to his statement.
सहस्त्रशो ऽथ शतशो भूय एव विनिन्द्यते
Then, by the thousands and hundreds, he was repeatedly reviled.
अपूजयन् दक्षवाक्यं मोहिता विष्णुमायया
Deluded by Viṣṇu's māyā, they honored Dakṣa's words.
नापश्यन् देवमीशानमृते नारायणं हरिम्
Except for Nārāyaṇa Hari, they did not perceive the divine lord.
पश्यतामेव सर्वेषां क्षणादन्तरधीयत
While all were watching, he vanished in an instant.