Kurma Purana

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.

रक्षकं जगतां देवं जगाम शरणं स्वयम्

The god, protector of the worlds, himself sought refuge.

रक्षते भगवान् विष्णुः शरणागतरक्षकः

The blessed Viṣṇu protects, as the guardian of those who seek refuge.

संप्रेक्ष्यर्षिगणान् देवान् सर्वान् वै ब्रह्मविद्विषः

Having observed the groups of sages and all the gods, hostile to Brahman,

नरः पापमवाप्नोति महद् वै नात्र संशयः

A man incurs great sin; there is no doubt about this.

दण्डो देवकृतस्तत्र सद्यः पतति दारुणः

There, the punishment created by the gods falls immediately and terribly.

समागतान् ब्राह्मणांस्तान् दक्षसाहाय्यकारिणः

Those brāhmaṇas who had gathered, assisting Dakṣa,

विनिन्दितो महादेवः शङ्करो लोकवन्दितः

Mahādeva Śaṅkara, revered by the world, was reviled.

निन्दन्तो ह्यैश्वरं मार्गं कुशास्त्रासक्तमानसाः

Indeed, those whose minds are attached to false teachings revile the divine path.

प्राप्य घोरं कलियुगं कलिजैः किल पीडिताः

Having entered the dreadful Kali age, afflicted indeed by the qualities of Kali,

भविष्यति हृषीकेशः स्वाश्रितो ऽपि पराङ्मुखः

Even though resorted to by his own devotees, Hṛṣīkeśa will become indifferent.

जगाम मनसा रुद्रमशेषाघविनाशनम्

He turned his mind toward Rudra, the destroyer of all sins.

पतिं पशुपतिं देवं ज्ञात्वैतत् प्राह सर्वदृक्

Recognizing the Lord of beings, Paśupati, the all-seeing one spoke thus.

विनिन्द्य भवतो भावमात्मानं चापि शङ्कर

O Śaṅkara, having disparaged your nature and my own self,

विनाशयाशु तं यज्ञं वरमेकं वृणोम्यहम्

I ask for one boon: swiftly destroy that sacrifice.

ससर्ज सहसा रुद्रं दक्षयज्ञजिघांसया

With the intent to destroy Dakṣa's sacrifice, he suddenly created Rudra.

सहस्त्रपाणिं दुर्धर्षं युगान्तानलसन्निभम्

With a thousand arms, unassailable, resembling the fire at the end of the age,

दण्डहस्तं महानादं शार्ङ्गिणं भूतिभूषणम्

Holding a staff, with a mighty roar, bearing a bow, adorned with ashes,

स जातमात्रो देवेशमुपतस्थे कृताञ्जलिः

As soon as he was born, he approached the Lord of the gods with joined palms.

विनिन्द्य मां स यजते गङ्गाद्वारे गणेश्वर

O Lord of Gaṇas, he performs sacrifice at Gaṅgādvāra, having reviled me.

वीरभद्रेण दक्षस्य विनाशमगमत् क्रतुः

By Vīrabhadra, Dakṣa's sacrifice met with destruction.