नमामि या गुणातिगा गिरीशपुत्रिकामिमाम्
I bow to her who transcends qualities, this daughter of the mountain lord.
सुरासुरैर्यदर्चितं नमामि ते पदाम्बुजम्
I bow to your lotus feet, worshipped by gods and demons alike.
संस्तुता दैत्यपतिना पुत्रत्वे जगृहे ऽन्धकम्
Praised by the lord of the demons, she accepted Andhaka as her son.
जगामानुज्ञया शंभोः पातालं परमेश्वरः
By the permission of Śambhu, the supreme lord, he went to the netherworld.
समास्ते हरिरव्यक्तो नृसिंहाकृतिरीश्वरः
Hari, unmanifest, remained there, the lord in the form of Narasiṃha.
कालाग्निरुद्रो भगवान् युयोजात्मानमात्मनि
The blessed Kālāgni Rudra united his self with the Self.
बुभुक्षिता महादेवं प्रणम्याहुस्त्रिशूलिनम्
Hungry, they bowed to Mahadeva, the wielder of the trident, and spoke.
त्रैलोक्यं भक्षयिष्यामो नान्यथा तृप्तिरस्तिनः
We shall devour the three worlds; only then will our hunger be satisfied.
भक्षयाञ्चक्रिरे सर्वं त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरम्
They began to consume all of the three worlds, with its moving and unmoving beings.
दध्यौ नारायणं देवं क्षणात्प्रादुरभूद्धरिः
Narayana, the divine one, contemplated, and Hari appeared instantly.
निवारयाशु त्रैलोक्यं त्वदीया भगवन्निति
O Lord, quickly protect the three worlds, for they are yours.
उपतस्थुर्महादेवं नरसिंहाकृतिं च तम्
They approached Mahadeva and him who had the form of Narasimha.
प्रददुः शंभवे शक्तिं भैरवायातितेजसे
They gave their power to Shambhu, to Bhairava of immense energy.
क्षणादेकत्वमापन्नं शेषाहिं चापि मातरः
In a moment, the mothers and the serpent Shesha became one.
ये च मां संस्मरन्तीह पालनीयाः प्रयत्नतः
Those who remember me here must be carefully protected.
महेश्वरांशसंभूता भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदा त्वियम्
Born from a portion of Maheshvara, she grants both enjoyment and liberation.
तामसी राजसी मूर्तिर्देवदेवश्चतुर्मुखः
Her form is tamasic and rajasic; the god of gods is four-faced.
भक्षयिष्यति कल्पान्ते रुद्रात्मा निखिलं जगत्
At the end of the aeon, Rudra will devour the entire universe.
सत्त्वोद्रिक्ताजगत् कृत्स्नं संस्थापयति नित्यदा
When sattva prevails, he always establishes the whole world.
मूलप्रकृतिरव्यक्ता सदानन्देति कथ्यते
The root nature, unmanifest, is called eternal bliss.
प्रपेदिरे महादेवं तमेव शरणं हरिम्
They sought refuge in Mahadeva, in Hari himself.
माहात्म्यं देवदेवस्य भैरवस्यामितौजसः
The greatness of Bhairava, the god of gods, of boundless energy.
विरोचनो नाम सुतो बभूव नृपतिः पुरा
Once, there was a king named Virocana, who was his son.
पालयामास धर्मेण त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरम्
He protected the three worlds, with all that moves and is still, through righteousness.
सनत्कुमारो भगवान् पुरं प्राप महामुनिः
The venerable Sanatkumara, the great sage, arrived at the city.
ननामोत्थाय शिरसा प्राञ्जलिर्वाक्यमब्रवीत्
Rising, bowing with his head, and with joined palms, he spoke these words.
योगीश्वरो ऽद्य भगवान् यतो ऽसौ ब्रह्मवित् स्वयम्
Today, the lord of yogis himself, who is a knower of Brahman, has come.
ब्रूहि मे ब्रह्मणः पुत्र किं कार्यं करवाण्यहम्
Tell me, O son of Brahma, what task should I perform?
द्रष्टुमभ्यागतो ऽहं वै भवन्तं भाग्यवानसि
I have come to see you; truly, you are fortunate.
त्रिलोके धार्मिको नूनं त्वादृशो ऽन्यो न विद्यते
In the three worlds, surely, there is no one righteous like you.