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.
धर्माणां परमं धर्मं ब्रूहि मे ब्रह्मवित्तम
O best knower of Brahman, tell me the supreme dharma among all dharmas.
सर्वगुह्यतमं धर्ममात्मज्ञानमनुत्तमम्
The most secret dharma of all, the unsurpassed knowledge of the self.
निधाय पुत्रे तद्राज्यं योगाभ्यासरतो ऽभवत्
Entrusting the kingdom to his son, he became devoted to the practice of yoga.
ब्रह्मण्यो धार्मिको ऽत्यर्थं विजिग्ये ऽथ पुरन्दरम्
He was exceedingly devoted to Brahman and righteousness, and then he conquered Purandara.
जगाम निर्जितो विष्णुं देवं शरणमच्युतम्
Defeated, he went to Vishnu, the imperishable god, for refuge.
दैत्येन्द्राणां वधार्थाय पुत्रो मे स्यादिति स्वयम्
May my son be born for the destruction of the lords of the Daityas—so he himself thought.
प्रपन्ना विष्णुमव्यक्तं शरण्यं शरणं हरिम्
They sought refuge in Vishnu, the unmanifest, the protector, the shelter, Hari.
वासुदेवमनाद्यन्तमानन्दं व्योम केवलम्
Vasudeva, without beginning or end, blissful, pure space alone.
आविर्बभूव योगात्मा देवमातुः पुरो हरिः
Hari, the self of yoga, appeared before the goddess, his mother.
मेने कृतार्थमात्मानं तोषयामास केशवम्
She considered herself fulfilled and began to praise Keshava.