प्रबोधार्थं स्वयं कृष्ण वक्तुमर्हसि सांप्रतम्
For the sake of understanding, O Krishna, you should now speak yourself.
मध्ये चैकार्णवे तस्मिन् शङ्खचक्रगदाधरः
In the midst of that single ocean, I lay, eternal, bearing the conch, discus, and mace.
सहस्त्रबाहुर्युक्तात्मा शयितो ऽहं सनातनः
Endowed with a thousand arms and united with my own self, I, the ancient one, was lying there.
कोटिसूर्यप्रतीकाशं भ्राजमानं श्रियावृतम्
Radiant like millions of suns, shining forth, enveloped in splendor.
कृष्णाजिरधरं देवमृग्यजुः सामभिः स्तुतम्
The god with dark blue throat, praised by the Ṛg, Yajur, and Sāma Vedas.
व्याजहार स्वयं ब्रह्मा स्मयमानो महाद्युतिः
Then Brahma himself, of great brilliance, smiling, spoke.
अहं कर्ता हि लोकानां स्वयंभूः प्रपितामहः
I am the creator of the worlds, the self-born, the grandsire.
अहं कर्तास्मि लोकानां संहर्ता च पुनः पुनः
I am the creator of the worlds, and again and again, I am their destroyer.
प्रबोधार्थं परं लिङ्गं प्रादुर्भूतं शिवात्मकम्
For the sake of understanding, the supreme liṅga, of the nature of Shiva, appeared.
क्षयवृद्धिविनिर्मुक्तमादिमध्यान्तवर्जितम्
Free from decay and growth, devoid of beginning, middle, and end.
अन्तमस्य विजानीम ऊर्ध्वं गच्छे ऽहमित्यजः
Let me know its end—so thinking, I, the unborn, ascended upward.
पितामहो ऽप्यहं नान्तं ज्ञातवन्तौ समाः शतम्
Even I, the grandsire, did not know its end, though searching for a hundred years.
मायया मोहितौ तस्य ध्यायन्तौ विश्वमीश्वरम्
Bewildered by his māyā, we both meditated on the Lord of the universe.
प्रह्वाञ्जलिपुटोपेतौ शंभुं तुष्टुवतुः परम्
With hands joined in reverence, we praised the supreme Shambhu.
नमः शिवाय शान्ताय ब्रह्मणे लिङ्गमूर्तये
Salutations to Śiva, the peaceful one, the embodiment of Brahman, whose form is the liṅga.
नमः शिवाय शान्ताय ब्रह्मणे लिङ्गमूर्तये
Salutations to Śiva, the peaceful one, the embodiment of Brahman, whose form is the liṅga.
नमः शिवाय शान्ताय ब्रह्मणे लिङ्गमूर्तये
Salutations to Śiva, the peaceful one, the embodiment of Brahman, whose form is the liṅga.
नमः शिवाय शान्ताय ब्रह्मणे लिङ्गमूर्तये
Salutations to Śiva, the peaceful one, the embodiment of Brahman, whose form is the liṅga.
नमः शिवाय शान्ताय ब्रह्मणे लिङ्गमूर्तये
Salutations to Śiva, the peaceful one, the embodiment of Brahman, whose form is the liṅga.
नमः शिवाय शान्ताय ब्रह्मणे लिङ्गमूर्तये
Salutations to Śiva, the peaceful one, the embodiment of Brahman, whose form is the liṅga.
नमः शिवाय शान्ताय ब्रह्मणे लिङ्गमूर्तये
Salutations to Śiva, the peaceful one, the embodiment of Brahman, whose form is the liṅga.
नमः शिवाय शान्ताय ब्रह्मणे लिङ्गमूर्तये
Salutations to Śiva, the peaceful one, the embodiment of Brahman, whose form is the liṅga.
भाति देवो महायोगी सूर्यकोटिसमप्रभः
The god, the great yogi, shines with a radiance equal to ten million suns.
सहस्त्रहस्तचरणः सूर्यसोमाग्निलोचनः
He has a thousand hands and feet, and his eyes are the sun, moon, and fire.
व्यालयज्ञोपवीतश्च मेघदुन्दुभिनिः स्वनः
He wears a serpent as his sacred thread, and his voice resounds like a thundercloud drum.
पश्येतं मां महादेवं भयं सर्वं प्रमुच्यताम्
Behold me, the great god; let all fear be released.
वामपार्श्वे च मे विष्णुः पालको हृदये हरः
On my left side is Viṣṇu, the protector; in my heart is Hara.
आलिङ्ग्य देवं ब्रह्माणं प्रसादाभिमुखो ऽभवत्
Embracing the god Brahmā, he became inclined to grace.
ऊचतुः प्रेक्ष्य तद्वक्त्रं नारायणपितामहौ
Seeing that face, Nārāyaṇa and Pitāmaha spoke.
भक्तिर्भवतु नौ नित्यं त्वयि देव महेश्वरे
May devotion to you, O great god, be constant for us.