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.
उवाच मां महादेवः प्रीतः प्रीतेन चेतसा
The great god, pleased and with a joyful heart, spoke to me.
वत्स वत्स हरे विश्वं पालयैतच्चराचरम्
Child, child, O Hari, protect this entire universe, both moving and unmoving.
सर्गरक्षालयगुणैर्निर्गुणो ऽपि निरञ्जनः
Though without attributes and untouched, he possesses the qualities of creation, preservation, and dissolution.
भविष्यत्येष भगवांस्तव पुत्रः सनातनः
This blessed one will become your son, eternal in nature.
शूलपाणिर्भविष्यामि क्रोधजस्तव पुत्रकः
I shall appear as your son, born from wrath, holding the trident.
अनुगृह्य च मां देवस्तत्रैवान्तरधीयत
After blessing me, the god vanished right there.
लिङ्ग तल्लयनाद् ब्रह्मन् ब्रह्मणः परमं वपुः
O Brahman, by merging into that liṅga, the supreme form of Brahman is attained.
एतद् बुध्यन्ति योगज्ञा न देवा न च दानवाः
This is understood by those who know yoga, not by gods nor by demons.
येन सूक्ष्ममचिन्त्यं तत् पश्यन्ति ज्ञान वक्षुषः
By which the subtle and inconceivable is seen by those endowed with knowledge.
महादेवाय रुद्राय देवदेवाय लिङ्गिने
Salutations to Mahādeva, to Rudra, to the god of gods, to the one with the liṅga.
विभीषणाय शान्ताय स्थाणवे हेतवे नमः
Homage to the formidable, the peaceful, the steadfast, the cause of all.
शङ्कराय महेशाय गिरीशाय शिवाय च
To Śaṅkara, to Maheśa, to the lord of mountains, and to Śiva.
संसारसागरादस्मादचिरादुत्तरिष्यसि
You will soon cross over this ocean of worldly existence.
जगाम मनसा देवमीशानं विश्वतोमुखम्
He approached, in mind, the god Īśāna, who faces all directions.
जगाम चेप्सितं देशं देवदेवस्य शूलिनः
He went to the desired place of the god of gods, the wielder of the trident.
शृणुयाद् वा पठेद् वापि सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
Whoever hears or recites this is freed from all sins.
वासुदेवस्य विप्रेन्द्राः पापं मुञ्चिति मानवः
O best of Brahmins, a person is freed from sin by Vāsudeva.
एवमाह महायोगी कृष्णद्वैपायनः प्रभुः
Thus spoke the great yogi, the lord Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana.
अजीजनन्महात्मानं साम्बमात्मजमुत्तमम्
She gave birth to Sāmba, the noble and excellent son.
तावुभौ गुणसंपन्नौ कृष्णस्यैवापरे तनू
Both were endowed with virtues, and were other bodies of Kṛṣṇa himself.