कालं जरितवान् देवो यत्र भक्तिप्रियो हरः
There, the god Hara, who delights in devotion, spent his time.
तदाशीस्तन्नमस्कारः पूजयामास शूलिनम्
He then offered salutations and worshipped the trident-bearing one.
जजाप रुद्रमनिशं तत्र संन्यस्तमानसः
With his mind fixed there, he recited the Rudra hymn day and night.
नेतुमभ्यागतो देशं स राजा यत्र तिष्ठति
He came to take the king from the place where he resided.
कालं कालकरं घोरं भीषणं चण्डदीधितिम्
Time, the bringer of death, terrible and fierce, blazing intensely.
ननाम शिरसा रुद्रं जजाप शतरुद्रियम्
He bowed his head to Rudra and recited the Śatarudriya hymn.
एह्येहीति पुरः स्थित्वा कृतान्तः प्रहसन्निव
Standing before him, Death, as if smiling, said, 'Come, come.'
एकमीशार्चनरतं विहायान्यं निषूदय
Abandoning another, strike down the one engaged in worship of the One Lord.
रुद्रार्चनरतो वान्यो मद्वशे को न तिष्ठति
Whoever is devoted to worshipping Rudra, or another, does not remain under my control.
बबन्ध पाशै राजापि जजाप शतरुद्रियम्
Even when the king was bound with fetters, he recited the Śatarudriya hymn.
प्रादुर्भूतं संस्थितं संददर्श
He saw that which had appeared and was standing there.
मेने चास्मन्नाथ आगच्छतीति
He thought, 'Now, indeed, it is coming toward us.'
राजर्षिस्तं नेतुमभ्याजगाम
The royal sage approached to take him away.
देहीतीमं कालमूचे ममेति
He said to Time, 'Give him to me, he is mine.'
क्रुद्धो रुद्रमभिदुद्राव वेगात्
Angry, he rushed swiftly toward Rudra.
श्वेतस्यैनं पश्यतो व्याजघान
He struck him as Śveta was watching.
रराज देवतापतिः सहोमया पिनाकधृक्
The Lord of the gods, bearer of the Pināka, shone together with Umā.
ननाम साम्बमव्ययं स राजपुङ्गवस्तदा
Then that foremost of kings bowed to the imperishable Sambhu.
नमः शिवाय धीमते नमो ऽपवर्गदायिने
Salutations to Śiva, the wise; salutations to the giver of liberation.
विभागहीनरूपिणे नमो नराधिपाय ते
Salutations to you, O ruler of men, whose form is without division.
अनादिनित्यभूतये वराहशृङ्गधारिणे
To the eternal and imperishable one, bearer of the boar's tusk, I bow.
नमो महानटाय ते नमो वृषध्वजाय ते
Salutations to you, great dancer; salutations to you, bearer of the bull-banner.
स्वगाणपत्यमव्ययं सरूपतामथो ददौ
He granted him his own eternal lordship of the Gaṇas and sameness of form.
मुनीशसिद्धवन्दितः क्षणाददृश्यतामगात्
Honored by sages and perfected beings, he became invisible in a moment.
अयाचत वरं रुद्रं सजीवो ऽयं भवत्विति
He asked Rudra for a boon: 'Let this one be alive.'
कृतान्तस्यैव भवता तत्कार्ये विनियोजितः
He was appointed by you, O Lord of Death, for that very task.
तथास्त्वित्याह विश्वात्मा सो ऽपि तादृग्विधो ऽभवत्
The soul of the universe said, 'So be it,' and he became such as well.
गत्वाभ्यर्च्य महादेवं गाणपत्यं स विन्दति
Having gone and worshipped Mahādeva, he attained lordship of the Gaṇas.
महादेवस्य देवस्य महालयमिति श्रुतम्
It is heard that this is the great abode of the great god.
शिलातले पदं न्यस्तं नास्तिकानां निदर्शनम्
A footprint is set upon the stone surface as a sign for the non-believers.