बिभेद बहुधा देवः स्वरूपैरसितैः सितैः
The god divided himself in many ways, with forms both dark and bright.
लक्ष्म्यादयो याभिरीशा विश्वंव्याप्नोति शाङ्करी
By whom, beginning with Lakshmi, the sovereign goddess pervades the universe.
महादेवनियोगेन पितामहमुपस्थिता
By the command of Mahadeva, she approached the Grandfather (Brahma).
सापि तस्य नियोगेन प्रादुरासीत् प्रजापतेः
And by his command, she appeared before the Lord of Creatures.
दक्षाद् रुद्रो ऽपि जग्राह स्वकीयामेव शूलभृत्
Rudra, the bearer of the trident, also took his own share from Daksha.
मेनायामभवत् पुत्री तदा हिमवतः सती
Then, in Menā, the daughter of Himavat, Satī was born.
हिताय सर्वदेवानां त्रिलोकस्यात्मनो ऽपि च
For the welfare of all the gods, of the three worlds, and even of herself.
शिवा सती हैमवती सुरासुरनमस्कृता
Śivā, Satī, the daughter of Himavat, honored by gods and demons alike.
विन्दन्ति मुनयो वेत्ति शङ्करो वा स्वयं हरिः
The sages realize her, or Śaṅkara himself, or Hari.
ब्रह्मणः पद्मयोनित्वं शङ्करस्यामितौजसः
Brahmā's birth from the lotus, and the immeasurable energy of Śaṅkara.
विष्णुना पुनरेवैनं प्रणता हरिम्
Again, by Viṣṇu, he bowed to Hari.
शिवा सती हैमवती यथावद् ब्रूहि पृच्छताम्
Tell properly, O Śivā, Satī, daughter of Himavat, to those who ask.
प्रत्युवाच महायोगी ध्यात्वा स्वं परमं पदम्
The great yogi replied, having meditated on his own supreme state.
रहस्यमेतद् विज्ञानं गोपनीयं विशेषतः
This is a secret knowledge, to be especially concealed.
संसारार्णवमग्नानां जन्तूनामेकमोचनम्
For creatures sunk in the ocean of worldly existence, it is the sole deliverance.
व्योमसंज्ञा परा काष्ठा सेयं हैमवती मता
The highest state, called 'space,' is known as the Himavatī.
एकानेकविभागस्था ज्ञानरूपातिलालसा
Abiding in both unity and multiplicity, she is intensely attached to the form of knowledge.
स्वाभाविकी च तन्मूला प्रभा भानोरिवामला
Innate and rooted in that, her radiance is pure like the light of the sun.
परावरेण रूपेण क्रीडते तस्य सन्निधौ
With the form of both the higher and the lower, she plays in his presence.
न कार्यं नापि करणमीश्वरस्येति सूरयः
The wise declare that the Lord has neither action nor instrument.
अधिष्ठानवशात् तस्याः शृणुध्वं मुनिपुङ्गवाः
Because of her being the substratum, hear, O foremost sages, what follows.
चतुर्व्यूहस्ततो देवः प्रोच्यते परमेश्वरः
Therefore, the Supreme Lord is said to be of four emanations.
चतुर्ष्वपि च वेदेषु चतुर्मूर्तिर्महेश्वरः
And in all four Vedas, the Great Lord is of four forms.
तत्सम्बन्धादनन्ताया रुद्रेण परमात्मना
Because of his connection with the infinite, Rudra is the Supreme Self.
प्रोच्यते भगवान् कालो हरिः प्राणो महेश्वरः
Thus, the Blessed Lord is called Time, Hari, Life-breath, and the Great Lord.
स कालो ऽग्निर्हरो रुद्रो गीयते वेदवादिभिः
That Time is sung by the Vedic scholars as Agni, Hara, and Rudra.
सर्वे कालस्य वशगा न कालः कस्यचिद् वशे
All are subject to Time; Time is not subject to anyone.
कालेनान्यानि तत्त्वानि समाविष्टानि योगिना
By Time, the other principles are entered into by the yogin.
तयेदं भ्रामयेदीशो मायावी पुरुषोत्तमः
By her, the Lord, the supreme magician, causes this world to revolve.
वैश्वरूप्यं महेशस्य सर्वदा संप्रकाशयेत्
He always reveals the universal form of the Great Lord.