उपासते सदा भक्त्या योगमैश्वरमास्थिताः
Always devoted with faith, established in yogic lordship, they worship.
अमानिनो बुद्धिमन्तस्तापसाः शंसितव्रताः
Humble, wise, ascetics of firm vows.
संन्यासिनो गृहस्थाश्च वनस्था ब्रह्मचारिणः
Renunciants, householders, forest-dwellers, and celibates.
नाशयामि तमः कृत्स्नं ज्ञानदीपने मा चिरात्
I swiftly dispel all darkness with the lamp of knowledge.
सदानन्दास्तु संसारे न जायन्ते पुनः पुनः
Ever-blissful in the world, they are not born again and again.
मामेवार्चय सर्वत्र मेनया सह संगतः
Worship me everywhere, together with Menā.
ततो मे सकलं रूपं कालाद्यं शरणं व्रज
Therefore, take refuge in my entire form, which is the origin of time and all things.
तन्निष्ठस्तत्परो भूत्वा तदर्चनपरो भव
Be steadfast in that, devoted to that, and intent on worshipping that.
सर्वोपाधिविनिर्मुक्तमनन्तममृतं परम्
It is the supreme, infinite, immortal, free from all limiting attributes.
ज्ञानमेव प्रपश्यन्तो मामेव प्रविशन्ति ते
Those who see knowledge itself enter into me alone.
गच्छन्त्यपुनरावृत्तिं ज्ञाननिर्धूतकल्मषाः
Those whose impurities are destroyed by knowledge go to a state of non-return.
प्राप्यते न हि राजेन्द्र ततो मां शरणं व्रज
O king, it is not attained otherwise; therefore, take refuge in me.
मामुपास्य महाराज ततो यास्यासि तत्पदम्
By worshipping me, O king, you will then reach that state.
ज्ञायते न हि राजेन्द्र ततो मां शरणं व्रज
O king, it is not known otherwise; therefore, take refuge in me.
आराधय प्रयत्नेन ततो बन्धं प्रहास्यसि
Worship with effort, and then you will abandon bondage.
समाराधय भावेन ततो यास्यसि तत्पदम्
Worship with devotion, and then you will reach that state.
अनाद्यनन्तं परमं महेश्वरमजं शिवम्
The beginningless, infinite, supreme, great Lord, unborn and auspicious.
नित्यानन्दं निराभासं निर्गुणं तमसः परम्
Eternal bliss, without appearance, without qualities, beyond darkness.
स्वसंवेद्यमवेद्यं तत् परे व्योम्नि व्यवस्थितम्
That which is self-experienced, unknowable, established in the supreme space.
संसारसागरे घोरे जायन्ते च पुनः पुनः
In the terrible ocean of worldly existence, beings are born again and again.
अन्वेष्टव्यं हि तद् ब्रह्म जन्मबन्धनिवृत्तये
Indeed, that Brahman must be sought for the cessation of birth and bondage.
अधर्माभिनिवेशं च त्यक्त्वा वैराग्यमास्थितः
Having abandoned attachment to unrighteousness and established in dispassion.
अन्वीक्ष्य चात्मनात्मानं ब्रह्मभूयाय कल्पते
By discerning the self with the self, one becomes fit for Brahmanhood.
ऐश्वरीं परमां भक्तिं विन्देतानन्यगामिनीम्
He attains the highest divine devotion, unwavering and undivided.
सर्वसंसारनिर्मुक्तो ब्रह्मणेयवावतिष्ठते
Freed from all worldly existence, he abides in the essence of Brahman.
अनन्तस्याव्ययस्यैकः स्वात्माधारो महेश्वरः
The one foundation of the infinite and imperishable is the great Lord, who rests upon his own Self.
सर्वसंसारमुक्त्यर्थमीश्वरं सततं श्रय
For the sake of liberation from all worldly existence, always seek refuge in the Lord.
अन्वीक्ष्य चैतदखिलं यथेष्टं कर्तुमर्हसि
Having considered all this, you should act as you see fit.
विनिन्द्य दक्षं पितरं महेश्वरविनिन्दकम्
Reject Daksha, your father, who reviled the great Lord.
मेनादेहसमुत्पन्ना त्वामेव पितरं श्रिता
Born from Menā's body, I have taken you alone as my father.