नृणां योनिपरित्यागः सर्वथैव विवेकिनः एवमुक्त्वा तु मां साक्षात् सर्वदेवमहेश्वरः
The abandonment of birth by humans is always for the wise. Having spoken thus to me directly, the great lord of all gods,
कराभ्यां सुशुभाभ्यां च उभाभ्यां परमेश्वरः पस्पर्श भगवान् रुद्रः परमार्तिहरो हरः
With both beautiful hands, the supreme lord, Bhagavan Rudra, the remover of supreme distress, touched me.
उवाच च महादेवस् तुष्टात्मा वृषभध्वजः निरीक्ष्य गणपांश्चैव देवीं हिमवतः सुताम्
Mahadeva, whose heart was pleased and who bears the bull as his emblem, spoke, gazing at the Ganas and at the goddess, daughter of Himavat.
समालोक्य च तुष्टात्मा महादेवः सुरेश्वरः अजरो जरया त्यक्तो नित्यं दुःखविवर्जितः
Beholding them, Mahadeva, lord of the gods, with a pleased heart, said: 'You are ageless, freed from old age, always devoid of suffering.'
अक्षयश्चाव्ययश्चैव सपिता ससुहृज्जनः ममेष्टो गणपश्चैव मद्वीर्यो मत्पराक्रमः
You are imperishable and undecaying, with father and friends; my beloved Gana, endowed with my strength and valor.
इष्टो मम सदा चैव मम पार्श्वगतः सदा मद्बलश्चैव भविता महायोगबलान्वितः
You are always dear to me, always at my side; you will possess my strength, endowed with the power of great yoga.
एवमुक्त्वा च मां देवो भगवान् सगणस्तदा कुशेशयमयीं मालां समुन्मुच्यात्मनस्तदा
Having spoken thus to me, the god Bhagavan, along with the Ganas, then untied from himself a garland made of kusa grass.
आबबन्ध महातेजा मम देवो वृषध्वजः तयाहं मालया जातः शुभया कण्ठसक्तया
The mighty deity, Vrishadhvaja, bound me with that garland; with that auspicious garland fastened around my neck, I was transformed.
त्र्यक्षो दशभुजश्चैव द्वितीय इव शङ्करः तत एव समादाय हस्तेन परमेश्वरः
Three-eyed, ten-armed, like a second Shankara, from that very garland, the supreme lord took up with his hand.
उवाच ब्रूहि किं ते ऽद्य ददामि वरमुत्तमम् ततो जटाश्रितं वारि गृहीत्वा चातिनिर्मलम्
He said: 'Speak, what do you desire today? I will grant you the highest boon.' Then, taking water from his matted hair, exceedingly pure,
उक्ता नदी भवस्वेति उत्ससर्ज वृषध्वजः ततः सा दिव्यतोया च पूर्णासितजला शुभा
He declared, 'Let this become a river,' and Vrishadhvaja released it. Then that divine water, full and dark, auspicious,
पद्मोत्पलवनोपेता प्रावर्तत महानदी तामाह च महादेवो नदीं परमशोभनाम्
Adorned with lotuses and lilies, the great river began to flow. Mahadeva spoke to that river, supremely beautiful,
यस्माज्जटोदकादेव प्रवृत्ता त्वं महानदी तस्माज्जटोदका पुण्या भविष्यसि सरिद्वरा
Because you have arisen from the water of the matted locks, you are a great river; therefore, you will be called Jatodaka, the sacred and foremost stream.
त्वयि स्नात्वा नरः कश्चित् सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते ततो देव्या महादेवः शिलादतनयं प्रभुः
Whoever bathes in you will be freed from all sins. Then Mahadeva, lord, addressed the son of Shilada through the goddess.
पुत्रस्ते ऽयमिति प्रोच्य पादयोः संन्यपातयत् सा मामाघ्राय शिरसि पाणिभ्यां परिमार्जती
Saying, 'This is your son,' she placed me at her feet, embraced me, smelled my head, and gently stroked me with her hands.
पुत्रप्रेम्णाभ्यषिञ्चच्च स्रोतोभिस्तनयैस्त्रिभिः पयसा शङ्खगौरेण देवदेवं निरीक्ष्य सा
Out of motherly love, she bathed me with three streams of milk flowing from her breasts, gazing at the Lord of gods, pure as a conch.
तानि स्रोतांसि त्रीण्यस्याः स्रोतस्विन्यो ऽभवंस्तदा नदीं त्रिस्रोतसं देवो भगवानवदद्भवः
Those three streams from her became three rivers, and then the blessed Lord declared, 'Let this be the river of three streams.'
त्रिस्रोतसं नदीं दृष्ट्वा वृषः परमहर्षितः ननाद नादात्तस्माच्च सरिदन्या ततो ऽभवत्
Seeing the river of three streams, the bull, overjoyed, bellowed loudly, and from that sound another river arose.
वृषध्वनिरिति ख्याता देवदेवेन सा नदी जांबूनदमयं चित्रं सर्वरत्नमयं शुभम्
That river became known as Vṛṣadhvani, famed by the Lord of gods, made of golden jambū wood, wondrous, adorned with all gems, and auspicious.
स्वं देवश्चाद्भुतं दिव्यं निर्मितं विश्वकर्मणा मुकुटं चाबबन्धेशो मम मूर्ध्नि वृषध्वजः
Then the Lord, Vṛṣadhvaja, tied on my head a marvelous, divine crown crafted by Viśvakarman himself.
कुण्डले च शुभे दिव्ये वज्रवैडूर्यभूषिते आबबन्ध महादेवः स्वयमेव महेश्वरः
The great Lord Maheśvara himself fastened on me beautiful, divine earrings adorned with diamond and beryl.
मां तथाभ्यर्चितं व्योम्नि दृष्ट्वा मेघैः प्रभाकरः मेघांभसा चाभ्यषिञ्चच् छिलादनम् अथो मुने
Seeing me thus honored in the sky, the sun, O sage, bathed me with rainwater from the clouds, as if anointing a king.
तस्याभिषिक्तस्य तदा प्रवृत्ता स्रोतसा भृशम् यस्मात् सुवर्णान्निःसृत्य नद्येषा सम्प्रवर्तते
Then, as I was anointed, a strong current began to flow; because it issued from gold, this river came into being.
स्वर्णोदकेति तामाह देवदेवस्त्रियंबकः जाम्बूनदमयाद्यस्माद् द्वितीया मुकुटाच्छुभा
The three-eyed Lord of gods called it Svarṇodakā, 'the golden-watered,' since it arose from golden jambū wood, and the second, auspicious one, from the crown.
प्रावर्तत नदी पुण्या ऊचुर् जम्बूनदीति ताम् एतत्पञ्चनदं नाम जप्येश्वरसमीपगम्
A sacred river then began to flow, and people called it Jambūnadī; this is the famous Pañcanada, near the lord of Japyeśvara.
यः पञ्चनदमासाद्य स्नात्वा जप्येश्वरेश्वरम् पूजयेच्छिवसायुज्यं प्रयात्येव न संशयः
Whoever, reaching Pañcanada, bathes and worships Japyeśvareśvara attains union with Śiva without doubt.
अथ देवो महादेवः सर्वभूतपतिर्भवः देवीमुवाच शर्वाणीम् उमां गिरिसुतामजाम्
Then the great god, Lord of all beings, addressed the goddess Śarvāṇī, Umā, the unborn daughter of the mountain.
देवी नन्दीश्वरं देवम् अभिषिञ्चामि भूतपम् गणेन्द्रं व्याहरिष्यामि किं वा त्वं मन्यसे ऽव्यये
The goddess said, 'Shall I anoint Nandīśvara, the lord of beings, and proclaim him chief of the gaṇas, or what do you think, O imperishable one?''
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा भवानी हर्षितानना स्मयन्ती वरदं प्राह भवं भूतपतिं पतिम्
Hearing these words, Bhavānī, her face beaming with joy, smiled and spoke to Bhava, her lord and the lord of beings.
सर्वलोकाधिपत्यं च गणेशत्वं तथैव च दातुमर्हसि देवेश शैलादिस्तनयो मम
O Lord of gods, you should grant him lordship over all worlds and the leadership of the gaṇas, for he is the son of the mountain, mine.