शृणुष्वैतत्परं गुह्यम् आदिसर्गे यथा तथा एवं यो वर्तते कल्पो विश्वरूपस्त्वसौ मतः
Listen to this supreme secret, just as it was in the beginning of creation; so it is, and thus, whoever abides accordingly is considered of universal form.
ब्रह्मस्थानमिदं चापि यत्र प्राप्तं त्वया प्रभो त्वत्तः परतरं देव विष्णुना तत्पदं शुभम्
This is the seat of Brahmā, O Lord, which you have attained; above you, O god, is that auspicious state of Viṣṇu.
वैकुण्ठेन विशुद्धेन मम वामाङ्गजेन वा तदाप्रभृति कल्पश् च त्रयस्त्रिंशत्तमो ह्ययम्
By Viṣṇu, pure and from my left side, or by Vaikuṇṭha, from then on, this is the thirty-third kalpa.
शतं शतसहस्राणाम् अतीता ये स्वयंभुवः पुरस्तात्तव देवेश तच्छृणुष्व महामते
A hundred times a hundred thousand have passed, those of the self-born; previously, O Lord of gods, listen to that, O great-minded one.
आनन्दस्तु स विज्ञेय आनन्दत्वे व्यवस्थितः माण्डव्यगोत्रस्तपसा मम पुत्रत्वमागतः
He is to be known as Ānanda, established in bliss; of the lineage of Māṇḍavya, by austerity, he attained sonship to me.
त्वयि योगं च सांख्यं च तपोविद्याविधिक्रियाः ऋतं सत्यं दया ब्रह्म अहिंसा सन्मतिः क्षमा
In you are Yoga and Sāṃkhya, austerity, knowledge, ritual acts, truth, reality, compassion, Brahman, non-violence, good intellect, and forgiveness.
ध्यानं ध्येयं दमः शान्तिर् विद्याविद्या मतिर्धृतिः कान्तिर्नीतिः प्रथा मेधा लज्जा दृष्टिः सरस्वती
Meditation, the object of meditation, self-control, peace, knowledge and ignorance, understanding, fortitude, beauty, ethics, fame, intelligence, modesty, vision, and Sarasvatī,
तुष्टिः पुष्टिः क्रिया चैव प्रसादश् च प्रतिष्ठिताः द्वात्रिंशत्सुगुणा ह्येषा द्वात्रिंशाक्षरसंज्ञया
Contentment, nourishment, action, and grace are established; these thirty-two virtues are known by the name of thirty-two syllables.
प्रकृतिर्विहिता ब्रह्मंस् त्वत्प्रसूतिर्महेश्वरी विष्णोर्भगवतश्चापि तथान्येषामपि प्रभो
O Brahman, nature is ordained; the great goddess is your offspring, and also of the blessed Viṣṇu and of others, O Lord.
सैषा भगवती देवी मत्प्रसूतिः प्रतिष्ठिता चतुर्मुखी जगद्योनिः प्रकृतिर् गौः प्रतिष्ठिता
This blessed Goddess is my offspring, established, four-faced, the womb of the world, nature, the cow, established.
गौरी माया च विद्या च कृष्णा हैमवतीति च प्रधानं प्रकृतिश्चैव यामाहुस्तत्त्वचिन्तकाः
She is called Gaurī, Māyā, Vidyā, Kṛṣṇā, Haimavatī, the chief, and Prakṛti, as the thinkers on reality declare.
अजामेकां लोहितां शुक्लकृष्णां विश्वप्रजां सृजमानां सरूपाम् अजो ऽहं मां विद्धि तां विश्वरूपं गायत्रीं गां विश्वरूपां हि बुद्ध्या
Know her as the unborn, the one, red, white, and black, creating all beings, of similar form; I am the unborn, know me as her, the universal form, Gāyatrī, the universal cow, indeed, by understanding.
एवमुक्त्वा महादेवः ससर्ज परमेश्वरः ततश् च पार्श्वगा देव्याः सर्वरूपकुमारकाः
Having thus spoken, the great god, the Supreme Lord, created; then, from the side of the Goddess, all-formed boys appeared.
जटी मुण्डी शिखण्डी च अर्धमुण्डश् च जज्ञिरे ततस्तेन यथोक्तेन योगेन सुमहौजसः
Matted-haired, shaven-headed, crested, and half-shaven were born; then, by the yoga as described, of great energy.
दिव्यवर्षसहस्रान्ते उपासित्वा महेश्वरम् धर्मोपदेशमखिलं कृत्वा योगमयं दृढम्
At the end of a thousand divine years, having worshipped Maheshvara, he firmly established himself in the yoga composed of the complete teaching of dharma.
शिष्टाश् च नियतात्मानः प्रविष्टा रुद्रमीश्वरम्
And the disciples, with controlled selves, entered into Rudra, the Lord.
एवं संक्षेपतः प्रोक्तः सह्यादीनां समुद्भवः यः पठेच्छृणुयाद्वापि श्रावयेद्वा द्विजोत्तमान्
Thus, in brief, the origin of the Sahya and other mountains has been spoken; whoever recites, hears, or causes the best of twice-born to listen,
स याति ब्रह्मसायुज्यं प्रसादात्परमेष्ठिनः कथं लिङ्गमभूल्लिङ्गे समभ्यर्च्यः स शङ्करः
He attains union with Brahma by the grace of the Supreme Lord; how did the linga arise in the linga, having worshipped Shankara?
किं लिङ्गं कस् तथा लिङ्गी सूत वक्तुमिहार्हसि एवं देवाश् च ऋषयः प्रणिपत्य पितामहम्
What is the linga, and who is the lingin? Suta, you ought to speak here; thus, the gods and sages, having bowed to the Grandfather,
अपृच्छन् भगवंल्लिङ्गं कथमासीदिति स्वयम् लिङ्गे महेश्वरो रुद्रः समभ्यर्च्यः कथं त्विति
Asked, 'O Lord, how did the linga come to be?' How is Maheshvara Rudra to be worshipped in the linga?
किं लिङ्गं कस् तथा लिङ्गी सो ऽप्याह च पितामहः प्रधानं लिङ्गमाख्यातं लिङ्गी च परमेश्वरः
What is the linga, and who is the lingin? The Grandfather replied: The principal linga has been declared, and the lingin is the Supreme Lord.
रक्षार्थमंबुधौ मह्यं विष्णोस्त्वासीत् सुरोत्तमाः वैमानिके गते सर्गे जनलोकं सहर्षिभिः
For the sake of protection in the ocean, O best of gods, Vishnu was for me; when the creation of the celestial beings had gone to the world of Janas with the sages,
स्थितिकाले तदा पूर्णे ततः प्रत्याहृते तथा चतुर्युगसहस्रान्ते सत्यलोकं गते सुराः
At the time when the period of maintenance was complete, then, when it was withdrawn, at the end of a thousand cycles of four ages, the gods went to the world of truth.
विनाधिपत्यं समतां गते ऽन्ते ब्रह्मणो मम शुष्के च स्थावरे सर्वे त्व् अनावृष्ट्या च सर्वशः
When equality prevailed without rulership at the end of Brahma's time, and all immovable things dried up everywhere due to total drought,
पशवो मानुषा वृक्षाः पिशाचाः पिशिताशनाः गन्धर्वाद्याः क्रमेणैव निर्दग्धा भानुभानुभिः
Cattle, humans, trees, flesh-eating spirits, Gandharvas and others, in succession, were burned by the rays of the sun.
एकार्णवे महाघोरे तमोभूते समन्ततः सुष्वापांभसि योगात्मा निर्मलो निरुपप्लवः
In the single, dreadful ocean, enveloped in darkness on all sides, the self of yoga, pure and undisturbed, slept upon the waters.
सहस्रशीर्षा विश्वात्मा सहस्राक्षः सहस्रपात् सहस्रबाहुः सर्वज्ञः सर्वदेवभवोद्भवः
With a thousand heads, the soul of the universe, a thousand eyes, a thousand feet, a thousand arms, all-knowing, the origin of all gods.
हिरण्यगर्भो रजसा तमसा शङ्करः स्वयम् सत्त्वेन सर्वगो विष्णुः सर्वात्मत्वे महेश्वरः
Hiranyagarbha, by rajas and tamas, is Shankara himself; by sattva, Vishnu is all-pervading; Maheshvara is the soul of all.
कालात्मा कालनाभस्तु शुक्लः कृष्णस्तु निर्गुणः नारायणो महाबाहुः सर्वात्मा सदसन्मयः
The soul of time, whose navel is time, is white; the black one is without qualities; Narayana, mighty-armed, is the soul of all, composed of existence and non-existence.
तथाभूतमहं दृष्ट्वा शयानं पङ्कजेक्षणम् मायया मोहितस्तस्य तमवोचममर्षितः
Seeing him thus, lotus-eyed, lying down, I was deluded by his maya and spoke to him, angered.