मेघागमे यथा हंसा मृगाः सिंहभयादिव दानवानां भयात्तद्वद् भ्रमामो हि पितामह
Just as swans scatter at the coming of clouds, or deer from fear of lions, so, O Grandsire, we wander about in fear of the Daityas.
पुत्राणां नामधेयानि कलत्राणां तथैव च दानवैर्भ्राम्यमाणानां विस्मृतानि ततो ऽनघ
The names of our sons and likewise of our wives, as we are driven about by the Daityas, have been forgotten, O sinless one.
देववेश्मप्रभङ्गाश्च आश्रमभ्रंशनानि च दानवैर्लोममोहान्धैः क्रियन्ते च भ्रमन्ति च
The destruction of divine dwellings and the ruin of hermitages are wrought and caused by the Daityas, blinded by the delusion of arrogance.
यदि न त्रायसे लोकं दानवैर्विद्रुतं द्रुतम् धर्षणानेन निर्देवं निर्मनुष्याश्रमं जगत्
If you do not quickly protect the world, which is overrun by the Daityas, the world will be left without gods, without men, and without hermitages, due to their violence.
इत्येवं त्रिदशैरुक्तः पद्मयोनिः पितामहः प्रत्याह त्रिदशान् सेन्द्रान् इन्दुतुल्याननः प्रभुः
Thus addressed by the gods, the lotus-born Grandsire, with a face like the moon, replied to the gods, including Indra.
भयस्य यो वरो दत्तो मया मतिमतां वराः तस्यान्त एष सम्प्राप्तो यः पुरोक्तो मया सुराः
The boon of fearlessness that I granted—O best of the wise—has now reached its end, as I had previously declared, O gods.
तच्च तेषामधिष्ठानं त्रिपुरं त्रिदशर्षभाः एकेषुपातमोक्षेण हन्तव्यं नेषुवृष्टिभिः
And that stronghold of theirs, Tripura, O best of the gods, must be destroyed not by a shower of arrows, but by a single arrow.
भवतां च न पश्यामि कमप्यत्र सुरर्षभाः यस्तु चैकप्रहारेण पुरं हन्यात् सदानवम्
Among you, O best of gods, I see no one here who could destroy the city with its Daityas in a single attack.
त्रिपुरं नाल्पवीर्येण शक्यं हन्तुं शरेण तु एकं मुक्त्वा महादेवं महेशानं प्रजापतिम्
Tripura cannot be destroyed by one of little power with an arrow; except for Mahadeva, the great lord, the progenitor, no one can do it.
ते यूयं यदि अन्ये च क्रतुविध्वंसकं हरम् याचामः सहिता देवं त्रिपुरं स हनिष्यति
Therefore, if you and the others together beseech Hara, the destroyer of sacrifices, he, the god, will destroy Tripura.
कृतः पुराणां विष्कम्भो योजमानां शतं शतम् यथा चैकप्रहारेण हन्यते वै भवेन तु पुष्ययोगेण युक्तानि तानि चैकक्षणेन तु
A barrier of the ancient ones was made, a hundred yojanas in length; and just as it can be destroyed in a single blow by Bhava, so too, when joined with the Puṣya constellation, all these can be annihilated in a single moment.
ततो देवैश्च सम्प्रोक्तो यास्याम इति दुःखितैः पितामहश्च तैः सार्धं भवसंसदमागतः
Then, distressed, the gods said, 'Let us go,' and together with Pitāmaha, they entered the assembly of Bhava.
तं भवं भूतभव्येशं गिरिशं शूलपाणिनम् पश्यन्ति चोमया सार्धं नन्दिना च महात्मना
They beheld Bhava, the lord of past and future, the mountain-dweller, wielder of the trident, together with me and the great-souled Nandin.
अग्निवर्णमजं देवम् अग्निकुण्डनिभेक्षणम् अग्न्यादित्यसहस्राभम् अग्निवर्णविभूषितम्
They saw the unborn god, shining like fire, whose eyes resembled fire-pits, radiant as a thousand suns and fires, adorned with fiery brilliance.
चन्द्रावयवलक्ष्माणं चन्द्रसौम्यतराननम् आगम्य तमजं देवम् अथ तं नीललोहितम् अस्तुवन्गोपतिं शम्भुं वरदं पार्वतीपतिम्
With the splendor of the moon, his face gentler than the moon, they approached that unborn god, who was blue and red, and praised Śambhu, lord of cows, giver of boons, husband of Pārvatī.
नमो भवाय शर्वाय रुद्राय वरदाय च पशूनां पतये नित्यम् उग्राय च कपर्दिने
Salutations to Bhava, to Śarva, to Rudra, to the giver of boons, to the eternal lord of beasts, to the fierce one with matted hair.
महादेवाय भीमाय त्र्यम्बकाय च शान्तये ईशानाय भयघ्नाय नमस्त्वन्धकघातिने
Salutations to the great god, to the formidable one, to Tryambaka for peace, to Īśāna, destroyer of fear, to the slayer of Andhaka.
नीलग्रीवाय भीमाय वेधसे वेधसा स्तुते कुमारशत्रुनिघ्नाय कुमारजनकाय च
Salutations to the blue-necked, the formidable, the creator praised by the creator, to the destroyer of Kumāra's enemies, and to the father of Kumāra.
विलोहिताय धूम्राय वराय क्रथनाय च नित्यं नीलशिखण्डाय शूलिने दिव्यशायिने
Salutations to the red-hued, the smoky, the excellent, the fierce, to the ever blue-crested, the trident-bearer, the one who rests divinely.
उरगाय त्रिनेत्राय हिरण्यवसुरेतसे अचिन्त्यायाम्बिकाभर्त्रे सर्वदेवस्तुताय च
Salutations to the serpent, the three-eyed, the golden-semened, the inconceivable, the husband of Ambikā, praised by all the gods.
वृषध्वजाय मुण्डाय जटिने ब्रह्मचारिणे तप्यमानाय सलिले ब्रह्मण्यायाजिताय च
Salutations to the bull-bannered, the skull-bearer, the matted-haired, the celibate, the one who is heated in water, the Brahmanical, the unconquered.
विश्वात्मने विश्वसृजे विश्वमावृत्य तिष्ठते नमो ऽस्तु दिव्यरूपाय प्रभवे दिव्यशम्भवे
Salutations to the soul of the universe, the creator of the universe, who pervades and stands within all; to the one of divine form, the lord, the divine Śambhu.
अभिगम्याय काम्याय स्तुत्यायार्च्याय सर्वदा भक्तानुकम्पिने नित्यं दिशते यन्मनोगतम्
Salutations to the approachable, the desirable, the praiseworthy, the worshipful always, the ever-compassionate to devotees, who grants whatever is in their minds.
ब्रह्माद्यैः स्तूयमानस्तु देवैर्देवो महेश्वरः प्रजापतिमुवाचेदं देवानां क्व भयं महत्
Praised by Brahmā and the other gods, the god Maheśvara addressed Prajāpati: 'Where is this great fear among the gods?'
भो देवाः स्वागतं वो ऽस्तु ब्रूत यद्वो मनोगतम् तावदेव प्रयच्छामि नास्त्यदेयं मया हि वः
'Welcome to you, O gods! Speak what is in your minds. I will grant it at once; for nothing is withheld by me from you.'
युष्माकं नितरां शं वै कर्ताहं विबुधर्षभाः चरामि महदत्युग्रं यच्चापि परमं तपः
'I will surely bring you welfare, O best of gods. I perform severe and supreme austerities.'
विद्विष्टा वो मम द्विष्टाः कष्टाः कष्टपराक्रमाः तेषामभावः संपाद्यो युष्माकं भव एव च
'Those who hate you are hated by me, those of harsh and dreadful power. Their destruction must be accomplished for your sake, by Bhava.'
एवमुक्तास्तु देवेन प्रेम्णा सब्रह्मकाः सुराः रुद्रमाहुर्महाभागं भागार्हाः सर्व एव ते
Thus addressed by the god with affection, the gods together with Brahmā declared Rudra to be most fortunate, worthy of a share, all of them.
भगवंस्तैस्तपस्तप्तं रौद्रं रौद्रपराक्रमैः असुरैर्वध्यमानाः स्म वयं त्वां शरणं गताः
O Lord, we have endured fierce austerities, and, oppressed by the violent might of the demons, we have sought refuge in you.
मयो नाम दितेः पुत्रस् त्रिनेत्र कलहप्रियः त्रिपुरं येन तद्दुर्गं कृतं पाण्डुरगोपुरम्
There is one named Maya, son of Diti, three-eyed and fond of conflict, who built the fortress Tripura with pale towers.