चक्रुश्चन्द्रं च सूर्यं च चक्रे काञ्चनराजते कृष्णपक्षं शुक्लपक्षं पक्षद्वयमपीश्वराः
They made the moon and sun as the chariot’s wheels, of gold and silver; the dark and bright lunar fortnights formed the two sides, O Lords.
रथनेमिद्वयं चक्रुर् देवा ब्रह्मपुरःसराः आदिद्वयं पक्षयन्त्रं यन्त्रमेताश्च देवताः
The gods, led by Brahma, made the two chariot rims; the two beginnings, the mechanisms of the sides, and these devices were fashioned by the deities.
कम्बलाश्वतराभ्यां च नागाभ्यां समवेष्टितम् भार्गवश्चाङ्गिराश्चैव बुधो ऽङ्गारक एव च
It was encircled by Kambala and Ashvatara, and by two serpents; Bhargava, Angiras, Budha, and Angaraka were also present.
शनैश्चरस्तथा चात्र सर्वे ते देवसत्तमाः वरूथं गगनं चक्रुश् चारुरूपं रथस्य ते
Shani was there as well, and all those excellent gods made the sky as the chariot’s covering, beautiful in form.
कृतं द्विजिह्वनयनं त्रिवेणुं शातकौम्भिकम् मणिमुक्तेन्द्रनीलैश्च वृतं ह्यष्टमुखैः सुरैः
They fashioned a double-tongued, three-fluted, golden banner, adorned with gems, pearls, sapphires, and surrounded by eight-faced gods.
गङ्गा सिन्धुः शतद्रुश्च चन्द्रभागा इरावती वितस्ता च विपाशा च यमुना गण्डकी तथा
The Ganga, Sindhu, Shatadru, Chandrabhaga, Iravati, Vitasta, Vipasha, Yamuna, and Gandaki rivers were included as well.
सरस्वती देविका च तथा च सरयूरपि एताः सरिद्वराः सर्वा वेणुसंज्ञा कृता रथे
Sarasvatī, Devikā, and likewise Sarayū—these excellent rivers were all given the name Veṇu on the chariot.
धृतराष्ट्राश्च ये नागास् ते च वेश्यात्मकाः कृताः वासुकेः कुलजा ये च ये च रैवतवंशजाः
The Nāgas called Dhṛtarāṣṭra, and those of courtesan origin, those born in the lineage of Vāsuki, and those of the Raivata line—
ते सर्पा दर्पसम्पूर्णाश् चापतूणेष्व् अनूनगाः अवतस्थुः शरा भूत्वा नानाजातिशुभाननाः
These serpents, filled with pride and not lacking in speed, stood as arrows, their faces adorned with various marks.
सुरसा सरमा कद्रूर् विनता शुचिरेव च तृषा बुभुक्षा सर्वोग्रा मृत्युः सर्वशमस्तथा
Surasā, Saramā, Kadrū, Vinatā, Śuci, as well as Tṛṣā, Bubhukṣā, Sarvogrā, Mṛtyu, and Sarvaśama also—
ब्रह्मवध्या च गोवध्या बालवध्या प्रजाभयाः गदा भूत्वा शक्तयश्च तदा देवरथे ऽभ्ययुः
Brahmavadhyā, Govadhyā, Bālavadhyā, and Prajābhayā, having become maces and spears, then approached the chariot of the gods.
युगं कृतयुगं चात्र चातुर्होत्रप्रयोजकाः चतुर्वर्णाः सलीलाश्च बभूवुः स्वर्णकुण्डलाः
The age here was Kṛtayuga; the officiants of the fourfold sacrifice, the four castes, and the waters, all adorned with golden earrings, came into being.
तद्युगं युगसंकाशं रथशीर्षे प्रतिष्ठितम् धृतराष्ट्रेण नागेन बद्धं बलवता महत्
That age, resembling a yuga, was established at the head of the chariot, bound firmly by the mighty Nāga Dhṛtarāṣṭra.
ऋग्वेदः सामवेदश्च यजुर्वेदस्तथा परः वेदाश् चत्वार एवैते चत्वारस्तुरगाभवन्
The Ṛgveda, the Sāmaveda, the Yajurveda, and the Atharvaveda—these four became the four horses.
अन्नदानपुरोगाणि यानि दानानि कानिचित् तान्यासन्वाजिनां तेषां भूषणानि सहस्रशः
Those gifts, led by the gift of food, whatever gifts there were, became the ornaments of the horses, in their thousands.
पद्मद्वयं तक्षकश्च कर्कोटकधनंजयौ नागा बभूवुरेवैते हयानां वालबन्धनाः
Two lotuses, Takṣaka, Karkoṭaka, and Dhanaṃjaya—these Nāgas became the tail-binders of the horses.
ओंकारप्रभवास्ता वा मन्त्रयज्ञक्रतुक्रियाः उपद्रवाः प्रतीकाराः पशुबन्धेष्टयस्तथा
Those rites of mantra, sacrifice, and ritual, originating from Oṃkāra, along with calamities, remedies, animal sacrifices, and offerings, were present.
यज्ञोपवाहान्येतानि तस्मिंल्लोकरथे शुभे मणिमुक्ताप्रवालैस्तु भूषितानि सहस्रशः
These sacrificial upavāhas on that splendid world-chariot were adorned by thousands of jewels, pearls, and corals.
प्रतोद ओंकार एवासीत् तदग्रं च वषट्कृतम् सिनीवाली कुहू राका तथा चानुमतिः शुभा योक्त्राण्यासंस्तुरंगाणाम् अपसर्पणविग्रहाः
The goad was Oṃkāra itself, and at its tip was the Vaṣaṭ call; Sinīvālī, Kuhū, Rākā, and the auspicious Anumati were the yokes of the horses, their forms being for turning aside.
कृष्णान्यथ च पीतानि श्वेतमाञ्जिष्ठकानि च अवदाताः पताकास्तु बभूवुः पवनेरिताः
Black, yellow, white, and madder-red—these pure banners, stirred by the wind, appeared.
ऋतुभिश्च कृतः षड्भिर् धनुः संवत्सरो ऽभवत् अजरा ज्याभवच्चापि साम्बिका धनुषो दृढा
The bow was made of the six seasons; the year became the bowstring; Ajārā was the string, and Sāmbikā was the sturdy part of the bow.
कालो हि भगवान्रुद्रस् तं च संवत्सरं विदुः तस्मादुमा कालरात्रिर् धनुषो ज्याजराभवत्
Time, indeed, is the blessed Rudra; that year is known as him. Therefore, Umā Kālarātrī became the bowstring's Ajārā.
सगर्भं त्रिपुरं येन दग्धवान्स त्रिलोचनः स इषुर्विष्णुसोमाग्नित्रिदैवतमयो ऽभवत्
He who burned the pregnant Tripura, the three-eyed one—that arrow was composed of Viṣṇu, Soma, Agni, and the three deities.
आननं ह्यग्निरभवच् छल्यं सोमस्तमोनुदः तेजसः समवायो ऽथ चेषोस्तेजो रथाङ्गधृक्
The mouth indeed became Agni, the tip Soma, the dispeller of darkness; the union of energy was the arrow, and brilliance held the chariot wheel.
तस्मिंश्च वीर्यवृद्ध्यर्थं वासुकिर्नागपार्थिवः तेजःसंवसनार्थं वै मुमोचातिविषो विषम्
There, for the purpose of increasing strength, Vasuki, king of the serpents, released his exceedingly potent poison to envelop the energy.
कृत्वा देवा रथं चापि दिव्यं दिव्यप्रभावतः लोकाधिपतिमभ्येत्य इदं वचनमब्रुवन्
Having fashioned a divine chariot of wondrous brilliance, the gods approached the lord of the worlds and spoke these words.
संस्कृतो ऽयं रथो ऽस्माभिस् तव दानवशत्रुजित् इदमापत्परित्राणं देवान्सेन्द्रपुरोगमान्
This chariot has been prepared by us, victorious over the hosts of demons; let it be for the rescue from calamity of the gods, led by Indra.
तं मेरुशिखराकारं त्रैलोक्यरथमुत्तमम् प्रशस्य देवान्साध्विति रथं पश्यति शंकरः
That supreme chariot, resembling the peak of Meru, the best in the three worlds, was praised by the gods with cries of 'Excellent!' as Shankara gazed upon it.
मुहुर्दृष्ट्वा रथं साधु साध्वित्युक्त्वा मुहुर्मुहुः उवाच सेन्द्रानमरान् अमराधिपतिः स्वयम्
Repeatedly viewing the chariot and exclaiming 'Excellent!' again and again, the lord of immortals himself addressed Indra and the other gods.
यादृशो ऽयं रथः कॢप्तो युष्माभिर्मम सत्तमाः ईदृशो रथसम्पत्त्या यन्ता शीघ्रं विधीयताम्
Such as this chariot has been constructed by you for me, O best among beings, let a swift charioteer be appointed with such a chariot's splendor.