भर्त्सयिष्यति तां देवीं ततः सा कुपिता सती प्रयास्यति तपश्चर्तुं तत्तस्मात्तपसे पुनः
He will rebuke that goddess; then Satī, angered, will depart to practice austerity again for that very reason.
जनयिष्यति यं शर्वा दयितद्युतिमण्डितम् स भविष्यति हन्ता वै सुरारीणामसंशयम्
Śarva will beget one adorned with the radiance of his beloved; he will surely be the slayer of the enemies of the gods, without doubt.
त्वयापि दानवा देवि हन्तव्या लोकदुर्जयाः यावच्च न सती देहसंक्रान्तगुणसंचया
You too, O goddess, must slay the demons who are unconquerable in the world, until Satī attains the collection of qualities that transfer with the body.
तत्संगमेन तावत्त्वं दैत्यान्हन्तुं न शक्ष्यसे एवं कृते तपस्तप्त्वा सृष्टिसंहारकारिणी
Until that union, you will not be able to slay the demons; when this is done, having performed austerities, you will become the agent of creation and destruction.
समाप्तनियमा देवी यदा चोमा भविष्यति तदा स्वमेव तद्रूपं शैलजा प्रतिपत्स्यते
When the vows are completed and the goddess becomes Umā, then Śailajā will naturally assume her own form.
तनुस्तवापि सहजा सैकानंशा भविष्यति रूपांशेन तु संयुक्ता त्वमुमायां भविष्यसि
Your own body, too, will be a natural part, a single portion; united by a share of form, you will exist in Umā.
एकानंशेति लोकस्त्वां वरदे पूजयिष्यति भेदैर्बहुविधाकारैः सर्वगा कामसाधिनी
O bestower of boons, the world will worship you as Ekānaṃśā, with many forms and distinctions, you who pervade all and fulfill desires.
ओंकारवक्त्रा गायत्री त्वमिति ब्रह्मवादिभिः आक्रान्तिरूर्जिताकारा राजभिश्च महाभुजैः
The knowers of Brahman will call you Gāyatrī, whose face is Oṃkāra; kings of great might will honor you as the embodiment of power and majesty.
त्वं भूरिति विशां माता शूद्रैः शैवीति पूजिता क्षान्तिर्मुनीनामक्षोभ्या दया नियमिनामिति
You are called Bhū, the mother of peoples, and worshipped as Śaivī by the Śūdras; among sages you are forbearance, unshaken, and among the disciplined, you are compassion.
त्वं महोपायसंदोहा नीतिर्नयविसर्पिणाम् परिच्छित्तिस्त्वमर्थानां त्वमीहा प्राणिहृच्छया
You are the great collection of means, the policy of those skilled in discernment; you are the discernment of wealth, and the striving in the hearts of the living.
त्वं मुक्तिः सर्वभूतानां त्वं गतिः सर्वदेहिनाम् त्वं च कीर्तिमतां कीर्तिस् त्वं मूर्तिः सर्वदेहिनाम्
You are liberation for all beings, the path for all embodied ones; you are fame among the renowned, and the very form of all embodied creatures.
रतिस्त्वं रक्तचित्तानां प्रीतिस्त्वं हृष्टदर्शिनाम् त्वं कान्तिः कृतभूषाणां त्वं शान्तिर्दुःखकर्मणाम्
You are delight for those whose hearts are passionate, joy for those who behold with happiness; you are beauty for the adorned, and peace for those burdened by sorrow.
त्वं भ्रान्तिः सर्वबोधानां त्वं गतिः क्रतुयाजिनाम् जलधीनां महावेला त्वं च लीला विलासिनाम्
You are delusion among all forms of knowledge, the goal for those who perform sacrifices; you are the great shore for the oceans, and playfulness for those who delight in sport.
संभूतिस्त्वं पदार्थानां स्थितिस्त्वं लोकपालिनी त्वं कालरात्रिर्निःशेषभुवनावलिनाशिनी
You are the coming-into-being of things, the sustainer of worlds; you are Kālarātri, destroyer of endless rows of worlds.
प्रियकण्ठग्रहानन्ददायिनी त्वं विभावरी इत्यनेकविधैर्देवि रूपैर्लोके त्वमर्चिता
You are the night that gives the joy of beloved embraces; thus, O goddess, you are worshipped in the world in many and various forms.
ये त्वां स्तोष्यन्ति वरदे पूजयिष्यन्ति वापि ये ते सर्वकामानाप्स्यन्ति नियता नात्र संशयः
Those who praise you, O bestower of boons, or worship you, they will surely obtain all desires—of this there is no doubt.
इत्युक्ता तु निशा देवी तथेत्युक्त्वा कृताञ्जलिः जगाम त्वरिता तूर्णं गृहं हिमगिरेः परम्
Thus addressed, the goddess Night, with joined palms, replied 'so be it,' and swiftly departed to the supreme house of Himavat.
तत्रासीनां महाहर्म्ये रत्नभित्तिसमाश्रयाम् ददर्श मेनामापाण्डुच्छविवक्त्रसरोरुहाम्
There, in a great palace with jeweled walls, she saw Menā, whose face was like a pale lotus.
किंचिच् छ्याममुखोदग्रस्तनभारावनामिताम् महौषधिगणाबद्धमन्त्रराजनिषेविताम्
Slightly dark of face, bending under the weight of her full breasts, adorned with potent herbs and served by the queen of mantras.
उद्वहत्कनकोन्नद्धजीवरक्षामहोरगाम् मणिदीपगणज्योतिर् महालोकप्रकाशिते
She bore a golden, jeweled serpent for protection, illuminated by the light of many gem-lamps, shining like the great worlds.
प्रकीर्णबहुसिद्धार्थे मनोजपरिवारके शुचिन्यंशुकसंछन्नभूशय्यास्तरणोज्ज्वले
Surrounded by many accomplished attendants, with a retinue pleasing to the mind, she lay on a bright ground-bed covered with pure white cloth.
धूपामोदमनोरम्ये सर्जगन्धोपयोगिके ततः क्रमेण दिवसे गते दूरं विभावरी
In a place delightful with the fragrance of incense, perfumed with resin, as the night gradually advanced after the day had passed far away.
व्यजृम्भत सुखोदर्के ततो मेना महागृहे प्रसुप्तप्रायपुरुषे निद्राभूतोपचारिके
Then, as comfort arose, Menā in the great house, where most people were asleep and attended by the spirit of sleep, began to stir.
स्फुटालोके शशभृति भ्रान्तिरात्रिविहंगमे रजनीचरभूतानां संघैरावृतचत्वरे
In the clear moonlight, as the hare-marked one shone, confusion reigned among the birds of night, and the courtyards were filled with hosts of night-roaming beings.
गाढकण्ठग्रहालग्नसुभगेष्टजने ततः किंचिदाकुलतां प्राप्ते मेनानेत्राम्बुजद्वये
When the beloved, surrounded by dear ones, was seized by a deep constriction in her throat, a certain agitation arose in the two lotus-like eyes of Menā.
आविवेश मुखे रात्रिः सुचिरस्फुटसंगमा जन्मदाया जगन्मातुः क्रमेण जठरान्तरे
Night entered her mouth, long united with her, and gradually entered the womb of the mother of the world, the giver of birth.
आविवेशान्तरं जन्म मन्यमाना क्षपा तु वै अरञ्जयच्छविं देव्या गुहारण्ये विभावरी
Night entered within, considering itself to be birth; and in the cave-forest, the goddess's complexion was adorned by the night.
ततो जगत्पतिप्राणहेतुर्हिमगिरिप्रिया ब्राह्मे मुहूर्ते सुभगे व्यसूयत गुहारणिम्
Then, in the Brahma hour, the beloved of Himavat, the source of life for the lord of the world, gave birth to the cave-born one.
तस्यां तु जायमानायां जन्तवः स्थाणुजङ्गमाः अभवन्सुखिनः सर्वे सर्वलोकनिवासिनः
As she was being born, all creatures, both immobile and mobile, dwelling in all worlds, became happy.
नारकाणामपि तदा सुखं स्वर्गसमं महत् अभवत्क्रूरसत्त्वानां चेतः शान्तं च देहिनाम्
Even those in hell then experienced great happiness, equal to heaven; the minds of cruel beings became peaceful, and embodied beings were tranquil.