नमः शिवायास्तु निरामयाय नमः शिवायास्तु मनोमयाय नमः शिवायास्तु सुरार्चिताय तुभ्यं सदा भक्तकृपापराय
Homage to Shiva, the flawless one; homage to Shiva, the one made of mind; homage to Shiva, ever worshipped by the gods, who is always supremely compassionate to devotees.
नमो भवायास्तु भवोद्भवाय नमो ऽस्तु ते ध्वस्तमनोभवाय नमो ऽस्तु ते गूढमहाव्रताय नमो ऽस्तु मायागहनाश्रयाय
Homage to Bhava, source of existence; homage to you, destroyer of the god of love; homage to you, who keeps the great vow in secret; homage to you, who dwells in the thicket of illusion.
नमो ऽस्तु शर्वाय नमः शिवाय नमो ऽस्तु सिद्धाय पुरातनाय नमो ऽस्तु कालाय नमः कलाय नमो ऽस्तु ते ज्ञानवरप्रदाय
Homage to Sharva, homage to Shiva; homage to the accomplished, the ancient one; homage to Time, homage to art; homage to you, bestower of supreme knowledge.
नमो ऽस्तु ते कालकलातिगाय नमो निसर्गामलभूषणाय नमो ऽस्त्वमेयान्धकमर्दकाय नमः शरण्याय नमो ऽगुणाय
Homage to you, who transcends time and its divisions; homage to you, adorned with natural purity; homage to you, slayer of the immeasurable Andhaka; homage to the refuge, homage to the qualityless one.
नमो ऽस्तु ते भीमगणानुगाय नमो ऽस्तु नानाभुवनादिकर्त्रे नमो ऽस्तु नानाजगतां विधात्रे नमो ऽस्तु ते चित्रफलप्रयोक्त्रे
Homage to you, leader of the terrible hosts; homage to you, creator of many worlds; homage to you, arranger of diverse universes; homage to you, giver of varied fruits.
सर्वावसाने ह्यविनाशनेत्रे नमो ऽस्तु चित्राध्वरभागभोक्त्रे नमो ऽस्तु भक्ताभिमतप्रदात्रे नमः सदा ते भवसङ्गहर्त्रे
At the end of all, O imperishable seer, homage to you, enjoyer of wondrous sacrifices; homage to you, fulfiller of devotees' wishes; homage always to you, remover of worldly bondage.
अनन्तरूपाय सदैव तुभ्यम् असह्यकोपाय नमो ऽस्तु तुभ्यम् शशाङ्कचिह्नाय सदैव तुभ्यम् अमेयमानाय नमः स्तुताय
To you of infinite forms, always my homage; to you of unbearable wrath, homage; to you marked by the moon, always my homage; to you of immeasurable measure, homage to the praised one.
वृषेन्द्रयानाय पुरान्तकाय नमः प्रसिद्धाय महौषधाय नमो ऽस्तु भक्त्याभिमतप्रदाय नमो ऽस्तु सर्वार्तिहराय तुभ्यम्
To you who rides the bull, destroyer of cities, homage to the renowned, the great medicine; homage to you, giver of devotees' wishes; homage to you, remover of all suffering.
चराचराचारविचारवर्यम् आचार्यम् उत्प्रेक्षितभूतसर्गम् त्वामिन्दुमौलिं शरणं प्रपन्ना प्रियाप्रमेयं महतां महेशम्
You are the supreme teacher, discerning the ways of all moving and unmoving beings, perceiving the creation of beings; I, seeking refuge, approach you, the moon-crested, the immeasurable beloved of the great.
प्रयच्छ मे कामयशःसमृद्धिं पुनः प्रभो जीवतु कामदेवः प्रियं विना त्वां प्रियजीवितेषु त्वत्तो ऽपरः को भुवनेष्विहास्ति
Grant me again the fulfillment of love and fame, O Lord; let Kāma live again. Without you, beloved of life, who else exists in the worlds?
प्रभुः प्रियायाः प्रसवः प्रियाणां प्रणीतपर्यायपरापरार्थः त्वमेवमेको भुवनस्य नाथो दयालुरुन्मूलितभक्तभीतिः
You alone, O Lord, are the origin of beloveds, the cause of their birth, the arranger of all cycles and meanings; you alone are the master of the world, compassionate, uprooter of devotees' fear.
इत्थं स्तुतः शंकर ईड्य ईशो वृषाकपिर्मन्मथकान्तया तु तुतोष दोषाकरखण्डधारी उवाच चैनां मधुरं निरीक्ष्य
Thus praised by Manmatha's beloved, Shankara, the praiseworthy Lord, the bull-bannered, the wielder of the crescent, was pleased and, gazing sweetly, spoke to her.
भवितेति च कामो ऽयं कालात्कान्तो ऽचिरादपि अनङ्ग इति लोकेषु स विख्यातिं गमिष्यति
This Kāma will be reborn in due time, and soon become handsome again; in the worlds, he will be renowned as Ananga, the bodiless one.
इत्युक्ता शिरसावन्द्य गिरिशं कामवल्लभा जगामोपवनं रम्यं रतिस्तु हिमभूभृतः
Thus addressed, Kāma's beloved bowed her head to the Lord of the Mountain and went to a delightful grove, Rati, wife of Himavat.
रुरोद चापि बहुशो दीना रम्ये स्थले तु सा मरणव्यवसायात्तु निवृत्ता सा हराज्ञया
She wept many times, miserable, in that beautiful place; yet, by the command of Hari, she withdrew from her resolve to die.
अथ नारदवाक्येन चोदितो हिमभूधरः कृताभरणसंस्कारां कृतकौतुकमङ्गलाम्
Then, prompted by the words of Nārada, the lord of the snowy mountains adorned his daughter, performed festive rites, and auspicious ceremonies.
स्वर्गपुष्पकृतापीडां शुभ्रचीनांशुकाम्बराम् शराभ्यां संयुतां शैलो गृहीत्वा स्वसुतां ततः
He placed a heavenly floral crown upon her, dressed her in shining Chinese silk, and, together with arrows, the mountain took his daughter.
जगाम शुभयोगेन तदा सम्पूर्णमानसः सकाननान्युपाक्रम्य वनान्युपवनानि च
With auspicious intent and a heart full, he set out, traversing forests and groves.
ददर्श रुदतीं नारीम् अप्रतर्क्यमहौजसम् रूपेणासदृशीं लोके रम्येषु वनसानुषु
He saw a woman weeping, of unfathomable power, whose beauty was unmatched in the world, upon the lovely slopes of the forest.
कौतुकेन परामृश्य तां दृष्ट्वा रुदतीं गिरिः उपसर्प्य ततस्तस्या निकटे सो ऽभ्यपृच्छत
Moved by curiosity, the mountain approached her, and seeing her weeping, he drew near and questioned her.
कासि कस्यासि कल्याणि किमर्थं चापि रोदिषि नैतदल्पमहं मन्ये कारणं लोकसुन्दरि
Who are you, whose daughter are you, O blessed one? Why do you weep? I do not think this reason is small, O beauty of the world.
सा तस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा उवाच मधुना सह रुदती शोकजननं श्वसती दैन्यवर्धनम्
Hearing his words, she replied, together with tears, breathing in sorrow that increased her misery.
कामस्य दयितां भार्यां रतिं मां विद्धि सुव्रत गिरावस्मिन्महाभाग गिरिशस्तपसि स्थितः
Know me, O noble one, as Rati, the beloved wife of Kāma; the lord of the mountains is engaged in austerity.
तेन प्रत्यूहरुष्टेन विस्फार्यालोक्य लोचनम् दग्धो ऽसौ झषकेतुस्तु मम कान्तो ऽतिवल्लभः
By his wrath, with his eyes blazing, my beloved, the fish-bannered god, was burned; he was most dear to me.
अहं तु शरणं याता तं देवं भयविह्वला स्तुतवत्यथ संस्तुत्या ततो मां गिरिशो ऽब्रवीत्
Stricken with fear, I sought refuge in that god, praised him, and after my supplication, the lord of the mountains spoke to me.
तुष्टो ऽहं कामदयिते कामो ऽयं ते भविष्यति त्वत्स्तुतिं चाप्यधीयानो नरो भक्त्या मदाश्रयः लप्स्यते काङ्क्षितं कामं निवर्त्य मरणादितः
I am pleased, O beloved of Kāma; Kāma will return to you. Whoever recites your praise with devotion, taking refuge in me, will obtain the desired object, turning away from death and its causes.
प्रतीक्षन्ती च तद्वाक्यम् आशावेशादिभिर्ह्यहम् शरीरं परिरक्षिष्ये कंचित्कालं महाद्युते
Awaiting those words, filled with hope and longing, I will preserve my body for some time, O illustrious one.
इत्युक्तस्तु तदा रत्या शैलः संभ्रमभीषितः पाणावादाय हि सुतां गन्तुमैच्छत्स्वकं पुरम्
Thus addressed by Rati, the mountain, anxious and fearful, took his daughter by the hand, wishing to return to his own city.
भाविनो ऽवश्यभावित्वाद् भवित्री भूतभाविनी लज्जमाना सखिमुखैर् उवाच पितरं गिरिम्
Because of the certainty of what is destined, she who was to be, the future and the past, bashful, spoke to her father, the mountain, through her companions.
दुर्भाग्येण शरीरेण किं ममानेन कारणम् कथं च तादृशं प्राप्तं सुखं मे स पतिर्भवेत्
With this unfortunate body, what is the cause for me? How did I attain such happiness, that my husband would be?