गेयनृत्योपहाराश्च नानावाद्यरवप्रियाः न ह्येषां वै अनन्तत्वाद् गुणान्वक्तुं हि शक्यते
They delight in songs, dances, offerings, and the sounds of various instruments; truly, because they are infinite, their qualities cannot be fully described.
मार्गत्वगुत्तरासङ्गशुद्धाङ्गो मुञ्जमेखली मानशिलेन कल्केन चपलो रञ्जिताननः
Clad in a garment of animal skin, pure of limb, girded with a munja grass belt, his face painted with red ochre, he is restless.
पिनद्धोत्पलस्रग्दामा सुकान्तो मधुराकृतिः पाषाणशकलोत्तानकांस्यतालप्रवर्तकः
Adorned with garlands of bound lotuses, handsome and sweet in form, he plays cymbals made of stone, bronze, and wood.
असौ गणेश्वरो देवः किंनामा किंनरानुगः य एष गणगीतेषु दत्तकर्णो मुहुर्मुहुः
This is the lord of the attendants—what is his name, who follows the Kinnaras—he who, again and again, listens intently to the songs of the hosts.
स एष वीरको देवि सदा मद्धृदयप्रियः नानाश्चर्यगुणाधारो गणेश्वरगणार्चितः
This heroic boy, O Goddess, is ever dear to my heart, endowed with many wondrous virtues, and worshipped by the hosts of Ganesha.
ईदृशस्य सुतस्यास्ति ममोत्कण्ठा पुरान्तक कदाहम् ईदृशं पुत्रं द्रक्ष्याम्यानन्ददायिनम्
For such a son as this, O destroyer of cities, I have longed; when shall I behold such a son, a giver of joy?
एष एव सुतस्ते ऽस्तु नयनानन्दहेतुकः त्वया मात्रा कृतार्थो ऽस्तु वीरको ऽपि सुमध्यमे
May this very one be your son, the cause of delight to the eyes; may you, O slender-waisted one, be fulfilled as a mother, and may Viraka also be satisfied.
इत्युक्ता प्रेषयामास विजयां हर्षणोत्सुका वीरकानयनायाशु दुहिता हिमभूभृतः
Thus addressed, she eagerly sent Vijayā, delighted, to swiftly bring Viraka, the daughter of the lord of mountains.
सावरुह्य त्वरायुक्ता प्रासादादम्बरस्पृशः विजयोवाच गणपं गणमध्ये प्रवर्तिता
Descending quickly from the palace that touched the sky, Vijayā spoke to Ganapa amidst the assembly of attendants.
एहि वीरक चापल्यात् त्वया देवः प्रकोपितः किमुत्तरं वदत्यर्थे नृत्यरङ्गे तु शैलजा
"Come, Viraka! Through your impetuosity, the Lord has been angered. What answer does Shailaja give on this matter in the dance hall?"
इत्युक्तस्त्यक्तपाषाणशकलो मार्जिताननः आहूतस्तु तयोद्भूतमूलप्रस्तावशंसकः
Thus addressed, he set aside his stone fragments, cleansed his face, and when summoned by her, recounted the original cause of the matter.
देव्याः समीपमागच्छद् विजयानुगुप्तः शनैः प्रासादशिखरात्फुल्लरक्ताम्बुजनिभद्युतिः
Protected by Vijayā, he approached the Goddess slowly from the palace peak, his radiance like a blooming red lotus.
तं दृष्ट्वा प्रस्रुतानल्पस्वादुक्षीरपयोधरा गिरिजोवाच सस्नेहं गिरा मधुरवर्णया
Seeing him, Girijā, whose breasts flowed with sweet milk, spoke affectionately to him with sweet and gentle words.
एह्येहि यातो ऽसि मे पुत्रतां देवदेवेन दत्तो ऽधुना वीरक
"Come, come! You have now become my son, Viraka, granted by the Lord of gods."
इत्येवमङ्के निधायाथ तं पर्यचुम्बत्कपोले कलवादिनम्
So saying, she placed him on her lap and kissed his cheek as he uttered gentle sounds.
मूर्ध्न्युपाघ्राय संमार्ज्य गात्राणि भूषयामास दिव्यैः स्वयं भूषणैः किङ्किणीमेखलानूपुरैर् माणिक्यकेयूरहारोरुमूलगुणैः
She smelled his head, cleansed his limbs, and adorned him herself with divine ornaments: girdles with bells, anklets, jeweled armlets, necklaces, and ornaments for the thighs.
कोमलैः पल्लवैश्चित्रितैश्चारुभिर् दिव्यमन्त्रोद्भवैस् तस्य शुभैस्ततो भूरिभिश्चाकरोन्मिश्रसिद्धार्थकैर् अङ्गरक्षाविधिम्
With soft, variegated, beautiful leaves produced by divine mantras, and with many auspicious substances mixed with siddhārtha seeds, she performed the rite of bodily protection for him.
एवमादाय चोवाच कृत्वा स्रजं मूर्ध्नि गोरोचनापत्रभङ्गोज्ज्वलम्
Thus, after taking him and making a garland bright with gorocanā and fresh leaves upon his head, she spoke.
गच्छ गच्छाधुना क्रीड सार्धं गणैरप्रमत्तो नगे श्वभ्रवर्ज शनैर्व्यालमालाकुलाः शैलसानुद्रुमदन्तिभिर् भिन्नसाराः परे सङ्गिनः
"Go now, go and play with the hosts, remaining vigilant on the mountain; avoid the chasms, and slowly traverse the slopes crowded with snakes, trees, elephants, and broken rocks, where others wander."
जाह्नवीयं जलं क्षुब्धतोयाकुलं कूलं मा विशेथा बहुव्याघ्रदुष्टे वने
"Do not enter the bank of the Jahnavi river, where the waters are turbulent and the forest is full of many wicked tigers."
वत्सासंख्येषु दुर्गा गणेशेष्वेतस्मिन्वीरके पुत्रभावोपतुष्टान्तःकरणा तिष्ठतु
"O Viraka, among the countless children of Ganesha, let the feeling of sonship, which has pleased my heart, remain in you."
स्वस्य पितृजनप्रार्थितं भव्यमायातिभाविन्यसौ भव्यता
This auspiciousness, sought by his ancestors, has now come to him; may this blessedness endure in the future.
सो ऽपि निर्वर्त्य सर्वान् गणान् सस्मयमाह बालत्वलीलारसाविष्टधीः
He too, having assembled all the attendants, spoke with a smile, his mind absorbed in the playful delight of childhood.
एष मात्रा स्वयं मे कृतभूषणो ऽत्र एष पटः पाटलैर्बिन्दुभिः सिन्दुवारस्य पुष्पैरियं मालतीमिश्रिता मालिका मे शिरस्याहिता
Here, my mother herself has adorned me; this is the cloth with crimson dots, these are the flowers of sinduvāra, and this garland mixed with jasmine has been placed upon my head.
को ऽयमातोद्यधारी गणस्तस्य दास्यामि हस्तादिदं क्रीडनम्
Who is this one holding the musical instrument among the attendants? I shall give this toy from my hand to him.
दक्षिणात्पश्चिमं पश्चिमादुत्तरमुत्तरात्पूर्वमभ्येत्य सख्या युता प्रेक्षती तं गवाक्षान्तराद्वीरकं शैलपुत्री बहिः क्रीडनं यज्जगन्मातुरप्येष चित्तभ्रमः
Moving from the south to the west, from the west to the north, and from the north to the east, accompanied by friends, she gazed at him through the window; the mountain-daughter saw the little hero playing outside, and even the mother of the world was bewildered in mind.
पुत्रलुब्धो जनस्तत्र को मोहमायाति न स्वल्पचेता जडो मांसविण्मूत्रसंघातदेहः
Who among people, attached to their children, does not fall into delusion? Only one with little understanding, dull, whose body is a mass of flesh, excrement, and urine, does not.
द्रष्टुमभ्यन्तरे नाकवासेश्वरैर् इन्दुमौलिं प्रविष्टेषु कक्षान्तरम्
When the moon-crested Lord entered the inner chamber, the gods dwelling in heaven came to see him within.
वाहनात्यावरोहा गणास्तैर्युतो लोकपालास्त्रमूर्तो ह्ययं खड्गो विखड्गकरो निर्ममः कृतान्तः कस्य केनाहतो ब्रूत मौने भवन्तो ऽस्त्रदण्डेन किं दुःस्पृहाः
Surrounded by attendants, with vehicles and mounts, the guardians of the worlds, this form is the sword, the sword-maker, detached, Death himself; by whom and for whom is he struck? Tell me, in silence, are you desirous of the staff of weapons?
भीममूर्त्याननेनास्ति कृत्यं गिरौ य एषो ऽस्त्रज्ञेन किं वध्यते
There is nothing to be done with this terrifying form on the mountain; what can be accomplished by a master of weapons in killing him?