हिमाचलतटे रम्ये सिद्धिकिन्नरसेविते
On the beautiful slopes of the Himalayas, attended by accomplished beings and kinnaras.
सुपुष्पितैर्लताजालैराश्लिष्टकुसुमद्रुमे
Embraced by blossoming creepers and trees laden with flowers.
गायद्देवाङ्गनासंघे नृत्यद्बर्हि कदम्बके
With groups of divine maidens singing, and peacocks dancing in flocks.
परस्परविनिर्मुक्तमात्सर्यमृगसेविते
Frequented by deer, free from mutual envy.
आद्यैः शुकाद्यैर्मुनिभिरजस्रसुखसेविते
Constantly enjoyed by the foremost sages, beginning with Śuka, in uninterrupted happiness.
वटवृक्षं महोच्छ्रायं पद्मरागफलोज्ज्लम्
A great and lofty banyan tree, shining with padmarāga fruits.
नवरत्नमयाकल्पैर्लंबमानैरलङ्कृतम्
Adorned with hanging ornaments fashioned from nine kinds of jewels.
तस्य मूले सुसंकॢप्तरत्नसिंहासने शुभे
At its root, on a well-arranged, auspicious jeweled throne.
कैलासाद्रिनिभं त्र्यक्षं चन्द्राङ्कितकपर्दकम्
He is like Mount Kailāsa, three-eyed, with a lock of hair adorned by the moon.
भद्राटके कुरङ्गाढ्यजानुस्थकरपल्लवम्
In the auspicious seat, his hands and knees are graced by the presence of deer.
अयुतद्वयसंयुक्तगुणलक्षं जपेन्मनुम्
One should recite the mantra, which has a hundred thousand doubled, marked by auspicious qualities.
पञ्चाक्षरोदिते पीठे तद्विधानेन पूजयेत्
On the seat where the five-syllabled mantra is uttered, one should worship according to the prescribed method.
नित्यं सहस्रमष्टार्द्धं परां विन्दति वाक्छ्रियम्
By always reciting one thousand and eight and a half times, one attains supreme eloquence and prosperity.
दक्षिणामूर्तिंसंध्यानाच्छास्त्रव्याख्यानकृद्भवेत्
By meditating on Dakṣiṇāmūrti, one becomes an expounder of the scriptures.
ङेयुतं दक्षिणामूर्तिं मह्यंमेधामुदीरयेत्
One should invoke intelligence for oneself from Dakṣiṇāmūrti, who is to be known as the bestower of wisdom.
मुनिश्चतुर्मुखश्छन्दो गायत्री देवतोदिता
The sage is Four-faced Brahmā, the meter is Gāyatrī, and the deity is as previously described.
पदैर्मन्त्रभवैर्वापिध्यानाद्यं पूर्ववन्मतम्
The mantra is to be contemplated with its words and meanings, as taught before.
द्वितीयं वह्निबीजस्था दीर्घा शान्तीन्दुभूषिता
The second [mantra] is based on the fire-seed, long, adorned with peace and the moon.
नीलकण्ठात्मकः प्रोक्तो विषद्वयहरः परः
He is declared to be of blue throat, supreme, and the remover of both poisons.
कपर्द्दिने पदयुगं शिरोमन्त्र उदाहृतः
The pair of feet of the matted-haired one is called the head-mantra.
कालकूटपदस्यान्ते विषभक्षणङेयुतम्
At the end of the word 'Kālakūṭa', the act of consuming poison is to be known.
स्वाहान्तमस्त्रमेतानि पञ्चागानि मनोर्विदुः
These five limbs of the mantra, ending with 'svāhā', are known as the weapon.
बालार्कायुतवर्चस्कं जटाजूटेन्दुशोभितम्
He shines with the radiance of ten thousand young suns, his matted locks adorned with the moon.
खट्वाङ्गं दधतं दोर्भिस्त्रिनेत्रं चिन्तयेद्धरम्
One should meditate on the Lord, three-eyed, holding a club in his hands.
हविषा जुहुयात्सम्यक्संस्कृते हव्यवाहने
One should properly offer oblations with consecrated offerings into the sacrificial fire.
मृत्युं जयविधानेन विषद्वयविनाशनम्
By the method of conquering death, one destroys both kinds of poison.
चिन्तामणिरिति ख्यातं बीजं सर्वसमृद्धिदम्
It is known as the wish-fulfilling gem, the seed that bestows all prosperity.
अर्द्धनारीश्वरः प्रोक्तो देवता जगतां पतिः
The deity is declared to be Ardhanarishvara, the Lord of the worlds.
त्रिनेत्रं नीलमणिभं शूलपाशं कपालकम्
He is three-eyed, shining like a blue jewel, bearing a trident, a noose, and a skull.
बालेन्दुबद्धमुकुटमर्द्धनारीश्वरं स्मरेत्
One should meditate on Ardhanarishvara, adorned with a crown bound by the crescent moon.