किमिदं देवि चेत्युक्त्वा नीवीबन्धं चकार ह
Saying, 'What is this, O goddess?' he tied her waistband.
ततः प्राह शिवा शंभुं स्मित्वा पर्वतनन्दिनी
Then Parvati, daughter of the mountain, smiled and spoke to Shambhu.
पूर्वमेव मया सर्वं ज्ञातप्रायमभूत्किल
I had already come to know almost everything beforehand.
शिरो विभूषितं देव ब्रह्मशीर्षस्य मालया
O Lord, my head is adorned with a garland from Brahma's head.
शेषश्च वासुकिश्चैव सविषौ तव कङ्कणौ
Shesha and Vasuki, both with poison, are your bracelets.
महोक्षो वाहनं गोत्रं कुलं चाज्ञातमेव च
The great bull is your vehicle, and your lineage and family are already known.
एवं वदन्तीं गिरिजां विष्णुः प्राहातिकोपनः
Thus, as Girijā spoke, Viṣṇu replied, not angered.
दुष्प्राणा न प्रिया भद्रे तव नूनमसंयमात्
Difficult to sustain is life, O gentle one, surely due to your lack of restraint.
इत्युक्त्वाथ नखाभ्यां हि हरिश्छेत्तुं शिरो गतः
Having said this, Hari then moved to cut off her head with his nails.
पार्वतीवचनं सर्वं प्रियं मम न चाप्रियम्
All the words of Pārvatī are dear to me; none are disagreeable.
ओमित्युक्त्वाथ भगवांस्तूष्णींभूतो ऽभवद्ध्वरिः
Saying 'Om', the blessed Hari became silent.
अर्थयामि विनिष्कामं मम पूजाव्रतं तथा
I request, without desire, my worship and vow as well.
तच्छ्रत्वा शङ्करो देवः स्मित्वा प्राह वपीश्वरम्
Hearing this, Śaṅkara, the lord, smiled and spoke to the lord of the pond.
को गुरुः कश्च मन्त्रस्ते कीदृशं पूजन तथा
Who is your teacher, what is your mantra, and what kind of worship is it?
वेपमानसमस्ताङ्ग स्तोतुमेवं प्रचक्रमे
Trembling in all his limbs, he began to praise thus.
योरिने योगधात्रे च योगिनां गुरवे नमः
Salutations to you, the origin and sustainer of yoga, the guru of yogis.
वेदानां पतये तुभ्यं देवानां पतये नमः
Salutations to you, lord of the Vedas, lord of the gods.
अष्टमूर्ते नमस्तुभ्यं पशूनां पतये नमः
Salutations to you, O eight-formed one, lord of creatures.
सुभृङ्गराजधत्तूरद्रोणपुष्पप्रियस्य ते
To you, who delights in the flowers of dhattūra, droṇa, and the king of bees, salutations.
नमस्ते ऽस्तु नमस्ते ऽस्तु भूय एव नमोनमः
Salutations to you, salutations to you, again and again, salutations.
ततस्त्यक्त्वा भयं प्राह हनुमान् वाक्यकोविदः
Then, abandoning fear, Hanumān, skilled in speech, spoke.
दिवा संपादितैस्तैयैः पुष्पाद्यैरपि तादृशैः
By day, with those flowers and similar offerings, worship is performed.
सायङ्काले तु संप्राप्ते अशिरःस्नानमाचरेत्
When evening arrives, one should bathe without washing the head.
अथ भस्म समादाय आग्नेयं स्नानमाचरेत्
Then, taking ashes, one should perform the fire-rite bath.
पञ्चाक्षरेण मन्त्रेण नाम्ना वा येन केनचित्
With the five-syllabled mantra or by any name whatsoever,
ईशानः सर्वविद्यानामुक्त्वा शिरसिपातयेत्
Let one invoke Īśāna, the lord of all knowledge, and place it upon the head.
अघोरेभ्यो ऽथ घोरेभ्यो भस्म वक्षसि निक्षिपेत्
Then, uttering 'Aghorebhyo' and 'Ghorebhyo,' place the ashes upon the chest.
सद्योजातं प्रपद्यामि निक्षिपेदथ पादयोः
Having taken refuge in Sadyojāta, place it next upon the feet.
त्रैवर्णिकानामुदितऋ स्नानादिविधिरुत्तमः
For those of the three castes, this prescribed procedure for bathing and related rites is supreme.
शिवेति पदमुञ्चार्य भस्म संमन्त्रयेत्सुधीः
Reciting the word 'Śiva,' the wise should consecrate the ashes with mantra.