गृहाण देव तांबूलमित्युक्तवचने मुनौ । कपे गृहाण तांबूलं प्रयच्छ मम खंडकान्
When the sage said, 'O Lord, please accept the betel leaf,' the monkey replied, 'Take the betel leaf and give me my pieces.'
उवाच वानरो नास्ति मम शुद्धिर्महेश्वर । अनेकफलभुक्तत्वाद्वानरस्तु शुचिः कथम्
The monkey said, 'O great Lord Shiva, I am not pure; having eaten many fruits, how can a monkey be pure?'
सदाशिव उवाच-। मद्वाक्यादखिलं शुद्ध्येन्मद्वाक्यादमृतं विषम् । मद्वाक्यादखिला वेदा मद्वाक्याद्देवतादयः
Sadashiva said: 'By my word, everything becomes pure; by my word, nectar becomes poison; by my word, all the Vedas and the gods themselves exist.'
मद्वाक्याद्धर्मविज्ञानं मद्वाक्यान्मोक्ष उच्यते । पुराणान्यागमाश्चैव स्मृतयो मम वाक्यतः
'By my word comes knowledge of dharma; by my word, liberation is declared; the Puranas, the Agamas, and the Smritis arise from my word.'
अतो गृहाण तांबूलं मम दद्याः सुखंडकान् । हरिर्वामकरेणादात्तांबूलं पूगखंडकम्
Therefore, take the betel leaf and give me the pieces; Hari took the betel leaf and the areca nut with his left hand.
ततः पत्राणि संगृह्य ततः खंडान्समर्पयत् । कर्पूरमग्रतो दत्तं गृहीत्वाऽभक्षयच्छिवः
Then, gathering the leaves, he offered the pieces; camphor was placed in front, which Shiva took and ate.
देवे तु कृततांबूले पार्वती मंदराचलात् । जया विजययोर्हस्तं गृहीत्वाऽऽयान्मुनेर्गृहम्
When the Lord had finished the betel, Parvati, taking the hands of Jaya and Vijaya, went from Mandara Mountain to the sage's house.
देवपादौ ततो नत्वा विनम्रवदनाऽऽभवत् । उन्नमय्य मुखं तस्या इदमाह त्रिलोचनः
Then, bowing to the feet of the goddess, she became humble-faced; raising her face, the three-eyed one spoke to her.
त्वदर्थं देवदेवेशि अपराधः कृतो मया । यत्त्वां विहाय भुक्तं हि तथान्यच्छृणु सुंदरि
'For your sake, O goddess of the gods, I have committed an offense; since I ate without you, hear also what else, O beautiful one.'
अथ स्वमंदिरे स्थाप्य देवदेवविवर्जिते । सर्वबंधविमुक्ते च महदेनो मया कृतम्
'Having placed you in my own house, O one abandoned by the Lord of gods, and freed from all relatives, I have committed a great sin.'
क्षंतुमर्हसि देवेशि त्यक्तकोपा विलोकय । न बभाषैवमुक्त्वा सा अरुंधत्या हि निर्ययौ
'You should forgive, O goddess, look upon me without anger.' Having spoken thus, she did not reply but went out with Arundhati.
निर्गच्छंतीं मुनिर्ज्ञात्वा दंडवत्प्रणनाम च । तदारभ्य महेशाय दंडप्रणति संस्तुतिम्
Knowing she was leaving, the sage bowed down in reverence; from that time, he began to offer prostrations and praise to Maheshvara.
कुर्यादुवाच च शिवा गौतम त्वं किमिच्छसि । गौतम उवाच- कृतकृत्योस्मि देवेशि यदि देयो वरो मम
Then Shiva said, 'Gautama, what do you desire?' Gautama replied: 'O goddess, my purpose is fulfilled; if a boon is to be given to me—'
मन्मंदिरे महाभागे भोक्तुमर्हसि सांप्रतम् । देव्युवाच- भोक्ष्यामि तव गेहेहं शंकरानुमता मुने
'O greatly fortunate one, you should now eat in my house.' The goddess said: 'I shall eat in your house, O sage, with Shankara's consent.'
गत्वेशं गौतमो विप्रो लब्धानुज्ञः पुनर्गतः । भोजयामास गिरिजां देवीं चारुंधतीं तथा
Having obtained permission, the brahmin Gautama went and again returned; he fed Girija, the goddess, and also Arundhati.
भुक्त्वाथ पार्वती सर्वं गंधपुष्पसभूषणा । सहानुचरकन्याभिः सहस्राभिर्हरं ययौ
After Parvati had eaten everything, adorned with fragrant flowers, she went with a thousand attendant maidens to Hara.
अथाह शंकरो देवीं गच्छ गौतममंदिरम् । संध्योपास्तिमहं कृत्वा आगच्छामि पुनर्गृहम्
Then Shankara said to the goddess, 'Go to Gautama's house; after performing my evening worship, I will return home.'
इत्युक्ता प्रययौ देवी गौतमस्यैव मंदिरम् । संध्यावंदनकामाश्च सर्वएव विनिर्गताः
Thus addressed, the goddess went to Gautama's house; all those desiring to perform the evening prayers also departed.
कृतसंध्यास्तटाके तु महेशाद्यास्तु कृत्स्नशः । अथोत्तरमुखः शंभुर्न्यासं कृत्वा जजाप ह
Having performed the twilight rites at the lake, the great gods, including Mahesha, did so completely; then, facing north, Shambhu performed the ritual gestures and began to recite.
अथविष्णुर्महातेजा महेशमिदमब्रवीत् । सर्वैर्नमस्यते यस्तु सर्वैरेव समर्च्यते
Then Vishnu, of great brilliance, spoke to Mahesha: 'He who is worshipped by all, who is honored by all—'
हूयते सर्वयज्ञेषु स भवान्किं जपिष्यति । रचितांजलयः सर्वे त्वामेवैकमुपासते
'You are invoked in every sacrifice; what need have you to recite? All, with folded hands, worship you alone.'
स भवान्देवदेवेश कस्मै वा रचितांजलि । नमस्कारादि पुण्यानां फलदस्त्वं महेश्वर
'You, lord of gods, to whom should folded hands be offered? O Maheshvara, you are the giver of the fruits of all virtuous acts, such as salutations.'
तव कः फलदो वंद्यः को वा त्वत्तोधिको वद । शंकर उवाच- ध्याये न किंचिद्गोविंद न नमस्येह किंचन
'Who is worthy of reverence, who gives fruits, and who is superior to you? Tell me.' Shankara spoke: 'Govinda, I do not meditate on anything, nor do I offer salutations here to anyone.'
नोपास्ये कंचन हरे न जपिष्येह किंचन । किंतु नास्तिकजंतूनां प्रवृत्त्यर्थमिदं मया
'O Hari, I do not worship anyone, nor do I recite anything here; but this is done by me for the sake of the conduct of those who are non-believers.'
दर्शनीयं हरे ते स्युरन्यथा पापकारिणः । तस्माल्लोकोपकारार्थमिदं सर्वं कृतं मया
'O Hari, it is for them to see, otherwise they would act sinfully; therefore, all this has been done by me for the benefit of the world.'
ओमित्युक्त्वा हरिरथ तं नत्वा समतिष्ठत । अथ ते गौतमगृहं प्राप्ता देवगणर्षयः
Then, having uttered 'Om,' Hari bowed to him and stood; then the hosts of gods and sages arrived at Gautama's house.
सर्वे पूजामथो चक्रुर्देवदेवे पिनाकिने । देवो हनूमता सार्द्धं गायन्नास्ते रघूत्तम
All then worshipped Pinaki, lord of gods; the god, together with Hanuman, remained singing, O best of Raghu's line.
पञ्चाक्षरीं महाविद्यां सर्व एव तदा जपन् । हनूमत्करमालंब्य देव्यभ्याशं गतो हरः
All were then reciting the great mantra of five syllables; Hara, holding Hanuman's hand, went near the goddess.
एकशय्यासमासीनौ तावुभौ देवदंपती । गायन्नास्ते स हनुमांस्तुंबुरुर्नारदस्तथा
The divine couple sat together on a single bed; Hanuman, Tumburu, and Narada remained singing.
नानाविधिविलासांश्च चकार परमेश्वरः । आहूय पार्वतीमीश इदं वाक्यमुवाच ह
The supreme lord performed various playful acts; having summoned Parvati, the lord spoke these words.