संध्याजपादिकं कृत्वा नत्वा तेषां नृपस्ततः । सिंहासनगतो रामः पौरजानपदादिभिः
Having performed the evening recitation and bowed, the king then sat on the throne, attended by citizens and country folk.
सेव्यमानः सभास्थानगतो रेजे स राघवः । सर्वदेवपरीवारो यथा देवः शचीपतिः
Served in the assembly hall, Rāghava shone, surrounded by all the gods, like Indra, lord of Śacī.
राजकार्यमशेषं च कृतवान्भ्रातृभिः सह । नाम्ना चैकैकशः सर्वान्विससर्ज स राघवः
He completed all royal duties together with his brothers; then, naming each one, Rāghava dismissed them all.
भ्रातॄन्विसर्जयामास वानरादींस्तथापरान् । अथ रामं महातेजा वसिष्ठो वाक्यमुक्तवान्
He dismissed his brothers and also the monkeys and others; then the mighty Vasiṣṭha spoke to Rāma.
तव प्रातर्हि यत्कार्यं न च विस्मर राघव । आस्ते शंभुर्जगन्नाथो भगवानंबिकापतिः
Do not forget, Rāghava, what you must do in the morning; Śaṃbhu, lord of the world, the blessed husband of Ambikā, remains.
स्मर्तव्यो वन्दनीयश्च भगवानथ यत्नतः । तथेत्युक्त्वा गुरुं राजा नत्वा तं च व्यसर्जयत्
The blessed one must be remembered and worshipped with effort; having said 'so be it,' the king bowed to the guru and dismissed him.
स्वयं च भार्यामभजद्देवदेवं विचिंतयन् । ऋषय ऊचुः - प्रातः समुत्थाय गुरो रामो मतिमतां वरः । किं चकार तदाख्याहि श्रोतुं कौतूहलं हि नः
And he himself joined his wife, contemplating the god of gods. The ṛṣis said: 'Having risen early, what did Rāma, best among the wise, do? Tell us, for we are eager to hear.'
सूत उवाच- शंभुं विलोक्याथ ततो बभाषे रामः कथां कीर्त्तय शंकरस्य । तृप्तिर्न जाता मुनिवर्य शृण्वतो महेशमाहात्म्यमघौघनाशनम्
The charioteer said: 'Then, seeing Śaṃbhu, Rāma spoke: 'Tell the story of Śaṃkara; satisfaction does not arise for the great sage listening to the glory of Maheśa, destroyer of sin.'
शंभुरुवाच- अथप्रश्नशेषस्योत्तरमीशभाषितं ते कीर्तयिष्यामि । अन्यायोपार्जितद्रव्यैरीश्वरं य उपासते ते व्यंगा जायंते
Śaṃbhu said: 'Now I will recount to you the answer spoken by the Lord to the remaining question: Those who worship the Lord with wealth gained unjustly become deformed.'
तद्यथाकश्चिद्रूपको नाम राक्षसोऽन्यायार्जितेनद्रव्येण शंकरमाराध्य तेनैव द्रव्येण घंटामीश्वरप्रीतये कृतवान्
For example, a demon named Rūpaka, having acquired wealth unjustly, worshipped Śaṃkara and made a bell for the Lord's pleasure with that very wealth.
तस्य पुत्रः संपातिरिति ख्यातः चौर्य्यार्जितैः शंकरं पूजयामास
His son, known as Saṃpāti, worshipped Śaṃkara with wealth gained by theft.
तावुभावेकस्मिन्दिवसे मम्रतुः गतौ शिवलोकं वीरभद्रेण भाषितौ च
Both of them, on one day, died and went to Śiva's realm; they were addressed by Vīrabhadra.
भो रूपक अन्यायार्जितेन द्रव्येण भवता पूजाकृता घंटादिकं च तेन भावेन व्यंगो भूत्वा चौरगणो भविष्यसि
O Rūpaka, you have performed worship with wealth obtained unjustly, including the bell and other items; as a result, you will become deformed and join a group of thieves.
शिवपदवचनाद्व्यक्तं नामाश्रवणात् । श्रोत्रं तस्य स्वनेन ध्वस्तं भवति नो दर्शनमेतावतादेव त्वयेश्वरपूजा सम्यक्कृता
Because of hearing the name spoken from the words of Shiva, his ear is destroyed by the sound, but not his sight; thus, your worship of the Lord is properly accomplished.
अतो भक्तिश्च भविष्यति वीरभद्रस्त्वनशनं नामगणं क्वचिद्विचरंतमित्यादिदेश
Therefore, devotion will arise, and Vīrabhadra will wander somewhere without food, along with the group named after him, thus he instructed.
तौ च तथाभूतौ शिवलोकेऽतिष्ठताम्
Those two, having become such, remained in the realm of Shiva.
शंभुरुवाच- अथोपहतद्रव्यपूजाकथां हनूमते महेशभाषितां कथयिष्यामि
Śaṃbhu said: Now I will tell Hanuman the story of worship performed with tainted wealth, as spoken by the great Lord.
शृणु राघव प्रमथानां चरित्रमेकैकस्य कर्मविपाकं कथयिष्यामि
Listen, Rāghava, I will narrate the deeds of each of the Pramathas and the results of their actions.
उपहतांगगणव्याख्याक्रियतामिति हनूमत्पृष्टः ।। । शिव उवाच २२० तदुपहतद्रव्यं ज्ञानतो य ईश्वरेऽपयिष्यति एतदुक्तं ज्ञानिनोऽत शृणुः
Let the explanation of the group with tainted limbs be made, thus Hanuman asked. Shiva said:
एष सर्वांगस्वेदिलः सर्वकालं सर्वांगस्वेदिलः स्वेदार्द्र वसनः स्वेदसंपादिताल्पप्रवाहशरीरो नासाग्रनिपतितस्वेदबिंदुः स्पर्शायोग्यो दृश्यते
He is drenched in sweat over his whole body at all times, his garments are moist with sweat, his body is thin from the flow of sweat, and a drop of sweat falls from the tip of his nose; he is seen as unfit for touch.
स पुरा स्वेदकरणेश्वरार्चनं कृतवान् । अत्रेतिहासं कीर्तयिष्यामि
He formerly performed worship of the Lord that causes sweat; I will recount the story here.
चेकितानिरिति ख्यातो ब्राह्मणः कर्षकोभवत् । स नित्यं कृषिमुत्पाद्य प्रातः स्नात्वा च नित्यशः
A Brahmin known as Cekitāni became a farmer; he always produced crops and, after bathing in the morning, performed his daily rites.
मध्याह्नकाले संप्राप्ते संजपन्ब्राह्मणस्त्वसौ । अन्नमानय मे क्षिप्रमिति भार्यामभाषत
When midday arrived, that Brahmin, reciting prayers, said to his wife, 'Bring me food quickly.'
तयानीतेन चान्नेन वेगेन शिवपूजनम् । कृतवानर्कसंतप्तः स्वेदिलः सर्वदैव तु
With the food brought by her, he hurriedly performed worship of Shiva, always heated by the sun and drenched in sweat.
गंधपुष्पाक्षताद्यैश्च स्वेदबिंदुसमन्वितैः । अथ सायंदिने प्राप्ते क्षालितांगः सुशोभनः
With fragrant flowers, rice grains, and other offerings mixed with drops of sweat, then, when evening came, he bathed and became radiant.
पूजयामास देवेशं कालसंभवसाधनैः । ममाराथ महाबुद्धिः शिवलोकं गतश्च सः
He worshipped the Lord of gods with materials obtained at the proper time; that wise man died and went to the realm of Shiva.
वीरभद्रेण चाप्युक्तो भव त्वं स्वेदिलो गणः । स्वेदस्पृष्टपदार्थैश्च पुरा शंभुः प्रपूजितः
Vīrabhadra also said to him, 'Become a member of the sweaty group; formerly, Śaṃbhu was worshipped with objects touched by sweat.'
नित्यं स्वेदसमायुक्तस्तेन स्वेदगणो भव । शंभुरुवाच- वीरेणाथ समादिष्टः प्राप्तो रामगणस्त्वयम्
Always associated with sweat, therefore become a member of the sweat group. Śaṃbhu said: Then, as instructed by Vīra, this Rāma group was attained.
अमुं घंटामुखं पश्यायं पुरा वैश्यो विभावसोनाम धार्मिको महादानकर्त्ता नित्यं ब्राह्मणभोजनं कारयित्वा कृतानुष्ठानः प्रातःकाले शिवं नमस्कृत्य कुसुमैः संपूज्य किंचित्प्रदेशं गोमयेनोपलिप्य पद्मादिकमर्जयित्वा देवाय समर्प्य उपहत घंटानादं कृतवान्
See this bell-faced one; formerly, a merchant named Vibhāvason, righteous and a great giver, always arranged meals for Brahmins, performed his rites, and in the morning, after bowing to Shiva and worshipping with flowers, smeared a certain spot with cow dung, cleaned lotuses and other items, offered them to the deity, and made the sound of a tainted bell.
राम उवाच- कथमुपहतघंटा
Rāma said: How is it that the bell is tainted?