May the noble Bhringi, foremost among the ganas and ever devoted to the worship of Shiva, grant my heartfelt wish, obedient to the command of my Lord. May Virabhadra, resplendent as the autumn moon and white as snow, ever beloved of Bhadrakali and always shielded by the Mothers, bestow upon me my desire. He is the mighty one who, in righteous wrath, severed the head of the sacrificial offering and punished the wicked Daksha, who struck down the limbs of the mighty gods—Indra, Upendra, and Yama. Glorious attendant of Shiva, steadfast guardian of Shiva’s will—may Virabhadra, by the order of Shiva and Parvati, fulfill my longing. Let Sarasvati, born from the lotus of the great Lord’s speech and devoted to the worship of Shiva and Parvati, be gracious and grant me my wish. Likewise, may Lakshmi, who dwells upon Vishnu’s chest and delights in the worship of Shiva and Parvati, grant my desire by their command. Mahāmoti, ever devoted to the feet of the great Goddess, may she, by the Mother’s own will, fulfill my request. Let Kaushiki, lion-mounted, supreme daughter of Parvati, the great sleep of Vishnu, the very power of illusion, and slayer of Mahishasura, be gracious to me. She who vanquished the demons Nishumbha and Shumbha, who delights in honey, meat, and wine—may she, ever honoring the command of the Mother, grant me my desire. May the Rudranis, radiant as Rudra himself, renowned for their strength, and the hosts of Bhutas—mighty and luminous as Mahadeva—shower me with blessings. These ever-liberated beings, beyond compare, free from duality and disturbance, endowed with power and accompanied by their followers, are honored throughout all the worlds. They possess the power to create and dissolve all worlds, and are bound to each other in unwavering faithfulness and devotion. Deeply affectionate and mutually reverent, they are ever most dear to Shiva, marked unmistakably by his signs. Gentle, fierce, and of blended natures, they embody the essence of non-duality, being both formless and beautiful, taking on many forms as they please. May the circle of the Goddess’s beloved friends, adorned with her marks and ever honoring the command of Shiva and Parvati, grant me my wish. Accompanied by the daughters of Rudra and by many Shaktis, ever worshipped with devotion in the third enclosure of Shambhu, may they bestow auspiciousness upon me. May the radiant Sun, the very form of the great Lord, surrounded by a brilliant halo, honoring the will of Shiva and Parvati, grant me all that is auspicious. He, the Sun, is without qualities, yet mingled with qualities, and sometimes composed solely of qualities; unchanging in his essence, the original and unique one, untouched by ordinary change. The actions that distinguish him—creation, preservation, and dissolution—are divided threefold, fourfold, and again fivefold, in the cosmic order. In the fourth enclosure of Shambhu, worshipped with his attendants, ever devoted to Shiva, attached to him, and delighting in the worship of Shiva’s feet, may he, having honored the command of Shiva and Parvati, grant me auspiciousness—the six limbs of the sun, the radiant ones, and the eight supreme powers. The Sun is known by many names and forms: Āditya, Bhāskara, Bhānu, Ravi, Arka, Brahmā, Rudra, and Viṣṇu—these are his manifestations. There are also other supreme powers—expansive, radiant, and nourishing: Uṣā (Dawn), Prabhā (Light), Prājñā (Wisdom), and Saṃdhyā (Twilight). May the planets, from Soma (the Moon) to Ketu, ever devoted to Shiva and raised up by the command of Shiva and Parvati, bestow auspiciousness upon me. Or let the twelve Ādityas and the twelve powers, the seers, the gods, the Gandharvas, the hosts of serpents and Apsarases, the village lords, Yakṣas, Rākṣasas, Asuras—these seven groups of seven—and the horses formed from the seven meters, all grant me blessings. The Vālakhilyas and the Dayas, all worshippers of Shiva’s feet, having honored the command of Shiva and Parvati, may they bestow auspiciousness upon me. Brahmā, then, is the form of the god of gods, lord of the earth-circle, endowed with sixty-four qualities and established in the principle of intellect. He is without qualities, mingled with qualities, and sometimes solely with qualities; unchanging in his nature, he is the universal one before all. His actions—creation, preservation, and dissolution—divide the earth threefold, fourfold, and again fivefold. In the fourth enclosure of Shambhu, worshipped with his attendants, devoted to Shiva, attached to him, and delighting in the worship of Shiva’s feet, may he, having honored the command of Shiva and Parvati, grant me auspiciousness—Hiraṇyagarbha, the lord of worlds, Virāṭ, Kāla, and Puruṣa. May the four sages—Sanatkumāra, Sanaka, Sanaṃda, and Sanātana—and the lords of creatures, beginning with Dakṣa, the sons of Brahmā, the eleven with their wives, Dharma, and Saṃkalpa—all devoted to the worship of Shiva and intent on devotion—grant me auspiciousness. All these are subject to the command of Shiva; may they bestow blessings upon me—the four Vedas, the authors of Itihāsa and Purāṇa, and the Dharmaśāstras, endowed with Vedic knowledge. Though their meanings may differ, all are founded upon the very nature of Shiva. Honoring the command of Shiva, may auspiciousness be granted to me. Then Rudra, the great god, is revealed as the most exalted form of Shambhu. He is the lord of the fire circle, endowed with masculine sovereignty and power, bearing Shiva’s pride, without qualities yet composed of the three qualities—sattva, rajas, and tamas. He is purely sattvic, also rajasic and tamasic; once absorbed in changelessness, and then again equally unaltered. His actions are unique, distinct from the work of creation and dissolution; he is the one who severed Brahma’s head and is the progenitor, with Brahma as his son. Thus, all these divine beings, powers, and forms, ever honoring the command of Shiva and Parvati, are invoked to fulfill my desire and grant me auspiciousness.