त्रिपुरघ्नाय शर्वाय नमोऽधंकनिषूदिने
Salutations to Śarva, the destroyer of Tripura, the subduer of the arrogant.
विरूपायाऽतिरूपाय बहुरूपाय शंभवे
To the deformed and the supremely beautiful, to the one of many forms, to Śambhu, I bow.
कालांतकाय कालाय कालभोगिधराय च
To the ender of Time, to Time itself, to the bearer of the serpent of Time, I offer my respects.
संहरन्नयनज्वालां त्रिलोकीदहन क्षमाम्
Whose eye emits a consuming flame, who is able to burn the three worlds, I salute.
वरं वरय भो ब्रह्मन्प्रीतः स्तुत्याऽनया तव
Choose a boon, O Brahmin; pleased by your praise, I grant you a wish.
अग्निरेष शमं यातु भालनेत्रसमुद्भवः
May this fire, born from the eye in your forehead, be pacified.
ईश्वर उवाच पुनः प्रवेशमायाति भालनेत्रे कथं शिखी
The Lord said: How can the fire that emerged from the forehead-eye return again?
सोऽपतत्सिंधुगंगायाः सागरस्य च संगमे
It fell at the confluence of the Sindhu and Gaṅgā rivers and the ocean.
तावत्स बालरूपत्वमगात्तत्र रुरोद च 2.4.14.
There, it assumed the form of a child and began to cry.
स्वर्गाद्याः सत्यलोकांतास्तत्स्वनाद्बधिरीकृताः
All the worlds, from heaven up to Satyaloka, were deafened by its wailing.
तावत्समुद्रस्योत्संगे तं बालं स ददर्श ह
Then, at the shore of the ocean, he saw that child.
प्रणम्य शिरसा बालं तस्योत्संगे न्यवेशयत् जातकर्माऽऽदिसंस्कारान्कुरुष्वाऽद्य जगद्गुरो
Bowing his head to the child, he placed him on his lap: 'Perform the birth-rites and other sacraments today, O Teacher of the world.'
ब्रह्माणमग्रहीत्कूर्चे विधुन्वंस्तं मुहुर्मुहुः कथंचिन्मुक्तकूर्चोऽथ ब्रह्मा प्रोवाच सागरम्
He seized Brahmā by the tuft, shaking him again and again; somehow freed, Brahmā then spoke to the ocean.
तस्माज्जलंधर इति ख्यातो नाम्ना भविष्यति
Therefore, he will be known by the name Jalandhara.
अनेनैवैष तरुणः सर्वशस्त्रास्त्रपारगः
By this very means, this youth has become accomplished in all weapons and missiles.
यत एष समुद्भूतस्तत्रैवांतं गमिष्यति
Since he has arisen from there, he will also reach his end there.
आमंत्र्य सरितां नाथं ब्रह्मांतर्धानमागमत्
Having taken leave of the Lord of Rivers, Brahma then disappeared.
अथ तद्दर्शनोत्फुल्लनयनः सागरस्तदा 2.4.14.
Then, at that time, the ocean, his eyes blossoming from that vision—
ते कालनेमिप्रमुखास्ततोऽसुरास्तस्मै सुतां तां प्रददुः प्रहर्षिताः
Then those Asuras, headed by Kalanemi, joyfully gave him that daughter.
तेऽपि भूमंडलं याता निर्भयास्तमुपाश्रिताः
They too, fearless, went to the earth and took refuge with him.
कदाचिच्छिन्नशिरसं राहुं दृष्ट्वा स दैत्यराट्
Once, seeing Rahu with his head severed, the king of the Daityas—
स शशंस समुद्रस्य मथनं देवकारितम्
He reported to the ocean the churning performed by the gods.
स श्रुत्वा क्रोधरक्ताक्षः स्वपितुर्मथनं तदा
Hearing this, his eyes reddened with anger at the churning of his own father—
दूतस्त्रिविष्टपं गत्वा सुधर्मां प्राविशद्वराम्
A messenger went to heaven and entered the splendid Sudharma hall.
दूतोऽहंप्रेषितस्तेन स यदाह शृणुष्व तत्
I am a messenger sent by him; now hear what he has said.
कस्मात्त्वया मम पिता मथितः सागरोऽद्रिणा
Why did you churn my father, the ocean, with a mountain?
इति दूतवचः श्रुत्वा विस्मितस्त्रिदशाधिपः
Hearing the messenger's words, the lord of the gods was astonished.
अद्रयो मद्भयात्त्रस्ताः स्वकुक्षिस्थाः कृतास्तथा
The mountains, terrified of me, were made to remain within their own bodies.
अन्येऽपि मद्द्विषस्तेन रक्षिता दितिजाः पुरा 2.4.15.
In the same way, other Daityas, my enemies, were protected in former times.
शंखोऽप्येवं पुरा देवानद्विषत्सागरात्मजः
Likewise, in former times, Shankha, the son of the ocean, bore enmity toward the gods.