अकुलीनो ह्यसौ विप्रा नष्टो नष्टप्रियः सदा २.
He is not of noble lineage, O Brahmins; he is lost, always bereft of loved ones.
आत्मसंभावितो मूढःस्तब्धो मौनी समत्सरः २.
Self-conceited, foolish, arrogant, silent, and envious.
तस्मात्त्वया न वक्तव्यं पुनरेवं वचोद्विज २.
Therefore, you must not speak such words again, O twice-born.
एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचस्तस्य दधीचिर्वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥ २.
Hearing those words, Dadhichi spoke.
सर्वेषामृषिवर्याणां सुराणां भावितात्मनाम् २.
Among all the eminent sages and the gods of noble spirit,
विनाशोऽपि महान्सद्योह्यत्रत्यानां भविष्यति २.
A great destruction will soon befall those present here.
यज्ञवाटाच्च दक्षस्य त्वरितः स्वाश्रमं ययौ २.
From Daksha's sacrificial enclosure, he quickly went to his own hermitage.
गतः शिवप्रियो वीरो दधीचिर्नाम नामतः २.
Dadhichi, known by name, beloved of Shiva, the valiant one, departed.
वेदबाह्य दुराचारास्त्याज्यास्ते ह्यत्र कर्मणि २.
Those who are outside the Vedas and of bad conduct must be rejected from this rite.
यज्ञं मे सफलं विप्राः कुर्वंतु ह्यचिरादिव २.
O Brahmins, let my sacrifice be fruitful; perform it without delay.
एतस्मिन्नंतरे तत्र पर्वते गंधमादने २.
Meanwhile, on Mount Gandhamadana,
दाक्षायणी महादेवी चकार विविधास्तदा २.
Daksha's daughter, the great goddess, engaged in various activities at that time.
क्रीडासक्ता तदा देवी ददर्शाथ महासती २.
Absorbed in play, the goddess, the great Sati, was seen there.
क्व गमिष्यति चंद्रोऽयं विजये पृच्छ सत्वरम् २.
Where will this moon go? Ask quickly, O Vijaya.
कथितं तेन तत्सर्वं दक्षस्यैव मखादिकम् कथयामास तत्सर्वं यदुक्तं शशिना भृशम्॥ २.
He narrated everything about Daksha's sacrifice and related all that the moon had earnestly spoken.
विमृश्य कारणं देवी किमाह्वानं करोति न २.
The goddess, reflecting on the reason, wondered why she was not being invited.
पृच्छामि शंकरं चाद्य कारणं कृतनिश्चया २.
Today, with firm resolve, I will ask Śaṅkara the reason.
ददर्शतं सभामध्ये त्रिलोचनमवस्थितम् २.
There, in the midst of the assembly, they saw the Three-eyed One seated.
बाणो भृंगिस्तथा नंदी शैलादो हि महातपाः २.
Bāṇa, Bhṛṅgi, Nandī, and the great ascetic Śailāda were present.
धूम्राक्षो धूम्रकेतुश्च धूम्रपादस्तथैव च २.
Dhūmrākṣa, Dhūmraketu, and likewise Dhūmrapāda were also there.
केचिद्भयानका रौद्राः कबंधाश्च तथा परे २.
Some were fearsome and terrible, and others were headless spirits.
एवंभूताश्च शतशः सर्वे ते कृत्तिवाससः २.
Hundreds like these, all clad in skins, were present.
जितेंद्रिया वीतरागाः सर्वे विषयवैरिणः दृष्टस्तया उपाविष्ट आसने परामाद्भुते॥ २.
All of them, with senses conquered, free from passion, and enemies of sense-objects, were seen by her seated on a most wondrous throne.
आक्षिप्तचित्ता सहसा जगाम शिवसंनिधिम् २.
Her mind seized with agitation, she suddenly approached Śiva.
प्रेम्णोदिता वचोभिः सा बहुमानपुरःसरम् २.
She spoke to him with words full of love and deep respect.
एवमुक्ता तदा तेन उवाचासितलोचना॥ २.
Thus addressed by her, he of dark eyes replied at that time.
पितुर्मम महायज्ञे कस्मात्तव न रोचते २.
Why does my father's great sacrifice not please you?
सुहृदामेष वै धर्मः सुहृद्भिः सह संगतिम् २.
This is indeed the duty of friends—to join together with friends.
तसमात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन अनाहूतोऽपि गच्छ भोः २.
Therefore, by every effort, even uninvited, you should go, O lord.
तस्यास्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा ब भाषे सूनृतं वचः २.
Hearing her words, he spoke gentle and truthful speech.