तस्य ये मानिनः सर्वे ससुरासुकिंनराः २.
All those who are proud—gods, asuras, and kinnaras—
अनाहूताश्च ये सुभ्रु गच्छंति परमन्दिरम् २.
And those with beautiful brows who go uninvited to another's great house—
परेषां मंदिरं प्राप्त इंद्रोपि लघुतां व्रजेत् २.
Even Indra, having entered another's house, would become diminished.
एवमुक्ता सती तेन महेशेन महात्मना २.
Thus was Satī addressed by the great-souled Maheśa.
यज्ञो हि सत्यं लोके त्वं स त्वं देववरेश्वर तत्सर्वं ज्ञातुमिच्छामि तस्य भावं दुरात्मनः॥ २.
For sacrifice is truly the truth in the world, and you are that, O Lord of the gods; I wish to know all of this, the nature of that wicked one.
तस्माच्चाद्यैव गच्छामि यज्ञवाडं पितुर्म्मम २.
Therefore, even today, I shall go to the sacrificial altar of my father.
इत्युक्तो भगवान्रुद्रस्तया देव्या शिवः स्वयम् २.
Thus addressed by that goddess, the blessed Rudra, Shiva himself—
स तामुवाच देवेशो महेशः सर्वसिद्धिदः २.
The Lord of the gods, Mahesha, the bestower of all accomplishments, spoke to her.
एतं नंदिनमारुह्य नानाविधगणान्विता २.
Mounting Nandi, accompanied by various kinds of attendants—
तैर्गणैः संवृता देवी जगाम पितृमंदिरम् २.
Surrounded by those attendants, the goddess went to her father's abode.
भूषणानि महार्हाणि तेभ्यो देव्यै परंतपः २.
The great ascetic gave the goddess ornaments of immense value.
देव्या गतं वै स्वपितुर्गृहं तदा विमृश्य सर्वं भगवान्महेशः २.
When the goddess had gone to her father's house, the blessed Mahesha considered everything.
दाक्षायणी गता तत्र यत्र यज्ञो महानभूत् ३.
Dakshayani went there, where the great sacrifice was taking place.
द्वारि स्थिता तदा देवा अवतीर्य निजासनात् ३.
Then, as she stood at the door, the gods descended from their own seats.
मातरं पितरं दृष्ट्वा सुहृत्संबंधि वांधवान् ३.
Seeing her mother, father, friends, relatives, and kin—
बभाषे वचनं देवी प्रस्तापसदृशं तदा ३.
The goddess then spoke words befitting her distress.
येन पूतमिदं सर्वं समग्रं सचराचरम् ३.
By whom this entire universe, with all that moves and does not move, has been purified—
द्रव्यं मंत्रादिकं सर्वं हव्यं कव्यं च यन्मयम् ३.
All the substances, mantras, and everything offered, both to the gods and to the ancestors, are composed of him.
शंभुना हि विना तात कथं यज्ञः प्रवर्तते ३.
O father, how can the sacrifice proceed without Shambhu?
हे भृगो त्वं न जानासि हे कश्यप महामते ३.
O Bhrigu, you do not know; O Kashyapa, wise one—
हे विष्णो त्वं महादेवं जानासि परमेश्वरम् ३.
O Vishnu, you know Mahadeva, the Supreme Lord.
पुरा पंचमुखो भूत्वा गर्वितोसि सदाशिवम् ३.
Once, becoming five-faced, you were proud before Sadashiva.
भिक्षाटनं कृतं येन पुरा दारुवने विभुः ३.
It was he who once performed the act of begging for alms in the Daru forest, the Lord.
शप्तेनापि च रुद्रेण भवद्भिर्विस्मृतं कथम् ३.
Even though Rudra cursed him, how have you all forgotten this?
लिंगभूतं जगत्सर्वं जातं तत्क्षणमेव हि ३.
At that very moment, the entire universe became manifest in the form of the liṅga.
सर्वे देवाश्च संभूता यतो देवस्य शूलिनः ३.
All the gods were born from that god, the wielder of the trident.
तस्या वचनमाकर्ण्य दक्षः क्रुद्धोऽब्रवीद्वचः ३.
Hearing her words, Daksha, enraged, spoke these words:
गच्छ वा तिष्ठवा भद्रे कस्मात्त्वं हि समागता ३.
Go or stay, O good lady; why have you come here?
अकुलीनो वेदबाह्यो भूतप्रेतपिशाचराट् ३.
He is of no lineage, outside the Vedas, lord of spirits, ghosts, and fiends.
मया दत्तासि सुश्रोणि पापिना मंदबुद्धिना ३.
By me, O slender-waisted one, you were given to him, a sinner of dull mind.