शुष्काणि चैव पर्णानि नाशितानि तया यदा २१.
And when even the dry leaves were consumed by her,
वायुपानरता जाता अंबुपानादनंतरम् एकांगुष्ठेन च तदा दधार च निजं वपुः॥ २१.
She lived sustained by air alone, after giving up water; then, standing on one toe, she supported her own body.
एवमुग्रेण तपसा शंकराराधनं सती २१.
Thus, with fierce austerity, Satī worshipped Śaṃkara.
परं भावं समाश्रित्य जगन्मंगलमंगला २१.
Relying on the highest state, she who is the source of auspiciousness and inauspiciousness for the world,
एवं दिव्यसहस्राणि वर्षाणि च तताप वै २१.
In this way, she performed austerity for thousands of divine years.
सभार्यः स सुतामाप्त उवाच च महासतीम् २१.
With his wife and daughter present, he spoke to the supremely virtuous one.
क्व रुद्रो दृश्यते बाले विरक्तो नात्र संशयः २१.
"Where is Rudra to be seen, child? He is detached, there is no doubt about this."
भविष्यति न संदेहः सत्यं प्रतिवदामि ते २१.
"There is no doubt he will not come; truly, I tell you this."
किं तेन तव रुद्रेण ये दग्धः पुराऽनघे २१.
"What use is Rudra to you, O sinless one, when those who were burned before by him?"
गगनस्थो यथा चंद्रो ग्रहीतुं न हि शक्यते २१.
"Just as the moon in the sky cannot be grasped,"
तथैव मेनया चोक्ता तथा सह्याद्रिणा सती २१.
Thus Menā also spoke, and so did the mountain Sahya, to Satī.
एभिरुक्ता तदा तन्वी पार्वती तपसि स्थिता २१.
Thus addressed by them, slender Pārvatī remained steadfast in her austerity.
पुरा प्रोक्तं त्वया तात अंब किं विस्मृतं त्वया २१.
"Father, you said this before; mother, have you forgotten?"
विरक्तोऽसौ महादेवो मदनो येन वै हतः २१.
"That great god is detached, by whom Kāmadeva was indeed destroyed."
सर्वे यूयं च गच्छंतु नात्र कार्या विचारणा २१.
"All of you should go; there is no need for further discussion here."
तमानयामि चात्रैव तपसा केवलेन हि २१.
"I will bring him here by austerity alone."
तं जानीध्वं महाभागाः सत्यंसत्यं वदाम्यहम्॥ २१.
"Know this, O greatly fortunate ones; truly, truly I speak."
संभाषमाणा जननीं तदानीं हिमालयं चैव तथा च मेनाम् जग्मुस्तदा तेन पथा च पर्वता यथागतेनापि विचक्षमाणाः॥ २१.
Having spoken thus to her mother and to Himālaya, and likewise to Menā, she remained; then the mountains departed by the path they had come, observing her.
गतेषु तेषु सर्वेषु सखीभिः परिवारिता २१.
When all of them had departed, she remained surrounded by her companions.
तपसा तेन महता तप्तमासीच्चराचरम् २१-
Through that great austerity, the entire world, both moving and unmoving, was scorched.
त्वया सृष्टमिदं सर्वं जगद्देव चराचरम् २१.
All this universe, both animate and inanimate, has been created by you, O god.
अस्माकं रक्षणे शक्त इत्याकर्ण्य वचस्तदा २१.
Upon hearing the words that you are capable of protecting us,
गिरिजातपसोद्भूतं दावाग्निं परमं महत् २१.
The supreme and immense wildfire born from Girijā's austerity,
तत्र सुप्तं सुप्लयंके शेषाख्ये चातिशोभने २१.
There, upon the splendid couch called Śeṣa, he lay asleep.
दूरस्थेनापि तार्क्ष्येण नतकंधरधारिणा २१.
Even from afar, Tārkṣya, bearing the Natakaṃdhara, was present.
नवशक्तियुतं विष्णुं पार्पदैः परिवारितम् २१.
Viṣṇu, endowed with nine powers, was surrounded by attendants.
सनातनो महाभागः प्रसुप्तो विजयोऽरिजित् २१.
The eternal, greatly fortunate, victorious, and unconquered one slept.
सनत्कुमारः सुतपा नारदश्चैव तुंबुरुः २१.
Sanatkumāra, Sutapā, Nārada, and Tumburu were also there.
सुदर्शनं तथा चापं शार्ङ्गं च परमाद्भुतम् २१.
Likewise, Sudarśana and the bow Śārṅga, most wondrous, were present.
विष्णोः समीपे परमामनो भृशं समेत्य सर्वे सुरदानवास्तदा २१.
All the gods and demons then gathered near Viṣṇu, full of utmost devotion.