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.
त्राहित्राहि महाविष्णो तप्तान्नः शरणागतान् शेषासने चोपविष्ट उवाच परमेश्वरः॥ २१.
Save us, save us, O great Viṣṇu! We, scorched, have come for refuge. Seated upon the throne of Śeṣa, the supreme lord spoke.
युष्माभिः सहितश्चापि व्रजामि परमेश्वरम् २१.
Together with you, I too shall go to the supreme lord.
पाणिग्रहार्थमधुना देवदेवः पिनाकधृक् २१.
Now, for the purpose of marriage, the god of gods, wielder of Pināka, is ready.
तस्माद्वयं गमिष्यामो यत्र रुद्रो महाप्रभुः २१.
Therefore, we shall go to where Rudra, the great lord, is.
विष्णोस्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा ऊचुः सर्वे सुरासुराः २१.
Hearing those words of Viṣṇu, all the gods and demons spoke.
यदा दग्धः पुरा तेन मदनो दुरतिक्रमः २१.
When, long ago, that Madana, difficult to overcome, was burned by him—
प्रहस्य भगवान्विष्णुरुवाच परमेश्वरः २१.
Smiling, the blessed Lord Viṣṇu, the Supreme Lord, spoke.
स न धक्ष्यति सर्वेषां देवानां भयनाशनः २१.
He will not burn; he is the remover of fear for all the gods.
शंभुं पुराणं पुरुषं ह्यधीशं वरेण्यरूपं च परं पराणाम् २१.
Śambhu, the ancient one, the primeval person, the supreme lord, of most excellent form, the highest among the high.
एवमुक्तास्तदा देवा विष्णुना परमेष्ठिना २२.
Thus addressed at that time by Viṣṇu, the supreme creator, the gods—