वेदिकोपरि विन्यस्तां यथैव शशिनः कलाम् २२.
He placed her upon the altar, just as one places a digit of the moon.
ब्रह्मचारिस्वरूपेण महेशो भगवान्भवः किमर्थमालिमध्यस्था तन्वी सर्वांगसुन्दरी॥ २२.
In the form of a celibate, the great Lord, the blessed Bhava, asked: 'Why does this slender, beautiful woman stand among the garlanded ones?'
केयं कस्य कुतो याता किमर्थं तप्यते तपः २२.
Who is she, whose daughter, from where has she come, and for what purpose does she perform austerity?
तदोवाच जया रुद्रं तपसः कारणं परम्॥ २२.
Then Jayā spoke to Rudra, the supreme cause of her austerity.
हिमाद्रेर्दुहितेयं वै तपसा रुद्रमीश्वरम् २२.
She is the daughter of Himādrī, performing austerity for Rudra, the Lord.
तपस्तताप सुमहत्सर्वेषां दुरतिक्रमम् २२.
She performed a great austerity, difficult for all to surpass.
तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्याः प्रहस्येदमुवाच ह २२.
Hearing her words, he laughed and spoke thus.
मूढेयं पार्वती सख्यो न जानाति हिताहितम् २२.
This Parvati is foolish, friends; she does not know what is beneficial or harmful.
सोऽमंगलः कपाली च श्मशानालय एव च २२.
He is inauspicious, a skull-bearer, and dwells in the cremation ground.
अनया हि वृतो रुद्रो यदा सख्यः समेष्यति २२.
When Rudra is chosen by her, friends, he will come together with her.
यो दक्षशापाद्विकृतो यज्ञबाह्योऽभवद्विटा २२.
He who, deformed by Daksha's curse, became an outcaste from the sacrifice, a mendicant.
शवभस्मान्वितो रुद्रः कृत्तिवासा ह्यमंगलः २२.
Rudra, smeared with ashes from corpses, clad in a hide, truly inauspicious.
तेन रुद्रेण किं कार्यमनया सुकुमारया २२.
What is to be done by that Rudra with this delicate one?
इंद्रं हित्वा मनोज्ञं च यमं चैव महाप्रभम् २२.
Having rejected Indra, the charming one, and Yama, the greatly illustrious,
कुबेरं पवनं चैव तथैव च विभावसुम् सखीनां श्रृण्वतीनां च यत्र सा तपसि स्थिता॥ २२.
And Kubera, and Vayu, and likewise Agni—while her friends listened, there she remained in austerity.
इत्याकर्ण्य वचस्तस्य रुद्रस्य बटुरूपिणः २२.
Hearing thus the words of that Rudra in the form of a mendicant,
जये त्वं विजये साध्वि प्रम्लोचेऽप्यथ सुन्दरि २२.
You, O victorious and virtuous one, be triumphant, even over Pramlocha, O beautiful one.
किमेतस्य बटोः कार्यं भवतीनामिहाधुना २२.
What business does this mendicant have now with you ladies here?
अयं विसृज्यतां सख्यः किमनेन प्रयोजनम् २२.
Let this one be dismissed, friends; what purpose does he serve?
बटो गच्छाशु त्वरितो न स्थेयं च त्वयाऽधुना २२.
Mendicant, go quickly, hasten; you must not remain here now.
बटुर्निर्भर्त्सितस्तत्र तया चैवं तदा पुनः २२.
Thus, when rebuked there by her, the mendicant again—
शनैः शनैरवितथं विजयां प्रति सत्वरम् २२.
Slowly, slowly, without falsehood, he approached Vijaya swiftly.
सर्वेषामपि तद्वाच्यं वचनं सूक्तमेव यत् २२.
Whatever is to be said by all, that speech alone is truly well-spoken.
यः शंभुरुच्यते लोके भिक्षुको भिक्षुकप्रियः २२.
He who is called Shambhu in the world, a beggar, fond of beggars.
इयं तावत्सुरूपा च विरूपोऽसौ सदाशिवः २२.
This one is indeed beautiful, but that Sadashiva is deformed.
एवंभूतेन रुद्रेण मोहितेयं कथं भवेत् २२.
How could she be deluded by such a Rudra as this?
इयं कथं मोहितास्ति निर्गुणेन युगात्मिका २२.
How is she deluded by the attributeless one, who is the essence of the ages?
सकामानां च भूतानां दुर्लभो हि सदाशिवः २२.
Sadashiva is indeed difficult to attain for beings who are full of desire.
निःस्तंभो हि सदा स्थाणुः कथं प्राप्स्यति तं पतिम् २२.
For the unmoving one is always steadfast; how could she obtain such a husband?
यावद्रोषो भवेन्नॄणां नारीणां च विशेषतः २२.
As long as anger exists among men, and especially among women,