सार्द्धं पुरोधसा चैव गर्गेण सुमहात्मना २५.
Together with the officiating priest, the great-souled Garga—
प्रयोगो भण्यतां ब्रह्मन्नस्मिन्समय आगते २५.
Let the ritual be declared, O Brahman, now that the time has arrived.
कथ्यतां तात गोत्रं स्वं कुलं चैव विशेषतः सुमुखेन विमुखः सद्यो ह्यशोच्यः शोच्यतां गतः॥ २५.
Tell us, dear one, your lineage and family in detail; with a pleasant face, one who was once sorrowful has now become joyful.
एवंविधः सुरवरैर्ऋषिभिस्तदानीं गंधर्वयक्षमुनिसिद्धगणैस्तथैव २५.
Thus, at that time, by the best of gods and sages, and likewise by hosts of Gandharvas, Yakshas, sages, and Siddhas—
वीणां प्रकटयामास ब्रह्मपुत्रोऽथ नारदः २५.
Then Nārada, son of Brahmā, began to play the vīṇā.
इत्युक्तः पर्वतेनैव नारदो वाक्यमब्रवीत् २५.
Thus addressed by Himavat, Nārada spoke these words.
अस्य गोत्रं कुलं चैव नाद एव परं गिरे २५.
His lineage and family are indeed from sound alone, O mountain.
तस्मान्नादमयः शंभुर्नादाच्च प्रतिलभ्यते २५.
Therefore, Śaṃbhu is composed of sound, and he is attained through sound.
अस्य गोत्रं कुलं नाम न जानंति हि पर्वत २५.
His lineage, family, and name are not known, O mountain.
त्वं हि मूढत्वमापन्नो न जानासि हि किंचन २५.
You have fallen into ignorance; you do not know anything.
येये आगमिकाश्चाद्रे नष्टास्ते नात्र संशयः २५.
Those who are followers of the tradition and have perished on the mountain—there is no doubt about this.
अगोत्रोऽयं गिरिश्रेष्ठ जामाता ते न संशयः २५.
He is without lineage, O best of mountains; he is your son-in-law, without doubt.
न जानंति हरं सर्वे किं बहूक्त्या मम प्रभो २५.
No one knows Hara; why speak at length, O master?
ब्रह्मापि तं न जानाति मस्तकं परमेष्ठिनः २५.
Even Brahmā does not know the head of the Supreme Lord.
तेन लिंगेन महता ह्यगाधेन जगत्त्रयम् २५.
By that great and unfathomable liṅga, the three worlds exist.
अनयाराधितं नूनं तव पुत्र्या हिमालय २५.
Without doubt, your daughter, O Himālaya, has worshipped him with this.
आभ्यामुत्पाद्यते विश्वमाभ्यां चैव प्रतिष्ठितम् २५.
From these two the universe is produced, and by them it is sustained.
हिमाद्रिप्रमुखाः सर्वे तथा चेंद्रपुरोगमाः २५.
All, headed by Himādri, and likewise those led by Indra,
ईश्वरस्य तु गांभीर्यं ज्ञात्वा सर्वे विचक्षणाः २५.
Having understood the profundity of the Lord, all the wise ones,
यस्याज्ञया जगदिदं च विशालमेव जातं परात्परमिदं निजबोधरूपम् २५.
By whose command this vast world has arisen, which is the supreme of the supreme, and is his own form of consciousness.
अथ ते पर्वतश्रेष्ठा मेर्वाद्या जातसंभ्रमाः २६.
Then those foremost mountains, beginning with Meru, became filled with excitement.
कन्यादानं क्रियतां चाद्य शैल श्रीमाञ्छम्भुर्भाग्यतस्तेऽद्य लब्धः २६.
Let the giving of the maiden be performed today, O illustrious Śaila; Śaṃbhu, your fortune, has been obtained today.
तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तेषां सुहृदां वै हिमालयः इमां कन्यां तुभ्यमहं ददामि परमेश्वर॥ २६.
Himālaya, hearing the words of his friends, said: 'I give this maiden to you, O Supreme Lord.'
भार्यार्थं प्रतिगृह्णीष्वमंत्रेणानेन दत्तवान् कन्या दत्ता महेशाय गिरींद्रेण महात्मना॥ २६.
Receive her as your wife; with this mantra I have given her. The maiden was given to Maheśa by the great-souled king of mountains.
वेद्यां च बहिरानीतौ दंपतीव कमलेक्षणौ २६.
The couple, both with lotus-like eyes, were brought outside onto the altar.
आचार्येणाथ तत्रैव कश्यपेन महात्मना २६.
Then, right there, the great-souled Kāśyapa acted as the officiating priest.
ब्रह्मा ब्रह्मासनगतो बभूव शिवसन्निधौ २६.
Brahmā, seated upon the Brahmā-seat, was present in the company of Śiva.
ऊचुः परस्परं तत्र नानादर्शनवेदिनः २६.
There, those versed in various doctrines spoke among themselves.
एवमेव न चाप्येवमेवमेव न चान्यथा २६.
Just so, not otherwise; just so, not otherwise.
इत्येवं ब्रुवतां शब्दः श्रूयते शिवसन्निधौ तत्त्वज्ञानविहीनास्ते केवलं वेदबुद्धयः॥ २६.
As they spoke thus, their voices were heard in the presence of Śiva; lacking true knowledge of reality, they possessed only Vedic understanding.