शौनकस्य वचः श्रुत्वा उवाच चरितं तदा ३१.
Having heard the words of Śaunaka, he then spoke of that story.
ह्ताव तं तारकं संख्ये देवानामजयं ततः ३१.
Having slain that Tāraka in battle, the gods then gained victory.
महिमा हि कुमारस्य सर्वशास्त्रेषु कथ्यते ३१.
Indeed, the greatness of Kumāra is proclaimed in all the scriptures.
तथोपनिषदैश्चैव मीमांसाद्वितयेन तु ३१.
And thus also in the Upaniṣads and in the two Mīmāṃsās.
यो हि दर्शनमात्रेण पुनाति सकलं जगत् ३१.
He who, by mere sight, purifies the entire world.
ब्रह्माणं च पुरस्कृत्य विष्णुं चैव सवासवम् तृष्टाव प्रयतो भूत्वा दक्षिणाशापतिः स्वयम्॥ ३१.
Having invoked Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Indra, the lord of the southern quarter himself, with devotion, praised him.
नमो भर्गाय देवाय देवानां पतये नमः ३१.
Salutations to Bharga, the god, the lord of the gods.
नीलकंठाय शर्वाय व्योमावयवरूपिणे ३१.
To Nīlakaṇṭha, to Śarva, who has the sky as his form—salutations.
यमेन स्तूयमानो हि उवाच प्रभुरीश्वरः ३१.
Praised by Yama, the lord, Īśvara, spoke.
श्रूयतां देवदेवेश वाक्य वाक्यविशारद ३१.
Listen, O lord of the gods, master of words, to my speech.
कर्मणा परमेणैव ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः ३१.
By supreme action alone, Brahmā, the grandsire of the worlds—
तथा विष्णुर्हि भगवान्वेदवेद्यः सनातनः ३१.
And likewise Viṣṇu, the blessed one, eternal, known through the Vedas—
ददाति केवलं भावं येन कैवल्यमाप्नुयुः ३१.
He grants only the state by which one attains liberation.
ददाति तुष्टो वै भोगं तथा स्वर्गादिसंपदः ३१.
When pleased, he grants enjoyment and also the riches of heaven and so forth.
गणेशो हि महादेव अर्घ्यपाद्यादिचंदनैः ३१.
Gaṇeśa, the great god, with offerings of arghya, water for the feet, and sandalwood—
तथान्ये लोकपाः सर्वे यथाशक्त्या फलप्रदाः ३१.
And likewise all the other guardians of the worlds, each according to their ability, grant rewards.
महदाश्चर्य संभूतं सर्वेषां प्राणिनामिह ३१.
A great wonder has arisen here among all living beings.
दर्शनाच्च कुमारस्य सर्वे स्वर्गैकसो नराः ३१.
By the sight of Kumāra, all men attain the highest heaven.
मया किं क्रियतां देव कार्याकार्यव्यवस्थितौ ३१.
O god, what should I do concerning what is to be done and not to be done?
जितेंद्रिया अलुब्धाश्च कामरागविवर्जिताः ३१.
Those who have conquered their senses, are free from greed, and devoid of desire and passion—
यां गतिं यांति वै शंभो सर्वे सुकृतिनोपि हि ३१.
The state which all the virtuous attain, O Śambhu—
कुमारस्य च देवेश महदाश्चर्यकर्मणः ३१.
And of Kumāra, O lord of the gods, whose deeds are wondrous—
शिवस्य तनयं दृष्ट्वा ते यांति स्वकुलैः सह ३१.
Seeing the son of Shiva, they depart together with their families.
कुमारदर्शनात्सर्वे श्वपचा अपि यांति वै ३१.
Even outcastes, upon seeing the Kumara, indeed depart.
यमस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा शंकरो वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥ ३१.
Hearing the words of Yama, Shankara spoke these words:
येषां त्वंतगतं पापं जनानां पुण्यकर्मणाम् ३१.
Those people whose sins have ended, who have performed virtuous deeds—
सत्तीर्थगमनायैव दर्शनार्थं सतामिह ३१.
—who have come to holy places, or for the sake of seeing the virtuous here—
बहूनां जन्मनामंते मयि भावोऽनुवर्त्तते ३१.
After many lifetimes, devotion to me arises in them.
तस्मात्सुकृतिनः सर्वे येषां भावोऽनुवर्त्ते ३१.
Therefore, all those who are virtuous, in whom this devotion arises—
स्त्रीबालशूद्राः श्वपचाधमाश्च प्राग्जन्मसंस्कारवशाद्धि धर्म्म ३१.
Women, children, Shudras, and even the lowest outcastes, by the force of sanctification from previous births, indeed attain righteousness.