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.
तथा सितेन मनसा च भवंति सर्वे सर्वेषु चैव विषयेषु भवंति तज्ज्ञाः ३१.
Thus, with a pure mind, all become wise in all matters.
जाता ह्यमी भूतगणाश्च सर्वे ह्यमी ऋषयो ह्यमी देवताश्च॥ ३१.
Indeed, all these beings are born, all these sages, and all these deities as well.
विस्मयो नैव कर्त्तव्यस्त्वया वापि कुमारके ३१.
You should not be astonished, nor should you, Kumara.
वचनं कर्मसंयुक्तं सर्वेषां फलदायकम् कार्याणि मनःशुद्ध्यर्थं नात्र कार्या विचारणा॥ ३१.
Words joined with action give fruit to all; actions are to be done for the purification of the mind—no deliberation is needed here.
मनसा भावितो ह्यात्मा आत्मनात्मानमेव च ३१.
The self is indeed contemplated by the mind, and by the self, one knows the self.
अहं सदा भावयुक्त आत्मसंस्थो निरंतरः ३१.
I am always endowed with contemplation, established in the self, uninterrupted.
द्वंद्वातीतो निर्विकल्पो हि साक्षात्स्वस्थो नित्यो नित्ययुक्तो निरीहः ३१.
Transcending duality, free from doubt, directly established in oneself, eternal, ever united, without desire.
विस्मृत्य चैनं स्वात्मानं केवलं बोधलक्षणम् ३१.
Forgetting that very self, whose nature is pure consciousness—
अहं ब्रह्मा च विष्णुश्च त्रयोऽमी गुणकारिणः ३१.
I am Brahma and Vishnu; these three perform actions through the gunas.
अहंकारवृतेनैव कर्मणा कारितावयम् ३१.
By the activity of ego alone, these actions are caused by us.