शिवो वरेण्यः सर्वेशो नान्यथा कर्तुमर्हसि ३४.
Shiva, the all-lord, is to be chosen; you should not act otherwise.
रे भृंगिन्मौनमालंब्य स्थिरो भवाथ वा व्रज ३४.
O Bhringi, either remain silent and steady, or else depart.
तपसा केन चानीतः कया चापि शिवो ह्ययम् ३४.
By whose austerity, and by whom, indeed, was this Shiva brought here?
कोऽसि त्वं केन युक्तोऽसि कस्माच्च बहु भाषसे ३४.
Who are you? By what means are you empowered? And why do you speak so much?
भृंगिणोक्ता तिरस्कृत्य तदा शापं ददौ सती ३४.
Disregarding Bhringi's words, Sati then pronounced a curse.
एवमुक्त्वा तदा देवी पार्वती शंकरप्रिया ३४.
Having spoken thus, then the goddess Parvati, beloved of Shankara—
कर गृह्य च तन्वंगी भुजंगं वासुकिं तथा ३४.
Grasping with her hand the slender-limbed one and also the serpent Vasuki—
शंभोर्जग्राह कुपिता भूषणानि त्वरान्विता ३४.
Enraged, she swiftly seized Shambhu's ornaments.
कंबलाश्वतरौ नागौ महेशकृतभूषणौ ३४.
The two elephants, Kambala and Ashvatara, were adorned by Mahesha.
कौपीनाच्छा दनं तस्या च्छलोक्त्या च प्रहस्य वै ३४.
With only a loincloth as his covering, he gave her alms, laughing at her words spoken in jest.
पराङ्गमुखाश्च संजाता भृङ्गी चैव महातपाः ३४.
They all turned their faces away, and Bhringi, the great ascetic, did so as well.
एते चान्ये च बहवो गणास्ते दुःखिनोऽभवन् ३४.
These and many other attendants became distressed.
उवाच वाक्यं रुषितः पार्वतीं प्रति शंकरः॥ ३४.
Shankara, angered, spoke these words to Parvati.
उपहासं प्रकुर्वंति सर्वे हि ऋषयो भृशम् ३४.
All the sages are making great mockery.
उपहासपराः सर्वे किं त्वयाद्य कृतं शुभे ३४.
All are intent on ridicule—what have you done today, O auspicious one?
त्वया जितो ह्यहं सुभ्रु यदि जानासि तत्त्वतः देहि कौपी नामात्रं मे नान्यथा कर्तुमर्हसि॥ ३४.
O fair-browed one, if you truly know, then you have defeated me; give me a loincloth here and now, you must not do otherwise.
एवमुक्ता सती तेन शंभुना योगिना तदा ३४.
Thus addressed by Shambhu, the yogin, Sati then—
किं कौपीनेन ते कार्यं मुनिना भावितात्मना ३४.
What use have you for a loincloth, O sage of purified mind?
भिक्षाटनमिषेणैव ऋषिपत्न्यो विरोहिताः ३४.
With the pretext of begging, the wives of the sages were estranged.
कौपीनं पतितं तत्र मुनिभिर्नान्यथोदितम् ३४.
There, the loincloth had fallen, and the sages said nothing else.
तच्छ्रुत्वा कुपितो रुद्रः पार्वतीं परमेश्वरः ३४.
Hearing this, Rudra, the supreme lord, became angry with Parvati.
कुपितं शंकरं दृष्ट्वा सर्व देवगणास्तदा ३४.
Seeing Shankara enraged, all the hosts of gods at that time—
ऊचुः सर्वे शनैस्तत्र शंकितेन परस्परम् ३४.
All of them spoke quietly there, suspiciously, to one another.
यथा हि मदनो दग्धस्तथेयं नान्यथा वचः ३४.
Just as Madana was burned, so too will this happen; there is no other outcome.
विलोकितास्तया देव्या सर्वे सौभाग्यमुद्रया ३४.
All were gazed upon by that goddess with the mark of fortune.
किमालोकपरो भूत्वा चक्षुषा परमेण हि ३४.
Why, having become intent on the visible world, did he look with that supreme eye?
त्रिपुरो नैव वै शंभो नांधको वृषभध्वज वृथैव त्वं विरूपाक्षो जातोऽसि मम चाग्रतः॥ ३४.
Neither Tripura nor Andhaka nor the Bull-bannered one—Virūpākṣa, you have arisen before me in vain.
एवमादीन्यनेकानि हयुवाच परमेश्वरी ३४.
The Supreme Lady spoke many such words and others.
वनमेव वरं चाद्य विजनं परमार्थतः ३४.
Today, truly, the forest, deserted and solitary, is preferable.
स सुखी परमार्थज्ञः स विद्वान्स च पंडितः ३४.
He who knows the highest truth, who is wise and learned, is truly happy.