मया च वरदानेन च्छन्दयित्वा निवारितः॥ २२.
And by granting him a boon, I myself, having been pleased, made him invulnerable.
तपसा स हिदीप्तोऽभूत्त्रैलोक्यदहनात्मकः २२.
By his austerity, he became blazing, capable of burning the three worlds.
स च सप्तदिनो बालः शंकराद्यो भविष्यति २२.
A child, born after seven days, will arise from Śaṃkara.
सतीनामा तु या देवी विनष्टा दक्षहेलया २२.
The goddess named Satī was destroyed due to Dakṣa’s disrespect.
शंकरस्य च तस्याश्च यत्नः कार्यः समागमे २२.
Śaṃkara and she must strive for union.
इत्युक्तास्त्रिदशास्तेन साक्षात्कलयोनिना २२.
Thus were the gods addressed by him, the direct source of creation.
ततो गतेषु देवेषु ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः २२.
Then, when the gods had departed, Brahmā, the grandsire of the worlds,
ततो भगवती रात्रिरुपतस्थे पितामहम् २२.
Then the goddess Night approached the grandsire.
विभावरि महाकार्यं विबुधानामुपस्थितम् २२.
O Night, a great task concerning the gods has arisen.
तारकोनाम दैत्येंद्रः सुरकेतुरनिर्ज्जितः २२.
Tāraka, the lord of the Daityas, the banner of the gods, is unconquered.
सुतः स भविता तस्य तारकस्यांतकारकः २२.
A son will be born to him, who will bring about Tāraka’s end.
अर्धनारीश्वरं देवं व्याप्य विश्वमवस्थितम् २२.
The god Ardhanārīśvara, pervading the universe, is established therein.
ततो नारी पृथग्जाता पुरुषश्च तथा पृथक् २२.
From him, woman was born separately, and likewise man separately.
एकादश च रुद्राश्च पुरुषास्तस्य चांशजाः २२.
And the eleven Rudras, men, were born as his portions.
भजस्व पुत्रीं जगती ममापि च तवापि च २२.
Accept as your daughter the one who belongs to the world, to me, and to you as well.
एवमुक्तो मया दक्षः पुत्रीत्वे परि कल्पिताम् २२.
Thus addressed by me, Daksha considered her as established in the role of a daughter.
ततः काले चँ कस्मिंश्चिदवमेने च तां पिता २२.
Then, after some time, her father disregarded her.
ये रुद्रं नैव मन्यंते ते स्फुटं कुलकज्जलाः २२.
Those who do not honor Rudra are certainly a disgrace to their lineage.
अवमानेन तस्यापि यथा देवी जहौ तनुम् २२.
Because of that disrespect, the goddess too abandoned her body.
अधुना हिमशैलस्य भवित्री दुहिता च सा २२.
Now, she will become the daughter of the mountain Himavat.
तदिदं च त्वया कार्यं मेनागर्भे प्रविश्य च २२.
Therefore, you must enter the womb of Menā and do what is to be done.
यदा रुद्रोपहसिता तपस्तप्स्यति सा महत् २२.
When she, mocked by Rudra, undertakes great austerity,
स्वयमेव यदा रूपं सुगौरं प्रतिपत्स्यते २२.
And when she herself attains a beautiful, fair form,
तस्यैव हिमशैलस्य कंदरे सिद्धसेविते २२.
In the cave of that very Himavat, attended by accomplished sages,
तयोः सुतप्ततपसोर्भविता यो महान्सुतः २२.
A great son will be born to those two, who have performed intense austerity.
तपसो हि विना नास्ति सिद्धिः कुत्रापि शोभने २२.
For without austerity, O beautiful one, there is no accomplishment anywhere.
त्वयापि दानवो देवि देहनिर्गतया तदा २२.
At that time, O goddess, a demon will also emerge from your body.
यस्माच्चंडं च मुंडं च त्वं देवि निहनिष्यसि २२.
Because you, O goddess, will slay Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa,
ततस्त्वां वरदे देवी लोकः संपूजयिष्यति २२.
Therefore, O bestower of boons, the world will worship you, O goddess.
ॐकारवक्त्रां गायत्रीं त्वामर्चंति द्विजोत्तमाः २२.
The best of the twice-born worship you as Gāyatrī, whose face is Oṃkāra.