शुद्ध्यर्थं तेन विश्वस्य स्थापिता संस्थितिर्यथा ४०.
For the sake of the purification of the universe, that order was established as it is.
ससर्जेति पुरा धाता रूपात्मकमिदं जगत् ४०.
Long ago, the Creator brought forth this world, consisting of forms.
स च नामप्रपञ्चस्तु चतुर्द्धा भिद्यते किल ४०.
And that manifest world of names is indeed divided into four parts.
तत्र ध्वनिर्नादमयो वर्णाश्चाकारपूर्वकाः ४०.
Therein, sound is composed of resonance, and syllables are preceded by forms.
तच्चापि वाक्यं त्रिविधं भवेदिति श्रुतेर्मतम् ४०.
And that speech is considered to be threefold, according to the teaching of the scriptures.
कांतासंमतमेवापि वाक्यं हि त्रिविधं विदुः ४०.
Even what is approved by beloved ones is known to be threefold speech.
तथा श्रुतिस्मृती चोभे प्राहतुः प्रभुसंमतम् ४०.
Thus, both the revealed and remembered texts declare what is approved by the Lord.
सुहृद्वत्प्रतिबोध्यैनं प्रवर्तयति तत्त्वतः ४०.
Like a friend enlightening him, he truly sets him in motion towards reality.
प्रभुवाक्यं स्मृतं यच्च सबाह्याभ्यंतरं शुचि ४०.
That which is called the Lord’s speech is pure, both outwardly and inwardly.
तदेतत्पालनीयं स्याद्भूमिजानां श्रुतिर्वदेत् ४०.
This, the tradition says, should be observed by those born on earth.
एतेन श्रुतिशास्त्राणि पुराणं च वृतैव किम् ४०.
By this, the scriptures and the Purāṇa are indeed encompassed—what more is there?
मुग्धाः सर्वेऽभवन्दक्षा ये हि वेदं गता ह्यनु ४०.
All those who followed the Veda without discernment became deluded and lost patience.
तिष्ठंति राजसा मध्ये ह्यधो गच्छंति तामसाः ४०.
Those of rajas remain in the middle; those of tamas go downward.
न चैतदप्य सूयामो यद्भूतेषु शिवो न हि ४०.
Nor should we blame this, for Śiva is not absent from beings.
यथा सुवर्णजातानि भूषणानि बहूनि च ४०.
Just as many ornaments are made from gold,
स्वर्णं सर्वेषु चास्त्येव तथैव स सदाशिवः ४०.
Gold is present in all of them; so too is Sadāśiva always present.
तथेदं शोधितं देहं शुद्धं दिवि व्रजेत्स्फुटम् ४०.
Thus, this purified body, being pure, clearly ascends to heaven.
चेदिदं शोधयेद्देहं नैव ग्राह्यं समंततः ४०.
But if one does not purify this body, it should not be accepted at all.
शुचिः स्यादल्पदिवसात्पाषाणोऽसौ भवेत्स्फुटम् ४०.
He becomes pure in a short time; that stone becomes clearly visible.
साधुवाप्यथवाऽसाधु प्रमाणं नः श्रुतिः परा ४०.
Whether good or not good, our supreme authority is the Veda.
अंगुष्ठेन लिखन्भूमिं चक्रे गर्तं महोत्तमम् ४०.
Scratching the ground with his thumb, he made a great and excellent pit.
अत्यरिच्यत तोयं च चक्रे पादेन संलिखन् ४०.
Water overflowed, and he traced with his foot.
तदद्भुतं महद्दृष्ट्वा नैव विप्रो विसिष्मिये ४०.
Seeing that great and wondrous thing, the Brahmin was not at all astonished.
तच्चित्रेण न जह्याच्च श्रुतिमार्गं सनातनम्॥ ४०.
By that marvel, he did not abandon the eternal path of the Veda.
अतिमूर्खोसि विप्र त्वं प्रज्ञावादांश्च भाषसे कूपोन्यस्य घटोऽन्यस्य रज्जुरन्यस्य भारत॥ ४०.
You are extremely foolish, Brahmin, yet you speak words of wisdom; one has the well, another the pot, another the rope, O descendant of Bharata.
पायंत्यन्ये पिबंत्यन्ये सर्वे ते समभागिनः ४०.
Some draw water, others drink; all of them share equally.
ततो विममृशे श्लोको बहुधा समभागिनाम् ४०.
Then he considered the verse about those who share equally in many ways.
बहुपोतद्रव्यक्षेपः सर्वैः सा समभागिता ४०.
When many contribute vessels and goods, all share equally.
यः शुचिश्च शिवं ध्यायन्प्रासादकूपकर्तरि ४०.
He who is pure and meditates on Shiva, when making a temple or well,
इति निश्चित्य प्रोवाच कालभीतिर्नरं च तम् ४०.
Having thus decided, the one afraid of death spoke to that man.