तुष्टावाष्टतनुं तुष्टः प्रफु ल्ल नयनांचलः 4.1.16.
Being pleased, he praised the eight-bodied one, his eyes blooming with delight.
भार्गव उवाच त्वं भाभिराभिरभिभूय तमः समस्तमस्तं नयस्यभिमतानि निशाचराणाम्
Bhārgava said: You, by your rays, overcome all darkness and bring to an end the desires of the night-wandering beings.
अष्टमूर्त्यष्टकेनेष्टं परिष्टूयेति भार्गवः 4.1.16.
Bhārgava, having worshipped with the eightfold form and eightfold offerings, praised him.
अत्यर्कमत्यग्निं(?) च ते तेजो व्योम्न्यतितारकम् 4.1.16.
Your radiance surpasses the sun, surpasses fire, and in the sky it exceeds the stars.
अगस्त्य उवाच इत्थं सधर्मिणि कथां शुक्रलोकस्य सुव्रते 4.1.16.
Agastya said: Thus, O virtuous one, is the story of Śukraloka told in accordance with its true nature.
यस्याः श्रवणमात्रेण प्रीणिते श्रवणे मम
By merely hearing of her, my ears are delighted.
कस्य पुण्यनिधेर्लोकः शोकहृत्त्वेष निर्मलः
Who in the world, the repository of merit, is not purified of sorrow by her?
धयित्वा श्रोत्रपात्राभ्यां वाणीममृतरूपिणीम्
Having drunk, with the vessels of the ears, that speech which is like nectar,
उत्पत्तिं चास्य वक्ष्यावो भूसुतोयं यथाभवत्
We shall now speak of his origin, how he came to be on earth.
पुरा तपस्यतः शंभोर्दाक्षायण्या वियोगतः
Formerly, while Śambhu was engaged in austerities, separated from Dākṣāyaṇī,
ततः कुमारः संजज्ञे लोहितांगो महीतलात्
Then a son was born, red-limbed, from the earth.
माहेय इत्यतः ख्यातिं परामेष गतः सदा
Therefore, he always attained fame as Māheya.
असिश्च वरणा चापि सरितौ यत्र शोभने
There, O beautiful one, are the sword and the trees, and also the two rivers.
सर्वगोपि हि विश्वेशो यत्र नित्यं प्रकाशते
It is there that the Lord of the Universe, all-pervading, eternally reveals Himself.
अमृतं हि भवंत्येव मृता यत्र शरीरिणः 4.1.17.
Indeed, those who die there become immortal.
अपुनर्भवदेहास्ते येऽविमुक्रेतनुत्यजः
The bodies of those who never abandon the Avimukta are not born again.
संस्थाप्य लिंगं विधिना स्वनाम्नांगारकेश्वरम्
Establishing a liṅga there according to the rite, named Aṅgārakeśvara after himself,
ज्वलदंगारवत्तेजो यावत्तस्यशरीरतः
With the brilliance of burning embers, as long as it remained from his body,
ततोंगारक नाम्ना स सर्वलोकेषु गीयते
Therefore, by the name Aṅgāraka, he is praised in all the worlds.
अंगारक चतुर्थ्यां ये स्नात्वोत्तरवहांभसि
Those who bathe on the fourth lunar day in the northern-flowing waters of Aṅgāraka,
न तेषां ग्रहपीडा च कदाचित्क्वापि जायते
For them, affliction from planets never arises at any time or place.
उपरागसमं पर्व तदुक्तं कालवेदिभिः
That festival, equal to a planetary conjunction, is declared by those who know time.
श्रद्धया श्राद्धदा ये वै चतुर्थ्यंगारयोगतः
Those who, with faith, perform śrāddha on the fourth day in conjunction with Aṅgāraka,
अंगारकचतुर्थ्यां तु पुरा जज्ञे गणेश्वरः
Indeed, on the Aṅgāraka-caturthī, Gaṇeśvara was born in ancient times.
एकभक्तव्रती तत्र संपूज्य गणनायकम् 4.1.17.
There, observing the vow of single-meal fasting, one should worship the Lord of Gaṇas.
अंगारेश्वर भक्ता ये वाराणस्यां नरोत्तमाः
Those noble men in Vārāṇasī who are devotees of Aṅgāreśvara,
अगस्त्य उवाच इत्थं कथयतोरेव रम्यां पुण्यवतीं कथाम्
Agastya said: Thus, while he was telling this delightful and meritorious story,
नेत्रानंदकरीं दृष्ट्वा शिवशर्माऽथ तां पुरीम्
Having seen that city, which brings joy to the eyes, Śivaśarmā then—
अध्वखेदापनोदाय पुनरस्याः पुरः कथाम्
To remove the fatigue of the journey, again, the story of that city—
विधेर्विधित्सतः पूर्वं त्रिलोकीरचनां मुदा
Desiring to know the will of the Creator, he joyfully considered the creation of the three worlds beforehand.