धन्योऽहं देवि सुश्रोणि यत्पश्यावो जगत्पतिम्
Fortunate am I, O goddess with lovely hips, that we behold the Lord of the universe.
अनादिः शरणः शांतः परः षड्विंशसंमितः
He is beginningless, the refuge, serene, supreme, and measured as twenty-six.
सर्वभूतांतरात्माऽयं सर्वेषां सर्वदः सदा
He is the inner soul of all beings, always the giver to all.
धिया पश्यंति हृदये सोयमद्य समीक्ष्यताम्
Those who are wise see him in the heart; let him be beheld here today.
यं दृष्ट्वा न पुनर्जन्म लभ्यते मानवैर्भुवि
Seeing whom, men on earth do not obtain rebirth.
सोयमायाति भगवांस्त्र्यंबकः शशिभूषणः
He, the blessed Three-eyed One adorned with the moon, now approaches.
धिग्धिक्पदं तु देवानां परं दृष्ट्वाऽत्र शंकरम्
Fie, fie on the station of the gods, when here the supreme Śaṅkara is seen.
देवत्वादशुभं किंचिद्देवलोके न विद्यते
Among the gods, O goddess, there is nothing inauspicious at all in the world of the gods.
एवमुक्त्वा हृषीकेशः संप्रहृष्टतनूरुहः 4.1.31.
Having spoken thus, Hṛṣīkeśa, his body thrilled with joy—
किमिदं देवदेवेन सर्वज्ञेन त्वया विभो
What is this, O Lord of gods, all-knowing one, that you have done, O mighty one?
क्रीडेयं तव देवेश त्रिलोचन महामते
Is this play of yours, O Lord of gods, Three-eyed one, of great wisdom?
किमर्थं भगवत्र्छंभो भिक्षां चरसि शक्तिप
For what purpose, O blessed Śambhu, bearer of power, do you wander for alms?
एवमुक्तस्ततः शंभुर्विष्णुमेतदुदाहरत्
Thus addressed, Śambhu then spoke this to Viṣṇu:
तदघप्रतिघं विष्णो चराम्येतद्व्रतं शुभम्
O Viṣṇu, I observe this auspicious vow to counteract sin.
स्मित्वा किंचिन्नतशिराः पुनरेवं व्यजिज्ञपत्
Smiling slightly and bowing his head, he again addressed him thus:
मायया मां महादेव नच्छादयितुमर्हसि
Do not, O great god, cover me with your illusion.
कल्पे कल्पे सृजामीश त्वन्नियोगबलाद्विभो
In every cycle, O Lord, I create by the force of your command, O mighty one.
मदाद्यो महादेव मायया तव मोहिताः
O great god, all these gods, beginning with me, are deluded by your illusion.
संहारकाले संप्राप्ते सदेवानखिलान्मुनीन् 4.1.31.
When the time of dissolution arrives, with all the gods and sages present,
तदा क्व ते महादेव पाप ब्रह्मवधादिकम्
Then, O Mahadeva, where is your sin, such as the killing of Brahmins and others?
अतीतब्रह्मणामस्थ्नां स्रक्कंठे तव भासते
The garland of bones of past Brahmins shines upon your neck.
कृत्वापि सुमहत्पापं त्वां यः स्मरति भावतः
Even one who has committed a great sin, if he remembers you with devotion,
यथा तमो न तिष्ठेत संनिधावंशुमालिनः
Just as darkness cannot remain in the presence of the radiant one,
यश्चिंतयति पुण्यात्मा तव पादांबुजद्वयम्
Whoever, with a pure soul, contemplates your pair of lotus feet,
तव नामानुरक्ता वाग्यस्य पुंसो जगत्पते
O Lord of the world, whose speech is devoted to your name,
रजसा तमसा विवर्धितं क्व नु पापं परितापदायकम्
Where then is the sin, increased by passion and ignorance, that brings distress?
यदि जातुचिदंधकद्विषस्तवनामौष्ठपुटाद्विनिःसृतम्
If ever, from the lips of the enemy of the Andhakas, your name is uttered,
परमात्मन्परंधाम स्वेच्छा विधृत विग्रह
Supreme Self, supreme abode, who has assumed form by your own will,
अद्य धन्योस्मि देवेश यं न पश्यति योगिनः 4.1.31.
Today I am blessed, O Lord of gods, whom even yogis do not see.
अवियोगोऽस्तु मे देव त्वदंघ्रियुगलेन वै 4.1.31.
May I never be separated, O Lord, from your pair of feet.