प्रेंखत्पताकानिकरं मणिमाणिक्यमालितम्
It is decked with fluttering banners and garlanded with jewels and rubies.
अनर्घ्यासनसंयुक्तं चारुपर्यंकभूषितम्
It is furnished with priceless seats and adorned with charming couches.
सुरम्यरतिशालाढ्यं वाजिराजिविराजितम् 4.1.32.
Rich with delightful pleasure-halls, it is graced by noble horses.
नूपुरारावसोत्कंठ केकिकेकारवाकुलम्
It resounds with the longing clamor of anklets and is filled with the cries of peacocks.
खेलन्मरालयुगलं जीवं जीवककांतिमत्
The pair of playful eyes, radiant with the luster of life.
कर्पूरैण मदामोद सोदरानिलवीजितम्
Fanned by a gentle breeze fragrant with the scent of camphor and musk.
दाडिमीबीजसंभ्रांतशुकतुंडात्तमौक्तिकम्
With lips red as pomegranate seeds, adorned with pearls between the beaks of parrots.
कमलामोदगर्भं च गर्भरूपं विना प्रिये
Containing the fragrance of lotus, yet without the form of a womb, my beloved.
यद्युपायोऽस्ति तद्ब्रूहि धिगपुत्रस्य जीवितम्
If there is any means, tell me that; cursed be the life of a sonless man.
धिगेतत्सौधसौंदर्यं धिगेतद्धनसंचयम्
Cursed be that beauty of mansions, cursed be that accumulation of wealth.
प्रलपंतमिव प्रोच्चैः प्रियं कनककुंडला
My beloved, adorned with golden earrings, seemed to be speaking loudly in delirium.
अत्रोपायोऽस्त्यपत्याप्त्यै विस्रब्धमवधारय
Here is a means for obtaining a child—know this with full confidence.
किमुद्यमवतां पुंसां दुर्लभं हि चराचरे 4.1.32.
What is truly unattainable among moving and unmoving things for those who are diligent?
दैवं हेतुं वदंत्येवं भृशं कापुरुषाः पते
Only the weak, O lord, always speak of fate as the cause.
ततः पौरुषमालंब्य तत्कर्म परिशांतये
Therefore, relying on one's own effort, act to accomplish the task.
अपत्यं द्रविणं दारा हारा हर्म्य हया गजाः
Children, wealth, wives, necklaces, mansions, horses, elephants—
विधातुः शांभवीं भक्तिं प्रिय सर्वे मनोरथाः
All desires, my dear, are fulfilled by devotion to Śambhu, the Lord.
नारायणोपि भगवानंतरात्मा जगत्पतिः
Even Nārāyaṇa, the blessed, the inner self, the lord of the world—
ब्रह्मणः सृष्टिकर्त्तृत्वं दत्तं तेनैव शंभुना
By him alone, Śambhu, was the role of creator given to Brahmā.
मृत्युंजयं सुतं लेभे शिलादोप्यनपत्यवान्
Even Śilāda, though childless, obtained a son, Mṛtyuñjaya.
क्षीरार्णवाधिपतितामुपमन्युरवाप्तवान्
Upamanyu attained lordship over the ocean of milk.
जिगाय शार्ङ्गिणं संख्ये दधीचिः शंभुसेवया
Dadhīci, through service to Śambhu, conquered the wielder of the Śārṅga bow in battle.
मनोरथपथातीतं यच्च वाचामगोचरम् 4.1.32.
That which is beyond the path of desire and beyond the reach of words,
अनाराध्य महेशानं सर्वदं सर्वदेहिनाम्
Without worshipping the great Lord, the giver of all to all beings,
तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन शंकरं शरणं व्रज
Therefore, with every effort, seek refuge in Śaṅkara.
इति श्रुत्वा वचः पत्न्याः पूर्णभद्रः स यक्षराट्
Hearing these words from his wife, Pūrnabhadra, the king of the Yakṣas,
दिनैः कतिपयैरेव परिपूर्णमनोरथः
In just a few days, his cherished desire was fulfilled.
नादेश्वरं समभ्यर्च्य कैः कैर्नापि स्वचिंतितम्
Having worshipped the Lord of the region, he attained what he had thought of, by means unknown.
अंतर्वत्न्यथ कालेन तत्पत्नी सुषुवे सुतम्
Then, in due time, his wife, being pregnant, gave birth to a son.
प्रीतिदायं ददौ चाथ भूरिपुत्राननेक्षणात्
He brought joy, and because he had many sons, he did not gaze upon him much.