अन्यश्च मे वरो दत्तो विश्वेशेन पतिव्रते
Another boon was given to me by the Lord of All, for my fidelity to my husbands.
प्राग्रवे त्वां समाराध्य यो मां द्रक्ष्यति मानवः
Whoever, at dawn, worships you and then sees me, O human,
अतो धर्माप्रिये नित्यं प्राप्य विश्वेश्वराद्वरम्
Therefore, O beloved of Dharma, having always obtained a boon from the Lord of All—
ये मामत्र भजिष्यंति मानवाः श्रद्धयान्विताः
Those humans who worship me here with faith,
भवतीं मत्समीपस्थां युधिष्ठिरपतिव्रताम् 4.1.49.
Will see you, Yudhishthira’s faithful wife, standing near me.
येर्चयिष्यंति भावेन पुरुषा वास्त्रियोपि वा
Whether men or women, those who worship with devotion—
न व्याधिजं भयं क्वापि न क्षुत्तृड्दोषसंभवम्
There is no fear arising from disease anywhere, nor any affliction caused by hunger or thirst.
आदित्यस्य कथामेतां द्रौपद्याराधितस्य वै
This is the story of the Sun, worshipped by Draupadī.
स्कंद उव।च द्रौपदादित्यमाहात्म्यं संक्षेपात्कथितं मया -
Skanda said: I have briefly recounted the greatness of the Sun as related to Draupadī.
पुरा पंचनदे तीर्थे त्रिषुलोकेषु विश्रुते
Long ago, at the holy place of the Five Rivers, renowned in the three worlds,
प्रतिष्ठाप्य महालिंगं गभस्तीश्वर संज्ञितम्
Having established the great liṅga called Gabhastīśvara,
दिव्यवर्षसहस्रं तु शतेन गुणितं मुने
For a divine thousand years, multiplied by a hundred, O sage,
स्वरूपतस्तु तपनस्त्रिलोकीतापनक्षमः
In his own form, the Sun blazed, capable of burning the three worlds.
मयूखैस्तत्र सवितुस्त्रैलोक्यदहनक्षमैः 4.1.49.
There, with the rays of Savitṛ, able to burn the three worlds,
वैमानिकैर्विष्णुपदे तत्यजे च गतागतम्
The celestial beings, at Viṣṇu's abode, abandoned the cycle of coming and going.
मयूखा एव दृश्यंते तिर्यगूर्ध्वमधोपि च
Only the rays are seen there—across, above, and below.
तस्यवै महसां राशेस्तपोराशेस्तपोर्चिषाम्
Of that mass of radiance, of that heap of austerity, of those flames of penance,
सूर्य आत्मास्य जगतो वेदेषु परिपठ्यते
The Sun is declared in the Vedas as the very Self of this world.
जगच्चक्षुरसौ सूर्यो जगदात्मैष भास्करः
This Sun is the eye of the world; this Bhāskara is the soul of the universe.
तमोंधकूपपतितमुद्यन्नेष दिनेदिने
Rising day by day, he lifts those fallen into the dark pit of blindness.
उदितेऽत्रोदिमो नित्यमस्तं यात्यस्तमाप्नुमः
When he rises, we rise here daily; when he sets, we too reach our setting.
इति व्याकुलितं विश्वं पश्यन्विश्वेश्वरः स्वयम्
Thus, seeing the world agitated, the Lord of All himself,
मयूखमालिनं शंभुरालोक्याति सुनिश्चलम्
Śaṃbhu beheld the one adorned with rays, perfectly steady,
उवाच च प्रसन्नात्मा श्रीकंठः प्रणतार्तिहृत् 4.1.49.
And the gracious-hearted Śrīkaṇṭha, remover of the distress of the bowed, spoke.
निरुद्धेंद्रियवृत्तित्वाद्ब्रध्नो ध्यानसमाधिना
Because his senses and their activities were restrained through meditation and absorption,
काष्ठीभूतं तु तं ज्ञात्वा शिवः पस्पर्श पाणिना
Recognizing him to be as if turned to wood, Śiva touched him with his hand.
तत उन्मीलयांचक्रे लोचने विश्वलोचनः
Then Viśvalocana opened his eyes.
परिव्यपेतसंतापस्तपनः स्पर्शनाद्विभोः
His distress and burning pain vanished by the touch of the Lord.
मित्रो नेत्रातिथीकृत्य त्र्यक्षं प्रत्यक्षमग्रतः
Mitra, having honored the three-eyed one as a guest with his eyes, stood directly before him.
भूतनाथ भवभीतिहारक त्वां नतोस्मि नतवांछितप्रद
Lord of beings, remover of the fear of existence, I bow to you, giver of the wishes of those who bow.