चंद्रार्धशुद्धभूषाय चंद्रसूर्याग्निचक्षुषे
Salutations to the one adorned with the pure crescent moon, whose eyes are the moon, sun, and fire.
जगदीशाय जीर्णाय जराजन्महराय ते
Salutations to the lord of the universe, to the aged one, and to you who remove old age and birth.
नमो डमरुहस्ताय धनुर्हस्ताय ते नमः
Salutations to you who hold the drum; salutations to you who hold the bow.
त्रिशूलव्यग्रहस्ताय नमस्त्रिपथगाधर
Salutations to you whose hand is busy with the trident; salutations to you, bearer of the triple-flowing river.
त्रयीमयाय तुष्टाय भक्ततुष्टिप्रदाय च
Salutations to you who are composed of the three Vedas, who are satisfied, and who grant satisfaction to devotees.
दारिताशेषपापाय नमस्ते दीर्घदर्शिने
Salutations to you who have destroyed all sins; salutations to you, the far-seeing one.
दोषाकर कलाधार त्यक्तदोषागमाय च
Salutations to the maker of faults, the holder of arts, and to the one who has abandoned the arrival of faults.
नमो धीराय धर्माय धर्मपालाय ते नमः
Salutations to you who are steadfast, who are righteousness, and who are the protector of righteousness.
नाममात्रस्मृतिकृतां त्रैलोक्यैश्वर्यपूरक
You fulfill the sovereignty of the three worlds for those who remember your name alone.
पशुपाशविमोक्षाय पशूनां पतये नमः 4.2.63.
Salutations to you who release from the bonds of creatures; salutations to the lord of all beings.
परात्पराय पाराय परापरपराय च
To the One who is beyond the highest, the ultimate refuge, and who is both the transcendent and the immanent—
वामदेवाय वामार्धधारिणे वृषगामिने
To Vāmadeva, who bears the left half as feminine, who rides the bull—
भवाय भवनाशाय भूतानांपतये नमः
To Bhava, the source of existence, the destroyer of becoming, the Lord of beings, I bow.
नमो मृडानीपतये नमो मृत्युंजयाय ते
Salutations to the Lord of Mṛḍānī, salutations to you, the Conqueror of Death.
यायजूकाय यज्ञाय यज्ञानां फलदायिने
To the one who is to be worshipped, who is the sacrifice, the giver of the fruits of sacrifices—
शूलिने शाश्वतेशाय श्मशानावनिचारिणे
To the wielder of the trident, the eternal Lord, the wanderer in the cremation grounds—
हराय क्षांतिरूपाय क्षेत्रज्ञाय क्षमाकर
To Hara, the embodiment of forbearance, the knower of the field, the source of forgiveness—
अंधकारे नमस्तुभ्यमाद्यंतरहिताय च
Salutations to you, O darkness, who is free from beginning and end.
उमाकांताय उग्राय नमस्ते ऊर्ध्वरेतसे
To the beloved of Umā, the fierce one, salutations to you, whose seed is held upward.
अनंतकारिणे तुभ्यमंबिकापतये नमः 4.2.63.
To you who perform endless deeds, salutations to the Lord of Ambikā.
दृश्यादृश्य यदत्रास्ति तत्सर्वं त्वमु माधव
Whatever is seen or unseen here, all that is you, O Mādhava.
वाच्यस्त्वं वाचकस्त्वं हि वाक्च त्वं प्रणतोस्मि ते
You are the one to be spoken of, you are the speaker, and you are speech itself; I bow to you.
नान्यं नमामि गौरीश नान्याख्यामाददे शिव
I bow to no other, O Lord of Gaurī; I take up no other name, O Śiva.
पंगुरन्याभिगमनेऽस्म्यंधोऽन्यपरिवीक्षणे
I am lame in approaching others, blind in seeing anyone else.
पाता हर्ता त्वमेवैको नानात्वं मूढकल्पना
You alone are the protector and destroyer; the notion of multiplicity is the delusion of the ignorant.
संसारसागरे मग्नं मामुद्धर महेश्वर
Lift me up, O Great Lord, who am sunk in the ocean of worldly existence.
वाचंयमो भवत्स्थाणोः पुरतः स्थाणुसन्निभः उवाच च प्रसन्नात्मा वरं ब्रूहीति तं मुनिम्
Then, the steadfast Lord, resembling a pillar, standing before him, spoke with a gracious heart to the sage: 'Ask for a boon.'
मा भवानि भवानीश दूरं दूरपदप्रद
O Lord of Bhavānī, do not grant me a distant, far-off state.
अपरश्च वरो नाथ देयोयमविचारतः
And another boon, O Lord, is to be granted without hesitation.
तदस्तु सर्वं तेभीष्टं वरमन्यं ददामि च ।। 4.2.63.
So let all that you desire be fulfilled; I grant you another boon as well.