यत्रैव हि तपस्यंति यत्रैव विहिताश्रमाः
Wherever they perform austerities, wherever hermitages are established—
मनाक्चिंतितमात्रं तु चेल्लभंते न तापसाः
If ascetics obtain even a little of what they desire, it is only by chance.
तथापि तापसा मान्याः स्वश्रेयोवृद्धिकांक्षिभिः
Yet ascetics are to be honored by those who seek the growth of their own welfare.
इति यावन्महेशानो मनस्येव विचिंतयेत्
Thus, as long as the great Lord pondered in his mind—
तत्कोधानलधूमोघैर्व्यापितं यन्नभोंगणम्
Then, the sky was filled with smoke from the fire of his wrath.
ततो गणाः परिक्षुब्धाः प्रलयार्णव नीरवत्
Then the hosts became agitated, like waters of the ocean at dissolution.
गर्जंतस्तर्जयंतश्च प्रोद्यता युधपाणयः 4.2.85.
Roaring and threatening, weapons raised for battle, they surged forth.
को यमः कोथवा कालः को मृत्युः कस्तथांतकः
Who is Yama? Who is Time? Who is Death? Who is the Ender?
अग्निं पिबामो जलवच्चूर्णीकुर्मोखिलान्गिरीन्
Let us drink up fire like water; let us grind all the mountains to dust.
पातालं चानयामोर्ध्वमधो दध्मोथवा दिवम्
Let us bring the netherworld above, or cast the heavens below.
ब्रह्मांडभांडमथवा स्फोटयामः क्षणेन हि
In but a moment, we could shatter the shell of the cosmic egg.
ग्रसामो वाथ भुवनं मुक्त्वा वाराणसीं पुरीम्
Or else, we could devour the world, sparing only the city of Varanasi.
कुतोऽयं धूमसंभारो ज्वालावल्यः कुतस्त्वमूः
From where does this mass of smoke arise? From where do these tongues of flame come?
इति पारिषदाः शंभोर्महाभय भयप्रदाः
Thus, the attendants of Shambhu, terrifying and bringers of fear, spoke.
शकलीकृत्य बहुशः शिलावत्प्रलयानलम्
Again and again, they shattered the fire of dissolution like stones.
महाहनुर्महाग्रीवो महाकालो जितांतकः
Great-jawed, great-necked, great in time, conqueror of Death,
क्षोभणो द्रावणो जृंभी पचास्यः पंचलोचनः 4.2.85.
Agitator, disperser, expander, with a mouth that cooks, five-eyed,
चंडो भृंगिरिटिस्तुंडी प्रचंडस्तांडवप्रियः
Fierce, with a bee’s crest, beaked, exceedingly fierce, lover of the wild dance,
क्षेमकः क्षेमधन्वा च वीरभद्रो रणप्रियः
Protector, armed with the bow of welfare, Virabhadra, lover of battle,
दीर्घग्रीवोथ पिंगाक्षः पिंगलः पिंगमूर्धजः
Long-necked, tawny-eyed, tawny, with tawny hair,
गोकर्णो गजकर्णश्च कोकिलाख्यो गजाननः
Cow-eared, elephant-eared, called Kokila, elephant-faced,
सीरपाणिः शिवारावो वैणिको वेणुवादनः
Plough-handed, with Shiva’s roar, lute-player, flute-player,
इत्यादयो गणेशानाः शतकोटि दुरासदाः
Such were the lords of the hosts, a hundred crore, unassailable.
क्षुब्धेषु तेषु वीरेषु चकंपे भुवनत्रयम्
When those heroes were agitated, the three worlds trembled.
तदा विविशतुः काश्यां सूर्याचंद्रमसावपि
Then, even the Sun and Moon entered Kashi.
निवार्य प्रमथानीकमतिक्षुब्धमुमाधवः
Restraining the exceedingly agitated host of Pramathas, Umadhava,
अथो दुर्वाससे लिंगादाविरासीत्कृपानिधिः 4.2.85.
Then, from the linga of Durvasa, the ocean of compassion appeared.
माभूच्छापो मुनेः काश्यां निर्वाणप्रतिबंधकः
Let not the sage’s curse in Kashi become an obstacle to liberation.
उवाच च प्रसन्नोस्मि महाक्रोधन तापस
And he said: I am pleased with you, O great and wrathful ascetic.
ततो विलज्जितोगस्त्य शापोद्यतकरो मुनिः
Then Agastya, feeling ashamed, the sage who had raised his hand to curse,