एतत्सृजामि पाम्यद्मि त्वल्लीलाप्रेरितोंगने
All this I create and sustain, O lady, impelled by your divine play.
शिवा शिवोदितं चेति श्रुत्वाप्याह महेश्वरम्
Having heard these words spoken by Shiva, Devi replied to the Great Lord.
मनो मे चरणद्वंद्वे तव स्थास्यति निश्चलम्
My mind will remain unwavering at your twin feet.
शंभुः कात्यायनीवाक्यामिति श्रुत्वा तदाब्रवीत् 4.2.88.
Hearing these words of Katyayani, Shambhu then spoke.
मच्छक्ति धारिणी त्वं वा सृजैवान्यां क्रतुक्रियाम्
You, who bear my power, may perform another sacrificial rite.
अन्यानाशु विधेहि त्वमृषीनार्त्विज्यकर्मणि
Swiftly appoint others to the duties of officiating priests for the sages.
पितुर्यज्ञोत्सवो नाथ द्रष्टव्योऽत्र मया ध्रुवम्
O Lord, I must certainly witness my father's sacrificial festival here.
कः प्रतीपयितुं शक्तश्चेतो वा जलमेव वा
Who is able to oppose—whether mind or even water?
निशम्येति पुनः प्राह सर्वज्ञो भूतनायकः
Hearing this, the all-knowing Lord of beings spoke again.
अद्य प्राचीं यियासुं त्वां वारयेत्पंगुवासरः
Today, the day is inauspicious; one who is lame would hinder your journey eastward.
अद्य सप्तदशो योगो वियोगोद्य तनोऽशुभः
Today is the seventeenth conjunction; separation arising now is inauspicious.
मा गा देवि गताद्य त्वं नहि द्रक्ष्यसि मां पुनः
Do not go today, O goddess; you will not see me again.
तदा तन्वंतरेणापि करिष्ये तव दासताम्
Even without this body, I will serve you as your attendant.
परिक्षुब्धमनोवृत्तिं स्त्रियं वा पुरुषं तु वा 4.2.88.
Whether woman or man, one whose mind is agitated—
परं न देवि गंतव्यं महामानधनेच्छुभिः
O goddess, one should not go further, desiring great honor or wealth.
यथा सिंधुगता सिंधुर्न पुनः परिवर्तते
Just as a river that has reached the ocean does not return again.
तथा त्वमेव मे नाथो भविष्यसि भवांतरे
In the same way, you alone will be my protector in another life.
इत्युक्त्वा निर्ययौ देवी कोपांधीकृतलोचना
Having spoken thus, the goddess departed, her eyes blinded by anger.
न ननाम महादेवं न च चक्रे प्रदक्षिणम्
She did not bow to Mahadeva, nor did she circumambulate him.
अप्रणम्य महेशानमकृत्वापि प्रदक्षिणम्
Without saluting the great lord, and without making a circumambulation,
तया चरणचारिण्या राज्ञ्या त्रिभुवनेशितुः
That queen, who walked on foot, left the lord of the three worlds.
देवोपि तां सतीं यांतीं दृष्ट्वा चरणचारिणीम्
The god also, seeing Sati departing on foot,
गणा विमानं नयत मनःपवनचक्रिणम्
said to the attendants, 'Bring the aerial chariot, driven by the mind and wind.'
महावातपताकं च महाबुद्ध्यक्षलक्षितम् 4.2.88.
It was adorned with great banners fluttering in the wind, and marked by the signs of great wisdom and dice.
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Upon that chariot, the sun and moon stood as umbrellas.
धूः स्वयं चापि गायत्री रज्जवस्तक्षकादयः
There, the Gayatri herself, along with ropes, axes, and other implements, served as the yoke.
अंगानि रक्षका यत्र वरूथश्छंदसां गणः
Its parts were guardians, and the host of metres formed its protective array.
देव्या सनाथं तं कृत्वा विमानं पार्षदा दिवि
Making that chariot, now protected by the goddess, ready, the attendants brought it to the sky.
सा क्षणं त्र्यक्षरमणी वीक्ष्य दक्षसभांगणम्
For a moment, the beloved of the three-eyed one gazed at the assembly hall of Daksha.
अविशद् यज्ञवाटं च चकितंरक्षि वीक्षिता
She did not enter the sacrificial enclosure, glancing about with anxious guards.