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.
[http://vedastudy.tripod.com/pur_index25/ratha.htm रथोपरि टिप्पणी] छत्रीभूतौ च यत्रस्तः सूर्याचंद्रमसावपि
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.
सभर्तृकाश्च भगिनीर्नवालंकृतिशालिनीः
She saw her sisters, adorned with new ornaments, along with their husbands.
अचिंतिता त्वनाहूता विमानाद्धरवल्लभा
Uninvited and unconsidered, the beloved of Hara descended from the chariot.
असंभाष्या पिताः सर्वा गता दक्षांतिकं सती
Without speaking to any of the fathers, Sati went near Daksha.
कथं नाहं समाहूता यथैता मे सहोदराः ।। 4.2.88.
'Why was I not invited, as these sisters of mine were?'
अयं ते न मनाग्दोषो दोष एष ममैव हि
This fault is not yours in the least; truly, this fault is mine alone.
तादृग्विधाय यत्पत्ये मया दत्ताज्ञबुद्धिना
Having acted in such a manner, I gave you to a husband by my own command and judgment.
तदा कथमदास्यं त्वां तस्मै मायास्वरूपिणं
Then, how could I have given you to him, who is the very embodiment of illusion?
पितामहेन बहुधा वर्णितोसौ ममाग्रतः
He was described in many ways by the Grandfather before me.
श्रीकंठोसौ महेशोऽसौ सर्वज्ञोसौ वृषध्वजः
He is Śrīkaṇṭha, he is Maheśa, he is omniscient, he is the one bearing the bull-banner.
वाक्याच्छतधृतेस्तस्मात्तस्मै दत्ता मयानघे
Therefore, O blameless one, on the word of the hundred-handed, I gave you to him.
पितृकाननसंवासं शूलिनं च कपालिनम्
He dwells in the ancestral forest, wields the trident, and bears the skull.
कलंकिकृतमौलिं च धूलिधूसरचर्चितम्
His crown is stained, his body smeared with dust and ashes.
क्वचिच्च चर्मवसनं क्वचिद्भिक्षाटनप्रियम्
Sometimes he wears garments of skin, sometimes he delights in wandering for alms.
रुद्रं रौद्रपरीवारं महाकालवपुर्धरम् 4.2.88.
He is Rudra, surrounded by fierce attendants, bearing the form of Mahākāla.
न सम्यग्वेत्ति तं कश्चिज्जानानोपि प्रतारितः
No one truly knows him; even those who know are misled.
क्व पांसुलपटच्छन्नो महाशंखविभूषणः
Where is he, covered in dusty cloth, adorned with great conch ornaments?
डमड्डमरुकव्यग्र हस्ताग्रः खंडचंद्रभृत्
His hand is busy with the ḍamaru drum, he bears the crescent moon.
मृडानि सहरः क्वाऽयमध्वरो मंगलालयः
Where is Mṛḍa, with the mountain, and where is this sacrificial, auspicious abode?
दुकूलान्यनुकूलानि रत्नालंकृतयः शुभाः
Fine garments, agreeable, adorned with jewels, auspicious in appearance.
इह मंगलवेशेषु देवेंद्रेषु स शूलधृक्
Here, among the auspiciously dressed gods and lords, he stands holding the trident.