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.
इत्याकर्ण्य सती साध्वी जनेतुरुदितं तदा
Thus, hearing what her mother had spoken, Sati, the virtuous one, listened.
सत्युवाच नाकर्णितं मया किंचित्त्वयि प्रब्रुवति प्रभो
Sati spoke: 'Nothing was unheard by me while you, O Lord, were speaking.'
न सम्यग्वेत्ति तं कश्चिज्जानानोपि प्रतारितः
No one truly understands him, even those who know are led astray.
त्वं तु प्रतारितः पूर्वमधुनापि प्रतारितः 4.2.88.
But you were deceived before, and even now you are deceived.
यादृशं वक्षितं शंभुं तादृशं यद्यमन्यथाः
If you describe Śambhu as he is, but others speak differently—
अथवा तेन संबंधे न हेतुर्भवतो मतिः
Or, in that connection, your mind does not find a reason.
अथोक्त्वैवं बहुतरं त्वं जनेतास्य वर्ष्मणः
Or, having spoken thus at length, you will cause the birth of his form.
पुरश्चरणमेवैतद्यदस्यैव विसर्जनम् यावज्जीवितनाथस्याश्रवणीया विगर्हणा
This very act of dismissal is a rite for him, as long as the lord of life lives, reproach will be heard.
इत्युक्त्वा क्रोधदीप्ताग्नौ महादेवस्वरूपिणि
Having said this, in the fire blazing with anger, in the form of Mahādeva—
ततो विवर्णतां प्राप्ताः सर्वे देवाः सवासवाः
Then all the gods, along with Indra, became discolored.