पुनरूर्ध्वभुजं कृत्वा दक्षिणं शिष्यमध्यगः
Again raising his right arm, he stood among the disciples.
परिनिर्मथ्य वाग्जालं सुनिश्चित्यासकृद्बहु
Having thoroughly refuted the web of words, he repeatedly and firmly established the truth.
इत्यादि श्लोकसंघातं स्वप्रतिज्ञा प्रबोधकम्
Such a collection of verses awakened his own vow.
तस्तंभ तावत्तद्बाहुं स शैलादिः स्वलीलया
Then, by his own play, the mountain-lord immobilized that arm.
ततो गुप्तं समागम्य विष्णुर्व्यासमभाषत
Then, Viṣṇu, having come secretly, spoke to Vyāsa.
तवैतदपराधेन भीतिर्मेपि महत्तरा
Because of your offense, I too have great fear.
तत्प्रसादादहं चक्री लक्ष्मीशस्तत्प्रभावतः 4.2.95.
By his grace, I became the wielder of the discus and the lord of Lakshmi, through his power.
तद्भक्त्या परमैश्वर्यं मया लब्धं वरात्ततः
Through devotion to him, I obtained supreme sovereignty by his boon.
अन्यदापि न वै कार्या भवता शेमुषीदृशी
Never again should you act with such arrogance.
भुजस्तंभः कृतस्तेन नंदिना दृष्टिमात्रतः
By the mere gaze of Nandi, your arm was made rigid.
यथा स्तोतुं भवानीश प्रभवाभि भवांतकम
O Lord, as you are the source and end of all, how can one be able to praise you?
ततः सत्यवतीसूनुस्तथा स्तंभितदोर्लतः
Then the son of Satyavati stood with his arm thus paralyzed.
यः क्षीराब्धेर्मंदराघातजातो ज्वालामाली कालकूटोति भीमः
He who, fierce and wreathed in flames, was born from the churning of the ocean of milk by Mandara, and is called Kālakuṭa.
यद्वाणोभूच्छ्रीपतिर्यस्य यंता लोकेशो यत्स्यंदनं भूः समस्ता
He whose speech became the Lord of Lakshmi, whose charioteer is the Lord of the world, and whose chariot is the entire earth.
यं कदर्पो वीक्षमाणः समानं देवैरन्यैर्भस्मजातः स्वयं हि
He whom Kāmadeva, looking upon as equal to the other gods, was himself reduced to ashes.
यं वै वेदो वेद नो नैव विष्णुर्नोवा वेधा नो मनो नैव वाणी 4.2.95.
He whom the Veda does not know, nor does Vishnu, nor Brahma, nor the mind, nor speech.
यस्मिन्सर्वं यस्तु सर्वत्र सर्वो यो वै कर्ता योऽविता योऽपहर्ता
In whom is everything, who is everywhere, who is all, who is the creator, the protector, and the destroyer.
यस्यैकाख्या वाजिमेधेन तुल्या यस्या न त्या चैकयाल्पेंद्रलक्ष्मीः
Whose single name is equal to a horse sacrifice, and by whose single name even Indra's wealth is insignificant.
नान्यं देवं वेद्म्यहं श्रीमहेशान्नान्यं देवं स्तौमि शंभोर्ऋतेऽहम्
I know no other god but the glorious Mahesha; I praise no other god but Shambhu.
इत्थं यावत्स्तौति शंभुं महर्षिस्तावन्नंदी शांभवाद्दृक्प्रसादात्
Thus, as long as the great sage praised Shambhu, so long did Nandi, by Shambhu's grace, keep his gaze.
नंदिकेश्वर उवाच यः पठिष्यति मेधावी तस्य तुष्यति शंकरः
Nandikeshvara said: Whoever, being wise, recites this, Shankara will be pleased with him.
व्यासाष्टकमिदं प्रातः पठितव्यं प्रयत्नतः
This eight-versed hymn of Vyasa should be recited carefully in the morning.
मातृहा पितृहा वापि गोघ्नो बालघ्र एव वा
Even one who has killed his mother, father, a cow, or a child—
स्कंद उवाच पाराशर्यस्तदारभ्य शंभुभक्तिपरोभवत्
Skanda said: From that time, the son of Parashara became devoted to Shambhu.
विभूतिभूषणो नित्यं नित्यरुद्राक्षभूषणः
He is always adorned with sacred ashes and ever wears Rudrākṣa beads.
स कृत्वा क्षेत्रसंन्यासं त्यजेन्नाद्यापि काशिकाम् 4.2.95.
Having taken the vow of renunciation of the sacred field, he should not abandon Kāśī even now.
घंटाकर्णह्रदे स्नात्वा दृष्ट्वा व्यासेश्वरं नरः
After bathing in the lake called Ghaṇṭākarṇa and beholding Lord Vyāseśvara, a man—
काश्यां व्यासेश्वरं लिंगं पूजयित्वा नरोत्तमः
—the best of men, having worshipped the liṅga of Vyāseśvara in Kāśī—
व्यासेश्वरस्य ये भक्ता न तेषां कलिकालतः
For those who are devotees of Vyāseśvara, the age of Kali has no effect.
व्यासेश्वरः प्रयत्नेन द्रष्टव्यः काशिवासिभिः
Vyāseśvara must be seen with effort by the residents of Kāśī.