मामु ह्रदे नरः स्नात्वा दृष्ट्वा तं मुद्गलेश्वरम् एतस्मात्कारणाद्राजन्मामुह्रदमिति स्मृतम्
A man, having bathed in the Māmū lake and seen that lord Mudgala— for this reason, O king, it is known as Māmū lake.
तत्तीर्थं सर्वतीर्थानां प्रवरं लोकविश्रुतम्
That sacred place, renowned in the world, is the foremost among all holy sites.
मोक्षकामो विशेषेण य इच्छेत्परमं पदम्
Whoever especially desires liberation, who wishes for the supreme state—
कस्मिन्काले फलं तेन किं दृष्टेन भवेन्नृणाम्
At what time does that fruit arise, and what result comes to men who see it?
यां श्रुत्वा मानवः सम्यक्सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
Hearing which, a man is completely freed from all sins.
पुरा देवयुगे राजन्महिषोनाम दानवः
Long ago, in the age of the gods, O king, there was a demon named Mahisha.
तेन शक्रादयो देवा जिताः संख्ये सहस्रशः
By him, Indra and the other gods were defeated in battle by the thousands.
त्रैलोक्यं स वशे कृत्वा स्वयमिन्द्रो बभूव ह
Having brought the three worlds under his control, he himself became Indra.
आदित्या वसवो रुद्रा नासत्यौ मरुतां गणाः
The Adityas, Vasus, Rudras, Ashvins, and the hosts of Maruts—
वह्निर्भयं समापन्नस्त्यक्त्वा देवगणांस्तदा
—even Agni, seized by fear, then abandoned the hosts of gods.
उद्द्योतं कुरुते सूर्यो यादृक्तस्याभिसंमतः
The sun shines forth with the brilliance that is approved by him.
लोकपालास्तथा सर्वे तस्य कर्म प्रचक्रिरे
In the same way, all the guardians of the worlds performed his deeds.
कस्यचित्त्वथ कालस्य सर्वे देवाः समेत्य तु 7.3.36.
Then, at a certain time, all the gods assembled together.
भगवान्किं वयं कुर्मः कुत्र यामो निराश्रयाः
O Lord, what shall we do? Where shall we go, being without refuge?
एवमुक्तो गुरुर्द्देवैर्ध्यात्वा कालं चिरं नृप
Thus addressed by the gods, the guru, after meditating on Time for a long while, O king,
अवध्यः सर्वदेवानां मुक्त्वेकां योषितं सुराः
He who is invulnerable to all the gods, except for one woman, O gods—
तपोऽर्थं तत्र संसिद्धिर्जायतामचिराद्धि वः
For the sake of austerity, let your accomplishment arise there without delay.
आराधयध्वमेकांते यया व्याप्तमिदं जगत्
Worship in solitude her by whom this universe is pervaded.
करिष्यति समुद्योगमवतारसमुद्भवम्
She will undertake the effort of manifesting an incarnation.
अहं वः कीर्तयिष्यामि शक्तियं मंत्रमुत्तमम्
I shall declare to you the supreme mantra of Śakti.
पुलस्त्य उवाच एवमुक्ताः सुराः सर्वे हर्षेण महतान्विताः
Pulastya said: Thus addressed, all the gods became filled with great joy.
तत्र स्नाताञ्छुचीन्सर्वान्दीक्षयामास गीष्पतिः
There, the lord of speech initiated all those who were pure and had bathed.
सार्धयामत्रयं तत्र परिवारसमन्विताः 7.3.36.
There, with their retinues, the three together were consecrated.
मंत्रेण विविधेनैव चारुस्तोत्रेण भक्तितः
With various mantras and with beautiful hymns, with devotion,
निर्ममा निरहंकारा गुरुभक्तिपरायणाः
Free from possessiveness and ego, devoted to their guru,
एवं संतिष्ठमानानां तेषां पार्थिवसत्तम
Thus, as they stood there, O best of kings,
दीपज्योतिःसमावेशात्तेषां गात्रेषु पार्थिव
A radiance like the light of a lamp entered their bodies, O king.
द्वादशार्कप्रभा जाताः षण्मासाभ्यंतरेण ते
Within six months, a brilliance equal to twelve suns arose in them.
मंडलं रचयामास सर्वसिद्धिप्रदायकम्
He created a mandala that bestows all accomplishments.
तेषां शरीरगं तेजः शक्तियैर्मंत्रसत्तमैः
The energy residing in their bodies, with supreme powers and mantras,