एवं संस्तूयमानोऽसौ देवर्षिपितृमानवैः
Thus, he was praised by the gods, sages, ancestors, and humans.
त्वया कारुण्यतोऽस्माकं वरश्चापि प्रदीयताम्
Out of compassion, grant us a boon as well.
यदस्माकं महद्वीर्यं तेजश्चैव पराक्रमम्
Whatever great strength, brilliance, and valor we possess—
विनेशुः सर्वतेजांसि त्वत्प्रसादात्पुनः प्रभो
All powers were subdued, O Lord, but by your favor they returned again.
जगाम तत्र यत्रासौ रजोऽहंकारमूर्त्तिमान्
He went there, where the embodiment of rajas and ego was present.
ब्रह्मा तमागतं देवं नाजानात्तमसा वृतः
Brahmā, covered by darkness, did not recognize that god who had arrived.
तदाऽदृश्यत विश्वात्मा विश्वसृग्विश्वभाव नः
Then the Soul of the Universe, the Creator and Essence of all, appeared to us.
तेजसाभिभवन्रुद्रस्तेन मत्तोऽग्रतः स्थितः 5.1.2.
Rudra, shining with radiance, stood before him, overpowering him with his brilliance.
रात्रौ प्रकाशकिरणश्चंद्रः सूर्योदये यथा
Like the moon shining at night or at sunrise, so was his radiance.
अवन्दत करेणैव प्राह वै सस्मितं वचः
He bowed with his hand and spoke words with a smile.
यतो न वेद परमं देवं तत्तेजसावृतः
Because, covered by that brilliance, he did not know the Supreme God.
पश्यतां सर्वदेवानां शृण्वतां वाचमुक्तवान्
In the sight of all the gods, and as they listened, he spoke these words.
तेजोराशिशशांकाभः शशांकार्काग्निलोचनः
He was like a mass of light, resembling the moon, with eyes like the moon, sun, and fire.
चकर्त कदलीगर्भं नरः कररुहैरिव
He split the banana stalk as a man would with his fingernails.
रुद्रस्य तेजसा तस्मान्मो हितो न नतिं गतः
Struck by Rudra’s radiance, he was bewildered and did not bow.
अपश्यद्दैवतैः सार्धं रौद्रमतिभयाज्ज्वलत्
Together with the gods, he saw the fierce, blazing form, and was greatly afraid.
ग्रहमण्डलमध्यस्थो द्वितीय इव चन्द्रमाः
He stood in the center of the planetary sphere, like a second moon.
शिखरस्थेन सूर्येण कैलास इव पर्वतः तुष्टुवुर्विविधैः स्तोत्रैर्देवदेवं कपालिनम् ।। 5.1.2.
With the sun stationed at its peak, like Mount Kailāsa among mountains, they praised the Lord of gods, the bearer of the skull, with various hymns.
ऐश्वर्यज्ञानयुक्ताय सर्वभोगप्रदायिने
To you, endowed with lordly power and knowledge, bestower of all enjoyments,
कालसंहारकर्ता त्वं महाकालस्ततो ह्यसि
You are the agent of time's destruction; therefore, you are the Great Time.
शंकरोप्याशु भक्तानां तेन त्वं शंकरः स्मृतः
You swiftly bring happiness to your devotees; for this reason, you are remembered as Śaṃkara.
तेन देव कपाली त्वं स्तुतो ह्यसि प्रसीद नः
Therefore, O god Kapālī, you are praised; be gracious to us.
कृपानिधिः स भगवांस्तत्रैवांतरधीयत सितविधृतकपालो मालया रुद्रपार्श्वे स जयति जितवेधा ऊर्जितः प्राज्यतेजाः
That blessed one, a treasury of compassion, vanished there itself; the one holding a white skull, garlanded, at Rudra's side—he triumphs, having conquered the creator, mighty and radiant.
ललाटे स्वदमुत्पन्नं गृहीत्वाऽताडयद्भुवि
He took the sweat that arose on his forehead and struck it upon the earth.
तत्स्वेदात्कुंडली जज्ञे सधनुः समहेषुधिः
From that sweat was born Kuṇḍalī, armed with a bow and great arrows.
तमुवाच विरंचिस्तु दर्शयन्रुद्रमोजसा
Brahmā spoke to him, displaying Rudra's energy.
ब्रह्मणो वचनं श्रुत्वा धनुरुद्यम्य पृष्ठतः
Hearing Brahmā's words, he raised his bow and stood behind him.
स दृष्ट्वा पुरुषं चोग्रमगमद्विस्मितो भवः
Seeing that fierce man, Bhava was astonished.
मया न वध्योऽतिबलः सखा विष्णोर्भविष्यति
He is not to be slain by me; he will become the powerful friend of Viṣṇu.
चिंतयन्नित्थमीशोऽपि विष्णोराश्रममभ्यगात्
Thinking thus, the Lord went to Viṣṇu's hermitage.