सुरामांसोपहारैश्च भक्ष्यभोज्यैश्च पूजिता
When worshipped with offerings of liquor, meat, and various foods and eatables—
महानवम्यां यो देवीं महिषेण प्रपूजयेत्
Whoever worships the goddess with a buffalo on the great Navamī—
तत्सर्वं श्रोतुमिच्छामि सर्वपापप्रणाशिनी
I wish to hear all this, O destroyer of all sins.
सनत्कुमार उवाच पुरा कृतयुगस्यादौ ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः
Sanatkumāra said: Formerly, at the beginning of the Kṛta Yuga, Brahmā, the grandsire of the worlds—
ततो भगवती रात्रिरुपतस्थे पितामहम्
Then the blessed Night stood before the Grandfather.
यत्कर्तव्यं त्वया देवि शृणु चार्थस्य निश्चयम्
O Goddess, hear what you must do, and the true meaning of the matter.
तारकोनाम दैत्येंद्रः सुरशत्रुरनिर्जितः
There is a demon king named Tāraka, unconquered enemy of the gods.
तस्माद्भद्रे महेशो वै जनयिष्यति चेद्वरम् 5.1.18.
Therefore, O auspicious one, if Mahesha grants the boon, he will beget a son.
शंकरम्याभवत्पत्नी सती दक्षसुता तु या
Shankara's wife was Sati, the daughter of Daksha.
भवित्री हिमशैलस्य दुहिता लोकपावनी
She will be born as the daughter of the snowy mountain, purifier of the worlds.
अतपद्धिमशैलस्य कंदरे सिद्धसेविते
In the cave of the snowy mountain, frequented by siddhas, she practiced austerity.
तस्मात्सुतप्ततपसोर्भविता यो महाप्रभुः
From her intense austerity, the great lord will be born.
जातमात्रा तु सा देवी स्वल्पसंज्ञैव भामिनी
As soon as she is born, the radiant goddess will have only slight awareness.
तयोः सुतप्ततपसोः संयोगः स्यात्सुयुक्तयोः
The union of those two, both deeply devoted to austerity, will be well-matched.
भवेत्तत्र सुराणां च कार्यार्थे विप्रमाचर
There, for the purpose of the gods, act according to the sage's instructions.
गर्भस्थानेऽथ तां मातः स्वेन रूपेण रंजय
Mother, in the womb, delight her with your own form.
हासयिष्यति कालीति ततः सा कुपिता सती
She will laugh, called Kālī, and then Sati will become angry.
जनयिष्यति यं शर्वादिंदुवज्ज्योतिमंड लम् 5.1.18.
She will give birth to Sharva, the lord, radiant as the moon and sun.
त्वयापि दानवा देवि हंतव्या लोकदुर्जयाः
You too, O Goddess, must slay the demons who are unconquerable in the worlds.
तत्संगमेन तावत्त्वं दैत्यान्हंतुं भविष्यसि
By union with her, you will become able to destroy the demons.
समाप्तनियमा सा च यदा गौरी भविष्यति
When Gauri completes her vows, she will become Gauri.
ततस्तवापि सहजा सैकानंशा भविष्यति
Then, from you as well, a natural portion will arise.
एकानंशेति लोकस्त्वां वरदे पूजयिष्यति ।। भेदैर्बहुविधाकारैः सर्वगां कामसाधनीम्
O giver of boons, the world will worship you as Ekānaṃśā, in many forms and with various distinctions, as the fulfiller of all desires.
ॐकारवक्त्रा गायत्री त्वमेव ब्रह्मवादिनी
You alone are Gāyatrī, the one whose mouth is the sacred syllable Oṃ, the speaker of the Veda.
विशां त्वं कमलादेवी शूद्राणां जननी स्वयम्
Among people, you are the goddess Kamalā; among the Śūdras, you are their very mother.
त्वं च कीर्तिमतां कीर्तिस्त्वं भूतिः सर्वदेहिनाम्
You are the fame of the renowned, and the prosperity of all embodied beings.
त्वं कांतिः कृतभूषा णां त्वं शांतिर्हृष्टकर्मणाम्
You are the beauty of the adorned, and the peace of those whose actions are joyful.
महावेला समुद्राणां विलासस्त्वं विलासिनाम् 5.1.18.
You are the great boundary of the oceans, and the playfulness of the playful.
इत्यनेकविधैर्देवि रूपैर्लोकेषु चर्चिता कामा नाप्स्यंति ते सर्वे नियतं नात्र संशयः
Thus, O goddess, being worshipped in the worlds with many forms, all desires will certainly be fulfilled for you—of this there is no doubt.
इत्येवं सा समुत्पन्ना ब्रह्मणा संस्तुता सती
In this way, she who had arisen was praised by Brahmā.