उत्तरीभिश्चतुर्थं च पञ्चमं मूलकैस्तथा
The fourth and fifth should be made with northern roots likewise.
कुजाय लोहितांगाय ग्रहमघ्यस्थिताय च
For Kuja, for Lohitāṅga, and for the one situated among the planets—
शिवललाटसंभूत धरणीगर्भसंभव 5.1.37.
Born from Shiva's forehead, born from the womb of the earth—
ज्वलितांगारवर्णाभ स्निग्धविद्रुमभा सुर
O god, with a blazing coal-like hue and the luster of smooth coral—
आवन्त्यमण्डले जातो धरण्यां च शिवेन वै
Born in the region of Avanti, indeed upon the earth by Śiva.
एवं संपूजितो भौमश्चतुर्थ्यां मुनिसत्तम
Thus worshipped on the fourth day, O best of sages, the Bhauma (Mars).
मृतः स्वर्गमवाप्नोति यावदिन्द्राश्चतुर्दश
One who dies (then) attains heaven for as long as the fourteen Indras (reign).
चामुंडायास्ततो रक्तमभूदास्यं च भासुरम्
Then from Cāmuṇḍā, blood appeared, and her face shone brilliantly.
कृष्णं कृतांतकल्पांतं करालदशनाधरम्
Black, resembling the end of time, with fierce teeth and lips.
घोरघर्घरनिर्घोषस्फीतफेत्कारविस्वरम्
Terrible, with a roaring, thunderous voice, swelling with wild cries.
तस्मिन्मुखे कपालाग्रं निधाय रुषितानना
Upon that mouth, placing the tip of a skull, her face enraged.
तया पिबंत्या दैत्येंद्रः शरीरे कृशतां गतः
As she drank, the lord of the demons became emaciated in body.
इत्थं निर्वीर्यदेहोऽसौ बभूवांध कदानवः
Thus, his body rendered powerless, that Dānava became blind.
तीव्रं भयं समासाद्य प्राणत्राणपरायणः
Overcome by intense fear, he became intent solely on saving his life.
कृतांजलिपुटो भूत्वा रोमांचितशरीरकः
With hands joined in reverence, his body bristling with hair.
लोकानां कारणं देवं विबुधाधि पतिं प्रभुम्
He praised the god, the lord of the gods, the master, the cause of the worlds.
श्लाघ्यं शिवं च तुष्टाव देवं चंद्रार्धशेखरम् ।। 5.1.38.
He extolled the praiseworthy Śiva, the god adorned with the crescent moon.
संसारहेतुरपि यः पुनरंतकाले तं शंकरं शरणदं शरणं व्रजामि
He who is the cause of worldly existence, yet at the end of time grants refuge—I seek refuge in that Śaṃkara.
यं योगिनो विगतमोहतमोरजस्का भक्त्यैकतानमनसो विनिवृत्तकामाः
Whom yogis, free from delusion and darkness, with minds devoted in single-pointed devotion, and desires turned away, (attain).
यश्चंद्रखंडममलं विलसन्मयूखं बद्ध्वा सदा सुरसरिच्छिरसा बिभर्ति
Who always bears the pure crescent moon, shining with rays, bound upon his head with the celestial river.
यः सिद्धचारणनिषेवितपादपद्मो गंगां महोर्मिविषमां गगनात्पतंतीम्
Whose lotus feet are served by Siddhas and Cāraṇas, who bears Gaṅgā, wild with great waves, as she falls from the sky.
कैलासशैलशिखरं प्रविकंप्यमानं कैलासशृंगसदृशेन दशाननेन
When the peak of Mount Kailāsa was shaken by Rāvaṇa, whose ten heads resembled the summit of Kailāsa.
दक्षाध्वरे च नयने च तथा भगस्य पूष्णस्तथा दशनपंक्तिमशातयद्यः
He who destroyed the eye at Daksha’s sacrifice, and likewise the eyes of Bhaga and Pūṣan, and shattered Pūṣan’s row of teeth.
येनासकृद्दितिसुताश्च दनोः सुताश्च विद्याधरोरगगणाश्च वरैः समग्रैः
By whom, again and again, the sons of Diti, the sons of Danu, and the hosts of Vidyādharas and serpents were subdued with complete boons.
एवं कृतेपि विषयेष्वपि सक्तभावा ज्ञानेन च श्रुतगुणैरपि तेन युक्ताः
Even so, though engaged in worldly matters, those endowed with knowledge and the virtues of sacred learning are united with him.
ब्रह्मेंद्रविष्णुमरुतां च सषण्मुखानां योऽदाद्वरान्सुबहुशो भगवान्महेशः
The blessed Maheśa, who granted many boons to Brahma, Indra, Vishnu, the Maruts, and the six-faced ones.
आराधितस्तु तपसा हिमवन्निकुंजे धूम्रव्रतेन तपसा च परैरगम्यः 5.1.38.
He was worshipped through austerity in the groves of Himavat, with the smoky vow and asceticism, inaccessible to others.
क्रीडार्थमेव भगवान्भुवनानि सप्त नानानदीविहगपादपमंडितानि
The blessed Lord, for the sake of play, created the seven worlds adorned with various rivers, birds, and trees.
यः सव्यपाणिकमलाग्रनखेन देवस्तत्पंचमं प्रसभमेव करालरंध्रम्
The god who, with the nail of the lotus at the tip of his left hand, forcefully pierced the fifth opening.
ये त्वां सुरोत्तमगुरुं पुरुषा विमूढा जानंति नास्य जगतः सचराचरस्य
Those men, deluded, who do not know you as the supreme teacher, do not know the true nature of this world, with its moving and unmoving beings.