वारितः कलहस्तेन देवदैत्यसमुद्भवः
By that act, the conflict born of gods and demons was restrained.
सागरांते च रत्नानि तिष्ठंति विविधानि च
At the edge of the ocean, various jewels remained.
मथ्यतामुदधिः शीघ्रं नात्र कार्या विचारणा
Let the ocean be churned quickly; there is no need for deliberation here.
मथ्यमानेंऽबुधौ तेषां मणिः प्राप्तश्च कौस्तुभः
As the ocean was being churned, they obtained the jewel called Kaustubha.
धन्वंतरिरथोत्पन्नश्चंद्रो जातोऽपि वै ततः 5.1.44.
Dhanvantari then arose, and the moon was also born from it.
उच्चैःश्रवा हयश्रेष्ठः सुधा रंभा ततस्ततः
Uccaiḥśravā, the best of horses, nectar, and Rambhā appeared thereafter.
पांचजन्यस्तथा शंखः करे तिष्ठति मुरद्विषः
Likewise, the conch Pāñcajanya came to rest in the hand of the enemy of Mura.
चतुर्दशापि रत्नानि प्राप्तानि विविधानि च
Thus, fourteen diverse jewels were obtained.
गत्वा ते च समासीना मंत्रं चक्रुः परस्परम्
Having gone there, they sat together and consulted with one another.
कोलाहलस्तथोत्पन्नो नारदः पुनरभ्यगात्
Then a great commotion arose, and Nārada came once again.
मोहनीरूपमास्थाय नारीभूत्वाभ्यगाद्धरिः
Assuming a form that bewilders, Hari approached, having become a woman.
विह्वलांगाश्च ते सर्वे कामबाणवशंगताः
All of them, their limbs enfeebled, fell under the sway of the arrows of desire.
हस्तलाघवयोगेन देवानाममृतं ददौ
By means of dexterity, he gave the nectar to the gods.
तेषामंतरगो भूत्वा पपौ चामृतमुत्तमम्
Having entered among them, he drank the supreme nectar.
सुधास्पर्शप्रसंगेन न ममारासुरस्तदा 5.1.44.
Because of contact with the nectar, the demon did not die at that time.
राहुकायात्समुद्भूतं बहु सुस्राव शोणितम्
From Rāhu’s body, much blood flowed forth.
तत्र स्नात्वा शुचिर्भूत्वा राहोर्दर्शनतत्पराः
There, having bathed and become pure, intent on beholding Rāhu—
वांछितार्थमवाप्नोति गोसहस्र फलं भवेत्
One attains the desired object and gains the merit of a thousand cows.
विभज्य भागांस्ते सर्वे प्राप्य रत्नभुजोऽभवन्
Having divided the shares, all of them became possessors of jewels.
सूर्याय च ददौ ह्यश्वं सप्तास्यं चाब्धिसंभवम्
He gave the horse with seven mouths, born of the ocean, to Sūrya.
पीयूषं दिविषद्गणान्ददौ चंद्रं च शंभवे
He gave the nectar to the hosts of gods, and the moon to Śaṃbhu.
इंद्रक्रीडावने रम्ये नंदने च समर्पयत्
He presented them in the delightful Nandana, the garden of Indra’s sport.
निधिरेष महापद्मः कुबेरभवनं गतः
This great treasure, Mahāpadma, went to the abode of Kubera.
यतोयतः प्रसरति प्रलयं यांति जंतवः
Wherever it spreads, creatures proceed to dissolution.
तदाप्रभृति महादेवो नीलकंठ इति स्मृतः 5.1.44.
From that time on, the great god has been known as Nīlakaṇṭha.
मुक्त्वा स सर्वपापेभ्यः सर्वरत्नभुजो भवेत्
Having been freed from all sins, one becomes a possessor of all jewels.
तदादाय सुराः सर्वे ब्रह्मविष्णुपुरोगमाः
Then all the gods, led by Brahma and Vishnu, took that and departed.
उज्जयिनीं समासाद्य जाता रत्नभुजो वयम्
Arriving at Ujjayini, we became bearers of jewels.
तस्मात्सर्वेषु कालेषु पद्मा वसतु निश्चला
Therefore, at all times, may Padma dwell here, unmoving.
य एतस्यां महाभागाः स्नानं दानं तथार्चनम्
Those blessed ones who perform bathing, giving, and worship here—