संक्रांतौ सोमवारे च ग्रहणे चैव योऽर्चयेत् मोदते मम लोके च यावदिंद्राश्चतुर्दश
Whoever worships during the solstice, on a Monday, or at an eclipse, enjoys happiness in my realm for as long as the fourteen Indras reign.
एष ते कथितो देवि प्रभावः पापनाशनः
O Goddess, this power of mine, which destroys sin, has been explained to you.
द्वादशं विद्धि देवेशि लोकपालेश्वरं शिवम्
Know, O Lady of the gods, that the twelfth is Shiva, Lord of the Guardians of the Worlds.
पुरा दैत्यगणा देवि प्रादुर्भूताः सहस्रशः
Long ago, O Goddess, hosts of Daityas appeared by the thousands.
तैरियं वसुधा व्याप्ता सशैलवनकानना
By them, this earth was overrun, along with its mountains, forests, and groves.
ब्राह्मणा भक्षिताश्चैव वेद वेदांगपारगाः
The Brahmins, accomplished in the Vedas and their branches, were devoured.
विध्वस्ताः कलशाः सर्वे मृद्भांडादि च चूर्णितम्
All the sacrificial vessels were destroyed, and clay pots and the like were shattered.
कृता च धरणी देवि नष्टयज्ञोत्सवाभवत्
O Goddess, the earth was made devoid of sacrifice and festival.
ऊचुः प्रांजलयः सर्वे क्षुधार्ता दुःखिताः कृताः
All of them, hungry and afflicted, with joined palms, spoke thus:
वयं त्रातास्त्वया पूर्वं नमुचेर्वृषपर्वणः
You have protected us before from Namuci and Vṛṣaparvan.
तथा रक्ष सुरश्रेष्ठ भयं नः समुपस्थितम्
So now, O best of gods, protect us; great fear has come upon us.
तेषां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा शंखचक्रगदाधरः 5.2.12.१
Hearing their words, he who holds the conch, discus, and mace—
ते निष्क्रम्य ततो रात्रौ निघ्नंति द्विजसत्तमान्
They went out at night and began to slay the best of the twice-born.
अथ स्वर्गं गताः कांते जितः शक्रो मरुत्पतिः
Then, O beloved, Indra, lord of the Maruts, was defeated and went to heaven.
गत्वाथ पश्चिमामाशां जलराजो विनिर्जितः
Then, having gone to the western direction, the lord of waters was conquered.
ततस्ते व्याकुला जाता विष्णुं शरणमागताः
Then, distressed, they all sought refuge with Vishnu.
महाकालवनं गत्वा देवा भक्त्या समाहिताः
The gods, with devotion and concentration, went to the great Kāla forest.
भवतां भविता सिद्धिस्तत्र तस्य प्रसादतः
Through his grace, success will come to you there.
इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा कृष्णस्यामिततेजसः
Hearing these words of Krishna, whose power is immeasurable,
तावत्तत्रैव संरुद्धा दैत्यैः शस्त्रधरैस्तदा
at that very moment, they were surrounded there by Daityas armed with weapons.
कथयामासुरत्युग्रं यथा रुद्धं जगत्त्रयम्
They began to recount, with great intensity, how the three worlds had been restrained.
यूयं व्रतधरा भूत्वा कपालैश्च विभूषिताः 5.2.12.
You, having observed vows and adorned with skulls,
भस्मभूषितसर्वांगाः क्षुद्रघंटाविराजिताः गच्छध्वं ब्रह्मणा सार्द्धं पादबद्धैश्च नूपुरैः
your entire bodies smeared with ashes, resplendent with small bells, go together with Brahma, with anklets fastened on your feet.
अथ ते लोकपालाश्च श्रुत्वा कृष्णस्य भाषितम्
Then those guardians of the worlds, having heard Krishna’s speech,
तत्र दृष्टं महल्लिंगं तेजसां राशिमद्भुतम्
there saw the great liṅga, a wondrous mass of radiance.
ततस्तु तस्य लिंगस्य वह्निज्वाला विनिःसृता
Then from that liṅga, a flame of fire emerged.
ज्ञात्वा लिंगस्य माहात्म्यं नाम चक्रुः समाहिताः
Recognizing the greatness of the liṅga, they gave it a name with focused minds.
लोकपालेश्वरोनाम ख्यातिं यास्यति भूतले स्वस्वस्थानं गता दिव्यं यथापूर्वं मुदान्विताः
The name Lokapāleśvara will become renowned on earth; having returned to their own divine abodes as before, they were filled with joy.
ये पश्यंति नरा देवि लोकपालेश्वरं शिवम्
O Goddess, those men who behold Lokapāleśvara Śiva,
न दारिद्र्यं न च व्याधिर्नाकालमरणं तथा
will not suffer poverty, nor disease, nor untimely death.