उमा नाम्ना च तस्याः सा कोशाञ्जाता तुकौशिकी
And by the name Uma, from her arose the sheath called Kaushiki.
शुम्भं चैव निशुम्भं च वधिष्यति वरायुधैः
She will slay Shumbha and Nishumbha with excellent weapons.
सा जाता हिमवत्पुत्रीत्येवं मे वक्तुमर्हसि
She was born as the daughter of Himavat; thus you should tell me.
यथा हतवती शुम्भं निसुम्भं च महासुरम्
How she slew Shumbha and Nishumbha, the great demons.
एतद् विस्तरतः सर्वं यथावद् वक्तुमर्हसि
You ought to recount all this in detail, just as it truly happened.
शृणुष्वावहितो भूत्वा स्कन्दोत्पत्तिं च शाश्वतीम्
Listen attentively as I relate the eternal origin of Skanda.
निराश्रयत्वमापन्नस्तपस्तप्तुं व्यवस्थितः
Having become devoid of support, he resolved to undertake austerity.
स चासीद् देवसेनानीर्दैत्यदर्फविनाशनः
He became the commander of the gods, destroyer of the arrogance of demons.
दानवेन्द्रेण विक्रम्य महिषेण पराजिताः
Having been overpowered by the lord of the demons, Mahisha, they were defeated.
श्वेत्दवीपे महाहंसं प्रपन्नाः शरणं हरिम्
In the white island, they sought refuge in Hari, the great swan.
विहस्य मेघगम्भीरं प्रोवाच पुरुषोत्तमः
Smiling with a voice deep as thunder, the Supreme Person spoke.
येन सर्वे समेत्यैवं मम पार्श्वमुपागताः
By whom have you all gathered together and come to my side in this way?
तत्कुरुध्वं जयो येन समाश्रित्य भवेद्धि वः
Do that by which, relying upon it, victory will surely be yours.
अमीषां मानसी कन्या मेना नाम्नास्ति देवताः
Among these, there is a divine maiden born of the mind, named Menā.
प्रार्थयध्वं सतीं मेनां प्रालेयाद्रेरिहार्थतः
Request the virtuous Menā from the icy mountain for your purpose.
दक्षकोपाद् यया मुक्तं मलवज्जीवितं प्रियम्
By whom, freed from the wrath of Daksha, life was cleansed like impurity.
स हनिष्यति दैत्येन्द्रं महिषं सपदानुगम्
She will slay the lord of the demons, Mahisha, along with his followers.
तत्र पृथूदके तीर्थे पूज्यन्तां पितरो ऽव्ययः
There, at the broad-watered holy place, let the imperishable ancestors be worshipped.
जिहासतात्मनः सर्वे इत्थं वै क्रियतामिति
For those wishing to relinquish themselves, let it be done thus.
कृताञ्जलिपुटा भूत्वा पप्रच्छुः परम्श्वरम्
With hands joined in reverence, they questioned the supreme lord.
उद्भवं तस्य तीर्थस्य भगवान् प्रब्रवीतु नः
May the blessed one tell us the origin of that holy place.
यस्यां हि पितरो दिव्याः पूज्यास्माभिः प्रयन्ततः
In which, indeed, the divine ancestors are to be worshipped by us as we depart.
कुरुक्षेत्रोद्भवं पुण्यं प्रोक्तवांस्तां तिथीमपि
He also spoke of that sacred day, which arose from Kurukshetra.
कृस्यादौ समभवदृक्षात् संवरणो ऽवत्
At the beginning of the ploughing season, Saṃvaraṇa was born from the constellation.
बाल्ये ऽपि धर्मनिरतो मद्भक्तश्च सदाभवत्
Even in childhood, he was devoted to righteousness and was always my devotee.
स चास्याध्यापयामास साङ्गान् वेदानुदारधीः
And that noble-minded one taught him the Vedas with all their branches.
सर्वकर्मसु निक्षिप्य वसिष्ठं तपसां निधिम्
Entrusting all duties to Vasiṣṭha, the treasure of austerities,
वैभ्राजं स जगामाथ अथोन्मादनमभ्ययात्
he then went to Vaibhrāja and afterwards entered a state of madness.
अवितृपतः सुगन्धस्य समन्ताद् व्यचरद् वनम्
Unsated by the fragrance, he wandered through the forest in all directions.
कह्लारपद्मकुमुदैः कमलेन्दीवरैरपि
With blue lotuses, red lotuses, white lotuses, and day-blooming lotuses as well,