तां दृष्ट्वा चारुसर्वाङ्गीं गिरिराजसुतां वने
Seeing her, beautiful in every limb, the mountain king’s daughter, in the forest—
कस्येयं चारुसर्वाङ्गी वने चरति सुन्दरी
‘Whose is this beautiful woman, lovely in every limb, who wanders in the forest?’
तन्मदीयेन जीवेन क्रियते निष्फलेन किम्
‘What use is my life if it is fruitless for me?’
अतो धिङ् मम रूपेण किं स्थिरेण प्रयोजनम्
‘Therefore, shame on my beauty—what is the use of it if it remains unfulfilled?’
यो मामसितकेशां तां योजयेन् मृगलोचनाम्
‘Whoever unites me with that black-haired, doe-eyed woman—’
पिधाय कर्णो हस्ताभ्यां शिरःकम्पं वचो ऽब्रवीत्
Covering his ears with his hands, shaking his head, he spoke these words:
लोकनाथस्य भार्योयं शङ्करस्य त्रिशूलिनः
‘She is the wife of the lord of the worlds, Śaṅkara, the wielder of the trident.’
भवतः परदारोयं मा निमज्ज रसातले
‘She is another’s wife, O lord—do not sink into the underworld!’
शत्रवस्ते प्रकुर्वन्तु परदारावगाहनम्
‘Let your enemies commit the sin of approaching another’s wife.’
दृष्ट्वा सैन्यं विप्रधेनुप्रसक्तं तथ्यं पथ्यं सर्वलोके हितं च
Seeing the army devoted to the cow of the Brāhmaṇas, true, wholesome, and beneficial to all the world—
वरं क्लीबैर्भाव्यं न च परकगलत्राभिगमनं वरं भिक्षार्थित्वं न च परधनास्वादमसकृत्
‘It is better to be impotent than to approach another’s wife; it is better to beg for alms than to enjoy another’s wealth, even once.’
इयं सा शत्रुजननीत्येवमुक्त्वा प्रदुद्रुवे
Saying, ‘She is the mother of enemies,’ he fled.
तान् रुरोध बलान्नन्दी वज्रोद्यतकरो ऽव्ययः
Nandī, unshakable, with uplifted thunderbolt in hand, forcefully blocked them.
कुलिशोनाहतास्तूर्णं जग्मुर्भीता दिशो दश
Struck swiftly by the thunderbolt, they fled in fear to the ten directions.
परिघेण समाहत्य पातयामास नन्दिनम्
He struck Nandi with a club and made him fall.
शतरूपाभवद् गौरी भयात् तस्य दुरात्मनः
Out of fear of that wicked one, Śatarūpā became Gaurī.
यथा वने मत्तकरी परिभ्रमन् करेणुमध्ये मदलोलदृष्टिः
Just as a wild, intoxicated elephant wanders in the forest, its gaze unsteady among the herd of females—
नात्राश्चर्यं न पश्यन्ति चत्वारो ऽमी सदैव हि
There is nothing astonishing here; these four never see at all.
सो ऽपश्यमानो गिरिजां पश्यन्नपि तदान्धकः
Though seeing Girijā, that Andhaka did not truly see her.
ततो देव्या स दुष्टात्मा शतवर्या निराकृतः
Then that evil-minded one was rejected by the goddess, who was like a hundred thunderbolts.
वीक्ष्यान्धकं निपतितं शतरूपा विभावरी
Seeing Andhaka fallen, Śatarūpā shone like the night.
पतितं चान्धकं दृष्ट्वा दैत्यदानवयूथपाः
When they saw Andhaka fallen, the leaders of the Daityas and Dānavas—
तेषामापततां शब्दं श्रुत्वा तस्थौ गणेश्वरः
Hearing the sound of their charge, the lord of the Gaṇas stood firm.
आदाय वज्रं बलवान् मघवानिव गणेश्वरः
Seizing the thunderbolt, the mighty lord of the Gaṇas was like Maghavan.
देवी च ता निजा मूर्तिः प्राह गच्छध्वमिच्छया
And the goddess addressed her own forms: 'Go as you wish.'
वसतिर्भवतीनां च उद्यानेषु वनेषु च
Your dwelling shall be in gardens and forests.
वनस्पतिषु वृक्षेषु गच्छध्वं प्रणिपत्याम्बिकां क्रमात्
Go among the trees and plants, bowing in turn to Ambikā.
स्वबलं निर्जितं दृष्ट्वा ततः पातालमाद्रवात्
Seeing his own force defeated, he then swiftly fled to the underworld.
रात्रौ न शेते मदनेषुताडितो गौरीं स्मरन्कामबलाभिपन्नः
Struck by the arrows of love, remembering Gaurī, he did not sleep at night, overcome by the power of desire.
अनधकं योधयामास एतन्मे वक्तुमर्हसि
Tell me how Andhaka was fought; you ought to speak of this to me.