वृद्धो ऽथ बालो ऽथ युवाथ योषित् सर्वे तदोन्मादधरा भवन्ति
Whether old man, child, youth, or woman, all will be seized by that madness.
तवाग्रतो हास्यवचो ऽभिरक्ता भवन्ति ते योगयुतास्तु ते स्युः
Before you, those attached to laughter and speech will become devoted; those united with yoga will also be yours.
मम प्रसादाद् वरदो नराणां भविष्यसे पूज्यतमो ऽभिगच्छ
By my grace, you will become the most worshipped among men as the bestower of boons.
कालञ्जरस्योत्तरतः सुपुण्यो देशो हिमाद्रेरपि दक्षिणस्थः
To the north of Kālanjara is a most holy land, situated to the south of the Himalaya.
तस्मिन् प्रयाते भगवांस्त्रिनेत्रो देवो ऽपि विन्ध्यं गिरिमभ्यगच्छत्
When he departed for that place, the three-eyed Lord also went to Mount Vindhya.
दृष्ट्वा प्रहर्त्तुकामं च ततः प्रादुवचद्धरः
Seeing him ready to strike, then Hara spoke forth.
विवेश ऋषयो यत्र सपत्नीका व्यवस्थिताः
He entered the place where the sages, together with their wives, were assembled.
ततस्तान् प्राह भगवान् भिक्षा मे प्रतिदीयताम्
Then the Blessed Lord addressed them: 'Grant me alms.'
तदाश्रमाणि सर्वाणि परिचक्राम नारदः
At that time, Nārada wandered through all the hermitages.
प्रक्षोभमगमन् सर्वा हीनसत्त्वाः समन्ततः
All those of weak spirit everywhere became agitated.
एताभ्यां भर्तृपूजासु तच्चिन्तासु स्थितं मनः
Their minds remained fixed on honoring their husbands and on such thoughts.
तत्र प्रयान्ति कामार्त्ता मदविह्वलितेन्द्रियाः
There, those tormented by desire, with senses bewildered by passion, go.
अनुडजग्मुर्यथा मत्तं करिण्य इव कुञ्जरम्
They followed after him as female elephants follow a maddened elephant.
क्रोधान्विताब्रुवन्सर्वे लिङ्गे ऽस्य पततां भुवि
All, filled with anger, said: 'May his emblem fall to the ground!'
अन्तर्द्धानं जगामाथ त्रिशूली नीललोहितः
Then the three-pronged, blue-red one vanished from sight.
रसातलं विवेशाशु ब्रह्मण्डं चोर्ध्वतो ऽभिनत्
He swiftly entered the netherworld and pierced the cosmic egg from above.
पातालभुवनाः सर्वे जङ्गमाजङ्गमैर्वृताः
All the realms of Pātāla were filled with moving and unmoving beings.
जगाम माधवं द्रष्टुं क्षीरोदं नाम सागरम्
He went to see Mādhava at the ocean called Kṣīroda.
उवाच देव भुवनाः किमर्थ क्षुभिता विभो
He said: 'O Lord of the worlds, for what reason are the worlds disturbed, O Mighty One?'
पातितस्तस्य भारार्ता संचचाल वसुंधरा
When it fell, the earth, burdened by its weight, trembled.
तत्र गच्छाम देवेश एवमाह पुनः पुनः
'Let us go there, O Lord of gods,' thus they said again and again.
आजग्मतुस्तमुद्देशं यत्र लिङ्गं भवस्य तत्
They arrived at that place where the liṅga of Bhava was.
पातालं प्रविवेशाथ विस्मयान्तरितो विभुः
Then the Lord, filled with wonder, entered Pātāla.
नैवान्तमलभद् ब्रह्मन् विस्मितः पुनरागतः
O Brahman, he did not find its end and, astonished, returned again.
चक्रपाणिर्विनिष्क्रान्तो लेभे ऽन्तं न महामुने
The wielder of the discus went forth, but, O great sage, he could not find the end.
कृताञ्जलिपुटौ भूत्वा स्तोतुं देवं प्रचक्रतुः
With hands joined in reverence, they began to praise the god.
जीमूतवाहन कवे शर्व त्र्यम्बक शङ्कर
O bearer of the clouds, O poet, O Śarva, O three-eyed one, O Śaṅkara,
दक्षयज्ञक्षयकर कालरूप नमो ऽस्तु ते
O destroyer of Dakṣa’s sacrifice, O embodiment of time, I bow to you.
भवानन्तश्च भगवान् सर्वगस्त्वं नमो ऽस्तु ते
You are the infinite, the blessed Lord, the all-pervading one; I bow to you.
स्वरूपी ताविदं वाक्यमुवाच वदतां वरः
The Lord, present in his own form, spoke these words, best among speakers: