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:
मां स्तुवाते भृशास्वस्थं कामतापितविग्रहम्
Those who praise me, though afflicted by desire and suffering, become truly at peace.
एतत् प्रगृह्यतां भूय अतो देव स्तुवावहे
Accept this, and again let us praise the god.
तदेतत्प्रतिगृह्णीयां नान्यथेति कथञ्चन
Let this indeed be accepted; in no way should it be otherwise.
ब्रह्म स्वयं च जग्राह लिङ्गं कनकपिङ्गलम्
Brahmā himself took up the golden, tawny liṅga.
तृतीयं कालवदनं चतुर्थं च कपालिनम्
The third was Kālavadana, and the fourth was Kapālin.
तस्य शिष्यो बभूवाथ गोपायन इति श्रुतः
His disciple then became known as Gopāyana.
तस्य शिष्यो ऽप्यभूद्राजा ऋषभः सोमकेश्वरः
His disciple was the king Ṛṣabha, called Somakeśvara.
तस्य शिष्योभवद्वैश्यो नाम्ना क्राथेश्वरो मुने
His disciple was a Vaiśya named Krātheśvara, O sage.
कर्णोदर इति ख्यातो जात्या शूद्रो महातपाः
He became known as Karṇodara, a Śūdra by birth, but a great ascetic.
कृत्वा तु चातुराश्रम्यं स्वमेव भवनं गतः
Having fulfilled the four stages of life, he went to his own abode.
आरात्स्थित्वाग्रतो धन्वी संतापयितुमुद्यतः
Standing at a distance before him, the archer prepared to torment him.
स्मरमालोकयामास शिखाग्राच्चरणान्तिकम्
He saw Smara descending from the tip of his topknot to his feet.
प्रादह्यत तदा ब्रह्मन् पादादारभ्य कक्षवत्
Then, O Brahmin, it began to burn from the feet upward, like a forest fire.
उत्ससर्ज धनुः श्रेष्ठं तज्जगामाथ पञ्चधा
He cast aside the excellent bow, and it broke into five parts.
स चम्पकतरुर्जातः सुगन्धाढ्यो गुणाकृतिः
From that, a campaka tree arose, rich in fragrance and perfect in form.
तज्जातं केसरारण्यं बकुलं नामतो मुने
From that was born the kesara forest, known as bakula, O sage.
जाता सा पाटला रम्या भृङ्गराजिविभूषिता
There arose the lovely pāṭalā, adorned with bhringarāja flowers.
पञ्चगुल्माभवज्जाती शशाङ्ककिरणोज्ज्वला
The jāti plant appeared, shining with the rays of the moon, like five clusters.
तस्माद्भुपुटा मल्ली संजाता विविधा मुने
From that heap of earth, O sage, various kinds of mallī plants arose.
जातियुक्तानि देवेन स्वयमाचरितानि च
Those endowed with jāti, and those personally fashioned by the god, also appeared.