लुलंस्त्रिणेत्रवह्न्यार्त्तो भ्रमते ऽलातचक्रवत्
Afflicted by the fire of the three-eyed one, he wandered like a blazing wheel.
नागा विद्याधराश्चापि पक्षिणो ऽप्सरसस्तथा
Nāgas, Vidyādharas, birds, and also Apsarases,
तावन्तो ब्रह्मसदनं गता वेदयितुं मुने
So many went to Brahmā’s abode to inform him, O sage.
रम्यं महेश्वरावासं मन्दरं रविकारणात्
The delightful Mandara, dwelling of Maheśvara, was brought because of the sun.
प्रसाद्य भास्करार्थाय वाराणस्यामुपानयत्
Having propitiated him for the sake of the sun, he brought it to Vārāṇasī.
कृत्वा नामास्य लोलेति रथमारोपयत् पुनः
Naming it 'Lola,' he then placed it again upon the chariot.
सबान्धवं सनगरं पुनरारोपयद् दिवि
With his kin and his city, he again set him in the heavens.
प्रणम्य केशवं देवं वैराजं स्वगृहं गतः
Having bowed to Keśava, the divine lord, Vairāja returned to his own home.
दिवाकरो भूमितले भवेन क्षिप्तस्तु दृष्ट्या न च संप्रदग्धः
Though cast down to earth by Bhava’s gaze, the sun was not burned up.
स्वयंभुवा चापि निशाचरेन्द्रस् त्वारोपितः खे सपुरः सबन्धुः
And by the self-born one, the lord of night-wanderers was set in the sky, with his city and kin.
आराधनाय देवाभ्यां हरीशाभ्यां वदस्व तान्
Tell me, for the worship of the two gods, Hari and Īśa, how it is done.
आराधनाय शर्वस्य केशवस्य च धीमतः
For the worship of Śarva and the wise Keśava,
तदा स्वपिति देवेशो भोगिभोगे श्रियः पतिः
Then the lord of the gods, husband of Śrī, sleeps upon the serpent’s coils.
देवानां मातरश्चापि प्रसुप्ताश्चाप्यनुक्रमात्
And the mothers of the gods also, one after another, have fallen asleep.
सर्वमनुक्रमेणैव पुरस्कृत्य जनार्दनम्
With all things in their proper order, one should first honor Janārdana.
एकादश्यां जगत्स्वामी शयनं परिकल्पयेत्
On the eleventh day, the Lord of the universe should be laid to rest.
कृत्वोपवीतकं चैव सम्यक्संपूज्य वै द्विजान्
Having donned the sacred thread and duly worshipped the twice-born,
लब्ध्वा पीताम्बरधरः स्वस्ति निद्रां समानयेत्
Clad in yellow garments, having received blessings, he should be led to sleep.
कदम्बानां सुगन्धानां कुसुमैः परिकल्पिते
On a bed adorned with the fragrant flowers of the kadamba tree,
सौवर्णपङ्कजकृते सुखास्तीर्णोपधानके
With a golden lotus fashioned and a soft, well-spread cushion,
वैयाघ्रे च जटाभारं समुद्ग्रन्थ्यान्यचर्मणा
And with a tiger skin and a bundle of matted locks tied together as bedding,
ततो ऽमराणां रजनी भवते दक्षिणायनम्
Then, for the gods, the night begins; it is the southern course of the sun.
तल्पे स्वपिति लोकानां दर्शयन् मार्गमुत्तमम्
He sleeps upon the couch, showing to the worlds the supreme path.
विनायकश्चुर्थ्या तु पञ्चम्यामपि धर्मराट्
On the fifth day, Vināyaka is honored; on the same day, so is Dharmarāja.
कात्यायनी तथाष्टम्यां नवम्यां कमलालया
On the eighth, Kātyāyanī; on the ninth, the Lady of the Lotus abode.
एकादश्यां तु कृष्णायां साध्या ब्रह्मन् स्वपन्ति च
On the eleventh day of the dark fortnight, O Brahman, the Sādhyās also sleep.
स्वपत्सु तत्र देवेषु प्रावृट्कालः समाययौ
As the gods sleep there, the season of the rains arrives.
वायसाश्च स्वपन्त्येते ऋतौ गर्भभरालसाः
And the crows, heavy with young in that season, also sleep.
द्वितीया सा शुभा पुण्या अशून्यशयनोदिता
That second day is auspicious and holy, known as the awakening from an unempty bed.
पर्यङ्कस्थं समं लक्ष्म्या गन्धपुष्पादिभिर्मुने
Seated on the couch, together with Lakṣmī, with fragrance and flowers, O sage,