तेनास्मि परमप्रीत आदृतः परमेष्ठिना वयं तं वरदं देवं द्रक्ष्यामस्ते वरप्रदम्
Therefore I am deeply pleased and honored by the supreme Lord; we shall see that god who grants boons, that bestower of blessings.
तवैष तपसा तुष्टः स्वयं प्रत्यक्षताङ्गतः
By your austerity, he is satisfied and has appeared directly before you.
कुत्र द्रक्ष्यामहे देवं भगवन्तं कपालिनम् अनुगृह्य तु मां देवस्तत्रैवादर्शनं गतः ।।214.
Where shall we see the god, the blessed Lord Kapalin? Having favored me, the god vanished from sight right there.
न जाने कुत्र वा देवं कुत्रास्ते तद्गवेष्यताम् किमत्र नन्दिनं देवो येनासौ नोक्तवान्प्रभुम्
I do not know where the god is, or where he abides; let him be sought. Why did the god speak to Nandi about the Lord?
तन्मे कथय देवेश गुह्यं किं चास्ति शूलिनः यदुक्तवान्महेशानो नाख्येयोऽस्मि पुरान्जनि
Tell me, Lord of gods, is there any secret of the trident-bearer? What did the great Lord say that I, a person of old, should not be told?
किमुक्तवान्महादेवो नन्दिनं तच्छृणुष्व मे अस्ति कश्चित्समुद्देशः क्षितेः सिद्धोऽद्रिसंकटः
What did Mahadeva say to Nandi? Hear it from me: there is a certain region on earth, a sacred place among mountains.
पारे हिमवतः पुण्ये तपोवनगणैर्युतः
On the far side of the Himalaya, blessed and filled with groups of ascetic groves.
सोऽनुग्राह्यो मयावश्यं तपसा दग्धकिल्बिषः
He must certainly be favored by me, his sins burned away by austerity.
तस्य नाम्ना च तत्स्थानं दिव्यं चिरतपोभृतम्
That place, named after him, is divine and inhabited by those who have performed long penance.
मृगरूपेण चरता तत्र वै त्रिदशा मया
There, while roaming in the form of a deer, I was seen by the gods.
नाख्यातव्यं त्वया तेषां देवताप्सरसामिदम्
You must not reveal this to those gods or celestial nymphs.
विद्योतयन्दिशः सर्वास्त्रिदशैः परिवारितः
Illuminating all directions, surrounded by the gods.
कामगं रथमारुह्य महेन्द्रः समरुद्गणः 214.
Indra, accompanied by the Maruts, ascended his wish-fulfilling chariot.
गणावृतश्च वरदो वरुणो यादसांपतिः
Varuṇa, the bestower of boons and lord of the aquatic beings, arrived surrounded by his retinue.
तप्तकाञ्चनवर्णेन रत्नचित्रेण भास्वता
With a radiant luster like molten gold, adorned with jewels,
विमानशत कोटीभिरागतो यक्षराक्षसैः
he came with hundreds of thousands of aerial cars, accompanied by Yakṣas and Rākṣasas.
अधिष्ठितः सुकृतिभिः प्रायाद्वैवस्वतोपमः
Attended by the virtuous, he proceeded, resembling Vaivasvata.
विमानैरग्नितुल्याभैराजग्मुः खान्महीधरम्
They arrived in aerial cars blazing like fire, descending from the sky to the mountain.
आगतावश्विनौ देवौ मौञ्जवन्तं महागिरिम्
The two divine Aśvins also came to the great mountain Mauñjavant.
संछाद्यैरावतपथं सहसाभ्याययुर्द्रुतम्
Swiftly they approached, covering the path of Airāvata.
संप्राप्तस्तं गिरिवरं मयूरशतनादितम्
They reached that excellent mountain, resounding with the cries of hundreds of peacocks.
हाहाहूहूस्तथा चान्ये सर्वे गन्धर्वसत्तमाः
Likewise, Hāhā and Hūhū and all the foremost Gandharvas arrived.
अनिलश्चानलश्चैव धर्मः सत्यो ध्रुवोऽपरः 214.
Anila, Anala, Dharma, Satya, and another Dhruva also came.
गुह्यकाश्च महात्मानः सर्व एव समागताः
All the great-souled Guhyakas gathered there as well.
उर्वशी मेनका रंभा पंचस्या च तथापरा
Urvaśī, Menakā, Rambhā, and another called Pañcasyā were also present.
पुलस्त्योऽत्रिर्मरीचिश्च वसिष्ठो भृगुरेव च
Pulastya, Atri, Marīci, Vasiṣṭha, and also Bhṛgu came.
भारद्वाजोऽग्निवेश्यश्च तथा वृद्धपराशरः
Bhāradvāja, Agniveśya, and the aged Parāśara likewise arrived.
मरीचिर्जमदग्निश्च भार्गवश्च्यवनस्तथा
Marīci, Jamadagni, Bhārgava, and also Cyavana came.
शतद्रूश्च विपाशा च गंडकी च सरिद्वरा
The rivers Śatadrū, Vipāśā, and the excellent Gaṇḍakī arrived.
गोदावरी च वेणी च तापी च सरिदुत्तमा
Godāvarī, Veṇī, and Tāpi, the foremost of rivers, were also present.