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धृतराष्ट्र उवाच॥

dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca॥

[धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhritarashtra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Dhritarashtra said:)

Dhritarashtra said:

तस्मिन्नतिरथे द्रोणे निहते तत्र सञ्जय। मामकाः पाण्डवाश्चैव किमकुर्वन्नतः परम् ॥७-१७३-१॥

tasminnatirathe droṇe nihate tatra sañjaya। māmakāḥ pāṇḍavāścaiva kimakurvannataḥ param ॥7-173-1॥

[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; अतिरथे (atirathe) - great charioteer; द्रोणे (droṇe) - Drona; निहते (nihate) - slain; तत्र (tatra) - there; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; मामकाः (māmakāḥ) - my people; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - Pandavas; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; किम् (kim) - what; अकुर्वन् (akurvan) - did do; अतः (ataḥ) - then; परम् (param) - next;]

(In that great charioteer Drona being slain there, O Sanjaya, what did my people and the Pandavas do next?)

Sanjaya, after the great charioteer Drona was slain there, what actions did my people and the Pandavas take next?

सञ्जय उवाच॥

sañjaya uvāca॥

[सञ्जयः (sañjayaḥ) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Sanjaya said:)

Sanjaya said:

तस्मिन्नतिरथे द्रोणे निहते पार्षतेन वै। कौरवेषु च भग्नेषु कुन्तीपुत्रो धनञ्जयः ॥७-१७३-२॥

tasminnatirathe droṇe nihate pārṣatena vai। kauraveṣu ca bhagneṣu kuntīputro dhanañjayaḥ ॥7-173-2॥

[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; अतिरथे (atirathe) - great chariot-warrior; द्रोणे (droṇe) - Droṇa; निहते (nihate) - slain; पार्षतेन (pārṣatena) - by the son of Prishata; वै (vai) - indeed; कौरवेषु (kauraveṣu) - among the Kauravas; च (ca) - and; भग्नेषु (bhagneṣu) - broken; कुन्तीपुत्रः (kuntīputraḥ) - son of Kunti; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhananjaya;]

(In that great chariot-warrior Droṇa, slain by the son of Prishata, indeed, among the Kauravas broken, the son of Kunti, Dhananjaya.)

When the great chariot-warrior Droṇa was slain by the son of Prishata, and the Kauravas were broken, the son of Kunti, Dhananjaya, stood firm.

दृष्ट्वा सुमहदाश्चर्यमात्मनो विजयावहम्। यदृच्छयागतं व्यासं पप्रच्छ भरतर्षभ ॥७-१७३-३॥

dṛṣṭvā sumahadāścaryamātmano vijayāvaham। yadṛcchayāgataṃ vyāsaṃ papraccha bharatarṣabha ॥7-173-3॥

[दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great; आश्चर्यम् (āścaryam) - wonder; आत्मनः (ātmanah) - of himself; विजयावहम् (vijayāvaham) - bringing victory; यदृच्छया (yadṛcchayā) - by chance; आगतम् (āgatam) - arrived; व्यासम् (vyāsam) - Vyasa; पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - asked; भरतर्षभः (bharatarṣabhaḥ) - the best of the Bharatas;]

(Having seen the very great wonder of himself bringing victory, the best of the Bharatas asked Vyasa, who had arrived by chance.)

Upon witnessing the extraordinary event that ensured his victory, the best of the Bharatas, by chance, encountered Vyasa and inquired of him.

सङ्ग्रामे निघ्नतः शत्रूञ्शरौघैर्विमलैरहम्। अग्रतो लक्षये यान्तं पुरुषं पावकप्रभम् ॥७-१७३-४॥

saṅgrāme nighnataḥ śatrūñ śaraughair vimalair aham। agrato lakṣaye yāntaṃ puruṣaṃ pāvakaprabham ॥7-173-4॥

[सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; निघ्नतः (nighnataḥ) - slaying; शत्रून् (śatrūn) - enemies; शरौघैः (śaraughaiḥ) - with arrows; विमलैः (vimalaiḥ) - pure; अहम् (aham) - I; अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front; लक्षये (lakṣaye) - see; यान्तम् (yāntam) - going; पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - man; पावकप्रभम् (pāvakaprabham) - radiant like fire;]

(In battle, I, slaying enemies with pure arrows, see in front a man going, radiant like fire.)

In the battle, as I slay the enemies with pure arrows, I see a man in front of me, moving with a radiance like fire.

ज्वलन्तं शूलमुद्यम्य यां दिशं प्रतिपद्यते। तस्यां दिशि विशीर्यन्ते शत्रवो मे महामुने ॥७-१७३-५॥

jvalantaṁ śūlamudyamya yāṁ diśaṁ pratipadyate। tasyāṁ diśi viśīryante śatravo me mahāmune ॥7-173-5॥

[ज्वलन्तं (jvalantam) - burning; शूलम् (śūlam) - spear; उद्यम्य (udyamya) - raising; याम् (yām) - which; दिशम् (diśam) - direction; प्रतिपद्यते (pratipadyate) - proceeds; तस्याम् (tasyām) - in that; दिशि (diśi) - direction; विशीर्यन्ते (viśīryante) - are destroyed; शत्रवः (śatravaḥ) - enemies; मे (me) - my; महामुने (mahāmune) - O great sage;]

(Raising the burning spear, whichever direction he proceeds, in that direction my enemies are destroyed, O great sage.)

O great sage, when he raises the burning spear and proceeds in any direction, my enemies in that direction are destroyed.

न पद्भ्यां स्पृशते भूमिं न च शूलं विमुञ्चति। शूलाच्छूलसहस्राणि निष्पेतुस्तस्य तेजसा ॥७-१७३-६॥

na padbhyāṃ spṛśate bhūmiṃ na ca śūlaṃ vimuñcati। śūlācchūlasahasrāṇi niṣpetustasya tejasā ॥7-173-6॥

[न (na) - not; पद्भ्याम् (padbhyām) - with feet; स्पृशते (spṛśate) - touches; भूमिम् (bhūmim) - ground; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; शूलम् (śūlam) - spear; विमुञ्चति (vimuñcati) - releases; शूलात् (śūlāt) - from spear; शूलसहस्राणि (śūlasahasrāṇi) - thousands of spears; निष्पेतुः (niṣpetuḥ) - emerged; तस्य (tasya) - his; तेजसा (tejasā) - by the energy;]

(He does not touch the ground with his feet, nor does he release the spear. From the spear, thousands of spears emerged by his energy.)

He does not touch the ground with his feet, nor does he release the spear. Thousands of spears emerged from the spear by his energy.

तेन भग्नानरीन्सर्वान्मद्भग्नान्मन्यते जनः। तेन दग्धानि सैन्यानि पृष्ठतोऽनुदहाम्यहम् ॥७-१७३-७॥

tena bhagnānarīnsarvānmadbhagnānmanyate janaḥ। tena dagdhāni sainyāni pṛṣṭhato'nudahāmyaham ॥7-173-7॥

[तेन (tena) - by him; भग्नान् (bhagnān) - broken; अरिन् (arīn) - enemies; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; मत् (mat) - my; भग्नान् (bhagnān) - defeated; मन्यते (manyate) - thinks; जनः (janaḥ) - people; तेन (tena) - by him; दग्धानि (dagdhāni) - burnt; सैन्यानि (sainyāni) - armies; पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - behind; अनुदहामि (anudahāmi) - I burn; अहम् (aham) - I;]

(By him, all the broken enemies are thought to be my defeated ones by the people. By him, I burn the burnt armies from behind.)

The people think that all the enemies broken by him are my defeated ones. I burn the armies scorched by him from behind.

भगवंस्तन्ममाचक्ष्व को वै स पुरुषोत्तमः। शूलपाणिर्महान्कृष्ण तेजसा सूर्यसंनिभः ॥७-१७३-८॥

bhagavaṁstanmamācakṣva ko vai sa puruṣottamaḥ। śūlapāṇirmahānkṛṣṇa tejasā sūryasaṁnibhaḥ ॥7-173-8॥

[भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord; तत् (tat) - that; मम (mama) - my; आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell; कः (kaḥ) - who; वै (vai) - indeed; सः (saḥ) - he; पुरुषोत्तमः (puruṣottamaḥ) - the supreme person; शूलपाणिः (śūlapāṇiḥ) - trident-holder; महान् (mahān) - great; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna; तेजसा (tejasā) - by brilliance; सूर्यसंनिभः (sūryasaṁnibhaḥ) - like the sun;]

(O Lord, tell me who indeed is that supreme person, the great trident-holder Krishna, who is like the sun by brilliance.)

O Lord, please tell me who is that supreme person, the great Krishna, who holds a trident and shines like the sun.

व्यास उवाच॥

vyāsa uvāca॥

[व्यास (vyāsa) - Vyasa; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Vyasa said:)

Vyasa said:

प्रजापतीनां प्रथमं तैजसं पुरुषं विभुम्। भुवनं भूर्भुवं देवं सर्वलोकेश्वरं प्रभुम् ॥७-१७३-९॥

prajāpatīnāṃ prathamaṃ taijasaṃ puruṣaṃ vibhum। bhuvanaṃ bhūrbhuvaṃ devaṃ sarvalokeśvaraṃ prabhum ॥7-173-9॥

[प्रजापतीनां (prajāpatīnāṃ) - of the lords of creatures; प्रथमं (prathamaṃ) - first; तैजसं (taijasaṃ) - radiant; पुरुषं (puruṣaṃ) - being; विभुम् (vibhum) - all-pervading; भुवनं (bhuvanaṃ) - world; भूर्भुवं (bhūrbhuvaṃ) - earth and heaven; देवं (devaṃ) - god; सर्वलोकेश्वरं (sarvalokeśvaraṃ) - lord of all worlds; प्रभुम् (prabhum) - master;]

(The first radiant being of the lords of creatures, the all-pervading, the world, the earth and heaven, the god, the lord of all worlds, the master.)

The first radiant being among the lords of creatures, the all-pervading master of the world, earth, and heaven, the god and lord of all worlds.

ईशानं वरदं पार्थ दृष्टवानसि शङ्करम्। तं गच्छ शरणं देवं सर्वादिं भुवनेश्वरम् ॥७-१७३-१०॥

īśānaṁ varadaṁ pārtha dṛṣṭavānasi śaṅkaram। taṁ gaccha śaraṇaṁ devaṁ sarvādiṁ bhuvaneśvaram ॥7-173-10॥

[ईशानम् (īśānam) - lord; वरदम् (varadam) - boon-giver; पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pritha; दृष्टवानसि (dṛṣṭavānasi) - you have seen; शङ्करम् (śaṅkaram) - Shankara; तम् (tam) - him; गच्छ (gaccha) - go; शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge; देवम् (devam) - god; सर्व-आदिम् (sarva-ādim) - beginning of all; भुवनेश्वरम् (bhuvaneśvaram) - lord of the worlds;]

(O son of Pritha, you have seen Shankara, the boon-giving lord. Go to him, the god who is the refuge and the beginning of all, the lord of the worlds.)

O son of Pritha, you have seen Shankara, the lord who grants boons. Seek refuge in him, the god who is the origin of everything and the lord of the universe.

महादेवं महात्मानमीशानं जटिलं शिवम्। त्र्यक्षं महाभुजं रुद्रं शिखिनं चीरवाससम् ॥ दातारं चैव भक्तानां प्रसादविहितान्वरान् ॥७-१७३-११॥

mahādevaṁ mahātmānamīśānaṁ jaṭilaṁ śivam। tryakṣaṁ mahābhujaṁ rudraṁ śikhinaṁ cīravāsasam ॥ dātāraṁ caiva bhaktānāṁ prasādavihitānvarān ॥7-173-11॥

[महादेवं (mahādevaṁ) - great god; महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - great soul; ईशानम् (īśānam) - lord; जटिलम् (jaṭilam) - matted-haired; शिवम् (śivam) - auspicious; त्र्यक्षम् (tryakṣam) - three-eyed; महाभुजम् (mahābhujaṁ) - mighty-armed; रुद्रम् (rudram) - Rudra; शिखिनम् (śikhinaṁ) - crested; चीरवाससम् (cīravāsasam) - clothed in bark; दातारम् (dātāram) - giver; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; भक्तानाम् (bhaktānāṁ) - of devotees; प्रसादविहितान् (prasādavihitān) - granted by grace; वरान् (varān) - boons;]

(The great god, the great soul, the lord with matted hair, auspicious, three-eyed, mighty-armed, Rudra, crested, clothed in bark, the giver indeed of boons granted by grace to devotees.)

The great god Shiva, with matted hair and three eyes, mighty arms, known as Rudra, is the giver of boons granted by grace to his devotees.

तस्य ते पार्षदा दिव्या रूपैर्नानाविधैः विभोः। वामना जटिला मुण्डा ह्रस्वग्रीवा महोदराः ॥७-१७३-१२॥

tasya te pārṣadā divyā rūpairnānāvidhaiḥ vibhoḥ। vāmanā jaṭilā muṇḍā hrasvagrīvā mahodarāḥ ॥7-173-12॥

[तस्य (tasya) - his; ते (te) - those; पार्षदाः (pārṣadāḥ) - attendants; दिव्याः (divyāḥ) - divine; रूपैः (rūpaiḥ) - forms; नानाविधैः (nānāvidhaiḥ) - various kinds; विभोः (vibhoḥ) - of the lord; वामनाः (vāmanāḥ) - dwarfish; जटिलाः (jaṭilāḥ) - matted hair; मुण्डाः (muṇḍāḥ) - shaven heads; ह्रस्वग्रीवाः (hrasvagrīvāḥ) - short-necked; महोदराः (mahodarāḥ) - big-bellied;]

(His attendants were divine, with various forms of the lord: dwarfish, with matted hair, shaven heads, short-necked, and big-bellied.)

His divine attendants appeared in various forms, including dwarfish figures, those with matted hair, shaven heads, short necks, and large bellies.

महाकाया महोत्साहा महाकर्णास्तथापरे। आननैर्विकृतैः पादैः पार्थ वेषैश्च वैकृतैः ॥७-१७३-१३॥

mahākāyā mahotsāhā mahākarṇāstathāpare। ānanairvikṛtaiḥ pādaiḥ pārtha veṣaiśca vaikṛtaiḥ ॥7-173-13॥

[महाकाया (mahākāyā) - great-bodied; महोत्साहा (mahotsāhā) - greatly enthusiastic; महाकर्णाः (mahākarṇāḥ) - large-eared; तथा (tathā) - thus; अपरे (apare) - others; आननैः (ānanaiḥ) - with faces; विकृतैः (vikṛtaiḥ) - distorted; पादैः (pādaiḥ) - with feet; पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pritha; वेषैः (veṣaiḥ) - with appearances; च (ca) - and; वैकृतैः (vaikṛtaiḥ) - deformed;]

(Great-bodied, greatly enthusiastic, large-eared, and others with distorted faces, feet, and deformed appearances, O son of Pritha.)

O son of Pritha, there are those with great bodies, great enthusiasm, large ears, and others with distorted faces, feet, and deformed appearances.

ईदृशैः स महादेवः पूज्यमानो महेश्वरः। स शिवस्तात तेजस्वी प्रसादाद्याति तेऽग्रतः ॥ तस्मिन्घोरे तदा पार्थ सङ्ग्रामे लोमहर्षणे ॥७-१७३-१४॥

īdṛśaiḥ sa mahādevaḥ pūjyamāno maheśvaraḥ। sa śivastāta tejasvī prasādādyāti te'grataḥ ॥ tasminghore tadā pārtha saṅgrāme lomaharṣaṇe ॥7-173-14॥

[ईदृशैः (īdṛśaiḥ) - such as these; सः (saḥ) - he; महादेवः (mahādevaḥ) - Mahadeva; पूज्यमानः (pūjyamānaḥ) - being worshipped; महेश्वरः (maheśvaraḥ) - the great lord; सः (saḥ) - he; शिवः (śivaḥ) - Shiva; तात (tāta) - dear; तेजस्वी (tejasvī) - radiant; प्रसादात् (prasādāt) - by grace; याति (yāti) - goes; ते (te) - your; अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - before; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; घोरे (ghore) - terrible; तदा (tadā) - then; पार्थ (pārtha) - O Partha; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in the battle; लोमहर्षणे (lomaharṣaṇe) - hair-raising;]

(Such as these, Mahadeva, the great lord, being worshipped, O dear Shiva, radiant by grace, goes before you. In that terrible, hair-raising battle, O Partha, then.)

Mahadeva, the great lord, being worshipped in such a manner, O dear Shiva, radiant by grace, goes before you. Then, in that terrible and hair-raising battle, O Partha.

द्रोणकर्णकृपैर्गुप्तां महेष्वासैः प्रहारिभिः। कस्तां सेनां तदा पार्थ मनसापि प्रधर्षयेत् ॥ ऋते देवान्महेष्वासाद्बहुरूपान्महेश्वरात् ॥७-१७३-१५॥

droṇakarṇakṛpairguptāṃ maheṣvāsaiḥ prahāribhiḥ। kastāṃ senāṃ tadā pārtha manasāpi pradharṣayet ॥ ṛte devānmaheṣvāsādbahurūpānmaheśvarāt ॥7-173-15॥

[द्रोण (droṇa) - Drona; कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna; कृपैः (kṛpaiḥ) - Kripa; गुप्ताम् (guptām) - protected; महेष्वासैः (maheṣvāsaiḥ) - by great archers; प्रहारिभिः (prahāribhiḥ) - by attackers; कः (kaḥ) - who; ताम् (tām) - that; सेनाम् (senām) - army; तदा (tadā) - then; पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pritha; मनसा (manasā) - in mind; अपि (api) - even; प्रधर्षयेत् (pradharṣayet) - could overcome; ऋते (ṛte) - except; देवान् (devān) - the gods; महेष्वासात् (maheṣvāsāt) - from the great archer; बहुरूपान् (bahurūpān) - many-formed; महेश्वरात् (maheśvarāt) - from Maheshvara;]

(Protected by Drona, Karna, and Kripa, by great archers and attackers, who could then, O son of Pritha, even in mind, overcome that army, except the gods, from the great archer, many-formed, from Maheshvara?)

O son of Pritha, who could even conceive of overcoming that army protected by Drona, Karna, and Kripa, by great archers and attackers, except for the gods and the many-formed Maheshvara?

स्थातुमुत्सहते कश्चिन्न तस्मिन्नग्रतः स्थिते। न हि भूतं समं तेन त्रिषु लोकेषु विद्यते ॥७-१७३-१६॥

sthātum utsahate kaścin na tasminn agrataḥ sthite। na hi bhūtaṃ samaṃ tena triṣu lokeṣu vidyate ॥7-173-16॥

[स्थातुम् (sthātum) - to stand; उत्सहते (utsahate) - dares; कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone; न (na) - not; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front; स्थिते (sthite) - standing; न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; भूतम् (bhūtam) - being; समम् (samam) - equal; तेन (tena) - to him; त्रिषु (triṣu) - in three; लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - worlds; विद्यते (vidyate) - exists;]

(No one dares to stand in front of him. Indeed, there is no being equal to him in the three worlds.)

No one dares to stand before him, as there is no being equal to him in all the three worlds.

गन्धेनापि हि सङ्ग्रामे तस्य क्रुद्धस्य शत्रवः। विसञ्ज्ञा हतभूयिष्ठा वेपन्ति च पतन्ति च ॥७-१७३-१७॥

gandhenāpi hi saṅgrāme tasya kruddhasya śatravaḥ। visañjñā hatabhūyiṣṭhā vepanti ca patanti ca ॥7-173-17॥

[गन्धेन (gandhena) - by the scent; अपि (api) - even; हि (hi) - indeed; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; तस्य (tasya) - his; क्रुद्धस्य (kruddhasya) - angry; शत्रवः (śatravaḥ) - enemies; विसञ्ज्ञा (visañjñā) - unconscious; हतभूयिष्ठा (hatabhūyiṣṭhā) - mostly killed; वेपन्ति (vepanti) - tremble; च (ca) - and; पतन्ति (patanti) - fall; च (ca) - and;]

(Even by the scent, indeed, in battle, his angry enemies, unconscious, mostly killed, tremble and fall.)

Even the scent of him in battle causes his angry enemies to become unconscious, mostly killed, trembling and falling.

तस्मै नमस्तु कुर्वन्तो देवास्तिष्ठन्ति वै दिवि। ये चान्ये मानवा लोके ये च स्वर्गजितो नराः ॥७-१७३-१८॥

tasmai namastu kurvanto devāstiṣṭhanti vai divi। ye cānye mānavā loke ye ca svargajito narāḥ ॥7-173-18॥

[तस्मै (tasmai) - to him; नमः (namaḥ) - salutation; तु (tu) - indeed; कुर्वन्तः (kurvantaḥ) - doing; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - stand; वै (vai) - indeed; दिवि (divi) - in heaven; ये (ye) - who; च (ca) - and; अन्ये (anye) - others; मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans; लोके (loke) - in the world; ये (ye) - who; च (ca) - and; स्वर्गजितः (svargajitaḥ) - conquerors of heaven; नराः (narāḥ) - men;]

(To him indeed salutation is done by the gods who stand in heaven, and by other humans in the world, and by men who are conquerors of heaven.)

Salutations to him are offered by the gods who reside in heaven, as well as by other humans on earth and those men who have conquered heaven.

ये भक्ता वरदं देवं शिवं रुद्रमुमापतिम्। इह लोके सुखं प्राप्य ते यान्ति परमां गतिम् ॥७-१७३-१९॥

ye bhaktā varadaṃ devaṃ śivaṃ rudramumāpatim। iha loke sukhaṃ prāpya te yānti paramāṃ gatim ॥7-173-19॥

[ये (ye) - those who; भक्ताः (bhaktāḥ) - devotees; वरदम् (varadam) - boon-giver; देवम् (devam) - god; शिवम् (śivam) - Shiva; रुद्रम् (rudram) - Rudra; उमापतिम् (umāpatim) - consort of Uma; इह (iha) - here; लोके (loke) - in the world; सुखम् (sukham) - happiness; प्राप्य (prāpya) - obtaining; ते (te) - they; यान्ति (yānti) - go; परमाम् (paramām) - supreme; गतिम् (gatim) - state;]

(Those devotees who worship the boon-giver god Shiva, Rudra, the consort of Uma, obtain happiness here in the world and they go to the supreme state.)

Devotees who worship Lord Shiva, the boon-giver and consort of Uma, experience happiness in this world and ultimately attain the supreme state.

नमस्कुरुष्व कौन्तेय तस्मै शान्ताय वै सदा। रुद्राय शितिकण्ठाय कनिष्ठाय सुवर्चसे ॥७-१७३-२०॥

namaskuruṣva kaunteya tasmai śāntāya vai sadā। rudrāya śitikaṇṭhāya kaniṣṭhāya suvarcase ॥7-173-20॥

[नमस्कुरुष्व (namaskuruṣva) - bow; कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kunti; तस्मै (tasmai) - to him; शान्ताय (śāntāya) - to the peaceful one; वै (vai) - indeed; सदा (sadā) - always; रुद्राय (rudrāya) - to Rudra; शितिकण्ठाय (śitikaṇṭhāya) - to the blue-throated one; कनिष्ठाय (kaniṣṭhāya) - to the youngest; सुवर्चसे (suvarcase) - to the radiant one;]

(Bow, O son of Kunti, always to him, to the peaceful one, indeed, to Rudra, to the blue-throated one, to the youngest, to the radiant one.)

"O son of Kunti, always bow to him, the peaceful one, indeed to Rudra, the blue-throated, the youngest, the radiant."

कपर्दिने करालाय हर्यक्ष्णे वरदाय च। याम्यायाव्यक्तकेशाय सद्वृत्ते शङ्कराय च ॥७-१७३-२१॥

kapardine karālāya harya̱kṣṇe varadāya ca। yāmyāyāvyaktakeśāya sadvṛtte śaṅkarāya ca ॥7-173-21॥

[कपर्दिने (kapardine) - to the matted-haired one; करालाय (karālāya) - to the fierce one; हर्यक्ष्णे (harya̱kṣṇe) - to the tawny-eyed one; वरदाय (varadāya) - to the boon-giver; च (ca) - and; याम्याय (yāmyāya) - to the restrainer; अव्यक्तकेशाय (avyaktakeśāya) - to the one with unmanifested hair; सद्वृत्ते (sadvṛtte) - to the well-behaved one; शङ्कराय (śaṅkarāya) - to Shankara; च (ca) - and;]

(To the matted-haired one, to the fierce one, to the tawny-eyed one, to the boon-giver, and to the restrainer, to the one with unmanifested hair, to the well-behaved one, to Shankara, and.)

To the matted-haired, fierce, tawny-eyed, boon-giving, restraining, unmanifested-haired, well-behaved Shankara.

काम्याय हरिनेत्राय स्थाणवे पुरुषाय च। हरिकेशाय मुण्डाय कृशायोत्तरणाय च ॥७-१७३-२२॥

kāmyāya harinetarāya sthāṇave puruṣāya ca। harikeśāya muṇḍāya kṛśāyottaraṇāya ca ॥7-173-22॥

[काम्याय (kāmyāya) - to the desirable one; हरिनेत्राय (harinetarāya) - to the one with eyes like a deer; स्थाणवे (sthāṇave) - to the immovable one; पुरुषाय (puruṣāya) - to the supreme being; च (ca) - and; हरिकेशाय (harikeśāya) - to the one with golden hair; मुण्डाय (muṇḍāya) - to the shaven-headed one; कृशाय (kṛśāya) - to the emaciated one; उत्तरणाय (uttaraṇāya) - to the one who helps cross over; च (ca) - and;]

(To the desirable one, to the one with eyes like a deer, to the immovable one, to the supreme being, and to the one with golden hair, to the shaven-headed one, to the emaciated one, to the one who helps cross over, and.)

To the desirable one, the one with eyes like a deer, the immovable one, the supreme being, and the one with golden hair, the shaven-headed one, the emaciated one, and the one who helps cross over.

भास्कराय सुतीर्थाय देवदेवाय रंहसे। बहुरूपाय शर्वाय प्रियाय प्रियवाससे ॥७-१७३-२३॥

bhāskarāya sutīrthāya devadevāya raṃhase। bahurūpāya śarvāya priyāya priyavāsase ॥7-173-23॥

[भास्कराय (bhāskarāya) - to Bhāskara; सुतीर्थाय (sutīrthāya) - to Sutīrtha; देवदेवाय (devadevāya) - to the god of gods; रंहसे (raṃhase) - to the swift one; बहुरूपाय (bahurūpāya) - to the one of many forms; शर्वाय (śarvāya) - to Śarva; प्रियाय (priyāya) - to the beloved; प्रियवाससे (priyavāsase) - to the one who resides in the beloved place;]

(To Bhāskara, to Sutīrtha, to the god of gods, to the swift one, to the one of many forms, to Śarva, to the beloved, to the one who resides in the beloved place.)

To Bhāskara, Sutīrtha, the god of gods, the swift one, the one of many forms, Śarva, the beloved, and the one who resides in the beloved place.

उष्णीषिणे सुवक्त्राय सहस्राक्षाय मीढुषे। गिरिशाय प्रशान्ताय पतये चीरवाससे ॥७-१७३-२४॥

uṣṇīṣiṇe suvakrāya sahasrākṣāya mīḍhuṣe। giriśāya praśāntāya pataye cīravāsase ॥7-173-24॥

[उष्णीषिणे (uṣṇīṣiṇe) - to the one with a turban; सुवक्त्राय (suvakrāya) - to the one with a beautiful face; सहस्राक्षाय (sahasrākṣāya) - to the thousand-eyed one; मीढुषे (mīḍhuṣe) - to the generous one; गिरिशाय (giriśāya) - to the lord of the mountains; प्रशान्ताय (praśāntāya) - to the peaceful one; पतये (pataye) - to the lord; चीरवाससे (cīravāsase) - to the one clad in bark garments;]

(To the one with a turban, to the one with a beautiful face, to the thousand-eyed one, to the generous one, to the lord of the mountains, to the peaceful one, to the lord, to the one clad in bark garments.)

To the one adorned with a turban and a beautiful face, who possesses a thousand eyes and is generous, the lord of the mountains, peaceful and the master, clad in bark garments.

हिरण्यबाहवे चैव उग्राय पतये दिशाम्। पर्जन्यपतये चैव भूतानां पतये नमः ॥७-१७३-२५॥

hiraṇyabāhave caiva ugrāya pataye diśām। parjanyapataye caiva bhūtānāṃ pataye namaḥ ॥7-173-25॥

[हिरण्यबाहवे (hiraṇyabāhave) - to the one with golden arms; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; उग्राय (ugrāya) - to the fierce one; पतये (pataye) - to the lord; दिशाम् (diśām) - of the directions; पर्जन्यपतये (parjanyapataye) - to the lord of rain; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of all beings; पतये (pataye) - to the lord; नमः (namaḥ) - salutations;]

(To the one with golden arms, and indeed to the fierce one, to the lord of the directions. To the lord of rain, and indeed to the lord of all beings, salutations.)

Salutations to the one with golden arms, the fierce lord of the directions, and to the lord of rain and all beings.

वृक्षाणां पतये चैव अपां च पतये तथा। वृक्षैरावृतकायाय सेनान्ये मध्यमाय च ॥७-१७३-२६॥

vṛkṣāṇāṃ pataye caiva apāṃ ca pataye tathā। vṛkṣairāvṛtakāyāya senānye madhyamāya ca ॥7-173-26॥

[वृक्षाणां (vṛkṣāṇāṃ) - of trees; पतये (pataye) - to the lord; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; अपां (apāṃ) - of waters; च (ca) - and; पतये (pataye) - to the lord; तथा (tathā) - also; वृक्षैः (vṛkṣaiḥ) - by trees; आवृतकायाय (āvṛtakāyāya) - to the one with a covered body; सेनान्ये (senānye) - to the general; मध्यमाय (madhyamāya) - to the middle one; च (ca) - and;]

(To the lord of trees and indeed to the lord of waters also; to the one with a covered body by trees, to the general, and to the middle one.)

To the lord of trees and waters, and to the one whose body is covered by trees, to the general and the central figure.

स्रुवहस्ताय देवाय धन्विने भार्गवाय च। बहुरूपाय विश्वस्य पतये चीरवाससे ॥७-१७३-२७॥

sruvahastāya devāya dhanvine bhārgavāya ca। bahurūpāya viśvasya pataye cīravāsase ॥7-173-27॥

[स्रुवहस्ताय (sruvahastāya) - to the one with a ladle in hand; देवाय (devāya) - to the god; धन्विने (dhanvine) - to the archer; भार्गवाय (bhārgavāya) - to the descendant of Bhrigu; च (ca) - and; बहुरूपाय (bahurūpāya) - to the one of many forms; विश्वस्य (viśvasya) - of the universe; पतये (pataye) - to the lord; चीरवाससे (cīravāsase) - to the one clad in bark garments;]

(To the one with a ladle in hand, to the god, to the archer, to the descendant of Bhrigu, and to the one of many forms, to the lord of the universe, to the one clad in bark garments.)

To the god who holds a ladle, the archer, the descendant of Bhrigu, the one of many forms, the lord of the universe, clad in bark garments.

सहस्रशिरसे चैव सहस्रनयनाय च। सहस्रबाहवे चैव सहस्रचरणाय च ॥७-१७३-२८॥

sahasraśirase caiva sahasranayanāya ca। sahasrabāhave caiva sahasracaaraṇāya ca ॥7-173-28॥

[सहस्र (sahasra) - thousand; शिरसे (śirase) - to the head; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; सहस्र (sahasra) - thousand; नयनाय (nayanāya) - to the eyes; च (ca) - and; सहस्र (sahasra) - thousand; बाहवे (bāhave) - to the arms; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; सहस्र (sahasra) - thousand; चरणाय (caraṇāya) - to the feet; च (ca) - and;]

(To the thousand-headed, and indeed to the thousand-eyed; to the thousand-armed, and indeed to the thousand-footed.)

Salutations to the one with a thousand heads, eyes, arms, and feet, who is omnipresent and all-encompassing.

शरणं प्राप्य कौन्तेय वरदं भुवनेश्वरम्। उमापतिं विरूपाक्षं दक्षयज्ञनिबर्हणम् ॥ प्रजानां पतिमव्यग्रं भूतानां पतिमव्ययम् ॥७-१७३-२९॥

śaraṇaṃ prāpya kaunteya varadaṃ bhuvaneśvaram। umāpatiṃ virūpākṣaṃ dakṣayajñanibarhaṇam ॥ prajānāṃ patimavyagraṃ bhūtānāṃ patimavyayam ॥7-173-29॥

[शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge; प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained; कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kunti; वरदम् (varadam) - bestower of boons; भुवनेश्वरम् (bhuvaneśvaram) - lord of the world; उमापतिम् (umāpatiṃ) - consort of Uma; विरूपाक्षम् (virūpākṣam) - three-eyed one; दक्षयज्ञनिबर्हणम् (dakṣayajñanibarhaṇam) - destroyer of Daksha's sacrifice; प्रजानाम् (prajānām) - of the creatures; पतिम् (patim) - lord; अव्यग्रम् (avyagram) - unperturbed; भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings; पतिम् (patim) - lord; अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable;]

(Having obtained refuge, O son of Kunti, in the bestower of boons, the lord of the world, the consort of Uma, the three-eyed one, the destroyer of Daksha's sacrifice, the unperturbed lord of the creatures, the imperishable lord of beings.)

O son of Kunti, having sought refuge in the gracious lord of the world, the consort of Uma, the three-eyed destroyer of Daksha's sacrifice, the unperturbed and eternal lord of all beings.

कपर्दिनं वृषावर्तं वृषनाभं वृषध्वजम्। वृषदर्पं वृषपतिं वृषशृङ्गं वृषर्षभम् ॥७-१७३-३०॥

kapardinaṁ vṛṣāvartaṁ vṛṣanābhaṁ vṛṣadhvajam। vṛṣadarpaṁ vṛṣapatiṁ vṛṣaśṛṅgaṁ vṛṣarṣabham ॥7-173-30॥

[कपर्दिनं (kapardinaṁ) - with matted hair; वृषावर्तं (vṛṣāvartaṁ) - having a bull as a symbol; वृषनाभं (vṛṣanābhaṁ) - having a bull's navel; वृषध्वजम् (vṛṣadhvajam) - having a bull as a banner; वृषदर्पं (vṛṣadarpaṁ) - pride of a bull; वृषपतिं (vṛṣapatiṁ) - lord of bulls; वृषशृङ्गं (vṛṣaśṛṅgaṁ) - having a bull's horn; वृषर्षभम् (vṛṣarṣabham) - bull among bulls;]

(With matted hair, having a bull as a symbol, having a bull's navel, having a bull as a banner, pride of a bull, lord of bulls, having a bull's horn, bull among bulls.)

The one with matted hair, who embodies the symbol of the bull, with the navel of a bull, bearing the bull as a banner, the pride and lord of bulls, possessing the horn of a bull, and the supreme bull among bulls.

वृषाङ्कं वृषभोदारं वृषभं वृषभेक्षणम्। वृषायुधं वृषशरं वृषभूतं महेश्वरम् ॥७-१७३-३१॥

vṛṣāṅkaṃ vṛṣabhodāraṃ vṛṣabhaṃ vṛṣabhekṣaṇam। vṛṣāyudhaṃ vṛṣaśaraṃ vṛṣabhūtaṃ maheśvaram ॥7-173-31॥

[वृषाङ्कं (vṛṣāṅkaṃ) - marked with a bull; वृषभोदारं (vṛṣabhodāraṃ) - generous as a bull; वृषभं (vṛṣabhaṃ) - bull; वृषभेक्षणम् (vṛṣabhekṣaṇam) - having eyes like a bull; वृषायुधं (vṛṣāyudhaṃ) - having a bull as a weapon; वृषशरं (vṛṣaśaraṃ) - having arrows like bulls; वृषभूतं (vṛṣabhūtaṃ) - embodied as a bull; महेश्वरम् (maheśvaram) - the great lord;]

(Marked with a bull, generous as a bull, a bull, having eyes like a bull, having a bull as a weapon, having arrows like bulls, embodied as a bull, the great lord.)

The great lord, marked with a bull, generous as a bull, having the appearance and attributes of a bull, with eyes like a bull, wielding a bull as a weapon, and possessing arrows like bulls.

महोदरं महाकायं द्वीपिचर्मनिवासिनम्। लोकेशं वरदं मुण्डं ब्रह्मण्यं ब्राह्मणप्रियम् ॥७-१७३-३२॥

mahodaraṁ mahākāyaṁ dvīpicarmanivāsinam। lokeśaṁ varadaṁ muṇḍaṁ brahmaṇyaṁ brāhmaṇapriyam ॥7-173-32॥

[महोदरम् (mahodaram) - great-bellied; महाकायम् (mahākāyam) - great-bodied; द्वीपिचर्मनिवासिनम् (dvīpicarmanivāsinam) - wearing a tiger skin; लोकेशम् (lokeśam) - lord of the world; वरदम् (varadam) - bestower of boons; मुण्डम् (muṇḍam) - bald; ब्रह्मण्यम् (brahmaṇyam) - devoted to Brahman; ब्राह्मणप्रियम् (brāhmaṇapriyam) - dear to the Brahmins;]

(Great-bellied, great-bodied, wearing a tiger skin, lord of the world, bestower of boons, bald, devoted to Brahman, dear to the Brahmins.)

The one with a great belly and body, who wears a tiger skin, is the lord of the world, bestows boons, is bald, devoted to Brahman, and dear to the Brahmins.

त्रिशूलपाणिं वरदं खड्गचर्मधरं प्रभुम्। पिनाकिनं खण्डपरशुं लोकानां पतिमीश्वरम् ॥ प्रपद्ये शरणं देवं शरण्यं चीरवाससम् ॥७-१७३-३३॥

triśūlapāṇiṁ varadaṁ khaḍgacarmadharaṁ prabhum। pinākinaṁ khaṇḍaparaśuṁ lokānāṁ patimīśvaram ॥ prapadye śaraṇaṁ devaṁ śaraṇyaṁ cīravāsasam ॥7-173-33॥

[त्रिशूलपाणिम् (triśūlapāṇim) - trident-handed; वरदम् (varadam) - boon-giver; खड्गचर्मधरम् (khaḍgacarmadharam) - sword-and-shield-bearer; प्रभुम् (prabhum) - lord; पिनाकिनम् (pinākinam) - bow-bearing; खण्डपरशुम् (khaṇḍaparaśum) - axe-wielding; लोकानाम् (lokānām) - of the worlds; पतिम् (patim) - master; ईश्वरम् (īśvaram) - supreme lord; प्रपद्ये (prapadye) - I seek refuge; शरणम् (śaraṇam) - shelter; देवम् (devam) - god; शरण्यम् (śaraṇyam) - protector; चीरवाससम् (cīravāsasam) - clad in bark garments;]

(I seek refuge in the trident-handed, boon-giver, sword-and-shield-bearer lord, the bow-bearing, axe-wielding supreme lord, master of the worlds, the god who is the protector and clad in bark garments.)

I seek refuge in the god who wields a trident, grants boons, bears a sword and shield, and is the lord of the worlds. He is the supreme lord, the protector, and is clad in bark garments.

नमस्तस्मै सुरेशाय यस्य वैश्रवणः सखा। सुवाससे नमो नित्यं सुव्रताय सुधन्विने ॥७-१७३-३४॥

namastasmai sureśāya yasya vaiśravaṇaḥ sakhā। suvāsase namo nityaṃ suvratāya sudhanvine ॥7-173-34॥

[नमः (namaḥ) - salutation; तस्मै (tasmai) - to him; सुरेशाय (sureśāya) - to the lord of gods; यस्य (yasya) - whose; वैश्रवणः (vaiśravaṇaḥ) - Vaiśravaṇa; सखा (sakhā) - friend; सुवाससे (suvāsase) - to the well-dressed one; नमः (namaḥ) - salutation; नित्यं (nityaṃ) - always; सुव्रताय (suvratāya) - to the one with good vows; सुधन्विने (sudhanvine) - to the one with a good bow;]

(Salutation to him, the lord of gods, whose friend is Vaiśravaṇa. Salutation always to the well-dressed one, to the one with good vows, to the one with a good bow.)

Salutations to the lord of gods, whose friend is Vaiśravaṇa. Always bow to the well-dressed one, the one with good vows and a good bow.

स्रुवहस्ताय देवाय सुखधन्वाय धन्विने। धन्वन्तराय धनुषे धन्वाचार्याय धन्विने ॥७-१७३-३५॥

sruvahastāya devāya sukhdhanvāya dhanvine। dhanvantarāya dhanuṣe dhanvācāryāya dhanvine ॥7-173-35॥

[स्रुवहस्ताय (sruvahastāya) - to the one with a ladle in hand; देवाय (devāya) - to the god; सुखधन्वाय (sukhdhanvāya) - to the one with a pleasant bow; धन्विने (dhanvine) - to the archer; धन्वन्तराय (dhanvantarāya) - to Dhanvantari; धनुषे (dhanuṣe) - to the bow; धन्वाचार्याय (dhanvācāryāya) - to the master of archery; धन्विने (dhanvine) - to the archer;]

(To the one with a ladle in hand, to the god, to the one with a pleasant bow, to the archer, to Dhanvantari, to the bow, to the master of archery, to the archer.)

To the deity holding a ladle, the god with a pleasant bow, the archer, Dhanvantari, the bow, the master of archery, and the archer, I offer my salutations.

उग्रायुधाय देवाय नमः सुरवराय च। नमोऽस्तु बहुरूपाय नमश्च बहुधन्विने ॥७-१७३-३६॥

ugrāyudhāya devāya namaḥ suravarāya ca। namo'stu bahurūpāya namaśca bahudhanvine ॥7-173-36॥

[उग्रायुधाय (ugrāyudhāya) - to the one with fierce weapons; देवाय (devāya) - to the god; नमः (namaḥ) - salutations; सुरवराय (suravarāya) - to the best among gods; च (ca) - and; नमः (namaḥ) - salutations; अस्तु (astu) - let there be; बहुरूपाय (bahurūpāya) - to the one with many forms; नमः (namaḥ) - salutations; च (ca) - and; बहुधन्विने (bahudhanvine) - to the one with many bows;]

(Salutations to the one with fierce weapons, to the god, and to the best among gods. Let there be salutations to the one with many forms and to the one with many bows.)

Salutations to the fierce-armed god, the best among gods. Let there be salutations to the multifaceted one and the wielder of many bows.

नमोऽस्तु स्थाणवे नित्यं सुव्रताय सुधन्विने। नमोऽस्तु त्रिपुरघ्नाय भगघ्नाय च वै नमः ॥७-१७३-३७॥

namo'stu sthāṇave nityaṃ suvratāya sudhanvine। namo'stu tripuraghnāya bhagaghnāya ca vai namaḥ ॥7-173-37॥

[नमः (namaḥ) - salutation; अस्तु (astu) - let it be; स्थाणवे (sthāṇave) - to the firm one; नित्यम् (nityam) - eternally; सुव्रताय (suvratāya) - to the one with good vows; सुधन्विने (sudhanvine) - to the one with a good bow; नमः (namaḥ) - salutation; अस्तु (astu) - let it be; त्रिपुरघ्नाय (tripuraghnāya) - to the destroyer of Tripura; भगघ्नाय (bhagaghnāya) - to the destroyer of fortune; च (ca) - and; वै (vai) - indeed; नमः (namaḥ) - salutation;]

(Salutation let it be to the firm one eternally, to the one with good vows, to the one with a good bow. Salutation let it be to the destroyer of Tripura, to the destroyer of fortune, and indeed salutation.)

"Salutations to the eternal firm one, the one with good vows and a good bow. Salutations to the destroyer of Tripura and fortune, indeed."

वनस्पतीनां पतये नराणां पतये नमः। अपां च पतये नित्यं यज्ञानां पतये नमः ॥७-१७३-३८॥

vanaspatīnāṃ pataye narāṇāṃ pataye namaḥ। apāṃ ca pataye nityaṃ yajñānāṃ pataye namaḥ ॥7-173-38॥

[वनस्पतीनां (vanaspatīnāṃ) - of the trees; पतये (pataye) - to the lord; नराणां (narāṇāṃ) - of men; पतये (pataye) - to the lord; नमः (namaḥ) - salutations; अपां (apāṃ) - of waters; च (ca) - and; पतये (pataye) - to the lord; नित्यं (nityaṃ) - eternally; यज्ञानां (yajñānāṃ) - of sacrifices; पतये (pataye) - to the lord; नमः (namaḥ) - salutations;]

(Salutations to the lord of the trees, to the lord of men. And eternally to the lord of waters, salutations to the lord of sacrifices.)

Salutations to the lord of trees, men, waters, and sacrifices, eternally.

पूष्णो दन्तविनाशाय त्र्यक्षाय वरदाय च। नीलकण्ठाय पिङ्गाय स्वर्णकेशाय वै नमः ॥७-१७३-३९॥

pūṣṇo dantavināśāya tryakṣāya varadāya ca। nīlakaṇṭhāya piṅgāya svarṇakeśāya vai namaḥ ॥7-173-39॥

[पूष्णो (pūṣṇo) - of Pūṣan; दन्तविनाशाय (dantavināśāya) - for the destruction of teeth; त्र्यक्षाय (tryakṣāya) - to the three-eyed; वरदाय (varadāya) - to the boon-giver; च (ca) - and; नीलकण्ठाय (nīlakaṇṭhāya) - to the blue-throated; पिङ्गाय (piṅgāya) - to the tawny; स्वर्णकेशाय (svarṇakeśāya) - to the golden-haired; वै (vai) - indeed; नमः (namaḥ) - salutations;]

(To Pūṣan for the destruction of teeth, to the three-eyed, to the boon-giver, and to the blue-throated, tawny, golden-haired one, indeed, salutations.)

Salutations to Pūṣan for the destruction of teeth, to the three-eyed, boon-giver, blue-throated, tawny, and golden-haired one.

कर्माणि चैव दिव्यानि महादेवस्य धीमतः। तानि ते कीर्तयिष्यामि यथाप्रज्ञं यथाश्रुतम् ॥७-१७३-४०॥

karmāṇi caiva divyāni mahādevasya dhīmataḥ। tāni te kīrtayiṣyāmi yathāprajñaṃ yathāśrutam ॥7-173-40॥

[कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; दिव्यानि (divyāni) - divine; महादेवस्य (mahādevasya) - of Mahadeva; धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - wise; तानि (tāni) - those; ते (te) - to you; कीर्तयिष्यामि (kīrtayiṣyāmi) - I shall recount; यथाप्रज्ञं (yathāprajñaṃ) - as per my knowledge; यथाश्रुतम् (yathāśrutam) - as heard;]

(The divine actions of the wise Mahadeva, indeed, I shall recount those to you as per my knowledge and as heard.)

I will recount to you the divine deeds of the wise Mahadeva, as I have understood and heard them.

न सुरा नासुरा लोके न गन्धर्वा न राक्षसाः। सुखमेधन्ति कुपिते तस्मिन्नपि गुहागताः ॥७-१७३-४१॥

na surā nāsurā loke na gandharvā na rākṣasāḥ। sukhamedhanti kupite tasminnapi guhāgatāḥ ॥7-173-41॥

[न (na) - not; सुराः (surāḥ) - gods; न (na) - not; असुराः (asurāḥ) - demons; लोके (loke) - in the world; न (na) - not; गन्धर्वाः (gandharvāḥ) - celestial musicians; न (na) - not; राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons; सुखम् (sukham) - happiness; एधन्ति (edhanti) - increase; कुपिते (kupite) - when angry; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in him; अपि (api) - even; गुहागताः (guhāgatāḥ) - those dwelling in caves;]

(Neither gods nor demons, nor celestial musicians nor demons in the world find happiness when he is angry, even those dwelling in caves.)

When he is angry, neither gods, demons, celestial musicians, nor those dwelling in caves in the world find happiness.

विव्याध कुपितो यज्ञं निर्भयस्तु भवस्तदा। धनुषा बाणमुत्सृज्य सघोषं विननाद च ॥७-१७३-४२॥

vivyādha kupito yajñaṃ nirbhayastu bhavastadā। dhanuṣā bāṇamutsṛjya saghoṣaṃ vinanāda ca ॥7-173-42॥

[विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; कुपितः (kupitaḥ) - angry; यज्ञम् (yajñam) - sacrifice; निर्भयः (nirbhayaḥ) - fearless; तु (tu) - but; भवः (bhavaḥ) - Shiva; तदा (tadā) - then; धनुषा (dhanuṣā) - with bow; बाणम् (bāṇam) - arrow; उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - releasing; सघोषम् (saghoṣam) - with sound; विननाद (vinanāda) - roared; च (ca) - and;]

(Angry, Shiva fearlessly pierced the sacrifice, then releasing an arrow with a bow, roared with sound.)

In his anger, Shiva fearlessly pierced the sacrifice. Then, releasing an arrow with a bow, he roared loudly.

ते न शर्म कुतः शान्तिं लेभिरे स्म सुरास्तदा। विद्रुते सहसा यज्ञे कुपिते च महेश्वरे ॥७-१७३-४३॥

te na śarma kutaḥ śāntiṁ lebhire sma surāstadā। vidrute sahasā yajñe kupite ca maheśvare ॥7-173-43॥

[ते (te) - they; न (na) - not; शर्म (śarma) - peace; कुतः (kutaḥ) - where; शान्तिं (śāntiṁ) - tranquility; लेभिरे (lebhire) - obtained; स्म (sma) - indeed; सुराः (surāḥ) - gods; तदा (tadā) - then; विद्रुते (vidrute) - dispersed; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; यज्ञे (yajñe) - in the sacrifice; कुपिते (kupite) - angered; च (ca) - and; महेश्वरे (maheśvare) - Maheshvara; ॥७-१७३-४३॥ (॥7-173-43॥) - (verse number);]

(They did not obtain peace or tranquility then, the gods, when the sacrifice was suddenly dispersed and Maheshvara was angered.)

The gods could not find peace or tranquility at that time when the sacrifice was abruptly disrupted and Lord Maheshvara became angry.

तेन ज्यातलघोषेण सर्वे लोकाः समाकुलाः। बभूवुर्वशगाः पार्थ निपेतुश्च सुरासुराः ॥७-१७३-४४॥

tena jyātalaghoṣeṇa sarve lokāḥ samākulāḥ। babhūvurvaśagāḥ pārtha nipetuśca surāsurāḥ ॥7-173-44॥

[तेन (tena) - by that; ज्यातलघोषेण (jyātalaghoṣeṇa) - by the sound of the bowstring; सर्वे (sarve) - all; लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds; समाकुलाः (samākulāḥ) - agitated; बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - became; वशगाः (vaśagāḥ) - subdued; पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pritha; निपेतुः (nipetuḥ) - fell; च (ca) - and; सुरासुराः (surāsurāḥ) - gods and demons;]

(By that sound of the bowstring, all the worlds became agitated. O son of Pritha, the gods and demons fell subdued.)

The sound of the bowstring caused all the worlds to become agitated, and both gods and demons fell under its influence, O son of Pritha.

आपश्चुक्षुभिरे सर्वाश्चकम्पे च वसुन्धरा। पर्वताश्च व्यशीर्यन्त दिशो नागाश्च मोहिताः ॥७-१७३-४५॥

āpaś cukṣubhire sarvāś cakampe ca vasundharā। parvatāś ca vyaśīryanta diśo nāgāś ca mohitāḥ ॥7-173-45॥

[आपः (āpaḥ) - waters; च (ca) - and; उक्षुभिरे (cukṣubhire) - agitated; सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all; च (ca) - and; अकम्पे (acakampe) - shook; च (ca) - and; वसुन्धरा (vasundharā) - earth; पर्वताः (parvatāḥ) - mountains; च (ca) - and; व्यशीर्यन्त (vyaśīryanta) - crumbled; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; नागाः (nāgāḥ) - serpents; च (ca) - and; मोहिताः (mohitāḥ) - bewildered;]

(The waters were agitated, all shook, and the earth trembled. The mountains crumbled, directions were confused, and the serpents were bewildered.)

The waters were agitated, the entire earth shook, and the mountains crumbled. Directions were confused, and even the serpents were bewildered.

अन्धाश्च तमसा लोका न प्रकाशन्त संवृताः। जघ्निवान्सह सूर्येण सर्वेषां ज्योतिषां प्रभाः ॥७-१७३-४६॥

andhāśca tamasā lokā na prakāśanta saṁvṛtāḥ। jaghnivānsaha sūryeṇa sarveṣāṁ jyotiṣāṁ prabhāḥ ॥7-173-46॥

[अन्धाः (andhāḥ) - blind; च (ca) - and; तमसा (tamasā) - by darkness; लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds; न (na) - not; प्रकाशन्त (prakāśanta) - shine; संवृताः (saṁvṛtāḥ) - covered; जघ्निवान् (jaghnivān) - having struck; सह (saha) - with; सूर्येण (sūryeṇa) - the sun; सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all; ज्योतिषाम् (jyotiṣām) - lights; प्रभाः (prabhāḥ) - brightness;]

(The worlds, blind and covered by darkness, do not shine. Having struck with the sun, the brightness of all lights.)

The worlds, blinded and enveloped by darkness, do not shine. The brightness of all lights was struck down along with the sun.

चुक्रुशुर्भयभीताश्च शान्तिं चक्रुस्तथैव च। ऋषयः सर्वभूतानामात्मनश्च सुखैषिणः ॥७-१७३-४७॥

cukruśurbhayabhītāśca śāntiṃ cakrustathaiva ca। ṛṣayaḥ sarvabhūtānāmātmanaśca sukhaiṣiṇaḥ ॥7-173-47॥

[चुक्रुशुः (cukruśuḥ) - cried out; भयभीताः (bhayabhītāḥ) - fearful; च (ca) - and; शान्तिं (śāntiṃ) - peace; चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - made; तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; च (ca) - and; ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages; सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all beings; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of themselves; च (ca) - and; सुखैषिणः (sukhaiṣiṇaḥ) - desiring happiness;]

(The fearful cried out and made peace in the same way; the sages, desiring happiness for all beings and themselves.)

The fearful cried out, and similarly, the sages made peace, desiring happiness for all beings and themselves.

पूषाणमभ्यद्रवत शङ्करः प्रहसन्निव। पुरोडाशं भक्षयतो दशनान्वै व्यशातयत् ॥७-१७३-४८॥

pūṣāṇam abhyadravata śaṅkaraḥ prahasann iva। puroḍāśaṃ bhakṣayato daśanān vai vyaśātayat ॥7-173-48॥

[पूषाणम् (pūṣāṇam) - to Pūṣan; अभ्यद्रवत (abhyadravata) - approached; शङ्करः (śaṅkaraḥ) - Śaṅkara; प्रहसन् (prahasan) - smiling; इव (iva) - as if; पुरोडाशम् (puroḍāśam) - sacrificial cake; भक्षयतः (bhakṣayataḥ) - eating; दशनान् (daśanān) - teeth; वै (vai) - indeed; व्यशातयत् (vyaśātayat) - broke;]

(Śaṅkara approached Pūṣan, smiling as if. He indeed broke the teeth of the one eating the sacrificial cake.)

Śaṅkara, with a smile, approached Pūṣan and broke the teeth of the one consuming the sacrificial offering.

ततो निश्चक्रमुर्देवा वेपमाना नताः स्म तम्। पुनश्च संदधे दीप्तं देवानां निशितं शरम् ॥७-१७३-४९॥

tato niścakramurdevā vepamānā natāḥ sma tam। punaśca saṃdadhe dīptaṃ devānāṃ niśitaṃ śaram ॥7-173-49॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; निश्चक्रमुः (niścakramaḥ) - came out; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; वेपमानाः (vepamānāḥ) - trembling; नताः (natāḥ) - bowed; स्म (sma) - indeed; तम् (tam) - him; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; च (ca) - and; संदधे (saṃdadhe) - fixed; दीप्तम् (dīptam) - shining; देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods; निशितम् (niśitam) - sharp; शरम् (śaram) - arrow;]

(Then the trembling gods, having bowed, indeed came out to him. Again, they fixed the shining sharp arrow of the gods.)

Then the trembling gods, having bowed, came out to him. Once more, they prepared the gods' sharp and shining arrow.

रुद्रस्य यज्ञभागं च विशिष्टं ते न्वकल्पयन्। भयेन त्रिदशा राजञ्शरणं च प्रपेदिरे ॥७-१७३-५०॥

rudrasya yajñabhāgaṃ ca viśiṣṭaṃ te nvakalpayan। bhayena tridaśā rājañśaraṇaṃ ca prapedire ॥7-173-50॥

[रुद्रस्य (rudrasya) - of Rudra; यज्ञभागं (yajñabhāgam) - sacrificial portion; च (ca) - and; विशिष्टं (viśiṣṭam) - special; ते (te) - they; नु (nu) - indeed; अकल्पयन् (akalpayan) - arranged; भयेन (bhayena) - out of fear; त्रिदशा (tridaśā) - the gods; राजन् (rājan) - O king; शरणं (śaraṇam) - refuge; च (ca) - and; प्रपेदिरे (prapedire) - took;]

(They indeed arranged a special sacrificial portion for Rudra. Out of fear, the gods, O king, took refuge.)

The gods, fearing Rudra, arranged a special portion of the sacrifice for him and sought refuge, O king.

तेन चैवातिकोपेन स यज्ञः सन्धितस्तदा। यत्ताश्चापि सुरा आसन्यत्ताश्चाद्यापि तं प्रति ॥७-१७३-५१॥

tena caivātikopena sa yajñaḥ sandhitastadā। yattāścāpi surā āsanyattāścādyāpi taṃ prati ॥7-173-51॥

[तेन (tena) - by him; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; अतिकोपेन (atikopena) - with great anger; सः (saḥ) - that; यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - sacrifice; सन्धितः (sandhitaḥ) - was commenced; तदा (tadā) - then; यत्ताः (yattāḥ) - attentive; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; सुराः (surāḥ) - gods; आसन (āsan) - were; यत्ताः (yattāḥ) - attentive; च (ca) - and; अद्य (adya) - today; अपि (api) - also; तं (tam) - towards him; प्रति (prati) - towards;]

(By him, indeed, with great anger, that sacrifice was commenced then. The gods were attentive, and even today they are attentive towards him.)

With great anger, he commenced the sacrifice. The gods were attentive then, and even today they remain attentive towards him.

असुराणां पुराण्यासंस्त्रीणि वीर्यवतां दिवि। आयसं राजतं चैव सौवर्णमपरं महत् ॥७-१७३-५२॥

asurāṇāṃ purāṇyāsaṃstrīṇi vīryavatāṃ divi। āyasaṃ rājataṃ caiva sauvarṇamaparaṃ mahat ॥7-173-52॥

[असुराणां (asurāṇāṃ) - of the demons; पुराणि (purāṇi) - ancient; आसन् (āsan) - were; त्रीणि (trīṇi) - three; वीर्यवतां (vīryavatāṃ) - of the powerful; दिवि (divi) - in heaven; आयसम् (āyasaṃ) - iron; राजतम् (rājataṃ) - silver; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; सौवर्णम् (sauvarṇam) - golden; अपरम् (aparam) - another; महत् (mahat) - great;]

(Of the demons, there were three ancient and powerful (cities) in heaven: one of iron, one of silver, and another great one of gold.)

The demons had three ancient and powerful cities in heaven: one made of iron, one of silver, and another great one of gold.

आयसं तारकाक्षस्य कमलाक्षस्य राजतम्। सौवर्णं परमं ह्यासीद्विद्युन्मालिन एव च ॥७-१७३-५३॥

āyasaṃ tārakākṣasya kamalākṣasya rājatam। sauvarṇaṃ paramaṃ hyāsīdvidyunmālina eva ca ॥7-173-53॥

[आयसं (āyasaṃ) - iron; तारकाक्षस्य (tārakākṣasya) - of Tārakākṣa; कमलाक्षस्य (kamalākṣasya) - of Kamalākṣa; राजतम् (rājatam) - silver; सौवर्णं (sauvarṇaṃ) - golden; परमं (paramaṃ) - supreme; हि (hi) - indeed; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; विद्युन्मालिन (vidyunmālina) - Vidyunmālin; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and;]

(Iron was of Tārakākṣa, silver of Kamalākṣa. Golden was indeed supreme, and of Vidyunmālin.)

The iron belonged to Tārakākṣa, the silver to Kamalākṣa. The gold was indeed supreme and belonged to Vidyunmālin.

न शक्तस्तानि मघवान्भेत्तुं सर्वायुधैरपि। अथ सर्वेऽमरा रुद्रं जग्मुः शरणमर्दिताः ॥७-१७३-५४॥

na śaktastāni maghavānbhettuṃ sarvāyudhairapi। atha sarve'marā rudraṃ jagmuḥ śaraṇamarditāḥ ॥7-173-54॥

[न (na) - not; शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - able; तानि (tāni) - those; मघवान् (maghavān) - Indra; भेत्तुम् (bhettum) - to break; सर्वायुधैः (sarvāyudhaiḥ) - with all weapons; अपि (api) - even; अथ (atha) - then; सर्वे (sarve) - all; अमराः (amarāḥ) - immortals; रुद्रम् (rudram) - to Rudra; जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - went; शरणम् (śaraṇam) - for refuge; अर्दिताः (arditāḥ) - afflicted;]

(Indra was not able to break those even with all weapons. Then all the immortals went to Rudra for refuge, being afflicted.)

Indra, despite having all weapons, could not break them. Then, all the gods, being afflicted, sought refuge in Rudra.

ते तमूचुर्महात्मानं सर्वे देवाः सवासवाः। रुद्र रौद्रा भविष्यन्ति पशवः सर्वकर्मसु ॥ निपातयिष्यसे चैनानसुरान्भुवनेश्वर ॥७-१७३-५५॥

te tamūcurmahātmānaṃ sarve devāḥ savāsavāḥ। rudra raudrā bhaviṣyanti paśavaḥ sarvakarmasu ॥ nipātayiṣyase cainānasurānbhuvaneśvara ॥7-173-55॥

[ते (te) - they; तमूचुः (tamūcuḥ) - said; महात्मानं (mahātmānaṃ) - great soul; सर्वे (sarve) - all; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; सवासवाः (savāsavāḥ) - with Indra; रुद्र (rudra) - Rudra; रौद्राः (raudrāḥ) - fierce; भविष्यन्ति (bhaviṣyanti) - will become; पशवः (paśavaḥ) - animals; सर्वकर्मसु (sarvakarmasu) - in all actions; निपातयिष्यसे (nipātayiṣyase) - you will destroy; च (ca) - and; एनान् (enān) - these; असुरान् (asurān) - demons; भुवनेश्वर (bhuvaneśvara) - Lord of the world;]

(They said to the great soul, all the gods with Indra: "Rudra, the fierce ones will become animals in all actions. You will destroy these demons, O Lord of the world.")

All the gods, along with Indra, addressed the great soul, saying: "O Rudra, the fierce ones will become animals in all actions. You, O Lord of the world, will destroy these demons."

स तथोक्तस्तथेत्युक्त्वा देवानां हितकाम्यया। अतिष्ठत्स्थाणुभूतः स सहस्रं परिवत्सरान् ॥७-१७३-५६॥

sa tathoktas tathety uktvā devānāṃ hitakāmyayā। atiṣṭhat sthāṇubhūtaḥ sa sahasraṃ parivatsarān ॥7-173-56॥

[स (sa) - he; तथोक्तः (tathoktaḥ) - thus addressed; तथेत्युक्त्वा (tathety uktvā) - saying 'so be it'; देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods; हितकाम्यया (hitakāmyayā) - for the welfare; अतिष्ठत् (atiṣṭhat) - stood; स्थाणुभूतः (sthāṇubhūtaḥ) - like a pillar; स (sa) - he; सहस्रम् (sahasram) - a thousand; परिवत्सरान् (parivatsarān) - years;]

(He, thus addressed, saying 'so be it', stood like a pillar for the welfare of the gods for a thousand years.)

He, having been thus addressed and having said 'so be it', stood like a pillar for a thousand years for the welfare of the gods.

यदा त्रीणि समेतानि अन्तरिक्षे पुराणि वै। त्रिपर्वणा त्रिशल्येन तेन तानि बिभेद सः ॥७-१७३-५७॥

yadā trīṇi sametāni antarikṣe purāṇi vai। triparvaṇā triśalyena tena tāni bibheda saḥ ॥7-173-57॥

[यदा (yadā) - when; त्रीणि (trīṇi) - three; समेतानि (sametāni) - united; अन्तरिक्षे (antarikṣe) - in the sky; पुराणि (purāṇi) - ancient; वै (vai) - indeed; त्रिपर्वणा (triparvaṇā) - with three parts; त्रिशल्येन (triśalyena) - with three-pointed weapon; तेन (tena) - by him; तानि (tāni) - those; बिभेद (bibheda) - pierced; सः (saḥ) - he;]

(When the three ancient entities were united in the sky, he pierced those with a three-pointed weapon having three parts.)

When the three ancient entities came together in the sky, he used a three-pointed weapon with three parts to pierce them.

पुराणि न च तं शेकुर्दानवाः प्रतिवीक्षितुम्। शरं कालाग्निसंयुक्तं विष्णुसोमसमायुतम् ॥७-१७३-५८॥

purāṇi na ca taṃ śekurdānavāḥ prativīkṣitum। śaraṃ kālāgnisaṃyuktaṃ viṣṇusomasamāyutam ॥7-173-58॥

[पुराणि (purāṇi) - ancient; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; तम् (tam) - him; शेकुः (śekuḥ) - were able; दानवाः (dānavāḥ) - demons; प्रतिवीक्षितुम् (prativīkṣitum) - to look at; शरम् (śaram) - arrow; कालाग्निसंयुक्तम् (kālāgnisaṃyuktam) - combined with the fire of time; विष्णुसोमसमायुतम् (viṣṇusomasamāyutam) - endowed with Vishnu and Soma;]

(The demons were not able to look at him, the arrow combined with the fire of time and endowed with Vishnu and Soma.)

The ancient demons could not gaze upon him, as he was armed with an arrow infused with the destructive fire of time and the powers of Vishnu and Soma.

बालमङ्कगतं कृत्वा स्वयं पञ्चशिखं पुनः। उमा जिज्ञासमाना वै कोऽयमित्यब्रवीत्सुरान् ॥७-१७३-५९॥

bālamaṅkagataṃ kṛtvā svayaṃ pañcaśikhaṃ punaḥ। umā jijñāsamānā vai ko'yamityabravītsurān ॥7-173-59॥

[बालम् (bālam) - child; अङ्कगतं (aṅkagataṃ) - in the lap; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having placed; स्वयम् (svayam) - herself; पञ्चशिखं (pañcaśikhaṃ) - Pañcaśikha; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; उमा (umā) - Umā; जिज्ञासमाना (jijñāsamānā) - inquiring; वै (vai) - indeed; कः (kaḥ) - who; अयम् (ayam) - this; इति (iti) - thus; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; सुरान् (surān) - to the gods;]

(Having placed the child in the lap, herself again Pañcaśikha, Umā inquiring indeed, "Who is this?" thus said to the gods.)

Umā, having placed the child in her lap, inquired of the gods, "Who is this Pañcaśikha?"

बाहुं सवज्रं शक्रस्य क्रुद्धस्यास्तम्भयत्प्रभुः। स एष भगवान्देवः सर्वलोकेश्वरः प्रभुः ॥७-१७३-६०॥

bāhuṃ savajraṃ śakrasya kruddhasyāstambhayatprabhuḥ। sa eṣa bhagavāndevaḥ sarvalokeśvaraḥ prabhuḥ ॥7-173-60॥

[बाहुं (bāhuṃ) - arm; सवज्रं (savajraṃ) - with thunderbolt; शक्रस्य (śakrasya) - of Indra; क्रुद्धस्य (kruddhasya) - angry; अस्तम्भयत् (astambhayat) - restrained; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the Lord; सः (saḥ) - he; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the divine; देवः (devaḥ) - god; सर्वलोकेश्वरः (sarvalokeśvaraḥ) - lord of all worlds; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the Lord;]

(The Lord restrained the arm with the thunderbolt of the angry Indra. He is this divine god, the lord of all worlds, the Lord.)

The Lord, in his divine power, restrained the arm of the angry Indra wielding the thunderbolt. He is the revered god, the master of all worlds.

न सम्बुबुधिरे चैनं देवास्तं भुवनेश्वरम्। सप्रजापतयः सर्वे बालार्कसदृशप्रभम् ॥७-१७३-६१॥

na sambubudhire cainaṃ devāstaṃ bhuvaneśvaram। saprajāpatayaḥ sarve bālārkasadṛśaprabham ॥7-173-61॥

[न (na) - not; सम्बुबुधिरे (sambubudhire) - understood; च (ca) - and; एनम् (enam) - this; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; तम् (tam) - him; भुवनेश्वरम् (bhuvaneśvaram) - lord of the world; सप्रजापतयः (saprajāpatayaḥ) - with the lords of creatures; सर्वे (sarve) - all; बालार्कसदृशप्रभम् (bālārkasadṛśaprabham) - having the brilliance of the rising sun;]

(The gods, along with all the lords of creatures, did not understand him, the lord of the world, who has the brilliance of the rising sun.)

The gods and all the lords of creatures could not comprehend him, the lord of the world, who shines like the rising sun.

अथाभ्येत्य ततो ब्रह्मा दृष्ट्वा च स महेश्वरम्। अयं श्रेष्ठ इति ज्ञात्वा ववन्दे तं पितामहः ॥७-१७३-६२॥

athābhyetya tato brahmā dṛṣṭvā ca sa maheśvaram। ayaṃ śreṣṭha iti jñātvā vavande taṃ pitāmahaḥ ॥7-173-62॥

[अथ (atha) - then; अभ्येत्य (abhyetya) - having approached; ततः (tataḥ) - thereafter; ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahma; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; च (ca) - and; सः (saḥ) - he; महेश्वरम् (maheśvaram) - Maheshvara; अयम् (ayam) - this; श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - the best; इति (iti) - thus; ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known; ववन्दे (vavande) - bowed; तम् (tam) - to him; पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - the grandsire;]

(Then, having approached, Brahma, having seen Maheshvara, and knowing "This is the best," bowed to him, the grandsire.)

Then Brahma, having approached and seen Maheshvara, recognized him as the supreme and bowed to him, the grandsire.

ततः प्रसादयामासुरुमां रुद्रं च ते सुराः। अभवच्च पुनर्बाहुर्यथाप्रकृति वज्रिणः ॥७-१७३-६३॥

tataḥ prasādayām āsur umāṃ rudraṃ ca te surāḥ। abhavac ca punar bāhur yathā prakṛti vajriṇaḥ ॥7-173-63॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रसादयाम् (prasādayām) - appeased; आसुः (āsuḥ) - became; उमाम् (umāṃ) - Umā; रुद्रं (rudraṃ) - Rudra; च (ca) - and; ते (te) - those; सुराः (surāḥ) - gods; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; च (ca) - and; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; बाहुः (bāhuḥ) - arm; यथा (yathā) - as; प्रकृति (prakṛti) - nature; वज्रिणः (vajriṇaḥ) - of Indra;]

(Then those gods appeased Umā and Rudra. And the arm of Indra became as it was by nature.)

Then the gods appeased Umā and Rudra, and Indra's arm was restored to its natural state.

तेषां प्रसन्नो भगवान्सपत्नीको वृषध्वजः। देवानां त्रिदशश्रेष्ठो दक्षयज्ञविनाशनः ॥७-१७३-६४॥

teṣāṃ prasanno bhagavānsapatnīko vṛṣadhvajaḥ। devānāṃ tridaśaśreṣṭho dakṣayajñavināśanaḥ ॥7-173-64॥

[तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; प्रसन्नः (prasannaḥ) - pleased; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the Lord; सपत्नीको (sapatnīkaḥ) - with his consort; वृषध्वजः (vṛṣadhvajaḥ) - the one with the bull banner; देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods; त्रिदशश्रेष्ठः (tridaśaśreṣṭhaḥ) - the best among the thirty; दक्षयज्ञविनाशनः (dakṣayajñavināśanaḥ) - destroyer of Daksha's sacrifice;]

(Pleased with them, the Lord with his consort, the one with the bull banner, the best among the thirty gods, destroyer of Daksha's sacrifice.)

The Lord, pleased with them, accompanied by his consort and bearing the bull banner, is the foremost among the thirty gods and the destroyer of Daksha's sacrifice.

स वै रुद्रः स च शिवः सोऽग्निः शर्वः स सर्ववित्। स चेन्द्रश्चैव वायुश्च सोऽश्विनौ स च विद्युतः ॥७-१७३-६५॥

sa vai rudraḥ sa ca śivaḥ so'gnir śarvaḥ sa sarvavit। sa cendraścaiva vāyuśca so'śvinau sa ca vidyutaḥ ॥7-173-65॥

[स (sa) - he; वै (vai) - indeed; रुद्रः (rudraḥ) - Rudra; स (sa) - he; च (ca) - and; शिवः (śivaḥ) - Shiva; सः (saḥ) - he; अग्निः (agniḥ) - Agni; शर्वः (śarvaḥ) - Sharva; स (sa) - he; सर्ववित् (sarvavit) - all-knowing; स (sa) - he; च (ca) - and; इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; वायुः (vāyuḥ) - Vayu; च (ca) - and; अश्विनौ (aśvinau) - Ashvins; स (sa) - he; च (ca) - and; विद्युतः (vidyutaḥ) - lightning;]

(He is indeed Rudra, and he is Shiva, Agni, Sharva, and all-knowing. He is also Indra, Vayu, the Ashvins, and lightning.)

He is indeed Rudra, and he is also known as Shiva, Agni, Sharva, and the all-knowing one. He is Indra, Vayu, the Ashvins, and even the lightning.

स भवः स च पर्जन्यो महादेवः स चानघः। स चन्द्रमाः स चेशानः स सूर्यो वरुणश्च सः ॥७-१७३-६६॥

sa bhavaḥ sa ca parjanyo mahādevaḥ sa cānaghaḥ। sa candramāḥ sa ceśānaḥ sa sūryo varuṇaśca saḥ ॥7-173-66॥

[स (sa) - he; भवः (bhavaḥ) - Bhava; स (sa) - he; च (ca) - and; पर्जन्यः (parjanyaḥ) - Parjanya; महादेवः (mahādevaḥ) - Mahadeva; स (sa) - he; चानघः (cānaghaḥ) - Anagha; स (sa) - he; चन्द्रमाः (candramāḥ) - Chandra; स (sa) - he; च (ca) - and; ईशानः (īśānaḥ) - Ishana; स (sa) - he; सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - Surya; वरुणः (varuṇaḥ) - Varuna; च (ca) - and; सः (saḥ) - he;]

(He is Bhava, and he is Parjanya, Mahadeva, and Anagha. He is Chandra, and he is Ishana, he is Surya and Varuna.)

He is Bhava, Parjanya, Mahadeva, Anagha, Chandra, Ishana, Surya, and Varuna, representing all these divine forms.

स कालः सोऽन्तको मृत्युः स यमो रात्र्यहानि च। मासार्धमासा ऋतवः सन्ध्ये संवत्सरश्च सः ॥७-१७३-६७॥

sa kālaḥ so'ntako mṛtyuḥ sa yamo rātryahāni ca। māsārdhamāsā ṛtavaḥ sandhye saṃvatsaraśca saḥ ॥7-173-67॥

[स (sa) - he; कालः (kālaḥ) - time; सः (saḥ) - he; अन्तकः (antakaḥ) - end-maker; मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death; सः (saḥ) - he; यमः (yamaḥ) - Yama; रात्र्यहानि (rātryahāni) - nights and days; च (ca) - and; मासार्धमासाः (māsārdhamāsāḥ) - months and fortnights; ऋतवः (ṛtavaḥ) - seasons; सन्ध्ये (sandhye) - twilights; संवत्सरः (saṃvatsaraḥ) - year; च (ca) - and; सः (saḥ) - he;]

(He is time, he is the end-maker, death, Yama, nights and days, months and fortnights, seasons, twilights, and the year.)

He embodies time, the end of life, death, Yama, the cycle of nights and days, months and fortnights, seasons, twilights, and the year.

स च धाता विधाता च विश्वात्मा विश्वकर्मकृत्। सर्वासां देवतानां च धारयत्यवपुर्वपुः ॥७-१७३-६८॥

sa ca dhātā vidhātā ca viśvātmā viśvakarmakṛt। sarvāsāṃ devatānāṃ ca dhārayatyavapurvapuḥ ॥7-173-68॥

[स (sa) - he; च (ca) - and; धाता (dhātā) - creator; विधाता (vidhātā) - ordainer; च (ca) - and; विश्वात्मा (viśvātmā) - soul of the universe; विश्वकर्मकृत् (viśvakarmakṛt) - maker of all actions; सर्वासां (sarvāsāṃ) - of all; देवतानां (devatānāṃ) - of the deities; च (ca) - and; धारयति (dhārayati) - supports; अवपुः (avapuḥ) - formless; वपुः (vapuḥ) - form;]

(He, the creator and ordainer, the soul of the universe and maker of all actions, supports all the deities with a formless form.)

He, who is the creator and ordainer, embodies the soul of the universe and the maker of all actions, supports all the deities with a form that is beyond form.

सर्वैर्देवैः स्तुतो देवः सैकधा बहुधा च सः। शतधा सहस्रधा चैव तथा शतसहस्रधा ॥७-१७३-६९॥

sarvairdevaiḥ stuto devaḥ saikadhā bahudhā ca saḥ। śatadhā sahasradhā caiva tathā śatasahasradhā ॥7-173-69॥

[सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all; देवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods; स्तुतः (stutaḥ) - praised; देवः (devaḥ) - god; सैकधा (saikadhā) - as one; बहुधा (bahudhā) - in many ways; च (ca) - and; सः (saḥ) - he; शतधा (śatadhā) - in a hundred ways; सहस्रधा (sahasradhā) - in a thousand ways; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; तथा (tathā) - thus; शतसहस्रधा (śatasahasradhā) - in a hundred thousand ways;]

(The god praised by all gods is one and many, in a hundred, a thousand, and indeed a hundred thousand ways.)

The god, praised by all the gods, manifests as one and in many forms, in hundreds, thousands, and indeed hundreds of thousands of ways.

ईदृशः स महादेवो भूयश्च भगवानजः। न हि सर्वे मया शक्या वक्तुं भगवतो गुणाः ॥७-१७३-७०॥

īdṛśaḥ sa mahādevo bhūyaśca bhagavānajaḥ। na hi sarve mayā śakyā vaktuṃ bhagavato guṇāḥ ॥7-173-70॥

[ईदृशः (īdṛśaḥ) - such; सः (saḥ) - he; महादेवः (mahādevaḥ) - great god; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; च (ca) - and; भगवान् (bhagavān) - blessed; अजः (ajaḥ) - unborn; न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; सर्वे (sarve) - all; मया (mayā) - by me; शक्याः (śakyāḥ) - possible; वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak; भगवतः (bhagavataḥ) - of the blessed; गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - qualities;]

(Such is the great god, the blessed and unborn. Indeed, it is not possible for me to speak all the qualities of the blessed one.)

Such is the great god, the blessed and unborn. Indeed, I cannot possibly enumerate all the qualities of the blessed one.

सर्वैर्ग्रहैर्गृहीतान्वै सर्वपापसमन्वितान्। स मोचयति सुप्रीतः शरण्यः शरणागतान् ॥७-१७३-७१॥

sarvairgrahairgṛhītān vai sarvapāpasamanvitān। sa mocayati suprītaḥ śaraṇyaḥ śaraṇāgatān ॥7-173-71॥

[सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all; ग्रहैः (grahaiḥ) - planets; गृहीतान् (gṛhītān) - seized; वै (vai) - indeed; सर्व (sarva) - all; पाप (pāpa) - sins; समन्वितान् (samanvitān) - endowed with; सः (saḥ) - he; मोचयति (mocayati) - releases; सुप्रीतः (suprītaḥ) - pleased; शरण्यः (śaraṇyaḥ) - the refuge; शरणागतान् (śaraṇāgatān) - those who have sought refuge;]

(Indeed, seized by all the planets and endowed with all sins, he, being pleased, releases those who have sought refuge.)

The one who is the refuge, when pleased, releases those who have sought refuge, even if they are seized by all the planets and endowed with all sins.

आयुरारोग्यमैश्वर्यं वित्तं कामांश्च पुष्कलान्। स ददाति मनुष्येभ्यः स चैवाक्षिपते पुनः ॥७-१७३-७२॥

āyurārogyamaiśvaryaṃ vittaṃ kāmāṃśca puṣkalān। sa dadāti manuṣyebhyaḥ sa caivākṣipate punaḥ ॥7-173-72॥

[आयुः (āyuḥ) - life; आरोग्यम् (ārogyam) - health; ऐश्वर्यम् (aiśvaryam) - prosperity; वित्तम् (vittam) - wealth; कामान् (kāmān) - desires; च (ca) - and; पुष्कलान् (puṣkalān) - abundant; सः (saḥ) - he; ददाति (dadāti) - gives; मनुष्येभ्यः (manuṣyebhyaḥ) - to humans; सः (saḥ) - he; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; आक्षिपते (ākṣipate) - takes away; पुनः (punaḥ) - again;]

(He gives life, health, prosperity, wealth, and abundant desires to humans; and he indeed takes them away again.)

He bestows life, health, prosperity, wealth, and abundant desires upon humans, and he also takes them away again.

सेन्द्रादिषु च देवेषु तस्य चैश्वर्यमुच्यते। स चैव व्याहृते लोके मनुष्याणां शुभाशुभे ॥७-१७३-७३॥

sendrādiṣu ca deveṣu tasya caiśvaryamucyate। sa caiva vyāhṛte loke manuṣyāṇāṃ śubhāśubhe ॥7-173-73॥

[सेन्द्रादिषु (sendrādiṣu) - among Indra and others; च (ca) - and; देवेषु (deveṣu) - among the gods; तस्य (tasya) - his; च (ca) - and; ऐश्वर्यम् (aiśvaryam) - sovereignty; उच्यते (ucyate) - is said; सः (saḥ) - he; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; व्याहृते (vyāhṛte) - in the spoken; लोके (loke) - world; मनुष्याणाम् (manuṣyāṇām) - of humans; शुभाशुभे (śubhāśubhe) - auspicious and inauspicious;]

(Among Indra and other gods, his sovereignty is said: He indeed is in the spoken world of humans, in auspicious and inauspicious.)

His sovereignty is acknowledged among Indra and other gods. He is indeed present in the spoken world of humans, influencing both auspicious and inauspicious outcomes.

ऐश्वर्याच्चैव कामानामीश्वरः पुनरुच्यते। महेश्वरश्च भूतानां महतामीश्वरश्च सः ॥७-१७३-७४॥

aiśvaryāccaiva kāmānāmīśvaraḥ punarucyate। maheśvaraśca bhūtānāṃ mahatāmīśvaraśca saḥ ॥7-173-74॥

[ऐश्वर्यात् (aiśvaryāt) - from power; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; कामानाम् (kāmānām) - of desires; ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - lord; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; उच्यते (ucyate) - is called; महेश्वरः (maheśvaraḥ) - great lord; च (ca) - and; भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings; महताम् (mahatām) - of the great; ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - lord; च (ca) - and; सः (saḥ) - he;]

(From power and indeed of desires, the lord is again called. He is the great lord of beings and of the great, and he is the lord.)

He is called the lord of desires and power again. He is also the great lord of all beings and the great ones.

बहुभिर्बहुधा रूपैर्विश्वं व्याप्नोति वै जगत्। अस्य देवस्य यद्वक्त्रं समुद्रे तदतिष्ठत ॥७-१७३-७५॥

bahubhirbahudhā rūpairviśvaṃ vyāpnoti vai jagat। asya devasya yadvaktraṃ samudre tadatiṣṭhata ॥7-173-75॥

[बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many; बहुधा (bahudhā) - in many ways; रूपैः (rūpaiḥ) - forms; विश्वम् (viśvam) - universe; व्याप्नोति (vyāpnoti) - pervades; वै (vai) - indeed; जगत् (jagat) - world; अस्य (asya) - of this; देवस्य (devasya) - god; यत् (yat) - which; वक्त्रं (vaktraṃ) - mouth; समुद्रे (samudre) - in the ocean; तत् (tat) - that; अतिष्ठत (atiṣṭhata) - stood;]

(By many forms, the universe indeed pervades the world. The mouth of this god, which stood in the ocean.)

The universe, in its many forms, indeed pervades the world. The mouth of this god was situated in the ocean.

एष चैव श्मशानेषु देवो वसति नित्यशः। यजन्त्येनं जनास्तत्र वीरस्थान इतीश्वरम् ॥७-१७३-७६॥

eṣa caiva śmaśāneṣu devo vasati nityaśaḥ। yajantyenaṃ janāstatra vīrasthāna itīśvaram ॥7-173-76॥

[एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; श्मशानेषु (śmaśāneṣu) - in the cremation grounds; देवः (devaḥ) - god; वसति (vasati) - dwells; नित्यशः (nityaśaḥ) - eternally; यजन्ति (yajanti) - worship; एनम् (enam) - him; जनाः (janāḥ) - people; तत्र (tatra) - there; वीरस्थान (vīrasthāna) - heroic place; इति (iti) - thus; ईश्वरम् (īśvaram) - lord;]

(This god indeed dwells eternally in the cremation grounds. People worship him there as the lord of the heroic place.)

This deity is believed to reside perpetually in the cremation grounds, and there, people worship him as the lord of the place of heroes.

अस्य दीप्तानि रूपाणि घोराणि च बहूनि च। लोके यान्यस्य कुर्वन्ति मनुष्याः प्रवदन्ति च ॥७-१७३-७७॥

asya dīptāni rūpāṇi ghorāṇi ca bahūni ca। loke yānyasya kurvanti manuṣyāḥ pravadanti ca ॥7-173-77॥

[अस्य (asya) - his; दीप्तानि (dīptāni) - brilliant; रूपाणि (rūpāṇi) - forms; घोराणि (ghorāṇi) - terrible; च (ca) - and; बहूनि (bahūni) - many; च (ca) - and; लोके (loke) - in the world; यानि (yāni) - which; अस्य (asya) - his; कुर्वन्ति (kurvanti) - do; मनुष्याः (manuṣyāḥ) - men; प्रवदन्ति (pravadanti) - speak; च (ca) - and;]

(His brilliant and terrible forms, many in number, which men in the world do and speak of.)

Men in the world speak of and perform many of his brilliant and terrible forms.

नामधेयानि लोकेषु बहून्यत्र यथार्थवत्। निरुच्यन्ते महत्त्वाच्च विभुत्वात्कर्मभिस्तथा ॥७-१७३-७८॥

nāmadheyāni lokeṣu bahūnyatra yathārthavat। nirucyante mahattvācca vibhutvāt karmabhis tathā ॥7-173-78॥

[नामधेयानि (nāmadheyāni) - names; लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the worlds; बहूनि (bahūni) - many; अत्र (atra) - here; यथार्थवत् (yathārthavat) - truly; निरुच्यन्ते (nirucyante) - are explained; महत्त्वात् (mahattvāt) - due to greatness; च (ca) - and; विभुत्वात् (vibhutvāt) - due to power; कर्मभिः (karmabhiḥ) - by actions; तथा (tathā) - thus;]

(Names in the worlds are truly explained here as many, due to greatness, power, and thus by actions.)

In the worlds, many names are explained here truly, due to their greatness, power, and actions.

वेदे चास्य समाम्नातं शतरुद्रीयमुत्तमम्। नाम्ना चानन्तरुद्रेति उपस्थानं महात्मनः ॥७-१७३-७९॥

vede cāsya samāmnātaṃ śatarudrīyamuttamam। nāmnā cānantarudreti upasthānaṃ mahātmanaḥ ॥7-173-79॥

[वेदे (vede) - in the Veda; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - of this; समाम्नातं (samāmnātaṃ) - is mentioned; शतरुद्रीयम् (śatarudrīyam) - Śatarudriya; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent; नाम्ना (nāmnā) - by the name; च (ca) - and; अनन्तरुद्रेति (anantarudreti) - Anantarudra; उपस्थानं (upasthānaṃ) - worship; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great soul;]

(In the Veda, the excellent Śatarudriya is mentioned. By the name Anantarudra, the worship of the great soul.)

In the Veda, the excellent Śatarudriya is mentioned as the worship of the great soul, known by the name Anantarudra.

स कामानां प्रभुर्देवो ये दिव्या ये च मानुषाः। स विभुः स प्रभुर्देवो विश्वं व्याप्नुवते महत् ॥७-१७३-८०॥

sa kāmānāṃ prabhurdevo ye divyā ye ca mānuṣāḥ। sa vibhuḥ sa prabhurdevo viśvaṃ vyāpnuvate mahat ॥7-173-80॥

[स (sa) - he; कामानाम् (kāmānām) - of desires; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord; देवः (devaḥ) - god; ये (ye) - who; दिव्याः (divyāḥ) - divine; ये (ye) - who; च (ca) - and; मानुषाः (mānuṣāḥ) - human; स (sa) - he; विभुः (vibhuḥ) - omnipresent; स (sa) - he; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord; देवः (devaḥ) - god; विश्वम् (viśvam) - universe; व्याप्नुवते (vyāpnuvate) - pervades; महत् (mahat) - great;]

(He, the lord of desires, the god who is both divine and human, he is omnipresent, he is the lord god who pervades the great universe.)

He is the lord of all desires, the divine and human god, omnipresent and the great lord who pervades the entire universe.

ज्येष्ठं भूतं वदन्त्येनं ब्राह्मणा मुनयस्तथा। प्रथमो ह्येष देवानां मुखादस्यानलोऽभवत् ॥७-१७३-८१॥

jyeṣṭhaṃ bhūtaṃ vadantyenaṃ brāhmaṇā munayastathā। prathamo hyeṣa devānāṃ mukhādasyānalobhavat ॥7-173-81॥

[ज्येष्ठम् (jyeṣṭham) - eldest; भूतम् (bhūtam) - being; वदन्ति (vadanti) - say; एनम् (enam) - this; ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins; मुनयः (munayaḥ) - sages; तथा (tathā) - also; प्रथमः (prathamaḥ) - first; हि (hi) - indeed; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods; मुखात् (mukhāt) - from the mouth; अस्य (asya) - of him; अनलः (analaḥ) - fire; अभवत् (abhavat) - became;]

(The Brahmins and sages also say this being is the eldest. Indeed, this fire first became from the mouth of the gods.)

The Brahmins and sages say that this being is the eldest. Indeed, this fire was the first to emerge from the mouth of the gods.

सर्वथा यत्पशून्पाति तैश्च यद्रमते पुनः। तेषामधिपतिर्यच्च तस्मात्पशुपतिः स्मृतः ॥७-१७३-८२॥

sarvathā yatpaśūnpāti taiśca yadramate punaḥ। teṣāmadhipatiryacca tasmātpaśupatiḥ smṛtaḥ ॥7-173-82॥

[सर्वथा (sarvathā) - in every way; यत् (yat) - who; पशून् (paśūn) - animals; पाति (pāti) - protects; तैः (taiḥ) - with them; च (ca) - and; यत् (yat) - who; रमते (ramate) - delights; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; अधिपतिः (adhipatiḥ) - lord; यत् (yat) - who; च (ca) - and; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; पशुपतिः (paśupatiḥ) - lord of animals; स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - is remembered;]

(In every way, who protects animals and delights with them again, who is the lord of them, therefore is remembered as the lord of animals.)

In every way, the one who protects and delights with the animals again and again, is remembered as their lord, hence known as the lord of animals.

नित्येन ब्रह्मचर्येण लिङ्गमस्य यदा स्थितम्। महयन्ति च लोकाश्च महेश्वर इति स्मृतः ॥७-१७३-८३॥

nityena brahmacaryeṇa liṅgam asya yadā sthitam। mahayanti ca lokāś ca maheśvara iti smṛtaḥ ॥7-173-83॥

[नित्येन (nityena) - by constant; ब्रह्मचर्येण (brahmacaryeṇa) - by celibacy; लिङ्गम् (liṅgam) - symbol; अस्य (asya) - of this; यदा (yadā) - when; स्थितम् (sthitam) - is established; महयन्ति (mahayanti) - they honor; च (ca) - and; लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds; च (ca) - and; महेश्वरः (maheśvaraḥ) - great lord; इति (iti) - thus; स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - is remembered;]

(By constant celibacy, when the symbol of this is established, the worlds honor and remember the great lord thus.)

Through constant celibacy, when this symbol is firmly established, the worlds honor and remember him as the great lord.

ऋषयश्चैव देवाश्च गन्धर्वाप्सरसस्तथा। लिङ्गमस्यार्चयन्ति स्म तच्चाप्यूर्ध्वं समास्थितम् ॥७-१७३-८४॥

ṛṣayaścaiva devāśca gandharvāpsarasastathā। liṅgamasyārcayanti sma taccāpyūrdhvaṃ samāsthitam ॥7-173-84॥

[ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; च (ca) - and; गन्धर्वाः (gandharvāḥ) - celestial musicians; अप्सरसः (apsarasaḥ) - nymphs; तथा (tathā) - also; लिङ्गम् (liṅgam) - symbol; अस्य (asya) - of this; अर्चयन्ति (arcayanti) - worship; स्म (sma) - indeed; तत् (tat) - that; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upwards; समास्थितम् (samāsthitam) - established;]

(Sages and gods, celestial musicians and nymphs also worship this symbol, and that too is established upwards.)

Sages, gods, celestial musicians, and nymphs indeed worship this symbol, which is also established upwards.

पूज्यमाने ततस्तस्मिन्मोदते स महेश्वरः। सुखी प्रीतश्च भवति प्रहृष्टश्चैव शङ्करः ॥७-१७३-८५॥

pūjyamāne tatastasmimmodate sa maheśvaraḥ। sukhī prītaśca bhavati prahṛṣṭaścaiva śaṅkaraḥ ॥7-173-85॥

[पूज्यमाने (pūjyamāne) - being worshipped; ततः (tataḥ) - then; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; मोदते (modate) - rejoices; सः (saḥ) - he; महेश्वरः (maheśvaraḥ) - the great lord; सुखी (sukhī) - happy; प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased; च (ca) - and; भवति (bhavati) - becomes; प्रहृष्टः (prahṛṣṭaḥ) - delighted; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; शङ्करः (śaṅkaraḥ) - Śaṅkara;]

(Being worshipped, then in that he, the great lord, rejoices. Happy, pleased, and becomes delighted indeed Śaṅkara.)

When worshipped, the great lord Śaṅkara rejoices, becoming happy, pleased, and truly delighted.

यदस्य बहुधा रूपं भूतभव्यभवत्स्थितम्। स्थावरं जङ्गमं चैव बहुरूपस्ततः स्मृतः ॥७-१७३-८६॥

yadasya bahudhā rūpaṃ bhūtabhavyabhavatsthitam। sthāvaraṃ jaṅgamaṃ caiva bahurūpastataḥ smṛtaḥ ॥7-173-86॥

[यत् (yat) - that which; अस्य (asya) - of this; बहुधा (bahudhā) - in many ways; रूपम् (rūpam) - form; भूत (bhūta) - past; भव्य (bhavya) - future; भवत् (bhavat) - present; स्थितम् (sthitam) - existing; स्थावरम् (sthāvaram) - immovable; जङ्गमम् (jaṅgamam) - movable; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; बहुरूपः (bahurūpaḥ) - of many forms; ततः (tataḥ) - therefore; स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - is remembered;]

(That which is of this many forms, existing in past, future, and present, immovable and movable indeed, is therefore remembered as of many forms.)

The entity that manifests in various forms, existing through past, present, and future, both immovable and movable, is thus remembered as having many forms.

एकाक्षो जाज्वलन्नास्ते सर्वतोक्षिमयोऽपि वा। क्रोधाद्यश्चाविशल्लोकांस्तस्माच्छर्व इति स्मृतः ॥७-१७३-८७॥

ekākṣo jājvalannāste sarvatokṣimayo'pi vā। krodhādyaścāviśallokāṃstasmāccharva iti smṛtaḥ ॥7-173-87॥

[एकाक्षः (ekākṣaḥ) - one-eyed; जाज्वलन् (jājvalan) - blazing; आस्ते (āste) - sits; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - everywhere; अक्षिमयः (akṣimayaḥ) - full of eyes; अपि (api) - also; वा (vā) - or; क्रोधात् (krodhāt) - from anger; यः (yaḥ) - who; च (ca) - and; अविशत् (aviśat) - entered; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; शर्वः (śarvaḥ) - Śarva (Shiva); इति (iti) - thus; स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - is remembered;]

(The one-eyed, blazing one sits, full of eyes everywhere, or also from anger, who entered the worlds, therefore is remembered as Śarva (Shiva).)

The one-eyed, blazing deity, who is full of eyes everywhere, is also known as Śarva (Shiva) because he entered the worlds in anger.

धूम्रं रूपं च यत्तस्य धूर्जटिस्तेन उच्यते। विश्वे देवाश्च यत्तस्मिन्विश्वरूपस्ततः स्मृतः ॥७-१७३-८८॥

dhūmraṃ rūpaṃ ca yattasya dhūrjaṭistena ucyate। viśve devāśca yattasminviśvarūpastataḥ smṛtaḥ ॥7-173-88॥

[धूम्रं (dhūmraṃ) - smoky; रूपं (rūpaṃ) - form; च (ca) - and; यत् (yat) - which; तस्य (tasya) - his; धूर्जटिः (dhūrjaṭiḥ) - Dhūrjaṭi; तेन (tena) - by him; उच्यते (ucyate) - is called; विश्वे (viśve) - all; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; च (ca) - and; यत् (yat) - which; तस्मिन (tasmin) - in him; विश्व (viśva) - universal; रूपः (rūpaḥ) - form; ततः (tataḥ) - therefore; स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - is remembered;]

(The smoky form which is his is called Dhūrjaṭi. All the gods, which are in him, therefore, he is remembered as the universal form.)

The smoky form of his is known as Dhūrjaṭi. He is remembered as the universal form because all the gods reside in him.

तिस्रो देवीर्यदा चैव भजते भुवनेश्वरः। द्यामपः पृथिवीं चैव त्र्यम्बकश्च ततः स्मृतः ॥७-१७३-८९॥

tisro devīryadā caiva bhajate bhuvaneśvaraḥ। dyāmapaḥ pṛthivīṃ caiva tryambakaśca tataḥ smṛtaḥ ॥7-173-89॥

[तिस्रः (tisraḥ) - three; देवीः (devīḥ) - goddesses; यदा (yadā) - when; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; भजते (bhajate) - worships; भुवनेश्वरः (bhuvaneśvaraḥ) - the lord of the world; द्याम् (dyām) - the sky; अपः (apaḥ) - waters; पृथिवीं (pṛthivīṃ) - earth; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; त्र्यम्बकः (tryambakaḥ) - three-eyed one; च (ca) - and; ततः (tataḥ) - then; स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - is remembered;]

(When the lord of the world indeed worships the three goddesses, the sky, waters, and earth, then he is remembered as the three-eyed one.)

When the lord of the world worships the three goddesses, he is remembered as the three-eyed one, encompassing the sky, waters, and earth.

समेधयति यन्नित्यं सर्वार्थान्सर्वकर्मसु। शिवमिच्छन्मनुष्याणां तस्मादेश शिवः स्मृतः ॥७-१७३-९०॥

samedhayati yannityaṃ sarvārthānsarvakarmasu। śivamicchanmanuṣyāṇāṃ tasmādeśa śivaḥ smṛtaḥ ॥7-173-90॥

[समेधयति (samedhayati) - fulfills; यत् (yat) - which; नित्यं (nityaṃ) - always; सर्वार्थान् (sarvārthān) - all purposes; सर्वकर्मसु (sarvakarmasu) - in all actions; शिवम् (śivam) - auspiciousness; इच्छन् (icchan) - desiring; मनुष्याणां (manuṣyāṇāṃ) - of humans; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; शिवः (śivaḥ) - Shiva; स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - is remembered;]

(That which always fulfills all purposes in all actions, desiring auspiciousness for humans, therefore, this is remembered as Shiva.)

That which always fulfills all purposes in all actions, desiring auspiciousness for humans, is remembered as Shiva.

सहस्राक्षोऽयुताक्षो वा सर्वतोक्षिमयोऽपि वा। यच्च विश्वं महत्पाति महादेवस्ततः स्मृतः ॥७-१७३-९१॥

sahasrākṣo'yutākṣo vā sarvatokṣimayo'pi vā। yacca viśvaṃ mahatpāti mahādevastataḥ smṛtaḥ ॥7-173-91॥

[सहस्राक्षः (sahasrākṣaḥ) - thousand-eyed; अयुताक्षः (ayutākṣaḥ) - ten-thousand-eyed; वा (vā) - or; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - everywhere; अक्षिमयः (akṣimayaḥ) - full of eyes; अपि (api) - also; वा (vā) - or; यत् (yat) - which; च (ca) - and; विश्वम् (viśvam) - universe; महत् (mahat) - great; पाति (pāti) - protects; महादेवः (mahādevaḥ) - Mahadeva; ततः (tataḥ) - therefore; स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - is remembered;]

(The thousand-eyed, ten-thousand-eyed, or full of eyes everywhere, which protects the great universe, is therefore remembered as Mahadeva.)

Mahadeva, who is known as the thousand-eyed or ten-thousand-eyed, or even as one full of eyes everywhere, is revered because he protects the great universe.

दहत्यूर्ध्वं स्थितो यच्च प्राणोत्पत्तिस्थितश्च यत्। स्थितलिङ्गश्च यन्नित्यं तस्मात्स्थाणुरिति स्मृतः ॥७-१७३-९२॥

dahatyūrdhvaṃ sthito yacca prāṇotpattisthitaśca yat। sthitaliṅgaśca yannityaṃ tasmātsthāṇuriti smṛtaḥ ॥7-173-92॥

[दहत् (dahat) - burning; ऊर्ध्वं (ūrdhvaṃ) - upwards; स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated; यत् (yat) - which; च (ca) - and; प्राण (prāṇa) - life; उत्पत्ति (utpatti) - origin; स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated; च (ca) - and; यत् (yat) - which; स्थित (sthita) - situated; लिङ्ग (liṅga) - sign; च (ca) - and; यत् (yat) - which; नित्यम् (nityam) - eternally; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; स्थाणुः (sthāṇuḥ) - immovable; इति (iti) - thus; स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - is remembered;]

(Burning upwards, situated which and life origin situated and which situated sign and which eternally therefore immovable thus is remembered.)

"That which burns upwards, is situated as the origin of life, and is eternally present as a sign, is therefore remembered as the immovable."

विषमस्थः शरीरेषु समश्च प्राणिनामिह। स वायुर्विषमस्थेषु प्राणापानशरीरिषु ॥७-१७३-९३॥

viṣamasthaḥ śarīreṣu samaśca prāṇināmiha। sa vāyurviṣamastheṣu prāṇāpānaśarīriṣu ॥7-173-93॥

[विषमस्थः (viṣamasthaḥ) - situated unevenly; शरीरेषु (śarīreṣu) - in bodies; समः (samaḥ) - equal; च (ca) - and; प्राणिनाम् (prāṇinām) - of living beings; इह (iha) - here; सः (saḥ) - that; वायुः (vāyuḥ) - air; विषमस्थेषु (viṣamastheṣu) - in uneven places; प्राणापानशरीरिषु (prāṇāpānaśarīriṣu) - in bodies with prāṇa and apāna;]

(Situated unevenly in bodies, and equal here in living beings, that air is in uneven places in bodies with prāṇa and apāna.)

The air, though situated unevenly in bodies, is equal among living beings here. It resides in uneven places within bodies that have prāṇa and apāna.

पूजयेद्विग्रहं यस्तु लिङ्गं वापि समर्चयेत्। लिङ्गं पूजयिता नित्यं महतीं श्रियमश्नुते ॥७-१७३-९४॥

pūjayedvigrahaṃ yastu liṅgaṃ vāpi samarcayet। liṅgaṃ pūjayitā nityaṃ mahatīṃ śriyam aśnute ॥7-173-94॥

[पूजयेत् (pūjayet) - should worship; विग्रहम् (vigraham) - idol; यः (yaḥ) - who; तु (tu) - indeed; लिङ्गम् (liṅgam) - symbol; वा (vā) - or; अपि (api) - also; समर्चयेत् (samarcayet) - should honor; लिङ्गम् (liṅgam) - symbol; पूजयिता (pūjayitā) - worshipper; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; महतीम् (mahatīm) - great; श्रियम् (śriyam) - prosperity; अश्नुते (aśnute) - attains;]

(Whoever should worship the idol or honor the symbol, the worshipper of the symbol always attains great prosperity.)

Whoever worships the idol or honors the symbol will always attain great prosperity.

ऊरुभ्यामर्धमाग्नेयं सोमार्धं च शिवा तनुः। आत्मनोऽर्धं च तस्याग्निः सोमोऽर्धं पुनरुच्यते ॥७-१७३-९५॥

ūrubhyām ardham āgneyaṃ somārdhaṃ ca śivā tanuḥ। ātmanaḥ ardhaṃ ca tasya agniḥ somaḥ ardhaṃ punaḥ ucyate ॥7-173-95॥

[ऊरुभ्याम् (ūrubhyām) - from the thighs; अर्धम् (ardham) - half; आग्नेयम् (āgneyaṃ) - of Agni; सोम-अर्धम् (soma-ardham) - half of Soma; च (ca) - and; शिवा (śivā) - auspicious; तनुः (tanuḥ) - body; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self; अर्धम् (ardham) - half; च (ca) - and; तस्य (tasya) - his; अग्निः (agniḥ) - Agni; सोमः (somaḥ) - Soma; अर्धम् (ardham) - half; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; उच्यते (ucyate) - is said;]

(From the thighs, half is of Agni, and half of Soma; the auspicious body is half of the self, and it is said that half of it is Agni and half is Soma again.)

The body is described as being composed of halves: one half from Agni and the other from Soma, symbolizing the dual nature of existence. The self is also divided, with Agni and Soma representing different aspects of life and spirituality.

तैजसी महती दीप्ता देवेभ्यश्च शिवा तनुः। भास्वती मानुषेष्वस्य तनुर्घोराग्निरुच्यते ॥७-१७३-९६॥

taijasī mahatī dīptā devebhyaśca śivā tanuḥ। bhāsvatī mānuṣeṣvasya tanurghorāgnirucyate ॥7-173-96॥

[तैजसी (taijasī) - fiery; महती (mahatī) - great; दीप्त (dīptā) - brilliant; देवेभ्यः (devebhyaḥ) - to the gods; च (ca) - and; शिवा (śivā) - auspicious; तनुः (tanuḥ) - body; भास्वती (bhāsvatī) - shining; मानुषेषु (mānuṣeṣu) - among humans; अस्य (asya) - his; तनुः (tanuḥ) - body; घोर (ghora) - terrible; अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire; उच्यते (ucyate) - is called;]

(The fiery, great, and brilliant body, auspicious to the gods, is called the terrible fire among humans.)

The fiery and great body, which is brilliant and auspicious to the gods, is known as the terrible fire among humans.

ब्रह्मचर्यं चरत्येष शिवा यास्य तनुस्तया। यास्य घोरतरा मूर्तिः सर्वानत्ति तयेश्वरः ॥७-१७३-९७॥

brahmacaryaṁ caratyeṣa śivā yāsya tanustayā। yāsya ghoratarā mūrtiḥ sarvānatti tayeśvaraḥ ॥7-173-97॥

[ब्रह्मचर्यं (brahmacaryaṁ) - celibacy; चरति (carati) - practices; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; शिवा (śivā) - auspicious; यास्य (yāsya) - whose; तनुः (tanuḥ) - body; तया (tayā) - by her; यास्य (yāsya) - whose; घोरतरा (ghoratarā) - more terrible; मूर्तिः (mūrtiḥ) - form; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; अत्ति (atti) - devours; तया (tayā) - by her; ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - the lord;]

(This auspicious one practices celibacy; whose body by her, whose more terrible form devours all, by her the lord.)

This auspicious one practices celibacy, and by her body, whose more terrible form devours all, she is the lord.

यन्निर्दहति यत्तीक्ष्णो यदुग्रो यत्प्रतापवान्। मांसशोणितमज्जादो यत्ततो रुद्र उच्यते ॥७-१७३-९८॥

yannirdahati yattīkṣṇo yadugro yatpratāpavān। māṃsaśoṇitamajjādo yattato rudra ucyate ॥7-173-98॥

[यत् (yat) - which; निर्दहति (nirdahati) - burns; यत् (yat) - which; तीक्ष्णः (tīkṣṇaḥ) - sharp; यत् (yat) - which; उग्रः (ugraḥ) - fierce; यत् (yat) - which; प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - powerful; मांस (māṃsa) - flesh; शोणित (śoṇita) - blood; मज्जा (majjā) - marrow; अदः (adaḥ) - eater; यत् (yat) - which; ततः (tataḥ) - therefore; रुद्रः (rudraḥ) - Rudra; उच्यते (ucyate) - is called;]

(Which burns, which is sharp, which is fierce, which is powerful, which eats flesh, blood, and marrow, therefore is called Rudra.)

Rudra is called so because he burns, is sharp, fierce, powerful, and consumes flesh, blood, and marrow.

एष देवो महादेवो योऽसौ पार्थ तवाग्रतः। सङ्ग्रामे शात्रवान्निघ्नंस्त्वया दृष्टः पिनाकधृक् ॥७-१७३-९९॥

eṣa devo mahādevo yo'sau pārtha tavāgrataḥ। saṅgrāme śātravān nighnaṃstvayā dṛṣṭaḥ pinākadhṛk ॥7-173-99॥

[एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; देवः (devaḥ) - god; महादेवः (mahādevaḥ) - great god; यः (yaḥ) - who; असौ (asau) - that; पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pritha; तव (tava) - your; अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; शात्रवान् (śātravān) - enemies; निघ्नन् (nighnan) - slaying; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - seen; पिनाकधृक् (pinākadhṛk) - holder of Pinaka;]

(This god, the great god, who is there, O son of Pritha, in front of you, slaying enemies in battle, was seen by you as the holder of Pinaka.)

This is the great god, O son of Pritha, who stands before you in battle, slaying enemies, and whom you have seen as the holder of the bow Pinaka.

एष वै भगवान्देवः सङ्ग्रामे याति तेऽग्रतः। येन दत्तानि तेऽस्त्राणि यैस्त्वया दानवा हताः ॥७-१७३-१००॥

eṣa vai bhagavān devaḥ saṅgrāme yāti te'grataḥ। yena dattāni te'strāṇi yais tvayā dānavā hatāḥ ॥7-173-100॥

[एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; वै (vai) - indeed; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the blessed one; देवः (devaḥ) - god; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; याति (yāti) - goes; ते (te) - your; अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - ahead; येन (yena) - by whom; दत्तानि (dattāni) - given; ते (te) - your; अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons; यैः (yaiḥ) - by which; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; दानवाः (dānavāḥ) - demons; हताः (hatāḥ) - were slain;]

(This blessed god indeed goes ahead of you in battle, by whom your weapons were given, by which the demons were slain by you.)

This blessed god indeed leads you in battle, having provided you with the weapons by which you have slain the demons.

धन्यं यशस्यमायुष्यं पुण्यं वेदैश्च सञ्ज्ञितम्। देवदेवस्य ते पार्थ व्याख्यातं शतरुद्रियम् ॥७-१७३-१०१॥

dhanyaṁ yaśasyamāyuṣyaṁ puṇyaṁ vedaiśca sañjñitam। devadevasya te pārtha vyākhyātaṁ śatarudriyam ॥7-173-101॥

[धन्यम् (dhanyam) - auspicious; यशस्यम् (yaśasyam) - glorious; आयुष्यं (āyuṣyam) - life-giving; पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - sacred; वेदैः (vedaiḥ) - by the Vedas; च (ca) - and; सञ्ज्ञितम् (sañjñitam) - known; देवदेवस्य (devadevasya) - of the God of gods; ते (te) - to you; पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pritha; व्याख्यातम् (vyākhyātam) - explained; शतरुद्रियम् (śatarudriyam) - Shatarudriya;]

(Auspicious, glorious, life-giving, sacred, and known by the Vedas, O son of Pritha, the Shatarudriya, explained to you, is of the God of gods.)

The Shatarudriya, known for its auspiciousness, glory, life-giving nature, and sacredness as described in the Vedas, has been explained to you, O Arjuna, by the God of gods.

सर्वार्थसाधकं पुण्यं सर्वकिल्बिषनाशनम्। सर्वपापप्रशमनं सर्वदुःखभयापहम् ॥७-१७३-१०२॥

sarvārthasādhakaṃ puṇyaṃ sarvakilbiṣanāśanam। sarvapāpapraśamanaṃ sarvaduḥkhabhayāpaham ॥7-173-102॥

[सर्वार्थसाधकम् (sarvārthasādhakam) - fulfiller of all desires; पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - meritorious; सर्वकिल्बिषनाशनम् (sarvakilbiṣanāśanam) - destroyer of all sins; सर्वपापप्रशमनम् (sarvapāpapraśamanam) - pacifier of all evils; सर्वदुःखभयापहम् (sarvaduḥkhabhayāpaham) - remover of all sorrow and fear;]

(The fulfiller of all desires, meritorious, destroyer of all sins, pacifier of all evils, remover of all sorrow and fear.)

It is meritorious, fulfilling all desires, destroying all sins, pacifying all evils, and removing all sorrow and fear.

चतुर्विधमिदं स्तोत्रं यः शृणोति नरः सदा। विजित्य सर्वाञ्शत्रून्स रुद्रलोके महीयते ॥७-१७३-१०३॥

caturvidham idaṁ stotraṁ yaḥ śṛṇoti naraḥ sadā। vijitya sarvān śatrūn sa rudraloke mahīyate ॥7-173-103॥

[चतुर्विधम् (caturvidham) - fourfold; इदम् (idam) - this; स्तोत्रम् (stotram) - hymn; यः (yaḥ) - who; शृणोति (śṛṇoti) - hears; नरः (naraḥ) - man; सदा (sadā) - always; विजित्य (vijitya) - having conquered; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; शत्रून् (śatrūn) - enemies; सः (saḥ) - he; रुद्रलोके (rudraloke) - in Rudra's world; महीयते (mahīyate) - is honored;]

(The man who always hears this fourfold hymn, having conquered all enemies, is honored in Rudra's world.)

A man who listens to this fourfold hymn regularly, after conquering all his enemies, is honored in the realm of Rudra.

चरितं महात्मनो दिव्यं साङ्ग्रामिकमिदं शुभम्। पठन्वै शतरुद्रीयं शृण्वंश्च सततोत्थितः ॥७-१७३-१०४॥

caritaṁ mahātmano divyaṁ sāṅgrāmikamidaṁ śubham। paṭhanvai śatarudrīyaṁ śṛṇvaṁśca satatotthitaḥ ॥7-173-104॥

[चरितं (caritaṁ) - conduct; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great soul; दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine; साङ्ग्रामिकम् (sāṅgrāmikam) - related to battle; इदम् (idam) - this; शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious; पठन् (paṭhan) - reciting; वै (vai) - indeed; शतरुद्रीयम् (śatarudrīyam) - Shatarudriya; शृण्वन् (śṛṇvan) - listening; च (ca) - and; सतत (satata) - always; उत्थितः (utthitaḥ) - standing;]

(The conduct of the great soul is divine and related to battle, this is auspicious. Reciting indeed the Shatarudriya, listening and always standing.)

The divine conduct of the great soul, related to battle, is auspicious. One who recites the Shatarudriya and listens to it while always standing is blessed.

भक्तो विश्वेश्वरं देवं मानुषेषु तु यः सदा। वरान्स कामाँल्लभते प्रसन्ने त्र्यम्बके नरः ॥७-१७३-१०५॥

bhakto viśveśvaraṃ devaṃ mānuṣeṣu tu yaḥ sadā। varāns kāmāṁllabhate prasanne tryambake naraḥ ॥7-173-105॥

[भक्तः (bhaktaḥ) - devotee; विश्वेश्वरम् (viśveśvaram) - of Viśveśvara; देवम् (devam) - god; मानुषेषु (mānuṣeṣu) - among humans; तु (tu) - but; यः (yaḥ) - who; सदा (sadā) - always; वरान् (varān) - boons; कामान् (kāmān) - desires; लभते (labhate) - obtains; प्रसन्ने (prasanne) - when pleased; त्र्यम्बके (tryambake) - Tryambaka; नरः (naraḥ) - man;]

(The devotee of Viśveśvara, the god, among humans, who always (obtains) boons and desires when Tryambaka is pleased.)

A devotee of Viśveśvara, the god among humans, always receives boons and fulfills desires when Tryambaka is pleased.

गच्छ युध्यस्व कौन्तेय न तवास्ति पराजयः। यस्य मन्त्री च गोप्ता च पार्श्वतस्ते जनार्दनः ॥७-१७३-१०६॥

gaccha yudhyasva kaunteya na tavāsti parājayaḥ। yasya mantrī ca goptā ca pārśvataste janārdanaḥ ॥7-173-106॥

[गच्छ (gaccha) - go; युध्यस्व (yudhyasva) - fight; कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kunti; न (na) - not; तव (tava) - your; अस्ति (asti) - is; पराजयः (parājayaḥ) - defeat; यस्य (yasya) - whose; मन्त्री (mantrī) - advisor; च (ca) - and; गोप्ता (goptā) - protector; च (ca) - and; पार्श्वतः (pārśvataḥ) - beside; ते (te) - you; जनार्दनः (janārdanaḥ) - Janardana;]

(Go, fight, O son of Kunti, there is no defeat for you. Whose advisor and protector is Janardana beside you.)

"Go and fight, O son of Kunti, for you cannot be defeated when Janardana is your advisor and protector by your side."

सञ्जय उवाच॥

sañjaya uvāca॥

[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Sanjaya said:)

Sanjaya said:

एवमुक्त्वार्जुनं सङ्ख्ये पराशरसुतस्तदा। जगाम भरतश्रेष्ठ यथागतमरिंदम ॥७-१७३-१०७॥

evamuktvārjunaṃ saṅkhye parāśarasutastadā। jagāma bharataśreṣṭha yathāgatamariṃdama ॥7-173-107॥

[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - to Arjuna; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in the battlefield; पराशर (parāśara) - Parashara; सुतः (sutaḥ) - son; तदा (tadā) - then; जगाम (jagāma) - went; भरत (bharata) - Bharata; श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭha) - best; यथा (yathā) - as; आगत (āgata) - came; अरिंदम (ariṃdama) - O conqueror of enemies;]

(Thus having spoken to Arjuna in the battlefield, the son of Parashara then went, O best of the Bharatas, as he had come, O conqueror of enemies.)

Having addressed Arjuna in the battlefield, the son of Parashara departed as he had come, O best of the Bharatas, O conqueror of enemies.