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Library: Story of Skanda and significance of Samantapanchaka.
जनमेजय उवाच॥
janamejaya uvāca॥
[जनमेजय (janamejaya) - Janamejaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Janamejaya said:)
Janamejaya said:
सरस्वत्याः प्रभावोऽयमुक्तस्ते द्विजसत्तम। कुमारस्याभिषेकं तु ब्रह्मन्व्याख्यातुमर्हसि ॥९-४३-१॥
sarasvatyāḥ prabhāvo'yamuktaste dvijasattama। kumārasyābhiṣekaṃ tu brahmanvyākhyātumarhasi ॥9-43-1॥
[सरस्वत्याः (sarasvatyāḥ) - of Saraswati; प्रभावः (prabhāvaḥ) - influence; अयम् (ayam) - this; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - is said; ते (te) - to you; द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best of the twice-born; कुमारस्य (kumārasya) - of the prince; अभिषेकं (abhiṣekaṃ) - consecration; तु (tu) - but; ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman; व्याख्यातुम् (vyākhyātum) - to explain; अर्हसि (arhasi) - you should;]
(The influence of Saraswati is said to you, O best of the twice-born. But you should explain the consecration of the prince, O Brahman.)
The influence of Saraswati has been described to you, O noble Brahman. Now, you should explain the consecration ceremony of the prince.
यस्मिन्काले च देशे च यथा च वदतां वर। यैश्चाभिषिक्तो भगवान्विधिना येन च प्रभुः ॥९-४३-२॥
yasmin kāle ca deśe ca yathā ca vadatāṃ vara। yaiś cābhiṣikto bhagavān vidhinā yena ca prabhuḥ ॥9-43-2॥
[यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which; काले (kāle) - time; च (ca) - and; देशे (deśe) - place; च (ca) - and; यथा (yathā) - as; च (ca) - and; वदताम् (vadatām) - of speakers; वर (vara) - best; यैः (yaiḥ) - by whom; च (ca) - and; अभिषिक्तः (abhiṣiktaḥ) - anointed; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the blessed one; विधिना (vidhinā) - by the method; येन (yena) - by whom; च (ca) - and; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the lord;]
(In which time and place, and as the best of speakers, by whom the blessed one was anointed by the method, and by whom the lord.)
At the time and place, as the best among speakers, the blessed one was anointed by the prescribed method by the lord.
स्कन्दो यथा च दैत्यानामकरोत्कदनं महत्। तथा मे सर्वमाचक्ष्व परं कौतूहलं हि मे ॥९-४३-३॥
skando yathā ca daityānāmakarotkadanaṃ mahat। tathā me sarvamācakṣva paraṃ kautūhalaṃ hi me ॥9-43-3॥
[स्कन्दः (skandaḥ) - Skanda; यथा (yathā) - as; च (ca) - and; दैत्यानाम् (daityānām) - of the demons; अकरोत् (akarot) - did; कदनम् (kadanam) - destruction; महत् (mahat) - great; तथा (tathā) - so; मे (me) - my; सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything; आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell; परम् (param) - supreme; कौतूहलम् (kautūhalam) - curiosity; हि (hi) - indeed; मे (me) - my;]
(Skanda, as he did great destruction of the demons, so tell me everything, for my curiosity is supreme.)
"As Skanda caused great destruction among the demons, tell me everything, for my curiosity is immense."
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaishampayana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaishampayana said:)
Vaishampayana spoke:
कुरुवंशस्य सदृशमिदं कौतूहलं तव। हर्षमुत्पादयत्येतद्वचो मे जनमेजय ॥९-४३-४॥
kuruvaṁśasya sadṛśamidaṁ kautūhalaṁ tava। harṣamutpādayatyetadvaco me janamejaya ॥9-43-4॥
[कुरुवंशस्य (kuruvaṁśasya) - of the Kuru dynasty; सदृशम् (sadṛśam) - like; इदम् (idam) - this; कौतूहलम् (kautūhalam) - curiosity; तव (tava) - your; हर्षम् (harṣam) - joy; उत्पादयति (utpādayati) - produces; एतत् (etat) - this; वचः (vacaḥ) - speech; मे (me) - my; जनमेजय (janamejaya) - Janamejaya;]
(This curiosity of yours, like that of the Kuru dynasty, produces joy, this speech of mine, O Janamejaya.)
O Janamejaya, this curiosity of yours, akin to that of the Kuru dynasty, brings joy through my words.
हन्त ते कथयिष्यामि शृण्वानस्य जनाधिप। अभिषेकं कुमारस्य प्रभावं च महात्मनः ॥९-४३-५॥
hanta te kathayiṣyāmi śṛṇvānasya janādhipa। abhiṣekaṃ kumārasya prabhāvaṃ ca mahātmanaḥ ॥9-43-5॥
[हन्त (hanta) - indeed; ते (te) - to you; कथयिष्यामि (kathayiṣyāmi) - I will tell; शृण्वानस्य (śṛṇvānasya) - listening; जनाधिप (janādhipa) - O king; अभिषेकं (abhiṣekaṃ) - consecration; कुमारस्य (kumārasya) - of the prince; प्रभावं (prabhāvaṃ) - glory; च (ca) - and; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great soul;]
(Indeed, to you, I will tell, listening, O king, the consecration of the prince and the glory of the great soul.)
"Indeed, O king, I will tell you about the consecration of the prince and the glory of the great soul as you listen."
तेजो माहेश्वरं स्कन्नमग्नौ प्रपतितं पुरा। तत्सर्वभक्षो भगवान्नाशकद्दग्धुमक्षयम् ॥९-४३-६॥
tejo māheśvaraṃ skannamagnau prapatitaṃ purā। tatsarvabhakṣo bhagavānnāśakaddagdhumakṣayam ॥9-43-6॥
[तेजः (tejaḥ) - energy; माहेश्वरम् (māheśvaram) - of Lord Shiva; स्कन्नम् (skannam) - fallen; अग्नौ (agnau) - into fire; प्रपतितम् (prapatitam) - fallen; पुरा (purā) - formerly; तत् (tat) - that; सर्वभक्षः (sarvabhakṣaḥ) - all-devouring; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the Lord; नाशकद् (nāśakad) - was able to destroy; दग्धुम् (dagdhum) - to burn; अक्षयम् (akṣayam) - indestructible;]
(The energy of Lord Shiva, having fallen into the fire, was formerly all-devouring. The Lord was able to destroy the indestructible by burning.)
Once, the energy of Lord Shiva fell into the fire, and it was all-consuming. The Lord managed to burn even the indestructible.
तेनासीदति तेजस्वी दीप्तिमान्हव्यवाहनः। न चैव धारयामास गर्भं तेजोमयं तदा ॥९-४३-७॥
tenāsīdati tejasvī dīptimānhavyavāhanaḥ। na caiva dhārayāmāsa garbhaṃ tejomayaṃ tadā ॥9-43-7॥
[तेन (tena) - by him; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; अति (ati) - very; तेजस्वी (tejasvī) - brilliant; दीप्तिमान् (dīptimān) - radiant; हव्यवाहनः (havyavāhanaḥ) - fire; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; धारयामास (dhārayāmāsa) - held; गर्भम् (garbham) - embryo; तेजोमयम् (tejomayam) - full of energy; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(By him, the very brilliant and radiant fire was. And indeed, he did not hold the embryo full of energy then.)
By his power, the fire became very brilliant and radiant. However, he did not hold the energy-filled embryo at that time.
स गङ्गामभिसङ्गम्य नियोगाद्ब्रह्मणः प्रभुः। गर्भमाहितवान्दिव्यं भास्करोपमतेजसम् ॥९-४३-८॥
sa gaṅgām abhisaṅgamya niyogād brahmaṇaḥ prabhuḥ। garbham āhitavān divyaṃ bhāskaropama-tejasam ॥9-43-8॥
[स (sa) - he; गङ्गाम् (gaṅgām) - Ganga; अभिसङ्गम्य (abhisaṅgamya) - having approached; नियोगात् (niyogāt) - by the command; ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahma; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the lord; गर्भम् (garbham) - embryo; आहितवान् (āhitavān) - placed; दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine; भास्कर-उपम-तेजसम् (bhāskara-upama-tejasam) - with sun-like splendor;]
(He, having approached Ganga by the command of Brahma, the lord placed the divine embryo with sun-like splendor.)
He, by the command of Brahma, approached Ganga and placed the divine embryo, which had the splendor similar to the sun.
अथ गङ्गापि तं गर्भमसहन्ती विधारणे। उत्ससर्ज गिरौ रम्ये हिमवत्यमरार्चिते ॥९-४३-९॥
atha gaṅgāpi taṃ garbhamasahantī vidhāraṇe। utsasarja girau ramye himavatyamarārcite ॥9-43-9॥
[अथ (atha) - then; गङ्गा (gaṅgā) - Ganga; अपि (api) - also; तं (taṃ) - that; गर्भम् (garbham) - embryo; असहन्ती (asahantī) - unable to bear; विधारणे (vidhāraṇe) - in holding; उत्ससर्ज (utsasarja) - released; गिरौ (girau) - on the mountain; रम्ये (ramye) - beautiful; हिमवति (himavati) - Himalayas; अमर (amara) - by the gods; अर्चिते (arcite) - worshipped;]
(Then Ganga, unable to bear that embryo, released it on the beautiful mountain Himalayas, worshipped by the gods.)
Then Ganga, unable to bear the embryo, released it on the beautiful Himalayas, a mountain revered by the gods.
स तत्र ववृधे लोकानावृत्य ज्वलनात्मजः। ददृशुर्ज्वलनाकारं तं गर्भमथ कृत्तिकाः ॥९-४३-१०॥
sa tatra vavṛdhe lokānāvṛtya jvalanātmajaḥ। dadṛśurjvalanākāraṃ taṃ garbhamatha kṛttikāḥ ॥9-43-10॥
[स (sa) - he; तत्र (tatra) - there; ववृधे (vavṛdhe) - grew; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; आवृत्य (āvṛtya) - covering; ज्वलनात्मजः (jvalanātmajaḥ) - son of fire; ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - saw; ज्वलनाकारं (jvalanākāraṃ) - fiery form; तम् (tam) - that; गर्भम् (garbham) - embryo; अथ (atha) - then; कृत्तिकाः (kṛttikāḥ) - Krittikas;]
(He grew there, covering the worlds, the son of fire. The Krittikas then saw that fiery form, the embryo.)
He, the son of fire, grew there covering the worlds. Then the Krittikas saw that fiery form, the embryo.
शरस्तम्बे महात्मानमनलात्मजमीश्वरम्। ममायमिति ताः सर्वाः पुत्रार्थिन्योऽभिचक्रमुः ॥९-४३-११॥
śarastambe mahātmānamanalātmajamīśvaram। mamāyamiti tāḥ sarvāḥ putrārthinyo'bhicakramuḥ ॥9-43-11॥
[शरस्तम्बे (śarastambe) - in the pillar of arrows; महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - the great soul; अनलात्मजम् (analātmajam) - the son of fire; ईश्वरम् (īśvaram) - the lord; मम (mama) - my; अयम् (ayam) - this; इति (iti) - thus; ताः (tāḥ) - they; सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all; पुत्रार्थिन्यः (putrārthinyaḥ) - desiring sons; अभिचक्रमुः (abhicakramuḥ) - approached;]
(In the pillar of arrows, the great soul, the son of fire, the lord, "this is mine" thus they all desiring sons approached.)
In the pillar of arrows stood the great soul, the son of fire, the lord. All those desiring sons approached, saying, "This is mine."
तासां विदित्वा भावं तं मातॄणां भगवान्प्रभुः। प्रस्नुतानां पयः षड्भिर्वदनैरपिबत्तदा ॥९-४३-१२॥
tāsāṃ viditvā bhāvaṃ taṃ mātṝṇāṃ bhagavānprabhuḥ। prasnutānāṃ payaḥ ṣaḍbhirvadanairapibattadā ॥9-43-12॥
[तासां (tāsāṃ) - of them; विदित्वा (viditvā) - knowing; भावं (bhāvaṃ) - emotion; तं (taṃ) - that; मातॄणां (mātṝṇāṃ) - of the mothers; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the divine; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord; प्रस्नुतानां (prasnutānāṃ) - flowing; पयः (payaḥ) - milk; षड्भिः (ṣaḍbhiḥ) - with six; वदनैः (vadanaiḥ) - mouths; अपिबत् (apibat) - drank; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(Knowing their emotion, the divine lord drank the flowing milk of the mothers with six mouths then.)
Understanding the feelings of the mothers, the divine lord, with his six mouths, drank their flowing milk at that time.
तं प्रभावं समालक्ष्य तस्य बालस्य कृत्तिकाः। परं विस्मयमापन्ना देव्यो दिव्यवपुर्धराः ॥९-४३-१३॥
taṁ prabhāvaṁ samālakṣya tasya bālasya kṛttikāḥ। paraṁ vismayamāpannā devyo divyavapur-dharāḥ ॥9-43-13॥
[तं (taṁ) - that; प्रभावं (prabhāvam) - power; समालक्ष्य (samālakṣya) - observing; तस्य (tasya) - his; बालस्य (bālasya) - of the boy; कृत्तिकाः (kṛttikāḥ) - Krittikas; परं (param) - great; विस्मयम् (vismayam) - wonder; आपन्नाः (āpannāḥ) - attained; देव्यः (devyaḥ) - goddesses; दिव्यवपुः (divyavapuḥ) - divine form; धराः (dharāḥ) - bearing;]
(Observing that power of the boy, the Krittikas, the goddesses bearing divine forms, attained great wonder.)
The goddesses known as the Krittikas, observing the extraordinary power of the boy, were filled with great wonder, as they bore their divine forms.
यत्रोत्सृष्टः स भगवान्गङ्गया गिरिमूर्धनि। स शैलः काञ्चनः सर्वः सम्बभौ कुरुसत्तम ॥९-४३-१४॥
yatrotsṛṣṭaḥ sa bhagavāngaṅgayā girimūrdhani। sa śailaḥ kāñcanaḥ sarvaḥ sambabhau kurusattama ॥9-43-14॥
[यत्र (yatra) - where; उत्सृष्टः (utsṛṣṭaḥ) - released; सः (saḥ) - he; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the divine; गङ्गया (gaṅgayā) - by the Ganges; गिरिमूर्धनि (girimūrdhani) - on the mountain peak; सः (saḥ) - that; शैलः (śailaḥ) - mountain; काञ्चनः (kāñcanaḥ) - golden; सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - entire; सम्बभौ (sambabhau) - shone; कुरुसत्तम (kurusattama) - O best of the Kurus;]
(Where the divine was released by the Ganges on the mountain peak, that entire golden mountain shone, O best of the Kurus.)
The divine presence, released by the Ganges on the mountain peak, made the entire golden mountain shine brilliantly, O best of the Kurus.
वर्धता चैव गर्भेण पृथिवी तेन रञ्जिता। अतश्च सर्वे संवृत्ता गिरयः काञ्चनाकराः ॥९-४३-१५॥
vardhatā caiva garbheṇa pṛthivī tena rañjitā। ataśca sarve saṃvṛttā girayaḥ kāñcanākarāḥ ॥9-43-15॥
[वर्धता (vardhatā) - growing; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; गर्भेण (garbheṇa) - by the womb; पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth; तेन (tena) - by that; रञ्जिता (rañjitā) - adorned; अतः (ataḥ) - therefore; च (ca) - and; सर्वे (sarve) - all; संवृत्ता (saṃvṛttā) - became; गिरयः (girayaḥ) - mountains; काञ्चनाकराः (kāñcanākarāḥ) - golden mines;]
(The earth, indeed growing by the womb, was adorned by that. Therefore, all the mountains became golden mines.)
The earth, nourished by the womb, was thus adorned, and consequently, all the mountains turned into golden mines.
कुमारश्च महावीर्यः कार्त्तिकेय इति स्मृतः। गाङ्गेयः पूर्वमभवन्महायोगबलान्वितः ॥९-४३-१६॥
kumāraśca mahāvīryaḥ kārttikeya iti smṛtaḥ। gāṅgeyaḥ pūrvamabhavanmahāyogabalānvitaḥ ॥9-43-16॥
[कुमारः (kumāraḥ) - Kumāra; च (ca) - and; महावीर्यः (mahāvīryaḥ) - of great strength; कार्त्तिकेयः (kārttikeyaḥ) - Kārttikeya; इति (iti) - thus; स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - is remembered; गाङ्गेयः (gāṅgeyaḥ) - son of Ganga; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly; अभवत् (abhavat) - was; महायोगबलान्वितः (mahāyogabalānvitaḥ) - endowed with the power of great yoga;]
(Kumāra, of great strength, is remembered as Kārttikeya. Formerly, the son of Ganga was endowed with the power of great yoga.)
Kumāra, known for his great strength, is remembered as Kārttikeya. In the past, he was the son of Ganga and was endowed with the power of great yoga.
स देवस्तपसा चैव वीर्येण च समन्वितः। ववृधेऽतीव राजेन्द्र चन्द्रवत्प्रियदर्शनः ॥९-४३-१७॥
sa devastapasā caiva vīryeṇa ca samanvitaḥ। vavṛdhe'tīva rājendra candravatpriyadarśanaḥ ॥9-43-17॥
[स (sa) - he; देवः (devaḥ) - god; तपसा (tapasā) - by penance; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; वीर्येण (vīryeṇa) - by strength; च (ca) - and; समन्वितः (samanvitaḥ) - endowed; ववृधे (vavṛdhe) - grew; अतीव (atīva) - exceedingly; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; चन्द्रवत् (candravat) - like the moon; प्रियदर्शनः (priyadarśanaḥ) - pleasing to behold;]
(He, the god, indeed endowed with penance and strength, grew exceedingly, O king, like the moon, pleasing to behold.)
He, the divine being, endowed with penance and strength, grew immensely, O King, and became as pleasing to behold as the moon.
स तस्मिन्काञ्चने दिव्ये शरस्तम्बे श्रिया वृतः। स्तूयमानस्तदा शेते गन्धर्वैर्मुनिभिस्तथा ॥९-४३-१८॥
sa tasmin kāñcane divye śarastambe śriyā vṛtaḥ। stūyamānas tadā śete gandharvair munibhiś tathā ॥9-43-18॥
[स (sa) - he; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; काञ्चने (kāñcane) - golden; दिव्ये (divye) - divine; शरस्तम्बे (śarastambe) - arrow-pillar; श्रिया (śriyā) - with splendor; वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded; स्तूयमानः (stūyamānaḥ) - being praised; तदा (tadā) - then; शेते (śete) - lies; गन्धर्वैः (gandharvaiḥ) - by Gandharvas; मुनिभिः (munibhiḥ) - by sages; तथा (tathā) - also;]
(He, surrounded by splendor, lies on the divine golden arrow-pillar, being praised by Gandharvas and sages.)
He lies on the divine golden arrow-pillar, surrounded by splendor, while being praised by both Gandharvas and sages.
तथैनमन्वनृत्यन्त देवकन्याः सहस्रशः। दिव्यवादित्रनृत्तज्ञाः स्तुवन्त्यश्चारुदर्शनाः ॥९-४३-१९॥
tathainamanvanṛtyanta devakanyāḥ sahasraśaḥ। divyavāditranṛttajñāḥ stuvantyaścārudarśanāḥ ॥9-43-19॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; एनम् (enam) - him; अन्वनृत्यन्त (anvanṛtyanta) - danced around; देवकन्याः (devakanyāḥ) - divine maidens; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - in thousands; दिव्य (divya) - divine; वादित्र (vāditra) - musical instruments; नृत्तज्ञाः (nṛttajñāḥ) - skilled in dance; स्तुवन्ति (stuvanti) - praise; च (ca) - and; अरुदर्शनाः (ārudarśanāḥ) - beautiful to behold;]
(Thus, divine maidens in thousands danced around him, skilled in dance with divine musical instruments, and praised him, beautiful to behold.)
Thus, thousands of divine maidens danced around him, playing divine musical instruments and skilled in dance, praising him who was beautiful to behold.
अन्वास्ते च नदी देवं गङ्गा वै सरितां वरा। दधार पृथिवी चैनं बिभ्रती रूपमुत्तमम् ॥९-४३-२०॥
anvāste ca nadī devaṃ gaṅgā vai saritāṃ varā। dadhāra pṛthivī cainaṃ bibhratī rūpamuttamam ॥9-43-20॥
[अन्वास्ते (anvāste) - followed; च (ca) - and; नदी (nadī) - river; देवं (devaṃ) - god; गङ्गा (gaṅgā) - Ganga; वै (vai) - indeed; सरितां (saritāṃ) - of rivers; वरा (varā) - best; दधार (dadhāra) - held; पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth; च (ca) - and; एनं (enaṃ) - this; बिभ्रती (bibhratī) - bearing; रूपम् (rūpam) - form; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent;]
(The river Ganga, indeed the best of rivers, followed the god. The earth held and bore this excellent form.)
The river Ganga, revered as the best among rivers, followed the deity. The earth supported and carried this magnificent form.
जातकर्मादिकास्तस्य क्रियाश्चक्रे बृहस्पतिः। वेदश्चैनं चतुर्मूर्तिरुपतस्थे कृताञ्जलिः ॥९-४३-२१॥
jātakarmādikāstasya kriyāścakre bṛhaspatiḥ। vedaścainaṃ caturmūrtirupatasthe kṛtāñjaliḥ ॥9-43-21॥
[जातकर्मादिकाः (jātakarmādikāḥ) - birth ceremonies and others; तस्य (tasya) - his; क्रियाः (kriyāḥ) - rites; चक्रे (cakre) - performed; बृहस्पतिः (bṛhaspatiḥ) - Brihaspati; वेदः (vedaḥ) - Veda; च (ca) - and; एनम् (enam) - him; चतुर्मूर्तिः (caturmūrtiḥ) - the four-faced one; उपतस्थे (upatasthe) - attended; कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands;]
(Brihaspati performed his birth ceremonies and other rites. The Veda, with folded hands, attended him as the four-faced one.)
Brihaspati conducted the birth and other ceremonies for him. The Veda, personified as the four-faced deity, attended him with reverence, hands folded in respect.
धनुर्वेदश्चतुष्पादः शस्त्रग्रामः ससङ्ग्रहः। तत्रैनं समुपातिष्ठत्साक्षाद्वाणी च केवला ॥९-४३-२२॥
dhanurvedaścatuṣpādaḥ śastragrāmaḥ sasaṅgrahaḥ। tatraiṇaṃ samupātiṣṭhatsākṣādvāṇī ca kevalā ॥9-43-22॥
[धनुर्वेदः (dhanurvedaḥ) - science of archery; चतुष्पादः (catuṣpādaḥ) - fourfold; शस्त्रग्रामः (śastragrāmaḥ) - collection of weapons; ससङ्ग्रहः (sasaṅgrahaḥ) - with compilation; तत्र (tatra) - there; एनम् (enam) - him; समुपातिष्ठत् (samupātiṣṭhat) - approached; साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly; वाणी (vāṇī) - speech; च (ca) - and; केवला (kevalā) - pure;]
(The science of archery is fourfold, a collection of weapons with compilation. There, him directly approached speech and pure.)
The science of archery, which is fourfold and includes a collection of weapons, was directly approached by pure speech there.
स ददर्श महावीर्यं देवदेवमुमापतिम्। शैलपुत्र्या सहासीनं भूतसङ्घशतैर्वृतम् ॥९-४३-२३॥
sa dadarśa mahāvīryaṃ devadevamumāpatiṃ। śailaputryā sahāsīnaṃ bhūtasaṅghaśatairvṛtam ॥9-43-23॥
[स (sa) - he; ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw; महावीर्यं (mahāvīryaṃ) - of great valor; देवदेवम् (devadevam) - god of gods; उमापतिम् (umāpatiṃ) - consort of Uma; शैलपुत्र्या (śailaputryā) - with the daughter of the mountain; सह (saha) - together; आसीनं (āsīnaṃ) - sitting; भूतसङ्घशतैः (bhūtasaṅghaśataiḥ) - by hundreds of groups of spirits; वृतम् (vṛtam) - surrounded;]
(He saw the god of gods, of great valor, the consort of Uma, sitting together with the daughter of the mountain, surrounded by hundreds of groups of spirits.)
He beheld the mighty Lord Shiva, the consort of Uma, seated with Parvati, the daughter of the mountain, surrounded by hundreds of spirit groups.
निकाया भूतसङ्घानां परमाद्भुतदर्शनाः। विकृता विकृताकारा विकृताभरणध्वजाः ॥९-४३-२४॥
nikāyā bhūtasaṅghānāṃ paramādbhutadarśanāḥ। vikṛtā vikṛtākārā vikṛtābharaṇadhvajāḥ ॥9-43-24॥
[निकाया (nikāyā) - groups; भूतसङ्घानां (bhūtasaṅghānāṃ) - of ghostly assemblies; परमाद्भुतदर्शनाः (paramādbhutadarśanāḥ) - of most wondrous appearance; विकृता (vikṛtā) - distorted; विकृताकारा (vikṛtākārā) - of distorted forms; विकृताभरणध्वजाः (vikṛtābharaṇadhvajāḥ) - with distorted ornaments and banners;]
(Groups of ghostly assemblies of most wondrous appearance, distorted, of distorted forms, with distorted ornaments and banners.)
The groups of ghostly assemblies appeared most wondrous, with distorted forms and adorned with distorted ornaments and banners.
व्याघ्रसिंहर्क्षवदना बिडालमकराननाः। वृषदंशमुखाश्चान्ये गजोष्ट्रवदनास्तथा ॥९-४३-२५॥
vyāghrasiṃharkṣavadanā biḍālamakarānanāḥ। vṛṣadaṃśamukhāścānye gajoṣṭravadanāstathā ॥9-43-25॥
[व्याघ्र (vyāghra) - tiger; सिंह (siṃha) - lion; ऋक्ष (ṛkṣa) - bear; वदना (vadanā) - faced; बिडाल (biḍāla) - cat; मकर (makara) - crocodile; अननाः (ananāḥ) - faced; वृष (vṛṣa) - bull; दंश (daṃśa) - mosquito; मुखाः (mukhāḥ) - faced; च (ca) - and; अन्ये (anye) - others; गज (gaja) - elephant; उष्ट्र (uṣṭra) - camel; वदनाः (vadanāḥ) - faced; तथा (tathā) - thus;]
(Tiger, lion, and bear-faced, cat and crocodile-faced; bull and mosquito-faced, and others, elephant and camel-faced thus.)
There are those with faces of tigers, lions, and bears, others with faces of cats and crocodiles; some have faces of bulls and mosquitoes, while others resemble elephants and camels.
उलूकवदनाः केचिद्गृध्रगोमायुदर्शनाः। क्रौञ्चपारावतनिभैर्वदनै राङ्कवैरपि ॥९-४३-२६॥
ulūkavadanāḥ kecidgṛdhragomāyudarśanāḥ। krauñcapārāvatanibhairvadanai rāṅkavairapi ॥9-43-26॥
[उलूक (ulūka) - owl; वदनाः (vadanāḥ) - faces; केचित् (kecit) - some; गृध्र (gṛdhra) - vulture; गोमायु (gomāyu) - jackal; दर्शनाः (darśanāḥ) - appearance; क्रौञ्च (krauñca) - curlew; पारावत (pārāvata) - pigeon; निभैः (nibhaiḥ) - resembling; वदनैः (vadanaiḥ) - with faces; राङ्कवैः (rāṅkavaiḥ) - with herons; अपि (api) - also;]
(Some have faces like owls, some appear like vultures and jackals. With faces resembling curlews, pigeons, and also herons.)
Some have faces like owls, while others resemble vultures and jackals. Their faces are similar to curlews, pigeons, and herons.
श्वाविच्छल्यकगोधानां खरैडकगवां तथा। सदृशानि वपूंष्यन्ये तत्र तत्र व्यधारयन् ॥९-४३-२७॥
śvāvicchalyakagodhānāṃ kharaiḍakagavāṃ tathā। sadṛśāni vapūṃṣyanye tatra tatra vyadhārayan ॥9-43-27॥
[श्वा (śvā) - dog; विच्छल्यक (vicchalyaka) - jackal; गोधन (godhāna) - cattle; खर (khara) - donkey; इडक (iḍaka) - sheep; गव (gava) - cow; तथा (tathā) - also; सदृश (sadṛśa) - similar; वपु (vapu) - bodies; अन्ये (anye) - others; तत्र (tatra) - there; तत्र (tatra) - there; व्यधारयन् (vyadhārayan) - assumed;]
(Dogs, jackals, cattle, donkeys, sheep, and cows also; others assumed similar bodies there and there.)
Dogs, jackals, cattle, donkeys, sheep, and cows were also present; others assumed similar forms in various places.
केचिच्छैलाम्बुदप्रख्याश्चक्रालातगदायुधाः। केचिदञ्जनपुञ्जाभाः केचिच्छ्वेताचलप्रभाः ॥९-४३-२८॥
kecicchailāmbudaprakhyāścakrālātagadāyudhāḥ। kecidañjanapuñjābhāḥ kecicchvetācalaprabhāḥ ॥9-43-28॥
[केचित् (kecit) - some; शैल (śaila) - mountain; अम्बुद (ambuda) - cloud; प्रख्याः (prakhyāḥ) - resembling; चक्र (cakra) - discus; आलात (ālata) - firebrand; गदायुधाः (gadāyudhāḥ) - mace-wielders; केचित् (kecit) - some; अञ्जन (añjana) - collyrium; पुञ्ज (puñja) - mass; आभाः (ābhāḥ) - having the appearance; केचित् (kecit) - some; श्वेत (śveta) - white; अचल (acala) - mountain; प्रभाः (prabhāḥ) - having the radiance;]
(Some resembling mountains and clouds, wielding discus, firebrand, and mace; some having the appearance of a mass of collyrium; some having the radiance of a white mountain.)
Some appeared like mountains and clouds, armed with discus, firebrand, and mace; some looked like a mass of collyrium; some shone with the radiance of a white mountain.
सप्तमातृगणाश्चैव समाजग्मुर्विशां पते। साध्या विश्वेऽथ मरुतो वसवः पितरस्तथा ॥९-४३-२९॥
saptamātṛgaṇāścaiva samājagmurviśāṃ pate। sādhyā viśve'tha maruto vasavaḥ pitarastathā ॥9-43-29॥
[सप्तमातृगणाः (saptamātṛgaṇāḥ) - seven mother groups; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; समाजग्मुः (samājagmuḥ) - assembled; विशां (viśāṃ) - of the people; पते (pate) - O lord; साध्याः (sādhyāḥ) - Sādhyas; विश्वे (viśve) - Viśvedevas; अथ (atha) - then; मरुतः (marutaḥ) - Maruts; वसवः (vasavaḥ) - Vasus; पितरः (pitaraḥ) - ancestors; तथा (tathā) - also;]
(The seven mother groups and indeed assembled, O lord of the people. The Sādhyas, Viśvedevas, then Maruts, Vasus, and also the ancestors.)
The seven groups of mothers, along with the Sādhyas, Viśvedevas, Maruts, Vasus, and ancestors, assembled, O lord of the people.
रुद्रादित्यास्तथा सिद्धा भुजगा दानवाः खगाः। ब्रह्मा स्वयम्भूर्भगवान्सपुत्रः सह विष्णुना ॥९-४३-३०॥
rudrādityāstathā siddhā bhujagā dānavāḥ khagāḥ। brahmā svayambhūrbhagavānsaputraḥ saha viṣṇunā ॥9-43-30॥
[रुद्र (rudra) - Rudras; आदित्याः (ādityāḥ) - Ādityas; तथा (tathā) - and; सिद्धाः (siddhāḥ) - perfected beings; भुजगाः (bhujagāḥ) - serpents; दानवाः (dānavāḥ) - demons; खगाः (khagāḥ) - birds; ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā; स्वयम्भूः (svayambhūḥ) - self-born; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the divine; सपुत्रः (saputraḥ) - with son; सह (saha) - along with; विष्णुना (viṣṇunā) - with Viṣṇu;]
(Rudras, Ādityas, and perfected beings, serpents, demons, birds, Brahmā, the self-born divine with son, along with Viṣṇu.)
The Rudras, Ādityas, perfected beings, serpents, demons, and birds, along with Brahmā, the self-born divine, and his son, are together with Viṣṇu.
शक्रस्तथाभ्ययाद्द्रष्टुं कुमारवरमच्युतम्। नारदप्रमुखाश्चापि देवगन्धर्वसत्तमाः ॥९-४३-३१॥
śakras tathābhyayād draṣṭuṃ kumāravaram acyutam। nārada-pramukhāś cāpi deva-gandharva-sattamāḥ ॥9-43-31॥
[शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra; तथा (tathā) - thus; अभ्ययात् (abhyayāt) - approached; द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see; कुमारवरम् (kumāravaram) - the best of boys; अच्युतम् (acyutam) - Acyuta; नारद (nārada) - Nārada; प्रमुखाः (pramukhāḥ) - headed by; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; देव (deva) - gods; गन्धर्व (gandharva) - Gandharvas; सत्तमाः (sattamāḥ) - the best;]
(Indra thus approached to see the best of boys, Acyuta. Also, Nārada and the best of gods and Gandharvas headed by him.)
Indra, along with Nārada and the foremost of gods and Gandharvas, approached to see the best of boys, Acyuta.
देवर्षयश्च सिद्धाश्च बृहस्पतिपुरोगमाः। ऋभवो नाम वरदा देवानामपि देवताः ॥ तेऽपि तत्र समाजग्मुर्यामा धामाश्च सर्वशः ॥९-४३-३२॥
devarṣayaśca siddhāśca bṛhaspatipurogamāḥ। ṛbhavo nāma varadā devānāmapi devatāḥ ॥ te'pi tatra samājagmur yāmā dhāmāśca sarvaśaḥ ॥9-43-32॥
[देवर्षयः (devarṣayaḥ) - divine sages; च (ca) - and; सिद्धाः (siddhāḥ) - perfected beings; च (ca) - and; बृहस्पति (bṛhaspati) - Brihaspati; पुरोगमाः (purogamāḥ) - led by; ऋभवः (ṛbhavaḥ) - Ribhus; नाम (nāma) - by name; वरदाः (varadāḥ) - bestowers of boons; देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods; अपि (api) - even; देवताः (devatāḥ) - deities; ते (te) - they; अपि (api) - also; तत्र (tatra) - there; समाजग्मुः (samājagmuḥ) - assembled; यामाः (yāmāḥ) - Yamas; धामाः (dhāmāḥ) - abodes; च (ca) - and; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - all;]
(Divine sages and perfected beings led by Brihaspati, the Ribhus by name, bestowers of boons, even deities of the gods, they also assembled there, Yamas and abodes, all.)
The divine sages and perfected beings, led by Brihaspati, along with the Ribhus, who are known as bestowers of boons and even deities among the gods, also gathered there, including all the Yamas and abodes.
स तु बालोऽपि भगवान्महायोगबलान्वितः। अभ्याजगाम देवेशं शूलहस्तं पिनाकिनम् ॥९-४३-३३॥
sa tu bālo'pi bhagavān mahāyogabalānvitaḥ। abhyājagāma deveśaṃ śūlahastaṃ pinākinam ॥9-43-33॥
[स (sa) - he; तु (tu) - but; बालः (bālaḥ) - young; अपि (api) - even; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the divine; महायोगबलान्वितः (mahāyogabalānvitaḥ) - endowed with great yogic power; अभ्याजगाम (abhyājagāma) - approached; देवेशम् (deveśam) - the lord of the gods; शूलहस्तम् (śūlahastam) - holding a trident; पिनाकिनम् (pinākinam) - the bearer of the bow Pinaka;]
(He, though young, endowed with great yogic power, approached the lord of the gods, holding a trident, the bearer of the bow Pinaka.)
Despite being young, he, endowed with great yogic power, approached the lord of the gods, who holds a trident and is the bearer of the bow Pinaka.
तमाव्रजन्तमालक्ष्य शिवस्यासीन्मनोगतम्। युगपच्छैलपुत्र्याश्च गङ्गायाः पावकस्य च ॥९-४३-३४॥
tamāvrajantamālakṣya śivasyāsīnmanogatam। yugapacchailaputryāśca gaṅgāyāḥ pāvakasya ca ॥9-43-34॥
[तम् (tam) - him; आव्रजन्तम् (āvrajantam) - approaching; आलक्ष्य (ālakṣya) - seeing; शिवस्य (śivasya) - of Shiva; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; मनोगतम् (manogatam) - in the mind; युगपत् (yugapat) - simultaneously; शैलपुत्र्याः (śailaputryāḥ) - of the daughter of the mountain; च (ca) - and; गङ्गायाः (gaṅgāyāḥ) - of Ganga; पावकस्य (pāvakasya) - of the fire; च (ca) - and;]
(Seeing him approaching, there was a thought in the mind of Shiva, simultaneously of the daughter of the mountain, of Ganga, and of the fire.)
Seeing him approach, Shiva simultaneously thought of the daughter of the mountain, Ganga, and the fire.
किं नु पूर्वमयं बालो गौरवादभ्युपैष्यति। अपि मामिति सर्वेषां तेषामासीन्मनोगतम् ॥९-४३-३५॥
kiṁ nu pūrvamayaṁ bālo gauravādabhyupaiṣyati। api māmiti sarveṣāṁ teṣāmāsīnmanogatam ॥9-43-35॥
[किं (kiṁ) - what; नु (nu) - indeed; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first; अयम् (ayam) - this; बालः (bālaḥ) - boy; गौरवात् (gauravāt) - out of respect; अभ्युपैष्यति (abhyupaiṣyati) - will approach; अपि (api) - also; माम् (mām) - me; इति (iti) - thus; सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all; तेषाम् (teṣām) - their; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; मनोगतम् (manogatam) - in the mind;]
(What indeed, will this boy approach first out of respect? Also, thus was in the mind of all of them: 'Me?')
The thought in everyone's mind was, 'Will this boy, out of respect, approach me first?'
तेषामेतमभिप्रायं चतुर्णामुपलक्ष्य सः। युगपद्योगमास्थाय ससर्ज विविधास्तनूः ॥९-४३-३६॥
teṣāmetamabhiprāyaṃ caturṇāmupalakṣya saḥ। yugapadyogamāsthāya sasarja vividhāstanūḥ ॥9-43-36॥
[तेषाम् (teṣām) - their; एतम् (etam) - this; अभिप्रायम् (abhiprāyam) - intention; चतुर्णाम् (caturṇām) - of the four; उपलक्ष्य (upalakṣya) - observing; सः (saḥ) - he; युगपद् (yugapad) - simultaneously; योगम् (yogam) - effort; आस्थाय (āsthāya) - undertaking; ससर्ज (sasarja) - created; विविधाः (vividhāḥ) - various; तनूः (tanūḥ) - forms;]
(Observing this intention of the four, he simultaneously undertook the effort and created various forms.)
He noticed the intention of the four and simultaneously made an effort to create various forms.
ततोऽभवच्चतुर्मूर्तिः क्षणेन भगवान्प्रभुः। स्कन्दः शाखो विशाखश्च नैगमेषश्च पृष्ठतः ॥९-४३-३७॥
tato'bhavaccaturmūrtiḥ kṣaṇena bhagavānprabhuḥ। skandaḥ śākho viśākhaśca naigameṣaśca pṛṣṭhataḥ ॥9-43-37॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; चतुर्मूर्तिः (caturmūrtiḥ) - four-formed; क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - in a moment; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the divine; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord; स्कन्दः (skandaḥ) - Skanda; शाखः (śākhaḥ) - Shakha; विशाखः (viśākhaḥ) - Vishakha; च (ca) - and; नैगमेषः (naigameṣaḥ) - Naigamesha; च (ca) - and; पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - behind;]
(Then, in a moment, the divine lord became four-formed: Skanda, Shakha, Vishakha, and Naigamesha behind.)
Then, in an instant, the divine lord manifested in four forms: Skanda, Shakha, Vishakha, and Naigamesha at the back.
एवं स कृत्वा ह्यात्मानं चतुर्धा भगवान्प्रभुः। यतो रुद्रस्ततः स्कन्दो जगामाद्भुतदर्शनः ॥९-४३-३८॥
evaṃ sa kṛtvā hyātmānaṃ caturdhā bhagavānprabhuḥ। yato rudrastataḥ skando jagāmādbhutadarśanaḥ ॥9-43-38॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; सः (saḥ) - he; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; हि (hi) - indeed; आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - self; चतुर्धा (caturdhā) - fourfold; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the divine; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord; यतः (yataḥ) - from whom; रुद्रः (rudraḥ) - Rudra; ततः (tataḥ) - then; स्कन्दः (skandaḥ) - Skanda; जगाम (jagāma) - went; अद्भुतदर्शनः (adbhutadarśanaḥ) - of wonderful appearance;]
(Thus, having made himself fourfold, the divine lord, from whom Rudra, then Skanda of wonderful appearance, went.)
Thus, the divine lord, having divided himself into four, from whom Rudra and then the wonderfully appearing Skanda emerged.
विशाखस्तु ययौ येन देवी गिरिवरात्मजा। शाखो ययौ च भगवान्वायुमूर्तिर्विभावसुम् ॥ नैगमेषोऽगमद्गङ्गां कुमारः पावकप्रभः ॥९-४३-३९॥
viśākhastu yayau yena devī girivarātmajā। śākho yayau ca bhagavānvāyumūrtirvibhāvasum ॥ naigameṣo'gamadgaṅgāṃ kumāraḥ pāvakaprabhaḥ ॥9-43-39॥
[विशाखः (viśākhaḥ) - Viśākhā; तु (tu) - but; ययौ (yayau) - went; येन (yena) - by whom; देवी (devī) - goddess; गिरिवरात्मजा (girivarātmajā) - daughter of the great mountain; शाखः (śākhaḥ) - Śākha; ययौ (yayau) - went; च (ca) - and; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the divine; वायुमूर्ति (vāyumūrti) - embodiment of wind; विभावसुम् (vibhāvasum) - Vibhāvasu; नैगमेषः (naigameṣaḥ) - Naigameṣa; अगमत् (agamat) - went; गङ्गाम् (gaṅgām) - to Ganga; कुमारः (kumāraḥ) - the prince; पावकप्रभः (pāvakaprabhaḥ) - having the brilliance of fire;]
(Viśākhā went by whom the goddess, daughter of the great mountain, went. Śākha went and the divine embodiment of wind, Vibhāvasu. Naigameṣa went to Ganga, the prince having the brilliance of fire.)
Viśākhā went to the place where the goddess, daughter of the great mountain, had gone. Śākha and the divine embodiment of wind, Vibhāvasu, also went. Naigameṣa, the prince with the brilliance of fire, proceeded to the Ganga.
सर्वे भास्वरदेहास्ते चत्वारः समरूपिणः। तान्समभ्ययुरव्यग्रास्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥९-४३-४०॥
sarve bhāsvaradehāste catvāraḥ samarūpiṇaḥ। tānsamabhyayuravyagrāstadadbhutamivābhavat ॥9-43-40॥
[सर्वे (sarve) - all; भास्वर (bhāsvara) - shining; देहाः (dehāḥ) - bodies; ते (te) - they; चत्वारः (catvāraḥ) - four; समरूपिणः (samarūpiṇaḥ) - of similar form; तान् (tān) - them; समभ्ययुः (samabhyayuḥ) - approached; अव्यग्राः (avyagrāḥ) - calmly; तत् (tat) - that; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful; इव (iva) - as if; अभवत् (abhavat) - happened;]
(All those four with shining bodies and similar form approached them calmly; it happened as if it was wonderful.)
All four of them, with their shining bodies and similar appearance, approached calmly, and it seemed as if something wonderful had happened.
हाहाकारो महानासीद्देवदानवरक्षसाम्। तद्दृष्ट्वा महदाश्चर्यमद्भुतं रोमहर्षणम् ॥९-४३-४१॥
hāhākāro mahān āsīd devadānavarakṣasām। taddṛṣṭvā mahad āścaryam adbhutaṃ romaharṣaṇam ॥9-43-41॥
[हाहाकारः (hāhākāraḥ) - uproar; महान् (mahān) - great; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; देव (deva) - gods; दानव (dānava) - demons; रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of the rākṣasas; तत् (tat) - that; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; महत् (mahat) - great; आश्चर्यम् (āścaryam) - wonder; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - marvelous; रोमहर्षणम् (romaharṣaṇam) - hair-raising;]
(A great uproar arose among the gods, demons, and rākṣasas. Seeing that great wonder, marvelous and hair-raising.)
There was a tremendous uproar among the gods, demons, and rākṣasas. Witnessing this astonishing and marvelous event was truly hair-raising.
ततो रुद्रश्च देवी च पावकश्च पितामहम्। गङ्गया सहिताः सर्वे प्रणिपेतुर्जगत्पतिम् ॥९-४३-४२॥
tato rudraśca devī ca pāvakaśca pitāmaham। gaṅgayā sahitāḥ sarve praṇipeturjagatpatim ॥9-43-42॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; रुद्रः (rudraḥ) - Rudra; च (ca) - and; देवी (devī) - Devi; च (ca) - and; पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - Pavaka; च (ca) - and; पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - the grandfather; गङ्गया (gaṅgayā) - with Ganga; सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together; सर्वे (sarve) - all; प्रणिपेतुः (praṇipetuḥ) - bowed down; जगत्पतिम् (jagatpatim) - to the Lord of the universe;]
(Then Rudra, Devi, and Pavaka, along with the grandfather, all together with Ganga, bowed down to the Lord of the universe.)
Then Rudra, Devi, Pavaka, and the grandfather, accompanied by Ganga, all bowed down to the Lord of the universe.
प्रणिपत्य ततस्ते तु विधिवद्राजपुङ्गव। इदमूचुर्वचो राजन्कार्त्तिकेयप्रियेप्सया ॥९-४३-४३॥
praṇipatya tataste tu vidhivad rājapuṅgava। idam ūcur vaco rājan kārttikeyapriyepsayā ॥9-43-43॥
[प्रणिपत्य (praṇipatya) - having bowed; ततः (tataḥ) - then; ते (te) - they; तु (tu) - indeed; विधिवत् (vidhivat) - properly; राजपुङ्गव (rājapuṅgava) - O best of kings; इदम् (idam) - this; ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - said; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; राजन् (rājan) - O king; कार्त्तिकेय (kārttikeya) - Kārttikeya; प्रियेप्सया (priyepsayā) - with the desire to please;]
(Having bowed, then they indeed properly, O best of kings, said these words, O king, with the desire to please Kārttikeya.)
After bowing, they respectfully addressed the best of kings with the intention to please Kārttikeya, saying these words, O king.
अस्य बालस्य भगवन्नाधिपत्यं यथेप्सितम्। अस्मत्प्रियार्थं देवेश सदृशं दातुमर्हसि ॥९-४३-४४॥
asya bālasya bhagavannādhipatyaṃ yathepsitam। asmatpriyārthaṃ deveśa sadṛśaṃ dātumarhasi ॥9-43-44॥
[अस्य (asya) - his; बालस्य (bālasya) - of the boy; भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord; आधिपत्यं (ādhipatyaṃ) - sovereignty; यथा (yathā) - as; इप्सितम् (ipsitam) - desired; अस्मत् (asmat) - our; प्रियार्थं (priyārthaṃ) - for the sake of the beloved; देवेश (deveśa) - O Lord of the gods; सदृशं (sadṛśam) - appropriate; दातुम् (dātum) - to give; अर्हसि (arhasi) - you should; ॥९-४३-४४॥ (॥9-43-44॥) - (verse number);]
(For this boy, O Lord, the sovereignty as desired; for our beloved's sake, O Lord of the gods, you should give appropriately.)
O Lord, you should grant this boy the sovereignty as desired, for the sake of our beloved, O Lord of the gods, in a manner that is appropriate.
ततः स भगवान्धीमान्सर्वलोकपितामहः। मनसा चिन्तयामास किमयं लभतामिति ॥९-४३-४५॥
tataḥ sa bhagavāndhīmānsarvalokapitāmahaḥ। manasā cintayāmāsa kimayaṃ labhatāmiti ॥9-43-45॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सः (saḥ) - he; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the blessed one; धीमान् (dhīmān) - wise; सर्वलोकपितामहः (sarvalokapitāmahaḥ) - the grandsire of all worlds; मनसा (manasā) - in his mind; चिन्तयामास (cintayāmāsa) - pondered; किम् (kim) - what; अयम् (ayam) - this; लभताम् (labhatām) - should obtain; इति (iti) - thus;]
(Then the blessed wise grandsire of all worlds pondered in his mind, "What should this one obtain?")
Then the wise and blessed grandsire of all worlds, in his mind, pondered what this one should obtain.
ऐश्वर्याणि हि सर्वाणि देवगन्धर्वरक्षसाम्। भूतयक्षविहङ्गानां पन्नगानां च सर्वशः ॥९-४३-४६॥
aiśvaryāṇi hi sarvāṇi devagandharvarakṣasām। bhūtayakṣavihaṅgānāṃ pannagānāṃ ca sarvaśaḥ ॥9-43-46॥
[ऐश्वर्याणि (aiśvaryāṇi) - prosperities; हि (hi) - indeed; सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all; देवगन्धर्वरक्षसाम् (devagandharvarakṣasām) - of gods, gandharvas, and rakshasas; भूतयक्षविहङ्गानां (bhūtayakṣavihaṅgānāṃ) - of beings, yakshas, and birds; पन्नगानां (pannagānāṃ) - of serpents; च (ca) - and; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - entirely;]
(Indeed, all the prosperities of gods, gandharvas, rakshasas, beings, yakshas, birds, and serpents entirely.)
All the wealth and prosperity of gods, gandharvas, rakshasas, beings, yakshas, birds, and serpents are indeed complete and entire.
पूर्वमेवादिदेशासौ निकायेषु महात्मनाम्। समर्थं च तमैश्वर्ये महामतिरमन्यत ॥९-४३-४७॥
pūrvamevādidheśāsau nikāyeṣu mahātmanām। samarthaṃ ca tamaaiśvarye mahāmatiramanyata ॥9-43-47॥
[पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously; एव (eva) - indeed; आदिदेश (ādideśa) - commanded; असौ (asau) - he; निकायेषु (nikāyeṣu) - in the assemblies; महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great souls; समर्थम् (samartham) - capable; च (ca) - and; तम् (tam) - him; ऐश्वर्ये (aiśvarye) - in sovereignty; महामतिः (mahāmatiḥ) - the wise one; अमन्यत (amanyata) - considered;]
(Previously indeed, he commanded in the assemblies of the great souls, and the wise one considered him capable in sovereignty.)
"Previously, he had commanded in the assemblies of the great souls, and the wise one considered him capable of sovereignty."
ततो मुहूर्तं स ध्यात्वा देवानां श्रेयसि स्थितः। सेनापत्यं ददौ तस्मै सर्वभूतेषु भारत ॥९-४३-४८॥
tato muhūrtaṃ sa dhyātvā devānāṃ śreyasi sthitaḥ। senāpatyaṃ dadau tasmai sarvabhūteṣu bhārata ॥9-43-48॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - a moment; सः (saḥ) - he; ध्यात्वा (dhyātvā) - having meditated; देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods; श्रेयसि (śreyasi) - in the welfare; स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated; सेनापत्यम् (senāpatyam) - generalship; ददौ (dadau) - gave; तस्मै (tasmai) - to him; सर्वभूतेषु (sarvabhūteṣu) - among all beings; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]
(Then, having meditated for a moment, he, situated in the welfare of the gods, gave the generalship to him among all beings, O Bharata.)
Then, after meditating for a moment, he, focused on the welfare of the gods, appointed him as the general among all beings, O Bharata.
सर्वदेवनिकायानां ये राजानः परिश्रुताः। तान्सर्वान्व्यादिदेशास्मै सर्वभूतपितामहः ॥९-४३-४९॥
sarvadevanikāyānāṃ ye rājānaḥ pariśrutāḥ। tānsarvānvyādideśāsmai sarvabhūtapitāmahaḥ ॥9-43-49॥
[सर्वदेवनिकायानां (sarvadevanikāyānāṃ) - of all the divine assemblies; ये (ye) - who; राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings; परिश्रुताः (pariśrutāḥ) - famous; तान् (tān) - them; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; व्यादिदेश (vyādideśa) - commanded; अस्मै (asmai) - to him; सर्वभूतपितामहः (sarvabhūtapitāmahaḥ) - the great-grandfather of all beings;]
(The great-grandfather of all beings commanded all those famous kings of all the divine assemblies to him.)
The great-grandfather of all beings summoned all the renowned kings from the divine assemblies to his presence.
ततः कुमारमादाय देवा ब्रह्मपुरोगमाः। अभिषेकार्थमाजग्मुः शैलेन्द्रं सहितास्ततः ॥९-४३-५०॥
tataḥ kumāram ādāya devā brahmapurogamāḥ। abhiṣekārtham ājagmuḥ śailendraṃ sahitās tataḥ ॥9-43-50॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; कुमारम् (kumāram) - the prince; आदाय (ādāya) - having taken; देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods; ब्रह्मपुरोगमाः (brahmapurogamāḥ) - led by Brahma; अभिषेक-अर्थम् (abhiṣeka-artham) - for the purpose of consecration; आजग्मुः (ājagmuḥ) - arrived; शैलेन्द्रम् (śailendram) - to the lord of mountains; सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together; ततः (tataḥ) - then;]
(Then, having taken the prince, the gods led by Brahma arrived together at the lord of mountains for the purpose of consecration.)
Then, the gods, led by Brahma, took the prince and arrived together at the lord of mountains for his consecration.
पुण्यां हैमवतीं देवीं सरिच्छ्रेष्ठां सरस्वतीम्। समन्तपञ्चके या वै त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुता ॥९-४३-५१॥
puṇyāṃ haimavatīṃ devīṃ saricchreṣṭhāṃ sarasvatīm। samantapañcake yā vai triṣu lokeṣu viśrutā ॥9-43-51॥
[पुण्यां (puṇyāṃ) - sacred; हैमवतीं (haimavatīṃ) - daughter of Himavat; देवीं (devīṃ) - goddess; सरिच्छ्रेष्ठां (saricchreṣṭhāṃ) - best of rivers; सरस्वतीम् (sarasvatīm) - Sarasvati; समन्तपञ्चके (samantapañcake) - in Samantapanchaka; या (yā) - who; वै (vai) - indeed; त्रिषु (triṣu) - in three; लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - worlds; विश्रुता (viśrutā) - famous;]
(The sacred daughter of Himavat, the goddess Sarasvati, the best of rivers, who is indeed famous in the three worlds, in Samantapanchaka.)
The sacred goddess Sarasvati, daughter of Himavat, renowned as the best of rivers, is celebrated in the three worlds, especially in the region of Samantapanchaka.
तत्र तीरे सरस्वत्याः पुण्ये सर्वगुणान्विते। निषेदुर्देवगन्धर्वाः सर्वे सम्पूर्णमानसाः ॥९-४३-५२॥
tatra tīre sarasvatyāḥ puṇye sarvaguṇānvite। niṣedurdevagandharvāḥ sarve sampūrṇamānasāḥ ॥9-43-52॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; तीरे (tīre) - on the bank; सरस्वत्याः (sarasvatyāḥ) - of Sarasvati; पुण्ये (puṇye) - holy; सर्वगुणान्विते (sarvaguṇānvite) - endowed with all virtues; निषेदु: (niṣeduḥ) - sat down; देवगन्धर्वाः (devagandharvāḥ) - the gods and Gandharvas; सर्वे (sarve) - all; सम्पूर्णमानसाः (sampūrṇamānasāḥ) - with full minds;]
(There, on the holy bank of Sarasvati, endowed with all virtues, sat down the gods and Gandharvas, all with full minds.)
At the sacred bank of the river Sarasvati, which is endowed with all virtues, all the gods and Gandharvas sat down with their minds fully composed.
