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युधिष्ठिर उवाच॥
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca॥
[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira; (proper noun, name of a person); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac', to speak);]
(Yudhiṣṭhira said;)
Yudhiṣṭhira said.
पितामह महाप्राज्ञ सर्वशास्त्रविशारद। अस्ति वृत्रवधादेव विवक्षा मम जायते ॥१२-२७४-१॥
pitāmaha mahāprājña sarvaśāstraviśārada। asti vṛtravadhādeva vivakṣā mama jāyate ॥12-274-1॥
[पितामह (pitāmaha) - grandfather; महाप्राज्ञ (mahāprājña) - greatly wise; सर्वशास्त्रविशारद (sarvaśāstraviśārada) - expert in all śāstras; अस्ति (asti) - there is; वृत्रवधात् (vṛtravadhāt) - from the slaying of Vṛtra; एव (eva) - indeed; विवक्षा (vivakṣā) - desire to speak; मम (mama) - my; जायते (jāyate) - arises;]
(Grandfather, greatly wise, expert in all śāstras, there is from the slaying of Vṛtra indeed desire to speak my arises.)
O grandfather, greatly wise and expert in all śāstras, a desire to speak about the slaying of Vṛtra indeed arises in me.
ज्वरेण मोहितो वृत्रः कथितस्ते जनाधिप। निहतो वासवेनेह वज्रेणेति ममानघ ॥१२-२७४-२॥
jvareṇa mohito vṛtraḥ kathitaste janādhipa। nihato vāsaveneha vajreṇeti mamānagha ॥12-274-2॥
[ज्वरेण (jvareṇa) - by fever; मोहितः (mohitaḥ) - deluded; वृत्रः (vṛtraḥ) - Vṛtra; कथितः (kathitaḥ) - is said; ते (te) - to you; जनाधिप (janādhipa) - O lord of people; निहतः (nihataḥ) - slain; वासवेन (vāsavena) - by Vāsava (Indra); इह (iha) - here; वज्रेण (vajreṇa) - by the thunderbolt; इति (iti) - thus; मम (mama) - to me; अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one;]
(By fever deluded, Vṛtra is said to you, O lord of people, to have been slain here by Vāsava with the thunderbolt thus, to me, O sinless one.)
O sinless one, it is told to you, O lord of people, that Vṛtra, deluded by fever, was slain here by Vāsava (Indra) with the thunderbolt.
कथमेष महाप्राज्ञ ज्वरः प्रादुरभूत्कुतः। ज्वरोत्पत्तिं निपुणतः श्रोतुमिच्छाम्यहं प्रभो ॥१२-२७४-३॥
kat h ameṣa mahāprājña jvaraḥ prādurabhūtkutaḥ। jvarotpattiṃ nipuṇataḥ śrotumicchāmyahaṃ prabho ॥12-274-3॥
[कथम् (katham) - how; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; महाप्राज्ञ (mahāprājña) - O greatly wise one; ज्वरः (jvaraḥ) - fever; प्रादुरभूत् (prādurabhūt) - arose; कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where; ज्वर-उत्पत्तिम् (jvara-utpattim) - fever-origin; निपुणतः (nipuṇataḥ) - in detail; श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear; इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish; अहम् (aham) - I; प्रभो (prabho) - O lord;]
(How did this, O greatly wise one, fever arise, from where? The origin of fever in detail I wish to hear, O lord.)
O greatly wise one, how did this fever arise and from where? O lord, I wish to hear in detail about the origin of fever.
भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhīṣma; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Bhīṣma said;)
Bhīṣma said.
शृणु राजञ्ज्वरस्येह सम्भवं लोकविश्रुतम्। विस्तरं चास्य वक्ष्यामि यादृशं चैव भारत ॥१२-२७४-४॥
śṛṇu rājan jvarasya iha sambhavam loka-viśrutam। vistaram ca asya vakṣyāmi yādṛśam ca eva bhārata॥12-274-4॥
[शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear; राजन् (rājan) - O king; ज्वरस्य (jvarasya) - of fever; इह (iha) - here; सम्भवम् (sambhavam) - origin; लोकविश्रुतम् (loka-viśrutam) - well-known in the world; विस्तरं (vistaram) - in detail; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - of this; वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I shall speak; यादृशं (yādṛśam) - of what kind; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata;]
(Hear, O king, the origin of fever here, well-known in the world. I shall speak in detail of this and of what kind indeed, O Bhārata.)
O king, listen to the origin of fever here, which is renowned in the world. I will explain its details and its nature, O Bhārata.
पुरा मेरोर्महाराज शृङ्गं त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतम्। ज्योतिष्कं नाम सावित्रं सर्वरत्नविभूषितम् ॥ अप्रमेयमनाधृष्यं सर्वलोकेषु भारत ॥१२-२७४-५॥
purā merormahārāja śṛṅgaṃ trailokyaviśrutam। jyotiṣkaṃ nāma sāvitraṃ sarvaratnavibhūṣitam ॥ aprameyamanādhṛṣyaṃ sarvalokeṣu bhārata ॥12-274-5॥
[पुरा (purā) - formerly; मेरोः (meroḥ) - of Meru; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; शृङ्गं (śṛṅgam) - peak; त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतम् (trailokyaviśrutam) - famous in the three worlds; ज्योतिष्कं (jyotiṣkam) - a luminous object; नाम (nāma) - named; सावित्रं (sāvitraṃ) - related to Savitṛ; सर्वरत्नविभूषितम् (sarvaratnavibhūṣitam) - adorned with all gems; अप्रमेयम् (aprameyam) - immeasurable; अनाधृष्यम् (anādhṛṣyam) - unassailable; सर्वलोकेषु (sarvalokeṣu) - in all worlds; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata;]
(Formerly, O great king, the peak of Meru, famous in the three worlds, a luminous object named Sāvitra, adorned with all gems, immeasurable, unassailable in all worlds, O Bhārata.)
O Bhārata, in ancient times, there was a peak of Meru, renowned throughout the three worlds, called Sāvitra, shining with all kinds of gems, immeasurable and unassailable in all the worlds.
तत्र देवो गिरितटे हेमधातुविभूषिते। पर्यङ्क इव विभ्राजन्नुपविष्टो बभूव ह ॥१२-२७४-६॥
tatra devo giri-taṭe hema-dhātu-vibhūṣite। paryaṅka iva vibhrājan-upaviṣṭo babhūva ha ॥12-274-6॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; देवः (devaḥ) - the god; गिरितटे (giri-taṭe) - on the mountain slope; हेमधातुविभूषिते (hema-dhātu-vibhūṣite) - adorned with gold ore; पर्यङ्कः (paryaṅkaḥ) - couch; इव (iva) - like; विभ्राजन् (vibhrājan) - shining; उपविष्टः (upaviṣṭaḥ) - seated; बभूव (babhūva) - became; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(There the god, on the mountain slope adorned with gold ore, became seated shining like a couch, indeed.)
There, the god sat shining like a couch on the mountain slope adorned with gold ore.
शैलराजसुता चास्य नित्यं पार्श्वे स्थिता बभौ। तथा देवा महात्मानो वसवश्च महौजसः ॥१२-२७४-७॥
śailarājasutā cāsya nityaṃ pārśve sthitā babhau। tathā devā mahātmāno vasavaśca mahaujasaḥ ॥12-274-7॥
[शैलराजसुता (śailarājasutā) - daughter of the king of mountains; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; नित्यं (nityaṃ) - always; पार्श्वे (pārśve) - at the side; स्थिताः (sthitā) - standing; बभौ (babhau) - shone; तथा (tathā) - likewise; देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods; महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great-souled; वसवः (vasavaḥ) - the Vasus; च (ca) - and; महौजसः (mahaujasaḥ) - of great energy;]
(The daughter of the king of mountains also always stood at his side and shone. Likewise, the gods, the great-souled, and the Vasus of great energy (were present).)
The daughter of the king of mountains always stood by his side, shining. Similarly, the gods, the great-souled ones, and the mighty Vasus were also present.
तथैव च महात्मानावश्विनौ भिषजां वरौ। तथा वैश्रवणो राजा गुह्यकैरभिसंवृतः ॥१२-२७४-८॥
tathaiva ca mahātmānāvaśvinau bhiṣajāṃ varau। tathā vaiśravaṇo rājā guhyakairabhisaṃvṛtaḥ ॥12-274-8॥
[तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; thus; च (ca) - and; महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - the great-souled ones; अश्विनौ (aśvinau) - the two Aśvins; भिषजां (bhiṣajām) - of physicians; वरौ (varau) - the best; तथा (tathā) - likewise; वैश्रवणः (vaiśravaṇaḥ) - Vaiśravaṇa; राजा (rājā) - the king; गुह्यकैः (guhyakaiḥ) - by the Guhyakas (celestial beings); अभिसंवृतः (abhisaṃvṛtaḥ) - surrounded; enveloped;]
(In the same way, the great-souled two Aśvins, the best of physicians; likewise, King Vaiśravaṇa, surrounded by the Guhyakas.)
Similarly, the two noble Aśvins, foremost among physicians, and King Vaiśravaṇa, attended by the Guhyakas, were present.
यक्षाणामधिपः श्रीमान्कैलासनिलयः प्रभुः। अङ्गिरःप्रमुखाश्चैव तथा देवर्षयोऽपरे ॥१२-२७४-९॥
yakṣāṇām-adhipaḥ śrīmān kailāsa-nilayaḥ prabhuḥ। aṅgiraḥ-pramukhāś-caiva tathā devarṣayaḥ-apare ॥12-274-9॥
[यक्षाणाम् (yakṣāṇām) - of the Yakṣas; अधिपः (adhipaḥ) - lord; श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - prosperous; कैलास-निलयः (kailāsa-nilayaḥ) - abode of Kailāsa; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - master; अङ्गिरः-प्रमुखाः (aṅgiraḥ-pramukhāḥ) - headed by Aṅgiras; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; तथा (tathā) - also; देवर्षयः (devarṣayaḥ) - divine sages; अपरे (apare) - others;]
(The lord of the Yakṣas, prosperous, the master whose abode is Kailāsa. Also, divine sages headed by Aṅgiras and others indeed.)
The prosperous lord of the Yakṣas, the master residing at Kailāsa, and also the divine sages headed by Aṅgiras and others.
विश्वावसुश्च गन्धर्वस्तथा नारदपर्वतौ। अप्सरोगणसङ्घाश्च समाजग्मुरनेकशः ॥१२-२७४-१०॥
viśvāvasuś ca gandharvas tathā nāradaparvatau। apsarogaṇasaṅghāś ca samājagmur anekaśaḥ ॥12-274-10॥
[विश्वावसुः (viśvāvasuḥ) - Viśvāvasu; (a name of a Gandharva); च (ca) - and; गन्धर्वः (gandharvaḥ) - Gandharva; (celestial musician); तथा (tathā) - also; नारदपर्वतौ (nārada-parvatau) - Nārada and Parvata; (two sages); अप्सरोगणसङ्घाः (apsaro-gaṇa-saṅghāḥ) - groups of Apsarases; (celestial nymphs); च (ca) - and; समाजग्मुः (samājagmuḥ) - assembled; (came together); अनेकशः (anekaśaḥ) - in many groups;]
(Viśvāvasu and the Gandharva, also Nārada and Parvata, and groups of Apsarases assembled in many groups.)
Viśvāvasu, the Gandharva, Nārada, Parvata, and many groups of Apsarases all gathered together.
ववौ शिवः सुखो वायुर्नानागन्धवहः शुचिः। सर्वर्तुकुसुमोपेताः पुष्पवन्तो महाद्रुमाः ॥१२-२७४-११॥
vavau śivaḥ sukho vāyur nānā-gandha-vahaḥ śuciḥ। sarva-ṛtu-kusuma-upetāḥ puṣpa-vantaḥ mahā-drumāḥ ॥12-274-11॥
[ववौ (vavau) - blew; (from √vā, to blow) शिवः (śivaḥ) - auspicious; सुखः (sukhaḥ) - pleasant; वायुः (vāyuḥ) - wind; नानागन्धवहः (nānā-gandha-vahaḥ) - bearing various fragrances; शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure; सर्वर्तुकुसुमोपेताः (sarva-ṛtu-kusuma-upetāḥ) - adorned with flowers of all seasons; पुष्पवन्तः (puṣpa-vantaḥ) - full of flowers; महाद्रुमाः (mahā-drumāḥ) - great trees;]
(The auspicious, pleasant wind blew, pure and bearing various fragrances. The great trees, full of flowers, were adorned with flowers of all seasons.)
A pure and pleasant wind, carrying many fragrances, blew auspiciously. The great trees were covered in blossoms of every season, full of flowers.
तथा विद्याधराश्चैव सिद्धाश्चैव तपोधनाः। महादेवं पशुपतिं पर्युपासन्त भारत ॥१२-२७४-१२॥
tathā vidyādharāś caiva siddhāś caiva tapodhanāḥ। mahādevaṃ paśupatiṃ paryupāsanta bhārata ॥12-274-12॥
[तथा (tathā) - in that manner; विद्याधराः (vidyādharāḥ) - bearers of knowledge; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; सिद्धाः (siddhāḥ) - perfected beings; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; तपोधनाः (tapodhanāḥ) - those whose wealth is austerity; महादेवं (mahādevaṃ) - the great god; पशुपतिं (paśupatiṃ) - the lord of beings; पर्युपासन्त (paryupāsanta) - worshipped around; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata;]
(In that manner, the bearers of knowledge, and indeed the perfected beings, and indeed those whose wealth is austerity, worshipped around the great god, the lord of beings, O Bhārata.)
In that manner, the Vidyādharas, Siddhas, and ascetics whose wealth is austerity, all worshipped Mahādeva, the lord of beings, O Bhārata.
भूतानि च महाराज नानारूपधराण्यथ। राक्षसाश्च महारौद्राः पिशाचाश्च महाबलाः ॥१२-२७४-१३॥
bhūtāni ca mahārāja nānārūpadharāṇyatha। rākṣasāśca mahāraudrāḥ piśācāśca mahābalāḥ ॥12-274-13॥
[भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings; च (ca) - and; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; नाना (nānā) - various; रूप (rūpa) - forms; धराणि (dharāṇi) - bearing; अथ (atha) - then; राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - rākṣasas; च (ca) - and; महाराैद्राः (mahāraudrāḥ) - very fierce; पिशाचाः (piśācāḥ) - piśācas; च (ca) - and; महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - very powerful;]
(Beings and, O great king, various forms bearing, then; rākṣasas and very fierce; piśācas and very powerful.)
O great king, there were beings of various forms; then there were also very fierce rākṣasas and very powerful piśācas.
बहुरूपधरा हृष्टा नानाप्रहरणोद्यताः। देवस्यानुचरास्तत्र तस्थिरे चानलोपमाः ॥१२-२७४-१४॥
bahurūpadharā hṛṣṭā nānāpraharaṇodyatāḥ। devasyānucarās tatra tasthire cānalopamāḥ॥12-274-14॥
[बहु (bahu) - many; रूप (rūpa) - forms; धरा (dharā) - bearing; हृष्टा (hṛṣṭā) - joyful; नाना (nānā) - various; प्रहरण (praharaṇa) - weapons; उद्यताः (udyatāḥ) - raised; देवस्य (devasya) - of the god; अनुचराः (anucarāḥ) - attendants; तत्र (tatra) - there; तस्थिरे (tasthire) - stood; च (ca) - and; अनल (anala) - fire; उपमाः (upamāḥ) - like;]
(Bearing many forms, joyful, with various weapons raised, the god's attendants stood there, and (they were) like fire.)
The god's attendants, bearing many forms, joyful, and armed with various weapons, stood there like fire.
नन्दी च भगवांस्तत्र देवस्यानुमते स्थितः। प्रगृह्य ज्वलितं शूलं दीप्यमानं स्वतेजसा ॥१२-२७४-१५॥
nandī ca bhagavāṃs tatra devasyānumate sthitaḥ। pragṛhya jvalitaṃ śūlaṃ dīpyamānaṃ svatejasā ॥12-274-15॥
[नन्दी (nandī) - Nandī; (the divine attendant of Śiva); च (ca) - and; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the venerable one; तत्र (tatra) - there; देवस्य (devasya) - of the god; अनुमते (anumate) - with the consent; स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - stood; प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having taken up; ज्वलितं (jvalitaṃ) - blazing; शूलं (śūlaṃ) - trident; दीप्यमानं (dīpyamānaṃ) - shining; स्वतेजसा (svatejasā) - with his own radiance;]
(Nandī and the venerable one stood there with the consent of the god, having taken up the blazing trident, shining with his own radiance.)
Nandī, with the consent of the god, stood there; he took up the blazing trident, shining with his own radiance.
गङ्गा च सरितां श्रेष्ठा सर्वतीर्थजलोद्भवा। पर्युपासत तं देवं रूपिणी कुरुनन्दन ॥१२-२७४-१६॥
gaṅgā ca saritāṃ śreṣṭhā sarvatīrthajalodbhavā। paryupāsata taṃ devaṃ rūpiṇī kurunandana ॥12-274-16॥
[गङ्गा (gaṅgā) - Gaṅgā; (the river goddess) च (ca) - and; सरितां (saritām) - of rivers; श्रेष्ठा (śreṣṭhā) - the best; सर्वतीर्थजलोद्भवा (sarvatīrthajalodbhavā) - arisen from the waters of all sacred places; पर्युपासत (paryupāsata) - worshipped; तं (taṃ) - that; देवं (devaṃ) - god; रूपिणी (rūpiṇī) - in form; कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - O delight of the Kurus;]
(Gaṅgā and (who is) the best of rivers, arisen from the waters of all sacred places, worshipped that god in form, O delight of the Kurus.)
O Kurunandana, Gaṅgā, the best among rivers and born from the waters of all sacred places, worshipped that god in person.
एवं स भगवांस्तत्र पूज्यमानः सुरर्षिभिः। देवैश्च सुमहाभागैर्महादेवो व्यतिष्ठत ॥१२-२७४-१७॥
evaṃ sa bhagavāṃs tatra pūjyamānaḥ surarṣibhiḥ। devaiś ca sumahābhāgair mahādevo vyatiṣṭhata ॥12-274-17॥
[एवं (evaṃ) - thus; स (sa) - he; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the revered one; तत्र (tatra) - there; पूज्यमानः (pūjyamānaḥ) - being worshipped; सुरर्षिभिः (surarṣibhiḥ) - by the divine sages; देवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods; च (ca) - and; सुमहाभागैः (sumahābhāgaiḥ) - by those of great fortune; महादेवः (mahādevaḥ) - Mahadeva; व्यतिष्ठत् (vyatiṣṭhat) - stood;]
(Thus he, the revered one, being worshipped there by the divine sages, and by the gods and those of great fortune, Mahadeva stood.)
Thus, Mahadeva, being worshipped there by the divine sages and the highly fortunate gods, stood present.
कस्यचित्त्वथ कालस्य दक्षो नाम प्रजापतिः। पूर्वोक्तेन विधानेन यक्ष्यमाणोऽन्वपद्यत ॥१२-२७४-१८॥
kasyacit tv atha kālasya dakṣo nāma prajāpatiḥ। pūrvoktena vidhānena yakṣyamāṇo'nvapadyata ॥12-274-18॥
[कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of someone; त् (t) - indeed; अथ (atha) - then; कालस्य (kālasya) - of time; दक्षः (dakṣaḥ) - Dakṣa; नाम (nāma) - named; प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - Prajāpati; पूर्वोक्तेन (pūrvoktena) - by what was previously stated; विधानेन (vidhānena) - by the procedure; यक्ष्यमाणः (yakṣyamāṇaḥ) - about to perform a sacrifice; अन्वपद्यत् (anvapadyata) - proceeded; १२-२७४-१८ (12-274-18) - 12-274-18;]
(Of someone, indeed, then, of time, Dakṣa, named, Prajāpati, by what was previously stated, by the procedure, about to perform a sacrifice, proceeded, 12-274-18.)
At a certain time, Dakṣa, the Prajāpati, following the previously stated procedure, proceeded to perform a sacrifice.
ततस्तस्य मखं देवाः सर्वे शक्रपुरोगमाः। गमनाय समागम्य बुद्धिमापेदिरे तदा ॥१२-२७४-१९॥
tatas tasya makhaṃ devāḥ sarve śakrapurogamāḥ। gamanāya samāgamya buddhim āpedire tadā ॥12-274-19॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तस्य (tasya) - his; मखं (makham) - sacrifice; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; सर्वे (sarve) - all; शक्रपुरोगमाः (śakrapurogamāḥ) - led by Śakra; गमनाय (gamanāya) - for going; समागम्य (samāgamya) - having assembled; बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - decision; आपेदिरे (āpedire) - reached; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(Then all the gods, led by Śakra, having assembled for going to his sacrifice, then reached a decision.)
Then all the gods, headed by Śakra, gathered together to decide about going to his sacrifice.
ते विमानैर्महात्मानो ज्वलितैर्ज्वलनप्रभाः। देवस्यानुमतेऽगच्छन्गङ्गाद्वारमिति श्रुतिः ॥१२-२७४-२०॥
te vimānair mahātmāno jvalitair jvalanaprabhāḥ। devasyānumate'gacchan gaṅgādvāram iti śrutiḥ ॥12-274-20॥
[ते (te) - they; विमानैः (vimānaiḥ) - by aerial chariots; महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great-souled ones; ज्वलितैः (jvalitaiḥ) - by blazing; ज्वलनप्रभाः (jvalanaprabhāḥ) - having the radiance of fire; देवस्य (devasya) - of the god; अनुमते (anumate) - with the consent; अगच्छन् (agacchan) - they went; गङ्गाद्वारम् (gaṅgādvāram) - to Gaṅgādvāra; इति (iti) - thus; श्रुतिः (śrutiḥ) - it is heard;]
(They, the great-souled ones, having the radiance of fire, by blazing aerial chariots, with the consent of the god, went to Gaṅgādvāra; thus it is heard.)
It is said that those great-souled ones, shining like fire, went to Gaṅgādvāra in blazing aerial chariots with the god's consent.
प्रस्थिता देवता दृष्ट्वा शैलराजसुता तदा। उवाच वचनं साध्वी देवं पशुपतिं पतिम् ॥१२-२७४-२१॥
prasthitā devatā dṛṣṭvā śailarājasutā tadā। uvāca vacanaṃ sādhvī devaṃ paśupatiṃ patim ॥12-274-21॥
[प्रस्थिता (prasthitā) - having departed; देवता (devatā) - the deities; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; शैलराजसुता (śailarājasutā) - the daughter of the king of mountains; तदा (tadā) - then; उवाच (uvāca) - said; वचनं (vacanam) - word; साध्वी (sādhvī) - the virtuous lady; देवं (devaṃ) - to the god; पशुपतिं (paśupatiṃ) - to Paśupati (Śiva); पतिम् (patim) - husband;]
(Having departed, the deities having seen, the daughter of the king of mountains then, the virtuous lady said a word to the god, to Paśupati, (her) husband.)
Then, having seen the deities depart, the virtuous daughter of the king of mountains spoke to her husband, the god Paśupati (Śiva).
भगवन्क्व नु यान्त्येते देवाः शक्रपुरोगमाः। ब्रूहि तत्त्वेन तत्त्वज्ञ संशयो मे महानयम् ॥१२-२७४-२२॥
bhagavan kva nu yānty ete devāḥ śakra-purogamāḥ। brūhi tattvena tattva-jña saṃśayaḥ me mahān ayam ॥12-274-22॥
[भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord; क्व (kva) - where; नु (nu) - indeed; यान्ति (yānti) - are going; एते (ete) - these; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; शक्रपुरोगमाः (śakra-purogamāḥ) - led by Indra; ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell; तत्त्वेन (tattvena) - truly; तत्त्वज्ञ (tattva-jña) - knower of truth; संशयः (saṃśayaḥ) - doubt; मे (me) - my; महान् (mahān) - great; अयम् (ayam) - this;]
(O Lord, where indeed are these gods led by Indra going? Tell (me) truly, O knower of truth; this great doubt is mine.)
O Lord, where are these gods, led by Indra, going? Please tell me truly, O knower of truth; I have this great doubt.
महेश्वर उवाच॥
maheśvara uvāca॥
[महेश्वर (maheśvara) - great lord; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(The great lord said;)
The great lord Maheshvara said.
दक्षो नाम महाभागे प्रजानां पतिरुत्तमः। हयमेधेन यजते तत्र यान्ति दिवौकसः ॥१२-२७४-२३॥
dakṣo nāma mahābhāge prajānāṃ patiruttamaḥ। hayamedhena yajate tatra yānti divaukasah ॥12-274-23॥
[दक्षः (dakṣaḥ) - Dakṣa; (a proper name); नाम (nāma) - by name; महाभागे (mahābhāge) - O greatly fortunate one; प्रजानाम् (prajānām) - of the beings; पतिः (patiḥ) - lord; उत्तमः (uttamaḥ) - the highest; हयमेधेन (hayamedhena) - by the horse-sacrifice; यजते (yajate) - performs sacrifice; तत्र (tatra) - there; यान्ति (yānti) - go; दिवौकसः (divaukasah) - the dwellers of heaven;]
(Dakṣa, by name, O greatly fortunate one, the highest lord of beings, performs sacrifice by the horse-sacrifice; there go the dwellers of heaven.)
Dakṣa, so named, O greatly fortunate one, is the supreme lord of beings; he performs the horse-sacrifice there, and the dwellers of heaven go there.
उमा उवाच॥
umā uvāca॥
[उमा (umā) - Umā; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Umā said.)
Umā said.
यज्ञमेतं महाभाग किमर्थं नाभिगच्छसि। केन वा प्रतिषेधेन गमनं ते न विद्यते ॥१२-२७४-२४॥
yajñam etaṃ mahābhāga kimarthaṃ nābhigacchasi। kena vā pratiṣedhena gamanaṃ te na vidyate ॥12-274-24॥
[यज्ञम् (yajñam) - sacrifice; एतं (etaṃ) - this; महाभाग (mahābhāga) - O highly fortunate one; किमर्थं (kimarthaṃ) - for what reason; न (na) - not; अभिगच्छसि (abhigacchasi) - do you approach; केन (kena) - by what; वा (vā) - or; प्रतिषेधेन (pratiṣedhena) - by prohibition; गमनम् (gamanam) - going; ते (te) - your; न (na) - not; विद्यते (vidyate) - exists;]
(O highly fortunate one, for what reason do you not approach this sacrifice? By what prohibition or is your going not possible?)
O highly fortunate one, why do you not come to this sacrifice? Is there some prohibition or reason that prevents you from going?
महेश्वर उवाच॥
maheśvara uvāca॥
[महेश्वर (maheśvara) - great lord; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(great lord said;)
The great lord said.
सुरैरेव महाभागे सर्वमेतदनुष्ठितम्। यज्ञेषु सर्वेषु मम न भाग उपकल्पितः ॥१२-२७४-२५॥
surair eva mahābhāge sarvam etad anuṣṭhitam। yajñeṣu sarveṣu mama na bhāga upakalpitaḥ ॥12-274-25॥
[सुरैः (suraiḥ) - by the gods; एव (eva) - indeed; महाभागे (mahābhāge) - O greatly fortunate one; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; एतत् (etat) - this; अनुष्ठितम् (anuṣṭhitam) - has been performed; यज्ञेषु (yajñeṣu) - in sacrifices; सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all; मम (mama) - my; न (na) - not; भागः (bhāgaḥ) - share; उपकल्पितः (upakalpitaḥ) - has been allotted;]
(By the gods indeed, O greatly fortunate one, all this has been performed; in all sacrifices, my share has not been allotted.)
O greatly fortunate one, all this has indeed been performed by the gods, but in all the sacrifices, my share has not been allotted.
पूर्वोपायोपपन्नेन मार्गेण वरवर्णिनि। न मे सुराः प्रयच्छन्ति भागं यज्ञस्य धर्मतः ॥१२-२७४-२६॥
pūrvopāyopapannena mārgeṇa varavarṇini। na me surāḥ prayacchanti bhāgaṃ yajñasya dharmataḥ ॥12-274-26॥
[पूर्व-उपाय-उपपन्नेन (pūrva-upāya-upapannena) - by the means previously obtained; मार्गेण (mārgeṇa) - by the path; वरवर्णिनि (varavarṇini) - O best-complexioned one; न (na) - not; मे (me) - to me; सुराः (surāḥ) - the gods; प्रयच्छन्ति (prayacchanti) - grant; भागम् (bhāgam) - share; यज्ञस्य (yajñasya) - of the sacrifice; धर्मतः (dharmataḥ) - according to righteousness;]
(O best-complexioned one, by the means previously obtained, by the path, the gods do not grant to me the share of the sacrifice according to righteousness.)
O fair lady, by the previously established means, on this path, the gods do not grant me the rightful share of the sacrifice.
उमा उवाच॥
umā uvāca॥
[उमा (umā) - Umā; (name of Pārvatī; goddess;) उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]
(Umā said;)
Umā said.
भगवन्सर्वभूतेषु प्रभवाभ्यधिको गुणैः। अजेयश्चाप्रधृष्यश्च तेजसा यशसा श्रिया ॥१२-२७४-२७॥
bhagavansarvabhūteṣu prabhavābhyadhiko guṇaiḥ। ajeyaścāpradhṛṣyaśca tejasā yaśasā śriyā ॥12-274-27॥
[भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord; सर्वभूतेषु (sarvabhūteṣu) - among all beings; प्रभव (prabhava) - origin; अभ्यधिकः (abhyadhikaḥ) - superior; गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by qualities; अजेयः (ajeyaḥ) - unconquerable; च (ca) - and; अप्रधृष्यः (apradhṛṣyaḥ) - unassailable; च (ca) - and; तेजसा (tejasā) - by brilliance; यशसा (yaśasā) - by fame; श्रिया (śriyā) - by prosperity;]
(O Lord, among all beings, superior in origin by qualities, unconquerable and unassailable by brilliance, by fame, by prosperity.)
O Lord, among all beings, you are superior in origin and qualities, unconquerable and unassailable, endowed with brilliance, fame, and prosperity.
अनेन ते महाभाग प्रतिषेधेन भागतः। अतीव दुःखमुत्पन्नं वेपथुश्च ममानघ ॥१२-२७४-२८॥
anena te mahābhāga pratiṣedhena bhāgataḥ। atīva duḥkham utpannaṃ vepathuś ca mam anagha ॥12-274-28॥
[अनेन (anena) - by this; ते (te) - to you; महाभाग (mahābhāga) - O greatly fortunate; प्रतिषेधेन (pratiṣedhena) - by opposition; भागतः (bhāgataḥ) - in part; अतीव (atīva) - exceedingly; दुःखम् (duḥkham) - suffering; उत्पन्नम् (utpannam) - arisen; वेपथुः (vepathuḥ) - trembling; च (ca) - and; मम (mama) - to me; अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one;]
(By this, to you, O greatly fortunate, by opposition, in part; exceedingly suffering has arisen, and trembling to me, O sinless one.)
O greatly fortunate one, because of this opposition, I have suffered greatly and am trembling, O sinless one.
भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhīṣma; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Bhīṣma said;)
Bhīṣma said.
एवमुक्त्वा तु सा देवी देवं पशुपतिं पतिम्। तूष्णीम्भूताभवद्राजन्दह्यमानेन चेतसा ॥१२-२७४-२९॥
evam-uktvā tu sā devī devaṃ paśupatiṃ patim। tūṣṇīṃ-bhūtā abhavat rājan dahyamānena cetasā ॥12-274-29॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; तु (tu) - but; सा (sā) - she; देवी (devī) - the goddess; देवं (devaṃ) - to the god; पशुपतिं (paśupatiṃ) - Paśupati (Śiva); पतिम् (patim) - husband; तूष्णीम् (tūṣṇīm) - silent; भूता (bhūtā) - having become; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; राजन् (rājan) - O king; दह्यमानेन (dahyamānena) - being burned; चेतसा (cetasā) - with mind;]
(Thus having spoken, but she, the goddess, to the god Paśupati, her husband, having become silent, became, O king, with a mind being burned.)
O king, after saying this to her husband Paśupati, the goddess became silent, her mind burning with anguish.
अथ देव्या मतं ज्ञात्वा हृद्गतं यच्चिकीर्षितम्। स समाज्ञापयामास तिष्ठ त्वमिति नन्दिनम् ॥१२-२७४-३०॥
atha devyā mataṃ jñātvā hṛdgataṃ yaccikīrṣitam। sa samājñāpayāmāsa tiṣṭha tvamiti nandinam ॥12-274-30॥
[अथ (atha) - then; देव्या (devyā) - by the goddess; मतं (mataṃ) - opinion; ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known; हृद्गतं (hṛdgataṃ) - in the heart; यत् (yat) - which; चिकीर्षितम् (cikīrṣitam) - desired to be done; सः (saḥ) - he; समाज्ञापयामास (samājñāpayāmāsa) - ordered; तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - stand; त्वम् (tvam) - you; इति (iti) - thus; नन्दिनम् (nandinam) - to Nandin;]
(Then, having known the opinion of the goddess, (and) what was in her heart, (and) what she desired to do, he ordered (saying) "Stand, you" thus to Nandin.)
Then, understanding the goddess's intention and what she wished in her heart, he commanded Nandin, saying, "You stand here."
ततो योगबलं कृत्वा सर्वयोगेश्वरेश्वरः। तं यज्ञं सुमहातेजा भीमैरनुचरैस्तदा ॥ सहसा घातयामास देवदेवः पिनाकधृक् ॥१२-२७४-३१॥
tato yogabalaṃ kṛtvā sarvayogeśvareśvaraḥ। taṃ yajñaṃ sumahātejā bhīmair anucaraiḥ tadā॥ sahasā ghātayāmāsa devadevaḥ pinākadhṛk॥12-274-31॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; योगबलम् (yogabalam) - power of yoga; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having applied; सर्वयोगेश्वरेश्वरः (sarvayogeśvareśvaraḥ) - the lord of all lords of yoga; तं (tam) - that; यज्ञम् (yajñam) - sacrifice; सुमहातेजा (sumahātejā) - of great brilliance; भीमैः (bhīmaiḥ) - with the terrible; अनुचरैः (anucaraiḥ) - with attendants; तदा (tadā) - then; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; घातयामास (ghātayāmāsa) - caused to be destroyed; देवदेवः (devadevaḥ) - the god of gods; पिनाकधृक् (pinākadhṛk) - the wielder of Pināka (Śiva);]
(Then, having applied the power of yoga, the lord of all lords of yoga, that sacrifice, of great brilliance, with the terrible attendants, then, suddenly, caused to be destroyed, the god of gods, the wielder of Pināka (Śiva).)
Then, the god of gods, Śiva, the wielder of Pināka, having applied the power of yoga, suddenly destroyed that great and brilliant sacrifice along with its terrible attendants.
केचिन्नादानमुञ्चन्त केचिद्धासांश्च चक्रिरे। रुधिरेणापरे राजंस्तत्राग्निं समवाकिरन् ॥१२-२७४-३२॥
kecinnādānamuñcanta keciddhāsāṃśca cakrire। rudhireṇāpare rājaṃstatrāgniṃ samavākiran ॥12-274-32॥
[केचित् (kecit) - some; नादानम् (nādānam) - sound; उञ्चन्त (uñcanta) - were making; केचित् (kecit) - some; धासान् (dhāsān) - offerings; च (ca) - and; चक्रिरे (cakrire) - performed; रुधिरेण (rudhireṇa) - with blood; अपरे (apare) - others; राजन् (rājan) - O king; तत्र (tatra) - there; अग्निम् (agniṃ) - fire; समवाकिरन् (samavākiran) - covered;]
(Some were making sound, some performed offerings, others, O king, covered the fire there with blood.)
Some made sounds, some performed offerings, and others, O king, covered the fire there with blood.
केचिद्यूपान्समुत्पाट्य बभ्रमुर्विकृताननाः। आस्यैरन्ये चाग्रसन्त तथैव परिचारकान् ॥१२-२७४-३३॥
kecidyūpānsamutpāṭya babhramurvikṛtānanāḥ। āsyairanye cāgrasanta tathaiva paricārakān ॥12-274-33॥
[केचित् (kecit) - some; यूपान् (yūpān) - sacrificial posts; समुत्पाट्य (samutpāṭya) - having uprooted; बभ्रमुः (babhramuḥ) - wandered; विकृताननाः (vikṛtānanāḥ) - with distorted faces; आस्यैः (āsyaiḥ) - with mouths; अन्ये (anye) - others; च (ca) - and; अग्रसन्त (agrasanta) - devoured; तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; परिचारकान् (paricārakān) - attendants;]
(Some, having uprooted the sacrificial posts, wandered with distorted faces; others, with their mouths, devoured the attendants in the same way.)
Some uprooted the sacrificial posts and wandered about with distorted faces; others, using their mouths, devoured the attendants in the same manner.
ततः स यज्ञो नृपते वध्यमानः समन्ततः। आस्थाय मृगरूपं वै खमेवाभ्यपतत्तदा ॥१२-२७४-३४॥
tataḥ sa yajño nṛpate vadhyamānaḥ samantataḥ। āsthāya mṛgarūpaṃ vai khamevābhyapatattadā ॥12-274-34॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; स (sa) - he; यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - the sacrifice; नृपते (nṛpate) - O king; वध्यमानः (vadhyamānaḥ) - being destroyed; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - on all sides; आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having assumed; मृगरूपं (mṛgarūpaṃ) - the form of a deer; वै (vai) - indeed; खम् (kham) - the sky; एव (eva) - only; अभ्यपतत् (abhyapatat) - he flew; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(Then he, the sacrifice, O king, being destroyed on all sides, having assumed the form of a deer, indeed, only to the sky, flew then.)
Then, O king, as the sacrifice was being destroyed on all sides, it assumed the form of a deer and immediately flew up into the sky.
तं तु यज्ञं तथारूपं गच्छन्तमुपलभ्य सः। धनुरादाय बाणं च तदान्वसरत प्रभुः ॥१२-२७४-३५॥
taṃ tu yajñaṃ tathārūpaṃ gacchantamupalabhya saḥ। dhanur ādāya bāṇaṃ ca tadānvasarata prabhuḥ॥12-274-35॥
[तं (taṃ) - him; तु (tu) - but; यज्ञं (yajñaṃ) - sacrifice; तथारूपं (tathārūpaṃ) - of such a kind; गच्छन्तम् (gacchantam) - going; उपलभ्य (upalabhya) - having perceived; सः (saḥ) - he; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; आदाय (ādāya) - having taken; बाणं (bāṇaṃ) - arrow; च (ca) - and; तदा (tadā) - then; अन्वसरत् (anvasarat) - followed; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the lord;]
(Him but sacrifice of such a kind going having perceived he bow having taken arrow and then followed the lord.)
But having perceived him going to such a sacrifice, he, the lord, then took up his bow and arrow and followed.
ततस्तस्य सुरेशस्य क्रोधादमिततेजसः। ललाटात्प्रसृतो घोरः स्वेदबिन्दुर्बभूव ह ॥१२-२७४-३६॥
tatas tasya sureśasya krodhādamitatejasaḥ। lalāṭāt prasṛto ghoraḥ svedabindur babhūva ha ॥12-274-36॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तस्य (tasya) - of him; सुरेशस्य (sureśasya) - of the lord of the gods; क्रोधात् (krodhāt) - from anger; अमिततेजसः (amitatejasaḥ) - of immeasurable brilliance; ललाटात् (lalāṭāt) - from the forehead; प्रसृतः (prasṛtaḥ) - emerged; घोरः (ghoraḥ) - terrible; स्वेदबिन्दुः (svedabinduḥ) - drop of sweat; बभूव (babhūva) - became; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(Then, from him, from the lord of the gods, from anger, of immeasurable brilliance, from the forehead, emerged a terrible drop of sweat indeed became.)
Then, from the forehead of that lord of the gods of immeasurable brilliance, a terrible drop of sweat emerged due to his anger.
तस्मिन्पतितमात्रे तु स्वेदबिन्दौ तथा भुवि। प्रादुर्बभूव सुमहानग्निः कालानलोपमः ॥१२-२७४-३७॥
tasminpatitamātre tu svedabindau tathā bhuvi। prādurbabhūva sumahānagniḥ kālānalopamaḥ ॥12-274-37॥
[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; पतितमात्रे (patitamātre) - just as (it) fell; तु (tu) - but; स्वेदबिन्दौ (svedabindau) - sweat-drop; तथा (tathā) - so; भुवि (bhuvi) - on the earth; प्रादुर्बभूव (prādurbabhūva) - arose; सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great; अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire; कालानलोपमः (kālānalopamaḥ) - like the fire of destruction (at the end of time);]
(In that, just as the sweat-drop fell but so on the earth, there arose a very great fire like the fire of destruction.)
But as soon as the sweat-drop fell on the earth, a very great fire arose, resembling the fire of destruction at the end of time.
तत्र चाजायत तदा पुरुषः पुरुषर्षभ। ह्रस्वोऽतिमात्ररक्ताक्षो हरिश्मश्रुर्विभीषणः ॥१२-२७४-३८॥
tatra cājāyata tadā puruṣaḥ puruṣarṣabha। hrasvo'timātraraktākṣo hariśmaśruḥ vibhīṣaṇaḥ ॥12-274-38॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; च (ca) - and; अजायत (ajāyata) - was born; तदा (tadā) - then; पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - man; पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - bull among men; ह्रस्वः (hrasvaḥ) - short; अतिमात्ररक्ताक्षः (atimātraraktākṣaḥ) - with exceedingly red eyes; हरिश्मश्रुः (hariśmaśruḥ) - having tawny beard and moustache; विभीषणः (vibhīṣaṇaḥ) - Vibhīṣaṇa;]
(There and then was born a man, O bull among men, short, with exceedingly red eyes, having tawny beard and moustache—Vibhīṣaṇa.)
There, O best of men, at that time a man was born—short in stature, with very red eyes, and a tawny beard and moustache—Vibhīṣaṇa.
ऊर्ध्वकेशोऽतिलोमाङ्गः श्येनोलूकस्तथैव च। करालः कृष्णवर्णश्च रक्तवासास्तथैव च ॥१२-२७४-३९॥
ūrdhvakeśo'tilomāṅgaḥ śyenolūkastathaiva ca। karālaḥ kṛṣṇavarṇaśca raktavāsāstathaiva ca ॥12-274-39॥
[ऊर्ध्वकेशः (ūrdhva-keśaḥ) - with hair standing upwards; अतिलोमाङ्गः (ati-loma-aṅgaḥ) - with excessively hairy body; श्येनः (śyenaḥ) - hawk; उलूकः (ulūkaḥ) - owl; तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; च (ca) - and; करालः (karālaḥ) - terrible-faced; कृष्णवर्णः (kṛṣṇa-varṇaḥ) - black-complexioned; च (ca) - and; रक्तवासाः (rakta-vāsāḥ) - wearing red garments; तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; च (ca) - and;]
(With hair standing upwards, with excessively hairy body, hawk, owl, in the same way and, terrible-faced, black-complexioned and, wearing red garments, in the same way and.)
He has hair standing upwards, an excessively hairy body, the face of a hawk or owl, a terrible appearance, a black complexion, and wears red garments.
तं यज्ञं स महासत्त्वोऽदहत्कक्षमिवानलः। देवाश्चाप्यद्रवन्सर्वे ततो भीता दिशो दश ॥१२-२७४-४०॥
taṃ yajñaṃ sa mahāsattvo'dahatkakṣamivānalaḥ। devāścāpyadravansarve tato bhītā diśo daśa ॥12-274-40॥
[तं (taṃ) - him; (accusative singular pronoun) यज्ञं (yajñam) - sacrifice; (accusative singular) स (sa) - he; (nominative singular pronoun) महासत्त्वः (mahāsattvaḥ) - great-souled one; (nominative singular) अदहत् (adahat) - burned; (imperfect, 3rd person singular) कक्षमिव (kakṣam iva) - like dry grass; (kakṣam - dry grass, iva - like) अनलः (analaḥ) - fire; (nominative singular) देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; (nominative plural) च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अद्रवन् (adravan) - ran away; (imperfect, 3rd person plural) सर्वे (sarve) - all; ततः (tataḥ) - from there; भीता (bhītā) - frightened; (nominative plural) दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; (accusative plural) दश (daśa) - ten;]
(He, the great-souled one, burned that sacrifice like fire (burns) dry grass. And all the gods, frightened, ran away in the ten directions from there.)
He, the great-souled one, burned up that sacrifice like fire burns dry grass. Then, all the gods, terrified, fled in all ten directions from there.
तेन तस्मिन्विचरता पुरुषेण विशां पते। पृथिवी व्यचलद्राजन्नतीव भरतर्षभ ॥१२-२७४-४१॥
tena tasmin vicaratā puruṣeṇa viśāṃ pate। pṛthivī vyacalad rājan atīva bharatarṣabha॥12-274-41॥
[तेन (tena) - by him; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; विचरता (vicaratā) - wandering; पुरुषेण (puruṣeṇa) - by the man; विशां (viśām) - of the people; पते (pate) - O lord; पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - the earth; व्यचलत् (vyacalat) - trembled; राजन् (rājan) - O king; अतीव (atīva) - exceedingly; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O bull among the Bharatas;]
(By him, in that wandering man, O lord of the people, the earth trembled, O king, exceedingly, O bull among the Bharatas.)
O lord of the people, O bull among the Bharatas, as that man wandered there, the earth trembled exceedingly, O king.
हाहाभूते प्रवृत्ते तु नादे लोकभयङ्करे। पितामहो महादेवं दर्शयन्प्रत्यभाषत ॥१२-२७४-४२॥
hāhābhūte pravṛtte tu nāde lokabhayaṅkare। pitāmaho mahādevaṃ darśayanpratyabhāṣata ॥12-274-42॥
[हाहाभूते (hāhābhūte) - when the wailing arose; प्रवृत्ते (pravṛtte) - having arisen; तु (tu) - but; नादे (nāde) - in the sound; लोकभयङ्करे (lokabhayaṅkare) - causing fear to the world; पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - the grandsire; महादेवं (mahādevaṃ) - Mahadeva; दर्शयन् (darśayan) - showing; प्रत्यभाषत (pratyabhāṣata) - addressed;]
(When the wailing had arisen, but in the sound causing fear to the world, the grandsire, showing Mahadeva, addressed (him).)
When the dreadful wailing sound arose, terrifying the world, the grandsire showed Mahadeva and spoke to him.
भवतोऽपि सुराः सर्वे भागं दास्यन्ति वै प्रभो। क्रियतां प्रतिसंहारः सर्वदेवेश्वर त्वया ॥१२-२७४-४३॥
bhavato'pi surāḥ sarve bhāgaṃ dāsyanti vai prabho। kriyatāṃ pratisaṃhāraḥ sarvadeveśvara tvayā ॥12-274-43॥
[भवतः (bhavataḥ) - of you; (from bhavat, respectful 'you') अपि (api) - also; सुराः (surāḥ) - gods; सर्वे (sarve) - all; भागम् (bhāgam) - share; दास्यन्ति (dāsyanti) - will give; वै (vai) - indeed; प्रभो (prabho) - O lord; क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - let it be done; प्रतिसंहारः (pratisaṃhāraḥ) - withdrawal; (prati + saṃhāra, retraction) सर्वदेवेश्वर (sarvadeveśvara) - O lord of all gods; त्वया (tvayā) - by you;]
(Of you also, the gods all will give a share indeed, O lord. Let the withdrawal be done by you, O lord of all gods.)
O lord, all the gods will indeed give you a share as well. Therefore, O lord of all gods, let the withdrawal be performed by you.
इमा हि देवताः सर्वा ऋषयश्च परन्तप। तव क्रोधान्महादेव न शान्तिमुपलेभिरे ॥१२-२७४-४४॥
imā hi devatāḥ sarvā ṛṣayaś ca parantapa। tava krodhān mahādeva na śāntim upalebhire ॥12-274-44॥
[इमा (imā) - these (feminine); हि (hi) - indeed; देवताः (devatāḥ) - deities; सर्वा (sarvā) - all (feminine); ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages; च (ca) - and; परन्तप (parantapa) - O scorcher of foes; तव (tava) - your; क्रोधात् (krodhāt) - from anger; महादेव (mahādeva) - O great god; न (na) - not; शान्तिम् (śāntim) - peace; उपलेभिरे (upalebhire) - attained;]
(These indeed deities all and sages, O scorcher of foes, from your anger, O great god, not peace attained.)
O great god, because of your anger, all these deities and sages, O scorcher of foes, have not attained peace.
यश्चैष पुरुषो जातः स्वेदात्ते विबुधोत्तम। ज्वरो नामैष धर्मज्ञ लोकेषु प्रचरिष्यति ॥१२-२७४-४५॥
yaś caiṣa puruṣo jātaḥ svedāt te vibudhotama। jvaro nām aiṣa dharmajña lokeṣu pracariṣyati ॥12-274-45॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; च (ca) - and; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - person; जातः (jātaḥ) - born; स्वेदात् (svedāt) - from sweat; ते (te) - your; विबुधोत्तम (vibudhotama) - O best of the wise; ज्वरः (jvaraḥ) - fever; नाम (nāma) - by name; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; धर्मज्ञः (dharmajñaḥ) - knower of dharma; लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the worlds; प्रचरिष्यति (pracariṣyati) - will move about;]
(Who and this person born from your sweat, O best of the wise, fever by name, this knower of dharma, will move about in the worlds.)
O best of the wise, this being who has arisen from your sweat, known as 'fever', will move about in the worlds as a knower of dharma.
एकीभूतस्य न ह्यस्य धारणे तेजसः प्रभो। समर्था सकला पृथ्वी बहुधा सृज्यतामयम् ॥१२-२७४-४६॥
ekībhūtasya na hy asya dhāraṇe tejasah prabho। samarthā sakalā pṛthvī bahudhā sṛjyatām ayam ॥12-274-46॥
[एकीभूतस्य (ekībhūtasya) - of the one who has become united; न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; अस्य (asya) - of this; धारणे (dhāraṇe) - in sustaining; तेजसः (tejasah) - of the energy; प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord; समर्था (samarthā) - capable; सकला (sakalā) - entire; पृथ्वी (pṛthvī) - earth; बहुधा (bahudhā) - in many ways; सृज्यताम् (sṛjyatām) - let it be created; अयम् (ayam) - this;]
(Of the one who has become united, not indeed of this in sustaining the energy, O Lord, capable the entire earth in many ways let it be created this.)
O Lord, the entire earth is not capable of sustaining the energy of this one who has become united; let this be created in many forms.
इत्युक्तो ब्रह्मणा देवो भागे चापि प्रकल्पिते। भगवन्तं तथेत्याह ब्रह्माणममितौजसम् ॥१२-२७४-४७॥
ityukto brahmaṇā devo bhāge cāpi prakalpite. bhagavantaṃ tathetyāha brahmāṇamamitaujasam ॥12-274-47॥
[इति (iti) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed; ब्रह्मणा (brahmaṇā) - by Brahmā; देवः (devaḥ) - the god; भागे (bhāge) - in the portion; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; प्रकल्पिते (prakalpite) - having been arranged; भगवन्तम् (bhagavantam) - the venerable one; तथा (tathā) - thus; इति (iti) - so; आह (āha) - said; ब्रह्माणम् (brahmāṇam) - to Brahmā; अमितौजसम् (amitaujasam) - of immeasurable energy;]
(Thus addressed by Brahmā, the god, in the portion also having been arranged, said thus to the venerable one, to Brahmā of immeasurable energy.)
Thus, when addressed by Brahmā and the portion had also been arranged, the god said these words to the venerable Brahmā of immeasurable energy.
परां च प्रीतिमगमदुत्स्मयंश्च पिनाकधृक्। अवाप च तदा भागं यथोक्तं ब्रह्मणा भवः ॥१२-२७४-४८॥
parāṃ ca prītim agamad utsmayaṃś ca pinākadhṛk। avāpa ca tadā bhāgaṃ yathoktaṃ brahmaṇā bhavaḥ ॥12-274-48॥
[पराम् (parām) - supreme; च (ca) - and; प्रीतिम् (prītim) - delight; अगमत् (agamat) - attained; उत्स्मयम् (utsmayam) - smile; च (ca) - and; पिनाकधृक् (pinākadhṛk) - the wielder of Pināka (Śiva); अवाप (avāpa) - obtained; च (ca) - and; तदा (tadā) - then; भागम् (bhāgam) - share; यथोक्तम् (yathoktam) - as stated; ब्रह्मणा (brahmaṇā) - by Brahmā; भवः (bhavaḥ) - Bhava (Śiva);]
(And the wielder of Pināka (Śiva) attained supreme delight and a smile, and then Bhava (Śiva) obtained the share as stated by Brahmā.)
Śiva, the wielder of Pināka, experienced supreme delight and smiled, and then Bhava (Śiva) received his share as declared by Brahmā.
ज्वरं च सर्वधर्मज्ञो बहुधा व्यसृजत्तदा। शान्त्यर्थं सर्वभूतानां शृणु तच्चापि पुत्रक ॥१२-२७४-४९॥
jvaraṃ ca sarvadharmajño bahudhā vyasṛjattadā। śāntyarthaṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ śṛṇu taccāpi putraka ॥12-274-49॥
[ज्वरं (jvaraṃ) - fever; च (ca) - and; सर्वधर्मज्ञः (sarvadharmajñaḥ) - knower of all dharmas; बहुधा (bahudhā) - in many ways; विसृजत् (visṛjat) - sent forth; तदा (tadā) - then; शान्त्यर्थं (śāntyarthaṃ) - for the sake of peace; सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all beings; शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear; तत् (tat) - that; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; पुत्रक (putraka) - O son;]
(Fever and the knower of all dharmas then sent forth in many ways; for the sake of peace of all beings, hear that also, O son.)
O son, hear also how the knower of all dharmas then sent forth fever in many ways for the sake of the peace of all beings.
शीर्षाभितापो नागानां पर्वतानां शिलाजतुः। अपां तु नीलिकां विद्यान्निर्मोकं भुजगेषु च ॥१२-२७४-५०॥
śīrṣābhitāpo nāgānāṃ parvatānāṃ śilājatuḥ। apāṃ tu nīlikāṃ vidyān nirmokaṃ bhujageṣu ca ॥12-274-50॥
[शीर्ष-अभितापः (śīrṣa-abhitāpaḥ) - head-burning; नागानाम् (nāgānām) - of serpents; पर्वतानाम् (parvatānām) - of mountains; शिलाजतुः (śilājatuḥ) - of shilajatu (mineral pitch); अपाम् (apām) - of waters; तु (tu) - but; नीलिकाम् (nīlikām) - bluish substance; विद्यात् (vidyāt) - one should know; निर्मोकम् (nirmokam) - slough (cast-off skin); भुजगेषु (bhujageṣu) - among serpents; च (ca) - and;]
(Head-burning is for serpents, shilajatu for mountains; but among waters, one should know the bluish substance, and among serpents, the slough.)
For serpents, head-burning; for mountains, shilajatu; among waters, the bluish substance should be known, and among serpents, the slough (cast-off skin).
खोरकः सौरभेयाणामूषरं पृथिवीतले। पशूनामपि धर्मज्ञ दृष्टिप्रत्यवरोधनम् ॥१२-२७४-५१॥
khorakaḥ saurabheyāṇāmūṣaraṃ pṛthivītale। paśūnāmapi dharmajña dṛṣṭipratyavarodhanam ॥12-274-51॥
[खोरकः (khorakaḥ) - a pit; सौरभेयाणाम् (saurabheyāṇām) - of the descendants of Saurabheya; ऊषरम् (ūṣaram) - barren; पृथिवीतले (pṛthivītale) - on the surface of the earth; पशूनाम् (paśūnām) - of the cattle; अपि (api) - also; धर्मज्ञ (dharmajña) - O knower of dharma; दृष्टि (dṛṣṭi) - sight; प्रत्यवरोधनम् (pratyavarodhanam) - obstruction;]
(A pit of the descendants of Saurabheya, barren on the surface of the earth. Also, O knower of dharma, an obstruction to the sight of cattle.)
O knower of dharma, a pit belonging to the descendants of Saurabheya, barren on the earth's surface, is also an obstruction to the sight of cattle.
रन्ध्रागतमथाश्वानां शिखोद्भेदश्च बर्हिणाम्। नेत्ररोगः कोकिलानां ज्वरः प्रोक्तो महात्मना ॥१२-२७४-५२॥
randhrāgatam atha aśvānām śikhod-bhedaś ca barhiṇām। netrarogaḥ kokilānām jvaraḥ prokto mahātmanā ॥12-274-52॥
[रन्ध्रागतम् (randhrāgatam) - entered into a cavity; अथ (atha) - then; अश्वानाम् (aśvānām) - of horses; शिखोद्भेदः (śikhod-bhedaḥ) - crest rupture; च (ca) - and; बर्हिणाम् (barhiṇām) - of peacocks; नेत्ररोगः (netrarogaḥ) - eye disease; कोकिलानाम् (kokilānām) - of cuckoos; ज्वरः (jvaraḥ) - fever; प्रोक्तः (proktaḥ) - is said; महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great soul;]
(Entered into a cavity, then of horses; crest rupture and of peacocks; eye disease of cuckoos; fever is said by the great soul.)
It is said by the great soul that when something enters the cavity, it causes crest rupture in horses, eye disease in peacocks, and fever in cuckoos.
अब्जानां पित्तभेदश्च सर्वेषामिति नः श्रुतम्। शुकानामपि सर्वेषां हिक्किका प्रोच्यते ज्वरः ॥१२-२७४-५३॥
abjānāṃ pittabhedaś ca sarveṣām iti naḥ śrutam। śukānām api sarveṣāṃ hikkikā procyate jvaraḥ ॥12-274-53॥
[अब्जानाम् (abjānām) - of lotuses; पित्तभेदः (pittabhedaḥ) - bile-disorder; च (ca) - and; सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all; इति (iti) - thus; नः (naḥ) - to us; श्रुतम् (śrutam) - has been heard; शुकानाम् (śukānām) - of parrots; अपि (api) - also; सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all; हिक्किका (hikkikā) - hiccup; प्रोच्यते (procyate) - is called; ज्वरः (jvaraḥ) - fever; ॥१२-२७४-५३॥ (॥12-274-53॥) - ॥12-274-53॥;]
(Of lotuses, bile-disorder and of all, thus to us has been heard. Of parrots also, of all, hiccup is called fever.)
It is heard by us that among lotuses, bile-disorder is found in all. Among parrots also, in all, fever is called 'hiccup.'
शार्दूलेष्वथ धर्मज्ञ श्रमो ज्वर इहोच्यते। मानुषेषु तु धर्मज्ञ ज्वरो नामैष विश्रुतः ॥ मरणे जन्मनि तथा मध्ये चाविशते नरम् ॥१२-२७४-५४॥
śārdūleṣvatha dharmajña śramo jvara ihochyate। mānuṣeṣu tu dharmajña jvaro nāmaiṣa viśrutaḥ ॥ maraṇe janmani tathā madhye cāviśate naram ॥12-274-54॥
[शार्दूलेषु (śārdūleṣu) - among tigers; (metaphorically: among strong beings;) अथ (atha) - then; धर्मज्ञ (dharmajña) - knower of dharma; श्रमः (śramaḥ) - fatigue; ज्वरः (jvaraḥ) - fever; इह (iha) - here; उच्यते (uchyate) - is said; मानुषेषु (mānuṣeṣu) - among humans; तु (tu) - but; धर्मज्ञ (dharmajña) - knower of dharma; ज्वरः (jvaraḥ) - fever; नाम (nāma) - by name; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; विश्रुतः (viśrutaḥ) - well-known; मरणे (maraṇe) - at death; जन्मनि (janmani) - at birth; तथा (tathā) - also; मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle; च (ca) - and; आविशते (āviśate) - enters; नरम् (naram) - man;]
(Among tigers, O knower of dharma, fatigue is here called fever. Among humans, O knower of dharma, this fever is well-known by name. At death, at birth, and also in the middle, it enters man.)
O knower of dharma, among tigers, fatigue is called fever; but among humans, this fever is well-known by name. At death, at birth, and in between, it enters a man.
एतन्माहेश्वरं तेजो ज्वरो नाम सुदारुणः। नमस्यश्चैव मान्यश्च सर्वप्राणिभिरीश्वरः ॥१२-२७४-५५॥
etan-māheśvaraṃ tejo jvaro nāma sudāruṇaḥ। namasyaś-caiva mānyaś-ca sarva-prāṇibhir-īśvaraḥ ॥12-274-55॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; माहेश्वरम् (māheśvaram) - of Maheśvara; तेजः (tejaḥ) - energy; ज्वरः (jvaraḥ) - fever; नाम (nāma) - named; सुदारुणः (sudāruṇaḥ) - very terrible; नमस्यः (namasyaḥ) - worthy of being worshipped; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; मान्यः (mānyaḥ) - worthy of being honored; च (ca) - and; सर्वप्राणिभिः (sarva-prāṇibhiḥ) - by all beings; ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - the Lord;]
(This energy of Maheśvara, named fever, is very terrible. He is worthy of being worshipped and honored indeed by all beings, the Lord.)
This is the energy of Maheśvara, a fever of very terrible nature. He is the Lord, worthy of worship and honor by all beings.
अनेन हि समाविष्टो वृत्रो धर्मभृतां वरः। व्यजृम्भत ततः शक्रस्तस्मै वज्रमवासृजत् ॥१२-२७४-५६॥
anena hi samāviṣṭo vṛtro dharmabhṛtāṃ varaḥ। vyajṛmbhata tataḥ śakrastasmai vajramavāsṛjat ॥12-274-56॥
[अनेन (anena) - by this; हि (hi) - indeed; समाविष्टः (samāviṣṭaḥ) - entered; वृत्रः (vṛtraḥ) - Vṛtra; धर्मभृताम् (dharmabhṛtām) - of the upholders of dharma; वरः (varaḥ) - the best; व्यजृम्भत (vyajṛmbhata) - expanded; ततः (tataḥ) - then; शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Śakra; तस्मै (tasmai) - at him; वज्रम् (vajram) - the thunderbolt; अवासृजत् (avāsṛjat) - hurled;]
(By this indeed entered Vṛtra, the best of the upholders of dharma; (he) expanded. Then Śakra hurled the thunderbolt at him.)
By this, Vṛtra, the foremost among the upholders of dharma, was entered and expanded. Then Śakra hurled the thunderbolt at him.
प्रविश्य वज्रो वृत्रं तु दारयामास भारत। दारितश्च स वज्रेण महायोगी महासुरः ॥ जगाम परमं स्थानं विष्णोरमिततेजसः ॥१२-२७४-५७॥
praviśya vajro vṛtraṃ tu dārayāmāsa bhārata। dāritaś ca sa vajreṇa mahāyogī mahāsuraḥ ॥ jagāma paramaṃ sthānaṃ viṣṇor amitatejasaḥ ॥12-274-57॥
[प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered; वज्रः (vajraḥ) - the thunderbolt; वृत्रम् (vṛtram) - Vṛtra (the demon); तु (tu) - but; दारयामास (dārayāmāsa) - tore asunder; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; दारितः (dāritaḥ) - having been torn; च (ca) - and; सः (saḥ) - he; वज्रेण (vajreṇa) - by the thunderbolt; महायोगी (mahāyogī) - the great yogi; महासुरः (mahāsuraḥ) - the great asura; जगाम (jagāma) - went; परमम् (paramam) - supreme; स्थानम् (sthānam) - abode; विष्णोः (viṣṇoḥ) - of Viṣṇu; अमिततेजसः (amitatejasaḥ) - of immeasurable splendor;]
(Having entered, the thunderbolt but tore asunder Vṛtra, O Bhārata. And having been torn by the thunderbolt, the great yogi, the great asura, went to the supreme abode of Viṣṇu of immeasurable splendor.)
The thunderbolt entered and tore Vṛtra apart, O Bhārata. Having been struck by the thunderbolt, the great yogi and asura went to the supreme abode of Viṣṇu, whose splendor is immeasurable.
विष्णुभक्त्या हि तेनेदं जगद्व्याप्तमभूत्पुरा। तस्माच्च निहतो युद्धे विष्णोः स्थानमवाप्तवान् ॥१२-२७४-५८॥
viṣṇubhaktyā hi tenedaṃ jagad vyāptam abhūt purā। tasmāc ca nihato yuddhe viṣṇoḥ sthānam avāptavān ॥12-274-58॥
[विष्णु-भक्त्या (viṣṇu-bhaktyā) - by devotion to Viṣṇu; हि (hi) - indeed; तेन (tena) - by him; इदं (idaṃ) - this; जगत् (jagat) - world; व्याप्तम् (vyāptam) - pervaded; अभूत् (abhūt) - became; पुरा (purā) - formerly; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; च (ca) - and; निहतः (nihataḥ) - slain; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; विष्णोः (viṣṇoḥ) - of Viṣṇu; स्थानम् (sthānam) - abode; अवाप्तवान् (avāptavān) - attained;]
(By devotion to Viṣṇu indeed by him this world became pervaded formerly; therefore and slain in battle of Viṣṇu abode attained.)
Indeed, by his devotion to Viṣṇu, this world was once pervaded by him; therefore, having been slain in battle, he attained the abode of Viṣṇu.
इत्येष वृत्रमाश्रित्य ज्वरस्य महतो मया। विस्तरः कथितः पुत्र किमन्यत्प्रब्रवीमि ते ॥१२-२७४-५९॥
ityeṣa vṛtramāśritya jvarasya mahato mayā। vistaraḥ kathitaḥ putra kimanyatprabravīmi te ॥12-274-59॥
[इति (iti) - thus; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; वृत्रम् (vṛtram) - Vṛtra (the demon); आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having resorted to; ज्वरस्य (jvarasya) - of fever; महतः (mahataḥ) - great; मया (mayā) - by me; विस्तरः (vistaraḥ) - detail; कथितः (kathitaḥ) - has been told; पुत्र (putra) - son; किम् (kim) - what; अन्यत् (anyat) - else; प्रब्रवीमि (prabravīmi) - shall I say; ते (te) - to you;]
(Thus, this (account), having resorted to Vṛtra, of the great fever, by me, detail has been told, son; what else shall I say to you?)
Thus, O son, I have told you in detail the account of the great fever, having resorted to Vṛtra; what else shall I say to you?
इमां ज्वरोत्पत्तिमदीनमानसः; पठेत्सदा यः सुसमाहितो नरः। विमुक्तरोगः स सुखी मुदा युतो; लभेत कामान्स यथामनीषितान् ॥१२-२७४-६०॥
imāṃ jvarotpattimadīnamānasaḥ; paṭhetsadā yaḥ susamāhito naraḥ। vimuktarogaḥ sa sukhī mudā yuto; labheta kāmānsa yathāmanīṣitān ॥12-274-60॥
[इमां (imām) - this (feminine accusative singular); ज्वर-उत्पत्ति-मदीन-मानसः (jvara-utpatti-madīna-mānasaḥ) - feeble-minded due to the origin of fever; पठेत् (paṭhet) - should recite; सदा (sadā) - always; यः (yaḥ) - who; सुसमाहितः (susamāhitaḥ) - well-concentrated; नरः (naraḥ) - man; विमुक्त-रोगः (vimukta-rogaḥ) - free from disease; सः (saḥ) - he; सुखी (sukhī) - happy; मुदा युतः (mudā yutaḥ) - endowed with joy; लभेत (labheta) - may obtain; कामान् (kāmān) - desires; सः (saḥ) - he; यथा-अमनीषितान् (yathā-amaniṣitān) - as (he) wishes;]
(This (one), feeble-minded due to the origin of fever, whoever man, always well-concentrated, should recite (this); he, free from disease, happy, endowed with joy, may obtain desires as (he) wishes.)
Whoever man, always well-concentrated, recites this account of the origin of fever, though feeble-minded, he becomes free from disease, happy, and endowed with joy, and may obtain whatever desires he wishes.
