13.146
वासुदेव उवाच॥
vāsudeva uvāca॥
[वासुदेव (vāsudeva) - Vāsudeva (proper noun, name of Krishna); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vāsudeva said;)
Vāsudeva said.
युधिष्ठिर महाबाहो महाभाग्यं महात्मनः। रुद्राय बहुरूपाय बहुनाम्ने निबोध मे ॥१३-१४६-१॥
yudhiṣṭhira mahābāho mahābhāgyaṃ mahātmanaḥ। rudrāya bahurūpāya bahunāmne nibodha me ॥13-146-1॥
[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira; (proper noun); महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one; महाभाग्यं (mahābhāgyaṃ) - great fortune; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - O great-souled one; रुद्राय (rudrāya) - to Rudra; बहुरूपाय (bahurūpāya) - of many forms; बहुनाम्ने (bahunāmne) - of many names; निबोध (nibodha) - know; मे (me) - from me;]
(Yudhiṣṭhira, O mighty-armed, great fortune, O great-souled; to Rudra, of many forms, of many names, know from me.)
O Yudhiṣṭhira, mighty-armed one of great fortune and great soul, listen from me about Rudra, who has many forms and many names. (13-146-1)
वदन्त्यग्निं महादेवं तथा स्थाणुं महेश्वरम्। एकाक्षं त्र्यम्बकं चैव विश्वरूपं शिवं तथा ॥१३-१४६-२॥
vadanty agniṃ mahādevaṃ tathā sthāṇuṃ maheśvaram। ekākṣaṃ tryambakaṃ caiva viśvarūpaṃ śivaṃ tathā ॥13-146-2॥
[वदन्ति (vadanti) - they speak of; they call; अग्निं (agniṃ) - Agni; fire; महादेवं (mahādevaṃ) - the great god; तथा (tathā) - also; in like manner; स्थाणुं (sthāṇuṃ) - Sthāṇu (immutable one); महेश्वरम् (maheśvaram) - Maheśvara; great lord; एकाक्षं (ekākṣaṃ) - one-eyed; त्र्यम्बकं (tryambakaṃ) - three-eyed; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; certainly; विश्वरूपं (viśvarūpaṃ) - having the form of the universe; शिवं (śivaṃ) - Śiva; तथा (tathā) - also; in like manner;]
(They call Agni, the great god, also Sthāṇu, Maheśvara, one-eyed, three-eyed and indeed also the universal-form, also Śiva.)
They call Agni, the great god, Sthāṇu, Maheśvara, the one-eyed, the three-eyed, the universal form, and also Śiva. (13-146-2)
द्वे तनू तस्य देवस्य वेदज्ञा ब्राह्मणा विदुः। घोरामन्यां शिवामन्यां ते तनू बहुधा पुनः ॥१३-१४६-३॥
dve tanū tasya devasya vedajñā brāhmaṇā viduḥ। ghorām anyāṃ śivām anyāṃ te tanū bahudhā punaḥ॥13-146-3॥
[द्वे (dve) - two; तनू (tanū) - forms; तस्य (tasya) - of him; देवस्य (devasya) - of the god; वेदज्ञा (vedajñā) - knowers of the Veda; ब्राह्मणा (brāhmaṇā) - the Brāhmaṇas; विदुः (viduḥ) - know; घोराम् (ghorām) - terrible; अन्यां (anyāṃ) - another; शिवाम् (śivām) - auspicious; अन्यां (anyāṃ) - another; ते (te) - they; तनू (tanū) - forms; बहुधा (bahudhā) - in many ways; पुनः (punaḥ) - again;]
(Two forms of him, of the god, the knowers of the Veda, the Brāhmaṇas, know. Terrible another, auspicious another, those forms in many ways again.)
The knowers of the Veda, the Brāhmaṇas, know two forms of that god: one is terrible, another is auspicious; those forms again (manifest) in many ways. (13-146-3)
उग्रा घोरा तनूर्यास्य सोऽग्निर्विद्युत्स भास्करः। शिवा सौम्या च या तस्य धर्मस्त्वापोऽथ चन्द्रमाः ॥१३-१४६-४॥
ugrā ghorā tanūryāsya so'gnirvidyutsa bhāskaraḥ। śivā saumyā ca yā tasya dharmastvāpo'tha candramāḥ॥13-146-4॥
[उग्रा (ugrā) - fierce; घोरा (ghorā) - terrible; तनुः (tanuḥ) - form; या (yā) - which; स्य (sya) - his; सः (saḥ) - he; अग्निः (agniḥ) - Agni; विद्युत्स (vidyutsa) - as lightning; भास्करः (bhāskaraḥ) - as the sun; शिवा (śivā) - benign; सौम्या (saumyā) - gentle; च (ca) - and; या (yā) - which; तस्य (tasya) - of him; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - law; त्व् (tv) - verily; आपः (āpaḥ) - waters; अथ (atha) - and then; चन्द्रमाः (candramāḥ) - the moon;]
(Fierce, terrible is the form which is his; he is Agni, as lightning, as the sun. Auspicious, gentle too is she, which of him the law indeed, waters and then the moon.)
His form is fierce and terrible; he is Agni, lightning, and the sun. She is auspicious and gentle—his law, the waters, and the moon. (13-146-4)
आत्मनोऽर्धं तु तस्याग्निरुच्यते भरतर्षभ। ब्रह्मचर्यं चरत्येष शिवा यास्य तनुस्तथा ॥१३-१४६-५॥
ātmano'rdhaṁ tu tasyāgnir ucyate bharatarṣabha. brahmacaryaṁ caraty eṣa śivā yāsya tanus tathā ॥13-146-5॥
[आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of (his) self; अर्धम् (ardham) - half; तु (tu) - but; तस्य (tasya) - his; अग्निः (agniḥ) - Agni; (the fire; the fire-god;) उच्यते (ucyate) - is said; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O bull among the Bharatas; ब्रह्मचर्यम् (brahmacaryam) - celibacy; चरति (carati) - practices; एष (eṣa) - this; शिवा (śivā) - Śivā; (the auspicious one;) यास्य (yāsya) - of whom; तनुः (tanuḥ) - body; तथा (tathā) - in the same way;]
(Of his self, half, but, his, Agni, is said, O bull among the Bharatas; celibacy, practices, this, Śivā, of whom, body, in the same way.)
O bull among the Bharatas, the half of his self is said to be Agni; in the same way, Śivā, whose body this is, practices celibacy. (13-146-5)
यास्य घोरतमा मूर्तिर्जगत्संहरते तया। ईश्वरत्वान्महत्त्वाच्च महेश्वर इति स्मृतः ॥१३-१४६-६॥
yāsya ghoratamā mūrtir jagat-saṁharate tayā। īśvaratvān-mahattvācca maheśvara iti smṛtaḥ ॥13-146-6॥
[यास्य (yāsya) - of whom; घोरतमा (ghoratamā) - most terrible; मूर्तिः (mūrtiḥ) - form; जगत् (jagat) - world; संहरते (saṁharate) - destroys; तया (tayā) - by her; ईश्वरत्वात् (īśvaratvāt) - from being lord; महत् (mahat) - greatness; इत् (it) - and; च (ca) - and; महेश्वर (maheśvara) - the Great Lord; इति (iti) - thus; स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - is called;]
(Of whom the most terrible form destroys the world by her; from being lord and greatness and, the Great Lord thus is called.)
He whose most terrible form destroys the world by her is called the Great Lord because of his lordship and greatness. (13-146-6)
यन्निर्दहति यत्तीक्ष्णो यदुग्रो यत्प्रतापवान्। मांसशोणितमज्जादो यत्ततो रुद्र उच्यते ॥१३-१४६-७॥
yannirdahati yattīkṣṇo yadugro yatpratāpavān। māṃsaśoṇitamajjādo yattato rudra ucyate ॥13-146-7॥
[यत् (yat) - which; निर्दहति (nirdahati) - burns completely; यत् (yat) - which; तीक्ष्णः (tīkṣṇaḥ) - sharp; यत् (yat) - which; उग्रः (ugraḥ) - fierce; यत् (yat) - which; प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - powerful; मांसशोणितमज्जादः (māṃsaśoṇitamajjādaḥ) - eater of flesh, blood, and marrow; यत् (yat) - which; ततः (tataḥ) - therefore; रुद्रः (rudraḥ) - Rudra; उच्यते (ucyate) - is called;]
(Which burns completely, which is sharp, which is fierce, which is powerful, which eats flesh, blood, and marrow—therefore, Rudra is called thus.)
That which burns, is sharp, fierce, powerful, and devours flesh, blood, and marrow; therefore, he is called Rudra. (13-146-7)
देवानां सुमहान्यच्च यच्चास्य विषयो महान्। यच्च विश्वं महत्पाति महादेवस्ततः स्मृतः ॥१३-१४६-८॥
devānāṃ sumahān yac ca yac cāsya viṣayo mahān। yac ca viśvaṃ mahat pāti mahādevas tataḥ smṛtaḥ॥13-146-8॥
[देवानां (devānām) - of the gods; सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great; यत् (yat) - that which; च (ca) - and; यत् (yat) - that which; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; विषयः (viṣayaḥ) - domain; महान् (mahān) - great; यत् (yat) - that which; च (ca) - and; विश्वम् (viśvam) - the universe; महत् (mahat) - great; पाति (pāti) - protects; महादेवः (mahādevaḥ) - Mahādeva; ततः (tataḥ) - therefore; स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - is called;]
(Of the gods, very great is that which, and that which is his domain, great; and that which great universe Mahādeva protects, therefore he is called (so).)
Because among the gods, that which is very great, and his domain which is great, and because Mahādeva protects the great universe, therefore he is called so. (13-146-8)
समेधयति यन्नित्यं सर्वार्थान्सर्वकर्मभिः। शिवमिच्छन्मनुष्याणां तस्मादेष शिवः स्मृतः ॥१३-१४६-९॥
samēdhayati yan nityaṃ sarvārthān sarvakarmabhiḥ. śivam icchan manuṣyāṇāṃ tasmād eṣa śivaḥ smṛtaḥ ॥13-146-9॥
[समेधयति (samēdhayati) - causes to flourish; यत् (yat) - who; नित्यं (nityaṃ) - always; सर्वार्थान् (sarvārthān) - all aims; सर्वकर्मभिः (sarvakarmabhiḥ) - by all actions; शिवम् (śivam) - welfare; इच्छन् (icchan) - desiring; मनुष्याणाम् (manuṣyāṇām) - of men; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; एषः (eṣaḥ) - he; शिवः (śivaḥ) - Śiva; स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - is called;]
(He who always causes all aims to flourish by all actions, desiring the welfare of men, therefore, he is called Śiva.)
He who always furthers all purposes through every action and desires the welfare of men—therefore, he is called Śiva. (13-146-9)
दहत्यूर्ध्वं स्थितो यच्च प्राणोत्पत्तिः स्थितिश्च यत्। स्थिरलिङ्गश्च यन्नित्यं तस्मात्स्थाणुरिति स्मृतः ॥१३-१४६-१०॥
dahaty ūrdhvaṃ sthito yac ca prāṇotpattiḥ sthitiś ca yat | sthiraliṅgaś ca yan nityaṃ tasmāt sthāṇur iti smṛtaḥ ॥13-146-10॥
[दहत्यूर्ध्वं (dahaty ūrdhvaṃ) - burns upward; स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated; यत् (yat) - which; च (ca) - and; प्राणोत्पत्तिः (prāṇotpattiḥ) - origin of life-breath; स्थितिः (sthitiḥ) - existence; च (ca) - and; यत् (yat) - which; स्थिरलिङ्गः (sthiraliṅgaḥ) - one whose sign (liṅga) is stable; च (ca) - and; यन् (yan) - that [he]; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; स्थाणुः (sthāṇuḥ) - the fixed one; Sthāṇu; इति (iti) - thus; स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - is called;]
(Which burns upward, which is situated, which is origin of life-breath, and which is existence, and whose sign is always stable, therefore, he is thus called Sthāṇu.)
He who burns upward, who is ever situated, who is the origin and sustenance of life-breath, whose sign is ever stable—therefore, he is called 'Sthāṇu' (the Steadfast). (13-146-10)
यदस्य बहुधा रूपं भूतं भव्यं भवत्तथा। स्थावरं जङ्गमं चैव बहुरूपस्ततः स्मृतः ॥१३-१४६-११॥
yadasya bahudhā rūpaṃ bhūtaṃ bhavyaṃ bhavat tathā। sthāvaraṃ jaṅgamaṃ caiva bahurūpas tataḥ smṛtaḥ ॥13-146-11॥
[यत् (yat) - which; अस्य (asya) - of him (his); बहुधा (bahudhā) - in many ways; रूपं (rūpam) - form; भूतं (bhūtam) - what has become; भव्यम् (bhavyam) - what will become; भवत् (bhavat) - what is; तथा (tathā) - thus; स्थावरं (sthāvaram) - immobile; जङ्गमं (jaṅgamam) - mobile; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; बहुरूपः (bahurūpaḥ) - of many forms; ततः (tataḥ) - therefore; स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - remembered;]
(Which of him in many ways forms, what has become, what will become, what is, thus; immobile, mobile, and indeed, of many forms, therefore, remembered.)
He, whose forms are many—which are what has been, what will be, and what is; encompassing both the immobile and the mobile—is therefore remembered as the one of many forms. (13-146-11)
धूम्रं रूपं च यत्तस्य धूर्जटीत्यत उच्यते। विश्वे देवाश्च यत्तस्मिन्विश्वरूपस्ततः स्मृतः ॥१३-१४६-१२॥
dhūmraṃ rūpaṃ ca yattasya dhūrjaṭītyata ucyate। viśve devāśca yattasminviśvarūpastataḥ smṛtaḥ ॥13-146-12॥
[धूम्रं (dhūmram) - smoky; misty; gray; of smoke; dark; रूपं (rūpam) - form; appearance; च (ca) - and; यत् (yat) - which; तस्य (tasya) - of him; his; धूर्जटी (dhūrjaṭī) - one with matted locks; Dhūrjaṭī (epithet of Śiva); इत्यत (ityata) - thus from; thus; उच्यते (ucyate) - is called; विश्वे (viśve) - all; universal; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; च (ca) - and; यत् (yat) - which; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in him; in that; विश्व रूपः (viśva rūpaḥ) - of all forms; universal form; ततः (tataḥ) - therefore; hence; स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - is remembered; is called;]
(Smoky form and which of him, Dhūrjaṭī thus from is called. All gods and which in him, universal form therefore is remembered.)
He whose form is smoky, for that reason he is called Dhūrjaṭī. Since all the gods are present in him, he is called the Universal Form. (13-146-12)
सहस्राक्षोऽयुताक्षो वा सर्वतोक्षिमयोऽपि वा। चक्षुषः प्रभवस्तेजो नास्त्यन्तोऽथास्य चक्षुषाम् ॥१३-१४६-१३॥
sahasrākṣo' yutākṣo vā sarvatokṣimayo' pi vā। cakṣuṣaḥ prabhavas tejo nāsty anto 'thāsya cakṣuṣām ॥13-146-13॥
[सहस्राक्षः (sahasrākṣaḥ) - thousand-eyed; अयुताक्षः (ayutākṣaḥ) - ten-thousand-eyed; वा (vā) - or; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides; अक्षिमयः (akṣimayaḥ) - consisting of eyes; अपि (api) - also; वा (vā) - or; चक्षुषः (cakṣuṣaḥ) - of eyes; प्रभवः (prabhavaḥ) - source; तेजः (tejaḥ) - radiance; नास्ति (nāsti) - there is not; अन्तः (antaḥ) - end; अथ (atha) - moreover; अस्य (asya) - of this; चक्षुषाम् (cakṣuṣām) - of eyes;]
(Thousand-eyed, ten-thousand-eyed, or even consisting of eyes on all sides; of the eyes, the source of radiance—there is no end, moreover, of this (being's) eyes.)
He is thousand-eyed, ten-thousand-eyed, or even composed entirely of eyes on every side; there is no end to the radiance and source of his eyes. (13-146-13)
सर्वथा यत्पशून्पाति तैश्च यद्रमते पुनः। तेषामधिपतिर्यच्च तस्मात्पशुपतिः स्मृतः ॥१३-१४६-१४॥
sarvathā yatpaśūnpāti taiśca yadramate punaḥ। teṣāmadhipatiryacca tasmātpaśupatiḥ smṛtaḥ ॥13-146-14॥
[सर्वथा (sarvathā) - in every way; यत् (yat) - who; पशून् (paśūn) - creatures; पाति (pāti) - protects; तैः (taiḥ) - with those; च (ca) - and; यत् (yat) - who; रमते (ramate) - delights; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; अधिपतिः (adhipatiḥ) - lord; यत् (yat) - who; च (ca) - and; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; पशुपतिः (paśupatiḥ) - Paśupati (Lord of creatures); स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - is called;]
(In every way, who protects creatures, and with those, who delights again; of them, who is the lord and; therefore, Paśupati is called.)
He who in every way protects creatures, and again delights in them, who is their lord—therefore he is called "Paśupati" (Lord of creatures). (13-146-14)
नित्येन ब्रह्मचर्येण लिङ्गमस्य यदा स्थितम्। महयन्त्यस्य लोकाश्च महेश्वर इति स्मृतः ॥१३-१४६-१५॥
nityena brahmacaryeṇa liṅgam asya yadā sthitam। mahayanty asya lokāś ca maheśvara iti smṛtaḥ ॥13-146-15॥
[नित्येन (nityena) - by perpetual; ब्रह्मचर्येण (brahmacaryeṇa) - by brahmacarya; लिङ्गम् (liṅgam) - liṅga; अस्य (asya) - of him; यदा (yadā) - when; स्थितम् (sthitam) - remained; महयन्ति (mahayanti) - honor; अस्य (asya) - of him; लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds; च (ca) - and; महेश्वर (maheśvara) - Maheśvara; इति (iti) - thus; स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - he is called;]
(By perpetual brahmacarya, when the liṅga of him remained, the worlds and Maheśvara honor him; thus he is called.)
When the liṅga of him remains through perpetual brahmacarya, the worlds and Maheśvara honor him; therefore, he is called thus. (13-146-15)
विग्रहं पूजयेद्यो वै लिङ्गं वापि महात्मनः। लिङ्गं पूजयिता नित्यं महतीं श्रियमश्नुते ॥१३-१४६-१६॥
vigrahaṁ pūjayedyo vai liṅgaṁ vāpi mahātmanaḥ। liṅgaṁ pūjayitā nityaṁ mahatīṁ śriyam aśnute ॥13-146-16॥
[विग्रहं (vigrahaṁ) - form; पूजयेत् (pūjayet) - would worship; यः (yaḥ) - who; वै (vai) - indeed; लिङ्गं (liṅgaṁ) - liṅga (symbol); वा (vā) - or; अपि (api) - also; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled; लिङ्गं (liṅgaṁ) - liṅga (symbol); पूजयिता (pūjayitā) - worshipper; नित्यं (nityaṁ) - always; महतीं (mahatīṁ) - great; श्रियम् (śriyam) - prosperity; अश्नुते (aśnute) - attains;]
(Who indeed would worship a form or also the liṅga of the great-souled, the one who always worships the liṅga attains great prosperity.)
Whoever worships either the form or the liṅga of the great-souled one, and always worships the liṅga, attains abundant prosperity. (13-146-16)
ऋषयश्चापि देवाश्च गन्धर्वाप्सरसस्तथा। लिङ्गमेवार्चयन्ति स्म यत्तदूर्ध्वं समास्थितम् ॥१३-१४६-१७॥
ṛṣayaś cāpi devāś ca gandharvāpsarasas tathā। liṅgam evārcayanti sma yat tad ūrdhvaṃ samāsthitam ॥13-146-17॥
[ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - seers; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; च (ca) - and; गन्धर्व-अप्सरसः (gandharva-apsarasaḥ) - gandharvas and apsarases; तथा (tathā) - likewise; लिङ्गम् (liṅgam) - the (Śiva) liṅga; एव (eva) - verily; अर्चयन्ति (arcayanti) - worship; स्म (sma) - indeed (in the past); यत् (yat) - which; तत् (tat) - that; ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upright; समास्थितम् (samāsthitam) - established;]
(Seers and also gods and likewise gandharvas and apsarases verily worshipped the liṅga which that upright established.)
Seers, gods, gandharvas, and apsarases similarly worshipped only the liṅga which was established upright. (13-146-17)
पूज्यमाने ततस्तस्मिन्मोदते स महेश्वरः। सुखं ददाति प्रीतात्मा भक्तानां भक्तवत्सलः ॥१३-१४६-१८॥
pūjyamāne tatas tasmin modate sa maheśvaraḥ। sukhaṃ dadāti prītātmā bhaktānāṃ bhaktavatsalaḥ ॥13-146-18॥
[पूज्यमाने (pūjyamāne) - being worshipped; ततः (tatas) - then; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in him; मोदते (modate) - rejoices; स (sa) - he; महेश्वरः (maheśvaraḥ) - the great lord; सुखं (sukhaṃ) - happiness; ददाति (dadāti) - gives; प्रीतात्मा (prītātmā) - with delighted mind; भक्तानां (bhaktānāṃ) - of devotees; भक्तवत्सलः (bhaktavatsalaḥ) - cherisher of devotees;]
(Being worshipped, then in him rejoices he, the great lord; happiness gives with delighted mind, of devotees, cherisher of devotees.)
When thus worshipped, the great lord becomes pleased and joyfully grants happiness to his devotees, being ever affectionate toward them. (13-146-18)
एष एव श्मशानेषु देवो वसति नित्यशः। यजन्ते तं जनास्तत्र वीरस्थाननिषेविणम् ॥१३-१४६-१९॥
eṣa eva śmaśāneṣu devo vasati nityaśaḥ। yajante taṃ janās tatra vīrasthānaniṣeviṇam ॥13-146-19॥
[एष (eṣa) - this; एव (eva) - indeed; श्मशानेषु (śmaśāneṣu) - in the cremation grounds; देवः (devaḥ) - god; वसति (vasati) - dwells; नित्यशः (nityaśaḥ) - always; यजन्ते (yajante) - worship; तम् (tam) - him; जनाः (janāḥ) - people; तत्र (tatra) - there; वीरस्थाननिषेविणम् (vīrasthānaniṣeviṇam) - one who frequents places of heroes (battlefields/cremation grounds);]
(This indeed in the cremation grounds god dwells always. People worship him there, the one who frequents the places of heroes.)
This very god always dwells in the cremation grounds. There, people worship him as the one who frequents the places of heroes. (13-146-19)
विषमस्थः शरीरेषु स मृत्युः प्राणिनामिह। स च वायुः शरीरेषु प्राणोऽपानः शरीरिणाम् ॥१३-१४६-२०॥
viṣamasthaḥ śarīreṣu sa mṛtyuḥ prāṇināmiha। sa ca vāyuḥ śarīreṣu prāṇo'pānaḥ śarīriṇām ॥13-146-20॥
[विषमस्थः (viṣamasthaḥ) - situated in imbalance; शरीरेषु (śarīreṣu) - in bodies; सः (saḥ) - he; मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death; प्राणिनाम् (prāṇinām) - of living beings; इह (iha) - here; सः (saḥ) - he; च (ca) - and; वायुः (vāyuḥ) - air; शरीरेषु (śarīreṣu) - in bodies; प्राणः (prāṇaḥ) - life-breath; अपानः (apānaḥ) - downward-breath; शरीरिणाम् (śarīriṇām) - of embodied beings;]
(Situated in imbalance in bodies, he, as death, of living beings here. He also, as air, in bodies, is the life-breath (prāṇa), the downward-breath (apāna), of embodied beings.)
Here, when present in imbalance in the bodies, he is death to living beings. That same force, as air in bodies, is both the prāṇa and apāna (vital and downward breaths) of embodied beings. (13-146-20)
तस्य घोराणि रूपाणि दीप्तानि च बहूनि च। लोके यान्यस्य पूज्यन्ते विप्रास्तानि विदुर्बुधाः ॥१३-१४६-२१॥
tasya ghorāṇi rūpāṇi dīptāni ca bahūni ca। loke yāny asya pūjyante viprās tāni vidur budhāḥ॥13-146-21॥
[तस्य (tasya) - of him; घोराणि (ghorāṇi) - terrible; रूपाणि (rūpāṇi) - forms; दीप्तानि (dīptāni) - shining; च (ca) - and; बहूनि (bahūni) - many; च (ca) - and; लोके (loke) - in the world; यानि (yāni) - which; अस्य (asya) - his; पूज्यन्ते (pūjyante) - are worshipped; विप्राः (viprāḥ) - the brāhmaṇas; तानि (tāni) - those; विदुः (viduḥ) - know; बुधाः (budhāḥ) - the wise ones;]
(Of him terrible forms shining and many and in the world which his are worshipped, the brāhmaṇas those know, the wise ones.)
The brāhmaṇas, the wise, know those terrible, shining, and many forms of him which are worshipped in the world. (13-146-21)
नामधेयानि वेदेषु बहून्यस्य यथार्थतः। निरुच्यन्ते महत्त्वाच्च विभुत्वात्कर्मभिस्तथा ॥१३-१४६-२२॥
nāmadheyāni vedeṣu bahūnyasya yathārthataḥ। nirucyante mahattvācca vibhutvāt karmabhis tathā॥13-146-22॥
[नामधेयानि (nāmadheyāni) - names; वेदेषु (vedeṣu) - in the Vedas; बहूनि (bahūni) - many; अस्य (asya) - of him; यथार्थतः (yathārthataḥ) - truly; निरुच्यन्ते (nirucyante) - are explained; महत्त्वात् (mahattvāt) - because of greatness; च (ca) - and; विभुत्वात् (vibhutvāt) - because of pervasiveness; कर्मभिः (karmabhiḥ) - by (various) actions; तथा (tathā) - thus;]
(Names in the Vedas, many of him, truly, are explained, because of greatness and because of pervasiveness, by actions, thus.)
Many names of him are truly explained in the Vedas because of his greatness, pervasiveness, and actions, thus. (13-146-22)
वेदे चास्य विदुर्विप्राः शतरुद्रीयमुत्तमम्। व्यासादनन्तरं यच्चाप्युपस्थानं महात्मनः ॥१३-१४६-२३॥
vede cāsya vidurviprāḥ śatarudrīyamuttamam। vyāsādanantaraṃ yaccāpyupasthānaṃ mahātmanaḥ ॥13-146-23॥
[वेदे (vede) - in the Veda; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - of him; विदुः (viduḥ) - they know; विप्राः (viprāḥ) - the sages; शतरुद्रीयम् (śatarudrīyam) - the Śatarudriya hymn; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - supreme; व्यासात् (vyāsāt) - after Vyāsa; अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - immediately following; यत् (yat) - what; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; उपस्थानम् (upasthānam) - attending; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled one;]
(In the Veda and also of him the sages know the supreme Śatarudriya hymn. After Vyāsa immediately following and also the attending of the great-souled one.)
In the Veda, the sages know of him the supreme Śatarudriya hymn. After Vyāsa, immediately following, and also the attendance (to) the great-souled one. (13-146-23)
प्रदाता सर्वलोकानां विश्वं चाप्युच्यते महत्। ज्येष्ठभूतं वदन्त्येनं ब्राह्मणा ऋषयोऽपरे ॥१३-१४६-२४॥
pradātā sarvalokānāṁ viśvaṁ cāpy ucyate mahat। jyeṣṭhabhūtaṁ vadanty enaṁ brāhmaṇā ṛṣayo'p are॥13-146-24॥
[प्रदाता (pradātā) - giver; supplier; सर्वलोकानाम् (sarvalokānām) - of all worlds; विश्वम् (viśvam) - the universe; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; even; उच्यते (ucyate) - is called; महत् (mahat) - the great; ज्येष्ठभूतम् (jyeṣṭhabhūtam) - the eldest being; वदन्ति (vadanti) - (they) say; एनम् (enam) - him; this one; ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brāhmaṇas; ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - seers; sages; अपरे (apare) - others;]
(The giver of all worlds, the universe also is called the Great; the Brāhmaṇas and other sages call this one the eldest being.)
He who is the giver of all worlds, and whom the universe also is called the Great, him the Brāhmaṇas and other sages call the eldest being. (13-146-24)
प्रथमो ह्येष देवानां मुखादग्निरजायत। ग्रहैर्बहुविधैः प्राणान्संरुद्धानुत्सृजत्यपि ॥१३-१४६-२५॥
prathamo hyeṣa devānāṃ mukhādagnirajāyata. grahairbahuvidhaiḥ prāṇān saṃruddhān utsṛjatyapi ॥13-146-25॥
[प्रथमो (prathamaḥ) - first; हि (hi) - indeed; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods; मुखात् (mukhāt) - from the mouth; अग्निः (agniḥ) - Agni; अजायत (ajāyata) - arose; ग्रहैः (grahaiḥ) - by the planets; बहुविधैः (bahuvidhaiḥ) - of many kinds; प्राणान् (prāṇān) - vital breaths; संरुद्धान् (saṃruddhān) - restrained; उत्सृजति (utsṛjati) - releases; अपि (api) - also;]
(First indeed, this Agni arose from the mouth of the gods. By the planets of many kinds, he also releases the vital breaths that have been restrained.)
This Agni first indeed arose from the mouth of the gods. He also releases the vital breaths restrained by the many kinds of planets. (13-146-25)
स मोचयति पुण्यात्मा शरण्यः शरणागतान्। आयुरारोग्यमैश्वर्यं वित्तं कामांश्च पुष्कलान् ॥१३-१४६-२६॥
sa mocayati puṇyātmā śaraṇyaḥ śaraṇāgatān। āyur-ārogyam-aiśvaryam vittaṃ kāmāṃś ca puṣkalān॥13-146-26॥
[स (sa) - he; मोचयति (mocayati) - releases; पुण्यात्मा (puṇyātmā) - one whose soul is virtuous; शरण्यः (śaraṇyaḥ) - protector; शरणागतान् (śaraṇāgatān) - those who have taken refuge; आयुः (āyuḥ) - life; आरोग्यम् (ārogyam) - health; ऐश्वर्यम् (aiśvaryam) - sovereignty; वित्तम् (vittam) - wealth; कामान् (kāmān) - desires; च (ca) - and; पुष्कलान् (puṣkalān) - abundant;]
(He releases those who have taken refuge, the virtuous-souled protector, (granting) life, health, sovereignty, wealth, and abundant desires.)
He, the virtuous-souled protector, releases those who have sought refuge and grants them life, health, sovereignty, wealth, and abundant fulfillment of desires. (13-146-26)
स ददाति मनुष्येभ्यः स एवाक्षिपते पुनः। शक्रादिषु च देवेषु तस्य चैश्वर्यमुच्यते ॥१३-१४६-२७॥
sa dadāti manuṣyebhyaḥ sa evākṣipate punaḥ। śakrādiṣu ca deveṣu tasya caiśvaryam ucyate॥13-146-27॥
[स (sa) - he; ददाति (dadāti) - gives; मनुष्येभ्यः (manuṣyebhyaḥ) - to humans; स (sa) - he; एव (eva) - indeed; आक्षिपते (ākṣipate) - takes away; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; शक्रादिषु (śakrādiṣu) - among Indra and others; च (ca) - and; देवेषु (deveṣu) - among the gods; तस्य (tasya) - his; च (ca) - and; ऐश्वर्यम् (aiśvaryam) - lordship; उच्यते (ucyate) - is said;]
(He gives to humans; he indeed takes away again. Among Indra and others and among the gods, his lordship is said.)
He gives to humans and he himself takes it away again; among Indra and the other gods, his sovereignty is proclaimed. (13-146-27)
स एवाभ्यधिको नित्यं त्रैलोक्यस्य शुभाशुभे। ऐश्वर्याच्चैव कामानामीश्वरः पुनरुच्यते ॥१३-१४६-२८॥
sa evābhyadhiko nityaṃ trailokyasya śubhāśubhe। aiśvaryāccaiva kāmānām īśvaraḥ punar ucyate॥13-146-28॥
[स (sa) - he; एव (eva) - indeed; अभ्यधिकः (abhyadhikaḥ) - superior; exceeding; नित्यं (nityaṃ) - always; त्रैलोक्यस्य (trailokyasya) - of the three worlds; शुभाशुभे (śubhāśubhe) - in auspicious and inauspicious matters; ऐश्वर्यात् (aiśvaryāt) - by lordship; from sovereignty; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; कामानाम् (kāmānām) - of desires; ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - lord; master; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; उच्यते (ucyate) - is called; is said;]
(He indeed is always superior in the auspicious and inauspicious matters of the three worlds. By lordship, and indeed of desires, the master is again said (to be so).)
He alone is always superior in both good and bad affairs of the three worlds; by his sovereignty and as the lord of desires, he is again called the master. (13-146-28)
महेश्वरश्च लोकानां महतामीश्वरश्च सः। बहुभिर्विविधै रूपैर्विश्वं व्याप्तमिदं जगत् ॥ तस्य देवस्य यद्वक्त्रं समुद्रे वडवामुखम् ॥१३-१४६-२९॥
maheśvaraś ca lokānāṃ mahatām īśvaraś ca saḥ। bahubhir vividhai rūpair viśvaṃ vyāptam idaṃ jagat॥ tasya devasya yad vaktraṃ samudre vaḍavāmukham॥13-146-29॥
[महेश्वरः (maheśvaraḥ) - the great lord; च (ca) - and; लोकानाम् (lokānām) - of worlds; महताम् (mahatām) - of the great ones; ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - the lord; च (ca) - and; सः (saḥ) - he; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many; विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - various; रूपैः (rūpaiḥ) - forms; विश्वम् (viśvam) - the universe; व्याप्तम् (vyāptam) - pervaded; इदं (idaṃ) - this; जगत् (jagat) - world; तस्य (tasya) - of him; देवस्य (devasya) - of the god; यत् (yat) - which; वक्त्रम् (vaktram) - mouth; समुद्रे (samudre) - in the ocean; वडवामुखम् (vaḍavāmukham) - the Mare's mouth (submarine fire);]
(The great lord and the lord of the worlds and of the great ones, he; by many, various forms, the universe, pervaded, this world. Of him, the god, which mouth in the ocean, (is) the Mare's mouth.)
He is the great lord, the ruler of the worlds and of the mighty; by many and various forms, he pervades this universe, this world. Of that god, the mouth which is in the ocean is called the Mare's mouth. (13-146-29)
