Mudgalapurana 1.4: dakṣacaritaṃ nāma caturtho'dhyāyaḥ

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śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ ||

Salutations to glorious Gaṇeśa.

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sūta uvāca |
kailāsaśikhare ramye śivaścintāparo'bhavat |
anāhūtā gatā devī dviṭgṛhe kiṃ bhaviṣyati ||

Sūta said: / On the charming peak of Kailāsa, Śiva was filled with anxiety: / "The goddess has gone uninvited to her enemy's house; what will happen?"

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vaṭamūle samāsīno nandikeśādibhirvṛtaḥ |
yogibhiḥ sevitastatra kathā nānā pravartayan ||

Seated at the root of a banyan tree, surrounded by Nandikeśa and others, / served there by yogins, he carried on various discourses.

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nānā'paśakunaṃ tatra babhūvātibhayānakam |
stutibhistena sarve te utpātāśaṅkayā bhṛśam ||

Many terrible inauspicious omens occurred there; / all of them [prayed] with hymns of praise in great dread of calamity.

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etasminnatare tatra nārado munirāyayau |
taṃ praṇamya sthito yogī śivaṃ kalyāṇadaṃ param ||

In the meantime, the sage Nārada arrived there; / having bowed to him, to Śiva, the supreme bestower of auspiciousness, that yogin stood by.

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kathāvasaramāsādya provāca kaṭhinaṃ vacaḥ |
dhanyā satī tribhuvane na samā kāminī tayā ||

Finding an opportune moment in the conversation, he spoke harsh words: / "Blessed is Satī in the three worlds! No woman is equal to her!

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satītyeva ca yannāma kṛtaṃ tatsārthakaṃ param |
śivanindāṃ samākarṇya tṛṇavajjvalitaṃ vapuḥ ||

"The name 'Satī' given to her has been rendered truly meaningful, / for, having heard the censure of Śiva, she burned her body like straw!"

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nāradasya vacaḥ śrutvā vajrasāramayopamam |
uvāca tamṛṣiṃ śambhuḥ kiṃ nu devī mṛtā mune ||

Hearing Nārada's words, which were like the strike of an adamantine thunderbolt, / Śambhu said to that sage: "O sage, has the goddess really died?"

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na kiñciduktavāṃstatra śambhukrodhabhayākulaḥ |
śokāgnirmāṃ dahetkiṃ vā tato devo'nvabudhyata ||

Agitated by fear of Śambhu's wrath, he said nothing at all there; / thinking, "Or will the fire of grief consume me?", the god then understood.

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śokasāgaramagno'bhūtkiṃ māṃ tyaktvā gatā śivā |
śaktihīnaḥ kṛto'haṃ vai hyaśakta sarvakarmaṇi ||

He became immersed in an ocean of grief: "Has Śivā truly departed, leaving me? / I have indeed been made powerless, incapacitated in every act!

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niḥśvāsaparamopyāsīdardhamaṅgaṃ gataṃ tviti |
jīvitena ca kiṃ kāryaṃ dehatyāgaṃ karomyaham ||

"Half my body is gone!"—and so he was consumed by deep sighs. / "What is the use of life? I shall cast off my body!"

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yogibhi sāntvito devo na kiñcitsukhavānabhūt |
śivaścintāparo bhūtvā vicāraṃ kṛtavān hṛdi ||

Though consoled by the yogins, the god experienced no comfort at all; / Śiva, overcome with anxiety, pondered in his heart.

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aho vighnākulo'haṃ vai kṛto vighnakareṇa ca |
garvitaḥ paramaiśvaryātkṛtaṃ garvasya khaṇḍanam ||

“Alas, indeed I have been beset with obstacles by the creator of obstacles! / Being proud through supreme sovereignty, the crushing of my pride was brought about.

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atulā śaktirardhāṅge jaganmātā'sti me sadā |
ardhanārīśvaro'haṃ ca na viyogo mama kvacit ||

Peerless power, the Mother of the Universe, is always in half of my body; / and being the Lord Whose Half is Woman, my separation [from her] could never be.

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śaktiyuktatayā nityaṃ śakto'haṃ prabhurīśvaraḥ |
akhaṇḍaiśvaryamohena vighnarājaṃ ca nāmasmaram ||

By being joined with power, I was ever capable, the sovereign, the Lord; / but through the delusion of unbroken sovereignty, I did not remember the King of Obstacles.”

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khaṃ. 1 a. 4 pāna 9) iti gatvā svayaṃ śambhurmanasā gaṇapaṃ bhajan |
bhaktyaikacetasā caiva dhyātvā rūpamanuttamam ||

Having thus reflected, Śambhu himself worshipped the Lord of Gaṇas in his mind, / and with devotion and single-minded consciousness meditated on his incomparable form:

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caturbhujaṃ mahākāyaṃ gajavaktraṃ mahodaram |
mukuṭena virājantaṃ karṇakuṇḍaladhāriṇam ||

Four-armed, large-bodied, elephant-faced, Mahodara, / shining with a diadem, wearing ear-rings in his ears,

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ratnamālādharaṃ pūrṇaṃ nābhiśeṣavibhūṣitam |
kiṅkiṇīkāyuktapādaṃ kvaṇaccaraṇanūpuram ||

Wearing a necklace of jewels, full, adorned with Śeṣa at his navel, / his feet endowed with tinkling bells, the anklets on his feet jingling,

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siddhibuddhiyutaṃ cintāmaṇibhūṣitavakṣasam |
ekacittena ca dhyātvā'sādhayattaṃ samādhinā ||

Accompanied by Siddhi and Buddhi, his chest adorned with the Cintāmaṇi gem; / and having meditated with concentrated thought, he propitiated him through absorption.

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tuṣṭāva vividhairvākyairgaṇeśaṃ brahmarūpiṇam |
nirākāraṃ ca sākāraṃ vighnarājaṃ hṛdi sthitam ||

He praised Gaṇeśa with diverse words—him whose form is Brahman, / the formless and with form, the King of Obstacles seated within his heart.

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śiva uvāca |
namaste vighnarājāya namaste vighnahāriṇe |
vighnakartre gaṇeśāya vighnānāṃ pataye namaḥ ||

Śiva said: / “Salutations to you, O King of Obstacles! Salutations to you, O remover of obstacles! / To Gaṇeśa, the creator of obstacles, the master of obstacles, salutations!

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lambodarāya sarvāya vakratuṇḍasvarūpiṇe |
traiguṇyena jagadrūpanānābhedapradhāriṇe ||

To Lambodara, the All, having the essential nature of Vakratuṇḍa, / holding the diverse distinctions that constitute the cosmos through the three qualities;

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nairguṇyena ca vai sākṣād brahmarūpadharāya ca |
namo namo bandhahantre bhaktānāṃ pālakāya te ||

And who directly assumes the form of Brahman through being without attributes, / salutations, salutations to you, the destroyer of bondage, the protector of devotees!

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abhaktebhyastamodāya nānābhayakarāya ca |
herambāya namastubhyaṃ vedavedyāya śāśvate ||

Giver of darkness to the non-devoted, and creator of various fears, / to Heramba, salutations to you, who are known through the Vedas, eternal one!

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anantānanarūpāyānantabāhvaṅghrikāya te |
anantakarakarṇāyānantodaradharāya te ||

To you whose form has endless faces, who have endless arms and feet, / to you who have endless trunks and ears, who possess an endless belly!

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namo namaste gaṇanāyakāya te anādipūjyāya ca sarvarūpiṇe |
akhaṇḍalīlākarapūrṇamūrtaye mahotkaṭāyāstu namo mahātmane ||

Salutations, salutations to you, the leader of the Gaṇas, who are worshipped from beginninglessness, and who have all forms! / To the complete form who performs unbroken pastimes, to Mahotkaṭa, the Great Self, let there be salutations!

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ādau ca nirmāya vidhiṃ rajomayaṃ tenaiva sṛṣṭiṃ vidadhāsi deva |
sattvātmakaṃ viṣṇumatho hi madhye nirmāya pāsi tvamakhaṇḍavikrama ||

Having created Brahmā full of passion in the beginning, by him alone you bring forth creation, O God; / and having created Viṣṇu consisting of goodness in the middle, you protect, O you of unbroken valor!

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ante tamorūpiṇameva sṛṣṭvā śambhu svaśaktyā harasi tvamādya |
evaṃvidhaṃ tvāṃ pravadanti vedāḥ taṃ vai gaṇeśaṃ śaraṇaṃ prapadye ||

In the end, having created Śambhu consisting indeed of darkness, by your own power you destroy [all], O primordial one! / In this manner the Vedas speak of you; to that very Gaṇeśa I fly for refuge!

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māyāmayaṃ vai guṇapaṃ tu sṛṣṭvā tasmātpurastvaṃ gaṇarāja cādau |
svānandasaṃjñe nagare vibhāsi siddhyā ca buddhyā sahitaḥ pareśa ||

Having indeed created the master of the qualities made of illusion, and before him in the beginning, O King of the Gaṇas, / you shine in the city named Svānanda, accompanied by Siddhi and Buddhi, O Supreme Lord!

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taṃ tvāṃ gaṇeśaṃ śaraṇaṃ prapadye sthitaṃ sadā hṛtsu ca yogināṃ vai |
vedairna vedyaṃ manasā na labhyaṃ taṃ vakratuṇḍaṃ hṛdi cintayāmi ||

To that very Gaṇeśa I fly for refuge, who resides always in the hearts of yogins; / not knowable through the Vedas, not attainable by the mind—on that Vakratuṇḍa I meditate in my heart.

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ardhanārīśvaratvaṃ yattadgataṃ me'dhunā prabho |
śaktihīnatvamāpanno naṣṭavatkarmaṇā kṛtaḥ ||

The state of being the Lord Whose Half is Woman, which was mine, is now gone, O Lord; / having fallen into a state bereft of power, I am made like one ruined by past action.

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nānaiśvaryayutā devī sā gatā gaṇapa prabho |
anīśvarapadaṃ prāptaṃ mama vai devadeva bhoḥ ||

Endowed with various powers, that goddess is gone, O Lord of Gaṇas, O Sovereign! / A state of being without lordship has indeed befallen me, O God of gods, alas!

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nirguṇo'haṃ sadā śambhuḥ saguṇaḥ sarvabhāvavit |
śaktyā yukto yadā svāminnadhunā kiṃ karomyaham ||

I am Śambhu, always without attributes, yet with attributes knowing every state; / when united with power, O Master—what shall I do now?

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śaktihīnaḥ padā gantuṃ na śaknomi gaṇeśvara |
atastvaṃ kṛpayā deva śaktaṃ māṃ kuru karmaṇi ||

Bereft of power, I cannot even step forward on foot, O Lord of Gaṇeśa; / therefore, out of compassion, O God, make me capable in action!”

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tataḥ prādurabhūttasya purataḥ sa gaṇādhipaḥ |
uvāca śaṅkaraṃ tatra harṣayan ślakṣṇayā girā ||

Then that ruler of Gaṇas manifested before him; / he spoke there to Śaṅkara, gladdening him with gentle speech:

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aho paśya ca māṃ śambho kiṃ śocasi maheśvara |
bhavitāsi saśaktistvaṃ madvākyānnātra saṃśayaḥ ||

“O Śambhu, behold me! Why do you grieve, O Maheśvara? / You shall be possessed of power by my word, there is no doubt in this.

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ahameveśvaro devo hyeko brahmāṇḍamaṇḍale |
tena garveṇa yuktastvaṃ sa vighnaḥ sahasā kṛtaḥ ||

‘I alone am the Lord, the sole God in the circle of the cosmic egg’— / filled with that pride, this obstacle was swiftly made for you.

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adhunā te gato moho madīyā smṛtirāgatā |
dhyātastutaśca tenā'haṃ prasanno'smi na saṃśayaḥ ||

Now your delusion is gone; the remembrance of me has come; / because of that I was meditated upon and praised; I am pleased, there is no doubt.

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himācalasutā devī bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ |
vṛṇoṣi tvaṃ satīṃ tāṃ vai pārvatīṃ ca punaḥ śiva ||

The goddess shall become the daughter of the Himālaya, without doubt; / you shall choose her, Satī and Pārvatī, once again, O Śiva.

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khaṃ. 1 a. 4 pāna 10) ramase ca tayā sārdhaṃ madbhaktyā bhāvito dṛḍham |
īśvaraḥ sahaśaktistvaṃ matprasādātsadā bhava ||

And you shall sport along with her, firmly inspired with devotion to me; / be the Lord possessed of power forever by my grace!

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smṛtamātrastavāgre'haṃ pratyakṣaḥ syāṃ sadāśiva |
iti dattvā varaṃ devastatraivāntaradhīyata ||

Merely upon being remembered, I shall become visible before you, O Sadāśiva.” / Having given this boon, the God vanished right there.

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tataśca śaṅkaraḥ kṣubdhaḥ śakto jātaḥ svakarmaṇi |
jaṭāmāsphālayāmāsa gaṇeśaṃ manasā smaran ||

And then Śaṅkara, agitated, became capable in his action; / he struck his matted locks, remembering Gaṇeśa in his mind.

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tasmājjāto mahābāhurvīrabhadrastrimastakaḥ |
tripadaḥ śūlavān sākṣānmṛtyurūpo mahādyutiḥ ||

From that arose the mighty-armed Vīrabhadra, three-headed, / three-footed, bearing a trident, Death incarnate, of great splendor.

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śaṅkara praṇanāmātha prāñjaliḥ sanpuraḥ sthitaḥ |
ājñāṃ kuru mahādeva dāso'haṃ te vaśe sthitaḥ ||

He then bowed down to Śaṅkara, and standing before him with folded hands, / [said:] “Give the command, O Mahādeva! I am your servant, under your control.”

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vacanaṃ tasya saṃśrutya prahṛṣṭaḥ śaṅkaro'bravīt |
sayajñasya ca dakṣasya haraṇaṃ kuru sāmpratam ||

Hearing his word, Śaṅkara, delighted, said: / “Bring about the destruction of Dakṣa along with his sacrifice right now!”

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tadājñāṃ śirasā dhṛtvā aṭṭahāsamathākarot |
tena tribhuvanaṃ sarvaṃ kampitaṃ bhayavihvalam ||

Taking that command on his head, he then let out a roaring laugh; / by that, the entire threefold world trembled, overwhelmed by fear.

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tato nirgamya vegena śarīrānnirmame mahān |
nānārudrānapārāṃśca tairvṛtaḥ sa gato makham ||

Then, departing with speed, the great one produced from his body / endless diverse Rudras; surrounded by them, he went to the sacrifice.

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tamanvayurgaṇāḥ śambhornandikeśādayo'pare |
kṣubhitāḥ krodhasaṃyuktā brahmāṇḍāśanasannibhāḥ ||

The hosts of Śambhu—Nandīkeśa and the others—followed him, / agitated, filled with wrath, resembling the thunderbolt that consumes the cosmic egg.

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durnimittāni sarvāṇi dakṣagehe'bhavaṃstadā |
śaṅkitā munayo devāḥ kiṃ bhavediti vihvalāḥ ||

All kinds of bad omens then appeared in Dakṣa’s house; / the sages and the gods grew apprehensive, distressed, wondering what would happen.

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etasminnantare tatra dakṣayajñe mahābalaḥ |
ājagāmāvṛto rudrairvīrabhadro bhayānakaḥ ||

In the meantime, the mighty and terrifying Vīrabhadra / arrived there at Dakṣa’s sacrifice, surrounded by the Rudras.

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nandī bhṛṅgariṭirbhṛṅgī puṣpadantamukhāstathā |
āgatāḥ krodhadīptāsyā bhakṣayanto yathāntakāḥ ||

Nandin, Bhṛṅgariṭi, Bhṛṅgin, and those headed by Puṣpadanta / arrived with faces blazing with anger, devouring like agents of death.

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sahasā vegataḥ sarve mārayanta itastataḥ |
palāyanta ca dikprānte dakṣasyānucarāstadā ||

Swiftly, violently, all of them struck down here and there; / and Dakṣa’s attendants fled at that time to the ends of the directions.

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yajñamaṇḍapamāsādya babhañjustatkṣaṇena ca |
devān sarvān munīṃścaiva pīḍayantaḥ sudāruṇāḥ ||

Reaching the sacrificial pavilion, they smashed it in that very moment, / very terribly afflicting all the gods and sages.

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ṛṣipatnīrdadhustatra devapatnīḥ sahasraśaḥ |
atāḍayanmahāvīryā hāhākārāḥ pravartitāḥ ||

The exceedingly valorous ones seized the wives of the ṛṣis there and the wives of the gods by thousands; / they beat them, and cries of distress arose.

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kathaṃ tvasādhupatayo bhavatībhirvṛtāḥ khalu |
śivadveṣakarā duṣṭāstasya prāptaṃ mahatphalam ||

“How indeed could unrighteous husbands have been chosen by you? / Haters of Śiva, wicked—the great fruit of that has been obtained!”

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evamūcurhavidravyaṃ babhakṣuste praharṣitāḥ |
vedikāyāṃ pracakruste viṭsargaṃ mūtraṇaṃ tathā ||

Thus they spoke, and rejoicing, they devoured the sacrificial oblations; / and on the sacrificial altar they passed feces and urine.

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jagāma bhagavāṃstatra śaṅkaraḥ krodhasaṃyutaḥ |
dhanurbāṇadharaḥ sākṣātpralayāgnirivotthitaḥ ||

The blessed Śaṅkara went there, filled with anger, / wielding a bow and arrows, looking like the fire of cosmic dissolution that had risen up.

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tatra yuddhamabhūd ghoraṃ devānāṃ rudracāriṇām |
svayaṃ ca yuyudhe śambhuḥ śastrāstrairmarmabhedibhiḥ ||

There a dreadful battle took place between the gods and the followers of Rudra, / and Śambhu himself fought with weapons and missiles that pierced vital spots.

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pūṣṇo dantāṃśca nārācairbhedayāmāsa śaṅkaraḥ |
bhagasya netramunmūlya pāṭayāmāsa saṃyuge ||

Śaṅkara shattered the teeth of Pūṣan with iron arrows; / having plucked out the eye of Bhaga, he tore it open in the battle.

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dharmaṃ dhṛtvā mahāvīro nandikeśo'bravīttadā |
ko dharmo vada re duṣṭa śivahīne makhe khala ||

Seizing Dharma, the mighty hero Nandikeśa then said: / "Speak, what dharma is there, you wicked, vile wretch, in a sacrifice bereft of Śiva?"

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kaśyapaṃ dhṛtavāṃstatra bhṛṅgī tejasvināṃ varaḥ |
varuṇaṃ tāḍayāmāsa puṣpadantaśca vīryavān ||

Bhṛṅgin, the foremost of the glorious ones, seized Kaśyapa there, / and the powerful Puṣpadanta struck Varuṇa.

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bhairaveṇa dhṛtastatra devendro mūrchitaḥ kṛtaḥ |
vīrabhadro balāddakṣaṃ pātayāmāsa bhūtale ||

Seized by Bhairava there, the lord of the gods was knocked unconscious; / Vīrabhadra forcefully threw Dakṣa down to the ground.

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evaṃ pramathite yajñe śaṅkhacakragadādharaḥ |
yuyudhe viṣṇuravyagro mahābalasamanvitaḥ ||

When the sacrifice was thus devastated, Viṣṇu, bearer of the conch, discus, and mace, / endowed with great might, fought without agitation.

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śastrāstrairbahubhistena marditā balavattarāḥ |
rudrā bhūtapiśācādyā hāhākāraṃ pracakrire ||

Crushed by him with many weapons and missiles, the more powerful / Rudras, Bhūtas, Piśācas, and others raised a cry of despair.

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taṃ dṛṣṭvā sahasā śambhurhṛdi dhyātvā gaṇādhipam |
bāṇaistaṃ hṛdi saṃvidhya pātayāmāsa bhūtale ||

Seeing him, Śambhu suddenly meditated in his heart on the lord of Gaṇas; / piercing him in the chest with arrows, he brought him down to the ground.

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punaḥ saṃjñāṃ samāsādya svāstraṃ nārāyaṇātmakam |
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Regaining consciousness once more, Govinda discharged his own missile consisting of Nārāyaṇa,

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khaṃ. 1 a. 4 pāna 11) mocayāmāsa govindo jagatsaṃhārakārakam ||

(Section 1, Chapter 4, Page 11) which causes the destruction of the universe.

1.4.66

tataḥ śambhurmumocāpi svāstraṃ pāśupataṃ mahat |
te ubhe vyomni cātyantaṃ yuyudhāte parasparam ||

Then Śambhu also released his great Pāśupata missile; / both of them fought fiercely against each other in the sky.

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tasmājjāto mahānagnirdadāha pṛthivīmimām |
bhayakrāntaṃ tribhuvanaṃ jātaṃ tatra mṛtopamam ||

From that arose a great fire which burned this earth; / the three worlds, overcome with terror, became as if dead.

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etasminsamaye tatra vīrabhadreṇa kalpitam |
paśurūpaṃ śiraśchitvā dakṣasyāgnau hutaṃ tataḥ ||

At that moment, the head of Dakṣa, made into an animal's form by Vīrabhadra there, / was severed and then offered into the fire.

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rudrairnānāvidhaiḥ kolāhalastatra pravartitaḥ |
chinnabhinnāḥ surā jātāstrātāraṃ lebhire na te ||

An uproar was raised there by various kinds of Rudras; / the gods were torn and scattered, and found no protector.

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munayo'pibhayodvignā vyadravaṃstu diśo daśa |
piśācādibhirākṛṣṭāścakruśuścātidāruṇam ||

The sages too, agitated with fear, fled to the ten directions; / dragged away by Piśācas and others, they wailed most piteously.

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viṣṇunā tatra cakraṃ vai bhrāmitaṃ krodhadhāriṇā |
kṛtāntasadṛśaṃ muktaṃ śambhoḥ sannidhimāgatam ||

There Viṣṇu, possessed by wrath, whirled his discus; / loosed like the god of death, it approached the presence of Śambhu.

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cakraṃ tacchaṅkaraṃ dṛṣṭvā taṃ natvā tatra saṃsthitam |
tena krodhaparītāṅgaḥ śivaḥ śūlaṃ samādade ||

Beholding that Śaṅkara, the discus bowed down to him and came to rest there; / his limbs filled with fury on account of that, Śiva took up his trident.

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śūlamudyamya taṃ viṣṇuṃ hantuṃ yāvatpravartate |
tatrākāśodbhavā vāṇī vārayāmāsa śaṅkaram ||

As he was about to set out to slay that Viṣṇu by raising his trident, / a voice arising from the sky restrained Śaṅkara there:

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na hantavyo hariḥ śambho tvayā pālyo'yamapyuta |
jahi kopaṃ mahādeva śivāya satataṃ namaḥ ||

"Hari must not be killed, O Śambhu; he is also to be protected by you! / Cast aside your anger, O Mahādeva! Constant bow to Śiva!"

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tatrājagāma sahasā svayambhūstaṃ nyaṣedhayat |
mā kuruṣva vadhaṃ śambho viṣṇoḥ saṃhārakāraka ||

Svayambhū came there at once and restrained him: / "Do not commit the slaying of Viṣṇu, O Śambhu, cause of destruction!

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namaḥ śivāya śāntāya śūline śambhave namaḥ |
mahādevāya rudrāya paśūnāṃ pataye namaḥ ||

Salutations to Śiva, the peaceful, bearer of the trident, salutations to Śambhu, / to Mahādeva, to Rudra, salutations to the lord of beasts!

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saṃhārarūpī tvaṃ sākṣādakāle kiṃ pravartase |
jahi kopaṃ mahābāho namaste parameśvara ||

You are the very embodiment of dissolution; why do you act out of time? / Cast aside your anger, O mighty-armed one! Salutations to you, O Parameśvara!"

1.4.78

brahmaṇā saṃstuto devaḥ praśānto'bhūnmahāmune |
tasminkāle svayaṃ viṣṇurbrahmaṇā jñāpitaḥ prabhuḥ ||

Praised by Brahmā, the god became tranquil, O great sage; / at that time the lord Viṣṇu himself was instructed by Brahmā.

1.4.79

śivāya namanaṃ kṛtvā sthitaḥ saṃlajjito bhṛśam |
provāca madhuraṃ brahmā śaṅkaraṃ vṛṣabhadhvajam ||

Having bowed down to Śiva, he stood greatly embarrassed. / Brahmā spoke sweet words to Śaṅkara, whose banner bears the bull:

1.4.80

śānta urvaritaṃ yajñe havirdravyaṃ ca yatprabho |
rudrabhāgaḥ sa vijñeyo gṛhāṇa tvaṃ sadāśiva ||

"Pacified, whatever sacrificial offering remains in the sacrifice, O Lord, / that is to be known as Rudra's portion; receive it, O Sadāśiva!

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vighneśamāyayā bhrāntā dakṣādyāḥ satataṃ śiva |
mohitānāṃ viśeṣeṇa draṣṭavyaṃ na praceṣṭitam ||

Dakṣa and the others were constantly deluded by the māyā of Vighneśa, O Śiva; / especially in the case of the bewildered, their actions should not be scrutinized.

1.4.82

atastvaṃ kṛpayā deva prasanno bhava śaṅkara |
sarvebhyaḥ sukhadātā vai yajñaṃ taṃ punarārabha ||

Therefore, O God, be gracious out of compassion, O Śaṅkara; / giver of happiness to all indeed, begin that sacrifice again!

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devānāṃ ca munīnāṃ ca strīṇāṃ dāsādijīvinām |
yathāpūrvaṃ sthitaṃ rūpaṃ tādṛśaṃ kuru śaṅkara ||

Restore the former appearance of the gods, the sages, / the women, and the servants and attendants, O Śaṅkara!"

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bhagaḥ sa netrasaṃyuktaḥ pūṣā vai piṣṭabhuk kṛtaḥ |
devāśca munayaḥ sarve striyo dāsādayastathā ||

Bhaga was endowed with eyes; Pūṣan was made an eater of ground flour; / the gods and all the sages, likewise the women, servants, and others—

1.4.85

yathāpūrvaṃ kṛtāstena yuktā rūpeṇa tejasā |
gataduḥkhāśca sarve te vavanduḥ śaṅkaraṃ punaḥ ||

they were restored by him to their former state, endowed with beauty and splendor; / and with their sorrow gone, they all bowed to Śaṅkara once more.

1.4.86

dakṣasya mastakaṃ tatra dagdhaṃ vai jātavedasi |
tajjñātvā śaṅkaro devo bhṛṅgiṇaṃ pratyuvāca ha ||

Dakṣa's head was burned there in the sacred fire; / knowing this, the god Śaṅkara spoke to Bhṛṅgin:

1.4.87

gaccha cānaya taṃ hatvā ya ādau dṛśyate tvayā |
tasya mastakametattu bhaved dakṣasya mastakam ||

"Go, kill and bring whatever you see first; / its head shall become this head of Dakṣa."

1.4.88

tadā tena puro dṛṣṭo hyajaḥ paramaśobhitaḥ |
taṃ hatvā tacchirastatra samānītaṃ ca bhṛṅgiṇā ||

Then an exceedingly handsome goat was seen in front of him; / having killed it, its head was brought there by Bhṛṅgin.

1.4.89

tadeva yojayitvā tamajīvayata śaṅkaraḥ |
sa sadya utthitastatra dakṣo'jamukhatāṃ gataḥ ||

Having joined it, Śaṅkara revived him; / Dakṣa immediately arose there, possessing the face of a goat.

1.4.90

brahmaṇā prerito dakṣaḥ punastuṣṭāva śaṅkaram |
gatamāno mahābāhuḥ bhaktyā sarveśvaraṃ tataḥ ||

Urged by Brahmā, the mighty-armed Dakṣa, his pride gone, / then praised Śaṅkara, the Lord of all, with devotion.

1.4.91

khaṃ. 1 a. 4 pāna 12) dakṣa uvāca |
namāmi śaṅkara sākṣādyadādhāramidaṃ jagat |
kālarūpaṃ yathākālaṃ bodhayāmāsa taṃ śivam ||

(Section 1, Chapter 4, Page 12) Dakṣa said: / "I bow to you, O Śaṅkara, the manifest foundation on which this world rests." / He addressed that Śiva as time itself, in accordance with time:

1.4.92

kālena phalamūlāni jāyante'nnādikāni ca |
śītoṣṇasamabhāvaśca sadā kālena jāyate ||

"Through time fruits, roots, grains, and so forth are born, / and the equilibrium of cold and heat always arises through time.

1.4.93

sūryastapati kālena jyotiṣāṃ gaṇa eva ca |
kālena jāyate vṛṣṭiranāvṛṣṭistathā vibho ||

Through time the sun shines, and the host of luminaries as well; / through time rain occurs, and likewise drought, O omnipresent Lord.

1.4.94

kālena sṛjyate sṛṣṭirbrahmaṇā vai punaḥ punaḥ |
kālena pālanaṃ tatra kurute viṣṇuravyayaḥ ||

Through time the universe is created by Brahmā again and again; / through time the imperishable Viṣṇu carries out preservation.

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kālena svecchayā śambhuḥ saṃhāraṃ prakaroti ca |
yatkiñcidiha tatsarvaṃ kālādhīnaṃ na saṃśayaḥ ||

Through time Śambhu carries out destruction by his own will; / whatever there is here, it is all subject to time, without doubt.

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sa eva kālo bhagavānīśvaro brahmasaṃjñitaḥ |
śivaḥ sākṣācca vedeṣu kathyate vedavādibhiḥ ||

That very time is the Blessed Lord, the ruler designated as Brahman, / and Śiva manifest in the Vedas, as spoken by the teachers of the Veda.

1.4.97

kṣamasva me'parādhaṃ tvaṃ tvanmāyāgarvitasya ca |
yatkṛtaṃ taddayāsindho namaste parameśvara ||

Forgive my offense, one who was arrogant through your māyā; / forgive whatever was done, O ocean of mercy! Salutations to you, O Parameśvara!

1.4.98

saguṇāya namastubhyaṃ nirguṇāya namo namaḥ |
sṛṣṭikartre ca saṃhartre pātre nānāsvarūpiṇe ||

Salutations to you with attributes, salutations, salutations to you without attributes! / To the creator, destroyer, and protector, whose forms are manifold!

1.4.99

anantaguṇarāśistvaṃ varṇanīyaṃ kimapyaho |
nāntaṃ brahmādayo jagmurmādṛśānāṃ ca kā kathā ||

You are an infinite heap of virtues; ah, what can possibly be described? / Brahmā and the others have not reached the end [of them], so what to say of people like me?

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namo namo brahmamayāya devādaye śivāyātha ca pūrṇamūrte |
anādimadhyāntavihīna bhūmne namo namo bhaktabhayāpahantre ||

Salutations, salutations to the one consisting of Brahman, the primal God, Śiva, of complete form; / to the infinite one devoid of beginning, middle, and end; salutations, salutations to the destroyer of fear of devotees!"

1.4.101

ityevaṃ stuvatastatra premagadgadayā girā |
ajavattasya sañjātaṃ bhāṣaṇaṃ lalalallalam ||

As he was thus praising there with a voice choked with love, / his speech became like that of a goat, stuttering 'la-la-lal-la-lam.'

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tena hṛṣṭo mahādevastaṃ punarnaramastakam |
bhagavān kārayāmāsa yathāpūrvaṃ munīśvarāḥ ||

Delighted by that, O great sages, the Blessed Lord, Mahādeva, / caused him to have a human head again as before.

1.4.103

provāca madhuraṃ vākyaṃ śivastaṃ sarvasannidhau |
prajāpatipatirdakṣa sarvamānyo bhaviṣyasi ||

Śiva spoke sweet words to him in the presence of all: / 'Dakṣa, lord of Prajāpatis, you shall be honored by all.'

1.4.104

tvayā yadracitaṃ stotraṃ madīyaṃ matpriyaṃ bhavet |
yastoṣyati pradāsyāmi tasmai kāmamanena mām ||

The hymn of praise composed by you concerning me will be dear to me. / Whoever praises me with this, to him I will grant his desire.

1.4.105

iha bhuktvā'khilānbhogānante mallokamāpnuyāt |
mama prītikaraścāsau bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ ||

Having enjoyed all pleasures here, he will reach my realm at the end; / and he will bring delight to me; of this there is no doubt.

1.4.106

tvayā yadajavadvākyaṃ kṛtaṃ me khalu sannidhau |
tadvadyo matsamīpe vai kariṣyati naraḥ sakṛt ||

Indeed, the goat-like sound that you made in my presence— / similarly, whatever man makes it once near me,

1.4.107

tena hṛṣṭo bhaviṣyāmi vāñchitaṃ pūrayāmi ca |
evaṃ dattvā varaṃ śambhustatraivāntaradhīyata ||

I shall be delighted with him and shall fulfill his desire.' / Having thus given a boon, Śambhu disappeared right there.

1.4.108

sarve svasvasthalaṃ jagmurharṣitā dharṣitāstathā |
dakṣaśca svagṛhe viprā duḥkhitaḥ sthitavān svayam ||

All returned to their respective places, delighted and subdued; / and Dakṣa, O brahmins, remained in his own home, sorrowful in himself.

1.4.109

tadādi śivabhaktā ye te kurvanti śivālaye |
ajavanninadaṃ tena hṛṣṭo bhavati śaṅkaraḥ ||

Since that time, devotees of Śiva make / a goat-like sound in the temple of Śiva; Śaṅkara is delighted thereby.

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iti sarvaṃ samākhyātaṃ dakṣaśāpādikaṃ ca yat |
yajñabhaṅgasya hetuṃ ca punaḥ kiṃ śrotumicchatha ||

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oṃ tatsaditi śrīmadāntye purāṇopaniṣadi śrīmanmaudgale mahāpurāṇe prathame khaṇḍe vakratuṇḍacarite dakṣacaritaṃ nāma caturtho'dhyāyaḥ ||

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