Arjuna's Dream Journey to Shiva

Verse 1 (7.80.1)

धार्तराष्ट्रस्य तं मन्त्रं स्मरन्नेव धनञ्जयः । प्रतिज्ञामात्मनो रक्षन्मुमोहाचिन्त्यविक्रमः ॥

dhārtarāṣṭrasya taṃ mantraṃ smaranneva dhanañjayaḥ | pratijñāmātmano rakṣanmumohācintyavikramaḥ

Remembering the plan of Dhritarashtra's son, and keeping his own vow in mind, Dhananjaya of inconceivable prowess sank into dejected bewilderment.

Verse 2 (7.80.2)

तं तु शोकेन सन्तप्तं स्वप्ने कपिवरध्वजम् । आससाद महातेजा ध्यायन्तं गरुडध्वजः ॥

taṃ tu śokena santaptaṃ svapne kapivaradhvajam | āsasāda mahātejā dhyāyantaṃ garuḍadhvajaḥ

As he lay tormented with grief, the radiant, Garuda-bannered Krishna came to him in a dream, to the one of the monkey banner, who was lost in brooding.

Verse 3 (7.80.3)

प्रत्युत्थानं च कृष्णस्य सर्वावस्थासु फल्गुनः । न लोपयति धर्मात्मा भक्त्या प्रेम्णा च सर्वदा ॥

pratyutthānaṃ ca kṛṣṇasya sarvāvasthāsu phalgunaḥ | na lopayati dharmātmā bhaktyā premṇā ca sarvadā

Even then Phalguna, righteous in heart, never failed in rising to greet Krishna, in any state whatever, out of devotion and love.

Verse 4 (7.80.4)

प्रत्युत्थाय च गोविन्दं स्वं तस्मै चासनं ददौ । न चासने स्वयं बुद्धिं बीभत्सुर्व्यदधात्तदा ॥

pratyutthāya ca govindaṃ svaṃ tasmai cāsanaṃ dadau | na cāsane svayaṃ buddhiṃ bībhatsurvyadadhāttadā

Rising, he gave Govinda his own seat; but Bibhatsu himself did not set his mind on sitting down.

Verse 5 (7.80.5)

ततः कृष्णो महातेजा जानँल्लोकस्य निश्चयम् । कुन्तीपुत्रमिदं वाक्यमासीनः स्थितमब्रवीत् ॥

tataḥ kṛṣṇo mahātejā jānam̐llokasya niścayam | kuntīputramidaṃ vākyamāsīnaḥ sthitamabravīt

Then Krishna of great splendour, knowing how things stand in the world, spoke these words to Kunti's son, himself seated while Arjuna stood.

Verse 6 (7.80.6)

मा विषादे मनः पार्थ कृथाः कालो हि दुर्जयः । कालः सर्वाणि भूतानि नियच्छति भवाभवे ॥

mā viṣāde manaḥ pārtha kṛthāḥ kālo hi durjayaḥ | kālaḥ sarvāṇi bhūtāni niyacchati bhavābhave

"Do not give your heart to despair, Partha; Time is hard to overcome. Time restrains all beings, in their coming to be and passing away.

Note on the text: Krishna's speech (verses 6-9) is unheaded under Sanjaya's heading; given to Vasudeva.

Verse 7 (7.80.7)

किमर्थं च विषादस्ते तद्ब्रूहि द्विपदां वर । न शोच्यं विदुषां श्रेष्ठ शोकः कार्यविनाशनः ॥

kimarthaṃ ca viṣādaste tadbrūhi dvipadāṃ vara | na śocyaṃ viduṣāṃ śreṣṭha śokaḥ kāryavināśanaḥ

Tell me, best of men, why you despair. Grief is not to be indulged, O best of the wise; grief ruins what has to be done.

Verse 8 (7.80.8)

यत्तु कार्यं भवेत्कार्यं कर्मणा तत्समाचर । हीनचेष्टस्य यः शोकः स हि शत्रुर्धनञ्जय ॥

yattu kāryaṃ bhavetkāryaṃ karmaṇā tatsamācara | hīnaceṣṭasya yaḥ śokaḥ sa hi śatrurdhanañjaya

What has to be done, accomplish by action. The grief of one who has given up effort is itself an enemy, Dhananjaya.

Note on the text: Not in the CE main text; star passage *0411_01-02 (after 7.57.7), so ce_ref is null.

Verse 9 (7.80.9)

शोचन्नन्दयते शत्रून्कर्शयत्यपि बान्धवान् । क्षीयते च नरस्तस्मान्न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि ॥

śocannandayate śatrūnkarśayatyapi bāndhavān | kṣīyate ca narastasmānna tvaṃ śocitumarhasi

Grieving gladdens one's enemies and wastes away one's kinsmen, and a man is ruined by it; therefore you should not grieve."

Verse 10 (7.80.10)

इत्युक्तो वासुदेवेन बीभत्सुरपराजितः । आबभाषे तदा विद्वानिदं वचनमर्थवत् ॥

ityukto vāsudevena bībhatsuraparājitaḥ | ābabhāṣe tadā vidvānidaṃ vacanamarthavat

Thus addressed by Vasudeva, the wise and unconquered Bibhatsu then spoke these meaningful words.

Verse 11 (7.80.11)

मया प्रतिज्ञा महती जयद्रथवधे कृता । श्वोऽस्मि हन्ता दुरात्मानं पुत्रघ्नमिति केशव ॥

mayā pratijñā mahatī jayadrathavadhe kṛtā | śvo'smi hantā durātmānaṃ putraghnamiti keśava

"I have made a great vow, Keshava, about the slaying of Jayadratha: that tomorrow I shall kill that wicked slayer of my son.

Note on the text: Arjuna's reply (verses 11-16) is unheaded under Sanjaya's heading; given to Arjuna.

Verse 12 (7.80.12)

मत्प्रतिज्ञाविघातार्थं धार्तराष्ट्रैः किलाच्युत । पृष्ठतः सैन्धवः कार्यः सर्वैर्गुप्तो महारथैः ॥

matpratijñāvighātārthaṃ dhārtarāṣṭraiḥ kilācyuta | pṛṣṭhataḥ saindhavaḥ kāryaḥ sarvairgupto mahārathaiḥ

To thwart my vow, Achyuta, Dhritarashtra's sons will surely put the Saindhava behind them, guarded by all the great charioteers.

Verse 13 (7.80.13)

दश चैका च ताः कृष्ण अक्षौहिण्यः सुदुर्जयाः । हतावशेषास्तत्रेमा हन्त माधव सङ्ख्यया ॥

daśa caikā ca tāḥ kṛṣṇa akṣauhiṇyaḥ sudurjayāḥ | hatāvaśeṣāstatremā hanta mādhava saṅkhyayā

Eleven akshauhinis, Krishna — ten and one — exceedingly hard to conquer; and by count, Madhava, these are what remain of the host after the slaughter.

Note on the text: Line 1 = CE 7.57.12ab; line 2 corresponds, in variant wording, to star passage *0412_01 (after 7.57.12).

Verse 14 (7.80.14)

ताभिः परिवृतः सङ्ख्ये सर्वैश्चैव महारथैः । कथं शक्येत सन्द्रष्टुं दुरात्मा कृष्ण सैन्धवः ॥

tābhiḥ parivṛtaḥ saṅkhye sarvaiścaiva mahārathaiḥ | kathaṃ śakyeta sandraṣṭuṃ durātmā kṛṣṇa saindhavaḥ

Surrounded by them in battle, and by all the great charioteers, how could that wicked Saindhava be so much as seen, Krishna?

Note on the text: Not in the CE main text; star passage *0412_02-03 (after 7.57.12), so ce_ref is null.

Verse 15 (7.80.15)

प्रतिज्ञापारणं चापि न भविष्यति केशव । प्रतिज्ञायां च हीनायां कथं जीवति मद्विधः ॥

pratijñāpāraṇaṃ cāpi na bhaviṣyati keśava | pratijñāyāṃ ca hīnāyāṃ kathaṃ jīvati madvidhaḥ

And the fulfilment of my vow will not come about, Keshava; and with my vow unfulfilled, how can one like me live?

Note on the text: Line 1 = star passage *0412_04 (after 7.57.12); line 2 = CE 7.57.12c. ce_ref is null because the first line is a star passage.

Verse 16 (7.80.16)

दुःखापायस्य मे वीर विकाङ्क्षा परिवर्तते । द्रुतं च याति सविता तत एतद्ब्रवीम्यहम् ॥

duḥkhāpāyasya me vīra vikāṅkṣā parivartate | drutaṃ ca yāti savitā tata etadbravīmyaham

O hero, my longing for a way out of this sorrow keeps turning over in my mind, and the sun is moving swiftly; that is why I tell you this."

Verse 17 (7.80.17)

शोकस्थानं तु तच्छ्रुत्वा पार्थस्य द्विजकेतनः । संस्पृश्याम्भस्ततः कृष्णः प्राङ्मुखः समवस्थितः ॥

śokasthānaṃ tu tacchrutvā pārthasya dvijaketanaḥ | saṃspṛśyāmbhastataḥ kṛṣṇaḥ prāṅmukhaḥ samavasthitaḥ

Hearing of Partha's cause for grief, Krishna of the Garuda banner touched water and sat facing east.

Verse 18 (7.80.18)

इदं वाक्यं महातेजा बभाषे पुष्करेक्षणः । हितार्थं पाण्डुपुत्रस्य सैन्धवस्य वधे कृती ॥

idaṃ vākyaṃ mahātejā babhāṣe puṣkarekṣaṇaḥ | hitārthaṃ pāṇḍuputrasya saindhavasya vadhe kṛtī

The lotus-eyed Krishna of great splendour, skilled in the matter of Saindhava's slaying, spoke these words for the good of Pandu's son.

Verse 19 (7.80.19)

पार्थ पाशुपतं नाम परमास्त्रं सनातनम् । येन सर्वान्मृधे देत्याञ्जघ्ने देवो महेश्वरः ॥

pārtha pāśupataṃ nāma paramāstraṃ sanātanam | yena sarvānmṛdhe detyāñjaghne devo maheśvaraḥ

"Partha, there is an eternal supreme weapon called Pashupata, by which the god Maheshvara slew all the Daityas in battle.

Verse 20 (7.80.20)

यदि तद्विदितं तेऽद्य श्वो हन्ताऽसि जयद्रथम् । अथ ज्ञातुं प्रपद्यस्व मनसा वृषभध्वजम् ॥

yadi tadviditaṃ te'dya śvo hantā'si jayadratham | atha jñātuṃ prapadyasva manasā vṛṣabhadhvajam

If you know it today, tomorrow you will slay Jayadratha. If you do not, then, to learn it, take refuge in your mind with the bull-bannered god.

Note on the text: Corrected ज्ञातं → ज्ञातुं (misprint in Wikisource; ज्ञातुं "to learn", as in the critical edition; the participle makes no sense here). Corrected प्रपद्यस्य → प्रपद्यस्व (misprint in Wikisource; imperative प्रपद्यस्व, as in the critical edition).

Verse 21 (7.80.21)

तं देवं मनसा ध्यात्वा जोषमास्स्व धनञ्जय । ततस्तस्य प्रसादात्त्वं भक्त्या प्राप्स्यसि तन्महत् ॥

taṃ devaṃ manasā dhyātvā joṣamāssva dhanañjaya | tatastasya prasādāttvaṃ bhaktyā prāpsyasi tanmahat

Meditate on that god in your mind and sit in silence, Dhananjaya; then by his grace, through devotion, you will win that great weapon."

Verse 22 (7.80.22)

ततः कृष्णवचः श्रुत्वा संस्पृश्याम्भो धनञ्जयः । भूमावासीन एकाग्रो जगाम मनसा भवम् ॥

tataḥ kṛṣṇavacaḥ śrutvā saṃspṛśyāmbho dhanañjayaḥ | bhūmāvāsīna ekāgro jagāma manasā bhavam

Then, hearing Krishna's words, Dhananjaya touched water, sat on the ground with a single-pointed mind, and went in thought to Bhava.

Verse 23 (7.80.23)

ततः प्रणिहितो ब्राह्मे मुहूर्ते शुभलक्षणे । आत्मानमर्जुनोऽपश्यद्गगने सहकेशवम् ॥

tataḥ praṇihito brāhme muhūrte śubhalakṣaṇe | ātmānamarjuno'paśyadgagane sahakeśavam

Then, composed, in the auspicious Brahma hour, Arjuna saw himself in the sky together with Keshava.

Note on the text: Corrected पश्यद्गने → पश्यद्गगने (misprint in Wikisource; dropped akshara; गगने "in the sky", as in the critical edition).

Verse 24 (7.80.24)

पुण्यं हिमवतः पादं मणिमन्तं च पर्वतम् । ज्योतिर्भिश्च समाकीर्णं सिद्धचारणसेवितम् ॥

puṇyaṃ himavataḥ pādaṃ maṇimantaṃ ca parvatam | jyotirbhiśca samākīrṇaṃ siddhacāraṇasevitam

He came upon the sacred foot of the Himalaya and the mountain Manimat, crowded with lights and frequented by siddhas and charanas.

Note on the text: Wikisource re-divides the couplets of CE 7.57.21-27 here: line 1 = CE 7.57.27cd (puṇyaṃ himavataḥ pādaṃ …); line 2 = CE 7.57.21ab.

Verse 25 (7.80.25)

वायुवेगगतिः पार्थः खं भेजे सहकेशवः । केशवेन गृहीतः स दक्षिणे विभुना भुजे ॥

vāyuvegagatiḥ pārthaḥ khaṃ bheje sahakeśavaḥ | keśavena gṛhītaḥ sa dakṣiṇe vibhunā bhuje

With the speed of the wind Partha rose into the sky with Keshava, the mighty Keshava holding him by the right arm.

Note on the text: Lines = CE 7.57.21cd and 22a.

Verse 26 (7.80.26)

प्रेक्षमाणो बहून्भावाञ्जगामाद्भुतदर्शनान् । उदीच्यां दिशि धर्मात्मा सोपश्यच्छ्वेतपर्वतम् ॥

prekṣamāṇo bahūnbhāvāñjagāmādbhutadarśanān | udīcyāṃ diśi dharmātmā sopaśyacchvetaparvatam

Beholding many wondrous sights as he went, the righteous-souled Arjuna saw to the north the White Mountain.

Note on the text: Lines = CE 7.57.22cd and 23a.

Verse 27 (7.80.27)

कुबेरस्य विहारे च नलिनीं पद्मभूषिताम् । सरिच्छ्रेष्ठां च तां गङ्गां वीक्षमाणो बहूदकाम् ॥

kuberasya vihāre ca nalinīṃ padmabhūṣitām | saricchreṣṭhāṃ ca tāṃ gaṅgāṃ vīkṣamāṇo bahūdakām

In Kubera's pleasure-ground he saw a pool of lotuses adorned with lotus flowers, and as he looked on he saw the Ganga, best of rivers, abounding in water,

Note on the text: Corrected विराहे → विहारे (misprint in Wikisource; letters transposed; विहारे as in the critical edition). Lines = CE 7.57.23cd and 24a.

Verse 28 (7.80.28)

सदा पुष्पफलैर्वृक्षैरुपेतां स्फटिकोपलाम् । सिंहव्याघ्रसमाकीर्णां नानामृगसमाकुलाम् ॥

sadā puṣpaphalairvṛkṣairupetāṃ sphaṭikopalām | siṃhavyāghrasamākīrṇāṃ nānāmṛgasamākulām

with trees that always bear flowers and fruit along her banks, with crystal rocks, crowded with lions and tigers and thronged with beasts of many kinds,

Note on the text: Lines = CE 7.57.24cd and 25a.

Verse 29 (7.80.29)

पुण्याश्रमवतीं रम्यां मनोज्ञाण्डजसेविताम् । मन्दरस्य प्रदेशांश्च किन्नरोद्गीतनादितान् ॥

puṇyāśramavatīṃ ramyāṃ manojñāṇḍajasevitām | mandarasya pradeśāṃśca kinnarodgītanāditān

rich in holy hermitages, delightful, charming, visited by birds; and the regions of Mandara resounding with the songs of the kinnaras,

Note on the text: Lines = CE 7.57.25cd and 26a.

Verse 30 (7.80.30)

हेमरूप्यमयैः शृङ्गैर्नानौषधिविदीपितान् । तथा मन्दारवृक्षैश्च पुष्पितैरुपशोभितान् ॥

hemarūpyamayaiḥ śṛṅgairnānauṣadhividīpitān | tathā mandāravṛkṣaiśca puṣpitairupaśobhitān

lit up by peaks of gold and silver and many herbs, and adorned with blossoming mandara trees.

Note on the text: Lines = CE 7.57.26cd and 26e.

Verse 31 (7.80.31)

स्निग्धाञ्जनचयाकारं सम्प्राप्तः कालपर्वतम् । ब्रह्मतुङ्गं नदीश्चान्यास्तथा जनपदानपि ॥

snigdhāñjanacayākāraṃ samprāptaḥ kālaparvatam | brahmatuṅgaṃ nadīścānyāstathā janapadānapi

He reached the Kala mountain, dark like a heap of glossy collyrium, then Brahmatunga, and other rivers and countries as well.

Note on the text: Lines = CE 7.57.27a and 27e (27cd stands in verse 24).

Verse 32 (7.80.32)

स तुङ्गं शतशृङ्गं च शर्यातिवनमेव च । पुण्यमश्वशिरस्थानं स्थानमाथर्वणस्य च ॥

sa tuṅgaṃ śataśṛṅgaṃ ca śaryātivanameva ca | puṇyamaśvaśirasthānaṃ sthānamātharvaṇasya ca

He saw Tunga and Shatashringa, the forest of Sharyati, the holy place of Ashvashiras, and the abode of Atharvan.

Verse 33 (7.80.33)

वृषदंशं च शैलेन्द्रं महामन्दरमेव च । अप्सरोभिः समाकीर्णं किन्नरैश्चोपशोभितम् ॥

vṛṣadaṃśaṃ ca śailendraṃ mahāmandarameva ca | apsarobhiḥ samākīrṇaṃ kinnaraiścopaśobhitam

He saw Vrishadamsha, king of mountains, and great Mandara, thronged with apsarases and graced by kinnaras.

Verse 34 (7.80.34)

तस्मिञ्शैले व्रजन्पार्थः सकृष्णः समवैक्षत । शुभैः प्रस्रवणैर्जुष्टां हेमधातुविभूषिताम् ॥

tasmiñśaile vrajanpārthaḥ sakṛṣṇaḥ samavaikṣata | śubhaiḥ prasravaṇairjuṣṭāṃ hemadhātuvibhūṣitām

Going along that mountain with Krishna, Partha gazed on the earth, graced with auspicious streams and adorned with ores of gold,

Note on the text: Variant of CE 7.57.30 with feminine accusatives (juṣṭāṃ … vibhūṣitām), which qualify the earth (पृथिवीं) of the next verse.

Verse 35 (7.80.35)

चन्द्ररश्मिप्रकाशाङ्गीं पृथिवीं पुरमालिनीम् । समुद्रांश्चाद्भुताकारानपश्यद्बहुलाकरान् ॥

candraraśmiprakāśāṅgīṃ pṛthivīṃ puramālinīm | samudrāṃścādbhutākārānapaśyadbahulākarān

her body bright as moonlight, garlanded with cities; and he saw oceans of marvellous shape, rich in mines.

Verse 36 (7.80.36)

वियद्द्यां पृथिवीं चैव तथा विष्णुपदं व्रजन् । विस्मितः सह कृष्णेन क्षिप्तो बाण इवाभ्यगात् ॥

viyaddyāṃ pṛthivīṃ caiva tathā viṣṇupadaṃ vrajan | vismitaḥ saha kṛṣṇena kṣipto bāṇa ivābhyagāt

Passing through the sky, through heaven and earth, on his way to Vishnu's step, he went on in amazement beside Krishna, like an arrow shot from the bow.

Verse 37 (7.80.37)

ग्रहनक्षत्रसोमानां सूर्याग्न्योश्च समत्विषम् । अपश्यत तदा पार्थो ज्वलन्तमिव पर्वतम् ॥

grahanakṣatrasomānāṃ sūryāgnyośca samatviṣam | apaśyata tadā pārtho jvalantamiva parvatam

Then Partha saw a mountain that blazed, its radiance equal to that of the planets, stars, moon, sun and fire.

Verse 38 (7.80.38)

समासाद्य तु तं शैलं शैलाग्रे समवस्थितम् । तपोनित्यं महात्मानमपश्यद्वृषभध्वजम् ॥

samāsādya tu taṃ śailaṃ śailāgre samavasthitam | taponityaṃ mahātmānamapaśyadvṛṣabhadhvajam

Reaching that mountain, on its summit he saw the great-souled bull-bannered god, ever devoted to austerity.

Note on the text: Corrected वॄषभ → वृषभ (misprint in Wikisource; wrong vowel sign ॄ for ृ).

Verse 39 (7.80.39)

सहस्रमिव सूर्याणां दीप्यमानं स्वतेजसा । शूलिनं जटिलं गौरं वल्कलाजिनवाससम् ॥

sahasramiva sūryāṇāṃ dīpyamānaṃ svatejasā | śūlinaṃ jaṭilaṃ gauraṃ valkalājinavāsasam

He blazed with his own splendour like a thousand suns; he bore a trident, wore matted hair, was fair in colour, and was clad in bark and deerskin.

Verse 40 (7.80.40)

नयनानां सहस्रैश्च विचित्राङ्गं महौजसम् । पार्वत्या सहितं देवं भूतसङ्घैश्च भास्वरैः ॥

nayanānāṃ sahasraiśca vicitrāṅgaṃ mahaujasam | pārvatyā sahitaṃ devaṃ bhūtasaṅghaiśca bhāsvaraiḥ

The mighty god, of wondrous form, had thousands of eyes, and was attended by Parvati and by shining hosts of spirits.

Verse 41 (7.80.41)

गीतवादित्रसन्नादैर्हास्यलास्यसमन्वितम् । वल्गितास्फोटितोत्क्रुष्टैः पुण्यैर्गन्धैश्च सेवितम् ॥

gītavāditrasannādairhāsyalāsyasamanvitam | valgitāsphoṭitotkruṣṭaiḥ puṇyairgandhaiśca sevitam

He was served with the sounds of song and instruments, with laughter and dance, with leaping, clapping and loud cries, and with holy perfumes.

Note on the text: Corrected वग्लित → वल्गित (misprint in Wikisource; letters transposed; valgita as in the critical edition).

Verse 42 (7.80.42)

स्तूयमानं स्तवैर्दिव्यैर्ऋषिभिर्ब्रह्मवादिभिः । गोप्तारं सर्वभूतानामीशानं वरदं शिवम् ॥

stūyamānaṃ stavairdivyairṛṣibhirbrahmavādibhiḥ | goptāraṃ sarvabhūtānāmīśānaṃ varadaṃ śivam

He was praised in divine hymns by sages who speak of Brahman: the protector of all beings, the Lord, the giver of boons, Shiva.

Verse 43 (7.80.43)

वासुदेवस्तु तं दृष्ट्वा जगाम शिरसा क्षितिम् । पार्थेन सह धर्मात्मा गृणन्ब्रह्म सनातनम् ॥

vāsudevastu taṃ dṛṣṭvā jagāma śirasā kṣitim | pārthena saha dharmātmā gṛṇanbrahma sanātanam

Seeing him, the righteous-souled Vasudeva bowed his head to the ground together with Partha, chanting the eternal Brahman.

Verse 44 (7.80.44)

लोकादिं विश्वकर्माणमजमीशानमव्ययम् । मनसः परमां योनिं खं वायुं ज्योतिषां निधिम् ॥

lokādiṃ viśvakarmāṇamajamīśānamavyayam | manasaḥ paramāṃ yoniṃ khaṃ vāyuṃ jyotiṣāṃ nidhim

He is the origin of the worlds, the maker of all, unborn, the Lord, imperishable; the supreme source of mind, of ether and wind, and the treasure-house of lights;

Note on the text: Corrected परमं योनिं → परमां योनिं (misprint in Wikisource; adjective must agree with the feminine योनिम्; परमां as in the critical edition).

Verse 45 (7.80.45)

स्रष्टारं वारिधाराणां भुवश्च प्रकृतिं पराम् । देवदानवयक्षाणां मानवानां च शासकम् ॥

sraṣṭāraṃ vāridhārāṇāṃ bhuvaśca prakṛtiṃ parām | devadānavayakṣāṇāṃ mānavānāṃ ca śāsakam

the creator of the streams of water, the highest nature of the earth, the ruler of gods, danavas, yakshas and men;

Verse 46 (7.80.46)

योगानां च परं धाम दृष्टं ब्रह्मविदां निधिम् । चराचरस्य स्रष्टारं प्रतिहर्तारमेव च ॥

yogānāṃ ca paraṃ dhāma dṛṣṭaṃ brahmavidāṃ nidhim | carācarasya sraṣṭāraṃ pratihartārameva ca

the supreme abode of the yogas, the manifest treasure of those who know Brahman, the creator and also the withdrawer of all that moves and does not move.

Note on the text: Corrected चारचरस्य → चराचरस्य (misprint in Wikisource; letters transposed; carācarasya as in the critical edition).

Verse 47 (7.80.47)

कालकोपं महात्मानं शक्रसूर्यगुणोदयम् । ववन्दतुस्तदा कृष्णौ वाङ्मनोबुद्धिकर्मभिः ॥

kālakopaṃ mahātmānaṃ śakrasūryaguṇodayam | vavandatustadā kṛṣṇau vāṅmanobuddhikarmabhiḥ

Terrible as Time in his wrath, the great soul in whom the powers of Indra and the Sun arise — Krishna and Arjuna bowed to him then with speech, mind, understanding and deed.

Verse 48 (7.80.48)

यं प्रपद्यन्ति विद्वांसः सूक्ष्माध्यात्मपदैषिणः । तमजं कारणात्मानं जग्मतुः शरणं भवम् ॥

yaṃ prapadyanti vidvāṃsaḥ sūkṣmādhyātmapadaiṣiṇaḥ | tamajaṃ kāraṇātmānaṃ jagmatuḥ śaraṇaṃ bhavam

He to whom the wise, who seek the subtle states of the Self, go for refuge — to that unborn Bhava, the cause and self of all, the two went for refuge.

Note on the text: Corrected कारमात्मानं → कारणात्मानं (misprint in Wikisource; dropped akshara; kāraṇātmānaṃ as in the critical edition).

Verse 49 (7.80.49)

अर्जुनश्चापि तं देवं भूयो भूयोऽप्यवन्दत । ज्ञात्वा तं सर्वभूतादिं भूतभव्यभवोद्भवम् ॥

arjunaścāpi taṃ devaṃ bhūyo bhūyo'pyavandata | jñātvā taṃ sarvabhūtādiṃ bhūtabhavyabhavodbhavam

And Arjuna bowed to that god again and again, knowing him as the one primal being, the source of past and future, from whom all beings arise.

Verse 50 (7.80.50)

शरण्यं शरणं देवमीशानं परमेश्वरम् । जगाम जगतां नाथमर्जुनः सजनार्दनः ॥

śaraṇyaṃ śaraṇaṃ devamīśānaṃ parameśvaram | jagāma jagatāṃ nāthamarjunaḥ sajanārdanaḥ

Arjuna, together with Janardana, went for refuge to the god who is the refuge, the Lord, the supreme master, the lord of the worlds.

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki quote/backtick marks (the bracketed passage is an interpolation marker on the page). Not in the CE main text; star passage *0416_01-02 (after 7.57.45), so ce_ref is null.

Verse 51 (7.80.51)

ततस्तावागतौ दृष्ट्वा नरनारायणावुभौ । सुप्रसन्नमनाः शर्वः प्रोवाच प्रहसन्निव ॥

tatastāvāgatau dṛṣṭvā naranārāyaṇāvubhau | suprasannamanāḥ śarvaḥ provāca prahasanniva

Then, seeing the two arrive, Nara and Narayana both, Sharva, well pleased in mind, spoke, smiling as it were.

Note on the text: Lines = CE 7.57.46a with the star insertions *0417_01-02 (naranārāyaṇāv ubhau; suprasannamanāḥ śarvaḥ).

Verse 52 (7.80.52)

स्वागतं वां नरश्रेष्ठावुत्तिष्ठेतां गतक्लमौ । किञ्च वामीप्सितं वीरौ मनसः क्षिप्रमुच्यताम् ॥

svāgataṃ vāṃ naraśreṣṭhāvuttiṣṭhetāṃ gataklamau | kiñca vāmīpsitaṃ vīrau manasaḥ kṣipramucyatām

"Welcome to you, best of men; rise, free of weariness. What do you wish, heroes? Let the desire of your hearts be told quickly.

Note on the text: Corrected नरश्चेष्ठा → नरश्रेष्ठा (misprint in Wikisource; श्चे for श्रे; naraśreṣṭhāv as in the critical edition). Lines = CE 7.57.46c and 46e. Shiva's speech (verses 52-53) is unheaded; given to Sharva.

Verse 53 (7.80.53)

येन कार्येण सम्प्राप्तौ युवां तत्साधयामि किम् । व्रियतामात्मनः श्रेयस्तत्सर्वं प्रददानि वाम् ॥

yena kāryeṇa samprāptau yuvāṃ tatsādhayāmi kim | vriyatāmātmanaḥ śreyastatsarvaṃ pradadāni vām

For whatever purpose you have come, shall I accomplish it? Choose what is best for you; I shall give you all of it."

Verse 54 (7.80.54)

ततस्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा प्रत्युत्थाय कृताञ्जली । वासुदेवार्जुनौ शर्वं तुष्टुवाते महामती । भक्त्यास्तवेन दिव्येन महात्मानावनिन्दितौ ॥

tatastadvacanaṃ śrutvā pratyutthāya kṛtāñjalī | vāsudevārjunau śarvaṃ tuṣṭuvāte mahāmatī | bhaktyāstavena divyena mahātmānāvaninditau

Then, hearing his words, Vasudeva and Arjuna, the wise and blameless great souls, rose with joined palms and praised Sharva with a divine hymn of devotion.

Note on the text: Lines = CE 7.57.48a, 48c and star passage *0418_01.

Verse 55 (7.80.55)

नमो भवाय शर्वाय रुद्राय वरदाय च । पशूनां पतये नित्यमुग्राय च कपर्दिने ॥

namo bhavāya śarvāya rudrāya varadāya ca | paśūnāṃ pataye nityamugrāya ca kapardine

"Homage to Bhava, to Sharva, to Rudra, the giver of boons; to the lord of beasts, ever fierce, to the one of matted locks.

Note on the text: The speaker heading 'कृष्णार्जुनावूचतुः' had slipped into the verse text; removed and made the speaker (speaker_line) for the hymn, verses 55-65.

Verse 56 (7.80.56)

महादेवाय भीमाय त्र्यम्बकाय च शान्तये । ईशानाय मखघ्नाय नमोऽस्त्वन्धकघातिने ॥

mahādevāya bhīmāya tryambakāya ca śāntaye | īśānāya makhaghnāya namo'stvandhakaghātine

To Mahadeva, the terrible, to Tryambaka, and to the peaceful; to Ishana, destroyer of sacrifices; homage to the slayer of Andhaka.

Note on the text: Variant of CE 7.57.50 (शान्तये for शम्भवे; मखघ्नाय for भगघ्नाय).

Verse 57 (7.80.57)

कुमारगुरवे तुभ्यं नीलग्रीवाय वेधसे । पिनाकिने हविष्याय सत्याय विभवे सदा ॥

kumāragurave tubhyaṃ nīlagrīvāya vedhase | pinākine haviṣyāya satyāya vibhave sadā

To you, teacher of Kumara, the blue-throated, the Creator; to the bearer of the Pinaka, to him who is worthy of oblations, to the true, to the all-pervading, always.

Note on the text: Lines = CE 7.57.51a and star passage *0419_01 (pinākine haviṣyāya …).

Verse 58 (7.80.58)

विलोहिताय धूम्राय व्याधायानपराजिते । नित्यं नीलशिखण्डाय शूलिने दिव्यचक्षुषे ॥

vilohitāya dhūmrāya vyādhāyānaparājite | nityaṃ nīlaśikhaṇḍāya śūline divyacakṣuṣe

To the deep red, the smoke-hued, the hunter, the unconquered; to the ever dark-crested, the bearer of the trident, the one of divine sight.

Note on the text: Corrected ध्रूम्राय → धूम्राय (misprint in Wikisource; stray र in ध्रू; dhūmrāya as in the critical edition). Lines = CE 7.57.51c and 52a.

Verse 59 (7.80.59)

होत्रे पोत्रे त्रिनेत्राय व्याधाय वसुरेतसे । अचिन्त्यायाम्बिकाभर्त्रे सर्वदेवस्तुताय च ॥

hotre potre trinetrāya vyādhāya vasuretase | acintyāyāmbikābhartre sarvadevastutāya ca

To the sacrificer, to the purifier, to the three-eyed, to the hunter, to him whose seed is wealth; to the inconceivable, the husband of Ambika, praised by all the gods.

Note on the text: Lines = CE 7.57.52c (variant) and 53a.

Verse 60 (7.80.60)

वृषध्वजाय मुण्डाय जटिने ब्रह्मचारिणे । तप्यमानाय सलिले ब्रह्मण्यायाजिताय च ॥

vṛṣadhvajāya muṇḍāya jaṭine brahmacāriṇe | tapyamānāya salile brahmaṇyāyājitāya ca

To the bull-bannered, the shaven-headed, the matted-haired, the celibate; to him who performs austerity in water, who is kind to Brahmins, the unconquered.

Note on the text: Lines = CE 7.57.53c and 54a.

Verse 61 (7.80.61)

विश्वात्मने विश्वसृजे विश्वमावृत्य तिष्ठते । नमोनमस्ते सेव्याय भूतानां प्रभवे सदा ॥

viśvātmane viśvasṛje viśvamāvṛtya tiṣṭhate | namonamaste sevyāya bhūtānāṃ prabhave sadā

To the Self of the universe, the maker of the universe, who stands enveloping the universe; homage again and again to you, who are to be served, the ever lord of beings.

Note on the text: Lines = CE 7.57.54c and 55a.

Verse 62 (7.80.62)

ब्रह्मवक्त्राय सर्वाय शंकराय शिवाय च । नमोस्तु वाचस्पतये प्रजानां पतये नमः ॥

brahmavaktrāya sarvāya śaṃkarāya śivāya ca | namostu vācaspataye prajānāṃ pataye namaḥ

To him of the Brahma-faces, to Sarva, to Shankara and Shiva; homage to the lord of speech, homage to the lord of creatures.

Note on the text: Lines = CE 7.57.55c and 56a.

Verse 63 (7.80.63)

अभिगम्याय काम्याय स्तुत्यायार्याय सर्वदा । नमोऽस्तु देवदेवाय महाभूतधराय च । नमो विश्वस्य पतये पत्तीनां पतये नमः ॥

abhigamyāya kāmyāya stutyāyāryāya sarvadā | namo'stu devadevāya mahābhūtadharāya ca | namo viśvasya pataye pattīnāṃ pataye namaḥ

To the approachable, the desirable, the praiseworthy, the noble, at all times; homage to the god of gods, the bearer of the great elements; homage to the lord of the universe, homage to the lord of the foot-soldiers.

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki quote/backtick marks (the bracketed passage is an interpolation marker on the page). Not in the CE main text as one verse: line 1 = star passage *0420_01 (after 7.57.55b); line 2 = star passage *0422_01 (after 7.57.58b); line 3 resembles CE 7.57.56c. ce_ref is null.

Verse 64 (7.80.64)

नमो विश्वस्य पतये महतां पतये नमः । नमः सहस्रशिरसे सहस्रभुजमृत्यवे । सहस्रनेत्रपादाय नमोऽसङ्ख्येयकर्मणे ॥

namo viśvasya pataye mahatāṃ pataye namaḥ | namaḥ sahasraśirase sahasrabhujamṛtyave | sahasranetrapādāya namo'saṅkhyeyakarmaṇe

Homage to the lord of the universe, homage to the lord of the great; to him of a thousand heads, of a thousand arms, who is Death itself; to him of a thousand eyes and feet, of countless deeds, homage.

Note on the text: Lines = CE 7.57.56c, 57a and 57c.

Verse 65 (7.80.65)

नमो हिरण्यवर्णाय हिरण्यकवचाय च । भक्तानुकम्पिने नित्यं सिध्यतां नो वरः प्रभो ॥

namo hiraṇyavarṇāya hiraṇyakavacāya ca | bhaktānukampine nityaṃ sidhyatāṃ no varaḥ prabho

Homage to the golden-hued, to the golden-armoured, to him who is ever kind to his devotees: Lord, may our boon be granted."

Note on the text: Lines = CE 7.57.58a and 58c.

Verse 66 (7.80.66)

एवं स्तुत्वा महादेवं वासुदेवः सहार्जुनः । प्रसादयामास भवं तदा ह्यस्त्रोपलब्धये ॥

evaṃ stutvā mahādevaṃ vāsudevaḥ sahārjunaḥ | prasādayāmāsa bhavaṃ tadā hyastropalabdhaye

Having praised Mahadeva thus, Vasudeva, together with Arjuna, propitiated Bhava then, to obtain the weapon.