Brahma and Vishnu's Prayer to Shiva

Verse 1 (shiva.rudra.36.1)

ब्रह्मोवाच । इति स्तुतिं च हर्यादिकृतामाकर्ण्य शङ्करः । बभूवातिप्रसन्नो हि विजहास च सूतिकृत्

brahmovāca | iti stutiṁ ca haryādikṛtāmākarṇya śaṅkaraḥ | babhūvātiprasanno hi vijahāsa ca sūtikṛt

Brahma said: Having heard that hymn made by Indra and the others, Shankara, the very cause of creation, became exceedingly pleased and smiled.

Verse 2 (shiva.rudra.36.2)

ब्रह्मविष्णू तु दृष्ट्वा तौ सस्त्रीकौ सङ्गतौ हरः । यथोचितं समाभाष्य पप्रच्छागमनं तयोः

brahmaviṣṇū tu dṛṣṭvā tau sastrīkau saṅgatau haraḥ | yathocitaṁ samābhāṣya papracchāgamanaṁ tayoḥ

Seeing Brahma and Vishnu, both arrived together with their wives, Hara, after conversing fittingly with them, asked the reason for their coming.

Verse 3 (shiva.rudra.36.3)

रुद्र उवाच । हे हरे हे विधे देवा मुनयश्चाद्य निर्भयाः । निजागमनहेतुं हि कथयध्वं सुतत्त्वतः

rudra uvāca | he hare he vidhe devā munayaścādya nirbhayāḥ | nijāgamanahetuṁ hi kathayadhvaṁ sutattvataḥ

Rudra said: O Hari, O Vidhi, the gods and sages are all free from fear today; tell me truly the reason for your coming.

Verse 4 (shiva.rudra.36.4)

किमर्थमागता यूयं किं कार्यं चेह विद्यते । तत्सर्वं श्रोतुमिच्छामि भवत्स्तुत्या प्रसन्नधीः

kimarthamāgatā yūyaṁ kiṁ kāryaṁ ceha vidyate | tatsarvaṁ śrotumicchāmi bhavatstutyā prasannadhīḥ

For what purpose have you come — what task is there here? My mind, pleased by your praise, wishes to hear all of it.

Verse 5 (shiva.rudra.36.5)

ब्रह्मोवाच । इति पृष्टे हरेणाहं सर्वलोकपितामहः । मुनेऽवोचं महादेवं विष्णुना परिचोदितः

brahmovāca | iti pṛṣṭe hareṇāhaṁ sarvalokapitāmahaḥ | mune'vocaṁ mahādevaṁ viṣṇunā paricoditaḥ

Brahma said: O sage, when Hara had thus asked, I, the grandfather of all worlds, urged on by Vishnu, spoke thus to Mahadeva -

Verse 6 (shiva.rudra.36.6)

देवदेव महादेव करुणासागर प्रभो । यदर्थमागतावावां तच्छृणु त्वं सुरर्षिभिः

devadeva mahādeva karuṇāsāgara prabho | yadarthamāgatāvāvāṁ tacchṛṇu tvaṁ surarṣibhiḥ

O God of gods, Mahadeva, ocean of compassion, Lord! Hear, together with the divine sages, the reason for which we two have come.

Verse 7 (shiva.rudra.36.7)

विशेषतस्तवैवार्थमागता वृषभध्वज । सहार्थिनः सदा योग्यमन्यथा न जगद्भवेत्

viśeṣatastavaivārthamāgatā vṛṣabhadhvaja | sahārthinaḥ sadā yogyamanyathā na jagadbhavet

O bull-bannered one, we have come, in particular, for your own sake; petitioners are ever worthy of hearing — otherwise the world could not go on.

Verse 8 (shiva.rudra.36.8)

केचिद्भविष्यन्त्यसुरा मम वध्या महेश्वर । हरेर्वध्यास्तथा केचिद्भवन्तश्चापि केचन

kecidbhaviṣyantyasurā mama vadhyā maheśvara | harervadhyāstathā kecidbhavantaścāpi kecana

O Maheshvara, some demons are destined to be slain by me, some by Hari, and some by you as well.

Verse 9 (shiva.rudra.36.9)

केचित्त्वद्वीर्यजातस्य तनयस्य महाप्रभो । मायावध्याः प्रभो केचिद्भविष्यन्त्यसुराः सदा

kecittvadvīryajātasya tanayasya mahāprabho | māyāvadhyāḥ prabho kecidbhaviṣyantyasurāḥ sadā

And some demons, O great Lord, shall ever be slain only through the power of Maya of a son born from your own vigor.

Verse 10 (shiva.rudra.36.10)

तवैव कृपया शम्भोः सुराणां सुखमुत्तमम् । नाशयित्वासुरान् घोराञ्जगत्स्वास्थ्यं सदाभयम्

tavaiva kṛpayā śambhoḥ surāṇāṁ sukhamuttamam | nāśayitvāsurān ghorāñjagatsvāsthyaṁ sadābhayam

By your grace alone, O Shambhu, the terrible demons shall be destroyed, the gods shall gain supreme happiness, and the world shall attain ever-fearless well-being.

Verse 11 (shiva.rudra.36.11)

योगयुक्ते त्वयि सदा रागद्वेषविवर्जिते । दयामात्रैकनिरते न वध्या ह्यथवा तव

yogayukte tvayi sadā rāgadveṣavivarjite | dayāmātraikanirate na vadhyā hyathavā tava

You, ever established in yoga, free from attachment and aversion, intent solely on compassion — their slaying is indeed not for you to undertake.

Verse 12 (shiva.rudra.36.12)

आराधितेषु तेष्वीश कथं सृष्टिस्तथा स्थितिः । अतश्च भविता युक्तं नित्यं नित्यं वृषध्वज

ārādhiteṣu teṣvīśa kathaṁ sṛṣṭistathā sthitiḥ | ataśca bhavitā yuktaṁ nityaṁ nityaṁ vṛṣadhvaja

O Ishvara, when those demons grow strong through boons, how then shall creation and preservation continue? Hence, O bull-bannered one, this shall be fitting, forever and ever.

Verse 13 (shiva.rudra.36.13)

सृष्टिस्थित्यन्तकर्माणि न कार्याणि यदा तदा । शरीरभेदमस्माकं मायायाश्च न युज्यते

sṛṣṭisthityantakarmāṇi na kāryāṇi yadā tadā | śarīrabhedamasmākaṁ māyāyāśca na yujyate

When the tasks of creation, preservation, and destruction cannot be accomplished, a differentiation of our very bodies becomes necessary — not a matter of Maya alone.

Verse 14 (shiva.rudra.36.14)

एकस्वरूपा हि वयं भिन्नाः कार्यस्य भेदतः । कार्यभेदो न सिद्धश्चेद्रूपभेदोऽप्रयोजनः

ekasvarūpā hi vayaṁ bhinnāḥ kāryasya bhedataḥ | kāryabhedo na siddhaścedrūpabhedo'prayojanaḥ

We are of one essential nature, yet appear distinct through the difference of function; if the difference of function is not established, the difference of form would be pointless.

Verse 15 (shiva.rudra.36.15)

एक एव त्रिधा भिन्नः परमात्मा महेश्वरः । मायायाः कारणादेव स्वतन्त्रो लीलया प्रभुः

eka eva tridhā bhinnaḥ paramātmā maheśvaraḥ | māyāyāḥ kāraṇādeva svatantro līlayā prabhuḥ

The one Supreme Self, Maheshvara, becomes threefold by the very cause of Maya; the independent Lord does this through his own play.

Verse 16 (shiva.rudra.36.16)

वामाङ्गजो हरिस्तस्य दक्षिणाङ्गभवो ह्यहम् । शिवस्य हृदयाज्जातस्त्वं हि पूर्णतनुः शिवः

vāmāṅgajo haristasya dakṣiṇāṅgabhavo hyaham | śivasya hṛdayājjātastvaṁ hi pūrṇatanuḥ śivaḥ

Hari is born from his left side, and I from his right side; and you, O Shiva, born from Shiva's very heart, are his own full and undivided body.

Verse 17 (shiva.rudra.36.17)

इत्थं वयं त्रिधा भूताः प्रभो भिन्नस्वरूपिणः । शिवाशिवसुतास्तत्त्वं हृदा विद्धि सनातन

itthaṁ vayaṁ tridhā bhūtāḥ prabho bhinnasvarūpiṇaḥ | śivāśivasutāstattvaṁ hṛdā viddhi sanātana

Thus, O Lord, we three have become of differentiated form; yet, O eternal one, know in your heart that we are the sons of Shiva and Shakti, one in essential truth.

Verse 18 (shiva.rudra.36.18)

अहं विष्णुश्च सस्त्रीकौ सञ्जातौ कार्यहेतुतः । लोककार्यकरौ प्रीत्या तव शासनतः प्रभो

ahaṁ viṣṇuśca sastrīkau sañjātau kāryahetutaḥ | lokakāryakarau prītyā tava śāsanataḥ prabho

I and Vishnu, both together with our wives, doing the work of the world with love at your command, have come here for the sake of a task.

Verse 19 (shiva.rudra.36.19)

तस्माद्विश्वहितार्थाय सुराणां सुखहेतवे । परिगृह्णीष्व भार्यार्थे रामामेकां सुशोभनाम्

tasmādviśvahitārthāya surāṇāṁ sukhahetave | parigṛhṇīṣva bhāryārthe rāmāmekāṁ suśobhanām

Therefore, for the welfare of the universe and the happiness of the gods, accept for the purpose of a wife one lovely and gracious woman.

Verse 20 (shiva.rudra.36.20)

अन्यच्छृणु महेशान पूर्ववृत्तं स्मृतं मया । यन्नो पुरः पुरा प्रोक्तं त्वयैव शिवरूपिणा

anyacchṛṇu maheśāna pūrvavṛttaṁ smṛtaṁ mayā | yanno puraḥ purā proktaṁ tvayaiva śivarūpiṇā

O Maheshana, hear also this: I recall a past event, which you yourself, in your form as Shiva, once told us before.

Verse 21 (shiva.rudra.36.21)

मद्रूपं परमं ब्रह्मन्नीदृशं भवदङ्गतः । प्रकटीभविता लोके नाम्ना रुद्रः प्रकीर्तितः

madrūpaṁ paramaṁ brahmannīdṛśaṁ bhavadaṅgataḥ | prakaṭībhavitā loke nāmnā rudraḥ prakīrtitaḥ

'This supreme form of mine, O Brahman, of such a kind, shall become manifest from your own body in the world, celebrated by the name Rudra.'

Verse 22 (shiva.rudra.36.22)

सृष्टिकर्ताभवद् ब्रह्मा हरिः पालनकारकः । लयकारी भविष्यामि रुद्ररूपो गुणाकृतिः

sṛṣṭikartābhavad brahmā hariḥ pālanakārakaḥ | layakārī bhaviṣyāmi rudrarūpo guṇākṛtiḥ

'Brahma shall become the creator, Hari the preserver; and I, in the form of Rudra, embodying that quality, shall become the destroyer.'

Verse 23 (shiva.rudra.36.23)

स्त्रियं विवाह्य लोकस्य करिष्ये कार्यमुत्तमम् । इति संस्मृत्य स्वप्रोक्तं पूर्णं कुरु निजं पणम्

striyaṁ vivāhya lokasya kariṣye kāryamuttamam | iti saṁsmṛtya svaproktaṁ pūrṇaṁ kuru nijaṁ paṇam

'Having married a woman, I shall accomplish the supreme task of the world' — recalling this word of your own, now fulfil your own pledge.

Verse 24 (shiva.rudra.36.24)

निदेशस्तव च स्वामिन्नहं सृष्टिकरो हरिः । पालको लयहेतुस्त्वमाविर्भूतः स्वयं शिवः

nideśastava ca svāminnahaṁ sṛṣṭikaro hariḥ | pālako layahetustvamāvirbhūtaḥ svayaṁ śivaḥ

O Lord, it is by your own decree that I am the creator, Hari the preserver, and you, the cause of dissolution, have manifested yourself as Shiva.

Verse 25 (shiva.rudra.36.25)

त्वां विना न समर्थौ हि आवां च स्वस्वकर्मणि । लोककार्यरतां तस्मादेकां गृह्णीष्व कामिनीम्

tvāṁ vinā na samarthau hi āvāṁ ca svasvakarmaṇi | lokakāryaratāṁ tasmādekāṁ gṛhṇīṣva kāminīm

Without you, neither of us two is capable of our own respective tasks; therefore, intent on the world's welfare, accept one beloved woman.

Verse 26 (shiva.rudra.36.26)

यथा पद्मालया विष्णोः सावित्री च यथा मम । तथा सहचरीं शम्भो कान्तां गृह्णीष्व सम्प्रति

yathā padmālayā viṣṇoḥ sāvitrī ca yathā mama | tathā sahacarīṁ śambho kāntāṁ gṛhṇīṣva samprati

Just as Padma is Vishnu's companion, and Savitri mine, so too, O Shambhu, now accept a beloved companion of your own.

Verse 27 (shiva.rudra.36.27)

ब्रह्मोवाच । इति श्रुत्वा वचो मे हि ब्रह्मणः पुरतो हरेः । स मां जगाद लोकेशः स्मेराननमुखो हरः

brahmovāca | iti śrutvā vaco me hi brahmaṇaḥ purato hareḥ | sa māṁ jagāda lokeśaḥ smerānanamukho haraḥ

Brahma said: Having heard these words of mine, spoken before Hari, that lord of the world, Hara, with a smiling face, said to me -

Verse 28 (shiva.rudra.36.28)

ईश्वर उवाच । हे ब्रह्मन् हे हरे मे हि युवां प्रियतरौ सदा । दृष्ट्वा वां च ममानन्दो भवत्यतितरां खलु

īśvara uvāca | he brahman he hare me hi yuvāṁ priyatarau sadā | dṛṣṭvā vāṁ ca mamānando bhavatyatitarāṁ khalu

Ishvara said: O Brahma, O Hari, you two are ever dearest to me; seeing you both, my joy indeed becomes exceedingly great.

Verse 29 (shiva.rudra.36.29)

युवां सुरविशिष्टौ हि त्रिभुवस्वामिनौ किल । कथनं वां गरिष्ठेति भवकार्यरतात्मनोः

yuvāṁ suraviśiṣṭau hi tribhuvasvāminau kila | kathanaṁ vāṁ gariṣṭheti bhavakāryaratātmanoḥ

You two, foremost among the gods, are indeed the lords of the three worlds; your very word, ever devoted to the world's welfare, is the weightiest.

Verse 30 (shiva.rudra.36.30)

उचितं न सुरश्रेष्ठौ विवाहकरणं मम । तपोरतविरक्तस्य सदा विदितयोगिनः

ucitaṁ na suraśreṣṭhau vivāhakaraṇaṁ mama | taporataviraktasya sadā viditayoginaḥ

O best of gods, it is not fitting for marriage to be performed by me, who am ever devoted to austerity, detached, and ever known as a yogi.

Verse 31 (shiva.rudra.36.31)

यो निवृत्तिसुमार्गस्थः स्वात्मारामो निरञ्जनः । अवधूततनुर्ज्ञानी स्वद्रष्टा कामवर्जितः

yo nivṛttisumārgasthaḥ svātmārāmo nirañjanaḥ | avadhūtatanurjñānī svadraṣṭā kāmavarjitaḥ

I am established on the excellent path of renunciation, self-delighting, stainless, of the nature of an avadhuta, a knower, a seer of my own self, free from desire.

Verse 32 (shiva.rudra.36.32)

अविकारी ह्यभोगी च सदाशुचिरमङ्गलः । तस्य प्रयोजनं लोके कामिन्या किं वदाधुना

avikārī hyabhogī ca sadāśuciramaṅgalaḥ | tasya prayojanaṁ loke kāminyā kiṁ vadādhunā

I am unchanging, without enjoyment, ever pure and auspicious — what use, then, has such a one for a wife in this world? Tell me now.

Verse 33 (shiva.rudra.36.33)

केवलं योगलग्नस्य ममानन्दः सदास्ति वै । ज्ञानहीनस्तु पुरुषो मनुते बहु कामकम्

kevalaṁ yogalagnasya mamānandaḥ sadāsti vai | jñānahīnastu puruṣo manute bahu kāmakam

For me, absorbed solely in yoga, bliss is ever present; only a man devoid of knowledge imagines much desire.

Verse 34 (shiva.rudra.36.34)

विवाहकरणं लोके विज्ञेयं परबन्धनम् । तस्मात्तस्य रुचिर्नो मे सत्यं सत्यं वदाम्यहम्

vivāhakaraṇaṁ loke vijñeyaṁ parabandhanam | tasmāttasya rucirno me satyaṁ satyaṁ vadāmyaham

Marriage in this world is to be known as yet another bondage; therefore I have no liking for it — I speak the plain, plain truth.

Verse 35 (shiva.rudra.36.35)

न स्वार्थं मे प्रवृत्तिर्हि सम्यक् स्वार्थविचिन्तनात् । तथापि तत्करिष्यामि भवदुक्तं जगद्धितम्

na svārthaṁ me pravṛttirhi samyak svārthavicintanāt | tathāpi tatkariṣyāmi bhavaduktaṁ jagaddhitam

My inclination is not for my own self-interest, since I have thoroughly considered where my true good lies; nevertheless, I shall do this world-benefiting thing you speak of.

Verse 36 (shiva.rudra.36.36)

मत्वा वचो गरिष्ठं वा निजोक्तिपरिपूर्तये । करिष्यामि विवाहं वै भक्तवश्यः सदा ह्यहम्

matvā vaco gariṣṭhaṁ vā nijoktiparipūrtaye | kariṣyāmi vivāhaṁ vai bhaktavaśyaḥ sadā hyaham

Considering your weighty word, and to fulfil my own former pledge, I shall indeed perform this marriage, for I am ever governed by my devotees.

Verse 37 (shiva.rudra.36.37)

परन्तु यादृशीं कान्तां ग्रहीष्यामि यथापणम् । तच्छृणुष्व हरे ब्रह्मन् युक्तमेव वचो मम

parantu yādṛśīṁ kāntāṁ grahīṣyāmi yathāpaṇam | tacchṛṇuṣva hare brahman yuktameva vaco mama

But hear this fitting condition of mine, O Hari, O Brahma, as to what sort of woman I shall accept according to my own pledge.

Verse 38 (shiva.rudra.36.38)

या मे तेजः समर्था हि ग्रहीतुं स्याद्विभागशः । तां निदेशय भार्यार्थे योगिनीं कामरूपिणीम्

yā me tejaḥ samarthā hi grahītuṁ syādvibhāgaśaḥ | tāṁ nideśaya bhāryārthe yoginīṁ kāmarūpiṇīm

Whoever is capable of receiving even a portion of my splendour — appoint her, a yogini of the very form of my own will, for the purpose of my wife.

Verse 39 (shiva.rudra.36.39)

योगयुक्ते मयि तथा योगिन्येव भविष्यति । कामासक्ते मयि तथा कामिन्येव भविष्यति

yogayukte mayi tathā yoginyeva bhaviṣyati | kāmāsakte mayi tathā kāminyeva bhaviṣyati

As I am established in yoga, so she too shall become a yogini; and were I attached to desire, she likewise would become a woman of desire.

Verse 40 (shiva.rudra.36.40)

यमक्षरं वेदविदो निगदन्ति मनीषिणः । ज्योतीरूपं शिवं ते च चिन्तयिष्ये सनातनम्

yamakṣaraṁ vedavido nigadanti manīṣiṇaḥ | jyotīrūpaṁ śivaṁ te ca cintayiṣye sanātanam

That imperishable one whom the Veda-knowing wise declare, that light-formed, eternal Shiva within myself, I shall contemplate.

Verse 41 (shiva.rudra.36.41)

तच्चिन्तायां यदासक्तो ब्रह्मन् गच्छामि भाविनीम् । तत्र या विघ्नजननी न भवित्री हतास्तु मे

taccintāyāṁ yadāsakto brahman gacchāmi bhāvinīm | tatra yā vighnajananī na bhavitrī hatāstu me

O Brahman, absorbed in that very contemplation, I shall go to her who is to be my bride; whatever obstacle-creator there may be, let it be destroyed for my sake.

Verse 42 (shiva.rudra.36.42)

त्वं वा विष्णुरहं वापि शिवस्य ब्रह्मरूपिणः । अंशभूता महाभागा योग्यं तदनुचिन्तनम्

tvaṁ vā viṣṇurahaṁ vāpi śivasya brahmarūpiṇaḥ | aṁśabhūtā mahābhāgā yogyaṁ tadanucintanam

Whether you, or Vishnu, or I — all are but great, blessed portions of Shiva in the form of Brahman; contemplation of that alone is fitting.

Verse 43 (shiva.rudra.36.43)

तच्चिन्तया विनोद्वाहं स्थास्यामि कमलासन । तस्माज्जायां प्रादिश त्वं मत्कर्मानुगतां सदा

taccintayā vinodvāhaṁ sthāsyāmi kamalāsana | tasmājjāyāṁ prādiśa tvaṁ matkarmānugatāṁ sadā

O lotus-seated one, through that very contemplation, without true bondage, I shall remain as I am; therefore appoint for me a wife who will ever follow my own conduct.

Verse 44 (shiva.rudra.36.44)

तत्राप्येकं पणं मे त्वं शृणु ब्रह्मँश्च मां प्रति । अविश्वासो मदुक्ते चेन्मया त्यक्ता भविष्यति

tatrāpyekaṁ paṇaṁ me tvaṁ śṛṇu brahmam̐śca māṁ prati | aviśvāso madukte cenmayā tyaktā bhaviṣyati

O Brahman, hear one more condition of mine in this: should there ever be distrust of my word, I shall abandon her.

Verse 45 (shiva.rudra.36.45)

ब्रह्मोवाच । इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वाहं स विष्णुर्हरस्य च । सस्मितं मोदितमनोऽवोचं चेति विनम्रकः

brahmovāca | iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvāhaṁ sa viṣṇurharasya ca | sasmitaṁ moditamano'vocaṁ ceti vinamrakaḥ

Brahma said: Having heard those words of Hara, I, together with Vishnu, my mind delighted, smiling and bowing humbly, said this -

Verse 46 (shiva.rudra.36.46)

शृणु नाथ महेशान मार्गिता यादृशी त्वया । निवेदयामि सुप्रीत्या तां स्त्रियं तादृशीं प्रभो

śṛṇu nātha maheśāna mārgitā yādṛśī tvayā | nivedayāmi suprītyā tāṁ striyaṁ tādṛśīṁ prabho

Hear, O Lord, O Mahesha: the very kind of woman you have described — I now joyfully declare to you one of that very kind.

Verse 47 (shiva.rudra.36.47)

उमा सा भिन्नरूपेण सञ्जाता कार्यसाधिनी । सरस्वती तथा लक्ष्मीर्द्विधारूपा पुरा प्रभो

umā sā bhinnarūpeṇa sañjātā kāryasādhinī | sarasvatī tathā lakṣmīrdvidhārūpā purā prabho

Uma Herself, in a differentiated form, has come forth to accomplish this task; and from Her, in ancient times, Sarasvati and Lakshmi arose in twofold form.

Verse 48 (shiva.rudra.36.48)

पद्मा कान्ताभवद्विष्णोस्तथा मम सरस्वती । तृतीयरूपा सा नोऽभूल्लोककार्यहितैषिणी

padmā kāntābhavadviṣṇostathā mama sarasvatī | tṛtīyarūpā sā no'bhūllokakāryahitaiṣiṇī

Padma became the beloved of Vishnu, and Sarasvati mine; and Her third form became ours, ever wishing the welfare of the world's affairs.

Verse 49 (shiva.rudra.36.49)

दक्षस्य तनया याभूत्सती नाम्ना तु सा विभो । सैवेदृशी भवेद्भार्या भवेद्धि हितकारिणी

dakṣasya tanayā yābhūtsatī nāmnā tu sā vibho | saivedṛśī bhavedbhāryā bhaveddhi hitakāriṇī

O Lord, she who became the daughter of Daksha, named Sati — she alone is fit to be such a wife, for she alone shall bring about your welfare.

Verse 50 (shiva.rudra.36.50)

सा तपस्यति देवेश त्वदर्थं हि दृढव्रता । त्वां पतिं प्राप्तुकामा वै महातेजोवती सती

sā tapasyati deveśa tvadarthaṁ hi dṛḍhavratā | tvāṁ patiṁ prāptukāmā vai mahātejovatī satī

O Lord of gods, that very Sati, firm in her vow, is performing austerity for your sake, desiring to attain you as her husband — she of the greatest splendour.

Verse 51 (shiva.rudra.36.51)

दातुं गच्छ वरं तस्यै कृपां कुरु महेश्वर । तां विवाहय सुप्रीत्या वरं दत्त्वा च तादृशम्

dātuṁ gaccha varaṁ tasyai kṛpāṁ kuru maheśvara | tāṁ vivāhaya suprītyā varaṁ dattvā ca tādṛśam

O Maheshvara, go and grant her this boon, show her grace; having granted such a boon, marry her with love.

Verse 52 (shiva.rudra.36.52)

हरेर्मम च देवानामियं वाञ्छास्ति शङ्कर । परिपूरय सद्दृष्ट्या पश्यामोत्सवमादरात्

harermama ca devānāmiyaṁ vāñchāsti śaṅkara | paripūraya saddṛṣṭyā paśyāmotsavamādarāt

O Shankara, this is the wish of Hari, of me, and of the gods; fulfil it with a gracious glance — let us behold the festivity with reverence.

Verse 53 (shiva.rudra.36.53)

मङ्गलं परमं भूयात् त्रिलोकेषु सुखावहम् । सर्वज्वरो विनश्येद् वै सर्वेषां नात्र संशयः

maṅgalaṁ paramaṁ bhūyāt trilokeṣu sukhāvaham | sarvajvaro vinaśyed vai sarveṣāṁ nātra saṁśayaḥ

From this, supreme auspiciousness, bringing happiness to the three worlds, shall arise; without doubt, all affliction shall be destroyed for everyone.

Verse 54 (shiva.rudra.36.54)

अथवास्मद्वचःशेषेऽवदत्तं मधुसूदनः । लीलाजाकृतिमीशानं भक्तवत्सलमच्युतः

athavāsmadvacaḥśeṣe'vadattaṁ madhusūdanaḥ | līlājākṛtimīśānaṁ bhaktavatsalamacyutaḥ

Then, before our words were even finished, Madhusudana — Achyuta, ever fond of his devotees — spoke to Ishana, whose very form is born of his own divine play -

Verse 55 (shiva.rudra.36.55)

विष्णुरुवाच । देवदेव महादेव करुणाकर शङ्कर । यदुक्तं ब्रह्मणा सर्वं मदुक्तं तन्न संशयः

viṣṇuruvāca | devadeva mahādeva karuṇākara śaṅkara | yaduktaṁ brahmaṇā sarvaṁ maduktaṁ tanna saṁśayaḥ

Vishnu said: O God of gods, Mahadeva, ocean of mercy, Shankara! Whatever has been said by Brahma, know all of it to be my word as well; have no doubt of this.

Verse 56 (shiva.rudra.36.56)

तत्कुरुष्व महेशान कृपां कृत्वा ममोपरि । सनाथं कुरु सद्दृष्ट्या त्रिलोकं सुविवाह्य ताम्

tatkuruṣva maheśāna kṛpāṁ kṛtvā mamopari | sanāthaṁ kuru saddṛṣṭyā trilokaṁ suvivāhya tām

O Maheshana, do so; showing grace upon me, marry her with a gracious glance and grant the three worlds a true protector.

Verse 57 (shiva.rudra.36.57)

ब्रह्मोवाच । इत्युक्त्वा भगवान् विष्णुः तूष्णीमास मुने सुधीः । तथास्त्विति विहस्याह स प्रभुर्भक्तवत्सलः

brahmovāca | ityuktvā bhagavān viṣṇuḥ tūṣṇīmāsa mune sudhīḥ | tathāstviti vihasyāha sa prabhurbhaktavatsalaḥ

Brahma said: Having said this, the wise, glorious Vishnu fell silent; and the Lord, ever fond of his devotees, laughing, said, 'So be it.'

Verse 58 (shiva.rudra.36.58)

ततस्त्वावां च सम्प्राप्य चाज्ञां स मुनिभिः सुरैः । अगच्छाव स्वेष्टदेशं सस्त्रीकौ परहर्षितौ

tatastvāvāṁ ca samprāpya cājñāṁ sa munibhiḥ suraiḥ | agacchāva sveṣṭadeśaṁ sastrīkau paraharṣitau

Then, having obtained his leave, we two, with our wives, together with the sages and gods, filled with great joy, went each to our desired place.