The Wedding Festival of Sati

Verse 1 (shiva.rudra.40.1)

नारद उवाच । ब्रह्मन् विधे महाभाग शिवभक्त वरप्रभो । श्रावितं चरितं शम्भोरद्भुतं मङ्गलायनम्

nārada uvāca | brahman vidhe mahābhāga śivabhakta varaprabho | śrāvitaṁ caritaṁ śambhoradbhutaṁ maṅgalāyanam

Narada said: O Brahma, O Creator, greatly fortunate one, devoted to Shiva, best of the excellent, I have heard this wondrous, auspicious tale of Shambhu.

Verse 2 (shiva.rudra.40.2)

ततः किमभवत्तात कथ्यतां शशिमौलिनः । सत्याश्च चरितं दिव्यं सर्वाघौघविनाशनम्

tataḥ kimabhavattāta kathyatāṁ śaśimaulinaḥ | satyāśca caritaṁ divyaṁ sarvāghaughavināśanam

Dear one, what happened after that? Tell me the divine tale of moon-crested Shiva and Sati, the destroyer of all the multitude of sins.

Verse 3 (shiva.rudra.40.3)

ब्रह्मोवाच । निवृत्ते शङ्करे चास्मद्वधाद्भक्तानुकम्पिनि । अभवन्निर्भयाः सर्वे सुखिनः सुप्रसन्नकाः

brahmovāca | nivṛtte śaṅkare cāsmadvadhādbhaktānukampini | abhavannirbhayāḥ sarve sukhinaḥ suprasannakāḥ

Brahma said: When Shankara, compassionate to his devotees, desisted from slaying me, all became fearless, joyful, and well pleased.

Verse 4 (shiva.rudra.40.4)

नतस्कन्धाः साञ्जलयः प्रणेमुर्निखिलाश्च ते । तुष्टुवुः शङ्करं भक्त्या चक्रुर्जयरवं मुदा

nataskandhāḥ sāñjalayaḥ praṇemurnikhilāśca te | tuṣṭuvuḥ śaṅkaraṁ bhaktyā cakrurjayaravaṁ mudā

All of them, with bowed necks and joined hands, bowed down; they praised Shankara with devotion and, with joy, raised a shout of victory.

Verse 5 (shiva.rudra.40.5)

एतस्मिन्नेव कालेऽहं प्रसन्नो निर्भयो मुने । अस्तवं शङ्करं भक्त्या विविधैश्च शुभस्तवैः

etasminneva kāle'haṁ prasanno nirbhayo mune | astavaṁ śaṅkaraṁ bhaktyā vividhaiśca śubhastavaiḥ

O sage, at that very time, I too, pleased and fearless, praised Shankara with devotion, using various auspicious hymns.

Verse 6 (shiva.rudra.40.6)

ततस्तुष्टमनाः शम्भुर्बहुलीलाकरः प्रभुः । मुने मां समुवाचेदं सर्वेषां शृण्वतां तदा

tatastuṣṭamanāḥ śambhurbahulīlākaraḥ prabhuḥ | mune māṁ samuvācedaṁ sarveṣāṁ śṛṇvatāṁ tadā

Then Shambhu, his mind satisfied, the Lord of manifold divine play, O sage, spoke this to me in the hearing of all.

Verse 7 (shiva.rudra.40.7)

रुद्र उवाच । ब्रह्मन् तात प्रसन्नोऽहं निर्भयस्त्वं भवाधुना । स्वशीर्षं स्पृश हस्तेन मदाज्ञां कुर्वसंशयम्

rudra uvāca | brahman tāta prasanno'haṁ nirbhayastvaṁ bhavādhunā | svaśīrṣaṁ spṛśa hastena madājñāṁ kurvasaṁśayam

Rudra said: O Brahma, dear one, I am pleased; be now free from fear. Touch your own head with your own hand — carry out my command without doubt.

Verse 8 (shiva.rudra.40.8)

ब्रह्मोवाच । इत्याकर्ण्य वचः शम्भोर्बहुलीलाकृतः प्रभोः । स्पृशन् स्वं कं तथा भूत्वा प्राणमं वृषभध्वजम्

brahmovāca | ityākarṇya vacaḥ śambhorbahulīlākṛtaḥ prabhoḥ | spṛśan svaṁ kaṁ tathā bhūtvā prāṇamaṁ vṛṣabhadhvajam

Brahma said: Having heard this word of Shambhu, the Lord of manifold play, touching my own head and thus becoming so transformed, I bowed to the bull-bannered one.

Verse 9 (shiva.rudra.40.9)

यावदेवमहं स्वं कं स्पृशामि निजपाणिना । तावत्तत्र स्थितं सद्यस्तद्रूपवृषवाहनम्

yāvadevamahaṁ svaṁ kaṁ spṛśāmi nijapāṇinā | tāvattatra sthitaṁ sadyastadrūpavṛṣavāhanam

As soon as I, in this way, touched my own head with my own hand, at once there stood in that very place a form of that same kind, mounted upon a bull.

Verse 10 (shiva.rudra.40.10)

ततो लज्जापरीताङ्गः स्थितश्चाहमधोमुखः । इन्द्राद्यैरमरैः सर्वैः सुदृष्टः सर्वतः स्थितैः

tato lajjāparītāṅgaḥ sthitaścāhamadhomukhaḥ | indrādyairamaraiḥ sarvaiḥ sudṛṣṭaḥ sarvataḥ sthitaiḥ

Then, my body overcome with shame, I stood with my face bowed down, closely watched by Indra and all the other gods standing around on every side.

Verse 11 (shiva.rudra.40.11)

अथाहं लज्जयाविष्टः प्रणिपत्य महेश्वरम् । प्रावोचं संस्तुतिं कृत्वा क्षम्यतां क्षम्यतामिति

athāhaṁ lajjayāviṣṭaḥ praṇipatya maheśvaram | prāvocaṁ saṁstutiṁ kṛtvā kṣamyatāṁ kṣamyatāmiti

Then, overcome with shame, prostrating before Maheshvara, having offered praise, I said: 'Forgive me, forgive me.'

Verse 12 (shiva.rudra.40.12)

अस्य पापस्य शुद्ध्यर्थं प्रायश्चित्तं वद प्रभो । निग्रहं च तथा न्यायं येन पापं प्रयातु मे

asya pāpasya śuddhyarthaṁ prāyaścittaṁ vada prabho | nigrahaṁ ca tathā nyāyaṁ yena pāpaṁ prayātu me

O Lord, for the purification of this sin, tell me the atonement, and also the fitting penalty, by which this sin of mine may depart.

Verse 13 (shiva.rudra.40.13)

इत्युक्तस्तु मया शम्भुरुवाच प्रणतं हि माम् । सुप्रसन्नतरो भूत्वा सर्वेशो भक्तवत्सलः

ityuktastu mayā śambhuruvāca praṇataṁ hi mām | suprasannataro bhūtvā sarveśo bhaktavatsalaḥ

Thus addressed by me, Shambhu, the Lord of all, ever fond of his devotees, becoming exceedingly gracious, spoke to me as I lay prostrate.

Verse 14 (shiva.rudra.40.14)

शम्भुरुवाच । अनेनैव स्वरूपेण मदधिष्ठितकेन हि । तपः कुरु प्रसन्नात्मा मदाराधनतत्परः

śambhuruvāca | anenaiva svarūpeṇa madadhiṣṭhitakena hi | tapaḥ kuru prasannātmā madārādhanatatparaḥ

Shambhu said: In this very form, presided over by me, perform austerity, your soul at peace, intent upon my worship.

Verse 15 (shiva.rudra.40.15)

ख्यातिं यास्यसि सर्वत्र नाम्ना रुद्रशिरः क्षितौ । साधकः सर्वकृत्यानां तेजोभाजां द्विजन्मनाम्

khyātiṁ yāsyasi sarvatra nāmnā rudraśiraḥ kṣitau | sādhakaḥ sarvakṛtyānāṁ tejobhājāṁ dvijanmanām

You shall attain fame everywhere on earth by the name 'Rudrashiras', the accomplisher of all tasks for the radiant twice-born.

Verse 16 (shiva.rudra.40.16)

मनुष्याणामिदं कृत्यं यस्माद्वीर्यं त्वयाधुना । तस्मात्त्वं मानुषो भूत्वा विचरिष्यसि भूतले

manuṣyāṇāmidaṁ kṛtyaṁ yasmādvīryaṁ tvayādhunā | tasmāttvaṁ mānuṣo bhūtvā vicariṣyasi bhūtale

Since you have now performed this deed characteristic of human beings, therefore you shall take on a human nature and wander upon the earth.

Verse 17 (shiva.rudra.40.17)

यस्त्वां चानेन रूपेण दृष्ट्वा कौ विचरिष्यति । किमेतद् ब्रह्मणो मूर्ध्नि वदन्निति पुरान्तकः

yastvāṁ cānena rūpeṇa dṛṣṭvā kau vicariṣyati | kimetad brahmaṇo mūrdhni vadanniti purāntakaḥ

Whoever, seeing you in this form, shall wonder, 'What is this upon Brahma's head?' — thus spoke the Destroyer of the [triple] city.

Verse 18 (shiva.rudra.40.18)

ततस्ते चेष्टितं सर्वं कौतुकाच्छ्रोष्यतीति यः । परदारकृतात्त्यागान्मुक्तिं सद्यः स यास्यति

tataste ceṣṭitaṁ sarvaṁ kautukācchroṣyatīti yaḥ | paradārakṛtāttyāgānmuktiṁ sadyaḥ sa yāsyati

Then, whoever hears of this entire event out of curiosity shall, through the renunciation this brings about of desire for another's wife, swiftly attain liberation.

Verse 19 (shiva.rudra.40.19)

यथा यथा जनश्चैतत्कृत्यं ते कीर्तयिष्यति । तथा तथा विशुद्धिस्ते पापस्यास्य भविष्यति

yathā yathā janaścaitatkṛtyaṁ te kīrtayiṣyati | tathā tathā viśuddhiste pāpasyāsya bhaviṣyati

In whatever measure people shall proclaim this deed of yours, in that same measure the purification of this sin of yours shall come about.

Verse 20 (shiva.rudra.40.20)

एतदेव हि ते ब्रह्मन् प्रायश्चित्तं मयेरितम् । जनहास्यकरं लोके तव गर्हाकरं परम्

etadeva hi te brahman prāyaścittaṁ mayeritam | janahāsyakaraṁ loke tava garhākaraṁ param

This very thing, O Brahma, is the atonement I have prescribed for you — a cause of laughter for people in this world, yet the supreme means of removing your disgrace.

Verse 21 (shiva.rudra.40.21)

एतच्च तव वीर्यं हि पतितं वेदिमध्यगम् । कामार्तस्य मया दृष्टं नैतद्धार्यं भविष्यति

etacca tava vīryaṁ hi patitaṁ vedimadhyagam | kāmārtasya mayā dṛṣṭaṁ naitaddhāryaṁ bhaviṣyati

And this seed of yours, fallen in the midst of the altar, seen by me while you were afflicted with desire — this shall not be allowed to remain as it is.

Verse 22 (shiva.rudra.40.22)

चतुर्बिन्दुमितं रेतः पतितं यत्क्षितौ तव । तन्मितास्तोयदा व्योम्नि भवेयुः प्रलयङ्कराः

caturbindumitaṁ retaḥ patitaṁ yatkṣitau tava | tanmitāstoyadā vyomni bhaveyuḥ pralayaṅkarāḥ

The measure of your seed that fell upon the earth, four drops, an equal number of world-dissolving clouds shall arise in the sky.

Verse 23 (shiva.rudra.40.23)

एतस्मिन्नन्तरे तत्र देवर्षीणां पुरो द्रुतम् । तद्रेतसः समभवंस्तन्मिताश्च बलाहकाः

etasminnantare tatra devarṣīṇāṁ puro drutam | tadretasaḥ samabhavaṁstanmitāśca balāhakāḥ

Meanwhile, there, before the divine sages, from that very seed, clouds equal in number arose swiftly.

Verse 24 (shiva.rudra.40.24)

संवर्तकस्तथावर्तः पुष्करो द्रोण एव च । एते चतुर्विधास्तात महामेघा लयङ्कराः

saṁvartakastathāvartaḥ puṣkaro droṇa eva ca | ete caturvidhāstāta mahāmeghā layaṅkarāḥ

Dear one, Samvartaka, Avarta, Pushkara, and Drona — these four kinds are the great, world-dissolving clouds.

Verse 25 (shiva.rudra.40.25)

गर्जन्तश्चाथ मुञ्चन्तस्तोयानीषच्छिवेच्छया । फेलुर्व्योम्नि मुनिश्रेष्ठ तोयदास्ते कदारवाः

garjantaścātha muñcantastoyānīṣacchivecchayā | phelurvyomni muniśreṣṭha toyadāste kadāravāḥ

O best of sages, thundering and releasing a little water by Shiva's own will, those harsh-sounding clouds spread across the sky.

Verse 26 (shiva.rudra.40.26)

तैस्तु सञ्छादिते व्योम्नि सुगर्जद्भिश्च शङ्करः । प्रशान् दाक्षायणी देवी भृशं शान्तोऽभवद् द्रुतम्

taistu sañchādite vyomni sugarjadbhiśca śaṅkaraḥ | praśān dākṣāyaṇī devī bhṛśaṁ śānto'bhavad drutam

With the sky covered by those loudly thundering clouds, Shankara swiftly became greatly pacified, and the Goddess, daughter of Daksha, too grew calm.

Verse 27 (shiva.rudra.40.27)

अथ चाहं वीतभयः शङ्करस्याज्ञया तदा । शेषं वैवाहिकं कर्म समाप्तिमनयं मुने

atha cāhaṁ vītabhayaḥ śaṅkarasyājñayā tadā | śeṣaṁ vaivāhikaṁ karma samāptimanayaṁ mune

O sage, then I, freed from fear, at Shankara's command, brought the remaining marriage rites to completion.

Verse 28 (shiva.rudra.40.28)

पपात पुष्पवृष्टिश्च शिवाशिवशिरस्कयोः । सर्वत्र च मुनिश्रेष्ठ मुदा देवगणोज्झिता

papāta puṣpavṛṣṭiśca śivāśivaśiraskayoḥ | sarvatra ca muniśreṣṭha mudā devagaṇojjhitā

O best of sages, a shower of flowers, joyfully released by the hosts of gods, fell everywhere upon the heads of both Shiva and Shakti.

Verse 29 (shiva.rudra.40.29)

वाद्यमानेषु वाद्येषु गायमानेषु तेषु च । पठत्सु विप्रवर्गेषु वेदान् भक्त्यान्वितेषु च

vādyamāneṣu vādyeṣu gāyamāneṣu teṣu ca | paṭhatsu vipravargeṣu vedān bhaktyānviteṣu ca

While the instruments were being played, songs were being sung, and groups of brahmins, filled with devotion, recited the Vedas,

Verse 30 (shiva.rudra.40.30)

रम्भादिषु पुरन्ध्रीषु नृत्यमानासु सादरम् । महोत्सवो महानासीद्देवपत्नीषु नारद

rambhādiṣu purandhrīṣu nṛtyamānāsu sādaram | mahotsavo mahānāsīddevapatnīṣu nārada

O Narada, while Rambha and the other celestial women danced with reverence, there was a great festival among the wives of the gods.

Verse 31 (shiva.rudra.40.31)

अथ कर्मवितानेशः प्रसन्नः परमेश्वरः । प्राह मां प्राञ्जलिं प्रीत्या लौकिकीं गतिमाश्रितः

atha karmavitāneśaḥ prasannaḥ parameśvaraḥ | prāha māṁ prāñjaliṁ prītyā laukikīṁ gatimāśritaḥ

Then the Supreme Lord, presiding over that entire rite, pleased, resorting to worldly custom, spoke lovingly to me, who stood with joined hands.

Verse 32 (shiva.rudra.40.32)

ईश्वर उवाच । हे ब्रह्मन् सुकृतं कर्म सर्वं वैवाहिकं च यत् । प्रसन्नोऽस्मि त्वमाचार्यो दद्यां ते दक्षिणां च काम्

īśvara uvāca | he brahman sukṛtaṁ karma sarvaṁ vaivāhikaṁ ca yat | prasanno'smi tvamācāryo dadyāṁ te dakṣiṇāṁ ca kām

Ishvara said: O Brahma, the entire marriage rite has been well accomplished; I am pleased. You are my officiant — what priestly gift shall I give you?

Verse 33 (shiva.rudra.40.33)

याचस्व तां सुरज्येष्ठ यद्यपि स्यात्सुदुर्लभा । ब्रूहि शीघ्रं महाभाग नादेयं विद्यते मम

yācasva tāṁ surajyeṣṭha yadyapi syātsudurlabhā | brūhi śīghraṁ mahābhāga nādeyaṁ vidyate mama

O eldest of the gods, ask for it, even should it be exceedingly hard to obtain; O greatly fortunate one, speak quickly — there is nothing I cannot give.

Verse 34 (shiva.rudra.40.34)

ब्रह्मोवाच । इत्याकर्ण्य वचः सोऽहं शङ्करस्य कृताञ्जलिः । मुनेऽवोचं विनीतात्मा प्रणम्येशं मुहुर्मुहुः

brahmovāca | ityākarṇya vacaḥ so'haṁ śaṅkarasya kṛtāñjaliḥ | mune'vocaṁ vinītātmā praṇamyeśaṁ muhurmuhuḥ

Brahma said: O sage, having heard these words, I, with joined hands to Shankara, humble of heart, bowing to the Lord again and again, spoke thus.

Verse 35 (shiva.rudra.40.35)

यदि प्रसन्नो देवेश वरयोग्योऽस्म्यहं यदि । तत्कुरु त्वं महेशान सुप्रीत्या यद्वदाम्यहम्

yadi prasanno deveśa varayogyo'smyahaṁ yadi | tatkuru tvaṁ maheśāna suprītyā yadvadāmyaham

O Lord of gods, if you are pleased, and if I am worthy of a boon, then, O Maheshana, do with love what I now say.

Verse 36 (shiva.rudra.40.36)

अनेनैव तु रूपेण वेद्यामस्यां महेश्वर । त्वया स्थेयं सदैवात्र नृणां पापविशुद्धये

anenaiva tu rūpeṇa vedyāmasyāṁ maheśvara | tvayā stheyaṁ sadaivātra nṛṇāṁ pāpaviśuddhaye

O Maheshvara, in this very form, upon this very altar, remain forever here, for the purification of men's sins.

Verse 37 (shiva.rudra.40.37)

येनास्य सन्निधौ कृत्वा स्वाश्रमं शशिशेखर । तपः कुर्यां विनाशाय स्वपापस्यास्य शङ्कर

yenāsya sannidhau kṛtvā svāśramaṁ śaśiśekhara | tapaḥ kuryāṁ vināśāya svapāpasyāsya śaṅkara

So that, having made my own hermitage in its vicinity, O moon-crested one, I may perform austerity for the destruction of this sin of mine, O Shankara.

Verse 38 (shiva.rudra.40.38)

चैत्रशुक्लत्रयोदश्यां नक्षत्रे भगदैवते । सूर्यवारे च यो भक्त्या वीक्षेत भुवि मानवः

caitraśuklatrayodaśyāṁ nakṣatre bhagadaivate | sūryavāre ca yo bhaktyā vīkṣeta bhuvi mānavaḥ

Whatever human being on earth shall, with devotion, behold this on the bright thirteenth of Chaitra, under the constellation ruled by Bhaga, on a Sunday -

Verse 39 (shiva.rudra.40.39)

तदैव तस्य पापानि प्रयान्तु हर सङ्क्षयम् । वर्धते विपुलं पुण्यं रोगा नश्यन्तु सर्वशः

tadaiva tasya pāpāni prayāntu hara saṅkṣayam | vardhate vipulaṁ puṇyaṁ rogā naśyantu sarvaśaḥ

- O Hara, may his sins be utterly destroyed at that very moment; may abundant merit increase, and may all diseases be wholly destroyed.

Verse 40 (shiva.rudra.40.40)

या नारी दुर्भगा वन्ध्या काणा रूपविवर्जिता । सापि त्वद्दर्शनादेव निर्दोषा सम्भवेद् ध्रुवम्

yā nārī durbhagā vandhyā kāṇā rūpavivarjitā | sāpi tvaddarśanādeva nirdoṣā sambhaved dhruvam

Whatever woman is unfortunate, barren, one-eyed, or devoid of beauty — she too, merely by the sight of you, shall surely become free from all such defects.

Verse 41 (shiva.rudra.40.41)

ब्रह्मोवाच । इत्याकर्ण्य वचो मे हि स्वात्मसर्वसुखावहम् । तथास्त्विति शिवः प्राह सुप्रसन्नेन चेतसा

brahmovāca | ityākarṇya vaco me hi svātmasarvasukhāvaham | tathāstviti śivaḥ prāha suprasannena cetasā

Brahma said: Having heard these words of mine, which brought about happiness for his own self as well, Shiva, with a greatly pleased heart, said, 'So be it.'

Verse 42 (shiva.rudra.40.42)

शिव उवाच । हिताय सर्वलोकस्य वेद्यां तस्यां व्यवस्थितः । स्थास्यामि सहितः पत्न्या सत्या त्वद्वचनाद्विधे

śiva uvāca | hitāya sarvalokasya vedyāṁ tasyāṁ vyavasthitaḥ | sthāsyāmi sahitaḥ patnyā satyā tvadvacanādvidhe

Shiva said: O Creator, for the welfare of all the world, at your word, established upon this very altar, I shall remain here together with my wife Sati.

Verse 43 (shiva.rudra.40.43)

ब्रह्मोवाच । इत्युक्त्वा भगवांस्तत्र सभार्यो वृषभध्वजः । उवाच वेदिमध्यस्थो मूर्तिं कृत्वांशरूपिणीम्

brahmovāca | ityuktvā bhagavāṁstatra sabhāryo vṛṣabhadhvajaḥ | uvāca vedimadhyastho mūrtiṁ kṛtvāṁśarūpiṇīm

Brahma said: Having said this, the Blessed bull-bannered one, there with his wife, standing in the midst of the altar, established a form that was a partial manifestation of himself.

Verse 44 (shiva.rudra.40.44)

ततो दक्षं समामन्त्र्य शङ्करः परमेश्वरः । पत्न्या सत्या गन्तुमना अभूत्स्वजनवत्सलः

tato dakṣaṁ samāmantrya śaṅkaraḥ parameśvaraḥ | patnyā satyā gantumanā abhūtsvajanavatsalaḥ

Then, taking leave of Daksha, Shankara, the Supreme Lord, ever fond of his own devotees, became intent on departing together with his wife Sati.

Verse 45 (shiva.rudra.40.45)

एतस्मिन्नन्तरे दक्षो विनयावनतः सुधीः । साञ्जलिर्नतकः प्रीत्या तुष्टाव वृषभध्वजम्

etasminnantare dakṣo vinayāvanataḥ sudhīḥ | sāñjalirnatakaḥ prītyā tuṣṭāva vṛṣabhadhvajam

Meanwhile, wise Daksha, bowed low in humility, with joined hands, bowing with love, began to praise the bull-bannered one.

Verse 46 (shiva.rudra.40.46)

विष्ण्वादयः सुराः सर्वे मुनयश्च गणास्तदा । नत्वा संस्तूय विविधं चक्रुर्जयरवं मुदा

viṣṇvādayaḥ surāḥ sarve munayaśca gaṇāstadā | natvā saṁstūya vividhaṁ cakrurjayaravaṁ mudā

Vishnu and all the other gods, the sages, and the ganas too then, bowing and praising him in various ways, joyfully raised a shout of victory.

Verse 47 (shiva.rudra.40.47)

आरोप्य वृषभे शम्भुः सतीं दक्षाज्ञया मुदा । जगाम हिमवत्प्रस्थं वृषभस्थः स्वयं प्रभुः

āropya vṛṣabhe śambhuḥ satīṁ dakṣājñayā mudā | jagāma himavatprasthaṁ vṛṣabhasthaḥ svayaṁ prabhuḥ

Having, by Daksha's leave, joyfully mounted Sati upon the bull, and himself mounted upon the bull, the Lord Shambhu set out for the slope of the Himalaya.

Verse 48 (shiva.rudra.40.48)

अथ सा शङ्कराभ्याशे सुदती चारुहासिनी । विरेजे वृषभस्था वै चन्द्रान्ते कालिका यथा

atha sā śaṅkarābhyāśe sudatī cāruhāsinī | vireje vṛṣabhasthā vai candrānte kālikā yathā

Then she, of lovely teeth and charming smile, seated upon the bull near Shankara, shone forth like Kalika beside the moon.

Verse 49 (shiva.rudra.40.49)

विष्ण्वादयः सुराः सर्वे मरीच्याद्यास्तथर्षयः । दक्षोऽपि मोहितश्चासीत्तथान्ये निश्चला जनाः

viṣṇvādayaḥ surāḥ sarve marīcyādyāstatharṣayaḥ | dakṣo'pi mohitaścāsīttathānye niścalā janāḥ

Vishnu and all the gods, Marichi and the other sages, and Daksha too, along with all the other steadfast people standing there, became entranced.

Verse 50 (shiva.rudra.40.50)

केचिद्वाद्यान्वादयन्तो गायन्तः सुस्वरं परे । शिवं शिवयशः शुद्धमनुजग्मुः शिवं मुदा

kecidvādyānvādayanto gāyantaḥ susvaraṁ pare | śivaṁ śivayaśaḥ śuddhamanujagmuḥ śivaṁ mudā

Some, playing instruments, others singing sweetly, followed with joy after Shiva's pure fame and Shiva himself.

Verse 51 (shiva.rudra.40.51)

मध्यमार्गाद्विसृष्टो हि दक्षः प्रीत्याथ शम्भुना । स्वधाम प्राप सगणः शम्भुः प्रेमसमाकुलः

madhyamārgādvisṛṣṭo hi dakṣaḥ prītyātha śambhunā | svadhāma prāpa sagaṇaḥ śambhuḥ premasamākulaḥ

Taking leave partway along the road, given lovingly by Shambhu, Daksha returned to his own abode, and Shambhu, love-filled, went on together with his retinue.

Verse 52 (shiva.rudra.40.52)

विसृष्टा अपि विष्ण्वाद्याः शम्भुना पुनरेव ते । अनुजग्मुः शिवं भक्त्या सुराः परमया मुदा

visṛṣṭā api viṣṇvādyāḥ śambhunā punareva te | anujagmuḥ śivaṁ bhaktyā surāḥ paramayā mudā

Even though given leave, Vishnu and the other gods again followed after Shiva with devotion and the greatest joy.

Verse 53 (shiva.rudra.40.53)

तैः सर्वैः सगणैः शम्भुः सत्या च स्वस्त्रिया युतः । प्राप स्वं धाम संहृष्टो हिमवद् गिरिशोभितम्

taiḥ sarvaiḥ sagaṇaiḥ śambhuḥ satyā ca svastriyā yutaḥ | prāpa svaṁ dhāma saṁhṛṣṭo himavad giriśobhitam

Together with all those attendants and his own wife Sati, joyful Shambhu reached his own abode, adorned by the Himalayan mountain.

Verse 54 (shiva.rudra.40.54)

तत्र गत्वाखिलान्देवान्मुनीनपि परांस्तथा । मुदा विसर्जयामास बहु सम्मान्य सादरम्

tatra gatvākhilāndevānmunīnapi parāṁstathā | mudā visarjayāmāsa bahu sammānya sādaram

Having gone there, he joyfully dismissed all the gods and the other great sages, honoring them greatly and with due respect.

Verse 55 (shiva.rudra.40.55)

शम्भुमाभाष्य ते सर्वे विष्ण्वाद्या मुदिताननाः । स्वं स्वं धाम ययुर्नत्वा स्तुत्वा च मुनयः सुराः

śambhumābhāṣya te sarve viṣṇvādyā muditānanāḥ | svaṁ svaṁ dhāma yayurnatvā stutvā ca munayaḥ surāḥ

All of them — Vishnu and the rest, their faces filled with delight — having addressed Shambhu, and having bowed and praised him, the sages and gods went each to his own abode.

Verse 56 (shiva.rudra.40.56)

शिवोऽपि मुदितोऽत्यर्थं स्वपत्न्या दक्षकन्यया । हिमवत्प्रस्थसंस्थो हि विजहार भवानुगः

śivo'pi mudito'tyarthaṁ svapatnyā dakṣakanyayā | himavatprasthasaṁstho hi vijahāra bhavānugaḥ

Shiva too, exceedingly delighted with his own wife, the daughter of Daksha, residing on the slope of the Himalaya, sported there in a mood of auspicious grace.

Verse 57 (shiva.rudra.40.57)

ततः स शङ्करः सत्या सगणः सूतिकृन्मुने । प्राप स्वं धाम संहृष्टः कैलासं पर्वतोत्तमम्

tataḥ sa śaṅkaraḥ satyā sagaṇaḥ sūtikṛnmune | prāpa svaṁ dhāma saṁhṛṣṭaḥ kailāsaṁ parvatottamam

O sage, then Shankara, the very source of creation, together with Sati and his retinue, joyfully reached his own abode, Kailasa, the foremost of mountains.

Verse 58 (shiva.rudra.40.58)

एतद् वः सर्वमाख्यातं यथा तस्य पुराभवत् । विवाहो वृषयानस्य मनुस्वायम्भुवान्तरे

etad vaḥ sarvamākhyātaṁ yathā tasya purābhavat | vivāho vṛṣayānasya manusvāyambhuvāntare

This entire tale of the marriage of Shiva, who rides the bull, as it once happened in the Svayambhuva Manvantara, has now been fully related to you.

Verse 59 (shiva.rudra.40.59)

विवाहसमये यज्ञे प्रारम्भे वा शृणोति यः । एतदाख्यानमव्यग्रः सम्पूज्य वृषभध्वजम्

vivāhasamaye yajñe prārambhe vā śṛṇoti yaḥ | etadākhyānamavyagraḥ sampūjya vṛṣabhadhvajam

Whoever, at the time of a marriage or at the beginning of a sacrifice, hears this account with undistracted mind, having duly worshipped the bull-bannered one -

Verse 60 (shiva.rudra.40.60)

तस्याविघ्नं भवेत्सर्वं कर्म वैवाहिकं च यत् । शुभाख्यमपरं कर्म निर्विघ्नं सर्वदा भवेत्

tasyāvighnaṁ bhavetsarvaṁ karma vaivāhikaṁ ca yat | śubhākhyamaparaṁ karma nirvighnaṁ sarvadā bhavet

- for him, all his works, including the rite of marriage, shall become free of obstacles; and every other auspicious undertaking too shall ever remain free from hindrance.

Verse 61 (shiva.rudra.40.61)

कन्या च सुखसौभाग्यशीलाचारगुणान्विता । साध्वी स्यात्पुत्रिणी प्रीत्या श्रुत्वाख्यानमिदं शुभम्

kanyā ca sukhasaubhāgyaśīlācāraguṇānvitā | sādhvī syātputriṇī prītyā śrutvākhyānamidaṁ śubham

And a daughter who hears this auspicious account with love shall become endowed with happiness, good fortune, virtuous conduct, and good qualities, a chaste wife, and blessed with children.