The Glory of Chandradityeshvara

Verse 1 (skanda.5.143.1)

ईश्वर उवाच। द्विसप्ततीश्वरं विद्धि चन्द्रादित्येश्वरं प्रिये। यस्य दर्शनमात्रेण कृतकृत्यो नरो भवेत्।

īśvara uvāca| dvisaptatīśvaraṁ viddhi caṁdrādityeśvaraṁ priye| yasya darśanamātreṇa kṛtakṛtyo naro bhavet||

Ishvara said: Know, O beloved, the seventy-second lord as Chandradityeshvara, by the mere sight of whom a man attains fulfilment.

Verse 2 (skanda.5.143.2)

शंबरेण पुरा देवि निर्जिताः संगरे सुराः। नष्टा रणं परित्यज्य प्राणत्राणपरायणाः।

śaṁbareṇa purā devi nirjitāḥ saṁgare surāḥ| naṣṭā raṇaṁ parityajya prāṇatrāṇaparāyaṇāḥ||

Long ago, O goddess, the gods were vanquished in battle by Shambara; abandoning the fight, they fled, intent only on saving their lives.

Verse 3 (skanda.5.143.3)

ग्रस्तं च राहुणा दृष्ट्वा शशांकं भयविह्वलम्। विनतायाः सुतो ज्येष्ठः प्रोक्तः सूर्येण सारथिः।

grastaṁ ca rāhuṇā dṛṣṭvā śaśāṁkaṁ bhayavihvalam| vinatāyāḥ suto jyeṣṭhaḥ proktaḥ sūryeṇa sārathiḥ||

Beholding the moon, seized by Rahu and overcome with fear, the Sun spoke to his charioteer, the eldest son of Vinata.

Verse 4 (skanda.5.143.4)

वहारुण रथं शीघ्रं यत्र युद्धं न विद्यते। श्रूयते चन्द्रसूर्यौ तौ दैत्यानां बलवत्तरौ।

vahāruṇa rathaṁ śīghraṁ yatra yuddhaṁ na vidyate| śrūyate caṁdrasūryau tau daityānāṁ balavattarau||

"O Aruna, drive the chariot swiftly to where there is no battle. It is said that we two, Moon and Sun, are the mightiest targets for the daityas."

Verse 5 (skanda.5.143.5)

राहुर्दंष्ट्राकरालस्तु स तृतीयो भयंकरः। न ज्ञायते रणे चन्द्रो मृतो नष्टोऽथवा पुनः।

rāhurdaṁṣṭrākarālastu sa tṛtīyo bhayaṁkaraḥ| na jñāyate raṇe caṁdro mṛto naṣṭo'thavā punaḥ||

"Rahu, terrible with jutting fangs, is the third fearsome one. In the battle it is not known whether the Moon is slain or has fled."

Verse 6 (skanda.5.143.6)

स च न ज्ञायते शक्रः क्व गतो वरुणो रणे। यमो न ज्ञायते कुत्र धनदस्य च का कथा।

sa ca na jñāyate śakraḥ kva gato varuṇo raṇe| yamo na jñāyate kutra dhanadasya ca kā kathā||

"It is not known where Indra is, nor where Varuna has gone in the battle. Yama's whereabouts are unknown, and what shall be said of Kubera?"

Verse 7 (skanda.5.143.7)

एवमुक्तोऽरुणो रुग्णो रविणा रणमध्यतः। रथं संप्रेरयामास यत्र युद्धं न विद्यते।

evamukto'ruṇo rugṇo raviṇā raṇamadhyataḥ| rathaṁ saṁprerayāmāsa yatra yuddhaṁ na vidyate||

Thus addressed by the Sun, the wounded Aruna drove the chariot out from the midst of the battle, to a place free of fighting.

Verse 8 (skanda.5.143.8)

एतस्मिन्नंतरे चन्द्रः समायातस्तु तत्क्षणात्। राहुग्रहगृहीतोऽपि यत्र देवो दिवस्पतिः।

etasminnaṁtare caṁdraḥ samāyātastu tatkṣaṇāt| rāhugrahagṛhīto'pi yatra devo divaspatiḥ||

Meanwhile the Moon, though seized by the planet Rahu, arrived at that very instant at the place where the Sun, lord of the sky, was.

Verse 9 (skanda.5.143.9)

संत्रस्तः स विलोलाक्षः क्षणमात्रमचेतनः। बभूव सहसा चन्द्रो दृष्ट्वा देवं दिवाकरम्।

saṁtrastaḥ sa vilolākṣaḥ kṣaṇamātramacetanaḥ| babhūva sahasā caṁdro dṛṣṭvā devaṁ divākaram||

Terrified and with rolling eyes, the Moon suddenly became senseless for an instant upon beholding the god Divakara.

Verse 10 (skanda.5.143.10)

शंबरेण रणे रुद्धा रुद्राश्च भयविद्रुताः। जग्मुर्दिशो दश भयादसुरेन्द्रविभीषिताः।

śaṁbareṇa raṇe ruddhā rudrāśca bhayavidrutāḥ| jagmurdiśo daśa bhayādasurendravibhīṣitāḥ||

The Rudras too, pressed hard by Shambara in the battle, fled in terror; frightened by that lord of asuras, they scattered in all ten directions.

Verse 11 (skanda.5.143.11)

साध्याः सर्वे भयत्रस्ता गता यत्र न दानवाः। तेषु भग्नेषु देवेषु हतशिष्टेषु संगरे।

sādhyāḥ sarve bhayatrastā gatā yatra na dānavāḥ| teṣu bhagneṣu deveṣu hataśiṣṭeṣu saṁgare||

All the Sadhyas, panic-stricken, fled to wherever the danavas were not. When the gods were thus routed in the battle, and the survivors scattered,

Verse 12 (skanda.5.143.12)

व्यधमत्सर्वगात्राणि वर्माणि च जनक्षये। पलायमानदेवानामसुरो बलवच्छरैः।

vyadhamatsarvagātrāṇi varmāṇi ca janakṣaye| palāyamānadevānāmasuro balavaccharaiḥ||

that mighty asura, with his arrows, pierced the limbs and armour of the fleeing gods, amid the great carnage.

Verse 13 (skanda.5.143.13)

पृष्ठतो निजघानाथ निकृत्ताश्च सहस्रशः। अहं नष्टच्छलेनैव व्यग्रीभूतेऽसुरे तदा।

pṛṣṭhato nijaghānātha nikṛttāśca sahasraśaḥ| ahaṁ naṣṭacchalenaiva vyagrībhūte'sure tadā||

He struck them down from behind, and they were cut down by the thousand. I too, feigning flight, slipped away while the asura was thus engaged.

Verse 14 (skanda.5.143.14)

आसुरं रूपमास्थाय प्राणत्राणपरायणः। शीघ्रं च गम्यते तावद्यावन्नायाति शंबरः।

āsuraṁ rūpamāsthāya prāṇatrāṇaparāyaṇaḥ| śīghraṁ ca gamyate tāvadyāvannāyāti śaṁbaraḥ||

Taking on an asura-like form, intent only on saving my life — let us hasten onward, before Shambara catches up with us.

Verse 15 (skanda.5.143.15)

इत्युक्तं निशिनाथेन भयभीतेन पार्वति। चन्द्रादित्यौ क्षणान्नीतावरुणेन रथेन वै।

ityuktaṁ niśināthena bhayabhītena pārvati| caṁdrādityau kṣaṇānnītāvaruṇena rathena vai||

Thus spoke the fear-stricken lord of night, O Parvati. And in a moment Aruna carried the Moon and the Sun away in his chariot.

Verse 16 (skanda.5.143.16)

यत्र देवो जगन्नाथो गरुडस्थो जनार्दनः। सुरसंघातसंकेतकिंनराकीर्णकंदरे।

yatra devo jagannātho garuḍastho janārdanaḥ| surasaṁghātasaṁketakiṁnarākīrṇakaṁdare||

They went to where the divine lord of the world, Janardana, was mounted upon Garuda — a mountain haunt of gods, its caves thronged with kinnaras.

Verse 17 (skanda.5.143.17)

मंदरे सुरनारीणां नंदने वरचन्दने। दृष्ट्वा तत्र जगन्नाथं शंखचक्रगदाधरम्। स्तुतिं तौ चक्रतुर्देवौ चन्द्रसूर्यौ यशस्विनि।

maṁdare suranārīṇāṁ naṁdane varacaṁdane| dṛṣṭvā tatra jagannāthaṁ śaṁkhacakragadādharam| stutiṁ tau cakraturdevau caṁdrasūryau yaśasvini||

On Mount Mandara, in the celestial women's Nandana grove, amid fine sandal trees, beholding there the lord of the world bearing conch, discus and mace, O glorious one, those two illustrious gods, Moon and Sun, offered him praise.

Verse 18 (skanda.5.143.18)

नमो लोकत्रयाध्यक्ष स्वप्रभाजितभास्कर। नमो विष्णो नमो जिष्णो नमस्ते कैटभांतक।

namo lokatrayādhyakṣa svaprabhājitabhāskara| namo viṣṇo namo jiṣṇo namaste kaiṭabhāṁtaka||

"Salutation to you, lord of the three worlds, whose own radiance outshines the Sun! Salutation to Vishnu! Salutation to the Victorious One! Salutation to you, slayer of Kaitabha!

Verse 19 (skanda.5.143.19)

नमः सर्वक्रियाकर्त्रे जगत्त्रात्रे च ते नमः। नमश्चक्रायुधाधृष्य नमो दानवघातिने।

namaḥ sarvakriyākartre jagattrātre ca te namaḥ| namaścakrāyudhādhṛṣya namo dānavaghātine||

Salutation to the doer of every act, salutation to you, protector of the world! Salutation to the wielder of the invincible discus, salutation to the slayer of danavas!

Verse 20 (skanda.5.143.20)

नमः क्रमत्रयाक्रांतत्रैलोक्यांतर्हितोद्भव। नमः प्रचंडदैत्येंद्रकुलकाल महाबल।

namaḥ kramatrayākrāṁtatrailokyāṁtarhitodbhava| namaḥ pracaṁḍadaityeṁdrakulakāla mahābala||

Salutation to you who traversed the three worlds in three strides, appearing and vanishing within them! Salutation, O mighty one, death itself to the lineages of fierce lords of daityas!

Verse 21 (skanda.5.143.21)

नमो नाभिह्रदोद्भूतपद्मगर्भमहाप्रभो। जनिताशेषलोकेशविरंचाय महाद्युते।

namo nābhihradodbhūtapadmagarbhamahāprabho| janitāśeṣalokeśaviraṁcāya mahādyute||

Salutation to you, from whose navel-lake sprang the lotus, from whose womb arose the great lord — you who begot Brahma, the ruler of all worlds, O being of great splendour!

Verse 22 (skanda.5.143.22)

अमरारिविनाशाय महासमरशालिने। नमस्ते विबुधाधीश शरणं भव नः प्रभो।

amarāriviṁāśāya mahāsamaraśāline| namaste vibudhādhīśa śaraṇaṁ bhava naḥ prabho||

Salutation to you, destroyer of the enemies of the gods, master of great battles! O lord of the wise, O sovereign, become our refuge!"

Verse 23 (skanda.5.143.23)

चन्द्रसूर्यकृतं स्तोत्रं श्रुत्वा देवो जनार्दनः। आश्वास्य स्तुतिपूर्वेण प्राह देवो ह्यधोक्षजः।

caṁdrasūryakṛtaṁ stotraṁ śrutvā devo janārdanaḥ| āśvāsya stutipūrveṇa prāha devo hyadhokṣajaḥ||

Hearing this hymn offered by the Moon and the Sun, the god Janardana, comforting them in reply to their praise, that god Adhokshaja spoke.

Verse 24 (skanda.5.143.24)

विष्णुरुवाच। स्वागतं चन्द्रसूर्यौ भो भवंतौ स्तुतिभाजनौ। किं कारणमिह प्राप्तौ तद्ब्रूतां विगतज्वरौ।

viṣṇuruvāca| svāgataṁ caṁdrasūryau bho bhavaṁtau stutibhājanau| kiṁ kāraṇamiha prāptau tadbrūtāṁ vigatajvarau||

Vishnu said: "Welcome, O Moon and Sun, both worthy of praise! Tell me, free of your distress, what has brought you here."

Verse 25 (skanda.5.143.25)

नारायणेनैवमुक्तौ प्रोचतुश्चंद्रभास्करौ। समरे निर्जिता देवाः शंबरेण दुरात्मना।

nārāyaṇenaivamuktau procatuścaṁdrabhāskarau| samare nirjitā devāḥ śaṁbareṇa durātmanā||

Thus addressed by Narayana, the Moon and Sun said: "The gods have been vanquished in battle by the evil-souled Shambara."

Verse 26 (skanda.5.143.26)

न ज्ञाताः क्त्र गतास्ते च आवां नष्टौ प्रयत्नतः। अरुणेन इहानीतौ दृष्टस्त्वं देव दैवतः।

na jñātāḥ kva gatāste ca āvāṁ naṣṭau prayatnataḥ| aruṇena ihānītau dṛṣṭastvaṁ deva daivataḥ||

"It is not known where they have gone; we two also fled with all our effort. Brought here by Aruna, O god, we have, by good fortune, beheld you."

Verse 27 (skanda.5.143.27)

शंबरेण जिता देवाः स च सर्वत्र दृश्यते। स्थले चैव जले चैव शंबरः क्रूरपौरुषः।

śaṁbareṇa jitā devāḥ sa ca sarvatra dṛśyate| sthale caiva jale caiva śaṁbaraḥ krūrapauruṣaḥ||

"The gods have been defeated by Shambara, and that man of cruel might, Shambara, is to be seen everywhere, both on land and in water."

Verse 28 (skanda.5.143.28)

नश्यतां त्रिदशेंद्राणां पृष्ठतः शरवृष्टिभिः। चिच्छेद नरवर्माणि च्छत्राणि च धनूंषि च।

naśyatāṁ tridaśeṁdrāṇāṁ pṛṣṭhataḥ śaravṛṣṭibhiḥ| cicchedaḥ naravarmāṇi cchatrāṇi ca dhanūṁṣi ca||

"As the lords of the gods fled, he pursued them from behind with showers of arrows, cutting to pieces their armour, their parasols, and their bows.

Verse 29 (skanda.5.143.29)

वर्माणि च विचित्राणि मुकुटानि महांति च। पृथूनि चापि चापानि चर्माणि विविधानि च।

varmāṇi ca vicitrāṇi mukuṭāni mahāṁti ca| pṛthūni cāpi cāpāni carmāṇi vividhāni ca||

"He shattered their splendid armour, their great crowns, their broad bows, and their shields of every kind.

Verse 30 (skanda.5.143.30)

गजाश्च मदसंभिन्नकपोलाः कोटिशः सुराः। वाजिनश्चामरापीडा रत्नपर्याणभूषणाः।

gajāśca madasaṁbhinnakapolāḥ koṭiśaḥ surāḥ| vājinaścāmarāpīḍā ratnaparyāṇabhūṣaṇāḥ||

"Elephants by the millions, their temples streaming with rut-fluid, and horses decked with yak-tail plumes and jewelled saddles —

Verse 31 (skanda.5.143.31)

विबुधा ध्वस्तसन्नाहा विगजा विपदातिनः। विपदामाकराकारा बभूव सुरवाहिनी।

vibudhā dhvastasannāhā vigajā vipadātinaḥ| vipadāmākarākārā babhūva suravāhinī||

the gods themselves, stripped of their mail, bereft of elephants and foot-soldiers — the army of the gods became a very mine of calamities.

Verse 32 (skanda.5.143.32)

ततो दैत्याधिपो मानी परिवृत्तो महारणात्। निर्जितारिर्महातेजा ज्वालावानिव पावकः।

tato daityādhipo mānī parivṛtto mahāraṇāt| nirjitārirmahātejā jvālāvāniva pāvakaḥ||

"Then that proud lord of the daityas, his foes vanquished, of great splendour, blazing like fire, turned back from the great battle.

Verse 33 (skanda.5.143.33)

वंद्यमानो मुनिगणैः स्तूयमानो महर्षिभिः। आनंदितो जयाशीर्भिः प्रवरैर्दैत्यपुंगवैः।

vaṁdyamāno munigaṇaiḥ stūyamāno maharṣibhiḥ| ānaṁdito jayāśīrbhiḥ pravaraiḥ daityapuṁgavaiḥ||

Revered by hosts of sages, praised by great seers, and gladdened by the victory-blessings of the foremost daitya lords,

Verse 34 (skanda.5.143.34)

तत्र सर्वर्द्धिसंपूर्णमासनं हेमभूषणम्। अध्यतिष्ठत दैत्येंद्रस्तत्र मंगलवेश्मनि। तत्रोपविष्टः शुशुभे दैत्यराजो महायशाः।

tatra sarvarddhisaṁpūrṇamāsanaṁ hemabhūṣaṇam| adhyatiṣṭhata daityeṁdrastatra maṁgalaveśmani| tatropaviṣṭaḥ śuśubhe daityarājo mahāyaśāḥ||

that lord of daityas took his seat there, in that auspicious hall, upon a throne complete with every splendour, adorned with gold. Seated there, that daitya king of great renown shone resplendent.

Verse 35 (skanda.5.143.35)

दिव्यचंदनपुष्टांगः सुरपुष्पसमुज्ज्वलः। मुकुटाकारजुष्टांगः सितचामरवीजितः। मृतोत्थितैस्तथा दैत्यैर्दैत्याधीशैरधिष्ठितः।

divyacaṁdanapuṣṭāṁgaḥ surapuṣpasamujjvalaḥ| mukuṭākārajuṣṭāṁgaḥ sitacāmaravījitaḥ| mṛtotthitaistathā daityairdaityādhīśairadhiṣṭhitaḥ||

His limbs anointed with divine sandal-paste, radiant with celestial flowers, his form graced by his crown, fanned with white yak-tail whisks, and attended by daitya lords risen again from death,

Verse 36 (skanda.5.143.36)

क्रतुभिर्मूर्त्तिमद्भिश्च सेव्यमानो महाबलः। सर्वपुष्पोत्करयुतैर्नानाविहगनादिभिः।

kratubhirmūrttimadbhiśca sevyamāno mahābalaḥ| sarvapuṣpotkarayutairnānāvihaganādibhiḥ||

served by embodied sacrifices, surrounded by heaps of every flower and the calls of birds of many kinds, that mighty one —

Verse 37 (skanda.5.143.37)

तत्र श्रीरतुला लोके तत्र लक्ष्मीर्निरर्गला। तत्र कांतिर्द्युतिः शोभा शंबरो यत्र दानवः।

tatra śrīratulā loke tatra lakṣmīrnirargalā| tatra kāṁtirdyutiḥ śobhā śaṁbaro yatra dānavaḥ||

there was unequalled splendour in the world; there was unbridled fortune — there was radiance, lustre, and beauty, wherever the danava Shambara was.

Verse 38 (skanda.5.143.38)

एवं स दैत्यनृपतिः सभृत्यस्तत्र मोदते। स्वयमिंद्रस्तु संजातश्चंद्रसूर्यौ कृतौ स्वकौ।

evaṁ sa daityanṛpatiḥ sabhṛtyastatra modate| svayamiṁdrastu saṁjātaścaṁdrasūryau kṛtau svakau||

"Thus does that king of daityas, with his servants, rejoice there. He himself has become as it were Indra, and has made both Moon and Sun his own."

Verse 39 (skanda.5.143.39)

तयोरिति वचः श्रुत्वा स देवः पुरुषोत्तमः। चिरं ध्यात्वा स्वमनसि तदावोचदिदं प्रिये।

tayoriti vacaḥ śrutvā sa devaḥ puruṣottamaḥ| ciraṁ dhyātvā svamanasi tadāvocadidaṁ priye||

Hearing their words, that god, Purushottama, after pondering long within his own mind, then spoke thus, O beloved.

Verse 40 (skanda.5.143.40)

चंद्रसूर्यौ मया ज्ञातं शंबरस्य विचेष्टितम्। ब्रह्मणो वरदानेन भोक्तव्यं तपसः फलम्।

caṁdrasūryau mayā jñātaṁ śaṁbarasya viceṣṭitam| brahmaṇo varadānena bhoktavyaṁ tapasaḥ phalam||

"O Moon and Sun, I have understood Shambara's doings. By reason of Brahma's boon, he must first enjoy the fruit of his own austerity.

Verse 41 (skanda.5.143.41)

शंबराय पुरा क्षिप्तं वज्रं कुलिशपाणिना। हृदये निहतः सोऽपि तथापि न मृतोऽसुरः।

śaṁbarāya purā kṣiptaṁ vajraṁ kuliśapāṇinā| hṛdaye nihataḥ so'pi tathāpi na mṛto'suraḥ||

Long ago the wielder of the thunderbolt hurled his vajra at Shambara; struck in the heart, yet that asura did not die.

Verse 42 (skanda.5.143.42)

गम्यतां च मयाज्ञप्तौ महाकालवनोत्तमे। चन्द्रसूर्यौ ममादेशात्तत्र सिद्धिं च लप्स्यथ।

gamyatāṁ ca mayājñaptau mahākālavanottame| caṁdrasūryau mamādeśāttatra siddhiṁ ca lapsyatha||

"Go, both of you, commanded by me, to the excellent Mahakalavana; O Moon and Sun, by my direction you shall attain accomplishment there."

Verse 43 (skanda.5.143.43)

तत्रानंतो महाकालो लिंगरूपो महेश्वरः। तस्य चोत्तरतो देशे लिंगं कामप्रदं शिवम्।

tatrānaṁto mahākālo liṁgarūpo maheśvaraḥ| tasya cottarato deśe liṁgaṁ kāmapradaṁ śivam||

"There the boundless Mahakala, the great lord, dwells in the form of a linga; and to its north stands a Shiva-linga that grants every desire.

Verse 44 (skanda.5.143.44)

तस्य दर्शनमात्रेण कृतकृत्यौ भविष्यथः। तस्य ज्वालासमूहेन मरणं शंबरस्य च। भविष्यति न संदेहस्तस्मात्तत्रैव गम्यताम्।

tasya darśanamātreṇa kṛtakṛtyau bhaviṣyathaḥ| tasya jvālāsamūhena maraṇaṁ śaṁbarasya ca| bhaviṣyati na saṁdehastasmāttatraiva gamyatām||

"By merely beholding it you shall both attain your purpose. By the mass of its flames, Shambara's death shall come, without doubt. Therefore go there.

Verse 45 (skanda.5.143.45)

इत्युक्तौ वासुदेवेन चंद्रसूर्यौ यशस्विनि। सत्वरं हृष्टरोमाणौ महाकालवनं गतौ।

ityuktau vāsudevena caṁdrasūryau yaśasvini| satvaraṁ hṛṣṭaromāṇau mahākālavanaṁ gatau||

Thus addressed by Vasudeva, O glorious one, the Moon and Sun, their hair standing on end with joy, went swiftly to Mahakalavana.

Verse 46 (skanda.5.143.46)

तत्र दृष्ट्वा महादेवं तेजसो राशिमव्ययम्। स्तुतं च विविधैः स्तोत्रैः पूजितं कुसुमैः शुभैः।

tatra dṛṣṭvā mahādevaṁ tejaso rāśimavyayam| stutaṁ ca vividhaiḥ stotraiḥ pūjitaṁ kusumaiḥ śubhaiḥ||

There they beheld Mahadeva, an imperishable mass of splendour, praised with manifold hymns and worshipped with auspicious flowers.

Verse 47 (skanda.5.143.47)

एतस्मिन्नंतरे वाणी लिंगमध्यात्समुत्थिता। आश्वासयंती तरसा चन्द्रसूर्यौ हिमात्मजे।

etasminnaṁtare vāṇī liṁgamadhyātsamutthitā| āśvāsayaṁtī tarasā caṁdrasūryau himātmaje||

Meanwhile, O daughter of the Himalaya, a voice arose from within the linga, swiftly comforting the Moon and the Sun.

Verse 48 (skanda.5.143.48)

हतः स शंबरो दैत्यो गतौ तौ चन्द्रभास्करौ। दैत्यानां निर्मितौ दुष्टौ पातालांतरसंस्थितौ।

hataḥ sa śaṁbaro daityo gatau tau caṁdrabhāskarau| daityānāṁ nirmitau duṣṭau pātālāṁtarasaṁsthitau||

That daitya Shambara is slain; you, Moon and Sun, are restored. Those two evil shadow-forms, fashioned by the daityas, shall remain confined within the netherworld.

Verse 49 (skanda.5.143.49)

राहुकेतू ग्रहांते तु कृतौ समयपूर्वकौ। स्थापितः स्वपदे शक्रो देवैः सह न संशयः।

rāhuketū grahāṁte tu kṛtau samayapūrvakau| sthāpitaḥ svapade śakro devaiḥ saha na saṁśayaḥ||

"Rahu and Ketu have been set among the planets, bound by an appointed limit. Indra, together with the gods, has been reinstated in his own place, without doubt.

Verse 50 (skanda.5.143.50)

स्वं स्वं स्थानं गताः सर्वे लोकपाला मुदा युताः। कांतिप्रतापसंयुक्तौ भवन्तौ भुवनत्रये।

svaṁ svaṁ sthānaṁ gatāḥ sarve lokapālā mudā yutāḥ| kāṁtipratāpasaṁyuktau bhavaṁtau bhuvanatraye||

"All the guardians of the quarters, filled with joy, have returned each to his own place. You two shall remain endowed with splendour and majesty throughout the three worlds.

Verse 51 (skanda.5.143.51)

गगने ग्रहनक्षत्रैः सहितौ विचरिष्यथः। पूर्ववत्पुण्यपापानां साक्षिभूतौ भविष्यथः।

gagane grahanakṣatraiḥ sahitau vicariṣyathaḥ| pūrvavatpuṇyapāpānāṁ sākṣibhūtau bhaviṣyathaḥ||

"You shall move through the sky together with the planets and constellations, and as before you shall remain the witnesses of virtue and sin."

Verse 52 (skanda.5.143.52)

इत्युक्तौ चन्द्रसूर्यौ तु तया वाण्या वरानने। सन्तुष्टौ कृतकृत्यौ तु संजातौ लिंगदर्शनात्।

ityuktau caṁdrasūryau tu tayā vāṇyā varānane| saṁtuṣṭau kṛtakṛtyau tu saṁjātau liṁgadarśanāt||

Thus addressed by that voice, O fair-faced one, the Moon and the Sun were content, and became fulfilled by the sight of that linga.

Verse 53 (skanda.5.143.53)

एतस्मिन्नंतरे देवा विमानस्था समागताः। यत्र चंद्रश्च सूर्यश्च महाकालवने शुभौ।

etasminnaṁtare devā vimānasthā samāgatāḥ| yatra caṁdraśca sūryaśca mahākālavane śubhau||

Meanwhile the gods, mounted on their celestial cars, arrived at the place in Mahakalavana where those two auspicious ones, the Moon and Sun, were.

Verse 54 (skanda.5.143.54)

ज्ञात्वा लिंगस्य माहात्म्यं नाम चकुः समाहिताः। सेवितं चंद्रसूर्याभ्यां लिंगं तेजोमयं परम्।

jñātvā liṁgasya māhātmyaṁ nāma cakuḥ samāhitāḥ| sevitaṁ caṁdrasūryābhyāṁ liṁgaṁ tejomayaṁ param||

Understanding the greatness of the linga, they, with concentrated minds, gave it a name — that supreme, light-filled linga, worshipped by the Moon and the Sun,

Verse 55 (skanda.5.143.55)

चन्द्रादित्येश्वरंनाम ख्यातिं यास्यति भूतले। लिंगस्यास्य समुत्थेन ज्वालासंघेन शंबरः। दग्धो भृत्यजनैः सार्द्धं चन्द्रसूर्यानुसेवनात्।

caṁdrādityeśvaraṁnāma khyātiṁ yāsyati bhūtale| liṁgasyāsya samutthena jvālāsaṁghena śaṁbaraḥ| dagdho bhṛtyajanaiḥ sārddhaṁ caṁdrasūryānusevanāt||

shall become renowned on earth by the name Chandradityeshvara. By the mass of flames that rose from this linga, Shambara, together with his servants, was consumed — all through the service rendered by the Moon and Sun.

Verse 56 (skanda.5.143.56)

इत्युक्त्वा त्रिदशाः सर्वे समीपे सर्वतः स्थिताः। स्तुवन्तो विविधैः स्तोत्रैश्चंद्रादित्येश्वरं शिवम्।

ityuktvā tridaśāḥ sarve samīpe sarvataḥ sthitāḥ| stuvanto vividhaiḥ stotraiścaṁdrādityeśvaraṁ śivam||

Having said this, all the gods stood round about it on every side, praising Shiva Chandradityeshvara with manifold hymns.

Verse 57 (skanda.5.143.57)

चन्द्रादित्यौ च तत्रस्थौ स्थितौ लिंगसमीपतः। आराधयन्तौ देवेशं पदं प्राप्तौ च पूर्ववत्।

caṁdrādityau ca tatrasthau sthitau liṁgasamīpataḥ| ārādhayaṁtau deveśaṁ padaṁ prāptau ca pūrvavat||

The Moon and Sun, remaining there beside the linga, worshipping the lord of gods, regained their former positions as before.

Verse 58 (skanda.5.143.58)

ये पश्यंति नरा भक्त्या चन्द्रादित्येचरं शिवम्। ते यांति सूर्यलोकं तु चन्द्रलोकं तथैव च।

ye paśyaṁti narā bhaktyā caṁdrādityeśvaraṁ śivam| te yāṁti sūryalokaṁ tu caṁdralokaṁ tathaiva ca||

Those men who behold Shiva Chandradityeshvara with devotion attain the world of the Sun, and likewise the world of the Moon.

Verse 59 (skanda.5.143.59)

विमानैः सूर्यसकाशैस्तथा चंद्रप्रभैः शुभैः। यावच्चन्द्रश्च सूर्यश्च तावत्तेषां सुखं भवेत्।

vimānaiḥ sūryasakāśaistathā caṁdraprabhaiḥ śubhaiḥ| yāvaccaṁdraśca sūryaśca tāvatteṣāṁ sukhaṁ bhavet||

On celestial cars radiant as the Sun and auspicious as the light of the Moon, they enjoy happiness for as long as the Moon and Sun themselves endure.

Verse 60 (skanda.5.143.60)

चन्द्रसूर्योपरागे तु चंद्रादित्येश्वरं शिवम्। ये पश्यंति नरा भक्त्या स्नात्वा शिप्रां च पावनीम्।

caṁdrasūryoparāge tu caṁdrādityeśvaraṁ śivam| ye paśyaṁti narā bhaktyā snātvā śiprāṁ ca pāvanīm||

Those men who, during an eclipse of the Moon or Sun, bathe in the sacred Shipra and behold Shiva Chandradityeshvara with devotion —

Verse 61 (skanda.5.143.61)

तेषां कुलशतं यावत्पैतृकं मातृकं तथा। लोके चंद्रस्य सूर्यस्य मोदते शाश्वतीः समाः।

teṣāṁ kulaśataṁ yāvatpaitṛkaṁ mātṛkaṁ tathā| loke caṁdrasya sūryasya modate śāśvatīḥ samāḥ||

their lineages, both paternal and maternal, up to a hundred generations, rejoice for eternal years in the worlds of the Moon and the Sun.

Verse 62 (skanda.5.143.62)

अमासोमसमायोगे ये पश्यन्ति प्रसंगतः। चन्द्रादित्येश्वरं देवं न ते यांति यमालयम्।

amāsomasamāyoge ye paśyanti prasaṁgataḥ| caṁdrādityeśvaraṁ devaṁ na te yāṁti yamālayam||

Those who, on the occasion of the new-moon conjunction, happen to behold the god Chandradityeshvara do not go to the abode of Yama.

Verse 63 (skanda.5.143.63)

एष ते कथितो देवि प्रभावः पापनाशनः। चन्द्रादित्येश्वरेशस्य श्रूयतां करभेश्वरम्।

eṣa te kathito devi prabhāvaḥ pāpanāśanaḥ| caṁdrādityeśvareśasya śrūyatāṁ karabheśvaram||

Thus, O goddess, I have told you the sin-destroying greatness of the lord Chandradityeshvara; now hear of Karabheshvara.