The Granting of Shriparvata

Verse 1 (skanda.8.70.1)

व्यास उवाच । स गत्वा मन्दरं भूयो गिरिपुत्र्या सह प्रभुः । यच्चकार महादेवस्तन्मे ब्रूहि महामुने

vyāsa uvāca | sa gatvā mandaraṁ bhūyo giriputryā saha prabhuḥ | yaccakāra mahādevastanme brūhi mahāmune

Vyasa said: Having gone once more to Mandara together with the mountain's daughter, tell me, O great sage, what the Lord Mahadeva did there.

Verse 2 (skanda.8.70.2)

सनत्कुमार उवाच । मन्दरं गिरिमागत्य पार्वत्या सहितो हरः । रेमे हिरण्मये दिव्ये सर्वरत्नविभूषिते

sanatkumāra uvāca | mandaraṁ girimāgatya pārvatyā sahito haraḥ | reme hiraṇmaye divye sarvaratnavibhūṣite

Sanatkumara said: Coming to Mount Mandara, Hara, together with Parvati, sported in a golden, divine city, adorned with every kind of jewel,

Verse 3 (skanda.8.70.3)

चारुसोपानसंकीर्णे चित्रपट्टशिलातले । तस्मिन् पुरवरे श्रेष्ठे मनसा निर्मिते तदा

cārusopānasaṁkīrṇe citrapaṭṭaśilātale | tasmin puravare śreṣṭhe manasā nirmite tadā

-thronged with lovely stairways, its ground of colourful flagstones - in that finest of cities, fashioned then by his very thought,

Verse 4 (skanda.8.70.4)

गणेश्वरैर्महायोगैर्नन्दीश्वरपुरोगमैः । सिद्धैर्मुनिवरैश्चैव सेव्यमानो जगत्पतिः

gaṇeśvarairmahāyogairnandīśvarapurogamaiḥ | siddhairmunivaraiścaiva sevyamāno jagatpatiḥ

served by the Gana-lords, great yogis led by Nandishvara, and by Siddhas and the finest of sages, the Lord of the world

Verse 5 (skanda.8.70.5)

उवास सहितो देव्या वन्द्यमानस्तथैव च । तस्यैवं दीव्यतो व्यास देवदेवस्य धीमतः

uvāsa sahito devyā vandyamānastathaiva ca | tasyaivaṁ dīvyato vyāsa devadevasya dhīmataḥ

dwelt there together with the goddess, likewise honoured by all. While that wise God of gods, O Vyasa, was thus sporting,

Verse 6 (skanda.8.70.6)

सहस्राक्षः शशाङ्कश्च वायुश्चैव तदा गताः । समागम्य पुरद्वारं दृष्ट्वा ते नन्दिनं स्थितम्

sahasrākṣaḥ śaśāṅkaśca vāyuścaiva tadā gatāḥ | samāgamya puradvāraṁ dṛṣṭvā te nandinaṁ sthitam

Indra, the Moon, and Vayu then went there; arriving at the city gate, they saw Nandi standing there,

Verse 7 (skanda.8.70.7)

ऊचुः प्राञ्जलयो भूत्वा शङ्करं सं दिदृक्षवः । यथा पश्याम देवेशं नन्दिन् तत्कर्तुमर्हसि

ūcuḥ prāñjalayo bhūtvā śaṅkaraṁ saṁ didṛkṣavaḥ | yathā paśyāma deveśaṁ nandin tatkartumarhasi

and, joining their palms, desiring to see Shankara, said: 'O Nandin, you should so arrange that we may see the Lord of gods.'

Verse 8 (skanda.8.70.8)

अथ नन्दी समागत्य द्वारमूले समास्थितः । शम्भोर्निवेदयामास त्रीन्देवान् तु समागतान्

atha nandī samāgatya dvāramūle samāsthitaḥ | śambhornivedayāmāsa trīndevān tu samāgatān

Then Nandi, coming and standing at the door, informed Shambhu that three gods had arrived.

Verse 9 (skanda.8.70.9)

विशन्त्विति समाज्ञप्ते देवदेवेन नन्दिनि । विविशुस्ते त्रयो देवाः शङ्करस्यान्तिकं तदा

viśantviti samājñapte devadevena nandini | viviśuste trayo devāḥ śaṅkarasyāntikaṁ tadā

When the God of gods commanded Nandi, 'Let them enter,' those three gods then entered into Shankara's presence,

Verse 10 (skanda.8.70.10)

प्रणम्य सहितास्तस्थुः पश्यन्तो वरदं विभुम् । अथ तान्प्राह लोकेशः शिरोभिः प्रणतान् स्थितान्

praṇamya sahitāstasthuḥ paśyanto varadaṁ vibhum | atha tānprāha lokeśaḥ śirobhiḥ praṇatān sthitān

and, bowing, stood together, gazing upon the boon-granting Lord. Then the Lord of the world said to them, standing there with heads bowed:

Verse 11 (skanda.8.70.11)

का वः कर्तव्यता देवाः किमर्थं यूयमागताः । ब्रूत दास्यामि तत्सर्वं यद्यन्मृगयथामराः

kā vaḥ kartavyatā devāḥ kimarthaṁ yūyamāgatāḥ | brūta dāsyāmi tatsarvaṁ yadyanmṛgayathāmarāḥ

'What business have you, O gods? For what purpose have you come? Tell me; whatever you seek, O immortals, I shall grant it all.'

Verse 12 (skanda.8.70.12)

अथ देवः सहस्राक्षो वचः प्रोवाच शङ्करम् । हिरण्यकशिपुं हन्तुमसुरेन्द्रं महाबलम्

atha devaḥ sahasrākṣo vacaḥ provāca śaṅkaram | hiraṇyakaśipuṁ hantumasurendraṁ mahābalam

Then Indra, of a thousand eyes, spoke this word to Shankara: 'When Vishnu, to slay the mighty demon-lord Hiranyakashipu,'

Verse 13 (skanda.8.70.13)

यच्चकार वपुर्विष्णुर्नारसिंहं भयानकम् । तं हत्वापि स दैत्येन्द्रं विष्णुः परबलार्दनः

yaccakāra vapurviṣṇurnārasiṁhaṁ bhayānakam | taṁ hatvāpi sa daityendraṁ viṣṇuḥ parabalārdanaḥ

'-had assumed the fearsome form of Narasimha, and, having slain that demon-lord, Vishnu, destroyer of enemy forces,'

Verse 14 (skanda.8.70.14)

तद्रूपं नैव सन्त्यज्य स्वं वेषमकरोद् विभो । तेन रूपेण देवेश क्रूरेणापि हितेप्सुना

tadrūpaṁ naiva santyajya svaṁ veṣamakarod vibho | tena rūpeṇa deveśa krūreṇāpi hitepsunā

'-has not abandoned that form to resume his own guise, O Lord. And because of that form, O Lord of gods - cruel, though seeking our welfare -'

Verse 15 (skanda.8.70.15)

न वयं निर्वृता भूत्वा त्रासात्तिष्ठाम शंकर । स यथा सिंहरूपं तत्परित्यजति माधवः

na vayaṁ nirvṛtā bhūtvā trāsāttiṣṭhāma śaṁkara | sa yathā siṁharūpaṁ tatparityajati mādhavaḥ

'-we, O Shankara, cannot remain at peace, but stand in fear. Do us the favour, O finest of gods,'

Verse 16 (skanda.8.70.16)

प्रसादं नस्तथा कर्तुमर्हसि त्वं सुरोत्तम । अथ प्रोवाच तं शक्रं देवदेवः पिनाकधृक्

prasādaṁ nastathā kartumarhasi tvaṁ surottama | atha provāca taṁ śakraṁ devadevaḥ pinākadhṛk

'-that Madhava may set aside that lion-form.' Then the God of gods, the Bearer of the Pinaka, said to Indra:

Verse 17 (skanda.8.70.17)

सिंहरूपं यथा शक्र विष्णुस्त्यक्ष्यति भीषणम् । करिष्यामि तथा शक्र व्येतु ते मानसो ज्वरः

siṁharūpaṁ yathā śakra viṣṇustyakṣyati bhīṣaṇam | kariṣyāmi tathā śakra vyetu te mānaso jvaraḥ

'O Shakra, I shall so act that Vishnu shall relinquish that terrible lion-form; let your mental anguish depart.'

Verse 18 (skanda.8.70.18)

अथ वायुस्तदा देवं व्यज्ञापयत शंकरम् । अशरीरो यथा न स्यां तथा मे कर्तुमर्हसि

atha vāyustadā devaṁ vyajñāpayata śaṁkaram | aśarīro yathā na syāṁ tathā me kartumarhasi

Then Vayu petitioned the god Shankara: 'Do me the favour that I may not remain bodiless.'

Verse 19 (skanda.8.70.19)

श्रुत्वा पवनविज्ञप्तिं देवस्तस्मै त्रिलोचनः । शरीरं सुमहत् प्रादाद्येनासौ मूर्तिमानभूत्

śrutvā pavanavijñaptiṁ devastasmai trilocanaḥ | śarīraṁ sumahat prādādyenāsau mūrtimānabhūt

Hearing Vayu's petition, the three-eyed god gave him a great body, by which he became embodied.

Verse 20 (skanda.8.70.20)

विज्ञापितं शशाङ्केन ततो व्यास महात्मना । दक्षेणाहं पुरा शप्तो यक्ष्मदेहो भविष्यसि

vijñāpitaṁ śaśāṅkena tato vyāsa mahātmanā | dakṣeṇāhaṁ purā śapto yakṣmadeho bhaviṣyasi

Then, O Vyasa, the great-souled Moon petitioned him: 'I was once cursed by Daksha: "You shall have a consumption-ridden body."'

Verse 21 (skanda.8.70.21)

स यथा यक्ष्महीनः स्यां प्रसादं मे तथा कुरु । विज्ञप्तिं शशिनः श्रुत्वा देवस्तस्मै वचः प्रभुः

sa yathā yakṣmahīnaḥ syāṁ prasādaṁ me tathā kuru | vijñaptiṁ śaśinaḥ śrutvā devastasmai vacaḥ prabhuḥ

'Grant me the favour that I may be freed from that consumption.' Hearing the Moon's petition, the Lord god spoke this word to him:

Verse 22 (skanda.8.70.22)

इदं प्राह महातेजाः शशिने प्रणताय तु । तपः कृत्वा प्रभासे त्वं यक्ष्यहीनो भविष्यसि

idaṁ prāha mahātejāḥ śaśine praṇatāya tu | tapaḥ kṛtvā prabhāse tvaṁ yakṣyahīno bhaviṣyasi

That greatly radiant one said this to the bowed Moon: 'Having performed austerity at Prabhasa, you shall become free of that consumption.'

Verse 23 (skanda.8.70.23)

इति लब्ध्वा वरं सर्वे त्रयोपि सुरसत्तमाः । वायुसोमसहस्राक्षाः स्वानि वेश्मानि भेजिरे

iti labdhvā varaṁ sarve trayopi surasattamāḥ | vāyusomasahasrākṣāḥ svāni veśmāni bhejire

Having thus obtained their boons, all three of those foremost gods - Vayu, Soma and Indra - returned to their own abodes.

Verse 24 (skanda.8.70.24)

व्यास उवाच । भगवन्स कथं तेन नरसिंहेन सूदितः । हिरण्यकशिपुर्दैत्यः किंप्रभावश्च सोभवत् । किं वीर्यं किं तपश्चास्य शंसैतत् पृच्छतो मम

vyāsa uvāca | bhagavansa kathaṁ tena narasiṁhena sūditaḥ | hiraṇyakaśipurdaityaḥ kiṁprabhāvaśca sobhavat | kiṁ vīryaṁ kiṁ tapaścāsya śaṁsaitat pṛcchato mama

Vyasa said: O Lord, how was that demon Hiranyakashipu slain by Narasimha? What was his power, his valour, and his austerity? Tell me this, as I ask.

Verse 25 (skanda.8.70.25)

सनत्कुमार उवाच । दितिर्नामाभवत् पत्नी कश्यपस्य प्रजापतेः । दक्षस्य दुहिता व्यास सा जज्ञे तनयद्वयम्

sanatkumāra uvāca | ditirnāmābhavat patnī kaśyapasya prajāpateḥ | dakṣasya duhitā vyāsa sā jajñe tanayadvayam

Sanatkumara said: There was a wife of Kashyapa Prajapati named Diti, daughter of Daksha; she, O Vyasa, bore two sons,

Verse 26 (skanda.8.70.26)

हिरण्यकशिपुं ज्येष्ठं हिरण्याक्षं कनीयसम् । अभिषिक्तः स दैत्यानां राजाभूद् ब्रह्मणा पुरा

hiraṇyakaśipuṁ jyeṣṭhaṁ hiraṇyākṣaṁ kanīyasam | abhiṣiktaḥ sa daityānāṁ rājābhūd brahmaṇā purā

the elder Hiranyakashipu and the younger Hiranyaksha. He was, of old, consecrated by Brahma as king of the Daityas.

Verse 27 (skanda.8.70.27)

दानवानामथेन्द्रत्वे विप्रचित्तिर्महाबलः । सहस्राक्षश्च देवानामेतदिन्द्रत्रयं बभौ

dānavānāmathendratve vipracittirmahābalaḥ | sahasrākṣaśca devānāmetadindratrayaṁ babhau

The mighty Vipracitti held the sovereignty of the Danavas, and Indra of a thousand eyes that of the gods; thus these three held sovereignty and shone forth.

Verse 28 (skanda.8.70.28)

अथ तेषां तदा व्यास त्रैलोक्यं संप्रशासताम् । हिरण्यकशिपुर्दैत्यः शक्रराज्यजिहीर्षया

atha teṣāṁ tadā vyāsa trailokyaṁ saṁpraśāsatām | hiraṇyakaśipurdaityaḥ śakrarājyajihīrṣayā

Then, O Vyasa, while they thus governed the three worlds, the demon Hiranyakashipu, desiring to seize Indra's kingdom,

Verse 29 (skanda.8.70.29)

त्रैलोक्यमात्मसात् कर्तुं मतिं तपसि सन्दधे । स गत्वा दक्षिणामाशां श्रीपर्वतसमास्थितः

trailokyamātmasāt kartuṁ matiṁ tapasi sandadhe | sa gatvā dakṣiṇāmāśāṁ śrīparvatasamāsthitaḥ

-and to make the three worlds his own, resolved upon austerity. He went to the southern quarter and took up his abode on Shriparvata.

Verse 30 (skanda.8.70.30)

तपस्तीव्रं महत्तेपे दैत्यराजो महाबलः । स्वरक्तेन जुहावाग्नौ संमिश्राः समिधश्चरून्

tapastīvraṁ mahattepe daityarājo mahābalaḥ | svaraktena juhāvāgnau saṁmiśrāḥ samidhaścarūn

That mighty demon-king performed intense, great austerity; he offered into the fire, mixed with his own blood, kindling-sticks and oblation-grains,

Verse 31 (skanda.8.70.31)

ऊर्ध्वबाहुनिरालम्बो दिवा सूर्यार्पितेक्षणः । एकपादोनिमेषश्च सोतिष्ठत् कृतनिश्चयः

ūrdhvabāhunirālambo divā sūryārpitekṣaṇaḥ | ekapādonimeṣaśca sotiṣṭhat kṛtaniścayaḥ

-and, arms raised, without support, his eyes fixed upon the sun by day, standing on one foot, unblinking, resolute, he remained thus.

Verse 32 (skanda.8.70.32)

द्वे सहस्रे तदाब्दानां दिव्यानां स्थितवान्बली । महता तपसा तस्य त्रैलोक्यं संप्रचुक्षुभे

dve sahasre tadābdānāṁ divyānāṁ sthitavānbalī | mahatā tapasā tasya trailokyaṁ saṁpracukṣubhe

That mighty one remained thus for two thousand divine years; by his great austerity, the three worlds were thrown into turmoil.

Verse 33 (skanda.8.70.33)

अथाभ्येत्य सुरश्रेष्ठो ब्रह्मा कमलवाहनः । इष्टं वृणु वरं राजन्निति प्रोवाच सादरम्

athābhyetya suraśreṣṭho brahmā kamalavāhanaḥ | iṣṭaṁ vṛṇu varaṁ rājanniti provāca sādaram

Then Brahma, foremost of gods, borne on the lotus, approached and respectfully said: 'Choose the boon you desire, O king.'

Verse 34 (skanda.8.70.34)

तं दृष्टत्वा दैत्यराजस्तु ब्रह्माणं वरदं प्रभुम् । वरं प्रार्थितवान् व्यास शृणु यादृशमीप्सितम

taṁ dṛṣṭatvā daityarājastu brahmāṇaṁ varadaṁ prabhum | varaṁ prārthitavān vyāsa śṛṇu yādṛśamīpsitama

Seeing that Lord Brahma, the boon-giver, the demon-king asked for a boon; hear, O Vyasa, what he desired.

Verse 35 (skanda.8.70.35)

भगवन्यदि तुष्टोसि वर एषोस्तु मे विभो । अमरः स्यामवध्यश्च जराहीनो महाबलः

bhagavanyadi tuṣṭosi vara eṣostu me vibho | amaraḥ syāmavadhyaśca jarāhīno mahābalaḥ

'O Lord, if you are pleased, let this be my boon: may I be immortal and unslayable, free of old age, mighty of strength,'

Verse 36 (skanda.8.70.36)

न शस्त्रेण नचास्त्रेण न रात्रौ न दिवा तथा । नैवार्द्रेण न शुष्केण न पुंसा न च योषिता

na śastreṇa nacāstreṇa na rātrau na divā tathā | naivārdreṇa na śuṣkeṇa na puṁsā na ca yoṣitā

'-not slain by weapon nor by missile, neither by night nor by day, neither by anything wet nor dry, neither by man nor by woman.'

Verse 37 (skanda.8.70.37)

अब्रवीत् सोन्तरं व्रह्मा स चैनं समभाषत । अतश्च योन्यथा मृत्युर्भविष्यति स मे प्रभो

abravīt sontaraṁ vrahmā sa cainaṁ samabhāṣata | ataśca yonyathā mṛtyurbhaviṣyati sa me prabho

Brahma said there was an exception; and he said to him: 'And apart from this, O Lord, let there be some other death for me that I choose,'

Verse 38 (skanda.8.70.38)

एवमस्त्विति तं प्रोच्य ब्रह्मा सुरवरोत्तमः । जगामात्मपुरं क्षिप्रं शान्तः प्रीतः पितामहः

evamastviti taṁ procya brahmā suravarottamaḥ | jagāmātmapuraṁ kṣipraṁ śāntaḥ prītaḥ pitāmahaḥ

Saying 'So be it' to him, Brahma, the foremost of the finest gods, the Grandsire, satisfied and pleased, swiftly went to his own city.

Verse 39 (skanda.8.70.39)

सोपि सर्वासुरश्रेष्ठो हिरण्यकशिपुस्तदा । जित्वा शक्रं स्वयं राज्यं चकार दितिनन्दनः

sopi sarvāsuraśreṣṭho hiraṇyakaśipustadā | jitvā śakraṁ svayaṁ rājyaṁ cakāra ditinandanaḥ

Then that Hiranyakashipu too, foremost of all Asuras, son of Diti, having conquered Indra, made himself king,

Verse 40 (skanda.8.70.40)

त्रैलोक्यमात्मसात् कृत्वा जित्वा सर्वान्दिवौकसः । आत्मनैवाभवच्छक्रः स्वयं वायुः स्वयं यमः । धनेशो वरुणो वह्निस्सर्व एवाभवत् स्वयम्

trailokyamātmasāt kṛtvā jitvā sarvāndivaukasaḥ | ātmanaivābhavacchakraḥ svayaṁ vāyuḥ svayaṁ yamaḥ | dhaneśo varuṇo vahnissarva evābhavat svayam

and, having made the three worlds his own, having conquered all the dwellers of heaven, he himself became Indra, himself Vayu, himself Yama, himself Kubera, Varuna, Agni - he himself became all of these.

Verse 41 (skanda.8.70.41)

प्रणमध्वं यजध्वं मां ब्रह्माहं सपुरन्दरः । इति प्राह ऋषीन्सर्वान्सिद्धान्विप्रांश्च सोसुरः

praṇamadhvaṁ yajadhvaṁ māṁ brahmāhaṁ sapurandaraḥ | iti prāha ṛṣīnsarvānsiddhānviprāṁśca sosuraḥ

That Asura said to all the sages, Siddhas and brahmins: 'Bow to me, worship me; I am Brahma, I am Indra too.'

Verse 42 (skanda.8.70.42)

व्यास उवाच । श्रीपर्वत इति प्रोक्तो यस्त्वया मुनिसत्तम । कथं श्रीपर्वतोसौ वै किं पुण्यं तत्र किं फलम्

vyāsa uvāca | śrīparvata iti prokto yastvayā munisattama | kathaṁ śrīparvatosau vai kiṁ puṇyaṁ tatra kiṁ phalam

Vyasa said: O finest of sages, this mountain you have called Shriparvata - how did it come to be so, and what is its sanctity, and what its fruit?

Verse 43 (skanda.8.70.43)

सनत्कुमार उवाच । हन्त ते कथयिष्यामि यन्मां पृच्छसि सुव्रत । हिरण्यकशिपुर्दैत्यो यत्र तेपे महत्तपः

sanatkumāra uvāca | hanta te kathayiṣyāmi yanmāṁ pṛcchasi suvrata | hiraṇyakaśipurdaityo yatra tepe mahattapaḥ

Sanatkumara said: Well then, I shall tell you what you ask, O one of good vows. Where the demon Hiranyakashipu performed his great austerity,

Verse 44 (skanda.8.70.44)

गिरौ तस्मिन्महापुण्ये देवदेवो बृषध्वजः । उमया सहितो देव्या रेमे नित्यं महाद्युतिः

girau tasminmahāpuṇye devadevo bṛṣadhvajaḥ | umayā sahito devyā reme nityaṁ mahādyutiḥ

-upon that greatly sacred mountain, the God of gods, the Bull-bannered One, of great radiance, dwelt in delight ever together with the goddess Uma.

Verse 45 (skanda.8.70.45)

तिष्ठतस्तत्र देवस्य देवी गिरिवरात्मजा । तपःसिद्धान् महायोगान् ज्वलनादित्यवर्च्चसः

tiṣṭhatastatra devasya devī girivarātmajā | tapaḥsiddhān mahāyogān jvalanādityavarccasaḥ

While the god abided there, the goddess, daughter of the finest of mountains, saw great yogis, perfected through austerity, blazing with the splendour of fire and sun,

Verse 46 (skanda.8.70.46)

कृत्वा प्रदक्षिणां शम्भोस्सप्रणामं महामुने । गच्छतस्तान्मुहुर्दृष्ट्वा पप्रच्छ भुवनेश्वरम्

kṛtvā pradakṣiṇāṁ śambhossapraṇāmaṁ mahāmune | gacchatastānmuhurdṛṣṭvā papraccha bhuvaneśvaram

-O great sage, circumambulating and bowing to Shambhu, and then departing; seeing them repeatedly, she asked the Lord of the worlds:

Verse 47 (skanda.8.70.47)

क एते देव संसिद्धा योगीशास्त्वां प्रणेमिरे । ततो देवः प्रहस्यैनामुवाच परमेश्वरः

ka ete deva saṁsiddhā yogīśāstvāṁ praṇemire | tato devaḥ prahasyaināmuvāca parameśvaraḥ

'O god, who are these perfected lords of yoga who have bowed to you?' Then the Supreme Lord, smiling, said to her:

Verse 48 (skanda.8.70.48)

योगसिद्धा महात्मानो योगे पाशुपते स्थिताः । य इहाराध्य मां देवि जहुः प्राणान्नरोत्तमाः

yogasiddhā mahātmāno yoge pāśupate sthitāḥ | ya ihārādhya māṁ devi jahuḥ prāṇānnarottamāḥ

'These great-souled ones, perfected in yoga, established in Pashupata yoga - these excellent men, O goddess, who worshipped me here and gave up their lives,'

Verse 49 (skanda.8.70.49)

त एते सिद्धदेहार्थाः स्वछन्दगतिचारिणः । मोक्षसिद्धेः परां निष्ठां गन्तारः परमं पदम्

ta ete siddhadehārthāḥ svachandagaticāriṇaḥ | mokṣasiddheḥ parāṁ niṣṭhāṁ gantāraḥ paramaṁ padam

'-these are they whose bodies have attained perfection, moving freely as they wish; they shall attain the supreme culmination of liberation, the highest state.'

Verse 50 (skanda.8.70.50)

अथ सञ्चिन्त्य सुचिरं विस्मयायतलोचना । देवं प्रोवाच शर्वाणी वचः परमपूजितम्

atha sañcintya suciraṁ vismayāyatalocanā | devaṁ provāca śarvāṇī vacaḥ paramapūjitam

Then, reflecting long, her wide eyes filled with wonder, Sharvani spoke this most worthy word to the god:

Verse 51 (skanda.8.70.51)

यथाहमपि देवेश प्राप्नुयां सिद्धिमीदृशीम् । करिष्यामि तथा यत्नमेषा चास्मि गता विभो

yathāhamapi deveśa prāpnuyāṁ siddhimīdṛśīm | kariṣyāmi tathā yatnameṣā cāsmi gatā vibho

'O Lord of gods, that I too may attain such perfection - I shall make that very effort; I am resolved upon this, O Lord.'

Verse 52 (skanda.8.70.52)

ततः कृत्वा श्रियो रूपं देवी परमशोभना । महत्तत्र तपस्तेपे सहस्रं परिवत्सरान्

tataḥ kṛtvā śriyo rūpaṁ devī paramaśobhanā | mahattatra tapastepe sahasraṁ parivatsarān

Then that supremely beautiful goddess, taking on the form of Shri, performed great austerity there for a thousand years.

Verse 53 (skanda.8.70.53)

देवश्चास्या वरं प्रादात्तैः समानं महाद्युतिः । कृत्स्नस्याध्यात्मतन्त्रस्य मया प्रोक्तस्य भामिनि

devaścāsyā varaṁ prādāttaiḥ samānaṁ mahādyutiḥ | kṛtsnasyādhyātmatantrasya mayā proktasya bhāmini

And the greatly radiant god gave her a boon equal to theirs: 'O lady, of the whole spiritual doctrine that I have taught,'

Verse 54 (skanda.8.70.54)

महायोगेश्वरी सिद्धा परार्थज्ञा भविष्यसि । अयञ्च पर्वतः श्रीमान्नाम्ना तव भविष्यति

mahāyogeśvarī siddhā parārthajñā bhaviṣyasi | ayañca parvataḥ śrīmānnāmnā tava bhaviṣyati

'-you shall become the great Mistress of Yoga, perfected, knower of the supreme meaning. And this glorious mountain shall become known by your name -'

Verse 55 (skanda.8.70.55)

श्रीपर्वत इति ख्यातश्चित्ररूपविभूषितः । समन्ताद्योजनशतं महापुण्यो भविष्यति

śrīparvata iti khyātaścitrarūpavibhūṣitaḥ | samantādyojanaśataṁ mahāpuṇyo bhaviṣyati

'-known as Shriparvata; adorned with wondrous forms, extending a hundred yojanas all about, it shall become a place of great sanctity.'

Verse 56 (skanda.8.70.56)

इहागम्य च यो देवि त्वां मां च गिरिनन्दने । शुचिः स्नात्वार्चयेन्मर्त्त्यः स लोकं मम यास्यति

ihāgamya ca yo devi tvāṁ māṁ ca girinandane | śuciḥ snātvārcayenmarttyaḥ sa lokaṁ mama yāsyati

'And whatever mortal, O goddess, daughter of the mountain, comes here, bathes purely, and worships both you and me, shall go to my world.'

Verse 57 (skanda.8.70.57)

यस्त्विह त्यक्ष्यते प्राणाञ्छ्रीगिरावचलोत्तमे । त्रिनेत्रः कामगो भूत्वा गाणपत्यमवाप्नुयात्

yastviha tyakṣyate prāṇāñchrīgirāvacalottame | trinetraḥ kāmago bhūtvā gāṇapatyamavāpnuyāt

'And whoever gives up his life-breaths here on Shrigiri, finest of mountains, shall become three-eyed, able to travel at will, and shall attain the rank of a Gana-lord.'

Verse 58 (skanda.8.70.58)

इहागत्य च ये शैलं करिष्यन्ति प्रदक्षिणम् । शर्वायतनसंयुक्तं भविष्यन्ति च ते गणाः

ihāgatya ca ye śailaṁ kariṣyanti pradakṣiṇam | śarvāyatanasaṁyuktaṁ bhaviṣyanti ca te gaṇāḥ

'And whoever comes here and circumambulates this mountain, joined with the abode of Sharva, they shall become Ganas.'

Verse 59 (skanda.8.70.59)

अतिशयरमणीये सिद्धसंघैरुपेते । सुरभिकुसुमचित्रे श्रीगिरौ ये पुमांसः । व्यपगतमलदोषा मां प्रपश्यन्ति शुद्धा । वियति विहगयुक्तैस्ते विमानैः प्रयान्ति

atiśayaramaṇīye siddhasaṁghairupete | surabhikusumacitre śrīgirau ye pumāṁsaḥ | vyapagatamaladoṣā māṁ prapaśyanti śuddhā | viyati vihagayuktaiste vimānaiḥ prayānti

'Whatever men, freed of impurity and sin, purely behold me upon Shrigiri - exceedingly delightful, thronged with hosts of Siddhas, colourful with fragrant flowers - they travel through the sky upon chariots yoked with birds.'