n   /Þy   v¦¢jn|   ¢k¢·ê¦ÜytE   s¥ßmmÔyT   ¡ 12¡

n

not

¢h

indeed

AÞy

in him

v¦¢jn|

sin

¢k¢·t¯

a trace

ÜytE	discernible

s¥ßm|

infinitesimal

A¢p

also

AT

then

Also   in   him,   even   an   iota   of   sin   is   not   discernible   (12).  
n   d£ytE   y¢d   ÏvÞy   mnsa   ydB£¢Ôstm¯ .
¢vnaSy¢t   æOWlaEÀy|   tpsa   scracrm¯        ¡ 13¡

n

not

d£ytE

given

y¢d

if

t¤

certainly

AÞy

his

mnsa	what is desired

yt¯

whatever

AB£¢Ôstm¯

is dear

¢vnaSy¢t

destroys

æOWlaEÀy|

in the three worlds

tpsa	with penance

scracrm¯

along with movables and the immovables

If   he   is   not   bestowed   with   what   he   has   in   his   mind,   he   will
destroy   all   the   three   worlds,   along   with   the   moving   and   non-moving entities,   through   his   penance   (13).

Ûyaklaà   ¢dS:   svaI   n   c   ¢k¢·t¯p#kaStE   .
sagra:   ¢X¢Bta:   svEI   ¢vS£yIÓtE   c   pvIta:   ¡ 14¡

Ûyakla:

confounded

c

and

¢dS:	directions

svaI:

all

n

not

c

and

¢k¢·t¯

even a little

p#kaStE

gleams

sagra:

the oceans

¢X¢Bta:

are turbulent

svEI

all

¢vS£yIÓtE

are shorn

c

and

pvIta:

mountains

All   the   directions   have   been   afflicted   and   nothing   exhibits
any   gleam.   All   the   oceans   have   become   tumultuous   and   the
mountains   are   splitting   asunder.   (14).

p#kØptE   c   p¦¢Tv£   vay¤vaI¢t   B¦Sakl:    .
b#'°   p#¢tjan£maE   na¢ÞtkaE   jaytE   jn:  ¡ 15¡

p#kØptE

shakes

c

and

p¦¢Tv£

the earth

vay¤:

the wind

va¢t

blows

B¦Sakl:

in a highly disturbed state

b#'n¯

O! Lord!

n

not

p#¢tjan£m:

know

na¢Þtk:

irreligious

jaytE

be born

jn:

people

O!   Lord   Brahma!   The   earth   is   quaking,   the   wind   is   blowing
tempestuously,   people   have   become   irreligious   and   we   do   not
know   what   to   do   (15).

s|m¥F¢mv   æOWlaEÀy|   s|p#X¤¢Btmansm¯     .
BaÞkraE   ¢nÝp#BàWv   mhxIÞtÞy   tEjsa ¡ 16¡

s|m¥F|

in a stupor

iv

like

æOWlaEÀy|

the three worlds

s|p#X¤¢Btmansm¯

with mind full of confusion

BaÞkr:

the Sun

¢nÝp#B:

lustreless

c

and

ev

also

mhxI:

of that great sage

tÞy

his

tEjsa

due to prowess

Due   to   the   power   of   the   penance   of   that   great   sage,   all   the
three   worlds   have   been   rendered   with   a   confounded   mental
disposition   and   delusioned.   The   Sun   has   also   lost   his   lustre   (16).
 
b¤¢Ñ¯D|   n   k¤âtE   yav°aSE   dEv   mham¤¢n: .
tavt¯p#saïaE   Bgvan¢g"ãpaE   mha濫t:      ¡ 17¡

b¤¢Ñ¯D|

decision

n

not

k¤âtE

makes

yavt¯

till what time

naSE	in destruction

dEv

O! Lord!

mham¤¢n:

the eminent sage

tavt¯

before that

p#saï:

may you be pleased to bless

Bgvan¯

the great

A¢g"ãp:

blazing like fire

mha濫t:

of great effulgence

O!   Lord!   That   great   sage,   rivalling   with   the   brilliance
of   the   God   of   fire,   greatly   effulgent   and   exceedingly
powerful,   has   to   be   made   happy,   before   he   sets   his   mind
on   destruction   (17).
 
kala¢g"na   yTa   p¥vI|   æOWlaEÀy|   d/tE{¢Klm¯  .
dEvraÇy|   ¢ck£xIt   d£ytamÞy   yÓmtm¯       ¡ 18¡

kala¢g"na

by the fire at the time of the dissolution of the universe

yTa	in what manner

p¥vI|

in the olden days

æOWlaEÀy|

the three worlds

d/tE	wil be burnt

A¢Klm¯

totally

dEvraÇy|

the kingdom of the gods

¢ck£xIt

may desire

d£yta|

may be given

AÞy

to him

yt¯

whatever

mtm¯	is the request

As   by   the   Fire   of   Dissolution   of   the   Universe   in   the   days
of   yore,   these   three   worlds   would   be   destroyed   completely
(by   the   fire   of   penance   of   Viswamitra).   (He)   may   seek   the
world   of   the   gods.   May   he   be   given   whatever   he   wants'   (18).
 
tt:   s¤rgNa:   svEI   ¢ptamhp¤raEgma:    .
¢váa¢mæO|   mhaÏman|   vaÀy|   mD¤rmb#¤vn¯  ¡ 19¡

tt:

thereupon

s¤rgNa:

the groups of gods

svEI

all

¢ptamhp¤raEgma:

with the Grandsire in the lead

¢váa¢mæO|

to Viswamitra

mhaÏman|

to the highsouled

vaÀy|

words

mD¤r|

sweet

Ab#¤vn¯

spoke

Thereafter,   all   the   celestial   groups,   with   the   Grandsire
in   the   lead,   spoke   the   following   words   to   that   high-souled
Viswamitra,   in   a   sweet   tenor   (19).
 
b#'xEI   Þvagt|   tE{Þt¤   tpsa   Þm   s¤taE¢xta:   ¡ 20¡

b#'xEI

O! Brahminical sage!

Þvagt|

welcome

tE

to you

AÞt¤

we

tpsa	by penance

Þm

are

s¤taE¢xta:

immensely pleased

`O!   Brahminical   sage!   May   all   be   well   with   you!   We   have
been   immensely   pleased     with   your   penance   (20).