pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: अतीतानागतं चैव वर्तमानं च यद् विभो। जानीयामिति मे बुद्धिः प्रसादात् सुरसत्तम॥
English: O best of the gods, let me through your grace, have knowledge of the Present, the Past, and the Future.
Sanskrit: क्षीरोदनं च भुञ्जीयामक्षयं सह बान्धवैः। आश्रमे च सदास्माकं सांनिध्यं परमस्तु ते॥
English: I shall also, with all my kinsmen and friends, always eat food mixed with milk. And let your illustrious self be for ever present at our gifted hermitage.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तः स मां प्राह भगवाँल्लोकपूजितः। महेश्वरो महातेजाश्चराचरगुरुः शिवः॥
English: Thus addressed by me, the illustrious Maheshvara gifted with supreme energy, that Master of all mobile and immobile creations, viz., Shiva, adored of all the universe, then said to me these words.
Sanskrit: भगवानुवाच अजरचामरश्चैव भव त्वं दुःखवर्जितः। यशस्वी तेजसा युक्तो दिव्यज्ञानसमन्वितः॥
English: The Illustrious God said Be free from every misery and pain and be above decrepitude and death. Be gifted with fame, be endued with great energy, and spiritual knowledge.
Sanskrit: ऋषीणामभिगम्यश्च मत्प्रसादाद् भविष्यसि। शीलवान् गुणसम्पन्नः सर्वज्ञः प्रियदर्शनः॥
English: You shall through my grace, be always sought by the Rishis. Be your behaviour good and righteous. May you possess all attributes and universal knowledge. Be you of agreeable appearance.
Sanskrit: अक्षयं यौवनं तेऽस्तु तेजश्चैवानलोपमम्। क्षीरोदः सागरश्चैव यत्र यत्रेच्छसि प्रियम्॥ तत्र ते भविता कामं सांनिध्यं पयसो निधेः। क्षीरोदनं च भुड्क्ष्व त्वममृतेन समन्वितम्॥
English: May you possess everlasting youth, and let your energy be like that of fire. Whenever, again, you may wish for the presence, which is so agreeable to you, of the ocean of milk, there shall that ocean appear before you. Do you, with your friends, always obtain food prepared with milk, with the celestial nectar being mixed। with it.
Sanskrit: बन्धुभिः सहितः कल्पं ततो मामुपयास्यसि। अक्षया बान्धवाश्चैव कुलं गोत्रं च ते सदा॥
English: After the expiration of an acon you will enjoy my company. Unending shall be your family and race and Kinsmen.
Sanskrit: भविष्यति द्विजश्रेष्ठ मयि भक्तिश्च शाश्वती। सांनिध्यं चाश्रमे नित्यं करिष्यामि द्विजोत्तम॥
English: O foremost of twiceborn ones, your devotion to me shall be eternal. And, O best of Brahmanas. I shall always be present at your hermitage.
Sanskrit: तिष्ठ वत्स यथाकामं नोत्कण्ठां च करिष्यसि। स्मृतस्त्वया पुनर्विप्र करिष्यामि च दर्शनम्॥
English: Live, O son, wherever you like shorn of anxiety. Thought of by you, I shall, O learned Brahmana, appear before you again.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्त्वा स भगवान् सूर्यकोटिसमप्रभः। ईशानः स वरान् दत्त्वा तत्रैवान्तरधीयत॥
English: Having said these words, and granted me these boons, the illustrious Ishana, effulgent like millions of Suns, disappeared there and then.
Sanskrit: एवं दृष्टो मया कृष्ण देवदेवः समाधिना। तदवाप्तं च मे सर्वं यदुक्तं तेन धीमता॥
English: It was even, O Krishna, that I saw, with the help of austere penances, that God of gods. I also got all that was said by the great God endued with supreme intelligence.
Sanskrit: प्रत्यक्षं चैव ते कृष्ण पश्य सिद्धान् व्यवस्थितान्। ऋषीन् विद्याधरान् यक्षान् गन्धर्वाप्सरसस्तथा॥
English: See, O Krishna, before your eyes, these Siddhas living here and these Rishis and Vidyadharas and Yakshas and Gandharvas and Apsaras.
Sanskrit: पश्य वृक्षलतागुल्मान् सर्वपुष्पफलप्रदान्। सर्वर्तुकुसुमैर्युक्तान् सुखपत्रान् सुगन्धितः॥
English: See these trees and creepers and plants yielding all sorts of flowers and fruits. See them bearing the flowers of every season, with beautiful leaves, and spreading a sweet smell all around.
Sanskrit: सर्वमेतन्महाबाहो दिव्यभावसमन्वितम्। प्रसादाद् देवदेवस्य ईश्वरस्य महात्मनः॥
English: O you of mighty arms, all these are gifted with a celestial nature through the favour of that god of gods, that supreme Lord, that great Deity.
Sanskrit: वासुदेव उवाच एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचस्तस्य प्रत्यक्षमिव दर्शनम्। विस्मयं परमं गत्वा अध्रुवं तं महामुनिम्॥ धन्यस्त्वमसि विप्रेन्द्र कस्त्वदन्योऽसि पुण्यकृत्। यस्य देवाधिदेवस्ते सांनिध्यं कुरुतेऽऽश्रमे॥
English: Vasudeva continued Hearing these words of his and seeing, as it were, with my own eyes all that he had described to me, I became filled with wonder. I then addressed the great ascetic Upamanyu and said to him, Highly praiseworthy as you are, O foremost of learned Brahmanas, for what righteous man is there except you whose retreat enjoys the distinction of being honoured with the presence of that God of gods.
Sanskrit: अपि तावन्ममाप्येवं दद्यात् स भगवाञ्छिवः। दर्शनं मुनिशार्दूल प्रसादं चापि शंकरः॥
English: Will the powerful Shiva, will the great Shankara, O chief of ascetics, grant me also a sight of his body and show me favour?
Sanskrit: उपमन्यु उवाच द्रक्ष्यसे पुण्डरीकाक्ष महादेवं न संशयः। अचिरेणैव कालेन यथा दृष्टो मयानघ॥
English: Upamanyu said Forsooth, O you having eyes like lotus petals, you will very soon see Mahadeva as, O sinless one, I succeeded in seeing him.
Sanskrit: चक्षुषा चैव दिव्येन पश्याम्यमितविक्रमम्। षष्ठे मासि महादेवं द्रक्ष्यसे पुरुषोत्तम॥
English: O you of immeasurable prowess, I see with my spiritual eyes that you will in the sixth month from, this, succeed in getting a sight of Mahadeva, O best of all persons.
Sanskrit: षोडशाष्टौ वरांश्चापि प्राप्स्यसि त्वं महेश्वरात्। सपत्नीकाद् यदुश्रेष्ठ सत्यमेतद् ब्रवीमि ते॥
English: You, O foremost of the Yadus, will obtain from Maheshvara and his wife twentyfour boons. I tell you what is true.
Sanskrit: अतीतानागतं चैव वर्तमानं च नित्यशः। विदितं मे महाबाहो प्रसादात् तस्य धीमतः॥
English: Through the favour of that Deity gifted with supreme wisdom, I know the Past, the Future, and the Present.
Sanskrit: एतान् सहस्रशश्चान्यान् समनुध्यातवान् हरः। कस्मात् प्रसादं भगवान् न कुर्यात् तव माधव।।३७५। त्वादृशेन हिं देवानां श्लाघनीयः समागमः। ब्रह्मण्येनानृशंसेन श्रद्दधानेन चाप्युत॥ जप्यं तु ते प्रदास्यामि येन द्रक्ष्यसि शंकरम्।
English: The great Hara has favoured these thousands of Rishis and others. Why will not the powerful Deity show favour to you, O Madhava! I always like the meeting of the gods as does one like you, who is devoted to the Brahmanas, who is full of mercy and who is full of faith. I shall give you certain Mantras. Recite them continuously. By this you are sure to see Shankara!
Sanskrit: विष्णु उवाच अब्रुवं तमहं ब्रह्मंस्त्वत्प्रसादान्महामुने॥ द्रक्ष्ये क्षितिजसंघानां मर्दनं त्रिदशेश्वरम्।
English: The blessed Vishnu said I then said to him O twiceborn one, through your favour, O great ascetic, I shall see the lord of the deities, that grinder of Diti's numberless sons.
Sanskrit: एवं कथयतस्तस्य महादेवाश्रितां कथाम्॥ दिनान्यष्टौ ततो जग्मुर्मुहूर्तमिव भारत।
English: Eight days, O Bharata, passed there like an hour, all of us being thus occupied with talk on Mahadeva.
Sanskrit: दिनेऽष्टमे तु विप्रेण दीक्षितोऽहं यथाविधि॥ दण्डी मुण्डी कुशी चीरी घृताक्तो मेखली कृतः।
English: On the eighth day, I underwent the initiation according to due rites, at the hands of that Brahmana. I received the staff from his hands. I went through the prescribed shave. I took up a quantity of Kusha blades in my hand. I wore rags for my raiment's. I rubbed my person with clarified butter. I put a cord of Munja grass round my loins.
Sanskrit: मासमेकं फलाहारो द्वितीयं सलिलाशनः॥ तृतीयं च चतुर्थं च पञ्चमं चानिलाशनः।
English: For one month, I lived on fruits. The second month I lived upon water. The third, the fourth, and the fifth months I passed, living upon air only.
Sanskrit: एकपादेन तिष्ठंश्च ऊर्ध्वबाहुरतन्द्रितः॥ तेजः सूर्यसहस्रस्य अपश्यं दिवि भारत।
English: I stood all the while, upon one foot, and with my arms also raised upwards, and giving up sleep for all the time. I then saw, O Bharata, in the sky a light that seemed to be as dazzling as that of a thousand Suns.
Sanskrit: तस्य मध्यगतं चापि तेजसः पाण्डुनन्दन॥ इन्द्रायुधपिनद्धाङ्गं विद्युन्मालागवाक्षकम्।
English: Towards the centre of that effulgence, O son of Pandu, I saw a cloud loO king like a mass of blue hills, adorned with rows of cranes, decorated with many a grand rainbow, with flashes of lightning and the fire loO king like eyes set on it.
Sanskrit: नीलशैलचयप्रख्यं वलाकाभूषिताम्बरम्॥ तत्र स्थितश्च भगवान् देव्या सह महाद्युतिः। तपसा तेजसा कान्त्या दीप्तया सह भार्यया।॥
English: Within that cloud was the powerful Mahadeva, himself of dazzling splendour, accompanied by his consort Uma. Indeed, the great God appeared to shine with his penances, energy, beauty, effulgence, and his beloved consort by his side.
Sanskrit: रराज भगवांस्तत्र देव्या सह महेश्वरः। सोमेन सहितः सूर्यो यथा मेघस्थितस्तथा॥
English: The powerful Maheshvara, with his wife by his side, shone in the midst of that cloud. The appearance seemed to be like that of the Sun in the midst of clouds with the Moon by his side.
Sanskrit: संहृष्टरोमा कौन्तेय विस्मयोत्फुल्ललोचनः। अपश्यं देवसंघानां गतिमार्तिहरं हरम्॥
English: The hair on my body, O son of Kunti, stood erect, and my eyes expanded with wonder upon seeing Hara, the refuge of all the gods and the remover of all their griefs.
Sanskrit: किरीटिनं गदिनं शूलपाणिं व्याघ्राजिनं जटिलं दण्डपाणिम्। पिनाकिन वज्रिणं तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्र शुभाङ्गदं व्यालयज्ञोपवीतम्॥
English: Mahadeva was adorned with a diadem on his head. He was armed with his Shula. He was clad in a tigerskin, had matted locks on his head, and bore the staff in one of his hands. He was armed, besides, with his Pinaka and the thunderbolt. His teeth were sharp pointed. He was adorned with an excellent bracelet for the upper arm. His sacred thread was formed by a snake.
Sanskrit: दिव्यां मालामुरसानेकवर्णां समुद्वहन्तं गुल्फदेशावलम्बाम्। चन्द्रं यथा परिविष्टं ससंध्यं वर्षात्यये तद्वदपश्यमेनम्॥
English: He wore an excellent garland of various colours on his bosom, that hung down to his toes. Indeed, I saw him like the highly bright moon of an autumnal evening.
Sanskrit: प्रमथानां गणैश्चैव समन्तात् परिवारितम्। शरदीव सुदुष्प्रेक्ष्यं परिविष्टं दिवाकरम्॥
English: Surrounded by various clans of spirits and ghosts, he appeared like the autumnal Sun difficult of being looked at for its dazzling brightness.
Sanskrit: एकादशशतान्येवं रुद्राणां वृषवाहनम्। अस्तुवं नियतात्मानं कर्मभिः शुभकर्मिणम्॥
English: A thousand and hundred Rudras stood around that God of controlled soul and white deeds, seated upon his bull. All of them were employed in singing his praises.
Sanskrit: आदित्या वसवः साध्या विश्वेदेवास्तथाश्विनौ। विश्वाभिःस्तुतिभिर्देवं विश्वदेवं समस्तुवम्॥
English: The Adityas, the Vasus, the Sadhyas, the Vishvedevas, and the twin Ashvins praised that Lord of the universe, by singing the hymns.
Sanskrit: शतक्रतुश्च भगवान् विष्णुश्चादितिनन्दनौ। ब्रह्मा रथन्तरं साम ईरयन्ति भवान्तिके॥
English: The powerful Indra and his brother Upendra, the two sons of Aditi, and the Grandfather Brahman, all sang in the presence of Bhava the Rathantara Saman.
Sanskrit: योगीश्वराः सुबहवो योगदं पितरं गुरुम्। ब्रह्मर्षयश्च ससुतास्तथा देवर्षयश्च वै॥ पृथिवी चान्तरिक्षं च नक्षत्राणि ग्रहास्तथा। मासार्धमासा ऋतवो रात्रिः संवत्सराः क्षणाः।।३९४ मुहूर्ताश्च निमेषाश्च तथैव युगपर्ययाः। दिव्या राजन् नमस्यन्ति विद्याः सत्त्वविदस्तथा।।३९५
English: Numberless masters of Yoga, all the twiceborn Rishis with their children, all the celestial Rishis, the goddess Earth, the Sky, the Constellations, the Planets, the Months, the Fortnights, the Seasons, Night, the Years, the Kshanas, the Muhurtas, the Nimeshas, the Yugas one after another, all the celestial Sciences and branches of knowledge, all beings conversant with Truth, were seen bowing down that Supreme Preceptor, that great Father, that giver of Yoga.
Sanskrit: सनत्कुमारो देवाश्च इतिहासास्तथैव च। मरीचिरङ्गिरा अत्रिः पुलस्त्यः पुलहः क्रतुः॥ मनवः सप्त सोमश्च अथर्वा सबृहस्पतिः। भृगुर्दक्षः कश्यपश्च वसिष्ठः काश्य एव च॥ छन्दांसि दीक्षा यज्ञाश्च दक्षिणाः पावको हविः। यज्ञोपगानि द्रव्याणि मूर्तिमन्ति युधिष्ठिर॥
English: Sanatkumara, the Vedas, the Histories, Marichi, Angiras, Atri, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu, the seven Manus, Soma, the Atharvans, and Brihaspati, Bhrigu, Daksha, Kashyapa, Vasishtha, Kashya, the Chchandas, Diksha, the Sacrifices, Dakshina, the Sacrificial Fires, the Haris poured in sacrifices, and all the articles of the sacrifices, . were seen by me, O Yudhishthira, standing there in their embodied forms.
Sanskrit: प्रजानां पालकाः सर्वे सरितः पन्नगा नगाः। देवानां मातरः सर्वा देवपल्यः सकन्यकाः॥ सहस्राणि मुनीनां च अयुतान्यर्बुदानि च। नमस्यन्ति प्रभुं शान्तं पर्वताः सागरा दिशः॥ गन्धर्वाप्सरसश्चैव गीतवादित्रकोविदाः। दिव्यतालेषु गायन्तः स्तुवन्ति भवमद्भुतम्॥ विद्याधरा दानवाश्च गुह्यका राक्षसास्तथा। सर्वाणि चैव भूतानि स्थावराणि चराणि च। नमस्यन्ति महाराज वाङ्मनःकर्मभिर्विभुम्॥
English: All the presiding deities of the worlds, all the Rivers, all the snakes, the mountains, the celestial Mothers, all the wives and daughters of the celestials, thousands upon thousands and millions of ascetics, were seen to bow down to that powerful Lord who is the soul of tranquility. The Mountains, the Oceans, and the Points of the compass also did the same, the Gandharvas and the Apsaras highly proficient in music, in celestial songs, sang and hymned the praises of Bhava who is full of wonder, The Vidyadharas, the Danavas, the Guhyakas, the Rakshasas, and all created beings mobile and immobile were worshipping, in thought, word, and deed that powerful Lord.
Sanskrit: पुरस्ताद् धिष्ठितः शर्वो ममासीत् त्रिदशेश्वरः। पुरस्ताद् धिष्ठितं दृष्ट्वा ममेशानं च भारत॥ सप्रजापतिशक्रान्तं जगन्मामभ्युदैक्षत।
English: That Lord of all the gods, viz., Sarva, appeared before me, seated in all his glory. Seeing that Ishana had showed himself to me by being seated in glory before my eyes, the whole universe, with the Grandfather and Shakra, looked at me.
Sanskrit: ईक्षितुं च महादेवं न मे शक्तिरभूत् तदा॥ ततो मामब्रवीद् देवः पश्य कृष्ण वदस्व च।
English: I, however, had not the power to look at Mahadeva. The great god then addressed me, saying see, OKrishna, and speak to me!
Sanskrit: त्वया ह्याराधितश्चाहं शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः॥ त्वत्समो नास्ति मे कश्चित् त्रिषु लाकेषु वै प्रियः।
English: You have worshipped me hundreds and thousands of times. There is no one in the three worlds who is dearer to me than you!
Sanskrit: शिरसा वन्दिते देवे देवी प्रीता झुमा तदा। ततोऽहमब्रुवं स्थाणुं स्तुतं ब्रह्मादिभिः सुरैः॥
English: After I had bowed to him, his wife, viz., the goddess Uma, became pleased with me. I then addressed in these words the great God whose praises are hymned by all the gods headed by the Grandfather Brahman.
Sanskrit: नमोऽस्तु ते शाश्वत सर्वयोने ब्रह्माधिपं त्वामृषयो वदन्ति। तपश्च सत्त्वं च रजस्तमश्च त्वामेव सत्यं च वदन्ति सन्तः॥
English: I saluted Mahadeva, saying I bow to you, o you, who are the origin of all things. The Rishis declare that you are the master of the Vedas. The pious hold that you are Penance, you are Sattwa, you are Rajas, you are Tamas, and you are Truth.
Sanskrit: त्वं वै ब्रह्मा च रुद्रश्च वरुणोऽग्निर्मनुर्भवः। धाता त्वष्टा विधाता च त्वं प्रभुः सर्वतोमुखः॥४०८।
English: You are Brahman, you are Rudra, you are Veruna, you are Agni, you are Manu, you are Bhava, you are Dhatri, you are Tashtri, you are Vidhatri, you are the powerful Lord of all things, you are everywhere.
Sanskrit: त्वत्तो जातानि भूतानि स्थावराणि चराणि च। त्वया सृष्टमिदं कृत्स्नं त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरम्॥
English: All beings, mobile and immobile, have originated from you. You have created this world with all its mobile and immobile creations.
Sanskrit: यानीन्द्रियाणीह मनश्च कृत्स्रं ये वायवः सप्त तथैव चाग्नयः। ये देवसंस्थास्तवदेवताश्च तस्मात् परं त्वामृषयो वदन्ति॥
English: The Rishis say that you are superior to the senses, the mind, the vital air, the seven fires, everything else which rests upon the allpervading Soul and all the celestials who are worshipped.
Sanskrit: वेदाश्च यज्ञाः सोमश्च दक्षिणा पावको हविः। यज्ञोपगं च यत् किंचिद् भगवांस्तदसंशयम्॥
English: You, O illustrious one, are the Vedas, the Sacrifices, Soma. Dakshina, Pavaka, Havi and all other ingredients of sacrifice.
Sanskrit: इष्टं दत्तमधीतं च व्रतानि नियमाश्च ये। ह्वीः कीर्तिः श्रीर्युतिस्तुष्टिः सिद्धिश्चैव तदर्पणी।।४१२
English: The merit of sacrifices, gifts, the study of the Vedas, vows, practices of restraint, Modesty, Fame, Prosperity, Glory, Contentment, and Success, are all for acquiring you.
Sanskrit: काम: क्रोधो भयं लोभो मदः स्तम्भोऽथ मत्सरः। आधयो व्याधयश्चैव भगवंस्तनवस्तव॥
English: Desire, Anger, Fear, Cupidity, Pride, Stupefaction, and Malice, Pains and Diseases, are, O illustrious one, all your offspring.
Sanskrit: कृतिर्विकारः प्रणयः प्रधानं बीजमव्ययम्। मनसः परमा योनिः प्रभावश्चापि शाश्वतः॥
English: You are the acts of creatures, you are the joy and sorrow of those acts, you are the absence of joy and sorrow, you are that Nescience which is the eternal seeds of Desire, you are the great origin of Mind, you are Power, and you are Eternity.
Sanskrit: अव्यक्तः पावनोऽचिन्त्यः सहस्रांशुर्हिरण्मयः। आदिर्गणानां सर्वेषां भवान् वै जीविताश्चयः॥
English: You are the Unmanifest, you are Pavana, you are inconceivable, you are the thousand rayed Sun, you are the shining intelligence, you are the first of all the subjects, and you are the support of life.
Sanskrit: महानात्मा मतिर्ब्रह्मा विश्वः शम्भु स्वयम्भुवः। बुद्धिः प्रज्ञोपलब्धिश्च संविख्यातिधृतिःस्मृतिः।।४१६ पर्यायवाचकैः शब्दैर्महानात्मा विभाव्यते। त्वां बुद्ध्वा ब्राह्मणो वेदात् प्रमोहं विनियच्छति॥४१७
English: By the words Greatness, Soul Understanding, Brahman, Universe, Shambhu, and Selfcreate, as well as other words seen (in the Vedas), your nature is comprehended as being at one with Greatness and Soul. Knowing you as all this, the learned Brahmana conquers that Ignorance which is the root of the world.
Sanskrit: हृदयं सर्वभूतानां क्षेत्रज्ञस्त्वमृषिस्तुतः। सर्वत:पाणिपादस्त्वं सर्वतोऽक्षिशिरोमुखः॥
English: You are the heart of all creatures, and you are worshipped by the Rishis as Soul. Your arms and feet extend to every place, and your eyes, head, and face are everywhere. You hear everywhere in the universe, and you exist permeating everything.
Sanskrit: सर्वतःश्रुतिमाल्लोके सर्वमावृत्य तिष्ठसि। फलं त्वमसि तिग्मांशोर्निमेषादिषु कर्मसु॥
English: You are the fruit of all acts which are performed in the Nimeshas and other divisions of time which originate from the Sun.
Sanskrit: त्वं वै प्रभार्चिः पुरुषः सर्वस्य हृदि संश्रितः। अणिमा महिमा प्राप्तिरीशानो ज्योतिरव्ययः॥
English: You are the original lustre. You are Male Being living in the hearts of all things. You are the successful fruits of Yoga.
Sanskrit: त्वयि बुद्धिर्मतिर्लोकाः प्रपन्नाः संश्रिताश्च ये। ध्यानिनो नित्ययोगाश्च सत्यसत्त्वा जितेन्द्रियाः॥
English: Understanding and Intelligence and all the worlds depend upon you. Those who are given to meditation, who are always busy with Yoga, who are devoted to or firm in Truth and who have conquered their passions, seek you and depend on you.
Sanskrit: यस्त्वां ध्रुवं वेदयते गुहाशयं प्रभुं पुराणं पुरुषं च विग्रहम्। हिरण्मयं बुद्धिमतां परां गतिं स बुद्धिमान् बुद्धिमतीत्य तिष्ठति॥
English: They who know you the unchangeable, or one who lives in all hearts, or one who is endowed with supreme power, or one who is the ancient Male Being, or one who is pure Knowledge, or one that is the effulgent understanding, or one that is the highest refuge of all persons gifted with intelligence, are, indeed, highly intelligent men. Indeed such persons reign supreme over intelligence. as one seven
Sanskrit: विदित्वा सप्त सूक्ष्माणि षडङ्गं त्वां च मूर्तितः। प्रधानविधियोगस्थस्त्वामेव विशते बुधः॥
English: By understanding the subtile principles, by comprehending your six attributes, and by mastering the true Yoga, the man of knowledge succeeds in entering into your great self.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्ते मया पार्थ भवे चार्तिविनाशने। चराचरं जगत् सर्वं सिंहनादं तदाकरोत्॥
English: After I had said these words, O Partha, to Bhava, that remover of grief and pain, the universe, both mobile and immobile, roared like a lion.
Sanskrit: तं विप्रसंघाश्च सुरासुराश्च नागाः पिशाचाः पितरो वयांसि। रक्षोगणा भूतगणाश्च सर्वे महर्षयश्चैव तदा प्रणेमुः॥
English: The numberless Brahmans present there, the gods and the Asuras, the Nagas, the Pishachas, the Pitris, the birds, various Rakshasas various classes of ghosts and spirits, and all the great Rishis, then bowed down to that great Deity.
Sanskrit: मम मूर्ध्नि च दिव्यानां कुसुमानां सुगन्धिनाम्। राशयो निपतन्ति स्प वायुश्च सुसुखो ववौ॥
English: There then, dropped upon my head showers of highly fragrant celestial flowers and sweet winds blew on the spot.
Sanskrit: निरीक्ष्य भगवान् देवी ह्युमां मां च जगद्धितः। शतक्रतुं चाभिवीक्ष्य स्वयं मामाह शङ्करः॥
English: The powerful Shankara then, given to the behoof of the universe, looked at the goddess Uma, and the king of the celestials and myself also, and thus spoke to me.
Sanskrit: विदुः कृष्ण परां भक्तिमस्मासु तव शत्रुहान्। क्रियतामात्मनः श्रेयः प्रीतिर्हि त्वयि मे परा॥
English: We know, O Krishna, that you, O slayer of foes, are greatly devoted to us! Do what is for your good. My love and affection for you is very great.
Sanskrit: वृणीष्वाष्टौ वरान् कृष्ण दातास्मि तव सत्तम। ब्रूहि यादवशार्दूल यानिच्छसि सुदुर्लभान्॥
English: Do you ask for eight boons. I shall grant them, O Krishna, O best of all persons. Tell me what they are, O chief of the Yadavas. Say what you wish. You will have them, however difficult of attainment they may be.
Sanskrit: उपमन्युरुवाच ऋषिरासीत् कृते तात तण्डिरित्येव विश्रुतः। दशवर्षसहस्राणि तेन देव: समाधिना॥ आराधितोऽभूद् भक्तेन तस्योदकं निशामय। स दृष्टवान् महादेवमस्तौषीच्च स्तवैर्विभुम्॥
English: Upamanyu said There was in the golden cycle. O sire, a Rishi named Tandi. With devoted heart he worshipped with the help of Yoga meditation, the great God for ten thousand years. Hear me as I tell you the fruit, or reward he reaped of such wonderful devotion. He succeeded in seeing Mahadeva and lauded him by uttering some hymns.
Sanskrit: इति तण्डिस्तपोयोगात् परमात्मानमव्ययम्। चिन्तयित्वा महात्मानमिदमाह सुविस्मितः॥
English: Thinking, with the help of his penances, of Him who is the supreme Soul and who is eternal and undecaying. Tandi became stricken with wonder and said these words,
Sanskrit: यं पठन्ति सदा सांख्याश्चिन्तयन्ति च योगिनः। परं प्रधानं पुरुषमधिष्ठातारमीश्वरम्॥ उत्पत्तौ च विनाशे च कारणं यं विदुर्बुधाः। देवासुरमुनीनां च परं यस्मान्न विद्यते॥ अजं तमहमीशानमनादिनिधनं प्रभुम्। अत्यन्तसुखिनं देवमनघं शरणं व्रजे॥
English: I scek His refuge whom the Sankhyas describe and the Yogins think of as the greal, the foremost, the Male Being, the pervader of all things, and the Lord of all existent objects, who is the cause of both the creation and the destruction of the universe, who is superior to all the gods, the Asuras, and the Munis, who has nothing higher who is uncreate, who is the Lord of all things. Who has neither beginning nor end, and who is gifted with supreme power, who is possessed of the highest happiness, and who is effulgent and sinless.
Sanskrit: यः प्राणवन्तमात्मानं ज्योतिर्जीवस्थितं मनः। तं देवं दर्शनाकाङ्क्षी बहून् वर्षगणानृषिः॥
English: Desirous of seeing Him who investing himself with vital airs, lives in the individual soul, in the form of that effulgence which is called the Mind, the Rishi Tandin, passed many years practising the severest austerities, and having succeeded in seeing Him as the reward of those penances, he lauded the great God in the following terms.
Sanskrit: तण्डि उवाच तपस्युग्रे स्थितो भूत्वा दृष्ट्वा तुष्टाव चेश्वरम्।। पवित्राणां पवित्रस्त्वं गतिर्गतिमतां वर॥
English: Tandi said You are the purifier of all purifiers and the refuge of all, o foremost of all beings gifted with intelligence! You are the most dreadful energy of all kinds of energy. You are the austerest penance of all penances.
Sanskrit: अत्युग्रं तेजसां तेजस्तपां परमं तपः। विश्वावसुहिरण्याक्षपुरुहूतनमस्कृत॥
English: You, O powerful one, are the liberal giver of blessings. You are the supreme Truth. I bow to you.
Sanskrit: भूरिकल्याणद विभो परं सत्यं नमोऽस्तु ते। जातीमरणभीरूणां यतीनां यततां विभो॥
English: I bow to you, O you of a thousand rays, and, O refuge of all happiness! You are the bestower of that emancipation for which, O powerful one, Yatis, standing in fear of birth and death, strive so hard.
Sanskrit: निर्वाणद सहस्रांशो नमस्तेऽस्तु सुखाश्रय। ब्रह्मा शतक्रतुर्विष्णुर्विश्वेदेवा महर्षयः॥ न विदुस्त्वां तु तत्त्वेन कुतो वेत्स्यामहे वयम्
English: The Grandfather Brahman, Indra of a hundred sacrifices, Vishnu, the Vishvedevas, the great Rishis, cannot comprehend your real nature. How then can persons like ourselves expect to comprehend you.