Narayaniyam Dashaka 23 - Grantha

Meaning
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌚𑍇𑌤𑌃-𑌤𑍁 - a son of Prachetas, indeed,; 𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌨𑍍- - O Lord!; 𑌅𑌪𑌰𑍋 𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌃- - another Daksha (not Daksha Prajaapati); 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍-𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌨𑌂 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌧𑌿𑌤 - Thy worship performed; 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌗-𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍃𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿-𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌃 - the species to multiply desirous; 𑌆𑌵𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌬𑌭𑍂𑌵𑌿𑌥 𑌤𑌦𑌾 - Thou appeared then; 𑌲𑌸𑌤𑍍-𑌅𑌷𑍍𑌟-𑌬𑌾𑌹𑍁𑌃- - with eight resplendent arms; 𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍈 𑌵𑌰𑌂 𑌦𑌦𑌿𑌥 - (and) gave the boon; 𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌚 𑌵𑌧𑍂𑌮𑍍- - and also that bride; 𑌅𑌸𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌨𑍀𑌮𑍍 - (named) Asikni;

Translation
The son of one of the Prachetas, another Daksha, indeed, desirous of multiplying the progeny, worshipped Thee. Then Thou appeared with eight resplendent arms and gave him a boon and also Asikni as wife.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌜𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑍁𑌤𑌮𑍀𑌶 𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌂
𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌦𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌵𑌚𑌸𑌾 𑌤𑌵 𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌾𑌪𑍁𑌃 ।
𑌨𑍈𑌕𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌮𑍃𑌷𑌯𑍇 𑌸 𑌮𑍁𑌮𑍋𑌚 𑌶𑌾𑌪𑌂
𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑍃𑌷𑌿𑌰𑌨𑍁𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌮𑍇𑌨𑍇 ॥2॥

Meaning
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯-𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌜𑌾𑌃- - his sons; 𑌤𑍁-𑌅𑌯𑍁𑌤𑌮𑍍- - indeed ten thousand; 𑌈𑌶 - O Lord!; 𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌃-𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌂 - again (also) one thousand; 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌦𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌵𑌚𑌸𑌾 - by the advice of Shree Naarada; 𑌤𑌵 𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑍍-𑌆𑌪𑍁𑌃 - took to Thy path (of meditation etc); 𑌨-𑌐𑌕𑌤𑍍𑌰-𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌮𑍍- - (you) will not be residing in one place; 𑌋𑌷𑌯𑍇 - to the sage (Naarada); 𑌸 𑌮𑍁𑌮𑍋𑌚 𑌶𑌾𑌪𑌂 - he (Daksha) gave the curse; 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤-𑌉𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌃-𑌤𑍁-𑌋𑌷𑌿𑌃- - highest of (Thy) devotees, the sage; 𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌮𑍍-𑌏𑌵 𑌮𑍇𑌨𑍇 - took it for a blessing.;

Translation
His eleven thousand sons, on the advice of Shree Naarada took to the path of devotion to Thee, to attain liberation. Daksha was displeased with Naarada and so pronounced a curse on him that he would not have any fixed place of residence. Sage Naarada, the highest of devotees, considered it only as blessing.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌷𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌤𑌤𑍋 𑌦𑍁𑌹𑌿𑌤𑍃𑌭𑌿𑌃 𑌸𑍃𑌜𑌤𑌃 𑌕𑍁𑌲𑍌𑌘𑌾𑌨𑍍
𑌦𑍌𑌹𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌸𑍂𑌨𑍁𑌰𑌥 𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌸 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌃 ।
𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌮𑌜𑌾𑌪𑌯𑌦𑌿𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌜𑍌
𑌦𑍇𑌵 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌦𑍀𑌯𑌮𑌹𑌿𑌮𑌾 𑌖𑌲𑍁 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌜𑍈𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌃 ॥3॥

Meaning
𑌷𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌤𑌤𑌃 𑌦𑍁𑌹𑌿𑌤𑍃𑌭𑌿𑌃 - then by ( his) sixty daughters; 𑌸𑍃𑌜𑌤𑌃 𑌕𑍁𑌲-𑌔𑌘𑌾𑌨𑍍 - (he) was multiplying the species; 𑌦𑍌𑌹𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰-𑌸𑍂𑌨𑍁𑌃-𑌅𑌥 𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 - then one of his daughter's son's son; 𑌸 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌃 - that (named) Vishwaroopa; 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍-𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰-𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍- - Thy protective hymn; 𑌅𑌜𑌾𑌪𑌯𑌤𑍍-𑌇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍- - made Indra recite; 𑌆𑌜𑍌 - in a battle; 𑌦𑍇𑌵 - O Lord!; 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌦𑍀𑌯-𑌮𑌹𑌿𑌮𑌾 - Thy glory; 𑌖𑌲𑍁 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌜𑍈𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌃 - indeed is victorious over all;

Translation
Then Daksha multiplied the species through his sixty daughters. His daughter's son's son named Vishwaroopa made Indra win the battle against the Asuras. Indra was provided protection and victory by learning from Vishwaroopa the hymn addressed to Thee (Naaraayana Kavacha). O Lord! Thy glory can indeed conquer all.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌶𑍂𑌰𑌸𑍇𑌨𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌯𑍇 𑌕𑌿𑌲 𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍇𑌤𑍁𑌃
𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍀 𑌨𑍃𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌰𑌂𑌗𑌿𑌰𑌸𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍍 ।
𑌲𑌬𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌵𑍈𑌕𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌥 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌹𑌤𑍇 𑌸𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌨𑍀-
𑌸𑌂𑌘𑍈𑌰𑌮𑍁𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌦𑌵𑌶𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌵 𑌮𑌾𑌯𑌯𑌾𑌸𑍌 ॥4॥

Meaning
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌕𑍍- - once upon a time; 𑌶𑍂𑌰𑌸𑍇𑌨-𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌯𑍇 - in Shoorsena's kingdom; 𑌕𑌿𑌲 𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍇𑌤𑍁𑌃 - indeed, Chitraketu; 𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰-𑌆𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍀 𑌨𑍃𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌃 - desirous of a son, the king; 𑌅𑌂𑌗𑌿𑌰𑌸𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍍 - by sage Angirasa's blessings; 𑌲𑌬𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌾-𑌏𑌕-𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍- - getting one son; 𑌅𑌥 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌹𑌤𑍇 𑌸𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌨𑍀𑌸𑌂𑌘𑍈𑌃- - then, there (the son) was killed by the other wives; 𑌅𑌮𑍁𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍍-𑌅𑌵𑌶𑌃- - and overcome by grief, he fainted; 𑌤𑌵 𑌮𑌾𑌯𑌯𑌾 𑌅𑌸𑍌 - owing to the power of Thy Maayaa;

Translation
Once upon a time, in the kingdom named Shoorsena the king Chitraketu was desirous of getting a son. By the blessings of sage Angirasa he got a son. The child was killed by his other wives out of jealousy. The king fainted with grief owing to the power of Thy Maayaa.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌤𑌂 𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌦𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌸𑌮𑌮𑌂𑌗𑌿𑌰𑌸𑌾 𑌦𑌯𑌾𑌲𑍁𑌃
𑌸𑌂𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌯 𑌤𑌾𑌵𑌦𑍁𑌪𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌶𑍍𑌯 𑌸𑍁𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌜𑍀𑌵𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌕𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌿 𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌇𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌗𑌿𑌰𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌂
𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌚𑌨𑌵𑌿𑌧𑍌 𑌨𑍃𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌯𑍁𑌂𑌕𑍍𑌤 ॥5॥

Meaning
𑌤𑌂 𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌦𑌃-𑌤𑍁 - him, Naarada then; 𑌸𑌮𑌮𑍍-𑌅𑌂𑌗𑌿𑌰𑌸𑌾 - along with Angirasa; 𑌦𑌯𑌾𑌲𑍁𑌃 - merciful (Naarada); 𑌸𑌂𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌯 - approaching; 𑌤𑌾𑌵𑌤𑍍-𑌉𑌪𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌶𑍍𑌯 - then showed; 𑌸𑍁𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌜𑍀𑌵𑌮𑍍 - the son's soul; 𑌕𑌸𑍍𑌯-𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌿 𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰(𑌃) 𑌇𑌤𑌿 - whose son am I, thus; 𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌗𑌿𑌰𑌾 - by his speech; 𑌵𑌿𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 - giving up delusion; 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍-𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌚𑌨-𑌵𑌿𑌧𑍌 - in the ways of Thy worship; 𑌨𑍃𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌯𑍁𑌂𑌕𑍍𑌤 - gave instructions to the king;

Translation
The merciful Naarada and sage Angirasa went to Chitraketu and showed him the soul of his dead son. The soul asked 'whose son am I?' These words dispelled the king's delusion. The sages then instructed him in the ways of Thy worship.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌚 𑌮𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌪𑌿 𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌦𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌥 𑌲𑌬𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌾
𑌤𑍋𑌷𑌾𑌯 𑌶𑍇𑌷𑌵𑌪𑍁𑌷𑍋 𑌨𑌨𑍁 𑌤𑍇 𑌤𑌪𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍍 ।
𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌧𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌸 𑌹𑌿 𑌸𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇
𑌲𑌬𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍁𑌂𑌠𑌮𑌤𑌿𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌭𑌜𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌵𑌂𑌤𑌮𑍍 ॥6॥

Meaning
𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌚 𑌮𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍-𑌅𑌪𑌿 - hymns and Mantras; 𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌦𑌤𑌃-𑌅𑌥 𑌲𑌬𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌾 - from Naarada then receiving; 𑌤𑍋𑌷𑌾𑌯 𑌶𑍇𑌷-𑌵𑌪𑍁𑌷𑌃 - for propitiation of (Thee) (who were) in the form of Aadishesha; 𑌨𑌨𑍁 𑌤𑍇 𑌤𑌪𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍍 - practising austerities to Thee alone; 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌧𑌰-𑌅𑌧𑌿𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌂 - the leadership of Vidyaadharas; 𑌸 𑌹𑌿 𑌸𑌪𑍍𑌤-𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌲𑌬𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌾- - he obtained only in seven days; 𑌅𑌪𑌿-𑌅𑌕𑍁𑌂𑌠𑌮𑌤𑌿𑌃- - still dissatisfied; 𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌭𑌜𑌤𑍍-𑌭𑌵𑌂𑌤𑌮𑍍 - (he) continued to worship Thee;

Translation
Then receiving hymns and Mantras from Naarada, he practised austerities for propitiating Thee who were in the form of Aadishesha. Within seven days he obtained the leadership of the Vidyaadharas. Still dissatisfied, he continued to worship Thee with the same fervour.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍈 𑌮𑍃𑌣𑌾𑌲𑌧𑌵𑌲𑍇𑌨 𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌶𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾
𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍇𑌣 𑌬𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌨𑍁𑌤𑌿𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌗𑌣𑌾𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍇𑌨 ।
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌭𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌚𑌿𑌰𑌤𑍋 𑌨𑍁𑌤𑌿𑌭𑌿𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍋
𑌦𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌽𑌽𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌨𑍁𑌗𑍃𑌹𑍍𑌯 𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍋𑌦𑌧𑌾𑌥 ॥𑍭॥

Meaning
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍈 - to him (Chitraketu); 𑌮𑍃𑌣𑌾𑌲-𑌧𑌵𑌲𑍇𑌨 - as white as a lotus stalk; 𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌰-𑌶𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 - with a thousand heads; 𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍇𑌣 - in (such a) form; 𑌬𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌨𑍁𑌤𑌿-𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌗𑌣-𑌆𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍇𑌨 - singing hymns of praises,by Sidhdhas, surrounded; 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌭𑌵𑌨𑍍-𑌅𑌚𑌿𑌰𑌤𑌃 - quickly manifested; 𑌨𑍁𑌤𑌿𑌭𑌿𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌃 - with the hymns pleased; 𑌦𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾-𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮-𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍍- - imparting knowledge of self; 𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌗𑍃𑌹𑍍𑌯 - and blessing (him); 𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍋𑌦𑌧𑌾𑌥 - Thou disappeared;

Translation
Presently Thou revealed Thyself to him in Thy form of Aadishesha, with a thousand hoods and white like a lotus stalk,surrounded by bands of Sidhdhaas singing hymns of praise. Pleased with the hymns, Thou blessed him and imparted to him the knowledge of the self and then Thou disappeared.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍌𑌲𑌿𑌰𑌥 𑌸𑍋𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌚 𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌂
𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌹𑌰𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌲𑌮𑌨𑌾 𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌨𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌸𑌂𑌗𑌾𑌪𑌯𑌨𑍍 𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌗𑌣𑌂 𑌤𑌵 𑌸𑍁𑌂𑌦𑌰𑍀𑌭𑌿𑌃
𑌸𑌂𑌗𑌾𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍇𑌕𑌰𑌹𑌿𑌤𑍋 𑌲𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌚𑌚𑌾𑌰 ॥𑍮॥

Meaning
𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍-𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤-𑌮𑍌𑌲𑌿𑌃-𑌅𑌥 𑌸- - the greatest of devotees ,he, then; 𑌅𑌪𑌿 𑌚 - and also; 𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷-𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌂 𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌣𑌿 - for many many years; 𑌹𑌰𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌲-𑌮𑌨𑌾 - happily (blissfully); 𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌨𑍇𑌷𑍁 - in all the worlds; 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌂 𑌸𑌂𑌗𑌾𑌪𑌯𑌨𑍍 - made to be sung; 𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌗𑌣𑌂 𑌤𑌵 - Thy glories; 𑌸𑍁𑌂𑌦𑌰𑍀𑌭𑌿𑌃 - by beautiful Vidyaadharis; 𑌸𑌂𑌗-𑌅𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍇𑌕-𑌰𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌃 - without much sensuous attachment; 𑌲𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌚𑌚𑌾𑌰 - happily wandered about;

Translation
This great devotee Chitraketu for many many years wandered about happily in all the worlds without much attachment. He led the troupe of beautiful Vidyaadharis and also caused Thy glories and excellences to be sung, to his hearts content.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌅𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂𑌤𑌸𑌂𑌗𑌵𑌿𑌲𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌣𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍋
𑌨𑍂𑌨𑌂 𑌸 𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌗𑌿𑌰𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌯 𑌮𑌹𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌜𑍇 ।
𑌨𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌶𑌂𑌕𑌮𑌂𑌕𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌭𑌮𑌂𑌗𑌜𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌂
𑌤𑌂 𑌶𑌂𑌕𑌰𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌹𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍁𑌮𑌯𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌶𑍇𑌪𑍇 ॥𑍯॥

Meaning
𑌅𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂𑌤-𑌸𑌂𑌗-𑌵𑌿𑌲𑌯𑌾𑌯 - to rid (himself) of all sensuous hankerings; 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍍-𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌣𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌃 𑌨𑍂𑌨𑌂 - prompted by Thee, it seems,; 𑌸 𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌗𑌿𑌰𑌿𑌮𑍍-𑌆𑌪𑍍𑌯 - he, reaching the Silver mountain (Kailaash); 𑌮𑌹𑌤𑍍-𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌜𑍇 - in the assembly of sages; 𑌨𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌶𑌂𑌕𑌮𑍍- - without any inhibition; 𑌅𑌂𑌕-𑌕𑍃𑌤-𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌭𑌮𑍍- - who had seated his consort on his lap; 𑌅𑌂𑌗𑌜𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌂 𑌤𑌂 𑌶𑌂𑌕𑌰𑌂 - the destroyer of Kaamdeva, that Shankara; 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌹𑌸𑌨𑍍- - ridiculing (him); 𑌉𑌮𑌯𑌾-𑌅𑌭𑌿𑌶𑍇𑌪𑍇 - was cursed by Umaa;

Translation
To rid himself completely of all sensuous hankerings, prompted by Thee, he once went to Mount Kailaash. There he saw the destroyer of Kaamadeva , Shankara, sitting in the assembly of sages with his consort Umaa seated on his lap without any concern. Chitraketu mocked at him and in turn was cursed by Umaa.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌨𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌸𑌂𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌮𑌯𑌾𑌚𑌿𑌤𑌶𑌾𑌪𑌮𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍋
𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍁𑌪𑌗𑌮𑍍𑌯 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑍇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌯𑍋𑌧𑍀 ।
𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌕𑌥𑌨𑍈𑌃 𑌸𑌮𑌰𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂
𑌶𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌰𑌪𑌿 𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌮𑌪𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌗𑌤𑌃 𑌪𑌦𑌂 𑌤𑍇 ॥10॥

Meaning
𑌨𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌸𑌂𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌃- - unperturbed; 𑌤𑍁-𑌅𑌯𑌮𑍍- - however, he (Chitraketu); 𑌅𑌯𑌾𑌚𑌿𑌤-𑌶𑌾𑌪-𑌮𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌃 - did not ask for relief from the curse; 𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍍-𑌉𑌪𑌗𑌮𑍍𑌯 - as vritraasura being born; 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑍇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰-𑌯𑍋𑌧𑍀 - against Indra fighting; 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾- - by his devotion; 𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵-𑌕𑌥𑌨𑍈𑌃 - and by imparting knowledge of the self; 𑌸𑌮𑌰𑍇 - in the battle,; 𑌵𑌿𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 - surprisingly,; 𑌶𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌃-𑌅𑌪𑌿 𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌮𑍍- - the delusion of the enemy also; 𑌅𑌪𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌯 - removing; 𑌗𑌤𑌃 𑌪𑌦𑌂 𑌤𑍇 - reached Thy abode;

Translation
Unperturbed, Chitraketu did not ask for relief from the curse, and was born as Vritraasura. By his devotion, while fighting in the battle against Indra, he imparted the knowledge of the self to Indra and he removed the delusion of even his enemy. Thereby he reached Thy abode. What a wonder!

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌨𑍇𑌨 𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌿𑌰𑌿𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌧𑍋𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌾𑌽𑌪𑌿
𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌤𑍇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌸𑍁𑌹𑍃𑌦𑍋 𑌮𑌰𑍁𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌭𑌿𑌲𑍇𑌭𑍇 ।
𑌦𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌶𑌯𑍇𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌶𑍁𑌭𑌦𑍈𑌵 𑌭𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌷𑍇𑌵𑌾
𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌦𑍃𑌶𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌵 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑌵𑌨𑌾𑌲𑌯𑍇𑌶 ॥11॥

Meaning
𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍-𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌨𑍇𑌨 - by worshipping Thee; 𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌿𑌃- - Diti; 𑌇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰-𑌵𑌧-𑌉𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌾-𑌅𑌪𑌿 - though wanting to kill Indra; 𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍-𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌤- - them, instead,; 𑌇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰-𑌸𑍁𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌃 𑌮𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌃- - Indra's friends Maruts; 𑌅𑌭𑌿𑌲𑍇𑌭𑍇 - begot; 𑌦𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟-𑌆𑌶𑌯𑍇-𑌅𑌪𑌿 - even for evil mind persons; 𑌶𑍁𑌭𑌦𑌾-𑌏𑌵 - Thy worship; 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍍-𑌨𑌿𑌷𑍇𑌵𑌾 - gives good only; 𑌤𑌤𑍍-𑌤𑌾𑌦𑍃𑌶𑌃-𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍍- - Thou who are thus; 𑌅𑌵 𑌮𑌾𑌂 - protect me; 𑌪𑌵𑌨-𑌆𑌲𑌯-𑌈𑌶 - O Lord of Guruvaayur!;

Translation
Diti, the mother of the Asuras, worshipped Thee in order to have a son who would kill Indra, but instead gave birth to Maruts who became friends of Indra. By worshipping Thee, even an evil minded person receives good only. O Lord of Guruvaayur! Who are like that, deign to protect me.

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