Lord Siva is like the king of honey bees. As the be shows delight in acting according to the desire of the female bee, He likes to see His attendant Bhringi dancing at pleasure (bhrngiccha-natanotkatah). As the bee takes the ichor of elephants, He destroys the pride of the 'elephant-demon' (karimadagrahi). As the bee feels delight in the brilliant spring. He is delighted with Visnu in the form of Mohini, the infatuating damsel (sphuranmadhavahladah). As the bee always makes the buzzing sound, He is associated with Omkara (nadayutah). As the bee is welcomed by Cupid as a helper in his work, He is respected by Cupid, being his subdue (pancesuna adrtah). As the bee flies about in flower gardens, He takes delight in protecting the celestials (sumanovanesu satpaksah). As the bee lives in beautiful mountains. He resides in the Sriparvata (Srisailavasi). As the bee goes everywhere, He is all-pervading (Vibhuh). May Siva, who thus resembles the king bee, sport in the lotus of my heart!
O Kingly swan of my mind! Why do you wander in the muddy tanks of worldliness, fit only for mean creatures? Go unto the pure and perpetual lake of divine contemplation, having eternal bliss for its waters, the minds of heavenly sages for its lotus flowers, the holy men as the birds resorting to itm sins as the dirt it clenses away, and virtuous disposition as the fragrance it emits.
May the lotus feet of Siva, whose garment consists of the quarters of the sky (i.e. who is naked), fill the wardrobe of my mind with their exquisite fragrance that destroys the foul smell of evil tendencies, miseries, binding desires and the like.
Dull-witted man, wandering about for flowers (for Thy worship_, goes to deep lotus lakes, to uninhabited dense forests and to high mountains. Lo! he does not know how to be happy in life by offering unto Thee, the Lord of uma, the unique lotus of his own heart.
O giver of joy! O blue-throated one! The Chataka (Caceulus Melanoleucus) of my mind always longs for the rain cloud of Thy self that pours down the shower of mercy; that has the power of warding off the summer of grave misfortunes; that requires to be adored by the wise men and the gods for the fruition of wisdom; that can assume any form; that is accompanied by the dancing peacocks of devotees; that resides on the mountain peaks; and that is endowed with the lightnings of brilliant matted locks.
My prostration to Sambhu, the source of all happiness, whose existence precedes that of all, who is light limitless, who is revealed through the Vedic texts, who is attained through devotion; who is essentially of the nature of knowledge and bliss; who is engaged in the protection of the three worlds; who is the worthy object of meditation for all Yogis; who is praised with hymns by the celestials; who controls Maya; who whirls round and round in the performance of the beautiful Tandava dance; and who wears matted locks.
May my heart always delight in Siva, the Supreme effulgence, the Master of all, the Lord of the daughter of the mountain (i.e.Parvati), who wears the crescent moon on His crest, and who has a comely throat,dark-blue like a cloud.
O Giver of all godd! Thou Cause of all! Thou Friend of all the worlds! Thou Ocean of Existence, Knowledge and Bliss! I shall bestow on Thee the good-natured maiden of my intellect in order to help Gauri ( Thy Consort) in serving Thee, Mayest Thou, O merciful one, reside for ever in the house of my hear.
O Lord! Thou that bearest a skull in hand! Thou mendicant! Thou auspicious and all-pervading One! Accepting this monkey of my mind as my devout offereing, bind it with (the cord of) devotion and bring it under Thy control - this extremely wayward monkey that always wanders in the forest of ignorance, dancing on the hill-tops of young women's breasts, and moving about quickly in diverse directions (according to its promptings) along the branches of worldly desires
Were it not for Thy indifference , why dost Thou not cancel the writ of my destiny, which is so conductive to evil desires and so unfavourable to Thy constant contemplation? Do not plead incapacity; for , how didst Thou, with but the tips of Thy finger-nails pluck off, without any exertion whatever, the head if that Brahma, which is so firm and hard?
Just as the Devas churned the Ocean of Milk and obtained the moon (Soma), the wish fulylling tree, the cow of plenty, the 'magic-gem', nectar, and Rama (Lakshmi), so the wise men churn the ocean of the Vedas, using their virtuous mind as the rod and firm devotion as the rope string, and obtain Thee, who art in union with Divine Mother (Sa-uma =soma)-- Thee who fulfillest all wants like the wish-fulling tree and the cow of plenty, who grantest all desires like the 'magic-gem', who conferest perpetual bliss on the wise like nectar, and who givest liberation like Lakshmi.
O Supreme Lord! Thou Ocean of mercy! Vishnu and Brahma, boring down into the earth and flying up in the sky as a boar and as a swan in order to find out Thy feet and head respectively, only got tired (but did not discover the extremities of Thy form). O Bestower of good! O Lord of all! How is it then that Thou hast become
Just as the Devas churned the Ocean of Milk and obtained the moon (Soma), the wish fulylling tree, the cow of plenty, the 'magic-gem', nectar, and Rama (Lakshmi), so the wise men churn the ocean of the Vedas, using their virtuous mind as the rod and firm devotion as the rope string, and obtain Thee, who art in union with Divine Mother (Sa-uma =soma)-- Thee who fulfillest all wants like the wish-fulling tree and the cow of plenty, who grantest all desires like the 'magic-gem', who conferest perpetual bliss on the wise like nectar, and who givest liberation like Lakshmi.capable of being known to me? Pray, does this conduct befit Thee?
O Lord of Parvati! O bestower of happiness! Thy tender feet are engaged in kicking at the chest of the God of Death, in pressing down the terrible demon of epilepsy, in travelling on the mountain, and in rubbing against the crown of the celestials that prostrate before Thee. (Therefore, as a measure of protection) move about always putting on the bejewelled foot-wear of my mind.
