devopalabdhim aprāpya
nirvedāt saptame 'hani
śiro 'vṛścat sudhitinā
tat-tīrtha-klinna-mūrdhajam
tadā mahā-kāruṇiko sa dhūrjaṭir
yathā vayaḿ cāgnir ivotthito 'nalāt
nigṛhya dorbhyāḿ bhujayor nyavārayat
tat-sparśanād bhūya upaskṛtākṛtiḥ
deva — of the lord; upalabdhim — sight; aprāpya — not obtaining; nirvedāt — out of frustration; saptame — on the seventh; ahani — day; śiraḥ — his head; avṛścat — was about to cut off; sudhitinā — with a hatchet; tat — of that (Kedāranātha); tīrtha — in (waters of) the holy place; klinna — having wetted; mūrdha-jam — the hair of his head; tadā — then; mahā — supremely; kāruṇikaḥ — merciful; saḥ — he; dhūrjaṭiḥ — Lord Śiva; yathā — just as; vayam — we; ca — also; agniḥ — the god of fire; iva — appearing like; utthitaḥ — risen; analāt — from the fire; nigṛhya — seizing; dorbhyām — with his arms; bhujayoḥ — his (Vṛka's) arms; nyavārayat — he stopped him; tat — his (Lord Śiva's); sparśanāt — by the touch; bhūyaḥ — again; upaskṛta — well formed; ākṛtiḥ — his body.