वनं पर्यचरन्सम्यक्छुश्रूषुरनुसूयकः। निर्ममो निरहङ्कारो दीर्घकालमतोषयत्
Serving without envy, without possessiveness or pride, Arjuna wandered in the forest, attending well and pleasing him for a long time.
आराध्य दत्तात्रेयं हि अगृङ्णात्स वरानिमान्। आप्तादाप्ततरान्विप्राद्विद्वान्विद्वन्निषेवितात्
Having worshipped Dattātreya, he obtained these boons from the sage, who was honored by the wise and even more by the most learned.
ऋतेऽमरत्वं विप्रेण दत्तात्रेयेण धीमता। वरैश्चतुर्भिः प्रवृत इमान्वव्रे वरान्नृपः
Except for immortality, which the wise Dattātreya did not grant, the king chose these four boons.
श्रीमान्मनस्वी बलवान्सत्यवागनसूयकः। सहस्रबाहुर्भूयासमेषु मे प्रथमो वरः
May I be glorious, high-minded, strong, truthful, and free from envy; may I have a thousand arms—this is my first boon.
जरायुजाण्डजं सर्वं सर्वं चैव चराचरम्। शास्तुमिच्छामि धर्मेण द्वितीयस्त्वेष मे वरः
I wish to rule, in righteousness, over all beings born from womb, egg, and all that moves and does not move—this is my second boon.
पितृन्देवानृषीन्विप्रान्यजेयं विपुलैर्मखैः। अमित्रांश्च शितैर्बाणैस्तृतीयो व्रर एष मे
May I offer great sacrifices to the ancestors, gods, sages, and Brāhmaṇas; may I conquer my enemies with sharp arrows—this is my third boon.
यस्य नासीन्न भविता न चास्ति सदृशः पुमान्। इह वा दिवि वा लोके स मे हन्ता भवेदिति
May there be no man, here or in heaven, who has been or will be my equal; let only he who is my slayer be so.
सोऽर्जुनः कृतवीर्यस्य वरः पुत्रोऽभवद्युधि। स सहस्रं सहस्राणां माहिष्मत्यामवर्धत
Thus Arjuna, son of Kṛtavīrya, obtained the boon and became a son in battle; in Māhiṣmatī he grew to be a thousand among thousands.
स भूमिमखिलां जित्वा द्वीपांश्चापि समुद्रिणः। नभसीवाज्वलत्सूर्यः पुण्यैः कर्मभिर्जुनः
Having conquered the whole earth and the islands surrounded by the sea, Arjuna shone with meritorious deeds like the blazing sun in the sky.
इन्द्रद्वीपं कशेरुं च कामद्वीपं गभस्तितम्। गन्धर्ववरुणद्वीपं सौहृष्टममितप्रभः
He conquered Indradvīpa, Kaśeru, Kāmadvīpa, Gabhastimat, Gandharva, Varuṇadvīpa, and the joyful, immeasurably radiant lands.
पूर्वैरजितपूर्वांश्च द्वीपनजयदर्जुनः। इदं तु कार्तवीर्यस्य बभूवासदृशं जनैः
Arjuna, conqueror of islands never before subdued by the ancients, became renowned among people as Kārtavīrya.
न पूर्वे नापरे तस्य गमिष्यन्ति गतिं नृपाः। यदर्णवे प्रयातस्य वस्त्रं न परिषिच्यते
No kings before or after him will attain his path; when he entered the ocean, even his garments were not wetted.
सौवर्णं सर्वमप्यासीद्विमानवरमुत्तमम्। चतुर्धा व्यभजद्राष्ट्रं तद्विभज्यान्वपालयत्
The entire splendid palace was made of gold; he divided the kingdom into four parts and governed each after apportioning them.
एकांशेनाहरत्सेनामेकांशेनावसद्गृहान्। यस्तु तस्य तृतीयांशो राज्ञोऽभूज्जनसङ्ग्रहे
With one portion he maintained the army, with another he resided in his dwellings; the third portion was used by the king for gathering the people.
आप्तः परमकल्याणस्तेन यज्ञानकल्पयत्। ये दस्यवो ग्रामचरा अरम्ये च वसन्ति ये
Having attained great prosperity, he arranged sacrifices; those who were robbers dwelling in villages or in wild places—
चतुर्थेन तु सोंऽशेन तान्सर्वान्प्रत्यषेधयत्। द्वाराणि नापिधीयन्ते पुरेषु नगरेषु च
With the fourth portion, he restrained all of them; the gates were never closed in towns or cities.
स एव राष्ट्रपालोऽभूत्स्रीपालोऽभवदर्जुनः। स एवासीद्जापालः सः गोपालो विशाम्पते
He became the protector of the kingdom, Arjuna became the guardian of wealth; he was also the protector of sacrifices, and the guardian of cattle, O lord of the people.
शतं वर्षसहस्राणामनुशिष्यार्जुनो महीम्। दत्तात्रेयप्रसादेन एवं राज्यं चकार सः
For a hundred thousand years, Arjuna instructed the earth; by the grace of Dattatreya, he thus ruled the kingdom.
एवं बहूनि कर्माणि चक्रे लोकहिताय सः।। दत्तात्रेय इति ख्यातः प्रादुर्भावो ह्ययं हरेः। कथितो भरतश्रेष्ट शृणु भूयो महात्मनः
In this way, he performed many deeds for the welfare of the world; this manifestation known as Dattatreya is indeed an incarnation of Hari, O best of Bharatas, listen again to the deeds of the great soul.
तथा भृगुकुले जन्म यदर्थं च महात्मनः। जामदग्न्य इति ख्यातः प्रादुर्भावश्च वैष्णवः
Now hear of the birth in the lineage of Bhrigu, and the purpose of the great soul; this manifestation known as Jamadagni's son is indeed a Vaishnava incarnation.
जमदग्निसुतो राजन्त्रामो नाम स वीर्यवान्। हेहयान्तकरो राजन्स रामो बलिनां वरः
Jamadagni's son, O king, was named Rama, mighty and valiant; he destroyed the Hehayas, O king, and was foremost among the powerful.
कार्तावीर्यो महावीर्यो बलेनाप्रतिमस्तदा। रामेण जामदग्न्येन हतो विषममाचरन्
Kartavirya, of great might and unmatched strength, was slain by Jamadagni's Rama, who acted with severity.
तं कार्तवीर्यं राजानं हेहयानामरिन्दमम्। रथस्थं पार्थिवं रामः पातयित्वाऽवधीद्रणे
That Kartavirya, king and destroyer of the Hehayas, seated in his chariot, was struck down and slain in battle by Rama.
जम्भस्य यज्ञं हत्वा स ऋत्विजश्चैव संस्तरे। जम्भस्य मूर्ध्नि भेत्ता च हन्ता च शतदुन्दुभेः
Having destroyed Jambha's sacrifice and the officiating priests at the altar, he broke the head of Jambha and slew Shatadundubhi.
स एष कृष्णो गोविन्दो जातो भृगुषु वीर्यवान्। सहस्रबाहुमुद्धर्तुं सहस्रजितमाहवे
This Krishna, Govinda, was born among the Bhrigus, mighty, to overthrow the thousand-armed one and defeat Sahasrajit in battle.
क्षत्रियाणां चतुष्पष्टिमयुतानि महायशाः। सरस्वत्यां समेतानि एष वै धनुषाऽजयत्
He, of great fame, conquered sixty-four thousand Kshatriyas assembled on the Sarasvati with his bow.
ब्रह्मद्विषां धे तस्मिन्महस्राणि चतुर्दश। पुनर्जघान शूराणामतिक्रूरो रथर्षभः
Among those who hated Brahmins, he slew fourteen thousand; again, the fierce chariot-warrior killed the valiant ones.
ततो राज्ञां सहस्रं स भङ्क्ता पूर्वमरिन्दमः। सहस्रं मुसलेनाहन्सहस्रमुदकृन्तत
Then, the destroyer of enemies broke a thousand kings before; he slew a thousand with a mace and cut down a thousand with a sword.
चतुर्दशसहस्राणि कृणदूममपाययत्। शिष्टान्ब्रह्मद्विषो जित्वा ततोऽस्नायत भार्गवः
He made fourteen thousand into dust and destroyed them; after conquering the remaining Brahmin-haters, Bhargava then bathed.
रामरामेत्यमिक्रुष्टो ब्राह्मणैः क्षत्रियार्दितैः। निघ्नञ्शतसहस्राणि रामः परशुनाभिभूः
Crying 'Rama, Rama!' the Brahmins, afflicted by the Kshatriyas, called out; Rama, wielding the axe, slew hundreds of thousands.