इल्वलस्तु विषण्णोऽभूद्दृष्ट्वा जीर्णं महासुरम्। प्राञ्जलिश्च सहामात्यैरिदं वचनमब्रवीत्। किमर्थमुपयाताः स्थ ब्रूत किं करवाणि वः
Ilvala became dejected when he saw that the great Asura had been digested. With joined palms, together with his ministers, he said: 'For what purpose have you come? Tell me, what shall I do for you?'
प्रत्युवाच ततोऽगस्त्यः प्रहसन्निल्वलं तदा। ईशोस्यसुर विद्मस्त्वां वयं सर्वे धनेश्वरम्
Then Agastya, laughing, replied to Ilvala: 'O Asura, we all know you as the lord of wealth.'
एते च नातिधनिनो धनाशा महती मम। यथाशक्त्यविहिंस्यान्यान्संविभागं प्रयच्छ नः
'These here do not have much wealth, and I have a great desire for riches. Give us a share, as much as you can, without harming others.'
ततोऽवमत्य तमृषिमिल्वलो वाक्यमब्रवीत्। दित्सितं यदि वेत्सि त्वंततो दास्यामि ते वसु
Ilvala, looking down on the sage, said: 'If you know what is to be given, then I will give you the wealth.'
गवां दशसहस्राणि राज्ञामेकैकशोऽसुर। तावदेव सुवर्णस्य दित्सितं ते महासुर
'Ten thousand cows for each king, O Asura, and the same amount of gold is to be given by you, great Asura.'
मह्यं ततो वै द्विगुणं रथश्चैव हिरण्मयः। मनोजवौ वाजिनौ च दित्सितं ते महासुर
'To me, then, twice as much, and a golden chariot, and two horses as swift as the mind are to be given by you, great Asura.'
उल्वलस्तु मुनिं प्राह सर्वमस्ति यथाऽऽत्थ माम्। सर्वमेतत्प्रदास्यामि हिरण्यं गाश्च यद्धनम्। रथं तु यदवोचो मां नैतं विद्म हिरण्मयम्
Ulvala spoke to the sage: 'Everything is as you have said of me. All this I shall give—gold, cows, whatever wealth. As for the chariot you mentioned, I do not know of any golden one.'
न मे वागनृता काचिदुक्तपूर्वा महाऽसुर। विज्ञायतां रथः साधु व्यक्तमस्ति हिरण्मयः
No false word has ever been spoken by me, O great asura. Let the chariot be examined; it is clearly made of gold.
विज्ञायमानः स रथः कौन्तेयासीद्धिरण्मयः'। ततः प्रव्यथितो दैत्यो ददावभ्यधिकं वसु
When the chariot was examined, O son of Kunti, it was indeed golden. Then the demon, greatly disturbed, gave even more wealth.
विवाजी च सुवाजी च तस्मिन्युक्तौ रथे हयौ। ऊहतुः स वसूनाशु तावगस्त्याश्रमं प्रति। सर्वान्राज्ञः सहागस्त्यान्निमेषादिव भारत
Two horses, swift and splendid, were yoked to that chariot. They quickly carried the wealth toward Agastya's hermitage, along with all the kings and Agastya, as if in a moment, O Bharata.
इल्वलस्त्वनुगम्यैनमगस्त्यं हन्तुमैच्छत। भस्म चक्रे महातेजा हुङ्कारेण महाऽसुरम्
Ilvala, following Agastya, sought to kill him. But the great sage, with a single utterance, reduced the mighty asura to ashes.
अगस्त्येनाभ्यनुज्ञाता जग्मू राजर्षयस्तदा। कृतवांश् मुनिः सर्वं लोपामुद्राचिकीर्षितम्
Permitted by Agastya, the royal sages departed. The sage had accomplished everything Lopamudra desired.
कृतवानसि तत्सर्वं भगवन्मम काङ्क्षितम्। उत्पादय सकृन्मह्यमपत्यं वीर्यवत्तरम्
You have fulfilled all that I wished, O revered one. Now grant me, just once, a child of great strength.
तुष्टोऽहमस्मि कल्याणि तव वृत्तेन शोभने। विचारणामपत्ये तु तव वक्ष्यामि तां शृणु
I am pleased, O noble lady, by your conduct, O beautiful one. Regarding the child, I will explain; listen to my words.
सहस्रं तेऽस्तु पुत्राणआं शतं वा तत्समं तव। दश वा शततुल्याः स्युरेको वाऽपि सहस्रजित्
You may have a thousand sons, or a hundred equal to them, or ten equal to a hundred, or even one who surpasses a thousand.
सहस्रसंमितः पुत्र एकोप्यस्तु तपोधन। एको हि बहुभिः श्रेयान्विद्वान्साधुरसाधुभिः
Let there be one son, O possessor of austerity, equal to a thousand. For a single wise and virtuous son is better than many who are unworthy.
स तथेति प्रतिज्ञाय तया समगमन्मुनिः। समये समशीलिन्या श्रद्धावान्श्रद्दधानया
Having agreed, she joined the sage, observing the vow with purity and faith.
तत आधाय गर्भं तमगमद्वनमेव सः। तस्मिन्वनगते गर्भो ववृधे सप्त शारदान्
Then, having conceived, he went into the forest. There, as he dwelled, the embryo grew for seven autumns.
सप्तमेऽब्दे गते चापि प्राच्यवत्स महाकविः। ज्वलन्निव प्रभावेन दृढस्युर्नाम भारत
When the seventh year had passed, a great poet was born, shining with brilliance, named Dridhasyu, O Bharata.
साङ्गोपनिषदान्वेदाञ्जपन्नेव महातपाः। तस्य पुत्रोऽभवदृषेः स तेजस्वी महानृषिः
Reciting the Vedas with their Upanishads, the great ascetic's son was born—a radiant, great sage.
स बाल एवतेजस्वी पितुस्तस्य निवेशने। इध्मानां भारमाजह्रे इध्मवाहस्ततोऽभवत्
Even as a child, he was brilliant, dwelling in his father's abode. He carried loads of firewood, and thus became known as Idhmavaha.
तथायुक्तं तु तं दृष्ट्वा मुमुदे स मुनिस्तदा। एवं स जनयामास भारतापत्यमुत्तमम्। लेभिरे पितरश्चास्य लोकान्राजन्यथेप्सितान्
Seeing him thus engaged, the sage rejoiced. Thus he produced an excellent offspring, O Bharata. His ancestors attained the worlds they desired, like kings.
अगस्त्यस्याश्रमश्चायमत ऊर्ध्वं विशांपते। ख्यातो भुवि महाराज तेजसा तस्य धीमतः
This is Agastya's hermitage, O lord of people, renowned on earth, O great king, for the brilliance of that wise one.
प्राह्लादिरेवं वातापिर्ब्रह्मघ्नो दुष्टचेतनः। एवं विनाशितो राजन्नगस्त्येन महात्मना। तस्यायमाश्रमो राजन्रमणीयैर्गुणैर्युतः
Thus Prahlada's descendant, Vatapi, the slayer of Brahmins and wicked-minded, was destroyed by the great-souled Agastya, O king. This hermitage of his, O king, is endowed with delightful qualities.
एषा भागीरथी पुण्या देवगन्धर्वसेविता। वातेरिता पताकेव विराजति नभस्तले
Here is the sacred Bhagirathi, attended by gods and gandharvas; she shines in the sky, driven by the wind, like a banner.
प्रतार्यमाणा कूटेषु यथा निम्नेषु नित्यशः। शिलातलेषु संत्रस्ता पन्नगेन्द्रवधूरिव
Constantly dashed against rocks and descending into hollows, she trembles upon stone surfaces like the wife of the serpent king in fear.
दक्षिणां वै दिशं सर्वां प्लावयन्ती च मातृवत्। पूर्वं शंभोर्जटाभ्रष्टा समुद्रमहिषी प्रिया। अस्यां नद्यां मुपुण्यायां यथेष्टमवगाह्यताम्
Flooding the entire southern direction like a mother, she, once fallen from Shambhu's matted hair, is the beloved queen of the ocean; in this holy river, bathe as you desire.
युधिष्ठिर निबोधेदं त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम्। भृगोस्तीर्थं महाराज महर्षिगणसेवितम्
Yudhishthira, listen to this renowned in the three worlds: the holy place of Bhrigu, O great king, attended by hosts of great sages.
यत्रोपस्पृष्टवान्रामो हृतंतेजस्तदाप्तवान्। अत्र त्वंभ्रातृभिः सार्धं कृष्णया चैव पाण्डव
Here, Rama, having bathed, regained the energy that had been taken from him; here, together with your brothers and Krishna, O Pandava,
दुर्योधनहृतंतेजः पुनरादातुमर्हसि। कृतवैरेण रामेण यथा कचोपहृतं पुनः
You should recover the energy taken by Duryodhana, just as Rama, after enmity, recovered what had been taken from him, like Kacha.