ममापराधात्तैः क्षुद्रैर्हतस्त्वं तात बालिशैः। कार्तवीर्यस्य दायादैर्वने मृग इवेषुभिः
Because of my fault, you have been slain, father, by those petty and childish sons of Kartavirya, like a deer in the forest pierced by arrows.
धर्मज्ञस्य कथं तात वर्तमानस्य सत्पथे। मृत्युरेवंविधो युक्तः सर्वभूतेष्वनागसः
How, father, is such a death fitting for one who knows righteousness, who walks the noble path, and who is innocent among all beings?
किंनु तैर्न कृतंपापं यैर्बवांस्तपसि स्तितः। अयुध्यमानो वृद्धः सन्हतः शरशतैः शितैः
What sin was not committed by those who, while you stood firm in austerity, struck you—an aged man, not fighting back—with hundreds of sharp arrows?
किंनु ते तत्र वक्ष्यन्ति सचिवेषु सुहृत्सु च। अयुध्यमानं धर्मज्ञमेकं हत्वाऽनपत्रपाः
What will they shamelessly say among their counselors and friends, having slain, without shame, a single righteous man who did not fight back?
लालप्यैवं सकुस्न्णं बहु नानाविधं नृप। प्रेतकार्याणि सर्वाणि पितुश्चक्रे महातपाः
Lamenting thus in many ways, with great grief, O king, the great ascetic performed all the funeral rites for his father.
ददाह पितरं चाग्नौ रामः परपुरंजयः। प्रतिजज्ञे वधं चापि सर्वक्षत्रस्य भारत
Rama, subduer of enemy cities, burned his father in fire and vowed to destroy all the Kshatriyas, O Bharata.
संक्रुद्धोऽतिबलः सङ्ख्ये शस्त्रमादाय वीर्यवान्। जघ्निवान्कार्तवीर्यस्य सुतानेकोऽन्तकोपमः
Enraged and exceedingly strong, that mighty one took up his weapon in battle and slew the sons of Kartavirya, like Death himself.
तेषां चानुगता ये च क्षत्रियाः क्षत्रियर्षभ। तांश्च सर्वानवामृद्गाद्रामः प्रहरतांवरः
And all the Kshatriyas who followed them, O bull among Kshatriyas, Rama, foremost of warriors, struck down every one of them.
त्रिःसप्तकृत्वः पृथिवीं कृत्वा निःक्षित्रियां प्रभुः। समन्तपञ्चके पञ्च चकार रुधिरह्रदान्
Thrice seven times did he make the earth free of Kshatriyas, and at Samantapanchaka he made five lakes of blood.
स तेषु तर्पयामास पितॄन्भृगुकुलोद्वहः। साक्षाद्ददर्श चर्चीकं स च रामं न्यवारयत्
There, the best of the Bhrigu line offered libations to his ancestors; he saw Riciika directly, who then restrained Rama.
ततो यज्ञेन महता जामदग्न्यः प्रतापवान्। तर्पयामास देवेन्द्रमृत्विग्भ्यः प्रददौ महीम्
Then, with a great sacrifice, the mighty son of Jamadagni satisfied Indra and gave the earth to the officiating priests.
वेदीं चाप्यददद्धैमीं कश्यपाय महात्मने। दशव्यामायतां कृत्वा नवोत्सेधां विशांपते
He also gave a golden altar to the great-souled Kashyapa, measuring ten vyamas in length and nine in height, O lord of men.
तां कश्यपस्यानुमते ब्राह्मणाः खण्डशस्तदा। व्यभजंस्ते तदा राजन्प्रख्याताः खाण्डवायनाः
With Kashyapa's consent, the Brahmanas then divided it among themselves in portions; thus, O king, the renowned Khandavayana Brahmanas were established.
स प्रदाय महीं तस्मै कश्यपाय महात्मने। `तपः सुमहदास्थाय महाबलपराक्रमः'। अस्मिन्महेन्द्रे शैलेन्द्रे वसत्यमितविक्रमः
Having given the earth to the great-souled Kashyapa, he undertook intense austerity; that mighty and valiant one now dwells on this great mountain Mahendra.
एवं वैरमभूत्तस्य क्षत्रियैर्लोकवासिभिः। पृथिवी चापि विजिता रामेणामिततेजसा
Thus, enmity arose against him from the Kshatriyas and the dwellers of the world; and the earth too was conquered by Rama of immeasurable brilliance.
ततश्चतुर्दशीं रामः समयेन महामनाः। दर्शयामास तान्विप्रान्धर्मराजं ज सानुजम्
Then, on the fourteenth day, Rama of great mind, at the appointed time, revealed himself to those Brahmanas and to the righteous king with his brothers.
स तमानर्च राजेन्द्र भ्रातृभिः सहितः प्रभुः। द्विजानां च परां पूजां चक्रे नृपतिसत्तमः
He, the lord, honored him, O king, together with his brothers; and the best of kings performed supreme worship for the Brahmanas.
अर्जित्वा जामदग्न्यं स पूजितस्तेन चोदितः। महेन्द्र उष्य तां रात्रिं प्रययौ दक्षिणामुखः
Having appeased Jamadagni’s son and being honored by him, Mahendra, after spending that night, set out facing south.
गच्छन्स तीर्थानि महानुभावः। पुण्यानि रम्याणि ददर्श राजा। सर्वाणि वैप्रैरुपशोभितानि क्वचित्क्वचिद्भारत सागरम्य
As he went, the great-souled king beheld sacred and delightful pilgrimage sites, adorned everywhere by Brahmanas, and in some places, O Bharata, beautiful with the ocean.
स वृत्तवांस्तेषु कृताभिषेकः सहानुजः पार्थिवपुत्रपौत्रः। समुद्रगां पुण्यतमां प्रशस्तां जगाम पारिक्षित पाण्डुपुत्रः
Having performed the prescribed ablutions at those places, together with his younger brothers, the son and grandson of kings, the Pandava son of Parikshit went to the most sacred and renowned holy place by the sea.
तत्रापि चाप्लुत्य महानुभाव संतर्पयामास पितृडन्सुरांश्च। द्विजातिमुख्येषु धनं विसृज्य गोदावरीं सागरगामगच्छत्
There too, after bathing, the great-souled one offered oblations to the ancestors and the gods; giving wealth to the foremost of the twice-born, he went to the Godavari, which flows to the ocean.
ततो विपाप्मा द्रविडेषु राज- न्समुद्रमासाद्य च लोकपुण्यम्। अगस्त्यतीर्थं च महापवित्रं- नारीतीर्थान्यथा वीरो ददर्श
Then, O king, free from sin, in the land of the Dravidas, reaching the ocean, and the holy place of Agastya, supremely pure, the hero beheld also the sacred fords for women.
तत्रार्जुनस्याग्र्यधनुर्धरस्य निशम्य तत्कर्म परैरशक्यम्। संपूज्यमानः परमर्षिसङ्घैः परां मुदं पाणअडुसुतः स लेभे
There, hearing of the deed of Arjuna, the foremost archer, which was impossible for others, and being honored by assemblies of great sages, the son of Pandu attained supreme joy.
स तेषु तीर्थेष्वभिषिक्तगात्रः कृष्णासहायः सहितोऽनुजैश्च। संपूजयन्विक्रममर्जुनस्य रमे महीपालपतिः पृथिव्याम्
There, his body anointed at those holy places, accompanied by Krishna and his brothers, the lord of kings delighted in honoring Arjuna’s valor upon the earth.
ततः सहस्राणि गवां प्रदाय तीर्थेषु तेष्वम्बुधरोत्तमस्य। हृष्टः सह भ्रातृभिरर्जुनस्य संकीर्तयामास गवां प्रदानम्
Then, after giving thousands of cows at those holy places of the best of mountains, rejoicing with his brothers, he began to recount the giving of cows by Arjuna.
स तानि तीर्थानि च सागरस्य पुण्यानि चान्यानि बहूनि राजन्। क्रमेण गच्छन्परिपूर्णकामः शूर्पारकं पुण्यतमं ददर्श
He, O king, proceeding in order, beheld those holy places of the sea and many other sacred sites, his desires fulfilled, and saw Shurparaka, the most sacred.
तत्रोदधेः कंचिदतीत्य देशं ख्यातं पृथिव्यां वनमाससाद। तप्तं सुरैरत्र तपः पुरस्ता- दिष्टुं कतथा पुण्यपरैर्नरेन्द्रैः
There, passing through a certain region by the sea, he reached a forest renowned on earth, where the gods had formerly performed austerities, and which was to be visited by kings devoted to virtue.
स तत्र तामग्र्यधनुर्धरस्य वेदीं ददर्शायतपीनबाहुः। ऋचीकपुत्रस्य तपस्विसङ्घैः समावृतां पुण्यकृदर्चनीयाम्
There he saw the altar of the foremost archer, broad and with mighty arms, belonging to the son of Richika, surrounded by assemblies of ascetics, worthy of worship by the virtuous.
ततो वसूनां वसुधाधिपः स मरुद्गणानां च तथाश्विनोश्च। वैवस्वतादित्यधनेश्वराणा- मिन्द्रस्य विष्णोः सवितुर्विभोश्च
Then the lord of the earth beheld the sacred abodes of the Vasus, the Maruts, the Ashvins, Vaivasvata, Aditya, the lords of wealth, Indra, Vishnu, Savitar, and the mighty one.
भगस्य चन्द्रस्य दिवाकरस्य पतेरपां साध्यगणस्य चैव। धातुः पितॄणां च तथा महात्मा रुद्रस्य राजन्सगणस्य चैव
He saw the holy abodes of Bhaga, Chandra, the sun, Varuna, the hosts of Sadhyas, Dhatu, the ancestors, and the great Rudra with his hosts.