तदेव सर्वं सावित्र्या महाभाग्यं महर्षयः। द्युम्सेनाय नातृप्यन्कथयन्तः पुनः पुनः
Those great sages, repeatedly recounted to Dyumatsena the entire story of Savitri's great fortune, never tiring of it.
ततः प्रकृतयः सर्वाः साल्वेभ्योऽभ्यागा नृपम्। आचख्युर्निहतं चैव स्वेनामात्येन तं द्विषम्
Then all the people of the Salva region approached the king and reported that his enemy had been slain by his own minister.
तं मन्त्रिणा हतं प्रोच्य ससहायं सबान्धवम्। न्यवेदयन्यथावृत्तं विद्रुतं च द्विषद्बलम्
Having announced that the minister had killed the enemy, along with his allies and kinsmen, they informed him of all that had happened and that the enemy's forces had fled.
ऐकमत्यं च सर्वस्य जनस्य स्वं नृपं प्रति। सचक्षुर्वाऽप्यचक्षुर्वा स नो राजा भवत्विति
They declared the unanimous will of all the people toward their king: 'Whether he has sight or not, let him be our ruler.'
अनेन निश्चयेनेह वयं प्रस्थापिता नृप। प्राप्तानीमानि यानानि चतुरङ्गं च ते बलम्
With this resolve, O king, we have come here; now these vehicles and your fourfold army have arrived for you.
प्रयाहि राजन्भद्रं ते घुष्टस्ते नगरे जयः। अध्यास्स्व चिररात्राय पितृपैतामहं पदम्
Go forth, O king, may auspiciousness be yours; let the proclamation of victory resound in the city; occupy the ancestral throne for a long reign.
चक्षुष्मन्तं च तं दृष्ट्वा राजानं वपुषाऽन्वितम्। मूर्ध्ना निपतिताः सर्वेविस्मयोत्फुल्ललोचनाः
Seeing the king, endowed with sight and form, all fell prostrate with their heads, their eyes wide with astonishment.
तोऽभिवाद्य तान्वृद्धान्द्विजानाश्रमवासिनः। तैश्चाभिपूजितः सर्वैः प्रययौ नगरं प्रति
He greeted the elders, the Brahmins, and the hermitage dwellers; honored by them all, he proceeded toward the city.
शैव्या च सह सावित्र्या स्वास्तीर्णेन सुवर्चसा। नरयुक्तेन यानेन प्रययौ सेनया वृता
Together with Savitri and Shaivya, radiant and blessed, he departed in a chariot drawn by noble horses, surrounded by his army.
ततोऽभिषिषिचुः प्रीत्या द्युमत्सेनं पुरोहिताः। पुत्रं चास्य महात्मानं यौवराज्येऽभ्यषेचयन्
Then, with joy, the priests anointed Dyumatsena as king; and his noble son was consecrated as crown prince.
ततः कालेन महता सावित्र्याः कीर्तिवर्धनम्। तद्वै पुत्रशतं जज्ञे शूराणामनिवर्तिनाम्
Then, in due course, Savitri gave birth to a hundred sons, renowned for increasing her fame, all valiant and steadfast.
भ्रातृणां सोदराणां च तथैवास्याभवच्छतम्। मद्राधिपस्याश्वपतेर्मालव्यां सुमहाबलम्
Likewise, she had a hundred brothers and sisters, born to the lord of Madra, the horse-master, in Malava, all of great strength.
एवमात्मा पिता माता श्वश्रूः श्वशुर एव च। भर्तुः कुलं च सावित्र्या सर्वं कृच्छ्रात्समुद्धृतं
Thus, Savitri rescued, with great effort, her own self, father, mother, mother-in-law, father-in-law, and her husband's lineage.
तथैवैषा हि कल्याणी द्रौपदी शीलसंमता। तारयिष्यति वः सर्वान्सावित्रीव कुलाङ्गना
In the same way, this blessed Draupadi, esteemed for her virtue, will deliver you all, like Savitri, the noble woman of her lineage.
एवं स पाण्डवस्तेन अनुनीतो महात्मना। विशोको विज्वरो राजन्काम्यके न्यवसत्तदा
Thus, O King, having been consoled by that great-souled one, the son of Pandu became free from sorrow and fever, and dwelled at Kamyaka then.
यश्चेदं शृणुयाद्भक्त्या सावित्र्याख्यानमुत्तमम्। स सुखी सर्वसिद्धार्थो न दुःखं प्राप्नुयान्नरः
Whoever listens with devotion to this excellent account called the story of Savitri, that man attains happiness and all accomplishments, and does not encounter suffering.
यत्तत्तदा महद्ब्रह्मँल्लोमशो वाक्यमब्रवीत्। इन्द्रस्य वचनादेव पाण्डुपुत्रं युधिष्ठिरम्
That which the sage Lomasha spoke then, O son of Pandu, to Yudhishthira, was the great teaching of Brahma, coming from the words of Indra.
यच्चापि ते भयं तीव्रं न च कीर्तयसे क्वचित्। तच्चाप्यपहरिष्यामि धनंजय इतो गते
And that intense fear which you never mention anywhere, I will also remove, once Dhananjaya has departed from here.
किंनु रतज्जपतांश्रेष्ठ कर्णं प्रति महद्भयम्। आसीन्न च स धर्मात्मा कथयामास कस्यचित्
What indeed was that great fear regarding Karna, O best of those who recite mantras, which that righteous one did not reveal to anyone?
अहं ते राजशार्दूल कथयामि कथामिमाम्। पृच्छतो भरतश्रेष्ठ शुश्रूषस्व गिरं मम
O tiger among kings, I will tell you this story as you ask, O best of the Bharatas; listen attentively to my words.
द्वादशे समतिक्रान्ते वर्षे प्राप्ते त्रयोदशे। पाण्डूनां हितकृच्छक्रः कर्णं भिक्षितुमुद्यतः
When twelve years had passed and the thirteenth had arrived, Shakra, seeking the welfare of the Pandavas, set out to beg from Karna.
अभिप्रायमथो ज्ञात्वा महेन्द्रस्य विभावसुः। कुण्डलार्थे महाराज सूर्यः कर्णमुपागतः
Knowing the intention of Mahendra, O great king, the radiant Sun approached Karna for the sake of the earrings.
महार्हे शयने वीरं स्पर्द्ध्यास्तरणसंवृते। शयानमतिविश्वस्तं ब्रह्मण्यं सत्यवादिनम्
On a costly bed, covered with a splendid sheet, lay the hero, deeply trusting, devoted to Brahman, and truthful in speech.
स्वप्नान्ते निशि राजेन्द्र दर्शयामास रश्मिवान्। कृपया परयाऽऽविष्टः पुत्रस्नेहाच्च भारत
At the end of the night, O king, the radiant one revealed himself to Karna in a dream, overwhelmed by great compassion and out of fatherly affection, O descendant of Bharata.
ब्राह्मणो वेदविद्भूत्वा सूर्यो योगर्द्धिरूपवान्। हितार्थमब्रवीत्कर्णं सान्त्वपूर्वमिदं वचः
The Sun, taking the form of a Brahmin learned in the Vedas and endowed with yogic power, spoke these gentle words to Karna for his welfare.
कर्ण मद्वचनं तात शृणु सत्यभृतांवर। ब्रुवतोऽद्य महाबाहो सौहृदात्परमं हितम्
Karna, best of those who uphold truth, listen to my words, O mighty-armed one, as I speak today, out of friendship, what is supremely beneficial for you.
उपायास्यति शक्रस्त्वां पाण्डवानां हितेप्सया। ब्राह्मणच्छद्मना कर्ण कुण्डलोपजिहीर्षया
Shakra will approach you, Karna, in the guise of a Brahmin, desiring the welfare of the Pandavas and wishing to obtain your earrings.
विदितं तेन शीलं ते सर्वस्य जगतस्तथा। यथा त्वं भिक्षितः सद्भिर्ददास्येव न याचसे
He knows your character, as does the whole world, that when you are asked by the virtuous, you give without hesitation and do not refuse.
त्वं हि तात ददास्येव ब्राह्मणेभ्यः प्रयाचितम्। वित्तं यच्चान्यदप्याहुर्न प्रत्याख्यासि कस्यचित्
Indeed, my son, you always give to Brahmins whatever they request, and whatever else is asked of you, you do not deny anyone.
त्वां तु चैवंविधं ज्ञात्वा स्वयं वै पाकशासनः। आगन्ता रकुण्डलार्थाय कवचं चैव भिक्षितुम्
Knowing you to be such, O Karna, the lord of the gods himself will come to you, to beg for your earrings and also your armor.