योगात्कृत्वा द्विधाऽऽत्मानमाजगाम तताप च। आबभाषे ततः कुन्तीं साम्ना परमबल्गुना
By his yogic power, he divided himself in two and arrived, radiating heat; then he addressed Kunti with gentle and supremely soft words.
आगतोस्मि वशं भद्रे तव मन्त्रबलात्कृतः। किं करोमि वशो राज्ञि ब्रूहि कर्ता तदस्मि ते
I have come under your control, O gentle one, compelled by the power of your mantra; what shall I do, O queen? Speak, for I am ready to act for you.
गम्यतां भगवंस्तत्र यत एवागतो ह्यसि। कौतूहलात्समाहूतः प्रसीद भगवन्निति
Depart, O Lord, to where you came from; you were summoned out of curiosity. Be gracious, O Lord.
गमिष्येऽहं यथा मा त्वं ब्रवीषि तनुमध्यमे। न तु देवं समाहूय न्याय्यं प्रेषयितुं वृथा
I shall depart as you wish, slender-waisted one; but it is not proper to summon a god and send him away in vain.
तवाभिसन्धि सुभगे रसूर्यात्पुत्रो भवेदिति। वीर्येणाप्रतिमो लोके कवची कुण्डलीति च
Your intention, O fortunate one, is that a son should be born from the Sun, unmatched in strength in the world, wearing armor and earrings.
सा त्वमात्मप्रदानं वै कुरुष्व गजगामिनि। उत्पत्स्यति हि पुत्रस्ते यथासंकल्पमङ्गने। अथ गच्छाम्यहं भद्रे त्वया संगम्य सुस्मिते
Therefore, O elephant-gaited lady, give yourself; your son will be born as you have desired, O woman. Then, O gentle one, I shall depart after uniting with you, O smiling one.
यदि त्वंवचनं नाद्य करिष्यसि मम प्रियम्। शप्स्ये कन्येऽन्यथा क्रुद्धो ब्राह्मणं पितरं च ते
If you do not fulfill my wish today, O beloved, I shall curse you, maiden, and in anger, your father and the Brahmin as well.
त्वत्कृते तान्प्रधक्ष्यामि सर्वानपि न संशयः। पितरं चैव ते मूढं यो न वेत्ति तवानयम्
For your sake, I will burn them all, without doubt, including your foolish father who does not know your distress.
तस् च ब्राह्मणस्याद्य योसौ मन्त्रमदात्तव। शीलवृत्तमविज्ञाय धास्यामि विनयं परम्
And today, I shall punish that Brahmin who gave you the mantra, not knowing your character and conduct, with utmost discipline.
एते हि विबुधाः सर्वेपुरंदरमुखा दिवि। त्वया प्रलब्धं पश्यन्ति स्मयन्त इव मां शुभे
All these gods, led by Indra, in heaven, see me mocked by you, O lovely one, as if smiling.
पश्य चैनान्सुरगणान्दिव्यं चक्षुरिदं हि ते। पूर्वमेव मया दत्तं दृष्टवत्यसि येन माम्
Behold these hosts of gods; you possess divine sight, which I granted you earlier, by which you saw me.
ततोऽपश्यत्रिदशान्राजपुत्री सर्वानव स्वेषु धिष्ण्येषु खस्थान्। प्रभावन्तं भानुमन्तं महान्तं यथाऽऽदित्यं रोचमानांस्तथैव
Then the princess saw all the gods, each in their own seats in the sky, radiant, powerful, and brilliant like the sun.
सा तान्दृष्ट्वा त्रिदशानेव बाला सूर्यं देवी वचनं प्राह भीता। गच्छ त्वं वै गोपते स्वं विमानं कन्याभावाद्दुःख एवापचारः
Seeing those gods, the maiden, like a child, spoke to the Sun in fear: Go, O lord of cows, to your own chariot; for a maiden, such an act is sorrowful and improper.
पिता माता गुरवश्चैवयेऽन्ये देहस्यास्य प्रभवन्ति प्रदाने। नाहं धर्मं लोपयिष्यामि लोके स्त्रीणां वृत्तं पूज्यते देहरक्षा
Father, mother, teachers, and others are the originators of this body in giving; I will not violate dharma in the world; for women, the conduct of protecting the body is honored.
मया मन्त्रबलं ज्ञातुमाहूतस्त्वं विभावसो। बाल्याद्बालेति तत्कृत्वा क्षन्तुमर्हसि मे विभो
O blazing one, I invoked you by the power of mantra to know your might; I did this out of childishness, so, O lord, please forgive me for my immaturity.
बालेति कृत्वाऽनुनयं तवाहं ददानि नान्यानुनयं लभेत। आत्मप्रदानं कुरु कुन्तिकन्ये शान्तिस्तवैवं हि भवेच्च भीरु
Because you have pleaded with me as a child, I grant you this favor—no other plea would have succeeded; O Kunti, offer yourself, and in this way, O timid one, you will find peace.
न चापि गन्तुं युक्तं हि मया मिथ्याकृतेन वै। असमेत्य त्वया भीरु मन्त्राहूतेन भामिनि
Nor is it proper for me to leave, having been summoned by your mantra, without fulfilling the purpose, O timid and beautiful one.
गमिष्याम्यनवद्याङ्गि लोके समवहास्यताम्। `गच्छेयमेव सुश्रोणि गतोऽहं वै निराकृतः'। सर्वेषां विबुधानां च वक्तव्यः स्यां तथा शुभे
O faultless one, if I depart now, the world will mock me, saying, 'He came and was dismissed, O lovely-hipped one,' and I would become a subject of ridicule among all the gods, O auspicious lady.
सा त्वं मया समागच्छ पुत्रं लप्स्यसि माध्शम्। विशिष्टा सर्वलोकेषु भविष्यसि न संशय
Therefore, unite with me; you will obtain a son like me, and you will become distinguished among all people—of this there is no doubt.
सा तु कन्या बहुविधं ब्रुवन्ती मधुरं वचः। अनुनेतुं सहस्रांशुं न शशाक मनस्विनी
That maiden, though speaking many sweet words, was unable to persuade the thousand-rayed one, steadfast as she was.
न शशाक यदा बाला प्रत्याख्यातुं तमोनुदम्। भीता शापात्ततो राजन्दध्यौ दीर्घमथान्तरम्
When the young girl could not refuse the dispeller of darkness, she became afraid of a curse, O king, and fell into deep thought.
अनागसः पितुः शापो ब्राह्मणस्य तथैव च। मन्निमित्तः कथं न स्यात्क्रुद्धादस्माद्विभावसोः
How could the curse of my innocent father, or that of the Brahmin, come upon me because of this angry blazing one?
बालेनापि सता मोहाद्भृशं सापह्नवान्यपि। नाऽभ्यासादयितव्यानि तेजांसि च तपांसि च
Even as a child, one should not, out of delusion, attempt to test or challenge the powers and austerities of the radiant ones.
साहमद्य भृशं भीता गृहीत्वा च करे भृशम्। कथं त्वकार्यं कुर्यां वै प्रदानं ह्यात्मनः स्वयम्
Now I am greatly afraid, having firmly grasped his hand; how can I, of my own accord, perform this act of self-surrender?
सा वै शापपरित्रस्ता बहु चिन्तयती हृदा। मोहेनाभिपरीताङ्गी स्मयमाना पुनःपुनः
Terrified of a curse, she pondered deeply in her heart, her body overwhelmed by confusion, smiling again and again.
तं देवमब्रवीद्भीता बन्धूनां राजसत्तम। व्रीडाविह्वलया वाचा शापत्रस्ता विशांपते
Frightened, she spoke to that god, O best of kings, her words faltering with shame, trembling with fear of a curse, O lord of men.
पिता मे ध्रियते देव माता चान्ये च बान्धवाः। न तेषु ध्रियमाणएषु विदिलोपो भवेदयम्
My father is alive, O god, as are my mother and other relatives; as long as they live, this union cannot take place.
त्वया तु संगमो देव यदि स्याद्विधिवर्जितः। मन्निमित्तं कुलस्यास्य लोकेऽकीर्तिर्न संशयः
If, O god, our union were to happen without proper rites, then because of me, my family would be disgraced in the world—there is no doubt.
अथवा धर्ममेतं त्वं मन्यसे तपतांवर। ऋते प्रदानाद्बन्धुभ्यस्तव कामं करोम्यहम्
But if you, O foremost of ascetics, consider this act to be righteous, then without being given by my relatives, I will do as you wish.
आत्मप्रदानं दुर्धर्ष तव कृत्वासती त्वहम्। त्वयि धर्मो यशश्चैव कीर्तिरायुश्च देहिनाम्
If I give myself to you, O irresistible one, I will become unchaste; yet in you reside the righteousness, fame, glory, and lifespan of embodied beings.