प्रणमन्ति च ये त्वां हि प्रभाते तु नरा भुवि । न तेषां दुर्लभं किंचित्पुत्रतो धनतोपि वा ।। 20
Those men who bow to you at dawn upon the earth will lack nothing, whether sons or wealth.
दुर्गात्तारयसे दुर्गे तत्त्वं दुर्गा स्मृता जनैः । कान्तारेष्ववसन्नानां मग्रानां च महार्णवे। दस्युभिर्वा निरुद्धानां त्वं गतिः परमा नृणाम् ।। 21
You rescue from danger, O Durga; thus you are remembered as Durga by people. For those lost in forests, in the great ocean, or beset by robbers, you are the supreme refuge.
जलप्रतरणे चैव कान्तारेष्वटवीषु च। ये स्मरन्ति महादेवि न च सीदन्ति ते नराः ।। 22
In crossing water, in forests, and in wilds, those who remember you, O great goddess, never sink into misfortune.
त्वं कीर्तिः श्रीर्धृतिः सिद्धिर्ह्रीर्विद्या संततिर्मतिः। संध्या रात्रिः प्रभा निद्रा ज्योत्स्ना कांतिःक्षमादया ।। 23
You are fame, fortune, fortitude, success, modesty, knowledge, continuity, intelligence, twilight, night, light, sleep, moonlight, beauty, forbearance, and compassion.
नृणां च बन्धनं मोहं पुत्रनाशं धनक्षयम्। व्याधिं मृत्युं भयं चैव पूजिता नाशयिष्यसि ।। 24
When worshipped, you destroy bondage, delusion, loss of sons, loss of wealth, disease, death, and fear among men.
सोहं राज्यात्परिभ्रष्टः शरणं त्वां प्रपन्नवान् । प्रणतश्च यथा मूर्ध्ना तव देवि सुरेश्वरि ।। 25
Deprived of my kingdom, I have taken refuge in you; I bow before you with my head, O goddess, queen of the gods.
त्राहि मां पद्मपत्राक्षि सत्ये सत्या भवस्व नः। शरणं भव मे दुर्गे शरण्ये भक्तवत्सले ।। 26
Protect me, O lotus-eyed one; in truth, be truly gracious to us. Be my refuge, O Durgā, refuge of all, who cherishes her devotees.
एवं स्तुता हि सा देवी दर्शयामास पाण्डवम् । उपगम्य तु राजानमिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ।। 27
Thus praised, that goddess indeed revealed herself to the Pāṇḍava, and approaching the king, she spoke these words.
शृणु राजन्महाबाहो मदीयं वचनं प्रभो। भविष्यत्यचिरादेव संग्रामे विजयस्तव ।। 28
Hear, O king of mighty arms, my words, O lord: very soon you shall have victory in battle.
मम प्रसादान्निर्जित्य हत्वा कौरववाहिनीम् । राज्यं निष्कण्टकं कृत्वा भोक्ष्यसे मेदिनीं पुनः ।। 29
By my favor, having conquered and slain the Kaurava army, you shall make your kingdom free of thorns and enjoy the earth once more.
भ्रातृभिः सहितो राजन्प्रीतिं प्राप्स्यसि पुष्कलाम् । मत्प्रसादाच्च ते सौख्यमारोग्यं च भविष्यति ।। 30
O king, together with your brothers, you shall obtain abundant joy; and by my grace, you will have happiness and health.
ये च संकीर्तयिष्यन्ति लोके विगतकल्मषाः। तेषां तुष्टा प्रदास्यामि राज्यमायुर्वपुः सुतम् ।। 31
Those pure of heart who recite or proclaim this in the world, to them, pleased, I shall grant kingdom, long life, beauty, and sons.
प्रवासे नगरे वाऽपि संग्रामे शत्रुसंकटे । अटव्यां दुर्गकान्तारे सागरे गहने गिरौ ।। 32
Whether in exile, in a city, in battle, in the danger of enemies, in the forest, in a mountain fastness, in the sea, or in a deep mountain,
ये स्मरिष्यन्ति मां राजन्यथाऽहं भवता स्मृता । न तेषां दुर्लभं किंचितस्मिँल्लोके भविष्यति ।। 33
Those kings who remember me as you have remembered me—nothing in this world will be unattainable for them.
इदं स्तोत्रवरं भक्त्या शृणुयाद्वा पठेत वा। तस्य सर्वाणि कार्याणि सिद्धिं यास्यन्ति पाण्डवाः ।। 34
Whoever listens to or recites this excellent hymn with devotion, for him, O Pāṇḍavas, all undertakings will be accomplished.
मत्प्रसादाच्च वः सर्वान्विराटनगरे स्थितान् । न प्रज्ञास्यन्ति कुरको नरा वा तन्निवासिनः ।। 35
And by my grace, none of the Kurus or the people dwelling in that city of Virāṭa will recognize any of you.
इत्युक्त्वा वरदा देवी युधिष्ठिरमरिंदमम्। रक्षां कृत्वा च पाण्डूनां तत्रैवान्तरधीयत ।।] 36
Having spoken thus, the boon-giving goddess, after granting protection to Yudhiṣṭhira, the subduer of foes, and to the Pāṇḍavas, vanished there itself.
ततस्तु ते पुण्यजलां शिवां शुभां महर्षिगन्धर्वनिषेवितोदकाम्। त्रिलोककान्तामवतीर्य जाह्नवीमृषींश्च देवांश्च पितृनतपर्यन् ।। 1
Then they descended to the holy, auspicious, and blessed Jāhnavī, whose waters are frequented by great sages and Gandharvas, beloved in all three worlds, and offered oblations to the sages, gods, and ancestors.
वरप्रदानं ह्यनुचिन्त्य पार्थिवे हुत्वाऽग्निहोत्रं कृतजप्यमङ्गलः । दिशं तथैन्द्रीमभितः प्रपेदिवान्कृताञ्जलिर्धर्ममुपाह्वयच्छनैः ।। 2
Having reflected on the granting of boons, and after performing the fire ritual with offerings, recitations, and auspicious rites, they faced the eastern direction with joined palms and quietly invoked Dharma.
वरप्रदानं मम दत्तवान्पिता प्रसन्नचेता वरदः प्रजापतिः । जलार्थिनो मे तृषितस्य सोदरा मया प्रयुक्ता विविशुर्जलाशयम् ।। 3
My father, the boon-giver, the gracious lord of creatures, granted me a boon with a pleased mind; my thirsty brothers, desiring water, entered the water at my command.
निपातिता यक्षवरेण ते वने महाहवे वज्रभृतेव दानवाः । मया च गत्वा वरदो हि तोषितो विवक्षता प्रश्नसमुच्चयं गुरुः ।। 4
In the forest, in a great battle, they were struck down by the Yakṣa, as Dānavas are by the wielder of the thunderbolt; and I, having gone, pleased the boon-giver, who wished to answer my questions as my teacher.
स मे प्रसन्नो भगवान्वरं ददौ परिष्वजंश्चाह तथैव सौहृदात्। वृणीष्व यद्वाञ्छसि पाण्डुनन्दन स्थितोऽन्तरिक्षे वरदोऽस्मि पश्य माम् ।। 5
That blessed one, pleased with me, granted a boon and, embracing me out of friendship, said: 'Ask whatever you desire, O son of Pāṇḍu; I stand in the sky as a boon-giver—behold me.'
स वै मयोक्तो वरदः पिता प्रभुः सदैव मे धर्मरता मतिर्भवेत्। इमे च जीवन्तु ममानुजाः प्रभो वयं स्वरूपं च जयं तथाऽऽप्नुमः ।। 6
I then said to the boon-giving father and lord: 'May my mind always delight in righteousness; may these my younger brothers live, and may we attain our true form and victory.'
क्षमा च कीर्तिश्च यथेप्सितं भवेद्व्रतं तु सत्यं च समाप्तिरेव च। वरो ममैषोस्तु यथाऽनुकीर्तितो न तन्मृषा देववृषो यथाऽब्रवीत् ।। 7
May I have patience and fame as I desire, and may my vow and truthfulness reach fulfillment—let this boon be mine as I have recounted, and let it not be false, as the lord of gods has spoken.
इत्येवमुक्त्वा धर्मात्मा धर्ममेवानुचिन्तयन्। तदैव तत्प्रसादेन रूपमेवाभवत्स्वयम् ।। 8
Thus having spoken, the righteous one, reflecting only on righteousness, by that very favor at once took on that very form himself.
स वै द्विजातिस्तरुणस्त्रिदण्डभृत्कमण्डलूष्णीषधरो व्यजायत। सुरक्तमाञ्जिष्ठवराम्बरः शिखी पवित्रपाणिर्ददृशे तदाऽद्भुतम् ।। 9
That twice-born youth appeared, bearing a triple staff, water-pot, and turban, clad in deep-red garments, with a topknot, holding purification grass in his hand—at that moment, a wondrous sight.
तथैव तेषामपि धर्मचारिणां यथोचितार्हाभरणाम्बरस्रजः। क्षणेन राजन्नभवन्महात्मनां प्रशस्तधर्माग्र्यफलाभिकाङ्क्षिणाम् ।। 10
In the same way, those other followers of righteousness, desiring the highest fruits of noble virtue, in an instant became adorned with proper ornaments, garments, and garlands, O King.
नवेन रूपेण विशांपतिर्युतस्त्वथर्वरूपेण बभौ प्रतापवान्। निबद्धवैडूर्यसितान्सकाञ्चनान्नृपस्तथाऽक्षान्परिवेष्ट्य वाससः ।। 11
Then the lord of the people, endowed with a new form, shone with the appearance of a Brahmin, his garments encircled with bands of sapphire and gold, his power manifest.
ततो विराटं प्रथमं युधिष्ठिरो ददर्श दूरात्सुसमृद्धतेजसम्। अनन्ततेजोज्वलितं हुताशनं दुरासदं तीक्ष्णविषं यथोरगम् ।। 12
Thereafter Yudhishthira beheld Virata from afar, radiant with great splendor, blazing with endless energy like fire, formidable as a serpent with sharp venom.
सभासदं प्राञ्जलिभिर्जनैर्वृतं विचित्रनानाविधशस्त्रपाणिभिः । उपायनौघैः प्रविशद्भिराचितं द्विजैश्च शिक्षाक्षरमन्त्रधारिभिः ।। 13
He was surrounded by attendants with joined palms, by men bearing many kinds of splendid weapons, by Brahmins entering with heaps of gifts, and by those learned in sacred texts and mantras.