मूल्येनापि समं कुर्यां तवाहं द्विजसत्तम। पौरजानपदार्थं तु ममार्थो नात्मभोगतः
O best of Brahmins, I would give you the equivalent value, but my wealth is for the people of the city and the country, not for my personal enjoyment.
कामतो हि धनं राजा पारक्यं यः प्रयच्छति। न स धर्मेण धर्मात्मन्युज्यते यशसा न च
For a king who gives away wealth belonging to others out of desire, neither attains righteousness nor fame among the virtuous.
सोऽहं प्रतिग्रहीष्यामि ददात्वेतां भवान्मम । कुमारीं देवगर्भाभामेकपुत्रभवाय मे
Therefore, I will accept her; let her be given to me by you. Let this maiden, radiant as one born of the gods, bear me a single son.
तथा तु बहुधा कन्यामुक्तवन्तं नराधिपम् । उशीनरं द्विजश्रेष्ठो गालवः प्रत्यपूजयत्
Thus, when the king had spoken about the maiden in many ways, the best of Brahmins, Galava, honored Uśīnara.
उशीनरं प्रतिग्राह्य गालवः प्रययौ वनम् । रेमे स तां समासाद्य कृतपुण्य इव श्रियम्
Having accepted Uśīnara, Galava went to the forest. Having obtained her, he rejoiced as one who has gained fortune through merit.
कन्दरेषु च शैलानां नदीनां निर्झरेषु च। उद्यानेषु विचित्रेषु वनेषूपवनेषु च
In the caves of mountains, at the springs of rivers, in splendid gardens, in forests and groves,
हर्म्येषु रमणीयेषु प्रासादशिखरेषु च। वातायनविमानेषु तथा गर्भगृहेषु च
In delightful mansions, on the tops of palaces, in aerial pavilions with windows, and in inner chambers,
ततोऽस्य समये यज्ञे पुत्रो बालरविप्रभः । शिबिर्नाम्नाभिविख्यातो यः स पार्थिवसत्तमः
Then, at the proper time during a sacrifice, a son was born to him, radiant as the cry of a child, who became renowned as Śibi, the best of kings.
उपस्थाय स तं विप्रो गालवः प्रतिगृह्य च। कन्यां प्रयातस्तां राजन्दृष्टवान्विनतात्मजम्
The Brahmin Galava, having approached and received him, took the maiden and departed, O king, and saw the son of Vinatā.
गालवं वैनतेयोऽथ प्रहसन्निदमब्रवीत्। दिष्ट्या कृतार्थं पश्यामि भवन्तमिह वै द्विज
Then Garuda, smiling, said to Galava: 'By good fortune, I see you here, O Brahmin, your purpose accomplished.'
गालवस्तु वचः श्रुत्वा वैनतेयेन भाषितम् । चतुर्भागावशिष्टं तदाचख्यौ कार्यमस्य हि
Hearing the words spoken by Garuda, Galava explained to him that a fourth part of the task still remained.
सुपर्णस्त्वब्रवीदेनं गालवं वदतां वरः। प्रयत्नस्ते न कर्तव्यो नैष संपत्स्यते तव
But Suparṇa, best among speakers, said to Galava: 'You need not make any further effort; this will not succeed for you.'
पुरा हि कान्यकुब्जे वै गाधेः सत्यवतीं सुताम्। भार्यार्थे वरयत्कन्यामृचीकस्तेन भाषितः
For formerly, at Kānyakubja, when Gādhi sought a wife, he asked for Satyavatī, and Ṛcīka was told this:
एकतःश्यामकर्णानां हयानां चन्द्रवर्चसाम् । भगवन्दीयतां मह्यं सहस्रमिति गालव
'O Galava, let a thousand horses with black ears and moon-like radiance be given to me, O blessed one.'
ऋचीकस्तु तथेत्युक्त्वा वरुणस्यालयं गतः। अश्वतीर्थे हयाँल्लब्ध्वा दत्तवान्पार्थिवाय वै
Ṛcīka, agreeing to this, went to the abode of Varuṇa; obtaining horses at the horse-sacrifice ford, he gave them to the king.
इष्ट्वा ते पुण्डरीकेण दत्ता राज्ञा द्विजातिषु। तेभ्यो द्वे द्वे शते क्रीत्वा प्राप्ते तैः पार्थिवैस्तदा
Having performed a sacrifice with a golden lotus, the king gave them to the Brahmins; and when those kings had received them, two hundred were purchased from each.
अपराण्यपि चत्वारि शतानि द्विजसत्तम । नीयमानानि संतारे हृतान्यासन्नितस्ततः
O best of twice-born, another four hundred were also taken away from nearby, while being transported across.
एवं न शक्यमप्राप्यं प्राप्तुं गालव कर्हिचित् । इमामश्वशताभ्यां वै द्वाभ्यां तस्मै निवेदय
Thus, Gālava, what cannot be attained can never be attained; offer these two hundred horses to him.
विश्वामित्राय धर्मात्मन्षड्भिरश्वशतैः सह। ततोऽसि गतसंमोहः कृतकृत्यो द्विजोत्तम
To Viśvāmitra, the righteous soul, together with six hundred horses, you will then be free from confusion and your task accomplished, O foremost of Brahmins.
गालवस्तं तथेत्युक्त्वा सुपर्णसहितस्ततः । आदायाश्वांश्च कन्यां च विश्वामित्रमुपागमत्
Gālava, having replied 'so be it,' then, together with Suparṇa, took the horses and the maiden and approached Viśvāmitra.
अश्वानां काङ्क्षितार्थानां षडिमानि शतानि वै । शतद्वयेन कन्येयं भवता प्रतिगृह्यताम्
Here are six hundred horses, as desired; and with two hundred, let this maiden be accepted by you.
अस्यां राजर्षिभिः पुत्रा जाता वै धार्मिकास्त्रयः । चतुर्थं जनयत्वेकं भवानपि नरोत्तमम्
From her, three righteous sons have been born to royal sages; may you, O best of men, beget a fourth.
पूर्णान्येवं शतान्यष्टौ तुरगाणां भवन्तु ते। भवतो ह्यनृणो भूत्वा तपः कुर्यां यथासुखम्
Thus, let there be eight full hundreds of horses for you; having become free of debt to you, I may perform austerities as I please.
विश्वामित्रस्तु तं दृष्ट्वा गालवं सह पक्षिणा। कन्यां च तां वरारोहामिदमित्यब्रवीद्वचः
Viśvāmitra, seeing Gālava together with the bird and the maiden of excellent form, spoke these words.
किमियं पूर्वमेवेह न दत्ता मम गालव। पुत्रा ममैव चत्वारो भवेयुः कुलभावनाः
Why was this maiden not given to me earlier, Gālava? Then four sons, upholders of my lineage, would have been mine.
प्रतिगृह्णामि ते कन्यामेकपुत्रफलाय वै । अश्वाश्चाश्रममासाद्य चरन्तु मम सर्वशः
I accept your maiden for the sake of one son; let the horses roam freely in my hermitage.
स तया रममाणोऽथ विश्वामित्रो महाद्युतिः । आत्मजं जनयामास माधवीपुत्रमष्टकम्
Then, enjoying her company, Viśvāmitra of great splendor begot a son, Mādhavī's eighth child.
जातमात्रं सुतं तं च विश्वामित्रो महामुनिः । संयोज्यार्थैस्तथा धर्मैरश्वैस्तैः समयोजयत्
Viśvāmitra, the great sage, as soon as the son was born, joined him with the horses, as well as with wealth and righteousness.
अथाष्टकः पुरं प्रायात्तदा सोमपुरप्रभम् । निर्यात्य कन्यां शिष्याय कौशिकोपि वनं ययौ
Then Aṣṭaka went to the city, shining like Soma's city; after sending off the maiden, Kauśika also departed for the forest.
गालवोपि सुपर्णेन सह निर्यात्य दक्षिणाम्। मनसाऽतिप्रतीतेन कन्यामिदमुवाच ह
Gālava, together with Suparṇa, departed southward; with a heart greatly delighted, he spoke these words to the maiden.