हव्येन तर्पिता देवा न मांसे रक्तसंभवैः
The gods were satisfied by offerings, not by flesh born of blood.
फलाऽद्यैः कारयामास तदा पूर्णाहुतीर्नृप नगरं दाहयामास नरनारीसमन्वितम्
He caused complete oblations with fruits and other things, O king, and burned the city along with its men and women.
महामायाप्रभावेण शंभुदत्तः शिवप्रियः 3.2.22.
By the power of great illusion, Shambhudatta, beloved of Shiva,
तदा लीलाधरो विप्रो दशपुत्रोपजीवकः
Then Liladhara, the Brahmin, who lived with ten sons,
क्षत्रसिंहस्तु नृपतिर्मोहनान्तिकमाययौ
Kshatrasingha, the king, approached Mohana.
तदंबायै नमस्तुभ्यं महावीरायै नमोनमः
Salutations to you, O Ambā; salutations again and again to the great heroine.
जप्त्वा सप्तशतीं विष्णुर्वैष्णवीं शक्तिमाप्तवान्
Having recited the Seven Hundred, Vishnu obtained the Vaishnavi power.
प्रणवास्तनया यस्यास्तुरीयपुरुषप्रिया
Whose offspring is Pranava, who is dear to the fourth person.
यस्या देहे स्थितं विश्वं तदंबायै नमोनमः
In whose body the universe resides—salutations again and again to that Ambā.
शची सिद्धिस्तथा मृत्युः प्रभा गीर्वाणसैनिकाः लोकपालप्रिया त्वं हि लोकमातर्नमोनमः
You are Shachi, success, death, radiance, the army of the gods, beloved of the guardians of the worlds; you are indeed the mother of the world—salutations again and again.
तृष्णा तृप्ती रतिर्न्नीतिर्हिंसा क्षांतिर्मतिर्गतिः
Thirst, satisfaction, pleasure, conduct, violence, patience, thought, and movement,
इत्यष्टकप्रभावेण क्षत्रसिंहो महीपतिः
Thus, by the power of the eight, Kshatrasingha, the king,
तस्मात्त्वं विक्रमादित्य भज दुर्गां सनातनीम् 3.2.22.
Therefore, O Vikramaditya, worship Durga, the eternal one.
प्रश्नोत्तरेण भूपाल मया त्वं संपरीक्षितः
By questions and answers, O king, you have been examined by me.
दस्युनष्टाः पुरीः सर्वाः क्षेत्राणि विविधानि च
All the cities and various fields have been destroyed by robbers.
यो नृपः सर्वतीर्थानि पुनरुद्धारयिष्यति
The king who will restore all the sacred places,
विक्रमाख्यानकालोऽयं पुनर्धर्मं करोति हि
This is the era known as Vikrama, which once again upholds righteousness.
तदन्ते भुवि कृष्णांशो भविष्यति महा बली
At the end of that time, a powerful portion of Krishna will be born on earth.
सूताद्या मुनयः सर्वे नैमिषारण्यवासिनः भविष्यंति महाराज पुराणश्रवणे रताः
All the sages such as Sūta, dwelling in Naimisharanya, O great king, will become devoted to listening to the Purāṇas.
इत्युक्त्वा स तु वैतालस्तत्रैवान्तरधीयत
Having spoken thus, Vaitāla disappeared right there.
तस्माद्यूयं मुनिश्रेष्ठा ज्ञात्वा संध्यां समागताम्
Therefore, O best of sages, knowing that the twilight has arrived—
स्नात्वा केदारकुण्डे ते मनसा पूजयञ्छिवम्
After bathing in the Kedara pond, they worshipped Shiva in their minds.
समाधिनिष्ठास्ते सर्वे वर्षमेकं व्यतीतयन्
All of them, absorbed in meditation, spent one year there.
एतस्मिन्नंतरे राजा विक्रमादित्यभूपतिः
Meanwhile, King Vikramaditya ruled.
उषित्वा ते तु मुनयः सूतं गत्वाऽब्रुवन्निदम्
After staying there, the sages went to Sūta and spoke these words.
वाजिमेधं च नृपतेः कारयामस्त्वदाज्ञया
By your command, let us conduct the horse sacrifice for the king.
तथेत्युक्त्वा तु सूतस्तैः सार्धं च पुनरागमत्
Sūta, having agreed, returned together with them.
पूर्वे तु कपिलस्थानं दक्षिणे सेतुबन्धनम्
First to Kapila's place, then south to Setubandha.
हयो जगाम तरसा ततः क्षिप्रां नदीं गतः
The horse swiftly went there and reached the Kshipra river.
नृपयज्ञे सुराः सर्वे सपत्नीकाः समागताः
At the king's sacrifice, all the gods assembled with their wives.