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.
यज्ञांते विविधं दानं दत्त्वा वैतालसंयुतः 3.2.23.१
At the end of the sacrifice, after giving various gifts, accompanied by Vaitāla—
भोभो राजन्महाभाग कलौ प्राप्ते भयंकरे
O king, greatly fortunate one, when the dreadful Kali age arrives—
दत्त्वा सुधामयं तोयं चंद्रश्चान्तर्दधे पुनः
Having given nectar-like water, the Moon vanished once again.
दत्तं राज्ञा तदमृतं शक्रः स्वर्गमुमुपागतः
Having received that nectar from the king, Indra returned to heaven.
तस्मिन्काले द्विजः कश्चिज्जयन्तो नाम विश्रुतः
At that time, there was a certain Brahmin named Jayanta, renowned.
जयन्तो भर्तृहरये लक्षस्वर्णेन वर्णयन्
Jayanta, praising Bhartṛhari, described him with a hundred thousand gold coins.
विक्रमादित्य एवास्य राज्यमकंटकम्
Vikramaditya alone held his kingdom without affliction.
शौनकाद्यास्तु ऋषयो ज्ञात्वा भूपस्य स्वर्गतिम्
The sages headed by Śaunaka, knowing the king's attainment of heaven,
तेभ्यः सूतः पुराणानि श्रावयामास वै पुनः ते श्रुत्वा मुनयः सर्वे जग्मुर्हृष्टाः स्वमालयम्
To them, the bard again recited the Purāṇas; having heard, all the sages joyfully returned to their own hermitages.
इति श्रीभविष्ये महापुराणे प्रतिसर्गं पर्वणि चतुर्युगखण्डापरपर्याये कलियुगीयेतिहाससमुच्चये त्रयोविंशोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the twenty-third chapter in the section of the Kali Age history, in the cycle of the four ages, within the Pratisarga Parva of the glorious Bhaviṣya Mahāpurāṇa.