सूत उवाच स्वर्गते विक्रमादित्ये राजानो बहुधाऽभवन्
Suta said: After Vikramaditya ascended to heaven, many kings arose.
पश्चिमे सिंधुनद्यंते सेतुबन्धे हि दक्षिणे 3.3.2.१
At the western bank of the Sindhu river and at the southern bridge.
अष्टादशैव राष्ट्राणि तेषां मध्ये बभूविरे
Eighteen kingdoms arose among them.
अन्तर्वेदी व्रजथ्यैवाजमेरं मरुधन्व च
Go to Antarvedi, Vraja, Ajamera, and Marudhanva.
आवंत्यं चोडुपं वंगं गौडं मागधमेव च
Also Avanti, Odra, Vanga, Gauda, and Magadha.
नानाभाषाः स्थितास्तत्र बहुधर्मप्रवर्तकाः
There, people of many languages resided, and many religions were practiced.
श्रुत्वा धर्मविनाशं च बहुवृंदैः समन्विताः
Hearing of the destruction of dharma, accompanied by many groups,
हिमपर्वतमार्गेण सिंधुमार्गेण चागमन्
They came by the path of the snowy mountain and by the Sindhu route.
गृहीत्वा योषितस्तेषां परं हर्षमुपाययुः
Taking the women of those people, they attained great delight.
विक्रमादित्यपौत्रश्च पितृराज्यं गृहीतवान्
And the grandson of Vikramaditya took up his father's kingdom.
बाह्लीकान्कामरूपांश्च रोमजान्खुरजा च्छठान्
Bāhlikas, Kāmarūpas, Romans, Khurajas, and the Shathas,
स्थापिता तेन मर्य्यादा म्लेच्छार्याणां पृथक्पृथक् 3.3.2.
By him, boundaries were established for the mleccha leaders, each separately.
म्लेच्छस्थानं परं सिन्धोः कृतं तेन महात्मना
A place for the mlecchas beyond the Sindhu was made by that great soul.
हूणदेशस्य मध्ये वै गिरिस्थं पुरुषं शुभम्
In the midst of the land of the Hūṇas, a virtuous man dwelling in the mountains,
को भवानिति तं प्राह स होवाच मुदान्वितः
Asked, 'Who are you?' he replied joyfully,
म्लेच्छधर्मस्य वक्तारं सत्यव्रतपरायणम्
A speaker of the mleccha dharma, devoted to truth and vows,
श्रुत्वोवाच महाराज प्राप्ते सत्यस्य संक्षये
Hearing this, the great king spoke when the decline of truth had arrived,
ईशामसी च दस्यूनां प्रादुर्भूता भयंकरी
A terrifying ruler of the robbers appeared among them.
म्लेच्छेषु स्थापितो धर्मो मया तच्छृणु भूपते
Among the mlecchas, I established dharma; hear this, O king.
नैगमं जपमास्थाय जपेत निर्मलं परम्
Adopting the recitation of the traders, one should recite the pure supreme.
ध्यानेन पूजयेदीशं सूर्यमंडलसंस्थितम् । अचलोऽयं प्रभुः साक्षात्तथा सूर्योचलः सदा
By meditation, one should worship the Lord situated in the solar orb; this unmoving Lord is manifest, and likewise the sun is always unmoving.
तत्त्वानां चलभूतानां कर्षणः स समंततः 3.3.2.
He draws together the moving elements of the principles equally everywhere.
ईशमूर्तिर्हृदि प्राप्ता नित्यशुद्धा शिवंकरी
The form of the Lord, attained in the heart, is eternally pure and brings auspiciousness.
इति श्रुत्वा स भूपालो नत्वा तं म्लेच्छपूजकम्
Having heard thus, the king bowed to that worshipper of the mlecchas.
स्वराज्यं प्राप्तवान्राजा हयमेधमचीकरत् स्वर्गते नृपतौ तस्मिन्यथा चासीत्तथा शृणु
The king, having attained sovereignty, performed the horse sacrifice; listen now to how things were after that king ascended to heaven.
श्रीसूत उवाच शालिवाहनवंशे च राजानो दश चाभवन्
Śrī Sūta said: In the lineage of Śālivāhana, there were ten kings.
मर्य्यादा क्रमतो लीना जाता भूमंडले तदा दृष्ट्वा प्रक्षीणमर्य्यादां बली दिग्विजयं ययौ
At that time, proper conduct gradually disappeared from the earth; seeing the decline of righteousness, the powerful one set out to conquer the directions.
सेनया दशसाहस्र्या कालिदासेन संयुतः
Accompanied by an army of ten thousand and by Kālidāsa, he advanced.
जित्वा गांधारजान्म्लेच्छान्काश्मीरान्नारवाञ्छठान्
He defeated the kings of Gandhāra, the foreigners, the people of Kashmir, and the deceitful Nāras.
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे म्लेच्छ आचार्य्येण समन्वितः
Meanwhile, he was joined by a foreign teacher.