नृपश्चैव महादेवं मरुस्थलनिवासिनम् चंदनादिभिरभ्यर्च्य तुष्टाव मनसा हरम्
The king worshipped the great god Mahādeva, who dwells in the desert, with sandalwood and other offerings, and praised Hara in his mind.
भोजराज उवाच त्रिपुरासुरनाशाय वहुमायाप्रवर्त्तिने
King Bhoja said: To the destroyer of the demon Tripurāsura, who sets many illusions in motion,
म्लेच्छैर्गुप्ताय शुद्धाय सच्चिदानन्दरूपिणे
To the one concealed by foreigners, pure, and of the nature of existence, consciousness, and bliss,
गंतव्यं भोजराजेन महाकालेश्वरस्थले
King Bhoja must go to the place of Mahākāleśvara.
म्लेच्छैस्सुदूषिता भूमिर्वाहीका नाम विश्रुता 3.3.3.
The land known as Vāhīka has been thoroughly corrupted by foreigners.
बभूवात्र महामायी योऽसौ दग्धो मया पुरा
There appeared that great magician whom I had burned before.
अयोनिः स वरो मत्तः प्राप्तवान्दैत्यवर्द्धनः
He, who was not born from a womb, received a boon from me and became the increaser of demons.
नागन्तव्यं त्वया भूप पैशाचे देशधूर्तके
O king, you must not go to that land of demons and tricksters.
इति श्रुत्वा नृपश्चैव स्वदेशान्पुनरागमत्
Hearing this, the king returned again to his own country.
उवाच भूपतिं प्रेम्णा मायामदविशारदः
The master of illusion, skilled in magic, spoke lovingly to the king.
ममोच्छिष्ठं सभुंजीयाद्यथा तत्पश्य भो नृप
O king, see how one may eat what I have left as remnants.
म्लेच्छधर्मे मतिश्चासीत्तस्य भूपस्य दारुणे
That king’s mind became fixed in the harsh religion of the foreigners.
तच्छ्रुत्वा कालिदासस्तु रुषा प्राह महामदम्
Hearing that, Kālidāsa angrily spoke to Mahāmada.
हनिष्यामि दुराचारं वाहीकं पुरुषाधमम्
I will slay this wicked, immoral Vāhīka, the lowest of men.
जप्त्वा दशसहस्रं च तद्दशांशं जुहाव सः 3.3.3.
Having recited ten thousand times, he offered one-tenth of that in oblation.
गृहीत्वा स्वगुरोर्भस्म मदहीनत्वमागतम्
Taking the ashes of his own guru, he became free from arrogance.
स्थापितं तैश्च भूमध्ये तत्रोषुर्मदतत्पराः
That was established by them in the middle of the land, and those devoted to arrogance remained there.
रात्रौ स देवरूपश्च बहुमायाविशारदः
At night, that one, possessing a divine form and skilled in many illusions,
आर्य्यधर्मो हि ते राजन्सर्वधर्मोत्तमः स्मृतः
O King, the noble dharma is indeed yours, remembered as the highest of all dharmas.
लिंगच्छेदी शिखाहीनः श्मश्रुधारी स दूषकः
He who is castrated, without a topknot, and bearing a beard is a defiler.
विना कौलं च पशवस्तेषां भक्ष्या मता मम
For them, animals not consecrated by Kaula rites are considered edible by me.
तस्मान्मुसलवन्तो हि जातयो धर्मदूषकाः
Therefore, those born with pestles are corrupters of dharma.
इत्युक्त्वा प्रययौ देवः स राजा गेहमाययौ
Having spoken thus, the deity departed, and the king returned home.
शूद्रेषु प्राकृती भाषा स्थापिता तेन धीमता
Among the Śūdras, the natural language was established by that wise one.
स्थापिता तेन मर्य्यादा सर्वदेवोपमानिनी 3.3.3.
By him, a code of conduct, comparable to all the gods, was established.
आर्य्य वर्णाः स्थितास्तत्र विंध्यान्ते वर्णसंकराः
There, the noble classes remained; at the end of the Vindhya, there were mixed castes.
बर्बरे तुषदेशे च द्वीपे नानाविधे तथा
In the land of the Barbarians, in Tuṣa, and on various islands likewise.
जाताश्चाल्पायुषो मन्दास्त्रिशताब्दान्तरे मृताः
Those born there were short-lived and dull, dying after three hundred years.
बहुभूपवती भूमिस्तेषां राज्ये बभूव ह
That land became possessed of many kings during their rule.
तदन्वये त्रिभूपाश्च द्विशताब्दान्तरे मृताः
In their lineage, three kings also died after two hundred years.