गजमुक्ताज्ञया विप्र सेनापतरिरुदारधीः बलखानिर्हयारूढो गजमुक्ता च मंडपे
By the command of the elephant-pearl, the wise commander mounted the war-chariot, and the elephant-pearl was also in the pavilion.
गजसेनस्तदा दिव्यैर्भोजनैस्तानभोजयत् लक्षशूरान्स संस्थाप्य स्वयं रुद्रपुरं ययौ
Then Gajasena fed them with divine foods, established the hundred thousand warriors, and himself went to Rudrapura.
ते रात्रौ लोहदुर्गेषु ह्युषित्वा यत्नतो बलात् द्वारमुद्घाटयाशु त्वं नो चेत्प्राणांस्त्यजिष्यसि
They spent the night in iron fortresses, striving with force; quickly open the gate, or else you will lose your lives.
इति सेनापतिः श्रुत्वा लक्षशूरान्समादिशत्
Thus, hearing this, the commander ordered the hundred thousand warriors.
इति श्रुत्वा तु ते शूराः शतघ्न्यस्तैः सुरोपिताः
Hearing this, those heroes were struck by weapons that could kill a hundred at once.
हते दशसहस्रे तु कृष्णांशो बिंदुलं हयम्
When ten thousand had been slain, Krishna's portion, Bindula, mounted the horse.
हतशेषा भयार्ताश्च सहयाशीतिसम्मिताः
The survivors, terrified, along with their companions, numbered eighty.
श्रुत्वा भयातुरो राजा स्वसुताभ्यां समन्वितः स्वपापं क्षालयामास दत्त्वा कन्यां विधानतः
Hearing this, the frightened king, accompanied by his two sons, washed away his own sin by giving his daughter according to custom.
षोडशोष्ट्राणि स्वर्णानि गृहीत्वाह्लाद एव सः 3.3.16.
Taking sixteen camels of gold, he was filled with joy.
संप्राप्ते गेहमाह्लादे देवी स्वर्णवती स्वयम्
When joy entered the house, the queen herself became adorned with gold.
मृताहं च त्वया पुत्र पुनरुज्जीविता खलु
I was dead, O son, but by you I have truly been revived.
इति श्रुत्वेन्दुलो वीरो नत्वाह जननीं मुदा
Hearing this, Bindula, the hero, bowed joyfully to his mother and spoke.
संप्राप्ते गेहमाह्लादे राजा परिमलः सुधीः
When joy entered the house, King Parimala, wise, was present.
मृते कृष्णकुमारे तु भूपतौ रत्नभानुना
When Krishna Kumara, the king, died, Ratnabhanu became ruler.
महीराजः सुदुःखार्तो लक्षचंडीमकारयत्
The great king, overwhelmed with sorrow, performed a hundred thousand Chandika rites.
वर्षेवर्षे तु ते सप्त भविष्यंत्यंगसम्भवाः
Year after year, seven will be born from the limbs of Bhavishya.
इत्युक्ते वचने तस्मिन्राज्ञी गर्भमथो दधौ
When these words were spoken, the queen then conceived.
द्वितीयाब्दे तथा जाते दुश्शासनशुभांशतः
In the second year, a child was born from the auspicious portion of Dushasana.
उद्धर्षांशः सरदनो दुर्मुखांशस्तु मर्दनः
Uddharṣāṃśa was Saradana, and Durmukha was Mardana.
वर्द्धनश्चित्रबाणांशो वेला तदनु चाभवत्
Varddhana was a part of Citrabāṇa, and then Velā came after that.
भुवि तस्यां च जातायां भूकम्पो दारुणोऽभवत् रक्तवृष्टिः पुरे चासीदस्थिशर्करया युता
When she was born on earth, a terrible earthquake occurred; and in the city, there was a rain of blood mixed with bone and sugar.
ब्राह्मणाश्च समागत्य जातकर्मादिकां क्रियाम्
The Brāhmaṇas gathered and performed the rites of birth and other ceremonies.
इला च शशिनो माता विकल्पेनाऽभवद्भुवि 3.3.17.
Ilā, the mother of the moon, was born on earth in a peculiar manner.
जातायां च सुतायां स पिता विप्रेभ्य उत्तमम्
When the daughter was born, her father gave the best to the Brāhmaṇas.
द्वादशाब्दवयः प्राप्ते सा सुता वरवर्णिनी
When twelve years had passed, that daughter, of excellent complexion,
मंडपे रक्तधाराभिर्यो मां संस्नापयिष्यति
Whoever bathes me in the pavilion with streams of blood,
स्वर्णपत्रे तदा राजा पद्यं वेलामुखोद्भवम्
Then the king, on a golden plate, composed a verse arising from Velāmukha.
सार्द्धं लक्षत्रयं द्रव्यं गृहीत्वा लक्षसैन्यकः
Taking together three hundred thousand in wealth, with an army of a hundred thousand,
सिंधुस्थाने चार्यदेशे भूपं भूपं ययौ बली महीपतिं स संप्राप्य मातुलं तद्वचोऽब्रवीत्
He went to Sindhu and Āryadeśa, the powerful one went to each king; having reached the king, his maternal uncle, he spoke these words.
श्रुत्वा स आह भो वीर ब्रह्मानन्दो महाबलः
Having heard, he said: 'O hero, Brahmānanda is of great strength.'