स तदा पृथिवीराजो गृहीत्वा बहुभूषणम्
Then the king of the earth took many ornaments.
लक्षणो नाम ते राजा कारागारे न वै मम
The king named Lakshana is not in my prison.
इत्युक्त्वा तं च कृष्णांशं दर्शयामास वै गृहम्
Having said this, he showed that portion of Krishna to the house.
तदोदयो भूपवचः सत्यं मत्वा सुदुःखितः
Considering the king's words to be true, he became deeply distressed.
कामपालस्तु तच्छ्रुत्वा कृष्णांशागमनं बली प्रांजलिः प्रणतो भूत्वा वचनं प्राह भीरुकः
Hearing of Krishna's arrival, Kamapala, strong yet fearful, with joined palms and bowing down, spoke these words.
सुता मे पद्मिनी नारी लक्षणेन समन्विता 3.3.30.
My daughter is a lotus-faced woman, endowed with auspicious marks.
इति तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा कृष्णांशः स्वबलैस्सह
Hearing these words, Krishna's portion, along with his forces,
भ्रातृजस्तव भूपाल पद्मिन्या लक्षणोऽन्वितः
O king, your brother is endowed with the marks of Padmī.
न जाने क्व गतो राजा मम प्राणसमो भुवि
I do not know where the king, who is as dear to me as my own life, has gone on this earth.
हा रत्नभानुतनय विष्णुभक्त शुभंकर इत्युक्त्वा मूर्छितश्चासीत्कृष्णांशो वैष्णवप्रियः
Alas, O son of Ratnabhānu, devotee of Vishnu, bestower of auspiciousness—saying this, Krishna's portion, beloved of the Vaishnavas, fainted.
तदा स्वर्णवती देवी स्वदास्या शोभया सह
Then the goddess Svarṇavatī, together with her attendant Śobhā,
तया संप्रेषिता शोभा म्लेच्छमायाविशारदा
By her, Śobhā, skilled in the magic of the mlecchas, was sent.
उवाच वचनं तत्र शृणु भूपशिरोमणे
There she spoke these words: 'Hear, O foremost of kings.'
दंपती तव भूपाल संहृतौ येन यत्र वै
O king, your royal couple was taken away—by whom and where—
आह्लादश्चेन्दुलो वीरो देवो वै तालनो बली
Āhlāda is the valiant one on the moon, the god Tālana is mighty.
इत्युक्त्वा शोभना वेश्या कृत्वा योगमयं वपुः प्रययौ तान्पुरस्कृत्य योगिवेषान्महाब लान्।। 3.3.30.
Having said this, the courtesan Śobhanā, assuming a yogic form, went forth, placing those great warriors in the guise of ascetics at the front.
आह्लादो गजसंस्थो वै करालारूढ इन्दुलः कृष्णांशो बिन्दुलारूढो नर्तयामास तं हयम्
Āhlāda was mounted on an elephant, Indula rode Karāla, Krishna's portion mounted Bindula and made that horse dance.
कामरूपमयं देशं शतयोजनगामिनः लक्षणं शोधयामासुर्न प्राप्तास्तत्र तं नृपम्
They searched the region, magical in form and stretching a hundred yojanas, for the king with auspicious marks, but did not find him there.
पुनर्मयूरनगरं शोभना तैः समन्विता
Again, Śobhanā, accompanied by them, went to the city of Mayūra.
पुनरिन्नगढग्रामं शोभना च जनेजने
Again, Śobhanā went to the village of Innagaḍha, among the people.
गत्वा बाह्लीकनगरं शोभना तैस्समन्विता
She went to the splendid city of Bahlika, accompanied by them.
पुनः स्वदेशमागम्य बाह्लीकं म्लेच्छवासिनम् पूजयित्वा च सा वेश्या गाननृत्यपराभवत्
Then, returning to her own land, she honored Bahlika, inhabited by foreigners, and that courtesan devoted herself to singing and dancing.
स देवो भूमिमध्यात् समागम्य मुदान्वितः
That god, filled with joy, emerged from the midst of the earth.
अहं कालाग्निरुद्रेण भूमिगर्ते सुरोपितः
I was placed in the pit of the earth by Kālāgni Rudra.
इति श्रुत्वा च सा शोभा निराशाभूत्तदा स्वयम्
Hearing this, Shobha then became despondent herself.
पुनः स्वर्णवतीं प्राप्य सर्वमेवा दितोऽब्रवीत् 3.3.30.
Again reaching Svarnavati, she told everything to Dita.
तानाश्वास्य सुवर्णांगी पूजयामास चंडिकाम् निशीथान्ते तमःप्राप्ते गत्वाह जगदम्बिका
Consoling them, Suvarnangi worshipped Chandika; at the end of night, when darkness came, she went to Jagadambika.
पद्मिनी नाम या नारी मणिदेवस्य वै प्रिया
The woman named Padmini was the beloved of Manideva.
सेनापतिः कुबेरस्य मणिदेवो हि स स्मृतः
Manideva is known as the commander of Kubera.
तदा तत्पद्मिनी नारी देवदेवमुमापतिम्
Then that woman Padmini approached the god of gods, the consort of Uma.