भयभीतास्तदा सर्वे रामांशं शरणं ययुः
All, being frightened at that time, sought refuge in Rāma's lineage.
दिवासूक्तेन तुष्टाव तदा प्रादुरभूच्छिवा
He praised her with the hymn of the day, and then Śivā appeared.
पराजिते च गंधर्वे कृष्णांशो जनमोहनः
When the Gandharva was defeated, Kṛṣṇa's lineage, enchanting the people,
षोडशाब्दे च कृष्णांशे संप्राप्ते देविपूजके
When the sixteenth year of Kṛṣṇa's lineage arrived, devoted to the worship of the goddess,
पत्नी नागवती तस्य तक्षकस्य सुता शुभा
His wife was Nāgavatī, the beautiful daughter of Takṣaka.
दशैव तनयाश्चासन्कन्या तस्य शुभानना
He had ten daughters, and his beautiful-faced daughter was named Śubhānana.
पुरोहितं समाहूय महीराजाय प्रैषयत् 3.3.31.
He summoned the priest and sent him to the king of the earth.
महीराजस्तु तच्छ्रुत्वा त्रिलक्षबलसंयुतः
Hearing this, the king of the earth, endowed with three hundred thousand troops,
सुवेला पितरं प्राह देहि मे नागभूषणम्
At the proper time, he said to his father, 'Give me the serpent ornament.'
इति श्रुत्वा नागवर्मा महीराजान्तमाययौ
Hearing this, Nagavarma came to the king of the earth.
इत्युक्तः स महीराजो विस्मितोभूत्सुदुःखितः
Thus addressed, the king of the earth became astonished and deeply distressed.
इति ज्ञात्वा तदाऽऽह्लादः शूरपंचशतावृतः
Knowing this, then Ahlada, surrounded by fifty valiant men,
शतयोजनगामिन्यो वाजिन्यश्च द्वियामके सहस्रयोजनं वीर्यं तासां चैव दिने निशि
The mares, each capable of traveling a hundred yojanas, in pairs, possessed the strength to go a thousand yojanas in a single day and night.
कलांशादुद्भवा अश्वा वाजिना च हरेः स्वयम्
The horses, born from portions of the moon, and the steeds of Hari himself,
गायत्रो योभवद्वाजी कालचक्रप्रवर्तकः हरिणी नाम तच्छक्तिः कलांशाद्भूमिमागता
The steed named Gayatra, who set the wheel of time in motion, and the power called Harini, descended to earth from a portion of the moon.
आह्लादश्च करालस्थो बिंदुलस्थो हरेः कला
Ahlada, stationed in Karala, and Bindulastha, a portion of Hari,
गत्वा ते तु महीराजं नत्वा तुंगासनां ययुः 3.3.31.
They went to the king of the earth, bowed, and ascended the lofty seat.
मम पुत्राश्च युष्माभिस्त्रयः शूरा विवाहिताः
Three of my sons, valiant men, have been married by you.
इति श्रुत्वा स आह्लादो गत्वा भूतलमुत्तमम्
Hearing this, Ahlada went to the excellent surface of the earth.
सुप्तो हि तव भर्ता च पुंडरीकः शुभाननः
Your husband, Pundarika of auspicious face, is asleep.
इत्युक्ता साह तं वीरं पुंडरीकश्च मत्पतिः
Thus addressed, she said to that hero, 'Pundarika is my husband.'
इति श्रुत्वा विहस्याह तव भर्तुर्न नो भयम्
Hearing this, she laughed and said, 'We have no fear of your husband.'
प्रबुद्धश्च तदा राजा नागानां च महाबलः
Then the king, mighty among the serpents, awoke.
दृष्ट्वा तद्विषमुज्ज्वालं स ध्यात्वा सर्वमंगलाम्
Seeing that dazzling poison, he meditated on all that is auspicious.
पुंडरीकः प्रसन्नात्मा नागभूषणमुत्तमम्
Puṇḍarīka, of serene mind, possessed the finest serpent ornaments.
आह्लादस्तु हयारूढो महीराजाय दत्तवान् कोटिस्वर्णं नृपात्प्राप्तं गृहीत्वा शीघ्रमाययौ
Āhlāda, mounted on a horse, gave to the king of the earth ten million gold coins, which he had received from the king, and quickly departed after taking them.
हयविद्यासमारूढास्ते हया गेहमागताः 3.3.31.
Those horses, skilled in the science of horsemanship, returned home.
सूत उवाच पञ्चाब्दं पूजयामास स्वर्गवैद्यौ सुरोत्तमौ
Sūta said: For five years, he worshipped the two excellent celestial physicians.
तयोश्च वरदानेन दश पुत्रा बभूविरे
And by the boon granted by them, ten sons were born.
स महीराजमाहूय त्रिलक्षबलसंयुतम्
He summoned the king of the earth, endowed with three hundred thousand troops.