रामांशस्त्वं महाबाहो मम पालनतत्परः
You are a portion of Rāma, O mighty-armed one, ever intent on my protection.
राजानः पावकीयाश्च तपोबलसमन्विताः योगमध्ये समासीनो नमस्तस्मै महात्मने
The kings, born of fire and endowed with the power of austerity, seated in meditation, homage to that great soul.
तेषां सैन्याः षष्टिलक्षाः क्रमाद्वीर त्वया हताः
O hero, sixty lakhs of their soldiers were successively slain by you.
इति श्रुत्वा स आह्लादो वचनं प्राह निर्भयः
Hearing this, he rejoiced and spoke these words without fear.
पुनस्ते कार्यमतुलं करिष्यामि शृणुष्व भोः तस्य नेत्रे मया शुद्धे कर्तव्ये नीलरूपके
Again I shall accomplish an unparalleled deed—listen, O sir: I must purify his eyes, which have become dark in appearance.
तव प्रियः सदा नीलस्तथैव च मम प्रियः
Blue is always dear to you, and likewise, it is dear to me.
इत्युक्त्वा स तु रामांशो गजमारुह्य वेगतः 3.3.32.
Having spoken thus, that portion of Rāma swiftly mounted the elephant.
रुद्रदत्तो गजस्तूर्णं पंचशब्दमुपस्थितः
Rudradatta's elephant quickly arrived, producing five kinds of sounds.
अन्योन्येन तथा हत्वा गजौ स्वर्गमुपेयतुः
Thus, after fighting with each other, both elephants ascended to heaven.
तदा भयातुरो राजा त्यक्त्वा युद्धं भयंकरम्
Then the king, overwhelmed by fear, abandoned the dreadful battle.
केशेषु च महीराजं गृहीत्वा तरसा बली
And the mighty one seized the king by his hair with force.
तदाप्रभृति वै शम्भुरशुद्धं नृपतिं प्रियम्
From that time, Śambhu no longer favored the impure king.
आह्लादः कलिना सार्द्धं कदलीवनमुत्तमम्
Āhlāda, together with Kali, went to the excellent grove of plantains.
तथाभूतं च रामांशं कलिर्दृष्ट्वा मुदान्वितः
Seeing Rāma's portion in that state, Kali became filled with joy.
स वै बलिर्दैत्यराजोऽयुतैः सह विनिर्गतः
Then Bali, the king of the Daityas, went forth accompanied by tens of thousands.
गच्छ वीर बलैस्सार्द्धं निशायां रक्षितो मया
Go, O hero, with your forces; during the night you will be protected by me.
इति श्रुत्वा वचस्तस्य षोडशाब्दांतरे गते 3.3.32.
Hearing these words, after sixteen years had passed—
महीराजसुताञ्जित्वा समाहूय महावतीम्
Having conquered the sons of the king, he summoned the great assembly.
लिंगार्थं कृतवान्यत्नं स नृपः कीर्तिसागरे
That king, an ocean of fame, made efforts for the sake of the liṅga.
लक्षचंडीं कारयित्वा परमानंदमाप्तवान्
Having performed a hundred thousand Caṇḍī rites, he attained supreme bliss.
निराहारो यतिर्भूत्वा मृतः स्वर्गपुरं ययौ
Having become an ascetic and abstaining from food, he died and went to the city of heaven.
सप्ताहोरात्रमात्रेण म्लेच्छराजवशं गतः
Within just seven days and nights, he fell under the power of the foreign king.
तदा म्लेच्छस्सहोड्डीनो निर्बंधनमथाकरोत् क्षुरप्रेण च बाणेन हत्वा वह्नौ ददाह वै
Then the foreigner from Sahoda, without restraint, killed with a razor and an arrow, and indeed burned him in fire.
विद्युन्मालां स च म्लेच्छो गृहीत्वा च धनं बहु
That foreigner took the garland of lightning and much wealth.
सूर्यचंद्रान्वयाख्यानं तन्मया कथितं तव
The account of the lineage of the Sun and Moon has been narrated to you by me.
विशालायां पुनर्गत्वा वैतालेन विनिर्मितम्
Having returned again to Vishala, it was composed by Vaitala.
तन्मया कथितं सर्वं हृषीकोत्तमपुण्यदम्
All that has been narrated by me, bestowing great merit upon Hrishika.
नैमिषारण्यमासाद्य श्रावयिष्यति वै कथाम्
Having reached Naimisharanya, he will indeed recite the story.
तानि चोपपुराणानि भविष्यंति कलौ युगे
Those supplementary Puranas will arise in the age of Kali.
सारभूतश्च कथितं इतिहाससमुच्चयः
The essence has also been narrated, the collection of histories.