इत्युक्त्वा सा तु भूपाय मार्गभेदमदर्शयत्
Having said this to the king, she showed him a different path.
आययौ सेनया सार्द्धं यत्र चौरः स्वयं स्थितः
She came together with the army to where the thief himself was standing.
संपूज्य वर्णयामास यथा जातं तथाविधि ।। विहस्याह च रक्षस्तं त्वया मे भोजनं कृतम्
Honoring him, she described everything as it had happened; laughing, she said to the demon, 'You have prepared my meal.'
अद्य भक्ष्याम्यहं सर्वान्मानुषान्दैवचोदितान्
Today I will devour all the men, impelled by fate.
चखाद बहुलां सेनां तेपि याता दिशो दश
She devoured the great army; they too fled in all ten directions.
तदा चौरः स्वयं प्राप्य भूपतिं प्राह रोषतः
Then the thief himself, having approached, angrily spoke to the king.
इति श्रुत्वा नृपश्चैव तूर्णमागत्य तत्र ह
Hearing this, the king quickly came there.
रक्षसा सह तद्गर्तं भस्मसादभवत्क्षणात्
Together with the demon, that pit was reduced to ashes in a moment.
तथा सर्वधनैः सार्धं स्त्रीभिस्ताभिः समाययौ
Thus, along with all the wealth and women, she returned.
पटहाताडितेनैव शब्देन च गृहेगृहे 3.2.13.
With the sound of drums being beaten, in every house,
तद्दिने नगरे तस्मिन्भ्रामितो गर्दभोपरि
On that day, in that city, he was paraded on a donkey.
तस्य रूपं समालोक्य मुमोह सुखभाविनी
Seeing his appearance, the woman who delighted in happiness fainted.
स गत्वा नृपतिं प्राह पंचलक्षधनं मम
He went and said to the king, 'The five hundred thousand in wealth is mine.'
विहस्याह नृपस्तं वै चौरोऽयं धनलुंठकः
Laughing, the king said to him, 'This is a thief, a plunderer of wealth.'
इति श्रुत्वा निराशोऽभूत्स चौरो मरणं गतः
Hearing this, the thief became hopeless and met his death.
एतस्मिन्नेव तत्पुत्री देवमायाविमोहिता
At that very moment, his daughter was deluded by the divine illusion.
तदा प्रसन्ना सा दुर्गा तावुजीव्य प्रसादतः
Then, pleased, that Durgā granted them long life by her favor.
इत्युक्त्वा स तु भूपालं पुनः प्राह विहस्य तम्
Having said this, he again spoke to the king, smiling at him.
तस्यै किं च प्रदातव्यं मया तत्स्नेहरूपिणा
What should I give to her, who is of the nature of affection for me?
अतो रोदितवान्पश्चाद्धसने कारणं शृणु ।। 3.2.13.
Therefore, I wept afterwards—listen to the reason for my laughter.
अधर्मिणे च नाकस्य फलं दातुं समर्हति
One who is unrighteous is not worthy to receive the fruit of heaven.
अतः स हसितः पूर्वं मोहितो हरिलीलया
Therefore, he laughed at first, deluded by Hari's play.
वाक्यं तेन कृतं शूल्यामतो जीवितवाच्छुचिः
Because of that, he spoke harsh words, and thus the pure one was saved alive.
राजन्पुष्पावती रम्या नगरी तत्र भूपतिः
O King, there was a delightful city named Puṣpāvatī, where a king resided.
चन्द्रप्रभा तस्य पत्नी रूपयौवन शालिनी
His wife was Candraprabhā, endowed with beauty and youth.
कदाचित्स्वालिभिः सार्द्धं विपिनं कुसुमाकरम्
Once, together with her friends, she went to a grove filled with flowers.
मोहिता चाभवद्देवी विप्रोपि पतितः क्षितौ
There, the queen was enchanted, and the Brāhmaṇa also fell to the ground.
तस्यां गतायां सदने द्वौ विप्रौ तत्र चागतौ
When she had returned home, two Brāhmaṇas arrived there.
तथागतं द्विजं दृष्ट्वा रूपयौवनशालिनम्
Seeing the Brāhmaṇa who had come, endowed with beauty and youth,
स श्रुत्वा रोदनं कृत्वा सर्वं तस्मै न्यवेदयत्
He, having heard, wept and told him everything.