वरुणप्रहितां चास्मै मालाम् अम्लानपङ्कजाम् समुद्रार्हे तथा वस्त्रे नीले लक्ष्मीर् अयच्छत
Varuna sent him a garland of unfading lotuses, garments worthy of the ocean, and Lakshmi gave him blue clothes.
कृतावतंसः स तदा चारुकुण्डलभूषितः नीलाम्बरधरः स्रग्वी शुशुभे कान्तिसंयुतः
Adorned with a lotus in his hair, beautiful earrings, wearing blue garments and a garland, he shone, radiant with splendor.
इत्थं विभूषितो रेमे तत्र रामस् तदा व्रजे मासद्वयेन यातश् च पुनः स मथुरां पुरीम्
Thus adorned, Rama enjoyed himself there in Vraja; after two months, he went again to the city of Mathura.
रेवतीं चैव तनयां रैवतस्य महीपतेः उपयेमे बलस् तस्यां जज्ञाते निशठोल्मुकौ
Bala married Revati, the daughter of Raivata, the king; from her were born Nisatha and Ulmuka.
भीष्मकः कुण्डिने राजा विदर्भविषये ऽभवत् रुक्मिणी तस्य दुहिता रुक्मी चैव सुतो द्विजाः
Bhishmaka was king in Kundina, in the land of Vidarbha; his daughter was Rukmini, and his son was Rukmi, O twice-born.
रुक्मिणीं चकमे कृष्णः सा च तं चारुहासिनी न ददौ याचते चैनां रुक्मी द्वेषेण चक्रिणे
Krishna desired Rukmini, and she, with lovely smile, desired him; but Rukmi, out of hatred, did not give her to the wielder of the discus, though he asked.
ददौ स शिशुपालाय जरासंधप्रचोदितः भीष्मको रुक्मिणा सार्धं रुक्मिणीम् उरुविक्रमः
Urged by Jarasandha, Bhishmaka, together with Rukmi, gave Rukmini to Shishupala, the mighty one.
विवाहार्थं ततः सर्वे जरासंधमुखा नृपाः भीष्मकस्य पुरं जग्मुः शिशुपालश् च कुण्डिनम्
Then, for the wedding, all the kings headed by Jarasandha went to Bhishmaka's city, and Shishupala to Kundina.
कृष्णो ऽपि बलभद्राद्यैर् यदुभिः परिवारितः प्रययौ कुण्डिनं द्रष्टुं विवाहं चैद्यभूपतेः
Krishna, surrounded by Balarama and other Yadus, went to Kundina to witness the wedding of the king of Chedi.
श्वोभाविनि विवाहे तु तां कन्यां हृतवान् हरिः विपक्षभावम् आसाद्य रामाद्येष्व् एव बन्धुषु
But on the day before the wedding, Hari, encountering hostility even among his own kin like Rama, carried off that maiden.
ततश् च पौण्ड्रकः श्रीमान् दन्तवक्त्रो विदूरथः शिशुपालो जरासंधः शाल्वाद्याश् च महीभृतः
Then Paundraka, the illustrious Dantavakra, Viduratha, Shishupala, Jarasandha, Shalva, and other kings,
कुपितास् ते हरिं हन्तुं चक्रुर् उद्योगम् उत्तमम् निर्जिताश् च समागम्य रामाद्यैर् यदुपुंगवैः
angered, made great preparations to kill Hari, but, coming together, they were defeated by the foremost of the Yadus, including Rama.
कुण्डिनं न प्रवेक्ष्यामि अहत्वा युधि केशवम् कृत्वा प्रतिज्ञां रुक्मी च हन्तुं कृष्णम् अभिद्रुतः
Rukmi, having made a vow, rushed to kill Krishna, saying, 'I will not enter Kundina without having slain Kesava in battle.'
हत्वा बलं स नागाश्वपत्तिस्यन्दनसंकुलम् निर्जितः पातितश् चोर्व्यां लीलयैव स चक्रिणा
Having slain the army crowded with elephants, horses, infantry, and chariots, Rukmi was defeated and cast to the ground by the wielder of the discus, as if in play.
निर्जित्य रुक्मिणं सम्यग् उपयेमे स रुक्मिणीम् राक्षसेन विधानेन संप्राप्तो मधुसूदनः
Having thoroughly defeated Rukmi, Madhusudana married Rukmini according to the rakshasa rite.
तस्यां जज्ञे च प्रद्युम्नो मदनांशः स वीर्यवान् जहार शम्बरो यं वै यो जघान च शम्बरम्
From her was born Pradyumna, a portion of Kama, mighty in valor; Shambara abducted him, but he slew Shambara.
शम्बरेण हृतो वीरः प्रद्युम्नः स कथं पुनः शम्बरश् च महावीर्यः प्रद्युम्नेन कथं हतः
How was Pradyumna, abducted by Shambara, restored? And how was the mighty Shambara slain by Pradyumna?
षष्ठे ऽह्नि जातमात्रे तु प्रद्युम्नं सूतिकागृहात् ममैष हन्तेति द्विजा हृतवान् कालशम्बरः
On the sixth day after his birth, the brahmins say, Pradyumna was taken from the lying-in chamber by Kāl Shambara, who thought, 'He will kill me.'
नीत्वा चिक्षेप चैवैनं ग्राहो ऽग्रे लवणार्णवे कल्लोलजनितावर्ते सुघोरे मकरालये
Having taken him, Shambara cast him into the terrible abode of makaras, in the swirling, wave-tossed salt ocean.
पतितं चैव तत्रैको मत्स्यो जग्राह बालकम् न ममार च तस्यापि जठरानलदीपितः
There, a single fish swallowed the child who had fallen, but even in its belly, inflamed by digestive fire, he did not die.
मत्स्यबन्धैश् च मत्स्यो ऽसौ मत्स्यैर् अन्यैः सह द्विजाः घातितो ऽसुरवर्याय शम्बराय निवेदितः
That fish, along with others, was caught by fishermen, killed, and delivered to Shambara, the foremost of asuras.
तस्य मायावती नाम पत्नी सर्वगृहेश्वरी कारयाम् आस सूदानाम् आधिपत्यम् अनिन्दिता
His wife, named Mayavati, mistress of the entire household, blameless, was made chief among the cooks.
दारिते मत्स्यजठरे ददृशे सातिशोभनम् कुमारं मन्मथतरोर् दग्धस्य प्रथमाङ्कुरम्
When the fish's belly was cut open, she saw the boy, exceedingly beautiful, the first sprout of the tree of Kama, which had been burned.
को ऽयं कथम् अयं मत्स्यजठरे समुपागतः इत्य् एवं कौतुकाविष्टां तां तन्वीं प्राह नारदः
Filled with wonder, she thought, 'Who is this, and how has he come into the fish's belly?' At that moment, Narada spoke to that slender woman.
अयं समस्तजगतां सृष्टिसंहारकारिणा शम्बरेण हृतः कृष्णतनयः सूतिकागृहात्
'This is the son of Krishna, taken from the lying-in chamber by Shambara, who creates and destroys all worlds.'
क्षिप्तः समुद्रे मत्स्येन निगीर्णस् ते वशं गतः नररत्नम् इदं सुभ्रु विश्रब्धा परिपालय
'He was cast into the ocean, swallowed by a fish, and has come under your care. O beautiful-browed one, confidently protect this jewel among men.'
नारदेनैवम् उक्ता सा पालयाम् आस तं शिशुम् बाल्याद् एवातिरागेण रूपातिशयमोहिता
Thus addressed by Nārada, she cared for the child, being captivated by his extraordinary beauty from his very childhood.
स यदा यौवनाभोगभूषितो ऽभूद् द्विजोत्तमाः साभिलाषा तदा सा तु बभूव गजगामिनी
O best of twice-born, when he became adorned with the enjoyment of youth, she, filled with desire, moved with the gait of an elephant.
मायावती ददौ चास्मै माया सर्वा महात्मने प्रद्युम्नायात्मभूताय तन्न्यस्तहृदयेक्षणा प्रसज्जन्तीं तु ताम् आह स कार्ष्णिः कमललोचनः
Māyāvatī bestowed upon that great soul Pradyumna, who was her very self, all her magical powers, fixing her heart and gaze upon him; to her, who was thus attached, that lotus-eyed son of Kṛṣṇā spoke:
मातृभावं विहायैव किमर्थं वर्तसे ऽन्यथा
"Having abandoned the feeling of a mother, for what reason do you behave otherwise?"