मत्प्रसादेन भर्तारं लब्ध्वा तु पुरुषोत्तमम् मच्छापोपहताः सर्वा दस्युहस्तं गमिष्यथ
By my grace, after obtaining as husband the Supreme Person, all of you, afflicted by my curse, will go into the hands of robbers.
इत्य् उदीरितम् आकर्ण्य मुनिस् ताभिः प्रसादितः पुनः सुरेन्द्रलोकं वै प्राह भूयो गमिष्यथ
Hearing these words, the sage, being propitiated by them, again said: 'You shall return once more to the world of the gods.'
एवं तस्य मुनेः शापाद् अष्टावक्रस्य केशवम् भर्तारं प्राप्य ताः प्राप्ता दस्युहस्तं वराङ्गनाः
Thus, by the curse of that sage, after attaining Keśava as husband, those noble women came into the hands of robbers.
तत् त्वया नात्र कर्तव्यः शोको ऽल्पो ऽपि हि पाण्डव तेनैवाखिलनाथेन सर्वं तद् उपसंहृतम्
Therefore, O Pāṇḍava, you should not grieve here, not even a little, for by that Lord of all, everything has been brought to its end.
भवतां चोपसंहारम् आसन्नं तेन कुर्वता बलं तेजस् तथा वीर्यं माहात्म्यं चोपसंहृतम्
The end of your line is also near, for by Him your strength, energy, heroism, and greatness have been withdrawn.
जातस्य नियतो मृत्युः पतनं च तथोन्नतेः विप्रयोगावसानं तु संयोगः संचयः क्षयः
For one who is born, death is certain, and so too is decline after rise; separation ends union, and accumulation ends in loss.
विज्ञाय न बुधाः शोकं न हर्षम् उपयान्ति ये तेषाम् एवेतरे चेष्टां शिक्षन्तः सन्ति तादृशाः
Knowing this, the wise do not fall into sorrow or joy; those who learn from their actions are of such kind.
तस्मात् त्वया नरश्रेष्ठ ज्ञात्वैतद् भ्रातृभिः सह परित्यज्याखिलं राज्यं गन्तव्यं तपसे वनम्
Therefore, O best of men, knowing this, you and your brothers should renounce the entire kingdom and go to the forest for asceticism.
तद् गच्छ धर्मराजाय निवेद्यैतद् वचो मम परश्वो भ्रातृभिः सार्धं गतिं वीर यथा कुरु
Go, report these my words to Dharmarāja, and the day after tomorrow, O hero, depart with your brothers as is fitting.
इत्य् उक्तो धर्मराजं तु समभ्येत्य तथोक्तवान् दृष्टं चैवानुभूतं वा कथितं तद् अशेषतः
Thus addressed, he approached Dharmarāja and spoke as instructed, relating everything he had seen and experienced, without omission.
व्यासवाक्यं च ते सर्वे श्रुत्वार्जुनसमीरितम् राज्ये परीक्षितं कृत्वा ययुः पाण्डुसुता वनम्
All of them, having heard Vyāsa's words as conveyed by Arjuna, installed Parīkṣit in the kingdom and the sons of Pāṇḍu went to the forest.
इत्य् एवं वो मुनिश्रेष्ठा विस्तरेण मयोदितम् जातस्य च यदोर् वंशे वासुदेवस्य चेष्टितम्
Thus, O best of sages, I have told you in detail the deeds of Vāsudeva and the events in the race of Yadu.
अहो कृष्णस्य माहात्म्यम् अद्भुतं चातिमानुषम् रामस्य च मुनिश्रेष्ठ त्वयोक्तं भुवि दुर्लभम्
Ah, the greatness of Kṛṣṇa is wondrous and beyond human; and so too, O best of sages, is that of Rāma, as you have told, rare upon earth.
न तृप्तिम् अधिगच्छामः शृण्वन्तो भगवत्कथाम् तस्माद् ब्रूहि महाभाग भूयो देवस्य चेष्टितम्
We do not grow satisfied listening to the stories of the Blessed Lord; therefore, O greatly fortunate one, tell again the deeds of the god.
प्रादुर्भावः पुराणेषु विष्णोर् अमिततेजसः सतां कथयताम् एव वराह इति नः श्रुतम्
We have heard, as told in the Purāṇas by the virtuous, of the appearance of Viṣṇu of immeasurable splendor as Varāha.
न जानीमो ऽस्य चरितं न विधिं न च विस्तरम् न कर्मगुणसद्भावं न हेतुत्वमनीषितम्
We do not know his story, nor his nature, nor its extent; not his actions, qualities, true being, nor the purpose conceived by him.
किमात्मको वराहो ऽसौ का मूर्तिः का च देवता किमाचारप्रभावो वा किं वा तेन तदा कृतम्
What is the nature of that Varāha? What is his form, and which deity is he? What conduct or influence did he have, and what did he do then?
यज्ञार्थे समवेतानां मिषतां च द्विजन्मनाम् महावराहचरितं सर्वलोकसुखावहम्
For the sake of sacrifice, as the twice-born assembled and watched, tell the great story of the Boar, which brings happiness to all worlds.
यथा नारायणो ब्रह्मन् वाराहं रूपम् आस्थितः दंष्ट्रया गां समुद्रस्थाम् उज्जहारारिमर्दनः
O Brahman, just as Narayana assumed the form of a boar and, with his tusk, lifted the earth from the ocean, crushing his enemy.
विस्तरेणैव कर्माणि सर्वाणि रिपुघातिनः श्रोतुं नो वर्तते बुद्धिर् हरेः कृष्णस्य धीमतः
The mind does not suffice to hear in detail all the deeds of Hari, Krishna, the wise destroyer of foes.
कर्मणाम् आनुपूर्व्या च प्रादुर्भावाश् च ये विभो या वास्य प्रकृतिर् ब्रह्मंस् ताश् चाख्यातुं त्वम् अर्हसि
O Brahman, you should recount the successive deeds and manifestations of the Lord, as well as his nature.
प्रश्नभारो महान् एष भवद्भिः समुदाहृतः यथाशक्त्या तु वक्ष्यामि श्रूयतां वैष्णवं यशः
This question you have raised is weighty; I will speak as best I can. Listen to the glory of Vishnu.
विष्णोः प्रभावश्रवणे दिष्ट्या वो मतिर् उत्थिता तस्माद् विष्णोः समस्ता वै शृणुध्वं याः प्रवृत्तयः
By fortune your minds have arisen to hear of Vishnu's power; therefore, listen to all the activities of Vishnu.
सहस्रास्यं सहस्राक्षं सहस्रचरणं च यम् सहस्रशिरसं देवं सहस्रकरम् अव्ययम्
The imperishable God whom they praise has a thousand faces, a thousand eyes, a thousand feet, a thousand heads, and a thousand hands.
सहस्रजिह्वं भास्वन्तं सहस्रमुकुटं प्रभुम् सहस्रदं सहस्रादिं सहस्रभुजम् अव्ययम्
He is the radiant Lord with a thousand tongues, a thousand crowns, a thousand gifts, a thousand beginnings, and a thousand arms, imperishable.
हवनं सवनं चैव होतारं हव्यम् एव च पात्राणि च पवित्राणि वेदिं दीक्षां समित् स्रुवम्
He is the offering, the libation, the priest, the oblation itself, the vessels, the purifiers, the altar, the consecration, the fuel, and the ladle.
स्रुक्सोमसूर्यमुशलं प्रोक्षणीं दक्षिणायनम् अध्वर्युं सामगं विप्रं सदस्यं सदनं सदः
He is the ladle, the soma, the sun, the pestle, the sprinkling vessel, the southern path, the sacrificer, the singer of Sama, the priest, the member, the seat, and the assembly.
यूपं चक्रं ध्रुवां दर्वीं चरूंश् चोलूखलानि च प्राग्वंशं यज्ञभूमिं च होतारं च परं च यत्
He is the sacrificial post, the wheel, the fixed place, the spoon, the offering dish, the mortar, the eastern enclosure, the sacrificial ground, the chief priest, and whatever else there is.
ह्रस्वाण्य् अतिप्रमाणानि स्थावराणि चराणि च प्रायश्चित्तानि वार्घ्यं च स्थण्डिलानि कुशास् तथा
He is the small and exceedingly large things, the immobile and mobile, the expiations, the arghya, the platforms, and the kusa grass as well.
मन्त्रयज्ञवहं वह्निं भागं भागवहं च यत् अग्रासिनं सोमभुजं हुतार्चिषम् उदायुधम्
He is the fire that carries the mantras and sacrifices, the portion, the bearer of the portion, the one who eats first, the drinker of soma, the flame of the offering, and the weapon raised.