सयज्ञाः सक्रिया वेदाः प्रत्यानीता हि तेन वै चातुर्वर्ण्यम् असंकीर्णं कृतं तेन महात्मना
He restored the Vedas with their rites and sacrifices, and established the fourfold order without confusion, that great soul.
तेन हैहयराजस्य कार्तवीर्यस्य धीमतः वरदेन वरो दत्तो दत्तात्रेयेण धीमता
To the wise king Kārtavīrya of the Haihayas, a boon was granted by Dattātreya, the wise one.
एतद् बाहुद्वयं यत् ते तत् ते मम कृते नृप शतानि दश बाहूनां भविष्यन्ति न संशयः
This pair of arms of yours, O king, will become, for my sake, ten hundred arms—there is no doubt.
पालयिष्यसि कृत्स्नां च वसुधां वसुधेश्वर दुर्निरीक्ष्यो ऽरिवृन्दानां युद्धस्थश् च भविष्यसि
You will protect the entire earth, O lord of the earth, and you will be impossible to behold for hosts of enemies, and will stand firm in battle.
एष वो वैष्णवः श्रीमान् प्रादुर्भावो ऽद्भुतः शुभः भूयश् च जामदग्न्यो ऽयं प्रादुर्भावो महात्मनः
This is the glorious, wondrous, auspicious manifestation of Viṣṇu for you; again, this is the manifestation of the great soul Jāmadagnya.
यत्र बाहुसहस्रेण द्विषतां दुर्जयं रणे रामो ऽर्जुनम् अनीकस्थं जघान नृपतिं प्रभुः
Where, with a thousand arms, Rāma, the lord, slew the unconquerable king Arjuna, stationed in the ranks, in battle.
रथस्थं पार्थिवं रामः पातयित्वार्जुनं भुवि धर्षयित्वार्जुनं रामः क्रोशमानं च मेघवत्
Rama struck down the king seated in his chariot, casting Arjuna to the ground; Rama, overpowering Arjuna, cried out like a thundercloud.
कृत्स्नं बाहुसहस्रं च चिच्छेद भृगुनन्दनः परश्वधेन दीप्तेन ज्ञातिभिः सहितस्य वै
The son of Bhrigu cut down the entire thousand-armed host with his blazing axe, even as they stood together with their kin.
कीर्णा क्षत्रियकोटीभिर् मेरुमन्दरभूषणा त्रिः सप्तकृत्वः पृथिवी तेन निःक्षत्रिया कृता
Adorned by Meru and Mandara, the earth was filled with countless Kshatriyas; yet, three times seven, it was made devoid of Kshatriyas by him.
कृत्वा निःक्षत्रियां चैनां भार्गवः सुमहायशाः सर्वपापविनाशाय वाजिमेधेन चेष्टवान्
Having rendered the earth free of Kshatriyas, the illustrious Bhargava performed a horse sacrifice for the destruction of all sins.
यस्मिन् यज्ञे महादाने दक्षिणां भृगुनन्दनः मारीचाय ददौ प्रीतः कश्यपाय वसुंधराम्
In that great sacrifice, in the act of giving, the son of Bhrigu gladly granted Maricha the reward, and to Kashyapa, the earth itself.
वारणांस् तुरगाञ् शुभ्रान् रथांश् च रथिनां वरः हिरण्यम् अक्षयं धेनुर् गजेन्द्रांश् च महीपतिः
He, the foremost among chariot-warriors, gave elephants, splendid horses, chariots, inexhaustible gold, cows, and mighty elephants.
ददौ तस्मिन् महायज्ञे वाजिमेधे महायशाः अद्यापि च हितार्थाय लोकानां भृगुनन्दनः
In that great horse sacrifice, the illustrious son of Bhrigu gave gifts; even today, for the welfare of the worlds, he continues to do so.
चरमाणस् तपो घोरं जामदग्न्यः पुनः प्रभुः आस्ते वै देववच् छ्रीमान् महेन्द्रे पर्वतोत्तमे
Jamadagni's son, the mighty lord, practicing fierce austerity, dwells like a god, glorious, on the lofty mountain Mahendra.
एष विष्णोः सुरेशस्य शाश्वतस्याव्ययस्य च जामदग्न्य इति ख्यातः प्रादुर्भावो महात्मनः
This is the manifestation of the great-souled Jamadagni's son, known as the eternal, imperishable Vishnu, lord of the gods.
चतुर्विंशे युगे वापि विश्वामित्रपुरःसरः जज्ञे दशरथस्याथ पुत्रः पद्मायतेक्षणः
In the twenty-fourth age, with Visvamitra at the forefront, was born the lotus-eyed son of Dasaratha.
कृत्वात्मानं महाबाहुश् चतुर्धा प्रभुर् ईश्वरः लोके राम इति ख्यातस् तेजसा भास्करोपमः
The mighty-armed lord, having divided himself into four, became known in the world as Rama, radiant as the sun.
प्रसादनार्थं लोकस्य रक्षसां निग्रहाय च धर्मस्य च विवृद्ध्यर्थं जज्ञे तत्र महायशाः
For the purpose of pleasing the world, subduing the demons, and increasing righteousness, the illustrious one was born there.
तम् अप्य् आहुर् मनुष्येन्द्रं सर्वभूतहिते रतम् यः समाः सर्वधर्मज्ञश् चतुर्दश वने ऽवसत्
They also call him the king of men, devoted to the welfare of all beings, who, knowing all dharma, dwelt in the forest for fourteen years.
लक्ष्मणानुचरो रामः सर्वभूतहिते रतः चतुर्दश वने तप्त्वा तपो वर्षाणि राघवः
Rama, accompanied by Lakshmana and devoted to the welfare of all beings, endured austerities for fourteen years in the forest.
रूपिणी तस्य पार्श्वस्था सीतेति प्रथिता जने पूर्वोदिता तु या लक्ष्मीर् भर्तारम् अनुगच्छति
By his side stood the beautiful Sita, renowned among people; she, previously described as Lakshmi, follows her husband.
जनस्थाने वसन् कार्यं त्रिदशानां चकार सः तस्यापकारिणं क्रूरं पौलस्त्यं मनुजर्षभः
Dwelling in Janasthana, he accomplished the task of the gods; the bull among men destroyed the cruel Paulastya, who had harmed her.
सीतायाः पदम् अन्विच्छन् निजघान महायशाः देवासुरगणानां च यक्षराक्षसभोगिनाम्
Seeking Sita's path, the illustrious one slew hosts of gods, demons, yakshas, rakshasas, and serpents.
यत्रावध्यं राक्षसेन्द्रं रावणं युधि दुर्जयम् युक्तं राक्षसकोटीभिर् नीलाञ्जनचयोपमम्
There, in battle, he slew Ravana, the king of the rakshasas, unconquerable and surrounded by countless rakshasas, resembling a mass of dark clouds.
त्रैलोक्यद्रावणं क्रूरं रावणं राक्षसेश्वरम् दुर्जयं दुर्धरं दृप्तं शार्दूलसमविक्रमम्
Rāvaṇa, lord of the Rākṣasas, fierce, terrifying to the three worlds, unconquerable, unrestrainable, proud, and with the valor of a tiger—
दुर्निरीक्ष्यं सुरगणैर् वरदानेन दर्पितम् जघान सचिवैः सार्धं ससैन्यं रावणं युधि
—arrogant from the boon he had received, dreadful to the hosts of gods, he was slain in battle, together with his ministers and army.
महाभ्रगणसंकाशं महाकायं महाबलम् रावणं निजघानाशु रामो भूतपतिः पुरा
Rāma, lord of beings, once swiftly slew Rāvaṇa—whose form was vast as a mass of great clouds, whose body was immense, whose strength was mighty.
सुग्रीवस्य कृते येन वानरेन्द्रो महाबलः वाली विनिहतः संख्ये सुग्रीवश् चाभिषेचितः
For the sake of Sugrīva, the mighty king of the monkeys, Vālī was slain in battle, and Sugrīva was then installed.
मधोश् च तनयो दृप्तो लवणो नाम दानवः हतो मधुवने वीरो वरमत्तो महासुरः
Lavaṇa, the arrogant son of Madhu, a great and intoxicated demon, was slain by the hero in the Madhu forest.
यज्ञविघ्नकरौ येन मुनीनां भावितात्मनाम् मारीचश् च सुबाहुश् च बलेन बलिनां वरौ
Mārīca and Subāhu, most powerful among the strong, who obstructed the sacrifices of the sages devoted in spirit, were overcome by his might.