सा प्रोवाच पितॄन् देवान् कला चान्द्रमसीति ह प्रभुत्वे भवताम् एव वरयामि यदीच्छथ
She spoke to the ancestors and gods: 'I am Kalā, daughter of the Moon. I choose your lordship, if you desire.'
ऊर्जा नामास्ति प्रथमं स्वधा च तदनन्तरम् भवद्भिश् चाद्यैव कृतं नाम कोकेति भावितम्
'Ūrjā is my first name, and then Svadhā; today, by you, the name Kokā has been established.'
ते हि तस्या वचः श्रुत्वा पितरो दिव्यमानुषाः तस्या मुखं निरीक्षन्तो न तृप्तिम् अधिजग्मिरे
Hearing her words, the divine and human ancestors gazed upon her face, yet could not be satisfied.
विश्वेदेवाश् च ताञ् ज्ञात्वा कन्यामुखनिरीक्षकान् योगच्युतान् निरीक्ष्यैव विहाय त्रिदिवं गताः
The Viśvadevas, seeing those ancestors intent on gazing at the maiden and fallen from their yoga, departed, abandoning heaven.
भगवान् अपि शीतांशुर् ऊर्जां नापश्यद् आत्मजाम् समाकुलमना दध्यौ क्व गतेति महायशाः
The blessed Moon, not seeing his daughter Ūrjā, became deeply troubled and pondered, 'Where has she gone?'
स विवेद तदा सोमः प्राप्तां पितॄंश् च कामतः तैश् चावलोकितां हार्दात् स्वीकृतां च तपोबलात्
Then Soma understood that the ancestors, overcome by desire, had received her, gazed upon her, and taken her to heart by the power of their austerity.
ततः क्रोधपरीतात्मा पितॄञ् शशधरो द्विजाः शशाप निपतिष्यध्वं योगभ्रष्टा विचेतसः
Thereupon, filled with anger, the Moon cursed the ancestors: 'You have fallen from yoga and lost your senses; you shall fall down!'
यस्माद् अदत्तां मत्कन्यां कामयध्वं सुबालिशाः यस्माद् धृतवती चेयं पतीन् पितृमती सती
Because you, foolish ones, desire my daughter without having received her, and because this virtuous maiden has accepted husbands while her father yet lives—
स्वतन्त्रा धर्मम् उत्सृज्य तस्माद् भवतु निम्नगा कोकेति प्रथिता लोके शिशिराद्रिसमाश्रिता
Therefore, abandoning her own duty and acting independently, let her become a flowing river, renowned in the world as Kokā, sheltered by the snowy mountain.
इत्थं शप्ताश् चन्द्रमसा पितरो दिव्यमानुषाः योगभ्रष्टा निपतिता हिमवत्पादभूतले
Thus cursed by the Moon, the divine and human ancestors, fallen from yoga, descended to the foot of Mount Himavat.
ऊर्जा तत्रैव पतिता गिरिराजस्य विस्तृते प्रस्थे तीर्थं समासाद्य सप्तसामुद्रम् उत्तमम्
Ūrjā fell there, upon the broad plateau of the king of mountains, reaching the excellent holy place of the seven oceans.
कोका नाम ततो वेगान् नदी तीर्थशताकुला प्लावयन्ती गिरेः शृङ्गं सर्पणात् तु सरित् स्मृता
From that place, the swift river named Kokā, filled with hundreds of sacred fords, flooded the mountain's peak; because she flowed, she is known as a river.
अथ ते पितरो विप्रा योगहीना महानदीम् ददृशुः शीतसलिलां न विदुस् तां सुलोचनाम्
Then those ancestors, deprived of yoga, saw the great river with cold waters, O sages, but did not recognize her, though she was beautiful-eyed.
ततस् तु गिरिराड् दृष्ट्वा पितॄंस् तांस् तु क्षुधार्दितान् बदरीम् आदिदेशाथ धेनुं चैकां मधुस्रवाम्
Seeing those ancestors afflicted by hunger, the king of mountains pointed out a jujube tree and a single cow yielding honeyed milk.
क्षीरं मधु च तद् दिव्यं कोकाम्भो बदरीफलम् इदं गिरिवरेणैषां पोषणाय निरूपितम्
Milk, honey, the water of Kokā, and the fruit of the jujube—these were provided by the best of mountains for their nourishment.
तया वृत्त्या तु वसतां पितॄणां मुनिसत्तमाः दश वर्षसहस्राणि ययुर् एकम् अहो यथा
By means of that sustenance, O best of sages, the ancestors dwelt there for ten thousand years, as if it were a single day.
एवं लोके विपितरि तथैव विगतस्वधे दैत्या बभूवुर् बलिनो यातुधानाश् च राक्षसाः
Thus, when the ancestors had fallen and the svadhā offering had ceased, the Daityas, powerful sorcerers, and Rākṣasas arose in the world.
ते तान् पितृगणान् दैत्या यातुधानाश् च वेगिताः विश्वैर् देवैर् विरहितान् सर्वतः समुपाद्रवन्
Those Daityas and Yātudhānas, swift and aggressive, attacked the groups of ancestors, who had been abandoned by all the gods.
दैतेयान् यातुधानांश् च दृष्ट्वैवापततो द्विजाः कोकातटस्थाम् उत्तुङ्गां शिलां ते जगृहू रुषा
Seeing the Daityas and Yātudhānas rushing upon them, the ancestors, in anger, seized a great rock standing on the bank of the Kokā.
गृहीतायां शिलायां तु कोका वेगवती पितॄन् छादयाम् आस तोयेन प्लावयन्ती हिमाचलम्
As they grasped the rock, the swift river Kokā covered the ancestors with her waters, flooding Mount Himālaya.
पितॄन् अन्तर्हितान् दृष्ट्वा दैतेया राक्षसास् तथा विभीतकं समारुह्य निराहारास् तिरोहिताः
Seeing the ancestors concealed, the Daityas and Rakshasas likewise climbed the vibhitaka tree, fasting and hidden from sight.
सलिलेन विषीदन्तः पितरः क्षुद्भ्रमातुराः विषीदमानम् आत्मानं समीक्ष्य सलिलाशयाः जगुर् जनार्दनं देवं पितरः शरणं हरिम्
The ancestors, distressed by hunger and sinking in the waters, perceiving their own suffering while dwelling in the water, sang to Janardana, the god, seeking refuge in Hari.
जयस्व गोविन्द जगन्निवास जयो ऽस्तु नः केशव ते प्रसादात् जनार्दनास्मान् सलिलान्तरस्थान् उद्धर्तुम् अर्हस्य् अनघप्रताप
Victory to you, Govinda, abode of the universe! May victory be ours, O Keshava. By your grace, O Janardana, you are able to lift us who are submerged in the waters, O spotless one of mighty radiance.
निशाचरैर् दारुणदर्शनैः प्रभो वरेण्य वैकुण्ठ वराह विष्णो नारायणाशेषमहेश्वरेश प्रयाहि भीताञ् जय पद्मनाभ
O Lord, most excellent, Vaikuntha, Varaha, Vishnu, Narayana, master of all, great lord of lords, proceed to the fearful ones and grant victory, O Padmanabha, against the night-dwelling beings of dreadful appearance.
उपेन्द्र योगिन् मधुकैटभघ्न विष्णो अनन्ताच्युत वासुदेव श्रीशार्ङ्गचक्राम्बुजशङ्खपाणे रक्षस्व देवेश्वर राक्षसेभ्यः
Upendra, yogin, slayer of Madhu and Kaitabha, Vishnu, Ananta, Achyuta, Vasudeva, bearer of the bow, discus, lotus, and conch, protect us, O lord of the gods, from the Rakshasas.
त्वं पिता जगतः शंभो नान्यः शक्तः प्रबाधितुम् निशाचरगणं भीमम् अतस् त्वां शरणं गताः
You are the father of the world, O Shambhu; none other is able to subdue the terrifying host of night-dwellers. Therefore, we have sought refuge in you.
त्वन्नामसंकीर्तनतो निशाचरा द्रवन्ति भूतान्य् अपयान्ति चारयः नाशं तथा संप्रति यान्ति विष्णो धर्मादि सत्यं भवतीह मुख्यम्
At the chanting of your name, the night-dwellers flee, spirits depart, and obstacles vanish. Thus, O Vishnu, righteousness and truth become supreme here.
इत्थं स्तुतः स पितृभिर् धरणीधरस् तु तुष्टस् तदाविष्कृतदिव्यमूर्तिः कोकामुखे पितृगणं सलिले निमग्नं देवो ददर्श शिरसाथ शिलां वहन्तम्
Thus praised by the ancestors, the earth-bearer was pleased, and revealed his divine form. At the mouth of the kokā, the god saw the group of ancestors immersed in the water, bearing a stone upon their heads.
तं दृष्ट्वा सलिले मग्नं क्रोडरूपी जनार्दनः भीतं पितृगणं विष्णुर् उद्धर्तुं मतिर् आदधे
Seeing them submerged in the water, Janardana in the form of a boar resolved to lift the frightened group of ancestors.
दंष्ट्राग्रेण समाहत्य शिलां चिक्षेप शूकरः पितॄन् आदाय च विभुर् उज्जहार शिलातलात्
Striking the stone with the tip of his tusk, the boar cast it aside, and taking the ancestors, the mighty one lifted them from the surface of the stone.