किम् इच्छसि महाभाग मत्तः शीघ्रम् इहोच्यताम् करिष्यामि वचस् तुभ्यं त्वं विश्रब्धं करिष्यसि
'What do you desire, O fortunate one, from me? Speak quickly here. I will do what you say; you may speak without hesitation.'
आत्मप्रदानेन मम प्राणान् रक्ष शुचिस्मिते
'By giving yourself to me, save my life, O fair-smiling one.'
तं प्राहाथोर्वशी विप्रं नियमस्थास्मि सांप्रतम् त्वं तिष्ठस्व क्षणम् अथ प्रतीक्षस्वागतं मम
Urvashi said to the Brahmin, 'I am now observing a vow. Wait for a moment, or else await my return.'
स्थितो ऽस्मीत्य् अब्रवीद् विप्रः सापि स्वर्गं जगाम ह मासमात्रेण सायाता ददर्श तं कृशं द्विजम्
The Brahmin replied, 'I am waiting.' She then went to heaven; after only a month, she returned and saw that Brahmin, now emaciated.
स्थितं मासं नदीतीरे निराहारं सुराङ्गना तं दृष्ट्वा निश्चययुतं भूत्वा वृद्धवपुस् ततः
For a month, he remained on the riverbank without food; seeing him thus, the celestial maiden, taking the form of an old woman, became resolute.
सा चकार नदीतीरे शकटं शर्करावृतम् घृतेन मधुना चैव नदीं मत्स्योदरीं गता
She made, on the riverbank, a cart covered with pebbles, and having filled it with ghee and honey, she entered the river with a fish-shaped belly.
स्नात्वाथ भूमौ वसन्ती शकटं च यथार्थतः तं ब्राह्मणं समाहूय वाक्यम् आह सुलोचना
After bathing, she stayed on the ground near the cart as it was, and, calling the Brahmin, the beautiful-eyed woman spoke these words.
मया तीव्रं व्रतं विप्र चीर्णं सौभाग्यकारणात् व्रतान्ते निष्कृतिं दद्यां प्रतिगृह्णीष्व भो द्विज
"O Brahmin, I have performed a severe vow for the sake of good fortune; at the end of the vow, I must offer expiation—please accept it, O twice-born."
स प्राह किम् इदं लोके दीयते शर्करावृतम् क्षुत्क्षामकण्ठः पृच्छामि साधु भद्रे समीरय
He said, "What is this, covered with pebbles, that is given in the world? My throat is parched with hunger; I ask you, good lady, please explain."
सा प्राह शकटो विप्र शर्करापिष्टसंयुतः इमं त्वं समुपादाय प्राणं तर्पय मा चिरम्
She said, "O Brahmin, this is a cart filled with flour made from pebbles; take this and satisfy your life-breath—do not delay."
स तच् छ्रुत्वाथ संस्मृत्य क्षुधया पीडितो ऽपि सन् प्राह भद्रे न गृह्णामि नियमो हि कृतो मया
Hearing this, and recalling his vow, though tormented by hunger, he said, "Good lady, I will not accept it, for I have made a vow."
पुरतः सिद्धवर्गस्य न भोक्ष्ये शकटं त्व् इति परिज्ञानार्थम् उर्वश्या ददस्वान्यस्य कस्यचित्
"In the presence of the assembly of Siddhas, I will not eat the cart; for the sake of discernment, O Urvashi, give it to someone else."
साब्रवीन् नियमो भद्र कृतः काष्ठमये त्वया नासौ काष्ठमयो भुङ्क्ष्व क्षुधया चातिपीडितः
She said, "O good one, your vow was made regarding a wooden cart; this is not wooden—eat, for you are greatly afflicted by hunger."
तां ब्राह्मणः प्रत्युवाच न मया तद् विशेषणम् कृतं भद्रे ऽथ नियमः सामान्येनैव मे कृतः
The Brahmin replied to her, "I did not make such a specification, good lady; my vow was made in general terms only."
तं भूयः प्राह सा तन्वी न चेद् भोक्ष्यसि ब्राह्मण गृहं गृहीत्वा गच्छस्व कुटुम्बं तव भोक्ष्यति
Again, that slender woman said to him, "If you will not eat, O Brahmin, then take it home; your family will eat it."
स ताम् उवाच सुदति न तावद् यामि मन्दिरम् इहायाता वरारोहा त्रैलोक्ये ऽप्य् अधिका गुणैः
He said to her, "O beautiful one, I will not go home yet; you, of excellent form, have come here, surpassing even the three worlds in virtues."
सा मया मदनार्तेन प्रार्थिताश्वासितस् तया स्थीयतां क्षणम् इत्य् एवं स्थास्यामीति मयोदितम्
"Tormented by love, I entreated her and was reassured by her; she said, 'Wait a moment,' and I replied, 'I will wait.'"
मासमात्रं गतायास् तु तस्या भद्रे स्थितस्य च मम सत्यानुरक्तस्य संगमाय धृतव्रते
When a month had passed for her and for me, who remained steadfast in truth and devoted to union, holding firm to my vow—
तस्य सा वचनं श्रुत्वा कृत्वा स्वं रूपम् उत्तमम् विहस्य भावगम्भीरम् उर्वशी प्राह तं द्विजम्
Hearing his words, Urvashi, assuming her own excellent form, laughed deeply and gravely, and spoke to that Brahmin.
साधु सत्यं त्वया विप्र व्रतं निष्ठितचेतसा निष्पादितं हठाद् एव मम दर्शनम् इच्छता
"Well done! O Brahmin, with a mind fixed on truth, you have accomplished your vow, even forcibly desiring my appearance."
अहम् एवोर्वशी विप्र त्वां जिज्ञासार्थम् आगता परीक्षितो निश्चितवान् भवान् सत्यतपा ऋषिः
"I myself am Urvashi, O Brahmin, come here to test you; you have been examined and found to be a sage of true austerity."
गच्छ शूकरवोद्देशं रूपतीर्थेति विश्रुतम् सिद्धिं यास्यसि विप्रेन्द्र ततस् त्वं माम् अवाप्स्यसि
"Go to the place called Shukaravoddesa, renowned as the Rupa-tirtha; there you will attain success, O best of Brahmins, and then you will obtain me."
इत्य् उक्त्वा दिवम् उत्पत्य सा जगामोर्वशी द्विजाः स च सत्यतपा विप्रो रूपतीर्थं जगाम ह
Having spoken thus, Urvashi rose up to the heavens, O twice-born ones, and Satyatapa, the virtuous brahmin, went to the sacred place called Rupatirtha.
तत्र शान्तिपरो भूत्वा नियमव्रतधृक् शुचिः देहोत्सर्गे जगामासौ गान्धर्वं लोकम् उत्तमम्
There, intent on peace, observing vows and discipline, pure, at the time of leaving his body, he attained the highest Gandharva world.
तत्र मन्वन्तरशतं भोगान् भुक्त्वा यथार्थतः बभूव सुकुले राजा प्रजारञ्जनतत्परः
There, enjoying pleasures as appropriate for a hundred cycles of Manu, he was then born in a noble family as a king devoted to delighting his subjects.
स यज्वा विविधैर् यज्ञैः समाप्तवरदक्षिणैः पुत्रेषु राज्यं निक्षिप्य ययौ शौकरवं पुनः
That sacrificer, having completed many sacrifices with abundant gifts, entrusted the kingdom to his sons and again went to the Shaurava world.
रूपतीर्थे मृतो भूयः शक्रलोकम् उपागतः तत्र मन्वन्तरशतं भोगान् भुक्त्वा ततश् च्युतः
Dying at Rupatirtha, he once more reached the world of Indra; there, after enjoying pleasures for a hundred cycles of Manu, he fell from there.
प्रतिष्ठाने पुरवरे बुधपुत्रः पुरूरवाः बभूव तत्र चोर्वश्याः संगमाय तपोधनाः
In the excellent city of Pratishthana, Pururavas, son of Budha, was born; there, O ascetics, he united with Urvashi.
एवं पुरा सत्यतपा द्विजातिस् तीर्थे प्रसिद्धे स हि रूपसंज्ञे आराध्य जन्मन्य् अथ चार्च्य विष्णुम् अवाप्य भोगान् अथ मुक्तिम् एति
Thus, formerly, Satyatapa, a twice-born, at the renowned holy place named Rupa, worshipped and honored Vishnu in that birth, and thereby attained enjoyments and then liberation.
श्रुतं फलं गीतिकाया अस्माभिः सुप्रजागरे कृष्णस्य येन चाण्डालो गतो ऽसौ परमां गतिम्
We have heard, during this auspicious night, the fruit of the song, by which even a Chandala attained the supreme state through Krishna.