आ कचग्रहणाद् देवि आ शापान् नैव कर्हिचित् आख्यास्यामि मतं तुभ्यं गम्यतां यत्र वाञ्छितम्
O goddess, from the time of the hair-grasping until the curse, I shall never tell you my decision; go wherever you desire.
इत्य् उक्ता व्रीडिता संज्ञा जगाम पितृमन्दिरम् वत्सराणां सहस्रं तु वसमाना पितुर् गृहे
Thus addressed, Saṃjñā, abashed, went to her father's house and dwelt in her father's home for a thousand years.
भर्तुः समीपं याहीति पित्रोक्ता सा पुनः पुनः आगच्छद् वडवा भूत्वा कुरून् अथोत्तरांस् ततः
Repeatedly told by her father to return to her husband, she became a mare and went to the northern Kurus.
तत्र तेपे तपः साध्वी निराहारा द्विजोत्तमाः पितुः समीपं यातायां संज्ञायां वाक्यतत्परा
There, that virtuous one performed austerities without food, O best of twice-born; when Saṃjñā had gone to her father, Chāyā, intent on her words, remained.
तद्रूपधारिणी छाया भास्करं समुपस्थिता तस्यां च भगवान् सूर्यः संज्ञेयम् इति चिन्तयन्
Assuming her form, Chāyā approached Bhāskara; and the blessed Sun, thinking her to be Saṃjñā, was with her.
तथैव जनयाम् आस द्वौ पुत्रौ कन्यकां तथा संज्ञा तु पार्थिवी तेषाम् आत्मजानां तथाकरोत्
In the same way, he begot two sons and a daughter with her; but Saṃjñā made those children earthly.
स्नेहं न पूर्वजातानां तथा कृतवती तु सा मनुस् तत् क्षान्तवांस् तस्या यमस् तस्या न चक्षमे
She did not show the same affection to the children born later as to the former; Manu forgave her, but Yama did not.
बहुधा पीड्यमानस् तु पितुः पत्या सुदुःखितः स वै कोपाच् च बाल्याच् च भाविनो ऽर्थस्य वै बलात् पदा संतर्जयाम् आस न तु देहे न्यपातयत्
Greatly afflicted by his mother and father in many ways, suffering intensely, out of anger and childishness, compelled by fate, he threatened her with his foot but did not strike her body.
पदा तर्जयसे यस्मात् पितुर् भार्यां गरीयसीम् तस्मात् तवैष चरणः पतिष्यति न संशयः
Because you threatened your father's wife, who is most venerable, with your foot, therefore this foot of yours will fall—there is no doubt.
यमस् तु तेन शापेन भृशं पीडितमानसः मनुना सह धर्मात्मा पित्रे सर्वं न्यवेदयत्
Yama, his mind greatly troubled by that curse, reported everything to his father Manu, righteous as he was.
स्नेहेन तुल्यम् अस्मासु माता देव न वर्तते विसृज्य ज्यायसं भक्त्या कनीयांसं बुभूषति
O god, our mother does not show equal affection to us; forsaking the elder, she wishes to favor the younger with devotion.
तस्यां मयोद्यतः पादो न तु देहे निपातितः बाल्याद् वा यदि वा मोहात् तद् भवान् क्षन्तुम् अर्हसि
My foot was only raised against her, not placed on her body; whether from childishness or confusion, you should forgive this, lord.
शप्तो ऽहं तात कोपेन जनन्या तनयो यतः ततो मन्ये न जननीम् इमां वै तपतां वर
Father, I have been cursed by my mother in anger, for I am her son; therefore, O best of ascetics, I do not consider her my mother.
तव प्रसादाच् चरणो भगवन् न पतेद् यथा मातृशापाद् अयं मे ऽद्य तथा चिन्तय गोपते
By your grace, O lord, may my foot not fall as a result of my mother's curse today; consider this, O protector of the earth.
असंशयं महत् पुत्र भविष्यत्य् अत्र कारणम् येन त्वाम् आविशत् क्रोधो धर्मज्ञं धर्मशीलिनम्
Without doubt, my son, there will be a great reason for this, by which anger entered you, who know and practice righteousness.
सर्वेषाम् एव शापानां प्रतिघातो हि विद्यते न तु मात्राभिशप्तानां क्वचिच् छापनिवर्तनम्
There is indeed a remedy for all curses, but for those cursed by their mother, there is nowhere any reversal of the curse.
न शक्यम् एतन् मिथ्या तु कर्तुं मातुर् वचस् तव किंचित् ते ऽहं विधास्यामि पुत्रस्नेहाद् अनुग्रहम्
It is not possible to make your mother's words false; yet, out of affection for you as my son, I will grant you some favor.
कृमयो मांसम् आदाय प्रयास्यन्ति महीतलम् कृतं तस्या वचः सत्यं त्वं च त्रातो भविष्यसि
Worms will take the flesh and depart to the earth; her words have been fulfilled in truth, and you shall be protected.
आदित्यस् त्व् अब्रवीच् छायां किमर्थं तनयेषु वै तुल्येष्व् अप्य् अधिकः स्नेह एकं प्रति कृतस् त्वया
The Sun spoke to Chāyā: For what reason, among your children who are equal, have you shown greater affection to one?
नूनं नैषां त्वं जननी संज्ञा कापि त्वम् आगता निर्गुणेष्व् अप्य् अपत्येषु माता शापं न दास्यति
Surely you are not their true mother; some other identity has come to you. Even among children without qualities, a mother does not give a curse.
सा तत्परिहरन्ती च शापाद् भीता तदा रवेः कथयाम् आस वृत्तान्तं स श्रुत्वा श्वशुरं ययौ
She, fearful of the curse, sought to avoid it and then told the story to the Sun; hearing it, he went to his father-in-law.
स चापि तं यथान्यायम् अर्चयित्वा तदा रविम् निर्दग्धुकामं रोषेण सान्त्वयानस् तम् अब्रवीत्
He, after properly honoring the Sun, who was then intent on burning in anger, spoke to him with soothing words.
तवातितेजसा व्याप्तम् इदं रूपं सुदुःसहम् असहन्ती तु तत् संज्ञा वने चरति वै तपः
This form, pervaded by your excessive radiance, is extremely difficult to bear; unable to endure it, Saṃjñā wanders in the forest practicing austerity.
द्रक्ष्यते तां भवान् अद्य स्वां भार्यां शुभचारिणीम् रूपार्थं भवतो ऽरण्ये चरन्तीं सुमहत् तपः
Today you will see her, your virtuous wife, performing great austerity in the forest for the sake of your form.
श्रुतं मे ब्रह्मणो वाक्यं तव तेजोवरोधने रूपं निर्वर्तयाम्य् अद्य तव कान्तं दिवस्पते
I have heard Brahmā's words regarding the restraint of your radiance; today, O lord of the day, I will fashion a pleasing form for you.
ततस् तथेति तं प्राह त्वष्टारं भगवान् रविः ततो विवस्वतो रूपं प्राग् आसीत् परिमण्डलम्
Then, saying 'so be it,' the blessed Sun spoke to Tvaṣṭṛ; thereafter, the form of Vivasvat became more refined.
विश्वकर्मा त्व् अनुज्ञातः शाकद्वीपे विवस्वता भ्रमिम् आरोप्य तत्तेजःशातनायोपचक्रमे
Viśvakarman, having received permission from Vivasvat in Śākadvīpa, began the process to diminish that radiance by means of a whirling motion.
भ्रमताशेषजगतां नाभिभूतेन भास्वता समुद्राद्रिवनोपेता त्व् आरुरोह मही नभः
With the brilliant radiance, which was not overcome by the whirling of all worlds, the earth, ocean, mountain, and sky were ascended.
गगनं चाखिलं विप्राः सचन्द्रग्रहतारकम् अधोगतं महाभागा बभूवाक्षिप्तम् आकुलम्
O sages, the entire sky, along with the moon, planets, and stars, was cast downward, becoming agitated and disturbed.
विक्षिप्तसलिलाः सर्वे बभूवुश् च तथार्णवाः व्यभिद्यन्त महाशैलाः शीर्णसानुनिबन्धनाः
All the oceans became disturbed, and the great mountains, with their ridges and bases shattered, were split apart.