पितुः समीपगा सा तु पित्रा निर्भर्त्सिता शुभा भर्तुः समीपं गच्छेति नियुक्ता च पुनः पुनः
Arriving near her father, the auspicious one was repeatedly rebuked by him, being told again and again to return to her husband.
आगच्छद् वडवा भूत्वा आच्छाद्य रूपम् अनिन्दिता कुरून् अथोत्तरान् गत्वा तृणान्य् अथ चचार ह
Becoming a mare and concealing her form, the blameless one went north to the land of the Kurus and grazed on grass there.
द्वितीयायां तु संज्ञायां संज्ञेयम् इति चिन्तयन् आदित्यो जनयाम् आस पुत्रम् आत्मसमं तदा
Thinking that this was his second wife, the Sun then begot a son equal to himself.
पूर्वजस्य मनोर् विप्राः सदृशो ऽयम् इति प्रभुः मनुर् एवाभवन् नाम्ना सावर्ण इति चोच्यते
The lord said, 'He is like the elder Manu.' Thus, he became known by the name Savarni.
द्वितीयो यः सुतस् तस्याः स विज्ञेयः शनैश्चरः संज्ञा तु पार्थिवी विप्राः स्वस्य पुत्रस्य वै तदा
The second son born to her is to be known as Shani; Sanjna, O twice-born, was then the mother of her own son.
चकाराभ्यधिकं स्नेहं न तथा पूर्वजेषु वै मनुस् तस्याः क्षमत् तत् तु यमस् तस्या न चक्षमे
She showed greater affection for him than for her previous children; Manu accepted this, but Yama did not.
स वै रोषाच् च बाल्याच् च भाविनो ऽर्थस्य वानघ पदा संतर्जयाम् आस संज्ञां वैवस्वतो यमः
Out of anger and childishness, Yama, son of Vivasvat, threatened Sanjna with his foot, unaware of the consequences.
तं शशाप ततः क्रोधात् सावर्णजननी तदा चरणः पतताम् एष तवेति भृशदुःखिता
Then, in great anger, Savarni's mother cursed him, saying, 'May your foot fall off,' being deeply distressed.
यमस् तु तत् पितुः सर्वं प्राञ्जलिः प्रत्यवेदयत् भृशं शापभयोद्विग्नः संज्ञावाक्यैर् विशङ्कितः
Yama, greatly agitated by fear of the curse and troubled by Sanjna's words, reported everything to his father with joined palms.
शापो ऽयं विनिवर्तेत प्रोवाच पितरं द्विजाः मात्रा स्नेहेन सर्वेषु वर्तितव्यं सुतेषु वै
He said to his father, 'May this curse be lifted.' The twice-born replied, 'One must act with affection towards all children, as a mother does.'
सेयम् अस्मान् अपास्येह विवस्वन् संबुभूषति तस्यां मयोद्यतः पादो न तु देहे निपातितः
Here, having cast us aside, Vivasvat now seeks to adorn her; my foot was raised against her, but it was not brought down upon her body.
बाल्याद् वा यदि वा लौल्यान् मोहात् तत् क्षन्तुम् अर्हसि शप्तो ऽहम् अस्मि लोकेश जनन्या तपतां वर तव प्रसादाच् चरणो न पतेन् मम गोपते
Whether from childishness, or from greed, or from delusion, you ought to forgive this, O Lord of the world; I have been cursed by my mother, O best of the blazing ones, but by your grace my foot will not fall, O protector of cows.
असंशयं पुत्र महद् भविष्यत्य् अत्र कारणम् येन त्वाम् आविशत् क्रोधो धर्मज्ञं सत्यवादिनम्
Without doubt, my son, there is a great reason here for the anger that entered you, who know righteousness and speak the truth.
न शक्यम् एतन् मिथ्या तु कर्तुं मातृवचस् तव कृमयो मांसम् आदाय यास्यन्त्य् अवनिम् एव च
This cannot be made false, your mother's words; worms will take your flesh and go to the earth.
कृतम् एवं वचस् तथ्यं मातुस् तव भविष्यति शापस्य परिहारेण त्वं च त्रातो भविष्यसि
Thus your mother's words will come true; but by the removal of the curse, you too will be protected.
आदित्यश् चाब्रवीत् संज्ञां किमर्थं तनयेषु वै तुल्येष्व् अभ्यधिकः स्नेह एकस्मिन् क्रियते त्वया
And the Sun said to Saṃjñā: 'Why, among your children who are equal, do you show greater affection to one?'
सा तत् परिहरन्ती तु नाचचक्षे विवस्वते स चात्मानं समाधाय योगात् तथ्यम् अपश्यत
She, seeking to avoid that, did not reveal it to Vivasvat; and he, collecting himself through yoga, perceived the truth.
तां शप्तुकामो भगवान् नाशपन् मुनिसत्तमाः मूर्धजेषु निजग्राह स तु तां मुनिसत्तमाः
Desiring to curse her, the blessed one did not curse her, O best of sages; but he seized her by the hair, O best of sages.
ततः सर्वं यथावृत्तम् आचचक्षे विवस्वते विवस्वान् अथ तच् छ्रुत्वा क्रुद्धस् त्वष्टारम् अभ्यगात्
Then she told Vivasvat everything as it had happened; and Vivasvat, hearing this, angrily approached Tvaṣṭṛ.
दृष्ट्वा तु तं यथान्यायम् अर्चयित्वा विभावसुम् निर्दग्धुकामं रोषेण सान्त्वयाम् आस वै तदा
Seeing him, as was proper, and having worshipped the blazing one, she, wishing to soothe him as he was intent on burning with anger, began to conciliate him.
तवातितेजसाविष्टम् इदं रूपं न शोभते असहन्ती च संज्ञा सा वने चरति शाड्वले
This form, possessed by your excessive brilliance, does not shine; unable to endure it, Saṃjñā now wanders in the grassy forest.
द्रष्टा हि तां भवान् अद्य स्वां भार्यां शुभचारिणीम् श्लाघ्यां योगबलोपेतां योगम् आस्थाय गोपते
Today, O protector of cows, you will see your own wife, who walks in virtue, praiseworthy and endowed with the power of yoga, by resorting to yoga.
अनुकूलं तु ते देव यदि स्यान् मम संमतम् रूपं निर्वर्तयाम्य् अद्य तव कान्तम् अरिंदम
If, O god, it is agreeable to you and approved by me, I will today fashion for you a form pleasing to you, O subduer of foes.
ततो ऽभ्युपगमात् त्वष्टा मार्तण्डस्य विवस्वतः भ्रमिम् आरोप्य तत् तेजः शातयाम् आस भो द्विजाः
Then, with his consent, Tvaṣṭṛ, for Mārtaṇḍa Vivasvat, placing him on the wheel, diminished that brilliance, O twice-born ones.
ततो निर्भासितं रूपं तेजसा संहतेन वै कान्तात् कान्ततरं द्रष्टुम् अधिकं शुशुभे तदा
Then, with his brilliance condensed, the shining form appeared, more beautiful than before, excelling in splendor and radiance.
ददर्श योगम् आस्थाय स्वां भार्यां वडवां ततः अधृष्यां सर्वभूतानां तेजसा नियमेन च
Then, resorting to yoga, he saw his own wife Vaḍavā, unassailable by all beings, by her brilliance and discipline.
वडवावपुषा विप्राश् चरन्तीम् अकुतोभयाम् सो ऽश्वरूपेण भगवांस् तां मुखे समभावयत्
The sages saw her, fearless, wandering in the form of a mare; and the blessed one, in the form of a horse, approached her mouth.
मैथुनाय विचेष्टन्तीं परपुंसो ऽवशङ्कया सा तन् निरवमच् छुक्रं नासिकाभ्यां विवस्वतः
As she was resisting union, suspecting another male, she discharged the semen of Vivasvat through her nostrils.
देवौ तस्याम् अजायेताम् अश्विनौ भिषजां वरौ नासत्यश् चैव दस्रश् च स्मृतौ द्वाव् अश्विनाव् इति
From her were born the two Ashvins, the foremost among physicians, known as Nasatya and Dasra; these two are remembered as the Ashvins.
मार्तण्डस्यात्मजाव् एताव् अष्टमस्य प्रजापतेः तां तु रूपेण कान्तेन दर्शयाम् आस भास्करः
These two are the sons of Martanda, the eighth Prajapati; Bhaskara revealed her to them in a beautiful form.