रसातलम् अनुप्राप्तः सिन्धुसेन इति श्रुतः यज्ञे तलम् अनुप्राप्ते निर्यज्ञा ह्य् अभवन् मही
He entered the netherworld, known as Sindhusena; when the sacrifice was taken to the netherworld, the earth became devoid of sacrifice.
नायं लोको ऽस्ति न परो यज्ञे नष्ट इतीत्वराः सुरास् तम् एव विविशू रसातलम् अनुद्विषम्
There is neither this world nor the next; with the sacrifice lost, the gods, anxious, entered the netherworld, following him.
नाशक्नुवंस् तु तं जेतुं देवा इन्द्रपुरोगमाः विष्णुं पुराणपुरुषं गत्वा तस्मै न्यवेदयन्
The gods, led by Indra, were unable to defeat him; they went to Vishnu, the ancient person, and reported the matter to him.
राक्षसस्य तु तत् कर्म यज्ञभ्रंशम् अशेषतः ततः प्रोवाच भगवान् वाराहं वपुर् आस्थितः
The demon's act was the complete destruction of the sacrifice; then the blessed Lord, assuming the form of Varaha, spoke.
शङ्खचक्रगदापाणिर् गत्वा चैव रसातलम् आनयिष्ये मखं पुण्यं हत्वा राक्षसपुंगवान्
Bearing the conch, discus, and mace in my hand, I will go to the netherworld and bring back the sacred sacrifice, having slain the foremost among the Rakshasas.
स्वः प्रयान्तु सुराः सर्वे व्येतु वो मानसो ज्वरः येन गङ्गा तलं प्राप्ता पथा तेनैव चक्रधृक्
Let all the gods return to heaven; may your mental distress subside. By the very path by which the Ganga reached the depths, by that path shall the wielder of the discus go.
जगाम तरसा पुत्र भुवं भित्त्वा रसातलम् स वराहवपुः श्रीमान् रसातलनिवासिनः
Then, O son, he swiftly went, piercing the earth and reaching the netherworld, that glorious one in the form of the Boar, among the dwellers of the nether regions.
राक्षसान् दानवान् हत्वा मुखे धृत्वा महाध्वरम् वाराहरूपी भगवान् मखम् आदाय यज्ञभुक्
Having slain the Rakshasas and Danavas, holding the great sacrifice in his mouth, the Lord, in the form of the Boar, the enjoyer of the sacrifice, took up the sacrificial rite.
येन प्राप तलं विष्णुः पथा तेनैव शत्रुजित् मुखे न्यस्य महायज्ञं निश्चक्राम रसातलात्
By the very path by which Vishnu reached the depths, by that same path, the conqueror of foes, placing the great sacrifice in his mouth, emerged from the netherworld.
तत्र ब्रह्मगिरौ देवाः प्रतीक्षां चक्रिरे हरेः पथस् तस्माद् विनिःसृत्य गङ्गास्रवणम् अभ्यगात्
There, on the Brahmagiri mountain, the gods awaited the path of Hari; from there, having emerged, he approached the source of the Ganga.
प्राक्षालयच् च स्वाङ्गानि असृग्लिप्तानि नारद गङ्गाम्भसा तत्र कुण्डं वाराहम् अभवत् ततः
And there, O Narada, he washed his limbs, smeared with blood, with the waters of the Ganga; there a pool called Varaha was formed.
मुखे न्यस्तं महायज्ञं देवानां पुरतो हरिः दत्तवांस् त्रिदशश्रेष्ठो मुखाद् यज्ञो ऽभ्यजायत
Having placed the great sacrifice in his mouth, Hari, before the gods, the best among the immortals, gave forth the sacrifice, and from his mouth the yajna was born.
ततः प्रभृति यज्ञाङ्गं प्रधानं स्रुव उच्यते वाराहरूपम् अभवद् एवं वै कारणान्तरात्
From that time onward, the principal ladle of the sacrifice is called Varaha-form; thus it became so for another reason.
तस्मात् पुण्यतमं तीर्थं वाराहं सर्वकामदम् तत्र स्नानं च दानं च सर्वक्रतुफलप्रदम्
Therefore, the Varaha tirtha is most holy and grants all desires; bathing and giving gifts there bestow the fruit of all sacrifices.
तत्र स्थितो ऽपि यः कश्चित् पितॄन् स्मरति पुण्यकृत् विमुक्ताः सर्वपापेभ्यः पितरः स्वर्गम् आप्नुयुः
Whoever, even while staying there, remembers their ancestors with pious intent, their forefathers, freed from all sins, attain heaven.
कुशावर्तस्य माहात्म्यम् अहं वक्तुं न ते क्षमः तस्य स्मरणमात्रेण कृतकृत्यो भवेन् नरः
I am not able to speak of the greatness of Kushavarta; by merely remembering it, a person becomes fulfilled.
कुशावर्तम् इति ख्यातं नराणां सर्वकामदम् कुशेनावर्तितं यत्र गौतमेन महात्मना
Kushavarta is renowned among men as granting all desires, where the great-souled Gautama formed a whirl with kusa grass.
कुशेनावर्तयित्वा तु आनयाम् आस तां मुनिः तत्र स्नानं च दानं च पितॄणां तृप्तिदायकम्
Having formed a whirl with kusa grass, the sage brought her there; bathing and giving gifts at that place satisfy the ancestors.
नीलगङ्गा सरिच्छ्रेष्ठा निःसृता नीलपर्वतात् तत्र स्नानादि यत् किंचित् करोति प्रयतो नरः
The Nila Ganga, best of rivers, flows forth from the Nila mountain; whatever a devoted person does there—bathing and so forth—
सर्वं तद् अक्षयं विद्यात् पितॄणां तृप्तिदायकम् विश्रुतं त्रिषु लोकेषु कपोतं तीर्थम् उत्तमम्
All that should be known as imperishable, bringing satisfaction to the ancestors; the Kapota tirtha is famed as the highest among holy places in the three worlds.
तस्य रूपं च वक्ष्यामि मुने शृणु महाफलम् तत्र ब्रह्मगिरौ कश्चिद् व्याधः परमदारुणः
I will describe its form, O sage; listen to its great merit. There, on Brahmagiri, was a certain hunter, exceedingly cruel.
हिनस्ति ब्राह्मणान् साधून् यतीन् गोपक्षिणो मृगान् एवंभूतः स पापात्मा क्रोधनो ऽनृतभाषणः
He harmed Brahmins, the virtuous, ascetics, cowherds, and animals; such was that sinful soul, wrathful and speaking falsehood.
भीषणाकृतिर् अत्युग्रो नीलाक्षो ह्रस्वबाहुकः दन्तुरो नष्टनासाक्षो ह्रस्वपात् पृथुकुक्षिकः
He was terrifying in form, exceedingly fierce, dark-eyed, with short arms, having protruding teeth, missing nose and eyes, short-legged, and broad-bellied.
ह्रस्वोदरो ह्रस्वभुजो विकृतो गर्दभस्वनः पाशहस्तः पापचित्तः पापिष्ठः सधनुः सदा
With a small belly, short arms, deformed, braying like a donkey, holding a noose, evil-minded, most sinful, always carrying a bow.
तस्य भार्या तथाभूता अपत्यान्य् अपि नारद तया तु प्रेर्यमाणो ऽसौ विवेश गहनं वनम्
His wife was of similar nature, and so were his children, O Nārada; urged by her, he entered a dense forest.
स जघान मृगान् पापः पक्षिणो बहुरूपिणः पञ्जरे प्राक्षिपत् कांश्चिज् जीवमानांस् तथेतरान्
That wicked man killed many animals and birds of various forms, threw some living ones into cages, and did likewise with others.
क्षुधया परितप्ताङ्गो विह्वलस् तृषया तथा भ्रान्तदेशो बहुतरं न्यवर्तत गृहं प्रति
Tormented by hunger, overwhelmed by thirst, wandering in confusion, he turned back toward home after a long time.
ततो ऽपराह्णे संप्राप्ते निवृत्ते मधुमाधवे क्षणात् तडिद् गर्जितं च साभ्रं चैवाभवत् तदा
Then, when afternoon arrived and the spring season had ended, suddenly there was thunder and lightning, and clouds gathered.
ववौ वायुः साश्मवर्षो वारिधारातिभीषणः स गच्छंल् लुब्धकः श्रान्तः पन्थानं नावबुध्यत
A wind blew, terrifying with showers of stones and torrents of water; as the weary hunter went, he could not find his path.
जलं स्थलं गर्तम् अथो पन्थानम् अथवा दिशः न बुबोध तदा पापः श्रान्तः शरणम् अप्य् अथ
He could not discern water, land, pit, path, or even directions; at that time, exhausted and sinful, he could not find shelter.