तिला गावो धनं धान्यं यत् किंचिद् गौतमीतटे सर्वं तद् अक्षयं दानं किं मां भौवन दास्यसि
Sesame, cows, wealth, grain—whatever is given on the bank of the Gautami, all that is inexhaustible charity; what will you give me, O Bhauvana?
गङ्गातीरं समाश्रित्य ग्रासम् एकं ददाति यः तेनाहं सकला दत्ता किं मां भौवन दास्यसि
Whoever gives even a single mouthful on the bank of the Ganga, by him I am wholly given; what will you give me, O Bhauvana?
तद् भुवो वचनं श्रुत्वा भौवनः सार्वभौवनः तथेति मत्वा विप्रेभ्यो ह्य् अन्नं प्रादात् सुविस्तरम्
Hearing the words of the Earth, Bhauvana, lord of the earth, thinking 'So be it,' gave abundant food to the brahmins.
ततः प्रभृति तत् तीर्थं दशाश्वमेधिकं विदुः दशानाम् अश्वमेधानां फलं स्नानाद् अवाप्यते
From that time, that sacred place became known as the site of ten horse sacrifices; by bathing there, one obtains the fruit of ten ashvamedhas.
पैशाचं तीर्थम् अपरं पूजितं ब्रह्मवादिभिः तस्य स्वरूपं वक्ष्यामि गौतम्या दक्षिणे तटे
Another sacred place, called Paishacha, honored by those learned in the Vedas, I will describe its nature—on the southern bank of the Gautami.
गिरिर् ब्रह्मगिरेः पार्श्वे अञ्जनो नाम नारद तस्मिञ् शैले मुनिवर शापभ्रष्टा वराप्सरा
By the side of Brahmagiri mountain, O Narada, there is a mountain named Anjana; on that mountain, O best of sages, a celestial nymph, fallen by a curse, resided.
अञ्जना नाम तत्रासीद् उत्तमाङ्गेन वानरी केसरी नाम तद्भर्ता अद्रिकेति तथापरा
There was one named Anjana, a female monkey by the best of bodies; her husband was named Kesari, and another was called Adrika.
सापि केसरिणो भार्या शापभ्रष्टा वराप्सरा उत्तमाङ्गेन मार्जारी साप्य् आस्ते ऽञ्जनपर्वते
She, the wife of Kesari, a celestial nymph fallen by a curse, became a cat by the best of bodies and dwells on Anjana mountain.
दक्षिणार्णवम् अभ्यागात् केसरी लोकविश्रुतः एतस्मिन्न् अन्तरे ऽगस्त्यो ऽञ्जनं पर्वतम् अभ्यगात्
Kesari, renowned in the world, went to the southern ocean; meanwhile, Agastya came to Anjana mountain.
अञ्जना चाद्रिका चैव अगस्त्यम् ऋषिसत्तमम् पूजयाम् आसतुर् उभे यथान्यायं यथासुखम्
Anjana and Adrika both worshipped the great sage Agastya, each according to custom and with pleasure.
ततः प्रसन्नो भगवान् आहोभे व्रियतां वरः ते आहतुर् उभे ऽगस्त्यं पुत्रौ देहि मुनीश्वर
Then the blessed one, pleased, said to them both, 'Choose a boon.' Both asked Agastya, 'O lord of sages, grant us sons.'
सर्वेभ्यो बलिनौ श्रेष्ठौ सर्वलोकोपकारकौ तथेत्य् उक्त्वा मुनिश्रेष्ठो जगामाशां स दक्षिणाम्
The two sons, strongest among all, benefactors of all worlds—having said 'So be it,' the best of sages went to the southern direction.
ततः कदाचित् ते काले अञ्जना चाद्रिका तथा गीतं नृत्यं च हास्यं च कुर्वत्यौ गिरिमूर्धनि
Then, at some time, Anjana and Adrika, singing, dancing, and laughing, were on the mountain peak.
वायुश् च निरृतिश् चापि ते दृष्ट्वा सस्मितौ सुरौ कामाक्रान्तधियौ चोभौ तदा सत्वरम् ईयतुः
Vayu and Nirriti, seeing them both smiling, those two gods, their minds overcome by desire, swiftly approached.
भार्ये भवेताम् उभयोर् आवां देवौ वरप्रदौ ते अप्य् ऊचतुर् अस्त्व् एतद् रेमाते गिरिमूर्धनि
May we two, as husband and wife, become the bestowers of boons, O gods. They too replied, 'So be it,' and vanished upon the summit of the mountain.
अञ्जनायां तथा वायोर् हनुमान् समजायत अद्रिकायां च निरृतेर् अद्रिर् नाम पिशाचराट्
Thus, Hanuman was born to Anjana and Vayu; and to Adrika and Nirriti was born Adri, the lord of the piśācas.
पुनस् ते आहतुर् उभे पुत्रौ जातौ मुनेर् वरात् आवयोर् विकृतं रूपम् उत्तमाङ्गेन दूषितम्
Again, both of them said, 'By the sage's boon, two sons have been born, but our forms are deformed, our heads marred.'
शापाच् छचीपतेस् तत्र युवाम् आज्ञातुम् अर्हथः ततः प्रोवाच भगवान् वायुश् च निरृतिस् तथा
By the curse of the lord of Shachi, you both must be recognized as such. Then the blessed Vayu and likewise Nirriti spoke.
गौतम्यां स्नानदानाभ्यां शापमोक्षो भविष्यति इत्य् उक्त्वा ताव् उभौ प्रीतौ तत्रैवान्तरधीयताम्
By bathing and giving gifts at Gautami, the curse will be lifted. Having said this, both, pleased, disappeared right there.
ततो ऽञ्जनां समादाय अद्रिः पैशाचमूर्तिमान् भ्रातुर् हनुमतः प्रीत्यै स्नापयाम् आस मातरम्
Then Adri, taking Anjana, himself in the form of a piśāca, bathed his brother Hanuman's mother out of affection for him.
तथैव हनुमान् गङ्गाम् आदायाद्रिम् अतित्वरन् मार्जाररूपिणीं नीत्वा गौतम्यास् तीरम् आप्तवान्
In the same way, Hanuman, taking the Ganga, swiftly led Adrika, in the form of a cat, to the bank of the Gautami.
ततः प्रभृति तत् तीर्थं पैशाचं चाञ्जनं तथा ब्रह्मणो गिरिम् आसाद्य सर्वकामप्रदं शुभम्
From that time, that sacred place became known as Piśāca and Añjana, where Brahma approached the mountain, bestowing all desires and auspiciousness.
योजनानां त्रिपञ्चाशन् मार्जारं पूर्वतो भवेत् मार्जारसंज्ञितात् तस्माद् धनूमन्तं वृषाकपिम्
Fifty-three yojanas to the east is Mārjāra, so named; from there, Dhanumanta and Vṛṣākapi.
फेनासंगमम् आख्यातं सर्वकामप्रदं शुभम् तस्य स्वरूपं व्युष्टिश् च तत्रैव प्रोच्यते शुभा
It is called Phenāsaṅgama, bestower of all desires and auspicious; its true nature and greatness are also described there, O auspicious one.
क्षुधातीर्थम् इति ख्यातं शृणु नारद तन्मनाः कथ्यमानं महापुण्यं सर्वकामप्रदं नृणाम्
It is known as Kṣudhātīrtha—listen, O Nārada, with focused mind, as I recount its great merit, bestowing all desires upon men.
ऋषिर् आसीत् पुरा कण्वस् तपस्वी वेदवित्तमः परिभ्रमन्न् आश्रमाणि क्षुधया परिपीडितः
Once there was a sage named Kaṇva, devoted to austerity and foremost in Vedic knowledge, who wandered among hermitages, tormented by hunger.
गौतमस्याश्रमं पुण्यं समृद्धं चान्नवारिणा आत्मानं च क्षुधायुक्तं समृद्धं चापि गौतमम्
He saw the holy hermitage of Gautama, abundant with food and water, and himself afflicted by hunger, while Gautama was prosperous.
वीक्ष्य कण्वो ऽथ वैषम्यं वैराग्यम् अगमत् तदा गौतमो ऽपि द्विजश्रेष्ठो ह्य् अहं तपसि निष्ठितः
Seeing this disparity, Kaṇva became detached; and Gautama, the best of twice-born, thought, 'I am steadfast in austerity.'
समेन याच्ञायुक्ता स्यात् तस्माद् गौतमवेश्मनि न भोक्ष्ये ऽहं क्षुधार्तो ऽपि पीडिते ऽपि कलेवरे
Therefore, though afflicted by hunger and suffering in body, I will not eat in Gautama's dwelling, but will beg in a manner equal to all.
गच्छेयं गौतमीं गङ्गाम् अर्जयेयं च संपदम् इति निश्चित्य मेधावी गत्वा गङ्गां च पावनीम्
Resolving thus, the wise one thought, 'I shall go to the Gautamī Ganga and obtain wealth,' and went to the sacred Ganga.