नेयं माता सुरश्रेष्ठ यया शप्तो ऽहम् ईदृशः अपत्येषु विरुद्धेषु जननी नैव कुप्यते
'This is not my mother, O best of gods, who has cursed me so; a mother does not become angry with her own children, even when they act against her.'
यद् बाल्याद् अब्रवं किंचिद् अथवा दुष्कृतं कृतम् नैव कुप्यति सा माता तस्मान् नेयं ममाम्बिका
'If, in childhood, I said or did something wrong, a true mother does not get angry; therefore, this is not my mother.'
यद् अपत्यकृतं किंचित् साध्व् असाधु यथा तथा मात्य् अस्यां सर्वम् अप्य् एतत् तस्मान् मातेति गीयते
Whatever is done by offspring, whether good or bad, all of it is attributed to the mother; therefore, she is called 'mother.'
प्रधक्ष्यन्तीव मां तात नित्यं पश्यति चक्षुषा वक्त्य् अग्निकालसदृशा वाचा नेयं मदम्बिका
O dear one, she always looks at me as if she would burn me with her gaze, and speaks words as harsh as fire—this is not my mother.
तत् पुत्रवचनं श्रुत्वा सविताचिन्तयत् ततः इयं छाया नास्य माता उषा माता तु सान्यतः
Hearing those words of the son, Savitā then thought: 'This Chāyā is not his mother; Uṣā is his mother, but elsewhere.'
मम शान्तिम् अभीप्सन्ती देशे ऽन्यस्मिंस् तपोरता उत्तरे च कुरौ त्वाष्ट्री वडवारूपधारिणी
Desiring my peace, devoted to austerity in another place, in the northern Kurus, the daughter of Tvaṣṭṛ, taking the form of a mare, abides.
तत्रास्ते सा इति ज्ञात्वा जगामेशो दिवाकरः यत्र सा वर्तते कान्ता अश्वरूपः स्वयं तदा
Knowing that she was there, the lord Sūrya went to where his beloved, in the form of a mare, dwelled, himself taking the form of a horse.
तां दृष्ट्वा वडवारूपां पर्यधावद् धयाकृतिः कामातुरं हयं दृष्ट्वा श्रुत्वा वै हेषितस्वनम्
Seeing her in the form of a mare, he, in the form of a stallion, pursued her; seeing and hearing the neighing of the lustful horse—
उषा पतिव्रतोपेता पतिध्यानपरायणा हयधर्षणसंभीता को न्व् अयं चेत्य् अजानती
Uṣā, devoted to her husband and absorbed in meditation on him, was frightened by the horse's approach, not knowing who he was.
अपलायत् पतौ प्राप्ते दक्षिणाभिमुखी त्वरा को नु मे रक्षको ऽत्र स्याद् ऋषयो वाथवा सुराः
She fled swiftly southward as he approached, thinking, 'Who here will protect me—perhaps the sages or the gods?'
धावन्तीं तां प्रियाम् अश्वाम् अश्वरूपधरः स्वयम् पर्यधावद् यतो याति उषा भानुस् ततस् ततः
As she, his beloved, in the form of a mare, fled, he, himself in the form of a horse, pursued her wherever Uṣā went, O Bhānu.
स्मरग्रहवशे जातः को दुश्चेष्टं न चेष्टते भागीरथीं नदीश् चान्या वनान्य् उपवनानि च
Who, under the sway of love's influence, does not act improperly? She crossed the Bhāgīrathī river, other rivers, forests, and groves.
नर्मदां चाथ विन्ध्यं च दक्षिणाभिमुखाव् उभौ अतिक्रम्य भयोद्विग्ना त्वाष्ट्र्य् अभ्यगाच् च गौतमीम्
She also crossed the Narmadā and the Vindhya, both facing south, and, agitated by fear, the daughter of Tvaṣṭṛ reached the Gautamī river.
त्रातारः सन्ति मुनयो जनस्थान इति श्रुतम् ऋषीणाम् आश्रमं साश्वा प्रविष्टा गौतमीं तथा
It is said that the sages are protectors in Janasthāna; thus, she, along with the mare, entered the hermitage of the sages on the Gautamī.
अनुप्राप्तस् तथा चाश्वो भानुस् तद्रूपवांस् ततः अश्वं निवारयाम् आसुर् जनस्था मुनिदारकाः ततः कोपाद् ऋषींस् तांश् च शशापोषापतिः प्रभुः
Then the horse, Bhānu himself in that form, arrived; the sage-boys of Janasthāna tried to restrain the horse, and out of anger, the lord of Uṣā cursed those sages.
निवारयथ मां यस्माद् वटा यूयं भविष्यथ
Because you restrain me, you shall become fig trees.
ज्ञानदृष्ट्या तु मुनयो मेनिरे ऽश्वम् उषापतिम् स्तुवन्तो देवदेवेशं भानुं तं मुनयो मुदा
But by the vision of knowledge, the sages recognized the horse as the lord of Uṣā; joyfully, they praised Bhānu, lord of gods and lords.
स्तूयमानो मुनिगणैर् अश्वां भानुर् अथागमत् वडवाया मुखे लग्नं मुखं चाश्वस्वरूपिणम्
Praised by the groups of sages, Bhānu then approached the mare; the mouth of the mare and the horse's mouth joined together.
ज्ञात्वा त्वाष्ट्री च भर्तारं मुखाद् वीर्यं प्रसुस्रुवे तयोर् वीर्येण गङ्गायाम् अश्विनौ समजायताम्
Recognizing her husband, the daughter of Tvaṣṭṛ emitted seed from her mouth; by their seed, the two Aśvins were born in the Gaṅgā.
तत्रागच्छन् सुरगणाः सिद्धाश् च मुनयस् तथा नद्यो गावस् तथौषध्यो देवा ज्योतिर्गणास् तथा
There came the hosts of gods, siddhas, sages, rivers, cows, herbs, gods, and also the hosts of luminaries.
सप्ताश्वश् च रथः पुण्यो ह्य् अरुणो भानुसारथिः यमो मनुश् च वरुणः शनिर् वैवस्वतस् तथा
The virtuous chariot with seven horses, with Aruṇa as the charioteer of the Sun, along with Yama, Manu, Varuṇa, and also Śani, the son of Vivasvat—
यमुना च नदी पुण्या तापी चैव महानदी तत्तद्रूपं समास्थाय नद्यस् ता विस्मयान् मुने
The sacred river Yamunā and also the great river Tāpi, assuming their respective forms, those rivers came there, O sage, filled with wonder.
द्रष्टुं ते विस्मयाविष्टा आजग्मुः श्वशुरस् तथा अभिप्रायं विदित्वा तु श्वशुरं भानुर् अब्रवीत्
Amazed to see you, they arrived, as did the father-in-law. Understanding his intention, the Sun spoke to his father-in-law.
उषायाः प्रीतये त्वष्टः कुर्वत्यास् तप उत्तमम् यन्त्रारूढं च मां कृत्वा छिन्धि तेजांस्य् अनेकशः यावत् सौख्यं भवेद् अस्यास् तावच् छिन्धि प्रजापते
"For the delight of Uṣā, who is performing supreme austerity, O Prajāpati, make me mounted on a machine and cut my radiance into many parts—cut it as much as will bring her comfort."
तथेत्य् उक्त्वा ततस् त्वष्टा सोमनाथस्य संनिधौ तेजसां छेदनं चक्रे प्रभासं तु ततो विदुः
Having said, "So be it," Tvaṣṭṛ then, in the presence of Somanātha, performed the division of the radiance; from then on, that place became known as Prabhāsa.
भर्त्रा च संगता यत्र गौतम्याम् अश्वरूपिणी अश्विनोर् यत्र चोत्पत्तिर् अश्वतीर्थं तद् उच्यते
Where she was united with her husband, in the Gautamī, taking the form of a horse—where the Aśvins were born, that place is called Aśvatīrtha.
भानुतीर्थं तद् आख्यातं तथा पञ्चवटाश्रमः तापी च यमुना चैव पितरं द्रष्टुम् आगते
That is called Bhānutīrtha, and likewise the hermitage of Pañcavaṭa. Tāpi and Yamunā also came to see their father.
अरुणावरुणानद्योर् गङ्गायां संगमः शुभः देवानां तत्र तीर्थानाम् आगतानां पृथक् पृथक्
At the auspicious confluence of the rivers Aruṇā, Varuṇā, and Gaṅgā, the gods, each at their own sacred place, assembled there.
नव त्रीणि सहस्राणि तीर्थानि गुणवन्ति च तत्र स्नानं च दानं च सर्वम् अक्षयपुण्यदम्
There are nine thousand sacred places of great merit; bathing and giving gifts there bestows inexhaustible merit.
स्मरणात् पठनाद् वापि श्रवणाद् अपि नारद सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो धर्मवान् स सुखी भवेत्
By remembering, reciting, or even hearing this, O Nārada, one becomes freed from all sins, becomes righteous, and attains happiness.