निवार्यमाणे बहुशो मुनिभिस् तत्त्वदर्शिभिः विकुर्वत्यौ तत्र सत्त्रे समानि च हवींषि च
Though repeatedly restrained by the sages who saw the truth, both of them misbehaved at that sacrifice, as well as with the offerings.
योषितां दुर्विलसितं कः संवरितुम् ईश्वरः ते दृष्ट्वा चुक्षुभुर् विप्रा अपमार्गरते उभे
Who is able to restrain the misconduct of women? Seeing both of them engaged in improper acts, the brahmins were disturbed.
अपमार्गस्थिते यस्माद् आपगे हि भविष्यथः सुपर्णा चैव कद्रूश् च नद्यौ ते संबभूवतुः
Because you will stand in the apamārga plant by the river, Suparṇā and Kadrū both became rivers there.
स कदाचिद् गृहं प्रायात् कश्यपो ऽथ प्रजापतिः ऋषिभ्यस् तत्र वृत्तान्तं शापं ताभ्यां सविस्तरम्
Once, the lord of creatures, Kaśyapa, went home; there, the sages told him in detail about the events and the curse concerning both wives.
श्रुत्वा तु विस्मयाविष्टः किं करोमीत्य् अचिन्तयत् ऋषिभ्यः कथयाम् आस वालखिल्या इति श्रुताः
Hearing this, he was filled with wonder and thought, 'What should I do?' He spoke to the sages, saying, 'They are known as the Vālakhilyas.'
त ऊचुः कश्यपं विप्रं गत्वा गङ्गां तु गौतमीम् तत्र स्तुहि महेशानं पुनर् भार्ये भविष्यतः
They said, 'Go to the sage Kaśyapa, approach the Gaṅgā called Gautamī, and there praise the great Lord Maheśāna; then you shall again have wives.'
ब्रह्महत्याभयाद् एव यत्र देवो महेश्वरः गङ्गामध्ये सदा ह्य् आस्ते मध्यमेश्वरसंज्ञया
Out of fear of the sin of killing a Brahmin, the god Maheśvara always abides in the midst of the Gaṅgā, known as Madhyameśvara.
तथेत्य् उक्त्वा कश्यपो ऽपि स्नात्वा गङ्गां जितव्रतः तुष्टाव स्तवनैः पुण्यैर् देवदेवं महेश्वरम्
Saying, 'So be it,' Kaśyapa, steadfast in his vows, bathed in the Gaṅgā and praised the god of gods, Maheśvara, with sacred hymns.
लोकत्रयैकाधिपतेर् न यस्य कुत्रापि वस्तुन्य् अभिमानलेशः स सिद्धनाथो ऽखिलविश्वकर्ता भर्ता शिवाया भवतु प्रसन्नः
May Śiva, the Lord of all three worlds, who has not even a trace of pride in any object, who is the accomplished master, the creator and sustainer of the entire universe, and the consort of Śivā, be gracious.
तापत्रयोष्णद्युतितापितानाम् इतस् ततो वै परिधावतां च शरीरिणां स्थावरजङ्गमानां त्वम् एव दुःखव्यपनोददक्षः
You alone are skilled in removing the suffering of embodied beings, both moving and unmoving, who are afflicted here and there by the threefold torments, the heat, and the rays of the sun.
सत्त्वादियोगस् त्रिविधो ऽपि यस्य शक्रादिभिर् वक्तुम् अशक्य एव विचित्रवृत्तिं परिचिन्त्य सोमं सुखी सदा दानपरो वरेण्यः
Even the gods like Indra cannot describe the threefold union of qualities in you; considering your wondrous ways, you are always happy, generous, and most excellent, like Soma.
इत्यादिस्तुतिभिर् देवः स्तुतो गौरीपतिः शिवः प्रसन्नो ह्य् अददाच् छंभुः कश्यपाय वरान् बहून्
Thus praised with these and other hymns, the god Śiva, Lord of Gaurī, was pleased and, as Śaṃbhu, granted many boons to Kaśyapa.
भार्यार्थिनं तु तं प्राह स्यातां भार्ये उभे तु ते नदीस्वरूपे पत्न्यौ ये गङ्गां प्राप्य सरिद्वराम्
To him who sought wives, he said, 'Both will become your wives in the form of rivers, those who, having reached the Gaṅgā, the best of rivers—'
तत्संगमनमात्रेण ताभ्यां भूयात् स्वकं वपुः ते गर्भिण्यौ पुनर् जाते गङ्गायाश् च प्रसादतः
By merely uniting with them, your own form will be restored; both will become pregnant again by the grace of Gaṅgā.
ततः प्रजापतिः प्रीतो भार्ये प्राप्य महामनाः आह्वयाम् आस तान् विप्रान् गौतमीतीरम् आश्रितान्
Then the delighted Prajāpati, having obtained wives, summoned those sages who dwelt on the bank of the Gautamī.
सीमन्तोन्नयनं चक्रे ताभ्यां प्रीतः प्रजापतिः ब्राह्मणान् पूजयाम् आस विधिदृष्टेन कर्मणा
Pleased, Prajāpati performed the parting of the hair ceremony for both, and honored the Brāhmaṇas with the rites prescribed by tradition.
भुक्तवत्स्व् अथ विप्रेषु कश्यपस्याथ मन्दिरे भर्तृसमीपोपविष्टा कद्रूर् विप्रान् निरीक्ष्य च
After the Brāhmaṇas had eaten, in Kaśyapa's house, Kadrū, seated near her husband, looked at the Brāhmaṇas.
ततः कद्रूर् ऋषीन् अक्ष्णा प्राहसत् ते च चुक्षुभुः येनाक्ष्णा हसिता पापे भज्यतां ते ऽक्षि पापवत्
Then Kadrū laughed at the sages with her eyes, and they became agitated; 'Because you, O sinner, laughed with your eyes, may your eye suffer like a sinner's.'
काणाभवत् ततः कद्रूः सर्पमातेति योच्यते ततः प्रसादयाम् आस कश्यपो भगवान् ऋषीन्
Then Kadrū became one-eyed; thus she is called the mother of serpents. Thereafter, the venerable Kaśyapa sought to appease the sages.
ततः प्रसन्नास् ते प्रोचुर् गौतमी सरितां वरा अपराधसहस्रेभ्यो रक्षिष्यति च सेवनात्
Then, pleased, they said, 'By serving the Gautamī, the best of rivers, she will be protected from thousands of offenses.'
भार्यान्वितस् तथा चक्रे कश्यपो मुनिसत्तमः ततः प्रभृति तत् तीर्थम् उभयोः संगमं विदुः सर्वपापप्रशमनं सर्वक्रतुफलप्रदम्
Thus, accompanied by his wives, the great sage Kaśyapa acted; from that time, that sacred place is known as the confluence of the two, the destroyer of all sins and the bestower of all sacrificial rewards.
पुरूरवसम् आख्यातं तीर्थं वेदविदो विदुः स्मरणाद् एव पापानां नाशनं किं तु दर्शनात्
The sacred place called Purūravas is known to those learned in the Vedas; by merely remembering it, sins are destroyed, and even more so by seeing it.
पुरूरवा ब्रह्मसदः प्राप्य तत्र सरस्वतीम् यदृच्छया देवनदीं हसन्तीं ब्रह्मणो ऽन्तिके तां दृष्ट्वा रूपसंपन्नाम् उर्वशीं प्राह भूपतिः
Pururavas, having reached the assembly of Brahma, there by chance saw Sarasvati, the divine river, laughing near Brahma. Seeing her, radiant in beauty, the king addressed Urvashi.
केयं रूपवती साध्वी स्थितेयं ब्रह्मणो ऽन्तिके सर्वासाम् उत्तमा योषिद् दीपयन्ती सभाम् इमाम्
"Who is this beautiful and virtuous woman, standing near Brahma? She outshines all women here and illumines this entire assembly."
उर्वशी प्राह राजानम् इयं देवनदी शुभा सरस्वती ब्रह्मसुता नित्यम् एति च याति च तच् छ्रुत्वा विस्मितो राजा आनयेमां ममान्तिकम्
Urvashi said to the king, "This auspicious divine river is Sarasvati, daughter of Brahma. She always comes and goes here." Hearing this, the king was amazed and said, "Bring her to me."
उर्वशी पुनर् अप्य् आह राजानं भूरिदक्षिणम्
Urvashi again spoke to the generous king.
आनीयते महाराज तस्याः सर्वं निवेद्य च
"She will be brought, O great king, and everything will be conveyed to her."
ततस् तां प्राहिणोत् तत्र राजा प्रीत्या तदोर्वशीम् सा गत्वा राजवचनं न्यवेदयद् अथोर्वशी
Then the king, pleased, sent Urvashi there. She went and delivered the king's message, and then Urvashi—
सरस्वत्य् अपि तन् मेने उर्वश्या यन् निवेदितम् सा तथेति प्रतिज्ञाय प्रायाद् यत्र पुरूरवाः
Sarasvati accepted what Urvashi conveyed and, agreeing to it, went to where Pururavas was.
सरस्वत्यास् ततस् तीरे स रेमे बहुलाः समाः सरस्वान् अभवत् पुत्रो यस्य पुत्रो बृहद्रथः
On the bank of Sarasvati, he dwelt for many years. Sarasvant was born as his son, and his son was Brihadratha.