अभिषिञ्चस्व भार्यां त्वं मज्जलैर् मन्त्रसंयुतैः कलशैर् उपचारैश् च ततः पत्नी तव प्रिया
You should anoint your wife with water mixed with mantras, using pitchers and proper offerings; then your beloved wife—
सुरूपा चारुसर्वाङ्गी सुभगा चारुलोचना सर्वलक्षणसंपूर्णा रम्यरूपम् अवाप्स्यति
She will become beautiful, with lovely limbs, fortunate, with charming eyes, endowed with all auspicious marks, and will attain a delightful form.
रूपवत्या पुनस् त्वं वै भार्यया चाभिषेचितः सर्वलक्षणसंपूर्णः कान्तं रूपम् अवाप्स्यसि
Again, you, anointed by your beautiful wife, will attain a handsome form, endowed with all auspicious marks.
तथेति गाङ्गवचनाद् यथोक्तं तौ च चक्रतुः सुरूपताम् उभौ प्राप्तौ गौतम्याश् च प्रसादतः
Saying 'so be it' at Gaṅgā’s words, the two did as instructed; both attained beauty by the grace of Gautamī.
अभिषेकोदकं यच् च सा नदी समजायत तस्या नाम्ना तु विख्याता वृद्धाया मुनिसत्तम
And the water used for the consecration became a river, O best of sages, renowned by her name as Vṛddhā.
वृद्धा नदीति विख्याता गौतमो ऽपि तथोच्यते वृद्धगौतम इत्य् उक्त ऋषिभिः समवासिभिः वृद्धा तु गौतमीं प्राह गङ्गां प्रत्यक्षरूपिणीम्
She is known as the Vṛddhā river, and Gautama is likewise called Vṛddhagautama by the assembled sages; and Vṛddhā addressed Gautamī, Gaṅgā manifest in visible form.
मन्नाम्नीयं नदी देवि वृद्धा चेत्य् अभिधीयताम् त्वया च संगमस् तस्यास् तस्यास् तीर्थम् अनुत्तमम्
O goddess, let this river be named after me as Vṛddhā; and let your confluence with her be the most excellent of sacred fords.
रूपसौभाग्यसंपत्तिपुत्रपौत्रप्रवर्धनम् आयुरारोग्यकल्याणं जयप्रीतिविवर्धनम् स्नानदानादिहोमैश् च पितॄणां पावनं परम्
There will be increase of beauty, good fortune, sons and grandsons, long life, health, welfare, victory, and love; and by bathing, giving, and performing rites there, the ancestors are greatly purified.
अस्त्व् इत्य् आह च तां गङ्गा सुवृद्धां गौतमप्रियाम् गौतमस्थापितं लिङ्गं वृद्धानाम्नैव कीर्तितम्
Gaṅgā said, 'So be it,' to her, the greatly aged and dear to Gautama; and the liṅga established by Gautama is famed by the name Vṛddhā.
तत्रैव च मुदं प्राप्तो वृद्धया मुनिसत्तमः तत्र स्नानं च दानं च सर्वाभीष्टप्रदायकम्
There, the best of sages attained joy with the aged woman; bathing and giving there grants all desired wishes.
ततः प्रभृति तत् तीर्थं वृद्धासंगमम् उच्यते
From that time onward, that sacred place is called Vṛddhāsaṃgama.
इलातीर्थम् इति ख्यातं सर्वसिद्धिकरं नृणाम् ब्रह्महत्यादिपापानां पावनं सर्वकामदम्
It is known as Ilā Tīrtha, bestowing all accomplishments upon people, purifying sins such as killing a Brahmin, and granting every desire.
वैवस्वतान्वये जात इलो नाम जनेश्वरः महत्या सेनया सार्धं जगाम मृगयावनम्
In the lineage of Vaivasvata, a king named Ila was born; with his great army, he went to the hunting forest.
परिबभ्राम गहनं बहुव्यालसमाकुलम् नानाकारद्विजयुतं विटपैः परिशोभितम्
He wandered through the dense forest, teeming with many wild beasts, adorned with various birds and shining with clusters of trees.
वनेचरं नृपश्रेष्ठो मृगयागतमानसः तत्रैव मतिम् आधत्त इलो ऽमात्यान् अथाब्रवीत्
The foremost king, his mind intent on hunting, roamed the forest; there, Ila resolved and spoke to his ministers.
गच्छन्तु नगरं सर्वे मम पुत्रेण पालितम् देशं कोशं बलं राज्यं पालयन्तु पुनश् च तम्
Let all of you return to the city, governed by my son; protect the land, treasury, army, and kingdom, and also him.
वसिष्ठो ऽपि तथा यातु आदायाग्नीन् पितेव नः पत्नीभिः सहितो धीमान् अरण्ये ऽहं वसाम्य् अथ
Let Vasiṣṭha likewise depart, taking the sacred fires as our father would; I, wise, will dwell in the forest with my wives.
अरण्यभोगभुग्भिश् च वाजिवारणमानुषैः मृगयाशीलिभिः कैश्चिद् यान्तु सर्व इतः पुरीम्
Let those who delight in the pleasures of the forest—horses, elephants, humans, and some who enjoy hunting—go from here to the city.
तथेत्य् उक्त्वा ययुस् ते ऽपि स्वयं प्रायाच् छनैर् गिरिम् हिमवन्तं रत्नमयं वसंस् तत्र इलो नृपः
Saying 'so be it,' they departed; Ila himself slowly went to the jeweled mountain Himavat, and there the king dwelled.
ददर्श कन्दरं तत्र नानारत्नविचित्रितम् तत्र यक्षेश्वरः कश्चित् समन्युर् इति विश्रुतः
There he saw a cave adorned with various jewels; within, a Yakṣa lord named Samanyu was renowned.
तस्य भार्या समानाम्नी भर्तृव्रतपरायणा तस्मिन् वसत्य् असौ यक्षो रमणीये नगोत्तमे
His wife, named Samānā, devoted to her husband's vow, dwelled with the Yakṣa in that delightful, excellent city.
मृगरूपेण व्यचरद् भार्यया स महामतिः स्वेच्छया स्ववने यक्षः क्रीडते नृत्यगीतकैः
With his wife, that wise Yakṣa wandered in the form of a deer; at his pleasure, he played in his forest with dance and song.
इत्थं स यक्षो जानाति मृगरूपधरो ऽपि च इलस् तु तं न जानाति कन्दरं यक्षपालितम्
Thus, the Yakṣa knew, even while bearing the form of a deer; but Ila did not know that the cave was guarded by the Yakṣa.
यक्षस्य गेहं विपुलं नानारत्नविचित्रितम् तत्रोपविष्टो नृपतिर् महत्या सेनया वृतः
The Yakṣa's spacious house, adorned with various jewels, was where the king sat, surrounded by his great army.
वासं चक्रे स तत्रैव गेहे यक्षस्य धीमतः स यक्षो ऽधर्मकोपेन भार्यया मृगरूपधृक्
He made his dwelling there, in the house of the wise Yakṣa; the Yakṣa, angered by unrighteousness, with his wife in the form of a deer—
इलं जेतुं न शक्नोमि याचितो न ददाति च हृतं गेहं ममानेन किं करोमीत्य् अचिन्तयत्
I cannot defeat Ila, nor does he give when asked; my house has been taken by him—what should I do? Thus he pondered.
युधि मत्तं कथं हन्यां चेति स्थित्वा स यक्षराट् आत्मीयान् प्रेषयाम् आस यक्षाञ् शूरान् धनुर्धरान्
How could I kill the intoxicated one in battle? Thinking thus, the Yakṣa king sent his own brave, bow-wielding Yakṣas.
युद्धे जित्वा च राजानम् इलम् उद्धतदन्तिनम् गृहाद् यथान्यतो याति मम तत् कर्तुम् अर्हथ
Having conquered the king Ila, fierce as an enraged elephant, in battle, you must drive him from my house as one would from elsewhere.
यक्षेश्वरस्य तद् वाक्याद् यक्षास् ते युद्धदुर्मदाः इलं गत्वाब्रुवन् सर्वे निर्गच्छास्माद् गुहालयात्
At the command of the lord of the Yakshas, those Yakshas, intoxicated by battle, went to Ila and all said: 'Come out from this cave dwelling.'
न चेद् युद्धात् परिभ्रष्टः पलाय्य क्व गमिष्यसि तद् यक्षवचनात् कोपाद् युद्धं चक्रे स राजराट्
If you do not flee, defeated in battle, where will you go? At the words of the Yaksha, the king, enraged, engaged in battle.