विनता स्वसुतं प्राह विहगानाम् अधीश्वरम् नमस्कर्तुम् अथेच्छन्ति नागाः स्वामित्वम् आगताः
Vinatā spoke to her own son, the lord of the birds: The serpents wish to offer their respects, having attained mastery.
भास्वन्तम् इत्य् उवाचेयं मां सर्पजननी हठात् तथेत्य् उक्त्वा स गरुडो माम् आरोहन्तु पन्नगाः
The mother of serpents said to me, 'Lead us to the radiant one.' Garuda, having said 'So be it,' allowed the serpents to ascend onto him.
तदारूढं सर्पसैन्यं गरुडं विहगाधिपम् शनैः शनैर् उपगमद् यत्र देवो दिवाकरः ते दह्यमानास् तीक्ष्णेन भानुतापेन विव्यथुः
Then the army of serpents mounted Garuda, the lord of birds, and slowly approached the place where the god, the sun, was. Scorched by the intense heat of the sun, they trembled.
निवर्तस्व महाप्राज्ञ पतंगाय नमो नमः अलं सूर्यस्य सदनं दग्धाः सूर्यस्य तेजसा यामस् त्वया वा गरुड विहाय त्वाम् अथापि वा
Turn back, O wise one; salutations to the sun-bird. Enough of the sun's abode; we are burned by the sun's radiance. Let us depart with you, Garuda, or leave you and go ourselves.
एवं नागैर् उच्यमान आदित्यं दर्शयामि वः इत्य् उक्त्वा गगनं शीघ्रं जगामादित्यसंमुखः
Thus addressed by the serpents, Garuda said, 'I will show you the sun.' Saying this, he swiftly went through the sky, facing the sun.
दग्धभोगा निपेतुस् ते द्वीपं तं वीरणं प्रति बहवः शतसाहस्राः पीडिता दग्धविग्रहाः
Their bodies burned, they fell upon that island of reeds; many, hundreds of thousands, afflicted and scorched.
पुत्राणाम् आर्तसंनादं पतितानां महीतले आश्वासितुं समायाता तान् सा कद्रूः सुविह्वला
Hearing the anguished cries of her sons fallen to the earth, Kadrū, greatly distressed, came to comfort them.
उवाच विनतां कद्रूस् तव पुत्रो ऽतिदुष्कृतम् कृतवान् अतिदुर्मेधा येषां शान्तिर् न विद्यते
Kadrū spoke to Vinatā: Your son has committed a great wrong, acting with excessive malice, for whom there is no peace.
नान्यथा कर्तुम् आयाति स्वामिवाक्यं फणीश्वरः स काश्यपो बृहत्तेजा यद्य् अत्र स्याद् अनामयम्
There is no other way to act; the lord of serpents must follow the master's command. If the great sage Kāśyapa, full of splendor, were here, there would be no harm.
भवेच् चैवं कथं शान्तिः पुत्राणां मम भामिनि कद्र्वास् तद् वचनं श्रुत्वा विनता ह्य् अतिभीतवत्
How then can there be peace for my sons, O beautiful one? Hearing these words, Vinatā became extremely fearful.
पुत्रम् आह महात्मानं गरुडं विहगाधिपम्
She spoke to her son, the great-souled Garuda, lord of the birds.
नेदं युक्ततरं पुत्र भूषणं विनयेन हि वर्तितुं युक्तम् इत्य् उक्तं वैपरीत्यं न युज्यते
This is not proper, my son; it is fitting to act with humility, not with adornment. What has been said is not appropriate; reversal is not suitable.
नामित्रेष्व् अपि कर्तव्यं सद्भिर् जिह्मं कदाचन श्रोत्रिये चान्त्यजे वापि समं चन्द्रः प्रकाशते
The virtuous should never act deceitfully, even towards enemies. Whether to a learned person or an outcaste, the moon shines equally.
कुर्वन्त्य् अनिष्टं कपटैस् त एव मम पुत्रक प्रसह्य कर्तुं ये साक्षाद् अशक्ताः पुरुषाधमाः
Those who are unable to act openly, my son, perform harmful deeds by trickery; those base men, powerless to act directly, resort to force.
विनता च ततः प्राह कद्रूं तां सर्पमातरम्
Then Vinatā spoke to Kadrū, the mother of serpents.
किं कृत्वा शान्तिर् अभ्येति पुत्राणां ते करोमि तत् जरया तु गृहीतास् ते वद शान्तिं करोमि तत्
What should I do so that peace may come to your sons? I will do that. Old age has seized them—tell me, and I will bring them peace.
कद्रूर् अप्य् आह विनतां रसातलगतं पयः तेनाभिषेचितानां मे पुत्राणां शान्तिर् एष्यति
Kadrū also said to Vinatā, 'Peace will come to my sons if they are anointed with the water from Rasātala.'
कद्र्वास् तद् वचनं श्रुत्वा रसातलगतं पयः क्षणेनैव समानीय नागांस् तान् अभ्यषेचयत् ततः प्रोवाच गरुडो मघवानं शतक्रतुम्
Hearing Kadrū's words, she quickly brought the water from Rasātala and anointed the serpents with it. Then Garuḍa spoke to Maghavān, the wielder of a hundred sacrifices.
मेघाश् चाप्य् अत्र वर्षन्तु त्रैलोक्यस्योपकारिणः
Let the clouds rain here, for the benefit of the three worlds.
तथा ववर्ष पर्जन्यो नागानाम् अभवच् छिवम् रसातलभवं गाङ्गं नागसंजीवनं पयः
Thus the rain-god poured down, and well-being came to the serpents; the water from Rasātala, born of the Ganges, revived the serpents.
जराशोकविनाशार्थम् आनीतं गरुडेन यत् यत्राभिषेचिता नागास् तन् नागालयम् उच्यते
That which was brought by Garuḍa for the destruction of old age and sorrow, where the serpents were anointed, is called the abode of serpents.
गरुडेन यतो वारि आनीतं तद् रसातलात् तद् गाङ्गं वारि सर्वेषां सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्
The water that Garuḍa brought from Rasātala is the Ganges water, which destroys all sins for everyone.
जराया वारणं यस्मान् नागानाम् अभवच् छिवम् रसातलभवं गाङ्गं नागसंजीवनं यतः
Because it removed old age for the serpents, the water from Rasātala, born of the Ganges, is known as the reviver of serpents.
जराशोकविनाशार्थं गङ्गाया दक्षिणे तटे साक्षाद् अमृतसंवाहा वञ्जरा साभवन् नदी
For the destruction of old age and sorrow, on the southern bank of the Ganges, the river Vaṃjarā arose, directly carrying the essence of immortality.
जरादारिद्र्यसंतापहारिणी क्लेशवारिणी रसातलभवा गङ्गा मर्त्यलोकभवा तु या
The Ganges, born of Rasātala, which removes the pain of old age, poverty, and suffering, is the same as that which appeared in the world of mortals.
तयोश् च संगमो यः स्यात् किं पुनस् तत्र वर्ण्यते यस्यानुस्मरणाद् एव नाशं यान्त्य् अघसंचयाः
And what more can be said of the place where these two meet? By merely remembering it, heaps of sins are destroyed.
तत्र च स्नानदानानां फलं को वक्तुम् ईश्वरः सपादं तत्र तीर्थानां लक्षम् आहुर् मनीषिणः
Who is able to describe the fruit of bathing and giving gifts there? The wise say that there are a hundred thousand sacred places there.
सर्वसंपत्तिदातॄणां सर्वपापौघहारिणाम् वञ्जरासंगमसमं तीर्थं क्वापि न विद्यते यदनुस्मरणेनापि विपद्यन्ते विपत्तयः
Nowhere else is there a holy place equal to the confluence with Vaṃjarā, which grants all prosperity and destroys all heaps of sin; even by remembering it, calamities are dispelled.
देवागमं नाम तीर्थं सर्वकामप्रदं शिवम् भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदं नॄणां पितॄणां तृप्तिकारकम्
There is a holy place called Devāgama, which grants all desires and well-being, bestowing enjoyment and liberation to people, and satisfaction to ancestors.
तत्र वृत्तं समाख्यास्ये तव यत्नेन नारद देवानाम् असुराणां च स्पर्धाभूद् धनहेतवे
I will now recount to you, O Nārada, with care, the event that took place there: a rivalry arose between the gods and the asuras over wealth.