एवं बहुविधां चिन्तां कुर्वन्न् आस्ते महीतले निश्चेष्टो ऽथ निरुत्साहः पतितः शोकसागरे
Thus, engaging in many kinds of thoughts, he remains on the earth, motionless and dispirited, fallen into the ocean of sorrow.
दिनावसाने शर्वर्याम् उदिते चन्द्रमण्डले एकादश्यां शुक्लपक्षे तत्रायाति विभीषणः
At the end of the day, during the night when the moon rises, on the eleventh day of the bright fortnight, Vibhīṣaṇa arrives there.
स तु योगेश्वरं देवं पूजयित्वा यथाविधि स्नात्वा तु गौतमीं गङ्गां सपुत्रो राक्षसैर् वृतः
Having worshipped the Lord of Yoga as prescribed, and having bathed in the Gautamī Gaṅgā, Vibhīṣaṇa, together with his son and surrounded by Rākṣasas, came.
विभीषणस्य हि सुतो विभीषण इवापरः वैभीषणिर् इति ख्यातस् तम् अपश्यद् उवाच ह
Indeed, Vibhīṣaṇa’s son, renowned as Vaibhīṣaṇi, another Vibhīṣaṇa in form, saw him and spoke.
वैश्यस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा यथावृत्तं स धर्मवित् पित्रे निवेदयाम् आस लङ्केशाय महात्मने स तु लङ्केश्वरः प्राह पुत्रं प्रीत्या गुणाकरम्
Hearing the merchant’s words as they occurred, that righteous son reported everything to his father, the great-souled Lord of Laṅkā; and the Lord of Laṅkā, pleased, spoke to his virtuous son.
श्रीमान् रामो मम गुरुस् तस्य मान्यः सखा मम हनुमान् इति विख्यातस् तेनानीतो गिरिर् महान्
The illustrious Rāma is my teacher, and Hanumān, who is renowned, is his honored friend and mine; by him, the great mountain was brought.
पुरा कार्यान्तरे प्राप्ते सर्वौषध्याश्रयो ऽचलः जाते कार्ये तम् आदाय हिमवन्तम् अथागमत्
Long ago, when another task arose, that mountain, the refuge of all herbs, was brought by him to Himavat when the need arose.
विशल्यकरणी चेति मृतसंजीवनीति च तदानीय महाबुद्धी रामायाक्लिष्टकर्मणे
He, of great intelligence, brought the Viśalyakaraṇī and the Mṛtasaṃjīvanī, for Rāma, whose actions are unwearied.
निवेदयित्वा तत् साध्यं तस्मिन् वृत्ते समागतः पुनर् गिरिं समादाय आगच्छद् देवपर्वतम्
Having accomplished that task and reported it, when the event was complete, he took the mountain again and returned to the divine mountain.
ताम् आनीयास्य हृदये निवेशय हरिं स्मरन् ततः प्राप्स्यत्य् अयं सर्वम् अपेक्षितम् उदारधीः
Bring that herb and place it in his heart, remembering Hari; then this noble-minded one will obtain all that he desires.
गच्छतस् तस्य वेगेन विशल्यकरणी पुनः अपतद् गौतमीतीरे यत्र योगेश्वरो हरिः
As he went swiftly, the Viśalyakaraṇī again fell on the bank of the Gautamī, where Hari, the Lord of Yoga, was.
ताम् ओषधीं मम पितर् दर्शयाशु विलम्ब मा परार्तिशमनाद् अन्यच् छ्रेयो न भुवनत्रये
Show that herb quickly to my father, do not delay; apart from relieving another’s suffering, there is no greater good in the three worlds.
विभीषणस् तथेत्य् उक्त्वा तां पुत्रस्याप्य् अदर्शयत् इषे त्वेत्य् अस्य वृक्षस्य शाखां चिच्छेद तत्सुतः वैश्यस्य चापि वै प्रीत्या सन्तः परहिते रताः
Vibhīṣaṇa, having said ‘so be it’, showed it also to his son; ‘Take it,’ he said, and his son cut a branch of that tree; and out of affection for the merchant, the virtuous, devoted to the welfare of others, did so.
यत्रापतन् नगे चास्मिन् स वृक्षस् तु प्रतापवान् तस्य शाखां समादाय हृदये ऽस्य निवेशय तत्स्पृष्टमात्र एवासौ स्वकं रूपम् अवाप्नुयात्
Where that powerful tree had fallen on the mountain, taking its branch, place it in his heart; by merely touching it, he would regain his own form.
एतच् छ्रुत्वा पितुर् वाक्यं वैभीषणिर् उदारधीः तथा चकार वै सम्यक् काष्ठखण्डं न्यवेशयत्
Hearing these words of his father, Vaibhīṣaṇi, noble-minded, did exactly so and placed the piece of wood accordingly.
हृदये स तु वैश्यो ऽपि सचक्षुः सकरो ऽभवत् मणिमन्त्रौषधीनां हि वीर्यं को ऽपि न बुध्यते
Then the merchant, with his sight restored, became whole again; for the potency of gems, mantras, and herbs is not easily understood by anyone.
तद् एव काष्ठम् आदाय धर्मम् एवानुसंस्मरन् स्नात्वा तु गौतमीं गङ्गां तथा योगेश्वरं हरिम्
Taking that very piece of wood, remembering only righteousness, he bathed in the Gautamī Gaṅgā and worshipped Hari, the Lord of Yoga.
नमस्कृत्वा पुनर् अगात् काष्ठखण्डेन वैश्यकः परिभ्रमन् नृपपुरं महापुरम् इति श्रुतम्
Having bowed, the merchant departed again with the piece of wood, wandering through the great city known as Nṛpapura.
महाराज इति ख्यातस् तत्र राजा महाबलः तस्य नास्ति सुतः कश्चित् पुत्रिका नष्टलोचना
There was a king known as Mahārāja, a ruler of great might; he had no son, only a daughter who had lost her eyesight.
सैव तस्य सुता पुत्रस् तस्यापि व्रतम् ईदृशम् देवो वा दानवो वापि ब्राह्मणः क्षत्रियो भवेत्
That daughter was his only child, and she too undertook such a vow: whether god, demon, brāhmaṇa, or kṣatriya—whoever he might be—
वैश्यो वा शूद्रयोनिर् वा सगुणो निर्गुणो ऽपि वा तस्मै देया इयं पुत्री यो नेत्रे आहरिष्यति
Whether vaiśya or of śūdra birth, possessed of qualities or without, to him this daughter would be given, who would restore her sight.
राज्येन सह देयेयम् इति राजा ह्य् अघोषयत् अहर्निशम् असौ वैश्यः श्रुत्वा घोषम् अथाब्रवीत्
The king proclaimed that she would be given together with the kingdom; day and night, a vaiśya heard this announcement and then spoke.
अहं नेत्रे आहरिष्ये राजपुत्र्या असंशयम्
I will restore the princess's sight, without any doubt.
तं वैश्यं तरसादाय महाराज्ञे न्यवेदयत् तत्काष्ठस्पर्शमात्रेण सनेत्राभून् नृपात्मजा
Seizing that vaiśya swiftly, he was brought before the great king; at the mere touch of a piece of wood, the king's daughter regained her sight.
ततः सविस्मयो राजा को भवान् इति चाब्रवीत् वैश्यो राज्ञे यथावृत्तं न्यवेदयद् अशेषतः
Then, astonished, the king asked, 'Who are you?' and the vaiśya related to the king all that had happened, without omission.
ब्राह्मणानां प्रसादेन धर्मस्य तपसस् तथा दानप्रभावाद् यज्ञैश् च विविधैर् भूरिदक्षिणैः दिव्यौषधिप्रभावेन मम सामर्थ्यम् ईदृशम्
By the grace of brāhmaṇas, by righteousness and austerity, by the power of gifts and various sacrifices rich in offerings, and by the potency of divine herbs, I have attained such ability.
एतद् वैश्यवचः श्रुत्वा विस्मितो ऽभून् महीपतिः
Hearing these words of the vaiśya, the king was filled with wonder.
अहो महानुभावो ऽयं प्रायो वृन्दारको भवेत् अन्यथैतादृग् अन्यस्य सामर्थ्यं दृश्यते कथम् तस्माद् अस्मै तु तां कन्यां प्रदास्ये राज्यपूर्विकाम्
Ah, what a man of great power is this! He must surely be a divine being; otherwise, how could such ability be seen in another? Therefore, I will give him my daughter, along with the kingdom.
इति संकल्प्य मनसि कन्यां राज्यं च दत्तवान् विहारार्थं गतः स्वैरं परं खेदम् उपागतः
Having resolved thus in his mind, he gave both his daughter and the kingdom, and went away freely for pleasure, but soon fell into deep distress.
न मित्रेण विना राज्यं न मित्रेण विना सुखम् तम् एव सततं विप्रं चिन्तयन् वैश्यनन्दनः
Without a friend, there is no kingdom; without a friend, there is no happiness. Constantly thinking of that brāhmaṇa, the son of the vaiśya was filled with longing.