एवम् उक्ता ततस् तेन साग्रं वर्षशतं पुनः बुभुजे विषयांस् तन्वी तेन सार्धं महात्मना
Thus spoken to by him, she remained with that great soul, slender one, enjoying pleasures together for another hundred years.
अनुज्ञां देहि भगवन् व्रजामि त्रिदशालयम् उक्तस् तयेति स पुनः स्थीयताम् इत्य् अभाषत
'Grant me leave, blessed one—I will go to the abode of the gods,' she said. Again he replied, 'Stay a while longer.'
पुनर् गते वर्षशते साधिके सा शुभानना याम्य् अहं त्रिदिवं ब्रह्मन् प्रणयस्मितशोभनम्
When more than a hundred years had passed, that woman of auspicious face, O Brahman, departed for heaven, her smile radiant with affection.
उक्तस् तयैवं स मुनिः पुनर् आहायतेक्षणाम् इहास्यतां मया सुभ्रु चिरं कालं गमिष्यसि
The sage, addressed by her in this way, spoke again to the wide-eyed woman: 'Remain here, O beautiful-browed one, you will depart after a long time.'
तच्छापभीता सुश्रोणी सह तेनर्षिणा पुनः शतद्वयं किंचिद् ऊनं वर्षाणां समतिष्ठत
Fearing that curse, the lovely-hipped woman, together with that sage, remained for nearly two hundred years, slightly less, in his company.
गमनाय महाभागो देवराजनिवेशनम् प्रोक्तः प्रोक्तस् तया तन्व्या स्थीयताम् इत्य् अभाषत
For departure to the abode of the king of gods, the blessed one was told by the slender woman, 'Stay,' and thus she spoke.
तस्य शापभयाद् भीरुर् दाक्षिण्येन च दक्षिणा प्रोक्ता प्रणयभङ्गार्तिवेदिनी न जहौ मुनिम्
Out of fear of his curse, timid and gentle, she, knowing the pain of breaking affection, did not leave the sage.
तया च रमतस् तस्य परमर्षेर् अहर्निशम् नवं नवम् अभूत् प्रेम मन्मथासक्तचेतसः
With her, the great sage enjoyed day and night; ever new was his love, his mind absorbed in passion.
एकदा तु त्वरायुक्तो निश्चक्रामोटजान् मुनिः निष्क्रामन्तं च कुत्रेति गम्यते प्राह सा शुभा
Once, the sage, impelled by urgency, left his hut; as he was departing, the auspicious woman asked, 'Where are you going?'
इत्य् उक्तः स तया प्राह परिवृत्तम् अहः शुभे संध्योपास्तिं करिष्यामि क्रियालोपो ऽन्यथा भवेत्
Thus addressed by her, he replied, 'The day has turned, O lovely one; I will perform evening worship, otherwise my ritual would be neglected.'
ततः प्रहस्य मुदिता सा तं प्राह महामुनिम् किम् अद्य सर्वधर्मज्ञ परिवृत्तम् अहस् तव गतम् एतन् न कुरुते विस्मयं कस्य कथ्यते
Then, laughing joyfully, she spoke to the great sage: 'O knower of all dharmas, is it today that your day has passed? This does not cause wonder; to whom is it told?'
प्रातस् त्वम् आगता भद्रे नदीतीरम् इदं शुभम् मया दृष्टासि सुश्रोणि प्रविष्टा च ममाश्रमम्
In the morning, O blessed one, you came to this beautiful riverbank; I saw you, lovely-hipped, and you entered my hermitage.
इयं च वर्तते संध्या परिणामम् अहो गतम् अवहासः किमर्थो ऽयं सद्भावः कथ्यतां मम
Now evening is here, the day has passed; what is the reason for this jest? Tell me truly, what is this situation?
प्रत्यूषस्य् आगता ब्रह्मन् सत्यम् एतन् न मे मृषा किंत्व् अद्य तस्य कालस्य गतान्य् अब्दशतानि ते
At dawn you arrived, O Brahman, this is true, not false; but today, for that period, hundreds of years have passed for you.
ततः ससाध्वसो विप्रस् तां पप्रच्छायतेक्षणाम् कथ्यतां भीरु कः कालस् त्वया मे रमतः सदा
Then, trembling, the sage questioned the wide-eyed woman: 'Tell me, timid one, how much time has passed while you have been with me?'
सप्तोत्तराण्य् अतीतानि नववर्षशतानि च मासाश् च षट् तथैवान्यत् समतीतं दिनत्रयम्
Seven hundred and nine years have passed, and six months as well, and three more days have elapsed.
सत्यं भीरु वदस्य् एतत् परिहासो ऽथवा शुभे दिनम् एकम् अहं मन्ये त्वया सार्धम् इहोषितम्
Is this true, timid one, what you say, or is it a jest, O auspicious one? I think only a single day has been spent here with you.
वदिष्याम्य् अनृतं ब्रह्मन् कथम् अत्र तवान्तिके विशेषाद् अद्य भवता पृष्टा मार्गानुगामिना
How could I speak falsehood here in your presence, O Brahman? Especially today, when you have questioned me, following the proper path.
निशम्य तद् वचस् तस्याः स मुनिर् द्विजसत्तमाः धिग् धिङ् माम् इत्य् अनाचारं विनिन्द्यात्मानम् आत्मना
Hearing her words, the sage, foremost among twice-born, reproached himself, saying, 'Fie, fie upon me!' condemning his own misconduct.
तपांसि मम नष्टानि हतं ब्रह्मविदां धनम् हृतो विवेकः केनापि योषिन् मोहाय निर्मिता
My austerities are destroyed, the wealth of the knowers of Brahman is lost, discernment has been stolen by someone, and a woman has been created for delusion.
ऊर्मिषट्कातिगं ब्रह्म ज्ञेयम् आत्मजयेन मे गतिर् एषा कृता येन धिक् तं काममहाग्रहम्
Brahman, which transcends the six waves, is to be known through self-mastery; this is the path I have made, by which I have overcome that great craving for desire—shame upon it.
व्रतानि सर्ववेदाश् च कारणान्य् अखिलानि च नरकग्राममार्गेण कामेनाद्य हतानि मे
All vows, all the Vedas, and every cause—today, through the path leading to the village of hell, have been destroyed by desire.
न त्वां करोम्य् अहं भस्म क्रोधतीव्रेण वह्निना सतां साप्तपदं मैत्र्यम् उषितो ऽहं त्वया सह
I will not turn you to ashes with the fierce fire of anger, for I have shared the seven steps of friendship with you, as is the custom among the virtuous.
अथवा तव दोषः कः किं वा कुर्याम् अहं तव ममैव दोषो नितरां येनाहम् अजितेन्द्रियः
Or else, what fault is yours? What could I do to you? The fault is entirely mine, for I am one who has not conquered the senses.
यथा शक्रप्रियार्थिन्या कृतो मत्तपसो व्ययः त्वया दृष्टिमहामोहमनुनाहं जुगुप्सितः
Just as, for the sake of pleasing Śakra, my intoxicated austerity was wasted, so by your glance, accompanied by great delusion, I have become contemptible.
यावद् इत्थं स विप्रर्षिस् तां ब्रवीति सुमध्यमाम् तावत् स्खलत्स्वेदजला सा बभूवातिवेपथुः
As long as the sage spoke thus to the fair-waisted woman, she became trembling, drenched in sweat, and greatly agitated.
प्रवेपमानां स च तां स्विन्नगात्रलतां सतीम् गच्छ गच्छेति सक्रोधम् उवाच मुनिसत्तमः
Seeing her trembling, her vine-like body covered in sweat, the eminent sage, with anger, said to her, 'Go, go!'
सा तु निर्भर्त्सिता तेन विनिष्क्रम्य तदाश्रमात् आकाशगामिनी स्वेदं ममार्ज तरुपल्लवैः
Thus rebuked by him, she departed from that hermitage, and, moving through the sky, wiped her sweat with the leaves of trees.
वृक्षाद् वृक्षं ययौ बाला उदग्रारुणपल्लवैः निर्ममार्ज च गात्राणि गलत्स्वेदजलानि वै
The young woman went from tree to tree, using the tender red leaves to wipe her body, which was dripping with sweat.
ऋषिणा यस् तदा गर्भस् तस्या देहे समाहितः निर्जगाम सरोमाञ्चस्वेदरूपी तदङ्गतः
Then, by the sage, a seed was placed in her body, and it emerged, in the form of sweat, from her limbs.