स्वहस्तेन कथं राम मातरं कृत्तवानसि
O Rāma, how did you cut your mother with your own hand?
त्वं पुनर्धार्मिको भूत्वा कामतो ऽन्यान्विनिन्दसि
Having again become righteous, you criticize others at will.
अपर्याप्तमहं नन्यं परं दोषविमर्शनाम्
I am insufficient, not another; I am the one who examines the faults of others.
तर्हि गर्हय मां कामं निरुप्य मनसा स्वयम्
Then, if you wish, censure me, having considered it yourself in your mind.
क्रियते प्राणिहननं निजधर्मतया मया
I commit the act of taking life as my own duty.
वर्त्तामि सापि मे वृत्तिर्विधात्रा विहिता पुरा
That conduct of mine is also a way of life ordained by the Creator from the beginning.
हनिष्ये चेत्तदधिकं तर्हि युज्येयमेनसा
If I kill beyond that, then indeed I would be subject to sin.
तदेतत्संप्रधार्य त्वं निन्दवा मां प्रशंस वा
Therefore, having considered this, either blame me or praise me as you wish.
तदेव तेन कर्त्तव्यमापद्यपि कथञ्चन
That alone must be done by him, even if he falls into difficulty in any way.
अहं तु सर्वभावेन मित्रादिभरणे रतः
As for me, with all my being, I am devoted to supporting friends and others.
भूत्वा तु धार्मिकस्त्वं तु तपश्चर्तुमिहागतः
Having become righteous, you have come here to practice austerity.
यथाजिह्वं भवेन्नात्र वचसापि समीहितुम्
As the tongue moves, so should words be; here, even speech cannot be controlled.
तस्मादलं ते तपसा निष्फलेन भृगूद्वह
Therefore, O foremost of the Bhṛgus, your austerity is useless; enough of it.
याहि राम त्वमन्यत्र यत्र वा न विदुर्जनाः
Go, O Rāma, elsewhere, wherever people do not know you.
निरूप्य मनसा भूयस्तमुवाचाभिविस्मितम्
Having considered deeply in his mind, he spoke to him, filled with wonder.
इन्द्रस्येवानुभावेन वपुरालक्ष्यते तव
By the majesty of Indra, your form is unrecognizable.
सर्वज्ञस्यैव ते वाणी श्रूयते ऽतिमनोहरा
Your speech, belonging to one who knows all, is heard and is exceedingly charming.
ईशानस्तपनो ब्रह्मा वायुः सोमो गुरुर्गुहः
Īśāna, the Sun, Brahmā, Vāyu, Soma, the Guru, Guha—
अनुभावेन जातिस्ते हृदिशङ्कां तनोति मे
By your majesty, your birth causes doubt in my heart.
को वा त्वं वपुषानेन ब्रूहि मां समुपागतः
Who are you, with this form, who has approached me? Tell me.
परमात्मात्मसंभूतिरात्मारामः सनातनः
The Supreme Self, self-born, delighting in the Self, eternal—
वपुषानेन संयुक्ते भवान्भवितुमर्हति
You are worthy to be that, endowed with this form.
जात्यर्थसौष्ठवोपेता वाणी चौदार्यशालिनी
Your speech is endowed with nobility, excellence of birth and meaning.
प्रत्यक्षतामुपगतो संदेहो ऽस्मत्परीक्षया
By my examination, doubt has become manifest before my eyes.
तस्मात्तुभ्यं नमस्तस्मै सुरुपं संप्रदर्शय
Therefore, I bow to you; show me your true form.
ममानेकविधा शङ्कामुच्येत येन मानसी
By which my many kinds of doubts in my mind may be dispelled.
प्रणाशय स्वरूपस्य ग्रहणादेव केवलम्
The destruction of one's own form occurs merely by its grasping.
कस्त्वं मे दर्शयात्मानं बद्धो ऽयं ते मयाञ्जलिः
Who are you? Reveal yourself to me; my hands are joined in supplication to you.
उपविश्य ततो भूमौ ध्यानमास्ते समाहितः
Then, sitting down upon the ground, he remained absorbed in meditation.
निरुद्धप्राणसंचारो दध्यौ चिरमुदारधीः
Restraining the movement of his breath, the noble-minded one meditated for a long time.