ददर्श महदाश्चर्यं भार्गवः कुंभजाश्रमम्
Bhargava beheld a great wonder at the hermitage of the son of Kumbha.
कुटरैरर्जुनैर्निंबैः पारिभद्रधवेगुदैः
It was surrounded by arjuna, neem, paribhadra, dhava, and gudā trees.
तत्र प्रविश्य वै रामो ह्यकृतव्रणसंयुतः
There, Rama entered, free from any wounds.
स्तिमितोदसरः प्रख्यं ध्यायन्तं ब्रह्म शाश्वतम्
He saw one absorbed in meditation on the eternal Brahman, resembling a still, clear lake.
ननाम च महाराज स्वाभिधानं समुच्चरन्
And, O great king, he bowed, reciting his own name.
ताद्विद्धि प्रणिपातेन नमस्ते लोकभावन
"Know me thus, by my prostration. Salutations to you, creator of the worlds!"
दृष्ट्वा स्वागतमुच्चार्य तस्मायासनमादिशत्
Seeing him, he uttered words of welcome and offered him a seat.
ददौ पप्रच्छ कुशलं तपसश्च कुलस्य च
He gave it and inquired about his welfare, his austerities, and his lineage.
भवत्संदर्शनादीश कुशलं मम सर्वतः
O Lord, by beholding you, well-being has come to me in every way.
मृगश्चैको मया दृष्टो मध्यमे पुष्करे विभो
And, O mighty one, I saw a single deer in the middle Puṣkara.
तच्छूत्वा विस्मयाविष्टो भवच्छरणमागतः
Hearing that, I was filled with wonder and came to take refuge in you.
शिवेन दत्तं कवच मम साधयतो गुरो
The armor given to me by Śiva, O teacher, I have been practicing.
न च सिद्धिमवाप्तो ऽहं तन्मे त्वं कृपया वद
But I have not attained success; please tell me the reason out of compassion.
क्षणं ध्यात्वा महाराज मृगोक्तं ज्ञातवान् हृदा
The great king, after meditating for a moment, understood in his heart what the deer had said.
विचार्याश्वासयामास भार्गवः स्ववचोमृतैः
Bhārgava, after considering, comforted him with his own nectar-like words.
उपोद्धातपादे भार्गवच रिते पञ्चत्रिंशत्तमो ऽध्यायः
In the section of introduction, except for Bhārgava's words, this is the thirty-fifth chapter.
उवाच भार्गवं राममगस्त्यः कुंभसंभवः
Agastya, born from the pot, spoke to Bhārgava Rāma.
मन्त्रस्य सिद्धिं येन त्वं शीघ्रमेव समाप्नुयाः
By which you may quickly attain the accomplishment of the mantra.
यो यतेत नरस्तस्य सिद्धिर्भवति सत्वरम्
For the man who strives, accomplishment comes swiftly to him.
पातालं नागराचैन्द्रैः शोभितं परया मुदा
Pātāla, adorned by the Nāgas and Indras, shines with supreme joy.
सनकाद्या नारदश्च गौतमो जाजलिःक्रतुः
Sanaka and others, Nārada, Gautama, Jājali, and Kratu,
एते ऽन्ये च महासिद्धा वात्स्यायनमुखा द्विज
These and other great siddhas, headed by Vātsyāyana, O twice-born,
तं नमस्कृत्य नागैन्द्रैः सह सिद्धैर्महात्मभिः
Having bowed to him, together with the Nāga Indras and the great-souled siddhas,
येयं भूमिर्महाभाग भूतधात्री स्वरूपिणी
This earth, O greatly fortunate one, is the bearer of beings and has her own form.
यद्यत्पृच्छति सा भूमिः शेषं साक्षान्महीधरम्
Whatever that earth asks, she directly questions Mahīdhara, Śeṣa.
मया तत्र श्रुतं वत्स कृष्णप्रेमामृतं शुभम्
There, O child, I heard the auspicious nectar of love for Kṛṣṇa.
वाराहाद्यवताराणां चरितं पापनाशनम्
The deeds of the incarnations beginning with Varaha destroy sin.
श्रुत्वा सर्वं धरा वत्स प्रत्दृष्टा तं धराधरम्
Having heard everything, O child, the earth beheld that lord of the earth.
अलङ्कृतं जन्म पुंसामपि नन्दव्रजौकसाम्
Even the birth of men, adorned, is among the dwellers of Nanda's Vraja.
जयोपाधिनियुक्तानि संति नामान्यनेकशः
There are many names, each associated with the title of victory.