यस्य मे त्वमनुध्याता शमं भार्गवसत्तमः
O best of the Bhargavas, you who are ever contemplated by me, bring me peace.
सो ऽहं कथमशक्तः स्यां सकलारिविनिग्रहे
How then could I be powerless in subduing all my enemies?
न ह्यन्यमभिजानामि त्वामृते पितरं च मे
Truly, apart from you and my father, I know no other.
विजिता यदनुस्मृत्या शक्तिः सा तपसस्तव
By remembering you, that power born of your austerity is attained.
स्रष्टुं संहर्त्तुमपि च शक्नोष्येव न संशयः
There is no doubt that you are indeed able to create and destroy.
इह तस्यैकदेशो ऽपि दृश्यते विस्मयप्रदः
Even a single portion of that here is seen to be astonishing.
पिबत्यंभः शनैर्ब्रह्मन्निःशङ्कं ते तपोवने
O Brahmin, in your hermitage, the deer drinks water slowly, without fear.
करोति मृगशृङ्गाग्रे गण्डकण्डूयनं रुरुः
The antelope scratches its cheek with the tip of its horn.
व्याघ्री त्वत्तपसावासे सैव पुष्णाति तच्छिशून्
The tigress, dwelling in the place of your austerity, nourishes even those cubs.
प्रविष्टो ऽनुसरन्तौ त्वद्भयादेकत्र तिष्ठतः
Entering together, following each other, out of fear of you they remain in one place.
वृकसूकरशार्दूलशरभर्क्षप्लवङ्गमाः
Wolves, boars, tigers, sarabhas, bears, and monkeys—
वने ऽत्र सहजं वैरं हित्वा मैत्रीमुपागताः
In this forest, abandoning their natural enmity, have come to friendship.
न क्वापि दृश्यते ब्रह्मंस्त्वामृते भुवि दुर्लभा
Nowhere else on earth, O Brahmin, is such a marvel seen apart from you.
रिपुभिः सह विप्रर्षे स्वराज्यं समुपागतः
O sage among the twice-born, I have attained sovereignty together with my enemies.
त्वयोपदिष्टमार्गेण सम्यग्राज्यमपालयम्
By the path you instructed, I have rightly protected the kingdom.
भवद्दिदृक्षा संजाता सापेक्षा भृगुपुङ्गव
O foremost of the Bhṛgus, a desire to see you has arisen in me, with longing.
पितृपिण्डप्रदानेन सह संरक्षणं भुवः
Along with offering the ancestral cake, I have protected the earth.
नानयो ऽपहर्त्तां लोकंऽस्मिन् ममेति त्वामुपागतः
I have come to you, thinking, 'Let no one else take this world from me.'
उवाच भगवानौर्वः सनिदेशमिदं वचः
The venerable Aurva spoke these words with his command.
अवाप्स्यति ततो ऽभीष्टं भवान्नात्र विचारमा
You will attain your desired goal; there is no doubt about this.
पत्नीभ्यां सह धर्मात्मा भक्तियुक्तश्चिरं तदा
Then, together with his wives, the righteous one, full of devotion, remained for a long time.
मुनेरतनुतां प्रीतिं विनयाचारभक्तिभिः
Through humility, proper conduct, and devotion, he pleased the sage and won his favor.
राजपत्न्यौ समाहूय इदं वचनम ब्रवीत्
Summoning the king’s wives, he spoke these words.
दास्यामि तं न संदेहो यद्यपि स्यात्सुदुर्ल्लभम्
I will grant this, without doubt, even if it is exceedingly rare.
ऊचतुर्भगवान्पुत्रान्कामयावेति सादरम्
The venerable one said respectfully, 'Desire sons.'
राज्ञश्चप्रियकामेन वरो दत्तो ऽयमीप्सितः
Out of affection for the king, this boon has been granted as desired.
भवेतां ध्रुवमन्यच्च श्रूयतां वचनं मम
Let them surely be, and now hear my words further.
तथापि तस्य कल्पान्तं संभूतिश्च भविष्यति
Yet, at the end of the age, his birth will indeed take place.
अकृतार्थाश्च ते सर्वे विनङ्क्ष्यन्त्यचिरादिव
But all of them, having not fulfilled their purpose, will perish quickly.
अभीप्सितं तु यद्यस्याः स्वेच्छया तत्प्रकीर्त्यताम्
If she desires something, let it be declared according to her own wish.