पृथिवीभूभुजा तेन पूर्वमेव विनिर्जिता
By him, the rulers of the earth had already been conquered before.
ततस्ते राजतनया निस्तोये लवणांबुधौ
Then the sons of the king, at the shoreless salt ocean,
भूतले विविशुर्हृष्टाः परिवार्य तुरङ्गमम्
entered the earth, delighted, surrounding the horse.
इति श्रीब्रह्माण्डे महापुराणे वायुप्रोक्ते मध्यमभागे तृतीय उवोद्धातपादे सगरवरिते ऽश्वमोचनं नाम द्विपञ्चाशत्तमो ऽध्यायः
Thus, in the glorious Brahmanda Mahapurana, spoken by Vayu, in the middle section, in the third Uvoddhata division, in the account of Sagara, the fifty-second chapter named 'The Release of the Horse' concludes.
जहारं तुरगं वायुस्तत्क्षणेन रसातलम्
Vayu seized the horse and, in that very instant, took it to the netherworld.
अनयत्तत्पथा राजन्कपिलस्यान्तिकं मुनेः
He led it, along that path, O king, to the presence of the sage Kapila.
परीत्य वसुधां सर्वां प्रमार्गन्तस्तुरगमम्
Having searched the entire earth, seeking the horse,
अपश्यन्तो यज्ञपशुं दुःखं महदवाप्नुवन्
not finding the sacrificial animal, they experienced great distress.
दृष्ट्वा प्रणम्य पितरं तस्मै सर्वं न्यवेदयन्
Having seen their father, they bowed and reported everything to him.
रक्ष्यमाणो ऽपि पश्यद्भिः केनापि तुरगो हृतः
Though the horse was being guarded and watched, it was taken away by someone.
प्रयास्यध्वमधर्मिष्ठाः सर्वे ऽनावृत्तये पुनः
He said, 'All of you, most unrighteous ones, must depart, never to return.'
तुरगेण विना सत्यं नेहाग मनमस्ति वः
'Without the horse, truly, there is no coming back for you here.'
ऊचुर्न दृश्यते ऽद्यापि तुरगः किं प्रकुमह
They said, 'The horse is still not seen today; what should we do?'
न चापि दृश्यते वाजी तद्वार्त्तापि न कुत्रचित्
Nor is the steed seen, nor is there any news of it anywhere.
विभज्य रवात्वा पातालं विविशाम तुरङ्गमम्
'Dividing the earth, let us enter the netherworld for the horse.'
निचख्नुर्भूमिमंबोधेस्तटा दारभ्य सर्वतः
They dug up the earth from the shore of the ocean on all sides.
चुक्रुशुश्चापि भूतानि दृष्ट्वा तेषां विचेष्टितम्
And the beings cried out, seeing their agitation.
भूमेर्योजनसाहस्रं योजयामासुरंबुधौ
They extended a thousand yojanas of the earth into the ocean.
चरन्तमश्वं पाताले ददृशुर्नृपनन्दनाः
The princes saw the horse roaming in the netherworld.
संतोषाज्जहसुः केचिन्ननृतुश्च मुदान्विताः
Some laughed with satisfaction, and others danced with joy.
वृद्धं पद्मासनासीनं नासाग्रन्यस्तलोचनम्
An old man was seen, seated on a lotus seat, his gaze fixed at the tip of his nose.
स्वतेजसाभिसरता परिबूर्णेन सर्वतः
He was surrounded on all sides by his own radiance, overflowing.
स्वान्तप्रकाशिताशेषविज्ञानमयविग्रहम्
His form was composed entirely of knowledge, illuminating all within by his inner light.
आरूढयोगं विधिवद्ध्येयसंलीनमानसम्
He had ascended to yoga, his mind properly merged in meditation.
विलोक्य तत्र तिष्ठन्तं विमृशन्तः परस्परम्
Seeing him standing there, they discussed among themselves.
ततो ऽयमश्वहर्त्तेति सागरा कालचोदिताः
Then the ocean-dwellers, prompted by time, said, 'This is the horse-thief.'
ततस्तं परिवार्योचुश्वोरो ऽयं नात्र संशयः
Then, surrounding him, they said, 'This is the thief, there is no doubt about it.'
तं प्राकृतवदासीनं ते सर्वे हतवुद्धयः
All of them, their wisdom destroyed, saw him sitting there like an ordinary man.
ततो मुनिरदीनात्मा ध्यानभङ्गप्रधर्षितः
Then the sage, undisturbed in spirit, was assaulted by the disturbance of his meditation.
प्रचचाल दुराधर्षो धर्षितस्तैर् दुरात्मभिः
That formidable one trembled, shaken by those evil-minded ones.