कृताञ्जलिः सार्वहस्तः प्रचेता भार्गवान्तिकम्
With joined palms and all his hands together, Pracetas approached Bhargava.
अभ्येत्याकृष्टधनुषः स तस्य चरणाब्जयोः
He came near, with his bow drawn, and fell at the lotus feet of that one.
रक्ष मां भृगुशार्दूल कृपया शरणागतम्
"Protect me, O tiger among the Bhṛgus, for I have come to you for refuge out of compassion."
स्थितो ऽस्मि तव निर्देशेशाधि किं करवाणि वै
"I stand here at your command—tell me, what should I do?"
इति श्रीब्रह्माण्डे महापुराणे मध्यमभागे तृतीये उपोद्धातपादे भार्गवं प्रति वरुणागमनं नाम सप्तपञ्चशत्तमो ऽध्यायः
Thus ends the fifty-seventh chapter, entitled 'The Coming of Varuṇa to Bhārgava,' in the third section, Upoddhāta, of the middle part of the glorious Brahmāṇḍa Mahāpurāṇa.
संजहार पुनर्धीमानस्त्रं मृगुकुलोद्वहः
The wise best of sages then withdrew his weapon.
विलोक्य बिगतक्रोधस्तमुवाच हसन्निव
Seeing him, his anger gone, he spoke as if smiling.
समायाता महेन्द्राद्रौ निवसंतं सरित्पते
"You have come from Mount Mahendra, O lord of rivers, where you reside.
अधो निपातितं क्षेत्रं गोकर्णमृषिसेवितम्
The land called Gokarṇa, honored by sages, has been cast down below.
अधावन्मामुपागम्य मुनयस्तीर्थवासिनः
The sages dwelling at the holy place came running to me.
भवन्तमागतो द्रष्टुं सहैभिर्मुनिपुङ्गवैः
I have come to see you, along with those eminent sages.
दातुमर्हति तत्क्षेत्रमेषां तोये च पूर्ववत्
You ought to grant that land to them, and its waters as before.
निरूप्य मनसा राममिद भूयो ऽब्रवीद्वचः
Having resolved in his mind, Rāma again spoke these words:
तथा हि मे वरो दत्तः पुरानेन विरिञ्चिना
"Indeed, such a boon was given to me long ago by Virin̄ci.
कातरं समुपायातो वशतां तव भार्गव
I have come to you, Bhārgava, fearful and submitting to your power.
कथं न कुर्यां कर्मेदमहं क्षत्त्रकुलान्तक
How could I not perform this deed, O destroyer of the Kṣatriya race?
तावत्संघारयिष्यामि भूमौ सलिलमात्मनः
I will gather the water of my own self upon the earth.
यथागतं प्रचिक्षेप धनुर्निर्भिद्य भार्गवः
Bhārgava, having pierced with his bow, cast it away as it had come.
स्रुवं जग्राह मतिमान्क्षप्तुकामो जलाशये
The wise one took up the ladle, wishing to pour it into the water basin.
अन्तर्हिते सरिन्नाथे रामः सुवमुदङ्मुखः
When the lord of the river had vanished, Rāma faced east with the ladle.
क्षिप्तत्वेन समुद्रे तु दिशमुत्तरपश्चिमाम्
Having thrown it into the ocean, he directed it toward the northwest.
तीर्थं शुर्पारकं नाम सर्वपापविमोचनम्
The holy place called Śūrpāraka, the remover of all sins.
तीर्थं तदन्तरीकृत्य स्रुवो रामकराच्च्युतः
Making that place a sacred site, the ladle slipped from Rāma’s hand.
यत्राभूद्रामसृष्टाया भुवो निष्ठाथ पार्थिव
There was the establishment of the land created by Rāma, O king.
उत्सारयित्वा सलिलं समुद्रस्तावदात्मनः
Having driven away the water, the ocean yielded his own self.
अनतिक्रान्तमर्यादो यथाकालं भृगूद्वहः
The illustrious Bhṛgu, never transgressing the boundary, acted at the proper time.
विज्ञाय पूर्वसीमान्तां भुवमभ्युत्ससर्ज ह
Having discerned the former boundary, he released the land.
नगरग्रमसीमानः किञ्चित्किञ्चित्क्वचित्क्वचित्
The boundaries of cities and villages, here and there, in various places.
तत्र दैवात्तथा स्थानान्निम्नत्वात्स प्रलक्ष्य तु
There, by divine will and from those places, he observed the low-lying areas.
यथाभिलषितं स्थानं प्रददौ प्रीतिपूर्वकम्
He gladly granted the desired place as requested.