ज्ञात्वैवमेतदाख्यानं ना विधिर्भक्षयेद्बुधः
Knowing this story thus, a wise man should not eat such food.
एतन्मांसस्य मांसत्वं प्रवदन्ति मनीषिणः
This, the true nature of meat, is declared by the wise.
इन्द्रस्य वृषभूतस्य ककुत्स्थो जयते पुरा
From Indra, who became a bull, Kakutstha was born in ancient times.
अनेनास्तु ककुत्स्थस्य पृथुश्चानेन स स्मृतः
By him was Kakutstha, and by him Pṛthu is remembered.
अन्ध्रात्तु युवनाश्वस्तु शावस्तस्तस्य चात्मजः
From Andhra came Yuvanashva, and Shavasta was his son.
श्रावस्तस्य तु दायादो बृहदश्वो महायशाः
The illustrious Brihadashva was the heir of Shravasta.
यस्तु धुन्धुवधाद्राजा धुन्धुमारत्वमागतः
But the king who killed Dhundhu then attained the title 'Dhundhumāra.'
यदर्थं कुवलाश्वस्य धुन्धुमारत्वमागतम्
For what reason did Kuvalāśva attain the title 'Dhundhumāra'?
सर्वे विद्यासु निष्णाता बलवन्तो दुरासदाः
All were skilled in every science, powerful, and difficult to overcome.
कुवलाश्वं महावीर्यं शूरमुत्तमधार्मिकम्
Kuvalāśva, of great valor, heroic, and supremely righteous,
पुत्रसंक्रामितश्रीस्तु वनं राजा विवेश ह
The king, having transferred his royal glory to his son, entered the forest.
प्रयास्यन्तमुतङ्कस्तु ब्रह्मर्षिः प्रत्यवारयत्
As he was about to depart, the Brahmarṣi Utaṅka stopped him.
निरुद्विग्नस्तपस्छर्तुं न हि शक्रो ऽपि पार्थिव
O king, not even Indra could practice austerities there without anxiety.
समुद्रो वालुकापूर्णस्तत्र तिष्ठति भूपते
There, O lord of the earth, stands an ocean filled with sand.
अन्तर्भूमिगतस्तत्र वालुकान्तर्हितो महान्
There, hidden beneath the ground, concealed by sand, lies a great being.
शेते लोकविनाशाय तप आस्थाय दारुणम्
He lies there, undertaking fierce austerity, intent on the destruction of the worlds.
यदा तदा मही तत्र चलति स्म सकानना
Whenever that happens, the earth there, along with its forests, would tremble.
आदित्यपथमावृत्य सप्ताहं भूमिकंपनम्
Obstructing the path of the sun, for seven days the earth would quake.
तेन राजन्न शक्नोमि तस्मिन्स्थातुं स्व आश्रमे
Because of this, O king, I am unable to remain in my own hermitage there.
तेजस्ते सुमहद्विष्मुस्तेजसाप्याययिष्यति
His energy is immense, O enemy of your foes; he will increase in power by his austerity.
त्वं हि तस्य वधार्थाय समर्थः पृथिवीपते
O lord of the earth, you alone are capable of killing him.
न हि धुन्धुर्महावीर्यस्तेजसाल्पेन शाक्यते
For Dhundhu of great might cannot be subdued by lesser energy.
वीर्यं हि सुमहत्तस्य देवैरपि दुरासदम्
His strength is truly immense, difficult even for the gods to withstand.
कुवलाश्वं तु तं प्रादात्तस्मिन् धुन्धुनिवारणे
But Kuvalāśva was given for the destruction of Dhundhu.
भविष्यति द्विजश्रेष्ठ धुन्धुमारो न संशयः
O best of the twice-born, there is no doubt that Dhundhumāra will be born.
जगाम स वनायैव तपसे शंसितव्रतः
He, steadfast in his vow, went to the forest for austerities.
सहक्रैरेकविंशत्या पुत्राणां सह पार्थिवः
The king went together with his twenty-one sons.
तमाविशत्ततो विष्णुर्भगवान्स्वेन तेजसा
Then the blessed Viṣṇu entered him with his own radiance.
तस्मिन्प्रयाते दुर्धर्षे दिवि शब्दो महानभूत्
When that indomitable one departed, a great sound arose in the heavens.
दिव्यैः पुष्पैश्च तं देवाः संमतात्समवाकिरन्
And the gods showered him with divine flowers, approvingly.