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.
स गत्वा पुरुषव्याघ्रस्तनयैः सह वीर्यवान्
That mighty man, tiger among men, went forth with his sons.
तस्य पुत्रैः खनद्भिश्च वालुकान्तर्हितस्तदा
Then, hidden among the sands by his sons who were digging,
मुखजेनाग्निना क्रुद्धो लोकानुद्वर्तयन्निव
Angry, as if overturning the worlds, he with fire from his mouth—
सोमस्य सो ऽसुरश्रेष्ठो धारोर्मिकलिलो महान्
That great asura, a mass of waves and mud, belonged to Soma.
ततः स राजातिबलो राक्षसं तं महाबलम्
Then that exceedingly powerful king confronted that mighty Rākṣasa.
तस्य वारिमयं वेगमपि वत्स नराधिपः
O prince, the king repelled even the watery force of that being.
निरस्यन्तं महाकायं बलेनोदकराक्षसम्
He drove away the great-bodied water-rākṣasa by his strength.
उत्तङ्कश्च वरं प्रादात्तस्मै राज्ञे महात्मने
Uttaṅka then granted a boon to that great-souled king.
धर्मे रतिं च सततं स्वर्गे वासं तथाक्षयम्
Constant delight in dharma, and undiminishing residence in heaven.
तस्य पुत्रास्त्रयः शिष्टा दृढाश्वो ज्येष्ठ उच्यते
Three sons of his remained; the eldest is called Dṛḍhāśva.