अथ दीर्घेण कालेन क्रोधो राजानमाविशत्
Then, after a long time, anger entered the king.
प्रीत्या वरांश्च शतशो न किञ्चिन्नः प्रयच्छति
Though he gave hundreds of boons out of affection, nothing was granted to us.
स याचितश्च बहुशो देव्या मे पुत्रकारणात्
He was repeatedly petitioned by the queen on account of sons.
अतो नार्हति पूजा तु मत्सकाशात्कथञ्चन
Therefore, worship from my side is not deserved in any way.
एवं तु स विनिश्चित्य दुरात्मा राजकिल्बिषी
Thus, having resolved so, that wicked king, stained by sin,
भग्नमायतनं दृष्ट्वा राजानमशपत्प्रभुः
Seeing the broken sanctuary, the lord cursed the king.
अकस्मात्तु पुरी शून्या भवित्रीते नराधिप
Suddenly, your city will become empty, O ruler of men.
शप्त्वा पुरीं निकुंभस्तु महादेवमथानयत्
Having cursed the city, Nikuṃbha then went to Mahādeva.
तुल्यां देवविभूत्या तु देव्याश्चैव महामनाः
Great-minded, equal to the goddess in divine splendor,
देव्या क्रीडार्थमीशानो देवो वाक्यमथाब्रवीत्
For the sake of the goddess’s play, the Lord then spoke these words.
नाहं देवि गमिष्यामि त्वन्यत्रेदं विहाय वै
O goddess, I will not go elsewhere, abandoning this place.
तस्मात्तदविमुक्तं हि प्रोक्तं देवेन वै स्वयम्
Therefore, that place is indeed called Avimukta, as declared by the god himself.
यस्मिन्वसेद्भवो देवः सर्वदेवनमस्कृतः
In which resides Lord Bhava, revered by all the gods.
अन्तर्द्धानं कलौ याति तत्पुरं तु महात्मनः
In the Kali age, that city of the great soul becomes hidden from sight.
एवं वाराणसी शप्ता निवेशं पुनरागता
Thus Varanasi, having been cursed, returned again to habitation.
हत्वा निवेशयामास दिवोदासो नराधिपः
Having slain, King Divodasa established his residence there.
भद्रसेनस्य पुत्रस्तु दुर्मदो नाम नामतः
Bhadrasena’s son was named Durmada, by name.
दिवोदासाद्दृषद्वत्यां वीरो जज्ञे प्रतर्द्दनः
From Divodasa, in Drishadvati, was born the valiant Pratardana.
वैरस्यान्त महाराज तदा तेन विधित्सता
O great king, at that time, with the intent to end the enmity, by him—
वत्सपुत्रो ह्यलर्कस्तु सन्नतिस्तस्य चात्मजः
Vatsaputra was Alarka, and Sannati was his son.
षष्टिवर्षसहस्राणि षष्टिवर्षशतानि च
For sixty thousand and sixty hundred years—
लोपामुद्राप्रसादेन परमायुरवाप्तवान्
By the grace of Lopamudra, he obtained the highest lifespan.
रम्यामावासयामास पुरीं वाराणसीं नृपः
The king made the beautiful city of Varanasi his abode.
सुनीथस्य तु दायादः क्षैमाख्यो नाम धार्मिकः
The heir of Sunitha was the righteous one named Kshaima.
सुकेतुतनयश्चापि धर्मकेतुरिति श्रुतः
And the son of Suketu was known as Dharmaketu.
सत्यकेतुसुतश्चापि विभुर्नाम प्रजेश्वरः
And the son of Satyaketu was Vibhu, lord of the people.
सुकुमारस्य पुत्रस्तु धृष्टकेतुः सुधार्मिकः
The son of Sukumara was Dhṛṣṭaketu, exceedingly righteous.
वेणुहोत्रसुतश्चापि गार्ग्यो वै नाम विश्रुतः
And the son of Venuhotra was the renowned sage named Gargya.
ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रियाश्चैव तयोः पुत्राः सुधार्मिकाः
The Brāhmaṇas and the Kṣatriyas, and likewise their sons, were of excellent virtue.
इत्येते काश्यपाः प्रोक्ता रजेरपि निबोधत
Thus these descendants of Kaśyapa have been described; now hear also of those of Raji.