प्रीतिमानथ तं दृष्ट्वा मुहूर्त्तं कृतवान्कथाम्
Seeing him, pleased, he conversed with him for a moment.
प्रोवाचाग्निसवर्णं त्वां येन लोकः प्रपश्यति
He spoke: 'I give you this, shining like fire, by which the world beholds you.'
स्यमं तकं नाममणिं दत्तवांस्तस्य भास्करः
The Sun gave him the jewel named Syamantaka.
विस्मापयित्वाथ ततः पुरीमन्तःपुरं ययौ
Then, astonishing all, he entered the inner city.
ददौ भ्रात्रे नरपतिः प्रेम्णा सत्राजिदुत्तमम्
The king lovingly gave the excellent Syamantaka to his brother.
कामवर्षी च पर्जन्यो न च व्याधिभयं तथा
The rain-god showered as desired, and there was no fear of disease.
गोविन्दो न च तं लेभे शक्तो ऽपि न जहार च
Govinda did not obtain it, nor did he seize it, though able.
स्यमन्तककृते सिंहाद्वधं प्राप सुदारुणम्
Because of the Syamantaka, he met a terrible death at the hands of a lion.
आदाय च मणिं दिव्यं स्वबिलं प्रविवेश ह
And taking the divine jewel, he entered his own den.
मणिं गृध्नोस्तु मन्वानास्तमेव विशशङ्किरे
Thinking the vulture had the jewel, they suspected him.
अमृष्यमाणो भगवान्वनं स विचचार ह
Unable to bear it, the Blessed Lord wandered in the forest.
प्रसेनस्य पदं ग्राह्यं पुरं पौराप्तकारिभिः
The citizens, acting on information, traced Prasena's footsteps.
अन्वेषयत्परिश्रान्तः स ददर्श महामनाः
Exhausted from searching, that great-minded one beheld.
अथ सिंहः प्रसेनस्य शरीरस्याविदूरतः
Then, near the body of Prasena, there was a lion.
पदैरन्वेषयामास गुहामृक्षस्य यादवः
The Yadava began to follow the tracks toward the cave of the bear.
क्रीडयन्त्याथ मणिना मारोदीरित्युदीरितम्
Then, as she played with the jewel, it was said, 'Do not cry.'
प्रसेनमवधीत्सिंहः सिंहो जांबवता हतः
The lion killed Prasena, and the lion was slain by Jambavat.
व्यक्तीकृतश्च शब्दः स तूर्णं चापि ययौ बिलम्
That sound was made clear, and he quickly went to the cave.
प्रविश्य चापि भगवान्स ऋक्षबिलमञ्जसा
And the Blessed Lord entered the bear's cave directly.
युयुधे वासुदेवस्तु बिले जांबवता सह
There, Vāsudeva fought with Jāmbavat inside the cave.
प्रविष्टे च बिलं कृष्णे वसुदेवापुरस्सराः
When Krishna entered the cave, the followers of Vasudeva were at the front.
वासुदेवस्तु निर्जित्य जांबवन्तं महाबलम्
But Vāsudeva, having subdued the mighty Jāmbavat,
भगवत्तेजसा ग्रस्तो जांबवांन्प्रसभं मणिम्
Jāmbavat, overpowered by the divine radiance of the Blessed Lord, forcefully gave the jewel.
मणिं स्यमन्तकं चैव जग्रहात्मविशुद्धये
He took the Syamantaka jewel for the purification of his own self.
एवं स मणिमाहृत्य विशोध्यात्मानमात्मना
Thus, having brought back the jewel and purified himself by himself,
कन्यां पुनर्जांबवतीमुवाह मधुसूदनः
Madhusudana then married Jāmbavatī, the daughter.
इमां मिथ्याभिशप्तिं यः कृष्णस्येह व्यपोहिताम्
Whoever here removes this false accusation against Krishna—
दश त्वासन्सत्रजितो भार्यास्तस्यायुतं सुताः
Satrajita had ten wives, and from her, ten thousand sons.
वीरो वातपतिश्चैव तपस्वी च बहुप्रियः
A hero, the lord of the wind, an ascetic, and beloved by many.
सुषुवे सा कुमारीस्तु तिस्रो रूपगुणान्विताः
That maiden gave birth to three sons endowed with beauty and virtue.