तत्तर्पणं मूत्रमेव पिण्डं सद्यः पुरीषकम्
'That offering becomes urine, the rice-ball instantly becomes excrement,'
तदिष्टदेवो गृह्णाति न नैवेद्यं न तज्जलम्
'The chosen deity accepts that, but not the food offering nor that water.'
कुम्भीपाके पच्यते स शक्रान्तं यावदेव हि
He is cooked in the Kumbhipaka hell for as long as Indra's reign lasts.
पत्रोच्छिष्टं च यो भुङ्क्ते शूद्राणां ब्राह्मणाधमः
Whoever eats food left by his wife is the lowest among Brahmins, like a Shudra.
शूद्रो वा यदि गृह्णाति ब्राह्मणीं ज्ञानदुर्बलः
If a Shudra, weak in knowledge, takes a Brahmin woman,
अष्टादशेन्द्रावच्छिन्नं कालं च कालसूत्रके
He is confined for eighteen Indra-periods in the realm of Kālāsūtra.
ततश्चण्डालयोनौ च लब्ध्वा जन्म च ब्राह्मणी
Then, after that, the Brahmin woman is born in the lineage of Chandalas.
इत्युक्त्वा च मुनिश्रेष्ठो विरराम च शौनक
Having spoken thus, the foremost sage, Shaunaka, became silent.
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे तेन पथा याति च मेनका
Meanwhile, Menaka proceeded along that path.
ऋतुस्नाता च वृषली पीत्वा तत्र क्षणं मुदा 1.20.
The outcaste woman, purified by her period, drank there with delight for a moment.
गत्वा प्रणम्य द्रुमिलं कान्ता कान्तं मनोहरम्
Having gone, she bowed to Drumila, her beloved, enchanting to behold.
कलावतीवचः श्रुत्वा प्रहृष्टवदनेक्षणः
Hearing Kalavati's words, his face lit up with joy.
द्रुमिल उवाच वैष्णवो भविता बालस्त्वं च भाग्यवती सती
Drumila said: 'You will have a son who is a Vaishnava, and you, chaste lady, will be fortunate.'
यद्गर्भे वैष्णवो जातो यस्य वीर्येण वा सति
Whichever womb a Vaishnava is born from, or by whose seed, O chaste one,
तौ च विष्णुविमानेन सद्रत्ननिर्मितेन च
Both will ascend in a Vishnu-airplane, made of precious gems.
कस्यचिद्ब्राह्मणस्यैव गेहं गच्छ शुभानने
Go, O auspicious-faced one, to the house of some Brahmin.
इत्युक्त्वा गोपराजश्च स्नात्वा कृत्वा तु तर्पणम्
Having said this, the king of cowherds bathed and performed the offering.
अश्वानां च चतुर्लक्षं गजानां लक्षमेव च
There were four hundred thousand horses and one hundred thousand elephants.
उच्चैःश्रवः पञ्चलक्षं रथानां च सहस्रकम्
Uccaiḥśravas numbered five hundred thousand, and there were a thousand chariots.
गवां द्वादशलक्षं च महिषाणां त्रिलक्षकम् 1.20.
There were twelve hundred thousand cows and three hundred thousand buffaloes.
पारावतानां लक्षं च शुकानां च शतं मुने
O sage, he gave a hundred thousand doves and a hundred parrots.
ग्रामाणां च सहस्रं च नगराणां शतं शतम्
He gave a thousand villages and a hundred times a hundred cities.
शतकोटिं सुवर्णानां रत्नानां च सहस्रकम्
He gave a hundred crores of gold coins and a thousand gems.
ददौ तैजसपात्राणां भूषणानामसंख्यकम्
He gave countless golden vessels and ornaments.
राज्यं दत्त्वा महाराजोऽप्यन्तर्बाह्ये हरिं स्मरन् ।। जगाम बदरीं गोपो मनोगामी मुदाऽन्वितः
Having given away his kingdom, the great king, remembering Hari within and without, joyfully went to Badarī as a cowherd, his mind fulfilled.
तत्र मासं तपः कृत्वा गङ्गातीरे मनोहरे
There, on the beautiful bank of the Ganges, he performed austerities for a month.
स च विष्णुविमानेन रत्नेन्द्रनिर्मितेन च
He then ascended to heaven in a celestial chariot made by the lord of jewels, Vishnu.
तत्र प्राप हरेर्दास्यं हरिदासो बभूव सः
There he attained the service of Hari and became a servant of Hari.
गते कलावती नाथे उच्चैश्च प्ररुरोद ह
When her lord departed, Kalāvatī wept aloud.
ब्राह्मणो मातरित्युक्त्वा तां गृहीत्वा मुदाऽन्वितः 1.20.
A brāhmaṇa, saying 'Mother,' took her with joy.