विनाशः सापराधस्य धर्मो नष्टश्च धर्मिणः । तेनाधर्मेण शक्रस्य ब्रह्महत्या बभूव ह
The destruction of the offender occurs, and righteousness is lost for the righteous; thus, through unrighteousness, Indra incurred the sin of killing a Brahmin.
भीतस्त्यक्त्वा स्वराज्यं च प्रययौ सरोवरम् । सरसः बद्मसूत्रे च निवासं च चकार सः
Frightened, he abandoned his sovereignty and went to a lake; there, in the stem of a lotus in the lake, he made his dwelling.
गन्तुं न शक्ता हन्या च पुण्यं विष्णुसरोवरम् । श्रेष्ठं भरतवर्षेच तपःस्थानं तपस्विनाम्
Unable to go elsewhere, he hid in the sacred lake of Viṣṇu, the most excellent in the land of Bharata, the place of austerity for ascetics.
तदेव पुष्करं तीर्थं प्रवदन्ति पुराविदः । राज्यभ्रष्टं हरीं दृष्ट्वा हरिभक्तो नराधिपः
That very Puṣkara is known as a holy place by those learned in ancient lore; seeing the lord of the gods deprived of his kingdom, a devotee of Hari, a king among men—
बलाज्जहार तद्राज्यं नहुषो नाम धार्मिकः । दृष्ट्वा शचीं वरारोहा मनपत्यां च सुन्दरीम्
By force, a righteous king named Nahuṣa seized that kingdom; seeing Śacī, of lovely form and beautiful even without her husband,
स्वर्गगङ्गं च गच्छन्तीं हृदयेन विदूयता । नवयौवनसंपन्नां रत्नालंकारभूषिताम्
As she went to the celestial Gaṅgā, her heart wounded, endowed with fresh youth and adorned with jeweled ornaments,
सुकोमलं तां सुदतीं वदन्तीं च महासतीम् । मूर्च्छां संप्राप राजान्द्रः कामेन यौवनेन च
So gentle, with lovely teeth, speaking sweetly, a woman of great virtue—the king Nahuṣa was overcome with passion and youth, and fainted.
नहुष उवाच थातुर्गतिर्विचित्राऽहोन बौध्या च सतामपि
Nahuṣa said: The course of fate is indeed strange, O wise one, even for the virtuous.
ईदृशी स्त्री भगाङ्गस्य लुब्धस्य परयोषिति । ईदृशी सुन्दरी यस्य परभार्यासु तन्मनः
Such a woman belongs to a lustful man whose mind is captivated by the wives of others; such a beautiful woman, whose thoughts dwell on the wives of others.
अस्या अग्रे च का रम्भा कोर्वशी का तिलोत्तमा। का वा मेना घृताची वा रत्नमाला कलावती
Before her, who is Kā? Who is Rambhā? Who is Urvaśī? Who is Tilottamā? Who is Menā or Ghṛtācī? Who is Ratnamālā or Kalāvatī?
कालिका सुन्दरी भद्रावती चम्पावती तथा । एदाश्चाप्सरसश्चान्याः कलां नार्हन्ति षोडशीम्
Who is Kālikā, Sundarī, Bhadrāvatī, or Campāvatī? And all these other apsarās do not equal her in beauty, not even to the sixteenth part.
इमां विहाय मूढोऽन्यां कथं गच्छति मन्दधीः । अस्माकं योबितोऽस्याश्च चेटितुल्याश्च निश्चितम्
Abandoning her, how does the foolish and dull-minded man go to another? Our women and hers are certainly no better than servants.
मां भजस्व वरारोहे सुप्रीत भव किंकरम् । यथा राधा च गोलोके कृष्णवक्षसि राजते
Adore me, O beautiful one; be well-pleased and make me your servant, just as Rādhā shines upon the chest of Kṛṣṇa in Goloka.
वैकुण्ठोरसि वैकुण्ठे यथा लक्ष्मीः सरस्वती । ब्रह्मलोके च ब्रह्माणी यथैव ब्रह्मवक्षसि
Just as Lakṣmī and Sarasvatī dwell upon the chest of Viṣṇu in Vaikuṇṭha, and Brahmāṇī upon the chest of Brahmā in Brahmaloka.
यथा मूर्तिर्महासाध्वी धर्मवक्षःस्थलस्थिता । पातालतललक्ष्मीर्वा यथैवाऽनन्तवक्षसि
Just as the great virtuous form abides upon the chest of Dharma, or the Lakṣmīs of the netherworld upon the chest of Ananta.
यथा पुष्टिर्गणेणे च देवसेना च कार्तिके
Just as Puṣṭi is with Gaṇeśa, and Devasenā with Kārtikeya.
यथारतिःकामदेवे यथा संज्ञा दिनेश्क्रे । वायोःपत्नी यथा वायौ यथा चन्द्रे च रोहिणी
Just as Rati is with Kāma, Saṃjñā with the Sun, the wife of Vāyu with Vāyu, and Rohiṇī with the Moon.
यथाऽदितिर्देवमाता तव श्वश्रूश्च कश्यपे । यथा हिमालये मेना पितृकन्या च मानसी
Just as Aditi, mother of the gods, is with Kaśyapa, your mother-in-law; just as Menā is with Himālaya, and Mānasī, his daughter.
लोपामुद्रा यथाऽगस्त्ये यथा तारा बृहस्पतौ । कर्दमे देवहूतिश्च वसिष्ठेऽरुन्धती यथा
Just as Lopāmudrā is with Agastya, Tārā with Bṛhaspati, Devahūti with Kardama, and Arundhatī with Vasiṣṭha.
मनौ च शतरुपेव दमयन्ती नले यथा । तथा भव त्वं सौभाग्या मम वक्षसि सुन्दरि
Just as Śatarūpā is with Manu, and Damayantī with Nala, so may you, O beautiful one, be fortunate upon my chest.
लीलया च सहस्रेन्द्राञ्छेतुं शक्तोऽहमीश्वरः । नारी वाञ्छति जारं च स्वामिनो बलवत्तरम्
By my power, I am able to defeat thousands of Indras in sport; yet a woman desires a lover stronger than her own husband.
सुमेरुगिरिकूटे च दुर्गमेति रहःस्यले । अथवा मलये रम्ये रम्ये चन्दनवायुना
On the summit of Mount Sumeru, in a secret and inaccessible place, or else on the delightful Malaya mountain, where the sandal breeze blows.
विश्रम्भके सुरसने किंवा नन्दनकानने । निकटे शतश्रृङ्गस्य पुष्पभद्रानदीतटे
In Viśrambhaka, in Surasana, or in the Nandana grove; near Śataśṛṅga, on the banks of the Puṣpabhadrā river.
गोदावरीतीरनीरे समीपे शीतवायुना । चम्पावतीनदीतीरे रम्ये चम्पककानने
On the waters of the Godāvarī river, near the cool breeze; on the banks of the Campāvatī river, in the delightful grove of campaka trees.
श्मशानेऽतिश्मशाने च रम्येऽतिनिर्जने वने । शैले शैलेऽतिरहसि कंदरे कंदरे वने
In the cremation ground, or in a very deserted and beautiful forest; on every mountain, in every secret cave within the forest.
द्वीपे द्वीपे दुर्गदुर्गै नद्यां नद्यां नदे नदे । समुद्रपुलिने रम्ये सर्वजन्तुविवर्जिते
On every island, in every fortress, in every river, in every stream, on the beautiful shore of the ocean, where all creatures are absent.
विदग्धाया विदग्धेन संगमो निर्जने सुखः । पुष्पचन्दनशय्यायां पुष्पचन्दनचर्चिते
Union in solitude between a clever woman and a clever man is delightful, on a bed adorned with flowers and sandalwood, their bodies anointed with flower and sandal paste.
मां गृहीत्वी कुरु रतिं पुष्पचन्दनचर्चितम् । ब्रह्मणश्च वरैर्देवि जरामृत्युविवर्जितम्
Take me and make love with me, my body adorned with flower and sandal paste; by the boons of Brahma, O goddess, I am free from old age and death.
मां कुरुष्व पतिं भद्रे नित्यं सुस्थिरयौवनम् । सुवेषं सुन्दरं धीरं कामशास्त्रविशारदम्
Make me your husband, O auspicious one, ever steadfast in youthful vigor, well-dressed, handsome, resolute, and skilled in the science of love.
शरत्पार्वणचन्द्रास्यं चन्द्रवंशसमुद्भवम् । आगतामृर्वशीं मह्यां त्यक्तवन्तं च याचातीम्
With a face like the autumn full moon, born of the lunar dynasty, having left Urvashi who had come to me, and having abandoned the one who begged for me.