धर्म त्यजति धर्मज्ञो ह्यधर्मेण रतः कथम् । दिवामैथुनदोषं च वक्ति वेदो विशेषतः
How can one who knows dharma abandon it, being engaged in adharma? The Veda especially declares the fault of sexual union during the day.
अहं च धर्मिणां साक्षी तेन त्वां कथयामि ते । सूर्यस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा तत्याज मैथुनं द्विजः
I am a witness among the righteous; thus I speak this to you. Hearing the words of the Sun, the twice-born abandoned sexual union.
दृष्ट्वा पुरो विप्ररूपं सूर्य तेजस्विनं सुरम् । उवाच सूर्य रक्तास्यः कोपलज्जासमन्वितः
Seeing before him the radiant Sun in the form of a Brahmin, the Sun, his mouth red, filled with anger and shame, spoke.
जमदग्निरुवाच को भवान्पण़्डितंमन्यो न त्वदन्योऽस्ति पण्डितः । अहं भृगोर्भगवतः शिष्यस्त्वं कश्यपस्य च
Jamadagni said: Who are you, who consider yourself learned? There is no one more learned than you. I am a disciple of the venerable Bhrigu, and you of Kashyapa.
चतुर्वेदांश्च जानामि धर्माधर्मनिरूपणो । वेदप्रणिहितो धर्मे ह्यधर्मस्तद्विपर्ययः
I know the four Vedas and discern dharma and adharma; dharma is established by the Vedas, and its opposite is adharma.
अज्ञानी पुरुषः शश्वज्जडितश्च स्वकर्मणा । तेजीयसां न दोषाय वङ्नेः सर्वभुजो यथा
A man who is ignorant is always dulled by his own actions; for the powerful, there is no fault, just as for the snake that devours all.
अन्ये भवांश्च धर्मश्च साक्षी सर्वे च कर्मणाम् । फलदाता च शास्त्रज्ञो यतस्त्वत्तनयः सदा
You and others, as well as dharma, are witnesses of all actions; the giver of results and knower of scripture, since you are always a son.
न वैष्णवानां शास्तारो यूयमस्माकमेव च । न वासुदेवभक्तानामशुभं विद्यते क्वचित्
You are not the rulers of the Vaishnavas, but only of us; for those devoted to Vasudeva, there is never any misfortune.
हरेः सुदर्शनं चक्रं शश्वद्रक्षति वैष्णवान् । नारायणश्च भगवान्स्वयं ब्रह्मा च शंकरः
The Sudarshana discus of Hari always protects the Vaishnavas; Narayana himself, Brahma, and Shankara.
शास्ता यमश्च नास्माकं त्वं वै नापि दिवाकर। राजपुत्रो यथा स्थाने वयं स्वच्छन्दगामिनः
Yama is not our ruler, nor are you, O Sun; like a prince in his own place, we go as we please.
शक्तोऽहं भस्मसात्कर्तुं यमं सर्वसुरांस्तथा । महेन्द्रप्रभृतीन्सूर्य क्षणेनैवावलीलया
I am able to reduce Yama and all the gods, including Mahendra and you, O Sun, to ashes in a moment.
कस्त्वं धर्मप्रवक्ता मे याहि स्वस्थानमेव च । मम शास्ता तु भगवाञ्छ्रीकृष्णः प्रकृतेः परः
Who are you to declare dharma to me? Go to your own place. My ruler is the blessed Shri Krishna, who is beyond nature.
अद्य मे निर्जने स्थाने रसभङ्गस्त्वया कृतः । मम शापात्पाप दृश्यो राहुग्रस्तो भविष्यसि
Today, in this solitary place, you have interrupted my pleasure; by my curse, you will become visible as sinful, seized by Rahu.
द्रष्टुं त्वां ये घनाः सर्वे दूरीभूता भवन्ति ते । त्वामाच्छन्नं करिष्यन्ति वायुना प्रेरितास्तथा
All the clouds that come to see you will become distant; they will cover you, driven by the wind.
स्वतेजसा भवान्गर्वाद्धततेजा भविष्यसि । मेघाच्छन्नः स्वल्पतेजा राहुग्रस्तो भवान्भव
Because of your own pride in your radiance, you will lose your brilliance; covered by clouds, with little light, you will be seized by Rahu.
ब्राह्मणस्य वचः श्रुत्वा भगवान्भास्करः स्वयम् । ततः पुटाञ्जलिर्भूत्वा तुष्टाव मुनिपुंगवम्
Hearing the words of the Brahmin, the blessed Sun himself, with folded hands, praised the foremost sage.
भास्कर उवाच अवध्याः सर्वे धर्मज्ञ धन्या मान्याः पुरस्कृताः । नारायणश्च भगवाञ्छंभुर्ब्रह्मा स्वयं प्रभुः
Bhāskara said: All who know righteousness are inviolable, blessed, honored, and esteemed; and Nārāyaṇa, the Blessed Lord, Śaṃbhu, and Brahmā himself, the Lord—
गणेशाश्चापि शेषश्च धर्मश्चापि सनातनः । स्तुवान्ति ब्रह्मणं सर्वे विप्ररूपी जनार्दनः
The Gaṇeśas, Śeṣa, and also the eternal Dharma— all praise Brahmā; and Janārdana appears in the form of a brāhmaṇa.
विप्रदत्तश्च यो ब्रह्मन्वयमस्मन्मुखो द्विजः । हुताशनश्च द्विमुखाः सुराः सर्वे द्विजो वरः
O brāhmaṇa, the one who is given by the brāhmaṇas, we are two-faced, and the gods are all twice-born; the brāhmaṇa is supreme.
क्षमस्व वैष्णवः शुद्धः स्वधर्म स समाचर । वैष्णवानां कृतः कोपो हृदि येषां जनार्दनः
Forgive, O pure Vaiṣṇava, and practice your own duty; for those in whose hearts Janārdana dwells, anger against Vaiṣṇavas is committed.
अस्माभिः पूजिता विप्रा युषमाभिः पूजिताः सुराः । परस्परं स्नेहपात्रं चेदमाचरणं द्विज
We have honored the brāhmaṇas, and you have honored the gods; this mutual affection, O twice-born, is the proper conduct.
अहमेवं त्वया शप्तो मया शप्तो भवान्भव । अन्यथा मां वदन्त्येवं सूर्य निस्तेजसं जनाः
Thus I have been cursed by you, and you have been cursed by me; otherwise, people would say that I, Sūrya, am without brilliance.
पराभूतः क्षत्रियेण भविष्यसि द्विजेश्वर । मरणं क्षत्रियास्त्रेण भवतश्च भविष्यति
You will be defeated by a kṣatriya, O lord of brāhmaṇas, and your death will come by the weapon of a kṣatriya.
सूर्यस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा चुकोप ब्राह्मणः पुनः । तं शशापातिरक्तास्यः शंभुना निर्जितो भवान्
Hearing the words of Sūrya, the brāhmaṇa became angry again; his mouth reddened with rage, he cursed him: 'You will be vanquished by Śaṃbhu.'
उभयोः कलहं ज्ञात्वा कश्यपेन सह व्रज । आजगाम स्वयं ब्रह्मा विधाता जगतामपि
Knowing the quarrel between the two, Brahmā himself, the creator of the worlds, came together with Kaśyapa.
आगत्य ब्रह्मा संत्रस्तं बोधयामास भास्करम् । मुनिश्रेष्ठं च धर्मज्ञं धर्मज्ञानां गुरोर्गुरुः
Having arrived, Brahmā instructed the frightened Bhāskara and the foremost sage who knows righteousness, being himself the guru of those who know righteousness.
ब्रह्मोवाच क्षमस्व भास्कर त्वं च साक्षान्नारायणो भवान् । युष्माकं परिपाल्यश्चाप्यवध्यो ब्राह्मणाः सदा
Brahmā said: Forgive, O Bhāskara, for you are verily Nārāyaṇa; and brāhmaṇas are always to be protected and inviolable by you.
अहं करोमि भवतो विप्रशापान्तमुल्बणम् । अत्राहमागतस्त्रस्तो भृगुणा प्रेरितस्ततः
I will bring an end to the terrible curse of the brāhmaṇa upon you; I have come here, frightened, sent by Bhṛgu.
स्फुटोऽहं प्रेरितश्चापि कश्यपेन मरीचिना । शान्तो भव सुरक्षेष्ठ साक्षीत्वं सर्वकर्मणाम्
I have been clearly sent by Kaśyapa and Marīci; be at peace, O best of gods, and be the witness of all actions.
कुत्रचिद्दिवसे ब्रह्मंस्त्वं तत्र कुत्रचित्क्षणम् । भविष्यसि घनाच्छन्नः सद्यो मुक्तो भविष्यसि
On some day, O Brahman, you will be covered by clouds for a moment in that place, and immediately you will be released.