पवित्रा तुलसी देवी स्मरणाद्यस्य सेवनात् । नवग्रहाश्च दिक्पाला भीता यस्य प्रतापतः
The goddess Tulasī is pure by remembrance and service to Him; the nine planets and the guardians of the directions are afraid of His majesty.
ब्रह्मण्डेषु च सर्वेषु ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवात्मकाः । अन्ये ये ये सुरेशाश्च शेषाद्या मुनयस्तथा
In all the universes, all the lords—Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva—and all other lords of the gods, as well as Śeṣa and the sages, are of His nature.
केचित्कलास्वरूपाश्चाप्यंशरूपाश्च केचन । केचित्कलांशाः कृष्णस्य केचिच्च परमात्मनः
Some are forms of portions, and some are forms of parts; some are portions and parts of Krishna, and some of the Supreme Self.
पतिमिच्छसि कल्याणि प्रकृतेः परमीश्वरम् । गोलोके राधिका साध्यो नान्येषां च कदाचन
O auspicious one, you desire as husband the supreme Lord of Prakriti; in Goloka, only Radhika is attainable as wife, never any other.
मां भजस्व महाभागे नृपाणामीश्वरं पतिम् । बलवन्तं च देवेभ्यो दैत्येभ्यश्च वरानने
Worship me, O greatly fortunate one, the Lord of kings and your husband, who is stronger than the gods and the demons, O beautiful-faced one.
सुखानि यानि कल्याणि त्रिषु लोकेषु सन्ति वै । भुङ्क्ष्व तान्येव सर्वाणि मत्प्रसादान्न संशयः
All the auspicious pleasures that exist in the three worlds, enjoy them all by my grace—there is no doubt.
सप्तसागलपारे च काञ्चनी रुचिरा वरे । देवानां क्रीडनार्थाय विधात्रा निर्मिता पुरी
Beyond the seven oceans, there is a splendid golden city, created by the Creator for the gods to play in.
तत्रैव गच्छभद्रं ते रम रामे मया सह । महेन्द्रस्य प्रियवनं पुष्पोद्यानसमन्वितम्
Go there, may good fortune be yours, delight, O Rama, with me, in Mahendra’s beloved forest, adorned with flower gardens.
गच्छ स्वर्णमयीं लङ्कां नानारत्नविभूषिताम् । तत्रैव गच्छ भद्रं ते रमo
Go to golden Lanka, adorned with various jewels; go there, may good fortune be yours, delight, O Rama.
विस्पन्दकं सुवसनं नन्दकं पुष्पभद्रकम् । तत्रैव गच्छ भद्रं ते रमo
To Vispandaka, Suvasana, Nandaka, and Pushpabhadraka—go there, may good fortune be yours, delight, O Rama.
सुमेरुगह्वरं वाऽपि क्षीरोर्द वा मनोहरम् । तत्रैव गच्छ भद्रं ते रमo
To the cave of Sumeru, or to the enchanting Kshirasaagara—go there, may good fortune be yours, delight, O Rama.
सत्यलोकं ब्रह्मलोकं रम्यं सद्म रहःस्थलम् । तत्रैव गच्छ भद्रं ते रमo
To Satyaloka, Brahmaloka, the delightful mansion, the secret place—go there, may good fortune be yours, delight, O Rama.
मलये निलयं रम्यं रत्नेन्द्रसारनिर्मितम् । सुगन्धियुक्तं सततं शुद्धं चन्दनवायुना
In Malaya, a charming abode made of the best jewels, always fragrant and pure with sandalwood breeze.
मालती यूथिका रम्या केतकी माधवी तथा । चारुचम्पकपुष्पाणां गन्धेन सुमनोहरम्
With lovely jasmine, yuthika, ketaki, and madhavi, and the enchanting fragrance of beautiful champaka flowers.
पिकानां भ्रमराणां च मधुरध्वनिसंयुतम् । तत्रैव गच्छ भद्रं ते रमo
Accompanied by the sweet sounds of cuckoos and bees—go there, may good fortune be yours, delight, O Rama.
इन्द्रस्य वरुणास्यैव वायोरपि यमस्य च । धनेश्वरस्य बह्रेश्च धर्मस्य शशिनस्तथा
Of Indra, Varuna, Vayu, and Yama; of Kubera, Bahra, Dharma, and the Moon as well—
सुरम्यं लोकमेतेषां मध्ये तेवि यथेच्छसि । तत्रैव गच्छ भद्रं ते रमo
Among the delightful worlds of these, go wherever you wish; go there, may good fortune be yours, delight, O Rama.
रत्नद्वीपं मणिद्वीपं रम्यं चन्द्रसरोवरम् । तत्रैव गच्छ भद्रं ते रमo
To Ratnadvipa, Manidvipa, the beautiful Moon Lake—go there, may good fortune be yours, delight, O Rama.
इत्येवमुक्त्वा संभोक्तुं गच्छन्तं तं छलेन च । न वास्तवपरीक्षार्थं सतीत्वं बोधितुं व्रज
Having thus spoken, to test him by a ruse as he went to enjoy, not for a true examination, but to reveal her chastity, she went.
उवाच सा नृपसुता कोपवक्त्रास्यलोचना । हितं सत्यं योगयुक्तं धर्मार्थं च यशस्करम्
The king’s daughter, her face and eyes filled with anger, spoke words that were beneficial, true, joined with yoga, righteous, and bringing fame.
वृन्दोवाच धैर्य कुरु महाभाग श्रेष्ठो जातिषु ब्रह्मणः । ब्रह्मणानां तपो मूलं सत्यं वेदव्रतं धृतिः
Vṛndā said: Take courage, O greatly fortunate one, foremost among the Brahmins by birth. The root of the Brahmins is austerity, truth, Vedic observance, and steadfastness.
परस्त्रीसहसंभोगः स्वभावश्चाप्यधर्मिणाम् । अधर्मेणैव हे विप्र दुष्टोऽभद्राणि पश्यति
The illicit union with another's wife is the very nature of the unrighteous; O Brahmin, by unrighteousness alone, the wicked see inauspicious things.
ततः सपत्ने जयति समूलस्थो विनश्यति । पतिव्रतानां गमने बलात्कारेण निश्चितम्
Thus, the rival prevails, and the one rooted in sin is destroyed; certainly, in the violation of chaste women, ruin comes by force.
मातृगामी भवेत्सद्यो ब्रह्महत्याशतं भवेत् । कुम्भीपाके पच्यते च यावच्चन्द्रदिवाकरौ
One who approaches his mother at once incurs the sin of a hundred Brahmin-murders, and is cooked in Kumbhīpāka hell as long as the moon and sun endure.
प्रदग्धस्तैलतप्तेषु न मृतः सूक्ष्मदेहतः । ताडितो यमदूतैश्च लोहदण़्डेन मूर्धनि
Burned in vats of boiling oil, he does not die, having a subtle body; he is beaten by Yama's messengers with iron rods upon his head.
क्षणं सुखं चिरं दुःखं सर्वनाशस्य कारणम् । अगम्यागमनं दुःखं धर्मिष्ठो नैव वाञ्छति
A moment's pleasure brings long-lasting pain and is the cause of total ruin; the pain of forbidden union is never desired by the righteous.
क्षमस्वगच्छ भद्रं ते ब्राह्मण ज्ञानदुर्बल । यथा दीपशिखां दृष्ट्वा कीटः पतति निश्चितम्
Forgive and depart, blessings to you, O Brahmin weak in wisdom; just as a moth, seeing the flame, certainly rushes into it.
मिष्टं दृष्ट्वा बडीशाग्रे लुब्धमीनो मृगो यथा । यथा विषाक्तं भक्ष्यं च भुङ्क्ते भोक्ता बुभुक्षितः
Just as a greedy fish, seeing bait on a hook, or a hungry man eats food laced with poison,
गृह्णाति दुष्टो दुष्टं च विषकुम्भं पयोमुखम् । तथा दृष्ट्वा परस्त्रीणां मुखपद्मं मनोहरम्
So too, the wicked seize what is wicked, like a pot of poison with a mouth of milk; in the same way, seeing the enchanting lotus-face of another's wife,
विनाशबीजं मोहेन भ्रान्तो भवति लम्पटः । मुखं च रुचिरं स्त्रीणां श्रोणियुग्मं मनोहरम्
Deluded by infatuation, he becomes lustful, sowing the seeds of destruction; the beautiful face and charming hips of women,