कम्पितोऽधर्मयुक्तश्च रक्तास्यो रक्तलोचनः । उवाच पितरं व्रिप्रं सभायामस्थिरस्तदा
Trembling, unrighteous, with blood-red face and eyes, he spoke to his father, the king, unsteady in the assembly.
उत्याय तिष्ठन्पुरतः सर्वेषां च सभासदाम्
Standing up before all the members of the assembly—
रुक्मिरुवाच श्रृणु राजेन्द्र वचनं हितं तथयं प्रशंसितम् । त्यज वाक्यं भिक्षुकाणां लोभिनां क्रोधिनामहो
Rukmi said: Hear, O king of kings, these beneficial and praised words: Reject the words of beggars, the greedy, and the angry.
नर्तकानां च वैश्यानां भट्टानामर्थिनामपि । कायस्थानां च भिक्षूणामसत्यं वचनं सदा
The words of dancers, merchants, hired men, petitioners, scribes, and beggars are always false.
घटकानां नाटकानां स्त्रीलुब्धाना च कामिनाम् । दरिद्राणां च मूर्खाणां स्तुतिपूर्व वचः सदा
The words of potters, actors, women-chasers, the lustful, the poor, and the foolish are always preceded by flattery.
निहत्य कालयवनं राजेन्द्रं दूरतो भिया । उवायेन महाबाहो लब्धं कृष्णेन तद्धनम्
After killing Kālayavana, Krishna, out of fear, obtained that wealth by trickery, O mighty-armed king, from afar.
द्वारकाया धनी कृष्णो यवनस्य धनेन च । जरासंधभयेनैव समुद्राभ्यन्तरे गृही
Krishna became wealthy in Dvārakā with the riches of the Yavana, and, fearing Jarāsandha, took refuge within the sea.
जरासंधशतं चैव क्षणेनैव च लीलया । क्षमोऽहं हन्तुमेकाकी राज्ञश्चान्यस्य का कथा
With ease, I alone am able to slay even a hundred Jarāsandhas in a moment; what then of any other king?
दुर्वाससश्च शिष्योऽहं रणशास्त्रविशारदः । ध्रुवं भीष्मक तेनैव विश्वं संहर्तुमीश्वरः
I am the disciple of Durvāsas, skilled in the science of war; surely, Bhīṣmaka, by that alone I am able to destroy the world.
मत्समः पर्शुरामश्च शिशुपालश्च मत्समः । सखा च बलवाञ्छूरः स्वर्गं जेतुं स च क्षमः
Parashurāma is my equal, and so is Śiśupāla; my friend is a mighty hero, able to conquer even heaven.
महेन्द्रं सगणं जेतुमहमीशः क्षणेन च । जित्वा युद्धे जरासंधं दुर्बलं योगिनं नृप
I am able, in a moment, to conquer Indra and his hosts; having defeated Jarāsandha, weak and ascetic, in battle, O king—
अहंकारयुतः कृष्णो पीरं स्वं मन्यते धिया । यद्यायास्यति मद्ग्रामं विवाहं कर्तुमीप्सितम्
Krishna, full of pride, considers himself a hero; if he comes to my village desiring marriage—
ध्रुवं प्रस्थापयिष्यामि क्षणेन यममन्दिरम् । अहो नन्दस्य वैश्यस्य तस्मै गोरक्षकाय च
Surely, I will send him to the abode of Yama in a moment; ah, to that Nanda, the merchant, and that cowherd—
साक्षाज्जाराय गोपीनां गोपालोच्छिष्टभोजिने । करोषि कन्यास्वीकारं देवयोग्यां च रुक्मिणीम्
He who openly dines on the leavings of cowherd women, who eats the remnants of cowherds—do you accept as bridegroom for the divine-worthy Rukmiṇī?
दातुमिच्छसि वाक्येन भिङुकस्य द्विजस्य च । राजेन्द्र बुद्धिहीनोऽसि वचनाद्वद्ग(दुर्ब) लस्य च
If you wish to give, O king, to the beggar and the twice-born merely by words, you are indeed lacking in wisdom, just as you heed the words of the foolish and the wicked.
मा राजपुत्रो माशूरो म कुलीनश्च मा शुचिः । मा दाता मा धनाढ्यश्च मा योग्यो मा जितेन्द्रियः
Let him not be a prince, nor brave, nor of noble lineage, nor pure; let him not be generous, nor wealthy, nor worthy, nor self-controlled.
कन्यां देहि सुपुत्राय शिशुपालाय भूमिप । बलेन रुद्रतुष्टाय राजेन्द्रतनयाय च
Give your daughter to the good son, to Śiśupāla, O king; to him who pleases Rudra by his strength, to the son of the lord of kings.
निमन्त्रणं कुरु नृप नानादेशभवान्नृपान् । बान्धवांश्च मुनीन्द्रांश्च पत्रद्वारा त्वरान्वितः
Invite, O king, the rulers from various lands, as well as relatives and great sages, swiftly by means of letters.
महाराष्ट्रं विराटं च मुद्गलं च मुरङ्गकम् । भल्लकं गल्लकं खर्व दुर्गं प्रस्थापय द्विजम्
Send a learned Brahmin to Mahārāṣṭra, Virāṭa, Mudgala, Muraṅgaka, Bhallaka, Gallaka, Kharva, and Durga.
घृतकुल्यासहस्रं च मधुकुल्यासहस्रकम् । दधिकुल्यासहस्रं च दुग्धकुल्यासहस्रकम्
A thousand jars of clarified butter, a thousand jars of honey, a thousand jars of curd, and a thousand jars of milk.
तैलकुल्यापञ्चशतं गुडकुल्याद्विलक्षकम् । शर्कराणां राशिशतं मिष्टान्नानां चतुर्गुणम्
Five hundred jars of oil, countless jars of jaggery, a hundred heaps of sugar, and four times as much of sweet foods.
यवगोधूमचूर्णानां पिष्टराशिशतं शतम् । पृथुकानां राशिलक्षमन्नानां च चतुर्गुणम्
A hundred hundred heaps of barley and wheat flour, a hundred thousand heaps of flattened rice, and four times as much of cooked food.
अथ श्रुत्वा च तद्वाक्यं राजेन्द्रः सपुरोहितः । चकार मन्त्रणां तूर्ण निर्जने मन्त्रिणा सह
Then, having heard those words, the king together with his chief priest quickly held counsel in private with his ministers.
द्विजं प्रस्थापयामास द्वारकां योग्यमीप्सितम् । कृत्वा च शुभलग्नं च सर्वेषामभिवाञ्छितम्
He sent a suitable and desired Brahmin to Dvārakā, having fixed an auspicious time, as was wished by all.
राजा संभृतसंभारो बभूव सत्वरं मृदा । निमन्त्रणं च सर्वत्र चकार च सुताज्ञया
The king, having gathered all the necessary provisions, acted swiftly and, by his daughter's command, sent invitations everywhere.
विप्रः सुधर्मां संप्राप्य नृपैर्देवैश्च वेष्टिताम् । प्रददी पत्रिकां भद्रामुग्रसेनाय भूभृते
The Brahmin, reaching the assembly of Sudharmā, surrounded by kings and gods, gave the auspicious letter to Ugrasena, the lord of the earth.
प्रफुल्लवदनो राजा श्रुत्वा पत्रं सुमङ्गलम् । सुवर्णानां सहस्रं च ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ददौ मुदा
The king, his face beaming with joy upon hearing the most auspicious letter, gladly gave a thousand pieces of gold to the Brahmins.
दुंदुभिं वादयामास द्वारकायां च सर्वतः । देवान्मुनीन्नृपांश्चैव ज्ञातिवर्गाश्च बान्धवान्
He had the kettledrum sounded everywhere in Dvārakā and invited gods, sages, kings, relatives, and kinsmen.
भट्टांश्च भिक्षुकांश्चैव भोजयामास सादरम् । श्रीकृष्णस्य सृवेषं च कारयामास भूपतिः
He respectfully fed the learned and the beggars, and the king arranged everything for Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
अतीव रम्यमतुलं त्रेषु लोकेषु दुल्रभम् । यात्रां च कारयामास जगतां प्रवरं वरम्
He organized a journey most delightful and unparalleled, rare in the three worlds, for the foremost of all beings.