सत्राजितः सूर्यभृत्यो देवात्प्राप मणीश्वरम् । घातयित्वा ह्युपायेन जग्राह मणिकन्यकाम्
Satrājit, servant of the Sun, obtained the lordly jewel from the deity; by cunning, he killed him and took the jewel and the maiden.
कुरुपाण्डवयुद्धं च कारयित्वा च दारुणम् । युधिष्ठिरस्य यज्ञे च शिशुपालं जघान सः
He caused the fierce war between the Kurus and Pāṇḍavas; at Yudhiṣṭhira's sacrifice, he killed Śiśupāla.
दन्तवक्त्रं च शाल्बं च जरासंधं च दारुणः । संजहार भुवो भूपसमूहमतिदारुणम्
He destroyed Dantavaktra, Śālva, and the cruel Jarāsandha; he annihilated the exceedingly cruel assembly of kings on earth.
उपायान्नरकं हत्वा सर्वस्वं तज्जहार सः । दुर्बलो राजभीतश्चसमुद्रं शरणं गतः
By cunning, after killing Naraka, he took all his possessions; weak and fearful of kings, he went to the ocean for refuge.
जित्वा च भ्रातरं शक्रं भार्याया वचनेन च । जग्राह पारिजातं च पुष्पं च स्वर्गदुर्लभम्
Having defeated his brother Indra, by his wife's word, he took the Pārijāta tree and the flower, rare even in heaven.
कंसं निहत्याधर्मिष्ठो भ्रातरं मातुरेव च । जग्राह तस्य सर्वस्वं परं किं कथयामि ते
After killing Kamsa, most unrighteous, and his brother, as well as his own mother, he seized all their possessions; what more shall I tell you?
जत्वा च भल्लुकं युद्धे जग्राह तस्य कन्यकाम् । तत्पितुर्भगिनी कुन्ती चतुर्णां कामिनी भुवि
Having defeated Bhalluka in battle, he took his daughter; her father’s sister Kuntī was the beloved of four men on earth.
द्रौपदी भ्रातृपत्नी च प़ञ्चानां कामिनी तथा । गोष्ठीनो योनिलुब्धश्च शश्वत्परमलम्पटः
Draupadī, the wife of brothers, was likewise the beloved of five; among the cowherds, he was ever greedy for wombs, always exceedingly lustful.
तज्ज्येष्ठो बरदेवश्च शश्वत्पिबति वारुणीम् । यमुनां भ्रातृपत्नीं च करोत्याह्वानमीप्सितम्
His elder brother, Baradeva, always drinks liquor; he calls the Yamunā, his brother’s wife, as he desires.
जहार भगिनीं तस्य कौःतेयः शक्रनन्दनः । सुभद्रां मातुलसुतां संनिबोध कुलक्रमम्
Kauśteya, son of Indra, carried off his sister Subhadrā, daughter of his maternal uncle; understand the lineage.
बाणस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा चुकोप कामनन्दनः । उवाच परमार्थं च योग्यं प्रत्युत्तरं मुने
Hearing the words of Bāṇa, the son of desire became angry; he spoke the highest truth and a fitting reply to the sage.
अनिरुद्ध उवाच पिता मे कामदेवश्च ब्रह्मपुत्रः पुरा शुचिः । यस्यास्त्रेण वशीभूतं त्रैलोक्यं सततं शृणु
Aniruddha said: My father is Kāma, son of Brahmā, formerly pure; by whose weapon the three worlds were always subdued—listen.
शिवकोपानलेनैव भस्मीभूतः स्वकर्मतः । कृष्णस्य पुत्रोऽप्यधुना सर्वेषां परमात्मनः
By the fire of Śiva’s wrath, he was reduced to ashes by his own actions; now, even the son of Kṛṣṇa is the supreme soul of all.
पतिव्रता रतिर्माता पतिशोकेन सांप्रतम् । शम्बरस्य गृहे तस्थौ हृता तेन बलेन च
My mother Rati, devoted to her husband, now dwells in the house of Śambara, seized by him through force, grieving for her husband.
छायां मायावतीं दत्त्वा मायया शयनेन च । रतिं स्वधर्म संरक्ष्य धर्मसाक्षी च तद्गृहे
Giving Māyāvatī as a shadow, by illusion and with a bed, he preserved the act of union according to his own duty, with Dharma as witness, in that house.
निहत्य शम्बरं शत्रुं गृहीत्वा स्वप्रियां सतीम् । आजगाम द्वारकां च चन्द्रसुर्यौ च साक्षिणौ
Having slain Śambara, the enemy, and taking his beloved, the virtuous woman, he came to Dvārakā, with the Moon and Sun as witnesses.
पितामहं वासुदेवं त्वं किं जानामि मूढवत् । यं च सन्तोन जानन्ति वेदाश्चत्वार एव च
Grandfather Vāsudeva, what do I know, as if ignorant? Even the saints do not know him, nor do the four Vedas.
वासुः सर्वनिवासश्च विश्वानि यस्य लोमसु । तस्य देवः परं ब्रह्म वासुदेव इति स्मृतः
Vāsu is the abode of all; the universe dwells in his hairs. That god, the supreme Brahman, is remembered as Vāsudeva.
शंकरं पृच्छ साक्षाच्च यस्य भृत्योऽधुना भवान् । कृष्णभृत्यस्य च बलेः पुत्रोऽसि किंकरात्मजः
Ask Śaṃkara directly, of whom you are now a servant; you are the son of Bali, a servant of Kṛṣṇa's devotee.
गोकुले वैश्यपुत्रत्वं ब्रूहि त्वं ज्ञानदुर्बल । भोजनं वेदविहितं शश्वत्क्षत्त्रियवैश्ययोः
Speak of the birth as a Vaiśya in Gokula, you who are weak in knowledge; food prescribed by the Vedas is always for Kṣatriyas and Vaiśyas.
द्रोणः प्रजापतिः श्रेष्ठा धरा तस्य प्रिया सती । पुत्रं च तपसा लेभे परमात्मानमीश्वरम्
Droṇa, the foremost Prajāpati, and Dhara, his beloved wife, obtained a son through austerity, the supreme soul, the lord.
द्रोणो नन्दो वैश्यराजो यशोदा सा धरा सती । वृषभानसुता राधा सुदाम्नः शापकारणात्
Droṇa became Nanda, king of the Vaiśyas; Yaśodā was Dhara, the virtuous wife. Rādhā, daughter of Vṛṣabhānu, was Sudāmā's due to a curse.
त्रिंशत्कोटिं च गोपीनां गृहीत्वा भर्तुराज्ञया । पुण्यं च भारतं क्षेत्रं गोलोकादाजगामसा
Taking thirty crore gopīs by the husband's command, she came from Goloka to the sacred land of Bhārata.
ताभिः सार्ध स रेमे च स्वपत्नीभिर्मुदाऽन्वितः । पाणिं जग्राह राधायाः स्वयं ब्रह्मा पुरोहितः
With them, he enjoyed together with his own wives, filled with joy; he took Rādhā's hand, with Brahmā himself as priest.
गोपकोटिश्च गोलोकादाजगाम् मृदाऽन्विता । तेजसा हरितुल्यास्ते पार्षदप्रवरा हरेः
A crore of cowherds came from Goloka, accompanied by earth; equal in brilliance to Hari, they were the foremost attendants of Hari.
गोरक्षणं हरेरेव गोपवेषस्य चाऽऽत्मनः । गोपानां शिशुरक्षार्थं मायेशस्यापि मायया
The protection of cows belongs to Hari himself, who took the form of a cowherd; for the sake of protecting the children of the cowherds, even Māyeśa used his own illusion.
पूतना बलिकन्या च भगिनी च तवासुर । दृष्ट्वा च वामनं विन्ध्या चकार पुत्रमानसम्
Pūtanā, daughter of Bali, and your sister, O asura, seeing Vāmana, in Vindhya, conceived the thought of a son.
एवंभूतो यदि मम पुत्रो भवति सांप्रतम् । स्तनं ददामि तनयं कृत्वा वक्षसि सुन्दरम्
If such a son becomes mine now, I will give him my breast, making the child beautiful upon my chest.
तस्याःपूर्णं मानसं च चकार भगवान्प्रभुः । स्तनं दत्त्वा च गोलोकं ययौ सा रत्नयानतः
The Lord fulfilled her mind's desire; after giving her his breast, she went to Goloka, honored with a jeweled vehicle.
कुब्जा सा भगिनी पूर्वं रावणस्य दुरात्मनः । श्रीरामं चकमे कामान्नाम्ना शूर्पणखा सती
That hunchbacked woman was formerly the sister of Rāvaṇa, the wicked; out of desire, she sought Śrī Rāma, named Śūrpaṇakhā, the virtuous.