एतस्मिन्नन्तरे रामं द्रष्टुं कमललोचनम् । वहनिस्तत्र समायातो द्विजरूपी कृपानिधिः भविष्यत्कथयामाम श्रुतिकौटपरं वचः
Meanwhile, to see Rama, the lotus-eyed one, Agni arrived there in the form of a brahmin, the compassionate one, to speak of future events and words beyond the Vedas.
वह्निरुवाच शृणु राम महाभाग सीतासंगोपनं कुरु । सप्ताहाभ्यन्तरे चैव रावणो दुष्टराक्षसः
Agni said: Hear me, O greatly fortunate Rama; conceal Sita. Within seven days, Ravana, the wicked rakshasa, will come.
दुर्निवार्यः प्राक्तनेन जानकीं च हरिष्यति । विधात्रा लिखितं कर्म प्राक्तंनं केन वार्यते
He, irresistible due to previous fate, will abduct Janaki; what is ordained by the Creator cannot be prevented by anyone.
वेदैश्चतुर्भिः कथितं न च दैवात्परं वरम्
It is declared by the four Vedas that there is no power greater than destiny.
राम उवाच सीतां गृहीत्वा त्वं गच्छ च्छायाऽत्रैव तु तिष्ठतु । कलत्रवर्जनं कर्म सर्वेषां च जुगुप्सितम्
Rama said: Take Sita with you, but let her shadow remain here; abandonment of one's wife is condemned by all.
सीतां गृहीत्वा प्रययौ रुदतीं च हुताशनः । सीतया सदृशी छाया तस्थौ श्रीरामसंनिधौ
Agni took Sita, who was weeping, and departed; a shadow resembling Sita remained in the presence of Shri Rama.
सा च च्छाया हृता पूर्व रावणेनावलीलया । समुद्दधार तां रामो निहत्य तं सबान्धवम्
That shadow was formerly abducted by Ravana through illusion; Rama later rescued her after slaying him and his kin.
वह्नौ परीक्षाकाले च च्छाया वह्नौ विवेश सा । अग्निश्छायां च संरक्ष्य ददौ रामाय जानकीम्
At the time of the fire ordeal, that shadow entered the fire; Agni, having protected the shadow, gave Janaki back to Rama.
रामस्तां च गृहीत्वा च प्रययौ स्वाश्रमं मुदा । छाया तस्थौ वह्निपार्श्वे हृदयेन विदूयता
Rama took her and joyfully returned to his own hermitage; Chaya remained by the fire's side, her heart torn with sorrow.
सा च च्छाया तपश्चक्रे नारायणसरोवरे । तपश्चकार दिव्यं च शातवर्षं च शूलिनः
That Chaya performed austerities at the Narayana Lake; she undertook a divine penance for a hundred years to please Shiva.
वरं वृणुष्व भद्रे त्वमुवाच शंकरश्च ताम् । उवाच शिवं व्यग्रा भर्तुर्दुःखेन दुःखिता
Shankara said to her, 'Choose a boon, O blessed one.' Distressed by her husband's suffering, she earnestly addressed Shiva.
पतिं देहि पञ्चधा सा वरं वव्रे त्रिलोचनम् । सर्वसंपत्प्रदस्तुष्टस्तस्यै शर्वो वरं ददौ
She requested the three-eyed god, 'Grant me five husbands.' Satisfied, Sharva, the bestower of all prosperity, granted her the boon.
महादेव उवाच साध्वि त्वं पञ्चधा ब्रूहि पतिं देहीति व्याकुला । पञ्चेन्द्राश्च हरेरंशा भविष्यन्ति प्रियास्तव
Mahadeva said: 'O virtuous one, you anxiously asked, “Grant me a husband five times.” Five Indras, portions of Hari, will become your beloveds.'
ते च सर्वे च पञ्चेन्द्राश्चाधुना पञ्च पाण्डवाः । सा च च्छाया द्रौपदी च यज्ञकुण्डसमुद्भवा
Those five Indras have now become the five Pandavas; and Chaya is Draupadi, born from the sacrificial fire.
कृतयुगे वेदवती त्रेतायां जनकात्मजा । द्वापरे द्रौपदी छाया तेन कृष्णा त्रिहायणी
In the Krita age she was Vedavati, in Treta the daughter of Janaka; in Dvapara she is Draupadi, thus called Krishna of three years.
वैष्णपी कृष्णभक्ता च तेन कृष्णा प्रकीर्तिता । स्वर्गलक्ष्मीर्महेन्द्राणां सा च पश्चाद्भविष्यति
A devotee of Krishna, devoted to Vishnu, she is therefore called Krishna; later she will become the fortune of heaven, queen of the great Indras.
राजा ददौ फाल्गुनाय कन्यायाश्च स्वयंवरे । पप्रच्छ मातरं वीरो वस्तु प्राप्तं मयाऽधुना
The king gave his daughter to Phalguna at the svayamvara; the hero then asked his mother, 'I have now obtained the prize.'
तमुवाच स्वयं माता गृहाण भ्रातृभिः सह । शंभोर्वरेण पूर्व च परत्र मातुराज्ञया
His mother herself said to him, 'Take her together with your brothers, by Shiva's former boon and by your mother's command.'
द्रौपद्याः स्वामिनस्तेन हेतुना पञ्च पाण्डवाः । चतुर्दशानामिन्द्राणां पञ्चेन्द्राः पञ्च पाण्डवाः
For this reason, Draupadi's lords are the five Pandavas; the five Pandavas are the five Indras among the fourteen Indras.
शंकरेणाभिसंशप्ता सा मात्रा भर्त्सितेन च । भर्ताते भस्मसाद्भूतो हरकोपानलेन च
Cursed by Shankara and reproached by her mother, her husband was reduced to ashes by the fire of Hara's wrath.
हे रति त्वं मया शप्ता दैत्यग्रस्ता भवाधुना । विजित्यदेवान्सेन्द्राश्च शम्बरस्त्वा हरिष्यति
He said, 'O Rati, I have cursed you: now you will be seized by a demon; Shambara, having defeated the gods and Indras, will take you.'
पुनरुवतं वरं प्रादात्सतीत्वां ते न यास्यति । छायां दत्त्वा तिष्ठ गेहे यावज्जीवति ते पतिः
Then again he granted her a boon: 'You will not lose your chastity; leaving behind your shadow, remain in the house as long as your husband lives.'
इति ते कथितं सर्वमितिहासं पुरातनम् । देवानां गुप्तचरितं श्रृणु दैत्येन्द्र सांप्रतम्
Thus I have told you the entire ancient history; now, O lord of the Daityas, hear the secret deeds of the gods.
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे तत्र सुभद्रश्च महाबलः । कुम्भाण्डभ्राता बलवान्बाणसेनापतीश्वरः
Meanwhile, there arrived Subhadra, mighty and strong, brother of Kumbhanda, powerful commander of Banasena's army.
निर्भत्सर्य बाणं समरे शस्त्रपाणिर्महारथः । श्रीकृष्णपौत्रं शूलं च चिक्षेप प्रलयाग्निवत्
That great chariot-warrior, weapon in hand, rebuked Bana in battle; he hurled his spear, blazing like the fire of dissolution, at Krishna's grandson.
अर्धयन्द्रेण तच्छूलं चिच्छेद कामपुत्रकः । शक्तिं चिक्षेप भद्रश्च शतसूर्यसमप्रभाम्
Kamaputraka cut that spear in half with his half-moon arrow; Bhadra hurled a spear, shining like a hundred suns.
वैष्णवास्त्रेण चिच्छेद तां शक्तिं कामपुत्रकः । नारायणास्त्रं चिक्षेप सुभद्रो रणमूर्धनि
With a Vaiṣṇava weapon, the son of Kāma cut down that missile; Subhadra released the Nārāyaṇa missile at the height of battle.
प्रणम्य शेते निर्भीतो मदनस्य सुतो बली । ऊर्ध्वमस्त्रं च बभ्राम शतसूर्यसमप्रभम्
Having bowed, the powerful son of Madana lay down without fear and wielded an upward-pointing weapon, shining like a hundred suns.
प्रलीनमस्त्रमाकाशे विश्वसंहारकारणम् । अस्त्रे गते सोऽनिरुद्धो गृहीत्वा च महानसिम्
That weapon, which could bring about the destruction of the universe, dissolved in the sky; when the weapon vanished, Aniruddha seized a great sword.
प्रबभञ्जभद्ररथं जघानाश्वांश्च सारथिम् । जघान तं सुभद्रं च लीलया रणमूर्धनि
He shattered Subhadra’s chariot, slew his horses and charioteer, and effortlessly struck down Subhadra himself in the midst of battle.