बभूव शरणापन्नो भीतो दैत्येषु चन्द्रमाः 2.58.
The moon, frightened by the Daityas, sought refuge.
अभयं च ददौ तस्मै कृपया भृगुनन्दनः
Out of compassion, the son of Bhrigu granted him safety.
सभायां जहसुर्हृष्टा बलिनो दितिनन्दनाः
In the assembly, the powerful sons of Diti laughed joyfully.
सतीसतीत्वध्वंसेन पापिष्ठचन्द्रमण्डले
By the destruction of chastity, the wicked moon lost his luster.
उवाच तं महाभीतं शुक्रो वेदविदां वरः
Śukra, best among those learned in the Vedas, spoke to him, who was greatly afraid.
शुक्र उवाच दुर्नीतं कर्म ते पुत्र नीचवन्नयशस्करम्
Śukra said: 'Son, your deed is wicked, infamous, like that of a low man.'
राजसूयस्य सुफले निर्मले कीर्त्तिमण्डले
In the auspicious, pure circle of fame of the Rājasūya sacrifice,
त्यज देवगुरौ पत्नीं प्रसूमिव महासतीम्
Abandon the wife of the guru of the gods, as one casts off a flower after use, though she be supremely virtuous.
शम्भोः सुराणामीशस्य गुरुपुत्रस्य वेधसः
She is the wife of Śambhu, lord of the gods, the son of the guru, the creator.
शत्रोरपि गुणा वाच्या दोषा वाच्या गुरोरपि
Even the virtues of an enemy must be spoken, and the faults of a guru must also be spoken.
स शत्रुर्मे सुरगुरुः परो विश्वे निशाकर यत्र लोकाश्च धर्मिष्ठास्तत्र धर्मः सनातनः 2.58.
That guru of the gods is my enemy, O moon, but wherever the righteous dwell, there abides the eternal dharma.
यतो धर्मस्ततः कृष्णो यतः कृष्णस्ततो जयः
Where there is dharma, there is Kṛṣṇa; where there is Kṛṣṇa, there is victory.
हिंसकाः प्रलयं यान्ति धर्मो रक्षति धार्मिकम्
The violent meet destruction; dharma protects the righteous.
तथाऽपि नहि रक्षन्ति धर्मघ्नं पापिनं जनम्
Yet even so, dharma does not protect the destroyer of dharma, the sinful person.
ब्रह्महत्याषोडशांश पातकं च भवेद्ध्रुवम्
Certainly, it is a sin equal to one-sixteenth of the sin of killing a Brahmin.
विप्रपत्नीसतीनां च गमनं वै बलेन चेत्
If one forcibly approaches the wives of Brahmins or chaste women,
धर्म्मं चर महाभाग ब्राह्मणीं त्यज साम्प्रतम्
O highly fortunate one, practice righteousness and now abandon the Brahmin woman.
उपायेन च ते पापं दूरीभूतं भवेन्ननु
By proper means, your sin will indeed be removed.
शस्त्रहीनं च भीतं च दीनं च शरणार्थिनम्
One who is unarmed, fearful, distressed, and seeking refuge—
राजसूयशतानां च रक्षिता लभते फलम्
The protector of such a person obtains the fruit of performing a hundred Rājasūya sacrifices.
इत्युक्त्वा वै दैत्यगुरुः स्वर्गे मन्दाकिनीतटे 2.58.
Having spoken thus, the preceptor of the Daityas was on the banks of the Mandākinī in heaven.
विष्णुपादाब्जजातेन तन्नैवेद्यं शुभप्रदम्
The offering born from the lotus feet of Viṣṇu bestows auspiciousness.
क्रोडे कृत्वा तु तं भीतं सज्जितं पापकर्मणा
Taking that fearful one, afflicted by sinful deeds, into his lap,
शुक्र उवाच सत्यं व्रतफलं चैव सत्यं सत्यवचः फलम्
Śukra said: Truly, the fruit of vows is truth, and the fruit of truthful speech is also truth.
तीर्थस्नानफलं सत्यं सत्यं दानफलं यदि
If the fruit of bathing at holy places is truth, then the fruit of giving is also truth.
विप्रं त्रिसन्ध्याहीनं या विष्णुपूजाविही नकम्
A Brahmin who neglects the thrice-daily sandhyā and the worship of Viṣṇu—
स्वभार्य्यावञ्चनं कृत्वा यः प्रयाति परस्त्रियम्
Who, deceiving his own wife, goes to another woman—
वाचा वा ताडयेत्कान्तं दुश्शीला दुर्मुखा च या
A woman of bad conduct and harsh speech who injures her husband with words—
अनैवेद्यं वृथान्नं च यश्च भुङ्क्ते हरेर्द्विजः
A twice-born who eats food not offered to Hari, or eats useless food—
अम्बुवाच्यं भूखननं यः करोति नरा धमः
A man who does what should be done by water or digs the earth—