सा वरं वरयामास द्युमत्सेनात्मजं तदा
Then she chose the son of Dyumatsena as her husband.
राजा तस्मै ददौ तां च रत्नभूषणभूषिताम्
The king gave her to him, adorned with jewels and ornaments.
स च संवत्सरेऽतीते सत्यवान्सत्यविक्रमः 2.24.
After a year had passed, Satyavān, steadfast in truth and valor—
जगाम तत्र सावित्री तत्पश्चाद्दैवयोगतः
Sāvitrī went there, afterwards, by divine arrangement.
यमस्तज्जीवपुरुषं बद्ध्वाङ्गुष्ठसमं मुने
O sage, Yama bound that living soul, making it equal to the size of a thumb.
पश्चात्तां सुन्दरीं दृष्ट्वा यमः संयमिनीपतिः
Afterwards, seeing that beautiful woman, Yama, the lord of restraint,
यम उवाच यदि यास्यसि कान्तेन सार्धं देहं तदा त्यज
Yama said: If you wish to go together with your beloved, then abandon the body.
गन्तुं मर्त्त्यो न शक्नोति गृहीत्वा पाञ्चभौतिकम्
A mortal cannot depart while holding onto the body composed of the five elements.
पूर्णश्च भर्त्तुस्ते कालः ह्यभवद्भारते सति
The time allotted to your husband has become complete, indeed, while you remain in Bharata.
कर्मणा जायते जन्तुः कर्मणैव प्रलीयते
By action a creature is born, and by action alone it perishes.
स्वकर्मणा सर्वसिद्धिममरत्वं लभेद् ध्रुवम्
By one's own actions, one attains all accomplishments and immortality, certainly.
कर्मणा ब्राह्मणत्वं च मुक्तत्वं च स्वकर्मणा 2.24.
By action, one becomes a Brahmin, and by one's own actions, one attains liberation.
कर्मणा च मुनीन्द्रत्वं तपस्वित्वं च कर्मणा
By action, one becomes a great sage, and by action, one becomes an ascetic.
कर्मणा चैव शूद्रत्वमन्त्यजत्वं स्वकर्मणा
By action, one becomes a Shudra, and by one's own actions, one becomes of the lowest birth.
स्वकर्मणा च म्लेच्छत्वं लभते नात्र संशयः
By one's own actions, one attains the state of a foreigner; there is no doubt about this.
स्वकर्मणा च शैलत्वं वृक्षत्वं च स्वकर्मणा
By one's own actions, one becomes a mountain, and by one's own actions, one becomes a tree.
स्वकर्मणा क्षुद्रजन्तुः कृमित्वं च स्वकर्मणा
By one's own actions, one becomes a small creature, and by one's own actions, one becomes a worm.
स्वकर्मणा राक्षसत्वं किन्नरत्वं स्वकर्मणा
By one's own actions, one becomes a rakshasa, and by one's own actions, one becomes a kinnara.
स्वकर्मणा च प्रेतत्वं वेतालत्वं स्वकर्मणा
By one's own actions, one becomes a ghost, and by one's own actions, one becomes a vampire.
दैत्यत्वं दानवत्वं चाप्यसुरत्वं स्वकर्मणा
By one's own actions, one becomes a daitya, a danava, and indeed an asura.
कर्मणा सुन्दरोऽरोगी महारोगी च कर्मणा
By action, one is handsome and healthy; by action, one is afflicted with great disease.
कर्मणा नरकं यान्ति जीवाः स्वर्गं स्वकर्मणा 2.24.
By action, living beings go to hell; by their own actions, they go to heaven.
कर्मणा चन्द्रलोकं च वह्निलोकं स्वकर्मणा
By his actions, a person attains the world of the moon and the world of fire, according to his own deeds.
तथा कुबेरलोकं च नरो याति स्वकर्मणा
In the same way, by his own actions, a man reaches the world of Kubera.
याति नक्षत्रलोकं च सत्यलोकं स्वकर्मणा
He attains the world of the stars and the world of truth by his own actions.
स्वकर्मणा च पातालं ब्रह्मलोकं स्वकर्मणा
By his own actions, he goes to Pātāla, and by his own actions, to the world of Brahmā.
कर्मणा याति वैकुण्ठं गोलोकं च निरामयम्
By his actions, he attains Vaikuṇṭha and the flawless Goloka.
कर्मणा कोटिकल्पायुः क्षीणायुश्च स्वकर्मणा
By his actions, he gains a lifespan of many millions of aeons, or his life is diminished by his own actions.
इत्येवं कथितं सर्वं मया तत्त्वं च सुन्दरि
Thus, O beautiful one, I have explained everything and the truth to you.
श्रीनारायण उवाच तुष्टाव परया भक्त्या तमुवाच मनस्विनी
Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: With supreme devotion, she praised him, and the wise lady spoke.