व्रज त्वं शूद्रयोनिं च गान्धर्वीं तनुमुत्सृज ।। 1.13.
Go, you, to a birth among the Śūdras, and abandon your Gandharvī form.
विना विपत्तेर्महिमा पुंसां नैव भवेत्सुत
Without adversity, O son, there is truly no greatness among men.
इत्येवमुक्त्वा स विधिरगच्छत्पुष्कराद् गृहम्
Having thus spoken, that Creator departed from Puṣkara to his own abode.
मूलाधारं स्वाधिष्ठानं मणिपूरमनाहतम्
The Mūlādhāra, Svādhiṣṭhāna, Maṇipūra, and Anāhata,
इडां सुषुम्नां मेधां च पिङ्गलां प्राणहारिणीम्
Iḍā, Suṣumnā, Medhā, and Piṅgalā, the carrier of life-breath,
विशुद्धां च निरुद्धां च वायुसंचारिणीं तथा
Viśuddhā, Niruddhā, and likewise the channel of circulating air,
बुद्धिसंचारिणीं चैव ज्ञानजृम्भनकारिणीम्
And also the channel of intellect, which causes the expansion of knowledge—
एताः षोडशधा नाडीर्भित्त्वा वै हंसमेव च
Piercing these sixteen nāḍīs, and indeed the haṃsa,
स्थित्वा मुहूर्तमात्मानमात्मन्येव युयोज ह
He remained for a moment, uniting his self with the Self.
वीणां त्रितन्त्रीं दुष्प्राप्यां वामस्कन्धे निधाय च
Placing the three-stringed, hard-to-obtain vīṇā upon his left shoulder,
संजल्पन्परमं ब्रह्म वेदसारं परात्परम् 1.13.
He uttered the supreme Brahman, the essence of the Vedas, the highest of the high.
प्राच्यां कृत्वा शिरःस्थानं पश्चिमे चरणद्वयम्
Placing his head towards the east and both feet towards the west,
गन्धर्वराजस्तं दृष्ट्वा भार्य्यया सह तत्क्षणम्
The king of the Gandharvas, seeing him at that moment with his wife,
पत्न्यश्च बान्धवाः सर्वे विलप्य रुरुदुर्भुशम्
All the wives and relatives wailed and wept bitterly.
पञ्चाशद्योषितां मध्ये प्रधाना महिषी च या
Among fifty women, she who was the chief queen,
उच्चै रुरोद सा तीव्रं कान्तं कृत्वा च वक्षसि
She cried out loudly in anguish, embracing her beloved to her breast.
मालावत्युवाच दर्शनं देहि मां बन्धो निमग्नां शोकसागरे
Mālāvatī said: 'Grant me a vision, O friend, for I am submerged in an ocean of sorrow.'
विस्रम्भके सुवसने रम्ये चन्दनकानने
In the delightful sandalwood forest, adorned with beautiful garments, in the place of intimacy—
चन्दनाचलसान्निध्ये चारुचन्दनकानने
In the vicinity of the sandalwood mountain, within the beautiful sandalwood forest,
गन्धमादनशैलैकदेशे रम्ये नदीतटे
In a delightful spot on Mount Gandhamādana, on the riverbank,
श्रीशैले श्रीवने दिव्ये श्रीनिवासनिषेविते 1.13.
On the sacred mountain, in the divine forest, attended by Śrīnivāsa,
पुरा या या कृता क्रीडा वसन्ते रहसि त्वया
Long ago, whatever playful acts you performed with me in secret during spring—
सुधातुल्येन वचसा सिक्ताऽहं च पुरा त्वया
Once, you drenched me with words as sweet as nectar,
साधुना सह संसर्गो वैकुण्ठादपि दुर्लभः
Association with the virtuous is more difficult to obtain than even Vaikuṇṭha.
तस्मात्तेषां च विच्छेदः साधुशोककरः परः
Therefore, separation from them brings the greatest sorrow to the good.
ततोऽपत्यवियोगो हि मरणादतिरिच्यते
Thus, the loss of a child surpasses even death in pain.
शयने भोजने स्नाने स्वप्ने जागरणेऽपि च
Whether lying down, eating, bathing, dreaming, or awake,
सर्वशोकं विस्मरेत्स्त्री स्वामिसंयोगमात्रतः
A woman forgets all sorrow merely by union with her husband.
नातो विशिष्टं पश्यामि बान्धवं स्वामिना विना
Without my husband, I see no relative as dear.
हे दिगीशाश्च दिक्पाला हे धर्म त्वं प्रजापते
O guardians of the directions, O Dharma, O Lord of creatures,