नत्वाऽऽरुरोह यानं स मुनेः प्राप्य शुभाशिषः
Having bowed, he ascended his vehicle after receiving the sage’s auspicious blessings.
नृपैः सार्द्धं नृपश्रेष्ठश्चिक्षेप मुनिपुङ्गवे मुनिश्चिक्षेप दिव्यास्त्रं चिच्छिदे लीलया नृपः
Together with the other kings, the foremost king hurled weapons at the eminent sage; but the sage, with a divine missile, effortlessly destroyed them, and the king too.
शूलं चिक्षेप नृपतिस्तञ्जघान तदा मुनिः
The king hurled a spear, which the sage then struck down.
शस्त्रौघैर्दुर्निवार्य्यैश्च खण्डं खण्डं चकार च सः
With an unstoppable torrent of weapons, he shattered them all to pieces.
जृम्भणास्त्रेण मुनिना ते च सर्वे विजृम्भिताः
By the sage’s yawning weapon, all of them were made to yawn.
राजानं निद्रितं दृष्ट्वा न जघान मुनीश्वरः बोधयित्वा पुरः कृत्वा स्वाश्रमं गन्तुमुद्यतः
Seeing the king asleep, the lord of sages did not slay him; after awakening him and bringing him forward, he prepared to return to his hermitage.
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे राजा चेतनां प्राप्य नारद
Meanwhile, O Nārada, the king regained consciousness.
जगाम कपिला त्रस्ता स्वस्थानं च रणाजिरात्
Kapilā, terrified, left the battlefield and returned to her own place.
ब्रह्मास्त्रं च नृपश्रेष्ठः स चिक्षेप मुनौ तदा
Then the foremost king hurled the Brahmāstra at the sage.
दिव्यास्त्रेण मुनिश्रेष्ठो नृपस्य सशरं धनुः
With a divine missile, the best of sages destroyed the king’s bow along with its arrow.
अथ राजा महाक्रुद्धो ददर्श स्वसमीपतः
Then the king, greatly enraged, saw near him—
जग्राह नत्वा दत्तं तं स नत्वा शक्तिमुल्बणाम्
He took up, after bowing, that formidable spear which had been given to him.
यत्तेजः सर्वदेवानां तेजो नारायणस्य च
That energy which belongs to all the gods, and the energy of Nārāyaṇa as well—
तत्रैवावाहयामास स योगी मन्त्रपूर्वकम्
There itself, the yogi invoked it with proper mantras.
दृष्ट्वा क्षिपन्तीं तां देवा हाहाकारेण चुक्रुशुः
Seeing her hurling it, the gods cried out in distress.
चिक्षेप तां चूर्णयित्वा कार्तवीर्य्यार्जुनः स्वयम्
Kārtavīrya Arjuna himself hurled it, shattering it to pieces.
विदार्य्योरो मुनेः शक्तिर्जगाम हरिसन्निधिम्
The energy of the sage Vidarīyya departed and went into the presence of Hari.
मूर्च्छां सम्प्राप्य स मुनिः प्राणांस्तत्याज तत्क्षणम्
Falling into unconsciousness, that sage at that very moment gave up his life.
युद्धे मुनिं मृतं दृष्ट्वा रुरोद कपिला मुहुः
Seeing the sage dead in battle, Kapila wept again and again.
सर्वं सा कथयामास गोलोके कृष्णमीश्वरम्
She went to Goloka and told everything to Krishna, the Lord.
कृष्णेन ब्रह्मणे दत्ता ब्रह्मणा भृगवे पुरा
That which was given by Krishna to Brahma, and by Brahma to Bhrigu in ancient times.
नत्वा च कामधेनूनां समूहं सा जगाम ह
Having bowed to the assembly of wish-fulfilling cows, she departed.
अथ राजा तं निहत्य बोधयित्वा स्वसैन्यकम्
Then the king, having slain him, encouraged his own army.
प्राणनाथं मृतं श्रुत्वा जगाम रेणुका सती
Hearing that her beloved was dead, the faithful Renuka came.
ततः सा चेतनां प्राप्य न रुरोद पतिव्रता
Then, regaining consciousness, the devoted wife did not weep.
आजगाम भृगुस्तूर्णं क्षणाद्वै पुष्करादहो
Bhrigu quickly arrived there in a moment from Pushkara, O wonder!
दृष्ट्वा रामो मृतं तातं शोकार्तां जननीं सतीम्
Seeing his father dead and his mother, the faithful one, afflicted with grief, Rama—
विललाप भृशं तत्र हे तात जननीति च
There Rama lamented greatly, crying, 'O father! O mother!'
रेणुका राममादाय तूर्णं कृत्वा स्ववक्षसि
Renuka, taking Rama, quickly held him to her breast.
राम राम महाबाहो क्व यामि त्वां विहाय च
Rama, Rama, mighty-armed one, where shall I go, leaving you behind?