सुखं दुःखं भयं शोकं सन्तापः कर्मणां नृणाम्
Happiness, sorrow, fear, grief, and distress are the results of actions for men.
देवाश्च सर्वज नका दातारः कर्मणां फलम् 1.14.
O gods, you are all the givers of the fruits of actions.
न हि देवात्परो बन्धुर्न हि देवात्परो बली
There is no friend greater than the gods, nor is anyone stronger than the gods.
सर्वान्देवानहं याचे पतिदानं ममेप्सितम्
I beseech all the gods for the gift of my husband, which I desire.
यदि दास्यन्ति देवा मे कान्तदानं यथेप्सितम्
If the gods grant me the gift of my beloved as I wish,
शपिष्यामि च सर्वांश्च दारुणं दुर्निवारकम्
I will curse all of them with a dreadful and irresistible curse.
इत्युक्त्वा मालती साध्वी शोकार्ता सुरसंसदि
Having spoken thus, Mālatī, the virtuous one, afflicted by sorrow, in the assembly of the gods,
ब्राह्मण उवाच न सद्यः सुचिरेणैव धान्यं कृषकवन्नृणाम्
The brāhmaṇa said: Not immediately, but only after a long time, does grain ripen for men, just as for a farmer.
गृही च कृषकद्वारा क्षत्रे धान्यं वपेत्सति
The householder, through the farmer, sows grain in the field of the kṣatriya.
काले सुपक्वं भवति काले प्राप्नोति तद्गृही
In due time, it ripens fully; in due time, the householder receives it.
अष्ठी वपति संसारे गृहस्थो विष्णुमायया
In this world, the householder sows eight kinds of seeds by the power of Viṣṇu's māyā.
पुण्यवान्पुण्यभूमौ च करोति सुचिरं तपः 1.14.
The virtuous person performs long austerities in the land of merit.
ब्राह्मणानां मुखे क्षेत्रे श्रेष्ठेऽनूषर एव च
In the mouths of brāhmaṇas, in the best field, and even in the uncultivated land.
न बलं न च सौन्दर्यं नैश्वर्यं न धनं सुतः
Neither strength, nor beauty, nor lordship, nor wealth is a son.
सेवते प्रकृतिं यो हि भक्त्या जन्मनि जन्मनि
He who serves Prakṛti with devotion, birth after birth,
श्रियं च निश्चलां पुत्रं पौत्रं भूमिं धनं प्रजाम्
Obtains unwavering prosperity, sons, grandsons, land, wealth, and progeny.
शिवं शिवस्वरूपं च शिवदं शिवकारणम्
The auspicious, the form of Śiva, the giver of auspiciousness, and the cause of auspiciousness.
तमीशं सेवते यो हि भक्त्या जन्मनि जन्मनि
He who serves that Lord with devotion, birth after birth,
विद्यां ज्ञानं सुकवितां पुत्रं पौत्रं परां श्रियम्
Obtains knowledge, wisdom, poetic skill, sons, grandsons, and supreme prosperity.
ब्रह्माणं भजते यो हि लभेत्सोऽपि प्रजां श्रियम्
He who worships Brahmā also attains progeny and prosperity.
यो नरो भजते भक्त्या दीननाथं दिनेश्वरम्
He who worships with devotion the Lord of the afflicted, the ruler of the poor,
गणेश्वरं यो भजते देवदेवं सनातनम् 1.14.
He who worships Gaṇeśvara, the eternal Lord of gods,
विघ्ननाशो भवेत्तस्य स्वप्ने जागरणेऽनिशम्
For him, the removal of obstacles occurs, in dreams, in waking, always.
ज्ञानं विद्यां सुकवितां लभते तद्वरेण च
He attains knowledge, learning, and poetic skill by that boon.
वरार्थी चेल्लभेत्सर्वं निर्वाणमन्यथा ध्रुवम्
If one desires a boon, he attains everything; otherwise, certainly liberation.
सर्वं तपः सर्वधर्मं यशः कीर्तिमनुत्तमाम्
All austerity, all righteousness, fame, and unsurpassed glory.
विडम्बितो विधात्राऽसौ मोहितो विष्णुमायया
He is mocked by the Creator, deluded by the māyā of Viṣṇu.
सा कृपां कुरुते यं च विष्णुमन्त्रं ददाति तम्
She shows compassion to whomever she gives the mantra of Viṣṇu.
इह लोके सुखं भुक्त्वा याति विष्णोः परं पदम्
Enjoying happiness in this world, he attains the supreme abode of Viṣṇu.
काले पश्चात्तेन सार्द्धं परं विष्णोः पदं लभेत्
In time, together with him, she attains the supreme abode of Viṣṇu.