यदा पश्यति भूतात्मा तदा पश्यति तां शिवाम् । दृष्ट्वा तां ब्रह्मविद्भूयात्सच्चिदानन्दरूपिणीम्
When he sees the Self in beings, then he sees that auspicious One; having seen her, he becomes a knower of Brahman, of the form of existence, consciousness, and bliss.
तदा मायादिकं सर्वं दग्धं भवति भूमिप । प्रारब्धं कर्ममात्रं तु यावद्देहं च तिष्ठति
Then, O King, all things beginning with Maya are burned up; only the karma already begun remains as long as the body endures.
जीवन्मुक्तस्तदा जातो मृतो मोक्षमवाप्नुयात् । कृतकृत्यो भवेत्तात यो भजेज्जगदम्बिकाम्
Then he becomes liberated while living; when dead, he attains liberation. He becomes one who has accomplished his purpose, O dear one, who worships the Mother of the universe.
तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन ध्येया श्रीभुवनेश्वरी । श्रोतव्या चैव मन्तव्या गुरुवाक्यानुसारतः
Therefore, with all effort, the glorious Lady of the world should be meditated upon, listened to, and reflected upon, according to the words of the Guru.
राजन्नेवं कृतो यज्ञो मोक्षदो नात्र संशयः । अन्ये यज्ञाः सकामास्तु प्रभवन्ति क्षयोन्मुखाः
O King, a sacrifice performed thus grants liberation—there is no doubt of this. Other sacrifices, being desire-driven, are subject to decline.
अग्निष्टोमेन विधिवत्स्वर्गकामो यजेदिति । वेदानुशासनं चैतत्प्रवदन्ति मनीषिणः
One should perform the Agniṣṭoma sacrifice according to rule, desiring heaven—this is the instruction of the Vedas, and the wise declare it thus.
क्षीणे पुण्ये मृत्युलोकं विशन्ति च यथामति । तस्मात्तु मानसः श्रेष्ठो यज्ञोऽप्यक्षय एव सः
When merit is exhausted, they enter the world of death according to their inclination; therefore, the mental sacrifice is superior and indeed imperishable.
न राज्ञा साधितुं योग्यो मखोऽसौ जयमिच्छता । तामसस्तु कृतः पूर्वं सर्पयज्ञस्त्वयाधुना
That sacrifice is not fit to be accomplished by a king desiring victory; the serpent sacrifice you performed earlier was tamasic.
वैरं निर्वाहितं राजंस्तक्षकस्य दुरात्मनः । यत्कृते निहताः सर्पास्त्वयाऽग्नौ कोटिशः परे
The enmity of the wicked Takṣaka has been carried out, O King; for his sake, countless other serpents were slain by you in the fire.
देवीयज्ञं कुरुष्वाद्य विततं विधिपूर्वकम् । विष्णुना यः कृतः पूर्वं सृष्ट्यादौ नृपसत्तम
Now, perform the Devi-sacrifice, properly established according to rule, O best of kings, as was done formerly by Vishnu at the beginning of creation.
तथा त्वं कुरु राजेन्द्र विधिं ते प्रब्रवीम्यहम् । ब्राह्मणाः सन्ति राजेन्द्र विधिज्ञा वेदवित्तमाः
Likewise, you should do so, O king of kings; I will declare the procedure to you. Brahmins are present, O king, who are most learned in the rules and the Vedas.
देवीबीजविधानज्ञा मन्त्रमार्गविचक्षणाः । याजकास्ते भविष्यन्ति यजमानस्त्वमेव हि
They are skilled in the establishment of the Devi's seed, and expert in the path of mantra; they will be the officiating priests, and you alone will be the sacrificer.
कृत्वा यज्ञं विधानेन दत्त्वा पुण्य़ं मखार्जितम् । समुद्धर महाराज पितरं दुर्गतिङ्गतम्
Having performed the sacrifice according to rule, and given the merit gained from the rite, O great king, rescue your father who has fallen into misfortune.
विप्रावमानजं पापं दुर्घटं नरकप्रदम् । तथैव शापजो दोषः प्राप्तः पित्रा तवानघ
The sin arising from disrespecting Brahmins, difficult and leading to hell, as well as the fault arising from the curse, has been incurred by your father, O sinless one.
तथा दुर्मरणं प्राप्तं सर्पदंशेन भूभुजा । अन्तराले तथा मृत्यूर्न भूमौ कुशसंस्तरे
Likewise, when the king met a terrible death from a snakebite, death did not come to him on the ground, nor on a bed of sacred grass.
न सङ्ग्रामे न गङ्गायां स्नानदानादिवर्जितम् । मरणं ते पितुस्तत्र सौधे जातं कुरूद्वह
He did not die in battle, nor while bathing or giving gifts in the Ganges; his death, O best of the Kurus, occurred there in the palace, deprived of such rites.
कृपणानि च सर्वाणि नरकस्य नृपोत्तम । तत्रैकं कारणं तस्य न जातं चातिदुर्लभम्
All the sufferings of hell, O best of kings, have one cause there; and for him, that exceedingly rare cause did not arise.
यत्र यत्र स्थितःप्राणो ज्ञात्वा कालं समागतम् । साधनानामभावेऽपि ह्यवशश्चातिसङ्कटे
Wherever the breath remains, knowing that death has arrived, even in the absence of means and in great distress, one is helpless.
यदा निर्वेदमायाति मनसा निर्मलेन वै । पञ्चभूतात्मको देहो मम किञ्चात्र दुःखदम्
When, with a pure mind, one attains dispassion and thinks, 'This body made of the five elements—what sorrow is there in it for me?'
पतत्वद्य यथाकामं मुक्तोऽहं निर्गुणोऽव्ययः । नाशात्मकानि तत्त्वानि तत्र का परिदेवना
'Today, as it falls as it will, I am liberated, without qualities, imperishable; since the elements themselves are perishable, what is there to lament?'
ब्रह्मैवाहं न संसारी सदा मुक्तः सनातनः । देहेन मम सम्बन्धः कर्मणा प्रतिपादितः
'I am truly Brahman, not bound to worldly existence, always free, eternal; my connection with the body is established by karma.'
तानि सर्वाणि मुक्तानि शुभानि चेतराणि च । मनुष्यदेहयोगेन सुखदुःखानुसाधनात्
All those things, both auspicious and otherwise, are released through the human body, as it is the means for experiencing pleasure and pain.
विमुक्तोऽतिभयाद्घोरादस्मात्संसारसङ्कटात् । इत्येवं चिन्त्यमानस्तु स्नानदानविवर्जितः
Freed from this extremely dreadful and terrifying bondage of worldly existence, if one contemplates thus, even without bathing or giving gifts—
मरणं चेदवाप्नोति स मुच्च्येज्जन्मदुःखतः । एषा काष्ठा परा प्रोक्ता योगिनामपि दुर्लभा
If one attains death in this way, one is freed from the suffering of birth; this is said to be the highest state, rare even for yogis.
पिता ते नृपशार्दूल श्रुत्वा शापं द्विजोदितम् । देहे ममत्वं कृतवान्न निर्वेदमवाप्तवान्
Your father, O tiger among kings, after hearing the curse spoken by the sage, held on to attachment for his body and did not attain dispassion.
नीरोगो मम देहोऽयं राज्यं निहतकण्टकम् । कथं जीवाम्यहं कामं मन्त्रज्ञानानयन्तु वै
'My body is healthy, my kingdom is free from enemies; how can I die willingly? Let those who know mantras be brought here.'
औषधं मणिमन्त्रं च यन्त्रं परमकं तथा । आरोहणं तथा सौधे कृतवान्नृपतिस्तदा
Then the king used medicine, gems, mantras, and the highest devices, and also ascended to the palace.
न स्नानं न कृतं दानं न देव्याः स्मरणं कृतम् । न भूमौ शयनं चैव दैवं मत्वा परं तथा
He did not bathe, did not give gifts, did not remember the Goddess, nor did he lie on the ground, considering fate to be supreme.
मग्नो मोहार्णवे घोरे मृतः सौधेऽहिना हतः । कृत्वा पापं कलेर्योगात्तापसस्यावमानजम्
Immersed in the dreadful ocean of delusion, he died in the palace, killed by a snake, having committed sin due to the influence of the Kali age and by insulting the ascetic.
अवश्यमेव नरकं एतैराचरणैर्भवेत् । तस्मात्तं पितरं पापात्समुद्धर नृपोत्तम
By such actions, one must certainly go to hell; therefore, O best of kings, rescue your father from that sin.