भ्राता ते सुबलः शूरः सम्प्राप्तोऽस्ति जिघृक्षया । युधाजिच्च महाबाहुः साहाय्यं कर्तुमागतः
'Your brother Subala, the valiant, has come with the intention to seize. The mighty-armed Yudhajit has arrived to assist him.'
गच्छ वा तिष्ठ राजेन्द्र याथातथ्यमुदाहृतम् । त्वयि सैन्यविहीने च यथेष्टं कुरु सुव्रत
'Go or stay, O king, as has been declared. Since you are without an army, act as you wish, O virtuous one.'
सुदर्शन उवाच न बलं न सहायो मे न कोशो दुर्गसंश्रयः । न मित्राणि न सौहार्दी न नृपा रक्षका मम
Sudarshana said: 'I have neither strength nor allies, nor treasury nor fortress. I have no friends, no affection, nor kings to protect me.'
अत्र स्वयंवरं श्रुत्वा द्रष्टुकाम इहागतः । स्वप्ने देव्या प्रेरितोऽस्मि भगवत्या न संशयः
'Having heard of the svayamvara, I have come here desiring to see it. In a dream, I was sent by the goddess, the blessed one—there is no doubt.'
नान्यच्चिकीर्षितं मेऽद्य मामाह जगदीश्वरी । तया यद्विहितं तच्च भविताऽद्य न संशयः
Today, I desire nothing else; the Lady of the Universe has spoken to me. Whatever she has ordained, that will indeed come to pass today, without doubt.
न शत्रुरस्ति संसारे कोऽप्यत्र जगतीश्वराः । सर्वत्र पश्यतो मेऽद्य भवानीं जगदम्बिकाम्
There is no enemy in this world, nor are there any Lords of the Universe here. Everywhere I look today, I see Bhavani, the Mother of the World.
यः करिष्यति शत्रुत्वं मया सह नृपात्मजाः । शास्ता तस्य महाविद्या नाहं जानामि शत्रुताम्
Whoever acts as an enemy against me, O princes, the great Vidya will punish him; I myself do not know enmity.
यद्भावि तद्वै भविता नान्यथा नृपसत्तमाः । का चिन्ता ह्यत्र कर्तव्या दैवाधीनोऽस्मि सर्वथा
Whatever is destined to happen will surely occur, and not otherwise, O best of kings. What worry should there be here? I am entirely subject to fate.
देवभूतमनुष्येषु सर्वभूतेषु सर्वदा । सर्वेषां तत्कृता भक्तिर्नान्यथा नृपसत्तमाः
Among gods, among humans, among all beings, always, devotion arises in all through her actions, and not otherwise, O best of kings.
सा यं चिकीर्षते भूपं तं करोति नृपाधिपाः । निर्धनं वा नरं कामं का चिन्ता वै तदा मम
Whomever she wishes to make king, she makes so, O rulers of men. Whether a man is poor or desires something, what concern is there for me then?
तामृते परमां शक्तिं ब्रह्मविष्णुहरादयः । न शक्ताः स्पन्दितुं देवाः का चिन्ता मे तदा नृपाः
Without her, the supreme power, even Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, and the other gods are unable to stir. What worry should I have then, O kings?
अशक्तो वा सशक्तो वा यादृशस्तादृशस्त्वहम् । तदाज्ञया नृपाद्यैव सम्प्राप्तोऽस्मि स्वयंवरे
Whether powerless or powerful, whatever I am, I am thus. By her command, O kings, I have come today to the svayamvara.
सा यदिच्छति तत्कुर्यान्मम किं चिन्तनेन वै । नात्र शंका प्रकर्तव्या सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीम्यहम्
If she wishes, she will do it; why should I be anxious? There is no doubt to be entertained here; I speak this truthfully.
जये पराजये लज्जा न मेऽत्राण्वपि पार्थिवाः । भगवत्यास्तु लज्जास्ति तदधीनोऽस्मि सर्वथा
In victory or defeat, I feel no shame here, O kings. Shame belongs to the Goddess; I am entirely subject to her.
व्यास उवाच इति तस्य तदाकर्ण्य वचनं राजसत्तमाः । ऊचुः परस्परं प्रेक्ष्य निश्चयज्ञा नराधिपाः
Vyasa said: Hearing his words, the noble kings looked at one another and spoke among themselves, deliberating with certainty.
सत्यमुक्तं त्वया साधो न मिथ्या कर्हिचिद्भवेत् । तथाप्युज्जयनीनाथस्त्वां हन्तुं परिकाङ्क्षति
You have spoken the truth, O noble one; it can never be false. Yet, the lord of Ujjayini still desires to kill you.
त्वत्कृते न दयादिष्टा त्वां ब्रवीमो महामते । यद्युक्तं तत्त्वया कार्यं विचार्य मनसाऽनघ
Out of concern for you, we speak, O wise one; whatever is proper, you should do after considering it in your mind, O blameless one.
सुदर्शन उवाच सत्यमुक्तं भवद्भिश्च कृपावद्भिः सुहृज्जनैः । किं ब्रवीमि पुनर्वाक्यमुक्त्वा नृपतिसत्तमाः
Sudarsana said: You have spoken truthfully, and with compassion, O friends. What more can I say after speaking, O noble kings?
न मृत्युः केनचिद्भाव्यः कस्यचिद्वा कदाचन । दैवाधीनमिदं सर्वं जगत्स्थावरजङ्गमम्
No one can cause death for anyone at any time. All this world, movable and immovable, is subject to fate.
स्ववशोऽयं न जीवोऽस्ति स्वकर्मवशगः सदा । तत्कर्म त्रिविधं प्रोक्तं विद्वद्भिस्तत्त्वदर्शिभिः
The soul is not independent; it is always subject to its own actions. That action is said by the wise, who see the truth, to be threefold.
सञ्चितं वर्तमानञ्च प्रारब्धञ्च तृतीयकम् । कालकर्मस्वभावैश्च ततं सर्वमिदं जगत्
Accumulated, current, and begun—these are the three kinds. By time, action, and nature, this entire world is woven.
न देवो मानुषं हन्तुं शक्तः कालागमं विना । हतं निमित्तमात्रेण हन्ति कालः सनातनः
No god can kill a human without the arrival of the destined time. Time, eternal, kills only when the occasion arises.
यथा पिता मे निहतः सिंहेनामित्रकर्षणः । तथा मातामहोऽप्येवं युद्धे युधाजिता हतः
Just as my father, the destroyer of enemies, was slain by a lion, so too was my maternal grandfather killed in battle by Yudhajit.
यत्नकोटिं प्रकुर्वाणो हन्यते दैवयोगतः । जीवेद्वर्षसहस्राणि रक्षणेन विना नरः
Even making countless efforts, a man is slain by the force of fate; without protection, a person cannot live a thousand years.
नाहं बिभेमि धर्मिष्ठाः कदाचिच्च युधाजितः । दैवमेव परं मत्वा सुस्थितोऽस्मि सदा नृपाः
O Yudhajit, I do not fear, nor do the righteous ever fear; considering fate to be supreme, I always remain steadfast, O kings.
स्मरणं सततं नित्यं भगवत्याः करोम्यहम् । विश्वस्य जननी देवी कल्याणं सा करिष्यति
I constantly and always remember the Goddess; she, the Mother of the universe, will bring about what is auspicious.
पूर्वार्जितं हि भोक्तव्यं शुभं वाप्यशुभं तथा । स्वकृतस्य च भोगेन कीदृक्शोको विजानताम्
Indeed, one must experience what was earned previously, whether auspicious or inauspicious; by enjoying the fruits of one’s own actions, what sorrow remains for those who understand?
स्वकर्मफलयोगेन प्राप्य दुःखमचेतनः । निमित्तकारणे वैरं करोत्यल्पमतिः किल
Through the results of his own actions, an unthinking person attains suffering; with little understanding, he makes enmity for trivial reasons.
न तथाऽहं विजानामि वैरं शोकं भयं तथा । निःशङ्कमिह सम्प्राप्तः समाजे भूभृतामिह
I do not perceive enmity, sorrow, or fear in this way; I have come here without anxiety into this assembly of kings.
एकाकी द्रष्टुकामोऽहं स्वयंवरमनुत्तमम् । भविष्यति च यद्भाव्यं प्राप्तोऽस्मि चण्डिकाज्ञया
Alone, I wish to witness the unparalleled svayamvara; whatever is destined will occur, for I have come by the command of Chandika.