लोलाक्षि दत्तः कमलासमुत्थो जनार्दनांशोऽयमहीनसत्त्वः । सा तं गृहीत्वा मुदमाप राज्ञी राजा चकारोत्सवमद्भुतं च
'O restless-eyed one, this son, born from Lakshmi and a portion of Janardana, is endowed with noble qualities.' The queen, taking him, felt joy, and the king held a wondrous festival.
ददौ च दानं किल याचकेभ्यो गीतानि वाद्यानि बहूनि नेदुः । कृत्वोत्सवं भूपतिरात्मजस्य नामैकवीरेति चकार विश्रुतम्
He gave gifts to the beggars, and many songs and instruments resounded. The king held a festival for his son, and named him 'Ekavīra,' renowned everywhere.
सुखं च सम्प्राप्य मुदान्वितोऽसौ ननन्द देवाधिपतुल्यवीर्यः । पुत्रं हरे रूपगुणानुरूपं सम्प्राप्य वंशस्य ऋणाच्च मुक्तः
Having attained happiness, the king rejoiced, possessing strength equal to the lord of gods. Having obtained a son matching Hari in form and virtue, he was freed from the debt of his lineage.
इति सकलसुराणामीश्वरेणार्पितं तं सकलगुणगणाढ्यं पुत्रमासाद्य राजा । विविधसुखविनोदैर्भार्यया सेव्यमानो व्यहरत निजगेहे शक्रतुल्यप्रतापः
Thus, having received the son endowed with all virtues, offered by the lord of all gods, the king, served by his wife with various pleasures, lived in his own house with glory equal to Indra.
राजपुत्र्याः एकावल्याः वर्णनम् व्यास उवाच जातकर्मादिसंस्कारांश्चकार नृपतिस्तदा । दिने दिने जगामाशु वृद्धिं बालः सुलालितः
Vyasa said: The king performed the birth and other rites for the child. Day by day, the well-nurtured boy swiftly grew.
नृपः संसारजं प्राप्य सुखं पुत्रसभुद्भवम् । ऋणत्रयविमोक्षं च मेने तेन महात्मना
The king, having obtained happiness born of worldly life through his son, considered himself freed from the three debts by that great soul.
षष्ठेऽन्नप्राशनं तस्य कृत्वा मासि यथाविधि । तृतीयेऽथ तथा वर्षे चूडाकरणमुत्तमम्
In the sixth month, he performed the rice-feeding ceremony for the boy as prescribed; and in the third year, the excellent tonsure ceremony.
चकार ब्राह्मणान् द्रव्यैः सम्पूज्य विविधैर्धनैः । गोभिश्च विविधैर्दानैर्याचकानितरानपि
He honored the Brahmins with various gifts and wealth, and gave cows and other donations to the beggars and others.
वर्षे चैकादशे तस्य मौञ्जीबन्धनकर्म वै । कारयित्वा धनुर्वेदमध्यापयत पार्थिवः
In the eleventh year, he performed the ceremony of tying the sacred thread for the boy, and then taught him the science of archery.
अधीतवेदं पुत्रं तं राजधर्मविशारदम् । दृष्ट्वा तस्याभिषेकाय मतिं चक्रे जनाधिपः
Seeing his son, learned in the Vedas and skilled in royal duties, the king resolved to perform his coronation.
पुष्यार्कयोगसंयुक्ते दिवसे नृपसत्तमः । कारयामास सम्भारानभिषेकार्थमादरात्
On a day joined with the auspicious conjunction of Puṣya and the Sun, the best of kings had the preparations for the consecration made with great care.
द्विजानाहूय वेदज्ञान् सर्वशास्त्रविचक्षणान् । अभिषेकं चकारासौ विधिवत् स्वात्मजस्य ह
Having summoned the twice-born, those learned in the Vedas and skilled in all the scriptures, he performed the consecration of his own son according to proper rite.
जलमानीय तीर्थेभ्यः सागरेभ्यश्च पार्थिवः । स्वयं चकार विथिवदभिषेकं शुभे दिने
The king himself brought water from holy places and oceans, and performed the consecration in due order on an auspicious day.
धनं दत्त्वाथ विप्रेभ्यो राज्यं पुत्रे निवेश्य सः । जगाम वनमेवाशु स्वर्गकामः स भूपतिः
Having given wealth to the Brahmins and installed his son in the kingdom, that king, desiring heaven, quickly departed to the forest.
एकवीरं नृपं कृत्वा सम्मान्य सचिवानथ । भार्यया सह भूपालः प्रविवेश वनं वशी
Having appointed his son as the sole king and honored his ministers, the self-controlled ruler entered the forest together with his wife.
मैनाकशिखरे राजा कृत्वा तार्तीयमाश्रमम् । नित्यं पत्रफलाहारश्चिन्तयामास पार्वतीम्
On the peak of Maināka, the king established his third hermitage, and, sustained always by leaves and fruits, he meditated on Pārvatī.
एवं स नृपतिः कृत्वा दिष्टान्ते सह भार्यया । मृतोऽसौ वासवं लोकं गतः पुण्येन कर्मणा
Thus, having acted as destined, the king died together with his wife, and by his virtuous deeds attained the world of Indra.
इन्द्रलोकं पिता प्राप्त इति श्रुत्वाथ हैहयः । चकार वेदनिर्दिष्टं कर्म चैवौर्ध्वदैहिकम्
Hearing that his father had reached Indra's realm, the Haihaya performed the funeral rites as prescribed by the Vedas.
कृत्वोत्तराः क्रियाः सर्वाः पितुः पार्थिवनन्दनः । राज्यं चकार मेधावी पित्रा दत्तं सुसम्मतम्
Having completed all the final rites for his father, the wise prince ruled the kingdom, duly given and approved by his father.
एकवीरोऽथ धर्मज्ञः प्राप्य राज्यमनुत्तमम् । बुभुजे विविधान् भोगान्सचिवैश्च सुमानितः
Then, being the sole hero and knower of righteousness, having obtained the unsurpassed kingdom, he enjoyed various pleasures, greatly honored by his ministers.
एकस्मिन् दिवसे राजा मन्त्रिपुत्रैः समन्वितः । जगाम जाह्नवीतीरे हयारूढः प्रतापवान्
One day, the powerful king, accompanied by the sons of his ministers, mounted on horseback, went to the bank of the Jāhnavī.
सम्पश्यन् पादपान् रम्यान् कोकिलालापसंयुतान् । पुष्पितान् फलसंयुक्तान् षट्पदालिविराजितान्
He beheld lovely trees, filled with the calls of cuckoos, blossoming and laden with fruit, adorned with swarms of bees.
मुनीनामाश्रमान्दिव्यान् वेदध्वनिनिनादितान् । होमधूमावृताकाशान् मृगशावसमावृतान्
He saw the divine hermitages of sages, resounding with the chanting of the Vedas, their skies filled with the smoke of sacrifices, and populated by young deer.
केदाराञ्छालिसम्पक्वान् गोपिकाभिः सुरक्षितान् । प्रफुल्लपङ्कजारामान्निकुञ्जांश्च मनोरमान्
He saw fields with ripe sheaves, well-guarded by cowherd girls, groves of blooming lotuses, and delightful bowers.
प्रेक्षमाणः प्रियालांस्तु चम्पकान् पनसद्रुमान् । बकुलांस्तिलकान्नीपान्मन्दारांश्च प्रफुल्लितान्
He gazed upon priyāla, campaka, jackfruit trees, bakula, tilaka, nīpa, and fully blossomed mandāra trees.
शालांस्तालांस्तमालांश्च जम्बूचूतकदम्बकान् । स गच्छञ्जाह्नवीतोये प्रफुल्लं शतपत्रकम्
He saw śāla, tāla, tamāla, jambu, mango, and kadamba trees, and, as he went along the waters of the Jāhnavī, a blooming lotus.
पङ्कजं चातिगन्धाढ्यमपश्यदवनीपतिः । दक्षिणे जलजस्याथ पार्श्वे कमललोचनाम्
The lord of the earth saw a lotus of surpassing fragrance, and at its southern side, a woman with lotus-like eyes.
कनकाभां सुकेशीं च कम्बुग्रीवां कृशोदरीम् । बिम्बोष्ठी सुन्दरीं किञ्चित्समुद्यत्सुपयोधराम्
She was golden in complexion, with beautiful hair, a neck like a conch, slender-waisted, with lips like bimba fruit, lovely, and with slightly rising, well-formed breasts.
सुनासां चारुसर्वाङ्गीमपश्यत् कन्यकां नृपः । रुदतीं तां सखीं त्यक्त्वा विह्वलां दुःखपीडिताम्
The king saw a maiden with a lovely nose and beautiful limbs, weeping, abandoned by her companion, distressed and afflicted by sorrow.
साश्रुनेत्रां क्रन्दमानां विजने कुररीमिव । संवीक्ष्य राजा पप्रच्छ कन्यकां शोककारणम्
Seeing her, eyes filled with tears, crying out like a lonely curlew in a deserted place, the king asked the maiden the cause of her grief.