एकद्वीपपतिश्चाहं विदितो धरणीतले
And I am known on the surface of the earth as the lord of a single island.
मदर्थे येन विप्रेन्द्र समानीता नृपात्मजा
For my sake, O chief of Brāhmaṇas, the king’s daughter was brought.
अथ तेनाधिपतिना रूपद्रविणशालिना
Then by that ruler, endowed with beauty and wealth,
यो गत्वा प्रमदाराज्यं जित्वा ताः प्रमदा रणे
who, having gone to the realm of women, conquered those women in battle,
प्रददौ मयि ताः सर्वाः प्रणम्य च पुनः पुनः
he gave all of them to me, bowing again and again.
तानि मे प्रददौ पुत्रो जनन्या तूपवर्णितः
My son gave me those women, who had been described by their mother.
पुनरायाति शर्वर्यां मत्पादाभ्यङ्गकारणात्
He returns at night for the purpose of massaging my feet.
प्रबोधयन्प्रेष्यजनान्निद्रया संकुलेन्द्रियान्
Awakening the servants, whose senses are overcome by sleep,
अप्रमेयं मम सुखं वशगा हि प्रिया गृहे
My happiness is immeasurable, for my beloved is obedient at home.
वर्तते हि जनः सर्वो ममाज्ञापालकः क्षितौ
Indeed, all people on earth are my subjects, obeying my command.
इह जन्मकृतं वापि परजन्मकृतं तथा
Whether produced by this birth or by another birth,
मम पुण्यं वद ब्रह्मन् विचार्य स्वमनीषया
O Brahmin, tell me my merit, having considered with your own wisdom.
विद्वत्सु पूजा द्विजदानशक्तिर्मन्ये ऽहमेतत्सुकृतप्रसूतम्
Among the learned, I am honored; I have the power to give gifts to twice-borns—indeed, I think this arises from good deeds.
चिन्तयित्वा क्षणं ज्ञात्वा कारणं तमुचाव ह
Having reflected for a moment and understood the reason, he spoke thus:
दारिर्द्येण पराभूतो दुष्टया भार्यया तथा
Defeated by poverty and also by a wicked wife,
निवसन्दुःखसंतप्तो बहुवर्षाणि पार्थिव
afflicted by the suffering of dwelling, for many years, O king,
ततः सर्वाणि तीर्थानि परक्रम्य महीपते
then, having visited all the sacred places, O lord of the earth,
तत्र स्नातं त्वया विप्रसंगेन यमुनाजले
there, you bathed with the company of Brahmins in the waters of the Yamuna.
मन्दिरे च वराहस्य कथ्यमानां कथां नृप
And in the temple of Varaha, O king, you listened to the story being told.
चतुर्भिः पारणैर्यस्य निष्पत्तिस्तु विधीयते
By four fasts, its completion is prescribed.
लक्ष्मीभर्ता जगन्नाथो निःशेषाघौघनाशनः
The consort of Lakshmi, the Lord of the universe, is the destroyer of all heaps of sin.
अशून्यशयनं पुण्यं गृहे वृद्धिकरं परम्
A bed that is never empty is supremely meritorious and brings prosperity to the household.
सुखमीदृग्विधं लोके दुर्लभं प्रतिभाति मे
Such happiness as this seems to me exceedingly rare in the world.
ग्राह्यमेतद्व्रतं पुण्यं जन्ममृत्युजरापहम्
This virtuous vow, which removes birth, death, and old age, should be accepted.
शय्यादानैर्वस्त्रदानैस्तथा ब्राह्मणभोजनैः
By giving beds, by giving garments, and by feeding Brahmins—
इमानेवाग्रतः पुण्यास्त्वयोक्तान्विस्तराच्छृणु
Now listen as I explain these very acts of merit to you in detail.
पूर्वजन्मनि देवेशस्त्वयाशून्येन पूजितः
In a previous birth, O lord of the gods, you were worshipped with an unempty bed.
अवश्यं प्राप्यसे राजन् विष्णोः सायुज्यतां ध्रुवम्
You will surely and certainly attain union with Vishnu, O king.
संपदां प्रभवोपेतो ज्ञातेरुत्कर्षणार्थकः
Endowed with prosperity, you are destined to bring about the elevation of your lineage.
अवश्यं सर्वयोग्यो ऽसि भक्तो ऽसि त्वं जनार्दने
You are certainly fit for all attainments; you are a devotee of Janardana.