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.
तत्राश्चर्याण्यनेकानि द्रष्टुकामस्तवाज्ञया
There, by your command, I wish to witness many wondrous things.
राज्यशासनजं भारं दुर्वहं यच्च भूमिपैः
The burden of rule, which arises from kingship, is difficult for rulers to bear.
तच्छत्वा वचनं राज्ञो वामदेवो ऽब्रवीदिदम्
Then, in response to the king's words, Vamadeva spoke as follows.
यत्क्लेशात्पितरं प्रेम्णा विमोचयति सर्वदा
Whoever, out of love, always frees his father from suffering—
तस्य भागीरथीस्नानमहन्यहनि जायते
For him, bathing in the Ganges occurs every single day.
नो शुद्धिस्तस्य पुत्रस्य इतीत्थं वैदिकी श्रुतिः
But the son of such a one is not purified—so declares the Vedic revelation.
हरिप्रसादात्ते जातो वंशे पुत्रः स पुण्यकृत्
By the grace of Hari, a son was born in your lineage, a doer of merit.
ययौ शीघ्रगतिः श्रीमान्सदागतिरिव स्वयम्
He departed swiftly, resplendent, as if he himself were the very path to the good.
सर्वाश्चर्याणि राजेन्द्रः सरांस्युपवनानि च
All wonders, O King, as well as all lakes and gardens,
भ्रामयित्वा गिरिं श्वेतं गन्धमादनमेव च
having circled Mount Śveta and also Gandhamādana,
शतसूर्यप्रतीकाशं सर्वतः काञ्चनावृतम्
shining like a hundred suns, covered everywhere with gold,
तद्भूभागं नगाकीर्णं बहुधातुविभूषितम्
that region of earth, crowded with mountains, adorned with many minerals,
निम्नागायुतसंपूर्णं धौतं गङ्गाजलैः शुभैः
filled with countless rivers, cleansed by pure waters of the Ganges,
घटप्रमाणैर्नृपते परिपक्वैः सुगन्धिभिः
with ripe, fragrant fruits the size of pots, O King,
द्विरेफध्वनिसंयुक्तं कोकिलस्वरनादितम्
accompanied by the hum of bees and resounding with the notes of cuckoos,
संपश्यमानो नृपतिर्विवेश स महागिरिम्
beholding this, the king entered that great mountain,
स वीक्षते यावदसौ समन्तात्तावत्समस्तं द्रुमपक्षिसंघम्
as he gazed all around, he saw the entire assembly of trees and birds,
उपप्लवन्तं तरसा महीपस्तेनैव सार्द्धं स जगाम तूर्णम्
rushing swiftly, the lord of the earth went along with them,
विमोहितो येन विमुच्य वाहं त्रिविक्रमेणेव विलङ्घ्यमानम्
bewildered by whom, having abandoned his vehicle, as if leaping in three strides,
गिरौ स्थितां तप्तसुवर्णभासं कामस्य यष्टीमिव निर्मितां च
he saw, standing on the mountain, a staff shining like molten gold, as if fashioned for desire,