येन संतुष्यसे देवि समयं तं करोम्यहम्
O goddess, whatever pleases you, I shall fulfill that promise.
दशावस्थां गतो देहो मम त्वत्संगमं विना
My body has reached a state of distress without union with you.
येन मे प्रत्ययो राजन् वचने तावके भवेत्
O King, by what means may I have confidence in your words?
न वक्तास्यनृतं काले मार्गायं लौकिकः कृतः
You will not speak falsehood at the proper time; this worldly path has been undertaken.
अब्रवीन्नृपतिस्तां तु सुप्रसन्नमना नृप
The king, with a mind greatly pleased, spoke to her.
स्वैरेष्वपि विहारेषु कदापि वरवाणिंनि
Even in your own amusements, O bestower of boons, at no time—
दतो ह्येष मया हस्तो दक्षिणः पुण्यलाञ्छनः
For this right hand of mine, adorned with merit, has indeed been given.
तत्सर्वं तव वामोरु यदि कुर्यान्न ते वचः
All this, O slender-thighed one, is yours, if only you would act according to my word.
तव रूपेण मे क्षोभः सहसा प्रत्युपस्थितः
Because of your beauty, a sudden agitation has arisen in me.
इक्ष्वाकुवशसंभूतः सुतो धर्माङ्गदो मम
A son, Dharmāṅgada by name, has been born to me from the lineage of Ikṣvāku.
ततो दृष्टो वने हृद्यो वामदेवाश्रमो मया
Then, in the forest, I beheld the delightful hermitage of Vāmadeva.
आरुह्य वाहनश्रेष्ठंमन्दरं द्रष्टुमागतः
Having mounted the best of vehicles, I came to see Mandara.
प्राप्तं मच्छ्रवणे गीतं तव वक्त्रविनिर्गतम्
A song, issuing from your lips, reached my ears.
दृष्टेः पथमनुप्राप्ता मम त्वं चारुलोचने
O beautiful-eyed one, you came into my line of sight.
सांप्रतं चेतनायुक्तस्तव वाक्यामृतेन हि
Now, endowed with awareness, I am revived by the nectar of your words.
प्रत्युत्तरप्रदानेन प्रसादं कर्त्तुमर्हसि
By giving a reply, you ought to show your favor.
अहं ब्रह्मभवा राजंस्त्वदर्थं समुपागता
O king, I have come here, born from Brahmā, for your sake.
परित्यज्य सुरान्सर्वान्विश्वंभरपुरोगमान्
Having abandoned all the gods, headed by Viśvambhara,
संपूजयन्ती देवेशं गीतदानेन शङ्करम्
Honoring the lord of gods, Śaṅkara, by offering song as a gift,
सर्वदानाधिकं भूप ह्यनन्तगतिदायकम्
O king, the giving of song surpasses all other gifts, for it grants endless attainment.
ईप्सितो ऽयं मया प्राप्तो भवानवनिपालकः
This, which I desired, has been obtained: you, O protector of the earth.
अभिप्रीतो ऽसि मे राजन्नभिप्रीता ह्यहं तव
O king, you are pleased with me, and I am indeed pleased with you.
उत्थापयामास धराशयानमिन्द्रस्य यष्टीमिव मोहिनी सा
Mohinī raised him from the earth, as if lifting Indra’s staff.
मा शङ्कां कुरु राजेन्द्र कुमारीं विद्ध्यकल्मषाम्
Do not harbor any suspicion, O king of kings; know the maiden to be without fault.
अनूढा कन्यका राजन् यदि गर्भं बिभर्ति हि
If an unmarried girl, O king, indeed bears a child,
चाण्डालयोनयस्तिस्रः पुराणे कवयो विदुः
the ancient sages have described three kinds of outcaste births.
ब्राह्मण्यां शूद्रजनिता तृतीया नृपपुङ्गव
The third, O foremost of kings, is one born to a Brahmin woman by a Śūdra man.
ततस्तां चपलापाङ्गीं नृपो रुक्माङ्गदो गिरौ
Then King Rukmāṅgada took that woman with restless eyes to the mountain.
न तथा त्रिदिवप्राप्तिः प्रीणयेन्मां वरानने
O lovely-faced one, even attaining heaven would not please me so much.
मन्ये पुरन्दराद्देवि ह्यात्मानमधिकं क्षितौ
O goddess, I think myself greater on earth than even Purandara.