इष्टा या भूपतेर्भर्तुस्तस्या या दुष्टमाचरेत्
If the favored wife of the king or husband commits any wicked act,
सापत्नभावं या कुर्याद्भर्तृस्नेहेष्टया सह
If she creates rivalry with the beloved through affection for the husband,
यथा सुखं भवेद्भर्तुस्तथा कार्यं हि भार्यया
The wife should act so that the husband may be happy.
यथा भर्ता तथा तां हि पश्येत वरवर्णिनि
Just as the husband behaves, O woman of noble complexion, so should he regard her.
पश्चात्स्थाने भवेत्सापि मनसा याभवत्प्रिये
She too should remain in a subordinate position, in mind, to the one who is dear.
इर्ष्याभावपरित्यागात्सर्वेश्वरपदं लभेत्
By abandoning jealousy, one attains the status of lord over all.
भर्तुरिष्टां संनिरीक्ष्य तस्या लोको ऽक्षयो भवेत्
Observing the husband's favored one, her world becomes imperishable.
शूद्रजातेः सुदुष्टस्य परित्यक्तक्रियस्य तु
But for one born of the Śūdra caste, extremely wicked and neglectful of duties,
प्रक्षालनं द्वयोः पादौ द्वयोरुच्छिष्टभोजिनी
She must wash the feet of both, and eat the leftovers of both.
वेश्यया वार्यमाणापि सदाचारपथे स्थिता
Even when restrained by a courtesan, she remained on the path of good conduct.
जगाम सुमहान्कालो वर्तन्त्या दुःखसागरे
A very long time passed for her, suffering in the ocean of sorrow.
अभक्षयत निष्पावं दुर्मेधास्तैलमिश्रितम्
The foolish one ate unripe pulses mixed with oil.
अभवद्दारुणो रोगो गुदे तस्य भगन्दरः
A severe disease arose in her rectum, namely fistula.
तस्य गेहे स्थितं वित्तं समादाय जगाम सा
She took the wealth kept in his house and departed.
ततः स दीनवदनो व्रीडया च समन्वितः
Then he, with a dejected face and filled with shame,
परिपालय मां देवि वेश्यासक्तं सुनिष्ठुरम्
O lady, protect me, who am harsh and attached to the courtesan.
रमते वेश्यया सार्द्धं बहूनब्दान्सुमध्यमे
He enjoys himself with the courtesan for many years, O slender-waisted one.
सो ऽशुभानि समाप्नोति जन्मानि दश पञ्च च
He attains evil births, fifteen in number.
तवापमानतो देवि मनो न कलुषीकृतम्
O goddess, my mind has not been tainted by your disrespect.
तानि सक्षमते विद्वान् स विज्ञेयो नृणां वरः
The wise man endures those things; he is to be known as the best among men.
तद्भजन्त्या न मे दुःखं न विषादः कथञ्चन
By worshipping that, I have neither sorrow nor any kind of despair.
अनीतं जनकाद्वित्तं बन्धुभ्यो वरवर्णिनी
The wealth taken from my father was distributed to the relatives, O woman of noble complexion.
दिवा दिवा त्रिर्यत्नेन रात्रौ गुह्यविशोधनम्
Day after day, with threefold effort, at night she cleansed the secret places.
नखेन पातयेद्भर्तुः क्रिमीन्कुष्ठाच्छनैः शनैः
With her nail, she would gently and gradually remove the worms from her husband's leprosy.
न देवि रात्रौ स्वपिति न दिवा च वरानना
O goddess, she does not sleep at night, nor does she, O beautiful-faced one, sleep by day.
यद्यस्ति वसुधा देवी पितरो देवतास्तथा
If there is land, O goddess, then so too are ancestors and deities.
चण्डिकायै प्रदास्यामि रक्तं मांससमुद्भवम्
I shall offer to Caṇḍikā blood that has arisen from flesh.
सादरं कारयिष्यामि उपवासान्दशैव तु
I shall perform ten fasts with reverence.
नोपभोक्ष्यामि मधुरं नोपभोक्ष्यामि वै घृतम्
I will not enjoy anything sweet, nor will I partake of ghee.
जीवतां रोगहीनो हि भर्ता मे शरदां शतम्
My husband, free from disease, lived for a hundred autumns.