आत्मना सह खेलार्थं तन्मोदध्वं सुहर्षिताः
Together with her, for the sake of play, you should delight her, joyfully.
को हि दीपयते वह्निं स्वदेहे देहिनां वर
Who, O best of embodied beings, would set fire to his own body?
कस्तरेत्सागरं बद्ध्वा ग्रीवायां दारुणां शिलाम्
Who would cross the ocean with a heavy stone tied to his neck?
को निषीदति धारायां खङ्गस्या काशभासिनः
Who would sit upon the blade of a sword shining like Kāśa grass?
सर्वस्यापि प्रदानेन नैतन्मनसि वर्तते
Even by giving away everything, this does not leave the mind.
का दृष्ट्या दयितं कान्तं निरीक्षेदन्ययाहृतम्
What woman would look upon her beloved, her dear one, taken by another?
आत्मप्राणसमं कान्तमन्यस्त्रीकुचपीडनम्
Her beloved, as dear as her own life, being pressed to the bosom of another woman—
सर्वेषामेव दुःखानां दुःखमेतदनन्तकम्
Of all sorrows, this is the sorrow without end.
वरं सर्वा मृताः पुत्र युगपन्मातरस्तव
It would be better, my son, if all your mothers died at once.
यदि मे न पितुः सौख्यं करिष्यथ शुभाननाः
If you, fair-faced ones, do not bring happiness to your father,
कर्मणा मनसा वाचा या पितुर्दुःखमाचरेत्
Whoever, by deed, thought, or word, causes sorrow to the father—
सर्वासां साधिका देवी मोहिनी जनकप्रिया
Among all, Mohinī, beloved of your father, is the foremost lady.
तत्पुत्रवचनं श्रुत्वा वेपमाना हि मातरः
Hearing those words of the son, the mothers trembled.
अवश्यं तव वाक्यं हि कर्तव्यं न्यायसंयुतम्
Certainly, your command, being just, must be carried out.
यो भार्यामुद्वहेद्भर्ता द्वितीयामपरामपि
If a husband should take another wife, a second one,
अनुज्ञाप्य यदा भार्ता ज्येष्ठामन्यां समुद्वहेतक्
When permitted, the husband may marry another, after the eldest.
ज्येष्ठया सहितः कुर्यादिष्टापूर्तं नरोत्तमः
The best of men should perform acts of charity and sacrifice together with his eldest wife.
श्रुत्वा तु मातृवचनं प्रहष्टेनान्तरात्मनो
Having heard his mother's words, he rejoiced inwardly.
सहस्रं नगराणां च ग्रामाणां प्रददौ तथा
He gave away a thousand cities and likewise villages.
एकैकस्य ददावष्टौ रथान्काञ्चनमालिनः
To each one, he gave eight chariots adorned with golden chains.
शुद्धस्य मेरुजातस्य अक्षयस्य नुपात्मजः
He, the prince, gave away pure, inexhaustible gold born of Meru.
दासानां च शतं साग्रं दासीनां च नृपात्मजः
The prince gave over a hundred male servants and likewise female servants.
युगन्धराणां भद्राणां शतानि दश वै पृथक्
He gave separately ten hundreds of fine Yugandhara horses.
वाटीनां तु सहस्राणां शतं प्रादाद्धसन्निव
He gave a hundred thousand garden enclosures as well.
अजाविकमसंख्यातमेकैकस्यै न्यवेदयत्
To each one, he presented countless herds of goats and sheep.
आखण्डलास्त्रयुक्तरथ भूषणस्य सुभक्तिमान्
He, devoted, gave chariots equipped with triple weapons and adorned with ornaments.
प्रददौ संहतान्कृत्वा वलयान्पञ्च सप्त च
He gave, having gathered them together, five and seven bracelets.
संध्यावल्यां स्थितानीह शीतांशुप्रतिमानि च
Here, he gave those resembling the moon, set in the Sandhyāvalī.
कुङ्कुमं चन्दनं भूरि कर्पूरं प्रस्थसंख्यया
He gave abundant saffron, sandalwood, and camphor, measured by the prastha.
मातॄणामविशेषेण पितुः सुखमभीप्सयन्
Desiring the happiness of his father, he gave to the mothers without distinction.