येन तस्य भवेद्धानिर्न याचे तन्नृपात्मज
That by which he would incur loss, I do not ask for, O prince.
तन्मया प्रार्थितं पुत्र स मोहान्न प्रयच्छति
What I requested, my son, he does not give out of delusion.
याचितः सुखहेतोस्तु मया नृपतिसत्तमः
But, for the sake of happiness, I have asked the best of kings.
स्थितः सो ऽद्यानृते घोरे सुरापानसमे विभुः
Today, that lord stands in a dreadful falsehood, equal to drinking liquor.
परित्यजेयं जनकं तवाधमं नैव स्थितिर्मे भविता हि तेन
I would abandon your base father; with him, I will never remain.
मयि जीवति तातो मे न भवेदनृती क्वचित्
While I live, my father will never be untruthful anywhere.
पित्रा मे नानृतं देवि पूर्वमुक्तं कदाचन
Never before, O lady, has my father spoken a falsehood.
यस्य सत्ये स्थिता लोकाः सदेवासुरमानुषाः
On his truthfulness the worlds stand firm—gods, asuras, and humans.
विजृंभते यस्य कीर्तिर्व्याप्तं ब्रह्माण्डमण्डलम्
His fame flourishes, pervading the entire circle of the universe.
अश्रुतं भूपतेर्वाक्यं परोक्षे श्रद्दधे कथम्
How can I believe the king’s words, unheard, when spoken in his absence?
एतद्धर्माङ्गदेनोक्तं वाक्यमाकर्ण्य मोहिनी
Hearing these words spoken by Dharmāṅgada, Mohinī—
यत्र रुक्माङ्गदः शेते मृतकल्पो रविप्रभः
—where Rukmāṅgada, radiant as the sun, lies as if dead—
दीपरत्नैः सुप्रकाशे विद्रुमैश्चित्रिते वरे
In a chamber splendid with lamp-gems, adorned with coral, the best—
दीर्घविस्तारसंयुक्ते ह्यनौपम्ये मनोहरे
Vast in length and breadth, incomparable, and enchanting—
तातैषा जननी मे ऽद्य त्वां वदत्यनृती त्विति
Father, today my mother says to you, 'You are untruthful.'
सकोषरत्ननिचये गजाश्वरथसंयुते
With heaps of treasures, with elephants, horses, and chariots—
प्रदेहि सकलं ह्यस्यै यत्त्या श्रावितं विभो
O lord, give her everything that you promised her.
देहि शक्रपदं देव्यै जितं विद्धि पुरन्दरम्
Grant the goddess the station of Indra; know that Purandara has been conquered.
तच्चाप्यहं प्रदास्यामि तपसा तोष्य पद्मजम्
That too I shall give, having pleased the Lotus-born with austerity.
त्रिविष्टपे वापि परे पदे वा दास्यामि जित्वा नरदेवदानवान्
Whether in heaven or in the supreme abode, I shall give it after conquering men, gods, and demons.
हस्ते हि पापस्य दिवाप्रकीर्तेर्वत्स्यामि तत्कर्मकरः सुभुक्तः
Indeed, in the hand of sin, proclaimed by day, I shall remain, performing that act, well-enjoyed.
तच्चापि राजेन्द्र ददस्व देव्यै मज्जीवितं मज्जननीभवं वा
O king, give that too to the goddess—either my life or my birth from her.
विराजयित्वा स्वगुणैर्नृपौघान्करैरिवात्मप्रभवैः खशोभैः
Having adorned the hosts of kings with my own virtues, like rays with their own brilliance illuminating the sky,
संमार्जयित्वा विमलं यशः स्वं कथं सुखी स्यां नृपते ततः क्षमः
Having cleansed my own spotless fame, how could I, O king, then be happy and patient?
गतो वा नरकं घोरं कथं भोक्ष्ये हरेर्दिने
Even if I have gone to terrible hell, how shall I eat on the day of Hari?
भूयो भूयो वदति मां दुर्मेधाश्च सुबालिशा
Again and again, the foolish and very childish keep telling me—
मुक्त्वैवं वासरे विष्णोर्भोजनं पापनाशने
Thus, on the day of Vishnu, food destroys sin when taken.
तथापि नैव कर्ताहं भोजनं हरिवासरे
Still, I shall not eat food on the day of Hari.
दुन्दुभी कुर्वती नादं सा कथं वितथा भवेत्
How could the sound made by the drum become false?
अपेयं चैव पीत्वा तु किं जीवेच्छरदः शतम्
Even after drinking, one should not drink again—what if one lives a hundred years?