धिक्कृतो ऽपि जनैः सर्वैर्न भोक्ष्ये हरिवासरे
Even if censured by all people, I shall not eat on the day of Hari.
तच्चापि वरमेवात्र न भोक्ष्ये हरिवासरे
Even so, this is indeed the best—I shall not eat on the day of Hari.
व्रजद्भिर्मनुजैर्मार्गे निरयस्यातिदुःखितैः
On the road, as men go, filled with those suffering greatly from hell—
जनैः पूर्णा भविष्यन्ति मयि भुक्ते तु ताः सुत
Those will be filled with people, O son, if I eat.
समर्थो यस्तु शत्रूणां हर्षं संजनयेद्भुवि
He who is able to cause joy to his enemies on earth—
तन्न दास्यामि मोहिन्या याचितो ऽपि सुरासुरैः
That I shall not give to the enchantress, even if asked by gods and demons.
आकाशभासा स्वशिरश्छिन्द्यादेव वरासिना
He should sever his own head with the excellent sword, shining like the sky.
रुक्माङ्गदेति मन्नाम प्रसिद्धं भुवनत्रये
My name is Rukmangada, renowned throughout the three worlds.
स कथं भोजनं कृत्वा नाशये स्वकृतं यशः
How could he, after eating, destroy the fame he himself has earned?
विरमति तदपि न चेतो मामकमिति मोहिनीहेतोः
Yet even then, my mind does not desist, due to the deluding cause.
न त्वेव कुर्यां मधुसूदनस्य दिने सुपुण्ये ऽन्ननिषेवणं हि
But I would never partake of food on the auspicious day of Madhusudana.
आहूय जननीं शीघ्रं नाम्ना संध्यावलीं शुभाम्
He quickly summoned his mother, the auspicious Sandhyavali, by name.
पालयन्तीं धरां सर्वां पादविन्यासविक्रमैः
She protected the entire earth with the strides of her feet.
श्राविता मोहिनी वाक्यं पितुर्वाक्यं तथैव च
Mohini heard the words of her father, and likewise those of her mother.
भोजनाय स्थितामेनां नृपस्य हरिवासरे
She stood ready for the meal on the day sacred to Hari, in the king’s presence.
तथा विधीयतामेवं कुशलं चोभयोर्भवेत्
Let it be arranged thus, so that welfare may be for both.
मोहिनीं श्लक्ष्णया वाचा प्राह ब्रह्मसुता तदा
Then the son of Brahma addressed Mohini with gentle words.
नास्वादयति पापान्न संप्राप्ते हरिवासरे
He does not taste impure food when the day of Hari arrives.
सदा भवति या नारी भर्तुर्वचनकारिणी
The woman who always acts according to her husband’s words is blessed.
यद्यनेन पुरा देवि तव दत्तः करो गिरौ
If, O goddess, you were once given a hand by him on the mountain,
यद्देयं तद्ददात्येष ह्यदेयं प्रार्थयस्व मा
Whatever may be given, he gives; but do not ask for what cannot be given.
न भुक्तं येन सुभगे शैशवे ऽपि हरेर्दिने
O fortunate one, he has never eaten, even in childhood, on the day of Hari.
कामं वरय वामोरुवरमन्यं सुदुर्लभम्
Choose, O slender-thighed one, any other boon you desire, however rare.
मन्यसे यदि मां देवि धर्माङ्गदविरोहिणीम्
If you consider me, O goddess, as one who does not oppose Dharmangada,
सप्तद्वीपसमेतं हि ससरिद्वनपर्वतम्
Together with the seven continents, along with rivers, forests, and mountains,
भर्तुरर्थे विशालाक्षि प्रसीद तनुमध्यमे
For the sake of your husband, O wide-eyed, slender-waisted one, be gracious.
अकार्यं कारयेत्पापा सा नारी निरये वसेत्
A sinful woman who causes wrongdoing will dwell in hell.
सूकरीं योनिमाप्नोति चाण्डालीं च ततः परम्
She attains the womb of a sow, and then that of a Chandala.
निवारितासि वामोरु सखीभावेन सुंदरि
You have been restrained, O beautiful one with lovely thighs, in the manner of a friend.
किं पुनः सखिसंस्थायास्तव पद्मनिभानने
What then, O lotus-faced one, of your status as a companion?