सव्यं चाप्यस्फुरन्नेत्रं स्ववस्त्रं स्खलितं तथा
His left eye twitched, and his garment slipped as well.
बिभ्राणां मानुषं रूपं स्वामपश्यन्नितंबिनीम्
Assuming a human form, he saw his beloved sleeping.
परित्यजामि त्वां पापं राक्षसं क्रूरकर्मिणम्
I renounce you, sinful demon, cruel in your deeds.
ईर्ष्याकोपसमायुक्तस्त्वभ्यधावन्निशाचरः
Filled with jealousy and anger, the night-stalker rushed forward.
कालेन वेगात्पवनो यथैव समुच्चरन्वाक्यमनर्थयुक्तम्
Just as the wind swiftly moves with time, so he uttered words devoid of meaning.
दृष्ट्वा सा राक्षसी प्राह भर्तारं मम शङ्किता
Seeing this, the demoness, suspicious, spoke to her husband.
ममायं पञ्चतां यातु दिगंबररिपुप्रिय
Let this one meet his end, O lover of enemies who go naked to the quarters.
मुमोच विपुलां शक्तिं रक्षोवक्षस्थल प्रति
She hurled a mighty spear at the demon's chest.
दिव्यांशुतीक्ष्ण वक्त्राता किङ्किणीशतनादिता
With a face radiant with divine, piercing light, adorned with the sound of hundreds of tinkling ornaments.
हृदि तस्य निपत्यासौ शक्तिर्विप्रकरच्युता
That power, released by the Brahmin, fell into his heart.
पातयित्वा स्वभर्तारं विप्रहस्तेन राक्षसी
The demoness, with her Brahmin hand, cast down her own husband.
अथोवाच द्विजं हृष्टा राक्षसी शुभलोचनम्
Then the delighted demoness, with auspicious eyes, spoke to the Brahmin.
भुङ्क्ष्व भोगान्मया सार्द्धं ये दिव्या ये च मानुषाः
Enjoy pleasures with me, both those that are divine and those that are human.
ततः सादाय मे कान्तं स्वां प्रविष्टा गुहां मुदा
Then, joyfully, she brought my beloved into her own cave.
कुचाभ्यामुन्नताभ्यां सा मद्भर्तारमपीडयत्
With her full, raised breasts, she pressed against her husband.
इयं तेनासितापाङ्गी बिम्बोष्ठी काञ्चनप्रभा
She, with dark eyes, red lips, and a golden radiance, was with him.
यस्याः सीमां न लङ्घन्ति पातकानि ह्यशेषतः
No sins whatsoever can cross her boundary.
या गृहं त्रिपुरारेश्च पञ्चगव्यूतिसंस्थिता
She who dwells in the house of Tripurāri, established at a distance of five yojanas.
स त्वमस्या गृहं पित्र्यं पुनर्नय सुलोचनाम्
You must return this beautiful-eyed woman to her ancestral home.
मया सह समस्तानि विक्रीणीहि निजेच्छया
With me, sell everything as you wish.
मुग्धया तव रूपेण प्रेषितो यमसादनम्
Because of your beauty, I, bewildered, was sent to the abode of Yama.
भजस्व मां विशालाक्ष भक्तां वै कामरूपिणीम्
Accept me, O wide-eyed one, a devotee who can assume any form at will.
राक्षस्याः कामतप्तायाः कुमार्याः सन्निधौ शुभे
In the presence of the demoness, burning with desire, and the maiden, O auspicious one.
सुभगे नीतिशास्त्रेषु विश्वस्तव्या न योषितः
O fortunate one, in the treatises on conduct, women are not to be trusted.
मत्तो रूपाधिकं मत्वा परं पुरुषलंपटा
Thinking there is someone more handsome than me, women are eager for other men.
सो ऽहं विश्वासभावेन विश्वस्तस्ते वरानने
So I, trusting you, O beautiful-faced one, became confident in you.
व्यापादय यथेच्छं वा त्वां प्रपन्नो ऽस्मि भामिनि
Do with me as you wish, O beautiful one; I have surrendered myself to you.
आत्मा ते सर्वथा देयः प्रतीकारस्य हेतवे
Your very self must be given in every way, as the cause for recompense.
ततो ऽहं नोत्तरं वच्मि परं किञ्चित्सुलोचने
Therefore, O bright-eyed one, I will not say anything further in reply.
विश्वस्तहिंसनं ब्रह्मन् ब्रह्महत्या समं भवेत्
Brahman, to harm one who trusts is equal to the killing of a Brahmin.