परिप्रणामनिरतो हरिभक्तजनप्रियः
He is constantly engaged in respectful salutations and is dear to the devotees of Hari.
जयध्वजस्य चरितं दृष्ट्वा विस्मयमागतः
Seeing the deeds of Jayadhvaja, wonder arose.
अपृच्छद्वीतिहोत्रस्तु वेदवेदाङ्गपारगः
Vītihotra, accomplished in the Vedas and their branches, questioned him.
विष्णुभक्तिमतां पुंसां श्रेष्ठो ऽसि भरतर्षभ
Among those devoted to Vishnu, you are the foremost, O best of the Bharatas.
तन्मे वद महाभाग किं त्वया विदितं फलम्
Tell me, O greatly fortunate one, what result is known to you?
संयुक्तो ऽसि सदा भद्रयद्विष्णोर्गृहमार्जने
You are always engaged in the auspicious cleaning of Vishnu's house.
तथापि किं महाभाग एतयोः सततोद्यतः
Yet, O greatly fortunate one, why are you always striving in these two acts?
तद् ब्रूहि मे गुह्यतमं प्रीतिर्मयि तवास्ति चेत्
If you have affection for me, tell me the most secret matter.
विनयावनतो भूत्वा प्रोवाचेजं कृताञ्जलिः
Becoming humble and bowing, he spoke with joined palms.
जातिस्मरत्वाज्जानामि श्रोतॄणां विस्मयप्रदम्
Because of remembrance from birth, I know what will astonish the listeners.
रैवतो नाम विप्रेन्द्रो वेदवेदाङ्गपारगः
There was a Brahmin named Raivata, accomplished in the Vedas and their branches.
पिशुनो निष्ठुरश्चैव ह्यपण्यानां च विक्रयी
He was slanderous, harsh, and a seller of things not fit for trade.
दरिद्रो दुःखितश्चैव शीर्णाङ्गो व्याधितो ऽभवत्
He became poor, afflicted with suffering, his limbs wasted, and stricken by disease.
ममार नर्मदातीरे श्वासकासप्रपीडितः
Tormented by breathlessness and coughing, he died on the bank of the Narmada.
कामचारपरा सा तु परित्यक्ता च बन्धुभिः
She, devoted only to her own desires, was abandoned by her relatives.
महापापरतो नित्यं ब्रह्मद्वेषपरायणः
Constantly engaged in great sins, he was ever intent on enmity toward Brahmins.
गावश्च विप्रा बहवो निहता मृगपक्षिणः
Many cows, Brahmins, and countless deer and birds were slain.
मद्यपानरतो नित्यं बहुशो मार्गरोधकृत्
Always addicted to drinking liquor, he often blocked the roads.
कदाचित्कामसंतप्तो गन्तु कामो रतिं स्त्रियः
Once, inflamed by desire, he wished to go and enjoy a woman.
निशि रामोपभोगार्थं शयितं तत्र कामिना
At night, for the sake of pleasure, he lay there with a lover.
यावन्त्यः पांशुकणिकास्तत्र संमार्जिता द्विज
O Brahmin, as many grains of dust as were swept up there—
प्रदीपः स्थापितस्तत्र सुरतार्थं द्विजोत्तम
A lamp was placed there, O best of Brahmins, for the purpose of enjoyment.
एवं स्थिते विष्णुगृहे ह्यागताः पुरपालकाः
While this was happening in the house of Vishnu, the city guards arrived.
आवां निहत्य ते सर्वे निवृत्ताः पुरक्षकाः
Having killed us both, all those city protectors departed.
किरीटकुण्डलधरा वनमालाविभूषिताः
Adorned with crowns and earrings, and decorated with garlands of forest flowers,
दिव्यं विमानमारुह्य सर्वभोगसमन्वितम्
They ascended a divine aerial chariot, endowed with every enjoyment.
तत्र स्थित्वा ब्रह्मकल्पशतं साग्रं द्विजोत्तम
There they remained, O best of Brahmins, for a full hundred ages of Brahma.
ततश्च भूमिभागेषु देवयोगेषु वै क्रमात्
Then, by the arrangement of the gods, in due course, on the earth,
तेनैव मे ऽच्युता संपत्तथा राज्यमकण्टकम्
By that very act, O Achyuta, I gained prosperity and a kingdom free from trouble.
भक्त्या कुर्वन्ति ये संतस्तेषां पुण्यं न वेद्यहम्
Those who perform that with devotion—their merit, I do not know the limit of.