नास्ति निन्दासमं पापं नास्ति मोहसमासवः
There is no sin equal to slander, nor any delusion like intoxication.
नास्ति रागसमः पाशो नास्ति सङ्गसमं विषम्
There is no snare like attachment, nor any poison like association.
जीर्णाङ्गोमनसस्तापाद् वृद्धभावादभूदसौ
Due to the affliction of old age in body and mind, he became aged.
स बाहुर्व्याधिना ग्रस्ते ममार मुनिसत्तम
That noble sage died when his arm was consumed by disease.
चिरं विलप्य बहुधा सहगन्तुं मनो दधे
After lamenting for a long time in many ways, she resolved in her mind to follow him.
समारोप्य तन्पूरुढं स्वयं समुपचक्रमे
Placing his body on the funeral pyre, she herself began the rites.
एतद्विज्ञातवान्सर्वं परमेण समाधिना
He knew all this through supreme meditation.
गतासूया महात्नानः पश्यन्तिज्ञान चक्षुषा
The great souls, free from envy, see with the eye of knowledge.
संप्रात्पस्तत्र साध्वी च यत्र बाहुप्रिया स्थिता
That virtuous woman also arrived there, where her beloved Bāhu was present.
प्रोवाच धर्ममूलानि वाक्यानि मुनिसत्तमः
The noble sage spoke words rooted in righteousness.
तवोदरे चक्रवर्ती शनुहन्ता हि तिष्टति
Within your womb abides a universal monarch, a slayer of enemies.
रजस्वला राजसुतेनारोहति चिन्ताशुभो
A woman in her period, mounting the pyre with the king’s son, is seized by anxious thoughts.
दाम्भिनोनिन्दकस्यापि भ्रूणघ्रस्य न निष्कृतिः
There is no expiation even for a hypocrite, a reviler, or a destroyer of the unborn.
विश्वासघातकस्यापि निष्कृतिर्नास्ति सुव्रते
O virtuous one, there is no expiation for a betrayer of trust either.
यदेतद्दुःखमुत्पन्नं तत्सर्वं शान्तिमेष्यति
All this sorrow that has arisen will surely come to peace.
विललापातिदुःखार्ता समुह्यधवपत्कुजौ
Overwhelmed by intense grief, she wailed, embracing her husband’s feet.
मारोदीराज ननये श्रियमग्र्ये गमिष्यसि
Do not weep, O queen; you will attain supreme prosperity.
तस्माच्छोकं परित्यज्य कुरु कालोचिता क्रि पाम्
Therefore, abandoning grief, perform the actions appropriate for the time.
दुर्वृत्ते वा सुवृत्ते वा मृत्योःसर्वत्रतुल्यता
Whether one is wicked or virtuous, death is the same for all.
नगरे वा तथामन्ये दैन्यमत्रातिरिच्यते
Whether in the city or elsewhere, misery here is excessive.
कारणं दैवमेवात्र मन्ये सोपाधिका जनाः
I consider fate alone to be the cause here; people are bound by its conditions.
मृत्योर्वशं प्रयातव्यं जन्तुभिः कमलानने
O lotus-faced one, all creatures must go under the sway of death.
प्रवादं रोपयन्त्यज्ञा हेतुमात्रेषु जन्तुषु
The ignorant spread rumors among beings, relying only on superficial causes.
कुरु पत्युश्च कर्माणि विवेकेन स्थिरा भव
Perform your husband's duties with discernment, and remain steadfast.
सुखाभासं बहुक्लेशं कर्मपाशेन यन्त्रितम्
Bound by the fetter of karma, it is a semblance of happiness, filled with much suffering.
त्यक्तशोका च सा तन्वी नता प्राह मुनीश्वरम्
Freed from sorrow, that slender woman bowed and spoke to the great sage.
नहि द्रुमाश्च भोगार्थं फलन्ति जगतीतले
Trees do not bear fruit on earth merely for enjoyment.
स एव विष्णुःसत्त्वस्थो यतः परिहिते स्थितः
That very Viṣṇu, established in purity, abides where righteousness is upheld.
स एव जगतामीशो नररुपधरो हरिः
That very Hari, lord of the worlds, has assumed the form of a man.
सर्वेषां दुःखनाशाय इति सन्तो वदन्ति हि
The sages indeed say he exists for the removal of all suffering.