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.
वर्तते यत्र मार्ताण्डः कथं तत्रतमो भवेत्
Where the sun shines, how can there be darkness?
चकार तत्सरस्तीरे मुनिप्रोक्तविधानतः
She performed the rites on the bank of that lake as instructed by the sage.
प्रपेदे परमं धाम नत्वा चौर्वं मुनीश्वरम्
Having bowed to the noble sage Aurva, she attained the supreme abode.
परं पदं प्रयान्त्येव महद्भिरवलोकिताः
Those who are regarded by the great indeed reach the highest state.
यदि पश्यति पुण्यात्मा स प्रयाति परां गतिम्
If a virtuous soul beholds it, he attains the supreme path.
चकार तस्य शुश्रूषां सपत्न्या सह नारद्
O Nārada, she served him together with her co-wife.
चक्राते भक्तिभावेन शुश्रूषआं प्रतिवासररम्
They rendered service daily with devotion.
तस्याः पापमतिर्जाता सपत्न्याः संपदं प्रति
Her mind became sinful regarding her co-wife's prosperity.
न स्वप्रभावं चक्रे वै गरो मुनिनिषेवया
Gara did not display his own power, being engaged in service to the sages.
चकार सेवां तेनासौ जीर्णपुण्येन कर्मणा
He performed service, his actions shaped by worn-out merit.