अन्यथा विपुलं दुःखं तव घोरं भवेद्ध्रुवम्। क्रुद्धो हि मे पिता सर्वं त्रैलोक्यमभिनिर्दहेत्
Otherwise, great and terrible suffering will surely befall you; for if my father is angered, he could burn up all the three worlds.
ततोऽशुभं महाघोरं श्रुत्वा दंडः सुदारुणम्। प्रत्युवाच मदोन्मत्तः शिरसाभिनतः पुनः
Hearing then of that terrible and dreadful punishment, the king, intoxicated by desire, bowed his head and replied again.
प्रसादं कुरु सुश्रोणि कामोन्मत्तस्य कामिनि। त्वया रुद्धा मम प्राणा विशीर्यंति शुभानने
Show me favor, O lovely-hipped one, for I am maddened by desire; my life is restrained by you, O auspicious-faced one, and is breaking apart.
त्वां प्राप्य वैरं मेऽत्रास्तु वधो वापि महत्तरः। भक्तं भजस्व मां भीरु त्वयि भक्तिर्हि मे परा
Having gained you, let there be enmity or even death for me; accept me as your devotee, O timid one, for my devotion to you is supreme.
एवमुक्त्वा तु तां कन्यां बलात्संगृह्य बाहुना। अन्येन राज्ञा हस्तेन विवस्त्रा सा तथा कृता
Having spoken thus to the maiden, he seized her by force with his arm; with his other hand, the king made her unclothed in that way.
अंगमंगे समाश्लेष्य मुखे चैव मुखं कृतम्। विस्फुरंतीं यथाकामं मैथुनायोपचक्रमे
Embracing her body with his, placing his mouth on hers, he began, as he wished, the act of intercourse, though she struggled.
तमनर्थं महाघोरं दंडः कृत्वा सुदारुणम्। नगरं स्वं जगामाशु मदोन्मत्त इव द्विपः
Having committed that terrible and grievous deed, the king, like an elephant maddened by rut, quickly returned to his own city.
भार्गवी रुदती दीना आश्रमस्याविदूरतः। प्रत्यपालयदुद्विग्ना पितरं देवसम्मितम्
Bhārgavī, weeping and distressed, not far from the hermitage, anxiously awaited her father, who was equal to the gods.
स मुहूर्तादुपस्पृश्य देवर्षिरमितद्युतिः। स्वमाश्रमं शिष्यवृतं क्षुधार्तः सन्यवर्तत
After a moment, the divine sage of boundless splendor, having bathed, returned to his hermitage, surrounded by his disciples and hungry.
सोपश्यदरजां दीनां रजसा समभिप्लुताम्। चंद्रस्य घनसंयुक्तां ज्योत्स्नामिव पराजिताम्
He saw Arajā, dejected and covered in dust, like moonlight overcome by clouds.
तस्य रोषः समभवत्क्षुधार्तस्य महात्मनः। निर्दहन्निव लोकांस्त्रींस्तान्शिष्यान्समुवाच ह
Then, anger arose in that great soul, hungry as he was, as if burning the worlds; he spoke to his disciples.
पश्यध्वं विपरीतस्य दंडस्यादीर्घदर्शिनः। विपत्तिं घोरसंकाशां दीप्तामग्निशिखामिव
Behold the calamity, terrible as a blazing flame, that comes from the punishment of one who lacks foresight.
यन्नाशं दुर्गतिं प्राप्तस्सानुगश्च न संशयः। यस्तु दीप्तहुताशस्य अर्चिः संस्पृष्टवानिह
There is no doubt that one who has committed destruction and fallen into misfortune, along with his followers, and who has touched the blazing flame of fire here—
यस्मात्स कृतवान्पापमीदृशं घोरसंमितम्। तस्मात्प्राप्स्यति दुर्मेधाः पांसुवर्षमनुत्तमम्
Because he has committed such a terrible and dreadful sin, therefore this wicked-minded one will receive an unparalleled rain of dust.
कुराजा देशसंयुक्तः सभृत्यबलवाहनः। पापकर्मसमाचारो वधं प्राप्स्यति दुर्मतिः
An evil king, possessing territory, attendants, army, and vehicles, who engages in sinful deeds, this wicked-minded one will meet his death.
समंताद्योजनशतं विषयं चास्य दुर्मतेः। धुनोतु पांसुवर्षेण महता पाकशासनः1.37.
Let the Lord of Justice shake the land of this wicked one, for a hundred yojanas all around, with a great rain of dust.
सर्वसत्वानि यानीह जंगमस्थावराणि वै। सर्वेषां पांसुवर्षेण क्षयः क्षिप्रं भविष्यति
All beings here, both moving and unmoving, will quickly perish because of the rain of dust.
दंडस्य विषयो यावत्तावत्सवनमाश्रमम्। पांसुवर्षमिवाकस्मात्सप्तरात्रं भविष्यति
As far as the domain of punishment extends, up to the sacrificial ground and hermitage, there will suddenly be a rain of dust for seven nights.
इत्युक्त्वा क्रोधसंतप्तस्तमाश्रमनिवासिनम्। जनं जनपदस्यांते स्थीयतामित्युवाच ह
Having spoken thus, burning with anger, he said to the resident of the hermitage, 'Remain at the edge of the settlement.'
उक्तमात्रे उशनसा आश्रमावसथो जनः। क्षिप्रं तु विषयात्तस्मात्स्थानं चक्रे च बाह्यतः
As soon as Ushanas spoke, the people dwelling in the hermitage quickly left that region and took up a place outside.
तं तथोक्त्वा मुनिजनमरजामिदमब्रवीत्। आश्रमे त्वं सुदुर्मेधे वस चेह समाहिता
Having thus addressed the ascetics, he said to Arajā: 'O most wicked-minded one, remain here in the hermitage, composed.'
इदं योजनपर्यंतमाश्रमं रुचिरप्रभम्। अरजे विरजास्तिष्ठ कालमत्र समाश्शतम्
Remain here, O sinless Arajā, within this hermitage, shining beautifully for a hundred years, as far as a yojana extends.
श्रुत्वा नियोगं विप्रर्षेररजा भार्गवी तदा। तथेति पितरं प्राह भार्गवं भृशदुःखिता
Hearing the command of the sage, Arajā, daughter of Bhṛgu, greatly distressed, replied to her father, 'So be it.'
इत्युक्त्वा भार्गवो वासं तस्मादन्यमुपाक्रमत्। सप्ताहे भस्मसाद्भूतं यथोक्तं ब्रह्मवादिना
Having spoken thus, Bhārgava departed to another dwelling; in seven days, as declared by the knower of Brahman, it was reduced to ashes.
तस्माद्दंडस्य विषयो विंध्यशैलस्य मानुष। शप्तो ह्युशनसा राम तदाभूद्धर्षणे कृते
Therefore, O man, the territory of Daṇḍa, up to Mount Vindhya, was cursed by Ushanas, O Rāma, because of the outrage committed.
ततःप्रभृति काकुत्स्थ दंडकारण्यमुच्यते। एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं यन्मां पृच्छसि राघव
From that time onward, O descendant of Kakutstha, it is called the Daṇḍaka forest; all this I have related to you, O Rāghava, as you asked.
संध्यामुपासितुं वीर समयो ह्यतिवर्तते। एते महर्षयो राम पूर्णकुंभाः समंततः
O hero, the time for worshipping the twilight has come; these great sages, O Rāma, stand all around with full water pots.
कृतोदका नरव्याघ्र पूजयंति दिवाकरम्। सर्वैरॄषिभिरभ्यस्तैः स्तोत्रैर्ब्रह्मादिभिः कृतैः
O tiger among men, having performed the water-rites, they worship the sun with hymns practiced by all the sages, composed by Brahmā and others.
रविरस्तंगतो राम गत्वोदकमुपस्पृश। ॠषेर्वचनमादाय रामः संध्यामुपासितुम्
When the sun had set, O Rāma, having performed the water-rites, Rāma, taking the sage’s words to heart, began to worship the twilight.
उपचक्राम तत्पुण्यं ससरोरघुनंदनः। अथ तस्मिन्वनोद्देशे रम्ये पादपशोभिते
Then Rāghu’s descendant began that sacred twilight worship; in that delightful forest region, adorned with beautiful trees—