विजयं देवतानां तु दानवानां महत्क्षयम् । कृतं हि देवदेवेन स्थापितं भुवनत्रयम्
The victory of the gods and the great destruction of the Dānavas was accomplished by the Lord of gods, who established the three worlds.
ऋषय ऊचुः- इन्द्रत्वं कस्य संजातं देवानां शब्दधारकम् । केन दत्तं त्वमाचक्ष्व विस्तराद्द्विजसत्तम
The sages said: To whom among the gods did the position of Indra, the lord of sound, arise? By whom was it granted? Tell us in detail, O best of twice-born.
सूत उवाच- विस्तरेण प्रवक्ष्यामि इन्द्रत्वे येन सत्तमः । प्राप्त एष महाभागो यथा पुण्यतमेन च
Sūta said: I will tell you in detail how that greatly fortunate one attained the position of Indra, and by what supreme merit.
हतेषु तेषु दैत्येषु समस्तेषुमहाहवे । अतिनष्टेषु पापेषु गोविंदेन महात्मना
When all those Daityas were slain in the great battle, and those wicked ones were utterly destroyed by Govinda, the great soul,
ततो देवाः सगंधर्वा नागा विद्याधरास्तथा । संप्रोचुर्माधवं सर्वे बद्धप्रांजलयस्ततः
Then all the gods, along with the Gandharvas, Nagas, and Vidyadharas, with joined palms, addressed Madhava.
भगवन्देवदेवेश हृषीकेश नमोस्तु ते । विज्ञापयामहे त्वां वै तत्सर्वमवधार्यताम्
O Lord, God of gods, Hrishikesha, we bow to you; we make this request to you—may you attend to all this.
शास्ता गोप्ता च पुण्यात्मा अस्माकं कुरु केशव । राजानं पुण्यधर्माणं त्वमिंद्रं लोकशासनम्
O Keshava, you are the teacher and protector, the virtuous soul for us; make a king, righteous and devoted to virtue, to be Indra, the ruler of the worlds.
त्रैलोक्यस्य प्रजा देव यमाश्रित्य सुखं लभेत् । वासुदेव उवाच- मम लोके महाभागा वैष्णवेन समन्वितः
By whom, O god, do the beings of the three worlds attain happiness? Vasudeva said: In my world, O blessed ones, endowed with Vaishnava energy—
तेजसा ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठश्चिरकालं निवासितः । तस्य कालः प्रपूर्णश्च मम लोके महात्मनः
A foremost Brahmin, radiant, has long dwelled there; his time is now complete in my world, O great-souled ones.
वसतस्तस्य विप्रस्य मद्भक्तस्य सुरोत्तमाः । तेजसा वैष्णवेनैव भवतां पालको हि सः
While that Brahmin, my devotee, dwells there, O best of gods, by his Vaishnava energy, he will be your protector.
भविष्यति स धर्मात्मा स च धर्मानुरंजकः । पालको धारकश्चैव स च ब्राह्मणसत्तमः
He will be righteous, a delight to righteousness, a protector and supporter, and that best of Brahmins.
भविष्यति स धर्मात्मा भवतां त्राणकारणात् । अदित्यास्तनयश्चैव सुव्रताख्यो महामनाः
He will be righteous for the sake of your protection; he will be the noble-minded son of Aditi, known as Suvrata.
महाबलो महावीर्यः स व इंद्रो भविष्यति । सूत उवाच- एवं वरान्स देवेशो दत्वा देवेभ्य उत्तमम्
He will be mighty and powerful; he indeed will become Indra. Suta said: Thus, having granted the best of boons to the gods—
देवा विजयिनः सर्वे विष्णुना सह सत्तमाः । कश्यपं पितरं दृष्टुं मातरं च ततो गताः
All the excellent gods, victorious together with Vishnu, then went to see their father Kashyapa and their mother.
प्रणेमुस्ते महात्मान उभावेतौ सुखासनौ । ऊचुः प्रांजलयः सर्वे हर्षेण महतान्विताः
They bowed to those two great souls, seated comfortably, and all, with joined palms and great joy, spoke.
युवयोश्च प्रसादेन देवत्वं हि गता वयम् । हर्षेण महताविष्टो देवान्वाक्यमुवाच सः
By your grace, both of you, we have attained divinity; filled with great joy, he spoke to the gods.
कश्यप उवाच- यूयं वै सत्यधर्मेण वर्तमानाः सदैव हि । आवयोश्च प्रसादेन तपसश्च प्रभावतः
Kashyapa said: You always act with truth and righteousness; by your conduct and by our grace and the power of our austerity—
प्राप्तवंतो भवंतस्तु देवत्वं चाक्षयं पदम् । वरमेव ददाम्येषां बहुप्रीतिसमन्विताः
You have attained divinity and the eternal state; with great affection, I grant you a boon.
अमरा निर्जराश्चैव अक्षयाश्च भविष्यथ । सर्वकामसमृद्धार्थाः सर्वसिद्धिसमन्विताः
You will be immortal, free from decay, and imperishable; fulfilled in all desires and endowed with all accomplishments.
देवा नागाश्च गंधर्वा मत्प्रसादान्महासुराः । विष्णुरुवाच- वरं वरय भद्रं ते देवमातर्यशस्विनि
O gods, Nagas, Gandharvas, and great Asuras, by my grace— Vishnu said: Choose a boon, O illustrious mother of the gods.
मनसा चेप्सितं सर्वं तत्ते दद्मि सुनिश्चितम् । अदितिरुवाच- पूर्वं पुत्रवती भूता प्रसादात्तव माधव
Whatever you desire in your mind, I will surely grant you that. Aditi said: Formerly, by your grace, O Madhava, I became a mother of sons.
अमरा निर्जराः सर्वे अक्षयाः पुण्यवत्सलाः । अमी पुत्रा मया लब्धाः श्रूयतां मधुसूदन
All these sons, immortal, undecaying, and devoted to virtue, were obtained by me; listen, O Madhusudana.
सुतरां त्वं च गोविंद सर्वकामसमृद्धिदः । मम गर्भे वसंश्चैव भवांश्च मम नंदनः
O Govinda, you indeed are the bestower of all desired blessings; dwell in my womb and become my son.
त्वया पुत्रेण नित्यं च यथा नंदामि केशव । एवं महोदयं नाथ पूरयस्व मनोरथम्
O Keśava, with you as my son, may I always rejoice; O Lord, thus fulfill this great desire of mine.
वासुदेव उवाच- भवत्या देवकार्यार्थं गंतव्यं मानुषीं तनुम् । तदाहं तव गर्भे वै वासं यास्यामि निश्चितम्
Vāsudeva said: For your sake, to accomplish the purpose of the gods, I shall take on a human form; then, I will certainly enter your womb.
युगे द्वादशके प्राप्ते भूभारहरणाय वै । जमदग्निसुतो देवि रामो नाम द्विजोत्तमः
When the twelfth age arrives, O goddess, for the removal of the burden of the earth, Jamadagni's son, the foremost of Brahmins named Rāma, will appear.
प्रतापतेजसायुक्तः सर्वक्षत्रवधाय च । तव पुत्रो भविष्यामि सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरः
Endowed with might and brilliance, for the destruction of all Kṣatriyas, I shall become your son, the best among all wielders of weapons.
सप्तविंशतिके प्राप्ते त्रेताख्ये तु तथा युगे । रामो नाम भविष्यामि तव पुत्रः पतिव्रते
When the twenty-seventh age arrives, in the era called Tretā, I shall again be born as your son, named Rāma, O virtuous lady.
पुनः पुत्रो भविष्यामि तवैव शृणु पुण्यधेः । अष्टाविंशतिके प्राप्ते द्वापरांते युगे तदा
Again, listen, O holy one: when the twenty-eighth age arrives, at the end of Dvāpara Yuga, I shall become your son.
सर्वदैत्यविनाशार्थे भूभारहरणाय च । वासुदेवाख्यस्ते पुत्रो भविष्यामि न संशयः
For the destruction of all demons and the removal of the earth's burden, I shall be your son named Vāsudeva, without doubt.