कस्माद्दुःखं त्वया प्राप्तमेतन्मे कारणं वद । हिरण्यकशिपू राजा हिरण्याक्षो महाबलः
Why has this sorrow come upon you? Tell me the cause. King Hiraṇyakaśipu and mighty Hiraṇyākṣa—
यस्याः पुत्रौ महात्मानौ महाबलपराक्रमौ । कस्माद्दुःखं महज्जातं तस्माच्चैव सखे वद
Your sons, both great souls and powerful heroes—why has such great grief arisen? Tell me, friend.
आख्याहि कारणं सर्वं यस्माद्रोदिषि सांप्रतम् । एवमाभाष्य तां देवीं विरराम मनस्विनी
Explain the entire reason why you are now weeping. Thus speaking to the goddess, the wise one ceased.
दनुरुवाच- पश्य पश्य महाभागे सपत्न्याश्च मनोरथम् । परिपूर्णं कृतं तेन देवदेवेन चक्रिणा
Danu said: Behold, O highly fortunate one, the cherished wish of my co-wife has been fulfilled by the god with the discus.
यथापूर्वं वरो दत्तो ह्यदित्यै देवि विष्णुना । तथेदानीं च पुत्राय तस्या दत्तो वरो महान्
Just as before, a boon was granted to Aditi by Viṣṇu, O goddess; so now a great boon has been given to her son.
कश्यपाद्विश्रुतो जातस्त्रैलोक्यपालकः सुतः । इंद्रत्वं तस्य वै दत्तं तव पुत्राद्विहृत्य च
A son renowned from Kaśyapa has been born, the protector of the three worlds; the position of Indra has been granted to him, taking it from your son.
मनोरथैस्तु संपूर्णा अदितिः सुखवर्द्धिनी । कनीयान्वसुदत्तश्च तस्याः पुत्रश्च संप्रति
Aditi, fulfilled in her desires, increases in happiness; her youngest, Vasudatta, is now her son.
ऐंद्रं पदं सुदुष्प्राप्यं देवैः सार्द्धं भुनक्ति च । दितिरुवाच- कस्मात्पदात्परिभ्रष्टो मम पुत्रो महामतिः
He enjoys the Indra's position, exceedingly difficult to attain, together with the gods. Diti said: Why has my wise son fallen from that position?
अन्ये च दानवा दैत्यास्तेजोभ्रष्टाः कथं सखे । तस्य त्वं कारणं ब्रूहि विस्तरेण यशस्विनि
And how have the other Dānavas and Daityas lost their brilliance, friend? Tell me the cause in detail, O illustrious one.
तामाभाष्य दितिर्वाक्यं विरराम सुदुःखिता । दनुरुवाच- देवाश्च दानवाः सर्वे सक्रोधाः संगरं गताः
Having spoken thus, Diti, deeply distressed, fell silent. Danu said: All the gods and Dānavas, filled with anger, entered into battle.
तत्र युद्धं महज्जातं दैत्यसंक्षयकारकम् । देवैश्च विष्णुना युद्धे मम पुत्रा निपातिताः
There arose a great war, bringing destruction to the Daityas; in battle, my sons were struck down by the gods and by Viṣṇu.
तथैव तव पुत्रास्ते देवदेवेन चक्रिणा । वने गतान्यथा सिंहो द्रावयेत्स्वेन तेजसा
Likewise, your sons were driven away by the god with the discus, as a lion would scatter them with his own power.
तथा ते मामकाः पुत्रा निहताः शङ्खपाणिना । कालनेमिमुखं सैन्यं दुर्जयं ससुरासुरैः
Thus, my sons were slain by Śaṅkhapāṇi; the army led by Kālanemi, invincible even with gods and demons, was destroyed.
नाशितं मर्दितं सर्वं द्रावितं विकलीकृतम् । स्वैरर्चिभिर्यथा वह्निस्तृणानि ज्वालयेद्वने
All was annihilated, crushed, scattered, and thrown into confusion, as fire would burn grass in the forest with its own flames.
तथा दैत्यगणान्सर्वान्निर्दहत्येव केशवः । मम पुत्रा मृता देवि बहुशस्तव नंदनाः
In the same way, Keśava utterly burns up all the hosts of Daityas; O goddess, my sons have died many times, and so have your children.
वह्निं प्राप्य यथा सर्वे शलभा यांति संक्षयम् । तथा ते दानवाः सर्वे हरिं प्राप्य क्षयं गताः
Just as all moths perish when they encounter fire, so too did all your Dānavas meet their end upon encountering Hari.
एवमेतं हि वृत्तांतं दितिः शुश्राव दारुणम् । दितिरुवाच- वज्रपातोपमं भद्रे वदस्येवं कथं मम
Thus Diti heard this dreadful account; Diti said: O gentle one, tell me—how has this happened to me, like a blow from the thunderbolt?
एवमाभाष्य तां देवी मूर्च्छिता निपपात ह । हा हा कष्टमिदं जातं बहुदुःखं प्रतापकम्
Having spoken thus to her, the goddess fainted and fell to the ground, crying, 'Alas, alas! What a terrible, painful, and tormenting thing has occurred!'
रुरोद करुणं साथ पुत्रशोकसुपीडिता । तां दृष्ट्वा स मुनिश्रेष्ठ उवाच वचनं शुभम्
Stricken with intense grief for her sons, she wept bitterly; seeing her, the best of sages spoke these auspicious words.
मा रोदिषि च भद्रं ते नैवं शोचंति त्वद्विधाः । सत्ववंतो महाभागे लोभमोहेन वर्जिताः
Do not weep, and may good come to you; those like you, O noble lady, endowed with courage and free from greed and delusion, do not grieve in this way.
कस्य पुत्रा हि संसारे कस्य देवी सुबांधवाः । नास्तिकस्येह केनापि तत्सर्वं श्रूयतां प्रिये
Whose sons are there in this world, O goddess, and who truly has dear relatives? For the one who denies the Self, none of these exist—listen to this, beloved.
दक्षस्यापि सुता यूयं सुन्दर्यश्चैव मामकाः । भवतीनामहं भर्ता कामनापूरकः शुभे
You are daughters of Dakṣa, and my own are beautiful as well; I am the husband of you all, O auspicious one, fulfilling your desires.
योजकः पालकश्चैव रक्षकोस्मि वरानने । कस्माद्वैरं कृतं क्रूरैरसुरैरजितात्मभिः
I am the one who unites, protects, and guards you, O lovely-faced one; why, then, have the cruel Asuras with uncontrolled minds created enmity?
तव पुत्रा महाभागे सत्यधर्मविवर्जिताः । तेन दोषेण ते सर्वे तव दोषेण वै शुभे
O noble lady, your sons were devoid of truth and righteousness; because of that fault—all of them, and indeed because of your own fault, O auspicious one—
निहता वासुदेवेन दैवतैस्तु निपातिताः । तस्माच्छोको न कर्तव्यः सत्यमोक्षविनाशनः
They were slain by Vāsudeva and cast down by the gods; therefore, you should not grieve, for grief destroys truth and liberation.
शोको हि नाशयेत्पुण्यं क्षयात्पुण्यस्य नश्यति । तस्माच्छोकं परित्यज विघ्नरूपं वरानने
Indeed, grief destroys merit, and when merit is lost, all is lost; therefore, abandon grief, O lovely-faced one, for it is an obstacle.
आत्मदोषप्रभावेण दानवा मरणं गताः । देवा निमित्तभूताश्च नाशिताः स्वेन कर्मणा
By the power of their own faults, the Dānavas met death; the gods were merely the instruments, destroyed by their own actions.
एवं ज्ञात्वा महाभागे समागच्छ सुखं प्रति । एवमुक्त्वा महायोगी तां प्रियां दुःखभागिनीम्
Knowing this, O noble lady, come to embrace happiness; having spoken thus, the great yogi addressed his beloved, who was afflicted with sorrow.
विषादाच्च निवृत्तोसौ विरराम महामतिः
Freed from despair, that wise one ceased speaking.
दितिरुवाच- सत्यमुक्तं त्वया नाथ सर्वमेव न संशयः । भर्तृस्नेहं परित्यज्य गता सापत्न्यजं द्विज
Diti said: All that you have said, O lord, is true—there is no doubt; abandoning affection for my husband, I have gone to the house of my co-wife, O twice-born one.