मुक्ताभरणशोभाढ्या निर्मला चारुहासिनी । इयं श्रद्धा महाभाग पश्य पश्य समागता
Rich in the splendor of pearl ornaments, pure, with a lovely smile; this Śraddhā, greatly fortunate, look, look, has arrived.
बहुबुद्धिसमाक्रांता बहुज्ञानसमाकुला । सुभोगासक्तरूपा सा सुस्थिता चारुमंगला
Overwhelmed by much intelligence, filled with much knowledge; attached to good enjoyment, she is well-established and beautifully auspicious.
सर्वेष्टध्यानसंयुक्ता लोकमाता यशस्विनी । सर्वाभरणशोभाढ्या पीनश्रोणि पयोधरा
Endowed with meditation on all desired things, the renowned mother of the world; adorned with all ornaments, with full hips and breasts.
गौरवर्णा समायाता माल्यवस्त्रविभूषिता । इयं मेधा महाप्राज्ञ तवैव परिसंस्थिता
Fair in complexion, she has arrived, adorned with garlands and garments; this Medhā, O greatly wise one, is established near you.
हंसचंद्रप्रतीकाशा मुक्ताहारविलंबिनी । सर्वाभरणसंभूषा सुप्रसन्ना मनस्विनी
Resembling a swan and the moon, wearing a pearl necklace; adorned with all ornaments, very serene, and wise.
श्वेतवस्त्रेण संवीता शतपत्रं शयेकृतम् । पुस्तककरा पंकजस्था राजमाना सदैव हि
Clad in white garments, reclining on a hundred-petaled lotus; holding a book, seated on a lotus, always resplendent.
एषा प्रज्ञा महाभाग भाग्यवंतं समागता । लाक्षारससमावर्णा सुप्रसन्ना सदैव हि
This Prajñā, greatly fortunate, has come to the blessed one; colored like lac juice, always very serene.
पीतपुष्पकृतामाला हारकेयूरभूषणा । मुद्रिका कंकणोपेता कर्णकुंडलमंडिता
Wearing a garland made of yellow flowers, adorned with necklaces and armlets; furnished with rings and bracelets, decorated with ear ornaments.
पीतेन वाससा देवी सदैव परिराजते । त्रैलोक्यस्योपकाराय पोषणायाद्वितीयका
The goddess always shines, adorned in yellow garments, for the benefit and nourishment of the three worlds, as the second one.
यस्याः शीलं द्विजश्रेष्ठ सदैव परिकीर्तितम् । सेयं दया सु संप्राप्ता तव पार्श्वे द्विजोत्तम
O best of twice-born, whose character is always praised, she, compassion, has now come to your side, O excellent Brahmin.
इयं वृद्धा महाप्राज्ञ भावभार्या तपस्विनी । मम माता द्विजश्रेष्ठ धर्मोहं तव सुव्रत
This aged, wise, devoted wife, ascetic, is my mother, O best of Brahmins; I am Dharma, and you are steadfast in vows.
इति ज्ञात्वा शमं गच्छ मामेवं परिपालय । दुर्वासा उवाच- यदि धर्मः समायातो मत्समीपं तु सांप्रतम्
Knowing this, go to peace; protect me thus. Durvasa said: If Dharma has now come near me—
एतन्मे कारणं ब्रूहि किं ते धर्म करोम्यहम् । धर्म उवाच- कस्मात्क्रुद्धोसि विप्रेन्द्र किमेतैर्विप्रियं कृतम्
Tell me the reason for this, what Dharma you wish me to perform. Dharma said: Why are you angry, O chief of Brahmins? What offense have these committed?
तन्मे त्वं कारणं ब्रूहि दुर्वासो यदि मन्यसे । दुर्वासा उवाच- येनाहं कुपितो देव तदिदं कारणं शृणु
Tell me the reason for this, Durvasa, if you think it proper. Durvasa said: Hear the cause for which I am angered, O god.
दमशौचैः सुसंक्लेशैः शोधितं कायमात्मनः । लक्षवर्षप्रमाणं वै तपश्चर्या मया कृता
Through self-restraint, purity, and severe austerities, I have purified my body; for a hundred thousand years, I have practiced penance.
एवं पश्यसि मामेवं दया तेन प्रवर्तते । तस्मात्क्रुद्धोस्मि तेद्यैव शापमेवं ददाम्यहम्
Thus you see me, and compassion acts accordingly; therefore I am angry, and today I will pronounce a curse.
एवं श्रुत्वा तदा तस्य तमुवाच महामतिः । धर्म उवाच- मयि नष्टे महाप्राज्ञ लोको नाशं समेष्यति
Hearing this, the wise one then spoke to him. Dharma said: If I am destroyed, O wise one, the world will come to ruin.
दुःखमूलमहं तात निकर्शामि भृशं द्विज । सौख्यं पश्चादहं दद्मि यदि सत्यं न मुंचति
I am the root of suffering, O dear one, I afflict greatly, O Brahmin; afterwards I give happiness, if truth is not abandoned.
पापोयं सुखमूलस्तु पुण्यं दुःखेन लभ्यते । पुण्यमेवं प्रकुर्वाणः प्राणी प्राणान्विमुंचति
Sin is the root of happiness, but virtue is attained through suffering; thus, when one performs virtue, living beings relinquish their lives.
महत्सौख्यं ददाम्येवं परत्र च न संशयः । दुर्वासा उवाच- सुखं येनाप्यते तेन परं दुःखं प्रपद्यते
I grant great happiness thus, and hereafter, without doubt. Durvasa said: By whom happiness is obtained, by him great suffering is also attained.
तत्तु मर्त्यः परित्यज्य अन्येनापि प्रभुज्यते । तत्सुखं को विजानाति निश्चयं नैव पश्यति
But when a mortal abandons it, another enjoys it; who knows that happiness? No one sees certainty.
तच्छ्रेयो नैव पश्यामि अन्याय्यं हि कृतं तव । येन कायेन क्रियते भुज्यते नैव तत्सुखम्
I do not see that as true welfare; what you have done is unjust. By whatever body an act is performed, that happiness is not enjoyed.
अन्येन क्रियते क्लेशमन्येनापि प्रभुज्यते । तत्सुखं को विजानाति चान्यायं धर्ममेव वा
One suffers by another's act, and another enjoys it; who knows that happiness, or even that Dharma is just?
अन्येन क्रियते क्लेशमन्येनापि सुखं पुनः । भुनक्ति पुरुषो धर्म तत्सर्वं श्रेयसा युतम्
One suffers by another's act, and again another enjoys happiness; a person enjoys Dharma, and all is endowed with welfare.
पुण्यं चैव अनेनापि अनेन फलमश्नुते । क्रियमाणं पुनः पुण्यमन्येन परिभुज्यते
Even by this, virtue is attained, and by this, one enjoys its fruit; virtue performed is again enjoyed by another.
तत्सर्वं हि सुखं प्रोक्तं यत्तथा यस्य लक्षणम् । धर्मशास्त्रोदितं चैव कृतं सर्वत्र नान्यथा
All that happiness is declared, according to its nature; and what is prescribed in the Dharma-shastra, is performed everywhere, not otherwise.
येन कायेन कुर्वंति तेन दुःखं सहन्ति ते । परत्र तेन भुंजंति अनेनापि तथैव च
With the body by which they act, with that same body they endure suffering; in the next world, they experience it likewise, and so it is with this one as well.
इति ज्ञात्वा स धर्मात्मा भवान्समवलोकयेत् । यथा चौरा महापापाः स्वकायेन सहंति ते
Knowing this, the righteous person should observe carefully, just as thieves and great sinners endure suffering with their own bodies.
दुःखेन दारुणं तीव्रं तथा सुखं कथं नहि । धर्म उवाच- येन कायेन पापाश्च संचरन्ति हि पातकम्
If they suffer severe and intense pain, why do they not likewise experience happiness? Dharma said: By the body with which the wicked commit sin—
तेन पीडां सहंत्येव पातकस्य हि तत्फलम् । दंडमेकं परं दृष्टं धर्मशास्त्रेषु पंडितैः
With that same body, they certainly endure affliction; for this is the fruit of sin. One punishment alone is recognized as supreme by the learned in the scriptures of Dharma.