किंतु तीर्थे त्यजेद्भीरु मनसाप्यशुभं कृतम् । प्रयागस्नानशुद्धा त्वं स्वर्गं यास्यसि निश्चितम्
But, O fearful one, even in the holy place, you must abandon any evil done in your mind; purified by bathing at Prayaga, you will certainly go to heaven.
प्रयागस्नानमात्रेण नृणां स्वर्गो न संशयः । अन्यदेशकृतं पापं तत्क्षणादेव भामिनि
By bathing at Prayaga alone, there is no doubt that people attain heaven; sin committed elsewhere, O beautiful one, is destroyed instantly.
प्रयागे विलयं याति पापं तीर्थकृतं विना । शृणु भीरु पुरा शक्रो गौतमस्य मुनेर्वधूम्
At Prayaga, sin perishes, except for that committed at a holy place; listen, O fearful one, long ago Indra saw the wife of sage Gautama.
दृष्ट्वा कामवशं प्राप्तस्तां गतो गुप्तकामुकः । उग्रेण तेन पापेन तदैव जनितं फलम्
Seeing her, he was overcome by desire and secretly approached her; from that severe sin, its fruit was produced immediately.
ऋषिस्त्रीगंतुरिंद्रस्य तस्याश्च पुरतस्तदा । कुत्सितं गर्हितं जातमिति लज्जाकरं वपुः
The sage, standing before Indra and her, then caused a form that was disgraceful and shameful, bringing embarrassment.
तद्भर्तुः शापमाहात्म्यात्सहस्रभगचिह्नितम् । अधोमुखस्ततो भूत्वा देवराजो विनिर्गतः
By the power of her husband's curse, Indra was marked with a thousand female organs; then, with his face turned downward, the king of gods departed.
निनिंद स्वकृतं कर्म सोऽभिभूतः सलज्जितः । मेरोः शिरसि तोयाढ्ये शतयोजनविस्तृते
Overcome and ashamed, he condemned his own deed, upon the summit of Meru, vast and filled with water for a hundred yojanas.
तत्र गत्वा प्रविष्टस्तु हेमांभोरुहकोरके । तत्रस्थो गर्हयन्नित्यमात्मानं मन्मथं तथा
There, having entered the golden lotus bud, he remained, constantly reproaching himself and also Kāma.
धिक्तां कामात्मतां लोके सद्यः पातकदायिनीम् । यया हि नरकं याति सर्वलोकविगर्हितः
Fie upon this passion-driven nature in the world, which instantly brings sin, by which a man goes to hell, despised by all.
आयुः कीर्तिर्यशोधर्म धैर्य ध्वंसकरी तथा । धिङ्मन्मथं दुराचारमापदां नियतं पदम्
It destroys life, fame, glory, virtue, and courage; shame on Manmatha, of evil conduct, the assured source of calamities.
देहस्थं दुर्दमं शत्रुमसंतुष्टं सदावशम् । इत्थंवादिनि प्रच्छन्ने वासवे पद्मसद्मनि 6.127.
The enemy within the body is hard to subdue, never satisfied, always overpowering; thus he spoke in secret, in the lotus-mansion of Vāsava.
आखंडलं विना भीरु देवलोको न शोभते । ततो देवाः सगंधर्वा लोकपालाः सकिन्नराः
Without Ākhaṇḍala, O timid one, the world of the gods does not shine; therefore the gods, with Gandharvas, guardians of the worlds, and Kinnaras—
शच्या सह समागम्य पप्रच्छुस्ते बृहस्पतिम् । भगवन्बलभिद्देवं नैव जानीमहे वयम्
Gathering together with Śacī, they questioned Bṛhaspati: 'O lord, we do not know where the mighty god has gone.'
क्व तिष्ठति गतः कुत्र कुत्र वा मृगयामहे । न नाकः शोभते तेन विना देवगणैः सह
'Where does he dwell, where has he gone, or where should we seek him? Without him, along with the hosts of gods, heaven does not shine.'
सुपुत्रेण विना यद्वत्कुलं श्रीमद्गुणान्वितम् । उपायश्चिंत्यतां सद्यः स्वर्लोके येन शोभते
'Just as a noble family endowed with virtues is not complete without a worthy son, so let us quickly consider a means by which heaven may shine again.'
सनाथः सुश्रियायुक्तो न विलंबोऽत्र युज्यते । इति तेषां वचः श्रुत्वा गुरुर्वचनमब्रवीत्
'Let it be restored, endowed with its lord and prosperity; there should be no delay here.' Thus, hearing their words, the teacher spoke.
जानेऽहं स्वापराधेन लज्जया यत्र तिष्ठति । रभसा लब्धकार्यस्य भुंक्ते स मघवा फलम्
'I know where, out of shame for his own fault, he abides; Maghavan now reaps the fruit of his hasty deed.'
नृणां नीतिपरित्यागाद्विपाकाः स्युर्भयंकराः । अहो राज्यमदैर्मत्तः कृत्याकृत्यमचिंतयन्
'From abandoning righteousness, men suffer terrible consequences; alas, intoxicated by the pride of sovereignty, he acted without discernment.'
कृतवान्निंद्यमानं हि दृष्टादृष्टक्षयंकरम् । कुर्वंति बालिशा यत्र दैवोपहतबुद्धयः
'He has done what is blameworthy, bringing ruin seen and unseen; such acts are done by the foolish, whose minds are confounded by fate.'
अपराधाद्यथाजन्म स्यादिहामुत्र निष्फलम् । अधुना तत्र गच्छामो यत्र शक्रः स तिष्ठति
'From wrongdoing, birth itself becomes fruitless here and hereafter; now let us go to where Śakra abides.'
इत्युक्त्वा निर्गताः सर्वे बृहस्पतिपुरोगमाः । दृष्ट्वा सरसि विस्तीर्णे स्वर्णपंकजकाननम्
Having said this, all of them, led by Bṛhaspati, departed; seeing in the vast lake a forest of golden lotuses.
तुष्टुवुर्देवराजानं प्रबोधो येन जायते । ततो गुरोः प्रबोधेन निर्गतः पद्मकुड्मलात्
They praised the king of the gods, by whose awakening he would arise; then, by the teacher's awakening, he emerged from the lotus bud.
दीनाननो विरूपस्तु व्रीडाकुंचितलोचनः । जग्राह चरणाविंद्रो गुरोस्तस्याग्रजन्मनः
His face dejected, his form altered, his eyes downcast with shame, Indra grasped the feet of his elder, the teacher.
त्राहि मां निष्कृतिं ब्रूहि पापस्यास्य बृहस्पते । देवराजवचः श्रुत्वा जगौ विप्रो बृहस्पतिः
'Protect me, tell me the expiation for this sin, O Bṛhaspati!' Hearing the words of the king of the gods, the sage Bṛhaspati spoke.
शृणु देवेंद्र वक्ष्येऽहमुपायं पापनाशनम् । प्रयागस्नानमात्रेण तत्क्षणादेव पातकात्
Hear, O lord of the gods, I will tell you a means to destroy sin: by merely bathing at Prayāga, you are freed from sin at that very moment.
मुच्यसे देवराजत्वं तत्र यामः सहैव ते । अथ पुरोधसा सार्धमागत्य बलमर्दनः
You will be released from your demerit, O king of the gods, simply by that; let us go there together with you. Then, accompanied by the priest, the subduer of Bala arrived.
सस्नौ सितासिते तीर्थे सद्यो मुक्तो ह्यघैस्ततः । अथ देवगुरुस्तस्मै प्रसन्नस्तु वरं ददौ
He bathed at the white and black fords, and was immediately freed from sins; then the preceptor of the gods, being pleased, granted him a boon.
प्रयागस्नानमात्रेण क्षीणं पापं त्वयानघ । क्षीणपापस्य ते शक्र मत्प्रसादेन सत्वरम्
By merely bathing at Prayāga, your sin is destroyed, O sinless one; O Śakra, with your sins gone, by my grace, swiftly—
सहस्रमेतद्योनीनां सहस्रं स्याद्दृशां तव । तदैव द्विजवाक्येन शुशुभे च शचीपतिः
A thousand yonis and a thousand eyes will be yours; then, by the word of the Brāhmaṇa, the lord of Śacī shone forth.
लोचनानां सहस्रेण पंकजैरिव मानसम् । अथ वृंदारकैः सर्वैरृषिभिश्चाभिपूजितः
With a thousand eyes, his mind was like a lake filled with lotuses; then, honored by all the attendants and sages—