मदीयरूपसंपत्ति वयः सगुणसंपदः । विलोक्य तातश्चिंतात्मा संजातो मम कारणात्
'Seeing my beauty, youth, and abundance of virtues, my father became anxious because of me.'
देवेभ्यो दातुकामोऽसौ मुनिभ्यस्तु महायशाः । मां च हस्ते विगृह्यैव सर्वान्वाक्यमुदाहरत्
'Wishing to give me to the gods or to the great sages, he took me by the hand and spoke these words to all.'
गुणयुक्ता सुता बाला ममेयं चारुलोचना । दातुकामोस्मि भद्रं वो गुणिने सुमहात्मने
'This girl, my daughter, endowed with virtues and lovely eyes, I wish to give to a worthy and noble soul—may it be well for you all.'
मृत्योर्वाक्यं ततो देवा ऋषयः शुश्रुवुस्तदा । तमूचुर्भाषमाणं ते देवा इंद्र पुरोगमाः
Then the gods and sages heard the words of Mṛtyu; the gods, led by Indra, spoke to him.
तव कन्या गुणाढ्येयं शीलानां परमो निधिः । दोषेणैकेन संदुष्टा ऋषिशापेन तेन वै
'Your daughter, rich in virtues, is the supreme treasure of good conduct, but she has been tainted by a single fault due to the curse of a sage.'
अस्यामुत्पत्स्यते पुत्रो यस्य वीर्यात्पुमान्किल । भविता स महापापी पुण्यवंशविनाशकः
'From her will be born a son, and by his power he will be a man; he will become a great sinner and the destroyer of a noble lineage.'
गंगातोयेन संपूर्णः कुंभ एव प्रदृश्यते । सुरायाबिन्दुनालिप्तो मद्यकुम्भः प्रजायते
A pot filled with water from the Ganges is seen as such; a pot of liquor, touched by a drop of alcohol, becomes liquor.
पापस्य पापसंसर्गात्कुलं पापि प्रजायते । आरनालस्य वै बिंदुः क्षीरमध्ये प्रयाति चेत्
From association with sin, a sinful person is born into a family; if a drop of buttermilk enters milk,
पश्चान्नाशयते क्षीरमात्मरूपं प्रकाशयेत् । तद्वद्विनाशयेद्वंशं पापः पुत्रो न संशयः
Afterwards, it destroys the milk and reveals its own nature; in the same way, a sinful son will destroy the lineage—there is no doubt.
अनेनापि हि दोषेण तवेयं पापभागिनी । अन्यस्मै दीयतां गच्छ देवैरुक्तः पिता मम
Because of this fault, she is a bearer of sin for you; let her be given to another, go—my father was told this by the gods.
देवैश्चापि सगंधर्वैर्ऋषिभिश्च महात्मभिः । तैश्चापि संपरित्यक्तः पिता मे दुःखपीडितः
By the gods, Gandharvas, and great sages, my father was abandoned by them, afflicted by sorrow.
ममान्ये चापि स्वीकारं न कुर्वंति हि सज्जनाः । एवं पापमयं कर्म मया चैव पुरा कृतम्
Others, too, do not accept me, nor do the virtuous; thus, this sinful act was committed by me in the past.
संतप्ता दुःखशोकेन वनमेव समाश्रिता । तप एव चरिष्यामि करिष्ये कायशोषणम्
Tormented by grief and sorrow, I have taken refuge in the forest; I will practice austerity and cause my body to waste away.
भवतीभिः सुपृष्टाहं कार्यकारणमेव हि । मम चिंतानुगं कर्म मया तद्वः प्रकाशितम्
You have questioned me well regarding the cause and effect; my actions, following my thoughts, I have revealed to you.
एवमुक्त्वा सुनीथा सा मृत्योः कन्या यशस्विनी । विरराम च दुःखार्ता किंचिन्नोवाच वै पुनः
Having spoken thus, Sunitha, the illustrious daughter of Death, ceased, afflicted by sorrow, and said nothing further.
सख्य ऊचुः- दुःखमेव महाभागे त्यज कायविनाशनम् । नास्ति कस्य कुले दोषो देवैः पापं समाश्रितम्
Her friends said—O noble one, abandon this destruction of the body in sorrow; in whose family is there fault? Sin is taken up by the gods.
जिह्ममुक्तं पुरा तेन ब्रह्मणा हरसंनिधौ । देवैश्चापि स हि त्यक्तो ब्रह्माऽपूज्यतमोऽभवत्
Long ago, Brahma spoke deceitfully in the presence of Shiva; he was abandoned by the gods, and Brahma became the least honored.
ब्रह्महत्या प्रयुक्तोऽसौ देवराजोपि पश्य भोः । देवैः सार्धं महाभागस्त्रैलोक्यं परिभुंजति
Even Indra, the king of gods, committed Brahminicide—see, O noble one; yet, together with the gods, he enjoys the three worlds.
गौतमस्य प्रियां भार्यामहल्यां गतवान्पुरा । परदाराभिगामी स देवत्वे परिवर्त्तते
Once, he went to the beloved wife of Gautama, Ahalya; though he approached another's wife, he remains among the gods.
ब्रह्महत्योपमं कर्म दारुणं कृतवान्हरः । ब्रह्मणस्तु कपालेन चाद्यापि परिवर्तते
Shiva performed a terrible act, akin to Brahminicide; even now, he wanders with Brahma's skull.
देवानमंतितं देवमृषयो वेदपारगाः । आदित्यः कुष्ठसंयुक्तस्त्रैलोक्यं च प्रकाशयेत्
The gods, sages, and those versed in the Vedas consider the god among them; the sun, afflicted with leprosy, illuminates the three worlds.
लोकानमंतितं देवं देवाद्याः सचराचराः । कृष्णो भुंक्ते महाशापं भार्गवेण कृतं पुरा
The gods, both moving and unmoving, consider Krishna the god among worlds; he endures the great curse once laid by Bhargava.
गुरुभार्यांगतश्चंद्रः क्षयी तेन प्रजायते । भविष्यति महातेजा राजराजः प्रतापवान्
The moon, who went to his teacher's wife, thus wanes; yet he will be a great radiant king, powerful among kings.
पांडुपुत्रो महाप्राज्ञो धर्मात्मा स युधिष्ठिरः । गुरोश्चैव वधार्थाय अनृतं स वदिष्यति
Yudhishthira, the wise son of Pandu, righteous in soul, will speak falsehood for the purpose of his teacher's death.
एतेष्वेव महत्पापं वर्तते च महत्सु च । वैगुण्यं कस्य वै नास्ति कस्य नास्ति च लांछनम्
Great sin exists among these and among the great; who is without fault, and who is without blemish?
भवती स्वल्पदोषेण विलिप्तासि वरानने । उपकारं करिष्यामस्तवैव वरवर्णिनि
You are tainted by a slight defect, O beautiful-faced one; we shall render you assistance, O woman of excellent complexion.
तवांगे ये गुणाः संति सत्यस्त्रीणां यथा शुभे । अन्यत्रापि न पश्यामस्तान्गुणांश्चारुलोचने
The virtues present in your body, O auspicious one, are as they should be in women; we do not see such virtues elsewhere, O lovely-eyed one.
रूपमेव गुणः स्त्रीणां प्रथमं भूषणं शुभे । शीलमेव द्वितीयं च तृतीयं सत्यमेव च
Beauty is indeed the first ornament and virtue of women, O auspicious one; character is the second, and truth is the third.
आर्जवत्वं चतुर्थं च पंचमं धर्ममेव हि । मधुरत्वं ततः प्रोक्तं षष्ठमेव वरानने
Integrity is the fourth, and righteousness is indeed the fifth; sweetness is then declared as the sixth, O beautiful-faced one.
शुद्धत्वं सप्तमं बाले अंतर्बाह्येषु योषितम् । अष्टमं हि पितुर्भावः शुश्रूषा नवमं किल
Purity is the seventh, O young woman, both within and without in women; the eighth is devotion to one's father, and service is indeed the ninth.