जेष्यामि भूपं यदि स्वेन तेजसा भोक्ष्यामि कीर्तिं त्वतुलां पृथिव्याम् । तेनाहतो वीरवरेण संगरे यास्यामि लोकं मधुसूदनस्य
If I defeat the king by my own power, I will enjoy incomparable fame on earth; if struck down by that foremost of heroes in battle, I will go to the world of Madhusūdana.
ममांगभूतेन पलेनमेदसा तृप्तिं परां यास्यति भूमिनाथः । तृप्ता भविष्यंति सुलोकदेवता अस्मादयंचागतो वज्रपाणिः
With my own flesh and blood, the lord of the earth will attain supreme satisfaction; the blessed deities will be pleased, and Vajrapāṇi himself has come here.
अस्यैव हस्तान्मरणं यदाभवेल्लाभश्च मे सुंदरि कीर्तिरुत्तमा । तस्माद्यशो भूमितले जगत्त्रये व्रजामि लोकं मधुसूदनस्य
If I meet death at his hands, O beautiful one, it will be my gain and highest renown. Therefore, I will attain fame on earth and in the three worlds, and go to the realm of Madhusūdana.
नैवं भीतोस्मि क्षुब्धोस्मि गतोऽहं गिरिसानुषु । पापाद्भीतो गतः कांतेधर्मं दृष्ट्वा स्थितोह्यहम्
I am not afraid in this way; I am only disturbed and have gone to the mountain slopes. Fearing the wicked, I have gone, my beloved, but seeing righteousness, I have remained firm.
न जाने पातकं पूर्वमन्यजन्मनि चार्जितम् । येनाहं शौकरीं योनिं गतोऽहं पापसंचयात्
I do not know what sin I committed before, or in a previous birth, by which I have entered the womb of a boar, due to the accumulation of evil.
क्षालयिष्याम्यहं घोरं पूर्वपातकसंचयम् । बाणोदकैर्महाघोरैः सुतीक्ष्णैर्निशितैः शतैः
I will wash away the terrible accumulation of past sins with arrows as fierce as water, sharp and keen, by the hundreds.
पुत्रान्पौत्रांस्तु वाराहि कन्यां कुटुंबबालकम् । गिरिं गच्छ गृहीत्वा तु मम मोहमिमं त्यज
Take the sons, grandsons, the female child, and the young ones of the family, O Vārāhī, and go to the mountain; abandon this attachment of mine.
ममस्नेहं परित्यज्य हरिरेष समागतः । अस्य हस्तात्प्रयास्यामि तद्विष्णोः परमं पदम्
Giving up my affection, for Hari himself has come; from his hand I shall depart to that supreme abode of Viṣṇu.
दैवेनापि ममाद्यैव स्वर्गद्वारमनुत्तमम् । उद्घाटितकपाटं तु यास्यामि सुमहादिवम्
By divine will, today itself, the unsurpassed gate of heaven, its doors flung open, I shall enter the most exalted realm.
सुकलोवाच- तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य शूकरस्य महात्मनः । उवाच तत्प्रिया सख्यः सीदमानांतरा तदा
Sukala said: Hearing those words of the great-souled boar, his beloved, surrounded by her friends, spoke as she was overcome with grief.
शूकर्युवाच- यस्मिन्यूथे भवान्स्वामी पुत्रपौत्रैरलंकृतः । मित्रैश्च भ्रातृभिश्चैव अन्यैः स्वजनबांधवैः
The young sow said: In that herd where you are the lord, adorned with sons and grandsons, with friends, brothers, and other relatives—
त्वयैवालंकृतो यूथो भवता परिशोभते । त्वां विनायं महाभाग कीदृग्यूथो भविष्यति
It is by you alone that the herd is adorned, and by your presence it shines; without you, O noble one, what kind of herd would this become?
तवैव स्वबलेनापि गर्जमानाश्च शूकराः । विचरंति गिरौ कांत तनया मम बालकाः
By your own strength, the boars, roaring, roam the lovely mountain; my children, the little ones, wander there.
कंदान्मूलान्सुभक्षंति निर्भयास्तव तेजसा । दुर्गेषु वनकुंजेषु ग्रामेषु नगरेषु च
They eat roots and tubers without fear, because of your power, in the fortresses, forest thickets, villages, and even in cities.
न कुर्वंति भयं तीव्रं सिंहानामिह पर्वते । मनुष्याणां महाबाहो पालितास्तव तेजसा
They do not feel intense fear of lions here on the mountain, O mighty-armed one, nor of humans, protected as they are by your power.
त्वया त्यक्ता अमी सर्वे बालका मम दारकाः । दीनाश्चैवाकुलाश्चैव भविष्यंति विचेतनाः
If you abandon them, all these children of mine will become miserable, distressed, and senseless.
नित्यमेव सुखं वर्त्म गत्वा पश्यंति बालकाः । पतिहीना यथा नारी शोभते नैव शोभना
The children always walk the path of happiness; but just as a woman without a husband is not beautiful, so too is this not beautiful.
अलंकृता यथा दिव्यैरलंकारैः सकांचनैः । परिच्छदै रत्नवस्त्रैः पितृमातृसहोदरैः
Just as a woman adorned with divine ornaments of gold, with attendants, with garments of jewels, with her parents and brothers—
श्वश्रूश्वशुरकैश्चान्यैः पतिहीना न भाति सा । चंद्रहीना यथा रात्री पुत्रहीनं यथा कुलम्
With her mother-in-law, father-in-law, and others, yet without a husband, she does not shine; like the night without the moon, or a family without a son.
दीपहीनं यथा गेहं नैव भाति कदाचन । त्वां विनायं तथा यूथो नैव शोभेत मानद
Just as a house without a lamp never shines, so too, without you, O bestower of honor, this herd would not be splendid.
आचारेण विना मर्त्यो ज्ञानहीनो यतिर्यथा । मंत्रहीनो यथा राजा तथायं नैव शोभते
Just as a mortal without good conduct, or an ascetic without knowledge, or a king without counsel does not shine, so too is this the case.
कैवर्तेन विना नौर्वा संपूर्णा परिसागरे । न भात्येवं यथा सार्थः सार्थवाहेन वै विना
Just as a boat without a boatman, though full, cannot cross the ocean, so too a caravan without a leader does not prosper.
सेनाध्यक्षेण च विना यथा सैन्यं न भाति च । त्वां विना वै तथा सैन्यं शूकराणां महामते
Just as an army without a commander does not shine, so too, O wise one, does the army of boars without you.
दीनो भविष्यति तथा वेदहीनो यथा द्विजः । मयि भारं कुटुंबस्य विनिवेश्य प्रगच्छसि
It will become destitute, just as a twice-born without the Veda; you wish to depart, placing the burden of the family upon me.
मरणं सुलभं ज्ञात्वा का प्रतिज्ञा तवेदृशी । त्वां विनाहं न शक्नोमि धर्तुं प्राणान्प्रियेश्वर
Knowing that death is easy to attain, what kind of vow is this of yours? Without you, O beloved lord, I am unable to sustain my life.
त्वयैव सहिता स्वर्गं भूमिं वाथ महामते । नरकं वापि भोक्ष्यामि सत्यंसत्यं वदाम्यहम्
With you, O wise one, I will enjoy heaven, earth, or even hell; truly, truly I speak this.
त्वं वा पुत्रांस्तुपौत्रांस्तु गृहीत्वा यूथमुत्तमम् । आवां व्रजाव यूथेश दुर्गमेवं सुकंदरम्
Take your sons and grandsons, and the best of the herd; let us go, O lord of the herd, to that difficult and beautiful ravine.
जीवितव्यं परित्यज्य रणाय परिगम्यते । तत्र को दृश्यते लाभो मरणे वद सांप्रतम्
Life must be abandoned; let us go forth to battle. What gain is seen in death? Tell me now.
वाराह उवाच- वीराणां त्वं न जानासि सुधर्मं शृणु सांप्रतम् । युद्धार्थिना हि वीरेण वीरं गत्वा प्रयाचितम्
Vārāha said: You do not know the true duty of heroes; listen now. When a hero desiring battle approaches another hero and requests it,
देहि मे योधनं संख्ये युद्धार्थ्यहं समागतः । परेण याचितं युद्धं न ददाति यदा नरः
"Grant me combat in the field; I have come seeking battle." If a man, when thus asked for battle by another, does not grant it,