एवं मे दुष्कृतं दृष्ट्वा शिवशर्मा पतिर्मम । स्नेहाच्छ्वशुरवर्गस्य मम भर्त्ता महामतिः
Thus, seeing my misdeeds, Śivaśarmā, my husband, out of affection for the family of my father-in-law, my husband, wise and noble, bore it.
न किंचिद्वक्ति मां सोपि क्षमते दुष्कृतं मम । वार्यमाणा कुटुंबेन अहमेवं सुपापिनी
He does not say anything to me, and he even forgives my wrongdoing; though restrained by the household, I alone acted so wickedly.
तस्य शीलं विदित्वा ते साधुत्वं शिवशर्मणः । पितामाता च मे सर्वे मम पापेन दुःखिताः
Knowing his character and the virtue of Śivaśarmā, all my parents are distressed by my sin.
भर्त्ता मे दुष्कृतं दृष्ट्वा स्वगृहान्निर्गतो बहिः । तं देशं ग्राममेनं च परित्यज्य गतस्ततः
My husband, having seen my misdeed, left the house and departed, abandoning this village and place.
गते भर्तरि मे तातः संजातश्चिंतयान्वितः । मम दुःखेन दुःखात्मा यथा रोगेण पीडितः
When my husband had gone, my father became troubled with anxiety, afflicted by my sorrow as if tormented by disease.
मम माता उवाचैनं भर्तारं दुःखपीडितम् । कस्माच्चिंतयसे कांत वद दुःखं ममाग्रतः
My mother spoke to my husband, who was afflicted with grief: 'Why do you worry, beloved? Tell me your sorrow before me.'
वसुदत्त उवाचैनां मातरं मम नंदने । सुतां त्यक्त्वा गतो विप्रो जामाता शृणु वल्लभे
Vasudatta spoke to my mother in the garden: 'The Brahmin, my son-in-law, has left after abandoning your daughter; listen, dear.'
इयं पापसमाचारा निर्घृणा पापचारिणी । अनया हि परित्यक्तः शिवशर्मा महामतिः
This one is of sinful conduct, merciless, a doer of evil; by her, indeed, Śivaśarmā, wise, has been abandoned.
समस्तस्य कुटुंबस्य दाक्षिण्येन महामतिः । ममायं स द्विजः कांते सुदेवां नैव भाषते
For the sake of the whole family, with kindness, that wise Brahmin, my dear, does not speak to Sudevā.
वसते सौम्यभावेन नैव निंदति कुत्सति । सुदेवां पापसंचारां स वै पंडितबुद्धिमान्
He dwells with gentle demeanor, never censuring or reproaching; Sudevā, of sinful ways, he regards with the mind of a learned man.
भविष्यति त्वियं दुष्टा सुदेवा कुलनाशिनी । अहमेनां परित्यज्य व्रजामि गृहवासिनि
But this wicked Sudevā will destroy the lineage; I, abandoning her, will depart, O house-dweller.
ब्राह्मण्युवाच- अद्य ज्ञातं त्वया कांत सुताया गुणदूषणम् । तव मोहेन स्नेहेन नष्टेयं शृणु सांप्रतम्
The Brahmin woman said: 'Today you have understood, beloved, the faults in your daughter; through your delusion and affection, she is lost—listen now.'
तावद्विलाडयेत्पुत्रं यावत्स्यात्पंचवार्षिकः । शिक्षाबुद्ध्या सदा कांत पुनर्मोहेन पोषयेत्
One should nurture the son until he is five years old; always, beloved, instruct him with wisdom, then again raise him with affection.
स्नानाच्छादनकैर्भक्ष्यैर्भोज्यैः पेयैर्न संशयः । गुणेषु योजयेत्कांत सद्विद्यासु च तं सुतम्
With bathing, clothing, foods, meals, and drinks—without doubt, beloved, one should engage the son in virtues and in true knowledge.
गुणशिक्षार्थंनिर्मोहः पिता भवति सर्वदा । पालने पोषणे कांत संमोहः परिजायते
For the sake of teaching virtue, the father should always be free from delusion; but in nurturing and raising, beloved, delusion arises.
सगुणं न वदेत्पुत्रं कुत्सयेच्च दिनेदिने । काठिन्यं च वदेन्नित्यं वचनैः परिपीडयेत्
He should not praise the son for virtues, but reproach him daily; he should always speak harshly and afflict him with words.
यथाहि साधयेन्नित्यं सुविद्यां ज्ञानतत्परः । अभिमानेच्छलेनापि पापं त्यक्त्वा प्रदूरतः
Just as one should always accomplish good learning, being intent on knowledge, even by feigned pride, one should abandon sin from afar.
नैपुण्यं जायते नित्यं विद्यासु च गुणेषु च । माता च ताडयेत्कन्यां स्नुषां श्वश्रूर्विताडयेत्
Skill arises always in learning and virtues; and the mother should chastise her daughter, the mother-in-law should chastise her daughter-in-law.
गुरुश्च ताडयेच्छिष्यं ततः सिध्यंति नान्यथा । भार्यां च ताडयेत्कांत अमात्यं नृपतिस्तथा
The teacher should strike the student; only then is success attained, not otherwise. Likewise, a husband should strike his wife, and a king his minister.
हयं च ताडयेद्धीरो गजं मात्रो दिनेदिने । शिक्षाबुद्ध्या प्रसिध्यंति ताडनात्पालनाद्विभो
A resolute man should strike a horse, and daily a mother should strike an elephant. Through discipline and instruction, success is achieved by striking and nurturing, O lord.
त्वयेयं नाशिता नाथ सर्वदैव न संशयः । सार्धं सुब्राह्मणेनापि भवता शिवशर्मणा
O master, this one has been ruined by you, there is never any doubt about it; together with the excellent Brahmin, by you, Śivaśarman.
निरंकुशा कृता गेहे तेन नष्टा महामते । तावद्धि धारयेत्कन्यां गृहे कांतवचः शृणु
She was made unrestrained in the house, and thus lost, O wise one. One should keep a daughter in the house only so long; listen to the words of the beloved.
अष्टवर्षान्विता यावत्प्रबलां नैव धारयेत् । पितुर्गेहस्थिता पुत्री यत्पापं हि प्रकुर्वती
One should not keep a strong daughter beyond eight years of age. If a daughter commits sin while staying in her father's house,
उभाभ्यामपि तत्पापं पितृभ्यामपि विंदति । तस्मान्न धार्यते कन्या समर्था निजमंदिरे
That sin is incurred by both parents. Therefore, a capable daughter should not be kept in her own home.
यस्य दत्ता भवेत्सा च तस्य गेहे प्रपोषयेत् । तत्रस्था साधयेत्कांतं सगुणं भक्तिपूर्वकम्
She who has been given in marriage should be maintained in her husband's house. There, she should serve her husband, endowed with virtues, with devotion.
कुलस्य जायते कीर्तिः पिता सुखेन जीवति । तत्रस्था कुरुते पापं तत्पापं भुंजते पतिः
The family's fame increases, and the father lives happily. If she commits sin there, the husband suffers that sin.
तत्रस्था वर्द्धते नित्यं पुत्रैः पौत्रैः सदैव सा । पिता कीर्तिमवाप्नोति सुतायाः सुगुणैः प्रिय
There, she always prospers with sons and grandsons. The father attains fame through the daughter's good qualities, O beloved.
तस्मान्न धारयेत्कांत गेहे पुत्रीं सभर्तृकाम् । इत्यर्थे श्रूयते कांत इतिहासो भविष्यति
Therefore, O beloved, one should not keep a daughter with her husband in the house. For this reason, listen: a story will be told.
अष्टविंशतिके प्राप्ते युगे द्वापरके महान् । उग्रसेनस्य वीरस्य यदुज्येष्ठस्य यत्प्रभो
When the great Dvāpara era of twenty-eight cycles arrived, O lord, concerning Ugrasena, the heroic eldest of the Yadus,
चरित्रं ते प्रवक्ष्यमि शृणुष्वैकमना द्विज
I will tell you his character; listen attentively, O twice-born.