तमेव नाशयेद्गत्वा काम एष प्रमत्तधीः । रिपुरूपः सुदुष्टात्मा अस्माकं हि न संशयः
Kāma, whose mind is careless, will go there and destroy it; he is our enemy, of wicked nature—there is no doubt.
पतिस्तपोधनो विप्रः सुसती या पतिव्रता । सुसत्यो भूपतिर्धर्मममगेहानसंशयः
The husband is a sage, a Brahmin, rich in austerity; the wife is truly devoted, a chaste woman; the king is righteous—these are the dwellers in my house, without doubt.
यत्राहं वृद्धिसंपुष्टस्तत्र वासो हि ते भवेत् । तत्र पुण्यं समायाति श्रद्धया सह क्रीडते
Where I am nourished and strengthened, there your residence should be; there virtue arrives, and, accompanied by faith, delights.
क्षमा शांत्या समायुक्ता आयाति मम मंदिरम् । यथा सत्यो दमश्चैव दया सौहृदमेव च
Forgiveness, joined with tranquility, comes to my abode, as do truthfulness, self-restraint, compassion, and friendship.
प्रज्ञायुक्तः स निर्लोभो यत्राहं तत्र संस्थितः । शुचिः स्वभावस्तत्रैव अमी च मम बांधवाः
Where wisdom is present and greed is absent, there I reside; purity is inherent there, and these are my companions.
अस्तेयमप्यहिंसा च तितिक्षा वृद्धिरेव च । मम गेहे समायाता धन्यतां शृणु धर्मराट्
Non-stealing, non-violence, endurance, and growth—all these arrive at my house; listen, O king of Dharma, to the blessedness.
गुरूणां चापि शुश्रूषा विष्णुर्लक्ष्म्या समावृतः । मद्गेहं तु समायांति देवाश्चाग्निपुरोगमाः
Service to elders, and Viṣṇu surrounded by Lakṣmī, also come to my house; the gods, led by Agni, enter as well.
मोक्षमार्गं प्रकाशेद्यो ज्ञानोदीप्त्या समन्वितः । एतैः सार्धं वसाम्येव सतीषु धर्मवत्सु च
He who reveals the path to liberation, endowed with the radiance of knowledge, dwells with me, along with virtuous women and the righteous.
साधुष्वेतेषु सर्वेषु गृहरूपेषु मे सदा । उक्तेनापि कुटुंबेन वसाम्येव त्वया सह
Among all these virtuous ones, in the forms of houses, I always reside; even with the family previously mentioned, I dwell with you.
ससत्वाः साधुरूपास्ते वेधसा मे गृहीकृताः । संचरामि महाभाग स्वच्छंदेन च लीलया
Those possessing virtue, in the form of goodness, have been established in my house by the Creator; I move among them, O greatly fortunate one, freely and playfully.
ईश्वरश्च जगत्स्वामी त्रिनेत्रो वृषवाहनः । मम गेहे स्वरूपेण वर्तते शिवया युतः
The Lord, master of the world, three-eyed, riding the bull, dwells in my house in his own form, together with Śivā.
तदिदं संसृतेः सारं गृहरूपं महेश्वरम् । सदनं शंकरेत्याख्यं नाशितं मन्मथेन वै
This, the essence of worldly existence, is the house-form of Maheśvara; the abode called Śaṃkara's, was destroyed by Manmatha.
विश्वामित्रं महात्मानं तपंतं तप उत्तमम् । मेनकां हि समाश्रित्य कामोयं जितवान्पुरा
The great-souled Viśvāmitra, practicing supreme austerity, was once overcome by Kāma, who approached him through Menakā.
सती पतिव्रताहल्या गौतमस्य प्रिया शुभा । सुसत्याच्चालिता तेन मन्मथेन दुरात्मना
Satī, the devoted wife, Ahalyā, beloved and auspicious wife of Gautama, was also unsettled by that wicked Manmatha.
मुनयः सत्यधर्मज्ञा नानास्त्रियः पतिव्रताः । मद्गृहास्ता इमाः सर्वा दीपिताः कामवह्निना
The sages, knowing truth and righteousness, and various wives devoted to their husbands, all these in my house have been inflamed by the fire of desire.
दुर्धरो दुःसहो व्यापी योतिसत्येषु निष्ठुरः । मामेवं पश्यते नित्यं क्व सत्यः परितिष्ठति
Difficult to restrain, hard to endure, pervasive, and ruthless even among those devoted to truth, he always regards me thus; where does truth remain?
समां ज्ञात्वा समायाति बाणपाणिर्धनुर्धरः । नाशयेन्मद्गृहं पापो वीतिहोत्रैश्च नामकैः
Knowing equality, he comes armed with arrows and bow; the wicked one would destroy my house, along with those named for sacrificial rites.
पापलेशाश्च ये क्रूरा अन्ये पाखंडसंश्रयाः । ते तु बुद्ध्याऽहिताः सर्वे सत्यगेहं विशंति हि
Those cruel ones bearing traces of sin, others who resort to hypocrisy, all these, hostile in mind, enter the house of truth.
सेनाध्यक्षैरसत्यैस्तु छद्मना तेन साधितः । पातयेदर्दयेद्गेहं पापः शस्त्रैर्दुरात्मभिः
By commanders who are untruthful, he accomplishes this by deceit; the wicked one would overthrow and torment the house with weapons wielded by evil-minded men.
मामेवं ताडयेत्पापो महाबल मनोभवः । अस्य धाम्ना प्रदग्धोहं शून्यतां हि व्रजामि वै
The wicked, mighty Manobhava would strike me thus; burned by his power, I indeed become empty.
नूतनं गृहमिच्छामि स्त्रियाख्यं पतिभूपतिम् । कृकलस्यापि पुण्यस्य प्रियेयं शिवमंगला
I desire a new house, named for women and husbands; this beloved Śivamaṅgalā is the wife of Kṛkalasya, who is virtuous.
तद्गृहं सुकलाख्यं मे दग्धुं पापः समुद्यतः । अयमेष सहस्राक्षः कामेन सहितो बली
That house, called Sukalā, is mine; the wicked one is intent on burning it; this powerful thousand-eyed one, together with Kāma.
कामस्य कारणात्कस्मात्पूर्ववृत्तं न विंदति । अहल्यायाः प्रसंगेन मेषोपस्थो व्यजायत
Because of Kāma, he does not recall the previous event; through the affair with Ahalyā, the sheep's form was produced.
पौरुषं हि मुनेर्दृष्ट्वा सत्याश्चैव प्रधषर्णात् । नष्टः कामस्य दोषेण सुरराट्तत्र संस्थितः
Seeing the manliness of the sage and due to Satī's violation, the king of gods was ruined by the fault of Kāma and remained there.
भुक्तवान्दारुणं शापं दुःखेन महतान्वितः । कृकलस्य प्रियामेनां सुकलां पुण्यचारिणीम्
He endured a harsh curse, accompanied by great suffering; this beloved Sukalā, virtuous in conduct, is the wife of Kṛkalasya.
एष हंतुं सहस्राक्ष उद्यतः कामसंयुतः । यथा चेंद्रेण नायाति काम एष तथा कुरु
This thousand-eyed one, joined with Kāma, is intent on killing; just as Indra does not approach Kāma, so do likewise.
धर्मराज महाप्राज्ञ भवान्मतिमतां वरः । धर्मराज उवाच- ऊनं तेजः करिष्यामि कामस्य मरणं तथा
O King of Dharma, greatly wise, you are foremost among the intelligent; Dharmarāja said: I will diminish the power of Kāma and likewise bring about his death.
एकोपायो मया दृष्टस्तमिहैव प्रपश्यतु । प्रज्ञा चैषा महाप्राज्ञा शकुनीरूपचारिणी
I have seen a single means; let him observe it here; this wisdom is greatly wise, moving in the form of a bird.
भर्तुरागमनं पुण्यं शब्देनाख्यातु खे यतः । शकुनस्य प्रभावेण भर्तुश्चागमनेन च
The meritorious return of the husband was proclaimed aloud in the sky, due to the power of the bird and the husband's arrival.
दुष्टैर्नष्टा न भूयेत स्वस्थचित्ता न संशयः । प्रज्ञा संप्रेषिता तेन गता सा सुकलागृहम्
She, whose mind was at peace, would not again be lost to the wicked—there is no doubt; thus, guided by wisdom, she went to Sukalā's house.