कथयस्व प्रसादेन किमत्र तव कारणम् । सर्वमेव प्रसादेन प्रब्रवीहि महामते
Out of grace, tell me what is your purpose here; O wise one, kindly reveal everything to me through your favor.
देवमेवं विजानामि तेजसा इंगितैस्तव । ज्ञानहीना जगन्नाथ न जाने रूपनामनी
I recognize you as a deity by your radiance and gestures; O Lord of the universe, lacking knowledge, I do not know your form or name.
किं ब्रह्मा वा भवान्विष्णुः किं वा शंकर एव हि । एवमुक्त्वा प्रणम्यैवं दंडवद्धरणीं गता
Are you Brahma, or are you Vishnu, or perhaps Shankara? Having spoken thus and bowed, she prostrated herself upon the ground.
तामुवाच जगन्नाथः प्रणतां राजनंदिनीम् । श्रीभगवानुवाच- त्रयाणामपि देवानामंतरं नास्ति शोभने
The Lord of the universe spoke to the bowed royal lady: The Blessed Lord said—There is no difference among the three gods, O beautiful one.
ब्रह्मा समर्चितो येन शंकरो वा वरानने । तेनाहमर्चितो नित्यं नात्र कार्या विचारणा
Whomever worships Brahma or Shankara, O lovely-faced one, has always worshipped me as well; there should be no doubt about this.
एतौ ममाभिन्नतरौ नित्यं चापि त्रिरूपवान् । अहं हि पूजितो यैश्च तावेतौ तैः सुपूजितौ
These two are ever most closely united with me, and I am three-formed; whoever worships me, worships them also most excellently.
अहं देवो हृषीकेशः कृपया तव चागतः । स्तवेनानेन पुण्येन व्रतेन नियमेन च
I am the god Hrishikesha, who has come to you out of compassion, through this virtuous praise, vow, and discipline.
संजाता कल्मषैर्हीना वरं वरय शोभने । दिव्यादेव्युवाच- विजयस्व हृषीकेश कृष्णक्लेशापहारक
You are now freed from impurities; choose your boon, O beautiful one. The divine lady spoke: Triumph, O Hrishikesha, remover of Krishna's afflictions.
नमामि चरणद्वंद्वं मामुद्धर सुरेश्वर । वरं मे दातुकामोऽसि चक्रपाणे प्रसीद मे
I bow to your pair of feet; lift me up, O Lord of the gods. You wish to grant me a boon; O wielder of the discus, be gracious to me.
आत्मपादयुगस्यापि भक्तिं देहि ममानघ । दर्शयस्व जगन्नाथ मोक्षमार्गं निरामयम्
Grant me devotion even to your pair of feet, O sinless one; show me, O Lord of the universe, the flawless path to liberation.
दासत्वं देहि वैकुंठ यदि तुष्टो जनार्दन । श्रीभगवानुवाच- एवमस्तु महाभागे गच्छ निर्धूतकल्मषा
Grant me servitude in Vaikuntha, O Janardana, if you are pleased. The Blessed Lord said—So be it, O great lady; go, freed from impurity.
वैष्णवं परमं लोकं दुर्लभं योगिभिः सदा । गच्छ गच्छ परं लोकं प्रसादान्मम सांप्रतम्
Go to the supreme Vaishnava world, which is always difficult for yogis to attain; go, go now to the highest realm by my grace.
एवमुक्ते ततो वाक्ये माधवेन महात्मना । दिव्यादेवी अभूद्दिव्या सूर्यतेजः समप्रभा
When these words were spoken by Madhava, the great soul, the divine lady became divine, equal in brilliance to the sun.
पश्यतां सर्वलोकानां दिव्याभरणभूषिता । दिव्यमालान्विता सा च दिव्यहारविलंबिनी
Adorned with divine ornaments, she was seen by all worlds; she wore a divine garland and a splendid celestial necklace.
गता सा वैष्णवं लोकं दाहप्रलयवर्जितम् । पुनः पक्षी समायातः स्वगृहं हर्षसंयुतः
She went to the Vaishnava world, free from burning and destruction; then the bird returned to its own home, filled with joy.
तत्सर्वं कथयामास पितरं प्रति सत्तमः
That excellent one narrated all these events to his father.
इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे भूमिखंडे वेनोपाख्याने गुरुतीर्थे च्यवनचरित्रेऽष्टाशीतितमोऽध्यायः
Thus, in the Padma Purana, in the Bhumi Khanda, in the story of Vena, at the Guru Tirtha, in the account of Cyavana, the eighty-eighth chapter ends.
विष्णुरुवाच- कुंजलस्तु सुतं वाक्यं समुज्ज्वलमथाब्रवीत् । भवान्कथय भोः पुत्र किमपूर्वं तु दृष्टवान्
Vishnu said: Then Kumjala spoke these bright words to his son: 'Tell me, O child, what new thing have you seen?'
तन्मे कथय सुप्रीतः श्रोतुकामोऽस्मि सांप्रतम् । एवमादिश्य तं पुत्रं विरराम स कुंजलः
Tell me that, for I am very pleased and eager to listen right now; having thus instructed his son, Kumjala became silent.
पितरं प्रत्युवाचाथ विनयावनतस्सुतः । समुज्ज्वल उवाच- हिमवंतं नगश्रेष्ठं देववृंदसमन्वितम्
Then the son, bowing respectfully, replied to his father; Samujjala spoke: 'I went to Himavat, the foremost mountain, accompanied by hosts of gods.'
आहारार्थं प्रगच्छामि भवतश्चात्मनः पितः । पश्यामि कौतुकं तत्र न दृष्टं न श्रुतं पुरा
For the sake of gathering food for you and myself, father, I went there; I saw something wondrous there, never seen or heard before.
प्रदेशमृषिगणाकीर्णमप्सरोभिः प्रशोभितम् । बहुकौतुकशोभाढ्यं मंगल्यं मंगलैर्युतम्
A region crowded with groups of sages, adorned by apsaras, rich in many marvels and auspiciousness, filled with auspicious things.
बहुपुण्यफलोपेतैर्वनैर्नानाविधैस्ततः । अनेककौतुकभरैर्मनसः परिमोहनम्
There were forests of many kinds, endowed with the fruits of great merit, full of countless wonders, enchanting the mind.
तत्र दृष्टं मया तात अपूर्वं मानसांतिके । बहुहंसैः समाकीर्णो हंस एकः समागतः
There, father, I saw something unprecedented near Lake Manasa: amidst many swans, a single swan had arrived.
एवं कृष्णा महाभाग अन्ये तत्र समागताः । सितेतरैश्चंचुपादैरन्यतः शुक्लविग्रहाः
In this way, O fortunate one, others also gathered there; some had dark beaks and feet, others had white bodies.
तादृशास्ते च नीला वै अन्ये शुभ्रा महामते । चतस्रस्तत्र वै नार्यो रौद्राकारा विभीषणाः
Some were blue, others were white, O wise one; there were four women there, fierce in appearance and terrifying.
दंष्ट्राकरालसंक्रूरा ऊर्ध्वकेश्यो भयानकाः । पश्चात्तास्तु समायातास्तस्मिन्सरसि मानसे
With dreadful fangs and cruel faces, hair standing upright, frightening; afterwards, they arrived at that Manasa lake.
कृष्णा हंसास्तु संस्नाता मानसे तात मत्पुरः । विभ्रांताः परितश्चान्ये न स्नातास्तत्र मानसे
The dark swans bathed in Manasa, father, before me; others wandered around, but did not bathe there.
जहसुस्ताः स्त्रियस्तात हास्यैरट्टाट्टदारुणैः । तस्मात्सराद्विनिष्क्रांतो हंस एको महातनुः
Those women laughed, father, with harsh and terrible laughter; then a single great-bodied swan left the lake.
पश्चात्त्रयो विनिष्क्रांतास्तैश्चाहं समुपेक्षितः । याता आकाशमार्गेण विवदंतः परस्परम्
Afterwards, three more departed, and I was disregarded by them; they went along the path of the sky, arguing with each other.