तदेव वातिकं विद्धि कफवत्तद्वदाम्यहम् । जलं नदीं तडागं च पयः स्थानानि पश्यति
Know this as vātika; I declare it is like kapha; he sees water, rivers, lakes, and places where water is found.
अग्निं च पश्यते देवि बहुकांचनमुत्तमम् । तदेव पैत्तिकं विद्धि भाव्यं चैव वदाम्यहम्
He sees fire, O goddess, and much excellent gold; know this as paittika, and I declare what is to be considered.
प्रभाते दृश्यते स्वप्नो भव्यो वाभव्य एव च । कर्मयुक्तो वरारोहे लाभालाभप्रकाशकः
A dream seen at dawn may be auspicious or inauspicious; joined with karma, O fair one, it reveals gain or loss.
स्वप्नस्यापि अवस्था मे कथिता वरवर्णिनि । तद्भाव्यंचवरारोहेविष्णोश्चैवभविष्यति
The states of dreams have been described to you, O one of lovely complexion; and what is to be considered, O fair one, will also be of Viṣṇu.
तन्निमित्तं त्वया दृष्टो दुःस्वप्नः स तु प्रेक्षितः
For that reason, the bad dream you saw was indeed observed by you.
इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे भूमिखंडे वेनोपाख्याने गुरुतीर्थमाहात्म्ये च्यवनचरित्रे कामोदाख्याने विंशाधिकशततमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the one hundred twentieth chapter in the Bhūmikhaṇḍa, in the story of Vena, concerning the greatness of the Guru's holy place, in the account of Cyavana and Kāmada, in the glorious Padma Purāṇa.
कामोदोवाच- न विदुर्देवताः सर्वा यस्यांतं रूपमेव च । यस्मिल्लीँनस्तु सर्वोयं स चैकात्मा प्रकथ्यते
Kāmada said: The gods do not know its limit or its form; in which all this is absorbed, and it is declared as the one self.
यस्या मायाप्रपंचस्तु संसारः शृणु नारद । कस्मात्प्रयाति संसारं मम स्वामी जगत्पतिः
Whose māyā is this world, listen, O Nārada; why does my master, the lord of the world, enter this worldly existence?
पापैश्चापि सुपुण्यैश्च नरोबद्धस्तु कर्मभिः । संसारं सरते विप्र हरिः कस्माद्व्रजेद्वद
Bound by both evil and virtuous deeds, a man is caught in karma and wanders through saṃsāra, O brāhmaṇa. Tell me, why would Hari depart from this?
नारद उवाच- शृणु देवि प्रवक्ष्यामि यत्कृतं तेन चक्रिणा । भृगोरग्रे प्रतिज्ञातं यज्ञरक्षां करोम्यहम्
Nārada said: Listen, O goddess, I will tell you what was done by the wielder of the discus, who made a vow before Bhṛgu to protect the sacrifice.
इंद्रस्य वचनात्सद्यो गतोऽसौ दानवैः सह । योद्धुं विहाय गोविंदो भृगोश्चैव मखोत्तमम्
At Indra’s request, Govinda immediately went away with the Dānavas to fight, abandoning Bhṛgu’s great sacrifice.
मखं त्यक्त्वा गते देवे पश्चात्तैर्दानवोत्तमैः । आगत्य ध्वंसितः सर्वः स यज्ञः पापचेतनैः
When the god had left the sacrifice, the foremost Dānavas came afterwards and, with evil intent, destroyed that entire sacrifice.
हरिं क्रुद्धः स योगींद्रः शशाप भृगुरेव तम् । दशजन्मानि भुंक्ष्व त्वं मच्छापकलुषीकृतः
Enraged, Bhṛgu, the lord of yogis, cursed Hari himself: 'Because you are tainted by my curse, you shall experience ten births.'
कर्मणः स्वस्य संभोगं संभोक्ष्यति जनार्दनः । तन्निमित्तं त्वया देवि दुःस्वप्नः परिवीक्षितः
Janārdana will undergo the consequences of his own actions. Because of this, O goddess, you have seen an evil dream.
इत्युक्त्वा तां गतो विप्रो ब्रह्मलोकं स नारदः । कृष्णस्यापि सुदुःखेन दुःखिता साभवत्तदा
Having spoken thus, the brāhmaṇa Nārada went to Brahmā’s world. At that time, Kṛṣṇā was overcome with great sorrow.
रुरोद करुणं बाला हाहेति वदती मुहुः । गङ्गातीरोपविष्टा सा जलांते शृणु नन्दन
She wept bitterly, the young girl, crying out 'Alas!' again and again, as she sat by the bank of the Gaṅgā, at the water’s edge. Listen, O Nandana.
सुनेत्राभ्यां तथाश्रूणि दुःखेनापि प्रमुंचति । तान्यश्रूणि प्रमुक्तानि गंगातोये पतंत्यपि
From her beautiful eyes, tears fell even in her grief; those tears, as they dropped, fell into the waters of the Gaṅgā.
जले चैव निमज्जंति तस्याश्चाप्यश्रुबिंदवः । संभवंति पुनस्तात पद्मरूपाणि तानि च
And as those drops of her tears sank into the water, O dear one, they again became lotuses.
गंगातोये प्रफुल्लानि वाहितानि प्रयांति वै । ददृशे दानवश्रेष्ठो विष्णुमायाप्रमोहितः
Carried along in the waters of the Gaṅgā, those blooming lotuses floated away. The chief of the Dānavas, deluded by Viṣṇu’s māyā, saw them.
दुःखजानि न जानाति मुनिना कथितान्यपि । हर्षेण महताविष्टः परिजग्राह सोऽसुरः
He did not know they were born of sorrow, even though a sage had told him. Overcome with great joy, that Asura took them.
पद्मैस्तु पुष्पितैः सोपि पूजयेद्गिरिजाप्रियम् । सप्तकोटिभिर्दैत्येंद्रो विष्णुमायाप्रमोहितः
With those blossoming lotuses, the lord of the Daityas, deluded by Viṣṇu’s māyā, worshipped the beloved of Girijā with seventy million flowers.
अथ क्रुद्धा जगद्धात्री शंकरं वाक्यमब्रवीत् । पश्यैतस्य विकर्म त्वं दानवस्य महामते
Then, the world-supporting goddess, angered, spoke to Śaṃkara: 'See, O wise one, the misdeed of this Dānava.'
शोकोत्पन्नानि पद्मानि गंगातोयगतानि वै । अयमेष प्रगृह्णाति कामाकुलितचेतनः
'The lotuses born of sorrow, which have entered the waters of the Gaṅgā, this one, his mind agitated by desire, is gathering.'
पूजयेच्चापि दुष्टात्मा शोकसंतापकारकैः । दुःखजैः शोकजैः पुष्पैस्तैः सुश्रेयः कथं भवेत्
'This wicked-souled one even worships with those flowers born of grief and pain. How can true welfare arise from flowers born of sorrow and suffering?'
यादृशेनापि भावेन मामेव परिपूजयेत् । तादृशेनापि भावेन अस्य सिद्धिर्भविष्यति
'Yet, in whatever manner one worships me, in just that manner will success come to him.'
सत्यध्यानविहीनोयं कामोदा न्यस्तमानसः । संजातः पापचारित्रो जहि देवि स्वतेजसा
'He is devoid of true meditation, his mind set on desire, his nature turned to evil. O goddess, destroy him by your own power.'
एवमाकर्ण्य तद्वाक्यं शंभोश्चैव महात्मनः । अस्यैव संक्षयं शंभो करिष्ये तव शासनात्
Hearing these words of the great-souled Śambhu, I will bring about the destruction of this very one, by your command, O Śambhu.
एवमुक्त्वा ततो देवी तस्यापि वधकांक्षया । वर्त्तते हि विहुंडस्य वधोपायं व्यचिंतयत्
Having spoken thus, then the goddess, desiring to kill him as well, considered a means to slay Vihuṇḍa.
कृत्वा मायामयं रूपं ब्राह्मणस्य महात्मनः । पूजयेच्छंकरं नाथं सुपुष्पैः पारिजातजैः
Assuming the illusory form of a great-souled brāhmaṇa, she worshipped Lord Śaṃkara with excellent pārijāta flowers.
समेत्य दानवः पापो दिव्यां पूजां विनाशयेत् । कामाकुलः सुदुःखार्तस्तद्गतो भावतत्परः
The sinful demon, coming there, destroyed the divine worship, overwhelmed by desire, tormented by great sorrow, his mind absorbed in her.