गुटिकां सर्वसिद्धां च गरुडाय ददौ हरिः । अनया न भ्रमो वीर तथेत्युक्त्वा मुखेक्षिपत्
Hari gave Garuda a magical pill of all powers, saying, 'With this, O hero, you will not be confused.' Having said so, he placed it in his mouth.
एवं संप्रेरितः पत्री हरिं कृत्वा प्रदक्षिणम् । निश्चक्राम खमाविश्य जगामाद्भुतवेगवान्
Thus sent forth, the winged one, having circumambulated Hari, departed, entered the sky, and went with wondrous speed.
तत्र गत्वा रणं घोरं दैत्यसंघैः स दुःसहम् । दृष्टवानखिलेनासौ न किंचिज्ज्ञातवान्किल
There, having arrived, he saw the terrible battle, unbearable due to the hosts of demons; yet, though he saw everything, he truly understood nothing.
तस्मादुत्पत्य वेगेन गतोऽसौ मानसोत्तरम् । शैलं तुंगतरं दुर्गमगम्यं मरुतामपि
From there, rising swiftly, he went to the northern region of the mind, to a lofty, difficult mountain, inaccessible even to the winds.
विलोकयन्न ददृशे गौरीस्थानं पतंगराट् । तत्रागत्य भुजंगारिर्ध्वनिं संश्रुतवान्किल
Looking around, the king of birds did not see Gauri’s abode; but arriving there, the serpent-bearer heard a sound.
गत्वा समीपे ददृशे मायापशुपतिं ततः । गरुडो गुटिकां क्षिप्य मुखेन भ्रममाप सः
Going near, Garuda saw Maya-Pashupati; casting the pill into his mouth, he became free from confusion.
ज्ञात्वा बुद्ध्वाथ दैत्योऽयमिति नायं वृषध्वजः । हा कष्टमिति चोक्त्वा च रुदन्नागत्य चार्णवम्
Knowing and understanding, 'This is a demon, not the bull-bannered one,' he cried, 'Alas, how terrible!' and, weeping, went to the ocean.
कथयामास वृत्तांतं पुरतः कैटभद्विषः । देव जालंधरेणायं हरो देवो विडंबितः
He recounted the events before the enemy of Kaitabha: 'O God, Hara has been deceived by Jalandhara.'
उमा प्रतारिता तेन पापेन छद्मरूपिणा । सुरस्त्वं यदि गोविंद समरं प्रतियाह्यतः
Uma was deceived by that sinful one, who took on a false form. O Govinda, if you are a god, then go forth to battle.
मायायुद्धं तु देवेश कुरु जालंधरं प्रति । तस्य राज्ञी मया दृष्टा पीठे जालंधरे शुभे
O Lord of the gods, use the magic of illusion in battle against Jalandhara. I have seen his queen, sitting on the splendid throne of Jalandhara.
प्रासादभूम्यां क्रीडंती वाद्यगीतादिवर्त्तनैः । सा सुंदरतरा गौर्या रंभोर्वश्योः शतादपि
She was playing on the palace grounds, surrounded by music and song. She is more beautiful than Gauri, and surpasses even Rambha and Urvashi a hundredfold.
नेदानीं मानुषे लोके न पातालेषु तत्समा । भार्या तेन समा वेश्या नारीणां का कथा हरे
Nowhere in the world of humans, nor in the nether realms, is there anyone equal to her. As a wife to him, or as a courtesan, no woman can compare, O Hari.
यस्तां स्पृशति देहेन सकृतार्थः पुमान्भवेत् । तव श्यालकपत्नी च हर त्वं तां रम प्रियाम् । शंकरस्योपकारं च कुरु चैवात्मनः सुखम्
Whoever touches her even once with his body becomes fulfilled. She is your brother-in-law's wife, O Hara; make her your beloved. Do this for Shankara's benefit, and for your own happiness.
नारद उवाच- श्रुत्वा तार्क्ष्यस्य वचनं तं निर्भर्त्स्य रमाप्रियः । सम्यग्व्यवस्य चोपायं विससर्ज द्रुतं द्विजम्
Narada said: Hearing Garuda's words, the beloved of Lakshmi rebuked him, then, having firmly decided on a plan, quickly dismissed the twice-born one.
श्रियंपतार्य्य संछाद्य मंचके पीतवाससा । निर्गतोऽन्येन रूपेण योगि मायाबलेन च
The Lord of Shri, covering her with a yellow cloth on the couch, departed in another form, using the power of yogic illusion.
वृंदारिकानुरागेण मोहितो मधुसूदनः । दृष्ट्वा हरिं तु गच्छंतं प्रतिछन्नं युधिष्ठिर
Madhusudana was deluded by love for Vrinda. Seeing Hari going forth in disguise, O Yudhishthira—
शेषोप्यन्यतमेनासौ रूपेणागत्य केशवम् । जगाद भक्त्या त्वं तिष्ठ ममानुज्ञातुमर्हसि
Shesha too, taking on another form, approached Keshava and said with devotion, 'You must stay, you should grant me permission.'
किं करोमि क्व गच्छामि ब्रूहि कार्यं जनार्दन । सदा तव मुखं दृष्ट्वा भोक्ष्यामीति भवेत्सुखम्
'What shall I do? Where shall I go? Tell me, O Janardana. It would be happiness for me always to see your face and to serve you.'
श्रीभगवानुवाच- जालंधरस्त्रियं रम्यां हरिष्ये हरकारणात् । पार्वत्याश्चोपकाराय संछाद्य स्वात्मनस्तनुम्
The Blessed Lord said: 'For the sake of Hara, I will take away Jalandhara's beautiful wife, concealing my own form for Parvati's benefit.'
एहि यामो वयं बंधो कांतारं दुरतिक्रमम् । वृंदाकर्षणसिद्ध्यर्थमित्युक्त्वा तौ वनं गतौ
'Come, friend, let us go to the impassable forest, to accomplish the attraction of Vrinda.' Having said this, the two went to the forest.
ततो विष्णुश्च शेषश्च जटावल्कलधारिणौ । आश्रमं चक्रतुः पुण्यं सर्वकामफलप्रदम्
Then Vishnu and Shesha, wearing matted hair and bark garments, established a sacred hermitage that grants all desires.
तयोः शिष्याः प्रशिष्याश्च बभूवुः कामरूपिणः । सिंहव्याघ्रवराहाश्च ऋक्षवानरमर्कटाः
Their disciples and followers took on any form at will—lions, tigers, boars, bears, monkeys, and apes.
अथ तस्मिन्वने वृंदां मंत्रेणाकर्षयद्धरिः । तस्या हृदयसंतापं चकार मधुसूदनः
Then, in that forest, Hari drew Vrinda to him by means of a mantra, and Madhusudana caused anguish in her heart.
एतस्मिन्नंतरे राज्ञी तापमुग्रमुपागता । चामरांश्चालयामास दिव्यस्त्रीकरचालितान्
Meanwhile, the queen was overcome by intense suffering, and began to wave divine fans, moved by the hands of celestial women.
प्रियस्यागमनं तन्वीं चिंतयंती मुहुर्मुहुः । चंदनागुरुलिप्तांगी मूर्च्छां याति हि सत्वरम्
Thinking again and again of her beloved's return, her slender body anointed with sandal and aloe, she quickly fell into a swoon.
तुर्ययामे विभावर्याश्चतुर्दश्यां नृपांगना । स्वप्नं ददर्श भयदं वैधव्यभयसूचकम्
In the fourth watch of the night, on the fourteenth day, the royal lady saw a terrifying dream, foretelling the fear of widowhood.
जालंधरशिरः शुष्कं मर्दितं पांडुभस्मना । गृध्रेण कृष्टनयनं छिन्नकर्णाग्रनासिकम्
Jalandhara's dried head, crushed and smeared with pale ash, his eyes plucked by a vulture, his ears and nose tips cut off—
मुक्तकेशी करालास्या कृष्णवर्णारुणांबरा । चखाद काली रक्तास्या हस्ते विधृतखर्परा
A wild-haired, wide-mouthed, dark-skinned woman in blood-red garments, Kali, with a blood-stained mouth and a skull in her hand, devoured him.
ईदृशं ददृशे स्वप्नं तथात्मानं विडंबितम् । दैत्यक्षयगुणोपेतं सा ददर्श नृपांगना
Such a dream she saw—herself mocked, marked by the signs of the demon's destruction; so beheld the king's wife.
ततः प्रबुद्धाऽसुरराजपत्नी गीतेन वाद्येन च मागधानाम् । गेयप्रबंधैः स्तवनैर्व चोभिर्वं शस्तवैः किंपुरुषप्रपाठितैः
Then, awakened, the demon king's wife heard the songs and music of the Magadhas, their chants, praises, and hymns sung by the Kimpurushas.