पीड्यमानौ तु शीतेन तुषारप्रभवेन तौ । दंतघर्षं प्रकुर्वाणौ रोमांचितवपुर्द्धरौ
Afflicted by the cold born of frost, their teeth chattered, their bodies bristling with hair standing on end.
ऊचे पिशाचः स तदा तां पत्नीं स्वां पिशाचिकाम् । किमनल्पकृतं पापं दारुणं रोमहर्षणम्
Then the piśāca spoke to his piśāca wife: 'What grievous and dreadful sin have we committed, causing such horror?'
येन प्राप्तं पिशाचत्वं स्वेन दुष्कृतकर्मणा । नरकं दारुणं मत्वा पिशाचत्वं च दुःखदम्
'By what evil deed have we attained this piśāca state? Considering the terrible hell and the suffering of being a piśāca—'
तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन पातकं न समाचरेत् । इति चिंतापरौ तत्र तावास्तां दुःखकर्षितौ
'Therefore, by every effort, one should not commit sin.' Thus, the two, absorbed in such thoughts, remained there, worn down by suffering.
दैवयोगात्तयोः प्राप्ता माघस्यैकादशी तिथिः । जयानामेति विख्याता तिथीनामुत्तमा तिथिः
By the arrangement of fate, the eleventh day of the bright half of Māgha arrived for them, known as Jayā, the foremost of all lunar days.
तस्मिन्दिने तु संप्राप्ते तावाहारविवर्जितौ । आसाते तत्र नृपते जलपानविवर्जितौ
On that day, O King, the two remained there without food, and even without drinking water.
न कृतो जीवघातश्च न पत्रफलभक्षणम् । अश्वत्थस्य समीपे तौ सर्वदा दुःखसंयुतौ
They did not take life, nor eat leaves or fruits; always joined with suffering, they stayed near an aśvattha tree.
रविरस्तंगतो राजंस्तथैव स्थितयोस्तयोः । प्राप्ता चैव निशा घोरा दारुणा प्राणहारिणी
When the sun set, O King, and as the two remained thus, the dreadful, life-taking night arrived.
वेपमानौ ततस्तौ तु ततः सुषुपतः क्षितौ । परस्परेण संलग्नौ गात्रयोर्भुजयोरपि
Then, shivering, the two lay down on the ground, clinging to each other with their limbs and arms.
न निद्रा न रतं तत्र न तौ सौख्यमविंदताम् । एवं तौ राजशार्दूल शापेनेंद्रस्य पीडितौ
There, they found neither sleep nor pleasure, nor did they attain any happiness; thus, O tiger among kings, the two were tormented by Indra's curse.
इत्थं तयोर्दुःखितयोर्निर्जगाम निशीथिनी । मार्तंड उदयं प्राप्तो द्वादशी दिवसागमे
In this way, as the two suffered, the night passed away; the sun rose with the coming of the twelfth day.
मया तु राजशार्दूल तयोर्मुक्तिर्धृता हृदि । जयायाः सुव्रतं चीर्णं रात्रौ जागरणं कृतम्
O tiger among kings, in my heart I resolved their liberation, for they had observed the vow of Jayā and kept vigil through the night.
तस्माद्व्रतप्रभावाच्च यथाजातं तथा शृणु । द्वादशीदिवसे प्राप्ते तथा चीर्णे जया व्रते
Therefore, listen as I recount, according to the power of the vow, what happened when the twelfth day arrived and the Jayā vow was thus observed.
विष्णोः प्रभावान्नृपते पिशाचत्वं तयोर्गतम् । पुष्पदंती माल्यवतौ पूर्वरूपौ बभूवतुः
By the power of Viṣṇu, O King, their piśāca state was removed, and Puṣpadaṃtī and Mālyavat regained their former forms.
पुरातनस्नेहयुतौ पूर्वालंकारधारिणौ । विमानमधिरूढौ तौ गतौ नाके मनोरमे
Bound by ancient affection and adorned as before, the two ascended the celestial chariot and went to the delightful heaven.
देवेंद्रस्याग्रतो गत्वा प्रणामं चक्रतुर्मुदा । तथाविधौ तु तौ दृष्ट्वा मघवा विस्मितोऽब्रवीत्
Approaching Indra, they joyfully offered their respects; seeing them in such a state, Maghavan spoke in astonishment.
इंद्र उवाच- वद तं केन पुण्येन पिशाचत्वं हि वां गतौ । मम शापं च संप्राप्तौ केन देवेन मोचितौ
Indra said: Tell me, by what merit did you both become piśācas, and by whose curse did you fall? By which god were you released?
माल्यवानुवाच- वासुदेवप्रसादेन जयायास्तु व्रतेन च । पिशाचत्वं गतं स्वामिंस्तव भक्तिप्रभावतः
Mālyavān said: By the grace of Vāsudeva and by Jayā's vow, we became piśācas, O Lord, through the power of your devotion.
इति श्रुत्वा तु मघवा प्रत्युवाच पुनस्तथा । पवित्रौ पावनौ जातौ वंदनीयौ ममापि च
Hearing this, Maghavan replied again in the same way: You have become pure and sanctified, and are worthy of reverence even to me.
हरिवासरकर्तारौ विष्णुभक्तिपरायणौ । हरिवासरसँल्लीना ये च कृष्णपरायणाः 6.43.
Those who observe Hari's day and are devoted to Viṣṇu, those absorbed in Hari's day and devoted to Kṛṣṇa—
अस्माकमपि मर्त्यास्ते पूज्याश्चैव न संशयः । विहरस्व यथासौख्यं पुष्पदंत्या सुरालये
Even among mortals, such people are worthy of worship by us, without doubt. Dwell as you please in the heavenly abode of Puṣpadaṃtī.
कृष्ण उवाच- एतस्मात्कारणाद्राजन्कर्त्तव्यो हरिवासरः । जया तु राजशार्दूल ब्रह्महत्यापहारिणी
Kṛṣṇa said: For this reason, O king, Hari's day must be observed; Jayā, O tiger among kings, removes the sin of killing a brāhmaṇa.
सर्वदानानि तेनैव सर्वयज्ञा अशेषतः । दत्तानि कारिताश्चैव जयायास्तु व्रतं कृतम्
All gifts and all sacrifices, without exception, are accomplished by observing the vow of Jayā.
कल्पकोटिर्भवेत्तावद्वैकुंठे मोदते ध्रुवम् । पठनाच्छ्रवणाद्राजन्नग्निष्टोमफलं लभेत्
For a crore of aeons, one surely enjoys bliss in Vaikuṇṭha; by reciting or hearing this, O king, one attains the fruit of an Agniṣṭoma sacrifice.
युधिष्ठिर उवाच- फाल्गुनस्यासिते पक्षे किंनामैकादशीभवेत् । कथयस्व प्रसादेन वासुदेव ममाग्रतः
Yudhiṣṭhira said: In the dark fortnight of Phālguna, what is the name of the Ekādaśī? Tell me graciously, Vāsudeva, before me.
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच- नारदः परिपप्रच्छ ब्रह्माणं कमलासनम् । फाल्गुनस्यासिते पक्षे विजयानाम नामतः । तस्याः पुण्यं द्विजश्रेष्ठ कथयस्व प्रसादतः
Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: Nārada asked Brahmā, the lotus-seated one: In the dark fortnight of Phālguna, what is the Ekādaśī called Vijayā? O best of twice-born, tell me its merit by your grace.
ब्रह्मोवाच- शृणु नारद वक्ष्यामि कथां पापहराम्पराम् । यन्न कस्यचिदाख्यातं मयैतद्विजयाव्रतम्
Brahmā said: Listen, Nārada, I will tell you a supreme, sin-destroying story; this vow of Vijayā I have not revealed to anyone.
पुरातनं व्रतं ह्येतत्पवित्रं पापनाशनम् । जयं ददाति विजया नृपाणां वै न संशयः
This is an ancient vow, pure and destroyer of sins; Vijayā grants victory to kings, without doubt.
पुरा रामो वनं यातो वर्षाण्येव चतुर्दश । न्यवसत्पंचवट्यां तु सहसीतः सलक्ष्मणः
Long ago, Rāma went to the forest for fourteen years, and dwelt at Pañcavaṭī with Sītā and Lakṣmaṇa.
तत्रैव वसतस्तस्य रामस्य विजयात्मनः । रावणेन हृता लौल्याद्भार्या सीता यशस्विनी
While he, the victorious Rāma, was living there, his illustrious wife Sītā was abducted by Rāvaṇa out of greed.