उमैकपर्णा पर्णा च तीव्रव्रतपरायणाः। रुद्रस्यैका भृगोश्चैका जैगीषव्यस्य चापरा
Uma, Eka-parṇā, and Parṇā, all devoted to intense vows; one was given to Rudra, one to Bhṛgu, and another to Jaigīṣavya.
दत्ता हिमवता बालाः सर्वलोकतपोधिकाः। पितॄणां लोकसंगीतं कथयामि शृणुष्व तत्
Himavat gave these girls, who surpassed all worlds in austerity; I will tell you the account of the worlds of the ancestors, listen to it.
लोकाः सोमपथा नाम यत्र मारीचनंदनाः। वर्त्तंते येन पितरो यान्देवा भावयन्त्यलम्
The worlds called Somapatha, where the descendants of Marīci dwell; there the ancestors reside, whom the gods greatly honor.
अग्निष्वात्ता इति ख्याता यज्वानो यत्र संस्थिताः। अच्छोदा नाम तेषां तु कन्याभूद्वरवर्णिनी
There, those known as Agniṣvāttas, who are devoted to sacrifice, are established; among them was a daughter named Acchodā, radiant in beauty.
अच्छोदं च सरस्तत्र पितृभिर्निर्मितं पुरा। अच्छोदाथ तपश्चक्रे दिव्यं वर्षसहस्रकम्
There, the ancestors once created the lake Acchoda; Acchodā then performed divine austerity for a thousand years.
आजग्मुः पितरस्तुष्टा दास्यन्तः किल ते वरम्। दिव्यरूपधराः सर्वे दिव्यमाल्यानुलेपनाः
The ancestors, pleased, arrived to grant her a boon; all bore divine forms, adorned with celestial garlands and ointments.
सर्वे प्रधाना बलिनः कुसुमायुधसन्निभाः। तन्मध्येमावसुं नाम पितरं वीक्ष्य सांगना
All were chief and powerful, resembling the god of love; among them, Acchodā saw the ancestor named Amāvasu.
वव्रे वरार्थिनी संगं कुसुमायुधपीडिता। योगाद्भ्रष्टा तु सा तेन व्यभिचारेण भामिनी
Desiring a boon, she asked for union, overcome by the god of love; but, due to that transgression, she fell from Yoga, O radiant one.
धरान्न स्पृशते पूर्वं प्रयाताथ भुवस्तले। तथैवामावसुर्योयमिच्छां चक्रे न तां प्रति
She did not touch the earth before, but then descended to the surface of the world; likewise, Amāvasu acted according to his own wish, not toward her.
धैर्येण तस्य सा लोके अमावास्येति विश्रुता। पितॄणां वल्लभा यस्माद्दत्तस्याक्षयकारिका
By her steadfastness, she became known in the world as Amāvāsyā; she is beloved of the ancestors, and the giver of inexhaustible merit.
अच्छोदाधोमुखी दीना लज्जिता तपसः क्षयात्। सा पितॄन्प्रार्थयामास पुनरात्मसमृद्धये
Acchodā, downcast and ashamed from the loss of her austerity, turned her face downward; she prayed to the ancestors for restoration of herself.
विलज्जमाना पितृभिरिदमुक्ता तपस्विनी। भविष्यमथ चालोक्य देवकार्यं च ते तदा
Ashamed, the ascetic was addressed by the ancestors; they foresaw her future and the divine purpose at that time.
इदमूचुर्महाभागाः प्रसाद शुभयागिरा। दिवि दिव्यशरीरेण यत्किंचित्क्रियते बुधैः
Those illustrious ones spoke with auspicious words, granting favor: 'Whatever is done by the wise in heaven with a divine body—'
तेनैव तत्कर्मफलं भुज्यते वरवर्णिनी। सद्यः फलंति कर्माणि देवत्वे प्रेत्यमानुषे
'By that very action, its result is enjoyed, O radiant one; actions bear fruit immediately, whether in divinity or after becoming human.'
तस्मात्त्वं सुकृतं कृत्वा प्राप्स्यसे प्रेत्य यत्फलम्। अष्टाविंशे भवित्री त्वं द्वापरे मत्स्ययोनिजा
Therefore, by performing virtuous deeds, you shall obtain the fruit thereof after death; in the twenty-eighth Dvāpara, you will be born from the womb of a fish.
व्यतिक्रमात्पितॄणां तु कष्टं कुलमवाप्स्यसि। तस्माद्राज्ञो वसोः कन्या त्वमवश्यं भविष्यसि
Because of transgressing your forefathers, you will experience hardship in your lineage; thus, you will certainly become the daughter of King Vasu.
कन्यात्वे देवलोकांस्तान्पुनः प्राप्स्यसि दुर्ल्लभान्। पराशरस्य वीर्येण पुत्रमेकमवाप्स्यसि
In your maidenhood, you will again attain those rare celestial worlds; by the seed of Parāśara, you will obtain a son.
द्वीपे तु बदरीप्राये बादरायणमप्युत। स वेदमेकं बहुधा विभजिष्यति ते सुतः
On the island called Badarī, your son, Bādarāyaṇa, will divide the one Veda into many parts.
पौरवस्यात्मजौ द्वौ तु समुद्रांशस्य शंतनोः। विचित्रवीर्यस्तनयस्तथा चित्रांगदो नृपः
There will be two sons of the Paurava line, born to Śāntanu, son of Samudrāṃśa: King Citrāṅgada and Vicitravīrya.
इमावुत्पाद्य तनयौ क्षेत्रजौ तस्य धीमतः। प्रौष्ठपद्यष्टकाभूयः पितृलोके भविष्यसि
After producing these two sons, kṣetrajā, for that wise one, you will again become Aṣṭakā in the world of the ancestors during the month of Prauṣṭhapada.
नाम्ना सत्यवती लोके पितृलोके तथाष्टका। आयुरारोग्यदा नित्यं सर्वकामफलप्रदा
In the world, you will be known as Satyavatī, and as Aṣṭakā in the realm of the ancestors, always bestowing long life, health, and the fruits of all desires.
भविष्यसि परे लोके नदी त्वं च गमिष्यसि। पुण्यतोया सरिच्छ्रेष्ठा लोकेष्वच्छोदनामिका
In the next world, you will become a river, the most sacred among rivers, known as Acchodā, pure in all the worlds.
इत्युक्ता सा गणैस्तैस्तु तत्रैवांतरधीयत। साप्यापचारित्रफलं मया यदुदितं पुरा
Thus addressed by those hosts, she vanished there itself; and she experienced the result of her past misdeed, as I had previously declared.
विभ्राजो नाम ये चान्ये दिवि संति सुवर्चसः। लोका बर्हिषदो यत्र पितरः संति सुव्रताः
Those others in heaven who are called Vibhrāja and possess great splendor—there are the worlds of the Barhiṣads, where the virtuous ancestors reside.
यत्र बर्हिषि युक्तानि विमानानि सहस्रशः। संकल्पपादपा यत्र तिष्ठंति फलदायिनः
There, on the sacred grass, are thousands of aerial chariots; there stand wish-fulfilling trees that grant fruits.
यदभ्युदयशालासु मोदंते श्राद्धदायिनः। ये दानवासुरगणा गंधर्वाप्सरसां गणाः
There, in mansions of prosperity, those who offer śrāddha rejoice; and there are hosts of Dānavas, Asuras, Gandharvas, and Apsarases.
यक्षरक्षोगणास्ते च यजंति दिवि देवताः। पुलस्त्यपुत्राः शतशस्तपोयोगबलान्विताः
There, hosts of Yakṣas and Rākṣasas worship the gods in heaven; hundreds of Pulastya's sons, endowed with ascetic power and yoga, dwell there.
महात्मानो महाभागा भक्तानामभयंकराः। एतेषां पीवरी कन्या मानसी दिवि विश्रुता
Great-souled and highly fortunate, they grant fearlessness to devotees; among them, the maiden Pīvarī, born of the mind, is renowned in heaven.
योगिनी योगमाता च तपश्चक्रे सुदारुणं। प्रसन्नो भगवांस्तस्या वरं वव्रे तु सा ततः
A yoginī and mother of yogins, she performed severe austerities; the Blessed Lord was pleased with her, and she then chose a boon.
योगवंतं सुरूपं च भर्तारं विजितेंद्रियम्। देहि देव प्रसन्नस्त्वं यदि ते वदतां वर
"Grant me, O Lord, a husband who is endowed with yoga, handsome, and self-controlled, if you are pleased and this is your promise."