यद्येष ते स्थिरो भावस्तिष्ठ देव नमोस्तुते। अहंकथंसखीनांतु दर्शयिष्यामि वैमुखम्
If this is your firm resolve, then remain, O god, I bow to you; but how shall I show my face to my friends?
भर्त्रा मे विधृता पत्नी कथमेतदहं वदे। "ब्रह्मोवाच। ऋत्विग्भिस्त्वरितश्चाहं दीक्षाकालादनंतरम्
My husband has kept me as his wife—how can I speak of this?
पत्नीं विना न होमोत्र शीघ्रं पत्नीमिहानय। शक्रेणैषा समानीता दत्तेयं मम विष्णुना
Brahmā said: Urged by the priests, I came quickly after the consecration period; without a wife, the sacrifice cannot be performed here—bring a wife here at once. She was brought by Śakra and given to me by Viṣṇu.
गृहीता च मया सुभ्रु क्षमस्वैतं मया कृतम्। न चापराधं भूयोन्यं करिष्ये तव सुव्रते
I have accepted her, O fair-browed one; forgive me for what I have done. I will not commit any further offense against you, O virtuous lady.
पादयोः पतितस्तेहं क्षमस्वेह नमोस्तुते। "पुलस्त्य उवाच। एवमुक्ता तदा क्रुद्धा ब्रह्माणं शप्तुमुद्यता
I fall at your feet—please forgive me, I bow to you here.
यदि मेस्ति तपस्तप्तं गुरवो यदि तोषिताः। सर्वब्रह्मसमूहेषु स्थानेषु विविधेषु च
Pulastya said: Thus addressed, she became angry and prepared to curse Brahmā.
नैव ते ब्राह्मणाः पूजां करिष्यंति कदाचन। ॠते तु कार्तिकीमेकां पूजां सांवत्सरीं तव
If I have performed austerities, if my teachers have been pleased, then among all assemblies of Brahmins, in all various places,
करिष्यन्ति द्विजाः सर्वे मर्त्या नान्यत्र भूतले। एतद्ब्रह्माणमुक्त्वाह शतक्रतुमुपस्थितम्
the Brahmins will never worship you, except for one annual worship in the month of Kārtika.
भोभोः! शक्र त्वयानीता आभीरी ब्रह्मणोन्तिकम्। यस्मात्ते क्षुद्रकंकर्मतस्मात्वं लप्स्यसे फलम्
All the twice-born on earth will perform only that worship and no other. Having thus spoken to Brahmā, she addressed Śatakratu, who was present.
यदा संग्राममध्ये त्वं स्थाता शक्र भविष्यसि। तदा त्वं शत्रुभिर्बद्धो नीतः परमिकां दशाम्
O Śakra! You brought the cowherd woman to Brahmā; because of this petty act, you will reap its result.
अकिञ्चनो नष्टसत्वः शत्रूणां नगरे स्थितः। पराभवं महत्प्राप्य न चिरादेव मोक्ष्यसे
When you stand in the midst of battle, O Śakra, then you will be bound by your enemies and brought to a most wretched state.
शक्रं शप्त्वा तदा देवी विष्णुं वाक्यमथाब्रवीत्। भृगुवाक्येन ते जन्म यदा मर्त्ये भविष्यति
Destitute, bereft of strength, you will dwell in the city of your enemies, having suffered great defeat, but you will be released before long.
भार्यावियोगजं दुःखं तदा त्वं तत्र भोक्ष्यसे। हृतातेशत्रुणा पत्नी परे पारो महोदधेः
Having cursed Śakra, the goddess then spoke to Viṣṇu: When you are born as a mortal by the word of Bhṛgu,
न च त्वं ज्ञास्यसे नीतां शोकोपहतचेतनः। भ्रात्रा सह परं कष्टामापदं प्राप्य दुःखितः
then you will experience the sorrow of separation from your wife; your wife will be taken by your enemy across the great ocean.
यदा यदुकुले जातः•★कृष्णसंज्ञो भविष्यसि। पशूनां दासतां प्राप्य चिरकालं भ्रमिष्यसि
When you are born in the Yadu lineage, you will be known as Krishna; having attained servitude among animals, you will wander for a long time.
तदाह रुद्रं कुपिता यदा दारुवने स्थितः। तदा त ॠषयः क्रुद्धाःशापं दास्यन्तिवै हर
Then, when Rudra was present in the Daru forest, enraged, the sages, also angered, gave him a curse.
भोभोः !कापालिक क्षुद्र स्त्रीरस्माकं जिहीर्षसि। तदेतद्दर्पितं तेद्य भूमौ लिङ्गंपतिष्यति
"O Kapalika, lowly one! You desire our wives; therefore, today, your proud organ will fall to the ground."
विहीनः पौरुषेण त्वं मुनिशापाच्च पीडितः। गङ्गाद्वारेस्थिता पत्नी सा त्वामाश्वासयिष्यति
Deprived of manhood and afflicted by the sages' curse, your wife, standing at the gate of the Ganga, will console you.
अग्ने त्वं सर्वभक्षोसि पूर्वं पुत्रेण मे कृतः। भृगुणा धर्मनित्येन कथं दग्धं दहाम्यहम्
"O Agni, you consume all things; formerly, you were created by my son, by Bhrigu, ever devoted to dharma. How can I, who was burned, now burn?"
जातवेदस्स रुद्रस्त्वां रेतसा प्लावयिष्यति। अमेध्येषु च तेजिह्वा अधिकं प्रज्वलिष्यति
O Jatavedas, Rudra will flood you with his seed; and among impure things, your tongue of flame will blaze even more.
ब्राह्मणानृत्विजः सर्वान्सावित्रीवैशशाप ह। प्रतिग्रहार्थाग्निहोत्रोवृथाटव्याश्रयास्तथा
Savitri then cursed all the Brahmins and officiating priests: for the sake of accepting gifts and fire-offerings, they will wander the forests in vain.
सदा तीर्थानि क्षेत्राणि लोभादेव भजिष्यथ। परान्नेषु सदातृप्ता अतृप्तास्स्वगृहेषु च
Always, out of greed, you will frequent holy places and fields; ever satisfied with others' food, yet unsatisfied in your own homes.
अयाज्ययाजनं कृत्वा कुत्सितस्य प्रतिग्रहम्। वृथाधनार्जनं कृत्वा व्ययं चैव तथा वृथा
By performing sacrifices for the unworthy, accepting disgraceful gifts, and acquiring wealth in vain, so too will your expenditures be in vain.
प्रेतानां तेन प्रेतत्वं भविष्यति न संशयः। एवं शक्रं तथा विष्णुं रुद्रं वै पावकं तथा
Because of this, you will become like the dead among the dead—there is no doubt; thus did she curse Indra, Vishnu, Rudra, and Agni as well.
ब्रह्माणं ब्राह्मणांश्चैव सर्वांस्तानाशपद्रुषा। शापं दत्वा तथातेषां निष्क्रांता सदसस्तथा
She cursed Brahma and the Brahmins, all of them, with wrath; having given this curse, she departed from the assembly.
ज्येष्ठं पुष्करमासाद्य तदासा च व्यवस्थिता। लक्ष्मींप्राह सतीं तां चशक्रभार्यां वराननाम्
Reaching the foremost Pushkara, she remained there; and Lakshmi, the virtuous one, the wife of Shakra, with a beautiful face, addressed her.
युवतीस्तास्तथोवाच नात्र स्थास्यामि सन्सदि। तत्रचाहं गमिष्यामि यत्रश्रोष्ये न च ध्वनिम्
She spoke to those young women, saying, "I will not stay here in this assembly; I will go where I do not hear any sound."
ततस्ताः प्रमदाः सर्वाः प्रयाताः स्वनिकेतनम्। सावित्री कुपिता तासामपि शापाय चोद्यता
Then all those women returned to their own homes; Savitri, angered, was ready to curse them as well.
यस्मान्मां तु परित्यज्य गतास्ता देवयोषितः। तासामपि तथा शापंप्रदास्येकुपिता भृशम्
Because those divine women abandoned me and departed, I, greatly enraged, will also give them a curse.
नैकत्रवासो लक्ष्म्यास्तु भविष्यतिकदाचन। क्षुद्रा सा चलचित्ता चमूर्खेषु चवसिष्यति
Lakshmi will never dwell in one place; she will be fickle, of wavering mind, and will remain among the foolish.