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.
म्लेच्छेषु पार्वतीयेषु कुत्सिते कुत्सिते तथा। मूर्खेषु चावलिप्तेषु अभिशप्ते दुरात्मनि
Among Mlecchas, Parvati's followers, and the base, the base, among the foolish and the impure, among the cursed and the wicked—
एवंविधे नरे स्यात्ते वसतिःशापकारिता। शापं दत्वाततस्तस्या इन्द्राणीमशपत्ततदा
In such a man, by the effect of the curse, will Lakshmi dwell; having given this curse, she then cursed Indrani as well.
ब्रह्महत्या गृहीतेंद्रे पत्यौ तेदुःखभागिनि। नहुषापहृते राज्ये दृष्ट्वा त्वांयाचयिष्यति
When Indra, stained by the sin of killing a Brahmin, is seized and his wife suffers misery, and when the kingdom is taken by Nahusha, she will see you and beg you.
अहमिन्द्रः कथं चैषा नोपस्थास्यति बालिशा। सर्वान्देवान्हनिष्यामि न लप्स्येहं शचीं यदि
How will this foolish woman not approach me, who am Indra? If I do not obtain Shachi, I will destroy all the gods.
नष्टा त्वं च तदा त्रस्ता वाक्पतेर्दुःखिता गृहे। वसिष्यसे दुराचारे मम शापेन गर्विते
Then you, terrified and lost, distressed in the house of the lord of speech, will dwell in misery, proud one, by my curse.
देवभार्यासु सर्वासु तदा शापमयच्छत। न चापत्यकृतां प्रीतिमेताः सर्वा लभिष्यथ
At that time, all the wives of the gods were cursed, and none of them would find joy in children.
दह्यमाना दिवारात्रौ वंध्याशब्देन दूषिताः। गौर्य्यप्येवं तदा शप्ता सावित्र्या वरवर्णिनी
Burning day and night, reviled as barren, even Gauri was thus cursed by Savitri, the one of excellent complexion.
रुदमाना तु सा दृष्टा विष्णुना च प्रसादिता। मा रोदीस्त्वंविशालाक्षि एह्यागच्छ सदाशुभे
But she, seen weeping, was appeased by Vishnu, who said: 'Do not weep, wide-eyed one; come here, ever auspicious lady.'
प्रविश्य च सभां देहि मेखलां क्षौमवाससी। गृहाण दीक्षां ब्रह्माणिपादौ च प्रणमामि ते
Enter the assembly, give the girdle and the linen garment, accept the vow, and I bow to the feet of Brahma for you.
एवमुक्ताऽब्रवीदेनं न करोमि वचस्तव। तत्रचाहं गमिष्यामि यत्रश्रोष्ये न वै ध्वनिम्
Thus addressed, she replied to him, 'I will not do your bidding. I will go where I do not hear any sound.'