अतोऽवस्थामिमां प्राप्तः किं कुर्यामबला यतः
Now that I have reached this state, what can I do, being powerless?
तदा हितं ते वक्ष्यामि कुर्वे तदविचारितम्
Then I shall tell you what is beneficial; I will do that without hesitation.
यावदास्यं गतास्म्यस्य यावत्खस्थो न भूमिगः
As long as I am in his mouth and he is still in the sky, not yet on the ground—
इति पत्नीवचः श्रुत्वा तथा स कृतवान्खगः
Hearing his wife's words, the bird acted accordingly.
तेन चीत्करणेनाथ मुक्ता सा मुखसंपुटात
Then, by that cry, she was released from the cavity of his mouth.
विपद्यपि च प्राज्ञैर्न संत्याज्यः क्वचिदुद्यमः
Even in adversity, the wise should never abandon effort anywhere.
क्व च द्वयोस्तथाभूतं दूरे मोक्षणमद्भुतम्
Where, indeed, is such a wondrous deliverance for both, so far-fetched?
तस्माद्भाग्यानुसारेण फलत्येव सदोद्यमः
Therefore, effort always bears fruit according to one's fortune.
अथ तौ कालयोगेन जंबूमार्गे मृतौ तदा
Then, by the conjunction of time, those two died on the Jambu path.
पुण्यशेषे तदा जातो गंधर्वतनयः शुभः 5.2.45.
When their merit remained, a virtuous son of a Gandharva was born.
अनेकविद्यानिलयः कलाकौशलभाजनम्
He became a repository of many kinds of knowledge and a vessel of skill in arts.
नियमं चापि जग्राह विजितेद्रियमानसः
He also undertook discipline, his mind having conquered the senses.
परयोषित्समासक्तिरायुः कीर्तिं र्बलं सुखम्
Attachment to another's wife destroys life, fame, strength, and happiness.
अपरं चापि नियमं स शुचिष्मान्समाददे
He also adopted another discipline, being pure in spirit.
समस्तपुण्यनिलयः समस्तार्थप्रकाशकः
He is the abode of all merit, the revealer of all purposes.
यावच्छरीरं निरुजं यावन्नेद्रियविप्लवः
As long as the body is free from illness, as long as the senses are undisturbed,
इत्थं मंदारदामिः स काश्यां परिमलालयः
Thus, Mandāradāmi, whose fragrance pervades Kāśī,
पारावत्यपि संजाता रत्नदीपस्य मंदिरे
Was also born in Pārāvatī, in the mansion of Ratnadīpa.
समस्तनागकन्यानां रूपशीलकलागुणैः
Among all the serpent maidens, in beauty, character, arts, and virtues,
तस्याः सखीद्वयं चासीदेका नाम्ना प्रभावती 5.2.45.
She had two companions; one was named Prabhāvatī.
स्वदेहादनपायिन्यौ छायाकांती यथा तथा
They never left her side, just as shadow and radiance do not depart from the body.
सा तु बाल्ये व्यतिक्रांते किंचिदुद्भिन्नयौवना
When her childhood had passed, and she had entered the first bloom of youth,
पितस्त्रिलोचनं काश्यामर्चयित्वा दिनेदिने
Her father, the three-eyed one, worshipped Kāśī day by day.
एवं नागकुमारी सा सखीद्वयसमन्विता
Thus, that serpent maiden, accompanied by her two friends,
मां प्रत्यग्रैः सुकुसुमैः सुशुभैरि ष्टगंधिभिः
Honored me with fresh, beautiful, and fragrant flowers.
तिस्रोऽपि गीतं गायंति ललितं चैव सुस्वरम्
All three sang songs, graceful and melodious.
वीणावेणुमृदंगांश्च लयतालविचक्षणाः
Skilled in rhythm and tempo, they played the vīṇā, flute, and mṛdaṅga.
इत्थमाराधयंतीशं तिस्रो नागकुमारिकाः
In this way, the three serpent maidens worshipped the Lord.
प्रातश्चतुर्थ्यां ताः स्नात्वा तीर्थे पिलिपिले शुभे
On the morning of the fourth day, they bathed at the auspicious tīrtha of Pilipila.
सुप्तासु तासु स शिवस्त्रिनेत्रः शशिभूषणः 5.2.45.
While they slept, Śiva, the three-eyed one adorned with the moon, appeared.