जगाम बिल्वो भूपालो महाकालवनं शुभम्
Bilva, the king, went to the auspicious Mahākālavana.
मुक्ताफलैश्च रत्नैश्च वासोभिर्भूषणैस्तथा
With pearls, jewels, garments, and ornaments as well,
ददर्श बिल्वं भूपालं पूजयंतं पुनःपुनः दृष्ट्वा मत्वा महादेवं जितोऽस्मीति द्विजोऽब्रवीत्
He saw King Bilva worshipping again and again; seeing and considering him as Mahādeva, the brāhmaṇa said, 'I am victorious.'
प्रार्थयामि त्वया सख्यमनंतं शिवसंनिधौ ५.२.८३.
I ask you for eternal friendship in the presence of Śiva.
प्रसन्नः प्रांजलिर्भूत्वा कपिलं द्विजसत्तमम्
Pleased, with joined palms, he addressed Kapila, the best of brāhmaṇas.
सख्यं तदेव भवतु शश्वद्वदसि मन्यसे
Let this very friendship be everlasting, as you say and think.
चिकीडतुश्चिरं कालं परं हर्षमुपागतौ
Rejoicing for a long time, they both attained supreme happiness.
स हि मित्रेण भूपालो बिल्वो देवि मुदान्वितः बिल्वेनाराधितो लोके वांछितार्थफलप्रदः
Indeed, O goddess, King Bilva, with his friend, was filled with joy; worshipped by Bilva, he grants the desired fruits in the world.
ये पश्यंति विशालाक्षि देवं बिल्वेश्वरं परम्
Those who see the supreme god Bilveśvara, O wide-eyed one,
येऽनुमोदंति देवस्य दर्शनं पर्वतात्मजे
Those who rejoice in the vision of the god, O daughter of the mountain,
समतीतं भविष्यं च कुलानामयुतं नरः
A man liberates countless generations of his lineage, both past and future.
प्रयांति पितरो हृष्टा मम लोके ह्यतंद्रिताः
His ancestors, delighted, depart to my realm without delay.
कृत्वापि पातकं घोरं ब्रह्महत्यादिकं नरः
Even if a man has committed terrible sins, such as killing a Brahmin,
या तिथिः श्रूयते देवि कृष्णपक्षे त्रयोदशी ५.२.८३.
O Devi, the thirteenth day in the dark fortnight is renowned.
येऽर्चयंति नरास्तस्यां देवं बिल्वेश्वरं प्रिये
Those men who worship the god Bilveśvara on that day, beloved,
कर्मणा मनसा वाचा यत्पापं समुपार्जितम्
Whatever sin has been accumulated through action, thought, or speech,
एष ते कथितो देवि प्रभावः पापनाशनः
This, O Devi, has been told to you—the power that destroys sin.
जन्ममृत्युजराव्याधिस्फोटनं शृणु पार्वति
Hear, O Pārvatī, about birth, death, old age, disease, and destruction.
अयोध्यायामतिख्यातकुलोत्पन्नश्च पार्थिवः
In Ayodhyā, a king was born in a renowned lineage.
मृगमनुससाराथ मृगो दूरमपासरत्
He pursued a deer, and the deer fled far away.
तदाध्वनि जातश्रमः क्षुत्तृष्णाभिभूतः कस्मिंश्चिद्वनोद्देशे नीलवनमपश्यच्चाविवेश
On that journey, exhausted and overcome by hunger and thirst, he saw a blue forest in some region and entered it.
तस्य वनखण्डस्य दक्षिणभागे सरो दृष्ट्वा साश्व एव व्यगाहत
In the southern part of that forest, seeing a lake, he entered it along with his horse.
अथाश्वस्थः सन्मृणालमश्वस्याग्रतो निक्षिप्य पुष्करिणीं समुपाविशत्
Then, having recovered, he placed the horse's bridle before it and sat by the lotus pond.
शयितस्ततः शयानो गीतमशृणोत्
Lying down there, as he rested, he heard a song.
स श्रुत्वाचिंतयन्नेह मनुष्यगतिं प्रपश्यामि
Hearing it, he thought, 'Here I perceive the presence of humans.'
कस्य खल्वयं गीतशब्द इत्यवलोकयामास
He wondered, 'Whose is this sound of singing?' and looked around.
अथापश्यत्कन्यां परमरूपदर्शनीयां पुष्पाणि विचिन्वंतीं चाथ राजा समीपे पर्यक्रामत् ।। ५.२.८४.
Then he saw a maiden of extraordinary beauty gathering flowers, and the king approached her.
तामब्रवीद्राजा कस्यासि त्वं कन्या परमरूपदर्शनीया पुष्पाणि विचिन्वती
The king spoke to her: 'Whose daughter are you, maiden of extraordinary beauty, gathering flowers?'
साथ राजसमीपे गत्वेति प्रोवाच कन्यास्मीति
Then, approaching the king, she said, 'I am a maiden.'
राजोवाच अर्थी तवास्मीति
The king said, 'I am your suitor.'