प्रविश्य च राजा सह प्रियया सुधाधवलसलिलपूर्णां वापीमपश्यत्
Entering, the king, together with his beloved, saw a pond filled with nectar-white water.
वापीं दर्दुरैः पूर्णां दृष्ट्वैव च तां तस्या एव तीरे तया देव्यातिष्ठत्
Seeing the pond filled with frogs, he stood with the queen on its very bank.
अथ तां देवीं राजाब्रवीत्
Then the king spoke to the queen.
सा च तद्वचः श्रुत्वा तीर्थवापीं न्यमज्जन्न पुनरुदमज्जत्
Hearing those words, she plunged into the sacred pond and then emerged again.
वापीं दर्दुरैर् पूर्णां दृष्ट्वा आज्ञापयामास भृत्यान्सर्वदर्दुरवधः क्रियतामिति
Seeing the pond filled with frogs, he ordered his servants, 'Let all the frogs be killed.'
यो ममार्थी स तैर्ददुरैरुपायनैर्मामनुतिष्ठेत्
Whoever desires me should honor me with offerings from those frogs.
अथ कश्चिन्महान्दर्दुरो दर्दुरवधे क्रियमाणे सर्वासु दिक्ष्वभ्यगात् ।। ५.२.८४.
Then, as the destruction of the frogs was being carried out in every direction, a great frog appeared.
उपेत्य चैनमुवाचेदं ज्ञात्वा क्रोधवशंगतम्
Approaching him, and seeing that he was overcome by anger, the frog spoke these words.
श्लोकश्चात्र भवति प्रक्षीयते महाधर्मो जनानां परिजानताम्
Here, a verse is recited: 'The great virtue of those who know the truth is diminished.'
तमेवं वादिनमिष्टजनवियोगे शाकपरीतात्मानं स राजा प्रोवाच
To him, who spoke thus, whose heart was afflicted by the loss of his dear ones, the king replied.
एतैर्दुरात्मभिर्म स्त्री भक्षिता सर्वथैव त्विम वध्या दर्दुराः
These wicked ones have certainly devoured my wife; therefore, these frogs are to be killed without doubt.
स तद्वाक्यमुपश्रुत्य व्यथितेंद्रियमनाः प्रोवाच प्रसीद राजन्नहमायुर्नामभूपालः
Hearing these words, with senses and mind distressed, he said, 'Be gracious, O king; I am called Āyur, O lord of the earth.'
प्राप्ता सा मम दुहिता अत्रास्ते नागचूडो नागराजः
'My daughter has come here; here is Nāgacūḍa, the king of the serpents.'
तामब्रवीद्राजा तां स्मृत्वानीय मे दीयतामिति
The king said to him, 'Bring her here, remembering her, and give her to me.'
अथैनां स्मृत्वा राज्ञे अदात्
Then, remembering her, he gave her to the king.
मयावहसितो गालवो महान्मुनिः तपसा कर्शितांगः
The great sage Gālava, emaciated by austerities, was mocked by me.
प्रसादितस्तु विप्रः प्रत्युवाच ५.२.८४.
But when the brāhmaṇa was appeased, he replied.
अवितथोऽयं मम शापस्तस्मादन्यजन्मनि दर्दुरराजो भूत्वा त्वं हि दुहितरमिक्ष्वाकुकुलोत्पन्नाय सर्वगुणान्विताय दत्त्वा यदा यास्यसि महाकालवने तस्योत्तरदिग्भागे तदा लिंगस्य दर्शनेन मुक्तिमवाप्स्यसि
'This curse of mine is unfailing; therefore, in another birth, you will become the king of frogs. When, after giving your daughter—endowed with all virtues and born in the Ikṣvāku lineage—to another, you go to the northern part of the great Kāla forest, then, by seeing the liṅga, you will attain liberation.'
दुहिता कियत्पातालं यास्यति स्मृता चागमिष्यति
'Your daughter will go to the lower regions for a while, but when remembered, she will return.'
तस्योत्तरे लिंगं ददर्श तस्य दर्शनादनेकमा णिक्यरचितं सिद्धगन्धर्वसेवितं विमानवरमारुह्य शक्रलोकं गतः
To the north of that, he saw the liṅga; by seeing it, ascending a splendid celestial chariot made by many divine beings and attended by perfected ones and gandharvas, he went to the world of Indra.
तस्य माहात्म्यमवलोक्य देवाचार्यो बृहस्पतिर्वाक्यं जगाद
Beholding its greatness, Bṛhaspati, the preceptor of the gods, spoke these words.
अहो लिंगस्य माहात्म्यमहो लिंगस्य वैभवम्
'Oh, the greatness of the liṅga! Oh, the glory of the liṅga!'
आयुराख्यो हि भूपालो मुक्तो दर्दुरतां गतः
'The king named Āyur, freed from the state of being a frog, has attained liberation.'
इति तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा देवाचार्यस्य पार्वति
Hearing these words of the preceptor of the gods, Pārvatī...
यस्माद्दर्दुरभूपालो मुक्तो दर्दुरयोनितः
Because the king of Dardura was freed, he was released from the womb of Dardura.
उत्तरेश्वरदेवश्च शापपापप्रणोदकः
And Uttareśvara, O Lord, is the remover of the sin of curses.
भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदो देवि महापातकनाशनः दर्दुरो हि दुराधर्षः स चापीश्वरतां गतः ५.२.८४.
He grants both enjoyment and liberation, O Goddess, destroys great sins; Dardura is indeed difficult to overcome, and he has attained lordship.
उत्तराशामथो गत्वा यः पश्येदुत्तरेश्वरम्
Whoever goes to the northern region and beholds Uttareśvara,
सुभगः सर्वदा दांतः सुरूपः पुत्रवानिति
is always fortunate, disciplined, handsome, and blessed with sons.
या वृद्धिस्तु कुबेरस्य शक्रस्य च यमस्य च जायते नात्र सन्देह उत्तरेश्वरदर्शनात
The prosperity that arises for Kubera, Śakra, and Yama—there is no doubt—it comes from seeing Uttareśvara.