एवं भृगुं चास्मिविसर्जयित्वा कल्लोलकोलाहलकौतुकीतटे ३.
Thus, after sending Bhrigu away, I remained at the shore, full of waves, tumult, and delight.
ततस्त्वहं चिंतयामि कथं स्थानमिदं भवेत् ४.
Then I began to ponder how this place might become established.
यत्त्वहं धर्मवर्णाणं गत्वा याचे ह मेदिनीम् ४.
Indeed, I shall go to the righteous ones and request land from them.
तथा हि मुनिभिः प्रोक्तं द्रव्यं त्रिविधमुत्तमम् ४.
For the sages have declared that there are three kinds of excellent wealth.
श्रुतेः संपादनाच्छिष्यात्प्राप्तं शुक्लं च क्न्ययया ४.
That which is acquired by hearing and by the disciple’s attainment is called pure, and also by women.
शबलं प्रोच्यते सद्भिर्द्यूतचौर्येण साहसैः ४.
The wise call wealth obtained through gambling, theft, and violence mixed.
शुक्लवित्तेन यो धर्मं प्रकुर्याच्छ्रद्धयान्वितः ४.
He who performs righteous acts with pure wealth, endowed with faith,
राजसेन च भावेन वित्तेन शबलेन च ४.
And with royal disposition and with mixed wealth,
तमोवृतस्तु यो दद्यात्कृष्णवित्तेन मानवः ४.
But the man who gives, enveloped in darkness, with impure wealth,
तत्तु याचितद्रव्यं मे राजसं हि स्फुटं भवेत् ४.
That wealth which is begged from others is clearly of the royal kind.
तदप्यहो चातिकष्ट हेतुना तेन मे मतम् ४.
Yet, alas, even that is exceedingly difficult for me, for this reason, in my opinion.
प्रतीग्रहेण संयुक्तं ह्यमीवमाविशोद्द्विजम् ४.
When joined with acceptance, it brings affliction upon the twice-born.
ततः केनाप्युपायेन द्वयोरन्यतरेण तु ४.
Therefore, by some means, by either of the two,
यथा कुभार्यः पुरुषश्चिन्तांतं न प्रपद्यते ४.
So that neither a bad wife nor a man falls into anxiety.
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे पार्थ स्नातुं तत्र समागताः ४.
Meanwhile, O Partha, they had all gathered there to bathe.
अहं तानब्रवं सर्वान्कुतो यूयं समागताः ४.
I asked them all, 'From where have you assembled here?'
धर्मवर्मेति नृपतिर्योऽस्य देशस्य भूपतिः ४.
Dharmavarman is the king, the ruler of this land.
ततस्तं प्राह खे वाणी श्लोकमेकं नृप श्रृणु ४.
Then a voice spoke in the sky, reciting a single verse—listen, O king.
चतुःप्रकारं त्रिविधं त्रिनाशं दानमुच्यते ४.
Charity is said to be of four kinds, threefold, and with three forms of loss.
श्लोकस्यार्थं नावभाषे पृच्छमानापि नारद ४.
O Narada, even when asked, I did not explain the meaning of the verse.
यस्तु श्लोकस्य चैवास्य लब्धस्य तपसा मया ४.
But as for the meaning of this verse, which I obtained through austerity—
गवां च सप्त नियुतं सुवर्णं तावदेव तु ४.
Seven niyutas of cows and an equal amount of gold—
पटहेनेति नृपतेः श्रुत्वा राज्ञो वचो महत् ४.
Upon hearing the king's great words proclaimed by drum—
पुनर्दुर्बोधविन्यासः श्लोकस्तैर्विप्रपुंगवैः ४.
Again, that verse was explained obscurely by those foremost Brahmins.
वयं च तत्र याताः स्मो धनलोभेन नारद ४.
And we went there, O Narada, out of greed for wealth.
दुर्व्याख्येयस्त्वयं श्लोको धनं लभ्यं न चैव नः ४.
But this verse is difficult to interpret, and we did not obtain the wealth.
एवं फाल्गुन तेषां तु वचः श्रुत्वा महात्मनाम् ४.
Thus, O Phalguna, having heard the words of those great souls—
अहो प्राप्त उपायो मे स्थानप्राप्तौ न संशयः ४.
Ah! I have found a means; there is no doubt I will attain the position.
विद्यामूल्येन नैवं च याचितः स्यात्प्रतिग्रहः ४.
In this way, by the price of knowledge, a gift should not be sought or accepted.
धर्मस्य यस्य श्रद्धा स्यान्न च सा नैव पूर्यते ४.
If one has faith in righteousness, yet that faith is not fulfilled—