अथ लीलाविलासो मां तथेत्युक्त्वाऽविचारितम् ८.
Then, with playful delight, he said to me, 'So be it,' without hesitation.
कृतकृत्यं तदात्मानमज्ञासिपमहं क्षितौ ८.
At that time, I realized myself as one whose purpose was fulfilled upon the earth.
अवदातत्रिजन्मासवक्षविच्चाक्षरार्थवित् ८.
Pure, possessing knowledge of the meaning of imperishable words, and free from the faults of three births.
अतीव मुदिता पत्युर्मुखं प्रेक्ष्यास्य दर्शनात् ८.
She became exceedingly joyful upon seeing her husband's face.
तस्यां तस्मादभूत्कन्या निर्विशेषा निजारणेः ८.
From her, a daughter was born, undistinguished, from her own womb.
नालं बभूव तां दातुं तनयां गुणशालिनीम् ८.
He was not able to give away that virtuous daughter.
प्रविश्द्यौवनाभोगभावैरतिमनोहरा ८.
Entering the delights of youth, she became exceedingly charming.
क्रीडमाना वयस्याभिर्लावण्यप्रतिमेव सा ८.
Playing with her companions, she was like the very embodiment of beauty.
अनन्याकृतिमन्योऽसौ विधिर्येनेति निर्मिता ८.
She was created by that unique destiny, with a form unlike any other.
प्रापितो लीलयाहत्य बाणैः कुसुमधन्विना ८.
She was brought, through sport, and struck by the arrows of the flower-armed god.
प्राहेति भृगुवंश्यस्य कन्येयं द्विजजन्मनः ८.
It was said, 'This is the daughter of the Bhṛgu lineage, born of a twice-born.'
ततः कुसुमबाणेन शरव्रातैर्भृशं हतः ८.
Then, struck fiercely by the multitude of flower arrows.
स च मां सदृशं ज्ञात्वा शीलेन च कुलेन च ८.
He recognized me as equal in character and lineage.
ततः सा तनया तस्य भार्गवस्या श्रृणोदिति ८.
Then that daughter heard of Bhārgava as her father.
रोरूयमाणा जननीमाह पश्य यथा कृतम् ८.
Crying out, she spoke to her mother, 'See what has been done.'
विषमालोड्य पास्यामि प्रवेक्ष्यामि हुताशनम् ८.
Having mixed poison, I will drink it; I will enter the fire.
ततः संबोध्य जननी तां सुतामाह भार्गवम् ८.
Then, having awakened her daughter, the mother spoke to Bhārgava.
स वल्लभावचः श्रुत्वा धर्मशास्त्राण्यवेक्ष्य च ८.
He, having heard his beloved's words and having considered the scriptures of law,
अर्वाक्छिलाक्रमणतो निष्ठा स्यात्सप्तमे पदे ८.
From the act of stepping on the stone, the finality is established at the seventh step.
श्वोभाविनि विवाहे तु तच्च सर्वं मया श्रुतम् ८.
As for the marriage to take place tomorrow, I have heard all about it.
नाशकं वदनं भद्र तथा दर्शयितुं निजम् ८.
I was not able, O blessed one, to show my own face in that way.
नीत्वा दुर्गतमैकांतेऽकार्षमौद्वाहिकं विधिम् ८.
Having taken her to a very secluded place, I performed the marriage rite.
अनिच्छंतीं तदा बालां बलात्सुरतसेवनम् ८.
Then, though she was a young girl unwilling, I forcibly engaged in sexual union.
निश्वस्य संवृतो विप्रास्तां वीक्ष्योद्वाहितां सुताम् ८.
Sighing, concealed, the Brāhmaṇa, seeing his daughter thus married,
निशाचरस्य धर्मेण यत्त्वयोद्वाहिता सुता ८.
By the conduct of a night-wanderer, you have married my daughter.
इति शप्तः प्रण्म्यैनं पादोपग्रहपूर्वकम् ८.
Thus cursed, I bowed to him, first grasping his feet.
ततोहमब्रवं कस्माददोषं मां भवानिति ८.
Then I said, 'Why does the revered one consider me faultless?'
सोद्वाहिता मया कन्या दानं सकृदिति स्मृतिः ८.
The maiden, once married by me, is given only once—so says the tradition.
सकृत्कन्याः प्रदीयंते त्रीण्येतानि सकृत्सकृत् ८.
Maidens are given only once; these three things are only once, only once.
भवादृशानां साधूनां साधूनां तस्य त्यागो विगर्हितः ८.
For the virtuous like you, the abandonment of her is censured.