पपात पुष्पवृष्टिः खाद्विमुक्ताप्सरसां गणैः १०.
A shower of flowers fell from the sky, released by the hosts of apsaras.
विस्मितास्ते च ददृशुर्विमानं पुरतः स्थितम् १०.
Astonished, they saw a celestial vehicle standing before them.
अयातयामाः प्रददुराशिषोऽस्मै सुरद्विजाः १०.
The gods and sages, who had not yet departed, bestowed blessings upon him.
ततो विमानमालंब्य देवदूतस्तमुच्चकैः १०.
Then, seizing the celestial vehicle, the divine messenger lifted him high.
नवीकृताधुना कीर्तिस्तव भूपाल निर्मला १०.
Now, O king, your fame has been renewed and is spotless.
गम्यतां ब्रह्मणो लोकमाकल्पं तपसोर्जितम् १०.
Go to the world of Brahma, attained through ascetic power, for the duration of a kalpa.
यावत्कीर्तिर्मनुष्यस्य पृथिव्यां प्रथिता भवेत् १०.
As long as a person's fame is spread upon the earth.
सुरालयसरोवापीकूपारामादिकल्पना १०.
The creation of lakes, wells, gardens, and other such arrangements in the abodes of the gods.
अमी ममैव सुहृदो मार्कंडबककौशिकाः १०.
These are indeed my own friends: Markandeya, Baka, and Kaushika.
तच्चेदमी मया साकं ब्रह्मलोकं प्रयांत्युत १०.
These, together with me, will surely proceed to the world of Brahma.
परेषामनपेक्ष्यैव कृतप्रतिकृतं हि यः १०.
He who acts without regard for others, doing what is done and reciprocated.
स्वार्थोद्युक्तधियो ये स्युरन्वर्थास्तेप्यसुंधराः १०.
Those whose minds are intent on their own interests are truly insignificant, even if their actions are appropriate.
प्राणिनां परमो लाभः केवलं प्राणिसौहृदम् १०.
The highest gain for living beings is solely mutual goodwill among them.
मित्रावसानिनः पापाः प्रायो नरकमंडनाः १०.
Those who end friendships are sinful, and are mostly the adornments of hell.
मम कीर्तिसमुद्धारः स प्रभावो महात्मनाम् तदाहमपि यास्यामि देवदूतान्यथा न हि॥ १०.
That will be the exaltation of my fame, the power of the great souls; then I too shall depart, just as the divine messengers do.
एते हरगणाः सर्वेशापभ्रष्टाः क्षितिं गताः॥ १०.
All these attendants of Hara, having fallen from grace, have come down to earth.
शापांते हरपार्श्वे तु यास्यंति पृथिवीपते १०.
At the end of their curse, they will return to the side of Hara, O King of the Earth.
न चैषां रोचते स्वर्गो हित्वा देवं महेश्वरम् इंद्रद्युम्न उवाच १०.
Heaven does not appeal to them, for they would have to abandon the great god Maheśvara.
तथा तथा यति ष्यामि भविष्यामि यथा गणः १०.
So too shall I strive, so that I may become one of the attendants.
स्वर्गः सदानुश्रविकस्तस्मादेनं न कामये १०.
Heaven is always spoken of, but for that reason I do not desire it.
पुनः पातो यतः पुंसस्तस्मात्स्वर्गं न कामये १०.
Because a person falls again from there, I do not desire heaven.
चतुर्मुखेन वैलक्ष्यं गतोऽस्मि कथमेमि तम् १०.
I have become embarrassed before the four-faced one; how can I approach him?
अप्राक्षीद्भूपतिः कूर्मं तदायुःकारणं तदा १०.
Then the king asked the tortoise about the cause of that lifespan.
सुहृन्मित्रं गुरुस्त्वं मे येन कीर्तिर्ममोद्धृता॥ १०.
You are my friend, companion, and teacher, by whom my fame has been uplifted.
श्रृणु भूप कथां दिव्यां श्रवणात्पापनाशिनीम् १०.
Hear, O king, this divine tale, which destroys sin by the very act of listening.
श्रृण्वन्निमामपि कथां नृपते मनुष्यः सुश्रद्धया भवति पापविमुक्तदेहः १०.
A man, O king, who listens to this story with true faith, becomes freed from sin in body.
शांडिल्य इति विख्यातः पुराहमभवं द्विजः ११.
In former times, I was a Brahmin known as Śāṇḍilya.
पुरा प्रावृषि पांशूत्थं शिवायतनमुच्छ्रितम् ११.
Long ago, in the rainy season, a temple to Śiva was raised up from the earth.
पंचायतनविन्यासमनोहरतरं नृप ११.
O king, it was most delightful, arranged with the five shrines.
पीतमृत्स्वर्णकलशं ध्वजमालाविभूषितम् ११.
It had a golden pot atop yellow clay, adorned with garlands of banners.