व्युष्टायामथयामिन्यामभूत्कोलाहलो महान्
When the night had passed, a great commotion arose.
मा मारयध्वं त्रायध्वं भटाः कार्पटिका वयम्
"Do not kill us, protect us, guards! We are mendicants."
वयं पांथा अनाथाः स्मो विश्वनाथपरायणाः
We are travelers, without support, devoted to Viśvanātha.
वयं पिंगाक्षविश्वासादस्मिन्मार्गेऽकुतोभयाः
We are fearless on this path, trusting in Piṅgākṣa.
इति श्रुत्वाऽथ पिंगाक्षो भटः कार्पटिकेरितम
Hearing these words spoken by the mendicants, Piṅgākṣa, the guard, then—
तत्कर्मसूत्रैराकृष्टो भिल्लःकार्पटिकप्रियः
The Bhilla, dear to the mendicants, was drawn by the cords of duty.
कोयंकोयं दुराचारः पिंगाक्षे मयि जीवति
"Who is this wicked one, while I, Piṅgākṣa, am alive?"
इति तद्वाक्यमाकर्ण्य ताराक्षस्तत्पितृव्यकः
Hearing those words, Tārākṣa, his paternal uncle—
कुलधर्मं व्यपास्यैष वर्तते कुलपांसनः 4.1.12.
Having abandoned family duty, this one acts as a disgrace to the lineage.
विचार्येति स दुष्टात्मा भृत्यानाज्ञापयत्क्रुधा
Thinking thus, that wicked-minded one angrily ordered his servants.
ततो ऽयुध्यन्दुराचारास्तेनैकेन च तेऽखिलाः
Then those wicked ones all fought with him alone.
आच्छिन्नं हि धनुर्वाणं छिन्नं सन्नहनं शरैः
His bow was cut, his arrows severed, and his armor was pierced by shafts.
अभिलप्यन्निति प्राणानत्याक्षीत्स परार्थतः
Lamenting thus, he gave up his life for the sake of another.
या मतिस्त्वंतकाले स्याद्गतिस्तदनुरूपतः
Whatever thought arises at the time of death, the course follows accordingly.
इत्थमस्य स्वरूपं ते आवाभ्यां समुदीरितम्
In this way, his true nature has been described by us both.
कूपवापीतडागानां कर्तारो निर्मलैर्धनैः
Those who construct wells, ponds, and tanks with pure wealth—
निर्जले जलदातारः परसंतापहारिणः
Those who give water where there is none, who relieve the suffering of others—
पानीयशालिकाः कुर्युर्नानोपस्करसंयुताः
Let them provide drinking water sheds, equipped with various implements.
अश्वत्थसेकं ये कुर्युः पथि पादपरोपकाः 4.1.12.
Those who sprinkle water on the sacred fig tree and help travelers on the road.
ग्रीष्मोष्प्रहंति मायूरपिच्छादि रचितान्यपि
Those who create peacock-feather fans and other items to dispel the heat of summer.
रसवंति सुगंधीनि हिमवंति तपर्तुषु
Those who provide fragrant, juicy, and cooling things during times of intense heat.
इक्षुक्षेत्राणि संकल्प्य ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ददत्यपि
Those who dedicate sugarcane fields and give them to Brahmins, even by resolve.
गोरसानां प्रदातारस्तथा गोमहिषीप्रदाः
Those who give cow products, and those who give cows and buffaloes.
देवालयेषु ये दद्युर्बहुधारागलंतिकाः
Those who offer abundant streams of water in temples.
अभयं ये प्रयच्छंति भयार्तोद्यत पाणयः
Those who grant safety to the fearful, whose hands are raised in distress.
विपाशयंति ये पुण्या दुर्वृतैः कंठपाशितान्
Those virtuous ones who release the wicked bound by ropes around their necks.
नौकाद्युपायैर्न द्यादौ पांथान्ये तारयंत्यपि
Those who ferry travelers across rivers by means such as boats and rafts.
घट्टान्पुण्यतटिन्यादेर्बंधयंति शिलादिभिः
Those who build steps of stone and other materials on the banks of sacred rivers.
वितर्पयंति ये पुण्यास्तृषिताञ्शीतलैर्जलैः 4.1.12.
Those virtuous ones who quench the thirst of the thirsty with cool waters.
जलाशयानां सर्वेषामयमेकतमः पतिः
Among all bodies of water, this one is the lord of them all.