स्वातंत्र्यं न क्वचित्स्त्रीणां धिगस्वातंत्र्यजीवितम्
'There is never independence for women; shame on a life of supposed independence.'
त्यक्तं भर्तृगृहं मौग्ध्याद्धंत दुवृर्त्तया मया
'Out of foolishness and wickedness, I have abandoned my husband's house.'
तत्रास्ति सा सवर्णा वै परिपूर्णमनोरथा
There indeed is Savarna, whose every desire is fulfilled.
ततोति चंडश्चंडाशुः पित्रोरतिभयंकरः
And her father is exceedingly fierce, terrifying in the extreme.
स्फुटं दृष्टं मयाद्येति स्वकरांगारकर्ष(र्प?)णम् ।। 4.1.17.
I have clearly seen today the drawing of burning coals by her own hand.
वयश्च प्रथमं चारु रूपं त्रैलोक्यकांक्षितम्
Her youth is at its prime, her beauty is charming, desired by the three worlds.
पतिश्च तादृक्सर्वज्ञो लोकचक्षुस्तमोपहः
Her husband is such—a knower of all, the eye of the world, dispeller of darkness.
मह्यं श्रेयः कथं वा स्यादिति सा परिचिंत्य च
She pondered, 'How might there be welfare for me?'
उत्तरांश्च कुरून्प्राप चरंती नीरसंतृणम् तपोबलेन तत्पत्युः सहिष्ये तेज इत्यलम्
Then, wandering through the northern Kurus, where the grass is tasteless, she resolved, 'By the power of my husband's austerity, I shall endure his radiance—enough!'
मन्यमानोथ तां संज्ञां सवर्णायां तदा रविः
Then, considering that thought in Savarna, the Sun—
शनैश्चरं द्वितीयं च सुतां भद्रां तृतीयिकाम्
—made Saturn his second child, and Bhadra the third daughter.
चकाराभ्यधिकं स्नेहं न तथा पूर्वजेष्वथ
He showed greater affection for her than for his previous wives.
कनिष्ठेष्वधिकं दृष्ट्वा सावर्ण्यादिषु नो यमः
Seeing greater merit among the younger ones, there is no judgment by Yama in the lineages beginning with Savarni.
पदा संतर्जयामास यमः संज्ञासरूपिणीम्
Yama threatened the embodiment of consciousness with his foot.
जिघांसता त्वया पाप मां यदंघ्रिः समुद्यतः 4.1.17.
O sinner, when you raised your foot to kill me, intending harm—
ततो भगवते शप्तुमुद्यते सा शशंस ह 4.1.17.
Then, as she was about to curse the Blessed Lord, she reported it.
देवौ तस्मादजायेतामश्विनौ भिषजांवरौ 4.1.17.
From them were born the two gods, the Ashvins, best among physicians.
श्रुत्वाऽध्यायमिमं पुण्यं ग्रहपीडा न जायते
Hearing this sacred chapter, one does not suffer affliction from planets.
अगस्तिरुवाच इति शृण्वन्कथां रम्यां शिवशर्माऽथ माथुरः
Agastya said: Thus, as he listened to the delightful tale, Shiva Sharma of Mathura—
नेत्रयोः प्राघुणी चक्रे ततः सप्तर्षिमंडलम्
He rubbed his eyes and then saw the constellation of the Seven Sages.
उवाच च प्रसन्नात्मा स्तुतश्चारणमागधैः
With a tranquil mind, and praised by the bards and minstrels, he spoke.
स्थिता सुतासु निःश्वसस्य मंदभाग्या वयं त्विति
Standing among their daughters, she sighed, 'We are indeed of little fortune.'
इति शृणवन्मुखात्तासां वचनानि विमानगः
Thus, as he listened to their words from their mouths, he, moving in the sky—
इति द्विजवचः श्रुत्वा प्रोचतुर्गणसत्तमौ
Hearing the words of the twice-born, the two excellent hosts replied.
वसंतीह प्रजाः स्रष्टुं विनियुक्ताः प्रजासृजा
They reside here, appointed by the Creator of beings, to produce offspring.
वसिष्ठश्च महाभागो ब्रह्मणो मानसाः सुताः
And Vasistha, greatly fortunate, is a mind-born son of Brahma.
संभूतिरनसूया च क्षमा प्रीतिश्च सन्नतिः
Sambhuti, Anasuya, Kshama, Priti, and Sannati—
एतेषां तपसा चैतद्धार्यते भुवनत्रयम् 4.1.18.
By the austerity of these, indeed, the three worlds are sustained.
प्रजाः सृजत रे पुत्रा नानारूपाः प्रयत्नतः
Create progeny, O sons, of various forms, with effort.
अविमुक्तं समासाद्य क्षेत्रंक्षेत्रज्ञधिष्ठितम्
Reaching Avimukta, the field presided over by the knower of the field—