मृष्टं तिष्ठतु तद्दूरं विषादप्यधिकं कटु
Let that delicious food remain far away; it is more bitter than poison.
वयं न यामो यद्भाव्यं तदस्माकं भवत्विह
We will not go; whatever is destined for us, let that befall us here.
अकर्णाः कूरहृदयाः पितरौ व्रीडयंति ते
Deaf and hard-hearted, you shame your parents.
पित्रोर्गिरं निराकृत्य ये तिष्ठेयुः सुदुर्मदाः
Those who, rejecting the words of their parents, persist are truly arrogant.
तेषां वचनमाकर्ण्य नयाम इति सोरगी
Hearing their words, she said with anger, 'Let us go.'
तार्क्ष्यस्य भक्ष्या भवत यूयं मद्वाक्यलंघनात्
Because you have transgressed my command, you shall become the food of Tarkshya.
इति शापानलाद्भीतैः कैश्चित्पातालमाश्रितम्
Frightened by the fire of her curse, some took refuge in the netherworld.
ते पुच्छमौच्चैःश्रवसमधिगम्य महाधियः
They, of great intelligence, reached the tail of Uccaiḥśravas.
तत्क्ष्वेडानल धूमौघैः फूत्कारभरनिःसृतैः
With the blasts of their hissing, fire, and clouds of smoke, issuing from their forceful breaths—
विनतापृष्ठमारुह्य कद्रूः स्नेहवशात्ततः 4.1.50.
Then, out of affection, Kadrū mounted upon Vinatā's back.
तिग्मरश्मिप्रभावेण व्याकुलीभूतमानसा
Her mind was disturbed by the brilliance of the sharp rays.
उष्णगोरुष्णगोभिर्मे ताप्यते नितरां तनुः
My body is greatly scorched by the intense heat of the sun's rays.
स्वरूपेण पतंगी त्वं पतंगोसौ सहस्रगुः
By nature you are a bird, and he, Sahasragu, is also a bird.
वियत्सरसि हंसोयं भवती हंसगामिनी
In the sky-lake, this one is a swan, and you are one who follows the swan.
खगीमुद्गीयमानां खे पुनरूचे बिलेशया
As the bird was being praised in the sky, she spoke again from within her burrow.
विनते विनतां मां त्वं किं नावसि पतत्त्रिणी
O Vinatā, why do you not protect me, your fellow bird, O winged one?
यावज्जीवमहं भूयां त्वत्पादोदकपायिनी
As long as I live, may I always drink the water that has washed your feet.
मूर्च्छां गतवती पक्षपुटौ धृत्वा बिडोरगी
Having lost consciousness, the snake-bird was held between the wings.
खखोल्केति यदुक्ता गीः कद्र्वा संभ्रातचेतसा
The words 'khakholka' were spoken by Kadrū, her mind agitated.
मनागतिग्मतां प्राप्ते खे प्रयाति विवस्वति 4.1.50.
When the mind becomes sharp, it moves through the sky toward the sun.
उक्ता विनतयैवैषा तापोपहतलोचना
This was spoken by Vinatā herself, her eyes afflicted by heat.
कद्रु त्वया जितं भद्रे यत उच्चैःश्रवा हयः
O fortunate one, you have been defeated by Kadru, for the horse Uccaiḥśravas belongs to her.
विधिर्बलीयान्भुजगि चित्रं जयपराजये
Fate is stronger, O serpent-woman; victory and defeat are indeed strange.
विनताविनताधारा वदंतीति यथागतम्
They say, 'the stream of Vinatā's humility,' just as it has come down.
कदाचिद्विनतादर्शि सुपर्णनाश्रुलोचना
Once, Vinatā was seen, her eyes filled with tears, by Suparṇa.
सुपर्ण उवाच प्रातःप्रातरहो मातः क्व यासि त्वं दिनेदिने
Suparṇa said: 'Mother, every morning, alas, where do you go each day?'
कुतो निःश्वसिसि प्रोच्चैरश्रुपूर्ण विलोचना
'Why do you sigh so loudly, your eyes full of tears?'
ब्रूहि मातर्झटित्यद्य कुतो दूनासि पत्त्रिणि
'Tell me quickly today, mother, why are you so distressed, O winged one?'
अश्रुनिर्माणकरणे कारणं किं तपस्विनि
'What is the reason, O devoted one, for the constant flow of your tears?'
धिक्तांश्च पुत्रान्यन्माता तेषु जीवत्सु दुःखभाक् 4.1.50.
'Shame on those sons whose mother suffers while they still live.'