संतु नार्यः सहस्राणि रूपलावण्यभूमयः 4.2.58.
Let there be thousands of women, sources of beauty and charm.
अश्वाः परः शताः संतु संत्वनेकेप्यनेकषाः
Let there be hundreds of excellent horses, and many of many kinds.
पर्यंकशायिनां स्वापे सुखं यदुपपद्यते
The happiness that comes to those sleeping on couches,
यथैव मरणाद्भीतिरस्मदादि वपुष्मताम्
Just as there is fear of death for us and others who possess bodies,
सर्वेतनुभृतस्तुल्या यदि बुद्ध्या विचार्यते
If considered with understanding, all embodied beings are equal.
धर्मो जीवदया तुल्यो न क्वापि जगतीतले
Compassion for living beings is the same as righteousness; nowhere on earth is it otherwise.
एकस्मिन्रक्षिते जीवे त्रैलोक्यं रक्षितं भवेत्
By protecting a single living being, the three worlds would be protected.
अहिंसा परमो धर्म इहोक्तः पूर्वसूरिभिः
Nonviolence is declared to be the highest duty here by the ancient sages.
न हिंसा सदृशं पापं त्रैलोक्ये सचराचरे
There is no sin like violence in the three worlds, among moving and unmoving beings.
संति दानान्यनेकानि किं तैस्तुच्छ फलप्रदैः
There are many kinds of gifts, but what use are those that yield trivial results?
इह चत्वारि दानानि प्रोक्तानि परमर्षिभिः 4.2.58.
Here, four kinds of gifts have been taught by the great sages.
वृक्षांश्छित्त्वा पशून्हत्वा कृत्वा रुधिरकर्दमम 4.2.58.
Cutting down trees, killing animals, and making the earth muddy with blood—
मुधा जातिविकल्पोयं लोकेषु परिकल्प्यते 4.2.58.
This distinction of caste is imagined in the worlds without reason.
वंध्यानां चापि वंध्यात्वं सा परिव्राजिकाहरत् 4.2.58.
She, the wandering ascetic woman, removed even the barrenness of the barren.
विलोक्य तं समायातं दूरादुत्कंठितो नृपः 4.2.58.
Seeing him approach from afar, the king, filled with longing, gazed intently.
अधुना गुरुरेधित्वं मम भाग्योदयागतः 4.2.58.
Now, by the rise of my good fortune, the state of being a guru has come to me.
विरिंचिं सारथिं कृत्वा कृत्वा विष्णुं च पत्त्रिणम् 4.2.58.
Having made Brahmā the charioteer and Viṣṇu the bearer of the eagle, he set forth.
पातालं गमितः पूर्वं हरिणा विक्रमैस्त्रिभिः
Formerly, by three mighty strides, Hari cast him down to the netherworld.
इदानीं दिश मे तात कर्मनिर्मूलनक्षमम् 4.2.58.
Now, father, show me that which is capable of eradicating karma.
संख्यास्ति यावती देहे देहिनो रोमसंभवा 4.2.58.
As many as the hairs that arise on the body of an embodied being, so many are the counts.
रत्नाकरे रत्नसंख्या संख्याविद्भिरपीष्यते
Even the knowers of numbers desire to know the count of jewels in the ocean of gems.
अहो उदर्क एतस्य न कैश्चित्प्रतिपद्यते 4.2.58.
Alas, the consequence of this is not grasped by anyone.
विलोक्य काशीं परितो मायाद्विजवपुर्हरिः 4.2.58.
Hari, assuming the form of a brāhmaṇa by his māyā, beheld Kāśī all around.
अभिषिच्य महाबुद्धिः पौराञ्जानपदानपि 4.2.58.
Having anointed them, the great-minded one also consecrated the citizens and countryfolk.
दिव्यैर्दुकूलनेपथ्यैरलंचक्रे मुदान्वितैः 4.2.58.
He adorned them with divine silken garments and ornaments, filled with joy.
अस्याख्यानस्य पठनाद्विष्णोरिव मनोरथाः
By reciting this narrative, one's desires are fulfilled, just as by Viṣṇu.
अगस्त्य उवाच सर्वज्ञ हृदयानंद गौरीचुंबितमूर्धज
Agastya said: O all-knowing one, delight of the heart, whose locks are kissed by Gaurī.
सर्वज्ञाननिधे तुभ्यं नमः सर्वज्ञसूनवे
O treasure of all knowledge, I bow to you, son of the all-knowing one.
कामारिमर्धनारीशं वीक्ष्य कामकृतं किल
Having seen Kāmarimardana, Īśa of the gods, it is said that desire was created.
यदुक्तं भवता स्कंद मायाद्विजवपुर्हरिः
What you have spoken, O Skanda, O Hari who assumed the form of a brāhmaṇa by māyā—