तेनेष्टं विपुलैर्यज्ञैः सुवर्णवरदक्षिणैः
He performed great sacrifices with abundant gifts of gold.
कस्यचित्त्वथ कालस्य सत्रे द्वादशवार्षिके
Then, at a certain time, during a twelve-year sacrifice,
क्रूराक्षः क्रूरबुद्धिश्च राक्षसौ बलवत्तरौ ६.५३.
Two powerful Rākṣasas appeared, Krūrākṣa and Krūrabuddhi.
राक्षसैर्बहुभिः सार्धं तथान्यैर्भूतसंज्ञितैः
Together with many other Rākṣasas and beings called spirits,
अथ ते राक्षसाः सर्वे किंचिच्छिद्रमवेक्ष्य च
Then all those Rākṣasas, having found a small opening,
निघ्नन्तो ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठान्भक्षयन्तो हवींषि च
They began killing the best of Brahmins and devouring the offerings.
एतस्मिन्नंतरे तत्र हाहाकारो महानभूत्
Meanwhile, a great outcry arose there.
ततो मैत्रसहिः क्रुद्धस्त्यक्त्वा दीक्षाव्रतं नृपः
Then King Maitrasahi, enraged, abandoned his vow of consecration.
कृतरक्षो वसिष्ठेन स्वयमेव पुरोधसा
Having been protected by Vasiṣṭha, his own family priest, he himself was safeguarded.
क्रूरबुद्धिरथो वीक्ष्य हतं श्रेष्ठं सहोदरम्
But the one of cruel intent, seeing his noble brother slain,
हतशेषान्समादाय राक्षसान्बलसंयुतः
gathered the surviving Rākṣasas, those who remained, together with his strength.
ततस्तद्वैरमाश्रित्य भ्रातुर्ज्येष्ठस्य राक्षसः
Then, holding onto the enmity for his elder brother, the Rākṣasa
एवं सवीक्षमाणस्य तस्य च्छिद्रं महात्मनः ६.५३.
thus, as he watched, he sought a weakness in that great-souled one.
न सूक्ष्ममपि संप्राप्तं छिद्रं तेन दुरात्मना
But not even the slightest flaw was found by that wicked one.
अथासौ ब्राह्मणान्सर्वान्विसृज्याहितदक्षिणान्
Then he dismissed all the Brāhmaṇas who had received improper gifts.
स्वहस्तेन गुरोद्याहं त्वां भोजयितुमुत्सहे
With his own hand, he said to his teacher, 'I am able to feed you.'
क्षालितांघ्रिः स्वयं तेन निविष्टो भोजनाय वै
Having washed his feet himself, he sat down to eat.
कूरबुद्धिरथो वीक्ष्य तदर्थं चामिषं शुभम्
But the one of cruel intent, seeing that, prepared pure meat for that purpose.
उखां कृत्वा ततस्तादृक्तत्प्रमाणामतर्किताम्
Then he made a pot, just of that size, and unsuspected.
अथासौ मुनिशार्दूलो भुंजानो बुबुधे हि तत्
Then that tiger among sages, while eating, became aware of it.
महामांसाशनं यस्मात्कारितोऽहं त्वयाधम
'Because of you, O wicked one, I have been made to eat great flesh.'
ततः संशोधयामास तस्य मांसस्य चागमम्
Then he began to investigate the origin of that meat.
तेऽब्रुवन्नैतदस्माभिः श्रपितं मांसमीदृशम् ६.५३.
They said, 'This kind of meat has been cooked by us.'
राक्षसं वा पिशाचं वा दानवं वा विना विभो
'Except for a Rākṣasa, Piśāca, or Dānava, O lord...'
एतस्मिन्नंतरे तस्य नारदो मुनिसत्तमः
Meanwhile, the eminent sage Nārada approached him.
. तच्छ्रुत्वा कोपमापन्नः स राजा शप्तुमुद्यतः शापोद्यतं च तं दृष्ट्वा नारदो वाक्यमब्रवीत्
Hearing this, the king became angry and prepared to utter a curse; seeing him ready to pronounce the curse, Nārada spoke these words.
निघ्नन्तो वा शपन्तो वा द्विषन्तो वा द्विजातयः गुरुरेष पुनर्मान्यस्तव पार्थिवसत्तम
Whether they kill, curse, or bear enmity, the twice-born must still be respected as gurus, O best of kings.
तस्मान्नार्हसि शप्तुं त्वं प्रतिशापेन सन्मुनिम् पादयोः कृत्स्नमुपरि प्रमुमोच ततः परम्
Therefore, you should not curse this sage; with these words, he released his feet completely from above.
अथ तौ चरणौ तस्य तप्त शापोदकप्लुतौ
Then those two feet of his, soaked with the water of the heated curse—
कल्माषपाद इत्युक्तस्ततःप्रभृति स क्षितौ
From that time on, he was called Kalmāṣapāda on earth.