तस्माद्गच्छ मया मुक्ता यत्राऽसौ तनयस्तव
Therefore, go—freed by me—to where your son is.
पुलस्त्य उवाच एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु स राजा प्रकृतिं गतः ततोऽब्रवीत्प्रहृष्टात्मा कपिलां सत्यवादिनीम्
Pulastya said: At that very moment, the king returned to his natural state; then, with a joyful heart, he spoke to Kapila, who speaks the truth.
किं ते प्रियं करोम्यद्य धेनुके ब्रूहि सत्वरम्
What favor shall I do for you today, O cow? Speak quickly.
पिपासा बाधतेत्यर्थं सांप्रतं जलमानयम्
She replied, 'Thirst troubles me; therefore, bring water at once.'
नैवानृतं विजानीहि सत्यमेतन्मयोदितम्
Know that I do not speak falsehood; what I have said is true.
सज्यं कृत्वा शरं गृह्य जघान धरणीतलम्
He set an arrow to the bow, took aim, and struck the earth.
ततः सलिलमुत्तस्थौ निर्मलं शीतलं शुभम्
Then pure, cool, and auspicious water sprang forth.
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे धर्मः स्वयं तत्र समागतः 7.3.29.
At that moment, Dharma himself appeared there.
तव सत्येन तुष्टोऽहं नास्ति ते सदृशी क्वचित्
Pleased by your truthfulness, I say: there is none equal to you anywhere.
सुप्रभेण पदं दिव्यं जरामरणवर्जितम्
By your radiance, you shall attain a divine realm, free from old age and death.
मन्नाम्ना ख्यातिमायातु पुण्यमेतज्जलाशयम्
Let this sacred reservoir of water become renowned by my name.
चतुर्द्दश्यां विशेषेण ते यास्यंति परां गतिम्
Especially on the fourteenth day, those who come here will attain the highest state.
तव नाम्ना सुपुण्यं हि तीर्थमेतद्भविष्यति स्नानाल्लक्षगुणं दानात्पुण्यं चैव तथाऽक्षयम्
By your name, this holy place will indeed become supremely meritorious; bathing here brings a hundred thousandfold merit, and gifts given here yield inexhaustible virtue.
येऽत्र श्राद्धं करिष्यंति मानवाः सुसमाहिताः
Those people who perform śrāddha here with full concentration—
अपि कीटपतंगा ये तृषार्ताः सलिले शुभे
Even insects and moths, tormented by thirst, who enter these auspicious waters—
किं पुनर्भक्तिसंयुक्ता मानवाः सत्यवादिनः
How much more so for humans endowed with devotion and truthfulness in speech!
समायातानि राजेंद्र कपिलायाः प्रभावतः
O king, by the power of Kapilā, they have all arrived here.
तान्यारुह्याथ कपिला गोपगोकुलसंकुला 7.3.29.
Then Kapilā, surrounded by cows and herds, ascended them.
तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन तत्र स्नानं समाचरेत्
Therefore, one should bathe there with all effort.
पुलस्त्य उवाच तत्र वह्निः पुरा नष्टो लब्धश्च त्रिदशैरपि
Pulastya said: There, long ago, fire was lost and even the gods recovered it.
ययातिरुवाच कथं तत्रैव लब्धस्तु कौतुकं मे महामुने
Yayāti said: How was it recovered right there? I am curious, great sage.
पुलस्त्य उवाच संशयं परमं प्राप्तः सर्वो लोकः क्षुधार्दितः
Pulastya said: The whole world, afflicted by hunger, was seized by great doubt.
प्रायो मृतो मृतप्रायः शेषोऽभूद्धरणीतले
Most had died, and those who remained alive were as if dead upon the earth.
एवं कृच्छ्रमनुप्राप्ते मर्त्यलोके नराधिपः
When such hardship befell the world of mortals, O king—
अन्नौषधिरसाभावादस्थिशेषो व्यजायत
Because of the absence of food and medicinal herbs, only bones remained.
चंडालनिलयं प्राप्तः क्षुत्तृषापीडितो भृशम्
Afflicted severely by hunger and thirst, he reached the dwelling of a caṇḍāla.
तमादाय गृहं प्राप्तः प्रक्षाल्य सलिलेन तु
Taking him, he brought him home and washed him with water.
अभक्ष्यभक्षणं ज्ञात्वा हव्यवाहस्ततो नृप
Knowing what was edible and inedible, Agni, the fire-god, then—O king—
नष्टौषधिरसे लोके युक्तमेतद्धि सांप्रतम् 7.3.30.
Now that the medicinal herbs have vanished from the world, this is indeed appropriate at present.
नाभक्ष्यं भक्षयिष्यामि त्यजिष्ये क्षितिमंडलम्
I will not consume what is unfit to eat; I will abandon the earth.