कूर्मकुक्कुटसर्पादिसमारूढाः सहस्रशः नृत्यंत्यश्च हसंत्यश्च क्रीडासक्ताः परस्परम् ॥ ६.८८.
Thousands were mounted on tortoises, cocks, serpents, and the like; they danced, laughed, and were absorbed in play with one another.
ह्रस्वदन्त्यो विदंत्यश्च दीर्घदन्त्यो विभीषणाः
Some had short teeth, others protruding teeth, and some had long, terrifying teeth.
लंबकर्ण्यो विकर्ण्यश्च शूर्पकर्ण्यस्तथा पराः
Some had hanging ears, others deformed ears, and yet others had ears like winnowing baskets.
एकवस्त्रा विवस्त्राश्च बहुवस्त्रास्तथा पराः
Some wore a single garment, others were unclothed, and yet others wore many garments.
खङ्गहस्ताः शराहस्ताः कुंतहस्ताश्च भीषणाः शूलमुद्गरहस्ताश्च भुशुंडिकरभूषिताः
Some held swords, some held arrows, and others, terrifying, held spears; some bore tridents and maces, adorned with clubs and elephant goads.
अथ ताभ्यां तथाऽऽकर्ण्य ताः सर्वा हर्षसंयुताः
Then, having heard thus from those two, all of them became filled with joy.
ततस्ते तत्समालोक्य बलं देवीसमुद्रवम्
Then, seeing that force, the goddess rushed forth.
विषण्णवदनाः सर्वे भयभीता समंततः
All of them became downcast in face, seized by fear on every side.
बालवृद्धसमोपेतं तेषां राष्ट्रं दुरात्मनाम्
Their kingdom, filled with both children and elders, belonged to the wicked.
एवं निर्वास्य तद्राष्ट्रं सर्वास्ता हर्षसंयुताः ६.८८.
Thus, having expelled that kingdom, all of them were filled with joy.
उद्वासितस्तथा सर्वो देशस्तेषां स वै महान् निवासाय ततः स्थानं किंचिच्चावेद्यतां हि नः
Thus, all that great land of theirs was vacated; now, let a place for their dwelling be indicated to us.
संध्याकालप्रकाशे च तासां गर्भोऽस्तु वो द्रुतम्
And at the time of twilight, let conception quickly occur among you.
रुदंत्यो या विनिर्यांति चत्वरेषु त्रिकेषु च
Those women who weep as they go out into crossroads and three-way junctions,
उच्छिष्टा याः प्रसर्पंति रमन्ते च स्वपंति च
Those who are impure, who crawl about, who indulge themselves and sleep,
सूतिकाभवने यस्मिन्नुच्छिष्टं चोपजायते
Wherever impurity arises in the birthing chamber,
न षष्ठीजागरो यस्य बालकस्य भविष्यति
For the child for whom the sixth-night vigil is not observed,
नाशं यास्यति वा यत्र पावकः सूतिकागृहे
Where fire does not enter the birthing house, there will be destruction,
मांगल्यैः संपरित्यक्तं यद्भवेत्सूतिकागृहम्
The birthing house that is abandoned by auspicious rites,
संध्यायां बालका ये वा स्वपंत्याकाशदेशगाः ६.८८.
The children who sleep at twilight in open spaces,
यस्य जन्मदिने प्राप्ते वर्षांते क्रियते न च
On whose birthday, at the year's end, no rite is performed,
तैलाभ्यंगं नरः कृत्वा यश्च स्नानं करोति न
The man who applies oil to his body but does not bathe,
उच्छिष्टो यः पुमांस्तिष्ठेद्यो वा चत्वरमध्यगः
He who remains impure, or stands in the middle of a crossroads,
रजस्वलां व्रजेद्यो वा पुरुषः काममोहितः
The man who, overcome by desire, approaches a menstruating woman,
दक्षिणाभिमुखो रात्रौ यश्च स्नाति विमूढधीः
He who, at night, bathes facing south, being of deluded mind,
उदङ्मुखश्च यो रात्रौ दिवा वा दक्षिणामुखः
Or who faces north at night, or south during the day,
यः कुर्याद्रजनीवक्त्रे दधिसक्तुप्रभक्षणम्
He who eats curd or saktu at night, facing the direction of darkness,
परिवार्य तदा तस्थुः संप्रहृष्टेन चेतसा
They then stood encircling him, their hearts filled with joy,
एतस्मिन्नंतरे राजा चमत्कारः प्रतापवान्
Meanwhile, the king Camatkāra, endowed with great power,
ततः प्रभृति ते ख्याते क्षेत्रे तत्र महोदये ६.८८.
From that time on, in that renowned and prosperous land,
यः पुमान्प्रातरुत्थाय ताभ्यां पश्यति चाननम्
The man who, rising in the morning, looks upon the faces of those two,