तस्यानंतरमेवाशु दुर्भिक्षं संभविष्यति यया संपत्स्यते सर्वं भूतलं गतमानवम्
Immediately after him, famine would arise, by which all the earth would be emptied of people,
तेषां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा स राजा कुपितोऽभ्यगात्
Hearing their words, the king became angry and approached,
तस्य तुष्टेन संदत्तं विमानं कामगं पुरा
To him, when pleased, was given long ago a celestial vehicle that goes at will,
ततः सूर्यपथं मुक्त्वा ततश्चंद्रस्य पार्थिवः १४ तत्र बाणं समारोप्य शनैश्चरमुपाद्रवत्
Then, leaving the path of the sun and then of the moon, the king,
त्यजैनं रोहिणीमार्गं सांप्रतं त्वं शनैश्चर
Abandon this path of Rohini now, O Saturn,
एतेन निशिताग्रेग शरेणा नतपर्वणा
With this arrow, sharp-tipped and bent at the joints,
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा तादृग्रौद्रतमं महत्
Hearing his words, so fierce and great,
कस्त्वं ब्रूहि महाभाग मम मार्गं रुणत्सि यः
Who are you? Tell me, O illustrious one, who obstructs my path,
राजोवाच अहं दशरथो नाम सूर्यवंशोद्भवो नृपः ६.९६.
The king said: I am named Dasharatha, a ruler born of the solar dynasty,
मम यत्त्वं प्रकोपाढ्यो मन्मार्गं हंतुमिच्छसि
Because you, filled with wrath, wish to destroy my path,
सांप्रतं मम दैवज्ञैर्वाक्यमेतदुदाहृतम्
At present, this statement has been uttered by my astrologers.
तस्मिन्मन्द त्वया भिन्ने न वर्षति शतक्रतुः
If you, O slow-witted one, break that, Indra will not send rain.
जाते वृष्टिनिरोधेऽथ जायंतेऽन्नानि न क्षितौ
When the obstruction of rain occurs, then food does not arise on earth.
जनोच्छेदे ततो जाते अग्निष्टोमादिकाः क्रियाः
When the destruction of people follows, then rituals like Agniṣṭoma cease.
एतस्मात्कारणाद्रुद्धो मार्गस्ते सूर्यसंभव
For this reason, your path, born of the sun, is held back.
तुष्टोऽहं तव वीर्येण न त्वन्येन महीपते
I am pleased with your valor, not with anyone else, O king.
न केनचित्कृतं कर्म यदेतद्भवता कृतम्
No one has performed the deed that you have accomplished.
नाहं पश्यामि भूपाल कथंचिदपि तूर्ध्वतः
I do not see, O king, anyone at all above.
जातमात्रेण बालेन मया पादौ निरीक्षितौ ६.९६.
When the child was just born, I observed his feet.
न त्वया पुत्र द्रष्टव्यं किंचिदेव कथंचन
But you, my son, must not see anything at all.
तस्मात्त्वया महत्कर्म कृतमीदृक्सुदुष्करम्
Therefore, you have performed a great deed, so difficult to accomplish.
तस्मा त्तव कृते नाहं भेदयिष्यामि रोहिणीम्
Therefore, for your sake, I will not break Rohiṇī.
वरं वरय चास्माकं तस्मादद्य भविष्यति
Choose a boon from us; therefore, today it shall be granted.
तस्याऽन्यदिवसं यावत्पीडा कार्या न च त्वया
As long as another day passes, you must not cause pain.
तिलदानं करोत्येवं लोहदानं च यस्तव
Whoever gives sesame or iron for you in this way,
रक्षणीयः सुकृच्छ्रेषु संकटेषु सदैव हि
He must always be protected in hardships and dangers.
यः कुर्याच्छांतिकं सम्यक्तिलहोमं च भक्तितः
Whoever properly performs appeasement and sesame oblation with devotion,
तस्य सार्धानि वर्षाणि सप्त कार्या प्रयत्नतः
For him, seven and a half years must be observed with effort.
शनैश्चरो महीपालवचनाद्द्विजसत्तमाः ॥ ६.९६.
Saturn, at the command of the king, O best of twice-born, slowly departed.
एतद्वः सर्वमाख्यातं यत्पृष्टोऽहं सुविस्तरात् संवादं रोहिणीभेदे सञ्जातं समुपस्थिते
All this has been told to you in detail, as I was asked, concerning the conversation that arose at the time of Rohiṇī's division.