देवत्वेऽथ मनुष्यत्वे तिर्यक्त्वेऽथ शुभाशुभम्
In the states of divinity, humanity, or animal existence, both auspicious and inauspicious results occur.
एतदुद्देशतो राजन्भवता कथितं मया
O King, I have explained this to you in summary.
तदेह्यन्यत्र गच्छावि यथा दृष्टं त्वयाधुना
Now, let us go elsewhere, as you have seen here just now.
तदा हि सर्वैरुद्घुष्टं यातना स्थायिभिर्नृभिः त्वदंगसंगी पवनो देहान्ह्लादयते हि नः
Then, when all those suffering men cried out, the wind that touched your body brought us relief.
परितापं च गात्रेभ्यः पीडा बाधाश्च कृत्स्नशः
All the pain, distress, and torment vanished from our limbs.
एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचस्तेषां तं याम्यपुरुषं नृपः
Hearing these words from them, the king addressed the servant of Yama.
किं मया कर्म तत्पुण्यं मर्त्यलोके महत्कृतम् 5.2.27.
What great meritorious act did I perform in the mortal world?
आश्विनस्य चतुर्दश्यां तस्येदं फलमीदृशम्
On the fourteenth day of the month of Ashvina, this is the fruit obtained.
ततस्तद्गात्रसंसर्गी पवनो ह्लाददायकः
Then, the wind that touched those bodies brought delight.
ततो भद्रमुखात्राहं स्थास्ये स्थाणुरिवाचलः
Therefore, O noble-faced one, I shall remain here, unmoving like a pillar.
भुंक्ष्व भोगान्न यास्येतां यातनां पापकर्मणाम्
Enjoy pleasures; do not go to the torment reserved for evil deeds.
यदार्त्तजंतुं निर्वाणमानेतुमिति मे मतिः
My intention is to bring liberation to suffering creatures.
तस्मान्न तावद्यास्यामि यावदेते सुदुःखिताः
Therefore, I shall not depart until these greatly afflicted ones are relieved.
प्राप्स्यंते ते यदि सुखं बहवो दुःखिते मयि
If many who suffer because of me attain happiness, I shall remain.
अवश्यमस्माद्गंतव्यं तस्मात्पार्थिव गम्यताम्
It is indeed necessary to depart from here; therefore, O king, go forth.
एतस्मिन्नंतरे धर्मः शक्रेण सहितोब्रवीत्
At that moment, Dharma, together with Indra, spoke.
एह्येहि पुरुषव्याघ्र कृतमेतावता प्रभो 5.2.27.
Come, come, O tiger among men; by this much, O lord, it has been accomplished.
न च मन्युस्त्वया कार्यः शृणु मे वचनं विभो
You should not be angry; listen to my words, O mighty one.
नयामि त्वामहं स्वर्गं त्वया सम्यगुपासितः
I shall lead you to heaven, having been properly worshipped by you.
निमिरुवाच नरके मानवा धर्म पीड्यंतेऽत्र सहस्रशः
Nimi said: In hell, O Dharma, people are tormented here by the thousands.
स्वर्गे त्वयापि गंतव्यं नृप पुण्येन कर्मणा
By your own meritorious deeds, O king, you too must go to heaven.
विशिष्टं मम किं पुण्यं शुभं तद्वक्तुमर्हसि
What is the special merit or virtue of mine? You ought to tell me that auspicious thing.
तस्यां त्वया महाबाहो महाकालवनोत्तमे
By you, O mighty-armed one, in that most excellent great Kāla forest—
तद्विशिष्टं च ते पुण्यं तस्य संख्या न विद्यते एते नारकिकाः सर्वे क्षपयंतु स्वकर्मजाम्
That special merit of yours—its measure cannot be known; let all these inhabitants of hell exhaust the results of their own actions.
यदि मत्संनिधावेषामुत्कर्षो नोपजायते
If, in my presence, their elevation does not arise—
तस्माद्यत्सुकृतं किंचिद्विशिष्टतरमस्ति वै
Therefore, whatever greater good deed there is—
तदुत्पन्नस्य पुण्यस्य कलामेभ्यः प्रयच्छ वै ।। 5.2.27.
Of the merit thus produced, give a portion to these here.
तत्पुण्यस्य प्रभावेण मोक्ष्यंते नरकादिमे
By the power of that merit, these first ones will be released from hell.
ततोऽब्रवीद्धर्मराजो निमिं शक्रसमन्वितः
Then the king of Dharma, together with Indra, spoke to Nimi.
एतांश्च नारकान्पश्य विमुक्तान्पापकर्मणः
See these inhabitants of hell, freed from their sinful deeds.