छेत्तुकामो निजं शीर्षं वह्निना प्रतिषेधितः
Desiring to cut off his own head, he was restrained by the fire.
दुस्तरा परवध्यापि स्ववध्याप्यतिदुस्तरा
Difficult to cross is one destined to be slain by another; but one destined to self-destruction is even harder to overcome.
मा म्रियस्व मृतस्येह नष्टा भवति वै कथा
Do not die; for when one is dead, all stories here are lost.
त्रैलोक्यविजयी पुत्रः स्यान्मे त्वत्तेजसाधिकः
May my son, by your surpassing energy, become the conqueror of the three worlds.
महाबलो वायुरिव कामरूपी कृतास्त्रवित्
He will be mighty, like the wind, able to assume any form at will, and skilled in the use of weapons.
यस्यां चित्तं समालम्बि करिष्यसि ततः सुतः
Whatever you set your mind upon, my son, that shall you accomplish.
द्रष्टुं मालवटं यक्षं यक्षैश्च परिवारितम्
To see the Yaksha Malavata, surrounded by other Yakshas,
गजश्च महिषाश्चाश्वा गावो ऽजाविपरिप्लुताः
There were elephants, buffaloes, horses, cows, and flocks of goats and sheep.
महिष्यां रूपयुक्तायां त्रिहायण्यां तपोधन
In the queen, endowed with beauty, in Trihāyaṇī, O ascetic rich in austerity,
स चापि गमनं चक्रे भवितव्यप्रचोदितः
And he set out on his journey, impelled by destiny.
पातालं प्रविवेशाथ ततः स्वभवनं गतः
Then he entered the netherworld and went to his own palace.
अकार्यकारकेत्येवं भृयो मालवटं गतः
Thus, being called one who acts wrongly, he went to Malavata.
समं जगाम तत् पुण्यं यक्षमण्डलमुत्तमम्
He went together to that sacred and excellent region of the Yakshas.
अजीजनत् सुतं शुभ्रं महिषं कामरूपिणम्
He begot a pure son, a buffalo who could assume any form at will.
सा चाभ्यगाद् दितिवरं रक्षन्ती शीलमात्मनः
And she approached the noble Diti, preserving her own virtue.
खङ्ग निष्कृष्य तरसा महिषं समुपाद्रवत्
Drawing his sword swiftly, he rushed at the buffalo.
रक्षिता गुह्यकैः साध्वी निवार्य महिषं ततः
That virtuous woman was protected by the Guhyakas, who then restrained the buffalo.
निपपात सरो दिव्यं ततो दैत्यैऽभवन्मृतः
He fell into a divine lake, and thus the Daitya died.
यक्षानाश्रित्य तस्थौ स कालयन् श्वापदान् मुन्
He took refuge among the Yakshas, O sage, while driving away the wild beasts.
चितामारोपितः सा च श्यामा तं चारुहत् पतिम्
She, dark-complexioned, was placed upon the funeral pyre and ascended it with her husband.
व्यद्रावयत् स तान् यक्षान् खङ्गपाणिर्भयङ्करः
He drove away those Yakshas, terrifying, sword in hand.
ऋते संरक्षितारं हि महिषं रम्भनन्दनम्
Except for the protector, the buffalo, the son of Rambha.
यो ऽजयत् सर्वतो देवान् सेन्द्ररुद्रार्कमारुतान्
He who conquered all the gods everywhere, together with Indra, Rudra, Arka, and Marut.
राज्ये ऽभिषिक्तश्च महासुरेन्द्रैर्विनिर्जितैः शम्बरतारकाद्यैः
He was anointed in the kingdom by the great lords of the Asuras, having defeated Shambara, Taraka, and others.
स्थानानि त्यक्तानि शशीन्द्रभास्करैर्धर्मश्च दूरे प्रतियोजितश्च
The realms were abandoned by the Moon, Indra, and the Sun, and righteousness was cast far away and opposed.
जग्मुः पुरस्कृत्य रिचामहं ते द्रष्टुं तदा चक्रधरं श्रियः पतिम्
They went, led by me with a hymn, to see at that time the wielder of the discus, the lord of Shri.
दृष्टावा प्रणम्यैव च सिद्दिसाधकौ न्यवेदयंस्तन्महिषादिचेष्टितम्
Having seen him, and bowing down, the two who accomplish success reported to him the deeds of the buffalo-born.
आक्रम्य नाकात्तु निराकृता वयं कृतावनिस्था महिषासुरेण
Having been driven from heaven, we were cast down and made to dwell on earth by the buffalo Asura.
न चेद् व्रजामो ऽद्य रसातलं हि संकाल्यमाना युधि दानवेन
If we do not go today to the netherworld, we will be destroyed in battle by the Danava.
दृष्ट्वाथ चक्रे सहसैव कोपं कालाग्निकल्पो हरिरव्ययात्मा
Seeing this, Hari, the imperishable self, suddenly became angry, like the fire of time.