सुरथेन स कामार्तो मामेव शरणं गतः
Suratha, overcome by desire, sought refuge in me alone.
ततः शप्तास्मि तातेन वियुक्तास्मि च भूभुजा
Then I was cursed by my father and separated from the king.
श्रीकण्ठमगमं द्रष्टुं ततो गोदावरं जलम्
After that, I went to see Śrīkaṇṭha, then to the waters of the Godāvarī.
न चापि दृष्टः सुरथः स मनोह्लादनः पतिः
But Suratha, that delight of my heart, my husband, was not seen.
समागता हि तच्छंस मम सत्येन भामिनि
O beautiful one, I have truly told you all that happened to me.
यता यात्राफले वृत्ते समायातास्मि पुष्करम्
When the fruit of my pilgrimage was fulfilled, I arrived at Puṣkara.
रममाणा वनेद्देशे दृष्टास्मि कपना सखि
While enjoying myself in the forest, I was seen, O friend, by a mendicant.
आनीतास्यश्रमात् केन भूपृष्ठान्मेरुपर्वतम्
By whom was I brought from his hermitage to the earth’s surface, to Mount Meru?
नाम्ना वेदवतीत्येवं मेरोरपि कृताश्रया
There, taking refuge on Meru, I became known by the name Vedavatī.
समारूढास्मि सहसा बन्दुजीवं नगोत्तमम्
Suddenly, I ascended the supreme mountain Bandujīva.
सह तेनैव वृक्षेण पतितास्म्यहमाकुला
Together with that very tree, I fell down, distressed.
सह तेनैव वृक्षेण पतितास्म्यहमाकुला
Together with that very tree, I fell down, distressed.
ददृशुः सर्वभूतानि स्तावराणि चराणि च
All beings, both stationary and moving, beheld me.
ऊचुश्च सिद्धगन्धर्वाः कष्टं सेयं महात्मनः
And the Siddhas and Gandharvas said, 'Alas, how grievous this is for the great-souled one.'
मनोः पुत्रस्य वीरस्य सहस्रक्रतुयाजिनः
For the daughter of Manu, the heroic one, performer of a thousand sacrifices.
न च जाने स केनापि वृक्षश्छिन्नः सहस्रधा
But I do not know by whom that tree was cut into a thousand pieces.
समानीतास्मयहमिमं त्वं दृष्टा चाद्य सुन्दरि
O beautiful one, today I have been brought here and have seen you.
कन्यके अनुपश्ये हि पुण्करस्योत्तरे तटे
O maiden, look indeed upon the northern bank of the Puṇkara.
जगाम कन्यके द्रष्टुं प्रष्टुं कार्यसमुत्सुका
The maiden went, eager to see and to inquire about the matter.
याथातथ्यं तयोस्ताभ्यां स्वमात्मानं निवेदितम्
By those two, in accordance with the truth, their own selves were revealed.
संप्राप्य तीर्थे पिष्ठन्ति अर्चन्त्यो हाटकेश्वरम्
Having reached the holy place, they sat down, worshipping Hāṭakeśvara.
तासामर्थाय शकुनिर्जाबालिः सऋतध्वजः
For their sake, Śakuni, Jābāli, and Ṛtadhvaja acted.
काले जगाम निर्वेदात् समं पित्रा तु शाकलम्
At the proper time, out of dejection, he went together with his father to Śākala.
समध्यास्ते स विज्ञाय सार्घपात्रो विनिर्ययौ
He, having understood, remained in meditation and then went out with the vessel for offerings.
स चेक्ष्वाकुसुतो धीमान् शकुनिर्भ्रातृजोर्चितः
That wise son of Ikṣvāku, Śakuni, honored by his brothers, indeed—
राजन् नष्टऽबलास्माकं नन्दयन्तीति विश्रुता
O king, it is well known that our beloved has been lost.
तस्मादुत्तिष्ठ मार्गस्व साहाय्यं कर्तुमर्हसि
Therefore, arise, seek her—you ought to give assistance.
नष्टा कृतश्रमस्यापि कस्याहं कथयामि ताम्
Though I have made every effort, she is lost; to whom shall I speak of her?
सिद्धानां वाक्यमाकर्ण्य बाणैश्छिन्नः सहस्रधा
Hearing the words of the Siddhas, he was cut into a thousand pieces by arrows.
न च जानामि सा कुत्र तस्माद् गच्छामि मार्गितुम्
Nor do I know where she is; therefore, I go to search for her.