द्वितये तापसाभ्यां च रथैः परमवेगिभिः
With two ascetics, in chariots of utmost speed.
घृताच्यपि नदीं स्नातं सुपण्यमाजगाम ह
And Ghritachi, having bathed in the river, arrived with fine merchandise.
दृष्ट्वैव पितरं पार्थिवं च महाबलम्
Seeing his father and the mighty king,
पूर्वं जटास्वेव बलाद्योन बद्धो ऽस्मि पादपे
Previously, I was bound by force among the roots of the tree,
सशरं धनुरादाय इदं वचनमब्रवीत्
He took up his bow with arrows and spoke these words:
यावदेनं निहन्म्यद्य शरेणैकेन वानरम्
Today, with a single arrow, I shall slay this monkey,
महर्षिः शकुनिं प्राह देतुयुक्तं वचो महत्
The great sage addressed the bird with these weighty, fitting words:
वधबन्धौ पूर्वकर्मवश्यौ नृपतिनन्दन
O prince, death and bondage are governed by former deeds,
एह्येहि वानरास्माकं साहाय्यं कर्तुमर्हसि
Come, come, O monkey, you ought to help us.
ममाज्ञा दीयतां ब्रह्मन् शाधि किं करवाण्यहम्
O Brahman, give me your command; instruct me—what should I do?
मम पुत्रस्त्वयोद्बद्धो जटासु वटपादपे
By you, my son was bound among the roots of the banyan tree.
तदनेन नरेन्द्रेण त्रिधा कृत्वा तु शाखिनः
Then, by this king, the branches of the tree were split into three.
दशवर्षशतान्यस्य शाखां वै वहतो ऽगमन्
For a hundred decades, he carried the branch but did not move.
स ऋषेर्वाक्यमाकर्ण्य कपिर्जाबालिनो जटाः
Hearing the sage’s words, the monkey released the matted locks of Jābāli's son.
ततः प्रीतो मुनिश्रेष्ठो वरदोभूदृतध्जः
Then the delighted best of sages, Ṛtadhvaja, became a granter of boons.
ऋतध्वजवचः श्रुत्वा इमं वरमयाचत
Hearing Ṛtadhvaja’s words, he requested this boon:
ब्रह्मन् भवान्वरं मह्यं यदि दातुमिहेच्छति
O Brahman, if you wish to grant me a boon,
चित्राङ्गदायाः पितरं मां त्वष्टारं तपोधन
O ascetic, make me the father of Citrāṅgadā, the daughter of Tvaṣṭṛ.
सुबहूनि च पापानि मया यानि कृतानि हि
And many sins have indeed been committed by me.
ततो ऋथध्वजः प्राह शापस्यान्तो भविष्यति
Then Ṛtadhvaja said: The curse shall have an end.
इत्येवमुक्ताः संहृष्टः स तदा कपिकुञ्जरः
Thus addressed, the monkey-elephant was filled with joy at that time.
ततस्तु सर्वे क्रमाशः स्नात्वार्ऽच्य पितृदेवताः
Then all of them, in due order, bathed and worshipped the ancestors and the gods.
तामन्वेव महावेगः स कपिः प्लवतां वरः
That swift and mighty monkey, foremost among leapers, followed her closely.
सापि तं बलिनां श्रेष्ठं दृष्ट्वैव कपिकुञ्जरम्
And she, upon seeing that monkey-elephant, the best among the strong, at once—
ततो ऽनु पर्वतश्रेष्ठे ख्याते कोलाहले कपिः
Then the monkey, on the renowned and tumultuous mountain peak—
एवं रमन्तौ सुचिरं संप्राप्तौ विन्ध्यपर्वतम्
Thus, after enjoying themselves for a long time, they reached Mount Vindhya.
मघ्याह्नमये प्रीताः सप्तगोदावरं जलम्
At midday, delighted, they drank the water of the sevenfold Godāvarī.
तेषां सारथयश्चाश्वान् स्नात्वा पीतोदकाप्लुतान्
Their charioteers bathed the horses, who had drunk and plunged into the water.
शाढ्वलाढ्येषु देशेषु मुहुर्त्तादेव वाजिनः
In the grassy, lush regions, the steeds, after a short while—
तुरङ्गखुरनिर्घोषं श्रुत्वा ता योषितां वराः
Hearing the thunder of the horses' hooves, those excellent women—