सप्तगोदावरे तीर्थे पातालमगमत् कपिः
At the holy place of the seven Godavaris, the monkey entered the netherworld.
पातालादभिनिष्क्रम्य महीं पर्यचरज्जवी
Emerging from the netherworld, the swift one roamed the earth.
समुत्पत्यानयच्छीघ्रं सप्तगोदावरं जलम्
Leaping up, he quickly brought water from the seven Godavaris.
ददृशे नन्दयन्ती च स्थितां देववतीमपि
He also saw Nandayantī standing there, goddess-like.
ते चापि नृपतिश्रेष्ठस्तं संपूज्य तपोधनम्
And those best of kings, having honored that ascetic rich in austerity,
तेषूपविष्टेषु तदा वानरोपनिमन्त्रिताः
When they had sat down, the monkeys were then invited.
तानागतान् समीक्ष्यैव पुत्र्यस्ताः पृथुलोचनाः
Seeing them arrive, those daughters with wide eyes gazed intently.
नन्दयन्त्यादिका दृष्ट्वा सपितृका वरानना
Among them, Nandayantī and the others, along with their father, beheld the beautiful-faced maiden.
अथ तामाह स मुनिः सत्यं सत्यध्वजो वचः
Then that sage, Satyadhvaja, spoke these truthful words to her.
सा तद्वचनमाकर्ण्य व्रीडोपहतचेतना
Hearing those words, she became overwhelmed with shame and lost her composure.
दुष्पुत्र्यां मयिजातायं तस्मात् त्यक्षे कलेवरम्
Because I have become a bad daughter, I will therefore abandon this body.
परित्रायस्व मां ब्रह्मन् पापोपहतचेतनाम्
O Brahmin, save me, whose mind is afflicted by sin.
अथोवाच मुनिस्तन्वीं मा विषादं कृथाधुना
Then the sage said to the slender maiden, 'Do not despair now.'
भविष्यति पिता तुभ्यं भुययो ऽप्यमरवर्द्धकिः
Your father, the increaser of the gods, will be born to you again.
इत्येवमुक्ते वचने मुनिना भावितात्मना
When the sage of purified mind had spoken these words,
पुत्रि त्यजस्व शोकं त्वं मासौर्दशभिरात्मजः
'Daughter, give up your sorrow. In ten months, a son will be born to you.'
इत्येवमुक्ता संहृष्टा बभौ चित्राङ्गदा तदा
Thus addressed, Citrāṅgadā then became joyful and radiant.
सर्वास्ता अपि तावन्तं कालं सुतनुकन्यकाः
All those slender maidens remained for that entire time.
ततो दशसु मासेषु समतीतेष्वथाप्सराः
Then, when ten months had passed, the Apsarases arrived.
जाते ऽपत्ये कपित्वाच्च विश्वकर्माप्यमुच्यत
When the child was born, because of the monkey, Viśvakarman was also summoned.
ततः प्रीतेन मनसा सस्मार सुरवर्द्धकिः
Then, with a joyful mind, Suravarddhaki remembered him.
त्वष्ट्राथ संस्मृतः शक्रो मरुद्गणवृतस्तदा
Then, at Tvaṣṭṛ's remembrance, Śakra came, surrounded by the Maruts.
समायातेषु देवेषु गन्धर्वेष्वप्सरस्सु च
When the gods, Gandharvas, and Apsarases had assembled,
जाबालेर्दीयतां ब्रह्मन् सुताकन्दरमालिनः
'O Brahmin, let the cave of Jābāla's daughter be given to the garlanded one.'
नन्दयन्तीं च शकुनिः परिणेतुं स्वरूपवान्
The bird, assuming its true form, sought to marry the delighted maiden.
बाढमित्यब्रवीद्धृष्टो मुनिर्मनुसुतं नृपम्
The sage, emboldened, said 'So be it' to the king, son of Manu.
ऋत्विजो ऽभूद् गालवस्तु हुत्वा हव्यं विधनतः
Gālava became the officiating priest and duly offered the oblation.
आदौ जाबालिनः पाणिर्गृहीतो दैत्यकन्यया
First, the hand of Jābāli was taken by the daughter of the Daitya.
ततः शकुनिना पाणिर्गृहीतो यक्षकन्यया
Then, the hand of the bird was taken by the daughter of the Yakṣa.
एवं क्रमाद् विवाहस्तु निर्वृत्तस्तनुमध्यमे
Thus, in this order, the marriage of the slender-waisted women was accomplished.