मनसा कर्मणा वाचा राज्यभ्रष्टस्तथा पत
By mind, by deed, and by word, be cast down from your kingdom.
चतुर्दशसु लोकेषु रपाज्यभ्रष्टस्तथा पत
In all the fourteen worlds, be cast down from sovereignty.
यथा तथानुपस्येयं भवन्तं राज्यविच्युतम्
So that I may see you thus, deprived of your kingdom.
अवतीर्यासनाद् ब्रह्मन् कृताञ्जलिपुटो बली
Descending from his seat, Bali, with hands joined in reverence, approached, O Brahman.
कृतापराधानपि हि क्षमन्ति गुरवः शिशून्
Even when children have committed offenses, elders forgive them.
न बिभेमि परेभ्यो ऽहं न च राज्यपरिक्षयात्
I do not fear others, nor the loss of the kingdom.
दुःखं कृतापराधत्वाद् भवतो मे महत्तरम्
Because I have committed an offense against you, my suffering is even greater.
कृते ऽपि दोषे गुरवः शिशूनां क्षमन्ति दैत्यं समुपागतानाम्
Even when faults are committed, elders forgive children, even those among the demons who approach them.
चिरं विचिन्त्याद्भुतमेतदित्थमुवाच पौत्रं मधुरं वचो ऽथ
After long reflection, marveling at this, he then spoke sweet words to his grandson.
येन सर्वगतं विष्णुं जानंस्त्वां सप्तवानहम्
By whom the all-pervading Viṣṇu is known, I am the seventh in your line.
ममाविशन्महाबाहो विवेकप्रतिषेधकः
O mighty-armed one, entering me is an obstacle to discernment.
अवश्यं भाविनो ह्यर्था न विनश्यन्ति कर्हिचित्
The results destined to be will certainly never perish.
आगमे निर्गमे प्राज्ञो न विषादं समाचरेत्
In arrival and departure, the wise should not fall into despair.
सुखदुःखानि दैत्येन्द्र नरस्तानि सहेत् तथा
O king of demons, a man should endure both happiness and sorrow in this way.
संपदं च सुविस्तीर्णां प्राप्य नो ऽधृतिमान् भवेत्
Even upon attaining vast prosperity, one should not become unsteady.
धीराः कार्येषु च सदा भवन्ति पुरुषोत्तमाः
The steadfast are always supreme among men in their actions.
कर्तुमर्हसि विद्वांस्त्वं पण्डितो नावसीदति
You ought to act; the learned do not fall into despair.
भवतो ऽथ तथान्येषां श्रुत्वा तच्च समाचर
After hearing this from you and from others, act accordingly.
स ते त्राता भयादस्माद् दानवेन्द्र भविष्यति
He will be your protector from this fear, O lord of the demons.
संसारगर्तपतितस्य करावलम्बं नूनं न ते भुवि नरा ज्वरिणो भवन्ति
Surely, for those fallen into the pit of worldly existence, there is no support; men afflicted by fever do not find it on earth.
स एष भवतः श्रेयो विधास्यति जनार्धनः
Janārdana will provide you with the highest good.
विमुक्तपापश्च ततो गमिष्ये यत्राच्युतो लोकपतिर्नृसिंहः
Freed from sin, I will then go to where Acyuta, the lord of the worlds, Nṛsiṃha, resides.
आमन्त्र्य सर्वान् दनुयूथपालान् जगाम कर्तुं त्वथ तीर्थयात्राम्
After addressing all the leaders of the demon hosts, he then set out to undertake a pilgrimage to the sacred fords.
प्रह्लादतीर्थयात्रां मे सम्यगाख्यातुमर्हसि
You ought to fully recount to me the pilgrimage of Prahlāda.
प्रह्लादतीर्थयात्रां ते शुद्धपुण्यप्रदायिनीम्
The pilgrimage of Prahlāda, which bestows pure merit, is yours to tell.
ख्यातं पृतिव्यां शुभदं हि मानसं यत्र स्थितो मत्स्यवपुः सुरेशः
It is renowned on earth as auspicious: the Mānasa, where the Lord of the gods took form as a fish.
संपूज्य च जगन्नाथमच्युतं श्रुतिभिर्युतम्
And, having worshipped the Lord of the universe, Acyuta, who is accompanied by the Vedas,
जगाम कच्छपं द्रष्टुं कौशिक्यां पापनाशनम्
He went to see the Kacchapa (Tortoise) at Kauśikī, the destroyer of sins.
समुपोष्य शुचिर्भूत्वा दत्वा विप्रेषु दक्षिणाम्
After fasting and becoming pure, he gave gifts to the Brāhmaṇas.
तत्र देवह्रदे स्नात्वा तर्पयित्वा पितॄन् सुरान्
There, after bathing in the divine lake and offering oblations to the ancestors and the gods,