तैर्मुक्ता सा सुरांस्तूर्णं जगाम खलु वेपती । नमश्चक्रे च देवेन्द्रं सरमा सुरसत्तमम् ।। १६.
Freed by them, she quickly went to the gods, trembling, and offered salutations to Indra, the foremost among the gods.
तस्याश्च मरुतो देवा देवेन्द्रेण निरूपिताः । गूढं गच्छत रक्षार्थं देवशुन्या महाबलाः ।। १६.
The Maruts, appointed by Indra, went secretly for protection, accompanied by the powerful divine dog.
इत्युक्तास्तेन सूक्ष्मेण वपुषा जग्मुरञ्जसा । तेऽप्यागम्य सुरेन्द्राय नमश्रक्रुर्धराधरे ।। १६.
Thus instructed, they departed swiftly in subtle forms; upon arrival, they bowed to Indra on the mountain.
तां देवराजः पप्रच्छ क्व गावः सरमेऽभवन् । एवमुक्ता तु सरमा न जानामीति चाब्रवीत् ।। १६.
The king of the gods asked her, ‘Where are the cows, Sarama?’ Thus questioned, Sarama replied, ‘I do not know.’
तत इन्द्रो रुषा युक्तो यज्ञार्थमुपकल्पिताः । गावः क्व चेति मरुतः प्रोवाचेदं शुनी कथम् ।। १६.
Then Indra, filled with anger, asked the Maruts, ‘Where are the cows prepared for sacrifice?’ and questioned the dog as well.
एवमुक्तास्तु मरुतो देवेन्द्रेण धराधरे । कथयामासुरव्यग्राः कर्म्म तत् सरमाकृतम् ।। १६.
Thus addressed by Indra on the mountain, the Maruts anxiously narrated the actions performed by Sarama.
तत इन्द्रः समुत्थाय पदा संताडयच्छुनीम् । क्रोधेन महताविष्टो देवेन्द्रः पाकशासनः ।। १६.
Then Indra rose and struck the dog with his foot, possessed by great wrath, the lord of the gods, wielder of the thunderbolt.
क्षीरं पीतं त्वया मूढे गावस्ताश्चासुरैर्हृताः । एवमुक्त्वा पदा तेन ताडिता सरमा धरे ।। १६.
‘You have foolishly drunk the milk, and the cows have been taken by the demons,’ he said, and struck Sarama with his foot on the mountain.
तस्येन्द्रपादघातेन क्षीरं वक्त्रात् प्रसुस्त्रुवे । स्त्रवता तेन पयसा सा शुनी यत्र गा भवन् । जगाम तत्र देवेन्द्रः सहसैन्यस्तदा धरे ।। १६.
From Indra’s kick, milk flowed from her mouth; with that streaming milk, the dog went to where the cows were, and then Indra, with his army, proceeded there on the mountain.
गत्वा चापश्यद् देवेन्द्रस्ता गा दैत्यैरुपाहृताः । पालनां चक्रुर्ये दैत्या बलिनो भृशम् । ते सैन्यैर्निहताः सद्यस्तत्यजुर्गाः स्वमूर्त्तिभिः ।। १६.
Having gone, Indra saw the cows brought by the demons, who were fiercely guarding them; those powerful demons were immediately slain by the armies, and abandoned the cows, returning to their own forms.
सामन्तैश्च सुरेन्द्रोऽथ वृतः परमहर्षितैः । ताश्च लब्ध्वा महेन्द्रस्तु मुदा परमया युतः ।। १६.
Then, surrounded by his delighted allies, the lord of the gods, Mahendra, recovered the cows and was filled with great joy.
चकार यज्ञान् विविधान् सहस्त्रानपि स प्रभुः । क्रियमाणैस्ततो यज्ञैर्ववृधेन्द्रस्य तद् बलम् ।। १६.
That lord performed thousands of various sacrifices; through those ongoing sacrifices, Indra’s strength increased.
वर्द्धितेन बलेनेन्द्रो देवसैन्यमुवाच ह । सन्नह्यन्तां सुराः शीघ्रं दैत्यानां वधकर्मणि ।। १६.
With his strength thus augmented, Indra addressed the army of gods: ‘Let the gods quickly arm themselves for the task of slaying the demons.’
एवमुक्तास्ततो देवाः सन्नद्धास्तत्क्षणेऽभवन् । असुराणामभावाय जग्मुर्देवाः सवासवाः ।। १६.
Thus instructed, the gods immediately armed themselves; together with Indra, they went forth to destroy the demons.
गत्वा तु युयुधुस्तूर्णं विजिग्युस्त्वासुरीं चमूम् । जिताश्च देवैरसुरा हतशेषा धराधरे । ममज्जुः सागरजले भयत्रस्ता विचेतसः ।। १६.
They went forth and fought swiftly, and conquered the army of the asuras; the asuras were defeated by the gods, and those who survived, terrified and bewildered, plunged into the ocean's waters.
देवराजोऽपि त्रिदिवं लोकपालैः समं धरे । आरुह्य बुभुजे प्राग्वत् स देवो देवराट् प्रभुः ।। १६.
Then the king of the gods, together with the guardians of the worlds, ascended to heaven and, as before, that divine lord Indra enjoyed his sovereignty.
य एनं श्रृणुयान्नित्यं सरमाख्यानमुत्तमम् । स गोमेधस्य यज्ञस्य फलं प्राप्नोति मानवः ।। १६.
Whoever listens daily to this excellent account in its entirety attains, O mortal, the fruit of the Gomedha sacrifice.
भ्रष्टराज्यश्च यो राजा श्रृणोतीदं समाहितः । स देवेन्द्र इव स्वर्गं राज्यं स्वं लभते नरः ।। १६.
And any king who has lost his kingdom, if he listens to this with focused mind, regains his own realm like Indra regaining heaven.
धरण्युवाच । ये ते मणौ तदा देव उत्पन्ना नरपुंगवाः । तेषां वरो भगवता दत्तस्त्रेतायुगे किल ।। १७.
The Earth said: O god, those noble men who were born at that time among the jewels—what boon did the Blessed One grant them in the Treta Yuga?
राजानो भवितारो वै कथं तेषां समुद्भवः । किं च चक्रुर्हि ते कर्म पृथङ् नामानि शंस मे ।। १७.
Who will those kings be, and how will they arise? What deeds did they perform? Tell me their separate names.
श्रीवराह उवाच । सुप्रभो मणिजो यस्तु राजा नाम्ना महामनाः । तस्योत्पत्तिं वरारोहे श्रृणु त्वं भूतधारिणि ।। १७.
Śrī Varāha said: O Upholder of Beings, listen as I recount to you the origin of Suprabha, the jewel-born king of great mind.
आसीद् राजा महाबाहुरादौ कृतयुगे पुरा । श्रुतकीर्तिरिति ख्यातस्त्रैलोक्ये बलवत्तरः ।। १७.
In the beginning, in the Krita Yuga, there was a mighty-armed king named Śrutakīrti, renowned throughout the three worlds for his strength.
तस्य पुत्रत्वमापेदे सुप्रभो मणिजो धरे । प्रजापालेति वै नाम्ना श्रुतकीर्तिर्महाबलः ।। १७.
O Earth, Suprabha, the jewel-born, became his son; that powerful Śrutakīrti was known as Prajāpāla.
सैकस्मिंश्चिद् दिने प्रायाद् विपिनं श्वापदाकुम् । तत्रापश्यदृषेर्धन्यं महदाश्रममण्डलम् ।। १७.
One day, he went into the forest to hunt wild beasts, and there he saw the blessed hermitage of a sage.
तस्मिन् महातपा नाम ऋषिः परधार्मिकः । तपस्तेपे निराहारो जपन् ब्रह्म सनातनम् ।। १७.
In that place was a sage named Mahātapas, devoted to a higher dharma, who practiced severe austerities, fasting and reciting the eternal Brahman.
तत्रासौ पार्थिवः श्रीमान् प्रवेशाय मतिं तदा । चकार चाविशद् राजा प्रजापालो महातपाः ।। १७.
There, the illustrious king Prajāpāla, intent on entering, made up his mind and entered the hermitage of the great ascetic.
तस्मिन् वराश्रमपदे वनवृक्षजात्या धराप्रसूतोर्जितमार्गजुष्टाः । लतागृहा इन्दुरविप्रकाशिनो नायासितज्ञाः कुलभृङ्गराजाः ।। १७.
In that excellent hermitage, with trees of many kinds born of the earth, the paths were well-trodden, creeper-houses shone with moonlight, and the bees, lords of their hives, moved about without effort.
सुरक्तपद्मोदरकोमलाग्र- नखाङ्गुलीभिः प्रसृतैः सुराणाम् । वराङ्गनाभिः पदपङ्क्तिमुच्चै- विंहाय भूमिं त्वपि वृत्रशत्रोः ।। १७.
With their tender, reddish lotus-like fingers and nails, the divine maidens, leaving the ground, walked in rows beneath the trees, surpassing even the beauty of Indra's slayer of Vṛtra.
क्वचित् समीपे तमतीव हृष्टै- र्नानाद्विजैः षट्चृरणैश्च मत्तैः । वासद्भिरुच्चैर्विविधप्रमाणाः शाखाः सुपुष्पाः समयोगयुक्ताः ।। १७.
Nearby, many kinds of delighted birds and intoxicated six-legged creatures dwelled, and the branches, richly flowered and of various sizes, were joined together.
कदम्बनीपार्ज्जुनशीलशाल- लतागृहस्थैर्मधुरस्वरेण । जुष्टं विहङ्गैः सुजनप्रयोगा निराकुला कार्यधृतिर्यथास्थैः ।। १७.
The grove-houses of kadamba, nīpa, arjuna, and śāla trees were filled with sweet-voiced birds, well-disposed to good people, undisturbed, and steadfast in their duties.