सांबं दृष्ट्वैव ताः सर्वा अनङ्गेन प्रपीडिताः
Upon seeing Sāmba, all those women were afflicted by desire without physical contact.
तस्मात्सांबस्तु दुष्टात्मा तव स्त्रीणां विनाशकृत्
Therefore, Sāmba, with a wicked mind, has become the destroyer of your women.
मया श्रुतस्तु लोकेभ्यो ब्रह्मर्षिभ्यो मुहुर्मुहुः
I have heard this repeatedly from the worlds and from the Brahmarṣis.
त्वमिहार्हस्यमेयात्मन्मया नु कथितं हितम्
You, who are worthy here, have heard from me what is beneficial to you, O one whose nature is known to me.
कृष्णः शशाप सांबं तु विरूपत्वं भविष्यति 177.
Kṛṣṇa cursed Sāmba, saying, 'You shall become deformed.'
शरीरात्तु गलद्रक्तं पूतिगन्धयुतं सदा
From his body blood would always ooze, accompanied by a foul smell.
ततस्तु नारदेनैव साम्बशापविनाशकः
Then, by Nārada alone, the destruction of Sāmba’s curse was accomplished.
सांब सांब महाबाहो शृणु जांबवतीसुत
O Sāmba, O mighty-armed one, listen, son of Jāmbavatī.
नमस्कुरु यथान्यायं वेदोपनिषदादिभिः
Offer proper salutations according to the Vedas, Upaniṣads, and other scriptures.
सांब उवाच तस्य देवः कथं तुष्टो भविष्यति स वै मुने
Sāmba said: O sage, how will that god be pleased with me?
नारद उवाच ब्रह्मलोके पठिष्यामि ब्रह्मणोऽग्रे त्वहं सदा
Nārada said: I will always recite this in Brahmaloka before Brahmā.
सुमन्तुर्मर्त्त्यलोके च मनोः प्रकथयिष्यति कथं पूर्वाचले गत्वा मांसपिण्डोपमः प्रभो
And Sumantu will proclaim it among mortals, O lord, how, having gone to the eastern mountain, he became like a lump of flesh.
त्वत्प्रसादान्महद्दुःखं प्राप्तस्त्वहमकल्मषः यथोदयाचले देवमाराध्य लभते फलम्
By your grace, though I am sinless, I have suffered great distress; just as by worshipping the god at the eastern mountain, one attains the fruit.
मथुरायां तथा गत्वा षट्सूर्ये लभते फलम्
Likewise, by going to Mathurā, at the six Suns, one attains the fruit.
मथुरायां च मध्याह्ने मध्यन्दिन रवौ तथा 177.
And in Mathurā, at midday, at the midday Sun as well.
मथुरायां तथा पुण्यमुदयास्तं रवेर्जपन्
And in Mathurā, reciting at sunrise and sunset of the Sun, one attains merit.
कृष्णगङ्गोद्भवे स्नात्वा सूर्यमाराध्य यत्नतः
After bathing in the Krishna-Ganga, one should worship the Sun with diligence.
श्रीवराह उवाच मथुरां मुक्तिफलदां रवेराराधनोत्सुकः
Śrī Varāha said: Mathurā, which grants the fruit of liberation, inspires eagerness for worship of the Sun.
नारदोक्तेन विधिना सांबो जांबवतीसुतः
Following the procedure spoken by Nārada, Sāmba, son of Jāmbavatī,
कृत्वा योगेन चात्मानं सांबस्याग्रे रविस्तदा
Having composed his mind through yoga, Sāmba stood before the Sun at that time.
यस्तोषितो नारदेन तद्वदस्व ममाग्रतः
Tell me, in my presence, how the Sun was pleased by Nārada’s worship.
यः स्तुतोऽहं त्वया वीर तेन तुष्टोऽस्मि ते सदा
O hero, as I have been praised by you, I am always pleased with you.
व्यक्तांगावयवः साक्षाद्द्वितीयोऽभूद्रविर्यथा
The Sun appeared with distinct limbs, manifest before Sāmba, as a second Sun.
अध्यापयत्सांबयुतो रविर्मध्यन्दिनोऽभवत्
The Sun, joined with Sāmba, instructed him, and it was midday.
स्नात्वा मध्यन्दिनं दृष्ट्वा सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते 177.
One who bathes and beholds the Sun at midday is freed from all sins.
सायाह्ने कृष्णगंगाया दक्षिणे संस्थितस्तदा
In the evening, standing on the southern bank of the Krishna-Ganga,
सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा परं ब्रह्माधिगच्छति एवं सांबस्य तुष्टेन मध्याह्ने तु नभस्तलात्
With a mind purified from all sins, one attains the supreme Brahman. Thus, Sāmba, pleased at midday, from the sky,
द्विधाकृतात्मयोगेन सांबकुष्ठमपोहितम्
By practicing yoga in two ways, Sāmba’s leprosy was removed.
सांबस्तु सह सूर्येण रथस्थेन दिवानिशम्
Sāmba, together with the Sun, who was seated in a chariot, day and night,
भविष्यमिति विख्यातं ख्यातं कृत्वा पुनर्नवम्
It is proclaimed that this will happen, and it is known as ever new.