अनिर्वर्त्यं यथा कर्म शास्त्रदृष्टेन कर्मणा
As is the deed, so is the result, according to the action prescribed by scripture.
चिन्तयन्ति च कार्याणि सर्वलोकहिताय ते
And they consider all matters for the welfare of all beings.
ततः सर्वे च तत्सर्वं चिन्तयन्ति सुयन्त्रिताः
Then, all of them, well-governed, deliberate upon everything.
अत्रिरौद्दालकिश्चैव आपस्तम्बश्च वीर्यवान्
Atri, Raudrālaki, and the mighty Āpastamba,
शङ्खश्च लिखितश्चैव ह्यङ्गिरा भृगुरेव च
Śaṅkha, Likhita, Aṅgirā, and also Bhṛgu,
यमेन सहिताः सर्वे चिन्तयन्ति प्रतिक्रियाम्
All of them, together with Yama, consider the appropriate measures.
कुण्डलाभ्यां पिनद्धाभ्यामङ्गदाभ्यां महातपाः 197.
He, endowed with great austerity, was adorned with earrings and armlets.
तेजसा वचसा चैव दुर्निरीक्ष्यो महाबलः
By his brilliance and speech, that mighty one was difficult to behold.
तस्य पार्श्वे महादिव्या ऋषयो ब्रह्मवादिनः
At his side were exalted, divine sages, speakers of Brahman.
वेदार्थानां विचारज्ञाः सत्यधर्मपुरस्कृताः
They were knowers of the meaning of the Vedas, established in truth and righteousness.
. निरुक्तमतिवादाश्च सामगान्धर्वशोभिताः
They were adorned with knowledge of etymology, disputation, and the chanting of Sāman hymns.
तत्र चैव मया दृष्टा ऋषयः पितरस्तथा
There I also saw sages, as well as the ancestors.
तस्य पार्श्वे मया दृष्टः कृष्णवर्णो महाहनुः
At his side I saw one dark in complexion, with great jaws.
वामबाहुश्च दण्डेन प्रवरेण समन्वितः
He held a staff in his left hand, distinguished and eminent.
शिक्षार्थे धर्मराजेन सन्दिष्टः स पुनः पुनः
For the sake of instruction, he was repeatedly directed by Dharmarāja.
तथान्ये चापरे तत्र शासनेषु समाहिताः
Likewise, there were others present, intent upon their respective duties.
यमेन पूज्यमाना सा दिव्यगन्धानुलेपनैः 197.
She, honored by Yama, was anointed with divine fragrant unguents.
अतः परं न कर्त्तव्यं साधनं कथितं बुधैः
Beyond this, no further means are to be undertaken, as declared by the wise.
असुराश्च सुराश्चैव योगिनश्च महौजसः
Both Asuras and Devas, as well as yogis of great energy,
तस्याङ्गेभ्यः समुद्भूता व्याधयः क्लेशसम्भवाः
From her limbs arose diseases, born of affliction.
पौरुषेण समायुक्ताः सर्वलोकनयायताः
Endowed with manliness, they afflict all the worlds.
महासत्त्वो महातेजाः जरामरणवर्जितः
Of great strength and great brilliance, he is free from old age and death.
गायका हासकाश्चैव सर्वजीवप्रबोधकाः
There were singers and laughers, awakeners of all living beings.
दिव्याभरणशोभाभिः शोभमानाः सुतेजसः
Radiant in their splendor, they shone with the beauty of divine ornaments.
पर्यास्तरणसंछन्नेष्वासनेषु तथा परे
Elsewhere, seats were covered with various kinds of spread cloths.
अनेकाश्च नरास्तत्र वेदनाश्च सुदारुणाः
There were also many men there, and torments of great severity.
कामक्रोधविचारिण्यो नानारूपधराः स्त्रियः 197.
Women, acting under the sway of desire and anger, appeared in many different forms.
तासां हलहलाशब्दः सर्वासां च समन्ततः
The loud tumultuous noise of all those women resounded on every side.
कूष्माण्डा यातुधानाश्च राक्षसाः पिशिताशनाः
There were also ghouls, fiends, and flesh-eating demons.
एकबाहुर्द्विबाहुश्च त्रिबाहुर्बहुबाहुकः
Some had one arm, some two, some three, and some had many arms.