मां मन्यतेऽन्यैः सदृशं न्यूनं शक्र भवान् द्रिजैः । अतोऽवमानमस्माकं मानिना भवता कृतम्
'You, O Indra, consider me as equal or inferior to other Brahmins; thus, out of pride, you have shown disrespect to me.'
मद्दत्ता भवता यस्मात् क्षिप्ता माला महीतले । तस्मात् प्रनष्टलक्ष्मीकं त्रैलोक्यं ते भवतिष्यति
'Because you have cast to the ground the garland I gave, the three worlds will become bereft of prosperity for you.'
यस्य सञ्जातकोपस्य भयमेति चराचरम् । तं त्वं मामतिगर्वेणा देवराजावमन्यसे
'You, O king of the gods, have slighted me out of excessive pride, though all beings, moving and unmoving, fear one whose anger has arisen.'
महेन्द्रो वारणस्कन्धादवतीर्य्य त्वरान्वितः । प्रसादयामास तदा दुर्वाससमकल्मषम्
Then Mahendra, quickly descending from the elephant's back, sought to appease the sinless Durvāsas.
प्रसाद्यामानः स तदा प्रणिपातपुरः सरम् । प्रत्युवाच सहस्राक्षं दुर्व्वासा मुनिसत्तमः
Though Indra, with deep reverence, tried to pacify him, the noble sage Durvāsas replied to the thousand-eyed one.
नाहं कृपालुह्टदयो न च मां भजते क्षमा । अन्ये ते मुनयः शक्र दुर्व्वाससमवेहि माम्
'I am neither compassionate nor gentle, nor does forgiveness dwell in me; know me, O Indra, to be Durvāsas, different from other sages.'
गौतमादिबिरन्यस्त्वं गर्व्वमापादितो मुधा । अक्षान्तिसारसर्वस्वं दुर्वाससमवेहि माम्
'You have vainly become proud through Gautama and other sages; know me, Durvāsas, to be the very essence of impatience.'
वसिष्ठाद्यदैयासारैः स्तोत्रं कुर्व्वद्भिरुज्वकैः । गर्व्व गतोऽसि येनैवं मामप्यद्यावमन्यसे
'Because you have become arrogant from the praises of Vasiṣṭha and other gentle sages, you now also disrespect me.'
ज्वलज्जटाकलापस्य भृकुटीकुटिलं मुखम । निरीक्ष्य कस्त्रिभुवने मम यो न गतो भयम्
'In the three worlds, who, seeing my face with blazing matted locks and furrowed brows, has not been seized by fear?'
नाहं क्षमिष्ये बहुना किमुक्तन शतक्रतो । विड़म्बनामिमां भूयः करोष्यनुनयात्मिकाम्
'I will not forgive; why speak further, O Indra? You will not again appease me with words of supplication.'
इत्युत्तवा प्रययौ विप्रो देवराजोऽपि तं पुनः । आरुह्म रावतं ब्रह्मन् प्रययावमरावतीम्
Thus having spoken, the sage departed, and the king of the gods, mounting Airavata, returned to Amarāvatī.
ततः प्रभृति निःश्रीकं सशक्र भुवनत्रयम् । मैत्रैयासीदपध्वस्तं संक्षीणौषधिवीरुधम्
From that time onward, O Maitreya, the three worlds with Indra became bereft of prosperity, their herbs and plants withered away.
न यज्ञाः संप्रवर्त्तन्ते न तपस्यन्ति तापसाः । न च दानादिधर्मषु मनश्चक्रे तदा जनः
Sacrifices were not performed, ascetics did not practice austerities, and people did not set their minds on charity or other righteous acts at that time.
निसत्त्वा सकला लोका लोभाद्यु पहतेन्दिरियाः । स्वल्पेऽपि हि बभूवुस्ते साभिलाषा द्रिजोत्तम
All the worlds were devoid of vitality, their senses overcome by greed and similar faults; even for the smallest things, they acted with desire, O best of twice-born.
यतः सत्त्वं ततो लक्ष्मीः सत्त्वं भूत्यनुसारि च । निःश्रीकाणां कुतः सत्वं विना तेन गुणाः कुतः
Where there is vitality, there is prosperity, and prosperity follows vitality; how can those without prosperity possess vitality, and without that, how can virtues exist?
बलशौर्य्याद्यभावश्च पुरुषाणां गुणौर्व्विना । लङ्वनीयः समस्तस्य बलशौर्य्य विवर्जितः
Without virtues such as strength and heroism, men are to be scorned; one who lacks strength and heroism is despised by all.
भवत्यपध्वस्तमतिर्लङूघितः प्रथितः पुमान् एवमत्यन्तनिःश्रीके त्रैलोक्ये सत्त्ववर्ज्जिते
A man whose mind is ruined, who is disgraced and infamous, becomes so when the three worlds are utterly bereft of prosperity and vitality.
देवान् प्रति बलोद्योगं चक्रु र्दैतेयदानवाः । लोभाभिभूता निश्रीका दैत्याः सत्त्वविवर्जिताः
The Daityas and Dānavas, overcome by greed, lacking prosperity and vitality, prepared for battle against the gods.
श्रिया विहीनैर्निः सत्त्वैर्देवैश्चक्रु स्ततो रणम् । विजितास्त्रिदशा दैत्य रिन्द्राद्याः शरणां ययुः
Then, deprived of prosperity and vitality, the gods fought; the Daityas defeated the gods, and Indra and the others sought refuge.
पितामहं महाभागं हुताशनपुरोगमाः । यथावत् कथिते देवैर्ब्र ह्मा प्राह ततः सुरान्
The gods, led by Agni, approached the blessed Grandfather (Brahmā) and, as was proper, told him everything; then Brahmā spoke to the gods.
परापरेशं शरणां ब्रजध्वमसुरार्द्दनम् । उत्पत्तिस्थितिनाशानामहेतुं हेतुमीश्वरम्
Go to the Lord of all, the destroyer of the Asuras, the cause and ruler of creation, preservation, and destruction, who is the refuge of both the higher and lower worlds.
प्रजापतिपतिं विष्णुमनन्तमपराजितम् । प्रधानपुंसोरजयोः कारणं कार्य्य भूतयोः
Go to Viṣṇu, the infinite, unconquered Lord of the lords of creatures, the cause of both the unmanifest and manifest, and of all effects and causes.
प्रणतार्त्तिहरं विष्णुं स वः श्र यो विधास्यति । एवभुतवा सुरान् सर्व्वान् ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः । क्षीरोदस्योत्तरे तीरं तैरेव सहितो ययौ
Viṣṇu, who removes the distress of those who take refuge in him, will bestow welfare upon you; thus, the Grandfather of the worlds, Brahmā, together with all the gods, went to the northern shore of the Milk Ocean.
स गत्वा त्रिदशः सर्व्वैः समवेतः पितामहः । तुष्टाव वागुभिरिष्टाभिः परापरपतिं हरिम्
Having gone there with all the gods assembled, the Grandfather praised Hari, Lord of the higher and lower, with chosen words.
नमाम सर्व्व सर्व्वशमनन्तमजमव्ययम् । लोकधामधराधारमप्रकाशमभदिनम्
We bow to the all-pervading, all-peaceful, infinite, unborn, and imperishable one, the support of the worlds, the foundation of the earth, the unmanifest, the undivided.
नारायणमणीयांसमशेषाणानणीयसाम् । समस्तानां गरिष्ठं यदू भूरादीनां गरीयसाम्
To Nārāyaṇa, the subtlest among all that is subtle, the greatest among all that is great, greater than the earth and all else—we bow.
यत्र सर्व्व यतः सर्व्वमुत्पन्नं सतुपुरःसरम् । सर्व्वभूतश्च यो देवः पराणामपि यः परः
In whom all exists, from whom all has arisen, who is the foremost among beings, who is the god of all creatures, and who is beyond even the highest—
परः परस्मात् पुरुषात् परमात्मस्वरूपधृक् । योगिभिश्चिन्त्यते योऽसौ मुक्तिहेतुर्म्मुक्षुभिः
He who is beyond the supreme person, who embodies the supreme self, whom yogis contemplate, who is the cause of liberation for those who seek release—
सत्तादयो न सन्तीशे यत्र च प्राकृता गुणाः । स शुद्धः सर्व्वशुद्ध भ्यः पुमानाद्यः प्रसीदतु
In whom the natural qualities such as existence do not exist, who is pure, the most pure among all, the primeval person—may he be gracious to us.
कला - काष्ठा-निमेषादिकालसूत्रस्य गोचरे । यस्य शक्तिर्न शुद्धस्य प्रसीदतु स नो हरिः
May Hari, whose power is not subject to the measures of time such as kalā, kāṣṭhā, nimeṣa, and the like, who is pure, be gracious to us.