एक एवास्ति सुमहांस् तत्र राजा महाद्युतिः । सर्वकृत् सर्वगस् सर्वस् स च तूष्णीं व्यवस्थितः
There exists only one, supremely great king of immense splendor, who is the doer of all, present everywhere, everything, and yet remains silent.
तेन सङ्कल्पितो मन्त्री सर्वसम्मन्त्रणोन्मुखः । अघटं घटयत्य् आशु घटं विघटयत्य् अलम्
By his will, a minister is conceived, ever intent on all deliberations; he swiftly accomplishes the impossible and effortlessly undoes the possible.
भोक्तुं किञ्चिन् न शक्नोति न च जानाति किञ्चन । राजार्थं केवलं सर्वं करोत्य् अज्ञो ऽपि सन् सदा
He cannot enjoy anything, nor does he know anything; yet, though ignorant, he always does everything solely for the king.
स एव सर्वकार्यैककर्ता तस्य महीपतेः । राजा केवलम् एकान्ते स्वस्थ एवावतिष्ठते
He alone is the sole doer of all actions for that king; the king remains quietly established in himself, apart.
आधिव्याधिविनिर्मुक्तः कस् स देशो महाद्युतिः । कथम् आसाद्यते वापि केन वाधिगतः प्रभो
Who is that land, radiant and free from affliction and disease? How is it attained, or by whom has it been reached, O Lord?
कस् स तादृग्विधो मन्त्री राजा वापि महाबलः । हेलालूनजगज्जालैर् यो ऽस्माभिर् अपि नो जितः
Who is that kind of minister, or king of great strength, who, even with the tangled webs of the world tossed about playfully, has not been conquered by us?
अपूर्वम् एतद् आख्यानं ममामरभयप्रद । कथयापनयास्मान् मे हृद्व्योम्नस् संशयाम्बुदम्
This account is unprecedented, bestowing fearlessness upon me; by telling it, dispel for me the cloud of doubt in the sky of my heart.
स तत्र मन्त्री भगवान् देवासुरगणैस् सुत । समेतैर् लक्षगुणितैर् अपि नाक्रम्यते मनाक्
There, the minister is the Blessed One, son of the hosts of gods and demons; even when united with hundreds of thousands, he is not overcome in the least.
नासौ सहस्रनयनो न यमो न धनेश्वरः । नामरो नासुरो वापि यदि पुत्रक जीयते
He is not Indra with a thousand eyes, nor Yama, nor the lord of wealth; he is neither mortal nor demon, nor, my child, is he ever defeated.
तत्रासिमुसुलप्रासवज्रचक्रगदादयः । हेतयः कुण्ठतां यान्ति दृषदीवोत्पलाहतिः
There, swords, maces, spears, thunderbolts, discs, clubs, and other weapons become blunt, like lotus blows upon stone.
गम्यो ऽसौ नास्त्रशस्त्राणां न भटोत्कटकर्मणाम् । तेन देवासुरास् सर्वे सर्वदैव वशीकृताः
He cannot be reached by weapons or missiles, nor by the fierce deeds of warriors; thus, all gods and demons are always brought under his control.
अविष्णुनापि तेनैव हिरण्याक्षादयो ऽसुराः । पातिताः कल्पवातेन मेरुकल्पद्रुमा इव
Even without Viṣṇu, those very asuras like Hiraṇyākṣa were cast down by the wind of the age, just as wish-fulfilling trees on Mount Meru are felled.
नारायणादयो देवा अपि सर्वावबोधिनः । तेनाक्रम्य यथाकामम् अवटेषु निवेशिताः
Even gods such as Nārāyaṇa, fully awakened, were subdued by him and placed wherever he wished, in the hollows.
तत्प्रसादेन साटोपं पञ्चमात्रशरस् स्मरः । त्रैलोक्यम् इदम् आक्रम्य सम्राड् इव विवल्गति
By his grace, the god of love, armed with five arrows and full of pride, roams through the three worlds like a sovereign.
सुरासुरौघगर्ह्यो ऽपि गुणहीनो ऽपि दुर्मतिः । दुराकृतिर् अपि क्रोधस् तत्प्रसादेन जृम्भते
Even one despised by crowds of gods and demons, lacking virtue, of poor understanding, and ugly form, finds his anger swelling by that grace.
देवासुरसमूहानां सङ्गरो यत् पुनः पुनः । तद् एतत् क्रीडनं तस्य मन्त्रिणो मन्त्रशालिनः
The repeated battles among groups of gods and demons are merely the play of that minister, skilled in mantras.
स मन्त्री केवलं पुत्र तेनैव प्रभुणा यदि । जीयते तत् सुजेयो ऽसाव् अन्यथा त्व् अचलाचलः
That minister alone, O son, is victorious if supported by that lord; otherwise, he is immovable like a mountain.
तस्यैव तत्प्रभोः काले जेतुं तं मन्त्रिणं निजम् । इच्छा सञ्जायते तेन जीयते ऽसाव् अयत्नतः
At the time of that lord, the wish arises to conquer his own minister; by that, he is easily overcome.
त्रैलोक्यवलनामल्लम् उल्लासितजगत्त्रयम् । जेतुं चेद् अस्ति ते शक्तिस् तत् पराक्रमवान् असि
If you have the strength to defeat the wrestler who shakes the three worlds and delights all creation, then you are truly mighty.
तस्मिन्न् अभ्युदिते सूर्ये त्रैलोक्यकमलाकराः । इमे विकासम् आयान्ति विलीयन्ते लयं गते
When that sun rises, the lotuses of the three worlds unfold; when it sets, they close and dissolve.
तम् एकम् एकया बुद्ध्या व्यामोहपरिहीनया । यदि जेतुं समर्थो ऽसि धीरस् तद् असि सुव्रत
If, with a single, undeluded mind, you are able to conquer that one, O steadfast one, then you are truly virtuous.
तस्मिञ् जिते जिता लोका भवन्त्य् अविजिता अपि । अजिते त्व् अजिता एते चिरकालजिता अपि
When that is conquered, all worlds are conquered, even if unconquered; but if it is not conquered, these remain unconquered, even if long ago subdued.
तस्माद् अनन्तसिद्ध्यर्थं शाश्वताय सुखाय च । तज्जये यत्नम् आतिष्ठ कष्टयापि हि चेष्टया
Therefore, for the sake of infinite accomplishment and eternal happiness, make effort to conquer that, even with great difficulty.
ससुरम् असुरनागयक्षयुक्तं सनरमहोरगकिन्नरं समेतम् । त्रिजगद् अपि वशीकृतं समन्ताद् अतिबलिना ननु हेलयैव तेन
Indeed, by that exceedingly powerful one, the three worlds—together with gods, asuras, nāgas, yakṣas, humans, great serpents, and kinnaras—are effortlessly brought under control.
केनोपायेन बलवान् स तात परिजीयते । को ऽसौ वेति महावीर्य सर्वं प्रकथयाशु मे
By what means, O father, is that powerful one overcome? Who is he? Tell me everything swiftly, O mighty one.
मन्त्रिणस् तस्य तनय नित्याजेयस्थितेर् अपि । शृणु वच्मि सुसाधत्वं येनासौ परिजीयते
O son, listen: though his position is always unconquerable, I will tell you the means by which he is easily overcome.
पुत्र युक्त्या गृहीतो ऽसौ क्षणाद् आयाति वश्यताम् । युक्तिं विना दहत्य् एष आशीविष इवोद्धतः
O son, if seized by strategy, he is subdued in an instant; without strategy, he burns like a furious serpent.
बालवल् लालयित्वैनं युक्त्या नियमयन्ति ये । राजानं तं समालोक्य पदम् आसादयन्ति ते
Those who, like a child, gently nurture and skillfully restrain him—seeing that king, they attain the supreme state.
दृष्टे तस्मिन् महीपाले स मन्त्री वशम् एति वः । तस्मिंश् च मन्त्रिण्य् आक्रान्ते स राजा दृश्यते पुनः
When that sovereign is perceived, the minister comes under your control; and when the minister is subdued, the king is seen again.
यावन् न दृष्टो राजासौ तावन् मन्त्री न जीयते । मन्त्री च यावन् न जितस् तावद् राजा न दृश्यते
As long as the king is not seen, the minister cannot be conquered; and as long as the minister is not subdued, the king is not perceived.