क्वचिद् अक्षयमत्ताभ्रẖ क्वचिद् दुर्लभवारिदः । क्वचिद् गर्भगुहाश्वभ्रगहनोपान्तमण्डलः
In some places, there are inexhaustible, intoxicated clouds; in others, rare and precious rain; elsewhere, circles near the dense caves of mountain wombs.
क्वचित् क्षुद्रजनाक्षेपसमुत्सादितभूतभूः । क्वचिद् वास्तव्यजनतासौन्दर्यजितविष्टपः
Some regions are disturbed by the tumult of lowly people, driving away all beings; elsewhere, the world is conquered by the beauty of its noble inhabitants.
क्वचिन् नित्यं वहद्वाताज्ञातस्थावरजङ्गमः । क्वचिन् महामरुमरुन्मत्तभाङ्कारभीषणः
In some places, the wind always blows, making the presence of moving and unmoving beings unknown; elsewhere, the dreadful roar of the great desert wind rages madly.
क्वचित् क्वणत्कमलिनीमत्तसारसभूषणः । क्वचित् सलिलकल्लोलजलदोल्लासघर्घरः
Some places are adorned by the humming of intoxicated swans among blooming lotuses; elsewhere, the shores resound with the roaring of waves and the tumult of water.
क्वचिन् मत्ताप्सरोदोलाविलासजनितस्मरः । क्वचित् पिशाचकुम्भाण्डचेष्टिताविष्टदिक्तटः
In some places, the playful swings of intoxicated celestial nymphs awaken desire; elsewhere, the shores are seized by the antics of ghouls and demons.
क्वचिद् विद्याधरीसिद्धगीतनृत्तलसत्तटः । क्वचिद् उद्वर्षदम्भोदसरिद्वाहलुठत्तटः
Some shores are alive with the songs and dances of accomplished vidyādharīs and siddhas; elsewhere, the banks are churned by the surging floods of rising rivers.
क्वचित् सततगानीतनीतनानाभ्रसत्पटः । क्वचित् कमलिनीकोशचक्रस्थध्यानिमण्डलः
Some places are always covered with the veils of clouds, filled with continuous singing and music; elsewhere, circles of meditation are established within the whorls of lotus buds.
क्वचित् सर्वाङ्गनासिद्धसुन्दरीदत्तमण्डनः । क्वचित् तपद्दिनकरजनिताचारसुन्दरः
In some places, the ornaments are gifts from perfectly beautiful women; elsewhere, the customs are made lovely by the austerities of the blazing sun.
क्वचिन् नैशतमोगेहनृत्तोन्मत्तनिशाचरः । क्वचिद् उत्पतदुत्पाततया नश्यज्जनावनिः
In some places, night-dwelling demons, crazed by the darkness of night, dance wildly; elsewhere, the land is destroyed by sudden calamities.
क्वचित् सौराज्यसम्पत्त्या प्रोद्भवत्पुरमण्डलः । क्वचिद् अत्यन्तनिश्शून्यẖ क्वचिज् जनपदावृतः
In some places, the city districts flourish with the wealth of imperial rule; elsewhere, they are utterly desolate, and in some places, crowded with people.
क्वचिच् छुभ्राभ्रगम्भीरẖ क्वचित् पातालभीषणः । क्वचिद् बृहत्कल्पतरुẖ क्वचिन् निर्जलजङ्गलः
Some regions are deep and bright as white clouds; others are fearsome as the underworld; in some places, great wish-fulfilling trees grow, while elsewhere, there are waterless deserts.
क्वचिन् महाकरिकुलः क्वचिन् मत्तहरिव्रजः । क्वचिन् निर्भूतसूद्यानẖ क्वचिद् उन्मत्तराक्षसः
In some places, there are great flocks of cranes; in others, herds of intoxicated lions; some places are deserted gardens, and elsewhere, mad demons roam.
क्वचित् करञ्जगहनẖ क्वचित् सर्वर्तुकाननः । क्वचिद् व्योमोपमसराẖ क्वचिद् दीर्घमरुस्थलः
Some places are dense with karanja trees; others are forests of all seasons; some are lakes as vast as the sky, and elsewhere, there are long stretches of desert.
शिखरेषु शिलास् तस्य सामान्याचलसन्निभाः । सन्ति सुस्थितकल्पाभ्रा रत्नमय्यो ऽम्बरामलाः
On its peaks, there are rocks resembling ordinary mountains; there are also clouds, firmly established, pure as the sky and made of jewels.
क्षीरोदजार्कगौरीणां वातस्कन्धौकसाम् अपि । विश्राम्यन्त्य् अनिशं यासु हरयो हारियोनयः
On those clouds, white as the moon or churned milk, the wind-dwelling monkeys, the Hari clan, rest constantly, their bodies shining.
तासाम् उत्तरदिग्भागे पूर्वशृङ्गशिलोदरे । निवसाम्य् अहम् अक्षीणवज्रसारसमत्वचि
In the northern direction of those clouds, within the cave of the eastern peak, I dwell, my body as enduring as unbroken diamond.
विधिना तत्र बद्धास्मि नद्धास्म्य् उपलयन्त्रकैः । अत्रासङ्ख्या मुने याता मन्ये युगगणा मम
By fate I am bound there, fastened by stone restraints; O sage, I think countless ages have passed for me in that place.
न केवलम् अहं बद्धा यावद् भर्तापि तत्र मे । बद्धस् सायन्तने पद्मकुट्मले षट्पदो यथा
Not only am I bound there, but even my husband is likewise bound—like a bee caught in the petals of a lotus at dusk.
तेन सार्धं मया भर्त्रा शिलाकोटरसङ्कटम् । अनुभूतं चिरं कालम् अत्र वर्षगणा गताः
Together with my husband, I endured the hardship of that rocky hollow for a long time; many years have passed there.
अद्याप्य् आत्मैकदोषेण न हि मोक्षं लभावहे । चिरं तत्रैव तिष्ठावस् तथैवाबद्धभावनौ
Even now, due to my own single fault, I have not attained liberation; we have remained there for a long time, holding the same sense of bondage.
पाषाणसङ्कटे तस्मिन् बद्धाव् आवां न केवलम् । बद्धो यावद् अशेषेण परिवारो ऽपि तत्र नः
In that rocky confinement, not only are we two bound, but our entire household is also completely bound there.
पुराणḫ पुरुषो वृद्धो द्विजस् तत्रास्ति मे पतिः । एकस्थानान् न चलति जीवत्य् अब्दशतान्य् असौ
My husband there is an ancient man, aged, a twice-born; he does not move from one place and has lived for hundreds of years.
आ बाल्याद् ब्रह्मचारी च श्रोत्रियḫ पाठको ऽलसः । एकान्त एक एवास्ते ऽजिह्मवृत्तिर् अचापलः
From childhood he has been a celibate student, learned in the Vedas, indolent; he dwells alone, always upright in conduct and free from restlessness.
अहं व्यसनिनी भार्या तस्य वेद्यविदां वर । न निमेषं समर्थास्मि तं विना देहधारणे
I am his wife, addicted to suffering, O best of those who know the altar; I am not able to sustain my body for even a moment without him.
शृणु तेन कथं ब्रह्मन् भार्याहं समुपार्जिता । कथं वृद्धिम् अयं यातस् स्नेहो ऽस्माकम् अकृत्रिमः
Listen, O Brahmin, to how I became his wife, and how this genuine affection between us has grown.
तेन जातेन मद्भर्त्रा बालेनैव सता पुरा । किञ्चिज्ज्ञेन सतैकेन तिष्ठतात्मालये ऽमले
By him, my husband, who was born and was but a child then—possessing only a little knowledge—dwelling alone in his pure abode,
श्रोत्रियत्वानुरूपेह जाया मे जन्मशालिनी । कुतस् सम्भवतीत्य् एव निर्णीय चिरचिन्तया
He long pondered, considering with care, how a wife befitting a learned one, endowed with noble birth, might come to be.
स्वयम् एवानवद्याङ्गी तेन तामरसेक्षणा । उत्पादितास्मि नाथेन ज्योत्स्नेव शशिनामला
Then, by his own will, that faultless-limbed, lotus-eyed lord brought me forth, as the spotless moon brings forth its light.
मनसा मानसी भार्या मन्दारोदरसुन्दरी । ततो वृद्धिं प्रयातास्मि वसन्त इव मञ्जरी
As a creation of his mind, I became his mental consort, lovely as Mandāra’s slender waist; from there I grew, like a blossom in spring.
सहजाम्बरसञ्छन्ना भूतानां चित्तहारिणी । पूर्णेन्दुबिम्बवदना द्यौर् इवामलतारका
Clad in my innate radiance, enchanting the minds of beings, with a face like the full moon’s disk, I shone like the sky adorned with pure stars.