एतस्माद् अथ सर्वस्मात् ततो दशगुणात्मना । मेर्वादिद्रावणोत्केन ज्वालाजालेन मालिताम्
Beyond all this, and tenfold greater in essence, it is enveloped by a mass of blazing flames, capable of melting even Meru and other mountains.
एतस्माद् अथ सर्वस्मात् ततो दशगुणात्मना । मेर्वाद्य् अप्य् अचलनीकं नयता तृणपांसुवत्
Beyond all this, and tenfold greater in essence, it moves even the immovable Meru and others as easily as blades of grass or dust.
वहताद्रीन्द्रविस्फोटकारिदार्वाग्निहारिणा । निश्शून्यत्वाद् अशब्देन मरुता परितो वृताम्
Surrounded on all sides by wind, which, though capable of splitting mountains and carrying fire, remains silent due to its emptiness.
एतस्माद् अथ सर्वस्मात् ततो दशगुणात्मना । परितो वलितां व्योम्ना निश्शून्येनैकरूपिणा
Beyond all this, and tenfold greater in essence, it is encircled on all sides by the sky, which is empty and of a single nature.
अथ योजनलक्षाणां शतेन घनरूपिणा । व्याप्तां ब्रह्माण्डखण्डेन हैमेन रविपर्वणा
Then, with a hundred yojanas in extent, dense and solid, covered by a fragment of the cosmic egg, adorned with a golden solar crest.
इति जलधिमहाद्रिलोकपाल त्रिदशपुराम्बरभूतलप्रणीतम् । जगदुदरम् अवेक्ष्य मानुषी प्राग् भुवि निजमन्दिरकोटरं ददर्श
Thus, having observed the world—created by the ocean, great mountains, guardians of the quarters, cities of the gods, sky, and earth—she saw her own home’s chamber on the earth.
ततो ददृशतुस् सद्म स्वम् एव सिद्धयोषितौ । अदृश्ये एव लोकस्य मण्डपं ब्राह्मणास्पदम्
Then the two siddha women saw their own house, a pavilion invisible to the world, a seat of Brahman.
चिन्ताविधुरदासीकं बाष्पक्लिन्नाङ्गनामुखम् । विध्वस्तप्रायरचनं शीर्णपत्त्राम्बुजोपमम्
It was filled with anxious servants, faces of women wet with tears, its structure mostly ruined, resembling a lotus whose petals have withered.
नष्टोत्सवपुरप्रायम् अगस्त्यान्तम् इवार्णवम् । ग्रीष्मदग्धम् इवोद्यानं विद्युद्दग्धम् इव द्रुमम्
It was like a city whose festivals had vanished, like the ocean at the end of Agastya’s influence, like a garden scorched by summer, or a tree struck by lightning.
वातच्छिन्नम् इवाम्भोदं हिमदग्धम् इवाम्बुजम् । स्वल्पस्नेहदशं दीपम् इवालोकनखेददम्
It was like a cloud torn by wind, a lotus burned by frost, a lamp with little oil, causing distress to those who looked upon it.
आसन्नमृत्युतरुणान्तरवक्त्रकान्तिसंशीर्णजीर्णतरुपर्णवनोपमानम् । वृष्टिव्यपायपरिधूसरदेशरूक्षं जातं गृहेश्वरवियोगहतं गृहं तत्
That house, struck by the loss of its lord, had become like a forest of old trees whose leaves were withered by the fading radiance of faces near death, like a region made harsh by the retreat of rain, covered in dust.
अथ सा निर्मलज्ञानचिराभ्यासेन सुन्दरी । सम्पन्ना सत्यसङ्कल्पा सत्यकामा च देववत्
Then, through long practice of pure knowledge, that beautiful woman became endowed with true resolve and true desire, like a goddess.
चिन्तयाम् आस माम् एते देवीं चेमां स्वबान्धवाः । पश्यन्तु तावत् सामान्यललनारूपधारिणीम्
She thought, 'Let these relatives of mine see me now, appearing as an ordinary woman.'
ततो गृहजनस् तत्र स ददर्शाङ्गनाद्वयम् । लक्ष्मीगौर्योर् युगम् इव समुद्भासितमन्दिरम्
Then the household members there saw that pair of women, shining forth together like Lakshmi and Gauri in a radiant abode.
आपादं विविधाम्लानमालावलनसुन्दरम् । वसन्तलक्ष्म्योर् युगलम् इवामोदितकाननम्
From head to toe, the pair was adorned with various garlands, beautiful and fresh, like the joyful woodland of springtime goddesses.
सर्वौषधिवनग्रामं पूरयत् तं रसायनैः । शीतलाह्लादसुखदं चन्द्रद्वयम् इवोदितम्
They filled the entire village of medicinal plants with elixirs, giving coolness, delight, and comfort, like the rising of two moons.
लम्बालकलतालोललोचनालिविलोकितैः । किरत् कुवलयोन्मिश्रमालतीकुसुमोत्करान्
With glances from their long, waving, vine-like hair and restless eyes, they scattered clusters of jasmine flowers mixed with blue lotuses.
द्रुतहेमरसापूर्णसरित्सरणहारिणा । देहप्रभाप्रभावेन कनकीकृतकाननम्
With the radiance of their bodies, flowing like rivers filled with molten gold, they made the forest shine as if it were turned to gold.
सहजाया वपुर् लक्ष्म्या लीलादोलाविलासिना । तरतेव तरङ्गाढ्यनिजलावण्यवारिधेः
With natural grace and playful beauty, Lakshmi’s form seemed to cross the waves of her own ocean of loveliness.
विलोलबाहुलतिकायुगेनारुणपाणिना । प्रकिरद् वा नवं हैमकल्पवृक्षलतावनम्
With arms moving like vines and hands glowing red, she seemed to scatter a new golden forest of wish-fulfilling trees.
पादैर् अमृदिताम्लानपुष्पपल्लवकोमलैः । फुल्लाब्जदलमालाभैर् अस्पृशद्भूतलं पुनः
With feet soft as tender flower buds and fresh leaves, untouched by the ground, resembling garlands of blooming lotus petals, she again walked.
तालीतमालषण्डानां शुष्कानां शशिरोचिषाम् । आलोकनामृतासेकैर् जनयद् बालपल्लवान्
By the nectar of her gaze, she brought forth young shoots among the groves of dried palm and tamala trees, whose moonlike radiance had faded.
नमो ऽस्तु वनदेवीभ्याम् इत्य् उक्त्वा कुसुमाञ्जलिम् । तत्याज ज्येष्ठशर्माथ सार्धं गृहजनेन सः
Having spoken, 'Salutations to the forest goddesses,' and offering a handful of flowers, Jyeshtha Sharma then departed together with his household.
पपात पादयोर् देव्योस् तयोस् सकुसुमाञ्जलिः । प्रालेयशीकरासारः पद्मिन्या इव पद्मयोः
He placed the flower offering at the feet of those goddesses, like a shower of icy dew upon the lotuses of a lotus pond.
जयतं वनदेव्यौ नो दुःखनाशार्थम् आगते । प्रायः परपरित्राणम् एव कर्म निजं सताम्
May the forest goddesses be victorious, who have come to remove our suffering; for the noble, their own action is mostly for the protection of others.
देव्याव् अभवतां स्निग्धाव् इह ब्राह्मणदम्पती । सर्वातिथी कुलकरौ स्तम्भभूतौ द्विजस्थितेः
The goddesses became affectionate here toward the Brahmin couple, pillars of their lineage, hosts to all guests, and the foundation of the twice-born community.
ताव् अद्य गृहम् उत्सृज्य सपुत्रपशुबान्धवम् । स्वर्गं गतौ नः पितरौ तेन शून्यं जगत्त्रयम्
Today, our parents have left the house, along with sons, cattle, and kin, and gone to heaven; thus, the three worlds are empty for us.
पक्षिणो वृक्षम् आरुह्य विक्षिपन्तः प्रतिक्षणम् । गृहे शून्ये मृताव् उत्काश् शोचन्ति मधुरस्वनैः
Birds, perched upon the tree, scatter about every moment; in the empty house, grieving for the dead, they lament with sweet voices.
गुहा घुरघुरारावप्रलापकलनाकुला । सरित्स्थूलाश्रुधाराभिः परिरोदिति पर्वतः
The mountain wails, overwhelmed by the confused, rumbling echoes from its caves, and by the thick streams of tears flowing down like rivers.
निर्झराक्रन्दहारिण्यो मुक्ताम्बरपयोधराः । तप्तनिश्श्वासविध्वस्ताः परं कार्श्यम् इता दिशः
The waterfalls, their garments loosened and breasts exposed, cry out as they collapse, their hot sighs scattering them, and they wander in utter emaciation in all directions.