देह एष धनं चेदं कर्मेदं पूर्वम् ईदृशम् । आवां विवाहिताव् एवम् एवं नामैकतां गतौ
'This is the body, this is the wealth, this is the action that was done before; we two were married thus, and thus attained oneness in name.'
एतयोश् चापि जनता याता तत्रैव सत्यताम् । तथैवात्रास्ति दृष्टान्तः प्रत्यक्षस् स्वप्नवेदनम्
And the people of these two also became real there itself; likewise, here is the example—directly evident—of dream experience.
इत्य् एवंभावया लीले लीलयाहम् अथार्चिता । माहं स्यां विधवेत्य् एवं वरो दत्तो मयाप्य् असौ
Thus, in this play of such nature, I was worshipped in play; 'May I not be a widow'—with this thought, I too gave him as my chosen husband.
इत्य् अर्थीव मृता पूर्वम् एषेह खलु बालिका । भवतां चेतनांशानाम् अहं चेतनधर्मिणी
As if seeking this, this girl was previously dead; here, indeed, I am the conscious principle among your conscious portions.
कुलदेवी सदा पूज्याप्य् अत एतत् करोम्य् अहम् । अथास्या जीवको देहात् प्राणमारुतरूपधृत्
The family goddess is always to be worshipped; thus I perform this. Then, her vital force, taking the form of the breath of life, departs from the body.
मनसा वलितः प्राप्तो मुखाग्रं त्यक्तदेहकः । ततो मरणमूर्छान्ते गृहे ऽस्मिन्न् एव चैतया । बुद्धो भावित आकारो दृष्टो जीवात्मना ततः
Directed by the mind, it reaches the tip of the mouth, leaving the body behind. Then, at the end of the faintness of death, in this very house, she awakens; her consciousness, shaped by reflection, is seen by the living soul.
सम्पन्नैषा हरिणनयना पूर्णचन्द्राननश्रीर् मानोन्नद्धा दयितवलिता कान्तम् आभोक्तुकामा । पूर्वस्मृत्या सरभसमुखी संयतान्तस्स्वभावा स्वप्नस्थेव प्रकृतविभवा पद्मिनीवोदितेव
She is accomplished, with eyes like a deer, radiant with the beauty of a full moon face, proud and beloved, desiring to enjoy her beloved; with previous memories, eager-faced, her inner nature restrained, possessing her original splendor, like a lotus blossoming.
अथ लब्धवरा देहेनानेनैव महीपतिम् । पतिं प्राप्तुं प्रयाम्य् एषा नभोमार्गेण विष्टपम्
Now, having obtained her boon, with this very body, she goes to the king, seeking to attain her husband, traveling by the path of the sky to the heavenly realm.
इति सञ्चिन्त्य सानन्दम् उद्दाममकरध्वजा । पुप्लुवे पेशलाकारा पक्षिणीव नभस्तले
Thinking thus, joyfully, with the banner of the great makara raised high, she soared, graceful in form, like a bird in the sky.
कुमारी तत्र सा प्राप ज्ञप्त्यैव प्रहितां हिताम् । स्वसङ्कल्पमहादर्शात् पुरतो निर्गताम् इव
There, the maiden received a message sent for her welfare, as if emerging before her from the great mirror of her own resolve.
दुहितास्मि सखि ज्ञप्ते स्वागतं ते ऽस्तु सुन्दरि । प्रतीक्षमाणा त्वाम् एव स्थितास्मीह नभःपथे
I am your daughter, friend Jnapti; welcome to you, beautiful one. Awaiting only you, I have remained here on the path of the sky.
देवि भर्तृसमीपं मां नय नीरजलोचने । महतां दर्शनं यस्मान् न कदाचन निष्फलम्
O goddess with water-like eyes, lead me to my husband; for the sight of the great is never fruitless.
एहि तत्रैव गच्छाव इत्य् उक्त्वा सा कुमारिका । पुरस् तस्यास् स्थिता व्योम्नि मार्गदर्शनतत्परा
Saying, 'Let us go there,' the maiden, intent on showing the path, stood before her in the sky.
ततस् तदनुयाता सा प्राप कोटरम् अम्बरम् । निर्मलं करवालाङ्गं यथा लक्षणलेखिका
Following her, she reached a hollow in the atmosphere, clear and shining like a flawless hand or a well-drawn line.
मेघमार्गम् अथोल्लङ्घ्य वातस्कन्धान्तरोत्थिता । सूर्यमार्गाद् अतिगता तारामार्गमहीम् इता
Then, crossing the path of clouds, rising through the currents of wind, she surpassed the course of the sun and entered the realm of stars.
वाय्विन्द्रसुरसिद्धानां लोकान् उल्लङ्घ्य लाघवात् । ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेशानां प्राप ब्रह्माण्डकर्परम्
Swiftly passing through the worlds of wind, Indra, gods, and siddhas, she reached the outer shell of the universe belonging to Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva.
हिमशैत्यं यथान्तस्स्थं कुम्भभित्तेर् बहिर् भवेत् । तथा सङ्कल्पसिद्धा सा ब्रह्माण्डान् निर्गता बहिः
Just as the cold inside a pot may be felt outside its wall, so she, accomplished by her resolve, emerged outside the universes.
स्वचित्तमात्रदेहैषा स्वसङ्कल्पप्रभावजम् । अन्तरे वानुभवति किलैवं नाम विभ्रमम्
She experiences this bewilderment within, arising solely from the bodies created by her own mind and the radiance of her own intention.
ततो ब्रह्माण्डपारस्थाञ् जलाद्यावरणान् नव । समुल्लङ्घ्य पुरः प्राप महाचिद्गगनान्तरम्
Then, crossing the nine coverings—water and others—beyond the universe, she reached the expanse of the great consciousness-sky.
अदृष्टपारपर्यन्तम् अतिवेगेन धावता । सर्वतो गरुडेनापि कल्पकोटिशतैर् अपि
With extreme speed, she ran through an expanse whose limits and end were unseen, surpassing even Garuda in every direction, and even in hundreds of millions of aeons.
तत्र ब्रह्माण्डलक्षाणि सन्त्य् असङ्ख्यानि भूरिशः । अन्योऽन्यं तान्य् अदृष्टानि फलानीव महावने
There, countless millions of cosmic eggs exist in abundance, each unseen by the others, like fruits in a vast forest.
तत्रैकस्मिन् पुरस्संस्थे विततावरणान्विते । वेधयित्वा विवेशान्तर् वदनं क्रिमिको यथा
Within one of them, situated in a city surrounded by expansive boundaries, she entered inside after piercing through, just as a worm enters the interior of a fruit.
पुनर् ब्रह्मेन्द्रविष्ण्वादि लोकान् उल्लङ्घ्य भासुरान् । सा महीमण्डलं श्रीमत् प्राप तारापथाद् अधः
Then, surpassing the radiant realms of Brahma, Indra, Vishnu, and others, she reached the splendid earth-circle below the path of the stars.
तत्र तन् मण्डलं प्राप्य तत्पुरं तं च मण्डपम् । प्रविश्य पुष्पगुप्तस्य शवस्य निकटे स्थिता
Arriving at that circle, entering its city and pavilion, she stood near the corpse of Pushpagupta.
एतस्मिन्न् अन्तरे सात्र न ददर्श कुमारिकाम् । मायाम् इव परिज्ञातां क्वापि यातां वरानना
Meanwhile, she did not see the maiden there; the beautiful-faced girl, recognized as Maya, had gone somewhere.
मुखम् आलोक्य सा तस्य स्वभर्तुश् शवरूपिनः । इदं बुद्धवती सत्यं प्रतिभावशतस् स्वतः
Looking at the face of her husband, who lay in the form of a corpse, she realized with certainty, through her own insight, the truth of the situation.
अयं स भर्ता संग्रामे निहतो मम सिन्धुना । वीरलोकान् इमान् प्राप्य क्षणं शेते यथासुखम्
This is my husband, slain in battle by Sindhu; having attained these worlds of heroes, he now rests for a moment in comfort.
अहं देव्याः प्रसादेन सशरीरैनम् ईदृशम् । इह प्राप्तवती धन्या मदन्या नास्ति काचन
By the grace of the goddess, I have reached him here in this form; blessed am I, for there is no one else like me.
इति सञ्चिन्त्य सा हस्ते गृहीत्वा चारुचामरम् । वीजयाम् आस चान्द्रेण तं द्यौर् वावनिमण्डलम्
Thinking thus, she took the beautiful fan in her hand and began to fan him, as the sky fans the moon with its circle of clouds.
ते भृत्यास् ताश् च वा दास्यस् स राजा वा प्रबुद्धवान् । वक्ष्यन्ति वदतां देवि किं कयेव कथं धिया
Those servants, those maidens, and that awakened king will speak, O goddess, asking: 'Who are you, and by what means, and with what intention?'