भ्रमद्भिः पुष्पपत्त्रौघैर् मन्दवातविलासिभिः । वर्धमानैर् वृतस्कन्धं शुभ्राभ्रैर् इव भूधरम्
Encircled by drifting showers of petals, playing gently in the breeze, it grew, like a mountain surrounded by shining white clouds.
मातङ्गघटघृष्टेन जानुस्तम्भेन पीठिना । आभोगिना बद्धपदं तटेनेव महाचलम्
With its base pressed by the knees and broad backs of elephants rubbing against it, it stood firm, like a great mountain held fast by its own slopes.
विचित्रवर्णपक्षाणां स्कन्धकोटरचारिणाम् । वृतं खगानां वृन्देन भूतानाम् इव शृङ्गिणम्
Filled with flocks of birds of many-colored wings, moving through the hollows of its branches, it was like a horned mountain crowded with various beings.
स्तबकाङ्गुलिजालेन लोलेनाभिनयक्रियाम् । दिशन्तम् इव वल्लीनां प्रनृत्तानां वनानिलैः
With the restless network of its clustered twigs, it seemed to gesture, as if the forest winds made the dancing vines perform.
कश्चिद् एव निराशो मे नार्थी चापैति तुष्टितः । नृत्यन्तम् इव पुष्पाढ्यैर् लतावलयवल्गनैः
Only one who is free from desire departs content; it appeared to dance, with garlands of flowers swaying like circling vines.
लताकान्तैककान्तत्वाच् छृङ्गाररसनिर्भरम् । काकल्येव प्रगायन्तं मत्तालिजननिस्स्वनैः
Because it was beloved only by the vines, it overflowed with the flavor of love, as if singing melodiously with the calls of intoxicated bees.
आराद् उन्मुक्तकुसुमं सिद्धानां व्योमचारिणाम् । स्वागतानीव कुर्वाणं कोकिलालिकुलारवैः
From afar, with its newly blossomed flowers, it welcomed the sky-traveling siddhas, as if greeting them with the cries of cuckoos and swarms of bees.
फलपुष्पलतोल्लासम् औन्नत्यं च महीरुहाम् । विहसन्तम् इवाच्छाभिः पुष्पकुट्मलदीप्तिभिः
The trees, with their fruits and blossoming flowers, seemed to rejoice in their abundance, as if laughing with the bright radiance of their buds and blooms.
पारिजातम् इवाजेतुम् ऊर्ध्वगैस् स्कन्धमण्डलैः । व्योमान्तर् अभिधावन्तम् अलम् उद्धुरकन्धरम्
Like a pārijāta tree striving to ascend, its branches and clusters reaching upward, it appeared to rush into the sky, its trunk boldly rising high.
मध्यभागस्फुरद्भृङ्गैस् स्तबकैर् घनपक्ष्मभिः । सहस्राक्षत्वम् अतुलैर् जेतुम् ऐन्द्रम् इवोद्यतम्
With swarms of bees humming in its midst, and dense clusters of thick-petaled flowers, it seemed poised to rival Indra himself with its incomparable thousand-eyed splendor.
कचत्कुसुमगुच्छाच्छफणामणिगणावृतम् । पातालाद् उत्थितं शेषम् इव व्योमदिदृक्षया
Adorned with clusters of shining flowers like the jeweled hoods of serpents, it rose from the earth like the serpent Śeṣa himself, eager to behold the sky.
रजसोद्धूलिताकारं द्वितीयम् इव शङ्करम् । छायया फलशालिन्या समस्तमुनिशङ्करम्
Its form, dust-laden, appeared like a second Śaṅkara; with its fruit-laden shade, it seemed to inspire awe in all the sages, just as Śaṅkara does.
निबिडदलनिबद्धभित्तिभागैः कुसुमलतानवमण्डपैर् उपेतम् । पुरम् इव गगने कदम्बवृक्षं खगकुलनागरसङ्कटं ददर्श
With dense, leafy branches forming natural walls, and flower-laden creepers creating pavilions, he saw the kadamba tree standing like a city in the sky, crowded with flocks of birds as if they were its citizens.
तम् अथासौ महाबुद्धिः फलपल्लवशालिनम् । आनन्दमन्थरमनाः पुष्परूपाचलोपमम्
Then that wise one, his mind slowed by joy, beheld the tree rich with fruits and tender leaves, resembling a mountain of blossoms.
कदम्बं रोदसीस्तम्भम् आरुरोह वनस्थितम् । एकार्णवगतं शौरिः कल्पवृक्षम् इवोन्नतम्
He climbed the kadamba tree, pillar of the forest, standing on the earth, just as Viṣṇu ascended the wish-fulfilling tree rising alone from the ocean.
तत्रासौ व्योमलग्नायाश् शाखायाः प्रान्तपल्लवे । विवेशाधिगताकाशम् ऐडूकप्रान्तबुद्धवत्
There, at the tip of a branch reaching into the sky, she entered the open space, like the mind of a monkey at the end of a branch.
अथोपविश्य मृदुनि नवपल्लवविष्टरे । क्षणम् आलोकितास् तेन दिशः कौतुकमन्थरम्
Then, sitting down on the soft, fresh bed of new leaves, she slowly gazed in wonder at the directions around her for a moment.
सरिदेकावलीरम्याश् शैलेन्द्रस्तनकुट्मलाः । निर्मलाकाशकवरा लोलनीलाम्बुदालकाः
She saw rows of rivers adorned with lovely banks, mountain peaks like the breasts of great hills, clear skies covered with clouds, and blue lotuses swaying gently.
नीलशाद्वलवसनाः पुष्पगौरवनाङ्गिकाः । गृहीतसागरापूर्णकलशाः पुरभूषणाः
Clad in blue-green grass, with limbs pale as flowers, bearing pitchers filled with the ocean's water, they adorned the city.
धृतप्रफुल्लपद्मिन्यस् सुगन्धिमुखमारुताः । ग्रामघुङ्घुमकाकल्यो निर्झरारवनूपुराः
Holding blossoming lotuses, with fragrant breezes for faces, the villages hummed with the calls of crows, and the waterfalls resounded like anklets.
द्युमूर्धानो महीपादा वनालीरोमराजयः । जङ्गलोरुनितम्बिन्यश् चन्द्रार्ककृतकुण्डलाः
With the sky as their crown and the earth as their feet, the forests formed their lines of hair, the wilds their broad hips, and the moon and sun their earrings.
शालिसञ्चारकेदारचन्दनस्थासकाङ्किताः । शिखरोरसिजालग्नहिमशुभ्राम्बुदांशुकाः
Marked by rice fields and sandalwood groves, their peaks draped in the white garments of snow and clouds.
महार्णवपयःपूरनवमण्डनदर्पणाः । वृक्षौघघर्मपुलका भुवनान्तःपुरान्तराः
Mirroring the fresh adornment of the ocean's waters, their forests bristling with trees, they were the inner chambers of the world.
आर्तवस्नानधारिण्यो लग्नसूर्यांशुकुङ्कुमाः । विचित्रकुसुमोपेताश् चन्द्रांशुसितचन्दनाः
They wore garments washed in the waters of spring, adorned with the saffron rays of the sun, decorated with various flowers, and smeared with sandalwood as pale as moonlight.
गगनतललतादलोपविष्टः प्रसृतवनावलिवारिवाहवेषाः । त्रिभुवनवनिता ददर्श हृष्टः कुसुमनिरन्तरमण्डिता दशाशाः
Seated on the broad leaf of a creeper in the sky, surrounded by streams of forest vines and breezes, he joyfully beheld the women of the three worlds, each direction adorned continuously with flowers.
ततः प्रभृति तत्रासौ प्रसिद्धस् तापसाश्रमे । कदम्बदाशूर इति शूरस् तपसि दारुणे
From that time onward, he became renowned in that hermitage of ascetics as Kadamba Dāśūra, a hero steadfast in severe austerity.
तस्मिंल् लतादले स्थित्वा विलोक्य ककुभः क्षणम् । दृढं पद्मासनं बद्ध्वा दिग्भ्यः प्रत्याहृतात्मना
There, seated upon the leaf of a creeper, he gazed at the quarters for a moment, then firmly assumed the lotus posture, withdrawing his mind from all directions.
अज्ञातपरमार्थेन क्रियामात्रे च तिष्ठता । फलकार्पण्ययुक्तेन मनसा सो ऽकरोन् मखम्
Unaware of the highest truth and engaged only in ritual, with a mind devoted to offering the fruits of action, he performed a sacrifice.
नभोगतलतापत्त्रसंस्थितेन वनान्तरे । सर्वास् स्वमनसा तेन कृता यज्ञक्रियाः क्रमात्
Dwelling in the forest, seated upon the leaf of a creeper in the sky, he performed all sacrificial rites in order, solely with his mind.
तत्रासौ दश वर्षाणि मनसैवायजत् सुरान् । गवाश्वनरमेधाद्यैर् यज्ञैर् विपुलदक्षिणैः
There, for ten years, he worshipped the gods mentally with sacrifices such as those involving cows, horses, and humans, offering abundant gifts.