श्रीशिवमहापुराण

विष्णुर्जालन्धरं गत्वा (viṣṇurjālandharaṃ gatvā) — "Viṣṇu, having gone to Jālandhara's"Viṣṇu, having gone to Jālandhara's·दैत्यस्य पुटभेदनम् (daityasya puṭabhedanam) — city, Puṭabhedana,city, Puṭabhedana,·पातिव्रत्यस्य भङ्गाय (pātivratyasya bhaṅgāya) — for the breaking of her chastity,for the breaking of her chastity,·वृन्दायाश्चाकरोन्मतिम् (vṛndāyāścākaronmatim) — resolved his mind on Vṛndā"resolved his mind on Vṛndā"

वृन्दां स दर्शयामास (vṛndāṃ sa darśayāmāsa) — "he showed Vṛndā"he showed Vṛndā·स्वप्नं मायाविनां वरः (svapnaṃ māyāvināṃ varaḥ) — a dream, he the foremost of illusion-wielders,a dream, he the foremost of illusion-wielders,·स्वयं तन्नगरोद्यानम् (svayaṃ tannagarodyānam) — while he himself, in that city's garden,while he himself, in that city's garden,·आस्थितोऽद्भुतविग्रहः (āsthito'dbhutavigrahaḥ) — took up residence in a wondrous form"took up residence in a wondrous form"

अथ वृन्दा तदा देवी (atha vṛndā tadā devī) — "then Vṛndā, that noble lady,"then Vṛndā, that noble lady,·तत्पत्नी निशि सुव्रता (tatpatnī niśi suvratā) — his devoted wife, at night,his devoted wife, at night,·हरेर्मायाप्रभावात्तु (harermāyāprabhāvāttu) — by the power of Hari's māyā,by the power of Hari's māyā,·दुस्स्वप्नं सा ददर्श ह (dussvapnaṃ sā dadarśa ha) — saw an evil dream"saw an evil dream"

स्वप्नमध्ये हि सा (svapnamadhye hi sā) — "in the midst of the dream, she,"in the midst of the dream, she,·विष्णुमायया प्रददर्श ह (viṣṇumāyayā pradadarśa ha) — by Viṣṇu's māyā, sawby Viṣṇu's māyā, saw·भर्त्तारं महिषारूढं (bharttāraṃ mahiṣārūḍhaṃ) — her husband mounted on a buffalo,her husband mounted on a buffalo,·तैलाभ्यक्तं दिगम्बरम् (tailābhyaktaṃ digambaram) — smeared with oil and naked"smeared with oil and naked"

कृष्णप्रसूनभूषाढ्यं (kṛṣṇaprasūnabhūṣāḍhyaṃ) — "adorned with dark flowers,"adorned with dark flowers,·क्रव्यादगणसेवितम् (kravyādagaṇasevitam) — attended by a host of flesh-eating spirits,attended by a host of flesh-eating spirits,·दक्षिणाशां गतं मुण्डं (dakṣiṇāśāṃ gataṃ muṇḍaṃ) — his head shaven, going toward the south,his head shaven, going toward the south,·तमसा च वृतं तदा (tamasā ca vṛtaṃ tadā) — and then wrapped in darkness"and then wrapped in darkness"

स्वपुरं सागरे मग्नं (svapuraṃ sāgare magnaṃ) — "[she saw] her own city sunk in the ocean,"[she saw] her own city sunk in the ocean,·सहसैवात्मना सह (sahasaivātmanā saha) — suddenly, together with herself —suddenly, together with herself —·इत्यादि बहुदुःस्वप्नान् (ityādi bahuduḥsvapnān) — such and many other evil dreams,such and many other evil dreams,·निशान्ते सा ददर्श ह (niśānte sā dadarśa ha) — she saw at the end of the night"she saw at the end of the night"

ततः प्रबुध्य सा बाला (tataḥ prabudhya sā bālā) — "then, waking, that young woman,"then, waking, that young woman,·तं स्वप्नं स्वं विचिन्वती (taṃ svapnaṃ svaṃ vicinvatī) — pondering her own dream,pondering her own dream,·ददर्शोदितमादित्यं (dadarśoditamādityaṃ) — saw the risen sun,saw the risen sun,·सच्छिद्रं निष्प्रभं मुहुः (sacchidraṃ niṣprabhaṃ muhuḥ) — again and again, pierced with holes and without brilliance"again and again, pierced with holes and without brilliance"

तदनिष्टमिदं ज्ञात्वा (tadaniṣṭamidaṃ jñātvā) — "knowing this to be inauspicious,"knowing this to be inauspicious,·रुदन्ती भयविह्वला (rudantī bhayavihvalā) — weeping, overwhelmed with fear,weeping, overwhelmed with fear,·कुत्रचिन्नाप सा शर्म (kutracinnāpa sā śarma) — she found peace nowhere,she found peace nowhere,·गोपुराट्टालभूमिषु (gopurāṭṭālabhūmiṣu) — on the gate-towers or the terraces"on the gate-towers or the terraces"

ततःसखीद्वययुता (tataḥsakhīdvayayutā) — "then, accompanied by two friends,"then, accompanied by two friends,·नगरोद्यानमागमत् (nagarodyānamāgamat) — she came to the city garden;she came to the city garden;·तत्रापि सा गता बाला (tatrāpi sā gatā bālā) — there too, having gone, that young womanthere too, having gone, that young woman·न प्राप कुत्रचित्सुखम् (na prāpa kutracitsukham) — found happiness nowhere"found happiness nowhere"

ततो जलन्धरस्त्री सा (tato jalandharastrī sā) — "then that wife of Jālandhara,"then that wife of Jālandhara,·निर्विण्णोद्विग्नमानसा (nirviṇṇodvignamānasā) — her mind despondent and agitated,her mind despondent and agitated,·वनाद्वनान्तरं याता (vanādvanāntaraṃ yātā) — wandered from forest to forest,wandered from forest to forest,·नैव वेदात्मना तदा (naiva vedātmanā tadā) — not even aware of herself then"not even aware of herself then"

भ्रमती सा ततो बाला (bhramatī sā tato bālā) — "wandering, that young woman then"wandering, that young woman then·ददर्शातीव भीषणौ (dadarśātīva bhīṣaṇau) — saw two extremely terrifyingsaw two extremely terrifying·राक्षसौ सिंहवदनौ (rākṣasau siṃhavadanau) — rākṣasas, lion-faced,rākṣasas, lion-faced,·दृष्ट्वा दशनभासुरौ (dṛṣṭvā daśanabhāsurau) — their teeth gleaming"their teeth gleaming"

तौ दृष्ट्वा विह्वलातीव (tau dṛṣṭvā vihvalātīva) — "seeing them, utterly distraught,"seeing them, utterly distraught,·पलायनपरा तदा (palāyanaparā tadā) — then bent on flight,then bent on flight,·ददर्श तापसं शान्तं (dadarśa tāpasaṃ śāntaṃ) — she saw a tranquil ascetic,she saw a tranquil ascetic,·सशिष्यं मौनमास्थितम् (saśiṣyaṃ maunamāsthitam) — seated in silence with his disciple"seated in silence with his disciple"

ततस्तत्कण्ठमासाद्य (tatastatkaṇṭhamāsādya) — "then, reaching his neck,"then, reaching his neck,·निजां बाहुलतां भयात् (nijāṃ bāhulatāṃ bhayāt) — throwing her arm like a creeper, out of fear,throwing her arm like a creeper, out of fear,·मुने मां रक्ष (mune māṃ rakṣa) — "O sage, protect me,"O sage, protect me,·शरणमागतास्मीत्यभाषत (śaraṇamāgatāsmītyabhāṣata) — I have come for refuge" — she said"I have come for refuge" — she said"

मुनिस्तां विह्वलां दृष्ट्वा (munistāṃ vihvalāṃ dṛṣṭvā) — "the sage, seeing her distraught,"the sage, seeing her distraught,·राक्षसानुगतां तदा (rākṣasānugatāṃ tadā) — pursued then by the rākṣasas,pursued then by the rākṣasas,·हुङ्कारेणैव तौ घोरौ (huṅkāreṇaiva tau ghorau) — with a mere roar turned those two terrible oneswith a mere roar turned those two terrible ones·चकार विमुखौ द्रुतम् (cakāra vimukhau drutam) — away, swiftly"away, swiftly"

तद् हुङ्कारभयत्रस्तौ (tad huṅkārabhayatrastau) — "seeing those two, terrified by that roar,"seeing those two, terrified by that roar,·दृष्ट्वा तौ विमुखौ गतौ (dṛṣṭvā tau vimukhau gatau) — turn away and depart,turn away and depart,·विस्मितातीव दैत्येन्द्रपत्नी (vismitātīva daityendrapatnī) — that wife of the demon-lord became greatly astonished,that wife of the demon-lord became greatly astonished,·साभून्मुने हृदि (sābhūnmune hṛdi) — O sage, at heart"O sage, at heart"

ततस्सा मुनिनाथं तं (tatassā munināthaṃ taṃ) — "then she, before that lord of sages,"then she, before that lord of sages,·भयान्मुक्ता कृताञ्जलिः (bhayānmuktā kṛtāñjaliḥ) — freed from fear, with joined palms,freed from fear, with joined palms,·प्रणम्य दण्डवद्भूमौ (praṇamya daṇḍavadbhūmau) — prostrating flat upon the ground,prostrating flat upon the ground,·वृन्दा वचनमब्रवीत् (vṛndā vacanamabravīt) — Vṛndā spoke these words"Vṛndā spoke these words"

मुनिनाथ दयासिन्धो (muninātha dayāsindho) — "O lord of sages, ocean of compassion,"O lord of sages, ocean of compassion,·परपीडानिवारक (parapīḍānivāraka) — remover of others' suffering,remover of others' suffering,·रक्षिताहं त्वया घोराद् (rakṣitāhaṃ tvayā ghorād) — I have been protected by you from this dreadfulI have been protected by you from this dreadful·भयादस्मात्खलोद्भवात् (bhayādasmātkhalodbhavāt) — fear caused by these wicked ones"fear caused by these wicked ones"

समर्थः सर्वथा त्वं हि (samarthaḥ sarvathā tvaṃ hi) — "you are wholly capable,"you are wholly capable,·सर्वज्ञोऽपि कृपानिधे (sarvajño'pi kṛpānidhe) — and all-knowing too, O treasury of compassion;and all-knowing too, O treasury of compassion;·किञ्चिद्विज्ञप्तुमिच्छामि (kiñcidvijñaptumicchāmi) — I wish to submit something to you —I wish to submit something to you —·कृपया तन्निशामय (kṛpayā tanniśāmaya) — kindly hear it"kindly hear it"

जलन्धरो हि मद्भर्त्ता (jalandharo hi madbharttā) — "Jālandhara, my husband,"Jālandhara, my husband,·रुद्रं योद्धुं गतः प्रभो (rudraṃ yoddhuṃ gataḥ prabho) — O lord, has gone to fight Rudra;O lord, has gone to fight Rudra;·स तत्रास्ते कथं युद्धे (sa tatrāste kathaṃ yuddhe) — how does he fare there in that battle —how does he fare there in that battle —·तन्मे कथय सुव्रत (tanme kathaya suvrata) — tell me this, O virtuous one"tell me this, O virtuous one"

मुनिस्तद्वाक्यमाकर्ण्य (munistadvākyamākarṇya) — "the sage, hearing her words,"the sage, hearing her words,·मौनं कपटमास्थितः (maunaṃ kapaṭamāsthitaḥ) — remained in a feigned silence;remained in a feigned silence;·कर्त्तुं स्वार्थं विधानज्ञः (karttuṃ svārthaṃ vidhānajñaḥ) — skilled in method, to accomplish his own purpose,skilled in method, to accomplish his own purpose,·कृपयोर्ध्वमवैक्षत (kṛpayordhvamavaikṣata) — he compassionately looked upward"he compassionately looked upward"

तावत्कपीशावायातौ (tāvatkapīśāvāyātau) — "at once two monkey-lords arrived,"at once two monkey-lords arrived,·तं प्रणम्याग्रतः स्थितौ (taṃ praṇamyāgrataḥ sthitau) — and, bowing to him, stood before him;and, bowing to him, stood before him;·ततस्तद्भ्रूलतासंज्ञा (tatastadbhrūlatāsaṃjñā) — then, directed by the sign of his eyebrow-creeper,then, directed by the sign of his eyebrow-creeper,·नियुक्तौ गगनं गतौ (niyuktau gaganaṃ gatau) — so commanded, they went into the sky"so commanded, they went into the sky"

नीत्वा क्षणार्द्धमागत्य (nītvā kṣaṇārddhamāgatya) — "having gone, and returning within half a moment,"having gone, and returning within half a moment,·पुनस्तस्याग्रतः स्थितौ (punastasyāgrataḥ sthitau) — they again stood before him,they again stood before him,·तस्यैव कं कबन्धं च (tasyaiva kaṃ kabandhaṃ ca) — bearing that very [Jālandhara's] head and headless trunk,bearing that very [Jālandhara's] head and headless trunk,·हस्तावास्तां मुनीश्वर (hastāvāstāṃ munīśvara) — and his two hands, O lord of sages"and his two hands, O lord of sages"

शिरः कबन्धं हस्तौ तौ (śiraḥ kabandhaṃ hastau tau) — "seeing that head, headless trunk, and those two hands"seeing that head, headless trunk, and those two hands·दृष्ट्वाब्धितनयस्य सा (dṛṣṭvābdhitanayasya sā) — of the ocean's son, she,of the ocean's son, she,·पपात मूर्च्छिता भूमौ (papāta mūrcchitā bhūmau) — fell unconscious to the ground,fell unconscious to the ground,·भर्तृव्यसनदुःखिता (bhartṛvyasanaduḥkhitā) — stricken with grief at her husband's calamity"stricken with grief at her husband's calamity"

यः पुरा सुखसंवादैः (yaḥ purā sukhasaṃvādaiḥ) — "you who, before, with pleasant words,"you who, before, with pleasant words,·विनोदयसि मां प्रभो (vinodayasi māṃ prabho) — O lord, used to delight me —O lord, used to delight me —·स कथं न वदस्यद्य (sa kathaṃ na vadasyadya) — why do you not speak todaywhy do you not speak today·वल्लभां मामनागसम् (vallabhāṃ māmanāgasam) — to me, your innocent beloved?"to me, your innocent beloved?"

येन देवाः सगन्धर्वा (yena devāḥ sagandharvā) — "he by whom the gods, with the gandharvas,"he by whom the gods, with the gandharvas,·निर्जिता विष्णुना सह (nirjitā viṣṇunā saha) — and together with Viṣṇu, were conquered —and together with Viṣṇu, were conquered —·कथं स तापसेनाद्य (kathaṃ sa tāpasenādya) — how has he today, by a mere ascetic,how has he today, by a mere ascetic,·त्रैलोक्यविजयी हतः (trailokyavijayī hataḥ) — the conqueror of the three worlds, been slain?"the conqueror of the three worlds, been slain?"

नाङ्गीकृतं हि मे वाक्यं (nāṅgīkṛtaṃ hi me vākyaṃ) — "O best of demons, my words were not accepted"O best of demons, my words were not accepted·रुद्रतत्त्वमजानता (rudratattvamajānatā) — by you, who did not know Rudra's true nature,by you, who did not know Rudra's true nature,·परं ब्रह्म शिवश्चेति (paraṃ brahma śivaśceti) — even as I spoke that Śiva is the supreme Brahman,even as I spoke that Śiva is the supreme Brahman,·वदन्त्या दैत्यसत्तम (vadantyā daityasattama) — O foremost of demons"O foremost of demons"

ततस्त्वं हि मया ज्ञातः (tatastvaṃ hi mayā jñātaḥ) — "then I had truly known you,"then I had truly known you,·तव सेवाप्रभावतः (tava sevāprabhāvataḥ) — through the power of your devoted service;through the power of your devoted service;·गर्वितेन त्वया नैव (garvitena tvayā naiva) — yet, grown proud, you never [heeded me],yet, grown proud, you never [heeded me],·कुसङ्गवशगेन हि (kusaṅgavaśagena hi) — given over to the sway of bad company"given over to the sway of bad company"

इत्थं प्रभाष्य बहुधा (itthaṃ prabhāṣya bahudhā) — "having spoken thus at length,"having spoken thus at length,·स्वधर्मस्था च तत्प्रिया (svadharmasthā ca tatpriyā) — that beloved wife, steadfast in her own dharma,that beloved wife, steadfast in her own dharma,·विललाप विचित्रं सा (vilalāpa vicitraṃ sā) — lamented piteously,lamented piteously,·हृदयेन विदूयता (hṛdayena vidūyatā) — her heart consumed with anguish"her heart consumed with anguish"

ततःसा धैर्यमालम्ब्य (tataḥsā dhairyamālambya) — "then, summoning her courage,"then, summoning her courage,·दुःखोच्छ्वासान्विमुञ्चती (duḥkhocchvāsānvimuñcatī) — heaving sighs of sorrow,heaving sighs of sorrow,·उवाच मुनिवर्यं तं (uvāca munivaryaṃ taṃ) — she said to that foremost of sages,she said to that foremost of sages,·सुप्रणम्य कृताञ्जलिः (supraṇamya kṛtāñjaliḥ) — having bowed well, with joined palms"having bowed well, with joined palms"

कृपानिधे मुनिश्रेष्ठ (kṛpānidhe muniśreṣṭha) — "O treasury of compassion, best of sages,"O treasury of compassion, best of sages,·परोपकरणादर (paropakaraṇādara) — devoted to the welfare of others,devoted to the welfare of others,·मयि कृत्वा कृपां साधो (mayi kṛtvā kṛpāṃ sādho) — show mercy upon me, O holy one,show mercy upon me, O holy one,·जीवयैनं मम प्रभुम् (jīvayainaṃ mama prabhum) — and bring this lord of mine back to life"and bring this lord of mine back to life"

यत्त्वमस्य पुनः शक्तो (yattvamasya punaḥ śakto) — "since I believe you are capable"since I believe you are capable·जीवनाय मतो मम (jīvanāya mato mama) — of restoring him to life again,of restoring him to life again,·अतः सञ्जीवयैनं मे (ataḥ sañjīvayainaṃ me) — therefore revive thistherefore revive this·प्राणनाथं मुनीश्वर (prāṇanāthaṃ munīśvara) — lord of my life, O lord of sages"lord of my life, O lord of sages"

इत्युक्त्वा दैत्यपत्नी सा (ityuktvā daityapatnī sā) — "having said this, that demon's wife,"having said this, that demon's wife,·पतिव्रत्यपरायणा (pativratyaparāyaṇā) — wholly devoted to her chastity,wholly devoted to her chastity,·पादयोः पतिता तस्य (pādayoḥ patitā tasya) — fell at his feet,fell at his feet,·दुःखश्वासान् विमुञ्चती (duḥkhaśvāsān vimuñcatī) — heaving sighs of sorrow"heaving sighs of sorrow"

नायं जीवयितुं शक्तो (nāyaṃ jīvayituṃ śakto) — "this one cannot be brought back to life —"this one cannot be brought back to life —·रुद्रेण निहतो युधि (rudreṇa nihato yudhi) — he was slain in battle by Rudra;he was slain in battle by Rudra;·रुद्रेण निहता युद्धे (rudreṇa nihatā yuddhe) — those slain in battle by Rudrathose slain in battle by Rudra·न जीवन्ति कदाचन (na jīvanti kadācana) — never live again"never live again"

तथापि कृपयाविष्ट (tathāpi kṛpayāviṣṭa) — "nevertheless, moved by compassion,"nevertheless, moved by compassion,·एनं सञ्जीवयाम्यहम् (enaṃ sañjīvayāmyaham) — I shall revive him,I shall revive him,·रक्ष्याः शरणगाश्चेति (rakṣyāḥ śaraṇagāśceti) — knowing that those who have taken refuge must be protected —knowing that those who have taken refuge must be protected —·जानन्धर्मं सनातनम् (jānandharmaṃ sanātanam) — that eternal law"that eternal law"

इत्युक्त्वा स मुनिस्तस्या (ityuktvā sa munistasyā) — "having said this, that sage,"having said this, that sage,·जीवयित्वा पतिं मुने (jīvayitvā patiṃ mune) — having restored her husband to life, O sage,having restored her husband to life, O sage,·अन्तर्दधे ततो विष्णुः (antardadhe tato viṣṇuḥ) — then vanished — [he was] Viṣṇu,then vanished — [he was] Viṣṇu,·सर्वमायाविनां वरः (sarvamāyāvināṃ varaḥ) — foremost of all wielders of māyā"foremost of all wielders of māyā"

द्रुतं स जीवितस्तेन (drutaṃ sa jīvitastena) — "swiftly revived by him,"swiftly revived by him,·उत्थितः सागरनन्दनः (utthitaḥ sāgaranandanaḥ) — that son of the ocean rose up;that son of the ocean rose up;·वृन्दामालिङ्ग्य तद्वक्त्रं (vṛndāmāliṅgya tadvaktraṃ) — embracing Vṛndā, her faceembracing Vṛndā, her face·चुचुम्ब प्रीतमानसः (cucumba prītamānasaḥ) — he kissed, his heart filled with joy"he kissed, his heart filled with joy"

अथ वृन्दापि भर्तारं (atha vṛndāpi bhartāraṃ) — "then Vṛndā too, her husband"then Vṛndā too, her husband·दृष्ट्वा हर्षितमानसा (dṛṣṭvā harṣitamānasā) — having seen, her heart filled with joy,having seen, her heart filled with joy,·जहौ शोकं च निखिलं (jahau śokaṃ ca nikhilaṃ) — abandoned all her griefabandoned all her grief·स्वप्नवद् हृद्यमन्यत (svapnavad hṛdyamanyata) — and, in her heart, regarded it as though a dream"and, in her heart, regarded it as though a dream"

अथ प्रसन्नहृदया सा हि (atha prasannahṛdayā sā hi) — "then, her heart at peace,"then, her heart at peace,·सञ्जातहृच्छया (sañjātahṛcchayā) — with desire now awakened,with desire now awakened,·रेमे तद्वनमध्यस्था (reme tadvanamadhyasthā) — she took her pleasure, dwelling in the midst of that forest,she took her pleasure, dwelling in the midst of that forest,·तद्युक्ता बहुवासरान् (tadyuktā bahuvāsarān) — united with him, for many days"united with him, for many days"

कदाचित्सुरतस्यान्ते (kadācitsuratasyānte) — "once, at the end of love-making,"once, at the end of love-making,·दृष्ट्वा विष्णुं तमेव हि (dṛṣṭvā viṣṇuṃ tameva hi) — seeing that he was indeed Viṣṇu,seeing that he was indeed Viṣṇu,·निर्भर्त्स्य क्रोधसंयुक्ता (nirbhartsya krodhasaṃyuktā) — rebuking him, filled with wrath,rebuking him, filled with wrath,·वृन्दा वचनमब्रवीत् (vṛndā vacanamabravīt) — Vṛndā spoke these words"Vṛndā spoke these words"

धिक् तदेवं हरे शीलं (dhik tadevaṃ hare śīlaṃ) — "shame, O Hari, on such conduct"shame, O Hari, on such conduct·परदाराभिगामिनः (paradārābhigāminaḥ) — in one who goes to another's wife!in one who goes to another's wife!·ज्ञातोऽसि त्वं मया सम्यङ् (jñāto'si tvaṃ mayā samyaṅ) — I have now truly recognized you —I have now truly recognized you —·मायी प्रत्यक्षतापसः (māyī pratyakṣatāpasaḥ) — a deceiver visibly disguised as an ascetic"a deceiver visibly disguised as an ascetic"

इत्युक्त्वा क्रोधमापन्ना (ityuktvā krodhamāpannā) — "having said this, overcome with wrath,"having said this, overcome with wrath,·दर्शयन्ती स्वतेजसम् (darśayantī svatejasam) — manifesting her own spiritual power,manifesting her own spiritual power,·शशाप केशवं व्यास (śaśāpa keśavaṃ vyāsa) — she cursed Keśava, O Vyāsa —she cursed Keśava, O Vyāsa —·पातिव्रत्यरता च सा (pātivratyaratā ca sā) — she who was devoted wholly to her chastity"she who was devoted wholly to her chastity"

रे महाधम दैत्यारे (re mahādhama daityāre) — "O most vile one, foe of the demons,"O most vile one, foe of the demons,·परधर्मविदूषक (paradharmavidūṣaka) — defiler of another's virtue,defiler of another's virtue,·गृह्णीष्व शठ मद्दत्तं (gṛhṇīṣva śaṭha maddattaṃ) — receive, O deceiver, this curse given by me,receive, O deceiver, this curse given by me,·शापं सर्वविषोल्बणम् (śāpaṃ sarvaviṣolbaṇam) — more fierce than every poison"more fierce than every poison"

यौ त्वया मायया ख्यातौ (yau tvayā māyayā khyātau) — "the two whom you, by your illusion,"the two whom you, by your illusion,·स्वकीयौ दर्शितौ मम (svakīyau darśitau mama) — showed to me as your own,showed to me as your own,·तावेव राक्षसौ भूत्वा (tāveva rākṣasau bhūtvā) — those very two, becoming rākṣasas,those very two, becoming rākṣasas,·भार्यां तव हरिष्यतः (bhāryāṃ tava hariṣyataḥ) — shall carry off your own wife"shall carry off your own wife"

त्वं चापि भार्यादुःखार्तो (tvaṃ cāpi bhāryāduḥkhārto) — "and you too, tormented by grief for your wife,"and you too, tormented by grief for your wife,·वने कपिसहायवान् (vane kapisahāyavān) — aided by monkeys, in the forest,aided by monkeys, in the forest,·भ्रम सर्पेश्वरेणायं (bhrama sarpeśvareṇāyaṃ) — shall wander, together with this lord of serpentsshall wander, together with this lord of serpents·यस्ते शिष्यत्वमागतः (yaste śiṣyatvamāgataḥ) — who has come to your discipleship"who has come to your discipleship"

इत्युक्त्वा सा तदा वृन्दा (ityuktvā sā tadā vṛndā) — "having said this, Vṛndā then"having said this, Vṛndā then·प्रविशद्धव्यवाहनम् (praviśaddhavyavāhanam) — entered the fire,entered the fire,·विष्णुना वार्यमाणापि (viṣṇunā vāryamāṇāpi) — even though restrained by Viṣṇu,even though restrained by Viṣṇu,·तत्स्थितासक्तचेतसा (tatsthitāsaktacetasā) — her mind fixed and devoted there [to her husband]"her mind fixed and devoted there [to her husband]"

तस्मिन्नवसरे देवा (tasminnavasare devā) — "at that moment the gods,"at that moment the gods,·ब्रह्माद्या निखिला मुने (brahmādyā nikhilā mune) — headed by Brahmā, all of them, O sage,headed by Brahmā, all of them, O sage,·आगताः खे समं दारैः (āgatāḥ khe samaṃ dāraiḥ) — came into the sky together with their wives,came into the sky together with their wives,·सद्गतिं वै दिदृक्षवः (sadgatiṃ vai didṛkṣavaḥ) — wishing to behold her supreme destiny"wishing to behold her supreme destiny"

अथ दैत्येन्द्रपत्न्यास्तु (atha daityendrapatnyāstu) — "then that radiance of the demon-lord's wife,"then that radiance of the demon-lord's wife,·तज्ज्योतिः परमं महत् (tajjyotiḥ paramaṃ mahat) — supreme and mighty,supreme and mighty,·पश्यतां सर्वदेवानाम् (paśyatāṃ sarvadevānām) — while all the gods looked on,while all the gods looked on,·अलोकमगमद्द्रुतम् (alokamagamaddrutam) — swiftly passed beyond sight"swiftly passed beyond sight"

शिवातनौ विलीनं (śivātanau vilīnaṃ) — "merged into the body of Śivā [Pārvatī],"merged into the body of Śivā [Pārvatī],·तद्वृन्दातेजो बभूव ह (tadvṛndātejo babhūva ha) — that radiance of Vṛndā became;that radiance of Vṛndā became;·आसीज्जयजयारावः (āsījjayajayārāvaḥ) — there arose cries of "victory, victory!"there arose cries of "victory, victory!"·खस्थितामरपङ्क्तिषु (khasthitāmarapaṅktiṣu) — among the ranks of immortals stationed in the sky"among the ranks of immortals stationed in the sky"

एवं वृन्दा महाराज्ञी (evaṃ vṛndā mahārājñī) — "thus Vṛndā, the great queen,"thus Vṛndā, the great queen,·कालनेमिसुतोत्तमा (kālanemisutottamā) — most excellent daughter of Kālanemi,most excellent daughter of Kālanemi,·पातिव्रत्यप्रभावाच्च (pātivratyaprabhāvācca) — by the power of her chastity,by the power of her chastity,·मुक्तिं प्राप परां मुने (muktiṃ prāpa parāṃ mune) — attained supreme liberation, O sage"attained supreme liberation, O sage"

ततो हरिस्तामनुसंस्मन्मुहुः (tato haristāmanusaṃsmanmuhuḥ) — "thereafter Hari, remembering her again and again,"thereafter Hari, remembering her again and again,·वृन्दाचिताभस्मरजोऽवगुण्ठितः (vṛndācitābhasmarajo'vaguṇṭhitaḥ) — covered himself with the ash-dust of Vṛndā's funeral pyre,covered himself with the ash-dust of Vṛndā's funeral pyre,·तत्रैव तस्थौ सुरसिद्धसङ्घकैः (tatraiva tasthau surasiddhasaṅghakaiḥ) — and remained there itself, [though] the hosts of gods and siddhasand remained there itself, [though] the hosts of gods and siddhas·प्रबोध्यमानोऽपि ययौ न शान्तिम् (prabodhyamāno'pi yayau na śāntim) — sought to console him, he found no peace"sought to console him, he found no peace"