अनघ O blameless one (Rama), लोके in this world, दशवर्षाणि ten years, अनावृष्ट्या by drought, निरन्तरम् constantly, दग्धे devastated, यया by whom, मूलफले roots and fruits, सृष्टे were created, जाह्नवी च Ganga, प्रवर्तिता caused to flow, उग्रेण rigid, तपसा with mortifications, युक्ता engaged, नियमैश्च अपि with selfimposed religious observances, अलङ्कृता decorated, यया by whom, दशवर्षसहस्राणि for ten thousand years, महत् severe, तपः asceticism, तप्तम् was practised, देवकार्यनिमित्तम् for the sake of gods, सन्त्वरमाणया by her eagerly, यया by whom, प्रत्यूहां impediments, निवर्तिताः have been averted, दशरात्रं ten nights, रात्रिः as night, कृता was converted, सा such, व्रतैः स्नाता bathed in her vow, इयम् अनसूया this Anasuya, ते to you, मातेव like a mother.

O blameless one (Rama), once this world was consecutively ravaged by drought for ten years. It was the virtuous Anasuya who created roots and fruits and caused Ganga to flow. She was engaged in severe mortifications and selfimposed religious observances. She practised severe asceticism for ten thousand years bathed in her vows. Solicited on behalf of the gods, she removed all impediments and converted ten nights into one. She is like a your mother to you.