Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 9 — Chapter 7

SB 9 7.1

श्रीशुक उवाच मान्धातुः पुत्रप्रवरो यो ऽम्बरीषः प्रकीर्तितः पितामहेन प्रवृतो यौवनाश्वस्तु तत्सुतः हारीतस्तस्य पुत्रो ऽभून् मान्धातृप्रवरा इमे

śrīśuka uvāca māndhātuḥ putrapravaro yo 'mbarīṣaḥ prakīrtitaḥ pitāmahena pravṛto yauvanāśvastu tatsutaḥ hārītastasya putro 'bhūn māndhātṛpravarā ime

Śrī Śuka said: Māndhātā's foremost son was he who is celebrated as Ambarīṣa; Yauvanāśva, adopted by his grandfather, was his son; Hārīta was his son — these are the foremost of Māndhātā's descendants.

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SB 9 7.2

नर्मदा भ्रातृभिर्दत्ता पुरुकुत्साय योरगैः तया रसातलं नीतो भुजगेन्द्रप्रयुक्तया

narmadā bhrātṛbhirdattā purukutsāya yoragaiḥ tayā rasātalaṃ nīto bhujagendraprayuktayā

Narmadā was given by her brothers, the serpents, to Purukutsa; by her, sent by the lord of snakes, he was taken down to Rasātala.

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SB 9 7.3

गन्धर्वान् अवधीत् तत्र वध्यान् वै विष्णुशक्तिधृक् नागाल् लब्धवरः सर्पादभयं स्मरतामिदम्

gandharvān avadhīt tatra vadhyān vai viṣṇuśaktidhṛk nāgāl labdhavaraḥ sarpādabhayaṃ smaratāmidam

There, bearing the power of Viṣṇu, he slew the Gandharvas who deserved death, and received a boon from the Nāgas: freedom from fear of snakes for those who remember this (deed).

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SB 9 7.4

त्रसद्दस्युः पौरुकुत्सो यो ऽनरण्यस्य देहकृत् हर्यश्वस्तत्सुतस्तस्मात् प्रारुणो ऽथ त्रिबन्धनः

trasaddasyuḥ paurukutso yo 'naraṇyasya dehakṛt haryaśvastatsutastasmāt prāruṇo 'tha tribandhanaḥ

Trasaddasyu, the son of Purukutsa, was the one who gave a body to (begot) Anaraṇya; Haryaśva was his son, from him Prāruṇa, and then Tribandhana.

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SB 9 7.5

तस्य सत्यव्रतः पुत्रस्त्रिशङ्कुरिति विश्रुतः प्राप्तश्चाण्डालतां शापाद्गुरोः कौशिकतेजसा

tasya satyavrataḥ putrastriśaṅkuriti viśrutaḥ prāptaścāṇḍālatāṃ śāpādguroḥ kauśikatejasā

His son was Satyavrata, known as Triśaṅku, who attained the state of an outcaste through his teacher's curse, by the power of Kauśika (Viśvāmitra).

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SB 9 7.6

सशरीरो गतः स्वर्गमद्यापि दिवि दृश्यते पातितो ऽवाक्शिरा देवैस्तेनैव स्तम्भितो बलात्

saśarīro gataḥ svargamadyāpi divi dṛśyate pātito 'vākśirā devaistenaiva stambhito balāt

He went to heaven with his body, and even today he is seen in the sky, cast down head-downwards by the gods and held fixed there by force by that same (Viśvāmitra).

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SB 9 7.7

त्रैशङ्कवो हरिश्चन्द्रो विश्वामित्रवसिष्ठयोः यन्निमित्तमभूद्युद्धं पक्षिणोर्बहुवार्षिकम्

traiśaṅkavo hariścandro viśvāmitravasiṣṭhayoḥ yannimittamabhūdyuddhaṃ pakṣiṇorbahuvārṣikam

Triśaṅku's son was Hariścandra, on whose account there was a battle between Viśvāmitra and Vasiṣṭha, in the form of birds, lasting many years.

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SB 9 7.8

सो ऽनपत्यो विषण्णात्मा नारदस्योपदेशतः वरुणं शरणं यातः पुत्रो मे जायतां प्रभो

so 'napatyo viṣaṇṇātmā nāradasyopadeśataḥ varuṇaṃ śaraṇaṃ yātaḥ putro me jāyatāṃ prabho

He, being without offspring and dejected in mind, went for refuge to Varuṇa on Nārada's instruction: "Lord, let a son be born to me."

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SB 9 7.9

यदि वीरो महाराज तेनैव त्वां यजे इति तथेति वरुणेनास्य पुत्रो जातस्तु रोहितः

yadi vīro mahārāja tenaiva tvāṃ yaje iti tatheti varuṇenāsya putro jātastu rohitaḥ

"If (he is) a hero, O great king—" "With him I shall sacrifice to you." "So be it" (said Varuṇa); and a son, Rohita, was born to him.

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SB 9 7.10

जातः सुतो ह्यनेनाङ्ग मां यजस्वेति सो ऽब्रवीत् यदा पशुर्निर्दशः स्यादथ मेध्यो भवेदिति

jātaḥ suto hyanenāṅga māṃ yajasveti so 'bravīt yadā paśurnirdaśaḥ syādatha medhyo bhavediti

"A son is born; now, dear one, sacrifice to me with him," he (Varuṇa) said. He (Hariścandra) replied, "When the animal is more than ten days old, then it becomes fit for sacrifice."

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SB 9 7.11

निर्दशे च स आगत्य यजस्वेत्याह सो ऽब्रवीत् दन्ताः पशोर्यज् जायेरन्नथ मेध्यो भवेदिति

nirdaśe ca sa āgatya yajasvetyāha so 'bravīt dantāḥ paśoryaj jāyerannatha medhyo bhavediti

And when the ten days had passed, he came and said, "Sacrifice!" He replied, "When the animal's teeth come in, then it becomes fit for sacrifice."

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SB 9 7.12

दन्ता जाता यजस्वेति स प्रत्याहाथ सो ऽब्रवीत् यदा पतन्त्यस्य दन्ता अथ मेध्यो भवेदिति

dantā jātā yajasveti sa pratyāhātha so 'bravīt yadā patantyasya dantā atha medhyo bhavediti

"The teeth have come in; sacrifice!" he said in reply; then he (the king) said, "When its teeth fall out, then it becomes fit for sacrifice."

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SB 9 7.13

पशोर्निपतिता दन्ता यजस्वेत्याह सो ऽब्रवीत् यदा पशोः पुनर्दन्ता जायन्ते ऽथ पशुः शुचिः

paśornipatitā dantā yajasvetyāha so 'bravīt yadā paśoḥ punardantā jāyante 'tha paśuḥ śuciḥ

"The animal's teeth have fallen out; sacrifice!" he said. He replied, "When the animal's teeth grow again, then the animal is pure."

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SB 9 7.14

पुनर्जाता यजस्वेति स प्रत्याहाथ सो ऽब्रवीत् सान्नाहिको यदा राजन् राजन्यो ऽथ पशुः शुचिः

punarjātā yajasveti sa pratyāhātha so 'bravīt sānnāhiko yadā rājan rājanyo 'tha paśuḥ śuciḥ

"They have grown again; sacrifice!" he said in reply; then he said, "When a kṣatriya, O king, is able to bear armour, then the animal is pure."

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SB 9 7.15

इति पुत्रानुरागेण स्नेहयन्त्रितचेतसा कालं वञ्चयता तं तमुक्तो देवस्तमैक्षत

iti putrānurāgeṇa snehayantritacetasā kālaṃ vañcayatā taṃ tamukto devastamaikṣata

Thus, his mind fettered by affection out of love for his son, he kept putting off the time; being told this and that (excuse), the god (Varuṇa) waited for him.

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SB 9 7.16

रोहितस्तदभिज्ञाय पितुः कर्म चिकीर्षितम् प्राणप्रेप्सुर्धनुष्पाणिररण्यं प्रत्यपद्यत

rohitastadabhijñāya pituḥ karma cikīrṣitam prāṇaprepsurdhanuṣpāṇiraraṇyaṃ pratyapadyata

Rohita, recognizing the deed his father intended to do, wishing to save his own life, took his bow in hand and went off into the forest.

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SB 9 7.17

पितरं वरुणग्रस्तं श्रुत्वा जातमहोदरम् रोहितो ग्राममेयाय तमिन्द्रः प्रत्यषेधत

pitaraṃ varuṇagrastaṃ śrutvā jātamahodaram rohito grāmameyāya tamindraḥ pratyaṣedhata

Hearing that his father was seized by Varuṇa and that a great swelling of the belly had arisen (in him), Rohita set out for the town; but Indra held him back.

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SB 9 7.18

भूमेः पर्यटनं पुण्यं तीर्थक्षेत्रनिषेवणैः रोहितायादिशच् छक्रः सो ऽप्यरण्ये ऽवसत् समाम्

bhūmeḥ paryaṭanaṃ puṇyaṃ tīrthakṣetraniṣevaṇaiḥ rohitāyādiśac chakraḥ so 'pyaraṇye 'vasat samām

Śakra enjoined upon Rohita the meritorious circuit of the earth by frequenting holy fords and sacred places; and so he dwelt in the forest for a year.

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SB 9 7.19

एवं द्वितीये तृतीये चतुर्थे पञ्चमे तथा अभ्येत्याभ्येत्य स्थविरो विप्रो भूत्वाह वृत्रहा

evaṃ dvitīye tṛtīye caturthe pañcame tathā abhyetyābhyetya sthaviro vipro bhūtvāha vṛtrahā

In this way in the second, the third, the fourth and likewise the fifth (year), the slayer of Vṛtra, coming to him again and again in the form of an aged brahmin, spoke (the same words).

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SB 9 7.20

षष्ठं संवत्सरं तत्र चरित्वा रोहितः पुरीम् उपव्रजन्नजीगर्तादक्रीणान् मध्यमं सुतम्

ṣaṣṭhaṃ saṃvatsaraṃ tatra caritvā rohitaḥ purīm upavrajannajīgartādakrīṇān madhyamaṃ sutam

Having spent the sixth year there, Rohita, as he approached the city, bought from Ajīgarta his middle son.

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SB 9 7.21

शुनःशेफं पशुं पित्रे प्रदाय समवन्दत ततः पुरुषमेधेन हरिश्चन्द्रो महायशाः

śunaḥśephaṃ paśuṃ pitre pradāya samavandata tataḥ puruṣamedhena hariścandro mahāyaśāḥ

Having handed over Śunaḥśepha to his father as the sacrificial victim, he made obeisance (to him). Then, by the human sacrifice, Hariścandra of great renown—

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SB 9 7.22

मुक्तोदरो ऽयजद्देवान् वरुणादीन् महत्कथः विश्वामित्रो ऽभवत् तस्मिन् होता चाध्वर्युरात्मवान्

muktodaro 'yajaddevān varuṇādīn mahatkathaḥ viśvāmitro 'bhavat tasmin hotā cādhvaryurātmavān

—released from his swollen belly, he whose story is great, worshipped Varuṇa and the other gods. In that (sacrifice) Viśvāmitra was the hotā, and the self-possessed one was the adhvaryu.

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SB 9 7.23

जमदग्निरभूद्ब्रह्मा वसिष्ठो ऽयास्यः सामगः तस्मै तुष्टो ददाव् इन्द्रः शातकौम्भमयं रथम्

jamadagnirabhūdbrahmā vasiṣṭho 'yāsyaḥ sāmagaḥ tasmai tuṣṭo dadāv indraḥ śātakaumbhamayaṃ ratham

Jamadagni became the brahmā (priest), Vasiṣṭha; Ayāsya was the singer of the Sāmans. Pleased with him, Indra gave a chariot made of gold.

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SB 9 7.24

शुनःशेफस्य माहात्म्यमुपरिष्टात् प्रचक्ष्यते सत्यं सारं धृतिं दृष्ट्वा सभार्यस्य च भूपतेः

śunaḥśephasya māhātmyamupariṣṭāt pracakṣyate satyaṃ sāraṃ dhṛtiṃ dṛṣṭvā sabhāryasya ca bhūpateḥ

The greatness of Śunaḥśepha will be recounted further on. Seeing the truthfulness, the strength and the steadfastness of the king together with his wife,

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SB 9 7.25

विश्वामित्रो भृशं प्रीतो ददाव् अविहतां गतिम् मनः पृथिव्यां तामद्भिस्तेजसापो ऽनिलेन तत्

viśvāmitro bhṛśaṃ prīto dadāv avihatāṃ gatim manaḥ pṛthivyāṃ tāmadbhistejasāpo 'nilena tat

Viśvāmitra, greatly pleased, granted him the unobstructed path. (He dissolved) the mind in earth, that (earth) by means of water, the waters by fire, and that (fire) by wind;

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SB 9 7.26

खे वायुं धारयंस्तच् च भूतादौ तं महात्मनि तस्मिन् ज्ञानकलां ध्यात्वा तयाज्ञानं विनिर्दहन्

khe vāyuṃ dhārayaṃstac ca bhūtādau taṃ mahātmani tasmin jñānakalāṃ dhyātvā tayājñānaṃ vinirdahan

holding the wind in space, and that in the origin of the elements (ego), and that in the Great One (mahat); meditating there upon the portion that is knowledge, and with it burning away ignorance,

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SB 9 7.27

हित्वा तां स्वेन भावेन निर्वाणसुखसंविदा अनिर्देश्याप्रतर्क्येण तस्थौ विध्वस्तबन्धनः

hitvā tāṃ svena bhāvena nirvāṇasukhasaṃvidā anirdeśyāpratarkyeṇa tasthau vidhvastabandhanaḥ

abandoning that too by his own state of being—by the indescribable and unarguable awareness of the bliss of extinction—he stood with his bonds shattered.

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