Brahmanda Purana — Madhya Bhaga — Chapter 30
BndP 2 30.1
वासिष्ठ उवाच श्रुस्वैतत्सकलं राजा जमदग्निवधादिकम् । उद्विग्नचेताः सुभृशं चिन्तयामास नैकधा
vāsiṣṭha uvāca śrusvaitatsakalaṃ rājā jamadagnivadhādikam / udvignacetāḥ subhṛśaṃ cintayāmāsa naikadhā
Vāsiṣṭha said: Having heard all this, beginning with the killing of Jamadagni, the king, exceedingly troubled in mind, thought about it in many ways.
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BndP 2 30.2
अहो मे सुनृसंसस्य लोकयोरुभयोरपि । ब्रह्मस्वहरणे वाञ्छा तद्धत्या चातिगर्हिता
aho me sunṛsaṃsasya lokayorubhayorapi / brahmasvaharaṇe vāñchā taddhatyā cātigarhitā
"Alas! For me, most cruel, in both worlds (there is ruin): the desire to seize a brahmin's property, and the killing of him, are utterly blameworthy."
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BndP 2 30.3
अहो नाश्रौषमस्याहं ब्राह्मणस्य विजानतः । वचनं तर्हि तां जह्यां विमूढात्मा गतत्रपः
aho nāśrauṣamasyāhaṃ brāhmaṇasya vijānataḥ / vacanaṃ tarhi tāṃ jahyāṃ vimūḍhātmā gatatrapaḥ
"Alas, I did not listen to the word of this brahmin who knew (the truth); so, deluded in mind and shameless, I would abandon her (the cow)."
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BndP 2 30.4
इति संचितयन्नंव हृदयेन विदूयता । स्वपुरं प्रतिचक्राम सबलः सानुगस्ततः
iti saṃcitayannaṃva hṛdayena vidūyatā / svapuraṃ praticakrāma sabalaḥ sānugastataḥ
Thus reflecting, with a heart that was pained, he then marched back to his own city with his army and his followers.
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BndP 2 30.5
पुरीं प्रतिगते राज्ञि तस्मिन्सपरिवारके । आश्रमात्सहसा राजन्विनिश्चक्राम रेणुका
purīṃ pratigate rājñi tasminsaparivārake / āśramātsahasā rājanviniścakrāma reṇukā
When that king had gone back to his city with his retinue, O king, Reṇukā came rushing out of the hermitage.
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BndP 2 30.6
अथ सक्षतसर्वाङ्गं रुधिरेण परिप्लुतम् । निश्चेष्टं परितं भूमौ ददर्श पतिमात्मनः
atha sakṣatasarvāṅgaṃ rudhireṇa pariplutam / niśceṣṭaṃ paritaṃ bhūmau dadarśa patimātmanaḥ
Then she saw her own husband, all his limbs wounded, drenched with blood, motionless, fallen on the ground.
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BndP 2 30.7
ततः सा विहतं मत्वा भर्त्तारं गतचेतनम् । अन्वाहतेवाशनिना मूर्छितान्यपतद्भुवि
tataḥ sā vihataṃ matvā bharttāraṃ gatacetanam / anvāhatevāśaninā mūrchitānyapatadbhuvi
Then, thinking her husband slain and lifeless, as if struck by a thunderbolt she fainted and fell to the ground.
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BndP 2 30.8
चिरादिव पुनर्भूमेरुत्थायातीव दुःखिता । पतित्वोत्थाय सा भूयः सुस्वरं प्ररुरोद ह
cirādiva punarbhūmerutthāyātīva duḥkhitā / patitvotthāya sā bhūyaḥ susvaraṃ praruroda ha
After what seemed a long time, rising again from the ground, exceedingly grieved, having fallen and risen once more, she wept aloud.
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BndP 2 30.9
विललाप च सात्यर्थं धरणीधूलिधूसरा । अश्रुपूर्ममुखी दीना पतिता शोकसागरे
vilalāpa ca sātyarthaṃ dharaṇīdhūlidhūsarā / aśrupūrmamukhī dīnā patitā śokasāgare
And she lamented greatly, grey with the dust of the earth, her face full of tears, wretched, sunk in an ocean of grief.
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BndP 2 30.10
हा नाथ पिय धर्मज्ञ दाक्षिण्यामृतसागर । हा धिगत्यन्तशान्त त्वं नैव काङ्क्षेत चेदृशम्
hā nātha piya dharmajña dākṣiṇyāmṛtasāgara / hā dhigatyantaśānta tvaṃ naiva kāṅkṣeta cedṛśam
"Ah, husband! Beloved! Knower of dharma! Ocean of the nectar of kindness! Ah, shame—you, utterly at peace, would surely never have wished for such a thing."
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BndP 2 30.11
आश्रमादभिनिष्क्रान्तः सहसा व्यसानर्णवे । क्षिप्त्वानाथामगाधे मां क्व च यातो ऽसि मानद
āśramādabhiniṣkrāntaḥ sahasā vyasānarṇave / kṣiptvānāthāmagādhe māṃ kva ca yāto 'si mānada
"Having suddenly gone out from the hermitage, having cast me, helpless, into a bottomless sea of calamity—where have you gone, O giver of honour?"
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BndP 2 30.12
सतां साप्तपदे मैत्रे मुषिताहं त्वया सह । यासि यत्र त्वमेकाकी तत्र मां नेतुमर्हसि
satāṃ sāptapade maitre muṣitāhaṃ tvayā saha / yāsi yatra tvamekākī tatra māṃ netumarhasi
"By the friendship of the good, (formed) in seven steps, I was carried off along with you; wherever you go alone, there you ought to take me."
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BndP 2 30.13
दृष्ट्वा त्वामीदृशावस्थमचिराद्धृदयं मम । न दीर्यते महाभाग कठिनाः खलु योषितः
dṛṣṭvā tvāmīdṛśāvasthamacirāddhṛdayaṃ mama / na dīryate mahābhāga kaṭhināḥ khalu yoṣitaḥ
"Seeing you in such a state, my heart does not at once burst apart, O greatly fortunate one—women are hard indeed."
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BndP 2 30.14
इत्येवं विलपन्ती सा रुदती च मुहुर्मुहुः । चुक्रोश रामरामेति भृशं दुःखपरिप्लुता
ityevaṃ vilapantī sā rudatī ca muhurmuhuḥ / cukrośa rāmarāmeti bhṛśaṃ duḥkhapariplutā
Lamenting thus and weeping again and again, overwhelmed by grief, she cried out loudly, "Rāma, Rāma!"
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BndP 2 30.15
तावद्रामो ऽपि स वनात्समिद्भारसमन्वितः । अकृतव्रणसंयुक्तः स्वाश्रमाय न्यवर्त्तत
tāvadrāmo 'pi sa vanātsamidbhārasamanvitaḥ / akṛtavraṇasaṃyuktaḥ svāśramāya nyavarttata
Meanwhile Rāma too was returning to his own hermitage from the forest with a load of firewood, accompanied by Akṛtavraṇa.
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BndP 2 30.16
अपश्यद्भयशंसीनि निमित्तानि बहूनि सः । पश्यन्नुद्विग्नहृदयस्तूर्णं प्रापाश्रमं विभुः
apaśyadbhayaśaṃsīni nimittāni bahūni saḥ / paśyannudvignahṛdayastūrṇaṃ prāpāśramaṃ vibhuḥ
He observed many omens foreboding danger; seeing (them), with troubled heart, the mighty one quickly reached the hermitage.
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BndP 2 30.17
तमायान्तमभिप्रेक्ष्य रुदती सा भृशातुरा । नविभूतेव शोकेन प्रारुदद्रेणुका पुनः
tamāyāntamabhiprekṣya rudatī sā bhṛśāturā / navibhūteva śokena prārudadreṇukā punaḥ
Seeing him coming, she who was weeping and sorely afflicted, as though beside herself with grief, Reṇukā wailed again.
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BndP 2 30.18
रामस्य पुरतो राजन्भर्तृव्यसनपीडिता । उभाभ्यामपि हस्ताभ्यामुदरं समताडयत्
rāmasya purato rājanbhartṛvyasanapīḍitā / ubhābhyāmapi hastābhyāmudaraṃ samatāḍayat
Before Rāma, O king, tormented by her husband's calamity, she beat her belly with both her hands.
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BndP 2 30.19
मार्गे विदितवृत्तान्तः सम्यग्रामो ऽपि मातरम् । कुररीमिव शोकार्त्ता दृष्ट्वा दुःखमुपेयिवान्
mārge viditavṛttāntaḥ samyagrāmo 'pi mātaram / kurarīmiva śokārttā dṛṣṭvā duḥkhamupeyivān
Rāma too, who had learned the whole affair on the road, seeing his mother stricken with grief like an osprey, was overcome with sorrow.
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BndP 2 30.20
धैर्यमारोप्य मेधावी दुःशशोकपरिप्लुतः । नेत्राभ्यामश्रुपूर्णाभ्यां तस्थौ भूमावर्धोमुखः
dhairyamāropya medhāvī duḥśaśokapariplutaḥ / netrābhyāmaśrupūrṇābhyāṃ tasthau bhūmāvardhomukhaḥ
Summoning up firmness, the wise one, though flooded with grief and pain, stood upon the ground with his face downcast, his two eyes filled with tears.
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BndP 2 30.21
तं तथागतमालोक्य रामं प्राहाकृतव्रणः । किमिदं भृगुशार्दूल नैतत्वय्युपपाद्यते
taṃ tathāgatamālokya rāmaṃ prāhākṛtavraṇaḥ / kimidaṃ bhṛguśārdūla naitatvayyupapādyate
Seeing Rāma come to such a state, Akṛtavraṇa said to him: "What is this, tiger of the Bhṛgus? This is not fitting in you.
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BndP 2 30.22
न त्वादृशा महाभाग भृशं शोचन्ति कुत्रचित् । धृतिमन्तो महान्तस्तु दुःखं कुर्वति न व्यये
na tvādṛśā mahābhāga bhṛśaṃ śocanti kutracit / dhṛtimanto mahāntastu duḥkhaṃ kurvati na vyaye
Men like you, greatly fortunate one, never grieve excessively anywhere; the great, who possess resolve, do not make grief (their concern) in loss.
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BndP 2 30.23
शोकः सर्वेन्द्रियाणां हि परिशोषप्रदायकः । त्यज शोकं महाबाहो न तत्पात्रं भवदृशाः
śokaḥ sarvendriyāṇāṃ hi pariśoṣapradāyakaḥ / tyaja śokaṃ mahābāho na tatpātraṃ bhavadṛśāḥ
For grief brings the withering of all the senses. Abandon grief, mighty-armed one; men like you are not fit vessels for it.
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BndP 2 30.24
एहिकामुष्मिकार्थानां नूनमेकान्तरोधकः । शोकस्तस्यावकाशं त्वं कथं त्दृदि नियच्छसि
ehikāmuṣmikārthānāṃ nūnamekāntarodhakaḥ / śokastasyāvakāśaṃ tvaṃ kathaṃ tdṛdi niyacchasi
Grief is surely the sole obstructor of aims in this world and the next; how then do you grant it room in your heart?
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BndP 2 30.25
तत्त्वं धैर्यधनो भूत्वा परिसांत्वय मातरम् । रुदतीं बत वैधव्यशं कापहतचेतनाम्
tattvaṃ dhairyadhano bhūtvā parisāṃtvaya mātaram / rudatīṃ bata vaidhavyaśaṃ kāpahatacetanām
Therefore, having made firmness your wealth, console your mother, who is weeping, alas, her mind struck down by widowhood.
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BndP 2 30.26
नैवागमनमस्तीह व्यतिक्रान्तस्य वस्तुनः । तस्मादतीतमखिलं त्यक्त्वा कृत्यं विचिन्तय
naivāgamanamastīha vyatikrāntasya vastunaḥ / tasmādatītamakhilaṃ tyaktvā kṛtyaṃ vicintaya
There is no returning here of a thing that has passed away; therefore, letting go of all that is past, consider what is to be done."
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BndP 2 30.27
इत्येवं सांत्वमानश्च तेन दुःशसमन्वितः । रामः संस्तंभयामास शनैरात्मानमात्मना
ityevaṃ sāṃtvamānaśca tena duḥśasamanvitaḥ / rāmaḥ saṃstaṃbhayāmāsa śanairātmānamātmanā
Thus consoled by him, Rāma, though filled with sorrow, slowly steadied himself by himself.
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BndP 2 30.28
दुःखशोकपरीता हि रेणुका त्वरुदन्मुहः । त्रिःसप्तकृत्वो हस्ताभ्यामुदरं समताडयत्
duḥkhaśokaparītā hi reṇukā tvarudanmuhaḥ / triḥsaptakṛtvo hastābhyāmudaraṃ samatāḍayat
For Reṇukā, encompassed by pain and grief, wept again and again, and thrice seven times beat her belly with her hands.
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BndP 2 30.29
तावत्तदन्तिकं रामः समभ्येत्याश्रुलोचनः । रुदतीमलमंबेति सांत्वयामास मातरम्
tāvattadantikaṃ rāmaḥ samabhyetyāśrulocanaḥ / rudatīmalamaṃbeti sāṃtvayāmāsa mātaram
Meanwhile Rāma, his eyes full of tears, approached her and consoled his weeping mother, saying "Enough, mother."
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BndP 2 30.30
उवाचापनयन्दुःखाद्भर्तृशोकपरायणाम् । त्रिःसप्तकृत्वो यदिदं त्वया वक्षः समाहतम्
uvācāpanayanduḥkhādbhartṛśokaparāyaṇām / triḥsaptakṛtvo yadidaṃ tvayā vakṣaḥ samāhatam
Drawing her away from her pain, he spoke to her who was given over to grief for her husband: "Since this breast of yours has been struck thrice seven times by you—
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BndP 2 30.31
तावतसंख्यमहं तस्मात्क्षत्त्रजारमशेषतः । हनिष्ये भुवि सर्वत्र सत्यमेतद्ब्रविमि ते
tāvatasaṃkhyamahaṃ tasmātkṣattrajāramaśeṣataḥ / haniṣye bhuvi sarvatra satyametadbravimi te
therefore that same number of times I will slay the kṣatriya race without remainder everywhere on earth; this I tell you truly.
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BndP 2 30.32
तस्मात्त्वं शोकमुत्सृज्य धैर्यमातिष्ट सांप्रतम् । नास्त्येव नूनमायातमतिक्रान्तस्य वस्तुनः
tasmāttvaṃ śokamutsṛjya dhairyamātiṣṭa sāṃpratam / nāstyeva nūnamāyātamatikrāntasya vastunaḥ
Therefore, casting off grief, take your stand now on firmness; surely there is no return of a thing that has passed away."
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BndP 2 30.33
इत्युक्ता रेणुका तेन भृशं दुःखान्वितापि सा । कृच्छ्राद्धैर्यं समालंब्य तथेति प्रत्यभाषत
ityuktā reṇukā tena bhṛśaṃ duḥkhānvitāpi sā / kṛcchrāddhairyaṃ samālaṃbya tatheti pratyabhāṣata
Addressed thus by him, Reṇukā, though deeply filled with sorrow, with difficulty took hold of firmness and replied, "So be it."
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BndP 2 30.34
ततो रामो महाबाहुः पितुः सह सहोदरैः । अग्नौ सत्कर्त्तुमारेभे देहं राजन्यथविधि
tato rāmo mahābāhuḥ pituḥ saha sahodaraiḥ / agnau satkarttumārebhe dehaṃ rājanyathavidhi
Then mighty-armed Rāma, together with his brothers, began to honour his father's body in the fire, O king, according to rule.
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BndP 2 30.35
भर्तृशोकपरिताङ्गी रेणुकापि दृढव्रता । पुत्रान्सर्वान्समाहूय त्विदं वचनमब्रवीत्
bhartṛśokaparitāṅgī reṇukāpi dṛḍhavratā / putrānsarvānsamāhūya tvidaṃ vacanamabravīt
Reṇukā too, her limbs encompassed by grief for her husband, firm in her vow, called all her sons together and spoke this word:
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BndP 2 30.36
रेणुकोवाच । अहं व-पितरं पुत्राः स्वर्गतं पुण्यशीलिनम् । अनुगन्तुमिहेच्छामि तन्मे ऽनुज्ञातुमर्हथ
reṇukovāca / ahaṃ va-pitaraṃ putrāḥ svargataṃ puṇyaśīlinam / anugantumihecchāmi tanme 'nujñātumarhatha
Reṇukā said: "Sons, I wish here to follow your father, the man of holy conduct who has gone to heaven; you should grant me leave for that.
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BndP 2 30.37
असह्यदुःशं वैधव्यं सहमाना कथं पुनः । भर्त्रा विरहिता तेन प्रवर्त्तिष्ये विनिन्दिता
asahyaduḥśaṃ vaidhavyaṃ sahamānā kathaṃ punaḥ / bhartrā virahitā tena pravarttiṣye vininditā
How, indeed, enduring widowhood with its unbearable pain, separated from that husband and scorned, shall I carry on?
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BndP 2 30.38
तस्मादनुगमिष्यामि भर्त्तारं दयितं मम । यथा तेन प्रवर्त्तिष्ये परत्रापि सहानिशम्
tasmādanugamiṣyāmi bharttāraṃ dayitaṃ mama / yathā tena pravarttiṣye paratrāpi sahāniśam
Therefore I shall follow after my husband, who is dear to me, so that I may dwell with him constantly in the world beyond as well.
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BndP 2 30.39
ज्वलन्तमिममेवाग्निं संप्रविश्य चिरादिव । भर्तुर्मम भविष्यामि पितृलोकप्रियातिथिः
jvalantamimamevāgniṃ saṃpraviśya cirādiva / bharturmama bhaviṣyāmi pitṛlokapriyātithiḥ
By entering this very blazing fire, after so long, as it were, I shall become for my husband a welcome guest in the world of the fathers.
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BndP 2 30.40
अनुवादमृते पुत्रा भवद्भिस्तत्र कर्मणि । प्रतिभूय न वक्तव्यं यदि मत्प्रियमिच्छथ
anuvādamṛte putrā bhavadbhistatra karmaṇi / pratibhūya na vaktavyaṃ yadi matpriyamicchatha
My sons, apart from assent nothing is to be said by you in that undertaking, by way of objection, if you wish what is dear to me.
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BndP 2 30.41
इत्येवमुक्त्वा वचनं रेणुका दृढनिश्चया । अग्निं प्रविश्य भर्त्तारमनुगन्तुं मनोदधे
ityevamuktvā vacanaṃ reṇukā dṛḍhaniścayā / agniṃ praviśya bharttāramanugantuṃ manodadhe
Having spoken this speech, Reṇukā, firm in her resolve, set her mind on entering the fire and following her husband.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 30.42
एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु रेणुकां तनयैः सह । समाभाष्यातिगंभीरा वागुवाचाशरीरीणी
etasminneva kāle tu reṇukāṃ tanayaiḥ saha / samābhāṣyātigaṃbhīrā vāguvācāśarīrīṇī
At just that moment a very deep, bodiless voice spoke, addressing Reṇukā together with her sons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 30.43
हे रेणुके स्वतनयैर्गिरं मे ऽवहिता शृणु । मा कार्षीः साहसं भद्रे प्रवक्ष्यामि प्रियं तव
he reṇuke svatanayairgiraṃ me 'vahitā śṛṇu / mā kārṣīḥ sāhasaṃ bhadre pravakṣyāmi priyaṃ tava
"O Reṇukā, listen attentively to my word, along with your sons. Do not commit this rash act, good lady; I shall tell you what is to your benefit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 30.44
साहसो नैव कर्त्तव्यः केनाप्यात्महितैषिणा । न मर्त्तव्यन्त्वया सर्वो जीवन्भद्राणि पश्यति
sāhaso naiva karttavyaḥ kenāpyātmahitaiṣiṇā / na marttavyantvayā sarvo jīvanbhadrāṇi paśyati
No rash act at all should be done by anyone who seeks his own good. You must not die: everyone who is alive sees good fortune.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 30.45
तस्माद्धैर्यधना भूत्वा भव त्वं कालकाङ्क्षिणी । निमित्तमन्तरीकृत्य किञ्चिदेव शुचिस्मिते
tasmāddhairyadhanā bhūtvā bhava tvaṃ kālakāṅkṣiṇī / nimittamantarīkṛtya kiñcideva śucismite
Therefore, making fortitude your wealth, be one who waits for the (right) time, putting off (the act) on some pretext or other, O you of pure smile.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 30.46
अचिरेणैव भर्त्ता ते भविष्यति सचेतनः । उत्पन्नजीवितेन त्वं कामं प्राप्स्यसि शोभने । भवित्री चिररात्राय बहुकल्याण भाजनम्
acireṇaiva bharttā te bhaviṣyati sacetanaḥ / utpannajīvitena tvaṃ kāmaṃ prāpsyasi śobhane / bhavitrī cirarātrāya bahukalyāṇa bhājanam
In a very short time your husband will be conscious again; when his life has arisen you will obtain your desire, O lovely one; and for a long time you will be a vessel of much good fortune."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 30.47
वसिष्ठ उवाच इति तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा धृतिमालंब्य रेणुका । तद्वाक्यगौरवाद्धर्षमवापुस्तनयाश्च ते
vasiṣṭha uvāca iti tadvacanaṃ śrutvā dhṛtimālaṃbya reṇukā / tadvākyagauravāddharṣamavāpustanayāśca te
Vasiṣṭha said: Hearing that utterance, Reṇukā took hold of her resolve, and those sons too gained joy from the weightiness of that speech.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 30.48
ततोनीत्वा पितुर्देहमाश्रमाभ्यन्तरं मुनेः । शाययित्वा निवाते तु परितः समुपाविशन्
tatonītvā piturdehamāśramābhyantaraṃ muneḥ / śāyayitvā nivāte tu paritaḥ samupāviśan
Then, having carried the father's body into the interior of the sage's hermitage and laid it down in a windless place, they sat down around it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 30.49
तेषां तत्रोपविष्टानामप्रहृष्टात्मचेतसाम् । निमत्तानि शुभान्यासन्ननेकानि महान्ति च
teṣāṃ tatropaviṣṭānāmaprahṛṣṭātmacetasām / nimattāni śubhānyāsannanekāni mahānti ca
For them, seated there with their hearts joyless, there arose auspicious omens, many and great.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 30.50
तेन ते किञ्चिदाश्वस्तचेतसो मुनिपुङ्गवाः । निषेदुः सहिता मात्रा काङ्क्षन्तो जीवितं पितुः
tena te kiñcidāśvastacetaso munipuṅgavāḥ / niṣeduḥ sahitā mātrā kāṅkṣanto jīvitaṃ pituḥ
By that those bulls among sages, their minds somewhat reassured, sat together with their mother, hoping for their father's life.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 30.51
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे राजन्भृगुवंशधरो मुनिः । विधेर्बलेन मतिमांस्तत्रागच्छद्यदृच्छया
etasminnantare rājanbhṛguvaṃśadharo muniḥ / vidherbalena matimāṃstatrāgacchadyadṛcchayā
In this interval, O king, a wise sage upholding the lineage of Bhṛgu came there by chance, by the force of destiny.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 30.52
अथर्वणां विधिः सा क्षाद्वेदवेदाङ्गपारगः । सर्वशास्त्रार्थवित्प्राज्ञः सकलासुरवन्दितः
atharvaṇāṃ vidhiḥ sā kṣādvedavedāṅgapāragaḥ / sarvaśāstrārthavitprājñaḥ sakalāsuravanditaḥ
He was directly the ordinance of the Atharvans, one who had gone to the far shore of the Vedas and Vedāṅgas, wise, knowing the meaning of all the śāstras, honoured by all the asuras,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 30.53
मृतसंजीविनीं विद्यां यो वेद मुनिदुर्लभाम् । यथाहतान्मृतान्देवैरुत्थापयति दानवान्
mṛtasaṃjīvinīṃ vidyāṃ yo veda munidurlabhām / yathāhatānmṛtāndevairutthāpayati dānavān
(He) who knows the science that revives the dead, hard for sages to obtain, by which he raises up the Dānavas who have been slain and killed by the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 30.54
शास्त्रमोशनसं येन राज्ञां राज्यफलप्रदम् । प्रणीतमनुजीवन्ति सर्वे ऽद्यापीह पार्थिवाः
śāstramośanasaṃ yena rājñāṃ rājyaphalapradam / praṇītamanujīvanti sarve 'dyāpīha pārthivāḥ
By whom was composed the treatise of Uśanas (Śukra), which grants kings the fruit of kingship — by which all rulers here live even today.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 30.55
स तदाश्रममासाद्य प्रविष्टो ऽन्तर्महामुनिः । ददर्श तदवस्थांस्तान्सर्वान्दुःखपरिप्लुतान्
sa tadāśramamāsādya praviṣṭo 'ntarmahāmuniḥ / dadarśa tadavasthāṃstānsarvānduḥkhapariplutān
That great sage, having reached the hermitage and entered within, saw them all in that condition, overwhelmed with grief.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 30.56
अथ ते तु भृगुं दृष्ट्वा वंशम्य पितरं मुदा । उत्थायास्मै ददुश्चापि सत्कृत्य परमासनम्
atha te tu bhṛguṃ dṛṣṭvā vaṃśamya pitaraṃ mudā / utthāyāsmai daduścāpi satkṛtya paramāsanam
Then, on seeing Bhṛgu, the father of the lineage, they joyfully rose and, honouring him, gave him the highest seat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 30.57
स चाशीर्भिस्तु तान्सर्वानभिनन्द्य महामुनिः । पप्रच्छ किमिदं वृत्तं तत्सर्वं ते न्यवेदयन्
sa cāśīrbhistu tānsarvānabhinandya mahāmuniḥ / papraccha kimidaṃ vṛttaṃ tatsarvaṃ te nyavedayan
And that great sage, greeting them all with blessings, asked, "What has happened here?" — and they reported all of it to him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 30.58
तच्छ्रुत्वा स भृगुः शीघ्रं जलमादाय मन्त्रवित् । संजीविन्या विनया तं सिषेच प्रोच्चरन्निदम्
tacchrutvā sa bhṛguḥ śīghraṃ jalamādāya mantravit / saṃjīvinyā vinayā taṃ siṣeca proccarannidam
Hearing that, Bhṛgu, knower of mantras, quickly took water and sprinkled him with the Sañjīvinī (life-restoring) lore, uttering aloud this (which follows):
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 30.59
यज्ञस्य तपसो वीय ममापि शुभमस्ति चेत् । तेनासौ जीवताच्छीघ्रं प्रसुप्त इवचोत्थितः
yajñasya tapaso vīya mamāpi śubhamasti cet / tenāsau jīvatācchīghraṃ prasupta ivacotthitaḥ
"If there is any merit in my sacrifice and in my austerity, by that power let this man live again at once" — and he rose up like one who had been asleep.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 30.60
एवमुक्ते शुभे वाक्ये भृगुणा साधुकारिणा । समुत्तस्थावथार्चीकः साक्षाद्ग्ररुरिवापरः
evamukte śubhe vākye bhṛguṇā sādhukāriṇā / samuttasthāvathārcīkaḥ sākṣādgrarurivāparaḥ
When this auspicious word had thus been spoken by the well-acting Bhṛgu, Ārcīka (Jamadagni) then rose up, like a second Garuḍa in visible form.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 30.61
दृष्ट्वा तत्र स्थितं वन्द्यं भृगुं स्वस्य पितामहम् । ननाम भक्त्या नृपते कृताञ्जलिरुवाच ह
dṛṣṭvā tatra sthitaṃ vandyaṃ bhṛguṃ svasya pitāmaham / nanāma bhaktyā nṛpate kṛtāñjaliruvāca ha
Seeing standing there the venerable Bhṛgu, his own grandfather, he bowed with devotion, O king, and with joined palms he spoke.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 30.62
जमदग्निरुवाच धन्यो ऽहं कृतकृत्यो ऽहं सफलं जीवितं च मे
jamadagniruvāca dhanyo 'haṃ kṛtakṛtyo 'haṃ saphalaṃ jīvitaṃ ca me
Jamadagni said: I am blessed, I have accomplished my purpose, and my life has borne fruit,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 30.63
यत्पश्ये चरणौ ते ऽद्य सुरासुरनमस्कृतौ । भगवन्किं करोम्यद्य शुश्रूषां तव मानद
yatpaśye caraṇau te 'dya surāsuranamaskṛtau / bhagavankiṃ karomyadya śuśrūṣāṃ tava mānada
since today I behold your feet, saluted by gods and demons. Lord, what service may I do for you today, O bestower of honour?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 30.64
पुनीह्यात्मकुलं स्वस्य चरणांबुकणैर्विभो । इत्युक्त्वा सहसाऽनीतं रामेणार्ध्यं मुदान्वितः
punīhyātmakulaṃ svasya caraṇāṃbukaṇairvibho / ityuktvā sahasā'nītaṃ rāmeṇārdhyaṃ mudānvitaḥ
"Purify your own family with the drops of water from your feet, O mighty one." Having said this, full of joy, (he took) the guest-offering quickly brought by Rāma
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 30.65
प्रददौ पादयोस्तस्य भक्त्यान मितकन्धरः । तज्जलं शिरसाधत्त सकुटुंबो महामनाः
pradadau pādayostasya bhaktyāna mitakandharaḥ / tajjalaṃ śirasādhatta sakuṭuṃbo mahāmanāḥ
and offered it at his feet, his neck bent low with devotion; and the great-minded one, together with his household, placed that water upon his head.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 30.66
अथ सत्कृत्य स भृगुं पप्रच्छ विनयान्वितः । भगवन् किं कृतं तेन राज्ञा दुष्टेन पातकम्
atha satkṛtya sa bhṛguṃ papraccha vinayānvitaḥ / bhagavan kiṃ kṛtaṃ tena rājñā duṣṭena pātakam
Then, having honoured Bhṛgu, he asked him humbly: "Lord, what sin was committed by that wicked king,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 30.67
यस्यातिथ्यं हि कृतवानहं सम्यग्विधानतः । साधुबुद्ध्यास दुष्टात्मा किं चकार महामते
yasyātithyaṃ hi kṛtavānahaṃ samyagvidhānataḥ / sādhubuddhyāsa duṣṭātmā kiṃ cakāra mahāmate
whose guest-rites I duly performed according to the rules, thinking him good? What did that evil-souled one do, O great-minded one?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 30.68
वसिष्ठ उवाच एवं स पृष्टो मतिमान्भृगुः सर्वविदीश्वरः । चिरं ध्यात्वा समालोच्य कारणं प्राह भूपते
vasiṣṭha uvāca evaṃ sa pṛṣṭo matimānbhṛguḥ sarvavidīśvaraḥ / ciraṃ dhyātvā samālocya kāraṇaṃ prāha bhūpate
Vasiṣṭha said: Thus questioned, the wise Bhṛgu, the all-knowing lord, having meditated long and considered, declared the cause, O lord of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 30.69
भृगुरुवाच शृणु तात महाभाग बीजमस्य हि कर्मणः । यश्च वै कृतवान्पापं सर्वज्ञस्य तवानघ
bhṛguruvāca śṛṇu tāta mahābhāga bījamasya hi karmaṇaḥ / yaśca vai kṛtavānpāpaṃ sarvajñasya tavānagha
Bhṛgu said: Hear, dear son, greatly fortunate one, the seed of this deed, and who it was that did this sin against you, the all-knowing and sinless one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 30.70
शप्तः पुरा वसिष्ठेन नाशार्थं स महीपतिः । द्विजापराधतो मूढ वीर्यं ते विनशिष्यते
śaptaḥ purā vasiṣṭhena nāśārthaṃ sa mahīpatiḥ / dvijāparādhato mūḍha vīryaṃ te vinaśiṣyate
Long ago that king was cursed by Vasiṣṭha for his destruction: "Fool, because of your offence against a brahmin your might shall perish."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 30.71
तत्कथं वचनं तस्य भविष्यत्यन्यथा मुनेः । अयं रामो महावीर्यं प्रसह्यनृपपुङ्गवम्
tatkathaṃ vacanaṃ tasya bhaviṣyatyanyathā muneḥ / ayaṃ rāmo mahāvīryaṃ prasahyanṛpapuṅgavam
So how shall that sage's word turn out otherwise? This Rāma will forcibly (slay) that bull among kings of great might —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 30.72
हनिष्यति महाबाहो प्रतिज्ञां कृतवान्पुरा । यस्मादुरः प्रतिहतं त्वया मातर्ममाग्रतः
haniṣyati mahābāho pratijñāṃ kṛtavānpurā / yasmāduraḥ pratihataṃ tvayā mātarmamāgrataḥ
he will slay (him), O mighty-armed one; formerly he made a vow: "Because your breast was struck by you, mother, in front of me,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 30.73
एकविंशतिवारं हि भृशं दुःखपरीतया । त्रिः सप्तकृत्वो निःक्षत्रां करिष्ये पृथिवीमिमाम्
ekaviṃśativāraṃ hi bhṛśaṃ duḥkhaparītayā / triḥ saptakṛtvo niḥkṣatrāṃ kariṣye pṛthivīmimām
twenty-one times, by you sorely encompassed with grief — thrice seven times will I make this earth free of kṣatriyas."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 30.74
अतो ऽयं वार्यमाणो ऽपि त्वाया पित्रा निरन्तरम् । भाविनोर्ऽथस्य च बलात्करिष्यत्येव मानद
ato 'yaṃ vāryamāṇo 'pi tvāyā pitrā nirantaram / bhāvinor'thasya ca balātkariṣyatyeva mānada
Therefore, though restrained constantly by you, his father, he will surely do it, by the force of what is destined to be, O bestower of honour.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 30.75
स तु राजा महाभागो वृद्धानां पर्युपासिता । दत्तात्रेयाद्धरेरंशाल्लब्धबोधो महामतिः
sa tu rājā mahābhāgo vṛddhānāṃ paryupāsitā / dattātreyāddhareraṃśāllabdhabodho mahāmatiḥ
But that king is greatly fortunate, an attendant upon elders, one who has obtained knowledge from Dattātreya, a portion of Hari, and of great intelligence;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 30.76
साक्षाद्भक्तो महात्मा च तद्वधे पातकं भवेत् । एवमुक्त्वा महाराज स भृगुर्ब्रह्मणः सुतः । यथागतं ययौ विद्वान्भविष्यत्कालपर्ययात्
sākṣādbhakto mahātmā ca tadvadhe pātakaṃ bhavet / evamuktvā mahārāja sa bhṛgurbrahmaṇaḥ sutaḥ / yathāgataṃ yayau vidvānbhaviṣyatkālaparyayāt
he is a devotee in the very presence (of the Lord) and a great soul, and in his killing there would be sin. Having spoken thus, O great king, that Bhṛgu, son of Brahmā, the learned one, went as he had come, (knowing) the future course of time.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition