Brahmanda Purana — Madhya Bhaga — Chapter 66
BndP 2 66.1
धन्यमारोग्यमायुष्यं पुण्यं कल्मषशोधनम् । सौम्यस्य चन्म श्रुत्वैवं सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते ॥ ब्न्द्प्_२,६५।५० ॥ इति श्रीब्रह्माण्डे महापुराणे वायुप्रोक्ते मध्यमभागे तृतीय उपोद्धातपादे सोमसौम्ययोर्जन्मकथनं नाम पञ्चषष्टितमो ऽध्यायः ॥ ६५॥ सूत उवाच सोमस्य तु बुधः पुत्रो बुधस्य तु पुरूरवाः । तेजस्वी दानशीलश्च यज्वा विपुलदक्षिणः
dhanyamārogyamāyuṣyaṃ puṇyaṃ kalmaṣaśodhanam / saumyasya canma śrutvaivaṃ sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate // bndp_2,65.50 // iti śrībrahmāṇḍe mahāpurāṇe vāyuprokte madhyamabhāge tṛtīya upoddhātapāde somasaumyayorjanmakathanaṃ nāma pañcaṣaṣṭitamo 'dhyāyaḥ // 65// sūta uvāca somasya tu budhaḥ putro budhasya tu purūravāḥ / tejasvī dānaśīlaśca yajvā vipuladakṣiṇaḥ
(It is) fortune-bringing, health-giving, life-prolonging, meritorious, cleansing of stain; hearing thus the birth of Saumya (Budha), one is freed from all sins. // Thus the sixty-fifth chapter, called "The telling of the birth of Soma and Saumya," in the third Upodghāta-pāda of the middle section of the glorious Brahmāṇḍa Mahāpurāṇa spoken by Vāyu. // 65 // Sūta said: Soma's son was Budha, and Budha's son Purūravas, brilliant, given to giving, a sacrificer with ample sacrificial fees.
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BndP 2 66.2
ब्रह्मवादी पराक्रान्तः शत्रुभिर्युधि दुर्जयः । आहर्त्ता जाग्निहोत्रस्य यज्ञानां च महीपतिः
brahmavādī parākrāntaḥ śatrubhiryudhi durjayaḥ / āharttā jāgnihotrasya yajñānāṃ ca mahīpatiḥ
A speaker of Brahman, valorous, hard for enemies to conquer in battle, that lord of the earth was a performer of the agnihotra and of sacrifices.
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BndP 2 66.3
सत्यवाग्धर्मबुद्धिश्च कान्तः संवृत्तमैथुनः । अतीव त्रिषु लोकेषु रूपेणाप्रतिमो ऽभवत्
satyavāgdharmabuddhiśca kāntaḥ saṃvṛttamaithunaḥ / atīva triṣu lokeṣu rūpeṇāpratimo 'bhavat
Truthful in speech, with a mind set on dharma, handsome, restrained in sexual conduct, he was beyond compare in beauty among the three worlds.
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BndP 2 66.4
तं ब्रह्मवादिनं दान्तं धर्मज्ञं सत्यवादिनम् । उर्वशी वरयामास हित्वा मानं यशस्विनी
taṃ brahmavādinaṃ dāntaṃ dharmajñaṃ satyavādinam / urvaśī varayāmāsa hitvā mānaṃ yaśasvinī
Him, the speaker of Brahman, self-controlled, knower of dharma, truthful, the glorious Urvaśī chose, casting aside her pride.
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BndP 2 66.5
तया सहावसद्राजा दश वर्षाणि चाष्ट च । सप्त षट्सप्त चाष्टौ च दश चाष्टौ च वीर्यवान्
tayā sahāvasadrājā daśa varṣāṇi cāṣṭa ca / sapta ṣaṭsapta cāṣṭau ca daśa cāṣṭau ca vīryavān
The heroic king dwelt with her for ten years and eight, and seven, six, seven and eight, and ten and eight.
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BndP 2 66.6
वने चैत्ररथे रम्ये तथा मन्दाकिनीतटे । अलकायां विशालायां नन्दने च वनोत्तमे
vane caitrarathe ramye tathā mandākinītaṭe / alakāyāṃ viśālāyāṃ nandane ca vanottame
In the delightful Caitraratha grove, and on the bank of the Mandākinī, in Alakā, in Viśālā, and in Nandana, best of groves,
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BndP 2 66.7
गन्धमादनपादेषु मेरुशृङ्गे नगोत्तमे । उत्तरांश्च कुरून्प्राप्य कलापग्राममेव च
gandhamādanapādeṣu meruśṛṅge nagottame / uttarāṃśca kurūnprāpya kalāpagrāmameva ca
on the slopes of Gandhamādana, on Meru's peak, best of mountains, and having reached the Northern Kurus and the village of Kalāpa —
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BndP 2 66.8
एतेषु वनमुख्येषु सुरैराचरितेषु च । उर्वश्या महितो राजा रेमे परमया मुदा
eteṣu vanamukhyeṣu surairācariteṣu ca / urvaśyā mahito rājā reme paramayā mudā
in these chief groves, frequented by the gods, the king, honoured by Urvaśī, took his pleasure with the utmost delight.
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BndP 2 66.9
ऋषय ऊचुः गन्धर्वी चोर्वशी देवी राजानं मानुषं कथम् । उत्सृज्य तं च संप्राप्ता तन्नो ब्रूहि च दुष्कृतम्
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ gandharvī corvaśī devī rājānaṃ mānuṣaṃ katham / utsṛjya taṃ ca saṃprāptā tanno brūhi ca duṣkṛtam
The seers said: How did the divine Urvaśī, a Gandharva woman, come to a human king, and, having abandoned him, (return)? Tell us that, and what her misdeed was.
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BndP 2 66.10
सूत उवाच ब्रह्मशापाभिभूता सा मानुषं समुपस्थिता । आत्मनः शापमोक्षार्थं नियमं सा चकार तु
sūta uvāca brahmaśāpābhibhūtā sā mānuṣaṃ samupasthitā / ātmanaḥ śāpamokṣārthaṃ niyamaṃ sā cakāra tu
Sūta said: Overcome by a brahmin's curse, she came to a mortal; and for the sake of her own release from the curse she made a condition.
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BndP 2 66.11
अनग्नदर्शनं चैव अकामात्सह मैथुनम् । द्वौ मेषौ शयनाभ्याशे सा तावद्ध्यवतिष्ठते
anagnadarśanaṃ caiva akāmātsaha maithunam / dvau meṣau śayanābhyāśe sā tāvaddhyavatiṣṭhate
(The terms were:) not seeing (him) naked, and intercourse (only) not against her wish; two rams (were to stay) beside the bed — so long as they remain there she would stay.
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BndP 2 66.12
घृतमात्रं तथाऽहारः कालमेकं तु पार्थिव । यद्येष समयो राजन्यावत्कालश्च ते दृढः
ghṛtamātraṃ tathā'hāraḥ kālamekaṃ tu pārthiva / yadyeṣa samayo rājanyāvatkālaśca te dṛḍhaḥ
And ghee alone (shall be my) food, for one (fixed) period, O king. If this is the agreement, O king, and the term is firm for you,
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BndP 2 66.13
तावत्कालं तु वत्स्यामि एष नः समयः कृतः । तस्यास्तं समयं सर्वं स राजा पर्यपालयत्
tāvatkālaṃ tu vatsyāmi eṣa naḥ samayaḥ kṛtaḥ / tasyāstaṃ samayaṃ sarvaṃ sa rājā paryapālayat
then for that long I shall dwell (with you) — this agreement was made by us. The king kept that whole agreement of hers.
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BndP 2 66.14
एवं सा चावसत्तेन सहेलेना भिगामिनी । वर्षाण्यथ चतुःषष्टिं तद्भक्त्या शापमोहिता
evaṃ sā cāvasattena sahelenā bhigāminī / varṣāṇyatha catuḥṣaṣṭiṃ tadbhaktyā śāpamohitā
Thus she, going to him in sport, dwelt with him for sixty-four years, out of devotion to him, deluded by the curse.
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BndP 2 66.15
उर्वशी मानुषं प्राप्ता गन्धर्वाश्चिन्तयान्विताः । गन्धर्वा ऊचुः चिन्तयध्वं महाभागा यथा सा तु वराङ्गना
urvaśī mānuṣaṃ prāptā gandharvāścintayānvitāḥ / gandharvā ūcuḥ cintayadhvaṃ mahābhāgā yathā sā tu varāṅganā
Urvaśī having gone to a mortal, the Gandharvas were filled with anxiety. The Gandharvas said: Consider, O greatly fortunate ones, how that fair-limbed woman,
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BndP 2 66.16
आगच्छेत्तु पुनर्देवानुर्वशी स्वर्गभूषणम् । ततो विश्वापसुर्नाम गन्धर्वः सुमहामतिः
āgacchettu punardevānurvaśī svargabhūṣaṇam / tato viśvāpasurnāma gandharvaḥ sumahāmatiḥ
how Urvaśī, the ornament of heaven, might come again to the gods. Then a Gandharva named Viśvāpasu, of very great intelligence,
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BndP 2 66.17
जहारोरणकौ तस्यास्तत्पश्चात्सा दिवं गता । तस्यास्तु विरहेणासौ भ्रममाणस्त्वथोर्वशीम्
jahāroraṇakau tasyāstatpaścātsā divaṃ gatā / tasyāstu viraheṇāsau bhramamāṇastvathorvaśīm
carried off her two lambs; after that she went to heaven. But he (the king), wandering about in separation from her, (sought) Urvaśī,
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BndP 2 66.18
ददर्श च कुरुक्षेत्रे तया संभाषितो ऽप्ययम् । गन्धर्वानुपधावेति स तच्चक्रे ऽथ ते ददुः
dadarśa ca kurukṣetre tayā saṃbhāṣito 'pyayam / gandharvānupadhāveti sa taccakre 'tha te daduḥ
And he saw (her) at Kurukṣetra, and he was addressed by her: "Have recourse to the Gandharvas"; he did that, and then they gave (him a boon).
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BndP 2 66.19
अग्निस्थालीं तया राजा गतः स्वर्गं महारथः । एको ऽग्निः पूर्वमासीद्वै ऐलस्तं त्रीनकल्पयत्
agnisthālīṃ tayā rājā gataḥ svargaṃ mahārathaḥ / eko 'gniḥ pūrvamāsīdvai ailastaṃ trīnakalpayat
By means of the fire-pot (given) by her, the king, the great charioteer, went to heaven. Formerly there was but one fire; the son of Ilā made it three.
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BndP 2 66.20
एवंप्रभावो राजासीदैलस्तु द्विजसत्तमाः । देशे पुण्यतमे चैव महर्षिभिरलङ्कृते
evaṃprabhāvo rājāsīdailastu dvijasattamāḥ / deśe puṇyatame caiva maharṣibhiralaṅkṛte
Of such power was the king, the son of Ilā, O best of the twice-born; and in a most holy region adorned by great sages,
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BndP 2 66.21
राज्यं स कारयामास प्रयागे पृथिवीपतिः । उत्तरे यामुने तीरे प्रतिष्ठाने महायशाः
rājyaṃ sa kārayāmāsa prayāge pṛthivīpatiḥ / uttare yāmune tīre pratiṣṭhāne mahāyaśāḥ
that lord of the earth, of great fame, exercised his kingship at Prayāga, at Pratiṣṭhāna on the northern bank of the Yamunā.
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BndP 2 66.22
तस्य पुत्रा बभूवुर्हि षडिन्द्रोपमतेजसः । गन्धर्वलोके विदिता आयुर्द्धीमानमावसुः
tasya putrā babhūvurhi ṣaḍindropamatejasaḥ / gandharvaloke viditā āyurddhīmānamāvasuḥ
He had six sons of splendour like Indra's, known in the world of the Gandharvas: Āyus, Dhīmān, Amāvasu,
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BndP 2 66.23
विश्वावसुः श्रतायुश्च घृतायुश्चोवर्शीसुताः । अमाव सोस्तु वै जाते भीमो राजाथ विश्वचित्
viśvāvasuḥ śratāyuśca ghṛtāyuścovarśīsutāḥ / amāva sostu vai jāte bhīmo rājātha viśvacit
Viśvāvasu, Śrutāyus, and Ghṛtāyus — the sons of Urvaśī. And to Amāvasu were born Bhīma and then king Viśvajit.
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BndP 2 66.24
श्रीमान्भीमस्य दायादो राजासीत्काञ्चनप्रभः । विद्वांस्तु काञ्चनस्यापि सुहोत्रो ऽभून्महाबल
śrīmānbhīmasya dāyādo rājāsītkāñcanaprabhaḥ / vidvāṃstu kāñcanasyāpi suhotro 'bhūnmahābala
Bhīma's heir was the illustrious king Kāñcanaprabha; and of Kāñcana too there was the learned Suhotra, of great strength.
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BndP 2 66.25
सुहोत्रस्याभवज्जह्नुः केशिनीगर्भसंभवः । प्रतिगत्य ततो गङ्गा वितते य५कर्मणि
suhotrasyābhavajjahnuḥ keśinīgarbhasaṃbhavaḥ / pratigatya tato gaṅgā vitate ya5karmaṇi
Suhotra's son was Jahnu, born from the womb of Keśinī. Then the Ganges, having come toward (him) while the sacrificial rite was spread out,
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BndP 2 66.26
सादयामास तं देशं भाविनोर्ऽथस्य दर्शनात् । गङ्गया प्लावितं दृष्ट्वा यज्ञवाटं समन्ततः
sādayāmāsa taṃ deśaṃ bhāvinor'thasya darśanāt / gaṅgayā plāvitaṃ dṛṣṭvā yajñavāṭaṃ samantataḥ
flooded that place, because of the foreseeing of a thing to come. Seeing the sacrificial enclosure inundated all around by the Ganges,
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BndP 2 66.27
सौहोत्रिरपि संक्रुद्धो गङ्गां राजा द्विजोत्तमाः । तदाराजर्षिणा पीतां गङ्गां दृष्ट्वा सुरर्षयः
sauhotrirapi saṃkruddho gaṅgāṃ rājā dvijottamāḥ / tadārājarṣiṇā pītāṃ gaṅgāṃ dṛṣṭvā surarṣayaḥ
Suhotra's son, the king, being enraged, (drank up) the Ganges, O best of the twice-born. Then, seeing the Ganges drunk by the royal sage, the divine seers,
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BndP 2 66.28
उपनिन्युर्महाभागा दुहितृत्वेन जाह्नवीम् । यौवनाश्वस्य पौत्रीं तु कावेरीं जह्नुरावहत्
upaninyurmahābhāgā duhitṛtvena jāhnavīm / yauvanāśvasya pautrīṃ tu kāverīṃ jahnurāvahat
the greatly fortunate ones, brought Jāhnavī (back) as his daughter. And Jahnu married Kāverī, the granddaughter of Yuvanāśva.
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BndP 2 66.29
युवनाश्वस्य शापेन गङ्गार्द्धेन विनिर्ममे । कावेरीं सरितां श्रेष्ठ जह्नुभार्यामनिन्दिताम्
yuvanāśvasya śāpena gaṅgārddhena vinirmame / kāverīṃ saritāṃ śreṣṭha jahnubhāryāmaninditām
By the curse of Yuvanāśva, with half of the Ganges she formed Kāverī, best of rivers, the blameless wife of Jahnu.
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BndP 2 66.30
जह्नुस्तु दयितं पुत्रं सुनहं नाम धार्मिकम् । कावेर्यां जनयामास अजकस्तस्य चात्मजः
jahnustu dayitaṃ putraṃ sunahaṃ nāma dhārmikam / kāveryāṃ janayāmāsa ajakastasya cātmajaḥ
On Kāverī Jahnu begot a beloved and righteous son named Sunaha, and his son was Ajaka.
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BndP 2 66.31
अजकस्य तु दायादो बलाकाश्वो महायशाः । बभूव मृग शीलः सुशस्तस्यात्मजः स्मृतः
ajakasya tu dāyādo balākāśvo mahāyaśāḥ / babhūva mṛga śīlaḥ suśastasyātmajaḥ smṛtaḥ
Ajaka's heir was the greatly renowned Balākāśva; he was fond of hunting, and Kuśa is recorded as his son.
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BndP 2 66.32
कुशपुत्रा बभूवुश्च चत्वारो देववर्चसः । कुशांबः कुशानाभश्च अमूर्तरयमो वसुः
kuśaputrā babhūvuśca catvāro devavarcasaḥ / kuśāṃbaḥ kuśānābhaśca amūrtarayamo vasuḥ
And Kuśa had four sons with the lustre of gods: Kuśāmba, Kuśanābha, Amūrtarayas and Vasu.
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BndP 2 66.33
कुशिकस्तु तपस्तेपे पुत्रार्थी राजसत्तमः । पूर्णे वर्षसहस्रे वै शतक्रतुरपश्यत
kuśikastu tapastepe putrārthī rājasattamaḥ / pūrṇe varṣasahasre vai śatakraturapaśyata
Now Kuśika, best of kings, desiring a son, performed austerities; when a full thousand years had passed, the Lord of a Hundred Sacrifices beheld (him).
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BndP 2 66.34
तमुग्रतपसं दृष्ट्वा सहस्राक्षः पुरन्दरः । समर्थः पुत्रजनने स्वयमेवास्य शाश्वतः
tamugratapasaṃ dṛṣṭvā sahasrākṣaḥ purandaraḥ / samarthaḥ putrajanane svayamevāsya śāśvataḥ
Seeing him of fierce austerity, the thousand-eyed Purandara, the everlasting one, being himself able (to be born) as his son,
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BndP 2 66.35
पुत्रत्वं कल्पयामास स्वयमेव पुरन्दरः । गाधिर्नामाभवत्पुत्रः कौशिकः पाकशासनः
putratvaṃ kalpayāmāsa svayameva purandaraḥ / gādhirnāmābhavatputraḥ kauśikaḥ pākaśāsanaḥ
Purandara himself assumed sonship (with him); the son born was named Gādhi — Kauśika, the chastiser of Pāka.
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BndP 2 66.36
पौरुकुत्स्यभवद्भार्या गाधेस्तस्यामजायत । पूर्वं कन्या महाभागा नाम्ना सत्यवती शुभा
paurukutsyabhavadbhāryā gādhestasyāmajāyata / pūrvaṃ kanyā mahābhāgā nāmnā satyavatī śubhā
Gādhi's wife was a daughter of the Paurukutsa line; of her was born first a most fortunate daughter, the lovely one named Satyavatī.
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BndP 2 66.37
तां गाधिः पुत्रकामाय ऋचीकाय ददौ प्रभुः । तस्याः प्रीतस्तु वै भर्त्ता भार्गवो भृगुनन्दनः
tāṃ gādhiḥ putrakāmāya ṛcīkāya dadau prabhuḥ / tasyāḥ prītastu vai bharttā bhārgavo bhṛgunandanaḥ
Lord Gādhi gave her to Ṛcīka, who desired a son; and her husband, the Bhārgava, delight of Bhṛgu, was pleased with her.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 66.38
पुत्रार्थे साधयामास चरुं गाधेस्तथैव च । अथावोचत्प्रियां तत्र ऋचीको भार्गवस्तदा
putrārthe sādhayāmāsa caruṃ gādhestathaiva ca / athāvocatpriyāṃ tatra ṛcīko bhārgavastadā
He prepared a caru for the sake of a son, and likewise one for Gādhi's (wife). Then Ṛcīka the Bhārgava said to his beloved there:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 66.39
उपभोज्यश्चरुरयं त्वया मात्रा च ते शुभा । तस्या जनिष्यते पुत्रो दीप्तिमान्क्षत्त्रियर्षभः
upabhojyaścarurayaṃ tvayā mātrā ca te śubhā / tasyā janiṣyate putro dīptimānkṣattriyarṣabhaḥ
"This caru is to be eaten by you, and (that one) by your good mother. From her will be born a son, blazing, a bull among kshatriyas,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 66.40
अजेयः क्षत्त्रियैर्युद्धे क्षत्रियर्षभसूदनः । तवापि पुत्रं कल्याणि धृतिमन्तं तपोधनम्
ajeyaḥ kṣattriyairyuddhe kṣatriyarṣabhasūdanaḥ / tavāpi putraṃ kalyāṇi dhṛtimantaṃ tapodhanam
unconquerable by kshatriyas in battle, a slayer of the foremost kshatriyas; and for you too, fair lady, (this) caru will bring about a son who is resolute, rich in austerity,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 66.41
शमात्मकं द्विजश्रेष्ठं चरुरेष विधास्यति । एवमुक्त्वा तु तां भार्यामृचीको भृगुनन्दनः
śamātmakaṃ dvijaśreṣṭhaṃ carureṣa vidhāsyati / evamuktvā tu tāṃ bhāryāmṛcīko bhṛgunandanaḥ
peaceful in nature, best among the twice-born." Having spoken thus to his wife, Ṛcīka, the delight of Bhṛgu,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 66.42
तपस्यभिरतो नित्यमरण्यं प्रविशेश ह । गाधिः सदारस्तु तदा ऋचीकाश्रममभ्यगात्
tapasyabhirato nityamaraṇyaṃ praviśeśa ha / gādhiḥ sadārastu tadā ṛcīkāśramamabhyagāt
ever devoted to austerity, entered the forest. And then Gādhi, together with his wife, came to Ṛcīka's hermitage,
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BndP 2 66.43
तीर्थयात्राप्रसंगेन सुतां द्रष्टुं नरेश्वरः । चरुद्वयं गृहीत्वा तु ऋषेः स्त्यवती तदा
tīrthayātrāprasaṃgena sutāṃ draṣṭuṃ nareśvaraḥ / carudvayaṃ gṛhītvā tu ṛṣeḥ styavatī tadā
the lord of men (coming) to see his daughter in the course of a pilgrimage. Then Satyavatī, taking the sage's two carus,
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BndP 2 66.44
भर्तुर्वचनमव्यग्रा हृष्टा मात्रे न्यवेदयत् । माता तु तस्यै दैवैन दुहित्रे स्वचरुं ददौ
bharturvacanamavyagrā hṛṣṭā mātre nyavedayat / mātā tu tasyai daivaina duhitre svacaruṃ dadau
unperturbed and glad, reported her husband's words to her mother; but the mother, by fate, gave her own caru to her daughter,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 66.45
तस्याश्चरुमथाज्ञानादात्मनः सा चकार ह । अथ सत्यवती गर्भं क्षत्रियान्तकरं शुभम्
tasyāścarumathājñānādātmanaḥ sā cakāra ha / atha satyavatī garbhaṃ kṣatriyāntakaraṃ śubham
and she, in ignorance, made her mother's caru her own. Then Satyavatī (conceived) an embryo, auspicious (yet) destined to make an end of the kshatriyas,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 66.46
धारयामास दीप्तेन वपुषा घोरदर्शना । तामृचीकस्ततो दृष्ट्वा योगेनाप्यवमृश्य च
dhārayāmāsa dīptena vapuṣā ghoradarśanā / tāmṛcīkastato dṛṣṭvā yogenāpyavamṛśya ca
and bore it, with a blazing form, terrible to look upon. Then Ṛcīka, seeing her and reflecting by yogic insight,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 66.47
तदाब्रवीद्द्विजश्रेष्ठः स्वां भार्यां वरवर्णिनीम् । मात्रासि वञ्चिता भद्रे चरुव्यत्यासहेतुना
tadābravīddvijaśreṣṭhaḥ svāṃ bhāryāṃ varavarṇinīm / mātrāsi vañcitā bhadre caruvyatyāsahetunā
that best of the twice-born then said to his own wife of fair complexion: "You have been deceived by your mother, good lady, through the exchange of the carus.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 66.48
जनिष्यति हि पुत्रस्ते क्रूरकर्मातिदारुमः । माता जनिष्यते चापि तथा भूतं तपोधनम्
janiṣyati hi putraste krūrakarmātidārumaḥ / mātā janiṣyate cāpi tathā bhūtaṃ tapodhanam
For a son will be born to you of cruel deeds and exceedingly fierce, and your mother too will bear one who is rich in austerity,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 66.49
विश्वं हि ब्रह्मतपसा मया तत्र समर्पितम् । एवमुक्ता महाभागा भर्त्रा सत्यवती तदा
viśvaṃ hi brahmatapasā mayā tatra samarpitam / evamuktā mahābhāgā bhartrā satyavatī tadā
for I placed the whole (power) of brahminical austerity in that (caru)." Thus addressed by her husband, the greatly fortunate Satyavatī then
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 66.50
प्रसादयामास पतिं सुतो मे नेदृशो भवेत् । ब्राह्मणापसदस्त्वत्त इत्युक्तो मुनिमब्रवीत्
prasādayāmāsa patiṃ suto me nedṛśo bhavet / brāhmaṇāpasadastvatta ityukto munimabravīt
conciliated her husband: "Let no such son of mine be born, no outcaste of a brahmin, from you!" Thus addressed, he said to the sage—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 66.51
नैव संकल्पितः कामो मया भद्रे तथा त्वया । उग्रकर्मा भवेत्पुत्रः पितुर्मातुश्च कारणात्
naiva saṃkalpitaḥ kāmo mayā bhadre tathā tvayā / ugrakarmā bhavetputraḥ piturmātuśca kāraṇāt
"The wish was not so intended by me, good lady, nor by you; (yet) the son will be of fierce deeds, on account of the father and the mother."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 66.52
पुनः सत्यवती वाक्यमेवमुक्ताब्रवीदिदम् । इच्छंल्लोकानपि मुने सृजेथाः किं पुनः सुतम्
punaḥ satyavatī vākyamevamuktābravīdidam / icchaṃllokānapi mune sṛjethāḥ kiṃ punaḥ sutam
Thus addressed, Satyavatī again spoke this speech: "If you wished it, sage, you could create even worlds—how much more a son!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 66.53
शमात्मकमृजुं भर्त्तः पुत्रं मे दातुमर्हसि । काममेवंविधः पौत्रो मम स्यात्तव सुव्रत
śamātmakamṛjuṃ bharttaḥ putraṃ me dātumarhasi / kāmamevaṃvidhaḥ pautro mama syāttava suvrata
You should grant me, husband, a son peaceful in nature and upright. Let it be that a grandson of such a kind be mine and yours, O you of good vows,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 66.54
यद्यन्यथा न सक्यं वै कर्तुंमेवं द्विजोत्तम । ततः प्रसादमकरोत्स तस्यास्तपसो बलात्
yadyanyathā na sakyaṃ vai kartuṃmevaṃ dvijottama / tataḥ prasādamakarotsa tasyāstapaso balāt
if it truly cannot be done otherwise, O best of the twice-born." Then he granted the favour, by the power of her austerity:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 66.55
पुत्रे नास्ति विशेषो मे पौत्रे वा वरवर्णिनि । त्वया यथोक्तं वचनं तथा भद्रेभविष्यति
putre nāsti viśeṣo me pautre vā varavarṇini / tvayā yathoktaṃ vacanaṃ tathā bhadrebhaviṣyati
"There is no difference to me between a son and a grandson, fair-complexioned one; as you have said, so it will be, good lady."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 66.56
तस्मात्सत्यवती पुत्रं जनयामास भार्गवम् । तपस्यभिरतं दान्तं जमदग्निं शमात्मकम्
tasmātsatyavatī putraṃ janayāmāsa bhārgavam / tapasyabhirataṃ dāntaṃ jamadagniṃ śamātmakam
Therefore Satyavatī gave birth to a son, a Bhārgava, devoted to austerity, self-controlled, peaceful in nature: Jamadagni.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 66.57
भृगोश्चरुविपर्यासे रौद्रवैष्णवयोः पुरा । जमनाद्वैष्णवस्याग्नेर्जमदग्निरजायत
bhṛgoścaruviparyāse raudravaiṣṇavayoḥ purā / jamanādvaiṣṇavasyāgnerjamadagnirajāyata
In the exchange, long ago, of Bhṛgu's two carus, the Rudra one and the Vaiṣṇava one, Jamadagni was born from the consuming (jamana) of the Vaiṣṇava fire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 66.59
सा हि सत्यवती पुण्या सत्यव्रतपरायणा । कौशिकी तु समाख्याता प्रवृत्तेयं महानदी
sā hi satyavatī puṇyā satyavrataparāyaṇā / kauśikī tu samākhyātā pravṛtteyaṃ mahānadī
For she was Satyavatī, holy, devoted to the vow of truth; but she is called Kauśikī — this great river that came forth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 66.60
परिस्रुता महाभागा कौशिकी सरितां वरा । इक्ष्वाकुवंशप्रभवो रेणुको नाम पार्थिवः
parisrutā mahābhāgā kauśikī saritāṃ varā / ikṣvākuvaṃśaprabhavo reṇuko nāma pārthivaḥ
Kauśikī, flowing on all sides, greatly blessed, best of rivers. There was a king named Reṇuka, sprung from the Ikṣvāku line.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 66.61
तस्य कन्या महाभागा कमली नाम रेणुका । रेणुकायां कमल्यां तु तपोधृतिसमाधिना
tasya kanyā mahābhāgā kamalī nāma reṇukā / reṇukāyāṃ kamalyāṃ tu tapodhṛtisamādhinā
His daughter was the greatly blessed Reṇukā, called Kamalī; and in Reṇukā Kamalī, by (his) austerity, steadfastness and concentration,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 66.62
आर्चीको जनयामाम जमदग्निः सुदारुणम् । सर्वविद्यान्तगं श्रेष्ठं धनुर्वेदस्य पारगम्
ārcīko janayāmāma jamadagniḥ sudāruṇam / sarvavidyāntagaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ dhanurvedasya pāragam
Jamadagni, the son of Ṛcīka, begot a most formidable (son), one who reached the end of all branches of knowledge, the best, master of the science of archery,
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BndP 2 66.63
रामं क्षत्त्रियहन्तारं प्रदीप्तमिव पावकम् । और्वस्यैवमृचीकस्य सत्यवत्यां महामनाः
rāmaṃ kṣattriyahantāraṃ pradīptamiva pāvakam / aurvasyaivamṛcīkasya satyavatyāṃ mahāmanāḥ
Rāma, the slayer of kṣatriyas, blazing like fire. Thus, of Ṛcīka the son of Aurva, in Satyavatī, the great-minded
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BndP 2 66.64
जमदग्निस्तपोवीर्याज्जज्ञे ब्रह्मविदां वरः । मध्यमश्च शुनःशेफः शुनः पुच्छः कनिष्ठकः
jamadagnistapovīryājjajñe brahmavidāṃ varaḥ / madhyamaśca śunaḥśephaḥ śunaḥ pucchaḥ kaniṣṭhakaḥ
Jamadagni was born by the power of austerity, the best of the knowers of brahman; the middle (son) was Śunaḥśepha, the youngest Śunaḥpuccha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 66.65
विश्वामित्रस्तु धर्मात्मा नाम्ना विश्वरथः स्मृतः । जज्ञे भृगुप्रसादेन कौशिकान्वयवर्द्धनः
viśvāmitrastu dharmātmā nāmnā viśvarathaḥ smṛtaḥ / jajñe bhṛguprasādena kauśikānvayavarddhanaḥ
But Viśvāmitra, whose nature was dharma, is recorded as Viśvaratha by name; he was born by the favour of Bhṛgu, increasing the lineage of the Kauśikas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 66.66
विश्वामित्रस्य पुत्रस्तु शुनःशेफो ऽभवन्मुनिः । हरिश्चन्द्रस्य यज्ञे तु पशुत्वे नियतः स वै
viśvāmitrasya putrastu śunaḥśepho 'bhavanmuniḥ / hariścandrasya yajñe tu paśutve niyataḥ sa vai
But Viśvāmitra's son was the sage Śunaḥśepha; he indeed was appointed to the state of a sacrificial victim at Hariścandra's sacrifice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 66.67
देवैर्दत्तः शुनःशेफो विश्वामित्राय वै पुनः । देवैर्दत्तः स वै यस्माद्देवरातस्ततो ऽभवत्
devairdattaḥ śunaḥśepho viśvāmitrāya vai punaḥ / devairdattaḥ sa vai yasmāddevarātastato 'bhavat
Śunaḥśepha was given by the gods to Viśvāmitra again; and since he was given by the gods, he thereafter became Devarāta ('god-given').
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 66.68
विश्वामित्रस्य पुत्राणां शुनःशेफो ऽग्रजः स्मृतः । मधुच्छन्दादयश्चैव कृतदेवौ ध्रुवाष्टकौ
viśvāmitrasya putrāṇāṃ śunaḥśepho 'grajaḥ smṛtaḥ / madhucchandādayaścaiva kṛtadevau dhruvāṣṭakau
Of Viśvāmitra's sons Śunaḥśepha is recorded as the eldest; and also Madhucchanda and the rest, Kṛta and Deva, and the eight Dhruvas,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 66.69
कच्छपः पूरणश्चैव विश्वामित्रसुतास्तु वै । तेषाङ्गोत्राणि बहुधा कौशिकानां महात्मनाम्
kacchapaḥ pūraṇaścaiva viśvāmitrasutāstu vai / teṣāṅgotrāṇi bahudhā kauśikānāṃ mahātmanām
Kacchapa and Pūraṇa — these indeed are the sons of Viśvāmitra. Their gotras, those of the great-souled Kauśikas, are many:
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BndP 2 66.70
पार्थिवा देवराताश्च जाज्ञवल्क्याः समर्पणाः । उदुंबराश्च वातड्यास्तलकायनचान्द्रवाः
pārthivā devarātāśca jājñavalkyāḥ samarpaṇāḥ / uduṃbarāśca vātaḍyāstalakāyanacāndravāḥ
the Pārthivas, the Devarātas, the Jājñavalkyas, the Samarpaṇas, the Uduṃbaras, the Vātaḍyas, the Talakāyanas and Cāndravas,
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BndP 2 66.71
लोहिण्यो रेणवस्छैव तथा कारिषवः स्मृताः । बभ्रवः पणिनस्छैव ध्यानजप्यास्तथैव च
lohiṇyo reṇavaschaiva tathā kāriṣavaḥ smṛtāḥ / babhravaḥ paṇinaschaiva dhyānajapyāstathaiva ca
the Lohiṇis, the Reṇus, and likewise the Kāriṣavas are recorded, the Babhrus, the Paṇinas, and likewise the Dhyānajapyas,
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BndP 2 66.72
श्यामायना हिरण्याक्षाः सांकृता गालवाः स्मृताः । देवला यामदूताश्च शालङ्कायनबाष्कलाः
śyāmāyanā hiraṇyākṣāḥ sāṃkṛtā gālavāḥ smṛtāḥ / devalā yāmadūtāśca śālaṅkāyanabāṣkalāḥ
the Śyāmāyanas, the Hiraṇyākṣas, the Sāṃkṛtas, the Gālavas are recorded, the Devalas, the Yāmadūtas, the Śālaṅkāyanas and Bāṣkalas,
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BndP 2 66.74
कौशिकाः सौश्रुताश्चैव तथान्ये सैन्धवायनाः । योगेश्वरस्य पुण्यस्य बह्मर्षेः कौशिकस्य वै । विश्वामित्रस्य पुत्राणां शुनःशेफो ऽग्रजः स्मृतः
kauśikāḥ sauśrutāścaiva tathānye saindhavāyanāḥ / yogeśvarasya puṇyasya bahmarṣeḥ kauśikasya vai / viśvāmitrasya putrāṇāṃ śunaḥśepho 'grajaḥ smṛtaḥ
the Kauśikas, the Sauśrutas, and likewise others, the Saindhavāyanas — (these are the gotras) of the holy lord of yoga, the brahman-seer Kauśika. Of Viśvāmitra's sons Śunaḥśepha is recorded as the eldest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 66.75
दृषद्वती सुतश्चापि विश्वामित्रात्तथाष्टकः । अष्टकस्य सुतो लौहिः प्रोक्तो जह्नुगणो मया
dṛṣadvatī sutaścāpi viśvāmitrāttathāṣṭakaḥ / aṣṭakasya suto lauhiḥ prokto jahnugaṇo mayā
And also the son of Dṛṣadvatī, and Aṣṭaka from Viśvāmitra; Aṣṭaka's son was Lauhi. The Jahnu group has been declared by me.
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BndP 2 66.76
ऋषय ऊचुः किंलक्षणेन धर्मेण तपसेह श्रुतेन वा
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ kiṃlakṣaṇena dharmeṇa tapaseha śrutena vā
The seers said: By dharma of what mark, by austerity here, or by sacred learning,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 66.77
ब्राह्मण्यं समनुप्राप्तं विश्वामित्रादिभिर्नृपैः । येनयेनाभिधानेन ब्राह्मण्यं क्षत्रिया गताः
brāhmaṇyaṃ samanuprāptaṃ viśvāmitrādibhirnṛpaiḥ / yenayenābhidhānena brāhmaṇyaṃ kṣatriyā gatāḥ
was brahmin-hood attained by Viśvāmitra and the other kings? By what designation, in each case, did kṣatriyas attain brahmin-hood?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 66.78
विशेषं ज्ञातुमिच्छामि तपसो दानतस्तथा । एवमुक्तस्ततो वाक्यमब्रवीदिदमर्थवत्
viśeṣaṃ jñātumicchāmi tapaso dānatastathā / evamuktastato vākyamabravīdidamarthavat
I wish to know the distinction (arising) from austerity and likewise from giving. Being thus addressed, he then spoke this meaningful utterance:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 66.79
अन्यायोपगतैर्द्रव्यैराहूय द्विजसत्तमान् । धर्माभिकाङ्क्षी यजते न धर्मफलमश्नुते
anyāyopagatairdravyairāhūya dvijasattamān / dharmābhikāṅkṣī yajate na dharmaphalamaśnute
One who, desiring dharma, sacrifices, having summoned the foremost of twice-born ones with goods acquired unlawfully, does not enjoy the fruit of dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 66.80
जपं कृत्वा तथा तीव्रं धनलोभान्निरङ्कुशः । रागमोहान्वितो ह्यन्ते पावनार्थं ददाति यः
japaṃ kṛtvā tathā tīvraṃ dhanalobhānniraṅkuśaḥ / rāgamohānvito hyante pāvanārthaṃ dadāti yaḥ
(And) he who, having performed intense muttering of prayers, being unrestrained out of greed for wealth, filled with passion and delusion, gives at the end for the sake of purification—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 66.81
तेन दत्तानि दानानि ह्यफलानि भवन्त्युत । तस्य धर्मप्रवृत्तस्य हिंसकस्य दुरात्मनः
tena dattāni dānāni hyaphalāni bhavantyuta / tasya dharmapravṛttasya hiṃsakasya durātmanaḥ
the gifts given by him become fruitless indeed—by that evil-souled injurer who (only outwardly) engages in dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 66.82
एवं लब्ध्वा धने मोहाद्ददतो यजतश्च ह । संक्लिष्टं कर्मणा दानं न तिष्ठति दुरात्मनः
evaṃ labdhvā dhane mohāddadato yajataśca ha / saṃkliṣṭaṃ karmaṇā dānaṃ na tiṣṭhati durātmanaḥ
Thus, having gained wealth, of the evil-souled man who out of delusion gives and sacrifices, the gift, being tainted by his deed, does not stand firm.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 66.83
न्यायागतानां द्रव्याणां तीर्थं संप्रतिपादनम् । कामाननभि संधाय यजते च ददाति च
nyāyāgatānāṃ dravyāṇāṃ tīrthaṃ saṃpratipādanam / kāmānanabhi saṃdhāya yajate ca dadāti ca
The proper bestowal of goods lawfully obtained is a (true) holy ford; and (such a man) sacrifices and gives without aiming at (the fulfilment of) desires.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 66.84
स दानफलमाप्नोति तच्च दानं सुखोदयम् । दानेन भोगानाप्नोति स्वर्गं सत्येन गच्छति
sa dānaphalamāpnoti tacca dānaṃ sukhodayam / dānena bhogānāpnoti svargaṃ satyena gacchati
He obtains the fruit of the gift, and that gift yields happiness. By giving one obtains enjoyments; by truth one goes to heaven.
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BndP 2 66.85
तपसा तु सुतप्तेन लोकान्विष्टभ्य तिष्ठति । सत्यं तु तपसः श्रेयस्तस्माज्ज्ञानं गुरु स्मृतम्
tapasā tu sutaptena lokānviṣṭabhya tiṣṭhati / satyaṃ tu tapasaḥ śreyastasmājjñānaṃ guru smṛtam
But by austerity well practised one remains having propped up the worlds; truth, however, is better than austerity, and knowledge is held to be weightier than that.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 66.86
श्रूयते हि तपस्सिद्धाः क्षत्त्रोपेता द्विजातयः । विश्वामित्रो नरपतिर्मान्धाता संकृतिः कपिः
śrūyate hi tapassiddhāḥ kṣattropetā dvijātayaḥ / viśvāmitro narapatirmāndhātā saṃkṛtiḥ kapiḥ
For it is heard that these twice-born ones endowed with kṣatra (ruling power) were perfected by austerity: Viśvāmitra, king Māndhātā, Saṃkṛti, Kapi,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 2 66.87
काश्यश्च पुरुकुत्सश्च शलो गृत्समदः प्रभुः । आर्ष्टिषेणो ऽजमीढश्च भार्गव्योमस्तथैव च
kāśyaśca purukutsaśca śalo gṛtsamadaḥ prabhuḥ / ārṣṭiṣeṇo 'jamīḍhaśca bhārgavyomastathaiva ca
and Kāśya and Purukutsa, Śala, the lord Gṛtsamada, Ārṣṭiṣeṇa and Ajamīḍha, and likewise Bhārgava Yoma,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 2 66.88
कक्षीवांश्चैवौशिजश्च नृपश्च शिशिरस्तथा । रथान्तरः शौनकश्च विष्णुवृद्धादयो नृपाः
kakṣīvāṃścaivauśijaśca nṛpaśca śiśirastathā / rathāntaraḥ śaunakaśca viṣṇuvṛddhādayo nṛpāḥ
and Kakṣīvān and Auśija, and the king Śiśira, Rathāntara and Śaunaka, and the kings beginning with Viṣṇuvṛddha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition