Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 5 — Chapter 32
DB 5 32.1
जनमेजय उवाच। महिमा वर्ण्यते सम्यक्चंडिकायास्त्वया मुने । केन चाराधिता पूर्वं चरित्रत्रययोगतः
janamejaya uvāca| mahimā varṇyate samyakcaṃḍikāyāstvayā mune | kena cārādhitā pūrvaṃ caritratrayayogataḥ
Janamejaya said: The greatness of Caṇḍikā has been well described by you, O sage. And by whom was she worshipped formerly by means of the three narratives?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 32.2
प्रसन्ना कस्य वरदा केन प्राप्तं फलं महत् । आराध्य कामदां देवीं कथयस्व कृपानिधे
prasannā kasya varadā kena prāptaṃ phalaṃ mahat | ārādhya kāmadāṃ devīṃ kathayasva kṛpānidhe
To whom was the boon-giving (goddess) gracious, and by whom was the great fruit obtained by worshipping the desire-granting Goddess? Tell (me), O treasury of compassion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 32.3
उपासनाविधिं ब्रह्मस्तथा पूजाविधिं वद । विस्तरेण महाभाग होमस्य च विधिं पुनः
upāsanāvidhiṃ brahmastathā pūjāvidhiṃ vada | vistareṇa mahābhāga homasya ca vidhiṃ punaḥ
O brahmin, tell the rule of worship (upāsanā) and likewise the rule of pūjā, at length, O greatly fortunate one, and again the rule of the fire-offering.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 32.4
सूत उवाच। इति भूपवचः श्रुत्वा प्रीतः सत्यवतीसुतः । प्रत्युवाच नृपं कृष्णो महामायाप्रपूजनम्
sūta uvāca| iti bhūpavacaḥ śrutvā prītaḥ satyavatīsutaḥ | pratyuvāca nṛpaṃ kṛṣṇo mahāmāyāprapūjanam
Sūta said: Having heard the king's words thus, the son of Satyavatī was pleased, and Kṛṣṇa (Dvaipāyana) replied to the king (concerning) the worship of Mahāmāyā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 32.5
व्यास उवाच। स्वारोचिषेऽन्तरे पूर्वं सुरथो नाम पार्थिवः । बभूव परमोदारः प्रजापालनतत्परः
vyāsa uvāca| svārociṣe'ntare pūrvaṃ suratho nāma pārthivaḥ | babhūva paramodāraḥ prajāpālanatatparaḥ
Vyāsa said: Formerly, in the Svārociṣa interval (manvantara), there was a king named Suratha, exceedingly generous, devoted to the protection of his subjects,
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DB 5 32.6
सत्यवादी कर्मपरो ब्राह्मणानां च पूजकः । गुरुभक्तिरतो नित्यं स्वदारगमने रतः
satyavādī karmaparo brāhmaṇānāṃ ca pūjakaḥ | gurubhaktirato nityaṃ svadāragamane rataḥ
truthful, intent on (ritual) action, a worshipper of brahmins, always given to devotion to his teacher, and content to go (only) to his own wife,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 32.7
दानशीलोsविरोधी च धनुर्वेदैकपारगः । एवं पालयतो राज्यं म्लेच्छाः पर्वतवासिनः
dānaśīlosvirodhī ca dhanurvedaikapāragaḥ | evaṃ pālayato rājyaṃ mlecchāḥ parvatavāsinaḥ
charitable by nature, not quarrelsome, and one who had mastered the science of archery. While he was thus protecting the kingdom, the Mlecchas who dwell in the mountains,
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DB 5 32.8
बलाच्छत्रुत्वमापन्नाः सैन्यं कृत्वा चतुर्विधम् । हस्त्यश्वरथपादातिसहितास्ते मदोत्कटाः
balācchatrutvamāpannāḥ sainyaṃ kṛtvā caturvidham | hastyaśvarathapādātisahitāste madotkaṭāḥ
having by force taken up enmity, and having made up a fourfold army — those (Mlecchas), furious with pride, together with elephants, horses, chariots and foot-soldiers,
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DB 5 32.9
कोलाविध्वंसिनः प्राप्ताः पृथ्वीग्रहणतत्पराः । सुरथः सैन्यमादाय संमुखः समपद्यत
kolāvidhvaṃsinaḥ prāptāḥ pṛthvīgrahaṇatatparāḥ | surathaḥ sainyamādāya saṃmukhaḥ samapadyata
the destroyers of the Kolas, arrived, intent on seizing the earth. Suratha, taking his army, came face to face (with them).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 32.11
युद्धं समभवद्घोरं तस्य तैरतिदारुणैः । म्लेच्छानां तु बलं स्वल्पं राज्ञस्तद्बलमद्भुतम् १० ॥ तथापि तैर्जितो युद्धे दैवाद्राजा पराजितः । भग्नश्च स्वपुरं प्राप्तः सुरक्षं दुर्गमंडितम्
yuddhaṃ samabhavadghoraṃ tasya tairatidāruṇaiḥ | mlecchānāṃ tu balaṃ svalpaṃ rājñastadbalamadbhutam 10 || tathāpi tairjito yuddhe daivādrājā parājitaḥ | bhagnaśca svapuraṃ prāptaḥ surakṣaṃ durgamaṃḍitam
A terrible battle took place between him and those very fierce ones. The Mlecchas' force was small, and that force of the king was prodigious; (10) even so he was conquered by them in battle — by fate the king was defeated, and broken he reached his own city, well guarded and furnished with a fortress.
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DB 5 32.12
चिंतयामास मेधावी राजा नीतिविचक्षणः । प्रधानान्विमना दृष्ट्वा शत्रुपक्षसमाश्रितान्
ciṃtayāmāsa medhāvī rājā nītivicakṣaṇaḥ | pradhānānvimanā dṛṣṭvā śatrupakṣasamāśritān
The intelligent king, skilled in statecraft, reflected, downcast, seeing his chief ministers having gone over to the enemy's side.
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DB 5 32.13
स्थानं गृहीत्वा विपुलं परिखादुर्गमंडितम् । कालप्रतीक्षा कर्तव्या किं वा युद्धं वरं मतम्
sthānaṃ gṛhītvā vipulaṃ parikhādurgamaṃḍitam | kālapratīkṣā kartavyā kiṃ vā yuddhaṃ varaṃ matam
"Having taken a broad position furnished with a moat and rampart, should one wait upon time, or is battle thought better?
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DB 5 32.14
मंत्रिणः शत्रुवशगा मंत्रयोग्या न ते किल । किं करोमीति मनसा भूपतिः समचिंतयत्
maṃtriṇaḥ śatruvaśagā maṃtrayogyā na te kila | kiṃ karomīti manasā bhūpatiḥ samaciṃtayat
The ministers have gone under the enemy's sway; surely they are not fit for counsel." "What am I to do?" — thus the king pondered in his mind.
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DB 5 32.15
कदाचित्ते गृहीत्वा मां पापाचाराः पराश्रिताः । शत्रुभ्योऽथ प्रदास्यंति तदा किं वा भविष्यति
kadācitte gṛhītvā māṃ pāpācārāḥ parāśritāḥ | śatrubhyo'tha pradāsyaṃti tadā kiṃ vā bhaviṣyati
"Perhaps those evil-doers who have gone over to the other side will seize me and hand me over to the enemies — what then will happen?
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DB 5 32.16
पापबुद्धिषु विश्वासो न कर्तव्यः कदाचन । किं ते वै प्रकुर्वन्ति ये लोभवशगा नराः
pāpabuddhiṣu viśvāso na kartavyaḥ kadācana | kiṃ te vai prakurvanti ye lobhavaśagā narāḥ
Trust should never be placed in those of evil mind. What indeed do men not do who have fallen under the sway of greed?
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DB 5 32.17
भ्रातरं पितरं मित्रं सुहृदं बांधवं तथा । गुरुं पूज्यं द्विजं द्वेष्टि लोभाविष्टः सदा नरः
bhrātaraṃ pitaraṃ mitraṃ suhṛdaṃ bāṃdhavaṃ tathā | guruṃ pūjyaṃ dvijaṃ dveṣṭi lobhāviṣṭaḥ sadā naraḥ
A man possessed by greed always hates his brother, his father, his friend, his well-wisher, his kinsman, and likewise his teacher, a venerable person, a brahmin.
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DB 5 32.18
तस्मान्मया न कर्तव्यो विश्वासः सर्वथाऽधुना । मंत्रिवर्गेऽतिपापिष्ठे शत्रुपक्षसमाश्रिते
tasmānmayā na kartavyo viśvāsaḥ sarvathā'dhunā | maṃtrivarge'tipāpiṣṭhe śatrupakṣasamāśrite
Therefore trust is by no means to be placed by me now in the exceedingly wicked body of ministers, who have gone over to the enemy's side."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 32.19
इति संचिंत्य मनसा राजा परमदुर्मनाः । एकाकी हयमारुह्य निर्जगाम पुरात्तत्तः
iti saṃciṃtya manasā rājā paramadurmanāḥ | ekākī hayamāruhya nirjagāma purāttattaḥ
Having thus reflected in his mind, the king, exceedingly downcast, alone mounted a horse and went out from that city.
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DB 5 32.20
असहायोऽथ निर्गत्य गहनं वनमाश्रितः । चिन्तयामास मेधावी क्व गंतव्यं मया पुनः
asahāyo'tha nirgatya gahanaṃ vanamāśritaḥ | cintayāmāsa medhāvī kva gaṃtavyaṃ mayā punaḥ
Then, having gone out without any companion, he took refuge in a dense forest, and the wise (king) reflected: "Where should I go now?"
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DB 5 32.21
योजनत्रयमात्रे तु मुनेराश्रममुत्तमम् । ज्ञात्वा जगाम भूपालस्तापसस्य सुमेधसः
yojanatrayamātre tu munerāśramamuttamam | jñātvā jagāma bhūpālastāpasasya sumedhasaḥ
Learning that at a distance of just three yojanas there was the excellent hermitage of a sage, the king went to the ascetic Sumedhas.
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DB 5 32.22
बहुवृक्षसमायुक्तं नदी पुलिन संश्रितम् । निर्वैरश्वापदाकीर्णं कोकिलारावमंडितम्
bahuvṛkṣasamāyuktaṃ nadī pulina saṃśritam | nirvairaśvāpadākīrṇaṃ kokilārāvamaṃḍitam
(The hermitage was) provided with many trees, situated on the sandbank of a river, filled with wild beasts free of enmity, adorned with the calls of cuckoos,
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DB 5 32.23
शिष्याध्ययनशब्दाढ्यं मृगयूथशतावृतम् । नीवारान्नसुपक्वाढ्यं सुपुष्पफलपादपम्
śiṣyādhyayanaśabdāḍhyaṃ mṛgayūthaśatāvṛtam | nīvārānnasupakvāḍhyaṃ supuṣpaphalapādapam
rich with the sound of pupils reciting, surrounded by hundreds of herds of deer, abundant in well-cooked wild rice, with trees of fine flowers and fruit,
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DB 5 32.24
होमधूमसुगंधेन प्रीतिदं प्राणिनां सदा । वेदध्वनिसमाक्रांतं स्वर्गादपि मनोहरम्
homadhūmasugaṃdhena prītidaṃ prāṇināṃ sadā | vedadhvanisamākrāṃtaṃ svargādapi manoharam
always giving pleasure to living beings by the fragrance of the sacrificial smoke, pervaded by the sound of the Vedas, more delightful even than heaven.
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DB 5 32.26
दृष्ट्वा तमाश्रमं राजा बभूवासौ मुदान्वितः । भयं त्यक्त्वा मतिं चक्रे विश्रामाय द्विजाश्रमे २५ ॥ आसज्य पादपेऽश्वं तु जगाम विनयान्वितः । दृष्ट्वा तं मुनिमासीनं सालच्छायासु संश्रितम्
dṛṣṭvā tamāśramaṃ rājā babhūvāsau mudānvitaḥ | bhayaṃ tyaktvā matiṃ cakre viśrāmāya dvijāśrame 25 || āsajya pādape'śvaṃ tu jagāma vinayānvitaḥ | dṛṣṭvā taṃ munimāsīnaṃ sālacchāyāsu saṃśritam
Seeing that hermitage, the king became filled with joy; abandoning fear, he made up his mind to rest in the brahmin's hermitage. (25) Having tethered his horse to a tree, he went (forward) full of humility, and saw the sage seated, resting in the shade of sāl trees,
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DB 5 32.27
मृगाजिनासनं शांतं तपसाऽतिकृशं ऋजुम् । अध्यापयंतं शिष्यांश्च वेदशास्त्रार्थदर्शिनम्
mṛgājināsanaṃ śāṃtaṃ tapasā'tikṛśaṃ ṛjum | adhyāpayaṃtaṃ śiṣyāṃśca vedaśāstrārthadarśinam
seated on a deerskin, tranquil, extremely emaciated by austerity, upright, teaching his pupils, one who saw the meaning of the Vedas and the scriptures,
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DB 5 32.28
रहितं क्रोधलोभाद्यैर्द्वंद्वातीतं विमत्सरम् । आत्मज्ञानरतं सत्यवादिनं शमसंयुतम्
rahitaṃ krodhalobhādyairdvaṃdvātītaṃ vimatsaram | ātmajñānarataṃ satyavādinaṃ śamasaṃyutam
free from anger, greed and the rest, beyond the pairs (of opposites), without envy, devoted to knowledge of the Self, a speaker of truth, possessed of calm.
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DB 5 32.29
तं वीक्ष्य भूपतिर्भूमौ पपात दण्डवत्तदा । तदग्रे ऽश्रुजलापूर्णनयनः प्रेमसंयुतः
taṃ vīkṣya bhūpatirbhūmau papāta daṇḍavattadā | tadagre 'śrujalāpūrṇanayanaḥ premasaṃyutaḥ
Seeing him, the king then fell to the ground like a staff before him, his eyes brimming with tears, filled with affection.
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DB 5 32.30
उत्तिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ भद्रं ते तमुवाच तदा मुनिः । शिष्यो ददौ बृसीं तस्मै गुरुणा नोदितस्तदा
uttiṣṭhottiṣṭha bhadraṃ te tamuvāca tadā muniḥ | śiṣyo dadau bṛsīṃ tasmai guruṇā noditastadā
"Rise, rise, blessings on you," the sage then said to him; and a pupil, urged by the teacher, then gave him a cushion of grass.
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DB 5 32.31
उत्थाय नृपतिस्तस्यां समासीनस्तदाज्ञया । अर्घ्यपाद्यार्हणं चक्रे सुमेधा विधिपूर्वकम्
utthāya nṛpatistasyāṃ samāsīnastadājñayā | arghyapādyārhaṇaṃ cakre sumedhā vidhipūrvakam
The king rose and, seated on it by his command, Sumedhas performed for him the honouring with water for guest and feet, according to the rule.
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DB 5 32.32
पप्रच्छात्र कुतः प्राप्तः कस्त्वं चिंतापरः कथम् । कथयस्व यथाकामं संवृत्तं कारणं त्विह
papracchātra kutaḥ prāptaḥ kastvaṃ ciṃtāparaḥ katham | kathayasva yathākāmaṃ saṃvṛttaṃ kāraṇaṃ tviha
Then he asked: "Where have you come from? Who are you? Why are you so absorbed in worry? Tell as you wish the reason that has arisen here.
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DB 5 32.33
किमागमनकृत्यं ते ब्रूहि कार्यं मनोगतम् । करिष्ये वांछितं काममसाध्यमपि यत्तव
kimāgamanakṛtyaṃ te brūhi kāryaṃ manogatam | kariṣye vāṃchitaṃ kāmamasādhyamapi yattava
What is the business of your coming? Tell (me) the matter in your mind. I shall accomplish the desire you wish for, even if it be unattainable."
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DB 5 32.34
राजोवाच। सुरथो नाम राजाऽहं शत्रुभिश्च पराजितः । त्यक्त्वा राज्यं गृहं भार्यामहं ते शरणं गतः
rājovāca| suratho nāma rājā'haṃ śatrubhiśca parājitaḥ | tyaktvā rājyaṃ gṛhaṃ bhāryāmahaṃ te śaraṇaṃ gataḥ
The king said: I am a king named Suratha, defeated by enemies; abandoning kingdom, home and wife, I have come to you for refuge.
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DB 5 32.35
यदाज्ञापयसे ब्रह्मंस्तदहं भक्तितत्परः । करिष्यामि न मे त्राता त्वदन्यः पृथिवीतले
yadājñāpayase brahmaṃstadahaṃ bhaktitatparaḥ | kariṣyāmi na me trātā tvadanyaḥ pṛthivītale
Whatever you command, O brahmin, that I, intent on devotion, shall do; I have no protector other than you on the face of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 32.36
शत्रुभ्यो मे भयं घोरं प्राप्तोऽस्म्यद्य तवांतिकम् । त्रायस्व मुनिशार्दूल शरणागतवत्सल
śatrubhyo me bhayaṃ ghoraṃ prāpto'smyadya tavāṃtikam | trāyasva muniśārdūla śaraṇāgatavatsala
I have a terrible fear of my enemies; today I have come into your presence. Save me, O tiger among sages, O you who are kind to those who come for refuge.
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DB 5 32.37
ऋषिरुवाच। निर्भयं वस राजेंद्र नात्र ते शत्रवः किल । आगमिष्यंति बलिनो निश्चयं तपसो बलात्
ṛṣiruvāca| nirbhayaṃ vasa rājeṃdra nātra te śatravaḥ kila | āgamiṣyaṃti balino niścayaṃ tapaso balāt
The seer said: Dwell here without fear, best of kings; surely your enemies, strong though they are, will certainly not come here, by the power of (my) austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 32.38
नात्र हिंसा प्रकर्तव्या वनवृत्त्या नृपोत्तम । कर्तव्यं जीवनं शस्तैर्नीवारफलमूलकैः
nātra hiṃsā prakartavyā vanavṛttyā nṛpottama | kartavyaṃ jīvanaṃ śastairnīvāraphalamūlakaiḥ
No killing is to be done here, best of kings; by the manner of forest life, subsistence is to be made on the prescribed wild rice, fruits and roots.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 32.39
व्यास उवाच। इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा निर्भयः स नृपस्तदा । उवासाश्रम एवासौ फलमूलाशनः शुचिः
vyāsa uvāca| iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā nirbhayaḥ sa nṛpastadā | uvāsāśrama evāsau phalamūlāśanaḥ śuciḥ
Vyāsa said: Having heard his words, that king then, free of fear, dwelt in that very hermitage, eating fruits and roots, pure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 32.40
कदाचित्स नृपस्तत्र वृक्षच्छायां समाश्रितः । चिन्तयामास चिंतार्तो गृह एव गताशयः
kadācitsa nṛpastatra vṛkṣacchāyāṃ samāśritaḥ | cintayāmāsa ciṃtārto gṛha eva gatāśayaḥ
Once that king, resting there in the shade of a tree, fell to brooding, afflicted with worry, his thoughts gone to his home alone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 32.41
राज्यं मे शत्रुभिः प्राप्तं म्लेच्छैः पापरतैः सदा । संपीडिताः स्युर्लोकास्तैर्दुराचारैर्गतत्रपैः
rājyaṃ me śatrubhiḥ prāptaṃ mlecchaiḥ pāparataiḥ sadā | saṃpīḍitāḥ syurlokāstairdurācārairgatatrapaiḥ
"My kingdom has been seized by enemies, by barbarians ever bent on evil; the people must be sorely oppressed by those shameless men of wicked conduct."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 32.42
गजाश्च तुरगाः सर्वे दुर्बला भक्ष्यवर्जिताः । जाताः स्युर्नात्र संदेहः शत्रुणा परिपीडिताः
gajāśca turagāḥ sarve durbalā bhakṣyavarjitāḥ | jātāḥ syurnātra saṃdehaḥ śatruṇā paripīḍitāḥ
"And all the elephants and horses must have become weak, deprived of fodder, tormented by the enemy — of this there is no doubt."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 32.44
सेवका मम सर्वे ते शत्रूणां वशवर्तिनः । दुःखिता एव जाताः स्युः पालिता ये मया पुरा ॥ धनं मे सुदुराचारैरसद्व्ययपरैः परैः । द्यूतासवभुजिष्यादिस्थाने स्यात्प्रापितं किल
sevakā mama sarve te śatrūṇāṃ vaśavartinaḥ | duḥkhitā eva jātāḥ syuḥ pālitā ye mayā purā || dhanaṃ me sudurācārairasadvyayaparaiḥ paraiḥ | dyūtāsavabhujiṣyādisthāne syātprāpitaṃ kila
"All those servants of mine, who were formerly protected by me, must have fallen under the enemies' power and become miserable indeed. (44) And my wealth must surely have been brought by those utterly wicked strangers, bent on improper spending, to places of gambling, liquor, harlots and the like."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 32.46
कोशक्षयं करिष्यन्ति व्यसनैः पापबुद्धयः । न पात्रदाननिपुणा म्लेच्छास्ते मन्त्रिणोऽपि मे ४५ ॥ इति चिन्तापरो राजा वृक्षमूलस्थितो यदा । तदाजगाम वैश्यस्तु कश्चिदार्तिपरस्तथा
kośakṣayaṃ kariṣyanti vyasanaiḥ pāpabuddhayaḥ | na pātradānanipuṇā mlecchāste mantriṇo'pi me 45 || iti cintāparo rājā vṛkṣamūlasthito yadā | tadājagāma vaiśyastu kaścidārtiparastathā
"Those evil-minded ones will drain the treasury by their vices; those barbarian ministers of mine are not skilled in giving to worthy recipients." (45) When the king, absorbed in such thought, was seated at the foot of the tree, then there came a certain merchant, likewise stricken with distress.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 32.47
नृपेण पुरतो दृष्टः पार्श्वे तत्रोपवेशितः । पप्रच्छ तं नृपः कोऽसि कुत एवागतो वनम्
nṛpeṇa purato dṛṣṭaḥ pārśve tatropaveśitaḥ | papraccha taṃ nṛpaḥ ko'si kuta evāgato vanam
He was seen in front of him by the king and was seated there at his side; the king asked him: "Who are you? From where indeed have you come to the forest?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 32.48
कोऽसि कस्माच्च दीनोऽसि हरितः शोकपीडितः । ब्रूहि सत्यं महाभाग मैत्री साप्तपदी मता
ko'si kasmācca dīno'si haritaḥ śokapīḍitaḥ | brūhi satyaṃ mahābhāga maitrī sāptapadī matā
"Who are you, and why are you dejected, pale, afflicted with grief? Speak the truth, greatly fortunate one: friendship is held to consist of seven steps."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 32.49
व्यास उवाच। तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं राज्ञस्तमुवाच विशोत्तमः । उपविश्य स्थिरो भूत्वा मत्वा साधुसमागमम्
vyāsa uvāca| tacchrutvā vacanaṃ rājñastamuvāca viśottamaḥ | upaviśya sthiro bhūtvā matvā sādhusamāgamam
Vyāsa said: Having heard that speech of the king, the best of merchants, sitting down and becoming composed, considering it a meeting with a good man, said to him:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 32.50
वैश्य उवाच। मित्राहं वैश्यजातीयः समाधिर्नाम विश्रुतः । धनवान्धर्मनिपुण: सत्यवागनसूयकः
vaiśya uvāca| mitrāhaṃ vaiśyajātīyaḥ samādhirnāma viśrutaḥ | dhanavāndharmanipuṇa: satyavāganasūyakaḥ
The merchant said: Friend, I am of the merchant caste, well known by the name Samādhi — wealthy, skilled in dharma, truthful in speech, free of envy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 32.51
पुत्रदारैर्निरस्तोऽहं धनलुब्धैरसाधुभिः । “कृपणेति मिषं कृत्वा त्यक्त्वा मायां सुदुस्त्यजाम्” स्वजनेन च संत्यक्तः प्राप्तोऽस्मि वनमाशु वै
putradārairnirasto'haṃ dhanalubdhairasādhubhiḥ | “kṛpaṇeti miṣaṃ kṛtvā tyaktvā māyāṃ sudustyajām” svajanena ca saṃtyaktaḥ prāpto'smi vanamāśu vai
"I have been cast out by my sons and wife, greedy for money and dishonest, who made the pretext 'he is a miser' and abandoned (me), giving up illusion so hard to give up; and forsaken by my own people, I have come quickly to the forest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 5 32.52
कोऽसि त्वं भाग्यवान्भासि कथयस्व प्रियाधुना । राजोवाच। सुरथो नाम राजाऽहं दस्युभिः पीडितोऽभवम्
ko'si tvaṃ bhāgyavānbhāsi kathayasva priyādhunā | rājovāca| suratho nāma rājā'haṃ dasyubhiḥ pīḍito'bhavam
"Who are you? You appear fortunate. Tell me now, dear one." The king said: I am a king named Suratha; I was harassed by robbers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 32.54
प्राप्तोऽस्मि गतराज्योऽत्र मंत्रिभिः परिवंचितः । दिष्ट्या त्वमत्र मित्रं मे मिलितोऽसि विशोत्तम ५३ ॥ सुखेन विहरिष्यावो वनेऽत्र शुभपादपे । शोकं त्यज महाबुद्धे स्वस्थो भव विशोत्तम
prāpto'smi gatarājyo'tra maṃtribhiḥ parivaṃcitaḥ | diṣṭyā tvamatra mitraṃ me milito'si viśottama 53 || sukhena vihariṣyāvo vane'tra śubhapādape | śokaṃ tyaja mahābuddhe svastho bhava viśottama
"Deprived of my kingdom, deceived by my ministers, I have come here. By good luck you, best of merchants, have met me here as my friend. (53) We two shall roam happily in this forest with its fine trees. Give up grief, greatly wise one; be at ease, best of merchants,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 32.56
"अत्रैव च यथाकामं सुखं तिष्ठ मया सह । " वैश्य उवाच। कुटुम्बं मे निरालंबं मया हीनं सुदुःखितम् । भविष्यति च चिन्तार्तं व्याधिशोकोपतापितम् ५५ ॥ भार्यादेहे सुखं नो वा पुत्रदेहे न वा सुखम् । इति चिन्तातुरं चेतो न मे शाम्यति भूमिप
"atraiva ca yathākāmaṃ sukhaṃ tiṣṭha mayā saha | " vaiśya uvāca| kuṭumbaṃ me nirālaṃbaṃ mayā hīnaṃ suduḥkhitam | bhaviṣyati ca cintārtaṃ vyādhiśokopatāpitam 55 || bhāryādehe sukhaṃ no vā putradehe na vā sukham | iti cintāturaṃ ceto na me śāmyati bhūmipa
"and stay right here happily with me, as you please." The merchant said: My family, without support, bereft of me, will become very wretched, stricken with anxiety, tormented by disease and grief. (55) "Is there well-being in my wife's body or not? Is there well-being in my son's body or not?" — with such anxiety my mind is troubled and does not grow calm, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 32.57
कदा द्रक्ष्ये सुतं भार्यां गृहं स्वजनमेव च । स्वस्थं न मन्मनो राजन्गृहचिन्ताकुलं भृशम्
kadā drakṣye sutaṃ bhāryāṃ gṛhaṃ svajanameva ca | svasthaṃ na manmano rājangṛhacintākulaṃ bhṛśam
"When shall I see my son, my wife, my house, and my own people? My mind is not at ease, O king, being greatly agitated by anxiety about home."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 32.58
राजोवाच। यैर्निरस्तोऽसि पुत्राद्यैरसद्वृत्तैः सुबालिशैः । तान्दृष्ट्वा किं सुखं तेऽद्य भविष्यति महामते
rājovāca| yairnirasto'si putrādyairasadvṛttaiḥ subāliśaiḥ | tāndṛṣṭvā kiṃ sukhaṃ te'dya bhaviṣyati mahāmate
The king said: Those sons and others by whom you were cast out are of bad conduct and utterly foolish; what happiness will you have now from seeing them, greatly wise one?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 32.59
हितकारी वरः शत्रुर्दुःखदाः सुहृदः कुतः । तस्मात्स्थिरं मनः कृत्वा विहरस्व मया सह
hitakārī varaḥ śatrurduḥkhadāḥ suhṛdaḥ kutaḥ | tasmātsthiraṃ manaḥ kṛtvā viharasva mayā saha
"An enemy who does good is better; how are friends who give pain (friends)? Therefore, making your mind steady, roam about with me."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 32.60
वैश्य उवाच। मनो मे न स्थिरं राजन्भवत्यद्य सुदुःखितम् । चिन्तयाऽत्र कुटुम्बस्य दुस्त्यजस्य दुरात्मभिः
vaiśya uvāca| mano me na sthiraṃ rājanbhavatyadya suduḥkhitam | cintayā'tra kuṭumbasya dustyajasya durātmabhiḥ
The merchant said: My mind, O king, is not steady; today it becomes greatly grieved through anxiety here about my family, which is hard to give up, (though they be) evil-souled.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 32.61
राजोवाच। ममापि राज्यजं दुःखं दुनोति किल मानसम् । पृच्छावोऽद्य मुनिं शांतं शोकनाशनमौषधम्
rājovāca| mamāpi rājyajaṃ duḥkhaṃ dunoti kila mānasam | pṛcchāvo'dya muniṃ śāṃtaṃ śokanāśanamauṣadham
The king said: In my case too the sorrow born of the kingdom torments my mind. Let us today ask the tranquil sage for the medicine that destroys grief.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 32.62
व्यास उवाच। इति कृत्वा मतिं तौ तु राजा वैश्यश्च जग्मतुः । मुनिं तौ विनयोपेतौ प्रष्टुं शोकस्य कारणम्
vyāsa uvāca| iti kṛtvā matiṃ tau tu rājā vaiśyaśca jagmatuḥ | muniṃ tau vinayopetau praṣṭuṃ śokasya kāraṇam
Vyāsa said: Having made up their minds thus, the king and the merchant, endowed with humility, went to the sage to ask the cause of grief.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 32.63
गत्वा तं प्रणिपत्याह राजा ऋषिमनुत्तमम् । आसीनं सम्यगासीनः शांतं शांतिमुपागतः
gatvā taṃ praṇipatyāha rājā ṛṣimanuttamam | āsīnaṃ samyagāsīnaḥ śāṃtaṃ śāṃtimupāgataḥ
Having gone and bowed to him, the king spoke to that unsurpassed seer, who was seated — himself seated properly, tranquil, having attained calm, (addressing) the tranquil one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition