Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 7 — Chapter 13
DB 7 13.1
त्रिशङ्कुशापोद्धाराय विश्वामित्रसान्त्वनवर्णनम् राजोवाच - हरिश्चन्द्रः कृतो राजा सचिवैर्नृपशासनात् । त्रिशङ्कुस्तु कथं मुक्तस्तस्माच्चाण्डालदेहतः
triśaṅkuśāpoddhārāya viśvāmitrasāntvanavarṇanam rājovāca - hariścandraḥ kṛto rājā sacivairnṛpaśāsanāt | triśaṅkustu kathaṃ muktastasmāccāṇḍāladehataḥ
[Description of Viśvāmitra's conciliation for the removal of Triśaṅku's curse] The king said: Hariścandra was made king by the ministers at the king's command; but how was Triśaṅku released from that Caṇḍāla body?
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DB 7 13.2
मृतो वा वनमध्ये तु गङ्गातीरे परिप्लुतः । गुरुणा वा कृपां कृत्वा शापात्तस्माद्विमोचितः
mṛto vā vanamadhye tu gaṅgātīre pariplutaḥ | guruṇā vā kṛpāṃ kṛtvā śāpāttasmādvimocitaḥ
Did he die in the midst of the forest, or was he immersed on the bank of the Gaṅgā, or did the preceptor show mercy and free him from that curse?
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DB 7 13.3
एतद् वृत्तान्तमखिलं कथयस्व ममाग्रतः । चरितं तस्य नृपतेः श्रोतुकामोऽस्मि सर्वथा
etad vṛttāntamakhilaṃ kathayasva mamāgrataḥ | caritaṃ tasya nṛpateḥ śrotukāmo'smi sarvathā
Tell this whole account before me; I wish by all means to hear the career of that king.
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DB 7 13.4
व्यास उवाच - अभिषिक्तं सुतं कृत्वा राजा सन्तुष्टमानसः । कालातिक्रमणं तत्र चकार चिन्तयञ्छिवाम्
vyāsa uvāca - abhiṣiktaṃ sutaṃ kṛtvā rājā santuṣṭamānasaḥ | kālātikramaṇaṃ tatra cakāra cintayañchivām
Vyāsa said: Having had his son consecrated, the king, satisfied in mind, passed the time there meditating on Śivā.
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DB 7 13.5
एवं गच्छति काले तु तपस्तप्त्वा समाहितः । द्रष्टुं दारान्सुतादींश्च तदागात्कौशिको मुनिः
evaṃ gacchati kāle tu tapastaptvā samāhitaḥ | draṣṭuṃ dārānsutādīṃśca tadāgātkauśiko muniḥ
As time went on in this way, the sage Kauśika (Viśvāmitra), having performed austerities with concentrated mind, then came to see his wife and his children and the rest.
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DB 7 13.6
आगत्य स्वजनं दृष्ट्वा सुस्थितं मुदमाप्तवान् । भार्यां पप्रच्छ मेधावी स्थितामग्रे सपर्यया
āgatya svajanaṃ dṛṣṭvā susthitaṃ mudamāptavān | bhāryāṃ papraccha medhāvī sthitāmagre saparyayā
Having come and seen his own people well situated, he obtained joy; the wise one asked his wife, who stood before him with homage.
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DB 7 13.7
दुर्भिक्षे तु कथं कालस्तया नीतः सुलोचने । अन्नं विना त्विमे बालाः पालिता केन तद्वद
durbhikṣe tu kathaṃ kālastayā nītaḥ sulocane | annaṃ vinā tvime bālāḥ pālitā kena tadvada
"How was the time passed by you during the famine, fair-eyed one? And by whom were these children maintained without food? Tell that."
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DB 7 13.8
अहं तपसि सन्नद्धो नागतः शृणु सुन्दरि । किं कृतं तु त्वया कान्ते विना द्रव्येण शोभने
ahaṃ tapasi sannaddho nāgataḥ śṛṇu sundari | kiṃ kṛtaṃ tu tvayā kānte vinā dravyeṇa śobhane
"I was engaged in austerity and did not come — listen, beautiful one. What did you do, dear lovely one, without any means?"
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DB 7 13.9
मया चिन्ता कृता तत्र श्रुत्वा दुर्भिक्षमद्भुतम् । नागतोऽहं विचार्यैवं किं करिष्यामि निर्धनः
mayā cintā kṛtā tatra śrutvā durbhikṣamadbhutam | nāgato'haṃ vicāryaivaṃ kiṃ kariṣyāmi nirdhanaḥ
"When I heard there of the extraordinary famine, worry came over me; I did not come, reflecting thus: what shall I do, having no wealth?
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DB 7 13.10
अहमप्यति वामोरु पीडितः क्षुधया वने । प्रविष्टश्चौरभावेन कुत्रचिच्छ्वपचालये
ahamapyati vāmoru pīḍitaḥ kṣudhayā vane | praviṣṭaścaurabhāvena kutracicchvapacālaye
I too, fair-thighed one, tormented by hunger in the forest, entered somewhere into a dog-cooker's (Caṇḍāla's) house in the manner of a thief.
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DB 7 13.11
श्वपचं निद्रितं दृष्ट्वा क्षुधया पीडितो भृशम् । महानसं परिज्ञाय भक्ष्यार्थं समुपस्थितः
śvapacaṃ nidritaṃ dṛṣṭvā kṣudhayā pīḍito bhṛśam | mahānasaṃ parijñāya bhakṣyārthaṃ samupasthitaḥ
Seeing the Caṇḍāla asleep, and greatly afflicted by hunger, having found out the kitchen, I approached it for the sake of food.
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DB 7 13.12
यदा भाण्डं समुद्घाट्य पक्वं श्वतनुजामिषम् । गृह्णामि भक्षणार्थाय तदा दृष्टस्तु तेन वै
yadā bhāṇḍaṃ samudghāṭya pakvaṃ śvatanujāmiṣam | gṛhṇāmi bhakṣaṇārthāya tadā dṛṣṭastu tena vai
When, having opened the pot, I took the cooked flesh of a dog's young for the sake of eating, then indeed I was seen by him.
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DB 7 13.13
पृष्टः कस्त्वं कथं प्राप्तो गृहे मे निशि सादरम् । ब्रूहि कार्यं किमर्थं त्वमुद्घाटयसि भाण्डकम् त्रिशङ्कुशापोद्धाराय विश्वामित्रसान्त्वनवर्णनं नाम त्रयोदशोऽध्यायः
pṛṣṭaḥ kastvaṃ kathaṃ prāpto gṛhe me niśi sādaram | brūhi kāryaṃ kimarthaṃ tvamudghāṭayasi bhāṇḍakam triśaṅkuśāpoddhārāya viśvāmitrasāntvanavarṇanaṃ nāma trayodaśo'dhyāyaḥ
Being asked: "Who are you? How have you come, respectfully, into my house at night? Tell (me) your business — why are you opening the pot?" [Thus the thirteenth chapter, called the Description of Viśvāmitra's conciliation for the removal of Triśaṅku's curse.]
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DB 7 13.14
इत्युक्तः श्वपचेनाहं क्षुधया पीडितो भृशम् । तमवोचं सुकेशान्ते कामं गद्गदया गिरा
ityuktaḥ śvapacenāhaṃ kṣudhayā pīḍito bhṛśam | tamavocaṃ sukeśānte kāmaṃ gadgadayā girā
Thus addressed by the Caṇḍāla, I, greatly afflicted by hunger, spoke to him, O fair-haired one, freely, with a faltering voice:
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DB 7 13.15
ब्राह्मणोऽहं महाभाग तापसः क्षुधयार्दितः । चौरभावमनुप्राप्तो भक्ष्यं पश्यामि भाण्डके
brāhmaṇo'haṃ mahābhāga tāpasaḥ kṣudhayārditaḥ | caurabhāvamanuprāpto bhakṣyaṃ paśyāmi bhāṇḍake
"I am a Brahmin, greatly fortunate one, an ascetic tormented by hunger; I have taken up the state of a thief — I see food in the pot.
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DB 7 13.16
चौरभावेन सम्प्राप्तोऽस्म्यतिथिस्ते महामते । क्षुधितोऽस्मि ददस्वाज्ञां मांसमद्मि सुसंस्कृतम्
caurabhāvena samprāpto'smyatithiste mahāmate | kṣudhito'smi dadasvājñāṃ māṃsamadmi susaṃskṛtam
I have arrived as a thief, (yet) I am your guest, O large-minded one; I am hungry — give permission: I would eat the well-prepared meat."
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DB 7 13.17
विश्वामित्र उवाच - श्वपचस्तु वचः श्रुत्वा मामुवाच सुनिश्चितम् । भक्षं मा कुरु वर्णाग्र्य जानीहि श्वपचालयम्
viśvāmitra uvāca - śvapacastu vacaḥ śrutvā māmuvāca suniścitam | bhakṣaṃ mā kuru varṇāgrya jānīhi śvapacālayam
Viśvāmitra said: But the Caṇḍāla, having heard (my) words, spoke to me quite decidedly: "Do not make (this) your food, foremost of the classes; know (this) to be a Caṇḍāla's house.
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DB 7 13.18
दुर्लभं खलु मानुष्यं तत्रापि च द्विजन्मता । द्विजत्वे ब्राह्मणत्वं च दुर्लभं वेत्सि किं न हि
durlabhaṃ khalu mānuṣyaṃ tatrāpi ca dvijanmatā | dvijatve brāhmaṇatvaṃ ca durlabhaṃ vetsi kiṃ na hi
Human birth is indeed hard to obtain, and within it twice-born status; and in twice-born status, Brahminhood is hard to obtain — do you not know this?
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DB 7 13.19
दुष्टाहारो न कर्तव्यः सर्वथा लोकमिच्छता । अग्राह्या मनुना प्रोक्ताः कर्मणा सप्त चान्त्यजाः
duṣṭāhāro na kartavyaḥ sarvathā lokamicchatā | agrāhyā manunā proktāḥ karmaṇā sapta cāntyajāḥ
Impure food should by no means be taken by one who desires (the higher) world; the seven born-last (classes) are declared by Manu to be untouchable by reason of their occupation.
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DB 7 13.20
त्याज्योऽहं कर्मणा विप्र श्वपचो नात्र संशयः । निवारयामि भक्ष्यात्त्वां न लोभेनाञ्जसा द्विज
tyājyo'haṃ karmaṇā vipra śvapaco nātra saṃśayaḥ | nivārayāmi bhakṣyāttvāṃ na lobhenāñjasā dvija
"By my occupation I am one to be shunned, O brahmin — a dog-cooker; there is no doubt of it. I hold you back from the food not out of greed, truly, O twice-born one."
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DB 7 13.21
वर्णसङ्करदोषोऽयं मा यातु त्वां द्विजोत्तम । विश्वामित्र उवाच सत्यं वदसि धर्मज्ञ मतिस्ते विशदान्त्यज
varṇasaṅkaradoṣo'yaṃ mā yātu tvāṃ dvijottama | viśvāmitra uvāca satyaṃ vadasi dharmajña matiste viśadāntyaja
"Let this fault of the confusion of castes not come upon you, O best of the twice-born." Viśvāmitra said: "You speak the truth, O knower of dharma; your understanding is clear, O outcaste."
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DB 7 13.22
तथाप्यापदि धर्मस्य सूक्ष्ममार्गं ब्रवीम्यहम् । देहस्य रक्षणं कार्यं सर्वथा यदि मानद
tathāpyāpadi dharmasya sūkṣmamārgaṃ bravīmyaham | dehasya rakṣaṇaṃ kāryaṃ sarvathā yadi mānada
"Yet in time of distress I declare the subtle path of dharma: the body must by all means be protected, O giver of honour, if (one can) —"
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DB 7 13.23
पापस्यान्ते पुनः कार्यं प्रायश्चित्तं विशुद्धये । दुर्गतिस्तु भवेत्पापादनापदि न चापदि
pāpasyānte punaḥ kāryaṃ prāyaścittaṃ viśuddhaye | durgatistu bhavetpāpādanāpadi na cāpadi
"and when the sin is over, expiation must again be performed for purification. Ill fortune would come from sin when there is no distress, but not in distress."
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DB 7 13.24
मरणात्क्षुधितस्याथ नरको नात्र संशयः । तस्मात्क्षुधापहरणं कर्तव्यं शुभमिच्छता
maraṇātkṣudhitasyātha narako nātra saṃśayaḥ | tasmātkṣudhāpaharaṇaṃ kartavyaṃ śubhamicchatā
"Indeed hell (follows) from the death of one who is starving — there is no doubt here. Therefore one who desires what is good should remove hunger."
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DB 7 13.25
तेनाहं चौर्यधर्मेण देहं रक्षेऽप्यथान्त्यज । अवर्षणे च चौर्येण यत्पापं कथितं बुधैः
tenāhaṃ cauryadharmeṇa dehaṃ rakṣe'pyathāntyaja | avarṣaṇe ca cauryeṇa yatpāpaṃ kathitaṃ budhaiḥ
"Therefore by that rule (allowing) theft I would preserve my body, O outcaste. And as for the sin that the wise declare for theft in a time of no rain —"
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DB 7 13.26
यो न वर्षति पर्जन्यस्तत्तु तस्मै भविष्यति । इत्युक्ते वचने कान्ते पर्जन्यः सहसापतत्
yo na varṣati parjanyastattu tasmai bhaviṣyati | ityukte vacane kānte parjanyaḥ sahasāpatat
"— the rain-god who does not rain, to him shall that (sin) belong." When this welcome speech had been spoken, the rain suddenly fell
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DB 7 13.27
गगनाद्धस्तिहस्ताभिर्धाराभिरभिकाङ्क्षितः । मुदितोऽहं घनं वीक्ष्य वर्षन्तं विद्युता सह
gaganāddhastihastābhirdhārābhirabhikāṅkṣitaḥ | mudito'haṃ ghanaṃ vīkṣya varṣantaṃ vidyutā saha
from the sky in longed-for streams thick as elephants' trunks; and I rejoiced, seeing the cloud raining together with lightning.
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DB 7 13.28
तदाहं तद्गृहं त्यक्त्वा निःसृतः परया मुदा । कथय त्वं वरारोहे कालो नीतस्त्वया कथम्
tadāhaṃ tadgṛhaṃ tyaktvā niḥsṛtaḥ parayā mudā | kathaya tvaṃ varārohe kālo nītastvayā katham
Then, leaving that house, I went out with the greatest joy. "Now tell me, fair-hipped one, how was the time passed by you
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DB 7 13.29
कान्तारे परमः क्रूरः क्षयकृत्प्राणिनामिह । व्यास उवाच - इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा पतिमाह प्रियंवदा
kāntāre paramaḥ krūraḥ kṣayakṛtprāṇināmiha | vyāsa uvāca - iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā patimāha priyaṃvadā
in the wilderness — a time most cruel, bringing destruction to living beings here?" Vyāsa said: Hearing these words of his, the sweet-spoken woman said to her husband:
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DB 7 13.30
यथा शृणु मया नीतः कालः परमदारुणः । गते त्वयि मुनिश्रेष्ठ दुर्भिक्षं समुपागतम्
yathā śṛṇu mayā nītaḥ kālaḥ paramadāruṇaḥ | gate tvayi muniśreṣṭha durbhikṣaṃ samupāgatam
"Hear how the utterly dreadful time was passed by me. When you had gone, O best of sages, a famine came upon (us).
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DB 7 13.31
अन्नार्थं पुत्रकाः सर्वे बभूवुश्चातिदुःखिताः । क्षुधितान्बालकान्वीक्ष्य नीवारार्थं वने वने
annārthaṃ putrakāḥ sarve babhūvuścātiduḥkhitāḥ | kṣudhitānbālakānvīkṣya nīvārārthaṃ vane vane
All the little sons became exceedingly miserable for want of food. Seeing the children hungry, (I went) from forest to forest for wild rice,
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DB 7 13.32
भ्रान्ताहं चिन्तयाऽऽविष्टा किञ्चित्प्राप्तं फलं तदा । एवं च कतिचिन्मासा नीवारेणातिवाहिताः
bhrāntāhaṃ cintayā''viṣṭā kiñcitprāptaṃ phalaṃ tadā | evaṃ ca katicinmāsā nīvāreṇātivāhitāḥ
and I wandered, overcome with anxiety; some fruit was obtained then. And in this way some months were got through with wild rice.
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DB 7 13.33
तदभावे मया कान्त चिन्तितं मनसा पुनः । न भिक्षा किल दुर्भिक्षे नीवारा नापि कानने
tadabhāve mayā kānta cintitaṃ manasā punaḥ | na bhikṣā kila durbhikṣe nīvārā nāpi kānane
When that was gone, O beloved, I thought again in my mind: 'There is no alms-food, surely, in a famine, nor wild rice in the forest;
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DB 7 13.34
न वृक्षेषु फलान्यासुर्न मूलानि धरातले । क्षुधया पीडिता बाला रुदन्ति भृशमातुराः
na vṛkṣeṣu phalānyāsurna mūlāni dharātale | kṣudhayā pīḍitā bālā rudanti bhṛśamāturāḥ
there were no fruits on the trees, nor roots in the ground. The children, tormented by hunger, weep, exceedingly afflicted.
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DB 7 13.35
किं करोमि क्व गच्छामि किं ब्रवीमि क्षुधार्तितान् । एवं विचिन्त्य मनसा निश्चयस्तु मया कृतः
kiṃ karomi kva gacchāmi kiṃ bravīmi kṣudhārtitān | evaṃ vicintya manasā niścayastu mayā kṛtaḥ
What am I to do? Where am I to go? What am I to say to those tortured by hunger?' Thus reflecting in my mind, I made a decision:
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DB 7 13.36
पुत्रमेकं ददाम्यद्य कस्मैचिद्धनिने किल । गृहीत्वा तस्य मौल्यं तु तेन द्रव्येण बालकान्
putramekaṃ dadāmyadya kasmaiciddhanine kila | gṛhītvā tasya maulyaṃ tu tena dravyeṇa bālakān
'Today I shall give one son to some rich man; and taking his price, with that money (I shall support) the children.
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DB 7 13.37
पालयेऽहं क्षुधार्तांस्तु नान्योपायोऽस्ति पालने । इति सञ्चिन्त्य मनसा पुत्रोऽयं प्रहितो मया
pālaye'haṃ kṣudhārtāṃstu nānyopāyo'sti pālane | iti sañcintya manasā putro'yaṃ prahito mayā
I shall sustain them, who are tormented by hunger; there is no other means of sustaining them.' Thus having reflected in my mind, this son was taken out by me
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 13.38
विक्रयार्थं महाभाग क्रन्दमानो भृशातुरः । क्रन्दमानं गृहीत्वैनं निर्गताहं गतत्रपा
vikrayārthaṃ mahābhāga krandamāno bhṛśāturaḥ | krandamānaṃ gṛhītvainaṃ nirgatāhaṃ gatatrapā
for sale, O greatly fortunate one, while he wailed, sorely distressed. Taking him as he wailed, I went out, my shame gone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 13.39
तदा सत्यव्रतो मार्गे मामुद्वीक्ष्य भृशातुराम् । पप्रच्छ स च राजर्षिः कस्माद्रोदिति बालकः
tadā satyavrato mārge māmudvīkṣya bhṛśāturām | papraccha sa ca rājarṣiḥ kasmādroditi bālakaḥ
Then Satyavrata, seeing me on the road sorely distressed, that royal sage asked, 'Why does the boy weep?'
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 13.40
तदाहं तमुवाचेदं वचनं मुनिसत्तम । विक्रयार्थं नीयतेऽसौ बालकोऽद्य मया नृप
tadāhaṃ tamuvācedaṃ vacanaṃ munisattama | vikrayārthaṃ nīyate'sau bālako'dya mayā nṛpa
Then I spoke this word to him, O best of sages: 'This boy is being taken by me today, O king, in order to be sold.'
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 13.41
श्रुत्वा मे वचनं राजा दयार्द्रहृदयस्ततः । मामुवाच गृहं याहि गृहीत्वैनं कुमारकम्
śrutvā me vacanaṃ rājā dayārdrahṛdayastataḥ | māmuvāca gṛhaṃ yāhi gṛhītvainaṃ kumārakam
Then, hearing my words, the king, his heart melting with pity, said to me: 'Take this little boy and go home.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 13.42
भोजनार्थे कुमाराणामामिषं विहितं तव । प्रापयिष्याम्यहं नित्यं यावन्मुनिसमागमः
bhojanārthe kumārāṇāmāmiṣaṃ vihitaṃ tava | prāpayiṣyāmyahaṃ nityaṃ yāvanmunisamāgamaḥ
Meat has been arranged for you for the feeding of the boys; I shall provide it constantly, until (your) meeting with the sage.'
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 13.43
अहन्यहनि भूपालो वृक्षेऽस्मिन्मृगसूकरान् । विन्यस्य याति हत्वासौ प्रत्यहं दययान्वितः
ahanyahani bhūpālo vṛkṣe'sminmṛgasūkarān | vinyasya yāti hatvāsau pratyahaṃ dayayānvitaḥ
Day after day that king, filled with compassion, having killed deer and boars, would place (them) on this tree and go away, every day.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 13.44
तेनैव बालकाः कान्त पालिता वृजिनार्णवात् । वसिष्ठेनाथ शप्ताऽसौ भूपतिर्मम कारणात्
tenaiva bālakāḥ kānta pālitā vṛjinārṇavāt | vasiṣṭhenātha śaptā'sau bhūpatirmama kāraṇāt
By him alone, dear one, the boys were preserved from the ocean of distress; and then that king was cursed by Vasiṣṭha on my account.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 13.45
कस्मिंश्चिद्दिवसे मांसं न प्राप्तं तेन कानने । हता दोग्ध्री वसिष्ठस्य तेनासौ कुपितो मुनिः
kasmiṃściddivase māṃsaṃ na prāptaṃ tena kānane | hatā dogdhrī vasiṣṭhasya tenāsau kupito muniḥ
On a certain day meat was not obtained by him in the forest; Vasiṣṭha's milk-cow was killed, and by that the sage was angered at him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 13.46
त्रिशङ्कुरिति भूपस्य कृतं नाम महात्मना । कुपितेन वधाद्धेतोश्चाण्डालश्च कृतो नृपः
triśaṅkuriti bhūpasya kṛtaṃ nāma mahātmanā | kupitena vadhāddhetoścāṇḍālaśca kṛto nṛpaḥ
The name 'Triśaṅku' was made for the king by the great soul; and, angered because of the killing, he made the king a Cāṇḍāla.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 13.47
तेनाहं दुःखिता जाता तस्य दुःखेन कौशिक । श्वपचत्वमसौ प्राप्तो मत्कृते नृपनन्दनः
tenāhaṃ duḥkhitā jātā tasya duḥkhena kauśika | śvapacatvamasau prāpto matkṛte nṛpanandanaḥ
By that I became sorrowful, through his sorrow, O Kauśika: for my sake this son of a king has attained the condition of a dog-cooker (Cāṇḍāla).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 13.48
येन केनाप्युपायेन भवता नृपतेः किल । तस्माद्रक्षा प्रकर्तव्या तपसा प्रबलेन ह
yena kenāpyupāyena bhavatā nṛpateḥ kila | tasmādrakṣā prakartavyā tapasā prabalena ha
Therefore, by whatever means, protection must indeed be provided by you for that king, by your powerful austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 13.49
व्यास उवाच - इति भार्यावचः श्रुत्वा कौशिको मुनिसत्तमः । तामाह कामिनीं दीनां सान्त्वपूर्वमरिन्दम
vyāsa uvāca - iti bhāryāvacaḥ śrutvā kauśiko munisattamaḥ | tāmāha kāminīṃ dīnāṃ sāntvapūrvamarindama
Vyāsa said: Having heard his wife's words thus, Kauśika, the best of sages, spoke to that wretched woman with conciliation first, O subduer of foes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 13.50
विश्वामित्र उवाच - मोचयिष्यामि तं शापान्नृपं कमललोचने । उपकारः कृतो येन कान्ताराद्रक्षितासि वै
viśvāmitra uvāca - mocayiṣyāmi taṃ śāpānnṛpaṃ kamalalocane | upakāraḥ kṛto yena kāntārādrakṣitāsi vai
Viśvāmitra said: I shall release that king from the curse, O lotus-eyed one, by whom the favour was done that you were protected in the wilderness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 13.51
विद्यातपोबलेनाहं करिष्ये दुःखसंक्षयम् । इत्याश्वास्य प्रियां तत्र कौशिकः परमार्थवित्
vidyātapobalenāhaṃ kariṣye duḥkhasaṃkṣayam | ityāśvāsya priyāṃ tatra kauśikaḥ paramārthavit
By the power of my knowledge and austerity I shall bring about the destruction of (his) sorrow. Having thus consoled his beloved there, Kauśika, the knower of the highest truth,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 13.52
चिन्तयामास नृपतेः कथं स्याद्दुःखनाशनम् । संविमृश्य मुनिस्तत्र जगाम यत्र पार्थिवः
cintayāmāsa nṛpateḥ kathaṃ syādduḥkhanāśanam | saṃvimṛśya munistatra jagāma yatra pārthivaḥ
pondered how the removal of the king's sorrow might come about. Having reflected, the sage went there where the king was.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 13.53
त्रिशङ्कुः पक्वणे दीनः संस्थितः श्वपचाकृतिः । आगच्छन्तं मुनिं दृष्ट्वा विस्मितोऽसौ नराधिपः
triśaṅkuḥ pakvaṇe dīnaḥ saṃsthitaḥ śvapacākṛtiḥ | āgacchantaṃ muniṃ dṛṣṭvā vismito'sau narādhipaḥ
Triśaṅku, wretched, was staying in a Cāṇḍāla hut, in the form of a dog-cooker; seeing the sage coming, that ruler of men was astonished,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 13.54
दण्डवन्निपपातोर्व्यां पादयोस्तरसा मुनेः । गृहीत्वा तं करे भूपं पतितं कौशिकस्तदा
daṇḍavannipapātorvyāṃ pādayostarasā muneḥ | gṛhītvā taṃ kare bhūpaṃ patitaṃ kauśikastadā
and fell to the ground like a rod at the sage's feet at once. Then Kauśika, taking the fallen king by the hand,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 13.55
उत्थाप्योवाच वचनं सान्त्वपूर्वं द्विजोत्तमः । मत्कृते त्वं महीपाल शप्तोऽसि मुनिना यतः
utthāpyovāca vacanaṃ sāntvapūrvaṃ dvijottamaḥ | matkṛte tvaṃ mahīpāla śapto'si muninā yataḥ
raised him up, and the best of the twice-born spoke words prefaced with comfort: 'Since for my sake, O king, you have been cursed by the sage,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 13.56
वाञ्छितं ते करिष्यामि ब्रूहि किं करवाण्यहम् । राजोवाच - मया सम्प्रार्थितः पूर्वं वसिष्ठो मखहेतवे
vāñchitaṃ te kariṣyāmi brūhi kiṃ karavāṇyaham | rājovāca - mayā samprārthitaḥ pūrvaṃ vasiṣṭho makhahetave
I shall do what you wish; say, what shall I do?' The king said: Formerly Vasiṣṭha was requested by me for the sake of a sacrifice:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 13.57
मां याजय मुनिश्रेष्ठ करोमि मखमुत्तमम् । यथेष्टं कुरु विप्रेन्द्र यथा स्वर्गं व्रजाम्यहम्
māṃ yājaya muniśreṣṭha karomi makhamuttamam | yatheṣṭaṃ kuru viprendra yathā svargaṃ vrajāmyaham
'Have me perform a sacrifice, O best of sages; I shall perform an excellent sacrifice. Do as you please, O lord of brahmins, so that I may go to heaven
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 13.58
अनेनैव शरीरेण शक्रलोकं सुखालयम् । कोपं कृत्वा वसिष्ठोऽसौ मामाहेति सुदुर्मते
anenaiva śarīreṇa śakralokaṃ sukhālayam | kopaṃ kṛtvā vasiṣṭho'sau māmāheti sudurmate
with this very body, to Indra's world, the abode of happiness.' Growing angry, that Vasiṣṭha said this to me: 'O you of very evil mind,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 13.59
मानुषेण हि देहेन स्वर्गवासः कुतस्तव । पुनर्मयोक्तो भगवान्स्वर्गलुब्धेन चानघ
mānuṣeṇa hi dehena svargavāsaḥ kutastava | punarmayokto bhagavānsvargalubdhena cānagha
how can there be a dwelling in heaven for you with a human body?' Again, greedy for heaven, I said to the lord, O sinless one:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 13.60
अन्यं पुरोहितं कृत्वा यक्ष्येऽहं यज्ञमुत्तमम् । तदा तेनैव शप्तोऽहं चाण्डालो भव पामर
anyaṃ purohitaṃ kṛtvā yakṣye'haṃ yajñamuttamam | tadā tenaiva śapto'haṃ cāṇḍālo bhava pāmara
"Making another my officiating priest, I shall perform the highest sacrifice." Then by that very (priest) I was cursed: "Become a caṇḍāla, you base wretch!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 13.61
इत्येतत्कथितं सर्वं कारणं शापसम्भवम् । मम दुःखविनाशाय समर्थोऽसि मुनीश्वर
ityetatkathitaṃ sarvaṃ kāraṇaṃ śāpasambhavam | mama duḥkhavināśāya samartho'si munīśvara
Thus the whole cause, the arising of the curse, has been told. You are able, O lord of sages, to destroy my sorrow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 13.62
इत्युक्त्वा विररमासौ राजा दुःखरुजार्दितः । कौशिकोऽपि निराकर्तुं शापं तस्य व्यचिन्तयत्
ityuktvā viraramāsau rājā duḥkharujārditaḥ | kauśiko'pi nirākartuṃ śāpaṃ tasya vyacintayat
Having said this, that king, afflicted by the pain of his grief, fell silent; and Kauśika too pondered how to annul his curse.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition