Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 7 — Chapter 19
DB 7 19.1
कौशिकाय सर्वस्वसमर्पणं तद्दक्षिणादानवर्णनम् व्यास उवाच - इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा भूपतेः कौशिको मुनिः । प्रहस्य प्रत्युवाचेदं हरिश्चन्द्रं तथा नृप
kauśikāya sarvasvasamarpaṇaṃ taddakṣiṇādānavarṇanam vyāsa uvāca - iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā bhūpateḥ kauśiko muniḥ | prahasya pratyuvācedaṃ hariścandraṃ tathā nṛpa
(Chapter:) The handing over of everything to Kauśika, and the account of the giving of that sacrificial fee. Vyāsa said: Having heard that speech of the king, the sage Kauśika laughed and replied thus to Hariścandra, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.2
राजंस्तीर्थमिदं पुण्यं पावनं पापनाशनम् । स्नानं कुरु महाभाग पितॄणां तर्पणं तथा
rājaṃstīrthamidaṃ puṇyaṃ pāvanaṃ pāpanāśanam | snānaṃ kuru mahābhāga pitṝṇāṃ tarpaṇaṃ tathā
"O king, this holy ford is purifying and destroys sin. Bathe here, greatly fortunate one, and likewise make the libation to the ancestors."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.3
कालः शुभतमोऽस्तीह तीर्थे स्नात्वा विशांपते । दानं ददस्व शक्त्यात्र पुण्यतीर्थेऽतिपावने
kālaḥ śubhatamo'stīha tīrthe snātvā viśāṃpate | dānaṃ dadasva śaktyātra puṇyatīrthe'tipāvane
"The time here is most auspicious, lord of peoples; having bathed at the ford, give a gift here according to your ability, at this holy and most purifying ford."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.4
प्राप्य तीर्थं महापुण्यमस्नात्वा यस्तु गच्छति । स भवेदात्महा भूय इति स्वायम्भुवोऽब्रवीत्
prāpya tīrthaṃ mahāpuṇyamasnātvā yastu gacchati | sa bhavedātmahā bhūya iti svāyambhuvo'bravīt
"He who, having reached a greatly meritorious ford, goes away without bathing, becomes again a slayer of his own self—so said the son of the Self-existent (Manu Svāyambhuva)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.5
तस्मात्तीर्थवरे राजन् कुरु पुण्यं स्वशक्तितः । दर्शयिष्यामि मार्गं ते गन्तासि नगरं ततः
tasmāttīrthavare rājan kuru puṇyaṃ svaśaktitaḥ | darśayiṣyāmi mārgaṃ te gantāsi nagaraṃ tataḥ
"Therefore, O king, perform a meritorious act at this best of fords according to your power; I will show you the road, and then you will go to your city."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.6
आगमिष्यामहं मार्गदर्सनार्थं तवानघ । त्वया सहाद्य काकुत्स्थ तव दानेन तोषितः
āgamiṣyāmahaṃ mārgadarsanārthaṃ tavānagha | tvayā sahādya kākutstha tava dānena toṣitaḥ
"I will come today together with you, O sinless Kākutstha, in order to show you the road, being pleased by your gift."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.7
तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं राजा मुनेः कपटमण्डितम् । वासांस्युत्तार्य विधिवत्स्नातुमभ्याययौ नदीम्
tacchrutvā vacanaṃ rājā muneḥ kapaṭamaṇḍitam | vāsāṃsyuttārya vidhivatsnātumabhyāyayau nadīm
Hearing that speech of the sage, adorned with deceit, the king took off his garments and went down to the river to bathe according to the rule.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.8
बन्धयित्वा हयं वृक्षे मुनिवाक्येन मोहितः । अवश्यंभावियोगेन तद्वशस्तु तदाभवत्
bandhayitvā hayaṃ vṛkṣe munivākyena mohitaḥ | avaśyaṃbhāviyogena tadvaśastu tadābhavat
Having tied his horse to a tree, bewildered by the sage's words, he came then under his sway through the working of what must inevitably be.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.9
राजा स्नानविधिं कृत्वा सन्तर्प्य पितृदेवताः । विश्वामित्रमुवाचेदं स्वामिन् दानं ददामि ते
rājā snānavidhiṃ kṛtvā santarpya pitṛdevatāḥ | viśvāmitramuvācedaṃ svāmin dānaṃ dadāmi te
The king, having performed the rite of bathing and having satisfied the ancestors and the gods (with libations), said this to Viśvāmitra: "Lord, I give you a gift."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.10
यदिच्छसि महाभाग तत्ते दास्यामि साम्प्रतम् । गावो भूमिर्हिरण्यं च गजाश्वरथवाहनम्
yadicchasi mahābhāga tatte dāsyāmi sāmpratam | gāvo bhūmirhiraṇyaṃ ca gajāśvarathavāhanam
"Whatever you wish, greatly fortunate one, that I shall give you now—cows, land, gold, and elephants, horses, chariots, conveyances."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.11
नादेयं मे किमप्यस्ति कृतमेतद्व्रतं पुरा । राजसूये मखश्रेष्ठे मुनीनां सन्निधावपि
nādeyaṃ me kimapyasti kṛtametadvrataṃ purā | rājasūye makhaśreṣṭhe munīnāṃ sannidhāvapi
"There is nothing at all that I may not give; this vow was made by me long ago at the Rājasūya, the best of sacrifices, in the very presence of the sages."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.12
तस्मात्त्वमिह सम्प्ताप्तस्तीर्थेऽस्मिन्प्रवरे मुने । यत्तेऽस्ति वाञ्छितं ब्रूहि ददामि अव वाञ्छितम्
tasmāttvamiha samptāptastīrthe'sminpravare mune | yatte'sti vāñchitaṃ brūhi dadāmi ava vāñchitam
"Therefore you have come here, O sage, to this excellent ford. Say what is desired by you; I give what is desired."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.13
विश्वामित्र उवाच - मया पूर्वं श्रुता राजन् कीर्तिस्ते विपुला भुवि । वसिष्ठेन च सम्प्रोक्ता दाता नास्ति महीतले
viśvāmitra uvāca - mayā pūrvaṃ śrutā rājan kīrtiste vipulā bhuvi | vasiṣṭhena ca samproktā dātā nāsti mahītale
Viśvāmitra said: "Formerly, O king, your abundant fame was heard by me on earth, and it was declared by Vasiṣṭha that there is no (other) giver on the face of the earth."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.14
हरिश्चन्द्रो नृपश्रेष्ठः सूर्यवंशे महीपतिः । तादृशो नृपतिर्दाता न भूतो न भविष्यति
hariścandro nṛpaśreṣṭhaḥ sūryavaṃśe mahīpatiḥ | tādṛśo nṛpatirdātā na bhūto na bhaviṣyati
"Hariścandra, best of kings, is a ruler in the solar line; such a giving king has neither been nor will be."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.15
पृथिव्यां परमोदारस्त्रिशङ्कुतनयो यथा । अतस्त्वां प्रार्थयाम्यद्य विवाहो मेऽस्ति पार्थिवः
pṛthivyāṃ paramodārastriśaṅkutanayo yathā | atastvāṃ prārthayāmyadya vivāho me'sti pārthivaḥ
"On earth there is none so supremely generous as the son of Triśaṅku. Therefore I entreat you today: I have a wedding to arrange, O prince,"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.16
पुत्रस्य च महाभाग तदर्थं देहि मे धनम् । राजोवाच - विवाहं कुरु विप्रेन्द्र ददामि प्रार्थितं तव
putrasya ca mahābhāga tadarthaṃ dehi me dhanam | rājovāca - vivāhaṃ kuru viprendra dadāmi prārthitaṃ tava
"—of my son, greatly fortunate one; for that purpose give me wealth." The king said: "Perform the wedding, chief of brahmins; I give what you have asked."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.17
यदिच्छसि धनं कामं दाता तस्यामि निश्चितम् । व्यास उवाच - इत्युक्तः कौशिकस्तेन वञ्चनातत्परो मुनिः
yadicchasi dhanaṃ kāmaṃ dātā tasyāmi niścitam | vyāsa uvāca - ityuktaḥ kauśikastena vañcanātatparo muniḥ
"Whatever wealth you wish, at will—I shall certainly be its giver." Vyāsa said: Thus addressed, the Kauśika sage, intent on deception,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.18
उद्भाव्य मायां गान्धर्वीं पार्थिवायाप्यदर्शयत् । कुमारः सुकामारश्च कन्या च दशवार्षिकी
udbhāvya māyāṃ gāndharvīṃ pārthivāyāpyadarśayat | kumāraḥ sukāmāraśca kanyā ca daśavārṣikī
producing a gandharva illusion, showed it even to the king: a boy, very tender, and a girl of ten years.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.19
एतयोः कार्यमप्यद्य कर्तव्यं नृपसत्तम । राजसूयाधिकं पुण्यं गृहस्थस्य विवाहतः कौशिकाय सर्वस्वसमर्पणं तद्दक्षिणादानवर्णनं नामैकोनविंशोऽध्यायः
etayoḥ kāryamapyadya kartavyaṃ nṛpasattama | rājasūyādhikaṃ puṇyaṃ gṛhasthasya vivāhataḥ kauśikāya sarvasvasamarpaṇaṃ taddakṣiṇādānavarṇanaṃ nāmaikonaviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
"The ceremony of these two is to be performed this very day, best of kings; for a householder, merit from a wedding is greater than from the Rājasūya." [Here ends the nineteenth chapter, called 'The Handing Over of All His Possessions to Kauśika and the Description of the Giving of the Sacrificial Fee'.]
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.20
भविष्यति तवाद्यैव विप्रपुत्रविवाहितः । तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं राजा मायया तस्य मोहितः
bhaviṣyati tavādyaiva vipraputravivāhitaḥ | tacchrutvā vacanaṃ rājā māyayā tasya mohitaḥ
"This very day the marriage of the brahmin's son will take place for you." Hearing that speech, the king, bewildered by his magic,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.21
तथेति च प्रतिज्ञाय नोवाचाल्पं वचस्तथा । तेन दर्शितमार्गोऽसौ नगरं प्रति जग्मिवान्
tatheti ca pratijñāya novācālpaṃ vacastathā | tena darśitamārgo'sau nagaraṃ prati jagmivān
promised "So be it," and did not speak any little (i.e. mean) word in reply; and he, having been shown the road by him, went toward his city.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.22
विश्वामित्रोऽपि राजानं वञ्चयित्वाश्रमं ययौ । कृतोद्वाहविधिस्तावद्विश्वामित्रोऽब्रवीन्नृपम्
viśvāmitro'pi rājānaṃ vañcayitvāśramaṃ yayau | kṛtodvāhavidhistāvadviśvāmitro'bravīnnṛpam
Viśvāmitra too, having deceived the king, went to his hermitage. Meanwhile, when the wedding rite had been performed, Viśvāmitra said to the king:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.23
वेदीमध्ये नृपाद्य त्वं देहि दानं यथेप्सितम् । राजोवाच - किं तेऽभीष्टं द्विज ब्रूहि ददामि वाञ्छितं किल
vedīmadhye nṛpādya tvaṃ dehi dānaṃ yathepsitam | rājovāca - kiṃ te'bhīṣṭaṃ dvija brūhi dadāmi vāñchitaṃ kila
"O king, today, in the midst of the altar, give a gift as (I) desire." The king said: "What is your wish, O brahmin? Speak — I shall surely give what is wanted."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.24
अदेयमै संसरे यशः कामोऽस्मि साम्प्रतम् । व्यर्थं हि जीवितं तस्य विभवं प्राप्य येन वै
adeyamai saṃsare yaśaḥ kāmo'smi sāmpratam | vyarthaṃ hi jīvitaṃ tasya vibhavaṃ prāpya yena vai
"There is nothing I may not give in the world; I now desire glory. For the life of one who, having obtained wealth,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 7 19.25
नोपार्जितं यशः शुद्धं परलोकसुखप्रदम् । विश्वामित्र उवाच - राज्यं देहि महाराज वराय सपरिच्छदम्
nopārjitaṃ yaśaḥ śuddhaṃ paralokasukhapradam | viśvāmitra uvāca - rājyaṃ dehi mahārāja varāya saparicchadam
has not earned pure glory, which bestows happiness in the next world, is indeed in vain." Viśvāmitra said: "Great king, give (me) your kingdom together with its appurtenances as the bride-price,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.26
गजाश्वरथरत्नाढ्यं वेदीमध्येऽतिपावने । व्यास उवाच - मोहितो मायया तस्य श्रुत्वा वाक्यं मुनेर्नृपः
gajāśvaratharatnāḍhyaṃ vedīmadhye'tipāvane | vyāsa uvāca - mohito māyayā tasya śrutvā vākyaṃ munernṛpaḥ
rich in elephants, horses, chariots and jewels, here in the midst of the most purifying altar." Vyāsa said: Bewildered by his magic, the king, having heard the sage's words,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.27
दत्तमित्युक्तवान् राज्यमविचार्य यदृच्छया । गृहीतमिति तं प्राह विश्वामित्रोऽतिनिष्ठुरः
dattamityuktavān rājyamavicārya yadṛcchayā | gṛhītamiti taṃ prāha viśvāmitro'tiniṣṭhuraḥ
said "It is given" — the kingdom — without reflecting, at random. Viśvāmitra, exceedingly harsh, said to him, "It is taken."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.28
दक्षिणां देहि राजेन्द्र दानयोग्यां महामते । दक्षिणारहितं दानं निष्फलं मनुरब्रवीत्
dakṣiṇāṃ dehi rājendra dānayogyāṃ mahāmate | dakṣiṇārahitaṃ dānaṃ niṣphalaṃ manurabravīt
"Give the sacrificial fee, best of kings, a fee fit for such a gift, O great-minded one; Manu has said that a gift without a fee is fruitless.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.29
तस्माद्दानफलाय त्वं यथोक्तां देहि दक्षिणाम् । इत्युक्तस्तु तदा राजा तमुवाचातिविस्मितः
tasmāddānaphalāya tvaṃ yathoktāṃ dehi dakṣiṇām | ityuktastu tadā rājā tamuvācātivismitaḥ
Therefore, for the fruit of the gift, give the fee as stated." Being addressed thus, the king, greatly astonished, said to him:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.30
ब्रूहि कियद्धनं तुभ्यं देयं स्वामिन् मयाधुना । दक्षिणानिष्क्रयं साधो वद तावत्प्रमाणकम्
brūhi kiyaddhanaṃ tubhyaṃ deyaṃ svāmin mayādhunā | dakṣiṇāniṣkrayaṃ sādho vada tāvatpramāṇakam
"Say how much wealth is now to be given to you by me, my lord; tell me, good sir, the amount that will serve as the payment of the fee.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.31
दानपूर्त्यै प्रदास्यामि स्वस्थो ब् हव तपोधन । विश्वामित्रस्तु तच्छ्रुत्वा तमाह मेदिनीपतिम्
dānapūrtyai pradāsyāmi svastho b hava tapodhana | viśvāmitrastu tacchrutvā tamāha medinīpatim
I shall give it to complete the gift; be at ease, O rich in austerity." But Viśvāmitra, hearing that, said to the lord of the earth:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.32
हेमभारद्वयं सार्धं दक्षिणां देहि साम्प्रतम् । दास्यामीति प्रतिश्रुत्य तस्मै राजातिविस्मितः
hemabhāradvayaṃ sārdhaṃ dakṣiṇāṃ dehi sāmpratam | dāsyāmīti pratiśrutya tasmai rājātivismitaḥ
"Give now as the fee two and a half bhāras of gold." The king, greatly astonished, promised him, "I shall give it."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.33
तदैव सैनिकास्तस्य वीक्षमाणाः समागताः । दृष्ट्वा महीपतिं व्यग्रं तुष्टुवुस्ते मुदान्विताः
tadaiva sainikāstasya vīkṣamāṇāḥ samāgatāḥ | dṛṣṭvā mahīpatiṃ vyagraṃ tuṣṭuvuste mudānvitāḥ
Just then his soldiers came together, looking on; seeing the king agitated, they, filled with joy, praised him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.34
व्यास उवाच - श्रुत्वा तेषां वचो राजा नोक्त्वा किञ्चिच्छुभाशुभम् । चिन्तयन्स्वकृतं कर्म ययावन्तःपुरे ततः
vyāsa uvāca - śrutvā teṣāṃ vaco rājā noktvā kiñcicchubhāśubham | cintayansvakṛtaṃ karma yayāvantaḥpure tataḥ
Vyāsa said: Hearing their words, the king said nothing, good or ill, and, brooding on the deed he had done, went then into the inner apartments.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.35
किं मया स्वीकृतं दानं सर्वस्वं यत्समर्पितम् । वञ्चितोऽहं द्विजेनात्र वने पाटच्चरैरिव
kiṃ mayā svīkṛtaṃ dānaṃ sarvasvaṃ yatsamarpitam | vañcito'haṃ dvijenātra vane pāṭaccarairiva
"What is this gift I have accepted (i.e. undertaken), by which all my possessions have been handed over? I have been cheated here by the brahmin, as if by robbers in a forest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.36
राज्यं सोपस्करं तस्मै मया सर्वं रतिश्रुतम् । भारद्वयं सुवर्णस्य सार्धं च दक्षिणा पुनः
rājyaṃ sopaskaraṃ tasmai mayā sarvaṃ ratiśrutam | bhāradvayaṃ suvarṇasya sārdhaṃ ca dakṣiṇā punaḥ
The kingdom with all its equipment was promised by me to him entirely, and again two and a half bhāras of gold as the fee.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.37
किं करोमि मतिर्भ्रष्टा न ज्ञातं कपटं मुनेः । प्रतारितोऽहं सहसा ब्राह्मणेन तपस्विना
kiṃ karomi matirbhraṣṭā na jñātaṃ kapaṭaṃ muneḥ | pratārito'haṃ sahasā brāhmaṇena tapasvinā
What shall I do? My judgement has failed; the sage's deceit was not recognised. I have been suddenly tricked by an ascetic brahmin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.38
न जाने दैवकार्यं वै हा दैव किं भविष्यति । इति चिन्तापरो राजा गृहं प्राप्तोऽतिविह्वलः
na jāne daivakāryaṃ vai hā daiva kiṃ bhaviṣyati | iti cintāparo rājā gṛhaṃ prāpto'tivihvalaḥ
I do not know the working of fate — alas, fate, what will happen?" Thus absorbed in worry, the king reached his house, utterly distraught.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.39
पतिं चिन्तापरं दृष्त्वा राज्ञी पप्रच्छ कारणम् । किं प्रभो विमना भासि का चिन्ता ब्रूहि साम्प्रतम्
patiṃ cintāparaṃ dṛṣtvā rājñī papraccha kāraṇam | kiṃ prabho vimanā bhāsi kā cintā brūhi sāmpratam
Seeing her husband absorbed in worry, the queen asked the reason: "Why, my lord, do you appear dejected? What is the worry? Tell (me) now.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.40
वनात्पुत्रः समायातो राजसूयः कृतः पुरा । कस्माच्छोचसि राजेन्द्र शोकस्य कारणं वद
vanātputraḥ samāyāto rājasūyaḥ kṛtaḥ purā | kasmācchocasi rājendra śokasya kāraṇaṃ vada
The son has come back from the forest; the Rājasūya has been performed already. Why do you grieve, best of kings? Tell the cause of your sorrow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.41
नारातिर्विद्यते क्वापि बलवान्दुर्बलोऽपि वा । वरुणोऽपि सुसन्तुष्टः कृतकृत्योऽसि भूतले
nārātirvidyate kvāpi balavāndurbalo'pi vā | varuṇo'pi susantuṣṭaḥ kṛtakṛtyo'si bhūtale
No enemy exists anywhere, strong or even weak; Varuṇa too is well pleased; you have accomplished your purpose on earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.42
विन्तया क्षीयते देहो नास्ति चिन्तासमा मृतिः । त्यज्यतां नृपशार्दूल स्वस्थो भव विचक्षण
vintayā kṣīyate deho nāsti cintāsamā mṛtiḥ | tyajyatāṃ nṛpaśārdūla svastho bhava vicakṣaṇa
By worry the body wastes away; there is no death equal to worry. Let (it) go, O tiger among kings; be at ease, O discerning one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.43
तन्निशम्य प्रियावाक्यं प्रीतिपूर्वं नराधिपः । प्रोवाच किञ्चिच्चिन्तायाः कारणं च शुभाशुभम्
tanniśamya priyāvākyaṃ prītipūrvaṃ narādhipaḥ | provāca kiñciccintāyāḥ kāraṇaṃ ca śubhāśubham
Hearing that speech of his beloved, the ruler of men spoke affectionately, telling something of the cause of his worry, whether auspicious or inauspicious.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.44
भोजनं न चकाराऽसौ चिन्ताविष्टस्तथा नृपः । सुप्त्वापि शयने शुभ्रे लेभे निद्रां न भूमिपः
bhojanaṃ na cakārā'sau cintāviṣṭastathā nṛpaḥ | suptvāpi śayane śubhre lebhe nidrāṃ na bhūmipaḥ
That king took no food, so possessed was he by worry; and though he lay down on his bright bed, the lord of the earth got no sleep.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.45
प्रातरुत्थाय चिन्तार्तो यावत्सन्ध्यादिकाः क्रियाः । करोति नृपतिस्तावद्विश्वामित्रः समागतः
prātarutthāya cintārto yāvatsandhyādikāḥ kriyāḥ | karoti nṛpatistāvadviśvāmitraḥ samāgataḥ
Rising at dawn, stricken with worry, while the king was performing the twilight rites and the rest, just then Viśvāmitra arrived.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.46
क्षत्रा निवेदितो राज्ञे मुनिः सर्वस्वहारकः । आगत्योवाच राजानं प्रणमन्तं पुनः पुनः
kṣatrā nivedito rājñe muniḥ sarvasvahārakaḥ | āgatyovāca rājānaṃ praṇamantaṃ punaḥ punaḥ
The sage, the taker of all he had, was announced to the king by the gatekeeper; having come, he spoke to the king, who bowed to him again and again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.47
विश्वामित्र उवाच - राजंस्त्यज स्वराज्यं मे देहि वाचा प्रतिश्रुतम् । सुवर्णं स्पृश राजेन्द्र सत्यवाग्भव साम्प्रतम्
viśvāmitra uvāca - rājaṃstyaja svarājyaṃ me dehi vācā pratiśrutam | suvarṇaṃ spṛśa rājendra satyavāgbhava sāmpratam
Viśvāmitra said: O king, give up your kingdom, give (it) to me as promised by your word; touch gold, O lord of kings, be now one whose speech is true.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.48
हरिश्चन्द्र उवाच - स्वामिन् राज्यं तवेदं मे मया दत्तं किलाधुना । त्यक्त्वान्यत्र गमिष्यामि मा चिन्ता कुरु कौशिक
hariścandra uvāca - svāmin rājyaṃ tavedaṃ me mayā dattaṃ kilādhunā | tyaktvānyatra gamiṣyāmi mā cintā kuru kauśika
Hariścandra said: Master, this kingdom of mine is yours—indeed it has now been given by me. Having relinquished (it) I shall go elsewhere; do not worry, O Kauśika.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.49
सर्वस्वं मम ते ब्रह्मन् गृहीतं विधिवद्विभो । सुवर्णदक्षिणां दातुमशक्तोऽस्म्यधुना द्विज
sarvasvaṃ mama te brahman gṛhītaṃ vidhivadvibho | suvarṇadakṣiṇāṃ dātumaśakto'smyadhunā dvija
All that was mine has been taken by you, O brahmin, according to rule, O lord; I am now unable, O twice-born, to give the gold as the sacrificial fee.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.50
दानं ददामि ते तावद्यावन्मे स्याद्धनागमः । पुनश्चेत्कालयोगेन तदा दास्यामि दक्षिणाम्
dānaṃ dadāmi te tāvadyāvanme syāddhanāgamaḥ | punaścetkālayogena tadā dāsyāmi dakṣiṇām
I shall give you the gift only when there comes to me an acquisition of wealth; and if in the course of time (it comes) again, then I shall give the fee.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.51
इत्युक्त्वा नृपतिः प्राह पुत्रं भार्यां च माधवीम् । राज्यमस्मै प्रदत्तं वै मया वेद्यां सुविस्तरम्
ityuktvā nṛpatiḥ prāha putraṃ bhāryāṃ ca mādhavīm | rājyamasmai pradattaṃ vai mayā vedyāṃ suvistaram
Having said this, the king spoke to his son and to his wife Mādhavī: "The kingdom has indeed been given over to him by me at the altar, in full detail.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.52
हस्त्यश्वरथसंयुक्तं रत्नहेमसमन्वितम् । त्यक्त्वा त्रीणि शरीराणि सर्वं चास्मै समर्पितम्
hastyaśvarathasaṃyuktaṃ ratnahemasamanvitam | tyaktvā trīṇi śarīrāṇi sarvaṃ cāsmai samarpitam
"Together with elephants, horses and chariots, along with jewels and gold—excepting three bodies, everything has been handed over to him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.53
त्यक्त्वायोध्यां गमिष्यामि कुत्रचिद्वनगह्वरे गृह्णात्विदं मुनिः सम्यग्राज्यं सर्वसमृद्धिमत्
tyaktvāyodhyāṃ gamiṣyāmi kutracidvanagahvare gṛhṇātvidaṃ muniḥ samyagrājyaṃ sarvasamṛddhimat
"Leaving Ayodhyā I shall go somewhere into a forest thicket; let the sage duly take this kingdom with all its prosperity."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.54
इत्याभाष्य सुतं भार्यां हरिश्चन्द्रः स्वमन्दिरात् । विनिर्गतः सुधर्मात्मा मानयंस्तं द्विजोत्तमम्
ityābhāṣya sutaṃ bhāryāṃ hariścandraḥ svamandirāt | vinirgataḥ sudharmātmā mānayaṃstaṃ dvijottamam
Having spoken thus to his son and his wife, Hariścandra, whose nature was wholly righteous, went out from his own palace, honouring that best of the twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.55
व्रजन्तं भूपतिं वीक्ष्य भार्यापुत्रावुभावपि । चिन्तातुरौ सुदीनास्यौ जग्मतुः पृष्ठतस्तदा
vrajantaṃ bhūpatiṃ vīkṣya bhāryāputrāvubhāvapi | cintāturau sudīnāsyau jagmatuḥ pṛṣṭhatastadā
Seeing the king going forth, both wife and son too, distressed with worry and with very wretched faces, then went behind (him).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.56
हाहाकारो महानासीन्नगरे वीक्ष्य तांस्तथा । चुक्रुशुः प्राणिनः सर्वे साकेतपुरवासिनः
hāhākāro mahānāsīnnagare vīkṣya tāṃstathā | cukruśuḥ prāṇinaḥ sarve sāketapuravāsinaḥ
There was a great cry of "Alas! Alas!" in the city at seeing them thus; all the living beings, the residents of Sāketa city, wailed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.57
हा राजन् किं कृतं कर्म कुतः क्लेशः समागतः । वञ्चितोऽसि महाराज विधिनापण्डितेन ह
hā rājan kiṃ kṛtaṃ karma kutaḥ kleśaḥ samāgataḥ | vañcito'si mahārāja vidhināpaṇḍitena ha
"Alas, O king, what deed has been done? Whence has this affliction come? You have been deceived, O great king, by an unwise fate!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.58
सर्वे वर्णास्तदा दुःखमाप्नुयुस्तं महीपतिम् । विलोक्य भार्यया सार्धं पुत्रेण च महात्मना
sarve varṇāstadā duḥkhamāpnuyustaṃ mahīpatim | vilokya bhāryayā sārdhaṃ putreṇa ca mahātmanā
Then all the classes came to grief, seeing that lord of the earth together with his wife and his great-souled son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.59
निनिन्दुर्ब्राह्मणं तं तु दुराचारं पुरौकसः । धूर्तोऽयमिति भाषन्तो दुःखार्ता ब्राह्मणादयः
ninindurbrāhmaṇaṃ taṃ tu durācāraṃ puraukasaḥ | dhūrto'yamiti bhāṣanto duḥkhārtā brāhmaṇādayaḥ
And the city-dwellers reviled that brahmin as of wicked conduct; the brahmins and others, stricken with grief, said, "This man is a cheat."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.60
निर्गत्य नगरात्तस्माद्विश्वामित्रः क्षितीश्वरम् । गच्छन्तं तमुवाचेदं समेत्य निष्ठुरं वचः
nirgatya nagarāttasmādviśvāmitraḥ kṣitīśvaram | gacchantaṃ tamuvācedaṃ sametya niṣṭhuraṃ vacaḥ
Having gone out from that city, Viśvāmitra came up to the lord of the earth as he was going, and spoke to him these harsh words.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.61
दक्षिणायाः सुवर्णं मे दत्त्वा गच्छ नराधिप । नाहं दास्यामि वा ब्रूहि मया त्यक्तं सुवर्णकम्
dakṣiṇāyāḥ suvarṇaṃ me dattvā gaccha narādhipa | nāhaṃ dāsyāmi vā brūhi mayā tyaktaṃ suvarṇakam
"Give me the gold for the fee and then go, O ruler of men—or say, 'I will not give it; the gold has been abandoned by me.'"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 19.62
राज्यं गृहाण वा सर्वं लोभश्चेद्धृति वर्तते । दत्तं चेन्मन्यसे राजन् देहि यत्तत्प्रतिश्रुतम्
rājyaṃ gṛhāṇa vā sarvaṃ lobhaśceddhṛti vartate | dattaṃ cenmanyase rājan dehi yattatpratiśrutam
"Or take the whole kingdom, if greed abides in your heart. But if, O king, you consider (it) given, then give what was promised."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 7 19.63
एवं ब्रुवन्तं गाधेयं हरिश्चन्द्रो महीपतिः । प्रणिपत्य सुदीनात्मा कृताञ्जलिपुटोऽब्रवीत्
evaṃ bruvantaṃ gādheyaṃ hariścandro mahīpatiḥ | praṇipatya sudīnātmā kṛtāñjalipuṭo'bravīt
To Gādhi's son (Viśvāmitra) speaking thus, King Hariścandra, bowing down, his mind utterly wretched, with hands folded, said:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition