Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 7 — Chapter 6
DB 7 6.1
च्यवनेश्विनोः कृते सोमपानाधिकारत्वचेष्टावर्णनम् जनमेजय उवाच - च्यवनेन कथं वैद्यौ तौ कृतौ सोमपायिनौ । वचनं च कथं सत्यं जातं तस्य महात्मनः
cyavaneśvinoḥ kṛte somapānādhikāratvaceṣṭāvarṇanam janamejaya uvāca - cyavanena kathaṃ vaidyau tau kṛtau somapāyinau | vacanaṃ ca kathaṃ satyaṃ jātaṃ tasya mahātmanaḥ
Description of the effort (by which) the right to drink Soma was brought about for Cyavana and the Aśvins. Janamejaya said: How were those two physicians made drinkers of Soma by Cyavana? And how did the word of that great-souled one come true?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 6.2
मानुषस्य बलं कीदृग्देवराजबलं प्रति । निषिद्धौ भिषजौ तेन कृतौ तौ सोमपायिनौ
mānuṣasya balaṃ kīdṛgdevarājabalaṃ prati | niṣiddhau bhiṣajau tena kṛtau tau somapāyinau
What sort is a man's strength against the strength of the king of the gods? Yet by him the two physicians, though forbidden, were made drinkers of Soma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 6.3
धर्मनिष्ठ तदाश्चर्यं विस्तरेण वद प्रभो । चरितं च्यवनस्याद्य श्रोतुकामोऽस्मि सर्वथा
dharmaniṣṭha tadāścaryaṃ vistareṇa vada prabho | caritaṃ cyavanasyādya śrotukāmo'smi sarvathā
O you steadfast in dharma, tell that marvel at length, O lord; I wish now to hear the deeds of Cyavana in every particular.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 6.4
व्यास उवाच - निशामय महाराज चरितं परमाद्भुतम् । च्यवनस्य मखे तस्मिञ्छर्यातेर्भुवि भारत
vyāsa uvāca - niśāmaya mahārāja caritaṃ paramādbhutam | cyavanasya makhe tasmiñcharyāterbhuvi bhārata
Vyāsa said: Hear, great king, the utterly wondrous deed of Cyavana at that sacrifice of Śaryāti on the earth, O Bhārata.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 6.5
सुकन्यां सुन्दरीं प्राप्य च्यवनः सुरसन्निभः । विजहार प्रसन्नात्मा देवकन्यामिवापरः
sukanyāṃ sundarīṃ prāpya cyavanaḥ surasannibhaḥ | vijahāra prasannātmā devakanyāmivāparaḥ
Having obtained the beautiful Sukanyā, Cyavana, like a god, enjoyed himself with a glad heart, as though (he were) another (god) with a celestial maiden.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 6.6
कदाचिदथ शर्यातिभार्या चिन्तातुरा भृशम् । पतिं प्राह वेपमाना वचनं रुदती प्रिया संहितायां सप्तमस्कन्धे च्यवनाश्विनोः कृते सोमपानाधिकारत्वचेष्टावर्णनं नाम षष्टोऽध्यायः
kadācidatha śaryātibhāryā cintāturā bhṛśam | patiṃ prāha vepamānā vacanaṃ rudatī priyā saṃhitāyāṃ saptamaskandhe cyavanāśvinoḥ kṛte somapānādhikāratvaceṣṭāvarṇanaṃ nāma ṣaṣṭo'dhyāyaḥ
Then once, Śaryāti's wife, greatly troubled with anxiety, trembling and weeping, the beloved (queen) spoke a word to her husband. — In the Saṃhitā, in the seventh Skandha, the sixth chapter, called "Description of the effort (by which) the right to drink Soma was brought about for Cyavana and the Aśvins."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 6.7
राजन् पुत्री त्वया दत्ता मुनयेऽन्धाय कानने । मृता जीवति वा सा तु द्रष्टव्या सर्वथा त्वया
rājan putrī tvayā dattā munaye'ndhāya kānane | mṛtā jīvati vā sā tu draṣṭavyā sarvathā tvayā
O king, the daughter given by you to a blind sage in the forest — whether she is dead or alive, she must by all means be seen by you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 6.8
गच्छ नाथ मुनेस्तावदाश्रमं द्रष्टुमादरात् । किं करोति सुकन्या सा प्राप्य नाथं तथाविधम्
gaccha nātha munestāvadāśramaṃ draṣṭumādarāt | kiṃ karoti sukanyā sā prāpya nāthaṃ tathāvidham
Go, my lord, to the sage's hermitage, at least to look with care: what is that Sukanyā doing, having got such a husband?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 6.9
पुत्रीदुःखेन राजर्षे दग्धास्मि सर्वथा हृदि । तामानय विशालाक्षीं तपःक्षामां मदन्तिके
putrīduḥkhena rājarṣe dagdhāsmi sarvathā hṛdi | tāmānaya viśālākṣīṃ tapaḥkṣāmāṃ madantike
O royal sage, I am utterly burnt in my heart with grief for my daughter; bring her, the large-eyed one, wasted by austerity, near to me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 6.10
पश्यामि सर्वथा पुत्रीं कृशाङ्गीं वल्कलावृताम् । अन्धं पतिं समासाद्य दुःखभाजं कृशोदरीम्
paśyāmi sarvathā putrīṃ kṛśāṅgīṃ valkalāvṛtām | andhaṃ patiṃ samāsādya duḥkhabhājaṃ kṛśodarīm
I see my daughter altogether thin-limbed, clad in bark, her belly emaciated, having come to a blind husband and become a sharer of sorrow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 6.11
शर्यातिरुवाच - गच्छामोऽद्य विशालाक्षि सुकन्यां द्रष्टुमादरात् । प्रियपुत्रीं वरारोहे मुनिं तं संशितव्रतम्
śaryātiruvāca - gacchāmo'dya viśālākṣi sukanyāṃ draṣṭumādarāt | priyaputrīṃ varārohe muniṃ taṃ saṃśitavratam
Śaryāti said: Let us go today, O large-eyed one, to see Sukanyā with care — our dear daughter, O fair-hipped one, and that sage of firm vows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 6.12
व्यास उवाच - एवमुक्त्व तु शर्यातिः कामिनीं शोकसंकुलाम् । जगाम रथमारुह्य त्वरितश्चाश्रमं मुनेः
vyāsa uvāca - evamuktva tu śaryātiḥ kāminīṃ śokasaṃkulām | jagāma rathamāruhya tvaritaścāśramaṃ muneḥ
Vyāsa said: Having thus spoken to his wife, who was full of grief, Śaryāti mounted his chariot and went in haste to the sage's hermitage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 6.13
गत्वाऽऽश्रमसमीपे तु तमपश्यन्महीपतिः । नवयौवनसम्पन्नं देवपुत्रोपमं मुनिम्
gatvā''śramasamīpe tu tamapaśyanmahīpatiḥ | navayauvanasampannaṃ devaputropamaṃ munim
But having come near the hermitage, the lord of the earth saw him — the sage endowed with fresh youth, like a son of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 6.14
तं विलोक्यामराकारं विस्मयं नृपतिर्गतः । किं कृतं कुत्सितं कर्म पुत्र्या लोकविगर्हितम्
taṃ vilokyāmarākāraṃ vismayaṃ nṛpatirgataḥ | kiṃ kṛtaṃ kutsitaṃ karma putryā lokavigarhitam
Seeing him of immortal form, the king fell into amazement: "What contemptible deed, censured by the world, has been done by my daughter?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 6.15
निहतोऽसौ मुनिर्वृद्धस्त्वनयान्यः पतिः कृतः । कामपीडितया कामं प्रशान्तोऽप्यतिनिर्धनः
nihato'sau munirvṛddhastvanayānyaḥ patiḥ kṛtaḥ | kāmapīḍitayā kāmaṃ praśānto'pyatinirdhanaḥ
That old sage has been killed by her, and another husband taken — surely by one tormented by desire, (for) though (the sage was) tranquil, he was utterly destitute.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 7 6.16
दुःसहयोऽयं पुष्पधन्वा विशेषेण च यौवने । कुले कलङ्कः सुमहाननया मानवे कृतः
duḥsahayo'yaṃ puṣpadhanvā viśeṣeṇa ca yauvane | kule kalaṅkaḥ sumahānanayā mānave kṛtaḥ
Hard to withstand is this flower-bowed one (Kāma), especially in youth; a very great stain has been set upon the lineage by her, upon Manu's line.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 6.17
धिक्तस्य जीवितं लोके यस्य पुत्री हि कुत्सिता । सर्वपापैस्तु दुःखाय पुत्री भवति देहिनाम्
dhiktasya jīvitaṃ loke yasya putrī hi kutsitā | sarvapāpaistu duḥkhāya putrī bhavati dehinām
Fie on the life in this world of him whose daughter is disgraceful; through all (her) sins a daughter becomes a source of sorrow for embodied beings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 6.18
मया त्वनुचितं कर्म कृतं स्वार्थस्य सिद्धये । वृद्धायान्धाय या दत्ता पुत्री सर्वात्मना किल
mayā tvanucitaṃ karma kṛtaṃ svārthasya siddhaye | vṛddhāyāndhāya yā dattā putrī sarvātmanā kila
And an improper deed was done by me for the accomplishment of my own purpose, in that my daughter was given wholeheartedly to an old, blind man.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 6.19
कन्या योग्याय दातव्या पित्रा सर्वात्मना किल । तादृशं हि फलं प्राप्तं यादृशं वै कृतं मया
kanyā yogyāya dātavyā pitrā sarvātmanā kila | tādṛśaṃ hi phalaṃ prāptaṃ yādṛśaṃ vai kṛtaṃ mayā
A girl should indeed be given by her father wholeheartedly to a fitting man; the fruit I have obtained is just such as the deed I did.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 6.20
हन्मि चेदद्य तनयां दुःशीलां पापकारिणीम् । स्त्रीहत्या दुस्तरा स्यान्मे तथा पुत्र्या विशेषतः
hanmi cedadya tanayāṃ duḥśīlāṃ pāpakāriṇīm | strīhatyā dustarā syānme tathā putryā viśeṣataḥ
And if today I kill (my) daughter, ill-conducted, a doer of evil, the killing of a woman would be hard for me to get past, and especially of a daughter.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 6.21
मनुवंशस्तु विख्यातः सकलङ्कः कृतो मया । लोकापवादो बलवान्दुस्त्याज्या स्नेहशृङ्खला
manuvaṃśastu vikhyātaḥ sakalaṅkaḥ kṛto mayā | lokāpavādo balavāndustyājyā snehaśṛṅkhalā
"But the renowned lineage of Manu has been made stained by me; the censure of the world is strong, and the chain of affection is hard to cast off."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 6.22
किं करोमीति चिन्ताब्धौ यदा मग्नः स पार्थिवः । सुकन्यया तदा दैवाद्दृष्टश्चिन्ताकुलः पिता
kiṃ karomīti cintābdhau yadā magnaḥ sa pārthivaḥ | sukanyayā tadā daivāddṛṣṭaścintākulaḥ pitā
When that king was sunk in the ocean of thought, (wondering) "What shall I do?", then by chance Sukanyā saw her father distressed with worry.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 6.23
सा दृष्ट्वा तं जगामाशु सुकन्या पितुरन्तिके । गत्वा पप्रच्छ भूपालं प्रेमपूरितमानसा
sā dṛṣṭvā taṃ jagāmāśu sukanyā piturantike | gatvā papraccha bhūpālaṃ premapūritamānasā
Seeing him, Sukanyā went quickly to her father's side, and having gone, her mind filled with love, she questioned the king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 6.24
किं विचारयसे राजंश्चिन्ताव्याकुलिताननः । उपविष्टं मुनिं वीक्ष्य युवानमम्बुजेक्षणम्
kiṃ vicārayase rājaṃścintāvyākulitānanaḥ | upaviṣṭaṃ muniṃ vīkṣya yuvānamambujekṣaṇam
"What are you pondering, O king, your face troubled with anxiety, having seen the sage seated (there), a youth with lotus eyes?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 6.25
एह्येहि पुरुषव्याघ्र प्रणमस्व पतिं मम । मा विषादं नृपश्रेष्ठ साम्प्रतं कुरु मानव
ehyehi puruṣavyāghra praṇamasva patiṃ mama | mā viṣādaṃ nṛpaśreṣṭha sāmprataṃ kuru mānava
Come, come, O tiger among men, bow down to my husband; do not now be despondent, O best of kings, O son of Manu."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 6.26
व्यास उवाच - इति पुत्र्या वचं श्रुत्वा शर्यातिः क्रोधपीडितः । प्रोवाच वचनं राजा पुरःस्थां तनयां ततः
vyāsa uvāca - iti putryā vacaṃ śrutvā śaryātiḥ krodhapīḍitaḥ | provāca vacanaṃ rājā puraḥsthāṃ tanayāṃ tataḥ
Vyāsa said: Hearing his daughter's words thus, Śaryāti, afflicted with anger, then spoke these words to his daughter standing before him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 6.27
राजोवाच - क्व मुनिश्च्यवनः पुत्रि वृद्धोऽन्धस्तापसोत्तमः । कोऽयं युवा मदोन्मत्तः सन्देहोऽत्र महान्मम
rājovāca - kva muniścyavanaḥ putri vṛddho'ndhastāpasottamaḥ | ko'yaṃ yuvā madonmattaḥ sandeho'tra mahānmama
The king said: Where is the sage Cyavana, daughter — the aged, blind, best of ascetics? Who is this youth intoxicated with passion? My doubt about this is great.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 6.28
मुनिः किं निहतः पापे त्वया दुष्कृतकारिणि । नूतनोऽसौ पतिः कामात्कृतः कुलविनाशिनि
muniḥ kiṃ nihataḥ pāpe tvayā duṣkṛtakāriṇi | nūtano'sau patiḥ kāmātkṛtaḥ kulavināśini
Has the sage been killed by you, O wicked one, O doer of evil deeds? Has this new husband been taken out of lust, O destroyer of the family?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 6.29
सोऽहं चिन्तातुरस्तं न पश्याम्याश्रमसंस्थितम् । किं कृतं दुष्कृतं कर्म कुलटाचरितं किल
so'haṃ cintāturastaṃ na paśyāmyāśramasaṃsthitam | kiṃ kṛtaṃ duṣkṛtaṃ karma kulaṭācaritaṃ kila
I am thus tormented with worry, and I do not see him staying in the hermitage. What evil deed has been done — surely the conduct of an unchaste woman!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 6.30
निमग्नोऽहं दुराचारे शोकाब्धौ त्वत्कृतेऽधुना । दृष्ट्वैनं पुरुषं दिव्यमदृष्ट्वा च्यवनं मुनिम्
nimagno'haṃ durācāre śokābdhau tvatkṛte'dhunā | dṛṣṭvainaṃ puruṣaṃ divyamadṛṣṭvā cyavanaṃ munim
I am now sunk in an ocean of grief on your account, O ill-conducted one, having seen this divine man and not seen the sage Cyavana.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 6.31
विहस्य तमुवाचाशु सा श्रुत्वा वचनं पितुः । गृहीत्वाऽऽनीय पितरं भर्तुरन्तिकमादरात्
vihasya tamuvācāśu sā śrutvā vacanaṃ pituḥ | gṛhītvā''nīya pitaraṃ bharturantikamādarāt
Hearing her father's words, she laughed and spoke to him at once, and taking her father she respectfully led him to her husband's side.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 6.32
च्यवनोऽसौ मुनिस्तात जामाता ते न संशयः । अश्विभ्यामीदृशः कान्तः कृतः कमललोचनः
cyavano'sau munistāta jāmātā te na saṃśayaḥ | aśvibhyāmīdṛśaḥ kāntaḥ kṛtaḥ kamalalocanaḥ
"This sage is Cyavana, father, your son-in-law, without doubt; he has been made such a lovely, lotus-eyed one by the two Aśvins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 6.33
यदृच्छयात्र सम्प्राप्तौ नासत्यावाश्रमे मम । ताभ्यां करुणया नूनं च्यवनस्तादृशः कृतः
yadṛcchayātra samprāptau nāsatyāvāśrame mama | tābhyāṃ karuṇayā nūnaṃ cyavanastādṛśaḥ kṛtaḥ
The Nāsatyas arrived here at my hermitage by chance; surely it was out of compassion that Cyavana was made such by them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 6.34
नाहं तव सुता तात तथा स्यां पापकारिणी । यथा त्वं मन्यसे राजन् विमूढो रूपसंशये
nāhaṃ tava sutā tāta tathā syāṃ pāpakāriṇī | yathā tvaṃ manyase rājan vimūḍho rūpasaṃśaye
I am not your daughter, father, such as to be a doer of evil in the way you suppose, O king, deluded in your doubt about (his) form.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 6.35
प्रणम त्वं मुनिं राजन् भार्गवं च्यवनं पितः । आपृच्छ कारणं सर्वं कथियिष्यति विस्तरम्
praṇama tvaṃ muniṃ rājan bhārgavaṃ cyavanaṃ pitaḥ | āpṛccha kāraṇaṃ sarvaṃ kathiyiṣyati vistaram
Bow down to the sage, O king, to Cyavana the Bhārgava, father; ask him the whole reason, and he will tell it in detail."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 6.36
इति श्रुत्वा वचं पुत्र्या शर्यातिस्त्वरितस्तदा । प्रणनाम मुनिं तत्र गत्वा पप्रच्छ सादरम्
iti śrutvā vacaṃ putryā śaryātistvaritastadā | praṇanāma muniṃ tatra gatvā papraccha sādaram
Hearing his daughter's words thus, Śaryāti then made haste, bowed down to the sage there, and going (to him) asked him respectfully.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 6.37
राजोवाच - कथयस्व स्ववृत्तान्तं भार्गवाशु यथोचितम् । नयने च कथं प्राप्ते क्व गता ते जरा पुनः
rājovāca - kathayasva svavṛttāntaṃ bhārgavāśu yathocitam | nayane ca kathaṃ prāpte kva gatā te jarā punaḥ
The king said: Tell your own story quickly, O Bhārgava, as is fitting. And how were your eyes obtained? Where, again, has your old age gone?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 6.38
संशयोऽयं महान्मेऽस्ति रूपं दृष्ट्वातिसुन्दरम् । वद विस्तरतो ब्रह्मन् श्रुत्वाहं सुखमाप्नुयाम्
saṃśayo'yaṃ mahānme'sti rūpaṃ dṛṣṭvātisundaram | vada vistarato brahman śrutvāhaṃ sukhamāpnuyām
This great doubt is mine, seeing (your) exceedingly beautiful form. Speak in detail, O brahman; hearing it, I would obtain happiness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 6.39
च्यवन उवाच - नासत्यावत्र सम्प्राप्तौ देवानां भिषजावुभौ । उपकारः कृतस्ताभ्यां कृपया नृपसत्तम
cyavana uvāca - nāsatyāvatra samprāptau devānāṃ bhiṣajāvubhau | upakāraḥ kṛtastābhyāṃ kṛpayā nṛpasattama
Cyavana said: The two Nāsatyas came here, both physicians of the gods; a favour was done by them out of compassion, O best of kings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 6.40
मया ताभ्यां वरो दत्त उपकारस्य हेतवे । करिष्यामि मखे राज्ञो भवन्तौ सोमपायिनौ
mayā tābhyāṃ varo datta upakārasya hetave | kariṣyāmi makhe rājño bhavantau somapāyinau
A boon was given by me to those two on account of the favour: "I will make you two drinkers of soma at a king's sacrifice."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 6.41
एवं मया वयः प्राप्तं लोचने विमले तथा । स्वस्थो भव महाराज संविशस्वासने शुभे
evaṃ mayā vayaḥ prāptaṃ locane vimale tathā | svastho bhava mahārāja saṃviśasvāsane śubhe
“Thus by me youth has been regained, and my eyes made clear as well. Be at ease, great king; be seated on this fine seat.”
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 6.42
इत्युक्तः स तु विप्रेण सभार्यः पृथिवीपतिः । सुखोपविष्टः कल्याणीः कथाश्चक्रे महात्मना
ityuktaḥ sa tu vipreṇa sabhāryaḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ | sukhopaviṣṭaḥ kalyāṇīḥ kathāścakre mahātmanā
Addressed thus by the brahmin, the lord of the earth, together with his wife, seated comfortably, held auspicious conversation with the great-souled one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 6.43
अथैनं भार्गवं प्राह राजानं परिसान्त्वयन् । याजयिष्यामि राजंस्त्वां सम्भारानुपकल्पय
athainaṃ bhārgavaṃ prāha rājānaṃ parisāntvayan | yājayiṣyāmi rājaṃstvāṃ sambhārānupakalpaya
Then the Bhārgava spoke to the king, comforting him: “I shall have you perform a sacrifice, O king; make ready the materials.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 6.44
मया प्रतिश्रुतं ताभ्यां कर्तव्यौ सोमपौ युवाम् । तत्कर्तव्यं नृपश्रेष्ठ तव यज्ञेऽतिविस्तरे
mayā pratiśrutaṃ tābhyāṃ kartavyau somapau yuvām | tatkartavyaṃ nṛpaśreṣṭha tava yajñe'tivistare
“I promised those two: ‘You two shall be made drinkers of soma.’ That must be done, best of kings, at your very extensive sacrifice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 6.45
इन्द्रं निवारयिष्यामि क्रुद्धं तेजोबलेन वै । पाययिष्यामि राजेन्द्र सोमं सोममखे तव
indraṃ nivārayiṣyāmi kruddhaṃ tejobalena vai | pāyayiṣyāmi rājendra somaṃ somamakhe tava
“I shall hold back Indra, though angry, by the force of my ardour; I shall make them drink soma, O lord of kings, at your soma sacrifice.”
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 6.46
ततः परमसन्तुष्टः शर्यातिः पृथिवीपतिः । च्यवनस्य महाराज तद्वाक्यं प्रत्यपूजयत्
tataḥ paramasantuṣṭaḥ śaryātiḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ | cyavanasya mahārāja tadvākyaṃ pratyapūjayat
Then Śaryāti, the lord of the earth, greatly delighted, O great king, honoured in reply that speech of Cyavana.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 6.47
सम्मान्य च्यवनं राजा जगाम नगरं प्रति । सभार्यश्चातिसन्तुष्टः कुर्वन्वार्तां मुनेः किल
sammānya cyavanaṃ rājā jagāma nagaraṃ prati | sabhāryaścātisantuṣṭaḥ kurvanvārtāṃ muneḥ kila
Having paid homage to Cyavana, the king went toward his city, together with his wife, exceedingly pleased, indeed talking over the sage's affair.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 6.48
प्रशस्तेहनि यज्ञीये सर्वकामसमृद्धिमान् । कारयामास शर्यातिर्यज्ञायतनमुत्तमम्
praśastehani yajñīye sarvakāmasamṛddhimān | kārayāmāsa śaryātiryajñāyatanamuttamam
On an auspicious day fit for sacrifice, Śaryāti, abounding in all that could be desired, had an excellent sacrificial enclosure built.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 6.49
समानीय मुनीन्पूज्यान्वसिष्ठप्रमुखानसौ । भार्गवो याजयामास च्यवनः पृथिवीपतिम्
samānīya munīnpūjyānvasiṣṭhapramukhānasau | bhārgavo yājayāmāsa cyavanaḥ pṛthivīpatim
Having assembled the venerable sages headed by Vasiṣṭha, the Bhārgava Cyavana had the lord of the earth perform the sacrifice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 6.50
वितते तु तथा यज्ञे देवाः सर्वे सवासवाः । आजग्मुश्चाश्विनौ तत्र सोमार्थमुपजग्मतुः
vitate tu tathā yajñe devāḥ sarve savāsavāḥ | ājagmuścāśvinau tatra somārthamupajagmatuḥ
And when the sacrifice was thus spread out, all the gods together with Vāsava came; and the two Aśvins approached there for the sake of soma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 6.51
इन्द्रस्तु शङ्कितस्तत्र वीक्ष्य तावश्विनावुभौ । पप्रच्छ च सुरान्सर्वान्किमेतौ समुपागतौ
indrastu śaṅkitastatra vīkṣya tāvaśvināvubhau | papraccha ca surānsarvānkimetau samupāgatau
But Indra, suspicious there, on seeing those two Aśvins, asked all the gods: “Why have these two come here?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 6.52
चिकित्सकौ न सोमार्हौ केनानीताविहेति च । नाब्रुवन्नमरास्तत्र राज्ञस्तु वितते मखे
cikitsakau na somārhau kenānītāviheti ca | nābruvannamarāstatra rājñastu vitate makhe
“They are physicians, not entitled to soma; by whom have they been brought here?” The immortals there said nothing, at the king's sacrifice being spread out.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 6.53
अगृह्णाच्च्यवनः सोममश्विनोर्देवयोस्तदा । शक्रस्तं वारयामास मा गृहाणैतयोर्ग्रहम्
agṛhṇāccyavanaḥ somamaśvinordevayostadā | śakrastaṃ vārayāmāsa mā gṛhāṇaitayorgraham
Then Cyavana took soma for the two divine Aśvins; Śakra restrained him: “Do not take the libation-cup for these two!”
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 6.54
तमाह च्यवनस्तत्र कथमेतौ रवेः सुतौ । न ग्रहार्हौ च नासत्यौ ब्रूहि सत्यं शचीपते
tamāha cyavanastatra kathametau raveḥ sutau | na grahārhau ca nāsatyau brūhi satyaṃ śacīpate
Cyavana said to him there: “How is it that these two sons of the Sun, the Nāsatyas, are not entitled to a soma-portion? Speak the truth, lord of Śacī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 6.55
न सङ्करौ समुत्पन्नौ धर्मपत्नीसुतौ रवेः । केन दोषेण देवेन्द्र नार्हौ सोमं भिषग्वरौ
na saṅkarau samutpannau dharmapatnīsutau raveḥ | kena doṣeṇa devendra nārhau somaṃ bhiṣagvarau
“They were not born of mixed union: they are sons of the Sun by his lawful wife. By what fault, king of the gods, are these best of physicians unworthy of soma?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 6.56
निर्णयोऽत्र मखे शक्र कर्तव्यः सर्वदैवतैः । ग्राहयिष्यामहं सोमं कृतौ तौ सोमपौ मया
nirṇayo'tra makhe śakra kartavyaḥ sarvadaivataiḥ | grāhayiṣyāmahaṃ somaṃ kṛtau tau somapau mayā
“A decision on this must be made at this sacrifice, Śakra, by all the deities. I shall have them take soma — those two have been made soma-drinkers by me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 6.57
प्रेरितोऽसौ मया राजा मखाय मघवन्किल । एतदर्थं करिष्यामि सत्यं मे वचनं विभो
prerito'sau mayā rājā makhāya maghavankila | etadarthaṃ kariṣyāmi satyaṃ me vacanaṃ vibho
“It was I who urged this king to the sacrifice, O Maghavan; for this very purpose I shall act, so that my word may prove true, O mighty one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 6.58
आभ्यामुपकृतः शक्र तथा दत्तं नवं वयः । तस्मात्प्रत्युपकारस्तु कर्तव्यः सर्वथा मया
ābhyāmupakṛtaḥ śakra tathā dattaṃ navaṃ vayaḥ | tasmātpratyupakārastu kartavyaḥ sarvathā mayā
“By these two I was benefited, Śakra, and a new youth was given (to me); therefore a return of the favour must by all means be made by me.”
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 6.59
इन्द्र उवाच - चिकित्सकौ कृतावेतौ नासत्यौ निन्दितौ सुरैः । उभावेतौ न सोमार्हौ मा गृहाणैतयोर्ग्रहम्
indra uvāca - cikitsakau kṛtāvetau nāsatyau ninditau suraiḥ | ubhāvetau na somārhau mā gṛhāṇaitayorgraham
Indra said: “These two Nāsatyas have made themselves physicians and are censured by the gods; both of them are not entitled to soma. Do not take the libation-cup for these two.”
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 6.60
च्यवन उवाच - अहल्याजार संयच्छ कोपं चाद्य निरर्थकम् । वृत्रघ्न किं हि नासत्यौ न सोमार्हौ सुरात्मजौ
cyavana uvāca - ahalyājāra saṃyaccha kopaṃ cādya nirarthakam | vṛtraghna kiṃ hi nāsatyau na somārhau surātmajau
Cyavana said: “Paramour of Ahalyā, restrain your anger, which is pointless now. Slayer of Vṛtra, why then are the Nāsatyas, sons of a god, not entitled to soma?”
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 6.61
एवं विवादे समुपस्थिते च न कोऽपि वाचं तमुवाच भूप । ग्रहं तयोर्भार्गवतिग्मतेजाः संग्राहयामास तपोबलेन
evaṃ vivāde samupasthite ca na ko'pi vācaṃ tamuvāca bhūpa | grahaṃ tayorbhārgavatigmatejāḥ saṃgrāhayāmāsa tapobalena
When the dispute had thus arisen, no one spoke a word to him, O king; and the Bhārgava of blazing splendour, by the power of his austerity, had the (soma) portion taken for the two of them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition