Harivamsha — Chapter 20
HV 20.1
पिता सोमस्य वै राजञ् जज्ञे ऽत्रिर् भगवान् ऋषिः अथातः श्रूयतां राजन् वंशः सोमस्य पावनः । यस्मिन्न् ऐलादयो भूपाः कीर्त्यन्ते पुण्यकीर्तयः ॥ यत्र जातो हरिः साक्षात् कृष्णस् त्रैलोक्यपावनः । सहस्रशिरसः पुंसो नाभिह्रदसरोरुहात् ॥ जातस्यासीत् सुतो धातुर् अत्रिः पितृसमो गुणैः । ब्रह्मणो मानसात् पूर्वं प्रजासर्गं विधित्सतः । तत्रात्रिः सर्वलोकानां तस्थौ स्वविनयैर् वृतः कर्मणा मनसा वाचा शुभान्य् एव चचार ह
pitā somasya vai rājañ jajñe 'trir bhagavān ṛṣiḥ athātaḥ śrūyatāṃ rājan vaṃśaḥ somasya pāvanaḥ | yasminn ailādayo bhūpāḥ kīrtyante puṇyakīrtayaḥ || yatra jāto hariḥ sākṣāt kṛṣṇas trailokyapāvanaḥ | sahasraśirasaḥ puṃso nābhihradasaroruhāt || jātasyāsīt suto dhātur atriḥ pitṛsamo guṇaiḥ | brahmaṇo mānasāt pūrvaṃ prajāsargaṃ vidhitsataḥ | tatrātriḥ sarvalokānāṃ tasthau svavinayair vṛtaḥ karmaṇā manasā vācā śubhāny eva cacāra ha
The father of Soma, O king, was born as the lord seer Atri. So now, O king, let the purifying lineage of Soma be heard, in which the kings beginning with Aila, of meritorious fame, are celebrated; in which was born Hari himself, Kṛṣṇa, the purifier of the three worlds. From the lotus in the navel-lake of the thousand-headed Person, of the Ordainer thus born there was a son, Atri, equal to his father in qualities — (born) from the mind of Brahmā, formerly, when he wished to bring about the creation of creatures. There Atri stood, encompassed by his own disciplines, before all the worlds; by deed, by thought, and by speech he practised only what was auspicious.
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HV 20.2
अहिंस्रः सर्वभूतेषु धर्मात्मा संशितव्रतः काष्ठकुड्यशिलाभूत ऊर्ध्वबाहुर् महाद्युतिः
ahiṃsraḥ sarvabhūteṣu dharmātmā saṃśitavrataḥ kāṣṭhakuḍyaśilābhūta ūrdhvabāhur mahādyutiḥ
Not harming any beings, righteous in nature, of sharpened vows, become like wood, a wall or a stone, with arms raised aloft, of great splendour —
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HV 20.3
अनुत्तमं नाम तपो येन तप्तं महत् पुरा त्रीणि वर्षसहस्राणि दिव्यानीति हि नः श्रुतम्
anuttamaṃ nāma tapo yena taptaṃ mahat purā trīṇi varṣasahasrāṇi divyānīti hi naḥ śrutam
— by whom of old was practised the great austerity called 'unsurpassed', for three thousand divine years, so we have heard.
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HV 20.4
ततोर्ध्वरेतसस् तस्य स्थितस्यानिमिषस्य हि सोमत्वं तनुर् आपेदे महाबुद्धस्य भारत
tatordhvaretasas tasya sthitasyānimiṣasya hi somatvaṃ tanur āpede mahābuddhasya bhārata
Then, as he stood with seed drawn upward and unblinking, the condition of Soma entered the body of that greatly awakened one, O Bhārata.
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HV 20.5
ऊर्ध्वम् आचक्रमे तस्य सोमत्वं भावितात्मनः नेत्राभ्यां वारि सुस्राव दशधा द्योतयद् दिशः
ūrdhvam ācakrame tasya somatvaṃ bhāvitātmanaḥ netrābhyāṃ vāri susrāva daśadhā dyotayad diśaḥ
The moon-nature of him whose self was (thus) perfected moved upward; water flowed from his two eyes in ten streams, lighting up the directions.
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HV 20.6
तं गर्भं दशधा दृष्ट्वा दश देव्यो दधुस् ततः समेत्य धारयाम् आसुर् न च ताः तम् अशक्नुवन्
taṃ garbhaṃ daśadhā dṛṣṭvā daśa devyo dadhus tataḥ sametya dhārayām āsur na ca tāḥ tam aśaknuvan
Seeing that embryo in tenfold form, the ten goddesses then took it up; coming together they tried to hold it, but they were not able (to bear) it.
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HV 20.7
स ताभ्यः सहसैवाथ दिग्भ्यो गर्भः प्रभान्वितः पपात भासयंल् लोकाञ् शीतांशुः सर्वभावनः
sa tābhyaḥ sahasaivātha digbhyo garbhaḥ prabhānvitaḥ papāta bhāsayaṃl lokāñ śītāṃśuḥ sarvabhāvanaḥ
Then all at once that radiant embryo fell from them, from the directions, illuminating the worlds — the cool-rayed one, the nourisher of all.
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HV 20.8
यदा न धारणे शक्तास् तस्य गर्भस्य ता दिशः ततस् ताभिः सहैवाशु निपतात वसुंधराम्
yadā na dhāraṇe śaktās tasya garbhasya tā diśaḥ tatas tābhiḥ sahaivāśu nipatāta vasuṃdharām
When those directions were not able to hold that embryo, then together with them it swiftly fell down upon the earth.
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HV 20.9
पतितं सोमम् आलोक्य ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः रथम् आरोपयाम् आस लोकानां हितकाम्यया
patitaṃ somam ālokya brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ ratham āropayām āsa lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā
Seeing Soma fallen, Brahmā, the grandfather of the worlds, set him upon a chariot, out of desire for the welfare of the worlds.
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HV 20.10
स हि वेदमयस् तात धर्मात्मा सत्यसंगरः युक्तो वाजिसहस्रेण सितेनेति हि नः श्रुतम्
sa hi vedamayas tāta dharmātmā satyasaṃgaraḥ yukto vājisahasreṇa siteneti hi naḥ śrutam
For that (chariot) was made of the Veda, dear child, righteous in nature, true to its engagement, yoked with a thousand white horses — so we have heard.
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HV 20.11
तस्मिन् निपतिते देवाः पुत्रे ऽत्रेः परमात्मनि तुष्टुवुर् ब्रह्मणः पुत्रा मानसाः सप्त ये श्रुताः
tasmin nipatite devāḥ putre 'treḥ paramātmani tuṣṭuvur brahmaṇaḥ putrā mānasāḥ sapta ye śrutāḥ
When he had fallen, the gods praised him, the son of Atri, the supreme self — and those seven who are known as the mind-born sons of Brahmā,
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HV 20.12
तथैवाङ्गिरसस् तत्र भृगोर् एवात्मजैः सह ऋग्भिर् यजुर्भिः सामभिर् अथर्वाङ्गिरसैर् अपि
tathaivāṅgirasas tatra bhṛgor evātmajaiḥ saha ṛgbhir yajurbhiḥ sāmabhir atharvāṅgirasair api
and likewise the sons of Aṅgiras there, together with the sons of Bhṛgu, (praised him) with Ṛg verses, with Yajus formulas, with Sāman chants, and with the Atharva-Aṅgirasa hymns too.
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HV 20.13
तस्य संस्तूयमानस्य तेजः सोमस्य भास्वतः आप्यायमानं लोकांस् त्रीन् भावयाम् आस सर्वतः
tasya saṃstūyamānasya tejaḥ somasya bhāsvataḥ āpyāyamānaṃ lokāṃs trīn bhāvayām āsa sarvataḥ
As he was being praised, the brilliance of that shining Soma, growing full, brought the three worlds to thrive on every side.
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HV 20.14
स तेन रथमुख्येन सागरान्तां वसुंधराम् त्रिःसप्तकृत्वो ऽतियशाश् चकाराभिप्रदक्षिणाम्
sa tena rathamukhyena sāgarāntāṃ vasuṃdharām triḥsaptakṛtvo 'tiyaśāś cakārābhipradakṣiṇām
With that foremost of chariots, he of surpassing glory circumambulated the earth as far as the ocean three times seven times.
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HV 20.15
तस्य यच् च्यावितं तेजः पृथिवीम् अन्वपद्यत ओषध्यस् ताः समुद्भूतास् तेजसा प्रज्वलन्त्य् उत
tasya yac cyāvitaṃ tejaḥ pṛthivīm anvapadyata oṣadhyas tāḥ samudbhūtās tejasā prajvalanty uta
That radiance of his which was shed came down upon the earth: those herbs sprang up (from it), and indeed they blaze with radiance.
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HV 20.16
ताभिऋ धार्यो ह्य् अयं लोकः प्रजाश् चैव चतुर्विधाः पोष्टा हि भगवान् सोमो जगतो जगतीपते
tābhiṛ dhāryo hy ayaṃ lokaḥ prajāś caiva caturvidhāḥ poṣṭā hi bhagavān somo jagato jagatīpate
By them this world is to be sustained, and the creatures of the four kinds; for the lord Soma is the nourisher of the moving world, O lord of the earth.
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HV 20.17
स लब्धतेजा भगवान् संस्तवैः स्वैश् च कर्मभिः तपस् तेपे महाभाग पद्मानां दशतीर् दश
sa labdhatejā bhagavān saṃstavaiḥ svaiś ca karmabhiḥ tapas tepe mahābhāga padmānāṃ daśatīr daśa
Having gained his radiance through those praises and through his own deeds, the lord, O greatly fortunate one, performed austerity for ten times ten padmas (of years).
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HV 20.18
हिरण्यवर्णा या देव्यो धारयन्त्य् आत्मना जगत् निधिस् तासाम् अभूद् देवः प्रख्यातः स्वेन कर्मणा
hiraṇyavarṇā yā devyo dhārayanty ātmanā jagat nidhis tāsām abhūd devaḥ prakhyātaḥ svena karmaṇā
Of those goddesses of golden hue who by themselves uphold the world, the god became the treasury, renowned through his own deed.
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HV 20.19
ततस् तस्मै ददौ राज्यं ब्रह्मा ब्रह्मविदां वरः बीजौषधीनां विप्राणाम् अपां च जनमेजय
tatas tasmai dadau rājyaṃ brahmā brahmavidāṃ varaḥ bījauṣadhīnāṃ viprāṇām apāṃ ca janamejaya
Then Brahmā, best of the knowers of brahman, gave him the kingship over seeds, herbs, brahmins and the waters, O Janamejaya.
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HV 20.20
सो ऽभिषिक्तो महातेजा राजराज्येन राजराट् त्रींल् लोकान् भावयाम् आस स्वभासा भास्वतां वरः
so 'bhiṣikto mahātejā rājarājyena rājarāṭ trīṃl lokān bhāvayām āsa svabhāsā bhāsvatāṃ varaḥ
Consecrated with the sovereignty of kings, that king of kings of great brilliance, the best of the shining ones, caused the three worlds to thrive by his own light.
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HV 20.21
सप्तविंशतिम् इन्दोस् तु दाक्षायण्यो महाव्रताः ददौ प्राचेतसो दक्षो नक्षत्राणीति या विदुः
saptaviṃśatim indos tu dākṣāyaṇyo mahāvratāḥ dadau prācetaso dakṣo nakṣatrāṇīti yā viduḥ
And Dakṣa Prācetasa gave to the Moon twenty-seven daughters of Dakṣa, women of great vows, whom (people) know as the lunar mansions.
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HV 20.22
स तत् प्राप्य महद् राज्यं सोमः सोमवतां वरः समाजह्रे राजसूयं सहस्रशतदक्षिणम्
sa tat prāpya mahad rājyaṃ somaḥ somavatāṃ varaḥ samājahre rājasūyaṃ sahasraśatadakṣiṇam
Having obtained that great kingship, Soma, best of those possessing soma, performed a Rājasūya sacrifice with a hundred thousand as the priestly fee.
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HV 20.23
होतास्य भगवान् अत्रिर् अध्वर्युर् भगवान् भृगुः हिरण्यगर्भश् चोद्गाता ब्रह्मा ब्रह्मात्वम् एयिवान्
hotāsya bhagavān atrir adhvaryur bhagavān bhṛguḥ hiraṇyagarbhaś codgātā brahmā brahmātvam eyivān
His Hotṛ was the lord Atri, his Adhvaryu the lord Bhṛgu, Hiraṇyagarbha was the Udgātṛ, and Brahmā came to the office of Brahman priest.
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HV 20.24
सदस्यस् तत्र भगवान् हरिर् नारायणः प्रभुः सनत्कुमारप्रमुखैर् आद्यैर् ब्रह्मर्षिभिर् वृतः
sadasyas tatra bhagavān harir nārāyaṇaḥ prabhuḥ sanatkumārapramukhair ādyair brahmarṣibhir vṛtaḥ
The assessor there was the lord Hari Nārāyaṇa, the mighty one, surrounded by the primeval brahmin seers headed by Sanatkumāra.
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HV 20.25
दक्षिणाम् अददात् सोमस् त्रींल् लोकान् इति नः श्रुतम् तेभ्यो ब्रह्मर्षिमुख्येभ्यः सदस्येभ्यश् च भारत
dakṣiṇām adadāt somas trīṃl lokān iti naḥ śrutam tebhyo brahmarṣimukhyebhyaḥ sadasyebhyaś ca bhārata
Soma gave as sacrificial fee the three worlds, so we have heard — to those chief brahmin-seers and to the members of the assembly, O Bhārata.
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HV 20.26
सिनीवाली कुहूश् चैव द्युतिः पुष्टिः प्रभा वसुः कीर्तिर् धृतिश् च लक्ष्मीश् च नव देव्यः सिषेविरे
sinīvālī kuhūś caiva dyutiḥ puṣṭiḥ prabhā vasuḥ kīrtir dhṛtiś ca lakṣmīś ca nava devyaḥ siṣevire
Sinīvālī and Kuhū, Dyuti, Puṣṭi, Prabhā, Vasu, Kīrti, Dhṛti and Lakṣmī — nine goddesses attended (him).
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HV 20.27
प्राप्यावभृथम् अव्यग्रः सर्वदेवर्षिपूजितः तं मूर्ध्न्य् उपाघ्राय तदा सोमो धाता प्रजापतिः । विरराजाति राजेन्द्रो दशधा भावयन् दिशः
prāpyāvabhṛtham avyagraḥ sarvadevarṣipūjitaḥ taṃ mūrdhny upāghrāya tadā somo dhātā prajāpatiḥ | virarājāti rājendro daśadhā bhāvayan diśaḥ
Having reached the concluding ablution, unagitated, honoured by all the gods and seers — then Soma, the ordainer, the lord of creatures, having kissed him on the head, shone forth exceedingly, a lord of kings, illuminating the directions tenfold.
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HV 20.28
तस्य तत् प्राप्य दुष्प्राप्यम् ऐश्वर्यं मुनिसत्कृतम् विबभ्राम मतिस् तात विनयाद् अनयाहृता
tasya tat prāpya duṣprāpyam aiśvaryaṃ munisatkṛtam vibabhrāma matis tāta vinayād anayāhṛtā
Having obtained that hard-to-obtain sovereignty honoured by the sages, his mind wandered from good conduct, my son, carried off by misconduct.
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HV 20.29
बृहस्पतेः स वै भार्यां तारां नाम यशस्विनीम् जहार तरसा सर्वान् अवमत्याङ्गिरःसुतान्
bṛhaspateḥ sa vai bhāryāṃ tārāṃ nāma yaśasvinīm jahāra tarasā sarvān avamatyāṅgiraḥsutān
He forcibly carried off the illustrious wife of Bṛhaspati, Tārā by name, holding all the sons of Aṅgiras in contempt.
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HV 20.31
स याच्यमानो देवैश् च तथा देवर्षिभिः सह नैव व्यसर्जयत् तारां तस्मा अङ्गिरसे तदा ॥ ह्व्_२०।३० स संरब्धस् तदा तस्मिन् देवाचार्यो बृहस्पतिः । उशना तस्य जग्राह पार्ष्णिम् अङ्गिरसस् तदा स हि शिष्यो महातेजाः पितुः पूर्वं बृहस्पतेः
sa yācyamāno devaiś ca tathā devarṣibhiḥ saha naiva vyasarjayat tārāṃ tasmā aṅgirase tadā // HV_20.30 sa saṃrabdhas tadā tasmin devācāryo bṛhaspatiḥ | uśanā tasya jagrāha pārṣṇim aṅgirasas tadā sa hi śiṣyo mahātejāḥ pituḥ pūrvaṃ bṛhaspateḥ
Though entreated by the gods and likewise by the divine seers, he would not then release Tārā to that son of Aṅgiras. Then Bṛhaspati, the teacher of the gods, was enraged at him; and Uśanas took the rear-guard position for that son of Aṅgiras at that time, for he, of great brilliance, had formerly been the pupil of Bṛhaspati's father.
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HV 20.32
तेन स्नेहेन भगवान् रुद्रस् तस्य बृहस्पतेः पार्ष्णिग्राहो ऽभवद् देवः प्रगृह्याजगवं धनुः
tena snehena bhagavān rudras tasya bṛhaspateḥ pārṣṇigrāho 'bhavad devaḥ pragṛhyājagavaṃ dhanuḥ
Out of that affection the lord god Rudra became the rear-guard of that Bṛhaspati, taking up the Ājagava bow.
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HV 20.33
तेन ब्रह्मशिरो नाम परमास्त्रं महात्मना उद्दिश्य देवान् उत्सृष्टं येनैषां नाशितं यशः
tena brahmaśiro nāma paramāstraṃ mahātmanā uddiśya devān utsṛṣṭaṃ yenaiṣāṃ nāśitaṃ yaśaḥ
By that great one the supreme weapon called Brahmaśiras was discharged, aimed at the gods, by which their glory was destroyed.
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HV 20.34
तत्र तद् युद्धम् अभवत् प्रख्यातं तारकामयम् देवानां दानवानां च लोकक्षयकरं महत्
tatra tad yuddham abhavat prakhyātaṃ tārakāmayam devānāṃ dānavānāṃ ca lokakṣayakaraṃ mahat
There occurred that famous battle called Tārakāmaya, between the gods and the dānavas, great and destructive of the worlds.
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HV 20.35
तत्र शिष्टास् तु ये देवास् तुषिताश् चैव ये भारत ब्रह्माणं शरणं जग्मुर् आदिदेवं पितामहम्
tatra śiṣṭās tu ye devās tuṣitāś caiva ye bhārata brahmāṇaṃ śaraṇaṃ jagmur ādidevaṃ pitāmaham
Then those gods who survived there, and those who were the Tuṣitas, O Bhārata, went for refuge to Brahmā, the primal god, the grandfather.
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HV 20.36
ततो निवार्योशनसं तं वै रुद्रं च शंकरम् ददाव् अङ्गिरसे तारां स्वयम् एव पितामहः
tato nivāryośanasaṃ taṃ vai rudraṃ ca śaṃkaram dadāv aṅgirase tārāṃ svayam eva pitāmahaḥ
Then, having restrained Uśanas and that Rudra, the bringer of peace, the grandfather himself gave Tārā to the son of Aṅgiras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 20.38
ताम् अन्तःप्रसवां दृष्ट्वा विप्रः प्राह बृहस्पतिः मदीयायां न ते योनौ गर्भो धार्यः कथं चन ॥ ह्व्_२०।३७ सत्यं कथय मे सुभ्रु कस्य गर्भस् तवोदरे । त्यज त्यजाशु दुर्बुद्धे मत्क्षेत्राद् आहितं परैः ॥ नाहं त्वां भस्मसात् कुर्यां स्त्रियं सांतानिके सति । श्रुत्वा बृहस्पतेर् वाक्यं रोषेण व्याकुलाभवत् । अयोनाव् असृजत्तं तु कुमारं दस्युहन्तमम् इषीकास्तम्बम् आसाद्य ज्वलन्तम् इव पावकम्
tām antaḥprasavāṃ dṛṣṭvā vipraḥ prāha bṛhaspatiḥ madīyāyāṃ na te yonau garbho dhāryaḥ kathaṃ cana // HV_20.37 satyaṃ kathaya me subhru kasya garbhas tavodare | tyaja tyajāśu durbuddhe matkṣetrād āhitaṃ paraiḥ || nāhaṃ tvāṃ bhasmasāt kuryāṃ striyaṃ sāṃtānike sati | śrutvā bṛhaspater vākyaṃ roṣeṇa vyākulābhavat | ayonāv asṛjattaṃ tu kumāraṃ dasyuhantamam iṣīkāstambam āsādya jvalantam iva pāvakam
Seeing her pregnant within, the brahmin Bṛhaspati said: 'In my womb this embryo of yours must not be carried at all. Tell me the truth, fair-browed one: whose is the embryo in your belly? Give it up, give it up at once, wicked-minded one — placed in my field by others! I will not reduce you to ashes, since you are a woman fit for continuing the line.' Hearing Bṛhaspati's words she became distraught with anger, and outside the womb she brought forth that boy, the utmost slayer of foes, upon a clump of reeds, blazing like fire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
HV 20.39
जातमात्रः स भगवान् देवानाम् आक्षिपद् वपुः ततः संशयम् आपन्नास् ताराम् अकथयन् सुराः
jātamātraḥ sa bhagavān devānām ākṣipad vapuḥ tataḥ saṃśayam āpannās tārām akathayan surāḥ
As soon as he was born, that lord eclipsed the beauty of the gods. Then the gods, fallen into doubt, spoke to Tārā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 20.40
सत्यं ब्रूहि सुतः कस्य सोमस्याथ बृहस्पतेः पृच्छ्यमाना यदा देवैर् नाह सा साध्व् असाधु वा कुमारो मातरं प्राह कुपितो ऽलीकलज्जया । किं न वोचस्य् असद्वृत्ते आत्मावद्यं वदाशु मे । तदा तां शप्तुम् आरब्धः कुमारो दस्युहन्तमः
satyaṃ brūhi sutaḥ kasya somasyātha bṛhaspateḥ pṛcchyamānā yadā devair nāha sā sādhv asādhu vā kumāro mātaraṃ prāha kupito 'līkalajjayā | kiṃ na vocasy asadvṛtte ātmāvadyaṃ vadāśu me | tadā tāṃ śaptum ārabdhaḥ kumāro dasyuhantamaḥ
"Tell the truth: whose son is he — Soma's, or Bṛhaspati's?" When she was questioned by the gods, she said nothing, neither good nor ill. Then the boy, angered, spoke to his mother out of shame at the falsehood: "Why do you not speak, you of evil conduct? Tell me at once your own disgrace!" Then the boy, the greatest slayer of foes, began to curse her.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 20.41
तं निवार्य ततो ब्रह्मा तारां पप्रच्छ संशयम् यद् अत्र तथ्यं तद् ब्रूहि तारे कस्य सुतो ह्य् अयम्
taṃ nivārya tato brahmā tārāṃ papraccha saṃśayam yad atra tathyaṃ tad brūhi tāre kasya suto hy ayam
Then Brahmā, restraining him, asked Tārā about the doubt: "Tell what is the truth in this matter, Tārā — whose son indeed is he?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 20.42
सा प्राञ्जलिर् उवाचेदं ब्रह्माणं वरदं प्रभुम् सोमस्येति महात्मानं कुमारं दस्युहन्तमम्
sā prāñjalir uvācedaṃ brahmāṇaṃ varadaṃ prabhum somasyeti mahātmānaṃ kumāraṃ dasyuhantamam
With joined palms she said this to Brahmā, the boon-giving lord: "(He is) Soma's" — (speaking) of the great-souled boy, the greatest slayer of foes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 20.43
तं मूर्ध्न्य् उपाघ्राय तदा सोमो धाता प्रजापतिः बुध इत्य् अकरोन् नाम तस्य पुत्रस्य धीमतः प्रतिकूलं च गगने समभ्युत्तिष्ठते बुधः
taṃ mūrdhny upāghrāya tadā somo dhātā prajāpatiḥ budha ity akaron nāma tasya putrasya dhīmataḥ pratikūlaṃ ca gagane samabhyuttiṣṭhate budhaḥ
Then Soma, the ordainer, the lord of creatures, kissed him on the head and made the name "Budha" for that wise son; and Budha rises up in the sky moving contrary (to the others).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 20.44
उत्पादयाम् आस तदा पुत्रं वै राजपुत्रिका तस्यापत्यं महाराजो बभूवैलः पुरूरवाः उर्वश्यां जज्ञिरे यस्य पुत्राः सप्त महात्मनः
utpādayām āsa tadā putraṃ vai rājaputrikā tasyāpatyaṃ mahārājo babhūvailaḥ purūravāḥ urvaśyāṃ jajñire yasya putrāḥ sapta mahātmanaḥ
Then the king's daughter bore a son; his offspring was the great king Aila Purūravas, to whom seven great-souled sons were born of Urvaśī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 20.45
प्रसह्य धर्षितस् तत्र विवशो राजयक्ष्मणा ततो यक्ष्माभिभूतस् तु सोमः प्रक्षीणमण्डः जगाम शरणायाथ पितरं सो ऽत्रिम् एव च
prasahya dharṣitas tatra vivaśo rājayakṣmaṇā tato yakṣmābhibhūtas tu somaḥ prakṣīṇamaṇḍaḥ jagāma śaraṇāyātha pitaraṃ so 'trim eva ca
There, overpowered by force, helpless with the royal consumption, Soma, afflicted by the disease, his disc wasted away, went then for refuge to his father, to Atri himself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 20.46
तस्य तत् पापशमनं चकारात्रिर् महायशाः स राजयक्ष्मणा मुक्तः श्रिया जज्वाल सर्वशः
tasya tat pāpaśamanaṃ cakārātrir mahāyaśāḥ sa rājayakṣmaṇā muktaḥ śriyā jajvāla sarvaśaḥ
The greatly renowned Atri performed for him that quelling of the evil; released from the royal consumption, he blazed on all sides with splendour.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
HV 20.47
एतत् सोमस्य ते जन्म कीर्तितं कीर्तिवर्धनम् वंशम् अस्य महाराज कीर्त्यमानम् अतः शृणु
etat somasya te janma kīrtitaṃ kīrtivardhanam vaṃśam asya mahārāja kīrtyamānam ataḥ śṛṇu
This birth of Soma, fame-increasing, has been recounted to you; now hear his lineage, great king, as it is being celebrated.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition