Kalika Purana — Chapter 20
KaP 20.1
कालिकापुराणम् विंशोऽध्यायः चन्द्रशापवर्णनम् कालिका पुराण अध्याय २० ।। मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।। अथ तत्र गतां दृष्ट्वा सन्ध्यां गिरिवरं प्रति । तपसे नियतात्मानं ब्रह्मा प्राह स्वकं सुतम्
kālikāpurāṇam viṃśo'dhyāyaḥ candraśāpavarṇanam kālikā purāṇa adhyāya 20 || mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || atha tatra gatāṃ dṛṣṭvā sandhyāṃ girivaraṃ prati | tapase niyatātmānaṃ brahmā prāha svakaṃ sutam
The Kālikāpurāṇa, twentieth chapter: the description of the Moon's curse (Kālikāpurāṇa, chapter 20). Mārkaṇḍeya said: Then, seeing that Sandhyā had gone to that best of mountains, her mind set upon ascetic practice, Brahmā spoke to his own son —
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KaP 20.2
वसिष्ठं संशितात्मानं सर्वज्ञं ज्ञानियोगिनम् । समीपे सुसमासीनं वेदवेदाङ्गपारगम्
vasiṣṭhaṃ saṃśitātmānaṃ sarvajñaṃ jñāniyoginam | samīpe susamāsīnaṃ vedavedāṅgapāragam
— to Vasiṣṭha, of firm resolve, all-knowing, a yogin of knowledge, seated close beside (him), who had gone to the far shore of the Vedas and the auxiliary Vedic sciences:
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KaP 20.3
।। ब्रह्मोवाच ।। वसिष्ठ गच्छ यत्रैषा सन्ध्या याता मनस्विनी । तपसे धृतकामा सा दीक्षस्वैनां यथाविधि
|| brahmovāca || vasiṣṭha gaccha yatraiṣā sandhyā yātā manasvinī | tapase dhṛtakāmā sā dīkṣasvaināṃ yathāvidhi
Brahmā said: Vasiṣṭha, go where this spirited Sandhyā has gone; she has set her desire on ascetic practice — initiate her according to the rule.
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KaP 20.4
मन्दाक्षमभवत् तस्याः पुरा दृष्ट्वेह कामुकान् । युष्मान् माञ्च तथात्मानं सकामान् मुनिसत्तम
mandākṣamabhavat tasyāḥ purā dṛṣṭveha kāmukān | yuṣmān māñca tathātmānaṃ sakāmān munisattama
Shame arose in her formerly, best of sages, when she saw here that you all, and I, and she herself as well, were lustful, filled with desire.
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KaP 20.5
अयुक्तरूपं तत्कर्म पूर्ववृत्तं विमृश्य सा । अस्माकमात्मनश्चापि प्राणान् सन्त्यक्तुमिच्छति
ayuktarūpaṃ tatkarma pūrvavṛttaṃ vimṛśya sā | asmākamātmanaścāpi prāṇān santyaktumicchati
Reflecting that that deed which occurred before was an unfitting thing, she wishes to give up the life-breaths of us and of herself too.
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KaP 20.6
अमर्यादेषु मर्यादां तपसा स्थापयिष्यति । तपः कर्तुं गता साध्वी चन्द्रभागाय साम्प्रतम्
amaryādeṣu maryādāṃ tapasā sthāpayiṣyati | tapaḥ kartuṃ gatā sādhvī candrabhāgāya sāmpratam
By her ascetic practice she will establish a boundary (of propriety) among those who have none; the virtuous woman has now gone to Candrabhāga to perform austerity.
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KaP 20.7
न भावं तपसस्तात सा तु जानाति कञ्चन । तस्माद्यथोपदेशं सा प्राप्नोति त्वं तथा कुरु
na bhāvaṃ tapasastāta sā tu jānāti kañcana | tasmādyathopadeśaṃ sā prāpnoti tvaṃ tathā kuru
But she, my son, does not know anything of the nature of austerity; therefore act so that she obtains it as instructed.
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KaP 20.8
इदं रूपं परित्यज्य रूपान्तरं परं भवान् । परिगृह्णान्तिके तस्यास्तपश्चर्यान्निदेशतु
idaṃ rūpaṃ parityajya rūpāntaraṃ paraṃ bhavān | parigṛhṇāntike tasyāstapaścaryānnideśatu
Abandoning this form, let your honour take on another, higher form, and in her presence teach (her) the practice of austerity.
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KaP 20.9
इदं स्वरूपं भवतो दृष्ट्वा पूर्वं यथा त्रपाम् । तथा प्राप्य न किञ्चित् सा त्वदग्रे व्याहरिष्यति
idaṃ svarūpaṃ bhavato dṛṣṭvā pūrvaṃ yathā trapām | tathā prāpya na kiñcit sā tvadagre vyāhariṣyati
Just as she felt shame before on seeing this own-form of yours, so, feeling it (again), she would say nothing in your presence.
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KaP 20.10
परित्यज्य स्वकं रूपं रूपान्तरधरो भवान् । तस्मात् सन्ध्यां महाभागामुपदेष्टुं प्रगच्छतु
parityajya svakaṃ rūpaṃ rūpāntaradharo bhavān | tasmāt sandhyāṃ mahābhāgāmupadeṣṭuṃ pragacchatu
Therefore, abandoning your own form and bearing another form, let your honour go forth to instruct the greatly fortunate Sandhyā.
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KaP 20.11
।। मार्कण्डेय उवाच ॥ तथेत्युक्त्वा वसिष्ठोऽपि वर्णी भूत्वा जटाधरः । तरुणश्चन्द्रभागाय ययौ सन्ध्यान्तिकं मुनिः
|| mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || tathetyuktvā vasiṣṭho'pi varṇī bhūtvā jaṭādharaḥ | taruṇaścandrabhāgāya yayau sandhyāntikaṃ muniḥ
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Saying "So be it," Vasiṣṭha too, having become a young celibate student wearing matted locks, the sage went to Candrabhāga, into Sandhyā's presence.
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KaP 20.12
तत्र देवसर: पूर्ण गुणैर्मानससम्मितम् । ददर्श स वसिष्ठोऽथ सन्ध्यां तत्तीरगामिनीम्
tatra devasara: pūrṇa guṇairmānasasammitam | dadarśa sa vasiṣṭho'tha sandhyāṃ tattīragāminīm
There (was) a divine lake, full, matching Mānasa in its qualities; and that Vasiṣṭha saw Sandhyā walking on its bank.
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KaP 20.13
तीरस्थया तया रेजे तत्सरः कमलोज्ज्वलम् । उद्यदिन्दुसनक्षत्रं प्रदोषे गगनं यथा
tīrasthayā tayā reje tatsaraḥ kamalojjvalam | udyadindusanakṣatraṃ pradoṣe gaganaṃ yathā
With her standing on its bank, that lake, bright with lotuses, shone like the sky at nightfall with the rising moon and the stars.
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KaP 20.14
तां तत्र दृष्ट्वाथ मुनिः समाभाष्य सकौतुकः । वीक्षाञ्चक्रे सरस्तत्र वृहल्लोहितसंज्ञकम्
tāṃ tatra dṛṣṭvātha muniḥ samābhāṣya sakautukaḥ | vīkṣāñcakre sarastatra vṛhallohitasaṃjñakam
Then, having seen her there and greeted her, the sage, full of curiosity, surveyed the lake there named Bṛhallohita.
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KaP 20.15
चन्द्रभागा नदी तस्मात् कासाराद्दक्षिणाम्बुधिम् । यान्तीं निर्भिद्य ददृशे तेन सानुगिरेर्महत्
candrabhāgā nadī tasmāt kāsārāddakṣiṇāmbudhim | yāntīṃ nirbhidya dadṛśe tena sānugirermahat
He saw the river Candrabhāgā going from that lake to the southern ocean, having cleft through the great slope of the mountain.
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KaP 20.16
निर्भिद्य पश्चिमं सानुं चन्द्रभागस्य सा नदी । यथा हिमवतो गङ्गा तथा गच्छति सागरम्
nirbhidya paścimaṃ sānuṃ candrabhāgasya sā nadī | yathā himavato gaṅgā tathā gacchati sāgaram
Having cleft the western slope of (Mount) Candrabhāga, that river goes to the ocean, just as the Gaṅgā (goes) from the Himavat.
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KaP 20.17
।। ऋषय ऊचुः ।। चन्द्रभागा कथं सिन्धुस्तत्रोत्पन्ना महागिरौ । कीदृक् सरस्तद्विप्रेन्द्र वृहल्लोहितसंज्ञकम्
|| ṛṣaya ūcuḥ || candrabhāgā kathaṃ sindhustatrotpannā mahāgirau | kīdṛk sarastadviprendra vṛhallohitasaṃjñakam
The sages said: How did the river Candrabhāgā arise there on that great mountain? What sort of lake is that, best of brahmins, named Bṛhallohita?
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KaP 20.18
कथं स पर्वतश्रेष्ठश्चन्द्रभागाह्वयोऽभवत् । चन्द्रभागाह्वया कस्मान्नदी जाता वृषोदका
kathaṃ sa parvataśreṣṭhaścandrabhāgāhvayo'bhavat | candrabhāgāhvayā kasmānnadī jātā vṛṣodakā
How did that best of mountains come to be called Candrabhāga? Why was the river called Candrabhāgā born with abundant water?
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KaP 20.19
एतन्नः श्रोष्यमाणानां जायते कौतुकं महत् । माहात्म्यं चन्द्रभागायाः कासारस्य गिरेस्तथा
etannaḥ śroṣyamāṇānāṃ jāyate kautukaṃ mahat | māhātmyaṃ candrabhāgāyāḥ kāsārasya girestathā
Great curiosity arises in us who are about to hear this — the greatness of the Candrabhāgā, of the lake, and of the mountain.
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KaP 20.20
।। मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।। श्रूयताञ्चन्द्रभागायाः उत्पत्तिर्मुनिसत्तमाः । युष्माभिश्चन्द्रभागस्य माहात्म्यं नामकारणम्
|| mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || śrūyatāñcandrabhāgāyāḥ utpattirmunisattamāḥ | yuṣmābhiścandrabhāgasya māhātmyaṃ nāmakāraṇam
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Let the origin of the Candrabhāgā be heard, best of sages — by you (also) the greatness of Candrabhāga and the reason for its name.
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KaP 20.21
हिमवगिरिसंसक्तः शतयोजनविस्तृतः । योजनत्रिंशदायामः कुन्देन्दुधवलो गिरिः
himavagirisaṃsaktaḥ śatayojanavistṛtaḥ | yojanatriṃśadāyāmaḥ kundendudhavalo giriḥ
Joined to the Himālaya mountain, a hundred leagues broad and thirty leagues long, (there is) a mountain white as jasmine and the moon.
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KaP 20.22
तस्मिन् गिरौ पुरा वेधाश्चन्द्रं शुद्धं सुधानिधिम् । विभज्य कल्पयामास देवान्नं स पितामहः
tasmin girau purā vedhāścandraṃ śuddhaṃ sudhānidhim | vibhajya kalpayāmāsa devānnaṃ sa pitāmahaḥ
On that mountain, long ago, the Creator, the Grandfather, divided the pure moon, the store of nectar, and made (of it) food for the gods.
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KaP 20.23
पित्रर्थञ्च तथा तस्य तिथिवृद्धिक्षयात्मकम् । कल्पयामास जगतां हिताय कमलासनः
pitrarthañca tathā tasya tithivṛddhikṣayātmakam | kalpayāmāsa jagatāṃ hitāya kamalāsanaḥ
And likewise the lotus-seated one apportioned its (part) for the sake of the ancestors, consisting of the waxing and waning of the lunar days, for the welfare of the worlds.
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KaP 20.24
विभक्तश्चन्द्रमास्तस्मिन् जीमूते द्विजसत्तमाः । अतो देवाश्चन्द्रभागं नाम्ना चक्रुः पुरा गिरिम्
vibhaktaścandramāstasmin jīmūte dvijasattamāḥ | ato devāścandrabhāgaṃ nāmnā cakruḥ purā girim
The moon was divided upon that cloud(-like peak), O best of twice-born ones; therefore the gods of old made the mountain's name "Candrabhāga" (Moon's Portion).
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KaP 20.25
।। ऋषय ऊचुः ।। यज्ञभागेषु तिष्ठत्सु तथा क्षीरोदजेऽमृते । किमर्थमकरोच्चन्द्रं देवान्नं कमलासनः
|| ṛṣaya ūcuḥ || yajñabhāgeṣu tiṣṭhatsu tathā kṣīrodaje'mṛte | kimarthamakaroccandraṃ devānnaṃ kamalāsanaḥ
The seers said: When there were (already) shares in the sacrifice, and likewise the nectar born from the milk-ocean, for what purpose did the lotus-seated one make the moon food for the gods?
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KaP 20.26
तथा कंव्ये स्थिते कस्मात् पित्र्यर्थं समकल्पयत् । तिथिक्षये तथा वृद्धौ कथमिन्दुरभूद्गुरो
tathā kaṃvye sthite kasmāt pitryarthaṃ samakalpayat | tithikṣaye tathā vṛddhau kathamindurabhūdguro
And when the kavya offering existed, why did he appoint (the moon) for the ancestors' purpose? And how, teacher, did the moon come to have waning and waxing of the lunar days?
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KaP 20.27
एतन्नः संशयं ब्रह्मञ्छिन्धि सूर्यो यथा तमः । नान्योऽस्ति संशयस्यास्य छेत्ता त्वत्तो द्विजोत्तम
etannaḥ saṃśayaṃ brahmañchindhi sūryo yathā tamaḥ | nānyo'sti saṃśayasyāsya chettā tvatto dvijottama
Cut away this doubt of ours, O brahmin, as the sun (cuts away) darkness; there is no other cutter of this doubt than you, O best of the twice-born.
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KaP 20.28
।। मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।। पुरा दक्षः स्वतनयाः अश्विन्याद्याः मनोरमाः । षड्विशतिं तथैकाञ्च सोमायादात् प्रजापतिः
|| mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || purā dakṣaḥ svatanayāḥ aśvinyādyāḥ manoramāḥ | ṣaḍviśatiṃ tathaikāñca somāyādāt prajāpatiḥ
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Formerly Dakṣa the lord of creatures gave to Soma his own delightful daughters, Aśvinī and the rest, twenty-six and one (i.e. twenty-seven).
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KaP 20.29
समस्तास्तास्ततः सोम उपयेमे यथाविधि । निनाय च स्वकं स्थानं दक्षस्यानुमते तदा
samastāstāstataḥ soma upayeme yathāvidhi | nināya ca svakaṃ sthānaṃ dakṣasyānumate tadā
Then Soma married them all according to the rule, and with Dakṣa's consent led (them) to his own abode.
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KaP 20.30
अथ चन्द्रः समस्तासु तासु कन्यासु रागतः । रोहिण्या सार्धमवसद्रतोत्सवकलादिभिः
atha candraḥ samastāsu tāsu kanyāsu rāgataḥ | rohiṇyā sārdhamavasadratotsavakalādibhiḥ
Now, among all those maidens the moon, out of passion, dwelt with Rohiṇī in pleasure, festivity, the arts, and so on.
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KaP 20.31
रोहिणीमेव भजते रोहिण्या सह मोदते । विनेन्दू रोहिणीं शान्तिं न काचिल्लभते पुरा
rohiṇīmeva bhajate rohiṇyā saha modate | vinendū rohiṇīṃ śāntiṃ na kācillabhate purā
He resorted to Rohiṇī alone, he delighted with Rohiṇī; formerly no woman but Rohiṇī obtained peace from the moon.
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KaP 20.32
रोहिणी तत्परं चन्द्रं वीक्ष्य ताः सर्वकन्यकाः । उपचारैर्बहुविधैर्भेजुश्चन्द्रमसं प्रति
rohiṇī tatparaṃ candraṃ vīkṣya tāḥ sarvakanyakāḥ | upacārairbahuvidhairbhejuścandramasaṃ prati
Seeing that the moon was devoted to Rohiṇī, all those maidens attended upon the moon with attentions of many kinds.
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KaP 20.33
निषेव्यमाणोऽनुदिनं यदा नैवाकरोद्विधुः । तासु भावं तदा सर्वा अमर्षवशमागताः
niṣevyamāṇo'nudinaṃ yadā naivākarodvidhuḥ | tāsu bhāvaṃ tadā sarvā amarṣavaśamāgatāḥ
When the moon, though served day after day, still formed no affection for them, then they all fell under the sway of resentment.
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KaP 20.34
अथोत्तराफाल्गुनीति नाम्ना या भरणी तथा । कृत्तिकार्द्रा मघा चैव विशाखोत्तरभाद्रपत्
athottarāphālgunīti nāmnā yā bharaṇī tathā | kṛttikārdrā maghā caiva viśākhottarabhādrapat
Then she who is named Uttarāphālgunī, and Bharaṇī, and Kṛttikā, Ārdrā, Maghā, and Viśākhā and Uttarabhādrapadā,
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KaP 20.35
तथा ज्येष्ठोत्तराषाढे नवैताः कुपिताः भृशम् । हिमांशुमुपसंगम्य परिवव्रुः समन्ततः
tathā jyeṣṭhottarāṣāḍhe navaitāḥ kupitāḥ bhṛśam | himāṃśumupasaṃgamya parivavruḥ samantataḥ
and likewise Jyeṣṭhā and Uttarāṣāḍhā — these nine, exceedingly angry, approached the cool-rayed one and surrounded (him) on every side.
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KaP 20.36
परिवार्य निशानाथं ददृशू रोहिणीं ततः । वामांकस्थां तस्य तेन रममाणां स्वमण्डले
parivārya niśānāthaṃ dadṛśū rohiṇīṃ tataḥ | vāmāṃkasthāṃ tasya tena ramamāṇāṃ svamaṇḍale
Having surrounded the lord of night, they then saw Rohiṇī, seated on his left lap, taking pleasure with him within his own orb.
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KaP 20.37
तां वीक्ष्य तादृशीं सर्वा रोहिणीं वरवर्णिनीम् । जज्वलुश्चातिकोपेन हविषेव हुताशनः
tāṃ vīkṣya tādṛśīṃ sarvā rohiṇīṃ varavarṇinīm | jajvaluścātikopena haviṣeva hutāśanaḥ
Seeing Rohiṇī of lovely complexion in such a state, they all blazed up with extreme anger, like the fire (blazing) with an oblation.
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KaP 20.38
ततो मधात्रिपूर्वाश्च भरणी कृत्तिका तथा । चन्द्रांकस्थां महाभागां रोहिणीं जगृहुर्हठात्
tato madhātripūrvāśca bharaṇī kṛttikā tathā | candrāṃkasthāṃ mahābhāgāṃ rohiṇīṃ jagṛhurhaṭhāt
Then Maghā, Ārdrā, the Pūrvās, and Bharaṇī and Kṛttikā seized by force the greatly fortunate Rohiṇī who was on the moon's lap.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.39
ऊचुश्चातीव कुपिताः परुषं रोहिणीं प्रति । जीवन्त्यां त्वयि दुष्प्राज्ञे नास्मानिन्दुस्तु भावभाक्
ūcuścātīva kupitāḥ paruṣaṃ rohiṇīṃ prati | jīvantyāṃ tvayi duṣprājñe nāsmānindustu bhāvabhāk
And, exceedingly angry, they spoke harshly to Rohiṇī: "While you live, O evil-minded one, the moon has no affection for us.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.40
समुपैष्यति कस्मिंश्चित्सम सुरतोत्सुकः । वह्नीनां क्षेमवृद्ध्यर्थं तां हनिष्याम दुर्मतिम्
samupaiṣyati kasmiṃścitsama suratotsukaḥ | vahnīnāṃ kṣemavṛddhyarthaṃ tāṃ haniṣyāma durmatim
At some (time) he will come to us equally, eager for love-making. For the welfare and increase of the fires we shall kill that ill-minded one."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KaP 20.41
न त्वां हत्वा भवेत् पापमस्माकमपि किञ्चन । प्रजनघ्नीं बहुस्त्रीणामनृतौ पापकारिणीम्
na tvāṃ hatvā bhavet pāpamasmākamapi kiñcana | prajanaghnīṃ bahustrīṇāmanṛtau pāpakāriṇīm
Nor would any sin at all accrue to us from killing you — (you who are) a destroyer of the offspring of many women, a doer of evil out of season.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KaP 20.42
यस्मिन्नर्थे पुरा ब्रह्मा व्याजहार सुतं प्रति । नीतिशास्त्रोपदेशाय तन्नः संश्रुतमस्ति वै
yasminnarthe purā brahmā vyājahāra sutaṃ prati | nītiśāstropadeśāya tannaḥ saṃśrutamasti vai
On which matter Brahmā formerly spoke to (his) son, for the teaching of the science of statecraft — that has indeed been heard by us.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.43
एकस्य यत्र निधने प्रवृत्ते दुष्टकारिणः । बहूनां भवति क्षेमं तस्य पुण्यप्रदो वधः
ekasya yatra nidhane pravṛtte duṣṭakāriṇaḥ | bahūnāṃ bhavati kṣemaṃ tasya puṇyaprado vadhaḥ
Where, when the killing of one evildoer is undertaken, there comes about the welfare of many, his slaying is a giver of merit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.44
रुक्मस्तेयी सुरापश्च ब्रह्महा गुरुतल्पगः । आत्मानं घातयेद्यस्तु तस्य पुण्यप्रदो वधः
rukmasteyī surāpaśca brahmahā gurutalpagaḥ | ātmānaṃ ghātayedyastu tasya puṇyaprado vadhaḥ
A stealer of gold, a drinker of liquor, a slayer of a brahmin, one who violates the teacher's bed — and whoever would destroy himself: the slaying of such a one is a giver of merit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.45
।। मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।। तासां तादृगभिप्रायं बुद्ध्वा दृष्ट्वा च कर्म च । भीतां च रोहिणीं दृष्ट्वा प्रियामतिमनोरमाम्
|| mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || tāsāṃ tādṛgabhiprāyaṃ buddhvā dṛṣṭvā ca karma ca | bhītāṃ ca rohiṇīṃ dṛṣṭvā priyāmatimanoramām
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Perceiving their intention to be such, and seeing (their) deed too, and seeing Rohiṇī frightened, (his) beloved and most delightful one,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.46
आत्मानश्चापराधं च तदसम्भोगजं मुहुः । विचिन्त्य रोहिणीं भीतां तासां हस्तादमोचयत्
ātmānaścāparādhaṃ ca tadasambhogajaṃ muhuḥ | vicintya rohiṇīṃ bhītāṃ tāsāṃ hastādamocayat
and reflecting again and again on his own offence, which arose from not consorting with them, he released the frightened Rohiṇī from their hands.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.47
मोचयित्वा च बाहुभ्यां सम्परिष्वज्य रोहिणीम् । वारयामास ताः सर्वाः कृत्तिकाद्याः स भामिनीः
mocayitvā ca bāhubhyāṃ sampariṣvajya rohiṇīm | vārayāmāsa tāḥ sarvāḥ kṛttikādyāḥ sa bhāminīḥ
And having freed Rohiṇī and embraced her with both arms, he warded off all those beautiful women, Kṛttikā and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.48
तदेन्दुं वारयन्त्यस्ताः कृत्तिकाद्या मघान्तकाः । साम्यमूचुर्मनस्विन्यस्तां वीक्ष्यन्त्योऽथ रोहिणीम्
tadenduṃ vārayantyastāḥ kṛttikādyā maghāntakāḥ | sāmyamūcurmanasvinyastāṃ vīkṣyantyo'tha rohiṇīm
Then those spirited women, Kṛttikā first and Maghā last, warding off the moon and looking at that Rohiṇī, spoke words of conciliation:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.49
न ते त्रपा वा भीतिर्वा पापतोऽस्मान्निरस्यतः । संजायते निशानाथ प्राकृतस्येव वर्ततः
na te trapā vā bhītirvā pāpato'smānnirasyataḥ | saṃjāyate niśānātha prākṛtasyeva vartataḥ
You have no shame nor fear at rejecting us sinfully, O lord of night, behaving as though (you were) a common man.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.50
कथमस्मान्निराकृत्य चारित्रव्रतधारिणीः । सदा भक्तिमतीरेकां मूढवत्त्वं निषेवसे
kathamasmānnirākṛtya cāritravratadhāriṇīḥ | sadā bhaktimatīrekāṃ mūḍhavattvaṃ niṣevase
How is it that, rejecting us who uphold the vow of chastity and are ever devoted, you attend upon one alone, like a fool?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.51
किं ते नावगतो धर्मो वेदमूलः श्रुतः पुरा । यद्धर्महीनं कुरुषे कर्म सद्भिर्विगर्हितम्
kiṃ te nāvagato dharmo vedamūlaḥ śrutaḥ purā | yaddharmahīnaṃ kuruṣe karma sadbhirvigarhitam
Have you not understood the dharma, rooted in the Veda, that you heard long ago, since you do a deed devoid of dharma, censured by the good?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.52
धर्मशास्त्रार्थगं कर्म चरन्तीनां यथोचितम् । कथमुद्वाहितानां त्वं मुखमात्र न वीक्षसे
dharmaśāstrārthagaṃ karma carantīnāṃ yathocitam | kathamudvāhitānāṃ tvaṃ mukhamātra na vīkṣase
How is it that you do not so much as look upon the faces of (us) who have been wedded (to you) and who perform, as is fitting, the acts that accord with the sense of the dharma treatises?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.53
गदतो यच्छुतं पूर्वं नारदाय पितुर्मुखात् । दक्षस्य धर्मशास्त्रार्थं तच्छृणुष्व निशापते
gadato yacchutaṃ pūrvaṃ nāradāya piturmukhāt | dakṣasya dharmaśāstrārthaṃ tacchṛṇuṣva niśāpate
What was formerly heard from the mouth of (our) father Dakṣa as he spoke to Nārada, the substance of the dharma treatise — hear that, O lord of night.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.54
बहुदारः पुमान् यस्तु रागादेकां भजेत् स्त्रियम् । स पापभाक्स्त्रीजितश्च तस्याशौचं सनातनम्
bahudāraḥ pumān yastu rāgādekāṃ bhajet striyam | sa pāpabhākstrījitaśca tasyāśaucaṃ sanātanam
A man who has many wives but out of passion resorts to one woman — he is a sharer in sin, mastered by a woman, and his impurity is everlasting.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.55
यद्दुःखं जायते स्त्रीणां स्वाम्यसम्भोगजं विधो । न तस्य सदृशं दुःखं किञ्चिदन्यत्र विद्यते
yadduḥkhaṃ jāyate strīṇāṃ svāmyasambhogajaṃ vidho | na tasya sadṛśaṃ duḥkhaṃ kiñcidanyatra vidyate
The suffering that arises for women from not being enjoyed by their husband, O Moon — no suffering equal to that is found anywhere else.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.56
सतीमृतुमतीं जायां यो नेयात्पुरुषाधमः । ऋतुधस्त्रेषु शुद्धेषु भ्रूणहा स च जायते
satīmṛtumatīṃ jāyāṃ yo neyātpuruṣādhamaḥ | ṛtudhastreṣu śuddheṣu bhrūṇahā sa ca jāyate
That lowest of men who does not approach his chaste wife when she is in her fertile season — when the fertile days are pure — he becomes a slayer of the embryo.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.57
भार्या स्याद्यावदात्रेयी तावत्कालं विबोधनम् । तस्यास्तु सङ्गमे किञ्चिद्विहितञ्चापि नाचरेत्
bhāryā syādyāvadātreyī tāvatkālaṃ vibodhanam | tasyāstu saṅgame kiñcidvihitañcāpi nācaret
As long as a wife is of Atri's line, for that length of time (there is) the awakening; but at her union one should not perform even anything prescribed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KaP 20.58
बहुभार्यस्य भार्याणामृतुमैथुननाशनम् । न किञ्चिद्विद्यते कर्म शास्त्रेणापि यदीरितम्
bahubhāryasya bhāryāṇāmṛtumaithunanāśanam | na kiñcidvidyate karma śāstreṇāpi yadīritam
For a man of many wives there is no act at all, none declared even by scripture, which annuls the intercourse due to his wives in their fertile season.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KaP 20.59
तोषयेत् सततं भार्याविधिवत्पाणिपीडिताः । तासां तुष्ट्या तु कल्याणमकल्याणमतोऽन्यथा
toṣayet satataṃ bhāryāvidhivatpāṇipīḍitāḥ | tāsāṃ tuṣṭyā tu kalyāṇamakalyāṇamato'nyathā
He should constantly satisfy the wives whose hands he has taken according to rule; from their satisfaction comes welfare, and otherwise, ill-fortune.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.60
सन्तुष्टो भार्यया भर्ता भर्त्रा भार्या तथैव च । यस्मिन्नेतत्कुले नित्यं कल्याणं तत्र वै ध्रुवम्
santuṣṭo bhāryayā bhartā bhartrā bhāryā tathaiva ca | yasminnetatkule nityaṃ kalyāṇaṃ tatra vai dhruvam
In whatever family this is constant — the husband satisfied with the wife, and likewise the wife with the husband — there welfare is assured.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.61
यया विरुध्यते स्वामी सौभाग्यमददृप्तया । सपत्नीसङ्गमं कर्तुं सा स्याद्वेश्या भवान्तरे
yayā virudhyate svāmī saubhāgyamadadṛptayā | sapatnīsaṅgamaṃ kartuṃ sā syādveśyā bhavāntare
She who, puffed up with the pride of her good fortune, opposes her husband for consorting with a co-wife—she will be a harlot in another birth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KaP 20.62
इहापि लोके वाच्यत्वमधर्मञ्चापि विन्दति । न पितुश्च कुलं स्वामिकुलं तस्याः प्रमोदते
ihāpi loke vācyatvamadharmañcāpi vindati | na pituśca kulaṃ svāmikulaṃ tasyāḥ pramodate
In this world too she incurs blame and also demerit; neither her father's family nor her husband's family takes joy in her.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.63
विरुध्यमाने पत्यौ यत्सपत्न्या वा प्रवर्तते । अतीव दुःखं भवति तदकल्याणकृत्तयोः
virudhyamāne patyau yatsapatnyā vā pravartate | atīva duḥkhaṃ bhavati tadakalyāṇakṛttayoḥ
When the husband is antagonized, or (when) a woman acts (so) toward a co-wife, exceeding sorrow arises for those two who do what is unwholesome.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KaP 20.64
।। मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।। इत्येवं भाषमाणासु तासु चातीव निष्ठुरम् । चुकोप चन्द्रमा दृष्ट्वा मलिनं रोहिणीमुखम्
|| mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || ityevaṃ bhāṣamāṇāsu tāsu cātīva niṣṭhuram | cukopa candramā dṛṣṭvā malinaṃ rohiṇīmukham
Markandeya said: While they were speaking thus, exceedingly harshly, the Moon grew angry, seeing Rohini's face darkened.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.65
रोहिणी च तदा तासामवलोक्योग्रतां मुहुः । न किञ्चित् सापि प्रोवाच भयशोकत्रपाकुला
rohiṇī ca tadā tāsāmavalokyogratāṃ muhuḥ | na kiñcit sāpi provāca bhayaśokatrapākulā
And Rohini then, seeing again and again their fierceness, said nothing either, distraught with fear, grief and shame.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.66
अथापि कुपितश्चन्द्रस्ताः शशाप तदा स्त्रियः । यस्मान्मम पुरश्चोप्रास्तीक्ष्णा वाचः समीरिताः
athāpi kupitaścandrastāḥ śaśāpa tadā striyaḥ | yasmānmama puraścoprāstīkṣṇā vācaḥ samīritāḥ
Then the Moon, angered, cursed those women: "Since in my presence harsh, sharp words were uttered—"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.67
भवतीभिश्च तिसृभिर्लोकेऽस्मिन् कृत्तिकादिभिः । ऊप्रास्तीक्ष्णा इति ख्यातिः प्राप्तव्या त्रिदशेष्वपि
bhavatībhiśca tisṛbhirloke'smin kṛttikādibhiḥ | ūprāstīkṣṇā iti khyātiḥ prāptavyā tridaśeṣvapi
"—by you three, Krittika and the others, in this world, the reputation 'fierce and sharp' shall be got by you, even among the gods."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KaP 20.68
तस्मादेवंविधानेन नवैताः कृत्तिकादयः । यात्रायां नोपयुक्ता हि भविष्यध्वं दिने दिने
tasmādevaṃvidhānena navaitāḥ kṛttikādayaḥ | yātrāyāṃ nopayuktā hi bhaviṣyadhvaṃ dine dine
"Therefore, by such an ordinance, you—these Krittikas and the rest—shall day after day be unsuitable for setting out on a journey."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KaP 20.69
युष्मान् पश्यन्ति देवाद्या मनुष्याद्या च ये क्षितौ । यात्रायां तेन दोषेण तेषां यात्रा न चेष्टदा
yuṣmān paśyanti devādyā manuṣyādyā ca ye kṣitau | yātrāyāṃ tena doṣeṇa teṣāṃ yātrā na ceṣṭadā
"Those gods and others, and men and others on earth, who look upon you when setting out—by that fault their journey will not grant what is desired."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.70
अथ सर्वास्तदा शापं तस्य श्रुत्वातिदारुणम् । चन्द्रस्य हृदयं ज्ञात्वा शापाच्चातीव निष्ठुरम्
atha sarvāstadā śāpaṃ tasya śrutvātidāruṇam | candrasya hṛdayaṃ jñātvā śāpāccātīva niṣṭhuram
Then all of them, hearing that most terrible curse of his, and knowing the Moon's heart from the curse to be exceedingly hard,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.71
जग्मुः सर्वास्तदा दक्षभवनं प्रत्यमर्षिताः । ऊचुश्च दक्षं पितरमश्विन्याद्याः सगद्गदम्
jagmuḥ sarvāstadā dakṣabhavanaṃ pratyamarṣitāḥ | ūcuśca dakṣaṃ pitaramaśvinyādyāḥ sagadgadam
then all went, filled with resentment, to Daksha's house; and Ashvini and the others said to their father Daksha, with faltering voices:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.72
सोमो वसति नास्मासु रोहिणीं भजते सदा । सेवमाना न भजते सोऽस्मान् परबधूरिव
somo vasati nāsmāsu rohiṇīṃ bhajate sadā | sevamānā na bhajate so'smān parabadhūriva
"Soma does not dwell with us; he always attends on Rohini. Though we serve him, he does not attend us, as though (we were) other men's wives."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.73
नावस्थाने नावसाने भोजने श्रवणे तथा । विनेन्दू रोहिणीं शान्तिं लभते नहि काञ्चन
nāvasthāne nāvasāne bhojane śravaṇe tathā | vinendū rohiṇīṃ śāntiṃ labhate nahi kāñcana
"Not in staying, not in resting, in eating, or in listening—the Moon without Rohini finds no peace at all."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KaP 20.74
रोहिण्या वसतस्तस्य समीपं वीक्ष्य ते सुताः । यान्तीः सोऽन्यत्र नयनमाधाय नहि वीक्षते
rohiṇyā vasatastasya samīpaṃ vīkṣya te sutāḥ | yāntīḥ so'nyatra nayanamādhāya nahi vīkṣate
"When he is dwelling with Rohini, seeing these daughters (of yours) coming near, he fixes his eye elsewhere and does not look at them."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.75
मास्त्वन्यः स्वामिसद्भावो मुखमात्रं न वीक्षते । अस्मिन् वस्तुनि यत्कार्यं तदस्माभिर्निगद्यताम्
māstvanyaḥ svāmisadbhāvo mukhamātraṃ na vīkṣate | asmin vastuni yatkāryaṃ tadasmābhirnigadyatām
"Let there be no other (question of) a husband's affection—he does not even look at our faces! Let what is to be done in this matter be told to us."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.76
अस्माभिरेतत्समयेऽनुरुद्धश्च चन्द्रमाः । स तत्कृते ततश्चास्मच्छापं तीव्रं तदाकरोत्
asmābhiretatsamaye'nuruddhaśca candramāḥ | sa tatkṛte tataścāsmacchāpaṃ tīvraṃ tadākarot
"And the Moon was rebuked by us on this occasion; on that account he then laid a fierce curse upon us:"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.77
दोरुणाश्चातितीक्ष्णाश्च लोके वाच्यत्वमाप्य च । अयात्रिका भविष्यध्वं यूयमित्युक्तवान् विधुः
doruṇāścātitīkṣṇāśca loke vācyatvamāpya ca | ayātrikā bhaviṣyadhvaṃ yūyamityuktavān vidhuḥ
"'Fierce and exceedingly sharp, and incurring blame in the world, you shall be unfit for journeys'—so the Moon said."
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KaP 20.78
।। मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।। श्रुत्वा वाक्यं स पुत्रीणां ताभिः सार्धं प्रजापतिः । जगाम यत्र सोमोऽभूद्रोहिण्या सहितस्तदा
|| mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || śrutvā vākyaṃ sa putrīṇāṃ tābhiḥ sārdhaṃ prajāpatiḥ | jagāma yatra somo'bhūdrohiṇyā sahitastadā
Markandeya said: Having heard the speech of his daughters, the Lord of Creatures went with them then to where Soma was, together with Rohini.
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KaP 20.79
दूरादेव विधुर्दृष्टवा दक्षमायान्तमासनात् । उत्तस्थावन्तिके प्राप्य ववन्दे च महामुनिम्
dūrādeva vidhurdṛṣṭavā dakṣamāyāntamāsanāt | uttasthāvantike prāpya vavande ca mahāmunim
From afar the Moon, seeing Daksha coming, rose from his seat, and approaching close, saluted the great sage.
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KaP 20.80
अथ दक्षस्तदोवाच कृतासनपरिग्रहः । सामपूर्वं चन्द्रमसं कृत- संवन्दनं तथा
atha dakṣastadovāca kṛtāsanaparigrahaḥ | sāmapūrvaṃ candramasaṃ kṛta- saṃvandanaṃ tathā
Then Daksha, having accepted a seat, spoke conciliatingly to the Moon, who had thus made his salutation.
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KaP 20.81
।। दक्ष उवाच । समं वर्तस्व भार्यासु वैषम्यं त्वं परित्यज़ । वैषम्ये बहवो दोषा ब्रह्मणा परिकीर्तिताः
|| dakṣa uvāca | samaṃ vartasva bhāryāsu vaiṣamyaṃ tvaṃ parityaja़ | vaiṣamye bahavo doṣā brahmaṇā parikīrtitāḥ
Dakṣa said: Behave equally toward (your) wives; abandon partiality. In partiality many faults have been declared by Brahmā.
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KaP 20.82
रतिपुत्रफला दारास्तासु कामानुबन्धनात् । कामानुबन्धः संसर्गात् संसर्गः सङ्गमाद्भवेत्
ratiputraphalā dārāstāsu kāmānubandhanāt | kāmānubandhaḥ saṃsargāt saṃsargaḥ saṅgamādbhavet
Wives have pleasure and sons as their fruit, since desire is bound to them; the binding of desire comes from intimacy, and intimacy comes from union.
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KaP 20.83
सङ्गमश्चाप्यभिध्यानाद्वीक्षणादभिजायते । तस्माद् भार्यास्वभिध्यानं कुरु त्वं वीक्षणादिकम्
saṅgamaścāpyabhidhyānādvīkṣaṇādabhijāyate | tasmād bhāryāsvabhidhyānaṃ kuru tvaṃ vīkṣaṇādikam
And union arises from thinking (of them), and (that) from looking (at them). Therefore direct your thought toward (your) wives, and looking and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.84
यद्येवं नैव कुरुषे मद्वचो धर्मयन्त्रितम् । तदा लोकवचोदुष्टः पापवांस्त्वं भविष्यसि
yadyevaṃ naiva kuruṣe madvaco dharmayantritam | tadā lokavacoduṣṭaḥ pāpavāṃstvaṃ bhaviṣyasi
If you do not act thus upon my word, which is bound by dharma, then you will become blamed by the speech of the world and a sinner.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.85
।। मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।। एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचस्तस्य दक्षस्य सुमहात्मनः । एवमस्त्विति चन्द्रोऽपि न्यगदद्दक्षशङ्कया
|| mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || etacchrutvā vacastasya dakṣasya sumahātmanaḥ | evamastviti candro'pi nyagadaddakṣaśaṅkayā
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Having heard that speech of the very great-souled Dakṣa, the Moon too said "So be it," out of fear of Dakṣa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.86
अथानुमन्त्र्य तनयाश्चन्द्रं जामातरं तथा । ययौ दक्षो निजं स्थानं कृतकृत्यस्तदा मुनिः
athānumantrya tanayāścandraṃ jāmātaraṃ tathā | yayau dakṣo nijaṃ sthānaṃ kṛtakṛtyastadā muniḥ
Then, having taken leave of (his) daughters and of the Moon, his son-in-law, Dakṣa the sage went to his own place, his task accomplished.
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KaP 20.87
गते दक्षे ततश्चन्द्रस्तां समासाद्य रोहिणीम् । जग्राह पूर्ववद्भावं तासु तस्यां च रागतः
gate dakṣe tataścandrastāṃ samāsādya rohiṇīm | jagrāha pūrvavadbhāvaṃ tāsu tasyāṃ ca rāgataḥ
When Dakṣa had gone, the Moon then, approaching that Rohiṇī, took up his former disposition toward them and toward her, out of passion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.88
तत्रैव रोहिणीं प्राप्य न काश्चिदपि वीक्षते । रोहिण्यामेव वसते ततस्ताः कुपिताः पुनः
tatraiva rohiṇīṃ prāpya na kāścidapi vīkṣate | rohiṇyāmeva vasate tatastāḥ kupitāḥ punaḥ
Right there, having obtained Rohiṇī, he does not look at any of (the others) at all; he dwells with Rohiṇī alone. Thereupon they became angry again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.89
गत्वा ता: पितरं प्राहुदौर्भाग्योद्वग्नमानसाः । सोमो वसति नास्मासु रोहिणीं भजते सदा
gatvā tā: pitaraṃ prāhudaurbhāgyodvagnamānasāḥ | somo vasati nāsmāsu rohiṇīṃ bhajate sadā
Going (to him), they said to (their) father, their minds distressed by (their) ill fortune: "Soma does not dwell with us; he always resorts to Rohiṇī.
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KaP 20.90
तवापि नाकरोद्वाक्यं तस्मान्न: शरणं भव
tavāpi nākarodvākyaṃ tasmānna: śaraṇaṃ bhava
He did not carry out even your word; therefore be our refuge."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.92
उपगम्य तदा प्राह वचश्चन्द्रं प्रजापतिः । समं वर्तस्व भार्यासु वैषम्यं त्वं परित्यज
upagamya tadā prāha vacaścandraṃ prajāpatiḥ | samaṃ vartasva bhāryāsu vaiṣamyaṃ tvaṃ parityaja
Then the Lord of Creatures, having approached, spoke (this) word to the Moon: "Behave equally toward (your) wives; abandon partiality.
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KaP 20.93
न चेदिदं वचोऽस्माकं मौर्ख्यात् त्वं मावबुध्यसे । धर्मशास्त्रातिगायाहं शप्स्ये तुभ्यं निशापते
na cedidaṃ vaco'smākaṃ maurkhyāt tvaṃ māvabudhyase | dharmaśāstrātigāyāhaṃ śapsye tubhyaṃ niśāpate
And if out of folly you do not heed this word of mine, I shall pronounce a curse upon you, O lord of night, who transgress the treatises of dharma."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.94
।। मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।। ततो दक्षभयाच्चन्द्रस्तत्कर्तुं प्रति तत्पुरः । अङ्गीचकारातिभयात् कार्यमेव मुहुस्त्विति
|| mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || tato dakṣabhayāccandrastatkartuṃ prati tatpuraḥ | aṅgīcakārātibhayāt kāryameva muhustviti
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Then, out of fear of Dakṣa, the Moon, in his presence, consented to do that out of great fear, (saying) repeatedly "It shall indeed be done."
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KaP 20.95
समं प्रवर्तनं कर्तुं भार्यास्वङ्गीकृते ततः । विधुना प्रययौ दक्षः स्वस्थानं चन्द्रसम्मतः
samaṃ pravartanaṃ kartuṃ bhāryāsvaṅgīkṛte tataḥ | vidhunā prayayau dakṣaḥ svasthānaṃ candrasammataḥ
Then, when the Moon had agreed to behave equally toward (his) wives, Dakṣa, having the Moon's assent, went to his own place.
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KaP 20.96
गते दक्षे निशानाथो रोहिण्यासहितो भृशम् । रममाणो विसस्मार दक्षस्य वचनन्तु सः
gate dakṣe niśānātho rohiṇyāsahito bhṛśam | ramamāṇo visasmāra dakṣasya vacanantu saḥ
When Dakṣa had gone, the lord of night, together with Rohiṇī, taking his pleasure intensely, forgot Dakṣa's word.
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KaP 20.97
सेवमानाश्च ताः सर्वा अश्विन्याद्या मनोरमाः । नाभजच्चन्द्रमास्तासु अवज्ञामेव चाकरोत्
sevamānāśca tāḥ sarvā aśvinyādyā manoramāḥ | nābhajaccandramāstāsu avajñāmeva cākarot
And though all those charming ones, Aśvinī and the rest, waited upon (him), the Moon did not resort to them and indeed showed (them) contempt.
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KaP 20.98
अवज्ञातास्तु ताः सर्वाश्चन्द्रेण पितुरन्तिकम् । गत्वैवार्तस्वराश्चार्ता रुदन्त्यश्चेदमब्रुवन्
avajñātāstu tāḥ sarvāścandreṇa piturantikam | gatvaivārtasvarāścārtā rudantyaścedamabruvan
But all those slighted by the Moon, going to (their) father's side, distressed, with distressed voices, weeping, said this:
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KaP 20.99
उद्वेगकोपसंयुक्त उत्तस्थौ तत्क्षणान्मुनिः । जगाम मनसा ध्यायन् कर्तव्यं निकटं विधोः नाकरोद्वचनं सोमस्तवापि मुनिसत्तम । अवज्ञां कुरुतेऽस्मासु पूर्वतोऽप्यधिकं स च
udvegakopasaṃyukta uttasthau tatkṣaṇānmuniḥ | jagāma manasā dhyāyan kartavyaṃ nikaṭaṃ vidhoḥ nākarodvacanaṃ somastavāpi munisattama | avajñāṃ kurute'smāsu pūrvato'pyadhikaṃ sa ca
"Soma did not carry out the word even of you, O best of sages, and he shows contempt for us even more than before." Filled with agitation and anger, the sage rose up that very instant, and pondering in his mind what should be done, went near to the Moon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.100
तस्मात् सोमेन नः कार्यं न किञ्चिदपि विद्यते । तपस्विन्यो भविष्यामस्तपश्चर्यां निदेशय
tasmāt somena naḥ kāryaṃ na kiñcidapi vidyate | tapasvinyo bhaviṣyāmastapaścaryāṃ nideśaya
"Therefore we have no business whatever with Soma. We shall become ascetic women; prescribe (for us) the practice of austerity.
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KaP 20.101
तपसा शोधितात्मानः परित्यक्ष्याम जीवितम् । किमस्माकं जीवितेन दुर्भगानां द्विजोत्तम
tapasā śodhitātmānaḥ parityakṣyāma jīvitam | kimasmākaṃ jīvitena durbhagānāṃ dvijottama
With our selves purified by austerity, we shall give up (our) lives. What use is life to us, ill-fated as we are, O best of the twice-born?"
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KaP 20.102
।। मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।। इत्युक्त्वा तास्ततः सर्वा दक्षजाः कृत्तिकादयः । कपोलमालम्व्य करैरुरुदुर्विविशुः क्षितौ
|| mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || ityuktvā tāstataḥ sarvā dakṣajāḥ kṛttikādayaḥ | kapolamālamvya karairurudurviviśuḥ kṣitau
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Having spoken thus, all those daughters of Dakṣa, Kṛttikā and the rest, propping their cheeks on their hands, sank down heavily upon the ground.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KaP 20.104
तास्तु दृष्ट्वा तथाभूता दुःखव्याकुलितेन्द्रियाः । अतिदीनमुखो दक्षः कोपाज्जज्वाल वह्निवत् ||१०३ ।। अथ कोपपरीतस्य दक्षस्य सुमहात्मनः । निश्चक्राम तदा यक्ष्मा नासिकाग्राद्विभीषणः
tāstu dṛṣṭvā tathābhūtā duḥkhavyākulitendriyāḥ | atidīnamukho dakṣaḥ kopājjajvāla vahnivat ||103 || atha kopaparītasya dakṣasya sumahātmanaḥ | niścakrāma tadā yakṣmā nāsikāgrādvibhīṣaṇaḥ
But seeing them in that condition, their senses distraught with grief, Dakṣa, his face utterly downcast, blazed up like fire with rage. ||103|| Then, from the tip of the nose of the great-souled Dakṣa, who was overcome with rage, there came forth a fearsome Yakṣma (Consumption),
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KaP 20.105
दंष्ट्राकरालवदनः कृष्णांगारसमप्रभः । अतिदीर्घः स्वल्पकेशः कृशो धमनिसन्ततः
daṃṣṭrākarālavadanaḥ kṛṣṇāṃgārasamaprabhaḥ | atidīrghaḥ svalpakeśaḥ kṛśo dhamanisantataḥ
(He was) with a face made frightful by tusks, his lustre like black coals, exceedingly tall, with scant hair, lean, and covered over with (protruding) veins.
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KaP 20.106
अधोमुखो दण्डहस्तः कासं विश्रम्य सन्ततम् । कुर्वाणो निम्ननेत्रश्च योषासम्भोगलोलुपः
adhomukho daṇḍahastaḥ kāsaṃ viśramya santatam | kurvāṇo nimnanetraśca yoṣāsambhogalolupaḥ
(He was) face downward, with a staff in his hand, coughing continually with (only) pauses for rest, with sunken eyes, and greedy for enjoyment of women.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KaP 20.107
स चोवाच तदा दक्षं कस्मिंस्थास्याम्यहं मुने । किं वा चाहं करिष्यामि तन्मे वद महामते
sa covāca tadā dakṣaṃ kasmiṃsthāsyāmyahaṃ mune | kiṃ vā cāhaṃ kariṣyāmi tanme vada mahāmate
— tr. refused: cyber
KaP 20.108
ततो दक्षस्तु तं प्राह सोमं यातु द्रुतं भवान् । सोममत्तु भवान्नित्यं सोमे त्वं तिष्ठ स्वेच्छया
tato dakṣastu taṃ prāha somaṃ yātu drutaṃ bhavān | somamattu bhavānnityaṃ some tvaṃ tiṣṭha svecchayā
Then Dakṣa said to him: "Let your honour go swiftly to Soma (the moon); let your honour feed on Soma perpetually — dwell in Soma as you please."
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KaP 20.109
।। मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।। इति श्रुत्वा वचस्तस्य दक्षस्याथ महामुनेः । शनैः शनैस्ततः सोममाससाद गदः स च
|| mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || iti śrutvā vacastasya dakṣasyātha mahāmuneḥ | śanaiḥ śanaistataḥ somamāsasāda gadaḥ sa ca
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Having thus heard that speech of Dakṣa, the great sage, that disease then very slowly approached the Moon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.110
आसाद्य स तदा सोमं वल्मीकं पन्नगो यथा । प्रविवेशेन्दुहृदयं छिद्रं प्राप्य महागदः
āsādya sa tadā somaṃ valmīkaṃ pannago yathā | praviveśenduhṛdayaṃ chidraṃ prāpya mahāgadaḥ
Having reached the Moon then, as a snake (enters) an anthill, the great disease found an opening and entered the Moon's heart.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.111
तस्मिन् प्रविष्टे हृदये दारुणे राजयक्ष्मणि । मुमोह चन्द्रस्तन्द्रांच विषमां प्राप्तवांश्च सः
tasmin praviṣṭe hṛdaye dāruṇe rājayakṣmaṇi | mumoha candrastandrāṃca viṣamāṃ prāptavāṃśca saḥ
When that dreadful royal consumption (rājayakṣman) had entered his heart, the Moon fainted, and he fell into a grievous torpor.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.112
उत्पद्य प्रथमं यस्माल्लीनो राजन्यसौ गदः । राजयक्ष्मेति लोकेऽस्मिन्तस्य ख्यातिरभूद्विजाः
utpadya prathamaṃ yasmāllīno rājanyasau gadaḥ | rājayakṣmeti loke'smintasya khyātirabhūdvijāḥ
Since that disease first arose and settled in a king, O brahmins, its fame in this world came to be as "rājayakṣma" (the royal consumption).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.113
ततस्तेनाभिभूतः स यक्ष्मणा रोहिणीपतिः । क्षयं जगामानुदिनं ग्रीष्मे क्षुद्रा नदी यथा
tatastenābhibhūtaḥ sa yakṣmaṇā rohiṇīpatiḥ | kṣayaṃ jagāmānudinaṃ grīṣme kṣudrā nadī yathā
Then, overcome by that consumption, the lord of Rohiṇī (the moon) wasted away day by day, like a small river in the hot season.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.114
अथ चन्द्रे क्षीयमाणे सर्वौषध्यो गताः क्षयम् । क्षयं यातास्वौषधिषु न यज्ञः समवर्तत
atha candre kṣīyamāṇe sarvauṣadhyo gatāḥ kṣayam | kṣayaṃ yātāsvauṣadhiṣu na yajñaḥ samavartata
Then, as the moon waned, all the plants went to ruin; and when the plants had gone to ruin, no sacrifice took place.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.115
यज्ञाभावात्तु देवानामन्नं सर्वं क्षयं गतम् । पर्जन्याश्च ततो नष्टास्ततो वृष्टिर्नचाभवत्
yajñābhāvāttu devānāmannaṃ sarvaṃ kṣayaṃ gatam | parjanyāśca tato naṣṭāstato vṛṣṭirnacābhavat
But from the absence of sacrifice all the food of the gods came to destruction; and thereupon the rain-clouds perished, and so there was no rain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.116
वृष्ट्यभावे तु लोकानामाहाराः क्षीणतां गताः । दुर्भिक्षव्यसनोपेते सर्वलोके द्विजोत्तमाः
vṛṣṭyabhāve tu lokānāmāhārāḥ kṣīṇatāṃ gatāḥ | durbhikṣavyasanopete sarvaloke dvijottamāḥ
But with the absence of rain, the food of the worlds dwindled away; and when the whole world was beset by the calamity of famine, O best of twice-born ones—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.117
दानधर्मादिकं किञ्चिन्न लोकस्य प्रवर्तते । सत्त्वहीनाः प्रजा: सर्वा लोभेनोपहतेन्द्रियाः । पापमेव तदा चक्रुः कुकर्मरतयश्च ताः
dānadharmādikaṃ kiñcinna lokasya pravartate | sattvahīnāḥ prajā: sarvā lobhenopahatendriyāḥ | pāpameva tadā cakruḥ kukarmaratayaśca tāḥ
Nothing at all of the duties of giving and the rest went on among the people; all creatures, devoid of goodness, had their senses ruined by greed. Then they did only evil, and they took delight in wicked deeds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.118
एतान् दृष्ट्वा तदा भावान् दिक्पालाः सपुरन्दराः । जग्मुः क्षोभं परं देवाः सागराश्च ग्रहास्तथा
etān dṛṣṭvā tadā bhāvān dikpālāḥ sapurandarāḥ | jagmuḥ kṣobhaṃ paraṃ devāḥ sāgarāśca grahāstathā
— tr. refused: cyber
KaP 20.119
ततो दृष्टवा जगत्सर्वं व्याकुलं दस्युपीडितम् । ब्रह्माणमगमन् देवाः सर्वे शक्रपुरोगमाः
tato dṛṣṭavā jagatsarvaṃ vyākulaṃ dasyupīḍitam | brahmāṇamagaman devāḥ sarve śakrapurogamāḥ
Then, seeing the whole world in turmoil and afflicted by the brigands, all the gods, with Śakra at their head, went to Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.120
उपसङ्गम्य देवेशं स्रष्टारं जगतां पतिम् । प्रणम्याथ यथायोग्यमुपविष्टास्तदा सुराः
upasaṅgamya deveśaṃ sraṣṭāraṃ jagatāṃ patim | praṇamyātha yathāyogyamupaviṣṭāstadā surāḥ
Having approached the lord of gods, the creator, the master of the worlds, and having bowed down, the gods then sat down, each as was fitting.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.121
तान् म्लानवदनान् सर्वान्वीक्ष्य लोकपितामहः । अभिभूतान् परेणेव हृतस्वविषयानिव । पप्रच्छ सम्मुखीकृत्य गुरुमिन्द्रं हुताशनम्
tān mlānavadanān sarvānvīkṣya lokapitāmahaḥ | abhibhūtān pareṇeva hṛtasvaviṣayāniva | papraccha sammukhīkṛtya gurumindraṃ hutāśanam
Seeing them all with drooping faces, the grandfather of the world (saw them) as if overcome by an enemy, as if robbed of their own domains; and he questioned (them), turning to face the preceptor (Bṛhaspati), Indra, and the fire-eater (Agni).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.122
।। ब्रह्मोवाच ।। स्वागतं भो सुरगणाः किमर्थं यूयमागताः । दुःखोपहतदेहांश्च युष्मान् म्लानांश्च लक्षये
|| brahmovāca || svāgataṃ bho suragaṇāḥ kimarthaṃ yūyamāgatāḥ | duḥkhopahatadehāṃśca yuṣmān mlānāṃśca lakṣaye
Brahmā said: Welcome, O hosts of gods! For what purpose have you come? I see that your bodies are afflicted with suffering, and that you are downcast.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.123
निराबाधान्निरातंकान् युष्मान् सर्वांश्च कामगान् । कृत्वा स्वविषये न्यस्तान् कथं पश्यामि दुःखितान्
nirābādhānnirātaṃkān yuṣmān sarvāṃśca kāmagān | kṛtvā svaviṣaye nyastān kathaṃ paśyāmi duḥkhitān
Having made you all free from affliction, free from fear, and able to go where you wish, and having established (you) each in his own domain, how (now) do I see you sorrowing?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.124
यद्वोऽभवद्दुः खबीजं युष्मान् वा यस्तु बाधते । तत्कथ्यतामशेषेण सिद्धञ्चाप्यवधार्यताम्
yadvo'bhavadduḥ khabījaṃ yuṣmān vā yastu bādhate | tatkathyatāmaśeṣeṇa siddhañcāpyavadhāryatām
Whatever has become the seed of your sorrow, or whoever it is that oppresses you — let that be told in full, and let the remedy too be determined.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.125
।। मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।। ततो वृद्धश्रवा जीवः कृष्णवर्त्मा च लोकभृत् । उवाचात्मभुवे तस्मै सुराणां दुःखकारणम्
|| mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || tato vṛddhaśravā jīvaḥ kṛṣṇavartmā ca lokabhṛt | uvācātmabhuve tasmai surāṇāṃ duḥkhakāraṇam
Markandeya said: Then Indra, of ancient fame, and Brihaspati, and Fire of the black path, the sustainer of the world, told him, the Self-born, the cause of the gods' sorrow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.126
।। देवा ऊचुः ।। शृणु सर्वं जगत्कर्तस्त्वां येन वयमागताः । यद्वास्माकं दुःखबीजं यतो म्लानश्रियो वयम्
|| devā ūcuḥ || śṛṇu sarvaṃ jagatkartastvāṃ yena vayamāgatāḥ | yadvāsmākaṃ duḥkhabījaṃ yato mlānaśriyo vayam
The gods said: Hear it all, O maker of the world, why we have come to you, and what is the seed of our sorrow, from which our splendour has faded.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.127
न क्वचित् सम्प्रवर्तन्ते यज्ञा लोके पितामह । निराधारा निरातंकाः प्रजाः सर्वां क्षयं गताः
na kvacit sampravartante yajñā loke pitāmaha | nirādhārā nirātaṃkāḥ prajāḥ sarvāṃ kṣayaṃ gatāḥ
Nowhere in the world do sacrifices go forward, O grandfather; the creatures, without support and without restraint, have all gone to destruction.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.128
न च दानादिधर्माश्च न तपांसि क्षितौ क्वचित् । नैव वर्षति पर्जन्यः क्षीणतोयाभवत् क्षितिः
na ca dānādidharmāśca na tapāṃsi kṣitau kvacit | naiva varṣati parjanyaḥ kṣīṇatoyābhavat kṣitiḥ
And there are no duties of giving and the rest, nor austerities anywhere on earth; the rain-cloud does not rain at all, and the earth has become depleted of water.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.129
क्षीणाः सर्वास्तथैौषध्यः शस्या लोकाः समाकुलाः । दस्युभिः पीडिता विप्रा वेदवादं न कुर्वते
kṣīṇāḥ sarvāstathaiauṣadhyaḥ śasyā lokāḥ samākulāḥ | dasyubhiḥ pīḍitā viprā vedavādaṃ na kurvate
All the herbs likewise are wasted, and the grains; the worlds are in turmoil; the brahmins, harassed by robbers, do not recite the Vedic word.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.130
अन्नवैकल्यमासाद्य म्रियन्ते बहव: प्रजाः । क्षीणेषु यज्ञभागेषु भोग्यहीनास्तथा वयम्
annavaikalyamāsādya mriyante bahava: prajāḥ | kṣīṇeṣu yajñabhāgeṣu bhogyahīnāstathā vayam
Meeting with a failure of food, many creatures die; and since the sacrificial portions have dwindled, we too are deprived of what we may enjoy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.131
दुर्बलास्तु श्रियाहीना नैव शान्तिं लभामहे
durbalāstu śriyāhīnā naiva śāntiṃ labhāmahe
Weak and bereft of splendour, we obtain no peace at all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.132
रोहिण्या मन्दिरे चन्द्रो वक्रगत्या चिरं स्थितः । वृषराशौ स च क्षीणो ज्योत्स्नाहीनश्च वर्तते
rohiṇyā mandire candro vakragatyā ciraṃ sthitaḥ | vṛṣarāśau sa ca kṣīṇo jyotsnāhīnaśca vartate
The moon has stayed long in Rohini's house by a retrograde course; and in the sign of the Bull he is wasted and continues without his moonlight.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.133
यदैवान्विष्यते देवैश्चन्द्रो नैषां पुरःसरः । कदाचिदपि देवानां समाजे वा भवद्विधे
yadaivānviṣyate devaiścandro naiṣāṃ puraḥsaraḥ | kadācidapi devānāṃ samāje vā bhavadvidhe
Whenever the moon is sought by the gods, he is not in front of them, nor ever in an assembly of the gods or of such as you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.134
कदाचिद्रोहिणी त्यक्त्वा नैव क्वचन गच्छति । यद्यन्यः कोऽपि न भवेत्तदा चन्द्रो बहिर्भवेत्
kadācidrohiṇī tyaktvā naiva kvacana gacchati | yadyanyaḥ ko'pi na bhavettadā candro bahirbhavet
Never does he leave Rohini and go anywhere at all; only if there were no one else would the moon come out.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.135
दृश्यते स कलाहीनः कलामात्रावशेषकः । इति सर्वत्र लोकेश वृत्तः कर्मविपर्ययः
dṛśyate sa kalāhīnaḥ kalāmātrāvaśeṣakaḥ | iti sarvatra lokeśa vṛttaḥ karmaviparyayaḥ
He is seen bereft of his digits, with only a single digit remaining; thus everywhere, O lord of the world, a reversal of the proper workings has come about.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.136
तं दृष्ट्वा कान्दिशीकास्तु वयं त्वां शरणं गताः । पातालाद्यावदुत्थाय कालकञ्जादयोऽसुराः । नास्मान् लोकेश बाधन्ते तावन्नस्त्राहि साध्वसात्
taṃ dṛṣṭvā kāndiśīkāstu vayaṃ tvāṃ śaraṇaṃ gatāḥ | pātālādyāvadutthāya kālakañjādayo'surāḥ | nāsmān lokeśa bādhante tāvannastrāhi sādhvasāt
Seeing that, we, fleeing in all directions, have come to you for refuge; before the demons, Kālakañja and the rest, rise up from Pātāla and oppress us, O lord of the world, save us from our terror.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.137
अयं प्रवर्तते कस्माज्जगतां वा व्यतिक्रमः । न जानीमस्तु तत्सर्वं विप्लवे वापि काणम्
ayaṃ pravartate kasmājjagatāṃ vā vyatikramaḥ | na jānīmastu tatsarvaṃ viplave vāpi kāṇam
Why does this come about, this transgression of the worlds? We do not know any of it, nor the flaw in this collapse.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KaP 20.138
।। मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।। एतत् सुराणां वचनं दिव्यदर्शी पितामहः । श्रुत्वा क्षणमभिध्यायन् निजगाद सुरोत्तमान्
|| mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || etat surāṇāṃ vacanaṃ divyadarśī pitāmahaḥ | śrutvā kṣaṇamabhidhyāyan nijagāda surottamān
Markandeya said: Having heard this speech of the gods, the grandfather, who sees with divine sight, reflected a moment and spoke to the best of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.139
।। ब्रह्मोवाच ।। शृण्वन्तु देवताः सर्वा यदर्थं लोकविप्लवः । प्रवर्ततेऽधुना येन शान्तिस्तस्य भविष्यति
|| brahmovāca || śṛṇvantu devatāḥ sarvā yadarthaṃ lokaviplavaḥ | pravartate'dhunā yena śāntistasya bhaviṣyati
Brahma said: Let all the deities hear for what reason the ruin of the world now proceeds, and by what means there will be an allaying of it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.140
सोमो दाक्षायणीः कन्याः सप्तविंशतिसङ्ख्यकाः । अश्विन्याद्या वरबधूर्भार्यार्थे परिणीतवान्
somo dākṣāyaṇīḥ kanyāḥ saptaviṃśatisaṅkhyakāḥ | aśvinyādyā varabadhūrbhāryārthe pariṇītavān
Soma married, to be his wives, the daughters of Daksha, twenty-seven in number, choice brides beginning with Ashvini.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.141
परिणीय स ताः सर्वा रोहिण्यां सततं विधुः । प्रावर्ततानुरागेण न समस्तासु वर्तते
pariṇīya sa tāḥ sarvā rohiṇyāṃ satataṃ vidhuḥ | prāvartatānurāgeṇa na samastāsu vartate
Having married them all, the moon engaged himself constantly with Rohini out of passion; he does not abide with them all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.142
अश्विन्याद्यास्तु ताः सर्वा दौर्भाग्यज्वरपीडिताः । षड्विंशतिर्वरारोहाः पितरं प्रस्थिताः स्वकम्
aśvinyādyāstu tāḥ sarvā daurbhāgyajvarapīḍitāḥ | ṣaḍviṃśatirvarārohāḥ pitaraṃ prasthitāḥ svakam
But all those (wives) beginning with Ashvini, twenty-six fair-hipped ones, afflicted by the fever of ill fortune, set out for their own father.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.143
प्रवर्तते निशानाथो रोहिण्यां रागतो यथा । तथा न तासु भजते तद्दक्षाय न्यवेदयन्
pravartate niśānātho rohiṇyāṃ rāgato yathā | tathā na tāsu bhajate taddakṣāya nyavedayan
"The lord of night engages with Rohiṇī out of passion, but he does not attend to the others in that way" — that they reported to Dakṣa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.144
ततो दक्षो महाबुद्धिः साम्ना संस्तूय विट्पतिम् । बहुसुनृतमाभाष्य पुत्र्यर्थे चान्वरोधत
tato dakṣo mahābuddhiḥ sāmnā saṃstūya viṭpatim | bahusunṛtamābhāṣya putryarthe cānvarodhata
Then Dakṣa of great intellect, praising the lord (of the stars) with conciliatory words, and addressing him with much kindly truth, made a request on his daughters' behalf.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.145
अनुरुद्धो यथाकामं दक्षेण सुमहात्मना । समं प्रवर्तितुं तासु समयं कृतवान् विधुः
anuruddho yathākāmaṃ dakṣeṇa sumahātmanā | samaṃ pravartituṃ tāsu samayaṃ kṛtavān vidhuḥ
Entreated as he wished by the great-souled Dakṣa, the moon made an agreement to behave equally toward them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.146
सममङ्गीकृते भावं तासु कर्तुं हिमांशुना । स्वं जगाम ततः स्थानं दक्षोऽपि मुनिसत्तमः
samamaṅgīkṛte bhāvaṃ tāsu kartuṃ himāṃśunā | svaṃ jagāma tataḥ sthānaṃ dakṣo'pi munisattamaḥ
When the cool-rayed one had agreed to hold equal affection toward them, Dakṣa too, best of sages, then went to his own abode.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.147
गते दक्षे मुनिश्रेष्ठे वैषम्यं तासु चन्द्रमाः । जहौ न भावं ताः शश्वत् कुपिताः पितरं गताः
gate dakṣe muniśreṣṭhe vaiṣamyaṃ tāsu candramāḥ | jahau na bhāvaṃ tāḥ śaśvat kupitāḥ pitaraṃ gatāḥ
When Dakṣa, best of sages, had gone, the moon did not give up his unequal feeling toward them; they, constantly angered, went to their father.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.148
ततो दक्षः पुनश्चन्द्रमनुरुध्य सुतान्तरे । समां वृत्तिं प्रतिश्राव्य वचनं चेदमब्रवीत्
tato dakṣaḥ punaścandramanurudhya sutāntare | samāṃ vṛttiṃ pratiśrāvya vacanaṃ cedamabravīt
Then Dakṣa, again entreating the moon in the matter of his daughters, and having had him promise equal treatment, spoke these words:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.149
न समं वर्तते चन्द्र सर्वास्वासु भवान् यदि । तदा शप्स्ये त्वहं तुभ्यं तस्मात् कुरु समंजसम्
na samaṃ vartate candra sarvāsvāsu bhavān yadi | tadā śapsye tvahaṃ tubhyaṃ tasmāt kuru samaṃjasam
"If you, Candra, do not behave equally toward all of these, then I shall curse you; therefore act rightly."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.150
ततो गते पुनर्दक्षे न समं वर्तते यदा । तासु चन्द्रस्तदा दक्षं पुनर्गत्वाश्रुवन् रुषा
tato gate punardakṣe na samaṃ vartate yadā | tāsu candrastadā dakṣaṃ punargatvāśruvan ruṣā
Then, when Dakṣa had gone again, when the moon did not behave equally toward them, they went again to Dakṣa and wept in anger.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KaP 20.151
न ते वचः सत्कुरुते नैवास्मासु प्रवर्तते । वयं तपश्चरिष्यामः स्थास्यामश्च तवान्तिके
na te vacaḥ satkurute naivāsmāsu pravartate | vayaṃ tapaścariṣyāmaḥ sthāsyāmaśca tavāntike
"He does not respect your word, nor does he approach us; we shall practise austerities and stay near you."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.152
तासामिति वचः श्रुत्वा कुपितः स महामुनिः । क्षयाय चन्द्रस्य पुनः शापायोत्सुकतां गतः
tāsāmiti vacaḥ śrutvā kupitaḥ sa mahāmuniḥ | kṣayāya candrasya punaḥ śāpāyotsukatāṃ gataḥ
Hearing this speech of theirs, that great sage, angered, became eager once more to curse the moon, so that he should waste away.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 20.153
शापायोद्युक्तमनसः कुपितस्य महामुने । क्षयो नाम महारोगो नासिकाग्राद्विनिर्गतः
śāpāyodyuktamanasaḥ kupitasya mahāmune | kṣayo nāma mahārogo nāsikāgrādvinirgataḥ
From the nose-tip of the angered great sage, whose mind was set upon cursing, there came forth a great disease named kṣaya (consumption).
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KaP 20.154
प्रेषितः स च चन्द्राय दक्षेण मुनिना ततः । प्रविष्टश्च ततो देहे क्षयितस्तेन चन्द्रमाः
preṣitaḥ sa ca candrāya dakṣeṇa muninā tataḥ | praviṣṭaśca tato dehe kṣayitastena candramāḥ
And it was then sent to the moon by the sage Dakṣa; and having entered his body, the moon was wasted away by it.
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KaP 20.155
क्षीणे चन्द्रे क्षयं याता ज्योत्स्नास्तस्य महात्मनः । क्षीणासु सर्वज्योत्स्नासु सर्वौषध्यः क्षयं गताः
kṣīṇe candre kṣayaṃ yātā jyotsnāstasya mahātmanaḥ | kṣīṇāsu sarvajyotsnāsu sarvauṣadhyaḥ kṣayaṃ gatāḥ
When the moon wasted, the moonbeams of that great one went to destruction; and when all the moonbeams had waned, all the herbs went to destruction.
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KaP 20.156
औषध्यभावाल्लोकेऽस्मिन् न यज्ञः सम्प्रवर्तते । यज्ञाभावादनावृष्टिस्ततः सर्वप्रजाक्षयः
auṣadhyabhāvālloke'smin na yajñaḥ sampravartate | yajñābhāvādanāvṛṣṭistataḥ sarvaprajākṣayaḥ
Because of the absence of herbs, sacrifice is not carried on in this world; from the absence of sacrifice comes drought, and from that the destruction of all creatures.
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KaP 20.157
यज्ञभागोपभोगेन हीनानां भवतां तथा । दुर्बलत्वं समुत्पन्नं विकारश्च स्वगोचरे
yajñabhāgopabhogena hīnānāṃ bhavatāṃ tathā | durbalatvaṃ samutpannaṃ vikāraśca svagocare
And so for you, deprived of the enjoyment of your shares in the sacrifice, weakness has arisen, and disorder in your own sphere.
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KaP 20.158
इति वः कथितं सर्वं यथाभूल्लोकविप्लवः । येनोपायेन तच्छान्तिस्तच्छृण्वन्तु सुरोत्तमाः
iti vaḥ kathitaṃ sarvaṃ yathābhūllokaviplavaḥ | yenopāyena tacchāntistacchṛṇvantu surottamāḥ
Thus all has been told to you, how the world's disruption came about; by what means it is quieted, let the best of gods hear that.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition