Kalika Purana — Chapter 23
KaP 23.1
कालिकापुराणम् त्रयोविंशोऽध्यायः अरुन्धतीविवाहवर्णनम् अथ कालिका पुराण अध्याय २३ ।। मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।। अथ सा ववृधे देवी तस्मिन् मुनिवराश्रमे । चन्द्रभागानदीतीरे तापसारण्यसंज्ञके
kālikāpurāṇam trayoviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ arundhatīvivāhavarṇanam atha kālikā purāṇa adhyāya 23 || mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || atha sā vavṛdhe devī tasmin munivarāśrame | candrabhāgānadītīre tāpasāraṇyasaṃjñake
The Kālikāpurāṇa, twenty-third chapter: the description of Arundhatī's marriage. Now the Kālikā Purāṇa, chapter 23. Mārkaṇḍeya said: Then that goddess grew up in that hermitage of the best of sages, on the bank of the river Candrabhāgā, in the place called Tāpasāraṇya (the Ascetics' Forest).
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KaP 23.2
यथा चन्द्रकला शुक्लपक्षे नित्यं विवर्धते । यथा ज्योत्स्ना तथा सापि प्राप वृद्धिमरुन्धती
yathā candrakalā śuklapakṣe nityaṃ vivardhate | yathā jyotsnā tathā sāpi prāpa vṛddhimarundhatī
Just as the crescent of the moon grows steadily in the bright fortnight, and as the moonlight does, so too did Arundhatī attain growth.
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KaP 23.3
सम्प्राप्ते पञ्चमे वर्षे चन्द्रभागां तदा गुणैः । तापसारण्यमपि सा पवित्रमकरोत् सती
samprāpte pañcame varṣe candrabhāgāṃ tadā guṇaiḥ | tāpasāraṇyamapi sā pavitramakarot satī
When her fifth year had come, that virtuous one made even the Candrabhāgā and the Tāpasāraṇya pure by her virtues.
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KaP 23.4
तत्र तीर्थं महापुण्यं मेधातिथिनिषेवितम् । क्रीडास्थानमरुन्धत्याः पूतं बाल्योचितं कृतम्
tatra tīrthaṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ medhātithiniṣevitam | krīḍāsthānamarundhatyāḥ pūtaṃ bālyocitaṃ kṛtam
There a most holy bathing-place, frequented by Medhātithi, was made pure — the playing-ground of Arundhatī, fitting for her childhood.
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KaP 23.5
अद्यापि तापसारण्ये चन्द्रभागानदीजले । अरुन्धतीतीर्थतोये स्नात्वा याति हरिं नरः
adyāpi tāpasāraṇye candrabhāgānadījale | arundhatītīrthatoye snātvā yāti hariṃ naraḥ
Even today, in the Tāpasāraṇya, in the water of the river Candrabhāgā, a man who bathes in the water of Arundhatī's bathing-place goes to Hari.
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KaP 23.6
कार्तिकं सकलं मासं चन्द्रभागानदीजले । स्रात्वा विष्णुगृहं गत्वा ह्यन्ते मोक्षमवाप्नुयात्
kārtikaṃ sakalaṃ māsaṃ candrabhāgānadījale | srātvā viṣṇugṛhaṃ gatvā hyante mokṣamavāpnuyāt
Having bathed in the water of the river Candrabhāgā for the whole month of Kārtika, one goes to Viṣṇu's house and at the end attains liberation.
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KaP 23.7
माघे मासि पौर्णमास्याममायां वा तथैव च । चन्द्रभागाजले स्नानं यस्तु कुर्यात् सकृत् सकृत्
māghe māsi paurṇamāsyāmamāyāṃ vā tathaiva ca | candrabhāgājale snānaṃ yastu kuryāt sakṛt sakṛt
In the month of Māgha, on the full-moon day or likewise on the new-moon day, whoever performs a bath in the water of the Candrabhāgā, even once,
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KaP 23.8
तस्य वंशे राजयक्ष्मा न कदाचिद् भविष्यति । देहान्ते चन्द्रभवनं गत्वा हरेर्गृहम्
tasya vaṃśe rājayakṣmā na kadācid bhaviṣyati | dehānte candrabhavanaṃ gatvā harergṛham
In his lineage consumption (rājayakṣmā) will never arise; and at the end of the body he goes to the mansion of the moon, the house of Hari.
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KaP 23.9
पुण्यक्षयादिहागत्य वेदज्ञो ब्राह्मणो भवेत् । चन्द्रभागाजलं पीत्वा चन्द्रलोकमवाप्नुयात्
puṇyakṣayādihāgatya vedajño brāhmaṇo bhavet | candrabhāgājalaṃ pītvā candralokamavāpnuyāt
Coming back here upon the exhaustion of his merit, he becomes a brahmin knowing the Veda; and by drinking the water of the Candrabhāgā he would attain the world of the moon.
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KaP 23.10
सकृत् स्नात्वा तु विधिवद्वाजिमेधायुतं लभेत्
sakṛt snātvā tu vidhivadvājimedhāyutaṃ labhet
But bathing (there) once according to the rule, one obtains (the fruit of) ten thousand horse-sacrifices.
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KaP 23.11
चन्द्रभागाजले स्नात्वा क्रीडन्ती बाल्यलीलया । पितुः समीपे तत्तीरे कदाचित्तामरुन्धतीम् । गच्छन्नाकाशमार्गेण ददर्श कमलासनः
candrabhāgājale snātvā krīḍantī bālyalīlayā | pituḥ samīpe tattīre kadācittāmarundhatīm | gacchannākāśamārgeṇa dadarśa kamalāsanaḥ
Once, as (she) was bathing in the water of the Candrabhāgā and playing with childish play near her father on that bank, the lotus-seated one (Brahmā), travelling by the path of the sky, saw that Arundhatī.
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KaP 23.12
अथावतीर्य भगवान् ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः । अरुन्धत्यास्तदा कालमुपदेशे ददर्श ह
athāvatīrya bhagavān brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ | arundhatyāstadā kālamupadeśe dadarśa ha
Then the lord Brahmā, the grandfather of the worlds, having descended, saw that the time for Arundhatī's instruction (had come).
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KaP 23.13
अथोवाच तदा ब्रह्मा मुनिभिः परिपूजितः । मेधातिथिप्रभृतिभिरुचितं तं महामुनिम्
athovāca tadā brahmā munibhiḥ paripūjitaḥ | medhātithiprabhṛtibhirucitaṃ taṃ mahāmunim
Then Brahmā, fully honoured by the sages beginning with Medhātithi, spoke to that great sage, (who was) worthy (of it).
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KaP 23.14
।। ब्रह्मोवाच ।। उपदेशस्य कालोऽयमरुन्धत्या महामुने । तस्मादेनां सतीनान्तु स्त्रीणां त्वं कुरु सन्निधिम्
|| brahmovāca || upadeśasya kālo'yamarundhatyā mahāmune | tasmādenāṃ satīnāntu strīṇāṃ tvaṃ kuru sannidhim
Brahmā said: Great sage, this is the time for Arundhatī's instruction; therefore place her in the presence of virtuous women.
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KaP 23.15
स्त्रिभिस्त्रियश्चोपदेश्याः काचिदन्यत्र विद्यते । बहुलायाश्च सावित्र्याः पुत्रीं त्वं स्थापयान्तिके
stribhistriyaścopadeśyāḥ kācidanyatra vidyate | bahulāyāśca sāvitryāḥ putrīṃ tvaṃ sthāpayāntike
Women are to be instructed by women; some other (means) exists elsewhere? Place your daughter beside Bahulā and Sāvitrī.
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KaP 23.16
तयोः संसर्गमासाद्य पुत्री तव महामुने । महागुणैश्वर्ययुता माचिरात् तु भविष्यति
tayoḥ saṃsargamāsādya putrī tava mahāmune | mahāguṇaiśvaryayutā mācirāt tu bhaviṣyati
Great sage, coming into association with those two, your daughter will before long be endowed with great virtues and sovereignty.
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KaP 23.17
मेधातिथिर्वचः श्रुत्वा ब्रह्मण: परमात्मनः । एवमेषेति प्रोवाच तं तदा मुनिसत्तमः
medhātithirvacaḥ śrutvā brahmaṇa: paramātmanaḥ | evameṣeti provāca taṃ tadā munisattamaḥ
Having heard the words of Brahmā, the supreme self, that best of sages then said to him, "So be it."
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KaP 23.18
ततो गते सुरश्रेष्ठे पुत्रीं मेधातिथिर्मुनिः । समादाय ययौ सूर्यभवनं प्रति तत्क्षणात्
tato gate suraśreṣṭhe putrīṃ medhātithirmuniḥ | samādāya yayau sūryabhavanaṃ prati tatkṣaṇāt
Then, when the best of gods had gone, the sage Medhātithi, taking his daughter, went that very moment toward the mansion of the sun.
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KaP 23.19
ददर्श तत्र सावित्रीं सूर्यमण्डलमध्यगाम् । पद्मासनगतां देवीमक्षमालाधरां सिताम्
dadarśa tatra sāvitrīṃ sūryamaṇḍalamadhyagām | padmāsanagatāṃ devīmakṣamālādharāṃ sitām
There he saw Sāvitrī, dwelling in the midst of the sun's orb, the goddess seated on a lotus seat, white, holding a rosary.
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KaP 23.20
दृष्टा सा तेन मुनिना निःसृत्य रविमण्डलात् । बहुलां सा गता तूर्णं प्रस्थं मानसभूभृत:
dṛṣṭā sā tena muninā niḥsṛtya ravimaṇḍalāt | bahulāṃ sā gatā tūrṇaṃ prasthaṃ mānasabhūbhṛta:
Seen by that sage, she came out of the sun's orb and went swiftly to Bahulā, to the tableland of the Mānasa mountain.
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KaP 23.21
प्रत्यहं तत्र सावित्री गायत्री बहुला तथा । सरस्वती च द्रुपदा पञ्चैता मानसाचले
pratyahaṃ tatra sāvitrī gāyatrī bahulā tathā | sarasvatī ca drupadā pañcaitā mānasācale
There every day Sāvitrī, Gāyatrī, and Bahulā, and Sarasvatī and Drupadā — these five (meet) on the Mānasa mountain.
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KaP 23.22
धर्माख्यानैस्तथा साध्वीः कथाः कृत्वा परस्परम् । स्वं स्वं स्थानं पुनर्यान्ति लोकानां हितकाम्यया
dharmākhyānaistathā sādhvīḥ kathāḥ kṛtvā parasparam | svaṃ svaṃ sthānaṃ punaryānti lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā
Those virtuous women, having made conversation with one another with narrations of dharma, go again each to her own place, out of desire for the welfare of the worlds.
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KaP 23.23
मेधातिथिस्तु ताः सर्वा दृष्ट्वैकत्र तपोधनः । मातृः सर्वस्य लोकस्य प्रणनाम पृथक् पृथक्
medhātithistu tāḥ sarvā dṛṣṭvaikatra tapodhanaḥ | mātṛḥ sarvasya lokasya praṇanāma pṛthak pṛthak
But Medhātithi, rich in austerity, seeing them all in one place — the mothers of the whole world — bowed to each one separately.
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KaP 23.24
उवाच च स ताः सर्वा ऋषिः श्लक्ष्णं तपोधनः । ससाध्वसो विस्मितश्च तासामेकत्र दर्शनात्
uvāca ca sa tāḥ sarvā ṛṣiḥ ślakṣṇaṃ tapodhanaḥ | sasādhvaso vismitaśca tāsāmekatra darśanāt
And that seer, rich in austerity, spoke gently to them all, awed and amazed at seeing them in one place.
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KaP 23.25
।। मेधातिथिरुवाच ।। मातः सावित्रि बहुले मत्पुत्रीयं महायशाः । कालोऽयमुपदेशेऽस्यास्तदर्थमहमागतः
|| medhātithiruvāca || mātaḥ sāvitri bahule matputrīyaṃ mahāyaśāḥ | kālo'yamupadeśe'syāstadarthamahamāgataḥ
Medhātithi said: Mother Sāvitrī, Bahulā — this is my daughter, of great renown; this is the time for her instruction, and for that purpose I have come.
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KaP 23.26
जगत्स्रष्ट्रा समादिष्टा प्रयातु तव शिष्यताम् । एषा तेन भवत्पार्श्वमानीता पुत्रिका मम
jagatsraṣṭrā samādiṣṭā prayātu tava śiṣyatām | eṣā tena bhavatpārśvamānītā putrikā mama
She has been directed by the creator of the world: "Let her go into your pupilship"; for that reason this daughter of mine has been brought to your side.
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KaP 23.27
सौचारित्र्यं यथास्याः स्यात्तथैनां बालिकां मम । युवां विनयतं देव्यौ मातर्मातर्नमोऽस्तु वाम्
saucāritryaṃ yathāsyāḥ syāttathaināṃ bālikāṃ mama | yuvāṃ vinayataṃ devyau mātarmātarnamo'stu vām
Train this girl of mine, you two goddesses, in such a way that she may have good conduct; mother, mother, homage be to you both.
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KaP 23.28
अथोवाच तदा देवी सावित्री मुनिसत्तमम् । स्मितपूर्वं बहुलया सहिता ताञ्च बालिकाम्
athovāca tadā devī sāvitrī munisattamam | smitapūrvaṃ bahulayā sahitā tāñca bālikām
Then the goddess Sāvitrī, together with Bahulā, spoke with a smile to the best of sages and to that girl.
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KaP 23.29
।। ते ऊचतुः ।। ब्रह्मन् विष्णोः प्रसादेन सुचरित्रा भवत्सुता । पूर्वमेव मुने भूता तदुद्देशेन किं पुनः
|| te ūcatuḥ || brahman viṣṇoḥ prasādena sucaritrā bhavatsutā | pūrvameva mune bhūtā taduddeśena kiṃ punaḥ
The two of them said: Brahman, by Viṣṇu's grace your daughter is of good conduct; she was so already before, sage — what need, then, of instruction to that end?
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KaP 23.30
किं त्वहं ब्रह्मवाक्येण बहुला च महासती । विनेष्यावस्तव सुतां धीरा स्यान्नचिराद् यथा
kiṃ tvahaṃ brahmavākyeṇa bahulā ca mahāsatī | vineṣyāvastava sutāṃ dhīrā syānnacirād yathā
Still, at Brahmā's word I and Bahulā, the greatly chaste one, shall train your daughter, so that she may soon become steadfast.
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KaP 23.31
ब्रह्मण: पूर्वदुहिता भवतस्तु तपोवलात् । तथा विष्णोः प्रसादेन सुता तेऽभूदरुन्धती
brahmaṇa: pūrvaduhitā bhavatastu tapovalāt | tathā viṣṇoḥ prasādena sutā te'bhūdarundhatī
She was formerly the daughter of Brahmā, but by the power of your austerity, and likewise by Viṣṇu's grace, Arundhatī became your daughter.
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KaP 23.32
कुलं पुनाति भवतः सत्यसौ वर्धयिष्यति । लोकानामथ देवानां शिवमेषा करिष्यति
kulaṃ punāti bhavataḥ satyasau vardhayiṣyati | lokānāmatha devānāṃ śivameṣā kariṣyati
She purifies your family; this true one will make it increase; and she will bring about the welfare of the worlds and of the gods.
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KaP 23.33
।। मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।। अथ ताभिर्विसृष्टः स मुनिर्मेधातिथिः सुताम् । आश्वास्यारुन्धतीं नत्वा ताः स्वस्थानं जगाम ह
|| mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || atha tābhirvisṛṣṭaḥ sa munirmedhātithiḥ sutām | āśvāsyārundhatīṃ natvā tāḥ svasthānaṃ jagāma ha
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Then that sage Medhātithi, dismissed by them, having comforted his daughter Arundhatī and bowed to them, went to his own place.
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KaP 23.34
गते तस्मिन् मुनिवरे सह ताभ्यामरुन्धती । मातृभ्यामिव निर्भीता पालिता मोदमाप सा
gate tasmin munivare saha tābhyāmarundhatī | mātṛbhyāmiva nirbhītā pālitā modamāpa sā
When that best of sages had gone, Arundhatī, guarded by those two as if by mothers, was without fear and obtained delight.
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KaP 23.35
कदाचित् सह सावित्र्या रात्रौ याति रवेर्गृहम् । तथा बहुलया याति शक्रगेहं कदाचन
kadācit saha sāvitryā rātrau yāti ravergṛham | tathā bahulayā yāti śakragehaṃ kadācana
Sometimes, with Sāvitrī, she goes by night to the house of the sun; likewise, with Bahulā, she sometimes goes to Śakra's house.
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KaP 23.36
एवं ताभ्यां समं देवी विहरन्ती सुरालये । निनाय दिव्यमानेन सा सप्त परिवत्सरान्
evaṃ tābhyāṃ samaṃ devī viharantī surālaye | nināya divyamānena sā sapta parivatsarān
Thus the goddess, roaming with those two in the abode of the gods, passed seven years by divine reckoning.
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KaP 23.37
ताभ्यां तथोपविष्टा सा स्त्रीधर्ममचिरात् सती । सर्वं ज्ञातवती भूता सावित्री- बहुलाधिका
tābhyāṃ tathopaviṣṭā sā strīdharmamacirāt satī | sarvaṃ jñātavatī bhūtā sāvitrī- bahulādhikā
Dwelling thus with those two, that chaste one soon came to know the whole duty of women, having become superior to Sāvitrī and Bahulā.
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KaP 23.38
अथ तस्यास्तदा काले सम्प्राप्ते उचितेऽभवत् । शोभनो यौवनोद्भेदः पद्मिनीनां रुचिर्यथा
atha tasyāstadā kāle samprāpte ucite'bhavat | śobhano yauvanodbhedaḥ padminīnāṃ ruciryathā
Then, when the fitting time had come for her, there was a beautiful bursting forth of youth, like the loveliness of lotus-plants.
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KaP 23.39
उद्भूत-यौवना सा तु वसिष्ठं मानसाचले । विहरन्ती ददशैँकं चारुतेजस्विनं मुनिम्
udbhūta-yauvanā sā tu vasiṣṭhaṃ mānasācale | viharantī dadaśai~kaṃ cārutejasvinaṃ munim
But she, her youth now come forth, while roaming on Mount Mānasa, saw a certain sage of lovely splendour, Vasiṣṭha.
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KaP 23.40
दृष्ट्वा तमिच्छयाञ्चक्रे कामभावेन सा सती । बालसूर्यप्रभं चारुरूपं ब्रह्मश्रिया युतम्
dṛṣṭvā tamicchayāñcakre kāmabhāvena sā satī | bālasūryaprabhaṃ cārurūpaṃ brahmaśriyā yutam
Seeing him, radiant as the newly risen sun, of lovely form, endowed with the splendour of brahman, that chaste one desired him with feelings of love.
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KaP 23.41
अथ सोऽपि महातेजा वसिष्ठो वरवर्णिनीम् । दृष्टैवोद्भूतमदनो वीक्षाञ्चके त्वरुन्धतीम्
atha so'pi mahātejā vasiṣṭho varavarṇinīm | dṛṣṭaivodbhūtamadano vīkṣāñcake tvarundhatīm
Then he too, Vasiṣṭha of great splendour, the moment he saw that woman of fair colour, with desire arisen in him, gazed upon Arundhatī.
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KaP 23.42
तयोः परस्परं दृष्ट्वा ववृधे हृच्छयो महान् । अमर्यादं द्विजश्रेष्ठाः प्राकृते मदनो यथा
tayoḥ parasparaṃ dṛṣṭvā vavṛdhe hṛcchayo mahān | amaryādaṃ dvijaśreṣṭhāḥ prākṛte madano yathā
When the two had seen each other, a great love-longing grew in them beyond all bounds, O best of the twice-born, as passion does in an ordinary person.
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KaP 23.43
अथ धैर्यं समालम्व्य तथा मेधातिथेः सुता । आत्मानं धारयामास मनश्च मदनेरितम्
atha dhairyaṃ samālamvya tathā medhātitheḥ sutā | ātmānaṃ dhārayāmāsa manaśca madaneritam
Then, taking hold of firmness, the daughter of Medhātithi restrained herself and her mind, which was driven by desire.
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KaP 23.44
वसिष्ठोऽपि महातेजा धैर्यमालम्ब्य चात्मनः । मनः संस्तम्भयामास मदनोन्मथितं ततः
vasiṣṭho'pi mahātejā dhairyamālambya cātmanaḥ | manaḥ saṃstambhayāmāsa madanonmathitaṃ tataḥ
Vasiṣṭha too, of great splendour, taking hold of his own firmness, then made his mind, agitated by desire, stand still.
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KaP 23.45
अरुन्धती ततो देवी विहाय मुनिसन्निधिम् । जगाम यत्र सावित्री निन्दन्ती स्वं मनोरथम्
arundhatī tato devī vihāya munisannidhim | jagāma yatra sāvitrī nindantī svaṃ manoratham
Then the goddess Arundhatī, leaving the sage's presence, went to where Sāvitrī was, reproaching her own longing.
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KaP 23.46
बाध्यमानातिदुःखेन मानसेन महासती । सतीभावः परित्यक्तश्चिन्तयन्ती मयेति वै
bādhyamānātiduḥkhena mānasena mahāsatī | satībhāvaḥ parityaktaścintayantī mayeti vai
That greatly chaste one, oppressed by exceeding mental pain, thinking: "My chaste nature has indeed been abandoned by me" —
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KaP 23.47
तस्या मनोजदुःखेन विवर्णमभवन्मुखम् । शरीरं सकलं म्लानं गतिश्च वलिताभवत्
tasyā manojaduḥkhena vivarṇamabhavanmukham | śarīraṃ sakalaṃ mlānaṃ gatiśca valitābhavat
Her face grew pale with the sorrow born of desire, her whole body withered, and her gait became unsteady.
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KaP 23.48
इदं विममृषे सा च गर्हयन्ती स्वकं मनः । मृणालतन्तुवत् सूक्ष्मा छिन्ना च तत्क्षणादपि
idaṃ vimamṛṣe sā ca garhayantī svakaṃ manaḥ | mṛṇālatantuvat sūkṣmā chinnā ca tatkṣaṇādapi
And she pondered this, blaming her own mind: "(A woman's constancy is) as fine as a lotus-fibre thread, and it is severed in that very instant."
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KaP 23.49
स्थिति: सतीनामल्पेन चापल्येनैव नश्यति । इति स्त्रीधर्ममध्याप्य मामाह चरितव्रता । सावित्री सारमेतद् हि सतीधर्मस्य चोद्धृतम्
sthiti: satīnāmalpena cāpalyenaiva naśyati | iti strīdharmamadhyāpya māmāha caritavratā | sāvitrī sārametad hi satīdharmasya coddhṛtam
"The standing (of chaste women) perishes by even a slight fickleness" — thus, having taught me the duty of women, Sāvitrī of fulfilled vows said to me: "This indeed is the essence, extracted, of the duty of chaste women."
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KaP 23.50
तदद्य नाशितं पुंसि परकीये मनोरथम् । वर्द्धयन्त्या तदा किं मे परत्रेह भविष्यति
tadadya nāśitaṃ puṃsi parakīye manoratham | varddhayantyā tadā kiṃ me paratreha bhaviṣyati
"So today, when I have let my desire grow toward a man belonging to another, what then will become of me here and hereafter?"
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KaP 23.51
इति सञ्चिन्तयन्ती सा पुत्री मेधातिथेस्तदा । दुःखार्ता बहुलां देवी सावित्रीं चाससाद ह
iti sañcintayantī sā putrī medhātithestadā | duḥkhārtā bahulāṃ devī sāvitrīṃ cāsasāda ha
Thinking thus, the daughter of Medhātithi, afflicted with sorrow, then approached the goddess Sāvitrī often (or: approached Bahulā and Sāvitrī).
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KaP 23.52
तथाविधान्तु तां दृष्ट्वा विवर्णवदनां सतीम् । ध्यानचिन्तापरा भूत्वा सावित्री विममर्ष ह
tathāvidhāntu tāṃ dṛṣṭvā vivarṇavadanāṃ satīm | dhyānacintāparā bhūtvā sāvitrī vimamarṣa ha
But seeing that chaste woman in such a state, her face discoloured, Sāvitrī, becoming absorbed in meditation and reflection, pondered.
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KaP 23.53
विमृष्य दिव्यज्ञानेन सर्वं ज्ञातवती सती । वसिष्ठेन त्वरुन्धत्या यथाभुद्दर्शनं तथा
vimṛṣya divyajñānena sarvaṃ jñātavatī satī | vasiṣṭhena tvarundhatyā yathābhuddarśanaṃ tathā
Having pondered, the chaste one came to know everything by divine knowledge: how the meeting of Vasiṣṭha and Arundhatī had come about,
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KaP 23.54
यथा तयोः सम्प्रवृद्धो मनोजश्चातिदुःसहः । मुखवैवर्ण्यहेतुश्च सावित्री दिव्यदर्शिनी
yathā tayoḥ sampravṛddho manojaścātiduḥsahaḥ | mukhavaivarṇyahetuśca sāvitrī divyadarśinī
and how the love arising in the two of them had grown exceedingly hard to bear, and (was) the cause of the pallor of the face — she, Sāvitrī, of divine sight.
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KaP 23.55
अथ मेधातिथेः पुत्र्या मूर्ध्नि हस्तं निवेश्य सा । इदमाह महादेवी सावित्री चरितव्रता
atha medhātitheḥ putryā mūrdhni hastaṃ niveśya sā | idamāha mahādevī sāvitrī caritavratā
Then, placing her hand on the head of Medhātithi's daughter, the great goddess Sāvitrī, of fulfilled vows, said this:
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KaP 23.56
वत्से तव मुखं कस्माद्भिन्नवर्णमभूदिदम् । छिन्ननालं यथापद्मं सूर्यांशुपरितापितम्
vatse tava mukhaṃ kasmādbhinnavarṇamabhūdidam | chinnanālaṃ yathāpadmaṃ sūryāṃśuparitāpitam
"Child, why has this face of yours become altered in colour, like a lotus whose stalk is cut and which is scorched by the sun's rays?
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KaP 23.57
कथं शरीरमभवत् म्लानं ते गुणवत्तमे । यथा निशापतेर्विम्बं तनुकृष्णाभ्रसंवृतम्
kathaṃ śarīramabhavat mlānaṃ te guṇavattame | yathā niśāpatervimbaṃ tanukṛṣṇābhrasaṃvṛtam
How has your body become withered, O most virtuous one, like the disc of the lord of night covered by a thin dark cloud?
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KaP 23.58
अन्तर्मनश्च ते भद्रे सचिन्तमिव लक्ष्यते । तन्मे कथय ते गुह्यं नैतच्चेद्दुः खकारणम्
antarmanaśca te bhadre sacintamiva lakṣyate | tanme kathaya te guhyaṃ naitaccedduḥ khakāraṇam
And your inner mind, good lady, appears as if troubled with anxiety. So tell me your secret, if this is not (something whose telling would be) a cause of pain.
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KaP 23.59
।। मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।। अथ साधोमुखी भूत्वा किञ्चिन्नोवाच लज्जया । सावित्रीं मातरं गुर्वीं तथा पृष्टाप्यरुन्धती
|| mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || atha sādhomukhī bhūtvā kiñcinnovāca lajjayā | sāvitrīṃ mātaraṃ gurvīṃ tathā pṛṣṭāpyarundhatī
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Then, with her face downcast, Arundhatī said nothing out of shame, though thus questioned by her venerable mother Sāvitrī.
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KaP 23.60
यदा नोक्तवती किञ्चित्तदा मेधातिथेः सुता । स्वयं प्रकाशन सावित्री तामुवाच तपस्विनी
yadā noktavatī kiñcittadā medhātitheḥ sutā | svayaṃ prakāśana sāvitrī tāmuvāca tapasvinī
When Medhātithi's daughter said nothing, then the ascetic Sāvitrī, revealing (it) herself, said to her:
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KaP 23.61
वत्से योऽसौ त्वया दृष्टो मुनिर्भास्करसन्निभः । स वसिष्ठो ब्रह्मसुतस्तव स्वामी भविष्यति । तव तस्य च दाम्पत्यं पुरा धात्रैव निर्मितम्
vatse yo'sau tvayā dṛṣṭo munirbhāskarasannibhaḥ | sa vasiṣṭho brahmasutastava svāmī bhaviṣyati | tava tasya ca dāmpatyaṃ purā dhātraiva nirmitam
"Child, that sage whom you saw, resembling the sun — he is Vasiṣṭha, the son of Brahmā; he will be your husband. Your marriage with him was arranged long ago by the Creator himself.
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KaP 23.62
अतस्तव सतीभावो न हीनस्तस्य दर्शनात् । यद्वा तवाभूद्धृदयं सकामं तस्य दर्शनात् । न तद्दोषकरं पुत्रि मनोदुःखं ततस्त्यज
atastava satībhāvo na hīnastasya darśanāt | yadvā tavābhūddhṛdayaṃ sakāmaṃ tasya darśanāt | na taddoṣakaraṃ putri manoduḥkhaṃ tatastyaja
Therefore your state of chastity is not diminished by your seeing him. Or if your heart became filled with desire at the sight of him, that does no harm, daughter; so give up your grief of mind.
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KaP 23.63
त्वया परं तपः कृत्वा पूर्वजन्मनि शोभने । वृतः स एव दयितः सकामस्तेन स त्वयि
tvayā paraṃ tapaḥ kṛtvā pūrvajanmani śobhane | vṛtaḥ sa eva dayitaḥ sakāmastena sa tvayi
Having performed extreme austerity in a former birth, O lovely one, you chose that very beloved one; by that, he too is desirous of you.
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KaP 23.64
शृणु पूर्वं त्वया वत्से वसिष्ठोऽयं वृतः पतिः । यथा तपः कृतं तत्र येन भावेन सन्ततम्
śṛṇu pūrvaṃ tvayā vatse vasiṣṭho'yaṃ vṛtaḥ patiḥ | yathā tapaḥ kṛtaṃ tatra yena bhāvena santatam
Listen, child, to how formerly this Vasiṣṭha was chosen by you as husband, how austerity was performed there, and with what constant disposition."
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KaP 23.65
।। मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।। इत्युक्त्वा सा च सावित्री यथा सन्ध्याभवत् पुरा । कृतं तपो यदर्थन्तु चन्द्रभागाह्वये गिरौ
|| mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || ityuktvā sā ca sāvitrī yathā sandhyābhavat purā | kṛtaṃ tapo yadarthantu candrabhāgāhvaye girau
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Having said this, Sāvitrī (told) how formerly she had become Sandhyā, and for what purpose austerity was performed on the mountain named Candrabhāga;
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KaP 23.66
वसिष्ठेन तथा पूर्वं वर्णिरूपेण वेधसः । वचनादुपदिष्टा सा तपश्चर्यां दुरत्ययाम्
vasiṣṭhena tathā pūrvaṃ varṇirūpeṇa vedhasaḥ | vacanādupadiṣṭā sā tapaścaryāṃ duratyayām
and how formerly, by Vasiṣṭha in the form of a religious student, at the word of the Creator, she was instructed in the practice of austerity hard to accomplish;
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KaP 23.67
यथा प्रसन्नो भगवान् विष्णुः प्रत्यक्षतां गतः । वरं यथा ददौ तस्यै मर्यादा स्थापिता यथा
yathā prasanno bhagavān viṣṇuḥ pratyakṣatāṃ gataḥ | varaṃ yathā dadau tasyai maryādā sthāpitā yathā
how the Lord Viṣṇu, being pleased, became visible, how he granted her a boon, and how the (proper) limit was established;
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KaP 23.68
यथा वा वाञ्छितः स्वामी वसिष्ठः स तया मुनिः । मेधातिथेर्यथा यज्ञे वह्नौ त्यक्तं तया वपुः
yathā vā vāñchitaḥ svāmī vasiṣṭhaḥ sa tayā muniḥ | medhātitheryathā yajñe vahnau tyaktaṃ tayā vapuḥ
and how that sage Vasiṣṭha was chosen by her as her husband; how at Medhātithi's sacrifice her body was given up by her into the fire;
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KaP 23.69
यथा तत्तनया जाता तस्यैतद्विस्तरात् तदा । सावित्री कथयामास क्रमाद् बहुलया सह
yathā tattanayā jātā tasyaitadvistarāt tadā | sāvitrī kathayāmāsa kramād bahulayā saha
and how she was born as his daughter — all this Sāvitrī then related in order, at length, together with Bahulā.
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KaP 23.70
अथ तस्याः वचः श्रुत्वा यदभूत् पूर्वजन्मनि
atha tasyāḥ vacaḥ śrutvā yadabhūt pūrvajanmani
Then, having heard her account of what had happened in (her) former birth —
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KaP 23.71
तच्छ्रुत्वा वै तदा ज्ञातं मम सर्वं मनोगतम्
tacchrutvā vai tadā jñātaṃ mama sarvaṃ manogatam
"Hearing that, everything in my mind became known then."
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KaP 23.72
इत्यतीवत्रपां प्राप्य सातीवाभूदधोमुखी । सावित्रीवचनाद्भूता पूर्वजन्मस्मरा च सा
ityatīvatrapāṃ prāpya sātīvābhūdadhomukhī | sāvitrīvacanādbhūtā pūrvajanmasmarā ca sā
So saying, overcome with extreme shame, she stood with her face much cast down; and through Sāvitrī's words she came to recall her former birth.
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KaP 23.73
तथैवाधोमुखी भूत्वा यद्वृत्तं पूर्वजन्मनि । तस्य सर्वस्य सस्मार दिव्यज्ञारुन्धती तदा
tathaivādhomukhī bhūtvā yadvṛttaṃ pūrvajanmani | tasya sarvasya sasmāra divyajñārundhatī tadā
Remaining thus with face downcast, Arundhatī, (now) possessed of divine knowledge, then remembered all that had occurred in her former birth.
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KaP 23.74
पूर्वं विष्णुप्रसादेन सा भूत्वा दिव्यदर्शिनी । अधुना बाल्यभावेन प्रच्छन्ना दिव्यदर्शना
pūrvaṃ viṣṇuprasādena sā bhūtvā divyadarśinī | adhunā bālyabhāvena pracchannā divyadarśanā
Formerly, by Viṣṇu's grace, she had become one of divine sight; but now, on account of her childhood condition, her divine vision was covered over.
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KaP 23.75
सावित्रीवचनान्श्रुत्वा वृत्तान्तं पूर्वजन्मनः । प्रत्यक्षमिव तत् सर्वं पूर्वज्ञानमवाप सा
sāvitrīvacanānśrutvā vṛttāntaṃ pūrvajanmanaḥ | pratyakṣamiva tat sarvaṃ pūrvajñānamavāpa sā
Having heard from Sāvitrī's words the account of her former birth, she regained all that former knowledge, as if it were before her very eyes.
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KaP 23.76
अवाप्य पूर्वं ज्ञानं तद्यद्दत्तं विष्णुना पुरा । वसिष्ठोऽयं वृतः स्वामी मया वै पूर्वजन्मनि
avāpya pūrvaṃ jñānaṃ tadyaddattaṃ viṣṇunā purā | vasiṣṭho'yaṃ vṛtaḥ svāmī mayā vai pūrvajanmani
Regaining that former knowledge which had been granted by Viṣṇu long ago, (she knew:) "This Vasiṣṭha was chosen by me as husband in my former birth."
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KaP 23.77
इति ज्ञातवती देवी सामोदारुन्धती स्वयम् । वसिष्ठदर्शनोद्भूते पूर्वं तस्यास्तु हृच्छये
iti jñātavatī devī sāmodārundhatī svayam | vasiṣṭhadarśanodbhūte pūrvaṃ tasyāstu hṛcchaye
Having known this, the goddess Arundhatī herself became glad; and as for the love-longing that had earlier arisen in her at the sight of Vasiṣṭha,
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KaP 23.78
यथातंकः समुत्पन्नः सतीत्वस्य निवारणे । तञ्च स्वयं सा तत्याज तदा मेधातिथेः सुता
yathātaṃkaḥ samutpannaḥ satītvasya nivāraṇe | tañca svayaṃ sā tatyāja tadā medhātitheḥ sutā
and the pain that had arisen in the checking of her chastity — that too she, Medhātithi's daughter, then gave up of her own accord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KaP 23.79
त्यक्तचिन्तां ततस्तान्तु विज्ञायारुंधती सतीम् । सावित्री सूर्यभवनं तया सार्धं जगाम ह
tyaktacintāṃ tatastāntu vijñāyāruṃdhatī satīm | sāvitrī sūryabhavanaṃ tayā sārdhaṃ jagāma ha
Then, recognizing her as a chaste woman who had given up her anxiety, Sāvitrī went with her to the abode of the Sun.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 23.80
अरुन्धतीं निवेश्याथ सावित्रीं सूर्यमन्दिरे । जगाम ब्रह्मभवनं सर्वज्ञा सासतीवरा
arundhatīṃ niveśyātha sāvitrīṃ sūryamandire | jagāma brahmabhavanaṃ sarvajñā sāsatīvarā
Then, having settled Arundhatī in the Sun's mansion, Sāvitrī, the omniscient, foremost of chaste women, went to Brahmā's abode.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 23.81
अथ प्रणम्य ब्रह्माणं पृष्टा तेनैव तत्क्षणात् । इदं जगाद सावित्री ब्रह्माणममितौजसम्
atha praṇamya brahmāṇaṃ pṛṣṭā tenaiva tatkṣaṇāt | idaṃ jagāda sāvitrī brahmāṇamamitaujasam
Then, having bowed to Brahmā and being questioned by him that very instant, Sāvitrī spoke this to Brahmā of measureless power:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 23.82
।। सावित्र्युवाच ।। भगवन् जगतां नाथ वसिष्ठं भवतः सुतम् । मानसस्य गिरेः सानौ ददर्शारुन्धती सती
|| sāvitryuvāca || bhagavan jagatāṃ nātha vasiṣṭhaṃ bhavataḥ sutam | mānasasya gireḥ sānau dadarśārundhatī satī
Sāvitrī said: Lord, master of the worlds, the chaste Arundhatī beheld Vasiṣṭha, your son, on the ridge of Mount Mānasa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 23.83
तयोर्दर्शनमात्रेण ववृधे हृच्छयो महान् । परस्परं तौ स्पृहयाञ्चक्रतुश्च प्रजापते
tayordarśanamātreṇa vavṛdhe hṛcchayo mahān | parasparaṃ tau spṛhayāñcakratuśca prajāpate
By the mere sight of each other a great love-longing grew in those two, and they came to desire one another, O Prajāpati.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 23.84
ततो धैर्यात्तु संस्तभ्य मनोजं तौ सुदुःखितौ । विमनस्कौ गतौ स्थानं लज्जितौ तौ स्वकं स्वकम्
tato dhairyāttu saṃstabhya manojaṃ tau suduḥkhitau | vimanaskau gatau sthānaṃ lajjitau tau svakaṃ svakam
Then, restraining by firmness that mind-born (passion), the two, deeply pained, dejected and ashamed, went each to their own place.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 23.85
एवम्प्रवृत्ते ययोग्यं तदा त्वेतद्विधीयताम् । आयत्याञ्च सुरश्रेष्ठ लोकानां हितकाम्यया
evampravṛtte yayogyaṃ tadā tvetadvidhīyatām | āyatyāñca suraśreṣṭha lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā
Since matters have come to this, let what is fitting now be ordained, and for the time to come as well, O best of gods, out of desire for the welfare of the worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 23.86
।। मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।। इति श्रुत्वा वचस्तस्याः ब्रह्मा सर्वजगद्गुरुः । ददर्श दिव्यज्ञानेन प्रवृत्तिं भाविकर्मणः
|| mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || iti śrutvā vacastasyāḥ brahmā sarvajagadguruḥ | dadarśa divyajñānena pravṛttiṃ bhāvikarmaṇaḥ
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Having heard these words of hers, Brahmā, the teacher of all the worlds, saw by divine knowledge the course of what was to come.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 23.87
इदञ्च स्वागतं प्रोचे तदा लोकपितामहः । तयोर्दाम्पत्यभावस्य कालोऽयं समुपस्थितः । अतो लोकहितार्थाय यास्येऽहं तत्प्रवृत्तये
idañca svāgataṃ proce tadā lokapitāmahaḥ | tayordāmpatyabhāvasya kālo'yaṃ samupasthitaḥ | ato lokahitārthāya yāsye'haṃ tatpravṛttaye
And then the grandfather of the worlds spoke this welcome (word): "This time has arrived for their becoming husband and wife; therefore, for the good of the worlds, I shall go to bring it about."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 23.88
इति निश्चत्य मनसा सावित्रीसहितो विधिः । जगाम मानसप्रस्थं यत्राभूद्दर्शनं तयोः
iti niścatya manasā sāvitrīsahito vidhiḥ | jagāma mānasaprasthaṃ yatrābhūddarśanaṃ tayoḥ
Having thus resolved in his mind, the Ordainer (Brahmā) together with Sāvitrī went to the Mānasa plateau, where the meeting of those two took place.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 23.89
पितामहे तत्र याते शर्वः सुरगणैर्युतः । नन्दिभृंगिप्रभृतिभिः समायातो वृषध्वजः
pitāmahe tatra yāte śarvaḥ suragaṇairyutaḥ | nandibhṛṃgiprabhṛtibhiḥ samāyāto vṛṣadhvajaḥ
When the Grandfather had gone there, Śarva (Śiva), accompanied by the hosts of gods and by Nandin, Bhṛṅgin and the rest, the bull-bannered one, also came.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 23.90
भगवान् वासुदेवोऽपि ब्रह्मणा परिचिन्तितः । भक्त्या सोऽपि जगन्नाथः शङ्खचक्रगदाधरः । स्थितौ ब्रह्माहरौ यत्र तत्रैव स्वयमागतः
bhagavān vāsudevo'pi brahmaṇā paricintitaḥ | bhaktyā so'pi jagannāthaḥ śaṅkhacakragadādharaḥ | sthitau brahmāharau yatra tatraiva svayamāgataḥ
The blessed Vāsudeva too, being thought upon with devotion by Brahmā — he too, the Lord of the world, bearer of conch, discus and mace, came himself to that very place where Brahmā and Hara were standing.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 23.91
अथ ते जगतां नाथाः ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वराः । नारदं प्रेषयामासुर्दूतं मेधातिथिं प्रति
atha te jagatāṃ nāthāḥ brahmaviṣṇumaheśvarāḥ | nāradaṃ preṣayāmāsurdūtaṃ medhātithiṃ prati
Then those lords of the worlds, Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara, sent Nārada as a messenger to Medhātithi.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 23.92
याहि द्रुतं नारद त्वं चन्द्रभागाह्वयं गिरिम् । मुनिस्तस्योपत्यकायामास्ते मेधातिथि: परः
yāhi drutaṃ nārada tvaṃ candrabhāgāhvayaṃ girim | munistasyopatyakāyāmāste medhātithi: paraḥ
"Go quickly, Nārada, to the mountain named Candrabhāgā; in its lower slopes dwells the eminent sage Medhātithi.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 23.93
तमानय यथाकाममस्माकं वचनात् स्वयम् । मेधातिथिं समादाय भवानागच्छतु द्रुतम्
tamānaya yathākāmamasmākaṃ vacanāt svayam | medhātithiṃ samādāya bhavānāgacchatu drutam
Bring him here at (his) pleasure, by our word, yourself; taking Medhātithi with you, let your honour come quickly."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 23.94
ब्रह्मादीनां वचः श्रुत्वा नारदोऽपि द्रुतं ययौ । मेधातिथिं समानेतुं महाकार्यस्य सिद्धये
brahmādīnāṃ vacaḥ śrutvā nārado'pi drutaṃ yayau | medhātithiṃ samānetuṃ mahākāryasya siddhaye
Having heard the words of Brahmā and the others, Nārada too went swiftly, to bring Medhātithi, for the accomplishment of the great task.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 23.95
मेधातिथिं समादाय ययौ मानसपर्वतम्
medhātithiṃ samādāya yayau mānasaparvatam
Taking Medhātithi along, he went to Mount Mānasa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 23.96
सेन्द्रा देवगणाः सर्वे मुनयश्च तपोधनाः । साध्या विद्याधरा यक्षा गन्धर्वाश्च समागताः
sendrā devagaṇāḥ sarve munayaśca tapodhanāḥ | sādhyā vidyādharā yakṣā gandharvāśca samāgatāḥ
All the hosts of gods with Indra, and the sages rich in austerity, the Sādhyas, Vidyādharas, Yakṣas and Gandharvas came together.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 23.97
देवाश्च सर्वे देव्यश्च ये देवानुचरास्तथा । ते सर्वे मानसप्रस्थं याताश्चान्ये च जन्तवः
devāśca sarve devyaśca ye devānucarāstathā | te sarve mānasaprasthaṃ yātāścānye ca jantavaḥ
And all the gods and the goddesses, and those who are the attendants of the gods — all of them went to the Mānasa plateau, and other creatures too.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 23.98
अथ भूते समाजे तु देवानां कमलासनः । मेधातिथिं मुनिं वाक्यमिदमाहातिदेशयन्
atha bhūte samāje tu devānāṃ kamalāsanaḥ | medhātithiṃ muniṃ vākyamidamāhātideśayan
Then, when the assembly of the gods had come to be, the lotus-seated one (Brahmā) spoke this word to the sage Medhātithi, instructing (him).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 23.99
।। ब्रह्मोवाच ।। मेधातिथे वसिष्ठाय पुत्रीं ते चरितव्रताम् । देहि ब्राह्मेण विधिना समाजे त्रिदिवौकसाम्
|| brahmovāca || medhātithe vasiṣṭhāya putrīṃ te caritavratām | dehi brāhmeṇa vidhinā samāje tridivaukasām
Brahmā said: Medhātithi, give your daughter, who has fulfilled her vows, to Vasiṣṭha by the Brāhma rite, in the assembly of the dwellers of heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 23.100
बधूवरत्वमनयोः पूर्वं सृष्टं मयैव हि । हरिणा चाप्यनुज्ञातं कर्म चैतत् समञ्जसम्
badhūvaratvamanayoḥ pūrvaṃ sṛṣṭaṃ mayaiva hi | hariṇā cāpyanujñātaṃ karma caitat samañjasam
For their state of bride and groom was created beforehand by me alone, and this act is approved by Hari as well, and is fitting.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 23.101
एवं कृते तव कुले भविष्यति महद्यशः । हितं च सर्वभूतानां देहि त्वं मा चिरं कृथाः
evaṃ kṛte tava kule bhaviṣyati mahadyaśaḥ | hitaṃ ca sarvabhūtānāṃ dehi tvaṃ mā ciraṃ kṛthāḥ
When this is done, great fame will accrue to your lineage, and benefit to all beings; give her, do not delay.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 23.102
।। मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।। ततो ब्रह्मवचः श्रुत्वा ह्यतिप्रमोदितो मुनिः । एवमस्त्विति चोवाच नत्वा तान् सुरपुङ्गवान्
|| mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || tato brahmavacaḥ śrutvā hyatipramodito muniḥ | evamastviti covāca natvā tān surapuṅgavān
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Then, hearing Brahmā's words, the sage, greatly delighted, said "So be it," bowing to those bulls among the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 23.103
एषां तु वचनात् पुत्रीमादायारुन्धतीं मुनिः । ध्यानस्थस्य वसिष्ठस्य देवैः सह जगाम ह
eṣāṃ tu vacanāt putrīmādāyārundhatīṃ muniḥ | dhyānasthasya vasiṣṭhasya devaiḥ saha jagāma ha
At their word the sage took his daughter Arundhatī and went, together with the gods, to Vasiṣṭha, who was absorbed in meditation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 23.104
गत्वा वसिष्ठनिकटं देवैः परिवृतो मुनिः । ब्राह्मश्रिया दीप्यमानं ज्वलन्तमिव पावकम्
gatvā vasiṣṭhanikaṭaṃ devaiḥ parivṛto muniḥ | brāhmaśriyā dīpyamānaṃ jvalantamiva pāvakam
Going near to Vasiṣṭha, the sage, surrounded by the gods, (saw him) blazing with brahminical splendour like a flaming fire —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 23.105
धर्मार्थकाममोक्षेषु धृतबुद्धिं पृथक् पृथक् । ददर्श मुनिमासीनं मानसाचलकन्दरे । वसिष्ठमोजस्विवरं बालसूर्यमिवोदितम्
dharmārthakāmamokṣeṣu dhṛtabuddhiṃ pṛthak pṛthak | dadarśa munimāsīnaṃ mānasācalakandare | vasiṣṭhamojasvivaraṃ bālasūryamivoditam
— his mind fixed severally upon dharma, artha, kāma and mokṣa; he saw the sage seated in a cave of Mount Mānasa, Vasiṣṭha, foremost among the vigorous, like the newly risen sun.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 23.106
अथ पुत्रीमग्रगतां कृत्वा मेधातिथिर्मुनिः । वसिष्ठं नियतात्मानमुवाचारुन्धतीपिता
atha putrīmagragatāṃ kṛtvā medhātithirmuniḥ | vasiṣṭhaṃ niyatātmānamuvācārundhatīpitā
Then the sage Medhātithi, the father of Arundhatī, placing his daughter in front, spoke to Vasiṣṭha of controlled self.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 23.107
।। ऋषिरुवाच ।। भगवन् ब्रह्मणः पुत्र पुत्रीं मे चरितव्रताम् । दत्तां प्रतिगृहाणैनां मया ब्राह्मेण धर्मतः
|| ṛṣiruvāca || bhagavan brahmaṇaḥ putra putrīṃ me caritavratām | dattāṃ pratigṛhāṇaināṃ mayā brāhmeṇa dharmataḥ
The sage said: Blessed one, son of Brahmā, receive this my daughter, who has fulfilled her vows, given by me according to the law by the Brāhma rite.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 23.108
यत्र यत्राश्रमे ब्रह्मन् स्वेच्छया निवसिष्यसि । त्वद्भक्त्येषा भवित्री च च्छायेवानुगता तव
yatra yatrāśrame brahman svecchayā nivasiṣyasi | tvadbhaktyeṣā bhavitrī ca cchāyevānugatā tava
"In whatever hermitage you dwell, brahman, by your own wish, out of devotion to you she will be there, following you like a shadow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 23.109
तत्र तत्रैव मे पुत्री समानव्रतधारिणी । पतिव्रता वरारोहा शुश्रूषां ते करिष्यति
tatra tatraiva me putrī samānavratadhāriṇī | pativratā varārohā śuśrūṣāṃ te kariṣyati
There, in that very place, my daughter, holding vows equal to yours, devoted to her husband and of excellent form, will render service to you."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 23.110
।। मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।। इति श्रुत्वा वसिष्ठस्तु मुनेर्मेधातिथेर्वचः । दृष्ट्वा समागतान् देवान् ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवादिकान् । अवश्यमेतद्भावीति निश्चित्य दिव्यचक्षुषा
|| mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || iti śrutvā vasiṣṭhastu munermedhātithervacaḥ | dṛṣṭvā samāgatān devān brahmaviṣṇuśivādikān | avaśyametadbhāvīti niścitya divyacakṣuṣā
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Having heard these words of the sage Medhātithi, Vasiṣṭha, seeing the gods assembled—Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva and the rest—and ascertaining with his divine eye that this was inevitably to be,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 23.111
ब्रह्मणः सम्मते पुत्रीं तदा मेधातिथेर्मुनेः । वसिष्ठः प्रतिजग्राह वाढमित्युक्तवांश्च ह
brahmaṇaḥ sammate putrīṃ tadā medhātithermuneḥ | vasiṣṭhaḥ pratijagrāha vāḍhamityuktavāṃśca ha
then, with Brahmā's consent, Vasiṣṭha accepted the daughter of the sage Medhātithi, and said, "So be it."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 23.112
गृहीतपाणिः सा देवी वसिष्ठेन महात्मना । पत्युः पादयुगे चक्षुर्युगं न्यस्तवती सती
gṛhītapāṇiḥ sā devī vasiṣṭhena mahātmanā | patyuḥ pādayuge cakṣuryugaṃ nyastavatī satī
That goddess, her hand taken by the great-souled Vasiṣṭha, the virtuous woman fixed both her eyes on her husband's two feet.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 23.113
ततो ब्रह्मा च विष्णुश्च रुद्रश्चान्ये तथामराः। विवाहविधिना तौ तु मोदयाञ्चक्रुरुत्सवैः
tato brahmā ca viṣṇuśca rudraścānye tathāmarāḥ| vivāhavidhinā tau tu modayāñcakrurutsavaiḥ
Then Brahmā and Viṣṇu and Rudra and the other immortals gladdened the two with festivities, according to the marriage rite.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 23.114
सावित्री प्रमुखा देव्यो देवाश्चेन्द्रादयस्तथा । दक्षाद्याः कश्यपाद्यास्तु मुनयोऽतितपोधनाः
sāvitrī pramukhā devyo devāścendrādayastathā | dakṣādyāḥ kaśyapādyāstu munayo'titapodhanāḥ
The goddesses headed by Sāvitrī, and the gods beginning with Indra, and Dakṣa and the others, and the sages beginning with Kaśyapa, exceedingly rich in austerity—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 23.115
उन्मुच्य ब्रह्मवचनाद्वल्कलञ्चाजिनं जटाः । मन्दाकिनीजलेनाशु स्नापयित्वा सुतं विधेः
unmucya brahmavacanādvalkalañcājinaṃ jaṭāḥ | mandākinījalenāśu snāpayitvā sutaṃ vidheḥ
—having, at Brahmā's word, removed the bark garment, the antelope skin and the matted locks, and having quickly bathed the son of the Ordainer (Brahmā) with the water of the Mandākinī,
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KaP 23.116
जाम्बुनदैस्तथा दिव्यैर्भूषणैश्च मनोहरैः । वसिष्ठं भूषयांचक्रुस्तथैवारुन्धतीं सतीम्
jāmbunadaistathā divyairbhūṣaṇaiśca manoharaiḥ | vasiṣṭhaṃ bhūṣayāṃcakrustathaivārundhatīṃ satīm
they adorned Vasiṣṭha with golden and divine, delightful ornaments, and likewise the virtuous Arundhatī.
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KaP 23.117
भूषयित्वाथ तौ तत्र समाप्य मुनिभिर्विधिम् । विवाहावभृथंचक्रुस्तयोर्विधि हरीश्वराः
bhūṣayitvātha tau tatra samāpya munibhirvidhim | vivāhāvabhṛthaṃcakrustayorvidhi harīśvarāḥ
Then, having adorned the two there and completed the rite with the sages, Hari and Īśvara duly performed the concluding bath of the marriage for the pair.
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KaP 23.118
निधाय सर्वतीर्थानां तोयं जाम्बुनदे घटे । आशीर्वादकरैर्मन्त्रैर्गायत्र्या द्रुपदादिभिः
nidhāya sarvatīrthānāṃ toyaṃ jāmbunade ghaṭe | āśīrvādakarairmantrairgāyatryā drupadādibhiḥ
Having placed the water of all sacred fords in a golden jar, with blessing-conferring mantras—the Gāyatrī, the drupada verses and the rest—
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KaP 23.119
स्वयं तौ स्नापयाञ्चक्रुर्ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वराः । ततो महर्षयश्चान्ये तथा देवर्षयश्च ये
svayaṃ tau snāpayāñcakrurbrahmaviṣṇumaheśvarāḥ | tato maharṣayaścānye tathā devarṣayaśca ye
Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara themselves bathed the two; and then the other great sages, and those who were divine sages—
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KaP 23.120
ते सर्वे ऋग्यजुः सामवेदभागैर्महास्वरैः । गङ्गादि सरितां तोयैश्चक्रुः शान्तिं तयोर्मुहुः
te sarve ṛgyajuḥ sāmavedabhāgairmahāsvaraiḥ | gaṅgādi saritāṃ toyaiścakruḥ śāntiṃ tayormuhuḥ
all of them, with loud-voiced portions of the Ṛg, Yajur and Sāma Vedas, and with the waters of the Gaṅgā and other rivers, performed the peace-rite for the two again and again.
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KaP 23.121
भुवनत्रयसञ्चारि विमानं सूर्यवर्चसम् । अव्याहतगतिं ब्रह्मा सतोयञ्च कमण्डलुम्
bhuvanatrayasañcāri vimānaṃ sūryavarcasam | avyāhatagatiṃ brahmā satoyañca kamaṇḍalum
Brahmā (gave) a celestial car moving through the three worlds, splendid as the sun, of unimpeded motion, and a water-filled water-pot.
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KaP 23.122
ताभ्यां दायं ददौ विष्णुर्दुप्रापं स्थानमुत्तमम् । यदूर्ध्व सर्वदेवानां मरीच्यादेः समीपतः । सप्तकल्पान्तजीवित्वं रुद्रः प्रादात्तयोर्वरम्
tābhyāṃ dāyaṃ dadau viṣṇurduprāpaṃ sthānamuttamam | yadūrdhva sarvadevānāṃ marīcyādeḥ samīpataḥ | saptakalpāntajīvitvaṃ rudraḥ prādāttayorvaram
Viṣṇu gave the two as their portion a hard-to-win, supreme station, which is above all the gods, near Marīci and the rest; Rudra granted them the boon of living to the end of seven kalpas.
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KaP 23.123
अदितिः कुण्डलयुगं ब्रह्मणा निर्मितं स्वकम् । ददौ स्वकर्णादाकृष्य पुत्र्यै मेधातिथेस्तदा
aditiḥ kuṇḍalayugaṃ brahmaṇā nirmitaṃ svakam | dadau svakarṇādākṛṣya putryai medhātithestadā
Aditi then, drawing from her own ears a pair of earrings, her own, fashioned by Brahmā, gave them to the daughter of Medhātithi.
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KaP 23.124
पतिव्रतात्वं सावित्री बहुला बहुपुत्रताम् । देवेन्द्रो बहुरनानि धनेशेन समं ददौ
pativratātvaṃ sāvitrī bahulā bahuputratām | devendro bahuranāni dhaneśena samaṃ dadau
Sāvitrī gave fidelity to her husband, Bahulā the state of having many sons, and the lord of the gods together with the lord of wealth gave many jewels.
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KaP 23.125
एवं देवाश्च मुनयो देव्यश्चान्ये च ये स्थिताः । ददुस्तत्र यथायोग्यं दायं ताभ्यां पृथक् पृथक्
evaṃ devāśca munayo devyaścānye ca ye sthitāḥ | dadustatra yathāyogyaṃ dāyaṃ tābhyāṃ pṛthak pṛthak
Thus the gods and the sages and the goddesses and the others who were present gave there, each separately, a fitting gift to the two.
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KaP 23.126
एवं विवाह्य विधिवत् सौवर्णे मानसाचले । अरुन्धतीं वसिष्ठस्तु मोदमाप तया सह
evaṃ vivāhya vidhivat sauvarṇe mānasācale | arundhatīṃ vasiṣṭhastu modamāpa tayā saha
Thus, having duly wedded Arundhatī on the golden Mānasa mountain, Vasiṣṭha found delight with her.
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KaP 23.127
तत्र यत् पतितं तोयं मानसाचलकन्दरे । विवाहावभृथार्थाय शान्तये च सुराहृतम्
tatra yat patitaṃ toyaṃ mānasācalakandare | vivāhāvabhṛthārthāya śāntaye ca surāhṛtam
The water that fell there in the glen of Mount Mānasa, brought by the gods for the purpose of the marriage's concluding bath and for the peace-rite,
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KaP 23.128
ब्रह्मविष्णुमहादेवपाणिभिः समुदीरितम् । तत्तोयं सप्तधा भूत्वा पतितं मानसाचलात् । हिमाद्रेः कन्दरे सानौ सरस्याञ्च पृथक् पृथक्
brahmaviṣṇumahādevapāṇibhiḥ samudīritam | tattoyaṃ saptadhā bhūtvā patitaṃ mānasācalāt | himādreḥ kandare sānau sarasyāñca pṛthak pṛthak
(That water was) raised up by the hands of Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Mahādeva; that water, having become sevenfold, fell from Mount Mānasa — in a cave of the Himālaya, on a ridge, and in a lake, each separately.
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KaP 23.129
तत्तोयं पतितं शिप्रे देवभोग्ये सरोवरे । तेन शिप्रानदीजाता विष्णुना प्रेरिता क्षितौ
tattoyaṃ patitaṃ śipre devabhogye sarovare | tena śiprānadījātā viṣṇunā preritā kṣitau
That water fell into the Śiprā, into the lake enjoyed by the gods; by it the river Śiprā came into being, urged onto the earth by Viṣṇu.
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KaP 23.130
महाकौषी प्रपाते तु यद्वारि पतितं तु वै । कौषिकी नाम सा जाता विश्वामित्रावतारिता
mahākauṣī prapāte tu yadvāri patitaṃ tu vai | kauṣikī nāma sā jātā viśvāmitrāvatāritā
But the water that fell at the Mahākauśī waterfall — that became (the river) named Kauśikī, brought down by Viśvāmitra.
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KaP 23.131
उमा क्षेत्रे यत् पतितं तोयं तेन महानदी
umā kṣetre yat patitaṃ toyaṃ tena mahānadī
The water that fell in Umā's field — by that (arose) a great river,
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KaP 23.132
कावेरी नाम सा जाता महाकालसरः सृता । महाकाले सरः श्रेष्ठे पतितं तज्जलं गिरेः
kāverī nāma sā jātā mahākālasaraḥ sṛtā | mahākāle saraḥ śreṣṭhe patitaṃ tajjalaṃ gireḥ
which came to be named Kāverī, flowing from the Mahākāla lake. That water of the mountain fell into Mahākāla, the best of lakes.
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KaP 23.133
हिमाद्रेः पार्श्वभागे तु दक्षिणे शंभुसन्निधौ । गोमती नाम तैर्जाता नदी गोमदुदीरिता
himādreḥ pārśvabhāge tu dakṣiṇe śaṃbhusannidhau | gomatī nāma tairjātā nadī gomadudīritā
But on the side region of the Himālaya, on the south, in the presence of Śambhu, by those (waters) was born the river named Gomatī, said to have issued from a cow('s mouth).
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KaP 23.134
मैनाको नाम यः पुत्रः शैलराजस्य तत्समः । तस्मिन् सानौ समुत्पन्नो मेनकोदरतः पुरा
maināko nāma yaḥ putraḥ śailarājasya tatsamaḥ | tasmin sānau samutpanno menakodarataḥ purā
He who is the son of the king of mountains, equal to him, named Maināka, was formerly born on that ridge from the womb of Menakā.
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KaP 23.135
यत्तत्र पतितं तोयं तेन जाता महानदी । देविकाख्या महादेवप्रेरितो सागरं प्रति
yattatra patitaṃ toyaṃ tena jātā mahānadī | devikākhyā mahādevaprerito sāgaraṃ prati
The water that fell there — by it a great river was born, called Devikā, urged toward the ocean by Mahādeva.
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KaP 23.136
यत्तोयं सङ्गतं दर्यां हंसावतारसन्निधौ । तेनाभूत् सरयूर्नाम्ना नदी पुण्यतमा स्मृता
yattoyaṃ saṅgataṃ daryāṃ haṃsāvatārasannidhau | tenābhūt sarayūrnāmnā nadī puṇyatamā smṛtā
The water that collected in a cleft near Haṃsāvatāra — by it arose the river named Sarayū, held to be most holy.
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KaP 23.137
यान्यम्भांसि महापार्श्वे खाण्डवारण्यसन्निधौ । हिमवत्कन्दरे याम्ये इराया हृदमध्यतः । इरावती नाम नदी तैर्जाता च सरिद्वरा
yānyambhāṃsi mahāpārśve khāṇḍavāraṇyasannidhau | himavatkandare yāmye irāyā hṛdamadhyataḥ | irāvatī nāma nadī tairjātā ca saridvarā
The waters (that fell) on the great slope near the Khāṇḍava forest, in the southern cave of the Himālaya, from the middle of Irā's lake — by those was born the river named Irāvatī, best of streams.
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KaP 23.138
एता: सर्वाः स्नानपान सेवनैर्जाह्नवी यथा । फलं ददति मर्त्यानां दक्षिणोदधिगाः सदा
etā: sarvāḥ snānapāna sevanairjāhnavī yathā | phalaṃ dadati martyānāṃ dakṣiṇodadhigāḥ sadā
All these, by bathing, drinking and resort, give fruit to mortals just as the Jāhnavī does — (these rivers) that always go to the southern ocean.
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KaP 23.139
धर्मार्थकाममोक्षाणां बीजभूताः सनातनाः । महानद्यस्तु सप्तैताः सर्वदा देवभोगदाः
dharmārthakāmamokṣāṇāṃ bījabhūtāḥ sanātanāḥ | mahānadyastu saptaitāḥ sarvadā devabhogadāḥ
These seven great rivers are eternal, being the seed of dharma, wealth, pleasure and liberation, and they always grant the enjoyments of the gods.
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KaP 23.140
एवं नद्यः सप्तजाताः सदापुण्यतमोदकाः । अरुन्धत्या वसिष्ठस्य विवाहे देवसन्निधौ
evaṃ nadyaḥ saptajātāḥ sadāpuṇyatamodakāḥ | arundhatyā vasiṣṭhasya vivāhe devasannidhau
Thus seven rivers with ever most holy waters were born at the wedding of Arundhatī with Vasiṣṭha, in the presence of the gods.
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KaP 23.141
एवं विवाह्य स तदा वसिष्ठस्तामरुन्धतीम् । देवैर्दत्तं तदा स्थानं विमानेन जगाम ह
evaṃ vivāhya sa tadā vasiṣṭhastāmarundhatīm | devairdattaṃ tadā sthānaṃ vimānena jagāma ha
Having thus married that Arundhatī, Vasiṣṭha then went by an aerial car to the place given by the gods.
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KaP 23.142
ब्रह्म विष्णु महेशानां वचनान्मुनिसत्तमः । हिताय सर्वजगतां त्रिषु लोकेषु सर्वदा
brahma viṣṇu maheśānāṃ vacanānmunisattamaḥ | hitāya sarvajagatāṃ triṣu lokeṣu sarvadā
By the word of Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśa, that best of sages (acts) always, in the three worlds, for the welfare of all beings.
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KaP 23.143
यस्मिन् यस्मिन् युगे यादृक् स्त्रीणां भवति तादृशम्
yasmin yasmin yuge yādṛk strīṇāṃ bhavati tādṛśam
In whatever age, of whatever kind (the dress, disposition and body) of women is, of that kind —
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KaP 23.144
वेशं भावं शरीरं च कृत्वा धर्मे नियोजनम् । विचरत्येष लोकांस्त्रीनप्रमत्तः प्रसन्नधीः
veśaṃ bhāvaṃ śarīraṃ ca kṛtvā dharme niyojanam | vicaratyeṣa lokāṃstrīnapramattaḥ prasannadhīḥ
— having made her dress, disposition and body, and (having made) their engagement in dharma, she wanders through the three worlds, vigilant and of serene mind.
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KaP 23.145
एवं पुरा वसिष्ठेन परिणीतात्वरुन्धती
evaṃ purā vasiṣṭhena pariṇītātvarundhatī
Thus was Arundhatī formerly married by Vasiṣṭha.
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KaP 23.146
सा हितार्थाय जगतां देवानां वचनात् पुरा
sā hitārthāya jagatāṃ devānāṃ vacanāt purā
She (did so) formerly for the welfare of the worlds, at the word of the gods.
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KaP 23.147
य इदं शृणुयान्नित्यमाख्यानं धर्मसाधनम् । सर्वकल्याणसंयुक्तं चिरायुर्वित्तवान् भवेत्
ya idaṃ śṛṇuyānnityamākhyānaṃ dharmasādhanam | sarvakalyāṇasaṃyuktaṃ cirāyurvittavān bhavet
Whoever constantly hears this narrative, which is a means to dharma and joined with every blessing, would become long-lived and wealthy.
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KaP 23.148
या स्त्री शृणोति सततमरुन्धत्याः कथामिमाम् । पतिव्रता सा भूत्वेह परत्र स्वर्गमाप्नुयात्
yā strī śṛṇoti satatamarundhatyāḥ kathāmimām | pativratā sā bhūtveha paratra svargamāpnuyāt
Whatever woman constantly hears this story of Arundhatī, she becomes devoted to her husband here, and in the world beyond attains heaven.
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KaP 23.149
इदं परं स्वस्त्ययनमिदं धर्मप्रदं परम् । आख्यानं सर्वदा कीर्तिर्यशः पुण्यविवर्धनम्
idaṃ paraṃ svastyayanamidaṃ dharmapradaṃ param | ākhyānaṃ sarvadā kīrtiryaśaḥ puṇyavivardhanam
This is the supreme means of well-being; this is the highest bestower of dharma; this narrative always increases fame, renown, and merit.
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KaP 23.150
विवाहे पुंसि यात्रायां यः श्राद्धे श्रावयेत्तथा । स्थैर्यं पुंसवनं सिद्धिः पितृप्रीतिश्च जायते
vivāhe puṃsi yātrāyāṃ yaḥ śrāddhe śrāvayettathā | sthairyaṃ puṃsavanaṃ siddhiḥ pitṛprītiśca jāyate
And whoever has (it) recited at a wedding, at a birth of a son, on a journey, at a śrāddha—steadiness, the begetting of a male child, success, and the satisfaction of the ancestors arise.
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KaP 23.151
इति वः कथितं सर्वं वसिष्ठस्य महात्मनः । अरुन्धती यथाभूता भार्या वापि पतिव्रता
iti vaḥ kathitaṃ sarvaṃ vasiṣṭhasya mahātmanaḥ | arundhatī yathābhūtā bhāryā vāpi pativratā
Thus all has been told to you of the great-souled Vasiṣṭha—how Arundhatī came to be, and how (she became) his wife, devoted to her husband.
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KaP 23.152
यस्य वा तनया जाता यथोत्पन्ना च यत्र च । यथा ब्रह्महरीशानां वचनात् स वृतः पतिः
yasya vā tanayā jātā yathotpannā ca yatra ca | yathā brahmaharīśānāṃ vacanāt sa vṛtaḥ patiḥ
And whose daughter she was born, how she came into being and where, and how by the word of Brahmā, Hari, and Īśāna that husband was chosen.
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KaP 23.153
एतत् वः सर्वमाख्यातं गुह्यतरं परम् । पुण्यदं पापहरणमायुरारोग्यवर्धनम्
etat vaḥ sarvamākhyātaṃ guhyataraṃ param | puṇyadaṃ pāpaharaṇamāyurārogyavardhanam
All this, most secret and supreme, has been declared to you—bestowing merit, removing sin, increasing life and health.
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KaP 23.154
इति विपुलवृषौघ क्षेमकारीतिहासं सदसि सकृदपीह श्रावयेद्यो द्विजानाम् । स भवति कलुषौद्यैर्हीन देहः समेतो मुनिवरसहचर्यां प्रेत्य गीर्वाण एव
iti vipulavṛṣaugha kṣemakārītihāsaṃ sadasi sakṛdapīha śrāvayedyo dvijānām | sa bhavati kaluṣaudyairhīna dehaḥ sameto munivarasahacaryāṃ pretya gīrvāṇa eva
Thus, O abundant multitude of the pious (?), whoever here even once has this welfare-bringing story recited to brahmins in an assembly, he becomes one whose body is freed from the mass of impurities, and after death, having become a god, he attains fellowship with the best of sages.
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