Kalika Purana — Chapter 38
KaP 38.1
कालिकापुराणम् अष्टत्रिंशोऽध्यायः नरकासुर अभिषेकवर्णनम् अथ श्रीकालिका पुराण अध्याय ३८ ।। मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।। अथ तस्य नृपश्रेष्ठो गौतमेन महर्षिणा । संस्कारं कारयामास विधिना मानुषेण तु
kālikāpurāṇam aṣṭatriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ narakāsura abhiṣekavarṇanam atha śrīkālikā purāṇa adhyāya 38 || mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || atha tasya nṛpaśreṣṭho gautamena maharṣiṇā | saṃskāraṃ kārayāmāsa vidhinā mānuṣeṇa tu
The Kālikāpurāṇa, thirty-eighth chapter: the description of the consecration of the demon Naraka. Now the Śrī Kālikā Purāṇa, chapter 38. Mārkaṇḍeya said: Then the best of kings had the sacrament performed for him by the great sage Gautama, by the rite proper to men.
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KaP 38.2
नरस्य शीर्षे स्वशिरो निधाय स्थितवान् यतः । तस्मात्तस्य मुनिश्रेष्ठो नरकं नाम वै व्यधात्
narasya śīrṣe svaśiro nidhāya sthitavān yataḥ | tasmāttasya muniśreṣṭho narakaṃ nāma vai vyadhāt
Since he had stood placing his own head on a man's head, therefore the best of sages gave him the name Naraka.
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KaP 38.3
अपरान् बालसंस्कारान् क्षात्रेण विधिना मुनिः । केशान्तावधि संचक्रे ऋग्यजुः साममन्त्रकैः
aparān bālasaṃskārān kṣātreṇa vidhinā muniḥ | keśāntāvadhi saṃcakre ṛgyajuḥ sāmamantrakaiḥ
The remaining boyhood sacraments, up to the cutting of the hair, the sage performed by the kṣatriya rite, with mantras of the Ṛg, Yajur, and Sāma (Vedas).
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KaP 38.4
ववृधे तस्य सदने नरको नाम भूसुतः । दिनं दिनं धृतान्यश्रीः शरदीव निशाकरः
vavṛdhe tasya sadane narako nāma bhūsutaḥ | dinaṃ dinaṃ dhṛtānyaśrīḥ śaradīva niśākaraḥ
In his house grew the son of the Earth named Naraka, day by day taking on fresh splendour, like the moon in autumn.
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KaP 38.5
स राजा तं सदा भावैर्मानुषैयजयन् स्वयम् । गौतमस्य सुतेनाथ शतानन्देन धीमता । ग्राहयामास तन्नित्यं क्षात्रं भावं च मानुषम्
sa rājā taṃ sadā bhāvairmānuṣaiyajayan svayam | gautamasya sutenātha śatānandena dhīmatā | grāhayāmāsa tannityaṃ kṣātraṃ bhāvaṃ ca mānuṣam
That king himself always nurtured him with human dispositions; and then, through Gautama's wise son Śatānanda, he constantly had him grasp both the kṣatriya nature and the human one.
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KaP 38.6
तथैव पृथिवी देवी धात्रीवेषेण तं सुतम् । नियतं ग्राहयामास मानुषं चरितं शुभम्
tathaiva pṛthivī devī dhātrīveṣeṇa taṃ sutam | niyataṃ grāhayāmāsa mānuṣaṃ caritaṃ śubham
In the same way the goddess Earth, in the guise of a nurse, steadily made that son take up good human conduct.
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KaP 38.7
यदैव पुत्र उत्पन्नस्तदैव पृथिवीस्वयम् । मायामानुषरूपेण नृपान्तःपुरमाविशत्
yadaiva putra utpannastadaiva pṛthivīsvayam | māyāmānuṣarūpeṇa nṛpāntaḥpuramāviśat
At the very moment the son was born, the Earth herself, in an illusory human form, entered the king's inner apartments.
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KaP 38.8
प्रविश्य तत्र सा देवी नृपस्यानुमतेऽभवत् । धात्री तस्य द्विजश्रेष्ठाः कात्यायन्यानयस्थया
praviśya tatra sā devī nṛpasyānumate'bhavat | dhātrī tasya dvijaśreṣṭhāḥ kātyāyanyānayasthayā
Having entered there, that goddess, with the king's consent, became his nurse, O best of brahmins — by the arrangement made by Kātyāyanī.
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KaP 38.9
यावत् षोडशवर्षाणि तस्य बालस्य भावीनि । तावत् स्वयं पालयन्ती ग्राहयामास संनयम्
yāvat ṣoḍaśavarṣāṇi tasya bālasya bhāvīni | tāvat svayaṃ pālayantī grāhayāmāsa saṃnayam
For as long as sixteen years were to be that boy's, for that long she herself, rearing him, made him grasp right conduct.
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KaP 38.10
स वर्धमानोऽनुदिनं नरकः पृथिवीसुतः । अत्यक्रामत् सुतान् सर्वान् जनकस्य महात्मनः
sa vardhamāno'nudinaṃ narakaḥ pṛthivīsutaḥ | atyakrāmat sutān sarvān janakasya mahātmanaḥ
Growing day by day, that Naraka, son of the Earth, surpassed all the sons of the great-souled Janaka.
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KaP 38.11
शरीरेणाथ वीर्येण रूपेण बलवत्तया । धनुषा गदया वीरो ह्यत्यक्रामन् नृपात्मजान्
śarīreṇātha vīryeṇa rūpeṇa balavattayā | dhanuṣā gadayā vīro hyatyakrāman nṛpātmajān
In body, in valour, in beauty, in strength, and with bow and with mace, the hero indeed surpassed the king's sons.
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KaP 38.12
स शास्त्रवादकुशलो धनुर्वेदे च कोविदः । वर्षैः षोडशभिर्भूतो वीरैरन्यैर्दुरासदः
sa śāstravādakuśalo dhanurvede ca kovidaḥ | varṣaiḥ ṣoḍaśabhirbhūto vīrairanyairdurāsadaḥ
Skilled in the exposition of the scriptures and learned in the science of archery, at sixteen years of age he had become hard for other heroes to withstand.
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KaP 38.13
विदेहाधिपतिर्दृष्ट्वा महाबलपराक्रमम् । न्यून्यान् स्वपुत्रांश्च नातिहृष्टमनाभवत्
videhādhipatirdṛṣṭvā mahābalaparākramam | nyūnyān svaputrāṃśca nātihṛṣṭamanābhavat
The lord of Videha, seeing (his) great strength and prowess, and his own sons inferior (to him), became not very glad at heart.
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KaP 38.14
निरस्यासौ च मत्पुत्रान् मम राज्यं ग्रहीष्यति । काले प्राप्ते महावीरो मतिस्तस्याभवत् पुरा
nirasyāsau ca matputrān mama rājyaṃ grahīṣyati | kāle prāpte mahāvīro matistasyābhavat purā
"This one, casting out my sons, will seize my kingdom when the time comes, this great hero"—such was the thought he had had before.
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KaP 38.15
अन्तःपुरे यदा पुत्रान् सर्वान् रंमयते नृपः । तदा तु नरकं वीक्ष्य हर्षं प्राप्नोति नाधिकम्
antaḥpure yadā putrān sarvān raṃmayate nṛpaḥ | tadā tu narakaṃ vīkṣya harṣaṃ prāpnoti nādhikam
When the king lets all his sons play in the inner apartments, then, on looking at Naraka, he gets no great joy.
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KaP 38.16
तस्य बुधे देवी नृपस्याथ वसुन्धरा । महिषी विस्मयं चक्रे तस्मिन् भावे तु भूभृतः
tasya budhe devī nṛpasyātha vasundharā | mahiṣī vismayaṃ cakre tasmin bhāve tu bhūbhṛtaḥ
Then the goddess Vasundharā, and the queen of that king, wondered in mind at that mood of the ruler of the earth.
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KaP 38.17
अथैकदा महादेवी जनकस्य महात्मनः । पप्रच्छ नृपतिश्रेष्ठं विदेहाधिपतिं पतिम्
athaikadā mahādevī janakasya mahātmanaḥ | papraccha nṛpatiśreṣṭhaṃ videhādhipatiṃ patim
Then one day the chief queen of the great-souled Janaka questioned her husband, the best of kings, the lord of Videha.
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KaP 38.18
।। महादेव्युवाच ।। नाथ पृच्छामि ते किञ्चिद्रहस्यं यदि नो तव । तदा मां तद्वदस्व त्वं कृपा चेद्विद्यते मयि
|| mahādevyuvāca || nātha pṛcchāmi te kiñcidrahasyaṃ yadi no tava | tadā māṃ tadvadasva tvaṃ kṛpā cedvidyate mayi
The great queen said: Lord, I ask you about a certain secret; if it is not (an objection) for you, then do tell me that, if you have any favour toward me.
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KaP 38.19
यदैव तनयाः सर्वे विहरन्ति पुरस्तव । तदैव नरकं दृष्ट्वा विशीर्ण इव लक्ष्यसे
yadaiva tanayāḥ sarve viharanti purastava | tadaiva narakaṃ dṛṣṭvā viśīrṇa iva lakṣyase
Just when all your sons are at play before you, right then, on seeing Naraka, you appear as though shattered.
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KaP 38.20
तन्मे रात्रिन्दिवं वाढं विस्मयः प्रतिवर्धते । संशयश्च भयं चैव न जहाति च मां सदा
tanme rātrindivaṃ vāḍhaṃ vismayaḥ prativardhate | saṃśayaśca bhayaṃ caiva na jahāti ca māṃ sadā
Therefore, night and day, my astonishment keeps greatly increasing; and doubt and fear too never leave me.
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KaP 38.21
रूपवान् वीर्यवानेष नये च विनये तथा । कुशल: प्रतिबुद्धश्च पुत्रस्तव महाबलः
rūpavān vīryavāneṣa naye ca vinaye tathā | kuśala: pratibuddhaśca putrastava mahābalaḥ
This son of yours, of great strength, is handsome and valiant, and likewise skilled and alert in policy and in discipline.
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KaP 38.22
स सभाजयते कस्मात् पुत्रमन्यैर्दुरासदम् । तदहं ज्ञातुमिच्छामि यदि तथ्यं वदस्व मे
sa sabhājayate kasmāt putramanyairdurāsadam | tadahaṃ jñātumicchāmi yadi tathyaṃ vadasva me
Why then does he honour (only) the son who is unassailable by others? That I wish to know; if it be the truth, tell me.
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KaP 38.23
।। मार्कण्डेय उवाच ॥ इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा प्रियायाः पृथिवीपतिः। तूष्णीं भूत्वा क्षणं देवीमिदं वचनमब्रवीत्
|| mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā priyāyāḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ| tūṣṇīṃ bhūtvā kṣaṇaṃ devīmidaṃ vacanamabravīt
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Having heard this speech of his beloved, the lord of the earth, being silent for a moment, spoke this word to the queen.
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KaP 38.24
।। राजोवाच ।। कथयिष्ये प्रिये तत्त्वं यत् पृष्टोऽहं त्वयाधुना । मासत्रये व्यतीते तु समयं प्रतिपालय
|| rājovāca || kathayiṣye priye tattvaṃ yat pṛṣṭo'haṃ tvayādhunā | māsatraye vyatīte tu samayaṃ pratipālaya
The king said: I shall tell you the truth, dear one, about what you have now asked me; but wait for the appointed term, when three months have passed.
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KaP 38.25
निगूढः कश्चिदत्रास्ति देवस्य समयो मम । तेनाधुना न किञ्चित्ते कथयिष्यामि तद्रहः
nigūḍhaḥ kaścidatrāsti devasya samayo mama | tenādhunā na kiñcitte kathayiṣyāmi tadrahaḥ
There is here a certain hidden agreement of mine with the god; for that reason I shall not now tell you anything of that secret.
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KaP 38.26
।। मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।। राज्ञो ह्ययं सभार्यस्य संवादोऽ भवदन्तिके । मानुषी पृथिवी धात्री तं शुश्राव यदा तदा
|| mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || rājño hyayaṃ sabhāryasya saṃvādo' bhavadantike | mānuṣī pṛthivī dhātrī taṃ śuśrāva yadā tadā
Mārkaṇḍeya said: This conversation of the king with his wife took place close by; and the Earth, the world's nurse, in human form, heard it then.
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KaP 38.27
श्रुत्वा तयोस्तु संवादं महिषीभूपयोः क्षितिः । मासत्रयेण समयं दत्तं देव्यै धराभृता
śrutvā tayostu saṃvādaṃ mahiṣībhūpayoḥ kṣitiḥ | māsatrayeṇa samayaṃ dattaṃ devyai dharābhṛtā
The Earth, having heard that conversation of theirs, of the queen and the king—the term of three months granted to the queen by the ruler of the earth—
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KaP 38.28
तत्काले विमनस्कं च भूपं नरकसंज्ञया । त्रिभिर्मासैर्व्यतीतैः स्यादस्य षोडशवत्सरः
tatkāle vimanaskaṃ ca bhūpaṃ narakasaṃjñayā | tribhirmāsairvyatītaiḥ syādasya ṣoḍaśavatsaraḥ
and (having noted) that at such a time the king becomes dejected at the name of Naraka: "When three months have passed he will be sixteen years old;
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KaP 38.29
ततो नृपो महिष्यास्तु कथयिष्यति तद्रहः । ततो मम रहस्यं तु विदितं सम्भविष्यति
tato nṛpo mahiṣyāstu kathayiṣyati tadrahaḥ | tato mama rahasyaṃ tu viditaṃ sambhaviṣyati
then the king will tell that secret to his queen; and then my secret too will come to be known."
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KaP 38.30
चिन्तयित्वेति सा देवी जगद्धात्री सुतं प्रति । निश्चित्येदं तदा कृत्यं प्राप्तकालमचेष्टत
cintayitveti sā devī jagaddhātrī sutaṃ prati | niścityedaṃ tadā kṛtyaṃ prāptakālamaceṣṭata
Having thus reflected concerning her son, that goddess, the nurse of the world, and having determined on this act, then did what the occasion required.
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KaP 38.31
ततो रहसि भूपं तं समासाद्य सगौतमम् । इदमाह जगद्धात्री स्वपुत्रार्थे यशस्विनी
tato rahasi bhūpaṃ taṃ samāsādya sagautamam | idamāha jagaddhātrī svaputrārthe yaśasvinī
Then, approaching that king in private, together with Gautama, the glorious mother of the world spoke this for her own son's sake.
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KaP 38.32
।। पृथिव्युवाच ।। यो मया समयो दत्तः पालितः स त्वयानघ । पुत्रश्च पालितो मेऽयं नरको विनयैर्युतः
|| pṛthivyuvāca || yo mayā samayo dattaḥ pālitaḥ sa tvayānagha | putraśca pālito me'yaṃ narako vinayairyutaḥ
Earth said: The agreement that was given by me has been kept by you, O sinless one, and this son of mine, endowed with good conduct, has been reared.
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KaP 38.33
सम्प्राप्तयौवनः पुत्रो योजितश्च त्वया नयैः । तव प्रसादात् पुत्रो मे सुखी वृद्धो गृहे तव
samprāptayauvanaḥ putro yojitaśca tvayā nayaiḥ | tava prasādāt putro me sukhī vṛddho gṛhe tava
(My) son has attained youth, and he has been trained by you in (right) policies; by your grace my son has grown up happy in your house.
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KaP 38.34
तमहं पूर्वसमयान्नयिष्यामि स्वमात्मजम् । अनुजानीहि भयं नरकस्य गतिं प्रति
tamahaṃ pūrvasamayānnayiṣyāmi svamātmajam | anujānīhi bhayaṃ narakasya gatiṃ prati
In accordance with the former agreement I shall lead away that son of mine; give (your) consent — (there is) fear concerning Naraka's going.
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KaP 38.35
रक्षितव्यश्च भवता समयः सपुरोधसा । छन्नमेव नयिष्यामि भूपते मा कृथा व्यथाम्
rakṣitavyaśca bhavatā samayaḥ sapurodhasā | channameva nayiṣyāmi bhūpate mā kṛthā vyathām
And the agreement must be kept by you together with the house-priest; I shall lead (him) away secretly indeed; O king, do not grieve.
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KaP 38.36
।। मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।। इत्युक्त्वा जगतां धात्री विदेहाधिपतिं नृपम् । तत्रैव पश्यता तेषामन्तर्धानमुपागमत्
|| mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || ityuktvā jagatāṃ dhātrī videhādhipatiṃ nṛpam | tatraiva paśyatā teṣāmantardhānamupāgamat
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Having said this to the king, the lord of Videha, the mother of the worlds vanished right there while they were looking on.
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KaP 38.37
नृपोऽपि तस्यास्तद्वाक्यमगीकृत्य क्षितिं प्रति । तस्याः प्रत्यक्षतः स्थानं जगाम सपुरोहितः
nṛpo'pi tasyāstadvākyamagīkṛtya kṣitiṃ prati | tasyāḥ pratyakṣataḥ sthānaṃ jagāma sapurohitaḥ
The king too, having assented to that speech of hers concerning the earth, went, in her sight, to (his own) place, together with the house-priest.
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KaP 38.38
अथैकदा धरा देवी मायामानुषरूपिणी । उपांशु नरकं प्राह धात्री तस्य महात्मनः
athaikadā dharā devī māyāmānuṣarūpiṇī | upāṃśu narakaṃ prāha dhātrī tasya mahātmanaḥ
Then one day the goddess Earth, bearing a human form by magic, the mother of that great one, spoke to Naraka in a whisper.
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KaP 38.39
त्वया समं महाबाहो गङ्गां यातुं मनो मम । यदि त्वं यासि यास्यामि रथेनाद्यैव पुत्रक
tvayā samaṃ mahābāho gaṅgāṃ yātuṃ mano mama | yadi tvaṃ yāsi yāsyāmi rathenādyaiva putraka
O mighty-armed one, my mind (is set) on going to the Gaṅgā with you; if you go, I shall go by chariot this very day, my little son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.40
।। नरक उवाच ।। न पितुर्वचनं यास्ये विना मातस्त्वया समम् । अनुज्ञाप्य रथेनाहं यास्ये गङ्गां त्वया समम्
|| naraka uvāca || na piturvacanaṃ yāsye vinā mātastvayā samam | anujñāpya rathenāhaṃ yāsye gaṅgāṃ tvayā samam
Naraka said: I shall not go without (my) father's word, mother, together with you; having obtained permission, I shall go by chariot with you to the Gaṅgā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.41
।। धात्र्युवाच ।। न ते पितायं जनको यः सर्वजगतां प्रभुः । स ते पिता तं गङ्गायां पश्य गत्वा मया सह
|| dhātryuvāca || na te pitāyaṃ janako yaḥ sarvajagatāṃ prabhuḥ | sa te pitā taṃ gaṅgāyāṃ paśya gatvā mayā saha
The mother said: This is not your father, your begetter is he who is the lord of all the worlds; he is your father — go with me and see him at the Gaṅgā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.42
अयं पिता पालकस्ते न राज्यं सम्प्रदास्यति । यस्ते वर्धयिता तात तमासादय पुत्रक
ayaṃ pitā pālakaste na rājyaṃ sampradāsyati | yaste vardhayitā tāta tamāsādaya putraka
This father of yours is (only) a protector; he will not bestow the kingdom (on you). He who is your begetter, dear one — go to him, my son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.43
अत्र यद्मद्रहस्यं तद् गङ्गायामेव पुत्रक । कथयिष्याम्यहं सर्वं रहोभङ्गस्ततोऽन्यथा
atra yadmadrahasyaṃ tad gaṅgāyāmeva putraka | kathayiṣyāmyahaṃ sarvaṃ rahobhaṅgastato'nyathā
What my secret in this matter is, that, my son, (I shall tell) only at the Gaṅgā; I shall tell it all there — otherwise (there would be) a breach of secrecy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.44
।। मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।। जातसम्प्रत्ययो धात्र्या वचसा नरकस्तथा । विहाय यानं छन्देन पद्भ्यां गङ्गां ययौ तदा
|| mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || jātasampratyayo dhātryā vacasā narakastathā | vihāya yānaṃ chandena padbhyāṃ gaṅgāṃ yayau tadā
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Naraka, whose confidence had thus been produced by the mother's words, abandoned the vehicle and went then to the Gaṅgā on foot, willingly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.45
अथ गङ्गां समासाद्य संस्नाप्य विधिवत् सुतम् । आत्मानं दर्शयामास पृथिवी स्वसुताय वै
atha gaṅgāṃ samāsādya saṃsnāpya vidhivat sutam | ātmānaṃ darśayāmāsa pṛthivī svasutāya vai
Then, having reached the Gaṅgā and having bathed her son according to rule, Earth showed her own self to her son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.46
मायामानुषमूर्तिं तां विहाय जगतां प्रसूः । नीलोत्पलदलश्यामं सर्वलक्षणसंयुतम्
māyāmānuṣamūrtiṃ tāṃ vihāya jagatāṃ prasūḥ | nīlotpaladalaśyāmaṃ sarvalakṣaṇasaṃyutam
Abandoning that human form made by magic, the mother of the worlds (showed her form) dark as the petal of a blue lotus, endowed with all (auspicious) marks,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.47
सर्वाङ्गसुन्दरं चारु नानालङ्कारभूषितम् । पुत्राय दर्शयामास नरकाय वसुन्धरा
sarvāṅgasundaraṃ cāru nānālaṅkārabhūṣitam | putrāya darśayāmāsa narakāya vasundharā
beautiful in every limb, lovely, adorned with various ornaments — this Earth showed to her son Naraka.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.48
कथामेताञ्च पूर्वस्मिन्नुद्भूतां पृथिवी तदा । कथयामास पुत्राय प्रतीतिर्जायते यथा
kathāmetāñca pūrvasminnudbhūtāṃ pṛthivī tadā | kathayāmāsa putrāya pratītirjāyate yathā
And this story, which had arisen in earlier (times), Earth then told to her son, in such a way that conviction would arise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.49
।। पृथिव्युवाच ।। मम गर्भे यथा पुत्र वर्धसे त्वं दिने दिने । ब्रह्मादयस्तदा देवा आलोक्य स्वयमेव ते
|| pṛthivyuvāca || mama garbhe yathā putra vardhase tvaṃ dine dine | brahmādayastadā devā ālokya svayameva te
Earth said: As you were growing in my womb, son, day by day, then the gods, Brahmā and the rest, having themselves observed you,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.50
मलिनीक्षितिसंजातः पुत्रो विष्णोर्महात्मनः । आसुरं भावमास्थाय सर्वानस्मान् हनिष्यति
malinīkṣitisaṃjātaḥ putro viṣṇormahātmanaḥ | āsuraṃ bhāvamāsthāya sarvānasmān haniṣyati
(said:) "This son of the great Viṣṇu, born in the defiled earth, taking on a demonic disposition, will slay us all."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.51
इति चिन्तापरा देवाः कुमन्त्रं चक्रिरे तदा । अयं नोत्पद्यतां गर्भार्भे तिष्ठत्वयं सदा
iti cintāparā devāḥ kumantraṃ cakrire tadā | ayaṃ notpadyatāṃ garbhārbhe tiṣṭhatvayaṃ sadā
Thus the gods, given over to this worry, then made an evil plan: "Let him not be born; let him stay forever in the womb as an embryo."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.52
ततो मम भवान् गर्भे सुबहूनि युगान्यथ । अवसदुःखवान् पुत्र देवानां च कुमन्त्रतः
tato mama bhavān garbhe subahūni yugānyatha | avasaduḥkhavān putra devānāṃ ca kumantrataḥ
Therefore, son, you dwelt in my womb for very many yugas in misery, because of the gods' evil plan.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.53
मृतकल्पाभवमहं भवतो धारणात् सुत । ततोऽहं शरणं याता भगवन्तं सनातनम्
mṛtakalpābhavamahaṃ bhavato dhāraṇāt suta | tato'haṃ śaraṇaṃ yātā bhagavantaṃ sanātanam
I became as one dead from carrying you, son; then I went for refuge to the eternal Lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.54
नारायणस्य वाक्यात् तु भवानुत्पन्नवांस्ततः । इति सत्यं मम वचः पुत्र जानीहि निश्चितम्
nārāyaṇasya vākyāt tu bhavānutpannavāṃstataḥ | iti satyaṃ mama vacaḥ putra jānīhi niścitam
But by Nārāyaṇa's word you were then born. Know for certain, son, that this word of mine is true.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.55
।। मार्कण्डेय उवाच ॥ अथ यावन्नपुत्रस्य विस्मयः समपद्यत । तावदेव स्वयं देवी प्रोचे पुत्रमिदं वचः
|| mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || atha yāvannaputrasya vismayaḥ samapadyata | tāvadeva svayaṃ devī proce putramidaṃ vacaḥ
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Then, even as amazement arose in the son, the goddess herself spoke this word to her son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.56
यथा विदेहराजस्य यज्ञभूमावसूयत । विदेहराजेन समं यादृश: समयोऽभवत्
yathā videharājasya yajñabhūmāvasūyata | videharājena samaṃ yādṛśa: samayo'bhavat
How she gave birth on the sacrificial ground of the king of Videha, and what sort of agreement was made with the king of Videha,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.57
यथा मानुषरूपेण धात्री सा समपद्यत । तत् सर्व कथयामास नरकाय महात्मने
yathā mānuṣarūpeṇa dhātrī sā samapadyata | tat sarva kathayāmāsa narakāya mahātmane
and how in human form she became his nurse — all that she related to the great-souled Naraka.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.58
अथ तां पृथिवीं प्राह नरकः पुनरेव हि । पृथिव्या: वचनं श्रुत्वा स्वल्पसंशयसंयुतः
atha tāṃ pṛthivīṃ prāha narakaḥ punareva hi | pṛthivyā: vacanaṃ śrutvā svalpasaṃśayasaṃyutaḥ
Then Naraka, having heard the Earth's words, spoke to that Earth once again, still holding a little doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.59
।। नरक उवाच ।। यद्येवं मे पिताविष्णुर्माता त्वं पृथिवी शुभे । आगच्छतु जगन्नाथो ममैवाभ्युपपत्तये
|| naraka uvāca || yadyevaṃ me pitāviṣṇurmātā tvaṃ pṛthivī śubhe | āgacchatu jagannātho mamaivābhyupapattaye
Naraka said: If it is so, that Viṣṇu is my father and you, fair one, the Earth, are my mother, then let the Lord of the world come, for my own assurance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.60
स एव सर्वलोकेशो यदि मां भाषतेऽच्युतः । पिताहं ते त्वियं माता श्रद्धधे तदहं शुभे
sa eva sarvalokeśo yadi māṃ bhāṣate'cyutaḥ | pitāhaṃ te tviyaṃ mātā śraddhadhe tadahaṃ śubhe
If that very Acyuta, the lord of all worlds, says to me, "I am your father and this one is your mother," then, fair one, I shall believe it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.61
त्वया मानुषरूपेण धात्र्याहं प्रतिपालितः । तद्रूपं द्रष्टुमिच्छामि यदि ते रूपमीदृशम्
tvayā mānuṣarūpeṇa dhātryāhaṃ pratipālitaḥ | tadrūpaṃ draṣṭumicchāmi yadi te rūpamīdṛśam
By you in human form, as a nurse, I was raised; I wish to see that form, if such a form is yours.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.62
।। पृथिव्युवाच ।। अहं ते जननी तात मया ज्ञातोऽसि पुत्रक । पृथिव्यहं जगद्धात्री मद्रूपं मृन्मयन्त्विदम्
|| pṛthivyuvāca || ahaṃ te jananī tāta mayā jñāto'si putraka | pṛthivyahaṃ jagaddhātrī madrūpaṃ mṛnmayantvidam
The Earth said: I am your mother, dear; you are known by me, little son. I am Pṛthivī, sustainer of the world; this form of mine is made of clay.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.63
पिता तव महाबाहो प्रभुर्नारायणोऽव्ययः । अच्युतो जगतां धाता महात्मा शूकरात्मधृक्
pitā tava mahābāho prabhurnārāyaṇo'vyayaḥ | acyuto jagatāṃ dhātā mahātmā śūkarātmadhṛk
Your father, mighty-armed one, is the lord Nārāyaṇa, the unchanging, Acyuta, the sustainer of the worlds, the great-souled one who took the boar's form.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.64
तेनाहितस्त्वं मदर्भे सुचिरं त्वं पुरावसः । सम्प्राप्ते समये जातः पालितश्चेह भूभृता
tenāhitastvaṃ madarbhe suciraṃ tvaṃ purāvasaḥ | samprāpte samaye jātaḥ pālitaśceha bhūbhṛtā
By him you were placed in my womb; long ago you dwelt (there) for a very long time; when the time came you were born, and here you were reared by the lord of the earth (the king).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.65
।। मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।। इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा हर्षशोकाकुलस्तदा । नरकः पृथिवीदेवीमिदमाह धनुर्धरः
|| mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā harṣaśokākulastadā | narakaḥ pṛthivīdevīmidamāha dhanurdharaḥ
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Having heard those words of hers, Naraka the bowman, then agitated with both joy and grief, said this to the goddess Earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.66
।। नरक उवाच ।। न माता विदिता पूर्व माताहमिति भाससे । विष्णुः पितेति च वचो न पिता विदितो मम
|| naraka uvāca || na mātā viditā pūrva mātāhamiti bhāsase | viṣṇuḥ piteti ca vaco na pitā vidito mama
Naraka said: No mother was known to me before, yet you declare, "I am your mother"; and as for the word that Viṣṇu is my father — no such father was known to me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.67
जानामि पितरं चाहं विदेहाधिपतिं नृपम् । तस्य भार्य्यं सुमत्याख्यामहं जानामि मातरम्
jānāmi pitaraṃ cāhaṃ videhādhipatiṃ nṛpam | tasya bhāryyaṃ sumatyākhyāmahaṃ jānāmi mātaram
I know my father to be the king, the lord of Videha, and I know his wife named Sumati to be my mother.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.68
भ्रातरस्तत्सुताः सर्वे सीता मे भगिनी शुभा । सुमतिर्मम मातेति लोको जानाति सन्ततम्
bhrātarastatsutāḥ sarve sītā me bhaginī śubhā | sumatirmama māteti loko jānāti santatam
All his sons are my brothers, and the fair Sītā is my sister; the world knows continually that Sumati is my mother,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.69
कात्यायनी च धात्री मे याधुनैव कृता त्वया
kātyāyanī ca dhātrī me yādhunaiva kṛtā tvayā
and that Kātyāyanī is my nurse — she whom you have only now become.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KaP 38.70
एतत् सर्वं त्वया मिथ्या शंशितं मम साम्प्रतम् । यथा तवाहं तनयः सत्यमाख्याहि तन्मम
etat sarvaṃ tvayā mithyā śaṃśitaṃ mama sāmpratam | yathā tavāhaṃ tanayaḥ satyamākhyāhi tanmama
All this that you have told me now is false. Tell me the truth of it: how am I your son?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.71
।। मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।। पुत्रस्य वचनं चेति श्रुत्वा सर्वंसहा तदा । सर्वं तत् पूर्ववृत्तान्तं तनयाय न्यवेदयत्
|| mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || putrasya vacanaṃ ceti śrutvā sarvaṃsahā tadā | sarvaṃ tat pūrvavṛttāntaṃ tanayāya nyavedayat
Mārkaṇḍeya said: And hearing her son's words, the All-Bearing (Earth) then reported to her son that whole earlier course of events.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.72
यथा मलिन्या सम्भोगो वराहस्याभवत् पुरा । यथा गर्भे धृतो देवैर्येन वा कारणेन सः
yathā malinyā sambhogo varāhasyābhavat purā | yathā garbhe dhṛto devairyena vā kāraṇena saḥ
How, long ago, the boar had union with her when she was soiled; how she was held in the womb by the gods, and for what reason he (was so held).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.73
यथा च गर्भदुःखार्ता माधवं शरणं गता । यथा तेन प्रदत्तश्च समयो जनकं प्रति
yathā ca garbhaduḥkhārtā mādhavaṃ śaraṇaṃ gatā | yathā tena pradattaśca samayo janakaṃ prati
And how, afflicted by the pain of pregnancy, she went to Mādhava for refuge; and how the agreement was granted by him with regard to Janaka.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.74
।। ऋषयः ऊचुः ।। किमर्थं समयो दत्तो विष्णुना प्रभुविष्णुना । निहते रावणे वीरे रामेण सुमहात्मना
|| ṛṣayaḥ ūcuḥ || kimarthaṃ samayo datto viṣṇunā prabhuviṣṇunā | nihate rāvaṇe vīre rāmeṇa sumahātmanā
The sages said: For what purpose was the agreement given by Viṣṇu, the lord Viṣṇu, that when the hero Rāvaṇa had been slain by Rāma of great soul,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.75
भविष्यति सुतस्ते वै तत्र नः संशयो महान् । एतान् त्वं संशयान् छिन्धि गुरो शास्तासि नः सदा
bhaviṣyati sutaste vai tatra naḥ saṃśayo mahān | etān tvaṃ saṃśayān chindhi guro śāstāsi naḥ sadā
"your son shall come to be"? On that point we have great doubt. Cut away these doubts of ours, O teacher; you are always our instructor.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.76
।। मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।। भारार्ता रावणादीनां पृथिवी मांसभोगिनाम् । अधोगता योजनानि पञ्च वै द्विजसत्तमाः
|| mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || bhārārtā rāvaṇādīnāṃ pṛthivī māṃsabhoginām | adhogatā yojanāni pañca vai dvijasattamāḥ
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Afflicted by the burden of Rāvaṇa and the other flesh-eaters, the earth had sunk down five yojanas, O best of the twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.77
अयं वराहवीर्येण जातो गर्भे क्षितेः पुनः । असावपि महाराजो दशग्रीवो यथाभवत्
ayaṃ varāhavīryeṇa jāto garbhe kṣiteḥ punaḥ | asāvapi mahārājo daśagrīvo yathābhavat
This one was born by the boar's potency in the womb of the earth again; and as that great king, the ten-necked one, came to be,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.78
अधो यास्यति भारार्ता सातीव पृथिवीत्विति । समयो दत्तवान् विष्णू रावणे निहते सति । धरायै भारविहतिव्याजेन द्विजसत्तमाः
adho yāsyati bhārārtā sātīva pṛthivītviti | samayo dattavān viṣṇū rāvaṇe nihate sati | dharāyai bhāravihativyājena dvijasattamāḥ
so, afflicted by the burden, this earth would sink far down — thus Viṣṇu gave the agreement that it would be when Rāvaṇa was slain, for the earth's sake, under the pretext of removing her burden, O best of the twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KaP 38.79
त्वत्पूर्वरूपं दृष्ट्वा वचनाच्च जगद्गुरोः । जातश्श्रद्धो महाभागे स्थास्यामि समये तव
tvatpūrvarūpaṃ dṛṣṭvā vacanācca jagadguroḥ | jātaśśraddho mahābhāge sthāsyāmi samaye tava
"Having seen your former form, and from the word of the world's teacher, faith has arisen (in me); I shall abide by your agreement, O greatly fortunate one."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.80
पुत्रस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा पृथिवी प्रथमं तदा । मायामानुषरूपं तत् प्रतिजग्राह तत्पुरः
putrasya vacanaṃ śrutvā pṛthivī prathamaṃ tadā | māyāmānuṣarūpaṃ tat pratijagrāha tatpuraḥ
Hearing her son's words, the earth then first took on that illusory human form before him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.81
यथा कात्यायनीरूपं येन रूपेण पालितः । नरकः सा तु तद्गृह्य तत्याज पृथिवीतनुम्
yathā kātyāyanīrūpaṃ yena rūpeṇa pālitaḥ | narakaḥ sā tu tadgṛhya tatyāja pṛthivītanum
(And she took on) the form of Kātyāyanī, the form by which Naraka had been protected; but she, having taken that, abandoned her body as Earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.82
अथ दृष्टैव नरको धात्रीं कात्यायनीं तदा । पप्रच्छ पूर्ववृत्तान्तं यद्वृत्तं नृपमन्दिरे
atha dṛṣṭaiva narako dhātrīṃ kātyāyanīṃ tadā | papraccha pūrvavṛttāntaṃ yadvṛttaṃ nṛpamandire
Then, upon seeing his nurse as Kātyāyanī, Naraka asked about the earlier events, what had happened in the king's palace.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.83
सा तथा कथयामास यथा सम्प्रति पालितः । यद्वृत्तं पूर्वतो गेहे नृपस्य जनकस्य तु
sā tathā kathayāmāsa yathā samprati pālitaḥ | yadvṛttaṃ pūrvato gehe nṛpasya janakasya tu
She told it just as it was — how he had been protected up to the present, and what had happened before in the house of King Janaka.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.84
जातसम्प्रत्ययस्तत्र नरक: समपद्यत । पृथिवी च पुनर्देवीरूपं स्वं जगृहे तदा
jātasampratyayastatra naraka: samapadyata | pṛthivī ca punardevīrūpaṃ svaṃ jagṛhe tadā
Naraka thereupon came to full conviction; and the earth then took up again her own form as the goddess.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.85
अथ सस्मार पृथिवी जगन्नाथं हरिं प्रभुम् । समये पूर्वविहि प्रणभ्य शिरसा मुहुः
atha sasmāra pṛthivī jagannāthaṃ hariṃ prabhum | samaye pūrvavihi praṇabhya śirasā muhuḥ
Then the earth called to mind Hari, the lord, the master of the world, in accordance with the earlier agreement, bowing again and again with her head.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.86
स्मृतमात्रस्तदा क्षित्या माधवो गरुड़ध्वजः । प्रसन्नो जगतां नाथ: प्रत्यक्षत्वं गतस्तदा
smṛtamātrastadā kṣityā mādhavo garuḍa़dhvajaḥ | prasanno jagatāṃ nātha: pratyakṣatvaṃ gatastadā
As soon as he was remembered by the Earth, Mādhava whose banner is Garuḍa, the lord of the worlds, being gracious, then became visible.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.87
तं दृष्ट्वा पृथिवी देवी देवं गरुड़वाहनम् । नीलोत्पलदलश्यामं शङ्खचक्रगदाधरम्
taṃ dṛṣṭvā pṛthivī devī devaṃ garuḍa़vāhanam | nīlotpaladalaśyāmaṃ śaṅkhacakragadādharam
Seeing him, the god who rides Garuḍa, dark as the petal of a blue lotus, bearing conch, discus and mace, the goddess Earth —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.88
पीताम्बरं जगन्नाथं श्रीवत्सोरस्कमव्ययम् । प्रणनाम महाभक्त्या पस्पर्श शिरसा महीम्
pītāmbaraṃ jagannāthaṃ śrīvatsoraskamavyayam | praṇanāma mahābhaktyā pasparśa śirasā mahīm
(seeing) the master of the world clad in yellow, with the śrīvatsa on his chest, imperishable — she bowed with great devotion and touched the ground with her head.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.89
परमेश जगन्नाथ जगत् कारणकारण । प्रसीदेति वचश्चापि तदा प्रोचे जगत्प्रसूः
parameśa jagannātha jagat kāraṇakāraṇa | prasīdeti vacaścāpi tadā proce jagatprasūḥ
"O supreme lord, master of the world, cause of the cause of the world, be gracious" — such words the mother of the world then spoke.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.90
नरकस्तु हरिं दृष्ट्वा निमील्य नयनद्वयम् । तत्तेजसा चाभिभूतस्तदा भूमावुपाविशत्
narakastu hariṃ dṛṣṭvā nimīlya nayanadvayam | tattejasā cābhibhūtastadā bhūmāvupāviśat
But Naraka, on seeing Hari, closed his two eyes, and overcome by his splendour, then sat down upon the ground.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.91
उपविष्टे तदा देवी तनये नरकाह्वये । प्रसादयामास तदा पुत्रार्थे वरवर्णिनी
upaviṣṭe tadā devī tanaye narakāhvaye | prasādayāmāsa tadā putrārthe varavarṇinī
When the son named Naraka had thus sunk down, the goddess of lovely hue then propitiated (Hari) for her son's sake.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.92
प्रसाद्यमानो धरया हरिर्नारायणोऽव्ययः । शङ्खाग्रेण तदा पुत्रं पस्पर्श नरकाह्वयम्
prasādyamāno dharayā harirnārāyaṇo'vyayaḥ | śaṅkhāgreṇa tadā putraṃ pasparśa narakāhvayam
Being propitiated by Dharā (the Earth), Hari Nārāyaṇa, the imperishable, then touched the son named Naraka with the tip of his conch.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.93
स्पृष्टमात्रोऽथ हरिणा नरकोऽभूत् सुदर्शनः । दृष्टश्चोत्साहवांश्चैव बलवान् समपद्यत
spṛṣṭamātro'tha hariṇā narako'bhūt sudarśanaḥ | dṛṣṭaścotsāhavāṃścaiva balavān samapadyata
Merely being touched by Hari, Naraka became fair to look upon; and he regained his sight, his vigour and his strength.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.94
तत उत्थाय नरको हरिं नारायणं प्रभुम् । भक्त्या प्रणम्य गोविन्दं साष्टाङ्गं च मुहुर्मुहुः
tata utthāya narako hariṃ nārāyaṇaṃ prabhum | bhaktyā praṇamya govindaṃ sāṣṭāṅgaṃ ca muhurmuhuḥ
Then Naraka rose and, with devotion, bowed again and again with the eight limbs (prostrate) to Hari Nārāyaṇa the Lord, to Govinda,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.95
ननाम पृथिवीं वीरो जातसम्प्रत्ययस्तदा । प्रणम्य च महाभागां भक्त्या परमया युतः । प्राञ्जलिः पुरतस्तस्थौ नोक्त्वा किञ्चन वै भिया
nanāma pṛthivīṃ vīro jātasampratyayastadā | praṇamya ca mahābhāgāṃ bhaktyā paramayā yutaḥ | prāñjaliḥ puratastasthau noktvā kiñcana vai bhiyā
and the hero, his confidence now arisen, bowed to Pṛthivī; and having bowed to the greatly blessed one, filled with the highest devotion, he stood before (them) with joined palms, saying nothing at all out of awe.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.96
ततस्तदर्थे पृथिवी माधवं समयाचत । प्रसीद देवदेवेश समयं प्रतिपालय
tatastadarthe pṛthivī mādhavaṃ samayācata | prasīda devadeveśa samayaṃ pratipālaya
Then, for his sake, Pṛthivī entreated Mādhava: "Be gracious, lord of the gods of gods; keep the agreement.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.97
त्वयाहं तनयो दत्तो मम सर्वं जगत्पते । एतदर्थे प्रतिज्ञातं यद्दत्तं प्रतिपालय
tvayāhaṃ tanayo datto mama sarvaṃ jagatpate | etadarthe pratijñātaṃ yaddattaṃ pratipālaya
By you a son was given to me, (and) all that is mine, O lord of the world; what was promised for this purpose, what was given—make it good."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.98
।। भगवानुवाच ।। भवती यत्सुपुत्रार्थे मामयाचत पुरा मया । तत् सर्वं तव दत्तं वै राज्यं च त्वत्सुते
|| bhagavānuvāca || bhavatī yatsuputrārthe māmayācata purā mayā | tat sarvaṃ tava dattaṃ vai rājyaṃ ca tvatsute
The Blessed One said: What you formerly asked of me for the sake of your good son—all that has indeed been given by me to you, and the kingdom to your son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.99
इत्युक्त्वा भगवान् विष्णुरादाय नरकाह्वयम् । सार्द्धं पृथिव्या गङ्गायां ममज्ज जगतां प्रभुः
ityuktvā bhagavān viṣṇurādāya narakāhvayam | sārddhaṃ pṛthivyā gaṅgāyāṃ mamajja jagatāṃ prabhuḥ
Having said this, the Blessed Viṣṇu, lord of the worlds, took him named Naraka and plunged into the Gaṅgā together with Pṛthivī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.100
निमज्य क्षणमात्रेण प्राग्ज्योतिषपुरं गतः । मध्यगं कामरूपस्य कामाख्या यत्र नायिका
nimajya kṣaṇamātreṇa prāgjyotiṣapuraṃ gataḥ | madhyagaṃ kāmarūpasya kāmākhyā yatra nāyikā
Having plunged in, in a mere moment he reached the city of Prāgjyotiṣa, which lies in the middle of Kāmarūpa, where Kāmākhyā is the presiding mistress.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.101
स च देशः स्वराज्यार्थे पूर्वं गुप्तश्च शम्भुना । किरातैर्बलिभिः क्रूरैरज्ञैरपि च वासितः
sa ca deśaḥ svarājyārthe pūrvaṃ guptaśca śambhunā | kirātairbalibhiḥ krūrairajñairapi ca vāsitaḥ
And that region had formerly been guarded by Śambhu for his own dominion, and settled by mighty, cruel and ignorant Kirātas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.102
रुक्मस्तम्भनिभांस्तत्र किरातान् ज्ञानवर्जितान् । अनर्थमुण्डितान् मद्यमांसाशनैकतत्परान् । ददर्श विष्णुः कुपितान् विष्णुं दृष्ट्वा द्विजर्षभाः
rukmastambhanibhāṃstatra kirātān jñānavarjitān | anarthamuṇḍitān madyamāṃsāśanaikatatparān | dadarśa viṣṇuḥ kupitān viṣṇuṃ dṛṣṭvā dvijarṣabhāḥ
There Viṣṇu saw the Kirātas, resembling pillars of gold, devoid of knowledge, needlessly shaven, intent solely on eating liquor and meat—angered at seeing Viṣṇu, O best of the twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.103
तेषामधिपतिस्तत्र घटको नाम वीर्यवान् । रुक्मस्तम्भनिभस्तत्रः प्रदीप्त इव पावकः
teṣāmadhipatistatra ghaṭako nāma vīryavān | rukmastambhanibhastatraḥ pradīpta iva pāvakaḥ
Their overlord there was a valorous one named Ghaṭaka, who stood there like a pillar of gold, blazing like fire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.104
स क्रोधाच्चतुरङ्गेन बलेन महता युतः । आससाद जगन्नाथं नरकं च महाबलम्
sa krodhāccaturaṅgena balena mahatā yutaḥ | āsasāda jagannāthaṃ narakaṃ ca mahābalam
In anger, accompanied by a great army of four divisions, he attacked the Lord of the world and the mighty Naraka.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.105
आसाद्य शरवर्षेण ववर्ष प्रभुमव्ययम् । किरातैः सहितो राजा घटकाख्यः किरातराट्
āsādya śaravarṣeṇa vavarṣa prabhumavyayam | kirātaiḥ sahito rājā ghaṭakākhyaḥ kirātarāṭ
Having attacked, the king, the Kirāta lord named Ghaṭaka, together with the Kirātas, rained a shower of arrows upon the imperishable Lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.106
माधवोपि तदा पुत्रं नरकं वीर्यवत्तरम् । प्रेसयामास युद्धाय किरातनृपतेस्तदा
mādhavopi tadā putraṃ narakaṃ vīryavattaram | presayāmāsa yuddhāya kirātanṛpatestadā
Mādhava too then sent his son Naraka, the more valorous, to fight the Kirāta king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.107
नरको धनुरादाय सह तैर्बलवत्तरैः । युयुधे सुचिरं तत्र शस्त्रास्त्रैर्बहुधेरितैः
narako dhanurādāya saha tairbalavattaraiḥ | yuyudhe suciraṃ tatra śastrāstrairbahudheritaiḥ
Naraka took up his bow and fought there a long while with those very strong ones, with weapons and missiles hurled in many ways.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.108
ततोऽसौ भल्लमादाय योजयित्वा धनुर्गुणैः । शिरः किरातराजस्य चिच्छेद नरको बली
tato'sau bhallamādāya yojayitvā dhanurguṇaiḥ | śiraḥ kirātarājasya ciccheda narako balī
Then he took up a broad-headed arrow, fitted it to the bowstring, and mighty Naraka cut off the head of the Kirāta king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.109
मुख्यान् मुख्यान् किरातांश्च बहून् सेनाधिपांस्तथा । जघान कुपितो वीरः केशरीव मतङ्गजान्
mukhyān mukhyān kirātāṃśca bahūn senādhipāṃstathā | jaghāna kupito vīraḥ keśarīva mataṅgajān
And the enraged hero slew the foremost of the Kirātas and many army commanders as well, as a lion slays elephants.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.110
हतेऽथ नृपतौ केचित् पलायनपरायणाः । किराताः केचन पुनर्नरकं शरणं गताः
hate'tha nṛpatau kecit palāyanaparāyaṇāḥ | kirātāḥ kecana punarnarakaṃ śaraṇaṃ gatāḥ
When the king was slain, some of the Kirātas took to flight, while some others went to Naraka for refuge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.111
निहत्य युध्यमानांस्तु संरक्ष्य शरणं गतान् । नरकः पितरं गत्वा प्रणम्याथ न्यवेदयत्
nihatya yudhyamānāṃstu saṃrakṣya śaraṇaṃ gatān | narakaḥ pitaraṃ gatvā praṇamyātha nyavedayat
Having slain those who fought on and having spared those who came for refuge, Naraka went to his father, bowed, and then reported (to him).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.112
।। नरक उवाच ।। हतस्तात किरातानामधिपो घटको मया । सेनाधिपाश्च तस्यान्ये किमन्यत् करवाण्यहम्
|| naraka uvāca || hatastāta kirātānāmadhipo ghaṭako mayā | senādhipāśca tasyānye kimanyat karavāṇyaham
Naraka said: Father, the lord of the Kirātas, Ghaṭaka, has been slain by me, and his other army-commanders as well. What else shall I do?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.113
।। भगवानुवाच । किरातान् जहि यावत्त्वं देवीं दिक्करवासिनीम् । पलायमानान् विद्राव्य पालय शरणं गतान्
|| bhagavānuvāca | kirātān jahi yāvattvaṃ devīṃ dikkaravāsinīm | palāyamānān vidrāvya pālaya śaraṇaṃ gatān
The Lord said: Slay the Kirātas as far as the Goddess who dwells at Dikkaravāsinī; having routed those who flee, protect those who have come for refuge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.114
।। मार्कण्डेय उवाच ॥ ततः स नरको वीरः समारुह्य सितं गजम् । चतुर्दन्तं महाकायं किराताधिपवाहनम्
|| mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || tataḥ sa narako vīraḥ samāruhya sitaṃ gajam | caturdantaṃ mahākāyaṃ kirātādhipavāhanam
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Then that hero Naraka, mounting a white elephant with four tusks and a huge body, the mount of the Kirāta king—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.115
ऐरावतसमं वीर्ये वेगेन गरुडोपमम् । किरातान् द्रावयामास यावद् दिक्करवासिनीम् । पितरं पुनरागत्य वचनं चेदमब्रवीत्
airāvatasamaṃ vīrye vegena garuḍopamam | kirātān drāvayāmāsa yāvad dikkaravāsinīm | pitaraṃ punarāgatya vacanaṃ cedamabravīt
—equal to Airāvata in valour, like Garuḍa in speed—drove off the Kirātas as far as Dikkaravāsinī, and coming again to his father spoke these words:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.116
।। नरक उवाच ।। विद्राविताः किरातास्ते सागरान्तं समाश्रिताः । हतश्च घटकाख्यो हि किराताधिपतिर्महान्
|| naraka uvāca || vidrāvitāḥ kirātāste sāgarāntaṃ samāśritāḥ | hataśca ghaṭakākhyo hi kirātādhipatirmahān
Naraka said: Those Kirātas have been routed and have taken shelter at the ocean's edge; and the great lord of the Kirātas named Ghaṭaka has been slain,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.117
वेगिनं गजमारुह्य ऐरावतसमं गुणैः । यदन्यत् करणीयं मे तदाज्ञापय सम्प्रति
veginaṃ gajamāruhya airāvatasamaṃ guṇaiḥ | yadanyat karaṇīyaṃ me tadājñāpaya samprati
(by me) mounted on a swift elephant equal in qualities to Airāvata. Whatever else is to be done by me, command that now.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.118
।। भगवानुवाच । करतोया सदागङ्गा पूर्व भागावधिश्रया । यावल्ललितकान्तास्ति तावदेव पुरं तव
|| bhagavānuvāca | karatoyā sadāgaṅgā pūrva bhāgāvadhiśrayā | yāvallalitakāntāsti tāvadeva puraṃ tava
The Lord said: The Karatoyā, an ever-flowing Gaṅgā, stands as the boundary on the eastern side; as far as Lalitakāntā, just so far is your city.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KaP 38.119
अत्र देवी महाभागा योगनिद्रा जगत्प्रसूः । कामाख्यारूपमास्थाय सदा तिष्ठति शोभना
atra devī mahābhāgā yoganidrā jagatprasūḥ | kāmākhyārūpamāsthāya sadā tiṣṭhati śobhanā
Here the greatly blessed Goddess, Yoganidrā, mother of the world, taking the form of Kāmākhyā, ever abides, radiant.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.120
अत्रास्ति नदराजोऽयं लौहित्यो ब्रह्मणः सुतः । अत्रैव दशदिक्पालाः स्वे स्वे पीठे व्यवस्थिताः
atrāsti nadarājo'yaṃ lauhityo brahmaṇaḥ sutaḥ | atraiva daśadikpālāḥ sve sve pīṭhe vyavasthitāḥ
Here is this king of rivers, the Lauhitya, son of Brahmā; here too the ten guardians of the directions are established, each on his own seat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.121
अत्र स्वयं महादेवो ब्रह्मा चाहं व्यवस्थितः । चन्द्रः सूर्यश्च सततं वसतोऽत्र च पुत्रक
atra svayaṃ mahādevo brahmā cāhaṃ vyavasthitaḥ | candraḥ sūryaśca satataṃ vasato'tra ca putraka
Here Mahādeva himself, and Brahmā, and I are established; the moon and the sun too dwell here constantly, O little son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.122
सर्वे क्रीडार्थमायाता रहस्यं देशमुत्तमम् । अत्र श्रीर्वसते भद्रा भोग्यमन्त्र तथा बहु
sarve krīḍārthamāyātā rahasyaṃ deśamuttamam | atra śrīrvasate bhadrā bhogyamantra tathā bahu
All have come for play to this excellent secret region; here dwells the auspicious Śrī, and there is much to be enjoyed here as well.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.123
अस्य मध्ये स्थितो ब्रह्मा प्राङ्नक्षत्रं ससर्ज ह । ततः प्राग्ज्योतिषाख्येयं पुरी शक्रपुरीसमा
asya madhye sthito brahmā prāṅnakṣatraṃ sasarja ha | tataḥ prāgjyotiṣākhyeyaṃ purī śakrapurīsamā
Standing in the midst of this, Brahmā created the eastern constellation; therefore this city, equal to Indra's city, is called Prāgjyotiṣa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.124
अत्र त्वं वस भद्रं ते ह्यभिषिक्तो मया स्वयम् । कृतदार: सहामात्यै राजा भूत्वा महाबलः
atra tvaṃ vasa bhadraṃ te hyabhiṣikto mayā svayam | kṛtadāra: sahāmātyai rājā bhūtvā mahābalaḥ
Dwell here—blessings on you—for you have been consecrated by me myself; having taken a wife, together with ministers, becoming a king of great strength.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.125
।। मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।। एवमुक्त्वा स्वयं विष्णुः शम्भोरनुमते तदा । सर्वान् किरातान् पूर्वस्यां सागरान्ते न्यवेशयत्
|| mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || evamuktvā svayaṃ viṣṇuḥ śambhoranumate tadā | sarvān kirātān pūrvasyāṃ sāgarānte nyaveśayat
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Having spoken thus, Viṣṇu himself then, with Śambhu's consent, settled all the Kirātas in the east, at the ocean's edge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.126
पूर्वं ललितकान्तायाः समादायावधिं पुनः । यावत् सागरपर्यन्तं किरातास्तावदावसन्
pūrvaṃ lalitakāntāyāḥ samādāyāvadhiṃ punaḥ | yāvat sāgaraparyantaṃ kirātāstāvadāvasan
Taking Lalitakāntā again as the boundary on the east, as far as the ocean's end, so far did the Kirātas dwell.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.127
पश्चाल्ललितकान्तायाः देशं कृत्वावधिं पुनः । करतोया नदीं यावत् कमाख्यानिलयं तु तत्
paścāllalitakāntāyāḥ deśaṃ kṛtvāvadhiṃ punaḥ | karatoyā nadīṃ yāvat kamākhyānilayaṃ tu tat
And making the region west of Lalitakāntā the boundary again, as far as the river Karatoyā—that is the abode of Kāmākhyā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.128
तस्मात् किरातानुत्सार्यवेदशास्त्रातिगान् बहून् । द्विजातीन् वासयामास तत्र वर्णान् सनातनान्
tasmāt kirātānutsāryavedaśāstrātigān bahūn | dvijātīn vāsayāmāsa tatra varṇān sanātanān
From there, having driven out the many Kirātas who transgress the Vedas and the śāstras, he settled twice-born men there, (and) the eternal classes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.129
वेदाध्ययनदानानि सततं वर्तते यथा । तथा चकार भगवान् मुनिभिर्वासयन् विभुः
vedādhyayanadānāni satataṃ vartate yathā | tathā cakāra bhagavān munibhirvāsayan vibhuḥ
The Lord, the all-pervading one, so acted—settling (the land) with sages—that Vedic study and gifts should go on continually.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.130
वेदवादरताः सर्वे दानधर्मपरायणाः । नचिरादभवद्देशः कामरूपाह्वयस्तदा
vedavādaratāḥ sarve dānadharmaparāyaṇāḥ | nacirādabhavaddeśaḥ kāmarūpāhvayastadā
All were devoted to the recitation of the Veda and intent on giving and duty; and before long that region came to be called Kāmarūpa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.131
ततो विदर्भराजस्य पुत्रीं मायाह्वयां हरिः । पुत्रार्थे वरयामास नरकस्य समां गुणैः
tato vidarbharājasya putrīṃ māyāhvayāṃ hariḥ | putrārthe varayāmāsa narakasya samāṃ guṇaiḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
KaP 38.132
तामुद्वाह्य हृषीकेशस्तस्मिन् पुरवरे स्वयम् । तया समं स्वतनयं राजत्वेनाभ्यषेचयत्
tāmudvāhya hṛṣīkeśastasmin puravare svayam | tayā samaṃ svatanayaṃ rājatvenābhyaṣecayat
Having married her, Hṛṣīkeśa himself, in that excellent city, consecrated his own son as king together with her.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.133
सुगुप्तां च पुरीं चक्रे गिरिदुर्गेण माधवः । जलदुर्गं सर्वतो भद्रं देवैरपि दुरासदम्
suguptāṃ ca purīṃ cakre giridurgeṇa mādhavaḥ | jaladurgaṃ sarvato bhadraṃ devairapi durāsadam
— tr. refused: cyber
KaP 38.134
ततः किरातराजस्य चतुर्दन्ताः सुदन्तिनः । पञ्चविंशतिसाहस्रा महामात्रकुथैर्युताः
tataḥ kirātarājasya caturdantāḥ sudantinaḥ | pañcaviṃśatisāhasrā mahāmātrakuthairyutāḥ
Then the Kirāta king's twenty-five thousand fine four-tusked elephants, furnished with mahouts and (elephant-)caparisons —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KaP 38.135
यानि रत्नान्यनेकानि सैन्यानि विविधानि च । अश्वाश्चाभरणाचैव तत्सर्वं नरकोऽग्रहीत्
yāni ratnānyanekāni sainyāni vividhāni ca | aśvāścābharaṇācaiva tatsarvaṃ narako'grahīt
Whatever jewels there were, many of them, and troops of various kinds, and horses and ornaments too — all that Naraka seized.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.136
यद्यत् सुभूषणं राज्ञो ध्वजाश्चाभरणानि च । तानि तानि स्वयं विष्णुस्तनयस्य ददौ तदा
yadyat subhūṣaṇaṃ rājño dhvajāścābharaṇāni ca | tāni tāni svayaṃ viṣṇustanayasya dadau tadā
Whatever fine ornaments belonged to the king, and the banners and adornments — all of those Viṣṇu himself then gave to (his) son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.137
रथं च प्रददौ तस्मै त्रिषु लोकेषु दुर्लभम् । लोहाष्टचक्रसञ्छन्नमर्धयोजनविस्तृतम्
rathaṃ ca pradadau tasmai triṣu lokeṣu durlabham | lohāṣṭacakrasañchannamardhayojanavistṛtam
— tr. refused: cyber
KaP 38.138
युक्तमश्वसहस्रैश्च तथाष्टाभिर्मनोजवैः । रत्नकाञ्चनचित्राढ्यं वेदिका भागविस्तरम्
yuktamaśvasahasraiśca tathāṣṭābhirmanojavaiḥ | ratnakāñcanacitrāḍhyaṃ vedikā bhāgavistaram
(It was) yoked with eight thousand horses swift as thought, richly adorned with variegated gems and gold, broad in the section of its railing.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KaP 38.139
वज्रध्वजेन महता काञ्चनेन विराजितम् । हेमदण्डपताकाढ्यं वैदूर्यमणिकूवरम्
vajradhvajena mahatā kāñcanena virājitam | hemadaṇḍapatākāḍhyaṃ vaidūryamaṇikūvaram
— tr. refused: cyber
KaP 38.140
सिंहव्याघ्रसमुद्भूतैश्चर्मभिश्छादितं सदा । लोहजालैश्च सञ्छन्नं किंकिणीजालमालिनम् । सर्वप्रहरणैर्युक्तं बहुमायासमन्वितम्
siṃhavyāghrasamudbhūtaiścarmabhiśchāditaṃ sadā | lohajālaiśca sañchannaṃ kiṃkiṇījālamālinam | sarvapraharaṇairyuktaṃ bahumāyāsamanvitam
— tr. refused: cyber
KaP 38.141
शक्तिं च प्रददौ तस्मै सर्वशत्रुविशातनीम् । ज्वालामालाभिदीप्ताङ्गीं रिपुकक्षाग्निरूपिणीम्
śaktiṃ ca pradadau tasmai sarvaśatruviśātanīm | jvālāmālābhidīptāṅgīṃ ripukakṣāgnirūpiṇīm
And (he) gave him a spear that shatters all enemies, its body blazing with a garland of flames, having the form of a fire (burning) the thicket of foes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.142
इमं च समयं प्रोचे नरकाय महात्मने । नरकस्य हितायेशो वसुधायाः समक्षतः
imaṃ ca samayaṃ proce narakāya mahātmane | narakasya hitāyeśo vasudhāyāḥ samakṣataḥ
And (the Lord) declared this agreement to the great-souled Naraka; for Naraka's benefit the Lord (spoke it) in the presence of Vasudhā (the Earth).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.143
॥ भगवानुवाच ।। इमां शक्तिं न हि भवान् प्राणस्य संशयं विना । प्रयोक्ष्यति कदाचित्तु मानुषेषु विशेषतः
|| bhagavānuvāca || imāṃ śaktiṃ na hi bhavān prāṇasya saṃśayaṃ vinā | prayokṣyati kadācittu mānuṣeṣu viśeṣataḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
KaP 38.144
एषा भार्या च वैदर्भी भवतः सदृशी गुणैः । भवतो जीवनं यावत्तावत् स्थास्यति शोभना
eṣā bhāryā ca vaidarbhī bhavataḥ sadṛśī guṇaiḥ | bhavato jīvanaṃ yāvattāvat sthāsyati śobhanā
And this wife of yours, the Vaidarbhī, is equal to you in virtues; she will remain beautiful as long as your life lasts.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.145
त्वं तु प्रजायै त्रेतायां यत्नवान् वै भविष्यसि । द्वापरान्ते तु सम्प्राप्ते प्रजा तत्र भविष्यति
tvaṃ tu prajāyai tretāyāṃ yatnavān vai bhaviṣyasi | dvāparānte tu samprāpte prajā tatra bhaviṣyati
But you will make efforts for offspring in the Tretā (age); yet only when the end of the Dvāpara has come will offspring be (born) to you then.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.146
विरोधो मुनिभिः सार्धं ब्राह्मणैरपि पुत्रक । न कदाचित्त्वया कार्यश्चिरञ्जीवितुमिच्छता
virodho munibhiḥ sārdhaṃ brāhmaṇairapi putraka | na kadācittvayā kāryaścirañjīvitumicchatā
Conflict with sages, and with brahmins too, my son, must never be made by you, if you wish to live long.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.147
न राजभिर्न देवैश्च विरोधो युज्यते तव । महादुर्गस्य वै मध्ये वसतो ह्यपराजिते
na rājabhirna devaiśca virodho yujyate tava | mahādurgasya vai madhye vasato hyaparājite
— tr. refused: cyber
KaP 38.148
दिव्ययोषिद्गणैः सार्धं वसमानोऽतिभोगवान् । स्वपर्वते कामरूपे चिरं त्वं तिष्ठ पुत्रक
divyayoṣidgaṇaiḥ sārdhaṃ vasamāno'tibhogavān | svaparvate kāmarūpe ciraṃ tvaṃ tiṣṭha putraka
Dwelling together with hosts of divine women, enjoying great pleasures, may you remain a long time, dear son, on your own mountain in Kāmarūpa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.149
महादेवीं महामायां जगन्मातरमम्बिकाम् । कामाख्यां त्वं विना पुत्र नान्यदेवं यजिष्यसि
mahādevīṃ mahāmāyāṃ jaganmātaramambikām | kāmākhyāṃ tvaṃ vinā putra nānyadevaṃ yajiṣyasi
— tr. refused: cyber
KaP 38.150
इतोऽन्यथा त्वं विहरन् गतप्राणो भविष्यसि । तस्मान्नरक यत्नेन समयं प्रतिपालय
ito'nyathā tvaṃ viharan gataprāṇo bhaviṣyasi | tasmānnaraka yatnena samayaṃ pratipālaya
If you conduct yourself otherwise than this, you will become bereft of life; therefore, Naraka, uphold this agreement with care.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.151
इत्युक्त्वा भगवान् विष्णुर्नरकं तनयं स्वकम् । तमपास्य रहस्येनां पृथिवीं वाक्यमब्रवीत्
ityuktvā bhagavān viṣṇurnarakaṃ tanayaṃ svakam | tamapāsya rahasyenāṃ pṛthivīṃ vākyamabravīt
Having said this to Naraka, his own son, the Lord Viṣṇu set him aside and spoke words in private to that Earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.152
यद् यत् पूर्वं मया प्रोक्तं कर्तव्यं तव सुन्दरि । तत् सर्व नरकायाशु भूत्यै समुपदेशय
yad yat pūrvaṃ mayā proktaṃ kartavyaṃ tava sundari | tat sarva narakāyāśu bhūtyai samupadeśaya
"Whatever I told you before, O beautiful one, that is to be done by you — teach all that quickly to Naraka for his prosperity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.153
यदैनं त्वं स्वयं हन्तुं मां जगद्धात्रि भाषसे । तदा तु मानुषः कश्चिन्नरकं निहनिष्यति
yadainaṃ tvaṃ svayaṃ hantuṃ māṃ jagaddhātri bhāṣase | tadā tu mānuṣaḥ kaścinnarakaṃ nihaniṣyati
When you, O mother of the world, tell me to slay him myself, then some human being will kill Naraka."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.154
।। पृथिव्युवाच ।। प्रजार्थमेष यत्नो मे निन्द्यः स्यात् सन्ततिं विना । तस्मान्नाथ प्रयत्नान्मे सन्ततिं पालयिष्यसि
|| pṛthivyuvāca || prajārthameṣa yatno me nindyaḥ syāt santatiṃ vinā | tasmānnātha prayatnānme santatiṃ pālayiṣyasi
The Earth said: This effort of mine was for the sake of offspring; without progeny I would be blameworthy. Therefore, O Lord, you will by your effort protect my progeny.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.155
।। मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।। एवमस्त्विति तां विष्णुः पृथिवींप्रति पावनः । नरकं च समाभाव्य तत्रान्तर्धिमगात् क्षणात्
|| mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || evamastviti tāṃ viṣṇuḥ pṛthivīṃprati pāvanaḥ | narakaṃ ca samābhāvya tatrāntardhimagāt kṣaṇāt
Mārkaṇḍeya said: The purifying Viṣṇu said "So be it" to that Earth, and having reassured Naraka, he vanished there in an instant.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.156
गते हरौ निजस्थानं पृथिवी तनयं स्वकम् । यत् पूर्वं हरिणा प्रोक्तं तत्र तं व्यनयत् स्वयम्
gate harau nijasthānaṃ pṛthivī tanayaṃ svakam | yat pūrvaṃ hariṇā proktaṃ tatra taṃ vyanayat svayam
When Hari had gone to his own abode, the Earth herself instructed her own son in that which Hari had spoken of before.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.157
नरकोऽपि तदा धीमान् वेदशास्त्रार्थपारगः । ब्रह्मण्यनीतिकुशलो वदान्यो दानतत्परः
narako'pi tadā dhīmān vedaśāstrārthapāragaḥ | brahmaṇyanītikuśalo vadānyo dānatatparaḥ
Naraka too then (became) wise, having mastered the meaning of the Vedas and the treatises, devoted to brahmins, skilled in statecraft, generous, intent on giving,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KaP 38.158
कामाख्यापूजनरतो नीलकूटे महागिरौ । महाभोगी महाश्रीमान् हीनबाधश्च शत्रुभिः । सुचिरं राज्यमकरोच्छक्रवत्रिदशालये
kāmākhyāpūjanarato nīlakūṭe mahāgirau | mahābhogī mahāśrīmān hīnabādhaśca śatrubhiḥ | suciraṃ rājyamakarocchakravatridaśālaye
delighting in the worship of Kāmākhyā on the great mountain Nīlakūṭa, of great enjoyments, of great splendour, and untroubled by enemies; for a very long time he ruled the kingdom like Śakra in the abode of the thirty (gods).
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KaP 38.159
ततो विदेहराजोऽपि श्रुत्वैव नरकश्रियम् । सपुत्रभार्यः सगणो नरकं द्रष्टुमभ्यगात्
tato videharājo'pi śrutvaiva narakaśriyam | saputrabhāryaḥ sagaṇo narakaṃ draṣṭumabhyagāt
Then the king of Videha too, just on hearing of Naraka's splendour, went with his son and wife and his retinue to see Naraka.
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KaP 38.160
प्राग्ज्योतिषं पुरं गत्वा कामरूपान्तरस्थितम् । ददर्श नरकं राजा शरच्चन्द्रसमं श्रिया
prāgjyotiṣaṃ puraṃ gatvā kāmarūpāntarasthitam | dadarśa narakaṃ rājā śaraccandrasamaṃ śriyā
Having gone to the city Prāgjyotiṣa, situated within Kāmarūpa, the king saw Naraka, equal in splendour to the autumn moon.
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KaP 38.161
प्राग्ज्योतिषं पुरं मेने स राजा त्वमरावतीम् । देवेन्द्रं नरकं मेने सत्परिच्छदभूषणम् । ततो महिष्यै तत् सर्वं जनको वाक्यमब्रवीत्
prāgjyotiṣaṃ puraṃ mene sa rājā tvamarāvatīm | devendraṃ narakaṃ mene satparicchadabhūṣaṇam | tato mahiṣyai tat sarvaṃ janako vākyamabravīt
That king thought the city Prāgjyotiṣa to be Amarāvatī, and he thought Naraka, with his fine garments and ornaments, to be Indra of the gods. Then Janaka spoke all this in words to his queen.
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KaP 38.162
।। जनक उवाच ।। एष ते पालितसुतः श्रीमान् नरकसंज्ञकः
|| janaka uvāca || eṣa te pālitasutaḥ śrīmān narakasaṃjñakaḥ
Janaka said: This is the illustrious one named Naraka, the son reared by you,
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KaP 38.163
पृथिव्या दयितः पुत्रः संजातो घृष्टिरूपिणा । विष्णुना जगदीशेन त्वमेनं पश्य संगतम्
pṛthivyā dayitaḥ putraḥ saṃjāto ghṛṣṭirūpiṇā | viṣṇunā jagadīśena tvamenaṃ paśya saṃgatam
the beloved son born of the Earth by Viṣṇu, lord of the world, in the form of a boar. Look at him, now met (with us).
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KaP 38.164
।। मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।। इत्युक्त्वा जनको राजा यथा वृत्तं तथा पुरा । वृत्तान्तं कथयामास नरको जातवान् यथा
|| mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || ityuktvā janako rājā yathā vṛttaṃ tathā purā | vṛttāntaṃ kathayāmāsa narako jātavān yathā
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Having spoken thus, King Janaka related the account as it had happened formerly, how Naraka had been born.
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KaP 38.165
ततस्तत्र चिरं स्थित्वा प्राग्ज्योतिषपुरे मुदा । विदेहाधिपती राजा नरकेण प्रपूजितः
tatastatra ciraṃ sthitvā prāgjyotiṣapure mudā | videhādhipatī rājā narakeṇa prapūjitaḥ
Then, having stayed there long in the city Prāgjyotiṣa with delight, the king, the lord of Videha, honoured greatly by Naraka,
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KaP 38.166
स्वस्थानं गतवांस्तस्मात् स्वगणैः परिवारितः
svasthānaṃ gatavāṃstasmāt svagaṇaiḥ parivāritaḥ
went from there to his own place, surrounded by his own retinue.
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KaP 38.167
एवं स नरको जातः पृथिव्यास्तनयस्तदा । हीनासुरस्वभावः संविजहार चिरं क्षितौ
evaṃ sa narako jātaḥ pṛthivyāstanayastadā | hīnāsurasvabhāvaḥ saṃvijahāra ciraṃ kṣitau
Thus that Naraka was then born as the son of the Earth, and, lacking a demon's nature, he long enjoyed himself upon the earth.
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