Markandeya Purana — Chapter 23

MkP 23.1

स राजपुत्रः संप्राप्य वेगादात्मपुरं ततः । पित्रोर्ववन्दिषुः पादौ दिदृक्षुश्च मदालसाम्

sa rājaputraḥ saṃprāpya vegādātmapuraṃ tataḥ / pitrorvavandiṣuḥ pādau didṛkṣuśca madālasām

Then that prince, having swiftly reached his own city, wishing to salute his parents' feet and wishing to see Madālasā,

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MkP 23.2

ददर्श जनमुद्विग्नमप्रहृष्टमुखं पुरः । पुनश्च विस्मिताकारं प्रहृष्टवदनं ततः

dadarśa janamudvignamaprahṛṣṭamukhaṃ puraḥ / punaśca vismitākāraṃ prahṛṣṭavadanaṃ tataḥ

saw before him people who were agitated and with unhappy faces, and then again (people) of astonished appearance and with delighted faces,

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MkP 23.3

अन्यमुत्फुल्लनयनं दिष्ट्या दिष्ट्येतिवादिनम् । परिष्वजन्तमन्योन्यमतिकौतूहलान्वितम्

anyamutphullanayanaṃ diṣṭyā diṣṭyetivādinam / pariṣvajantamanyonyamatikautūhalānvitam

and another with eyes wide open, saying "By good fortune! By good fortune!", embracing one another, filled with the greatest excitement:

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MkP 23.4

चिरं जीवोरुकल्याण ! हतास्ते परिपन्थिनः । पित्रोः प्रह्लादय मनस्तथास्माकमकण्टकम्

ciraṃ jīvorukalyāṇa ! hatāste paripanthinaḥ / pitroḥ prahlādaya manastathāsmākamakaṇṭakam

"Long may you live, greatly blessed one! Your adversaries are slain. Gladden your parents' hearts, and ours too, now free of thorns."

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MkP 23.5

इत्येवं वादिभिः पौरैः पुरः पृष्ठे च संवृतः । तत्क्षणप्रभवानन्दः प्रविवेश पितुर्गृहम्

ityevaṃ vādibhiḥ pauraiḥ puraḥ pṛṣṭhe ca saṃvṛtaḥ / tatkṣaṇaprabhavānandaḥ praviveśa piturgṛham

Surrounded in front and behind by townspeople speaking thus, his joy arising in that very moment, he entered his father's house.

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MkP 23.6

पिता च तं परिष्वज्य माता चान्ये च बान्धवाः । चिरं जीवेति कल्याणीर्ददुस्तस्मै तदाशिषः

pitā ca taṃ pariṣvajya mātā cānye ca bāndhavāḥ / ciraṃ jīveti kalyāṇīrdadustasmai tadāśiṣaḥ

And his father embraced him, and his mother and the other kinsmen, and gave him then auspicious blessings: "Long may you live!"

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MkP 23.7

प्रणिपत्य ततः सो ऽथ किमेतदिति विस्मितः । पप्रच्छ पितरं तात ! सो ऽस्मै सम्यक् तदुक्तवान्

praṇipatya tataḥ so 'tha kimetaditi vismitaḥ / papraccha pitaraṃ tāta ! so 'smai samyak taduktavān

Then, after bowing down, astonished, he asked his father, "Father! What is this?" — and he told him the whole of it properly.

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MkP 23.8

स भार्यां तां मृतां श्रुत्वा हृदयेष्टां मदालसाम् । पितरौ च पुरो दृष्ट्वा लज्जाशोकाब्धिमध्यगः

sa bhāryāṃ tāṃ mṛtāṃ śrutvā hṛdayeṣṭāṃ madālasām / pitarau ca puro dṛṣṭvā lajjāśokābdhimadhyagaḥ

When he heard that his wife Madālasā, beloved of his heart, was dead, and saw his parents before him, he fell into the midst of a sea of shame and grief.

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MkP 23.9

चिन्तयामास सा बाला मां श्रुत्वा निधनं गतम् । तत्याज जीवितं साध्वी धिङ्मां निष्ठुरमानसम्

cintayāmāsa sā bālā māṃ śrutvā nidhanaṃ gatam / tatyāja jīvitaṃ sādhvī dhiṅmāṃ niṣṭhuramānasam

He thought: "That young girl, hearing that I had met my death, gave up her life—the virtuous woman. Shame on me, hard-hearted as I am!"

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MkP 23.10

नृशंसो ऽहमनार्यो ऽहं विना तां मृगलोचनाम् । मत्कृते निधनं प्राप्तां यज्जीवाम्यतिनिर्घृणः

nṛśaṃso 'hamanāryo 'haṃ vinā tāṃ mṛgalocanām / matkṛte nidhanaṃ prāptāṃ yajjīvāmyatinirghṛṇaḥ

"I am cruel, I am ignoble, since without that doe-eyed one, who met her death on my account, I go on living, utterly pitiless."

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MkP 23.11

पुनः स चिन्तयामास परिसंस्तभ्य मानसम् । मोहोद्गममपास्याशु निः श्वस्योच्छवस्य चातरः

punaḥ sa cintayāmāsa parisaṃstabhya mānasam / mohodgamamapāsyāśu niḥ śvasyocchavasya cātaraḥ

Again he reflected, steadying his mind, quickly casting off the rising of his bewilderment, breathing out and in, distressed.

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MkP 23.12

मृतेति सा मन्नमित्तं त्यजामि यदि जीवितम् । किं मयोपकृतं तस्याः श्लाघ्यमेतत्तु योषिताम्

mṛteti sā mannamittaṃ tyajāmi yadi jīvitam / kiṃ mayopakṛtaṃ tasyāḥ ślāghyametattu yoṣitām

"She died on my account; if I give up my life, what benefit will have been done by me to her? Rather, this (giving up of life) is praiseworthy in women."

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MkP 23.13

यदि रोदिमि वा दीनो हा प्रियेति ! वदन्मुहुः । तथाप्यश्लाघ्यमेतन्नो वयं हि पुरुषाः किल

yadi rodimi vā dīno hā priyeti ! vadanmuhuḥ / tathāpyaślāghyametanno vayaṃ hi puruṣāḥ kila

"Or if I weep, wretched, crying again and again 'Alas, my beloved!'—even so this is not praiseworthy for us, for we are men, after all."

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MkP 23.15

अथ शोकजडो दीनो स्त्रजा हीनो मलान्वितः । विपक्षस्य भविष्यामि ततः परिभवास्पदम् ॥ मर्क्प्_२३।१४ ॥ मयारिशातनं कार्यं राज्ञः शुश्रुषणं पितुः । जीवितं तस्य चायत्तं सन्त्याज्यं तत्कथं मया

atha śokajaḍo dīno strajā hīno malānvitaḥ / vipakṣasya bhaviṣyāmi tataḥ paribhavāspadam // markp_23.14 // mayāriśātanaṃ kāryaṃ rājñaḥ śuśruṣaṇaṃ pituḥ / jīvitaṃ tasya cāyattaṃ santyājyaṃ tatkathaṃ mayā

"Then, dulled by grief, wretched, without garlands, covered with dirt, I shall become a target of contempt for my enemy. (23.14) Destruction of enemies must be done by me, and service to my father the king; and his life depends on that—how then should it be given up by me?"

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MkP 23.16

किन्त्वत्र मन्ये कर्तव्यस्त्यागो भागस्य योषितः । स चापि नोपकाराय तन्वङ्ग्याः किन्तु सर्वथा

kintvatra manye kartavyastyāgo bhāgasya yoṣitaḥ / sa cāpi nopakārāya tanvaṅgyāḥ kintu sarvathā

"But in this matter I think that what should be done is the renunciation of the share (of pleasure) belonging to woman; and even that will not be a benefit to the slender-limbed one—yet in every way..."

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MkP 23.17

मया नृशंस्यं कर्तव्यं नोपकार्यपकारि च । या मदर्थे ऽत्यजत् प्राणांस्तदर्थे ऽल्पमिदं मम

mayā nṛśaṃsyaṃ kartavyaṃ nopakāryapakāri ca / yā madarthe 'tyajat prāṇāṃstadarthe 'lpamidaṃ mama

"Cruelty must not be done by me, nor what brings neither help nor harm. She who for my sake gave up her life—for her sake this is a small thing on my part."

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MkP 23.18

इति कृत्वा मतिं सो ऽथ निष्पाद्योदकदानिकम् । क्रियाश्चानन्तरं कृत्वा प्रत्युवाच ऋतध्वजः

iti kṛtvā matiṃ so 'tha niṣpādyodakadānikam / kriyāścānantaraṃ kṛtvā pratyuvāca ṛtadhvajaḥ

Having made up his mind thus, Ṛtadhvaja then performed the water-offering, and after carrying out the subsequent rites, he replied:

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MkP 23.19

यदि सा मम तन्वङ्गी न स्याद्भार्या मदालसा । अस्मिन् जन्मनि नान्या मे भवित्री सहचारिणी

yadi sā mama tanvaṅgī na syādbhāryā madālasā / asmin janmani nānyā me bhavitrī sahacāriṇī

"If that slender-limbed Madālasā is not to be my wife, then in this birth no other woman shall be my companion.

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MkP 23.20

तामृते मृगशावाक्षीं गन्धर्वतनयामहम् । न भोक्ष्ये योषितं काञ्चिदिति सत्यं मयोदितम्

tāmṛte mṛgaśāvākṣīṃ gandharvatanayāmaham / na bhokṣye yoṣitaṃ kāñciditi satyaṃ mayoditam

Apart from her, the fawn-eyed daughter of the Gandharva, I shall enjoy no woman at all—this is the truth spoken by me.

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MkP 23.21

सद्धर्मचारिणीं पत्नीं तां मुक्त्वा गजगामिनीम्,। काञ्चिन्नाङ्गीकरिष्यामीत्येतत् सत्यं मयोदितम्

saddharmacāriṇīṃ patnīṃ tāṃ muktvā gajagāminīm,/ kāñcinnāṅgīkariṣyāmītyetat satyaṃ mayoditam

Except for her, my wife who walked with me in true dharma, moving like an elephant, I shall accept no woman—this is the truth spoken by me."

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MkP 23.22

परित्यज्य च स्त्रीभोगान् तात ! सर्वंस्तया विना । क्रीडन्नास्ते समं तुल्यैर्वयस्यैः शीलसम्पदा

parityajya ca strībhogān tāta ! sarvaṃstayā vinā / krīḍannāste samaṃ tulyairvayasyaiḥ śīlasampadā

And having abandoned all enjoyments of women, dear one, deprived of her, he passes his time playing with companions his equals in good conduct.

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MkP 23.23

एतत्तस्य परं कार्यं तात ! तत् केन शक्यते । कर्तुमत्यर्थदुष्प्राप्यमीश्वरैः किमुतेतरैः

etattasya paraṃ kāryaṃ tāta ! tat kena śakyate / kartumatyarthaduṣprāpyamīśvaraiḥ kimutetaraiḥ

This is his highest resolve, dear one; and by whom can it be carried out? It is exceedingly hard to attain even for lords—how much more for others!

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MkP 23.24

इति वाक्यं तयोः श्रुत्वा विमर्शमगमत्पिता । विमृश्य चाह तौ पुत्रौ नागराट् प्रहसन्निव

iti vākyaṃ tayoḥ śrutvā vimarśamagamatpitā / vimṛśya cāha tau putrau nāgarāṭ prahasanniva

Hearing these words of the two, the father fell to pondering; and having pondered, the king of serpents said to those two sons, as if laughing:

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MkP 23.25

यद्यशक्यमिति ज्ञात्वा न करिष्यन्ति मानवाः । कर्मण्युद्यममुद्योगहान्या हानिस्ततः परम्

yadyaśakyamiti jñātvā na kariṣyanti mānavāḥ / karmaṇyudyamamudyogahānyā hānistataḥ param

"If men, thinking 'it is impossible,' will make no effort in a task, then from the loss of exertion there follows a loss greater than that.

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MkP 23.26

आरभेत नरः कर्म स्वपौरुषमहापयन् । निष्पत्तिः कर्मणो दैवे पौरुषे च व्यवसथिता

ārabheta naraḥ karma svapauruṣamahāpayan / niṣpattiḥ karmaṇo daive pauruṣe ca vyavasathitā

A man should begin the work, not letting his own manly effort fail; the accomplishment of a task rests upon both fate and human effort.

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MkP 23.27

तस्मादहं तथा यत्नं करिष्ये पुत्रकावितः । तपश्चर्यां समास्थाय यथैतत् साध्यते ऽचिरात्

tasmādahaṃ tathā yatnaṃ kariṣye putrakāvitaḥ / tapaścaryāṃ samāsthāya yathaitat sādhyate 'cirāt

Therefore, my little sons, I shall make such an effort in this, undertaking the practice of austerity, that this may soon be accomplished."

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MkP 23.28

एवमुक्त्वा स नागेन्द्रः प्लक्षावतरणं गिरेः । तीर्थं हिमवतो गत्वा तपस्तेपे सुदुश्चरम्

evamuktvā sa nāgendraḥ plakṣāvataraṇaṃ gireḥ / tīrthaṃ himavato gatvā tapastepe suduścaram

Having spoken thus, that lord of serpents went to Plakṣāvataraṇa, the sacred ford of the Himālaya mountain, and performed very difficult austerity.

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MkP 23.29

तुष्टाव गीर्भिश्च ततस्तत्र देवीं सरस्वतीम् । तन्मना नियताहारो भूत्वा त्रिषवणाप्लुतः

tuṣṭāva gīrbhiśca tatastatra devīṃ sarasvatīm / tanmanā niyatāhāro bhūtvā triṣavaṇāplutaḥ

Then, there, with hymns he praised the goddess Sarasvatī, his mind fixed on her, with restricted food, bathing at the three junctures of the day.

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MkP 23.30

जगद्धात्रीमहं देवीमारिराधयिषुः शुभाम् । स्तोष्ये प्रणम्य शिरसा ब्रह्मयोनिं सरस्वतीम्

jagaddhātrīmahaṃ devīmārirādhayiṣuḥ śubhām / stoṣye praṇamya śirasā brahmayoniṃ sarasvatīm

"Wishing to propitiate the auspicious goddess, the world's sustainer, I shall praise Sarasvatī, the womb of Brahman, bowing with my head.

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MkP 23.31

सदसद्देवि ! सय् किञ्चिन्मोक्षवच्चार्थवत् पदम् । तत्सर्वं त्वय्यसंयोगं योगवद्देवि ! संस्थितम्

sadasaddevi ! say kiñcinmokṣavaccārthavat padam / tatsarvaṃ tvayyasaṃyogaṃ yogavaddevi ! saṃsthitam

O goddess, whatever word there is—existent or non-existent, having (the nature of) release or having a (worldly) object—all that rests in you unmingled, yet as though joined, O goddess.

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MkP 23.32

त्वमक्षरं परं देवि ! यत्र सर्वं प्रतिष्ठितम् । अक्षरं परमं देवि ! संस्थितं परमाणुवत्

tvamakṣaraṃ paraṃ devi ! yatra sarvaṃ pratiṣṭhitam / akṣaraṃ paramaṃ devi ! saṃsthitaṃ paramāṇuvat

You, O goddess, are the supreme imperishable (syllable), in which everything is established; the supreme imperishable, O goddess, abides like the finest atom.

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MkP 23.33

अक्षरं परमं ब्रह्म विश्वञ्चैतत् क्षरात्मकम् । दारुण्यवस्थितो वह्निर्भौमाश्च परमाणवः

akṣaraṃ paramaṃ brahma viśvañcaitat kṣarātmakam / dāruṇyavasthito vahnirbhaumāśca paramāṇavaḥ

The imperishable is the supreme Brahman, and this universe is of perishable nature; (as) fire abides within wood, and the atoms (abide) in earthly things—

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MkP 23.34

तथा त्वयि स्थितं ब्रह्म जगच्चेदमशेषतः । ओङ्काराक्षरसंस्थानं यत्तु देवि ! स्थिरास्थिरम्

tathā tvayi sthitaṃ brahma jagaccedamaśeṣataḥ / oṅkārākṣarasaṃsthānaṃ yattu devi ! sthirāsthiram

so Brahman abides in you, and this whole world without remainder. That which, O goddess, is stable and unstable rests in the syllable Oṃ.

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MkP 23.35

तत्र मात्रात्रयं सर्वमस्ति यद्देवि नास्ति च । त्रयो लोकास्त्रयो वेदास्त्रैविद्यं पावकत्रयम्

tatra mātrātrayaṃ sarvamasti yaddevi nāsti ca / trayo lokāstrayo vedāstraividyaṃ pāvakatrayam

In it are the three (prosodic) measures: all that is and is not, O goddess—the three worlds, the three Vedas, the threefold knowledge, the three fires,

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MkP 23.36

त्रीणि ज्योतींषि वर्णाश्च त्रयो धर्मागमास्तथा । त्रयो गुणास्त्रयः शब्दस्त्रयो वेदास्तथाश्रमाः

trīṇi jyotīṃṣi varṇāśca trayo dharmāgamāstathā / trayo guṇāstrayaḥ śabdastrayo vedāstathāśramāḥ

the three lights and the (three) classes, likewise the three sources of dharma, the three qualities, the three utterances, the three Vedas, and likewise the (three) stages of life,

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MkP 23.37

त्रयः कालास्तथावस्थाः पितरो ऽहर्निशादयः । एतन्मात्रात्रयं देवि ! तव रूपं सरस्वति

trayaḥ kālāstathāvasthāḥ pitaro 'harniśādayaḥ / etanmātrātrayaṃ devi ! tava rūpaṃ sarasvati

the three times, likewise the (three) states, the ancestors, day and night and the rest: this threefold measure, O goddess Sarasvatī, is your form,

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MkP 23.39

विभिन्नदर्शिनामाद्या ब्रह्मणो हि सनातनाः । सोमसंस्था हविः संस्थाः पाकसंस्थाश्च सप्त याः ॥ मर्क्प्_२३।३८ ॥ तास्त्वदुच्चारणाद्देवि ! क्रियन्ते ब्रह्मवादिभिः । अनिर्देश्यं तथा चान्यदर्धमात्रान्वितं परम्

vibhinnadarśināmādyā brahmaṇo hi sanātanāḥ / somasaṃsthā haviḥ saṃsthāḥ pākasaṃsthāśca sapta yāḥ // markp_23.38 // tāstvaduccāraṇāddevi ! kriyante brahmavādibhiḥ / anirdeśyaṃ tathā cānyadardhamātrānvitaṃ param

and (these are) the primal, eternal (measures) of Brahman for those of differing views. Those seven (sacrificial forms) that are soma-based, oblation-based, and cooking-based—those, O goddess, are performed by the expounders of Brahman through the uttering of you. And there is another, supreme, undesignatable (form) joined with the half-measure:

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MkP 23.40

अविकार्यक्षयं दिव्यं परिणामविवर्जितम् । तवैतत्परमं रूपं यन्न शक्यं मयोदितुम्

avikāryakṣayaṃ divyaṃ pariṇāmavivarjitam / tavaitatparamaṃ rūpaṃ yanna śakyaṃ mayoditum

unchangeable, undecaying, divine, free of transformation—this is that supreme form of yours which I am not able to utter.

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MkP 23.41

न चास्ये न च तज्जिह्वा ताम्रोष्ठादिभिरुच्यते । इन्द्रो ऽपि वसवो ब्रह्मा चन्द्राकौ ज्योतिरेव च

na cāsye na ca tajjihvā tāmroṣṭhādibhirucyate / indro 'pi vasavo brahmā candrākau jyotireva ca

It has no mouth, nor tongue; it is not uttered with copper-red lips and the rest. Indra too, the Vasus, Brahmā, the moon and the sun, and light itself—

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MkP 23.42

विश्वावासं विश्वरूपं विश्वेशं परमेश्वरम् । सांख्यवेदान्तवादोक्तं बहुशाखास्थिरीकृतम्

viśvāvāsaṃ viśvarūpaṃ viśveśaṃ parameśvaram / sāṃkhyavedāntavādoktaṃ bahuśākhāsthirīkṛtam

(they praise it as) the dwelling of all, of universal form, lord of all, the supreme lord, spoken of in the doctrines of Sāṃkhya and Vedānta, established firmly by many branches (of learning),

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MkP 23.43

अनादिमध्यनिधनं सदसन्न सदेव यत् । एकन्त्वनेकं नाप्येकं भवभेदसमाश्रैतम्

anādimadhyanidhanaṃ sadasanna sadeva yat / ekantvanekaṃ nāpyekaṃ bhavabhedasamāśraitam

without beginning, middle, or end; which is existent and non-existent, yet not merely existent; which is one yet many, and yet not one, resting on the divisions of becoming,

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MkP 23.44

अनाख्यं षड्गुणाख्यञ्च वर्गाख्यं त्रिगुणाश्रयम् । नानाशक्तिमतामेकं शक्तिवैभविकं परम्

anākhyaṃ ṣaḍguṇākhyañca vargākhyaṃ triguṇāśrayam / nānāśaktimatāmekaṃ śaktivaibhavikaṃ param

nameless, yet named as the six qualities and named as the (six) groups; the support of the three qualities; the one (source) of those possessing manifold powers, supreme, consisting of the majesty of power.

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MkP 23.45

एवं देवि ! त्वया व्याप्तं सकलं निष्कलञ्च यत् । अद्वैतावस्थितं ब्रह्म यच्च द्वैते व्यवस्थितम्

evaṃ devi ! tvayā vyāptaṃ sakalaṃ niṣkalañca yat / advaitāvasthitaṃ brahma yacca dvaite vyavasthitam

Thus, O goddess, all is pervaded by you—both what is divided and what is undivided, the Brahman that abides in non-duality and that which is established in duality.

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MkP 23.46

येर्ऽथा नित्या ये विनश्यन्ति चान्ये ये वा स्थूला ये च सूक्ष्मातिसूक्ष्माः । ये वा भूमौ ये ऽन्तरीक्षे ऽन्यतो वा तेषां तेषां त्वत्त एवोपलब्धिः

yer'thā nityā ye vinaśyanti cānye ye vā sthūlā ye ca sūkṣmātisūkṣmāḥ / ye vā bhūmau ye 'ntarīkṣe 'nyato vā teṣāṃ teṣāṃ tvatta evopalabdhiḥ

Those things that are eternal, and those others that perish; those that are gross, and those that are subtle, subtler than subtle; those on the earth, those in the sky, or elsewhere—of each and every one of them the apprehension comes from you alone.

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MkP 23.47

यच्चामूर्तं यच्च मूर्तं समस्तं यद्वा भूतेष्वेकमेकञ्च किञ्चित् । यद्दिव्यस्ति क्ष्मातले खे ऽन्यतो वा त्वत्सम्बद्धं त्वत्स्वरैर्व्यञ्जनैश्च

yaccāmūrtaṃ yacca mūrtaṃ samastaṃ yadvā bhūteṣvekamekañca kiñcit / yaddivyasti kṣmātale khe 'nyato vā tvatsambaddhaṃ tvatsvarairvyañjanaiśca

Whatever is formless and whatever has form, all of it; or whatever single thing there is among beings, one by one; whatever divine thing exists on the earth's surface, in the sky, or elsewhere—it is bound to you, to your vowels and consonants."

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MkP 23.48

एवं स्तुता तदा देवी विष्णोर्जिह्वा सरस्वती । प्रत्युवाच महात्मानं नागमश्वतरं ततः

evaṃ stutā tadā devī viṣṇorjihvā sarasvatī / pratyuvāca mahātmānaṃ nāgamaśvataraṃ tataḥ

Thus praised, the goddess Sarasvatī, the tongue of Viṣṇu, then replied to the great-souled serpent Aśvatara:

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MkP 23.49

वरं ते कम्बलभ्रातः प्रयच्छाम्युरगाधिप ! । तदुच्यतां प्रदास्यामि यत्ते मनसि वर्तते

varaṃ te kambalabhrātaḥ prayacchāmyuragādhipa ! / taducyatāṃ pradāsyāmi yatte manasi vartate

"I grant you a boon, brother of Kambala, lord of serpents. Let it be spoken: I shall give whatever is in your mind."

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MkP 23.50

सहायं देहि देवि ! त्वं पूर्वं कम्बलमेव मे । समस्तस्वरसम्बन्धमुभयोः संप्रयच्छ च

sahāyaṃ dehi devi ! tvaṃ pūrvaṃ kambalameva me / samastasvarasambandhamubhayoḥ saṃprayaccha ca

“Give (me) a helper, O goddess — you (should give) me Kambala himself first — and bestow on us both the connection with all the notes.”

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MkP 23.51

सप्त स्वरा ग्रामरागाः सप्त पन्नगसत्तम ! । कीतकानि च सप्तैव तावतीश्चापि मूर्च्छनाः

sapta svarā grāmarāgāḥ sapta pannagasattama ! / kītakāni ca saptaiva tāvatīścāpi mūrcchanāḥ

“The seven notes, the seven grāma-rāgas, O best of serpents, and the seven kīṭakas, and just as many mūrcchanās,

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MkP 23.52

तालाश्चैकोनपञ्चाशत्तथा ग्रामत्रयञ्च यत् । एतत्सर्वं भवान् गाता कम्बलश्च तथानघ !

tālāścaikonapañcāśattathā grāmatrayañca yat / etatsarvaṃ bhavān gātā kambalaśca tathānagha !

and the forty-nine tālas, and the three grāmas — all this, sir, you shall sing, and Kambala likewise, O sinless one.

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MkP 23.53

ज्ञास्यसे मत्प्रसादेन भुजगेन्द्रापरं तथा । चतुर्विधं पदं तालं त्रिः प्रकारं लयत्रयम्

jñāsyase matprasādena bhujagendrāparaṃ tathā / caturvidhaṃ padaṃ tālaṃ triḥ prakāraṃ layatrayam

By my grace you shall know this, and whatever else there is, O lord of serpents: the fourfold pada, the tāla, the threefold manner, the three tempos (laya),

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MkP 23.54

यदित्रयं तथाऽतोद्यं मया दत्तं चतुर्विधम् । एतद्भवान् मत्प्रसादात् पन्नगेन्द्रापरञ्च यत्

yaditrayaṃ tathā'todyaṃ mayā dattaṃ caturvidham / etadbhavān matprasādāt pannagendrāparañca yat

the three yatis (pauses), and the fourfold instrumental music given by me — (all) this, sir, (you have) by my grace, and whatever else besides, O lord of serpents;

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MkP 23.55

अस्यान्तर्गतमायत्तं स्वरव्यञ्जनसंमितम् । तदशेषं मया दत्तं भवतः कम्बलस्य च

asyāntargatamāyattaṃ svaravyañjanasaṃmitam / tadaśeṣaṃ mayā dattaṃ bhavataḥ kambalasya ca

and what is comprised within this, dependent (on it), measured out in vowels and consonants — all of that has been given by me to you and to Kambala,

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MkP 23.56

तथा नान्यस्य भूर्लोके पाताले चापि पन्नग । प्रणेतारौ भवन्तौ च सर्वस्यास्य भविष्यतः । पाताले देवलोके च भूर्लोके चैव पन्नगौ

tathā nānyasya bhūrloke pātāle cāpi pannaga / praṇetārau bhavantau ca sarvasyāsya bhaviṣyataḥ / pātāle devaloke ca bhūrloke caiva pannagau

and to no one else on earth nor in the underworld, O serpent. And you two shall be the promulgators of all this — in the underworld, in the world of the gods, and on the earth, O serpents.”

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MkP 23.57

इत्युक्त्वा सा तदा देवी सर्वजिह्वा सरस्वती । जगामादर्शनं सद्यो नागस्य कमलेक्षणा

ityuktvā sā tadā devī sarvajihvā sarasvatī / jagāmādarśanaṃ sadyo nāgasya kamalekṣaṇā

Having said this, that goddess Sarasvatī, who is the tongue of all, the lotus-eyed one, at once vanished from the serpent's sight.

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MkP 23.58

तयोश्च तद्यथावृत्तं भ्रात्रोः सर्वमजायत । विज्ञानमुभयोरग्र्यं पदतालस्वरादिकम्

tayośca tadyathāvṛttaṃ bhrātroḥ sarvamajāyata / vijñānamubhayoragryaṃ padatālasvarādikam

And for those two brothers all of it arose just as it had been stated — for both, foremost knowledge of pada, tāla, note, and the rest.

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MkP 23.59

ततः कैलासशैलेन्द्र-शिखरस्थितमीश्वरम् । गीतकैः स्प्तभिर्नागौ तन्त्रीलयसमन्वितौ

tataḥ kailāsaśailendra-śikharasthitamīśvaram / gītakaiḥ sptabhirnāgau tantrīlayasamanvitau

Then the two nāgas, (approaching) Īśvara who dwelt on the peak of Kailāsa, best of mountains, with the seven songs, together with string-music and tempo,

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MkP 23.60

आरिराधयिषू देवमनङ्गाङ्गहरं हरम् । प्रचक्रतुः परं यत्नमुभौ संहतवाक्कलौ

ārirādhayiṣū devamanaṅgāṅgaharaṃ haram / pracakratuḥ paraṃ yatnamubhau saṃhatavākkalau

wishing to propitiate the god Hara, destroyer of the body of Anaṅga (the god of love), both made the utmost effort, their words and rhythmic measures joined as one.

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MkP 23.61

प्रातर्निशायां मध्याह्ने सन्ध्ययोश्चापि तत्परौ । तयोः कालेन महता स्तूयमानो वृषध्वजः

prātarniśāyāṃ madhyāhne sandhyayoścāpi tatparau / tayoḥ kālena mahatā stūyamāno vṛṣadhvajaḥ

At dawn, at night, at midday, and at both twilights they were intent upon it; and after a long time the bull-bannered god, being praised by those two,

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MkP 23.62

तुतोष गीतकैस्तौ च प्राहेशो गृह्यतां वरः । ततः प्रणम्याश्वतरः कम्बलेन समं तदा

tutoṣa gītakaistau ca prāheśo gṛhyatāṃ varaḥ / tataḥ praṇamyāśvataraḥ kambalena samaṃ tadā

was pleased by their songs, and the Lord said, “Let a boon be taken.” Then Aśvatara, together with Kambala, having bowed,

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MkP 23.63

व्यज्ञापयन्महादेवं शितिकण्ठमुमापतिम् । यदि नौ भगवान् प्रीतो देवदेवस्त्रिलोचनः

vyajñāpayanmahādevaṃ śitikaṇṭhamumāpatim / yadi nau bhagavān prīto devadevastrilocanaḥ

made his request to Mahādeva, the blue-throated husband of Umā: “If the Lord, the god of gods, the three-eyed one, is pleased with us two,

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MkP 23.64

ततो यथाभिलषितं वरमेनं प्रयच्छ नौ । मृता कुवलयाश्वस्य पत्नी देव ! मदालसा

tato yathābhilaṣitaṃ varamenaṃ prayaccha nau / mṛtā kuvalayāśvasya patnī deva ! madālasā

then grant us this boon as we desire it: Madālasā, the wife of Kuvalayāśva, is dead, O god.

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MkP 23.65

तेनैव वयसा सद्यो दुहितृत्वं प्रयातु मे । जातिस्मरा यथा पूर्वं तद्वत्कान्तिसमन्विता । योगिनी योगमाता च मद्गेहे जायतां भव

tenaiva vayasā sadyo duhitṛtvaṃ prayātu me / jātismarā yathā pūrvaṃ tadvatkāntisamanvitā / yoginī yogamātā ca madgehe jāyatāṃ bhava

Let her at once, with that very (former) youth, become my daughter, remembering her (former) birth, endowed with beauty just as before; let her be born in my house as a yoginī and a mother of yoga — so be it.”

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MkP 23.66

यथोक्तं पन्नगश्रेष्ठ ! सर्वेमेतद्भविष्यति । मत्प्रसादादसन्दिग्धं श्रुणु चेदं भुजङ्गम

yathoktaṃ pannagaśreṣṭha ! sarvemetadbhaviṣyati / matprasādādasandigdhaṃ śruṇu cedaṃ bhujaṅgama

“As you have said, O best of serpents, all this shall come to pass by my grace, without doubt; and hear this, O serpent:

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MkP 23.67

श्राद्धे तु समनुप्राप्ते मध्यमं पिण्डमात्मना । भक्षयेथाः फणिश्रेष्ठ ! शुचिः प्रयतमानसः

śrāddhe tu samanuprāpte madhyamaṃ piṇḍamātmanā / bhakṣayethāḥ phaṇiśreṣṭha ! śuciḥ prayatamānasaḥ

when the śrāddha rite has come round, you yourself should eat the middle rice-ball, O best of hooded ones, being pure and of restrained mind.

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MkP 23.68

भक्षिते तु ततस्तस्मिन् भवतो मध्यमात् फणात् । समुत्पत्स्यति कल्याणी तथारूपा यथामृता

bhakṣite tu tatastasmin bhavato madhyamāt phaṇāt / samutpatsyati kalyāṇī tathārūpā yathāmṛtā

And when it has been eaten, then from your middle hood the auspicious lady will spring forth, in the same form she had when she died.

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MkP 23.69

कामञ्चेममभिध्याय कुरु त्वं पितृतर्पणम् । तत्क्षणादेव सा सुभ्रूः श्वसतो मध्यमात् फणात्

kāmañcemamabhidhyāya kuru tvaṃ pitṛtarpaṇam / tatkṣaṇādeva sā subhrūḥ śvasato madhyamāt phaṇāt

And meditating on this desire, do you perform the libation to the ancestors; at that very instant that fair-browed, auspicious lady, from your middle hood as you breathe (out),

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MkP 23.70

समुत्पत्स्यति कल्याणी तथारूपा यथामृता । एतच्छ्रुत्वा ततस्तौ तु प्रणिपत्य महेश्वरम्

samutpatsyati kalyāṇī tathārūpā yathāmṛtā / etacchrutvā tatastau tu praṇipatya maheśvaram

"...the fair-browed, auspicious woman will spring up from the middle hood of (the serpent) as he breathes, in just the form she had when she died." Having heard this, the two then bowed down to Maheśvara,

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MkP 23.72

रसातलं पुनः प्राप्तौ परितोषसमन्वितौ । तथा च कृतवान् श्राद्धं स नागः कम्बलानुजः ॥ मर्क्प्_२३।७१ ॥ पिण्डञ्च मध्यमं तद्वद्यथावदुपभुक्तवान् । तञ्चापि ध्यायः कामं ततः सा तनुमध्यमा

rasātalaṃ punaḥ prāptau paritoṣasamanvitau / tathā ca kṛtavān śrāddhaṃ sa nāgaḥ kambalānujaḥ // markp_23.71 // piṇḍañca madhyamaṃ tadvadyathāvadupabhuktavān / tañcāpi dhyāyaḥ kāmaṃ tataḥ sā tanumadhyamā

and, filled with satisfaction, reached the nether world again. And so that Nāga, Kambala's younger brother, performed the śrāddha, // 23.71 // and duly consumed the middle rice-ball in that manner; and meditating upon her at will, thereupon that slender-waisted woman

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MkP 23.73

जज्ञे निश्वसतः सद्यस्तद्रूपा मध्यमात् फणात् । न चापि कथयामास कंस्यचित् स भुजङ्गमः

jajñe niśvasataḥ sadyastadrūpā madhyamāt phaṇāt / na cāpi kathayāmāsa kaṃsyacit sa bhujaṅgamaḥ

was born at once from the middle hood of (him) as he breathed out, having that same form. And that serpent did not tell anyone (of it);

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MkP 23.74

अन्तर्गृहे तां सुदतीं स्त्रीभिर्गुप्तामधारयत् । तौ चानुदिनमागम्य पुत्रौ नागपतेः सुखम्

antargṛhe tāṃ sudatīṃ strībhirguptāmadhārayat / tau cānudinamāgamya putrau nāgapateḥ sukham

he kept that fair-toothed woman in the inner apartments, guarded by women. And the two sons of the Nāga lord, coming each day, happily

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MkP 23.75

ऋतध्वजेन सहितौ चिक्रीडाते ऽमराविव । एकदा तु सुतौ प्राह नागराजौ मुदान्वितः

ṛtadhvajena sahitau cikrīḍāte 'marāviva / ekadā tu sutau prāha nāgarājau mudānvitaḥ

played together with Ṛtadhvaja like two immortals. But one day the Nāga king, filled with joy, said to his sons:

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MkP 23.76

यन्मया पूर्वमुक्तन्तु क्रियते किं न तत्तथा । स राजपुत्रो युवयोरुपकारी ममान्तिकम्

yanmayā pūrvamuktantu kriyate kiṃ na tattathā / sa rājaputro yuvayorupakārī mamāntikam

"Why is what I said before not being done in that way? That prince is a benefactor of you two; why is he,

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MkP 23.77

कस्मान्नानीयते वत्सावुपकाराय मानदः । एवमुक्तौ ततस्तेन पित्रा स्नेहवता तु तौ

kasmānnānīyate vatsāvupakārāya mānadaḥ / evamuktau tatastena pitrā snehavatā tu tau

the giver of honour, not brought into my presence, my children, so that (I may show him) a return of the favour?" Then, being thus addressed by their affectionate father, the two,

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MkP 23.78

गत्वा तस्य पुरं सख्यू रेमाते तेन धीमता । ततः कुवलयाश्वं तौ कृत्वा किञ्चित्कथान्तरम्

gatvā tasya puraṃ sakhyū remāte tena dhīmatā / tataḥ kuvalayāśvaṃ tau kṛtvā kiñcitkathāntaram

having gone to the city of their friend, took their pleasure with that wise man. Then, after making some talk with Kuvalayāśva, the two

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MkP 23.79

अब्रूतां प्रणयोपेतं स्वगेहगमनं प्रति । तावाह नृपपुत्रो ऽसौ नन्विदं भवतोर्गृहम्

abrūtāṃ praṇayopetaṃ svagehagamanaṃ prati / tāvāha nṛpaputro 'sau nanvidaṃ bhavatorgṛham

spoke with affection about (his) going to their own home. That prince said to them: "Surely this is your house!

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MkP 23.80

धनवाहनवस्त्रादि यन्मदीयं तदेव वाम् । यत्तु वां वाञ्छितं दातुं धनं रत्नमथापि वा

dhanavāhanavastrādi yanmadīyaṃ tadeva vām / yattu vāṃ vāñchitaṃ dātuṃ dhanaṃ ratnamathāpi vā

Whatever is mine — wealth, vehicles, garments and the rest — that very thing is yours. But whatever wealth or jewel you two wish to give,

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MkP 23.81

तद्दोयतां द्विजसुतौ यदि वां प्रणयो मयि । एतावताहं दैवेन वञ्चितो ऽस्मि दुरात्मना

taddoyatāṃ dvijasutau yadi vāṃ praṇayo mayi / etāvatāhaṃ daivena vañcito 'smi durātmanā

let that be given, sons of a brahmin, if you have affection for me. To this extent I have been cheated by evil-natured fate,

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MkP 23.82

यद्भवद्भ्यां ममत्वं नो मदीये क्रियते गृहे । यदि वां मत्प्रियं कार्यमनुग्राह्यो ऽस्मि वां यदि

yadbhavadbhyāṃ mamatvaṃ no madīye kriyate gṛhe / yadi vāṃ matpriyaṃ kāryamanugrāhyo 'smi vāṃ yadi

in that no sense of ownership is exercised by you two in my house. If my pleasure is to be your concern, if I am one to be favoured by you,

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MkP 23.84

तद्धने मम गेहे च ममत्वमनुकल्प्यताम् । युवयोर्यन्मदीयं तन्मामकं युवयोः स्वकम् ॥ मर्क्प्_२३।८३ ॥ एतत् सत्यं विजानीतं युवां प्राणा बहिश्चराः । पुनर्नैवं विभिन्नार्थं वक्तव्यं द्विजसत्तमौ

taddhane mama gehe ca mamatvamanukalpyatām / yuvayoryanmadīyaṃ tanmāmakaṃ yuvayoḥ svakam // markp_23.83 // etat satyaṃ vijānītaṃ yuvāṃ prāṇā bahiścarāḥ / punarnaivaṃ vibhinnārthaṃ vaktavyaṃ dvijasattamau

then let a sense of ownership be assumed toward my wealth and my house. What is mine is yours, and what is yours is my own. // 23.83 // Know this for truth: you two are my life-breaths walking outside (my body). Never again, best of brahmins, should you speak thus, as though our interests were separate,

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MkP 23.85

मत्प्रसादपरौ प्रीत्या शापितौ हृदयेन मे । ततः स्नेहार्द्रवदनौ तावुभौ नागनन्दनौ

matprasādaparau prītyā śāpitau hṛdayena me / tataḥ snehārdravadanau tāvubhau nāganandanau

you two who are devoted to my favour — I adjure you affectionately by my own heart!" Then those two sons of the Nāga, their faces melting with affection,

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MkP 23.86

ऊचतुर्नृपतेः पुत्रं किञ्चित् प्रणयकोपितौ । ऋतध्वज ! न सन्देहो यथैवाह भवानिदम्

ūcaturnṛpateḥ putraṃ kiñcit praṇayakopitau / ṛtadhvaja ! na sandeho yathaivāha bhavānidam

somewhat vexed by (this show of) affection, said to the king's son: "Ṛtadhvaja, there is no doubt that just as you say this,

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MkP 23.87

तथैव चास्मन्मनसि नात्र चिन्त्यमतो ऽन्यथा । किन्त्वावयोः स्वयं पित्रा प्रोक्तमेतन्महात्मना

tathaiva cāsmanmanasi nātra cintyamato 'nyathā / kintvāvayoḥ svayaṃ pitrā proktametanmahātmanā

so it is in our minds too; nothing here is to be thought otherwise than that. But this was said to us two by our own father, the great-souled one:

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MkP 23.88

द्रष्टुं कुवलयाश्वं तमिच्छामीति पुनः पुनः । ततः कुवलयाश्वो ऽसौ समुत्थाय वरासनात् । यथाह तातेति वदन् प्रणाममकरोद्भुवि

draṣṭuṃ kuvalayāśvaṃ tamicchāmīti punaḥ punaḥ / tataḥ kuvalayāśvo 'sau samutthāya varāsanāt / yathāha tāteti vadan praṇāmamakarodbhuvi

'I wish to see that Kuvalayāśva' — again and again." Then that Kuvalayāśva, rising from his fine seat, saying "Just as father says," made obeisance on the ground.

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MkP 23.89

धन्यो ऽहमतिपुण्यो ऽहं को ऽन्यो ऽस्ति सदृशो मया । यत्तातो मामभिद्रष्टुं करोति प्रवणं मनः

dhanyo 'hamatipuṇyo 'haṃ ko 'nyo 'sti sadṛśo mayā / yattāto māmabhidraṣṭuṃ karoti pravaṇaṃ manaḥ

"Fortunate am I, exceedingly meritorious am I! Who else is there like me, since (your) father inclines his mind to see me?

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MkP 23.90

तदुत्तिष्ठत गच्छामस्ताताज्ञां क्षणमप्यहम् । नातिक्रान्तुमिहेच्छामि पदेभ्यां तस्य शपाम्यहम्

taduttiṣṭhata gacchāmastātājñāṃ kṣaṇamapyaham / nātikrāntumihecchāmi padebhyāṃ tasya śapāmyaham

So rise, let us go. I do not wish to transgress father's command here even for a moment; I swear by his two feet."

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MkP 23.91

एवमुक्त्वा ययौ सो ऽथ सह ताभ्यां नृपात्मजः । प्राप्तश्च गोमतीं पुण्यां निर्गम्य नगराद्वहिः

evamuktvā yayau so 'tha saha tābhyāṃ nṛpātmajaḥ / prāptaśca gomatīṃ puṇyāṃ nirgamya nagarādvahiḥ

Having said this, that son of the king then went along with those two, and, having gone out from the city, reached the holy Gomatī.

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MkP 23.92

तन्मध्येन ययुस्ते वे नागेन्द्रनृपनन्दनाः । मेने च राजपुत्रो ऽसौ पारे तस्यास्तयोर्गृहम्

tanmadhyena yayuste ve nāgendranṛpanandanāḥ / mene ca rājaputro 'sau pāre tasyāstayorgṛham

Through the middle of it those two sons of the Nāga king went, and that prince supposed that their house was on the far side of it.

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MkP 23.93

ततश्चाकृष्य पातालं ताभ्यां नीतो नृपात्मजः । पाताले ददृशे चोभौ स पन्नगकुमारकौ

tataścākṛṣya pātālaṃ tābhyāṃ nīto nṛpātmajaḥ / pātāle dadṛśe cobhau sa pannagakumārakau

Then, drawn down (by them), the prince was taken by the two to Pātāla; and in Pātāla he saw them both as serpent-youths.

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MkP 23.94

फणामणिकृतोद्योतौ व्यक्तस्वस्तिकलक्षणौ । विलोक्य तौ सुरूपाङ्गौ विस्मयोत्फुल्ललोचनः

phaṇāmaṇikṛtodyotau vyaktasvastikalakṣaṇau / vilokya tau surūpāṅgau vismayotphullalocanaḥ

(They were) shining with the jewels of their hoods, with the svastika-mark clearly showing; beholding those two of fair form and limbs, his eyes wide open with wonder,

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MkP 23.95

विहस्य चाब्रवीत् प्रेम्णा साधु भो द्विजसत्तमौ । कथयामासतुस्तौ च पितरं पन्नगेश्वरम्

vihasya cābravīt premṇā sādhu bho dvijasattamau / kathayāmāsatustau ca pitaraṃ pannageśvaram

he laughed and said with affection, "Well done, O best of the twice-born!" And the two of them told (him) of their father, the lord of serpents,

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MkP 23.96

शान्तमश्वतरं नाम माननीयं दिवौकसाम् । रमणीयं ततो ऽपस्यत् पातालं स नृपात्मजः

śāntamaśvataraṃ nāma mānanīyaṃ divaukasām / ramaṇīyaṃ tato 'pasyat pātālaṃ sa nṛpātmajaḥ

the tranquil one named Aśvatara, honoured by the dwellers of heaven. Then that prince saw the delightful Pātāla,

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MkP 23.97

कुमारैस्तरुणैर्वृद्धैरुरगैरुपशोभितम् । तथैव नागकन्याभिः क्रीडन्तीभिरितस्ततः

kumāraistaruṇairvṛddhairuragairupaśobhitam / tathaiva nāgakanyābhiḥ krīḍantībhiritastataḥ

adorned with serpents—boys, young men, and old—and likewise with nāga maidens playing here and there,

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MkP 23.98

चारुकुण्डलहाराभिस्ताराभिर्गगनं यथा । गीतशब्दैस्तथान्यत्र वीणावेणुस्वनानुगैः

cārukuṇḍalahārābhistārābhirgaganaṃ yathā / gītaśabdaistathānyatra vīṇāveṇusvanānugaiḥ

(maidens) with lovely earrings and necklaces, as the sky is (adorned) with stars; and elsewhere with the sounds of singing that followed the notes of lute and flute,

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MkP 23.99

मृदङ्गपणवातोद्यं हारिवेश्मशताकुलम् । वीक्षमाणः स पातालं ययौ शत्रुजितः सुतः

mṛdaṅgapaṇavātodyaṃ hāriveśmaśatākulam / vīkṣamāṇaḥ sa pātālaṃ yayau śatrujitaḥ sutaḥ

with mṛdaṅga and paṇava for its instruments, crowded with hundreds of charming houses—gazing at Pātāla, the son of Śatrujit went on,

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MkP 23.100

सह ताभ्यामभीष्टाभ्यां पन्नगाभ्यामरिन्दमः । ततः प्रविश्य ते सर्वे नागराजनिवेशनम्

saha tābhyāmabhīṣṭābhyāṃ pannagābhyāmarindamaḥ / tataḥ praviśya te sarve nāgarājaniveśanam

that subduer of foes, together with those two beloved serpents. Then they all entered the dwelling of the nāga king.

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MkP 23.101

ददृशुस्ते महात्मानमुरगाधिपतिं स्थितम् । दिव्यमाल्याम्बरधरं मणिकुण्डलभूषणम्

dadṛśuste mahātmānamuragādhipatiṃ sthitam / divyamālyāmbaradharaṃ maṇikuṇḍalabhūṣaṇam

They saw the great-souled overlord of serpents seated there, wearing divine garlands and garments, adorned with jewelled earrings,

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MkP 23.102

स्वच्छमुक्ताफललताहारिहारोपशोभितम् । केयूरिणं महाभागमासने सर्वकाञ्चने

svacchamuktāphalalatāhārihāropaśobhitam / keyūriṇaṃ mahābhāgamāsane sarvakāñcane

resplendent with a charming necklace of strands of clear pearls, wearing armlets, greatly blessed, upon a seat all of gold,

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MkP 23.103

मणिविद्रुमवैदूर्य-जालान्तरितरूपके । स ताभ्यां दर्शितस्तस्य तातो ऽस्माकमसाविति

maṇividrumavaidūrya-jālāntaritarūpake / sa tābhyāṃ darśitastasya tāto 'smākamasāviti

his form screened behind a lattice of gems, coral and beryl. He was shown (to the king) by the two: "This one is our father,

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MkP 23.104

वीरः कुवलयाश्वो ऽयं पित्रे चासौ निवेदितः । ततो ननाम चरणौ नागेन्द्रस्य ऋतध्वजः

vīraḥ kuvalayāśvo 'yaṃ pitre cāsau niveditaḥ / tato nanāma caraṇau nāgendrasya ṛtadhvajaḥ

and this is the hero Kuvalayāśva"—thus he was announced to the father. Then Ṛtadhvaja bowed to the feet of the nāga lord.

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MkP 23.105

तमुत्थाप्य बलाद्गाढं नागेन्द्रः परीषस्वजे । मूर्ध्नि चैनमुपाघ्राय चिरं जीवेत्युवाच सः

tamutthāpya balādgāḍhaṃ nāgendraḥ parīṣasvaje / mūrdhni cainamupāghrāya ciraṃ jīvetyuvāca saḥ

Raising him up by force, the nāga lord embraced him tightly, and kissing him on the head he said, "Live long!"

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MkP 23.106

निहतामित्रवर्गश्च पित्रोः सुश्रूषणं कुरु । वत्स ! धन्यस्य कथ्यन्ते परोक्षस्यापि ते गुणाः

nihatāmitravargaśca pitroḥ suśrūṣaṇaṃ kuru / vatsa ! dhanyasya kathyante parokṣasyāpi te guṇāḥ

"Having slain the host of your foes, do service to your parents. Child, your virtues, of one so fortunate, are recounted even in your absence.

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MkP 23.107

भवतो मम पुत्राभ्यामसामान्या निवेदिताः । त्वमेवानेन वर्धेथा मनोवाक्कायचेष्टितैः

bhavato mama putrābhyāmasāmānyā niveditāḥ / tvamevānena vardhethā manovākkāyaceṣṭitaiḥ

Your uncommon (qualities) have been reported to me by my two sons. May you yourself grow by this, through the actions of mind, speech and body.

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MkP 23.108

जीवितं गुणिनः श्लाघ्यं जीवन्नेव मृतो ऽगुणः । गुणवान् निर्वृतिं पित्रोः शत्रुणां हृदयज्वरम्

jīvitaṃ guṇinaḥ ślāghyaṃ jīvanneva mṛto 'guṇaḥ / guṇavān nirvṛtiṃ pitroḥ śatruṇāṃ hṛdayajvaram

Praiseworthy is the life of a man of virtue; one without virtue is dead even while living. A man of virtue brings contentment to his parents and heart-fever to his enemies;

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MkP 23.109

करोत्यात्महितं कुर्वन् विश्वासञ्च महाजने । देवताः पितरो विप्रा मित्रार्थिविकलादयः

karotyātmahitaṃ kurvan viśvāsañca mahājane / devatāḥ pitaro viprā mitrārthivikalādayaḥ

doing his own good, he creates trust among the great. Gods, ancestors, brahmins, friends, suppliants, the disabled and the rest,

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MkP 23.110

बान्धवाश्च तथेच्छन्ति जीवितं गुणिनश्चिरम् । परिवादनिवृत्तानां दुर्गतेषु दयावताम् । गुणिनां सफलं जन्म संश्रितानां विपद्गतैः

bāndhavāśca tathecchanti jīvitaṃ guṇinaściram / parivādanivṛttānāṃ durgateṣu dayāvatām / guṇināṃ saphalaṃ janma saṃśritānāṃ vipadgataiḥ

and kinsmen too wish long life for the man of virtue. Fruitful is the birth of the virtuous, who have turned away from slander, who are compassionate toward the ill-fated, and are resorted to by those fallen into calamity."

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MkP 23.111

एवमुक्त्वा स तं वीरं पुत्राविदमथाब्रवीत् । पूजां कुवलयाश्वस्य कर्तुकामो भुजङ्गमः

evamuktvā sa taṃ vīraṃ putrāvidamathābravīt / pūjāṃ kuvalayāśvasya kartukāmo bhujaṅgamaḥ

Having spoken thus to that hero, the serpent, wishing to do honour to Kuvalayāśva, then said this to his two sons:

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MkP 23.112

स्नानादिकक्रमं कृत्वा सर्वमेव यथाक्रमम् । मधुपानादिसम्भोगमाहारञ्च यथेप्सितम्

snānādikakramaṃ kṛtvā sarvameva yathākramam / madhupānādisambhogamāhārañca yathepsitam

"Having performed the whole sequence of bathing and the rest, each in its proper order, and the enjoyment of wine-drinking and so forth, and food as desired—"

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MkP 23.113

ततः कुवलयाश्वेन हृदयोत्सवभूतया । कथया स्वल्पकं कालं स्थास्यामो हृष्टचेतसः

tataḥ kuvalayāśvena hṛdayotsavabhūtayā / kathayā svalpakaṃ kālaṃ sthāsyāmo hṛṣṭacetasaḥ

"—then, with glad minds, we shall spend a little while with Kuvalayāśva in conversation that is a festival for the heart."

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MkP 23.114

अनुमेन च तन्मौनो वचः शत्रुजितः सुतः । तथा चकार नृपतिः पन्नगानामुदारधीः

anumena ca tanmauno vacaḥ śatrujitaḥ sutaḥ / tathā cakāra nṛpatiḥ pannagānāmudāradhīḥ

And the son of Śatrujit, silent at that, assented to the words; and the noble-minded king of the serpents did accordingly.

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MkP 23.115

समेत्य तैरात्मजभूपनन्दनैर् महोरगाणामधिपः स सत्यवाक् । मुदान्वितो ऽन्नानि मधूनि चात्मवान् यथोपयोगं बुभुजे स भोगभुक्

sametya tairātmajabhūpanandanair mahoragāṇāmadhipaḥ sa satyavāk / mudānvito 'nnāni madhūni cātmavān yathopayogaṃ bubhuje sa bhogabhuk

Meeting with them—his own sons and the king's son—that lord of the great serpents, true of speech, self-possessed, filled with joy, ate foods and wines as was fitting, he the enjoyer of pleasures.

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