Matsya Purana — Chapter 11
MtP 11.1
आदित्यवंशमखिलं वद सूत यथाक्रमम् सोमवंशं च तत्त्वज्ञ यथावद्वक्तुमर्हसि
ādityavaṃśamakhilaṃ vada sūta yathākramam somavaṃśaṃ ca tattvajña yathāvadvaktumarhasi
Tell, O Sūta, the whole lineage of the Sun in due order; and, O knower of the truth, you should relate the lineage of the Moon as it is.
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MtP 11.2
विवस्वान्कश्यपात् पूर्वम् अदित्यामभवत् सुतः तस्य पत्नीत्रयं तद्वत् संज्ञा राज्ञी प्रभा तथा
vivasvānkaśyapāt pūrvam adityāmabhavat sutaḥ tasya patnītrayaṃ tadvat saṃjñā rājñī prabhā tathā
Formerly Vivasvān was born as a son to Aditi from Kaśyapa; he likewise had three wives: Saṃjñā, Rājñī, and Prabhā.
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MtP 11.3
रैवतस्य सुता राज्ञी रेवतं सुषुवे सुतम् प्रभा प्रभातं सुषुवे त्वाष्ट्री संज्ञा तथा मनुम्
raivatasya sutā rājñī revataṃ suṣuve sutam prabhā prabhātaṃ suṣuve tvāṣṭrī saṃjñā tathā manum
Rājñī, the daughter of Raivata, bore a son, Revata; Prabhā bore Prabhāta; and Saṃjñā, the daughter of Tvaṣṭṛ, bore Manu,
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MtP 11.4
यमश्च यमुना चैव यमलौ तु बभूवतुः ततस्तेजोमयं रूपम् असहन्ती विवस्वतः
yamaśca yamunā caiva yamalau tu babhūvatuḥ tatastejomayaṃ rūpam asahantī vivasvataḥ
and Yama and Yamunā were born as twins. Then, unable to bear the fiery form of Vivasvān,
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MtP 11.5
नारीमुत्पादयामास स्वशरीरादनिन्दिताम् त्वाष्ट्री स्वरूपरूपेण नाम्ना छायेति भामिनी
nārīmutpādayāmāsa svaśarīrādaninditām tvāṣṭrī svarūparūpeṇa nāmnā chāyeti bhāminī
Tvaṣṭṛ's daughter, that lovely woman, produced from her own body a blameless woman, in the likeness of her own form, named Chāyā ("Shadow").
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MtP 11.6
पुरतः संस्थितां दृष्ट्वा संज्ञा तां प्रत्यभाषत छाये तं भज भर्तारम् अस्मदीयं वरानने
purataḥ saṃsthitāṃ dṛṣṭvā saṃjñā tāṃ pratyabhāṣata chāye taṃ bhaja bhartāram asmadīyaṃ varānane
Seeing her standing before her, Saṃjñā said to her: "Chāyā, fair-faced one, serve that husband of ours.
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MtP 11.7
अपत्यानि मदीयानि मातृस्नेहेन पालय तथेत्युक्त्वा तु सा देवम् अगमत् क्वापि सुव्रता
apatyāni madīyāni mātṛsnehena pālaya tathetyuktvā tu sā devam agamat kvāpi suvratā
Guard my children with a mother's affection." Saying "So be it," she of good vows went to the god, (while Saṃjñā went) off somewhere.
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MtP 11.8
कामयामास देवो ऽपि संज्ञेयमिति चादरात् जनयामास तस्यां तु पुत्रं च मनुरूपिणम्
kāmayāmāsa devo 'pi saṃjñeyamiti cādarāt janayāmāsa tasyāṃ tu putraṃ ca manurūpiṇam
And the god too desired her out of regard, thinking "This is Saṃjñā"; and he begot on her a son resembling Manu.
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MtP 11.9
सवर्णत्वाच्च सावर्णिर् मनोर्वैवस्वतस्य च ततः शनिं च तपतीं विष्टिं चैव क्रमेण तु
savarṇatvācca sāvarṇir manorvaivasvatasya ca tataḥ śaniṃ ca tapatīṃ viṣṭiṃ caiva krameṇa tu
Because he was of the same colour (savarṇa) as Vaivasvata Manu, (he was called) Sāvarṇi; then, in order, (he begot) Śani, Tapatī, and Viṣṭi
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MtP 11.10
छायायां जनयामास संज्ञेयमिति भास्करः छाया स्वपुत्रे ऽभ्यधिकं स्नेहं चक्रे मनौ तथा
chāyāyāṃ janayāmāsa saṃjñeyamiti bhāskaraḥ chāyā svaputre 'bhyadhikaṃ snehaṃ cakre manau tathā
upon Chāyā, the Sun begetting (them) in the belief "This is Saṃjñā." Chāyā showed greater affection to her own son, and likewise to Manu.
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MtP 11.11
पूर्वो मनुस्तु चक्षाम न यमः क्रोधमूर्छितः संतर्जयामास तदा पादमुद्यम्य दक्षिणम्
pūrvo manustu cakṣāma na yamaḥ krodhamūrchitaḥ saṃtarjayāmāsa tadā pādamudyamya dakṣiṇam
The elder, Manu, bore it patiently, but Yama, dazed with anger, then threatened (her), raising his right foot.
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MtP 11.12
शशाप च यमं छाया सक्षतः कृमिसंयुतः पादो ऽयमेको भविता पूयशोणितविस्रवः
śaśāpa ca yamaṃ chāyā sakṣataḥ kṛmisaṃyutaḥ pādo 'yameko bhavitā pūyaśoṇitavisravaḥ
And Chāyā cursed Yama: "This one foot of yours shall be wounded, infested with worms, and oozing pus and blood."
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MtP 11.13
निवेदयामास पितुर् यमः शापादमर्षितः निष्कारणमहं शप्तो मात्रा देव सकोपया
nivedayāmāsa pitur yamaḥ śāpādamarṣitaḥ niṣkāraṇamahaṃ śapto mātrā deva sakopayā
Yama, indignant at the curse, reported (it) to his father: "Without cause, O god, I have been cursed by (my) mother in anger.
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MtP 11.14
बालभावान्मया किंचिद् उद्यतश् चरणः सकृत् मनुना वार्यमाणापि मम शापम् अदाद् विभो
bālabhāvānmayā kiṃcid udyataś caraṇaḥ sakṛt manunā vāryamāṇāpi mama śāpam adād vibho
Out of childishness my foot was raised a little, just once; though restrained by Manu, she gave me the curse, O lord.
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MtP 11.15
प्रायो न माता सास्माकं शापेनाहं यतो हतः देवो ऽप्याह यमं भूयः किं करोमि महामते
prāyo na mātā sāsmākaṃ śāpenāhaṃ yato hataḥ devo 'pyāha yamaṃ bhūyaḥ kiṃ karomi mahāmate
Surely she is not our mother, since I have been destroyed by her curse." The god too said again to Yama: "What am I to do, O great-minded one?
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MtP 11.16
मौर्ख्यात्कस्य न दुःखं स्याद् अथवा कर्मसंततिः अनिवार्या भवस्यापि का कथान्येषु जन्तुषु
maurkhyātkasya na duḥkhaṃ syād athavā karmasaṃtatiḥ anivāryā bhavasyāpi kā kathānyeṣu jantuṣu
Through folly, to whom would sorrow not come? Or rather, the succession of karma is unavertible even for Bhava (Śiva) — what to say of other creatures?
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MtP 11.17
कृकवाकुर्मया दत्तो यः कृमीन्भक्षयिष्यति क्लेदं च रुधिरं चैव वत्सायम् अपनेष्यति
kṛkavākurmayā datto yaḥ kṛmīnbhakṣayiṣyati kledaṃ ca rudhiraṃ caiva vatsāyam apaneṣyati
A cock has been given by me, which will eat the worms; and it will remove the discharge and the blood, my child.
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MtP 11.18
एवमुक्तस्तपस्तेपे यमस्तीव्रं महायशाः गोकर्णतीर्थे वैराग्यात् फलपत्त्रानिलाशनः
evamuktastapastepe yamastīvraṃ mahāyaśāḥ gokarṇatīrthe vairāgyāt phalapattrānilāśanaḥ
Thus addressed, the greatly renowned Yama performed severe austerity at the Gokarṇa ford, out of dispassion, living on fruits, leaves and air.
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MtP 11.19
आराधयन्महादेवं यावद्वर्षायुतायुतम् वरं प्रादान्महादेवः संतुष्टः शूलभृत्तदा
ārādhayanmahādevaṃ yāvadvarṣāyutāyutam varaṃ prādānmahādevaḥ saṃtuṣṭaḥ śūlabhṛttadā
He propitiated Mahādeva for ten thousand times ten thousand years; then the great god, the bearer of the trident, being pleased, granted (him) a boon.
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MtP 11.20
वव्रे स लोकपालत्वं पितृलोके नृपालयम् धर्माधर्मात्मकस्यापि जगतस्तु परीक्षणम्
vavre sa lokapālatvaṃ pitṛloke nṛpālayam dharmādharmātmakasyāpi jagatastu parīkṣaṇam
He chose the office of a world-guardian, lordship among men in the world of the fathers, and the examination of the world, which consists of dharma and adharma.
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MtP 11.21
एवं स लोकपालत्वम् अगमच्छूलपाणिनः पितॄणां चाधिपत्यं च धर्माधर्मस्य चानघ
evaṃ sa lokapālatvam agamacchūlapāṇinaḥ pitṝṇāṃ cādhipatyaṃ ca dharmādharmasya cānagha
Thus he obtained from the trident-bearer the office of world-guardian, and the overlordship of the fathers, and (the charge) of dharma and adharma, O sinless one.
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MtP 11.22
विवस्वानथ तज्ज्ञात्वा संज्ञायाः कर्मचेष्टितम् त्वष्टुः समीपमगमद् आचचक्षे च रोषवान्
vivasvānatha tajjñātvā saṃjñāyāḥ karmaceṣṭitam tvaṣṭuḥ samīpamagamad ācacakṣe ca roṣavān
Then Vivasvān, learning of Saṃjñā's deed and doing, went into Tvaṣṭṛ's presence and, full of anger, spoke of it.
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MtP 11.23
तमुवाच ततस्त्वष्टा सान्त्वपूर्वं द्विजोत्तमाः तवासहन्ती भगवन् महस्तीव्रं तमोनुदम्
tamuvāca tatastvaṣṭā sāntvapūrvaṃ dvijottamāḥ tavāsahantī bhagavan mahastīvraṃ tamonudam
Then Tvaṣṭṛ said to him, beginning with conciliation, O best of the twice-born: "Unable to bear your fierce radiance, O lord, dispeller of darkness,
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MtP 11.24
वडबारूपम् आस्थाय मत्सकाशम् इहागता निवारिता मया सा नु त्वया चैव दिवाकर
vaḍabārūpam āsthāya matsakāśam ihāgatā nivāritā mayā sā nu tvayā caiva divākara
assuming the form of a mare she came here into my presence; but she was turned away by me, and by you too, O maker of day."
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MtP 11.25
यस्माद् अविज्ञाततया मत्सकाशम् इहागता तस्मान्मदीयं भवनं प्रवेष्टुं न त्वमर्हसि
yasmād avijñātatayā matsakāśam ihāgatā tasmānmadīyaṃ bhavanaṃ praveṣṭuṃ na tvamarhasi
"Since you came here into my presence without being recognized, therefore you are not fit to enter my house."
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MtP 11.26
एवमुक्ता जगामाथ मरुदेशमनिन्दिता वडबारूपम् आस्थाय भूतले सम्प्रतिष्ठिता
evamuktā jagāmātha marudeśamaninditā vaḍabārūpam āsthāya bhūtale sampratiṣṭhitā
Addressed thus, the blameless one then went to the desert country and, assuming the form of a mare, established herself on the earth.
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MtP 11.27
तस्मात्प्रसादं कुरु मे यद्यनुग्रहभागहम् अपनेष्यामि ते तेजो यन्त्रे कृत्वा दिवाकर
tasmātprasādaṃ kuru me yadyanugrahabhāgaham apaneṣyāmi te tejo yantre kṛtvā divākara
"Therefore show me favour, if I am one who has a share in your grace: I shall remove your fiery energy, having placed it in a device, O maker of day."
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MtP 11.28
रूपं तव करिष्यामि लोकानन्दकरं प्रभो तथेत्युक्तः स रविणा भ्रमौ कृत्वा दिवाकरम्
rūpaṃ tava kariṣyāmi lokānandakaraṃ prabho tathetyuktaḥ sa raviṇā bhramau kṛtvā divākaram
"I shall make your form such as brings delight to the worlds, O lord." Being answered "So be it" by the sun, he set the maker of day upon a lathe
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MtP 11.29
पृथक्चकार तत्तेजश् चक्रं विष्णोर् अकल्पयत् त्रिशूलं चापि रुद्रस्य वज्रमिन्द्रस्य चाधिकम्
pṛthakcakāra tattejaś cakraṃ viṣṇor akalpayat triśūlaṃ cāpi rudrasya vajramindrasya cādhikam
and separated off that fiery energy: he fashioned Viṣṇu's discus, and also Rudra's trident, and Indra's thunderbolt besides,
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MtP 11.30
दैत्यदानवसंहर्तुः सहस्रकिरणात्मकम् रूपं चाप्रतिमं चक्रे त्वष्टा पद्भ्यामृते महत्
daityadānavasaṃhartuḥ sahasrakiraṇātmakam rūpaṃ cāpratimaṃ cakre tvaṣṭā padbhyāmṛte mahat
(and) Tvaṣṭṛ made the incomparable great form, consisting of a thousand rays, of him who destroys the Daityas and Dānavas—except for the feet.
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MtP 11.31
न शशाकाथ तद्द्रष्टुं पादरूपं रवेः पुनः अर्चास्वपि ततः पादौ न कश्चित्कारयेत् क्वचित्
na śaśākātha taddraṣṭuṃ pādarūpaṃ raveḥ punaḥ arcāsvapi tataḥ pādau na kaścitkārayet kvacit
For he was not able to look upon that form of the sun's feet again; therefore let no one anywhere have the feet made even in images.
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MtP 11.32
यः करोति स पापिष्ठां गतिमाप्नोति निन्दिताम् कुष्ठरोगमवाप्नोति लोके ऽस्मिन्दुःखसंयुतः
yaḥ karoti sa pāpiṣṭhāṃ gatimāpnoti ninditām kuṣṭharogamavāpnoti loke 'sminduḥkhasaṃyutaḥ
Whoever does so attains a most sinful, blameworthy destiny; he gets leprosy and is joined to suffering in this world.
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MtP 11.33
तस्माच्च धर्मकामार्थी चित्रेष्वायतनेषु च न क्वचित्कारयेत्पादौ देवदेवस्य धीमतः
tasmācca dharmakāmārthī citreṣvāyataneṣu ca na kvacitkārayetpādau devadevasya dhīmataḥ
Therefore one who desires dharma and (his) aim should never anywhere have the feet of the wise god of gods made, in paintings or in shrines.
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MtP 11.34
ततः स भगवान्गत्वा भूर्लोकम् अमराधिपः कामयामास कामार्तो मुख एव दिवाकरः
tataḥ sa bhagavāngatvā bhūrlokam amarādhipaḥ kāmayāmāsa kāmārto mukha eva divākaraḥ
Then that lord, the sun, the chief of the immortals, went to the earth-world and, tormented by desire, made love (to her) by the mouth alone.
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MtP 11.35
अश्वरूपेण महता तेजसा च समावृतः संज्ञा च मनसा क्षोभम् अगमद्भयविह्वला
aśvarūpeṇa mahatā tejasā ca samāvṛtaḥ saṃjñā ca manasā kṣobham agamadbhayavihvalā
In the form of a horse, enveloped in great fiery energy—and Saṃjñā, overwhelmed with fear, became agitated in mind.
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MtP 11.36
नासापुटाभ्यामुत्सृष्टं परो ऽयमिति शङ्कया तद्रेतसस् ततो जाताव् अश्विनाव् इति निश्चितम्
nāsāpuṭābhyāmutsṛṣṭaṃ paro 'yamiti śaṅkayā tadretasas tato jātāv aśvināv iti niścitam
(The seed) was expelled through her two nostrils, from the suspicion "this is another (male)"; from that seed were then born the two Aśvins—so it is established.
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MtP 11.37
दस्रौ सुतत्वात् संजातौ नासत्यौ नासिकाग्रतः ज्ञात्वा चिराच्च तं देवं संतोषम् अगमत् परम्
dasrau sutatvāt saṃjātau nāsatyau nāsikāgrataḥ jñātvā cirācca taṃ devaṃ saṃtoṣam agamat param
The two Dasras were born as sons, the Nāsatyas from the tip of the nose; and recognizing that god after a long time, she came to the highest joy.
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MtP 11.38
विमानेनागमत्स्वर्गं पत्या सह मुदान्विता सावर्णो ऽपि मनुर् मेराव् अद्याप्यास्ते तपोधनः शनिस्तपोबलादाप ग्रहसाम्यं ततः पुनः
vimānenāgamatsvargaṃ patyā saha mudānvitā sāvarṇo 'pi manur merāv adyāpyāste tapodhanaḥ śanistapobalādāpa grahasāmyaṃ tataḥ punaḥ
Filled with joy, she went to heaven in a celestial car together with her husband; Manu Sāvarṇa too, rich in austerity, dwells on Meru even today; and Śani, by the strength of his austerity, thereafter attained equality with the (other) planets.
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MtP 11.39
यमुना तपती चैव पुनर्नद्यौ बभूवतुः विष्टिर्घोरात्मिका तद्वत् कालत्वेन व्यवस्थिता
yamunā tapatī caiva punarnadyau babhūvatuḥ viṣṭirghorātmikā tadvat kālatvena vyavasthitā
And Yamunā and Tapatī became rivers again; likewise Viṣṭi, of dreadful nature, was established as (a division of) time.
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MtP 11.40
मनोर् वैवस्वतस्यासन् दश पुत्रा महाबलाः इलस् तु प्रथमस्तेषां पुत्रेष्ट्यां समजायत
manor vaivasvatasyāsan daśa putrā mahābalāḥ ilas tu prathamasteṣāṃ putreṣṭyāṃ samajāyata
Manu Vaivasvata had ten sons of great strength; of these Ila was the first, born from a sacrifice (performed) for a son.
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MtP 11.41
इक्ष्वाकुः कुशनाभश्च अरिष्टो धृष्ट एव च नरिष्यन्तः करूषश्च शर्यातिश्च महाबलाः पृषध्रश्चाथ नाभागः सर्वे ते दिव्यमानुषाः
ikṣvākuḥ kuśanābhaśca ariṣṭo dhṛṣṭa eva ca nariṣyantaḥ karūṣaśca śaryātiśca mahābalāḥ pṛṣadhraścātha nābhāgaḥ sarve te divyamānuṣāḥ
Ikṣvāku and Kuśanābha, and Ariṣṭa and Dhṛṣṭa, Nariṣyanta and Karūṣa, and Śaryāti of great strength, and Pṛṣadhra, and then Nābhāga — all of them were divine men.
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MtP 11.42
अभिषिच्य मनुः पुत्रम् इलं ज्येष्ठं स धार्मिकः जगाम तपसे भूयः स महेन्द्रवनालयम्
abhiṣicya manuḥ putram ilaṃ jyeṣṭhaṃ sa dhārmikaḥ jagāma tapase bhūyaḥ sa mahendravanālayam
Having consecrated his eldest son Ila, that righteous Manu went again to (perform) austerity, taking his abode in the Mahendra forest.
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MtP 11.43
अथ दिग्जयसिद्ध्यर्थम् इलः प्रायान्महीम् इमाम् भ्रमन्द्वीपानि सर्वाणि क्ष्माभृतः सम्प्रधर्षयन्
atha digjayasiddhyartham ilaḥ prāyānmahīm imām bhramandvīpāni sarvāṇi kṣmābhṛtaḥ sampradharṣayan
Then, for the sake of achieving conquest of the directions, Ila set out over this earth, roaming through all the continents and overpowering their kings.
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MtP 11.44
जगामोपवनं शम्भोर् अश्वाकृष्टः प्रतापवान् कल्पद्रुमलताकीर्णं नाम्ना शरवणं महत्
jagāmopavanaṃ śambhor aśvākṛṣṭaḥ pratāpavān kalpadrumalatākīrṇaṃ nāmnā śaravaṇaṃ mahat
Carried off by his horse, the majestic one came to Śambhu's grove, great and thick with wish-granting trees and creepers, called Śaravaṇa (the reed-thicket).
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MtP 11.45
रमते यत्र देवेशः शम्भुः सोमार्धशेखरः उमया समयस्तत्र पुरा शरवणे कृतः
ramate yatra deveśaḥ śambhuḥ somārdhaśekharaḥ umayā samayastatra purā śaravaṇe kṛtaḥ
Where the lord of gods, Śambhu who wears the half-moon on his crest, takes his pleasure — there in Śaravaṇa an agreement had formerly been made with Umā:
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MtP 11.46
पुंनाम सत्त्वं यत्किंचिद् आगमिष्यति ते वने स्त्रीत्वमेष्यति तत्सर्वं दशयोजनमण्डले
puṃnāma sattvaṃ yatkiṃcid āgamiṣyati te vane strītvameṣyati tatsarvaṃ daśayojanamaṇḍale
"Whatever creature bearing a male name shall come into that forest of yours, all that shall become female, within a circle of ten yojanas."
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MtP 11.47
अज्ञातसमयो राजा इलः शरवणे पुरा स्त्रीत्वमाप विशन्न् एव वडबात्वं हयस्तदा
ajñātasamayo rājā ilaḥ śaravaṇe purā strītvamāpa viśann eva vaḍabātvaṃ hayastadā
King Ila, not knowing of the agreement, formerly, on entering Śaravaṇa, at once attained womanhood, and his horse then became a mare.
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MtP 11.48
पुरुषत्वं हृतं सर्वं स्त्रीरूपे विस्मितो नृपः इलेति साभवन्नारी पीनोन्नतघनस्तनी
puruṣatvaṃ hṛtaṃ sarvaṃ strīrūpe vismito nṛpaḥ ileti sābhavannārī pīnonnataghanastanī
All his manhood was taken away; the king, amazed, (found himself) in a woman's form. She became a woman named Ilā, with full, high, firm breasts,
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MtP 11.49
उन्नतश्रोणिजघना पद्मपत्त्रायतेक्षणा पूर्णेन्दुवदना तन्वी विलासोल्लासितेक्षणा
unnataśroṇijaghanā padmapattrāyatekṣaṇā pūrṇenduvadanā tanvī vilāsollāsitekṣaṇā
with raised hips and loins, with eyes long as lotus-petals, her face a full moon, slender, her glances lit up with charm,
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MtP 11.50
मूलोन्नतायतभुजा नीलकुञ्चितमूर्धजा तनुलोमा सुदशना मृदुगम्भीरभाषिणी
mūlonnatāyatabhujā nīlakuñcitamūrdhajā tanulomā sudaśanā mṛdugambhīrabhāṣiṇī
her arms full at the shoulder and long, her hair dark and curling, with fine down, with beautiful teeth, speaking softly and deeply,
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MtP 11.51
श्यामगौरेण वर्णेन हंसवारणगामिनी कार्मुकभ्रूयुगोपेता तनुताम्रनखाङ्कुरा
śyāmagaureṇa varṇena haṃsavāraṇagāminī kārmukabhrūyugopetā tanutāmranakhāṅkurā
of a complexion dark-and-fair, walking like a goose or an elephant, endowed with a pair of bow-like brows, with slender coppery nail-buds,
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MtP 11.52
भ्रमन्ती च वने तस्मिंश् चिन्तयामास भामिनी को मे पिताथवा भ्राता का मे माता भवेदिह
bhramantī ca vane tasmiṃś cintayāmāsa bhāminī ko me pitāthavā bhrātā kā me mātā bhavediha
And wandering in that forest the fair woman thought: "Who is my father, or my brother? Who here might be my mother?
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MtP 11.53
कस्य भर्तुरहं दत्ता कियद्वत्स्यामि भूतले चिन्तयन्तीति ददृशे सोमपुत्रेण साङ्गना
kasya bharturahaṃ dattā kiyadvatsyāmi bhūtale cintayantīti dadṛśe somaputreṇa sāṅganā
To what husband have I been given? How long shall I dwell on the earth?" As she was thinking thus, the woman was seen by the son of Soma.
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MtP 11.54
इला रूपसमाक्षिप्तमनसा वरवर्णिनी बुधस्तदाप्तये यत्नम् अकरोत्कामपीडितः
ilā rūpasamākṣiptamanasā varavarṇinī budhastadāptaye yatnam akarotkāmapīḍitaḥ
Budha, his mind carried away by the beauty of Ilā of excellent complexion, tormented by desire, made an effort to obtain her.
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MtP 11.55
विशिष्टाकारवान्दण्डी सकमण्डलुपुस्तकः वेणुदण्डकृतानेकपवित्रकगणत्रिकः
viśiṣṭākāravāndaṇḍī sakamaṇḍalupustakaḥ veṇudaṇḍakṛtānekapavitrakagaṇatrikaḥ
Of distinguished form, bearing a staff, with a water-pot and a book, wearing several purificatory rings and a triple girdle made of bamboo rods,
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MtP 11.56
द्विजरूपः शिखी ब्रह्मा निगदन्कर्णकुण्डलः बटुभिश्चान्वितो युक्तैः समित्पुष्पकुशोदकैः
dvijarūpaḥ śikhī brahmā nigadankarṇakuṇḍalaḥ baṭubhiścānvito yuktaiḥ samitpuṣpakuśodakaiḥ
in the form of a brahmin, with a topknot, muttering (the Veda) like Brahmā, with rings in his ears, and accompanied by pupils supplied with firewood, flowers, kuśa grass and water —
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MtP 11.57
किलान्विषन् वने तस्मिन् नाजुहाव स तामिलाम् बहिर् वनस्यान्तरितः किल पादपमण्डले
kilānviṣan vane tasmin nājuhāva sa tāmilām bahir vanasyāntaritaḥ kila pādapamaṇḍale
searching, as it were, in that forest, he called out to that Ilā, standing hidden outside the grove, in a circle of trees.
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MtP 11.58
ससंभ्रममकस्मात्तां सोपालम्भमिवावदत् त्यक्त्वाग्निहोत्रशुश्रूषां क्व गता मन्दिरान्मम
sasaṃbhramamakasmāttāṃ sopālambhamivāvadat tyaktvāgnihotraśuśrūṣāṃ kva gatā mandirānmama
Abruptly, in agitation, he spoke to her as though in reproach: "Having abandoned the service of the agnihotra, where have you gone from my house?"
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MtP 11.59
इयं विहारवेला ते ह्य् अतिक्रामति साम्प्रतम् एह्येहि पृथुसुश्रोणि संभ्रान्ता केन हेतुना
iyaṃ vihāravelā te hy atikrāmati sāmpratam ehyehi pṛthusuśroṇi saṃbhrāntā kena hetunā
For this is your hour of pleasure, and it is slipping past even now. Come, come, broad and fair-hipped one — why are you flustered?
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MtP 11.60
इयं सायन्तनी वेला विहारस्येह वर्तते कृत्वोपलेपनं पुष्पैर् अलंकुरु गृहं मम
iyaṃ sāyantanī velā vihārasyeha vartate kṛtvopalepanaṃ puṣpair alaṃkuru gṛhaṃ mama
This evening hour here is the time for pleasure; having plastered (the floor), adorn my house with flowers.
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MtP 11.61
सा त्व् अब्रवीद् विरमृताहं सर्वमेतत्तपोधन आत्मानं त्वां च भर्तारं कुलं च वद मे ऽनघ
sā tv abravīd viramṛtāhaṃ sarvametattapodhana ātmānaṃ tvāṃ ca bhartāraṃ kulaṃ ca vada me 'nagha
But she said: "I have forgotten all this, O wealthy in austerity; tell me, O faultless one, of yourself, of you as (my) husband, and of (my) family."
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MtP 11.62
बुधः प्रोवाच तां तन्वीम् इला त्वं वरवर्णिनी अहं च कामुको नाम बहुविद्यो बुधः स्मृतः
budhaḥ provāca tāṃ tanvīm ilā tvaṃ varavarṇinī ahaṃ ca kāmuko nāma bahuvidyo budhaḥ smṛtaḥ
Budha said to the slender woman: "You are Ilā, of lovely complexion; and I am called Kāmuka, of much learning, known as Budha.
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MtP 11.63
तेजस्विनः कुले जातः पिता मे ब्राह्मणाधिपः इति सा तस्य वचनात् प्रविष्टा बुधमन्दिरम्
tejasvinaḥ kule jātaḥ pitā me brāhmaṇādhipaḥ iti sā tasya vacanāt praviṣṭā budhamandiram
I am born in the family of a splendid one; my father is a chief of brahmins." At that speech of his she entered Budha's mansion,
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MtP 11.64
रत्नस्तम्भसमायुक्तं दिव्यमायाविनिर्मितम् इला कृतार्थमात्मानं मेने तद्भवनस्थिता
ratnastambhasamāyuktaṃ divyamāyāvinirmitam ilā kṛtārthamātmānaṃ mene tadbhavanasthitā
which was fitted with pillars of jewels and fashioned by divine magic. Ilā, dwelling in that house, considered herself to have attained her aim.
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MtP 11.65
अहो वृत्तमहो रूपम् अहो धनमहो कुलम् मम चास्य च मे भर्तुर् अहो लावण्यम् उत्तमम्
aho vṛttamaho rūpam aho dhanamaho kulam mama cāsya ca me bhartur aho lāvaṇyam uttamam
"Ah, the conduct! Ah, the beauty! Ah, the wealth! Ah, the lineage — mine and his, my husband's! Ah, the supreme loveliness!"
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MtP 11.66
रेमे च सा तेन समम् अतिकालमिला ततः सर्वभोगमये गेहे यथेन्द्रभवने तथा
reme ca sā tena samam atikālamilā tataḥ sarvabhogamaye gehe yathendrabhavane tathā
And Ilā then took her pleasure with him for a very long time in that house filled with every enjoyment, as though in Indra's palace.
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