Matsya Purana — Chapter 115
MtP 115.1
चरितं बुधपुत्रस्य जनार्दन मया श्रुतम् श्रुतः श्राद्धविधिः पुण्यः सर्वपापप्रणाशनः
caritaṃ budhaputrasya janārdana mayā śrutam śrutaḥ śrāddhavidhiḥ puṇyaḥ sarvapāpapraṇāśanaḥ
O Janārdana, I have heard the story of the son of Budha; I have heard the meritorious rule of the śrāddha rite, which destroys all sins.
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MtP 115.2
धेन्वाः प्रसूयमानायाः फलं दानस्य मे श्रुतम् कृष्णाजिनप्रदानं च वृषोत्सर्गस्तथैव च
dhenvāḥ prasūyamānāyāḥ phalaṃ dānasya me śrutam kṛṣṇājinapradānaṃ ca vṛṣotsargastathaiva ca
I have heard the fruit of the gift of a cow that is about to calve, and of the gift of a black antelope skin, and likewise of the release of a bull.
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MtP 115.3
श्रुत्वा रूपं नरेन्द्रस्य बुधपुत्रस्य केशव कौतूहलं समुत्पन्नं तन्ममाचक्ष्व पृच्छतः
śrutvā rūpaṃ narendrasya budhaputrasya keśava kautūhalaṃ samutpannaṃ tanmamācakṣva pṛcchataḥ
O Keśava, having heard of the beauty of that lord of men, the son of Budha, curiosity has arisen (in me); tell that to me, who ask it.
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MtP 115.4
केन कर्मविपाकेन स तु राजा पुरूरवाः अवाप तादृशं रूपं सौभाग्यमपि चोत्तमम्
kena karmavipākena sa tu rājā purūravāḥ avāpa tādṛśaṃ rūpaṃ saubhāgyamapi cottamam
Urvaśī, (though) honoured (among them), forsook the gods, best in the three worlds, and the delightful Gandharvas, (choosing) that king with her whole heart.
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MtP 115.5
देवांस्त्रिभुवनश्रेष्ठान् गन्धर्वांश्च मनोरमान् उर्वशी संमता त्यक्त्वा सर्वभावेन तं नृपम्
devāṃstribhuvanaśreṣṭhān gandharvāṃśca manoramān urvaśī saṃmatā tyaktvā sarvabhāvena taṃ nṛpam
Hear by what ripening of past deeds King Purūravas obtained such beauty and the highest good fortune as well.
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MtP 115.6
शृणु कर्मविपाकेन येन राजा पुरूरवाः अवाप तादृशं रूपं सौभाग्यमपि चोत्तमम्
śṛṇu karmavipākena yena rājā purūravāḥ avāpa tādṛśaṃ rūpaṃ saubhāgyamapi cottamam
Long ago, in a former birth, this one who is King Purūravas was known as Purūravas, and he was the ruler of the Madra country.
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MtP 115.7
अतीते जन्मनि पुरा यो ऽयं राजा पुरूरवाः पुरूरवा इति ख्यातो मद्रदेशाधिपो हि सः
atīte janmani purā yo 'yaṃ rājā purūravāḥ purūravā iti khyāto madradeśādhipo hi saḥ
(He was) a king in the line of Cākṣuṣa, in the interval (manvantara) of Manu Cākṣuṣa; he was endowed with the qualities of a king, lacking only in beauty.
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MtP 115.8
चाक्षुषस्यान्वये राजा चाक्षुषस्यान्तरे मनोः स वै नृपगुणैर्युक्तः केवलं रूपवर्जितः
cākṣuṣasyānvaye rājā cākṣuṣasyāntare manoḥ sa vai nṛpaguṇairyuktaḥ kevalaṃ rūpavarjitaḥ
By what deed did Purūravas, lord of the Madras, become a ruler of the earth, and by what deed did he become possessed of beauty, O son of the bard?
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MtP 115.9
पुरूरवा मद्रपतिः कर्मणा केन पार्थिवः बभूव कर्मणा केन रूपवांश्चैव सूतज
purūravā madrapatiḥ karmaṇā kena pārthivaḥ babhūva karmaṇā kena rūpavāṃścaiva sūtaja
In a village of brahmins there was a foremost brahmin named Purūravas, on the bank of a river—(he who became) the great king, the ruler of the earth, in his former birth.
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MtP 115.10
द्विजग्रामे द्विजश्रेष्ठो नाम्ना चासीत्पुरूरवाः नद्याः कूले महाराजः पूर्वजन्मनि पार्थिवः
dvijagrāme dvijaśreṣṭho nāmnā cāsītpurūravāḥ nadyāḥ kūle mahārājaḥ pūrvajanmani pārthivaḥ
That king, the lord of the Madras, who bore the name Purūravas—in that birth he was a brahmin, and always on the twelfth day, O sinless one,
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MtP 115.11
स तु मद्रपती राजा यस्तु नाम्ना पुरूरवाः तस्मिञ्जन्मन्यसौ विप्रो द्वादश्यां तु सदानघ
sa tu madrapatī rājā yastu nāmnā purūravāḥ tasmiñjanmanyasau vipro dvādaśyāṃ tu sadānagha
fasting, he worshipped Janārdana, desiring kingship; and while keeping the fast he also took a bath preceded by an oil-rubbing.
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MtP 115.12
उपोष्य पूजयामास राज्यकामो जनार्दनम् चकार सोपवासश्च स्नानम् अभ्यङ्गपूर्वकम्
upoṣya pūjayāmāsa rājyakāmo janārdanam cakāra sopavāsaśca snānam abhyaṅgapūrvakam
From the fruit of the fasting he obtained a kingdom among the Madras, free of thorns; but because he had oiled himself while fasting, he was born devoid of beauty.
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MtP 115.13
उपवासफलात्प्राप्तं राज्यं मद्रेष्वकण्टकम् उपोषितस् तथाभ्यङ्गाद् रूपहीनो व्यजायत
upavāsaphalātprāptaṃ rājyaṃ madreṣvakaṇṭakam upoṣitas tathābhyaṅgād rūpahīno vyajāyata
Therefore a bath preceded by oiling is to be carefully avoided by men who are fasting; that is a supreme destroyer of beauty, O king.
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MtP 115.14
उपोषितैर्नरैस् तस्मात् स्नानम् अभ्यङ्गपूर्वकम् वर्जनीयं प्रयत्नेन रूपघ्नं तत्परं नृप
upoṣitairnarais tasmāt snānam abhyaṅgapūrvakam varjanīyaṃ prayatnena rūpaghnaṃ tatparaṃ nṛpa
All this that happened in his former birth has been told to you; (now) hear the story of that lord of the earth's rule as lord of the Madras.
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MtP 115.15
एतद्वः कथितं सर्वं यद्वृत्तं पूर्वजन्मनि मद्रेश्वरत्वचरितं शृणु तस्य महीपतेः
etadvaḥ kathitaṃ sarvaṃ yadvṛttaṃ pūrvajanmani madreśvaratvacaritaṃ śṛṇu tasya mahīpateḥ
Though that ruler of the earth was furnished with all the royal virtues, there was no affection of the people for him, since he was devoid of beauty.
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MtP 115.16
तस्य राजगुणैः सर्वैः समुपेतस्य भूपतेः जनानुरागो नैवासीद् रूपहीनस्य तस्य वै
tasya rājaguṇaiḥ sarvaiḥ samupetasya bhūpateḥ janānurāgo naivāsīd rūpahīnasya tasya vai
Desiring beauty, that lord of the Madras resolved upon ascetic practice; having placed the kingdom in the hands of his ministers, he went to the Himālaya mountain.
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MtP 115.17
रूपकामः स मद्रेशस् तपसे कृतनिश्चयः राज्यं मन्त्रिगतं कृत्वा जगाम हिमपर्वतम्
rūpakāmaḥ sa madreśas tapase kṛtaniścayaḥ rājyaṃ mantrigataṃ kṛtvā jagāma himaparvatam
With resolve as his only companion, on foot, that man of great fame, in order to see the seat of holy fords, (went to) a river at the edge of his own territory,
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MtP 115.18
व्यवसायद्वितीयस्तु पद्भ्यम् एव महायशाः द्रष्टुं स तीर्थसदनं विषयान्ते स्वके नदीम्
vyavasāyadvitīyastu padbhyam eva mahāyaśāḥ draṣṭuṃ sa tīrthasadanaṃ viṣayānte svake nadīm
and he saw (the river) renowned as Airāvatī, exceedingly delightful,
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MtP 115.19
ऐरावतीति विख्यातां ददर्शातिमनोरमाम्
airāvatīti vikhyātāṃ dadarśātimanoramām
He saw (the river) renowned as Airāvatī, exceedingly delightful,
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MtP 115.20
तुहिनगिरिभवां महौघवेगां तुहिनगभस्तिसमानशीतलोदाम्
tuhinagiribhavāṃ mahaughavegāṃ tuhinagabhastisamānaśītalodām
(He saw her) born of the snow-mountain, with the speed of a great flood, her waters as cool as the snow-rayed (moon)'s beams,
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MtP 115.21
तुहिनसदृशहैमवर्णपुञ्जां तुहिनयशाः सरितं ददर्श राजा
tuhinasadṛśahaimavarṇapuñjāṃ tuhinayaśāḥ saritaṃ dadarśa rājā
her masses of colour golden-white like snow — (thus) the king of snow-white fame beheld the river.
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