Matsya Purana — Chapter 24
MtP 24.1
ततः संवत्सरस्यान्ते द्वादशादित्यसंनिभः दिव्यपीताम्बरधरो दिव्याभरणभूषितः
tataḥ saṃvatsarasyānte dvādaśādityasaṃnibhaḥ divyapītāmbaradharo divyābharaṇabhūṣitaḥ
Then at the end of a year, resembling twelve suns, wearing divine yellow garments, adorned with divine ornaments,
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MtP 24.2
तारोदराद्विनिष्क्रान्तः कुमारश्चन्द्रसंनिभः सर्वार्थशास्त्रविद्धीमान् हस्तिशास्त्रप्रवर्तकः
tārodarādviniṣkrāntaḥ kumāraścandrasaṃnibhaḥ sarvārthaśāstraviddhīmān hastiśāstrapravartakaḥ
there came forth from Tārā's womb a boy like the moon, wise, knowing all the śāstras of the (human) aims, the promulgator of the science of elephants;
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MtP 24.3
नाम यद्राजपुत्रीयं विश्रुतं गजवैद्यकम् राज्ञः सोमस्य पुत्रत्वाद् राजपुत्रो बुधः स्मृतः
nāma yadrājaputrīyaṃ viśrutaṃ gajavaidyakam rājñaḥ somasya putratvād rājaputro budhaḥ smṛtaḥ
whose celebrated work on elephant-medicine is named Rājaputrīya — since he was the son of king Soma, Budha is called Rājaputra (king's son).
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MtP 24.4
जातमात्रः स तेजांसि सर्वाण्येवाजयद्बली ब्रह्माद्यास्तत्र चाजग्मुर् देवा देवर्षिभिः सह
jātamātraḥ sa tejāṃsi sarvāṇyevājayadbalī brahmādyāstatra cājagmur devā devarṣibhiḥ saha
As soon as he was born, that mighty one surpassed all the (other) splendours; and Brahmā and the other gods came there together with the divine seers.
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MtP 24.5
बृहस्पतिगृहे सर्वे जातकर्मोत्सवे तदा अपृच्छंस्ते सुरास्तारां केन जातः कुमारकः
bṛhaspatigṛhe sarve jātakarmotsave tadā apṛcchaṃste surāstārāṃ kena jātaḥ kumārakaḥ
Then, all being in Bṛhaspati's house at the festival of the birth-rite, those gods asked Tārā: "By whom was the boy begotten?"
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MtP 24.6
ततः सा लज्जिता तेषां न किंचिदवदत्तदा पुनः पुनस्तदा पृष्टा लज्जयन्ती वराङ्गना
tataḥ sā lajjitā teṣāṃ na kiṃcidavadattadā punaḥ punastadā pṛṣṭā lajjayantī varāṅganā
Then she, ashamed, said nothing at all to them at that time; and being asked again and again, the fair-limbed woman went on being ashamed.
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MtP 24.7
सोमस्येति चिरादाह ततो ऽगृह्णाद्विधुः सुतम् बुध इत्यकरोन्नाम्ना प्रादाद्राज्यं च भूतले
somasyeti cirādāha tato 'gṛhṇādvidhuḥ sutam budha ityakaronnāmnā prādādrājyaṃ ca bhūtale
After a long while she said, "He is Soma's." Then the moon took the son and gave him the name "Budha," and bestowed on him a kingdom on the earth.
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MtP 24.8
अभिषेकं ततः कृत्वा प्रधानमकरोद्विभुः गृहसाम्यं प्रदायाथ ब्रह्मा ब्रह्मर्षिसंयुतः
abhiṣekaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā pradhānamakarodvibhuḥ gṛhasāmyaṃ pradāyātha brahmā brahmarṣisaṃyutaḥ
Then the mighty one (Brahmā), having performed the consecration, made him foremost; and having granted him equality of household (with the gods), Brahmā, accompanied by the brahmarṣis,
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MtP 24.9
पश्यतां सर्वदेवानां तत्रैवान्तरधीयत इलोदरे च धर्मिष्ठं बुधः पुत्रमजीजनत्
paśyatāṃ sarvadevānāṃ tatraivāntaradhīyata ilodare ca dharmiṣṭhaṃ budhaḥ putramajījanat
vanished right there while all the gods looked on. And Budha begot upon Ilā a most righteous son,
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MtP 24.10
अश्वमेधशतं साग्रम् अकरोद्यः स्वतेजसा पुरूरवा इति ख्यातः सर्वलोकनमस्कृतः
aśvamedhaśataṃ sāgram akarodyaḥ svatejasā purūravā iti khyātaḥ sarvalokanamaskṛtaḥ
who by his own power performed a full hundred horse-sacrifices, renowned as Purūravas, honoured by all the worlds.
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MtP 24.11
हिमवच्छिखरे रम्ये समाराध्य जनार्दनम् लोकैश्वर्यमगाद्राजा सप्तद्वीपपतिस्तदा
himavacchikhare ramye samārādhya janārdanam lokaiśvaryamagādrājā saptadvīpapatistadā
Having propitiated Janārdana on the lovely peak of Himavat, that king then attained lordship over the worlds and became master of the seven continents.
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MtP 24.12
केशिप्रभृतयो दैत्याः कोटिशो येन दारिताः उर्वशी यस्य पत्नीत्वम् अगमद्रूपमोहिता
keśiprabhṛtayo daityāḥ koṭiśo yena dāritāḥ urvaśī yasya patnītvam agamadrūpamohitā
By him the daityas, Keśin and the rest, were torn apart by the crore; Urvaśī, infatuated by his beauty, came to be his wife.
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MtP 24.13
सप्तद्वीपा वसुमती सशैलवनकानना धर्मेण पालिता तेन सर्वलोकहितैषिणा
saptadvīpā vasumatī saśailavanakānanā dharmeṇa pālitā tena sarvalokahitaiṣiṇā
The seven-continented earth, with its mountains, woods and forests, was protected by him righteously, as he sought the welfare of all the worlds.
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MtP 24.14
चामरग्राहिणी कीर्तिः सदा चैवाङ्गवाहिका विष्णोः प्रसादाद्देवेन्द्रो ददाव् अर्धासनं तदा
cāmaragrāhiṇī kīrtiḥ sadā caivāṅgavāhikā viṣṇoḥ prasādāddevendro dadāv ardhāsanaṃ tadā
Fame was his fly-whisk bearer and ever attended his person; by Viṣṇu's favour the lord of the gods then gave him half of his throne.
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MtP 24.15
धर्मार्थकामान्धर्मेण समम् एवाभ्यपालयत् धर्मार्थकामाः संद्रष्टुम् आजग्मुः कौतुकात्पुरा
dharmārthakāmāndharmeṇa samam evābhyapālayat dharmārthakāmāḥ saṃdraṣṭum ājagmuḥ kautukātpurā
He tended dharma, artha and kāma equally, in accordance with dharma; and once dharma, artha and kāma came out of curiosity to see him,
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MtP 24.16
जिज्ञासवस्तच्चरितं कथं पश्यति नः समम् भक्त्या चक्रे ततस्तेषाम् अर्घ्यपाद्यादिकं नृपः
jijñāsavastaccaritaṃ kathaṃ paśyati naḥ samam bhaktyā cakre tatasteṣām arghyapādyādikaṃ nṛpaḥ
wishing to test his conduct: "How does he regard us equally?" Then the king with devotion made for them the offering of water, water for the feet, and the rest.
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MtP 24.17
आसनत्रयमानीय दिव्यं कनकभूषितम् निविश्याथाकरोत्पूजाम् ईषद्धर्मे ऽधिकां पुनः
āsanatrayamānīya divyaṃ kanakabhūṣitam niviśyāthākarotpūjām īṣaddharme 'dhikāṃ punaḥ
Bringing three divine seats adorned with gold, and seating them, he then performed worship — a little greater in the case of Dharma.
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MtP 24.18
जग्मतुस्तेन कामार्थाव् अतिकोपं नृपं प्रति अर्थः शापमदात्तस्मै लोभात्त्वं नाशमेष्यसि
jagmatustena kāmārthāv atikopaṃ nṛpaṃ prati arthaḥ śāpamadāttasmai lobhāttvaṃ nāśameṣyasi
By that, Kāma and Artha fell into great anger against the king. Artha gave him a curse: "Through greed you shall come to ruin."
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MtP 24.19
कामो ऽप्याह तवोन्मादो भविता गन्धमादने कुमारवनमाश्रित्य वियोगादुर्वशीभवात्
kāmo 'pyāha tavonmādo bhavitā gandhamādane kumāravanamāśritya viyogādurvaśībhavāt
Kāma too said: "Madness shall come upon you on Gandhamādana, when you have resorted to the Kumāra grove, through separation, because of Urvaśī."
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MtP 24.20
धर्मो ऽप्याह चिरायुस् त्वं धार्मिकश्च भविष्यसि संततिस्तव राजेन्द्र यावच्चन्द्रार्कतारकम्
dharmo 'pyāha cirāyus tvaṃ dhārmikaśca bhaviṣyasi saṃtatistava rājendra yāvaccandrārkatārakam
Dharma too said: "You shall be long-lived and righteous, and your lineage, O lord of kings, (shall endure) as long as moon, sun and stars."
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MtP 24.21
शतशो वृद्धिमायातु न नाशं भुवि यास्यति इत्युक्त्वान्तर्दधुः सर्वे राजा राज्यं तदन्वभूत्
śataśo vṛddhimāyātu na nāśaṃ bhuvi yāsyati ityuktvāntardadhuḥ sarve rājā rājyaṃ tadanvabhūt
"Let it increase a hundredfold; it shall not go to destruction on earth." Having said this, they all vanished, and the king thereafter enjoyed his kingdom.
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MtP 24.22
अहन्यहनि देवेन्द्रं द्रष्टुं याति स राजराट् कदाचिदारुह्य रथं दक्षिणाम्बरचारिणम्
ahanyahani devendraṃ draṣṭuṃ yāti sa rājarāṭ kadācidāruhya rathaṃ dakṣiṇāmbaracāriṇam
Day after day that king of kings goes to see the lord of the gods; once, having mounted his chariot that travels the southern sky,
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MtP 24.23
सार्धमर्केण सो ऽपश्यन् नीयमानामथाम्बरे केशिना दानवेन्द्रेण चित्रलेखामथोर्वशीम्
sārdhamarkeṇa so 'paśyan nīyamānāmathāmbare keśinā dānavendreṇa citralekhāmathorvaśīm
together with the sun, he saw, in the sky, Citralekhā and then Urvaśī being carried off by Keśin, the lord of the Dānavas.
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MtP 24.24
तं विनिर्जित्य समरे विविधायुधपाणिना बुधपुत्रेण वायव्यम् अस्त्रं मुक्त्वा यशो ऽर्थिना
taṃ vinirjitya samare vividhāyudhapāṇinā budhaputreṇa vāyavyam astraṃ muktvā yaśo 'rthinā
Having vanquished him in battle — (he) the son of Budha, with various weapons in hand, desirous of fame, having released the Vāyavya missile —
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MtP 24.25
तथा शक्रो ऽपि समरे येन चैवं विनिर्जितः मित्रत्वम् अगमद् देवैर् ददाव् इन्द्राय चोर्वशीम्
tathā śakro 'pi samare yena caivaṃ vinirjitaḥ mitratvam agamad devair dadāv indrāya corvaśīm
So too Śakra, who had thus been vanquished by him in battle, came into friendship, and along with the gods he gave Urvaśī to Indra.
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MtP 24.26
ततःप्रभृति मित्रत्वम् अगमत् पाकशासनः सर्वलोकातिशायित्वं बलमूर्जो यशः श्रियम्
tataḥprabhṛti mitratvam agamat pākaśāsanaḥ sarvalokātiśāyitvaṃ balamūrjo yaśaḥ śriyam
From then on the chastiser of Pāka came into friendship, (and gave him) pre-eminence over all the worlds, strength, vigour, fame and prosperity —
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MtP 24.27
प्रादाद्वज्रीति संतुष्टो गेयतां भरतेन च सा पुरूरवसः प्रीत्या गायन्ती चरितं महत्
prādādvajrīti saṃtuṣṭo geyatāṃ bharatena ca sā purūravasaḥ prītyā gāyantī caritaṃ mahat
thus the wielder of the thunderbolt, being pleased, granted (these), and (that his deeds be) made singable by Bharata. She, out of affection, singing the great deeds of Purūravas,
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MtP 24.28
लक्ष्मीस्वयंवरं नाम भरतेन प्रवर्तितम् मेनकामुर्वशीं रम्भां नृत्यतेति तदादिशत्
lakṣmīsvayaṃvaraṃ nāma bharatena pravartitam menakāmurvaśīṃ rambhāṃ nṛtyateti tadādiśat
(in the play) called "Lakṣmī's Self-Choice," set on foot by Bharata — he then instructed Menakā, Urvaśī and Rambhā, "Dance!"
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MtP 24.29
ननर्त सलयं तत्र लक्ष्मीरूपेण चोर्वशी सा पुरूरवसं दृष्ट्वा नृत्यन्ती कामपीडिता
nanarta salayaṃ tatra lakṣmīrūpeṇa corvaśī sā purūravasaṃ dṛṣṭvā nṛtyantī kāmapīḍitā
And Urvaśī danced there in time, in the form of Lakṣmī; she, dancing, having seen Purūravas, was tormented by desire,
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MtP 24.30
विस्मृताभिनयं सर्वं यत्पुरा भरतोदितम् शशाप भरतः क्रोधाद् वियोगादस्य भूतले
vismṛtābhinayaṃ sarvaṃ yatpurā bharatoditam śaśāpa bharataḥ krodhād viyogādasya bhūtale
and forgot the whole enactment that Bharata had earlier taught. Bharata in anger cursed her, out of (her) longing for separation from him, (to be) on the earth:
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MtP 24.31
पञ्चपञ्चाशदब्दानि लता सूक्ष्मा भविष्यसि पुरूरवाः पिशाचत्वं तत्रैवानुभविष्यति
pañcapañcāśadabdāni latā sūkṣmā bhaviṣyasi purūravāḥ piśācatvaṃ tatraivānubhaviṣyati
"For fifty-five years you shall be a slender creeper, and Purūravas shall there undergo the state of a piśāca."
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MtP 24.32
ततस्तमुर्वशी गत्वा भर्तारमकरोच्चिरम् शापान्ते भरतस्याथ उर्वशी बुधसूनुतः
tatastamurvaśī gatvā bhartāramakarocciram śāpānte bharatasyātha urvaśī budhasūnutaḥ
Then Urvaśī, having gone (to him), made him her husband for a long time; and at the end of Bharata's curse Urvaśī, from the son of Budha,
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MtP 24.33
अजीजनत्सुतानष्टौ नामतस्तान्निबोधत आयुर् दृढायुर् अश्वायुर् धनायुर् धृतिमान्वसुः
ajījanatsutānaṣṭau nāmatastānnibodhata āyur dṛḍhāyur aśvāyur dhanāyur dhṛtimānvasuḥ
bore eight sons; learn them by name: Āyu, Dṛḍhāyu, Aśvāyu, Dhanāyu, Dhṛtimān, Vasu,
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MtP 24.34
शुचिविद्यः शतायुश्च सर्वे दिव्यबलौजसः आयुषो नहुषः पुत्रौ वृद्धशर्मा तथैव च
śucividyaḥ śatāyuśca sarve divyabalaujasaḥ āyuṣo nahuṣaḥ putrau vṛddhaśarmā tathaiva ca
Śucividya and Śatāyu — all of divine strength and vigour. Āyu's sons (were) Nahuṣa, and likewise Vṛddhaśarman,
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MtP 24.35
रजिर्दम्भो विपाप्मा च वीराः पञ्च महारथाः रजेः पुत्रशतं जज्ञे राजेयमिति विश्रुतम्
rajirdambho vipāpmā ca vīrāḥ pañca mahārathāḥ rajeḥ putraśataṃ jajñe rājeyamiti viśrutam
Raji, Dambha and Vipāpman — five heroes, great chariot-warriors. To Raji were born a hundred sons, renowned as the Rājeyas.
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MtP 24.36
रजिराराधयामास नारायणमकल्मषम् तपसा तोषितो विष्णुर् वरान्प्रादान्महीपते
rajirārādhayāmāsa nārāyaṇamakalmaṣam tapasā toṣito viṣṇur varānprādānmahīpate
Raji propitiated the stainless Nārāyaṇa; Viṣṇu, pleased by his austerity, granted him boons, O lord of the earth.
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MtP 24.37
देवासुरमनुष्याणाम् अभूत्स विजयी तदा अथ देवासुरं युद्धम् अभूद् वर्षशतत्रयम्
devāsuramanuṣyāṇām abhūtsa vijayī tadā atha devāsuraṃ yuddham abhūd varṣaśatatrayam
He then became the conqueror of gods, asuras and men. Then there was a war of gods and asuras for three hundred years,
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MtP 24.38
प्रह्लादशक्रयोर्भीमं न कश्चिद्विजयी तयोः ततो देवासुरैः पृष्टः प्राह देवश्चतुर्मुखः
prahlādaśakrayorbhīmaṃ na kaścidvijayī tayoḥ tato devāsuraiḥ pṛṣṭaḥ prāha devaścaturmukhaḥ
terrible, between Prahlāda and Śakra; neither of the two was victorious. Then, being asked by the gods and asuras, the four-faced god said:
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MtP 24.39
अनयोर्विजयी कः स्याद् रजिर्यत्रेति सो ऽब्रवीत् जयाय प्रार्थितो राजा सहायस्त्वं भवस्व नः
anayorvijayī kaḥ syād rajiryatreti so 'bravīt jayāya prārthito rājā sahāyastvaṃ bhavasva naḥ
"Which of these two will be the victor?" — "Where Raji is," he said. So the king was entreated for victory: "Be our ally!"
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MtP 24.40
दैत्यैः प्राह यदि स्वामी वो भवामि ततस्त्वलम् नासुरैः प्रतिपन्नं तत् प्रतिपन्नं सुरैस्तथा
daityaiḥ prāha yadi svāmī vo bhavāmi tatastvalam nāsuraiḥ pratipannaṃ tat pratipannaṃ suraistathā
By the Daityas he was told (i.e. he said to the Daityas): "If I become your overlord, then indeed it is enough." That was not agreed to by the Asuras; it was agreed to by the gods.
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MtP 24.41
स्वामी भव त्वमस्माकं संग्रामे नाशय द्विषः ततो विनाशिताः सर्वे ये ऽवध्या वज्रपाणिना
svāmī bhava tvamasmākaṃ saṃgrāme nāśaya dviṣaḥ tato vināśitāḥ sarve ye 'vadhyā vajrapāṇinā
"Be our overlord; destroy the enemies in battle." Then all those who could not be slain by the wielder of the thunderbolt were destroyed.
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MtP 24.42
पुत्रत्वमगमत्तुष्टस् तस्येन्द्रः कर्मणा विभुः दत्त्वेन्द्राय तदा राज्यं जगाम तपसे रजिः
putratvamagamattuṣṭas tasyendraḥ karmaṇā vibhuḥ dattvendrāya tadā rājyaṃ jagāma tapase rajiḥ
Pleased with his deed, the mighty Indra took on the status of his son; and Raji, having then given the kingdom to Indra, went off to (perform) austerity.
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MtP 24.43
रजिपुत्रैस्तदाच्छिन्नं बलादिन्द्रस्य वैभवम् यज्ञभागं च राज्यं च तपोबलगुणान्वितैः
rajiputraistadācchinnaṃ balādindrasya vaibhavam yajñabhāgaṃ ca rājyaṃ ca tapobalaguṇānvitaiḥ
Then Indra's splendour was wrested away by force by Raji's sons — both his share of the sacrifice and his kingdom — (they) being endowed with the qualities of the strength of austerity.
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MtP 24.44
राज्यभ्रष्टस्तदा शक्रो रजिपुत्रैर्निपीडितः प्राह वाचस्पतिं दीनः पीडितो ऽस्मि रजेः सुतैः
rājyabhraṣṭastadā śakro rajiputrairnipīḍitaḥ prāha vācaspatiṃ dīnaḥ pīḍito 'smi rajeḥ sutaiḥ
Then Śakra, fallen from his kingdom, oppressed by Raji's sons, wretched, said to the lord of speech (Bṛhaspati): "I am oppressed by the sons of Raji."
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MtP 24.45
न यज्ञभागो राज्यं मे निर्जितश्च बृहस्पते राज्यलाभाय मे यत्नं विधत्स्व धिषणाधिप
na yajñabhāgo rājyaṃ me nirjitaśca bṛhaspate rājyalābhāya me yatnaṃ vidhatsva dhiṣaṇādhipa
"I have no share of the sacrifice, no kingdom, and I am defeated, Bṛhaspati; make an effort for my regaining of the kingdom, O lord of intelligence."
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MtP 24.46
ततो बृहस्पतिः शक्रम् अकरोद्बलदर्पितम् ग्रहशान्तिविधानेन पौष्टिकेन च कर्मणा
tato bṛhaspatiḥ śakram akarodbaladarpitam grahaśāntividhānena pauṣṭikena ca karmaṇā
Then Bṛhaspati made Śakra proud with strength by the rite for appeasing the planets and by a strengthening ceremony.
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MtP 24.47
गत्वाथ मोहयामास रजिपुत्रान्बृहस्पतिः जिनधर्मं समास्थाय वेदबाह्यं स वेदवित्
gatvātha mohayāmāsa rajiputrānbṛhaspatiḥ jinadharmaṃ samāsthāya vedabāhyaṃ sa vedavit
Then Bṛhaspati went and deluded the sons of Raji: he, the knower of the Veda, adopting the Jina-doctrine, which is outside the Veda.
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MtP 24.48
वेदत्रयीपरिभ्रष्टांश् चकार धिषणाधिपः वेदबाह्यान्परिज्ञाय हेतुवादसमन्वितान्
vedatrayīparibhraṣṭāṃś cakāra dhiṣaṇādhipaḥ vedabāhyānparijñāya hetuvādasamanvitān
The lord of intelligence made them fall away from the three Vedas; and recognising them to be outside the Veda and given over to argumentative reasoning,
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MtP 24.49
जघान शक्रो वज्रेण सर्वान्धर्मबहिष्कृतान् नहुषस्य प्रवक्ष्यामि पुत्रान्सप्तैव धार्मिकान्
jaghāna śakro vajreṇa sarvāndharmabahiṣkṛtān nahuṣasya pravakṣyāmi putrānsaptaiva dhārmikān
Śakra slew with the thunderbolt all those cast out from dharma. I shall now relate the seven righteous sons of Nahuṣa.
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MtP 24.50
यतिर्ययातिः संयातिर् उद्भवः पाचिरेव च शर्यातिर्मेघजातिश्च सप्तैते वंशवर्धनाः
yatiryayātiḥ saṃyātir udbhavaḥ pācireva ca śaryātirmeghajātiśca saptaite vaṃśavardhanāḥ
Yati, Yayāti, Saṃyāti, Udbhava, and Pāci, Śaryāti and Meghajāti — these seven were increasers of the lineage.
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MtP 24.51
यतिः कुमारभावे ऽपि योगी वैखानसो ऽभवत् ययातिश्चाकरोद्राज्यं धर्मैकशरणः सदा
yatiḥ kumārabhāve 'pi yogī vaikhānaso 'bhavat yayātiścākarodrājyaṃ dharmaikaśaraṇaḥ sadā
Yati, even in boyhood, became a yogin, a forest-hermit; and Yayāti ruled the kingdom, always taking dharma alone as his refuge.
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MtP 24.52
शर्मिष्ठा तस्य भार्याभूद् दुहिता वृषपर्वणः भार्गवस्यात्मजा तद्वद् देवयानी च सुव्रता
śarmiṣṭhā tasya bhāryābhūd duhitā vṛṣaparvaṇaḥ bhārgavasyātmajā tadvad devayānī ca suvratā
Śarmiṣṭhā, the daughter of Vṛṣaparvan, was his wife, and likewise Devayānī, the daughter of the Bhārgava, of good vows.
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MtP 24.53
ययातेः पञ्च दायादास् तान्प्रवक्ष्यामि नामतः देवयानी यदुं पुत्रं तुर्वसुं चाप्यजीजनत्
yayāteḥ pañca dāyādās tānpravakṣyāmi nāmataḥ devayānī yaduṃ putraṃ turvasuṃ cāpyajījanat
Yayāti had five heirs; I shall relate them by name. Devayānī bore the sons Yadu and Turvasu.
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MtP 24.54
तथा द्रुह्युमनुं पूरुं शर्मिष्ठाजनयत्सुतान् यदुः पूरुश्चाभवतां तेषां वंशविवर्धनौ
tathā druhyumanuṃ pūruṃ śarmiṣṭhājanayatsutān yaduḥ pūruścābhavatāṃ teṣāṃ vaṃśavivardhanau
Likewise Śarmiṣṭhā bore as sons Druhyu, Anu, and Pūru. Among them Yadu and Pūru became the propagators of the lineage.
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MtP 24.55
ययातिर्नाहुषश्चासीद् राजा सत्यपराक्रमः पालयामास स महीम् ईजे च विधिवन्मखैः
yayātirnāhuṣaścāsīd rājā satyaparākramaḥ pālayāmāsa sa mahīm īje ca vidhivanmakhaiḥ
And Yayāti, son of Nahuṣa, was a king whose valour was truth; he protected the earth and sacrificed with sacrifices according to rule.
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MtP 24.56
अतिभक्त्या पितॄनर्च्य देवांश्च प्रयतः सदा अथाजयत्प्रजाः सर्वा ययातिरपराजितः
atibhaktyā pitṝnarcya devāṃśca prayataḥ sadā athājayatprajāḥ sarvā yayātiraparājitaḥ
Honouring the fathers with the utmost devotion and the gods, always self-controlled, then the unconquered Yayāti conquered all the peoples.
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MtP 24.57
स शाश्वतीः समा राजा प्रजा धर्मेण पालयन् जराम् आर्छन् महाघोरां नाहुषो रूपनाशिनीम्
sa śāśvatīḥ samā rājā prajā dharmeṇa pālayan jarām ārchan mahāghorāṃ nāhuṣo rūpanāśinīm
That king, protecting the people with dharma for countless years, the son of Nahuṣa met with old age, most terrible, destroying beauty.
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MtP 24.58
जराभिभूतः पुत्रान् स राजा वचनमब्रवीत् यदुं पूरुं तुर्वसुं च द्रुह्युं चानुं च पार्थिवः
jarābhibhūtaḥ putrān sa rājā vacanamabravīt yaduṃ pūruṃ turvasuṃ ca druhyuṃ cānuṃ ca pārthivaḥ
Overcome by old age, that king, the ruler, spoke these words to his sons — to Yadu, Pūru, Turvasu, Druhyu and Anu:
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MtP 24.59
यौवनेन चलान्कामान् युवा युवतिभिः सह विहर्तुम् अहमिच्छामि साहाय्यं कुरुतात्मजाः
yauvanena calānkāmān yuvā yuvatibhiḥ saha vihartum ahamicchāmi sāhāyyaṃ kurutātmajāḥ
"With youth I wish, as a young man, to roam among the fleeting pleasures together with young women: render me this help, my sons."
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MtP 24.60
तं पुत्रो देवयानेयः पूर्वजो यदुरब्रवीत् साहाय्यं भवतः कार्यम् अस्माभिर्यौवनेन किम्
taṃ putro devayāneyaḥ pūrvajo yadurabravīt sāhāyyaṃ bhavataḥ kāryam asmābhiryauvanena kim
To him the son of Devayānī, the elder-born Yadu, said: "Help must be rendered to you—but with our youth, what (would you do)?"
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MtP 24.61
ययातिरब्रवीत् पुत्राञ् जरा मे प्रतिगृह्यताम् यौवनेनाथ भवतां चरेयं विषयानहम्
yayātirabravīt putrāñ jarā me pratigṛhyatām yauvanenātha bhavatāṃ careyaṃ viṣayānaham
Yayāti said to his sons: "Let my old age be taken over (by one of you), and with your youth let me then pursue the objects of sense."
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MtP 24.62
यजतो दीर्घसत्त्रैर्मे शापाच्चोशनसो मुनेः कामार्थः परिहीनो मे ऽतृप्तो ऽहं तेन पुत्रकाः
yajato dīrghasattrairme śāpāccośanaso muneḥ kāmārthaḥ parihīno me 'tṛpto 'haṃ tena putrakāḥ
"While I was sacrificing with long sacrificial sessions, by the curse of the sage Uśanas the enjoyment of desire was lost to me; therefore I am unsatisfied, my sons."
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MtP 24.63
स्वकीयेन शरीरेण जरामेनां प्रशास्तु वः अहं तन्वाभिनवया युवा कामानवाप्नुयाम्
svakīyena śarīreṇa jarāmenāṃ praśāstu vaḥ ahaṃ tanvābhinavayā yuvā kāmānavāpnuyām
"Let (one) of you govern this old age of mine with his own body, while I with a fresh body, young, may obtain the objects of desire."
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MtP 24.64
न ते ऽस्य प्रत्यगृह्णन्त यदुप्रभृतयो जराम् चतुरस्तान्स राजर्षिर् अशपच्चेति नः श्रुतम्
na te 'sya pratyagṛhṇanta yaduprabhṛtayo jarām caturastānsa rājarṣir aśapacceti naḥ śrutam
They, Yadu and the rest, did not accept his old age; and the royal seer cursed those four—so we have heard.
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MtP 24.65
तमब्रवीत्ततः पूरुः कनीयान्सत्यविक्रमः जरां मा देहि नवया तन्वा मे यौवनात्सुखी
tamabravīttataḥ pūruḥ kanīyānsatyavikramaḥ jarāṃ mā dehi navayā tanvā me yauvanātsukhī
Then Pūru, the youngest, of true valour, said to him: "Give me the old age; be happy with my youth, with a fresh body."
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MtP 24.66
अहं जरां तवादाय राज्ये स्थास्यामि चाज्ञया एवमुक्तः स राजर्षिस् तपोवीर्यसमाश्रयात्
ahaṃ jarāṃ tavādāya rājye sthāsyāmi cājñayā evamuktaḥ sa rājarṣis tapovīryasamāśrayāt
"Taking your old age upon myself, I shall abide in the kingdom at your command." Thus addressed, that royal seer, by resort to the power of his austerities,
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MtP 24.67
संस्थापयामास जरां तदा पुत्रे महात्मनि पौरवेणाथ वयसा राजा यौवनमास्थितः
saṃsthāpayāmāsa jarāṃ tadā putre mahātmani pauraveṇātha vayasā rājā yauvanamāsthitaḥ
then transferred his old age onto that great-souled son, and with the youthful years of the Paurava the king took on youth.
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MtP 24.68
ययातेश्चाथ वयसा राज्यं पूरुरकारयत् ततो वर्षसहस्रान्ते ययातिरपराजितः
yayāteścātha vayasā rājyaṃ pūrurakārayat tato varṣasahasrānte yayātiraparājitaḥ
And Pūru administered the kingdom with Yayāti's (old) age; then, at the end of a thousand years, Yayāti, unconquered,
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MtP 24.69
अतृप्त इव कामानां पूरुं पुत्रमुवाच ह त्वया दायादवान् अस्मि त्वं मे वंशकरः सुतः
atṛpta iva kāmānāṃ pūruṃ putramuvāca ha tvayā dāyādavān asmi tvaṃ me vaṃśakaraḥ sutaḥ
still as if unsated with pleasures, said to his son Pūru: "Through you I have an heir; you are the son who continues my line.
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MtP 24.70
पौरवो वंश इत्येष ख्यातिं लोके गमिष्यति ततः स नृपशार्दूलः पूरुं राज्ये ऽभिषिच्य च
pauravo vaṃśa ityeṣa khyātiṃ loke gamiṣyati tataḥ sa nṛpaśārdūlaḥ pūruṃ rājye 'bhiṣicya ca
This lineage will attain fame in the world as the Paurava line." Then that tiger among kings, having consecrated Pūru in the kingship,
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MtP 24.71
कालेन महता पश्चात् कालधर्मम् उपेयिवान् पूरुवंशं प्रवक्ष्यामि शृणुध्वमृषिसत्तमाः यत्र ते भारता जाता भरतान्वयवर्धनाः
kālena mahatā paścāt kāladharmam upeyivān pūruvaṃśaṃ pravakṣyāmi śṛṇudhvamṛṣisattamāḥ yatra te bhāratā jātā bharatānvayavardhanāḥ
afterwards, in the course of long time, met with the law of time (died). I shall now declare the line of Pūru—listen, best of sages—in which were born those Bhāratas who increased the family of Bharata.
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