Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga — Chapter 12
NarP 1 12.1
नातद उवाच श्रुतं तु गङ्गामाहात्म्यं वाञ्छितं पापनाशनम् । अधुना लक्षणं ब्रूहि भ्रातर्मे दानपात्रघयोः
nātada uvāca śrutaṃ tu gaṅgāmāhātmyaṃ vāñchitaṃ pāpanāśanam / adhunā lakṣaṇaṃ brūhi bhrātarme dānapātraghayoḥ
Nārada said: I have heard the greatness of the Gaṅgā, as I wished, which destroys sin. Now, brother, tell me the marks of a (worthy) recipient of a gift and (of an unworthy one).
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NarP 1 12.2
सनक उवाच सर्वेषामेव वर्णानां ब्रह्मणः परमो गुरुः । तस्मै तानानि देयानि दत्तस्यानन्त्यमिच्छता
sanaka uvāca sarveṣāmeva varṇānāṃ brahmaṇaḥ paramo guruḥ / tasmai tānāni deyāni dattasyānantyamicchatā
Sanaka said: Of all the classes the brahmin is the highest teacher; to him those (gifts) are to be given by one who desires that what is given be unending.
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NarP 1 12.3
ब्राह्मणः प्रतिगृह्णीयात्सर्वतो भयवर्जितः । न कदापि क्षत्रविशो गृह्णीयातां प्रतिग्रहम्
brāhmaṇaḥ pratigṛhṇīyātsarvato bhayavarjitaḥ / na kadāpi kṣatraviśo gṛhṇīyātāṃ pratigraham
A brahmin may accept (gifts) from all, being free from fear; but a kṣatriya and a vaiśya should never accept a gift.
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NarP 1 12.4
चण्डस्य पुत्रहीनस्य दम्भाचाररतस्य च । स्वकर्मत्यागिनश्चापि दत्तं भवति निष्फलम्
caṇḍasya putrahīnasya dambhācāraratasya ca / svakarmatyāginaścāpi dattaṃ bhavati niṣphalam
What is given to a violent man, to one without a son, to one devoted to hypocritical practice, and to one who abandons his own duty, becomes fruitless.
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NarP 1 12.5
परदाररतस्यापि परद्रव्याभिलिषिणः । नक्षत्रसूचकस्यापि दत्तं भवति निष्फलम्
paradāraratasyāpi paradravyābhiliṣiṇaḥ / nakṣatrasūcakasyāpi dattaṃ bhavati niṣphalam
What is given to one attached to another's wife, to one who covets another's property, and to one who predicts by the stars, becomes fruitless.
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NarP 1 12.6
असूयाविष्टमनसः कृतन्घस्य च मायिनः । अयाज्ययाजकस्यापि दत्तं भवति निष्फलम्
asūyāviṣṭamanasaḥ kṛtanghasya ca māyinaḥ / ayājyayājakasyāpi dattaṃ bhavati niṣphalam
What is given to one whose mind is possessed by envy, to an ingrate, to a deceiver, and to one who officiates for those unfit to have sacrifices performed, becomes fruitless.
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NarP 1 12.8
नित्यं याच्ञापरस्यापि हिंसकस्य खलस्य च । रसविक्रयिणश्वैव दत्तं भवति निष्फलम् ॥ नर्प्_१,१२।७॥ नामैका द वेदविक्रयिणश्चापि स्मृतिविक्रयिणस्तथा । धर्मविक्रयिणो विप्र दत्तं भवति निष्फलम्
nityaṃ yācñāparasyāpi hiṃsakasya khalasya ca / rasavikrayiṇaśvaiva dattaṃ bhavati niṣphalam // narp_1,12.7// nāmaikā da vedavikrayiṇaścāpi smṛtivikrayiṇastathā / dharmavikrayiṇo vipra dattaṃ bhavati niṣphalam
What is given to one always intent on begging, to a killer, to a rogue, and to a seller of liquors, becomes fruitless. // And to a seller of the Veda, likewise to a seller of the smṛtis, and to a seller of dharma, O brahmin, what is given becomes fruitless.
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NarP 1 12.9
गानेन जीविका यस्य यस्य भार्या च पुश्चली । परोपतापिनश्चापि दत्तं भवति निष्फलम्
gānena jīvikā yasya yasya bhāryā ca puścalī / paropatāpinaścāpi dattaṃ bhavati niṣphalam
He whose livelihood is by singing, he whose wife is unchaste, and he who torments others—what is given to them becomes fruitless.
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NarP 1 12.10
असिजीवी मषीजीवी देवलो ग्रामयाजकः । धावको वा भवेत्तेषां दत्तं भवति निष्फलम्
asijīvī maṣījīvī devalo grāmayājakaḥ / dhāvako vā bhavetteṣāṃ dattaṃ bhavati niṣphalam
One who lives by the sword, one who lives by ink, a temple priest, a village sacrificer, or a washerman—what is given to them becomes fruitless.
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NarP 1 12.11
पाककर्तुः परस्यार्थे कवये गदहारिणे । अभक्ष्य भक्षकस्यापि दत्तं भवति निष्फलम्
pākakartuḥ parasyārthe kavaye gadahāriṇe / abhakṣya bhakṣakasyāpi dattaṃ bhavati niṣphalam
What is given to one who cooks for another's sake, to a poet, to one who carries slander (or: a bearer of disease), and to one who eats forbidden food, becomes fruitless.
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NarP 1 12.12
शूद्रान्नभोजिनश्चैव शूद्राणां शवदाहिनः । पैंश्वलान्नभुजश्चापि दत्तं भवति निष्फलम्
śūdrānnabhojinaścaiva śūdrāṇāṃ śavadāhinaḥ / paiṃśvalānnabhujaścāpi dattaṃ bhavati niṣphalam
What is given to one who eats the food of śūdras, to one who burns the corpses of śūdras, and to one who eats the food of the wicked, becomes fruitless.
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NarP 1 12.13
नामविक्रयिणो विष्णोः संध्याकर्ंमोर्ज्झितस्य च । दुष्प्रतिग्रहदग्धस्य दत्तं भवति निष्फलम्
nāmavikrayiṇo viṣṇoḥ saṃdhyākarṃmorjjhitasya ca / duṣpratigrahadagdhasya dattaṃ bhavati niṣphalam
What is given to one who sells the name of Viṣṇu, to one who has abandoned the twilight rites, and to one burnt up by accepting improper gifts, becomes fruitless.
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NarP 1 12.14
दिवाशयनशीलस्य तथा मैथुनकारिणः । सध्याभोजिन एवापिदत्तं भवति निष्फलम्
divāśayanaśīlasya tathā maithunakāriṇaḥ / sadhyābhojina evāpidattaṃ bhavati niṣphalam
What is given to one habitually sleeping by day, likewise to one who has intercourse (by day), and to one who eats at twilight, becomes fruitless.
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NarP 1 12.15
महापातकयुक्तस्य त्यक्तस्य ज्ञातिबान्धवैः । कुण्डस्य चापि गोलस्य दत्तं भवति निष्फलम्
mahāpātakayuktasya tyaktasya jñātibāndhavaiḥ / kuṇḍasya cāpi golasya dattaṃ bhavati niṣphalam
What is given to one guilty of a great sin, to one abandoned by his kinsmen and relatives, and to a kuṇḍa or a gola, becomes fruitless.
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NarP 1 12.16
परिवत्तेः शठस्यापि परिवत्तुः प्रमादिनः । स्त्रीजितस्यातिदुष्टस्य दत्तं भवित निष्फलम्
parivatteḥ śaṭhasyāpi parivattuḥ pramādinaḥ / strījitasyātiduṣṭasya dattaṃ bhavita niṣphalam
What is given to a deceitful man who marries before his elder brother, to a careless man whose younger brother married before him, to one ruled by his wife, and to one exceedingly wicked, becomes fruitless.
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NarP 1 12.17
मद्यमांसाशिनश्चापि स्त्रीविटस्यातिलोभिनः । चौरस्य पिशुनस्यापि दत्तं भवति निष्फलम्
madyamāṃsāśinaścāpi strīviṭasyātilobhinaḥ / caurasya piśunasyāpi dattaṃ bhavati niṣphalam
What is given to one who eats meat and drinks liquor, to a woman's lackey, to one exceedingly greedy, to a thief, and to a slanderer, becomes fruitless.
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NarP 1 12.18
ये केचित्पापनिरता निन्दिताः सुजनैः सदा । न तेभ्यः प्रतिगृह्णीयान्न च वद्याद्दिजोत्तम । सत्कर्मनिरतायापि देयं यत्नेन नारद
ye kecitpāpaniratā ninditāḥ sujanaiḥ sadā / na tebhyaḥ pratigṛhṇīyānna ca vadyāddijottama / satkarmaniratāyāpi deyaṃ yatnena nārada
Whoever are devoted to sin and are always censured by good people—from them one should not accept, nor should one speak (to them), O best of brahmins; but to one devoted to good works a gift should be made with effort, Nārada.
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NarP 1 12.19
यद्दानं श्रद्धया दत्तं तथा विष्णुसमर्पणम् । याचितं वापि पात्रेण भवेत्तद्दानमुत्तमम्
yaddānaṃ śraddhayā dattaṃ tathā viṣṇusamarpaṇam / yācitaṃ vāpi pātreṇa bhavettaddānamuttamam
That gift which is given with faith, and likewise offered to Viṣṇu, or asked for by a worthy recipient—that gift is the highest.
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NarP 1 12.20
परलोकं समुद्दश्य ह्यैहिकं वापि नारद । यद्दानं दीयते पात्रे तत्काम्यं मध्यमं स्मृतम्
paralokaṃ samuddaśya hyaihikaṃ vāpi nārada / yaddānaṃ dīyate pātre tatkāmyaṃ madhyamaṃ smṛtam
But a gift that is given to a worthy recipient with an eye to the next world, or else to this one, Nārada — that is (a gift) prompted by desire, and is reckoned middling.
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NarP 1 12.21
दग्भेन चापि हिंसार्थं परस्याविधिनापि च । क्रुद्धेनाश्रद्धयापात्रे तद्दानं मध्यमं स्मृतम्
dagbhena cāpi hiṃsārthaṃ parasyāvidhināpi ca / kruddhenāśraddhayāpātre taddānaṃ madhyamaṃ smṛtam
And (a gift given) by one who is scorched (with pain), for the purpose of injuring another, without the prescribed rite, by one who is angry, without faith, to an unworthy recipient — that gift is reckoned middling (i.e. lowest).
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NarP 1 12.24
अधमं बलितोषायमध्यमं स्वार्थसिद्धये । उत्तमं हरिप्रीत्यर्थं प्राहुर्वेदविदां वराः ॥ नर्प्_१,१२।२२ ॥ दानभोगविनाशाश्च रायः स्युर्गतयस्त्रिधा ॥ नर्प्_१,१२।२३ ॥ यो ददाति च नोभुक्ते तद्धनं नाशकारणम् । धनं धर्मफलं विप्र धर्मो माधवतुष्टिकृत्
adhamaṃ balitoṣāyamadhyamaṃ svārthasiddhaye / uttamaṃ hariprītyarthaṃ prāhurvedavidāṃ varāḥ // narp_1,12.22 // dānabhogavināśāśca rāyaḥ syurgatayastridhā // narp_1,12.23 // yo dadāti ca nobhukte taddhanaṃ nāśakāraṇam / dhanaṃ dharmaphalaṃ vipra dharmo mādhavatuṣṭikṛt
The best of the knowers of the Veda have declared: lowest is (giving) for the gratification of the powerful, middling for the accomplishment of one's own aim, highest for the sake of pleasing Hari. And riches have three courses: giving, enjoyment, and destruction. He who neither gives nor enjoys — that wealth of his has destruction as its cause. Wealth is the fruit of dharma, brahmin, and dharma brings about the contentment of Mādhava.
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NarP 1 12.25
तरवः किं न जीवन्ति ते ऽपि लोके परार्थकाः । यत्र मूलफलैर्वृक्षाः परकार्यं प्रकुर्वते
taravaḥ kiṃ na jīvanti te 'pi loke parārthakāḥ / yatra mūlaphalairvṛkṣāḥ parakāryaṃ prakurvate
Do not trees, too, live in the world for the sake of others? — since trees accomplish another's purpose with their roots and fruits.
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NarP 1 12.26
मनुष्या यदि विप्राग्थ्र न परार्थास्तदा मृताः । परकार्यं न ये मर्त्याः कायेनापि धनेन वा
manuṣyā yadi viprāgthra na parārthāstadā mṛtāḥ / parakāryaṃ na ye martyāḥ kāyenāpi dhanena vā
If men, brahmin, are not (living) for others' sake, then they are dead. Those mortals who do not do another's work, with their body or with their wealth—
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NarP 1 12.27
मनसा वचसा वापि ते ज्ञेयाः पापकृत्तमाः । अत्रेतिहासं वक्ष्यामि शृणु नारद तत्त्वतः
manasā vacasā vāpi te jñeyāḥ pāpakṛttamāḥ / atretihāsaṃ vakṣyāmi śṛṇu nārada tattvataḥ
—or with mind or with speech, they are to be known as the worst of evildoers. On this I shall tell a tale; listen, Nārada, as it truly is,
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NarP 1 12.28
यत्र दानादिकानां तु लक्षणं परिकीर्तितम् । गङ्गामाहात्म्यसहितं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्
yatra dānādikānāṃ tu lakṣaṇaṃ parikīrtitam / gaṅgāmāhātmyasahitaṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśanam
in which the characteristics of gifts and the rest are proclaimed, together with the greatness of the Gaṅgā, destroying all sins:
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NarP 1 12.29
भगीरथस्य धर्मस्य संवादं पुण्यकारणम् । आसीद्भगीरथो राजा सगरान्वयसंभवः
bhagīrathasya dharmasya saṃvādaṃ puṇyakāraṇam / āsīdbhagīratho rājā sagarānvayasaṃbhavaḥ
the conversation of Bhagīratha and Dharma, a cause of merit. There was a king Bhagīratha, born in the lineage of Sagara.
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NarP 1 12.30
शशास पृथिवीं मेतां सत्पद्वीपां ससागराम् । सर्वधर्मरतो नित्यं सत्यसंधः प्रतापवान्
śaśāsa pṛthivīṃ metāṃ satpadvīpāṃ sasāgarām / sarvadharmarato nityaṃ satyasaṃdhaḥ pratāpavān
He ruled this earth with its seven continents and its oceans, ever devoted to all the duties, true to his engagements, majestic,
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NarP 1 12.31
कन्दर्पसद्दशो रुपे यायजृको विचक्षणः । प्रालेयाद्रिसमो धैर्ये धर्मे धर्मसमो नृपः
kandarpasaddaśo rupe yāyajṛko vicakṣaṇaḥ / prāleyādrisamo dhairye dharme dharmasamo nṛpaḥ
like Kandarpa in beauty, a frequent sacrificer, discerning, equal to the snow-mountain in steadfastness, a king equal to Dharma in dharma,
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NarP 1 12.32
सर्वलक्षणसंपन्नः सर्वशास्त्रार्थपारगः । सर्वसंपत्समायुक्तः सर्वानन्दकरो मुने
sarvalakṣaṇasaṃpannaḥ sarvaśāstrārthapāragaḥ / sarvasaṃpatsamāyuktaḥ sarvānandakaro mune
endowed with all the (auspicious) marks, gone to the far shore of the meaning of all the scriptures, possessed of every prosperity, giving joy to all, O sage,
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NarP 1 12.33
आतिथ्यप्रयतो नित्यं वासुदेवार्चनेरतः । पराक्रमी गुणनिधिर्मैत्रः कारुणिकः सधीः
ātithyaprayato nityaṃ vāsudevārcanerataḥ / parākramī guṇanidhirmaitraḥ kāruṇikaḥ sadhīḥ
ever intent upon hospitality, delighting in the worship of Vāsudeva, valorous, a treasury of virtues, friendly, compassionate, wise.
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NarP 1 12.34
एतादृशं तं राजानं ज्ञात्वा दृष्टो भगीरथम् । धर्मराजो द्विजश्रेष्ठ कदाचिद्द्रष्टुमागतः
etādṛśaṃ taṃ rājānaṃ jñātvā dṛṣṭo bhagīratham / dharmarājo dvijaśreṣṭha kadāciddraṣṭumāgataḥ
Knowing that king Bhagīratha to be such, O best of brahmins, Dharmarāja once came to see him.
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NarP 1 12.35
समागतं धर्मराजमर्हयामास भूपतिः । शास्त्रदृष्टेन विधिना धर्मः प्री उवाच तम्
samāgataṃ dharmarājamarhayāmāsa bhūpatiḥ / śāstradṛṣṭena vidhinā dharmaḥ prī uvāca tam
The king honoured Dharmarāja, who had come, by the rite laid down in the scriptures; and Dharma, pleased, said to him:
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NarP 1 12.36
धर्मराज उवाच राजन्धर्मविदां श्रेष्ठप्रसिद्धो ऽसि जगत्त्रये । धर्मराजो ऽथ कीर्तिं ते श्रुत्वा त्वां द्रष्टुमागतः
dharmarāja uvāca rājandharmavidāṃ śreṣṭhaprasiddho 'si jagattraye / dharmarājo 'tha kīrtiṃ te śrutvā tvāṃ draṣṭumāgataḥ
Dharmarāja said: O king, best of those who know dharma, you are renowned in the three worlds; I, Dharmarāja, having heard your fame, have come to see you.
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NarP 1 12.37
सन्मार्गनिरतं सत्यं सर्वभूतहिते रतम् । द्रष्टुमिच्छन्ति विबुधारतवो त्कुष्टगुणप्रियाः
sanmārganirataṃ satyaṃ sarvabhūtahite ratam / draṣṭumicchanti vibudhāratavo tkuṣṭaguṇapriyāḥ
The gods, who are fond of lofty virtues, wish to see one who is devoted to the good path, truthful, and intent on the welfare of all beings.
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NarP 1 12.38
कीर्तिर्नीतिश्च संपत्तिर्वर्तते यत्र भूपते । वसन्ति तत्र नियतं गुणाःसन्तश्च देवताः
kīrtirnītiśca saṃpattirvartate yatra bhūpate / vasanti tatra niyataṃ guṇāḥsantaśca devatāḥ
Where fame and right conduct and prosperity abide, O lord of the earth, there assuredly dwell the virtues, the good, and the gods.
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NarP 1 12.39
अहो राजन्महाभाग शोभनीचरितं तव । सर्वभूतहितत्वादि मादृशामपि दुर्लभम्
aho rājanmahābhāga śobhanīcaritaṃ tava / sarvabhūtahitatvādi mādṛśāmapi durlabham
Ah, O king of great fortune, your conduct is splendid; such things as your benevolence toward all beings are hard to attain even for the likes of me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 12.40
इत्युक्तवन्तं तं धर्मं प्रणिपत्य भगीरथः । प्रोवाच विनयाविष्टः संहृष्टः श्लक्ष्णया गितं
ityuktavantaṃ taṃ dharmaṃ praṇipatya bhagīrathaḥ / provāca vinayāviṣṭaḥ saṃhṛṣṭaḥ ślakṣṇayā gitaṃ
When Dharma had spoken thus, Bhagīratha bowed down to him and, filled with modesty and greatly delighted, spoke in a gentle voice:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 12.41
भगीरथ उवाच भगवन्सर्वधर्मज्ञ समदर्शित् सुरेश्वर । कृपया परयाविष्टो यत्पृच्छामि वदस्व तत्
bhagīratha uvāca bhagavansarvadharmajña samadarśit sureśvara / kṛpayā parayāviṣṭo yatpṛcchāmi vadasva tat
Bhagīratha said: O lord, knower of all dharma, impartial one, lord of the gods, filled with the highest compassion, tell me that which I ask.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 12.42
धर्मा कीदृग्विधाः प्रोक्ताः के लोका धर्मशालिनाम् । कियत्यो यातनाः प्रोक्ताः केषां ताः परिकीर्तिताः
dharmā kīdṛgvidhāḥ proktāḥ ke lokā dharmaśālinām / kiyatyo yātanāḥ proktāḥ keṣāṃ tāḥ parikīrtitāḥ
Of what kinds are the duties (dharmas) declared? What worlds belong to those who abide in dharma? How many torments are declared, and for whom are they proclaimed?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 12.43
त्वया संमाननीया ये शासनीयाश्च ये यथा । तत्सर्वं मे महाभाग विस्तराद्वक्तुमर्हसि
tvayā saṃmānanīyā ye śāsanīyāśca ye yathā / tatsarvaṃ me mahābhāga vistarādvaktumarhasi
Who are those to be honoured by you, and who are those to be punished, and in what manner? All that, O greatly fortunate one, you ought to tell me at length.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 12.44
धर्मराज उवाच साधु साधु महावुद्धे मतिस्ते विमलोर्जिता । धर्माधर्मान्प्रवक्ष्यामितत्त्वतः शृणु भक्तितः
dharmarāja uvāca sādhu sādhu mahāvuddhe matiste vimalorjitā / dharmādharmānpravakṣyāmitattvataḥ śṛṇu bhaktitaḥ
Dharmarāja said: Good, good, O greatly wise one; your mind is pure and strong. I shall declare the dharmas and the non-dharmas as they truly are; listen with devotion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 12.45
धर्मा बहुविधाः प्रोक्ताः पुण्यलोकप्रदायकाः । तथैव यातनाः प्रोक्ता असंख्या घोरदर्शताः
dharmā bahuvidhāḥ proktāḥ puṇyalokapradāyakāḥ / tathaiva yātanāḥ proktā asaṃkhyā ghoradarśatāḥ
Dharmas of many kinds have been declared, bestowing worlds of merit; and likewise torments have been declared, countless and dreadful to look upon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 12.46
विस्तराद्गदितुं नालमपि वर्षशतायुतैः । तस्मातंसमासतो वक्ष्ये धर्माधर्ममिदर्शनम्
vistarādgadituṃ nālamapi varṣaśatāyutaiḥ / tasmātaṃsamāsato vakṣye dharmādharmamidarśanam
(They) cannot be told in full even in ten thousand hundreds of years; therefore I shall tell in brief the discernment of dharma and non-dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 12.47
तथैव यातनां वै महापुण्यं प्रकीर्ततम् । तथैवाध्यात्मविदुषो दत्तं भवति चाक्षयम्
tathaiva yātanāṃ vai mahāpuṇyaṃ prakīrtatam / tathaivādhyātmaviduṣo dattaṃ bhavati cākṣayam
So too (regarding) torment; great merit has been proclaimed; likewise what is given to one who knows the inner self (adhyātma) becomes imperishable.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 12.48
कुटुम्बिनं या शास्त्रज्ञं श्रोत्रियं वा गुणान्वितम् । यो दत्त्वा स्यापयेदृतिं तस्य पुण्यफलं शृणु
kuṭumbinaṃ yā śāstrajñaṃ śrotriyaṃ vā guṇānvitam / yo dattvā syāpayedṛtiṃ tasya puṇyaphalaṃ śṛṇu
He who, having given, would establish a livelihood for a householder who knows the scriptures, or for a Vedic scholar endowed with virtues — hear the fruit of his merit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 12.49
मातृताः पितृतश्चैव द्विजः कोटिकुलन्वितः । निर्विश्य विष्णुभवनं कल्पं तत्रैव मादते
mātṛtāḥ pitṛtaścaiva dvijaḥ koṭikulanvitaḥ / nirviśya viṣṇubhavanaṃ kalpaṃ tatraiva mādate
The twice-born one, together with ten million (generations) of his family on the mother's side and on the father's side, enters Viṣṇu's abode and rejoices there for a kalpa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 12.50
गण्यन्ते पांसवो भूमेर्गण्यन्ते वृष्टिविन्दवः । न गण्यन्ते विधात्रापि ब्रहह्मवृत्तिफलानि वै
gaṇyante pāṃsavo bhūmergaṇyante vṛṣṭivindavaḥ / na gaṇyante vidhātrāpi brahahmavṛttiphalāni vai
The dust-grains of the earth can be counted, the raindrops can be counted; but not even by the Creator can the fruits of (providing) a brahmin's livelihood be counted.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 12.51
समस्तदेवतारुपो ब्राह्मणः परिकीर्तितः । जीवनं ददतस्तस्य कः पुण्यं गदितुं क्षमः
samastadevatārupo brāhmaṇaḥ parikīrtitaḥ / jīvanaṃ dadatastasya kaḥ puṇyaṃ gadituṃ kṣamaḥ
A brahmin is proclaimed to be the form of all the gods; who is able to tell the merit of one who gives him his living?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 12.52
यो विप्रहितकृन्नित्यं स सर्वान्कृतवान्मखान् । स स्त्रातः सर्वतीर्थेषु तत्पं तेनाखिलं तपः
yo viprahitakṛnnityaṃ sa sarvānkṛtavānmakhān / sa strātaḥ sarvatīrtheṣu tatpaṃ tenākhilaṃ tapaḥ
He who always does what benefits brahmins has performed all sacrifices; he has bathed at all sacred fords; by that (act) the whole of asceticism (is his).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 12.53
यो ददस्वेति विप्राणां जीवनं प्रेरयेत्परम् । सो ऽपि तत्फलमाप्नोति किमन्यैर्बहुभाषितैः
yo dadasveti viprāṇāṃ jīvanaṃ prerayetparam / so 'pi tatphalamāpnoti kimanyairbahubhāṣitaiḥ
He who urges another, saying "Give!", to (provide) a livelihood for brahmins — he too obtains that fruit; what need of much further speaking?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 12.54
तडागं कारयेद्यस्तु स्वयमेवापरेण वा । वक्तुं तत्पुण्यसंख्यानं नालं वर्षशतायुषा
taḍāgaṃ kārayedyastu svayamevāpareṇa vā / vaktuṃ tatpuṇyasaṃkhyānaṃ nālaṃ varṣaśatāyuṣā
He who has a tank made, either himself or through another — a lifetime of a hundred years does not suffice to state the reckoning of that merit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 12.55
एकश्चेदध्वगो राजंस्तडागस्य जलं पिबेत् । कत्कर्तुः सर्वपापानि नश्यन्त्येव न संशयः
ekaścedadhvago rājaṃstaḍāgasya jalaṃ pibet / katkartuḥ sarvapāpāni naśyantyeva na saṃśayaḥ
If a single traveller, O king, should drink the water of the tank, all the sins of the one who made it perish — there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 12.56
एकाहमषि यत्कुर्याद्भूमिस्थमुदकं नरः । स मुक्तः सर्वपापेभ्यः शतवर्षं वसेद्दिवि
ekāhamaṣi yatkuryādbhūmisthamudakaṃ naraḥ / sa muktaḥ sarvapāpebhyaḥ śatavarṣaṃ vaseddivi
Even if for one day a man should make water stand upon the ground, he, freed from all sins, dwells in heaven for a hundred years.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 12.57
कर्तुं तडागं यो मर्त्यः साह्यकः शक्तितो भवेत् । सो ऽपि तत्फलनाप्नोति तुष्टः प्रेरक एव च
kartuṃ taḍāgaṃ yo martyaḥ sāhyakaḥ śaktito bhavet / so 'pi tatphalanāpnoti tuṣṭaḥ preraka eva ca
Whatever mortal becomes a helper according to his power in making a tank — he too obtains that fruit, and so does one who, being pleased, instigates (it).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 12.58
मृदं सिद्धार्थमात्रां वा तडागाद्यो वहिः क्षिपेत् । तिष्टत्यब्दशतं स्वर्गे विमुक्तः पापकोटिभिः
mṛdaṃ siddhārthamātrāṃ vā taḍāgādyo vahiḥ kṣipet / tiṣṭatyabdaśataṃ svarge vimuktaḥ pāpakoṭibhiḥ
He who throws out from the tank even so much earth as a mustard seed dwells a hundred years in heaven, freed from ten million sins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 12.59
देवता यस्य तुष्यन्ति गुरवो वा नृपोत्तम । तडागपुण्यभाक्स स्यादित्येषा शाश्वती श्रुतिः
devatā yasya tuṣyanti guravo vā nṛpottama / taḍāgapuṇyabhāksa syādityeṣā śāśvatī śrutiḥ
He with whom the gods or the teachers are pleased, O best of kings, would share in the merit of a tank — this is the eternal sacred teaching.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 12.60
इति हासं प्रवक्ष्यामि तवात्र नृपसत्तम । यं शृत्वा सर्वपायेभ्यो मुच्यते नात्र संशयः
iti hāsaṃ pravakṣyāmi tavātra nṛpasattama / yaṃ śṛtvā sarvapāyebhyo mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ
On this I shall relate to you a tale, O best of kings, hearing which one is freed from all sins — there is no doubt here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 12.61
गौडदेशे ऽतिविख्यातो राजासीद्वीरभद्रकः । महाप्रतीपी विद्यावान्सदा विप्रप्रपूजकः
gauḍadeśe 'tivikhyāto rājāsīdvīrabhadrakaḥ / mahāpratīpī vidyāvānsadā vipraprapūjakaḥ
In the land of Gauḍa there was a very renowned king, Vīrabhadraka, greatly powerful, learned, and always a worshipper of brahmins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 12.62
वेदशास्त्रकुलाचारयुक्तो मित्रक्विर्धनः । तस्य राज्ञी महाभागा नान्मा चम्पकमञ्जरी
vedaśāstrakulācārayukto mitrakvirdhanaḥ / tasya rājñī mahābhāgā nānmā campakamañjarī
(He was) endowed with the Vedas, the śāstras and family custom, a friend (to all) and rich (?); his queen, most fortunate, was named Campakamañjarī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 12.63
तस्य राज्ञो महामात्याः कृत्माकृस्यविचारणाः । धर्माणां धर्मशास्त्रेस्तु सदा कुर्वन्ति निश्चयम्
tasya rājño mahāmātyāḥ kṛtmākṛsyavicāraṇāḥ / dharmāṇāṃ dharmaśāstrestu sadā kurvanti niścayam
That king's chief ministers, who had made their deliberations complete (?), always reach their decisions about the dharmas according to the dharma-śāstras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 12.64
प्रायश्चित्तं चिकित्त्सां च ज्योतिषे धर्मनिर्णयम् । विनाशास्त्रेण यो ब्रूयात्तमाहुर्ब्रह्मघातकम्
prāyaścittaṃ cikittsāṃ ca jyotiṣe dharmanirṇayam / vināśāstreṇa yo brūyāttamāhurbrahmaghātakam
Whoever should pronounce on expiation, on medical treatment, and on the determination of dharma in matters of astrology without (recourse to) the śāstra — him they call a slayer of a brahmin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 12.65
इति निश्चित्य मनसा मन्वादीरितधर्म्कान् । आचार्येभ्यः सदा भूपः शृणोति विधिपूर्वकम्
iti niścitya manasā manvādīritadharmkān / ācāryebhyaḥ sadā bhūpaḥ śṛṇoti vidhipūrvakam
Having thus resolved in his mind, the king always listens, according to the prescribed manner, to the dharmas declared by Manu and the rest from the teachers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 12.66
न को ऽप्यन्यायवर्ती तस्य राज्ये ऽवरो ऽपि च । धर्मेण पाल्यमानस्य तस्य देशस्य भूपतेः
na ko 'pyanyāyavartī tasya rājye 'varo 'pi ca / dharmeṇa pālyamānasya tasya deśasya bhūpateḥ
No one in his kingdom, not even the lowest, walked in unrighteousness; of that country's king, who ruled by dharma,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 12.67
जातं समत्वं स्वर्गस्य सौराज्यस्य शुभावहम् । स चैकदा तु नृपतिर्मृगयायां महावने
jātaṃ samatvaṃ svargasya saurājyasya śubhāvaham / sa caikadā tu nṛpatirmṛgayāyāṃ mahāvane
there arose an equality with heaven, bringing the good fortune of a good reign. And once that king (went) hunting in the great forest,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 12.68
मन्त्र्यादिभिः परिवृतो बभ्राम मध्यभास्करम् । दैवादाखेटशून्यस्य ह्यतिश्रान्तस्य तत्र वै
mantryādibhiḥ parivṛto babhrāma madhyabhāskaram / daivādākheṭaśūnyasya hyatiśrāntasya tatra vai
surrounded by his ministers and others, he roamed until the sun was at midday; and by fate, having found no game and being utterly exhausted there,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 12.69
नृपरीतस्य संजातं सरसो दर्शनं नृप । ततः शुष्कां तु सरसीं दृष्ट्वा तत्र व्यचिन्तयत्
nṛparītasya saṃjātaṃ saraso darśanaṃ nṛpa / tataḥ śuṣkāṃ tu sarasīṃ dṛṣṭvā tatra vyacintayat
to the king, thus overtaken (by thirst), there came the sight of a lake, O king; then, seeing that the lake was dry, he reflected there:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 12.70
किमयं सरसीशृङ्गेभुवः केन विनिर्मिता । कथं जलं भवेदत्र येन जीवेदयं नृपः
kimayaṃ sarasīśṛṅgebhuvaḥ kena vinirmitā / kathaṃ jalaṃ bhavedatra yena jīvedayaṃ nṛpaḥ
"By whom was this lake made on this raised ground? How might there be water here, by which this king might live?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 12.71
ततो बुद्धिः समभवत्खाते तस्या नृपोत्तम । हस्तमात्रं ततो गर्त्तं खात्वा तोयमवात्पवान्
tato buddhiḥ samabhavatkhāte tasyā nṛpottama / hastamātraṃ tato garttaṃ khātvā toyamavātpavān
Then the thought arose of digging in it, O best of kings; and having dug a pit just a cubit deep, he obtained water.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 12.72
तेन तोयेन पीतेन राज्ञस्तृत्पिरजायत । मन्त्रिणश्चापि भूमिश बुद्धिसागरसंज्ञिनः
tena toyena pītena rājñastṛtpirajāyata / mantriṇaścāpi bhūmiśa buddhisāgarasaṃjñinaḥ
When that water had been drunk, satisfaction arose for the king, and also for the minister named Buddhisāgara, O lord of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 12.73
स बुद्धिसागरो भूपं प्राह धर्मार्थकोविदः । राजन्नियं पुष्करिणी वर्षाजलवती पुरा
sa buddhisāgaro bhūpaṃ prāha dharmārthakovidaḥ / rājanniyaṃ puṣkariṇī varṣājalavatī purā
That Buddhisāgara, skilled in dharma and artha, said to the king: "O king, this pond formerly held rainwater.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 12.74
अद्यैनां बद्धवप्रां च कर्त्तुं जाता मतिर्मम । तद्भवान्मोदतां देव दत्तादाज्ञां च मे ऽनघ
adyaināṃ baddhavaprāṃ ca karttuṃ jātā matirmama / tadbhavānmodatāṃ deva dattādājñāṃ ca me 'nagha
Today the thought has arisen in me to make it (a tank) with built-up banks. So let your honour be pleased, O god, and give me the order, O sinless one."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 12.75
इति श्रुत्वा वचस्तस्य मन्त्रिणो नृपसत्तमः । मुमुदे ऽतितरां भूपः स्वयं कर्तुं समुद्यतः
iti śrutvā vacastasya mantriṇo nṛpasattamaḥ / mumude 'titarāṃ bhūpaḥ svayaṃ kartuṃ samudyataḥ
Hearing this speech of that minister, the best of kings, the ruler, rejoiced exceedingly, and set about doing it himself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 12.76
तमेव मन्त्रिणां तत्र युयोज शुभकर्मणि । ततो राजाज्ञया सो ऽपि बुद्धिसागरको मुदा
tameva mantriṇāṃ tatra yuyoja śubhakarmaṇi / tato rājājñayā so 'pi buddhisāgarako mudā
He appointed that very one among the ministers there to the auspicious work; then, by the king's command, that Buddhisāgara too, with joy,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 12.77
सरसीं सागरं कर्त्तुमुद्यतः पुण्यकृत्तमः । धनुषां चैव पञ्चाशत्सर्वतो विस्तृतायताम्
sarasīṃ sāgaraṃ karttumudyataḥ puṇyakṛttamaḥ / dhanuṣāṃ caiva pañcāśatsarvato vistṛtāyatām
that best of doers of merit, set about making the pond into an ocean, extended and stretched fifty bow-lengths on every side —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 12.78
सरसीं बद्धसु शिलां चकारागाधशम्बराम् । तां विनिर्माय सरसीं राज्ञे सर्वं न्यवेदयत्
sarasīṃ baddhasu śilāṃ cakārāgādhaśambarām / tāṃ vinirmāya sarasīṃ rājñe sarvaṃ nyavedayat
he made the pond with stone-built (banks) and with unfathomable waters; and having constructed that pond, he reported everything to the king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 12.79
तस्यां ततः प्रभृति वै सर्वे ऽपि वनचारिणः । पान्थाः पिपासिता भूप लभन्ते स्म जलं शुभम्
tasyāṃ tataḥ prabhṛti vai sarve 'pi vanacāriṇaḥ / pānthāḥ pipāsitā bhūpa labhante sma jalaṃ śubham
From then on, at that (pond), all the forest-dwellers and thirsty travellers, O king, obtained good water.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 12.80
कदाचित्स्वायुषश्चान्ते स मन्त्री बुद्धिसागरः । प्रमृतो गतवांल्लोकं लोकशास्तुर्मम प्रभो
kadācitsvāyuṣaścānte sa mantrī buddhisāgaraḥ / pramṛto gatavāṃllokaṃ lokaśāsturmama prabho
At some time, at the end of his life-span, that minister Buddhisāgara died and went to the world of the ruler of the world (Yama), my lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 12.81
तदर्थं तु मया पृष्टो धर्मो धर्मलिपिङ्करः । चित्रगुत्पस्तु तत्कर्म मह्यं सर्वं न्यवेदयत्
tadarthaṃ tu mayā pṛṣṭo dharmo dharmalipiṅkaraḥ / citragutpastu tatkarma mahyaṃ sarvaṃ nyavedayat
On that account Dharma, the recorder of dharma, was questioned by me; and Citragupta reported all that deed of his to me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 12.82
उपदेष्टा स्वयं चासौ धर्मकार्यस्य भूपतेः । तस्माद्धर्मविमानं तु समारोढुमिहार्हति
upadeṣṭā svayaṃ cāsau dharmakāryasya bhūpateḥ / tasmāddharmavimānaṃ tu samāroḍhumihārhati
"And he himself was the instructor of the king in that work of dharma; therefore he deserves to mount here upon the chariot of dharma."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 12.83
इत्युक्ते चित्रगुत्पेन समाज्ञत्पो मया नृप । विमानं धर्मसंज्ञं तु आरोढुं बुद्धिसागरः
ityukte citragutpena samājñatpo mayā nṛpa / vimānaṃ dharmasaṃjñaṃ tu āroḍhuṃ buddhisāgaraḥ
When Citragupta had said this, O king, Buddhisāgara was commanded by me to mount the aerial car named Dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 12.84
अथ कालान्तरे राजन्सराजा वीरभद्रकः । मृतो गतो मम स्थानं नमश्चक्रे मुदान्वितः
atha kālāntare rājansarājā vīrabhadrakaḥ / mṛto gato mama sthānaṃ namaścakre mudānvitaḥ
Then, O king, after a time that king Vīrabhadraka died and came to my abode, and joyfully made obeisance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 12.85
मया तु तत्र तस्यापि पृष्टं कर्माखिलं नृप । कथितं चित्रगुत्पेन धर्मं सरसिसंभवम्
mayā tu tatra tasyāpi pṛṣṭaṃ karmākhilaṃ nṛpa / kathitaṃ citragutpena dharmaṃ sarasisaṃbhavam
And there, O king, I asked about all his deeds too; Citragupta told of the merit (dharma) arising from the lake.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 12.86
तदा सम्यङ्मया राजा बोधितो ऽभूद्यथाशृणु । अधित्यकायां भूपाल सैकतस्य गिरेः परा
tadā samyaṅmayā rājā bodhito 'bhūdyathāśṛṇu / adhityakāyāṃ bhūpāla saikatasya gireḥ parā
Then the king was properly instructed by me — hear how. On the tableland, O protector of the earth, of a sandy mountain, beyond (there was a spot).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 12.87
लावकेनामुनाचञ्च्वा खातं द्व्यंङ्गुप्रम्बुनि । ततः कालान्तरे तेन वाराहेण नृपोत्तम
lāvakenāmunācañcvā khātaṃ dvyaṃṅguprambuni / tataḥ kālāntare tena vārāheṇa nṛpottama
By that quail, with its beak, water was dug out to a depth of two fingers; then, after a time, by that boar, O best of kings,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 12.88
खनितं हस्तमात्रं तु जलं तुण्डेन चात्मनः । ततो ऽन्यदामुया काल्याहस्त युग्ममितः कृतः
khanitaṃ hastamātraṃ tu jalaṃ tuṇḍena cātmanaḥ / tato 'nyadāmuyā kālyāhasta yugmamitaḥ kṛtaḥ
water was dug out to a full cubit with its own snout; then on another occasion by this one, in time, (a hole) measuring two cubits was made.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 12.89
खातो जले महाराज तोयं मासद्वयं स्थितम् । पीतं क्षुद्रैर्वनचरैः सत्त्वैस्तृष्णासमाकुलैः
khāto jale mahārāja toyaṃ māsadvayaṃ sthitam / pītaṃ kṣudrairvanacaraiḥ sattvaistṛṣṇāsamākulaiḥ
When it had been dug, O great king, the water there stood for two months; it was drunk by small forest-roaming creatures tormented by thirst.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 12.90
ततो वर्षत्रायान्ते तु गजतानेन सुव्रत । हस्तत्रयमितः खातः कृतस्तत्राधिकं जलम्
tato varṣatrāyānte tu gajatānena suvrata / hastatrayamitaḥ khātaḥ kṛtastatrādhikaṃ jalam
Then at the end of three years, O you of good vows, by this elephant a pit three cubits deep was dug, and the water there became more.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 12.91
मासत्रये स्थितं तच्च पयो जीवैर्वनेचरैः । भवांस्तत्र समायातो जलशोषाद नन्तरम्
māsatraye sthitaṃ tacca payo jīvairvanecaraiḥ / bhavāṃstatra samāyāto jalaśoṣāda nantaram
And that water stood for three months (and was used) by the forest-dwelling creatures; you came there afterwards, when the water had dried up.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 12.92
मासे तत्र तु संप्रात्पं हस्तं खात्वा जलं नृप । ततस्तस्योपदेशेन मन्त्रिणो नृपते त्वया
māse tatra tu saṃprātpaṃ hastaṃ khātvā jalaṃ nṛpa / tatastasyopadeśena mantriṇo nṛpate tvayā
And there in a month, having dug a cubit, water was obtained, O king; then, by his instruction — the minister's — by you, O lord of kings,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 12.93
पञ्चाशद्धनुरुत्खातं जातं ततत्र महाजलम् । पुनः शिलाभिः सुदृढं बद्धं जातं महत्सरः । वृक्षाश्च रोपितास्तत्र सर्वलोकोपकारिणः
pañcāśaddhanurutkhātaṃ jātaṃ tatatra mahājalam / punaḥ śilābhiḥ sudṛḍhaṃ baddhaṃ jātaṃ mahatsaraḥ / vṛkṣāśca ropitāstatra sarvalokopakāriṇaḥ
a digging fifty bow-lengths (deep was made), and great water appeared there; again it was firmly bound with stones, and a great lake came to be; and trees were planted there, benefiting all the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 12.94
तेन स्वस्वेन पुण्येन पञ्चैते जगतीपते । विमानं धर्म्यमारुढास्त्वमाण्येनं समारुह
tena svasvena puṇyena pañcaite jagatīpate / vimānaṃ dharmyamāruḍhāstvamāṇyenaṃ samāruha
By that merit, each his own, these five, O lord of the earth, have mounted the chariot of dharma; you too mount this one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 12.95
इति वाक्यं समाकर्ण्य मम राजा स भूमिप । आरुरोह विमानं तत्षष्ठो राजा समांशभाक्
iti vākyaṃ samākarṇya mama rājā sa bhūmipa / āruroha vimānaṃ tatṣaṣṭho rājā samāṃśabhāk
Hearing this speech of mine, that king, O ruler of the earth, mounted the chariot as the sixth, a king sharing an equal portion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 12.96
इति ते सर्वमाख्यातं तडागजनितं फलम् । श्रुत्वैतन्मुच्यते पापादाजन्ममरणान्तिकात्
iti te sarvamākhyātaṃ taḍāgajanitaṃ phalam / śrutvaitanmucyate pāpādājanmamaraṇāntikāt
Thus the whole fruit produced by a lake has been declared to you; hearing this, one is freed from sin, (from that acquired) from birth up to death.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 12.97
यो नरः श्रद्धयो युक्तो व्याख्यातं श्रुणुयात्पठेत् । सो ऽप्याप्नोत्यखिलं पुण्यं सरोनिर्माणसंभवम्
yo naraḥ śraddhayo yukto vyākhyātaṃ śruṇuyātpaṭhet / so 'pyāpnotyakhilaṃ puṇyaṃ saronirmāṇasaṃbhavam
Whatever man, endowed with faith, should hear or recite what has been expounded, he too obtains the entire merit that arises from the making of a lake.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition