Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga — Chapter 7
NarP 1 7.1
नारद उवाच को ऽसौ राक्षसभावाद्धि मोचितः सगरावन्वये । सगरः को मुनिश्रेष्ठ तन्म्रमाख्यातुमर्हसि
nārada uvāca ko 'sau rākṣasabhāvāddhi mocitaḥ sagarāvanvaye / sagaraḥ ko muniśreṣṭha tanmramākhyātumarhasi
Nārada said: Who was he in the lineage of Sagara who was released from the demonic condition? And who was Sagara, O best of sages? You should tell me that.
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NarP 1 7.2
सनक उवाच श्रुणुष्व मुनिशार्दूल गङ्गामाहात्म्यमुत्तमम् । यज्जलस्पर्शमात्रेण पावितं सागरं कुलम् । गतं विष्णुपदं विप्र सर्वलोकोत्तमोत्तमम्
sanaka uvāca śruṇuṣva muniśārdūla gaṅgāmāhātmyamuttamam / yajjalasparśamātreṇa pāvitaṃ sāgaraṃ kulam / gataṃ viṣṇupadaṃ vipra sarvalokottamottamam
Sanaka said: Hear, O tiger among sages, the supreme greatness of the Gaṅgā, by the mere touch of whose water the family of Sagara was purified and went, O brahmin, to the station of Viṣṇu, the highest of all worlds.
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NarP 1 7.3
आसीद्रविकुले बाहुर्नाम वृकात्मजः । बुभुजे पृथिवीं सर्वां धर्मतो धर्मतत्परः
āsīdravikule bāhurnāma vṛkātmajaḥ / bubhuje pṛthivīṃ sarvāṃ dharmato dharmatatparaḥ
In the solar line there was one named Bāhu, the son of Vṛka; devoted to dharma, he enjoyed the whole earth in accordance with dharma.
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NarP 1 7.4
ब्रह्मणाः क्षत्रिया वैश्याः शूद्राश्चान्ये च जन्तवः । स्थापिताः स्वस्वधर्मेषु तेन बाहुर्विशांपतिः
brahmaṇāḥ kṣatriyā vaiśyāḥ śūdrāścānye ca jantavaḥ / sthāpitāḥ svasvadharmeṣu tena bāhurviśāṃpatiḥ
Brahmins, kshatriyas, vaishyas, shudras, and other creatures too — all were established in their own respective duties by that Bāhu, the lord of the people.
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NarP 1 7.5
अश्वमेधैरियाजासौ सत्पद्वीपेषु सत्पभिः । अतर्प्पयद्भूमिदेवान् गोभूस्वर्णाशुकादिभिः
aśvamedhairiyājāsau satpadvīpeṣu satpabhiḥ / atarppayadbhūmidevān gobhūsvarṇāśukādibhiḥ
He sacrificed with horse-sacrifices, with good (rites) in the seven continents; he gratified the gods on earth (i.e. the brahmins) with cows, land, gold, garments and the like.
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NarP 1 7.6
अशासन्नीतिशास्त्रेण यथेष्टं परिपन्थिनः । मेने कृतार्थमात्मानमन्यातपनिवारणम्
aśāsannītiśāstreṇa yatheṣṭaṃ paripanthinaḥ / mene kṛtārthamātmānamanyātapanivāraṇam
He chastised his adversaries at will by the science of statecraft, and considered himself fulfilled, (being) the averter of others' suffering.
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NarP 1 7.9
चन्दनानि मनोज्ञानि बलिं यत्सर्वदा जनाः । भूषिता भूषणौर्दिव्यैस्तद्राष्ट्रे सुखिनो मुने ॥ नर्प्_१,७।७ ॥ अकृष्टपच्या पृथिवी फलपुष्पसमन्विता ॥ नर्प्_१,७।८ ॥ ववर्ष भूमौ देवेन्द्रः काले काले मुनिश्वरः । आधर्मनिरतापाये प्रजा धर्मेण रक्षिताः
candanāni manojñāni baliṃ yatsarvadā janāḥ / bhūṣitā bhūṣaṇaurdivyaistadrāṣṭre sukhino mune // narp_1,7.7 // akṛṣṭapacyā pṛthivī phalapuṣpasamanvitā // narp_1,7.8 // vavarṣa bhūmau devendraḥ kāle kāle muniśvaraḥ / ādharmaniratāpāye prajā dharmeṇa rakṣitāḥ
(The) people (offered) pleasing sandal-pastes as tribute constantly; adorned with divine ornaments, they were happy in his realm, O sage. The earth ripened (its crops) without ploughing and was full of fruits and flowers. The lord of the gods rained upon the earth season after season, O best of sages; with unrighteousness-devotedness gone, the subjects were protected by dharma.
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NarP 1 7.10
एकदा तस्य भूपस्य सर्वसंपद्विनाशकृत् । अहॄङ्कारो महाञ्जज्ञे सासूयो लोपहेतुकः
ekadā tasya bhūpasya sarvasaṃpadvināśakṛt / ahṝṅkāro mahāñjajñe sāsūyo lopahetukaḥ
Once, in that king there arose a great egotism, destructive of all his fortune, attended with envy and causing (its) loss.
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NarP 1 7.11
अहं राजा समस्तानां लोकानां पालको बली । कर्त्ता महाक्रतूनां च मत्तः पूज्यो ऽस्ति को ऽपरः
ahaṃ rājā samastānāṃ lokānāṃ pālako balī / karttā mahākratūnāṃ ca mattaḥ pūjyo 'sti ko 'paraḥ
"I am king, the mighty protector of all the worlds, and performer of great sacrifices; who else is more worthy of honour than I?"
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NarP 1 7.12
अहं विचक्षणः श्रीमाञ्जिताः सर्वे मयरयः । वेदवेदाङ्गतत्त्वज्ञो नीतिशास्त्र विशारदः
ahaṃ vicakṣaṇaḥ śrīmāñjitāḥ sarve mayarayaḥ / vedavedāṅgatattvajño nītiśāstra viśāradaḥ
"I am shrewd, I am prosperous, all my foes are conquered; I know the truth of the Vedas and the Vedāṅgas, I am skilled in the science of polity."
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NarP 1 7.13
अजेयो ऽव्याहतैश्वर्यो मत्तः को ऽन्यो ऽधिको भुवि । अहॄङ्कारपरस्यैवं जातासूया परेष्वपि
ajeyo 'vyāhataiśvaryo mattaḥ ko 'nyo 'dhiko bhuvi / ahṝṅkāraparasyaivaṃ jātāsūyā pareṣvapi
"I am unconquerable, my lordship is unimpeded; who else on earth is greater than I?" Thus in him, given over to egotism, envy toward others also arose.
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NarP 1 7.14
असूयातो ऽभवत्कामस्तस्य राज्ञो मुनीश्वर । एषु स्थितेषु तु नरो विनाषं यत्यसंशयम्
asūyāto 'bhavatkāmastasya rājño munīśvara / eṣu sthiteṣu tu naro vināṣaṃ yatyasaṃśayam
From envy arose desire in that king, O lord of sages; and when these are present a man goes to ruin, without doubt.
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NarP 1 7.15
यौवनं धनसंपत्तिः प्रभुत्वमविवेकिता । एकैकमप्यनर्थाय किमु यत्र चतुष्टयम्
yauvanaṃ dhanasaṃpattiḥ prabhutvamavivekitā / ekaikamapyanarthāya kimu yatra catuṣṭayam
Youth, wealth of possessions, sovereignty, and lack of discernment — even one by one they make for calamity; how much more where all four are together?
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NarP 1 7.16
तस्यासूया नु महती जाता लोकविरोधिनी । स्वदेहनाशिनी विग्र सर्वसंपद्विनाशिनी
tasyāsūyā nu mahatī jātā lokavirodhinī / svadehanāśinī vigra sarvasaṃpadvināśinī
Indeed a great envy arose in him, setting him at odds with the world, destroying his own body, destroying all his fortune.
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NarP 1 7.17
असूयाविष्टमनसि यदि संपत्प्रवर्त्तते । तुषाग्निं वायुसंयोगमिव जानीहि सुव्रत
asūyāviṣṭamanasi yadi saṃpatpravarttate / tuṣāgniṃ vāyusaṃyogamiva jānīhi suvrata
If prosperity comes to one whose mind is possessed by envy, know it to be like a fire in chaff meeting the wind, O you of good vows.
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NarP 1 7.18
असूयोपेतमनसां दम्भाचारवतां तथा । परुषोक्तिरतानां च सुखं नेह परत्र च
asūyopetamanasāṃ dambhācāravatāṃ tathā / paruṣoktiratānāṃ ca sukhaṃ neha paratra ca
For those whose minds are filled with envy, who behave with hypocrisy, and who delight in harsh speech, there is no happiness here or hereafter.
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NarP 1 7.19
असूयाविष्टचित्ता नां सदा निष्ठुरभाषिणाम् । प्रियावा तनया वापि बान्धवा अप्यरातयः
asūyāviṣṭacittā nāṃ sadā niṣṭhurabhāṣiṇām / priyāvā tanayā vāpi bāndhavā apyarātayaḥ
For those whose thoughts are possessed by envy and who always speak cruelly, even wife or sons or kinsmen become enemies.
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NarP 1 7.20
मनोभिलाषं कुरुते यः समीक्ष्य परस्त्रियम् । स स्वसंपद्विनाशाय कुठारो नात्र संशयः
manobhilāṣaṃ kurute yaḥ samīkṣya parastriyam / sa svasaṃpadvināśāya kuṭhāro nātra saṃśayaḥ
He who, on seeing another's wife, sets his mind's desire (on her) — he is an axe for the destruction of his own fortune; there is no doubt in this.
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NarP 1 7.21
यः स्वश्रेयोविनाशाय कुर्याद्यत्नं नरो मुने । सर्वेषां श्रेयसं दृष्ट्वा स कुर्यान्मत्सूरं कुधीः
yaḥ svaśreyovināśāya kuryādyatnaṃ naro mune / sarveṣāṃ śreyasaṃ dṛṣṭvā sa kuryānmatsūraṃ kudhīḥ
A man who would make an effort to destroy his own welfare, O sage — such a fool, seeing the welfare of all, will feel envy.
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NarP 1 7.22
मित्रापत्यगृहक्षेत्र धनधान्यपषुष्वपि । हानिमिच्छन्नरः कुर्यादसूयां सततं द्विज
mitrāpatyagṛhakṣetra dhanadhānyapaṣuṣvapi / hānimicchannaraḥ kuryādasūyāṃ satataṃ dvija
A man who wishes for loss in friends, offspring, house, field, wealth, grain and cattle should practise envy constantly, O twice-born.
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NarP 1 7.23
अथ तस्याविनीतस्य ह्यसूयाविष्टचेतसः । हैहयास्ताललजङ्घाश्च बलिनो ऽरातयो ऽभवन्
atha tasyāvinītasya hyasūyāviṣṭacetasaḥ / haihayāstālalajaṅghāśca balino 'rātayo 'bhavan
Then for him, undisciplined and with mind possessed by envy, the Haihayas and the Tālajaṅghas became powerful enemies.
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NarP 1 7.24
यस्यानुकूलो लक्ष्मीशः सौभाग्यं तस्य वर्द्धते । स एव विमुखो यस्य सौभाग्यं तस्य हीयते
yasyānukūlo lakṣmīśaḥ saubhāgyaṃ tasya varddhate / sa eva vimukho yasya saubhāgyaṃ tasya hīyate
He to whom the lord of Lakṣmī is favourable — his good fortune increases; he from whom that same one turns away — his good fortune dwindles.
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NarP 1 7.25
तावत्पुत्राश्च पौत्राश्च धनधान्यगृहादयः । यावदीक्षेत लक्ष्मीशः कृपापाङ्गेन नारद
tāvatputrāśca pautrāśca dhanadhānyagṛhādayaḥ / yāvadīkṣeta lakṣmīśaḥ kṛpāpāṅgena nārada
Sons and grandsons, wealth, grain, houses and the rest last only so long as the lord of Lakṣmī looks (upon one) with a gracious sidelong glance, O Nārada.
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NarP 1 7.26
अपि मूर्खान्धबधिरजडाः शूरा विवेकिनः । श्लाध्या भवन्ति विप्रेन्द्र प्रेक्षिता माधवेन ये
api mūrkhāndhabadhirajaḍāḥ śūrā vivekinaḥ / ślādhyā bhavanti viprendra prekṣitā mādhavena ye
Even fools, the blind, the deaf and the dull become heroes, discerning and praiseworthy, O best of brahmins, when they are looked upon by Mādhava.
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NarP 1 7.27
सौभाग्यं तस्य हीयेत यस्यासूयादिलाञ्छनम् । जायते नात्र संदेहो जन्तुद्वेषो विशेषतः
saubhāgyaṃ tasya hīyeta yasyāsūyādilāñchanam / jāyate nātra saṃdeho jantudveṣo viśeṣataḥ
The good fortune of him who bears the mark of envy and the like dwindles away; there is no doubt in this — especially (if there is) hatred of living creatures.
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NarP 1 7.28
सततं यस्य कस्यापि यो द्वेषं कुरुते नरः । तस्य सर्वाणि नश्यन्ति श्रेयांसि मुनिसतम्
satataṃ yasya kasyāpi yo dveṣaṃ kurute naraḥ / tasya sarvāṇi naśyanti śreyāṃsi munisatam
The man who constantly harbours hatred towards anyone whatsoever — all his goods are destroyed, O best of sages.
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NarP 1 7.29
असूया वर्द्धते यस्य तस्य विष्णुः पराङ्मुखः । धनं धान्यं मही संपनद्विश्यति ततो ध्रुवम्
asūyā varddhate yasya tasya viṣṇuḥ parāṅmukhaḥ / dhanaṃ dhānyaṃ mahī saṃpanadviśyati tato dhruvam
He in whom envy grows — from him Viṣṇu turns His face away; wealth, grain, land and prosperity thereupon assuredly perish.
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NarP 1 7.30
विवेकं हन्त्यहॄङ्कारस्त्वविवेकात्तु जीविनाम् । आपदः संभवन्त्येवेत्यहॄङ्कारं त्यजेत्ततः
vivekaṃ hantyahṝṅkārastvavivekāttu jīvinām / āpadaḥ saṃbhavantyevetyahṝṅkāraṃ tyajettataḥ
Egoism destroys discernment, and from the lack of discernment calamities surely arise for living beings; therefore one should abandon egoism.
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NarP 1 7.31
अहं कारो भवेद्यस्य तस्य नाशो ऽतिवेगतः । असूयाविसृष्टमनसस्तस्य राज्ञः परैः सह
ahaṃ kāro bhavedyasya tasya nāśo 'tivegataḥ / asūyāvisṛṣṭamanasastasya rājñaḥ paraiḥ saha
He who has the sense of "I" — his destruction (comes) very swiftly. For that king, whose mind was given over to envy, (there was war) with his enemies —
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NarP 1 7.32
आयोधनमभीद्धोरं मासमेकं निरन्तरम् । हैहयैस्तालजङ्घैश्च रिपुभिः स पराजितः
āyodhanamabhīddhoraṃ māsamekaṃ nirantaram / haihayaistālajaṅghaiśca ripubhiḥ sa parājitaḥ
a terrible battle, blazing up continuously for one whole month; and he was defeated by his foes, the Haihayas and the Tālajaṅghas.
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NarP 1 7.33
स तु बाहुस्ततो दुःखी अन्तर्वत्न्या स्वभार्यया । अवाप परमां तुष्टिं तत्र दृष्ट्वा महत्सरः
sa tu bāhustato duḥkhī antarvatnyā svabhāryayā / avāpa paramāṃ tuṣṭiṃ tatra dṛṣṭvā mahatsaraḥ
That Bāhu, then sorrowful, together with his own pregnant wife, attained the highest satisfaction on seeing there a great lake.
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NarP 1 7.34
असूयोपेतमनसस्तस्य भावं निरीक्ष्य च । सरोगतविहङ्गास्ते लीनाश्चित्रमिदं महत्
asūyopetamanasastasya bhāvaṃ nirīkṣya ca / sarogatavihaṅgāste līnāścitramidaṃ mahat
And observing the disposition of him whose mind was possessed by envy, those birds that were on the lake hid themselves — this was a great marvel.
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NarP 1 7.35
अहो कष्टमहो रुपं घोरमत्र समागतम् । विशन्तस्त्वरया वासमित्यूचुस्ते विहङ्गमाः
aho kaṣṭamaho rupaṃ ghoramatra samāgatam / viśantastvarayā vāsamityūcuste vihaṅgamāḥ
"Alas, what trouble! Alas, a dreadful form has come here!" — so said those birds, hastily entering their dwelling.
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NarP 1 7.36
सो ऽवगाह्यसरोभूपः पत्नीभ्यां सहितो मुता । पीत्वा जलं च सुखदं वृक्षमूलमुपाश्रितः
so 'vagāhyasarobhūpaḥ patnībhyāṃ sahito mutā / pītvā jalaṃ ca sukhadaṃ vṛkṣamūlamupāśritaḥ
The king, having plunged into the lake together with his two wives, and having drunk the pleasant water, took shelter at the foot of a tree.
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NarP 1 7.37
तस्मिन्बाहौ वनं याते तेनैव परिरक्षिताः । दुर्गुणान्विगणय्यास्यधिग्धिगित्यब्रुवन्प्रजाः
tasminbāhau vanaṃ yāte tenaiva parirakṣitāḥ / durguṇānvigaṇayyāsyadhigdhigityabruvanprajāḥ
When that Bāhu had gone to the forest, the very subjects who had been protected by him, reckoning up his bad qualities, said "Shame, shame (on him)!"
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NarP 1 7.38
यो वा को वा गुणी मर्त्यः सर्वश्वाध्यतरोद्विजः । सर्वसंपत्समायुक्तो ऽप्यगुणीनिन्दितो जनैः
yo vā ko vā guṇī martyaḥ sarvaśvādhyatarodvijaḥ / sarvasaṃpatsamāyukto 'pyaguṇīnindito janaiḥ
Whoever the mortal is who has good qualities, (he is) more worthy of study than all... a twice-born; but even one endowed with every prosperity, if without good qualities, is censured by people.
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NarP 1 7.39
अपकीर्तिसमो मृत्युर्लोकेष्वन्यो न विद्यते । यदा बाहुर्वनं यातस्तदा तद्रागगा जनाः । संतुष्टिं परमां याता दवथौ विगते यथा
apakīrtisamo mṛtyurlokeṣvanyo na vidyate / yadā bāhurvanaṃ yātastadā tadrāgagā janāḥ / saṃtuṣṭiṃ paramāṃ yātā davathau vigate yathā
There is no other death in the worlds equal to ill-fame. When Bāhu went to the forest, then the people who had been attached to him attained the highest contentment, as when a forest-fire has gone out.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 7.40
निन्दातो बहुशो बाहुर्मृतवत्काननेस्थितः । निहत्य कर्म च यशो लोके द्वजवरोत्तम
nindāto bahuśo bāhurmṛtavatkānanesthitaḥ / nihatya karma ca yaśo loke dvajavarottama
Blamed in many ways, Bāhu remained in the forest as if dead, having destroyed both his deeds and his fame in the world, O best of the twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 7.41
नास्त्यकीर्तिसमो मृत्युर्मास्ति क्रोधसमो रिपुः । नास्ति निन्दासमं पापं नास्ति मोहसमासवः
nāstyakīrtisamo mṛtyurmāsti krodhasamo ripuḥ / nāsti nindāsamaṃ pāpaṃ nāsti mohasamāsavaḥ
There is no death like ill-repute, no enemy like anger, no sin like slander, no intoxicant like delusion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 7.42
नास्त्यसूयासमा कीर्तिर्नास्ति कामसमो ऽनलः । नास्ति रागसमः पाशो नास्ति सङ्गसमं विषम्
nāstyasūyāsamā kīrtirnāsti kāmasamo 'nalaḥ / nāsti rāgasamaḥ pāśo nāsti saṅgasamaṃ viṣam
There is no fame equal to envy, no fire like desire, no snare like passion, no poison like attachment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 7.43
एवं विलप्यबहुधा बाहुरत्यन्तदुःखितः । जीर्णाङ्गोमनसस्तापाद् वृद्धभावादभूदसौ
evaṃ vilapyabahudhā bāhuratyantaduḥkhitaḥ / jīrṇāṅgomanasastāpād vṛddhabhāvādabhūdasau
Having lamented thus in many ways, Bāhu, exceedingly miserable, became one whose limbs were worn out by the anguish of his mind and by old age.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 7.44
गते बहुतिथे काले और्वाश्रमसमीपतः । स बाहुर्व्याधिना ग्रस्ते ममार मुनिसत्तम
gate bahutithe kāle aurvāśramasamīpataḥ / sa bāhurvyādhinā graste mamāra munisattama
When a long time had passed, near the hermitage of Aurva that Bāhu, seized by disease, died, O best of sages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 7.45
तस्य भार्या च दुःखार्ता कनिष्ठा गर्भिणी तदा । चिरं विलप्य बहुधा सहगन्तुं मनो दधे
tasya bhāryā ca duḥkhārtā kaniṣṭhā garbhiṇī tadā / ciraṃ vilapya bahudhā sahagantuṃ mano dadhe
And his wife, the younger one, then pregnant and stricken with grief, having lamented long and in many ways, set her mind on going with him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 7.46
समानीय चसैधांसि चितां कृत्वातिदुःखिता । समारोप्य तन्पूरुढं स्वयं समुपचक्रमे
samānīya casaidhāṃsi citāṃ kṛtvātiduḥkhitā / samāropya tanpūruḍhaṃ svayaṃ samupacakrame
Having gathered firewood together and built a pyre, in her deep grief she placed him (her husband) upon it and herself began (to ascend).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 7.47
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे धीमनौर्वस्तेजोनिधिर्मुनिः । एतद्विज्ञातवान्सर्वं परमेण समाधिना
etasminnantare dhīmanaurvastejonidhirmuniḥ / etadvijñātavānsarvaṃ parameṇa samādhinā
Meanwhile the wise sage Aurva, a treasury of splendour, came to know all this by his supreme meditation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 7.48
भूतं भव्यं वर्त्तमानं त्रिकालज्ञामुनीश्वराः । गतासूया महात्नानः पश्यन्तिज्ञान चक्षुषा
bhūtaṃ bhavyaṃ varttamānaṃ trikālajñāmunīśvarāḥ / gatāsūyā mahātnānaḥ paśyantijñāna cakṣuṣā
The lords of sages, knowers of the three times, great souls free of envy, see the past, the future, and the present with the eye of knowledge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 7.49
तपोभिस्तेजसां राशिरौर्वपुण्यसमो मुनिः । संप्रात्पस्तत्र साध्वी च यत्र बाहुप्रिया स्थिता
tapobhistejasāṃ rāśiraurvapuṇyasamo muniḥ / saṃprātpastatra sādhvī ca yatra bāhupriyā sthitā
The sage Aurva, a mass of radiance through his austerities, equal (to any) in merit, arrived there where the virtuous woman, the beloved of Bāhu, was standing.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 7.50
चितामारोढुमुद्युक्तां तां दृष्ट्वा मुनिसत्तमः । प्रोवाच धर्ममूलानि वाक्यानि मुनिसत्तमः
citāmāroḍhumudyuktāṃ tāṃ dṛṣṭvā munisattamaḥ / provāca dharmamūlāni vākyāni munisattamaḥ
Seeing her ready to mount the pyre, the best of sages spoke words rooted in dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 7.51
और्व उवाच राजवर्यप्रिये साध्वि मा कुरुष्वातिसाहसम् । तवोदरे चक्रवर्ती शनुहन्ता हि तिष्टति
aurva uvāca rājavaryapriye sādhvi mā kuruṣvātisāhasam / tavodare cakravartī śanuhantā hi tiṣṭati
Aurva said: O virtuous woman, beloved of the best of kings, do not commit this reckless act; for in your womb abides an emperor, a slayer of enemies.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 7.53
बालापत्याश्च गर्भिण्यो ह्यदृष्टऋतवस्तथा । रजस्वला राजसुतेनारोहति चिन्ताशुभो ॥ नर्प्_१,७।५२ ॥ ब्रह्महत्यादिपापानां प्रोक्ता निष्कृतिरुत्तमैः । दाम्भिनोनिन्दकस्यापि भ्रूणघ्रस्य न निष्कृतिः
bālāpatyāśca garbhiṇyo hyadṛṣṭaṛtavastathā / rajasvalā rājasutenārohati cintāśubho // narp_1,7.52 // brahmahatyādipāpānāṃ proktā niṣkṛtiruttamaiḥ / dāmbhinonindakasyāpi bhrūṇaghrasya na niṣkṛtiḥ
(7.52) Women with young children, pregnant women, those who have not yet seen their courses, and menstruating women — [for such a one] mounting the pyre is inauspicious. (7.53) For sins such as the killing of a brahmin, expiation has been declared by the highest (authorities); but for the hypocrite, the slanderer, and the destroyer of an embryo there is no expiation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 7.54
नास्तिकस्य कृतन्घस्य धर्मोपेक्षाकरस्य च । विश्वासघातकस्यापि निष्कृतिर्नास्ति सुव्रते
nāstikasya kṛtanghasya dharmopekṣākarasya ca / viśvāsaghātakasyāpi niṣkṛtirnāsti suvrate
For the atheist, the ingrate, the one who disregards dharma, and the betrayer of trust as well, there is no expiation, O you of good vows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 7.55
तस्मादेतन्महत्पापं कर्त्तुं नार्हसि शोभने । यदेतद्दुःखमुत्पन्नं तत्सर्वं शान्तिमेष्यति
tasmādetanmahatpāpaṃ karttuṃ nārhasi śobhane / yadetadduḥkhamutpannaṃ tatsarvaṃ śāntimeṣyati
Therefore you must not commit this great sin, O beautiful one; all this sorrow that has arisen will come to rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 7.56
इत्युक्ता मुनिना साध्वी विश्वस्य तदनुग्रहम् । विललापातिदुःखार्ता समुह्यधवपत्कुजौ
ityuktā muninā sādhvī viśvasya tadanugraham / vilalāpātiduḥkhārtā samuhyadhavapatkujau
Thus addressed by the sage, the virtuous woman, trusting in his favour, lamented, stricken with deep grief, and fell down, fainting.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 7.57
और्वो ऽपि तां पुनः प्राह सर्वशास्त्रार्थकोविदुः । मारोदीराज ननये श्रियमग्र्ये गमिष्यसि
aurvo 'pi tāṃ punaḥ prāha sarvaśāstrārthakoviduḥ / mārodīrāja nanaye śriyamagrye gamiṣyasi
And Aurva, well versed in the meaning of all the scriptures, spoke to her again: Do not weep, O queen; you will attain the foremost prosperity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 7.58
मा भुं चास्त्रमाहाभागेप्रेतो दाह्यो ऽद्य सज्जनैः । तस्माच्छोकं परित्यज्य कुरु कालोचिता क्रि पाम्
mā bhuṃ cāstramāhābhāgepreto dāhyo 'dya sajjanaiḥ / tasmācchokaṃ parityajya kuru kālocitā kri pām
Do not (take up) a weapon, O greatly fortunate one; the dead man must today be cremated by the good; therefore, laying aside grief, do what the occasion requires.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 7.61
पण्डिते वापिमूर्खे वा दरिद्रे वाश्रियान्विते । दुर्वृत्ते वा सुवृत्ते वा मृत्योःसर्वत्रतुल्यता ॥ नर्प्_१,७।५९ ॥ नगरे वा तथामन्ये दैन्यमत्रातिरिच्यते ॥ नर्प्_१,७।६० ॥ यद्यत्पुरातनं कर्मतत्तदेर्विह युज्यते । कारणं दैवमेवात्र मन्ये सोपाधिका जनाः
paṇḍite vāpimūrkhe vā daridre vāśriyānvite / durvṛtte vā suvṛtte vā mṛtyoḥsarvatratulyatā // narp_1,7.59 // nagare vā tathāmanye dainyamatrātiricyate // narp_1,7.60 // yadyatpurātanaṃ karmatattaderviha yujyate / kāraṇaṃ daivamevātra manye sopādhikā janāḥ
(7.59) Whether in a learned man or a fool, in a poor man or one endowed with wealth, in the ill-conducted or the well-conducted, death is the same in every case. (7.60) Whether in a city or otherwise, I think, the wretchedness here is beyond measure. (7.61) Whatever deed was done of old, that comes to him here; the cause in this matter is fate alone, I hold — people are (merely) conditioned.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 7.62
गर्भे वा बाल्यभावे वा यौवने वापि वार्द्धके । मृत्योर्वशं प्रयातव्यं जन्तुभिः कमलानने
garbhe vā bālyabhāve vā yauvane vāpi vārddhake / mṛtyorvaśaṃ prayātavyaṃ jantubhiḥ kamalānane
In the womb, in childhood, in youth, or in old age, living beings must go into the power of death, O lotus-faced one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 7.63
हन्ति पाति च गोविन्द्रो जन्तून्कर्मवशे स्थितान् । प्रवादं रोपयन्त्यज्ञा हेतुमात्रेषु जन्तुषु
hanti pāti ca govindro jantūnkarmavaśe sthitān / pravādaṃ ropayantyajñā hetumātreṣu jantuṣu
It is Govinda who slays and who protects beings that stand under the sway of their deeds; the ignorant fasten the report (of it) upon creatures who are merely the instruments.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 7.64
तस्मादुःखं परित्यज्य सुखिती भव सुव्रते । कुरु पत्युश्च कर्माणि विवेकेन स्थिरा भव
tasmāduḥkhaṃ parityajya sukhitī bhava suvrate / kuru patyuśca karmāṇi vivekena sthirā bhava
Therefore give up grief and be happy, O you of good vows; perform your husband's rites, and be steadfast through discernment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 7.65
एतच्छरीरं दुःखानां व्याधीनामथुतैर्गृतम् । सुखाभासं बहुक्लेशं कर्मपाशेन यन्त्रितम्
etaccharīraṃ duḥkhānāṃ vyādhīnāmathutairgṛtam / sukhābhāsaṃ bahukleśaṃ karmapāśena yantritam
This body is pervaded by sorrows and by diseases (by hundreds of them); it has the appearance of pleasure, is full of affliction, and is held fast by the cord of karma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 7.66
इत्याश्चास्य महाबुद्धिस्तया कार्याण्यकारयत् । त्यक्तशोका च सा तन्वी नता प्राह मुनीश्वरम्
ityāścāsya mahābuddhistayā kāryāṇyakārayat / tyaktaśokā ca sā tanvī natā prāha munīśvaram
Having thus reassured her, the great-minded one had the (funeral) rites performed by her; and she, the slender one, her grief laid aside, bowed and spoke to the lord of sages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 7.67
किमत्र चित्रं यत्सन्तः परार्थफलकाङ्क्षिणः । नहि द्रुमाश्च भोगार्थं फलन्ति जगतीतले
kimatra citraṃ yatsantaḥ parārthaphalakāṅkṣiṇaḥ / nahi drumāśca bhogārthaṃ phalanti jagatītale
What is wonderful in this, that the good look for fruit that serves another? For trees on the surface of the earth do not bear fruit for their own enjoyment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 7.68
यो ऽन्यदुःखानि विज्ञाय साधुवाक्यैः प्रबोधयेत् । स एव विष्णुःसत्त्वस्थो यतः परिहिते स्थितः
yo 'nyaduḥkhāni vijñāya sādhuvākyaiḥ prabodhayet / sa eva viṣṇuḥsattvastho yataḥ parihite sthitaḥ
He who, understanding another's sorrows, awakens (him) with the words of the good — he alone is Viṣṇu abiding in goodness, since he is set upon another's welfare.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 7.69
अन्य दुःखेन यो दुःखी यो ऽन्यहर्षेण हर्षितः । स एव जगतामीशो नररुपधरो हरिः
anya duḥkhena yo duḥkhī yo 'nyaharṣeṇa harṣitaḥ / sa eva jagatāmīśo nararupadharo hariḥ
He who is pained by another's pain, who is gladdened by another's gladness — he alone is the Lord of the worlds, Hari wearing human form.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 7.70
सद्भिः श्रुतानि शास्त्राणि परदुःखविमुक्तये । सर्वेषां दुःखनाशाय इति सन्तो वदन्ति हि
sadbhiḥ śrutāni śāstrāṇi paraduḥkhavimuktaye / sarveṣāṃ duḥkhanāśāya iti santo vadanti hi
The scriptures are heard by the good for the freeing of others from suffering, for the destruction of the suffering of all — so indeed the good declare.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 7.71
यत्र सन्तः प्रवर्त्तते तत्र दुःखं न बाधते । वर्तते यत्र मार्ताण्डः कथं तत्रतमो भवेत्
yatra santaḥ pravarttate tatra duḥkhaṃ na bādhate / vartate yatra mārtāṇḍaḥ kathaṃ tatratamo bhavet
Where the good are active, there suffering does not afflict; where the sun moves, how could there be darkness?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 7.72
इत्येवं वादिनी सा तु स्वपत्युश्चापराः क्रियाः । चकार तत्सरस्तीरे मुनिप्रोक्तविधानतः
ityevaṃ vādinī sā tu svapatyuścāparāḥ kriyāḥ / cakāra tatsarastīre muniproktavidhānataḥ
Speaking in this way, she performed the remaining rites for her own husband on the shore of that lake, according to the procedure declared by the sage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 7.73
स्थिते तत्र मुनौ राजा देवराडिव संज्वलन् । चितामध्याद्विनिष्क्रम्य विमानवरमास्थितः । प्रपेदे परमं धाम नत्वा चौर्वं मुनीश्वरम्
sthite tatra munau rājā devarāḍiva saṃjvalan / citāmadhyādviniṣkramya vimānavaramāsthitaḥ / prapede paramaṃ dhāma natvā caurvaṃ munīśvaram
While the sage stood there, the king, blazing like the king of the gods, came out from the middle of the pyre, took his place in an excellent celestial car, and, having bowed to Aurva, lord of sages, attained the supreme abode.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 7.74
महापातकयुक्ता वा युक्ता वा चोपपातकैः । परं पदं प्रयान्त्येव महद्भिरवलोकिताः
mahāpātakayuktā vā yuktā vā copapātakaiḥ / paraṃ padaṃ prayāntyeva mahadbhiravalokitāḥ
Those joined with the great sins, or joined with the minor sins, go straight to the highest state (once) they have been looked upon by the great ones.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 7.75
कलेवरं वा तद्भस्म तद्धूमं वापि सत्तम । यदि पश्यति पुण्यात्मा स प्रयाति परां गतिम्
kalevaraṃ vā tadbhasma taddhūmaṃ vāpi sattama / yadi paśyati puṇyātmā sa prayāti parāṃ gatim
If a man of meritorious soul looks upon the body, or its ashes, or even its smoke, O best of the good, he goes to the supreme goal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 7.76
पत्युः कृतक्रिया सा तु गत्वाश्रमपदंमुनेः । चकार तस्य शुश्रूषां सपत्न्या सह नारद्
patyuḥ kṛtakriyā sā tu gatvāśramapadaṃmuneḥ / cakāra tasya śuśrūṣāṃ sapatnyā saha nārad
Having performed the rites for her husband, she went to the sage's hermitage and, together with her co-wife, rendered service to him, O Nārada.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition