Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga — Chapter 8
NarP 1 8.1
सनक उवाच एवमौर्वाश्रमे ते द्वे बाहुभार्ये मुनीश्वर । चक्राते भक्तिभावेन शुश्रूषआं प्रतिवासररम्
sanaka uvāca evamaurvāśrame te dve bāhubhārye munīśvara / cakrāte bhaktibhāvena śuśrūṣaāṃ prativāsararam
Sanaka said: Thus in Aurva's hermitage those two, the wives of Bāhu, O lord of sages, performed service day after day with a feeling of devotion.
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NarP 1 8.2
गते वर्षार्ध्दके काले ज्येष्ठा राज्ञी तु या द्विज । तस्याः पापमतिर्जाता सपत्न्याः संपदं प्रति
gate varṣārdhdake kāle jyeṣṭhā rājñī tu yā dvija / tasyāḥ pāpamatirjātā sapatnyāḥ saṃpadaṃ prati
When half a year's time had gone by, in the elder queen, O twice-born one, an evil intention arose regarding her co-wife's good fortune.
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NarP 1 8.3
ततस्तया गरो दत्तः कनिष्ठायै तु पापया । न स्वप्रभावं चक्रे वै गरो मुनिनिषेवया
tatastayā garo dattaḥ kaniṣṭhāyai tu pāpayā / na svaprabhāvaṃ cakre vai garo muniniṣevayā
Then poison was given by that wicked woman to the younger one; but the poison did not exert its own power, because of (the younger one's) service to the sage.
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NarP 1 8.4
भूलेपनादिभिः सम्यग्यतः सामुदिनं मुनेः । चकार सेवां तेनासौ जीर्णपुण्येन कर्मणा
bhūlepanādibhiḥ samyagyataḥ sāmudinaṃ muneḥ / cakāra sevāṃ tenāsau jīrṇapuṇyena karmaṇā
Since she thoroughly performed the sage's service all day long with the smearing of the floor and so forth, thereby, by that act rich in merit, (the poison) was digested in her.
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NarP 1 8.5
ततो मास त्रये ऽतीते गरेण सहितंसुतम् । सुषाव सुशुभे काले शुश्रूषानष्टकिल्बिषा
tato māsa traye 'tīte gareṇa sahitaṃsutam / suṣāva suśubhe kāle śuśrūṣānaṣṭakilbiṣā
Then, when three months had passed, at a most auspicious time she gave birth to a son along with the poison, her taint destroyed by her service.
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NarP 1 8.6
अहो सत्संगतिर्लोके किं पापं न विनाशयेत् । न तदातिसुखं किं वा नराणां पुण्यकर्मणाम्
aho satsaṃgatirloke kiṃ pāpaṃ na vināśayet / na tadātisukhaṃ kiṃ vā narāṇāṃ puṇyakarmaṇām
Ah, the company of the good in this world — what sin would it not destroy? Or what greater happiness is there than that for men of meritorious deeds?
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NarP 1 8.7
ज्ञानाज्ञानकृतं पापं यच्चान्यत्कारीतं परैः । तत्सर्वं नाशयत्याशु परिचर्या महात्मनाम्
jñānājñānakṛtaṃ pāpaṃ yaccānyatkārītaṃ paraiḥ / tatsarvaṃ nāśayatyāśu paricaryā mahātmanām
Sin committed knowingly and unknowingly, and whatever else has been caused to be done by others — attendance upon great souls swiftly destroys all of it.
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NarP 1 8.8
जडो ऽपि याति पूज्यत्वं सत्संगाज्जगतीतलं । कलामात्रो ऽपि शीताशुः शंभुना स्वीकृतो यथा
jaḍo 'pi yāti pūjyatvaṃ satsaṃgājjagatītalaṃ / kalāmātro 'pi śītāśuḥ śaṃbhunā svīkṛto yathā
Even a dull one attains, through the company of the good, the state of being worshipped on the surface of the earth — as the cool-rayed one, though a mere sliver, was taken up by Śambhu.
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NarP 1 8.9
सत्संगतिः परामृद्धिं ददाति हि नृणां सदा । इहामुत्र च विग्नेन्द्र सन्तः पूज्यतमास्ततः
satsaṃgatiḥ parāmṛddhiṃ dadāti hi nṛṇāṃ sadā / ihāmutra ca vignendra santaḥ pūjyatamāstataḥ
The company of the good indeed always gives men the highest increase, here and in the world beyond, O chief of the twice-born; therefore the good are the most worthy of worship.
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NarP 1 8.10
अहो महग्दुणान्वक्तुं कः समर्थो मुनीश्वरा । गर्भं प्रात्पो गरो जीर्णो मासत्रयमहो ऽद्भुतम्
aho mahagduṇānvaktuṃ kaḥ samartho munīśvarā / garbhaṃ prātpo garo jīrṇo māsatrayamaho 'dbhutam
Ah, who is able to tell the great virtues (of it), O lords of sages? The poison that had reached the womb was digested — three months! ah, a marvel!
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NarP 1 8.11
गरेण सहितं पुत्रं दृष्ट्वा तेजोनिधिर्मुनिः । जातकर्म चचकारासौ तन्नाम सगरेति च
gareṇa sahitaṃ putraṃ dṛṣṭvā tejonidhirmuniḥ / jātakarma cacakārāsau tannāma sagareti ca
Seeing the son (born) together with the poison, the sage, a treasury of splendour, performed the birth rite, and (gave) him the name Sagara.
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NarP 1 8.12
पुपोष सगरं बालं तन्माता प्रीतिपूर्वकम् । चौलोपवीतकर्माणि तथा चक्रे मुनीश्वरः
pupoṣa sagaraṃ bālaṃ tanmātā prītipūrvakam / caulopavītakarmāṇi tathā cakre munīśvaraḥ
His mother nurtured the boy Sagara lovingly, and the lord of sages likewise performed the tonsure and the investiture rites.
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NarP 1 8.13
शास्त्राण्यध्यापयामास राजयोग्यानि मन्त्रवित् । समर्थं सगरं दृष्ट्वा किञ्चिदुद्भिन्नशैशवम्
śāstrāṇyadhyāpayāmāsa rājayogyāni mantravit / samarthaṃ sagaraṃ dṛṣṭvā kiñcidudbhinnaśaiśavam
The knower of sacred formulas taught (him) the sciences fit for a king, having seen that Sagara was capable and that his childhood had somewhat passed away.
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NarP 1 8.14
मन्त्रवत्सर्व शास्त्रास्त्रं दत्तवान्स मुनीश्वरः । सगरः शिक्षितस्तेन सम्यगौर्वर्षिणा मुने
mantravatsarva śāstrāstraṃ dattavānsa munīśvaraḥ / sagaraḥ śikṣitastena samyagaurvarṣiṇā mune
That best of sages gave (him) every science and weapon together with its formulas; Sagara was well trained by him, by Aurva the son of Ṛci, O sage.
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NarP 1 8.15
बभूव बलवान्धर्मि कृतज्ञो गुणवान्सुधीः । धर्मज्ञः सो ऽपि सगरो मुनेरमिततेजसः । सभित्कुशांवुपुष्पादि प्रत्यहं समुपानयत्
babhūva balavāndharmi kṛtajño guṇavānsudhīḥ / dharmajñaḥ so 'pi sagaro muneramitatejasaḥ / sabhitkuśāṃvupuṣpādi pratyahaṃ samupānayat
He, Sagara, became strong, righteous, grateful, endowed with virtues, of good understanding, and knowing the law; and he brought daily firewood, kuśa grass, water, flowers and the like to the sage of measureless splendour.
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NarP 1 8.16
स कदाचिद्गुणिनिधिः प्रणिपत्य स्वमातरम् । उवाच प्राञ्जलिर्भूत्वा सगरो विनयान्वितः
sa kadācidguṇinidhiḥ praṇipatya svamātaram / uvāca prāñjalirbhūtvā sagaro vinayānvitaḥ
Once that treasure of virtues, Sagara, endowed with modesty, having bowed down to his own mother and joined his palms, spoke.
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NarP 1 8.19
सगर उवाच मातर्गतः पिता कुत्र किंनामा कस्य वंशजः । तत्सर्वं मेसमाचक्ष्व श्रोतुं कौतूहलं मम ॥ नर्प्_१,८।१७ ॥ पित्रा विहीना ये लोके जीवन्तो ऽपि मृतोपमाः ॥ नर्प्_१,८।१८ ॥ दरीद्रो ऽपि पिता यस्य ह्यास्ते स धनदोपमः । यस्य माता पिता नास्ति सुखं तस्य न विद्यते
sagara uvāca mātargataḥ pitā kutra kiṃnāmā kasya vaṃśajaḥ / tatsarvaṃ mesamācakṣva śrotuṃ kautūhalaṃ mama // narp_1,8.17 // pitrā vihīnā ye loke jīvanto 'pi mṛtopamāḥ // narp_1,8.18 // darīdro 'pi pitā yasya hyāste sa dhanadopamaḥ / yasya mātā pitā nāsti sukhaṃ tasya na vidyate
Sagara said: Mother, where has my father gone? What is his name? Of whose lineage is he born? Tell me all of that; I am eager to hear it. Those in the world who are deprived of a father, though living, are like the dead. He whose father is alive, even if poor, is like (having) the giver of wealth (Kubera); he who has no mother or father has no happiness.
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NarP 1 8.20
धर्महीनो यथा मूर्खः परत्रेह च निन्दितः । मातापितृविहीनस्य अज्ञस्याप्यविवेकिनः । अपुत्रस्य वृथां जन्म ऋणग्रस्तस्य चैव हि
dharmahīno yathā mūrkhaḥ paratreha ca ninditaḥ / mātāpitṛvihīnasya ajñasyāpyavivekinaḥ / aputrasya vṛthāṃ janma ṛṇagrastasya caiva hi
As a fool devoid of dharma is blamed both here and in the next world, so is the birth in vain of one deprived of mother and father, of one ignorant and lacking discernment, of one without a son, and of one seized by debt.
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NarP 1 8.21
चन्द्रहीना यथा रात्रिः पह्महीनं यथा सरः । पतिहीना यथा नारी पितृहीनस्तथा शिशुः
candrahīnā yathā rātriḥ pahmahīnaṃ yathā saraḥ / patihīnā yathā nārī pitṛhīnastathā śiśuḥ
As a night without the moon, as a lake without lotuses, as a woman without a husband, so is a child without a father.
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NarP 1 8.22
धर्महीनो यथा जन्तुः कर्महीनो यथा गृही । पशुहीनो यथा वैश्यस्तया पित्रा विनार्भक्तः
dharmahīno yathā jantuḥ karmahīno yathā gṛhī / paśuhīno yathā vaiśyastayā pitrā vinārbhaktaḥ
As a creature without dharma, as a householder without (ritual) works, as a vaiśya without cattle, so is a child without a father.
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NarP 1 8.23
सत्यहीनं यथा वाक्यं साधुहीना यथा सभा । तपो यथा दयाहीनं सथा पित्रा विवार्भकः
satyahīnaṃ yathā vākyaṃ sādhuhīnā yathā sabhā / tapo yathā dayāhīnaṃ sathā pitrā vivārbhakaḥ
As speech without truth, as an assembly without good men, as austerity without compassion, so is a child without a father.
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NarP 1 8.24
वृक्षहीनं यथारण्यं जलहीना यथा नदी । बेदहीनो यथा वाजी तथा पित्रा विनार्भक्तः
vṛkṣahīnaṃ yathāraṇyaṃ jalahīnā yathā nadī / bedahīno yathā vājī tathā pitrā vinārbhaktaḥ
As a forest without trees, as a river without water, as a horse without speed, so is a child without a father.
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NarP 1 8.25
यथा लगुतरो लोके मातर्याव्ञापरो नरः । तथा पित्रा विहीनस्तु बहुदुःखान्वितः सुतः
yathā lagutaro loke mātaryāvñāparo naraḥ / tathā pitrā vihīnastu bahuduḥkhānvitaḥ sutaḥ
As a man in the world who keeps asking of his mother is the more slighted, so a son deprived of his father is filled with much sorrow.
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NarP 1 8.26
इतीतितं सुतेनैषा श्रुत्वा निःश्वास्य दुःखिता । संपृष्टं तद्यथावृत्तं सर्वं तस्मै न्यवेदयत्
itītitaṃ sutenaiṣā śrutvā niḥśvāsya duḥkhitā / saṃpṛṣṭaṃ tadyathāvṛttaṃ sarvaṃ tasmai nyavedayat
Having heard this said by her son, she, grieved, sighed and reported to him everything that he had asked, just as it had happened.
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NarP 1 8.27
तच्छुत्वा सगरः क्रुद्धः कोपसंरक्त लोचनः । हनिष्यामीत्यरातीन्स प्रतिज्ञामकरोत्तदा
tacchutvā sagaraḥ kruddhaḥ kopasaṃrakta locanaḥ / haniṣyāmītyarātīnsa pratijñāmakarottadā
Hearing that, Sagara grew angry, his eyes reddened with rage, and he then made the vow: "I shall kill the enemies."
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NarP 1 8.28
प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य मुनिं जननीं च प्रणम्य सः । प्रस्थापितः प्रतस्थे च तेनैव मुनिना वदा
pradakṣiṇīkṛtya muniṃ jananīṃ ca praṇamya saḥ / prasthāpitaḥ pratasthe ca tenaiva muninā vadā
Having circumambulated the sage and bowed to his mother, and being sent forth by that very sage, he then set out.
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NarP 1 8.29
और्वाश्रमाद्रिनिष्क्रान्तः सगरः सत्यवाक् शुचिः । वशिष्टं स्वकुलाचार्यं प्रात्पः प्रीतिसमन्वितः
aurvāśramādriniṣkrāntaḥ sagaraḥ satyavāk śuciḥ / vaśiṣṭaṃ svakulācāryaṃ prātpaḥ prītisamanvitaḥ
Sagara, truthful of speech and pure, having gone out from the mountain-hermitage of Aurva, reached Vasiṣṭha, the teacher of his own family, filled with joy.
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NarP 1 8.30
प्रणम्य गुरवे तस्मै विशिष्टाय महात्मने । सर्वं विज्ञापत्रामास ज्ञानदृष्ट्या विजानते
praṇamya gurave tasmai viśiṣṭāya mahātmane / sarvaṃ vijñāpatrāmāsa jñānadṛṣṭyā vijānate
Having bowed to that eminent, great-souled teacher, he made everything known (to him), though he already knew it by the vision of wisdom.
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NarP 1 8.31
ऐन्द्रास्त्रं वारुणं ब्राह्ममाग्रेयं सगरो नृपः । तेनैव मुनिनावाप खड्गं वज्रोपमं धनुः
aindrāstraṃ vāruṇaṃ brāhmamāgreyaṃ sagaro nṛpaḥ / tenaiva munināvāpa khaḍgaṃ vajropamaṃ dhanuḥ
King Sagara obtained from that very sage the weapon of Indra, that of Varuṇa, that of Brahmā, and that of Agni, and a sword and a bow like the thunderbolt.
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NarP 1 8.32
ततस्तेनाभ्यनुज्ञातः सगरः सौमनस्यवान् । आशीर्भिरर्चितः सद्यः प्रतस्थे प्रणिपत्य तम्
tatastenābhyanujñātaḥ sagaraḥ saumanasyavān / āśīrbhirarcitaḥ sadyaḥ pratasthe praṇipatya tam
Then, given leave by him, Sagara, glad at heart, honoured with blessings, at once bowed to him and set out.
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NarP 1 8.33
एकेनैव तु चापेन स शूरः परिपन्थिनः । सपुत्रपौत्रान्सगणानकरोत्स्वर्गासिनः
ekenaiva tu cāpena sa śūraḥ paripanthinaḥ / saputrapautrānsagaṇānakarotsvargāsinaḥ
With but a single bow that hero made his adversaries, together with their sons, grandsons and troops, dwellers in heaven.
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NarP 1 8.34
तच्चापमुक्तबाणाग्निसंततास्तदरातवः । केचिद्विनष्टा संत्रस्तास्तथा चान्ये प्रदुद्रुवुः
taccāpamuktabāṇāgnisaṃtatāstadarātavaḥ / kecidvinaṣṭā saṃtrastāstathā cānye pradudruvuḥ
Those enemies of his, overspread by the fire of the arrows released from that bow, some were destroyed, and others, terrified, fled away.
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NarP 1 8.35
केचिद्विशीर्ण केशाश्चवल्मीकोपरि संस्थिताः । तृणान्यभक्षयन्केचिन्नग्राश्च विविशुर्जनलम्
kecidviśīrṇa keśāścavalmīkopari saṃsthitāḥ / tṛṇānyabhakṣayankecinnagrāśca viviśurjanalam
Some, with hair dishevelled, stood upon anthills; some ate grass, and some, naked, entered the water.
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NarP 1 8.36
शकाश्च यवनाश्वेवतथा चान्ये महीभृतः । सत्वरं शरणं जग्मुर्वशिष्टं प्राणलोलुपाः
śakāśca yavanāśvevatathā cānye mahībhṛtaḥ / satvaraṃ śaraṇaṃ jagmurvaśiṣṭaṃ prāṇalolupāḥ
And the Śakas and the Yavanas, and likewise other kings, greedy for their lives, swiftly went to Vasiṣṭha for refuge.
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NarP 1 8.37
जितक्षितिर्बाहुपुत्रो रिपून्गुरुसमीपगान् । चारैर्विज्ञातवान्सद्यः प्रात्प श्चाचार्यसन्निधिम्
jitakṣitirbāhuputro ripūngurusamīpagān / cārairvijñātavānsadyaḥ prātpa ścācāryasannidhim
Sagara, the son of Bāhu, who had conquered the earth, learned at once through spies that his enemies had gone to the vicinity of his teacher, and he came into the teacher's presence.
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NarP 1 8.38
तमागतं बाहुसुतं निशम्य मुनिर्वशिष्टः शरणागतांस्तान् । त्रातुं च शिष्याभिहितं च कर्तुं विवारयामास तदा क्षणेन
tamāgataṃ bāhusutaṃ niśamya munirvaśiṣṭaḥ śaraṇāgatāṃstān / trātuṃ ca śiṣyābhihitaṃ ca kartuṃ vivārayāmāsa tadā kṣaṇena
Hearing that the son of Bāhu had come, the sage Vasiṣṭha, in order both to protect those who had come to him for refuge and to do what was said by his disciple, then in an instant transformed them.
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NarP 1 8.39
चकार मुण्डाञ्शबरान्यवनांल्लम्बमूर्द्धजान् । अन्धांश्च श्मश्रुलान्सर्वान्मुण्डान्वेदवहिष्कृतान्
cakāra muṇḍāñśabarānyavanāṃllambamūrddhajān / andhāṃśca śmaśrulānsarvānmuṇḍānvedavahiṣkṛtān
He made the Śabaras and the Yavanas shaven-headed, (some) with hair hanging loose, and some blind, and all of them bearded, shaven, excluded from the Veda.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 8.40
वसिष्टमुनिना तेन हतप्रायान्निरीक्ष्य सः । प्रहसन्प्राह सगरः स्वगुरुं तपसो निधिम्
vasiṣṭamuninā tena hataprāyānnirīkṣya saḥ / prahasanprāha sagaraḥ svaguruṃ tapaso nidhim
Seeing them as good as slain by that sage Vasiṣṭha, Sagara, laughing, spoke to his own teacher, the storehouse of austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 8.41
॥ सागर उवाच भो भो गुरो दुराचारानेतान्रक्षसि तान्वृथा । सर्वथाहं हनिष्यामि मत्पितुर्देशहारकान्
// sāgara uvāca bho bho guro durācārānetānrakṣasi tānvṛthā / sarvathāhaṃ haniṣyāmi matpiturdeśahārakān
Sagara said: Ho, ho, teacher! You protect these men of evil conduct, and in vain; by every means I shall kill those who seized my father's realm.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 8.42
उपेक्षेत समर्थः सन्धर्मस्य परिपन्थिनः । स एव सर्वनाशाय हेतुभूतो न संशयः
upekṣeta samarthaḥ sandharmasya paripanthinaḥ / sa eva sarvanāśāya hetubhūto na saṃśayaḥ
Should one who is capable overlook those who obstruct dharma, he himself becomes the cause of universal destruction — there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 8.43
बान्धवं प्रथमं मत्वा दुर्जताः सकलं जगत् । त एव बलहीनाश्चेद्भजन्ते ऽत्यन्तसाधुताम्
bāndhavaṃ prathamaṃ matvā durjatāḥ sakalaṃ jagat / ta eva balahīnāścedbhajante 'tyantasādhutām
The wicked first make the whole world think (them) a kinsman; and those very ones, if they are without strength, take on extreme saintliness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 8.44
अहो मायाकृतं कर्म खलाः कश्मलचेतसः । तावत्कुर्वन्ति कार्याणि यावत्स्यात्प्रबलं बलम्
aho māyākṛtaṃ karma khalāḥ kaśmalacetasaḥ / tāvatkurvanti kāryāṇi yāvatsyātprabalaṃ balam
Alas, their action is wrought of deceit! The wicked, with foul minds, carry out their designs only so long as their strength is superior.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 8.45
दासभावं च शत्रूणां वारस्त्रीणां च सौहृदम् । साधुभावं च सर्पाणां श्रेयस्कामो न विश्वसेत्
dāsabhāvaṃ ca śatrūṇāṃ vārastrīṇāṃ ca sauhṛdam / sādhubhāvaṃ ca sarpāṇāṃ śreyaskāmo na viśvaset
The servility of enemies, the affection of courtesans, and the gentleness of snakes — one who desires his own good should not trust (these).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 8.46
प्रहासं कुर्वते नित्यं यान्दन्तान्दर्शयन्खलाः । तानेव दर्शयन्त्याशु स्वसामर्थ्य विपर्यये
prahāsaṃ kurvate nityaṃ yāndantāndarśayankhalāḥ / tāneva darśayantyāśu svasāmarthya viparyaye
The teeth that the wicked display while they are constantly laughing — those very teeth they quickly display when their own power is reversed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 8.47
पिशुना जिह्वया पूर्वं परुषं प्रवदन्ति च । अतीव करुणं वाक्यं वदन्त्येव तथाबलाः
piśunā jihvayā pūrvaṃ paruṣaṃ pravadanti ca / atīva karuṇaṃ vākyaṃ vadantyeva tathābalāḥ
With slanderous tongue they first speak harshly; and likewise, when they are weak, they utter words that are exceedingly pitiful.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 8.48
श्रेयस्कामो भवेद्यस्तु नीतिशास्त्रार्थकोविदः । साधुत्वं समभावं च खलानां नैव विश्वसेत्
śreyaskāmo bhavedyastu nītiśāstrārthakovidaḥ / sādhutvaṃ samabhāvaṃ ca khalānāṃ naiva viśvaset
Whoever desires his own good and is skilled in the meaning of the treatises on statecraft should never trust the goodness and the impartiality of the wicked.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 8.49
दुर्जनं प्रणतिं यान्ते मित्रं कैतवशीलितम् । दुष्टां भार्यां च विश्वस्तो मृत एव न संशयः
durjanaṃ praṇatiṃ yānte mitraṃ kaitavaśīlitam / duṣṭāṃ bhāryāṃ ca viśvasto mṛta eva na saṃśayaḥ
One who trusts an evil man who has come bowing (before him), a friend of deceitful character, and a wicked wife, is as good as dead — there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 8.50
मा रक्ष तस्मादेतान्वै गोरुपव्याघ्रकर्मिणः । हत्वैतानखिलान् दुष्टांस्त्वत्प्रसादान्महीं भजे
mā rakṣa tasmādetānvai gorupavyāghrakarmiṇaḥ / hatvaitānakhilān duṣṭāṃstvatprasādānmahīṃ bhaje
Therefore do not protect these men who do the work of tigers in the form of cows; having slain all these wicked ones, by your grace let me possess the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 8.51
वशिष्टस्तद्वचः श्रुत्वा सुप्रीतो मुनिसत्तमः । कराभ्यां सगस्ययाङ्गं स्पृशन्निदमुवाच ह
vaśiṣṭastadvacaḥ śrutvā suprīto munisattamaḥ / karābhyāṃ sagasyayāṅgaṃ spṛśannidamuvāca ha
Vasiṣṭha, best of sages, hearing that speech, was greatly pleased, and touching Sagara's body with both hands, he said this.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 8.52
वसिष्ट उवाच साधु साधु महाभाग सत्यं वदसि सुव्रत । तथापि मद्वचऋ श्रुत्वा परां शान्तिं लभिष्यसि
vasiṣṭa uvāca sādhu sādhu mahābhāga satyaṃ vadasi suvrata / tathāpi madvacaṛ śrutvā parāṃ śāntiṃ labhiṣyasi
Vasiṣṭha said: Well said, well said, greatly fortunate one; you speak the truth, O you of firm vows. Yet, when you have heard my word, you will attain the highest peace.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 8.53
मयैते निहिताः पूर्वं त्वत्प्रतिज्ञाविरोधिनः । हातानां हनवे कीर्तिः का समुत्पद्यते वद
mayaite nihitāḥ pūrvaṃ tvatpratijñāvirodhinaḥ / hātānāṃ hanave kīrtiḥ kā samutpadyate vada
These men who opposed your vow have already been struck down by me beforehand; tell me, what fame arises from the slaying of the slain?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 8.54
भूमीश जन्तवः सर्वे कर्मपाशेन यन्त्रिताः । तथापि पापैर्निहताः किमर्थं हंसि तान्पुनः
bhūmīśa jantavaḥ sarve karmapāśena yantritāḥ / tathāpi pāpairnihatāḥ kimarthaṃ haṃsi tānpunaḥ
Lord of the earth, all creatures are bound fast by the noose of their deeds; and moreover these have (already) been struck down by their own sins — for what purpose do you kill them again?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 8.55
देहस्तु पापजनितः पूर्वपमेवैनसा हतः । आत्मा ह्यभेद्यः पूर्णत्वाच्छास्त्राणामेष निश्चयः
dehastu pāpajanitaḥ pūrvapamevainasā hataḥ / ātmā hyabhedyaḥ pūrṇatvācchāstrāṇāmeṣa niścayaḥ
The body indeed is produced from sin, and is destroyed beforehand by that very offence; but the self is indivisible, because it is complete — this is the settled conclusion of the scriptures.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 8.56
स्वकर्मफलभोगानां हेतुमात्रा हि जन्तवः । कर्माणि दैवमूलानि देवाधीनमिदं जगत्
svakarmaphalabhogānāṃ hetumātrā hi jantavaḥ / karmāṇi daivamūlāni devādhīnamidaṃ jagat
Creatures are merely the occasion for the enjoyment of the fruits of their own deeds; deeds have fate as their root, and this world is subject to fate (the god).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 8.57
आत्मा ह्यभेद्यः रक्षिता दुष्टशिक्षिता । ततो नरैरस्वतन्त्रैः किं कार्यं साध्यते वद
ātmā hyabhedyaḥ rakṣitā duṣṭaśikṣitā / tato narairasvatantraiḥ kiṃ kāryaṃ sādhyate vada
For the self is indivisible; it is not to be protected, nor punished as wicked. So what task is accomplished by men who are not their own masters? Tell (me).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 8.58
शरीरं पापसंभूतं पापेनैव प्रवर्तते । पापमूलमिदं ज्ञात्वा कथं हन्तुं समुद्यतः
śarīraṃ pāpasaṃbhūtaṃ pāpenaiva pravartate / pāpamūlamidaṃ jñātvā kathaṃ hantuṃ samudyataḥ
The body has arisen from sin and it operates by sin alone; knowing that this (body) has sin as its root, how is it that you are set upon killing (them)?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 8.59
आत्मा शुद्धो ऽपि देहस्थो देहीति प्रोच्यते बुधैः । तस्मादिदं वपुर्भूप पापमूलं न संशयः
ātmā śuddho 'pi dehastho dehīti procyate budhaiḥ / tasmādidaṃ vapurbhūpa pāpamūlaṃ na saṃśayaḥ
Though the self is pure, when it dwells in a body it is called 'the embodied one' by the wise; therefore, O king, this body has sin as its root — there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 8.60
पापमूलवपुर्हन्तुः का कीर्तिस्तव बाहुज । भविष्यतीति निश्चित्य नैतान्हिंसीस्ततः सुत
pāpamūlavapurhantuḥ kā kīrtistava bāhuja / bhaviṣyatīti niścitya naitānhiṃsīstataḥ suta
What fame will be yours, O warrior, for slaying a body whose root is sin? Having determined this, do not harm them, my son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 8.61
इति श्रुत्वा गुरोर्वाक्यं विरराम स कोपतः । स्पृशन्करेण सगरं नन्दनं मुनयस्तदा
iti śrutvā gurorvākyaṃ virarāma sa kopataḥ / spṛśankareṇa sagaraṃ nandanaṃ munayastadā
Having heard the words of his teacher, he desisted from his anger, touching with his hand Sagara, his grandson; and the sages then—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 8.62
अथाथर्वनिधिस्तस्य सगरस्य महात्मनः । राज्याभिषेकं कृतवान्मुनिभिः सह सुव्रतैः
athātharvanidhistasya sagarasya mahātmanaḥ / rājyābhiṣekaṃ kṛtavānmunibhiḥ saha suvrataiḥ
Then he who is a treasury of the Atharvan (lore), together with the sages of good vows, performed the royal consecration of that great-souled Sagara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 8.63
भार्याद्वयं च तस्यासीत्केशिनी सुमति स्तथा । काश्यपस्य विदर्भस्य तनये मुनसत्तम
bhāryādvayaṃ ca tasyāsītkeśinī sumati stathā / kāśyapasya vidarbhasya tanaye munasattama
And he had two wives, Keśinī and likewise Sumati, the daughters of Kāśyapa and of Vidarbha, O best of sages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 8.64
राज्ये प्रतिष्टिते दृष्ट्वा मुनिरौर्वस्तपोनिधिः । वनादागत्य राजानं संभाष्य स्वाश्रमं ययौ
rājye pratiṣṭite dṛṣṭvā muniraurvastaponidhiḥ / vanādāgatya rājānaṃ saṃbhāṣya svāśramaṃ yayau
Seeing (him) established in the kingship, the sage Aurva, a treasury of austerity, came from the forest, conversed with the king, and went to his own hermitage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 8.65
कदाचित्तस्य भूपस्य भार्याभ्यां प्रार्थितोमुनिः । वरं ददावपत्यार्थमौर्वो भार्गवमन्त्रवित्
kadācittasya bhūpasya bhāryābhyāṃ prārthitomuniḥ / varaṃ dadāvapatyārthamaurvo bhārgavamantravit
Once, being entreated by that king's two wives, the sage Aurva, the knower of the Bhārgava mantras, granted a boon for the sake of offspring.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 8.66
क्षणं ध्यानस्थितो भूत्वा त्रिकालज्ञो मुनीश्वरः । केशितीं सुमतिं चैव इदमाह प्रहर्षयम्
kṣaṇaṃ dhyānasthito bhūtvā trikālajño munīśvaraḥ / keśitīṃ sumatiṃ caiva idamāha praharṣayam
Remaining for a moment absorbed in meditation, that lord of sages who knew the three times said this to Keśinī and to Sumati, gladdening (them):
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 8.67
और्व उवाच एका वंशधरं चैकमन्या षड्युतानि च । अपत्यार्थं महाभागे वृणुतां च यथेप्सितम्
aurva uvāca ekā vaṃśadharaṃ caikamanyā ṣaḍyutāni ca / apatyārthaṃ mahābhāge vṛṇutāṃ ca yathepsitam
Aurva said: Let one (of you) choose one son who will carry on the lineage, and the other six thousand — for the sake of offspring, O greatly fortunate ones, choose as you wish.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 8.68
अथ श्रुत्वा वचस्तस्य मुनेरौर्वस्य नारद । केशिन्येकं सुतं वव्रे वंशसन्तानकारणम्
atha śrutvā vacastasya muneraurvasya nārada / keśinyekaṃ sutaṃ vavre vaṃśasantānakāraṇam
Then, having heard the word of that sage Aurva, O Nārada, Keśinī chose a single son, one who would be the cause of the continuance of the line.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 8.69
षष्टिसहस्राणि सुमत्या ह्यभवन्सुताः । नाम्नासमञ्जाः केशिन्यास्तनयो मुनिसत्तम
ṣaṣṭisahasrāṇi sumatyā hyabhavansutāḥ / nāmnāsamañjāḥ keśinyāstanayo munisattama
And to Sumati sixty thousand sons were born; Keśinī's son was Asamañjas by name, O best of sages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 8.70
असमञ्जास्तु कर्माणि चकारोन्मत्तचेष्टितः । तं दृष्ट्वा सागराः सर्वे ह्यासन्दुर्वृत्तचेतसः
asamañjāstu karmāṇi cakāronmattaceṣṭitaḥ / taṃ dṛṣṭvā sāgarāḥ sarve hyāsandurvṛttacetasaḥ
But Asamañjas did deeds behaving like a madman; and seeing him, all the Sāgaras became of ill-conducted mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 8.71
तद्वालभावं संदुष्टं ज्ञात्वा बाहुसुतो नृपः । चिन्तयामास विधिवत्पुत्रकर्म विगर्हिनम्
tadvālabhāvaṃ saṃduṣṭaṃ jñātvā bāhusuto nṛpaḥ / cintayāmāsa vidhivatputrakarma vigarhinam
Knowing that his childhood nature was thoroughly corrupt, the king, the son of Bāhu, duly reflected on his son's blameworthy conduct.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 8.72
अहो कष्टतरा लोके दुर्जनानां हि संगतिः । कारुकैस्ताड्यते वह्णिरयःसंयोगमात्रतः
aho kaṣṭatarā loke durjanānāṃ hi saṃgatiḥ / kārukaistāḍyate vahṇirayaḥsaṃyogamātrataḥ
Alas, in this world the company of the wicked is exceedingly painful: fire is beaten by smiths merely from its contact with iron.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 8.73
अंशुमान्नाम तनयो बभूव ह्यसमञ्जसः । शास्त्रज्ञो गुणवान्धर्मी पितामहहिते रतः
aṃśumānnāma tanayo babhūva hyasamañjasaḥ / śāstrajño guṇavāndharmī pitāmahahite rataḥ
Asamañjas had a son named Aṃśumān, learned in the scriptures, endowed with virtues, righteous, devoted to the welfare of his grandfather.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 8.74
दुर्वृत्ताः सागराः सर्वे लोकोपद्रव कारिणः । अनुष्टानवतां नित्यमन्तराया भवन्ति ते
durvṛttāḥ sāgarāḥ sarve lokopadrava kāriṇaḥ / anuṣṭānavatāṃ nityamantarāyā bhavanti te
All the Sāgaras were of evil conduct, doing harm to the world; they were constantly obstacles to those engaged in (ritual) observances.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 8.75
हुतानि यानि यज्ञेषु हवींषि विधित्रद्दिजैः । बुभुजे तानि सर्वाणि निराकृत्य दिवौकसः
hutāni yāni yajñeṣu havīṃṣi vidhitraddijaiḥ / bubhuje tāni sarvāṇi nirākṛtya divaukasaḥ
Whatever oblations were offered in sacrifices by twice-born men according to rule, all of those (the sons of Sagara) consumed, thrusting aside the dwellers in heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 8.76
स्वर्गादाहृत्य सवतं रम्भाद्या देवयोषितः । भजन्ति सागरास्ता वै कचग्रहबलात्कृताः
svargādāhṛtya savataṃ rambhādyā devayoṣitaḥ / bhajanti sāgarāstā vai kacagrahabalātkṛtāḥ
Having carried off from heaven the women of the gods, Rambhā and the rest, the Sāgaras enjoy them, forced by (being) seized by the hair.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 8.77
पारिजातादिवृक्षाणां पुष्पाण्याहृत्य ते खलाः । भूषयन्ति स्वदेहानि मद्यपानपरायणाः
pārijātādivṛkṣāṇāṃ puṣpāṇyāhṛtya te khalāḥ / bhūṣayanti svadehāni madyapānaparāyaṇāḥ
Those villains, having carried off the flowers of the Pārijāta and other trees, adorn their own bodies, being given over to the drinking of liquor.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 8.78
साधुवृत्तीः समाजह्नुः सदाचाराननाशयन् । मित्रैश्च योद्रुमारब्धा बलिनो ऽत्यन्तपापिनः
sādhuvṛttīḥ samājahnuḥ sadācārānanāśayan / mitraiśca yodrumārabdhā balino 'tyantapāpinaḥ
They have swept away the ways of the good and destroyed right conduct; and, mighty and utterly sinful, they have begun to fight with (our) friends.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 8.79
एतद्दृष्ट्वातिदुःखार्ता देवा इन्द्रपुरोगमाः । विचारं परमं चक्रुरेतेषुं नाशहेतवे
etaddṛṣṭvātiduḥkhārtā devā indrapurogamāḥ / vicāraṃ paramaṃ cakrureteṣuṃ nāśahetave
Seeing this, the gods, exceedingly stricken with grief, with Indra at their head, held the highest deliberation as to the means of destroying them.
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NarP 1 8.80
निश्चित्य विवुधाः सर्वे पातालान्तरगोचरम् । कपिलं देवदेवेशं ययुः प्रच्छन्नरुपिणः
niścitya vivudhāḥ sarve pātālāntaragocaram / kapilaṃ devadeveśaṃ yayuḥ pracchannarupiṇaḥ
Having decided, all the gods, in concealed forms, went to Kapila, the lord of the lords of gods, whose abode was within the netherworld.
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NarP 1 8.81
ध्यायन्तमात्मनात्मानं परानैदैकविग्रहम् । प्राणम्य दण्डवद्रूमौ तुष्टुवुव्रिदशास्ततः
dhyāyantamātmanātmānaṃ parānaidaikavigraham / prāṇamya daṇḍavadrūmau tuṣṭuvuvridaśāstataḥ
Then the thirty (gods), having bowed down on the ground like a staff (before) him who was meditating on the Self by the self, whose body was the one supreme (reality), praised (him).
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NarP 1 8.82
देवा ऊचुः नमस्ते योगिने तुभ्यां साङ्ख्ययोगरताय च । नररुपप्रतिच्छिन्नविष्णवे जिष्णवे नमः
devā ūcuḥ namaste yogine tubhyāṃ sāṅkhyayogaratāya ca / nararupapraticchinnaviṣṇave jiṣṇave namaḥ
The gods said: Homage to you, the yogin, devoted to Sāṅkhya and Yoga; homage to Viṣṇu concealed in human form, to the victorious one.
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NarP 1 8.83
नमः परेशभक्ताय लोकानुग्रहहेतवे । संसारारण्यदावाग्रे धर्मपालनसेतवे
namaḥ pareśabhaktāya lokānugrahahetave / saṃsārāraṇyadāvāgre dharmapālanasetave
Homage to the devotee of the supreme Lord, to the cause of grace toward the worlds, to the dam (that preserves) the guarding of dharma before the forest-fire of the wilderness of transmigration.
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NarP 1 8.84
महते वीतरागाय तुभ्यं भूयो नमो नमः । सागरैः पीडितानस्मांस्त्रायस्व शरणागतान्
mahate vītarāgāya tubhyaṃ bhūyo namo namaḥ / sāgaraiḥ pīḍitānasmāṃstrāyasva śaraṇāgatān
To you, the great one, free from passion, again and again homage, homage. Save us, who are afflicted by the Sāgaras and have come to you for refuge.
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NarP 1 8.85
कपिल उवाच ये तु नाशमिहेच्छन्ति यशोबलधनायुषाम् । त एव लोकान्बाधन्ते नात्राश्वार्यं सुगेतमाः
kapila uvāca ye tu nāśamihecchanti yaśobaladhanāyuṣām / ta eva lokānbādhante nātrāśvāryaṃ sugetamāḥ
Kapila said: Those who here desire the destruction of their fame, strength, wealth and lifespan—it is just they who harass the worlds; there is nothing to wonder at in this, O well-conducted ones.
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NarP 1 8.86
यस्तु बाधितुमिच्छेत जनान्निरपराधिनः । तं विद्यात्सर्वलोकेषु पापभोगरतं सुराः
yastu bādhitumiccheta janānniraparādhinaḥ / taṃ vidyātsarvalokeṣu pāpabhogarataṃ surāḥ
But whoever wishes to harass people who are guiltless, him one should know, O gods, as one addicted to the enjoyment of sin in all the worlds.
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NarP 1 8.87
कर्मणा मनसा वाचा यस्त्वन्यान्बाधते सदा । तं हन्ति दैवमेवाशु नात्र कार्या विचारणा
karmaṇā manasā vācā yastvanyānbādhate sadā / taṃ hanti daivamevāśu nātra kāryā vicāraṇā
He who by deed, mind and speech constantly harasses others—fate itself quickly slays him; no deliberation need be made about this.
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NarP 1 8.88
अल्पैरहोभिरे वैते नाशमेष्यन्ति सागराः । इत्युक्तं मुनिना तेन कपिलेन महात्मना । प्रणम्य तं यथान्यायं गता नाकं दिवौकसः
alpairahobhire vaite nāśameṣyanti sāgarāḥ / ityuktaṃ muninā tena kapilena mahātmanā / praṇamya taṃ yathānyāyaṃ gatā nākaṃ divaukasaḥ
"In but a few days these Sāgaras will meet with destruction"—thus it was said by that sage, the great-souled Kapila; and having bowed to him in due form, the dwellers in heaven went to the sky.
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NarP 1 8.89
अत्रान्तरे तु सगरोवसिष्टाद्यैर्महर्षिभिः । आरेभे हयमेधाख्यं यज्ञं कर्त्तुमनुत्तमम्
atrāntare tu sagarovasiṣṭādyairmaharṣibhiḥ / ārebhe hayamedhākhyaṃ yajñaṃ karttumanuttamam
Meanwhile Sagara, together with Vasiṣṭha and the other great seers, began to perform the unsurpassed sacrifice called the horse-sacrifice.
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NarP 1 8.90
तद्यज्ञे योजितं सत्पिमपहृत्य सुरेश्वरः । पाताले स्थापयामास कपिलो यत्र तिष्टति
tadyajñe yojitaṃ satpimapahṛtya sureśvaraḥ / pātāle sthāpayāmāsa kapilo yatra tiṣṭati
The lord of the gods, having stolen away the horse that had been yoked in that sacrifice, set it down in the netherworld, where Kapila dwells.
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NarP 1 8.91
गूढविग्रहशक्रेण हृतमश्वं तु सागराः । अन्वेष्टुं बभ्रभुर्लोकान् भूरादींश्च सुविस्मिताः
gūḍhavigrahaśakreṇa hṛtamaśvaṃ tu sāgarāḥ / anveṣṭuṃ babhrabhurlokān bhūrādīṃśca suvismitāḥ
The horse having been carried off by Śakra with his form hidden, the Sāgaras, greatly amazed, roamed the worlds, the earth and the rest, to search for it.
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NarP 1 8.92
अहष्टसत्पयस्ते च पातालं गन्तु मुद्यताः । चख्नुर्महीतलं सर्वमेकैको योजनं पृथक्
ahaṣṭasatpayaste ca pātālaṃ gantu mudyatāḥ / cakhnurmahītalaṃ sarvamekaiko yojanaṃ pṛthak
And they, not finding the horse, set out to go to the netherworld, and dug up the whole surface of the earth, each one separately a league (deep).
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NarP 1 8.95
मृत्तिकां खनितां ते चौदधितीरे समाकिरन् । तद्वारेण गताः सर्वे पातालं सगरात्मजाः ॥ नर्प्_१,८।९३ ॥ विचिन्वन्ति हयं तत्र मदोन्मत्ता विचेतसः ॥ नर्प्_१,८।९४ ॥ तत्रापश्यन्महात्मानं कोटिसूर्यसमप्रभम् । कपिलं ध्याननिरतं वाजिनं च तदन्तिके
mṛttikāṃ khanitāṃ te caudadhitīre samākiran / tadvāreṇa gatāḥ sarve pātālaṃ sagarātmajāḥ // narp_1,8.93 // vicinvanti hayaṃ tatra madonmattā vicetasaḥ // narp_1,8.94 // tatrāpaśyanmahātmānaṃ koṭisūryasamaprabham / kapilaṃ dhyānanirataṃ vājinaṃ ca tadantike
And the earth they dug out they scattered on the shore of the ocean; through that opening all the sons of Sagara went to the netherworld. There they search for the horse, drunk with arrogance and out of their senses. There they saw the great-souled Kapila, of splendour equal to ten million suns, absorbed in meditation, and the horse beside him.
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NarP 1 8.96
ततः सर्वे तु संरब्धा मुनिं दृष्ट्वातिवेगतः । हन्तुमुद्युक्तमनसो विद्रवन्तः समासदन्
tataḥ sarve tu saṃrabdhā muniṃ dṛṣṭvātivegataḥ / hantumudyuktamanaso vidravantaḥ samāsadan
Then all of them, enraged, on seeing the sage, with minds bent on killing (him), rushed up with great speed, charging (at him).
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NarP 1 8.97
हन्यतां हन्यतामेष वध्यतां वध्यतामयम् । गुह्यतां गृह्यतामाशु इत्यूचुस्ते परस्परम्
hanyatāṃ hanyatāmeṣa vadhyatāṃ vadhyatāmayam / guhyatāṃ gṛhyatāmāśu ityūcuste parasparam
"Strike him, strike him! Kill him, kill him! Seize him, seize him at once!" — thus they said to one another.
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NarP 1 8.98
हृताश्वं साधुभावेन बकवद्ध्यानतत्परम् । सन्ति चारो खला लोके कुर्वन्त्याडम्बरं महत्
hṛtāśvaṃ sādhubhāvena bakavaddhyānatatparam / santi cāro khalā loke kurvantyāḍambaraṃ mahat
"He has carried off the horse under the guise of a holy man, intent on meditation like a heron; there are such crafty rogues in the world, who put on a great show."
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NarP 1 8.101
इत्युच्चरन्तो जहसुः कपिलं ते मुनीश्वरम् । समस्तेन्द्रियसंदोहं नियम्यात्मानमात्मनि ॥ नर्प्_१,८।९९ ॥ आस्थितः कपिलस्तेषां तत्कर्म ज्ञातवान्नहि ॥ नर्प्_१,८।१०० ॥ आसन्नमृत्यवस्ते तु विनष्टमतयो मुनिम् । पद्भिः संताडयामासुर्बुहूं च जगृहुः परे
ityuccaranto jahasuḥ kapilaṃ te munīśvaram / samastendriyasaṃdohaṃ niyamyātmānamātmani // narp_1,8.99 // āsthitaḥ kapilasteṣāṃ tatkarma jñātavānnahi // narp_1,8.100 // āsannamṛtyavaste tu vinaṣṭamatayo munim / padbhiḥ saṃtāḍayāmāsurbuhūṃ ca jagṛhuḥ pare
Crying out thus, they laughed at Kapila, lord of sages. Having restrained the whole host of his senses, Kapila remained fixed with the self in the self, and did not know that deed of theirs. But they, their death at hand and their wits destroyed, struck the sage with their feet, and others seized his arms.
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NarP 1 8.102
ततस्त्यक्तसमाधिस्तु स मुनिर्विस्मितस्तदा । उवाच भावगम्भीरं लोकोपद्रवकारिणः
tatastyaktasamādhistu sa munirvismitastadā / uvāca bhāvagambhīraṃ lokopadravakāriṇaḥ
Then that sage, his meditation abandoned, was astonished, and spoke words grave with feeling to those who were doing violence to the world.
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NarP 1 8.103
ऐश्वर्यमदमत्तानां क्षुधितानां च कामिनाम् । अहॄङ्कारविमूढानां विवेको नैव जायते
aiśvaryamadamattānāṃ kṣudhitānāṃ ca kāminām / ahṝṅkāravimūḍhānāṃ viveko naiva jāyate
In those drunk with the intoxication of power, in the hungry, in the lustful, and in those deluded by egotism, discernment simply does not arise.
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NarP 1 8.104
निधेराधारमात्रेण मही ज्वलति सर्वदा । तदेव मानवा भुक्त्वा ज्वलन्तीति किमद्भुतम्
nidherādhāramātreṇa mahī jvalati sarvadā / tadeva mānavā bhuktvā jvalantīti kimadbhutam
Merely by holding a treasure, the earth burns continually; what wonder is it, then, that men, having enjoyed that very thing, burn?
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NarP 1 8.105
किमत्र चित्रं सुजनं बाधन्ते यदि दुर्जनाः । महीरुहां श्चानुतटे पातयन्ति नदीरयाः
kimatra citraṃ sujanaṃ bādhante yadi durjanāḥ / mahīruhāṃ ścānutaṭe pātayanti nadīrayāḥ
What is remarkable here, if the wicked afflict the good? The currents of rivers, too, cast down the trees on their banks.
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NarP 1 8.106
यत्र श्रीर्यौंवनं वापि शारदा वापि तिष्टति । तत्राश्रीर्वृद्धता नित्यं मुर्खत्वं चापि जायते
yatra śrīryauṃvanaṃ vāpi śāradā vāpi tiṣṭati / tatrāśrīrvṛddhatā nityaṃ murkhatvaṃ cāpi jāyate
Where wealth resides, or youth, or learning, there poverty, old age, and folly too invariably arise.
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NarP 1 8.107
अहो कनकमाहात्म्यमाख्यातुं केन शक्यते । नामसाम्यादहो चित्रं धत्तूरो ऽपिमदप्रदः
aho kanakamāhātmyamākhyātuṃ kena śakyate / nāmasāmyādaho citraṃ dhattūro 'pimadapradaḥ
Ah, by whom can the greatness of gold (kanaka) be told? Strange indeed — by mere likeness of name, the thorn-apple (also called kanaka) too produces intoxication.
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NarP 1 8.108
भवेद्यदि खलस्य श्रीः सैव लोकविनाशिनी । यथा सखाग्नेः पवनः पन्नगस्य यथा विषम्
bhavedyadi khalasya śrīḥ saiva lokavināśinī / yathā sakhāgneḥ pavanaḥ pannagasya yathā viṣam
If wealth should come to a scoundrel, that very wealth becomes the destroyer of the world — as the wind is the friend of fire, as venom is (the friend) of the snake.
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NarP 1 8.109
अहो धनमदान्दस्तु पश्यन्नपि न पश्यति । यदि पश्यत्यामहितं स पश्यति न संशयः
aho dhanamadāndastu paśyannapi na paśyati / yadi paśyatyāmahitaṃ sa paśyati na saṃśayaḥ
Ah, he who is blinded by the intoxication of wealth does not see, even while seeing; and if he does see, he sees what is harmful — of that there is no doubt.
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NarP 1 8.110
इत्युक्त्वा कपिलः क्रुद्धो नेत्राभ्यां ससृजे ऽनलम् । स वह्निः सागरान्सर्वान्भस्मसादकरोत्क्षणात्
ityuktvā kapilaḥ kruddho netrābhyāṃ sasṛje 'nalam / sa vahniḥ sāgarānsarvānbhasmasādakarotkṣaṇāt
Having said this, Kapila in anger sent forth fire from his two eyes; that fire in an instant reduced all the Sāgaras (sons of Sagara) to ashes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 8.111
यन्नेत्रजानलं दृष्ट्वा पातालतलवासिनः । अकालप्रलयं मत्वा चुक्रुशुः शोकलालसाः
yannetrajānalaṃ dṛṣṭvā pātālatalavāsinaḥ / akālapralayaṃ matvā cukruśuḥ śokalālasāḥ
Seeing that fire born of his eyes, the dwellers in the depths of Pātāla, thinking it an untimely dissolution of the world, cried out, given over to grief.
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NarP 1 8.112
तदग्नितापिताः सर्वे दन्दशूकाश्च राक्षसाः । सागरं विविशुः शीघ्रं सतां कोपो हि दुःसहः
tadagnitāpitāḥ sarve dandaśūkāśca rākṣasāḥ / sāgaraṃ viviśuḥ śīghraṃ satāṃ kopo hi duḥsahaḥ
Scorched by that fire, all the biting serpents and the demons swiftly entered the ocean — for the wrath of the good is hard to bear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 8.113
अथ तस्य महीपस्य समागम्याध्वरं तदा । देवदूत उवाचेदं सर्वं वृत्तं हि यक्षते
atha tasya mahīpasya samāgamyādhvaraṃ tadā / devadūta uvācedaṃ sarvaṃ vṛttaṃ hi yakṣate
Then a divine messenger, coming to that king's sacrifice, told him all that had happened.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 8.114
एतत्समाकर्ण्य वचः सगरः सर्ववित्प्रभुः । दैवेन शिक्षिता दुष्टा इत्युवाचाति हर्षितः
etatsamākarṇya vacaḥ sagaraḥ sarvavitprabhuḥ / daivena śikṣitā duṣṭā ityuvācāti harṣitaḥ
Hearing this speech, Sagara, the all-knowing lord, said, greatly pleased: "The wicked have been chastised by fate."
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NarP 1 8.115
माता वा जनको वापि भ्राता वा तनयो ऽपि वा । अधर्मं कुरुते यस्तु स एव रिपुरिष्यते
mātā vā janako vāpi bhrātā vā tanayo 'pi vā / adharmaṃ kurute yastu sa eva ripuriṣyate
"Whether mother, or father, or brother, or even son — whoever does what is unrighteous, he alone is to be regarded as an enemy."
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NarP 1 8.116
यस्त्वधर्मेषु निरतः सर्वलोकविरोधकृत् । तं रिपुं परमं विद्याच्छास्त्राणामेष निर्णयः
yastvadharmeṣu nirataḥ sarvalokavirodhakṛt / taṃ ripuṃ paramaṃ vidyācchāstrāṇāmeṣa nirṇayaḥ
"He who delights in unrighteous acts and works against all the world — him one should know as the supreme enemy; this is the conclusion of the scriptures."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 8.117
सगरः पुत्रनाशे ऽपि न शुशोच मुनीश्वरः । दुर्वृत्तनिधनं यस्मात्सतामुत्साह कारणम्
sagaraḥ putranāśe 'pi na śuśoca munīśvaraḥ / durvṛttanidhanaṃ yasmātsatāmutsāha kāraṇam
Sagara, lord among sages, did not grieve even at the destruction of his sons, since the death of the ill-conducted is a cause of gladness to the good.
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NarP 1 8.118
यज्ञेष्वनधिकारत्वादपुत्राणामिति स्मृतेः । पौत्रं तमंशुमन्तं हि पुत्रत्वे कतवान्प्रभुः
yajñeṣvanadhikāratvādaputrāṇāmiti smṛteḥ / pautraṃ tamaṃśumantaṃ hi putratve katavānprabhuḥ
Because of the tradition that the sonless have no eligibility in sacrifices, the lord made his grandson Aṃśumān (his son) in the status of a son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 8.119
असमञ्जःसुतं तु सुधीयं वाग्विदांवरम् । युयोज सारविद्भूयो ह्यश्चानयनकर्मणि
asamañjaḥsutaṃ tu sudhīyaṃ vāgvidāṃvaram / yuyoja sāravidbhūyo hyaścānayanakarmaṇi
But (the king), knowing what is essential, again appointed Asamañjas's son, of keen mind and foremost among the eloquent, to the task of fetching the horse.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 8.120
स गतस्तद्विलद्वारे दृष्ट्वा तं मुनिपुङ्गवम् । कपिलं तेजसांराशिं साष्टाङ्गंप्रणनामहा
sa gatastadviladvāre dṛṣṭvā taṃ munipuṅgavam / kapilaṃ tejasāṃrāśiṃ sāṣṭāṅgaṃpraṇanāmahā
He went to the mouth of that pit and, seeing that bull among sages, Kapila, a mass of splendour, bowed down with the eight limbs (touching the ground).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 8.121
कृताञ्जलिपुटो भूत्वा विनये नाग्रतः स्थितः । उवाच शान्तमनसं देवदेवं सनातनम्
kṛtāñjalipuṭo bhūtvā vinaye nāgrataḥ sthitaḥ / uvāca śāntamanasaṃ devadevaṃ sanātanam
With his palms joined, he stood modestly before him and spoke to that eternal god of gods, whose mind was at peace.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 8.122
अंशुमानुवाच दौःशील्यं यत्कृतं ब्रह्मन्मत्पितृव्यैः क्षमस्वतत् । परोपकारनिरताः क्षमासारा हि साधवः
aṃśumānuvāca dauḥśīlyaṃ yatkṛtaṃ brahmanmatpitṛvyaiḥ kṣamasvatat / paropakāraniratāḥ kṣamāsārā hi sādhavaḥ
Aṃśumān said: Whatever ill conduct was done by my father's brothers, O brahmin, forgive it; the good, devoted to helping others, have patience for their essence.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 8.123
दुर्जनेष्वपि सत्त्वेषु दयां कुर्वन्ति साधवः । नहि संहरतेज्योत्स्नां चन्द्रश्चाण्डालवेश्मनः
durjaneṣvapi sattveṣu dayāṃ kurvanti sādhavaḥ / nahi saṃharatejyotsnāṃ candraścāṇḍālaveśmanaḥ
The good show compassion even toward evil creatures; the moon does not withdraw its moonlight from the house of a caṇḍāla.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 8.124
बाध्यमानो ऽपि सुजनः सर्वेषां सुखकृद्भवेत् । ददाति परमां तुष्टिं भक्ष्यमाणो ऽमरैः शशी
bādhyamāno 'pi sujanaḥ sarveṣāṃ sukhakṛdbhavet / dadāti paramāṃ tuṣṭiṃ bhakṣyamāṇo 'maraiḥ śaśī
Even when harassed, a good man is a giver of happiness to all; the moon, though devoured by the gods, gives the highest satisfaction.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 8.125
दारितश्छिन्न एवापि ह्यामोदेनैव चन्दनः । सौरभं कुरुते सर्वं तथैव सुजनोजनः
dāritaśchinna evāpi hyāmodenaiva candanaḥ / saurabhaṃ kurute sarvaṃ tathaiva sujanojanaḥ
Even split and cut apart, sandalwood by its very fragrance makes everything sweet-smelling; just so the good man.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 8.126
क्षान्त्या च तपसा चारैस्तद्गुणज्ञा मुनीश्वराः । संजातं शासितुं लोकांस्त्वां विदुः पुरुषोत्तम
kṣāntyā ca tapasā cāraistadguṇajñā munīśvarāḥ / saṃjātaṃ śāsituṃ lokāṃstvāṃ viduḥ puruṣottama
By your forbearance and your austerity, the lords of sages who know those qualities of yours know you, O best of persons, to have been born to govern the worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 8.127
नमो ब्रह्मन्मुने तुभ्यं नमस्ते ब्रह्ममूर्त्तये । नमो ब्रह्मण्यशीलाय ब्रह्मध्यानपराय च
namo brahmanmune tubhyaṃ namaste brahmamūrttaye / namo brahmaṇyaśīlāya brahmadhyānaparāya ca
Homage to you, O brahmin sage; homage to you, whose form is brahman; homage to him whose nature is devoted to brahmins and who is intent on the meditation on brahman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 8.128
इति स्तुतो मुनिस्तेन प्रसन्नवदनस्तदा । वरं वरय चेत्याह प्रसन्नो ऽस्मि तवानघ
iti stuto munistena prasannavadanastadā / varaṃ varaya cetyāha prasanno 'smi tavānagha
Praised thus by him, the sage, his face then serene, said: "Choose a boon; I am pleased with you, O sinless one."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 8.129
एवमुक्ते तु मुनिना ह्यंशुमान्प्रणिपत्यतम् । प्रापयास्मत्पितॄन्ब्राह्मं लोकमित्यभ्यभाषत
evamukte tu muninā hyaṃśumānpraṇipatyatam / prāpayāsmatpitṝnbrāhmaṃ lokamityabhyabhāṣata
When the sage had spoken thus, Aṃśumān bowed to him and said: "Bring my forefathers to the world of Brahmā."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 8.130
ततस्तस्यादिसंतुष्टो मुनिः प्रोवाच सादरम् । गङ्गामानीय पौत्रस्ते नयिष्यति पितॄन्दिवम्
tatastasyādisaṃtuṣṭo muniḥ provāca sādaram / gaṅgāmānīya pautraste nayiṣyati pitṝndivam
Then the sage, greatly pleased with him, said respectfully: "Your grandson, having brought the Gaṅgā, will lead your forefathers to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 8.131
त्वत्पौत्रेण समानीता गङ्गा पुण्यजला नदी । कृत्वैतान्धूतपापान्वै नयिष्यति परं पदम्
tvatpautreṇa samānītā gaṅgā puṇyajalā nadī / kṛtvaitāndhūtapāpānvai nayiṣyati paraṃ padam
The Gaṅgā, the river of holy waters, brought down by your grandson, will make these men cleansed of sin and lead them to the highest state.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 8.132
प्रापयैनं हयं वत्स यतः स्यात्पूर्णमध्वरम् । पितामहान्तिकं प्राप्य साश्वं वृत्तं न्यवेदयत्
prāpayainaṃ hayaṃ vatsa yataḥ syātpūrṇamadhvaram / pitāmahāntikaṃ prāpya sāśvaṃ vṛttaṃ nyavedayat
Take this horse, my child, so that the sacrifice may be completed." Coming into his grandfather's presence, he reported what had happened, along with the horse.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 8.133
सगरस्तेन पशुना तं यज्ञं ब्रह्मणैः सह । विधाय तपसा विष्णुमाराध्यापपदंहरेः
sagarastena paśunā taṃ yajñaṃ brahmaṇaiḥ saha / vidhāya tapasā viṣṇumārādhyāpapadaṃhareḥ
With that animal Sagara performed that sacrifice together with the brahmins, and by austerity, having propitiated Viṣṇu, he attained the state of Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 8.134
जज्ञे ह्यंशुमतः पुत्रो दिलीप इति विश्रुतः । तस्माद्भगीरथो जातो यो गङ्गामानयद्दिवः
jajñe hyaṃśumataḥ putro dilīpa iti viśrutaḥ / tasmādbhagīratho jāto yo gaṅgāmānayaddivaḥ
To Aṃśumān was born a son renowned as Dilīpa; from him was born Bhagīratha, who brought the Gaṅgā down from heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 8.135
भगीरथस्य तपसा तुष्टो ब्रह्मा ददौ मुने । गङ्गां भगीरथायाः चिन्तयामा स धारणे
bhagīrathasya tapasā tuṣṭo brahmā dadau mune / gaṅgāṃ bhagīrathāyāḥ cintayāmā sa dhāraṇe
Pleased with Bhagīratha's austerity, O sage, Brahmā gave the Gaṅgā to Bhagīratha; and he pondered over (the question of) her being borne (upon the earth).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 8.136
ततश्च शिवमाराध्य तद्द्वारा स्वर्णदीं भुवम् । आनीय तज्जलैः स्पृष्ट्वा पूतान्निन्ये दिवं पितॄन्
tataśca śivamārādhya taddvārā svarṇadīṃ bhuvam / ānīya tajjalaiḥ spṛṣṭvā pūtānninye divaṃ pitṝn
And then, having propitiated Śiva, he brought the heavenly river down to earth by means of him, and having (his forefathers) touched by her waters, he led them purified to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 8.137
भगीरथान्वये जातः सुदसो नाम भूपतिः । यस्य पुत्रो मित्रसहः सर्वलोकेषु विश्रुतः
bhagīrathānvaye jātaḥ sudaso nāma bhūpatiḥ / yasya putro mitrasahaḥ sarvalokeṣu viśrutaḥ
In the lineage of Bhagīratha was born a king named Sudāsa, whose son Mitrasaha was renowned in all the worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 8.138
वशिष्टशापात्प्रात्पः स सौदासो राक्षसीं तनुम् । गङ्गाबिन्दुनिषेवेणंपुनर्मुक्तो नृपो ऽभवत्
vaśiṣṭaśāpātprātpaḥ sa saudāso rākṣasīṃ tanum / gaṅgābinduniṣeveṇaṃpunarmukto nṛpo 'bhavat
Through Vasiṣṭha's curse that Saudāsa obtained a demonic body; by resorting to Gaṅgābindu he was freed again and became king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition