Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga — Chapter 9
NarP 1 9.1
नारद उवाच शत्पः कथं वसिष्टेन सौन्दासो नृपसत्तमः । गङ्गाबिन्दूभिषेकेण पुनः शुद्धो ऽबयत्कथम्
nārada uvāca śatpaḥ kathaṃ vasiṣṭena saundāso nṛpasattamaḥ / gaṅgābindūbhiṣekeṇa punaḥ śuddho 'bayatkatham
Nārada said: How was Saudāsa, best of kings, cursed by Vasiṣṭha, and how did he become pure again by being sprinkled with a drop of Gaṅgā water?
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NarP 1 9.2
सर्वमेतदशेषेण भ्रातर्मे वक्तुमह्रसि । शृण्वतां वदतां चैव गङ्गाख्यानं शुभावहम्
sarvametadaśeṣeṇa bhrātarme vaktumahrasi / śṛṇvatāṃ vadatāṃ caiva gaṅgākhyānaṃ śubhāvaham
All this you should tell me in full, brother — the Gaṅgā-narrative, which brings good fortune to those who hear it and to those who recite it.
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NarP 1 9.3
सनक उवाच सौदासः सर्वधर्मज्ञः सर्वज्ञो गुणवाञ्छुचिः । बुभुजे पृथिवीं सर्वां पितृवद्रञ्जयन्प्रजाः
sanaka uvāca saudāsaḥ sarvadharmajñaḥ sarvajño guṇavāñchuciḥ / bubhuje pṛthivīṃ sarvāṃ pitṛvadrañjayanprajāḥ
Sanaka said: Saudāsa, knower of all duties, all-knowing, virtuous and pure, enjoyed (rule over) the whole earth, delighting his subjects like a father.
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NarP 1 9.4
सगेरण यथा पूर्वं महीयं सत्पसागरा । रक्षिता तद्वदमुना सर्वधर्माविरोधिना
sageraṇa yathā pūrvaṃ mahīyaṃ satpasāgarā / rakṣitā tadvadamunā sarvadharmāvirodhinā
As formerly this earth, with its seven oceans, was protected by Sagara, so was it (protected) by him, who transgressed none of the duties.
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NarP 1 9.5
पुत्रपौत्रसमायुक्तः सर्वैश्वर्यसमन्वितः । त्रिंशदष्टसहस्राणि बुभुजे पृथिवीं युवा
putrapautrasamāyuktaḥ sarvaiśvaryasamanvitaḥ / triṃśadaṣṭasahasrāṇi bubhuje pṛthivīṃ yuvā
Together with sons and grandsons, endowed with every lordly power, the young man enjoyed the earth for thirty-eight thousand (years).
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NarP 1 9.6
सौदासस्त्वेकदा राजा मृगयाभिरतिर्वनम् । विवेश्व सबलः सम्यक् शोधितं ह्यासमन्त्रिभिः
saudāsastvekadā rājā mṛgayābhiratirvanam / viveśva sabalaḥ samyak śodhitaṃ hyāsamantribhiḥ
Now once King Saudāsa, delighting in the hunt, entered the forest with his army — (a forest) well cleared beforehand by his ministers.
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NarP 1 9.7
निषादैः सदितस्तत्र विनिघ्रन्मूगलञ्चयम् । आससाद नदीं रेवां धर्मज्ञः स पिपासितः
niṣādaiḥ saditastatra vinighranmūgalañcayam / āsasāda nadīṃ revāṃ dharmajñaḥ sa pipāsitaḥ
There, urged on by the Niṣādas, slaying a multitude of deer, he, the knower of dharma, being thirsty, came to the river Revā.
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NarP 1 9.8
सुदासतनयस्तत्र स्नात्वा कृत्वाह्निकं मुने । भुक्त्वा च मन्त्रिभिः सार्ध्दं तां निशां तत्र चावसत्
sudāsatanayastatra snātvā kṛtvāhnikaṃ mune / bhuktvā ca mantribhiḥ sārdhdaṃ tāṃ niśāṃ tatra cāvasat
There the son of Sudāsa, O sage, bathed, performed his daily rites, ate together with his ministers, and stayed that night there.
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NarP 1 9.9
ततः प्रातः समुथाय कृत्वा पौर्वाह्निकीं क्रियाम् । बभ्राम मन्त्रिसहितो नर्मदातीरजे वने
tataḥ prātaḥ samuthāya kṛtvā paurvāhnikīṃ kriyām / babhrāma mantrisahito narmadātīraje vane
Then, rising at dawn and performing the forenoon rite, he roamed with his ministers in the forest growing on the bank of the Narmadā.
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NarP 1 9.10
वनाद्वनान्तरं गच्छन्नेक एव महीपत्तिः । आकर्णकृष्टबाणः सत् कृष्णसारं समन्वगात्
vanādvanāntaraṃ gacchanneka eva mahīpattiḥ / ākarṇakṛṣṭabāṇaḥ sat kṛṣṇasāraṃ samanvagāt
Going from forest to forest, the lord of the earth, quite alone, his arrow drawn back to the ear, pursued a black antelope.
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NarP 1 9.11
दूरसैन्यो ऽश्वमारूढः स राजानुव्रजन्मृगम् । व्याघ्रद्वयं गुहासंस्थमपश्थमपश्यत्सुरते रतम्
dūrasainyo 'śvamārūḍhaḥ sa rājānuvrajanmṛgam / vyāghradvayaṃ guhāsaṃsthamapaśthamapaśyatsurate ratam
His army far behind, mounted on his horse, that king, following the deer, saw a pair of tigers in a cave engaged in mating.
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NarP 1 9.12
मृगपृष्टं परित्यज्य व्याघ्रयोः संमुखं ययौ । धनुःसंहितबाणेन तेनासौ शरशास्त्रवित्
mṛgapṛṣṭaṃ parityajya vyāghrayoḥ saṃmukhaṃ yayau / dhanuḥsaṃhitabāṇena tenāsau śaraśāstravit
Abandoning the deer's track, he went to face the two tigers; and he, versed in the science of archery, with an arrow fitted to the bow,
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NarP 1 9.13
तां व्याघ्रीं पातयामास तीक्ष्णाग्रनतपर्वणा । पतमाना तु साव्याघ्री षट्रत्रिंशद्योजनायता
tāṃ vyāghrīṃ pātayāmāsa tīkṣṇāgranataparvaṇā / patamānā tu sāvyāghrī ṣaṭratriṃśadyojanāyatā
felled that tigress with a sharp-pointed, bent-jointed (shaft); and as she fell, that tigress, thirty-six yojanas long,
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NarP 1 9.14
तडित्वद्धोरनिर्घोषा राक्षसी विकृताभवत् । पतितां स्वप्रियां वीक्ष्य द्विषन्स व्याघ्रराक्षसः
taḍitvaddhoranirghoṣā rākṣasī vikṛtābhavat / patitāṃ svapriyāṃ vīkṣya dviṣansa vyāghrarākṣasaḥ
with a terrible roar like thunder, became a monstrous rākṣasī. Seeing his own beloved fallen, that tiger-rākṣasa, hating (him),
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NarP 1 9.15
प्रतिक्रियां करिष्यामीत्युक्तवा चान्तर्दधे तदा । राजा तु भयसंविग्नो वनेसैन्यं समेत्य च
pratikriyāṃ kariṣyāmītyuktavā cāntardadhe tadā / rājā tu bhayasaṃvigno vanesainyaṃ sametya ca
said "I shall take revenge," and then vanished. The king, agitated with fear, rejoined his army in the forest,
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NarP 1 9.16
तद्रृत्तं कथयन्सर्वान्स्वां पुरीं स न्यवर्त्तत । शङ्कमानस्तु तद्रक्षःकृत्या द्राजा सुदासजः
tadrṛttaṃ kathayansarvānsvāṃ purīṃ sa nyavarttata / śaṅkamānastu tadrakṣaḥkṛtyā drājā sudāsajaḥ
and telling all of them what had happened, he returned to his own city; and the king, Sudāsa's son, fearing that rākṣasa's deed,
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NarP 1 9.17
परितत्याज मृगयां ततः प्रभृति नारद । गते बहुतिथे काले हयमेधमखं नृपः
paritatyāja mṛgayāṃ tataḥ prabhṛti nārada / gate bahutithe kāle hayamedhamakhaṃ nṛpaḥ
gave up hunting from then on, O Nārada. When much time had passed, the king (undertook) the horse-sacrifice rite,
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NarP 1 9.18
समारेभे प्रसन्नात्मा वशिष्टाद्यमुनीश्वरैः । तत्र ब्रह्मादिदेवेभ्यो हविर्दत्त्वा यथाविधि
samārebhe prasannātmā vaśiṣṭādyamunīśvaraiḥ / tatra brahmādidevebhyo havirdattvā yathāvidhi
he began it with a serene mind, along with Vasiṣṭha and the other lords among sages. There, having offered the oblation to Brahmā and the other gods according to rule,
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NarP 1 9.19
समाप्य यज्ञनिष्क्रान्तो वशिष्टः स्त्रातको ऽपि च । अत्रान्तरे राक्षसो ऽसौ नृपहिसितभार्यकः । कर्तुं प्रतिक्रियां राज्ञे समायातोरुषान्वितः
samāpya yajñaniṣkrānto vaśiṣṭaḥ strātako 'pi ca / atrāntare rākṣaso 'sau nṛpahisitabhāryakaḥ / kartuṃ pratikriyāṃ rājñe samāyātoruṣānvitaḥ
having completed (it), Vasiṣṭha went out from the sacrifice and also bathed. Meanwhile that rākṣasa, whose wife had been killed by the king, came, filled with great fury, to take revenge on the king.
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NarP 1 9.20
स राक्षसस्तस्य गुरौ प्रयाते वशिष्टवेषं तु तदैव धृत्वा । राजानमभ्येत्य जगाद भोक्ष्ये मांसं समिच्छाम्यहमित्युवाच
sa rākṣasastasya gurau prayāte vaśiṣṭaveṣaṃ tu tadaiva dhṛtvā / rājānamabhyetya jagāda bhokṣye māṃsaṃ samicchāmyahamityuvāca
That rākṣasa, when his teacher had gone off, at that very moment took on the guise of Vasiṣṭha, approached the king and said: "I shall eat meat; I desire it," so he spoke.
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NarP 1 9.21
भूयः समास्थाय स सूदवषं पक्त्वामिषं मानुपमस्य वादात् । स्थितश्च राजापि हरि यपात्रे धृत्वा गुरोरागमनं प्रतीक्षन्
bhūyaḥ samāsthāya sa sūdavaṣaṃ paktvāmiṣaṃ mānupamasya vādāt / sthitaśca rājāpi hari yapātre dhṛtvā gurorāgamanaṃ pratīkṣan
Once more taking up the cook's disguise, he cooked the flesh of a man, on the strength of (the king's) command; and the king too stood holding (it) in a golden vessel, awaiting the teacher's arrival.
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NarP 1 9.24
तन्मांसं हेमपात्रस्थं सौदासो विनयान्वितः । समागताय गुरुवे ददौ तस्मौ ससादरम् ॥ नर्प्_१,९।२२ ॥ तं दृष्ट्वा चिन्तयामास गुरुः किमिति विस्मितः ॥ नर्प्_१,९।२३ ॥ अपश्यन्मानुषं मासं परमेण समाधिना । अहो ऽस्य राज्ञो दौःशील्यमभक्ष्यं दत्तवान्मम
tanmāṃsaṃ hemapātrasthaṃ saudāso vinayānvitaḥ / samāgatāya guruve dadau tasmau sasādaram // narp_1,9.22 // taṃ dṛṣṭvā cintayāmāsa guruḥ kimiti vismitaḥ // narp_1,9.23 // apaśyanmānuṣaṃ māsaṃ parameṇa samādhinā / aho 'sya rājño dauḥśīlyamabhakṣyaṃ dattavānmama
That flesh, set in a golden vessel, Saudāsa, full of humility, gave respectfully to the teacher who had arrived. // Seeing it, the teacher wondered and thought, "What is this?" // By supreme concentration he perceived that it was human flesh: "Ah, the wickedness of this king—he has given me what must not be eaten!"
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NarP 1 9.25
इति विरमयमापन्नः प्रमन्युरभवन्मुनिः । अभो ऽज्यं मद्विघाताय दत्त हि पृथिवीपते
iti viramayamāpannaḥ pramanyurabhavanmuniḥ / abho 'jyaṃ madvighātāya datta hi pṛthivīpate
Having come to such a conclusion, the sage became filled with wrath: "O king, you have indeed given (this) unfit food in order to destroy me!"
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NarP 1 9.26
तस्मात्तवापि भवतु ह्येतदेव हि भोजनम् । नृमांसं रक्षसामेव भोज्यं दत्तं मम त्वया
tasmāttavāpi bhavatu hyetadeva hi bhojanam / nṛmāṃsaṃ rakṣasāmeva bhojyaṃ dattaṃ mama tvayā
"Therefore let this very thing be your food too: you have given me human flesh, which is food for demons alone."
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NarP 1 9.27
तद्याहि राक्षसत्वं त्वं तदाहारोचितं नृपा । इति शापं ददत्यस्मिन्सौदासो भयविह्वूलः
tadyāhi rākṣasatvaṃ tvaṃ tadāhārocitaṃ nṛpā / iti śāpaṃ dadatyasminsaudāso bhayavihvūlaḥ
"So go, O king, to demonhood, which befits that food!" As he was pronouncing this curse, Saudāsa, unsteady with fear,
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NarP 1 9.28
आज्ञत्पो भवतैवेति सकंपो ऽस्म व्यजिज्ञपत् । भूराशृ चिन्तयामास वशिष्टस्तेन नोदितः
ājñatpo bhavataiveti sakaṃpo 'sma vyajijñapat / bhūrāśṛ cintayāmāsa vaśiṣṭastena noditaḥ
trembling, made known: "It was by you yourself that I was commanded!" Urged on by him, Vasiṣṭha pondered again,
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NarP 1 9.29
रक्षसा वञ्चितं भूपं ज्ञातवान् दिव्यचक्षुषा । राजापि जलमादाय वशिष्टं शप्तुमुद्यतः
rakṣasā vañcitaṃ bhūpaṃ jñātavān divyacakṣuṣā / rājāpi jalamādāya vaśiṣṭaṃ śaptumudyataḥ
and with his divine eye he knew that the king had been deceived by a demon. The king too took up water and made ready to curse Vasiṣṭha.
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NarP 1 9.30
समुद्यतं गुरुं शप्तं दृष्ट्वा भूयो रुषान्वितम् । मदयन्ती प्रियातस्य प्रत्युवाचाथ सुव्रता
samudyataṃ guruṃ śaptaṃ dṛṣṭvā bhūyo ruṣānvitam / madayantī priyātasya pratyuvācātha suvratā
Seeing the teacher again filled with anger and poised to curse, Madayantī, his beloved, a woman of good vows, then answered him.
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NarP 1 9.31
मदयन्त्युवाच भो भो क्षत्रियदायाद कोप संहर्तुमर्हसि । त्वया यत्कर्म भोक्तव्यं तत्प्रात्पं नात्र संशयः
madayantyuvāca bho bho kṣatriyadāyāda kopa saṃhartumarhasi / tvayā yatkarma bhoktavyaṃ tatprātpaṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ
Madayantī said: Ho, ho, scion of the warrior line, you ought to hold back your anger. Whatever deed's fruit you must undergo has come to you—there is no doubt of that.
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NarP 1 9.32
गुरु तुकृत्य हुङ्कृत्य यो वदेन्मृढधीर्नरः । अरण्ये निर्जले देश स भवेद्धह्यराक्षसः
guru tukṛtya huṅkṛtya yo vadenmṛḍhadhīrnaraḥ / araṇye nirjale deśa sa bhaveddhahyarākṣasaḥ
The man of dull mind who reviles his teacher and speaks to him with a snort becomes a demon in a waterless forest region.
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NarP 1 9.33
जितेन्द्रिया जितक्रोधा गुरु शुश्रूषणे रताः । प्रयान्ति ब्रह्मसदनमिति शास्त्रेषु निश्चयः
jitendriyā jitakrodhā guru śuśrūṣaṇe ratāḥ / prayānti brahmasadanamiti śāstreṣu niścayaḥ
Those who have conquered their senses, conquered anger, and are devoted to the service of their teacher go to the abode of Brahmā—such is the settled conclusion in the scriptures.
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NarP 1 9.34
तयोक्तो भूपतिः कोपं त्यक्त्वा भार्यां ननन्द च । जलं कुत्र क्षिपामीति चिन्तयामास चात्मना
tayokto bhūpatiḥ kopaṃ tyaktvā bhāryāṃ nananda ca / jalaṃ kutra kṣipāmīti cintayāmāsa cātmanā
Addressed thus by her, the king abandoned his anger and rejoiced in his wife, and he thought within himself, "Where shall I throw the water?"
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NarP 1 9.35
तज्जलं यत्र संसिक्तं तद्भवेद्भस्म निश्चितम् । इति मत्वा जलं तत्तु पादयोर्न्यक्षिपत्स्वयम्
tajjalaṃ yatra saṃsiktaṃ tadbhavedbhasma niścitam / iti matvā jalaṃ tattu pādayornyakṣipatsvayam
"Wherever this water is sprinkled, that will surely be reduced to ashes"—thinking so, he himself cast that water down on his own feet.
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NarP 1 9.36
तज्जलस्पशिमात्रेण पादौ कल्माषतां गतौ । कल्माषपाद इत्येवं ततः प्रभृति विस्तृतः
tajjalaspaśimātreṇa pādau kalmāṣatāṃ gatau / kalmāṣapāda ityevaṃ tataḥ prabhṛti vistṛtaḥ
By the mere touch of that water his feet became mottled; from that time on he became widely known as "Mottle-foot" (Kalmāṣapāda).
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NarP 1 9.37
कल्माषपादो मतिमान् प्रिययाश्चासितस्तदा । मनसा सो ऽतिभीतस्तु ववन्दे चरणं गुरोः
kalmāṣapādo matimān priyayāścāsitastadā / manasā so 'tibhītastu vavande caraṇaṃ guroḥ
Kalmāṣapāda, wise, and then restrained by his beloved, though inwardly greatly afraid, saluted the teacher's feet.
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NarP 1 9.38
उवाच च प्रपन्नस्तं प्राञ्जलिर्नयकोविदः । क्षमस्व भगवन्सर्वं नापराधः कृतो मया
uvāca ca prapannastaṃ prāñjalirnayakovidaḥ / kṣamasva bhagavansarvaṃ nāparādhaḥ kṛto mayā
And having taken refuge with him, folding his hands, skilled in right conduct, he said: "Forgive everything, lord; no offence was committed by me."
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NarP 1 9.39
तच्छुत्वोवाच भूपालं मुनिर्निःश्वस्य दुःखितः । आत्मानं गर्हयामास ह्यविवेकपरायणम्
tacchutvovāca bhūpālaṃ munirniḥśvasya duḥkhitaḥ / ātmānaṃ garhayāmāsa hyavivekaparāyaṇam
Hearing that, the sage, grieved, sighed and spoke to the king; and he reproached himself as one given over to want of discernment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.40
अविवेरो हि सर्वेषामापदां परमं पदम् । विवेकरहितो लोके पशुरेव न संशयः
avivero hi sarveṣāmāpadāṃ paramaṃ padam / vivekarahito loke paśureva na saṃśayaḥ
For lack of discernment is the highest seat of all calamities; one devoid of discernment is in this world simply a beast—there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.41
राज्ञा त्वजानता नूनमेतत्कर्मोचितं कृतम् । विवेकरहितो ऽज्ञो ऽहं यतः पापं समाचरेत्
rājñā tvajānatā nūnametatkarmocitaṃ kṛtam / vivekarahito 'jño 'haṃ yataḥ pāpaṃ samācaret
Surely this deed, fit (for such a state), was done by the king in ignorance; I am the ignorant one, devoid of discernment, and so it was that a sin was committed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 9.42
विवेकनियतो याति यो वा को वापि निर्वृत्तिम् । विवेकहीनमान्पोति को वा यो वाप्यनिर्वृतिम्
vivekaniyato yāti yo vā ko vāpi nirvṛttim / vivekahīnamānpoti ko vā yo vāpyanirvṛtim
Who is there, restrained by discernment, who does not go to peace? And who, lacking discernment, does not meet with unrest?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 9.43
इत्युक्तवा चात्मनात्मानं प्रत्युवाच मुनिर्नृपम् । नात्यन्तिङ्कं भवेदेतद्दादशाब्दं भविष्यति
ityuktavā cātmanātmānaṃ pratyuvāca munirnṛpam / nātyantiṅkaṃ bhavedetaddādaśābdaṃ bhaviṣyati
Having spoken thus to himself, the sage replied to the king: "This will not be everlasting; it will last twelve years."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.44
गङ्गाबिन्दूभिषिक्तस्तु त्यक्त्त्वा वै राक्षसीं तनुम् । पूर्वरुपं त्वमापन्नो भोक्ष्यसे मेदिनीमिमाम्
gaṅgābindūbhiṣiktastu tyakttvā vai rākṣasīṃ tanum / pūrvarupaṃ tvamāpanno bhokṣyase medinīmimām
Sprinkled with a drop of Ganges water, you will cast off this demonic body, and, having regained your former form, you will enjoy this earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.46
हरिसेवापरो भूत्वा परां शान्तिं गमिष्यसि ॥ नर्प्_१,९।४५॥शुभावहम् इत्युक्त्वाथर्वविद्भूपं वशिष्टः स्वाश्रमं ययौ । राजापि दुःखसंपन्नो राक्षसीं तानुमाश्रितः
harisevāparo bhūtvā parāṃ śāntiṃ gamiṣyasi // narp_1,9.45//śubhāvaham ityuktvātharvavidbhūpaṃ vaśiṣṭaḥ svāśramaṃ yayau / rājāpi duḥkhasaṃpanno rākṣasīṃ tānumāśritaḥ
Devoted to the service of Hari, you will attain the highest peace. Having spoken thus, auspiciously, to the king, Vasiṣṭha the knower of the Atharva(-veda) went to his own hermitage; and the king too, filled with sorrow, took on the demonic body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.47
क्षुत्पपासाविशेषार्तो नित्यं क्रोधपरायणः । कृष्णक्षपाद्युतिर्भीमो बभ्राम विजने वने
kṣutpapāsāviśeṣārto nityaṃ krodhaparāyaṇaḥ / kṛṣṇakṣapādyutirbhīmo babhrāma vijane vane
Afflicted especially by hunger and thirst, always given over to anger, terrifying, with the sheen of a dark night, he roamed in a deserted forest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.48
मृगांश्च विविधांस्तत्र मानुषांश्च सरीसृपान् । विहङ्गमान्प्लवङ्गांश्च प्रशस्तांस्तानभक्षयत्
mṛgāṃśca vividhāṃstatra mānuṣāṃśca sarīsṛpān / vihaṅgamānplavaṅgāṃśca praśastāṃstānabhakṣayat
And there he devoured all manner of deer, and men, and creeping things, and birds and monkeys — whichever of them were choice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.49
अस्थिभिर्बहुभिर्भूयः पीतरक्तकलेवरैः । रक्तान्तप्रेतकेशैशअच चित्रासीद्भूर्भयङ्करी
asthibhirbahubhirbhūyaḥ pītaraktakalevaraiḥ / raktāntapretakeśaiśaaca citrāsīdbhūrbhayaṅkarī
With many bones, with corpses whose blood had been drunk, and with the hair of the dead smeared with blood, the terrifying ground was (strangely) variegated.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 9.50
ऋतुत्रये स पृथिवीं शतयो जनविस्तृताम् । कृत्वातिदुःखितां पश्चाद्वनान्तरमुपागमत्
ṛtutraye sa pṛthivīṃ śatayo janavistṛtām / kṛtvātiduḥkhitāṃ paścādvanāntaramupāgamat
In the course of three seasons, having made the earth—which was spread with hundreds of people—utterly wretched, he afterwards went to another forest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 9.51
तत्रापि कृतवान्नित्यं नरमांसाशनं सदा । जगाम नर्मदातीरं मुनिसिद्धनिषेवितम्
tatrāpi kṛtavānnityaṃ naramāṃsāśanaṃ sadā / jagāma narmadātīraṃ munisiddhaniṣevitam
There too he constantly and always made a meal of human flesh; (then) he went to the bank of the Narmadā, frequented by sages and siddhas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.52
विचरन्नर्मदातीरे सर्वलोकभयङ्करः । अपश्यत्कञ्चन मुनिं रमन्तं प्रियया सह
vicarannarmadātīre sarvalokabhayaṅkaraḥ / apaśyatkañcana muniṃ ramantaṃ priyayā saha
Roaming on the bank of the Narmadā, a terror to all the world, he saw a certain sage taking his pleasure with his beloved.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.53
क्षुधानलेन संतत्पस्तं मुनिं समुपाद्रवत् । जाग्राह चातिवेगेन व्याधो मृगशिशं यथा
kṣudhānalena saṃtatpastaṃ muniṃ samupādravat / jāgrāha cātivegena vyādho mṛgaśiśaṃ yathā
Scorched by the fire of hunger, he rushed upon that sage, and seized him with great speed, as a hunter seizes a fawn.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.54
ब्राह्मणी स्वपतिं वीक्ष्य निशाचरकरस्थितम् । शिरस्यञ्जलिमाधाय प्रोवाच भयविह्वाला
brāhmaṇī svapatiṃ vīkṣya niśācarakarasthitam / śirasyañjalimādhāya provāca bhayavihvālā
The brahmin woman, seeing her husband in the hands of the night-roamer, placing her folded hands on her head, overcome with fear, spoke.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.55
ब्राह्मण्युवाच भो भो नृपतिशार्दूल त्राहि मां भयविह्वलाम् । प्राणप्रिय प्रदानेन कुरु पूर्णं मनोरथम्
brāhmaṇyuvāca bho bho nṛpatiśārdūla trāhi māṃ bhayavihvalām / prāṇapriya pradānena kuru pūrṇaṃ manoratham
The brahmin woman said: Ho, tiger among kings, save me, who am overcome with fear! By the gift of my life's beloved, make my wish fulfilled.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.56
नान्मा मित्रसहस्त्वं हि सूर्यवंशसमुद्भवः । न राक्षसस्ततो ऽनाथां पाहि मां विजने वने
nānmā mitrasahastvaṃ hi sūryavaṃśasamudbhavaḥ / na rākṣasastato 'nāthāṃ pāhi māṃ vijane vane
By name you are Mitrasaha, born in the solar lineage; you are not a demon. Therefore protect me, who am without a protector, in this deserted forest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.57
या नारी भर्त्तृरहिता जीवत्यपि मृतोपमा । तथापि बालवैधव्यं किं वक्ष्याम्यरिमर्दन
yā nārī bharttṛrahitā jīvatyapi mṛtopamā / tathāpi bālavaidhavyaṃ kiṃ vakṣyāmyarimardana
A woman bereft of her husband, though she lives, is like one dead; and beyond that, widowhood in youth — what shall I say of it, O crusher of foes?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.58
न मातापितरौ जाने नापि बन्धुं च कञ्चन । पतिरेव परो बन्धुः परमं जीवनं मम
na mātāpitarau jāne nāpi bandhuṃ ca kañcana / patireva paro bandhuḥ paramaṃ jīvanaṃ mama
I know no mother or father, nor any kinsman whatever; my husband alone is my supreme kinsman, my highest life.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.59
भवान्येत्त्यखिलान्धर्मान्योषितां वर्त्तनं यथा । त्रायस्व बन्धुरहितां बालापत्यां जनेश्वर
bhavānyettyakhilāndharmānyoṣitāṃ varttanaṃ yathā / trāyasva bandhurahitāṃ bālāpatyāṃ janeśvara
You know all the duties, and how women should conduct themselves; save me, who am without kin, a young woman without offspring, O lord of men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.60
कथं जीवामि पत्यास्मिन्हीना हि विजने वने । दुहिताहं भगवतस्त्राहि मां पतिदानतः
kathaṃ jīvāmi patyāsminhīnā hi vijane vane / duhitāhaṃ bhagavatastrāhi māṃ patidānataḥ
How shall I live, deprived of this husband, in a deserted forest? I am the daughter of a venerable one; save me by the gift of my husband.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.61
प्रणदानात्परं दानं न भूतं न भविष्यति । वदन्तीति महाप्राज्ञाः प्राणदानं कुरुष्व मे
praṇadānātparaṃ dānaṃ na bhūtaṃ na bhaviṣyati / vadantīti mahāprājñāḥ prāṇadānaṃ kuruṣva me
No gift greater than the gift of life has been or will be — so say the greatly wise; make me the gift of (his) life.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.63
इत्युक्तावा सा पपातास्य राक्षसस्य पदाग्रतः । एवं संप्रार्थ्यमानो ऽपि ब्राह्मण्या राक्षसो द्विजम् ॥ नर्प्_१,९।६२ ॥ अभक्षयकृष्णसारशिशुं व्याघ्रो यथा बलात् ॥ नर्प्_१,९।६२ ॥ ततो विलप्य बहुधा तस्य पत्नी पतिव्रता । पूर्वशापहतं भूपमशपत्क्रोधिता पुनः
ityuktāvā sā papātāsya rākṣasasya padāgrataḥ / evaṃ saṃprārthyamāno 'pi brāhmaṇyā rākṣaso dvijam // narp_1,9.62 // abhakṣayakṛṣṇasāraśiśuṃ vyāghro yathā balāt // narp_1,9.62 // tato vilapya bahudhā tasya patnī pativratā / pūrvaśāpahataṃ bhūpamaśapatkrodhitā punaḥ
Having spoken thus, she fell before the feet of that demon. But even though thus entreated by the brahmin woman, the demon devoured the brahmin by force, as a tiger devours the young of a black antelope. Then his wife, devoted to her husband, having lamented much, in her anger cursed the king again, who was already stricken by an earlier curse.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.64
पतिं मे सुरतासक्तं यस्माद्धिंसितवान्बलात् । तस्मात्स्त्रीसङ्गमं प्रात्पस्त्वमपि प्राप्स्यसे मृतिम्
patiṃ me suratāsaktaṃ yasmāddhiṃsitavānbalāt / tasmātstrīsaṅgamaṃ prātpastvamapi prāpsyase mṛtim
"Since you have violently killed my husband while he was engaged in love-making, therefore you too, when you attain union with a woman, shall attain death."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.65
शत्वैवं ब्राह्मणी क्रुद्धा पुनः शापान्तरं ददौ । राक्षसत्वं ध्रुवं ते ऽस्तु मत्पतिर्भक्षितो यतः
śatvaivaṃ brāhmaṇī kruddhā punaḥ śāpāntaraṃ dadau / rākṣasatvaṃ dhruvaṃ te 'stu matpatirbhakṣito yataḥ
Having cursed thus, the brahmin woman, still angry, gave yet another curse: "Let demonhood be certain for you, since my husband has been devoured (by you)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.66
सो ऽपि शापद्वयं श्रुत्वा तया दत्तं निशाचरः । प्रमन्युः प्राहि विसृजन्कोपादङ्गारसंचयम्
so 'pi śāpadvayaṃ śrutvā tayā dattaṃ niśācaraḥ / pramanyuḥ prāhi visṛjankopādaṅgārasaṃcayam
And that night-roamer, hearing the twofold curse given by her, in great wrath spoke, scattering from his rage a shower of embers:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.67
दुष्टे कस्मात्प्रदत्तं मेवृथा शापद्वयं त्वया । एकस्यैवापराधस्य शापस्त्वेको ममोचितः
duṣṭe kasmātpradattaṃ mevṛthā śāpadvayaṃ tvayā / ekasyaivāparādhasya śāpastveko mamocitaḥ
"Wicked woman, why has a double curse been given to me by you in vain? For one single offence one curse alone was fitting for me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.68
यस्मात्क्षिपसि दुष्टाग्येमयि शापन्तरं ततः । पिशाचयोनिमद्यैव याहि पुत्रसमन्विता
yasmātkṣipasi duṣṭāgyemayi śāpantaraṃ tataḥ / piśācayonimadyaiva yāhi putrasamanvitā
Since, wicked one, you hurl a further curse at me, therefore go this very day to the womb of a piśāca, together with your son."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.69
तेनैवं ब्रह्मणी शत्पा पिशाचत्वं तदा गता । क्षुधार्ता सुस्वरं भीमारुरोदापत्यसंयुता
tenaivaṃ brahmaṇī śatpā piśācatvaṃ tadā gatā / kṣudhārtā susvaraṃ bhīmārurodāpatyasaṃyutā
Thus cursed by him, the brahmin woman then attained piśāca-hood; tormented by hunger, she wailed terribly and loudly, along with her child.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.70
राक्षसश्च पिशाची च क्रोशन्तौ निर्जने वने । जग्मतुर्नर्मदातीरे वनं राक्षससेवितम्
rākṣasaśca piśācī ca krośantau nirjane vane / jagmaturnarmadātīre vanaṃ rākṣasasevitam
And the rākṣasa and the piśācī, both crying out in the desolate forest, went to a wood on the bank of the Narmadā frequented by rākṣasas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.71
औदासीन्यं गुरौ कृत्वा राक्षसीं तनुमा श्रितः । तत्रास्ते दुःखसंतत्पः कश्चिल्लोकविरोधकृत्
audāsīnyaṃ gurau kṛtvā rākṣasīṃ tanumā śritaḥ / tatrāste duḥkhasaṃtatpaḥ kaścillokavirodhakṛt
There dwelt someone, a maker of enmity with the world, burnt by suffering, who having shown indifference toward his teacher had taken on a rākṣasa body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.72
राक्षसं च पिशाचीं च दृष्ट्वा रववटमागतौ । उवाच क्रोधबहुलो वटस्थो ब्रह्मराक्षसः
rākṣasaṃ ca piśācīṃ ca dṛṣṭvā ravavaṭamāgatau / uvāca krodhabahulo vaṭastho brahmarākṣasaḥ
Seeing the rākṣasa and the piśācī come to the banyan tree, the brahmarākṣasa stationed in the banyan, full of anger, said:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.73
किमर्थमागतौ भीमौ युवां मत्स्थानमीप्सितम् । ईदृशौ केन पापेन जातौ मे ब्रुवतां ध्रुवम्
kimarthamāgatau bhīmau yuvāṃ matsthānamīpsitam / īdṛśau kena pāpena jātau me bruvatāṃ dhruvam
"For what purpose have you two, dreadful ones, come to this place of mine that I desire? By what sin have you become such? Tell me truly."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.74
सौदासस्तद्वचः श्रुत्वातया यच्चात्मना कृतम् । सर्वं निवेदयित्वास्मै पश्चादेतदुवाच ह
saudāsastadvacaḥ śrutvātayā yaccātmanā kṛtam / sarvaṃ nivedayitvāsmai paścādetaduvāca ha
Saudāsa, hearing that speech, after reporting to him everything—both what had been done by her and what by himself—afterwards said this:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.75
सौदास उवाच कस्त्वं वद महाभाग त्वया वै किं कृतं पुरा । सख्युर्ममाति स्नेहेन तत्सर्वं वक्तुमर्हसि
saudāsa uvāca kastvaṃ vada mahābhāga tvayā vai kiṃ kṛtaṃ purā / sakhyurmamāti snehena tatsarvaṃ vaktumarhasi
Saudāsa said: Tell (me), greatly fortunate one, who you are, and what was done by you formerly; out of great affection for me, your friend, you ought to tell it all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.76
करोति वञ्चनं मित्रे यो वा को वापि दुष्टधीः । स हि पापपालं भुङ्क्ते यातनास्तु युगायुतम्
karoti vañcanaṃ mitre yo vā ko vāpi duṣṭadhīḥ / sa hi pāpapālaṃ bhuṅkte yātanāstu yugāyutam
Whoever, of evil mind, practises deceit upon a friend, he indeed reaps the fruit of sin—torments for ten thousand ages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.77
जन्तूनां सर्वदुःखानि क्षीयन्ते मित्रदर्शनात् । तस्मान्मित्रेषु मतिमान्न कुर्याद्वंयनं कदा
jantūnāṃ sarvaduḥkhāni kṣīyante mitradarśanāt / tasmānmitreṣu matimānna kuryādvaṃyanaṃ kadā
All the sorrows of creatures dwindle at the sight of a friend; therefore a wise man should never practise deceit toward friends.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.78
कल्माषपादेनेत्युक्तो वटस्थो ब्रह्मराक्षसः । उवाच प्रीतिमापन्नो धर्मवाक्यानि नारद
kalmāṣapādenetyukto vaṭastho brahmarākṣasaḥ / uvāca prītimāpanno dharmavākyāni nārada
Addressed thus by Kalmāṣapāda, the brahmarākṣasa in the banyan, being pleased, spoke words of dharma, O Nārada.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.79
ब्रह्मराक्षस उवाच अहमासं पुरा विप्रो मागधो वेदपारगः । सोमदत्त इति ख्यातो नान्मा धर्मपरायणः
brahmarākṣasa uvāca ahamāsaṃ purā vipro māgadho vedapāragaḥ / somadatta iti khyāto nānmā dharmaparāyaṇaḥ
The brahmarākṣasa said: Formerly I was a brahmin of Magadha, versed to the end in the Vedas, known by the name Somadatta, devoted to dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.80
प्रमत्तो ऽहं महाभाग विद्यया वयसा धनैः । औदासीन्यं गुरोः कृत्वा प्रात्पवानीदृशीं गतिम्
pramatto 'haṃ mahābhāga vidyayā vayasā dhanaiḥ / audāsīnyaṃ guroḥ kṛtvā prātpavānīdṛśīṃ gatim
I was heedless, greatly fortunate one, through learning, youth and wealth; having shown indifference toward my teacher, I have come to such a state.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.81
नलभे ऽहं सुखं किं चिज्जिताहारो ऽतिदुःखितः । मया तु भक्षिता विप्राः शतशो ऽथ सहस्रशः
nalabhe 'haṃ sukhaṃ kiṃ cijjitāhāro 'tiduḥkhitaḥ / mayā tu bhakṣitā viprāḥ śataśo 'tha sahasraśaḥ
I obtain no happiness at all; my food is scanty and I am utterly miserable. Yet by me brahmins have been devoured by the hundreds and by the thousands.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.82
क्षुत्पिपासापरो नित्यमन्तस्तापेन पीडितः । जगत्रासकरो नित्यं मांसाशनपरायणः
kṣutpipāsāparo nityamantastāpena pīḍitaḥ / jagatrāsakaro nityaṃ māṃsāśanaparāyaṇaḥ
Always given over to hunger and thirst, afflicted with inner burning, always terrifying the world, devoted to the eating of flesh—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.83
गुर्ववज्ञा मनुष्याणां राक्षसत्वप्रदायिनी । मयानुभूतमेतद्धि ततः श्रीमान्न चाचरेत्
gurvavajñā manuṣyāṇāṃ rākṣasatvapradāyinī / mayānubhūtametaddhi tataḥ śrīmānna cācaret
Contempt for the teacher is what confers demonhood on men; this indeed has been experienced by me, therefore let no prosperous man practise it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.84
कल्माषपाद उवाच गुरुस्तु कीदृशः प्रोक्तः कस्त्वयाश्लाघितः पुरा । तद्वदस्व सरवे सर्वं परं कौतूहलं हि मे
kalmāṣapāda uvāca gurustu kīdṛśaḥ proktaḥ kastvayāślāghitaḥ purā / tadvadasva sarave sarvaṃ paraṃ kautūhalaṃ hi me
Kalmāṣapāda said: What sort of person is called a teacher, and who was it that you formerly disparaged? Tell me all that, friend, for my curiosity is great.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.85
ब्रह्मराक्षस उवाच गुरवः सन्ति बहवः पूज्या वन्द्याश्च सादरम् । यातानहं कथयिष्यामि शृणुष्वैकमनाः सरवे
brahmarākṣasa uvāca guravaḥ santi bahavaḥ pūjyā vandyāśca sādaram / yātānahaṃ kathayiṣyāmi śṛṇuṣvaikamanāḥ sarave
The brahmarākṣasa said: There are many teachers (gurus), to be worshipped and reverently saluted. I shall tell you of them; listen with an undistracted mind, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.86
अध्यापकश्च वेदानां वेदार्थयुतिबैधकः । शास्त्रवक्ता धर्मवक्ता नीतिशास्त्रोपदेशकः
adhyāpakaśca vedānāṃ vedārthayutibaidhakaḥ / śāstravaktā dharmavaktā nītiśāstropadeśakaḥ
The teacher of the Vedas, the expounder of the meaning of the Vedas, the reciter of the śāstras, the reciter of dharma, the instructor in the science of polity,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 9.87
मन्त्रोपदेशव्याख्याख्याकृद्वेदसदंहृत्तथा । व्रतोपदेशकश्चैव भयत्रातान्नदो हि च
mantropadeśavyākhyākhyākṛdvedasadaṃhṛttathā / vratopadeśakaścaiva bhayatrātānnado hi ca
the one who imparts mantras and makes their explanation, likewise the one who holds the Veda well (in memory), and the one who prescribes vows, and the protector from fear, and the giver of food —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 9.90
श्वशुरो मातुलश्चैव ज्येष्ठभ्राता पिता तथा । उपनेता निषेक्ता च संस्कर्त्ता मित्रसत्तम ॥ नर्प्_१,९।८८ ॥ एते हि गुरवः प्रोक्ताः पूज्या वन्द्यश्च सादरम् ॥ नर्प्_१,९।८९ ॥ कल्माषपाद उवाच गुरवो बहवः प्रोक्ता एतेषां कतमो वरः । तुल्याः सर्वे ऽप्युत सरवे तद्यथावद्धि ब्रूहि मे
śvaśuro mātulaścaiva jyeṣṭhabhrātā pitā tathā / upanetā niṣektā ca saṃskarttā mitrasattama // narp_1,9.88 // ete hi guravaḥ proktāḥ pūjyā vandyaśca sādaram // narp_1,9.89 // kalmāṣapāda uvāca guravo bahavaḥ proktā eteṣāṃ katamo varaḥ / tulyāḥ sarve 'pyuta sarave tadyathāvaddhi brūhi me
the father-in-law, the maternal uncle, the elder brother, and the father, the one who performs the initiation, the begetter, and the one who performs the sacraments, O best of friends. (88) These indeed are declared to be gurus, to be worshipped and reverently saluted. (89) Kalmāṣapāda said: Many gurus have been named; which of them is the best? Or are they all equal? Tell me that exactly, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 9.91
ब्रह्मराक्षस उवाच साधु साधु महाप्राज्ञ यत्पृष्टं तद्वदामि ते । गुरुमाहात्म्यकथनं श्रवणं चानुमोदनम्
brahmarākṣasa uvāca sādhu sādhu mahāprājña yatpṛṣṭaṃ tadvadāmi te / gurumāhātmyakathanaṃ śravaṇaṃ cānumodanam
The brahmarākṣasa said: Good, good, O greatly wise one! What you have asked, that I shall tell you. The telling of the greatness of the guru, and the hearing of it, and the approving of it —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.92
सर्वेषां श्रेय आधत्ते तस्माद्वक्ष्यामि सांप्रतम् । एते समानपूजार्हाः सर्वदा नात्र संशयः
sarveṣāṃ śreya ādhatte tasmādvakṣyāmi sāṃpratam / ete samānapūjārhāḥ sarvadā nātra saṃśayaḥ
— that bestows welfare on all; therefore I shall speak now. These (gurus) are deserving of equal worship at all times; there is no doubt here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.95
तथापि श्रुणु वक्ष्यामि शास्त्राणां सारनिश्चयम् । अध्यापकाश्च वेदानां मन्त्रव्याख्याकृतस्तथा ॥ नर्प्_१,९।९३ ॥ पिता च धर्मवक्ता च विशेषगुरवः स्मृताः एतेषामपि भूपाल शृणुष्व प्रवरं गुरुम् ॥ ॥ नर्प्_१,९।९४ ॥ सर्वशास्त्रार्थतत्वज्ञैर्भाषितं प्रवदामि ते । यः पुराणानि वदति धर्मयुक्तानि पणडितः
tathāpi śruṇu vakṣyāmi śāstrāṇāṃ sāraniścayam / adhyāpakāśca vedānāṃ mantravyākhyākṛtastathā // narp_1,9.93 // pitā ca dharmavaktā ca viśeṣaguravaḥ smṛtāḥ eteṣāmapi bhūpāla śṛṇuṣva pravaraṃ gurum // // narp_1,9.94 // sarvaśāstrārthatatvajñairbhāṣitaṃ pravadāmi te / yaḥ purāṇāni vadati dharmayuktāni paṇaḍitaḥ
Even so, listen: I shall declare the settled essence of the śāstras. The teachers of the Vedas, and likewise those who make the explanation of mantras, (93) and the father, and the expounder of dharma — these are held to be gurus in a special sense. Among these too, O protector of the earth, hear who is the foremost guru. (94) I declare to you what has been said by those who know the truth of the meaning of all the śāstras: the learned man who recites the Purāṇas, which are joined with dharma,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.96
संसारपाशविच्छेदकरणानि स उत्तमः । देवपूजार्हकर्माणि देवतापूजने फलम्
saṃsārapāśavicchedakaraṇāni sa uttamaḥ / devapūjārhakarmāṇi devatāpūjane phalam
which bring about the cutting of the bonds of saṃsāra — he is the highest. The acts that are fit for the worship of the gods, and the fruit in the worshipping of deities,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.97
जायते च पुराणेभ्यस्तस्मात्तानीह देवताः । सर्ववेदार्थसाराणि पुराणानीति भूपते
jāyate ca purāṇebhyastasmāttānīha devatāḥ / sarvavedārthasārāṇi purāṇānīti bhūpate
arise from the Purāṇas; therefore they are deities here. The Purāṇas are the essence of the meaning of all the Vedas, O lord of the earth —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.98
वदन्ति मुनयश्चैव तदूक्ता परमो गुरुः । यः संसारार्णत्वं तर्त्तुमुद्योगं कुरुते नरः
vadanti munayaścaiva tadūktā paramo guruḥ / yaḥ saṃsārārṇatvaṃ tarttumudyogaṃ kurute naraḥ
so the sages say; and the one who utters them is the supreme guru. The man who makes an effort to cross the ocean of saṃsāra,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.99
श्रुणुयात्स पुराणानि इति शास्त्रविभागकृत् । प्रोक्तवान्सर्वधर्माश्च पुराणेषु महीपते
śruṇuyātsa purāṇāni iti śāstravibhāgakṛt / proktavānsarvadharmāśca purāṇeṣu mahīpate
he should listen to the Purāṇas — thus (said) the one who made the division of the śāstras; and he declared all the dharmas in the Purāṇas, O lord of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.100
तर्कस्तु वादहेतुः स्यान्नीतिस्त्वैहिकसाधनम् । पुराणानि महाबुद्धे इहामुत्र सुखाय हि
tarkastu vādahetuḥ syānnītistvaihikasādhanam / purāṇāni mahābuddhe ihāmutra sukhāya hi
Logic (tarka) is a cause of disputation, and polity is a means for this world only; but the Purāṇas, O greatly intelligent one, are for happiness here and hereafter.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.101
यः शृणोति पुराणानि सततं भक्तिसंयुतः । तस्य स्यान्निर्मला बुद्धिर्भूयो धर्मपरायणः
yaḥ śṛṇoti purāṇāni satataṃ bhaktisaṃyutaḥ / tasya syānnirmalā buddhirbhūyo dharmaparāyaṇaḥ
He who constantly listens to the Purāṇas, filled with devotion — his intelligence becomes spotless, and he becomes further devoted to dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.102
पुराणश्रवणाद्भक्तिर्जायते श्रीपतौ शुभा । विष्णुभक्तनृणां भूप धर्मे बुद्धिः प्रवर्त्तते
purāṇaśravaṇādbhaktirjāyate śrīpatau śubhā / viṣṇubhaktanṛṇāṃ bhūpa dharme buddhiḥ pravarttate
From listening to the Purāṇas an auspicious devotion to the Lord of Śrī arises; and for men devoted to Viṣṇu, O king, the mind turns toward dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.103
धर्मात्पापानि नश्यन्ति ज्ञानं शुद्धं च जायते । धर्मार्थकाममोक्षाणां ये फलान्यभिलिप्सवः
dharmātpāpāni naśyanti jñānaṃ śuddhaṃ ca jāyate / dharmārthakāmamokṣāṇāṃ ye phalānyabhilipsavaḥ
From dharma sins are destroyed and pure knowledge arises. Those who desire the fruits of dharma, wealth, pleasure and liberation,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.104
श्रुणुयुस्ते पुराणानि प्राहुरित्थं पुराविदः । अहं तु गौतममुनेः सर्वज्ञाद्रूह्यवादिनः
śruṇuyuste purāṇāni prāhuritthaṃ purāvidaḥ / ahaṃ tu gautamamuneḥ sarvajñādrūhyavādinaḥ
they should listen to the Purāṇas — thus have those who know the past declared. As for me, from the sage Gautama, the all-knowing speaker of truth,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 9.105
श्रुतवान्सर्वधर्मार्थ गङ्गातीरे मनोरमे । कदाचित्परमेशस्य पूजां कर्त्तुमहं गतः
śrutavānsarvadharmārtha gaṅgātīre manorame / kadācitparameśasya pūjāṃ karttumahaṃ gataḥ
I heard the whole meaning of dharma, on the lovely bank of the Gaṅgā. Once I had gone to perform the worship of the Supreme Lord;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.106
उपस्थितायापि तस्मै प्रणामं न ह्यकारिषम् । स तु शान्तो महाबुद्धिर्गौन्तमस्तेजसां निधिः
upasthitāyāpi tasmai praṇāmaṃ na hyakāriṣam / sa tu śānto mahābuddhirgauntamastejasāṃ nidhiḥ
though he came into my presence, I did not make obeisance to him. But he, the tranquil, greatly wise Gautama, a treasury of splendour,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.107
मन्त्रोदितानि कर्मणि करोतीतिमुदं य यौ । यस्त्वर्चितो मया देवः शिवः सर्वजगद्गुरुः
mantroditāni karmaṇi karotītimudaṃ ya yau / yastvarcito mayā devaḥ śivaḥ sarvajagadguruḥ
performs the acts enjoined by the mantras — thus he went (away) ... And the god Śiva, the guru of all the world, who was worshipped by me,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 9.108
गुर्ववज्ञा कृतायेन राक्षसंत्वे नियुक्तवान् । ज्ञानतो ऽज्ञानतो वापि यो ऽवज्ञां कुरुते गुरोः
gurvavajñā kṛtāyena rākṣasaṃtve niyuktavān / jñānato 'jñānato vāpi yo 'vajñāṃ kurute guroḥ
by whom (this) disrespect to the guru was done — he appointed (me) to the state of a rākṣasa. Whoever, knowingly or unknowingly, shows disrespect to a guru,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 9.109
तस्यैवाशु प्रणश्यन्ति धीविद्यार्थात्मजक्रियाः । शुश्रूषां कुरुते यस्तु गुरुणां सादरं नरः
tasyaivāśu praṇaśyanti dhīvidyārthātmajakriyāḥ / śuśrūṣāṃ kurute yastu guruṇāṃ sādaraṃ naraḥ
His intelligence, learning, wealth, sons and undertakings quickly perish. But the man who reverently renders service to his teachers—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.110
तस्य संपद्भवेद्भूप इति प्राहुर्विपश्चितः । तेन शापेन दग्धो ऽहमन्तश्चैव क्षधाग्निना
tasya saṃpadbhavedbhūpa iti prāhurvipaścitaḥ / tena śāpena dagdho 'hamantaścaiva kṣadhāgninā
—his, O king, will be prosperity: so the wise have declared. Burned by that curse, and within by the fire of hunger,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.111
मोक्षं कदा प्रयास्यामि न जाने नृपसत्तम । एवं वदति विप्रेन्द्र वटस्थे ऽस्मिन्निशाचरे
mokṣaṃ kadā prayāsyāmi na jāne nṛpasattama / evaṃ vadati viprendra vaṭasthe 'sminniśācare
when I shall attain release I do not know, O best of kings. While that night-roamer stationed in the banyan tree was speaking thus, O chief of brahmins—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.112
धर्मशास्त्रप्रसंगेन तयोः पापं क्षयं गतम् । एतस्मिन्नन्तरे प्रात्पः कश्चिद्विप्रो ऽतिधार्मिकः
dharmaśāstraprasaṃgena tayoḥ pāpaṃ kṣayaṃ gatam / etasminnantare prātpaḥ kaścidvipro 'tidhārmikaḥ
—by the occasion of (this) discourse on the law-books the sin of those two was destroyed. Meanwhile there arrived a certain exceedingly righteous brahmin,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.113
कलिङ्गदेशसंभूतो नान्म्रा गर्ग इति स्मृतः । वहन्गङ्गाजलं स्कन्धे स्तुवन् विश्वेश्वरं प्रभुम्
kaliṅgadeśasaṃbhūto nānmrā garga iti smṛtaḥ / vahangaṅgājalaṃ skandhe stuvan viśveśvaraṃ prabhum
born in the land of Kaliṅga, known by the name Garga, carrying Ganges water on his shoulder, praising the Lord Viśveśvara,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.114
गायन्नामानि तस्यैव मुदा हृष्टतन् रुहः । तमागतं मुनिं दृष्ट्वा पिशाचीराक्षसौ च तौ
gāyannāmāni tasyaiva mudā hṛṣṭatan ruhaḥ / tamāgataṃ muniṃ dṛṣṭvā piśācīrākṣasau ca tau
singing that very one's names, joyful, his body-hairs bristling with delight. Seeing that sage arrive, those two, the piśācī and the rākṣasa,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 9.115
प्रात्पा नः पारणेत्युक्त्वा प्राद्ववन्नूर्ध्वबाहवः । तेन कीर्तितनामानि श्रुत्वा दूरे व्यवस्थिताः । अशक्तास्तं धर्षयितुमिदमूचुश्च राक्षसाः
prātpā naḥ pāraṇetyuktvā prādvavannūrdhvabāhavaḥ / tena kīrtitanāmāni śrutvā dūre vyavasthitāḥ / aśaktāstaṃ dharṣayitumidamūcuśca rākṣasāḥ
saying "our breaking of the fast has come!", ran forth with arms upraised. But hearing the names uttered by him, they halted at a distance; unable to assail him, the rākṣasas said this:
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NarP 1 9.116
अहो विप्र महाभाग नमस्तुभ्य महात्मने । नामकीर्तनमाहात्म्याद्राक्षसा दूरगावयम्
aho vipra mahābhāga namastubhya mahātmane / nāmakīrtanamāhātmyādrākṣasā dūragāvayam
"Ah, brahmin, greatly fortunate one, homage to you, the great-souled! By the greatness of your chanting of the Name we rākṣasas keep our distance.
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NarP 1 9.117
अस्माभिर्भक्षिताः पूर्वं विप्राः कोटिसहस्रः । नामप्रावरणं विप्र रक्षति त्वां महाभययात्
asmābhirbhakṣitāḥ pūrvaṃ viprāḥ koṭisahasraḥ / nāmaprāvaraṇaṃ vipra rakṣati tvāṃ mahābhayayāt
Formerly thousands of crores of brahmins were devoured by us; but the Name is a cloak, brahmin, that guards you from great peril.
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NarP 1 9.118
नामश्रवणमात्रेण राक्षसा अपि भो वयम् । परां शान्तिं समापन्ना महिम्ना ह्यच्युतस्य वै
nāmaśravaṇamātreṇa rākṣasā api bho vayam / parāṃ śāntiṃ samāpannā mahimnā hyacyutasya vai
Merely by hearing the Name, ho, even we rākṣasas have attained supreme peace, indeed by the might of Acyuta.
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NarP 1 9.119
सर्वथा त्वं महाभाग रागादिरुहितोह्यसि । गङ्गाजलाभिषेकेण पाह्यस्मात्पातकोच्चयात्
sarvathā tvaṃ mahābhāga rāgādiruhitohyasi / gaṅgājalābhiṣekeṇa pāhyasmātpātakoccayāt
In every way, greatly fortunate one, you are free from passion and the rest. By sprinkling us with Ganges water, protect us from this heap of sins.
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NarP 1 9.120
हरिसे वापरो भूत्वा यश्चात्मानं तु तारयेत् । स तारयेनगत्सर्वमिति शंसन्ति सूरयः
harise vāparo bhūtvā yaścātmānaṃ tu tārayet / sa tārayenagatsarvamiti śaṃsanti sūrayaḥ
He who, becoming devoted to Hari, would ferry himself across—he would ferry the whole world across: so the wise proclaim.
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NarP 1 9.121
अवहाय हरेर्नाम घोरसंसारभेषजम् । केनोपायेन लभ्येत मुक्तिः सर्वत्र दुर्लभा
avahāya harernāma ghorasaṃsārabheṣajam / kenopāyena labhyeta muktiḥ sarvatra durlabhā
Setting aside Hari's name, the medicine for the dreadful round of rebirth, by what means could liberation, hard to get anywhere, be obtained?
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NarP 1 9.122
लोहोडुपेन प्रतरन्निमजत्युदके यथा । तयैवाकृतपुण्यास्तु तारयन्ति कथं परान्
lohoḍupena pratarannimajatyudake yathā / tayaivākṛtapuṇyāstu tārayanti kathaṃ parān
As one crossing over by an iron raft sinks in the water, just so, how can those who have done no merit ferry others across?
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NarP 1 9.123
अहो चरित्रं महतां सर्वलोकसुखा वहम् । यथा हि सर्वलोकानामानन्दाय कलानिधिः
aho caritraṃ mahatāṃ sarvalokasukhā vaham / yathā hi sarvalokānāmānandāya kalānidhiḥ
Ah, the conduct of the great brings happiness to all the world—just as the moon, the treasury of digits, exists for the delight of all people.
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NarP 1 9.124
पृथिव्यां यानि तीर्थानि पवित्राणि द्विजोत्तम् । तानि सर्वाणि गङ्गायाः कणस्यापि समानिन
pṛthivyāṃ yāni tīrthāni pavitrāṇi dvijottam / tāni sarvāṇi gaṅgāyāḥ kaṇasyāpi samānina
Whatever holy fords there are on earth, O best of the twice-born, all of them are not equal even to a drop of the Ganges.
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NarP 1 9.125
तुलसीदलप्रदलसंमिश्रमपि सर्षपमात्रकम् । गङ्गाजलं पुनात्येव कुलानामेकविंशतिम्
tulasīdalapradalasaṃmiśramapi sarṣapamātrakam / gaṅgājalaṃ punātyeva kulānāmekaviṃśatim
Ganges water, even a mustard-seed's worth mixed with a leaf of tulasī, purifies twenty-one generations.
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NarP 1 9.126
तस्माद्विप्र महाभाग सर्वशास्त्रार्थकोविद । गङ्गाजलप्रदानेन पाह्मस्मान्पापकर्मिणः
tasmādvipra mahābhāga sarvaśāstrārthakovida / gaṅgājalapradānena pāhmasmānpāpakarmiṇaḥ
Therefore, brahmin, greatly fortunate one, skilled in the meaning of all the scriptures, by giving us Ganges water protect us, doers of evil deeds."
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NarP 1 9.127
इत्याख्यातं राक्षसैस्तैर्गङ्गामाहात्म्यमुत्तमम् । निशम्य विस्मया विष्टो बभूव द्विजसतमः
ityākhyātaṃ rākṣasaistairgaṅgāmāhātmyamuttamam / niśamya vismayā viṣṭo babhūva dvijasatamaḥ
Having heard the supreme greatness of the Ganges thus told by those rākṣasas, the best of the twice-born became filled with amazement:
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NarP 1 9.128
एषामपीद्दशी भक्तिर्गङ्गायां लोकमातरि । किमु ज्ञानप्रभावाणां महतां पुण्यशालिनाम्
eṣāmapīddaśī bhaktirgaṅgāyāṃ lokamātari / kimu jñānaprabhāvāṇāṃ mahatāṃ puṇyaśālinām
"Even these have such devotion to the Ganges, mother of the world—how much more, then, the great ones rich in merit, whose power is knowledge!"
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NarP 1 9.129
अथासौ मनसा धर्मं विनिश्चित्य द्रिजोत्तमः । सर्वपूतहितो भक्तः प्राप्रोतीति परं पदम्
athāsau manasā dharmaṃ viniścitya drijottamaḥ / sarvapūtahito bhaktaḥ prāprotīti paraṃ padam
Then that best of the twice-born, having settled the matter of dharma in his mind (thought): "A devotee who works for the good of all beings attains the highest state."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 9.130
ततो विप्रः कृपाविष्टो गङ्गाजलप्रनुत्तममम् । तुलसीदलसंमिश्रं तेषु रक्षःस्वसेचयत्
tato vipraḥ kṛpāviṣṭo gaṅgājalapranuttamamam / tulasīdalasaṃmiśraṃ teṣu rakṣaḥsvasecayat
Then the brahmin, filled with compassion, sprinkled upon those demons the most excellent water of the Ganges, mixed with tulasī leaves.
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NarP 1 9.131
राक्षसास्तेन सिक्तास्तु सर्षपोपमबिन्दुना । विमृज्य राक्षसं भावमभवन्देवतोपमाः
rākṣasāstena siktāstu sarṣapopamabindunā / vimṛjya rākṣasaṃ bhāvamabhavandevatopamāḥ
And the demons, sprinkled by him with a drop no bigger than a mustard seed, wiped away their demonic nature and became like gods.
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NarP 1 9.132
ब्राह्मणं सम्यक्ते जग्मुर्हस्तथैव च । कोटिसूर्यप्रतीकाशा बभूवुर्विवुधर्षभाः
brāhmaṇaṃ samyakte jagmurhastathaiva ca / koṭisūryapratīkāśā babhūvurvivudharṣabhāḥ
They (honoured?) the brahmin rightly and (worshipped him) with (folded) hands, and those bulls among the gods became radiant like a crore of suns.
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NarP 1 9.133
शङ्खचक्रगदाचिह्ना हरिसारुप्यमागताः । स्तुवन्तो ब्राह्मणं सम्यक्ते जग्मुर्ह रिमान्दिरम्
śaṅkhacakragadācihnā harisārupyamāgatāḥ / stuvanto brāhmaṇaṃ samyakte jagmurha rimāndiram
Marked with conch, discus and mace, having attained a form like Hari's, praising the brahmin, they went rightly to the abode of Hari (Śrī).
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NarP 1 9.134
राजा कल्माषपादस्तु निजरुपं समास्थितः । जगाम महतीं चिन्तां दृष्ट्वा तान्मुक्तिगानधान्
rājā kalmāṣapādastu nijarupaṃ samāsthitaḥ / jagāma mahatīṃ cintāṃ dṛṣṭvā tānmuktigānadhān
But King Kalmāṣapāda, restored to his own form, fell into great anxiety on seeing those (demons) gone to liberation.
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NarP 1 9.135
तस्मिन् राज्ञि सुदुःखार्ते गूढरुपा सरस्वती । धर्ममूलं महावाक्यं बभाषे ऽगाधया गिरा
tasmin rājñi suduḥkhārte gūḍharupā sarasvatī / dharmamūlaṃ mahāvākyaṃ babhāṣe 'gādhayā girā
While that king was sorely afflicted with grief, Sarasvatī (Speech), her form concealed, uttered in a fathomless voice a great utterance rooted in dharma.
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NarP 1 9.136
भो भो राजन्महाभाग न दुःखं गन्तुमर्हसि । राजस्तवापि भागान्ते महच्छ्रेयो भविष्यति
bho bho rājanmahābhāga na duḥkhaṃ gantumarhasi / rājastavāpi bhāgānte mahacchreyo bhaviṣyati
"Ho, ho, greatly fortunate king! You ought not to give way to grief. O king, for you too, at the end of your (allotted) portion, great good will come to be."
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NarP 1 9.137
सत्कर्मधूतपापा ये हरिभक्तिपरायणाः । प्रयान्ति नात्र संदेहस्तद्विष्णोः परमं पदम्
satkarmadhūtapāpā ye haribhaktiparāyaṇāḥ / prayānti nātra saṃdehastadviṣṇoḥ paramaṃ padam
Those whose sins have been shaken off by good deeds and who are wholly devoted to Hari go — there is no doubt of it — to that highest state of Viṣṇu.
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NarP 1 9.138
सर्वभूतदयायुक्ता धर्ममार्गप्रवर्तिनः । प्रयान्ति परमं स्थानं गुरुपूजापरायणाः
sarvabhūtadayāyuktā dharmamārgapravartinaḥ / prayānti paramaṃ sthānaṃ gurupūjāparāyaṇāḥ
Those endowed with compassion for all beings, who walk the path of dharma and are devoted to the worship of their teacher, go to the highest abode.
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NarP 1 9.139
इतीरितं समाकर्ण्य भारत्या नृपसतमः । मनसा निर्वृत्तिं प्राप्यसस्मार च गुरोर्वचः
itīritaṃ samākarṇya bhāratyā nṛpasatamaḥ / manasā nirvṛttiṃ prāpyasasmāra ca gurorvacaḥ
Having heard what was thus spoken by Speech (Bhāratī), that best of kings, attaining calm in his mind, also recalled his teacher's words.
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NarP 1 9.140
स्तुवन्गुरुं च तं विग्नं हरिं चैवातिहर्षितः । पीर्ववृत्तं च विप्राय सर्वं तस्मै न्यवेदयत्
stuvanguruṃ ca taṃ vignaṃ hariṃ caivātiharṣitaḥ / pīrvavṛttaṃ ca viprāya sarvaṃ tasmai nyavedayat
Praising his teacher and Hari, the remover of obstacles, and greatly delighted, he reported everything that had happened before to that brahmin.
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NarP 1 9.141
ततो नृपस्तु कालिङ्गं प्रणम्य विधिर्वमुने । नामानि व्याहरन्विष्णोः सद्यो वाराणसीं ययौ
tato nṛpastu kāliṅgaṃ praṇamya vidhirvamune / nāmāni vyāharanviṣṇoḥ sadyo vārāṇasīṃ yayau
Then the king, having bowed to the Kāliṅga (brahmin) duly, O sage, uttering the names of Viṣṇu, went at once to Vārāṇasī.
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NarP 1 9.142
षण्मासं तत्र गङ्गायां स्नात्वा दृष्ट्वा सदानिवम् । ब्राह्मणीदत्तश पात्तु मुक्तो मित्रसहो ऽभवत्
ṣaṇmāsaṃ tatra gaṅgāyāṃ snātvā dṛṣṭvā sadānivam / brāhmaṇīdattaśa pāttu mukto mitrasaho 'bhavat
Having bathed there in the Ganges for six months and seen the Eternal One (Sadāśiva?), and (through) the brahmin woman's curse, he was released and became Mitrasaha.
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NarP 1 9.143
ततस्तु स्वपुरीं प्रात्पो वसिष्टेन महात्मना । अभिषिक्तो मुनुश्रेष्ठ स्वकं राज्यमपालयत्
tatastu svapurīṃ prātpo vasiṣṭena mahātmanā / abhiṣikto munuśreṣṭha svakaṃ rājyamapālayat
Then, having reached his own city, he was consecrated by the great-souled Vasiṣṭha, O best of sages, and ruled his own kingdom.
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NarP 1 9.144
पालयित्वा महीं कृत्स्त्रां भुक्त्वा भोगान्स्त्रियं विना । वशिष्टात्प्राप्य सन्तानं गतो मोक्षं नृपोत्तमः
pālayitvā mahīṃ kṛtstrāṃ bhuktvā bhogānstriyaṃ vinā / vaśiṣṭātprāpya santānaṃ gato mokṣaṃ nṛpottamaḥ
Having protected the whole earth and enjoyed pleasures apart from woman, and having obtained offspring through Vasiṣṭha, that best of kings went to liberation.
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NarP 1 9.145
नैतच्चित्रं द्विजश्रेष्ठ विष्णोर्वाराणसीगुणान् । गृणञ्छृण्वन्स्मरन्गङ्गां पीत्वा मुक्तो भवेन्नरः
naitaccitraṃ dvijaśreṣṭha viṣṇorvārāṇasīguṇān / gṛṇañchṛṇvansmarangaṅgāṃ pītvā mukto bhavennaraḥ
This is no wonder, O best of the twice-born: reciting, hearing, remembering the qualities of Viṣṇu and of Vārāṇasī, and drinking of the Ganges, a man becomes liberated.
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NarP 1 9.146
तस्मान्माहिम्ने विप्रेन्द्र गङ्गायाः शक्यते नहि । पारं गन्तुं सुराधीशैर्ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवरपि
tasmānmāhimne viprendra gaṅgāyāḥ śakyate nahi / pāraṃ gantuṃ surādhīśairbrahmaviṣṇuśivarapi
Therefore, O chief of brahmins, it is not possible to reach the far shore of the Ganges' greatness, not even for the lords of the gods, Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Śiva.
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NarP 1 9.147
यन्नामस्मरणादेव महापातककोटिभिः । विमुक्तो ब्रह्मसदनं नरो याति न संशयः
yannāmasmaraṇādeva mahāpātakakoṭibhiḥ / vimukto brahmasadanaṃ naro yāti na saṃśayaḥ
By the mere remembrance of whose name a man is freed from crores of great sins and goes to Brahmā's abode — there is no doubt.
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NarP 1 9.148
गङ्गा गङ्गेति यन्नाम सकृदप्युच्यते यदा । तदैव पापनिमुक्तो ब्रह्मलोके महीयते
gaṅgā gaṅgeti yannāma sakṛdapyucyate yadā / tadaiva pāpanimukto brahmaloke mahīyate
When her name is uttered even once, "Ganges, Ganges," then and there one is freed from sin and is honoured in Brahmā's world.
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