Narada Purana — Uttara Bhaga — Chapter 10
NarP 2 10.1
वसिष्ठ उवाच ततः प्राह विशालाक्षी भर्तुर्वाक्यं निशम्य सा । सत्यमुक्तं त्वया राजन्पुत्रसौख्यात्परं सुखम्
vasiṣṭha uvāca tataḥ prāha viśālākṣī bharturvākyaṃ niśamya sā / satyamuktaṃ tvayā rājanputrasaukhyātparaṃ sukham
Vasiṣṭha said: Then the wide-eyed (queen), having heard her husband's words, spoke: "What you have said is true, O king — there is no happiness greater than the happiness (that comes) from a son..."
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NarP 2 10.2
न भवेदिह राजेन्द्र मुनीनां भाषितं यथा । तुल्यं भवति लोके ऽस्मिन् विष्ण्वाख्यस्य परस्य हि
na bhavediha rājendra munīnāṃ bhāṣitaṃ yathā / tulyaṃ bhavati loke 'smin viṣṇvākhyasya parasya hi
"...there could be none here, O lord of kings, as the sages have declared; (nothing) in this world becomes equal to the supreme one named Viṣṇu."
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NarP 2 10.3
पुत्रे भारस्त्वया न्यस्तः सप्तद्वीपसमुद्भवः । मार्गी हिंसां परित्यज्य यज्ञैरिष्ट्वा जनार्दनम्
putre bhārastvayā nyastaḥ saptadvīpasamudbhavaḥ / mārgī hiṃsāṃ parityajya yajñairiṣṭvā janārdanam
"The burden arising from the seven continents has been laid by you upon your son. Abandoning violence, having worshipped Janārdana with sacrifices, you should follow the (proper) path,"
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NarP 2 10.4
भोगस्पृहां परित्यज्य सेवस्य सुरनिम्नगाम् । एतन्न्याय्यं भवति भो न न्याय्यो मृगनिग्रहः
bhogaspṛhāṃ parityajya sevasya suranimnagām / etannyāyyaṃ bhavati bho na nyāyyo mṛganigrahaḥ
"and, giving up the craving for enjoyments, attend upon the river of the gods (the Gaṅgā). This is what is right, sir; the slaying of deer is not right."
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NarP 2 10.5
हृदये नखपातो हि वृद्धाया भूपते यथा । तथा विषयसेवा हि पितॄणां पुत्रिणां विदुः
hṛdaye nakhapāto hi vṛddhāyā bhūpate yathā / tathā viṣayasevā hi pitṝṇāṃ putriṇāṃ viduḥ
"Just as a nail-gash on the heart is for an aged woman, O lord of the earth, so, they know, is indulgence in sense-objects for fathers who have sons."
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NarP 2 10.6
गृहे वापि हृषीकेशं पूजयस्व महीपते । निर्देषमृगयूथानां न युक्तं सूदनं तव
gṛhe vāpi hṛṣīkeśaṃ pūjayasva mahīpate / nirdeṣamṛgayūthānāṃ na yuktaṃ sūdanaṃ tava
"Even at home, worship Hṛṣīkeśa, O lord of the earth; the slaughtering of blameless herds of deer is not fitting for you."
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NarP 2 10.7
अहिंसा परमो धर्मः पुराणे परिकीर्तितः । हिंसया वर्तमानस्य व्यर्थो धर्म्मोभवेदिति । कुर्वन्नपि वृथा धर्मान्यो हिंसामनुवर्तते
ahiṃsā paramo dharmaḥ purāṇe parikīrtitaḥ / hiṃsayā vartamānasya vyartho dharmmobhavediti / kurvannapi vṛthā dharmānyo hiṃsāmanuvartate
"Non-injury is proclaimed in the Purāṇa as the highest dharma; for one who lives by violence, dharma becomes fruitless. Even while performing dharmas, he who practises violence (does so) in vain."
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NarP 2 10.8
परैरुपहतां भूप नोपभुञ्जन्ति साधवः । षड्विधं नृप ते प्रोक्तं विद्वद्भिर्जीवघातनम्
parairupahatāṃ bhūpa nopabhuñjanti sādhavaḥ / ṣaḍvidhaṃ nṛpa te proktaṃ vidvadbhirjīvaghātanam
"The good do not consume what has been struck down by others, O lord of the earth. The killing of living beings has been declared by the learned to be of six kinds, O king:"
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NarP 2 10.9
अनुमोदयिता पूर्वं द्वितीयो घातकः स्मृतः । विश्वासकस्तृतीयो ऽपि चतुर्थो भक्षकस्तथा । पञ्चमः पाचकः प्रोक्तः षष्ठो भूपात्र विग्रही । हिं सया संयुतं धर्ममधर्मं च विदुर्बुधाः
anumodayitā pūrvaṃ dvitīyo ghātakaḥ smṛtaḥ / viśvāsakastṛtīyo 'pi caturtho bhakṣakastathā / pañcamaḥ pācakaḥ proktaḥ ṣaṣṭho bhūpātra vigrahī / hiṃ sayā saṃyutaṃ dharmamadharmaṃ ca vidurbudhāḥ
"the one who consents (to it) is the first, the killer is reckoned the second, the one who gains (the creature's) trust is the third, the eater likewise the fourth, the cook is called the fifth, and the sixth here, O king, is the one who cuts it up. The wise know a dharma joined with violence to be adharma."
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NarP 2 10.10
न पापं कुरुते भूप पुत्रे भारं निवेश्य वै । धर्मं समाश्रयमन्सम्यक्संजातपलितः पिता
na pāpaṃ kurute bhūpa putre bhāraṃ niveśya vai / dharmaṃ samāśrayamansamyaksaṃjātapalitaḥ pitā
"A father who, with his hair well turned grey, has placed the burden on his son and taken refuge in dharma commits no sin, O lord of the earth."
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NarP 2 10.11
परित्यज्य इमं भावं मृगहिंसासमुद्भवम् । मृगशीला हि राजानो विनष्टाः शतशो न-प
parityajya imaṃ bhāvaṃ mṛgahiṃsāsamudbhavam / mṛgaśīlā hi rājāno vinaṣṭāḥ śataśo na-pa
"Give up this disposition that arises from the killing of deer; for kings addicted to hunting have perished by the hundreds, O king."
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NarP 2 10.12
तस्माद्दुष्टं हि तन्मन्ये यत्र मृगपातनम् । दया वरा मृगे रीज्ञां धर्मिणामपि दृश्यते
tasmādduṣṭaṃ hi tanmanye yatra mṛgapātanam / dayā varā mṛge rījñāṃ dharmiṇāmapi dṛśyate
"Therefore I hold that to be evil wherein deer are struck down; compassion toward a deer is seen to be best even for kings who are righteous."
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NarP 2 10.13
निवारितो मया हि त्वं हितबुद्ध्या पुनः पुनः । एवं ब्रुवाणां तां भार्यां नृपो वचनमब्रवीत्
nivārito mayā hi tvaṃ hitabuddhyā punaḥ punaḥ / evaṃ bruvāṇāṃ tāṃ bhāryāṃ nṛpo vacanamabravīt
"Again and again I have restrained you, with your welfare in mind." To his wife, who was speaking thus, the king said these words:
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NarP 2 10.14
नहिर्हिसे मृगान्देवि मृगव्याजेन कानने । पर्य्यटिष्ये धनुष्पाणिः कुर्वन्कण्टकशोधनम्
nahirhise mṛgāndevi mṛgavyājena kānane / paryyaṭiṣye dhanuṣpāṇiḥ kurvankaṇṭakaśodhanam
"I shall not injure deer, O lady, in the forest; on the pretext of the hunt I shall roam with bow in hand, clearing away the thorns (i.e. the troublemakers)."
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NarP 2 10.15
जनमध्ये सुतो मे ऽस्तु कानने ऽहं वरानने । श्वापदेभ्यश्च दस्युभ्यः प्रजा रक्ष्या महीभृता
janamadhye suto me 'stu kānane 'haṃ varānane / śvāpadebhyaśca dasyubhyaḥ prajā rakṣyā mahībhṛtā
"Let my son be among the people, and let me be in the forest, O fair-faced one; the subjects must be protected by the king from beasts of prey and from robbers."
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NarP 2 10.16
आत्मनावाथ पुत्रेण गोपनीयाः प्रजा शुभे । प्रजा अरक्षन्नृपतिः सधर्म्मो ऽपि व्रजत्यधः
ātmanāvātha putreṇa gopanīyāḥ prajā śubhe / prajā arakṣannṛpatiḥ sadharmmo 'pi vrajatyadhaḥ
"The subjects must be guarded either by oneself or by one's son, O auspicious lady; a king who does not protect his subjects, even if he is righteous, goes downward."
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NarP 2 10.17
सो ऽहं रक्षणमुद्दिश्यगमिष्यामि वनं प्रिये । विमुक्तभावो ऽहमिति मेरुशृङ्गे रविर्यथा
so 'haṃ rakṣaṇamuddiśyagamiṣyāmi vanaṃ priye / vimuktabhāvo 'hamiti meruśṛṅge raviryathā
"So I shall go to the forest for the sake of (their) protection, my dear, being myself free of attachment, like the sun on the peak of Meru."
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NarP 2 10.18
एवमुद्दिश्य तां राजा आरुरोह हयोत्तमम् । दोषापतिसमप्रख्यं निर्देषं क्षितिभूषणम्
evamuddiśya tāṃ rājā āruroha hayottamam / doṣāpatisamaprakhyaṃ nirdeṣaṃ kṣitibhūṣaṇam
Having thus declared to her, the king mounted his best of horses, one resembling the lord of night (the moon), flawless, an ornament of the earth,
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NarP 2 10.19
देववाहसमं रूपे प्रभञ्जनसमं जवे । धरामादृत्य भूपालो दत्वा तं दक्षिणं करम्
devavāhasamaṃ rūpe prabhañjanasamaṃ jave / dharāmādṛtya bhūpālo datvā taṃ dakṣiṇaṃ karam
equal to the mount of the gods in form, equal to the wind in speed; and the king, honouring the earth, laid upon it his right hand —
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NarP 2 10.20
सहस्रकोटिदातारं कामिनीकुचपीडनम् । अशोकपल्लवाकारं वज्राङ्कुशविरोहणम्
sahasrakoṭidātāraṃ kāminīkucapīḍanam / aśokapallavākāraṃ vajrāṅkuśavirohaṇam
(that hand) the giver of thousands of crores, the presser of lovely women's breasts, shaped like an aśoka shoot, on which the marks of thunderbolt and goad appear.
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NarP 2 10.21
संप्रतस्थे महीपालश्चालयानो महीतलम् । साधयानो ययौ देशान्काननं स नृपोत्तमः
saṃpratasthe mahīpālaścālayāno mahītalam / sādhayāno yayau deśānkānanaṃ sa nṛpottamaḥ
The protector of the earth set out, making the surface of the earth shake; subduing the lands, that best of kings went to the forest.
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NarP 2 10.22
वाजिवेगेन निर्द्धूता वारणाः स्यन्दना हयाः । पदातयो निपेतुस्ते मूर्च्छिताः क्षितिमण्डले
vājivegena nirddhūtā vāraṇāḥ syandanā hayāḥ / padātayo nipetuste mūrcchitāḥ kṣitimaṇḍale
Shaken by the speed of the horses, elephants, chariots and steeds, and foot-soldiers fell down fainting upon the circle of the earth.
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NarP 2 10.23
स राजा सहसा प्राप्तो मुनीनामाश्रमं परम् । योजनानां समुत्तीर्य शतमष्टोत्तरं नृप
sa rājā sahasā prāpto munīnāmāśramaṃ param / yojanānāṃ samuttīrya śatamaṣṭottaraṃ nṛpa
That king swiftly reached the supreme hermitage of the sages, having crossed over a hundred and eight yojanas, O king.
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NarP 2 10.24
प्रविवेशाश्रमं रम्यं कदलीखण्डमण्डितम् । अशोकबकुलोपेतं पुन्नागसरलावृतम्
praviveśāśramaṃ ramyaṃ kadalīkhaṇḍamaṇḍitam / aśokabakulopetaṃ punnāgasaralāvṛtam
He entered the delightful hermitage, adorned with groves of plantain, furnished with aśoka and bakula trees, encircled by punnāga and saral trees,
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NarP 2 10.25
मातुलिङ्गैः कपित्थैश्च खर्जूरैः पनसादिभिः । नारिकेलैस्तथा तालैः केतकैः सिंदुवारकैः
mātuliṅgaiḥ kapitthaiśca kharjūraiḥ panasādibhiḥ / nārikelaistathā tālaiḥ ketakaiḥ siṃduvārakaiḥ
with citrons and wood-apples, with date palms, with jackfruit and the rest, with coconut trees and likewise palmyras, with ketaka and sinduvāra shrubs,
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NarP 2 10.26
चन्दनैः सतमालैश्च सालैः पिप्पलचंपकैः । क्रमुकैर्दाडिमैश्चैव धात्रीवृक्षैः सहस्रशः
candanaiḥ satamālaiśca sālaiḥ pippalacaṃpakaiḥ / kramukairdāḍimaiścaiva dhātrīvṛkṣaiḥ sahasraśaḥ
with sandalwood trees and tamāla, with sāl trees, with pippala and campaka, with areca palms and pomegranates, and with āmalakī trees by the thousand,
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NarP 2 10.27
निम्बवृक्षैश्च बहुशस्तथाम्रैर्लोध्रपादपैः । परिपक्वफलैर्नम्रैः खगारूढैः समावृतम्
nimbavṛkṣaiśca bahuśastathāmrairlodhrapādapaiḥ / paripakvaphalairnamraiḥ khagārūḍhaiḥ samāvṛtam
and with many nimba trees, and likewise with mangoes and lodhra trees — (the hermitage was) surrounded (by trees) bent with wholly ripened fruit and mounted upon by birds,
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NarP 2 10.28
ह्यद्येन वायुना युक्तं पुष्पगन्धावृतेन हि । पश्यमानो मुनिं राजा ददर्श हुतभुक्प्रभम्
hyadyena vāyunā yuktaṃ puṣpagandhāvṛtena hi / paśyamāno muniṃ rājā dadarśa hutabhukprabham
and joined with a pleasant breeze laden with the fragrance of flowers. As he looked about, the king saw the sage, radiant as the fire that receives oblations,
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NarP 2 10.29
वामदेवं द्विजवरं बहुशिष्यसमावृतम् । अवरुह्य हयाद्दृष्ट्वा प्रणनाम च सादरम्
vāmadevaṃ dvijavaraṃ bahuśiṣyasamāvṛtam / avaruhya hayāddṛṣṭvā praṇanāma ca sādaram
Vāmadeva, the best of the twice-born, surrounded by many pupils; and having dismounted from his horse and seen (him), he bowed down respectfully.
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NarP 2 10.30
तेनापि मुनिना राजा ह्यर्घाद्यैरभिपूजितः । उपविश्यासने कौशे प्राह संहृष्टया गिरा
tenāpi muninā rājā hyarghādyairabhipūjitaḥ / upaviśyāsane kauśe prāha saṃhṛṣṭayā girā
And the king, honoured by that sage with water for washing and the rest, sitting down on a seat of kuśa grass, spoke with delighted voice:
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NarP 2 10.31
अद्य मे पातकं क्षीणं संप्राप्तं कर्मणः फलम् । दृष्ट्वा तव पदांभोजं सम्यग्ध्यानपरस्य च
adya me pātakaṃ kṣīṇaṃ saṃprāptaṃ karmaṇaḥ phalam / dṛṣṭvā tava padāṃbhojaṃ samyagdhyānaparasya ca
"Today my sin is worn away, the fruit of (my) deeds has been obtained, from seeing the lotus of your foot, you who are intent on right meditation."
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NarP 2 10.32
तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य रुक्माङ्गदमहीपतेः । संपृष्ट्वा कुशलं प्राह वामदेवो मुदान्वितः
tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasya rukmāṅgadamahīpateḥ / saṃpṛṣṭvā kuśalaṃ prāha vāmadevo mudānvitaḥ
Hearing that speech of his, of King Rukmāṅgada, Vāmadeva, filled with gladness, asked after his welfare and said:
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NarP 2 10.33
राजंस्त्वयातिपुण्येन विष्णुभक्तेन वीक्षितः । ममाश्रमो महाभाग पुण्यो जातो धरातले
rājaṃstvayātipuṇyena viṣṇubhaktena vīkṣitaḥ / mamāśramo mahābhāga puṇyo jāto dharātale
"O king, looked upon by you, exceedingly meritorious and a devotee of Viṣṇu, my hermitage, O greatly fortunate one, has become holy on the face of the earth.
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NarP 2 10.34
कस्ते ऽन्यस्तुल्यतामेति पार्थिवो धरणीतले । येन वैवस्वतो माग्रो भग्नो निर्जित्य वै यमम्
kaste 'nyastulyatāmeti pārthivo dharaṇītale / yena vaivasvato māgro bhagno nirjitya vai yamam
What other king on the surface of the earth comes to equality with you, by whom the road of the son of the Sun was broken, having indeed conquered Yama?
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NarP 2 10.35
प्रापितः सकलो लोको वैकुण्ठं पदमव्ययम् । उपोषयित्वा नृपतेद्वादशीं पापनाशिनीम्
prāpitaḥ sakalo loko vaikuṇṭhaṃ padamavyayam / upoṣayitvā nṛpatedvādaśīṃ pāpanāśinīm
The whole world has been brought to Vaikuṇṭha, the imperishable abode, O king, by making (them) keep the fast of the twelfth day, the destroyer of sin.
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NarP 2 10.36
चतुर्भिः शोभनोपायैः प्रजाः सयम्य भूतले । स्वकर्मस्था विकर्मस्था नीता मधुभिदः पदम्
caturbhiḥ śobhanopāyaiḥ prajāḥ sayamya bhūtale / svakarmasthā vikarmasthā nītā madhubhidaḥ padam
Having restrained the people on earth by the four excellent means, both those who abide in their own duty and those who abide in wrong deeds have been led to the abode of the slayer of Madhu.
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NarP 2 10.37
सो ऽस्माकं द्रष्टुकामानां संप्राप्तो दर्शनं नृप । श्वपचो ऽपि महीपाल विष्णुभक्तो द्विजाधिकः
so 'smākaṃ draṣṭukāmānāṃ saṃprāpto darśanaṃ nṛpa / śvapaco 'pi mahīpāla viṣṇubhakto dvijādhikaḥ
He has come into the sight of us who wished to see him, O king. Even a dog-cooker, O protector of the earth, if he is a devotee of Viṣṇu, is above a twice-born.
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NarP 2 10.38
विष्णुभक्तिविहीनस्तु द्विजो ऽपि श्वपचाधिकः । दुर्लभा भूप राजानो विष्णुभक्ता महीतले
viṣṇubhaktivihīnastu dvijo 'pi śvapacādhikaḥ / durlabhā bhūpa rājāno viṣṇubhaktā mahītale
But one destitute of devotion to Viṣṇu, though a twice-born, is (lower) than a dog-cooker. Hard to find, O king, are kings devoted to Viṣṇu on the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 10.39
नावैष्णवो भवेद्राजा क्षितिलक्ष्मीप्रसाधकः । यो न राजा रहेर्भक्तो देवेष्वन्येषु भक्तिमान्
nāvaiṣṇavo bhavedrājā kṣitilakṣmīprasādhakaḥ / yo na rājā raherbhakto deveṣvanyeṣu bhaktimān
One who is not a Vaiṣṇava should not be a king, a winner of the earth's fortune. The king who is not devoted to Hari but has devotion toward other gods —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 10.40
यथा जारे पतिं त्यक्त्वा रता स्त्री स तथा नृपः । एवं व्यतिक्रमस्तस्य नृपतेर्भवति ध्रुवम्
yathā jāre patiṃ tyaktvā ratā strī sa tathā nṛpaḥ / evaṃ vyatikramastasya nṛpaterbhavati dhruvam
as a woman who, abandoning her husband, takes pleasure in a paramour, so is that king; thus transgression surely comes to be for that king.
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NarP 2 10.41
धर्मस्यार्थस्य कामस्य प्रज्ञायाश्च गतेरपि । तत्त्वया न्यायविहितं कृतं विष्णोः प्रपूजनम्
dharmasyārthasya kāmasya prajñāyāśca gaterapi / tattvayā nyāyavihitaṃ kṛtaṃ viṣṇoḥ prapūjanam
(That which is the means) of dharma, of wealth, of pleasure, of wisdom, and of (a good) destination as well — that worship of Viṣṇu, performed according to rule, has been done by you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 2 10.42
तेन धन्यो ऽसि नृपते वयं धन्यास्तवेक्षणात् । इत्येवं भाषमाणं तु वामदेवं नृपोत्तमः
tena dhanyo 'si nṛpate vayaṃ dhanyāstavekṣaṇāt / ityevaṃ bhāṣamāṇaṃ tu vāmadevaṃ nṛpottamaḥ
"Therefore you are blessed, O king; and we are blessed by the sight of you" — while Vāmadeva was speaking thus, the best of kings...
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NarP 2 10.43
उवाचावनतो भूत्वा प्रकृत्या विनयान्वितः । क्षामये त्वा द्विजश्रेष्ठ नाहमेतादृशो विभो
uvācāvanato bhūtvā prakṛtyā vinayānvitaḥ / kṣāmaye tvā dvijaśreṣṭha nāhametādṛśo vibho
...bowing low, endowed by nature with humility, said: "I beg your pardon, best of the twice-born; I am not such a one, O mighty lord.
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NarP 2 10.44
त्वत्पादपांसुना तुल्यो नाहं विप्र भवामि हि । न विप्रेभ्यो ऽधिका देवा भवन्तीह कदाचन
tvatpādapāṃsunā tulyo nāhaṃ vipra bhavāmi hi / na viprebhyo 'dhikā devā bhavantīha kadācana
I am not even equal to the dust of your feet, O brahmin; nor are the gods here ever superior to brahmins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 10.45
परितुष्टैर्द्विजैर्भक्तिर्जन्तोर्भवति माधवे । द्वेष्यो भवति तै रुष्टैः सत्यमेतन्मयेरितम्
parituṣṭairdvijairbhaktirjantorbhavati mādhave / dveṣyo bhavati tai ruṣṭaiḥ satyametanmayeritam
When the twice-born are well pleased, a creature comes to have devotion to Mādhava; when they are angered, he becomes hateful (to Viṣṇu). This that I have said is the truth."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 10.46
तमाह वामदेवस्तु ब्रूहि किं ते ददाम्यहम् । नादेयं विद्यते राजन्गृहायातस्य ते ऽधुना
tamāha vāmadevastu brūhi kiṃ te dadāmyaham / nādeyaṃ vidyate rājangṛhāyātasya te 'dhunā
But Vāmadeva said to him: "Say what I am to give you; there is nothing that may not be given, O king, to you who have now come to my house.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 10.47
अभीष्टं हि महीपाल यो ददाति महीतले । पटहं वासरे विष्णोः प्रजाभोजनवारणम्
abhīṣṭaṃ hi mahīpāla yo dadāti mahītale / paṭahaṃ vāsare viṣṇoḥ prajābhojanavāraṇam
For, O protector of the earth, he who on earth gives the drum on Viṣṇu's day (proclaiming) the prohibition of the people's eating (gives) what is desired."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 2 10.48
तमाह नृपतिर्विप्रं कृताञ्जलिपुटस्तदा । प्राप्तमेव मया सर्वं त्वदङ्घ्रियुगलेक्षणात्
tamāha nṛpatirvipraṃ kṛtāñjalipuṭastadā / prāptameva mayā sarvaṃ tvadaṅghriyugalekṣaṇāt
Then the king, with his palms joined, said to the brahmin: "Everything has already been obtained by me from beholding your pair of feet.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 10.49
ममैकः संशयो ब्रह्मन् वर्तते बहुकालतः । तं पृच्छामि द्विजाग्र्यं त्वां सर्वसंदेहभञ्जनम्
mamaikaḥ saṃśayo brahman vartate bahukālataḥ / taṃ pṛcchāmi dvijāgryaṃ tvāṃ sarvasaṃdehabhañjanam
One doubt of mine, O brahmin, has persisted for a long time; I ask you about it, foremost of the twice-born, breaker of all doubts.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 10.50
त्रैलोक्यसुन्दरी भार्या मम केन सुकर्मणा । या विलोकयते दृष्ट्या मां सदा मन्मथाधिकम्
trailokyasundarī bhāryā mama kena sukarmaṇā / yā vilokayate dṛṣṭyā māṃ sadā manmathādhikam
By what good deed (have I got) a wife who is the loveliest in the three worlds, who always looks upon me with a gaze (that sees me) as surpassing Manmatha?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 10.51
यत्र यत्र पदं देवी ददाति वरवर्णिनी । तत्र तत्र निधानानि प्रकाशयति मेदिनी
yatra yatra padaṃ devī dadāti varavarṇinī / tatra tatra nidhānāni prakāśayati medinī
Wherever the queen of lovely hue sets her foot, there the earth reveals treasures.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 10.52
यस्याश्चाङ्गं जराहीनं वलीपलितवर्जितम् । सदा भाति मुनिश्रेष्ठ शारदेन्दुप्रभा यथा
yasyāścāṅgaṃ jarāhīnaṃ valīpalitavarjitam / sadā bhāti muniśreṣṭha śāradenduprabhā yathā
She whose body, free of old age, without wrinkles or grey hair, always shines, best of sages, like the radiance of the autumn moon;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 10.53
विनाग्निनापि सा विप्र साधयत्येव षड्रसम् । अन्नं पचति यत्स्वल्पं तस्मिन्भुञ्जन्ति कोटयः
vināgnināpi sā vipra sādhayatyeva ṣaḍrasam / annaṃ pacati yatsvalpaṃ tasminbhuñjanti koṭayaḥ
even without fire, O brahmin, she indeed prepares the six flavours; the little food she cooks — on it millions eat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 10.54
पितव्रता दानशीला सर्वभूतसुखावहा । नावज्ञा क्रियते ब्रह्मन् वाक्येनापि प्रसूप्तया
pitavratā dānaśīlā sarvabhūtasukhāvahā / nāvajñā kriyate brahman vākyenāpi prasūptayā
Devoted to her husband, generous, bringing happiness to all beings — no slight is offered (by her), O brahmin, even in word, even when she is asleep.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 2 10.55
यस्यां जातस्तु तनयो ममाज्ञायां स्थितः सदा । अहमेव धरापृष्ठे पुत्री द्विजवरोत्तम
yasyāṃ jātastu tanayo mamājñāyāṃ sthitaḥ sadā / ahameva dharāpṛṣṭhe putrī dvijavarottama
And the son born of her stands always under my command; on the face of the earth I alone (have such a son), O best of the excellent twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 2 10.56
यस्य पुत्रः पितुर्भक्तो ह्यधिको गुणसंचयैः । एकद्वीपपतिश्चाहं विदितो धरणीतले
yasya putraḥ piturbhakto hyadhiko guṇasaṃcayaiḥ / ekadvīpapatiścāhaṃ vidito dharaṇītale
He whose son is devoted to his father and superior (to him) in the accumulation of virtues — and I am known on the face of the earth as lord of a single continent,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 10.57
पुत्रो ममाधिको जातः सप्तद्वीपप्रपालकः । मदर्थे येन विप्रेन्द्र समानीता नृपात्मजा
putro mamādhiko jātaḥ saptadvīpaprapālakaḥ / madarthe yena viprendra samānītā nṛpātmajā
(while) my son has turned out superior, the protector of the seven continents; by whom, lord of brahmins, a king's daughter was brought for my sake,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 10.58
विद्युल्लेखेति विख्याता रणे जित्वा महीभुजः । अथ तेनाधिपतिना रूपद्रविणशालिना
vidyullekheti vikhyātā raṇe jitvā mahībhujaḥ / atha tenādhipatinā rūpadraviṇaśālinā
she known as Vidyullekhā, having conquered kings in battle; then by that overlord, abounding in beauty and wealth,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 10.59
षण्मासेन रणे जित्वा कृत्वा सर्वान्निरायुधान् । यो गत्वा प्रमदाराज्यं जित्वा ताः प्रमदा रणे
ṣaṇmāsena raṇe jitvā kṛtvā sarvānnirāyudhān / yo gatvā pramadārājyaṃ jitvā tāḥ pramadā raṇe
having conquered in battle within six months and made them all weaponless, who, going to the kingdom of women and conquering those women in battle,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 10.60
आजहार शुभास्तासां मध्यादष्टौ वराङ्गनाः । प्रददौ मयि ताः सर्वाः प्रणम्य च पुनः पुनः
ājahāra śubhāstāsāṃ madhyādaṣṭau varāṅganāḥ / pradadau mayi tāḥ sarvāḥ praṇamya ca punaḥ punaḥ
brought from among them eight auspicious, lovely-limbed women; and he gave them all to me, bowing again and again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 10.61
यानि वासांसि दिव्यानि यानि रत्नानि भूतले । तानि मे प्रददौ पुत्रो जनन्या तूपवर्णितः
yāni vāsāṃsi divyāni yāni ratnāni bhūtale / tāni me pradadau putro jananyā tūpavarṇitaḥ
Whatever heavenly garments there are, whatever jewels there are on earth—all these the son gave to me, having been so instructed by his mother.
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NarP 2 10.62
एकाह्ना पृथिवीं सर्वामतीत्य बहुयोजनाम् । पुनरायाति शर्वर्यां मत्पादाभ्यङ्गकारणात्
ekāhnā pṛthivīṃ sarvāmatītya bahuyojanām / punarāyāti śarvaryāṃ matpādābhyaṅgakāraṇāt
In a single day he crosses the whole earth, many leagues wide, and comes back again in the night, for the sake of massaging my feet.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 10.63
निशीथेंऽगानि संवाह्य द्वारि तिष्ठति दंशितः । प्रबोधयन्प्रेष्यजनान्निद्रया संकुलेन्द्रियान्
niśītheṃ'gāni saṃvāhya dvāri tiṣṭhati daṃśitaḥ / prabodhayanpreṣyajanānnidrayā saṃkulendriyān
At midnight, having rubbed my limbs, he stands armed at the door, waking the servants whose senses are overcome with sleep.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 10.64
तथायं मे मुनिश्रेष्ठ देहो रोगविवर्जितः । अप्रमेयं मम सुखं वशगा हि प्रिया गृहे
tathāyaṃ me muniśreṣṭha deho rogavivarjitaḥ / aprameyaṃ mama sukhaṃ vaśagā hi priyā gṛhe
And so, best of sages, this body of mine is free of disease; my happiness is beyond measure, for my beloved is obedient in the house.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 10.65
वाजिनो वारणाश्चैव धनधान्यमनन्तकम् । वर्तते हि जनः सर्वो ममाज्ञापालकः क्षितौ
vājino vāraṇāścaiva dhanadhānyamanantakam / vartate hi janaḥ sarvo mamājñāpālakaḥ kṣitau
Horses and elephants, and endless wealth and grain (are mine); indeed all the people on earth abide as keepers of my command.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 10.68
केन कर्मप्रभावेण ममेदं सांप्रतं सुखम् । इह जन्मकृतं वापि परजन्मकृतं तथा ॥ नर्प्_२,१०।६६ ॥ मम पुण्यं वद ब्रह्मन् विचार्य स्वमनीषया ॥ नर्प्_२,१०।६७ ॥ देहे न रोगो वशगाप्रिया च गृहे विभूतिर्नृहरौ च भक्तिः । विद्वत्सु पूजा द्विजदानशक्तिर्मन्ये ऽहमेतत्सुकृतप्रसूतम्
kena karmaprabhāveṇa mamedaṃ sāṃprataṃ sukham / iha janmakṛtaṃ vāpi parajanmakṛtaṃ tathā // narp_2,10.66 // mama puṇyaṃ vada brahman vicārya svamanīṣayā // narp_2,10.67 // dehe na rogo vaśagāpriyā ca gṛhe vibhūtirnṛharau ca bhaktiḥ / vidvatsu pūjā dvijadānaśaktirmanye 'hametatsukṛtaprasūtam
By the power of what act is this present happiness of mine? Done in this birth, or done in another birth? [10.66] Tell me my merit, brahmin, having considered it with your own understanding. [10.67] No disease in the body, a beloved obedient (to me), prosperity in the house, devotion to Nṛhari (Viṣṇu), honour among the learned, the means to give to brahmins—I think all this is born of good deeds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition