Narada Purana — Uttara Bhaga — Chapter 16
NarP 2 16.1
वसिष्ठ उवाच धर्माङ्गवदचः श्रुत्वा हृष्टो रुक्माङ्गदो ऽब्रवीत् । सत्य ते जननी पुत्र संप्राप्ता मन्दरे मया
vasiṣṭha uvāca dharmāṅgavadacaḥ śrutvā hṛṣṭo rukmāṅgado 'bravīt / satya te jananī putra saṃprāptā mandare mayā
Vasiṣṭha said: Hearing Dharmāṅga(da)'s words, Rukmāṅgada, delighted, said: "Truly, son, she is your mother, obtained by me on Mandara."
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NarP 2 16.2
वेदाश्रयसुता बाला मदर्थं कृतनिश्चया । कुर्वन्ती दारुणं पुत्र तपो देवगिरौ पुरा
vedāśrayasutā bālā madarthaṃ kṛtaniścayā / kurvantī dāruṇaṃ putra tapo devagirau purā
"(She is) the daughter of Vedāśraya, a young girl who had made a resolve for my sake, performing, son, harsh austerity formerly on the mountain of the gods."
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NarP 2 16.3
इतः पञ्चदशादह्नो हयगामी गतो ह्यहम् । मन्दरे पर्वतश्रेष्ठे बहुधातुसमन्विते
itaḥ pañcadaśādahno hayagāmī gato hyaham / mandare parvataśreṣṭhe bahudhātusamanvite
"Fifteen days from now I went, riding a horse, to Mandara, the best of mountains, endowed with many minerals."
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NarP 2 16.4
तस्य मूर्द्धनि बालेयं तोषयन्ती महेश्वरम् । स्थिता गानपरा दृष्टा मया तत्र सुदर्शना
tasya mūrddhani bāleyaṃ toṣayantī maheśvaram / sthitā gānaparā dṛṣṭā mayā tatra sudarśanā
"On its summit this girl, propitiating Maheśvara, stood intent on singing; there she was seen by me, fair to look upon."
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NarP 2 16.5
ततो ऽहं मूर्च्छया युक्तः पतितो धरणीतले । अनङ्गबाणसंविद्धो व्याधविद्धो यथा मृगः
tato 'haṃ mūrcchayā yuktaḥ patito dharaṇītale / anaṅgabāṇasaṃviddho vyādhaviddho yathā mṛgaḥ
"Then I, overcome by a swoon, fell to the surface of the earth, pierced through by the arrow of the Bodiless One, like a deer struck by a hunter."
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NarP 2 16.6
ततो ऽहमनया देव्या चालितश्चारुनेत्रया । वृतश्चैवापि भर्तृत्वे किञ्चित्प्रार्थनया सह
tato 'hamanayā devyā cālitaścārunetrayā / vṛtaścaivāpi bhartṛtve kiñcitprārthanayā saha
"Then I was stirred by this goddess of lovely eyes, and indeed I was chosen (by her) as husband, together with a certain request."
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NarP 2 16.7
मया चापि प्रतिज्ञातं स्वदक्षिणकरान्वितम् । सेयं भार्या विशालाक्षी कृता भूधरमस्तके
mayā cāpi pratijñātaṃ svadakṣiṇakarānvitam / seyaṃ bhāryā viśālākṣī kṛtā bhūdharamastake
"And by me it was promised, with my right hand (given upon it); so she, the wide-eyed one, was made (my) wife on the mountain's crest."
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NarP 2 16.8
अवरुह्य धरापृष्टे समारुह्य तुरङ्गमम् । दिनत्रयेण त्वरितः संप्राप्तस्तव सन्निधौ
avaruhya dharāpṛṣṭe samāruhya turaṅgamam / dinatrayeṇa tvaritaḥ saṃprāptastava sannidhau
"Descending to the earth's surface (and then) mounting the horse, in three days I hastened and arrived in your presence,"
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NarP 2 16.9
पश्यमानो गिरीन्देशान्सरांसिसरितस्तथा । इयं हि जननी पुत्र तव प्रीतिविवर्द्धिनी
paśyamāno girīndeśānsarāṃsisaritastathā / iyaṃ hi jananī putra tava prītivivarddhinī
"looking at the mountain regions and the lakes and rivers. This indeed is your mother, son, an increaser of (your) joy."
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NarP 2 16.10
अभिवादय चार्वङ्गीं त्वं निजामिव मातरम् । तत्पितुर्वचनं श्रुत्वा हयसंस्थामरिन्दमः
abhivādaya cārvaṅgīṃ tvaṃ nijāmiva mātaram / tatpiturvacanaṃ śrutvā hayasaṃsthāmarindamaḥ
"Salute the fair-limbed one as your own mother." Hearing that speech of his father, the subduer of foes (bowed to) her seated on the horse,
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NarP 2 16.11
शिरसा धरणीं गत्वा इदं वचनमब्रवीत् । प्रसीद देवि मातस्त्वं भृत्यो दासः सुतस्तव
śirasā dharaṇīṃ gatvā idaṃ vacanamabravīt / prasīda devi mātastvaṃ bhṛtyo dāsaḥ sutastava
touching the ground with his head, and spoke these words: "Be gracious, goddess; you are (my) mother, (I am) your servant, slave, and son."
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NarP 2 16.12
नमस्करोमि जननीं बहुभूपालसंयुतः । तं पुत्रमवनीं प्राप्तं मोहिनी प्रेक्ष्य भूपते
namaskaromi jananīṃ bahubhūpālasaṃyutaḥ / taṃ putramavanīṃ prāptaṃ mohinī prekṣya bhūpate
"I salute (my) mother," (he said) surrounded by many kings. Seeing that son fallen to the ground, Mohinī, O king,
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NarP 2 16.13
भर्तुर्दाक्षिण्ययोगाच्च अवतीर्य तुरङ्गमात् । अवागूहत बाहुभ्यामुत्थाप्य पतितं सुतम्
bharturdākṣiṇyayogācca avatīrya turaṅgamāt / avāgūhata bāhubhyāmutthāpya patitaṃ sutam
and out of deference to her husband, dismounting from the horse, embraced with both arms the fallen son, raising him up.
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NarP 2 16.14
परिष्वक्तस्तदा मात्रा पुनरेवाभ्यनन्दयत् । ततस्तां सुमनोज्ञैस्तु चारुवस्त्रैस्च भूषणैः
pariṣvaktastadā mātrā punarevābhyanandayat / tatastāṃ sumanojñaistu cāruvastraisca bhūṣaṇaiḥ
Embraced then by (his) mother, he greeted (her) yet again. Then (they honoured) her with very pleasing, lovely garments and ornaments,
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NarP 2 16.15
भूषयित्वा समारोप्य पुनरेव हयोत्तमम् । स्वपृष्ठे चरणं कृत्वा तस्या राजीवलोचनः
bhūṣayitvā samāropya punareva hayottamam / svapṛṣṭhe caraṇaṃ kṛtvā tasyā rājīvalocanaḥ
Having adorned (her), having mounted (her) once more upon the excellent horse — placing her foot upon his own back — the lotus-eyed one,
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NarP 2 16.16
तेनैव विधिना भूप पितरं चान्वरोहयत् । भूपालैः संवृतो गच्छन्पभ्द्यां धर्माङ्गदः सुतः
tenaiva vidhinā bhūpa pitaraṃ cānvarohayat / bhūpālaiḥ saṃvṛto gacchanpabhdyāṃ dharmāṅgadaḥ sutaḥ
by that very same procedure, O king, he had his father also mount up; and the son Dharmāṅgada went on foot, surrounded by the kings.
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NarP 2 16.17
प्रहर्षपुलको ह्यासीज्जननीं प्रेक्ष्य मोहिनीम् । स्तूयमानः स्वयं चापि मेघगंभीरया गिरा
praharṣapulako hyāsījjananīṃ prekṣya mohinīm / stūyamānaḥ svayaṃ cāpi meghagaṃbhīrayā girā
He was thrilled, his hair bristling with joy, at the sight of his mother Mohinī; and being himself praised, (he spoke) with a voice deep as a thundercloud:
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NarP 2 16.18
धन्यः स तनयो लोके मातरो यस्य भूरिशः । नवा नवतरा भार्याः पितुरिष्टा मनोहराः
dhanyaḥ sa tanayo loke mātaro yasya bhūriśaḥ / navā navatarā bhāryāḥ pituriṣṭā manoharāḥ
"Fortunate in this world is that son who has mothers in abundance — wives ever new and newer, dear to his father, and charming.
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NarP 2 16.19
यस्यैका जननी लोके पिता तस्यैव दुःखभाक् । पितुर्दुःखेन किं सौख्यं पुत्रस्य हृदि वर्तते
yasyaikā jananī loke pitā tasyaiva duḥkhabhāk / piturduḥkhena kiṃ saukhyaṃ putrasya hṛdi vartate
He who has but one mother in the world — his very father is a sharer of sorrow; and with the father's sorrow, what happiness abides in the son's heart?
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NarP 2 16.20
एकस्या वन्दने मातुः पृथिवीफलमश्नुते । मातॄणां वन्दने मह्यं गहत्पुण्यं भविष्यति
ekasyā vandane mātuḥ pṛthivīphalamaśnute / mātṝṇāṃ vandane mahyaṃ gahatpuṇyaṃ bhaviṣyati
In the salutation of one mother one gains the fruit of (giving) the earth; in the salutation of (many) mothers great merit will be mine.
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NarP 2 16.21
तस्मादभ्यधिकं पुण्यं भविष्यति दिने दिने । एकमुच्चरमाणो ऽसौ राजभिः परिवारितः
tasmādabhyadhikaṃ puṇyaṃ bhaviṣyati dine dine / ekamuccaramāṇo 'sau rājabhiḥ parivāritaḥ
Therefore merit exceeding that will be mine day after day." Uttering this one (thought), surrounded by the kings,
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NarP 2 16.22
प्रविष्टो नगरं रम्यं वैदिशं ऋद्धिसंयुतम् । हयस्थः प्रययौ राजा मोहिन्या सह तत्क्षणात्
praviṣṭo nagaraṃ ramyaṃ vaidiśaṃ ṛddhisaṃyutam / hayasthaḥ prayayau rājā mohinyā saha tatkṣaṇāt
he entered the lovely city Vaidiśa, filled with prosperity; and at that moment the king, seated on the horse, proceeded together with Mohinī.
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NarP 2 16.23
ततो गृहवरं प्राप्य पूज्यमानो जनैर्नृपः । अवरुह्य हयातस्मामोहिनीं वाक्यमब्रवीत्
tato gṛhavaraṃ prāpya pūjyamāno janairnṛpaḥ / avaruhya hayātasmāmohinīṃ vākyamabravīt
Then, reaching the finest of houses, being honoured by the people, the king dismounted from that horse and spoke these words to Mohinī:
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NarP 2 16.24
धर्माङ्गदस्य पुत्रस्य गृहे गच्छ मनोहरे । एष ते गुरुशुश्रूषां करिष्यति यथा गुणम्
dharmāṅgadasya putrasya gṛhe gaccha manohare / eṣa te guruśuśrūṣāṃ kariṣyati yathā guṇam
"Go, O charming one, into the house of my son Dharmāṅgada; he will render you the service due to an elder, as your merit deserves.
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NarP 2 16.25
न सखी नैव दासी ते शुश्रूषामाचरेदिति । सा चैवमुक्ता पत्या तु प्रस्थिता सुतमन्दिरम्
na sakhī naiva dāsī te śuśrūṣāmācarediti / sā caivamuktā patyā tu prasthitā sutamandiram
No woman friend and no maidservant shall perform service for you." And she, thus addressed by her husband, set out for the son's palace.
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NarP 2 16.26
धर्माङ्गदेन सा दृष्टा गच्छन्ती मन्दिराय वै । आत्मनो भर्तृवाक्येन परित्यज्य महीपतीन्
dharmāṅgadena sā dṛṣṭā gacchantī mandirāya vai / ātmano bhartṛvākyena parityajya mahīpatīn
She was seen by Dharmāṅgada as she was going to the palace; (and he,) by his own father's word, leaving the kings aside,
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NarP 2 16.27
तिष्ठध्वं पितुरादेशादिमां शुश्रूषये ह्यहम् । स एवमुक्त्वा गत्वा तु बाहुभ्यां परिगृह्य वै । क्रमे पञ्चदशे प्राप्ते पर्यङ्के त्ववरोपयत्
tiṣṭhadhvaṃ piturādeśādimāṃ śuśrūṣaye hyaham / sa evamuktvā gatvā tu bāhubhyāṃ parigṛhya vai / krame pañcadaśe prāpte paryaṅke tvavaropayat
(said:) "Wait here; by my father's command I shall myself serve her." Having said this and gone (to her), he took her up in both arms, and when the fifteenth step was reached he set her down upon a couch —
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NarP 2 16.28
काञ्चने पट्टसूत्रेण रचिते कोमले दृढे । मृद्वास्तरणसंयुक्ते मणिरत्नविभूषिते
kāñcane paṭṭasūtreṇa racite komale dṛḍhe / mṛdvāstaraṇasaṃyukte maṇiratnavibhūṣite
golden, woven with silken thread, soft and firm, furnished with a soft coverlet, adorned with gems and jewels,
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NarP 2 16.29
रत्नदीपैश्च बहुशः खचिते सूर्यसप्रभे । ततः पादोदकं चक्रे मोहिन्या धर्मभूषणः
ratnadīpaiśca bahuśaḥ khacite sūryasaprabhe / tataḥ pādodakaṃ cakre mohinyā dharmabhūṣaṇaḥ
and inlaid in many places with jewel-lamps, bright as the sun. Then he whose ornament is dharma made water for Mohinī's feet.
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NarP 2 16.30
सन्ध्यावल्या गुरुत्वेन ह्यपश्यत्तां नृपात्मजः । नैवमस्याभवद्दुष्टं मनस्तां मोहिनीं प्रति
sandhyāvalyā gurutvena hyapaśyattāṃ nṛpātmajaḥ / naivamasyābhavadduṣṭaṃ manastāṃ mohinīṃ prati
The king's son looked upon her with the same reverence as upon Sandhyāvalī; thus no wicked thought arose in him toward that Mohinī.
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NarP 2 16.31
सुकुमारो ऽपि तन्वङ्गीं पीनोरुजघनस्तनीम् । मेने वर्षायुतसमामात्मानं च त्रिवत्सरम्
sukumāro 'pi tanvaṅgīṃ pīnorujaghanastanīm / mene varṣāyutasamāmātmānaṃ ca trivatsaram
Though a tender youth, (he regarded) her of slender limbs, of full thighs, hips and breasts, as one ten thousand years old, and himself as three years old.
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NarP 2 16.32
प्रक्षाल्य चरणौ तस्यास्तज्जलं शिरसि न्यधात् । उवाचावनतो भूत्वा सुकृती मातरस्म्यहम्
prakṣālya caraṇau tasyāstajjalaṃ śirasi nyadhāt / uvācāvanato bhūtvā sukṛtī mātarasmyaham
Having washed her feet, he placed that water on his head, and bowing low he said: "Mother, I am one who has done good deeds."
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NarP 2 16.33
इत्युक्त्वा नरनारीभिः स्वयं च श्रमनाशनम् । चकार सर्वभोगैस्तां युयोज च मुदान्वितः
ityuktvā naranārībhiḥ svayaṃ ca śramanāśanam / cakāra sarvabhogaistāṃ yuyoja ca mudānvitaḥ
Having said this, by means of men and women and by himself as well, he made the removal of her fatigue, and joyfully furnished her with every enjoyment.
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NarP 2 16.34
धीरोदमथने जाते कुण्डले चामृतस्रवं । ये लब्धे दानवाञ्चित्वा पाताले धर्ममूर्त्तिना
dhīrodamathane jāte kuṇḍale cāmṛtasravaṃ / ye labdhe dānavāñcitvā pātāle dharmamūrttinā
The two earrings, dripping nectar, that arose at the churning (of the milk-ocean), which were won in the netherworld from the Dānavas by him whose form is dharma —
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NarP 2 16.35
मोहिन्या कर्णयोश्चक्रे स्वयमेव वृषाङ्गदः । अष्टोत्तरसहस्रैश्च धात्रीफलनिभैः शुभैः
mohinyā karṇayoścakre svayameva vṛṣāṅgadaḥ / aṣṭottarasahasraiśca dhātrīphalanibhaiḥ śubhaiḥ
Vṛṣāṅgada (Dharmāṅgada) himself made (them) into earrings for Mohinī's two ears; and with a thousand and eight lovely (pearls) resembling emblic-myrobalan fruits,
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NarP 2 16.36
मौक्तिकै रचितैः शुभ्रैर्हारो देव्याः कृतो हृदि । निष्कं पलशतं स्वर्णं कुलिशायुतभूषितम्
mauktikai racitaiḥ śubhrairhāro devyāḥ kṛto hṛdi / niṣkaṃ palaśataṃ svarṇaṃ kuliśāyutabhūṣitam
—bright pearls, strung together—a necklace was made upon the goddess's breast; a niṣka of gold weighing a hundred palas, adorned with ten thousand diamonds,
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NarP 2 16.37
हार लघूत्तरं चक्रे मातुर्नृपसुतस्तदा । वलया वज्रखचिता द्विरष्टौ करयोर्द्वयोः
hāra laghūttaraṃ cakre māturnṛpasutastadā / valayā vajrakhacitā dviraṣṭau karayordvayoḥ
the king's son then made into a lighter, superior necklace for his mother; and twice eight bracelets studded with diamonds for her two hands,
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NarP 2 16.38
एकैके निष्ककोटीभिर्मूल्यविद्भिर्नरैः कृताः । केयूरनूपुरौ तस्या अनर्घौ स नृपात्मजः
ekaike niṣkakoṭībhirmūlyavidbhirnaraiḥ kṛtāḥ / keyūranūpurau tasyā anarghau sa nṛpātmajaḥ
each one made by men who knew prices at (the value of) crores of niṣkas; and that son of the king (gave) her priceless armlets and anklets,
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NarP 2 16.39
प्रददौ पितुरिष्टाया भूषणार्थं रविप्रभौ । कटिसूत्रं तु शर्वाण्या यदासीत्पावकप्रभम्
pradadau pituriṣṭāyā bhūṣaṇārthaṃ raviprabhau / kaṭisūtraṃ tu śarvāṇyā yadāsītpāvakaprabham
radiant as the sun, he gave for the adornment of his father's beloved; and the girdle of Śarvāṇī (Pārvatī), which had the brilliance of fire,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 16.40
तद्भ्रष्टं भयभीतायाः संग्रामे तारकामये । कालनेमौ स्थिते राज्ये पतितं मूलपाचने
tadbhraṣṭaṃ bhayabhītāyāḥ saṃgrāme tārakāmaye / kālanemau sthite rājye patitaṃ mūlapācane
which had slipped from her when she was stricken with fear in the battle over Tāraka, while Kālanemi held the kingdom, and had fallen at Mūlapācana—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 2 16.41
तद्गृहीतं तु दैत्येन मयेन लोकमायिना । तं हत्वा मलये दैत्यं दैत्यकोटिसमावृतम्
tadgṛhītaṃ tu daityena mayena lokamāyinā / taṃ hatvā malaye daityaṃ daityakoṭisamāvṛtam
that was taken by the Daitya Maya, the deceiver of the world; having slain that Daitya in the Malaya (mountains), surrounded by crores of Daityas,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 16.42
संवत्सररणे घोरे पितुर्वचनकारणात् । अवाप कटिसूत्रं तु दैत्यराजप्रियास्थितम्
saṃvatsararaṇe ghore piturvacanakāraṇāt / avāpa kaṭisūtraṃ tu daityarājapriyāsthitam
in a terrible year-long battle, on account of his father's word, he obtained the girdle, which was in the keeping of the Daitya king's beloved;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 16.43
तद्ददौ पितुरिष्टायाः सानन्दपुलको नृपः । हिरण्यकशिपोः पूर्वं या भार्या लोकसुन्दरी
taddadau pituriṣṭāyāḥ sānandapulako nṛpaḥ / hiraṇyakaśipoḥ pūrvaṃ yā bhāryā lokasundarī
that the king, thrilled with joy, gave to his father's beloved. She who was formerly the wife of Hiraṇyakaśipu, the world's beauty—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 16.44
तस्याः सीमन्तकश्चासीत्सौदामिनिसमप्रभः । सा प्रविष्टा समं पत्या यदा पावकमङ्गला
tasyāḥ sīmantakaścāsītsaudāminisamaprabhaḥ / sā praviṣṭā samaṃ patyā yadā pāvakamaṅgalā
hers was a hair-parting ornament with a brilliance like lightning's; when she, auspicious in fire, entered (the fire) together with her husband,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 16.45
समुद्रे क्षिप्य सीमन्तं दुःखेन महतान्विता । सागरस्तत्तु संगृह्य रत्नश्रेष्ठयुगं किल
samudre kṣipya sīmantaṃ duḥkhena mahatānvitā / sāgarastattu saṃgṛhya ratnaśreṣṭhayugaṃ kila
filled with great grief she threw the sīmanta ornament into the sea; and the Ocean, having taken it up—that pair of the finest jewels indeed—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 16.46
ददौ धर्माङ्गदायाथ तस्य वीर्येण तोषितः । जनन्याः प्रददौ हृष्टः सूर्यकोटिसमप्रभम्
dadau dharmāṅgadāyātha tasya vīryeṇa toṣitaḥ / jananyāḥ pradadau hṛṣṭaḥ sūryakoṭisamaprabham
then gave (it) to Dharmāṅgada, pleased by his valour; delighted, he gave to his mother (that ornament) shining like a crore of suns.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 16.47
अग्निशौचे शुभे वस्त्रे कञ्चुके सुमनोहरे । सहस्रकोटिमूल्ये ते मोहिन्याः संन्यवेदयत्
agniśauce śubhe vastre kañcuke sumanohare / sahasrakoṭimūlye te mohinyāḥ saṃnyavedayat
Two fine garments purified in fire, and a most charming bodice, worth a thousand crores—those he presented to Mohinī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 16.48
देवमाल्यं सुगन्धाढ्यं तथा देवविलेपनम् । सर्वदेवगुरोः पूर्वं सिद्धहस्तात्सुदुर्लभम्
devamālyaṃ sugandhāḍhyaṃ tathā devavilepanam / sarvadevaguroḥ pūrvaṃ siddhahastātsudurlabham
A divine garland rich in fragrance, and likewise divine unguent, very hard to obtain, (received) formerly from the hand of a Siddha, the teacher of all the gods—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 2 16.49
धर्माङ्गदेन वीरेण द्वीपानां विजये तथा । लब्धं तत् प्रददौ देव्या मोहिन्याः कामवर्द्धनम्
dharmāṅgadena vīreṇa dvīpānāṃ vijaye tathā / labdhaṃ tat pradadau devyā mohinyāḥ kāmavarddhanam
obtained by the hero Dharmāṅgada in his conquest of the islands—that he gave to the lady Mohinī, increaser of (his father's) desire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 16.50
संभूष्य परया भक्त्या पश्चात्षड्रसभोजनम् । आनीतं मातृहस्तेन भोजयामास भूमिप
saṃbhūṣya parayā bhaktyā paścātṣaḍrasabhojanam / ānītaṃ mātṛhastena bhojayāmāsa bhūmipa
Having adorned (her) with the highest devotion, the king then fed (her) a meal of the six flavours, brought by his mother's own hand, O ruler of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 2 16.51
पुरस्तादेव जननीं वाक्यैः संबोध्य भूरिशः । मया त्वया च कर्तव्यं राज्ञो वाक्यं न संशयः
purastādeva jananīṃ vākyaiḥ saṃbodhya bhūriśaḥ / mayā tvayā ca kartavyaṃ rājño vākyaṃ na saṃśayaḥ
Beforehand he had addressed his mother at length with these words: "By me and by you the king's word must be carried out, no doubt of it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 16.52
या इष्टा नृपतेर्देवि सास्माकं हि गरीयसी । इष्टा या भूपतेर्भर्तुस्तस्या या दुष्टमाचरेत्
yā iṣṭā nṛpaterdevi sāsmākaṃ hi garīyasī / iṣṭā yā bhūpaterbhartustasyā yā duṣṭamācaret
She who is dear to the king, O lady, is indeed the more honourable for us; and she who acts wickedly toward her who is dear to the king, her husband—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 16.53
सा पत्नी नरकं याति यावदिन्द्राश्चतुर्दश । सापत्नभावं या कुर्याद्भर्तृस्नेहेष्टया सह
sā patnī narakaṃ yāti yāvadindrāścaturdaśa / sāpatnabhāvaṃ yā kuryādbhartṛsneheṣṭayā saha
that wife goes to hell for as long as fourteen Indras (endure). She who behaves as a rival toward the one loved and favoured by her husband,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 16.54
तस्याः स्नेहवियोगार्थं तप्यते ताम्रभ्राष्टके । यथा सुखं भवेद्भर्तुस्तथा कार्यं हि भार्यया
tasyāḥ snehaviyogārthaṃ tapyate tāmrabhrāṣṭake / yathā sukhaṃ bhavedbhartustathā kāryaṃ hi bhāryayā
in order to sever that love she is roasted in a copper pan. For a wife should act in such a way that her husband's happiness comes about.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 16.55
अनुकूलं हितं तस्या इष्टाया भर्तुराचरेत् । यथा भर्ता तथा तां हि पश्येत वरवर्णिनि
anukūlaṃ hitaṃ tasyā iṣṭāyā bharturācaret / yathā bhartā tathā tāṃ hi paśyeta varavarṇini
Let (the wife) do what is agreeable and beneficial for her, the (woman) beloved of the husband; for as (she looks upon) the husband, so should she look upon her, O fair-complexioned one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 16.56
हीनायाश्चापि शुश्रूषां कृत्वा याति त्रिविष्टपम् । पश्चात्स्थाने भवेत्सापि मनसा याभवत्प्रिये
hīnāyāścāpi śuśrūṣāṃ kṛtvā yāti triviṣṭapam / paścātsthāne bhavetsāpi manasā yābhavatpriye
And even by rendering service to an inferior (co-wife) she goes to heaven; afterwards she too comes to be in that place, (she) to whom (the husband) was dear in her heart.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 2 16.57
सर्वान्भोगानवाप्नोति भर्तुरिष्टं प्रगृह्य हि । इर्ष्याभावपरित्यागात्सर्वेश्वरपदं लभेत्
sarvānbhogānavāpnoti bharturiṣṭaṃ pragṛhya hi / irṣyābhāvaparityāgātsarveśvarapadaṃ labhet
She obtains all enjoyments, having honoured the one beloved of her husband; by wholly giving up the condition of jealousy she attains the station of the Lord of all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 16.58
सपत्नी या सपत्न्यास्तुःशुश्रूषां कुरुते सदा । भर्तुरिष्टां संनिरीक्ष्य तस्या लोको ऽक्षयो भवेत्
sapatnī yā sapatnyāstuḥśuśrūṣāṃ kurute sadā / bharturiṣṭāṃ saṃnirīkṣya tasyā loko 'kṣayo bhavet
The co-wife who always renders service to (her) co-wife, regarding (her as) the beloved of the husband—her world becomes imperishable.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 16.59
भर्तुरिष्टा पुरा वेश्या ह्यभवत्सा कुलेषु वै । शूद्रजातेः सुदुष्टस्य परित्यक्तक्रियस्य तु
bharturiṣṭā purā veśyā hyabhavatsā kuleṣu vai / śūdrajāteḥ suduṣṭasya parityaktakriyasya tu
Once, in (respectable) families, a courtesan was the beloved of a husband—of a śūdra by birth, thoroughly wicked, who had abandoned (all religious) rites.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 2 16.60
आचरद्वेश्यया सार्द्धं सा भार्या पतिरञ्जिनी । प्रक्षालनं द्वयोः पादौ द्वयोरुच्छिष्टभोजिनी
ācaradveśyayā sārddhaṃ sā bhāryā patirañjinī / prakṣālanaṃ dvayoḥ pādau dvayorucchiṣṭabhojinī
That wife, who delighted her husband, conducted herself together with the courtesan: washing the feet of the two, eating the leftovers of the two.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 16.61
उभयोरप्यधः शेते उभयोर्वै हितं रता । वेश्यया वार्यमाणापि सदाचारपथे स्थिता
ubhayorapyadhaḥ śete ubhayorvai hitaṃ ratā / veśyayā vāryamāṇāpi sadācārapathe sthitā
She slept lower than both, was devoted to the welfare of both; though hindered by the courtesan, she remained on the path of right conduct.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 16.62
एवं शुश्रीषयन्त्या हि भर्तारं वेश्यया सह । जगाम सुमहान्कालो वर्तन्त्या दुःखसागरे
evaṃ śuśrīṣayantyā hi bhartāraṃ veśyayā saha / jagāma sumahānkālo vartantyā duḥkhasāgare
Thus, as she served her husband along with the courtesan, a very long time passed, while she dwelt in an ocean of misery.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 16.63
अपरस्मिन्दिने भर्ता माहिषं मूलकान्वितम् । अभक्षयत निष्पावं दुर्मेधास्तैलमिश्रितम्
aparasmindine bhartā māhiṣaṃ mūlakānvitam / abhakṣayata niṣpāvaṃ durmedhāstailamiśritam
On another day the husband, dull-witted, ate buffalo (flesh) with radishes, and beans mixed with oil.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 16.64
तदपथ्यभुजस्तस्य अवमन्य पतिव्रताम् । अभवद्दारुणो रोगो गुदे तस्य भगन्दरः
tadapathyabhujastasya avamanya pativratām / abhavaddāruṇo rogo gude tasya bhagandaraḥ
From his eating that unwholesome food, and from his slighting his devoted wife, a terrible disease arose in him: a fistula in the anus.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 16.65
संदह्यमानो ऽतितरां दिवा रात्रौ स भूरिशः । तस्य गेहे स्थितं वित्तं समादाय जगाम सा
saṃdahyamāno 'titarāṃ divā rātrau sa bhūriśaḥ / tasya gehe sthitaṃ vittaṃ samādāya jagāma sā
While he was burning exceedingly, by day and abundantly by night, she took the wealth that was in his house and went away.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 16.66
वेश्यान्यस्मैददौ प्रीत्या यूने कामपरायणा । ततः स दीनवदनो व्रीडया च समन्वितः
veśyānyasmaidadau prītyā yūne kāmaparāyaṇā / tataḥ sa dīnavadano vrīḍayā ca samanvitaḥ
The courtesan, bent on pleasure, gave it out of fondness to another, to a young man. Then he, with a wretched face and filled with shame,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 16.67
उवाच प्ररुदन्भार्यां शूद्रो व्याकुलचेतनः । परिपालय मां देवि वेश्यासक्तं सुनिष्ठुरम्
uvāca prarudanbhāryāṃ śūdro vyākulacetanaḥ / paripālaya māṃ devi veśyāsaktaṃ suniṣṭhuram
weeping, his mind distraught, the śūdra said to his wife: "Protect me, O lady—me who was attached to a courtesan and was very cruel."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 16.68
न मयोपकृतं किञ्चित्तव सुंदरि पापिना । रमते वेश्यया सार्द्धं बहूनब्दान्सुमध्यमे
na mayopakṛtaṃ kiñcittava suṃdari pāpinā / ramate veśyayā sārddhaṃ bahūnabdānsumadhyame
"No kindness was done to you by me, a sinner, O beautiful one; I took my pleasure with the courtesan for many years, O slender-waisted one."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 16.69
यो भार्यां प्रणतां पापोनानुमन्येत गर्वितः । सो ऽशुभानि समाप्नोति जन्मानि दश पञ्च च
yo bhāryāṃ praṇatāṃ pāponānumanyeta garvitaḥ / so 'śubhāni samāpnoti janmāni daśa pañca ca
"The sinner who, being arrogant, does not regard his submissive wife—he undergoes fifteen inauspicious births."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 16.70
दिवाकीर्तिगृहे तस्माद्योनिं प्राप्स्यामि गर्हिताम् । तवापमानतो देवि मनो न कलुषीकृतम्
divākīrtigṛhe tasmādyoniṃ prāpsyāmi garhitām / tavāpamānato devi mano na kaluṣīkṛtam
"Therefore I shall obtain a despised birth in the house of a caṇḍāla; yet, O lady, in spite of the dishonour done to you, (your) mind was not defiled."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 2 16.71
इति भर्तृवचः श्रुत्वा भार्या भर्तारमब्रवीत् । पुराकृतानि पापानि दुःखानि प्रभवन्ति हि । तानि सक्षमते विद्वान् स विज्ञेयो नृणां वरः
iti bhartṛvacaḥ śrutvā bhāryā bhartāramabravīt / purākṛtāni pāpāni duḥkhāni prabhavanti hi / tāni sakṣamate vidvān sa vijñeyo nṛṇāṃ varaḥ
Hearing these words of her husband, the wife said to her husband: "Sufferings indeed arise from sins committed formerly; the wise man bears them—he is to be known as the best of men."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 16.72
तन्मया पापया पापं कृतं वै पूर्वजन्मनि । तद्भजन्त्या न मे दुःखं न विषादः कथञ्चन
tanmayā pāpayā pāpaṃ kṛtaṃ vai pūrvajanmani / tadbhajantyā na me duḥkhaṃ na viṣādaḥ kathañcana
"So sin was committed by me, a sinful woman, in a former birth; and while I undergo that, I have neither sorrow nor any despondency at all."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 16.73
एवमुक्त्वा समाश्वास्य भर्तारमनुशास्य च । अनीतं जनकाद्वित्तं बन्धुभ्यो वरवर्णिनी
evamuktvā samāśvāsya bhartāramanuśāsya ca / anītaṃ janakādvittaṃ bandhubhyo varavarṇinī
Having spoken thus, and having comforted and admonished her husband, the fair-complexioned woman (took) the wealth brought from her father and from (her) kinsmen,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 2 16.74
क्षीरोदनिलयावासं मन्यते स्म सती पतिम् । दिवा दिवा त्रिर्यत्नेन रात्रौ गुह्यविशोधनम्
kṣīrodanilayāvāsaṃ manyate sma satī patim / divā divā triryatnena rātrau guhyaviśodhanam
The virtuous woman regarded her husband as (one) dwelling in the abode of the ocean of milk; by day, three times with effort, and at night, the cleansing of the private part (was done by her).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 2 16.75
रजनीकरवृक्षोत्थं गृह्य निर्यासमञ्जसा । नखेन पातयेद्भर्तुः क्रिमीन्कुष्ठाच्छनैः शनैः
rajanīkaravṛkṣotthaṃ gṛhya niryāsamañjasā / nakhena pātayedbhartuḥ krimīnkuṣṭhācchanaiḥ śanaiḥ
Promptly taking the resin that comes from the moon-tree (camphor tree), she would, with her fingernail, remove the worms from her husband's leprosy, very gently.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 2 16.76
मयूरपुच्छसंयुक्तं पवनं चाकरोत्तदा । न देवि रात्रौ स्वपिति न दिवा च वरानना
mayūrapucchasaṃyuktaṃ pavanaṃ cākarottadā / na devi rātrau svapiti na divā ca varānanā
And then she made a fan fitted with peacock tail-feathers; O goddess, the fair-faced woman slept neither by night nor by day.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 16.77
भर्तृदुःखेन संतप्ता अपश्यज्ज्वलितं जगत् । यद्यस्ति वसुधा देवी पितरो देवतास्तथा
bhartṛduḥkhena saṃtaptā apaśyajjvalitaṃ jagat / yadyasti vasudhā devī pitaro devatāstathā
Burning with her husband's suffering, she saw the world in flames (and said): "If the earth-goddess exists, and the fathers and the gods,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 16.78
कुर्वन्तु रोगहीनं मे भर्तारं गतकल्मषम् । चण्डिकायै प्रदास्यामि रक्तं मांससमुद्भवम्
kurvantu rogahīnaṃ me bhartāraṃ gatakalmaṣam / caṇḍikāyai pradāsyāmi raktaṃ māṃsasamudbhavam
let them make my husband free of disease and rid of his sin; (then) I shall offer to Caṇḍikā blood drawn from flesh,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 16.79
नृच्छागमहिषोपेतं भर्तुरारोग्यहेतवे । सादरं कारयिष्यामि उपवासान्दशैव तु
nṛcchāgamahiṣopetaṃ bharturārogyahetave / sādaraṃ kārayiṣyāmi upavāsāndaśaiva tu
together with a man, a goat and a buffalo, for the sake of my husband's health; reverently I shall have (this) done, and ten fasts as well.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 16.80
शरीरं स्थापयिष्ये ऽहं सूक्ष्मकण्टकसंस्तरे । नोपभोक्ष्यामि मधुरं नोपभोक्ष्यामि वै घृतम्
śarīraṃ sthāpayiṣye 'haṃ sūkṣmakaṇṭakasaṃstare / nopabhokṣyāmi madhuraṃ nopabhokṣyāmi vai ghṛtam
I shall lay my body down on a bed of fine thorns; I shall eat no sweet thing, nor shall I eat ghee.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 16.81
बाह्याभ्यङ्गविहीनाहं संस्थास्ये दिनसंचयम् । जीवतां रोगहीनो हि भर्ता मे शरदां शतम्
bāhyābhyaṅgavihīnāhaṃ saṃsthāsye dinasaṃcayam / jīvatāṃ rogahīno hi bhartā me śaradāṃ śatam
Without any outward anointing I shall remain for a great number of days, if only my husband may live free of disease for a hundred autumns."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 16.82
एवं प्रव्याहरन्ती सा वासरे वासरे गते । अथ कालेन चाल्पेन त्रिदोषो ऽस्य व्यजायत
evaṃ pravyāharantī sā vāsare vāsare gate / atha kālena cālpena tridoṣo 'sya vyajāyata
As she spoke thus, day after day went by; then after a short time the disorder of the three humours arose in him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 16.83
त्रिकटुं प्रददौ भर्तुर्यत्नेन महता तदा । शीतार्तः कंपमानो ऽसौ पत्न्यङ्गुलिमखण्डयत्
trikaṭuṃ pradadau bharturyatnena mahatā tadā / śītārtaḥ kaṃpamāno 'sau patnyaṅgulimakhaṇḍayat
Then with great pains she gave her husband the three pungents; afflicted with cold and shivering, he bit off a piece of his wife's finger.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 16.84
उभयोर्दतयोः श्लेषः सहसा समपद्यत । तत्खण्डमङ्गुलेर्वक्त्रे स्थितं नृपतिवल्लभे
ubhayordatayoḥ śleṣaḥ sahasā samapadyata / tatkhaṇḍamaṅgulervaktre sthitaṃ nṛpativallabhe
Suddenly his two rows of teeth clamped shut together, and that piece of her finger stayed in his mouth, O beloved of the king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 16.85
अथ विक्रीय वलयं क्रीत्वा काष्ठानि भूरिशः । चितां सार्पिर्युतां चक्रे मध्ये धृत्वा पतिं तदा
atha vikrīya valayaṃ krītvā kāṣṭhāni bhūriśaḥ / citāṃ sārpiryutāṃ cakre madhye dhṛtvā patiṃ tadā
Then, selling her bangle and buying plenty of wood, she made a pyre furnished with ghee, placing her husband in the middle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 16.86
अवरुह्य च बाहुभ्यां पादेनाकृष्य पावकम् । मुखे सुखं समाधाय हृदये हृदयं तथा
avaruhya ca bāhubhyāṃ pādenākṛṣya pāvakam / mukhe sukhaṃ samādhāya hṛdaye hṛdayaṃ tathā
And climbing down, (embracing him) with both arms, drawing the fire near with her foot, laying her mouth comfortably upon his mouth and her heart likewise upon his heart,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 2 16.89
जघने जघनं देवि आत्मनः संनिवेश्य वै । दाहयामास कल्याणी भर्तुर्देहं रुजान्वितम् ॥ नर्प्_२,१६।८७ ॥ आत्मना सह चार्वङ्गी ज्वलिते जातवेदसि ॥ नर्प्_२,१६।८८ ॥ वुमुच्य देहं सहसा जगाम पतिं समादाय च देवलोकम् । विशोधयित्वा बहुपापसंघान्स्वकर्मणा दुष्करसाधनेन
jaghane jaghanaṃ devi ātmanaḥ saṃniveśya vai / dāhayāmāsa kalyāṇī bharturdehaṃ rujānvitam // narp_2,16.87 // ātmanā saha cārvaṅgī jvalite jātavedasi // narp_2,16.88 // vumucya dehaṃ sahasā jagāma patiṃ samādāya ca devalokam / viśodhayitvā bahupāpasaṃghānsvakarmaṇā duṣkarasādhanena
and setting her own loins upon his loins, O goddess, the blessed woman had her husband's disease-ridden body burned along with herself, the fair-limbed one, in the blazing fire; and suddenly abandoning her body she went, taking her husband with her, to the world of the gods, having cleansed away his many heaps of sin by her own deed of hard austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition