Narada Purana — Uttara Bhaga — Chapter 30
NarP 2 30.1
काष्ठीलोवाच भार्यायास्तद्वचः श्रुत्वा राक्षस्या धर्मसंमितम् । पृष्ठात्करोणुरूपिण्याः सकन्यो ऽवातरद्द्विजः
kāṣṭhīlovāca bhāryāyāstadvacaḥ śrutvā rākṣasyā dharmasaṃmitam / pṛṣṭhātkaroṇurūpiṇyāḥ sakanyo 'vātaraddvijaḥ
Kāṣṭhīla said: Hearing that speech of his wife, the demoness, which accorded with dharma, the brahmin, together with the girl, climbed down from the back of the she-ass-formed (creature).
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NarP 2 30.2
अवतीर्णे द्विजे साभूत्सुरूपा प्रमदा पुनः । क्षपाचरी क्षपानाथवक्त्रा पीनोन्नतस्तनी
avatīrṇe dvije sābhūtsurūpā pramadā punaḥ / kṣapācarī kṣapānāthavaktrā pīnonnatastanī
When the brahmin had dismounted, that night-roamer became again a beautiful woman, her face like the lord of night (the moon), with full, high breasts.
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NarP 2 30.3
सा कुमारी ततः प्राप्य नगरं स्वपितुः शुभम् । बाह्यरक्षास्थित प्राप्तं पुरपालमुवाच ह
sā kumārī tataḥ prāpya nagaraṃ svapituḥ śubham / bāhyarakṣāsthita prāptaṃ purapālamuvāca ha
Then that maiden, having reached the fair city of her own father, spoke to the city-warden who was stationed at the outer guard-post (and) had come (to her).
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NarP 2 30.4
गच्छ त्वं नृपतेः पार्श्वं पितुर्मम पुराधिप । ब्रूहि मां समनुप्राप्तां रत्नशालां पुरा हृताम्
gaccha tvaṃ nṛpateḥ pārśvaṃ piturmama purādhipa / brūhi māṃ samanuprāptāṃ ratnaśālāṃ purā hṛtām
"Go to my father the king, O lord of the city, and tell (him) that I have arrived — I whose jewel-hall was carried off long ago."
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NarP 2 30.5
रत्नावलिं रत्नभूतां सुद्युम्नस्य महीक्षितुः । तल्पस्था रक्षसा रात्रौ स्वपुरस्था हृता द्विज
ratnāvaliṃ ratnabhūtāṃ sudyumnasya mahīkṣituḥ / talpasthā rakṣasā rātrau svapurasthā hṛtā dvija
"(Tell him of) Ratnāvalī, the jewel-like daughter of King Sudyumna: while lying on her couch at night in her own city, she was carried off by a demon, O brahmin."
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NarP 2 30.6
पुनः सा समनुप्राप्ता जीवमानाक्षता पितः । समाश्वसिहि शोकं त्वं मा कृथा मत्कृते क्वचित्
punaḥ sā samanuprāptā jīvamānākṣatā pitaḥ / samāśvasihi śokaṃ tvaṃ mā kṛthā matkṛte kvacit
"She has now come back, alive and unharmed, father. Take comfort, and do not ever grieve on my account."
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NarP 2 30.7
अविप्लुतास्मि राजेन्द्र गाङ्गा आप इवामलाः । तव कीर्तिकरी तद्वन्मातुः सौशील्यसूचिका
aviplutāsmi rājendra gāṅgā āpa ivāmalāḥ / tava kīrtikarī tadvanmātuḥ sauśīlyasūcikā
"I am undefiled, O best of kings, spotless like the waters of the Ganges — one who brings you renown, and likewise one who shows forth my mother's good conduct."
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NarP 2 30.8
तत्कुमारीवचः श्रुत्वा पुरापालस्त्वरान्वितः । अबाहुरिति विख्यातः प्राप्तः सुद्युम्रसन्निधौ
tatkumārīvacaḥ śrutvā purāpālastvarānvitaḥ / abāhuriti vikhyātaḥ prāptaḥ sudyumrasannidhau
Hearing that speech of the maiden, the city-warden, in haste — he who was known as Abāhu — came into Sudyumna's presence.
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NarP 2 30.9
कृतप्रणामः संपृष्टः प्राह राजानमादरात् । राजन्नुपागता नष्टा दिहिता तव मानद
kṛtapraṇāmaḥ saṃpṛṣṭaḥ prāha rājānamādarāt / rājannupāgatā naṣṭā dihitā tava mānada
Having made his obeisance and being questioned, he respectfully said to the king: "O king, giver of honour, your lost daughter has come."
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NarP 2 30.10
रत्नावलीति विख्याता सस्त्रीकद्विदजसंयुता । पुरबाह्ये स्थिता दृष्टा मया ज्ञाता न चाभवत्
ratnāvalīti vikhyātā sastrīkadvidajasaṃyutā / purabāhye sthitā dṛṣṭā mayā jñātā na cābhavat
"She who is known as Ratnāvalī, accompanied by a brahmin who is with his wife, was seen by me standing outside the city — but I was not recognized (by her)."
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NarP 2 30.11
तयाहं प्रेरितः प्रागां त्वां विज्ञापयितुं प्रभो । अविप्लुताहं वदति मां जानातु समागताम्
tayāhaṃ preritaḥ prāgāṃ tvāṃ vijñāpayituṃ prabho / aviplutāhaṃ vadati māṃ jānātu samāgatām
"Sent by her, I came to inform you, O lord. 'I am undefiled,' she says; 'let (my father) know that I have come.'"
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NarP 2 30.12
पितरं मम सत्कृत्यै नात्र कार्या विचारणा । तदद्भुतं वचः श्रुत्वा पुरपालस्य तत्क्षणात्
pitaraṃ mama satkṛtyai nātra kāryā vicāraṇā / tadadbhutaṃ vacaḥ śrutvā purapālasya tatkṣaṇāt
"(Let) my father (be) honoured; no deliberation is to be made in this matter." Hearing that astonishing speech of the city-warden, at that very moment,
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NarP 2 30.13
सामात्यः सकलत्रस्तु सद्विजो निर्ययौ नृपः । स तु गत्वा पुराद्ब्राह्ये गङ्गातीरे व्यवस्थिताम्
sāmātyaḥ sakalatrastu sadvijo niryayau nṛpaḥ / sa tu gatvā purādbrāhye gaṅgātīre vyavasthitām
the king went forth with his ministers, with his wife, and with the brahmin; and going outside the city, (he saw) her stationed on the bank of the Ganges —
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NarP 2 30.14
अपश्यद्भास्कराकारां सस्त्रीकद्विजसंयुताम् । सहजे नैव वेषेण भूषितां भूषणप्रियाम्
apaśyadbhāskarākārāṃ sastrīkadvijasaṃyutām / sahaje naiva veṣeṇa bhūṣitāṃ bhūṣaṇapriyām
he saw (her) with the form of the sun, accompanied by the brahmin who was with his wife, adorned with no more than her natural garb, (though she was) fond of ornaments,
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NarP 2 30.15
अम्लानकुसुमप्रख्यां तत्पकाञ्चनसुप्रभाम् । दूराद्दृष्ट्वान्तिकं गत्वा पर्यष्वजत भूपतिः
amlānakusumaprakhyāṃ tatpakāñcanasuprabhām / dūrāddṛṣṭvāntikaṃ gatvā paryaṣvajata bhūpatiḥ
like an unwithered flower, radiant as refined gold. Seeing her from afar, the king went near and embraced her.
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NarP 2 30.16
पितरं सापि संहृष्टा समाश्लिष्य ननाम ह । ततश्च मात्रा संगम्य हृष्टया हर्षितान्तरा
pitaraṃ sāpi saṃhṛṣṭā samāśliṣya nanāma ha / tataśca mātrā saṃgamya hṛṣṭayā harṣitāntarā
She too, greatly delighted, embraced her father and bowed to him; and then, having met her mother, who was joyful, (she,) her heart gladdened,
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NarP 2 30.17
प्राह वाक्यं विशालाक्षी संबोध्य पितरं नृपम् । सुप्ताहं रत्नशालायां सखीभिः परिवारिता
prāha vākyaṃ viśālākṣī saṃbodhya pitaraṃ nṛpam / suptāhaṃ ratnaśālāyāṃ sakhībhiḥ parivāritā
the large-eyed girl spoke these words, addressing her father the king: "I was asleep in the jewel-hall, surrounded by my companions.
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NarP 2 30.18
उदकूकृत्वा शिरस्ताताधौताङ्घ्रिर्मञ्चकोपरि । चिन्तयत्नी भर्तृयोगं निशीथे रक्षसा हृता
udakūkṛtvā śirastātādhautāṅghrirmañcakopari / cintayatnī bhartṛyogaṃ niśīthe rakṣasā hṛtā
"Having turned my head northward, father, and washed my feet, (lying) upon the couch, thinking of union with a husband, at midnight I was carried off by a rākṣasa.
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NarP 2 30.19
स मां गृहीत्वा स्वपुरं प्रागादर्णवगे गिरौ । नानारत्नमये तत्र गुहायां स्थापिता ह्यहम्
sa māṃ gṛhītvā svapuraṃ prāgādarṇavage girau / nānāratnamaye tatra guhāyāṃ sthāpitā hyaham
Seizing me he went to his own city on a mountain set in the ocean; there I was placed in a cave made of various jewels.
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NarP 2 30.20
स तत्रोद्वहनोपायचिन्तयान्तर्व्यवस्थितः । तस्य भार्या त्वियं सुभ्रूर्या तिष्ठति सुमध्यमा
sa tatrodvahanopāyacintayāntarvyavasthitaḥ / tasya bhāryā tviyaṃ subhrūryā tiṣṭhati sumadhyamā
He remained there occupied with thought of a means of marrying (me); but this fair-browed, slender-waisted woman who stands (here) is his wife—
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NarP 2 30.21
बिभ्रती मानुषं रूपं राक्षसी राक्षसप्रिया । अनया बुद्धियोगेन शक्त्या शक्रस्य भूपते
bibhratī mānuṣaṃ rūpaṃ rākṣasī rākṣasapriyā / anayā buddhiyogena śaktyā śakrasya bhūpate
a rākṣasī bearing human form, the beloved of the rākṣasa. By her, through an application of wit, by the power of Śakra, O lord of the earth,
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NarP 2 30.22
घातितो विप्रहस्तेन क्रूरकर्मा पतिः स्वकः । पुरैव मम तं शैलं प्राप्तो देवेन भूसुरः
ghātito viprahastena krūrakarmā patiḥ svakaḥ / puraiva mama taṃ śailaṃ prāpto devena bhūsuraḥ
her own husband, of cruel deeds, was killed by the hand of a brahmin; for even before this a brahmin had reached that mountain (where I was) by the will of god.
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NarP 2 30.23
इयं तु राक्षसी दृष्ट्वा पतिं स्वं धर्मदूषकम् । विप्रेण संविदं कृत्वा दांपत्ये निजकर्मणा
iyaṃ tu rākṣasī dṛṣṭvā patiṃ svaṃ dharmadūṣakam / vipreṇa saṃvidaṃ kṛtvā dāṃpatye nijakarmaṇā
But this rākṣasī, seeing that her own husband was a violator of dharma, having made a pact with the brahmin for wedlock by her own doing,
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NarP 2 30.24
रूपेणाप्यस्य संमुग्धा घातयामास राक्षसम् । एवं कृत्वा पतिं विप्रं हस्तिनीरूपधारिणी
rūpeṇāpyasya saṃmugdhā ghātayāmāsa rākṣasam / evaṃ kṛtvā patiṃ vipraṃ hastinīrūpadhāriṇī
and being besides infatuated with his beauty, had the rākṣasa killed. Having thus made the brahmin her husband, taking the form of a she-elephant,
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NarP 2 30.25
गृहीत्वा वास्तुकं वित्तं पृष्ठमारोप्य मामपि । समायातात्र भूपाल मामत्तुं तव मन्दिरम्
gṛhītvā vāstukaṃ vittaṃ pṛṣṭhamāropya māmapi / samāyātātra bhūpāla māmattuṃ tava mandiram
taking the household wealth and mounting me too upon her back, she came here to your palace, O protector of the earth, (rescuing me from him who meant) to devour me.
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NarP 2 30.26
अनया रक्षिता राजन् राक्षस्याराक्षसात्ततः । तस्मादिमां पूजयस्व सत्कृत्याग्रजसंयुताम्
anayā rakṣitā rājan rākṣasyārākṣasāttataḥ / tasmādimāṃ pūjayasva satkṛtyāgrajasaṃyutām
By her, O king, by this rākṣasī, I was protected from the rākṣasa; therefore honour her respectfully, together with the twice-born one.
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NarP 2 30.27
अस्या एवामुमत्या मां देह्यस्मै ब्राह्मणाय हि । अनेनैकासनगता जाता भर्ता स मे भवत्
asyā evāmumatyā māṃ dehyasmai brāhmaṇāya hi / anenaikāsanagatā jātā bhartā sa me bhavat
With her own consent give me to this brahmin; by him I was brought onto one seat, so he became my husband.
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NarP 2 30.28
येनैकासनगा नारी भवेद्भर्ता स एव हि । नान्य इत्थं पुराणेषु श्रूयते ह्यागमेष्वपि
yenaikāsanagā nārī bhavedbhartā sa eva hi / nānya itthaṃ purāṇeṣu śrūyate hyāgameṣvapi
For the man with whom a woman goes onto one seat, he alone becomes her husband and no other; thus it is heard in the Purāṇas and in the Āgamas too.
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NarP 2 30.29
अस्याः पृष्ठे निविष्टाहं प्रीत्या सह द्विजन्मना । धर्मत स्तेन मद्भर्ता भवेदेषा मतिर्मम
asyāḥ pṛṣṭhe niviṣṭāhaṃ prītyā saha dvijanmanā / dharmata stena madbhartā bhavedeṣā matirmama
I sat upon her back gladly together with the twice-born one; therefore by dharma he should be my husband—this is my judgement.
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NarP 2 30.30
तस्मादिमां सांत्वयित्वा शास्त्रागमविधानतः । देहि विप्राय मां तात पितमन्यं वृणे न च
tasmādimāṃ sāṃtvayitvā śāstrāgamavidhānataḥ / dehi viprāya māṃ tāta pitamanyaṃ vṛṇe na ca
Therefore, having conciliated her according to the prescription of śāstra and āgama, give me to the brahmin, father; and I choose no other.
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NarP 2 30.31
तच्छ्रुत्वा दुहितुर्वाक्यं सुद्युम्नो भूपतिस्तदा । सांत्वयामास तन्वङ्गीं राक्षसीं प्रश्रयानतः
tacchrutvā duhiturvākyaṃ sudyumno bhūpatistadā / sāṃtvayāmāsa tanvaṅgīṃ rākṣasīṃ praśrayānataḥ
Hearing that speech of his daughter, King Sudyumna then, bowed low in deference, conciliated the slender-limbed rākṣasī.
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NarP 2 30.32
सुतैषा धर्मभीता मे त्वामेव शरणं गता । यदर्थं निहतः कान्तस्त्वया पूर्वतरः सति
sutaiṣā dharmabhītā me tvāmeva śaraṇaṃ gatā / yadarthaṃ nihataḥ kāntastvayā pūrvataraḥ sati
"This daughter of mine, in fear of dharma, has gone to you alone for refuge—you for whose sake, virtuous lady, your former husband was slain by you.
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NarP 2 30.33
त्वदधीना ततो भद्रे जातेयं मत्सुता किल । इममिच्छति भर्तारं यो ऽयं भर्ता कृतस्त्वया
tvadadhīnā tato bhadre jāteyaṃ matsutā kila / imamicchati bhartāraṃ yo 'yaṃ bhartā kṛtastvayā
Therefore, good lady, this daughter of mine has become subject to you; she desires as husband this very man whom you have made your husband."
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NarP 2 30.34
अङ्गीचकार तत्सर्वं यदुक्तं प्रीतया तया । प्रतिपन्ने तु वचसि राज्ञा तुष्टा तु राक्षसी
aṅgīcakāra tatsarvaṃ yaduktaṃ prītayā tayā / pratipanne tu vacasi rājñā tuṣṭā tu rākṣasī
She agreed to all that was said, spoken by her with affection; and when the word was accepted by the king, the rākṣasī was pleased.
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NarP 2 30.35
त्वद्वाक्याद्भवतु प्रेष्या मत्सुता ब्राह्मणस्य तु । सापत्नभावं त्यक्त्वा तु सुतां मे परिपालय
tvadvākyādbhavatu preṣyā matsutā brāhmaṇasya tu / sāpatnabhāvaṃ tyaktvā tu sutāṃ me paripālaya
"By your word let my daughter become a servant to the brahmin; but abandoning the feeling of rivalry, take care of my daughter.
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NarP 2 30.36
सुताया मम भार्याया मद्बलस्य जनस्य च । पुरस्य विषयस्यापि स्वामिनी त्वं न संशयः
sutāyā mama bhāryāyā madbalasya janasya ca / purasya viṣayasyāpi svāminī tvaṃ na saṃśayaḥ
Of my daughter, of my wife, of my army and my people, and of the city and the realm as well, you are the mistress—there is no doubt.
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NarP 2 30.37
तव वाक्ये स्थिता ह्येषा सदैवापि भविष्यति । एतच्छ्रुत्त्वा तु वचनं सुद्युम्नस्य निशाचरी
tava vākye sthitā hyeṣā sadaivāpi bhaviṣyati / etacchruttvā tu vacanaṃ sudyumnasya niśācarī
For she will always abide by your word." But hearing this speech of Sudyumna, the night-roaming woman
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NarP 2 30.38
अन्वमोदत शुद्धेन चेतसा सहचारिणी । उवाच च धरापालं प्रदानाय कृतोद्यमम्
anvamodata śuddhena cetasā sahacāriṇī / uvāca ca dharāpālaṃ pradānāya kṛtodyamam
The companion (of the night) assented with a pure mind, and she said to the protector of the earth who had set about the giving (of the girl in marriage):
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NarP 2 30.39
यदर्थं प्रणतस्त्वं मां सद्भावेन नृपोत्तम । तस्माद्द्वितीया भार्येयं भवत्वस्य द्विजन्मनः
yadarthaṃ praṇatastvaṃ māṃ sadbhāvena nṛpottama / tasmāddvitīyā bhāryeyaṃ bhavatvasya dvijanmanaḥ
"For the sake of which you have bowed to me with sincere feeling, O best of kings — therefore let this princess become the second wife of this twice-born man.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 30.40
अहं च भवता पूज्या कृत्वार्चां देवमन्दिरे । सर्वैश्च नागरैः सार्द्धं फाल्गुने धवले दले
ahaṃ ca bhavatā pūjyā kṛtvārcāṃ devamandire / sarvaiśca nāgaraiḥ sārddhaṃ phālgune dhavale dale
And I am to be worshipped by you, having made an image (of me) in a temple, together with all the townspeople, in the bright fortnight of Phālguna.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 30.41
सप्ताहमुत्सवः कार्यो ह्यष्टम्या आचतुर्दशीम् । नटनर्तकयुक्तेन गीतवाद्येन भूरिणा
saptāhamutsavaḥ kāryo hyaṣṭamyā ācaturdaśīm / naṭanartakayuktena gītavādyena bhūriṇā
A festival is to be held for seven days, from the eighth to the fourteenth, with abundant song and instrumental music, together with actors and dancers,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 30.42
मैरेयमांसरक्तादिबलिभिश्चापि पूजया । एवं प्रकुर्वते तुभ्यं सदा क्षेमकरी ह्यहम्
maireyamāṃsaraktādibalibhiścāpi pūjayā / evaṃ prakurvate tubhyaṃ sadā kṣemakarī hyaham
and also with worship by offerings of maireya liquor, meat, blood and the like. To you who act thus I shall ever be a bringer of welfare —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 30.43
भवेयं नृपशार्दूल स्वं वचः प्रतिपालय । तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्याः सुद्युम्नो नृपतिस्तदा
bhaveyaṃ nṛpaśārdūla svaṃ vacaḥ pratipālaya / tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasyāḥ sudyumno nṛpatistadā
so shall I be, O tiger among kings; keep your own word." Hearing that speech of hers, King Sudyumna then
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 30.45
उवाच ब्राह्मणं प्रेम्णा कुरु भार्यामिमामपि । राजकन्यां द्विजश्रेष्ठ गृह्योक्तविधिना शुभाम्
uvāca brāhmaṇaṃ premṇā kuru bhāryāmimāmapi / rājakanyāṃ dvijaśreṣṭha gṛhyoktavidhinā śubhām
said affectionately to the brahmin: "Take this one too as a wife, O best of the twice-born — the auspicious princess, by the rite stated in the Gṛhya (texts)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 30.46
ईर्ष्यां त्यक्त्वा विशालाक्ष्या भवाम्येषा सहोदरी । राक्षस्या वचनेनेह परिणीय नृपात्मजाम्
īrṣyāṃ tyaktvā viśālākṣyā bhavāmyeṣā sahodarī / rākṣasyā vacaneneha pariṇīya nṛpātmajām
"Giving up jealousy, I shall be a sister to the large-eyed one." By the rākṣasī's word in this matter, having married the king's daughter,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 30.47
बहुवित्तयुतां विप्रो महोदयपुरं ययौ । आरुह्य करिणीरूपां राक्षसीं क्षणमात्रतः
bahuvittayutāṃ vipro mahodayapuraṃ yayau / āruhya kariṇīrūpāṃ rākṣasīṃ kṣaṇamātrataḥ
who was furnished with much wealth, the brahmin went to the city of Mahodaya, having mounted the rākṣasī in the form of a she-elephant, in a mere moment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 30.48
ततो मया श्रुतं देवि भर्ता ते समुपागतः । धनरत्नसमायुक्तो भार्याद्वयसमन्वितः
tato mayā śrutaṃ devi bhartā te samupāgataḥ / dhanaratnasamāyukto bhāryādvayasamanvitaḥ
Then I heard, O lady: "Your husband has arrived, provided with wealth and jewels, accompanied by two wives."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 30.49
ततो ऽहं बन्धुवर्गेण पितृभ्यां च सखीगणैः । बहुशो भर्त्सिता रूक्षैर्वचनैर्मर्मभेदिभिः
tato 'haṃ bandhuvargeṇa pitṛbhyāṃ ca sakhīgaṇaiḥ / bahuśo bhartsitā rūkṣairvacanairmarmabhedibhiḥ
Then I was reproached repeatedly by the circle of kinsmen, by my parents and by my throngs of friends, with rough words that pierced the vitals:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 30.50
कथं यास्यसि भर्तारं धनलुब्धे श्रिया वृतम् । यस्त्वया निर्द्धनः पूर्वं परित्यक्तः सुदीनवत्
kathaṃ yāsyasi bhartāraṃ dhanalubdhe śriyā vṛtam / yastvayā nirddhanaḥ pūrvaṃ parityaktaḥ sudīnavat
"How will you go to your husband, you money-greedy woman, now that he is attended by fortune — he who, when penniless, was formerly abandoned by you as if utterly wretched?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 30.51
चञ्चलानीह वित्तानि पित्र्याणि किल योषिताम् । कान्तार्जितानि सुभगे स्थिराणीति निगद्यते
cañcalānīha vittāni pitryāṇi kila yoṣitām / kāntārjitāni subhage sthirāṇīti nigadyate
Here in this world the paternal wealth of women is unsteady; what is earned by the husband, O fair one, is called stable.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 30.52
परुषैर्वचनैर्यस्तु क्षिप्तस्तद्भाषणं कथम् । भविष्यति प्रवेशो ऽपि दुष्करस्तस्य वेश्मनि
paruṣairvacanairyastu kṣiptastadbhāṣaṇaṃ katham / bhaviṣyati praveśo 'pi duṣkarastasya veśmani
And as for one who was assailed with harsh words, how will there be any speaking with him? Even entry into his house will be hard (for you).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 30.53
गताया अपि ते तत्र शयनं पतिना सह । भविष्यति दुराचारे सुखदं न कदाचन
gatāyā api te tatra śayanaṃ patinā saha / bhaviṣyati durācāre sukhadaṃ na kadācana
And even if you go there, lying with your husband will never be pleasant, you ill-behaved woman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 30.54
लोकापवादाद्यदि चेद्ग्रहीष्यति पतिस्तव । त्वां स्नेहहीनचित्तस्तु न कदाचिन्मिलिष्यति
lokāpavādādyadi cedgrahīṣyati patistava / tvāṃ snehahīnacittastu na kadācinmiliṣyati
If, for fear of people's censure, your husband does accept you, still, his mind being void of affection, he will never unite with you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 30.55
नेदृशं दुःखदं किञ्चिद्यादृशं दूरचित्तयोः । दंपकत्योर्मिलनं लोके वैकल्यकरणं महत्
nedṛśaṃ duḥkhadaṃ kiñcidyādṛśaṃ dūracittayoḥ / daṃpakatyormilanaṃ loke vaikalyakaraṇaṃ mahat
There is nothing so painful as the union, in this world, of a couple whose hearts are far apart — it is a great cause of ruin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 30.56
एवं बहुविधा वाचः शृण्वाना बन्धुभाषिताः । अधोमुख्यस्रुपूर्णाक्षी बभूवाहं सुदुःखिता
evaṃ bahuvidhā vācaḥ śṛṇvānā bandhubhāṣitāḥ / adhomukhyasrupūrṇākṣī babhūvāhaṃ suduḥkhitā
Hearing in this way the manifold words spoken by my kinsmen, I became downcast of face, my eyes filled with tears, and deeply miserable.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 30.57
चेतसार्चितयं चाहं पूर्वलोभेन मुह्यती । न दत्तं कङ्कणं पाणेर्न दत्तं कटिसूत्रकम्
cetasārcitayaṃ cāhaṃ pūrvalobhena muhyatī / na dattaṃ kaṅkaṇaṃ pāṇerna dattaṃ kaṭisūtrakam
And I, bewildered by my earlier greed, (did not?) honour him with my heart: no bracelet was given for his hand, no girdle-cord was given,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 2 30.58
न चापि नूपुरे दत्ते येन तुष्टिं व्रजेत्पतिः । धनजीवितयोः स्वामी भर्ता लोकेषु गीयते
na cāpi nūpure datte yena tuṣṭiṃ vrajetpatiḥ / dhanajīvitayoḥ svāmī bhartā lokeṣu gīyate
nor were anklets given, by which a husband would come to satisfaction; and a husband is proclaimed in the worlds as the lord of (a wife's) wealth and life.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 30.59
तन्मयापहृतं वित्तं भवित्री का गतिर्मम । कथं यास्यामि तद्वेश्म कथं संभाषये पुनः
tanmayāpahṛtaṃ vittaṃ bhavitrī kā gatirmama / kathaṃ yāsyāmi tadveśma kathaṃ saṃbhāṣaye punaḥ
"That wealth was carried off by me — what refuge will there be for me? How shall I go to that house? How shall I speak (with him) again?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 30.60
यो मया दुष्टया त्यक्तः स प्रत्येति कथं हि माम् । एवं विचिंये यादद्धृदयेन विदूयता
yo mayā duṣṭayā tyaktaḥ sa pratyeti kathaṃ hi mām / evaṃ viciṃye yādaddhṛdayena vidūyatā
"He who was abandoned by me, wicked as I was — how indeed will he take me back?" As I was pondering thus, with my heart being tormented,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 2 30.61
वेष्टिता बन्धुवर्गेण तावद्दोला समागता । छत्रेण शशिवर्णेन शोभमाना सुकोमला
veṣṭitā bandhuvargeṇa tāvaddolā samāgatā / chatreṇa śaśivarṇena śobhamānā sukomalā
meanwhile a palanquin arrived, encircled by the throng of kinsfolk, resplendent with a moon-coloured parasol, very soft,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 30.62
आस्तृता राङ्कवैः पीनैः पुरुषोर्विधृतांसकैः । ते समागत्य पुरुषाः प्रोचुर्मामसकृच्छभे
āstṛtā rāṅkavaiḥ pīnaiḥ puruṣorvidhṛtāṃsakaiḥ / te samāgatya puruṣāḥ procurmāmasakṛcchabhe
spread over with thick woollen rugs, its shoulder-poles held up by men. Those men came and spoke to me more than once, O lovely one:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 30.63
आकारितासि पत्या ते व्रज शीघ्रं मुदान्विता । धनरत्नयुतो भर्ता सद्धिभार्यः समागतः
ākāritāsi patyā te vraja śīghraṃ mudānvitā / dhanaratnayuto bhartā saddhibhāryaḥ samāgataḥ
"You have been summoned by your husband; go quickly, filled with joy. Your husband, possessed of wealth and jewels, has arrived together with his wives.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 30.64
प्रविष्टमात्रेण गृहे त्वामानेतुं वरानने । प्रेषिताः सत्वरं पत्या संस्थितां पितृवेश्मनि
praviṣṭamātreṇa gṛhe tvāmānetuṃ varānane / preṣitāḥ satvaraṃ patyā saṃsthitāṃ pitṛveśmani
The moment he entered the house, we were sent in haste by your husband to fetch you, O fair-faced one, who are staying in your father's house."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 30.65
ततो ऽहं व्रीडिता देवि भर्तुस्तद्वीक्ष्य चेष्टितम् । नैवोत्तरमदां तेभ्यः किञ्चिन्मौनं समास्थिता
tato 'haṃ vrīḍitā devi bhartustadvīkṣya ceṣṭitam / naivottaramadāṃ tebhyaḥ kiñcinmaunaṃ samāsthitā
Then I, ashamed, O goddess, seeing that conduct of my husband, gave them no answer at all, but remained in silence.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 30.66
ततो ऽहं बन्धुवर्गेण भूयोभूयः प्रबोधिता । आहूता स्वामिना गच्छ सम्मानेन तदन्तिकम्
tato 'haṃ bandhuvargeṇa bhūyobhūyaḥ prabodhitā / āhūtā svāminā gaccha sammānena tadantikam
Then I was admonished again and again by the throng of kinsfolk: "You have been called by your lord; go to his side with honour.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 30.67
स्वामिनाकारिता पत्नी या न याति तदन्तिकम् । सा तु ध्वाङ्क्षी भवेत्पुत्रि जन्मानि दश पञ्च च
svāminākāritā patnī yā na yāti tadantikam / sā tu dhvāṅkṣī bhavetputri janmāni daśa pañca ca
A wife who, though summoned by her lord, does not go to his side — she, O daughter, becomes a crow for fifteen births."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 30.68
एवमुक्त्वा समाश्वास्य मां गृहीत्वा त्वरान्विताः । दोलामारोप्य गच्छेति प्रोचुः स्निग्धा मुहुर्मुर्हुः
evamuktvā samāśvāsya māṃ gṛhītvā tvarānvitāḥ / dolāmāropya gaccheti procuḥ snigdhā muhurmurhuḥ
Having spoken thus and consoled me, they took hold of me in haste, and setting me on the palanquin they said affectionately, again and again, "Go."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 30.69
ततस्ते पुरुषा दोलां निधायांसेषु सत्वरम् । जग्मुर्महोदयपुरं यत्र तिष्ठति मे पतिः
tataste puruṣā dolāṃ nidhāyāṃseṣu satvaram / jagmurmahodayapuraṃ yatra tiṣṭhati me patiḥ
Then those men, quickly placing the palanquin on their shoulders, went to the city of Mahodaya, where my husband was staying.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 30.70
दृष्टं मया गृहं तस्य सर्वतः काञ्चनावृतम् । आसनीयैश्च भोज्यैश्च धनैर्वस्त्रैर्युतं ततः
dṛṣṭaṃ mayā gṛhaṃ tasya sarvataḥ kāñcanāvṛtam / āsanīyaiśca bhojyaiśca dhanairvastrairyutaṃ tataḥ
I saw his house, covered with gold on all sides, and furnished with seats and foods, with riches and garments.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 30.71
अथ सा राक्षसी देवी सा चापि नृपनन्दिनी । प्रीत्या च भक्त्या कुरुतां प्रणतिं मम सुन्दरि
atha sā rākṣasī devī sā cāpi nṛpanandinī / prītyā ca bhaktyā kurutāṃ praṇatiṃ mama sundari
Then that rākṣasī, O goddess, and that king's daughter as well, both made obeisance to me with affection and devotion, O beautiful one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 30.72
ततस्ताभ्याममहं प्रेम्णा यथार्हमभिपूजिता । भर्तृवाक्येन संप्रीता स्नात्वाभुजं तथाहृता
tatastābhyāmamahaṃ premṇā yathārhamabhipūjitā / bhartṛvākyena saṃprītā snātvābhujaṃ tathāhṛtā
Then I was honoured by those two with love, as was fitting; gladdened by my husband's word, having bathed, I was likewise brought to the meal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 2 30.73
ततो ऽस्तसमयात्पश्चाद्भर्ता चाहूय सत्वरम् । परिष्वज्य चिरं दोर्भ्यां पर्यङ्के संन्यवेशयत्
tato 'stasamayātpaścādbhartā cāhūya satvaram / pariṣvajya ciraṃ dorbhyāṃ paryaṅke saṃnyaveśayat
Then, after the time of sunset, my husband quickly called me, embraced me long with both arms, and seated me on the couch.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 30.74
ततो निशाचरीं राजपुत्रीं चाहूय सो ऽब्रवीत् । भक्त्या युवाभ्यां कर्तव्यमस्याश्चरणसेवनम्
tato niśācarīṃ rājaputrīṃ cāhūya so 'bravīt / bhaktyā yuvābhyāṃ kartavyamasyāścaraṇasevanam
Then, summoning the night-wanderer (rākṣasī) and the king's daughter, he said: "By you two, service to her feet is to be performed with devotion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 30.75
इयं प्राक्कालिकी भार्या ज्येष्ठा च युवयोर्द्भुवम् । पत्युर्वाक्यात्ततस्ताभ्यां गृहीतौ चरणौ मम
iyaṃ prākkālikī bhāryā jyeṣṭhā ca yuvayordbhuvam / patyurvākyāttatastābhyāṃ gṛhītau caraṇau mama
She is my wife from the earlier time, and assuredly the senior to you two." Then, at the husband's word, my feet were clasped by those two,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 30.76
सापत्नभावजामीर्ष्यां परित्यज्य सुलोचने । ततः प्रेष्यान्समाहूय भर्ता मे वाक्यमब्रवीत्
sāpatnabhāvajāmīrṣyāṃ parityajya sulocane / tataḥ preṣyānsamāhūya bhartā me vākyamabravīt
they having given up the jealousy born of co-wifehood, O fair-eyed one. Then, summoning the servants, my husband spoke these words:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 30.77
यत्किञ्चिद्रक्षसः पार्श्वान्मया प्राप्तं पुरा वसु । सुतामुद्वहतो राज्ञो यच्च लब्धं मयाखिलम्
yatkiñcidrakṣasaḥ pārśvānmayā prāptaṃ purā vasu / sutāmudvahato rājño yacca labdhaṃ mayākhilam
"Whatever wealth was formerly obtained by me from the rākṣasa, and all that was gained by me when I married the king's daughter —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 30.78
तत्सर्वं भक्तिभावेन समानयत मा चिरम् । इयं हि स्वामिनी प्राप्ता तस्य वित्तस्य किङ्कराः
tatsarvaṃ bhaktibhāvena samānayata mā ciram / iyaṃ hi svāminī prāptā tasya vittasya kiṅkarāḥ
bring all that here with a devoted spirit, without delay; for she has come as the mistress of that wealth, O servants."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 30.79
तद्वाक्यात्सहसा प्रेष्यैः समानीतं धनं शुभे । भर्ता समर्पयामास प्रीत्या युक्तो ऽखिलं तदा
tadvākyātsahasā preṣyaiḥ samānītaṃ dhanaṃ śubhe / bhartā samarpayāmāsa prītyā yukto 'khilaṃ tadā
At his word the wealth was at once brought together by the servants, O fair one; and the husband then, filled with affection, handed over all of it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 30.80
सत्कृत्य भूषणैर्वस्त्रैख्यलीकेन चेतसा । उभयोस्तत्र पश्यन्त्यो राक्षसीराजकन्ययोः
satkṛtya bhūṣaṇairvastraikhyalīkena cetasā / ubhayostatra paśyantyo rākṣasīrājakanyayoḥ
Having honoured (her) with ornaments and garments, but with a deceitful mind, while both of them — the rākṣasī and the king's daughter — looked on there,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 2 30.81
पर्यङ्कस्थां परिष्वज्य मां चुञ्चुबाधरे शुभे । तद्दृष्ट्वा चाद्भुतं भर्तुर्देहवित्तसमर्पणम्
paryaṅkasthāṃ pariṣvajya māṃ cuñcubādhare śubhe / taddṛṣṭvā cādbhutaṃ bharturdehavittasamarpaṇam
embracing me as I sat on the couch, kissing (my) lower lip, O fair one — and seeing that wondrous surrender of body and wealth by the husband,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 2 30.82
उल्लासकरण वाक्यं करेण कुचपीडनम् । छिन्ना गौरिव खङ्गेन गताः प्राणा ममाभवन्
ullāsakaraṇa vākyaṃ kareṇa kucapīḍanam / chinnā gauriva khaṅgena gatāḥ prāṇā mamābhavan
the speech that produced excitement, the pressing of the breast with the hand — like a cow cut down by a sword, my life-breaths departed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 2 30.83
ततो ऽहं यमनिर्द्दिष्टां प्राप्ता नरकयातनाम् । तामतीत्य सुदुःखार्ता काष्ठीला चाभवं शुभे
tato 'haṃ yamanirddiṣṭāṃ prāptā narakayātanām / tāmatītya suduḥkhārtā kāṣṭhīlā cābhavaṃ śubhe
Then I attained the torment of hell ordained by Yama; having passed beyond that, greatly afflicted with pain, I became a kāṣṭhīlā (wood-worm), O fair one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 30.84
यास्यामि पुनरेवाहं तिर्यग्योनिं सहस्रशः । या भर्तुर्नापयेद्वित्तं जीवितं च शुभानने
yāsyāmi punarevāhaṃ tiryagyoniṃ sahasraśaḥ / yā bharturnāpayedvittaṃ jīvitaṃ ca śubhānane
And again I shall go to animal births by the thousands. She who does not preserve her husband's wealth and life, O fair-faced one —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 2 30.87
सापीदृशीमवस्था वै यास्यत्येव न संशयः । एवं ज्ञात्वानिशं रक्षेत्पत्युर्वित्तं च जीवितम् ॥ नर्प्_२,३०।८५ ॥ पतिर्माता पिता वित्तं जीवितं च गुरुर्गतिः ॥ नर्प्_२,३०।८६ ॥ प्रयाति नारी बहुभिः सुपुण्यैः सहैव भर्त्रा स्वशरीरदाहात् । विष्णोः पदं वित्तशरीरलुब्धा प्रयाति यामीं च कुयोनिपीडाम्
sāpīdṛśīmavasthā vai yāsyatyeva na saṃśayaḥ / evaṃ jñātvāniśaṃ rakṣetpatyurvittaṃ ca jīvitam // narp_2,30.85 // patirmātā pitā vittaṃ jīvitaṃ ca gururgatiḥ // narp_2,30.86 // prayāti nārī bahubhiḥ supuṇyaiḥ sahaiva bhartrā svaśarīradāhāt / viṣṇoḥ padaṃ vittaśarīralubdhā prayāti yāmīṃ ca kuyonipīḍām
she too will surely come to just such a condition, there is no doubt. Knowing this, one should guard unceasingly the husband's wealth and his life. (85) The husband is mother, father, wealth, life, teacher, and refuge. (86) A woman goes, together with her husband and with much great merit, from the burning of her own body, to Viṣṇu's station; but one greedy for wealth and body goes to Yama's realm and to the torment of evil births.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition