Narada Purana — Uttara Bhaga — Chapter 33
NarP 2 33.1
वसिष्ठ उवाच संध्यावली ततः पादौ भर्तुः संगृह्य भूपते । उवाच वचनं देवी धर्मां गदविनाशनम्
vasiṣṭha uvāca saṃdhyāvalī tataḥ pādau bhartuḥ saṃgṛhya bhūpate / uvāca vacanaṃ devī dharmāṃ gadavināśanam
Vasiṣṭha said: Then, O king, the goddess Saṃdhyāvalī, having taken hold of her husband's feet, spoke words that were righteous and destroyed affliction.
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NarP 2 33.2
बहुधाप्यनुशिष्टेयं मया भूप यथा त्वया । मोहिन्या मोहरूपाया नान्यत्संरोचते ऽधुना
bahudhāpyanuśiṣṭeyaṃ mayā bhūpa yathā tvayā / mohinyā moharūpāyā nānyatsaṃrocate 'dhunā
"Though she has been instructed in many ways by me as by you, O king, nothing else now pleases Mohinī, who is delusion incarnate,
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NarP 2 33.3
भोजनं वासरे विष्णोर्वधं वा तनयस्य वै । धर्मत्यागाद्वरं नाथ पुत्रस्य विनिपातनम्
bhojanaṃ vāsare viṣṇorvadhaṃ vā tanayasya vai / dharmatyāgādvaraṃ nātha putrasya vinipātanam
than eating on Viṣṇu's day or the killing of (our) son. Better than abandoning dharma, my lord, is the felling of a son.
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NarP 2 33.4
यादृशी हि जनन्यास्तु पीडा भवति भूपते । पुत्रस्योत्पादने तीव्रातादृशी न भवेत्पितुः
yādṛśī hi jananyāstu pīḍā bhavati bhūpate / putrasyotpādane tīvrātādṛśī na bhavetpituḥ
For such pain as a mother has, O king — the fierce pain in bringing forth a son — such is not the father's.
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NarP 2 33.5
गर्भसंधारणे राजन् खेदः स्नेहो ऽधिको यथा । मातुर्भवति भूपाल तथा नहि भवेत्पितुः
garbhasaṃdhāraṇe rājan khedaḥ sneho 'dhiko yathā / māturbhavati bhūpāla tathā nahi bhavetpituḥ
As the distress and the greater affection in carrying the womb, O king, belong to the mother, O protector of the earth, so it is not for the father.
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NarP 2 33.6
बीजनिर्वाषकः प्रोक्तः पिता राजेन्द्र भूतले । जननी धारिणी क्लिष्टा वर्द्धने पालने ऽधिका
bījanirvāṣakaḥ proktaḥ pitā rājendra bhūtale / jananī dhāriṇī kliṣṭā varddhane pālane 'dhikā
On earth, O lord of kings, the father is said to be the one who discharges the seed; the mother is the bearer, the one who suffers, and greater in the rearing and the protecting.
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NarP 2 33.7
पितुः शतगुणः स्नेहो मातुः पुत्रे प्रवर्तते । स्नेहाधिक्यं तु संप्रेक्ष्य मातरं महतीं विदुः
pituḥ śataguṇaḥ sneho mātuḥ putre pravartate / snehādhikyaṃ tu saṃprekṣya mātaraṃ mahatīṃ viduḥ
The mother's affection for a son is a hundred times the father's; and observing this excess of affection, they know the mother to be the greater.
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NarP 2 33.8
साहं जाता गतस्नेहा परलोकजिगीषया । पुत्रस्य नृपशार्दूल सत्यवाक्यस्य पालनात्
sāhaṃ jātā gatasnehā paralokajigīṣayā / putrasya nṛpaśārdūla satyavākyasya pālanāt
So I have become devoid of affection for my son, O tiger among kings, out of the desire to win the other world, through the keeping of the word of truth.
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NarP 2 33.9
व्यापादय सुतं भूप स्नेहं त्यक्त्वा सुदूरतः । मा सत्यलङ्घनं कार्षीः शापितो ऽसि मयात्मना
vyāpādaya sutaṃ bhūpa snehaṃ tyaktvā sudūrataḥ / mā satyalaṅghanaṃ kārṣīḥ śāpito 'si mayātmanā
“Kill your son, O king, casting affection far away; do not commit a breach of truth — you are (hereby) adjured by me myself.”
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NarP 2 33.10
निकषेषु ह्यषीकेशो भविष्यति फलप्रदः । यस्मिंश्चीर्णे रुजा देहे नाल्पापि नृप जायते
nikaṣeṣu hyaṣīkeśo bhaviṣyati phalapradaḥ / yasmiṃścīrṇe rujā dehe nālpāpi nṛpa jāyate
“For in trials (of virtue) Hṛṣīkeśa will be the giver of the fruit; when that (vow) has been carried out, O king, not even a slight pain arises in the body.”
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NarP 2 33.11
अधर्मान्मानवो ऽवश्यं स्वर्गभ्रष्टो न संशयः । प्राणानादाय पुत्रं वा सर्वस्वं वा महीपते
adharmānmānavo 'vaśyaṃ svargabhraṣṭo na saṃśayaḥ / prāṇānādāya putraṃ vā sarvasvaṃ vā mahīpate
“Through unrighteousness a man inevitably falls from heaven — there is no doubt; (therefore) taking (his) life, or (his) son, or (his) whole possessions, O lord of the earth—”
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NarP 2 33.12
यश्चानुवर्तते दैवं स पुमान् गीयते महान् । ता आपदो ऽपि भूपाल धन्या याः सत्यकारिकाः
yaścānuvartate daivaṃ sa pumān gīyate mahān / tā āpado 'pi bhūpāla dhanyā yāḥ satyakārikāḥ
“And he who follows what is destined (or: the divine ordinance), that man is celebrated as great; even those calamities are blessed, O protector of the earth, which bring about truth.”
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NarP 2 33.13
सत्तयसंरक्षणार्थत्वान्नृणां स्युर्मोक्षदायिकाः । कीर्तिसंस्तरणार्थाय कर्त्तव्यं मनुजैः सदा
sattayasaṃrakṣaṇārthatvānnṛṇāṃ syurmokṣadāyikāḥ / kīrtisaṃstaraṇārthāya karttavyaṃ manujaiḥ sadā
“Because they serve to protect truth, they would be bestowers of liberation on men; for the sake of spreading fame it should always be done by men—”
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NarP 2 33.14
कर्म भूपाल शास्त्रोक्तं स्नेहद्वेषविवर्जितम् । तदलं परितापेन सत्यं पालय भूपते
karma bhūpāla śāstroktaṃ snehadveṣavivarjitam / tadalaṃ paritāpena satyaṃ pālaya bhūpate
“—the act enjoined by scripture, O protector of the earth, free from affection and hatred. So enough of lamenting; guard the truth, O lord of the earth.”
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NarP 2 33.15
सत्यस्य पालनाद्राजन्विष्णुदेहेन युज्यते । देवैरुत्पादिता ह्येषा निकषा ते विमोहिनी
satyasya pālanādrājanviṣṇudehena yujyate / devairutpāditā hyeṣā nikaṣā te vimohinī
“By guarding truth, O king, one is united with the body of Viṣṇu; for this test of yours, which bewilders, has been produced by the gods.”
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NarP 2 33.16
मन्ये भूपाल सा पत्न्या कृता तां त्वं न बुध्यसे । पुत्रव्य पादनाद्देवा भविष्यन्ति ह्यवाङ्मुखाः
manye bhūpāla sā patnyā kṛtā tāṃ tvaṃ na budhyase / putravya pādanāddevā bhaviṣyanti hyavāṅmukhāḥ
“I think, O protector of the earth, that it was made by (your) wife, and you do not recognise it; for by the killing of the son the gods will become downcast (with faces turned down).”
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NarP 2 33.17
तेषां दत्वा पदं मूर्ध्नि यास्यसे परमं पदम् । विष्णोरुद्वहतां भक्तिं देवताः परिपन्थिनः
teṣāṃ datvā padaṃ mūrdhni yāsyase paramaṃ padam / viṣṇorudvahatāṃ bhaktiṃ devatāḥ paripanthinaḥ
“Having set (your) foot on their heads, you will go to the highest state; for the deities are obstructors of those who bear devotion to Viṣṇu.”
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NarP 2 33.18
भविष्यत्यन्धता लोके तदेव प्रकटीकृतम् । विरुद्धा विबुधा भूप सेश्वरास्तव चेष्टितैः
bhaviṣyatyandhatā loke tadeva prakaṭīkṛtam / viruddhā vibudhā bhūpa seśvarāstava ceṣṭitaiḥ
“There will be blindness in the world; just that has been made manifest. The gods, together with Īśvara, are opposed, O king, to your doings.”
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NarP 2 33.21
मोक्षमार्गप्रभेत्तारस्तव निश्चया लोपकाः । स त्वं भूप दृढो भूत्वा घातयस्व सुतं प्रियम् ॥ नर्प्_२,३३।१९ ॥ मोहिन्याः कुरु वाक्यं तु आत्मनः सत्यपालनात् ॥ नर्प्_२,३३।२० ॥ लुप्ते ऽपि वाक्ये भविता नृपेश पापं समं ब्रह्मवधेन घोरम् । तन्तासि लोके शमनस्य भूप यशःप्रणो भविता धरायाम्
mokṣamārgaprabhettārastava niścayā lopakāḥ / sa tvaṃ bhūpa dṛḍho bhūtvā ghātayasva sutaṃ priyam // narp_2,33.19 // mohinyāḥ kuru vākyaṃ tu ātmanaḥ satyapālanāt // narp_2,33.20 // lupte 'pi vākye bhavitā nṛpeśa pāpaṃ samaṃ brahmavadhena ghoram / tantāsi loke śamanasya bhūpa yaśaḥpraṇo bhavitā dharāyām
“They are breakers of the path to liberation, destroyers of your resolve. So you, O king, being firm, have your dear son slain. (19) Carry out Mohinī's word, for the sake of guarding your own truth. (20) But even if the word is broken, O lord of kings, there will be a sin dreadful and equal to the killing of a brahmin; you will be one bound to Yama in the world, O king, and your fame will perish on the earth.”
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NarP 2 33.22
वसिष्ठ उवाच भार्याया वचनं श्रुत्वा राजा रुक्माङ्गदस्तदा । संध्यावलीमुवाचेदं मोहिन्याः सन्निधौ नृप
vasiṣṭha uvāca bhāryāyā vacanaṃ śrutvā rājā rukmāṅgadastadā / saṃdhyāvalīmuvācedaṃ mohinyāḥ sannidhau nṛpa
Vasiṣṭha said: Then King Rukmāṅgada, having heard his wife's words, said this to Sandhyāvalī in Mohinī's presence, O king:
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NarP 2 33.23
पुत्रहत्या महाहत्या ब्रह्महत्याधिका प्रिये । घातयित्वा सुतं लोके का गतिर्म्मे भविष्यति
putrahatyā mahāhatyā brahmahatyādhikā priye / ghātayitvā sutaṃ loke kā gatirmme bhaviṣyati
“The killing of a son is a great killing, greater than the killing of a brahmin, my dear. Having had my son slain, what course will there be for me in the world?”
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NarP 2 33.24
क्व गतो मन्दरं शैलं क्व प्राप्ता मोहिनी मया । धर्माङ्गदविनाशाय देवि कालप्रिया त्वियम्
kva gato mandaraṃ śailaṃ kva prāptā mohinī mayā / dharmāṅgadavināśāya devi kālapriyā tviyam
“Where did I go, to Mount Mandara, and where did I obtain Mohinī? O goddess, she is one dear to Death, (come) for the destruction of Dharmāṅgada.”
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NarP 2 33.27
धर्मज्ञं विनयोपेतं प्रजारञ्जनकारकम् । अप्रजं च सुतं हत्वा का गतिर्मे भविष्याति ॥ नर्प्_२,३३।२५ ॥ कुपुत्रस्यापि हननाद्देवि दुःखं भवेत्पितुः ॥ नर्प्_२,३३।२६ ॥ किं पुनर्द्धर्मशीलस्य गुरुसेवाविधायिनः । जम्बूद्वीपमिदं भुक्तं मया तु वरवर्णिनि
dharmajñaṃ vinayopetaṃ prajārañjanakārakam / aprajaṃ ca sutaṃ hatvā kā gatirme bhaviṣyāti // narp_2,33.25 // kuputrasyāpi hananāddevi duḥkhaṃ bhavetpituḥ // narp_2,33.26 // kiṃ punarddharmaśīlasya gurusevāvidhāyinaḥ / jambūdvīpamidaṃ bhuktaṃ mayā tu varavarṇini
“Having killed my son, who knows dharma, is endowed with modesty, gives delight to the subjects, and is childless — what course will there be for me? (25) O goddess, even from the killing of a bad son grief would come to the father; (26) how much more from that of one virtuous in conduct, who performs service to his elders! This Jambūdvīpa was enjoyed by me, O fair-complexioned one,”
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NarP 2 33.28
द्वीपानि सप्त भुक्तानि तनयेन तवाधुना । विष्णोरंशो वरारोहे पितुरप्यधिको भवेत्
dvīpāni sapta bhuktāni tanayena tavādhunā / viṣṇoraṃśo varārohe piturapyadhiko bhavet
“but now the seven continents have been enjoyed by your son; a portion of Viṣṇu, O fair-hipped one, may become even greater than the father.”
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NarP 2 33.29
पुराणेषु वरारोहे कविभिः परिकीर्तितः । यो ऽयमत्यधिकः पुत्रो धर्माङ्गद इति क्षितौ
purāṇeṣu varārohe kavibhiḥ parikīrtitaḥ / yo 'yamatyadhikaḥ putro dharmāṅgada iti kṣitau
“In the Purāṇas, O fair-hipped one, he has been proclaimed by the poets — this son who is far superior on earth, (known) as Dharmāṅgada,”
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NarP 2 33.30
मम वंशस्य चार्वङ्गि किं पुनर्मम मानदः । अहो दुःखमनुप्राप्तं पुत्रादप्यधिकं मया
mama vaṃśasya cārvaṅgi kiṃ punarmama mānadaḥ / aho duḥkhamanuprāptaṃ putrādapyadhikaṃ mayā
“(the pride) of my lineage, O lovely-limbed one — how much more the giver of honour to me! Alas, a grief greater even than (the loss of) a son has come upon me.”
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NarP 2 33.31
पुनरेव वरारोहे ब्रूहि त्वं वचनैः शुभैः । मोहिनीं मोहसंप्राप्तां मम दुःखप्रदायिनीम्
punareva varārohe brūhi tvaṃ vacanaiḥ śubhaiḥ / mohinīṃ mohasaṃprāptāṃ mama duḥkhapradāyinīm
“Once again, O fair-hipped one, speak with auspicious words to Mohinī, who is possessed by delusion and who brings grief to me.”
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NarP 2 33.32
एवमुक्त्वा तु नृपतिः प्रियां सन्ध्यावलीं तदा । समीपमागत्य नृपो मोहिनीक्षिदमब्रवीत्
evamuktvā tu nṛpatiḥ priyāṃ sandhyāvalīṃ tadā / samīpamāgatya nṛpo mohinīkṣidamabravīt
Having thus spoken to his beloved Sandhyāvalī, the king then, coming near, said this to Mohinī:
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NarP 2 33.33
न भोक्ष्ये वासरे विष्णोर्न हिंस्ये तनयं शुभे । आत्मानं दारयिष्यामि देवीं सन्ध्यावलीं तथा
na bhokṣye vāsare viṣṇorna hiṃsye tanayaṃ śubhe / ātmānaṃ dārayiṣyāmi devīṃ sandhyāvalīṃ tathā
"I will not eat on Viṣṇu's day, nor will I kill (my) son, O fair one; (rather) I will tear apart myself, and Queen Sandhyāvalī too."
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NarP 2 33.34
अन्यद्वा दारुणं कर्म करोमि तव शासनात् । दुष्टाग्रहमिमं सुभ्रु परित्यज सुतं प्रति
anyadvā dāruṇaṃ karma karomi tava śāsanāt / duṣṭāgrahamimaṃ subhru parityaja sutaṃ prati
"Or I will do some other cruel deed at your command; O fair-browed one, abandon this wicked obstinacy regarding (my) son."
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NarP 2 33.35
किं फलं भविता तुभ्यं हत्वा धर्माङ्गदं सुतम् । भोजयित्वा दिने विष्णोः को लाभो भविता वद
kiṃ phalaṃ bhavitā tubhyaṃ hatvā dharmāṅgadaṃ sutam / bhojayitvā dine viṣṇoḥ ko lābho bhavitā vada
"What fruit will there be for you from killing (my) son Dharmāṅgada? What gain will there be from making (me) eat on Viṣṇu's day? Speak."
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NarP 2 33.36
दासो ऽस्मि तव भृत्यो ऽस्मि वशगो ऽस्मि वरानने । अन्यं याचस्व सुभगे वरं त्वां शरणं गतः
dāso 'smi tava bhṛtyo 'smi vaśago 'smi varānane / anyaṃ yācasva subhage varaṃ tvāṃ śaraṇaṃ gataḥ
"I am your slave, I am your servant, I am in your power, O lovely-faced one; ask for some other boon, O fortunate one — (I have) come to you for refuge."
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NarP 2 33.37
रक्ताशोकसमानाभ्यां तव चार्वङ्गिसर्वशः । अन्यत्प्रयोजनं किञ्चित्कर्त्तास्मि वशगस्तव
raktāśokasamānābhyāṃ tava cārvaṅgisarvaśaḥ / anyatprayojanaṃ kiñcitkarttāsmi vaśagastava
"(I am) wholly (subject) to your two (feet) like red aśoka (blossoms), O fair-limbed one; I will do some other task, being in your power."
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NarP 2 33.38
प्रसादं कुरु मे देवि पुत्रभिक्षां प्रयच्छ मे । दुर्लभो गुणवान्पुत्रो दुर्लभो हरिवासरः
prasādaṃ kuru me devi putrabhikṣāṃ prayaccha me / durlabho guṇavānputro durlabho harivāsaraḥ
"Show me favour, O lady; grant me (my) son as alms. A son endowed with virtues is hard to obtain, (and) Hari's day is hard to obtain."
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NarP 2 33.39
दुर्लभः जाह्नवीतोयं दुर्लभा जननी क्षितौ । दुर्लभं हि कुले जन्म दुर्लभा वंशजा प्रिया
durlabhaḥ jāhnavītoyaṃ durlabhā jananī kṣitau / durlabhaṃ hi kule janma durlabhā vaṃśajā priyā
"The water of the Jāhnavī is hard to obtain, a mother is hard to obtain on earth; birth in a (good) family is hard (to obtain), and a beloved (wife) born of a (good) lineage is hard to obtain."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 33.40
दुर्लभं काञ्चनं दानं दुर्लभं हरिपूजनम् । दुर्लभा वैष्णवी दीक्षा दुर्लभः स्मृतिसंग्रहः
durlabhaṃ kāñcanaṃ dānaṃ durlabhaṃ haripūjanam / durlabhā vaiṣṇavī dīkṣā durlabhaḥ smṛtisaṃgrahaḥ
"The gift of gold is hard to obtain, the worship of Hari is hard to obtain, Vaiṣṇava initiation is hard to obtain, the mastery of the smṛtis is hard to obtain."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 33.41
दुर्लभः शौकरे वासो दुर्लभं हरिचिन्तनम् । दुर्लभो जागरो विष्णोर्दुर्लभा ह्यात्मसत्क्रिया
durlabhaḥ śaukare vāso durlabhaṃ haricintanam / durlabho jāgaro viṣṇordurlabhā hyātmasatkriyā
"Dwelling in Śaukara is hard to obtain, meditation on Hari is hard to obtain, the night-vigil for Viṣṇu is hard to obtain, and right action for oneself is indeed hard to obtain."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 2 33.42
दुर्लभा पुत्रसंप्राप्तिर्दुर्लभं पौष्करं जलम् । दुर्लभः शिष्टसंसर्गो दुर्लभा भक्तिरुच्यते
durlabhā putrasaṃprāptirdurlabhaṃ pauṣkaraṃ jalam / durlabhaḥ śiṣṭasaṃsargo durlabhā bhaktirucyate
"The obtaining of a son is hard, the water of Puṣkara is hard to obtain, association with the cultured is hard to obtain, (and) devotion is said to be hard to obtain."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 33.43
दुर्लभं कपिलादानं दुर्लभं नीलमोक्षणम् । कृतं श्राद्धं त्रयोदश्यां दुर्लभं वरवर्णिनि
durlabhaṃ kapilādānaṃ durlabhaṃ nīlamokṣaṇam / kṛtaṃ śrāddhaṃ trayodaśyāṃ durlabhaṃ varavarṇini
"The gift of a tawny cow is hard to obtain, the releasing of a blue (bull) is hard to obtain, (and) a śrāddha performed on the thirteenth is hard to obtain, O lady of lovely complexion."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 33.44
दुर्लभा वसुधा चीर्णं व्रतं पातकनाशनम् । धेनुस्तिलमयी सुभ्रु दुर्लभा विप्रगामिनी
durlabhā vasudhā cīrṇaṃ vrataṃ pātakanāśanam / dhenustilamayī subhru durlabhā vipragāminī
"Land is hard to obtain, (as is) a vow fully carried out that destroys sin; a cow made of sesame, O fair-browed one, is hard to obtain — one that goes to a brahmin."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 2 33.45
धात्रीस्नानं वरारोहे दुर्लभो हरिवासरः । दुर्लभं पर्वकाले तु स्नानं शीतलवारिणा
dhātrīsnānaṃ varārohe durlabho harivāsaraḥ / durlabhaṃ parvakāle tu snānaṃ śītalavāriṇā
"Bathing (an image) with emblic myrobalan, O lady of lovely hips, (and) Hari's day are hard to obtain; and hard to obtain is bathing with cold water at the time of a parvan."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 2 33.46
माघमासे विशेषेण प्रत्यूषसमये शुभे । यथाशास्त्रोदितं कर्म तद्देवि भुवि दुर्लभम्
māghamāse viśeṣeṇa pratyūṣasamaye śubhe / yathāśāstroditaṃ karma taddevi bhuvi durlabham
"Especially in the month of Māgha, at the auspicious time of dawn, the rite as prescribed by scripture — that, O lady, is hard to obtain on earth."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 33.47
दुर्लभं कुशलं पथ्यं दुर्लभं चौषधं तथा । व्याधेर्विघातकरणं दुर्लभं शास्त्रमार्गतः
durlabhaṃ kuśalaṃ pathyaṃ durlabhaṃ cauṣadhaṃ tathā / vyādhervighātakaraṇaṃ durlabhaṃ śāstramārgataḥ
"Skilled, wholesome (regimen) is hard to obtain, and so is medicine; the destruction of disease by the way of the scriptures is hard to obtain."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 33.48
दुर्लभं स्मरणं विष्णोर्मरणे वरवर्णिनि । एवं वचो वरारोहे कुरु मे धर्मरक्षकम्
durlabhaṃ smaraṇaṃ viṣṇormaraṇe varavarṇini / evaṃ vaco varārohe kuru me dharmarakṣakam
"The remembrance of Viṣṇu at the moment of death is hard to obtain, O lady of lovely complexion; O lady of lovely hips, make such a word for me as protects dharma."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 33.49
किं वधेनेवै चार्वङ्गि प्रसादं कर्तुमर्हसि । सेविता विषयाः सम्यक्कृतं राज्यमकण्टकम्
kiṃ vadhenevai cārvaṅgi prasādaṃ kartumarhasi / sevitā viṣayāḥ samyakkṛtaṃ rājyamakaṇṭakam
"What (is gained) by killing, O fair-limbed one? You ought to show favour. The objects of sense have been well enjoyed, the kingdom has been made free of thorns."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 2 33.50
मया मूर्घ्नि पदं दत्तं देवगोविप्ररक्षिणाम् । अदृष्टविषयं पुत्रं नाहं हिंस्ये कदाचन
mayā mūrghni padaṃ dattaṃ devagoviprarakṣiṇām / adṛṣṭaviṣayaṃ putraṃ nāhaṃ hiṃsye kadācana
"By me a foot was set upon the head of those who harm gods, cows and brahmins; I will never kill a son who has not yet seen the objects of enjoyment."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 2 33.51
स्वहस्तेनेह चार्वङ्गि किं नु पापमतः परम् । मोहिन्युवाच धर्माङ्गदो न मे शत्रुर्नाहं हन्मि सुतं तव
svahasteneha cārvaṅgi kiṃ nu pāpamataḥ param / mohinyuvāca dharmāṅgado na me śatrurnāhaṃ hanmi sutaṃ tava
"With my own hand, here, O fair-limbed one — what sin could be worse than that?" Mohinī said: "Dharmāṅgada is not my enemy; I am not killing your son."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 33.52
पूर्वमेव मया प्रोक्तं भुङ्क्ष्वत्वं हरिवासरे । वसुधां स्वेच्छया राजंस्त्वं शाधि बहुवत्सरम्
pūrvameva mayā proktaṃ bhuṅkṣvatvaṃ harivāsare / vasudhāṃ svecchayā rājaṃstvaṃ śādhi bahuvatsaram
"It was said by me before: you eat on Hari's day. Rule the earth as you wish, O king, for many years."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 33.53
नाहं व्यापादये पुत्रमर्थसिद्धिस्तु भोजने । मम भूमिपते कार्यं न पुत्रनिधने तव
nāhaṃ vyāpādaye putramarthasiddhistu bhojane / mama bhūmipate kāryaṃ na putranidhane tava
"I do not kill (your) son; my aim is accomplished by (your) eating. My business, O lord of the earth, is not in the death of your son."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 33.54
यदि पुत्रः प्रियो राजन्भुज्यतां हरिवासरे । किं विलापैर्महीपाल एतैर्द्धर्मबहिष्कृतैः
yadi putraḥ priyo rājanbhujyatāṃ harivāsare / kiṃ vilāpairmahīpāla etairddharmabahiṣkṛtaiḥ
"If your son is dear (to you), O king, let (food) be eaten on Hari's day. What is the use, O ruler of the earth, of these laments that fall outside dharma?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 33.55
सत्यं संरक्ष यत्नेन कुरुष्व वचनं मम । एवं ब्रुवाणां तां राजन्मोहिनीं तनुमध्यमाम्
satyaṃ saṃrakṣa yatnena kuruṣva vacanaṃ mama / evaṃ bruvāṇāṃ tāṃ rājanmohinīṃ tanumadhyamām
"Guard the truth with effort; carry out my word." As she was speaking thus, O king — that Mohinī of slender waist —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 33.56
धर्माङ्गदः प्रत्युवाच दृष्ट्वा नत्वाग्रतः स्थितः । एतदेव गृहाण त्वं मा शङ्कां कुरु भामिनि
dharmāṅgadaḥ pratyuvāca dṛṣṭvā natvāgrataḥ sthitaḥ / etadeva gṛhāṇa tvaṃ mā śaṅkāṃ kuru bhāmini
Dharmāṅgada, seeing (her), replied, bowing and standing before (her): "Take just this, do not entertain doubt, O lady."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 33.57
गृहीत्वा निर्मलं खङ्गं विन्यस्य नृपतेः पुरः । आत्मानं च प्रत्युवाच सत्यधर्मव्यवस्थितः
gṛhītvā nirmalaṃ khaṅgaṃ vinyasya nṛpateḥ puraḥ / ātmānaṃ ca pratyuvāca satyadharmavyavasthitaḥ
Taking up a spotless sword and laying it down before the king, along with himself, he — established in truth and dharma — replied:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 33.58
न विलंबः पितः कार्यस्त्वया मम निपातने । मन्मातुर्वचनं सत्यं कुरु भूप प्रतिश्रुतम्
na vilaṃbaḥ pitaḥ kāryastvayā mama nipātane / manmāturvacanaṃ satyaṃ kuru bhūpa pratiśrutam
"No delay should be made by you, father, in striking me down. Make true, O king, the word my mother has been promised."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 33.59
आत्मा रक्ष्यो धनैर्दारैरथवापि निजात्मजैः । अपत्यं धर्मकामार्थं श्रेयस्कामस्य भूपतेः
ātmā rakṣyo dhanairdārairathavāpi nijātmajaiḥ / apatyaṃ dharmakāmārthaṃ śreyaskāmasya bhūpateḥ
"The self is to be preserved by means of wealth, wives, or even one's own sons; offspring exists for the sake of dharma and desire, in the case of a king who wishes for what is best."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 33.60
त्वदर्थे मरणं मह्यमक्षय्य गतिदायकम् । तवापि निर्मना लोकाः स्ववाक्यपरिपालनात्
tvadarthe maraṇaṃ mahyamakṣayya gatidāyakam / tavāpi nirmanā lokāḥ svavākyaparipālanāt
"Death for your sake gives me an imperishable destination; and for you too the worlds (will be) stainless, through the keeping of your own word."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 2 33.61
परित्यज्य परं दुःखं पुत्रव्यापादनोद्भवम् । देहत्यागे ममारंभो नरदेहे भविष्यति
parityajya paraṃ duḥkhaṃ putravyāpādanodbhavam / dehatyāge mamāraṃbho naradehe bhaviṣyati
"Abandon the great grief that arises from the killing of a son: my undertaking in giving up (this) body will (bear fruit) in a human body,"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 2 33.62
सर्वामयविनिर्मुक्ते शतक्रतुसमे विभो । पितुरर्थे हता ये तु मातुरर्थे हतास्तथा
sarvāmayavinirmukte śatakratusame vibho / piturarthe hatā ye tu māturarthe hatāstathā
"one free from all disease, equal to Indra of the hundred sacrifices, O lord. Those who are killed for a father's sake, and likewise those killed for a mother's sake,"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 33.63
गवार्थे ब्राह्यणार्थे वा प्रमदार्थे महीपते । भूम्यर्थे पार्थिवार्थे वा देवतार्थे तथैव च
gavārthe brāhyaṇārthe vā pramadārthe mahīpate / bhūmyarthe pārthivārthe vā devatārthe tathaiva ca
"for a cow's sake, or a brahmin's sake, or a woman's sake, O ruler of the earth, for land's sake, or a king's sake, and likewise for a deity's sake,"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 33.64
बालार्थे विकलार्थे च यान्ति लोकान्सुभास्वरान् । तदलं परितापेन जहि मां त्वं वरासिना
bālārthe vikalārthe ca yānti lokānsubhāsvarān / tadalaṃ paritāpena jahi māṃ tvaṃ varāsinā
"and for a child's sake or a crippled person's sake — they go to brightly shining worlds. So enough of grieving: strike me down with your excellent sword."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 33.65
सत्यं पालय राजेन्द्र मा भुङ्क्ष्व हरिवासरे । धर्मार्थे तनयं हन्याद्भार्यां वापि महीपते
satyaṃ pālaya rājendra mā bhuṅkṣva harivāsare / dharmārthe tanayaṃ hanyādbhāryāṃ vāpi mahīpate
"Keep your truth, best of kings; do not eat on Hari's day. For the sake of dharma one may kill a son, or even a wife, O ruler of the earth."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 33.66
श्रूयते वेदवाक्येषु पुत्रं हन्यान्मखस्थितः । अश्वमेघे मखवरे न दोषो जायते नृप
śrūyate vedavākyeṣu putraṃ hanyānmakhasthitaḥ / aśvameghe makhavare na doṣo jāyate nṛpa
"It is heard in the words of the Veda that one engaged in a sacrifice may kill a son; in the horse sacrifice, the best of sacrifices, no fault arises, O king."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 33.67
यद्ब्रवीति महीपाल मोहिनी जननी मम । तत्त्वया ह्यविचारेण कर्त्तव्यं वचनं ध्रुवम्
yadbravīti mahīpāla mohinī jananī mama / tattvayā hyavicāreṇa karttavyaṃ vacanaṃ dhruvam
"Whatever Mohinī, my mother, says, O ruler of the earth, that word must certainly be carried out by you without deliberating."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 2 33.68
प्रसीद राजेन्द्र कुरुष्व वाक्यं मयेरितं चात्मवधाय सत्यम् । विमोचयेथा नृपते सुघोराद्वाक्यानृतान्मोहिनिहस्तयोगात्
prasīda rājendra kuruṣva vākyaṃ mayeritaṃ cātmavadhāya satyam / vimocayethā nṛpate sughorādvākyānṛtānmohinihastayogāt
"Be gracious, best of kings; make true the word spoken by me for my own slaying. You should free yourself, O king, from the most dreadful falsehood of your word, by the joining of Mohinī's hand."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 2 33.69
वधेन ते भूमिपते सुतस्य यशः प्रकाशं गमयिष्यते च । यशः प्काशाद्भविता हि कीर्तिस्तथाक्षया तात न संशयो ऽत्र
vadhena te bhūmipate sutasya yaśaḥ prakāśaṃ gamayiṣyate ca / yaśaḥ pkāśādbhavitā hi kīrtistathākṣayā tāta na saṃśayo 'tra
"By the slaying of your son, O ruler of the earth, your fame will be brought to light; and from the brightening of fame there will surely be renown, and that imperishable, dear father — there is no doubt here."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition