Skanda Purana — Reva Khanda — Chapter 103
SkP-RK 103.1
युधिष्ठिर उवाच: हनूमदीश्वरन् नाम कथं जातं महामते । ब्रह्महत्याहरं तीर्थं रेवायादक्षिणे तटे
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca: hanūmadīśvaran nāma kathaṃ jātaṃ mahāmate / brahmahatyāharaṃ tīrthaṃ revāyādakṣiṇe taṭe
Yudhiṣṭhira said: How, O great-minded one, did (the tīrtha) named Hanūmadīśvara come to be, the tīrtha that removes the killing of a brahmin, on the southern bank of the Revā?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 103.2
मार्कण्डेय उवाच: साधु पृष्टं महाबाहो सोमवंशविभूषण । गुह्याद् गुह्यतरं तीर्थं नाख्यातं कस्यचिन् मया
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: sādhu pṛṣṭaṃ mahābāho somavaṃśavibhūṣaṇa / guhyād guhyataraṃ tīrthaṃ nākhyātaṃ kasyacin mayā
— tr. refused: cyber
SkP-RK 103.3
तव स्नेहात् प्रवक्ष्यामि पीडितो वार्धकेन तु । जातं पूर्वं महायुद्धं रामरावणयोर् अपि
tava snehāt pravakṣyāmi pīḍito vārdhakena tu / jātaṃ pūrvaṃ mahāyuddhaṃ rāmarāvaṇayor api
Out of affection for you I shall declare it, though I am afflicted by old age: long ago there took place the great war between Rāma and Rāvaṇa.
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SkP-RK 103.4
पुलस्त्यो ब्रह्मणः पुत्रस् तस्य वै विश्रवाः सुतः । रावणस् तस्य संजातो दशग्रीवो ऽपि राक्षसः
pulastyo brahmaṇaḥ putras tasya vai viśravāḥ sutaḥ / rāvaṇas tasya saṃjāto daśagrīvo 'pi rākṣasaḥ
Pulastya was Brahmā's son; his son indeed was Viśravas; from him was born Rāvaṇa, the ten-necked rākṣasa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 103.5
त्रैलोक्यविजयी जातः प्रसादाच् छूलिनस् तथा । गीर्वाणा निर्जिताः सर्वे रामस्य गृहिणी हृता
trailokyavijayī jātaḥ prasādāc chūlinas tathā / gīrvāṇā nirjitāḥ sarve rāmasya gṛhiṇī hṛtā
By the grace of the trident-bearer (Śiva) he became the conqueror of the three worlds; all the gods were defeated, and Rāma's wife was carried off.
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SkP-RK 103.6
यद् भ्राता कुम्भकर्णो वै सीता सा वनमाश्रिता । विभीषणेन पापो ऽयं मन्दस् त्यक्तो विचार्य च
yad bhrātā kumbhakarṇo vai sītā sā vanamāśritā / vibhīṣaṇena pāpo 'yaṃ mandas tyakto vicārya ca
His brother was indeed Kumbhakarṇa; that Sītā (had) taken refuge in the forest; and this wicked, dull-witted one was abandoned by Vibhīṣaṇa after due reflection.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 103.7
स जितः कार्तवीर्येण स जितो जामदग्निना । स हतो रामचन्द्रेण तस्य राज्यं हृतं तथा
sa jitaḥ kārtavīryeṇa sa jito jāmadagninā / sa hato rāmacandreṇa tasya rājyaṃ hṛtaṃ tathā
He was conquered by Kārtavīrya, he was conquered by the son of Jamadagni; he was slain by Rāmacandra, and his kingdom was taken from him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 103.8
ततो रामेण रक्षो ऽपि जितः संख्ये महाबलः । वनं भग्नं हतो रक्षो गत्वा वायुसुतेन वै
tato rāmeṇa rakṣo 'pi jitaḥ saṃkhye mahābalaḥ / vanaṃ bhagnaṃ hato rakṣo gatvā vāyusutena vai
Then the demon too, of great strength, was conquered in battle by Rāma; and the grove was wrecked and a demon slain by the son of the Wind, when he had gone (there).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 103.9
रावणस्य सुतः संख्ये हतश् चाक्षकुमारकः । एवं रामायणे जाते सीता मोक्षे कृते ततः
rāvaṇasya sutaḥ saṃkhye hataś cākṣakumārakaḥ / evaṃ rāmāyaṇe jāte sītā mokṣe kṛte tataḥ
And Rāvaṇa's son, the boy Akṣa, was slain in battle. Thus, when the events of the Rāmāyaṇa had come to pass, and Sītā's release had been accomplished — then,
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SkP-RK 103.10
अयोध्यायां गते रामे हनूमाश् च महाबलः । कैलासं हि गतः पार्थ प्रणामार्थं महेश्वरे
ayodhyāyāṃ gate rāme hanūmāś ca mahābalaḥ / kailāsaṃ hi gataḥ pārtha praṇāmārthaṃ maheśvare
when Rāma had gone to Ayodhyā, mighty Hanumān went to Kailāsa, O Pārtha, in order to make obeisance to Maheśvara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 103.11
तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति चोक्तो वै नन्दिना वानरोत्तमः । ब्रह्महत्यायुतस् त्वं हि राक्षसानां वधेन हि
tiṣṭha tiṣṭheti cokto vai nandinā vānarottamaḥ / brahmahatyāyutas tvaṃ hi rākṣasānāṃ vadhena hi
And the best of monkeys was told by Nandin, "Halt, halt! For you are joined with brahmin-slaughter through the killing of the rākṣasas."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 103.12
हनुमान् उवाच: नन्दिंस् त्वं हि वरं यच्छ पातकस्योपशान्तये
hanumān uvāca: nandiṃs tvaṃ hi varaṃ yaccha pātakasyopaśāntaye
Hanumān said: "Nandin, do you grant a boon for the quieting of (this) sin."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 103.13
नन्द्य् उवाच: रुद्रदेहोद्भवा पुण्या नर्मदा सरितां वरा
nandy uvāca: rudradehodbhavā puṇyā narmadā saritāṃ varā
Nandin said: The Narmadā, holy, sprung from Rudra's body, is the best of rivers.
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SkP-RK 103.14
श्रवणाज् जन्मचरितं कीर्तनाद् द्विगुणं व्रजेत् । सप्तजन्मार्जितं पापं नश्येद् रेवावगाहनात्
śravaṇāj janmacaritaṃ kīrtanād dviguṇaṃ vrajet / saptajanmārjitaṃ pāpaṃ naśyed revāvagāhanāt
From hearing (of her one is freed from) the deeds of (this) birth; from praising (her) one attains twice as much; sin amassed over seven births is destroyed by bathing in the Revā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 103.15
तस्मात् तीरे वस त्वं च रेवासङ्गमदक्षिणे । ध्यायमानो विरूपाक्षं त्रिशूलकरसंस्थितम्
tasmāt tīre vasa tvaṃ ca revāsaṅgamadakṣiṇe / dhyāyamāno virūpākṣaṃ triśūlakarasaṃsthitam
Therefore dwell you too on the bank, south of the Revā's confluence, meditating on the Odd-eyed One, who holds the trident in his hand,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 103.16
जटामुकुटसंकाशं व्यालयज्ञोपवीतकम् । उमार्धाङ्गधरं देवं गोराजासनसंस्थितम्
jaṭāmukuṭasaṃkāśaṃ vyālayajñopavītakam / umārdhāṅgadharaṃ devaṃ gorājāsanasaṃsthitam
who shines with a crown of matted hair, who wears a serpent as sacred thread, the god who bears Umā as half his body, seated on the bull-king (as his seat).
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SkP-RK 103.17
वत्सरान् सुबहून् यावद् ध्यायतस् तस्य तत्र वै । तत्र तुष्टो महादेव आगतः सह भार्यया
vatsarān subahūn yāvad dhyāyatas tasya tatra vai / tatra tuṣṭo mahādeva āgataḥ saha bhāryayā
As he meditated there for very many years, Mahādeva, pleased, came there together with his wife.
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SkP-RK 103.18
उवाच मधुरां वाणीं मेघगम्भीरया गिरा । साधु वत्स त्वया चात्र कष्टं तपसि संस्थितम्
uvāca madhurāṃ vāṇīṃ meghagambhīrayā girā / sādhu vatsa tvayā cātra kaṣṭaṃ tapasi saṃsthitam
He spoke sweet words in a voice deep as a cloud: "Well done, child; here a hard (course) has been undertaken by you in austerity."
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SkP-RK 103.19
हनूमांश् च हरं दृष्ट्वा उमार्धाङ्गधरं स्थितम् । साष्टाङ्गं प्रणतो भूत्वा जयदेव नमो ऽस्तु ते
hanūmāṃś ca haraṃ dṛṣṭvā umārdhāṅgadharaṃ sthitam / sāṣṭāṅgaṃ praṇato bhūtvā jayadeva namo 'stu te
And Hanumān, seeing Hara standing there bearing Umā as half his body, prostrating himself with the eight limbs (said): "Victory, O god, homage be to you!"
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SkP-RK 103.20
जय चान्धकघाताय बाणासुरविमर्दिने । जय भूतपनाथाय जय भैरवभूषण
jaya cāndhakaghātāya bāṇāsuravimardine / jaya bhūtapanāthāya jaya bhairavabhūṣaṇa
"Victory to the slayer of Andhaka, to the crusher of the demon Bāṇa; victory to the lord of the goblin-hosts; victory, O you adorned as Bhairava!"
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SkP-RK 103.21
जय कामविनाशाय गङ्गां शिरसि धारिणे । एवं स्तुतो महादेवो वरदो वानरस्य च
jaya kāmavināśāya gaṅgāṃ śirasi dhāriṇe / evaṃ stuto mahādevo varado vānarasya ca
"Victory to the destroyer of Kāma, to him who bears the Gaṅgā on his head!" Thus praised, Mahādeva became a granter of a boon to the monkey.
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SkP-RK 103.22
हनुमान् उवाच: ब्रह्मरक्षोवधाज् जाता ब्रह्महत्या महेश्वर
hanumān uvāca: brahmarakṣovadhāj jātā brahmahatyā maheśvara
Hanumān said: From the killing of the brahma-rākṣasa, O Maheśvara, the guilt of brahmin-murder has arisen (for me).
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SkP-RK 103.23
ईश्वर उवाच: नर्मदातीर्थं माहात्म्यध्यानयोगप्रभावतः
īśvara uvāca: narmadātīrthaṃ māhātmyadhyānayogaprabhāvataḥ
Īśvara said: (Resort to) the Narmadā's holy ford — by the power of (its) greatness and of the yoga of meditation,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 103.24
मन्मूर्तिदर्शनात् सद्यो निष्पापो नात्र संशयः । इत्युक्त्वान्तर्दधे देव उमासार्धं त्रिलोचनः
manmūrtidarśanāt sadyo niṣpāpo nātra saṃśayaḥ / ityuktvāntardadhe deva umāsārdhaṃ trilocanaḥ
and by the sight of my image, (you become) at once free of sin; there is no doubt in this. Having said this, the god, the three-eyed one, vanished together with Umā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 103.25
हनुमदीश्वरं तत्र स्थापयामास भक्तितः । आत्मयोगबलेनैव ब्रह्मचर्यप्रभावतः
hanumadīśvaraṃ tatra sthāpayāmāsa bhaktitaḥ / ātmayogabalenaiva brahmacaryaprabhāvataḥ
There, out of devotion, he established (the liṅga called) Hanumadīśvara, by the very power of his own yoga and by the potency of his chastity.
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SkP-RK 103.26
ईश्वरस्य प्रभावेण कामदं स्थापितं शिवम् । अच्छेद्यम् अप्रतर्क्यं च विनाशोत्पत्तिवर्जितम्
īśvarasya prabhāveṇa kāmadaṃ sthāpitaṃ śivam / acchedyam apratarkyaṃ ca vināśotpattivarjitam
By the might of Īśvara, Śiva was installed as the granter of desires — uncleavable, beyond reasoning, and free of destruction and origination.
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SkP-RK 103.27
मार्कण्डेय उवाच: हनुमदीश्वरे तत्र प्रत्ययं यत्पुराभवत् । यद्वृत्तं द्वापरस्यादौ त्रेतान्ते च नरेश्वरा
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: hanumadīśvare tatra pratyayaṃ yatpurābhavat / yadvṛttaṃ dvāparasyādau tretānte ca nareśvarā
Mārkaṇḍeya said: What proof once occurred there at Hanumadīśvara, what happened at the beginning of the Dvāpara age and at the end of the Tretā, O lords of men —
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SkP-RK 103.28
सुपर्णो नाम राजर्षिर् बभूव वसुधातले । तस्य राज्ये सदा सौख्यं दीर्घायुर् मानवः सदा
suparṇo nāma rājarṣir babhūva vasudhātale / tasya rājye sadā saukhyaṃ dīrghāyur mānavaḥ sadā
There was on the surface of the earth a royal sage named Suparṇa; in his kingdom there was always happiness, and man was always long-lived.
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SkP-RK 103.29
शतबाहुर्बभूवास्य पुत्रो भीमपराक्रमः । आसक्तः स सदाकालं जपध्याने नरेश्वर
śatabāhurbabhūvāsya putro bhīmaparākramaḥ / āsaktaḥ sa sadākālaṃ japadhyāne nareśvara
His son was Śatabāhu, of terrible valour; he was at all times devoted to muttered prayer and meditation, O lord of men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 103.30
क्रीडते पृथिवीं सर्वां पर्वतांश् च वनानि च । वधार्थं मृगयूथानाम् आगतो विन्ध्यपर्वते
krīḍate pṛthivīṃ sarvāṃ parvatāṃś ca vanāni ca / vadhārthaṃ mṛgayūthānām āgato vindhyaparvate
He roamed for sport over the whole earth, and the mountains and the forests; for the sake of killing herds of deer he came to the Vindhya mountain,
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SkP-RK 103.31
मृगजातिसमाकीर्णे हस्तिजातिसमाश्रिते । हस्तिचित्रकशोभाढ्ये मृगवाराहसंकुले
mṛgajātisamākīrṇe hastijātisamāśrite / hasticitrakaśobhāḍhye mṛgavārāhasaṃkule
(a mountain) crowded with kinds of deer, resorted to by kinds of elephants, rich with the splendour of elephants and leopards, thronged with deer and boars.
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SkP-RK 103.32
क्रीडित्वा च ततो राजा चासने संस्थितः स च । वनमध्ये तदा दृष्ट्वा भ्रमन्तं पिङ्गलं द्विजम्
krīḍitvā ca tato rājā cāsane saṃsthitaḥ sa ca / vanamadhye tadā dṛṣṭvā bhramantaṃ piṅgalaṃ dvijam
And then, having sported, the king took his seat, and in the middle of the forest he saw a tawny brahmin wandering about.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 103.33
राजोवाच: एको वने वने कस्माद् भ्रमसे पुस्तिकाकरः । इतश्चेतो निरीक्षंस् त्वं कथयस्व द्विजोत्तम
rājovāca: eko vane vane kasmād bhramase pustikākaraḥ / itaśceto nirīkṣaṃs tvaṃ kathayasva dvijottama
The king said: Why do you wander alone from forest to forest, carrying a book, looking here and there? Tell (me), best of the twice-born.
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SkP-RK 103.34
राजोवाच: कथयस्व प्रसादेन कस्मात् कार्याद् वद प्रभो
rājovāca: kathayasva prasādena kasmāt kāryād vada prabho
The king said: Tell (me), be so kind; say on what business (you go), sir.
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SkP-RK 103.35
ब्राह्मण उवाच: शिखण्डी चैव राजा वै कान्यकुब्जं बुभुक्षते । अपुत्रः स महीपालः कन्या जाता मनोरथैः
brāhmaṇa uvāca: śikhaṇḍī caiva rājā vai kānyakubjaṃ bubhukṣate / aputraḥ sa mahīpālaḥ kanyā jātā manorathaiḥ
The brahmin said: There is indeed a king Śikhaṇḍī who enjoys (rules) Kānyakubja; that ruler of the earth was sonless, and by his wishes a daughter was born.
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SkP-RK 103.36
हे नृप जातिस्मरा शुभाचारा नर्मदायाः प्रभावतः । पित्रोक्ता सा च कन्या वै विवाहाय प्रकल्पिता
he nṛpa jātismarā śubhācārā narmadāyāḥ prabhāvataḥ / pitroktā sā ca kanyā vai vivāhāya prakalpitā
O king, by the power of the Narmadā she remembered her (former) birth and was of good conduct; and that girl, addressed by her father, was designated for marriage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 103.37
कन्योवाचा: यस्मिन् काले ह्य् अहं लिप्से तस्मिन् काले प्रदीयताम्
kanyovācā: yasmin kāle hy ahaṃ lipse tasmin kāle pradīyatām
The girl said: At whatever time I desire, at that time let (me) be given (in marriage).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 103.38
शिखण्ड्य् उवाच: कथ्यतां मे महाभागे भाषितं हि त्वया कथम्
śikhaṇḍy uvāca: kathyatāṃ me mahābhāge bhāṣitaṃ hi tvayā katham
Śikhaṇḍī said: Tell me, greatly fortunate one, how is it that you have spoken (thus)?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 103.39
पितृवाक्येन सा वाला शिरसावनता भुवि । कथयामास यद्वृत्तं हनुमदीश्वरे नृप
pitṛvākyena sā vālā śirasāvanatā bhuvi / kathayāmāsa yadvṛttaṃ hanumadīśvare nṛpa
At her father's word the girl, her head bowed to the ground, related what had happened at Hanumadīśvara, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 103.40
कलापिन्य् अस्म्य् अहं तात स्थिता भर्तृसहानुगा । उरङ्गमेश सान्निध्ये रेवाया उत्तरे तटे
kalāpiny asmy ahaṃ tāta sthitā bhartṛsahānugā / uraṅgameśa sānnidhye revāyā uttare taṭe
"I was a peahen, father, living as a companion together with my mate, near Uraṅgameśa on the northern bank of the Revā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 103.41
हनुमतो वने पुण्ये क्रीडामि स्म यदृच्छया । भर्तृयुक्ता तत्र गुह्ये वञ्जुले सरले द्रुमे
hanumato vane puṇye krīḍāmi sma yadṛcchayā / bhartṛyuktā tatra guhye vañjule sarale drume
In Hanumān's holy wood I used to play at will, joined with my mate, there in a hidden place, on a straight vañjula tree.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 103.42
आगता लुब्धकास् तत्र क्षुधार्ता वनम् उत्तमम् । भर्तृकोपयुतैः पापैर् हताहं पतिना सह
āgatā lubdhakās tatra kṣudhārtā vanam uttamam / bhartṛkopayutaiḥ pāpair hatāhaṃ patinā saha
Hunters came there to that excellent wood, afflicted by hunger; by those sinners, whose anger fell upon my mate, I was killed along with my husband.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 103.43
ग्रीवां निमोटयामासुर् भक्षणोत्पाटनं कृतम् । हुताशनमुखे ते तु हसन्तश् चाशु लुब्धकाः
grīvāṃ nimoṭayāmāsur bhakṣaṇotpāṭanaṃ kṛtam / hutāśanamukhe te tu hasantaś cāśu lubdhakāḥ
They wrung (our) necks, and the plucking (of feathers) for eating was done; and those hunters, laughing, quickly (put us) into the mouth of the fire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 103.44
भर्जयित्वा ततो मांसं भक्षयित्वा यथेच्छया । सुप्ताः स्वस्थेन्द्रिया रात्रौ विगता शर्वरी क्षयम्
bharjayitvā tato māṃsaṃ bhakṣayitvā yathecchayā / suptāḥ svasthendriyā rātrau vigatā śarvarī kṣayam
Then, having roasted the flesh and eaten it as they pleased, they slept with senses at ease, and in the night the darkness passed away to its end.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 103.45
तन्मांसशेषं जुष्टं वै जम्बुकैर् गृध्रवायसैः । मच्छरीरोद्भवं चास्थि स्नायुमांसेन संयुतम्
tanmāṃsaśeṣaṃ juṣṭaṃ vai jambukair gṛdhravāyasaiḥ / maccharīrodbhavaṃ cāsthi snāyumāṃsena saṃyutam
What remained of that flesh was enjoyed by jackals, vultures and crows; and a bone arisen from my body, still joined with sinew and flesh —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 103.46
गृहीत्वा पत्रिणैकेन आकाशात् पतता तदा । सामिषं पक्षिणं दृष्ट्वा पक्षिणो ऽन्ये समागताः
gṛhītvā patriṇaikena ākāśāt patatā tadā / sāmiṣaṃ pakṣiṇaṃ dṛṣṭvā pakṣiṇo 'nye samāgatāḥ
it was taken by a single bird flying then through the sky; and seeing that bird with meat, other birds gathered.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 103.47
दृष्ट्वा पक्षिसमूहं तु अस्थिखण्डं व्यसर्जयत् । विहगानां समस्तानां धावतां चापि पश्यताम्
dṛṣṭvā pakṣisamūhaṃ tu asthikhaṇḍaṃ vyasarjayat / vihagānāṃ samastānāṃ dhāvatāṃ cāpi paśyatām
But seeing the flock of birds, it let the piece of bone drop, while all the birds ran after it and looked on.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 103.48
पतितं नर्मदातोये हनुमदीश्वरे नृप । मदीयमस्थिखण्डं च पतितं नर्मदाजले
patitaṃ narmadātoye hanumadīśvare nṛpa / madīyamasthikhaṇḍaṃ ca patitaṃ narmadājale
It fell into the water of the Narmadā at Hanumadīśvara, O king — my piece of bone fell into the Narmadā's water.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 103.49
तस्य तीर्थप्रभावेण जाताहं क्षत्रिये कुले । भूप कन्याप्य् अहं जाता सम्पूर्णशशिवन्मुखी
tasya tīrthaprabhāveṇa jātāhaṃ kṣatriye kule / bhūpa kanyāpy ahaṃ jātā sampūrṇaśaśivanmukhī
By the power of that sacred ford I was born in a kṣatriya family; O king, I was born as a daughter too, with a face like the full moon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 103.50
जातिस्मरा नरेन्द्रास्मि जाताहं क्षत्रिये कुले । एतत् ते सर्वम् आख्यातं कारणं नृपसत्तम
jātismarā narendrāsmi jātāhaṃ kṣatriye kule / etat te sarvam ākhyātaṃ kāraṇaṃ nṛpasattama
O lord of men, I remember my (former) birth, having been born in a kṣatriya family. All this reason has been told to you, best of kings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 103.51
मदर्थं विषमस्थाने शकुन्तमृगजातिषु । यदि प्रेषयसे तात कम् अपि नर्मदाजले
madarthaṃ viṣamasthāne śakuntamṛgajātiṣu / yadi preṣayase tāta kam api narmadājale
If, father, for my sake you send someone to that difficult place among the classes of birds and beasts, to the Narmadā's water —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 103.52
तस्याहं कथयिष्यामि स्थानचिह्नं समग्रकम् । कन्याया वचनं श्रुत्वा शिखण्डी ह्याह मां नृप
tasyāhaṃ kathayiṣyāmi sthānacihnaṃ samagrakam / kanyāyā vacanaṃ śrutvā śikhaṇḍī hyāha māṃ nṛpa
to him I shall tell the marks of the place in full." Having heard the girl's words, Śikhaṇḍī spoke to me, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 103.53
ग्रामविंशं च दास्यामि गच्छ त्वं नर्मदातटे । प्रेक्षणं मे प्रतिज्ञातम् अलक्ष्या ऽपीडितेन तु
grāmaviṃśaṃ ca dāsyāmi gaccha tvaṃ narmadātaṭe / prekṣaṇaṃ me pratijñātam alakṣyā 'pīḍitena tu
"And I shall give (you) twenty villages; go to the bank of the Narmadā. The sight of me has been promised, though unseen, to one who is unafflicted."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 103.54
गच्छ त्वं नर्मदां पुण्यां सर्वपापक्षयंकरीम् । अग्रजां सोमनाथस्य हनुमदीश्वरे शुभे
gaccha tvaṃ narmadāṃ puṇyāṃ sarvapāpakṣayaṃkarīm / agrajāṃ somanāthasya hanumadīśvare śubhe
"Go to the holy Narmadā, which brings about the destruction of all sins, the elder sister of Somanātha, at the auspicious Hanumadīśvara."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 103.55
अर्धक्रोशे तु रेवाया विस्तीर्णे वटपादपैः । कदम्बकवनैश् चैव संप्रधाने वनस्य च
ardhakrośe tu revāyā vistīrṇe vaṭapādapaiḥ / kadambakavanaiś caiva saṃpradhāne vanasya ca
"At (a distance of) half a krośa from the Revā, in a broad place (spread) with banyan trees and with kadamba groves, at the main part of the forest,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 103.56
न्यग्रोधवटसान्निध्ये अस्थिलक्ष्यं प्रदृश्यते । मृत्तिकामस्थिसंगृह्य गच्छ रेवान् द्विजोत्तम
nyagrodhavaṭasānnidhye asthilakṣyaṃ pradṛśyate / mṛttikāmasthisaṃgṛhya gaccha revān dvijottama
in the vicinity of the nyagrodha banyan, a mark of bones is to be seen. Taking up the bones together with the earth, go to the Revā, O best of the twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 103.57
आश्विनस्य सिते पक्षे त्रिपुरारितिथौ स्थिते । स्नापय शूलिनं भक्त्या रात्रौ कुरु च जागरम्
āśvinasya site pakṣe tripurāritithau sthite / snāpaya śūlinaṃ bhaktyā rātrau kuru ca jāgaram
In the bright fortnight of Āśvina, when the tithi of the foe of Tripura has come, bathe the trident-bearer with devotion, and keep vigil through the night.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 103.58
प्रभाते क्षिप्यतां शीघ्रं नाभिमात्रे जले स्थितः । इत्य् उच्चार्य द्विजश्रेष्ठ सुगतिस् तस्य जायते
prabhāte kṣipyatāṃ śīghraṃ nābhimātre jale sthitaḥ / ity uccārya dvijaśreṣṭha sugatis tasya jāyate
At dawn let (the bones) be cast in quickly, while standing in water up to the navel. Having pronounced this, O best of the twice-born, a good destiny comes to be for him."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 103.59
अस्थि क्षिप्त्वा पुनः स्नानं कर्तव्यमघनाशनम् । कथितं कन्यया यच् च तत्सर्वं पुस्तके कृतम्
asthi kṣiptvā punaḥ snānaṃ kartavyamaghanāśanam / kathitaṃ kanyayā yac ca tatsarvaṃ pustake kṛtam
After casting in the bone, a bath must again be taken, which destroys sin. And whatever was told by the maiden, all that was set down in a book.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 103.60
आगतो ऽहं नृपश्रेष्ठ तस्मिंस् तीर्थे महालये । साभिज्ञानं ततो दृष्ट्वा गृहीत्वास्थि नृपोत्तम
āgato 'haṃ nṛpaśreṣṭha tasmiṃs tīrthe mahālaye / sābhijñānaṃ tato dṛṣṭvā gṛhītvāsthi nṛpottama
I came, O best of kings, to that tīrtha, the great abode; then, having seen it with (its) token, having taken the bone, O best of kings,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 103.61
पूर्वोक्तेन विधानेन निक्षिप्तं नर्मदाजले । पुष्पवृष्टिः पपाताथ साधु साध्विति ब्राह्मण
pūrvoktena vidhānena nikṣiptaṃ narmadājale / puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ papātātha sādhu sādhviti brāhmaṇa
by the rite stated before it was cast into the water of the Narmadā. Then a rain of flowers fell, with (cries of) "Well done, well done!", O brahmin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 103.62
विमानं तु ततो दिव्यं दृष्टं हनुमदीश्वरे । ततो ब्राह्मणराजानौ गृहीत्वानशनं स्थितौ
vimānaṃ tu tato divyaṃ dṛṣṭaṃ hanumadīśvare / tato brāhmaṇarājānau gṛhītvānaśanaṃ sthitau
Then a divine celestial chariot was seen at Hanumadīśvara; thereupon the brahmin and the king remained, having taken up fasting,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 103.63
आत्मानं शोषयित्वा च ईश्वराराधने रतौ । एवं सन्ध्यायतो देवं शतबाहुर् द्विजोत्तमः
ātmānaṃ śoṣayitvā ca īśvarārādhane ratau / evaṃ sandhyāyato devaṃ śatabāhur dvijottamaḥ
and having dried up their own bodies, intent on the worship of the Lord. As he was thus meditating on the god, Śatabāhu—the best of the twice-born—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 103.64
मासार्धात् तु मृतो राजा शतबाहुर् महामतिः । किङ्किणीजालशोभाढ्यं विमानं तत्र चागतम्
māsārdhāt tu mṛto rājā śatabāhur mahāmatiḥ / kiṅkiṇījālaśobhāḍhyaṃ vimānaṃ tatra cāgatam
after half a month the king Śatabāhu of great mind died, and a celestial chariot, rich with the splendour of a net of small bells, came there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 103.65
राजोवाच: ऊर्ध्वमार्गं न गच्छामि विप्रो यावन् न संस्थितः
rājovāca: ūrdhvamārgaṃ na gacchāmi vipro yāvan na saṃsthitaḥ
The king said: "I will not go by the upward path so long as the brahmin has not been established (i.e. has not likewise passed on)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 103.66
देवा ऊचुः: हनुमदीश्वरे राजन्ये मृताः सन्ति मानवाः
devā ūcuḥ: hanumadīśvare rājanye mṛtāḥ santi mānavāḥ
The gods said: "O king, those men who die at Hanumadīśvara—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 103.67
ते यान्ति शिवलोकं वै सर्वपापक्षयं करम् । नैव पापक्षयश् चास्य ब्राह्मणस्य नरेश्वर
te yānti śivalokaṃ vai sarvapāpakṣayaṃ karam / naiva pāpakṣayaś cāsya brāhmaṇasya nareśvara
they indeed go to the world of Śiva, which brings about the destruction of all sins; but for this brahmin there is no destruction of sin at all, O lord of men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 103.68
गृहं च गृहिणी वित्तं ब्राह्मणस्य प्रवर्तते । शतबाहुस् ततो विप्रं भाषयामास भक्तितः
gṛhaṃ ca gṛhiṇī vittaṃ brāhmaṇasya pravartate / śatabāhus tato vipraṃ bhāṣayāmāsa bhaktitaḥ
House, wife, and wealth still occupy the brahmin." Then Śatabāhu, out of devotion, addressed the brahmin:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 103.69
त्यज मूलम् अधर्मस्य लोभम् एकं द्विजोत्तम । इत्य् उक्त्वा प्रययौ राजा स्वर्गं स्वर्गिजनैः सह
tyaja mūlam adharmasya lobham ekaṃ dvijottama / ity uktvā prayayau rājā svargaṃ svargijanaiḥ saha
"Abandon that one thing, greed, the root of unrighteousness, O best of the twice-born." Having said this, the king went to heaven together with the heaven-dwellers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 103.70
दिनैः कैश्चिद् गतो विप्रः स्वर्गं सुकृतिभिः सह । वाहिन्याः काशिराजस्य पुत्र्याः तीर्थप्रभावतः
dinaiḥ kaiścid gato vipraḥ svargaṃ sukṛtibhiḥ saha / vāhinyāḥ kāśirājasya putryāḥ tīrthaprabhāvataḥ
After some days the brahmin too went to heaven together with the doers of good, by the power of the tīrtha of the river (Narmadā)—(as told) by the daughter of the king of Kāśī;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 103.71
आत्मनः कन्यया दत्ते पूर्वजन्मार्जितं तपः । अष्टम्यां च चतुर्दश्यां सर्वकालं मुनीश्वर
ātmanaḥ kanyayā datte pūrvajanmārjitaṃ tapaḥ / aṣṭamyāṃ ca caturdaśyāṃ sarvakālaṃ munīśvara
the austerity accumulated in a former birth having been given by the maiden as her own. And on the eighth and on the fourteenth, at all times, O lord of sages—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 103.72
विशेषाद् आश्विने मासे कृष्णपक्षे चतुर्दशी । स्नापयेद् ईश्वरं भक्त्या क्षौद्रक्षीरेण सर्पिषा
viśeṣād āśvine māse kṛṣṇapakṣe caturdaśī / snāpayed īśvaraṃ bhaktyā kṣaudrakṣīreṇa sarpiṣā
especially in the month of Āśvina, in the dark fortnight, the fourteenth—one should bathe the Lord with devotion with honey, milk, and ghee,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 103.73
दध्ना च खण्डयुक्तेन तिलतोयेन वा पुनः । श्रीखण्डेन सुगन्धेन चार्चयेत् तं महेश्वरम्
dadhnā ca khaṇḍayuktena tilatoyena vā punaḥ / śrīkhaṇḍena sugandhena cārcayet taṃ maheśvaram
and with curds mixed with sugar-candy, or again with sesame-water, and with fragrant sandal paste, one should worship that Maheśvara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 103.74
ततः सुगन्धपुष्पैश् च बिल्वपत्रैश् च पूतनम् । श्राद्धं यः कारयेत् तत्र ब्राह्मणैर् वेदपारगैः
tataḥ sugandhapuṣpaiś ca bilvapatraiś ca pūtanam / śrāddhaṃ yaḥ kārayet tatra brāhmaṇair vedapāragaiḥ
Then, with fragrant flowers and with bilva leaves, (worshipping) the Pure One, whoever has the śrāddha performed there by brahmins who have gone to the end of the Vedas —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 103.75
सर्वलक्षणसम्पूर्णैः कुलीनैर् गृहपालकैः । तर्पयेद् ब्राह्मणं भक्त्या अन्नवस्त्रहिरण्यकैः
sarvalakṣaṇasampūrṇaiḥ kulīnair gṛhapālakaiḥ / tarpayed brāhmaṇaṃ bhaktyā annavastrahiraṇyakaiḥ
— (brahmins) complete in all (auspicious) marks, of good family, householders — he should gratify the brahmin with devotion, with food, clothing and gold.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 103.76
नरकस्था दिवं यान्ति इत्य् उच्चार्य द्विजातयः । स्वर्गस्थाः परमं लोकम् इत्युक्त्वा प्रणमेद् द्विजान्
narakasthā divaṃ yānti ity uccārya dvijātayaḥ / svargasthāḥ paramaṃ lokam ityuktvā praṇamed dvijān
When the twice-born have pronounced, "Those who are in hell go to heaven," and have said, "Those who are in heaven (go) to the highest world," he should bow to the brahmins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 103.77
पतितान् वर्जयेद् विप्रान् वृषली यस्य मन्दिरे । स्ववृषं तु परित्यज्य वृषैर् अन्यैर् वृषायते
patitān varjayed viprān vṛṣalī yasya mandire / svavṛṣaṃ tu parityajya vṛṣair anyair vṛṣāyate
One should avoid fallen brahmins, and him in whose house there is a vṛṣalī: for, abandoning her own bull (husband), she goes in heat after other bulls (men).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 103.78
वृषलीं तां विदुर्देवा न शूद्रा वृषली भवेत् । ब्रह्महत्या सुरापानं गुरुदारनिषेवणम्
vṛṣalīṃ tāṃ vidurdevā na śūdrā vṛṣalī bhavet / brahmahatyā surāpānaṃ gurudāraniṣevaṇam
Her the gods know as a vṛṣalī; a śūdra woman does not (thereby) become a vṛṣalī. The slaying of a brahmin, the drinking of liquor, resorting to the teacher's wife,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 103.79
सुवर्णहरणं तस्य मित्रद्रोहभवं तथा । नश्यन्ति पातकाः सर्वे इत्य् एवं शङ्करो ऽब्रवीत्
suvarṇaharaṇaṃ tasya mitradrohabhavaṃ tathā / naśyanti pātakāḥ sarve ity evaṃ śaṅkaro 'bravīt
the stealing of gold, and (the sin) arising from betrayal of a friend — all his sins perish: thus did Śaṅkara declare.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 103.80
वाक्प्रलापेन किं वत्स बहुनोक्तेन किं तु वा । सर्वपापसमोपेतो दद्याद् दानं द्विजोत्तमे
vākpralāpena kiṃ vatsa bahunoktena kiṃ tu vā / sarvapāpasamopeto dadyād dānaṃ dvijottame
What is the use of prattling words, my child, or of much speaking? One beset with all sins should give a gift to the best of brahmins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 103.81
सर्वदेवमयी धेनुः सर्वदेवात्मिका स्थिता । शृङ्गाग्रेषु महीपाल शक्रो वसति नित्यशः
sarvadevamayī dhenuḥ sarvadevātmikā sthitā / śṛṅgāgreṣu mahīpāla śakro vasati nityaśaḥ
The cow consists of all the gods, she abides having all the gods for her self; on the tips of her horns, O protector of the earth, Śakra dwells perpetually.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 103.82
हरि स्कन्धे शिरो ब्रह्मा ललाटे वृषवाहनः । चन्द्रार्कौ लोचने ज्ञेयौ जिह्वायां तु सरस्वती
hari skandhe śiro brahmā lalāṭe vṛṣavāhanaḥ / candrārkau locane jñeyau jihvāyāṃ tu sarasvatī
Hari is on the shoulder, Brahmā the head, on the forehead is he who rides the bull; the moon and sun are to be known as the eyes, and on the tongue is Sarasvatī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 103.83
मरुद्गणाः सदा साध्यास् तस्याङ्गानि नरेश्वर । ॐकारश्चतुरो वेदाः सषडङ्गपदक्रमाः
marudgaṇāḥ sadā sādhyās tasyāṅgāni nareśvara / oṃkāraścaturo vedāḥ saṣaḍaṅgapadakramāḥ
The hosts of Maruts and the Sādhyas are always her limbs, O lord of men; (so too) the syllable Om, the four Vedas together with the six auxiliaries and the pada and krama recitations.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 103.84
ऋषयो रोमकूपेषु अस्थिख्याता महानगाः । दण्डहस्तो महाकायः कृष्णो महिषवाहनः
ṛṣayo romakūpeṣu asthikhyātā mahānagāḥ / daṇḍahasto mahākāyaḥ kṛṣṇo mahiṣavāhanaḥ
The seers are in her hair-pores, the great mountains are declared to be her bones; the black one of huge body, staff in hand, riding a buffalo,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 103.85
पृष्ठभागस्थितो नित्यं शुभाशुभनिरीक्षकः । चत्वारः सागराः पुण्याः क्षीरधाराः स्तनेषु च
pṛṣṭhabhāgasthito nityaṃ śubhāśubhanirīkṣakaḥ / catvāraḥ sāgarāḥ puṇyāḥ kṣīradhārāḥ staneṣu ca
stands always at her hind part, watching over good and evil; and the four holy oceans are the streams of milk in her udders.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 103.86
विष्णुदेहोद्भवा गङ्गा दर्शनात् पापहारिणी । एवं या संस्थिता यस्मात् तस्माद् एषा सदा बुधैः
viṣṇudehodbhavā gaṅgā darśanāt pāpahāriṇī / evaṃ yā saṃsthitā yasmāt tasmād eṣā sadā budhaiḥ
The Gaṅgā, arisen from Viṣṇu's body, which removes sin by the mere sight of it. Since she abides thus, therefore she is always, by the wise,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 103.87
लक्ष्मीश् च गोमये यस्याः पवित्रा सर्वमङ्गला । गोमयाल् लेपनं तस्मात् कर्तव्यं पाण्डुनन्दन
lakṣmīś ca gomaye yasyāḥ pavitrā sarvamaṅgalā / gomayāl lepanaṃ tasmāt kartavyaṃ pāṇḍunandana
and in her dung is Lakṣmī, pure and wholly auspicious; therefore the smearing (of the ground) should be done with cow-dung, O son of Pāṇḍu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 103.88
गन्धर्वाप्सरसो गङ्गा गोखुरेषु च संस्थिताः । अश्विनौ कर्णयोर् नित्यं वर्तेते रविपुत्रकौ
gandharvāpsaraso gaṅgā gokhureṣu ca saṃsthitāḥ / aśvinau karṇayor nityaṃ vartete raviputrakau
Gandharvas, apsarases and the Gaṅgā abide in the cow's hooves; the two Aśvins, sons of the sun, are always present in her ears.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 103.89
पृथिव्यां सागरान्तायां यानि तीर्थानि पाण्डव । तानि सर्वाणि प्राप्तानि गवां पादेषु नित्यशः
pṛthivyāṃ sāgarāntāyāṃ yāni tīrthāni pāṇḍava / tāni sarvāṇi prāptāni gavāṃ pādeṣu nityaśaḥ
Whatever holy fords there are on the earth as far as the ocean, O Pāṇḍava, all of them are found perpetually in the feet of cows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 103.90
युधिष्ठिर उवाच: सर्वतीर्थसमा गावो गीर्वाणैः समलंकृताः । एतत्कथय मे तात कस्माद् गोषु समाश्रिताः
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca: sarvatīrthasamā gāvo gīrvāṇaiḥ samalaṃkṛtāḥ / etatkathaya me tāta kasmād goṣu samāśritāḥ
Yudhiṣṭhira said: Cows are equal to all holy fords and are adorned with the gods. Tell me this, father: why have (these) taken their abode in cows?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 103.91
मार्कण्डेय उवाच: सर्वदेवमयो विष्णुर्गावो विष्णुशरीरजाः । देयास् तस्मात् सदा वन्द्याः कल्पिता विबुधैर् जनैः
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: sarvadevamayo viṣṇurgāvo viṣṇuśarīrajāḥ / deyās tasmāt sadā vandyāḥ kalpitā vibudhair janaiḥ
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Viṣṇu consists of all the gods, and cows are born from Viṣṇu's body; therefore they are to be given and always to be honoured — so it has been laid down by wise men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 103.92
श्वेता वा कपिला वापि क्षीरिणी पाण्डुनन्दन । सर्वासां क्षीरिणीर् गावः श्वेतवस्त्रावगुण्ठिताः
śvetā vā kapilā vāpi kṣīriṇī pāṇḍunandana / sarvāsāṃ kṣīriṇīr gāvaḥ śvetavastrāvaguṇṭhitāḥ
White, or else tawny, and yielding milk, O son of Pāṇḍu — milk-yielding cows out of all of them, draped with white cloth,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 103.93
कांस्यदोहनिका देयाः स्वर्णशृङ्गीर्विभूषिताः । हनूमदीश्वरस्याग्रे भक्त्या विप्रेषु दापयेत्
kāṃsyadohanikā deyāḥ svarṇaśṛṅgīrvibhūṣitāḥ / hanūmadīśvarasyāgre bhaktyā vipreṣu dāpayet
Bronze milking-pails should be given, and (cows) adorned with gilded horns; before Hanumadīśvara one should have (them) presented to brahmins with devotion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 103.94
निसर्गस्थेन सा देया स्वर्गमात्मन इच्छता । असमर्थो यमस् तेषां विष्णुलोकं प्रयान्ति ते
nisargasthena sā deyā svargamātmana icchatā / asamartho yamas teṣāṃ viṣṇulokaṃ prayānti te
She (the cow) is to be given, while standing in her natural state, by one who desires heaven for himself; Yama is powerless over such (givers) — they go to the world of Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 103.95
विष्णुलोकच्युतः सो ऽपि प्रयाति द्विजमन्दिरम् । तत्रैव जायते पुत्रो विद्वान् वनसमन्वितः
viṣṇulokacyutaḥ so 'pi prayāti dvijamandiram / tatraiva jāyate putro vidvān vanasamanvitaḥ
And he too, when he falls from Viṣṇu's world, goes to the house of a twice-born; there indeed he is born as a son, learned and possessed of ...
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain