Skanda Purana — Reva Khanda — Chapter 106
SkP-RK 106.1
मार्कण्डेय उवाच: ततो गच्छेत् तु राजेन्द्र पूतकेश्वरम् उत्तमम् । नर्मदादक्षिणे कूले सर्वपापक्षयंकरम्
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: tato gacchet tu rājendra pūtakeśvaram uttamam / narmadādakṣiṇe kūle sarvapāpakṣayaṃkaram
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Then one should go, O lord of kings, to the excellent Pūtakeśvara on the southern bank of the Narmadā, which brings the destruction of all sins.
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SkP-RK 106.2
सुस्थापितः शिवस् तत्र लोकानां हितकाम्यया । यस् तत्र मनुजः शम्भुं पूजयेत् पाण्डुनन्दन
susthāpitaḥ śivas tatra lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā / yas tatra manujaḥ śambhuṃ pūjayet pāṇḍunandana
There Śiva was firmly established out of desire for the welfare of the worlds. The man who worships Śambhu there, O son of Pāṇḍu,
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SkP-RK 106.5
सर्वान् कामान् अवाप्नोति न स याति यमालयम् । कृष्णाष्टम्यां चतुर्दश्यां सर्वकामा नराधिप ॥ र्क्स्_१०६।३ ॥ ये ऽर्चयन्ति महाकालं न ते यान्ति यमालयम् ॥ र्क्स्_१०६।४ ॥ जलशायीति नाम्ना वै विख्यातं वसुधातले । दानवानां वधं कृत्वा सुप्तस् तत्र जनार्दनः
sarvān kāmān avāpnoti na sa yāti yamālayam / kṛṣṇāṣṭamyāṃ caturdaśyāṃ sarvakāmā narādhipa // rks_106.3 // ye 'rcayanti mahākālaṃ na te yānti yamālayam // rks_106.4 // jalaśāyīti nāmnā vai vikhyātaṃ vasudhātale / dānavānāṃ vadhaṃ kṛtvā suptas tatra janārdanaḥ
obtains all his desires; he does not go to Yama's abode. On the eighth of the dark fortnight and on the fourteenth, O ruler of men, (fulfilling) all desires—[106.3]—those who worship Mahākāla do not go to Yama's abode.[106.4] It is known on the face of the earth by the name Jalaśāyin: having accomplished the slaying of the Dānavas, Janārdana slept there.
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SkP-RK 106.6
चक्रं च क्षालितं तत्र देवदेवेन शौरिणा । सुदर्शनं च निष्पापं रेवातोयप्रभावतः
cakraṃ ca kṣālitaṃ tatra devadevena śauriṇā / sudarśanaṃ ca niṣpāpaṃ revātoyaprabhāvataḥ
And there the discus was washed by Śauri, the god of gods; and Sudarśana became free of sin through the power of the Revā's water.
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SkP-RK 106.7
युधिष्ठिर उवाच: चक्रतीर्थं समाचक्ष्व ऋषिसङ्घैर् निषेवितम् । विष्णोः प्रभावमतुलं रेवायाश् चैव यत्फलम्
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca: cakratīrthaṃ samācakṣva ṛṣisaṅghair niṣevitam / viṣṇoḥ prabhāvamatulaṃ revāyāś caiva yatphalam
Yudhiṣṭhira said: Tell me of the Cakra-tīrtha, frequented by hosts of seers, and of the unequalled power of Viṣṇu, and what fruit comes of the Revā.
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SkP-RK 106.8
मार्कण्डेय उवाच: साधु साधु महाभाग विष्णुना च युधिष्ठिर । गृह्याद् गुह्यतरं तीर्थं निर्मितं चक्रिणा स्वयम्
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: sādhu sādhu mahābhāga viṣṇunā ca yudhiṣṭhira / gṛhyād guhyataraṃ tīrthaṃ nirmitaṃ cakriṇā svayam
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Well, well asked, greatly fortunate Yudhiṣṭhira, and (well) by Viṣṇu (was it made): the ford more secret than what is secret, fashioned by the discus-bearer himself.
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SkP-RK 106.9
तत् ते ऽहं सम्प्रवक्ष्यामि कथां पापप्रणाशिनीम् । आसीत् पुरा महादैत्यो नलमेघ इति श्रुतः
tat te 'haṃ sampravakṣyāmi kathāṃ pāpapraṇāśinīm / āsīt purā mahādaityo nalamegha iti śrutaḥ
That story, which destroys sin, I shall relate to you fully. Formerly there was a great Daitya known as Nalamegha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 106.10
तेन देवा जिताः सर्वे हृतराज्या नराधिप । नलमेघभयात् पार्थ विष्णुरुद्राः सवासवाः
tena devā jitāḥ sarve hṛtarājyā narādhipa / nalameghabhayāt pārtha viṣṇurudrāḥ savāsavāḥ
By him all the gods were conquered and their kingdom taken away, O ruler of men; out of fear of Nalamegha, O Pārtha, Viṣṇu and the Rudras along with Indra,
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SkP-RK 106.11
यमस्कन्दजलेशाग्निवायवो वै धनेश्वरः । वसुवाक्पतिसिद्धाश् च प्रचेताश् च पितामहः
yamaskandajaleśāgnivāyavo vai dhaneśvaraḥ / vasuvākpatisiddhāś ca pracetāś ca pitāmahaḥ
Yama, Skanda, the lord of waters, Agni, the winds, and indeed the lord of wealth, the Vasus, the lord of speech, the Siddhas, and Pracetas, and the Grandfather—
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SkP-RK 106.12
गता देवाः परं लोकं विष्णुरुद्रनमस्कृतम् । स्तुवन्ति विविधैः स्तोत्रैर् वागीशप्रमुखा सुराः
gatā devāḥ paraṃ lokaṃ viṣṇurudranamaskṛtam / stuvanti vividhaiḥ stotrair vāgīśapramukhā surāḥ
The gods went to the highest world, (the one) saluted by Viṣṇu and Rudra; the gods, with Vāgīśa (Brahmā) at their head, praise (him) with various hymns.
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SkP-RK 106.13
नमः शिवमूर्तये तुभ्यं प्राक् सृष्टेः केवलात्मने । गुणत्रयविभागाय पश्चाद् भेदम् उपेयुषे
namaḥ śivamūrtaye tubhyaṃ prāk sṛṣṭeḥ kevalātmane / guṇatrayavibhāgāya paścād bhedam upeyuṣe
Homage to you, whose form is Śiva, whose self is alone before creation, who (become) the division into the three guṇas, entering afterwards into differentiation.
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SkP-RK 106.14
इन्द्रादिप्रमुखान् देवान् विवर्णानवनीपते । प्रसादाभिमुखो देवः प्रत्युवाच दिवौकसः
indrādipramukhān devān vivarṇānavanīpate / prasādābhimukho devaḥ pratyuvāca divaukasaḥ
O lord of the earth, the god, being disposed to grace, replied to the dwellers of heaven, the gods with Indra and the rest at their head, who were pale.
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SkP-RK 106.15
स्वागतं सुरसङ्घाश् च कान्तिर् नष्टा पुरातनी । हिमप्लुष्टप्रभाणीव ज्योतिषां च मुखानि वै
svāgataṃ surasaṅghāś ca kāntir naṣṭā purātanī / himapluṣṭaprabhāṇīva jyotiṣāṃ ca mukhāni vai
"Welcome, hosts of gods! Your former beauty is lost, and the faces of the luminaries are as if their brightness were scorched by frost.
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SkP-RK 106.16
प्रसभादर्चिषाम् एतद् अनुद्गीर्णं सुरायुधम् । वृत्रस्य हन्तुः कुलिशं कुण्ठितश्रीव लक्षते
prasabhādarciṣām etad anudgīrṇaṃ surāyudham / vṛtrasya hantuḥ kuliśaṃ kuṇṭhitaśrīva lakṣate
This weapon of the gods, not hurled forth with the force of its flames — the thunderbolt of the slayer of Vṛtra — appears as if its splendour were blunted.
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SkP-RK 106.17
किंचायमरिदुर्वारः पाणौ पाशः प्रचेतसः । मन्त्रोपहृतवीर्यस्य फणिनो दैन्यम् आगतः
kiṃcāyamaridurvāraḥ pāṇau pāśaḥ pracetasaḥ / mantropahṛtavīryasya phaṇino dainyam āgataḥ
And further, this noose in the hand of Pracetas (Varuṇa), hard for enemies to ward off, has come to the wretchedness of a serpent whose strength has been taken away by spells.
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SkP-RK 106.18
कुबेरस्य मनः शल्यं शंसतीव पराभवम् । अपविद्धाङ्गदो बाहुर्भग्नशाख इव द्रुमः
kuberasya manaḥ śalyaṃ śaṃsatīva parābhavam / apaviddhāṅgado bāhurbhagnaśākha iva drumaḥ
Kubera's mind, (as if) a dart, seems to declare his defeat; his arm, its armlet cast off, is like a tree with broken branches.
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SkP-RK 106.19
यमो ऽपि व्यलिखद् भूमिं दण्डेनापि हतत्विषा । कुरु तस्मै नमो देहनिर्विण्णो याति लाघवम्
yamo 'pi vyalikhad bhūmiṃ daṇḍenāpi hatatviṣā / kuru tasmai namo dehanirviṇṇo yāti lāghavam
Yama too scratched the ground with his staff, its lustre also destroyed. Pay homage to him: one weary of the body attains lightness."
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SkP-RK 106.20
अमी च द्वादशादित्याः प्रतापक्षयशीतलाः । चित्रन्यस्ता इव गताः प्रकामालोकनीयताम्
amī ca dvādaśādityāḥ pratāpakṣayaśītalāḥ / citranyastā iva gatāḥ prakāmālokanīyatām
And these twelve Ādityas, cool with the waning of their heat, have come to be gazed upon at will, as if set down in a painting.
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SkP-RK 106.21
मयि सृष्टिश् च लोकानां रक्षा युष्मास्व् अवस्थिता । ततो मन्दानिलोद्भूतकमलाकरशोभिना
mayi sṛṣṭiś ca lokānāṃ rakṣā yuṣmāsv avasthitā / tato mandānilodbhūtakamalākaraśobhinā
"In me rests the creation of the worlds, and in you their protection." Then, with (a hand) lovely as a lotus-pond stirred by a gentle breeze,
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SkP-RK 106.22
गुरुनेत्रसहस्रेण प्रेरयामास वृत्रहा । सद्विनेत्रो हरस्त्र्यक्षः सहस्रनयनाधिकौ
gurunetrasahasreṇa prerayāmāsa vṛtrahā / sadvinetro harastryakṣaḥ sahasranayanādhikau
The slayer of Vṛtra urged (him) on with his thousand honoured eyes; then there were the two, Hara the three-eyed with his fine pair of eyes, and the thousand-eyed one besides.
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SkP-RK 106.23
वाचस्पतिर् उवाचेदं प्राञ्जलिर्हंसवाहनम् । युष्मद् वंशोद्भवस् तात नलमेघो महाबलः
vācaspatir uvācedaṃ prāñjalirhaṃsavāhanam / yuṣmad vaṃśodbhavas tāta nalamegho mahābalaḥ
The lord of speech (Bṛhaspati), with joined palms, said this to the one whose vehicle is the goose (Brahmā): "Sir, sprung from your own lineage is Nalamegha, of great strength.
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SkP-RK 106.24
तेन देवगणाः सर्वे निरस्ता दानवेन च । नलमेघो न वध्यो ऽतश् चलितेन मया सुरैः
tena devagaṇāḥ sarve nirastā dānavena ca / nalamegho na vadhyo 'taś calitena mayā suraiḥ
By that dānava all the hosts of gods have been driven out; Nalamegha cannot be slain, and therefore I have come with the gods.
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SkP-RK 106.25
विना माधवदेवेन साध्यो भवति नैव हि । शङ्खपद्मगदापाणे जय चक्रधर प्रभो
vinā mādhavadevena sādhyo bhavati naiva hi / śaṅkhapadmagadāpāṇe jaya cakradhara prabho
Indeed, without the god Mādhava he cannot be overcome. Victory to you, lord, bearer of the discus, who hold conch, lotus and mace in your hands!"
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SkP-RK 106.26
इति देवस्तुतिं श्रुत्वा प्रबुद्धो जलशायिकः । उवाच मधुरां वाणीं मेघगम्भीरया गिरा
iti devastutiṃ śrutvā prabuddho jalaśāyikaḥ / uvāca madhurāṃ vāṇīṃ meghagambhīrayā girā
Having heard this praise of the gods, he who lies upon the waters awoke and spoke sweet words in a voice deep as a cloud.
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SkP-RK 106.27
ब्रह्मोवाच: नलमेघभयेनेह सम्प्राप्तास् तव मन्दिरम्
brahmovāca: nalameghabhayeneha samprāptās tava mandiram
Brahmā said: "Out of fear of Nalamegha we have come here to your dwelling.
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SkP-RK 106.28
न वध्यः कस्यचित् पापो नलमेघो जनार्दन । तव हस्तेन दुष्टात्मा मृत्युं प्राप्स्यति नान्यथा
na vadhyaḥ kasyacit pāpo nalamegho janārdana / tava hastena duṣṭātmā mṛtyuṃ prāpsyati nānyathā
The wicked Nalamegha cannot be slain by anyone, O Janārdana; by your hand the evil-souled one will meet death, and not otherwise."
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SkP-RK 106.29
जनार्दन उवाच: स्वस्थानं यान्तु गीर्वाणा वधिष्यामि महाबलम् । स्थानं शंसन्तु मे देवा वसते यत्र दुर्मतिः
janārdana uvāca: svasthānaṃ yāntu gīrvāṇā vadhiṣyāmi mahābalam / sthānaṃ śaṃsantu me devā vasate yatra durmatiḥ
Janārdana said: "Let the gods go to their own places; I shall slay the mighty one. Let the gods tell me the place where the evil-minded one dwells."
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SkP-RK 106.30
देवा ऊचुः: हिमालयगुहां कृष्ण वसते दानवेश्वरः । चतुर्विंशत्सहस्रैस् तु कन्याभिस् तु समावृतः
devā ūcuḥ: himālayaguhāṃ kṛṣṇa vasate dānaveśvaraḥ / caturviṃśatsahasrais tu kanyābhis tu samāvṛtaḥ
The gods said: "O Kṛṣṇa, the lord of the dānavas dwells in a cave of the Himālaya, surrounded by twenty-four thousand maidens,
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SkP-RK 106.31
तुरङ्गैः स्यन्दनैश् चैव संख्या तेषां न विद्यते । भवनानि विचित्राणि असंख्यानि बहून्य् अपि
turaṅgaiḥ syandanaiś caiva saṃkhyā teṣāṃ na vidyate / bhavanāni vicitrāṇi asaṃkhyāni bahūny api
with horses and chariots whose number is not known, and with variegated palaces, many and countless.
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SkP-RK 106.32
द्विरदाः पर्वताकारा हयाश् च द्विरदोपमाः । महाबलो ऽवसत् तत्र गीर्वाणभयदायकः
dviradāḥ parvatākārā hayāś ca dviradopamāḥ / mahābalo 'vasat tatra gīrvāṇabhayadāyakaḥ
Elephants shaped like mountains, and horses like elephants — there dwelt the mighty one, who caused fear to the gods.
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SkP-RK 106.33
श्रुत्वा देवो वचस् तेषां देवानामातुरात्मनाम् । गरुडं चिन्तयामास शत्रुसङ्घविदारणम्
śrutvā devo vacas teṣāṃ devānāmāturātmanām / garuḍaṃ cintayāmāsa śatrusaṅghavidāraṇam
Having heard that speech of theirs, of the gods whose minds were distressed, the god thought of Garuḍa, the render of hosts of enemies.
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SkP-RK 106.34
चक्रं करेण संगृह्य गदां शङ्खं ततः प्रभुः । शार्ङ्गं च मुशलं सीरं गृहीत्वा हि जनार्दनः
cakraṃ kareṇa saṃgṛhya gadāṃ śaṅkhaṃ tataḥ prabhuḥ / śārṅgaṃ ca muśalaṃ sīraṃ gṛhītvā hi janārdanaḥ
Then the Lord, taking in his hand the discus, the mace, the conch, and the Śārṅga bow, the pestle and the plough — Janārdana, having taken (them) —
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SkP-RK 106.35
आरूढः पक्षिराजं तु वधार्थं दानवस्य च । दानवस्य गृहे पार्थ उत्पाता घोरदर्शनाः
ārūḍhaḥ pakṣirājaṃ tu vadhārthaṃ dānavasya ca / dānavasya gṛhe pārtha utpātā ghoradarśanāḥ
mounted the king of birds, for the sake of slaying the Dānava. In the Dānava's house, O Pārtha, (there arose) portents of dreadful appearance.
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SkP-RK 106.36
गोमायुर्गृहमध्ये तु कपोतो गृहम् आविशत् । विना वातेन तस्यैव ध्वजदण्डं पपात ह
gomāyurgṛhamadhye tu kapoto gṛham āviśat / vinā vātena tasyaiva dhvajadaṇḍaṃ papāta ha
A jackal (came) into the middle of the house, and a dove entered the dwelling; and without any wind his very banner-staff fell down.
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SkP-RK 106.37
सर्पमूषकयोर् बुद्धं तथा केशरिनागयोः । उन्मार्गाः सरितस् तत्र वहन्ते चक्रमाश्रिताः
sarpamūṣakayor buddhaṃ tathā keśarināgayoḥ / unmārgāḥ saritas tatra vahante cakramāśritāḥ
(There was) a fight between a snake and a mouse, and likewise between a lion and an elephant; the rivers there flowed off their courses, moving in circles.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 106.38
अकाले तरुपुष्पाणि दृश्यन्ते तत्र पर्वते । ततः प्राप्तो जगन्नाथो हिमवन्तं नगेश्वरम्
akāle tarupuṣpāṇi dṛśyante tatra parvate / tataḥ prāpto jagannātho himavantaṃ nageśvaram
Out of season the flowers of the trees are seen there on the mountain. Then the Lord of the world reached Himavat, the lord of mountains.
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SkP-RK 106.39
पाञ्चजन्यं च कृष्णेन पूरितं पुरसन्निधौ । पाञ्चजन्यस्य शब्देन आरूढो दानवेश्वरः
pāñcajanyaṃ ca kṛṣṇena pūritaṃ purasannidhau / pāñcajanyasya śabdena ārūḍho dānaveśvaraḥ
And the Pāñcajanya (conch) was blown by Kṛṣṇa in the vicinity of the city; at the sound of the Pāñcajanya the lord of the Dānavas mounted (his chariot).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 106.40
नलमेघ उवाच: को ऽयं मृत्युवशं प्राप्तस् त्व् अज्ञानेन समावृतः । धुन्धुमार व्रज शीघ्रं स्वसैन्यपरिवारितः
nalamegha uvāca: ko 'yaṃ mṛtyuvaśaṃ prāptas tv ajñānena samāvṛtaḥ / dhundhumāra vraja śīghraṃ svasainyaparivāritaḥ
Nalamegha said: Who is this, fallen under the power of death, enveloped by ignorance? Dhundhumāra, go quickly, surrounded by your own army.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 106.41
धुन्धुमार उवाच: आनयामि न सन्देहः सुरपक्षांश् च साम्प्रतम्
dhundhumāra uvāca: ānayāmi na sandehaḥ surapakṣāṃś ca sāmpratam
Dhundhumāra said: I will bring (them) — there is no doubt — and the partisans of the gods too, at once.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 106.42
स्यन्दनैश्च समायुक्तो गजवाजिभटैः सह । दृष्टस् तातो जगद् योनिः सुपर्णस्थो महाबलः
syandanaiśca samāyukto gajavājibhaṭaiḥ saha / dṛṣṭas tāto jagad yoniḥ suparṇastho mahābalaḥ
And, furnished with chariots, together with elephants, horses and foot-soldiers, (he went forth); the father, the womb of the world, mighty, seated on Suparṇa, was seen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 106.43
गृह्यतां गृह्यताम् एष इत्य् उक्तास् ते च किङ्कराः । चतुर्दिक्षु च वर्तन्ते किङ्कराः केशवस्य च
gṛhyatāṃ gṛhyatām eṣa ity uktās te ca kiṅkarāḥ / caturdikṣu ca vartante kiṅkarāḥ keśavasya ca
"Seize him, seize him!" — thus were those servants told; and the servants of Keśava stand on all four sides.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 106.44
सुपर्णेनाग्निबाणेन हन्यन्ते शलभा इव । धुन्धुमारो ऽपि कृष्णेन शरघातेन ताडितः
suparṇenāgnibāṇena hanyante śalabhā iva / dhundhumāro 'pi kṛṣṇena śaraghātena tāḍitaḥ
By Suparṇa, with his fire-arrow, they are slain like moths; and Dhundhumāra too was struck by Kṛṣṇa with the blow of an arrow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 106.45
हतो वक्षस्थलोपान्ते पतितः स्यन्दनोपरि । हाहाकारं ततः सर्वे दानवाश् चक्रुरुद्यताः
hato vakṣasthalopānte patitaḥ syandanopari / hāhākāraṃ tataḥ sarve dānavāś cakrurudyatāḥ
Slain, struck near the region of the chest, he fell upon his chariot; then all the Dānavas, roused up, made a cry of "Alas! Alas!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 106.46
नलमेघस् ततः क्रुद्धो रथारूढो विनिर्गतः । ददर्श केशवं पार्थ शङ्खचक्रगदाधरम्
nalameghas tataḥ kruddho rathārūḍho vinirgataḥ / dadarśa keśavaṃ pārtha śaṅkhacakragadādharam
Then Nalamegha, enraged, mounted on his chariot, went forth; he saw Keśava, O Pārtha, bearing conch, discus and mace.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 106.47
नलमेघ उवाच: हन्यतां दानवाः कृष्णो निहतो येन दानवः । हत्वा च मे चमूमुख्यमधुना च क्व यास्यति
nalamegha uvāca: hanyatāṃ dānavāḥ kṛṣṇo nihato yena dānavaḥ / hatvā ca me camūmukhyamadhunā ca kva yāsyati
Nalamegha said: Let him be slain, O Dānavas — Kṛṣṇa, by whom the Dānava was killed! Having slain the chief of my army, where will he go now?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 106.48
इत्युक्त्वा दानवः पार्थ धर्षयामास सायकैः । दानवस्य शरांस् तत्र छेदयामास केशवः
ityuktvā dānavaḥ pārtha dharṣayāmāsa sāyakaiḥ / dānavasya śarāṃs tatra chedayāmāsa keśavaḥ
Having said this, the Dānava, O Pārtha, assailed (him) with arrows; and there Keśava cut the Dānava's arrows to pieces.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 106.49
गरुत्मान् भक्षयामास तत्सैन्यम् अतिभीषणम् । कृष्णेन द्विगुणास् तत्र प्रेषिता हि शिलीमुखाः
garutmān bhakṣayāmāsa tatsainyam atibhīṣaṇam / kṛṣṇena dviguṇās tatra preṣitā hi śilīmukhāḥ
Garutmān devoured that most terrifying army; and by Kṛṣṇa twice as many arrows were sent forth there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 106.50
द्विगुणाद् द्विगुणीकृत्य प्रेषयामास दानवः । ते ऽपि चाष्टगुणाः कृष्णं छादयामासुरोजसा
dviguṇād dviguṇīkṛtya preṣayāmāsa dānavaḥ / te 'pi cāṣṭaguṇāḥ kṛṣṇaṃ chādayāmāsurojasā
The Dānava, doubling the doubled number, sent (arrows) forth; and those, eightfold, covered Kṛṣṇa with their force.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 106.51
ततः क्रुद्धेन देवेन आग्नेयं प्रेषितं तदा । वारुणं प्रतिवायव्यं नलमेघो व्यसर्जयत्
tataḥ kruddhena devena āgneyaṃ preṣitaṃ tadā / vāruṇaṃ prativāyavyaṃ nalamegho vyasarjayat
Then by the enraged god the fire-weapon was sent forth at that time; Nalamegha released the water-weapon and, in answer, the wind-weapon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 106.52
नारसिंहं नृसिंहो ऽयं प्रेषयामास पाण्डव । नारसिंहं ततो दृष्ट्वा नलमेघो महाबलः
nārasiṃhaṃ nṛsiṃho 'yaṃ preṣayāmāsa pāṇḍava / nārasiṃhaṃ tato dṛṣṭvā nalamegho mahābalaḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
SkP-RK 106.53
उत्तीर्णः स्यन्दनाच् छीघ्रं खड्गं गृह्य करेण तु । प्रेषयामास कृष्णाय तं हन्तुं बलवत्तरः
uttīrṇaḥ syandanāc chīghraṃ khaḍgaṃ gṛhya kareṇa tu / preṣayāmāsa kṛṣṇāya taṃ hantuṃ balavattaraḥ
Having quickly gotten down from his chariot and taken a sword in his hand, that very mighty one hurled it at Kṛṣṇa in order to kill him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 106.54
क्रुद्धो ऽथ दानवः पार्थ आगतः केशवं प्रति । खड्गेन घातयामास गदापाणिं जनार्दनम्
kruddho 'tha dānavaḥ pārtha āgataḥ keśavaṃ prati / khaḍgena ghātayāmāsa gadāpāṇiṃ janārdanam
Then the dānava, enraged, O Pārtha, came at Keśava and struck Janārdana, who held a mace, with his sword.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 106.55
मण्डलाग्रं ततो गृह्य केशवो हृष्टमानसः । हतो वक्षस्थले दैत्यो नलमेघो महाबलः
maṇḍalāgraṃ tato gṛhya keśavo hṛṣṭamānasaḥ / hato vakṣasthale daityo nalamegho mahābalaḥ
Then Keśava, glad at heart, took up his round-tipped sword, and the mighty daitya Nalamegha was struck upon the chest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 106.56
जनार्दनं तदा दैत्यो नाराचेन जघान ह । जनार्दनस् ततः क्रुद्धो नलमेघं मृधे नृप
janārdanaṃ tadā daityo nārācena jaghāna ha / janārdanas tataḥ kruddho nalameghaṃ mṛdhe nṛpa
Then the demon struck Janārdana with an iron arrow; thereupon Janārdana, enraged, (attacked) Nalamegha in battle, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 106.57
अमोघं चक्रम् आदाय शिरस् तस्य न्यपातयत् । पतता शिरसा तस्य वसुधा च प्रकम्पिता
amoghaṃ cakram ādāya śiras tasya nyapātayat / patatā śirasā tasya vasudhā ca prakampitā
Taking up the unfailing discus, he made his head fall; and by his falling head the earth was made to tremble.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 106.58
समुद्राः क्षुभिताः पार्थ भयाद् उन्मार्गगामिनः । पुष्पवष्टिं ततो देवा ववृषुः केशवोपरि
samudrāḥ kṣubhitāḥ pārtha bhayād unmārgagāminaḥ / puṣpavaṣṭiṃ tato devā vavṛṣuḥ keśavopari
The oceans were churned up, Pārtha, and out of fear ran out of their courses; then the gods rained down a shower of flowers upon Keśava.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 106.59
अवध्यः सुरसङ्घानां स हतः केशवेन तु । स्वस्थानश् च गतो देवो नलमेघे निपातिते
avadhyaḥ surasaṅghānāṃ sa hataḥ keśavena tu / svasthānaś ca gato devo nalameghe nipātite
He who could not be slain by the hosts of gods was slain by Keśava; and when Nalamegha had been struck down, the god (Keśava) went to his own abode.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 106.60
जनार्दनो ऽपि कौन्तेय नर्मदातटम् आश्रितः । लक्ष्मीसमन्वितः कृष्णो विलीनो नर्मदातटे
janārdano 'pi kaunteya narmadātaṭam āśritaḥ / lakṣmīsamanvitaḥ kṛṣṇo vilīno narmadātaṭe
— tr. refused: cyber
SkP-RK 106.61
चक्रं विमोचितं पापक्षालनाय मलान्वितम् । पतितं नर्मदातोये जलशायि समन्वितम्
cakraṃ vimocitaṃ pāpakṣālanāya malānvitam / patitaṃ narmadātoye jalaśāyi samanvitam
The discus, stained with impurity, was released (by him) for the washing away of sin; it fell into the water of the Narmadā, coming to rest lying in the water.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 106.62
निर्धूतकल्मषं जातं नर्मदायाः प्रभावतः । नलमेघवधोत्पन्नं यत्पापं मनुजाधिप
nirdhūtakalmaṣaṃ jātaṃ narmadāyāḥ prabhāvataḥ / nalameghavadhotpannaṃ yatpāpaṃ manujādhipa
— tr. refused: cyber
SkP-RK 106.65
तत्सर्वं क्षालितं शीघ्रं रेवायाम्भसि भारत । तदा प्रभृति लोके ऽस्मिन् जलशायी महीतले ॥ र्क्स्_१०६।६३ ॥ चक्रतीर्थं वदन्त्य् अन्ये अनेकाघौघनाशनम् ॥ र्क्स्_१०६।६४ ॥ तत् तीर्थस्य प्रभावं वै शृणुष्वैकमना नृप । नागानां च यथानन्तो गीर्वाणानां जनार्दन
tatsarvaṃ kṣālitaṃ śīghraṃ revāyāmbhasi bhārata / tadā prabhṛti loke 'smin jalaśāyī mahītale // rks_106.63 // cakratīrthaṃ vadanty anye anekāghaughanāśanam // rks_106.64 // tat tīrthasya prabhāvaṃ vai śṛṇuṣvaikamanā nṛpa / nāgānāṃ ca yathānanto gīrvāṇānāṃ janārdana
All that was quickly washed away in the water of the Revā, O Bhārata; and from that time on, in this world, (he is known as) Jalaśāyin ("lying in the water") upon the earth. // 106.63 // Others call it Cakratīrtha, the destroyer of manifold floods of sin. // 106.64 // Hear, O king, with undivided mind, the power of that tīrtha: as Ananta is among the nāgas, and Janārdana among the gods,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 106.66
मासानां मार्गशीर्षो ऽपि नदीपुण्या हि नर्मदा । मासि मार्गे सिते पक्षे एकादश्यां शुभे दिने
māsānāṃ mārgaśīrṣo 'pi nadīpuṇyā hi narmadā / māsi mārge site pakṣe ekādaśyāṃ śubhe dine
Among the months, Mārgaśīrṣa (is foremost), and among rivers the Narmadā is the holy one; in the month of Mārga, in the bright fortnight, on the eleventh, on that auspicious day —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 106.67
गत्वा ये मनुजास् तत्र कामक्रोधविवर्जिताः । स्नापयन्ति श्रियः कान्तं नागपर्यङ्कशायिनम्
gatvā ye manujās tatra kāmakrodhavivarjitāḥ / snāpayanti śriyaḥ kāntaṃ nāgaparyaṅkaśāyinam
— tr. refused: cyber
SkP-RK 106.68
राजेन्द्र परया भक्त्या क्षौद्रसागरसर्पिषा । गुडेन तोयमिश्रेण जगद् योनिं जनार्दनम्
rājendra parayā bhaktyā kṣaudrasāgarasarpiṣā / guḍena toyamiśreṇa jagad yoniṃ janārdanam
— O lord of kings, with supreme devotion, with honey, (milk of the) ocean, and ghee, and with jaggery mixed with water, (they bathe) Janārdana, the womb of the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 106.69
स्नाप्यमानाश् च पश्यन्ति ये लोकागतपातकाः । ते यान्ति परमं लोकं सुरासुरनमस्कृतम्
snāpyamānāś ca paśyanti ye lokāgatapātakāḥ / te yānti paramaṃ lokaṃ surāsuranamaskṛtam
And those who look on (him) as he is being bathed, whose sins have accrued in the world — they go to the highest world, which gods and asuras salute.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 106.70
घृतेन बोधयेद् दीपम् अथवा तैलमिश्रितम् । रात्रौ जागरणं कृत्वा देवः स्यान् नात्र संशयः
ghṛtena bodhayed dīpam athavā tailamiśritam / rātrau jāgaraṇaṃ kṛtvā devaḥ syān nātra saṃśayaḥ
One should light a lamp with ghee, or else (with oil) mixed with ghee; having kept the night-vigil, he becomes a god — there is no doubt in this.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 106.71
कथां च वैष्णवीं भक्त्या ये शृण्वन्ति नरोत्तमाः । ब्रह्महत्यादिपापेभ्यो मुच्यन्ते नात्र संशयः
kathāṃ ca vaiṣṇavīṃ bhaktyā ye śṛṇvanti narottamāḥ / brahmahatyādipāpebhyo mucyante nātra saṃśayaḥ
And those best of men who with devotion listen to the story of Viṣṇu are freed from sins such as the killing of a brahmin — there is no doubt in this.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 106.72
ये कुर्वन्ति प्रदक्षिणं जलशायि जगद्गुरुम् । प्रदक्षिणीकृतं तेन जम्बूद्वीपं नरेश्वर
ye kurvanti pradakṣiṇaṃ jalaśāyi jagadgurum / pradakṣiṇīkṛtaṃ tena jambūdvīpaṃ nareśvara
Those who perform circumambulation of the world-teacher who lies upon the water — by them Jambūdvīpa has (thereby) been circumambulated, O lord of men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 106.73
ततः प्रभाते विमले पितॄन् संतर्प्य यत्नतः । श्राद्धं वै ब्राह्मणैस् तत्र पूज्यैः पाण्डवसत्तम
tataḥ prabhāte vimale pitṝn saṃtarpya yatnataḥ / śrāddhaṃ vai brāhmaṇais tatra pūjyaiḥ pāṇḍavasattama
Then, when the morning is clear, having carefully satisfied the ancestors (with libations), (one should perform) the śrāddha there with brahmins who are worthy of honour, O best of the Pāṇḍavas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 106.74
स्वदारनिरतैः शान्तैः परदारविवर्जितैः । वेदाभ्यसनशीलैश् च स्वकर्मनिरतैः शुभैः
svadāranirataiḥ śāntaiḥ paradāravivarjitaiḥ / vedābhyasanaśīlaiś ca svakarmanirataiḥ śubhaiḥ
(By brahmins) devoted to their own wives, tranquil, avoiding the wives of others, given to the study of the Vedas, intent on their own duties, and auspicious —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 106.75
नित्यं सज्जनशीलैश् च त्रिसन्ध्यापरिपालकैः । तादृशैः कारयेच् छ्राद्धम् इच्छेयुः श्रेय आत्मनाम्
nityaṃ sajjanaśīlaiś ca trisandhyāparipālakaiḥ / tādṛśaiḥ kārayec chrāddham iccheyuḥ śreya ātmanām
and ever of virtuous conduct, keeping the three (daily) junctures of worship — by such men should one have the śrāddha performed, if (people) desire the welfare of themselves.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 106.76
ते धन्या मानुषे लोके पुण्याश् चैवात्र मानुषाः । ये वसन्ति सदा कालं पदे ब्रह्माश्रये ह्रदे
te dhanyā mānuṣe loke puṇyāś caivātra mānuṣāḥ / ye vasanti sadā kālaṃ pade brahmāśraye hrade
Blessed are those men in the human world, and holy are those mortals here, who dwell always, for all time, at the place, at the lake that is Brahmā's refuge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 106.77
जलशायिनं च पश्यन्ति प्रत्यक्षं सुरनायकम् । पक्षोपवासं ये केचिद् व्रतं चान्द्रायणं शुभम्
jalaśāyinaṃ ca paśyanti pratyakṣaṃ suranāyakam / pakṣopavāsaṃ ye kecid vrataṃ cāndrāyaṇaṃ śubham
And they behold with their own eyes the lord of the gods who lies upon the waters. Whoever (undertake) a fortnight's fast, or the auspicious cāndrāyaṇa observance,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 106.78
मासोपवासम् उग्रं च तथान्यत् परमं व्रतम् । तत्र तीर्थे तु यः पार्थ कुर्यात् स्वर्गम् अवाप्नुयात्
māsopavāsam ugraṃ ca tathānyat paramaṃ vratam / tatra tīrthe tu yaḥ pārtha kuryāt svargam avāpnuyāt
or the severe month-long fast, or yet another supreme observance — whoever, Pārtha, should perform (it) at that sacred ford, would attain heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 106.79
अतः परं प्रवक्ष्यामि तिलधेनोस् तु यत्फलम् । तथा यस्मिन् यथा देयं दानं तस्य श्रुतं फलम्
ataḥ paraṃ pravakṣyāmi tiladhenos tu yatphalam / tathā yasmin yathā deyaṃ dānaṃ tasya śrutaṃ phalam
Next I shall declare what the fruit of the sesame-cow (gift) is, and to whom and in what manner the gift is to be given, (and) the fruit of it as it has been heard.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 106.80
एतत् कथान्तरे पुण्ये मुनीन्द्रैः पापनाशनम् । श्रुतं हि नैमिषारण्ये नारदाद्यैर् अनेकधा
etat kathāntare puṇye munīndraiḥ pāpanāśanam / śrutaṃ hi naimiṣāraṇye nāradādyair anekadhā
This destroyer of sin (was heard) in the course of a holy narration by the chief of sages; for it was heard in the Naimiṣa forest many times over by Nārada and the others.
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SkP-RK 106.81
इदम् आख्यानम् आयुष्यं पुण्यं कीर्तिविवर्धनम् । विप्राणां श्रावयेद् यस् तु सर्वं तत् फलम् आप्नुयात्
idam ākhyānam āyuṣyaṃ puṇyaṃ kīrtivivardhanam / viprāṇāṃ śrāvayed yas tu sarvaṃ tat phalam āpnuyāt
This tale grants long life, is holy, and increases fame; whoever causes it to be heard by brahmins would obtain that entire fruit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 106.82
बहूनां न प्रदेयानि गोगृहं शयनं किल । विभक्तदक्षिणा ह्य् एषा दातारं नोपतिष्ठति
bahūnāṃ na pradeyāni gogṛhaṃ śayanaṃ kila / vibhaktadakṣiṇā hy eṣā dātāraṃ nopatiṣṭhati
A cow-shed and a bed, indeed, are not to be given to many (recipients); for such a divided sacrificial fee does not attend upon the giver.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 106.83
एकस्मै सा प्रदातव्या बहूनां न युधिष्ठिर । सा च विक्रयमापन्ना दहेद् आसप्तमं कुलम्
ekasmai sā pradātavyā bahūnāṃ na yudhiṣṭhira / sā ca vikrayamāpannā dahed āsaptamaṃ kulam
It is to be given to one alone, not to many, Yudhiṣṭhira; and if it comes to be sold, it would burn the family to the seventh (generation).
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SkP-RK 106.84
तिलाः श्वेतास् तथा कृष्णास् तिलाः प्रोक्ताश् च वर्णतः । तिलानां च प्रमाणानि धेनोर् वत्सस्य कारयेत्
tilāḥ śvetās tathā kṛṣṇās tilāḥ proktāś ca varṇataḥ / tilānāṃ ca pramāṇāni dhenor vatsasya kārayet
Sesame seeds are white and also black — sesames are declared (thus) by colour; and one should have the measures of sesame made for the cow and the calf.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 106.85
दातव्या वत्सकेनाथ बहूनां कामिनां न तु । यस्मिन् देशे च यन् मानं तिलानां च विचारतः
dātavyā vatsakenātha bahūnāṃ kāmināṃ na tu / yasmin deśe ca yan mānaṃ tilānāṃ ca vicārataḥ
It is then to be given along with the calf, but not to many who desire it. And in whatever region whatever the measure of sesame is, by consideration (of that) —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 106.86
तेन मानेन सा कार्या अक्षयं फलम् इच्छता । अर्चनीया प्रयत्नेन गन्धपुष्पाक्षतैर् विभो
tena mānena sā kāryā akṣayaṃ phalam icchatā / arcanīyā prayatnena gandhapuṣpākṣatair vibho
by that measure it should be made by one who desires imperishable fruit; it is to be worshipped with care with perfumes, flowers and unbroken grains, O lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 106.87
नासायां सर्वगन्धाश् च जिह्वायां षड् रसा धृताः । मुक्ताफलानि वा दन्तजङ्घापुच्छेषु योजयेत्
nāsāyāṃ sarvagandhāś ca jihvāyāṃ ṣaḍ rasā dhṛtāḥ / muktāphalāni vā dantajaṅghāpuccheṣu yojayet
On the nose all the fragrances, and on the tongue the six flavours are placed; or one should attach pearls on the teeth, the legs and the tail.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 106.88
कुक्षौ कार्पासकं देयं नाभ्यां पद्मं सकाञ्चनम् । ओष्ठे मधुघृतं दद्यात् कुर्यात् सर्पिश् च रोमके
kukṣau kārpāsakaṃ deyaṃ nābhyāṃ padmaṃ sakāñcanam / oṣṭhe madhughṛtaṃ dadyāt kuryāt sarpiś ca romake
On the belly cotton is to be given, on the navel a lotus together with gold; on the lip one should offer honey and ghee, and one should place clarified butter on the hair.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 106.89
कम्बले कम्बलं दद्याल् ललाटे ताम्रभाजनम् । स्कन्धे तु शकला देया लोहदण्डं च सङ्कटे
kambale kambalaṃ dadyāl lalāṭe tāmrabhājanam / skandhe tu śakalā deyā lohadaṇḍaṃ ca saṅkaṭe
On the blanket one should give a blanket, on the forehead a copper vessel; on the shoulder pieces (of something) are to be given, and an iron rod at the narrow part.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 106.90
गुडं चैव गुदे दद्याच् छ्रोण्यां मधुघृते तथा । यवसे पायसं दद्याद् घृतक्षौद्रसमन्वितम्
guḍaṃ caiva gude dadyāc chroṇyāṃ madhughṛte tathā / yavase pāyasaṃ dadyād ghṛtakṣaudrasamanvitam
And one should offer molasses at the anus, and honey and ghee at the hips; on the fodder one should offer rice-milk pudding mixed with ghee and honey.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 106.91
स्वर्णशृङ्गी रौप्यखुरी मुक्तालाङ्गुलभूषणा । वस्त्रं सदन्नं दातव्यं कांस्यपात्रसुदोहना
svarṇaśṛṅgī raupyakhurī muktālāṅgulabhūṣaṇā / vastraṃ sadannaṃ dātavyaṃ kāṃsyapātrasudohanā
(The cow should be) golden-horned, silver-hoofed, adorned with pearls on its tail; a garment together with food is to be given, and it should have a bronze vessel as its milking-pail.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 106.92
यत् तु बालकृतं पापं यद् वा कृतम् अजानता । वाचा कृतं कर्मकृतं मनसा यच् च चिन्तितम्
yat tu bālakṛtaṃ pāpaṃ yad vā kṛtam ajānatā / vācā kṛtaṃ karmakṛtaṃ manasā yac ca cintitam
Whatever sin was done in childhood, or whatever was done unknowingly, done by speech, done by act, or thought in the mind,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 106.93
जलमात्रे ष्ठीवने च मुशले वा विलङ्घिते । वृषलीगमने चैव गुरुदारनिषेवणे
jalamātre ṣṭhīvane ca muśale vā vilaṅghite / vṛṣalīgamane caiva gurudāraniṣevaṇe
in (spitting) merely into water, and in spitting, or in stepping over a pestle, and in going to a low-caste woman, in resorting to the teacher's wife —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 106.94
कन्यायां गमने चैव सुव्रर्णस्तेय एव च । सुरापानं च यच् चापि तिलधेनुः पुनाति हि
kanyāyāṃ gamane caiva suvrarṇasteya eva ca / surāpānaṃ ca yac cāpi tiladhenuḥ punāti hi
And in intercourse with a maiden, and in the theft of gold, and also in the drinking of liquor — the sesame-cow (gift) purifies (all that).
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SkP-RK 106.95
अहोरात्रोपवासेन विधिवत् सा मयोदिता । यासौ यमपुरे चैव नदी वैतरणी स्मृता
ahorātropavāsena vidhivat sā mayoditā / yāsau yamapure caiva nadī vaitaraṇī smṛtā
With a fast of a day and a night, duly performed — that (rite) has been declared by me. And that river in the city of Yama which is known as the Vaitaraṇī,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 106.96
बालुकायाः स्थले चैव पच्यते यत्र दुष्कृती । अवीचिनरकोपेतौ यौ वै युगलपर्वतौ
bālukāyāḥ sthale caiva pacyate yatra duṣkṛtī / avīcinarakopetau yau vai yugalaparvatau
and the expanse of sand where the evildoer is roasted; and the twin mountains joined with the Avīci hell,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 106.97
यत्र लोहमुखाः काका यत्र स्थानं भयानकम् । असिपत्रवनं यत्र तप्तं च बालुकम्
yatra lohamukhāḥ kākā yatra sthānaṃ bhayānakam / asipatravanaṃ yatra taptaṃ ca bālukam
where the crows have iron beaks, where the place is terrifying, where there is the forest of sword-leaves and the scorching sand —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 106.98
तत्सुखेन व्यतिक्रम्य धर्मराजा ऽश्रमं व्रजेत् । धर्मराजस् तु तं दृष्ट्वा सूनृतं वाक्यम् अब्रवीत्
tatsukhena vyatikramya dharmarājā 'śramaṃ vrajet / dharmarājas tu taṃ dṛṣṭvā sūnṛtaṃ vākyam abravīt
having crossed those (regions) easily, he would go to the hermitage of the king of dharma; and the king of dharma, seeing him, spoke a kindly true word:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 106.99
वितानं विततं योग्यं मणिरलविभूषितम् । अत्रागच्छ नृपश्रेष्ठ गच्छ त्वं परमां गतिम्
vitānaṃ vitataṃ yogyaṃ maṇiralavibhūṣitam / atrāgaccha nṛpaśreṣṭha gaccha tvaṃ paramāṃ gatim
"A canopy is spread out, fitting, adorned with jewels; come here, best of kings, go you to the highest goal."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 106.100
मा च पापरते दानं न तद् दानं परं हितम् । मा विकाले विरूपे च न व्यङ्गे तु तथैव च
mā ca pāparate dānaṃ na tad dānaṃ paraṃ hitam / mā vikāle virūpe ca na vyaṅge tu tathaiva ca
And (let there be) no gift to one addicted to sin — that gift is not supremely beneficial; not at the wrong time, nor to a deformed one, nor likewise to a crippled one;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 106.101
अवेदविदुषे चैव ब्राह्मणे मदविक्लवे । मित्रघ्ने च कृतघ्ने च व्रतहीने तथैव च
avedaviduṣe caiva brāhmaṇe madaviklave / mitraghne ca kṛtaghne ca vratahīne tathaiva ca
nor to a brahmin who does not know the Veda, nor to one confused with intoxication, nor to a betrayer of friends, nor to an ingrate, nor likewise to one devoid of observances.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 106.102
वेदान्तगाय दातव्या तस्य तत् त्वं विजानते । वेदान्तगे तु सा देया श्रोत्रिये ऽभूतबालका
vedāntagāya dātavyā tasya tat tvaṃ vijānate / vedāntage tu sā deyā śrotriye 'bhūtabālakā
It should be given to one who has mastered the Vedānta, to him who knows that truth; and it should be given to one gone to the end of the Veda, to a Vedic scholar (whose) children are not yet born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 106.103
सर्वाङ्गरुचिरे देया पवित्रे च प्रियंवदे । पौर्णमास्याम् अमावास्यां कार्तिक्यां चापि भारत
sarvāṅgarucire deyā pavitre ca priyaṃvade / paurṇamāsyām amāvāsyāṃ kārtikyāṃ cāpi bhārata
It should be given to one lovely in every limb, and pure, and pleasant of speech — on the full-moon day, on the new-moon day, and on the Kārttikī, O Bhārata;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 106.104
वैशाख्यां मार्गशीर्षे च ग्रहणे चन्द्रसूर्ययोः । अयने विषुवे चैव व्यतीपाते च सर्वथा
vaiśākhyāṃ mārgaśīrṣe ca grahaṇe candrasūryayoḥ / ayane viṣuve caiva vyatīpāte ca sarvathā
on the Vaiśākhī, and in Mārgaśīrṣa, at an eclipse of the moon or the sun, at a solstice, at an equinox, and at a vyatīpāta — in every case;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 106.105
षडशीतिमुखे चैव गजछायासु सर्वदा । एष ते कथितः कल्पस्तिलधेनोर् मयानघ
ṣaḍaśītimukhe caiva gajachāyāsu sarvadā / eṣa te kathitaḥ kalpastiladhenor mayānagha
and at the ṣaḍaśītimukha, and always at the gajacchāyā (occasions). This procedure of the sesame-cow has been told to you by me, O sinless one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition