Skanda Purana — Reva Khanda — Chapter 109
SkP-RK 109.1
मार्कण्डेय उवाच: ततो गच्छेत् तु राजेन्द्र कोटीश्वरम् अनुत्तमम् । ऋषिकोटिः समायाता तत्र वै कुरुनन्दन
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: tato gacchet tu rājendra koṭīśvaram anuttamam / ṛṣikoṭiḥ samāyātā tatra vai kurunandana
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Then, O lord of kings, one should go to Koṭīśvara, the unsurpassed; there indeed a crore of sages came together, O joy of the Kurus.
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SkP-RK 109.2
कृष्णद्वैपायनस् तत्र मोक्षार्थं मुनिपुङ्गवः । मन्त्रयित्वा द्विजैः सर्वैर् वेदमण्डलपारगैः
kṛṣṇadvaipāyanas tatra mokṣārthaṃ munipuṅgavaḥ / mantrayitvā dvijaiḥ sarvair vedamaṇḍalapāragaiḥ
There Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana, the bull among sages, for the sake of liberation, having taken counsel with all the twice-born who had crossed to the far shore of the circle of the Vedas —
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SkP-RK 109.3
पञ्चामृतेन गव्येन तिलमिश्रेण तत्पर । पितृणां तर्पणं कृत्वा पिण्डदानं यथाविधि
pañcāmṛtena gavyena tilamiśreṇa tatpara / pitṛṇāṃ tarpaṇaṃ kṛtvā piṇḍadānaṃ yathāvidhi
with the five nectars, with cow-products mixed with sesame, O (you who are) devoted to that, having made the offering of water to the ancestors and the giving of rice-balls according to rule —
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SkP-RK 109.4
श्रावणस्य तु मासस्य पूर्णिमायां विशेषतः । प्राप्यते चाक्षया तृप्तिर् यावद् आहूतसम्प्लवम्
śrāvaṇasya tu māsasya pūrṇimāyāṃ viśeṣataḥ / prāpyate cākṣayā tṛptir yāvad āhūtasamplavam
and especially on the full-moon day of the month of Śrāvaṇa, an imperishable satisfaction is obtained, lasting until the deluge that has been summoned.
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SkP-RK 109.5
पितॄणां परमं गुह्यं रेवाजलम् उपाश्रितम् । मोक्षदं सर्वभूतानां निर्मितं मुनिपुङ्गवैः
pitṝṇāṃ paramaṃ guhyaṃ revājalam upāśritam / mokṣadaṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ nirmitaṃ munipuṅgavaiḥ
(This is) the supreme secret of the ancestors, resting upon the water of the Revā, granting liberation to all beings, established by the bulls among sages.
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SkP-RK 109.6
मार्कण्डेय उवाच: ततो गच्छेत् तु राजेन्द्र व्यासतीर्थम् अनुत्तमम् । दुर्लभं मनुजैः पार्थ अन्तरिक्षे व्यवस्थितम्
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: tato gacchet tu rājendra vyāsatīrtham anuttamam / durlabhaṃ manujaiḥ pārtha antarikṣe vyavasthitam
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Then, O lord of kings, one should go to Vyāsatīrtha, the unsurpassed, hard for men to reach, O Pārtha, situated in mid-air.
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SkP-RK 109.7
युधिष्ठिर उवाच: कस्माद् वै व्यासतीर्थं तु अन्तरिक्षे व्यवस्थितम् । एतद् आचक्ष्व संक्षेपान् न च ग्रन्थस्य विस्तरः
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca: kasmād vai vyāsatīrthaṃ tu antarikṣe vyavasthitam / etad ācakṣva saṃkṣepān na ca granthasya vistaraḥ
Yudhiṣṭhira said: Why then is Vyāsatīrtha situated in mid-air? Tell me this in brief, and not at length in text.
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SkP-RK 109.8
मार्कण्डेय उवाच: साधु साधु महाबाहो धर्मवान् गुरुवत्सलः । स्वधर्मनिरतः पार्थ तीर्थयात्राकृतादरः
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: sādhu sādhu mahābāho dharmavān guruvatsalaḥ / svadharmanirataḥ pārtha tīrthayātrākṛtādaraḥ
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Good, good, O mighty-armed one — righteous, devoted to elders, intent on your own duty, O Pārtha, showing reverence for pilgrimage to sacred fords.
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SkP-RK 109.9
दुर्लभं सर्वजन्तूनां व्यासतीर्थं नरेश्वर । धर्षितो वृद्धभावेन वैकल्येन नराधिप
durlabhaṃ sarvajantūnāṃ vyāsatīrthaṃ nareśvara / dharṣito vṛddhabhāvena vaikalyena narādhipa
Vyāsatīrtha is hard for all creatures to attain, O lord of men; (I have been) overcome by old age, by infirmity, O ruler of men.
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SkP-RK 109.10
गतचेतास् तु सञ्जातस् तथा भोः पाण्डुनन्दन । गुह्याद् गुह्यतरं तीर्थं नाख्यातं कस्यचिन् मया
gatacetās tu sañjātas tathā bhoḥ pāṇḍunandana / guhyād guhyataraṃ tīrthaṃ nākhyātaṃ kasyacin mayā
And my mind has thus become gone (weak), O son of Pāṇḍu; the tīrtha, more secret than secret, has been told by me to no one.
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SkP-RK 109.11
कालस् तत्रैव राजेन्द्र न वसेद् वासवाज्ञया । अन्तरिक्षे च संजातं रेवायाश् चेष्टितं यतः
kālas tatraiva rājendra na vased vāsavājñayā / antarikṣe ca saṃjātaṃ revāyāś ceṣṭitaṃ yataḥ
Kāla (Time/Death) would not dwell in that very place, by Vāsava's command; and it came to be in mid-air, since it is the doing of the Revā.
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SkP-RK 109.12
विरञ्चिर् नैव शक्नोति रेवाया गुणकीर्तनम् । व्यासतीर्थं विशेषेण श्रुतमात्रं वदाम्य् अहम्
virañcir naiva śaknoti revāyā guṇakīrtanam / vyāsatīrthaṃ viśeṣeṇa śrutamātraṃ vadāmy aham
Virañci (Brahmā) is not able to recount the virtues of the Revā; Vyāsatīrtha in particular — I speak (only) what has been heard.
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SkP-RK 109.13
प्रत्यक्षः प्रत्ययो यत्र दृश्यते हि कलौ युगे । विहङ्गो गच्छते नैव भित्त्वा शूलं सुदारुणम्
pratyakṣaḥ pratyayo yatra dṛśyate hi kalau yuge / vihaṅgo gacchate naiva bhittvā śūlaṃ sudāruṇam
Where the proof is seen directly, indeed, in the Kali age: a bird does not pass through, (without) piercing the most terrible spike.
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SkP-RK 109.14
तस्योत्पत्तिं समासेन कथयामि नृपात्मज । आसीत् पूर्वं महाराज ऋषिश् चैव पराशरः
tasyotpattiṃ samāsena kathayāmi nṛpātmaja / āsīt pūrvaṃ mahārāja ṛṣiś caiva parāśaraḥ
I shall tell in brief its origin, O son of a king. Formerly, O great king, there was a sage, Parāśara.
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SkP-RK 109.15
तेन चोग्रं तपस् तप्तं गङ्गाम्भसि तु भारत । प्राणायामेन चातिष्ठत् प्रविष्टो जाह्नवीजले
tena cograṃ tapas taptaṃ gaṅgāmbhasi tu bhārata / prāṇāyāmena cātiṣṭhat praviṣṭo jāhnavījale
And by him fierce austerity was performed in the water of the Ganges, O Bhārata; and he stood by breath-control, entered into the water of the Jāhnavī.
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SkP-RK 109.16
पूर्णे च द्वादशे वर्षे निष्क्रान्तो जलमध्यतः । भिक्षार्थे चागतो ग्रामं नावि तत्रैव तिष्ठती
pūrṇe ca dvādaśe varṣe niṣkrānto jalamadhyataḥ / bhikṣārthe cāgato grāmaṃ nāvi tatraiva tiṣṭhatī
And when the twelfth year was complete he came out from the midst of the water, and came to a village for alms; (a girl) was standing there in a boat.
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SkP-RK 109.17
तत्र दृष्टा परोत्सृष्टा बाला तेन मनोरमा । तां च दृष्ट्वा स कामार्त उवाच मधुराक्षरम्
tatra dṛṣṭā parotsṛṣṭā bālā tena manoramā / tāṃ ca dṛṣṭvā sa kāmārta uvāca madhurākṣaram
There he saw a charming girl abandoned by another; and seeing her, stricken with desire, he spoke sweet words.
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SkP-RK 109.18
मां रमस्वाद्य त्वं कासि कामुकं मृगलोचने । नावारूढे नदीतीरे मम चित्तप्रमाथिनी
māṃ ramasvādya tvaṃ kāsi kāmukaṃ mṛgalocane / nāvārūḍhe nadītīre mama cittapramāthinī
"Take your pleasure with me today — where are you going, doe-eyed one, (leaving) your lover behind? Mounted on the boat, there on the river's bank, you (stand) churning my mind."
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SkP-RK 109.19
एवमुक्ता तु सा तेन प्रणम्य ऋषिसत्तमम् । नावं रक्षाम्य् अहं विप्र जानामि स्वामिनं न तु
evamuktā tu sā tena praṇamya ṛṣisattamam / nāvaṃ rakṣāmy ahaṃ vipra jānāmi svāminaṃ na tu
But she, thus addressed by him, bowed to the best of sages (and said): "I mind the boat, brahmin, but I do not know a husband."
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SkP-RK 109.20
ममेदं च वयो ब्रह्मञ्च् छेषं त्वं ज्ञातुम् अर्हसि । एवमुक्तस् तया सो ऽपि क्षणं ध्यात्वाब्रवीद् इदम्
mamedaṃ ca vayo brahmañc cheṣaṃ tvaṃ jñātum arhasi / evamuktas tayā so 'pi kṣaṇaṃ dhyātvābravīd idam
"And this age of mine, brahmin — you should know what remains of it." Thus addressed by her, he too, having meditated a moment, said this:
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SkP-RK 109.21
अहं ज्ञानबलाद् भद्रे जानामि तव सम्भवम् । कैवर्तपुत्रिका न त्वं राजपुत्री हि सुन्दरी
ahaṃ jñānabalād bhadre jānāmi tava sambhavam / kaivartaputrikā na tvaṃ rājaputrī hi sundarī
"By the power of (my) knowledge, good lady, I know your origin. You are no fisherman's daughter; you are a king's daughter, beautiful one."
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SkP-RK 109.22
कन्योवाच: कः पिता कथ्यतां ब्रह्मन् कस्याहमुदरोद्भवा । कस्मिन् वंशे प्रजाताहं कैवर्ततनया कथम्
kanyovāca: kaḥ pitā kathyatāṃ brahman kasyāhamudarodbhavā / kasmin vaṃśe prajātāhaṃ kaivartatanayā katham
The maiden said: "Tell (me), brahmin, who is (my) father? Of whose womb was I born? In what lineage was I brought forth, and how (did I become) a fisherman's daughter?"
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SkP-RK 109.23
पराशर उवाच: कथयामि च ते तातं यं त्वं मां परिपृच्छसि । वसु नामा च राजाभूत् सोमवंशे प्रतापवान्
parāśara uvāca: kathayāmi ca te tātaṃ yaṃ tvaṃ māṃ paripṛcchasi / vasu nāmā ca rājābhūt somavaṃśe pratāpavān
Parāśara said: "I shall tell you of the father about whom you ask me. There was a king named Vasu in the lunar lineage, a man of great might,
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SkP-RK 109.24
जम्बूद्वीपाधिपो भद्रे शत्रुसंत्रासनस् तथा । शतानि सप्त भार्याणां पुत्राणां तु दशैव हि
jambūdvīpādhipo bhadre śatrusaṃtrāsanas tathā / śatāni sapta bhāryāṇāṃ putrāṇāṃ tu daśaiva hi
lord of Jambūdvīpa, good lady, and a terror to his foes. He had seven hundred wives, but only ten sons.
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SkP-RK 109.25
धर्मेण पालिता लोकाः शिवपूजारतः सदा । म्लेच्छास् तस्य विरोधेन शाकद्वीपनिवासिनः
dharmeṇa pālitā lokāḥ śivapūjārataḥ sadā / mlecchās tasya virodhena śākadvīpanivāsinaḥ
The worlds were protected by him with righteousness, and he was ever devoted to the worship of Śiva. The barbarians dwelling in Śākadvīpa were at enmity with him.
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SkP-RK 109.26
तेषां च साधनार्थाय गतोल्लङ्घ्य महोदधिम् । संयुक्तः पुत्रभृत्यैश् च पौरुषे महति स्थितः
teṣāṃ ca sādhanārthāya gatollaṅghya mahodadhim / saṃyuktaḥ putrabhṛtyaiś ca pauruṣe mahati sthitaḥ
And in order to subdue them he went and crossed the great ocean, joined by his sons and servants, standing firm in great manliness.
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SkP-RK 109.27
सग्रामस् तैः समारब्धश्चार्वङ्गि वसुना सह । जिता म्लेच्छाः समस्ताश् च वसुना ह्यवनीभृता
sagrāmas taiḥ samārabdhaścārvaṅgi vasunā saha / jitā mlecchāḥ samastāś ca vasunā hyavanībhṛtā
Battle was begun by them against Vasu, O fair-limbed one; and all the barbarians were conquered by Vasu, the upholder of the earth.
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SkP-RK 109.28
करदास् ते कृतास् तेन सभृत्यबलवाहनाः । प्रधाना तस्य महिषी तव माता मृगेक्षणा
karadās te kṛtās tena sabhṛtyabalavāhanāḥ / pradhānā tasya mahiṣī tava mātā mṛgekṣaṇā
They were made tributaries by him, together with their servants, forces and mounts. His chief queen was your mother, the doe-eyed one.
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SkP-RK 109.29
प्रवासस्थे च भूपाले संजाता च रजस्वला । नारीणां तु सदा काले मन्मथो ह्य् अधिको भवेत्
pravāsasthe ca bhūpāle saṃjātā ca rajasvalā / nārīṇāṃ tu sadā kāle manmatho hy adhiko bhavet
While the king was away abroad, she came into her menses; and for women desire is always greater at that time.
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SkP-RK 109.30
विशेषेण ऋतौ काले भिद्यते कामसायकैः । मन्मथेन तु संतप्ताचिन्तयत् सा शुभेक्षणा
viśeṣeṇa ṛtau kāle bhidyate kāmasāyakaiḥ / manmathena tu saṃtaptācintayat sā śubhekṣaṇā
Especially in the fertile season one is pierced by the arrows of Kāma; tormented by desire, that fair-eyed woman thought:
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SkP-RK 109.31
दूतं सम्प्रेषयाम्यद्य वसुराजसमीपतः । व्याहृतः सत्वरो दूतो गच्छ त्वं नृपसन्निधौ
dūtaṃ sampreṣayāmyadya vasurājasamīpataḥ / vyāhṛtaḥ satvaro dūto gaccha tvaṃ nṛpasannidhau
"I shall send a messenger today into the presence of King Vasu." A swift messenger was summoned: "Go you into the king's presence."
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SkP-RK 109.32
दूत उवाच: परराज्ये वसुर्देवि गतो राजा द्विडन्तकृत् । तत्र गन्तुं न शक्येत जलयन्त्रैर् विना शुभे
dūta uvāca: pararājye vasurdevi gato rājā dviḍantakṛt / tatra gantuṃ na śakyeta jalayantrair vinā śubhe
The messenger said: "Queen, King Vasu, the destroyer of foes, has gone into another's realm; one cannot go there without water-craft, fair lady.
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SkP-RK 109.33
जलयानानि सर्वाणि नेयानि च परे तटे । तस्य वाक्येन सा नारी विषण्णा मदपीडिता
jalayānāni sarvāṇi neyāni ca pare taṭe / tasya vākyena sā nārī viṣaṇṇā madapīḍitā
And all the water-vessels have been taken to the far shore." At his words that woman, afflicted by passion, was despondent.
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SkP-RK 109.34
राज्ञीं दृष्ट्वा सखी ब्रूते कस्मात् त्वं परिखिद्यसे । लेखो ऽयं प्रेष्यतां देवि शुकहस्ते यथा तथा
rājñīṃ dṛṣṭvā sakhī brūte kasmāt tvaṃ parikhidyase / lekho 'yaṃ preṣyatāṃ devi śukahaste yathā tathā
Seeing the queen, her friend said: "Why do you grieve so? Let this letter be sent, my lady, in a parrot's claw, somehow or other.
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SkP-RK 109.35
समुद्रं लङ्घयित्वा तु शकुन्तो याति सुन्दरि । व्याहृतो लेखकस् तत्र लिख लेखं ऽममाज्ञया
samudraṃ laṅghayitvā tu śakunto yāti sundari / vyāhṛto lekhakas tatra likha lekhaṃ 'mamājñayā
For a bird can cross the ocean and go, beautiful one." A scribe was summoned there: "Write the letter at my command:
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SkP-RK 109.36
त्वां विना पट्टराज्ञी सा वसुराज न जीवति । ऋतुकालश् च सम्प्राप्तः समस्तं चावधार्यताम्
tvāṃ vinā paṭṭarājñī sā vasurāja na jīvati / ṛtukālaś ca samprāptaḥ samastaṃ cāvadhāryatām
'Without you, King Vasu, your chief queen does not live; and the fertile season has come — let all this be considered.'"
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SkP-RK 109.37
लिखितो भूर्जपत्रे च वृत्तः स लेखकेन तु । शूकः पञ्जरमध्यस्थ आनीतस् तत्र सन्निधौ
likhito bhūrjapatre ca vṛttaḥ sa lekhakena tu / śūkaḥ pañjaramadhyastha ānītas tatra sannidhau
And the matter was written down on birch-bark by the scribe; the parrot, sitting in its cage, was brought there into (her) presence.
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SkP-RK 109.38
राज्ञी उवाच तं तत्र गृह्यलेखं शुक व्रज । गतः पक्षी ततः शीघ्रं वसुराजसमीपतः
rājñī uvāca taṃ tatra gṛhyalekhaṃ śuka vraja / gataḥ pakṣī tataḥ śīghraṃ vasurājasamīpataḥ
The queen said: "Take that letter there, O parrot, and go." Then the bird went swiftly into the presence of King Vasu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.39
क्षिप्तो लेखः शुकेनैव सत्यभामा विसर्जितः । लेखार्थं चिन्तयामास वीर्यं गृह्य नरेश्वरः
kṣipto lekhaḥ śukenaiva satyabhāmā visarjitaḥ / lekhārthaṃ cintayāmāsa vīryaṃ gṛhya nareśvaraḥ
The letter, sent by Satyabhāmā, was dropped by the parrot; the lord of men, taking (it), pondered the letter's purport (and) his own potency.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 109.40
अमोघपुटिकां कृत्वा प्रतिलोकेन विश्रुतः । शूकस्य चार्पयामास गच्छ राज्ञी समीपतः
amoghapuṭikāṃ kṛtvā pratilokena viśrutaḥ / śūkasya cārpayāmāsa gaccha rājñī samīpataḥ
Having made an unfailing little packet, (the king,) renowned throughout the world, handed (it) to the parrot: "Go into the queen's presence."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 109.41
वसुराजं प्रणम्याथ बीजं गृह्य पपात ह । समुद्रोपरि संप्राप्तः शुको याति यथेच्छया
vasurājaṃ praṇamyātha bījaṃ gṛhya papāta ha / samudropari saṃprāptaḥ śuko yāti yathecchayā
Then, having bowed to King Vasu and taken the seed, (the parrot) flew off; reaching (a point) above the ocean, the parrot went as it wished.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.42
सामिषं च शुकं ज्ञात्वा श्येनस् तत्रापि धावितः । हतश्चञ्चुप्रहारेण शुकः श्येनेन भारत
sāmiṣaṃ ca śukaṃ jñātvā śyenas tatrāpi dhāvitaḥ / hataścañcuprahāreṇa śukaḥ śyenena bhārata
And a hawk, knowing the parrot to have flesh (with it), rushed there too; the parrot was struck by the hawk with a blow of its beak, O Bhārata.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.43
मूर्छापन्नस्य तद्वीर्य पतितं जलमध्यतः । मत्स्येन गिलितं तत्र तद्वीर्यं पार्थिवस्य च
mūrchāpannasya tadvīrya patitaṃ jalamadhyataḥ / matsyena gilitaṃ tatra tadvīryaṃ pārthivasya ca
As it fell into a swoon, that potent seed of it fell into the midst of the water; and there that seed of the king was swallowed by a fish.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.44
दाशैर्मत्स्यो गहीतश् च आनीतः स्वगृहं प्रति । यावत् तं पाटयामासूर्यमलं ददृशे तदा
dāśairmatsyo gahītaś ca ānītaḥ svagṛhaṃ prati / yāvat taṃ pāṭayāmāsūryamalaṃ dadṛśe tadā
The fish was caught by fishermen and brought to their own house; and as soon as they cut it open, the (thing) was then seen (as) a solar radiance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 109.45
शशिमण्डलसङ्काशं सूर्यतेजः समप्रभम् । दृष्ट्वा ते धर्षिताः सर्वे कैवर्ता जाह्नवीतटे
śaśimaṇḍalasaṅkāśaṃ sūryatejaḥ samaprabham / dṛṣṭvā te dharṣitāḥ sarve kaivartā jāhnavītaṭe
Seeing (that thing), resembling the disc of the moon, equal in brilliance to the radiance of the sun, all those fishermen on the bank of the Jāhnavī were overwhelmed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 109.46
हर्षितास् ते गताः सर्वे प्रधानस्य च मन्दिरम् । पुत्रं राज्ञे प्रदायैव पुत्रीं च प्रत्यपालयत्
harṣitās te gatāḥ sarve pradhānasya ca mandiram / putraṃ rājñe pradāyaiva putrīṃ ca pratyapālayat
Delighted, they all went to the chief's house; and having given the son to the king, he (himself) reared the daughter.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 109.47
तत् त्वं देवि वरारोहे कैवर्तकन्यका नहि । ततः सा चिन्तयामास पराशरवचस् तदा
tat tvaṃ devi varārohe kaivartakanyakā nahi / tataḥ sā cintayāmāsa parāśaravacas tadā
Therefore, O goddess of fair hips, you are no fisherman's daughter. Then she pondered Parāśara's words at that time.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.48
एवमुक्ता तु सा तेन दत्त्वात्मानं नरेश्वर । उवाच साध्वी भो ब्रह्मन् मत्स्यगन्धो निवर्त्यताम्
evamuktā tu sā tena dattvātmānaṃ nareśvara / uvāca sādhvī bho brahman matsyagandho nivartyatām
Addressed thus by him, she gave herself (to him), O lord of men, and the virtuous woman said: "O brahmin, let this fish-smell be removed."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.49
ततस् तेन तु सा बाला दिव्यगन्धाभिवासिता । कृता योगबलेनैव ज्वालयित्वा विभावसुम्
tatas tena tu sā bālā divyagandhābhivāsitā / kṛtā yogabalenaiva jvālayitvā vibhāvasum
Then by him that girl was made perfumed with a divine fragrance, by the power of yoga alone, after he had kindled the fire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.50
कृत्वा प्रदक्षिणं वह्नेर् उद्धृता तेन सा तदा । ज्वलमानस्य मध्ये तु कामस्थानानि सो ऽस्पृशत्
kṛtvā pradakṣiṇaṃ vahner uddhṛtā tena sā tadā / jvalamānasya madhye tu kāmasthānāni so 'spṛśat
After she had circumambulated the fire, she was then lifted up by him; and in the midst of the blazing (fire) he touched the places of desire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.51
ज्ञात्वा कामोत्सुकं विप्रं भीता सा नृपनन्दन । उवाच सहसा बाला दिवा च लोकसन्निधौ
jñātvā kāmotsukaṃ vipraṃ bhītā sā nṛpanandana / uvāca sahasā bālā divā ca lokasannidhau
Knowing the brahmin to be eager with desire, she was afraid, O son of a king, and the girl said at once: "It is daytime, and in the presence of people!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 109.52
ततस् तेन क्षणं ध्याता पूरयन्ती दिगम्बरम् । आगता तामसी तात यया व्याप्तं समन्ततः
tatas tena kṣaṇaṃ dhyātā pūrayantī digambaram / āgatā tāmasī tāta yayā vyāptaṃ samantataḥ
Then he meditated for a moment, and darkness came, filling the whole compass of the sky, my child, by which everything all around was covered.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.53
ततः सविस्मयं तेन रहोबाला मृगेक्षणा । कामेनैव हि तप्तेन स्त्रीसौख्यं क्रीडता तदा
tataḥ savismayaṃ tena rahobālā mṛgekṣaṇā / kāmenaiva hi taptena strīsaukhyaṃ krīḍatā tadā
Then, in wonder, in privacy, the doe-eyed girl (was enjoyed) by him, who was burning with desire and playing at the pleasure of a woman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 109.54
ततस् तेन मुहूर्तेनापत्यभारेण पीडिता । बालकं तत्र जटिलं सुभगं दण्डधारकम्
tatas tena muhūrtenāpatyabhāreṇa pīḍitā / bālakaṃ tatra jaṭilaṃ subhagaṃ daṇḍadhārakam
Then in that same moment she was oppressed by the weight of the offspring, (and bore) there a boy, matted-haired, handsome, bearing a staff—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.55
कमण्डलुधरं शान्तं मेखलाकटिभूषणम् । धृतोपवीतकं स्कन्धे विष्णुमायाविवार्जितम्
kamaṇḍaludharaṃ śāntaṃ mekhalākaṭibhūṣaṇam / dhṛtopavītakaṃ skandhe viṣṇumāyāvivārjitam
—holding a water-pot, calm, with a girdle as ornament on his waist, wearing the sacred thread on his shoulder, as if fashioned by Viṣṇu's magic.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 109.56
माता हि शङ्किता तत्र दृष्ट्वा पुत्रस्य चापलम् । वेपमाना ततो बाला गता सा शरणं मुनेः
mātā hi śaṅkitā tatra dṛṣṭvā putrasya cāpalam / vepamānā tato bālā gatā sā śaraṇaṃ muneḥ
The mother, indeed, became alarmed there on seeing the son's swiftness; then the girl, trembling, went to the sage for refuge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.57
रक्ष रक्ष मुनिश्रेष्ठ पराशर महामुने । जातमत्य् अद्भुतं विप्रं कौपीनाम्बरमेखलम्
rakṣa rakṣa muniśreṣṭha parāśara mahāmune / jātamaty adbhutaṃ vipraṃ kaupīnāmbaramekhalam
"Protect me, protect me, best of sages, Parāśara, great sage! A wondrous brahmin has been born to me, girdled with a loincloth for a garment."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 109.58
पराशर उवाच: मा भैषीस्त्वं सुतो जातः कन्यैव त्वं भविष्यसि
parāśara uvāca: mā bhaiṣīstvaṃ suto jātaḥ kanyaiva tvaṃ bhaviṣyasi
Parāśara said: Do not be afraid — a son has been born, and you will remain a maiden still.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.59
नाम्ना सत्यवती चेति द्वितीया गन्धयोजना । शन्तनुर् नाम राजा वै स ते भर्ता भविष्यति
nāmnā satyavatī ceti dvitīyā gandhayojanā / śantanur nāma rājā vai sa te bhartā bhaviṣyati
By name Satyavatī, and (your) second (name is) Gandhayojanā; a king named Śantanu — he shall be your husband.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.60
प्रथमा महिषी तस्य सोमवंशविभूषणा । गच्छ त्वं स्वाश्रमं भद्रे पूर्वरूपेण संस्थिता
prathamā mahiṣī tasya somavaṃśavibhūṣaṇā / gaccha tvaṃ svāśramaṃ bhadre pūrvarūpeṇa saṃsthitā
(You shall be) his chief queen, an ornament of the lunar dynasty. Go, good lady, to your own hermitage, restored to your former form.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.61
मा वैकल्यं कुरुष्वेदं दृष्टं ज्ञानस्य मे बलम् । इत्य् उक्त्वा प्रययौ विप्रः सा बाला स्थलमाश्रिता
mā vaikalyaṃ kuruṣvedaṃ dṛṣṭaṃ jñānasya me balam / ity uktvā prayayau vipraḥ sā bālā sthalamāśritā
Do not make this lamentation; the power of my knowledge has been seen. Having said this the brahmin departed, and that girl took to the (river)bank.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.62
नत्वा पुत्रं पराभक्त्या साष्टाङ्गं प्रणयेन च । तं प्रयान्तमथालोक्य सत्यवत्य् अब्रवीत् सुतम्
natvā putraṃ parābhaktyā sāṣṭāṅgaṃ praṇayena ca / taṃ prayāntamathālokya satyavaty abravīt sutam
Having bowed to her son with supreme devotion, prostrating with the eight limbs, and with affection, then, seeing him going away, Satyavatī said to her son:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.63
कामो देयस् त्वयाभीष्टः स्नेहो वै यदि मातरि । किमप्य् उपादिश त्वं मां येन सिद्धिम् अवाप्नुयाम्
kāmo deyas tvayābhīṣṭaḥ sneho vai yadi mātari / kimapy upādiśa tvaṃ māṃ yena siddhim avāpnuyām
"The wish (I) desire should be granted by you, if indeed there is affection for (your) mother: instruct me in something by which I may attain accomplishment."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.64
व्यास उवाच: ईश्वराराधने यत्नं कुरुष्व त्वं सदाम्बिके । ततः सा पुत्रवाक्येन विषण्णा पाण्डुनन्दन
vyāsa uvāca: īśvarārādhane yatnaṃ kuruṣva tvaṃ sadāmbike / tataḥ sā putravākyena viṣaṇṇā pāṇḍunandana
Vyāsa said: Make effort always in the worship of Īśvara, O Ambikā. Thereupon she, dejected by her son's words, O son of Pāṇḍu —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.65
योजनगन्धोवाच: त्वद् वियोगाद् अहं पुत्र पञ्चत्वं यामि नान्यथा । नास्ति पुत्रसमः स्नेहो नास्ति भ्रातृसमं बलम्
yojanagandhovāca: tvad viyogād ahaṃ putra pañcatvaṃ yāmi nānyathā / nāsti putrasamaḥ sneho nāsti bhrātṛsamaṃ balam
Yojanagandhā said: From separation from you, son, I shall die, not otherwise; there is no love like a son's, no strength like a brother's.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.66
पुत्र उवाच: मा विषादं कुरुं त्वं हि सत्यं वै पितृभाषितम् । आपत्काले त्वयाहं वै स्मर्तव्यः कार्यसिद्धये
putra uvāca: mā viṣādaṃ kuruṃ tvaṃ hi satyaṃ vai pitṛbhāṣitam / āpatkāle tvayāhaṃ vai smartavyaḥ kāryasiddhaye
The son said: Do not grieve; the father's word is indeed true. In a time of calamity I am to be remembered by you for the accomplishment of your purpose.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.67
आपदस्तारयिष्यामि क्षम्यतां मातरात्मजे । इत्युक्त्वा तु ययौ व्यासः कन्या सा ऽपि पितुर्गृहम्
āpadastārayiṣyāmi kṣamyatāṃ mātarātmaje / ityuktvā tu yayau vyāsaḥ kanyā sā 'pi piturgṛham
"I shall carry (you) across calamities; let (me) be forgiven, mother, as (your) son." Having said this Vyāsa went away, and that maiden too (went) to her father's house.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 109.68
पराशरसुतस् तत्र निषण्णो वनमध्यतः । त्रेतायुगावसाने तु द्वापरादौ नरेश्वर
parāśarasutas tatra niṣaṇṇo vanamadhyataḥ / tretāyugāvasāne tu dvāparādau nareśvara
Parāśara's son settled there in the midst of the forest, at the end of the Tretā age and the beginning of the Dvāpara, O lord of men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.69
व्यासो विरञ्चये जात आख्यातो नारदेन च । ऋषिर् महानुभावस् तु पुत्रः पाराशरस्य च
vyāso virañcaye jāta ākhyāto nāradena ca / ṛṣir mahānubhāvas tu putraḥ pārāśarasya ca
"Vyāsa is born" — so it was announced to Virañci (Brahmā) by Nārada — a seer of great might, and the son of Parāśara,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.70
कैवर्तकन्यकाजातो जानीहि जाह्नवी तटे । वाक्योक्त्या नारदस्यैव आगताः सुरसत्तमाः
kaivartakanyakājāto jānīhi jāhnavī taṭe / vākyoktyā nāradasyaiva āgatāḥ surasattamāḥ
born of a fisherman's daughter — know (this) — on the bank of the Jāhnavī. At Nārada's very telling the foremost of the gods came:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.71
भानुः पितामहः शक्र ऋषिसङ्घैः समावृतः । आशीर्वादं पृथग् दत्त्वा साधु साध्विति भाषितः
bhānuḥ pitāmahaḥ śakra ṛṣisaṅghaiḥ samāvṛtaḥ / āśīrvādaṃ pṛthag dattvā sādhu sādhviti bhāṣitaḥ
the Sun, the Grandfather (Brahmā), Śakra, surrounded by hosts of seers; each having given his blessing, "Well done, well done!" was uttered.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.72
पितामहेन बालो ऽसौ जातमकर्मादि संस्कृतः । द्वैपायनो द्वीपजन्मा पाराशर्यः पराशरात्
pitāmahena bālo 'sau jātamakarmādi saṃskṛtaḥ / dvaipāyano dvīpajanmā pārāśaryaḥ parāśarāt
By the Grandfather that boy was consecrated with the birth-rite and the rest: Dvaipāyana, from his birth on an island; Pārāśarya, from Parāśara;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.73
कृष्णगात्रात् कृष्णनामा हव्यादातुर् विशिष्यति । विरञ्चिनाभिषिक्तो ऽसौ ऋषिसङ्घैः पुनः पुनः
kṛṣṇagātrāt kṛṣṇanāmā havyādātur viśiṣyati / virañcinābhiṣikto 'sau ṛṣisaṅghaiḥ punaḥ punaḥ
named Kṛṣṇa from his dark body; he shall excel (?) the giver of the oblation. He was consecrated by Virañci and by the hosts of seers again and again:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 109.74
व्यासस् त्वं सर्वलोकानाम् इत्य् उक्त्वा प्रययुः पुनः । तीर्थयात्रा समारब्धा कृष्णद्वैपायनेन तु
vyāsas tvaṃ sarvalokānām ity uktvā prayayuḥ punaḥ / tīrthayātrā samārabdhā kṛṣṇadvaipāyanena tu
"You are the Vyāsa (arranger) of all the worlds" — having said this they went away again; and a pilgrimage to the holy fords was begun by Kṛṣṇadvaipāyana.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.75
गङ्गावगाहिता तेन केदारं पुष्करं तथा । गया च नैमिषं तीर्थं कुरुक्षेत्रे सरस्वती
gaṅgāvagāhitā tena kedāraṃ puṣkaraṃ tathā / gayā ca naimiṣaṃ tīrthaṃ kurukṣetre sarasvatī
The Gaṅgā was bathed in by him, and Kedāra and Puṣkara, and Gayā, and the ford of Naimiṣa, and the Sarasvatī at Kurukṣetra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.76
उज्जयिन्यां महाकालं सोमनाथं ययौ ततः । पृथिव्यां सागरान्तायां स्नातो व्यासो महामुनिः
ujjayinyāṃ mahākālaṃ somanāthaṃ yayau tataḥ / pṛthivyāṃ sāgarāntāyāṃ snāto vyāso mahāmuniḥ
(He visited) Mahākāla at Ujjayinī, then went to Somanātha; over the earth to the ocean's edge the great sage Vyāsa bathed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.77
अटन् वै नर्मदां प्राप्तो रुद्रदेहोद्भवां नदीम् । साह्लादं नर्मदां दृष्ट्वा चित्तं विश्राम्यपार्थिव
aṭan vai narmadāṃ prāpto rudradehodbhavāṃ nadīm / sāhlādaṃ narmadāṃ dṛṣṭvā cittaṃ viśrāmyapārthiva
Wandering, he reached the Narmadā, the river sprung from Rudra's body; seeing the delightful Narmadā, (his) mind came to rest, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.78
तपश् चचार विपुलं नर्मदातटम् आश्रितः । ग्रीष्मे पञ्चाग्निमध्यस्थो वर्षासु स्थण्डिलेशयः
tapaś cacāra vipulaṃ narmadātaṭam āśritaḥ / grīṣme pañcāgnimadhyastho varṣāsu sthaṇḍileśayaḥ
He performed extensive austerity, dwelling on the bank of the Narmadā: in summer standing amid five fires, in the rains lying on the bare ground,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.79
सार्द्रवासास् तु हेमन्ते ध्यायमानो महेश्वरम् । सृष्टिसंहारकर्तारम् अच्छेद्यं च सदाशिवम्
sārdravāsās tu hemante dhyāyamāno maheśvaram / sṛṣṭisaṃhārakartāram acchedyaṃ ca sadāśivam
and in winter with wet clothes, meditating on Maheśvara, the maker of creation and destruction, the indivisible, the ever-auspicious Sadāśiva,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.80
नित्यं सिद्धेश्वरं लिङ्गं पूजयन् पाण्डुनन्दन । अर्चनात् सिद्धलिङ्गस्य ध्यानयोगप्रभावतः
nityaṃ siddheśvaraṃ liṅgaṃ pūjayan pāṇḍunandana / arcanāt siddhaliṅgasya dhyānayogaprabhāvataḥ
constantly worshipping the Siddheśvara liṅga, O son of Pāṇḍu. From the worship of the Siddha liṅga, through the power of his meditative discipline,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.81
प्रत्यक्ष ईश्वरो जातः कृष्णद्वैपायनस्य तु । तोषितो ऽहं त्वया विप्र वरं प्रार्थय शोभनम्
pratyakṣa īśvaro jātaḥ kṛṣṇadvaipāyanasya tu / toṣito 'haṃ tvayā vipra varaṃ prārthaya śobhanam
the Lord became visible before Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana: "I have been pleased by you, brahmin; ask for a fine boon."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.82
व्यास उवाच: यदि तुष्टो ऽसि मे देव यदि देयो वरो मम । प्रत्यक्षो नर्मदातीरे स्वयं भवाद्य मे विभो
vyāsa uvāca: yadi tuṣṭo 'si me deva yadi deyo varo mama / pratyakṣo narmadātīre svayaṃ bhavādya me vibho
Vyāsa said: If you are pleased with me, O god, if a boon is to be given me, then, O mighty one, be yourself visible to me today on the bank of the Narmadā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.83
ईश्वर उवाच: एवं भवतु ते विप्र मत्पसादात् न संशयः
īśvara uvāca: evaṃ bhavatu te vipra matpasādāt na saṃśayaḥ
The Lord said: So let it be for you, brahmin, by my grace—there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.84
त्वया भक्तिगृहीतो ऽहं प्रत्यक्षो नर्मदातटे । इत्युक्त्वा प्रययौ देवः कैलासं नगम् उत्तमम्
tvayā bhaktigṛhīto 'haṃ pratyakṣo narmadātaṭe / ityuktvā prayayau devaḥ kailāsaṃ nagam uttamam
"I have been taken hold of by you through devotion, (and am) visible on the Narmadā's bank." Having said this, the god went to Kailāsa, the best of mountains.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.85
पत्नीसंग्रहणं जातं पुत्रो जातो यदास्य च । देवैर् अध्यासितः सर्वैः सेन्द्रब्रह्मपुरोगमैः
patnīsaṃgrahaṇaṃ jātaṃ putro jāto yadāsya ca / devair adhyāsitaḥ sarvaiḥ sendrabrahmapurogamaiḥ
He took a wife, and when a son was born to him, he was attended by all the gods, headed by Indra and Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.86
पुत्रजन्मततोज्ञात्वा आगता ऋषिसत्तमाः । तीर्थयात्राप्रसङ्गेन पराशरपुरोगमाः
putrajanmatatojñātvā āgatā ṛṣisattamāḥ / tīrthayātrāprasaṅgena parāśarapurogamāḥ
Having learned then of the birth of the son, the most excellent sages came, headed by Parāśara, on the occasion of a pilgrimage to the sacred fords.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.87
मन्वत्रिविष्णुहारीतयाज्ञवल्क्योशनो ऽङ्गिराः । यम् आपस्तम्बसंवर्ता कात्यायनबृहस्पती
manvatriviṣṇuhārītayājñavalkyośano 'ṅgirāḥ / yam āpastambasaṃvartā kātyāyanabṛhaspatī
Manu, Atri, Viṣṇu, Hārīta, Yājñavalkya, Uśanas, Aṅgiras, Yama, Āpastamba, Saṃvarta, Kātyāyana and Bṛhaspati,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.88
एवम् आदि सहस्राणि लक्षकोटिर् अनेकधा । व्यासाश्रमे शुभे पुण्ये प्राप्ताः सर्वे द्विजोत्तमाः
evam ādi sahasrāṇi lakṣakoṭir anekadhā / vyāsāśrame śubhe puṇye prāptāḥ sarve dvijottamāḥ
such and others, thousands, lakhs and crores in many groups — all these best of the twice-born arrived at Vyāsa's auspicious, holy hermitage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.89
दृष्ट्वा व्यासस् तु विप्रेन्द्रानभ्युत्थाय कृतोद्यमः । पितृपूर्वं प्रणम्यादौ तेषां वार्तां प्रदापयन्
dṛṣṭvā vyāsas tu viprendrānabhyutthāya kṛtodyamaḥ / pitṛpūrvaṃ praṇamyādau teṣāṃ vārtāṃ pradāpayan
But Vyāsa, seeing the chief brahmins, rose up and made ready; bowing first (to them), beginning with his father, he had news of them given (i.e. exchanged greetings with them).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 109.90
कृताञ्जलिपुटो भूत्वा इदं वाक्यम् उवाच ह । उद्धृतं तु ममानन्दं युष्मत् सम्भाषदर्शनात्
kṛtāñjalipuṭo bhūtvā idaṃ vākyam uvāca ha / uddhṛtaṃ tu mamānandaṃ yuṣmat sambhāṣadarśanāt
With his palms joined he spoke this word: "My joy has been lifted up by conversation with you and the sight of you."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 109.91
आरण्यानि च शाकानि फलान्य् आरण्यकानि च । तानि दास्यामि सर्वेषां युष्माकं पितृपूर्वकम्
āraṇyāni ca śākāni phalāny āraṇyakāni ca / tāni dāsyāmi sarveṣāṃ yuṣmākaṃ pitṛpūrvakam
"Forest greens and forest fruits — those I shall give to all of you, beginning with my father."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.92
नियमैः संयुतान् सर्वान् प्रत्येकं प्रणनाम च । ततस् तं प्रणतं दृष्ट्वा तत्र द्वैपायनं द्विजम्
niyamaiḥ saṃyutān sarvān pratyekaṃ praṇanāma ca / tatas taṃ praṇataṃ dṛṣṭvā tatra dvaipāyanaṃ dvijam
And he bowed to each one separately, to all those endowed with (ascetic) observances; then, seeing that twice-born Dvaipāyana bowing there,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.93
वर्धयित्वा जयाशीर्भिस् ततो वीक्ष परस्परम् । पराशरः समस्तैश् च वीक्षितो मुनिपुङ्गवैः
vardhayitvā jayāśīrbhis tato vīkṣa parasparam / parāśaraḥ samastaiś ca vīkṣito munipuṅgavaiḥ
having gladdened (him) with blessings of victory, they then looked at one another; and Parāśara was looked upon by all those bulls among sages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.94
उत्तरं दीयतां तात कृष्णद्वैपायनस्य च । एवम् उक्तस् तु तैः सर्वैर् भगवांश् च पराशरः
uttaraṃ dīyatāṃ tāta kṛṣṇadvaipāyanasya ca / evam uktas tu taiḥ sarvair bhagavāṃś ca parāśaraḥ
"Let a reply be given, dear sir, to Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana!" — thus addressed by all of them, the venerable Parāśara
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.95
उवाच स्वात्मजं व्यासम् ऋषिभिर् यच् चिकीर्षितम् । नेच्छन्ति दक्षिणे कूले व्रतभङ्गभयात् सुत
uvāca svātmajaṃ vyāsam ṛṣibhir yac cikīrṣitam / necchanti dakṣiṇe kūle vratabhaṅgabhayāt suta
spoke to his own son Vyāsa of what the sages wished to do: "They do not want (to stay) on the southern bank, son, from fear of breaking their vow."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.96
व्यास उवाच: करोमि भवतां युक्तम् अत्रैव स्थीयतां क्षणम्
vyāsa uvāca: karomi bhavatāṃ yuktam atraiva sthīyatāṃ kṣaṇam
Vyāsa said: I shall do what is fitting for you; stay just here for a moment,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.99
यावद् आसाद्य सरितं करोमि विधिपूर्वकम् । एवम् उक्त्वा शुचिर् भूत्वा नर्मदातटम् आश्रितः ॥ र्क्स्_१०९।९७ ॥ स्तोत्रं जगाद सहसा तं निबोध जनेश्वर ॥ र्क्स्_१०९।९८ ॥ व्यास उवाच: जय देवि नमो वरदे शिवदे जय पापविमर्दिनि शूलकरे । जय भैरवदेहविलीनकरे जय देवि पितामहसन्नमिते
yāvad āsādya saritaṃ karomi vidhipūrvakam / evam uktvā śucir bhūtvā narmadātaṭam āśritaḥ // rks_109.97 // stotraṃ jagāda sahasā taṃ nibodha janeśvara // rks_109.98 // vyāsa uvāca: jaya devi namo varade śivade jaya pāpavimardini śūlakare / jaya bhairavadehavilīnakare jaya devi pitāmahasannamite
until I go to the river and perform (it) according to the rule. Having said this, he purified himself and took his place on the bank of the Narmadā, (97) and at once uttered a hymn of praise; hear it, lord of men. (98) Vyāsa said: Victory to you, goddess, homage, granter of boons, giver of welfare; victory, crusher of sins, bearer of the spear; victory, you who dissolve the body of Bhairava; victory, goddess, to whom the Grandfather bows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 109.100
जय भास्करशक्रसदानमिते जय षण्मुखतातसुते वरदे । जय देवशरीरसमूहमये जय सागरगामिनि भूमिसुते
jaya bhāskaraśakrasadānamite jaya ṣaṇmukhatātasute varade / jaya devaśarīrasamūhamaye jaya sāgaragāmini bhūmisute
Hail, you who are ever bowed to by the Sun and by Indra; hail, daughter of the father of the six-faced one, granter of boons; hail, you who consist of the collected bodies of the gods; hail, you who go to the ocean, daughter of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.101
जय जय लोकसमस्तकृताभरणे जय दुःखदरिद्रविनाशकरे । जय पुत्र कलत्रविवृद्धिकरे जय देवि सुदर्शनपापहरे
jaya jaya lokasamastakṛtābharaṇe jaya duḥkhadaridravināśakare / jaya putra kalatravivṛddhikare jaya devi sudarśanapāpahare
Hail, hail, you who have been made the ornament of the whole world; hail, destroyer of sorrow and poverty; hail, you who increase sons and wives; hail, goddess, remover of sin at (mere) fair sight (of you).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 109.102
एतद् व्यासकृत स्तोत्रं यः पठेच् छिवसन्निधौ । गृहे वा शुद्धभावेन कामक्रोधविवर्जितः । व्यासस् तस्य भवेत् प्रीतः प्रीतो ऽयं वृषवाहनः
etad vyāsakṛta stotraṃ yaḥ paṭhec chivasannidhau / gṛhe vā śuddhabhāvena kāmakrodhavivarjitaḥ / vyāsas tasya bhavet prītaḥ prīto 'yaṃ vṛṣavāhanaḥ
Whoever recites this hymn made by Vyāsa in the presence of Śiva, or in his house, with a pure disposition, free of desire and anger — Vyāsa will be pleased with him, and pleased too will be he who rides the bull.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.103
नर्मदोवाच: स्तुतिवादेन तुष्टास्मि भो भो व्यासमहामुने
narmadovāca: stutivādena tuṣṭāsmi bho bho vyāsamahāmune
Narmadā said: I am pleased by your words of praise, O great sage Vyāsa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.104
व्यास उवाच: यदि तुष्टासि मे देवि यदि देयो वरो मम
vyāsa uvāca: yadi tuṣṭāsi me devi yadi deyo varo mama
Vyāsa said: If you are pleased with me, goddess, if a boon is to be granted me —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.105
नर्मदोवाच: अयुक्तं चिन्तितं व्यास अमार्गे त्वं प्रवर्तसे
narmadovāca: ayuktaṃ cintitaṃ vyāsa amārge tvaṃ pravartase
Narmadā said: What you have in mind is improper, Vyāsa; you are setting out on a wrong path.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.106
इन्द्रचन्द्रयमाः शक्ता उन्मार्गेण न वाहितुम् । अन्यं याचस्व हे वत्स यत्किंचिद् भुवि दुर्लभम्
indracandrayamāḥ śaktā unmārgeṇa na vāhitum / anyaṃ yācasva he vatsa yatkiṃcid bhuvi durlabham
Indra, the Moon and Yama are not able to be driven along a wrong course. Ask for something else, my child, whatever is hard to obtain on earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.107
एव श्रुत्वा वचो देव्या व्यासो मूर्च्छां गतस् तदा । वृथा क्लेशश् च संजातः पतितो धरणीतले
eva śrutvā vaco devyā vyāso mūrcchāṃ gatas tadā / vṛthā kleśaś ca saṃjātaḥ patito dharaṇītale
Hearing this speech of the goddess, Vyāsa then fell into a swoon; his effort had been in vain, and he fell upon the ground.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.108
धरणी कम्पिता सर्वा सशैलवनकानना । मूर्छापन्नं ततो व्यासं ज्ञात्वा देवाः पराशरम्
dharaṇī kampitā sarvā saśailavanakānanā / mūrchāpannaṃ tato vyāsaṃ jñātvā devāḥ parāśaram
The whole earth trembled, with its mountains, woods and forests; then the gods, knowing that Vyāsa the son of Parāśara had fallen into a swoon —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.109
आयाता देवताः सर्वे हाहाकारं प्रकुर्वतः । उत्थापयन्तस् ते व्यासम् ऊचुश्च सरितां वराम्
āyātā devatāḥ sarve hāhākāraṃ prakurvataḥ / utthāpayantas te vyāsam ūcuśca saritāṃ varām
— all the deities came, uttering cries of woe; and raising Vyāsa up they spoke to the best of rivers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.110
ब्राह्मणार्थं तु संक्लिष्टा नामहेतोः सरिद्वरे । गवार्थे ब्राह्मणार्थे च प्राणान् परित्यजेत्
brāhmaṇārthaṃ tu saṃkliṣṭā nāmahetoḥ saridvare / gavārthe brāhmaṇārthe ca prāṇān parityajet
"For the sake of a brahmin (you have been) afflicted, not for the sake of (your) reputation, O best of rivers; for a cow's sake and for a brahmin's sake one should give up one's very life."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 109.111
एवं सा नर्मदा प्रोक्ता ब्रह्माद्यैश् च सुरैर् द्रुतम् । विकूलतां वै प्रददौ समन्ताद् रेवाभिषिक्तः स जलेन पूतः
evaṃ sā narmadā proktā brahmādyaiś ca surair drutam / vikūlatāṃ vai pradadau samantād revābhiṣiktaḥ sa jalena pūtaḥ
Thus addressed by Brahmā and the other gods, that Narmadā at once made herself reverse-banked all around; and he, sprinkled by Revā, was purified by her water.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 109.112
व्यास उवाच: तीर्थं समस्तं त्वयि देवतानां फलं प्रदिष्टं मम मन्दभाग्यम्
vyāsa uvāca: tīrthaṃ samastaṃ tvayi devatānāṃ phalaṃ pradiṣṭaṃ mama mandabhāgyam
Vyāsa said: In you the entire sacred bathing-place of the gods, (its) fruit, has been assigned — poor in fortune though I am.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 109.113
नर्मदोवाच: यतो यतो व्यासमहानुभाव सुमेरुनाम्नो धरणीधरस्य । विन्ध्यस्य चान्यस्य च ते हि मार्गं यास्यामि वै धर्मधरस्य धन्या
narmadovāca: yato yato vyāsamahānubhāva sumerunāmno dharaṇīdharasya / vindhyasya cānyasya ca te hi mārgaṃ yāsyāmi vai dharmadharasya dhanyā
Narmadā said: Wherever, O Vyāsa of great power, (you lead) — of the mountain named Sumeru, and of the Vindhya, and of another — I shall indeed go by your path, O upholder of dharma, being blessed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 109.114
एवमुक्तो महातेजा व्यासः सत्यवतीयुतः । दक्षिणे चालयामास स्वाश्रमान् मुनिपुङ्गवान्
evamukto mahātejā vyāsaḥ satyavatīyutaḥ / dakṣiṇe cālayāmāsa svāśramān munipuṅgavān
Thus addressed, the greatly splendid Vyāsa, together with Satyavatī, moved his own hermitages and the foremost of sages to the south.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.115
दण्डहस्तो महातेजा हुङ्कारैर् नृपनन्दन । व्यासहुङ्कारभीता च चलिता रुद्रनन्दिनी
daṇḍahasto mahātejā huṅkārair nṛpanandana / vyāsahuṅkārabhītā ca calitā rudranandinī
Staff in hand, of great splendour, with roars, O delight of kings — and frightened by Vyāsa's roar, the daughter of Rudra moved on.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.116
दण्डेन दर्शयन् मार्गं देवी तत्र प्रवर्तिता । व्यासमार्गगतां देवीं दृष्ट्वा चेन्द्रपुरोगमाः
daṇḍena darśayan mārgaṃ devī tatra pravartitā / vyāsamārgagatāṃ devīṃ dṛṣṭvā cendrapurogamāḥ
Showing the way with his staff, the goddess was set going there; and seeing the goddess following Vyāsa's route, Indra and the others in the front —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.117
पुष्पवृष्टिं ददुर् व्यासे स्तुतिं कुर्वन्ति किन्नराः । प्रफुल्लनयना जाताः पराशरमुखा द्विजाः
puṣpavṛṣṭiṃ dadur vyāse stutiṃ kurvanti kinnarāḥ / praphullanayanā jātāḥ parāśaramukhā dvijāḥ
— rained flowers upon Vyāsa; the kinnaras sing his praise; and the twice-born headed by Parāśara became wide-eyed with joy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.118
व्यास उवाच: तपः कृत्वा सुविपुलं दानं दत्त्वा महत्फलम्
vyāsa uvāca: tapaḥ kṛtvā suvipulaṃ dānaṃ dattvā mahatphalam
Vyāsa said: Having performed very abundant austerity, having given a gift of great fruit —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.119
एतद् एव नरैः कार्यं साधूनां परितोषणम् । सुविभक्ता महाभागा अनुग्राह्यस्य सम्प्रति
etad eva naraiḥ kāryaṃ sādhūnāṃ paritoṣaṇam / suvibhaktā mahābhāgā anugrāhyasya samprati
— just this is to be done by men: the full satisfying of the good. Well apportioned, O greatly fortunate ones, (is the share) of him who is now to be favoured.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 109.120
तस्मान् ममाश्रमे पुण्ये स्थीयतां नात्र संशयः । आतिथ्यं शाकपर्णैश् च उदकेन विमिश्रितैः
tasmān mamāśrame puṇye sthīyatāṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ / ātithyaṃ śākaparṇaiś ca udakena vimiśritaiḥ
"Therefore let (you all) stay in my holy hermitage — there is no doubt about this; and (my) hospitality is with leafy greens mixed with water."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.121
प्रतिपन्नं समस्तैश् च पराशरमुखैर् द्विजैः । श्रयध्वम् आश्रमं पुण्यं नर्मदायोत्तरे तटे
pratipannaṃ samastaiś ca parāśaramukhair dvijaiḥ / śrayadhvam āśramaṃ puṇyaṃ narmadāyottare taṭe
It was agreed to by all the brahmins headed by Parāśara: "Let us resort to the holy hermitage on the northern bank of the Narmadā."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.122
मार्कण्डेय उवाच: स्नानतर्पणकृत्यानि कृतानि च द्विजोत्तमैः । व्यासकुण्डं ततो गत्वा होमं सम्यगकारयन्
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: snānatarpaṇakṛtyāni kṛtāni ca dvijottamaiḥ / vyāsakuṇḍaṃ tato gatvā homaṃ samyagakārayan
Mārkaṇḍeya said: The rites of bathing and offering water were performed by those best of brahmins, and then, going to Vyāsakuṇḍa, they had the fire-offering properly performed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.123
श्रीफलैर् बिल्वपत्रैश् च ध्यानयुक्ताश् च जुह्वति । गौतमो भृगुमाण्डव्यौ नारदो लोमशस् तथा
śrīphalair bilvapatraiś ca dhyānayuktāś ca juhvati / gautamo bhṛgumāṇḍavyau nārado lomaśas tathā
With bael fruits and bael leaves, absorbed in meditation, they make offerings: Gautama, Bhṛgu and Māṇḍavya, Nārada and Lomaśa,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.124
पराशरस् तथा शङ्खः कौशिकश् च्यवनो मुनिः । पिप्पलादो वशिष्ठश् च नाशिकेतुर् महातपाः
parāśaras tathā śaṅkhaḥ kauśikaś cyavano muniḥ / pippalādo vaśiṣṭhaś ca nāśiketur mahātapāḥ
and Parāśara, Śaṅkha, Kauśika, the sage Cyavana, Pippalāda and Vaśiṣṭha, and Nāśiketu of great austerity,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.125
विश्वामित्रो ह्य् अगस्त्यश् च उद्दालकयमौ तथा । शाण्डिल्यो जैमिनिः काव्यो याज्ञवल्क्योशनाङ्गिराः
viśvāmitro hy agastyaś ca uddālakayamau tathā / śāṇḍilyo jaiminiḥ kāvyo yājñavalkyośanāṅgirāḥ
and Viśvāmitra and Agastya, and Uddālaka and Yama, Śāṇḍilya, Jaimini, Kāvya, Yājñavalkya, Uśanas, Aṅgiras,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.126
अत्रिः शातातपश् चैव भरतो मुद्गलस् तथा । वात्स्यायनो महातेजाः संवर्तः शक्तिर् एव च
atriḥ śātātapaś caiva bharato mudgalas tathā / vātsyāyano mahātejāḥ saṃvartaḥ śaktir eva ca
Atri and Śātātapa, Bharata and Mudgala, Vātsyāyana of great splendour, Saṃvarta, and Śakti too,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.127
जातूकर्णो भरद्वाजो बालखिल्यादयस् तथा । एकचित्ता द्विजा राजन् मन्त्रतन्त्रं प्रकुर्वतः
jātūkarṇo bharadvājo bālakhilyādayas tathā / ekacittā dvijā rājan mantratantraṃ prakurvataḥ
Jātūkarṇa, Bharadvāja, and the Bālakhilyas and the rest — the brahmins, O king, of one mind, were performing the rite of the mantras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.128
ततः समुत्थितं लिङ्गं ज्वलत्कालानलप्रभम् । साष्टाङ्गं प्रणतो व्यासो देवं दृष्ट्वा त्रिलोचनम्
tataḥ samutthitaṃ liṅgaṃ jvalatkālānalaprabham / sāṣṭāṅgaṃ praṇato vyāso devaṃ dṛṣṭvā trilocanam
Then the liṅga rose up, with the radiance of the blazing fire of time; and Vyāsa, seeing the three-eyed god, bowed down with the eight limbs (touching the ground).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.129
आशीर्वादं पुनर् विप्रा दत्त्वा व्यासं तदा ययुः । ततः प्रभृति तत्त्वज्ञ तीर्थं ख्यातं तु पाण्डव
āśīrvādaṃ punar viprā dattvā vyāsaṃ tadā yayuḥ / tataḥ prabhṛti tattvajña tīrthaṃ khyātaṃ tu pāṇḍava
Then the brahmins, having again given their blessing to Vyāsa, departed; from that time on, O knower of truth, the sacred place became renowned, O Pāṇḍava.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.130
स्नानदानविधानं च यस्मिन् काले प्रतिष्ठितम् । कथयामि समस्तं ते भ्रातॄणां चैव पाण्डव
snānadānavidhānaṃ ca yasmin kāle pratiṣṭhitam / kathayāmi samastaṃ te bhrātṝṇāṃ caiva pāṇḍava
And at what time the rule for bathing and giving (of gifts) was established — I shall tell it all to you and to your brothers, O Pāṇḍava.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.133
कार्त्तिकस्यासिते पक्षे चतुर्दश्यां नृपोत्तम । उपोष्य यो नरो भक्त्या रात्रौ कुर्वीत जागरम् ॥ र्क्स्_१०९।१३१ ॥ स्नापयेद् ईश्वरं भक्त्या क्षौद्रेण क्षीरसर्पिषा ॥ र्क्स्_१०९।१३२ ॥ दध्ना च खण्डयुक्तेन कुशतोयेन वा पुनः । श्रीखण्डेन सुगन्धेन पूजयेत महेश्वरम्
kārttikasyāsite pakṣe caturdaśyāṃ nṛpottama / upoṣya yo naro bhaktyā rātrau kurvīta jāgaram // rks_109.131 // snāpayed īśvaraṃ bhaktyā kṣaudreṇa kṣīrasarpiṣā // rks_109.132 // dadhnā ca khaṇḍayuktena kuśatoyena vā punaḥ / śrīkhaṇḍena sugandhena pūjayeta maheśvaram
On the fourteenth of the dark fortnight of Kārttika, O best of kings, the man who, having fasted with devotion, keeps vigil through the night, and should bathe the Lord with devotion with honey, with milk and ghee, and with curds mixed with sugar, or else with water (poured through) kuśa grass, and should worship Maheśvara with fragrant sandal paste —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.134
ततः सुगन्धपुष्पैश् च बिल्वपत्रैश् च पूजयेत् । कुमुदेन च कुन्देन कुशपुष्पाक्षतादिभिः
tataḥ sugandhapuṣpaiś ca bilvapatraiś ca pūjayet / kumudena ca kundena kuśapuṣpākṣatādibhiḥ
Then he should worship with fragrant flowers and with bilva leaves, with the water lily and with jasmine, with kuśa flowers, unbroken rice grains and the rest,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.135
उन्मत्तपुष्पैश् च रसैः सौम्यैश् चैवाप्य् अनुत्तमैः । अर्चयेत् परया भक्त्या द्वीपेश्वरम् अनुत्तमम्
unmattapuṣpaiś ca rasaiḥ saumyaiś caivāpy anuttamaiḥ / arcayet parayā bhaktyā dvīpeśvaram anuttamam
and with datura flowers and with soothing, most excellent juices; with supreme devotion he should honour the unsurpassed Lord of the Island.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.136
मन्दारादिकपुष्पैश् च पूजयेत् परमेश्वरम् । गुडमण्डप्रदानेन पातकं दिवसार्जितम्
mandārādikapuṣpaiś ca pūjayet parameśvaram / guḍamaṇḍapradānena pātakaṃ divasārjitam
And he should worship the Supreme Lord with mandāra and other flowers; by the offering of jaggery-cream, the sin gathered in a day (is destroyed);
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 109.137
मासार्जितं च नश्येत गुडमण्डशतेन च । षण्मासं च सहस्रेण अर्काब्दं द्विगुणेन तु
māsārjitaṃ ca naśyeta guḍamaṇḍaśatena ca / ṣaṇmāsaṃ ca sahasreṇa arkābdaṃ dviguṇena tu
and by a hundred jaggery-creams what is gathered in a month is destroyed; by a thousand, six months' worth; by twice that, a solar year's worth;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.138
आजन्मजनितं पापम् अयुतेन प्रणश्यति । पौर्णमास्यां नृपश्रेष्ठ स्नानं कुर्वीत भक्तितः
ājanmajanitaṃ pāpam ayutena praṇaśyati / paurṇamāsyāṃ nṛpaśreṣṭha snānaṃ kurvīta bhaktitaḥ
by ten thousand, the sin produced since birth perishes. On the full-moon day, O best of kings, one should perform the bath with devotion,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.139
मन्त्रोक्तेन विधानेन कृत्वा पापक्षयंकरम् । वारुणं च तथा ज्ञेयं सर्वपापक्षयं करम्
mantroktena vidhānena kṛtvā pāpakṣayaṃkaram / vāruṇaṃ ca tathā jñeyaṃ sarvapāpakṣayaṃ karam
having done, by the procedure stated in the mantras, that which brings about the destruction of sin; and the Vāruṇa (rite) too is to be known as bringing about the destruction of all sins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 109.140
देवान् पितॄन् मनुष्यांश् च विधिवत् तर्पयेन् नृप । ऋचम् एकां जपेत् स्नातः सामवेदफलं लभेत्
devān pitṝn manuṣyāṃś ca vidhivat tarpayen nṛpa / ṛcam ekāṃ japet snātaḥ sāmavedaphalaṃ labhet
He should duly offer water to the gods, the fathers, and men, O king; having bathed, if he recites a single verse (of the Ṛgveda) he obtains the fruit of the Sāmaveda,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.141
यजुर्वेदम् अथर्वाणं गायत्र्या सर्वम् आप्नुयात् । जपेद् अष्टाक्षरं मन्त्रं सौरं वा शैवम् एव च
yajurvedam atharvāṇaṃ gāyatryā sarvam āpnuyāt / japed aṣṭākṣaraṃ mantraṃ sauraṃ vā śaivam eva ca
(and) the Yajurveda and the Atharvan; by the Gāyatrī he would obtain all. He should recite the eight-syllabled mantra, whether of the Sun or of Śiva,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.142
अथवा वैष्णवं मन्त्रं द्वादशाक्षरम् एव च । पूजयेद् ब्राह्मणान् भक्त्या सर्वलक्षणलक्षितान्
athavā vaiṣṇavaṃ mantraṃ dvādaśākṣaram eva ca / pūjayed brāhmaṇān bhaktyā sarvalakṣaṇalakṣitān
Or else (let him recite) the Vaiṣṇava mantra of twelve syllables; and let him worship with devotion brahmins marked with all (auspicious) marks,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.143
स्वधर्मनिरतान् विप्रान् दम्भलोभविवर्जितान् । हीनाङ्गानधिकाङ्गांश् च पतिताञ् छूद्रसेवितान्
svadharmaniratān viprān dambhalobhavivarjitān / hīnāṅgānadhikāṅgāṃś ca patitāñ chūdrasevitān
brahmins devoted to their own duty, free of hypocrisy and greed — and (he should avoid) those deficient in a limb or having a limb too many, the fallen, those who serve śūdras,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.144
शूद्रान्नेन च संयुक्ता वृषली यस्य मन्दिरे । पौनर्भवास् तथा दुष्टा गुरुनिन्दापरायणाः
śūdrānnena ca saṃyuktā vṛṣalī yasya mandire / paunarbhavās tathā duṣṭā gurunindāparāyaṇāḥ
and those joined with the food of śūdras, (and he) in whose house there is a śūdra woman, and likewise the sons of remarried women, the wicked, those given over to reviling their teacher,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 109.145
वेदाध्ययनहीनाश् च हेतुकाः काकवृत्तयः । ईदृशान् वर्जयेच् छ्राद्धे दाने चैव व्रते तथा
vedādhyayanahīnāś ca hetukāḥ kākavṛttayaḥ / īdṛśān varjayec chrāddhe dāne caiva vrate tathā
and those lacking Vedic study, sophists, those living like crows: such men one should avoid at a śrāddha, at a gift-giving, and likewise at a vow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.146
गायत्री पाठमात्रेण वरं विप्रः सुपण्डितः । नायं भृतचतुर्विद्यः सर्वाशीसर्वविक्रयी
gāyatrī pāṭhamātreṇa varaṃ vipraḥ supaṇḍitaḥ / nāyaṃ bhṛtacaturvidyaḥ sarvāśīsarvavikrayī
A brahmin well-learned merely by reciting the Gāyatrī is better; not this man who is hired though versed in the four (Vedas), who eats anything and sells anything.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 109.147
ईदृशान् वर्जयेच् छ्राद्धे व्रते दाने हिरण्मये । उपानहौ च वस्त्रं च शय्यां वा छत्रमासनम्
īdṛśān varjayec chrāddhe vrate dāne hiraṇmaye / upānahau ca vastraṃ ca śayyāṃ vā chatramāsanam
Such men one should avoid at a śrāddha, at a vow, at a gift of gold. Sandals, a garment, a bed, or an umbrella, a seat —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.148
यो दद्याद् ब्राह्मणे भक्त्या सो ऽपि स्वर्गे महीयते । प्रत्यक्षा सुरभी तत्र तिलधेनुस् तथा मता
yo dadyād brāhmaṇe bhaktyā so 'pi svarge mahīyate / pratyakṣā surabhī tatra tiladhenus tathā matā
whoever gives (these) to a brahmin with devotion, he too is honoured in heaven; there the cow of plenty is (present) in visible form, and so too the sesame-cow is held to be.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.149
तिलधेनुप्रदातारः स्वस्वदातार एव च । कृष्णाजिनप्रदातारो दातारः कुञ्जरस्य च
tiladhenupradātāraḥ svasvadātāra eva ca / kṛṣṇājinapradātāro dātāraḥ kuñjarasya ca
Givers of a sesame-cow, and givers of their own property, givers of a black antelope skin, and givers of an elephant,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 109.150
कन्याविद्याप्रदातारो ऽक्षयं लोकम् अवाप्नुयुः । धूर्वहौ दक्षिणायुक्तौ धान्योपस्करसंयुतौ
kanyāvidyāpradātāro 'kṣayaṃ lokam avāpnuyuḥ / dhūrvahau dakṣiṇāyuktau dhānyopaskarasaṃyutau
and givers of a maiden and of knowledge would attain the imperishable world. A pair of draught oxen, together with a priestly fee, together with grain and household gear —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.151
दापयेत् सर्वकामाय इति मे सत्यभाषितम् । सूत्रेण वेष्टयेद् ईशम् अथवा जगतीरुहम्
dāpayet sarvakāmāya iti me satyabhāṣitam / sūtreṇa veṣṭayed īśam athavā jagatīruham
he should have (them) given for (the fulfilment of) every desire; this is truly spoken by me. With a thread one should wrap round the Lord, or else the tree of the world,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 109.152
मन्दिरं परया भक्त्या अथवा परमेश्वरम् । अथ प्रदक्षिणा कार्या विना शूद्रेण मानवैः
mandiraṃ parayā bhaktyā athavā parameśvaram / atha pradakṣiṇā kāryā vinā śūdreṇa mānavaiḥ
or the temple, or the Supreme Lord, with the highest devotion; then circumambulation is to be performed by men, excluding a śūdra.
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SkP-RK 109.153
जम्बूप्लक्षाह्वयौ द्वीपौ शाल्मलिश् च भवेन् नृप । कुशः क्रौञ्चस् तथा शाकः पुष्करश् चेति सप्तमः
jambūplakṣāhvayau dvīpau śālmaliś ca bhaven nṛpa / kuśaḥ krauñcas tathā śākaḥ puṣkaraś ceti saptamaḥ
There are the two continents named Jambū and Plakṣa, and Śālmali, O king, Kuśa, Krauñca, and likewise Śāka, and Puṣkara as the seventh.
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SkP-RK 109.154
सप्तसागरपर्यन्ता वेष्टिता तेन भारत । द्वीपेश्वरे तु राजेन्द्र वृषोत्सर्गो जितेन्द्रियैः
saptasāgaraparyantā veṣṭitā tena bhārata / dvīpeśvare tu rājendra vṛṣotsargo jitendriyaiḥ
(The earth,) extending to the seven oceans, is encircled by that, O Bhārata; but at Dvīpeśvara, O best of kings, the release of a bull (is to be performed) by those who have subdued their senses.
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SkP-RK 109.155
वृषस्य मोक्षणे नैव ऐश्वरं लोकम् आप्नुयात् । यस् तु वै पाण्डुरो वक्त्रे ललाटे चरणे तथा
vṛṣasya mokṣaṇe naiva aiśvaraṃ lokam āpnuyāt / yas tu vai pāṇḍuro vaktre lalāṭe caraṇe tathā
By the release of a bull one indeed attains the world of Īśvara. And that (bull) which is pale on the mouth, on the forehead and on the feet,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 109.156
लाङ्गूले च मुखे शुभ्रः स वै नाकस्य दर्शनः । नीलो ऽयमीदृशः प्रोक्तो दद्याद् द्वीपेश्वरे शूभे
lāṅgūle ca mukhe śubhraḥ sa vai nākasya darśanaḥ / nīlo 'yamīdṛśaḥ prokto dadyād dvīpeśvare śūbhe
and white on the tail and on the face — he indeed brings the sight of heaven. Such a one is called 'nīla'; one should give (him) at the auspicious Dvīpeśvara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 109.157
पामरास्ते ऽप्य् असंख्याता नाके गच्छन्ति पार्थिव । सौरे चण्डेश्वरे लोके पुरे वै चक्रपाणिनः
pāmarāste 'py asaṃkhyātā nāke gacchanti pārthiva / saure caṇḍeśvare loke pure vai cakrapāṇinaḥ
Even those base men, countless, go to heaven, O king — to the world of the Sun, to Caṇḍeśvara, and to the city of the Discus-bearer.
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SkP-RK 109.158
स भुङ्क्ते स्वेच्छया लोकं व्यासतीर्थप्रभावतः । सपत्नीकांस् ततो विप्रान् पूजयेत् तत्र भक्तितः
sa bhuṅkte svecchayā lokaṃ vyāsatīrthaprabhāvataḥ / sapatnīkāṃs tato viprān pūjayet tatra bhaktitaḥ
He enjoys the world at his own will through the power of Vyāsatīrtha. Then he should worship there, with devotion, brahmins together with their wives.
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SkP-RK 109.159
सितरत्नानि वस्त्राणि प्रदद्यादग्रजन्मने । कृत्वा प्रदक्षिणायुग्मं प्रीयतां मे जगद्गुरुः
sitaratnāni vastrāṇi pradadyādagrajanmane / kṛtvā pradakṣiṇāyugmaṃ prīyatāṃ me jagadguruḥ
He should give white gems and garments to the twice-born, and having made a pair of circumambulations (say), "May the world's teacher be pleased with me."
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SkP-RK 109.160
नास्ति विप्रसमो बन्धुर् इह लोके परत्र च । यमलोके महाघोरे पतितं यो ऽभिरक्षति
nāsti viprasamo bandhur iha loke paratra ca / yamaloke mahāghore patitaṃ yo 'bhirakṣati
There is no kinsman equal to a brahmin, in this world or the next, who protects one fallen into the terrible world of Yama.
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SkP-RK 109.161
पुरुषाः परया भक्त्या वेदशास्त्रार्थचिन्तकाः । द्वीपेश्वरं महादेवं संस्मरन्ति गृहे स्थिताः
puruṣāḥ parayā bhaktyā vedaśāstrārthacintakāḥ / dvīpeśvaraṃ mahādevaṃ saṃsmaranti gṛhe sthitāḥ
Men who with the highest devotion ponder the meaning of the Veda and the treatises, and who, remaining at home, call to mind the great god Dvīpeśvara —
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SkP-RK 109.162
तेषां न जायते शोको न हानिर् न च दुष्कृतम् । प्रथमं पूजयेत् तत्र लिङ्गं सिद्धेश्वरं नृप
teṣāṃ na jāyate śoko na hānir na ca duṣkṛtam / prathamaṃ pūjayet tatra liṅgaṃ siddheśvaraṃ nṛpa
For them no sorrow arises, nor loss, nor evil deed. There, O king, one should first worship the liṅga Siddheśvara.
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SkP-RK 109.163
यत्र सिद्धो महाभागः सत्यवत्याश् च नन्दनः । अस्यैवार्चनतः सिद्धः पाराशर्यो मुनिस् ततः
yatra siddho mahābhāgaḥ satyavatyāś ca nandanaḥ / asyaivārcanataḥ siddhaḥ pārāśaryo munis tataḥ
Where the greatly fortunate son of Satyavatī became perfected; by worshipping this very (liṅga) the sage, the son of Parāśara, thereupon attained perfection.
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SkP-RK 109.164
तस्मिंस् तीर्थे तु ये राजन् प्राणत्यागं प्रकुर्वते । ते यान्ति परमं लोकं नात्र कार्या विचारणा
tasmiṃs tīrthe tu ye rājan prāṇatyāgaṃ prakurvate / te yānti paramaṃ lokaṃ nātra kāryā vicāraṇā
But those, O king, who give up their lives at that sacred ford go to the highest world; no doubt is to be entertained here.
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SkP-RK 109.165
समा सहस्राणि मृतो जले हि यो वै निमग्नः पतने च षोडश । महाहवे षष्टिरशीतिगोगृहे त्वनाशके भारत चाक्षया गतिः
samā sahasrāṇi mṛto jale hi yo vai nimagnaḥ patane ca ṣoḍaśa / mahāhave ṣaṣṭiraśītigogṛhe tvanāśake bhārata cākṣayā gatiḥ
He who dies submerged in water (gains) thousands of years, and sixteen (thousand) by falling (from a height); in a great battle sixty, eighty in (defending) a cowpen; but in fasting to death, O Bhārata, the goal is imperishable.
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SkP-RK 109.166
अथ योगेन तेनैव प्राप्यते चाक्षया गतिः । सूर्यलोकं ततो गत्वा शिवलोकं व्रजन्ति ते
atha yogena tenaiva prāpyate cākṣayā gatiḥ / sūryalokaṃ tato gatvā śivalokaṃ vrajanti te
Then by that same discipline the imperishable goal is attained; going thence to the world of the sun, they proceed to the world of Śiva.
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SkP-RK 109.167
पितापितामहश् चैव तथैव प्रपितामहः । अनुभूता निरीक्षन्ते आगच्छन्तं स्वगोत्रजम्
pitāpitāmahaś caiva tathaiva prapitāmahaḥ / anubhūtā nirīkṣante āgacchantaṃ svagotrajam
Father and grandfather and likewise great-grandfather, having experienced (it), look out for one of their own lineage who is coming.
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SkP-RK 109.168
तिष्ठते चैव गोत्रेषु यो दद्याच् च तिलोदकम् । कार्तिक्यां च तथा माघ्यां वैशाख्यां च विशेषतः
tiṣṭhate caiva gotreṣu yo dadyāc ca tilodakam / kārtikyāṃ ca tathā māghyāṃ vaiśākhyāṃ ca viśeṣataḥ
And he who, standing among (his) kinsmen, would give sesame and water on the full moon of Kārttika and likewise of Māgha, and especially of Vaiśākha—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 109.169
स्वर्गं च ते प्रयान्त्यन्ते स्वस्वपुत्रप्रभावतः । एतत् ते कथितं सर्वं द्वीपेश्वरफलं शुभम्
svargaṃ ca te prayāntyante svasvaputraprabhāvataḥ / etat te kathitaṃ sarvaṃ dvīpeśvaraphalaṃ śubham
—and in the end they go to heaven through the power of their own sons. All this auspicious fruit of Dvīpeśvara has been told to you.
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SkP-RK 109.170
यः पठेत् प्रातर् उत्थाय यः शृणोति नरो नृप । सो ऽपि पापैर् विनिर्मुक्तो मोदते शिवमन्दिरे
yaḥ paṭhet prātar utthāya yaḥ śṛṇoti naro nṛpa / so 'pi pāpair vinirmukto modate śivamandire
The man who, rising at dawn, recites it, and he who hears it, O king—he too, freed from sins, rejoices in the dwelling of Śiva.
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SkP-RK 109.171
ईश्वरं सर्वतीर्थानां निर्मितं ऋषिपुङ्गवैः । कामदं सर्वजन्तूनां रेवायां च नृपोत्तम
īśvaraṃ sarvatīrthānāṃ nirmitaṃ ṛṣipuṅgavaiḥ / kāmadaṃ sarvajantūnāṃ revāyāṃ ca nṛpottama
(It is) the lord of all sacred fords, fashioned by the foremost of sages, granting wishes to all creatures, on the Revā, O best of kings.
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