Skanda Purana — Reva Khanda — Chapter 13
SkP-RK 13.1
मार्कण्डेय उवाच: अथान्यत् परमं तीर्थं सर्वपापविनाशनम् । दिशि याम्यां समाख्यातं नाम्ना वै बालुकेश्वरम्
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: athānyat paramaṃ tīrthaṃ sarvapāpavināśanam / diśi yāmyāṃ samākhyātaṃ nāmnā vai bālukeśvaram
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Now another supreme tīrtha, destroyer of all sins, is declared in the southern direction, by the name Bālukeśvara.
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SkP-RK 13.2
पुण्यं प्रकीर्तितं तत्र लिङ्गम् परमसिद्धिदम् । तत्र स्नात्वा यथान्यायं हेमभारफलं लभेत्
puṇyaṃ prakīrtitaṃ tatra liṅgam paramasiddhidam / tatra snātvā yathānyāyaṃ hemabhāraphalaṃ labhet
There a holy liṅga, granting the highest attainment, is celebrated. Bathing there according to rule, one would obtain the fruit of (giving) a load of gold.
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SkP-RK 13.3
शङ्कुकर्ण इति ख्यातो यक्षः परमसिद्धिदः । उत्तरायणम् आसाद्य कन्या रेवासमागमे
śaṅkukarṇa iti khyāto yakṣaḥ paramasiddhidaḥ / uttarāyaṇam āsādya kanyā revāsamāgame
A yakṣa known as Śaṅkukarṇa, granter of the highest attainment, having reached the northward course (of the sun), at the confluence of the Kanyā and the Revā,
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SkP-RK 13.4
संजगाम नृपश्रेष्ठ शिवसंसक्तमानसः । मणिमाणिक्यरत्नानि ब्राह्मणार्थमकल्पयत्
saṃjagāma nṛpaśreṣṭha śivasaṃsaktamānasaḥ / maṇimāṇikyaratnāni brāhmaṇārthamakalpayat
came together (there), O best of kings, his mind fixed on Śiva; he prepared gems, rubies and jewels for the sake of the brāhmaṇas.
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SkP-RK 13.5
तावन् नृपस् तु तं स्थानात् स्थाणुं चैव महेश्वरम् । चालयामास यक्षस् तु ततः क्रुद्धो महेश्वरः
tāvan nṛpas tu taṃ sthānāt sthāṇuṃ caiva maheśvaram / cālayāmāsa yakṣas tu tataḥ kruddho maheśvaraḥ
But meanwhile the king — the yakṣa — set to moving from its place that Sthāṇu, Maheśvara himself; thereupon Maheśvara, angered,
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SkP-RK 13.6
ददाह हस्तौ यक्षस्य विस्मयाविष्टचेतसः । आकाशवचसा प्रोक्तं विषादं त्यज पुत्रक
dadāha hastau yakṣasya vismayāviṣṭacetasaḥ / ākāśavacasā proktaṃ viṣādaṃ tyaja putraka
burned the hands of the yakṣa, whose mind was seized with amazement. It was said by a voice from the sky: "Abandon despondency, little son."
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SkP-RK 13.7
सुरसङ्घास्त्रयस्त्रिंशत् नैनं चालयितुं क्षमाः । सुरासुरगुरून् देवं स्थाणुभूतं स्वयम्भुवम्
surasaṅghāstrayastriṃśat nainaṃ cālayituṃ kṣamāḥ / surāsuragurūn devaṃ sthāṇubhūtaṃ svayambhuvam
"The thirty-three hosts of gods are not able to move him — the god who is the teacher of gods and asuras, the self-existent one become a pillar (Sthāṇu)."
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SkP-RK 13.8
किं पुनर्दानवा यक्षमानुषाश्चाल्पचेतसः । क्षमयित्वा तु देवेशं शङ्कुकर्णो महेश्वरम्
kiṃ punardānavā yakṣamānuṣāścālpacetasaḥ / kṣamayitvā tu deveśaṃ śaṅkukarṇo maheśvaram
How much less, then, the Dānavas, the Yakṣas and men, whose minds are small! But Śaṅkukarṇa, having begged forgiveness of the lord of the gods, Maheśvara —
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SkP-RK 13.9
सूर्यकोटिसमप्रख्यं ज्वलन्तं दीप्ततेजसम् । अज्ञानात् कृतम् एतत् तु क्षन्तव्यं मयि पुत्रके
sūryakoṭisamaprakhyaṃ jvalantaṃ dīptatejasam / ajñānāt kṛtam etat tu kṣantavyaṃ mayi putrake
(him) whose brilliance equals ten million suns, blazing, of flaming splendour: "This was done out of ignorance; it should be forgiven in me, a child."
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SkP-RK 13.10
उवाच वचनं देवं वरं देहि महेश्वर । प्रसाद्य चाब्रवीद् यक्षस् तव भृत्यं वशं गतम्
uvāca vacanaṃ devaṃ varaṃ dehi maheśvara / prasādya cābravīd yakṣas tava bhṛtyaṃ vaśaṃ gatam
He spoke these words: "Grant a boon, Maheśvara!" And having won (his) favour the Yakṣa said, "Your servant has come into your power.
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SkP-RK 13.11
गणत्वं गणमध्ये तु देहि हे सुरसत्तम । यक्षतीर्थम् इति ख्यातं लिङ्गं वै बालुकेश्वरम्
gaṇatvaṃ gaṇamadhye tu dehi he surasattama / yakṣatīrtham iti khyātaṃ liṅgaṃ vai bālukeśvaram
Grant me the state of being one of your gaṇas, among the gaṇas, O best of gods; and the liṅga renowned as the Yakṣa-tīrtha, namely Bālukeśvara —
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SkP-RK 13.12
कर्तुम् अर्हसि देवेश तीर्थे ऽस्मिन् सचराचरैः । अयने चोत्तरे ह्य् अत्र स्नानदानमनुत्तमम्
kartum arhasi deveśa tīrthe 'smin sacarācaraiḥ / ayane cottare hy atra snānadānamanuttamam
this you ought to make, O lord of gods, at this tīrtha, together with all that moves and does not move; and here, in the northern course (of the sun), bathing and giving are supreme."
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SkP-RK 13.13
शङ्कर उवाच: सर्वकाभफलावाप्तिर् मत्प्रसादाद् भविष्यति
śaṅkara uvāca: sarvakābhaphalāvāptir matprasādād bhaviṣyati
Śaṅkara said: By my grace there shall be the obtaining of the fruit of every desire.
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SkP-RK 13.14
एवम् उक्त्वा महेशानस् तत्रैवान्तर धीयत । शङ्कुकर्णो महातेजास् तीर्थस्यास्य प्रभावतः
evam uktvā maheśānas tatraivāntara dhīyata / śaṅkukarṇo mahātejās tīrthasyāsya prabhāvataḥ
Having spoken thus the great lord vanished on that very spot; and Śaṅkukarṇa of great splendour, by the power of this tīrtha,
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SkP-RK 13.15
दिव्ययानं समारुह्य ययौ माहेश्वरं पुरम् । अथान्यत् परमं तीर्थं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्
divyayānaṃ samāruhya yayau māheśvaraṃ puram / athānyat paramaṃ tīrthaṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśanam
mounting a divine vehicle, went to the city of Maheśvara. Now (there is) another supreme tīrtha, which destroys all sins,
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SkP-RK 13.16
दिशि याम्यां समाख्यातं नाम्ना पूर्णमनोरथम् । पुण्यकीर्तनलिङ्गं तु ब्रह्महत्याप्रणाशनम्
diśi yāmyāṃ samākhyātaṃ nāmnā pūrṇamanoratham / puṇyakīrtanaliṅgaṃ tu brahmahatyāpraṇāśanam
declared (to lie) in the southern quarter, by name Pūrṇamanoratha; and the liṅga Puṇyakīrtana, which destroys the killing of a brahmin.
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SkP-RK 13.17
तत्र स्नात्वा महाराज गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् । हरिवर्मा पुरा चासीद् विराट्नगराधिपः
tatra snātvā mahārāja gosahasraphalaṃ labhet / harivarmā purā cāsīd virāṭnagarādhipaḥ
Having bathed there, great king, one would obtain the fruit of a thousand cows. Formerly there was Harivarman, the ruler of the city of Virāṭa,
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SkP-RK 13.18
सर्वधर्मगुणोपेतो यज्ञयाजी महायशाः । इष्टस् तत्र महायज्ञो येन वै कल्पगातटे
sarvadharmaguṇopeto yajñayājī mahāyaśāḥ / iṣṭas tatra mahāyajño yena vai kalpagātaṭe
possessed of all the virtues of dharma, a performer of sacrifices, of great fame; by him a great sacrifice was offered there on the bank of the Kalpagā.
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SkP-RK 13.19
गोलक्षं तत्र दत्तं च हेमभारपरिष्कृतम् । देवाश् च तार्पितास् तत्र ब्रह्माविष्णुर् बृहस्पतिः
golakṣaṃ tatra dattaṃ ca hemabhārapariṣkṛtam / devāś ca tārpitās tatra brahmāviṣṇur bṛhaspatiḥ
And a hundred thousand cows were given there, adorned with loads of gold; and the gods were satisfied there — Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Bṛhaspati.
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SkP-RK 13.20
ब्राह्मणाः पूजिता भक्त्या नानारत्नविभूषिताः । प्रशशंसुश्च नृपतिं सुराः पूर्णमनोरथाः
brāhmaṇāḥ pūjitā bhaktyā nānāratnavibhūṣitāḥ / praśaśaṃsuśca nṛpatiṃ surāḥ pūrṇamanorathāḥ
Brahmins were honoured with devotion and decked with various jewels; and the gods, their wishes fulfilled, praised the king.
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SkP-RK 13.21
अथान्यत् कथयिष्यामि तीर्थात् तीर्थमनुत्तमम् । रेवामत्स्यासमायोगे सुरासुरनमस्कृतम्
athānyat kathayiṣyāmi tīrthāt tīrthamanuttamam / revāmatsyāsamāyoge surāsuranamaskṛtam
Now I shall tell of another tīrtha, the highest among tīrthas, at the confluence of the Revā and the Matsyā, saluted by gods and demons,
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SkP-RK 13.22
नाभागस्य च संवादम् आपस्तम्बस्य चानघ । मन्वन्तरे चाक्षुषे वै संप्राप्ते द्वापरे युगे
nābhāgasya ca saṃvādam āpastambasya cānagha / manvantare cākṣuṣe vai saṃprāpte dvāpare yuge
and of the conversation of Nābhāga and Āpastamba, O sinless one, in the Cākṣuṣa manvantara, when the Dvāpara age had come.
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SkP-RK 13.23
नाम्ना मत्स्येश्वरं लिङ्गं जलमध्ये व्यवस्थितम् । पूज्यते नागकन्याभिर् न तं पश्यन्ति मानुषाः
nāmnā matsyeśvaraṃ liṅgaṃ jalamadhye vyavasthitam / pūjyate nāgakanyābhir na taṃ paśyanti mānuṣāḥ
The liṅga named Matsyeśvara stands in the midst of the water; it is worshipped by the Nāga maidens, and men do not see it,
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SkP-RK 13.24
महातेजो मणिमयं चन्द्रबिम्बसमप्रभम् । स्मरणाद् यस्य देवस्य ब्रह्महत्या प्रणश्यति
mahātejo maṇimayaṃ candrabimbasamaprabham / smaraṇād yasya devasya brahmahatyā praṇaśyati
(that liṅga) of great splendour, made of gem, shining like the disc of the moon — by the mere remembering of which god the killing of a brahmin is destroyed.
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SkP-RK 13.25
युधिष्ठिर उवाच: साधुभिः सह संवासात् के गुणाः परिकीर्तिताः । काः कथाः कानि पुण्यानि सङ्गमे साप्तकल्पगे
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca: sādhubhiḥ saha saṃvāsāt ke guṇāḥ parikīrtitāḥ / kāḥ kathāḥ kāni puṇyāni saṅgame sāptakalpage
Yudhiṣṭhira said: What virtues are declared to come from dwelling together with the good? What are the stories, what the merits, at the confluence with the Saptakalpagā?
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SkP-RK 13.26
मार्कण्डेय उवाच: अत्रैवोदाहरन्तीमम् इतिहासं पुरातनम् । नाभागस्य च संवादम् आपस्तम्ब तपोनिधेः
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: atraivodāharantīmam itihāsaṃ purātanam / nābhāgasya ca saṃvādam āpastamba taponidheḥ
Mārkaṇḍeya said: On just this matter they recount this ancient story, the conversation of Nābhāga and of Āpastamba, that treasury of ascetic power.
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SkP-RK 13.27
महर्षिश्चात्मवान् पूर्वम् आपस्तम्बो द्विजोत्तमः । उपवासकृतारम्भो बभूव भगवांस् तथा
maharṣiścātmavān pūrvam āpastambo dvijottamaḥ / upavāsakṛtārambho babhūva bhagavāṃs tathā
Formerly the great sage Āpastamba, self-controlled, best of the twice-born, that venerable one, thus undertook the beginning of a fast.
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SkP-RK 13.28
नित्यम् क्रोधं च कामञ्च लोभं मोहं विसृज्य च । रेवामत्स्यासमायोगे विवेश सलिलाशये
nityam krodhaṃ ca kāmañca lobhaṃ mohaṃ visṛjya ca / revāmatsyāsamāyoge viveśa salilāśaye
Having constantly let go of anger and desire, of greed and delusion, he entered a body of water at the meeting of the Revā and the Matsyā.
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SkP-RK 13.29
स मत्स्यैः सलिलावर्ते सरितश्चानुगैस् तदा । तत्रान्योत्पतितैर् जालैः समानीतो महायशाः
sa matsyaiḥ salilāvarte saritaścānugais tadā / tatrānyotpatitair jālaiḥ samānīto mahāyaśāḥ
Then, together with the fish in the river's whirlpool as his companions, he of great fame was brought up there by nets cast by others.
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SkP-RK 13.30
तस्माद् उत्तारयाम् आसुः सलिलाद् ब्रह्मनन्दनम् । तं दृष्ट्वा तपसा दीप्तं कैवर्ता भयविह्वलाः
tasmād uttārayām āsuḥ salilād brahmanandanam / taṃ dṛṣṭvā tapasā dīptaṃ kaivartā bhayavihvalāḥ
They drew the son of Brahmā up out of that water; and seeing him blazing with ascetic power, the fishermen were overwhelmed with fear.
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SkP-RK 13.31
शिरोभिः प्रणिपत्योच्चैर् इदं वचनमब्रुवन् । अज्ञानात् क्रियमाणानामस्माकं क्षन्तुम् अर्हसि
śirobhiḥ praṇipatyoccair idaṃ vacanamabruvan / ajñānāt kriyamāṇānāmasmākaṃ kṣantum arhasi
Bowing low with their heads, they spoke these words: "You should forgive us, who acted out of ignorance."
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SkP-RK 13.32
किं वा किं च प्रियं ते ऽद्य तदाज्ञापय सुव्रत । स मुनिस्तन् महद् दृष्ट्वा मत्स्यानां कदनं कृतम्
kiṃ vā kiṃ ca priyaṃ te 'dya tadājñāpaya suvrata / sa munistan mahad dṛṣṭvā matsyānāṃ kadanaṃ kṛtam
"What, then, is pleasing to you today? Command it, O you of good vows." That sage, seeing the great slaughter of fish that had been done,
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SkP-RK 13.33
कृपया परयाविष्टो दाशान् प्रोवाच दुःखितः । दुःखितानीह भूतानि यो न भूतैः पृथग् विधैः
kṛpayā parayāviṣṭo dāśān provāca duḥkhitaḥ / duḥkhitānīha bhūtāni yo na bhūtaiḥ pṛthag vidhaiḥ
filled with the utmost compassion, grieved, spoke to the fishermen: "Beings here are in pain; he who does not (feel for) beings of various kinds—
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SkP-RK 13.34
केवलात्म सुखेच्छातो ऽवेन् नृशंसतरो ऽस्ति कः । अहो ऽस्वस्थेष्वकारुण्यं स्वआर्थे चैव बलिर्वृथा
kevalātma sukhecchāto 'ven nṛśaṃsataro 'sti kaḥ / aho 'svastheṣvakāruṇyaṃ svaārthe caiva balirvṛthā
—out of desire for his own pleasure alone: who is more cruel than he? Alas, this pitilessness toward those who are not well, and this offering made for one's own sake in vain!
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SkP-RK 13.35
ज्ञानिनाम् अपि चेद् यस् तु केवलात्महिते रतः । ज्ञानिनो हि यथा स्वार्थम् आश्रित्य ध्यानम् आश्रिताः
jñāninām api ced yas tu kevalātmahite rataḥ / jñānino hi yathā svārtham āśritya dhyānam āśritāḥ
If even among the knowers there is one devoted only to his own welfare—for the knowers, taking their stand on their own aim, have taken to meditation—
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SkP-RK 13.36
दुःखार्तानीह भूतानि प्रयान्ति शरणं ततः । यो ऽभिवाञ्छति भोक्तुं वै सुखान्येकान् ततो जनः
duḥkhārtānīha bhūtāni prayānti śaraṇaṃ tataḥ / yo 'bhivāñchati bhoktuṃ vai sukhānyekān tato janaḥ
then beings afflicted with suffering go to (them) for refuge. The man who wishes to enjoy pleasures for himself alone,
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SkP-RK 13.37
पापात् परतरं तं हि प्रवदन्ति मुमुक्षवः । को नु मे स्याद् उपायो हि येनाहं दुःखितात्मनाम्
pāpāt parataraṃ taṃ hi pravadanti mumukṣavaḥ / ko nu me syād upāyo hi yenāhaṃ duḥkhitātmanām
him those who seek liberation call worse than sin. What means, then, could there be for me by which I,
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SkP-RK 13.38
अन्तःप्रविश्य भूतानां भवेयं सर्वदुःखभुक् । यन्ममास्ति शुभं किंचित् तद् दीनान् उपगच्छतु
antaḥpraviśya bhūtānāṃ bhaveyaṃ sarvaduḥkhabhuk / yanmamāsti śubhaṃ kiṃcit tad dīnān upagacchatu
entering into the inward parts of beings, might become the consumer of all their suffering? Whatever good I have, let it go to the wretched;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 13.39
यत् कृतं दुष्कृतं तैश्च तदशेषमुपैतु माम् । दृष्ट्वा तान् कृपणान् व्यङ्गान् अनङ्गान् रोगिणस् तथा
yat kṛtaṃ duṣkṛtaṃ taiśca tadaśeṣamupaitu mām / dṛṣṭvā tān kṛpaṇān vyaṅgān anaṅgān rogiṇas tathā
and whatever ill deed has been done by them, let it come to me without remainder. Seeing them pitiable—maimed, limbless, and diseased—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 13.40
दया न जायते यस्य स रक्ष इति मे मतिः । प्राणसंशयमापन्नान् प्राणिनो भयविह्वलान्
dayā na jāyate yasya sa rakṣa iti me matiḥ / prāṇasaṃśayamāpannān prāṇino bhayavihvalān
he in whom compassion does not arise is a demon: such is my view. Living creatures fallen into peril of their lives, overcome with fear—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 13.41
यो न रक्षति शस्तो ऽपि स तत्पापं समश्नुते । आहूतानां नयार्तानां सुखं यद् उपजायते
yo na rakṣati śasto 'pi sa tatpāpaṃ samaśnute / āhūtānāṃ nayārtānāṃ sukhaṃ yad upajāyate
he who does not protect them, though able to, incurs that sin. The happiness that arises for those who are called upon and are afflicted—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 13.42
तस्य स्वर्गापवर्गौ च कलां नार्हन्ति षोडशीम् । तस्माच्चैतान् अहं दीनां छक्तुं मीनान् सुदुःखितान्
tasya svargāpavargau ca kalāṃ nārhanti ṣoḍaśīm / tasmāccaitān ahaṃ dīnāṃ chaktuṃ mīnān suduḥkhitān
heaven and final release are not worth a sixteenth part of it. Therefore, so as to release these wretched, sorely suffering fish,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 13.43
यादृङ्मात्रं न पश्यामि किं पुनस् त्रिदशालयम् । निशम्यैतन् मुनेर् वाक्यं दाशास्ते जातसंभ्रमाः
yādṛṅmātraṃ na paśyāmi kiṃ punas tridaśālayam / niśamyaitan muner vākyaṃ dāśāste jātasaṃbhramāḥ
I do not look for so much as a trifle, much less the abode of the thirty gods. Hearing this speech of the sage, those fishermen were thrown into confusion,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 13.44
यथार्थं तु तथा सर्वं नाभागाय न्यवेदयन् । नाभागो ऽपि ततः श्रुत्वा तं द्रष्टुं ब्रह्मनन्दनम्
yathārthaṃ tu tathā sarvaṃ nābhāgāya nyavedayan / nābhāgo 'pi tataḥ śrutvā taṃ draṣṭuṃ brahmanandanam
and reported it all just as it was to Nābhāga. Nābhāga too, hearing of it, in order to see that son of Brahmā,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 13.45
त्वरितः प्रययौ तत्र सामात्यः सपुरोहितः । स सम्यक् पूजयित्वा तु देवकल्पं नृपस् ततः
tvaritaḥ prayayau tatra sāmātyaḥ sapurohitaḥ / sa samyak pūjayitvā tu devakalpaṃ nṛpas tataḥ
went there in haste with his ministers and his household priest; and the king, having duly honoured him who was like a god,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 13.46
आपस्तम्ब उवाच: श्रमेण महताविष्टाः कैवर्ता दुःखजीविनः
āpastamba uvāca: śrameṇa mahatāviṣṭāḥ kaivartā duḥkhajīvinaḥ
Āpastamba said: These fishermen, whose livelihood is hard, are worn out with great toil.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 13.47
नाभाग उवाच: सहस्राणि शतं मूल्यं निषादेभ्यो ददाम्य् अहम्
nābhāga uvāca: sahasrāṇi śataṃ mūlyaṃ niṣādebhyo dadāmy aham
Nābhāga said: I will give a hundred thousand as the price to the Niṣādas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 13.48
आपस्तम्ब उवाच: नाहं शतसहस्रेण नियम्यः पार्थिव त्वया
āpastamba uvāca: nāhaṃ śatasahasreṇa niyamyaḥ pārthiva tvayā
Āpastamba said: I am not to be bound (bought off) with a hundred thousand by you, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 13.49
नाभाग उवाच: कोटिं प्रदीयतां मूल्यं निषादेभ्यो द्विजोत्तम
nābhāga uvāca: koṭiṃ pradīyatāṃ mūlyaṃ niṣādebhyo dvijottama
Nābhāga said: Let a crore be given as the price to the Niṣādas, O best of the twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 13.50
आपस्तम्ब उवाच: राजन्नार्हा वयं कोटिमधिकं चापि पार्थिव
āpastamba uvāca: rājannārhā vayaṃ koṭimadhikaṃ cāpi pārthiva
Āpastamba said: O king, we are not worth a crore, nor even more than that, O ruler of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 13.51
राजोवाच: अर्द्धं राज्यं समस्तं वा निषादेभ्यः प्रदीयते
rājovāca: arddhaṃ rājyaṃ samastaṃ vā niṣādebhyaḥ pradīyate
The king said: Half the kingdom, or the whole of it, is (hereby) given to the Niṣādas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 13.52
आपस्तम्ब उवाच: अर्द्धं राज्यं समस्तं वा नाहम् अर्हामि वै नृप
āpastamba uvāca: arddhaṃ rājyaṃ samastaṃ vā nāham arhāmi vai nṛpa
Āpastamba said: Half the kingdom, or the whole of it — I am truly not worth (that), O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 13.53
सदृशं दीयतां मह्यं ऋषिभिः सह चिन्तय । महर्षेस् तद्वचः श्रुत्वा नाभागस् तु विवादयन्
sadṛśaṃ dīyatāṃ mahyaṃ ṛṣibhiḥ saha cintaya / maharṣes tadvacaḥ śrutvā nābhāgas tu vivādayan
"Let something equal (to my worth) be given to me; consider it together with the sages." Hearing that speech of the great sage, Nābhāga, disputing it,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 13.54
चिन्तयामास धर्मात्मा सामात्यः सपुरोहितः । ततः कश्चिद् ऋषिस् तत्र लोमशस्तु महातपाः
cintayāmāsa dharmātmā sāmātyaḥ sapurohitaḥ / tataḥ kaścid ṛṣis tatra lomaśastu mahātapāḥ
that righteous one reflected, along with his ministers and his chaplain. Then some sage there, Lomaśa, of great austerity (spoke).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 13.55
राजोवाच: ब्रूहि मूल्यं महाभाग मे ज्ञातिकुलबान्धवान्
rājovāca: brūhi mūlyaṃ mahābhāga me jñātikulabāndhavān
The king said: Tell (me) the price, O greatly fortunate one — my kinsmen, family and relatives
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 13.56
निर्दग्धवान् ऋषिः क्रुद्धस् त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरम् । किं पुनर् मानवं दीनम् अत्यल्पं विषयात्मकम्
nirdagdhavān ṛṣiḥ kruddhas trailokyaṃ sacarācaram / kiṃ punar mānavaṃ dīnam atyalpaṃ viṣayātmakam
— an angry sage has burnt up the three worlds with all that moves and does not move; how much more a wretched human being, exceedingly small and given over to sense-objects?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 13.57
लोमश उवाच: त्वं समर्थो महाराज जगत्पूज्या द्विजोत्तमाः । गावश्च दिव्यास्तस्माद् वै मूल्यम् अस्मै प्रदीयताम्
lomaśa uvāca: tvaṃ samartho mahārāja jagatpūjyā dvijottamāḥ / gāvaśca divyāstasmād vai mūlyam asmai pradīyatām
Lomaśa said: You are able (to do it), great king; the best of the twice-born are to be honoured by the world, and cows are divine — therefore let cows be given to him as the price.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 13.58
ततः श्रुत्वा तु वचनं स सामात्यपुरोहितः । हर्षेण महताविष्टः प्रोवाचेदं वचो मुनिम्
tataḥ śrutvā tu vacanaṃ sa sāmātyapurohitaḥ / harṣeṇa mahatāviṣṭaḥ provācedaṃ vaco munim
Then, having heard that speech, he, with his ministers and chaplain, filled with great joy, spoke this word to the sage:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 13.59
उत्तिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ भगवन् कृतमेव न संशयः । एतद् योग्यतं मूल्यं भवतो मुनिसत्तम
uttiṣṭhottiṣṭha bhagavan kṛtameva na saṃśayaḥ / etad yogyataṃ mūlyaṃ bhavato munisattama
"Rise, rise, revered one! It is as good as done, no doubt. This is the most fitting price for you, O best of sages."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 13.60
आपस्तम्ब उवाच: उत्तिष्ठाम्य् एव संप्रीत्या सम्यक् क्रीतो ऽस्मि पार्थिव । गोभ्यो मूल्यं न पश्यामि पवित्रं पापनाशनम्
āpastamba uvāca: uttiṣṭhāmy eva saṃprītyā samyak krīto 'smi pārthiva / gobhyo mūlyaṃ na paśyāmi pavitraṃ pāpanāśanam
Āpastamba said: I do rise, with full satisfaction; I am rightly bought, O king. I see no price (equal) to cows, (which are) purifying and destroy sin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 13.61
गावः प्रदक्षिणी कार्य्या वन्दनीया हि नित्यशः । मङ्गलायतन दिव्यास् सृष्टास् त्वेताः स्वयम्भुवा
gāvaḥ pradakṣiṇī kāryyā vandanīyā hi nityaśaḥ / maṅgalāyatana divyās sṛṣṭās tvetāḥ svayambhuvā
Cows are to be circumambulated (keeping them on the right) and to be reverenced always; these divine ones, seats of auspiciousness, were created by the Self-existent One.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 13.62
अप्यागाराणि विप्राणां देवतायतनानि च । यद्गोमयेन शुद्ध्यन्ति किं ब्रूमो ह्यधिकं ततः
apyāgārāṇi viprāṇāṃ devatāyatanāni ca / yadgomayena śuddhyanti kiṃ brūmo hyadhikaṃ tataḥ
Since even the houses of brahmins and the temples of the gods are purified by cow-dung, what more can we say beyond that?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 13.63
गोमूत्रं गोमयं क्षीरं दधि सर्पिस् तथैव च । गवां पञ्च पवित्राणि पुनन्ति सकलं जगत्
gomūtraṃ gomayaṃ kṣīraṃ dadhi sarpis tathaiva ca / gavāṃ pañca pavitrāṇi punanti sakalaṃ jagat
Cow's urine, cow-dung, milk, curds, and likewise ghee — these five purifying things of cows cleanse the whole world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 13.64
गावो मे चाग्रतो नित्यं गावः पृष्ठत एव च । गावो मे हृदये चैव गवां मध्ये वसाम्यहम्
gāvo me cāgrato nityaṃ gāvaḥ pṛṣṭhata eva ca / gāvo me hṛdaye caiva gavāṃ madhye vasāmyaham
"May cows be always before me, and cows behind me too; cows in my heart, and may I dwell in the midst of cows."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 13.65
एव यः पठते नित्यं त्रिसन्ध्यं नियतः शुचिः । मुच्यते सर्वपापेभ्यः स्वर्गलोकं स गच्छति
eva yaḥ paṭhate nityaṃ trisandhyaṃ niyataḥ śuciḥ / mucyate sarvapāpebhyaḥ svargalokaṃ sa gacchati
He who thus recites (this) constantly at the three junctures of the day, restrained and pure, is freed from all sins and goes to the world of heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 13.66
अग्रे ग्रासपरो भावः कर्तव्यो भक्तितो ऽन्वहम् । अकृत्वा स्वयमाहारं कुर्वन्नाप्नोति दुर्गतिम्
agre grāsaparo bhāvaḥ kartavyo bhaktito 'nvaham / akṛtvā svayamāhāraṃ kurvannāpnoti durgatim
Day by day, with devotion, one's mind should be intent on (giving cows) a mouthful first; one who eats without having done so, incurs a bad destiny.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 13.67
तेनाग्नयो हुतास् सम्यक् पितरश् चापि तार्पिताः । देवाश्च पूजितास् तेन यो ददाति गवाह्निकम्
tenāgnayo hutās samyak pitaraś cāpi tārpitāḥ / devāśca pūjitās tena yo dadāti gavāhnikam
By him the fires have been properly offered to, and the ancestors too satisfied, and the gods worshipped by him — (namely) whoever gives the cows' daily (portion).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 13.68
मन्त्रः सौरभेयी जगत्पूज्या नित्य विष्णुपदे स्थिता । सर्वदेवमयी ग्रासं मया दत्तं प्रतीक्षताम्
mantraḥ saurabheyī jagatpūjyā nitya viṣṇupade sthitā / sarvadevamayī grāsaṃ mayā dattaṃ pratīkṣatām
The formula: "The daughter of Surabhi, worthy of the world's worship, ever abiding in Viṣṇu's station, made of all the gods — let her look for the mouthful of fodder given by me."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 13.69
रक्षणाद् ब्रह्मपुत्राणां गवां कण्डूयनात् तथा । क्षीणार्तरक्षणाच् चैव ततः स्वर्गे महीयते
rakṣaṇād brahmaputrāṇāṃ gavāṃ kaṇḍūyanāt tathā / kṣīṇārtarakṣaṇāc caiva tataḥ svarge mahīyate
By protecting the sons of Brahmā (brahmins), by currying cows, and by protecting the weak and afflicted — thereby one is honoured in heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 13.70
आदिर्हि गावो यज्ञस्य मध्यं चान्त्यं प्रकीर्तिताः । क्षरन्ति तास् तु सकलं क्षीराज्यममृतं तथा
ādirhi gāvo yajñasya madhyaṃ cāntyaṃ prakīrtitāḥ / kṣaranti tās tu sakalaṃ kṣīrājyamamṛtaṃ tathā
For cows are proclaimed the beginning of sacrifice, its middle and its end; and they yield it all — milk, ghee, and ambrosia.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 13.71
तस्माद् गावः प्रदातव्याः पूजनीया हि नित्यशः । स्वर्गस्य सङ्गमायैतास् सोपानं हि विनिर्मिताः
tasmād gāvaḥ pradātavyāḥ pūjanīyā hi nityaśaḥ / svargasya saṅgamāyaitās sopānaṃ hi vinirmitāḥ
Therefore cows should be given away, and should be honoured constantly; for they have been fashioned as a stairway for reaching heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 13.72
एतच्छ्रुत्वा निषादास्ते गवां माहात्म्यम् उत्तमम् । प्रणिपत्य महाभागम् आपस्तम्बम् अथाब्रुवन्
etacchrutvā niṣādāste gavāṃ māhātmyam uttamam / praṇipatya mahābhāgam āpastambam athābruvan
Having heard this supreme greatness of cows, those Niṣādas bowed down to the greatly blessed Āpastamba and then said:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 13.73
निषादा ऊचुः: सम्भाषा दर्शनस्पर्शवर्णनं कीर्तनं तथा । पावनानि समस्तानि साधूनाम् इति नः श्रुतम्
niṣādā ūcuḥ: sambhāṣā darśanasparśavarṇanaṃ kīrtanaṃ tathā / pāvanāni samastāni sādhūnām iti naḥ śrutam
The Niṣādas said: Conversing (with them), seeing, touching, describing, and likewise praising — all these acts concerning the good are purifying: so we have heard.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 13.74
सम्भाषा दर्शनं चैवम् इहास्माभिः कृतं द्विज । कुरुष्वानुग्रहं तस्मात् त्वां वयं शरणं गताः
sambhāṣā darśanaṃ caivam ihāsmābhiḥ kṛtaṃ dvija / kuruṣvānugrahaṃ tasmāt tvāṃ vayaṃ śaraṇaṃ gatāḥ
Conversation and sight (of you) have thus been had by us here, O twice-born; therefore show us favour — we have come to you for refuge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 13.75
आपस्तम्ब उवाच: एतां गां प्रतिगृह्णन्तु ततस् ते मुक्तकिल्बिषाः । निषादाश्च गताः स्वर्गं सह मत्स्यैर् जलोद्भवैः
āpastamba uvāca: etāṃ gāṃ pratigṛhṇantu tatas te muktakilbiṣāḥ / niṣādāśca gatāḥ svargaṃ saha matsyair jalodbhavaiḥ
Āpastamba said: Let them accept this cow. Thereupon those Niṣādas, freed of their sin, went to heaven together with the fishes born in the water.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 13.76
प्राणिनां प्रीतिमुत्पाद्य निन्दितेना ऽपि कर्मणा । नरकं यदि पश्यामि वत्स्यामि स्वर्गम् एव वा
prāṇināṃ prītimutpādya ninditenā 'pi karmaṇā / narakaṃ yadi paśyāmi vatsyāmi svargam eva vā
If, by causing gladness to living beings even through a blameworthy act, I should see hell — or else I shall dwell in heaven (either way, so be it).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 13.77
यन्मया सुकृतं किंचिन् मनोवाक्कायकर्मभिः । कृत तेनापि दुःखार्ताः सर्वे यान्तु शुभां गतिम्
yanmayā sukṛtaṃ kiṃcin manovākkāyakarmabhiḥ / kṛta tenāpi duḥkhārtāḥ sarve yāntu śubhāṃ gatim
Whatever little good I have done by acts of mind, speech and body — by that too let all who are afflicted with suffering go to a happy state.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 13.78
ततस् तस्य प्रसादेन महर्षेर् भावितात्मनः । निषादास् तेन वाक्येन सह मत्स्या दिवं गताः
tatas tasya prasādena maharṣer bhāvitātmanaḥ / niṣādās tena vākyena saha matsyā divaṃ gatāḥ
Then, by the grace of that great seer of purified mind, by that utterance the Niṣādas together with the fishes went to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 13.79
तान् दृष्ट्वा अथ गतान् स्वर्गं समत्स्यान् मत्स्यजीविनः । सामात्यभृत्यो नृपतिर् विस्मयाद् इदम् अब्रवीत्
tān dṛṣṭvā atha gatān svargaṃ samatsyān matsyajīvinaḥ / sāmātyabhṛtyo nṛpatir vismayād idam abravīt
Then, seeing those fish-eating men gone to heaven along with the fishes, the king, with his ministers and servants, said this out of astonishment:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 13.80
सेव्याः श्रेयो ऽर्थिभिः सन्तः तीर्थं पुण्यं जलोत्तमम् । क्षणोपासनमप्यत्र न तेषां निष्कलं भवेत्
sevyāḥ śreyo 'rthibhiḥ santaḥ tīrthaṃ puṇyaṃ jalottamam / kṣaṇopāsanamapyatra na teṣāṃ niṣkalaṃ bhavet
The good are to be served by those who seek welfare — (they are) a holy ford, the best of waters; even a moment's attendance upon them here would not be without fruit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 13.81
सद्भिस्सह समासीत सद्भिः कुर्वीत सत्कथाम् । आपस्तम्बो मुनिस् तत्र लोमशश्च महातपा
sadbhissaha samāsīta sadbhiḥ kurvīta satkathām / āpastambo munis tatra lomaśaśca mahātapā
One should sit together with the good; with the good one should hold good conversation. There the sage Āpastamba, and Lomaśa of great austerity,
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SkP-RK 13.82
पदैस् तु विविधैर् इष्टैर् बोधयामास तु नृपम् । ततः संधारयामास धर्मबुद्धिं सुदुर्लभाम्
padais tu vividhair iṣṭair bodhayāmāsa tu nṛpam / tataḥ saṃdhārayāmāsa dharmabuddhiṃ sudurlabhām
instructed the king with various well-chosen words; and then he made firm in himself the very hard-won resolve toward dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 13.83
तथेति कृत्वा चोक्त्वा च नृपं तं प्रशशंसतुः । अहो धन्यो ऽसि राजेन्द्र यत् ते धर्मपरामतिः
tatheti kṛtvā coktvā ca nṛpaṃ taṃ praśaśaṃsatuḥ / aho dhanyo 'si rājendra yat te dharmaparāmatiḥ
Having said and done "So be it," the two praised that king: "Ah, you are fortunate, best of kings, in that your mind is devoted to dharma."
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SkP-RK 13.84
धर्मः सुदुर्लभः पुंसां विशेषेण महीक्षिताम् । यदि राज्यमदाविष्टः स्वधर्मं न परित्यजेत्
dharmaḥ sudurlabhaḥ puṃsāṃ viśeṣeṇa mahīkṣitām / yadi rājyamadāviṣṭaḥ svadharmaṃ na parityajet
Dharma is very hard to attain for men, especially for rulers of the earth; if one possessed by the intoxication of kingship should not abandon his own duty —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 13.85
ततो जगति कस् तस्मात् पुनर् अभ्यधिको भवेत् । ध्रुवं धर्मश्च राज्यं वै मोहश्चैव सदा ध्रुवः
tato jagati kas tasmāt punar abhyadhiko bhavet / dhruvaṃ dharmaśca rājyaṃ vai mohaścaiva sadā dhruvaḥ
then who in the world would be superior to him? Dharma is fixed, and so is kingship; and delusion too is always fixed;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 13.86
महाध्रुवश्च नरको राज्यं निन्दन्ति ते बुधाः । राज्यं हि मन्यते मूढो नरो विषयलोलुपः
mahādhruvaśca narako rājyaṃ nindanti te budhāḥ / rājyaṃ hi manyate mūḍho naro viṣayalolupaḥ
and hell is most certain — so the wise censure kingship. For it is the deluded man, greedy for sense-objects, who prizes kingship;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 13.87
मनीषिणस् तु पश्यन्ति सदैव नरकोपमम् । तस्माच्छोकश्च मोहश्च न कर्तव्यो मदस् त्वया
manīṣiṇas tu paśyanti sadaiva narakopamam / tasmācchokaśca mohaśca na kartavyo madas tvayā
but the thoughtful always see it as like hell. Therefore neither grief nor delusion nor pride should be indulged in by you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 13.88
मार्कण्डेय उवाच: इत्युक्त्वा महात्मानौ जग्मतुः स्वं स्वमाश्रमम्
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: ityuktvā mahātmānau jagmatuḥ svaṃ svamāśramam
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Having spoken thus, the two great-souled ones went, each to his own hermitage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 13.89
नाभागो ऽपि वरं लब्ध्वा प्रहृष्टस्त्वविशत् पुरम् । एतत् ते कथितं राजन् ये गणाः सत्समागमे
nābhāgo 'pi varaṃ labdhvā prahṛṣṭastvaviśat puram / etat te kathitaṃ rājan ye gaṇāḥ satsamāgame
Nābhāga too, having obtained his boon, entered his city greatly delighted. This has been told to you, O king — which hosts (are present) in the assembly of the good,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 13.90
माहात्म्यं वै गवां तद्वत् किं भूयः श्रोतुम् इच्छसि । रेवामत्स्यासमायोगे गवां माहात्म्यमुत्तमम्
māhātmyaṃ vai gavāṃ tadvat kiṃ bhūyaḥ śrotum icchasi / revāmatsyāsamāyoge gavāṃ māhātmyamuttamam
and likewise the greatness of cows. What further do you wish to hear? At the meeting of the Revā and the Matsyā the greatness of cows is supreme.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 13.91
तत्र स्नात्वा महाराज मत्स्येश्वरमथा ऽर्चय । आपस्तम्बो महाभागो निषादा मत्स्यजीविनः
tatra snātvā mahārāja matsyeśvaramathā 'rcaya / āpastambo mahābhāgo niṣādā matsyajīvinaḥ
Having bathed there, O great king, then worship Matsyeśvara. Āpastamba, the greatly blessed, and the Niṣādas who live by fish —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 13.92
मत्स्यैः सह गताः स्वर्गं तीर्थस्यास्य प्रभावतः । दिव्यकान्तिधराः सर्वे लोके क्रीडन्ति वैष्णवे
matsyaiḥ saha gatāḥ svargaṃ tīrthasyāsya prabhāvataḥ / divyakāntidharāḥ sarve loke krīḍanti vaiṣṇave
together with the fish they went to heaven through the power of this tīrtha; all bearing divine radiance, they sport in the world of Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition