Skanda Purana — Reva Khanda — Chapter 25
SkP-RK 25.1
मार्कण्डेय उवाच: अथान्यत् कथयिष्यामि तीर्थानां तीर्थमुत्तमम् । सर्वपापहरं दिव्यं स्वर्गसोपानसन्निभम्
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: athānyat kathayiṣyāmi tīrthānāṃ tīrthamuttamam / sarvapāpaharaṃ divyaṃ svargasopānasannibham
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Now I shall tell of another, the highest tīrtha among tīrthas, remover of all sin, divine, resembling a stairway to heaven.
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SkP-RK 25.2
सपादकोटितीर्थानि पुरे माहेश्वरे नृप । रौद्रं वारुणम् आसाद्य क्रोशमात्रप्रमाणतः
sapādakoṭitīrthāni pure māheśvare nṛpa / raudraṃ vāruṇam āsādya krośamātrapramāṇataḥ
A crore and a quarter of tīrthas (are) in the city of Māheśvara, O king, upon reaching the Raudra and the Vāruṇa, within the measure of just a krośa.
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SkP-RK 25.3
अत्रान्तरे महाराज शिवक्षेत्रमुदाहृतम् । प्राणत्यागं च यः कुर्याच् छिवलोके च मोदते
atrāntare mahārāja śivakṣetramudāhṛtam / prāṇatyāgaṃ ca yaḥ kuryāc chivaloke ca modate
In the space between these, O great king, a field of Śiva is declared; and he who relinquishes his life (there) rejoices in the world of Śiva.
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SkP-RK 25.4
तिर्यग्योनिगताः पापाः कीटपक्षिमृगादयः । ते ऽपि यान्ति शिवस्थानं यत्र देवो महेश्वरः
tiryagyonigatāḥ pāpāḥ kīṭapakṣimṛgādayaḥ / te 'pi yānti śivasthānaṃ yatra devo maheśvaraḥ
Sinful (creatures) fallen into animal wombs — worms, birds, beasts and the rest — they too go to Śiva's abode, where the god Maheśvara is.
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SkP-RK 25.5
तिलोदकप्रदानेन मातृकाः पितृकास् तथा । पितरस् तस्य तृप्यन्ति यावद् आभूतसम्प्लवम्
tilodakapradānena mātṛkāḥ pitṛkās tathā / pitaras tasya tṛpyanti yāvad ābhūtasamplavam
By the offering of sesame and water, his mother's forebears, his father's forebears, and his ancestors are satisfied until the flooding away of all beings.
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SkP-RK 25.6
तत्रेष्टा ब्रह्मणा पूर्वमसंख्येयां मखोत्तमाः । शक्रश्च देवराज्रत्वं तत्रेष्ट्वा समवाप्तवान्
tatreṣṭā brahmaṇā pūrvamasaṃkhyeyāṃ makhottamāḥ / śakraśca devarājratvaṃ tatreṣṭvā samavāptavān
There, formerly, countless supreme sacrifices were performed by Brahmā; and Śakra, having sacrificed there, obtained the kingship of the gods.
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SkP-RK 25.7
कार्तवीर्येण तत्रैव कृतं यज्ञशतं पुरा । अयोध्यायां पुरा राजन् यज्ञदानपरायणः
kārtavīryeṇa tatraiva kṛtaṃ yajñaśataṃ purā / ayodhyāyāṃ purā rājan yajñadānaparāyaṇaḥ
There too a hundred sacrifices were performed of old by Kārtavīrya. In Ayodhyā formerly, O king, (there was a man) devoted to sacrifice and to giving,
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SkP-RK 25.8
आदित्यस्य सुतश्चासीत् सूर्यवंशे महीपतिः । जित्वा ऽसुरांस् तथा दैत्यान् रक्षोगणसमन्वितान्
ādityasya sutaścāsīt sūryavaṃśe mahīpatiḥ / jitvā 'surāṃs tathā daityān rakṣogaṇasamanvitān
and he was a son of Āditya, a lord of the earth in the solar line; having conquered the asuras and likewise the daityas, along with the throngs of rākṣasas,
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SkP-RK 25.9
मनुर्नाम्ना चक्रवर्ती शक्रादीशाद् गुणोत्तमः । पुरोत्तमे न सर्पन्ति मृत्युरोगजरास् तथा
manurnāmnā cakravartī śakrādīśād guṇottamaḥ / purottame na sarpanti mṛtyurogajarās tathā
Manu by name, an emperor, surpassing in virtues Śakra and the other lords. In that finest of cities death, disease and old age do not creep in.
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SkP-RK 25.10
शतार्द्धसाप्तभौमैश् च गृहैर् हेममयैः शुभैः । वापीकूपतडागानां दीर्घिकानां शतैर् युता
śatārddhasāptabhaumaiś ca gṛhair hemamayaiḥ śubhaiḥ / vāpīkūpataḍāgānāṃ dīrghikānāṃ śatair yutā
(It was) furnished with fifty fine seven-storeyed houses made of gold, and with hundreds of step-wells, wells, ponds and long tanks,
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SkP-RK 25.11
सुशोभिता प्रेक्षणीयैर् नानारूपैर् विलासिभिः । वेणुवीणाध्वनियुता नानावाद्यैः सहस्रशः
suśobhitā prekṣaṇīyair nānārūpair vilāsibhiḥ / veṇuvīṇādhvaniyutā nānāvādyaiḥ sahasraśaḥ
finely adorned with playful (people) of many forms, worth looking at, resounding with the sound of flute and vīṇā, with various instruments by the thousands.
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SkP-RK 25.12
अलकेव कुबेरस्य शक्रस्येवामरावती । पुरी विराजते तद्वद् अयोध्या देवनिर्मिता
alakeva kuberasya śakrasyevāmarāvatī / purī virājate tadvad ayodhyā devanirmitā
As Alakā is Kubera's, as Amarāvatī is Śakra's, so does that city Ayodhyā, fashioned by the gods, shine forth.
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SkP-RK 25.13
लक्षाणि द्वे च सार्धाणि प्रजा जीवन्ति तत्र च । तत्रैव वंशे राजर्षीर् अभूत् परमधार्मिकः
lakṣāṇi dve ca sārdhāṇi prajā jīvanti tatra ca / tatraiva vaṃśe rājarṣīr abhūt paramadhārmikaḥ
And two and a half lakhs of subjects live there. In that very lineage there was a royal sage, supremely righteous,
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SkP-RK 25.14
नानामखसहस्रैर् यो ददाह पृथिवीम् इमाम् । न तद् देशो न तत् तीर्थं न तद् राष्टं न चाश्रमः
nānāmakhasahasrair yo dadāha pṛthivīm imām / na tad deśo na tat tīrthaṃ na tad rāṣṭaṃ na cāśramaḥ
who burned (through) this earth with many thousands of sacrifices. There is no such land, no such tīrtha, no such realm, and no such hermitage
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SkP-RK 25.15
नेष्टं यत्र महायज्ञैः सालङ्कायनभूभृता । सस्यमालाधृता पृथ्वी धनधान्यसमन्विता
neṣṭaṃ yatra mahāyajñaiḥ sālaṅkāyanabhūbhṛtā / sasyamālādhṛtā pṛthvī dhanadhānyasamanvitā
where sacrifice was not performed with great offerings by that king of the Ālaṅkāyanas. The earth, wearing a garland of crops, endowed with wealth and grain,
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SkP-RK 25.16
स्वयं कामदुघा गावः पट्टवस्त्रमहीरुहाः । यज्ञैः सर्वैर् विवाहैश् च वेदैर् माङ्गल्यमङ्गलैः
svayaṃ kāmadughā gāvaḥ paṭṭavastramahīruhāḥ / yajñaiḥ sarvair vivāhaiś ca vedair māṅgalyamaṅgalaiḥ
Of themselves the cows yielded (milk) at will, and the trees (bore) silken cloth—by all sacrifices and weddings and Vedas, with auspicious rites of good omen.
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SkP-RK 25.17
एवं तु सततं धात्री कालेन महता ततः । अनावृष्टिरभूद् राष्ट्रे पुरा द्वादशवार्षिकी
evaṃ tu satataṃ dhātrī kālena mahatā tataḥ / anāvṛṣṭirabhūd rāṣṭre purā dvādaśavārṣikī
Thus (it was) continually; but then, after a great length of time, there came about in the kingdom, long ago, a drought of twelve years.
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SkP-RK 25.18
मृता जानपदाः सर्वे द्विपदाश् च चतुष्पदाः । तृणगुल्मलतावल्यो भूतग्रामं चतुर्विधम्
mṛtā jānapadāḥ sarve dvipadāś ca catuṣpadāḥ / tṛṇagulmalatāvalyo bhūtagrāmaṃ caturvidham
All the country folk died, both two-footed and four-footed, and the grasses, shrubs, and creeping vines—the fourfold host of beings.
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SkP-RK 25.19
हाहाकारोमहानासीद् देवासुरनृणां तथा । सालङ्कायनराजर्षिः चिन्तयामास भारत
hāhākāromahānāsīd devāsuranṛṇāṃ tathā / sālaṅkāyanarājarṣiḥ cintayāmāsa bhārata
There arose a great cry of woe among gods, demons, and men alike; and the royal sage Sālaṅkāyana fell to thinking, O Bhārata.
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SkP-RK 25.20
जन्मप्रभृति मे पापं किंचिद् एव न विद्यते । पूजयामि हरिं देवं संसारार्णवतारणम्
janmaprabhṛti me pāpaṃ kiṃcid eva na vidyate / pūjayāmi hariṃ devaṃ saṃsārārṇavatāraṇam
"From my birth onward there is not any sin at all in me; I worship the god Hari, who carries (one) across the ocean of transmigration."
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SkP-RK 25.21
ब्राह्मणांश् च मुनींश् चैव तर्पयामास चेच्छया । बृहस्पतिसमं बुद्ध्या वशिष्ठं ब्रह्मवादिनम्
brāhmaṇāṃś ca munīṃś caiva tarpayāmāsa cecchayā / bṛhaspatisamaṃ buddhyā vaśiṣṭhaṃ brahmavādinam
And he gratified the brahmins and the sages according to (their) wish; (and he approached) Vasiṣṭha, the expounder of Brahman, equal to Bṛhaspati in understanding.
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SkP-RK 25.22
पप्रच्छ नृपतिर् भक्त्या साष्टाङ्गं प्रणिपत्य च । अनावृष्टिर् अभूद् विप्र कथं द्वादशवार्षिकी
papraccha nṛpatir bhaktyā sāṣṭāṅgaṃ praṇipatya ca / anāvṛṣṭir abhūd vipra kathaṃ dvādaśavārṣikī
And prostrating himself with the eight limbs, the king asked with devotion: "How, O brahmin, has there come about a drought of twelve years?
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SkP-RK 25.23
ना ऽपराधो मया कश्चित् कृतो ब्राह्मणदेवयोः । संशयो मे महास्तत्र वेदानुग्रहतत्पर
nā 'parādho mayā kaścit kṛto brāhmaṇadevayoḥ / saṃśayo me mahāstatra vedānugrahatatpara
No offence of any kind has been committed by me against brahmins or gods. My doubt about that is great, O you who are intent on favouring the Vedas."
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SkP-RK 25.24
वशिष्ठ उवाच: शृणु राजन् महाबाहो अनावृष्टेश् च कारणम् । पुरा सांवत्सरे यज्ञे वृद्धाश् च मुनयो ऽवदन्
vaśiṣṭha uvāca: śṛṇu rājan mahābāho anāvṛṣṭeś ca kāraṇam / purā sāṃvatsare yajñe vṛddhāś ca munayo 'vadan
Vasiṣṭha said: Hear, O great-armed king, the cause of the drought. Long ago, at a year-long sacrifice, the elders and the sages spoke (of it).
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SkP-RK 25.25
तेषां च वचनं श्रुत्वा कर्तव्यं जनसंसदि । तावद् एव मुनिश्चात्रिः पुलस्त्यः पुलहः क्रतुः
teṣāṃ ca vacanaṃ śrutvā kartavyaṃ janasaṃsadi / tāvad eva muniścātriḥ pulastyaḥ pulahaḥ kratuḥ
And having heard their word, what ought to be done in the assembly of people—just then the sage Atri, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu,
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SkP-RK 25.26
भृगुरग्निर् मरीचिश् च कश्यपो ऽथ विभाण्डकः । जमदग्निश् च माण्डव्यो यमो विष्णुस् तथाङ्गिराः
bhṛguragnir marīciś ca kaśyapo 'tha vibhāṇḍakaḥ / jamadagniś ca māṇḍavyo yamo viṣṇus tathāṅgirāḥ
Bhṛgu, Agni, and Marīci, Kaśyapa, and then Vibhāṇḍaka, and Jamadagni, Māṇḍavya, Yama, Viṣṇu, and likewise Aṅgiras,
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SkP-RK 25.27
बृहस्पतिस् तथा दक्षः शातातपपराशरौ । उशना गौतमश् चैव व्यासः कात्यायनस् तथा
bṛhaspatis tathā dakṣaḥ śātātapaparāśarau / uśanā gautamaś caiva vyāsaḥ kātyāyanas tathā
Bṛhaspati, and Dakṣa, Śātātapa and Parāśara, Uśanas and Gautama, Vyāsa and likewise Kātyāyana,
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SkP-RK 25.28
विश्वामित्रो ऽथ शाण्डिल्यः कक्षः कात्यायनिस् तथा । हारीतः शङ्खलिखितौ याज्ञवल्क्यो ऽथ गालवः
viśvāmitro 'tha śāṇḍilyaḥ kakṣaḥ kātyāyanis tathā / hārītaḥ śaṅkhalikhitau yājñavalkyo 'tha gālavaḥ
Viśvāmitra, then Śāṇḍilya, Kakṣa, and likewise Kātyāyani, Hārīta, Śaṅkha and Likhita, Yājñavalkya, and then Gālava,
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SkP-RK 25.31
आत्रेयः शौनको गर्गो जह्नुर् उद्दालकस् तथा । कौशिको भार्गवो ऽगस्त्यो दुर्वासाश्च्यवनस् तथा ॥ र्क्स्_२५।२९ ॥ एते चान्ये ऽपि बहवो ऋषयः सूर्यवर्चसः ॥ र्क्स्_२५।३० ॥ धर्माणामुपदेष्टारो वेदशास्त्रानुयायिनः । अनावृष्टिं तु वै ज्ञात्वा प्रत्ययोध्यां प्रतस्थिरे
ātreyaḥ śaunako gargo jahnur uddālakas tathā / kauśiko bhārgavo 'gastyo durvāsāścyavanas tathā // rks_25.29 // ete cānye 'pi bahavo ṛṣayaḥ sūryavarcasaḥ // rks_25.30 // dharmāṇāmupadeṣṭāro vedaśāstrānuyāyinaḥ / anāvṛṣṭiṃ tu vai jñātvā pratyayodhyāṃ pratasthire
Ātreya, Śaunaka, Garga, Jahnu, and likewise Uddālaka, Kauśika, Bhārgava, Agastya, Durvāsas, and likewise Cyavana—these and many other seers, splendid as the sun, teachers of the dharmas, followers of the Vedas and the treatises: learning of the drought, they set out for Ayodhyā.
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SkP-RK 25.32
आगतान् स मुनीन् दृष्ट्वा राजा परमधार्मिकः । उदतिष्ठन् महाभाग दिवि शक्र इव ऽपरः
āgatān sa munīn dṛṣṭvā rājā paramadhārmikaḥ / udatiṣṭhan mahābhāga divi śakra iva 'paraḥ
Seeing the sages who had come, the king, supremely righteous, rose up, O greatly fortunate one, like a second Śakra in heaven.
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SkP-RK 25.33
तान् अभ्यर्च्य यथा न्यायम् अर्घपाद्यादिभिः स्वयम् । उपविष्टान् यथा न्यायम् आसने शुभदर्शने
tān abhyarcya yathā nyāyam arghapādyādibhiḥ svayam / upaviṣṭān yathā nyāyam āsane śubhadarśane
Having honoured them duly, himself with water for guests, water for the feet, and the rest, (and) when they were seated duly on seats fair to look upon,
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SkP-RK 25.34
स कारणम् अनावृष्टेः तान् पप्रच्छ महात्मनः । अब्रुवन् मुनयो वाक्यं सालङ्कायनभूपतिम्
sa kāraṇam anāvṛṣṭeḥ tān papraccha mahātmanaḥ / abruvan munayo vākyaṃ sālaṅkāyanabhūpatim
he asked those great-souled ones the cause of the drought; and the sages spoke (these) words to King Sālaṅkāyana:
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SkP-RK 25.35
भविष्यभूततत्त्वज्ञं सप्तकल्पान्तवासिनम् । मार्कण्डेयं महात्मानं सर्वेषां गुरुम् अर्चय
bhaviṣyabhūtatattvajñaṃ saptakalpāntavāsinam / mārkaṇḍeyaṃ mahātmānaṃ sarveṣāṃ gurum arcaya
"Honour Mārkaṇḍeya, the great-souled one, knower of the truth of what is to be and what has been, who has dwelt through the end of seven aeons, the teacher of all.
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SkP-RK 25.36
तस्याश्रमपदं गत्वा ब्राह्मणैः सह चिन्तय । यं यं धर्मं स वदति तं तं कर्तुम् इहार्हसि
tasyāśramapadaṃ gatvā brāhmaṇaiḥ saha cintaya / yaṃ yaṃ dharmaṃ sa vadati taṃ taṃ kartum ihārhasi
Going to his hermitage, take counsel together with the brahmins; whatever dharma he declares, that you ought to do here."
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SkP-RK 25.37
एवमुक्तो द्विजैः सर्वैः सालङ्कायनभूपतिः । उवाच वचनं सर्वान् मुनीन्द्रां छंसितव्रतान्
evamukto dvijaiḥ sarvaiḥ sālaṅkāyanabhūpatiḥ / uvāca vacanaṃ sarvān munīndrāṃ chaṃsitavratān
Thus addressed by all the twice-born, King Sālaṅkāyana spoke a word to all those best of sages, whose vows were praised:
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SkP-RK 25.38
अनुग्रहम् इमं मन्ये प्रसादं मुनिसत्तमाः । आदिदेश ततो राजा भ्रातरौ द्वारपालकौ
anugraham imaṃ manye prasādaṃ munisattamāḥ / ādideśa tato rājā bhrātarau dvārapālakau
"I consider this a favour, a grace, O best of sages." Then the king commanded the two brothers, the gatekeepers:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.39
सुधन्ववीरधन्वानौ प्रतीहारौ महाबलौ । रथे हयानि युज्यन्तां ब्राह्मणारोहणं प्रति
sudhanvavīradhanvānau pratīhārau mahābalau / rathe hayāni yujyantāṃ brāhmaṇārohaṇaṃ prati
Sudhanvan and Vīradhanvan, the two doorkeepers of great strength: "Let horses be yoked to the chariot for the brahmins to mount."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.40
ब्रह्मशर्मा देवशर्मा मन्त्रिणौ तत्त्वदर्शिनौ । पप्रच्छ गमनार्थाय कर्तव्यं च यथा ऽदिशत्
brahmaśarmā devaśarmā mantriṇau tattvadarśinau / papraccha gamanārthāya kartavyaṃ ca yathā 'diśat
Brahmaśarman and Devaśarman were his two ministers, discerners of the truth; he asked (them) what should be done for the journey, and (acted) as they advised.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.41
मन्त्रिणावूचतुः: समयज्ञो महाबाहो त्वम् एव विहितं कुरु । राजा तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा धर्मशास्त्रविशारदः
mantriṇāvūcatuḥ: samayajño mahābāho tvam eva vihitaṃ kuru / rājā tadvacanaṃ śrutvā dharmaśāstraviśāradaḥ
The two ministers said: "You know the right occasion, O mighty-armed one; do yourself what is prescribed." The king, hearing that speech, being versed in the treatises on dharma,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.42
उवाच श्लक्ष्णाया वाचा हर्षगद्गदमानसः । गन्तव्यं ब्राह्मणैः सार्द्धं यत्र कल्पान्तगो मुनिः
uvāca ślakṣṇāyā vācā harṣagadgadamānasaḥ / gantavyaṃ brāhmaṇaiḥ sārddhaṃ yatra kalpāntago muniḥ
spoke in a gentle voice, his mind choked with joy: "We must go together with the brahmins to where the sage who endures to the end of the kalpa is."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.43
एवमुक्त्वा ययौ राजा ब्राह्मणैः सह भारत । दिव्ययानसमारूढः सम्प्राप्तः कल्पगातटम्
evamuktvā yayau rājā brāhmaṇaiḥ saha bhārata / divyayānasamārūḍhaḥ samprāptaḥ kalpagātaṭam
Having spoken thus the king went with the brahmins, O Bhārata; mounted on a divine conveyance he reached the bank of the Kalpagā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.44
धर्मारण्यं समासाद्य मार्कण्डं मुनिभिः सह । स समीपे समासीनं प्रणम्य प्रणतिक्षमम्
dharmāraṇyaṃ samāsādya mārkaṇḍaṃ munibhiḥ saha / sa samīpe samāsīnaṃ praṇamya praṇatikṣamam
Having reached the Dharma forest together with the sages, he bowed to Mārkaṇḍa, worthy of obeisance, who was seated close by.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.45
आपृष्टः कुशलं तेन तदा वै ब्रह्मवादिना । उवाच वचनं राजा मार्कण्डं ज्ञानचक्षुषम्
āpṛṣṭaḥ kuśalaṃ tena tadā vai brahmavādinā / uvāca vacanaṃ rājā mārkaṇḍaṃ jñānacakṣuṣam
Being asked about his welfare by that speaker of brahman, the king then spoke these words to Mārkaṇḍa, whose eye is knowledge:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.46
अद्य मे कुशलं ब्रह्मंस् त्वत्पादाम्बुजदर्शनात् । किंतु मां बाधते नित्यं भविष्यं चैव तत्त्ववित्
adya me kuśalaṃ brahmaṃs tvatpādāmbujadarśanāt / kiṃtu māṃ bādhate nityaṃ bhaviṣyaṃ caiva tattvavit
"Today it is well with me, O brahmin, from the sight of your lotus feet; but the future constantly troubles me, O knower of the truth."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.47
मार्कण्डेय उवाच: अपमार्गेण प्रजानां देव ब्राह्मणहिंसया । वर्णाश्रमविलोपेन अधर्मो धर्मबाधकः
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: apamārgeṇa prajānāṃ deva brāhmaṇahiṃsayā / varṇāśramavilopena adharmo dharmabādhakaḥ
Mārkaṇḍeya said: "Through the subjects' going by the wrong path, O lord, through the killing of brahmins, through the effacing of the classes and the stages of life, unrighteousness arises, obstructing dharma."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.48
शम्भुर् न पूज्यते यत्र रुद्रभागो न दीयते । देशे तस्मिन् अनावृष्टिर् दुर्भिक्षं मरणं ध्रुवम्
śambhur na pūjyate yatra rudrabhāgo na dīyate / deśe tasmin anāvṛṣṭir durbhikṣaṃ maraṇaṃ dhruvam
Where Śambhu is not worshipped, where Rudra's share is not given — in that land drought, famine and death are certain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.49
विनश्यन्ति प्रजा राष्ट्रे अल्पायुर् नृपतिर् भवेत् । अब्रह्मण्या ब्राह्मणाश् च शूद्रा वै ब्रह्मवादिनः
vinaśyanti prajā rāṣṭre alpāyur nṛpatir bhavet / abrahmaṇyā brāhmaṇāś ca śūdrā vai brahmavādinaḥ
The subjects perish in the realm, and the king becomes short-lived; brahmins become un-brahminical, and śūdras indeed speakers of brahman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.50
शिवजपं यज्ञसूत्रं शूद्रो धारयते यदा । अलिङ्गिनो लिङ्गिनश् च अव्रता व्रतधारिणः
śivajapaṃ yajñasūtraṃ śūdro dhārayate yadā / aliṅgino liṅginaś ca avratā vratadhāriṇaḥ
When a śūdra bears the recitation of Śiva('s mantra) and the sacrificial thread, when those without the marks (of an order) become bearers of the marks, and those without vows bearers of vows,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.51
स्वपापं कृतवन्तश् च तान् स्वराष्ट्रे प्रवासिनः । सव्याङ्गे ब्रह्मसूत्रं च वह्णिसूत्रं च कारयेत्
svapāpaṃ kṛtavantaś ca tān svarāṣṭre pravāsinaḥ / savyāṅge brahmasūtraṃ ca vahṇisūtraṃ ca kārayet
and (when) they have committed their own sin — those (the king) should banish from his own realm; and he should have the brahman-thread and the fire-thread made on the left limb.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 25.52
गर्दभारोहणं तस्य कारयेल् लोकगार्हितम् । एतत् ते कथितं राजन्न् अनावृष्टेश् च कारणम्
gardabhārohaṇaṃ tasya kārayel lokagārhitam / etat te kathitaṃ rājann anāvṛṣṭeś ca kāraṇam
He should have him ride a donkey, which is despised by the world. This has been told to you, O king, and (this is) the cause of drought.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.53
अनावृष्ट्या सस्यहानिस् तत्क्षयान् म्रियते प्रजा । प्रजाक्षयाद् वेदहानिस् तद्धानौ यज्ञसंक्षयः
anāvṛṣṭyā sasyahānis tatkṣayān mriyate prajā / prajākṣayād vedahānis taddhānau yajñasaṃkṣayaḥ
By drought comes loss of crops; from their loss the people die; from the loss of the people, loss of the Veda; on its loss, the ruin of sacrifice;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.54
तत्क्षयाद् धर्महानिश् च तद्धानौ वर्णसङ्करः । तत्सङ्करात् कर्मलोपः पतनं नरके ध्रुवम्
tatkṣayād dharmahāniś ca taddhānau varṇasaṅkaraḥ / tatsaṅkarāt karmalopaḥ patanaṃ narake dhruvam
from its ruin, loss of dharma; on its loss, the mixing of the classes; from that mixing, the lapse of rites, and a fall into hell is certain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.55
गङ्गासागरसम्भेदे चाण्डालाः सप्तसाम्प्रतम् । कणधूमं पिबन्त्याशु ऊर्ध्वपादा ह्यधः शिराः
gaṅgāsāgarasambhede cāṇḍālāḥ saptasāmpratam / kaṇadhūmaṃ pibantyāśu ūrdhvapādā hyadhaḥ śirāḥ
At the meeting of the Ganges and the ocean seven cāṇḍālas at present quickly drink the smoke of chaff, with feet up and head down.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.56
चकम्पिरे सुराः सर्वे सिद्धगन्धर्वकिन्नराः । देवराजः सुरैः सार्धमासनाच् चलितो नृप
cakampire surāḥ sarve siddhagandharvakinnarāḥ / devarājaḥ suraiḥ sārdhamāsanāc calito nṛpa
All the gods trembled, the siddhas, gandharvas and kinnaras; the king of the gods, together with the gods, was shaken from his seat, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.57
तपसस् तु प्रभावो ऽयम् अपि दृष्टो नराधिप । नैमिषे च महारण्ये सुरासुरनमस्कृते
tapasas tu prabhāvo 'yam api dṛṣṭo narādhipa / naimiṣe ca mahāraṇye surāsuranamaskṛte
And this power of austerity, O lord of men, was seen also in the great forest Naimiṣa, revered by gods and asuras:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.58
शतमष्टोत्तरं सर्वे तापसाः शूद्रजन्मनः । ब्रह्मकर्म समासाद्य स्थिता धर्मपरायणाः
śatamaṣṭottaraṃ sarve tāpasāḥ śūdrajanmanaḥ / brahmakarma samāsādya sthitā dharmaparāyaṇāḥ
All one hundred and eight of them were ascetics of śūdra birth; having taken up the brahmin's observance, they abide devoted to dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.59
अधर्मचारिणां पुंसां राजा पापेन लिप्यते । अयज्ञयाजकस्थाने अनावृष्टिर् भवेत् सदा
adharmacāriṇāṃ puṃsāṃ rājā pāpena lipyate / ayajñayājakasthāne anāvṛṣṭir bhavet sadā
When men act against dharma, the king is smeared with the sin; in a place where no sacrificer performs sacrifice, there is always drought.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.60
अपूजनात् तथा नित्यं देवेदेवस्य शूलिनः । न स्वर्गो नापवर्गश् च न भोगाश् चापि पुष्कलाः
apūjanāt tathā nityaṃ devedevasya śūlinaḥ / na svargo nāpavargaś ca na bhogāś cāpi puṣkalāḥ
And likewise, from constant non-worship of the god of gods, the bearer of the trident, there is no heaven, no release, and no abundant enjoyments.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.61
ब्रह्मविष्णुसुरेन्द्राद् या अर्चयन्ति महेश्वरम् । किं पुनर् मानुषाः पापा राजानः पापजीविनः
brahmaviṣṇusurendrād yā arcayanti maheśvaram / kiṃ punar mānuṣāḥ pāpā rājānaḥ pāpajīvinaḥ
(Even) Brahmā, Viṣṇu, the lord of the gods and the rest worship Maheśvara — how much more (must) sinful men, kings who live by sin?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 25.62
नार्चयन्ति महेशं ये ते नराः पापभागिनः । न च स्वर्गस्य मोक्षस्य फलं भोगम् अवाप्नुयुः
nārcayanti maheśaṃ ye te narāḥ pāpabhāginaḥ / na ca svargasya mokṣasya phalaṃ bhogam avāpnuyuḥ
Those men who do not worship the Great Lord are sharers in sin, and they would not obtain the fruit of heaven, of release, or enjoyment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.63
तस्मान् नृप त्वं श्रेयांसि ब्राह्मणैः सह चिन्तय । नर्मदातीरमासाद्य रुद्रयज्ञं समारभ
tasmān nṛpa tvaṃ śreyāṃsi brāhmaṇaiḥ saha cintaya / narmadātīramāsādya rudrayajñaṃ samārabha
Therefore, king, consider together with the brahmins what is best; go to the bank of the Narmadā and begin the sacrifice to Rudra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.64
तेषां शिरांसि होमे ऽस्मिन् पातय त्वं यथाविधि । समर्चय सुरेशानं ततः शान्तिर् भविष्यति
teṣāṃ śirāṃsi home 'smin pātaya tvaṃ yathāvidhi / samarcaya sureśānaṃ tataḥ śāntir bhaviṣyati
Make their heads fall in this oblation according to the rule; worship well the Lord of the gods — then there will be peace.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.65
कामवर्षी च पर्जन्यः पुनः सृष्टिः प्रवर्तते । मुच्यतां पापदोषेण राज्यं स्वर्गमवाप्स्यसि
kāmavarṣī ca parjanyaḥ punaḥ sṛṣṭiḥ pravartate / mucyatāṃ pāpadoṣeṇa rājyaṃ svargamavāpsyasi
And the rain-cloud will rain at will, and creation will go forward again; be freed from the taint of sin — you will win your kingdom and heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.66
तवैतत् कथितं राजन् यथादृष्टं मया ऽनघ । तस्य तद् वचनं श्रुत्वा राजा परमधार्मिकः
tavaitat kathitaṃ rājan yathādṛṣṭaṃ mayā 'nagha / tasya tad vacanaṃ śrutvā rājā paramadhārmikaḥ
This has been told to you, sinless king, as it was seen by me. Hearing that speech of his, the supremely righteous king,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.67
नमस्कृत्य मुनिश्रेष्ठम् ऋषिभिः सह भारत । अनुग्रहम् इमं मन्ये त्वत्प्रसादाद् यथोदितम्
namaskṛtya muniśreṣṭham ṛṣibhiḥ saha bhārata / anugraham imaṃ manye tvatprasādād yathoditam
having bowed to the best of sages together with the seers, O Bhārata, (said): "I regard this as a favour, (obtained) by your grace, just as it has been declared."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.68
आदिदेश प्रतीहारान् यज्ञसम्भारसिद्धये । गत्वा ऽयोध्यां पुरीं रम्यामादेशं मखसम्भवम्
ādideśa pratīhārān yajñasambhārasiddhaye / gatvā 'yodhyāṃ purīṃ ramyāmādeśaṃ makhasambhavam
He instructed the door-keepers for the procuring of the sacrificial materials: "Having gone to the lovely city of Ayodhyā, (deliver) the order concerning the sacrifice,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.69
यज्ञोपस्करमादाय सर्वैर् आगम्य ताम् इति । राज्ञीनां च कुमाराणां सहस्रं साष्टकं तथा
yajñopaskaramādāya sarvair āgamya tām iti / rājñīnāṃ ca kumārāṇāṃ sahasraṃ sāṣṭakaṃ tathā
that all should take the sacrificial equipment and come to it (the sacrificial ground): a thousand and eight of the queens and of the princes,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 25.70
सर्वांश् चैव महीपालान् नानादेशसमुद्भवान् । सप्तरात्राभ्यन्तरतो यथा यज्ञः प्रवर्तते
sarvāṃś caiva mahīpālān nānādeśasamudbhavān / saptarātrābhyantarato yathā yajñaḥ pravartate
and all the kings born in various lands — so that within seven nights the sacrifice may go forward."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.71
नमस्कृत्य गतौ तौ तु प्रतीहारौ पुरं प्रति । कथयामासतुस्तत्र यथोद्दिष्टं नृपेण तु
namaskṛtya gatau tau tu pratīhārau puraṃ prati / kathayāmāsatustatra yathoddiṣṭaṃ nṛpeṇa tu
The two door-keepers, having bowed, went to the city, and there they related what had been enjoined by the king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.72
अष्टोत्तरसहस्रं तु राज्ञीनां दिव्यवाससाम् । कुमारा ये च राजानो ये चान्ये गृहकर्मिणः
aṣṭottarasahasraṃ tu rājñīnāṃ divyavāsasām / kumārā ye ca rājāno ye cānye gṛhakarmiṇaḥ
A thousand and eight queens in divine garments, and the princes and the kings, and the others who do the household work,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.73
असूताक्षतयोनीनां लक्षम् एकं तु योषिताम् । रम्भोर्वशीसमानानां रूपेणाप्रतिमत्विषाम्
asūtākṣatayonīnāṃ lakṣam ekaṃ tu yoṣitām / rambhorvaśīsamānānāṃ rūpeṇāpratimatviṣām
and one hundred thousand women who had not borne children and whose wombs were unbroken, equal to Rambhā and Urvaśī, of unmatched brilliance in beauty,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.74
महोरस्कन्धगात्राणां वाहानामयुतानि षट् । सुवर्णारत्नपूर्णानां मुद्राणामयुतं तथा
mahoraskandhagātrāṇāṃ vāhānāmayutāni ṣaṭ / suvarṇāratnapūrṇānāṃ mudrāṇāmayutaṃ tathā
sixty thousand draught animals with great chests, shoulders and bodies, and ten thousand coin-chests filled with gold and jewels,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 25.75
सवसानां च धेनूनां त्रिंशल् लक्षाणि यन्त्रितः । पाण्डुराणां हयानां तु अयुतानि दशैव तु
savasānāṃ ca dhenūnāṃ triṃśal lakṣāṇi yantritaḥ / pāṇḍurāṇāṃ hayānāṃ tu ayutāni daśaiva tu
and thirty hundred thousand milch cows with their calves, tethered, and ten thousand white horses,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 25.76
घण्टाभरणशोभानां दन्तिनामयुतं तथा । यज्ञोपस्करमादाय सर्वसम्भारसम्भृतम्
ghaṇṭābharaṇaśobhānāṃ dantināmayutaṃ tathā / yajñopaskaramādāya sarvasambhārasambhṛtam
and likewise ten thousand tuskers adorned with bells and ornaments — taking the sacrificial equipment, furnished with all the requisites,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.77
प्रस्थितौ नर्मदां राज्ञे सन्निवेशयतां पुरः । प्रणम्य चाब्रवीद् राजा सप्तकल्पान्तवासिनम्
prasthitau narmadāṃ rājñe sanniveśayatāṃ puraḥ / praṇamya cābravīd rājā saptakalpāntavāsinam
the two set out for the Narmadā and settled (all this) before the king; and the king, bowing, spoke to him who dwells through seven world-ages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 25.78
मार्कण्डेय उवाच: वैदूर्यस्य च वारुण्यां यज्ञयूपांश् च मण्डपान्
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: vaidūryasya ca vāruṇyāṃ yajñayūpāṃś ca maṇḍapān
Mārkaṇḍeya said: And to the west of Vaidūrya (have) the sacrificial posts and the pavilions (made),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 25.79
अन्यांश् च यज्ञसम्भारान् सर्वांस् तत्रैव कारय । वशिष्ठं वामदेवं च भृगुमङ्गिरसं तथा
anyāṃś ca yajñasambhārān sarvāṃs tatraiva kāraya / vaśiṣṭhaṃ vāmadevaṃ ca bhṛgumaṅgirasaṃ tathā
and have all the other requisites of the sacrifice made right there; and (invite) Vaśiṣṭha and Vāmadeva, Bhṛgu and Aṅgiras,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.80
पुलस्त्यं पुलहं चैव भारद्वाजं च कश्यपम् । याज्ञवल्क्यं मुनिं चैव मुनिं दुर्वाससं तथा
pulastyaṃ pulahaṃ caiva bhāradvājaṃ ca kaśyapam / yājñavalkyaṃ muniṃ caiva muniṃ durvāsasaṃ tathā
Pulastya and Pulaha, Bhāradvāja and Kaśyapa, and the sage Yājñavalkya, and likewise the sage Durvāsas,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.81
विभाण्डकं पर्वतं च विश्वामित्रं च नारदम् । शौनकं चैव गर्गं च संवर्तं च पराशरम्
vibhāṇḍakaṃ parvataṃ ca viśvāmitraṃ ca nāradam / śaunakaṃ caiva gargaṃ ca saṃvartaṃ ca parāśaram
Vibhāṇḍaka and Parvata, Viśvāmitra and Nārada, Śaunaka and Garga, and Saṃvarta and Parāśara,
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SkP-RK 25.82
आपस्तम्बोशनो व्यासान् सकात्यायनगौतमम् । हारीतं शङ्खलिखितौ ऋष्यशृङ्गं च सोमपम्
āpastambośano vyāsān sakātyāyanagautamam / hārītaṃ śaṅkhalikhitau ṛṣyaśṛṅgaṃ ca somapam
Āpastamba, Uśanas, and the Vyāsas, together with Kātyāyana and Gautama, Hārīta, Śaṅkha and Likhita, and Ṛṣyaśṛṅga and Somapa,
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SkP-RK 25.83
अष्टाशीतिसहस्राणि वालखिल्यान् मुनींस् तथा । सर्वदेवनमस्कार्यो यज्ञपर्वतसंज्ञितः
aṣṭāśītisahasrāṇi vālakhilyān munīṃs tathā / sarvadevanamaskāryo yajñaparvatasaṃjñitaḥ
and the eighty-eight thousand Vālakhilya sages as well. (He,) to be saluted by all the gods, called Yajñaparvata—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 25.84
हिरण्मया महास्तम्भा यादृशैर् उपशोभिताः । बहुधा यत्र शोभन्ते तथोक्ते यज्ञमण्डपे
hiraṇmayā mahāstambhā yādṛśair upaśobhitāḥ / bahudhā yatra śobhante tathokte yajñamaṇḍape
in the sacrificial pavilion so described, where golden great pillars shine in many ways, adorned with such (ornaments) as those—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 25.85
कुण्डस्थलीः स्रुवास् सर्वाः कृत्वा हेममया नृपः । नानाविधैर् भक्ष्यभोज्यै रसैश् च विविधैस् तथा
kuṇḍasthalīḥ sruvās sarvāḥ kṛtvā hemamayā nṛpaḥ / nānāvidhair bhakṣyabhojyai rasaiś ca vividhais tathā
the king, having made the fire-pit floors and all the ladles of gold, and with various foods to chew and to eat and with manifold juices,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 25.86
सरितः सागरां शैलांस् तीर्थराजं च सर्वशः । लोकपालान् महाबाहुरसुरान् दैत्यदानवान्
saritaḥ sāgarāṃ śailāṃs tīrtharājaṃ ca sarvaśaḥ / lokapālān mahābāhurasurān daityadānavān
the mighty-armed (king invited) the rivers, the oceans, the mountains, and the king of holy places in every way, the guardians of the worlds, the asuras, the daityas and the dānavas,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.87
चन्द्रादित्यौ ग्रहैः सार्धं नक्षत्रध्रुवमण्डलम् । ब्रह्माद्यांश् च सुरांस् तत्र मरुतो देवतास् तथा
candrādityau grahaiḥ sārdhaṃ nakṣatradhruvamaṇḍalam / brahmādyāṃś ca surāṃs tatra maruto devatās tathā
the moon and the sun together with the planets, the circle of the constellations and the polar star, and the gods beginning with Brahmā there, and likewise the Maruts and the deities,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.88
विष्णुं चैव सुरेशानं यज्ञे तत्पुरुषं स्वयम् । आवाहयन् महादेवं गणकोटिसमन्वितम्
viṣṇuṃ caiva sureśānaṃ yajñe tatpuruṣaṃ svayam / āvāhayan mahādevaṃ gaṇakoṭisamanvitam
and Viṣṇu, the lord of the gods, himself the Person (of the sacrifice), at the sacrifice; and they invoked Mahādeva accompanied by his crores of attendants.
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SkP-RK 25.89
आवाहितस् ततश् चाग्निर् ब्राह्मणैर् वेदपारगैः । निर्धूमः प्रज्वलंश् चैव सूर्यकोटिसमप्रभः
āvāhitas tataś cāgnir brāhmaṇair vedapāragaiḥ / nirdhūmaḥ prajvalaṃś caiva sūryakoṭisamaprabhaḥ
Then the fire was invoked by brahmins who had mastered the Vedas—smokeless and blazing, with radiance equal to a crore of suns,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.90
वेदध्वनितनिर्घोषैर् दिवं भूमिं च नादयन् । कणधूमकृताहारांश् चाण्डालान् सप्तवानय
vedadhvanitanirghoṣair divaṃ bhūmiṃ ca nādayan / kaṇadhūmakṛtāhārāṃś cāṇḍālān saptavānaya
making heaven and earth resound with the roar of the sounding of the Vedas. (He said:) "Bring here seven caṇḍālas whose food is made of chaff and smoke."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 25.91
वशिष्ठ उवाच: अनुग्रहम् इमं मन्ये यन्मां वदसि पार्थिव
vaśiṣṭha uvāca: anugraham imaṃ manye yanmāṃ vadasi pārthiva
Vaśiṣṭha said: I consider this a favour, that you speak to me (so), O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.92
कुशाग्रेण ततो राजा तेषां मूर्ध्नो न्यपातयत् । तं दृष्ट्वा मानुषं होमं सामिषं प्रेतरूपिणम्
kuśāgreṇa tato rājā teṣāṃ mūrdhno nyapātayat / taṃ dṛṣṭvā mānuṣaṃ homaṃ sāmiṣaṃ pretarūpiṇam
Then the king struck off their heads with the tip of a kuśa blade. Seeing that human oblation, with its flesh, in the form of a corpse-spirit,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.93
प्रणष्टतोया रेवा तु विहाय त्रिदिवं गता । होमावसाने सम्प्राप्ते स्नानार्थं नर्मदां ययुः
praṇaṣṭatoyā revā tu vihāya tridivaṃ gatā / homāvasāne samprāpte snānārthaṃ narmadāṃ yayuḥ
the Revā, her waters vanished, forsook (the place) and went to heaven. When the end of the oblation had come, they went to the Narmadā to bathe.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.94
शुष्कतोयां ततो ऽपश्यन् नर्मदां शंसितव्रताः । विस्मयं परमं प्राप्तः प्राह दुर्वाससं नृपः
śuṣkatoyāṃ tato 'paśyan narmadāṃ śaṃsitavratāḥ / vismayaṃ paramaṃ prāptaḥ prāha durvāsasaṃ nṛpaḥ
Then those of praiseworthy vows saw the Narmadā with her water dried up; and the king, filled with the utmost astonishment, spoke to Durvāsas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.95
चुकोप राजा विप्रेषु पापकर्मा दुरासदः । पर्जन्यार्थं वृष्टिकामैः कृतो यज्ञो निरर्थकः
cukopa rājā vipreṣu pāpakarmā durāsadaḥ / parjanyārthaṃ vṛṣṭikāmaiḥ kṛto yajño nirarthakaḥ
The king, of evil deeds and hard to approach, grew angry at the brahmins: "The sacrifice performed by those desiring rain, for the sake of the rain-god, has been fruitless;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.96
पयः पुरातनं नष्टं न जातं वर्षणं क्वचित् । राज्ञस् तु वचनं श्रुत्वा दुर्वासाश्चा ऽब्रवीत् नृपम्
payaḥ purātanaṃ naṣṭaṃ na jātaṃ varṣaṇaṃ kvacit / rājñas tu vacanaṃ śrutvā durvāsāścā 'bravīt nṛpam
the water that was there before is gone, and nowhere has rainfall occurred." But hearing the king's words, Durvāsas spoke to the king,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.97
मुनींश् च सर्वांस् तत्रस्थान् धर्मतत्त्वविशारदान् । उदकं सर्वलोकानाम् ईप्सितं च न संशयः
munīṃś ca sarvāṃs tatrasthān dharmatattvaviśāradān / udakaṃ sarvalokānām īpsitaṃ ca na saṃśayaḥ
and to all the sages standing there, skilled in the truth of dharma: "Water is indeed desired by all the worlds, no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.98
ब्राह्मणानां तपो होमो वेदमन्त्रा वशे स्थिताः । दक्षिणा यज्ञरक्षा च यजमानवशे नृप
brāhmaṇānāṃ tapo homo vedamantrā vaśe sthitāḥ / dakṣiṇā yajñarakṣā ca yajamānavaśe nṛpa
The brahmins' austerity, the oblation, the Vedic mantras stand under (their) control; but the sacrificial fee and the protection of the sacrifice are in the sacrificer's control, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.99
यज्ञोपस्करणं किंचिद् यच्चान्यद् वेदसम्मितम् । तत्सर्वं यजमानेन वेदमूलं द्विजोत्तमाः
yajñopaskaraṇaṃ kiṃcid yaccānyad vedasammitam / tatsarvaṃ yajamānena vedamūlaṃ dvijottamāḥ
Whatever implement of the sacrifice there is, and whatever else is sanctioned by the Veda — all that (is provided) by the sacrificer, (yet) has its root in the Veda, O best of the twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 25.100
वितोया नर्मदा जाता पर्जन्यो नैव वर्षति । तत्सर्वं कृतम् एवं तु श्रुतिर् एषा सनातनी
vitoyā narmadā jātā parjanyo naiva varṣati / tatsarvaṃ kṛtam evaṃ tu śrutir eṣā sanātanī
The Narmadā has become without water, and the rain-god does not rain at all; all that has been brought about thus — this is the ancient sacred tradition.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 25.101
या ययौ तां प्रतीक्षस्व नर्मदामापगोत्तमाम् । तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा क्षमस्वेत्य् अब्रवीत् नृपः
yā yayau tāṃ pratīkṣasva narmadāmāpagottamām / tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā kṣamasvety abravīt nṛpaḥ
Wait for her who has gone away, the Narmadā, best of rivers. Hearing that speech of his, the king said, "Be patient."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.102
वशिष्ठो वामदेवश्च वदत्येवं युधिष्ठिर । काशीपुर्यां प्रयागे वा गङ्गायमुनसङ्गमे
vaśiṣṭho vāmadevaśca vadatyevaṃ yudhiṣṭhira / kāśīpuryāṃ prayāge vā gaṅgāyamunasaṅgame
Vasiṣṭha and Vāmadeva speak thus, O Yudhiṣṭhira: in the city of Kāśī, or at Prayāga, at the confluence of the Gaṅgā and the Yamunā—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.103
तत्रैव वर्तते यज्ञः सत्यमेव तपोधनाः । केचिद् आहुः कुरुक्षेत्रं स्थाने यत्र सरस्वती
tatraiva vartate yajñaḥ satyameva tapodhanāḥ / kecid āhuḥ kurukṣetraṃ sthāne yatra sarasvatī
—there indeed the sacrifice proceeds, this is the truth, O you rich in austerity. Some say (it should be) Kurukṣetra, at the place where the Sarasvatī is.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.104
समुद्दिष्टानि तीर्थानि मुनिभिस् तु पृथक्पृथक् । अब्रवीत् सहसा राजन् दुर्वासा रौद्रतापसः
samuddiṣṭāni tīrthāni munibhis tu pṛthakpṛthak / abravīt sahasā rājan durvāsā raudratāpasaḥ
The sacred fords were pointed out by the sages, each one separately. Then suddenly, O king, Durvāsas, the fierce ascetic, spoke.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.105
नारदो ऽपि मुनिश्रेष्ठः तापसो गतकिल्बिषः । सरस्वत्यां महाराज तत्र तोयं न विद्यते
nārado 'pi muniśreṣṭhaḥ tāpaso gatakilbiṣaḥ / sarasvatyāṃ mahārāja tatra toyaṃ na vidyate
Nārada too, the best of sages, an ascetic freed of blemish (said): "In the Sarasvatī, O great king, there is no water there."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.106
तेषां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा सालङ्कायनभूपतिः । अब्रवीच् च ततो वाक्यं सर्वान् ऋषिगणान् प्रति
teṣāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā sālaṅkāyanabhūpatiḥ / abravīc ca tato vākyaṃ sarvān ṛṣigaṇān prati
Hearing that speech of theirs, King Sālaṅkāyana then spoke these words to all the hosts of sages:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.107
क्षणमेकं प्रतीक्षध्वं यावद् वहति कल्पगा । इत्युक्त्वा स नृपश्रेष्ठः ततस्तुष्टाव कल्पगाम्
kṣaṇamekaṃ pratīkṣadhvaṃ yāvad vahati kalpagā / ityuktvā sa nṛpaśreṣṭhaḥ tatastuṣṭāva kalpagām
"Wait a single moment, until the Kalpagā flows." Having said this, that best of kings then praised the Kalpagā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.108
नमस्ते ऽस्तु सुरेशानि नमस्ते शङ्करात्मजे । इडा च पिङ्गला चैव उमा गङ्गा सरस्वती
namaste 'stu sureśāni namaste śaṅkarātmaje / iḍā ca piṅgalā caiva umā gaṅgā sarasvatī
"Homage be to you, mistress of the gods; homage to you, daughter of Śaṅkara — you are Iḍā and Piṅgalā, Umā, Gaṅgā, Sarasvatī,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.109
गायत्री वेदमाता च सावित्री च सरस्वती । ब्राह्मी च वैष्णवी गौरी लोकमाता यशस्विनी
gāyatrī vedamātā ca sāvitrī ca sarasvatī / brāhmī ca vaiṣṇavī gaurī lokamātā yaśasvinī
Gāyatrī and mother of the Vedas, and Sāvitrī and Sarasvatī, Brāhmī and Vaiṣṇavī, Gaurī, the mother of the world, the glorious one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.110
समुद्दिष्टानि तीर्थानि पृथिव्यां यानि कानि च । त्वया ऽवृतानि सर्वाणि जगच् च सचराचरम्
samuddiṣṭāni tīrthāni pṛthivyāṃ yāni kāni ca / tvayā 'vṛtāni sarvāṇi jagac ca sacarācaram
Whatever sacred fords are named upon the earth, all of them are encompassed by you, and the world too, with all that moves and does not move.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.111
न तत् पश्यामि त्वद्वारा ऽवृतं यन्न प्रदृश्यते । त्वत्तोयस्नानमात्रेण तृप्ता यान्ति परां गतिम्
na tat paśyāmi tvadvārā 'vṛtaṃ yanna pradṛśyate / tvattoyasnānamātreṇa tṛptā yānti parāṃ gatim
I do not see anything encompassed by your stream that is not visible; merely by bathing in your water they are satisfied and go to the highest goal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 25.112
श्रुत्वा स्तोत्रम् इदं देवी राज्ञश् चामिततेजसः । मकरासनमारूढा प्रत्यक्षा सप्तकल्पगा
śrutvā stotram idaṃ devī rājñaś cāmitatejasaḥ / makarāsanamārūḍhā pratyakṣā saptakalpagā
Hearing this hymn of the king of measureless splendour, the goddess, the seven-fold Kalpagā, mounted on a crocodile as her seat, became visible.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.113
राजोवाच: पूर्वान् सप्त परान् सप्त प्रवाहान् अक्षयान् कुरु
rājovāca: pūrvān sapta parān sapta pravāhān akṣayān kuru
The king said: "Make the seven earlier and the seven later streams inexhaustible."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.114
नर्मदोवाच: दत्तो वरो मया ह्येष सत्यं तव नराधिप
narmadovāca: datto varo mayā hyeṣa satyaṃ tava narādhipa
The Narmadā said: "This boon has indeed been granted by me to you, truly, O lord of men."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.115
एवमुक्त्वा सरिच् छ्रेष्ठा जलौघेन परिप्लुता । प्रवाहैर् विस्तृतैस् तत्र वहन्ती सा व्यवस्थिता
evamuktvā saric chreṣṭhā jalaughena pariplutā / pravāhair vistṛtais tatra vahantī sā vyavasthitā
Having spoken thus, that best of rivers, flooded with a mass of water, remained there flowing with widespread streams.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.116
तं दृष्ट्वा तादृशं कर्म सालङ्कायनभूपतेः । तुष्टुवुर् मुनयः सर्वे सत्यधर्मपरायणाः
taṃ dṛṣṭvā tādṛśaṃ karma sālaṅkāyanabhūpateḥ / tuṣṭuvur munayaḥ sarve satyadharmaparāyaṇāḥ
Seeing that such a deed (was done) by King Sālaṅkāyana, all the sages, devoted to truth and righteousness, praised (him).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.117
स्नानावगाहनं पानं चक्रुस् ते पितृतर्पणम् । ततो निर्वतितो यज्ञो विप्रैः सर्वस्वदक्षिणैः
snānāvagāhanaṃ pānaṃ cakrus te pitṛtarpaṇam / tato nirvatito yajño vipraiḥ sarvasvadakṣiṇaiḥ
They performed bathing, immersion, drinking, and the offering of water to the ancestors; then the sacrifice was completed by the brahmins, with all their wealth as the sacrificial fee.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.118
यो यत्कामयते कामं तत्तस्मै प्रतिपादितम् । वस्त्रालङ्कारदानैश् च दिव्ययानैः सुशोभनैः
yo yatkāmayate kāmaṃ tattasmai pratipāditam / vastrālaṅkāradānaiś ca divyayānaiḥ suśobhanaiḥ
Whatever desire anyone desired, that was bestowed on him — with gifts of garments and ornaments, and with splendid divine conveyances.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.119
ऋत्विजः पूजिताः सर्वे सालङ्कायनभूभृता । युगपत् पूजिताः सर्वे ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वराः
ṛtvijaḥ pūjitāḥ sarve sālaṅkāyanabhūbhṛtā / yugapat pūjitāḥ sarve brahmaviṣṇumaheśvarāḥ
All the officiating priests were honoured by the king Sālaṅkāyana; all at once Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara were worshipped.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.120
ततः शिवालयं गत्वा लिङ्गं त्रिदशपूजितम् । नाम्ना माहेश्वराख्यातं सर्वकामफलप्रदम्
tataḥ śivālayaṃ gatvā liṅgaṃ tridaśapūjitam / nāmnā māheśvarākhyātaṃ sarvakāmaphalapradam
Then, having gone to Śiva's abode, (he approached) the liṅga worshipped by the thirty (gods), called by the name Māheśvara, which grants the fruit of every desire,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.121
उमया सहितं शम्भुं भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदायकम् । ॐ महेश्वराय देवाय शम्भवाय नमो नमः
umayā sahitaṃ śambhuṃ bhuktimuktipradāyakam / oṃ maheśvarāya devāya śambhavāya namo namaḥ
Śambhu together with Umā, giver of enjoyment and liberation: "Oṃ, to the god Maheśvara, to Śambhu, homage, homage!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.122
इत्यादिना तु मन्त्रेण समभ्यर्च्य विधानतः । कृताञ्जलिपुटो भूत्वा स्थितस् तत्रैव पार्थिवः
ityādinā tu mantreṇa samabhyarcya vidhānataḥ / kṛtāñjalipuṭo bhūtvā sthitas tatraiva pārthivaḥ
Having worshipped (him) duly with this and other mantras, the king, making a hollow of his joined palms, remained standing right there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.123
ततो विनिर्गता देवी पदमूलेन शूलिनः । प्रवाहो नर्मदा भेदे नार्मदः सुरपूजितः
tato vinirgatā devī padamūlena śūlinaḥ / pravāho narmadā bhede nārmadaḥ surapūjitaḥ
Then the goddess issued forth from the foot-sole of the trident-bearer; the stream is the Narmadā at the cleft, (and) the Nārmada (liṅga/tīrtha) is worshipped by the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 25.124
ईश्वराद्यास् तथा देवाः सर्वे तुष्टास् तु भारत । वरं याचस्व भूपाल यथेष्टं मनसेप्सितम्
īśvarādyās tathā devāḥ sarve tuṣṭās tu bhārata / varaṃ yācasva bhūpāla yatheṣṭaṃ manasepsitam
Īśvara and the other gods, all of them, were pleased, O Bhārata: "Ask a boon, O protector of the earth, whatever you wish, desired in your mind."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.125
उवाच वचनं देवान् राजा परमधार्मिकः । यदि मे वरदा यूयं कामदाश् च प्रसादतः
uvāca vacanaṃ devān rājā paramadhārmikaḥ / yadi me varadā yūyaṃ kāmadāś ca prasādataḥ
The supremely righteous king spoke these words to the gods: "If you are givers of boons to me, and givers of what I desire, out of favour —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.126
इदं स्थानं तु न त्याज्यम् ईश्वराद् यैः सुरैर् अपि । यान्तु राष्ट्रे प्रजावृद्धिम् अनावृष्ट्या प्रपीडिताः
idaṃ sthānaṃ tu na tyājyam īśvarād yaiḥ surair api / yāntu rāṣṭre prajāvṛddhim anāvṛṣṭyā prapīḍitāḥ
this place is not to be abandoned by Īśvara, nor by those gods either; and let (the people) in the realm, afflicted by drought, attain increase of progeny."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 25.127
इदं वरम् अहं मन्ये पापा यान्तु त्रिविष्टपम् । अग्निश् चाहवनीयो ऽत्र स्वयं तिष्ठति सर्वदा
idaṃ varam ahaṃ manye pāpā yāntu triviṣṭapam / agniś cāhavanīyo 'tra svayaṃ tiṣṭhati sarvadā
"This too I hold to be a boon: let sinners go to the third heaven, and let the āhavanīya fire itself abide here always."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.128
देवा ऊचुः: यत् त्वया भाषितं राजंस् तत् सर्वं तु भवेद् इति । एवम् उक्त्वा ययुः सर्वे ह्य् अन्तर्धानं च खेचराः
devā ūcuḥ: yat tvayā bhāṣitaṃ rājaṃs tat sarvaṃ tu bhaved iti / evam uktvā yayuḥ sarve hy antardhānaṃ ca khecarāḥ
The gods said: "What you have spoken, O king, let all of that come to be." Having said this, all the sky-travellers went and vanished.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.129
पुनः प्रवर्धितं राष्ट्रं कामवर्षी च वासवः । यज्ञं निवर्तयित्वा तु दिव्यामात्यैः समावृतः
punaḥ pravardhitaṃ rāṣṭraṃ kāmavarṣī ca vāsavaḥ / yajñaṃ nivartayitvā tu divyāmātyaiḥ samāvṛtaḥ
Again the realm prospered, and Vāsava rained down at will; and having concluded the sacrifice, surrounded by his splendid ministers,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 25.130
महीपालसहस्रैस् तु सान्तःपुरपरिच्छदः । विवेश नगरीं रम्याम् अयोध्यां देवनिर्मिताम्
mahīpālasahasrais tu sāntaḥpuraparicchadaḥ / viveśa nagarīṃ ramyām ayodhyāṃ devanirmitām
together with thousands of kings, and with his harem and retinue, he entered the lovely city Ayodhyā, fashioned by the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition