Skanda Purana — Reva Khanda — Chapter 8
SkP-RK 8.1
मार्कण्डेय उवाच: अथान्यत् परमं तीर्थं त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम् । त्रिपुरी नाम विख्यातं रेवाया उत्तरेतटे
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: athānyat paramaṃ tīrthaṃ triṣu lokeṣu viśrutam / tripurī nāma vikhyātaṃ revāyā uttaretaṭe
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Now (there is) another supreme sacred place, renowned in the three worlds, famed by the name Tripurī, on the northern bank of the Revā.
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SkP-RK 8.2
सपादलक्षतीर्थानि यत्र तिष्ठन्ति भारत । शतमष्टोत्तरं तत्र लिङ्गानां तु स्वयम्भुवाम्
sapādalakṣatīrthāni yatra tiṣṭhanti bhārata / śatamaṣṭottaraṃ tatra liṅgānāṃ tu svayambhuvām
Where a hundred and twenty-five thousand sacred fords abide, O Bhārata, and there (are) one hundred and eight self-born liṅgas.
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SkP-RK 8.3
त्रिपुरः पातितो राजन् देवदेवेन शूलिना । स्तोतव्यं किं परं तत्र सुरासुरनिषेवितम्
tripuraḥ pātito rājan devadevena śūlinā / stotavyaṃ kiṃ paraṃ tatra surāsuraniṣevitam
Tripura was struck down (there), O king, by the god of gods, the bearer of the trident; what else, more worthy of praise, is there in that place frequented by gods and asuras?
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SkP-RK 8.4
लोकानुग्रहकं देवं स्वयं विद्धि महेश्वरम् । गोकर्णं नाम विख्यातं भोगदं मोक्षदायकम्
lokānugrahakaṃ devaṃ svayaṃ viddhi maheśvaram / gokarṇaṃ nāma vikhyātaṃ bhogadaṃ mokṣadāyakam
Know Maheśvara himself to be the god who shows favour to the worlds — (the liṅga) famed by the name Gokarṇa, granting enjoyment and bestowing liberation.
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SkP-RK 8.5
कीर्तनाद् देवदेवस्य स्नपनेना ऽर्चनेन च । तोयेन नर्मदायास् तु ब्रह्महत्या प्रणश्यति
kīrtanād devadevasya snapanenā 'rcanena ca / toyena narmadāyās tu brahmahatyā praṇaśyati
By praising the God of gods, by bathing (him) and by worshipping (him), and with water from the Narmadā, the sin of brahmin-murder is destroyed.
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SkP-RK 8.6
गन्धधूपप्रदीपैश् च तथा विभवविस्तरैः । अपि वर्षसहस्रेण पुण्यसंख्या न ज्ञायते
gandhadhūpapradīpaiś ca tathā vibhavavistaraiḥ / api varṣasahasreṇa puṇyasaṃkhyā na jñāyate
— tr. refused: cyber
SkP-RK 8.7
यदा तदा शिवे दानं तस्य संख्या न विद्यते । धन्यास् ते मानवा राजन् स्नात्वा पश्यन्ति ये हरम्
yadā tadā śive dānaṃ tasya saṃkhyā na vidyate / dhanyās te mānavā rājan snātvā paśyanti ye haram
Whenever a gift (is given) to Śiva, there is no reckoning of it. Blessed are those men, O king, who bathe and behold Hara.
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SkP-RK 8.8
कैलासे स वसेन् मर्त्यस् त्रिपुर्यां यो वसेन् नृप । अकामात् कामतो वा ऽपि प्राणत्यागं करोति यः
kailāse sa vasen martyas tripuryāṃ yo vasen nṛpa / akāmāt kāmato vā 'pi prāṇatyāgaṃ karoti yaḥ
That mortal will dwell on Kailāsa, O king, who dwells in Tripurī, (and) who gives up his life-breath there, whether unwillingly or willingly.
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SkP-RK 8.9
हंसयुक्तविमानेन किङ्किणीरवशालिना । छत्रेण ध्रियमाणेन सौवर्णेन विराजता
haṃsayuktavimānena kiṅkiṇīravaśālinā / chatreṇa dhriyamāṇena sauvarṇena virājatā
With an aerial car yoked to swans, resplendent with the jingling of little bells, and with a golden, gleaming parasol held (above him) —
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SkP-RK 8.10
झल्लरीतूर्यवाद्येन नृत्यगीतोत्सवेनच । सुरासुरैर् वीक्ष्यमाणः सर्वालङ्कारभूषितः
jhallarītūryavādyena nṛtyagītotsavenaca / surāsurair vīkṣyamāṇaḥ sarvālaṅkārabhūṣitaḥ
with the playing of jhallarī-drums and trumpets, and with a festival of dance and song, gazed upon by gods and demons, adorned with every ornament —
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SkP-RK 8.11
भुङ्क्ते तु विपुलान् भोगान् यावद् इच्छन् महेश्वरे । एवम् एवा ऽपि चान्यानि यानि काम्यानि मानुषैः
bhuṅkte tu vipulān bhogān yāvad icchan maheśvare / evam evā 'pi cānyāni yāni kāmyāni mānuṣaiḥ
he enjoys ample pleasures as long as he wishes in (the world of) Maheśvara; and just so too the other things that are desired by men.
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SkP-RK 8.12
त्रिपुरारिस् तु देवेशो यत्र तिष्ठति भारत । त्रयस्त्रिंशत् प्रसिद्धानां देवानां कोटिभिः शिवः
tripurāris tu deveśo yatra tiṣṭhati bhārata / trayastriṃśat prasiddhānāṃ devānāṃ koṭibhiḥ śivaḥ
The enemy of Tripura, the lord of gods, stands there, O Bhārata — Śiva, with thirty-three crores of the well-known gods.
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SkP-RK 8.13
त्रिपुर्यां निवसेद् यस्माच्छिवक्षेत्रमतः स्मृतम् । क्रोशद्वयप्रमाणं तु शिवक्षेत्र प्रकीर्तितम्
tripuryāṃ nivased yasmācchivakṣetramataḥ smṛtam / krośadvayapramāṇaṃ tu śivakṣetra prakīrtitam
Because he dwells in Tripurī, it is therefore known as Śiva's field; and the field of Śiva is declared to measure two krośas.
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SkP-RK 8.14
अत्रान्तरे मृता ये च ते प्रयान्ति शुभां गतिम् । ब्रह्मणा तु पुरा चेष्टं ब्रह्मयज्ञं मखोत्तमम्
atrāntare mṛtā ye ca te prayānti śubhāṃ gatim / brahmaṇā tu purā ceṣṭaṃ brahmayajñaṃ makhottamam
And those who die within this (area) go to an auspicious destination. And formerly by Brahmā the brahma-sacrifice, best of rites, was performed (here);
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SkP-RK 8.15
शक्रेण देवराजेन कृतं क्रतुशतं पुरा । गोकर्णं च महादेवं सर्वसिद्धिप्रदायकम्
śakreṇa devarājena kṛtaṃ kratuśataṃ purā / gokarṇaṃ ca mahādevaṃ sarvasiddhipradāyakam
formerly by Śakra, the king of the gods, a hundred sacrifices were performed (here); and (there is) Gokarṇa Mahādeva, the giver of all attainments,
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SkP-RK 8.16
वटेश्वरं तथा चान्यं सिद्धलिङ्गं सुरेश्वरम् । ईश्वरं चैव कामेशमश्विभ्याम् अर्चितं हरम्
vaṭeśvaraṃ tathā cānyaṃ siddhaliṅgaṃ sureśvaram / īśvaraṃ caiva kāmeśamaśvibhyām arcitaṃ haram
and Vaṭeśvara, and likewise another, Siddhaliṅga, and Sureśvara, and Īśvara, and Kāmeśa, and Hara worshipped by the two Aśvins,
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SkP-RK 8.17
अनङ्गं वामदेवं च कपोतेश्वरम् एव च । सर्वेश्वरं सोमनाथं ऋणमोचनम् एव च
anaṅgaṃ vāmadevaṃ ca kapoteśvaram eva ca / sarveśvaraṃ somanāthaṃ ṛṇamocanam eva ca
and Anaṅga and Vāmadeva, and Kapoteśvara too, and Sarveśvara, Somanātha, and Ṛṇamocana as well,
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SkP-RK 8.18
कपालमोचनं देवं तथान्यम् अघनाशनम् । इन्द्रेश्वरं च ब्रह्मेशं शिवं नारायणं भवम्
kapālamocanaṃ devaṃ tathānyam aghanāśanam / indreśvaraṃ ca brahmeśaṃ śivaṃ nārāyaṇaṃ bhavam
the god Kapālamocana, and likewise another, Aghanāśana, and Indreśvara and Brahmeśa, Śiva, Nārāyaṇa, Bhava,
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SkP-RK 8.19
विश्वदेवं सिद्धनाथम् अमरं चान्द्रम् एव च । सिद्धं विद्याधरं यज्ञम् अतुलं वासवं तथा
viśvadevaṃ siddhanātham amaraṃ cāndram eva ca / siddhaṃ vidyādharaṃ yajñam atulaṃ vāsavaṃ tathā
Viśvadeva, Siddhanātha, Amara and Cāndra too, Siddha, Vidyādhara, Yajña, Atula, and likewise Vāsava,
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SkP-RK 8.20
ईशानमग्निगर्भं च कुबेरमतुलं तथा । गायत्रं चैव सावित्रं रोहिणीतीर्थमेव च
īśānamagnigarbhaṃ ca kuberamatulaṃ tathā / gāyatraṃ caiva sāvitraṃ rohiṇītīrthameva ca
Īśāna and Agnigarbha, and likewise Kubera and Atula, and Gāyatra and Sāvitra, and the Rohiṇī tīrtha as well;
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SkP-RK 8.21
दाक्षायणी चैव सती दक्षयज्ञहरा स्मृता । रत्नावली सूर्यपत्नी सूर्यभामा च वारुणी
dākṣāyaṇī caiva satī dakṣayajñaharā smṛtā / ratnāvalī sūryapatnī sūryabhāmā ca vāruṇī
and Dākṣāyaṇī Satī, known as the destroyer of Dakṣa's sacrifice, Ratnāvalī the wife of the Sun, and Sūryabhāmā, and Vāruṇī;
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SkP-RK 8.22
विष्णुर् मरीचिर् मैत्रेयऋष्यशृङ्गो विभाण्डजः । तपस्वी शौनको गर्गो दुर्वासा उग्रतापसः
viṣṇur marīcir maitreyaṛṣyaśṛṅgo vibhāṇḍajaḥ / tapasvī śaunako gargo durvāsā ugratāpasaḥ
Viṣṇu, Marīci, Maitreya, Ṛṣyaśṛṅga son of Vibhāṇḍaka, the ascetic Śaunaka, Garga, Durvāsas of fierce austerity;
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SkP-RK 8.23
पञ्चायुतानि सिद्धानि त्रिपुर्यां नृपसत्तम । अपि वर्षसहस्राणि न स्तोतुं शक्यते पुरी
pañcāyutāni siddhāni tripuryāṃ nṛpasattama / api varṣasahasrāṇi na stotuṃ śakyate purī
fifty thousand Siddhas are in Tripurī, O best of kings; the city cannot be fully praised even in thousands of years.
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SkP-RK 8.24
त्रिपुरीक्षेत्रमाहात्म्यं शक्रेणापि नराधिप । अनेकानि सहस्राणि क्षत्रियाणां युधिष्ठिर
tripurīkṣetramāhātmyaṃ śakreṇāpi narādhipa / anekāni sahasrāṇi kṣatriyāṇāṃ yudhiṣṭhira
The greatness of the field of Tripurī (cannot be told) even by Śakra, O ruler of men; many thousands of kṣatriyas, O Yudhiṣṭhira,
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SkP-RK 8.25
दीक्षायज्ञविधानेन नाकपृष्ठमुपासते । इतिहासं प्रवक्ष्यामि आदिकल्पे कृते युगे
dīkṣāyajñavidhānena nākapṛṣṭhamupāsate / itihāsaṃ pravakṣyāmi ādikalpe kṛte yuge
by the rite of the consecration-sacrifice attain the vault of heaven. I shall relate a tale (of) the first kalpa, in the Kṛta age:
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SkP-RK 8.26
स्वायम्भुवे ऽन्तरे प्राप्ते कापिले कालसंज्ञके । मनुर्नाम पुरा राजा चक्रवर्ती महायशाः
svāyambhuve 'ntare prāpte kāpile kālasaṃjñake / manurnāma purā rājā cakravartī mahāyaśāḥ
when the Svāyambhuva interval had arrived, (the age) called Kāpila-kāla, there was formerly a king named Manu, a universal sovereign of great fame.
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SkP-RK 8.27
अयोध्यां स पुरीं लेभे सूर्यवंशो महीपतिः । समाराध्य महादेवं शङ्करं मधुसूदनम्
ayodhyāṃ sa purīṃ lebhe sūryavaṃśo mahīpatiḥ / samārādhya mahādevaṃ śaṅkaraṃ madhusūdanam
That lord of the earth, of the solar line, obtained the city of Ayodhyā, having propitiated Mahādeva Śaṅkara and the slayer of Madhu;
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SkP-RK 8.28
अवध्या दानवैर् या तु निर्मिता विश्वकर्मणा । वापीकूपसहस्रेण परिखा ऽट्टालकेन वा
avadhyā dānavair yā tu nirmitā viśvakarmaṇā / vāpīkūpasahasreṇa parikhā 'ṭṭālakena vā
(the city) which, unassailable by the dānavas, was built by Viśvakarman, with a thousand tanks and wells, and with a moat and watchtowers.
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SkP-RK 8.29
धनदस्य पुरी यद्वद् अलका नाम विश्रुता । अयोध्या शोभना राजन् छक्रस्येवामरावती
dhanadasya purī yadvad alakā nāma viśrutā / ayodhyā śobhanā rājan chakrasyevāmarāvatī
Just as the city of the giver of wealth (Kubera), famed by the name Alakā, so is beautiful Ayodhyā, O king, like Amarāvatī of Indra.
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SkP-RK 8.30
धनधान्यसमाकीर्णा सर्वालङ्कारभूषिता । ब्रह्मघोषनिनादेन भूमिं दिवम् इवाकरोत्
dhanadhānyasamākīrṇā sarvālaṅkārabhūṣitā / brahmaghoṣaninādena bhūmiṃ divam ivākarot
Strewn with wealth and grain, adorned with every ornament, by the resounding of Vedic chant it made the earth as though heaven.
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SkP-RK 8.31
साग्निहोत्रैश् च विद्वद्भिर् ब्राह्मणैर् वेदपारगैः । चतुर्वर्णाश् च धर्मश् च प्राकृता इतरे जनाः
sāgnihotraiś ca vidvadbhir brāhmaṇair vedapāragaiḥ / caturvarṇāś ca dharmaś ca prākṛtā itare janāḥ
(It was filled) with learned brahmins who maintained the agnihotra and had gone to the end of the Vedas, and (there were) the four classes and dharma, and the other, ordinary folk.
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SkP-RK 8.32
सपादलक्षवर्षाणि प्रजा सर्वा च जीवति । न कार्मण्यजरारोगा दुर्भिक्षं न तु मृत्युभीः
sapādalakṣavarṣāṇi prajā sarvā ca jīvati / na kārmaṇyajarārogā durbhikṣaṃ na tu mṛtyubhīḥ
And all the people live a hundred and twenty-five thousand years; there is no toil, no old age or disease, no famine, nor fear of death.
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SkP-RK 8.33
स्वयं कामदुघा धेनुः पृथिवी सस्यशालिनी । अन्यायेन च भूतेषु दत्ता हर्ता न विद्यते
svayaṃ kāmadughā dhenuḥ pṛthivī sasyaśālinī / anyāyena ca bhūteṣu dattā hartā na vidyate
Of itself the cow yields what is desired, the earth abounds in crops; and there is found no one who seizes by injustice what has been given to living beings.
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SkP-RK 8.34
नवखण्डां सप्तद्वीपां संशैलवनकाननाम् । शशास मेदिनीं सर्वां यथा शक्रस् त्रिविष्टपम्
navakhaṇḍāṃ saptadvīpāṃ saṃśailavanakānanām / śaśāsa medinīṃ sarvāṃ yathā śakras triviṣṭapam
He ruled the whole earth with its nine divisions and seven continents, together with its mountains, woods and forests, as Indra rules the third heaven.
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SkP-RK 8.35
एकपत्नीगृहं यद्वद् गृहस्थस्य विराजते । यज्ञदानसहस्रेण तर्पितास् सर्वदेवताः
ekapatnīgṛhaṃ yadvad gṛhasthasya virājate / yajñadānasahasreṇa tarpitās sarvadevatāḥ
As the house of a householder who has but one wife shines (so did that city); by thousands of sacrifices and gifts all the gods were gratified.
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SkP-RK 8.36
यं यं प्रार्थयते कामं तं तमाप न संशयः । एको दोषः परं तत्र नदी नैवा ऽत्र विद्यते
yaṃ yaṃ prārthayate kāmaṃ taṃ tamāpa na saṃśayaḥ / eko doṣaḥ paraṃ tatra nadī naivā 'tra vidyate
Whatever desire he prayed for, that he obtained, without doubt; only one defect was there: no river exists in this place.
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SkP-RK 8.37
राहुसोमसमायोगे देवखातं समाययौ । स्नानं कर्तुं समाधाय ब्राह्मणैर् वैदपारगैः
rāhusomasamāyoge devakhātaṃ samāyayau / snānaṃ kartuṃ samādhāya brāhmaṇair vaidapāragaiḥ
At the conjunction of Rāhu and the moon he came to Devakhāta, having resolved to perform the bathing together with brahmins who had gone to the end of the Vedas.
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SkP-RK 8.38
विमानानां सहस्रेण गत्वा विशं नृपोत्तमः । शङ्खतूर्यनिनादेन वेणुवीणास्वनेन च
vimānānāṃ sahasreṇa gatvā viśaṃ nṛpottamaḥ / śaṅkhatūryaninādena veṇuvīṇāsvanena ca
Having gone with a thousand aerial cars, the best of kings entered, with the sound of conches and trumpets and with the note of flutes and lutes,
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SkP-RK 8.39
सान्तः पुरपरीवारो वीक्ष्यमाणो ऽङ्गनागणैः । निर्वर्त्य पर्वकाले तु दानहोमविधिक्रियाम्
sāntaḥ puraparīvāro vīkṣyamāṇo 'ṅganāgaṇaiḥ / nirvartya parvakāle tu dānahomavidhikriyām
attended by the retinue of his harem, gazed upon by throngs of women, having completed at the festival time the prescribed acts of giving and oblation;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 8.40
विवेश नगरीं पुण्याम् अयोध्यां देवनिर्मिताम् । पौर्णमास्यां गते यामे स्वस्थे चैव नृपोत्तमे
viveśa nagarīṃ puṇyām ayodhyāṃ devanirmitām / paurṇamāsyāṃ gate yāme svasthe caiva nṛpottame
he entered the holy city Ayodhyā, fashioned by the gods. On the full-moon night, when a watch had passed and the best of kings was at his ease,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 8.41
श्रूयते किङ्किणीशब्द आकाशे व्योमचारिणाम् । गीतवादित्रयुक्तानां सहस्रं पङ्क्तिः वाजिनाम्
śrūyate kiṅkiṇīśabda ākāśe vyomacāriṇām / gītavāditrayuktānāṃ sahasraṃ paṅktiḥ vājinām
a sound of small bells is heard in the sky, of those who move through the air, joined with song and instrumental music — a thousandfold row of horses.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 8.42
मनोहराणां यानानां दृष्ट्वा चैव दिवौकसाम् । जगाम विस्मयं राजा भवनोपरि शोभितः
manoharāṇāṃ yānānāṃ dṛṣṭvā caiva divaukasām / jagāma vismayaṃ rājā bhavanopari śobhitaḥ
And seeing the charming vehicles of the dwellers in heaven, the king fell to wonder, standing resplendent upon his palace.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 8.43
कस्यैतानि विमानानि ममैव भवनोपरि । शयने शयने चैव कामभोगविवार्जितः
kasyaitāni vimānāni mamaiva bhavanopari / śayane śayane caiva kāmabhogavivārjitaḥ
"Whose are these aerial cars, right above my own dwelling?" — and on couch after couch he lay bereft of the enjoyment of pleasures.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 8.44
शोकोपहतचित्तस्य चिन्तया व्याकुलीकृतः । किम् इदं साहसं लोके विमानानां नभोपरि
śokopahatacittasya cintayā vyākulīkṛtaḥ / kim idaṃ sāhasaṃ loke vimānānāṃ nabhopari
His mind stricken with sorrow, made distraught by brooding: "What is this audacity in the world, of aerial cars up in the sky?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 8.45
एवं चिन्तयतस् तस्य सा निष्क्रान्ता निशा नृप । उदिते च तथा सूर्ये धर्मकर्म समाप्य वै
evaṃ cintayatas tasya sā niṣkrāntā niśā nṛpa / udite ca tathā sūrye dharmakarma samāpya vai
As he was thinking thus, that night passed away, O king; and when the sun had risen, having completed his religious observance,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 8.46
वशिष्ठं प्राह राजर्षिर् अभिवाद्य नमस्कृतम् । उपविष्टं यथा न्यायम् आसने देवनिर्मिते
vaśiṣṭhaṃ prāha rājarṣir abhivādya namaskṛtam / upaviṣṭaṃ yathā nyāyam āsane devanirmite
the royal sage spoke to Vasiṣṭha — having greeted and bowed to him as he sat, as is proper, on a seat made by the gods,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 8.47
इतिहासपुराणादि श्रावयन् विधिपूर्वकम् । मनुना च पुरा पृष्टो वशिष्ठो मुनिपुङ्गवः
itihāsapurāṇādi śrāvayan vidhipūrvakam / manunā ca purā pṛṣṭo vaśiṣṭho munipuṅgavaḥ
who was reciting to him the epic and Purāṇic lore and the rest in due form. And formerly Vasiṣṭha, the bull among sages, was asked by Manu:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 8.48
कस्यैतानि विमानानि ममोपरि महामुने । केन कर्म्मविपाकेन दानेन नियमेन च
kasyaitāni vimānāni mamopari mahāmune / kena karmmavipākena dānena niyamena ca
"Whose are these aerial cars above me, great sage? By what ripening of action, by what gift, by what observance (are they there)?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 8.49
संशयो मे महाभाग त्रिकालज्ञ निवेदय । कस्मिन् देशे कृतो यज्ञः स्वर्गकामफलप्रदः
saṃśayo me mahābhāga trikālajña nivedaya / kasmin deśe kṛto yajñaḥ svargakāmaphalapradaḥ
I have a doubt, O greatly fortunate one, knower of the three times — tell me: in what land was a sacrifice performed that grants the fruit desired, heaven?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 8.50
येन याम्य क्षयांल् लोकान् नित्यान्तक विवार्जितान् । क्षत्रवंशसमुत्पन्नो यस् तु वै शिक्षते क्षितिम्
yena yāmya kṣayāṃl lokān nityāntaka vivārjitān / kṣatravaṃśasamutpanno yas tu vai śikṣate kṣitim
By which, O son of Yama (?), the perishable worlds are shunned, O eternal Ender — and he who, born in a kṣatriya lineage, indeed instructs (rules?) the earth...
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 8.51
मातृकं पैतृकं वंशं यज्ञम् इष्ट्वा दिवं नयेत् । स जातो येन भूलोकः सर्वथावद्यवर्जितः
mātṛkaṃ paitṛkaṃ vaṃśaṃ yajñam iṣṭvā divaṃ nayet / sa jāto yena bhūlokaḥ sarvathāvadyavarjitaḥ
Having offered a sacrifice, he would lead his mother's and father's lineage to heaven; he is (truly) born, by whom the earthly world is wholly freed from blame.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 8.52
अन्ये पुत्रत्वम् आपन्नास्ते तु क्लेशाय केवलम् । एवम् उक्तो वशिष्ठस् तु मनुना ब्राह्मणैः सह । प्रसन्नस् त्व् अब्रवीत् तं तु वशिष्ठो मुनिसत्तमः
anye putratvam āpannāste tu kleśāya kevalam / evam ukto vaśiṣṭhas tu manunā brāhmaṇaiḥ saha / prasannas tv abravīt taṃ tu vaśiṣṭho munisattamaḥ
Others who have attained the state of a son are (born) merely for trouble. Thus addressed by Manu together with the brahmins, Vasiṣṭha, best of sages, being pleased, said to him:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 8.53
शृणुष्व त्वं महाभाग कथ्यमानं निबोध मे । ब्रह्मणा गदितं पूर्वं कश्यपस्य महामुनेः
śṛṇuṣva tvaṃ mahābhāga kathyamānaṃ nibodha me / brahmaṇā gaditaṃ pūrvaṃ kaśyapasya mahāmuneḥ
Listen, greatly fortunate one, and mark what is told by me — what was formerly spoken by Brahmā to the great sage Kaśyapa,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 8.54
दक्षस्यात्रेर् गुरोश् चैव प्रजापतिर् अकल्पयत् । वेदश्रुतपुराणोक्तं तत्र कृत्स्नं मया श्रुतम्
dakṣasyātrer guroś caiva prajāpatir akalpayat / vedaśrutapurāṇoktaṃ tatra kṛtsnaṃ mayā śrutam
(and) which the Lord of creatures arranged for Dakṣa, for Atri, and for the teacher; there I heard the whole of it, as declared in the Veda, in tradition, and in the Purāṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 8.55
हन्त ते कथयिष्यामि यथावदनुपूर्वशः । पुराणवेदबाह्यं तु कर्म्म यत्क्रियते नृप
hanta te kathayiṣyāmi yathāvadanupūrvaśaḥ / purāṇavedabāhyaṃ tu karmma yatkriyate nṛpa
Come, I shall tell it to you duly and in order. But the act that is done outside the Purāṇa and the Veda, O king —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 8.56
न तत् सन्तः प्रशंसन्ति धर्महानिश् च जायते । नर्मदातीरमाश्रित्य त्रिपुरी नाम विश्रुता
na tat santaḥ praśaṃsanti dharmahāniś ca jāyate / narmadātīramāśritya tripurī nāma viśrutā
that the good do not praise, and loss of dharma arises from it. Resting on the bank of the Narmadā there is (a city) famed by the name Tripurī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 8.57
यैर् इष्टं तत्र यज्ञैस् तु दानहोमबलिक्रिया । तेषां राजन् विमानानि स्थितान्य् उपरि वेश्मनः
yair iṣṭaṃ tatra yajñais tu dānahomabalikriyā / teṣāṃ rājan vimānāni sthitāny upari veśmanaḥ
Those by whom sacrifices were offered there, with acts of giving, oblation, and offering — theirs, O king, are the aerial chariots standing above the dwelling.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 8.58
न तां लङ्घयितुं शक्ताः सर्वे देवास् सवासवाः । अतिक्रामन्ति ते स्वर्गं शिवेन सह मोदन्ते
na tāṃ laṅghayituṃ śaktāḥ sarve devās savāsavāḥ / atikrāmanti te svargaṃ śivena saha modante
All the gods together with Indra are not able to overpass it; they pass beyond heaven and rejoice together with Śiva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 8.59
विषादं त्यज राजेन्द्र गहना कर्म्मणां गतिः । अन्यक्षेत्रे सहस्रं तु दत्तं तप्तं हुतं तथा
viṣādaṃ tyaja rājendra gahanā karmmaṇāṃ gatiḥ / anyakṣetre sahasraṃ tu dattaṃ taptaṃ hutaṃ tathā
Abandon your despondency, lord of kings; the course of actions is hard to fathom. In another field a thousand (offerings) given, (a thousand austerities) practised, and (a thousand oblations) poured —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 8.60
एकं तु कल्पगा तीरे तुल्यं भवति वा न वा । शिवेन श्रावितं चासीत् पुराणं स्कन्दकीर्तितम्
ekaṃ tu kalpagā tīre tulyaṃ bhavati vā na vā / śivena śrāvitaṃ cāsīt purāṇaṃ skandakīrtitam
and a single one on the bank of the Kalpagā (Narmadā): whether they are equal or not. And this Purāṇa, proclaimed by Skanda, was caused to be heard by Śiva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 8.61
जम्बूद्वीपे महाराज एका देवी तु नर्मदा । पापकर्मदुराचारान् नयते स्म दिवौकसम्
jambūdvīpe mahārāja ekā devī tu narmadā / pāpakarmadurācārān nayate sma divaukasam
In Jambūdvīpa, great king, there is one goddess, the Narmadā; she leads those of sinful deeds and evil conduct to the dwelling of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 8.62
ते ऽपि यान्ति न सन्देहः कल्पगातोयदर्शनात् । धर्मध्वजाश् च ये मर्त्यास् त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुताः
te 'pi yānti na sandehaḥ kalpagātoyadarśanāt / dharmadhvajāś ca ye martyās triṣu lokeṣu viśrutāḥ
They too go (there) — there is no doubt — from the sight of the water of the Kalpagā; and those mortals who are banners of dharma, famed in the three worlds,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 8.63
संसारार्णवमग्नानां पापोपहतचेतसाम् । यानरूपावरारोहा त्रैलोक्ये सचराचरे
saṃsārārṇavamagnānāṃ pāpopahatacetasām / yānarūpāvarārohā trailokye sacarācare
— for those sunk in the ocean of transmigration, whose minds are stricken by sin, she is the descending vehicle-form in the threefold world with its moving and unmoving beings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 8.64
एकवक्त्रस् तु तत् पुण्यं न गुणान् स्तोतुमर्हति । त्यक्त्वा चैव महाभाग ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वरान्
ekavaktras tu tat puṇyaṃ na guṇān stotumarhati / tyaktvā caiva mahābhāga brahmaviṣṇumaheśvarān
With one mouth (a single speaker) is not able to praise that merit or those excellences; and, leaving aside Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Maheśvara, great fortunate one,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 8.65
संख्यां कर्तुं न शक्नोति तपसो दानकर्म्मणाम् । न गङ्गायमुना चापि नदी चैव सरस्वती
saṃkhyāṃ kartuṃ na śaknoti tapaso dānakarmmaṇām / na gaṅgāyamunā cāpi nadī caiva sarasvatī
(no one) can make a count of its austerity and acts of giving — not the Gaṅgā, nor the Yamunā, nor the river Sarasvatī,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 8.66
इरावती वितस्ता च विपाशा कपिला तथा । शोणश् च घर्घरश् चैव सारङ्गा बदरी तथा
irāvatī vitastā ca vipāśā kapilā tathā / śoṇaś ca ghargharaś caiva sāraṅgā badarī tathā
the Irāvatī and the Vitastā, the Vipāśā and likewise the Kapilā, the Śoṇa and the Ghargharā, the Sāraṅgā and likewise the Badarī,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 8.67
पुण्या महानदी तापी गण्डकी च पयोष्णिका । तुङ्गभद्रा महापुण्या भीमरथ्या महानदी
puṇyā mahānadī tāpī gaṇḍakī ca payoṣṇikā / tuṅgabhadrā mahāpuṇyā bhīmarathyā mahānadī
the holy Mahānadī, the Tāpī, the Gaṇḍakī and the Payoṣṇī, the Tuṅgabhadrā of great merit, the great river Bhīmarathī —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 8.68
तीर्थानि सागराणां हि जम्बूद्वीपे वसन्ति हि । देवखाततडागेषु गर्तेषु च सरित्सु च
tīrthāni sāgarāṇāṃ hi jambūdvīpe vasanti hi / devakhātataḍāgeṣu garteṣu ca saritsu ca
indeed the sacred fords of the seas dwell in Jambūdvīpa, in god-dug ponds, in pits, and in streams.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 8.69
किं फलं लभते मर्त्य इष्ट्वा यज्ञैर् नृपोत्तम । अन्यक्षेत्रे कृतं पापं पुण्यक्षेत्रे विनश्यति
kiṃ phalaṃ labhate martya iṣṭvā yajñair nṛpottama / anyakṣetre kṛtaṃ pāpaṃ puṇyakṣetre vinaśyati
What fruit does a mortal gain by offering sacrifices, O best of kings? (Yet) a sin committed in another place is destroyed in a holy place.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 8.70
पुण्यक्षेत्रे कृतं पापं वज्रलेपो भविष्यति । अयं यथा तथा धर्मः समं भारत वर्तते
puṇyakṣetre kṛtaṃ pāpaṃ vajralepo bhaviṣyati / ayaṃ yathā tathā dharmaḥ samaṃ bhārata vartate
But a sin committed in a holy place will be (fixed as) an adamantine coating; this law, O Bhārata, holds uniformly, just as it is (stated).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 8.71
तस्मात् पापं न कुर्वीत चञ्चले जीविते सति । श्रुत्वाख्यानम् इदं राजा नर्मदाकीर्तनं शुभम्
tasmāt pāpaṃ na kurvīta cañcale jīvite sati / śrutvākhyānam idaṃ rājā narmadākīrtanaṃ śubham
Therefore one should not commit sin, since life is unsteady. Having heard this narrative, the auspicious praise of the Narmadā, the king
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 8.72
आदिदेश ततो ऽमात्यान् भृत्यांश् चैव सहस्रशः । राजोपस्करम् आदाय यूयं गच्छतमाचिरम्
ādideśa tato 'mātyān bhṛtyāṃś caiva sahasraśaḥ / rājopaskaram ādāya yūyaṃ gacchatamāciram
then commanded his ministers and servants by the thousands: "Taking the royal equipment, go without delay."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 8.75
धेनूनां पञ्चलक्षाणि सवत्सानां च भारत । श्यामकर्णहयानां च लक्षमेकं शितत्विषाम् ॥ र्क्स्_८।७३ ॥ अयुतं च करीन्द्राणां घण्टाभरणसंयुजाम् ॥ र्क्स्_८।७४ ॥ हिरण्यकोटीः पञ्चाशत् सर्वासृङ्मणयस् तथा । सुमुहूर्ते सुनक्षत्रे चन्द्रे चैकादशे शुभे
dhenūnāṃ pañcalakṣāṇi savatsānāṃ ca bhārata / śyāmakarṇahayānāṃ ca lakṣamekaṃ śitatviṣām // rks_8.73 // ayutaṃ ca karīndrāṇāṃ ghaṇṭābharaṇasaṃyujām // rks_8.74 // hiraṇyakoṭīḥ pañcāśat sarvāsṛṅmaṇayas tathā / sumuhūrte sunakṣatre candre caikādaśe śubhe
Five hundred thousand milch cows with their calves, O Bhārata, and one hundred thousand dark-eared horses of white sheen, and ten thousand lordly elephants furnished with bells and ornaments, and fifty crores of gold, and likewise all (kinds of) blood-red gems — at a good hour, under a good asterism, on the auspicious eleventh (day) of the moon,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 8.76
नानादेशनृपैः सार्द्धं गीतवादित्रमङ्गलैः । दिव्ययानसमारूढः स्तूयमानो मुहुर् मुहुः
nānādeśanṛpaiḥ sārddhaṃ gītavāditramaṅgalaiḥ / divyayānasamārūḍhaḥ stūyamāno muhur muhuḥ
together with kings of various lands, with songs, instrumental music and auspicious rites, mounted on a divine vehicle, praised again and again,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 8.77
ब्राह्मणैर् वेदविद्भिश् च प्रायाच्च त्रिपुरीं नृपः । सप्तकल्पवहां पुण्यां सुरासुरनमस्कृताम्
brāhmaṇair vedavidbhiś ca prāyācca tripurīṃ nṛpaḥ / saptakalpavahāṃ puṇyāṃ surāsuranamaskṛtām
and with brahmins learned in the Vedas, the king set out for Tripurī, (the city on) the holy (river) that has flowed for seven aeons, saluted by gods and demons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 8.78
आजन्मरूढैस् तु पापैः सान्तः पुरपरिच्छदः । विमुक्तः पृथिवीपालः कल्पगा तोयदर्शनात्
ājanmarūḍhais tu pāpaiḥ sāntaḥ puraparicchadaḥ / vimuktaḥ pṛthivīpālaḥ kalpagā toyadarśanāt
And the protector of the earth, together with his harem and retinue, was freed from the sins accumulated since birth by the mere sight of the water of the aeon-old river.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 8.79
पृथिव्यां यानि तीर्थानि आसमुद्रान्तगोचरे । मेकलातोयसंस्पर्शात् पवित्राणीह तान्य् अपि
pṛthivyāṃ yāni tīrthāni āsamudrāntagocare / mekalātoyasaṃsparśāt pavitrāṇīha tāny api
Whatever holy fords there are on earth, within the range extending to the sea, these too are made pure here by contact with the water of (the river from) Mekala.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 8.80
स्नानं कृत्वा यथा न्यायं पितॄन् देवांश् च तर्पयन् । अर्चयित्वा महेशानं गन्धपुष्पविलेपनैः
snānaṃ kṛtvā yathā nyāyaṃ pitṝn devāṃś ca tarpayan / arcayitvā maheśānaṃ gandhapuṣpavilepanaiḥ
Having bathed according to rule, satisfying the fathers and the gods, having worshipped the great Lord with perfumes, flowers and unguents,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 8.81
दशयोजनपर्य्यन्तं यज्ञरूपं च मण्डपम् । अकारयन् महाबाहुः सर्वधर्मपरायणः
daśayojanaparyyantaṃ yajñarūpaṃ ca maṇḍapam / akārayan mahābāhuḥ sarvadharmaparāyaṇaḥ
the mighty-armed one, devoted to all righteousness, had a pavilion made in the form of a sacrificial hall extending ten yojanas,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 8.82
हेमरूप्यम् अयं सर्वं यच् चान्यद् भोज्यभाजनम् । अगस्त्यो गौतमो गर्गो विष्णुः शातातपस् तथा
hemarūpyam ayaṃ sarvaṃ yac cānyad bhojyabhājanam / agastyo gautamo gargo viṣṇuḥ śātātapas tathā
(and) all of gold and silver, and whatever else served as vessels for food. Agastya, Gautama, Garga, Viṣṇu, and Śātātapa,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 8.83
अत्रिश् चैव वशिष्ठश् च पुलस्त्यः पुलहः क्रतुः । भृगुर् अग्निर्मरीचिश् च कश्यपो ऽथ मनुस् तथा
atriś caiva vaśiṣṭhaś ca pulastyaḥ pulahaḥ kratuḥ / bhṛgur agnirmarīciś ca kaśyapo 'tha manus tathā
and Atri and Vasiṣṭha, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu, Bhṛgu, Agni, and Marīci, Kaśyapa, and then Manu,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 8.84
दुर्वासा याज्ञवल्क्यश् च भरद्वाजो ऽथ भल्लुकः । विश्वामित्रो जमदग्नी ऋष्यशृङ्गो विभाण्डकः
durvāsā yājñavalkyaś ca bharadvājo 'tha bhallukaḥ / viśvāmitro jamadagnī ṛṣyaśṛṅgo vibhāṇḍakaḥ
Durvāsas and Yājñavalkya, and Bharadvāja, then Bhalluka, Viśvāmitra, Jamadagni, Ṛṣyaśṛṅga, Vibhāṇḍaka,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 8.85
दक्षः पराशरो व्यासः काषायणबृहस्पती । एते चान्ये च बहव ऋषयः शंसितव्रताः
dakṣaḥ parāśaro vyāsaḥ kāṣāyaṇabṛhaspatī / ete cānye ca bahava ṛṣayaḥ śaṃsitavratāḥ
Dakṣa, Parāśara, Vyāsa, Kāṣāyaṇa and Bṛhaspati — these and many other sages of praised vows,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 8.86
चतुर्विद्यावेदविदो यज्ञकर्म्मविशारदाः । तीर्थं वै पुष्करं यद्वद् ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवात्मकम्
caturvidyāvedavido yajñakarmmaviśāradāḥ / tīrthaṃ vai puṣkaraṃ yadvad brahmaviṣṇuśivātmakam
knowers of the four branches of learning and the Vedas, skilled in the rites of sacrifice — (there), as at the holy Puṣkara ford, whose essence is Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Śiva,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 8.87
तत्र प्रावर्तयद् यज्ञं हयमेधमनुत्तमम् । आहूता देवताः सर्वा देवेन्द्रः पाकशासनः
tatra prāvartayad yajñaṃ hayamedhamanuttamam / āhūtā devatāḥ sarvā devendraḥ pākaśāsanaḥ
there he set in motion the sacrifice, the unsurpassed horse-sacrifice. All the deities were invited, and Indra of the gods, the chastiser of Pāka.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 8.88
तर्पिता अर्घपाद्यैश् च मधुपर्कैश् च विष्टरैः । ततो निवर्तितो यज्ञो यथोक्तो वेदकर्म्मणा
tarpitā arghapādyaiś ca madhuparkaiś ca viṣṭaraiḥ / tato nivartito yajño yathokto vedakarmmaṇā
They were gratified with offerings of water for the hands and feet, with honey-mixtures and with seats; then the sacrifice was concluded as prescribed by the Vedic rite.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 8.89
तर्पिता ब्राह्मणास् सर्वे यथा विभवविस्तरैः । हारकेयूरकटकैः कण्ठाभरणभूषणैः
tarpitā brāhmaṇās sarve yathā vibhavavistaraiḥ / hārakeyūrakaṭakaiḥ kaṇṭhābharaṇabhūṣaṇaiḥ
All the brahmins were gratified in accordance with the extent of (the king's) wealth — with necklaces, armlets and bracelets, with neck-ornaments and adornments.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 8.90
केचित् कुङ्जरम् आरूढास् तथा च हयसंस्थिताः । दिव्ययानसमारूढा दिव्यमालावलम्बिनः
kecit kuṅjaram ārūḍhās tathā ca hayasaṃsthitāḥ / divyayānasamārūḍhā divyamālāvalambinaḥ
Some, mounted on an elephant, and likewise seated on horses, (some) mounted on divine vehicles, wearing divine garlands,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 8.91
वयांसि पक्षिणो यत्र तथा ऽन्ये वनचारिणः । यज्ञोच्छिष्टेषु लुलिता जाताः सर्वे हिरण्मयाः
vayāṃsi pakṣiṇo yatra tathā 'nye vanacāriṇaḥ / yajñocchiṣṭeṣu lulitā jātāḥ sarve hiraṇmayāḥ
The birds and fowl there, and likewise the other creatures roaming the forest, that rolled about in the leavings of the sacrifice — all became golden.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 8.92
यं यं कामं प्रार्थयते तं तं प्राप्नोत्यसंशयम् । घोषणा क्रियतां राष्ट्रे दण्डहस्तैस् तु किङ्करैः
yaṃ yaṃ kāmaṃ prārthayate taṃ taṃ prāpnotyasaṃśayam / ghoṣaṇā kriyatāṃ rāṣṭre daṇḍahastais tu kiṅkaraiḥ
Whatever desire one asks for, that very one he obtains, without doubt. Let a proclamation be made throughout the kingdom by the servants with staves in hand.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 8.93
पितृदेवमनुष्याश् च तृप्ता यान्ति परां गतिम् । ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेशाना वरं दत्त्वा दिवं ययुः
pitṛdevamanuṣyāś ca tṛptā yānti parāṃ gatim / brahmaviṣṇumaheśānā varaṃ dattvā divaṃ yayuḥ
And the fathers, gods and men, satisfied, go to the highest goal. Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśāna, having granted the boon, went to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 8.94
अत्र यज्ञस् तपोदानं सर्वं भवति चाक्षयम् । एवं निवर्तितो यज्ञो राज्ञश्चामिततेजसः
atra yajñas tapodānaṃ sarvaṃ bhavati cākṣayam / evaṃ nivartito yajño rājñaścāmitatejasaḥ
Here sacrifice, austerity and giving — all becomes imperishable. Thus was the sacrifice of the king of measureless splendour brought to completion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 8.95
कृताञ्जलिपुटो भूत्वा मनुरित्य् आह कल्पगाम् । चान्द्रायणसहस्रस्य सोमयागशतस्य च
kṛtāñjalipuṭo bhūtvā manurity āha kalpagām / cāndrāyaṇasahasrasya somayāgaśatasya ca
Having made the hollow of his joined palms, Manu spoke thus to her who moves at will: "Of a thousand cāndrāyaṇa fasts and of a hundred Soma sacrifices —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 8.96
त्वत् तोयपानमात्रेण समम् भवति वा न वा । लोकानां तारणार्थाय अवतीर्णा महानदी
tvat toyapānamātreṇa samam bhavati vā na vā / lokānāṃ tāraṇārthāya avatīrṇā mahānadī
— whether (that) is equal to the mere drinking of your water or not. For the sake of ferrying the worlds across, the great river has descended.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 8.97
त्वया व्याप्तं जगत्कृत्स्नं लोकाश्चैव चराचराः । स्नानावगाहनात् पानात् स्मरणात् कीर्तनाद् अपि
tvayā vyāptaṃ jagatkṛtsnaṃ lokāścaiva carācarāḥ / snānāvagāhanāt pānāt smaraṇāt kīrtanād api
By you the whole world is pervaded, and the worlds with their moving and unmoving beings. By bathing, by immersion, by drinking, by remembering, and even by proclaiming (your name) —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 8.98
अनेकभाविकं पापं तूलराशिम् इवानलः । दहत्य् एवं हि तोयं ते नात्र कार्य्या विचारणा
anekabhāvikaṃ pāpaṃ tūlarāśim ivānalaḥ / dahaty evaṃ hi toyaṃ te nātra kāryyā vicāraṇā
— your water burns up sin of many kinds, as fire burns a heap of cotton; there is no need to deliberate about this.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 8.99
स्वर्गसोपानभूता ऽसि पितॄणां हितकाम्यया । दिवं नय वरारोहे भूतग्रामं चतुर्विधम्
svargasopānabhūtā 'si pitṝṇāṃ hitakāmyayā / divaṃ naya varārohe bhūtagrāmaṃ caturvidham
You have become the stairway to heaven, out of the wish for the welfare of the fathers. Lead to heaven, O fair-hipped one, the fourfold host of beings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 8.100
याः काश्चित् सरितो लोके तीर्थानि विविधानि च । तेषां त्वं जननी देवि पितॄणां तारिणी परा
yāḥ kāścit sarito loke tīrthāni vividhāni ca / teṣāṃ tvaṃ jananī devi pitṝṇāṃ tāriṇī parā
Whatever rivers there are in the world, and the various sacred fords — of these you are the mother, O goddess, the supreme deliverer of the fathers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 8.101
त्वया विना तु यत् तीर्थं धर्मकर्मशुभोदयम् । सूर्येणैव विहीनं हि निरालोकं जगद् यथा
tvayā vinā tu yat tīrthaṃ dharmakarmaśubhodayam / sūryeṇaiva vihīnaṃ hi nirālokaṃ jagad yathā
But a sacred ford without you, (though) productive of the good fortune of dharma and rites, is like the world bereft of the sun itself, without light.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 8.102
सूर्याचन्द्रमसोर्भावः सामान्यः सर्वजन्तुषु । समं वर्षति पर्जन्यः सस्येषु च तृणेषु च
sūryācandramasorbhāvaḥ sāmānyaḥ sarvajantuṣu / samaṃ varṣati parjanyaḥ sasyeṣu ca tṛṇeṣu ca
The being of the sun and the moon is common to all creatures; the rain-cloud rains equally upon crops and upon grasses.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 8.103
तथा त्वं सर्वलोकानां माता चैव गरीयसी । अपि वर्षसहस्रेण गुणान् कीर्तयितुं शुभे
tathā tvaṃ sarvalokānāṃ mātā caiva garīyasī / api varṣasahasreṇa guṇān kīrtayituṃ śubhe
So too are you the mother of all the worlds, and the weightier one. Even in a thousand years, to recount your virtues, O auspicious one —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 8.104
ब्रह्मा बृहस्पतिश् चैव न शक्तो ऽपि वरानने । स्तोत्रं श्रुत्वा महाभागा मनोरमिततेजसः
brahmā bṛhaspatiś caiva na śakto 'pi varānane / stotraṃ śrutvā mahābhāgā manoramitatejasaḥ
— Brahmā and Bṛhaspati too are not able, O fair-faced one. Having heard the hymn of praise, the greatly fortunate one, whose splendour is measureless (as) the mind —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 8.105
प्रत्युवाच वरारोहा मकरासनसंस्थिता । सर्वाभरणशोभाढ्या चन्द्रकान्तिनिभानना
pratyuvāca varārohā makarāsanasaṃsthitā / sarvābharaṇaśobhāḍhyā candrakāntinibhānanā
— replied, the fair-hipped one, seated upon a makara-seat, richly adorned with all ornaments, her face like the lustre of the moon:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 8.106
वरं वृणु महाभाग तुष्टा ऽस्मि मनसीप्सितम् । नमस्कृत्य महादेवीं राजा वचनमब्रवीत्
varaṃ vṛṇu mahābhāga tuṣṭā 'smi manasīpsitam / namaskṛtya mahādevīṃ rājā vacanamabravīt
"Choose a boon, greatly fortunate one; I am pleased — (choose) what is desired in your mind." Having bowed to the great goddess, the king spoke these words:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 8.107
यदि तुष्टा वरारोहे वरं दातुं ममेच्छसि । तीर्थभूतं जगत् सर्वं कुरुष्व वरवर्णिनि
yadi tuṣṭā varārohe varaṃ dātuṃ mamecchasi / tīrthabhūtaṃ jagat sarvaṃ kuruṣva varavarṇini
"If you are pleased, O fair-hipped one, and wish to give me a boon, then make the whole world into a sacred ford, O lady of excellent hue."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition