Skanda Purana — Reva Khanda — Chapter 89
SkP-RK 89.1
ईश्वर उवाच: अन्यच् चाख्यानकं वक्ष्ये पुरावृत्तं नराधिप । सकुटुम्बो गतः स्वर्गम् ऋषिर् दीर्घतपा महान्
īśvara uvāca: anyac cākhyānakaṃ vakṣye purāvṛttaṃ narādhipa / sakuṭumbo gataḥ svargam ṛṣir dīrghatapā mahān
Īśvara said: I shall tell another little tale, of what happened long ago, O ruler of men: the great sage Dīrghatapas went to heaven together with his family.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.2
शङ्कर उवाच: काशिराजेति विख्यातश् चित्रसेनो महाबलः । तस्य पुर्यां स वसते सर्वकामसमन्वितः
śaṅkara uvāca: kāśirājeti vikhyātaś citraseno mahābalaḥ / tasya puryāṃ sa vasate sarvakāmasamanvitaḥ
Śaṅkara said: There was one renowned as the king of Kāśī, Citrasena, of great strength; in his city he (the sage) dwelt, provided with all he could wish for.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.3
सा पुरी जनसम्पूर्णा नानारत्नोपशोभिता । वाराणासीति विख्याता गङ्गातीरे समाश्रिता
sā purī janasampūrṇā nānāratnopaśobhitā / vārāṇāsīti vikhyātā gaṅgātīre samāśritā
That city was full of people and adorned with jewels of many kinds, renowned as Vārāṇasī, resting on the bank of the Gaṅgā.
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SkP-RK 89.4
इन्द्रप्रस्थसमप्रख्या गौरीगोकुलसंयुता । बहुद्विजसमाकीर्णा वेदध्वनितनिःस्वना
indraprasthasamaprakhyā gaurīgokulasaṃyutā / bahudvijasamākīrṇā vedadhvanitaniḥsvanā
Reputed the equal of Indraprastha, possessed of Gaurī's cow-settlements, thronged with many twice-born men, resounding with the sound of Vedic recitation,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 89.5
वणिग्जनैर्बहुविधैः क्रयविक्रयसंयुतैः । अट्टाट्टालैः प्रतोलीभिर् उत्सवाद्यैस् तु मण्डिता
vaṇigjanairbahuvidhaiḥ krayavikrayasaṃyutaiḥ / aṭṭāṭṭālaiḥ pratolībhir utsavādyais tu maṇḍitā
adorned with merchants of many sorts engaged in buying and selling, with market-halls and watchtowers, with broad streets, and with festivals and the like,
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SkP-RK 89.6
देवतायतनैर् दिव्यैर् आरामैर् उपशोभिता । नानापुष्पफलैर् रम्यैः कदलीषण्डमण्डिता
devatāyatanair divyair ārāmair upaśobhitā / nānāpuṣpaphalair ramyaiḥ kadalīṣaṇḍamaṇḍitā
beautified with divine temples and with pleasure-gardens, delightful with flowers and fruits of many kinds, adorned with groves of plantain.
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SkP-RK 89.7
तस्या उत्तरदिग्भागे आरामश्चोत्तमः शुभः । समन्दारवनं नाम त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम्
tasyā uttaradigbhāge ārāmaścottamaḥ śubhaḥ / samandāravanaṃ nāma triṣu lokeṣu viśrutam
In the northern quarter of that city there was a supreme and lovely garden, named Samandāravana, famed in the three worlds,
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SkP-RK 89.8
नानाद्रुमलताकीर्णं नानापुष्पोपशोभितम् । बहुमन्दारसंयुक्तं तेन मन्दारकं वनम्
nānādrumalatākīrṇaṃ nānāpuṣpopaśobhitam / bahumandārasaṃyuktaṃ tena mandārakaṃ vanam
strewn with trees and creepers of many kinds, beautified with flowers of many kinds; it had many mandāra trees, and for that reason (it was) the Mandāraka wood.
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SkP-RK 89.9
विप्रो दीर्घतपा नाम सर्वदा तत्र तिष्ठति । तपस् तपति सो ऽत्यर्थं तेन दीर्घतपाः स्मृतः
vipro dīrghatapā nāma sarvadā tatra tiṣṭhati / tapas tapati so 'tyarthaṃ tena dīrghatapāḥ smṛtaḥ
A brahmin named Dīrghatapas dwelt there always; he practised austerity exceedingly, and for that reason he was known as Dīrghatapas ('of long austerity').
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SkP-RK 89.10
स तिष्ठते सपत्नी कस् तिष्ठते पुत्रसंयुतः । शुश्रूषयन्ति तं सर्वे सुताः पञ्च समीपगाः
sa tiṣṭhate sapatnī kas tiṣṭhate putrasaṃyutaḥ / śuśrūṣayanti taṃ sarve sutāḥ pañca samīpagāḥ
He dwelt there with his wife, he dwelt there together with his sons; all five sons, staying near him, attended upon him.
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SkP-RK 89.11
तस्य पुत्रः कनीयांस् तु ऋष्यशृङ्गो महातपाः । वेदाध्ययनसंयुक्तो ब्रह्मचारी गुणान्वितः
tasya putraḥ kanīyāṃs tu ṛṣyaśṛṅgo mahātapāḥ / vedādhyayanasaṃyukto brahmacārī guṇānvitaḥ
But his youngest son was Ṛṣyaśṛṅga, of great austerity, engaged in the study of the Vedas, a celibate student, endowed with virtues.
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SkP-RK 89.12
योगाभ्यासरतो नित्यं कन्दमूलफलाशनः । तिष्ठते मृगरूपेण मृगमध्ये वसन् सदा
yogābhyāsarato nityaṃ kandamūlaphalāśanaḥ / tiṣṭhate mṛgarūpeṇa mṛgamadhye vasan sadā
Ever devoted to the practice of yoga, eating bulbs, roots and fruits, he stayed in the form of a deer, always dwelling among the deer.
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SkP-RK 89.13
दिनारम्भे दिनान्ते च मातापित्रग्रतः स्थितः । अभिवादयते नित्यं भाक्तमान् ऋषिपुत्रकः
dinārambhe dinānte ca mātāpitragrataḥ sthitaḥ / abhivādayate nityaṃ bhāktamān ṛṣiputrakaḥ
At the beginning of the day and at the day's end he stood before his mother and father, and the devoted little son of the sage always saluted (them).
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SkP-RK 89.14
पुनर्जगाम तत्रैव कानने गिरिगह्वरे । क्रीडन् बालमृगैः सार्धं राजबाणमृतस् तु सः
punarjagāma tatraiva kānane girigahvare / krīḍan bālamṛgaiḥ sārdhaṃ rājabāṇamṛtas tu saḥ
Again he went to that very forest, in the mountain thicket; and while playing with the young deer he was killed by the king's arrow.
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SkP-RK 89.15
राजोवाच: आश्रमे वसतस् तत्र सुदीर्घतपसस् तदा । सूनुस् तस्य कनीयांस् तु कथं मृत्युवशं गतः
rājovāca: āśrame vasatas tatra sudīrghatapasas tadā / sūnus tasya kanīyāṃs tu kathaṃ mṛtyuvaśaṃ gataḥ
The king said: How did the youngest son of Sudīrghatapas, who was then dwelling there in the hermitage, fall under the power of death?
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SkP-RK 89.16
श्रीभगवान् उवाच: शृणुष्वैकमना भूत्वा कथां चित्रां महीपते । श्रवणाद् एव तस्या हि सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
śrībhagavān uvāca: śṛṇuṣvaikamanā bhūtvā kathāṃ citrāṃ mahīpate / śravaṇād eva tasyā hi sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate
The Blessed Lord said: Listen with a single mind, O lord of the earth, to a wonderful story; for merely by hearing it one is released from all sins.
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SkP-RK 89.17
काशिराजो महाराजा महाबलपराक्रमः । चित्रसेन इति ख्यातो वाराणस्यां वसत्य् असौ
kāśirājo mahārājā mahābalaparākramaḥ / citrasena iti khyāto vārāṇasyāṃ vasaty asau
There was a king of Kāśī, a great king of great strength and valour, known as Citrasena; he dwelt in Vārāṇasī.
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SkP-RK 89.20
एवं वसंस् तत्र राज्ये मन्त्रिणो वाक्यम् अब्रवीत् । मृगया च गमिष्यामि यूयं राज्ये प्रतिष्ठिताः ॥ र्क्स्_८९।१८ ॥ गम्यतां मन्त्रिभिः प्रोक्तो गतो ऽसौ वसुधाधिपः ॥ र्क्स्_८९।१९ ॥ छत्रैश्छत्राणि दृश्यन्ते गच्छन्तं काननं प्रति । रजस्तत्रोत्थितं भूरि गजवाजिपदाहतम्
evaṃ vasaṃs tatra rājye mantriṇo vākyam abravīt / mṛgayā ca gamiṣyāmi yūyaṃ rājye pratiṣṭhitāḥ // rks_89.18 // gamyatāṃ mantribhiḥ prokto gato 'sau vasudhādhipaḥ // rks_89.19 // chatraiśchatrāṇi dṛśyante gacchantaṃ kānanaṃ prati / rajastatrotthitaṃ bhūri gajavājipadāhatam
Dwelling thus there in his kingdom, he spoke these words to his ministers: "I shall go hunting; you remain established in the kingdom." (18) Being told by the ministers, "Let (your majesty) go," that lord of the earth set out. (19) Parasols upon parasols were seen as he went toward the forest, and there arose much dust, stirred up by the feet of elephants and horses.
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SkP-RK 89.21
तेनैवाच्छादितं सर्वं सादित्यं भूमिमण्डलम् । न तत्र दृश्यते सूर्यो न काष्ठा न च चन्द्रमाः
tenaivācchāditaṃ sarvaṃ sādityaṃ bhūmimaṇḍalam / na tatra dṛśyate sūryo na kāṣṭhā na ca candramāḥ
By that very (dust) the whole circle of the earth, together with the sun, was covered; there neither the sun was seen, nor the quarters, nor the moon.
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SkP-RK 89.22
पादपाश् च न दृश्यन्ते गिरिसातूनि सर्वशः । तत्रापि च महाराज मृगयूथम् अदृश्यत
pādapāś ca na dṛśyante girisātūni sarvaśaḥ / tatrāpi ca mahārāja mṛgayūtham adṛśyata
Nor were the trees seen, nor the mountain slopes anywhere; and even there, great king, a herd of deer was seen.
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SkP-RK 89.23
अधावन् पुरुषाः सर्वे सराजाराजपुत्रकाः । वृन्दलोपो ऽभवत् तेषां शीघ्रं जग्मुर् दिशो दश
adhāvan puruṣāḥ sarve sarājārājaputrakāḥ / vṛndalopo 'bhavat teṣāṃ śīghraṃ jagmur diśo daśa
All the men ran, together with the king and the princes; the herd of them was broken up, and they swiftly went in the ten directions.
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SkP-RK 89.24
एकमार्गं गतो राजा चित्रसेनो महीपतिः । एकाकी स गतस् तत्र यत्र यत्र च ते मृगाः
ekamārgaṃ gato rājā citraseno mahīpatiḥ / ekākī sa gatas tatra yatra yatra ca te mṛgāḥ
The king Citrasena, lord of the earth, went along one path; alone he went there, wherever those deer went.
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SkP-RK 89.25
प्रविष्टस् तु ततो दुर्गे कानने पक्षिवर्जिते । वल्मीगुल्मलताकीर्णे प्रविष्टो नैव दृश्यते
praviṣṭas tu tato durge kānane pakṣivarjite / valmīgulmalatākīrṇe praviṣṭo naiva dṛśyate
Then he entered an impassable forest devoid of birds, overgrown with anthills, thickets and creepers; having entered, he was seen no more.
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SkP-RK 89.26
एकाक्यपश्यदात्मानं न चाश्वं न पदातिकान् । न को ऽपि चात्र जानाति नाहं वेद्मि दिशो दश
ekākyapaśyadātmānaṃ na cāśvaṃ na padātikān / na ko 'pi cātra jānāti nāhaṃ vedmi diśo daśa
He saw himself alone: neither his horse nor the foot-soldiers. "And no one here knows (me), nor do I know the ten directions."
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SkP-RK 89.27
एवं कष्टं गतो राजा चित्रसेनो नराधिपः । छायां समाश्रितस् तत्र विश्रम्य च पुनः पुनः
evaṃ kaṣṭaṃ gato rājā citraseno narādhipaḥ / chāyāṃ samāśritas tatra viśramya ca punaḥ punaḥ
Thus king Citrasena, ruler of men, came into hardship, and there he took to the shade, resting again and again.
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SkP-RK 89.28
क्षुत्तृषार्तो भ्रमन् दुर्गे कानने गिरिगह्वरे । ततो ऽपश्यत् सरो दिव्यं पद्मिनीषण्डमण्डितम्
kṣuttṛṣārto bhraman durge kānane girigahvare / tato 'paśyat saro divyaṃ padminīṣaṇḍamaṇḍitam
Afflicted by hunger and thirst, wandering in the impassable forest in a mountain thicket, he then saw a lovely lake adorned with clusters of lotus plants.
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SkP-RK 89.29
हंसकारण्डवाकीर्णं चक्रवाकोपकूजितम् । सरो दृष्ट्वा तु राजेन्द्रः संप्रहृष्टतनूरुहः
haṃsakāraṇḍavākīrṇaṃ cakravākopakūjitam / saro dṛṣṭvā tu rājendraḥ saṃprahṛṣṭatanūruhaḥ
(it was) covered with geese and ducks and resounding with the cries of cakravāka birds; and seeing the lake, that best of kings had the hair of his body thrilled with joy.
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SkP-RK 89.30
कुमुदानि गृहीत्वा तु तत्र स्नानं समाचरत् । तर्पयित्वा पितॄन् देवान् मनुष्यांश् च यथा विधि
kumudāni gṛhītvā tu tatra snānaṃ samācarat / tarpayitvā pitṝn devān manuṣyāṃś ca yathā vidhi
Taking white lotuses, he performed his bath there, and having satisfied the ancestors, the gods and men according to the rule,
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SkP-RK 89.31
पपौ पानीयममलं यथावत् समभीप्सितम् । उत्तीर्य स जलात् तीरे दृष्ट्वा वृक्षं समीपतः
papau pānīyamamalaṃ yathāvat samabhīpsitam / uttīrya sa jalāt tīre dṛṣṭvā vṛkṣaṃ samīpataḥ
he drank the clear water duly, as much as he wished; and coming up out of the water, he saw a tree nearby on the bank.
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SkP-RK 89.32
चिन्तया ऽनुपविष्टो ऽसौ किं तु कर्म करोम्य् अहम् । ततश् छायाश्रितान् पश्यन् वनोद्देशे मृगान् बहून्
cintayā 'nupaviṣṭo 'sau kiṃ tu karma karomy aham / tataś chāyāśritān paśyan vanoddeśe mṛgān bahūn
He sat down (there) with (this) thought: "But what action shall I do?" Then, looking at the many deer resting in the shade in that part of the forest—
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SkP-RK 89.33
केचित् पूर्वमुखास् तत्र अपरे दक्षिणामुखा । वारुण्यभिमुखाः केचित् केचित् कौबेरम् आश्रिताः
kecit pūrvamukhās tatra apare dakṣiṇāmukhā / vāruṇyabhimukhāḥ kecit kecit kauberam āśritāḥ
Some there faced east, others faced south; some faced toward Varuṇa's quarter (the west), some kept to Kubera's (the north).
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SkP-RK 89.34
केचिन् निद्रां प्रकुर्वन्ति ऊर्ध्वकर्णाः स्थिताः परे । मृगमध्ये स्थितो योगी ऋष्यशृङ्गो महातपाः
kecin nidrāṃ prakurvanti ūrdhvakarṇāḥ sthitāḥ pare / mṛgamadhye sthito yogī ṛṣyaśṛṅgo mahātapāḥ
Some were sleeping, others stood with ears pricked up; and in the midst of the deer sat the yogin Ṛṣyaśṛṅga, of great austerity.
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SkP-RK 89.35
मृगान् दृष्ट्वा ततो राजा प्रहारार्थम् अचिन्तयत् । वधित्वा च मृगं चैकं भक्षयामि यदृच्छया
mṛgān dṛṣṭvā tato rājā prahārārtham acintayat / vadhitvā ca mṛgaṃ caikaṃ bhakṣayāmi yadṛcchayā
Then the king, seeing the deer, thought of striking them: "Killing one deer, I shall eat it as chance allows."
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SkP-RK 89.36
स्वस्थावस्थो भविष्यामि मृगमांसस्य भक्षणात् । काशीं प्रति गमिष्यामि मार्गम् अन्वेषयंस् ततः
svasthāvastho bhaviṣyāmi mṛgamāṃsasya bhakṣaṇāt / kāśīṃ prati gamiṣyāmi mārgam anveṣayaṃs tataḥ
"I shall be in good health from eating the deer's flesh; then, searching out the road, I shall go on toward Kāśī."
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SkP-RK 89.37
विचिन्त्यैवं ततो राजा वृक्षमूलं समाश्रितः । चापं धृत्वा कराग्रेण प्राक्षिपत् तच् छरं विभुः
vicintyaivaṃ tato rājā vṛkṣamūlaṃ samāśritaḥ / cāpaṃ dhṛtvā karāgreṇa prākṣipat tac charaṃ vibhuḥ
Having thought thus, the king took his place at the foot of a tree, and holding the bow with the tip of his hand, the mighty one loosed that arrow.
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SkP-RK 89.38
क्षिप्तमात्रे शरे तस्मिन् सर्वे नष्टा मृगास् ततः । तेषां मध्ये स चैवेक ऋष्यशृङ्गो महातपाः
kṣiptamātre śare tasmin sarve naṣṭā mṛgās tataḥ / teṣāṃ madhye sa caiveka ṛṣyaśṛṅgo mahātapāḥ
The moment that arrow was loosed, all the deer fled; and in their midst was that one, Ṛṣyaśṛṅga, of great austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.39
शरेण विद्धः पतितः कृष्ण कृष्णेति चाब्रवीत् । हाहा शब्दं कृतं तेन केनाहं पातितो ऽधुना
śareṇa viddhaḥ patitaḥ kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇeti cābravīt / hāhā śabdaṃ kṛtaṃ tena kenāhaṃ pātito 'dhunā
Pierced by the arrow he fell and cried out, "Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa!" He uttered a cry of "Alas, alas! By whom have I now been struck down?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.40
कस्यैषा दुर्मतिर्जाता यया बुद्धिर् ममोपरि । मृगमध्ये स्थितश्चाहं न किंचदपराद्धवान्
kasyaiṣā durmatirjātā yayā buddhir mamopari / mṛgamadhye sthitaścāhaṃ na kiṃcadaparāddhavān
"Whose is this evil-mindedness that has arisen, by which (such) a thought (was directed) against me? I was sitting among the deer and had done no wrong at all."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.41
वाचां तां मानुषीं श्रुत्वा स राजा विस्मयान्वितः । शीघ्रं गत्वा ततो ऽपश्यद् ब्राह्मणं ब्रह्मवर्चसम्
vācāṃ tāṃ mānuṣīṃ śrutvā sa rājā vismayānvitaḥ / śīghraṃ gatvā tato 'paśyad brāhmaṇaṃ brahmavarcasam
Hearing that human speech, the king, filled with astonishment, went quickly and then saw a brahmin resplendent with brahminical lustre.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.42
ब्राह्मण उवाच: न ते सिद्धिर् भवेत् किंचिन् मयि पञ्चत्वम् आगते
brāhmaṇa uvāca: na te siddhir bhavet kiṃcin mayi pañcatvam āgate
The brahmin said: No success whatever will be yours, once I have gone to death.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.43
तवैव विहिता हत्या मयि पञ्चत्वम् आगते । जननी मे पिता वृद्धौ भ्रातरो हि तपस्विनः
tavaiva vihitā hatyā mayi pañcatvam āgate / jananī me pitā vṛddhau bhrātaro hi tapasvinaḥ
The killing will be reckoned yours alone, once I have died. My mother and father are aged, and my brothers are ascetics.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.46
भ्रातृजाया मरिष्यन्ति मयि पञ्चत्वम् आगते । एता हत्या भविष्यन्ति तव शुद्धिः कथं भवेत् ॥ र्क्स्_८९।४४ ॥ उपायं कथयिष्यामि कर्तुं त्वं यदि मन्यसे ॥ र्क्स्_८९।४५ ॥ राजोवाच: उपायः कथ्यतां मे ऽद्य यस् ते मनसि वर्तते । करिष्ये तदहं सर्वं प्रयत्नेन महामुने
bhrātṛjāyā mariṣyanti mayi pañcatvam āgate / etā hatyā bhaviṣyanti tava śuddhiḥ kathaṃ bhavet // rks_89.44 // upāyaṃ kathayiṣyāmi kartuṃ tvaṃ yadi manyase // rks_89.45 // rājovāca: upāyaḥ kathyatāṃ me 'dya yas te manasi vartate / kariṣye tadahaṃ sarvaṃ prayatnena mahāmune
My brothers' wives will die when I have gone to death. These killings will be (yours); how then will your purification come about? (44) I shall tell you a means, if you think you can carry it out. (45) The king said: Let the means that is in your mind be told me now; I shall do all that with effort, great sage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.47
शृङ्ग्य् उवाच: पृच्छामि त्वां कुतः को वा कथं त्वम् इह चागतः । ब्रह्मक्षत्रविशां मध्ये ऽन्त्यजः शूद्रो ऽथवा पुनः
śṛṅgy uvāca: pṛcchāmi tvāṃ kutaḥ ko vā kathaṃ tvam iha cāgataḥ / brahmakṣatraviśāṃ madhye 'ntyajaḥ śūdro 'thavā punaḥ
Śṛṅgin said: I ask you—from where, and who are you, and how have you come here? Among brahmins, kṣatriyas and vaiśyas (are you one), or a low-caste man, or else a śūdra?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.48
शृङ्ग्युवाच: मां गृहीत्वाश्रमं पुण्यं यत्र तौ पितरौ मम
śṛṅgyuvāca: māṃ gṛhītvāśramaṃ puṇyaṃ yatra tau pitarau mama
Śṛṅgin said: Taking me to the holy hermitage where those two parents of mine are—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.49
आवेदयस्व दयस्व चात्मानं पुत्रपापिनम् आगतम् । तौ दृष्ट्वा मां करिष्येते कारुण्यं च तवोपरि
āvedayasva dayasva cātmānaṃ putrapāpinam āgatam / tau dṛṣṭvā māṃ kariṣyete kāruṇyaṃ ca tavopari
—announce and present yourself, come as the sinner against their son. Seeing me, those two will show compassion toward you as well.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 89.50
उपायं वा करिष्येते येन शान्तिर् भविष्यति । तस्य तद् वचनं श्रुत्वा चित्रसेनो नृपोत्तमः
upāyaṃ vā kariṣyete yena śāntir bhaviṣyati / tasya tad vacanaṃ śrutvā citraseno nṛpottamaḥ
Or they will devise a means by which there will be expiation. Hearing that speech of his, Citrasena, best of kings,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.51
स्कन्धे कृत्वा च तं विप्रं जगामाश्रमकं प्रति । न शक्नोति च तं वोढुं विश्रम्य च पुनः पुनः
skandhe kṛtvā ca taṃ vipraṃ jagāmāśramakaṃ prati / na śaknoti ca taṃ voḍhuṃ viśramya ca punaḥ punaḥ
placing that brahmin on his shoulder, went toward the hermitage; but he could not carry him, and rested again and again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.52
तावत् पश्यति तं विप्रं मूर्छितं विकलेन्द्रियम् । मुमोच चित्रसेनस् तु छायां न्यग्रोधकस्य च
tāvat paśyati taṃ vipraṃ mūrchitaṃ vikalendriyam / mumoca citrasenas tu chāyāṃ nyagrodhakasya ca
Meanwhile he saw that brahmin fainted, his senses failing; and Citrasena set him down in the shade of a banyan tree.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.53
विश्रामं च ततः कृत्वा वाचं कुर्वन् मुहुर् मुहुः । पश्यतस् तस्य राजेन्द्र ऋष्यशृङ्गो महातपाः
viśrāmaṃ ca tataḥ kṛtvā vācaṃ kurvan muhur muhuḥ / paśyatas tasya rājendra ṛṣyaśṛṅgo mahātapāḥ
Then, having rested, uttering speech again and again—while he was looking on, O lord of kings, Ṛṣyaśṛṅga of great austerity
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.54
पञ्चत्वम् अगमच् छीघ्रं ध्यानयोगेन योगवित् । दाहयामास तं विप्रं विधिदृष्टेन कर्मणा
pañcatvam agamac chīghraṃ dhyānayogena yogavit / dāhayāmāsa taṃ vipraṃ vidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā
quickly went to death by the yoga of meditation, knower of yoga that he was. (The king) had that brahmin cremated by the rite prescribed in the injunctions.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.55
स्नानं कृत्वा तु शोकार्तो रुरोद च मुमोह च । ततश् चानन्तरं राजा उद्वेगं परमं गतः
snānaṃ kṛtvā tu śokārto ruroda ca mumoha ca / tataś cānantaraṃ rājā udvegaṃ paramaṃ gataḥ
Having bathed, stricken with grief, he wept and fainted; and thereafter the king fell into the utmost agitation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.56
कथं यास्ये गृहान् अद्य वाराणस्यां हतो ह्य् अहम् । ब्रह्महत्या समाविष्टो जुहोम्य् अग्नौ कलेवरम्
kathaṃ yāsye gṛhān adya vārāṇasyāṃ hato hy aham / brahmahatyā samāviṣṭo juhomy agnau kalevaram
"How shall I go home today, for I am undone in Vārāṇasī? Possessed by the murder of a brahmin, I shall offer my body into the fire."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.57
अथवा ऋषिवाक्येन गच्छाम्य् एवाश्रमं प्रति । कथयामि यथावृत्तं गत्वा तस्य महा ऋषेः
athavā ṛṣivākyena gacchāmy evāśramaṃ prati / kathayāmi yathāvṛttaṃ gatvā tasya mahā ṛṣeḥ
"Or rather, in accordance with the sage's words, I shall go to the hermitage itself; going there, I shall tell that great seer what happened as it happened."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.58
एवं विचिन्त्य राजासौ जगामाश्रमसन्निधौ । ऋष्यशृङ्गस्य चास्थीनि गृहीत्वा स नृपोत्तमः
evaṃ vicintya rājāsau jagāmāśramasannidhau / ṛṣyaśṛṅgasya cāsthīni gṛhītvā sa nṛpottamaḥ
Having thought thus, that king went into the vicinity of the hermitage, that best of kings, taking with him the bones of Ṛṣyaśṛṅga.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.59
दीर्घतपा उवाच: आगच्छ स्वागतं ते ऽद्य आसने उपविश्यताम्
dīrghatapā uvāca: āgaccha svāgataṃ te 'dya āsane upaviśyatām
Dīrghatapas said: Come, welcome to you today; let (you) be seated on this seat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.60
राजोवाचा: अर्घस्यैव न योग्यो ऽहं महर्षेर् भावितात्मनः
rājovācā: arghasyaiva na yogyo 'haṃ maharṣer bhāvitātmanaḥ
The king said: I am not worthy even of the welcome-offering of a great seer whose self is perfected.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.61
मृगमध्ये स्थितो विप्र तव पुत्रो मया हतः । पुत्रघ्नं शाधि मां विप्र तीव्रदण्डेन दण्डय
mṛgamadhye sthito vipra tava putro mayā hataḥ / putraghnaṃ śādhi māṃ vipra tīvradaṇḍena daṇḍaya
"O brahmin, your son, standing among the deer, was killed by me. Punish me, the killer of your son, O brahmin; chastise me with a severe penalty."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.62
मृगभ्रान्त्या हतो विप्र ऋष्यशृङ्गो महातपाः । इति ज्ञात्वा च मां विप्र कुरुष्व च यथोचितम्
mṛgabhrāntyā hato vipra ṛṣyaśṛṅgo mahātapāḥ / iti jñātvā ca māṃ vipra kuruṣva ca yathocitam
"Through mistaking him for a deer, O brahmin, Ṛṣyaśṛṅga of great austerity was slain. Knowing this of me, O brahmin, do with me as is fitting."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.63
माता तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा गृहान् निर्गत्य विह्वला । हा हतास्मीत्य् उवाचाथ पतिता च महीतले
mātā tasya vacaḥ śrutvā gṛhān nirgatya vihvalā / hā hatāsmīty uvācātha patitā ca mahītale
His mother, hearing that speech, came out of the house distraught and cried, "Alas, I am destroyed!" and fell upon the ground.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.64
विललाप सुदुःखार्ता पुत्रशोकेन पीडिता । हा पुत्र पुत्रेति वदन् करुणं कुररी यथा
vilalāpa suduḥkhārtā putraśokena pīḍitā / hā putra putreti vadan karuṇaṃ kurarī yathā
Sore stricken with pain, tormented by grief for her son, she lamented, crying piteously, "Alas, my son, my son!" like an osprey.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.65
श्रुत्यध्ययनसम्पूर्णो जपहोमपरायणः । आगतं त्वां गृहद्वारे कदा पृच्छामि पुत्रक
śrutyadhyayanasampūrṇo japahomaparāyaṇaḥ / āgataṃ tvāṃ gṛhadvāre kadā pṛcchāmi putraka
"Complete in the study of scripture, devoted to muttered prayer and oblation — when shall I ask after you, come to the door of the house, my little son?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.66
त्रिलोक्याम् अपि श्रूयते चन्दनं किल शीतलम् । पुत्रगातपरिष्वङ्गश् चन्दनाद् अपि शीतलः
trilokyām api śrūyate candanaṃ kila śītalam / putragātapariṣvaṅgaś candanād api śītalaḥ
"In all three worlds sandalwood is said, indeed, to be cool; but the embrace of a son's limbs is cooler even than sandalwood."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.67
परिष्वजितुम् इच्छामि त्वाम् अहं पुत्रसुप्रियम् । पञ्चत्वं च गमिष्यामि त्वद् विहीना सुदुःखिता
pariṣvajitum icchāmi tvām ahaṃ putrasupriyam / pañcatvaṃ ca gamiṣyāmi tvad vihīnā suduḥkhitā
"I wish to embrace you, my son so dearly loved; and, bereft of you, in deep sorrow, I shall die."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.68
एवं विलपती दीना पुत्रशोकेन पीडिता । मूर्छिता विह्वला दीना निपपात महीतले
evaṃ vilapatī dīnā putraśokena pīḍitā / mūrchitā vihvalā dīnā nipapāta mahītale
Lamenting thus, wretched, tormented by grief for her son, fainting, distraught and wretched, she fell to the ground.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.69
भार्यां च पतितां दृष्ट्वा पुत्रशोकेन पीडितः । चुकोप मुनिश्रेष्ठश् चित्रसेनं नृपं तदा
bhāryāṃ ca patitāṃ dṛṣṭvā putraśokena pīḍitaḥ / cukopa muniśreṣṭhaś citrasenaṃ nṛpaṃ tadā
And seeing his wife fallen, the best of sages, tormented by grief for his son, then grew angry at King Citrasena.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.70
दीर्घतपा उवाच: याहि याहि महापाप मा मुखं दर्शयस्व मे । किं त्वया घातितो विप्र ह्य् अकामाच् च सुतो मम
dīrghatapā uvāca: yāhi yāhi mahāpāpa mā mukhaṃ darśayasva me / kiṃ tvayā ghātito vipra hy akāmāc ca suto mama
Dīrghatapas said: Go, go, great sinner, do not show your face to me! Why was my son, a brahmin, killed by you, even if unintentionally?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.71
ब्रह्महत्या भविष्यन्ति बहवस् ते नराधिप । सकुटुम्बस्य मे त्वं हि मृत्युर् एवम् उपागतः
brahmahatyā bhaviṣyanti bahavas te narādhipa / sakuṭumbasya me tvaṃ hi mṛtyur evam upāgataḥ
"Many brahmin-murders will be yours, O lord of men; for you have come thus as the death of me together with my family."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.72
एवम् उक्त्वा ततो विप्रो विचिन्त्य च पुनः पुनः । क्रोधं परित्यज्य ततो मुनिमार्गं जगाम ह
evam uktvā tato vipro vicintya ca punaḥ punaḥ / krodhaṃ parityajya tato munimārgaṃ jagāma ha
Having spoken thus, the brahmin then, reflecting again and again, gave up his anger and went the way of the sages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.73
ऋषिर् उवाच: उद्वेगं त्यज भो राजन् दुरुक्तं गदितं मया । पुत्रशोकाभिभूतेन दुःखमाप्तेन मानद
ṛṣir uvāca: udvegaṃ tyaja bho rājan duruktaṃ gaditaṃ mayā / putraśokābhibhūtena duḥkhamāptena mānada
The seer said: Give up your distress, O king; harsh words were spoken by me, overcome as I was by grief for my son and struck by sorrow, O giver of honour.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.74
किं करोति नरः प्राज्ञः प्रेर्यमाणः स्वकर्मभिः । प्रायेण हि मनुष्याणां बुद्धिः कर्मानुसारिणी
kiṃ karoti naraḥ prājñaḥ preryamāṇaḥ svakarmabhiḥ / prāyeṇa hi manuṣyāṇāṃ buddhiḥ karmānusāriṇī
What can a wise man do, driven as he is by his own past deeds? For generally the understanding of men follows their karma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.75
अनेनैव प्रकारेण यत् त्वया लिखितं मम । परं तव भविष्यन्ति विप्रहत्या न संशयः
anenaiva prakāreṇa yat tvayā likhitaṃ mama / paraṃ tava bhaviṣyanti viprahatyā na saṃśayaḥ
In this very manner, whatever you have written down for me — but yours (too) shall be brahmin-slayings, there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 89.76
ब्रह्मक्षत्रविशां मध्ये शूद्रो वा चान्त्यजादिषु । कस्त्वं कथय सत्यं मे कस्माच् च निहतः सुतः
brahmakṣatraviśāṃ madhye śūdro vā cāntyajādiṣu / kastvaṃ kathaya satyaṃ me kasmāc ca nihataḥ sutaḥ
Among brahmins, kshatriyas and vaishyas, or a shudra, or among the lowest-born (and such) — who are you? Tell me truly, and why my son was killed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.77
चित्रसेन उवाच: विज्ञापयामि विप्रर्षे क्षन्तव्यं च ममोपरि । नाहं विप्रो ऽस्मि भो तात न शूद्रो नैव वैश्यजः
citrasena uvāca: vijñāpayāmi viprarṣe kṣantavyaṃ ca mamopari / nāhaṃ vipro 'smi bho tāta na śūdro naiva vaiśyajaḥ
Citrasena said: I will explain, O sage among brahmins, and I should be forgiven; I am not a brahmin, good father, nor a shudra, nor vaishya-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.78
नचापि चान्त्यजातीयः क्षत्रियो ऽहं द्विजोत्तम । काशिराजो मृगान् हन्तुम् आगतो वनम् उत्तमम्
nacāpi cāntyajātīyaḥ kṣatriyo 'haṃ dvijottama / kāśirājo mṛgān hantum āgato vanam uttamam
Nor am I of the lowest caste; I am a kshatriya, O best of the twice-born, the king of Kashi, come to this excellent forest to kill deer.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.79
भ्रमता पातितस् तत्र मृगरूपधरो मुनिः । किं कर्तव्यं मया विप्र उपायं कथयस्व मे
bhramatā pātitas tatra mṛgarūpadharo muniḥ / kiṃ kartavyaṃ mayā vipra upāyaṃ kathayasva me
As I roamed about, a sage wearing the form of a deer was struck down there. What should I do, brahmin? Tell me the means (of expiation).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.80
दीर्घतपा उवाच: ब्रह्महत्या न शक्येत एकेन तरितुं विभो । देशे काले यथाशक्त्या तच्छृणुष्व नराधिप
dīrghatapā uvāca: brahmahatyā na śakyeta ekena tarituṃ vibho / deśe kāle yathāśaktyā tacchṛṇuṣva narādhipa
Dīrghatapas said: The slaying of a brahmin cannot be crossed over by one alone, O mighty one; (it must be done) in the (right) place and time, according to one's ability — hear that, O lord of men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.81
चत्वारो मे सुता राजन् सभार्या मातृपूर्वकाः । मया सह न जीवन्ति ऋष्यशृङ्गस्य कारणे
catvāro me sutā rājan sabhāryā mātṛpūrvakāḥ / mayā saha na jīvanti ṛṣyaśṛṅgasya kāraṇe
I have four sons, O king, with their wives and with their mother; they will not live along with me, because of Ṛṣyaśṛṅga.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.82
उपायं शोभनं तात कथयामि शृणुष्व भोः । शक्यते यदि चेत् कर्तुं सुखोपायं नरेश्वर
upāyaṃ śobhanaṃ tāta kathayāmi śṛṇuṣva bhoḥ / śakyate yadi cet kartuṃ sukhopāyaṃ nareśvara
I shall tell you a fine means, dear one — listen, sir — an easy means, if it can be done, O lord of men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.83
सकुटुम्बसमस्तान् नो दाहयस्वानले नृप । अस्थीनि नर्मदातोये शूलभेदे विनिक्षिपेः
sakuṭumbasamastān no dāhayasvānale nṛpa / asthīni narmadātoye śūlabhede vinikṣipeḥ
Have us all burned in the fire together with the family, O king, and cast the bones into the water of the Narmadā, at Śūlabheda.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.84
नर्मदादक्षिणे कूले शूलभेदेति विश्रुतम् । सर्वपापहरं तीर्थं सर्वतीर्थोत्तमोत्तमम्
narmadādakṣiṇe kūle śūlabhedeti viśrutam / sarvapāpaharaṃ tīrthaṃ sarvatīrthottamottamam
On the southern bank of the Narmadā there is (the place) renowned as Śūlabheda, a holy ford that removes all sin, the very best of all fords.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.85
शुचिर् भूत्वा ममास्थीनि क्षिप त्वं शूलभेदके । मुच्यते सर्वपापेभ्यो मम वाक्यात् न संशयः
śucir bhūtvā mamāsthīni kṣipa tvaṃ śūlabhedake / mucyate sarvapāpebhyo mama vākyāt na saṃśayaḥ
Having purified yourself, cast my bones at Śūlabheda; by my word, one is freed from all sins — there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.86
राजोवाच: आदेशो दीयतां तात करिष्यामि न संशयः । सर्वस्वम् अपि यत् किंचिद् राज्यं कोशः स्त्रियः सुताः
rājovāca: ādeśo dīyatāṃ tāta kariṣyāmi na saṃśayaḥ / sarvasvam api yat kiṃcid rājyaṃ kośaḥ striyaḥ sutāḥ
The king said: Let the command be given, dear one; I shall do it, no doubt — even everything I have, whatever it be: kingdom, treasury, wives, sons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.87
तव दानं प्रयच्छामि विप्र मां त्वं प्रसीद च । परस्परं विवदतोर् मुनिराज्ञोस् तदा नृप
tava dānaṃ prayacchāmi vipra māṃ tvaṃ prasīda ca / parasparaṃ vivadator munirājños tadā nṛpa
I give it as a gift to you, brahmin; be gracious to me. Then, O king, while the sage and the king were disputing with each other —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.88
स्फुटित्वा हृदयं शीघ्रं मुनेर् भार्या मृता तदा । पुत्रशोकसमाक्रान्ता निर्जीवा पतिता क्षितौ
sphuṭitvā hṛdayaṃ śīghraṃ muner bhāryā mṛtā tadā / putraśokasamākrāntā nirjīvā patitā kṣitau
her heart having burst, the sage's wife at once died then; overcome by grief for her son, she fell lifeless to the ground.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.89
पुत्राश् च मातृशोकेन सर्वे पञ्चत्वम् आगताः । स्नुषाश् चैव तु ताः सर्वा मृताश् च सह भर्तृभिः
putrāś ca mātṛśokena sarve pañcatvam āgatāḥ / snuṣāś caiva tu tāḥ sarvā mṛtāś ca saha bhartṛbhiḥ
And the sons, from grief for their mother, all came to death; and all those daughters-in-law too died along with their husbands.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.90
पञ्चत्वं तु गतान् सर्वान् मुनिमुख्यान् निरीक्ष्य तान् । विप्राश् चाह्वानितास् तेन ते तत्राश्रमवासिनः
pañcatvaṃ tu gatān sarvān munimukhyān nirīkṣya tān / viprāś cāhvānitās tena te tatrāśramavāsinaḥ
Seeing all those foremost of sages come to death, brahmins dwelling in the hermitage there were summoned by him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.91
तेभ्यो निवेदयामास यथा वृत्तं नरोत्तमः । संहतैस् तैर् अनुज्ञातः कथंचिद् दह्य यत्नतः
tebhyo nivedayāmāsa yathā vṛttaṃ narottamaḥ / saṃhatais tair anujñātaḥ kathaṃcid dahya yatnataḥ
That best of men told them what had happened; permitted by them assembled together, having somehow with effort burned (the bodies) —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.92
देहं स्वं पावनं कृत्वास्थीनि प्रगृह्य यत्नतः । याम्यां हि प्रस्थितो राजा पादचारी महीपतिः
dehaṃ svaṃ pāvanaṃ kṛtvāsthīni pragṛhya yatnataḥ / yāmyāṃ hi prasthito rājā pādacārī mahīpatiḥ
and having purified his own body and carefully taken up the bones, the king, the lord of the earth, set out southward on foot.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.93
न शक्नोति यदा गन्तुं छायामाश्रित्य तिष्ठति । विश्रम्य च पुनर् गच्छन् विश्रम्य च पुनः पुनः
na śaknoti yadā gantuṃ chāyāmāśritya tiṣṭhati / viśramya ca punar gacchan viśramya ca punaḥ punaḥ
When he was unable to walk, he would stop, taking shelter in the shade; and having rested he would go on again, and having rested, again and again,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.94
सचैलं कुरुते स्नानमस्थीन् वोढा पदे पदे । विना जलं निराहारः सो ऽगच्छद् दक्षिणामुखः
sacailaṃ kurute snānamasthīn voḍhā pade pade / vinā jalaṃ nirāhāraḥ so 'gacchad dakṣiṇāmukhaḥ
he would bathe with his clothes on, carrying the bones at every step; without water, without food, he went on facing south.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.97
अचिरेणैव कालेन स गतो नर्मदातटे । आश्रमस्थान् द्विजान् सर्वान् पप्रच्छ राजसत्तमः ॥ र्क्स्_८९।९५ ॥ कथ्यतां मे द्विजश्रेष्ठाः शूलभेदस्य मार्गकः ॥ र्क्स्_८९।९६ ॥ विप्रा ऊचुः: नर्मदादक्षिणे कूले गतो द्रक्ष्यसि नान्यथा
acireṇaiva kālena sa gato narmadātaṭe / āśramasthān dvijān sarvān papraccha rājasattamaḥ // rks_89.95 // kathyatāṃ me dvijaśreṣṭhāḥ śūlabhedasya mārgakaḥ // rks_89.96 // viprā ūcuḥ: narmadādakṣiṇe kūle gato drakṣyasi nānyathā
In no long time he reached the bank of the Narmadā, and that best of kings questioned all the twice-born who dwelt in the hermitage: "Tell me, O best of brahmins, the way to Śūlabheda." The brahmins said: "Go to the southern bank of the Narmadā and you will see it, not otherwise."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.98
ऋषिवाक्येन वै राजा गतो ऽथ हि नरेश्वरः । स ददर्श ततस् तीर्थं बहुद्विजसमाकुलम्
ṛṣivākyena vai rājā gato 'tha hi nareśvaraḥ / sa dadarśa tatas tīrthaṃ bahudvijasamākulam
At the word of the sages the king, the lord of men, went on; and then he saw the sacred ford, thronged with many twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.99
बहुद्रुमलताकीर्णं बहुपुष्पोपशोभितम् । बहुमूलफलोपेतं बहुश्वापदशोभितम्
bahudrumalatākīrṇaṃ bahupuṣpopaśobhitam / bahumūlaphalopetaṃ bahuśvāpadaśobhitam
(It was) covered with many trees and creepers, adorned with many flowers, supplied with many roots and fruits, graced with many wild beasts,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.100
ऋषिसङ्घैः समाकीर्णं नानाव्रतधरैः शुभैः । एकपादस्थिताः केचिद् अपरे सूर्यवर्चसः
ṛṣisaṅghaiḥ samākīrṇaṃ nānāvratadharaiḥ śubhaiḥ / ekapādasthitāḥ kecid apare sūryavarcasaḥ
crowded with hosts of sages, auspicious, keeping various vows: some stood on one foot, others had the radiance of the sun;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.101
एकदृष्टिस्थिताः केचिद् ऊर्ध्वबाहुस्थिताः परे । चान्द्रायणपरा केचित् केचित् पक्षोपवासिनः
ekadṛṣṭisthitāḥ kecid ūrdhvabāhusthitāḥ pare / cāndrāyaṇaparā kecit kecit pakṣopavāsinaḥ
some stayed with their gaze fixed on one point, others stood with arms upraised; some were devoted to the cāndrāyaṇa (vow), some fasted for a fortnight;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.102
मासोपवासिनः केचित् केचिद् ऋतुमुपोषिताः । शीर्णपर्णाशिनः केचित् केचिन् मारुतभोजनाः
māsopavāsinaḥ kecit kecid ṛtumupoṣitāḥ / śīrṇaparṇāśinaḥ kecit kecin mārutabhojanāḥ
some fasted for a month, some had fasted for a whole season; some ate fallen leaves, some fed on the wind;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.103
योगाभ्यासरताः केचिद् ध्यायन्तः परमं पदम् । गार्हस्थम् आस्थिताः केचित् केचिच् चैवाग्निहोत्रिणः
yogābhyāsaratāḥ kecid dhyāyantaḥ paramaṃ padam / gārhastham āsthitāḥ kecit kecic caivāgnihotriṇaḥ
some were intent on the practice of yoga, meditating on the highest state; some remained in the householder's state, and some were maintainers of the sacred fire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.104
एवं विधान् द्विजान् दृष्ट्वा जानुभ्याम् अवनीं गतः । प्रणम्य शिरसा राजन् राजा वचनम् अब्रवीत्
evaṃ vidhān dvijān dṛṣṭvā jānubhyām avanīṃ gataḥ / praṇamya śirasā rājan rājā vacanam abravīt
Seeing the twice-born of such kinds, he went down to the ground on his knees and, bowing with his head, the king spoke these words, O king:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.105
कस्मिन् देशे तु तत् तीर्थं कथयध्वं द्विजोत्तमाः । सर्वेषां वाञ्छितां सिद्धिं दद्याच् च फलम् ईप्सितम्
kasmin deśe tu tat tīrthaṃ kathayadhvaṃ dvijottamāḥ / sarveṣāṃ vāñchitāṃ siddhiṃ dadyāc ca phalam īpsitam
"In what region is that sacred ford? Tell me, O best of the twice-born — (the ford) that would grant to all the accomplishment they wish and the fruit they desire."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.106
ऋषिरुवाच: धन्वन्तरशतं गच्छ भृगुतुङ्गस्य मूर्धनि । कुण्डं द्रक्ष्यसि विस्तीर्णं तोयपूर्णं सुशोभनम्
ṛṣiruvāca: dhanvantaraśataṃ gaccha bhṛgutuṅgasya mūrdhani / kuṇḍaṃ drakṣyasi vistīrṇaṃ toyapūrṇaṃ suśobhanam
The sage said: "Go a hundred dhanvantaras (bow-lengths) to the summit of Bhṛgutuṅga; you will see a broad, water-filled, most beautiful pool."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 89.107
तेषां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा गतः कुण्डस्य मूर्धनि । दृष्ट्वा हि चैव तत्तीर्थं भ्रान्तिर् जाता नृपस्य हि
teṣāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā gataḥ kuṇḍasya mūrdhani / dṛṣṭvā hi caiva tattīrthaṃ bhrāntir jātā nṛpasya hi
Hearing that word of theirs, he went to the top of the pool; and on seeing that sacred ford, bewilderment arose in the king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.108
वीक्ष्य कुण्डं महाभागं गङ्गां चैव विशेषतः । प्राचीं सरस्वतीं दृष्ट्वा भ्रान्तिर्जाता नृपस्य हि
vīkṣya kuṇḍaṃ mahābhāgaṃ gaṅgāṃ caiva viśeṣataḥ / prācīṃ sarasvatīṃ dṛṣṭvā bhrāntirjātā nṛpasya hi
Beholding the greatly blessed pool, and the Gaṅgā especially, and seeing the eastward Sarasvatī, bewilderment arose in the king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.109
ततो विस्मयमापन्नश् चिन्तयानो मुहुर्मुहुः । आकाशसंस्थितं दृष्ट्वा सामिषं कुररं तथा
tato vismayamāpannaś cintayāno muhurmuhuḥ / ākāśasaṃsthitaṃ dṛṣṭvā sāmiṣaṃ kuraraṃ tathā
Then, filled with amazement, pondering again and again, he saw an osprey poised in the sky with meat (in its grasp),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.110
भ्रममाणं गृहीत्वा तं वध्यमानं निरामिषैः । परस्परं हि युध्यन्ते सर्वे चामिषभक्षकाः
bhramamāṇaṃ gṛhītvā taṃ vadhyamānaṃ nirāmiṣaiḥ / parasparaṃ hi yudhyante sarve cāmiṣabhakṣakāḥ
wheeling about, and (saw) it seized and struck by those without meat; for all the meat-eaters fight one another.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.111
हतश् चञ्चुप्रहारैस् तु कुररः पतितो ऽम्भसि । शूलेन शूलिना यत्र भूभागं भेदितं पुरा
hataś cañcuprahārais tu kuraraḥ patito 'mbhasi / śūlena śūlinā yatra bhūbhāgaṃ bheditaṃ purā
Struck by blows of beaks, the osprey fell into the water, where formerly the part of the earth had been split by the trident-bearer with his trident.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.112
तत् तीर्थस्य प्रभावेण स सद्यः पुरुषो ऽभवत् । विमानस्थं तु तं दृष्ट्वा क्रौंच वै दिव्यरूपिणम्
tat tīrthasya prabhāveṇa sa sadyaḥ puruṣo 'bhavat / vimānasthaṃ tu taṃ dṛṣṭvā krauṃca vai divyarūpiṇam
By the power of that sacred ford it at once became a man; and seeing that heron set in a celestial car, of divine form,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.113
अप्सरोभिर् गीयमानं नृपस् तत् तीर्थम् आगतः । अस्थीनि भूमौ निक्षिप्य स्नानं कृत्वा यथा विधि
apsarobhir gīyamānaṃ nṛpas tat tīrtham āgataḥ / asthīni bhūmau nikṣipya snānaṃ kṛtvā yathā vidhi
hymned by the apsarases — the king came to that sacred ford, and laying the bones on the ground, having bathed according to rule,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.114
तिलमिश्रेण तोयेन तर्पयित्वेष्टदेवताः । धृत्वास्थीनि ततो राजा निक्षिप्यान्तर्जले तथा
tilamiśreṇa toyena tarpayitveṣṭadevatāḥ / dhṛtvāsthīni tato rājā nikṣipyāntarjale tathā
having gratified the desired deities with water mixed with sesame, the king then took up the bones and cast them into the water,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.115
क्षणम् एकं ततो वीक्ष्य राजा ऊर्ध्वमुखः स्थितः । तां ददर्श ततः सर्वान् देवमूर्तिधरान् शुभान्
kṣaṇam ekaṃ tato vīkṣya rājā ūrdhvamukhaḥ sthitaḥ / tāṃ dadarśa tataḥ sarvān devamūrtidharān śubhān
Then, having looked for a single moment, the king stood with his face turned upward; and then he saw them all, auspicious, bearing the forms of gods,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.116
दिव्यवस्त्रैश् च संवीतान् दिव्याभरणभूषितान् । विमानैः काञ्चनैर् दिव्यैर् अप्सरोगणसेवितैः
divyavastraiś ca saṃvītān divyābharaṇabhūṣitān / vimānaiḥ kāñcanair divyair apsarogaṇasevitaiḥ
wrapped in divine garments, adorned with divine ornaments, (borne) in golden divine celestial cars attended by throngs of apsarases,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.117
पृथग्भूताश् च तान् सर्वान् विमानेषु व्यवस्थितान् । उत्पततः समालोक्य स राजा हर्षितो ऽभवत्
pṛthagbhūtāś ca tān sarvān vimāneṣu vyavasthitān / utpatataḥ samālokya sa rājā harṣito 'bhavat
And seeing them all, become separate (from one another), seated in the celestial cars and flying upward, that king was filled with joy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.118
ऋषिर् विमानम् आरूढश् चित्रसेनम् अथाब्रवीत् । भो भोः साधु महाराज चित्रसेन महामते
ṛṣir vimānam ārūḍhaś citrasenam athābravīt / bho bhoḥ sādhu mahārāja citrasena mahāmate
The seer, having mounted the celestial car, then said to Citrasena: "Ho, ho! Well done, great king Citrasena, you of great mind!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.119
त्वत्प्रसादान् नृपश्रेष्ठ गतिर्दिव्या ममाद्य वै । इदं च यत्त्वया किंचित् कृतं परमदुष्करम्
tvatprasādān nṛpaśreṣṭha gatirdivyā mamādya vai / idaṃ ca yattvayā kiṃcit kṛtaṃ paramaduṣkaram
"By your grace, best of kings, a divine destination is mine today; and this thing, whatever it was, that you did was most exceedingly hard to do."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 89.120
स्वसुतो ऽपि न शक्नोति पितॄणां कर्तुम् ईदृशम् । मदीयवचनाद् राजन् निष्पापस् त्वं भविष्यसि
svasuto 'pi na śaknoti pitṝṇāṃ kartum īdṛśam / madīyavacanād rājan niṣpāpas tvaṃ bhaviṣyasi
"Not even one's own son is able to do such a thing for the ancestors. By my word, O king, you shall become free of sin."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition