Skanda Purana — Reva Khanda — Chapter 91

SkP-RK 91.1

राजोवाच: अन्यच् च श्रोतुम् इच्छामि केन गङ्गावतारिता । रुद्रशीर्षस्थिता पुण्या देवी कथम् इहागता

rājovāca: anyac ca śrotum icchāmi kena gaṅgāvatāritā / rudraśīrṣasthitā puṇyā devī katham ihāgatā

The king said: And I wish to hear something else: by whom was the Gaṅgā brought down? How did the holy Goddess, who dwelt on Rudra's head, come here?

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SkP-RK 91.2

पुण्या देवशिलानाम तस्या माहात्म्यमुत्तमम् । एतदाख्याहि मे सर्वं प्रसादात् पुरुषोत्तम

puṇyā devaśilānāma tasyā māhātmyamuttamam / etadākhyāhi me sarvaṃ prasādāt puruṣottama

There is a holy (stone) called Devaśilā; its greatness is supreme. Tell me all this out of favour, O best of men.

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SkP-RK 91.3

रुद्र उवाच: शृणुष्वैकमना भूत्वा यथा गङ्गावतारिता । पुरा देवी महाभाग ब्रह्माद्यैः सकलैः सुरैः

rudra uvāca: śṛṇuṣvaikamanā bhūtvā yathā gaṅgāvatāritā / purā devī mahābhāga brahmādyaiḥ sakalaiḥ suraiḥ

Rudra said: Listen with a single mind, how the Gaṅgā was brought down. Formerly, O greatly fortunate one, the Goddess (was requested) by all the gods with Brahmā at their head—

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SkP-RK 91.4

अभ्यर्थयज् जगन्नाथं देवदेवं जगद्गुरुम् । घटमध्ये स्थिता गङ्गा मोचिता च सुभूतले

abhyarthayaj jagannāthaṃ devadevaṃ jagadgurum / ghaṭamadhye sthitā gaṅgā mocitā ca subhūtale

—(and Brahmā) entreated the Lord of the world, the god of gods, the teacher of the world; and the Gaṅgā, which stood within a pot, was released onto the good earth.

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SkP-RK 91.5

भारती च ततो मुक्ता रुद्रेण शिरसो भुवि । नरास्तीर्थे तटे तस्याः स्नानं कुर्वन्ति भक्तितः

bhāratī ca tato muktā rudreṇa śiraso bhuvi / narāstīrthe taṭe tasyāḥ snānaṃ kurvanti bhaktitaḥ

And then Bhāratī (Sarasvatī) was released by Rudra from his head onto the earth. At the sacred place on her bank men perform bathing with devotion.

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SkP-RK 91.6

पिबन्ति च जलं नित्यं न ते यान्ति यमालयम् । यत्र सा पतिता कुण्डे शूलभेदे नराधिप

pibanti ca jalaṃ nityaṃ na te yānti yamālayam / yatra sā patitā kuṇḍe śūlabhede narādhipa

And they drink the water constantly, (and) they do not go to the abode of Yama. Where she fell into the pool at Śūlabheda, O lord of men—

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SkP-RK 91.7

देवनद्याः प्रतीच्यां च यत्र प्राची सरस्वती । याम्यां च शूलभेदाख्यम् अस्ति तीर्थम् अनुत्तमम्

devanadyāḥ pratīcyāṃ ca yatra prācī sarasvatī / yāmyāṃ ca śūlabhedākhyam asti tīrtham anuttamam

—and to the west of the river of the gods, where the Sarasvatī flows eastward, and on the south, there is the most excellent sacred place named Śūlabheda.

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SkP-RK 91.8

तत्रदेवशिला रम्या स्वयं देवेन निर्मिता । तत्र स्नात्वा तु यो भक्त्या ब्राह्मणं भोजयेन् नृप

tatradevaśilā ramyā svayaṃ devena nirmitā / tatra snātvā tu yo bhaktyā brāhmaṇaṃ bhojayen nṛpa

There is the lovely Devaśilā ("god-stone"), fashioned by the God himself. Whoever, having bathed there, feeds a brahmin with devotion, O king—

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SkP-RK 91.9

उत्तानपाद उवाच: कानि दानानि शस्तानि देवेश धरणीतले

uttānapāda uvāca: kāni dānāni śastāni deveśa dharaṇītale

Uttānapāda said: Which gifts are commended, O lord of the gods, on the surface of the earth,

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SkP-RK 91.10

यानि दत्त्वा नरो भक्त्या मुच्यते सर्वकिल्बिषैः । देवशिलाया माहात्म्यं स्नानदानाद्धि यत्फलम्

yāni dattvā naro bhaktyā mucyate sarvakilbiṣaiḥ / devaśilāyā māhātmyaṃ snānadānāddhi yatphalam

which having given with devotion a man is freed from all sins? (Tell me) the greatness of the Devaśilā and what fruit comes from bathing and giving (there).

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SkP-RK 91.11

श्रीभगवान् उवाच: आसीत् पुरा महावीर्यश्चेदिनाथो महाबलः

śrībhagavān uvāca: āsīt purā mahāvīryaścedinātho mahābalaḥ

The Blessed Lord said: Formerly there was a lord of the Cedis, of great valour and great strength,

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SkP-RK 91.12

वीरसेन इति ख्यातो मण्डलाधिपतीश्वरः । तस्य राज्ये रिपुर्नास्ति न व्याधिर्न च तस्करः

vīrasena iti khyāto maṇḍalādhipatīśvaraḥ / tasya rājye ripurnāsti na vyādhirna ca taskaraḥ

known as Vīrasena, sovereign ruler of the region. In his kingdom there was no enemy, no disease, and no thief.

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SkP-RK 91.13

न चाधर्मो ऽभवत् तत्र धर्म एव हि सर्वदा । सदा मुदान्वितो राजा सभार्यो बहुपुत्रकः

na cādharmo 'bhavat tatra dharma eva hi sarvadā / sadā mudānvito rājā sabhāryo bahuputrakaḥ

And there was no unrighteousness there, but righteousness always. The king was ever filled with joy, with his wife and many sons.

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SkP-RK 91.14

एका च दुहिता तस्य सुरूपा गिरिजा इव । दृष्टा सा पितृमातृभ्यां बन्धुवर्गजनैः सह

ekā ca duhitā tasya surūpā girijā iva / dṛṣṭā sā pitṛmātṛbhyāṃ bandhuvargajanaiḥ saha

And he had one daughter, beautiful like Girijā (Pārvatī). She was looked upon (i.e. considered for marriage) by her father and mother together with the circle of kinsfolk,

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SkP-RK 91.15

कृत्वा वैवाहिकं कार्यं काले प्राप्ते यथा विधि । अनन्तरं चेदिपतिर् द्वादशाब्दे महेश्वरः

kṛtvā vaivāhikaṃ kāryaṃ kāle prāpte yathā vidhi / anantaraṃ cedipatir dvādaśābde maheśvaraḥ

and, the time having come, they performed the wedding ceremony according to rule. Thereafter the lord of the Cedis... in her twelfth year, the great lord—

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SkP-RK 91.16

ततस् तस्यास्तु यो भर्ता स मृत्युवशम् आगतः । विधवां तां सुतां दृष्ट्वा राजा शोकसमन्वितः

tatas tasyāstu yo bhartā sa mṛtyuvaśam āgataḥ / vidhavāṃ tāṃ sutāṃ dṛṣṭvā rājā śokasamanvitaḥ

Then he who was her husband fell under the power of death. Seeing that daughter widowed, the king was filled with grief,

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SkP-RK 91.17

उवाच वचनं राजा स्वभार्यां दुःखपीडितः । भद्रे दुःखम् इदं जातं यावज् जीवं सुदुःसहम्

uvāca vacanaṃ rājā svabhāryāṃ duḥkhapīḍitaḥ / bhadre duḥkham idaṃ jātaṃ yāvaj jīvaṃ suduḥsaham

and the king, tormented by sorrow, spoke these words to his own wife: "Good lady, this sorrow has arisen, very hard to bear as long as we live.

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SkP-RK 91.18

नैषा रक्षयितुं शक्या रूपयौवनदर्पिता । नोपायो विद्यते भार्य्ये भानुमत्याश् च रक्षणे

naiṣā rakṣayituṃ śakyā rūpayauvanadarpitā / nopāyo vidyate bhāryye bhānumatyāś ca rakṣaṇe

She cannot be guarded, proud as she is of her beauty and youth; no means exists, O wife, for the guarding of Bhānumatī."

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SkP-RK 91.19

भानुमत्य् उवाच: न व्रीडामि तवाग्रे ऽहं ज्वलन्ती दाहकेनच

bhānumaty uvāca: na vrīḍāmi tavāgre 'haṃ jvalantī dāhakenaca

Bhānumatī said: I feel no shame before you, though I burn as with a burning fire.

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SkP-RK 91.20

सत्यं नोत्पद्यते दोषो मदर्थे च नराधिप । अद्य प्रभृत्य् अहं तात न वेषं धारये क्वचित्

satyaṃ notpadyate doṣo madarthe ca narādhipa / adya prabhṛty ahaṃ tāta na veṣaṃ dhāraye kvacit

Truly, no fault arises on my account, O lord of men; from this day on, father, I shall nowhere wear ornament (fine dress).

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SkP-RK 91.21

स्थूलवस्त्रैर् निजाङ्गानि परिधास्यामि संयता । चरिष्यामि व्रतान् सर्वान् पुराणविहितान् अपि

sthūlavastrair nijāṅgāni paridhāsyāmi saṃyatā / cariṣyāmi vratān sarvān purāṇavihitān api

Restrained, I shall clothe my own limbs in coarse garments; I shall perform all the vows, even those prescribed in the Purāṇas.

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SkP-RK 91.22

आत्मानं शोषयिष्यामि तोषयन्ती जनार्दनम् । ममैषा वर्तते बुद्धिर् यदि त्वं तात मन्यसे

ātmānaṃ śoṣayiṣyāmi toṣayantī janārdanam / mamaiṣā vartate buddhir yadi tvaṃ tāta manyase

I shall wither my body, pleasing Janārdana. This is my resolve, if you, father, approve.

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SkP-RK 91.23

भानुमत्या वचः श्रुत्वा राजा स्नेहार्दितो ऽभवत् । तीर्थयात्रां समुद्दिश्य कोशं दत्त्वा च पुष्कलम्

bhānumatyā vacaḥ śrutvā rājā snehārdito 'bhavat / tīrthayātrāṃ samuddiśya kośaṃ dattvā ca puṣkalam

Hearing Bhānumatī's words, the king was melted with affection; and, with a pilgrimage to the sacred fords in view, having given ample treasure,

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SkP-RK 91.24

विसृज्य राजा स्वसुतां वृद्धान् कृत्वा तु रक्षणे । पुरुषं सायुधं चान्यं ब्राह्मणं च पुरोहितम्

visṛjya rājā svasutāṃ vṛddhān kṛtvā tu rakṣaṇe / puruṣaṃ sāyudhaṃ cānyaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ ca purohitam

the king sent off his own daughter, appointing elders to guard her, and another armed man, and a brahmin as household priest.

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SkP-RK 91.25

अवगाह्य तटे ध्यातुं गङ्गायां सा नराधिप । नित्यम् आपूजयद् विप्रान् गन्धमाल्यादिभूषणैः

avagāhya taṭe dhyātuṃ gaṅgāyāṃ sā narādhipa / nityam āpūjayad viprān gandhamālyādibhūṣaṇaiḥ

Having plunged in (the water) to meditate on the bank of the Gaṅgā, O lord of men, she daily honoured the brahmins with perfumes, garlands and other adornments.

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SkP-RK 91.26

दासीदासप्रभृतयस् तस्या ये रक्षणे क्षमाः । ततः पितुर्मतेनैव गङ्गातीरे समास्थिताः

dāsīdāsaprabhṛtayas tasyā ye rakṣaṇe kṣamāḥ / tataḥ piturmatenaiva gaṅgātīre samāsthitāḥ

Her maidservants, servants and the rest, those who were competent to protect her, then, by her father's decision, settled on the bank of the Gaṅgā.

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SkP-RK 91.27

द्वादशाब्दानि सा तीरे गङ्गायाः समवस्थिता । त्यक्त्वा गङ्गां क्वचिद् राजपुत्री काष्ठां तु दक्षिणाम्

dvādaśābdāni sā tīre gaṅgāyāḥ samavasthitā / tyaktvā gaṅgāṃ kvacid rājaputrī kāṣṭhāṃ tu dakṣiṇām

For twelve years she remained on the bank of the Gaṅgā; then the princess left the Gaṅgā and (went) to some southern region.

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SkP-RK 91.28

प्राप्ता सा सचिवैः सार्द्धं यत्र रेवा महानदी । षण्मासं च स्थिता तत्र ॐकारे ऽमरकण्टके

prāptā sā sacivaiḥ sārddhaṃ yatra revā mahānadī / ṣaṇmāsaṃ ca sthitā tatra oṃkāre 'marakaṇṭake

Together with her counsellors she reached (the place) where the great river Revā (flows); and there she stayed six months, at Oṃkāra on Amarakaṇṭaka.

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SkP-RK 91.29

नानाविधेषु तीर्थेषु तीर्थात् तीर्थं जगाम ह । स्नात्वा स्नात्वा द्विजान् पूज्यभक्तियुक्ता ह्य् अधिष्ठिता

nānāvidheṣu tīrtheṣu tīrthāt tīrthaṃ jagāma ha / snātvā snātvā dvijān pūjyabhaktiyuktā hy adhiṣṭhitā

Among the many kinds of sacred fords she went from ford to ford; bathing again and again, honouring the twice-born, she remained filled with devotion.

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SkP-RK 91.30

वारुणीं च दिशं गत्वा देवनद्याश् च सङ्गमे । ददर्श चाश्रमं पुण्यम् ऋषिसङ्घैर् निषेवितम्

vāruṇīṃ ca diśaṃ gatvā devanadyāś ca saṅgame / dadarśa cāśramaṃ puṇyam ṛṣisaṅghair niṣevitam

And going to the western quarter, at the confluence with the divine river, she saw a holy hermitage frequented by throngs of sages.

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SkP-RK 91.31

दृष्ट्वा ऋषिसमूहं सा प्रणिपत्येदम् अब्रवीत् । माहात्म्यं चास्य तीर्थस्य नाम चैवास्य कीर्तय

dṛṣṭvā ṛṣisamūhaṃ sā praṇipatyedam abravīt / māhātmyaṃ cāsya tīrthasya nāma caivāsya kīrtaya

Seeing the assembly of sages, she bowed down and said this: "Proclaim the greatness of this sacred ford, and its name too."

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SkP-RK 91.32

ऋषिर् उवाच: चक्रतीर्थं तु विख्यातं चक्रं दत्तं पुरा हरेः । महेश्वरेण तुष्टेन देवदेवेन शूलिना

ṛṣir uvāca: cakratīrthaṃ tu vikhyātaṃ cakraṃ dattaṃ purā hareḥ / maheśvareṇa tuṣṭena devadevena śūlinā

The sage said: It is famed as Cakratīrtha, (for) formerly the discus was given to Hari here by the pleased Maheśvara, the god of gods, the bearer of the trident.

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SkP-RK 91.33

अत्र तीर्थे तु यः स्नात्वा तर्पयेत् पितृदेवताः । अनिवर्तिका गतिस् तस्य भविता नात्र संशयः

atra tīrthe tu yaḥ snātvā tarpayet pitṛdevatāḥ / anivartikā gatis tasya bhavitā nātra saṃśayaḥ

Whoever, bathing at this ford, offers libations to the ancestors and gods — his going forth shall be one of no return; there is no doubt here.

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SkP-RK 91.34

द्वितीये ऽह्नि ततो गच्छेच् छूलभेदं तपस्विनि । रात्रौ जागरणं कृत्वा पठेत् पौराणिकीं कथाम्

dvitīye 'hni tato gacchec chūlabhedaṃ tapasvini / rātrau jāgaraṇaṃ kṛtvā paṭhet paurāṇikīṃ kathām

Then on the second day one should go to Śūlabheda, O ascetic woman; keeping vigil by night, one should recite the Purāṇic story.

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SkP-RK 91.35

विष्णुपूजां प्रकुर्वीत पुष्पदीपनिवेदनैः । प्रभाते भोजयेद् विप्रान् दानं दद्यात् स्वभक्तितः

viṣṇupūjāṃ prakurvīta puṣpadīpanivedanaiḥ / prabhāte bhojayed viprān dānaṃ dadyāt svabhaktitaḥ

One should perform the worship of Viṣṇu with offerings of flowers and lamps; at dawn one should feed brahmins and give a gift according to one's devotion.

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SkP-RK 91.36

चतुर्थे ऽह्णि तथा गच्छेद् यत्र प्राची सरस्वती । ब्रह्मदेवाद् विनिष्क्रान्ता पावनार्थं नराधिप

caturthe 'hṇi tathā gacched yatra prācī sarasvatī / brahmadevād viniṣkrāntā pāvanārthaṃ narādhipa

And on the fourth day one should go where the eastern Sarasvatī (flows), which issued from the god Brahmā for the sake of purification, O lord of men.

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SkP-RK 91.37

तत्र स्नात्वा नरो गत्वा तर्पयेत् पितृदेवताः । श्राद्धदस् तु वसेत् तत्र यत्र देवः पितामहः

tatra snātvā naro gatvā tarpayet pitṛdevatāḥ / śrāddhadas tu vaset tatra yatra devaḥ pitāmahaḥ

Having gone there and bathed, a man should offer libations to the ancestors and gods; and one who offers the śrāddha should dwell there, where the god the Grandfather (Brahmā) is.

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SkP-RK 91.38

पञ्चमे ऽह्णि ततो गच्छेल् लिङ्गं मार्कण्डसंज्ञितम् । तत्र स्नात्वा तु यो भक्त्या अर्चयेत् पितृदेवताः

pañcame 'hṇi tato gacchel liṅgaṃ mārkaṇḍasaṃjñitam / tatra snātvā tu yo bhaktyā arcayet pitṛdevatāḥ

Then on the fifth day one should go to the liṅga called Mārkaṇḍa; and whoever, bathing there, worships with devotion the ancestors and gods —

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SkP-RK 91.39

श्राद्धं कृत्वा यथा न्यायम् अनिन्द्यान् पूजयेद् द्विजान् । पितरस्तस्य तृप्यन्ति द्वादशाब्दं न संशयः

śrāddhaṃ kṛtvā yathā nyāyam anindyān pūjayed dvijān / pitarastasya tṛpyanti dvādaśābdaṃ na saṃśayaḥ

Having performed the śrāddha according to rule, he should honour blameless brahmins; his ancestors are satisfied for twelve years — there is no doubt.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SkP-RK 91.40

सर्वदेवमयं स्थानं सर्वतीर्थमनुत्तमम् । कोटितीर्थसमं स्थानं कोटिलिङ्गोत्तमोत्तमम्

sarvadevamayaṃ sthānaṃ sarvatīrthamanuttamam / koṭitīrthasamaṃ sthānaṃ koṭiliṅgottamottamam

The place consists of all the gods, it is the unsurpassed (place of) all sacred fords; the place is equal to ten million fords, and (it has) the very best of ten million liṅgas.

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SkP-RK 91.41

त्रिरात्रं कुरुते यस् तु शुचिः स्नानं जितेन्द्रियः । पक्षं मासं च षण्मासम् अब्दम् एकं कदाचन

trirātraṃ kurute yas tu śuciḥ snānaṃ jitendriyaḥ / pakṣaṃ māsaṃ ca ṣaṇmāsam abdam ekaṃ kadācana

And whoever, pure and with his senses subdued, performs bathing for three nights, or a fortnight, or a month, or six months, or one year on some occasion —

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SkP-RK 91.42

न तस्य वसतिर् मर्त्ये नाके वासः सदाक्षयः । नियमस्थस् तु मुच्येत त्रिजन्मजनितादघात्

na tasya vasatir martye nāke vāsaḥ sadākṣayaḥ / niyamasthas tu mucyeta trijanmajanitādaghāt

for him there is no dwelling among mortals; (his) dwelling in heaven is always undecaying; and abiding in the observance he would be freed from the sin generated in three births.

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SkP-RK 91.43

विना पुमांसं या नारी द्वादशाब्द तु सुव्रता । तिष्ठते साक्षयं कालं रुद्रलोके महीयते

vinā pumāṃsaṃ yā nārī dvādaśābda tu suvratā / tiṣṭhate sākṣayaṃ kālaṃ rudraloke mahīyate

The woman of good vows who remains without a man for twelve years is honoured in Rudra's world for an imperishable time.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SkP-RK 91.44

मुनेश् च वचनं श्रुत्वा मुदां परमिकां ययौ । ततो ऽवगाहते तीर्थमहर्निशमतन्द्रितम्

muneś ca vacanaṃ śrutvā mudāṃ paramikāṃ yayau / tato 'vagāhate tīrthamaharniśamatandritam

And having heard the sage's words she attained the highest joy; thereupon she plunges into the sacred ford day and night, untiring.

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SkP-RK 91.45

दृष्ट्वा तीर्थप्रभावं तु राज्ञी वचनम् अब्रवीत् । श्रूयतां वचनं मे ऽद्य ब्राह्मणाः सपुरोहिताः

dṛṣṭvā tīrthaprabhāvaṃ tu rājñī vacanam abravīt / śrūyatāṃ vacanaṃ me 'dya brāhmaṇāḥ sapurohitāḥ

And having seen the power of the ford, the queen spoke these words: "Let my words be heard today, O brahmins together with the household priests!

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SkP-RK 91.46

न त्यजाम् ईदृशं स्थानं यावज् जीवाम्य् अहर्निशम् । मात्रे पित्रे तथा भ्रात्रे सद्भिर् वाच्यम् इदं वचः

na tyajām īdṛśaṃ sthānaṃ yāvaj jīvāmy aharniśam / mātre pitre tathā bhrātre sadbhir vācyam idaṃ vacaḥ

I shall not leave such a place, day or night, as long as I live; this word is to be told by good men to (my) mother, to (my) father, and to (my) brother."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SkP-RK 91.47

वर्तते शूलभेदे सा नियता व्रतचारिणी । एकान्तरोपवासेन शनैर् मासमुपोषिता

vartate śūlabhede sā niyatā vratacāriṇī / ekāntaropavāsena śanair māsamupoṣitā

She stays at Śūlabheda, restrained, practising the vow; by fasting on alternate days she gradually fasted through a month.

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SkP-RK 91.48

देवशिलास्थिता नित्यं ध्यायमाना तु केशवम् । अहर्निशं स्थिता भूमौ दृष्टा राज्ञी शुभानना

devaśilāsthitā nityaṃ dhyāyamānā tu keśavam / aharniśaṃ sthitā bhūmau dṛṣṭā rājñī śubhānanā

Constantly staying on the Devaśilā, meditating on Keśava, remaining on the ground day and night, the queen of fair face was seen —

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SkP-RK 91.49

व्रतस्था नियताहारा नाम्ना भानुमती शुभा । गतेषु द्विजमुख्येष्व् आययौ शबरयुग्मकम्

vratasthā niyatāhārā nāmnā bhānumatī śubhā / gateṣu dvijamukhyeṣv āyayau śabarayugmakam

abiding in her vow, of restricted food, auspicious, Bhānumatī by name. When the chief brahmins had gone, a pair of Śabaras came.

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SkP-RK 91.50

उवाच वचनं तत्र तां दृष्ट्वा शबराङ्गना । नैवा ऽस्याः सदृशी काचित् त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुता

uvāca vacanaṃ tatra tāṃ dṛṣṭvā śabarāṅganā / naivā 'syāḥ sadṛśī kācit triṣu lokeṣu viśrutā

There the Śabara woman, seeing her, spoke these words: "There is no one at all like her renowned in the three worlds.

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SkP-RK 91.51

साक्षाद् असौ देवकन्या ह्यवतीर्णा महीतले । भार्याया वचनं श्रुत्वा शबरस् ताम् उवाच ह

sākṣād asau devakanyā hyavatīrṇā mahītale / bhāryāyā vacanaṃ śrutvā śabaras tām uvāca ha

This one is plainly a daughter of the gods, come down to the surface of the earth." Having heard his wife's words, the Śabara said to her:

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SkP-RK 91.52

कमलानि यथा लाभं दत्त्वा त्वं भुङ्क्ष्व सत्वरम् । मम चैवार्चने बुद्धिर् न भोक्तव्यं मया ऽद्य वै

kamalāni yathā lābhaṃ dattvā tvaṃ bhuṅkṣva satvaram / mama caivārcane buddhir na bhoktavyaṃ mayā 'dya vai

"Give the lotuses as (they were) got, and eat quickly; my mind is on worship — indeed I must not eat today."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

SkP-RK 91.53

शबर्य् उवाच: न पूर्वं तु मया स्वामिन् भुक्तं तस्मिंस् तु वासरे

śabary uvāca: na pūrvaṃ tu mayā svāmin bhuktaṃ tasmiṃs tu vāsare

The Śabara woman said: "Never before, my lord, have I eaten on that day.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SkP-RK 91.54

भुक्तशेषं मया भुक्तं यावत् कालं स्मराम्य् अहम् । भार्याया निश्चयं ज्ञात्वा स्नानं कर्तुं जगाम ह

bhuktaśeṣaṃ mayā bhuktaṃ yāvat kālaṃ smarāmy aham / bhāryāyā niścayaṃ jñātvā snānaṃ kartuṃ jagāma ha

For as long a time as I can remember, I have eaten what was left over from your eating." Knowing his wife's resolve, he went to bathe.

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SkP-RK 91.55

अर्धोत्तरीयवस्त्रेण स्नानं कृत्वा तु भक्तितः । सर्वदेवं नमस्कृत्य गतो देवशिलां प्रति

ardhottarīyavastreṇa snānaṃ kṛtvā tu bhaktitaḥ / sarvadevaṃ namaskṛtya gato devaśilāṃ prati

Having bathed devotedly with (only) half an upper garment, and having bowed to all the gods, he went towards the Devaśilā.

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SkP-RK 91.56

तस्थौ स शङ्कमानो ऽपि ध्यायमानो जनार्दनम् । कुमुदद्वयं शबर्या तु दासीहस्ते निवेदितम्

tasthau sa śaṅkamāno 'pi dhyāyamāno janārdanam / kumudadvayaṃ śabaryā tu dāsīhaste niveditam

He stood there, though hesitant, meditating on Janārdana; and by the Śabara woman a pair of white water-lilies was presented into the hand of a maidservant.

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SkP-RK 91.57

दृष्ट्वा राज्ञी तथा पुष्पे दासीं चैव तदाब्रवीत् । त्वेदं पुष्पद्वयं लब्धं कथ्यतां तच् च साम्प्रतम्

dṛṣṭvā rājñī tathā puṣpe dāsīṃ caiva tadābravīt / tvedaṃ puṣpadvayaṃ labdhaṃ kathyatāṃ tac ca sāmpratam

Seeing those two flowers, the queen then said to the maidservant: "Where was this pair of flowers obtained? Tell that at once."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

SkP-RK 91.58

शीघ्रं गच्छावगच्छ त्वं पुष्पं चैवानयापरम् । अनेन वसुना चैव कमलानि समानय

śīghraṃ gacchāvagaccha tvaṃ puṣpaṃ caivānayāparam / anena vasunā caiva kamalāni samānaya

"Go quickly and come back, and bring another flower; and with this wealth bring lotuses."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SkP-RK 91.59

भानुमत्या वचः श्रुत्वा गता सा शबरीं प्रति । श्रीफलानि च पुष्पाणि बहून्य् अन्यानि देहि मे

bhānumatyā vacaḥ śrutvā gatā sā śabarīṃ prati / śrīphalāni ca puṣpāṇi bahūny anyāni dehi me

Having heard Bhānumatī's words, she went to the Śabarī (woman): "Give me bilva fruits and many flowers, and other things too."

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SkP-RK 91.60

शबर्य् उवाच: श्रीफलानि च दास्यामि पुष्पाणि च विशेषतः । मूल्येन मे स्पृहा नास्ति गत्वा राज्ञीं निवेदय

śabary uvāca: śrīphalāni ca dāsyāmi puṣpāṇi ca viśeṣataḥ / mūlyena me spṛhā nāsti gatvā rājñīṃ nivedaya

The Śabarī said: "I shall give bilva fruits, and flowers especially. I have no desire for payment; go and inform the queen."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SkP-RK 91.61

गता दासी निवेद्याथ राज्ञी च स्वयम् आगता । उवाच शबरं राज्ञी पुष्पं मूल्येन देहि मे

gatā dāsī nivedyātha rājñī ca svayam āgatā / uvāca śabaraṃ rājñī puṣpaṃ mūlyena dehi me

The maidservant went and reported, and then the queen herself came. The queen said to the Śabara: "Give me the flowers for a price."

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SkP-RK 91.62

शबर उवाच: न मूल्यं कामये देवि फलपुष्पसमुद्भवम् । श्रीफलानि च पुष्पाणि यथेष्टं मम गृह्यताम्

śabara uvāca: na mūlyaṃ kāmaye devi phalapuṣpasamudbhavam / śrīphalāni ca puṣpāṇi yatheṣṭaṃ mama gṛhyatām

The Śabara said: "I do not wish for payment, lady, arising from fruits and flowers. Let the bilva fruits and the flowers of mine be taken as you please."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SkP-RK 91.65

राज्ञी उवाच: विना मूल्यं न गृह्णामि कमलानि तवाधुना ॥ र्क्स्_९१।६३ ॥ धान्यस्य खण्डिकाम् एकाम् एतां प्रति निगृह्यताम् ॥ र्क्स्_९१।६४ ॥ शबर उवाच: नाहारं चिन्तयाम्यद्य मुक्त्वा देवं वरानने

rājñī uvāca: vinā mūlyaṃ na gṛhṇāmi kamalāni tavādhunā // rks_91.63 // dhānyasya khaṇḍikām ekām etāṃ prati nigṛhyatām // rks_91.64 // śabara uvāca: nāhāraṃ cintayāmyadya muktvā devaṃ varānane

The queen said: "I do not take your lotuses now without payment. Let this one measure of grain be accepted in return for them." The Śabara said: "Today I think of no food, O fair-faced one, save (only) of the god."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

SkP-RK 91.66

राज्ञी उवाच: न त्वयान्नं परित्याज्यं सर्वमन्ने प्रतिष्ठितम्

rājñī uvāca: na tvayānnaṃ parityājyaṃ sarvamanne pratiṣṭhitam

The queen said: "Food is not to be refused by you; everything rests upon food."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SkP-RK 91.67

तस्मात् सर्वप्रयत्नेन ममान्नं प्रतिगृह्यताम् । तपस्विनो महाभागा ये चारण्यनिवासिनः

tasmāt sarvaprayatnena mamānnaṃ pratigṛhyatām / tapasvino mahābhāgā ye cāraṇyanivāsinaḥ

"Therefore by every effort let my food be accepted (by you). Ascetics are greatly blessed, and (so are) those who dwell in the forest."

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SkP-RK 91.68

शबर उवाच: निषेधो ऽधिकृतः पूर्वं मया सत्यं न संशयः

śabara uvāca: niṣedho 'dhikṛtaḥ pūrvaṃ mayā satyaṃ na saṃśayaḥ

The Śabara said: "The prohibition was undertaken by me before; that is the truth, there is no doubt."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SkP-RK 91.69

सत्यमूलं जगत् सर्वं सत्ये चैव प्रतिष्ठितम् । सत्येन तपते सूर्यः सत्येन द्योतते शशी

satyamūlaṃ jagat sarvaṃ satye caiva pratiṣṭhitam / satyena tapate sūryaḥ satyena dyotate śaśī

The whole world is rooted in truth and is established in truth; by truth the sun burns, by truth the moon shines.

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SkP-RK 91.70

सत्येन वायवोवान्ति धरा सत्ये प्रतिष्ठिता । तस्मात् सर्वप्रयत्नेन सत्यं सत्यं न लोपयेत्

satyena vāyavovānti dharā satye pratiṣṭhitā / tasmāt sarvaprayatnena satyaṃ satyaṃ na lopayet

By truth the winds blow, the earth is established in truth; therefore with every effort one should not break the truth—truth (indeed).

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SkP-RK 91.71

राज्ञी उवाच: आरामोपहृतं पुष्पम् आरण्यं पुष्पम् एव च । क्रीतं प्रहिग्रहाल् लब्धं पुष्पम् एवं चतुर्विधम्

rājñī uvāca: ārāmopahṛtaṃ puṣpam āraṇyaṃ puṣpam eva ca / krītaṃ prahigrahāl labdhaṃ puṣpam evaṃ caturvidham

The queen said: "A flower brought from a garden, and a forest flower, one bought, and one obtained as a gift—flowers are thus of four kinds."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SkP-RK 91.72

उत्तमं फलमारण्यं गृहीत्वा स्वयम् एव हि । मध्यमं फलमाराम्यमधमं क्रीतम् एव च

uttamaṃ phalamāraṇyaṃ gṛhītvā svayam eva hi / madhyamaṃ phalamārāmyamadhamaṃ krītam eva ca

Forest fruit, gathered by oneself, is the best; garden fruit is middling, and bought fruit is the lowest.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SkP-RK 91.73

पुरोहित उवाच: गृहाण राज्ञि पुष्पाणि पूजां कुरु जनार्दने

purohita uvāca: gṛhāṇa rājñi puṣpāṇi pūjāṃ kuru janārdane

The house priest said: "Take the flowers, O queen, and perform worship of Janārdana."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SkP-RK 91.74

उपकारं प्रकुर्वन्ती पूजां चक्रे यथाविधि । रात्रौ जागरणं कृत्वा कथा पौराणिकी श्रुता

upakāraṃ prakurvantī pūjāṃ cakre yathāvidhi / rātrau jāgaraṇaṃ kṛtvā kathā paurāṇikī śrutā

Rendering the service, she performed the worship according to rule; keeping a vigil at night, a purāṇic story was heard.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SkP-RK 91.75

शबरस् तु ततो भार्याम् इदं वचनम् अब्रवीत् । दीपार्थं गृह्यतां स्नेहो यथालाभेन सुन्दरि

śabaras tu tato bhāryām idaṃ vacanam abravīt / dīpārthaṃ gṛhyatāṃ sneho yathālābhena sundari

But then the Śabara spoke this word to his wife: "Let oil be got for the lamp, according to what is available, O beautiful one."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SkP-RK 91.76

दत्त्वा दीपं ततः कृत्वा धूपं पूजां जनार्दने । कृत्वा जागरणं रात्रौ ध्यायमानस् तु केशवम्

dattvā dīpaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā dhūpaṃ pūjāṃ janārdane / kṛtvā jāgaraṇaṃ rātrau dhyāyamānas tu keśavam

Then, having offered a lamp, and having made incense-offering and worship to Janārdana, keeping vigil at night, meditating on Keśava—

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SkP-RK 91.77

ततः प्रभातसमये दृष्ट्वा स्नानोत्सुकंजनम् । केचिच् च शूलभेदे तु देवनद्यां तथैव च

tataḥ prabhātasamaye dṛṣṭvā snānotsukaṃjanam / kecic ca śūlabhede tu devanadyāṃ tathaiva ca

then at daybreak, seeing people eager to bathe—some at Śūlabheda, and likewise in the Devanadī—

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SkP-RK 91.78

सरस्वत्यां तथा केचिन्मार्कण्डेये तथा ह्रदे । चक्रतीर्थे तथा केचित् स्नानं कुर्वन्ति भक्तितः

sarasvatyāṃ tathā kecinmārkaṇḍeye tathā hrade / cakratīrthe tathā kecit snānaṃ kurvanti bhaktitaḥ

some in the Sarasvatī, and likewise in the Mārkaṇḍeya pool, and some at Cakratīrtha, they perform their bathing with devotion.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SkP-RK 91.79

शुचिभूतास् तु ते सर्वे जना देवशिलोपरि । श्राद्धं कुर्वन्ति वै तत्र प्रयत्नेन द्विजर्षभाः

śucibhūtās tu te sarve janā devaśilopari / śrāddhaṃ kurvanti vai tatra prayatnena dvijarṣabhāḥ

And all those people, having become pure, upon the Devaśilā—there indeed those bulls among twice-born ones perform the śrāddha with care.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SkP-RK 91.80

तान् दृष्ट्वा शबरो बिल्वैः पिण्डं निर्वर्तयेत् ततः । भानुमत्या तथा सक्तुपिण्डनिर्वपणं कृतम्

tān dṛṣṭvā śabaro bilvaiḥ piṇḍaṃ nirvartayet tataḥ / bhānumatyā tathā saktupiṇḍanirvapaṇaṃ kṛtam

Seeing them, the Śabara then would make the piṇḍa offering with bilva fruits; and by Bhānumatī likewise the offering of a piṇḍa of barley-meal was made.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SkP-RK 91.81

अनिन्द्य भोजयेद् विप्रं दम्भदोषविवर्जितम् । हविष्येण तथा दध्ना शर्करामधुसर्पिषा

anindya bhojayed vipraṃ dambhadoṣavivarjitam / haviṣyeṇa tathā dadhnā śarkarāmadhusarpiṣā

(One) should feed a blameless brahmin, free from the fault of hypocrisy, with sacrificial food and with curds, with sugar, honey and ghee.

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SkP-RK 91.82

पायसेन च गव्येन कृशरेण विशेषतः । भोजयित्वा तथा राज्ञी दानं दत्त्वा यथाविधि

pāyasena ca gavyena kṛśareṇa viśeṣataḥ / bhojayitvā tathā rājñī dānaṃ dattvā yathāvidhi

And with milk-rice and with cow's products, and especially with kṛśara (rice-and-sesame gruel) — having thus fed (them), the queen gave gifts according to the rule.

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SkP-RK 91.83

पादुकोपानहौ छत्रं शय्या गोवृषम् एव च । विविधानि च दानानि हेमरत्नमयानि च

pādukopānahau chatraṃ śayyā govṛṣam eva ca / vividhāni ca dānāni hemaratnamayāni ca

Wooden sandals and shoes, an umbrella, a bed, and a bull, and gifts of various kinds made of gold and jewels.

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SkP-RK 91.84

तत्र तीर्थे महाराज कपिलां यः प्रयच्छति । तेन दत्ता मही राजन् सशैलवनकानना

tatra tīrthe mahārāja kapilāṃ yaḥ prayacchati / tena dattā mahī rājan saśailavanakānanā

Whoever, great king, bestows a tawny cow at that sacred ford — by him, O king, the earth with its mountains, woods and forests has been given.

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SkP-RK 91.85

उत्तानपाद उवाच: तिलप्रदः प्रजा इष्टा दीपदश्चक्षुरुत्तमम् । भूमिदः स्वर्गम् आप्नोति दीर्घायुश् च हिरण्यदः

uttānapāda uvāca: tilapradaḥ prajā iṣṭā dīpadaścakṣuruttamam / bhūmidaḥ svargam āpnoti dīrghāyuś ca hiraṇyadaḥ

Uttānapāda said: The giver of sesame (obtains) desired offspring; the giver of a lamp, excellent eyesight; the giver of land attains heaven, and the giver of gold, long life.

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SkP-RK 91.86

गृहदो रोगरहितो रौप्यदो रूपमुत्तमम् । वासोदश् चन्द्रलोकं तु अश्वदः सूर्यलोकभाक्

gṛhado rogarahito raupyado rūpamuttamam / vāsodaś candralokaṃ tu aśvadaḥ sūryalokabhāk

The giver of a house is free of disease; the giver of silver (obtains) surpassing beauty; the giver of clothes (attains) the world of the moon, while the giver of a horse shares in the world of the sun.

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SkP-RK 91.87

वृषदस् तु श्रियं पुण्यां गोदानात् तु त्रिविष्टपम् । शय्यादानं च यो दद्यात् स स्वर्गमभयप्रदः

vṛṣadas tu śriyaṃ puṇyāṃ godānāt tu triviṣṭapam / śayyādānaṃ ca yo dadyāt sa svargamabhayapradaḥ

The giver of a bull (obtains) holy prosperity, and from the gift of a cow, heaven; and he who gives the gift of a bed, that giver of fearlessness (goes to) heaven.

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SkP-RK 91.88

धान्यदः शाश्वतं सौख्यं ब्रह्मदो ब्रह्म शाश्वतम् । सर्वेषाम् एव दानानां ब्रह्मदानं विशिष्यते

dhānyadaḥ śāśvataṃ saukhyaṃ brahmado brahma śāśvatam / sarveṣām eva dānānāṃ brahmadānaṃ viśiṣyate

The giver of grain (obtains) everlasting happiness; the giver of sacred knowledge, everlasting brahman. Of all gifts whatever, the gift of sacred knowledge is the most excellent.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SkP-RK 91.89

भार्याम् अश्वं महीं वासस् तिलकां च न सर्पिषम् । ये नयेन हि भावेन दानं विप्राय यच्छति

bhāryām aśvaṃ mahīṃ vāsas tilakāṃ ca na sarpiṣam / ye nayena hi bhāvena dānaṃ viprāya yacchati

A wife, a horse, land, clothing and sesame — but not ghee: with whatever intent one gives a gift to a brahmin,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

SkP-RK 91.90

तेन तेन हि भावेन प्राप्नोति पदपूजितम् । दृष्ट्वा दानानि सर्वाणि राज्ञ्या दत्तानि यानि च

tena tena hi bhāvena prāpnoti padapūjitam / dṛṣṭvā dānāni sarvāṇi rājñyā dattāni yāni ca

by that very intent he obtains what is honoured at (his) feet. And seeing all the gifts that were given by the queen,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

SkP-RK 91.91

शबर उवाच: पुराणं पठितं भद्रे ब्राह्मणैर् वेदपारगैः

śabara uvāca: purāṇaṃ paṭhitaṃ bhadre brāhmaṇair vedapāragaiḥ

The Śabara said: The Purāṇa has been recited, good lady, by brahmins who have gone to the far shore of the Vedas,

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SkP-RK 91.92

श्रुतं च तन् मया सर्वं दानधर्मपरं शुभम् । पूर्वजन्मार्जितं पापं स्नानदानव्रतेन च

śrutaṃ ca tan mayā sarvaṃ dānadharmaparaṃ śubham / pūrvajanmārjitaṃ pāpaṃ snānadānavratena ca

and all that auspicious (teaching) devoted to the law of giving was heard by me. And the sin accumulated in a former birth, by bathing, giving and vows —

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SkP-RK 91.93

तत्सर्वं च क्षयं जातं मदीयेन प्रिये शृणु । अत्र दत्तं हुतं तप्तं सर्वं भवति चाक्षयम्

tatsarvaṃ ca kṣayaṃ jātaṃ madīyena priye śṛṇu / atra dattaṃ hutaṃ taptaṃ sarvaṃ bhavati cākṣayam

all that has come to destruction through what is mine, my dear — listen. Here whatever is given, offered in fire, or (undergone as) austerity, all becomes imperishable.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SkP-RK 91.94

ते द्विजा भानुमत्या च शूलभेदं गतास् ततः । ददृशुः शबरं कुण्डे शबर्या सह संस्थितम्

te dvijā bhānumatyā ca śūlabhedaṃ gatās tataḥ / dadṛśuḥ śabaraṃ kuṇḍe śabaryā saha saṃsthitam

Then those twice-born, together with Bhānumatī, went to Śūlabheda; they saw the Śabara standing in the pool along with the Śabara woman.

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SkP-RK 91.95

ईशान्यां च ततो गत्वा भृगुपर्वतमूर्धनि । मर्तुकामस् तथारूढो भार्यया सह पार्थिव

īśānyāṃ ca tato gatvā bhṛguparvatamūrdhani / martukāmas tathārūḍho bhāryayā saha pārthiva

And going from there toward the northeast, onto the summit of Bhṛgu's mountain, he climbed up wishing to die, together with his wife, O king.

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SkP-RK 91.96

राजपुत्र्य् उवाच: तिष्ठ तिष्ठ महासत्त्व शृणुष्व वचनं मम । किमर्थं त्यजसि प्राणानद्यापि च युवा भवान्

rājaputry uvāca: tiṣṭha tiṣṭha mahāsattva śṛṇuṣva vacanaṃ mama / kimarthaṃ tyajasi prāṇānadyāpi ca yuvā bhavān

The king's daughter said: Stop, stop, great-souled one, hear my words! Why do you abandon your life-breaths, when you are still young?

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SkP-RK 91.97

किं सन्तापः समुद्वेगः किं दुःखं व्याधिर् एव च । शिशुश् च दृश्यते ऽद्यापि कारणं कथयस्व मे

kiṃ santāpaḥ samudvegaḥ kiṃ duḥkhaṃ vyādhir eva ca / śiśuś ca dṛśyate 'dyāpi kāraṇaṃ kathayasva me

Is it grief, is it agitation, is it pain, or indeed illness? And a child too is seen (with you) even now — tell me the reason.

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SkP-RK 91.98

शबर उवाच: कारणं नास्ति मे किंचिन् न दुःखं किंचिद् एव हि । संसारसारभूतत्वे नान्या बुद्धिः प्रवर्तते

śabara uvāca: kāraṇaṃ nāsti me kiṃcin na duḥkhaṃ kiṃcid eva hi / saṃsārasārabhūtatve nānyā buddhiḥ pravartate

The Śabara said: I have no reason at all, nor any pain whatever; given that (I have understood) what the essence of transmigratory existence is, no other resolve arises (in me).

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

SkP-RK 91.99

दुःखेन लभते यस्मान् मनुष्यत्वं वरानने । मानुष्यं जन्म चासाद्य यो न धर्मं समाचरेत्

duḥkhena labhate yasmān manuṣyatvaṃ varānane / mānuṣyaṃ janma cāsādya yo na dharmaṃ samācaret

Since one obtains the state of being human only with difficulty, fair-faced one — and he who, having attained human birth, does not practise dharma,

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SkP-RK 91.100

स गच्छेन् नरकं घोरम् अल्पदोषेण सुन्दरि । तस्मात् पतितुम् इच्छामि अस्मिंस् तीर्थे तपस्विनि

sa gacchen narakaṃ ghoram alpadoṣeṇa sundari / tasmāt patitum icchāmi asmiṃs tīrthe tapasvini

he would go to a terrible hell, O beautiful one, even for a small offence. Therefore I wish to cast myself down at this sacred ford, O ascetic woman.

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SkP-RK 91.101

राजपुत्र्य् उवाच: अद्यापि वर्तते कालः स्वधर्मा विविधाः क्रियाः । कृत्वा प्रकृतधर्माणि तत्र दानेन शुद्ध्यति

rājaputry uvāca: adyāpi vartate kālaḥ svadharmā vividhāḥ kriyāḥ / kṛtvā prakṛtadharmāṇi tatra dānena śuddhyati

The princess said: Even now there is time (for it); the observances proper to one's own duty are various. Having performed the duties suited (to one's state), one is purified therein by giving.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

SkP-RK 91.102

अहं दास्यामि ते धान्यं वासांसि द्रविणानि च । नित्यं त्वमाचरेर्धर्मं ध्यायमानो जनार्दनम्

ahaṃ dāsyāmi te dhānyaṃ vāsāṃsi draviṇāni ca / nityaṃ tvamācarerdharmaṃ dhyāyamāno janārdanam

I will give you grain, garments, and wealth. Do you always practise dharma, meditating on Janārdana.

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SkP-RK 91.103

शबर उवाच: न चाहं कामये देवि धान्यं वस्त्राणि चैव हि । यः परस्यान्नम् अश्नाति स नरो ऽश्नाति किल्बिषम्

śabara uvāca: na cāhaṃ kāmaye devi dhānyaṃ vastrāṇi caiva hi / yaḥ parasyānnam aśnāti sa naro 'śnāti kilbiṣam

The Śabara said: I do not desire, O goddess, either grain or clothes. The man who eats another's food eats sin.

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SkP-RK 91.104

राजपुत्र्य् उवाच: कन्दमूलफलाहारो भुक्त्वा वै भक्ष्यमुत्तमम् । अवगाह्य च तीर्थानि सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यसे

rājaputry uvāca: kandamūlaphalāhāro bhuktvā vai bhakṣyamuttamam / avagāhya ca tīrthāni sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyase

The princess said: Living on a diet of bulbs, roots, and fruits — having eaten the best of food — and bathing in the sacred fords, you will be released from all sins.

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SkP-RK 91.105

ततो विमुक्तपापस् तु यः कश्चित् पुरुषः शुचिः । कर्मणा तेन चैव त्वं गतिं सम्प्राप्स्यसे शुभाम्

tato vimuktapāpas tu yaḥ kaścit puruṣaḥ śuciḥ / karmaṇā tena caiva tvaṃ gatiṃ samprāpsyase śubhām

Then, whatever man is freed of sin and pure, by that very act you too will attain a good destiny.

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SkP-RK 91.106

शबर उवाच: अत्र मध्ये मया त्यक्ताः प्राणा दृष्ट्वा हितं च यत् । सत्यन्न लोपये देवि इति मे निश्चिता मतिः

śabara uvāca: atra madhye mayā tyaktāḥ prāṇā dṛṣṭvā hitaṃ ca yat / satyanna lopaye devi iti me niścitā matiḥ

The Śabara said: Right here and now my life-breaths are given up, having seen what is beneficial. I will not break my word, O goddess — such is my settled resolve.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SkP-RK 91.107

प्रसादः क्रियतां देवि क्षमस्व त्वं जनैः सह । बद्धोत्तरीयवस्त्रेण आत्मानं च प्रयत्नतः

prasādaḥ kriyatāṃ devi kṣamasva tvaṃ janaiḥ saha / baddhottarīyavastreṇa ātmānaṃ ca prayatnataḥ

Let favour be shown, O goddess; forgive, you together with (these) people — having bound himself carefully with his upper garment,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

SkP-RK 91.108

भार्यया सहितस् तत्र हरिं ध्यात्वा पपात ह । नगार्धं पतितो यावद् गतजीवो नराधिप

bhāryayā sahitas tatra hariṃ dhyātvā papāta ha / nagārdhaṃ patito yāvad gatajīvo narādhipa

there, together with his wife, having meditated on Hari, he fell. By the time he had fallen half the mountain, his life was gone, O lord of men.

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