Vayu Purana — Uttarardha — Chapter 29
VaP 2 29.1
सूत उवाच ।। सोमस्य तु बुधः पुत्रो बुधस्य तु पुरूरवाः। तेजस्वी दानशीलश्च यज्वा विपुलदक्षिणः
sūta uvāca || somasya tu budhaḥ putro budhasya tu purūravāḥ| tejasvī dānaśīlaśca yajvā vipuladakṣiṇaḥ
Sūta said: Soma's son was Budha, and Budha's son Purūravas — splendid, given to giving, a sacrificer with abundant priestly gifts.
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VaP 2 29.2
ब्रह्मवादी पराक्रान्तः शत्रुभिर्युधि दुर्जयः। आहर्त्ता चाग्निहोत्रस्य यज्वनाञ्च ददौ महीम्
brahmavādī parākrāntaḥ śatrubhiryudhi durjayaḥ| āharttā cāgnihotrasya yajvanāñca dadau mahīm
A speaker of the Veda, valorous, hard for enemies to conquer in battle, a maintainer of the agnihotra, and he gave land to sacrificers.
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VaP 2 29.3
सत्यवाक् कर्म्मबुद्धिश्च कान्तः संवृतमैथुनः। अतीव पुत्रो लोकेषु रूपेणाप्रतिमोऽभवत्
satyavāk karmmabuddhiśca kāntaḥ saṃvṛtamaithunaḥ| atīva putro lokeṣu rūpeṇāpratimo'bhavat
Truthful in speech, intent in his acts, handsome, discreet in intercourse; the son was exceedingly unmatched in beauty among the worlds.
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VaP 2 29.4
तं ब्रह्मवादिनं दान्तं धर्मज्ञं सत्यवादिनम्। उर्वशी वरयामास हित्वा मानं यशस्विनी
taṃ brahmavādinaṃ dāntaṃ dharmajñaṃ satyavādinam| urvaśī varayāmāsa hitvā mānaṃ yaśasvinī
Him — the speaker of the Veda, self-controlled, knower of dharma, truth-speaking — the illustrious Urvaśī chose, abandoning her pride.
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VaP 2 29.5
तया सहावसद्राजा दशवर्षाणि चाष्ट च। सप्त षट् सप्त चाष्टौ च दश चाष्टौ च वीर्यवान्
tayā sahāvasadrājā daśavarṣāṇi cāṣṭa ca| sapta ṣaṭ sapta cāṣṭau ca daśa cāṣṭau ca vīryavān
The valiant king dwelt together with her ten years and eight, seven, six, seven and eight, and ten and eight.
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VaP 2 29.6
वने चैत्ररथे रम्ये तथा मन्दाकिनीतटे। अलकायां विशालायां नन्दने च वनोत्तमे
vane caitrarathe ramye tathā mandākinītaṭe| alakāyāṃ viśālāyāṃ nandane ca vanottame
In the lovely Caitraratha grove, and on the bank of the Mandākinī, in Alakā, in Viśālā, and in Nandana, best of groves;
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VaP 2 29.7
गन्धमादनपादेषु मेरुश्रृङ्गे नगोत्तमे। उत्तरांश्च कुरून् प्राप्य कलापग्राममेव च
gandhamādanapādeṣu meruśrṛṅge nagottame| uttarāṃśca kurūn prāpya kalāpagrāmameva ca
On the slopes of Gandhamādana, on Meru's peak, best of mountains, and having reached the northern Kurus and the village of Kalāpa;
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VaP 2 29.8
एतेषु वनसुख्येषु सुरैराचरितेषु च। उर्वश्या सहितो राजा रेमे परमया मुदा
eteṣu vanasukhyeṣu surairācariteṣu ca| urvaśyā sahito rājā reme paramayā mudā
In these forest delights, frequented by the gods, the king, together with Urvaśī, took his pleasure with the highest joy.
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VaP 2 29.9
ऋषय ऊचुः।। गन्धर्वा चोर्वशी देवी राजानं मानुषं कथम्। देवानुत्सृज्य सम्प्राप्ता तन्नो ब्रूहि बहुश्रुत
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ|| gandharvā corvaśī devī rājānaṃ mānuṣaṃ katham| devānutsṛjya samprāptā tanno brūhi bahuśruta
The seers said: How did the Gandharvas and the goddess Urvaśī come to a human king, forsaking the gods? Tell us that, you of much learning.
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VaP 2 29.10
सूत उवाच।। ब्रह्मशापाभिभूता सा मानुषं समुपस्थिता। ऐलं तु तं वरारोहा समयेन व्यवस्थिता
sūta uvāca|| brahmaśāpābhibhūtā sā mānuṣaṃ samupasthitā| ailaṃ tu taṃ varārohā samayena vyavasthitā
Sūta said: She, overcome by Brahmā's curse, came to a mortal; and the fair-hipped one abided with that son of Ilā under an agreement.
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VaP 2 29.11
आत्मनः शापमोक्षार्थं नियमं सा चकार तु । अनग्नदर्शनञ्चैव अकामात सह मैथुनम्
ātmanaḥ śāpamokṣārthaṃ niyamaṃ sā cakāra tu | anagnadarśanañcaiva akāmāta saha maithunam
For the sake of her own release from the curse she made a stipulation: that (he) never be seen naked, and no intercourse against her wish.
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VaP 2 29.12
द्वौ मेषौ शयनाभ्याशे स तावद् व्यवतिष्ठते। घृतमात्रं तथाहारः कालमेकन्तु पार्थिव
dvau meṣau śayanābhyāśe sa tāvad vyavatiṣṭhate| ghṛtamātraṃ tathāhāraḥ kālamekantu pārthiva
Two rams were to remain close by her bed, and her food was to be ghee alone, for a single (fixed) time, O prince.
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VaP 2 29.13
यद्येष समयो राजन् यावत्कालञ्च ते दृढम्। तावत्कालन्तु वत्स्यामि एष नः समयः कृतः
yadyeṣa samayo rājan yāvatkālañca te dṛḍham| tāvatkālantu vatsyāmi eṣa naḥ samayaḥ kṛtaḥ
"If this agreement holds, O king, and is firm with you for whatever length of time — for just that length of time I shall dwell (with you); this agreement has been made by us."
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VaP 2 29.14
तस्यास्तं समयं सर्वं स राजा पर्यपालयत्। एवं सा चावसत् तस्मिन् पुरूरवसि भामिनी
tasyāstaṃ samayaṃ sarvaṃ sa rājā paryapālayat| evaṃ sā cāvasat tasmin purūravasi bhāminī
That king kept the whole of her agreement; and thus the lovely woman dwelt with that Purūravas.
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VaP 2 29.15
वर्षाण्यथ चतुःषष्टिं तद्भक्त्या शापमोहिता। उर्वशी मानुषं प्राप्ता गन्धर्व्वा श्चिन्तयान्विताः
varṣāṇyatha catuḥṣaṣṭiṃ tadbhaktyā śāpamohitā| urvaśī mānuṣaṃ prāptā gandharvvā ścintayānvitāḥ
Then for sixty-four years, deluded by the curse, out of devotion to him, Urvaśī remained with the mortal; and the Gandharvas were filled with concern.
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VaP 2 29.16
गन्धर्व्वा ऊचुः। चिन्तयध्वं महाभागा यथा सा तु वराङ्गना। आगच्छेत्तु पुनर्द्देवानुर्वशी स्वर्गभूषणा
gandharvvā ūcuḥ| cintayadhvaṃ mahābhāgā yathā sā tu varāṅganā| āgacchettu punarddevānurvaśī svargabhūṣaṇā
The Gandharvas said: Consider, O greatly fortunate ones, how that excellent woman, Urvaśī, the ornament of heaven, may come back again to the gods.
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VaP 2 29.17
ततो विश्वावसुर्नाम तत्राह वदतां वरः। तया तु समयस्तत्र क्रियमाणो मतोऽनघः
tato viśvāvasurnāma tatrāha vadatāṃ varaḥ| tayā tu samayastatra kriyamāṇo mato'naghaḥ
Then the one named Viśvāvasu, best of speakers, spoke there: "The agreement that she made there is, I think, a faultless one."
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VaP 2 29.18
समयन्युत्क्रमात् सा वै राजानं त्यक्ष्यते यथा। तदहं वच्मि वः सर्वं यथा त्यक्ष्यति सा नृपम्
samayanyutkramāt sā vai rājānaṃ tyakṣyate yathā| tadahaṃ vacmi vaḥ sarvaṃ yathā tyakṣyati sā nṛpam
"By the breaking of the agreement she will indeed abandon the king; so I shall tell you all how she will leave the king."
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VaP 2 29.19
सहसा योगमेष्यामि युष्माकं कार्यसिद्धये। एवमुक्त्वा गतस्तत्र प्रतिष्ठानं महायशाः
sahasā yogameṣyāmi yuṣmākaṃ kāryasiddhaye| evamuktvā gatastatra pratiṣṭhānaṃ mahāyaśāḥ
"At once I shall join (you) for the accomplishment of your purpose." Having spoken thus, the greatly famed one went there, to Pratiṣṭhāna.
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VaP 2 29.20
स निशायामथागम्य मेषमेकं जहार वै। मातृवद्वर्त्तते सा तु मेषयोश्चारुहासिनी
sa niśāyāmathāgamya meṣamekaṃ jahāra vai| mātṛvadvarttate sā tu meṣayoścāruhāsinī
Then, coming by night, he carried off one of the rams; but she of the lovely smile treated the two rams as a mother (would).
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VaP 2 29.21
गन्धर्वागमनं ज्ञात्वा शयनस्था यशस्विनी। राजानमब्रवीत्सा तु पुत्रो मे ह्रियतेति वै
gandharvāgamanaṃ jñātvā śayanasthā yaśasvinī| rājānamabravītsā tu putro me hriyateti vai
Knowing the Gandharva's coming, the illustrious one, lying on the bed, said to the king: "My son is being carried off!"
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VaP 2 29.22
एवमुक्तो विनिश्चित्य नग्नस्तिष्ठति वै नृपः । नग्नं द्रक्ष्यति मां देवी समयो वितथो भवेत्
evamukto viniścitya nagnastiṣṭhati vai nṛpaḥ | nagnaṃ drakṣyati māṃ devī samayo vitatho bhavet
Thus addressed, the king, having considered, remains (there) naked (thinking): "The goddess will see me naked, (and) the agreement would be broken."
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VaP 2 29.23
ततो भूयस्तु गन्धर्व्वा द्वितीयं मेषमाददुः। द्वितीयेऽपहृते मेषे ऐलं देवी तमब्रवीत्
tato bhūyastu gandharvvā dvitīyaṃ meṣamādaduḥ| dvitīye'pahṛte meṣe ailaṃ devī tamabravīt
Then again the Gandharvas took the second ram; and when the second ram was carried off, the goddess said to that son of Ilā:
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VaP 2 29.24
पुत्रौ मम हृतौ राजन्ननाथाया इव प्रभो। एवमुक्तस्तदोत्थाय नग्नो राजा प्रधावितः
putrau mama hṛtau rājannanāthāyā iva prabho| evamuktastadotthāya nagno rājā pradhāvitaḥ
"Both my sons have been carried off, O king, as though I had no protector, my lord!" Thus addressed, the king then rose and ran out naked.
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VaP 2 29.25
मेषाबभ्यां पदवीं राजन् गन्धर्व्वैर्व्युत्थितामथ। उत्पादिता तु महती माया तद्भवनं महत्
meṣābabhyāṃ padavīṃ rājan gandharvvairvyutthitāmatha| utpāditā tu mahatī māyā tadbhavanaṃ mahat
(He ran) after the two rams along the path, O king, that had been made by the Gandharvas; and a great illusion was produced, that great mansion.
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VaP 2 29.26
प्रकाशितन्तु सहसा ततो नग्नमवेक्ष्य सा। नग्नं दृष्ट्वा तिरोऽभूत्सा अप्सरा कामरूपिणी
prakāśitantu sahasā tato nagnamavekṣya sā| nagnaṃ dṛṣṭvā tiro'bhūtsā apsarā kāmarūpiṇī
Then suddenly (all) was lit up, and she, seeing (him) naked — having seen him naked, that Apsaras, who could take any form at will, vanished.
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VaP 2 29.27
तिरोभूतान्तु तां ज्ञात्वा गन्धर्वास्तत्र तावुभौ। मेषौ त्यक्त्वा च ते सर्वे तत्रैवान्तर्हिताभवन्
tirobhūtāntu tāṃ jñātvā gandharvāstatra tāvubhau| meṣau tyaktvā ca te sarve tatraivāntarhitābhavan
Knowing that she had vanished, the Gandharvas — those two there — and all of them, abandoning the two rams, disappeared right there.
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VaP 2 29.28
उत्सृष्टावुरणौ दृष्ट्वा राजा गृह्यागतः प्रभुः। अपश्यंस्तां तु वै राजा विललाप सुदुःखितः
utsṛṣṭāvuraṇau dṛṣṭvā rājā gṛhyāgataḥ prabhuḥ| apaśyaṃstāṃ tu vai rājā vilalāpa suduḥkhitaḥ
Seeing the two rams released, the lord king took them and returned home; but not seeing her, the king lamented, deeply grieved.
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VaP 2 29.29
चचार पृथिवीं चैव मार्गमाणस्ततस्ततः। अथापश्यच्च तां राजा कुरुक्षेत्रे महाबलः
cacāra pṛthivīṃ caiva mārgamāṇastatastataḥ| athāpaśyacca tāṃ rājā kurukṣetre mahābalaḥ
And he roamed the earth, searching here and there; then the king of great strength saw her in Kurukṣetra.
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VaP 2 29.30
प्लक्षतीर्थे पुष्करिण्यां विगाढेनाम्बुनाप्लुताम्। क्रीडन्तीमप्सरोभिश्च पञ्चभिः सह शोभनाम्
plakṣatīrthe puṣkariṇyāṃ vigāḍhenāmbunāplutām| krīḍantīmapsarobhiśca pañcabhiḥ saha śobhanām
(He saw her) at Plakṣa-tīrtha, in the lotus-pool, immersed in the deep water, playing with five apsarases — (that) lovely one.
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VaP 2 29.31
अपश्यत्सा ततः सुभ्रू राजानमविदूरतः। उर्वशी ताः सखीः प्राह अयं स पुरुषोत्तमः
apaśyatsā tataḥ subhrū rājānamavidūrataḥ| urvaśī tāḥ sakhīḥ prāha ayaṃ sa puruṣottamaḥ
Then she of the fair brows, Urvaśī, saw the king not far away, and said to those companions: "This is that best of men,
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VaP 2 29.32
यस्मिन्नहमवात्सं हि दर्शयामास तं नृपम् । तत आविर्बभूवुस्ताः पञ्चचूडाप्सरास्तु ताः
yasminnahamavātsaṃ hi darśayāmāsa taṃ nṛpam | tata āvirbabhūvustāḥ pañcacūḍāpsarāstu tāḥ
in whom indeed I dwelt" — and she pointed the king out (to them). Then those apsarases, the Pañcacūḍās, became visible.
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VaP 2 29.33
दृष्ट्वा तु राजा तां प्रीतः प्रलापान् कुरुते बहून्। आयाहि तिष्ठ मनसा घोरे वचसि तिष्ठ हे
dṛṣṭvā tu rājā tāṃ prītaḥ pralāpān kurute bahūn| āyāhi tiṣṭha manasā ghore vacasi tiṣṭha he
Seeing her, the king, delighted, uttered many ramblings: "Come! Stay in (my) mind! O dreadful one, stay in (my) words!"
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VaP 2 29.34
एवमादीनि सूक्ष्माणि परस्परमभाषत। उर्व्वशी त्वब्रवीच्चैलं सगर्भाहं त्वया प्रभो
evamādīni sūkṣmāṇi parasparamabhāṣata| urvvaśī tvabravīccailaṃ sagarbhāhaṃ tvayā prabho
Such subtle things they spoke to one another. Then Urvaśī said to Aila: "I am pregnant by you, lord.
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VaP 2 29.35
संवत्सरात् कुमारस्ते भविता नव संशयः। निशामेकान्तु वै राजा ह्यवसत्तु तया सह
saṃvatsarāt kumāraste bhavitā nava saṃśayaḥ| niśāmekāntu vai rājā hyavasattu tayā saha
After a year you will have a son; there is no doubt." And the king dwelt with her for one night.
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VaP 2 29.36
सम्प्रहृष्टो जगामाथ स्वपुरन्तु महायशाः। गते संवत्सरे राजा उर्व्वशीं पुनरागमत्
samprahṛṣṭo jagāmātha svapurantu mahāyaśāḥ| gate saṃvatsare rājā urvvaśīṃ punarāgamat
Then, greatly delighted, the man of great fame went to his own city; and when the year had passed the king came again to Urvaśī.
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VaP 2 29.37
उषित्वा तु तया सार्द्धमेकरात्रं महामनाः। कामार्त्तश्चा ब्रवीद्दीनो भव नित्यं ममेति वै
uṣitvā tu tayā sārddhamekarātraṃ mahāmanāḥ| kāmārttaścā bravīddīno bhava nityaṃ mameti vai
Having stayed with her one night, the high-minded (king), tormented by desire, said piteously: "Be mine forever."
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VaP 2 29.38
उर्व्वश्यथाब्रवीच्चैलं गन्धर्वास्ते वरं ददुः। तं वृणीष्व महाराज ब्रूहि चैतांस्त्वमेव हि
urvvaśyathābravīccailaṃ gandharvāste varaṃ daduḥ| taṃ vṛṇīṣva mahārāja brūhi caitāṃstvameva hi
Then Urvaśī said to Aila: "The gandharvas have granted you a boon; choose it, great king, and speak to them yourself."
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VaP 2 29.39
वृणे नित्यं हि सालोक्यं गन्धर्वाणां महात्मनाम्। तथेत्युक्त्वा वरं वव्रे गन्धर्वाश्च तथास्त्विति
vṛṇe nityaṃ hi sālokyaṃ gandharvāṇāṃ mahātmanām| tathetyuktvā varaṃ vavre gandharvāśca tathāstviti
"I choose everlasting co-residence in the world of the great-souled gandharvas." Saying "So be it," he chose that boon, and the gandharvas said, "Let it be so."
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VaP 2 29.40
स्थालीमग्नेः पूरयित्वा गन्धर्व्वाश्च तमब्रुवन्। अनेन इष्ट्वा लोकन्तं प्राप्स्यसि त्वं नराधिप
sthālīmagneḥ pūrayitvā gandharvvāśca tamabruvan| anena iṣṭvā lokantaṃ prāpsyasi tvaṃ narādhipa
And the gandharvas, having filled a pot with fire, said to him: "Sacrificing with this, you will attain that world, O ruler of men."
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VaP 2 29.41
तमादाय कुमारन्तु नगरायोपचक्रमे। निःक्षिप्य तमरण्याञ्च स पुत्रन्तु गृहं ययौ
tamādāya kumārantu nagarāyopacakrame| niḥkṣipya tamaraṇyāñca sa putrantu gṛhaṃ yayau
Taking it, he set out for the city with the boy; and having left it (the fire) in the forest, he went home with his son.
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VaP 2 29.42
पुनरादाय दृश्याग्निमश्वत्थं तत्र दृष्टवान्। समीपतस्तु तं दृष्ट्वा ह्यश्वत्थं तत्र विस्मितः
punarādāya dṛśyāgnimaśvatthaṃ tatra dṛṣṭavān| samīpatastu taṃ dṛṣṭvā hyaśvatthaṃ tatra vismitaḥ
Taking (it) up again, (looking) for the visible fire, he saw an aśvattha tree there; and seeing that aśvattha close by, he was amazed.
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VaP 2 29.43
गन्धर्व्वेभ्यस्तथाख्यातुमग्निना गां गतस्तु सः । श्रुत्वा तमर्थमशिलमरणिं तु समादिशत्
gandharvvebhyastathākhyātumagninā gāṃ gatastu saḥ | śrutvā tamarthamaśilamaraṇiṃ tu samādiśat
He went (back) to report the matter of the fire to the gandharvas; and having heard that matter, (one of them) instructed (him) about the fire-drill without a stone.
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VaP 2 29.44
अश्वत्थादरणिं कृत्वा मथित्वाग्निं यथाविधि। तेनेष्ट्वा तु सलोकं नः प्राप्स्यसि त्वं नराधिप। मथित्वाग्निं त्रिधा कृत्वा ह्ययजत्स नराधिपः
aśvatthādaraṇiṃ kṛtvā mathitvāgniṃ yathāvidhi| teneṣṭvā tu salokaṃ naḥ prāpsyasi tvaṃ narādhipa| mathitvāgniṃ tridhā kṛtvā hyayajatsa narādhipaḥ
"Making a fire-drill from the aśvattha and churning the fire according to the rule, and sacrificing with it, you will attain co-residence with us, O ruler of men." So that ruler of men churned the fire, made it threefold, and sacrificed.
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VaP 2 29.45
इष्ट्वा यज्ञैर्बहुविधैर्गतस्तेषां सलोकताम्। वासाय च स गन्धर्व्वस्त्रेतायां स महारथः। एकोऽग्निः पूर्वमासीद्वै ऐलस्त्रींस्तानकल्पयत्
iṣṭvā yajñairbahuvidhairgatasteṣāṃ salokatām| vāsāya ca sa gandharvvastretāyāṃ sa mahārathaḥ| eko'gniḥ pūrvamāsīdvai ailastrīṃstānakalpayat
Having sacrificed with many kinds of sacrifices, he attained co-residence with them, and that great chariot-warrior (became) a gandharva, to dwell (there), in the Tretā age. Formerly there was but one fire; Aila arranged those three.
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VaP 2 29.46
एवंप्रभावो राजासीदैलस्तु द्विजसत्तमाः। देशे पुण्यतमे चैव महर्षिभिरलंकृते
evaṃprabhāvo rājāsīdailastu dvijasattamāḥ| deśe puṇyatame caiva maharṣibhiralaṃkṛte
Of such power was king Aila, O best of the twice-born; and in a most holy region, adorned by great sages,
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VaP 2 29.47
राज्यं स कारयामास प्रयागे पृथिवी पतिः। उत्तरे यामुने तीरे प्रतिष्ठाने महायशाः
rājyaṃ sa kārayāmāsa prayāge pṛthivī patiḥ| uttare yāmune tīre pratiṣṭhāne mahāyaśāḥ
that lord of the earth, of great fame, exercised his kingship at Prayāga, at Pratiṣṭhāna on the northern bank of the Yamunā.
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VaP 2 29.48
तस्य पुत्रा बभूवुर्हि षडिन्द्रोपमतेजसः। गन्धर्व्वलोके विदिता आयुर्द्धीमानमावसुः
tasya putrā babhūvurhi ṣaḍindropamatejasaḥ| gandharvvaloke viditā āyurddhīmānamāvasuḥ
He had six sons whose splendour was like Indra's, known in the world of the gandharvas: Āyu, the wise Amāvasu,
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VaP 2 29.49
विश्वायुश्च शतायुश्च गतायुश्चोर्वशीसुताः। अमावसोस्तु वै जातो भीमो राजाथ विश्वजित्
viśvāyuśca śatāyuśca gatāyuścorvaśīsutāḥ| amāvasostu vai jāto bhīmo rājātha viśvajit
Viśvāyu, Śatāyu and Gatāyu — the sons of Urvaśī. And from Amāvasu was born Bhīma, and then king Viśvajit.
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VaP 2 29.50
श्रीमान् भीमस्य दायादो राजासीत्काञ्चनप्रभः। विद्वांस्तु काञ्चनस्यापि सुहोत्रोऽभून्महाबलः
śrīmān bhīmasya dāyādo rājāsītkāñcanaprabhaḥ| vidvāṃstu kāñcanasyāpi suhotro'bhūnmahābalaḥ
The illustrious heir of Bhīma was a king named Kāñcanaprabha; and of Kāñcana too there was the learned Suhotra, of great strength.
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VaP 2 29.51
सुहोत्रस्याभज्जह्नुः केशिकागर्भसम्भवः। प्रतिगत्य ततो गङ्गा विततो यज्ञकर्म्मणि
suhotrasyābhajjahnuḥ keśikāgarbhasambhavaḥ| pratigatya tato gaṅgā vitato yajñakarmmaṇi
Of Suhotra was born Jahnu, sprung from the womb of Keśikā. Then the Gaṅgā, having turned back, spread out over the sacrificial rite.
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VaP 2 29.52
प्लावयामास तं देशं भाविनोऽर्थस्य दर्शनात्। गङ्गया प्लावितं दृष्ट्वा यज्ञवाटं समन्ततः
plāvayāmāsa taṃ deśaṃ bhāvino'rthasya darśanāt| gaṅgayā plāvitaṃ dṛṣṭvā yajñavāṭaṃ samantataḥ
She flooded that region, because she foresaw a purpose that was to come. Seeing the sacrificial enclosure flooded all round by the Gaṅgā,
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VaP 2 29.53
सौहोत्रिर्वरदः क्रुद्धो गङ्गां संरक्तलोचनः। अस्य गङ्गेऽवलेपस्य सद्यः फलमवाप्नुहि
sauhotrirvaradaḥ kruddho gaṅgāṃ saṃraktalocanaḥ| asya gaṅge'valepasya sadyaḥ phalamavāpnuhi
Suhotra's son, the boon-giver, enraged, his eyes reddened, (said) to the Gaṅgā: "Gaṅgā, receive at once the fruit of this insolence!
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VaP 2 29.54
एतत्ते विफलं सर्व्वं पीतमम्भः करोम्यहम्। राजर्षिणा ततः पीतां गङ्गां दृष्ट्वा सुरर्षयः
etatte viphalaṃ sarvvaṃ pītamambhaḥ karomyaham| rājarṣiṇā tataḥ pītāṃ gaṅgāṃ dṛṣṭvā surarṣayaḥ
"All this of yours I shall make fruitless, the water being drunk by me." Then, seeing the Gaṅgā drunk up by the royal sage, the sages of the gods,
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VaP 2 29.55
उपनिन्युर्महाभागा दुहितृत्वेन जाह्नवीम्। यौवनाश्वस्य पौत्रीन्तु कावेरीञ्जह्नुरावहत्
upaninyurmahābhāgā duhitṛtvena jāhnavīm| yauvanāśvasya pautrīntu kāverīñjahnurāvahat
those greatly blessed ones, brought Jāhnavī (to him) in the status of a daughter. And Jahnu took to wife Kāverī, the granddaughter of Yuvanāśva —
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VaP 2 29.56
युवनाश्वस्य शापेन गङ्गा येन विनिर्ममे । कावेरीं सरितां श्रेष्ठां जह्नुभार्य्यामनिन्दिताम्
yuvanāśvasya śāpena gaṅgā yena vinirmame | kāverīṃ saritāṃ śreṣṭhāṃ jahnubhāryyāmaninditām
— Kāverī, best of rivers, the blameless wife of Jahnu, whom the Gaṅgā, by the curse of Yuvanāśva, formed out (of herself).
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VaP 2 29.57
जह्नुश्च दयितं पुत्रं सुहोत्रं नाम धार्मिकम्। कावेर्य्यां जनयामास अजकस्तस्य चात्मजः
jahnuśca dayitaṃ putraṃ suhotraṃ nāma dhārmikam| kāveryyāṃ janayāmāsa ajakastasya cātmajaḥ
And Jahnu begot on Kāverī a beloved, righteous son named Suhotra; and Ajaka was his son.
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VaP 2 29.58
अजकस्य तु दायादो बलाकाश्वो महायशाः। बभूवुश्च गयः शीलः कुशस्तस्यात्मजः स्मृतः
ajakasya tu dāyādo balākāśvo mahāyaśāḥ| babhūvuśca gayaḥ śīlaḥ kuśastasyātmajaḥ smṛtaḥ
But Ajaka's heir was Balākāśva of great fame; and there were Gaya and Śīla; Kuśa is recorded as his son.
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VaP 2 29.59
कुशपुत्रा बभूवुश्च चत्वारो वेदवर्चसः। कुशाश्वः कुशनाभश्च अमूर्त्तारयशोवसुः
kuśaputrā babhūvuśca catvāro vedavarcasaḥ| kuśāśvaḥ kuśanābhaśca amūrttārayaśovasuḥ
And Kuśa's sons were four, having the splendour of the Vedas: Kuśāśva and Kuśanābha, Amūrtaraya and Yaśovasu.
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VaP 2 29.60
कुशस्तम्बस्तपस्तेपे पुत्रार्थी राजसत्तमः। पूर्णे वर्षसहस्रे वै शतक्रतुमपश्यत
kuśastambastapastepe putrārthī rājasattamaḥ| pūrṇe varṣasahasre vai śatakratumapaśyata
Kuśastamba, the best of kings, desiring a son, performed austerities; and when a full thousand years had passed he beheld Śatakratu (Indra).
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VaP 2 29.61
तमुग्रतपसं दृष्ट्वा सहस्राक्षः पुरन्दरः। समर्थः पुत्रजनने स्वयमेवास्य शाश्वतः
tamugratapasaṃ dṛṣṭvā sahasrākṣaḥ purandaraḥ| samarthaḥ putrajanane svayamevāsya śāśvataḥ
Seeing him of fierce austerity, the thousand-eyed Purandara, the everlasting one, himself being capable of the begetting of a son for him,
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VaP 2 29.62
पुत्रत्वं कल्पयामास स्वयमेव पुरन्दरः। गाधिर्नामाभवत्पुत्रः कौशिकः पाकशासनः
putratvaṃ kalpayāmāsa svayameva purandaraḥ| gādhirnāmābhavatputraḥ kauśikaḥ pākaśāsanaḥ
Purandara himself assumed the state of being (his) son; and the son born was named Gādhi, the Kauśika, the chastiser of Pāka (Indra).
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VaP 2 29.63
पौरुकुत्साभवद्भार्या गाधिस्तस्यामजायत। पूर्व्वं कन्यां महाभागां नाम्ना सत्यवतीं शुभाम्। तां गाधिपुत्रः काव्याय ऋचीकाय ददौ प्रभुः
paurukutsābhavadbhāryā gādhistasyāmajāyata| pūrvvaṃ kanyāṃ mahābhāgāṃ nāmnā satyavatīṃ śubhām| tāṃ gādhiputraḥ kāvyāya ṛcīkāya dadau prabhuḥ
Paurukutsā became (his) wife, and Gādhi begot on her first a daughter, greatly blessed, fair, named Satyavatī; her the mighty son of Gādhi gave to the descendant of Kavi, Ṛcīka.
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VaP 2 29.64
तस्यां पुत्रस्तु वै भर्त्ता भार्गवो भृगुनन्दनः। पुत्रार्थे साधयामास चरुं गाधेस्तथैव च
tasyāṃ putrastu vai bharttā bhārgavo bhṛgunandanaḥ| putrārthe sādhayāmāsa caruṃ gādhestathaiva ca
Her husband, the Bhārgava, the delight of Bhṛgu, for the sake of a son in her, prepared a caru (oblation-porridge), and one for Gādhi's (wife) as well.
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VaP 2 29.65
तथा चाहूय सुधृतिऋचीको भार्गवस्तदा। उपयोज्यश्चरुरयं त्वया मात्रा च तेशुभे
tathā cāhūya sudhṛtiṛcīko bhārgavastadā| upayojyaścarurayaṃ tvayā mātrā ca teśubhe
And so then Ṛcīka the Bhārgava, calling (her), firm of resolve, (said): "This caru is to be consumed by you and by your mother, fair one."
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VaP 2 29.66
तस्यां जनिष्यते पुत्रो दीप्तिमान् क्षत्रियर्षभः। अजेयः क्षत्रियैर्युद्धे क्षत्रियर्षभसूदनः
tasyāṃ janiṣyate putro dīptimān kṣatriyarṣabhaḥ| ajeyaḥ kṣatriyairyuddhe kṣatriyarṣabhasūdanaḥ
"From her will be born a blazing son, a bull among kṣatriyas, unconquerable in battle by kṣatriyas, a slayer of the bulls among kṣatriyas.
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VaP 2 29.67
तवापि पुत्रं कल्याणि धृतिन्तं तपोधनम्। शमात्मकं द्विजश्रेष्ठं चरुरेष विधास्यति
tavāpi putraṃ kalyāṇi dhṛtintaṃ tapodhanam| śamātmakaṃ dvijaśreṣṭhaṃ carureṣa vidhāsyati
"And for you too, auspicious one, this caru will provide a son who is steadfast, rich in austerity, peaceful in nature, best among the twice-born."
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VaP 2 29.68
एवमुक्त्वा तु तां भार्य्यामृचीको भृगुनन्दनः। तपस्याभिरतो नित्यमरण्यं प्रविवेश ह
evamuktvā tu tāṃ bhāryyāmṛcīko bhṛgunandanaḥ| tapasyābhirato nityamaraṇyaṃ praviveśa ha
Having spoken thus to his wife, Ṛcīka, the delight of Bhṛgu, ever devoted to austerity, entered the forest.
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VaP 2 29.69
गाधिः सदारस्तु तदा ऋचीकाश्रममभ्यगात्। तीर्थयात्राप्रसङ्गेन सुतां द्रष्टुं नरेश्वरः
gādhiḥ sadārastu tadā ṛcīkāśramamabhyagāt| tīrthayātrāprasaṅgena sutāṃ draṣṭuṃ nareśvaraḥ
Then Gādhi, together with his wife, came to Ṛcīka's hermitage — the lord of men, in the course of a pilgrimage to holy fords, to see his daughter.
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VaP 2 29.70
चरुद्वयं गृहीत्वा तु ऋषेः सत्यवती सदा। भर्त्तुर्वचनमव्यग्रा हृष्टा मात्रे न्यवेदयत्
carudvayaṃ gṛhītvā tu ṛṣeḥ satyavatī sadā| bhartturvacanamavyagrā hṛṣṭā mātre nyavedayat
Taking the two porridge-offerings of the sage, Satyavatī, unperturbed and glad, duly reported her husband's words to her mother.
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VaP 2 29.71
माता तु तस्यै दैवेन दुहित्रे स्वं चरुं ददौ । तस्याश्चरुमथाज्ञानादात्मनः सा चकार ह
mātā tu tasyai daivena duhitre svaṃ caruṃ dadau | tasyāścarumathājñānādātmanaḥ sā cakāra ha
But the mother, by fate, gave her own porridge to her daughter; and she (the daughter), out of ignorance, made her (mother's) porridge her own.
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VaP 2 29.72
अथ सत्यवती गर्भं क्षत्रियान्तकरं शुभम्। धारयामास दीप्तेन वपुषा घोरदर्शना
atha satyavatī garbhaṃ kṣatriyāntakaraṃ śubham| dhārayāmāsa dīptena vapuṣā ghoradarśanā
Then Satyavatī bore an auspicious embryo that would make an end of the Kṣatriyas, terrible to look upon with her blazing body.
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VaP 2 29.73
तमृचीकस्ततो दृष्ट्वा योगेनाप्यनुमृश्य च। तदाब्रवीद्द्विजश्रेष्ठः स्वां भार्य्यां वरवर्णिनीम्
tamṛcīkastato dṛṣṭvā yogenāpyanumṛśya ca| tadābravīddvijaśreṣṭhaḥ svāṃ bhāryyāṃ varavarṇinīm
Then Ṛcīka, having seen this and also examined it by his yogic power, the best of the twice-born, spoke thus to his own beautiful-hued wife:
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VaP 2 29.74
मातुः सिद्ध्यति ते भद्रे चरुव्यत्यासहेतुना। जनिष्यति हि पुत्रस्ते क्रूरकर्मातिदारुणः
mātuḥ siddhyati te bhadre caruvyatyāsahetunā| janiṣyati hi putraste krūrakarmātidāruṇaḥ
"Because of the exchange of the porridges, good lady, your mother's (portion) is bearing fruit in you; for a son will be born to you of cruel deeds and exceedingly fierce.
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VaP 2 29.75
माता जनिष्यते वापि तथाभूतं तपोधनम् । विश्वं हि ब्रह्म तपसा मया तत्र समर्पितम्
mātā janiṣyate vāpi tathābhūtaṃ tapodhanam | viśvaṃ hi brahma tapasā mayā tatra samarpitam
And your mother will give birth to one whose wealth is austerity, of that (other) sort; for by my austerity I placed the whole brahman there (in that porridge)."
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VaP 2 29.76
एवमुक्ता महाभागा भर्त्रा सत्यवती तदा। प्रसादयामास पतिं सुतो मे नेदृशो भवेत्। ब्राह्मणापसदस्त्वन्य इत्युक्तो मुनिरब्रवीत्
evamuktā mahābhāgā bhartrā satyavatī tadā| prasādayāmāsa patiṃ suto me nedṛśo bhavet| brāhmaṇāpasadastvanya ityukto munirabravīt
Addressed thus by her husband, the greatly fortunate Satyavatī then propitiated her lord: "Let my son not be of this kind; but let another be an outcast among Brahmins" — being thus addressed, the sage said:
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VaP 2 29.77
नैष सङ्कल्पितः कामो मया भद्रे तथा त्वया । उग्रकर्मा भवेत् पुत्रः पितुर्मातुश्च कारणात्
naiṣa saṅkalpitaḥ kāmo mayā bhadre tathā tvayā | ugrakarmā bhavet putraḥ piturmātuśca kāraṇāt
"This desire was not so intended by me, good lady, nor by you; (yet) the son will be of fierce deeds, on account of his father and his mother."
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VaP 2 29.78
पुनः सत्यवती वाक्यमेवमुक्ताब्रवीदिदम्। इच्छँल्लोकानपि मुने सृजेथाः किं पुनः सुतम्
punaḥ satyavatī vākyamevamuktābravīdidam| iccha~llokānapi mune sṛjethāḥ kiṃ punaḥ sutam
Addressed thus, Satyavatī again spoke this speech: "If you wish, sage, you could create even worlds — how much more a son!
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VaP 2 29.79
शमात्मकमृजुं भर्त्तः पुत्रं मे दातुमर्हसि। काममेवंविधः पुत्रो मम स्यात्तु वद प्रभो
śamātmakamṛjuṃ bharttaḥ putraṃ me dātumarhasi| kāmamevaṃvidhaḥ putro mama syāttu vada prabho
You ought to give me, husband, a son of peaceful nature and upright. Let my son indeed be of such a kind — but speak, lord."
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VaP 2 29.80
मय्यन्यथा न शक्यं वै कर्तुमेव द्विजोत्तम। ततः प्रसादमकरोत् स तस्यास्तपसो बलात्
mayyanyathā na śakyaṃ vai kartumeva dvijottama| tataḥ prasādamakarot sa tasyāstapaso balāt
"It is simply not possible for me to do otherwise, O best of the twice-born" — thereupon he granted her a favour by the power of her austerity.
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VaP 2 29.81
पुत्रे नास्ति विशेषो मे पौत्रे वा वरवर्णिनि। त्वया यथोक्तं वचनं तथा भद्रे भविष्यति
putre nāsti viśeṣo me pautre vā varavarṇini| tvayā yathoktaṃ vacanaṃ tathā bhadre bhaviṣyati
"For me there is no difference between a son and a grandson, fair-complexioned one; as you have spoken the word, so shall it be, good lady."
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VaP 2 29.82
तस्मात् सत्यवती पुत्रं जनयामास भार्गवम्। तपस्यभिरतन्दान्तं जमदग्निः शमात्मकम्
tasmāt satyavatī putraṃ janayāmāsa bhārgavam| tapasyabhiratandāntaṃ jamadagniḥ śamātmakam
Therefore Satyavatī brought forth a son, the Bhārgava, devoted to austerity and untiring, of peaceful nature: Jamadagni.
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VaP 2 29.83
भृगोश्चरुविपर्यासे रौद्रवैष्णवयोः पुरा। यमनाद्वैष्णवस्याग्नेर्जमदग्निरजायत
bhṛgoścaruviparyāse raudravaiṣṇavayoḥ purā| yamanādvaiṣṇavasyāgnerjamadagnirajāyata
Formerly, at the interchange of Bhṛgu's porridges — the Rudraic and the Vaiṣṇava — from the restraining of the Vaiṣṇava fire Jamadagni was born.
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VaP 2 29.84
विश्वामित्रं तु दायादं गाधिः कुशिकनन्दनः। प्राप्य ब्रह्मर्षिसहितो (सविता) जगाम ब्रह्मणावृतः
viśvāmitraṃ tu dāyādaṃ gādhiḥ kuśikanandanaḥ| prāpya brahmarṣisahito (savitā) jagāma brahmaṇāvṛtaḥ
But Gādhi, the delight of the Kuśikas, having obtained Viśvāmitra as his heir, accompanied by brahmin sages and encompassed by brahman, departed.
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VaP 2 29.85
सा हि सत्यवती पुण्या सत्यव्रतपरायणा। कौशिकीति समाख्याता प्रवृत्तेयं महानदी
sā hi satyavatī puṇyā satyavrataparāyaṇā| kauśikīti samākhyātā pravṛtteyaṃ mahānadī
For that pure Satyavatī, wholly given to the vow of truth, is renowned as Kauśikī; this great river arose (from her).
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VaP 2 29.86
परिस्रुता महाभागा कौशिकी सरितां वरा। इक्ष्वाकुवंशे त्वभवत्सुवेणुर्नाम पार्थिवः
parisrutā mahābhāgā kauśikī saritāṃ varā| ikṣvākuvaṃśe tvabhavatsuveṇurnāma pārthivaḥ
Widely flowing, greatly blessed, Kauśikī is the best of rivers. And in the line of Ikṣvāku there was a king named Suveṇu.
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VaP 2 29.87
तस्य कन्या महाभागा कामली नाम रेणुका। रेणु कायान्तु कामल्यां तपोधृतिसमन्वितः। आर्चीको जनयामास जमदग्निः सुदारुणम्
tasya kanyā mahābhāgā kāmalī nāma reṇukā| reṇu kāyāntu kāmalyāṃ tapodhṛtisamanvitaḥ| ārcīko janayāmāsa jamadagniḥ sudāruṇam
His daughter was the greatly blessed Reṇukā, called Kāmalī; and upon Kāmalī, that is Reṇukā, Jamadagni son of Ṛcīka, endowed with austerity and firmness, begot a most terrible (son):
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VaP 2 29.88
सर्वविद्यान्तगं श्रेष्ठं धनुर्वेदस्य पारगम्। रामं क्षत्रिय हन्तारं प्रदीप्तमिव पावकम्
sarvavidyāntagaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ dhanurvedasya pāragam| rāmaṃ kṣatriya hantāraṃ pradīptamiva pāvakam
Rāma, who had reached the end of all the sciences, foremost, who had crossed to the far shore of the science of archery, the slayer of Kṣatriyas, like a blazing fire.
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VaP 2 29.89
और्व्वस्यैवमृचीकस्य सत्यवत्यां महामनाः। जमदग्निस्ततो वीर्य्याज्जज्ञे ब्रह्मविदां वरः। मध्यमश्च शुनःशेफः शुनःपुच्छः कनिष्ठकः
aurvvasyaivamṛcīkasya satyavatyāṃ mahāmanāḥ| jamadagnistato vīryyājjajñe brahmavidāṃ varaḥ| madhyamaśca śunaḥśephaḥ śunaḥpucchaḥ kaniṣṭhakaḥ
Thus from the vigour of Ṛcīka, son of Aurva, in Satyavatī, was born the high-minded Jamadagni, best of the knowers of brahman; and the middle one was Śunaḥśepha, and Śunaḥpuccha the youngest.
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VaP 2 29.90
विश्वामित्रस्तु धर्मात्मा नाम्ना विश्वरथः स्मृतः । जज्ञे भृगुप्रसादेन कौशिकाद्वंशवर्द्धनः
viśvāmitrastu dharmātmā nāmnā viśvarathaḥ smṛtaḥ | jajñe bhṛguprasādena kauśikādvaṃśavarddhanaḥ
But Viśvāmitra, whose nature was righteous, is remembered by the name Viśvaratha; by the favour of Bhṛgu he was born from Kuśika, increasing the line.
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VaP 2 29.91
विश्वामित्रस्य पुत्रस्तु शुनःशेफोऽभवन्मुनिः। हरिश्चन्द्रस्य यज्ञे तु पशुत्वे नियुतः सवै। देवैर्दत्तः स वै यस्माद्देवरातस्ततोऽभवत्
viśvāmitrasya putrastu śunaḥśepho'bhavanmuniḥ| hariścandrasya yajñe tu paśutve niyutaḥ savai| devairdattaḥ sa vai yasmāddevarātastato'bhavat
And Viśvāmitra's son was the sage Śunaḥśepha, who at Hariścandra's sacrifice was appointed to the state of the (sacrificial) victim; and since he was given by the gods, from that he became Devarāta.
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VaP 2 29.92
विश्वामित्रस्य पुत्राणां शुनः शेफोऽग्रजः स्मृतः। मधुच्छन्दो नयश्चैव कृतदेवौ ध्रुवाष्टकौ
viśvāmitrasya putrāṇāṃ śunaḥ śepho'grajaḥ smṛtaḥ| madhucchando nayaścaiva kṛtadevau dhruvāṣṭakau
Among Viśvāmitra's sons Śunaḥśepha is remembered as the eldest; and Madhucchanda, Naya, Kṛtadeva, and Dhruvāṣṭaka (also Dhruva and Aṣṭaka).
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VaP 2 29.93
कच्छपः पूरणश्चैव विश्वामित्रसुतास्तु वै। तेषां गोत्राणि बहुधा कौशिकानां महात्मनाम्
kacchapaḥ pūraṇaścaiva viśvāmitrasutāstu vai| teṣāṃ gotrāṇi bahudhā kauśikānāṃ mahātmanām
Kacchapa and Pūraṇa too were sons of Viśvāmitra; the gotras of those great-souled Kauśikas are many.
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VaP 2 29.94
पार्थिवा देवराताश्च याज्ञवल्क्या समर्षणाः । उदुम्बरा उदुम्लानास्तारका यममुञ्चताः
pārthivā devarātāśca yājñavalkyā samarṣaṇāḥ | udumbarā udumlānāstārakā yamamuñcatāḥ
The Pārthivas, Devarātas, Yājñavalkyas, Samarṣaṇas, Udumbaras, Udumlānas, Tārakas, Yamamuñcatas,
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VaP 2 29.95
लोहिण्यो रेणवश्चैव तथा कारीषवः स्मृताः। बभ्रवः पाणिनश्चैव ध्यावजप्यास्तथैव च
lohiṇyo reṇavaścaiva tathā kārīṣavaḥ smṛtāḥ| babhravaḥ pāṇinaścaiva dhyāvajapyāstathaiva ca
the Lohiṇis, the Reṇus, and likewise the Kārīṣavas are recorded; the Babhrus, the Pāṇinas, and likewise the Dhyāvajapyas.
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VaP 2 29.96
शालावत्या हिरण्याक्षाः स्यङ्कृता गालवाः स्मृताः । देवला यामदूताश्च शालङ्कायनबाष्कलाः
śālāvatyā hiraṇyākṣāḥ syaṅkṛtā gālavāḥ smṛtāḥ | devalā yāmadūtāśca śālaṅkāyanabāṣkalāḥ
The Śālāvatyas, Hiraṇyākṣas, Syaṅkṛtas, and Gālavas are recorded, the Devalas, the Yāmadūtas, the Śālaṅkāyanas and Bāṣkalas,
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VaP 2 29.97
ददाति बादराश्चान्ये विश्वामित्रस्य धीमतः। ऋष्यन्तरविवाङ्यास्ते बहवः शौशिकाः स्मृताः
dadāti bādarāścānye viśvāmitrasya dhīmataḥ| ṛṣyantaravivāṅyāste bahavaḥ śauśikāḥ smṛtāḥ
...and others, the Bādaras, of the wise Viśvāmitra; those many Kauśikas are recorded as (permitting) marriage between different ṛṣi-lines.
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VaP 2 29.98
कौशिकासोश्रुमाश्चैव तथान्ये सैधवायनाः। पौरोरवस्य पुण्यस्य ब्रह्मर्षेः कौशिकस्य तु
kauśikāsośrumāścaiva tathānye saidhavāyanāḥ| pauroravasya puṇyasya brahmarṣeḥ kauśikasya tu
And the Kauśikas, the Uśrumas, and likewise others, the Saidhavāyanas — (these) of the meritorious Paurorava, the brahmin sage Kauśika.
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VaP 2 29.99
दृषद्वतीसुतश्चापि विश्वामित्रात्तथाष्टकः। अष्टकस्य सुतो यो हि प्रोक्तो जह्नुगणोमया
dṛṣadvatīsutaścāpi viśvāmitrāttathāṣṭakaḥ| aṣṭakasya suto yo hi prokto jahnugaṇomayā
And also the son of Dṛṣadvatī by Viśvāmitra, namely Aṣṭaka; and the son of Aṣṭaka who has been declared... by the Jahnu group.
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VaP 2 29.100
ऋषय ऊचुः ।। किं लक्षणेन धर्मेण तपसेह श्रुतेन वा। ब्राह्मण्यं समनुप्राप्तं विश्वामित्रादिभिर्नृपैः
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ || kiṃ lakṣaṇena dharmeṇa tapaseha śrutena vā| brāhmaṇyaṃ samanuprāptaṃ viśvāmitrādibhirnṛpaiḥ
The seers said: By what characteristic, by what duty, by what austerity here, or by what learning, was brahmin-hood fully attained by Viśvāmitra and the other kings?
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VaP 2 29.101
येन योनाभिधा नेन ब्राह्मण्यं क्षत्रिया गताः । विशेषं ज्ञातुमिच्छामि तपसा दानतस्तथा
yena yonābhidhā nena brāhmaṇyaṃ kṣatriyā gatāḥ | viśeṣaṃ jñātumicchāmi tapasā dānatastathā
By what means, without change of birth, did kṣatriyas attain brahmin-hood? We wish to know the distinction, (as effected) by austerity and by giving.
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VaP 2 29.102
एवमुक्तस्ततो वाक्यमब्रवीदिदमर्थवत्। अन्यायोपगतैर्द्रव्यैराहृत्य यजने धिया। धर्माभिकांक्षी यजते न धर्मफलमश्नुते
evamuktastato vākyamabravīdidamarthavat| anyāyopagatairdravyairāhṛtya yajane dhiyā| dharmābhikāṃkṣī yajate na dharmaphalamaśnute
Thus addressed, he then spoke this meaningful speech: When with goods obtained unjustly one has amassed (wealth) and with deliberate intent (uses it) in sacrificing, though he desires merit and sacrifices, he does not obtain the fruit of merit.
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VaP 2 29.103
धर्म्मं चैतं समाख्याय पापात्मा पुरुषाधमः। ददाति दानं विप्रेभ्यो लोकानां दम्भकारणात्
dharmmaṃ caitaṃ samākhyāya pāpātmā puruṣādhamaḥ| dadāti dānaṃ viprebhyo lokānāṃ dambhakāraṇāt
And having proclaimed this as merit, the evil-souled, lowest of men gives gifts to brahmins for the sake of ostentation before the world.
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VaP 2 29.104
जपं कृत्वा तथा तीव्रं धनलोभान्निरङ्कुशः। रागमोहान्वितो ह्यन्ते पावनार्थं ददाति यः
japaṃ kṛtvā tathā tīvraṃ dhanalobhānniraṅkuśaḥ| rāgamohānvito hyante pāvanārthaṃ dadāti yaḥ
And he who, having performed intense muttered recitation, is unrestrained through greed for wealth, and, filled with passion and delusion, gives at the end for the sake of purification —
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VaP 2 29.105
तेन दत्तानि दानानि अफलानि भवन्त्युत। तस्य धर्म्मप्रवृत्तस्य हिंसकस्य दुरात्मनः
tena dattāni dānāni aphalāni bhavantyuta| tasya dharmmapravṛttasya hiṃsakasya durātmanaḥ
the gifts given by him become indeed fruitless — (the gifts) of that man who, set in motion under the guise of merit, is a doer of injury and evil-souled.
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VaP 2 29.106
एवं लब्ध्वा धनं मोहाद्ददतो यजतश्च ह। सक्लिष्टकर्मणो दानं न तिष्ठति दुरात्मनः
evaṃ labdhvā dhanaṃ mohāddadato yajataśca ha| sakliṣṭakarmaṇo dānaṃ na tiṣṭhati durātmanaḥ
So too, of one who, having obtained wealth thus, gives and sacrifices out of delusion — the gift of that evil-souled man of tainted deeds does not endure.
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VaP 2 29.107
न्यायागतानां द्रव्याणां तीर्थे सम्प्रतिपादनम्। कामाननभिसन्धाय यजते च ददाति च
nyāyāgatānāṃ dravyāṇāṃ tīrthe sampratipādanam| kāmānanabhisandhāya yajate ca dadāti ca
The bestowing, at a worthy recipient, of goods obtained justly — (thus) he sacrifices and gives without aiming at (selfish) desires.
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VaP 2 29.108
स दानफलमाप्नोति तच्च दानं सुखोदयम्। दानेन भोगानाप्नोति स्वर्गं सत्येन गच्छति
sa dānaphalamāpnoti tacca dānaṃ sukhodayam| dānena bhogānāpnoti svargaṃ satyena gacchati
He obtains the fruit of giving, and that gift yields happiness. By giving one obtains enjoyments; by truth one goes to heaven.
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VaP 2 29.109
तपसा तु सुतप्तेन लोकान् विष्टभ्य तिष्ठति । विष्टभ्य स तु तेजस्वी लोकेष्वानन्त्यमश्नुते
tapasā tu sutaptena lokān viṣṭabhya tiṣṭhati | viṣṭabhya sa tu tejasvī lokeṣvānantyamaśnute
But by well-performed austerity he stands, having taken firm hold of the worlds; and having so taken hold, being full of splendour, he attains endlessness among the worlds.
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VaP 2 29.110
दानाच्छ्रेयांस्तथा यज्ञो यज्ञाच्छ्रेयस्तथा तपः। संन्यासस्तपसः श्रेयांस्तस्माज्ज्ञानं गुरुः स्मृतम्
dānācchreyāṃstathā yajño yajñācchreyastathā tapaḥ| saṃnyāsastapasaḥ śreyāṃstasmājjñānaṃ guruḥ smṛtam
Sacrifice is better than giving, and austerity better than sacrifice; renunciation is better than austerity — therefore knowledge is held to be weightiest.
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VaP 2 29.111
श्रृयन्ते हि तपःसिद्धाः क्षात्रोपेता द्विजातयः। विश्वामित्रो नरपतिर्मान्धाता संकृतिः कपिः
śrṛyante hi tapaḥsiddhāḥ kṣātropetā dvijātayaḥ| viśvāmitro narapatirmāndhātā saṃkṛtiḥ kapiḥ
For twice-born men endowed with the warrior (nature) are heard of as having attained success by austerity: Viśvāmitra, the king Māndhātā, Saṃkṛti, Kapi,
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VaP 2 29.112
कपेश्च पुरुकुत्सश्च सत्यश्चानृहवानृथुः आर्ष्टिषेणोऽमीढश्च भागान्योन्यस्तथैव च
kapeśca purukutsaśca satyaścānṛhavānṛthuḥ ārṣṭiṣeṇo'mīḍhaśca bhāgānyonyastathaiva ca
and Kapi's (son), and Purukutsa, and Satya, and Anṛhavān, Ṛthu, Ārṣṭiṣeṇa and Amīḍha, and likewise Bhāgānyonya,
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VaP 2 29.113
कक्षीवश्चैव शिजयस्तथान्ये च महारथाः। रथीतरश्च रुन्दश्च विष्णुवृद्धादयो नृपाः
kakṣīvaścaiva śijayastathānye ca mahārathāḥ| rathītaraśca rundaśca viṣṇuvṛddhādayo nṛpāḥ
and Kakṣīvān and Śijaya, and other great chariot-warriors; and Rathītara and Runda and the kings beginning with Viṣṇuvṛddha.
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VaP 2 29.114
क्षात्रोपेताः स्मृता ह्येते तपसा ऋषिताङ्गताः । एते राजर्षयः सर्व्वे सिद्धिं सुमहतीङ्गताः। अत ऊर्द्ध्वं प्रवक्ष्यामि अयोर्वंशं महात्मनः
kṣātropetāḥ smṛtā hyete tapasā ṛṣitāṅgatāḥ | ete rājarṣayaḥ sarvve siddhiṃ sumahatīṅgatāḥ| ata ūrddhvaṃ pravakṣyāmi ayorvaṃśaṃ mahātmanaḥ
These are remembered as endowed with the warrior (nature), who by austerity attained the state of seers. All these royal seers attained a very great perfection. Next, above this, I shall declare the lineage of the great-souled Ayu.
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