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Library:Ruru gives half his life and revives Pramvara, with hatred strikes unharmful snake (Dundubha).
सूत उवाच॥
sūta uvāca॥
[सूत (sūta) - Sūta; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
Sūta said.
तेषु तत्रोपविष्टेषु ब्राह्मणेषु समन्ततः । रुरुश्चुक्रोश गहनं वनं गत्वा सुदुःखितः ॥१-००९-१॥
teṣu tatropaviṣṭeṣu brāhmaṇeṣu samantataḥ । ruruścukrośa gahanaṃ vanaṃ gatvā suduḥkhitaḥ ॥1-009-1॥
[तेषु (teṣu) - among them; तत्र (tatra) - there; उपविष्टेषु (upaviṣṭeṣu) - seated; ब्राह्मणेषु (brāhmaṇeṣu) - brahmins; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around; रुरुः (ruruḥ) - Ruru; चुक्रोश (cukrośa) - cried out; गहनं (gahanaṃ) - dense; वनं (vanaṃ) - forest; गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; सुदुःखितः (suduḥkhitaḥ) - very sad;]
Among them, with the brahmins seated all around there, Ruru cried out, having gone to the dense forest, very sad.
शोकेनाभिहतः सोऽथ विलपन्करुणं बहु । अब्रवीद्वचनं शोचन्प्रियां चिन्त्य प्रमद्वराम् ॥१-००९-२॥
śokenābhihataḥ so'tha vilapankaruṇaṃ bahu । abravīdvacanaṃ śocanpriyāṃ cintya pramadvārām ॥1-009-2॥
[शोकेन (śokena) - by grief; अभिहतः (abhihataḥ) - struck; सः (saḥ) - he; अथ (atha) - then; विलपन् (vilapan) - lamenting; करुणं (karuṇam) - piteously; बहु (bahu) - much; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; वचनं (vacanam) - words; शोचन (śocan) - grieving; प्रियां (priyām) - beloved; चिन्त्य (cintya) - thinking of; प्रमद्वराम् (pramadvārām) - the beautiful lady;]
Struck by grief, he then lamented piteously and said many words, grieving and thinking of his beloved, the beautiful lady.
शेते सा भुवि तन्वङ्गी मम शोकविवर्धिनी । बान्धवानां च सर्वेषां किं नु दुःखमतः परम् ॥१-००९-३॥
śete sā bhuvi tanvaṅgī mama śokavivardhinī । bāndhavānāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ kiṃ nu duḥkhamataḥ param ॥1-009-3॥
[शेते (śete) - lies; सा (sā) - she; भुवि (bhuvi) - on the ground; तन्वङ्गी (tanvaṅgī) - slender-bodied; मम (mama) - my; शोकविवर्धिनी (śokavivardhinī) - grief-increasing; बान्धवानां (bāndhavānāṃ) - of relatives; च (ca) - and; सर्वेषां (sarveṣāṃ) - of all; किं (kiṃ) - what; नु (nu) - indeed; दुःखम् (duḥkham) - sorrow; अतः (ataḥ) - than this; परम् (param) - greater;]
She lies on the ground, slender-bodied, increasing my grief. Of all the relatives, what indeed is a sorrow greater than this?
यदि दत्तं तपस्तप्तं गुरवो वा मया यदि । सम्यगाराधितास्तेन सञ्जीवतु मम प्रिया ॥१-००९-४॥
yadi dattaṃ tapastaptaṃ guravo vā mayā yadi । samyagārādhitāstena sañjīvatu mama priyā ॥1-009-4॥
[यदि (yadi) - if; दत्तं (dattaṃ) - given; तपः (tapaḥ) - penance; तप्तं (taptaṃ) - performed; गुरवः (guravaḥ) - teachers; वा (vā) - or; मया (mayā) - by me; यदि (yadi) - if; सम्यक् (samyak) - properly; आराधिताः (ārādhitāḥ) - worshipped; तेन (tena) - by that; सञ्जीवतु (sañjīvatu) - let live; मम (mama) - my; प्रिया (priyā) - beloved;]
If any penance has been given, performed, or any teachers have been properly worshipped by me, let my beloved live by that.
यथा जन्मप्रभृति वै यतात्माहं धृतव्रतः । प्रमद्वरा तथाद्यैव समुत्तिष्ठतु भामिनी ॥१-००९-५॥
yathā janmaprabhṛti vai yatātmāhaṃ dhṛtavrataḥ । pramadvārā tathādyaiva samuttiṣṭhatu bhāminī ॥1-009-5॥
[यथा (yathā) - as; जन्मप्रभृति (janmaprabhṛti) - from birth; वै (vai) - indeed; यतात्मा (yatātmā) - self-controlled; अहम् (aham) - I; धृतव्रतः (dhṛtavrataḥ) - firm in vows; प्रमद्वरा (pramadvārā) - O best of women; तथा (tathā) - so; अद्य (adya) - today; एव (eva) - only; समुत्तिष्ठतु (samuttiṣṭhatu) - arise; भामिनी (bhāminī) - O beautiful lady;]
As I have been self-controlled and firm in vows from birth, O best of women, so today only, O beautiful lady, arise.
देवदूत उवाच॥
devadūta uvāca॥
[देवदूत (devadūta) - messenger of the gods; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
The messenger of the gods said.
अभिधत्से ह यद्वाचा रुरो दुःखेन तन्मृषा । न तु मर्त्यस्य धर्मात्मन्नायुरस्ति गतायुषः ॥१-००९-६॥
abhidhatse ha yadvācā ruro duḥkhena tanmṛṣā । na tu martyasya dharmātmannāyurasti gatāyuṣaḥ ॥1-009-6॥
[अभिधत्से (abhidhatse) - you speak; ह (ha) - indeed; यद्वाचा (yadvācā) - with words; रुरो (ruro) - crying; दुःखेन (duḥkhena) - with sorrow; तन्मृषा (tanmṛṣā) - that is false; न (na) - not; तु (tu) - but; मर्त्यस्य (martyasya) - of a mortal; धर्मात्मन् (dharmātman) - O virtuous one; आयुः (āyuḥ) - life; अस्ति (asti) - exists; गतायुषः (gatāyuṣaḥ) - for one whose life is gone;]
What you speak with words, crying with sorrow, is indeed false. O virtuous one, the life of a mortal does not exist for one whose life is gone.
गतायुरेषा कृपणा गन्धर्वाप्सरसोः सुता । तस्माच्छोके मनस्तात मा कृथास्त्वं कथञ्चन ॥१-००९-७॥
gatāyureṣā kṛpaṇā gandharvāpsarasoḥ sutā । tasmācchoke manastāta mā kṛthāstvaṃ kathañcana ॥1-009-7॥
[गतायुः (gatāyuḥ) - whose life has passed away; एषा (eṣā) - this; कृपणा (kṛpaṇā) - wretched; गन्धर्व (gandharva) - Gandharva; अप्सरसोः (apsarasoḥ) - and Apsaras; सुत (sutā) - daughter; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; शोके (śoke) - in grief; मनस्तात (manastāta) - O dear one; मा (mā) - do not; कृथाः (kṛthāḥ) - make; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; कथञ्चन (kathaṃcana) - in any way;]
This wretched one, whose life has passed away, is the daughter of Gandharva and Apsaras. Therefore, O dear one, do not grieve in any way.
उपायश्चात्र विहितः पूर्वं देवैर्महात्मभिः । तं यदीच्छसि कर्तुं त्वं प्राप्स्यसीमां प्रमद्वराम् ॥१-००९-८॥
upāyaś cātra vihitaḥ pūrvaṃ devair mahātmabhiḥ । taṃ yadīcchasi kartuṃ tvaṃ prāpsyasīmāṃ pramadvarām ॥1-009-8॥
[उपायः (upāyaḥ) - means; च (ca) - and; अत्र (atra) - here; विहितः (vihitaḥ) - established; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before; दैवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods; महात्मभिः (mahātmabhiḥ) - by the great souls; तम् (tam) - that; यदि (yadi) - if; इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish; कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do; त्वम् (tvam) - you; प्राप्स्यसि (prāpsyasi) - you will obtain; ईमाम् (īmām) - this; प्रमद्वराम् (pramadvarām) - beautiful lady;]
Here, a means has been established before by the gods and the great souls. If you wish to do that, you will obtain this beautiful lady.
रुरुरुवाच॥
rururuvāca॥
[रुरु (ruru) - Ruru; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
Ruru said.
क उपायः कृतो देवैर्ब्रूहि तत्त्वेन खेचर । करिष्ये तं तथा श्रुत्वा त्रातुमर्हति मां भवान् ॥१-००९-९॥
ka upāyaḥ kṛto devairbrūhi tattvena khecara । kariṣye taṃ tathā śrutvā trātumarhati māṃ bhavān ॥1-009-9॥
[क (ka) - what; उपायः (upāyaḥ) - means; कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - made; देवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods; ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell; तत्त्वेन (tattvena) - truly; खेचर (khecara) - O celestial; करिष्ये (kariṣye) - I will do; तं (taṃ) - that; तथा (tathā) - thus; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; त्रातुम् (trātum) - to protect; अर्हति (arhati) - deserves; मां (māṃ) - me; भवान् (bhavān) - you;]
What means have been made by the gods, tell truly, O celestial. I will do that, having heard, you deserve to protect me.
देवदूत उवाच॥
devadūta uvāca॥
[देवदूत (devadūta) - messenger of the gods; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
The messenger of the gods said.
आयुषोऽर्धं प्रयच्छस्व कन्यायै भृगुनन्दन । एवमुत्थास्यति रुरो तव भार्या प्रमद्वरा ॥१-००९-१०॥
āyuṣo'rdhaṃ prayacchasva kanyāyai bhṛgunandana । evamutthāsyati ruro tava bhāryā pramadvarā ॥1-009-10॥
[आयुषः (āyuṣaḥ) - of life; अर्धम् (ardham) - half; प्रयच्छस्व (prayacchasva) - give; कन्यायै (kanyāyai) - to the maiden; भृगुनन्दन (bhṛgunandana) - O son of Bhrigu; एवम् (evam) - thus; उत्थास्यति (utthāsyati) - will rise; रुरः (ruraḥ) - Ruru; तव (tava) - your; भार्या (bhāryā) - wife; प्रमद्वरा (pramadvarā) - Pramadvara;]
O son of Bhrigu, give half of your life to the maiden; thus, Ruru, your wife Pramadvara will rise.
रुरुरुवाच॥
rururuvāca॥
[रुरु (ruru) - Ruru; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
Ruru said.
आयुषोऽर्धं प्रयच्छामि कन्यायै खेचरोत्तम । शृङ्गाररूपाभरणा उत्तिष्ठतु मम प्रिया ॥१-००९-११॥
āyuṣo'rdhaṃ prayacchāmi kanyāyai khecarottama । śṛṅgārarūpābharaṇā uttiṣṭhatu mama priyā ॥1-009-11॥
[आयुषः (āyuṣaḥ) - of life; अर्धम् (ardham) - half; प्रयच्छामि (prayacchāmi) - I offer; कन्यायै (kanyāyai) - to the maiden; खेचर (khecara) - O celestial being; उत्तम (uttama) - best; शृङ्गार (śṛṅgāra) - beauty; रूप (rūpa) - form; आभरणा (ābharaṇā) - adorned; उत्तिष्ठतु (uttiṣṭhatu) - let her rise; मम (mama) - my; प्रिया (priyā) - beloved;]
I offer half of my life to the maiden, O best of celestial beings. Let my beloved, adorned in the form of beauty, rise.
सूत उवाच॥
sūta uvāca॥
[सूत (sūta) - Sūta; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
Sūta said.
ततो गन्धर्वराजश्च देवदूतश्च सत्तमौ । धर्मराजमुपेत्येदं वचनं प्रत्यभाषताम् ॥१-००९-१२॥
tato gandharvarājaśca devadūtaśca sattamau । dharmarājamupetyedaṃ vacanaṃ pratyabhāṣatām ॥1-009-12॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; गन्धर्वराजः (gandharvarājaḥ) - king of the Gandharvas; च (ca) - and; देवदूतः (devadūtaḥ) - divine messenger; च (ca) - and; सत्तमौ (sattamau) - the two excellent ones; धर्मराजम् (dharmarājam) - to Dharmaraja; उपेत्य (upetya) - approaching; इदं (idaṃ) - this; वचनं (vacanaṃ) - speech; प्रत्यभाषताम् (pratyabhāṣatām) - addressed;]
Then the king of the Gandharvas and the divine messenger, the two excellent ones, approached Dharmaraja and addressed this speech.
धर्मराजायुषोऽर्धेन रुरोर्भार्या प्रमद्वरा । समुत्तिष्ठतु कल्याणी मृतैव यदि मन्यसे ॥१-००९-१३॥
dharmarājāyuṣo'rdhena rurorbhāryā pramadvarā । samuttiṣṭhatu kalyāṇī mṛtaiva yadi manyase ॥1-009-13॥
[धर्मराज (dharmarāja) - king of righteousness; आयुषः (āyuṣaḥ) - of life; अर्धेन (ardhena) - with half; रुरोः (ruroḥ) - of Ruru; भार्या (bhāryā) - wife; प्रमद्वरा (pramadvarā) - Pramadvara; समुत्तिष्ठतु (samuttiṣṭhatu) - may rise; कल्याणी (kalyāṇī) - auspicious one; मृता (mṛtā) - dead; एव (eva) - indeed; यदि (yadi) - if; मन्यसे (manyase) - you think;]
Pramadvara, the wife of Ruru, with half the life of the king of righteousness, may rise, auspicious one, if you think she is indeed dead.
धर्मराज उवाच॥
dharmarāja uvāca॥
[धर्मराज (dharmarāja) - Dharmaraja; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
Dharmaraja said.
प्रमद्वरा रुरोर्भार्या देवदूत यदीच्छसि । उत्तिष्ठत्वायुषोऽर्धेन रुरोरेव समन्विता ॥१-००९-१४॥
pramadvare rurorbharya devaduta yadichchhasi । uttishthatvayusho'rdhena ruroreva samanvita ॥1-009-14॥
[प्रमद्वरा (pramadvare) - Pramadvara; रुरोः (ruror) - of Ruru; भार्या (bharya) - wife; देवदूत (devaduta) - O divine messenger; यदि (yadi) - if; इच्छसि (ichchhasi) - you desire; उत्तिष्ठतु (uttishthatv) - let her rise; आयुषः (ayushah) - of life; अर्धेन (ardhena) - by half; रुरोः (ruror) - of Ruru; एव (eva) - indeed; समन्विता (samanvita) - endowed;]
Pramadvara, the wife of Ruru, O divine messenger, if you desire, let her rise, endowed with half of Ruru's life indeed.
सूत उवाच॥
sūta uvāca॥
[सूत (sūta) - Sūta; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
Sūta said.
एवमुक्ते ततः कन्या सोदतिष्ठत्प्रमद्वरा । रुरोस्तस्यायुषोऽर्धेन सुप्तेव वरवर्णिनी ॥१-००९-१५॥
evamukte tataḥ kanyā sodatiṣṭhatpramadvārā । rurostasyāyuṣo'rdhena supteva varavarṇinī ॥1-009-15॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्ते (ukte) - having been spoken; ततः (tataḥ) - then; कन्या (kanyā) - the maiden; सा (sā) - she; उदतिष्ठत् (udatiṣṭhat) - stood up; प्रमद्वरा (pramadvārā) - the best among women; रुरोः (ruroḥ) - cried; तस्य (tasya) - of him; आयुषः (āyuṣaḥ) - of life; अर्धेन (ardhena) - with half; सुप्तेव (supteva) - as if asleep; वरवर्णिनी (varavarṇinī) - the beautiful one;]
Thus having been spoken, then the maiden, the best among women, stood up. She cried, as if asleep, with half of his life, the beautiful one.
एतद्दृष्टं भविष्ये हि रुरोरुत्तमतेजसः । आयुषोऽतिप्रवृद्धस्य भार्यार्थेऽर्धं ह्रसत्विति ॥१-००९-१६॥
etad dṛṣṭaṃ bhaviṣye hi ruror uttamatejasaḥ । āyuṣo'tipravṛddhasya bhāryārthe'rdhaṃ hrasatv iti ॥1-009-16॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen; भविष्ये (bhaviṣye) - in future; हि (hi) - indeed; रुरोः (ruroḥ) - of Ruru; उत्तमतेजसः (uttamatejasaḥ) - of great energy; आयुषः (āyuṣaḥ) - of life; अतिप्रवृद्धस्य (atipravṛddhasya) - excessively prolonged; भार्यार्थे (bhāryārthe) - for the sake of wife; अर्धम् (ardham) - half; ह्रसत्व् (hrasatv) - let it decrease; इति (iti) - thus;]
This is seen in the future indeed, of Ruru of great energy: let the excessively prolonged life decrease by half for the sake of the wife.
तत इष्टेऽहनि तयोः पितरौ चक्रतुर्मुदा । विवाहं तौ च रेमाते परस्परहितैषिणौ ॥१-००९-१७॥
tata iṣṭe'hani tayoḥ pitarau cakraturmudā । vivāhaṃ tau ca remāte parasparahitaiṣiṇau ॥1-009-17॥
[तत् (tat) - then; इष्टे (iṣṭe) - auspicious; अहनि (ahani) - day; तयोः (tayoḥ) - their; पितरौ (pitarau) - parents; चक्रतु (cakratu) - performed; मुदा (mudā) - with joy; विवाहम् (vivāham) - marriage; तौ (tau) - they; च (ca) - and; रेमाते (remāte) - enjoyed; परस्पर (paraspara) - each other; हितैषिणौ (hitaiṣiṇau) - well-wishers;]
Then, on an auspicious day, their parents performed the marriage with joy, and they enjoyed each other's company as well-wishers.
स लब्ध्वा दुर्लभां भार्यां पद्मकिञ्जल्कसप्रभाम् । व्रतं चक्रे विनाशाय जिह्मगानां धृतव्रतः ॥१-००९-१८॥
sa labdhvā durlabhāṃ bhāryāṃ padmakiñjalkasaprabhām । vrataṃ cakre vināśāya jihmagānāṃ dhṛtavrataḥ ॥1-009-18॥
[स (sa) - he; लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having obtained; दुर्लभां (durlabhāṃ) - rare; भार्यां (bhāryāṃ) - wife; पद्मकिञ्जल्कसप्रभाम् (padmakiñjalkasaprabhām) - with the radiance of lotus filaments; व्रतं (vrataṃ) - vow; चक्रे (cakre) - made; विनाशाय (vināśāya) - for the destruction; जिह्मगानां (jihmagānāṃ) - of the crooked ones; धृतव्रतः (dhṛtavrataḥ) - steadfast in his vow;]
He, having obtained a rare wife with the radiance of lotus filaments, made a vow for the destruction of the crooked ones, steadfast in his vow.
स दृष्ट्वा जिह्मगान्सर्वांस्तीव्रकोपसमन्वितः । अभिहन्ति यथासन्नं गृह्य प्रहरणं सदा ॥१-००९-१९॥
sa dṛṣṭvā jihmagānsarvāṃstīvrakopasamanvitaḥ । abhihanti yathāsannaṃ gṛhya praharaṇaṃ sadā ॥1-009-19॥
[स (sa) - he; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; जिह्मगान् (jihmagān) - crooked ones; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; तीव्रकोपसमन्वितः (tīvrakopasamanvitaḥ) - filled with intense anger; अभिहन्ति (abhihanti) - strikes; यथासन्नं (yathāsannaṃ) - as they come; गृह्य (gṛhya) - taking; प्रहरणं (praharaṇaṃ) - weapon; सदा (sadā) - always;]
"He, having seen all the crooked ones, filled with intense anger, strikes as they come, always taking up a weapon."
स कदाचिद्वनं विप्रो रुरुरभ्यागमन्महत् । शयानं तत्र चापश्यड्डुण्डुभं वयसान्वितम् ॥१-००९-२०॥
sa kadācid vanaṃ vipro rurur abhyāgaman mahat । śayānaṃ tatra cāpaśyaḍ ḍuṇḍubhaṃ vayasānvitam ॥1-009-020॥
[स (sa) - he; कदाचित् (kadācit) - once; वनं (vanaṃ) - forest; विप्रः (vipraḥ) - sage; रुरुः (ruruḥ) - Ruru; अभ्यागमत् (abhyāgamat) - approached; महत् (mahat) - great; शयानम् (śayānam) - lying; तत्र (tatra) - there; च (ca) - and; अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - saw; डुण्डुभम् (ḍuṇḍubham) - Dundubha; वयसा (vayasā) - with age; अन्वितम् (anvitam) - endowed;]
Once, the sage Ruru approached the great forest and saw Dundubha lying there, endowed with age.
तत उद्यम्य दण्डं स कालदण्डोपमं तदा । अभ्यघ्नद्रुषितो विप्रस्तमुवाचाथ डुण्डुभः ॥१-००९-२१॥
tata udyamya daṇḍaṃ sa kāladaṇḍopamaṃ tadā । abhyaghnadruṣito viprastamuvācātha ḍuṇḍubhaḥ ॥1-009-21॥
[तत (tata) - then; उद्यम्य (udyamya) - raising; दण्डं (daṇḍaṃ) - staff; स (sa) - he; कालदण्डोपमं (kāladaṇḍopamaṃ) - like the staff of time; तदा (tadā) - then; अभ्यघ्नत् (abhyaghnat) - struck; रुषितः (ruṣitaḥ) - angry; विप्रः (vipraḥ) - sage; तम् (tam) - him; उवाच (uvāca) - said; अथ (atha) - then; डुण्डुभः (ḍuṇḍubhaḥ) - Dundubha;]
Then, raising the staff, he, like the staff of time, struck in anger, and the sage said to him, 'Dundubha.'
नापराध्यामि ते किञ्चिदहमद्य तपोधन । संरम्भात्तत्किमर्थं मामभिहंसि रुषान्वितः ॥१-००९-२२॥
nāparādhyāmi te kiñcidahamadya tapodhana । saṁrambhāttatkīmarthaṁ māmabhihaṁsi ruṣānvitaḥ ॥1-009-22॥
[न (na) - not; अपराध्यामि (aparādhyāmi) - I offend; ते (te) - your; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything; अहम् (aham) - I; अद्य (adya) - today; तपोधन (tapodhana) - O ascetic; संरम्भात् (saṁrambhāt) - out of anger; तत् (tat) - that; किमर्थम् (kimartham) - why; माम् (mām) - me; अभिहंसि (abhihaṁsi) - you harm; रुषा (ruṣā) - with wrath; अन्वितः (anvitaḥ) - endowed;]
"O ascetic, I have not offended you in any way today. Then why do you harm me out of anger, endowed with wrath?"
