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Library:Snakes faint on Garuda’s back.
सूत उवाच॥
sūta uvāca॥
[सूत (sūta) - Sūta; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sūta said:)
Sūta said:
ततः कामगमः पक्षी महावीर्यो महाबलः। मातुरन्तिकमागच्छत्परं तीरं महोदधेः ॥१-२१-१॥
tataḥ kāmagamaḥ pakṣī mahāvīryo mahābalaḥ। māturantikamāgacchatparaṃ tīraṃ mahodadheḥ ॥1-21-1॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; कामगमः (kāmagamaḥ) - desire-moving; पक्षी (pakṣī) - bird; महावीर्यः (mahāvīryaḥ) - greatly powerful; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - very strong; मातुः (mātuḥ) - mother's; अन्तिकम् (antikam) - presence; आगच्छत् (āgacchat) - came; परम् (param) - other; तीरम् (tīram) - shore; महोदधेः (mahodadheḥ) - of the great ocean;]
(Then the desire-moving bird, greatly powerful and very strong, came to the presence of his mother at the other shore of the great ocean.)
Then the bird, capable of moving at will and possessing great strength and power, came to his mother's side at the far shore of the vast ocean.
यत्र सा विनता तस्मिन्पणितेन पराजिता। अतीव दुःखसन्तप्ता दासीभावमुपागता ॥१-२१-२॥
yatra sā vinatā tasminpaṇitena parājitā। atīva duḥkhasantaptā dāsībhāvamupāgatā ॥1-21-2॥
[यत्र (yatra) - where; सा (sā) - she; विनता (vinatā) - Vinata; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - there; पणितेन (paṇitena) - by a bet; पराजिता (parājitā) - defeated; अतीव (atīva) - extremely; दुःखसन्तप्ता (duḥkhasantaptā) - grief-stricken; दासीभावम् (dāsībhāvam) - servitude; उपागता (upāgatā) - attained;]
(Where she, Vinata, was defeated by a bet, extremely grief-stricken, she attained servitude.)
In the place where Vinata was defeated by a bet, she became extremely grief-stricken and entered into servitude.
ततः कदाचिद्विनतां प्रवणां पुत्रसंनिधौ। काल आहूय वचनं कद्रूरिदमभाषत ॥१-२१-३॥
tataḥ kadācidvinatāṃ pravaṇāṃ putrasaṃnidhau। kāla āhūya vacanaṃ kadrūridamabhāṣata ॥1-21-3॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; कदाचित् (kadācit) - once; विनताम् (vinatām) - Vinatā; प्रवणाम् (pravaṇām) - bent; पुत्रसंनिधौ (putrasaṃnidhau) - in the presence of her son; कालः (kālaḥ) - time; आहूय (āhūya) - having called; वचनम् (vacanam) - speech; कद्रूः (kadrūḥ) - Kadrū; इदम् (idam) - this; अभाषत (abhāṣata) - spoke;]
(Then once, Vinatā, bent in the presence of her son, having called time, Kadrū spoke this speech.)
Then, once upon a time, Vinatā, in a humble posture in the presence of her son, called upon time, and Kadrū spoke these words.
नागानामालयं भद्रे सुरम्यं रमणीयकम्। समुद्रकुक्षावेकान्ते तत्र मां विनते वह ॥१-२१-४॥
nāgānāmālayaṃ bhadre suramyaṃ ramaṇīyakam। samudrakukṣāvekānte tatra māṃ vinate vaha ॥1-21-4॥
[नागानाम् (nāgānām) - of the serpents; आलयम् (ālayaṃ) - abode; भद्रे (bhadre) - O gentle one; सुरम्यम् (suramyaṃ) - beautiful; रमणीयकम् (ramaṇīyakam) - pleasant; समुद्रकुक्षौ (samudrakukṣau) - in the ocean's bosom; एकान्ते (ekānte) - in solitude; तत्र (tatra) - there; माम् (mām) - me; विनते (vinate) - O Vinata; वह (vaha) - carry;]
(O gentle one, carry me to the beautiful and pleasant abode of the serpents, in solitude in the ocean's bosom, O Vinata.)
O Vinata, please carry me to the serene and delightful abode of the serpents, located in the secluded depths of the ocean.
ततः सुपर्णमाता तामवहत्सर्पमातरम्। पन्नगान्गरुडश्चापि मातुर्वचनचोदितः ॥१-२१-५॥
tataḥ suparṇamātā tāmavahatsarpamātaram। pannagāngaruḍaścāpi māturvacanacoditaḥ ॥1-21-5॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सुपर्णमाता (suparṇamātā) - Suparna's mother; ताम् (tām) - her; अवहत् (avahat) - carried; सर्पमातरम् (sarpamātaram) - serpent mother; पन्नगान् (pannagān) - serpents; गरुडः (garuḍaḥ) - Garuda; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; मातुः (mātuḥ) - mother's; वचन (vacana) - words; चोदितः (coditaḥ) - prompted;]
(Then Suparna's mother carried her, the serpent mother. Garuda, prompted by his mother's words, also (carried) the serpents.)
Then Suparna's mother carried the serpent mother. Garuda, following his mother's instructions, also carried the serpents.
स सूर्यस्याभितो याति वैनतेयो विहङ्गमः। सूर्यरश्मिपरीताश्च मूर्च्छिताः पन्नगाभवन् ॥ तदवस्थान्सुतान्दृष्ट्वा कद्रूः शक्रमथास्तुवत् ॥१-२१-६॥
sa sūryasyābhito yāti vainateyo vihaṅgamaḥ। sūryaraśmiparītāśca mūrcchitāḥ pannagābhavan ॥ tadavasthānsutāndṛṣṭvā kadrūḥ śakramathāstuvat ॥1-21-6॥
[स (sa) - he; सूर्यस्य (sūryasya) - of the sun; अभितः (abhitaḥ) - near; याति (yāti) - goes; वैनतेयः (vainateyaḥ) - son of Vinata; विहङ्गमः (vihaṅgamaḥ) - bird; सूर्यरश्मिपरीताः (sūryaraśmiparītāḥ) - enveloped by sun rays; च (ca) - and; मूर्च्छिताः (mūrcchitāḥ) - fainted; पन्नगाः (pannagāḥ) - serpents; अभवन् (abhavan) - became; तत् (tat) - that; अवस्थान् (avasthān) - state; सुतान् (sutān) - sons; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; कद्रूः (kadrūḥ) - Kadru; शक्रम् (śakram) - Indra; अथ (atha) - then; अस्तुवत् (astuvat) - praised;]
(He, the bird, son of Vinata, goes near the sun. Enveloped by sun rays, the serpents fainted. Seeing her sons in that state, Kadru then praised Indra.)
The bird Garuda, son of Vinata, approached the sun, causing the serpents to faint due to the intense sun rays. Observing her sons in such a condition, Kadru praised Indra.
नमस्ते देवदेवेश नमस्ते बलसूदन। नमुचिघ्न नमस्तेऽस्तु सहस्राक्ष शचीपते ॥१-२१-७॥
namaste devadeveśa namaste balasūdana। namucighna namaste'stu sahasrākṣa śacīpate ॥1-21-7॥
[नमस्ते (namaste) - salutations; देवदेवेश (devadeveśa) - O lord of lords; नमस्ते (namaste) - salutations; बलसूदन (balasūdana) - O slayer of Bala; नमुचिघ्न (namucighna) - O slayer of Namuchi; नमस्तेऽस्तु (namaste'stu) - salutations be; सहस्राक्ष (sahasrākṣa) - O thousand-eyed one; शचीपते (śacīpate) - O lord of Śacī;]
(Salutations O lord of lords, salutations O slayer of Bala. O slayer of Namuchi, salutations be O thousand-eyed one, O lord of Śacī.)
Salutations to the lord of lords, salutations to the slayer of Bala. O slayer of Namuchi, may salutations be to you, O thousand-eyed one, O lord of Śacī.
सर्पाणां सूर्यतप्तानां वारिणा त्वं प्लवो भव। त्वमेव परमं त्राणमस्माकममरोत्तम ॥१-२१-८॥
sarpāṇāṃ sūryataptānāṃ vāriṇā tvaṃ plavo bhava। tvameva paramaṃ trāṇamasmākamamarottama ॥1-21-8॥
[सर्पाणां (sarpāṇām) - of serpents; सूर्यतप्तानां (sūryataptānām) - sun-heated; वारिणा (vāriṇā) - with water; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; प्लवः (plavaḥ) - raft; भव (bhava) - be; त्वम् (tvam) - you; एव (eva) - only; परमं (paramaṃ) - supreme; त्राणम् (trāṇam) - protection; अस्माकम् (asmākam) - our; अमरोत्तम (amarottama) - O best of immortals;]
(Of serpents sun-heated with water you raft be. You only supreme protection our O best of immortals.)
O best of immortals, be a raft with water for the sun-heated serpents. You alone are our supreme protection.
ईशो ह्यसि पयः स्रष्टुं त्वमनल्पं पुरंदर। त्वमेव मेघस्त्वं वायुस्त्वमग्निर्वैद्युतोऽम्बरे ॥१-२१-९॥
īśo hyasi payaḥ sraṣṭuṃ tvamanalpaṃ puraṃdara। tvameva meghastvaṃ vāyustvamagnirvaidyuto'mbare ॥1-21-9॥
[ईशः (īśaḥ) - lord; हि (hi) - indeed; असि (asi) - you are; पयः (payaḥ) - water; स्रष्टुम् (sraṣṭum) - to create; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अनल्पम् (analpam) - abundant; पुरंदर (puraṃdara) - destroyer of cities; त्वम् (tvam) - you; एव (eva) - indeed; मेघः (meghaḥ) - cloud; त्वम् (tvam) - you; वायुः (vāyuḥ) - wind; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire; वैद्युतः (vaidyutaḥ) - electric; अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky;]
(You are indeed the lord to create water, abundant destroyer of cities. You are indeed the cloud, you are the wind, you are the electric fire in the sky.)
You are truly the lord who creates water, the great destroyer of cities, Indra. You are the cloud, the wind, and the lightning in the sky.
त्वमभ्रघनविक्षेप्ता त्वामेवाहुः पुनर्घनम्। त्वं वज्रमतुलं घोरं घोषवांस्त्वं बलाहकः ॥१-२१-१०॥
tvam abhraghanavikṣeptā tvām evāhuḥ punar ghanam। tvaṃ vajram atulaṃ ghoraṃ ghoṣavāṃs tvaṃ balāhakaḥ ॥1-21-10॥
[त्वम् (tvam) - you; अभ्र (abhra) - cloud; घन (ghana) - dense; विक्षेप्ता (vikṣeptā) - disperser; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; एव (eva) - indeed; आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; घनम् (ghanam) - cloud; त्वम् (tvam) - you; वज्रम् (vajram) - thunderbolt; अतुलम् (atulam) - incomparable; घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible; घोषवान् (ghoṣavān) - resounding; त्वम् (tvam) - you; बलाहकः (balāhakaḥ) - cloud;]
(You are the disperser of dense clouds; they say you are again a cloud. You are the incomparable, terrible thunderbolt, resounding; you are the cloud.)
You are known as the one who disperses dense clouds, and they also call you a cloud again. You are the unmatched, fierce thunderbolt, resonant and powerful, you are the cloud.
स्रष्टा त्वमेव लोकानां संहर्ता चापराजितः। त्वं ज्योतिः सर्वभूतानां त्वमादित्यो विभावसुः ॥१-२१-११॥
sraṣṭā tvameva lokānāṃ saṃhartā cāparājitaḥ। tvaṃ jyotiḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ tvamādityo vibhāvasuḥ ॥1-21-11॥
[स्रष्टा (sraṣṭā) - creator; त्वम् (tvam) - you; एव (eva) - only; लोकानाम् (lokānām) - of the worlds; संहर्ता (saṃhartā) - destroyer; च (ca) - and; अपराजितः (aparājitaḥ) - unconquered; त्वम् (tvam) - you; ज्योतिः (jyotiḥ) - light; सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all beings; त्वम् (tvam) - you; आदित्यः (ādityaḥ) - sun; विभावसुः (vibhāvasuḥ) - fire;]
(You are indeed the creator of the worlds, the unconquered destroyer. You are the light of all beings, the sun, the fire.)
You are the creator and the unconquered destroyer of the worlds. You are the light of all beings, the sun and the fire.
त्वं महद्भूतमाश्चर्यं त्वं राजा त्वं सुरोत्तमः। त्वं विष्णुस्त्वं सहस्राक्षस्त्वं देवस्त्वं परायणम् ॥१-२१-१२॥
tvaṁ mahadbhūtamāścaryaṁ tvaṁ rājā tvaṁ surottamaḥ। tvaṁ viṣṇustvaṁ sahasrākṣastvaṁ devastvaṁ parāyaṇam ॥1-21-12॥
[त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; महत् (mahat) - great; भूतम् (bhūtam) - being; आश्चर्यम् (āścaryam) - wonder; त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; राजा (rājā) - king; त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; सुरोत्तमः (surottamaḥ) - best of gods; त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Viṣṇu; त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; सहस्राक्षः (sahasrākṣaḥ) - thousand-eyed; त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; देवः (devaḥ) - god; त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; परायणम् (parāyaṇam) - refuge;]
(You are a great wonder, you are a king, you are the best of gods. You are Viṣṇu, you are thousand-eyed, you are a god, you are the refuge.)
You are a great wonder, a king, the best among gods. You are Viṣṇu, the thousand-eyed, a god, and the ultimate refuge.
त्वं सर्वममृतं देव त्वं सोमः परमार्चितः। त्वं मुहूर्तस्तिथिश्च त्वं लवस्त्वं वै पुनः क्षणः ॥१-२१-१३॥
tvaṁ sarvam amṛtaṁ deva tvaṁ somaḥ paramārcitaḥ। tvaṁ muhūrtas tithiś ca tvaṁ lavas tvaṁ vai punaḥ kṣaṇaḥ ॥1-21-13॥
[त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; अमृतम् (amṛtam) - immortal; देव (deva) - god; त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; सोमः (somaḥ) - Soma; परमार्चितः (paramārcitaḥ) - highly worshipped; त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; मुहूर्तः (muhūrtaḥ) - moment; तिथिः (tithiḥ) - date; च (ca) - and; त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; लवः (lavaḥ) - instant; त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; वै (vai) - indeed; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; क्षणः (kṣaṇaḥ) - moment;]
(You are all immortal, god, you are Soma, highly worshipped. You are the moment and the date, you are the instant, you indeed are again the moment.)
You are everything immortal, O god, you are Soma, the highly revered. You are the moment, the date, the instant, and indeed, you are the moment again.
शुक्लस्त्वं बहुलश्चैव कला काष्ठा त्रुटिस्तथा। संवत्सरर्तवो मासा रजन्यश्च दिनानि च ॥१-२१-१४॥
śuklastvaṃ bahulaścaiva kalā kāṣṭhā truṭistathā। saṃvatsarartavo māsā rajanyaśca dināni ca ॥1-21-14॥
[शुक्लः (śuklaḥ) - bright fortnight; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; बहुलः (bahulaḥ) - dark fortnight; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; कला (kalā) - digit; काष्ठा (kāṣṭhā) - minute; त्रुटिः (truṭiḥ) - moment; तथा (tathā) - also; संवत्सरः (saṃvatsaraḥ) - year; ऋतवः (ṛtavaḥ) - seasons; मासाः (māsāḥ) - months; रजन्यः (rajanyaḥ) - nights; च (ca) - and; दिनानि (dināni) - days; च (ca) - and;]
(Bright fortnight you, dark fortnight and indeed, digit, minute, moment also; year, seasons, months, nights and days and.)
You are the bright fortnight, the dark fortnight, the digits, minutes, and moments; the years, seasons, months, nights, and days.
त्वमुत्तमा सगिरिवना वसुन्धरा; सभास्करं वितिमिरमम्बरं तथा। महोदधिः सतिमितिमिङ्गिलस्तथा; महोर्मिमान्बहुमकरो झषालयः ॥१-२१-१५॥
tvamuttamā sagirivanā vasundharā; sabhāskaraṃ vitimiraṃ ambaraṃ tathā। mahodadhiḥ satimitimiṅgilas tathā; mahormimān bahumakaro jhaṣālayaḥ ॥1-21-15॥
[त्वम् (tvam) - you; उत्तमा (uttamā) - best; सगिरिवना (sagirivanā) - with mountains and forests; वसुन्धरा (vasundharā) - earth; सभास्करम् (sabhāskaram) - with the sun; वितिमिरम् (vitimiram) - without darkness; अम्बरम् (ambaram) - sky; तथा (tathā) - also; महोदधिः (mahodadhiḥ) - great ocean; सतिमितिमिङ्गिलः (satimitimiṅgilaḥ) - with whales and sharks; तथा (tathā) - also; महोर्मिमान् (mahormimān) - with great waves; बहुमकरः (bahumakaraḥ) - with many crocodiles; झषालयः (jhaṣālayaḥ) - abode of fish;]
(You are the best earth with mountains and forests; the sky with the sun and without darkness also. The great ocean with whales and sharks also; with great waves, many crocodiles, and abode of fish.)
You are the supreme earth adorned with mountains and forests; the sky illuminated by the sun and free from darkness. Likewise, the vast ocean teeming with whales and sharks; with mighty waves, numerous crocodiles, and a haven for fish.
महद्यशस्त्वमिति सदाभिपूज्यसे; मनीषिभिर्मुदितमना महर्षिभिः। अभिष्टुतः पिबसि च सोममध्वरे; वषट्कृतान्यपि च हवींषि भूतये ॥१-२१-१६॥
mahadyashastvamiti sadābhipūjyase; manīṣibhirmuditamanā maharṣibhiḥ। abhiṣṭutaḥ pibasi ca somamadhvare; vaṣaṭkṛtānyapi ca havīṃṣi bhūtaye ॥1-21-16॥
[महद्यशः (mahadyashaḥ) - great fame; त्वम् (tvam) - you; इति (iti) - thus; सदा (sadā) - always; अभिपूज्यसे (abhipūjyase) - are worshipped; मनीषिभिः (manīṣibhiḥ) - by the wise; मुदितमना (muditamanā) - with joyful mind; महर्षिभिः (maharṣibhiḥ) - by the great sages; अभिष्टुतः (abhiṣṭutaḥ) - praised; पिबसि (pibasi) - you drink; च (ca) - and; सोमम् (somam) - Soma; अध्वरे (adhvare) - in the sacrifice; वषट्कृतानि (vaṣaṭkṛtāni) - oblations; अपि (api) - also; च (ca) - and; हवींषि (havīṃṣi) - offerings; भूतये (bhūtaye) - for the welfare;]
(Great fame you thus always are worshipped; by the wise with joyful mind by the great sages. Praised you drink and Soma in the sacrifice; oblations also and offerings for the welfare.)
You are always worshipped with great fame by the wise and joyful great sages. Praised, you drink Soma in the sacrifice, along with the oblations and offerings for the welfare.
त्वं विप्रैः सततमिहेज्यसे फलार्थं; वेदाङ्गेष्वतुलबलौघ गीयसे च। त्वद्धेतोर्यजनपरायणा द्विजेन्द्रा; वेदाङ्गान्यभिगमयन्ति सर्ववेदैः ॥१-२१-१७॥
tvaṁ vipraiḥ satatamihejyase phalārthaṁ; vedāṅgeṣvatulabalaugha gīyase ca| tvaddhetoryajanaparāyaṇā dvijendrā; vedāṅgānyabhigamayanti sarvavedaiḥ ॥1-21-17॥
[त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; विप्रैः (vipraiḥ) - by the learned; सततम् (satatam) - always; इह (iha) - here; इज्यसे (ijyase) - are worshipped; फलार्थं (phalārthaṁ) - for the sake of results; वेदाङ्गेषु (vedāṅgeṣu) - in the limbs of the Vedas; अतुल (atula) - incomparable; बलौघ (balaugha) - strength; गीयसे (gīyase) - are praised; च (ca) - and; त्वत् (tvat) - for you; हेतोः (hetoḥ) - for the sake; यजन (yajana) - sacrifices; परायणा (parāyaṇā) - dedicated; द्विजेन्द्रा (dvijendrā) - best of the twice-born; वेदाङ्गानि (vedāṅgāni) - limbs of the Vedas; अभिगमयन्ति (abhigamayanti) - approach; सर्ववेदैः (sarvavedaiḥ) - with all the Vedas;]
(You are always worshipped here by the learned for the sake of results; in the limbs of the Vedas, you are praised with incomparable strength. For your sake, the best of the twice-born, dedicated to sacrifices, approach the limbs of the Vedas with all the Vedas.)
You are constantly worshipped here by the learned for the sake of results; you are praised with incomparable strength in the limbs of the Vedas. For your sake, the best of the twice-born, who are dedicated to sacrifices, approach the limbs of the Vedas with all the Vedas.
