01.023
Library: Garuda’s desire for freedom, Nagas ask for Amrita.
सूत उवाच॥
sūta uvāca॥
[सूत (sūta) - Sūta; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sūta said:)
Sūta said:
सुपर्णेनोह्यमानास्ते जग्मुस्तं देशमाशु वै। सागराम्बुपरिक्षिप्तं पक्षिसङ्घनिनादितम् ॥१-२३-१॥
suparṇenohy amānās te jagmus taṃ deśam āśu vai। sāgarāmbuparikṣiptaṃ pakṣisaṅghanināditam ॥1-23-1॥
[सुपर्णेन (suparṇena) - by Suparna; उह्यमानाः (uhyamānāḥ) - being carried; ते (te) - they; जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - went; तं (tam) - to that; देशम् (deśam) - region; आशु (āśu) - quickly; वै (vai) - indeed; सागर (sāgara) - ocean; अम्बु (ambu) - water; परिक्षिप्तम् (parikṣiptam) - surrounded; पक्षि (pakṣi) - birds; सङ्घ (saṅgha) - flock; निनादितम् (nināditam) - resounded;]
(Being carried by Suparna, they quickly went to that region indeed, surrounded by ocean water, resounded by the flock of birds.)
Carried by Suparna, they swiftly reached the region surrounded by the ocean's waters, echoing with the sounds of flocks of birds.
विचित्रफलपुष्पाभिर्वनराजिभिरावृतम्। भवनैरावृतं रम्यैस्तथा पद्माकरैरपि ॥१-२३-२॥
vicitraphalapuṣpābhirvanarājibhirāvṛtam। bhavanairāvṛtaṃ ramyaistathā padmākarairapi ॥1-23-2॥
[विचित्र (vicitra) - various; फल (phala) - fruits; पुष्पाभिः (puṣpābhiḥ) - flowers; वनराजिभिः (vanarājibhiḥ) - forest lines; आवृतम् (āvṛtam) - covered; भवनैः (bhavanair) - by buildings; आवृतं (āvṛtaṃ) - covered; रम्यैः (ramyaiḥ) - charming; तथा (tathā) - also; पद्माकरैः (padmākaraiḥ) - by lotus ponds; अपि (api) - also;]
(Covered with various fruits and flowers, with forest lines. Covered by charming buildings and also by lotus ponds.)
The area was beautifully adorned with a variety of fruits and flowers, surrounded by forest lines. It was also charmingly covered with buildings and lotus ponds.
प्रसन्नसलिलैश्चापि ह्रदैश्चित्रैर्विभूषितम्। दिव्यगन्धवहैः पुण्यैर्मारुतैरुपवीजितम् ॥१-२३-३॥
prasannasalilaiś cāpi hradaiś citrair vibhūṣitam। divyagandhavaiḥ puṇyair mārutair upavījitam ॥1-23-3॥
[प्रसन्नसलिलैः (prasannasalilaiḥ) - with clear waters; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; ह्रदैः (hradaiḥ) - with lakes; चित्रैः (citraiḥ) - varied; विभूषितम् (vibhūṣitam) - adorned; दिव्यगन्धवहैः (divyagandhavaiḥ) - carrying divine fragrances; पुण्यैः (puṇyaiḥ) - auspicious; मारुतैः (mārutaiḥ) - by breezes; उपवीजितम् (upavījitam) - fanned;]
(Adorned with clear waters and also with varied lakes, fanned by auspicious breezes carrying divine fragrances.)
The place is adorned with clear waters and varied lakes, and is fanned by auspicious breezes carrying divine fragrances.
उपजिघ्रद्भिराकाशं वृक्षैर्मलयजैरपि। शोभितं पुष्पवर्षाणि मुञ्चद्भिर्मारुतोद्धुतैः ॥१-२३-४॥
upajighradbhirākāśaṃ vṛkṣairmalayajairapi। śobhitaṃ puṣpavarṣāṇi muñcadbhirmārutoddhutaiḥ ॥1-23-4॥
[उपजिघ्रद्भिः (upajighradbhiḥ) - smelling; आकाशम् (ākāśam) - sky; वृक्षैः (vṛkṣaiḥ) - trees; मलयजैः (malayajaiḥ) - sandalwood; अपि (api) - also; शोभितम् (śobhitam) - adorned; पुष्पवर्षाणि (puṣpavarṣāṇi) - flower showers; मुञ्चद्भिः (muñcadbhiḥ) - releasing; मारुतोद्धुतैः (mārutoddhutaiḥ) - wind-blown;]
(The sky, also with trees of sandalwood, smelling, adorned with flower showers released by the wind-blown ones.)
The sky, fragrant with sandalwood trees, was adorned with showers of flowers released by the wind.
किरद्भिरिव तत्रस्थान्नागान्पुष्पाम्बुवृष्टिभिः। मनःसंहर्षणं पुण्यं गन्धर्वाप्सरसां प्रियम् ॥ नानापक्षिरुतं रम्यं कद्रूपुत्रप्रहर्षणम् ॥१-२३-५॥
kiradbhiriva tatrasthānnāgānpuṣpāmbuvṛṣṭibhiḥ। manaḥsaṃharṣaṇaṃ puṇyaṃ gandharvāpsarasāṃ priyam ॥ nānāpakṣirutaṃ ramyaṃ kadrūputrapraharṣaṇam ॥1-23-5॥
[किरद्भिः (kiradbhiḥ) - by showers; इव (iva) - like; तत्र (tatra) - there; स्थान् (sthān) - places; नागान् (nāgān) - serpents; पुष्पाम्बुवृष्टिभिः (puṣpāmbuvṛṣṭibhiḥ) - with flower and water showers; मनःसंहर्षणं (manaḥsaṃharṣaṇam) - mind-pleasing; पुण्यं (puṇyam) - auspicious; गन्धर्वाप्सरसां (gandharvāpsarasāṃ) - of Gandharvas and Apsaras; प्रियम् (priyam) - dear; नानापक्षिरुतं (nānāpakṣirutaṃ) - various bird sounds; रम्यं (ramyam) - pleasant; कद्रूपुत्रप्रहर्षणम् (kadrūputrapraharṣaṇam) - delighting the sons of Kadru;]
(Like showers, there the places of serpents with flower and water showers; mind-pleasing, auspicious, dear to Gandharvas and Apsaras. Various bird sounds, pleasant, delighting the sons of Kadru.)
The place was like a shower of flowers and water, pleasing to the mind, auspicious, and dear to the Gandharvas and Apsaras. It was filled with various pleasant bird sounds, delighting the sons of Kadru.
तत्ते वनं समासाद्य विजह्रुः पन्नगा मुदा। अब्रुवंश्च महावीर्यं सुपर्णं पतगोत्तमम् ॥१-२३-६॥
tatte vanaṃ samāsādya vijahruḥ pannagā mudā। abruvaṃśca mahāvīryaṃ suparṇaṃ patagottamam ॥1-23-6॥
[तत् (tat) - that; ते (te) - they; वनम् (vanam) - forest; समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having reached; विजह्रुः (vijahruḥ) - enjoyed; पन्नगाः (pannagāḥ) - serpents; मुदा (mudā) - with joy; अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - said; च (ca) - and; महावीर्यम् (mahāvīryam) - great heroism; सुपर्णम् (suparṇam) - Suparna; पतगोत्तमम् (patagottamam) - best of birds;]
(That they, the serpents, having reached the forest, enjoyed with joy. And they spoke of the great heroism of Suparna, the best of birds.)
The serpents, upon reaching the forest, delighted in joy and spoke of the great heroism of Suparna, the supreme among birds.
वहास्मानपरं द्वीपं सुरम्यं विपुलोदकम्। त्वं हि देशान्बहून्रम्यान्पतन्पश्यसि खेचर ॥१-२३-७॥
vahāsmānaparaṃ dvīpaṃ suramyaṃ vipulodakam। tvaṃ hi deśānbahūnramyānpatanpaśyasi khecara ॥1-23-7॥
[वहा (vahā) - carry; अस्मान् (asmān) - us; अपरं (aparaṃ) - another; द्वीपं (dvīpaṃ) - island; सुरम्यं (suramyaṃ) - beautiful; विपुलोदकम् (vipulodakam) - abundant water; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; हि (hi) - indeed; देशान् (deśān) - lands; बहून् (bahūn) - many; रम्यान् (ramyān) - pleasant; पतन् (patan) - flying; पश्यसि (paśyasi) - see; खेचर (khecara) - bird;]
(Carry us to another beautiful island with abundant water. You indeed see many pleasant lands while flying, O bird.)
Carry us to another beautiful island with abundant water. As you fly, you see many pleasant lands, O bird.
स विचिन्त्याब्रवीत्पक्षी मातरं विनतां तदा। किं कारणं मया मातः कर्तव्यं सर्पभाषितम् ॥१-२३-८॥
sa vicintyābravītpakṣī mātaraṃ vinatāṃ tadā। kiṃ kāraṇaṃ mayā mātaḥ kartavyaṃ sarpabhāṣitam ॥1-23-8॥
[स (sa) - he; विचिन्त्य (vicintya) - having considered; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; पक्षी (pakṣī) - bird; मातरं (mātaraṃ) - mother; विनतां (vinatāṃ) - Vinata; तदा (tadā) - then; किं (kiṃ) - what; कारणं (kāraṇaṃ) - reason; मया (mayā) - by me; मातः (mātaḥ) - O mother; कर्तव्यं (kartavyaṃ) - to be done; सर्पभाषितम् (sarpabhāṣitam) - snake's words;]
(He, having considered, said to his mother Vinata, the bird, then: "O mother, what reason is there for me to act on the snake's words?")
The bird, after contemplating, asked his mother Vinata: "Mother, why should I heed the snake's words?"
विनतोवाच॥
vinatovāca॥
[विनतः (vinataḥ) - Vinata; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vinataḥ said:)
Vinata said:
दासीभूतास्म्यनार्याया भगिन्याः पतगोत्तम। पणं वितथमास्थाय सर्पैरुपधिना कृतम् ॥१-२३-९॥
dāsībhūtāsmyanāryāyā bhaginyāḥ patagottama. paṇaṃ vitathamāsthāya sarpairupadhinā kṛtam ॥1-23-9॥
[दासी (dāsī) - maidservant; भूता (bhūtā) - become; अस्मि (asmi) - am; अनार्याया (anāryāyā) - of the ignoble; भगिन्याः (bhaginyāḥ) - sister; पतगोत्तम (patagottama) - O best of birds; पणं (paṇaṃ) - wager; वितथम् (vitatham) - false; आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having undertaken; सर्पैः (sarpaiḥ) - by serpents; उपधिना (upadhinā) - by deceit; कृतम् (kṛtam) - done;]
(I have become a maidservant of the ignoble sister, O best of birds. A false wager was undertaken, done by serpents with deceit.)
O best of birds, I have become a maidservant to the ignoble sister. A false wager was made, deceitfully done by the serpents.
सूत उवाच॥
sūta uvāca॥
[सूत (sūta) - Sūta; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sūta said:)
Sūta said:
तस्मिंस्तु कथिते मात्रा कारणे गगनेचरः। उवाच वचनं सर्पांस्तेन दुःखेन दुःखितः ॥१-२३-१०॥
tasmiṁstu kathite mātrā kāraṇe gaganecaraḥ। uvāca vacanaṁ sarpāṁstena duḥkhena duḥkhitaḥ ॥1-23-10॥
[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; तु (tu) - but; कथिते (kathite) - having been told; मात्रा (mātrā) - by the mother; कारणे (kāraṇe) - reason; गगनेचरः (gaganecaraḥ) - sky-dweller; उवाच (uvāca) - said; वचनं (vacanaṁ) - words; सर्पान् (sarpān) - to the serpents; तेन (tena) - by him; दुःखेन (duḥkhena) - with sorrow; दुःखितः (duḥkhitaḥ) - saddened;]
(In that, but having been told by the mother the reason, the sky-dweller said words to the serpents, by him with sorrow, saddened.)
Upon being informed by his mother of the reason, the celestial being, filled with sorrow, spoke to the serpents, expressing his sadness.
किमाहृत्य विदित्वा वा किं वा कृत्वेह पौरुषम्। दास्याद्वो विप्रमुच्येयं सत्यं शंसत लेलिहाः ॥१-२३-११॥
kimāhṛtya viditvā vā kiṃ vā kṛtveha pauruṣam। dāsyādvo vipramucyeyaṃ satyaṃ śaṃsata lelihāḥ ॥1-23-11॥
[किम् (kim) - what; आहृत्य (āhṛtya) - bringing; विदित्वा (viditvā) - knowing; वा (vā) - or; किम् (kim) - what; वा (vā) - or; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - doing; इह (iha) - here; पौरुषम् (pauruṣam) - effort; दास्यात् (dāsyāt) - will give; वः (vaḥ) - you; विप्रमुच्ये (vipramucye) - be freed; अहम् (aham) - I; सत्यं (satyaṃ) - truth; शंसत (śaṃsata) - tell; लेलिहाः (lelihāḥ) - O Leliha;]
(What bringing or knowing, or what effort doing here, will give you, I be freed? Tell the truth, O Leliha.)
O Leliha, tell me truthfully, what should I bring or know, or what effort should I make here, so that I may be freed?
श्रुत्वा तमब्रुवन्सर्पा आहरामृतमोजसा। ततो दास्याद्विप्रमोक्षो भविता तव खेचर ॥१-२३-१२॥
śrutvā tamabruvansarpā āharāmṛtamojaśā। tato dāsyādvipramokṣo bhavitā tava khecara ॥1-23-12॥
[श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; तम् (tam) - him; अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - said; सर्पाः (sarpāḥ) - the serpents; आहर (āhara) - bring; अमृतम् (amṛtam) - nectar; ओजसा (ojaśā) - with strength; ततः (tataḥ) - then; दास्यात् (dāsyāt) - from giving; विप्रमोक्षः (vipramokṣaḥ) - liberation; भविता (bhavitā) - will be; तव (tava) - your; खेचर (khecara) - O sky-dweller;]
(Having heard him, the serpents said, "Bring the nectar with strength. Then, from giving, liberation will be yours, O sky-dweller.")
Upon hearing him, the serpents replied, "Fetch the nectar with might. Then, by giving it, you will attain liberation, O celestial being."
