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Library: Significance of the birth of Garuda explained.
शौनक उवाच॥
śaunaka uvāca॥
[शौनक (śaunaka) - Śaunaka; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Śaunaka said:)
Śaunaka spoke:
कोऽपराधो महेन्द्रस्य कः प्रमादश्च सूतज। तपसा वालखिल्यानां सम्भूतो गरुडः कथम् ॥१-२७-१॥
ko'parādho mahendrasya kaḥ pramādaśca sūtaja। tapasā vālakhilyānāṃ sambhūto garuḍaḥ katham ॥1-27-1॥
[कः (kaḥ) - what; अपराधः (aparādhaḥ) - offense; महेन्द्रस्य (mahendrasya) - of Mahendra; कः (kaḥ) - what; प्रमादः (pramādaḥ) - negligence; च (ca) - and; सूतज (sūtaja) - O son of Suta; तपसा (tapasā) - by penance; वालखिल्यानां (vālakhilyānāṃ) - of the Valakhilyas; सम्भूतः (sambhūtaḥ) - born; गरुडः (garuḍaḥ) - Garuda; कथम् (katham) - how;]
(What offense of Mahendra, what negligence, O son of Suta? How was Garuda born by the penance of the Valakhilyas?)
O son of Suta, what offense or negligence did Mahendra commit? How did Garuda come into being through the penance of the Valakhilyas?
कश्यपस्य द्विजातेश्च कथं वै पक्षिराट्सुतः। अधृष्यः सर्वभूतानामवध्यश्चाभवत्कथम् ॥१-२७-२॥
kaśyapasya dvijāteśca kathaṁ vai pakṣirāṭsutaḥ। adhṛṣyaḥ sarvabhūtānāmavadhyaścābhavatkatham ॥1-27-2॥
[कश्यपस्य (kaśyapasya) - of Kaśyapa; द्विजातेश्च (dvijāteśca) - and of the twice-born; कथं (kathaṁ) - how; वै (vai) - indeed; पक्षिराट्सुतः (pakṣirāṭsutaḥ) - the son of the king of birds; अधृष्यः (adhṛṣyaḥ) - invincible; सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all beings; अवध्यः (avadhyaḥ) - immortal; च (ca) - and; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; कथम् (katham) - how;]
(How indeed did the son of the king of birds, of Kaśyapa and the twice-born, become invincible and immortal among all beings?)
How did the son of Kaśyapa and the twice-born, the king of birds, become invincible and immortal among all beings?
कथं च कामचारी स कामवीर्यश्च खेचरः। एतदिच्छाम्यहं श्रोतुं पुराणे यदि पठ्यते ॥१-२७-३॥
kathaṁ ca kāmacārī sa kāmavīryaśca khecaraḥ| etadicchāmyahaṁ śrotuṁ purāṇe yadi paṭhyate ॥1-27-3॥
[कथं (kathaṁ) - how; च (ca) - and; कामचारी (kāmacārī) - desire-moving; स (sa) - he; कामवीर्यः (kāmavīryaḥ) - desire-powerful; च (ca) - and; खेचरः (khecaraḥ) - sky-walker; एतत् (etat) - this; इच्छामि (icchāmi) - wish; अहम् (aham) - I; श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear; पुराणे (purāṇe) - in the Purana; यदि (yadi) - if; पठ्यते (paṭhyate) - is mentioned;]
(How and he who moves with desire and is powerful in desire, a sky-walker; this I wish to hear if it is mentioned in the Purana.)
I wish to hear how he, who moves with desire and is powerful in desire, becomes a sky-walker, if this is mentioned in the Purana.
सूत उवाच॥
sūta uvāca॥
[सूत (sūta) - Sūta; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sūta said:)
Sūta said:
विषयोऽयं पुराणस्य यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि। शृणु मे वदतः सर्वमेतत्सङ्क्षेपतो द्विज ॥१-२७-४॥
viṣayo'yaṃ purāṇasya yanmāṃ tvaṃ paripṛcchasi। śṛṇu me vadataḥ sarvametatsaṅkṣepato dvija ॥1-27-4॥
[विषयः (viṣayaḥ) - subject; अयम् (ayam) - this; पुराणस्य (purāṇasya) - of the Purāṇa; यत् (yat) - which; माम् (mām) - me; त्वम् (tvam) - you; परिपृच्छसि (paripṛcchasi) - ask; शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear; मे (me) - my; वदतः (vadataḥ) - speaking; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; एतत् (etat) - this; सङ्क्षेपतः (saṅkṣepataḥ) - in brief; द्विज (dvija) - O twice-born;]
(This is the subject of the Purāṇa which you ask me; hear all this from me speaking in brief, O twice-born.)
This is the subject of the Purāṇa that you inquire about; listen to my brief explanation, O learned one.
यजतः पुत्रकामस्य कश्यपस्य प्रजापतेः। साहाय्यमृषयो देवा गन्धर्वाश्च ददुः किल ॥१-२७-५॥
yajataḥ putrakāmasya kaśyapasya prajāpateḥ। sāhāyyamṛṣayo devā gandharvāśca daduḥ kila ॥1-27-5॥
[यजतः (yajataḥ) - sacrificing; पुत्रकामस्य (putrakāmasya) - desiring a son; कश्यपस्य (kaśyapasya) - of Kaśyapa; प्रजापतेः (prajāpateḥ) - of the lord of creatures; साहाय्यम् (sāhāyyam) - assistance; ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; गन्धर्वाः (gandharvāḥ) - Gandharvas; च (ca) - and; ददुः (daduḥ) - gave; किल (kila) - indeed;]
(The sages, gods, and Gandharvas indeed gave assistance to Kaśyapa, the lord of creatures, who was sacrificing desiring a son.)
The sages, gods, and Gandharvas indeed assisted Kaśyapa, the lord of creatures, in his sacrifice as he desired a son.
तत्रेध्मानयने शक्रो नियुक्तः कश्यपेन ह। मुनयो वालखिल्याश्च ये चान्ये देवतागणाः ॥१-२७-६॥
tatre'dhmānayane śakro niyuktaḥ kaśyapena ha। munayo vālakhilyāśca ye cānye devatāgaṇāḥ ॥1-27-6॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; इध्म (idhma) - fuel; आनयने (ānayane) - in bringing; शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra; नियुक्तः (niyuktaḥ) - appointed; कश्यपेन (kaśyapena) - by Kashyapa; ह (ha) - indeed; मुनयः (munayaḥ) - sages; वालखिल्याः (vālakhilyāḥ) - Valakhilyas; च (ca) - and; ये (ye) - who; च (ca) - and; अन्ये (anye) - other; देवतागणाः (devatāgaṇāḥ) - groups of deities;]
(There, indeed, Indra was appointed by Kashyapa in bringing the fuel; sages, Valakhilyas, and other groups of deities.)
In that place, Indra was indeed appointed by Kashyapa to bring the fuel, along with the sages, Valakhilyas, and other groups of deities.
शक्रस्तु वीर्यसदृशमिध्मभारं गिरिप्रभम्। समुद्यम्यानयामास नातिकृच्छ्रादिव प्रभुः ॥१-२७-७॥
śakrastu vīryasadṛśamidhmabhāraṃ giriprabham। samudyamyānayāmāsa nātikṛcchrādiva prabhuḥ ॥1-27-7॥
[शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra; तु (tu) - but; वीर्यसदृशम् (vīryasadṛśam) - equal to his strength; इध्मभारम् (idhmabhāram) - fuel load; गिरिप्रभम् (giriprabham) - mountain-like; समुद्यम्य (samudyamya) - having lifted; आनयामास (ānayāmāsa) - brought; न (na) - not; अतिकृच्छ्रात् (atikṛcchrāt) - with great difficulty; इव (iva) - as if; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the lord;]
(Indra, but equal to his strength, a fuel load mountain-like, having lifted, brought not with great difficulty as if the lord.)
Indra, the lord, effortlessly lifted and brought a mountain-like load of fuel, as if it was not difficult for him.
अथापश्यदृषीन्ह्रस्वानङ्गुष्ठोदरपर्वणः। पलाशवृन्तिकामेकां सहितान्वहतः पथि ॥१-२७-८॥
athāpaśyadṛṣīnhrasvānaṅguṣṭhodaraparvaṇaḥ। palāśavṛntikāmekāṃ sahitānvahataḥ pathi ॥1-27-8॥
[अथ (atha) - then; अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - saw; ऋषीन् (ṛṣīn) - sages; ह्रस्वान् (hrasvān) - short; अङ्गुष्ठ (aṅguṣṭha) - thumb; उदर (udara) - belly; पर्वणः (parvaṇaḥ) - joints; पलाश (palāśa) - leaf; वृन्तिकाम् (vṛntikām) - stalk; एकाम् (ekām) - one; सहितान् (sahitān) - together; वहतः (vahataḥ) - carrying; पथि (pathi) - on the path;]
(Then he saw sages, short with thumb-sized bellies and joints, carrying a single palāśa leaf stalk together on the path.)
Then he saw the sages, who were short and had thumb-sized bellies and joints, carrying together a single palāśa leaf stalk on the path.
प्रलीनान्स्वेष्विवाङ्गेषु निराहारांस्तपोधनान्। क्लिश्यमानान्मन्दबलान्गोष्पदे सम्प्लुतोदके ॥१-२७-९॥
pralīnān sveṣv ivāṅgeṣu nirāhārāṃs tapodhanān। kliśyamānān mandabalān goṣpade samplutodake ॥1-27-9॥
[प्रलीनान् (pralīnān) - absorbed; स्वेषु (sveṣu) - in their own; इव (iva) - as if; अङ्गेषु (aṅgeṣu) - in limbs; निराहारान् (nirāhārān) - without food; तपोधनान् (tapodhanān) - ascetics; क्लिश्यमानान् (kliśyamānān) - suffering; मन्दबलान् (mandabalān) - weak; गोष्पदे (goṣpade) - in a cow's hoofprint; सम्प्लुतोदके (samplutodake) - filled with water;]
(Absorbed in their own limbs, the ascetics, without food, suffering, weak, in a cow's hoofprint filled with water.)
The ascetics, appearing as if absorbed in their own limbs, were weak and suffering without food, in a cow's hoofprint filled with water.
तांश्च सर्वान्स्मयाविष्टो वीर्योन्मत्तः पुरंदरः। अवहस्यात्यगाच्छीघ्रं लङ्घयित्वावमन्य च ॥१-२७-१०॥
tāṁś ca sarvān smayāviṣṭo vīryonmattaḥ puraṁdaraḥ| avahasyātyagāc chīghraṁ laṅghayitvāvamanya ca ॥1-27-10॥
[ताम् (tām) - them; च (ca) - and; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; स्मयाविष्टः (smayāviṣṭaḥ) - filled with pride; वीर्य-उन्मत्तः (vīrya-unmattaḥ) - intoxicated with power; पुरंदरः (puraṁdaraḥ) - Indra; अवहस्य (avahasya) - laughing; अत्यगात् (atyagāt) - went beyond; शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly; लङ्घयित्वा (laṅghayitvā) - having crossed; अवमन् (avamanya) - disregarding; च (ca) - and;]
(Indra, filled with pride and intoxicated with power, laughed at them all, quickly went beyond, having crossed and disregarding.)
Indra, overwhelmed with pride and drunk with power, laughed at them all, swiftly moved past, crossing over and disregarding them.
तेऽथ रोषसमाविष्टाः सुभृशं जातमन्यवः। आरेभिरे महत्कर्म तदा शक्रभयङ्करम् ॥१-२७-११॥
te'tha roṣasamāviṣṭāḥ subhṛśaṃ jātamanyavaḥ। ārebhire mahatkarma tadā śakrabhayaṅkaram ॥1-27-11॥
[ते (te) - they; अथ (atha) - then; रोषसमाविष्टाः (roṣasamāviṣṭāḥ) - filled with anger; सुभृशं (subhṛśam) - greatly; जातमन्यवः (jātamanyavaḥ) - having become enraged; आरेभिरे (ārebhire) - began; महत्कर्म (mahatkarma) - great task; तदा (tadā) - then; शक्रभयङ्करम् (śakrabhayaṅkaram) - frightening to Indra;]
(They, then filled with anger, greatly enraged, began a great task then frightening to Indra.)
Then, filled with intense anger and greatly enraged, they began a formidable task that was terrifying to Indra.
जुहुवुस्ते सुतपसो विधिवज्जातवेदसम्। मन्त्रैरुच्चावचैर्विप्रा येन कामेन तच्छृणु ॥१-२७-१२॥
juhuvuste sutapaso vidhivajjātavedasam। mantrairuccāvacairviprā yena kāmena tacchṛṇu ॥1-27-12॥
[जुहुवुः (juhuvuḥ) - offered; ते (te) - they; सुतपसः (sutapasaḥ) - with great austerity; विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to the rules; जातवेदसम् (jātavedasam) - to the fire god; मन्त्रैः (mantraiḥ) - with chants; उच्चावचैः (uccāvacaiḥ) - various; विप्राः (viprāḥ) - the sages; येन (yena) - by which; कामेन (kāmena) - desire; तत् (tat) - that; शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen;]
(They offered with great austerity to the fire god according to the rules with chants various the sages by which desire that listen.)
The sages, with great austerity and according to the rules, offered to the fire god with various chants. Listen to the desire by which they did so.
कामवीर्यः कामगमो देवराजभयप्रदः। इन्द्रोऽन्यः सर्वदेवानां भवेदिति यतव्रताः ॥१-२७-१३॥
kāmavīryaḥ kāmagamo devarājabhayapradaḥ। indro'nyah sarvadevānāṃ bhavediti yatavratāḥ ॥1-27-13॥
[कामवीर्यः (kāmavīryaḥ) - of love and strength; कामगमः (kāmagamaḥ) - attainer of desires; देवराजभयप्रदः (devarājabhayapradaḥ) - giver of fear to the king of gods; इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra; अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another; सर्वदेवानां (sarvadevānāṃ) - of all gods; भवेत् (bhavet) - may become; इति (iti) - thus; यतव्रताः (yatavratāḥ) - those with controlled vows;]
(Of love and strength, attainer of desires, giver of fear to the king of gods, another Indra may become of all gods, thus those with controlled vows.)
The one who possesses the power of love and strength, who fulfills desires and instills fear in the king of gods, is considered another Indra among all gods, as those with disciplined vows believe.
इन्द्राच्छतगुणः शौर्ये वीर्ये चैव मनोजवः। तपसो नः फलेनाद्य दारुणः सम्भवत्विति ॥१-२७-१४॥
indrācchataguṇaḥ śaurye vīrye caiva manojavaḥ। tapaso naḥ phalenādya dāruṇaḥ sambhavatviti ॥1-27-14॥
[इन्द्रात् (indrāt) - than Indra; शतगुणः (śataguṇaḥ) - hundred times more; शौर्ये (śaurye) - in valor; वीर्ये (vīrye) - in strength; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; मनोजवः (manojavaḥ) - speed of mind; तपसः (tapasaḥ) - of penance; नः (naḥ) - our; फलेन (phalena) - by the fruit; अद्य (adya) - today; दारुणः (dāruṇaḥ) - terrible; सम्भवत्विति (sambhavatviti) - let it be born;]
(Than Indra, hundred times more in valor, in strength, and indeed with the speed of mind. By the fruit of our penance today, let the terrible one be born.)
Let the one who is a hundred times more valorous and stronger than Indra, and who possesses the speed of mind, be born today as a result of our penance.
तद्बुद्ध्वा भृशसन्तप्तो देवराजः शतक्रतुः। जगाम शरणं तत्र कश्यपं संशितव्रतम् ॥१-२७-१५॥
tadbud'dhvā bhṛśasantapto devarājaḥ śatakratuḥ। jagāma śaraṇaṃ tatra kaśyapaṃ saṃśitavratam ॥1-27-15॥
[तत् (tad) - that; बुद्ध्वा (bud'dhvā) - having understood; भृश (bhṛśa) - intensely; सन्तप्तः (santaptaḥ) - distressed; देवराजः (devarājaḥ) - the king of gods; शतक्रतुः (śatakratuḥ) - Indra; जगाम (jagāma) - went; शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge; तत्र (tatra) - there; कश्यपम् (kaśyapam) - to Kashyapa; संशितव्रतम् (saṃśitavratam) - of firm vows;]
(Having understood that, the king of gods, Indra, intensely distressed, went there to take refuge in Kashyapa of firm vows.)
Realizing the situation, the greatly troubled king of gods, Indra, sought refuge with Kashyapa, who was steadfast in his vows.
तच्छ्रुत्वा देवराजस्य कश्यपोऽथ प्रजापतिः। वालखिल्यानुपागम्य कर्मसिद्धिमपृच्छत ॥१-२७-१६॥
tacchrutvā devarājasya kaśyapo'tha prajāpatiḥ। vālakhilyānupāgamya karmasiddhimapṛcchat ॥1-27-16॥
[तत् (tat) - that; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; देवराजस्य (devarājasya) - of the king of gods; कश्यपः (kaśyapaḥ) - Kaśyapa; अथ (atha) - then; प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - the lord of creatures; वालखिल्यान् (vālakhilyān) - the Vālakhilyas; उपागम्य (upāgamya) - approaching; कर्मसिद्धिम् (karmasiddhim) - the accomplishment of the task; अपृच्छत (apṛcchat) - asked;]
(Having heard that, Kaśyapa, the lord of creatures, then approached the Vālakhilyas and asked about the accomplishment of the task.)
Upon hearing this, Kaśyapa, the progenitor, approached the Vālakhilyas and inquired about the success of their task.
एवमस्त्विति तं चापि प्रत्यूचुः सत्यवादिनः। तान्कश्यप उवाचेदं सान्त्वपूर्वं प्रजापतिः ॥१-२७-१७॥
evam astv iti taṃ cāpi pratyūcuḥ satyavādinaḥ। tān kaśyapa uvācedaṃ sāntvapūrvaṃ prajāpatiḥ ॥1-27-17॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; अस्तु (astu) - let it be; इति (iti) - thus; तम् (tam) - him; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; प्रत्यूचुः (pratyūcuḥ) - replied; सत्यवादिनः (satyavādinaḥ) - truth-speakers; तान् (tān) - to them; कश्यपः (kaśyapaḥ) - Kaśyapa; उवाच (uvāca) - said; इदम् (idam) - this; सान्त्वपूर्वम् (sāntvapūrvam) - with conciliation; प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - the lord of creatures;]
(Thus, let it be, they also replied to him, the truth-speakers. To them, Kaśyapa, the lord of creatures, said this with conciliation.)
The truth-speakers replied to him, "Let it be so." Then Kaśyapa, the lord of creatures, addressed them with words of conciliation.
अयमिन्द्रस्त्रिभुवने नियोगाद्ब्रह्मणः कृतः। इन्द्रार्थं च भवन्तोऽपि यत्नवन्तस्तपोधनाः ॥१-२७-१८॥
ayam indras tribhuvane niyogād brahmaṇaḥ kṛtaḥ। indrārthaṃ ca bhavanto'pi yatnavantas tapodhanāḥ ॥1-27-18॥
[अयम् (ayam) - this; इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra; त्रिभुवने (tribhuvane) - in the three worlds; नियोगात् (niyogāt) - by the command; ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahma; कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - made; इन्द्रार्थं (indrārtham) - for Indra's sake; च (ca) - and; भवन्तः (bhavantaḥ) - you all; अपि (api) - also; यत्नवन्तः (yatnavantaḥ) - diligent; तपोधनाः (tapodhanāḥ) - sages;]
(This Indra was made in the three worlds by the command of Brahma. For Indra's sake, you all, the diligent sages, also (act).)
This Indra was appointed by Brahma's command in the three worlds. For the sake of Indra, you all, the diligent sages, must also act.
न मिथ्या ब्रह्मणो वाक्यं कर्तुमर्हथ सत्तमाः। भवतां च न मिथ्यायं सङ्कल्पो मे चिकीर्षितः ॥१-२७-१९॥
na mithyā brahmaṇo vākyaṃ kartumarhatha sattamāḥ। bhavatāṃ ca na mithyāyaṃ saṅkalpo me cikīrṣitaḥ ॥1-27-19॥
[न (na) - not; मिथ्या (mithyā) - false; ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahma; वाक्यं (vākyaṃ) - word; कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do; अर्हथ (arhatha) - you should; सत्तमाः (sattamāḥ) - O best ones; भवतां (bhavatāṃ) - of you; च (ca) - and; न (na) - not; मिथ्या (mithyā) - false; अयम् (ayam) - this; सङ्कल्पः (saṅkalpaḥ) - resolve; मे (me) - my; चिकीर्षितः (cikīrṣitaḥ) - intended;]
(The word of Brahma is not false, O best ones, you should not do this. Your resolve and my intention are not false.)
O best ones, the word of Brahma is never false. You should not act otherwise. Your resolve and my intention are true.
भवत्वेष पतत्रीणामिन्द्रोऽतिबलसत्त्ववान्। प्रसादः क्रियतां चैव देवराजस्य याचतः ॥१-२७-२०॥
bhavatveṣa patatrīṇāmindro'tibalasattvavān। prasādaḥ kriyatāṃ caiva devarājasya yācataḥ ॥1-27-20॥
[भवतु (bhavatu) - let it be; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; पतत्रीणाम् (patatrīṇām) - of the birds; इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra; अतिबलसत्त्ववान् (atibalasattvavān) - very powerful and virtuous; प्रसादः (prasādaḥ) - grace; क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - be done; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; देवराजस्य (devarājasya) - of the king of gods; याचतः (yācataḥ) - of the one who is asking;]
(Let this Indra, who is very powerful and virtuous, be the lord of the birds. Let the grace of the king of gods indeed be done for the one who is asking.)
Let Indra, who is very powerful and virtuous, be the lord of the birds. May the grace of the king of gods be granted to the one who is asking.
एवमुक्ताः कश्यपेन वालखिल्यास्तपोधनाः। प्रत्यूचुरभिसम्पूज्य मुनिश्रेष्ठं प्रजापतिम् ॥१-२७-२१॥
evamuktāḥ kaśyapena vālakhilyāstapodhanāḥ। pratyūcurabhisampūjya muniśreṣṭhaṃ prajāpatiṃ ॥1-27-21॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्ताः (uktāḥ) - spoken; कश्यपेन (kaśyapena) - by Kashyapa; वालखिल्याः (vālakhilyāḥ) - Valakhilyas; तपोधनाः (tapodhanāḥ) - ascetics; प्रत्यूचुः (pratyūcuḥ) - replied; अभिसम्पूज्य (abhisampūjya) - after honoring; मुनिश्रेष्ठम् (muniśreṣṭham) - the best of sages; प्रजापतिम् (prajāpatim) - the lord of creatures;]
(Thus spoken by Kashyapa, the Valakhilyas, ascetics, replied after honoring the best of sages, the lord of creatures.)
After being addressed by Kashyapa, the Valakhilya sages, who were ascetics, respectfully replied to the eminent sage and lord of creatures.
इन्द्रार्थोऽयं समारम्भः सर्वेषां नः प्रजापते। अपत्यार्थं समारम्भो भवतश्चायमीप्सितः ॥१-२७-२२॥
indrārtho'yaṃ samārambhaḥ sarveṣāṃ naḥ prajāpate। apatyārthaṃ samārambho bhavataścāyamīpsitaḥ ॥1-27-22॥
[इन्द्रार्थः (indrārthaḥ) - for Indra; अयम् (ayam) - this; समारम्भः (samārambhaḥ) - undertaking; सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all; नः (naḥ) - our; प्रजापते (prajāpate) - O lord of creatures; अपत्यार्थम् (apatyārtham) - for progeny; समारम्भः (samārambhaḥ) - undertaking; भवत (bhavata) - your; च (ca) - and; अयम् (ayam) - this; ईप्सितः (īpsitaḥ) - desired;]
(This undertaking is for Indra, O lord of creatures, for all of us. This undertaking is desired by you for progeny.)
This endeavor is meant for Indra, O lord of creatures, and is desired by you for the sake of progeny, for all of us.
तदिदं सफलं कर्म त्वया वै प्रतिगृह्यताम्। तथा चैव विधत्स्वात्र यथा श्रेयोऽनुपश्यसि ॥१-२७-२३॥
tad idaṃ saphalaṃ karma tvayā vai pratigṛhyatām। tathā caiva vidhatsvātra yathā śreyo'nupaśyasi ॥1-27-23॥
[तत् (tat) - that; इदं (idam) - this; सफलं (saphalam) - fruitful; कर्म (karma) - action; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; वै (vai) - indeed; प्रतिगृह्यताम् (pratigṛhyatām) - be accepted; तथा (tathā) - thus; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - also; विधत्स्व (vidhatsva) - act; अत्र (atra) - here; यथा (yathā) - as; श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - welfare; अनुपश्यसि (anupaśyasi) - you see;]
(Let this fruitful action be accepted by you indeed. And thus act here as you see the welfare.)
Accept this fruitful action indeed, and act here in such a way as you perceive to be for the best.
एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु देवी दाक्षायणी शुभा। विनता नाम कल्याणी पुत्रकामा यशस्विनी ॥१-२७-२४॥
etasmínneva kāle tu devī dākṣāyaṇī śubhā। vinatā nāma kalyāṇī putrakāmā yaśasvinī ॥1-27-24॥
[एतस्मिन्नेव (etasmínneva) - at this very time; काले (kāle) - time; तु (tu) - but; देवी (devī) - goddess; दाक्षायणी (dākṣāyaṇī) - daughter of Daksha; शुभा (śubhā) - auspicious; विनता (vinatā) - Vinatā; नाम (nāma) - named; कल्याणी (kalyāṇī) - virtuous; पुत्रकामा (putrakāmā) - desiring a son; यशस्विनी (yaśasvinī) - famous;]
(At this very time, the auspicious goddess Dākṣāyaṇī, named Vinatā, virtuous and desiring a son, was famous.)
At this very moment, the auspicious goddess Dākṣāyaṇī, known as Vinatā, who was virtuous and desired a son, was renowned.
तपस्तप्त्वा व्रतपरा स्नाता पुंसवने शुचिः। उपचक्राम भर्तारं तामुवाचाथ कश्यपः ॥१-२७-२५॥
tapastaptvā vrataparā snātā puṃsavane śuciḥ। upacakrāma bhartāraṃ tāmuvācātha kaśyapaḥ ॥1-27-25॥
[तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity; तप्त्वा (taptvā) - having performed; व्रतपरा (vrataparā) - dedicated to vows; स्नाता (snātā) - having bathed; पुंसवने (puṃsavane) - in the puṃsavana rite; शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure; उपचक्राम (upacakrāma) - approached; भर्तारं (bhartāram) - husband; ताम् (tām) - her; उवाच (uvāca) - said; अथ (atha) - then; कश्यपः (kaśyapaḥ) - Kaśyapa;]
(Having performed austerity, dedicated to vows, having bathed in the puṃsavana rite, pure, she approached her husband. Then Kaśyapa said to her.)
After performing austerities and being dedicated to her vows, she bathed in the puṃsavana rite and approached her husband in purity. Then, Kaśyapa spoke to her.
आरम्भः सफलो देवि भवितायं तवेप्सितः। जनयिष्यसि पुत्रौ द्वौ वीरौ त्रिभुवनेश्वरौ ॥१-२७-२६॥
ārambhaḥ saphalo devi bhavitāyaṃ tavepsitaḥ। janayiṣyasi putrau dvau vīrau tribhuvaneśvarau ॥1-27-26॥
[आरम्भः (ārambhaḥ) - beginning; सफलः (saphalaḥ) - successful; देवि (devi) - O goddess; भविता (bhavitā) - will be; अयम् (ayam) - this; तव (tava) - your; इप्सितः (ipsitaḥ) - desired; जनयिष्यसि (janayiṣyasi) - you will give birth; पुत्रौ (putrau) - sons; द्वौ (dvau) - two; वीरौ (vīrau) - heroes; त्रिभुवनेश्वरौ (tribhuvaneśvarau) - lords of the three worlds;]
(The beginning will be successful, O goddess, this desired of yours. You will give birth to two sons, heroes, lords of the three worlds.)
O goddess, your desired beginning will be successful. You will give birth to two heroic sons who will be lords of the three worlds.
तपसा वालखिल्यानां मम सङ्कल्पजौ तथा। भविष्यतो महाभागौ पुत्रौ ते लोकपूजितौ ॥१-२७-२७॥
tapasā vālakhilyānāṃ mama saṅkalpajau tathā। bhaviṣyato mahābhāgau putrau te lokapūjitau ॥1-27-27॥
[तपसा (tapasā) - by penance; वालखिल्यानां (vālakhilyānāṃ) - of the Vālakhilyas; मम (mama) - my; सङ्कल्पजौ (saṅkalpajau) - born of resolve; तथा (tathā) - thus; भविष्यतो (bhaviṣyato) - will be; महाभागौ (mahābhāgau) - greatly fortunate; पुत्रौ (putrau) - sons; ते (te) - your; लोकपूजितौ (lokapūjitau) - worshipped by the world;]
(By penance, of the Vālakhilyas, my, born of resolve, thus, will be, greatly fortunate, sons, your, worshipped by the world.)
By the penance of the Vālakhilyas, my sons born of resolve will be greatly fortunate and worshipped by the world.
उवाच चैनां भगवान्मारीचः पुनरेव ह। धार्यतामप्रमादेन गर्भोऽयं सुमहोदयः ॥१-२७-२८॥
uvāca caināṃ bhagavānmārīcaḥ punareva ha। dhāryatāmapramādena garbho'yaṃ sumahodayaḥ ॥1-27-28॥
[उवाच (uvāca) - said; च (ca) - and; एनाम् (enām) - to her; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the divine; मारीचः (mārīcaḥ) - Mārīca; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; एव (eva) - indeed; ह (ha) - indeed; धार्यताम् (dhāryatām) - should be borne; अप्रमादेन (apramādena) - with care; गर्भः (garbhaḥ) - the embryo; अयम् (ayam) - this; सुमहोदयः (sumahodayaḥ) - of great fortune;]
(The divine Mārīca said to her again indeed, "This embryo of great fortune should be borne with care.")
The divine sage Mārīca advised her once more, emphasizing the importance of carefully nurturing the highly auspicious embryo.
एकः सर्वपतत्रीणामिन्द्रत्वं कारयिष्यति। लोकसम्भावितो वीरः कामवीर्यो विहङ्गमः ॥१-२७-२९॥
ekaḥ sarvapatatrīṇāmindratvaṃ kārayiṣyati। lokasambhāvito vīraḥ kāmavīryo vihaṅgamaḥ ॥1-27-29॥
[एकः (ekaḥ) - one; सर्वपतत्रीणाम् (sarvapatatrīṇām) - of all birds; इन्द्रत्वं (indratvaṃ) - lordship; कारयिष्यति (kārayiṣyati) - will cause; लोकसम्भावितः (lokasambhāvitaḥ) - world-renowned; वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero; कामवीर्यः (kāmavīryaḥ) - of desired strength; विहङ्गमः (vihaṅgamaḥ) - bird;]
(One will cause the lordship of all birds. The world-renowned hero, of desired strength, is a bird.)
One bird, renowned in the world and possessing desired strength, will become the lord of all birds.
शतक्रतुमथोवाच प्रीयमाणः प्रजापतिः। त्वत्सहायौ खगावेतौ भ्रातरौ ते भविष्यतः ॥१-२७-३०॥
śatakratum atho vācā prīyamāṇaḥ prajāpatiḥ। tvat-sahāyau khagāv etau bhrātarau te bhaviṣyataḥ ॥1-27-30॥
[शतक्रतुम् (śatakratum) - Indra; अथ (atha) - then; उवाच (uvāca) - said; प्रीयमाणः (prīyamāṇaḥ) - pleased; प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - lord of creatures; त्वत् (tvat) - your; सहायौ (sahāyau) - companions; खगौ (khagau) - birds; एतौ (etau) - these; भ्रातरौ (bhrātarau) - brothers; ते (te) - your; भविष्यतः (bhaviṣyataḥ) - will be;]
(Then pleased, the lord of creatures, Indra said: "These two birds will be your companions and brothers.")
Then, pleased, the lord of creatures, Indra, said: "These two birds will become your companions and brothers."
नैताभ्यां भविता दोषः सकाशात्ते पुरंदर। व्येतु ते शक्र सन्तापस्त्वमेवेन्द्रो भविष्यसि ॥१-२७-३१॥
naitābhyāṃ bhavitā doṣaḥ sakāśātte puraṃdara। vyetu te śakra santāpastvamevendro bhaviṣyasi ॥1-27-31॥
[न (na) - not; एताभ्यां (etābhyāṃ) - by these two; भविता (bhavitā) - will be; दोषः (doṣaḥ) - fault; सकाशात् (sakāśāt) - from; ते (te) - your; पुरंदर (puraṃdara) - Purandara; व्येतु (vyetu) - let go; ते (te) - your; शक्र (śakra) - Shakra; सन्तापः (santāpaḥ) - sorrow; त्वम् (tvam) - you; एव (eva) - indeed; इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra; भविष्यसि (bhaviṣyasi) - will become;]
(By these two, no fault will be from you, Purandara. Let your sorrow go, Shakra; you will indeed become Indra.)
There will be no fault from these two towards you, Purandara. Let your sorrow go, Shakra; you will indeed become Indra.
न चाप्येवं त्वया भूयः क्षेप्तव्या ब्रह्मवादिनः। न चावमान्या दर्पात्ते वाग्विषा भृशकोपनाः ॥१-२७-३२॥
na cāpy evaṃ tvayā bhūyaḥ kṣeptavyā brahmavādinaḥ। na cāvamānyā darpāt te vāgviṣā bhṛśakopanāḥ ॥1-27-32॥
[न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; एवं (evaṃ) - thus; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; क्षेप्तव्या (kṣeptavyā) - to be insulted; ब्रह्मवादिनः (brahmavādinaḥ) - the speakers of Brahman; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; अवमान्या (avamānyā) - to be disrespected; दर्पात् (darpāt) - out of arrogance; ते (te) - your; वाग्विषा (vāgviṣā) - poisonous words; भृशकोपनाः (bhṛśakopanāḥ) - very angry;]
(And thus, the speakers of Brahman are not to be insulted again by you; nor should they be disrespected out of your arrogance with poisonous words, very angry.)
The speakers of Brahman should not be insulted again by you, nor should they be disrespected out of arrogance with your poisonous words, which make them very angry.
एवमुक्तो जगामेन्द्रो निर्विशङ्कस्त्रिविष्टपम्। विनता चापि सिद्धार्था बभूव मुदिता तदा ॥१-२७-३३॥
evamukto jagāmendro nirviśaṅkastriviṣṭapam। vinatā cāpi siddhārthā babhūva muditā tadā ॥1-27-33॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; जगाम (jagāma) - went; इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra; निर्विशङ्कः (nirviśaṅkaḥ) - fearless; त्रिविष्टपम् (triviṣṭapam) - heaven; विनता (vinatā) - Vinata; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; सिद्धार्था (siddhārthā) - successful; बभूव (babhūva) - became; मुदिता (muditā) - happy; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(Thus spoken, Indra went fearlessly to heaven. Vinata also became successful and happy then.)
Having been addressed in this way, Indra went fearlessly to heaven. At that time, Vinata also became successful and was filled with joy.
जनयामास पुत्रौ द्वावरुणं गरुडं तथा। अरुणस्तयोस्तु विकल आदित्यस्य पुरःसरः ॥१-२७-३४॥
janayāmāsa putrau dvāvaruṇaṃ garuḍaṃ tathā। aruṇastayostu vikala ādityasya puraḥsaraḥ ॥1-27-34॥
[जनयामास (janayāmāsa) - produced; पुत्रौ (putrau) - sons; द्वा (dvā) - two; वरुणं (varuṇaṃ) - Varuna; गरुडं (garuḍaṃ) - Garuda; तथा (tathā) - and; अरुणः (aruṇaḥ) - Aruna; तयोः (tayoḥ) - of them; तु (tu) - but; विकलः (vikalaḥ) - imperfect; आदित्यस्य (ādityasya) - of Aditya; पुरःसरः (puraḥsaraḥ) - charioteer;]
(Produced two sons, Varuna and Garuda. Aruna, of them, but imperfect, was the charioteer of Aditya.)
Two sons were born, Varuna and Garuda. Among them, Aruna, though imperfect, became the charioteer of Aditya.
पतत्रीणां तु गरुड इन्द्रत्वेनाभ्यषिच्यत। तस्यैतत्कर्म सुमहच्छ्रूयतां भृगुनन्दन ॥१-२७-३५॥
patatrīṇāṃ tu garuḍa indrattvenābhyaṣicyata. tasyaitatkarma sumahacchrūyatāṃ bhṛgunandana ॥1-27-35॥
[पतत्रीणां (patatrīṇāṃ) - of birds; तु (tu) - but; गरुड (garuḍa) - Garuda; इन्द्रत्वेन (indrattvena) - as the lord; अभ्यषिच्यत (abhyaṣicyata) - was anointed; तस्य (tasya) - his; एतत् (etat) - this; कर्म (karma) - act; सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great; श्रूयताम् (śrūyatām) - may be heard; भृगुनन्दन (bhṛgunandana) - O descendant of Bhrigu;]
(But Garuda was anointed as the lord of birds. This very great act of his may be heard, O descendant of Bhrigu.)
Garuda was appointed as the king of birds. Listen to this great deed of his, O descendant of Bhrigu.
