01.043
Library: Jaratkaru takes leave of Jaratkaru on a pretext, but promises a great progeny.
सूत उवाच॥
sūta uvāca॥
[सूत (sūta) - Sūta; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sūta said:)
Sūta said:
वासुकिस्त्वब्रवीद्वाक्यं जरत्कारुमृषिं तदा। सनामा तव कन्येयं स्वसा मे तपसान्विता ॥१-४३-१॥
vāsukistvabravīdvākyaṃ jaratkārumṛṣiṃ tadā। sanāmā tava kanyeyaṃ svasā me tapasānvitā ॥1-43-1॥
[वासुकिः (vāsukiḥ) - Vasuki; त्व (tva) - indeed; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; वाक्यं (vākyaṃ) - words; जरत्कारुम् (jaratkārum) - Jaratkaru; ऋषिं (ṛṣiṃ) - sage; तदा (tadā) - then; सनामा (sanāmā) - named; तव (tava) - your; कन्या (kanyā) - daughter; इयं (iyaṃ) - this; स्वसा (svasā) - sister; मे (me) - my; तपसा (tapasā) - by penance; अन्विता (anvitā) - endowed;]
(Vasuki indeed said words to the sage Jaratkaru then. Named your daughter, this is my sister, endowed by penance.)
Vasuki then spoke to the sage Jaratkaru, saying, 'This girl, who is named, is your daughter and my sister, endowed with penance.'
भरिष्यामि च ते भार्यां प्रतीच्छेमां द्विजोत्तम। रक्षणं च करिष्येऽस्याः सर्वशक्त्या तपोधन ॥१-४३-२॥
bhariṣyāmi ca te bhāryāṃ pratīcchemāṃ dvijottama। rakṣaṇaṃ ca kariṣye'syāḥ sarvaśaktyā tapodhana ॥1-43-2॥
[भरिष्यामि (bhariṣyāmi) - I will nourish; च (ca) - and; ते (te) - your; भार्यां (bhāryāṃ) - wife; प्रतीच्छ (pratīccha) - accept; इमां (imāṃ) - this; द्विजोत्तम (dvijottama) - O best of the twice-born; रक्षणं (rakṣaṇam) - protection; च (ca) - and; करिष्ये (kariṣye) - I will do; अस्याः (asyāḥ) - of her; सर्वशक्त्या (sarvaśaktyā) - with all power; तपोधन (tapodhana) - O treasure of austerities;]
(I will nourish your wife, accept this, O best of the twice-born. I will protect her with all power, O treasure of austerities.)
I will take care of your wife, please accept her, O noble Brahmin. I will protect her with all my strength, O sage rich in penance.
प्रतिश्रुते तु नागेन भरिष्ये भगिनीमिति। जरत्कारुस्तदा वेश्म भुजगस्य जगाम ह ॥१-४३-३॥
pratiśrute tu nāgena bhariṣye bhaginīmiti। jaratkārustadā veśma bhujagasya jagāma ha ॥1-43-3॥
[प्रतिश्रुते (pratiśrute) - promised; तु (tu) - but; नागेन (nāgena) - by the serpent; भरिष्ये (bhariṣye) - I will support; भगिनीम् (bhaginīm) - sister; इति (iti) - thus; जरत्कारुः (jaratkāruḥ) - Jaratkaru; तदा (tadā) - then; वेश्म (veśma) - house; भुजगस्य (bhujagasya) - of the serpent; जगाम (jagāma) - went; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(Promised by the serpent, "I will support the sister," Jaratkaru then went to the house of the serpent indeed.)
Jaratkaru, having been promised by the serpent that he would support his sister, then went to the serpent's house.
तत्र मन्त्रविदां श्रेष्ठस्तपोवृद्धो महाव्रतः। जग्राह पाणिं धर्मात्मा विधिमन्त्रपुरस्कृतम् ॥१-४३-४॥
tatra mantravidāṃ śreṣṭhastapovṛddho mahāvrataḥ। jagrāha pāṇiṃ dharmātmā vidhimantrapuraskṛtam ॥1-43-4॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; मन्त्रविदां (mantravidāṃ) - of the knowers of mantras; श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - the best; तपोवृद्धः (tapovṛddhaḥ) - grown in austerity; महाव्रतः (mahāvrataḥ) - great vow; जग्राह (jagrāha) - took; पाणिम् (pāṇim) - hand; धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous soul; विधिमन्त्रपुरस्कृतम् (vidhimantrapuraskṛtam) - preceded by sacred rites;]
(There, the best among the knowers of mantras, grown in austerity and of great vow, the righteous soul took the hand, preceded by sacred rites.)
There, the noble sage, esteemed among those who know mantras, matured in his ascetic practices and committed to great vows, righteously took the hand in marriage, following the sacred rituals.
ततो वासगृहं शुभ्रं पन्नगेन्द्रस्य संमतम्। जगाम भार्यामादाय स्तूयमानो महर्षिभिः ॥१-४३-५॥
tato vāsagṛhaṃ śubhraṃ pannagendrasya saṃmatam। jagāma bhāryāmādāya stūyamāno maharṣibhiḥ ॥1-43-5॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; वासगृहम् (vāsagṛham) - abode; शुभ्रम् (śubhram) - pure; पन्नगेन्द्रस्य (pannagendrasya) - of the serpent king; संमतम् (saṃmatam) - approved; जगाम (jagāma) - went; भार्याम् (bhāryām) - wife; आदाय (ādāya) - taking; स्तूयमानः (stūyamānaḥ) - being praised; महर्षिभिः (maharṣibhiḥ) - by great sages;]
(Then, taking his wife, he went to the pure abode of the serpent king, approved, being praised by great sages.)
Then, taking his wife, he proceeded to the pure and esteemed abode of the serpent king, while being praised by the great sages.
शयनं तत्र वै कॢप्तं स्पर्ध्यास्तरणसंवृतम्। तत्र भार्यासहायः स जरत्कारुरुवास ह ॥१-४३-६॥
śayanaṃ tatra vai kḷptaṃ spardhyāstaraṇasaṃvṛtam| tatra bhāryāsahāyaḥ sa jaratkāruruvāsa ha ॥1-43-6॥
[शयनम् (śayanam) - bed; तत्र (tatra) - there; वै (vai) - indeed; कॢप्तम् (kḷptam) - arranged; स्पर्ध्या (spardhyā) - with competition; आस्तरण (āstaraṇa) - covering; संवृतम् (saṃvṛtam) - enclosed; तत्र (tatra) - there; भार्या (bhāryā) - wife; सहायः (sahāyaḥ) - companion; स (sa) - he; जरत्कारुः (jaratkāruḥ) - Jaratkaru; उवास (uvāsa) - dwelt; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(The bed was indeed arranged there, enclosed with a competitive covering. There, with his wife as a companion, Jaratkaru indeed dwelt.)
Jaratkaru lived there with his wife, in a bed that was splendidly arranged and covered, enjoying their companionship.
स तत्र समयं चक्रे भार्यया सह सत्तमः। विप्रियं मे न कर्तव्यं न च वाच्यं कदाचन ॥१-४३-७॥
sa tatra samayaṁ cakre bhāryayā saha sattamaḥ। vipriyaṁ me na kartavyaṁ na ca vācyaṁ kadācana ॥1-43-7॥
[स (sa) - he; तत्र (tatra) - there; समयं (samayam) - agreement; चक्रे (cakre) - made; भार्यया (bhāryayā) - with wife; सह (saha) - together; सत्तमः (sattamaḥ) - noble one; विप्रियं (vipriyam) - unpleasant; मे (me) - to me; न (na) - not; कर्तव्यं (kartavyam) - to be done; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; वाच्यं (vācyaṁ) - to be spoken; कदाचन (kadācana) - ever;]
(He, the noble one, made an agreement there with his wife: "Nothing unpleasant should be done or spoken to me ever.")
The noble man made a pact with his wife that nothing unpleasant should ever be done or said to him.
त्यजेयमप्रिये हि त्वां कृते वासं च ते गृहे। एतद्गृहाण वचनं मया यत्समुदीरितम् ॥१-४३-८॥
tyajeyamapriye hi tvāṃ kṛte vāsaṃ ca te gṛhe| etadgṛhāṇa vacanaṃ mayā yatsamudīritam ॥1-43-8॥
[त्यजेयम् (tyajeyam) - I would abandon; अप्रिये (apriye) - O unpleasing one; हि (hi) - indeed; त्वां (tvāṃ) - you; कृते (kṛte) - for the sake; वासं (vāsaṃ) - residence; च (ca) - and; ते (te) - your; गृहे (gṛhe) - in the house; एतत् (etat) - this; गृहाण (gṛhāṇa) - accept; वचनं (vacanaṃ) - word; मया (mayā) - by me; यत् (yat) - which; समुदीरितम् (samudīritam) - is spoken;]
(I would abandon you, O unpleasing one, indeed, for the sake of residence in your house. Accept this word which is spoken by me.)
I would indeed abandon you, O unpleasing one, for the sake of living in your house. Please accept these words spoken by me.
ततः परमसंविग्ना स्वसा नागपतेस्तु सा। अतिदुःखान्विता वाचं तमुवाचैवमस्त्विति ॥१-४३-९॥
tataḥ paramasaṁvignā svasā nāgapates tu sā। atiduḥkhānvitā vācaṁ tam uvācāivam astv iti ॥1-43-9॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; परमसंविग्ना (paramasaṁvignā) - greatly agitated; स्वसा (svasā) - sister; नागपतेः (nāgapateḥ) - of the lord of serpents; तु (tu) - but; सा (sā) - she; अतिदुःखान्विता (atiduḥkhānvitā) - overwhelmed with grief; वाचं (vācaṁ) - words; तम् (tam) - to him; उवाच (uvāca) - said; एवम् (evam) - thus; अस्तु (astu) - let it be; इति (iti) - thus;]
(Then, greatly agitated, the sister of the lord of serpents, overwhelmed with grief, said these words to him, "Let it be thus.")
Then, the sister of the lord of serpents, deeply troubled and overwhelmed with grief, spoke to him, saying, "Let it be so."
तथैव सा च भर्तारं दुःखशीलमुपाचरत्। उपायैः श्वेतकाकीयैः प्रियकामा यशस्विनी ॥१-४३-१०॥
tathaiva sā ca bhartāraṃ duḥkhaśīlamupācarat। upāyaiḥ śvetakākīyaiḥ priyakāmā yaśasvinī ॥1-43-10॥
[तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; सा (sā) - she; च (ca) - and; भर्तारं (bhartāram) - husband; दुःखशीलम् (duḥkhaśīlam) - of sorrowful nature; उपाचरत् (upācarat) - served; उपायैः (upāyaiḥ) - with means; श्वेतकाकीयैः (śvetakākīyaiḥ) - like the white crow; प्रियकामा (priyakāmā) - desiring affection; यशस्विनी (yaśasvinī) - glorious;]
(In the same way, she served her sorrowful-natured husband with means like the white crow, desiring affection, the glorious one.)
In the same manner, the glorious lady, desiring affection, served her sorrowful-natured husband with strategies akin to the white crow.
ऋतुकाले ततः स्नाता कदाचिद्वासुकेः स्वसा। भर्तारं तं यथान्यायमुपतस्थे महामुनिम् ॥१-४३-११॥
ṛtukāle tataḥ snātā kadācidvāsukeḥ svasā। bhartāraṃ taṃ yathānyāyamupatasthe mahāmunim ॥1-43-11॥
[ऋतुकाले (ṛtukāle) - in the season; ततः (tataḥ) - then; स्नाता (snātā) - bathed; कदाचित् (kadācit) - once; वासुकेः (vāsukeḥ) - of Vāsuki; स्वसा (svasā) - sister; भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - husband; तम् (tam) - him; यथान्यायम् (yathānyāyam) - according to custom; उपतस्थे (upatasthe) - attended; महामुनिम् (mahāmunim) - great sage;]
(Then, in the season, having bathed, once the sister of Vāsuki attended her husband, the great sage, according to custom.)
Once, during the appropriate season, Vāsuki's sister, having bathed, approached her husband, the great sage, in accordance with tradition.
तत्र तस्याः समभवद्गर्भो ज्वलनसंनिभः। अतीव तपसा युक्तो वैश्वानरसमद्युतिः ॥ शुक्लपक्षे यथा सोमो व्यवर्धत तथैव सः ॥१-४३-१२॥
tatra tasyāḥ samabhavadgarbho jvalanasaṃnibhaḥ। atīva tapasā yukto vaiśvānarasamadyutiḥ ॥ śuklapakṣe yathā somo vyavardhata tathaiva saḥ ॥1-43-12॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - her; समभवत् (samabhavat) - was born; गर्भः (garbhaḥ) - embryo; ज्वलनसंनिभः (jvalanasaṃnibhaḥ) - like fire; अतीव (atīva) - extremely; तपसा (tapasā) - with penance; युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - endowed; वैश्वानर (vaiśvānara) - Agni; समद्युतिः (samadyutiḥ) - equal in brilliance; शुक्लपक्षे (śuklapakṣe) - in the bright fortnight; यथा (yathā) - as; सोमः (somaḥ) - moon; व्यवर्धत (vyavardhata) - grew; तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; सः (saḥ) - he;]
(There, her embryo was born like fire, extremely endowed with penance, equal in brilliance to Agni. In the bright fortnight, as the moon grew, so did he.)
There, her embryo was born, resembling fire, and was extremely endowed with penance, shining like Agni. Just as the moon grows in the bright fortnight, so did he.
ततः कतिपयाहस्य जरत्कारुर्महातपाः। उत्सङ्गेऽस्याः शिरः कृत्वा सुष्वाप परिखिन्नवत् ॥१-४३-१३॥
tataḥ katipayāhasya jaratkārurmahātapāḥ। utsaṅge'syāḥ śiraḥ kṛtvā suṣvāpa parikhinnavat ॥1-43-13॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; कतिपयाहस्य (katipayāhasya) - of a few days; जरत्कारुः (jaratkāruḥ) - Jaratkaru; महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - great ascetic; उत्सङ्गे (utsaṅge) - in the lap; अस्याः (asyāḥ) - of her; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having placed; सुष्वाप (suṣvāpa) - slept; परिखिन्नवत् (parikhinnavat) - as if exhausted;]
(Then, after a few days, Jaratkaru, the great ascetic, having placed his head in her lap, slept as if exhausted.)
After a few days, the great sage Jaratkaru, weary and tired, rested his head on her lap and fell asleep.
तस्मिंश्च सुप्ते विप्रेन्द्रे सवितास्तमियाद्गिरिम्। अह्नः परिक्षये ब्रह्मंस्ततः साचिन्तयत्तदा ॥ वासुकेर्भगिनी भीता धर्मलोपान्मनस्विनी ॥१-४३-१४॥
tasmiṁśca supte viprendre savitāstamiyādgirim। ahnaḥ parikṣaye brahmaṁstataḥ sācintayattadā ॥ vāsukerbhaginī bhītā dharmalopānmanasvinī ॥1-43-14॥
[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; च (ca) - and; सुप्ते (supte) - asleep; विप्रेन्द्रे (viprendre) - the best of the Brahmins; सविता (savitā) - the sun; अस्तमियात् (astamiyāt) - set; गिरिम् (girim) - mountain; अह्नः (ahnaḥ) - of the day; परिक्षये (parikṣaye) - at the end; ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin; ततः (tataḥ) - then; सा (sā) - she; अचिन्तयत् (acintayat) - thought; तदा (tadā) - at that time; वासुकेः (vāsukeḥ) - of Vasuki; भगिनी (bhaginī) - sister; भीता (bhītā) - afraid; धर्मलोपान् (dharmalopān) - of the loss of dharma; मनस्विनी (manasvinī) - the wise one;]
(In that place, when the best of the Brahmins was asleep, the sun set behind the mountain. At the end of the day, O Brahmin, then she thought at that time, the sister of Vasuki, afraid of the loss of dharma, the wise one.)
When the revered Brahmin was asleep, the sun set behind the mountain. At the end of the day, she, the wise sister of Vasuki, contemplated, fearing the decline of righteousness.
किं नु मे सुकृतं भूयाद्भर्तुरुत्थापनं न वा। दुःखशीलो हि धर्मात्मा कथं नास्यापराध्नुयाम् ॥१-४३-१५॥
kiṁ nu me sukṛtaṁ bhūyādbharturutthāpanaṁ na vā। duḥkhaśīlo hi dharmātmā kathaṁ nāsyāparādhnuyām ॥1-43-15॥
[किं (kiṁ) - what; नु (nu) - indeed; मे (me) - my; सुकृतं (sukṛtaṁ) - good deed; भूयात् (bhūyāt) - may it be; भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of the husband; उत्थापनं (utthāpanaṁ) - raising; न (na) - not; वा (vā) - or; दुःखशीलः (duḥkhaśīlaḥ) - sorrowful by nature; हि (hi) - indeed; धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous soul; कथं (kathaṁ) - how; न (na) - not; अस्य (asya) - his; अपराध्नुयाम् (aparādhnuyām) - I would offend;]
(What indeed is my good deed, may it be the raising of the husband or not. How would I not offend this sorrowful by nature, righteous soul?)
What indeed is my good deed, whether it be the raising of my husband or not? How could I not offend this sorrowful and righteous soul?
कोपो वा धर्मशीलस्य धर्मलोपोऽथ वा पुनः। धर्मलोपो गरीयान्वै स्यादत्रेत्यकरोन्मनः ॥१-४३-१६॥
kopo vā dharmaśīlasya dharmalopo'tha vā punaḥ। dharmalopo garīyānvai syādatretyakaronmanaḥ ॥1-43-16॥
[कोपः (kopaḥ) - anger; वा (vā) - or; धर्मशीलस्य (dharmaśīlasya) - of the virtuous; धर्मलोपः (dharmalopaḥ) - loss of righteousness; अथ (atha) - or; वा (vā) - or; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; धर्मलोपः (dharmalopaḥ) - loss of righteousness; गरीयान् (garīyān) - heavier; वै (vai) - indeed; स्यात् (syāt) - may be; अत्र (atra) - here; इति (iti) - thus; अकरोत् (akarot) - made; मनः (manaḥ) - mind;]
(Anger or the loss of righteousness of the virtuous, or again, the loss of righteousness may indeed be heavier here, thus made the mind.)
The anger or loss of righteousness in a virtuous person, or again, the loss of righteousness, may indeed be considered more significant here, thus affecting the mind.
उत्थापयिष्ये यद्येनं ध्रुवं कोपं करिष्यति। धर्मलोपो भवेदस्य सन्ध्यातिक्रमणे ध्रुवम् ॥१-४३-१७॥
utthāpayiṣye yadyenaṃ dhruvaṃ kopaṃ kariṣyati। dharmalopo bhavedasya sandhyātikramaṇe dhruvam ॥1-43-17॥
[उत्थापयिष्ये (utthāpayiṣye) - I will raise; यदि (yadi) - if; एनम् (enam) - him; ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly; कोपम् (kopam) - anger; करिष्यति (kariṣyati) - will do; धर्मलोपः (dharmalopaḥ) - loss of dharma; भवेत् (bhavet) - would be; अस्य (asya) - his; सन्ध्या (sandhyā) - twilight; अतिक्रमणे (atikramaṇe) - in transgressing; ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly;]
(I will raise him if he certainly will do anger. Loss of dharma would be his certainly in transgressing twilight.)
I will raise him if he certainly becomes angry. His transgression of twilight would certainly lead to a loss of dharma.
इति निश्चित्य मनसा जरत्कारुर्भुजङ्गमा। तमृषिं दीप्ततपसं शयानमनलोपमम् ॥ उवाचेदं वचः श्लक्ष्णं ततो मधुरभाषिणी ॥१-४३-१८॥
iti niścitya manasā jaratkārurbhujaṅgamā. tamṛṣiṃ dīptatapasaṃ śayānamanalopamam .. uvācedaṃ vacaḥ ślakṣṇaṃ tato madhurabhāṣiṇī ..1-43-18..
[इति (iti) - thus; निश्चित्य (niścitya) - having decided; मनसा (manasā) - with mind; जरत्कारुः (jaratkāruḥ) - Jaratkaru; भुजङ्गमा (bhujaṅgamā) - serpent; तम् (tam) - that; ऋषिं (ṛṣiṃ) - sage; दीप्ततपसं (dīptatapasaṃ) - with blazing penance; शयानम् (śayānam) - lying; अनलोपमम् (analopamam) - like fire; उवाच (uvāca) - said; इदं (idaṃ) - this; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; श्लक्ष्णं (ślakṣṇaṃ) - gentle; ततः (tataḥ) - then; मधुरभाषिणी (madhurabhāṣiṇī) - sweet-speaking;]
(Thus, having decided with mind, Jaratkaru, the serpent, said these gentle words to the sage with blazing penance, lying like fire, then sweet-speaking.)
Having made up her mind, Jaratkaru, the serpent, addressed the sage, who was lying there with a blazing penance, like fire, with gentle and sweet words.
उत्तिष्ठ त्वं महाभाग सूर्योऽस्तमुपगच्छति। सन्ध्यामुपास्स्व भगवन्नपः स्पृष्ट्वा यतव्रतः ॥१-४३-१९॥
uttiṣṭha tvaṃ mahābhāga sūryo'stamupagacchati| sandhyāmupāssva bhagavannapaḥ spṛṣṭvā yatavrataḥ ॥1-43-19॥
[उत्तिष्ठ (uttiṣṭha) - arise; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; महाभाग (mahābhāga) - great one; सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - sun; अस्तम् (astam) - setting; उपगच्छति (upagacchati) - approaches; सन्ध्याम् (sandhyām) - twilight; उपास्स्व (upāssva) - worship; भगवन् (bhagavan) - O revered one; अपः (apaḥ) - water; स्पृष्ट्वा (spṛṣṭvā) - having touched; यतव्रतः (yatavrataḥ) - steadfast in vows;]
(Arise, you great one, the sun approaches setting. Worship the twilight, O revered one, having touched water, steadfast in vows.)
Arise, O great one, the sun is setting. Worship the twilight, O revered sage, after touching water, steadfast in your vows.
प्रादुष्कृताग्निहोत्रोऽयं मुहूर्तो रम्यदारुणः। सन्ध्या प्रवर्तते चेयं पश्चिमायां दिशि प्रभो ॥१-४३-२०॥
prāduṣkṛtāgnihotro'yaṃ muhūrto ramyadāruṇaḥ। sandhyā pravartate ceyaṃ paścimāyāṃ diśi prabho ॥1-43-20॥
[प्रादुष्कृत (prāduṣkṛta) - performed; अग्निहोत्रः (agnihotraḥ) - sacrificial fire; अयम् (ayam) - this; मुहूर्तः (muhūrtaḥ) - moment; रम्य (ramya) - beautiful; दारुणः (dāruṇaḥ) - fierce; सन्ध्या (sandhyā) - twilight; प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - begins; च (ca) - and; इयम् (iyam) - this; पश्चिमायाम् (paścimāyām) - in the west; दिशि (diśi) - direction; प्रभो (prabho) - O lord;]
(The sacrificial fire has been performed, this moment is beautifully fierce. The twilight begins in the west, O lord.)
The sacrificial fire has been completed, and this moment is both beautiful and fierce. The twilight is beginning in the western direction, O lord.
एवमुक्तः स भगवाञ्जरत्कारुर्महातपाः। भार्यां प्रस्फुरमाणोष्ठ इदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥१-४३-२१॥
evamuktaḥ sa bhagavāñjaratkārurmahātapāḥ। bhāryāṃ prasphuramaṇoṣṭha idaṃ vacanamabravīt ॥1-43-21॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed; स (sa) - he; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the venerable; जरत्कारुः (jaratkāruḥ) - Jaratkaru; महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - great ascetic; भार्यां (bhāryāṃ) - wife; प्रस्फुरमाण (prasphuramaṇa) - trembling; ओष्ठः (oṣṭhaḥ) - lip; इदं (idaṃ) - this; वचनम् (vacanam) - speech; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke;]
(Thus addressed, the venerable Jaratkaru, the great ascetic, with trembling lip, spoke this speech to his wife.)
Thus addressed, the venerable sage Jaratkaru, known for his great asceticism, spoke to his wife with trembling lips.
अवमानः प्रयुक्तोऽयं त्वया मम भुजङ्गमे। समीपे ते न वत्स्यामि गमिष्यामि यथागतम् ॥१-४३-२२॥
avamānaḥ prayukto'yaṃ tvayā mama bhujaṅgame। samīpe te na vatsyāmi gamiṣyāmi yathāgatam ॥1-43-22॥
[अवमानः (avamānaḥ) - insult; प्रयुक्तः (prayuktaḥ) - inflicted; अयम् (ayam) - this; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; मम (mama) - my; भुजङ्गमे (bhujaṅgame) - serpent; समीपे (samīpe) - near; ते (te) - you; न (na) - not; वत्स्यामि (vatsyāmi) - will stay; गमिष्यामि (gamiṣyāmi) - will go; यथा (yathā) - as; आगतम् (āgatam) - came;]
(An insult has been inflicted by you, my serpent. I will not stay near you; I will go as I came.)
You have insulted me, my serpent. I will not stay near you; I will return the way I came.
न हि तेजोऽस्ति वामोरु मयि सुप्ते विभावसोः। अस्तं गन्तुं यथाकालमिति मे हृदि वर्तते ॥१-४३-२३॥
na hi tejo'sti vāmoru mayi supte vibhāvasoḥ। astaṃ gantuṃ yathākālamiti me hṛdi vartate ॥1-43-23॥
[न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; तेजः (tejaḥ) - light; अस्ति (asti) - is; वामोरु (vāmoru) - O beautiful-thighed one; मयि (mayi) - in me; सुप्ते (supte) - asleep; विभावसोः (vibhāvasoḥ) - of the sun; अस्तं (astaṃ) - setting; गन्तुं (gantuṃ) - to go; यथा (yathā) - as; कालम् (kālam) - time; इति (iti) - thus; मे (me) - in my; हृदि (hṛdi) - heart; वर्तते (vartate) - exists;]
(Indeed, there is no light, O beautiful-thighed one, in me asleep, of the sun, to go to setting as time, thus in my heart exists.)
O beautiful-thighed one, indeed, there is no light in me when I am asleep, as the sun sets in its due time, this thought exists in my heart.
न चाप्यवमतस्येह वस्तुं रोचेत कस्यचित्। किं पुनर्धर्मशीलस्य मम वा मद्विधस्य वा ॥१-४३-२४॥
na cāpyavamatasyeha vastuṃ roceta kasyacit। kiṃ punardharmaśīlasya mama vā madvidhasya vā ॥1-43-24॥
[न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अवमतस्य (avamatasya) - of one who is disrespected; इह (iha) - here; वस्तुम् (vastum) - to dwell; रोचेत (roceta) - would please; कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - anyone; किम् (kim) - what; पुनः (punah) - again; धर्मशीलस्य (dharmaśīlasya) - of a virtuous person; मम (mama) - my; वा (vā) - or; मद्विधस्य (madvidhasya) - of one like me; वा (vā) - or;]
(And here, dwelling would not please anyone who is disrespected; what to say of a virtuous person, or of me, or of one like me.)
And here, no one would like to dwell if they are disrespected; let alone a virtuous person, myself, or someone like me.
एवमुक्ता जरत्कारुर्भर्त्रा हृदयकम्पनम्। अब्रवीद्भगिनी तत्र वासुकेः संनिवेशने ॥१-४३-२५॥
evamuktā jaratkārurbhartrā hṛdayakampanam। abravīdbhaginī tatra vāsukeḥ saṃniveśane ॥1-43-25॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्ता (uktā) - spoken; जरत्कारुः (jaratkāruḥ) - Jaratkaru; भर्त्रा (bhartrā) - by husband; हृदयकम्पनम् (hṛdayakampanam) - heart-trembling; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; भगिनी (bhaginī) - sister; तत्र (tatra) - there; वासुकेः (vāsukeḥ) - of Vasuki; संनिवेशने (saṃniveśane) - in the abode;]
(Thus spoken by her husband, Jaratkaru, with a trembling heart, the sister said there in the abode of Vasuki.)
Upon being addressed by her husband Jaratkaru, whose heart was trembling, the sister spoke in the abode of Vasuki.
नावमानात्कृतवती तवाहं प्रतिबोधनम्। धर्मलोपो न ते विप्र स्यादित्येतत्कृतं मया ॥१-४३-२६॥
nāvamānātkṛtavatī tavāhaṃ pratibodhanam। dharmalopo na te vipra syādityetatkṛtaṃ mayā ॥1-43-26॥
[नावमानात् (nāvamānāt) - from disrespect; कृतवती (kṛtavatī) - done; तव (tava) - your; अहम् (aham) - I; प्रतिबोधनम् (pratibodhanam) - awakening; धर्मलोपः (dharmalopaḥ) - loss of dharma; न (na) - not; ते (te) - your; विप्र (vipra) - O wise one; स्यात् (syāt) - may be; इति (iti) - thus; एतत् (etat) - this; कृतम् (kṛtam) - done; मया (mayā) - by me;]
(From disrespect, I have done your awakening. Loss of dharma may not be yours, O wise one, thus this is done by me.)
I have awakened you out of disrespect so that you do not suffer a loss of dharma, O wise one. This is why I have done it.
उवाच भार्यामित्युक्तो जरत्कारुर्महातपाः। ऋषिः कोपसमाविष्टस्त्यक्तुकामो भुजङ्गमाम् ॥१-४३-२७॥
uvāca bhāryāmityukto jaratkārurmahātapāḥ। ṛṣiḥ kopasamāviṣṭastyaktukāmo bhujaṅgamām ॥1-43-27॥
[उवाच (uvāca) - said; भार्याम् (bhāryām) - to wife; इति (iti) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed; जरत्कारुः (jaratkāruḥ) - Jaratkaru; महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - great ascetic; ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage; कोपसमाविष्टः (kopasamāviṣṭaḥ) - filled with anger; त्यक्तुकामः (tyaktukāmaḥ) - desiring to abandon; भुजङ्गमाम् (bhujaṅgamām) - serpent-woman;]
(The great ascetic Jaratkaru, filled with anger, addressed his wife, the serpent-woman, desiring to abandon her.)
The sage Jaratkaru, in great anger, spoke to his wife, the serpent-woman, expressing his desire to leave her.
न मे वागनृतं प्राह गमिष्येऽहं भुजङ्गमे। समयो ह्येष मे पूर्वं त्वया सह मिथः कृतः ॥१-४३-२८॥
na me vāganṛtaṃ prāha gamiṣye'haṃ bhujaṅgame। samayo hyeṣa me pūrvaṃ tvayā saha mithaḥ kṛtaḥ ॥1-43-28॥
[न (na) - not; मे (me) - my; वाक् (vāk) - speech; अनृतं (anṛtaṃ) - false; प्राह (prāha) - said; गमिष्ये (gamiṣye) - I will go; अहं (ahaṃ) - I; भुजङ्गमे (bhujaṅgame) - O serpent; समयः (samayaḥ) - promise; हि (hi) - indeed; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; मे (me) - my; पूर्वं (pūrvaṃ) - before; त्वया (tvayā) - with you; सह (saha) - together; मिथः (mithaḥ) - mutually; कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - made;]
(My speech is not false, O serpent, I will go. This promise was indeed made mutually with you before.)
I assure you, O serpent, my words are true; I will go as promised. This agreement was indeed made between us earlier.
सुखमस्म्युषितो भद्रे ब्रूयास्त्वं भ्रातरं शुभे। इतो मयि गते भीरु गतः स भगवानिति ॥ त्वं चापि मयि निष्क्रान्ते न शोकं कर्तुमर्हसि ॥१-४३-२९॥
sukham asmi uṣito bhadre brūyās tvaṃ bhrātaraṃ śubhe। ito mayi gate bhīru gataḥ sa bhagavān iti॥ tvaṃ cāpi mayi niṣkrānte na śokaṃ kartum arhasi॥1-43-29॥
[सुखम् (sukham) - happily; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; उषितः (uṣitaḥ) - stayed; भद्रे (bhadre) - O gentle one; ब्रूयाः (brūyāḥ) - you should tell; त्वम् (tvam) - you; भ्रातरम् (bhrātaram) - brother; शुभे (śubhe) - O auspicious one; इतः (itaḥ) - from here; मयि (mayi) - when I; गते (gate) - have gone; भीरु (bhīru) - O timid one; गतः (gataḥ) - has gone; सः (saḥ) - he; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the Lord; इति (iti) - thus; त्वम् (tvam) - you; च (ca) - also; अपि (api) - even; मयि (mayi) - when I; निष्क्रान्ते (niṣkrānte) - have departed; न (na) - not; शोकम् (śokam) - grief; कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do; अर्हसि (arhasi) - you should;]
(Happily I am stayed, O gentle one, you should tell the brother, O auspicious one. From here, when I have gone, O timid one, he, the Lord, has gone thus. You also, even when I have departed, should not do grief.)
I have stayed happily, O gentle one, you should tell your brother, O auspicious one. When I have left from here, O timid one, the Lord has also departed. You too, even when I have gone, should not grieve.
इत्युक्ता सानवद्याङ्गी प्रत्युवाच पतिं तदा। जरत्कारुं जरत्कारुश्चिन्ताशोकपरायणा ॥१-४३-३०॥
ityuktā sānavadyāṅgī pratyuvāca patiṃ tadā. jaratkāruṃ jaratkāruścintāśokaparāyaṇā ॥1-43-30॥
[इत्युक्ता (ityuktā) - thus addressed; सा (sā) - she; अनवद्याङ्गी (anavadyāṅgī) - faultless-bodied; प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied; पतिं (patiṃ) - husband; तदा (tadā) - then; जरत्कारुं (jaratkāruṃ) - Jaratkaru; जरत्कारुः (jaratkāruḥ) - Jaratkaru; चिन्ताशोकपरायणा (cintāśokaparāyaṇā) - absorbed in anxiety and sorrow;]
(Thus addressed, she of faultless limbs then replied to her husband Jaratkaru, absorbed in anxiety and sorrow.)
Thus addressed, the faultless-bodied lady replied to her husband Jaratkaru, who was absorbed in anxiety and sorrow.
बाष्पगद्गदया वाचा मुखेन परिशुष्यता। कृताञ्जलिर्वरारोहा पर्यश्रुनयना ततः ॥ धैर्यमालम्ब्य वामोरूर्हृदयेन प्रवेपता ॥१-४३-३१॥
bāṣpagadgadayā vācā mukhena pariśuṣyatā। kṛtāñjalirvarārohā paryaśrunayanā tataḥ ॥ dhairyamālambya vāmorūrhṛdayena pravepatā ॥1-43-31॥
[बाष्पगद्गदया (bāṣpagadgadayā) - with a voice choked with tears; वाचा (vācā) - with speech; मुखेन (mukhena) - with face; परिशुष्यता (pariśuṣyatā) - drying up; कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - with joined palms; वरारोहा (varārohā) - the beautiful lady; पर्यश्रुनयना (paryaśrunayanā) - with eyes full of tears; ततः (tataḥ) - then; धैर्यम् (dhairyam) - courage; आलम्ब्य (ālambya) - having taken support; वामोरूः (vāmorūḥ) - with beautiful thighs; हृदयेन (hṛdayena) - with heart; प्रवेपता (pravepatā) - trembling;]
(With a voice choked with tears, with speech, with face drying up, with joined palms, the beautiful lady with eyes full of tears then, having taken support of courage, with beautiful thighs, with heart trembling.)
The beautiful lady, with her voice choked with tears and her face drying up, stood with joined palms and eyes full of tears. Then, gathering her courage, she stood with her beautiful thighs trembling and her heart shaking.
न मामर्हसि धर्मज्ञ परित्यक्तुमनागसम्। धर्मे स्थितां स्थितो धर्मे सदा प्रियहिते रताम् ॥१-४३-३२॥
na mām arhasi dharmajña parityaktum anāgasam। dharme sthitāṃ sthito dharme sadā priyahite ratām ॥1-43-32॥
[न (na) - not; माम् (mām) - me; अर्हसि (arhasi) - you should; धर्मज्ञ (dharmajña) - knower of dharma; परित्यक्तुम् (parityaktum) - to abandon; अनागसम् (anāgasam) - innocent; धर्मे (dharme) - in dharma; स्थिताम् (sthitām) - situated; स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated; धर्मे (dharme) - in dharma; सदा (sadā) - always; प्रियहिते (priyahite) - in dear welfare; रताम् (ratām) - engaged;]
(You should not abandon me, O knower of dharma, who is innocent, situated in dharma, always engaged in dear welfare.)
You should not abandon me, O knower of dharma, as I am innocent and always devoted to righteousness and the welfare of others.
प्रदाने कारणं यच्च मम तुभ्यं द्विजोत्तम। तदलब्धवतीं मन्दां किं मां वक्ष्यति वासुखिः ॥१-४३-३३॥
pradāne kāraṇaṃ yacca mama tubhyaṃ dvijottama। tadalabdhavatīṃ mandāṃ kiṃ māṃ vakṣyati vāsukhiḥ ॥1-43-33॥
[प्रदाने (pradāne) - in giving; कारणं (kāraṇaṃ) - reason; यत् (yat) - which; च (ca) - and; मम (mama) - my; तुभ्यम् (tubhyam) - to you; द्विजोत्तम (dvijottama) - O best of the twice-born; तत् (tat) - that; अलब्धवतीम् (alabdhavatīm) - not obtained; मन्दाम् (mandām) - slow; किम् (kim) - what; माम् (mām) - me; वक्ष्यति (vakṣyati) - will say; वासुखिः (vāsukhiḥ) - Vasuki;]
(In giving, the reason which is mine to you, O best of the twice-born, that not obtained slow what me will say Vasuki.)
O best of the twice-born, what will Vasuki say to me for not obtaining that which was my reason for giving to you?
मातृशापाभिभूतानां ज्ञातीनां मम सत्तम। अपत्यमीप्षितं त्वत्तस्तच्च तावन्न दृश्यते ॥१-४३-३४॥
mātṛśāpābhibhūtānāṃ jñātīnāṃ mama sattama। apatyamīpṣitaṃ tvattastacca tāvanna dṛśyate ॥1-43-34॥
[मातृशापाभिभूतानां (mātṛśāpābhibhūtānāṃ) - overcome by mother's curse; ज्ञातीनां (jñātīnāṃ) - of relatives; मम (mama) - my; सत्तम (sattama) - O virtuous one; अपत्यम् (apatyam) - offspring; ईप्षितम् (īpṣitam) - desired; त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - from you; तत् (tat) - that; च (ca) - and; तावत् (tāvat) - so far; न (na) - not; दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen;]
(O virtuous one, my relatives, overcome by mother's curse, the desired offspring from you, that also so far is not seen.)
O virtuous one, my relatives, who are overcome by a mother's curse, have not yet seen the desired offspring from you.
त्वत्तो ह्यपत्यलाभेन ज्ञातीनां मे शिवं भवेत्। सम्प्रयोगो भवेन्नायं मम मोघस्त्वया द्विज ॥१-४३-३५॥
tvatto hyapatyalābhena jñātīnāṃ me śivaṃ bhavet। samprayogo bhavennāyaṃ mama moghastvayā dvija ॥1-43-35॥
[त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - from you; हि (hi) - indeed; अपत्यलाभेन (apatyalābhena) - by obtaining offspring; ज्ञातीनाम् (jñātīnām) - of relatives; मे (me) - my; शिवम् (śivam) - welfare; भवेत् (bhavet) - may be; सम्प्रयोगः (samprayogaḥ) - union; भवेत् (bhavet) - may be; न (na) - not; अयम् (ayam) - this; मम (mama) - my; मोगः (moghaḥ) - in vain; त्वया (tvayā) - with you; द्विज (dvija) - O Brahmin;]
(From you indeed, by obtaining offspring, my relatives' welfare may be. This union with you, O Brahmin, may not be in vain.)
Indeed, by obtaining offspring from you, my relatives will find welfare. Let this union with you, O Brahmin, not be in vain.
ज्ञातीनां हितमिच्छन्ती भगवंस्त्वां प्रसादये। इममव्यक्तरूपं मे गर्भमाधाय सत्तम ॥ कथं त्यक्त्वा महात्मा सन्गन्तुमिच्छस्यनागसम् ॥१-४३-३६॥
jñātīnāṃ hitamicchantī bhagavaṃstvāṃ prasādaye। imamavyaktarūpaṃ me garbhamādhāya sattama ॥ kathaṃ tyaktvā mahātmā saṅgantumicchasyanāgasam ॥1-43-36॥
[ज्ञातीनां (jñātīnāṃ) - of relatives; हितम् (hitam) - welfare; इच्छन्ती (icchantī) - desiring; भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; प्रसादये (prasādaye) - I beseech; इमम् (imam) - this; अव्यक्तरूपम् (avyaktarūpam) - unmanifest form; मे (me) - my; गर्भम् (garbham) - womb; आधाय (ādhāya) - having placed; सत्तम (sattama) - O noble one; कथम् (katham) - how; त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned; महात्मा (mahātmā) - great soul; सन् (san) - being; गन्तुम् (gantum) - to go; इच्छसि (icchasi) - do you wish; अनागसम् (anāgasam) - innocent;]
(Desiring the welfare of relatives, O Lord, I beseech you. Having placed this unmanifest form in my womb, O noble one, how do you, being a great soul, wish to abandon and go to the innocent?)
O Lord, desiring the welfare of my relatives, I beseech you. Having placed this unmanifest form in my womb, O noble one, how can you, being a great soul, wish to abandon me and go to the innocent?
एवमुक्तस्तु स मुनिर्भार्यां वचनमब्रवीत्। यद्युक्तमनुरूपं च जरत्कारुस्तपोधनः ॥१-४३-३७॥
evamuktastu sa munirbhāryāṃ vacanamabravīt। yadyuktamanurūpaṃ ca jaratkārustapodhanaḥ ॥1-43-37॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; तु (tu) - but; सः (saḥ) - he; मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage; भार्यां (bhāryāṃ) - wife; वचनम् (vacanam) - words; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; यदि (yadi) - if; युक्तम् (yuktam) - appropriate; अनुरूपम् (anurūpam) - suitable; च (ca) - and; जरत्कारुः (jaratkāruḥ) - Jaratkaru; तपोधनः (tapodhanaḥ) - ascetic;]
(Thus spoken, the sage said to his wife: "If it is appropriate and suitable, Jaratkaru, the ascetic.")
Thus addressed, the sage spoke to his wife: "If it is appropriate and suitable, Jaratkaru, the ascetic."
अस्त्येष गर्भः सुभगे तव वैश्वानरोपमः। ऋषिः परमधर्मात्मा वेदवेदाङ्गपारगः ॥१-४३-३८॥
astyeṣa garbhaḥ subhage tava vaiśvānaropamaḥ। ṛṣiḥ paramadharmātmā vedavedāṅgapāragaḥ ॥1-43-38॥
[अस्ति (asti) - there is; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; गर्भः (garbhaḥ) - embryo; सुभगे (subhage) - fortunate one; तव (tava) - your; वैश्वानर (vaiśvānara) - like Agni; उपमः (upamaḥ) - similar; ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage; परमधर्मात्मा (paramadharmātmā) - supremely righteous soul; वेद (veda) - Vedas; वेदाङ्ग (vedāṅga) - Vedangas; पारगः (pāragaḥ) - one who has mastered;]
(There is this embryo, O fortunate one, in you, similar to Agni. A sage, supremely righteous soul, who has mastered the Vedas and Vedangas.)
O fortunate one, within you is an embryo comparable to Agni, a sage of supreme righteousness who has mastered the Vedas and Vedangas.
एवमुक्त्वा स धर्मात्मा जरत्कारुर्महानृषिः। उग्राय तपसे भूयो जगाम कृतनिश्चयः ॥१-४३-३९॥
evamuktvā sa dharmātmā jaratkārurmahānṛṣiḥ। ugrāya tapase bhūyo jagāma kṛtaniścayaḥ ॥1-43-39॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; सः (saḥ) - he; धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous; जरत्कारुः (jaratkāruḥ) - Jaratkaru; महानृषिः (mahānṛṣiḥ) - great sage; उग्राय (ugrāya) - for severe; तपसे (tapase) - penance; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; जगाम (jagāma) - went; कृतनिश्चयः (kṛtaniścayaḥ) - with firm resolve;]
(Thus, having spoken, the righteous Jaratkaru, the great sage, went again for severe penance with firm resolve.)
After speaking thus, the righteous sage Jaratkaru, with firm determination, went again to perform intense penance.
