01.049
Library: With the intention of stopping the snake sacrifice, Astika reaches the entrance of the sacrificial ground.
सूत उवाच॥
sūta uvāca॥
[सूत (sūta) - Sūta; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sūta said:)
Sūta said:
तत आहूय पुत्रं स्वं जरत्कारुर्भुजङ्गमा। वासुकेर्नागराजस्य वचनादिदमब्रवीत् ॥१-४९-१॥
tata āhūya putraṃ svaṃ jaratkārurbhujaṅgamā। vāsukernāgarājasya vacanādidamabravīt ॥1-49-1॥
[तत् (tat) - then; आहूय (āhūya) - having called; पुत्रम् (putram) - son; स्वम् (svam) - own; जरत्कारुः (jaratkāruḥ) - Jaratkaru; भुजङ्गमा (bhujaṅgamā) - serpents; वासुकेः (vāsukeḥ) - of Vasuki; नागराजस्य (nāgarājasya) - of the king of serpents; वचनात् (vacanāt) - by the words; इदम् (idam) - this; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(Then, having called his own son Jaratkaru, the serpents, by the words of Vasuki, the king of serpents, said this.)
Then, Vasuki, the king of serpents, called his own son Jaratkaru and said this to the serpents.
अहं तव पितुः पुत्र भ्रात्रा दत्ता निमित्ततः। कालः स चायं सम्प्राप्तस्तत्कुरुष्व यथातथम् ॥१-४९-२॥
ahaṁ tava pituḥ putra bhrātrā dattā nimittataḥ। kālaḥ sa cāyaṁ samprāptastatkuruṣva yathātatham ॥1-49-2॥
[अहं (ahaṁ) - I; तव (tava) - your; पितुः (pituḥ) - father's; पुत्र (putra) - son; भ्रात्रा (bhrātrā) - by brother; दत्ता (dattā) - given; निमित्ततः (nimittataḥ) - for a reason; कालः (kālaḥ) - time; स (sa) - he; च (ca) - and; अयम् (ayam) - this; सम्प्राप्तः (samprāptaḥ) - has arrived; तत् (tat) - that; कुरुष्व (kuruṣva) - do; यथातथम् (yathātatham) - accordingly;]
(I, your father's son, given by brother for a reason. Time, he and this has arrived, that do accordingly.)
I am your father's son, given by your brother for a reason. The time has come, so act accordingly.
आस्तीक उवाच॥
āstīka uvāca॥
[आस्तीक (āstīka) - Āstīka; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Āstīka said:)
Āstīka spoke:
किंनिमित्तं मम पितुर्दत्ता त्वं मातुलेन मे। तन्ममाचक्ष्व तत्त्वेन श्रुत्वा कर्तास्मि तत्तथा ॥१-४९-३॥
kiṁnimittaṁ mama piturdattā tvaṁ mātulena me। tanmamācakṣva tattvena śrutvā kartāsmi tattathā ॥1-49-3॥
[किंनिमित्तं (kiṁnimittaṁ) - for what reason; मम (mama) - my; पितुः (pituḥ) - father's; दत्ता (dattā) - given; त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; मातुलेन (mātulena) - by uncle; मे (me) - to me; तत् (tat) - that; मम (mama) - to me; आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell; तत्त्वेन (tattvena) - truly; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; कर्तास्मि (kartāsmi) - I will do; तत्तथा (tattathā) - that accordingly;]
(For what reason were you given to me by my uncle? Tell me that truly, having heard, I will do that accordingly.)
Why were you given to me by my uncle? Please tell me the truth, and after hearing it, I will act accordingly.
सूत उवाच॥
sūta uvāca॥
[सूत (sūta) - Sūta; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sūta said:)
Sūta said:
तत आचष्ट सा तस्मै बान्धवानां हितैषिणी। भगिनी नागराजस्य जरत्कारुरविक्लवा ॥१-४९-४॥
tata ācaṣṭa sā tasmai bāndhavānāṃ hitaiṣiṇī। bhaginī nāgarājasya jaratkāruraviklavā ॥1-49-4॥
[तत (tata) - then; आचष्ट (ācaṣṭa) - said; सा (sā) - she; तस्मै (tasmai) - to him; बान्धवानां (bāndhavānāṃ) - of relatives; हितैषिणी (hitaiṣiṇī) - well-wisher; भगिनी (bhaginī) - sister; नागराजस्य (nāgarājasya) - of the serpent king; जरत्कारु (jaratkāru) - Jaratkaru; अविक्लवा (aviklavā) - unperturbed;]
(Then she, the well-wisher of the relatives, the sister of the serpent king, Jaratkaru, unperturbed, said to him.)
Then, the sister of the serpent king, Jaratkaru, who was a well-wisher of her relatives, spoke to him without any hesitation.
भुजगानामशेषाणां माता कद्रूरिति श्रुतिः। तया शप्ता रुषितया सुता यस्मान्निबोध तत् ॥१-४९-५॥
bhujagānāmaśeṣāṇāṃ mātā kadrūriti śrutiḥ। tayā śaptā ruṣitayā sutā yasmānnibodha tat ॥1-49-5॥
[भुजगानाम् (bhujagānām) - of serpents; अशेषाणाम् (aśeṣāṇām) - of all; माता (mātā) - mother; कद्रूः (kadrūḥ) - Kadru; इति (iti) - thus; श्रुतिः (śrutiḥ) - is heard; तया (tayā) - by her; शप्ता (śaptā) - cursed; रुषितया (ruṣitayā) - angry; सुताः (sutāḥ) - sons; यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because; निबोध (nibodha) - know; तत् (tat) - that;]
(The mother of all serpents is heard to be Kadru. Know that her sons were cursed by her in anger because of that.)
Kadru is known as the mother of all serpents. Understand that her sons were cursed by her in anger for that reason.
उच्छैःश्रवाः सोऽश्वराजो यन्मिथ्या न कृतो मम। विनतानिमित्तं पणिते दासभावाय पुत्रकाः ॥१-४९-६॥
ucchaiḥśravāḥ so'śvarājo yanmithyā na kṛto mama. vinatānimittaṃ paṇite dāsabhāvāya putrakāḥ ॥1-49-6॥
[उच्छैःश्रवाः (ucchaiḥśravāḥ) - Uchchaihshravas; सः (saḥ) - he; अश्वराजः (aśvarājaḥ) - horse king; यत् (yat) - which; मिथ्या (mithyā) - false; न (na) - not; कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - made; मम (mama) - my; विनतानिमित्तम् (vinatānimittam) - for Vinata's sake; पणिते (paṇite) - wagered; दासभावाय (dāsabhāvāya) - for servitude; पुत्रकाः (putrakāḥ) - sons;]
(Uchchaihshravas, the horse king, which was not falsely made mine, was wagered for servitude for Vinata's sake, O sons.)
Uchchaihshravas, the king of horses, was not falsely claimed by me. He was wagered for servitude due to Vinata's cause, O sons.
जनमेजयस्य वो यज्ञे धक्ष्यत्यनिलसारथिः। तत्र पञ्चत्वमापन्नाः प्रेतलोकं गमिष्यथ ॥१-४९-७॥
janamejayasya vo yajñe dhakṣyaty anilasārathiḥ। tatra pañcatvam āpannāḥ pretalokaṃ gamiṣyatha ॥1-49-7॥
[जनमेजयस्य (janamejayasya) - of Janamejaya; वः (vaḥ) - your; यज्ञे (yajñe) - in the sacrifice; धक्ष्यति (dhakṣyati) - will burn; अनिलसारथिः (anilasārathiḥ) - wind-charioteer; तत्र (tatra) - there; पञ्चत्वम् (pañcatvam) - death; आपन्नाः (āpannāḥ) - having attained; प्रेतलोकं (pretalokaṃ) - to the world of the dead; गमिष्यथ (gamiṣyatha) - you will go;]
(In the sacrifice of Janamejaya, the wind-charioteer will burn you. There, having attained death, you will go to the world of the dead.)
In the sacrifice conducted by Janamejaya, the wind-charioteer will consume you in flames. There, you will meet your end and proceed to the realm of the departed.
तां च शप्तवतीमेवं साक्षाल्लोकपितामहः। एवमस्त्विति तद्वाक्यं प्रोवाचानुमुमोद च ॥१-४९-८॥
tāṃ ca śaptavatīmevaṃ sākṣāllokapitāmahaḥ। evamastviti tadvākyaṃ provācānumumoda ca ॥1-49-8॥
[तां (tāṃ) - her; च (ca) - and; शप्तवतीम् (śaptavatīm) - cursed; एवं (evaṃ) - thus; साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly; लोकपितामहः (lokapitāmahaḥ) - the grandsire of the worlds; एवम् (evam) - thus; अस्तु (astu) - so be it; इति (iti) - thus; तत् (tat) - that; वाक्यं (vākyaṃ) - statement; प्रोवाच (provāca) - spoke; अनुमुमोद (anumumoda) - approved; च (ca) - and;]
(And thus, the grandsire of the worlds directly cursed her, saying, "So be it," and approved that statement.)
The grandsire of the worlds directly cursed her and approved the statement, saying, "So be it."
वासुकिश्चापि तच्छ्रुत्वा पितामहवचस्तदा। अमृते मथिते तात देवाञ्शरणमीयिवान् ॥१-४९-९॥
vāsukiś cāpi tac chrutvā pitāmaha-vacas tadā। amṛte mathite tāta devāñ śaraṇam īyivān ॥1-49-9॥
[वासुकिः (vāsukiḥ) - Vasuki; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; तत् (tat) - that; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; पितामह (pitāmaha) - grandfather; वचः (vacas) - words; तदा (tadā) - then; अमृते (amṛte) - nectar; मथिते (mathite) - churned; तात (tāta) - O dear; देवान् (devān) - gods; शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge; ईयिवान् (īyivān) - went;]
(Vasuki also, having heard those words of the grandfather, then, O dear, when the nectar was churned, went to the refuge of the gods.)
Upon hearing the words of the grandfather, Vasuki, when the nectar was churned, sought refuge with the gods, O dear.
सिद्धार्थाश्च सुराः सर्वे प्राप्यामृतमनुत्तमम्। भ्रातरं मे पुरस्कृत्य प्रजापतिमुपागमन् ॥१-४९-१०॥
siddhārthāśca surāḥ sarve prāpyāmṛtamanuttamam। bhrātaraṃ me puraskṛtya prajāpatimupāgaman ॥1-49-10॥
[सिद्धार्थाः (siddhārthāḥ) - those who have achieved their goals; च (ca) - and; सुराः (surāḥ) - gods; सर्वे (sarve) - all; प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained; अमृतम् (amṛtam) - nectar of immortality; अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unsurpassed; भ्रातरम् (bhrātaram) - brother; मे (me) - my; पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having placed in front; प्रजापतिम् (prajāpatim) - Prajapati; उपागमन् (upāgaman) - approached;]
(Those who have achieved their goals, and all the gods, having obtained the unsurpassed nectar of immortality, approached Prajapati, having placed my brother in front.)
The gods, having achieved their goals and obtained the unsurpassed nectar of immortality, approached Prajapati with my brother leading them.
ते तं प्रसादयामासुर्देवाः सर्वे पितामहम्। राज्ञा वासुकिना सार्धं स शापो न भवेदिति ॥१-४९-११॥
te taṃ prasādayāmāsur devāḥ sarve pitāmaham। rājñā vāsukinā sārdhaṃ sa śāpo na bhaved iti ॥1-49-11॥
[ते (te) - they; तं (taṃ) - him; प्रसादयामासुः (prasādayāmāsuḥ) - appeased; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; सर्वे (sarve) - all; पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - grandfather; राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king; वासुकिना (vāsukinā) - by Vāsuki; सार्धं (sārdhaṃ) - together; स (sa) - that; शापः (śāpaḥ) - curse; न (na) - not; भवेत् (bhavet) - be; इति (iti) - thus;]
(They appeased him, all the gods, the grandfather. Together with King Vāsuki, that curse should not be thus.)
The gods, along with King Vāsuki, appeased the grandfather so that the curse would not take effect.
वासुकिर्नागराजोऽयं दुःखितो ज्ञातिकारणात्। अभिशापः स मात्रास्य भगवन्न भवेदिति ॥१-४९-१२॥
vāsukirnāgarājo'yaṃ duḥkhito jñātikāraṇāt। abhiśāpaḥ sa mātrāsya bhagavanna bhavediti ॥1-49-12॥
[वासुकिः (vāsukiḥ) - Vasuki; नागराजः (nāgarājaḥ) - king of serpents; अयम् (ayam) - this; दुःखितः (duḥkhitaḥ) - sorrowful; ज्ञाति (jñāti) - relatives; कारणात् (kāraṇāt) - due to reason; अभिशापः (abhiśāpaḥ) - curse; सः (saḥ) - he; मात्रा (mātrā) - by mother; अस्य (asya) - his; भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord; न (na) - not; भवेत् (bhavet) - be; इति (iti) - thus;]
(Vasuki, the king of serpents, is sorrowful due to the reason of his relatives. The curse by his mother, O Lord, should not be thus.)
Vasuki, the king of serpents, is distressed because of his relatives. O Lord, may the curse by his mother not come to pass.
ब्रह्मोवाच॥
brahmovāca॥
[ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahma; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Brahma said:)
Brahma spoke:
जरत्कारुर्जरत्कारुं यां भार्यां समवाप्स्यति। तत्र जातो द्विजः शापाद्भुजगान्मोक्षयिष्यति ॥१-४९-१३॥
jaratkārurjaratkāruṃ yāṃ bhāryāṃ samavāpsyati| tatra jāto dvijaḥ śāpādbhujagānmokṣayiṣyati ॥1-49-13॥
[जरत्कारुः (jaratkāruḥ) - Jaratkaru; जरत्कारुं (jaratkāruṃ) - Jaratkaru; यां (yāṃ) - whom; भार्यां (bhāryāṃ) - wife; समवाप्स्यति (samavāpsyati) - will obtain; तत्र (tatra) - there; जातः (jātaḥ) - born; द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - brahmin; शापात् (śāpāt) - from curse; भुजगान् (bhujagān) - serpents; मोक्षयिष्यति (mokṣayiṣyati) - will liberate;]
(Jaratkaru will obtain Jaratkaru as a wife. There, a brahmin born will liberate the serpents from the curse.)
Jaratkaru will marry a woman named Jaratkaru. Their son, a brahmin, will be born and will liberate the serpents from a curse.
जरत्कारुरुवाच॥
jaratkāruruvāca॥
[जरत्कारुः (jaratkāruḥ) - Jaratkaru; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Jaratkaru said:)
Jaratkaru spoke:
एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु वचनं वासुकिः पन्नगेश्वरः। प्रादान्माममरप्रख्य तव पित्रे महात्मने ॥१-४९-१४॥
etacchrutvā tu vacanaṃ vāsukiḥ pannageśvaraḥ। prādānmāmamaprakhya tava pitre mahātmane ॥1-49-14॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; तु (tu) - but; वचनम् (vacanam) - words; वासुकिः (vāsukiḥ) - Vasuki; पन्नगेश्वरः (pannageśvaraḥ) - lord of serpents; प्रादात् (prādāt) - gave; माम् (mām) - me; अमरप्रख्य (amaraprakhya) - like the gods; तव (tava) - your; पित्रे (pitre) - to father; महात्मने (mahātmane) - great soul;]
(Having heard these words, Vasuki, the lord of serpents, gave me, like the gods, to your father, the great soul.)
Upon hearing these words, Vasuki, the king of serpents, bestowed me, akin to the immortals, upon your noble father.
प्रागेवानागते काले तत्र त्वं मय्यजायथाः ॥१-४९-१४॥
prāgevānāgate kāle tatra tvaṃ mayyajāyathāḥ ॥1-49-14॥
[प्रागेव (prāgeva) - before indeed; अनागते (anāgate) - unarrived; काले (kāle) - time; तत्र (tatra) - there; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; मयि (mayi) - in me; अजायथाः (ajāyathāḥ) - were born;]
(Before indeed the unarrived time, there you were born in me.)
Before the time had arrived, you were already born in me.
अयं स कालः सम्प्राप्तो भयान्नस्त्रातुमर्हसि। भ्रातरं चैव मे तस्मात्त्रातुमर्हसि पावकात् ॥१-४९-१५॥
ayaṁ sa kālaḥ samprāpto bhayān nas trātum arhasi। bhrātaraṁ caiva me tasmāt trātum arhasi pāvakāt ॥1-49-15॥
[अयम् (ayam) - this; सः (saḥ) - he; कालः (kālaḥ) - time; सम्प्राप्तः (samprāptaḥ) - arrived; भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear; नः (naḥ) - us; त्रातुम् (trātum) - to protect; अर्हसि (arhasi) - you should; भ्रातरम् (bhrātaram) - brother; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; मे (me) - my; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; पावकात् (pāvakāt) - from fire;]
(This is the time arrived to protect us from fear. You should protect my brother indeed from the fire.)
This is the time that has come for you to protect us from fear. Therefore, you should also protect my brother from the fire.
अमोघं नः कृतं तत्स्याद्यदहं तव धीमते। पित्रे दत्ता विमोक्षार्थं कथं वा पुत्र मन्यसे ॥१-४९-१६॥
amoghaṃ naḥ kṛtaṃ tatsyādyadahaṃ tava dhīmate। pitre dattā vimokṣārthaṃ kathaṃ vā putra manyase ॥1-49-16॥
[अमोघं (amoghaṃ) - infallible; नः (naḥ) - our; कृतं (kṛtaṃ) - done; तत् (tat) - that; स्यात् (syāt) - may be; यत् (yat) - which; अहम् (aham) - I; तव (tava) - your; धीमते (dhīmate) - wise one; पित्रे (pitre) - to father; दत्ता (dattā) - given; विमोक्षार्थं (vimokṣārthaṃ) - for liberation; कथं (kathaṃ) - how; वा (vā) - or; पुत्र (putra) - son; मन्यसे (manyase) - do you think;]
(Infallible is our deed, that may be, which I, to your wise self, have given to the father for liberation; how or son, do you think?)
Our deed is infallible, which I have given to your wise self for the liberation of the father; what do you think, my son?
सूत उवाच॥
sūta uvāca॥
[सूत (sūta) - Sūta; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sūta said:)
Sūta said:
एवमुक्तस्तथेत्युक्त्वा सोऽस्तीको मातरं तदा। अब्रवीद्दुःखसन्तप्तं वासुकिं जीवयन्निव ॥१-४९-१७॥
evamuktastathetyuktvā so'stīko mātaraṃ tadā। abravīdduḥkhasantaptaṃ vāsukiṃ jīvayanniva ॥1-49-17॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; तथा (tathā) - so; इति (iti) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; सः (saḥ) - he; अस्तीको (astīko) - Astika; मातरं (mātaraṃ) - mother; तदा (tadā) - then; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; दुःखसन्तप्तं (duḥkhasantaptaṃ) - grief-stricken; वासुकिं (vāsukiṃ) - Vasuki; जीवयन् (jīvayan) - reviving; इव (iva) - as if;]
(Thus spoken, having said so, Astika then said to his mother, as if reviving the grief-stricken Vasuki.)
Astika, having spoken thus, then addressed his mother, appearing to console the grief-stricken Vasuki.
अहं त्वां मोक्षयिष्यामि वासुके पन्नगोत्तम। तस्माच्छापान्महासत्त्व सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीमि ते ॥१-४९-१८॥
ahaṁ tvāṁ mokṣayiṣyāmi vāsuke pannagottama। tasmācchāpānmahāsattva satyametadbravīmi te ॥1-49-18॥
[अहं (ahaṁ) - I; त्वां (tvāṁ) - you; मोक्षयिष्यामि (mokṣayiṣyāmi) - will liberate; वासुके (vāsuke) - Vasuki; पन्नगोत्तम (pannagottama) - O best of serpents; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; शापात् (śāpāt) - from curse; महासत्त्व (mahāsattva) - O great being; सत्यम् (satyam) - truly; एतत् (etat) - this; ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I say; ते (te) - to you;]
(I will liberate you, O Vasuki, best of serpents, therefore from the curse, O great being, truly this I say to you.)
I assure you, O Vasuki, the best of serpents, that I will indeed free you from the curse, O great being.
भव स्वस्थमना नाग न हि ते विद्यते भयम्। प्रयतिष्ये तथा सौम्य यथा श्रेयो भविष्यति ॥१-४९-१९॥
bhava svasthamanā nāga na hi te vidyate bhayam। prayatiṣye tathā saumya yathā śreyo bhaviṣyati ॥1-49-19॥
[भव (bhava) - be; स्वस्थमना (svasthamanā) - calm-minded; नाग (nāga) - O serpent; न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; ते (te) - your; विद्यते (vidyate) - exists; भयम् (bhayam) - fear; प्रयतिष्ये (prayatiṣye) - I will endeavor; तथा (tathā) - thus; सौम्य (saumya) - gentle one; यथा (yathā) - so that; श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - welfare; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be;]
(Be calm-minded, O serpent, for indeed there is no fear for you. I will endeavor thus, gentle one, so that welfare will be.)
Be at ease, O serpent, for there is truly no danger for you. I will act in such a way, dear one, that your well-being will be ensured.
न मे वागनृतं प्राह स्वैरेष्वपि कुतोऽन्यथा ॥१-४९-१९॥
na me vāganṛtaṃ prāha svaireṣvapi kuto'nyathā ॥1-49-19॥
[न (na) - not; मे (me) - my; वाक् (vāk) - speech; अनृतं (anṛtaṃ) - false; प्राह (prāha) - said; स्वैरेषु (svaireṣu) - in private; अपि (api) - even; कुतः (kutaḥ) - how; अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise;]
(Not my speech false said in private even how otherwise.)
My speech is never false, not even in private, so how could it be otherwise?
तं वै नृपवरं गत्वा दीक्षितं जनमेजयम्। वाग्भिर्मङ्गलयुक्ताभिस्तोषयिष्येऽद्य मातुल ॥१-४९-२०॥
taṃ vai nṛpavaraṃ gatvā dīkṣitaṃ janamejayam। vāgbhirmaṅgalayuktābhistoṣayiṣye'dya mātula ॥1-49-20॥
[तं (taṃ) - him; वै (vai) - indeed; नृपवरं (nṛpavaraṃ) - king among men; गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; दीक्षितं (dīkṣitaṃ) - consecrated; जनमेजयम् (janamejayam) - Janamejaya; वाग्भिः (vāgbhiḥ) - with words; मङ्गलयुक्ताभिः (maṅgalayuktābhiḥ) - auspicious; तोषयिष्ये (toṣayiṣye) - I will please; अद्य (adya) - today; मातुल (mātula) - uncle;]
(Having gone to that king among men, the consecrated Janamejaya, I will please him today with auspicious words, uncle.)
Uncle, today I will go to the consecrated King Janamejaya and please him with auspicious words.
यथा स यज्ञो नृपतेर्निर्वर्तिष्यति सत्तम ॥१-४९-२०॥
yathā sa yajño nṛpaternirvartiṣyati sattama ॥1-49-20॥
[यथा (yathā) - as; स (sa) - that; यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - sacrifice; नृपतेः (nṛpateḥ) - of the king; निर्वर्तिष्यति (nirvartiṣyati) - will be performed; सत्तम (sattama) - O best one;]
(As that sacrifice of the king will be performed, O best one.)
O noble one, the king's sacrifice will be conducted as planned.
स सम्भावय नागेन्द्र मयि सर्वं महामते। न ते मयि मनो जातु मिथ्या भवितुमर्हति ॥१-४९-२१॥
sa sambhāvaya nāgendra mayi sarvaṃ mahāmate। na te mayi mano jātu mithyā bhavitumarhati ॥1-49-21॥
[स (sa) - he; सम्भावय (sambhāvaya) - consider; नागेन्द्र (nāgendra) - O lord of serpents; मयि (mayi) - in me; सर्वं (sarvaṃ) - all; महामते (mahāmate) - O wise one; न (na) - not; ते (te) - your; मयि (mayi) - in me; मनो (mano) - mind; जातु (jātu) - ever; मिथ्या (mithyā) - false; भवितुमर्हति (bhavitumarhati) - ought to be;]
(He, consider, O lord of serpents, in me all, O wise one. Not your in me mind ever false ought to be.)
O lord of serpents, consider all in me, O wise one. Your mind should never be false in me.
वासुकिरुवाच॥
vāsukiruvāca॥
[वासुकिः (vāsukiḥ) - Vasuki; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vasuki said:)
Vasuki spoke:
आस्तीक परिघूर्णामि हृदयं मे विदीर्यते। दिशश्च न प्रजानामि ब्रह्मदण्डनिपीडितः ॥१-४९-२२॥
āstīka parighūrṇāmi hṛdayaṃ me vidīryate। diśaśca na prajānāmi brahmadaṇḍanipīḍitaḥ ॥1-49-22॥
[आस्तीक (āstīka) - O Astika; परिघूर्णामि (parighūrṇāmi) - I am whirling; हृदयं (hṛdayam) - heart; मे (me) - my; विदीर्यते (vidīryate) - is breaking; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; च (ca) - and; न (na) - not; प्रजानामि (prajānāmi) - I know; ब्रह्मदण्डनिपीडितः (brahmadaṇḍanipīḍitaḥ) - oppressed by the staff of Brahma;]
(O Astika, I am whirling, my heart is breaking. I do not know the directions, oppressed by the staff of Brahma.)
O Astika, I am in turmoil, my heart feels like it is breaking. I cannot discern the directions, as I am oppressed by the divine punishment.
आस्तीक उवाच॥
āstīka uvāca॥
[आस्तीक (āstīka) - Āstīka; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Āstīka said:)
Āstīka spoke:
न सन्तापस्त्वया कार्यः कथञ्चित्पन्नगोत्तम। दीप्तादग्नेः समुत्पन्नं नाशयिष्यामि ते भयम् ॥१-४९-२३॥
na santāpastvayā kāryaḥ kathañcitpannagottama। dīptādagneḥ samutpannaṃ nāśayiṣyāmi te bhayam ॥1-49-23॥
[न (na) - not; सन्तापः (santāpaḥ) - worry; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; कार्यः (kāryaḥ) - should be done; कथञ्चित् (kathañcit) - in any way; पन्नगोत्तम (pannagottama) - O best of serpents; दीप्तात् (dīptāt) - from the blazing; अग्नेः (agneḥ) - fire; समुत्पन्नं (samutpannaṃ) - arisen; नाशयिष्यामि (nāśayiṣyāmi) - I will destroy; ते (te) - your; भयम् (bhayam) - fear;]
(Do not worry in any way, O best of serpents. I will destroy your fear arisen from the blazing fire.)
Do not be troubled at all, O best of serpents. I will eliminate your fear that has arisen from the blazing fire.
ब्रह्मदण्डं महाघोरं कालाग्निसमतेजसम्। नाशयिष्यामि मात्र त्वं भयं कार्षीः कथञ्चन ॥१-४९-२४॥
brahmadaṇḍaṃ mahāghoraṃ kālāgnisamatejasam। nāśayiṣyāmi mātra tvaṃ bhayaṃ kārṣīḥ kathaṃcana ॥1-49-24॥
[ब्रह्मदण्डं (brahmadaṇḍaṃ) - Brahma's staff; महाघोरं (mahāghoraṃ) - very terrible; कालाग्निसमतेजसम् (kālāgnisamatejasam) - equal in brilliance to the fire of time; नाशयिष्यामि (nāśayiṣyāmi) - I will destroy; मात्र (mātra) - only; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; भयं (bhayaṃ) - fear; कार्षीः (kārṣīḥ) - do not do; कथञ्चन (kathaṃcana) - in any way;]
(I will destroy Brahma's staff, very terrible, equal in brilliance to the fire of time. You, only, do not fear in any way.)
I will destroy the very terrible staff of Brahma, which is as brilliant as the fire of time. You should not fear in any way.
सूत उवाच॥
sūta uvāca॥
[सूत (sūta) - Sūta; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sūta said:)
Sūta said:
ततः स वासुकेर्घोरमपनीय मनोज्वरम्। आधाय चात्मनोऽङ्गेषु जगाम त्वरितो भृशम् ॥१-४९-२५॥
tataḥ sa vāsuker ghoram apanīya manojvaram। ādhāya cātmano'ṅgeṣu jagāma tvarito bhṛśam ॥1-49-25॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; स (sa) - he; वासुकेः (vāsukeḥ) - of Vāsuki; घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible; अपनीय (apanīya) - removing; मनोज्वरम् (manojvaram) - mental fever; आधाय (ādhāya) - placing; च (ca) - and; आत्मनः (ātmanah) - of himself; अङ्गेषु (aṅgeṣu) - on the limbs; जगाम (jagāma) - went; त्वरितः (tvaritaḥ) - quickly; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - intensely;]
(Then he, removing the terrible mental fever of Vāsuki, placing it on his own limbs, went quickly and intensely.)
Then he quickly went away, having removed the terrible mental fever of Vāsuki and placed it upon himself.
जनमेजयस्य तं यज्ञं सर्वैः समुदितं गुणैः। मोक्षाय भुजगेन्द्राणामास्तीको द्विजसत्तमः ॥१-४९-२६॥
janamejayasya taṃ yajñaṃ sarvaiḥ samuditaṃ guṇaiḥ| mokṣāya bhujagendrāṇāmāstīko dvijasattamaḥ ॥1-49-26॥
[जनमेजयस्य (janamejayasya) - of Janamejaya; तं (taṃ) - that; यज्ञं (yajñaṃ) - sacrifice; सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - with all; समुदितं (samuditaṃ) - endowed; गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - with qualities; मोक्षाय (mokṣāya) - for liberation; भुजगेन्द्राणाम् (bhujagendrāṇām) - of the chief serpents; आस्तीको (āstīko) - Āstīka; द्विजसत्तमः (dvijasattamaḥ) - best of the twice-born;]
(Āstīka, the best of the twice-born, for the liberation of the chief serpents, endowed with all qualities, that sacrifice of Janamejaya.)
Āstīka, the noble sage, performed the sacrifice of Janamejaya, which was endowed with all virtues, for the liberation of the chief serpents.
स गत्वापश्यदास्तीको यज्ञायतनमुत्तमम्। वृतं सदस्यैर्बहुभिः सूर्यवह्निसमप्रभैः ॥१-४९-२७॥
sa gatvāpaśyadāstīko yajñāyatanamuttamam। vṛtaṃ sadasyairbahubhiḥ sūryavahnisamaprabhaiḥ ॥1-49-27॥
[स (sa) - he; गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - saw; आस्तीको (āstīko) - Āstīka; यज्ञायतनम् (yajñāyatanam) - sacrificial place; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent; वृतम् (vṛtam) - surrounded; सदस्यैः (sadasyaiḥ) - by members; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - many; सूर्यवह्नि (sūryavahni) - sun and fire; समप्रभैः (samaprabhaiḥ) - equal in brilliance;]
(He, having gone, saw Āstīka, the excellent sacrificial place, surrounded by many members, equal in brilliance to the sun and fire.)
He went and saw Āstīka at the excellent sacrificial site, which was surrounded by many members who were as brilliant as the sun and fire.
स तत्र वारितो द्वाःस्थैः प्रविशन्द्विजसत्तमः। अभितुष्टाव तं यज्ञं प्रवेशार्थी द्विजोत्तमः ॥१-४९-२८॥
sa tatra vārito dvāḥsthaiḥ praviśandvijasattamaḥ। abhituṣṭāva taṃ yajñaṃ praveśārthī dvijottamaḥ ॥1-49-28॥
[स (sa) - he; तत्र (tatra) - there; वारितः (vāritaḥ) - stopped; द्वाःस्थैः (dvāḥsthaiḥ) - by the gatekeepers; प्रविशन् (praviśan) - entering; द्विजसत्तमः (dvijasattamaḥ) - best of the twice-born; अभितुष्टाव (abhituṣṭāva) - praised; तम् (tam) - that; यज्ञम् (yajñam) - sacrifice; प्रवेशार्थी (praveśārthī) - desiring to enter; द्विजोत्तमः (dvijottamaḥ) - best of the twice-born;]
(He, the best of the twice-born, being stopped by the gatekeepers there, praised that sacrifice, desiring to enter.)
The best of the twice-born, having been stopped by the gatekeepers there, praised the sacrifice, seeking entry.
