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Library: How Kshatriya race was revived; later danavas and devas took birth on earth.
जनमेजय उवाच॥
janamejaya uvāca॥
[जनमेजय (janamejaya) - Janamejaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Janamejaya said:)
Janamejaya spoke:
य एते कीर्तिता ब्रह्मन्ये चान्ये नानुकीर्तिताः। सम्यक्ताञ्श्रोतुमिच्छामि राज्ञश्चान्यान्सुवर्चसः ॥१-५८-१॥
ya ete kīrtitā brahmanye cānye nānukīrtitāḥ। samyaktāñśrotumicchāmi rājñaścānyānsuvarcasaḥ ॥1-58-1॥
[य (ya) - who; एते (ete) - these; कीर्तिताः (kīrtitāḥ) - praised; ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman; ये (ye) - who; च (ca) - and; अन्ये (anye) - others; न (na) - not; अनुकीर्तिताः (anukīrtitāḥ) - mentioned; सम्यक् (samyak) - properly; तान् (tān) - them; श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear; इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of kings; च (ca) - and; अन्यान् (anyān) - other; सुवर्चसः (suvarcasaḥ) - illustrious;]
(Who are these praised, O Brahman, and others not mentioned? I wish to hear them properly, and other illustrious kings.)
O Brahman, who are these praised ones and others not mentioned? I wish to hear about them properly, and about other illustrious kings.
यदर्थमिह सम्भूता देवकल्पा महारथाः। भुवि तन्मे महाभाग सम्यगाख्यातुमर्हसि ॥१-५८-२॥
yadarthamiha sambhūtā devakalpā mahārathāḥ। bhuvi tanme mahābhāga samyagākhyātumarhasi ॥1-58-2॥
[यदर्थम् (yadartham) - for which purpose; इह (iha) - here; सम्भूताः (sambhūtāḥ) - born; देवकल्पाः (devakalpāḥ) - god-like; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great warriors; भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth; तत् (tat) - that; मे (me) - to me; महाभाग (mahābhāga) - O fortunate one; सम्यक् (samyak) - properly; आख्यातुम् (ākhyātum) - to tell; अर्हसि (arhasi) - you should;]
(For which purpose here were born god-like great warriors on earth, that to me, O fortunate one, you should properly tell.)
O fortunate one, you should properly tell me the purpose for which these god-like great warriors were born on earth.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said:)
Vaiśampāyana spoke:
रहस्यं खल्विदं राजन्देवानामिति नः श्रुतम्। तत्तु ते कथयिष्यामि नमस्कृत्वा स्वयम्भुवे ॥१-५८-३॥
rahasyaṁ khalvidaṁ rājandevānāmiti naḥ śrutam। tattu te kathayiṣyāmi namaskṛtvā svayambhuve ॥1-58-3॥
[रहस्यम् (rahasyam) - secret; खलु (khalu) - indeed; इदम् (idam) - this; राजन् (rājan) - O king; देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods; इति (iti) - thus; नः (naḥ) - to us; श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard; तत् (tat) - that; तु (tu) - but; ते (te) - to you; कथयिष्यामि (kathayiṣyāmi) - I will tell; नमस्कृत्वा (namaskṛtvā) - having saluted; स्वयम्भुवे (svayambhuve) - to the self-born;]
(Indeed, this secret of the gods, O king, has been heard by us. But I will tell it to you, having saluted the self-born.)
O King, we have indeed heard this secret of the gods. However, I will reveal it to you after offering my salutations to the self-born.
त्रिःसप्तकृत्वः पृथिवीं कृत्वा निःक्षत्रियां पुरा। जामदग्न्यस्तपस्तेपे महेन्द्रे पर्वतोत्तमे ॥१-५८-४॥
triḥsaptakṛtvaḥ pṛthivīṃ kṛtvā niḥkṣatriyāṃ purā। jāmadagnyastapastepe mahendre parvatottame ॥1-58-4॥
[त्रिः (triḥ) - thrice; सप्तकृत्वः (saptakṛtvaḥ) - seven times; पृथिवीं (pṛthivīṃ) - earth; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; निःक्षत्रियां (niḥkṣatriyāṃ) - devoid of Kshatriyas; पुरा (purā) - formerly; जामदग्न्यः (jāmadagnyaḥ) - Jamadagni's son; तपः (tapaḥ) - penance; तेपे (tepe) - performed; महेन्द्रे (mahendre) - on Mahendra; पर्वतोत्तमे (parvatottame) - on the supreme mountain;]
(Having made the earth devoid of Kshatriyas thrice seven times formerly, Jamadagni's son performed penance on Mahendra, the supreme mountain.)
Parashurama, the son of Jamadagni, after ridding the earth of Kshatriyas twenty-one times in the past, performed penance on the great Mahendra mountain.
तदा निःक्षत्रिये लोके भार्गवेण कृते सति। ब्राह्मणान्क्षत्रिया राजन्गर्भार्थिन्योऽभिचक्रमुः ॥१-५८-५॥
tadā niḥkṣatriye loke bhārgaveṇa kṛte sati। brāhmaṇānkṣatriyā rājangarbhārthinyo'bhicakramuḥ ॥1-58-5॥
[तदा (tadā) - then; निःक्षत्रिये (niḥkṣatriye) - without kshatriyas; लोके (loke) - in the world; भार्गवेण (bhārgaveṇa) - by Bhargava; कृते (kṛte) - done; सति (sati) - being; ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - Brahmins; क्षत्रिया (kṣatriyā) - Kshatriya women; राजन् (rājan) - O king; गर्भार्थिन्यः (garbhārthinyaḥ) - seeking sons; अभिचक्रमुः (abhicakramuḥ) - approached;]
(Then, when the world was without kshatriyas, done by Bhargava, the Kshatriya women, O king, seeking sons, approached the Brahmins.)
Then, when the world was devoid of kshatriyas due to the actions of Bhargava, the Kshatriya women, desiring offspring, approached the Brahmins, O king.
ताभिः सह समापेतुर्ब्राह्मणाः संशितव्रताः। ऋतावृतौ नरव्याघ्र न कामान्नानृतौ तथा ॥१-५८-६॥
tābhiḥ saha samāpeturbrahmaṇāḥ saṃśitavratāḥ| ṛtāvṛtau naravyāghra na kāmānnānṛtau tathā ॥1-58-6॥
[ताभिः (tābhiḥ) - with them; सह (saha) - together; समापेतुः (samāpetuḥ) - arrived; ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins; संशितव्रताः (saṃśitavratāḥ) - of firm vows; ऋतौ (ṛtau) - in truth; वृतौ (vṛtau) - in conduct; न (na) - not; कामान् (kāmān) - desires; अनृतौ (anṛtau) - in falsehood; तथा (tathā) - thus;]
(With them, the Brahmins of firm vows arrived, O tiger among men, in truth and conduct, not in desires, nor in falsehood, thus.)
The Brahmins of firm vows arrived together with them, O tiger among men, adhering to truth and conduct, not driven by desires or falsehood.
तेभ्यस्तु लेभिरे गर्भान्क्षत्रियास्ताः सहस्रशः। ततः सुषुविरे राजन्क्षत्रियान्वीर्यसंमतान् ॥ कुमारांश्च कुमारीश्च पुनः क्षत्राभिवृद्धये ॥१-५८-७॥
tebhyastu lebhire garbhānkṣatriyāstāḥ sahasraśaḥ। tataḥ suṣuvire rājankṣatriyānvīryasaṃmatān ॥ kumārāṃśca kumārīśca punaḥ kṣatrābhivṛddhaye ॥1-58-7॥
[तेभ्यः (tebhyaḥ) - to them; तु (tu) - indeed; लेभिरे (lebhire) - obtained; गर्भान् (garbhān) - embryos; क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - Kshatriyas; ताः (tāḥ) - they; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands; ततः (tataḥ) - then; सुषुविरे (suṣuvire) - gave birth; राजन् (rājan) - O king; क्षत्रियान् (kṣatriyān) - Kshatriyas; वीर्यसंमतान् (vīryasaṃmatān) - approved for valor; कुमारान् (kumārān) - sons; च (ca) - and; कुमारीः (kumārīḥ) - daughters; च (ca) - and; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; क्षत्राभिवृद्धये (kṣatrābhivṛddhaye) - for the growth of the Kshatriyas;]
(To them indeed, the Kshatriyas obtained embryos by thousands. Then, O king, they gave birth to Kshatriyas approved for valor, sons and daughters, again for the growth of the Kshatriyas.)
To them, the Kshatriyas indeed obtained thousands of embryos. Then, O king, they gave birth to valor-approved Kshatriyas, sons and daughters, for the continued growth of the Kshatriya lineage.
एवं तद्ब्राह्मणैः क्षत्रं क्षत्रियासु तपस्विभिः। जातमृध्यत धर्मेण सुदीर्घेणायुषान्वितम् ॥ चत्वारोऽपि तदा वर्णा बभूवुर्ब्राह्मणोत्तराः ॥१-५८-८॥
evaṃ tadbrāhmaṇaiḥ kṣatraṃ kṣatriyāsu tapasvibhiḥ| jātamṛdhyata dharmeṇa sudīrgheṇāyuṣānvitam ॥ catvāro'pi tadā varṇā babhūvurbrāhmaṇottarāḥ ॥1-58-8॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; तत् (tad) - that; ब्राह्मणैः (brāhmaṇaiḥ) - by Brahmins; क्षत्रम् (kṣatram) - the Kshatriya; क्षत्रियासु (kṣatriyāsu) - among Kshatriyas; तपस्विभिः (tapasvibhiḥ) - by ascetics; जातम् (jātam) - born; ऋध्यत (ṛdhyata) - prospered; धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - by dharma; सुदीर्घेण (sudīrgheṇa) - long; आयुषा (āyuṣā) - with life; अन्वितम् (anvitam) - endowed; चत्वारः (catvāraḥ) - four; अपि (api) - also; तदा (tadā) - then; वर्णाः (varṇāḥ) - castes; बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - became; ब्राह्मणोत्तराः (brāhmaṇottarāḥ) - Brahmins superior;]
(Thus, that Kshatriya, born among Kshatriyas by Brahmins and ascetics, prospered by dharma, endowed with long life. Then, the four castes also became with Brahmins superior.)
Thus, the Kshatriya class, born and nurtured by Brahmins and ascetics, flourished under the principles of dharma, endowed with long life. At that time, all four castes existed with Brahmins being the foremost.
अभ्यगच्छन्नृतौ नारीं न कामान्नानृतौ तथा। तथैवान्यानि भूतानि तिर्यग्योनिगतान्यपि ॥ ऋतौ दारांश्च गच्छन्ति तदा स्म भरतर्षभ ॥१-५८-९॥
abhyagacchannṛtau nārīṃ na kāmānnānṛtau tathā। tathaivānyāni bhūtāni tiryagyonigatānyapi ॥ ṛtau dārāṃśca gacchanti tadā sma bharatarṣabha ॥1-58-9॥
[अभ्यगच्छन् (abhyagacchan) - approach; ऋतौ (ṛtau) - in season; नारीम् (nārīm) - woman; न (na) - not; कामान् (kāmān) - desires; न (na) - not; अनृतौ (anṛtau) - out of season; तथा (tathā) - thus; तथा (tathā) - thus; एव (eva) - indeed; अन्यानि (anyāni) - other; भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings; तिर्यग्योनिगतानि (tiryagyonigatāni) - born in lower species; अपि (api) - also; ऋतौ (ṛtau) - in season; दारान् (dārān) - wives; च (ca) - and; गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - go; तदा (tadā) - then; स्म (sma) - indeed; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas;]
(Approach in season woman not desires not out of season thus. Thus indeed other beings born in lower species also. In season wives and go then indeed O best of the Bharatas.)
O best of the Bharatas, beings approach their mates in season, not out of desire, and this is true for other creatures born in lower species as well. In season, they go to their wives.
ततोऽवर्धन्त धर्मेण सहस्रशतजीविनः। ताः प्रजाः पृथिवीपाल धर्मव्रतपरायणाः ॥ आधिभिर्व्याधिभिश्चैव विमुक्ताः सर्वशो नराः ॥१-५८-१०॥
tato'vardhanta dharmeṇa sahasraśatajīvinaḥ। tāḥ prajāḥ pṛthivīpāla dharmavrataparāyaṇāḥ ॥ ādhibhirvyādhibhiścaiva vimuktāḥ sarvaśo narāḥ ॥1-58-10॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अवर्धन्त (avardhanta) - grew; धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - by righteousness; सहस्रशतजीविनः (sahasraśatajīvinaḥ) - living for hundreds of thousands of years; ताः (tāḥ) - those; प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - subjects; पृथिवीपाल (pṛthivīpāla) - O protector of the earth; धर्मव्रतपरायणाः (dharmavrataparāyaṇāḥ) - devoted to the vow of righteousness; आधिभिः (ādhibhiḥ) - from mental sufferings; व्याधिभिः (vyādhibhiḥ) - from diseases; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; विमुक्ताः (vimuktāḥ) - free; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - completely; नराः (narāḥ) - men;]
(Then they grew by righteousness, living for hundreds of thousands of years. Those subjects, O protector of the earth, were devoted to the vow of righteousness, and were completely free from mental sufferings and diseases.)
Then, O protector of the earth, those subjects grew in righteousness, living for hundreds of thousands of years, and were completely free from all mental sufferings and diseases, devoted to the vow of righteousness.
अथेमां सागरापाङ्गां गां गजेन्द्रगताखिलाम्। अध्यतिष्ठत्पुनः क्षत्रं सशैलवनकाननाम् ॥१-५८-११॥
athemāṃ sāgarāpāṅgāṃ gāṃ gajendragatākhilām। adhyatiṣṭhatpunaḥ kṣatraṃ saśailavanakānanām ॥1-58-11॥
[अथ (atha) - then; इमां (imāṃ) - this; सागर (sāgara) - ocean; अपाङ्गां (apāṅgāṃ) - fringe; गां (gāṃ) - earth; गजेन्द्र (gajendra) - elephant; गत (gata) - gone; अखिलाम् (akhilām) - entire; अध्यतिष्ठत् (adhyatiṣṭhat) - ruled; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; क्षत्रं (kṣatraṃ) - kings; स (sa) - with; शैल (śaila) - mountains; वन (vana) - forests; काननाम् (kānanām) - groves;]
(Then this earth, fringed by the ocean, entirely gone to the elephant, was ruled again by the kings with mountains, forests, and groves.)
Then, this earth, bordered by the ocean and entirely under the control of the elephant, was once again ruled by the kings along with its mountains, forests, and groves.
प्रशासति पुनः क्षत्रे धर्मेणेमां वसुन्धराम्। ब्राह्मणाद्यास्तदा वर्णा लेभिरे मुदमुत्तमाम् ॥१-५८-१२॥
praśāsati punaḥ kṣatre dharmeṇemāṃ vasundharām। brāhmaṇādyāstadā varṇā lebhire mudamuttamām ॥1-58-12॥
[प्रशासति (praśāsati) - rules; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; क्षत्रे (kṣatre) - in the kshatriya; धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - with righteousness; इमां (imāṃ) - this; वसुन्धराम् (vasundharām) - earth; ब्राह्मणाद्याः (brāhmaṇādyāḥ) - brahmins and others; तदा (tadā) - then; वर्णाः (varṇāḥ) - castes; लेभिरे (lebhire) - obtained; मुदम् (mudam) - joy; उत्तमाम् (uttamām) - supreme;]
(Again, the kshatriya rules this earth with righteousness; then the brahmins and other castes obtained supreme joy.)
Once again, the kshatriya, ruling the earth with righteousness, brought supreme joy to the brahmins and other castes.
कामक्रोधोद्भवान्दोषान्निरस्य च नराधिपाः। दण्डं दण्ड्येषु धर्मेण प्रणयन्तोऽन्वपालयन् ॥१-५८-१३॥
kāmakrodhodbhavāndoṣānnirasya ca narādhipāḥ। daṇḍaṃ daṇḍyeṣu dharmeṇa praṇayanto'nvapālayan ॥1-58-13॥
[काम (kāma) - desire; क्रोध (krodha) - anger; उद्भवान् (udbhavān) - arising; दोषान् (doṣān) - faults; निरस्य (nirasya) - removing; च (ca) - and; नराधिपाः (narādhipāḥ) - kings; दण्डम् (daṇḍam) - punishment; दण्ड्येषु (daṇḍyeṣu) - on the guilty; धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - with justice; प्रणयन्तः (praṇayantaḥ) - imposing; अन्वपालयन् (anvapālayan) - protecting;]
(The kings, removing the faults arising from desire and anger, imposed punishment on the guilty with justice and protected (the people).)
The kings, by eliminating the faults born of desire and anger, administered justice by punishing the guilty and ensured the protection of their subjects.
तथा धर्मपरे क्षत्रे सहस्राक्षः शतक्रतुः। स्वादु देशे च काले च ववर्षाप्याययन्प्रजाः ॥१-५८-१४॥
tathā dharmapare kṣatre sahasrākṣaḥ śatakratuḥ। svādu deśe ca kāle ca vavarṣāpyāyayanprajāḥ ॥1-58-14॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; धर्मपरे (dharmapare) - in the supreme duty; क्षत्रे (kṣatre) - in the field; सहस्राक्षः (sahasrākṣaḥ) - the thousand-eyed; शतक्रतुः (śatakratuḥ) - Indra; स्वादु (svādu) - sweet; देशे (deśe) - in the region; च (ca) - and; काले (kāle) - in time; च (ca) - and; ववर्ष (vavarṣa) - rained; आप्याययन् (āpyāyayan) - nourishing; प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - the creatures;]
(Thus, in the supreme duty field, the thousand-eyed Indra rained sweetly in the region and in time, nourishing the creatures.)
Thus, in the field of supreme duty, the thousand-eyed Indra, known as Śatakratu, rained sweetly in the region and at the right time, nourishing all creatures.
न बाल एव म्रियते तदा कश्चिन्नराधिप। न च स्त्रियं प्रजानाति कश्चिदप्राप्तयौवनः ॥१-५८-१५॥
na bāla eva mriyate tadā kaścin narādhipaḥ। na ca striyaṃ prajānāti kaścid aprāptayauvanaḥ ॥1-58-15॥
[न (na) - not; बाल (bāla) - child; एव (eva) - indeed; म्रियते (mriyate) - dies; तदा (tadā) - then; कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone; नराधिप (narādhipaḥ) - king; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; स्त्रियम् (striyam) - woman; प्रजानाति (prajānāti) - knows; कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone; अप्राप्तयौवनः (aprāptayauvanaḥ) - not having reached youth;]
(A child does not die then, O king; nor does anyone know a woman who has not reached youth.)
O King, at that time, no child dies, nor does anyone know a woman who has not yet reached her youth.
एवमायुष्मतीभिस्तु प्रजाभिर्भरतर्षभ। इयं सागरपर्यन्ता समापूर्यत मेदिनी ॥१-५८-१६॥
evam āyuṣmatībhistu prajābhirbhartarṣabha। iyaṃ sāgaraparyantā samāpūryata medinī ॥1-58-16॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; आयुष्मतीभिः (āyuṣmatībhiḥ) - by the long-lived; तु (tu) - but; प्रजाभिः (prajābhiḥ) - by the subjects; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas; इयम् (iyam) - this; सागरपर्यन्ता (sāgaraparyantā) - bounded by the ocean; समापूर्यत (samāpūryata) - was filled; मेदिनी (medinī) - the earth;]
(Thus, O best of the Bharatas, this earth, bounded by the ocean, was filled by the long-lived subjects.)
Thus, O best of the Bharatas, this earth, extending to the ocean, was populated by the long-lived subjects.
ईजिरे च महायज्ञैः क्षत्रिया बहुदक्षिणैः। साङ्गोपनिषदान्वेदान्विप्राश्चाधीयते तदा ॥१-५८-१७॥
ījire ca mahāyajñaiḥ kṣatriyā bahudakṣiṇaiḥ। sāṅgopaniṣadānvedānviprāścādhīyate tadā ॥1-58-17॥
[ईजिरे (ījire) - worshipped; च (ca) - and; महायज्ञैः (mahāyajñaiḥ) - with great sacrifices; क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - the warriors; बहुदक्षिणैः (bahudakṣiṇaiḥ) - with many gifts; साङ्गोपनिषदान् (sāṅgopaniṣadān) - with limbs and Upanishads; वेदान् (vedān) - Vedas; विप्राः (viprāḥ) - the learned; च (ca) - and; अधीते (adhīte) - studied; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(The warriors worshipped with great sacrifices and many gifts. The learned studied the Vedas with limbs and Upanishads then.)
The warriors performed great sacrifices with many gifts, and the learned studied the Vedas along with their limbs and Upanishads at that time.
न च विक्रीणते ब्रह्म ब्राह्मणाः स्म तदा नृप। न च शूद्रसमाभ्याशे वेदानुच्चारयन्त्युत ॥१-५८-१८॥
na ca vikrīṇate brahma brāhmaṇāḥ sma tadā nṛpa। na ca śūdrasamābhyāśe vedānucchārayantyuta ॥1-58-18॥
[न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; विक्रीणते (vikrīṇate) - sell; ब्रह्म (brahma) - sacred knowledge; ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins; स्म (sma) - indeed; तदा (tadā) - then; नृप (nṛpa) - O king; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; शूद्रसमाभ्याशे (śūdrasamābhyāśe) - in the presence of Shudras; वेदानुच्चारयन्ति (vedānucchārayanti) - recite the Vedas; उत (uta) - indeed;]
(And the Brahmins do not sell the sacred knowledge, indeed, then, O king; and do not recite the Vedas in the presence of Shudras, indeed.)
O king, the Brahmins do not sell the sacred knowledge, nor do they recite the Vedas in the presence of Shudras.
कारयन्तः कृषिं गोभिस्तथा वैश्याः क्षिताविह। न गामयुञ्जन्त धुरि कृशाङ्गाश्चाप्यजीवयन् ॥१-५८-१९॥
kārayantaḥ kṛṣiṃ gobhistathā vaiśyāḥ kṣitāviha| na gāmayuñjanta dhuri kṛśāṅgāścāpyajīvayan ॥1-58-19॥
[कारयन्तः (kārayantaḥ) - making; कृषिं (kṛṣiṃ) - agriculture; गोभिः (gobhiḥ) - with cows; तथा (tathā) - thus; वैश्याः (vaiśyāḥ) - merchants; क्षितौ (kṣitau) - on earth; इह (iha) - here; न (na) - not; गामयुञ्जन्त (gāmayuñjanta) - yoked cows; धुरि (dhuri) - to the yoke; कृशाङ्गाः (kṛśāṅgāḥ) - emaciated; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अजीवयन् (ajīvayan) - sustained;]
(The merchants, making agriculture with cows thus on earth here, did not yoke emaciated cows to the yoke and also sustained them.)
Here on earth, the merchants engaged in agriculture with cows, but they did not yoke the emaciated cows to the plow and also took care of them.
फेनपांश्च तथा वत्सान्न दुहन्ति स्म मानवाः। न कूटमानैर्वणिजः पण्यं विक्रीणते तदा ॥१-५८-२०॥
phenapāṃśca tathā vatsānna duhanti sma mānavāḥ| na kūṭamānairvaṇijaḥ paṇyaṃ vikrīṇate tadā ॥1-58-20॥
[फेनपांश्च (phenapāṃśca) - froth-and; तथा (tathā) - thus; वत्सान् (vatsān) - calves; न (na) - not; दुहन्ति (duhanti) - milk; स्म (sma) - indeed; मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans; न (na) - not; कूटमानैः (kūṭamānaiḥ) - with false measures; वणिजः (vaṇijaḥ) - merchants; पण्यं (paṇyaṃ) - goods; विक्रीणते (vikrīṇate) - sell; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(Froth and thus calves not milk indeed humans. Not with false measures merchants goods sell then.)
Humans did not milk the calves along with the froth. Merchants did not sell goods with false measures at that time.
कर्माणि च नरव्याघ्र धर्मोपेतानि मानवाः। धर्ममेवानुपश्यन्तश्चक्रुर्धर्मपरायणाः ॥१-५८-२१॥
karmāṇi ca naravyāghra dharmopetāni mānavāḥ| dharmamevānupaśyantaścakrurdharmaparāyaṇāḥ ॥1-58-21॥
[कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions; च (ca) - and; नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - O tiger among men; धर्मोपेतानि (dharmopetāni) - endowed with dharma; मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans; धर्मम् (dharmam) - dharma; एव (eva) - only; अनुपश्यन्तः (anupaśyantaḥ) - observing; चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - performed; धर्मपरायणाः (dharmaparāyaṇāḥ) - devoted to dharma;]
(And the humans, O tiger among men, endowed with dharma, observing only dharma, performed actions devoted to dharma.)
O tiger among men, the humans, endowed with righteousness, performed their duties with a focus solely on dharma, being devoted to it.
स्वकर्मनिरताश्चासन्सर्वे वर्णा नराधिप। एवं तदा नरव्याघ्र धर्मो न ह्रसते क्वचित् ॥१-५८-२२॥
svakarmaniratāścāsansarve varṇā narādhipa। evaṃ tadā naravyāghra dharmo na hrasate kvacit ॥1-58-22॥
[स्वकर्मनिरताः (svakarmaniratāḥ) - engaged in their own duties; च (ca) - and; आसन (āsan) - were; सर्वे (sarve) - all; वर्णाः (varṇāḥ) - classes; नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king; एवं (evaṃ) - thus; तदा (tadā) - then; नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - O tiger among men; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - duty; न (na) - not; ह्रसते (hrasate) - diminishes; क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere;]
(All classes were engaged in their own duties, O king. Thus, O tiger among men, duty does not diminish anywhere.)
O King, all classes were engaged in their own duties. Thus, O tiger among men, the duty never diminishes anywhere.
काले गावः प्रसूयन्ते नार्यश्च भरतर्षभ। फलन्त्यृतुषु वृक्षाश्च पुष्पाणि च फलानि च ॥१-५८-२३॥
kāle gāvaḥ prasūyante nāryaśca bharatarṣabha| phalantyṛtuṣu vṛkṣāśca puṣpāṇi ca phalāni ca ॥1-58-23॥
[काले (kāle) - in time; गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows; प्रसूयन्ते (prasūyante) - give birth; नार्यः (nāryaḥ) - women; च (ca) - and; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas; फलन्ति (phalanti) - bear fruit; ऋतुषु (ṛtuṣu) - in seasons; वृक्षाः (vṛkṣāḥ) - trees; पुष्पाणि (puṣpāṇi) - flowers; च (ca) - and; फलानि (phalāni) - fruits; च (ca) - and;]
(In time, cows give birth, and women, O best of the Bharatas. In seasons, trees bear flowers and fruits.)
O best of the Bharatas, in due time, cows give birth and women too. Trees bear flowers and fruits in their seasons.
एवं कृतयुगे सम्यग्वर्तमाने तदा नृप। आपूर्यत मही कृत्स्ना प्राणिभिर्बहुभिर्भृशम् ॥१-५८-२४॥
evaṃ kṛtayuge samyagvartamāne tadā nṛpa। āpūryata mahī kṛtsnā prāṇibhirbahubhirbhṛśam ॥1-58-24॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; कृतयुगे (kṛtayuge) - in the Krita Yuga; सम्यग्वर्तमाने (samyagvartamāne) - rightly prevailing; तदा (tadā) - then; नृप (nṛpa) - O king; आपूर्यत (āpūryata) - was filled; मही (mahī) - the earth; कृत्स्ना (kṛtsnā) - completely; प्राणिभिः (prāṇibhiḥ) - with beings; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - many; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - abundantly;]
(Thus, in the Krita Yuga, when it was rightly prevailing, then, O king, the earth was completely filled with many beings abundantly.)
During the Krita Yuga, when everything was in perfect order, the earth was abundantly populated with numerous beings, O king.
ततः समुदिते लोके मानुषे भरतर्षभ। असुरा जज्ञिरे क्षेत्रे राज्ञां मनुजपुङ्गव ॥१-५८-२५॥
tataḥ samudite loke mānuṣe bharatarṣabha। asurā jajñire kṣetre rājñāṃ manujapuṅgava ॥1-58-25॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; समुदिते (samudite) - arisen; लोके (loke) - in the world; मानुषे (mānuṣe) - human; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas; असुरा (asurā) - demons; जज्ञिरे (jajñire) - were born; क्षेत्रे (kṣetre) - in the field; राज्ञां (rājñāṃ) - of kings; मनुजपुङ्गव (manujapuṅgava) - O best of men;]
(Then, O best of the Bharatas, when the human world arose, demons were born in the field of kings, O best of men.)
O best of the Bharatas, when the human world emerged, demons appeared in the realm of kings, O noble one.
आदित्यैर्हि तदा दैत्या बहुशो निर्जिता युधि। ऐश्वर्याद्भ्रंशिताश्चापि सम्बभूवुः क्षिताविह ॥१-५८-२६॥
ādityairhi tadā daityā bahuśo nirjitā yudhi। aiśvaryādbhraṁśitāścāpi sambabhūvuḥ kṣitāviha ॥1-58-26॥
[आदित्यैः (ādityaiḥ) - by the Ādityas; हि (hi) - indeed; तदा (tadā) - then; दैत्या (daityā) - the demons; बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - many times; निर्जिताः (nirjitāḥ) - defeated; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; ऐश्वर्यात् (aiśvaryāt) - from power; भ्रंशिताः (bhraṁśitāḥ) - deprived; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; सम्बभूवुः (sambabhūvuḥ) - became; क्षितौ (kṣitau) - on earth; इह (iha) - here;]
(By the Ādityas indeed then the demons many times defeated in battle from power deprived and also became on earth here.)
Indeed, then the demons were defeated many times in battle by the Ādityas and were deprived of their power, thus they came to exist here on earth.
इह देवत्वमिच्छन्तो मानुषेषु मनस्विनः। जज्ञिरे भुवि भूतेषु तेषु तेष्वसुरा विभो ॥१-५८-२७॥
iha devatvam icchanto mānuṣeṣu manasvinaḥ। jajñire bhuvi bhūteṣu teṣu teṣv asurā vibho ॥1-58-27॥
[इह (iha) - here; देवत्वम् (devatvam) - divinity; इच्छन्तः (icchantaḥ) - desiring; मानुषेषु (mānuṣeṣu) - among humans; मनस्विनः (manasvinaḥ) - wise ones; जज्ञिरे (jajñire) - were born; भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth; भूतेषु (bhūteṣu) - among beings; तेषु (teṣu) - those; तेषु (teṣu) - those; असुराः (asurāḥ) - demons; विभो (vibho) - O Lord;]
(Here, desiring divinity, the wise ones among humans were born on earth among beings; those demons, O Lord.)
Here, O Lord, the wise ones among humans, desiring divinity, were born on earth among beings; those were the demons.
गोष्वश्वेषु च राजेन्द्र खरोष्ट्रमहिषेषु च। क्रव्यादेषु च भूतेषु गजेषु च मृगेषु च ॥१-५८-२८॥
goṣvaśveṣu ca rājendra kharoṣṭramahiṣeṣu ca। kravyādeṣu ca bhūteṣu gajeṣu ca mṛgeṣu ca ॥1-58-28॥
[गोषु (goṣu) - in cows; अश्वेषु (aśveṣu) - in horses; च (ca) - and; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; खर-उष्ट्र-महिषेषु (khara-uṣṭra-mahiṣeṣu) - in donkeys, camels, buffaloes; च (ca) - and; क्रव्यादेषु (kravyādeṣu) - in carnivorous beings; च (ca) - and; भूतेषु (bhūteṣu) - in beings; गजेषु (gajeṣu) - in elephants; च (ca) - and; मृगेषु (mṛgeṣu) - in deer; च (ca) - and;]
(In cows, in horses, and, O king, in donkeys, camels, buffaloes, and in carnivorous beings, and in beings, in elephants, and in deer, and.)
O King, the presence is in cows, horses, donkeys, camels, buffaloes, carnivorous beings, other beings, elephants, and deer.
जातैरिह महीपाल जायमानैश्च तैर्मही। न शशाकात्मनात्मानमियं धारयितुं धरा ॥१-५८-२९॥
jātairiha mahīpāla jāyamānaiśca tairmahī। na śaśākātmanātmānamiyaṃ dhārayituṃ dharā ॥1-58-29॥
[जातैः (jātaiḥ) - by those born; इह (iha) - here; महीपाल (mahīpāla) - O king; जायमानैः (jāyamānaiḥ) - being born; च (ca) - and; तैः (taiḥ) - by them; मही (mahī) - the earth; न (na) - not; शशाक (śaśāka) - was able; आत्मना (ātmanā) - by itself; आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - itself; इयम् (iyam) - this; धारयितुम् (dhārayitum) - to support; धरा (dharā) - the earth;]
(Here, O king, the earth, by those born and being born, was not able by itself to support itself, this earth.)
O King, here on earth, with those who were born and those being born, the earth itself was unable to support itself.
अथ जाता महीपालाः केचिद्बलसमन्विताः। दितेः पुत्रा दनोश्चैव तस्माल्लोकादिह च्युताः ॥१-५८-३०॥
atha jātā mahīpālāḥ kecidbalasamanvitāḥ। diteḥ putrā danoścaiva tasmāllokādiha cyutāḥ ॥1-58-30॥
[अथ (atha) - then; जाता (jātā) - born; महीपालाः (mahīpālāḥ) - kings; केचित् (kecit) - some; बलसमन्विताः (balasamanvitāḥ) - endowed with strength; दितेः (diteḥ) - of Diti; पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons; दनः (danaḥ) - Danu; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; लोकात् (lokāt) - from the world; इह (iha) - here; च्युताः (cyutāḥ) - fallen;]
(Then some kings, endowed with strength, born as sons of Diti and Danu, have therefore fallen from this world here.)
Then some powerful kings, born as sons of Diti and Danu, have fallen from this world.
वीर्यवन्तोऽवलिप्तास्ते नानारूपधरा महीम्। इमां सागरपर्यन्तां परीयुररिमर्दनाः ॥१-५८-३१॥
vīryavanto'valiptāste nānārūpadharā mahīm। imāṃ sāgaraparyantāṃ parīyurarimardanāḥ ॥1-58-31॥
[वीर्यवन्तः (vīryavantaḥ) - powerful; अवलिप्ताः (avaliptāḥ) - arrogant; ते (te) - they; नानारूपधराः (nānārūpadharāḥ) - assuming various forms; महीम् (mahīm) - earth; इमाम् (imām) - this; सागरपर्यन्ताम् (sāgaraparyantām) - bounded by the ocean; परियुः (parīyuḥ) - traversed; अरिमर्दनाः (arimardanāḥ) - destroyers of enemies;]
(Powerful and arrogant, they, assuming various forms, traversed this earth bounded by the ocean, destroyers of enemies.)
The powerful and arrogant warriors, capable of assuming various forms, traversed the earth up to the ocean's edge, destroying their enemies along the way.
ब्राह्मणान्क्षत्रियान्वैश्याञ्शूद्रांश्चैवाप्यपीडयन्। अन्यानि चैव भूतानि पीडयामासुरोजसा ॥१-५८-३२॥
brāhmaṇānkṣatriyānvaiśyāñśūdrāṃścaivāpyapīḍayan। anyāni caiva bhūtāni pīḍayāmāsurojasā ॥1-58-32॥
[ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - Brahmins; क्षत्रियान् (kṣatriyān) - Kshatriyas; वैश्यान् (vaiśyān) - Vaishyas; शूद्रान् (śūdrān) - Shudras; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; अपि (api) - also; अपीडयन् (apīḍayan) - tormented; अन्यानि (anyāni) - other; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings; पीडयामासु: (pīḍayāmāsuḥ) - tormented; ओजसा (ojasā) - with strength;]
(Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Shudras indeed also tormented. Other beings also indeed tormented with strength.)
Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Shudras, as well as other beings, were tormented with strength.
त्रासयन्तो विनिघ्नन्तस्तांस्तान्भूतगणांश्च ते। विचेरुः सर्वतो राजन्महीं शतसहस्रशः ॥१-५८-३३॥
trāsayanto vinighnantastāṁstānbhūtagaṇāṁśca te| viceruḥ sarvato rājanmahīṁ śatasahasraśaḥ ॥1-58-33॥
[त्रासयन्तः (trāsayantaḥ) - frightening; विनिघ्नन्तः (vinighnantaḥ) - destroying; तान् (tān) - those; तान् (tān) - those; भूतगणान् (bhūtagaṇān) - groups of beings; च (ca) - and; ते (te) - they; विचेरुः (viceruḥ) - wandered; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - everywhere; राजन् (rājan) - O king; महीं (mahīm) - earth; शतसहस्रशः (śatasahasraśaḥ) - in hundreds of thousands;]
(Frightening and destroying those groups of beings, they wandered everywhere on the earth in hundreds of thousands, O king.)
O king, they roamed the earth in hundreds of thousands, terrifying and annihilating those groups of beings.
आश्रमस्थान्महर्षींश्च धर्षयन्तस्ततस्ततः। अब्रह्मण्या वीर्यमदा मत्ता मदबलेन च ॥१-५८-३४॥
āśramasthānmaharṣīṃśca dharṣayantastatastataḥ। abrahmaṇyā vīryamadā mattā madabalena ca ॥1-58-34॥
[आश्रमस्थान् (āśramasthān) - in the hermitages; महर्षीन् (maharṣīn) - great sages; च (ca) - and; धर्षयन्तः (dharṣayantaḥ) - harassing; ततः (tataḥ) - then; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अब्रह्मण्या (abrahmaṇyā) - non-religious; वीर्यमदाः (vīryamadāḥ) - proud of strength; मत्ताः (mattāḥ) - intoxicated; मदबलेन (madabalena) - by the power of intoxication; च (ca) - and;]
(In the hermitages, harassing the great sages, then and then, the non-religious, proud of strength, intoxicated by the power of intoxication and.)
In the hermitages, the non-religious, intoxicated by their own power and pride, repeatedly harassed the great sages.
एवं वीर्यबलोत्सिक्तैर्भूरियं तैर्महासुरैः। पीड्यमाना महीपाल ब्रह्माणमुपचक्रमे ॥१-५८-३५॥
evaṃ vīryabalotsiktairbhūriyaṃ tairmahāsuraiḥ। pīḍyamānā mahīpāla brahmāṇamupacakrame ॥1-58-35॥
[एवं (evaṃ) - thus; वीर्य (vīrya) - strength; बल (bala) - power; उत्सिक्तैः (utsiktaiḥ) - arrogant; भूरि (bhūri) - earth; इयं (iyaṃ) - this; तैः (taiḥ) - by those; महासुरैः (mahāsuraiḥ) - great demons; पीड्यमाना (pīḍyamānā) - being oppressed; महीपाल (mahīpāla) - O king; ब्रह्माणम् (brahmāṇam) - Brahma; उपचक्रमे (upacakrame) - approached;]
(Thus, O king, this earth, being oppressed by those great demons arrogant with strength and power, approached Brahma.)
O King, the earth, oppressed by the great demons who were arrogant with their strength and power, sought the help of Brahma.
न हीमां पवनो राजन्न नागा न नगा महीम्। तदा धारयितुं शेकुराक्रान्तां दानवैर्बलात् ॥१-५८-३६॥
na hīmāṃ pavano rājanna nāgā na nagā mahīm। tadā dhārayituṃ śekurākrāntāṃ dānavairbalāt ॥1-58-36॥
[न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; इमां (imāṃ) - this; पवनः (pavanaḥ) - wind; राजन् (rājan) - O king; न (na) - not; नागाः (nāgāḥ) - serpents; न (na) - not; नगाः (nagāḥ) - mountains; महीम् (mahīm) - earth; तदा (tadā) - then; धारयितुं (dhārayituṃ) - to hold; शेकुः (śekuḥ) - were able; आक्रान्ताम् (ākrāntām) - overpowered; दानवैः (dānavaiḥ) - by demons; बलात् (balāt) - by force;]
(Neither the wind, O king, nor the serpents, nor the mountains were able to hold the earth, overpowered by demons by force, at that time.)
At that time, neither the wind, nor the serpents, nor the mountains could support the earth, as it was overwhelmed by the force of the demons, O king.
ततो मही महीपाल भारार्ता भयपीडिता। जगाम शरणं देवं सर्वभूतपितामहम् ॥१-५८-३७॥
tato mahī mahīpāla bhārārtā bhayapīḍitā. jagāma śaraṇaṃ devaṃ sarvabhūtapitāmaham ॥1-58-37॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; मही (mahī) - earth; महीपाल (mahīpāla) - king; भारार्ता (bhārārtā) - burdened; भयपीडिता (bhayapīḍitā) - afflicted by fear; जगाम (jagāma) - went; शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge; देवम् (devam) - god; सर्वभूतपितामहम् (sarvabhūtapitāmaham) - grandfather of all beings;]
(Then the earth, burdened by the king and afflicted by fear, went to the refuge of the god, the grandfather of all beings.)
Then the earth, burdened by the rule of the king and afflicted with fear, sought refuge in the god, the grandfather of all beings.
सा संवृतं महाभागैर्देवद्विजमहर्षिभिः। ददर्श देवं ब्रह्माणं लोककर्तारमव्ययम् ॥१-५८-३८॥
sā saṁvṛtaṁ mahābhāgairdevadvijamaharṣibhiḥ। dadarśa devaṁ brahmāṇaṁ lokakartāramavyayam ॥1-58-38॥
[सा (sā) - she; संवृतं (saṁvṛtaṁ) - surrounded; महाभागैः (mahābhāgaiḥ) - by the illustrious; देवद्विजमहर्षिभिः (devadvijamaharṣibhiḥ) - by gods, brahmins, and great sages; ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw; देवं (devaṁ) - the god; ब्रह्माणं (brahmāṇaṁ) - Brahma; लोककर्तारम् (lokakartāram) - the creator of the world; अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable;]
(She, surrounded by the illustrious gods, brahmins, and great sages, saw the god Brahma, the imperishable creator of the world.)
She, accompanied by the illustrious gods, brahmins, and great sages, beheld the god Brahma, the eternal creator of the universe.
गन्धर्वैरप्सरोभिश्च बन्दिकर्मसु निष्ठितैः। वन्द्यमानं मुदोपेतैर्ववन्दे चैनमेत्य सा ॥१-५८-३९॥
gandharvair apsarobhiś ca bandikarmasu niṣṭhitaiḥ। vandyamānaṃ mudopetair vavande cainam etya sā ॥1-58-39॥
[गन्धर्वैः (gandharvaiḥ) - by the Gandharvas; अप्सरोभिः (apsarobhiḥ) - by the Apsaras; च (ca) - and; बन्दिकर्मसु (bandikarmasu) - in the acts of singing praises; निष्ठितैः (niṣṭhitaiḥ) - engaged; वन्द्यमानं (vandyamānam) - being praised; मुदा (mudā) - with joy; उपेतैः (upetaiḥ) - endowed; ववन्दे (vavande) - bowed; च (ca) - and; एनम् (enam) - to him; एत्य (etya) - having approached; सा (sā) - she;]
(By the Gandharvas and Apsaras, engaged in the acts of singing praises, being praised, endowed with joy, she approached and bowed to him.)
The Gandharvas and Apsaras, skilled in singing praises, joyfully praised him, and she approached and bowed to him.
अथ विज्ञापयामास भूमिस्तं शरणार्थिनी। संनिधौ लोकपालानां सर्वेषामेव भारत ॥१-५८-४०॥
atha vijñāpayāmāsa bhūmistaṃ śaraṇārthinī। sannidhau lokapālānāṃ sarveṣāmeva bhārata ॥1-58-40॥
[अथ (atha) - then; विज्ञापयामास (vijñāpayāmāsa) - requested; भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - earth; तं (taṃ) - him; शरणार्थिनी (śaraṇārthinī) - seeking refuge; संनिधौ (sannidhau) - in the presence; लोकपालानाम् (lokapālānām) - of the protectors of the world; सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all; एव (eva) - indeed; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]
(Then the Earth, seeking refuge, requested him in the presence of all the protectors of the world, O Bharata.)
Then, O Bharata, the Earth, seeking refuge, appealed to him in the presence of all the protectors of the world.
तत्प्रधानात्मनस्तस्य भूमेः कृत्यं स्वयम्भुवः। पूर्वमेवाभवद्राजन्विदितं परमेष्ठिनः ॥१-५८-४१॥
tatpradhānātmanastasya bhūmeḥ kṛtyaṃ svayambhuvaḥ. pūrvamevābhavad rājann viditaṃ parameṣṭhinaḥ ॥1-58-41॥
[तत् (tat) - that; प्रधानात्मनः (pradhānātmanaḥ) - of the chief soul; तस्य (tasya) - his; भूमेः (bhūmeḥ) - of the earth; कृत्यं (kṛtyaṃ) - duty; स्वयम्भुवः (svayambhuvaḥ) - of the self-born; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before; एव (eva) - indeed; अभवत् (abhavat) - was; राजन् (rājan) - O king; विदितं (viditam) - known; परमेष्ठिनः (parameṣṭhinaḥ) - of the supreme lord;]
(That duty of the chief soul of the earth, of the self-born, was indeed known before, O king, by the supreme lord.)
The supreme lord had already known the duty of the chief soul of the earth, the self-born, O king.
स्रष्टा हि जगतः कस्मान्न सम्बुध्येत भारत। सुरासुराणां लोकानामशेषेण मनोगतम् ॥१-५८-४२॥
sraṣṭā hi jagataḥ kasmānna sambudhyeta bhārata। surāsurāṇāṃ lokānāmaśeṣeṇa manogatam ॥1-58-42॥
[स्रष्टा (sraṣṭā) - creator; हि (hi) - indeed; जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world; कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why; न (na) - not; सम्बुध्येत (sambudhyeta) - would understand; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; सुरासुराणाम् (surāsurāṇām) - of gods and demons; लोकानाम् (lokānām) - of the worlds; अशेषेण (aśeṣeṇa) - completely; मनोगतम् (manogatam) - thoughts;]
(Why would the creator of the world, O Bhārata, not understand completely the thoughts of the worlds of gods and demons?)
O Bhārata, why would the creator of the universe not fully comprehend the thoughts of all the worlds, including those of gods and demons?
तमुवाच महाराज भूमिं भूमिपतिर्विभुः। प्रभवः सर्वभूतानामीशः शम्भुः प्रजापतिः ॥१-५८-४३॥
tamuvāca mahārāja bhūmiṃ bhūmipativibhuḥ। prabhavaḥ sarvabhūtānāmīśaḥ śambhuḥ prajāpatiḥ ॥1-58-43॥
[तम् (tam) - him; उवाच (uvāca) - said; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; भूमिं (bhūmiṃ) - earth; भूमिपतिः (bhūmipatiḥ) - lord of the earth; विभुः (vibhuḥ) - the omnipresent; प्रभवः (prabhavaḥ) - source; सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all beings; ईशः (īśaḥ) - lord; शम्भुः (śambhuḥ) - Shambhu; प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - progenitor;]
(The omnipresent lord of the earth, the source of all beings, Shambhu, the progenitor, said to him, O great king, the earth.)
The omnipresent lord of the earth, Shambhu, who is the source and progenitor of all beings, addressed him, saying, 'O great king, the earth.'
यदर्थमसि सम्प्राप्ता मत्सकाशं वसुन्धरे। तदर्थं संनियोक्ष्यामि सर्वानेव दिवौकसः ॥१-५८-४४॥
yadarthamasi samprāptā matsakāśaṃ vasundhare। tadarthaṃ saṃniyokṣyāmi sarvāneva divaukasaḥ ॥1-58-44॥
[यदर्थम् (yadartham) - for which purpose; असि (asi) - you are; सम्प्राप्ता (samprāptā) - arrived; मत्सकाशम् (matsakāśam) - to my presence; वसुन्धरे (vasundhare) - O Earth; तदर्थम् (tadartham) - for that purpose; संनियोक्ष्यामि (saṃniyokṣyāmi) - I will engage; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; एव (eva) - indeed; दिवौकसः (divaukasaḥ) - the celestials;]
(For which purpose you have arrived to my presence, O Earth, for that purpose I will engage all the celestials indeed.)
O Earth, you have come to me for a purpose, and for that purpose, I will engage all the celestials.
इत्युक्त्वा स महीं देवो ब्रह्मा राजन्विसृज्य च। आदिदेश तदा सर्वान्विबुधान्भूतकृत्स्वयम् ॥१-५८-४५॥
ityuktvā sa mahīṁ devo brahmā rājanvisṛjya ca। ādideśa tadā sarvānvibudhānbhūtakṛtsvayam ॥1-58-45॥
[इति (iti) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; सः (saḥ) - he; महीं (mahīm) - earth; देवः (devaḥ) - god; ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahma; राजन् (rājan) - O king; विसृज्य (visṛjya) - having released; च (ca) - and; आदिदेश (ādideśa) - commanded; तदा (tadā) - then; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; विबुधान् (vibudhān) - gods; भूतकृत् (bhūtakṛt) - creator of beings; स्वयम् (svayam) - himself;]
(Thus having spoken, he, the god Brahma, O king, having released the earth, then commanded all the gods, the creator of beings himself.)
After speaking thus, the god Brahma, having released the earth, commanded all the gods himself, O king, as the creator of beings.
अस्या भूमेर्निरसितुं भारं भागैः पृथक्पृथक्। अस्यामेव प्रसूयध्वं विरोधायेति चाब्रवीत् ॥१-५८-४६॥
asyā bhūmer nirasituṃ bhāraṃ bhāgaiḥ pṛthakpṛthak। asyām eva prasūyadhvaṃ virodhāyeti cābravīt ॥1-58-46॥
[अस्या (asyā) - of this; भूमेः (bhūmeḥ) - earth; निरसितुं (nirasituṃ) - to remove; भारं (bhāram) - burden; भागैः (bhāgaiḥ) - by parts; पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately; पृथक् (pṛthak) - individually; अस्याम् (asyām) - in this; एव (eva) - indeed; प्रसूयध्वं (prasūyadhvaṃ) - be born; विरोधाय (virodhāya) - for opposition; इति (iti) - thus; च (ca) - and; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(Of this earth, to remove the burden by parts separately, indeed be born in this for opposition, thus and said.)
He said, "To remove the burden of this earth, be born separately in parts for opposition in this very place."
तथैव च समानीय गन्धर्वाप्सरसां गणान्। उवाच भगवान्सर्वानिदं वचनमुत्तमम् ॥ स्वैरंशैः सम्प्रसूयध्वं यथेष्टं मानुषेष्विति ॥१-५८-४७॥
tathaiva ca samānīya gandharvāpsarasāṃ gaṇān। uvāca bhagavānsarvānidaṃ vacanamutamam ॥ svairaṃśaiḥ samprasūyadhvaṃ yatheṣṭaṃ mānuṣeṣviti ॥1-58-47॥
[तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; च (ca) - and; समानीय (samānīya) - having assembled; गन्धर्व (gandharva) - Gandharvas; अप्सरसां (apsarasāṃ) - Apsaras; गणान् (gaṇān) - groups; उवाच (uvāca) - said; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the Lord; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; इदं (idaṃ) - this; वचनम् (vacanam) - speech; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent; स्वैरंशैः (svairaṃśaiḥ) - with your own parts; सम्प्रसूयध्वं (samprasūyadhvaṃ) - procreate; यथेष्टं (yatheṣṭaṃ) - as you wish; मानुषेषु (mānuṣeṣu) - among humans; इति (iti) - thus;]
(In the same way, having assembled the groups of Gandharvas and Apsaras, the Lord said to all: "Procreate with your own parts as you wish among humans.")
Similarly, the Lord gathered the groups of Gandharvas and Apsaras and addressed them with these excellent words: "Procreate freely with your own parts as you desire among humans."
अथ शक्रादयः सर्वे श्रुत्वा सुरगुरोर्वचः। तथ्यमर्थ्यं च पथ्यं च तस्य ते जगृहुस्तदा ॥१-५८-४८॥
atha śakrādayaḥ sarve śrutvā suragurorvacaḥ। tathyamarthyaṃ ca pathyaṃ ca tasya te jagṛhustadā ॥1-58-48॥
[अथ (atha) - then; शक्रादयः (śakrādayaḥ) - Indra and others; सर्वे (sarve) - all; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; सुरगुरोः (suraguroḥ) - of the guru of the gods; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; तथ्यम् (tathyam) - truthful; अर्थ्यम् (arthyam) - beneficial; च (ca) - and; पथ्यम् (pathyam) - wholesome; च (ca) - and; तस्य (tasya) - his; ते (te) - they; जगृहुः (jagṛhuḥ) - accepted; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(Then Indra and others, having heard the words of the guru of the gods, accepted them as truthful, beneficial, and wholesome.)
Then all the gods, including Indra, listened to the words of their guru and accepted them as true, beneficial, and wholesome.
अथ ते सर्वशोंऽशैः स्वैर्गन्तुं भूमिं कृतक्षणाः। नारायणममित्रघ्नं वैकुण्ठमुपचक्रमुः ॥१-५८-४९॥
atha te sarvaśoṃ'śaiḥ svairgantuṃ bhūmiṃ kṛtakṣaṇāḥ। nārāyaṇamamitraghnaṃ vaikuṇṭhamupacakramuḥ ॥1-58-49॥
[अथ (atha) - then; ते (te) - they; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - completely; अंशैः (aṃśaiḥ) - with parts; स्वैः (svaiḥ) - own; गन्तुम् (gantum) - to go; भूमिम् (bhūmim) - earth; कृतक्षणाः (kṛtakṣaṇāḥ) - prepared; नारायणम् (nārāyaṇam) - Narayana; अमित्रघ्नम् (amitraghnam) - destroyer of enemies; वैकुण्ठम् (vaikuṇṭham) - Vaikuntha; उपचक्रमुः (upacakramuḥ) - they began;]
(Then they, completely with their own parts, prepared to go to the earth, began to approach Narayana, the destroyer of enemies, in Vaikuntha.)
Then they, having prepared themselves completely, began their journey to the earth to approach Narayana, the destroyer of enemies, in Vaikuntha.
यः स चक्रगदापाणिः पीतवासासितप्रभः। पद्मनाभः सुरारिघ्नः पृथुचार्वञ्चितेक्षणः ॥१-५८-५०॥
yaḥ sa cakragadāpāṇiḥ pītavāsāsitaprabhaḥ। padmanābhaḥ surārighnaḥ pṛthucārvañcitekṣaṇaḥ ॥1-58-50॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; स (sa) - he; चक्रगदापाणिः (cakragadāpāṇiḥ) - holding discus and mace; पीतवासाः (pītavāsāḥ) - wearing yellow garments; असितप्रभः (asitaprabhaḥ) - dark-hued; पद्मनाभः (padmanābhaḥ) - lotus-naveled; सुरारिघ्नः (surārighnaḥ) - destroyer of gods' foes; पृथुचार्वञ्चितेक्षणः (pṛthucārvañcitekṣaṇaḥ) - having broad, lovely, curved eyes;]
(He who holds the discus and mace, wears yellow garments, is dark-hued, lotus-naveled, destroyer of gods' foes, and has broad, lovely, curved eyes.)
He is the one who holds the discus and mace, wears yellow garments, has a dark hue, a lotus at his navel, destroys the enemies of the gods, and possesses broad, charming, curved eyes.
तं भुवः शोधनायेन्द्र उवाच पुरुषोत्तमम्। अंशेनावतरस्वेति तथेत्याह च तं हरिः ॥१-५८-५१॥
taṁ bhuvaḥ śodhanāyendra uvāca puruṣottamam। aṁśenāvatarasveti tathetyāha ca taṁ hariḥ ॥1-58-51॥
[तं (taṁ) - him; भुवः (bhuvaḥ) - of the earth; शोधनाय (śodhanāya) - for the purification; इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra; उवाच (uvāca) - said; पुरुषोत्तमम् (puruṣottamam) - to the Supreme Person; अंशेन (aṁśena) - by a part; अवतरस्व (avatarasva) - descend; इति (iti) - thus; तथा (tathā) - so; इति (iti) - thus; आह (āha) - said; च (ca) - and; तं (taṁ) - to him; हरिः (hariḥ) - Hari;]
(Indra said to the Supreme Person for the purification of the earth, "Descend by a part." So said Hari to him.)
Indra requested the Supreme Person to descend to purify the earth, and Hari agreed to do so by manifesting a part of himself.
