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vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
Vaiśampāyana said.
kṛtavidye kace prāpte hṛṣṭarūpā divaukasaḥ। kacādadhītya tāṃ vidyāṃ kṛtārthā bharatarṣabha ॥01-73-1॥
When Kaca returned after acquiring the knowledge, the gods were delighted. Having learned that knowledge from Kaca, they had accomplished their purpose, O bull among the Bharatas. (01-73-1)
sarva eva samāgamya śatakratumathābruvan। kālaste vikramasyādya jahi śatrūnpurandara ॥01-73-2॥
All of them assembled and then said to Śatakratu, "Today is the occasion for your valor; slay the enemies, O Purandara." (01-73-2)
evamuktastu sahitaistridaśairmaghavāṃstadā। tathetyuktvopacakrāma so'paśyata vane striyaḥ ॥01-73-3॥
Then Maghavan, thus addressed by the assembled gods, said, 'So be it,' and approached; he saw women in the forest. (01-73-3)
krīḍantīnāṃ tu kanyānāṃ vane caitrarathopame। vāyubhūtaḥ sa vastrāṇi sarvāṇyeva vyamiśrayat ॥01-73-4॥
But while the maidens were playing in a forest like Caitraratha, he became the wind and mixed up all their garments. (01-73-4)
tato jalātsamuttīrya kanyāstāḥ sahitāstadā। vastrāṇi jagṛhustāni yathāsannānyanekaśaḥ ॥01-73-5॥
Then those maidens, having come up out of the water together, took those garments, each according to what was near at hand. (01-73-5)
tatra vāso devayānyāḥ śarmiṣṭhā jagṛhe tadā। vyatimiśramajānantī duhitā vṛṣaparvaṇaḥ ॥01-73-6॥
Then Śarmiṣṭhā, the daughter of Vṛṣaparvan, not knowing it was mixed up, took Devayānī’s garment there. (01-73-6)
tatastayormithastatra virodhaḥ samajāyata। devayānyāśca rājendra śarmiṣṭhāyāśca tatkṛte ॥01-73-7॥
Then, because of that, a mutual conflict arose there between Devayānī and Śarmiṣṭhā, O lord of kings. (01-73-7)
devayānyuvāca॥
Devayānī said.
kasmādgṛhṇāsi me vastraṃ śiṣyā bhūtvā mamāsuri। samudācārahīnāyā na te śreyo bhaviṣyati ॥01-73-8॥
Why do you take my garment after becoming my disciple, O Āsuri? For you, who are devoid of proper conduct, there will be no welfare. (01-73-8)
śarmiṣṭhovāca॥
Śarmiṣṭhā said.
āsīnaṁ ca śayānaṁ ca pitā te pitaraṁ mama। stauti vandati cābhīkṣṇaṁ nīcaiḥ sthitvā vinītavat ॥01-73-9॥
Your father repeatedly praises and salutes my father, whether he is seated or lying down, standing humbly below like a disciplined person. (01-73-9)
yācatastvaṁ hi duhitā stuvataḥ pratigṛhṇataḥ। sutāhaṁ stūyamānasya dadato'pratigṛhṇataḥ ॥01-73-10॥
You are indeed the daughter of one who begs, praises, and accepts gifts; I am the daughter of one who is praised, gives, and does not accept gifts. (01-73-10)
anāyudhā sāyudhāyā riktā kṣubhyasi bhikṣuki। lapsyase pratiyoddhāraṁ na hi tvāṁ gaṇayāmyaham ॥01-73-11॥
Unarmed and empty-handed before an armed woman, you tremble, O mendicant. You will find an opponent, for I do not consider you worth reckoning. (01-73-11)
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
Vaiśampāyana said.
samucchrayaṃ devayānīṃ gatāṃ saktāṃ ca vāsasi। śarmiṣṭhā prākṣipatkūpe tataḥ svapuramāvrajat ॥01-73-12॥
Śarmiṣṭhā threw Devayānī, who had reached the raised place and was caught in her garment, into a well. Then she returned to her own city. (01-73-12)
hateyamiti vijñāya śarmiṣṭhā pāpaniścayā। anavekṣya yayau veśma krodhavegaparāyaṇā ॥01-73-13॥
Knowing, "this one is dead," Śarmiṣṭhā, set on evil, went home without looking back, carried away by the force of anger. (01-73-13)
atha taṃ deśamabhyāgādyayātirnahuṣātmajaḥ। śrāntayugyaḥ śrāntahayo mṛgalipsuḥ pipāsitaḥ ॥01-73-14॥
Then Yayāti, the son of Nahuṣa, came to that region. His team and horses were exhausted; he was hunting deer and was thirsty. (01-73-14)
sa nāhuṣaḥ prekṣamāṇa udapānaṃ gatodakam। dadarśa kanyāṃ tāṃ tatra dīptām agniśikhām iva ॥01-73-15॥
The descendant of Nahuṣa, looking at a waterless well, saw that maiden there, shining like a flame of fire. (01-73-15)
tāmapṛcchatsa dṛṣṭvaiva kanyāmamaravarṇinīm। sāntvayitvā nṛpaśreṣṭhaḥ sāmnā paramavalgunā ॥01-73-16॥
Having seen that maiden of divine appearance, the best of kings comforted her with very charming gentle words and asked her. (01-73-16)
kā tvaṁ tāmranakhī śyāmā sumṛṣṭamaṇikuṇḍalā। dīrghaṁ dhyāyasi cātyarthaṁ kasmācchvasiṣi cāturā ॥01-73-17॥
Who are you, with reddish nails, dark complexion, and beautifully polished jeweled earrings? Why do you ponder so deeply and sigh in distress? (01-73-17)
kathaṃ ca patitāsyasminkūpe vīruttṛṇāvṛte। duhitā caiva kasya tvaṃ vada sarvaṃ sumadhyame ॥01-73-18॥
How have you fallen into this well covered with creepers and grass? And whose daughter are you? Tell me everything, O beautiful-waisted one. (01-73-18)
devayānyuvāca॥
Devayānī said.
yo'sau devairhatāndaityānutthāpayati vidyayā। tasya śukrasya kanyāhaṃ sa māṃ nūnaṃ na budhyate ॥01-73-19॥
I am the daughter of that Śukra who, by his knowledge, revives the Daityas slain by the gods; he surely does not recognize me. (01-73-19)
eṣa me dakṣiṇo rājanpāṇistāmranakhāṅguliḥ। samuddhara gṛhītvā māṃ kulīnastvaṃ hi me mataḥ ॥01-73-20॥
This is my right hand, O king, with copper-colored nails on its fingers. Grasp it and lift me up, for I consider you noble-born. (01-73-20)
jānāmi hi tvāṃ saṃśāntaṃ vīryavantaṃ yaśasvinam। tasmānmāṃ patitāmasmātkūpāduddhartumarhasi ॥01-73-21॥
I know that you are indeed calm, strong, and renowned. Therefore you ought to lift me, fallen as I am, out of this well. (01-73-21)
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
Vaiśampāyana said.
tāmatha brāhmaṇīṃ strīṃ ca vijñāya nahuṣātmajaḥ। gṛhītvā dakṣiṇe pāṇāvujjahāra tato'vaṭāt ॥01-73-22॥
Then the son of Nahuṣa, recognizing her as a Brāhmaṇa woman, took her by the right hand and lifted her out of the pit. (01-73-22)
uddhṛtya caināṃ tarasā tasmātkūpānnarādhipaḥ। āmantrayitvā suśroṇīṃ yayātiḥ svapuraṃ yayau ॥01-73-23॥
After swiftly drawing her out of that well, King Yayāti addressed the fair-hipped woman and went to his own city. (01-73-23)
devayānyuvāca॥
Devayānī said.
tvaritaṃ ghūrṇike gaccha sarvamācakṣva me pituḥ। nedānīṃ hi pravekyāmi nagaraṃ vṛṣaparvaṇaḥ ॥01-73-24॥
Go quickly, O Ghūrṇikā, and tell everything to my father. For I will not enter Vṛṣaparvan's city now. (01-73-24)
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
Vaiśampāyana said.
sā tu vai tvaritaṃ gatvā ghūrṇikāsuramandiram। dṛṣṭvā kāvyamuvācedaṃ sambhramāviṣṭacetanā ॥01-73-25॥
But she quickly went to the abode of Ghūrṇikāsura and, seeing Kāvya, said this, her mind overcome with agitation. (01-73-25)
ācakṣe te mahāprājña devayānī vane hatā। śarmiṣṭhayā mahābhāga duhitrā vṛṣaparvaṇaḥ ॥01-73-26॥
I tell you, O greatly wise one: Devayānī was slain in the forest by Śarmiṣṭhā, O highly fortunate one, the daughter of Vṛṣaparvan. (01-73-26)
śrutvā duhitaraṃ kāvyastatra śarmiṣṭhayā hatām। tvarayā niryayau duḥkhānmārgamāṇaḥ sutāṃ vane ॥01-73-27॥
When Kāvya heard that his daughter had been struck there by Śarmiṣṭhā, he hurried out in grief, searching for his daughter in the forest. (01-73-27)
dr̥ṣṭvā duhitaraṃ kāvyo devayānīṃ tato vane। bāhubhyāṃ sampariṣvajya duḥkhito vākyamabravīt ॥01-73-28॥
Then in the forest, Kāvya saw his daughter Devayānī, embraced her tightly with both arms, and, distressed, spoke these words. (01-73-28)
ātmadoṣairniyacchanti sarve duḥkhasukhe janāḥ। manye duścaritaṁ te'sti yasyeyaṁ niṣkṛtiḥ kṛtā ॥01-73-29॥
All people are bound to pain and happiness by their own faults. I think there is some bad deed of yours for which this expiation has been performed. (01-73-29)
devayānyuvāca॥
Devayānī said.
niṣkṛtir me’stu vā māstu śṛṇuṣvāvahito mama। śarmiṣṭhayā yaduktāsmi duhitrā vṛṣaparvaṇaḥ ॥ satyaṃ kilaitatsā prāha daityānāmasi gāyanaḥ ॥01-73-30॥
Whether I receive redress or not, listen carefully to what Śarmiṣṭhā, daughter of Vṛṣaparvan, said to me. She said: This is indeed true: you are the singer of the Daityas. (01-73-30)
evaṃ hi me kathayati śarmiṣṭhā vārṣaparvaṇī। vacanaṃ tīkṣṇaparuṣaṃ krodharaktekṣaṇā bhṛśam ॥01-73-31॥
Indeed, Śarmiṣṭhā, the daughter of Vṛṣaparvan, says this exceedingly sharp and harsh speech to me, her eyes reddened with anger. (01-73-31)
stuvato duhitā hi tvaṁ yācataḥ pratigṛhṇataḥ। sutāhaṁ stūyamānasya dadato'pratigṛhṇataḥ ॥01-73-32॥
Indeed, you are the daughter of one who praises, asks, and accepts; I am the daughter of one who is praised, gives, and does not accept. (01-73-32)
iti māmāha śarmiṣṭhā duhitā vṛṣaparvaṇaḥ। krodhasaṃraktanayanā darpapūrṇā punaḥ punaḥ ॥01-73-33॥
Thus Śarmiṣṭhā, the daughter of Vṛṣaparvan, her eyes reddened with anger and full of pride, said to me again and again. (01-73-33)
yadyahaṃ stuvatastāta duhitā pratigṛhṇataḥ। prasādayiṣye śarmiṣṭhāmityuktā hi sakhī mayā ॥01-73-34॥
I told my friend, "If I am the daughter of a man who praises others and accepts gifts, O father, then I will conciliate Śarmiṣṭhā." (01-73-34)
śukra uvāca॥
Śukra said.
stuvato duhitā na tvaṁ bhadre na pratigr̥hṇataḥ। astotuḥ stūyamānasya duhitā devayānyasi ॥01-73-35॥
O auspicious one, you are not the daughter of one who praises, nor of one who accepts. Devayānī, you are the daughter of one who does not praise but is himself praised. (01-73-35)
vṛṣaparvaiva tadveda śakro rājā ca nāhuṣaḥ। acintyaṃ brahma nirdvandvamaiśvaraṃ hi balaṃ mama ॥01-73-36॥
Vṛṣaparvan indeed knows this, as do Śakra and King Nāhuṣa. My power is truly inconceivable, sacred, beyond duality, and sovereign. (01-73-36)
