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Library: Story of Vashishtha's grandson.
गन्धर्व उवाच॥
gandharva uvāca॥
[गन्धर्व (gandharva) - celestial musician; spirit; उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]
(gandharva said;)
The gandharva said.
ततो दृष्ट्वाश्रमपदं रहितं तैः सुतैर्मुनिः। निर्जगाम सुदुःखार्तः पुनरेवाश्रमात्ततः ॥१-१६७-१॥
tato dṛṣṭvāśramapadaṃ rahitaṃ taiḥ sutairmuniḥ। nirjagāma suduḥkhārtaḥ punarevāśramāttataḥ ॥1-167-1॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - from there; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; आश्रमपदं (āśramapadam) - hermitage place; रहितं (rahitam) - bereft; तैः (taiḥ) - by those; सुतैः (sutaiḥ) - sons; मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage; निर्जगाम (nirjagāma) - departed; सुदुःखार्तः (suduḥkhārtaḥ) - greatly afflicted by sorrow; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; एव (eva) - indeed; आश्रमात् (āśramāt) - from the hermitage; ततः (tataḥ) - from there;]
(From there, having seen the hermitage place bereft by those sons, the sage, greatly afflicted by sorrow, departed again indeed from the hermitage from there.)
Seeing the hermitage deserted by his sons, the sage, overwhelmed with grief, once again left the hermitage.
सोऽपश्यत्सरितं पूर्णां प्रावृट्काले नवाम्भसा। वृक्षान्बहुविधान्पार्थ वहन्तीं तीरजान्बहून् ॥१-१६७-२॥
so'paśyat saritaṃ pūrṇāṃ prāvṛṭkāle navāmbhasā। vṛkṣān bahuvidhān pārtha vahantīṃ tīrajān bahūn ॥1-167-2॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - saw; सरितम् (saritam) - river; पूर्णाम् (pūrṇām) - full; प्रावृट्- काले (prāvṛṭ-kāle) - in the rainy season; नव-अम्भसा (nava-ambhasā) - with fresh water; वृक्षान् (vṛkṣān) - trees; बहु-विदान् (bahu-vidhān) - of many kinds; पार्थ (pārtha) - O Pārtha; वहन्तीम् (vahantīm) - carrying; तीर-जान् (tīra-jān) - grown on the bank; बहून् (bahūn) - many;]
(He saw the river full in the rainy season with fresh water, carrying many trees of various kinds, O Pārtha, many grown on the bank.)
He saw, O Pārtha, the river filled with fresh water in the rainy season, carrying many kinds of trees, many of which had grown on the bank.
अथ चिन्तां समापेदे पुनः पौरवनन्दन। अम्भस्यस्या निमज्जेयमिति दुःखसमन्वितः ॥१-१६७-३॥
atha cintāṃ samāpede punaḥ pauravanandana। ambhasyasyā nimajjeyamiti duḥkhasamanvitaḥ ॥1-167-3॥
[अथ (atha) - then; चिन्तां (cintāṃ) - thought; समापेदे (samāpede) - he entered; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पौरवनन्दन (pauravanandana) - descendant of Paurava; अम्भस्य (ambhasya) - of the water; अस्या (asyā) - of this; निमज्जेयम् (nimajjeyam) - I might sink; इति (iti) - thus; दुःखसमन्वितः (duḥkhasamanvitaḥ) - filled with sorrow;]
(Then the descendant of Paurava again entered thought: 'I might sink in this water,' thus filled with sorrow.)
Then the descendant of Paurava again became lost in thought, filled with sorrow, thinking, 'I might sink in this water.'
ततः पाशैस्तदात्मानं गाढं बद्ध्वा महामुनिः। तस्या जले महानद्या निममज्ज सुदुःखितः ॥१-१६७-४॥
tataḥ pāśais tad-ātmānaṃ gāḍhaṃ baddhvā mahāmuniḥ। tasyā jale mahānadyā nimamajja suduḥkhitaḥ॥1-167-4॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; पाशैः (pāśaiḥ) - with bonds; तत् (tat) - that; आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - self; गाढम् (gāḍham) - tightly; बद्ध्वा (baddhvā) - having bound; महामुनिः (mahāmuniḥ) - the great sage; तस्या (tasyā) - of her; जले (jale) - in the water; महानद्या (mahānadyā) - in the great river; निममज्ज (nimamajja) - sank; सुदुःखितः (suduḥkhitaḥ) - very distressed;]
(Then, having tightly bound that self with bonds, the great sage, very distressed, sank in the water of her great river.)
Then the great sage, having tightly bound himself with those bonds, very sorrowful, sank into the water of her great river.
अथ छित्त्वा नदी पाशांस्तस्यारिबलमर्दन। समस्थं तमृषिं कृत्वा विपाशं समवासृजत् ॥१-१६७-५॥
atha chittvā nadī pāśāṃs tasyāribalamardana। samasthaṃ tam ṛṣiṃ kṛtvā vipāśaṃ samavāsṛjat ॥1-167-5॥
[अथ (atha) - then; छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut; नदी (nadī) - river; पाशान् (pāśān) - fetters; तस्य (tasya) - his; अरिबलमर्दन (aribalamardana) - destroyer of enemy's strength; समस्थं (samastham) - completely placed; तम् (tam) - him; ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - sage; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; विपाशम् (vipāśam) - Vipāśā (name of river); समवासृजत् (samavāsṛjat) - completely released;]
(Then, having cut the river fetters, the destroyer of enemy's strength, having completely placed the sage, released (him) at the Vipāśā.)
Then, having cut the river fetters, the destroyer of enemy's strength completely placed the sage and released him at the Vipāśā river.
उत्ततार ततः पाशैर्विमुक्तः स महानृषिः। विपाशेति च नामास्या नद्याश्चक्रे महानृषिः ॥१-१६७-६॥
uttatāra tataḥ pāśair vimuktaḥ sa mahānṛṣiḥ। vipāśeti ca nāmāsyā nadyāś cakre mahānṛṣiḥ॥1-167-6॥
[उत्ततार (uttatāra) - rose up; ascended; ततः (tataḥ) - then; from there; पाशैः (pāśaiḥ) - from bonds; with fetters; विमुक्तः (vimuktaḥ) - freed; released; सः (saḥ) - he; महानृषिः (mahānṛṣiḥ) - great sage; विपाशेति (vipāśeti) - Vipāśā (name); च (ca) - and; नाम (nāma) - name; अस्या (asyā) - of this (river); नद्याः (nadyāḥ) - of the river; चक्रे (cakre) - made; established; महानृषिः (mahānṛṣiḥ) - great sage;]
(The great sage, freed from the bonds, then rose up. The great sage made 'Vipāśā' the name of this river.)
Freed from the bonds, the great sage rose up and named this river 'Vipāśā'.
शोके बुद्धिं ततश्चक्रे न चैकत्र व्यतिष्ठत। सोऽगच्छत्पर्वतांश्चैव सरितश्च सरांसि च ॥१-१६७-७॥
śoke buddhiṃ tataś cakre na ca ekatra vyatiṣṭhata| so'gacchat parvatāṃś caiva saritaś ca sarāṃsi ca ॥1-167-7॥
[शोके (śoke) - in grief; बुद्धिं (buddhiṃ) - mind; ततः (tataḥ) - then; चक्रे (cakre) - made; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; एकत्र (ekatra) - in one place; व्यतिष्ठत (vyatiṣṭhata) - remained; सः (saḥ) - he; अगच्छत् (agacchat) - went; पर्वतान् (parvatān) - mountains; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; सरितः (saritaḥ) - rivers; च (ca) - and; सरांसि (sarāṃsi) - lakes; च (ca) - and;]
(In grief, he then made up his mind, but did not remain in one place; he went to the mountains, and indeed to the rivers and lakes.)
Overcome by grief, he resolved in his mind, but could not stay in one place; so he wandered among the mountains, rivers, and lakes.
ततः स पुनरेवर्षिर्नदीं हैमवतीं तदा। चण्डग्राहवतीं दृष्ट्वा तस्याः स्रोतस्यवापतत् ॥१-१६७-८॥
tataḥ sa punarevarṣirnadīṃ haimavatīṃ tadā। caṇḍagrāhavatīṃ dṛṣṭvā tasyāḥ srotasyavāpatat ॥1-167-8॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सः (saḥ) - he; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; एव (eva) - indeed; ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage; नदीम् (nadīm) - river; हैमवतीम् (haimavatīm) - Haimavati; तदा (tadā) - then; चण्डग्राहवतीम् (caṇḍagrāhavatīm) - having fierce crocodiles; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her; स्रोतस्य (srotasya) - of the current; अपतत् (apatat) - fell;]
(Then he, the sage, again at that time, having seen the Haimavati river with fierce crocodiles, fell into her current.)
Then, the sage once again, seeing the Haimavati river filled with fierce crocodiles, fell into its current.
सा तमग्निसमं विप्रमनुचिन्त्य सरिद्वरा। शतधा विद्रुता यस्माच्छतद्रुरिति विश्रुता ॥१-१६७-९॥
sā tam agnisamaṃ vipram anucintya saridvarā। śatadhā vidrutā yasmāc chatadrur iti viśrutā ॥1-167-9॥
[सा (sā) - she; तम् (tam) - him; अग्निसमम् (agnisamam) - equal to fire; विप्रम् (vipram) - sage; अनुचिन्त्य (anucintya) - having considered; सरिद्वरा (saridvarā) - the best of rivers; शतधा (śatadhā) - into a hundred parts; विद्रुता (vidrutā) - having rushed; यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because of which; शतद्रुः (śatadruḥ) - Śatadru (name of the river); इति (iti) - thus; विश्रुता (viśrutā) - is known;]
(She, having considered that sage who was equal to fire, the best of rivers, rushed into a hundred parts; because of which she is known as 'Śatadru'.)
The best of rivers, having considered the sage who was equal to fire, split herself into a hundred streams; therefore, she is known as 'Śatadru'.
ततः स्थलगतं दृष्ट्वा तत्राप्यात्मानमात्मना। मर्तुं न शक्यमित्युक्त्वा पुनरेवाश्रमं ययौ ॥१-१६७-१०॥
tataḥ sthalagataṃ dṛṣṭvā tatrāpyātmānamātmanā। martuṃ na śakyamityuktvā punarevāśramaṃ yayau ॥1-167-10॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; स्थलगतम् (sthalagatam) - gone to land; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; तत्र (tatra) - there; अपि (api) - also; आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self; आत्मना (ātmanā) - by himself; मर्तुम् (martum) - to die; न (na) - not; शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible; इति (iti) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; एव (eva) - indeed; आश्रमम् (āśramam) - hermitage; ययौ (yayau) - he went;]
(Then, having seen (him) gone to land, there also (he saw) the self by himself; having said "it is not possible to die," again indeed he went to the hermitage.)
Then, seeing that he had gone to land, and perceiving himself there as well, he said, "It is not possible to die," and again he went back to the hermitage.
वध्वादृश्यन्त्यानुगत आश्रमाभिमुखो व्रजन्। अथ शुश्राव सङ्गत्या वेदाध्ययननिःस्वनम् ॥ पृष्ठतः परिपूर्णार्थैः षड्भिरङ्गैरलङ्कृतम् ॥१-१६७-११॥
vadhvādṛśyantyānugata āśramābhimukho vrajan। atha śuśrāva saṅgatyā vedādhyayana-niḥsvanam ॥ pṛṣṭhataḥ paripūrṇārthaiḥ ṣaḍbhir-aṅgair-alaṅkṛtam ॥1-167-11॥
[वध्वा (vadhvā) - by the bride; अदृश्यन्त्या (adṛśyantyā) - who was not visible; अनुगतः (anugataḥ) - having followed; आश्रमाभिमुखः (āśramābhimukhaḥ) - facing towards the hermitage; व्रजन् (vrajan) - going; अथ (atha) - then; शुश्राव (śuśrāva) - he heard; सङ्गत्या (saṅgatyā) - with company; वेदाध्ययननिःस्वनम् (vedādhyayana-niḥsvanam) - the sound of Veda recitation; पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - from behind; परिपूर्णार्थैः (paripūrṇārthaiḥ) - with fully meaningful; षड्भिः (ṣaḍbhiḥ) - with six; अङ्गैः (aṅgaiḥ) - with limbs; अलङ्कृतम् (alaṅkṛtam) - adorned;]
(Having followed the bride, who was not visible, facing towards the hermitage and going, then he heard, with company, the sound of Veda recitation from behind, adorned with six limbs, with fully meaningful (words).)
As he proceeded towards the hermitage, following the unseen bride, he then heard from behind, in company, the sound of Vedic recitation, perfectly adorned with the six limbs and full of meaning.
अनुव्रजति को न्वेष मामित्येव च सोऽब्रवीत्। अहं त्वदृश्यती नाम्ना तं स्नुषा प्रत्यभाषत ॥ शक्तेर्भार्या महाभाग तपोयुक्ता तपस्विनी ॥१-१६७-१२॥
anuvrajati ko nveṣa māmityeva ca so'bravīt। ahaṃ tvadṛśyatī nāmnā taṃ snuṣā pratyabhāṣata ॥ śakterbhāryā mahābhāga tapoyuktā tapasvinī ॥1-167-12॥
[अनुव्रजति (anuvrajati) - follows; कः (kaḥ) - who; नु (nu) - indeed; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; माम् (mām) - me; इति (iti) - thus; एव (eva) - only; च (ca) - and; सः (saḥ) - he; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; अहम् (aham) - I; त्वदृश्यती (tvadṛśyatī) - Tvadṛśyatī (name); नाम्ना (nāmnā) - by name; तम् (tam) - him; स्नुषा (snuṣā) - daughter-in-law; प्रत्यभाषत (pratyabhāṣata) - addressed; शक्तेः (śakteḥ) - of Śakti; भार्या (bhāryā) - wife; महाभाग (mahābhāga) - most fortunate; तपःयुक्ता (tapoyuktā) - endowed with austerity; तपस्विनी (tapasvinī) - ascetic woman;]
(Who indeed is this that follows me? Thus he said. I, named Tvadṛśyatī, his daughter-in-law, addressed him. The wife of Śakti, most fortunate, endowed with austerity, ascetic woman.)
He asked, "Who is this following me?" Thus he spoke. I, named Tvadṛśyatī, his daughter-in-law, addressed him. She is the wife of Śakti, most fortunate, endowed with austerity, an ascetic woman.
वसिष्ठ उवाच॥
vasiṣṭha uvāca॥
[वसिष्ठ (vasiṣṭha) - Vasiṣṭha; (name of a sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac' - to speak);]
(Vasiṣṭha said;)
Vasiṣṭha said.
पुत्रि कस्यैष साङ्गस्य वेदस्याध्ययनस्वनः। पुरा साङ्गस्य वेदस्य शक्तेरिव मया श्रुतः ॥१-१६७-१३॥
putri kasyaiṣa sāṅgasya vedasyādhyayanasvanaḥ। purā sāṅgasya vedasya śakteriva mayā śrutaḥ ॥1-167-13॥
[पुत्रि (putri) - O daughter; कस्य (kasya) - whose; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; साङ्गस्य (sāṅgasya) - of the sāṅga (with limbs, i.e., with auxiliaries); वेदस्य (vedasya) - of the Veda; अध्ययनस्वनः (adhyayanasvanaḥ) - the sound of study; पुरा (purā) - formerly; साङ्गस्य (sāṅgasya) - of the sāṅga (with auxiliaries); वेदस्य (vedasya) - of the Veda; शक्तेः (śakteḥ) - of the power; इव (iva) - like; मया (mayā) - by me; श्रुतः (śrutaḥ) - was heard;]
(O daughter, whose is this sound of study of the sāṅga Veda? Formerly, the sound of study of the sāṅga Veda was heard by me like (the sound) of power.)
O daughter, whose is this sound of study of the sāṅga Veda? In earlier times, I heard the sound of study of the sāṅga Veda like the sound of power.
अदृश्यन्त्युवाच॥
adṛśyantyuvāca॥
[अदृश्यन्ति (adṛśyanti) - were not seen; (from root dṛś, to see, with prefix a- and suffix -yanti) उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from root vac, to speak, perfect tense, 3rd person singular);]
(adṛśyanti—were not seen; uvāca—said;)
He said to those who were not seen.
अयं कुक्षौ समुत्पन्नः शक्तेर्गर्भः सुतस्य ते। समा द्वादश तस्येह वेदानभ्यसतो मुने ॥१-१६७-१४॥
ayaṃ kukṣau samutpannaḥ śaktergarbhaḥ sutasya te। samā dvādaśa tasyeha vedānabhyasato mune ॥1-167-14॥
[अयं (ayaṃ) - this; कुक्षौ (kukṣau) - in the womb; समुत्पन्नः (samutpannaḥ) - arisen; शक्तेः (śakteḥ) - of Śakti; गर्भः (garbhaḥ) - embryo; सुतस्य (sutasya) - of the son; ते (te) - your; समा (samā) - years; द्वादश (dvādaśa) - twelve; तस्य (tasya) - of him; इह (iha) - here; वेदान् (vedān) - the Vedas; अभ्यसतः (abhyasataḥ) - studying; मुने (mune) - O sage;]
(This embryo of Śakti, your son, having arisen in the womb, here studied the Vedas for twelve years, O sage.)
O sage, this embryo of Śakti, your son, arose in the womb and here studied the Vedas for twelve years.
गन्धर्व उवाच॥
gandharva uvāca॥
[गन्धर्व (gandharva) - celestial musician; spirit; उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]
(gandharva said;)
The gandharva said.
एवमुक्तस्ततो हृष्टो वसिष्ठः श्रेष्ठभागृषिः। अस्ति सन्तानमित्युक्त्वा मृत्योः पार्थ न्यवर्तत ॥१-१६७-१५॥
evam-uktas-tato hṛṣṭo vasiṣṭhaḥ śreṣṭhabhāg-ṛṣiḥ। asti santānam-ity-uktvā mṛtyoḥ pārtha nyavartata ॥1-167-15॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - having been spoken; ततः (tataḥ) - then; हृष्टः (hṛṣṭaḥ) - gladdened; वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha; श्रेष्ठभाग् (śreṣṭhabhāg) - having the best share; ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage; अस्ति (asti) - there is; सन्तानम् (santānam) - progeny; इति (iti) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said; मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - Death; पार्थ (pārtha) - O Pārtha; न्यवर्तत (nyavartata) - turned back;]
(Thus having been spoken to, then gladdened, Vasiṣṭha, the sage of the best share, having said "There is progeny," Death, O Pārtha, turned back.)
Thus addressed, the delighted sage Vasiṣṭha, having declared "There is progeny," caused Death to turn back, O Pārtha.
ततः प्रतिनिवृत्तः स तया वध्वा सहानघ। कल्माषपादमासीनं ददर्श विजने वने ॥१-१६७-१६॥
tataḥ pratinivṛttaḥ sa tayā vadhvā sahānagha। kalmāṣapādam āsīnaṃ dadarśa vijane vane ॥1-167-16॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रतिनिवृत्तः (pratinivṛttaḥ) - having returned; स (sa) - he; तया (tayā) - with her; वध्वा (vadhvā) - with the bride; सह (saha) - together; अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one; कल्माषपादम् (kalmāṣapādam) - Kalmashapada; आसीनम् (āsīnam) - seated; ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw; विजने (vijane) - in a lonely; वने (vane) - forest;]
(Then, having returned, he, together with the bride, O sinless one, saw Kalmashapada seated in a lonely forest.)
Then, O sinless one, he returned with the bride and saw Kalmashapada sitting alone in the forest.
स तु दृष्ट्वैव तं राजा क्रुद्ध उत्थाय भारत। आविष्टो रक्षसोग्रेण इयेषात्तुं ततः स्म तम् ॥१-१६७-१७॥
sa tu dṛṣṭvaiva taṃ rājā kruddha utthāya bhārata। āviṣṭo rakṣasogreṇa iyeṣāttuṃ tataḥ sma tam ॥1-167-17॥
[स (sa) - he; तु (tu) - but; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; एव (eva) - indeed; तं (taṃ) - him; राजा (rājā) - the king; क्रुद्ध (kruddha) - angry; उत्थाय (utthāya) - having risen; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; आविष्टः (āviṣṭaḥ) - possessed; रक्षसः (rakṣasaḥ) - by the demon; उग्रेण (ugreṇa) - fierce; इयेष (iyeṣa) - he desired; आत्तुम् (āttum) - to kill; ततः (tataḥ) - then; स्म (sma) - indeed; तम् (tam) - him;]
(He but having seen indeed him, the king, angry, having risen, O Bhārata, possessed by the fierce demon, he desired to kill him then indeed.)
But as soon as he saw him, the king, enraged, rose up, O Bhārata, possessed by the fierce demon, and then indeed sought to kill him.
अदृश्यन्ती तु तं दृष्ट्वा क्रूरकर्माणमग्रतः। भयसंविग्नया वाचा वसिष्ठमिदमब्रवीत् ॥१-१६७-१८॥
adṛśyantī tu taṃ dṛṣṭvā krūrakarmāṇam agrataḥ। bhayasaṃvignayā vācā vasiṣṭham idam abravīt ॥1-167-18॥
[अदृश्यन्ती (adṛśyantī) - not being seen; (feminine, present participle of 'dṛś' with 'a' privative) तु (tu) - but; तं (taṃ) - him; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; क्रूरकर्माणम् (krūrakarmāṇam) - of cruel deeds; अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front; भयसंविग्नया (bhayasaṃvignayā) - by fear-agitated (feminine, instrumental singular); वाचा (vācā) - with voice; वसिष्ठम् (vasiṣṭham) - to Vasiṣṭha; इदम् (idam) - this; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(But not being seen, having seen him of cruel deeds in front, with a voice agitated by fear, she said this to Vasiṣṭha.)
But, remaining unseen, upon seeing him performing cruel deeds ahead, she, with a voice trembling with fear, spoke these words to Vasiṣṭha.
असौ मृत्युरिवोग्रेण दण्डेन भगवन्नितः। प्रगृहीतेन काष्ठेन राक्षसोऽभ्येति भीषणः ॥१-१६७-१९॥
asau mṛtyur ivogreṇa daṇḍena bhagavan nitaḥ। pragṛhītena kāṣṭhena rākṣasaḥ abhyeti bhīṣaṇaḥ॥1-167-19॥
[असौ (asau) - that; (he; yonder; मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death; (personification; इव (iva) - like; as; उग्रेण (ugreṇa) - with fierce; with terrible; दण्डेन (daṇḍena) - with staff; with rod; भगवन् (bhagavan) - O venerable one; O lord; नितः (nitaḥ) - led; brought; प्रगृहीतेन (pragṛhītena) - seized; grasped; काष्ठेन (kāṣṭhena) - with wood; with stick; राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - the demon; the rākṣasa; अभ्येति (abhyeti) - approaches; comes near; भीषणः (bhīṣaṇaḥ) - terrible; fearful;]
(That one, like death, with a fierce staff, O venerable one, led, with a seized stick, the demon approaches, terrible.)
O venerable one, that terrible demon, like death with a fierce staff, approaches here, having seized a stick.
तं निवारयितुं शक्तो नान्योऽस्ति भुवि कश्चन। त्वदृतेऽद्य महाभाग सर्ववेदविदां वर ॥१-१६७-२०॥
taṃ nivārayituṃ śakto nānyo'sti bhuvi kaścana। tvadṛte'dya mahābhāga sarvavedavidāṃ vara ॥1-167-20॥
[तं (taṃ) - him; निवारयितुं (nivārayitum) - to restrain; शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - able; न (na) - not; अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other; अस्ति (asti) - is; भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth; कश्चन (kaścana) - anyone; त्वदृते (tvadṛte) - except you; अद्य (adya) - today; महाभाग (mahābhāga) - O greatly fortunate; सर्ववेदविदां (sarvavedavidām) - of all knowers of the Vedas; वर (vara) - best;]
(To restrain him, no one else is able on earth, anyone; except you, today, O greatly fortunate, best of all knowers of the Vedas.)
O greatly fortunate one, best among all knowers of the Vedas, today, except for you, there is no one else on earth who is able to restrain him.
त्राहि मां भगवन्पापादस्माद्दारुणदर्शनात्। रक्षो अत्तुमिह ह्यावां नूनमेतच्चिकीर्षति ॥१-१६७-२१॥
trāhi māṃ bhagavan pāpād asmād dāruṇa-darśanāt। rakṣaḥ attum iha hi āvām nūnam etat cikīrṣati॥1-167-21॥
[त्राहि (trāhi) - protect; (imperative from root 'trā') माम् (mām) - me; (accusative singular of 'aham') भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord; (vocative of 'bhagavat') पापात् (pāpāt) - from sin; (ablative singular of 'pāpa') अस्मात् (asmāt) - from this; (ablative singular of 'idam') दारुणदर्शनात् (dāruṇa-darśanāt) - from the terrible appearance; (ablative singular of 'dāruṇa-darśana') रक्षः (rakṣaḥ) - the demon; (nom. sing. of 'rakṣas') अत्तुम् (attum) - to devour; (infinitive of 'ad') इह (iha) - here; (indeclinable) हि (hi) - indeed; (particle) आवाम् (āvām) - both of us; (nom. dual of 'asmad') नूनम् (nūnam) - surely; (indeclinable) एतत् (etat) - this; (nom. sing. neuter of 'idam') चिकीर्षति (cikīrṣati) - desires to do; (3rd pers. sing. pres. of desiderative of 'kṛ');]
(Protect me, O Lord, from sin, from this terrible appearance. The demon indeed desires to devour both of us here, surely this he wishes to do.)
O Lord, protect me from sin and from this terrible sight. The demon surely wishes to devour both of us here.
