01.189
Pancharatra: Vyasa explains the background behind Pandavas and Draupadi.
व्यास उवाच॥
vyāsa uvāca॥
[व्यास (vyāsa) - Vyāsa; (name of the sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (he spoke);]
(Vyāsa said;)
Vyāsa said.
पुरा वै नैमिषारण्ये देवाः सत्रमुपासते। तत्र वैवस्वतो राजञ्शामित्रमकरोत्तदा ॥१-१८९-१॥
purā vai naimiṣāraṇye devāḥ satram upāsate। tatra vaivasvato rājañ śāmitram akarot tadā ॥1-189-1॥
[पुरा (purā) - formerly; वै (vai) - indeed; नैमिषारण्ये (naimiṣāraṇye) - in Naimisha forest; देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods; सत्रम् (satram) - sacrificial session; उपासते (upāsate) - were engaged in; तत्र (tatra) - there; वैवस्वतः (vaivasvataḥ) - Vaivasvata (Yama, son of Vivasvat); राजन् (rājan) - O king; शामित्रम् (śāmitram) - friendship; अकरोत् (akarot) - made; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(Formerly indeed in Naimisha forest the gods were engaged in a sacrificial session. There Vaivasvata, O king, then made friendship.)
Once, O king, in the Naimisha forest, the gods were performing a sacrificial session. There, Vaivasvata (Yama) then made a friendship.
ततो यमो दीक्षितस्तत्र राज; न्नामारयत्किञ्चिदपि प्रजाभ्यः। ततः प्रजास्ता बहुला बभूवुः; कालातिपातान्मरणात्प्रहीणाः ॥१-१८९-२॥
tato yamo dīkṣitastatra rāja; nnāmārayatkiñcidapi prajābhyaḥ। tataḥ prajāstā bahulā babhūvuḥ; kālātitpātānmaraṇātprahīṇāḥ ॥1-189-2॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; यमः (yamaḥ) - Yama; दीक्षितः (dīkṣitaḥ) - initiated; तत्र (tatra) - there; राजन् (rājan) - O king; न (na) - not; अमारयत् (amārayat) - caused to die; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - even a little; अपि (api) - even; प्रजाभ्यः (prajābhyaḥ) - among the beings; ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - beings; ता (tā) - those; बहुलाः (bahulāḥ) - numerous; बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - became; कालातिपातात् (kālātitpātāt) - due to lapse of time; मरणात् (maraṇāt) - from death; प्रहीणाः (prahīṇāḥ) - deprived;]
(Then Yama, having been initiated there, O king, did not cause even a little among the beings to die. Then those beings became numerous, deprived of death due to lapse of time.)
Then, O king, after Yama was initiated there, he did not cause any of the beings to die. As a result, those beings became numerous, being deprived of death due to the lapse of time.
ततस्तु शक्रो वरुणः कुबेरः; साध्या रुद्रा वसवश्चाश्विनौ च। प्रणेतारं भुवनस्य प्रजापतिं; समाजग्मुस्तत्र देवास्तथान्ये ॥१-१८९-३॥
tatastu śakro varuṇaḥ kuberaḥ; sādhyā rudrā vasavaścāśvinau ca। praṇetāraṃ bhuvanasya prajāpatiṃ; samājagmusta-tra devāstathānye ॥1-189-3॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तु (tu) - but; शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Śakra (Indra); वरुणः (varuṇaḥ) - Varuṇa; कुबेरः (kuberaḥ) - Kubera; साध्याः (sādhyāḥ) - the Sādhyas (a class of deities); रुद्राः (rudrāḥ) - the Rudras; वसवः (vasavaḥ) - the Vasus; च (ca) - and; अश्विनौ (aśvinau) - the Aśvins (twin gods); च (ca) - and; प्रणेतारम् (praṇetāram) - the leader; भुवनस्य (bhuvanasya) - of the world; प्रजापतिम् (prajāpatim) - Prajāpati (Lord of creatures); समाजग्मुः (samājagmuḥ) - came together; तत्र (tatra) - there; देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods; तथा (tathā) - also; अन्ये (anye) - others;]
(Then but Śakra (Indra), Varuṇa, Kubera, the Sādhyas, the Rudras, the Vasus, and the Aśvins, and the leader of the world, Prajāpati; came together there the gods and also others.)
Then Śakra (Indra), Varuṇa, Kubera, the Sādhyas, Rudras, Vasus, and the Aśvins, along with Prajāpati, the lord of the world, and other gods, all assembled there.
ततोऽब्रुवँल्लोकगुरुं समेता; भयं नस्तीव्रं मानुषाणां विवृद्ध्या। तस्माद्भयादुद्विजन्तः सुखेप्सवः; प्रयाम सर्वे शरणं भवन्तम् ॥१-१८९-४॥
tato'bruvaṃllokaguruṃ sametā; bhayaṃ nastīvaraṃ mānuṣāṇāṃ vivṛddhyā. tasmādbhāyādudvijantaḥ sukhepsavaḥ; prayāma sarve śaraṇaṃ bhavantam ॥1-189-4॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - from then; अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they spoke; लोकगुरुम् (lokagurum) - the teacher of the world; समेता (sametā) - having assembled; भयम् (bhayam) - fear; न (na) - not; अस्ति (asti) - is; तीव्रम् (tīvram) - intense; मानुषाणाम् (mānuṣāṇām) - of humans; विवृद्ध्या (vivṛddhyā) - by increase; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear; उद्विजन्तः (udvijantaḥ) - being agitated; सुख-इप्सवः (sukhepsavaḥ) - desiring happiness; प्रयाम (prayāma) - let us go; सर्वे (sarve) - all; शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge; भवन्तम् (bhavantam) - to you (who are);]
(From then, having assembled, they spoke to the teacher of the world: "There is no intense fear for humans by increase. Therefore, being agitated from fear, desiring happiness, let us all go to you, the refuge.")
Then, having gathered, they addressed the teacher of the world: "There is no great fear for humans due to growth. Therefore, being disturbed by fear and desiring happiness, let us all seek refuge in you."
ब्रह्मोवाच॥
brahmovāca॥
[ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā; the creator; उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]
(Brahmā said;)
Brahmā said.
किं वो भयं मानुषेभ्यो यूयं सर्वे यदामराः। मा वो मर्त्यसकाशाद्वै भयं भवतु कर्हिचित् ॥१-१८९-५॥
kiṃ vo bhayaṃ mānuṣebhyo yūyaṃ sarve yadāmarāḥ। mā vo martyasakāśād vai bhayaṃ bhavatu karhicit ॥1-189-5॥
[किं (kiṃ) - what; वः (vaḥ) - to you (all); भयम् (bhayam) - fear; मानुषेभ्यः (mānuṣebhyaḥ) - from men; यूयम् (yūyam) - you (all); सर्वे (sarve) - all; यदा (yadā) - when; अमराः (amarāḥ) - immortal ones; मा (mā) - not; वः (vaḥ) - to you (all); मर्त्यसकाशात् (martyasakāśāt) - from the presence of mortals; वै (vai) - indeed; भयम् (bhayam) - fear; भवतु (bhavatu) - may be; कर्हिचित् (karhicit) - at any time;]
(What fear is there for you from men, you all who are immortal? Let there not be, indeed, any fear for you from the presence of mortals at any time.)
Why should you, who are all immortals, have any fear from men? May you never have any fear from mortals at any time.
देवा ऊचुः॥
devā ūcuḥ॥
[देवा (devā) - gods; ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - said;]
(gods said;)
The gods said.
मर्त्या ह्यमर्त्याः संवृत्ता न विशेषोऽस्ति कश्चन। अविशेषादुद्विजन्तो विशेषार्थमिहागताः ॥१-१८९-६॥
martyā hy amartyāḥ saṃvṛttā na viśeṣo'sti kaścana| aviśeṣād udvijanto viśeṣārtham ihāgatāḥ ॥1-189-6॥
[मर्त्याः (martyāḥ) - mortals; हि (hi) - indeed; अमर्त्याः (amartyāḥ) - immortals; संवृत्ताः (saṃvṛttāḥ) - have become; न (na) - not; विशेषः (viśeṣaḥ) - distinction; अस्ति (asti) - exists; कश्चन (kaścana) - any; अविशेषात् (aviśeṣāt) - from non-distinction; उद्विजन्तः (udvijantaḥ) - being agitated; विशेषार्थम् (viśeṣārtham) - for the sake of distinction; इह (iha) - here; आगताः (āgatāḥ) - have come;]
(Mortals indeed have become immortals; there is no distinction whatsoever. Being agitated by non-distinction, for the sake of distinction, they have come here.)
Mortals have indeed become like immortals; there is no real distinction. Disturbed by the lack of distinction, they have come here seeking differentiation.
ब्रह्मोवाच॥
brahmovāca॥
[ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā; the creator; उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]
(Brahmā said;)
Brahmā said.
वैवस्वतो व्यापृतः सत्रहेतो; स्तेन त्विमे न म्रियन्ते मनुष्याः। तस्मिन्नेकाग्रे कृतसर्वकार्ये; तत एषां भवितैवान्तकालः ॥१-१८९-७॥
vaivasvato vyāpṛtaḥ satraheto; stena tvime na mriyante manuṣyāḥ. tasminnekāgre kṛtasarvakārye; tata eṣāṃ bhavitaivāntakālaḥ ॥1-189-7॥
[वैवस्वतः (vaivasvataḥ) - Yama; व्यापृतः (vyāpṛtaḥ) - engaged; busy; occupied; सत्रहेतोः (satrahetoḥ) - for the purpose of a sacrifice; for the reason of a ritual; स्तेन (stena) - thieves; तु (tu) - but; इमे (ime) - these; न (na) - not; म्रियन्ते (mriyante) - die; perish; मनुष्याः (manuṣyāḥ) - men; humans; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; एकाग्रे (ekāgre) - single-minded; concentrated; कृतसर्वकार्ये (kṛtasarvakārye) - having accomplished all tasks; ततः (tataḥ) - then; from that; एषाम् (eṣām) - of these; भविता (bhavitā) - will be; will happen; एव (eva) - indeed; surely; अन्तकालः (antakālaḥ) - end time; time of death;]
(Yama is engaged for the purpose of a sacrifice; but these thieves, these men, do not die. When that single-minded one has accomplished all tasks, then indeed for these will be the end time.)
Yama is occupied with a sacrificial duty; therefore, these thieves, these men, do not die. When that single-minded one has completed all his tasks, then surely the time of their end will come.
वैवस्वतस्यापि तनुर्विभूता; वीर्येण युष्माकमुत प्रयुक्ता। सैषामन्तो भविता ह्यन्तकाले; तनुर्हि वीर्यं भविता नरेषु ॥१-१८९-८॥
vaivasvatasya api tanur vibhūtā; vīryeṇa yuṣmākam uta prayuktā. saiṣām anto bhavitā hi antakāle; tanuḥ hi vīryaṃ bhavitā nareṣu ॥1-189-8॥
[वैवस्वतस्य (vaivasvatasya) - of Vaivasvata (Yama); अपि (api) - also; तनुः (tanuḥ) - body; विभूता (vibhūtā) - manifested; वीर्येण (vīryeṇa) - by the power; युष्माकम् (yuṣmākam) - of you (plural); उत (uta) - and; प्रयुक्ता (prayuktā) - employed; स (sa) - that; एषाम् (eṣām) - of these; अन्तः (antaḥ) - end; भविता (bhavitā) - will be; हि (hi) - indeed; अन्तकाले (antakāle) - at the end time; तनुः (tanuḥ) - body; हि (hi) - indeed; वीर्यं (vīryaṃ) - power; भविता (bhavitā) - will be; नरेषु (nareṣu) - among men;]
(The body of Vaivasvata also manifested, by the power of you (all), and employed. That of these, the end will be indeed at the end time; the body indeed, the power will be among men.)
Even the manifested body of Vaivasvata (Yama), empowered by your strength, has been employed. At the destined end time, that body will reach its conclusion; indeed, the power will manifest among men.
व्यास उवाच॥
vyāsa uvāca॥
[व्यास (vyāsa) - Vyāsa; (name of the sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac' - to speak);]
(Vyāsa said;)
Vyāsa said.
ततस्तु ते पूर्वजदेववाक्यं; श्रुत्वा देवा यत्र देवा यजन्ते। समासीनास्ते समेता महाबला; भागीरथ्यां ददृशुः पुण्डरीकम् ॥१-१८९-९॥
tatastu te pūrvajadevavākyaṃ; śrutvā devā yatra devā yajante। samāsīnāste sametā mahābalā; bhāgīrathyāṃ dadṛśuḥ puṇḍarīkam ॥1-189-9॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तु (tu) - but; ते (te) - they; पूर्वजदेववाक्यं (pūrvajadevavākyaṃ) - ancient gods' words; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods; यत्र (yatra) - where; देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods; यजन्ते (yajante) - worship; समासीनाः (samāsīnāḥ) - seated; ते (te) - they; समेता (sametā) - assembled; महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - of great might; भागीरथ्याम् (bhāgīrathyām) - in the Bhagirathi (Ganga); ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - saw; पुण्डरीकम् (puṇḍarīkam) - lotus;]
(Then but they, having heard the ancient gods' words, the gods where the gods worship, seated they assembled of great might, in the Bhagirathi saw a lotus.)
Then, having heard the words of the ancient gods, those mighty gods, assembled and seated where the gods worship, saw a lotus in the Bhagirathi.
दृष्ट्वा च तद्विस्मितास्ते बभूवु; स्तेषामिन्द्रस्तत्र शूरो जगाम। सोऽपश्यद्योषामथ पावकप्रभां; यत्र गङ्गा सततं सम्प्रसूता ॥१-१८९-१०॥
dṛṣṭvā ca tadvismitās te babhūvu; steṣām indras tatra śūro jagāma. so'paśyad yoṣām atha pāvakaprabhāṃ; yatra gaṅgā satataṃ samprasūtā ॥1-189-10॥
[दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; च (ca) - and; तत् (tat) - that; विस्मिताः (vismitāḥ) - astonished; ते (te) - they; बभूवु (babhūvu) - became; स्तेषाम् (steṣām) - among them; इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra; तत्र (tatra) - there; शूरः (śūraḥ) - hero; जगाम (jagāma) - went; सः (saḥ) - he; अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - saw; योषाम् (yoṣām) - woman; अथ (atha) - then; पावकप्रभाम् (pāvakaprabhām) - having the radiance of fire; यत्र (yatra) - where; गङ्गा (gaṅgā) - Gaṅgā; सततम् (satatam) - always; सम्प्रसूता (samprasūtā) - constantly produced;]
(Having seen that, they became astonished; among them, Indra, the hero, went there. He saw a woman then, having the radiance of fire, where Gaṅgā is always constantly produced.)
Seeing that, they were amazed; among them, Indra, the valiant one, went there. He then saw a woman shining like fire, at the place where Gaṅgā is ever flowing.
सा तत्र योषा रुदती जलार्थिनी; गङ्गां देवीं व्यवगाह्यावतिष्ठत्। तस्याश्रुबिन्दुः पतितो जले वै; तत्पद्ममासीदथ तत्र काञ्चनम् ॥१-१८९-११॥
sā tatra yoṣā rudatī jalārthinī; gaṅgāṃ devīṃ vyavagāhyāvatiṣṭhat. tasyāśrubinduḥ patito jale vai; tatpadmam āsīd atha tatra kāñcanam ॥1-189-11॥
[सा (sā) - she; तत्र (tatra) - there; योषा (yoṣā) - woman; रुदती (rudatī) - weeping; जलार्थिनी (jalārthinī) - seeking water; गङ्गाम् (gaṅgām) - Ganga; देवीम् (devīm) - goddess; व्यवगाह्य (vyavagāhya) - having entered; अवतिष्ठत् (avatiṣṭhat) - stood; तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - her; अश्रुबिन्दुः (aśrubinduḥ) - tear-drop; पतितः (patitaḥ) - fallen; जले (jale) - in water; वै (vai) - indeed; तत् (tat) - that; पद्मम् (padmam) - lotus; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; अथ (atha) - then; तत्र (tatra) - there; काञ्चनम् (kāñcanam) - golden;]
(She there, the woman, weeping, seeking water; having entered the goddess Ganga, stood. Her tear-drop indeed fell in the water; that lotus then was there golden.)
There, that woman, weeping and seeking water, entered the goddess Ganga and stood. Her tear-drop fell into the water, and then there appeared a golden lotus.
तदद्भुतं प्रेक्ष्य वज्री तदानी; मपृच्छत्तां योषितमन्तिकाद्वै। का त्वं कथं रोदिषि कस्य हेतो; र्वाक्यं तथ्यं कामयेह ब्रवीहि ॥१-१८९-१२॥
tadadbhutaṃ prekṣya vajrī tadānīm apṛcchat tāṃ yoṣitam antikād vai | kā tvaṃ kathaṃ rodiṣi kasya hetoḥ vākyam tathyaṃ kāmayeha bravīhi ||1-189-12||
[तत् (tat) - that; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful; प्रेक्ष्य (prekṣya) - having seen; वज्री (vajrī) - the wielder of the thunderbolt; तदानीम् (tadānīm) - at that time; अपृच्छत् (apṛcchat) - asked; ताम् (tām) - her; योषितम् (yoṣitam) - woman; अन्तिकात् (antikāt) - from near; वै (vai) - indeed; का (kā) - who; त्वम् (tvam) - you; कथम् (katham) - how; रोदिषि (rodiṣi) - are you weeping; कस्य (kasya) - for whom; हेतोः (hetoḥ) - for the reason; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement; तथ्यम् (tathyaṃ) - true; कामये (kāmaye) - I desire; इह (iha) - here; ब्रवीहि (bravīhi) - speak;]
(Having seen that wonderful (thing), the wielder of the thunderbolt at that time asked that woman from near indeed: "Who are you? How are you weeping? For whom and for what reason? I desire a true statement here, speak.")
Seeing that wonder, Indra, the wielder of the thunderbolt, approached the woman and asked: "Who are you? Why are you weeping? For whom and for what reason? Tell me the truth here."
स्त्र्युवाच॥
stryuvāca॥
[स्त्री (strī) - woman; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(The woman said;)
The woman said.
त्वं वेत्स्यसे मामिह यास्मि शक्र; यदर्थं चाहं रोदिमि मन्दभाग्या। आगच्छ राजन्पुरतोऽहं गमिष्ये; द्रष्टासि तद्रोदिमि यत्कृतेऽहम् ॥१-१८९-१३॥
tvaṃ vetsyase mām iha yāsmi śakra; yadartham ca ahaṃ rodimi mandabhāgyā. āgaccha rājan purataḥ ahaṃ gamiṣye; draṣṭāsi tat rodimi yat kṛte aham ॥1-189-13॥
[त्वम् (tvam) - you; वेत्स्यसे (vetsyase) - will know; माम् (mām) - me; इह (iha) - here; यास्मि (yāsmi) - I am going; शक्र (śakra) - O Śakra; यदर्थम् (yadartham) - for what purpose; च (ca) - and; अहम् (aham) - I; रोदिमि (rodimi) - weep; मन्दभाग्या (mandabhāgyā) - of little fortune; आगच्छ (āgaccha) - come; राजन् (rājan) - O king; पुरतः (purataḥ) - in front; अहम् (aham) - I; गमिष्ये (gamiṣye) - shall go; द्रष्टासि (draṣṭāsi) - you will see; तत् (tat) - that; रोदिमि (rodimi) - I weep; यत्कृते (yat kṛte) - for whose sake; अहम् (aham) - I;]
(You will know me here, O Śakra, where I am going; for what purpose and I, of little fortune, weep. Come, O king, I shall go in front; you will see that for whose sake I weep.)
O Śakra, you will know me here, where I am going and for what reason I, unfortunate, am weeping. Come, O king, I will go ahead; you will see that for which I am weeping.
व्यास उवाच॥
vyāsa uvāca॥
[व्यास (vyāsa) - Vyāsa; (name of the sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (he spoke);]
(Vyāsa said;)
Vyāsa said.
तां गच्छन्तीमन्वगच्छत्तदानीं; सोऽपश्यदारात्तरुणं दर्शनीयम्। सिंहासनस्थं युवतीसहायं; क्रीडन्तमक्षैर्गिरिराजमूर्ध्नि ॥१-१८९-१४॥
tāṃ gacchantīṃ anvagacchat tadānīṃ; so'paśyad ārāt taruṇaṃ darśanīyam. siṃhāsanasthaṃ yuvatī-sahāyaṃ; krīḍantam akṣair girirāja-mūrdhni ॥1-189-14॥
[ताम् (tām) - her; गच्छन्तीम् (gacchantīm) - going; अन्वगच्छत् (anvagacchat) - followed; तदानीम् (tadānīm) - at that time; सः (saḥ) - he; अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - saw; आरात् (ārāt) - from afar; तरुणम् (taruṇam) - young man; दर्शनीयम् (darśanīyam) - handsome; सिंहासनस्थम् (siṃhāsanastham) - seated on a throne; युवतीसहायम् (yuvatī-sahāyam) - with young women as companions; क्रीडन्तम् (krīḍantam) - playing; अक्षैः (akṣaiḥ) - with dice; गिरिराजमूर्ध्नि (girirāja-mūrdhni) - on the summit of the king of mountains;]
(Her going, he followed at that time; he saw from afar a young, handsome man, seated on a throne, with young women as companions, playing with dice on the summit of the king of mountains.)
He followed her as she went; at that time, he saw from a distance a handsome young man, seated on a throne, surrounded by young women, playing dice on the summit of the king of mountains.
तमब्रवीद्देवराजो ममेदं; त्वं विद्धि विश्वं भुवनं वशे स्थितम्। ईशोऽहमस्मीति समन्युरब्रवी; द्दृष्ट्वा तमक्षैः सुभृशं प्रमत्तम् ॥१-१८९-१५॥
tam abravīd devarājo mamedam; tvaṃ viddhi viśvaṃ bhuvanaṃ vaśe sthitam। īśo'ham asmīti samanyur abravī; dṛṣṭvā tam akṣaiḥ subhṛśaṃ pramattam ॥1-189-15॥
[तम् (tam) - him; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; देवराजः (devarājaḥ) - king of the gods; मम (mama) - my; इदम् (idam) - this; त्वम् (tvam) - you; विद्धि (viddhi) - know; विश्वम् (viśvam) - all; भुवनम् (bhuvanam) - world; वशे (vaśe) - under control; स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated; ईशः (īśaḥ) - lord; अहम् (aham) - I; अस्मि (asmi) - am; इति (iti) - thus; समन्युः (samanyuḥ) - angry; अब्रवी (abravī) - said; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; तम् (tam) - him; अक्षैः (akṣaiḥ) - with dice; सुभृशम् (subhṛśam) - excessively; प्रमत्तम् (pramattam) - intoxicated;]
(The king of the gods said to him: "This is mine; you know (that) the whole world is situated under (my) control." The angry (one) said thus: "I am the lord," having seen him excessively intoxicated with dice.)
The king of the gods said to him, "This is mine; know that the whole world is under my control." The angry one, seeing him excessively intoxicated with dice, said, "I am the lord."
क्रुद्धं तु शक्रं प्रसमीक्ष्य देवो; जहास शक्रं च शनैरुदैक्षत। संस्तम्भितोऽभूदथ देवराज; स्तेनेक्षितः स्थाणुरिवावतस्थे ॥१-१८९-१६॥
kruddhaṃ tu śakraṃ prasamīkṣya devo; jahāsa śakraṃ ca śanairudaikṣata. saṃstambhito'bhūdatha devarāja; stene kṣitaḥ sthāṇurivāvatasthe ॥1-189-16॥
[क्रुद्धम् (kruddham) - angered; तु (tu) - but; शक्रम् (śakram) - Śakra (Indra); प्रसमीक्ष्य (prasamīkṣya) - having looked at; देवः (devaḥ) - the god; जहास (jahāsa) - laughed; शक्रम् (śakram) - Śakra (Indra); च (ca) - and; शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly; उदैक्षत (udaikṣata) - looked at; संस्तम्भितः (saṃstambhitaḥ) - stunned; अभूत् (abhūt) - became; अथ (atha) - then; देवराजः (devarājaḥ) - the king of gods; स्तेन (stena) - like a thief; ईक्षितः (īkṣitaḥ) - being looked at; स्थाणुः (sthāṇuḥ) - like a pillar; इव (iva) - as if; अवतस्थे (avatasthe) - stood;]
(But having looked at the angered Śakra, the god laughed and slowly looked at Śakra. Then the king of gods became stunned, being looked at like a thief, and stood as if like a pillar.)
But when the god saw the angry Śakra, he laughed and slowly looked at Śakra. Then the king of gods, being looked at like a thief, stood motionless like a pillar.
यदा तु पर्याप्तमिहास्य क्रीडया; तदा देवीं रुदतीं तामुवाच। आनीयतामेष यतोऽहमारा; न्मैनं दर्पः पुनरप्याविशेत ॥१-१८९-१७॥
yadā tu paryāptam ihāsya krīḍayā; tadā devīṃ rudatīṃ tām uvāca. ānīyatām eṣa yato'ham ārāt; na maiṇaṃ darpaḥ punar apy āviśet ॥1-189-17॥
[यदा (yadā) - when; तु (tu) - but; पर्याप्तम् (paryāptam) - sufficient; इह (iha) - here; अस्य (asya) - of him; क्रीडया (krīḍayā) - by play; तदा (tadā) - then; देवीं (devīṃ) - the goddess; रुदतीम् (rudatīm) - weeping; ताम् (tām) - her; उवाच (uvāca) - said; आनीयताम् (ānīyatām) - let him be brought; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one; यतः (yataḥ) - from where; अहम् (aham) - I; आरात् (ārāt) - from afar; न (na) - not; मैनम् (mainam) - to him; दर्पः (darpaḥ) - arrogance; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; अपि (api) - also; आविशेत् (āviśet) - should enter;]
(When, however, enough of his play was here; then, to the goddess who was weeping, she said: "Let this one be brought from where I am afar; let not arrogance enter him again.")
When his play here was sufficient, she then said to the weeping goddess: "Let this one be brought from where I am afar, so that arrogance may not enter him again."
ततः शक्रः स्पृष्टमात्रस्तया तु; स्रस्तैरङ्गैः पतितोऽभूद्धरण्याम्। तमब्रवीद्भगवानुग्रतेजा; मैवं पुनः शक्र कृथाः कथञ्चित् ॥१-१८९-१८॥
tataḥ śakraḥ spṛṣṭamātrastayā tu; srastair-aṅgaiḥ patito'bhūd dharaṇyām. tam abravīd bhagavān ugratejā; maivaṃ punaḥ śakra kṛthāḥ kathañcit ॥1-189-18॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Śakra (Indra); स्पृष्टमात्रः (spṛṣṭamātraḥ) - just touched; तया (tayā) - by her; तु (tu) - but; स्रस्तैः (srastaiḥ) - loosened; अङ्गैः (aṅgaiḥ) - limbs; पतितः (patitaḥ) - fallen; अभूत् (abhūt) - became; धरण्याम् (dharaṇyām) - on the earth; तम् (tam) - him; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the venerable one; उग्रतेजा (ugratejā) - of fierce energy; मैवं (maivaṃ) - do not thus; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; शक्र (śakra) - O Śakra; कृथाः (kṛthāḥ) - do; कथञ्चित् (kathañcit) - in any way;]
(Then Śakra, just touched by her but, with loosened limbs, became fallen on the earth. Him the venerable one of fierce energy said: "Do not thus again, O Śakra, do in any way.")
Then Śakra (Indra), as soon as he was touched by her, his limbs loosened and he fell to the ground. The venerable one of fierce energy said to him: "Do not ever do so again in any way, O Śakra."
विवर्तयैनं च महाद्रिराजं; बलं च वीर्यं च तवाप्रमेयम्। विवृत्य चैवाविश मध्यमस्य; यत्रासते त्वद्विधाः सूर्यभासः ॥१-१८९-१९॥
vivartaya enaṃ ca mahādrirājaṃ; balaṃ ca vīryaṃ ca tavāprameyam। vivṛtya caivāviśa madhyamasya; yatrāsate tvadvidhāḥ sūryabhāsaḥ ॥1-189-19॥
[विवर्तय (vivartaya) - turn; (imperative, causative of √vṛt) एनम् (enam) - this (object); च (ca) - and; महाद्रिराजम् (mahādrirājam) - great mountain king; बलम् (balam) - strength; च (ca) - and; वीर्यम् (vīryam) - heroic power; च (ca) - and; तव (tava) - your; अप्रमेयम् (aprameyam) - immeasurable; विवृत्य (vivṛtya) - having opened; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; आविश (āviśa) - enter (imperative, causative of √viś); मध्यमस्य (madhyamasya) - of the middle (one); यत्र (yatra) - where; आसते (āsate) - sit; त्वद्विधाः (tvadvidhāḥ) - those like you; सूर्यभासः (sūryabhāsaḥ) - shining like the sun;]
(Turn this great mountain king, and your strength and heroic power are immeasurable. Having opened (it), indeed enter the middle one, where those like you, shining like the sun, sit.)
Turn this great mountain king; your strength and heroic power are immeasurable. Open it and enter the middle one, where those like you, shining like the sun, are seated.
स तद्विवृत्य शिखरं महागिरे; स्तुल्यद्युतींश्चतुरोऽन्यान्ददर्श। स तानभिप्रेक्ष्य बभूव दुःखितः; कच्चिन्नाहं भविता वै यथेमे ॥१-१८९-२०॥
sa tadvivṛtya śikharaṃ mahāgire; stulyadyutīṃś caturo'nyān dadarśa. sa tān abhiprekṣya babhūva duḥkhitaḥ; kaccin nāhaṃ bhavitā vai yatheme ॥1-189-20॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; तत्-विवृत्य (tat-vivṛtya) - having uncovered that; शिखरम् (śikharam) - peak; महागिरेः (mahāgireḥ) - of the great mountain; स्तुल्यद्युतीन् (stulya-dyutīn) - of equal radiance; चतुरः (caturaḥ) - four; अन्यान् (anyān) - others; ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw; सः (saḥ) - he; तान् (tān) - them; अभिप्रेक्ष्य (abhiprekṣya) - having observed; बभूव (babhūva) - became; दुःखितः (duḥkhitaḥ) - distressed; कच्चित् (kaccit) - perhaps; न (na) - not; अहम् (aham) - I; भविता (bhavitā) - will become; वै (vai) - indeed; यथा (yathā) - as; इमे (ime) - these;]
(He, having uncovered that peak of the great mountain, saw four others of equal radiance. He, having observed them, became distressed; perhaps I will not become as these indeed.)
He uncovered the peak of the great mountain and saw four others of equal radiance. Observing them, he became distressed, thinking, "Perhaps I will not become like these."
ततो देवो गिरिशो वज्रपाणिं; विवृत्य नेत्रे कुपितोऽभ्युवाच। दरीमेतां प्रविश त्वं शतक्रतो; यन्मां बाल्यादवमंस्थाः पुरस्तात् ॥१-१८९-२१॥
tato devo giriśo vajrapāṇiṃ; vivṛtya netre kupito'bhyuvāca. darīmetāṃ praviśa tvaṃ śatakrato; yan māṃ bālyād avamaṃsthāḥ purastāt ॥1-189-21॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; देवः (devaḥ) - the god; गिरिशः (giriśaḥ) - Giriśa (Śiva); वज्रपाणिं (vajrapāṇim) - Vajrapāṇi (Indra); विवृत्य (vivṛtya) - having opened; नेत्रे (netre) - eyes; कुपितः (kupitaḥ) - angry; अभ्युवाच (abhyuvāca) - spoke to; दरीम् (darīm) - the cave; एताम् (etām) - this; प्रविश (praviśa) - enter; त्वम् (tvam) - you; शतक्रतो (śatakrato) - O Śatakratu (Indra); यत् (yat) - because; माम् (mām) - me; बाल्यात् (bālyāt) - from childhood; अवमंस्थाः (avamaṃsthāḥ) - you have disrespected; पुरस्तात् (purastāt) - before;]
(Then the god Giriśa (Śiva), having opened his eyes, angry, spoke to Vajrapāṇi (Indra): "Enter this cave, O Śatakratu (Indra), because you have disrespected me from childhood before.")
Then the god Śiva, opening his eyes in anger, addressed Indra: "Enter this cave, O Śatakratu, since you have disrespected me from your childhood in the past."
उक्तस्त्वेवं विभुना देवराजः; प्रवेपमानो भृशमेवाभिषङ्गात्। स्रस्तैरङ्गैरनिलेनेव नुन्न; मश्वत्थपत्रं गिरिराजमूर्ध्नि ॥१-१८९-२२॥
uktastvevaṃ vibhunā devarājaḥ; pravepamāno bhṛśamevābhiṣaṅgāt. srastairaṅgairanileneva nunna; maśvatthapatraṃ girirājamūrdhni ॥1-189-22॥
[उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; said; त्वेवम् (tvevaṃ) - thus; in this manner; विभुना (vibhunā) - by the lord; by the powerful one; देवराजः (devarājaḥ) - the king of the gods; Indra; प्रवेपमानः (pravepamānaḥ) - trembling; shaking; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly; intensely; एव (eva) - indeed; surely; अभिषङ्गात् (abhiṣaṅgāt) - from contact; due to touch; स्रस्तैः (srastaiḥ) - loosened; drooping; अङ्गैः (aṅgaiḥ) - with limbs; with parts; अनिलेन (anilena) - by the wind; by air; इव (iva) - like; as if; नुन्नम् (nunnam) - shaken; pushed; अश्वत्थपत्रम् (aśvatthapatram) - a leaf of the aśvattha tree; fig leaf; गिरिराजमूर्ध्नि (girirājamūrdhni) - on the summit of the king of mountains; on the top of the Himalaya; ॥१-१८९-२२॥ (॥1-189-22॥) - ;]
(Thus spoken by the lord, the king of the gods, trembling greatly indeed from contact, with loosened limbs, like a fig leaf shaken by the wind on the summit of the king of mountains.)
Thus, when spoken to in this manner by the lord, the king of the gods trembled intensely from the contact, his limbs loosened, like a fig leaf shaken by the wind on the summit of the Himalaya.
स प्राञ्जलिर्विनतेनाननेन; प्रवेपमानः सहसैवमुक्तः। उवाच चेदं बहुरूपमुग्रं; द्रष्टा शेषस्य भगवंस्त्वं भवाद्य ॥१-१८९-२३॥
sa prāñjalir vinatenānanena; pravepamānaḥ sahasaivam uktaḥ। uvāca cedaṃ bahurūpam ugraṃ; draṣṭā śeṣasya bhagavaṃs tvaṃ bhavādya ॥1-189-23॥
[स (sa) - he; प्राञ्जलिः (prāñjaliḥ) - with joined palms; विनतेन (vinatena) - with bowed; आननेन (ānanena) - head; प्रवेपमानः (pravepamānaḥ) - trembling; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed; उवाच (uvāca) - said; च (ca) - and; इदम् (idam) - this; बहुरूपम् (bahurūpam) - of many forms; उग्रम् (ugram) - terrible; द्रष्टा (draṣṭā) - seer; शेषस्य (śeṣasya) - of the remainder; भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord; त्वम् (tvam) - you; भव (bhava) - be; अद्य (adya) - today;]
(He, with joined palms and bowed head, trembling, suddenly thus addressed (him), and said: "O Lord, you, the seer of the remainder, today be (the one) to see this terrible form of many shapes.")
With joined palms and a bowed head, trembling, he suddenly spoke thus: "O Lord, today may you, the seer of all that remains, behold this terrible and manifold form."
तमब्रवीदुग्रधन्वा प्रहस्य; नैवंशीलाः शेषमिहाप्नुवन्ति। एतेऽप्येवं भवितारः पुरस्ता; त्तस्मादेतां दरिमाविश्य शेध्वम् ॥१-१८९-२४॥
tam abravīd ugradhanvā prahasya; na evaṃśīlāḥ śeṣam iha āpnuvanti। ete api evaṃ bhavitāraḥ purastāt; tasmāt etām darim āviśya śedhvam ॥1-189-24॥
[तम् (tam) - him; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; उग्रधन्वा (ugradhanvā) - the one with a fierce bow; प्रहस्य (prahasya) - having laughed; न (na) - not; एवंशीलाः (evaṃśīlāḥ) - of such nature; शेषम् (śeṣam) - the rest; इह (iha) - here; आप्नुवन्ति (āpnuvanti) - attain; एते (ete) - these; अपि (api) - also; एवं (evaṃ) - thus; भवितारः (bhavitāraḥ) - will become; पुरस्तात् (purastāt) - in the future; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; एताम् (etām) - this; दरिम् (darim) - doorway; आविश्य (āviśya) - having entered; शेध्वम् (śedhvam) - sleep; ॥१-१८९-२४॥ (॥1-189-24॥) -;]
(Him said the fierce-bowed (one), having laughed; not of such nature do the rest here attain. These also thus will become in the future; therefore, having entered this doorway, sleep.)
The fierce-bowed one laughed and said to him, "Those of such nature do not attain the rest here. These too will become so in the future; therefore, enter this doorway and sleep."
शेषोऽप्येवं भविता वो न संशयो; योनिं सर्वे मानुषीमाविशध्वम्। तत्र यूयं कर्म कृत्वाविषह्यं; बहूनन्यान्निधनं प्रापयित्वा ॥१-१८९-२५॥
śeṣo'py evaṃ bhavitā vo na saṃśayo; yoniṃ sarve mānuṣīm āviśadhvam. tatra yūyaṃ karma kṛtvāviṣahyaṃ; bahūn anyān nidhanaṃ prāpayitvā ॥1-189-25॥
[शेषः (śeṣaḥ) - the remainder; अपि (api) - also; एवं (evaṃ) - thus; भविता (bhavitā) - will be; वः (vaḥ) - of you; न (na) - not; संशयः (saṃśayaḥ) - doubt; योनिम् (yonim) - womb; सर्वे (sarve) - all; मानुषीम् (mānuṣīm) - human; आविशध्वम् (āviśadhvam) - enter; तत्र (tatra) - there; यूयम् (yūyam) - you; कर्म (karma) - action; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; अविषह्यम् (aviṣahyam) - irresistible; बहून् (bahūn) - many; अन्यान् (anyān) - others; निधनम् (nidhanam) - destruction; प्रापयित्वा (prāpayitvā) - having caused to attain;]
(The remainder also thus will be of you, no doubt; all (of you) enter the human womb. There, you, having performed irresistible action, having caused the destruction of many others.)
There is no doubt that the rest of you will also be thus; all of you will enter human wombs. There, after performing irresistible deeds, you will cause the destruction of many others.
आगन्तारः पुनरेवेन्द्रलोकं; स्वकर्मणा पूर्वजितं महार्हम्। सर्वं मया भाषितमेतदेवं; कर्तव्यमन्यद्विविधार्थवच्च ॥१-१८९-२६॥
āgantāraḥ punarevendralokaṃ; svakarmaṇā pūrvajitaṃ mahārham। sarvaṃ mayā bhāṣitametadevaṃ; kartavyamanyadvividhārthavacca ॥1-189-26॥
[आगन्तारः (āgantāraḥ) - those who will come; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; एव (eva) - indeed; इन्द्रलोकं (indralokaṃ) - the world of Indra; स्वकर्मणा (svakarmaṇā) - by one's own actions; पूर्वजितं (pūrvajitaṃ) - previously conquered; महार्हम् (mahārham) - most worthy; सर्वं (sarvaṃ) - all; मया (mayā) - by me; भाषितम् (bhāṣitam) - spoken; एतत् (etat) - this; एवं (evaṃ) - thus; कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - to be done; अन्यत् (anyat) - other; विविधार्थवत् (vividhārthavat) - having various purposes;]
(Those who will come again indeed to the world of Indra, by their own actions, (to) the most worthy (place) previously conquered. All this has been spoken by me thus; other things to be done, having various purposes.)
Those who will come again to Indra's world, by their own actions, to the most worthy place previously conquered—all this I have spoken thus; other things to be done are of various purposes.
पूर्वेन्द्रा ऊचुः॥
pūrvendrā ūcuḥ॥
[पूर्वेन्द्रा (pūrvendrā) - former Indras; earlier lords; prior kings; ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - said; spoke; uttered;]
(Former Indras said.)
The previous Indras spoke.
गमिष्यामो मानुषं देवलोका; द्दुराधरो विहितो यत्र मोक्षः। देवास्त्वस्मानादधीरञ्जनन्यां; धर्मो वायुर्मघवानश्विनौ च ॥१-१८९-२७॥
gamiṣyāmo mānuṣaṃ devalokā; ddurādaro vihito yatra mokṣaḥ। devāstv asmān ādadhīrañ jananyāṃ; dharmo vāyur maghavān aśvinau ca ॥1-189-27॥
[गमिष्यामः (gamiṣyāmaḥ) - we shall go; (from √gam, to go; future, first person plural); मानुषम् (mānuṣam) - human; (relating to man); देवलोकाः (devalokāḥ) - divine worlds; (deva - god, loka - world); द्दुराधरः (ddurādharaḥ) - hard to bear; (dur - difficult, ādhara - to bear); विहितः (vihitaḥ) - established; (vi- prefix, hita - placed); यत्र (yatra) - where; (relative pronoun); मोक्षः (mokṣaḥ) - liberation; (mokṣa - release, emancipation); देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; (deva - god); त्वम् (tvam) - you; (second person singular pronoun); अस्मान् (asmān) - us; (first person plural accusative); आदधीरन् (ādadhīran) - may place; (ā- prefix, √dhā - to place, optative, third person plural); जनन्यां (jananyāṃ) - in the mother; (jananī - mother, locative singular); धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - righteousness; (dharma - law, duty); वायुः (vāyuḥ) - wind; (vāyu - wind, air); मघवान् (maghavān) - Indra; (maghavān - a name of Indra); अश्विनौ (aśvinau) - the Ashvins; (aśvin - twin gods, dual); च (ca) - and; (conjunction);]
(We shall go to the human world, O gods of the divine worlds; where liberation, hard to bear, is established. O gods, may you place us in the mother; righteousness, wind, Maghavan (Indra), and the Ashvins.)
We will go to the world of humans, O gods of the divine realms, where difficult-to-attain liberation is established. O gods, may you place us in the womb; let righteousness, the wind, Indra, and the Ashvins (twin gods) be with us.
व्यास उवाच॥
vyāsa uvāca॥
[व्यास (vyāsa) - Vyāsa; (name of the sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (he spoke);]
(Vyāsa said;)
Vyāsa said.
एतच्छ्रुत्वा वज्रपाणिर्वचस्तु; देवश्रेष्ठं पुनरेवेदमाह। वीर्येणाहं पुरुषं कार्यहेतो; र्दद्यामेषां पञ्चमं मत्प्रसूतम् ॥१-१८९-२८॥
etacchrutvā vajrapāṇir vacastu; devaśreṣṭhaṃ punarevedam āha. vīryeṇāhaṃ puruṣaṃ kāryaheto; r dadyāmeṣāṃ pañcamaṃ matprasūtam ॥1-189-28॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; वज्रपाणिः (vajrapāṇiḥ) - Vajrapāṇi (Indra, the one with the thunderbolt in hand); वचः (vacaḥ) - speech; तु (tu) - but; देवश्रेष्ठम् (devaśreṣṭham) - O best of the gods; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; एव (eva) - indeed; इदम् (idam) - this; आह (āha) - said; वीर्येण (vīryeṇa) - by strength; अहम् (aham) - I; पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - man; कार्यहेतोः (kāryahetoḥ) - for the sake of the task; दद्याम् (dadyām) - would give; एषाम् (eṣām) - of these; पञ्चमम् (pañcamam) - the fifth; मत्प्रसूतम् (matprasūtam) - born from me;]
(Having heard this, Vajrapāṇi (Indra) but spoke; O best of the gods, again indeed said this: By strength, I, for the sake of the task, would give a man, the fifth, born from me, of these.)
Hearing this, Indra (Vajrapāṇi) spoke again to the best of the gods: "By my strength, for the purpose at hand, I will give a fifth man, born from me, among these."
तेषां कामं भगवानुग्रधन्वा; प्रादादिष्टं सन्निसर्गाद्यथोक्तम्। तां चाप्येषां योषितं लोककान्तां; श्रियं भार्यां व्यदधान्मानुषेषु ॥१-१८९-२९॥
teṣāṃ kāmaṃ bhagavān ugradhanvā; prādādiṣṭaṃ sannisargādyathoktam. tāṃ cāpyeṣāṃ yoṣitaṃ lokakāntāṃ; śriyaṃ bhāryāṃ vyadadhān mānuṣeṣu ॥1-189-29॥
[तेषां (teṣām) - of them; कामं (kāmam) - desire; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the Lord; उग्रधन्वा (ugradhanvā) - the one with fierce bow; प्रादादिष्टं (prādādiṣṭam) - gave as commanded; सन्निसर्गात् (sannisargāt) - from the proper source; यथोक्तम् (yathoktam) - as stated; तां (tām) - her; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; एषां (eṣām) - of these; योषितं (yoṣitam) - woman; लोककान्तां (lokakāntām) - beloved of the world; श्रियम् (śriyam) - prosperity; भार्याम् (bhāryām) - wife; व्यदधान् (vyadadhān) - bestowed; मानुषेषु (mānuṣeṣu) - among men;]
(Of them, their desire, the Lord with fierce bow gave as commanded from the proper source as stated. Her also, of these, the woman beloved of the world, prosperity, wife, he bestowed among men.)
The Lord with the fierce bow granted their desire as commanded, from the proper source as stated. He also bestowed upon them the woman beloved of the world, Śrī, as a wife among men.
तैरेव सार्धं तु ततः स देवो; जगाम नारायणमप्रमेयम्। स चापि तद्व्यदधात्सर्वमेव; ततः सर्वे सम्बभूवुर्धरण्याम् ॥१-१८९-३०॥
taireva sārdhaṃ tu tataḥ sa devo; jagāma nārāyaṇamaprameyam। sa cāpi tadvyadadhātsarvameva; tataḥ sarve sambabhūvurdharaṇyām ॥1-189-30॥
[तैः (taiḥ) - by them; एव (eva) - indeed; सार्धं (sārdham) - together with; तु (tu) - but; ततः (tataḥ) - then; स (sa) - he; देवः (devaḥ) - the god; जगाम (jagāma) - went; नारायणम् (nārāyaṇam) - to Nārāyaṇa; अप्रमेयम् (aprameyam) - immeasurable; स (sa) - he; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; तत् (tat) - that; व्यदधात् (vyadadhāt) - arranged; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; एव (eva) - indeed; ततः (tataḥ) - then; सर्वे (sarve) - all; सम्भभूवुः (sambabhūvuḥ) - arose; धरण्याम् (dharaṇyām) - on the earth;]
(But then, together with them indeed, that god went to the immeasurable Nārāyaṇa; and he also arranged all that; then all arose on the earth.)
Then, together with them, that god went to the immeasurable Nārāyaṇa. He also arranged everything, and then all came into being on the earth.
स चापि केशौ हरिरुद्बबर्ह; शुक्लमेकमपरं चापि कृष्णम्। तौ चापि केशौ विशतां यदूनां; कुले स्त्रियौ रोहिणीं देवकीं च ॥ तयोरेको बलदेवो बभूव; कृष्णो द्वितीयः केशवः सम्बभूव ॥१-१८९-३१॥
sa cāpi keśau harirudbabarha; śuklamekamaparaṃ cāpi kṛṣṇam। tau cāpi keśau viśatāṃ yadūnāṃ; kule striyau rohiṇīṃ devakīṃ ca ॥ tayoreko baladevo babhūva; kṛṣṇo dvitīyaḥ keśavaḥ sambabhūva ॥1-189-31॥
[स (sa) - he; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; केशौ (keśau) - the two with long hair; हरि (hari) - tawny; उद्बबर्ह (udbabarha) - having prominent hair; शुक्लम् (śuklam) - white; एकम् (ekam) - one; अपरम् (aparam) - the other; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam) - dark; तौ (tau) - those two; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; केशौ (keśau) - the two with long hair; विशताम् (viśatām) - of the eminent; यदूनाम् (yadūnām) - of the Yadus; कुले (kule) - in the family; स्त्रियौ (striyau) - the two women; रोहिणीम् (rohiṇīm) - Rohini; देवकीम् (devakīm) - Devaki; च (ca) - and; तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two; एकः (ekaḥ) - one; बलदेवः (baladevaḥ) - Baladeva; बभूव (babhūva) - became; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Kṛṣṇa; द्वितीयः (dvitīyaḥ) - the second; केशवः (keśavaḥ) - Keśava; सम्बभूव (sambabhūva) - was born;]
(He also, the two with long hair, tawny, having prominent hair; one white, the other also dark. Those two, the two with long hair, of the eminent Yadus, in the family, the two women, Rohini and Devaki. Of those two, one became Baladeva; Kṛṣṇa, the second, Keśava, was born.)
He, the two with long hair, one fair and the other dark, were born to the eminent Yadu family through the two women, Rohini and Devaki. Of these two, one became Baladeva and the second, Keśava, was born as Kṛṣṇa.
ये ते पूर्वं शक्ररूपा निरुद्धा; स्तस्यां दर्यां पर्वतस्योत्तरस्य। इहैव ते पाण्डवा वीर्यवन्तः; शक्रस्यांशः पाण्डवः सव्यसाची ॥१-१८९-३२॥
ye te pūrvaṃ śakrarūpā niruddhā; stasyāṃ daryāṃ parvatasyottarasya। ihaiva te pāṇḍavā vīryavantaḥ; śakrasya aṃśaḥ pāṇḍavaḥ savyasācī ॥1-189-32॥
[ये (ye) - who; ते (te) - those; पूर्वं (pūrvam) - formerly; शक्ररूपा (śakrarūpā) - having the form of Śakra; निरुद्धा (niruddhā) - restrained; स्तस्यां (stasyām) - in that; दर्यां (daryām) - valley; पर्वतस्य (parvatasya) - of the mountain; उत्तरस्य (uttarasya) - northern; इहैव (ihaiva) - right here; ते (te) - those; पाण्डवा (pāṇḍavā) - Pāṇḍavas; वीर्यवन्तः (vīryavantaḥ) - mighty; शक्रस्य (śakrasya) - of Śakra; अंशः (aṃśaḥ) - portion; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Pāṇḍava; सव्यसाची (savyasācī) - ambidextrous;]
(Who those formerly having the form of Śakra were restrained; in that valley of the northern mountain. Right here those Pāṇḍavas, mighty; a portion of Śakra, the Pāṇḍava Savyasācī.)
Those who formerly assumed the form of Śakra were restrained in that valley to the north of the mountain. Here, those mighty Pāṇḍavas, especially Savyasācī, are portions of Śakra.
एवमेते पाण्डवाः सम्बभूवु; र्ये ते राजन्पूर्वमिन्द्रा बभूवुः। लक्ष्मीश्चैषां पूर्वमेवोपदिष्टा; भार्या यैषा द्रौपदी दिव्यरूपा ॥१-१८९-३३॥
evamete pāṇḍavāḥ sambabhūvu; rye te rājanpūrvamindrā babhūvuḥ. lakṣmīścaiṣāṃ pūrvamevopadiṣṭā; bhāryā yaiṣā draupadī divyarūpā ॥1-189-33॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; एते (ete) - these; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - Pāṇḍavas; सम् (sam) - together; बभूवु (babhūvu) - became; ये (ye) - who; ते (te) - those; राजन् (rājan) - O king; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly; इन्द्राः (indrāḥ) - Indras; बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - became; लक्ष्मीः (lakṣmīḥ) - Lakṣmī; च (ca) - and; एषाम् (eṣām) - of these; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly; एव (eva) - indeed; उपदिष्टा (upadiṣṭā) - assigned; भार्या (bhāryā) - wife; या (yā) - who; एषा (eṣā) - this; द्रौपदी (draupadī) - Draupadī; दिव्यरूपा (divyarūpā) - divine form;]
(Thus these Pāṇḍavas became together, who, O king, formerly were Indras. And Lakṣmī was indeed formerly assigned to these; the wife who is this Draupadī of divine form.)
Thus, O king, these Pāṇḍavas, who were formerly Indras, have now come together. Lakṣmī, who was formerly assigned to them, is their wife—this Draupadī of divine form.
कथं हि स्त्री कर्मणोऽन्ते महीतला; त्समुत्तिष्ठेदन्यतो दैवयोगात्। यस्या रूपं सोमसूर्यप्रकाशं; गन्धश्चाग्र्यः क्रोशमात्रात्प्रवाति ॥१-१८९-३४॥
kathaṁ hi strī karmaṇo’nte mahītalā; tsamuttiṣṭhedanyato daivayogāt। yasyā rūpaṁ somasūryaprakāśaṁ; gandhaścāgryaḥ krośamātrātpravāti ॥1-189-34॥
[कथं (kathaṁ) - how; हि (hi) - indeed; स्त्री (strī) - woman; कर्मणः (karmaṇaḥ) - of action; अन्ते (ante) - at the end; महीतलात् (mahītalāt) - from the earth; समुत्तिष्ठेत् (samuttiṣṭhet) - could arise; अन्यतः (anyataḥ) - from elsewhere; दैवयोगात् (daivayogāt) - by divine conjunction; यस्याः (yasyāḥ) - whose; रूपम् (rūpam) - form; सोम (soma) - moon; सूर्य (sūrya) - sun; प्रकाशम् (prakāśam) - brightness; गन्धः (gandhaḥ) - fragrance; च (ca) - and; आग्र्यः (āgryaḥ) - excellent; क्रोशमात्रात् (krośamātrāt) - from a yojana's distance; प्रवाति (pravāti) - spreads;]
(How indeed could a woman at the end of action arise from the earth elsewhere by divine conjunction? Whose form is the brightness of the moon and sun, and whose excellent fragrance spreads from a yojana's distance.)
How could a woman, at the end of the act, arise from the earth elsewhere by divine will? Her form shines with the brightness of the moon and sun, and her excellent fragrance spreads for a yojana's distance.
इदं चान्यत्प्रीतिपूर्वं नरेन्द्र; ददामि ते वरमत्यद्भुतं च। दिव्यं चक्षुः पश्य कुन्तीसुतांस्त्वं; पुण्यैर्दिव्यैः पूर्वदेहैरुपेतान् ॥१-१८९-३५॥
idaṃ cānyat prīti-pūrvaṃ narendra; dadāmi te varam atyadbhutaṃ ca. divyaṃ cakṣuḥ paśya kuntīsutāṃs tvaṃ; puṇyaiḥ divyaiḥ pūrvadehaiḥ upetān ॥1-189-35॥
[इदं (idaṃ) - this; च (ca) - and; अन्यत् (anyat) - another; प्रीति (prīti) - with affection; पूर्वं (pūrvam) - before; नरेन्द्र (narendra) - O king; ददामि (dadāmi) - I give; ते (te) - to you; वरम् (varam) - a boon; अत्यद्भुतं (atyadbhutam) - most wonderful; च (ca) - and; दिव्यं (divyam) - divine; चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ) - sight; पश्य (paśya) - see; कुन्ती (kuntī) - Kunti; सुतान् (sutān) - sons; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; पुण्यैः (puṇyaiḥ) - by merits; दिव्यैः (divyaiḥ) - divine; पूर्व (pūrva) - former; देहैः (dehaiḥ) - bodies; उपेतान् (upetān) - endowed with;]
(This also, another, with affection before, O king; I give to you a boon most wonderful and. Divine sight, see the sons of Kunti, you; endowed with merits, divine, former bodies.)
O king, with affection, I now grant you another most wonderful boon: divine sight. Behold the sons of Kunti, endowed with merits and divine former bodies.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (proper noun, name of a sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac', to speak);]
(Vaiśampāyana said;)
Vaiśampāyana said.
ततो व्यासः परमोदारकर्मा; शुचिर्विप्रस्तपसा तस्य राज्ञः। चक्षुर्दिव्यं प्रददौ तान्स सर्वा; न्राजापश्यत्पूर्वदेहैर्यथावत् ॥१-१८९-३६॥
tato vyāsaḥ paramodārakarmā; śucirviprastapasā tasya rājñaḥ। cakṣurdivyaṃ pradadau tān saḥ sarvān; nṛājāpaśyatpūrvadehairyathāvat ॥1-189-36॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyāsa; परम-उदार-कर्मा (parama-udāra-karmā) - of supremely noble deeds; शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure; विप्रः (vipraḥ) - the sage; तपसा (tapasā) - by austerity; तस्य (tasya) - of him; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ) - sight; दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine; प्रददौ (pradadau) - gave; तान् (tān) - them; सः (saḥ) - he; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; नृ-अजाः (nṛ-ajāḥ) - the king; अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - saw; पूर्व-देहैः (pūrva-dehaiḥ) - with former bodies; यथावत् (yathāvat) - as they were;]
(Then Vyāsa, of supremely noble deeds, pure, the sage, by austerity, to that king, gave divine sight; he saw them all, the king, with their former bodies, as they were.)
Then Vyāsa, the supremely noble sage, having purified himself through austerity, granted the king divine sight; the king beheld all of them in their previous forms, just as they had been.
ततो दिव्यान्हेमकिरीटमालिनः; शक्रप्रख्यान्पावकादित्यवर्णान्। बद्धापीडांश्चारुरूपांश्च यूनो; व्यूढोरस्कांस्तालमात्रान्ददर्श ॥१-१८९-३७॥
tato divyān hemakiriṭamālinaḥ; śakraprakhyān pāvakādityavarṇān। baddhāpīḍāṃś cāru rūpāṃś ca yūnō; vyūḍhoraskāṃs tālamātrān dadarśa॥1-189-37॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; दिव्यान् (divyān) - divine; हेमकिरीटमालिनः (hemakiriṭamālinaḥ) - adorned with golden crowns; शक्रप्रख्यान् (śakraprakhyān) - famous like Indra; पावक (pāvaka) - fire; आदित्य (āditya) - sun; वर्णान् (varṇān) - having the color; बद्ध (baddha) - bound; पीडान् (pīḍān) - diadems; चारु (cāru) - beautiful; रूपान् (rūpān) - forms; च (ca) - and; यूनः (yūnaḥ) - youthful; व्यूढ (vyūḍha) - broad; उरस्कान् (uraskān) - chested; तालमात्रान् (tālamātrān) - as tall as a palm tree; ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw;]
(Then he saw divine youths adorned with golden crowns, famous like Indra, having the color of fire and the sun, bound with diadems, beautiful in form, broad-chested, as tall as palm trees.)
Then he saw divine young men adorned with golden crowns, renowned like Indra, shining with the color of fire and the sun, wearing diadems, beautiful in form, youthful, broad-chested, and as tall as palm trees.
दिव्यैर्वस्त्रैररजोभिः सुवर्णै; र्माल्यैश्चाग्र्यैः शोभमानानतीव। साक्षात्त्र्यक्षान्वसवो वाथ दिव्या; नादित्यान्वा सर्वगुणोपपन्नान् ॥ तान्पूर्वेन्द्रानेवमीक्ष्याभिरूपा; न्प्रीतो राजा द्रुपदो विस्मितश्च ॥१-१८९-३८॥
divyair vastrair arajobhiḥ suvarṇair mālyaiś cāgryaiḥ śobhamānān atīva। sākṣāt tryakṣān vasavo vātha divyān ādityān vā sarvaguṇopapannān॥ tān pūrvendrān evam īkṣyābhirūpān prīto rājā drupado vismitaś ca॥
[दिव्यैः (divyaiḥ) - by divine; वस्त्रैः (vastraiḥ) - garments; अरजोभिः (arajobhiḥ) - without dust; सुवर्णैः (suvarṇaiḥ) - with gold; माल्यैः (mālyaiḥ) - with garlands; च (ca) - and; आग्र्यैः (āgryaiḥ) - excellent; शोभमानान् (śobhamānān) - shining; अतीव (atīva) - exceedingly; साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly; त्र्यक्षान् (tryakṣān) - the three-eyed ones (Rudras); वसवः (vasavaḥ) - the Vasus; वा (vā) - or; अथ (atha) - or; दिव्यान् (divyān) - divine; आदित्यान् (ādityān) - the Ādityas; वा (vā) - or; सर्वगुणोपपन्नान् (sarvaguṇopapannān) - endowed with all virtues; तान् (tān) - them; पूर्वेन्द्रान् (pūrvendrān) - former kings; एवम् (evam) - thus; ईक्ष्य (īkṣya) - seeing; अभिरूपान् (abhirūpān) - handsome; प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased; राजा (rājā) - king; द्रुपदः (drupadaḥ) - Drupada; विस्मितः (vismitaḥ) - astonished; च (ca) - and;]
(By divine garments, without dust, with gold, with excellent garlands, shining exceedingly; directly the three-eyed ones, or the Vasus, or the divine Ādityas, or those endowed with all virtues. Seeing them, the former kings, thus handsome, King Drupada was pleased and astonished.)
Adorned with divine, spotless garments, gold, and excellent garlands, shining greatly, they appeared like the Rudras, Vasus, or the divine Ādityas, endowed with all virtues. Seeing these handsome ones, King Drupada was both pleased and amazed.
दिव्यां मायां तामवाप्याप्रमेयां; तां चैवाग्र्यां श्रियमिव रूपिणीं च। योग्यां तेषां रूपतेजोयशोभिः; पत्नीमृद्धां दृष्टवान्पार्थिवेन्द्रः ॥१-१८९-३९॥
divyāṃ māyāṃ tām avāpyāprameyāṃ; tāṃ caivāgryāṃ śriyam iva rūpiṇīṃ ca. yogyāṃ teṣāṃ rūpa-tejo-yaśobhiḥ; patnīm ṛddhāṃ dṛṣṭavān pārthivendraḥ ॥1-189-39॥
[दिव्यां (divyām) - divine; मायां (māyām) - illusion; ताम् (tām) - her; अवाप्य (avāpya) - having obtained; अप्रमेयां (aprameyām) - immeasurable; तां (tām) - her; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; आग्र्यां (āgryām) - excellent; श्रियम् (śriyam) - prosperity; इव (iva) - like; रूपिणीम् (rūpiṇīm) - having form; च (ca) - and; योग्यां (yogyām) - fit; तेषां (teṣām) - for them; रूप (rūpa) - form; तेजस् (tejas) - splendor; यशोभिः (yaśobhiḥ) - with fame; पत्नीम् (patnīm) - wife; ऋद्धाम् (ṛddhām) - prosperous; दृष्टवान् (dṛṣṭavān) - saw; पार्थिवेन्द्रः (pārthivendraḥ) - king of kings;]
(Having obtained that divine, immeasurable illusion, and her, indeed, excellent, like prosperity having form; fit for them by form, splendor, and fame; the king of kings saw the prosperous wife.)
The king of kings saw his prosperous wife, who was divine, immeasurable, and wondrous, like prosperity itself in form, and fit for them in beauty, splendor, and fame.
स तद्दृष्ट्वा महदाश्चर्यरूपं; जग्राह पादौ सत्यवत्याः सुतस्य। नैतच्चित्रं परमर्षे त्वयीति; प्रसन्नचेताः स उवाच चैनम् ॥१-१८९-४०॥
sa taddṛṣṭvā mahadāścaryarūpaṃ; jagrāha pādau satyavatyāḥ sutasya. naitaccitraṃ paramarṣe tvayīti; prasannacetāḥ sa uvāca cainam ॥1-189-40॥
[स (sa) - he; तत्-दृष्ट्वा (tat-dṛṣṭvā) - having seen that; महत्-आश्चर्य-रूपं (mahat-āścarya-rūpaṃ) - of great wondrous form; जग्राह (jagrāha) - grasped; पादौ (pādau) - feet (dual); सत्यवत्याः (satyavatyāḥ) - of Satyavati; सुतस्य (sutasya) - of the son; न (na) - not; एतत्-चित्रं (etat-citraṃ) - this is surprising; परमर्षे (paramarṣe) - O supreme sage; त्वयि (tvayi) - in you; इति (iti) - thus; प्रसन्न-चेताः (prasanna-cetāḥ) - with clear mind; स (sa) - he; उवाच (uvāca) - said; च (ca) - and; एनम् (enam) - to him;]
(He, having seen that great wondrous form, grasped the feet of the son of Satyavati. "This is not surprising, O supreme sage, in you," thus, with clear mind, he said to him.)
Having seen that marvelous and wondrous form, he grasped the feet of Satyavati's son. With a clear mind, he said to him, "O supreme sage, this is not surprising in you."
व्यास उवाच॥
vyāsa uvāca॥
[व्यास (vyāsa) - Vyāsa; (name of the sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (he spoke);]
(Vyāsa said;)
Vyāsa said.
आसीत्तपोवने काचिदृषेः कन्या महात्मनः। नाध्यगच्छत्पतिं सा तु कन्या रूपवती सती ॥१-१८९-४१॥
āsīttapovane kācidṛṣeḥ kanyā mahātmanaḥ। nādhyagacchatpatiṃ sā tu kanyā rūpavatī satī ॥1-189-41॥
[आसीत् (āsīt) - was; तपोवने (tapovane) - in the forest of austerities; काचित् (kācit) - a certain; ऋषेः (ṛṣeḥ) - of the sage; कन्या (kanyā) - daughter; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled; न (na) - not; अध्यगच्छत् (adhyagacchat) - obtained; पतिम् (patiṃ) - husband; सा (sā) - she; तु (tu) - but; कन्या (kanyā) - the maiden; रूपवती (rūpavatī) - beautiful; सती (satī) - chaste;]
(There was in the forest of austerities a certain daughter of the great-souled sage. That maiden, beautiful and chaste, did not obtain a husband.)
In the forest of austerities, there was a certain beautiful and chaste daughter of a great sage. However, that maiden did not find a husband.
तोषयामास तपसा सा किलोग्रेण शङ्करम्। तामुवाचेश्वरः प्रीतो वृणु काममिति स्वयम् ॥१-१८९-४२॥
toṣayāmāsa tapasā sā kilogreṇa śaṅkaram। tāmuvāceśvaraḥ prīto vṛṇu kāmamiti svayam ॥1-189-42॥
[तोषयामास (toṣayāmāsa) - caused to be pleased; तपसा (tapasā) - by austerity; सा (sā) - she; किल (kila) - indeed; उग्रेण (ugreṇa) - with severe; शङ्करम् (śaṅkaram) - Śaṅkara (Śiva); ताम् (tām) - her; उवाच (uvāca) - said; ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - the Lord; प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - being pleased; वृणु (vṛṇu) - choose; कामम् (kāmam) - a boon; इति (iti) - thus; स्वयम् (svayam) - himself;]
(She caused Śaṅkara to be pleased by austerity indeed with severe (austerity). The Lord, being pleased, himself said to her: "Choose a boon thus.")
She pleased Śaṅkara (Śiva) with her severe austerities. The Lord, being pleased, personally said to her: "Ask for a boon."
सैवमुक्ताब्रवीत्कन्या देवं वरदमीश्वरम्। पतिं सर्वगुणोपेतमिच्छामीति पुनः पुनः ॥१-१८९-४३॥
saivamuktābravīt kanyā devaṃ varadam īśvaram। patiṃ sarvaguṇopetam icchāmīti punaḥ punaḥ ॥1-189-43॥
[सा एवम् उक्ता (sā evam uktā) - she thus addressed; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; कन्या (kanyā) - the maiden; देवम् (devam) - to the god; वरदम् (varadam) - the bestower of boons; ईश्वरम् (īśvaram) - the lord; पतिम् (patiṃ) - husband; सर्वगुणोपेतम् (sarvaguṇopetam) - endowed with all virtues; इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I desire; इति (iti) - thus; पुनः पुनः (punaḥ punaḥ) - again and again;]
(She, thus addressed, the maiden said to the god, the bestower of boons, the lord: "I desire a husband endowed with all virtues," thus, again and again.)
Thus addressed, the maiden repeatedly said to the god, the bestower of boons, the lord: "I wish for a husband endowed with all virtues."
ददौ तस्यै स देवेशस्तं वरं प्रीतिमांस्तदा। पञ्च ते पतयः श्रेष्ठा भविष्यन्तीति शङ्करः ॥१-१८९-४४॥
dadau tasyai sa deveśas taṃ varaṃ prītimāṃs tadā। pañca te patayaḥ śreṣṭhā bhaviṣyantīti śaṅkaraḥ ॥1-189-44॥
[ददौ (dadau) - gave; तस्यै (tasyai) - to her; सः (saḥ) - he; देवेशः (deveśaḥ) - lord of the gods; तम् (tam) - that; वरम् (varam) - boon; प्रीतिमान् (prītimān) - gracious; तदा (tadā) - then; पञ्च (pañca) - five; ते (te) - your; पतयः (patayaḥ) - husbands; श्रेष्ठाः (śreṣṭhāḥ) - excellent; भविष्यन्ति (bhaviṣyanti) - will be; इति (iti) - thus; शङ्करः (śaṅkaraḥ) - Śaṅkara;]
(He, the lord of the gods, then graciously gave her that boon: "Five excellent husbands will be yours," thus (said) Śaṅkara.)
Śaṅkara, the lord of the gods, graciously granted her the boon at that time, saying, "You will have five excellent husbands."
सा प्रसादयती देवमिदं भूयोऽभ्यभाषत। एकं पतिं गुणोपेतं त्वत्तोऽर्हामीति वै तदा ॥ तां देवदेवः प्रीतात्मा पुनः प्राह शुभं वचः ॥१-१८९-४५॥
sā prasādayatī devam idaṃ bhūyo'bhyabhāṣata। ekaṃ patiṃ guṇopetaṃ tvatto'rhāmīti vai tadā ॥ tāṃ devadevaḥ prītātmā punaḥ prāha śubhaṃ vacaḥ ॥1-189-45॥
[सा (sā) - she; प्रसादयती (prasādayatī) - propitiates; देवम् (devam) - the god; इदं (idaṃ) - this; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; अभ्यभाषत (abhyabhāṣata) - addressed; एकं (ekaṃ) - one; पतिं (patiṃ) - husband; गुणोपेतं (guṇopetaṃ) - endowed with virtues; त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - from you; अर्हामि (arhāmi) - I deserve; इति (iti) - thus; वै (vai) - indeed; तदा (tadā) - then; तां (tāṃ) - her; देवदेवः (devadevaḥ) - the god of gods; प्रीतात्मा (prītātmā) - with delighted mind; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; प्राह (prāha) - said; शुभं (śubhaṃ) - auspicious; वचः (vacaḥ) - words;]
(She propitiates the god, this (she) again addressed. One husband endowed with virtues from you I deserve thus indeed then. Her the god of gods with delighted mind again said auspicious words.)
She again propitiated the god and said, 'I deserve from you a husband endowed with virtues.' Then the god of gods, with a delighted mind, again spoke auspicious words to her.
पञ्चकृत्वस्त्वया उक्तः पतिं देहीत्यहं पुनः। तत्तथा भविता भद्रे तव तद्भद्रमस्तु ते ॥ देहमन्यं गतायास्ते यथोक्तं तद्भविष्यति ॥१-१८९-४६॥
pañcakṛtvastvayā uktaḥ patiṃ dehītyahaṃ punaḥ। tattathā bhavitā bhadre tava tadbhadramastu te ॥ dehamanyaṃ gatāyāste yathoktaṃ tadbhaviṣyati ॥1-189-46॥
[पञ्चकृत्वः (pañcakṛtvaḥ) - five times; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; पतिम् (patim) - husband; देहि (dehi) - give; इति (iti) - thus; अहम् (aham) - I; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; तत् (tat) - that; तथा (tathā) - thus; भविता (bhavitā) - will be; भद्रे (bhadre) - O auspicious one; तव (tava) - for you; तत् (tat) - that; भद्रम् (bhadram) - welfare; अस्तु (astu) - let it be; ते (te) - to you; देहम् (deham) - body; अन्यं (anyaṃ) - other; गतायाः (gatāyāḥ) - having gone; ते (te) - your; यथोक्तं (yathoktaṃ) - as said; तत् (tat) - that; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will happen;]
(Five times by you spoken 'give a husband' thus I again; that thus will be, O auspicious one, for you, that welfare let it be to you. Body other having gone your as said that will happen.)
You have asked me five times, 'Give me a husband,' and I say again: so it shall be, O auspicious one, may that be for your welfare. When you take another body, as said, that will come to pass.
द्रुपदैषा हि सा जज्ञे सुता ते देवरूपिणी। पञ्चानां विहिता पत्नी कृष्णा पार्षत्यनिन्दिता ॥१-१८९-४७॥
drupadaiṣā hi sā jajñe sutā te devarūpiṇī। pañcānāṃ vihitā patnī kṛṣṇā pārṣatyaninditā ॥1-189-47॥
[द्रुपद (drupada) - Drupada; (name of king); एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine); हि (hi) - indeed; सा (sā) - she; (feminine); जज्ञे (jajñe) - was born; (from root 'jan', to be born); सुता (sutā) - daughter; (feminine); ते (te) - your; देवरूपिणी (devarūpiṇī) - divine-formed; (having the form of a goddess); पञ्चानां (pañcānāṃ) - of the five; विहिता (vihitā) - appointed; (ordained); पत्नी (patnī) - wife; (feminine); कृष्णा (kṛṣṇā) - Kṛṣṇā; (name, Draupadī); पार्षत्य (pārṣatya) - daughter of Pārṣata (Drupada); अनिन्दिता (aninditā) - blameless; (irreproachable);]
(This one of Drupada, indeed, she was born, your daughter, divine-formed. For the five, appointed wife, Kṛṣṇā, daughter of Pārṣata, blameless.)
This Kṛṣṇā, the blameless daughter of Drupada, was born with a divine form as your daughter, and was ordained as the wife of the five (Pāṇḍavas).
स्वर्गश्रीः पाण्डवार्थाय समुत्पन्ना महामखे। सेह तप्त्वा तपो घोरं दुहितृत्वं तवागता ॥१-१८९-४८॥
svargaśrīḥ pāṇḍavārthāya samutpannā mahāmakhe। seha taptvā tapo ghoraṃ duhitṛtvaṃ tavāgatā ॥1-189-48॥
[स्वर्गश्रीः (svargaśrīḥ) - fortune of heaven; पाण्डव-अर्थाय (pāṇḍava-arthāya) - for the sake of the Pāṇḍavas; समुत्पन्ना (samutpannā) - arisen; महामखे (mahāmakhe) - in the great sacrifice; सेह (seha) - here; तप्त्वा (taptvā) - having performed austerity; तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity; घोरम् (ghoram) - severe; दुहितृत्वम् (duhitṛtvam) - daughterhood; तव (tava) - your; आगता (āgatā) - has come;]
(The fortune of heaven, for the sake of the Pāṇḍavas, arose in the great sacrifice; here, having performed severe austerity, daughterhood to you has come.)
The fortune of heaven arose in the great sacrifice for the sake of the Pāṇḍavas; here, having performed severe austerity, she has come to you as a daughter.
सैषा देवी रुचिरा देवजुष्टा; पञ्चानामेका स्वकृतेन कर्मणा। सृष्टा स्वयं देवपत्नी स्वयम्भुवा; श्रुत्वा राजन्द्रुपदेष्टं कुरुष्व ॥१-१८९-४९॥
saiṣā devī rucirā devajuṣṭā; pañcānāmekā svakṛtena karmaṇā. sṛṣṭā svayaṃ devapatnī svayambhuvā; śrutvā rājandrupadeṣṭaṃ kuruṣva ॥1-189-49॥
[सैषा (saiṣā) - this; (feminine singular); देवी (devī) - goddess; रुचिरा (rucirā) - splendid; देवजुष्टा (devajuṣṭā) - favored by the gods; पञ्चानाम् (pañcānām) - of the five; (genitive plural); एका (ekā) - one; (feminine singular); स्वकृतेन (svakṛtena) - by her own act; कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action; सृष्टा (sṛṣṭā) - created; (feminine singular); स्वयम् (svayam) - herself; देवपत्नी (devapatnī) - wife of the gods; स्वयम्भुवा (svayambhuvā) - by the self-born; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; राजन् (rājan) - O king; द्रुपदेष्टम् (drupadeṣṭam) - as instructed by Drupada; कुरुष्व (kuruṣva) - do; (imperative);]
(This goddess, splendid, favored by the gods; one among the five, by her own act, by action. Created herself, wife of the gods, by the self-born; having heard, O king, as instructed by Drupada, do.)
This splendid goddess, favored by the gods, is the one among the five who was created by her own action. She herself, the wife of the gods, was created by the self-born. O king, having heard Drupada's instructions, act accordingly.
