03.129
श्येनकपोतीयम्
śyenakapotīyam
[श्येन (śyena) - hawk; eagle; कपोतीयम् (kapotīyam) - of the female dove; related to the female pigeon;]
(śyena (hawk; eagle); kapotīyam (of the female dove; related to the female pigeon);)
That which is related to the hawk and the female dove.
लोमश उवाच॥
lomaśa uvāca॥
[लोमश (lomaśa) - Lomaśa; (a sage's name); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Lomaśa said;)
Lomaśa said.
अस्मिन्किल स्वयं राजन्निष्टवान्वै प्रजापतिः। सत्रमिष्टीकृतं नाम पुरा वर्षसहस्रिकम् ॥०३-१२९-१॥
asmin kila svayam rājan niṣṭavān vai prajāpatiḥ। satram iṣṭīkṛtaṃ nāma purā varṣasahasrikam ॥03-129-1॥
[अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this; किल (kila) - indeed; स्वयम् (svayam) - himself; राजन् (rājan) - O king; निष्टवान् (niṣṭavān) - performed; वै (vai) - indeed; प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - Prajāpati; सत्रम् (satram) - sacrificial session; इष्टीकृतम् (iṣṭīkṛtam) - made as a sacrifice; नाम (nāma) - named; पुरा (purā) - formerly; वर्षसहस्रिकम् (varṣasahasrikam) - lasting for a thousand years;]
(In this, indeed, himself, O king, Prajāpati performed, indeed, a sacrificial session made as a sacrifice, named, formerly, lasting for a thousand years.)
O king, indeed, here Prajāpati himself once performed a sacrificial session called 'Iṣṭīkṛta,' which lasted a thousand years. (03-129-1)
अम्बरीषश्च नाभाग इष्टवान्यमुनामनु। यज्ञैश्च तपसा चैव परां सिद्धिमवाप सः ॥०३-१२९-२॥
ambarīṣaś ca nābhāga iṣṭavān yamunām anu। yajñaiś ca tapasā caiva parāṃ siddhim avāpa saḥ॥03-129-2॥
[अम्बरीषः (ambarīṣaḥ) - Ambarīṣa; (a proper noun, name of a king); च (ca) - and; नाभाग (nābhāga) - Nābhāga; (a proper noun, son of king Nabhāga); इष्टवान् (iṣṭavān) - (he) performed sacrifices; यमुनाम् (yamunām) - the Yamunā (river) (object of 'anu'); अनु (anu) - along; यज्ञैः (yajñaiḥ) - by sacrifices; च (ca) - and; तपसा (tapasā) - by austerity; चैव (ca eva) - and indeed; पराम् (parām) - supreme; सिद्धिम् (siddhim) - perfection; accomplishment; अवाप (avāpa) - (he) attained; सः (saḥ) - he;]
(Ambarīṣa and Nābhāga performed sacrifices along (the) Yamunā; by sacrifices and austerity indeed, he attained supreme perfection.)
Ambarīṣa and Nābhāga performed sacrifices along the Yamunā; through sacrifices and austerity, he attained the highest perfection. (03-129-2)
देशो नाहुषयज्ञानामयं पुण्यतमो नृप। यत्रेष्ट्वा दश पद्मानि सदस्येभ्यो निसृष्टवान् ॥०३-१२९-३॥
deśo nāhuṣayajñānām ayaṁ puṇyatamo nṛpa। yatra iṣṭvā daśa padmāni sadasyebhyo nisṛṣṭavān ॥03-129-3॥
[देशः (deśaḥ) - region; नाहुष-यज्ञानाम् (nāhuṣa-yajñānām) - of the sacrifices of Nāhuṣa; अयम् (ayam) - this; पुण्यतमः (puṇyatamaḥ) - most meritorious; नृप (nṛpa) - O king; यत्र (yatra) - where; इष्ट्वा (iṣṭvā) - having performed sacrifice; दश (daśa) - ten; पद्मानि (padmāni) - crores (ten-million units); सदस्येभ्यः (sadasyebhyaḥ) - to the members of the sacrificial board; निसृष्टवान् (nisṛṣṭavān) - has given (offered);]
(Region of the sacrifices of Nāhuṣa, this most meritorious, O king; where having performed sacrifice, ten crores to the members of the sacrificial board has given.)
O king, this is the most meritorious region of Nāhuṣa's sacrifices; here, having performed sacrifices, he gave ten crores to the members of the sacrificial board. (03-129-3)
सार्वभौमस्य कौन्तेय ययातेरमितौजसः। स्पर्धमानस्य शक्रेण पश्येदं यज्ञवास्त्विह ॥०३-१२९-४॥
sārvabhaumasya kaunteya yayāteramitaujasaḥ। spardhamānasya śakreṇa paśyedaṃ yajñavāstviha ॥03-129-4॥
[सार्वभौमस्य (sārvabhaumasya) - of the universal sovereign; कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kunti; ययातेरमितौजसः (yayāter amita-ojasaḥ) - of Yayāti (who is) of unlimited vigor; स्पर्धमानस्य (spardhamānasya) - of the one contending; शक्रेण (śakreṇa) - by Śakra (Indra); पश्य (paśya) - see; इदं (idaṃ) - this; यज्ञवास्तु (yajñavāstu) - sacrificial ground; इह (iha) - here;]
(O son of Kunti, of the universal sovereign Yayāti of unlimited vigor, of the one contending by Śakra, see this sacrificial ground here.)
O son of Kunti, behold here the sacrificial ground of the universal sovereign Yayāti, of boundless energy, who contended with Śakra. (03-129-4)
पश्य नानाविधाकारैरग्निभिर्निचितां महीम्। मज्जन्तीमिव चाक्रान्तां ययातेर्यज्ञकर्मभिः ॥०३-१२९-५॥
paśya nānāvidhākārair agnibhir nicitāṃ mahīm। majjantīm iva cākrāntāṃ yayāter yajñakarmabhiḥ ॥03-129-5॥
[पश्य (paśya) - see; नानाविध-आकारैः (nānāvidha-ākāraiḥ) - by various forms; अग्निभिः (agnibhiḥ) - by fires; निचिताम् (nicitām) - piled up; महीम् (mahīm) - the earth; मज्जन्तीम् (majjantīm) - sinking; इव (iva) - as if; च (ca) - and; आक्रान्ताम् (ākrāntām) - oppressed; ययातेः (yayāteḥ) - of Yayāti; यज्ञकर्मभिः (yajñakarmabhiḥ) - by sacrificial acts;]
(See the earth, piled up by fires of various forms, sinking as if, and oppressed by the sacrificial acts of Yayāti.)
Behold the earth, piled up with fires of various kinds, sinking as if overwhelmed by the sacrificial rites of Yayāti. (03-129-5)
एषा शम्येकपत्रा सा शरकं चैतदुत्तमम्। पश्य रामह्रदानेतान्पश्य नारायणाश्रमम् ॥०३-१२९-६॥
eṣā śamya-ekapatrā sā śarakaṃ ca etad-uttamam. paśya rāma-hradān etān paśya nārāyaṇa-āśramam ॥03-129-6॥
[एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine); शम्येकपत्रा (śamya-ekapatrā) - the śamī with one leaf; सा (sā) - that (feminine); शरकं (śarakaṃ) - reedy (place); च (ca) - and; एतदुत्तमम् (etad-uttamam) - this excellent; पश्य (paśya) - see; रामह्रदान् (rāma-hradān) - Rama lakes; एतान् (etān) - these; पश्य (paśya) - see; नारायणाश्रमम् (nārāyaṇa-āśramam) - Narayana hermitage;]
(This is the śamī with one leaf, that is the reedy (place), and this is the excellent one. See the Rama lakes, see the Narayana hermitage.)
Here is the śamī tree with a single leaf; that is the reedy place, and this is the finest. Look at these Rama’s lakes, look at the Narayana hermitage. (03-129-6)
एतदार्चीकपुत्रस्य योगैर्विचरतो महीम्। अपसर्पणं महीपाल रौप्यायाममितौजसः ॥०३-१२९-७॥
etad-ārcīka-putrasya yogair vicarataḥ mahīm। apasarpaṇam mahīpāla raupyāyām amitaujasaḥ॥03-129-7॥
[एतद् (etad) - this; आर्चीकपुत्रस्य (ārcīka-putrasya) - of the son of Ṛcīka; योगैः (yogaiḥ) - by means; विचरतो (vicarataḥ) - ranging (over); महीम् (mahīm) - the earth; अपसर्पणं (apasarpaṇam) - departure; महीपाल (mahīpāla) - O king; रौप्यायाम् (raupyāyām) - in the land of silver; अमितौजसः (amitaujasaḥ) - of immeasurable energy;]
(This, O king, of the son of Ṛcīka, by means, ranging (over) the earth; departure, O king, in the land of silver, of immeasurable energy.)
O king, this is the departure of the son of Ṛcīka, who, by his means and immeasurable energy, roamed the earth—even into the land of silver. (03-129-7)
अत्रानुवंशं पठतः शृणु मे कुरुनन्दन। उलूखलैराभरणैः पिशाची यदभाषत ॥०३-१२९-८॥
atrānuvaṃśaṃ paṭhataḥ śṛṇu me kurunandana। ulūkhalairābharaṇaiḥ piśācī yadabhāṣata ॥03-129-8॥
[अत्र (atra) - here; अनुवंशं (anuvaṃśam) - the genealogy; पठतः (paṭhataḥ) - reciting; शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen; मे (me) - my; कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - O joy of the Kurus; उलूखलैः (ulūkhalaiḥ) - with mortars; आभरणैः (ābharaṇaiḥ) - with ornaments; पिशाची (piśācī) - the female demon; यत् (yad) - what; अभाषत (abhāṣata) - she said;]
(Here, the genealogy, reciting, listen, my, O joy of the Kurus; with mortars, with ornaments, the female demon, what she said.)
O joy of the Kurus, listen to my genealogy being recited here: what the female demon said with mortars and ornaments. (03-129-8)
युगन्धरे दधि प्राश्य उषित्वा चाच्युतस्थले। तद्वद्भूतिलये स्नात्वा सपुत्रा वस्तुमिच्छसि ॥०३-१२९-९॥
yugandhare dadhi prāśya uṣitvā cācyutast hale। tadvad bhūtilaye snātvā saputrā vastum icchasi॥03-129-9॥
[युगन्धरे (yugandhare) - on Yugandhara (the mountain); दधि (dadhi) - curd; प्राश्य (prāśya) - having eaten; उषित्वा (uṣitvā) - having spent (the night); च (ca) - and; अच्युतस्थले (acyutast hale) - at the place of Acyuta (Vishnu); तद्वत् (tadvat) - in the same way; भूतिलये (bhūtilaye) - at Bhūtilaya (the name of a place); स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed; सपुत्रा (saputrā) - with your son; वस्तुम् (vastum) - to dwell; इच्छसि (icchasi) - you desire;]
(On Yugandhara, having eaten curd and having spent (the night) at the place of Acyuta, in the same way at Bhūtilaya, having bathed, with your son you desire to dwell. (03-129-9))
You desire to dwell with your son at Bhūtilaya, just as you stayed at the place of Acyuta on Yugandhara after eating curd and spending the night. (03-129-9)
एकरात्रमुषित्वेह द्वितीयं यदि वत्स्यसि। एतद्वै ते दिवा वृत्तं रात्रौ वृत्तमतोऽन्यथा ॥०३-१२९-१०॥
ekarātram uṣitvā iha dvitīyam yadi vatsyasi। etad vai te divā vṛttam rātrau vṛttam ato'nyathā॥03-129-10॥
[एकरात्रम् (ekarātram) - one night; उषित्वा (uṣitvā) - having stayed; इह (iha) - here; द्वितीयम् (dvitīyam) - a second (night); यदि (yadi) - if; वत्स्यसि (vatsyasi) - you will stay; एतद् (etad) - this; वै (vai) - indeed; ते (te) - for you; दिवा (divā) - by day; वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - done; रात्रौ (rātrau) - at night; वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - done; अतः (ataḥ) - from this; अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise;]
(Having stayed here one night, if you stay a second (night), this indeed will be your deed by day, done at night otherwise from this.)
If you stay here one night and then stay a second night, this act done for you during the day will otherwise be considered as done at night. (03-129-10)
अत्राद्याहो निवत्स्यामः क्षपां भरतसत्तम। द्वारमेतद्धि कौन्तेय कुरुक्षेत्रस्य भारत ॥०३-१२९-११॥
atrādyāho nivatsyāmaḥ kṣapāṃ bharatasattama. dvārametaddhi kaunteya kurukṣetrasya bhārata ॥03-129-11॥
[अत्र (atra) - here; अद्य (adya) - today; अहो (aho) - indeed; निवत्स्यामः (nivatsyāmaḥ) - we shall stay; क्षपाम् (kṣapām) - night(s); भरतसत्तम (bharatasattama) - best of Bharatas; द्वारम् (dvāram) - gateway; एतत् (etat) - this; हि (hi) - indeed; कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kunti; कुरुक्षेत्रस्य (kurukṣetrasya) - of Kurukshetra; भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata;]
(Here today indeed we shall stay night(s), O best of Bharatas. This is indeed the gateway, O son of Kunti, of Kurukshetra, O descendant of Bharata (03-129-11))
O best of the Bharatas, let us stay here tonight. This, O son of Kunti, is indeed the gateway to Kurukshetra, O descendant of Bharata. (03-129-11)
अत्रैव नाहुषो राजा राजन्क्रतुभिरिष्टवान्। ययातिर्बहुरत्नाढ्यैर्यत्रेन्द्रो मुदमभ्यगात् ॥०३-१२९-१२॥
atraiva nāhuṣo rājā rājan kratu-bhir iṣṭavān। yayātir bahu-ratna-āḍhyaiḥ yatra indraḥ mudam abhyagāt॥03-129-12॥
[अत्रैव (atraiva) - here itself; नाहुषः (nāhuṣaḥ) - Nāhuṣa; राजा (rājā) - king; राजन् (rājan) - O king; क्रतुभिः (kratu-bhiḥ) - with sacrifices; इष्टवान् (iṣṭavān) - performed; ययातिः (yayātiḥ) - Yayāti; बहु-रत्न-आढ्यैः (bahu-ratna-āḍhyaiḥ) - with much (many) jewel-abundance; endowed with many riches; यत्र (yatra) - where; इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra; मुदम् (mudam) - delight; अभ्यगात् (abhyagāt) - attained; ॥०३-१२९-१२॥ (॥03-129-12॥) -;]
(Here itself Nāhuṣa, the king, O king, performed sacrifices. Yayāti, endowed with much jewel-abundance, where Indra attained delight.)
Here itself King Nāhuṣa, O king, performed sacrifices; Yayāti, enriched with many treasures, (and) where Indra experienced delight. (03-129-12)
एतत्प्लक्षावतरणं यमुनातीर्थमुच्यते। एतद्वै नाकपृष्ठस्य द्वारमाहुर्मनीषिणः ॥०३-१२९-१३॥
etat-plakṣāvataraṇaṁ yamunātīrtham ucyate। etad vai nākapṛṣṭhasya dvāram āhur manīṣiṇaḥ॥03-129-13॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; प्लक्षावतरणम् (plakṣāvataraṇam) - Plakṣa-descending (descent at the Plakṣa tree); यमुनातीर्थम् (yamunātīrtham) - Yamunā ford (holy place at the Yamunā); उच्यते (ucyate) - is said; एतत् (etat) - this; वै (vai) - indeed; नाकपृष्ठस्य (nākapṛṣṭhasya) - of the back of heaven; द्वारम् (dvāram) - door; आहुः (āhuḥ) - say; मनीषिणः (manīṣiṇaḥ) - the wise;]
(This Plakṣa-descending Yamunā ford is said. This indeed the door of the back of heaven the wise say.)
This place known as the 'Plakṣa-descending', the Yamunā ford, is said by the wise to be indeed the gateway to the world above. (03-129-13)
अत्र सारस्वतैर्यज्ञैरीजानाः परमर्षयः। यूपोलूखलिनस्तात गच्छन्त्यवभृथाप्लवम् ॥०३-१२९-१४॥
atra sārasvatair yajñaiḥ ijānāḥ paramarṣayaḥ. yūpa-ulūkhalinaḥ tāta gacchanti avabhṛtha-aplavam ॥03-129-14॥
[अत्र (atra) - here; सारस्वतैः (sārasvatair) - by Sārasvata (related to Sarasvatī, or learned); यज्ञैः (yajñaiḥ) - by sacrifices; ईजानाः (ījānāḥ) - worshipping; (performing ritual) परमर्षयः (paramarṣayaḥ) - the highest sages; यूपोलूखलिनः (yūpa-ulūkhalinaḥ) - with posts (yūpa) and mortars (ulūkhalin; i.e., accompanied by ritual implements); तात (tāta) - O dear (addressing someone affectionately); गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - go; अवभृथाप्लवम् (avabhṛtha-aplavam) - to the Avabhṛtha bathing (final purificatory bath of sacrifice);]
(Here, by Sārasvata sacrifices, worshipping, the highest sages, with posts and mortars, O dear, go to the Avabhṛtha bathing.)
O dear, here the highest sages, performing worship by Sārasvata sacrifices, with posts and mortars, go to the Avabhṛtha bathing (final ritual bath). (03-129-14)
अत्रैव भरतो राजा मेध्यमश्वमवासृजत्। असकृत्कृष्णसारङ्गं धर्मेणावाप्य मेदिनीम् ॥०३-१२९-१५॥
atraiva bharato rājā medhyam aśvam avāsṛjat। asakṛt kṛṣṇasāraṅgaṃ dharmeṇa āvāpya medinīm ॥03-129-15॥
[अत्रैव (atraiva) - right here; भरतः (bharataḥ) - Bharata; राजा (rājā) - king; मेध्यम् (medhyam) - sacred; अश्वम् (aśvam) - horse; अवासृजत् (avāsṛjat) - set free; असकृत् (asakṛt) - repeatedly; कृष्णसारङ्गम् (kṛṣṇasāraṅgam) - spotted deer; धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - with righteousness; आवाप्य (āvāpya) - having obtained; मेदिनीम् (medinīm) - the earth;]
(Right here Bharata, the king, set free the sacred horse; repeatedly (having obtained) the spotted deer, with righteousness, having obtained the earth.)
Right here, King Bharata set free the sacred horse. Repeatedly, by righteousness, after obtaining the earth along with the spotted deer. (03-129-15)
अत्रैव पुरुषव्याघ्र मरुत्तः सत्रमुत्तमम्। आस्ते देवर्षिमुख्येन संवर्तेनाभिपालितः ॥०३-१२९-१६॥
atraiva puruṣavyāghra maruttaḥ satramuttamam। āste devarṣimukhyena saṁvartenābhipālitaḥ ॥03-129-16॥
[अत्रैव (atraiva) - here itself; पुरुषव्याघ्र (puruṣavyāghra) - O tiger among men; मरुत्तः (maruttaḥ) - Marutta; सत्रमुत्तमम् (satram uttamam) - sacrifice supreme; आस्ते (āste) - remains; देवर्षिमुख्येन (devarṣimukhyena) - by the foremost among divine sages; संवर्तेन (saṁ vartena) - by Saṁvarta; अभिपालितः (abhipālitaḥ) - well protected;]
(Here itself, O tiger among men, Marutta, sacrifice supreme, remains, by the foremost among divine sages, by Saṁvarta, well protected.)
Here itself, O tiger among men, Marutta conducts the supreme sacrifice, sheltered and protected by Saṁvarta, the foremost among divine sages. (03-129-16)
अत्रोपस्पृश्य राजेन्द्र सर्वाँल्लोकान्प्रपश्यति। पूयते दुष्कृताच्चैव समुपस्पृश्य भारत ॥०३-१२९-१७॥
atropaspṛśya rājendra sarvāṃllokānprapaśyati। pūyate duṣkṛtāccaiva samupaspṛśya bhārata॥03-129-17॥
[अत्र (atra) - here; उपस्पृश्य (upaspṛśya) - having touched with water (as a purificatory act); राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; प्रपश्यति (prapaśyati) - sees; पूयते (pūyate) - is purified; दुष्कृतात् (duṣkṛtāt) - from evil deed; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; समुपस्पृश्य (samupaspṛśya) - having duly touched (water in purificatory ritual); भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata;]
(Here, having touched water, O king, he sees all worlds. Indeed, being purified from evil deed, having duly touched (water), O Bhārata.)
Here, after touching water, O king, one sees all the worlds. He is also purified from evil actions by duly touching (water), O Bhārata. (03-129-17)
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (a proper name); उवाच (uvāca) - spoke; said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said;)
Vaiśampāyana said.
तत्र सभ्रातृकः स्नात्वा स्तूयमानो महर्षिभिः। लोमशं पाण्डवश्रेष्ठ इदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥०३-१२९-१८॥
tatra sabhrātṛkaḥ snātvā stūyamāno maharṣibhiḥ। lomaśaṃ pāṇḍavaśreṣṭha idaṃ vacanam abravīt॥03-129-18॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; सभ्रातृकः (sabhrātṛkaḥ) - with brothers; स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed; स्तूयमानः (stūyamānaḥ) - being praised; महर्षिभिः (maharṣibhiḥ) - by the great sages; लोमशम् (lomaśam) - Lomasha; पाण्डवश्रेष्ठ (pāṇḍavaśreṣṭha) - O best of the Pāṇḍavas; इदम् (idaṃ) - this; वचनम् (vacanam) - speech; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(There, with his brothers, having bathed, being praised by the great sages, O best of the Pāṇḍavas, to Lomasha, this speech said.)
There, accompanied by his brothers, having bathed and being praised by the great sages, O best of the Pāṇḍavas, he spoke these words to Lomasha. (03-129-18)
सर्वाँल्लोकान्प्रपश्यामि तपसा सत्यविक्रम। इहस्थः पाण्डवश्रेष्ठं पश्यामि श्वेतवाहनम् ॥०३-१२९-१९॥
sarvāṁllokān prapaśyāmi tapasā satyavikrama। ihasthaḥ pāṇḍavaśreṣṭhaṁ paśyāmi śvetavāhanam॥03-129-19॥
[सर्वान् लोकान् (sarvān lokān) - all worlds; प्रपश्यामि (prapaśyāmi) - I clearly perceive; तपसा (tapasā) - by austerity; सत्यविक्रम (satyavikrama) - O one whose prowess is truth; इहस्थः (ihasthaḥ) - standing here; पाण्डवश्रेष्ठम् (pāṇḍavaśreṣṭham) - the best among the Pāṇḍavas; पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see; श्वेतवाहनम् (śvetavāhanam) - the one with white steeds;]
(All worlds I clearly perceive by austerity, O one whose prowess is truth. Standing here, the best among the Pāṇḍavas, the one with white steeds, I see.)
O one whose prowess is truth, by austerity I clearly perceive all worlds. Here I see the best among the Pāṇḍavas, the one with white steeds. (03-129-19)
लोमश उवाच॥
lomaśa uvāca॥
[लोमश (lomaśa) - Lomasha; (proper noun, sage's name); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Lomasha said;)
Lomasha said.
एवमेतन्महाबाहो पश्यन्ति परमर्षयः। सरस्वतीमिमां पुण्यां पश्यैकशरणावृताम् ॥०३-१२९-२०॥
evam etan mahābāho paśyanti paramarṣayaḥ. sarasvatīm imāṃ puṇyāṃ paśyaikaśaraṇāvṛtām ॥03-129-20॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; एतत् (etat) - this; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one; पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - see; परमर्षयः (paramarṣayaḥ) - the supreme seers; सरस्वतीम् (sarasvatīm) - Sarasvatī; इमाम् (imām) - this; पुण्याम् (puṇyām) - holy; पश्य (paśya) - see; एकशरणावृताम् (ekaśaraṇāvṛtām) - enveloped by having a single refuge;]
(Thus, this, O mighty-armed one, is seen by the supreme seers. Sarasvatī, this holy (river), see, enveloped by having a single refuge.)
Thus, O mighty-armed one, the supreme seers see this Sarasvatī river, this holy one, encompassed by having a single refuge. (03-129-20)
यत्र स्नात्वा नरश्रेष्ठ धूतपाप्मा भविष्यति। इह सारस्वतैर्यज्ञैरिष्टवन्तः सुरर्षयः ॥ ऋषयश्चैव कौन्तेय तथा राजर्षयोऽपि च ॥०३-१२९-२१॥
yatra snātvā naraśreṣṭha dhūtapāpmā bhaviṣyati। iha sārasvatairyajñairiṣṭavantaḥ surarṣayaḥ॥ ṛṣayaścaiva kaunteya tathā rājarṣayo'pi ca॥03-129-21॥
[यत्र (yatra) - where; स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed; नरश्रेष्ठ (naraśreṣṭha) - O best of men; धूतपाप्मा (dhūtapāpmā) - one whose sin is washed away; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will become; इह (iha) - here; सारस्वतैः (sārasvataiḥ) - by Sarasvatī-related; यज्ञैः (yajñaiḥ) - sacrifices; इष्टवन्तः (iṣṭavantaḥ) - have worshipped; सुरर्षयः (surarṣayaḥ) - divine sages; ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kuntī; तथा (tathā) - likewise; राजर्षयः (rājarṣayaḥ) - royal sages; अपि (api) - also; च (ca) - and;]
(Where having bathed, O best of men, one whose sin is washed away will become. Here, by Sarasvatī-related sacrifices, divine sages have worshipped; sages and indeed, O son of Kuntī, likewise royal sages also and.)
O best of men, where having bathed, one becomes washed free of sin. Here, divine sages, as well as sages and royal sages, O son of Kuntī, have performed sacrifices connected with Sarasvatī. (03-129-21)
वेदी प्रजापतेरेषा समन्तात्पञ्चयोजना। कुरोर्वै यज्ञशीलस्य क्षेत्रमेतन्महात्मनः ॥०३-१२९-२२॥
vedī prajāpater eṣā samantāt pañca-yojanā। kuror vai yajña-śīlasya kṣetram etan mahātmanaḥ॥03-129-22॥
[वेदी (vedī) - altar; प्रजापतेः (prajāpateḥ) - of Prajāpati; एषा (eṣā) - this; समन्तात् (samantāt) - on all sides; पञ्च-योजना (pañca-yojanā) - five yojanas (in extent); कुरोः (kuroḥ) - of Kuru; वै (vai) - indeed; यज्ञ-शीलस्य (yajña-śīlasya) - of one devoted to sacrifice; क्षेत्रम् (kṣetram) - field; एतत् (etat) - this; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled;]
(This altar of Prajāpati is on all sides five yojanas (in extent). Of Kuru indeed, devoted to sacrifice, this is the field of the great-souled.)
This altar of Prajāpati extends five yojanas on all sides. This is the field of the noble Kuru, who is devoted to sacrifice. (03-129-22)
