03.135
यवक्रीतोपाख्यानम्
yavakrītaupākhyānam
[यवक्रीतः (yavakrītaḥ) - Yavakrīta; (proper noun) उपाख्यानम् (upākhyānam) - story;]
(Yavakrīta story;)
The story of Yavakrīta.
लोमश उवाच॥
lomaśa uvāca॥
[लोमश (lomaśa) - Lomaśa; (name of a sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Lomaśa said;)
Lomaśa said.
एषा मधुविला राजन्समङ्गा सम्प्रकाशते। एतत्कर्दमिलं नाम भरतस्याभिषेचनम् ॥०३-१३५-१॥
eṣā madhuvilā rājan samaṅgā samprakāśate। etat kardamilaṃ nāma bharatasya abhiṣecanam ॥03-135-1॥
[एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine); मधुविला (madhuvilā) - Madhuvilā (name of a river; literally: filled with/having honey); राजन् (rājan) - O king; समङ्गा (samaṅgā) - with clear flow; pure; सम्प्रकाशते (samprakāśate) - shines; appears; एतत् (etat) - this; कर्दमिलं (kardamilaṃ) - Kardamila (name, literally: muddy); नाम (nāma) - by name; named; भरतस्य (bharatasya) - of Bharata; अभिषेचनम् (abhiṣecanam) - consecration; anointing;]
(This Madhuvilā, O king, with clear flow, shines (appears). This (is) Kardamila by name, the consecration of Bharata.)
O king, this is the river Madhuvilā, shining with a pure current. This spot is called Kardamila, the place of Bharata's consecration. (03-135-1)
अलक्ष्म्या किल संयुक्तो वृत्रं हत्वा शचीपतिः। आप्लुतः सर्वपापेभ्यः समङ्गायां व्यमुच्यत ॥०३-१३५-२॥
alakṣmyā kila saṁyukto vṛtraṁ hatvā śacīpatiḥ। āplutaḥ sarvapāpebhyaḥ samaṅgāyāṁ vyamucyata ॥03-135-2॥
[अलक्ष्म्या (alakṣmyā) - by misfortune; (by) inauspiciousness; किल (kila) - indeed; surely; संयुक्तः (saṁyuktaḥ) - associated; joined; वृत्रं (vṛtram) - Vṛtra (the asura); हत्वा (hatvā) - having slain; शचीपतिः (śacīpatiḥ) - the lord of Śacī; (Indra); आप्लुतः (āplutaḥ) - having bathed; सर्वपापेभ्यः (sarvapāpebhyaḥ) - from all sins; समङ्गायाम् (samaṅgāyām) - in the river Samaṅgā; व्यमुच्यत (vyamucyata) - was released; was freed;]
(By misfortune indeed associated, having slain Vṛtra, the lord of Śacī, having bathed from all sins in the river Samaṅgā was released.)
Because he was associated with misfortune, the lord of Śacī (Indra), after killing Vṛtra, having bathed in the river Samaṅgā, was freed from all sins. (03-135-2)
एतद्विनशनं कुक्षौ मैनाकस्य नरर्षभ। अदितिर्यत्र पुत्रार्थं तदन्नमपचत्पुरा ॥०३-१३५-३॥
etad-vinaśanaṃ kukṣau mainākasya nararṣabha. aditir yatra putrārthaṃ tad annam apacat purā ॥03-135-3॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; विनशनम् (vinaśanam) - decaying; perishing; कुक्षौ (kukṣau) - in the womb; मैनाकस्य (mainākasya) - of Maināka; नरर्षभ (nararṣabha) - O bull among men; अदिति (aditi) - Aditi; यत्र (yatra) - where; पुत्रार्थम् (putrārtham) - for the sake of a son; तत् (tat) - that; अन्नम् (annam) - food; अपचत् (apacat) - cooked; पुरा (purā) - formerly;]
(This decaying (place) in the womb of Maināka, O bull among men, where Aditi formerly cooked that food for the sake of a son.)
O best of men, this perishing place is in the womb of Maināka, where once Aditi cooked that food for the purpose of obtaining a son. (03-135-3)
एनं पर्वतराजानमारुह्य पुरुषर्षभ। अयशस्यामसंशब्द्यामलक्ष्मीं व्यपनोत्स्यथ ॥०३-१३५-४॥
enaṃ parvatarājānam āruhya puruṣarṣabha। ayaśasyām asaṃśabdyām alakṣmīṃ vyapanotsyatha ॥03-135-4॥
[एनम् (enam) - this (one); पर्वतराजानम् (parvatarājānam) - king of mountains; आरुह्य (āruhya) - having ascended; पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - best of men; अयशस्याम् (ayaśasyām) - bringing disgrace; असंशब्द्याम् (asaṃśabdyām) - without renown; अलक्ष्मीम् (alakṣmīm) - misfortune; व्यपनोत्स्यथ (vyapanotsyatha) - you will dispel;]
(This king of mountains having ascended, O best of men, disgrace, lack of renown, misfortune you will dispel.)
By ascending this king of mountains, O best of men, you will dispel disgrace, lack of renown, and misfortune. (03-135-4)
एते कनखला राजनृषीणां दयिता नगाः। एषा प्रकाशते गङ्गा युधिष्ठिर महानदी ॥०३-१३५-५॥
ete kanakhalā rājaniṣīṇāṃ dayitā nagāḥ। eṣā prakāśate gaṅgā yudhiṣṭhira mahānadī ॥03-135-5॥
[एते (ete) - these; कनखला (kanakhalā) - Kanakhala (proper noun, name of a place); राजनृषीणां (rājaniṣīṇāṃ) - of the royal sages; दयिता (dayitā) - beloved (feminine); नगाः (nagāḥ) - cities; एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine); प्रकाशते (prakāśate) - shines; appears; गङ्गा (gaṅgā) - Gaṅgā (the river, proper noun); युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira (proper noun, vocative); महानदी (mahānadī) - great river;]
(These Kanakhala, of the royal sages, beloved cities. This shines Gaṅgā, Yudhiṣṭhira, great river.)
These are Kanakhala, the beloved cities of the royal sages. Here shines the Gaṅgā, O Yudhiṣṭhira, the great river. (03-135-5)
सनत्कुमारो भगवानत्र सिद्धिमगात्पराम्। आजमीढावगाह्यैनां सर्वपापैः प्रमोक्ष्यसे ॥०३-१३५-६॥
sanatkumāro bhagavān atra siddhim agāt parām। ājamīḍhāvgāhya enāṁ sarvapāpaiḥ pramokṣyase॥03-135-6॥
[सनत्कुमारः (sanatkumāraḥ) (sanatkumāraḥ) - Sanatkumāra; (proper noun); भगवान् (bhagavān) (bhagavān) - Venerable; अत्र (atra) (atra) - here; सिद्धिम् (siddhim) (siddhim) - perfection; अगात् (agāt) (agāt) - attained; पराम् (parām) (parām) - supreme; आजमीढ (ājamīḍha) (ājamīḍha) - O Ājamīḍha; (proper noun, vocative); अवगाह्य (avagāhya) (avagāhya) - having bathed; एनाम् (enām) (enām) - in this (river); सर्वपापैः (sarvapāpaiḥ) (sarvapāpaiḥ) - from all sins; प्रमोक्ष्यसे (pramokṣyase) (pramokṣyase) - you will be freed;]
(Sanatkumāra, the Venerable, here, perfection attained, supreme; O Ājamīḍha, having bathed in this, from all sins, you will be freed.)
Sanatkumāra, the venerable one, attained supreme perfection here. O Ājamīḍha, by bathing in this (river), you will be freed from all sins. (03-135-6)
अपां ह्रदं च पुण्याख्यं भृगुतुङ्गं च पर्वतम्। तूष्णीं गङ्गां च कौन्तेय सामात्यः समुपस्पृश ॥०३-१३५-७॥
apāṃ hradaṃ ca puṇyākhyaṃ bhṛgutūṅgaṃ ca parvatam। tūṣṇīṃ gaṅgāṃ ca kaunteya sāmātyaḥ samupaspṛśa ॥03-135-7॥
[अपां (apāṃ) - of waters; ह्रदं (hradaṃ) - lake; च (ca) - and; पुण्याख्यं (puṇyākhyam) - named Puṇya; भृगुतुङ्गं (bhṛgutūṅgam) - Bhṛgu-tūṅga (name of a mountain); च (ca) - and; पर्वतम् (parvatam) - mountain; तूष्णीं (tūṣṇīṃ) - silently; गङ्गां (gaṅgāṃ) - Gaṅgā (the river Ganges); च (ca) - and; कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kuntī; सामात्यः (sāmātyaḥ) - with ministers; समुपस्पृश (samupaspṛśa) - do touch;]
(O son of Kuntī, do touch, along with ministers, the lake of waters named Puṇya and the mountain Bhṛgu-tūṅga and, silently, the Gaṅgā.)
O son of Kuntī, together with your ministers, touch the sacred lake of waters, the mountain called Bhṛgu-tūṅga, and the river Gaṅgā in silence. (03-135-7)
आश्रमः स्थूलशिरसो रमणीयः प्रकाशते। अत्र मानं च कौन्तेय क्रोधं चैव विवर्जय ॥०३-१३५-८॥
āśramaḥ sthūlaśiraso ramaṇīyaḥ prakāśate। atra mānaṃ ca kaunteya krodhaṃ caiva vivarjaya ॥03-135-8॥
[आश्रमः (āśramaḥ) - hermitage; स्थूलशिरसो (sthūlaśiraso) - of Sthūlaśiras; रमणीयः (ramaṇīyaḥ) - beautiful; प्रकाशते (prakāśate) - shines; appears; अत्र (atra) - here; मानं (mānaṃ) - pride; च (ca) - and; कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kuntī; क्रोधं (krodhaṃ) - anger; चैव (caiva) - and indeed; विवर्जय (vivarjaya) - abandon; reject;]
(Hermitage of Sthūlaśiras beautiful shines. Here pride and, O son of Kuntī, anger and indeed abandon.)
The beautiful hermitage of Sthūlaśiras shines forth. Here, O son of Kuntī, abandon both pride and anger. (03-135-8)
एष रैभ्याश्रमः श्रीमान्पाण्डवेय प्रकाशते। भारद्वाजो यत्र कविर्यवक्रीतो व्यनश्यत ॥०३-१३५-९॥
eṣa raibhyāśramaḥ śrīmān pāṇḍaveya prakāśate। bhāradvājo yatra kavir yavakrīto vyanaśyata ॥03-135-9॥
[एष (eṣa) - this; रैभ्याश्रमः (raibhyāśramaḥ) - hermitage of Raibhya; श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - prosperous; पाण्डवेय (pāṇḍaveya) - O son of Pāṇḍu; प्रकाशते (prakāśate) - shines forth; भारद्वाजः (bhāradvājaḥ) - Bhāradvāja; यत्र (yatra) - where; कविः (kaviḥ) - sage; यवक्रीतः (yavakrītaḥ) - Yavakrīta; व्यानश्यत् (vyanaśyata) - perished;]
(This hermitage of Raibhya prosperous O son of Pandu shines forth. Bhāradvāja where sage Yavakrīta perished.)
O son of Pandu, this prosperous hermitage of Raibhya shines forth, where the sage Yavakrīta, son of Bhāradvāja, perished. (03-135-9)
युधिष्ठिर उवाच॥
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca॥
[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira; (proper noun, name of the eldest Pāṇḍava); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (perfect, 3rd person singular, from √vac, to speak);]
(Yudhiṣṭhira said;)
Yudhiṣṭhira said.
कथंयुक्तोऽभवदृषिर्भरद्वाजः प्रतापवान्। किमर्थं च यवक्रीत ऋषिपुत्रो व्यनश्यत ॥०३-१३५-१०॥
kathaṃ-yukto'bhavad ṛṣir bharadvājaḥ pratāpavān। kim-arthaṃ ca yava-krīta ṛṣiputro vyanaśyata ॥03-135-10॥
[कथंयुक्तः (kathaṃ-yuktaḥ) - in what manner associated; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage; भरद्वाजः (bharadvājaḥ) - Bharadvāja; प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - mighty; किमर्थं (kim-artham) - for what reason; च (ca) - and; यवक्रीतः (yava-krītaḥ) - Yavakrīta; ऋषिपुत्रः (ṛṣiputraḥ) - sage's son; वयनश्यत् (vyanaśyata) - was destroyed;]
(In what manner associated did the sage Bharadvāja become mighty? For what reason also did Yavakrīta, the sage's son, perish? (03-135-10))
How did the sage Bharadvāja come to possess such might, and for what reason did the sage's son Yavakrīta meet his end? (03-135-10)
एतत्सर्वं यथावृत्तं श्रोतुमिच्छामि लोमश। कर्मभिर्देवकल्पानां कीर्त्यमानैर्भृशं रमे ॥०३-१३५-११॥
etat sarvaṁ yathāvṛttaṁ śrotum icchāmi Lomaśa। karmabhiḥ devakalpānāṁ kīrtyamānaiḥ bhṛśaṁ rame ॥03-135-11॥
[एतत्सर्वं (etat sarvaṁ) - all this; यथावृत्तं (yathāvṛttam) - as it happened; श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear; इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I desire; लोमश (Lomaśa) - O Lomaśa; कर्मभिः (karmabhiḥ) - by the deeds; देवकल्पानां (devakalpānām) - of those like the gods; कीर्त्यमानैः (kīrtyamānaiḥ) - being recounted; भृशं (bhṛśam) - greatly; रमे (rame) - I take delight;]
(All this as it happened to hear I desire, O Lomaśa; by the deeds of those like the gods being recounted, greatly I take delight.)
O Lomaśa, I wish to hear all of this as it happened; I greatly delight in listening to the distinguished deeds of those who are like the gods being recounted. (03-135-11)
लोमश उवाच॥
lomaśa uvāca॥
[लोमश (lomaśa) - Lomaśa; [proper noun; name of a sage]; उवाच (uvāca) - said; [3rd person singular, perfect];]
(Lomaśa said;)
Lomaśa said.
भरद्वाजश्च रैभ्यश्च सखायौ सम्बभूवतुः। तावूषतुरिहात्यन्तं प्रीयमाणौ वनान्तरे ॥०३-१३५-१२॥
bharadvājaś ca raibhyaś ca sakhāyau sambabhūvatuḥ। tāv ūṣatur ihātyantaṃ prīyamāṇau vanāntare॥03-135-12॥
[भरद्वाजः (bharadvājaḥ) - Bharadvāja; (proper noun); च (ca) - and; रैभ्यः (raibhyaḥ) - Raibhya; (proper noun); च (ca) - and; सखायौ (sakhāyau) - two friends; सम्बभूवतुः (sambabhūvatuḥ) - became; तौ (tau) - those two; ऊषतुः (ūṣatuḥ) - dwelt; इह (iha) - here; अत्यन्तम् (atyantam) - constantly; प्रीयमाणौ (prīyamāṇau) - delighting (in each other); वनान्तरे (vanāntare) - in the forest interior;]
(Bharadvāja and Raibhya, two friends, became; those two dwelt here, constantly delighting in each other, in the forest interior.)
Bharadvāja and Raibhya became friends; the two of them lived here together, always delighted with each other, in the depths of the forest. (03-135-12)
रैभ्यस्य तु सुतावास्तामर्वावसुपरावसू। आसीद्यवक्रीः पुत्रस्तु भरद्वाजस्य भारत ॥०३-१३५-१३॥
raibhyasya tu sutāv āstām arvāva-su-parāv asū. āsīd yava-krīḥ putraḥ tu bharadvājasya bhārata ॥03-135-13॥
[रैभ्यस्य (raibhyasya) - of Raibhya; तु (tu) - but; सुतौ (sutau) - two sons; आस्ताम् (āstām) - were; अर्वावसु-परावसू (arvāvasu-parāvasū) - Arvāvasu and Parāvasu; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; यवक्रीः (yavakrīḥ) - Yavakrī; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; तु (tu) - but; भरद्वाजस्य (bharadvājasya) - of Bharadvāja; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata;]
(Of Raibhya but two sons were, Arvāvasu and Parāvasu. Was Yavakrī, the son but of Bharadvāja, O Bhārata.)
Raibhya had two sons, Arvāvasu and Parāvasu. But Yavakri was the son of Bharadvaja, O Bhārata. (3-135-13)
रैभ्यो विद्वान्सहापत्यस्तपस्वी चेतरोऽभवत्। तयोश्चाप्यतुला प्रीतिर्बाल्यात्प्रभृति भारत ॥०३-१३५-१४॥
raibhyo vidvānsahāpatyastapasvī cetaro'bhavat. tayoścāpyatulā prītirbālyātprabhṛti bhārata ॥03-135-14॥
[रैभ्यः (raibhyaḥ) (raibhyaḥ) - Raibhya; (a proper name;) विद्वान् (vidvān) (vidvān) - wise one; learned person; सहापत्यः (sahāpatyaḥ) (sahāpatyaḥ) - having offspring together; having children; तपस्वी (tapasvī) (tapasvī) - ascetic; practicing austerity; च (ca) (ca) - and; इतरोऽभवत् (itaraḥ abhavat) (itaraḥ abhavat) - the other became; तयोः (tayoḥ) (tayoḥ) - of the two; च (ca) (ca) - and; अपि (api) (api) - also; अतुला (atulā) (atulā) - unequaled; incomparable; प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) (prītiḥ) - affection; love; बाल्यात् (bālyāt) (bālyāt) - from childhood; प्रभृति (prabhṛti) (prabhṛti) - beginning; from the start; भारत (bhārata) (bhārata) - O Bhārata; (a vocative addressing a descendant of Bharata;);]
(Raibhya, the wise one, having children together, ascetic, and the other became. Of the two also, unequaled affection from childhood beginning, O Bhārata.)
Raibhya was learned, had children, and was an ascetic, while the other was as well. Between the two there was an unmatched affection from childhood onwards, O Bhārata. (03-135-14)
यवक्रीः पितरं दृष्ट्वा तपस्विनमसत्कृतम्। दृष्ट्वा च सत्कृतं विप्रै रैभ्यं पुत्रैः सहानघ ॥०३-१३५-१५॥
yavakrīḥ pitaraṃ dṛṣṭvā tapasvinam asatkṛtam। dṛṣṭvā ca satkṛtaṃ vipraiḥ raibhyaṃ putraiḥ sahānagha॥03-135-15॥
[यवक्रीः (yavakrīḥ) - Yavakri; (proper noun); पितरं (pitaraṃ) - father; (accusative singular); दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; तपस्विनम् (tapasvinam) - ascetic; (accusative singular); असत्कृतम् (asatkṛtam) - disrespected; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; च (ca) - and; सत्कृतं (satkṛtam) - respected; विप्रैः (vipraiḥ) - by the Brāhmaṇas; रैभ्यं (raibhyaṃ) - Raibhya; (proper noun); पुत्रैः (putraiḥ) - by (his) sons; सह (saha) - together with; अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one;]
(Yavakri, having seen (his) father, the ascetic, disrespected; and (having) seen Raibhya respected by the Brāhmaṇas together with (his) sons, O sinless one.)
O sinless one, Yavakri saw his ascetic father being disrespected and saw Raibhya being honored by the Brāhmaṇas along with his sons. (03-135-15)
पर्यतप्यत तेजस्वी मन्युनाभिपरिप्लुतः। तपस्तेपे ततो घोरं वेदज्ञानाय पाण्डव ॥०३-१३५-१६॥
paryatapyata tejasvī manyunābhipariplutaḥ। tapastepe tato ghoraṃ vedajñānāya pāṇḍava ॥03-135-16॥
[पर्यतप्यत (paryatapyata) - was tormented all around; तेजस्वी (tejasvī) - the radiant one; मन्युना (manyunā) - by anger; अभिपरिप्लुतः (abhipariplutaḥ) - completely overwhelmed; तपः (tapaḥ) - penance; तेपे (tepe) - practiced; ततः (tataḥ) - thereafter; घोरम् (ghoram) - severe; वेदज्ञानाय (vedajñānāya) - for knowledge of the Veda; पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - O Pāṇḍava;]
(The radiant one was tormented all around, completely overwhelmed by anger; thereafter, O Pāṇḍava, he practiced severe penance for the knowledge of the Veda.)
O Pāṇḍava, being tormented and completely overwhelmed by anger, the radiant one then practiced severe penance to acquire knowledge of the Veda. (03-135-16)
सुसमिद्धे महत्यग्नौ शरीरमुपतापयन्। जनयामास सन्तापमिन्द्रस्य सुमहातपाः ॥०३-१३५-१७॥
susamiddhe mahaty-agnau śarīram upatāpayān | janayām āsa santāpam indrasya sumahātapāḥ ॥03-135-17॥
[सुसमिद्धे (susamiddhe) - well-kindled; in; महति (mahati) - great; in; अग्नौ (agnau) - fire; in; शरीरम् (śarīram) - body; उपतापयन् (upatāpayān) - he burning; causing affliction; जनयामास (janayām āsa) - he produced; he generated; सन्तापम् (santāpam) - heat; burning; affliction; इन्द्रस्य (indrasya) - of Indra; सुमहातपाः (sumahātapāḥ) - one of great austerity;]
(In the well-kindled great fire, burning his body, the one of great austerity generated affliction of Indra.)
Burning his body in the well-kindled great fire, the one of great austerity generated distress for Indra. (03-135-17)
तत इन्द्रो यवक्रीतमुपगम्य युधिष्ठिर। अब्रवीत्कस्य हेतोस्त्वमास्थितस्तप उत्तमम् ॥०३-१३५-१८॥
tat indro yavakrītam-upagamya yudhiṣṭhira. abravīt kasya hetos tvam āsthitaḥ tapa uttamam ॥03-135-18॥
[तत (tat) - then; इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra; यवक्रीतम् (yavakrītam) - to Yavakrīta; उपगम्य (upagamya) - having approached; युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhiṣṭhira; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke; कस्य (kasya) - for what; हेतोः (hetoḥ) - reason; त्वम् (tvam) - you; आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - have undertaken; तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - supreme;]
(Then Indra, having approached Yavakrīta, O Yudhiṣṭhira, spoke: "For what reason have you undertaken supreme austerity?" (03-135-18))
Then Indra approached Yavakrīta and said to him, "O Yudhiṣṭhira, for what reason have you undertaken such supreme austerity?" (03-135-18)
यवक्रीरुवाच॥
yavakrīr uvāca॥
[यवक्रीः (yavakrīḥ) - Yavakri; (a proper noun; the sage Yavakri; nominative singular; masculine); उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke; ॥ (॥) - ;]
(Yavakri said;)
Yavakri said.
द्विजानामनधीता वै वेदाः सुरगणार्चित। प्रतिभान्त्विति तप्येऽहमिदं परमकं तपः ॥०३-१३५-१९॥
dvijānāmanadhītā vai vedāḥ suragaṇārcita. pratibhāntviti tapye'hamidaṃ paramakaṃ tapaḥ ॥03-135-19॥
[द्विजानाम् (dvijānām) - of the twice-born; अनधीता (anadhītā) - unlearned; वै (vai) - indeed; वेदाः (vedāḥ) - the Vedas; सुरगण (suragaṇa) - the hosts of gods; अर्चित (arcita) - worshipped; प्रतिभान्तु (pratibhāntu) - may they become clear; इति (iti) - thus; तप्ये (tapye) - I perform penance; अहम् (aham) - I; इदं (idaṃ) - this; परमकं (paramakaṃ) - supreme; तपः (tapaḥ) - penance;]
(Of the twice-born, unlearned indeed, the Vedas, worshipped by the hosts of gods, may they shine forth—thus I, performing penance, this supreme penance.)
I, performing this supreme penance, wish that the Vedas—unlearned by the twice-born but worshipped by the hosts of gods—may become clear (shine forth) to me. (03-135-19)
स्वाध्यायार्थे समारम्भो ममायं पाकशासन। तपसा ज्ञातुमिच्छामि सर्वज्ञानानि कौशिक ॥०३-१३५-२०॥
svādhyāyārthe samārambho mamāyaṃ pākaśāsana। tapasā jñātumicchāmi sarvajñānāni kauśika ॥03-135-20॥
[स्वाध्यायार्थे (svādhyāyārthe) - for the purpose of self-study; समारम्भः (samārambhaḥ) - endeavor; मम (mama) - my; अयम् (ayam) - this; पाकशासन (pākaśāsana) - O son of Pakasha (epithet of Indra, or direct address to a person with this epithet); तपसा (tapasā) - by austerity; ज्ञातुम् (jñātum) - to know; इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish; सर्वज्ञानानि (sarvajñānāni) - all knowledges; कौशिक (kauśika) - O Kauśika (descendant of Kuśika);]
(For the purpose of self-study, this endeavor of mine, O Pakaśāsana, by austerity I wish to know all knowledges, O Kauśika.)
O Kauśika, this endeavor of mine is for the purpose of self-study, O Pakaśāsana. By austerity, I wish to know all knowledge. (03-135-20)
कालेन महता वेदाः शक्या गुरुमुखाद्विभो। प्राप्तुं तस्मादयं यत्नः परमो मे समास्थितः ॥०३-१३५-२१॥
kālena mahatā vedāḥ śakyā gurumukhād vibho। prāptuṃ tasmād ayaṃ yatnaḥ paramo me samāsthitaḥ ॥03-135-21॥
[कालेन (kālena) - by time; महता (mahatā) - great; वेदाः (vedāḥ) - the Vedas; शक्याः (śakyāḥ) - attainable; गुरुमुखात् (gurumukhāt) - from the mouth of the teacher; विभो (vibho) - O lord; प्राप्तुं (prāptuṃ) - to attain; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; अयम् (ayam) - this; यत्नः (yatnaḥ) - effort; परमः (paramaḥ) - supreme; मे (me) - my; समास्थितः (samāsthitaḥ) - is undertaken;]
(By (great) time the Vedas are attainable from the mouth of the teacher, O lord; therefore, this supreme effort of mine is undertaken.)
O lord, the Vedas can be attained from the teacher’s mouth only over a long time; therefore, I have undertaken this supreme effort. (03-135-21)
इन्द्र उवाच॥
indra uvāca॥
[इन्द्र (indra) - Indra; (a proper noun; name of god); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (perfect, 3rd person singular, from root 'vac';);]
(Indra said;)
Indra said.
अमार्ग एष विप्रर्षे येन त्वं यातुमिच्छसि। किं विघातेन ते विप्र गच्छाधीहि गुरोर्मुखात् ॥०३-१३५-२२॥
amārga eṣa viprarṣe yena tvaṃ yātumicchasi. kiṃ vighātena te vipra gacchādhīhi gurormukhāt ॥03-135-22॥
[अमार्ग (amārga) - not the path; not proper way; एष (eṣa) - this; this one; विप्रर्षे (viprarṣe) - O best of Brāhmaṇas; O Brāhmaṇa-sage; येन (yena) - by which; by this; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; यातुम् (yātum) - to go; to proceed; इच्छसि (icchasi) - you desire; you wish; किं (kiṃ) - what; why; विघातेन (vighātena) - by hindrance; by obstacle; ते (te) - to you; for you; विप्र (vipra) - O Brāhmaṇa; गच्छ (gaccha) - go; अधीहि (adhīhi) - learn; study; गुरोः (guroḥ) - of the teacher; of the guru; मुखात् (mukhāt) - from the mouth; from the lips;]
(Not the path this, O Brāhmaṇa-sage, by which you wish to go. Why by hindrance for you, O Brāhmaṇa? Go, learn from the mouth of the teacher. (03-135-22))
This is not the proper path, O Brāhmaṇa-sage, by which you wish to proceed. Why create obstacles for yourself, O Brāhmaṇa? Go and learn from the lips of your teacher. (03-135-22)
लोमश उवाच॥
lomaśa uvāca॥
[लोमश (lomaśa) - Lomaśa; (proper noun, name of a sage); उवाच (uvāca) - spoke; (third person singular aorist of 'vac' — to speak);]
(Lomaśa spoke;)
Lomaśa said;
एवमुक्त्वा गतः शक्रो यवक्रीरपि भारत। भूय एवाकरोद्यत्नं तपस्यमितविक्रम ॥०३-१३५-२३॥
evam-uktvā gataḥ śakro yavakrīr-api bhārata। bhūya evākarodyatnaṃ tapasyamita-vikrama ॥03-135-23॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; गतः (gataḥ) - departed; शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Śakra (Indra); यवक्रीः (yavakrīḥ) - Yavakrī; अपि (api) - also; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; एव (eva) - indeed; अकरोत् (akarot) - made; यत्नम् (yatnam) - effort; तपस्य (tapasy) - in austerity; अमितविक्रमः (amita-vikramaḥ) - of immeasurable prowess;]
(Thus having spoken, Śakra departed; Yavakrī also, O Bhārata, again indeed made effort in austerity, of immeasurable prowess.)
After Śakra had thus spoken and departed, Yavakrī also, O Bhārata, again undertook great effort in performing austerities, possessing immeasurable prowess. (03-135-23)
घोरेण तपसा राजंस्तप्यमानो महातपाः। सन्तापयामास भृशं देवेन्द्रमिति नः श्रुतम् ॥०३-१३५-२४॥
ghoreṇa tapasā rājan tapyamānaḥ mahātapāḥ। santāpayāmāsa bhṛśam devendram iti naḥ śrutam ॥03-135-24॥
[घोरेण (ghoreṇa) - by terrible; तपसा (tapasā) - by austerity; राजन् (rājan) - O king; तप्यमानः (tapyamānaḥ) - undergoing austerities; महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - the great ascetic; सन्तापयामास (santāpayāmāsa) - (he) distressed; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - exceedingly; देवेन्द्रम् (devendram) - Indra, lord of the gods; इति (iti) - thus; नः (naḥ) - to us; श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard;]
(By terrible austerity, O king, undergoing austerities, the great ascetic exceedingly distressed Indra, lord of the gods—thus to us (it is) heard.)
O king, we have heard that by terrifying austerities, the great ascetic, undergoing penance, greatly distressed Indra, the lord of the gods. (03-135-24)
तं तथा तप्यमानं तु तपस्तीव्रं महामुनिम्। उपेत्य बलभिद्देवो वारयामास वै पुनः ॥०३-१३५-२५॥
taṁ tathā tapyamānaṁ tu tapastīvraṁ mahāmunim। upetya balabhiddevo vārayāmāsa vai punaḥ॥03-135-25॥
[तं (taṁ) - him; तथा (tathā) - thus; तप्यमानं (tapyamānaṁ) - performing austerity; तु (tu) - but; तपस्तीव्रं (tapastīvraṁ) - fierce penance; महामुनिम् (mahāmunim) - great sage; उपेत्य (upetya) - having approached; बलभिद्देवः (balabhiddevaḥ) - the god Balabhid (Indra); वारयामास (vārayāmāsa) - restrained; वै (vai) - indeed; पुनः (punaḥ) - again;]
(Him thus performing austerity but fierce penance great sage having approached Balabhid god restrained indeed again.)
Balabhid, the god (Indra), having approached the great sage who was thus engaged in fierce penance, again indeed restrained him. (03-135-25)
अशक्योऽर्थः समारब्धो नैतद्बुद्धिकृतं तव। प्रतिभास्यन्ति वै वेदास्तव चैव पितुश्च ते ॥०३-१३५-२६॥
aśakyo'rthaḥ samārabdho naitad-buddhikṛtaṃ tava। pratibhāsyanti vai vedās-tava caiva pituś-ca te॥03-135-26॥
[अशक्यः (aśakyaḥ) - impossible; अर्थः (arthaḥ) - task; समारब्धः (samārabdhaḥ) - undertaken; न (na) - not; एतत् (etat) - this; बुद्धिकृतं (buddhikṛtam) - done by intellect; तव (tava) - by you; प्रतिभास्यन्ति (pratibhāsyanti) - will appear; वै (vai) - indeed; वेदाः (vedāḥ) - Vedas; तव (tava) - for you; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - certainly; पितुः (pituḥ) - of your father; च (ca) - and; ते (te) - for you;]
(Impossible task undertaken not this intellect-done by you. Will appear indeed Vedas for you and certainly of your father and for you.)
The impossible task you have undertaken is not achieved by your intellect. The Vedas will indeed manifest themselves both to you and to your father. (03-135-26)
यवक्रीरुवाच॥
yavakrīr uvāca॥
[यवक्रीः (yavakrīḥ) - Yavakrī (proper noun); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Yavakrī said;)
Yavakrī said.
न चैतदेवं क्रियते देवराज ममेप्सितम्। महता नियमेनाहं तप्स्ये घोरतरं तपः ॥०३-१३५-२७॥
na cai tad evaṁ kriyate devarāja mama ipsitam। mahatā niyamena ahaṁ tapsye ghorataraṁ tapaḥ ॥03-135-27॥
[न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; एतत् (etat) - this; एवम् (evam) - thus; क्रियते (kriyate) - is done; देवराज (devarāja) - O king of the gods; मम (mama) - my; इप्सितम् (ipsitam) - desired; महत् (mahatā) - by great; नियमेन (niyamena) - discipline; अहम् (aham) - I; तप्स्ये (tapsye) - shall perform austerity; घोरतरम् (ghorataram) - more severe; तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity;]
(Not and this thus is done, O king of the gods, my desired. By great discipline I shall perform more severe austerity.)
This is not done as I desire, O king of the gods. With greater discipline, I shall practice an austerity still more severe. (03-135-27)
समिद्धेऽग्नावुपकृत्याङ्गमङ्गं; होष्यामि वा मघवंस्तन्निबोध। यद्येतदेवं न करोषि कामं; ममेप्सितं देवराजेह सर्वम् ॥०३-१३५-२८॥
samiddhe'gnāv upakṛtyāṅgam aṅgaṃ; hoṣyāmi vā maghavan tan nibodha। yady etad evaṃ na karoṣi kāmaṃ; mama-ipsitaṃ devarāja iha sarvam ॥03-135-28॥
[समिद्धेऽग्नौ (samiddhe'gnau) - in kindled fire; उपकृत्य (upakṛtya) - having performed (the rite) towards; अङ्गम् अङ्गं (aṅgam aṅgaṃ) - limb by limb; होष्यामि (hoṣyāmi) - I shall offer (into the fire); वा (vā) - or; मघवन् (maghavan) - O Indra; तत् (tat) - that; निबोध (nibodha) - know; यदि (yadi) - if; एतत् (etat) - this; एवम् (evam) - thus; न (na) - not; करोषि (karoṣi) - you do; कामम् (kāmam) - desire; मम (mama) - my; इप्सितम् (ipsitam) - desired; देवराज (devarāja) - O king of the gods; इह (iha) - here; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all;]
(In the kindled fire, having performed (the rite) limb by limb, I shall offer, or, O Maghavan, know that. If you do not do this desire of mine, O king of the gods, here, all my desired (actions).)
If, O Maghavan, my desire here is not fulfilled by you, then know that I shall offer each of my limbs, one by one, into the kindled fire. (03-135-28)
लोमश उवाच॥
lomaśa uvāca॥
[लोमश (lomaśa) - Lomaśa; (proper noun; a sage;) उवाच (uvāca) - said; (he) spoke;]
(Lomaśa said;)
Lomaśa said.
निश्चयं तमभिज्ञाय मुनेस्तस्य महात्मनः। प्रतिवारणहेत्वर्थं बुद्ध्या सञ्चिन्त्य बुद्धिमान् ॥०३-१३५-२९॥
niścayaṃ tam abhijñāya munes tasya mahātmanaḥ। prativāraṇa-hetvarthaṃ buddhyā sañcintya buddhimān ॥03-135-29॥
[निश्चयं (niścayam) - certainty; decision; तम् (tam) - that; अभिज्ञाय (abhijñāya) - having understood; मुनेः (muneḥ) - of the sage; तस्य (tasya) - of him; his; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled; प्रतिवारण-हेतु-अर्थम् (prativāraṇa-hetu-artham) - for the purpose of causing prevention; बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by intellect; सञ्चिन्त्य (sañcintya) - having carefully considered; बुद्धिमान् (buddhimān) - the intelligent one;]
(Having understood that certainty of the great-souled sage, for the purpose of causing prevention, having carefully considered by intellect, the intelligent one (acted).)
The intelligent one, having understood the resolve of that great-souled sage, and thoughtfully considering with his intellect for the purpose of prevention, acted. (03-135-29)
तत इन्द्रोऽकरोद्रूपं ब्राह्मणस्य तपस्विनः। अनेकशतवर्षस्य दुर्बलस्य सयक्ष्मणः ॥०३-१३५-३०॥
tat indro'karod rūpaṃ brāhmaṇasya tapasvinaḥ। anekaśatavarṣasya durbalasya sayakṣmaṇaḥ ॥03-135-30॥
[तत (tat) - that; इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra; अकरोत् (akarot) - made; रूपं (rūpaṃ) - form; ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of the Brāhmaṇa; तपस्विनः (tapasvinaḥ) - ascetic; अनेकशतवर्षस्य (anekaśatavarṣasya) - of many hundreds of years (aged); दुर्बलस्य (durbalasya) - of the weak; सयक्ष्मणः (sa-yakṣmaṇaḥ) - together with (having) consumption (disease);]
(That Indra made the form of the Brāhmaṇa ascetic, of many hundreds of years, of the weak, with (having) consumption.)
Then Indra took the form of a Brāhmaṇa ascetic who was very old, weak, and afflicted with consumption. (03-135-30)
यवक्रीतस्य यत्तीर्थमुचितं शौचकर्मणि। भागीरथ्यां तत्र सेतुं वालुकाभिश्चकार सः ॥०३-१३५-३१॥
yavakrītasya yat tīrtham ucitaṃ śaucakarmaṇi। bhāgīrathyāṃ tatra setuṃ vālukābhiś cakāra saḥ॥03-135-31॥
[यवक्रीतस्य (yavakrītasya) - of Yavakrīta; यत् (yat) - which; तीर्थम् (tīrtham) - sacred bathing place; उचितम् (ucitam) - appropriate; शौचकर्मणि (śaucakarmaṇi) - for the act of purification; भागीरथ्यां (bhāgīrathyāṃ) - in the (river) Bhagirathi; तत्र (tatra) - there; सेतुं (setum) - a bridge; वालुकाभिः (vālukābhiḥ) - with sands; चकार (cakāra) - he made; सः (saḥ) - he;]
(Of Yavakrīta, which sacred bathing place appropriate for the act of purification, in the Bhagirathi there a bridge with sands he made.)
He made, for Yavakrīta, a bridge of sand at the bathing place appropriate for purification in the river Bhagirathi. (3-135-31)
यदास्य वदतो वाक्यं न स चक्रे द्विजोत्तमः। वालुकाभिस्ततः शक्रो गङ्गां समभिपूरयन् ॥०३-१३५-३२॥
yadāsya vadato vākyaṁ na sa cakre dvijottamaḥ। vālukābhis tataḥ śakro gaṅgāṁ samabhipūrayan ॥03-135-32॥
[यदा (yadā) - when; अस्य (asya) - his; वदतः (vadataḥ) - speaking; वाक्यम् (vākyaṁ) - word; न (na) - not; सः (sa) - he; चक्रे (cakre) - did (perform, make); द्विजोत्तमः (dvijottamaḥ) - the best of the twice-born; वालुकाभिः (vālukābhiḥ) - with sands; ततः (tataḥ) - then; शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Śakra (Indra); गङ्गाम् (gaṅgām) - the Gaṅgā; समभिपूरयन् (samabhipūrayan) - filling completely;]
(When, while he was speaking his word, the best of the twice-born did not perform (it); then Śakra, with sands, was filling the Gaṅgā completely.)
When the best of the twice-born did not act while he was uttering his word, then Śakra (Indra) began to fill the Gaṅgā with sand. (03-135-32)
वालुकामुष्टिमनिशं भागीरथ्यां व्यसर्जयत्। सेतुमभ्यारभच्छक्रो यवक्रीतं निदर्शयन् ॥०३-१३५-३३॥
vālukāmuṣṭimaniśaṃ bhāgīrathyāṃ vyasarjayat। setumabhyārabhacchakro yavakrītaṃ nidarśayan ॥03-135-33॥
[वालुका (vālukā) - sand; मुष्टिम् (muṣṭim) - a handful; अनिशम् (aniśam) - again and again; भागीरथ्यां (bhāgīrathyāṃ) - in the Gaṅgā river; व्यासर्जयत् (vyasarjayat) - he cast; सेतुम् (setum) - bridge; अभ्यारभत् (abhyārabhat) - he began; शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra; यवक्रीतम् (yavakrītam) - (like) playing with barley grains; निदर्शयन् (nidarśayan) - showing;]
(He cast a handful of sand again and again into the Gaṅgā; Indra, showing it as like playing with barley grains, began the bridge.)
Indra began building a bridge by casting handfuls of sand repeatedly into the Gaṅgā, demonstrating it as if playing with barley grains. (03-135-33)
तं ददर्श यवक्रीस्तु यत्नवन्तं निबन्धने। प्रहसंश्चाब्रवीद्वाक्यमिदं स मुनिपुङ्गवः ॥०३-१३५-३४॥
taṁ dadarśa yavakrīstu yatnavantaṁ nibandhane। prahasaṁścābravīdvākyamidaṁ sa munipuṅgavaḥ॥03-135-34॥
[तं (taṁ) - him; ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw; यवक्रीः (yavakrīḥ) - Yavakrī (proper noun, a sage); तु (tu) - but; यत्नवन्तं (yatnavantam) - diligent; निबन्धने (nibandhane) - in (the act of) binding (ritual/penance); प्रहसन् (prahasan) - smiling; च (ca) - and; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - (these) words; इदम् (idam) - this; स (sa) - he; मुनिपुङ्गवः (munipuṅgavaḥ) - the foremost among sages;]
(Him saw Yavakrī but—diligent in binding—smiling and said words this he, the foremost among sages.)
But Yavakrī saw him diligently engaged in his task; smiling, the foremost of sages spoke these words to him. (03-135-34)
किमिदं वर्तते ब्रह्मन्किं च ते ह चिकीर्षितम्। अतीव हि महान्यत्नः क्रियतेऽयं निरर्थकः ॥०३-१३५-३५॥
kim idaṃ vartate brahman kiṃ ca te ha cikīrṣitam। atīva hi mahān yatnaḥ kriyate 'yaṃ nirarthakaḥ॥03-135-35॥
[किम् (kim) - what; इदं (idaṃ) - this; वर्तते (vartate) - is happening; ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman; किम् (kim) - what; च (ca) - and; ते (te) - by you; ह (ha) - indeed; चिकीर्षितम् (cikīrṣitam) - intended to be done; अतीव (atīva) - exceedingly; हि (hi) - indeed; महान् (mahān) - great; यत्नः (yatnaḥ) - effort; क्रियते (kriyate) - is made; अयम् ('ayam) - this; निरर्थकः (nirarthakaḥ) - useless;]
(What is this happening, O Brahman? And what indeed is intended by you? Exceedingly indeed, great effort is made, this (is) useless.)
O Brahman, what is happening here? And what indeed do you intend? This great effort truly seems useless. (03-135-35)
इन्द्र उवाच॥
indra uvāca॥
[इन्द्र (indra) - Indra; (proper noun, the chief of the gods); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (he spoke;);]
(Indra said;)
Indra said.
बन्धिष्ये सेतुना गङ्गां सुखः पन्था भविष्यति। क्लिश्यते हि जनस्तात तरमाणः पुनः पुनः ॥०३-१३५-३६॥
bandhiṣye setunā gaṅgāṃ sukhaḥ panthā bhaviṣyati. kliśyate hi janastāta taramāṇaḥ punaḥ punaḥ ॥03-135-36॥
[बन्धिष्ये (bandhiṣye) - I will cause to be bound; सेतुना (setunā) - with a bridge; गङ्गां (gaṅgāṃ) - the Gaṅgā; सुखः (sukhaḥ) - easy; पन्था (panthā) - path; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be; क्लिश्यते (kliśyate) - is being afflicted; हि (hi) - indeed; जनः (janaḥ) - people; तात (tāta) - O dear; तरमाणः (taramāṇaḥ) - crossing; पुनः पुनः (punaḥ punaḥ) - again and again;]
(I will cause the Gaṅgā to be bound with a bridge; the path will be easy. The people, O dear, are being afflicted, crossing again and again.)
I shall build a bridge across the Gaṅgā; the road will become easy. O dear, people are indeed afflicted, crossing it again and again. (03-135-36)
यवक्रीरुवाच॥
yavakrīr uvāca॥
[यवक्रीः (yavakrīḥ) - Yavakri; (proper noun); उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]
(Yavakri said;)
Yavakri said.
नायं शक्यस्त्वया बद्धुं महानोघः कथञ्चन। अशक्याद्विनिवर्तस्व शक्यमर्थं समारभ ॥०३-१३५-३७॥
nāyaṃ śakyastvayā baddhuṃ mahānoghaḥ kathaṃcana। aśakyādvinivartasva śakyamarthaṃ samārabha ॥03-135-37॥
[न (na) - not; अयम् (ayam) - this; शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - possible; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; बद्धुम् (baddhum) - to bind; महा (mahā) - great; ओघः (oghaḥ) - flood; कथञ्चन (kathaṃcana) - in any way; अशक्यात् (aśakyāt) - from the impossible; विनिवर्तस्व (vinivartasva) - turn away; शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible; अर्थम् (artham) - object; समारभ (samārabha) - undertake;]
(Not this possible by you to bind great flood in any way. From the impossible turn away, the possible object undertake.)
This great flood cannot in any way be bound by you. Turn away from the impossible and undertake what is possible. (03-135-37)
इन्द्र उवाच॥
indra uvāca॥
[इन्द्र (indra) - Indra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Indra said;)
Indra said.
यथैव भवता चेदं तपो वेदार्थमुद्यतम्। अशक्यं तद्वदस्माभिरयं भारः समुद्यतः ॥०३-१३५-३८॥
yathaiva bhavatā ca idaṁ tapaḥ vedārtham udyatam। aśakyaṁ tad vada asmābhiḥ ayaṁ bhāraḥ samudyataḥ ॥03-135-38॥
[यथैव (yathaiva) - just as; in the same way; भवता (bhavatā) - by you; च (ca) - and; इदं (idaṁ) - this; तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity; penance; वेदार्थम् (vedārtham) - for the sake of the Veda; for the purpose of the Veda; उद्यतम् (udyatam) - undertaken; commenced; अशक्यं (aśakyaṁ) - impossible; तत् (tat) - that; वद (vada) - speak; say; अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us; अयम् (ayam) - this; भारः (bhāraḥ) - burden; समुद्यतः (samudyataḥ) - undertaken; taken up;]
(Just as by you this austerity for the purpose of the Veda is undertaken, say that (if) this burden undertaken by us is impossible.)
Just as you have undertaken this austerity for the sake of the Veda, tell (us) if this burden undertaken by us is impossible. (03-135-38)
यवक्रीरुवाच॥
yavakrīr uvāca॥
[यवक्रीः (yavakrīḥ) - Yavakri; (proper noun); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Yavakri said;)
Yavakri said.
यथा तव निरर्थोऽयमारम्भस्त्रिदशेश्वर। तथा यदि ममापीदं मन्यसे पाकशासन ॥०३-१३५-३९॥
yathā tava nirartho' yam ārambhas tridaśeśvara। tathā yadi mamāpi idaṃ manyase pākaśāsana ॥03-135-39॥
[यथा (yathā) - just as; thus; in this manner; तव (tava) - your; of you; निरर्थः (nirarthaḥ) - useless; without purpose; अयम् (ayam) - this; आरम्भः (ārambhaḥ) - effort; undertaking; त्रिदशेश्वर (tridaśeśvara) - O lord of the gods; तथा (tathā) - so; in the same way; यदि (yadi) - if; मम (mama) - my; of me; अपि (api) - also; too; इदं (idaṃ) - this; मन्यसे (manyase) - you think; you consider; पाकशासन (pākaśāsana) - O Indra; slayer of Vṛtra;]
(Just as your undertaking, O lord of the gods, is useless, so if you also consider this of mine, O Indra.)
O lord of the gods, if you think that my undertaking is also as useless as yours, O Indra, (so be it). (03-135-39)
क्रियतां यद्भवेच्छक्यं मया सुरगणेश्वर। वरांश्च मे प्रयच्छान्यान्यैरन्यान्भवितास्म्यति ॥०३-१३५-४०॥
kriyatāṃ yad bhavet śakyaṃ mayā suragaṇeśvara। varāṃś ca me prayacchānyānyair anyān bhavitāsmy ati ॥03-135-40॥
[क्रियतां (kriyatāṃ) - let it be done;, यत् (yad) - which;, भवेत् (bhavet) - may be;, शक्यं (śakyaṃ) - possible;, मया (mayā) - by me;, सुरगणेश्वर (suragaṇeśvara) - O lord of the hosts of gods;, वरान् (varān) - boons;, च (ca) - and;, मे (me) - to me;, प्रयच्छ (prayaccha) - grant;, अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - by others;, अन्यान् (anyān) - others;, भवितास्मि (bhavitāsmi) - I shall become;, अति (ati) - very;]
(Let that be done which may be possible by me, O lord of the hosts of gods. And grant me boons; by others, I shall become others very much.)
O lord of the hosts of gods, let me do whatever is possible by me. Also, grant me boons; by others, I shall become others indeed. (03-135-40)
लोमश उवाच॥
lomaśa uvāca॥
[लोमश (lomaśa) - Lomaśa (name of a sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Lomaśa said;)
Lomaśa said.
तस्मै प्रादाद्वरानिन्द्र उक्तवान्यान्महातपाः। प्रतिभास्यन्ति ते वेदाः पित्रा सह यथेप्सिताः ॥०३-१३५-४१॥
tasmai prādād varān indra uktavān yān mahātapāḥ। pratibhāsyanti te vedāḥ pitrā saha yathepsitāḥ॥03-135-41॥
[तस्मै (tasmai) - to him; प्रादात् (prādāt) - granted; वरान् (varān) - boons; इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra; उक्तवान् (uktavān) - declared; यान् (yān) - which; महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - of great austerity; प्रतिभास्यन्ति (pratibhāsyanti) - will appear; ते (te) - to you; वेदाः (vedāḥ) - the Vedas; पित्रा (pitrā) - with (your) father; सह (saha) - together; यथ-इप्सिताः (yathepsitāḥ) - as desired;]
(To him Indra, of great austerity, granted the boons which he had spoken, saying, 'The Vedas will appear to you together with your father, as desired.')
Indra, who was possessed of great austerity, granted to him the boons he had spoken of, declaring, 'The Vedas will appear to you along with your father, just as you desire.' (03-135-41)
यच्चान्यत्काङ्क्षसे कामं यवक्रीर्गम्यतामिति। स लब्धकामः पितरमुपेत्याथ ततोऽब्रवीत् ॥०३-१३५-४२॥
yaccānyatkāṅkṣase kāmaṃ yavakrīrgamyatāmiti. sa labdhakāmaḥ pitaramupetyātha tato'bravīt ॥03-135-42॥
[यत् (yat) - which; च (ca) - and; अन्यत् (anyat) - other; काङ्क्षसे (kāṅkṣase) - you desire; कामम् (kāmam) - object of desire; यवक्रीः (yavakrīḥ) - Yavakrī (proper noun); गम्यताम् (gamyatām) - let him go; इति (iti) - thus; सः (saḥ) - he; लब्धकामः (labdhakāmaḥ) - having obtained the object of desire; पितरम् (pitaram) - to (his) father; उपेत्य (upetya) - having approached; अथ (atha) - then; ततः (tataḥ) - thereafter; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said;]
(Which and other object you desire, Yavakrī, let him go thus. He, having obtained his desire, having approached his father, then thereafter, he said.)
And whatever other object you desire, let Yavakrī go there. Having attained his desire, he then approached his father and spoke thus. (03-135-42)
