03.290

वैशम्पायन उवाच॥

vaiśampāyana uvāca॥

[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (proper name; the sage) उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Vaiśampāyana said;)

Vaiśampāyana said.

गते तस्मिन्द्विजश्रेष्ठे कस्मिंश्चित्कालपर्यये। चिन्तयामास सा कन्या मन्त्रग्रामबलाबलम् ॥०३-२९०-१॥

gate tasmin dvijaśreṣṭhe kasmiṁścit kālaparyaye. cintayāmāsa sā kanyā mantragrāmabalābalam ॥03-290-1॥

[गते (gate) - having departed; (gone away;) तस्मिन् (tasmin) - that; (in him;) द्विजश्रेष्ठे (dvijaśreṣṭhe) - best of twice-born; (Brahmin;) कस्मिंश्चित् (kasmiṁścit) - at a certain; (some;) कालपर्यये (kālaparyaye) - passage of time; (in a turn of time;) चिन्तयामास (cintayāmāsa) - thought; (she pondered;) सा (sā) - she; कन्या (kanyā) - maiden; (girl;) मन्त्रग्राम (mantragrāma) - collection of mantras; बलाबलम् (balābalam) - strength and weakness; (power and lack of power;]

(Having departed that best of twice-born, at some passage of time, she, the maiden, thought of the collection of mantras' strength and weakness.)

After that best of the twice-born had departed, at some turn of time, the maiden reflected on the strengths and weaknesses of the collection of mantras. (03-290-1)

अयं वै कीदृशस्तेन मम दत्तो महात्मना। मन्त्रग्रामो बलं तस्य ज्ञास्ये नातिचिरादिव ॥०३-२९०-२॥

ayaṁ vai kīdṛśas tena mama datto mahātmanā। mantragrāmo balaṁ tasya jñāsye nāticirādiva ॥03-290-2॥

[अयं (ayaṁ) - this; वै (vai) - indeed; कीदृशः (kīdṛśaḥ) - of what kind; तेन (tena) - by him; मम (mama) - to me; दत्तः (dattaḥ) - given; महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled one; मन्त्रग्रामः (mantragrāmaḥ) - collection of mantras; बलं (balaṁ) - strength; तस्य (tasya) - of it; ज्ञास्ये (jñāsye) - I shall know; नातिचिरात् (nāti-cirāt) - not after very long; इव (iva) - as if;]

(This indeed, what kind, by him, to me, given by the great-souled one. Collection of mantras, strength of it, I shall know not after very long, as if.)

I shall know before long what kind of collection of mantras has thus been given to me by that great-souled one, and what its strength is, as it were. (03-290-2)

एवं सञ्चिन्तयन्ती सा ददर्शर्तुं यदृच्छया। व्रीडिता साभवद्बाला कन्याभावे रजस्वला ॥०३-२९०-३॥

evaṃ sañcintayantī sā dadarśa rtuṃ yadṛcchayā। vrīḍitā sā abhavat bālā kanyā-bhāve rajasvalā॥03-290-3॥

[एवं (evaṃ) - thus; सञ्चिन्तयन्ती (sañcintayantī) - pondering; सा (sā) - she; ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw; ऋतुं (rtuṃ) - menstrual period; यदृच्छया (yadṛcchayā) - by chance; व्रीडिता (vrīḍitā) - ashamed; सा (sā) - she; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; बाला (bālā) - girl; कन्याभावे (kanyā-bhāve) - in the state of maidenhood; रजस्वला (rajasvalā) - menstruating;]

(Thus pondering she saw the menstrual period by chance. Ashamed, she became a girl, menstruating in the state of maidenhood.)

Thus, as she was pondering, she unexpectedly experienced her menstrual period. Ashamed, she became a young maiden in her first menstruation. (03-290-3)

अथोद्यन्तं सहस्रांशुं पृथा दीप्तं ददर्श ह। न ततर्प च रूपेण भानोः सन्ध्यागतस्य सा ॥०३-२९०-४॥

athodyantaṃ sahasrāṃśuṃ pṛthā dīptaṃ dadarśa ha। na tatarpa ca rūpeṇa bhānoḥ sandhyāgatasya sā॥03-290-4॥

[अथ (atha) - then; उद्यन्तं (udyantam) - rising; सहस्रांशुं (sahasrāṃśum) - with thousand rays; the Sun; पृथा (pṛthā) - Pṛthā (proper noun); दीप्तं (dīptam) - shining; ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw; ह (ha) - indeed; न (na) - not; ततर्प (tatarpa) - was satisfied; च (ca) - and; रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - by the form; भानोः (bhānoḥ) - of Bhānu (the Sun); सन्ध्यागतस्य (sandhyāgatasya) - who had come at twilight; सा (sā) - she (Pṛthā);]

(Then the rising thousand-rayed shining (Sun) Pṛthā indeed saw; not was satisfied and by the form of Bhānu who had come at twilight she.)

Then Pṛthā saw the shining, thousand-rayed, rising Sun; but she was not satisfied with the form of Bhānu, who had come at twilight. (03-290-4)

तस्या दृष्टिरभूद्दिव्या सापश्यद्दिव्यदर्शनम्। आमुक्तकवचं देवं कुण्डलाभ्यां विभूषितम् ॥०३-२९०-५॥

tasyā dṛṣṭir abhūd divyā sā apaśyat divya-darśanam। āmukta-kavacaṃ devaṃ kuṇḍalābhyāṃ vibhūṣitam ॥03-290-5॥

[तस्या (tasyā) - her; (genitive singular, feminine); दृष्टिः (dṛṣṭiḥ) - sight; (nominative singular, feminine); अभूत् (abhūt) - became; (3rd person singular, perfect tense); दिव्या (divyā) - divine; (nominative singular, feminine); सा (sā) - she; (nominative singular, feminine); अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - saw; (3rd person singular, imperfect tense); दिव्यदर्शनम् (divya-darśanam) - divine vision; (accusative singular, neuter); आमुक्तकवचं (āmukta-kavacaṃ) - wearing armor; (accusative singular, masculine/neuter); देवम् (devam) - god; (accusative singular, masculine); कुण्डलाभ्यां (kuṇḍalābhyām) - with (two) earrings; (instrumental dual, neuter); विभूषितम् (vibhūṣitam) - adorned; (accusative singular, masculine/neuter);]

(Her sight became divine; she saw a divine vision: the god, wearing armor, adorned with two earrings.)

Her vision became divine; she saw a divine being—a god clad in armor and adorned with two earrings. (03-290-5)

तस्याः कौतूहलं त्वासीन्मन्त्रं प्रति नराधिप। आह्वानमकरोत्साथ तस्य देवस्य भामिनी ॥०३-२९०-६॥

tasyāḥ kautūhalaṁ tv āsīn mantraṁ prati narādhipa। āhvānam akarot sātha tasya devasya bhāminī ॥03-290-6॥

[तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her; कौतूहलम् (kautūhalam) - curiosity; त्व (tv) - indeed; आसीत् (āsīt) - there was; मन्त्रम् (mantram) - mantra; प्रतिः (prati) - towards; नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king; आह्वानम् (āhvānam) - invitation; अकरोत् (akarot) - she made; सा (sā) - she; अथ (atha) - then; तस्य (tasya) - to that; देवस्य (devasya) - of the god; भामिनी (bhāminī) - the radiant lady;]

(Of her curiosity indeed there was towards the mantra, O king. An invitation she then made to that god, the radiant lady.)

O king, she was indeed curious about the mantra. Then the radiant lady extended an invitation to that god. (03-290-6)

प्राणानुपस्पृश्य तदा आजुहाव दिवाकरम्। आजगाम ततो राजंस्त्वरमाणो दिवाकरः ॥०३-२९०-७॥

prāṇān upaspṛśya tadā ājuhāva divākaram। ājagāma tato rājan tvaramāṇo divākaraḥ ॥03-290-7॥

[प्राणानुपस्पृश्य (prāṇān upaspṛśya) - having touched the vital breaths; तदा (tadā) - then; आजुहाव (ājuhāva) - called (out); दिवाकरम् (divākaram) - the sun; आजगाम (ājagāma) - came; ततः (tataḥ) - then; राजन् (rājan) - O king; त्वरमाणः (tvaramāṇaḥ) - hastening; दिवाकरः (divākaraḥ) - the sun;]

(Having touched the vital breaths, then, called the sun. Came then, O king, hastening, the sun.)

Then, after touching his vital breaths, he called the sun. Thereupon, O king, the sun came quickly. (03-290-7)

मधुपिङ्गो महाबाहुः कम्बुग्रीवो हसन्निव। अङ्गदी बद्धमुकुटो दिशः प्रज्वालयन्निव ॥०३-२९०-८॥

madhu-piṅgo mahā-bāhuḥ kambu-grīvaḥ hasan-niva। aṅgadī baddha-mukuṭaḥ diśaḥ prajvālayan-niva ॥03-290-8॥

[मधुपिङ्गः (madhu-piṅgaḥ) - tawny-brown; (one whose) color is like honey; महाबाहुः (mahā-bāhuḥ) - might-armed; with great arms; कम्बुग्रीवः (kambu-grīvaḥ) - conch-shaped-necked; having a neck like a conch; हसन्निव (hasan-niva) - as if smiling; अङ्गदी (aṅgadī) - wearing armlets; बद्धमुकुटः (baddha-mukuṭaḥ) - one with a fixed crown; with crown bound (on his head); दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; quarters; प्रज्वालयन्निव (prajvālayan-niva) - as if lighting up; as if causing to blaze;]

(The tawny-brown, mighty-armed, conch-necked (one), as if smiling, wearing armlets, with crown bound (on his head), (as though) the directions he was causing to blaze.)

With tawny-brown color, mighty arms, and a neck like a conch, as if smiling, wearing armlets, and a crown fastened to his head, he appeared as if he was lighting up all the directions. (03-290-8)

योगात्कृत्वा द्विधात्मानमाजगाम तताप च। आबभाषे ततः कुन्तीं साम्ना परमवल्गुना ॥०३-२९०-९॥

yogāt kṛtvā dvidhātmānam ājagāma tatāpa ca. ābabāṣe tataḥ kuntīṃ sāmnā paramavalgunā ॥03-290-9॥

[योगात् (yogāt) - from yogic power; from concentration; by means of yoga; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; having created; द्विधा (dvidhā) - in twofold; into two; आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - self; himself; आजगाम (ājagāma) - came; approached; तताप (tatāpa) - suffered; was afflicted; च (ca) - and; आबभाषे (ābabāṣe) - spoke; addressed; ततः (tataḥ) - then; thereafter; कुन्तीम् (kuntīm) - Kuntī; (proper noun—Mother of the Pāṇḍavas); साम्ना (sāmnā) - with gentle words; melodiously; परमवल्गुना (paramavalgunā) - with supremely sweet; with extremely pleasant (tone);]

(From yogic power, having made himself twofold, he came and suffered; he then addressed Kuntī with supremely sweet gentle words.)

By the power of yoga, making himself twofold, he approached and was afflicted; then he addressed Kuntī with extremely sweet and gentle words. (03-290-9)

आगतोऽस्मि वशं भद्रे तव मन्त्रबलात्कृतः। किं करोम्यवशो राज्ञि ब्रूहि कर्ता तदस्मि ते ॥०३-२९०-१०॥

āgato'smi vaśaṃ bhadre tava mantrabalātkṛtaḥ। kiṃ karomyavaśo rājñi brūhi kartā tadasmi te ॥03-290-10॥

[आगतः (āgataḥ) - come; arrived; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; वशं (vaśam) - under control; into power; भद्रे (bhadre) - O auspicious one; O lady; तव (tava) - your; मन्त्रबलात् (mantrabalāt) - by the power of (your) mantra; by the strength of incantation; कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - made; rendered; किं (kiṃ) - what; करोमि (karomi) - do I do; अवशः (avaśaḥ) - powerless; not independent; राज्ञि (rājñi) - O queen; ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell; say; कर्ता (kartā) - doer; ready to act; तद् (tad) - that; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; ते (te) - for you; your;]

(Come I am under the power, O auspicious one, of you, by the power of mantra made; what do I do, powerless, O queen, tell, doer of that I am for you.)

O auspicious one, I have come under your control, made so by the power of your mantra; what should I do, powerless as I am, O queen? Tell me, for I am ready to do that for you. (03-290-10)

कुन्त्युवाच॥

kuntī uvāca॥

[कुन्ती (kuntī) - Kunti (proper name); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Kunti said.)

Kunti said.

गम्यतां भगवंस्तत्र यतोऽसि समुपागतः। कौतूहलात्समाहूतः प्रसीद भगवन्निति ॥०३-२९०-११॥

gamyatāṃ bhagavaṃs tatra yato'si samupāgataḥ। kautūhalāt samāhūtaḥ prasīda bhagavan niti ॥03-290-11॥

[गम्यतां (gamyatāṃ) - let it be gone; (imperative mood, passive, third person singular); भगवन् (bhagavan) - O revered one; (vocative case); तत्र (tatra) - there; to that place; यतः (yataḥ) - from where; असि (asi) - you are; समुपागतः (samupāgataḥ) - you have arrived; come near; कौतूहलात् (kautūhalāt) - out of curiosity; समाहूतः (samāhūtaḥ) - called; summoned; प्रसीद (prasīda) - please be gracious; (imperative, second person singular); भगवन् (bhagavan) - O revered one; (vocative case); इति (iti) - thus;]

(Let it be gone, O revered one, there from where you have arrived. Out of curiosity, summoned, please be gracious, O revered one, thus.)

Please go, O revered one, to that place from where you have come. Out of curiosity, you were summoned; be gracious, O revered one, thus. (03-290-11)

सूर्य उवाच॥

sūrya uvāca॥

[सूर्य (sūrya) - the Sun; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(The Sun said.)

The Sun said.

गमिष्येऽहं यथा मां त्वं ब्रवीषि तनुमध्यमे। न तु देवं समाहूय न्याय्यं प्रेषयितुं वृथा ॥०३-२९०-१२॥

gamiṣye'haṃ yathā māṃ tvaṃ bravīṣi tanumadhyame. na tu devaṃ samāhūya nyāyyaṃ preṣayituṃ vṛthā ॥03-290-12॥

[गमिष्ये (gamiṣye) - I shall go; अहं (ahaṃ) - I; यथा (yathā) - as; मां (māṃ) - me; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; ब्रवीषि (bravīṣi) - say; तनुमध्यमे (tanumadhyame) - O slender-waisted one; न (na) - not; तु (tu) - but; देवम् (devam) - god; समाहूय (samāhūya) - having summoned; न्याय्यम् (nyāyyam) - proper; प्रेषयितुम् (preṣayitum) - to send; वृथा (vṛthā) - in vain;]

(I shall go as me you say, O slender-waisted one. But not having summoned god, proper to send in vain.)

I will go as you say, O slender-waisted one; but it is not proper to summon the god and send him needlessly. (03-290-12)

तवाभिसन्धिः सुभगे सूर्यात्पुत्रो भवेदिति। वीर्येणाप्रतिमो लोके कवची कुण्डलीति च ॥०३-२९०-१३॥

tavābhisandhiḥ subhage sūryāt putro bhaved iti। vīryeṇāpratimo loke kavacī kuṇḍalīti ca ॥03-290-13॥

[तवाभिसन्धिः (tavābhisandhiḥ) - your intention; सुभगे (subhage) - O fortunate one; सूर्यात् (sūryāt) - from the Sun; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; भवेत् (bhavet) - may become; इति (iti) - thus; वीर्येण (vīryeṇa) - by prowess; अप्रतिमः (apratimaḥ) - incomparable; लोके (loke) - in the world; कवची (kavacī) - armored; कुण्डली (kuṇḍalī) - (having) earrings; इति (iti) - thus; च (ca) - and;]

(Your intention, O fortunate one, is that from the Sun a son may be born, thus; by prowess incomparable in the world, (he will be) armored and with earrings, thus and.)

O fortunate one, your intention is that a son, born from the Sun, may be (possessed of) incomparable prowess in the world—one who will be armored and wearing earrings.

सा त्वमात्मप्रदानं वै कुरुष्व गजगामिनि। उत्पत्स्यति हि पुत्रस्ते यथासङ्कल्पमङ्गने ॥०३-२९०-१४॥

sā tvam ātma-pradānaṃ vai kuruṣva gaja-gāmini। utpatsyati hi putras te yathā-saṅkalpam aṅgane॥03-290-14॥

[सा (sā) - she; (here: that, therefore; feminine pronoun;) ; त्वम् (tvam) - you; (second person singular nominative;) ; आत्मप्रदानम् (ātma-pradānam) - self-dedication; giving of oneself; वै (vai) - indeed; truly; surely; कुरुष्व (kuruṣva) - do; perform; (imperative, second person singular of 'kṛ'); गजगामिनि (gaja-gāmini) - elephant-gaited (woman); O you who walk like an elephant; (address to a woman) ; उत्पत्स्यति (utpatsyati) - will arise; will be born; (future of 'utpad', to be born;) ; हि (hi) - indeed; surely; for; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; ते (te) - to you; your; यथा (yathā) - as; according to; सङ्कल्पम् (saṅkalpam) - wish; desire; intention; अङ्गने (aṅgane) - O lady; O woman; (vocative of aṅganā;) ;]

(She, you do indeed self-dedication, O elephant-gaited (woman). A son will indeed be born to you according to (your) wish, O lady.)

Therefore, you perform self-dedication, O woman with the gait of an elephant. Indeed, a son will be born to you, just as you desire, O lady. (03-290-14)

अथ गच्छाम्यहं भद्रे त्वयासङ्गम्य सुस्मिते। शप्स्यामि त्वामहं क्रुद्धो ब्राह्मणं पितरं च ते ॥०३-२९०-१५॥

atha gacchāmyahaṃ bhadre tvayāsaṅgamya susmite। śapsyāmi tvāmahaṃ kruddho brāhmaṇaṃ pitaraṃ ca te ॥03-290-15॥

[अथ (atha) - then; गच्छामि (gacchāmi) - I go; अहम् (aham) - I; भद्रे (bhadre) - O auspicious one; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; असङ्गम्य (asaṅgamya) - not being united; सुस्मिते (susmite) - O pleasant-smiled one; शप्स्यामि (śapsyāmi) - I shall curse; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; अहम् (aham) - I; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - the brāhmaṇa; पितरम् (pitaram) - father; च (ca) - and; ते (te) - your;]

(Then I go, O auspicious one, not being united by you, O pleasant-smiled one. I shall curse you, I, angry, and the brāhmaṇa, your father.)

Then I shall go, O auspicious one. Because I have not been united with you, O one with a pleasant smile, I, being angry, will curse you and your father, the brāhmaṇa. (03-290-15)

त्वत्कृते तान्प्रधक्ष्यामि सर्वानपि न संशयः। पितरं चैव ते मूढं यो न वेत्ति तवानयम् ॥०३-२९०-१६॥

tvat-kṛte tān pradhakṣyāmi sarvān api na saṁśayaḥ। pitaraṁ caiva te mūḍhaṁ yo na vetti tavānam। (03-290-16)

[त्वत्कृते (tvat-kṛte) - for your sake; तान् (tān) - them; प्रधक्ष्यामि (pradhakṣyāmi) - I will consume (destroy); सर्वान् अपि (sarvān api) - all as well; न संशयः (na saṁśayaḥ) - no doubt; पितरम् (pitaram) - father; च एव (ca eva) - and indeed; ते (te) - your; मूढम् (mūḍham) - deluded; यः (yaḥ) - who; न वेत्ति (na vetti) - does not know; तव (tava) - your; अनयम् (anayam) - calamity (misfortune);]

(For your sake, them I will consume, all as well, no doubt. Your father also, deluded, who does not know your calamity.)

For your sake, I will destroy all of them without a doubt—your father also, who is deluded and does not know your misfortune. (03-290-16)

तस्य च ब्राह्मणस्याद्य योऽसौ मन्त्रमदात्तव। शीलवृत्तमविज्ञाय धास्यामि विनयं परम् ॥०३-२९०-१७॥

tasya ca brāhmaṇasyādya yo'sau mantramadāttava। śīlavṛttamavijñāya dhāsyāmi vinayaṃ param ॥03-290-17॥

[तस्य (tasya) - of him; च (ca) - and; ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of the brāhmaṇa; आद्य (ādya) - today; यः (yaḥ) - who; असौ (asau) - that; मन्त्रम् (mantram) - mantra; अदात् (adāt) - has given; त्व (tava) - to you; शीलवृत्तम् (śīlavṛttam) - character and conduct; अविज्ञाय (avijñāya) - without knowing; धास्यामि (dhāsyāmi) - I will give; विनयम् (vinayam) - discipline; परम् (param) - supreme;]

(Of him and of the brāhmaṇa, today, who is that, the mantra has given to you; character and conduct not knowing, I will give discipline supreme.)

And today, of that brāhmaṇa who gave you the mantra without knowing your character and conduct, I will impart supreme discipline. (03-290-17)

एते हि विबुधाः सर्वे पुरंदरमुखा दिवि। त्वया प्रलब्धं पश्यन्ति स्मयन्त इव भामिनि ॥०३-२९०-१८॥

ete hi vibudhāḥ sarve puraṁdara-mukhā divi। tvayā pralabdhaṁ paśyanti smayanta iva bhāmini॥03-290-18॥

[एते (ete) - these; हि (hi) - indeed; विबुधाः (vibudhāḥ) - gods; सर्वे (sarve) - all; पुरंदरमुखाः (puraṁdara-mukhāḥ) - with Purandara (Indra) at the head; दिवि (divi) - in heaven; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; प्रलब्धम् (pralabdhaṁ) - mocked; पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - see; स्मयन्त (smayanta) - smiling; इव (iva) - as if; भामिनि (bhāmini) - O charming lady;]

(These indeed gods all with Purandara at the head in heaven by you mocked see smiling as if O charming lady.)

O charming lady, all these gods, headed by Purandara (Indra), in heaven, see you being mocked, as if they are smiling. (03-290-18)

पश्य चैनान्सुरगणान्दिव्यं चक्षुरिदं हि ते। पूर्वमेव मया दत्तं दृष्टवत्यसि येन माम् ॥०३-२९०-१९॥

paśya cainān suragaṇān divyaṃ cakṣur idaṃ hi te। pūrvam eva mayā dattaṃ dṛṣṭavaty asi yena mām ॥03-290-19॥

[पश्य (paśya) - see; च (ca) - and; एनान् (enān) - these; सुरगणान् (suragaṇān) - groups of gods; दिव्यं (divyam) - divine; चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ) - eye; इदं (idaṃ) - this; हि (hi) - indeed; ते (te) - to you; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before; एव (eva) - only; मया (mayā) - by me; दत्तं (dattaṃ) - given; दृष्टवति (dṛṣṭavati) - you have seen; असि (asi) - you are; येन (yena) - by which; माम् (mām) - me;]

(See and these groups of gods; divine eye this indeed to you; before only by me given you have seen you are; by which me.)

See, with this divine eye (which) has indeed been given you by me before, you have seen these groups of gods and me, by which (eye) you are able to see me. (03-290-19)

वैशम्पायन उवाच॥

vaiśampāyana uvāca॥

[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (proper name); उवाच (uvāca) - spoke; said;]

(Vaiśampāyana spoke;)

Vaiśampāyana said.

ततोऽपश्यत्त्रिदशान्राजपुत्री; सर्वानेव स्वेषु धिष्ण्येषु खस्थान्। प्रभासन्तं भानुमन्तं महान्तं; यथादित्यं रोचमानं तथैव ॥०३-२९०-२०॥

tato'paśyat tridaśān rājaputrī; sarvān eva sveṣu dhiṣṇyeṣu khasthān. prabhāsantaṃ bhānumantaṃ mahāntaṃ; yathā ādityaṃ rocamānaṃ tathaiva ॥03-290-20॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - she saw; त्रिदशान् (tridaśān) - the gods; राजपुत्री (rājaputrī) - the princess; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; एव (eva) - indeed; स्वेषु (sveṣu) - in their own; धिष्ण्येषु (dhiṣṇyeṣu) - seats; खस्‍थान् (khasthān) - dwelling in the sky; प्रभासन्तम् (prabhāsantam) - shining; भानुमन्तम् (bhānumantam) - radiant; महान्तम् (mahāntam) - great; यथा (yathā) - like; आदित्यम् (ādityam) - the Sun; रोचमानम् (rocamānam) - shining; तथैव (tathaiva) - just so;]

(Then the princess saw the gods, all indeed, in their own seats dwelling in the sky; shining, radiant, great; like the Sun shining just so.)

Then the princess saw all the gods, each occupying their own seats in the sky, shining, radiant, and great—shining like the Sun itself. (03-290-20)

सा तान्दृष्ट्वा व्रीडमानेव बाला; सूर्यं देवी वचनं प्राह भीता। गच्छ त्वं वै गोपते स्वं विमानं; कन्याभावाद्दुःख एषोपचारः ॥०३-२९०-२१॥

sā tān dṛṣṭvā vrīḍamānā iva bālā; sūryaṃ devī vacanaṃ prāha bhītā. gaccha tvaṃ vai gopate svaṃ vimānaṃ; kanyābhāvād duḥkha eṣa upacāraḥ ॥03-290-21॥

[सा (sā) - she; तान् (tān) - them; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; व्रीडमाना (vrīḍamānā) - ashamed; इव (iva) - as if; बाला (bālā) - young girl; सूर्यं (sūryam) - the Sun; देवी (devī) - the goddess; वचनं (vacanam) - speech; प्राह (prāha) - spoke; भीता (bhītā) - afraid; गच्छ (gaccha) - go; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; वै (vai) - indeed; गोपते (gopate) - O lord of cows; स्वं (svaṃ) - your own; विमानं (vimānam) - vehicle; कन्या-भावात् (kanyā-bhāvāt) - from maidenhood; दुःखः (duḥkhaḥ) - pain; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; उपचारः (upacāraḥ) - treatment;]

(She, having seen them, as if ashamed, a young girl; to the Sun the goddess, speech spoke, afraid. Go you indeed, O lord of cows, to your own vehicle; from maidenhood, pain, this, is treatment.)

She, seeing them and appearing as if ashamed like a young girl, the goddess, fearful, spoke to the Sun: "Go, O lord of cows, to your vehicle; this pain comes from my maidenhood—such is the proper treatment." (03-290-21)

पिता माता गुरवश्चैव येऽन्ये; देहस्यास्य प्रभवन्ति प्रदाने। नाहं धर्मं लोपयिष्यामि लोके; स्त्रीणां वृत्तं पूज्यते देहरक्षा ॥०३-२९०-२२॥

pitā mātā guravaś caiva ye 'nye; dehasyāsya prabhavanti pradāne. nāhaṃ dharmaṃ lopayiṣyāmi loke; strīṇāṃ vṛttaṃ pūjyate deharakṣā ॥03-290-22॥

[पिता (pitā) (pitā) - father; माता (mātā) (mātā) - mother; गुरवः (guravaḥ) (guravaḥ) - elders (teachers); च (ca) (ca) - and; एव (eva) (eva) - indeed; ये (ye) (ye) - who; अन्ये (anye) (anye) - others; देहस्य (dehasya) (dehasya) - of the body; अस्य (asya) (asya) - of this; प्रभवन्ति (prabhavanti) (prabhavanti) - are responsible for; प्रदाने (pradāne) (pradāne) - in producing; न (na) (na) - not; अहम् (aham) (aham) - I; धर्मम् (dharmaṃ) (dharmaṃ) - (the) law (duty, righteousness); लोपयिष्यामि (lopayiṣyāmi) (lopayiṣyāmi) - shall violate (destroy, fail in); लोके (loke) (loke) - in the world; स्त्रीणाम् (strīṇām) (strīṇām) - of women; वृत्तम् (vṛttam) (vṛttam) - conduct; पूज्यते (pūjyate) (pūjyate) - is honored; देहरक्षा (deharakṣā) (deharakṣā) - preservation of the body;]

(Father, mother, and elders indeed, and others who are responsible for the producing of this body; I will not violate the dharma in the world; for the conduct of women, preservation of the body is honored.)

Father, mother, teachers, and others who are the cause of this body’s existence; I will not violate dharma in this world, for among women, the protection of one’s body is considered honorable. (03-290-22)

मया मन्त्रबलं ज्ञातुमाहूतस्त्वं विभावसो। बाल्याद्बालेति कृत्वा तत्क्षन्तुमर्हसि मे विभो ॥०३-२९०-२३॥

mayā mantrabalaṃ jñātumāhūtas tvaṃ vibhāvaso. bālyād bāleti kṛtvā tat kṣantum arhasi me vibho ॥03-290-23॥

[मया (mayā) - by me; मन्त्रबलं (mantrabalaṃ) - mantra-power; ज्ञातुम् (jñātum) - to know; आहूतः (āhūtaḥ) - invoked; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; विभावसो (vibhāvaso) - O Agni; बाल्यात् (bālyāt) - out of childishness; बालः (bālaḥ) - child; इति (iti) - so; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having considered; तत् (tat) - that; क्षन्तुम् (kṣantum) - to forgive; अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought; मे (me) - my; विभो (vibho) - O Lord;]

(By me, mantra-power to know, having invoked, you, O Agni. Out of childishness, child thus having considered, that to forgive you ought, my O Lord.)

O Agni, I invoked you to know (test) the power of mantras. Considering that as childishness and me as a child, you ought to forgive that, O Lord, for my sake. (03-290-23)

सूर्य उवाच॥

sūrya uvāca॥

[सूर्य (sūrya) - Sun; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Sun said)

The Sun said

बालेति कृत्वानुनयं तवाहं; ददानि नान्यानुनयं लभेत। आत्मप्रदानं कुरु कुन्तिकन्ये; शान्तिस्तवैवं हि भवेच्च भीरु ॥०३-२९०-२४॥

bāleti kṛtvānunayaṃ tavāhaṃ; dadāni nānyānunayaṃ labheta. ātmapradānaṃ kuru kuntikanye; śāntistavaivaṃ hi bhavecca bhīru ॥03-290-24॥

[बालेति (bāle iti) - O girl; thus; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; अनुनयं (anunayam) - conciliation; appeasement; तव (tava) - to you; अहम् (aham) - I; ददानि (dadāni) - I will give; न (na) - not; अन्य (anya) - another; other; अनुनयं (anunayam) - appeasement; लभेत (labheta) - would obtain; आत्मप्रदानम् (ātmapradānam) - self-giving; gift of oneself; कुरु (kuru) - do; कुन्तिकन्ये (kuntikanye) - O daughter of Kunti; शान्तिः (śāntiḥ) - peace; तव (tava) - your; एवम् (evam) - thus; हि (hi) - indeed; भवेत् (bhavet) - would be; च (ca) - and; भीरु (bhīru) - O timid one;]

(O girl, thus having done conciliation to you, I will give (it), not another would obtain conciliation. Perform self-giving, O daughter of Kunti; your peace thus indeed would be, and O timid one.)

O girl, having thus conciliated you, I will grant (you a boon); another would not obtain this conciliation. Offer yourself, O daughter of Kunti; only thus will you attain peace, O timid one. (03-290-24)

न चापि युक्तं गन्तुं हि मया मिथ्याकृतेन वै। गमिष्याम्यनवद्याङ्गि लोके समवहास्यताम् ॥ सर्वेषां विबुधानां च वक्तव्यः स्यामहं शुभे ॥०३-२९०-२५॥

na cāpi yuktaṁ gantuṁ hi mayā mithyākṛtena vai। gamiṣyāmyanavadyāṅgi loke samavahāsyatām॥ sarveṣāṁ vibudhānāṁ ca vaktavyaḥ syāmahaṁ śubhe॥03-290-25॥

[न (na) - not; चापि (cāpi) - and also; युक्तं (yuktaṁ) - proper; गन्तुं (gantuṁ) - to go; हि (hi) - indeed; मया (mayā) - by me; मिथ्याकृतेन (mithyākṛtena) - by a false act; वै (vai) - indeed; गमिष्यामि (gamiṣyāmi) - I would go; अनवद्याङ्गि (anavadyāṅgi) - O faultless-limbed one; लोके (loke) - in the world; समवहास्यताम् (samavahāsyatām) - to be universally laughed at; सर्वेषां (sarveṣāṁ) - of all; विबुधानां (vibudhānāṁ) - of the wise ones; च (ca) - and; वक्तव्यः (vaktavyaḥ) - spoken about; स्याम् (syām) - I would become; अहम् (aham) - I; शुभे (śubhe) - O auspicious one;]

(Not and also proper to go indeed by me by a false act indeed. I would go, O faultless-limbed one, in the world to universal ridicule. Of all the wise ones and spoken about I would become, O auspicious one.)

Nor indeed is it proper for me to go by means of a false deed. I would go, O faultless-limbed one, to universal ridicule in the world. Among all the wise, O auspicious one, I would become someone spoken of (disparagingly). (03-290-25)

सा त्वं मया समागच्छ पुत्रं लप्स्यसि मादृशम्। विशिष्टा सर्वलोकेषु भविष्यसि च भामिनि ॥०३-२९०-२६॥

sā tvaṃ mayā samāgaccha putraṃ lapsyasi mādṛśam। viśiṣṭā sarvalokeṣu bhaviṣyasi ca bhāmini॥03-290-26॥

[सा (sā) - she; (that one; feminine); त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; मया (mayā) - by me; समागच्छ (samāgaccha) - unite; (imperative singular); पुत्रं (putram) - son; लप्स्यसि (lapsyasi) - you will obtain; मादृशम् (mādṛśam) - like me; (such as I am); विशिष्टा (viśiṣṭā) - distinguished; (feminine singular); सर्वलोकेषु (sarvalokeṣu) - in all worlds; भविष्यसि (bhaviṣyasi) - you will become; च (ca) - and; भामिनि (bhāmini) - O beautiful (woman);]

(She, you by me unite, a son you will obtain like me. Distinguished in all worlds you will become and O beautiful one.)

Therefore, you—unite with me, and you will obtain a son like myself. You will become distinguished among all worlds, O beautiful one. (03-290-26)