03.291
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana (proper noun, name of the sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said;)
Vaiśampāyana said.
सा तु कन्या बहुविधं ब्रुवन्ती मधुरं वचः। अनुनेतुं सहस्रांशुं न शशाक मनस्विनी ॥०३-२९१-१॥
sā tu kanyā bahuvidhaṃ bruvantī madhuraṃ vacaḥ। anunetuṃ sahasrāṃśuṃ na śaśāka manasvinī ॥03-291-1॥
[सा (sā) (sā) - she; तु (tu) (tu) - but; कन्या (kanyā) (kanyā) - maiden; बहुविधं (bahuvidhaṃ) (bahuvidhaṃ) - variously; ब्रुवन्ती (bruvantī) (bruvantī) - speaking; मधुरं (madhuraṃ) (madhuraṃ) - sweet; वचः (vacaḥ) (vacaḥ) - words; अनुनेतुं (anunetuṃ) (anunetuṃ) - to conciliate; सहस्रांशुं (sahasrāṃśuṃ) (sahasrāṃśuṃ) - the thousand-rayed (the Sun); न (na) (na) - not; शशाक (śaśāka) (śaśāka) - was able; मनस्विनी (manasvinī) (manasvinī) - noble-minded;]
(She but the maiden, speaking sweet words in many ways, to conciliate the thousand-rayed (Sun), not was able, the noble-minded.)
But though the maiden, noble-minded, spoke sweet words in many ways, she was not able to conciliate the Sun. (03-291-1)
न शशाक यदा बाला प्रत्याख्यातुं तमोनुदम्। भीता शापात्ततो राजन्दध्यौ दीर्घमथान्तरम् ॥०३-२९१-२॥
na śaśāka yadā bālā pratyākhyātuṃ tamonudam। bhītā śāpāttato rājandadhyau dīrghamathāntaram॥03-291-2॥
[न (na) - not; शशाक (śaśāka) - was able; यदा (yadā) - when; बाला (bālā) - the girl; प्रत्याख्यातुं (pratyākhyātum) - to reject; तमोनुदम् (tamonudam) - the dispeller of darkness; भीता (bhītā) - afraid; शापात् (śāpāt) - because of the curse; ततः (tataḥ) - then; राजन् (rājan) - O king; दध्यौ (dadhyau) - pondered; दीर्घम् (dīrgham) - long; अथ (atha) - then; अन्तरम् (antaram) - interval;]
(not was able when the girl to reject the dispeller of darkness; afraid because of the curse; then O king, pondered long then interval.)
O King, when the girl was not able to reject the dispeller of darkness, being afraid of the curse, she then pondered for a long interval. (03-291-2)
अनागसः पितुः शापो ब्राह्मणस्य तथैव च। मन्निमित्तः कथं न स्यात्क्रुद्धादस्माद्विभावसोः ॥०३-२९१-३॥
anāgasaḥ pituḥ śāpo brāhmaṇasya tathaiva ca। mönnumittaḥ kathaṃ na syātkruddhādasmādvibhāvasoḥ॥03-291-3॥
[अनागसः (anāgasaḥ) - of the sinless; पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father; शापः (śāpaḥ) - curse; ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of the brāhmaṇa; तथैव (tathaiva) - just so; च (ca) - and; मन्मिमित्तः (mannimittaḥ) - because of me; कथम् (katham) - how; न (na) - not; स्यात् (syāt) - may be; क्रुद्धात् (kruddhāt) - from (one who is) angry; अस्मात् (asmāt) - from this; विभावसोः (vibhāvasoḥ) - (from) Agni (the fire-god);]
(Of the sinless father, the curse, of the brāhmaṇa just so and, because of me, how not may be, from the angry, from this, from Agni?)
How could the curse of my sinless father or the brāhmaṇa, caused by me, not arise from the anger of this Agni? (03-291-3)
बालेनापि सता मोहाद्भृशं सापह्नवान्यपि। नात्यासादयितव्यानि तेजांसि च तपांसि च ॥०३-२९१-४॥
bālenāpi satā mohādbhṛśaṃ sāpahnavānyapi। nātyāsādayitavyāni tejāṃsi ca tapāṃsi ca ॥03-291-4॥
[बालेनापि (bālenāpi) - even by a child; also; सता (satā) - by one who is good; by the virtuous; मोहात् (mohāt) - from delusion; भृशं (bhṛśam) - excessively; greatly; सापह्नवानि (sāpahnavāni) - very much to be avoided; to be entirely shunned; अपि (api) - even; also; न (na) - not; अत्यासादयितव्यानि (atyāsādayitavyāni) - are to be closely approached; are to be come near to; तेजांसि (tejāṃsi) - powers; energies; brilliance; च (ca) - and; तपांसि (tapāṃsi) - austerities; penances; च (ca) - and;]
(Even by a child, even by one who is good, from delusion, greatly, very much to be avoided, indeed, not are to be closely approached, powers and austerities and.)
Energies and austerities should never be closely approached—greatly, they are to be entirely avoided, even by a virtuous person or a mere child, out of delusion. (03-291-4)
साहमद्य भृशं भीता गृहीता च करे भृशम्। कथं त्वकार्यं कुर्यां वै प्रदानं ह्यात्मनः स्वयम् ॥०३-२९१-५॥
sāham-adya bhṛśaṃ bhītā gṛhītā ca kare bhṛśam। kathaṃ tv-akāryaṃ kuryāṃ vai pradānaṃ hy-ātmanaḥ svayam॥03-291-5॥
[सा (sā) - she; अहम् (aham) - I; अद्य (adya) - today; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - intensely; भीता (bhītā) - frightened; गृहीता (gṛhītā) - seized; च (ca) - and; करे (kare) - by the hand; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - intensely; कथम् (katham) - how; तु (tu) - but; अकार्यं (akāryam) - improper act; कुर्यां (kuryāṃ) - should I do; वै (vai) - indeed; प्रदानम् (pradānam) - giving; हि (hi) - surely; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of oneself; स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself;]
(She I today intensely frightened seized and by the hand intensely; how but improper act should I do indeed, the giving surely of oneself by oneself.)
Today, being she who is intensely frightened and seized tightly by the hand, how indeed should I commit such an improper act as giving myself by myself? (03-291-5)
सैवं शापपरित्रस्ता बहु चिन्तयती तदा। मोहेनाभिपरीताङ्गी स्मयमाना पुनः पुनः ॥०३-२९१-६॥
saivaṁ śāpaparitrastā bahu cintayatī tadā। mohena'bhiparītāṅgī smayamānā punaḥ punaḥ॥03-291-6॥
[सा (sā) - she; एवं (evaṁ) - thus; शापपरित्रस्ता (śāpaparitrastā) - afflicted by fear of a curse; बहु (bahu) - much; चिन्तयती (cintayatī) - was thinking; तदा (tadā) - then; मोहेन (mohena) - by delusion; अभिपरीताङ्गी (abhiparītāṅgī) - her body overwhelmed; स्मयमाना (smayamānā) - smiling; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; ॥०३-२९१-६॥ (॥03-291-6॥) -;]
(She thus, afflicted by fear of a curse, was thinking much then; with her body overwhelmed by delusion, smiling again and again. )
Thus, she, frightened by the curse, was deeply contemplating at that time; her body overtaken by delusion, she kept smiling again and again. (03-291-6)
तं देवमब्रवीद्भीता बन्धूनां राजसत्तम। व्रीडाविह्वलया वाचा शापत्रस्ता विशां पते ॥०३-२९१-७॥
taṃ devam abravīd bhītā bandhūnāṃ rajasattama। vrīḍāvihvalayā vācā śāpatrastā viśāṃ pate ॥03-291-7॥
[तं (taṃ) - him; देवम् (devam) - god; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; भीता (bhītā) - frightened; बन्धूनाम् (bandhūnām) - of the relatives; राजसत्तम (rajasattama) - O best among kings; व्रीडाविह्वलया (vrīḍāvihvalayā) - with a voice overcome by shame; वाचा (vācā) - with speech; शापत्रस्ता (śāpatrastā) - terrified by curse; विशां पते (viśāṃ pate) - O lord of the people;]
(Him god said frightened of the relatives, O best among kings, with a voice overcome by shame, with speech, terrified by curse, O lord of the people.)
Frightened for her relatives and terrified by the curse, she addressed that god with a voice overcome by shame, O best among kings, O lord of the people. (03-291-7)
कुन्त्युवाच॥
kuntyuvāca॥
[कुन्ती (kuntī) - Kunti; (proper noun referring to the mother of the Pandavas); उवाच (uvāca) - spoke; said;]
(Kunti spoke;)
Kunti said;
पिता मे ध्रियते देव माता चान्ये च बान्धवाः। न तेषु ध्रियमाणेषु विधिलोपो भवेदयम् ॥०३-२९१-८॥
pitā me dhriyate deva mātā ca anye ca bāndhavāḥ। na teṣu dhriyamāṇeṣu vidhilopo bhaved ayam॥03-291-8॥
[पिता (pitā) - father; मे (me) - my; ध्रियते (dhriyate) - is supported; is maintained; देव (deva) - O god; माता (mātā) - mother; च (ca) - and; अन्ये (anye) - others; च (ca) - and; बान्धवाः (bāndhavāḥ) - relatives; न (na) - not; तेषु (teṣu) - in them; ध्रियमाणेषु (dhriyamāṇeṣu) - being maintained; being supported; विधिलोपः (vidhilopaḥ) - loss of rule; omission of prescription; भवेत् (bhavet) - would occur; should happen; अयम् (ayam) - this;]
(Father my is supported O god mother and others and relatives; not in them being maintained loss of rule would occur this;)
O god, my father, mother and other relatives are maintained (by me); in supporting them, no omission of prescribed rule occurs by this. (03-291-8)
त्वया मे सङ्गमो देव यदि स्याद्विधिवर्जितः। मन्निमित्तं कुलस्यास्य लोके कीर्तिर्नशेत्ततः ॥०३-२९१-९॥
tvayā me saṅgamo deva yadi syād-vidhi-varjitaḥ। man-nimittaṃ kulasyāsya loke kīrtir-naśet-tataḥ॥03-291-9॥
[त्वया (tvayā) - by you; मे (me) - with me; सङ्गमः (saṅgamaḥ) - union; देव (deva) - O lord; यदि (yadi) - if; स्यात् (syāt) - were; विधिवर्जितः (vidhi-varjitaḥ) - devoid of rule; मन्निमित्तं (mat-nimittam) - for my sake; कुलस्य (kulasya) - of family; अस्य (asya) - of this; लोके (loke) - in the world; कीर्तिः (kīrtiḥ) - fame; नशेत् (naśet) - would be destroyed; ततः (tataḥ) - therefore;]
(By you with me union, O lord, if were devoid of rule, for my sake of this family in the world fame would be destroyed therefore.)
O lord, if there were union between you and me, devoid of proper rule, then for my sake the fame of this family in the world would therefore be destroyed. (03-291-9)
अथ वा धर्ममेतं त्वं मन्यसे तपतां वर। ऋते प्रदानाद्बन्धुभ्यस्तव कामं करोम्यहम् ॥०३-२९१-१०॥
atha vā dharmam etaṁ tvaṁ manyase tapatāṁ vara। ṛte pradānād bandhubhyaḥ tava kāmaṁ karomy aham॥03-291-10॥
[अथ (atha) - then; वा (vā) - or; धर्मम् (dharmam) - virtue; duty; एतं (etaṁ) - this; त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; मन्यसे (manyase) - think; तपतां (tapatāṁ) - of those who practice austerities; वर (vara) - best; chief; ऋते (ṛte) - without; except; प्रदानात् (pradānāt) - from giving; from offering; बन्धुभ्यः (bandhubhyaḥ) - to relatives; तव (tava) - your; कामम् (kāmam) - desire; wish; करोमि (karomi) - I do; अहम् (aham) - I;]
(Then or virtue this you think, O best of those who practice austerities. Without giving to your relatives, your wish I do.)
But if you think this is virtue, O best of ascetics, then without giving (anything) to your relatives, I will do your wish. (03-291-10)
आत्मप्रदानं दुर्धर्ष तव कृत्वा सती त्वहम्। त्वयि धर्मो यशश्चैव कीर्तिरायुश्च देहिनाम् ॥०३-२९१-११॥
ātmapradānaṃ durdharṣa tava kṛtvā satī tv aham। tvayi dharmo yaśaś caiva kīrtir āyuś ca dehinām॥03-291-11॥
[आत्मप्रदानं (ātmapradānam) - giving of the self; दुर्धर्ष (durdharṣa) - O irresistible; तव (tava) - your; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; सती (satī) - being chaste; त्वहम् (tv aham) - I indeed; त्वयि (tvayi) - in you; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - righteousness; यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; कीर्तिः (kīrtiḥ) - renown; आयुः (āyuḥ) - life; च (ca) - and; देहिनाम् (dehinām) - of embodied beings;]
(Having performed the giving of the self, O irresistible, your (wife) being chaste, I indeed— in you, righteousness, fame indeed, renown, and life of embodied beings (abide).)
Having offered myself to you, O irresistible one, I, being a chaste wife, indeed (declare): in you dwell righteousness, fame, renown, and the very life of all embodied beings. (03-291-11)
सूर्य उवाच॥
sūrya uvāca॥
[सूर्य (sūrya) - the Sun; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(The Sun said.)
The Sun said.
न ते पिता न ते माता गुरवो वा शुचिस्मिते। प्रभवन्ति वरारोहे भद्रं ते शृणु मे वचः ॥०३-२९१-१२॥
na te pitā na te mātā guravo vā śucismite। prabhavanti varārohe bhadraṃ te śṛṇu me vacaḥ॥03-291-12॥
[न (na) - not; ते (te) - for you; पिता (pitā) - father; न (na) - not; ते (te) - for you; माता (mātā) - mother; गुरवः (guravaḥ) - preceptors; वा (vā) - or; शुचिस्मिते (śucismite) - O pure-smiling one; प्रभवन्ति (prabhavanti) - are able (to do); वरारोहे (varārohe) - O excellent-hipped lady; भद्रं (bhadraṃ) - auspiciousness; ते (te) - to you; शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen; मे (me) - my; वचः (vacaḥ) - word;]
(Not for you father, not for you mother, or preceptors, O pure-smiling one, are able. O excellent-hipped lady, auspiciousness to you, listen my word.)
Neither your father, nor your mother, nor preceptors, O pure-smiling one, can do this for you. O beautiful-hipped lady, may good befall you; listen to my words. (03-291-12)
सर्वान्कामयते यस्मात्कनेर्धातोश्च भामिनि। तस्मात्कन्येह सुश्रोणि स्वतन्त्रा वरवर्णिनि ॥०३-२९१-१३॥
sarvān kāmayate yasmāt kaner dhātoś ca bhāmini। tasmāt kanyā iha suśroṇi svatantrā varavarṇini॥03-291-13॥
[सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; (accusative plural masculine); कामयते (kāmayate) - desires; wishes for; (3rd person singular, parasmaipada, present); यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because; from which; कनेः (kaneḥ) - from 'kana' (the root); धातोः (dhātoḥ) - of the root; (genitive singular); च (ca) - and; also; भामिनि (bhāmini) - O beautiful lady; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; hence; कन्या (kanyā) - girl; maiden; इह (iha) - here; in this context; सुश्रोणि (suśroṇi) - O lady with beautiful hips; स्वतन्त्रा (svatantrā) - independent; free; वरवर्णिनि (varavarṇini) - O lady of excellent complexion;]
(Because from 'kana', the root, O beautiful lady, desires all; therefore, here, the maiden, O lady with beautiful hips, is independent, O lady of excellent complexion.)
Because the root 'kana' means 'to desire all', O beautiful lady, therefore the maiden is here considered independent, O lady of beautiful hips and excellent complexion. (03-291-13)
नाधर्मश्चरितः कश्चित्त्वया भवति भामिनि। अधर्मं कुत एवाहं चरेयं लोककाम्यया ॥०३-२९१-१४॥
nādharmas caritaḥ kaścit tvayā bhavati bhāmini. adharmaṃ kuta evāhaṃ careyaṃ loka-kāmyayā ॥03-291-14॥
[न (na) - not; अधर्मः (adharmaḥ) - unrighteousness; चरितः (caritaḥ) - has been done; कश्चित् (kaścit) - any; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; भवति (bhavati) - becomes; भामिनि (bhāmini) - O beautiful one; अधर्मं (adharmaṃ) - unrighteousness; कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where; एव (eva) - indeed; अहं (ahaṃ) - I; चरेयम् (careyam) - should perform; लोककाम्यया (loka-kāmyayā) - for the desire of public approval;]
(Not unrighteousness has been done by you becomes, O beautiful one. Unrighteousness, from where indeed should I perform for the desire of public approval?)
No unrighteous act has been done by you, O beautiful one. How, then, would I perform an unrighteous deed just for the sake of public approval? (03-291-14)
अनावृताः स्त्रियः सर्वा नराश्च वरवर्णिनि। स्वभाव एष लोकानां विकारोऽन्य इति स्मृतः ॥०३-२९१-१५॥
anāvṛtāḥ striyaḥ sarvā narāś ca varavarṇini। svabhāva eṣa lokānāṃ vikāro'nya iti smṛtaḥ॥03-291-15॥
[अनावृताः (anāvṛtāḥ) - unveiled; unprotected; स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women; सर्वा (sarvā) - all; नराः (narāḥ) - men; च (ca) - and; वरवर्णिनि (varavarṇini) - O woman of excellent complexion; स्वभावः (svabhāvaḥ) - natural disposition; एष (eṣa) - this; लोकानाम् (lokānām) - of people; विकारः (vikāraḥ) - change; alteration; अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another; different; इति (iti) - thus; स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - is considered; is remembered;]
(Unveiled women, all women, and men, O woman of excellent complexion; this is the natural disposition of people, another is considered to be change.)
O woman of excellent complexion, all women and men are unveiled; this is considered the natural disposition of people, and another is called a deviation. (03-291-15)
सा मया सह सङ्गम्य पुनः कन्या भविष्यसि। पुत्रश्च ते महाबाहुर्भविष्यति महायशाः ॥०३-२९१-१६॥
sā mayā saha saṅgamya punaḥ kanyā bhaviṣyasi. putraś ca te mahābāhur bhaviṣyati mahāyaśāḥ ॥03-291-16॥
[सा (sā) - she; मया (mayā) - by me; सह (saha) - with; सङ्गम्य (saṅgamya) - having united; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; कन्या (kanyā) - girl; भविष्यसि (bhaviṣyasi) - you will become; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; च (ca) - and; ते (te) - your; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - of mighty arms; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be; महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - greatly renowned;]
(She, having united with me, again will become a girl. And your son of mighty arms will be greatly renowned.)
She, joining with me, will be born again as a girl. And your son will be of mighty arms and great renown. (03-291-16)
कुन्त्युवाच॥
kunty uvāca॥
[कुन्ति (kunti) - Kunti; (proper noun; name of Queen Kunti).; उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke; uttered;]
(Kunti said;)
Kunti said.
यदि पुत्रो मम भवेत्त्वत्तः सर्वतमोपह। कुण्डली कवची शूरो महाबाहुर्महाबलः ॥०३-२९१-१७॥
yadi putro mama bhavet tvattaḥ sarvatamopaha। kuṇḍalī kavacī śūro mahābāhur mahābalaḥ ॥03-291-17॥
[यदि (yadi) - if; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; मम (mama) - my; भवेत् (bhavet) - would be; त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - from you; सर्वतमोपहः (sarvatamopahaḥ) - remover of all darkness; कुण्डली (kuṇḍalī) - wearing earrings; कवची (kavacī) - armored; शूरः (śūraḥ) - heroic; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - one with mighty arms; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - very powerful;]
(If a son of mine would be from you, remover of all darkness, wearing earrings, armored, heroic, one with mighty arms, very powerful.)
If a son born to me from you were to be the remover of all darkness, adorned with earrings, clad in armor, heroic, with mighty arms and great strength. (03-291-17)
सूर्य उवाच॥
sūrya uvāca॥
[सूर्य (sūrya) - Sun; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sun said)
The Sun said.
भविष्यति महाबाहुः कुण्डली दिव्यवर्मभृत्। उभयं चामृतमयं तस्य भद्रे भविष्यति ॥०३-२९१-१८॥
bhaviṣyati mahābāhuḥ kuṇḍalī divyavarmabhṛt। ubhayaṃ cāmṛtamayaṃ tasya bhadre bhaviṣyati॥03-291-18॥
[भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be; (he) will become; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; कुण्डली (kuṇḍalī) - (the one) with earrings; दिव्यवर्मभृत् (divyavarmabhṛt) - bearing divine armor; उभयं (ubhayaṃ) - both; च (ca) - and; अमृतमयम् (amṛtamayam) - made of nectar; immortal; तस्य (tasya) - his; भद्रे (bhadre) - O auspicious one; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be;]
(He will be mighty-armed, the one with earrings, bearing divine armor. Both (these) will be made of nectar for him, O auspicious one, will be.)
He will be mighty-armed, wearing earrings and divine armor. Both will be made of immortal substance for him, O auspicious one. (03-291-18)
कुन्त्युवाच॥
kunty-uvāca॥
[कुन्ति (kunti) - Kunti; (proper noun, a female name); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Kunti said;)
Kunti said.
यद्येतदमृतादस्ति कुण्डले वर्म चोत्तमम्। मम पुत्रस्य यं वै त्वं मत्त उत्पादयिष्यसि ॥०३-२९१-१९॥
yady etad amṛtāt asti kuṇḍale varma cotthamam। mama putrasya yaṃ vai tvaṃ matta utpādayiṣyasi ॥03-291-19॥
[यदि (yadi) - if; एतत् (etat) - this; अमृतात् (amṛtāt) - from nectar; अस्ति (asti) - is; कुण्डले (kuṇḍale) - earrings; वर्म (varma) - armor; च (ca) - and; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent; मम (mama) - my; पुत्रस्य (putrasya) - son's; यम् (yam) - which; वै (vai) - indeed; त्वम् (tvam) - you; मत्तः (mattaḥ) - from me; उत्पादयिष्यसि (utpādayiṣyasi) - you will bring forth;]
(If this from nectar exists—earrings, armor, and excellent—my son's which indeed you from me will bring forth.)
If these—the earrings and excellent armor that originate from nectar—which you will indeed obtain from me for my son, exist. (03-291-19)
अस्तु मे सङ्गमो देव यथोक्तं भगवंस्त्वया। त्वद्वीर्यरूपसत्त्वौजा धर्मयुक्तो भवेत्स च ॥०३-२९१-२०॥
astu me saṅgamo deva yathoktaṃ bhagavaṃstvayā। tvadvīryarūpasattvaujā dharmayukto bhavetsa ca ॥03-291-20॥
[अस्तु (astu) - let it be; मे (me) - by me; सङ्गमः (saṅgamaḥ) - union; देव (deva) - O god; यथोक्तम् (yathoktam) - as spoken; भगवन् (bhagavan) - O revered one; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; त्वत्-वीर्य-रूप-सत्त्व-औजा (tvat-vīrya-rūpa-sattva-ojā) - of your strength, form, vitality, and energy; धर्मयुक्तः (dharmayuktaḥ) - endowed with righteousness; भवेत् (bhavet) - may he be; स (sa) - he; च (ca) - and;]
(Let there be union for me, O god, as spoken by you, O revered one. He, endowed with your strength, form, vitality, and energy, endowed with righteousness, may he be.)
Let the union take place for me, O god, as you have declared, O revered one. May he possess your strength, form, vitality, and energy, and be endowed with righteousness. (03-291-20)
सूर्य उवाच॥
sūrya uvāca॥
[सूर्य (sūrya) - the Sun; उवाच (uvāca) - spoke;]
(The Sun spoke.)
The Sun said.
अदित्या कुण्डले राज्ञि दत्ते मे मत्तकाशिनि। तेऽस्य दास्यामि वै भीरु वर्म चैवेदमुत्तमम् ॥०३-२९१-२१॥
adityā kuṇḍale rājñi datte me mattakāśini. te'sya dāsyāmi vai bhīru varma caivedamuttamam ॥03-291-21॥
[अदित्या (adityā) - from Aditi; (the primal mother; genitive singular); कुण्डले (kuṇḍale) - earrings; (accusative dual); राज्ञि (rājñi) - O queen; (vocative singular); दत्ते (datte) - given; (nominative dual neuter, referring to earrings); मे (me) - to me; मत्तकाशिनि (mattakāśini) - O intoxicated-eyed (one); (vocative singular); ते (te) - to you; अस्य (asya) - this; (of this; genitive singular); दास्यामि (dāsyāmi) - I will give; वै (vai) - indeed; भीरु (bhīru) - O timid one; (vocative singular); वर्म (varma) - armor; (nominative/accusative singular); च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; इदम् (idam) - this; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent; (accusative singular);]
(Earrings of Aditi, O queen, given to me, O intoxicated-eyed one; to you of this I will give indeed, O timid one, and this excellent armor indeed.)
O queen with intoxicated eyes, these earrings of Aditi that were given to me—I will indeed give them to you, timid one, and also this excellent armor. (03-291-21)
पृथोवाच॥
pṛthovāca॥
[पृथः (pṛthaḥ) - Pṛtha (Kuntī); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Pṛtha said.)
Pṛtha said.
परमं भगवन्देव सङ्गमिष्ये त्वया सह। यदि पुत्रो भवेदेवं यथा वदसि गोपते ॥०३-२९१-२२॥
paramaṁ bhagavandeva saṅgamiṣye tvayā saha। yadi putro bhaved evaṁ yathā vadasi gopate ॥03-291-22॥
[परमं (paramaṁ) - supreme; भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord; देव (deva) - O god; सङ्गमिष्ये (saṅgamiṣye) - I shall unite; त्वया (tvayā) - with you; सह (saha) - together; यदि (yadi) - if; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; भवेत् (bhavet) - would be; एवं (evaṁ) - thus; यथा (yathā) - as; वदसि (vadasi) - you say; गोपते (gopate) - O lord of cows;]
(O supreme Lord, O god, I shall unite with you together; if a son would be thus as you say, O lord of cows.)
O supreme Lord, O god, I will unite with you if, as you say, O lord of cows, a son will be born as such. (03-291-22)
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (a proper noun, the name of a sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said;)
Vaiśampāyana said.
तथेत्युक्त्वा तु तां कुन्तीमाविवेश विहङ्गमः। स्वर्भानुशत्रुर्योगात्मा नाभ्यां पस्पर्श चैव ताम् ॥०३-२९१-२३॥
tathety uktvā tu tāṃ kuntīm āviveśa vihaṅgamaḥ। svarbhānuśatrur yogātmā nābhyāṃ pasparśa caiva tām ॥03-291-23॥
[तथेत्युक्त्वा (tathety uktvā) - having thus spoken; तु (tu) - but; तां (tām) - her; कुन्तीम् (kuntīm) - Kuntī; आविवेश (āviveśa) - entered; विहङ्गमः (vihaṅgamaḥ) - the bird; स्वर्भानुशत्रुः (svarbhānuśatruḥ) - enemy of Svarbhānu; योगात्मा (yogātmā) - possessed of mystical power; नाभ्यां (nābhyām) - by the navel; पस्पर्श (pasparśa) - touched; चैव (caiva) - and also; ताम् (tām) - her;]
(Having thus spoken, but her Kuntī the bird entered; the enemy of Svarbhānu, possessed of mystical power, by the navel touched and also her.)
Having thus spoken, the bird—enemy of Svarbhānu, possessed of mystical power—entered Kuntī and touched her by the navel. (03-291-23)
ततः सा विह्वलेवासीत्कन्या सूर्यस्य तेजसा। पपाताथ च सा देवी शयने मूढचेतना ॥०३-२९१-२४॥
tataḥ sā vihvalevāsītkanyā sūryasya tejasā। papātātha ca sā devī śayane mūḍhacetanā ॥03-291-24॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सा (sā) - she; विह्वला इव आसीत् (vihvalā iva āsīt) - like bewildered was; कन्या (kanyā) - the maiden; सूर्यस्य (sūryasya) - of the sun; तेजसा (tejasā) - by the brilliance; पपात (papāta) - fell; अथ (atha) - then; च (ca) - and; सा (sā) - she; देवी (devī) - the goddess; शयने (śayane) - on the bed; मूढचेतना (mūḍhacetanā) - with bewildered mind;]
(Then she was like bewildered, the maiden, by the sun's brilliance. Fell then and she, the goddess, on the bed, with bewildered mind.)
Then, overcome by the sun's brilliance, the maiden was as if bewildered. The goddess with a confused mind fell onto the bed. (03-291-24)
सूर्य उवाच॥
sūrya uvāca॥
[सूर्य (sūrya) - the Sun; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(The Sun said;)
The Sun said.
साधयिष्यामि सुश्रोणि पुत्रं वै जनयिष्यसि। सर्वशस्त्रभृतां श्रेष्ठं कन्या चैव भविष्यसि ॥०३-२९१-२५॥
sādhayiṣyāmi suśroṇi putraṃ vai janayiṣyasi| sarvaśastrabhṛtāṃ śreṣṭhaṃ kanyā caiva bhaviṣyasi ॥03-291-25॥
[साधयिष्यामि (sādhayiṣyāmi) - I will accomplish; सुश्रोणि (suśroṇi) - O beautiful-hipped lady; पुत्रं (putraṃ) - son; वै (vai) - indeed; जनयिष्यसि (janayiṣyasi) - you will give birth; सर्वशस्त्रभृतां (sarvaśastrabhṛtām) - of all wielders of weapons; श्रेष्ठं (śreṣṭham) - the best; कन्या (kanyā) - daughter; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; भविष्यसि (bhaviṣyasi) - you will become;]
(I will accomplish, O beautiful-hipped lady, you will indeed give birth to a son, the best of all wielders of weapons, and you will indeed become a daughter.)
O beautiful-hipped lady, I will accomplish this: you will give birth to a son, who will be the best among all wielders of weapons, and you will also become the mother of a daughter. (03-291-25)
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (proper noun; name of a sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said;)
Vaiśampāyana said.
ततः सा व्रीडिता बाला तदा सूर्यमथाब्रवीत्। एवमस्त्विति राजेन्द्र प्रस्थितं भूरिवर्चसम् ॥०३-२९१-२६॥
tataḥ sā vrīḍitā bālā tadā sūryam athābravīt। evam astv iti rājendra prasthitaṃ bhūrivarcasam ॥03-291-26॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सा (sā) - she; व्रीडिता (vrīḍitā) - ashamed; बाला (bālā) - girl; तदा (tadā) - at that time; सूर्यम् (sūryam) - sun; अथ (atha) - then; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; एवम् (evam) - so; अस्तु (astu) - let it be; इति (iti) - thus; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; प्रस्थितम् (prasthitam) - proceeding; भूरिवर्चसम् (bhūrivarcasam) - of great splendour;]
(Then she, ashamed girl, at that time, to the sun then said. "So let it be," thus, O king, proceeding, of great splendour.)
Then that ashamed girl spoke to the Sun at that moment. "So let it be," she said, O king, when the one of great splendour was about to depart. (03-291-26)
इति स्मोक्ता कुन्तिराजात्मजा सा; विवस्वन्तं याचमाना सलज्जा। तस्मिन्पुण्ये शयनीये पपात; मोहाविष्टा भज्यमाना लतेव ॥०३-२९१-२७॥
iti smoktā kuntirājātmajā sā; vivasvantaṃ yācamānā salajjā. tasmin puṇye śayaniye papāta; mohāviṣṭā bhajyamānā lateva ॥03-291-27॥
[इति (iti) - thus; स्मोक्ता (smoktā) - having thus spoken; कुन्तिराजात्मजा (kuntirājātmajā) - daughter of King Kunti; सा (sā) - she; विवस्वन्तं (vivasvantaṃ) - Vivasvant (the Sun); याचमाना (yācamānā) - begging; सलज्जा (salajjā) - bashful; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - on that; पुण्ये (puṇye) - holy; शयनीये (śayaniye) - couch; पपात (papāta) - she fell; मोहाविष्टा (mohāviṣṭā) - overcome by delusion; भज्यमाना (bhajyamānā) - being broken; लता (latā) - creeper; इव (iva) - like;]
(Thus having spoken, that daughter of King Kunti, bashful, begged Vivasvant; on that holy couch, she fell, overcome by delusion, being broken like a creeper.)
Having thus spoken, the daughter of King Kunti, bashful, begged Vivasvant; then, overcome by delusion, she fell on that holy couch, being broken like a creeper. (03-291-27)
तां तिग्मांशुस्तेजसा मोहयित्वा; योगेनाविष्यात्मसंस्थां चकार। न चैवैनां दूषयामास भानुः; सञ्ज्ञां लेभे भूय एवाथ बाला ॥०३-२९१-२८॥
tāṃ tigmāṃśus tejasā mohayitvā; yogenāviṣyātmasaṃsthāṃ cakāra. na caivaināṃ dūṣayāmāsa bhānuḥ; sañjñāṃ lebhe bhūya evātha bālā ॥03-291-28॥
[तां (tāṃ) - her; तिग्मांशुः (tigmāṃśuḥ) - the sun; तेजसा (tejasā) - by brilliance; मोहयित्वा (mohayitvā) - having bewildered; योगेन (yogena) - by union; आविष्य (āviṣya) - having entered; आत्मसंस्थां (ātmasaṃsthām) - her own self; चकार (cakāra) - he did (made); न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; एनाम् (enām) - her; दूषयामास (dūṣayāmāsa) - he defiled; भानुः (bhānuḥ) - the sun; सञ्ज्ञाम् (sañjñām) - consciousness; लेभे (lebhe) - she obtained; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; एव (eva) - indeed; अथ (atha) - then; बाला (bālā) - the girl;]
(Her the sun, by brilliance, having bewildered; by union having entered her own self, he did. Not and indeed her did the sun defile; consciousness obtained again indeed then the girl.)
The sun, having bewildered her with his brilliance, by union entered her own self. Yet the sun did not defile her; then the girl regained consciousness. (03-291-28)
