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vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
Vaiśampāyana said.
tato garbhaḥ samabhavat-pṛthāyāḥ pṛthivīpate। śukle daśottare pakṣe tārāpatir-ivāmbare ॥03-292-1॥
Then, O lord of the earth, an embryo arose in Pṛthā; in the bright fortnight, after the tenth day, like the lord of the stars in the sky. (03-292-1)
sā bāndhava-bhayād bālā taṃ garbhaṃ vinigūhatī। dhārayām āsa su-śroṇī na ca enāṃ bubudhe janaḥ॥03-292-2॥
She, the young woman with beautiful hips, out of fear of her relatives, concealed her pregnancy and carried it; and no one among the people noticed her. (03-292-2)
na hi tāṃ veda nāry anyā kācid dhātreyikām ṛte. kanyāpuragatāṃ bālāṃ nipuṇāṃ parirakṣaṇe ॥03-292-3॥
Indeed, no other woman except for the nurse knows her—the young girl who has gone to the maiden's house, skilled in protection. (03-292-3)
tataḥ kālena sā garbhaṃ suṣuve varavarṇinī। kanyaiva tasya devasya prasādādamaraprabham ॥03-292-4॥
Then, in due course, she of excellent complexion gave birth to a child. This was a maiden who, by the grace of that god, possessed the radiance of the immortals. (03-292-4)
tathaiva baddhakavacaṃ kanakojjvalakuṇḍalam। haryakṣaṃ vṛṣabhaskandhaṃ yathāsya pitaraṃ tathā॥03-292-5॥
He was exactly like his father: wearing fastened armor, adorned with golden shining earrings, having a lion for his vehicle, and the bull as his support. (03-292-5)
jātamātraṃ ca taṃ garbhaṃ dhātryā sanmantrya bhāminī। mañjūṣāyām avadadhe svāstīrṇāyāṃ samantataḥ ॥03-292-6॥
The nurse, after due consultation, placed the just-born child, as directed by the noble lady, into the chest lined with soft bedding on all sides. (03-292-6)
madhūcchiṣṭasthitāyāṃ sā sukhāyāṃ rudatī tathā| ślakṣṇāyāṃ supidhānāyām aśvanadyām avāsṛjat॥03-292-7॥
She, weeping thus, released (it) in the spot of honey-leavings, on the smooth, well-covered, comfortable place by the river Aśvanadī. (03-292-7)
jānati cāpy-akartavyaṃ kanyāyā garbhadhāraṇam। putrasnehenā rājendra karuṇaṃ paryadevayat ॥03-292-8॥
Though she knew that conception by a maiden is not proper, out of affection for her son, O king, she lamented piteously. (03-292-8)
samutsṛjantī mañjūṣām aśvanadyās tadā jale। uvāca rudatī kuntī yāni vākyāni tac chṛṇu ॥03-292-9॥
As she released the box into the water of the Ashvanadi River, Kunti, weeping, spoke these words — hear them now. (03-292-9)
svasti te'stvāntarikṣebhyaḥ pārthivebhyaś ca putraka। divyebhyaś caiva bhūtebhyas tathā toyacarāś ca ye ॥03-292-10॥
O son, may well-being be to you from the beings of the mid-space, the earthly beings, the heavenly beings, from all beings, and from those who move in water. (03-292-10)
śivās te santu panthāno mā ca te paripanthinaḥ। āgamāś ca tathā putra bhavantu adroha-cetasaḥ ॥03-292-11॥
May auspicious paths be yours, and may you have no adversaries; likewise, son, may those who come to you have minds free from malice. (03-292-11)
pātu tvāṃ varuṇo rājā salile salileśvaraḥ। antarikṣe'ntarikṣasthaḥ pavanaḥ sarvagastathā ॥03-292-12॥
May Varuṇa the king, lord of the waters, protect you in water; and in the sky, may Pavana, the wind who abides in the atmosphere and is all-pervading, protect you likewise. (03-292-12)
pitā tvāṃ pātu sarvatra tapanas tapatāṃ varaḥ। yena datto'si me putra divyena vidhinā kila ॥03-292-13॥
May your father, the Sun, the foremost of those who shine, protect you everywhere; by whom you were indeed given to me, O son, in accordance with a divine ordinance. (03-292-13)
ādityā vasavo rudrāḥ sādhyā viśve ca devatāḥ. marutaś ca sahendreṇa diśaś ca sadigīśvarāḥ ॥03-292-14॥
The Ādityas, Vasus, Rudras, Sādhyas, all the gods, the Maruts along with Indra, the directions and their lords (the guardians of the quarters). (03-292-14)
rakṣantu tvāṃ surāḥ sarve sameṣu viṣameṣu ca। vetsyāmi tvāṃ videśe'pi kavacenopasūcitam ॥03-292-15॥
May all the gods protect you in both favorable and unfavorable situations, and I will recognize you even in a foreign land through the sign given by the armor. (03-292-15)
dhanyas te putra janako devo bhānur vibhāvasuḥ। yas tvāṃ drakṣyati divyena cakṣuṣā vāhinī-gatam॥03-292-16॥
Blessed is your father, O son; the god Bhānu, Vibhāvasu. Whoever beholds you in the army with divine sight is indeed fortunate. (03-292-16)
dhanyā sā pramadā yā tvāṃ putratve kalpayiṣyati। yasyāstvāṃ tṛṣitaḥ putra stanaṃ pāsyasi devaja ॥03-292-17॥
Fortunate is that woman who will accept you as her son. O divine-born, whose breast you will drink as a thirsty child.
ko nu svapnas tayā dṛṣṭo yā tvām ādityavarcasam। divyavarmasamāyuktaṃ divyakuṇḍalabhūṣitam॥03-292-18॥
Who indeed is the dream that she saw, in which you appeared brilliant like the sun, endowed with divine armor and adorned with divine earrings? (03-292-18)
padmāyata-viśālākṣaṃ padma-tāmra-talojjvalam. sulalāṭaṃ sukeśāntaṃ putratve kalpayiṣyati ॥03-292-19॥
He will constitute (someone) with large lotus-shaped eyes, soles brilliant like lotus-copper, a lovely forehead, and a beautiful hairline as a son. (03-292-19)
dhanyā drakṣyanti putra tvāṃ bhūmau saṃsarpamāṇakam। avyaktakalavākyāni vadantaṃ reṇuguṇṭhitam॥03-292-20॥
Fortunate people, my son, will see you crawling about on the ground, covered with dust, uttering indistinct babblings. (03-292-20)
dhanyā drakṣyanti putra tvāṃ punaryauvanage mukhe. himavad-vanasambhūtaṃ siṃhaṃ kesariṇaṃ yathā ॥03-292-21॥
Fortunate people, my son, will see you again in your youthful appearance, just as a lion with a mane is seen, born in the Himalayan forest. (03-292-21)
evaṁ bahuvidhaṁ rājan vilapya karuṇaṁ pṛthā। avāsṛjata mañjūṣām aśvanadyās tadā jale ॥03-292-22॥
O king, thus having lamented in many ways with deep sorrow, Pṛthā then released the box into the water of the Aśvanadī river. (03-292-22)
rudatī putraśokārtā niśīthe kamalekṣaṇā। dhātryā saha pṛthā rājan putradarśanalālasā ॥03-292-23॥
O king, at midnight, Pṛthā, lotus-eyed and afflicted by grief for her son, weeping together with her nurse, was longing to see her son. (03-292-23)
visarjayitvā mañjūṣāṁ saṁbodhanabhayātpituḥ। viveśa rājabhavanaṁ punaḥ śokāturā tataḥ॥03-292-24॥
Because of the fear of addressing her father, she put away the casket and then, afflicted with grief, she again entered the royal palace. (03-292-24)
mañjūṣā tvaśvanadyāḥ sā yayau carmaṇvatīṃ nadīm. carmaṇvatyāśca yamunāṃ tato gaṅgāṃ jagāma ha ॥03-292-25॥
The box, having departed from the Aśvanadī river, went to the Carmaṇvatī river; from Carmaṇvatī to the Yamunā, then to the Gaṅgā indeed she went. (03-292-25)
gaṅgāyāḥ sūtaviṣayaṃ campām abhyāyayau purīm। sa mañjūṣā-gato garbhaḥ taraṅgaiḥ uhyamānakaḥ ॥03-292-26॥
He, who was an embryo placed in a box, being carried by the waves of the Gaṅgā, approached the city of Campā in the territory of the Sūtas. (03-292-26)
amṛtād utthitaṃ divyaṃ tat tu varma sakuṇḍalam। dhārayāmāsa taṃ garbhaṃ daivaṃ ca vidhinirmitam॥03-292-27॥
That divine armor with earrings, arisen from nectar—he bore that embryo, which was divine and created by Vidhi (Brahmā). (3-292-27)
