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शल्य उवाच॥
śalya uvāca॥
[शल्य (śalya) - Śalya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Śalya said:)
Śalya spoke:
एवमुक्तः स भगवाञ्शच्या पुनरथाब्रवीत्। विक्रमस्य न कालोऽयं नहुषो बलवत्तरः ॥५-१५-१॥
evamuktaḥ sa bhagavāñśacyā punarathābravīt। vikramasya na kālo'yaṃ nahuṣo balavattaraḥ ॥5-15-1॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; सः (saḥ) - he; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the revered one; शच्या (śacyā) - by Śacī; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; अथ (atha) - then; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; विक्रमस्य (vikramasya) - of valor; न (na) - not; कालः (kālaḥ) - the time; अयम् (ayam) - this; नहुषः (nahuṣaḥ) - Nahuṣa; बलवत्तरः (balavattaraḥ) - stronger;]
(Thus spoken, the revered one was addressed by Śacī again, then he said: 'This is not the time for valor, Nahuṣa is stronger.')
Having been addressed thus by Śacī, the revered one spoke again, saying that this is not the time for valor as Nahuṣa is stronger.
विवर्धितश्च ऋषिभिर्हव्यैः कव्यैश्च भामिनि। नीतिमत्र विधास्यामि देवि तां कर्तुमर्हसि ॥५-१५-२॥
vivardhitaśca ṛṣibhirhavyaiḥ kavyaśca bhāmini। nītimatra vidhāsyāmi devi tāṃ kartumarhasi ॥5-15-2॥
[विवर्धितः (vivardhitaḥ) - nourished; च (ca) - and; ऋषिभिः (ṛṣibhiḥ) - by sages; हव्यैः (havyaiḥ) - with oblations; कव्यैः (kavyaiḥ) - with offerings; च (ca) - and; भामिनि (bhāmini) - O splendid one; नीतिम् (nītim) - policy; अत्र (atra) - here; विधास्यामि (vidhāsyāmi) - I will establish; देवि (devi) - O goddess; ताम् (tām) - that; कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do; अर्हसि (arhasi) - you should;]
(Nourished by sages with oblations and offerings, O splendid one, I will establish the policy here, O goddess, you should do that.)
O splendid one, nourished by sages with oblations and offerings, I will establish the policy here, O goddess, you should carry it out.
गुह्यं चैतत्त्वया कार्यं नाख्यातव्यं शुभे क्वचित्। गत्वा नहुषमेकान्ते ब्रवीहि तनुमध्यमे ॥५-१५-३॥
guhyaṃ caitattvayā kāryaṃ nākhyātavyaṃ śubhe kvacit। gatvā nahuṣamekānte bravīhi tanumadhyame ॥5-15-3॥
[गुह्यम् (guhyam) - secret; च (ca) - and; एतत् (etat) - this; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; कार्यं (kāryam) - to be done; न (na) - not; आख्यातव्यम् (ākhyātavyam) - to be disclosed; शुभे (śubhe) - O auspicious one; क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere; गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; नहुषम् (nahuṣam) - to Nahusha; एकान्ते (ekānte) - in private; ब्रवीहि (bravīhi) - speak; तनुमध्यमे (tanumadhyame) - O slender-waisted one;]
(This secret must not be disclosed by you anywhere, O auspicious one. Having gone to Nahusha in private, speak, O slender-waisted one.)
O auspicious one, you must not disclose this secret anywhere. Go to Nahusha in private and speak, O slender-waisted one.
ऋषियानेन दिव्येन मामुपैहि जगत्पते। एवं तव वशे प्रीता भविष्यामीति तं वद ॥५-१५-४॥
ṛṣiyānena divyena māmupaihi jagatpate। evaṃ tava vaśe prītā bhaviṣyāmīti taṃ vada ॥5-15-4॥
[ऋषियानेन (ṛṣiyānena) - by the divine chariot; दिव्येन (divyena) - divine; माम् (mām) - me; उपैहि (upaihi) - approach; जगत्पते (jagatpate) - O lord of the world; एवं (evaṃ) - thus; तव (tava) - your; वशे (vaśe) - under control; प्रीता (prītā) - pleased; भविष्यामि (bhaviṣyāmi) - I shall be; इति (iti) - thus; तं (taṃ) - to him; वद (vada) - said;]
(Approach me by the divine chariot, O lord of the world. Thus, under your control, I shall be pleased, she said to him.)
She requested the lord of the world to approach her by the divine chariot, promising that she would be pleased and under his control.
इत्युक्ता देवराजेन पत्नी सा कमलेक्षणा। एवमस्त्वित्यथोक्त्वा तु जगाम नहुषं प्रति ॥५-१५-५॥
ityuktā devarājena patnī sā kamalekṣaṇā। evamastvityathoktvā tu jagāma nahuṣaṃ prati ॥5-15-5॥
[इति (iti) - thus; उक्ता (uktā) - spoken; देवराजेन (devarājena) - by the king of gods; पत्नी (patnī) - wife; सा (sā) - she; कमलेक्षणा (kamalekṣaṇā) - lotus-eyed; एवम् (evam) - so; अस्तु (astu) - let it be; इति (iti) - thus; अथ (atha) - then; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; तु (tu) - but; जगाम (jagāma) - went; नहुषं (nahuṣaṃ) - to Nahusha; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(Thus spoken by the king of gods, she, the lotus-eyed wife, said, "So be it," and then went towards Nahusha.)
The lotus-eyed wife, having been addressed by the king of gods, agreed and proceeded towards Nahusha.
नहुषस्तां ततो दृष्ट्वा विस्मितो वाक्यमब्रवीत्। स्वागतं ते वरारोहे किं करोमि शुचिस्मिते ॥५-१५-६॥
nahuṣastāṃ tato dṛṣṭvā vismito vākyamabravīt। svāgataṃ te varārohe kiṃ karomi śucismite ॥5-15-6॥
[नहुषः (nahuṣaḥ) - Nahusha; ताम् (tām) - her; ततः (tataḥ) - then; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; विस्मितः (vismitaḥ) - astonished; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke; स्वागतं (svāgatam) - welcome; ते (te) - to you; वरारोहे (varārohe) - O lovely one; किम् (kim) - what; करोमि (karomi) - shall I do; शुचिस्मिते (śucismite) - O pure-smiled one;]
(Nahusha, then having seen her, astonished, spoke words: "Welcome to you, O lovely one, what shall I do, O pure-smiled one?")
Nahusha, upon seeing her, was astonished and said: "Welcome, O beautiful lady, what can I do for you, O one with a pure smile?"
भक्तं मां भज कल्याणि किमिच्छसि मनस्विनि। तव कल्याणि यत्कार्यं तत्करिष्ये सुमध्यमे ॥५-१५-७॥
bhaktaṁ māṁ bhaja kalyāṇi kimicchasi manasvini। tava kalyāṇi yatkāryaṁ tatkariṣye sumadhyame ॥5-15-7॥
[भक्तं (bhaktaṁ) - devoted; मां (māṁ) - me; भज (bhaja) - worship; कल्याणि (kalyāṇi) - O auspicious one; किम् (kim) - what; इच्छसि (icchasi) - do you desire; मनस्विनि (manasvini) - O noble-minded one; तव (tava) - your; कल्याणि (kalyāṇi) - O auspicious one; यत् (yat) - what; कार्यं (kāryaṁ) - task; तत् (tat) - that; करिष्ये (kariṣye) - I shall do; सुमध्यमे (sumadhyame) - O slender-waisted one;]
(Worship me, O auspicious one, what do you desire, O noble-minded one? Your task, O auspicious one, that I shall do, O slender-waisted one.)
O auspicious one, worship me. What do you desire, O noble-minded one? Whatever your task is, O auspicious one, I shall accomplish it, O slender-waisted one.
न च व्रीडा त्वया कार्या सुश्रोणि मयि विश्वस। सत्येन वै शपे देवि कर्तास्मि वचनं तव ॥५-१५-८॥
na ca vrīḍā tvayā kāryā suśroṇi mayi viśvasa। satyena vai śape devi kartāsmi vacanaṃ tava ॥5-15-8॥
[न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; व्रीडा (vrīḍā) - shame; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; कार्या (kāryā) - should be done; सुश्रोणि (suśroṇi) - O lady with beautiful hips; मयि (mayi) - in me; विश्वस (viśvasa) - trust; सत्येन (satyena) - by truth; वै (vai) - indeed; शपे (śape) - I swear; देवि (devi) - O goddess; कर्तास्मि (kartāsmi) - I will do; वचनं (vacanaṃ) - word; तव (tava) - your;]
(And do not feel ashamed, O lady with beautiful hips, trust in me. I swear by truth, O goddess, I will fulfill your word.)
Do not be ashamed, O lady with beautiful hips, trust me. I swear by truth, O goddess, I will fulfill your promise.
इन्द्राण्युवाच॥
indrāṇyuvāca॥
[इन्द्राणी (indrāṇī) - Indrani; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Indrani said:)
Indrani spoke:
यो मे त्वया कृतः कालस्तमाकाङ्क्षे जगत्पते। ततस्त्वमेव भर्ता मे भविष्यसि सुराधिप ॥५-१५-९॥
yo me tvayā kṛtaḥ kālastamākāṅkṣe jagatpate। tatastvameva bhartā me bhaviṣyasi surādhipa ॥5-15-9॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; मे (me) - my; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - made; कालः (kālaḥ) - time; तम् (tam) - that; आकाङ्क्षे (ākāṅkṣe) - I desire; जगत्पते (jagatpate) - O lord of the world; ततः (tataḥ) - then; त्वम् (tvam) - you; एव (eva) - only; भर्ता (bhartā) - husband; मे (me) - my; भविष्यसि (bhaviṣyasi) - will become; सुराधिप (surādhipa) - O lord of the gods;]
(The time made by you, O lord of the world, I desire that. Then you alone will become my husband, O lord of the gods.)
I long for the time you have set, O lord of the world. Then you alone will be my husband, O lord of the gods.
कार्यं च हृदि मे यत्तद्देवराजावधारय। वक्ष्यामि यदि मे राजन्प्रियमेतत्करिष्यसि ॥ वाक्यं प्रणयसंयुक्तं ततः स्यां वशगा तव ॥५-१५-१०॥
kāryaṃ ca hṛdi me yattaddevarājāvadhāraya। vakṣyāmi yadi me rājanpriyametatkariṣyasi ॥ vākyaṃ praṇayasaṃyuktaṃ tataḥ syāṃ vaśagā tava ॥5-15-10॥
[कार्यं (kāryaṃ) - task; च (ca) - and; हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart; मे (me) - my; यत् (yat) - which; तत् (tad) - that; देवराज (devarāja) - O king of gods; अवधारय (avadhāraya) - understand; वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will speak; यदि (yadi) - if; मे (me) - my; राजन् (rājan) - O king; प्रियम् (priyam) - dear; एतत् (etat) - this; करिष्यसि (kariṣyasi) - you will do; वाक्यं (vākyaṃ) - words; प्रणय (praṇaya) - affection; संयुक्तं (saṃyuktaṃ) - joined with; ततः (tataḥ) - then; स्याम् (syām) - I will be; वशगा (vaśagā) - under control; तव (tava) - your;]
(The task which is in my heart, O king of gods, understand that. I will speak if, O king, you will do this dear thing of mine. Then, joined with affection, I will be under your control.)
Understand the task that is in my heart, O king of gods. If you, O king, will do this dear thing of mine, I will speak. Then, with affection, I will be under your control.
इन्द्रस्य वाजिनो वाहा हस्तिनोऽथ रथास्तथा। इच्छाम्यहमिहापूर्वं वाहनं ते सुराधिप ॥ यन्न विष्णोर्न रुद्रस्य नासुराणां न रक्षसाम् ॥५-१५-११॥
indrasya vājino vāhā hastino'tha rathāstathā। icchāmyahamihāpūrvaṃ vāhanaṃ te surādhipa ॥ yanna viṣṇorna rudrasya nāsurāṇāṃ na rakṣasām ॥5-15-11॥
[इन्द्रस्य (indrasya) - of Indra; वाजिनः (vājinaḥ) - horses; वाहाः (vāhāḥ) - vehicles; हस्तिनः (hastinaḥ) - elephants; अथ (atha) - and; रथाः (rathāḥ) - chariots; तथा (tathā) - thus; इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I desire; अहम् (aham) - I; इह (iha) - here; अपूर्वम् (apūrvam) - unprecedented; वाहनम् (vāhanam) - vehicle; ते (te) - your; सुराधिप (surādhipa) - O lord of gods; यत् (yat) - which; न (na) - not; विष्णोः (viṣṇoḥ) - of Vishnu; न (na) - not; रुद्रस्य (rudrasya) - of Rudra; न (na) - not; असुराणाम् (asurāṇām) - of demons; न (na) - not; रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of fiends;]
(Indra's horses, elephants, and chariots are vehicles. I desire here an unprecedented vehicle for you, O lord of gods, which is not of Vishnu, nor of Rudra, nor of demons, nor of fiends.)
Indra has horses, elephants, and chariots as his vehicles. I wish to have an unprecedented vehicle for you here, O lord of gods, which neither Vishnu, nor Rudra, nor the demons, nor the fiends possess.
वहन्तु त्वां महाराज ऋषयः सङ्गता विभो। सर्वे शिबिकया राजन्नेतद्धि मम रोचते ॥५-१५-१२॥
vahantu tvāṃ mahārāja ṛṣayaḥ saṅgatā vibho। sarve śibikayā rājannetaddhi mama rocate ॥5-15-12॥
[वहन्तु (vahantu) - may carry; त्वां (tvāṃ) - you; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages; सङ्गता (saṅgatā) - assembled; विभो (vibho) - O lord; सर्वे (sarve) - all; शिबिकया (śibikayā) - by palanquin; राजन् (rājan) - O king; एतत् (etat) - this; हि (hi) - indeed; मम (mama) - to me; रोचते (rocate) - pleases;]
(May the assembled sages carry you, O great king, by palanquin, O lord; this indeed pleases me, O king.)
O great king, may the assembled sages carry you by palanquin, O lord; this indeed pleases me, O king.
नासुरेषु न देवेषु तुल्यो भवितुमर्हसि। सर्वेषां तेज आदत्स्व स्वेन वीर्येण दर्शनात् ॥ न ते प्रमुखतः स्थातुं कश्चिदिच्छति वीर्यवान् ॥५-१५-१३॥
nāsureṣu na deveṣu tulyo bhavitumarhasi। sarveṣāṃ teja ādatsva svena vīryeṇa darśanāt ॥ na te pramukhataḥ sthātuṃ kaścidicchati vīryavān ॥5-15-13॥
[न (na) - not; असुरेषु (asureṣu) - among demons; न (na) - not; देवेषु (deveṣu) - among gods; तुल्यः (tulyaḥ) - equal; भवितुम् (bhavitum) - to become; अर्हसि (arhasi) - you deserve; सर्वेषां (sarveṣāṃ) - of all; तेजः (tejaḥ) - splendor; आदत्स्व (ādatsva) - take; स्वेन (svena) - with your own; वीर्येण (vīryeṇa) - strength; दर्शनात् (darśanāt) - by sight; न (na) - not; ते (te) - your; प्रमुखतः (pramukhataḥ) - in front; स्थातुम् (sthātum) - to stand; कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone; इच्छति (icchati) - wants; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - strong;]
(You do not deserve to be equal among demons or gods. Take the splendor of all with your own strength by sight. No one strong wants to stand in front of you.)
You are unparalleled among demons and gods. Absorb the splendor of all with your own strength by mere sight. No strong person dares to stand before you.
शल्य उवाच॥
śalya uvāca॥
[शल्य (śalya) - Śalya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Śalya said:)
Śalya said:
एवमुक्तस्तु नहुषः प्राहृष्यत तदा किल। उवाच वचनं चापि सुरेन्द्रस्तामनिन्दिताम् ॥५-१५-१४॥
evamuktastu nahuṣaḥ prāhṛṣyata tadā kila। uvāca vacanaṃ cāpi surendrastāmaninditām ॥5-15-14॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; तु (tu) - but; नहुषः (nahuṣaḥ) - Nahusha; प्राहृष्यत (prāhṛṣyata) - was delighted; तदा (tadā) - then; किल (kila) - indeed; उवाच (uvāca) - said; वचनम् (vacanam) - words; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; सुरेन्द्रः (surendraḥ) - the lord of gods; ताम् (tām) - her; अनिन्दिताम् (aninditām) - blameless;]
(Thus spoken, Nahusha was delighted then indeed. The lord of gods also said words to her, the blameless one.)
Upon being addressed in this manner, Nahusha was indeed delighted at that time. The lord of gods also spoke to her, the blameless one.
अपूर्वं वाहनमिदं त्वयोक्तं वरवर्णिनि। दृढं मे रुचितं देवि त्वद्वशोऽस्मि वरानने ॥५-१५-१५॥
apūrvaṃ vāhanam idaṃ tvayoktaṃ varavarṇini। dṛḍhaṃ me rucitaṃ devi tvadvaśo'smi varānane ॥5-15-15॥
[अपूर्वम् (apūrvam) - unprecedented; वाहनम् (vāhanam) - vehicle; इदम् (idam) - this; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; उक्तम् (uktam) - spoken; वरवर्णिनि (varavarṇini) - O beautiful one; दृढम् (dṛḍham) - firm; मे (me) - to me; रुचितम् (rucitam) - pleasing; देवि (devi) - O goddess; त्वत् (tvad) - your; वशः (vaśaḥ) - control; अस्मि (asmi) - am; वरानने (varānane) - O lovely-faced one;]
(This unprecedented vehicle spoken by you, O beautiful one, is firm and pleasing to me, O goddess. I am under your control, O lovely-faced one.)
O beautiful one, this unique vehicle you mentioned is indeed firm and pleasing to me, O goddess. I am under your command, O lovely-faced one.
न ह्यल्पवीर्यो भवति यो वाहान्कुरुते मुनीन्। अहं तपस्वी बलवान्भूतभव्यभवत्प्रभुः ॥५-१५-१६॥
na hyalpavīryo bhavati yo vāhānkurute munīn। ahaṃ tapasvī balavānbhūtabhavyabhavatprabhuḥ ॥5-15-16॥
[न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; अल्पवीर्यः (alpavīryaḥ) - of little strength; भवति (bhavati) - becomes; यः (yaḥ) - who; वाहान् (vāhān) - vehicles; कुरुते (kurute) - makes; मुनीन् (munīn) - sages; अहम् (aham) - I; तपस्वी (tapasvī) - ascetic; बलवान् (balavān) - strong; भूत (bhūta) - past; भव्य (bhavya) - future; भवत् (bhavat) - present; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord;]
(Not indeed of little strength becomes he who makes vehicles of sages. I am an ascetic, strong, lord of past, future, and present.)
Indeed, one who makes sages his vehicles is not of little strength. I am a powerful ascetic, the lord of past, present, and future.
मयि क्रुद्धे जगन्न स्यान्मयि सर्वं प्रतिष्ठितम्। देवदानवगन्धर्वाः किंनरोरगराक्षसाः ॥५-१५-१७॥
mayi kruddhe jagan na syān mayi sarvaṃ pratiṣṭhitam। devadānavagandharvāḥ kiṃnaroragarākṣasāḥ ॥5-15-17॥
[मयि (mayi) - in me; क्रुद्धे (kruddhe) - angry; जगत् (jagat) - world; न (na) - not; स्यात् (syāt) - would be; मयि (mayi) - in me; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; प्रतिष्ठितम् (pratiṣṭhitam) - established; देव (deva) - gods; दानव (dānava) - demons; गन्धर्वाः (gandharvāḥ) - celestial musicians; किंनर (kiṃnara) - kinnaras; उरग (uraga) - serpents; राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons;]
(If I am angry, the world would not exist; all is established in me. Gods, demons, celestial musicians, kinnaras, serpents, and demons.)
If I become angry, the entire universe would cease to exist, as everything is established in me. This includes gods, demons, celestial musicians, kinnaras, serpents, and demons.
न मे क्रुद्धस्य पर्याप्ताः सर्वे लोकाः शुचिस्मिते। चक्षुषा यं प्रपश्यामि तस्य तेजो हराम्यहम् ॥५-१५-१८॥
na me kruddhasya paryāptāḥ sarve lokāḥ śucismite। cakṣuṣā yaṃ prapaśyāmi tasya tejo harāmyaham ॥5-15-18॥
[न (na) - not; मे (me) - my; क्रुद्धस्य (kruddhasya) - of the angry one; पर्याप्ताः (paryāptāḥ) - sufficient; सर्वे (sarve) - all; लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds; शुचिस्मिते (śucismite) - O pure-smiled one; चक्षुषा (cakṣuṣā) - by the eye; यम् (yam) - whom; प्रपश्यामि (prapaśyāmi) - I see; तस्य (tasya) - his; तेजः (tejaḥ) - brilliance; हरामि (harāmi) - I take away; अहम् (aham) - I;]
(Not all the worlds are sufficient for my anger, O pure-smiled one. By the eye, I take away the brilliance of whom I see.)
O pure-smiled one, none of the worlds are enough to contain my anger. With my gaze, I diminish the brilliance of anyone I look upon.
तस्मात्ते वचनं देवि करिष्यामि न संशयः। सप्तर्षयो मां वक्ष्यन्ति सर्वे ब्रह्मर्षयस्तथा ॥ पश्य माहात्म्यमस्माकमृद्धिं च वरवर्णिनि ॥५-१५-१९॥
tasmātte vacanaṃ devi kariṣyāmi na saṃśayaḥ। saptarṣayo māṃ vakṣyanti sarve brahmarṣayastathā ॥ paśya māhātmyamasmākamṛddhiṃ ca varavarṇini ॥5-15-19॥
[तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; ते (te) - your; वचनं (vacanaṃ) - word; देवि (devi) - O goddess; करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I will do; न (na) - not; संशयः (saṃśayaḥ) - doubt; सप्तर्षयः (saptarṣayaḥ) - the seven sages; मां (māṃ) - me; वक्ष्यन्ति (vakṣyanti) - will tell; सर्वे (sarve) - all; ब्रह्मर्षयः (brahmarṣayaḥ) - the Brahma sages; तथा (tathā) - also; पश्य (paśya) - see; माहात्म्यम् (māhātmyam) - greatness; अस्माकम् (asmākam) - our; ऋद्धिं (ṛddhiṃ) - prosperity; च (ca) - and; वरवर्णिनि (varavarṇini) - O beautiful one;]
(Therefore, O goddess, I will do your word, no doubt. The seven sages and all the Brahma sages will tell me also. See our greatness and prosperity, O beautiful one.)
Therefore, O goddess, I will certainly do as you say, without any doubt. The seven sages and all the Brahma sages will also inform me. Behold our greatness and prosperity, O beautiful one.
एवमुक्त्वा तु तां देवीं विसृज्य च वराननाम्। विमाने योजयित्वा स ऋषीन्नियममास्थितान् ॥५-१५-२०॥
evamuktvā tu tāṃ devīṃ visṛjya ca varānanām। vimāne yojayitvā sa ṛṣīnniyamamāsthitān ॥5-15-20॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; तु (tu) - but; ताम् (tām) - that; देवीम् (devīm) - goddess; विसृज्य (visṛjya) - having dismissed; च (ca) - and; वर (vara) - boon; अननाम् (ananām) - face; विमाने (vimāne) - in the chariot; योजयित्वा (yojayitvā) - having placed; स (sa) - he; ऋषीन् (ṛṣīn) - sages; नियमम् (niyamam) - discipline; आस्थितान् (āsthitān) - engaged in;]
(Thus, having spoken to that goddess and having dismissed her, he placed the sages engaged in discipline in the chariot.)
After speaking thus to the goddess and granting her boons, he placed the disciplined sages in the chariot.
अब्रह्मण्यो बलोपेतो मत्तो वरमदेन च। कामवृत्तः स दुष्टात्मा वाहयामास तानृषीन् ॥५-१५-२१॥
abrahmaṇyo balopeto matto varamadena ca। kāmavṛttaḥ sa duṣṭātmā vāhayāmāsa tānṛṣīn ॥5-15-21॥
[अब्रह्मण्यः (abrahmaṇyaḥ) - not devoted to Brahman; बल-उपेतः (bala-upetaḥ) - endowed with strength; मत्तः (mattaḥ) - intoxicated; वर-मदेन (vara-madena) - with excessive pride; च (ca) - and; काम-वृत्तः (kāma-vṛttaḥ) - lustful; सः (saḥ) - he; दुष्ट-आत्मा (duṣṭa-ātmā) - wicked-minded; वाहयामास (vāhayāmāsa) - caused to be carried; तान् (tān) - those; ऋषीन् (ṛṣīn) - sages;]
(Not devoted to Brahman, endowed with strength, intoxicated with excessive pride and lustful, he, the wicked-minded, caused those sages to be carried.)
The wicked-minded one, not devoted to Brahman and filled with strength and intoxication from excessive pride and lust, caused those sages to be carried away.
नहुषेण विसृष्टा च बृहस्पतिमुवाच सा। समयोऽल्पावशेषो मे नहुषेणेह यः कृतः ॥ शक्रं मृगय शीघ्रं त्वं भक्तायाः कुरु मे दयाम् ॥५-१५-२२॥
nahuṣeṇa visṛṣṭā ca bṛhaspatimuvāca sā। samayo'lpāvaśeṣo me nahuṣeṇeha yaḥ kṛtaḥ ॥ śakraṃ mṛgaya śīghraṃ tvaṃ bhaktāyāḥ kuru me dayām ॥5-15-22॥
[नहुषेण (nahuṣeṇa) - by Nahusha; विसृष्टा (visṛṣṭā) - sent; च (ca) - and; बृहस्पतिम् (bṛhaspatim) - Brihaspati; उवाच (uvāca) - said; सा (sā) - she; समयः (samayaḥ) - time; अल्प (alpa) - little; अवशेषः (avaśeṣaḥ) - remaining; मे (me) - my; नहुषेण (nahuṣeṇa) - by Nahusha; इह (iha) - here; यः (yaḥ) - which; कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - made; शक्रम् (śakram) - Indra; मृगय (mṛgaya) - seek; शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly; त्वम् (tvam) - you; भक्तायाः (bhaktāyāḥ) - to the devotee; कुरु (kuru) - do; मे (me) - my; दयाम् (dayām) - mercy;]
(Sent by Nahusha, she said to Brihaspati, "The time remaining for me here, made by Nahusha, is little. Seek Indra quickly, you, do mercy to my devotee.")
Sent by Nahusha, she spoke to Brihaspati, "The time I have left here, given by Nahusha, is short. Quickly find Indra and show mercy to my devotee."
बाढमित्येव भगवान्बृहस्पतिरुवाच ताम्। न भेतव्यं त्वया देवि नहुषाद्दुष्टचेतसः ॥५-१५-२३॥
bāḍhamityeva bhagavānbṛhaspatiruvāca tām। na bhetavyaṃ tvayā devi nahuṣādduṣṭacetasaḥ ॥5-15-23॥
[बाढम् (bāḍham) - certainly; इति (iti) - thus; एव (eva) - indeed; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the revered one; बृहस्पतिः (bṛhaspatiḥ) - Bṛhaspati; उवाच (uvāca) - said; ताम् (tām) - to her; न (na) - not; भेतव्यम् (bhetavyam) - to be feared; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; देवि (devi) - O goddess; नहुषात् (nahuṣāt) - from Nahusha; दुष्टचेतसः (duṣṭacetasaḥ) - of evil mind;]
(Certainly, thus indeed the revered one Bṛhaspati said to her: "Do not be afraid, O goddess, of Nahusha of evil mind.")
Bṛhaspati, the revered sage, assured her, saying, "Certainly, do not fear, O goddess, the wicked-minded Nahusha."
न ह्येष स्थास्यति चिरं गत एष नराधमः। अधर्मज्ञो महर्षीणां वाहनाच्च हतः शुभे ॥५-१५-२४॥
na hyeṣa sthāsyati ciraṃ gata eṣa narādhamaḥ। adharmājño maharṣīṇāṃ vāhanācca hataḥ śubhe ॥5-15-24॥
[न (na) - not; हि (hi) - for; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; स्थास्यति (sthāsyati) - will remain; चिरम् (ciram) - long; गतः (gataḥ) - gone; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; नराधमः (narādhamaḥ) - worst of men; अधर्मज्ञः (adharmājñaḥ) - ignorant of righteousness; महर्षीणाम् (maharṣīṇām) - of the great sages; वाहनात् (vāhanāt) - from the vehicle; च (ca) - and; हतः (hataḥ) - killed; शुभे (śubhe) - O auspicious one;]
(For this worst of men, ignorant of righteousness, will not remain long; he is gone, killed from the vehicle of the great sages, O auspicious one.)
This worst of men, who is ignorant of righteousness, will not stay for long. He has been killed and is gone from the vehicle of the great sages, O auspicious one.
इष्टिं चाहं करिष्यामि विनाशायास्य दुर्मतेः। शक्रं चाधिगमिष्यामि मा भैस्त्वं भद्रमस्तु ते ॥५-१५-२५॥
iṣṭiṁ cāhaṁ kariṣyāmi vināśāyāsya durmateḥ। śakraṁ cādhigamiṣyāmi mā bhaistvaṁ bhadramastu te ॥5-15-25॥
[इष्टिं (iṣṭim) - sacrifice; च (ca) - and; अहम् (aham) - I; करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - will perform; विनाशाय (vināśāya) - for the destruction; अस्य (asya) - of this; दुर्मतेः (durmateḥ) - evil-minded; शक्रम् (śakram) - Indra; च (ca) - and; अधिगमिष्यामि (adhigamiṣyāmi) - will obtain; मा (mā) - do not; भैः (bhais) - fear; त्वम् (tvam) - you; भद्रम् (bhadram) - welfare; अस्तु (astu) - be; ते (te) - to you;]
(I will perform a sacrifice for the destruction of this evil-minded one, and I will obtain Indra. Do not fear, may welfare be to you.)
I will perform a sacrifice to destroy this evil-minded person and will gain the favor of Indra. Do not fear, may you be safe and well.
ततः प्रज्वाल्य विधिवज्जुहाव परमं हविः। बृहस्पतिर्महातेजा देवराजोपलब्धये ॥५-१५-२६॥
tataḥ prajvālya vidhivajjuhāva paramaṃ haviḥ। bṛhaspatirmahātejā devarājopalabdhaye ॥5-15-26॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रज्वाल्य (prajvālya) - having kindled; विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to the rules; जुहाव (juhāva) - offered; परमं (paramaṃ) - supreme; हविः (haviḥ) - oblation; बृहस्पतिः (bṛhaspatiḥ) - Bṛhaspati; महातेजा (mahātejā) - of great splendor; देवराजोपलब्धये (devarājopalabdhaye) - for the attainment of the king of gods;]
(Then, having kindled, according to the rules, the supreme oblation, Bṛhaspati of great splendor offered for the attainment of the king of gods.)
Then, Bṛhaspati, the one with great splendor, kindled the supreme oblation according to the rules for the attainment of the king of gods.
तस्माच्च भगवान्देवः स्वयमेव हुताशनः। स्त्रीवेषमद्भुतं कृत्वा सहसान्तरधीयत ॥५-१५-२७॥
tasmācca bhagavāndevaḥ svayameva hutāśanaḥ। strīveṣamadbhutaṃ kṛtvā sahasāntaradhīyata ॥5-15-27॥
[तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; च (ca) - and; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the revered; देवः (devaḥ) - god; स्वयम् (svayam) - himself; एव (eva) - indeed; हुताशनः (hutāśanaḥ) - Agni (fire god); स्त्रीवेषम् (strīveṣam) - female form; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; अन्तरधीयत (antaradhīyata) - disappeared;]
(Therefore, the revered god Agni himself, indeed, having assumed a wonderful female form, suddenly disappeared.)
Therefore, the revered god Agni himself took on a marvelous female form and vanished suddenly.
स दिशः प्रदिशश्चैव पर्वतांश्च वनानि च। पृथिवीं चान्तरिक्षं च विचीयातिमनोगतिः ॥ निमेषान्तरमात्रेण बृहस्पतिमुपागमत् ॥५-१५-२८॥
sa diśaḥ pradiśaścaiva parvatāṃśca vanāni ca। pṛthivīṃ cāntarikṣaṃ ca vicīyātimanogatiḥ ॥ nimeṣāntaramātreṇa bṛhaspatimupāgamat ॥5-15-28॥
[स (sa) - he; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; प्रदिशः (pradiśaḥ) - sub-directions; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; पर्वतान् (parvatān) - mountains; च (ca) - and; वनानि (vanāni) - forests; च (ca) - and; पृथिवीं (pṛthivīṃ) - earth; च (ca) - and; अन्तरिक्षं (antarikṣaṃ) - sky; च (ca) - and; विचीय (vicīya) - having searched; अतिमनोगतिः (atimanogatiḥ) - one with great speed of mind; निमेषान्तरमात्रेण (nimeṣāntaramātreṇa) - in a moment; बृहस्पतिम् (bṛhaspatim) - Bṛhaspati; उपागमत् (upāgamat) - approached;]
(He, with the speed of mind, having searched the directions, sub-directions, mountains, forests, earth, and sky, approached Bṛhaspati in a moment.)
With the speed of thought, he searched all directions, mountains, forests, the earth, and the sky, and reached Bṛhaspati in the blink of an eye.
अग्निरुवाच॥
agniruvāca॥
[अग्निः (agniḥ) - Agni; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Agni said:)
Agni spoke:
बृहस्पते न पश्यामि देवराजमहं क्वचित्। आपः शेषाः सदा चापः प्रवेष्टुं नोत्सहाम्यहम् ॥५-१५-२९॥
bṛhaspate na paśyāmi devarājamahaṃ kvacit। āpaḥ śeṣāḥ sadā cāpaḥ praveṣṭuṃ notsahāmyaham ॥5-15-29॥
[बृहस्पते (bṛhaspate) - O Brihaspati; न (na) - not; पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see; देवराजम् (devarājam) - the king of gods; अहम् (aham) - I; क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere; आपः (āpaḥ) - waters; शेषाः (śeṣāḥ) - remaining; सदा (sadā) - always; च (ca) - and; अपः (apaḥ) - waters; प्रवेष्टुम् (praveṣṭum) - to enter; न (na) - not; उत्सहामि (utsahāmi) - I am able; अहम् (aham) - I;]
(O Brihaspati, I do not see the king of gods anywhere. The remaining waters, I am not always able to enter the waters.)
O Brihaspati, I cannot see the king of gods anywhere. I am unable to enter the remaining waters at any time.
न मे तत्र गतिर्ब्रह्मन्किमन्यत्करवाणि ते ॥५-१५-२९॥
na me tatra gatirbrahmankimanyatkaravāṇi te ॥5-15-29॥
[न (na) - not; मे (me) - my; तत्र (tatra) - there; गतिः (gatiḥ) - way; ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman; किम् (kim) - what; अन्यत् (anyat) - else; करवाणि (karavāṇi) - shall I do; ते (te) - for you;]
(There is no way for me there, O Brahman, what else shall I do for you?)
O Brahman, I have no other way there; what else can I do for you?
शल्य उवाच॥
śalya uvāca॥
[शल्य (śalya) - Śalya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Śalya said:)
Śalya spoke:
तमब्रवीद्देवगुरुरपो विश महाद्युते। अग्निरुवाच॥
tamabravīddevagururapo viśa mahādyute। agniruvāca॥
[तम् (tam) - him; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; देवगुरुः (devaguruḥ) - the teacher of the gods; अपः (apaḥ) - water; विश (viśa) - enter; महाद्युते (mahādyute) - O great effulgence; अग्निः (agniḥ) - Agni; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(The teacher of the gods said to him, "Enter the water, O great effulgence." Agni said:)
The teacher of the gods instructed him, "Enter the water, O brilliant one." Agni responded:
नापः प्रवेष्टुं शक्ष्यामि क्षयो मेऽत्र भविष्यति। शरणं त्वां प्रपन्नोऽस्मि स्वस्ति तेऽस्तु महाद्युते ॥५-१५-३१॥
nāpaḥ praveṣṭuṃ śakṣyāmi kṣayo me'tra bhaviṣyati। śaraṇaṃ tvāṃ prapanno'smi svasti te'stu mahādyute ॥5-15-31॥
[न (na) - not; अपः (apaḥ) - water; प्रवेष्टुं (praveṣṭum) - to enter; शक्ष्यामि (śakṣyāmi) - I will be able; क्षयः (kṣayaḥ) - destruction; मे (me) - my; अत्र (atra) - here; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will happen; शरणं (śaraṇam) - refuge; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; प्रपन्नः (prapannaḥ) - surrendered; अस्मि (asmi) - am; स्वस्ति (svasti) - well-being; ते (te) - to you; अस्तु (astu) - let it be; महाद्युते (mahādyute) - O great radiant one;]
(I will not be able to enter the water; my destruction will happen here. I have surrendered to you for refuge. Let there be well-being to you, O great radiant one.)
I cannot enter the water; my end will come here. I have sought refuge in you. May you be well, O great radiant one.
अद्भ्योऽग्निर्ब्रह्मतः क्षत्रमश्मनो लोहमुत्थितम्। तेषां सर्वत्रगं तेजः स्वासु योनिषु शाम्यति ॥५-१५-३२॥
adbhyo'gnirbrahmataḥ kṣatramaśmano lohamutthitam। teṣāṃ sarvatragaṃ tejaḥ svāsu yoniṣu śāmyati ॥5-15-32॥
[अद्भ्यः (adbhyaḥ) - from water; अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire; ब्रह्मतः (brahmataḥ) - from Brahman; क्षत्रम् (kṣatram) - warrior class; अश्मनः (aśmanaḥ) - from stone; लोहम् (loham) - metal; उत्थितम् (utthitam) - arose; तेषाम् (teṣām) - their; सर्वत्रगम् (sarvatragam) - all-pervading; तेजः (tejaḥ) - energy; स्वासु (svāsu) - in their own; योनिषु (yoniṣu) - origins; शाम्यति (śāmyati) - subsides;]
(From water, fire; from Brahman, the warrior class; from stone, metal arose. Their all-pervading energy subsides in their own origins.)
Fire arose from water, the warrior class from Brahman, and metal from stone. Their pervasive energy returns to their respective origins.
