05.017
शल्य उवाच॥
śalya uvāca॥
[शल्य (śalya) - Śalya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Śalya said:)
Śalya said:
अथ सञ्चिन्तयानस्य देवराजस्य धीमतः। नहुषस्य वधोपायं लोकपालैः सहैव तैः ॥ तपस्वी तत्र भगवानगस्त्यः प्रत्यदृश्यत ॥५-१७-१॥
atha sañcintayanasya devarājasya dhīmataḥ। nahuṣasya vadhopāyaṃ lokapālaiḥ sahaiva taiḥ ॥ tapasvī tatra bhagavānagastyaḥ pratyadṛśyata ॥5-17-1॥
[अथ (atha) - then; सञ्चिन्तयानस्य (sañcintayanasya) - of the one who is pondering; देवराजस्य (devarājasya) - of the king of gods; धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - wise; नहुषस्य (nahuṣasya) - of Nahusha; वधोपायं (vadhopāyaṃ) - means of destruction; लोकपालैः (lokapālaiḥ) - by the guardians of the world; सहैव (sahaiva) - together with; तैः (taiḥ) - them; तपस्वी (tapasvī) - the ascetic; तत्र (tatra) - there; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the revered; अगस्त्यः (agastyaḥ) - Agastya; प्रत्यदृश्यत (pratyadṛśyata) - appeared;]
(Then, as the wise king of gods was pondering the means of Nahusha's destruction together with the guardians of the world, there appeared the revered ascetic Agastya.)
Then, as the wise king of gods was contemplating with the world guardians on how to destroy Nahusha, the revered sage Agastya appeared there.
सोऽब्रवीदर्च्य देवेन्द्रं दिष्ट्या वै वर्धते भवान्। विश्वरूपविनाशेन वृत्रासुरवधेन च ॥५-१७-२॥
so'bravīdarca deveṁdraṁ diṣṭyā vai vardhate bhavān। viśvarūpavināśena vṛtrāsuravadena ca ॥5-17-2॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; अर्च्य (arcya) - to be worshipped; देवेन्द्रम् (deveṁdram) - Indra, the lord of gods; दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - fortunately; वै (vai) - indeed; वर्धते (vardhate) - grows; भवान् (bhavān) - you; विश्वरूपविनाशेन (viśvarūpavināśena) - by the destruction of Viśvarūpa; वृत्रासुरवधेन (vṛtrāsuravadena) - by the killing of Vṛtrāsura; च (ca) - and;]
(He said to the worshipful Indra, "Fortunately, you indeed grow by the destruction of Viśvarūpa and the killing of Vṛtrāsura.")
He addressed the revered Indra, expressing that it is fortunate indeed that Indra's power and stature have increased through the defeat of Viśvarūpa and the slaying of Vṛtrāsura.
दिष्ट्या च नहुषो भ्रष्टो देवराज्यात्पुरंदर। दिष्ट्या हतारिं पश्यामि भवन्तं बलसूदन ॥५-१७-३॥
diṣṭyā ca nahuṣo bhraṣṭo devarājyātpuraṁdara। diṣṭyā hatāriṁ paśyāmi bhavantaṁ balasūdana ॥5-17-3॥
[दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - fortunately; च (ca) - and; नहुषः (nahuṣaḥ) - Nahusha; भ्रष्टः (bhraṣṭaḥ) - fallen; देवराज्यात् (devarājyāt) - from the position of Indra; पुरंदर (puraṁdara) - Purandara; दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - fortunately; हतारिम् (hatārim) - enemy-slayer; पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see; भवन्तम् (bhavantam) - you; बलसूदन (balasūdana) - O crusher of enemies;]
(Fortunately, Nahusha has fallen from the position of Indra, O Purandara. Fortunately, I see you, O crusher of enemies.)
Fortunately, Nahusha has been dethroned from the position of Indra, O Purandara. Fortunately, I see you, O slayer of foes.
इन्द्र उवाच॥
indra uvāca॥
[इन्द्र (indra) - Indra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Indra said:)
Indra spoke:
स्वागतं ते महर्षेऽस्तु प्रीतोऽहं दर्शनात्तव। पाद्यमाचमनीयं च गामर्घ्यं च प्रतीच्छ मे ॥५-१७-४॥
svāgataṃ te maharṣe'stu prīto'haṃ darśanāttava। pādyamācamnīyaṃ ca gām-arghyaṃ ca pratīccha me ॥5-17-4॥
[स्वागतं (svāgatam) - welcome; ते (te) - to you; महर्षे (maharṣe) - O great sage; अस्तु (astu) - let it be; प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased; अहम् (aham) - I am; दर्शनात् (darśanāt) - by the sight; तव (tava) - of you; पाद्यम् (pādyam) - water for washing feet; आचमनीयम् (ācamnīyam) - water for sipping; च (ca) - and; गाम् (gām) - a cow; अर्घ्यम् (arghyam) - offering; च (ca) - and; प्रतीच्छ (pratīccha) - accept; मे (me) - from me;]
(Welcome to you, O great sage, let it be. I am pleased by the sight of you. Accept from me water for washing feet, water for sipping, a cow, and offering.)
Welcome, O great sage, I am delighted to see you. Please accept from me water for washing your feet, water for sipping, a cow, and an offering.
शल्य उवाच॥
śalya uvāca॥
[शल्य (śalya) - Shalya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Shalya said:)
Shalya spoke:
पूजितं चोपविष्टं तमासने मुनिसत्तमम्। पर्यपृच्छत देवेशः प्रहृष्टो ब्राह्मणर्षभम् ॥५-१७-५॥
pūjitaṃ copaviṣṭaṃ tamāsane munisattamam। paryapṛcchata deveśaḥ prahṛṣṭo brāhmaṇarṣabham ॥5-17-5॥
[पूजितं (pūjitaṃ) - worshipped; च (ca) - and; उपविष्टं (upaviṣṭaṃ) - seated; तम् (tam) - that; आसने (āsane) - on the seat; मुनिसत्तमम् (munisattamam) - the best sage; पर्यपृच्छत (paryapṛcchata) - asked; देवेशः (deveśaḥ) - the lord of gods; प्रहृष्टः (prahṛṣṭaḥ) - joyful; ब्राह्मणर्षभम् (brāhmaṇarṣabham) - the best among the Brahmins;]
(The lord of gods, joyful, asked the best among the Brahmins, who was worshipped and seated on the seat, the best sage.)
The joyful lord of gods asked the revered sage, the best among the Brahmins, who was seated on the seat.
एतदिच्छामि भगवन्कथ्यमानं द्विजोत्तम। परिभ्रष्टः कथं स्वर्गान्नहुषः पापनिश्चयः ॥५-१७-६॥
etadicchāmi bhagavankathyamānaṃ dvijottama। paribhraṣṭaḥ kathaṃ svargānnahuṣaḥ pāpaniścayaḥ ॥5-17-6॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish; भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord; कथ्यमानं (kathyamānaṃ) - being told; द्विजोत्तम (dvijottama) - O best of the twice-born; परिभ्रष्टः (paribhraṣṭaḥ) - fallen; कथं (kathaṃ) - how; स्वर्गात् (svargāt) - from heaven; नहुषः (nahuṣaḥ) - Nahusha; पापनिश्चयः (pāpaniścayaḥ) - determined in sin;]
(I wish to hear this, O Lord, being told, O best of the twice-born, how Nahusha, determined in sin, fell from heaven.)
I wish to hear, O Lord, how Nahusha, who was determined in sin, fell from heaven, as being told by you, O best of the twice-born.
अगस्त्य उवाच॥
agastya uvāca॥
[अगस्त्य (agastya) - Agastya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Agastya said:)
Agastya spoke:
शृणु शक्र प्रियं वाक्यं यथा राजा दुरात्मवान्। स्वर्गाद्भ्रष्टो दुराचारो नहुषो बलदर्पितः ॥५-१७-७॥
śṛṇu śakra priyaṃ vākyaṃ yathā rājā durātmavān। svargādbhraṣṭo durācāro nahuṣo baladarpitaḥ ॥5-17-7॥
[शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen; शक्र (śakra) - Indra; प्रियं (priyaṃ) - dear; वाक्यं (vākyaṃ) - words; यथा (yathā) - as; राजा (rājā) - king; दुरात्मवान् (durātmavān) - wicked; स्वर्गात् (svargāt) - from heaven; भ्रष्टः (bhraṣṭaḥ) - fallen; दुराचारः (durācāraḥ) - immoral; नहुषः (nahuṣaḥ) - Nahusha; बलदर्पितः (baladarpitaḥ) - arrogant with power;]
(Listen, Indra, to the dear words as the wicked king, Nahusha, fallen from heaven, immoral, arrogant with power.)
Listen, Indra, to the dear words about how King Nahusha, who was wicked and immoral, fell from heaven due to his arrogance and misuse of power.
श्रमार्तास्तु वहन्तस्तं नहुषं पापकारिणम्। देवर्षयो महाभागास्तथा ब्रह्मर्षयोऽमलाः ॥ पप्रच्छुः संशयं देव नहुषं जयतां वर ॥५-१७-८॥
śramārtāstu vahantastaṃ nahuṣaṃ pāpakāriṇam। devarṣayo mahābhāgāstathā brahmarṣayo'malāḥ ॥ papracchuḥ saṃśayaṃ deva nahuṣaṃ jayatāṃ vara ॥5-17-8॥
[श्रमार्ताः (śramārtāḥ) - afflicted by toil; तु (tu) - but; वहन्तः (vahantaḥ) - carrying; तम् (tam) - him; नहुषम् (nahuṣam) - Nahuṣa; पापकारिणम् (pāpakāriṇam) - evil-doer; देवर्षयः (devarṣayaḥ) - divine sages; महाभागाः (mahābhāgāḥ) - greatly fortunate; तथा (tathā) - and; ब्रह्मर्षयः (brahmarṣayaḥ) - Brahma sages; अमलाः (amalāḥ) - pure; पप्रच्छुः (papracchuḥ) - asked; संशयम् (saṃśayam) - doubt; देव (deva) - O god; नहुषम् (nahuṣam) - Nahuṣa; जयताम् (jayatām) - of the victorious; वर (vara) - best;]
(Afflicted by toil, but carrying him, Nahuṣa, the evil-doer, the divine sages, greatly fortunate, and the pure Brahma sages asked, "O god, Nahuṣa, the best of the victorious, a doubt.")
Afflicted by toil, the divine and Brahma sages, who were greatly fortunate and pure, carried the evil-doer Nahuṣa. They asked, "O god, Nahuṣa, the best among the victorious, we have a doubt."
य इमे ब्रह्मणा प्रोक्ता मन्त्रा वै प्रोक्षणे गवाम्। एते प्रमाणं भवत उताहो नेति वासव ॥ नहुषो नेति तानाह तमसा मूढचेतनः ॥५-१७-९॥
ya ime brahmaṇā proktā mantrā vai prokṣaṇe gavām। ete pramāṇaṃ bhavata utāho neti vāsava ॥ nahuṣo neti tānāha tamasā mūḍhacetanaḥ ॥5-17-9॥
[य (ya) - who; इमे (ime) - these; ब्रह्मणा (brahmaṇā) - by Brahman; प्रोक्ता (proktā) - spoken; मन्त्राः (mantrāḥ) - mantras; वै (vai) - indeed; प्रोक्षणे (prokṣaṇe) - in the sprinkling; गवाम् (gavām) - of cows; एते (ete) - these; प्रमाणम् (pramāṇam) - authority; भवत (bhavata) - becomes; उत (uta) - or; अहो (aho) - indeed; न (na) - not; इति (iti) - thus; वासव (vāsava) - O Indra; नहुषः (nahuṣaḥ) - Nahusha; न (na) - not; इति (iti) - thus; तान् (tān) - them; आह (āha) - said; तमसा (tamasā) - by darkness; मूढचेतनः (mūḍhacetanaḥ) - bewildered in mind;]
(Who are these mantras spoken by Brahman indeed in the sprinkling of cows? Do these become authority or not, O Indra? Nahusha said to them, bewildered in mind by darkness.)
These mantras, spoken by Brahman, are indeed used in the sprinkling of cows. Are these authoritative or not, O Indra? Nahusha, bewildered in mind by darkness, said to them, 'No.'
ऋषय ऊचुः॥
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ॥
[ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages; ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - said;]
(The sages said:)
The sages spoke:
अधर्मे सम्प्रवृत्तस्त्वं धर्मं न प्रतिपद्यसे। प्रमाणमेतदस्माकं पूर्वं प्रोक्तं महर्षिभिः ॥५-१७-१०॥
adharme sampravṛttastvaṃ dharmaṃ na pratipadyase। pramāṇametadasmākaṃ pūrvaṃ proktaṃ maharṣibhiḥ ॥5-17-10॥
[अधर्मे (adharme) - in unrighteousness; सम्प्रवृत्तः (sampravṛttaḥ) - engaged; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; धर्मं (dharmaṃ) - righteousness; न (na) - not; प्रतिपद्यसे (pratipadyase) - attain; प्रमाणम् (pramāṇam) - proof; एतत् (etat) - this; अस्माकं (asmākaṃ) - our; पूर्वं (pūrvaṃ) - before; प्रोक्तं (proktaṃ) - spoken; महर्षिभिः (maharṣibhiḥ) - by great sages;]
(You are engaged in unrighteousness and do not attain righteousness. This is the proof spoken by our great sages before.)
You are acting against righteousness and not following the path of dharma. This has been stated by our great sages in the past as evidence.
अगस्त्य उवाच॥
agastya uvāca॥
[अगस्त्य (agastya) - Agastya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Agastya said:)
Agastya spoke:
ततो विवदमानः स मुनिभिः सह वासव। अथ मामस्पृशन्मूर्ध्नि पादेनाधर्मपीडितः ॥५-१७-११॥
tato vivadamānaḥ sa munibhiḥ saha vāsava। atha mām aspṛśan mūrdhni pādenādharma-pīḍitaḥ ॥5-17-11॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; विवदमानः (vivadamānaḥ) - arguing; स (sa) - he; मुनिभिः (munibhiḥ) - with sages; सह (saha) - together; वासव (vāsava) - Indra; अथ (atha) - then; माम् (mām) - me; अस्पृशत् (aspṛśat) - touched; मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni) - on the head; पादेन (pādena) - with foot; अधर्म (adharma) - unrighteousness; पीडितः (pīḍitaḥ) - afflicted;]
(Then, arguing with the sages, Indra, afflicted by unrighteousness, touched me on the head with his foot.)
Then, while arguing with the sages, Indra, oppressed by unrighteousness, touched me on the head with his foot.
तेनाभूद्धततेजाः स निःश्रीकश्च शचीपते। ततस्तमहमाविग्नमवोचं भयपीडितम् ॥५-१७-१२॥
tenābhūdhatatejāḥ sa niḥśrīkaśca śacīpate। tatastamahamāvignamavocaṃ bhayapīḍitam ॥5-17-12॥
[तेन (tena) - by him; अभूत् (abhūt) - became; हत (hata) - destroyed; तेजाः (tejāḥ) - splendor; सः (saḥ) - he; निःश्रीकः (niḥśrīkaḥ) - bereft of wealth; च (ca) - and; शचीपते (śacīpate) - O lord of Shachi; ततः (tataḥ) - then; तम् (tam) - him; अहम् (aham) - I; अविग्नम् (avignam) - unperturbed; अवोचम् (avocam) - said; भयपीडितम् (bhayapīḍitam) - afflicted by fear;]
(By him, the splendor was destroyed, and he became bereft of wealth, O lord of Shachi. Then, I unperturbedly said to him, who was afflicted by fear.)
By his actions, his splendor was diminished, and he was left without wealth, O lord of Shachi. Then, I calmly spoke to him, who was gripped by fear.
यस्मात्पूर्वैः कृतं ब्रह्म ब्रह्मर्षिभिरनुष्ठितम्। अदुष्टं दूषयसि वै यच्च मूर्ध्न्यस्पृशः पदा ॥५-१७-१३॥
yasmāt pūrvaiḥ kṛtaṃ brahma brahmarṣibhir anuṣṭhitam। aduṣṭaṃ dūṣayasi vai yacca mūrdhny aspṛśaḥ padā ॥5-17-13॥
[यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because; पूर्वैः (pūrvaiḥ) - by the ancients; कृतं (kṛtam) - done; ब्रह्म (brahma) - sacred knowledge; ब्रह्मर्षिभिः (brahmarṣibhiḥ) - by the sages; अनुष्ठितम् (anuṣṭhitam) - practiced; अदुष्टं (aduṣṭam) - unblemished; दूषयसि (dūṣayasi) - you defile; वै (vai) - indeed; यत् (yat) - which; च (ca) - and; मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni) - on the head; अस्पृशः (aspṛśaḥ) - you place; पदा (padā) - with your foot;]
(Because the sacred knowledge practiced by the ancient sages, which is unblemished, you indeed defile by placing your foot on the head.)
You defile the sacred knowledge practiced by the ancient sages, which is unblemished, by placing your foot on the head.
यच्चापि त्वमृषीन्मूढ ब्रह्मकल्पान्दुरासदान्। वाहान्कृत्वा वाहयसि तेन स्वर्गाद्धतप्रभः ॥५-१७-१४॥
yaccāpi tvamṛṣīnmūḍha brahmakalpāndurāsadān। vāhānkṛtvā vāhayasi tena svargāddhataprabhaḥ ॥5-17-14॥
[यत् (yat) - which; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; त्वम् (tvam) - you; ऋषीन् (ṛṣīn) - sages; मूढ (mūḍha) - foolish; ब्रह्मकल्पान् (brahmakalpān) - like Brahma; दुरासदान् (durāsadān) - difficult to approach; वाहान् (vāhān) - vehicles; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; वाहयसि (vāhayasi) - you drive; तेन (tena) - by that; स्वर्गात् (svargāt) - from heaven; हतप्रभः (hataprabhaḥ) - deprived of splendor;]
(And also you, foolish, having made the sages, who are like Brahma and difficult to approach, as vehicles, drive them, by that deprived of splendor from heaven.)
You, in your foolishness, have made the sages, who are like Brahma and difficult to approach, your vehicles and drive them, thus you are deprived of splendor from heaven.
ध्वंस पाप परिभ्रष्टः क्षीणपुण्यो महीतलम्। दश वर्षसहस्राणि सर्परूपधरो महान् ॥ विचरिष्यसि पूर्णेषु पुनः स्वर्गमवाप्स्यसि ॥५-१७-१५॥
dhvaṁsa pāpa paribhraṣṭaḥ kṣīṇapuṇyo mahītalam। daśa varṣasahasrāṇi sarparūpadharo mahān ॥ vicariṣyasi pūrṇeṣu punaḥ svargamavāpsyasi ॥5-17-15॥
[ध्वंस (dhvaṁsa) - destruction; पाप (pāpa) - sin; परिभ्रष्टः (paribhraṣṭaḥ) - fallen; क्षीणपुण्यः (kṣīṇapuṇyaḥ) - depleted of merit; महीतलम् (mahītalam) - earth; दश (daśa) - ten; वर्षसहस्राणि (varṣasahasrāṇi) - thousand years; सर्परूपधरः (sarparūpadharaḥ) - assuming the form of a serpent; महान् (mahān) - great; विचरिष्यसि (vicariṣyasi) - you will wander; पूर्णेषु (pūrṇeṣu) - when completed; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; स्वर्गम् (svargam) - heaven; अवाप्स्यसि (avāpsyasi) - you will attain;]
(Destruction of sin fallen, depleted of merit on earth. For ten thousand years, assuming the form of a great serpent, you will wander. When completed, you will again attain heaven.)
Having fallen due to the destruction of sin and depleted of merit, you will wander the earth in the form of a great serpent for ten thousand years. Once this period is completed, you will regain entry to heaven.
एवं भ्रष्टो दुरात्मा स देवराज्यादरिंदम। दिष्ट्या वर्धामहे शक्र हतो ब्राह्मणकण्टकः ॥५-१७-१६॥
evaṁ bhraṣṭo durātmā sa devarājyādariṁdama। diṣṭyā vardhāmahe śakra hato brāhmaṇakaṇṭakaḥ ॥5-17-16॥
[एवं (evaṁ) - thus; भ्रष्टः (bhraṣṭaḥ) - fallen; दुरात्मा (durātmā) - wicked soul; सः (saḥ) - he; देवराज्य (devarājya) - divine kingdom; अरिंदम (ariṁdama) - O conqueror of enemies; दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - fortunately; वर्धामहे (vardhāmahe) - we thrive; शक्र (śakra) - O Indra; हतः (hataḥ) - killed; ब्राह्मणकण्टकः (brāhmaṇakaṇṭakaḥ) - thorn of the Brahmins;]
(Thus, the wicked soul has fallen from the divine kingdom, O conqueror of enemies. Fortunately, we thrive, O Indra, the thorn of the Brahmins is killed.)
Thus, O Indra, the wicked soul has fallen from the divine kingdom, and fortunately, we thrive as the thorn of the Brahmins is killed, O conqueror of enemies.
त्रिविष्टपं प्रपद्यस्व पाहि लोकाञ्शचीपते। जितेन्द्रियो जितामित्रः स्तूयमानो महर्षिभिः ॥५-१७-१७॥
triviṣṭapaṃ prapadyasva pāhi lokāñśacīpate। jitendriyo jitāmitraḥ stūyamāno maharṣibhiḥ ॥5-17-17॥
[त्रिविष्टपं (triviṣṭapam) - heaven; प्रपद्यस्व (prapadyasva) - approach; पाहि (pāhi) - protect; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; शचीपते (śacīpate) - O lord of Śacī; जितेन्द्रियः (jitendriyaḥ) - one who has conquered the senses; जितामित्रः (jitāmitraḥ) - one who has conquered enemies; स्तूयमानः (stūyamānaḥ) - being praised; महर्षिभिः (maharṣibhiḥ) - by great sages;]
(Approach heaven, protect the worlds, O lord of Śacī; one who has conquered the senses and enemies, being praised by great sages.)
O lord of Śacī, approach heaven and protect the worlds; you, who have conquered both senses and enemies, are praised by the great sages.
शल्य उवाच॥
śalya uvāca॥
[शल्य (śalya) - Shalya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Shalya said:)
Shalya spoke:
ततो देवा भृशं तुष्टा महर्षिगणसंवृताः। पितरश्चैव यक्षाश्च भुजगा राक्षसास्तथा ॥५-१७-१८॥
tato devā bhṛśaṃ tuṣṭā maharṣigaṇasaṃvṛtāḥ। pitaraścaiva yakṣāśca bhujagā rākṣasāstathā ॥5-17-18॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly; तुष्टाः (tuṣṭāḥ) - pleased; महर्षिगणसंवृताः (maharṣigaṇasaṃvṛtāḥ) - surrounded by great sages; पितरः (pitaraḥ) - ancestors; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; यक्षाः (yakṣāḥ) - yakshas; भुजगाः (bhujagāḥ) - serpents; राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons; तथा (tathā) - also;]
(Then the gods, greatly pleased, surrounded by great sages, and the ancestors, indeed the yakshas, serpents, and demons also.)
Then the gods, greatly pleased and surrounded by great sages, along with the ancestors, yakshas, serpents, and demons, were all present.
गन्धर्वा देवकन्याश्च सर्वे चाप्सरसां गणाः। सरांसि सरितः शैलाः सागराश्च विशां पते ॥५-१७-१९॥
gandharvā devakanyāśca sarve cāpsarasāṃ gaṇāḥ। sarāṃsi saritaḥ śailāḥ sāgarāśca viśāṃ pate ॥5-17-19॥
[गन्धर्वाः (gandharvāḥ) - celestial musicians; देवकन्याः (devakanyāḥ) - divine maidens; च (ca) - and; सर्वे (sarve) - all; च (ca) - and; अप्सरसाम् (apsarasām) - of the apsaras; गणाः (gaṇāḥ) - groups; सरांसि (sarāṃsi) - lakes; सरितः (saritaḥ) - rivers; शैलाः (śailāḥ) - mountains; सागराः (sāgarāḥ) - oceans; च (ca) - and; विशाम् (viśām) - of the people; पते (pate) - O lord;]
(Celestial musicians, divine maidens, and all groups of apsaras; lakes, rivers, mountains, and oceans, O lord of the people.)
O lord of the people, there are celestial musicians, divine maidens, and all groups of apsaras, as well as lakes, rivers, mountains, and oceans.
उपगम्याब्रुवन्सर्वे दिष्ट्या वर्धसि शत्रुहन्। हतश्च नहुषः पापो दिष्ट्यागस्त्येन धीमता ॥ दिष्ट्या पापसमाचारः कृतः सर्पो महीतले ॥५-१७-२०॥
upagamyābruvansarve diṣṭyā vardhasi śatruhan। hataśca nahuṣaḥ pāpo diṣṭyāgastyena dhīmatā ॥ diṣṭyā pāpasamācāraḥ kṛtaḥ sarpo mahītale ॥5-17-20॥
[उपगम्य (upagamya) - approaching; अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - said; सर्वे (sarve) - all; दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - fortunately; वर्धसि (vardhasi) - you prosper; शत्रुहन् (śatruhan) - O enemy-slayer; हतः (hataḥ) - killed; च (ca) - and; नहुषः (nahuṣaḥ) - Nahuṣa; पापः (pāpaḥ) - wicked; दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - fortunately; अगस्त्येन (agastyena) - by Agastya; धीमता (dhīmatā) - wise; दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - fortunately; पापसमाचारः (pāpasamācāraḥ) - wicked conduct; कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - done; सर्पः (sarpaḥ) - serpent; महीतले (mahītale) - on the earth;]
(Approaching, all said, "Fortunately, you prosper, O enemy-slayer. Fortunately, the wicked Nahuṣa is killed by the wise Agastya. Fortunately, the wicked conduct of the serpent is done on the earth.")
Upon approaching, everyone said, "It is fortunate that you prosper, O slayer of enemies. Fortunately, the wicked Nahuṣa has been slain by the wise Agastya. It is fortunate that the wicked serpent's deeds are now on the earth."
