09.037
Library: Story of seven branches of Sarasvati, probably depicting the migration from west to east, as Sarasvati dried up in the west, new water sources towards the east were discovered. Story of the sage Maṅkaṇaka and why the region of Sarasvatas is sacred.
जनमेजय उवाच॥
janamejaya uvāca॥
[जनमेजय (janamejaya) - Janamejaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Janamejaya said:)
Janamejaya said:
सप्तसारस्वतं कस्मात्कश्च मङ्कणको मुनिः। कथं सिद्धश्च भगवान्कश्चास्य नियमोऽभवत् ॥९-३७-१॥
saptasārasvataṃ kasmātkasca maṅkaṇako muniḥ। kathaṃ siddhaśca bhagavānkaścāsya niyamo'bhavat ॥9-37-1॥
[सप्तसारस्वतं (saptasārasvataṃ) - seven Sarasvatas; कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why; कश्च (kasca) - who; मङ्कणकः (maṅkaṇakaḥ) - Maṅkaṇaka; मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage; कथम् (katham) - how; सिद्धः (siddhaḥ) - perfected; च (ca) - and; भगवान् (bhagavān) - Lord; कश्च (kasca) - who; अस्य (asya) - his; नियमः (niyamaḥ) - rule; अभवत् (abhavat) - became;]
(Why are there seven Sarasvatas? Who is the sage Maṅkaṇaka? How did the Lord become perfected, and what was his rule?)
Why are there seven Sarasvatas? Who is the sage Maṅkaṇaka? How did the Lord become perfected, and what was his rule?
कस्य वंशे समुत्पन्नः किं चाधीतं द्विजोत्तम। एतदिच्छाम्यहं श्रोतुं विधिवद्द्विजसत्तम ॥९-३७-२॥
kasya vaṃśe samutpannaḥ kiṃ cādhītaṃ dvijottama। etadicchāmyahaṃ śrotuṃ vidhivaddvijasattama ॥9-37-2॥
[कस्य (kasya) - whose; वंशे (vaṃśe) - lineage; समुत्पन्नः (samutpannaḥ) - born; किं (kiṃ) - what; च (ca) - and; अधीतं (adhītaṃ) - studied; द्विजोत्तम (dvijottama) - O best of the twice-born; एतत् (etat) - this; इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish; अहम् (aham) - I; श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear; विधिवत् (vidhivat) - properly; द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O excellent among the twice-born;]
(In whose lineage was he born, and what did he study, O best of the twice-born? I wish to hear this properly, O excellent among the twice-born.)
O best of the twice-born, I wish to know in whose lineage he was born and what he studied. Please tell me this properly, O excellent among the twice-born.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaishampayana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaishampayana said:)
Vaishampayana spoke:
राजन्सप्त सरस्वत्यो याभिर्व्याप्तमिदं जगत्। आहूता बलवद्भिर्हि तत्र तत्र सरस्वती ॥९-३७-३॥
rājansapta sarasvatyo yābhirvyāptamidaṃ jagat। āhūtā balavadbhirhi tatra tatra sarasvatī ॥9-37-3॥
[राजन् (rājan) - O king; सप्त (sapta) - seven; सरस्वत्यः (sarasvatyaḥ) - Sarasvatis; याभिः (yābhiḥ) - by whom; व्याप्तम् (vyāptam) - pervaded; इदम् (idam) - this; जगत् (jagat) - world; आहूताः (āhūtāḥ) - invoked; बलवद्भिः (balavadbhiḥ) - by the powerful; हि (hi) - indeed; तत्र (tatra) - there; तत्र (tatra) - there; सरस्वती (sarasvatī) - Sarasvati;]
(O king, the seven Sarasvatis by whom this world is pervaded, indeed, Sarasvati is invoked by the powerful here and there.)
O king, the seven forms of Sarasvati, who pervade this world, are indeed invoked by the powerful in various places.
सुप्रभा काञ्चनाक्षी च विशाला मानसह्रदा। सरस्वती ओघवती सुवेणुर्विमलोदका ॥९-३७-४॥
suprabhā kāñcanākṣī ca viśālā mānasahradā। sarasvatī oghavatī suveṇurvimalodakā ॥9-37-4॥
[सुप्रभा (suprabhā) - beautifully radiant; काञ्चनाक्षी (kāñcanākṣī) - golden-eyed; च (ca) - and; विशाला (viśālā) - vast; मानसह्रदा (mānasahradā) - with a lake-like mind; सरस्वती (sarasvatī) - Saraswati; ओघवती (oghavatī) - full of streams; सुवेणुः (suveṇuḥ) - with beautiful bamboo; विमलोदका (vimalodakā) - with pure water;]
(Beautifully radiant, golden-eyed, and vast with a lake-like mind, Saraswati, full of streams, with beautiful bamboo and pure water.)
Saraswati, who is beautifully radiant and golden-eyed, vast with a mind like a lake, full of streams, adorned with beautiful bamboo and pure water.
पितामहस्य महतो वर्तमाने महीतले। वितते यज्ञवाटे वै समेतेषु द्विजातिषु ॥९-३७-५॥
pitāmahasya mahato vartamāne mahītale। vitate yajñavāṭe vai sameteṣu dvijātiṣu ॥9-37-5॥
[पितामहस्य (pitāmahasya) - of the grandfather; महतो (mahato) - great; वर्तमाने (vartamāne) - existing; महीतले (mahītale) - on the earth; वितते (vitate) - spread; यज्ञवाटे (yajñavāṭe) - sacrificial ground; वै (vai) - indeed; समेतेषु (sameteṣu) - assembled; द्विजातिषु (dvijātiṣu) - among the twice-born;]
(On the earth of the great grandfather, in the spread sacrificial ground indeed, among the assembled twice-born.)
On the vast earth belonging to the great grandfather, at the expansive sacrificial ground, the twice-born were indeed assembled.
पुण्याहघोषैर्विमलैर्वेदानां निनदैस्तथा। देवेषु चैव व्यग्रेषु तस्मिन्यज्ञविधौ तदा ॥९-३७-६॥
puṇyāhaghoṣairvimalairvedānāṃ ninadaistathā। deveṣu caiva vyagreṣu tasminyajñavidhau tadā ॥9-37-6॥
[पुण्याहघोषैः (puṇyāhaghoṣaiḥ) - with auspicious proclamations; विमलैः (vimalaiḥ) - pure; वेदानां (vedānāṃ) - of the Vedas; निनदैः (ninadaiḥ) - with sounds; तथा (tathā) - thus; देवेषु (deveṣu) - among the gods; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; व्यग्रेषु (vyagreṣu) - engaged; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; यज्ञविधौ (yajñavidhau) - sacrificial ceremony; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(With auspicious proclamations, pure sounds of the Vedas, thus among the gods, indeed engaged in that sacrificial ceremony then.)
At that time, during the sacrificial ceremony, there were auspicious proclamations and pure sounds of the Vedas, and the gods were indeed engaged.
तत्र चैव महाराज दीक्षिते प्रपितामहे। यजतस्तत्र सत्रेण सर्वकामसमृद्धिना ॥९-३७-७॥
tatra caiva mahārāja dīkṣite prapitāmahe। yajatas tatra satreṇa sarvakāmasamṛddhinā ॥9-37-7॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; दीक्षिते (dīkṣite) - initiated; प्रपितामहे (prapitāmahe) - great-grandfather; यजत (yajata) - sacrificing; तत्र (tatra) - there; सत्रेण (satreṇa) - with a sacrificial session; सर्वकाम (sarvakāma) - all desires; समृद्धिना (samṛddhinā) - with fulfillment;]
(There indeed, O great king, the great-grandfather was initiated. Sacrificing there with a sacrificial session, with fulfillment of all desires.)
There, O great king, the great-grandfather was initiated and performed sacrifices with a sacrificial session, fulfilling all desires.
मनसा चिन्तिता ह्यर्था धर्मार्थकुशलैस्तदा। उपतिष्ठन्ति राजेन्द्र द्विजातींस्तत्र तत्र ह ॥९-३७-८॥
manasā cintitā hyarthā dharmārthakuśalaistadā। upatiṣṭhanti rājendra dvijātīṃstatra tatra ha ॥9-37-8॥
[मनसा (manasā) - by the mind; चिन्तिता (cintitā) - contemplated; हि (hi) - indeed; अर्थाः (arthāḥ) - purposes; धर्मार्थकुशलैः (dharmārthakuśalaiḥ) - by those skilled in righteousness and wealth; तदा (tadā) - then; उपतिष्ठन्ति (upatiṣṭhanti) - approach; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king of kings; द्विजातीन् (dvijātīn) - the twice-born; तत्र (tatra) - there; तत्र (tatra) - there; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(The purposes contemplated by the mind indeed, by those skilled in righteousness and wealth, then approach, O king of kings, the twice-born there, there indeed.)
O King of kings, the purposes that are contemplated by the mind indeed, by those skilled in righteousness and wealth, then approach the twice-born there, indeed.
जगुश्च तत्र गन्धर्वा ननृतुश्चाप्सरोगणाः। वादित्राणि च दिव्यानि वादयामासुरञ्जसा ॥९-३७-९॥
jaguśca tatra gandharvā nanṛtuścāpsarogaṇāḥ। vāditrāṇi ca divyāni vādayāmāsurañjasā ॥9-37-9॥
[जगुः (jaguḥ) - sang; च (ca) - and; तत्र (tatra) - there; गन्धर्वाः (gandharvāḥ) - Gandharvas; ननृतुः (nanṛtuḥ) - danced; च (ca) - and; अप्सरोगणाः (apsarogaṇāḥ) - groups of Apsaras; वादित्राणि (vāditrāṇi) - musical instruments; च (ca) - and; दिव्यानि (divyāni) - divine; वादयामासुः (vādayāmāsuḥ) - played; अञ्जसा (añjasā) - skillfully;]
(There sang the Gandharvas and danced the groups of Apsaras. And they skillfully played divine musical instruments.)
The Gandharvas sang there, and the Apsaras danced. They skillfully played divine musical instruments.
तस्य यज्ञस्य सम्पत्त्या तुतुषुर्देवता अपि। विस्मयं परमं जग्मुः किमु मानुषयोनयः ॥९-३७-१०॥
tasya yajñasya sampatyā tutuṣurdevatā api। vismayaṃ paramaṃ jagmuḥ kimu mānuṣayonayaḥ ॥9-37-10॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; यज्ञस्य (yajñasya) - sacrifice's; सम्पत्त्या (sampatyā) - by the success; तुतुषुः (tutuṣuḥ) - were satisfied; देवता (devatā) - the gods; अपि (api) - also; विस्मयं (vismayaṃ) - wonder; परमं (paramaṃ) - great; जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - attained; किमु (kimu) - what to speak of; मानुषयोनयः (mānuṣayonayaḥ) - human beings;]
(By the success of his sacrifice, even the gods were satisfied. They attained great wonder, what to speak of human beings.)
The success of his sacrifice brought satisfaction even to the gods, who were filled with great wonder, let alone the human beings.
वर्तमाने तथा यज्ञे पुष्करस्थे पितामहे। अब्रुवन्नृषयो राजन्नायं यज्ञो महाफलः ॥ न दृश्यते सरिच्छ्रेष्ठा यस्मादिह सरस्वती ॥९-३७-११॥
vartamāne tathā yajñe puṣkarasthe pitāmahe। abruvannṛṣayo rājannāyaṃ yajño mahāphalaḥ ॥ na dṛśyate saricchreṣṭhā yasmādiha sarasvatī ॥9-37-11॥
[वर्तमाने (vartamāne) - present; तथा (tathā) - and; यज्ञे (yajñe) - in the sacrifice; पुष्करस्थे (puṣkarasthe) - at Puṣkara; पितामहे (pitāmahe) - grandfather; अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - said; ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages; राजन् (rājan) - O king; अयम् (ayam) - this; यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - sacrifice; महाफलः (mahāphalaḥ) - great fruit; न (na) - not; दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen; सरिच्छ्रेष्ठा (saricchreṣṭhā) - best of rivers; यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because; इह (iha) - here; सरस्वती (sarasvatī) - Sarasvatī;]
(In the present sacrifice at Puṣkara, O grandfather, the sages said, "O king, this sacrifice is of great fruit." The best of rivers, Sarasvatī, is not seen here.)
During the ongoing sacrifice at Puṣkara, the sages addressed the grandfather, saying, "O king, this sacrifice yields great rewards." However, the revered river Sarasvatī is not visible here.
तच्छ्रुत्वा भगवान्प्रीतः सस्माराथ सरस्वतीम्। पितामहेन यजता आहूता पुष्करेषु वै ॥ सुप्रभा नाम राजेन्द्र नाम्ना तत्र सरस्वती ॥९-३७-१२॥
tacchrutvā bhagavānprītaḥ sasmārātha sarasvatīm। pitāmahena yajatā āhūtā puṣkareṣu vai ॥ suprabhā nāma rājendra nāmnā tatra sarasvatī ॥9-37-12॥
[तत् (tat) - that; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the Lord; प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased; सस्मार (sasmāra) - remembered; अथ (atha) - then; सरस्वतीम् (sarasvatīm) - Sarasvati; पितामहेन (pitāmahena) - by the grandsire; यजता (yajatā) - by the one who performs sacrifices; आहूता (āhūtā) - invoked; पुष्करेषु (puṣkareṣu) - in Pushkara; वै (vai) - indeed; सुप्रभा (suprabhā) - Suprabha; नाम (nāma) - by name; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; नाम्ना (nāmnā) - by name; तत्र (tatra) - there; सरस्वती (sarasvatī) - Sarasvati;]
(Having heard that, the Lord, pleased, then remembered Sarasvati. Invoked by the grandsire who performs sacrifices, indeed, in Pushkara, there was Sarasvati by name Suprabha, O king.)
Upon hearing that, the pleased Lord remembered Sarasvati. She was invoked by the grandsire who performs sacrifices in Pushkara, and there, O king, Sarasvati was known by the name Suprabha.
तां दृष्ट्वा मुनयस्तुष्टा वेगयुक्तां सरस्वतीम्। पितामहं मानयन्तीं क्रतुं ते बहु मेनिरे ॥९-३७-१३॥
tāṃ dṛṣṭvā munayastuṣṭā vegayuktāṃ sarasvatīm। pitāmahaṃ mānayantīṃ kratuṃ te bahu menire ॥9-37-13॥
[तां (tāṃ) - her; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; मुनयः (munayaḥ) - sages; तुष्टाः (tuṣṭāḥ) - pleased; वेगयुक्तां (vegayuktāṃ) - swift; सरस्वतीम् (sarasvatīm) - Sarasvati; पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - grandfather; मानयन्तीम् (mānayantīm) - honoring; क्रतुं (kratuṃ) - sacrifice; ते (te) - they; बहु (bahu) - much; मेनिरे (menire) - considered;]
(Having seen her, the sages, pleased with the swift Sarasvati, considered the sacrifice honoring the grandfather as significant.)
The sages, upon seeing the swift-flowing Sarasvati honoring the grandfather, were pleased and regarded the sacrifice as highly significant.
एवमेषा सरिच्छ्रेष्ठा पुष्करेषु सरस्वती। पितामहार्थं सम्भूता तुष्ट्यर्थं च मनीषिणाम् ॥९-३७-१४॥
evameṣā saricchreṣṭhā puṣkareṣu sarasvatī। pitāmahārthaṃ sambhūtā tuṣṭyarthaṃ ca manīṣiṇām ॥9-37-14॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; एषा (eṣā) - this; सरित्-श्रेष्ठा (sarit-śreṣṭhā) - best of rivers; पुष्करेषु (puṣkareṣu) - in the holy places; सरस्वती (sarasvatī) - Sarasvati; पितामह-अर्थं (pitāmaha-arthaṃ) - for the sake of the grandsire; सम्भूता (sambhūtā) - manifested; तुष्टि-अर्थं (tuṣṭi-arthaṃ) - for the satisfaction; च (ca) - and; मनीषिणाम् (manīṣiṇām) - of the wise;]
(Thus, this best of rivers, Sarasvati, manifested in the holy places for the sake of the grandsire and for the satisfaction of the wise.)
Thus, the revered river Sarasvati, considered the best among rivers, appeared in the sacred places to fulfill the purpose of the grandsire and to satisfy the wise sages.
नैमिषे मुनयो राजन्समागम्य समासते। तत्र चित्राः कथा ह्यासन्वेदं प्रति जनेश्वर ॥९-३७-१५॥
naimiṣe munayo rājansamāgamya samāsate। tatra citrāḥ kathā hyāsanvedaṃ prati janeśvara ॥9-37-15॥
[नैमिषे (naimiṣe) - in Naimisha; मुनयः (munayaḥ) - sages; राजन् (rājan) - O king; समागम्य (samāgamya) - having assembled; समासते (samāsate) - sat together; तत्र (tatra) - there; चित्राः (citrāḥ) - various; कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories; हि (hi) - indeed; आसन (āsan) - were; वेदम् (vedam) - Veda; प्रति (prati) - about; जनेश्वर (janeśvara) - O lord of people;]
(In Naimisha, O king, the sages having assembled sat together. There, indeed, various stories about the Veda were, O lord of people.)
In the forest of Naimisha, O king, the sages gathered and sat together. There, they discussed various stories related to the Veda, O lord of people.
तत्र ते मुनयो ह्यासन्नानास्वाध्यायवेदिनः। ते समागम्य मुनयः सस्मरुर्वै सरस्वतीम् ॥९-३७-१६॥
tatra te munayo hyāsannānāsvādhyāyavedinaḥ। te samāgamya munayaḥ sasmarurvai sarasvatīm ॥9-37-16॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; ते (te) - they; मुनयः (munayaḥ) - sages; हि (hi) - indeed; आसन्नाः (āsannāḥ) - near; अनास्वाध्यायवेदिनः (anāsvādhyāyavedinaḥ) - not knowing the study; ते (te) - they; समागम्य (samāgamya) - having assembled; मुनयः (munayaḥ) - sages; सस्मरुः (sasmaruḥ) - remembered; वै (vai) - indeed; सरस्वतीम् (sarasvatīm) - Sarasvati;]
(There, those sages indeed, who were near and not knowing the study, having assembled, the sages indeed remembered Sarasvati.)
There, those sages who were nearby and unfamiliar with the study gathered and remembered Sarasvati.
सा तु ध्याता महाराज ऋषिभिः सत्रयाजिभिः। समागतानां राजेन्द्र सहायार्थं महात्मनाम् ॥ आजगाम महाभागा तत्र पुण्या सरस्वती ॥९-३७-१७॥
sā tu dhyātā mahārāja ṛṣibhiḥ satrayājibhiḥ। samāgatānāṃ rājendra sahāyārthaṃ mahātmanām ॥ ājagāma mahābhāgā tatra puṇyā sarasvatī ॥9-37-17॥
[सा (sā) - she; तु (tu) - but; ध्याता (dhyātā) - meditated upon; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; ऋषिभिः (ṛṣibhiḥ) - by sages; सत्रयाजिभिः (satrayājibhiḥ) - by those who perform sacrifices; समागतानां (samāgatānāṃ) - assembled; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king of kings; सहायार्थं (sahāyārthaṃ) - for the purpose of assistance; महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great souls; आजगाम (ājagāma) - arrived; महाभागा (mahābhāgā) - the fortunate one; तत्र (tatra) - there; पुण्या (puṇyā) - the sacred; सरस्वती (sarasvatī) - Sarasvati;]
(She, O great king, meditated upon by sages and those who perform sacrifices, for the purpose of assistance of the great souls assembled, the fortunate and sacred Sarasvati arrived there.)
But she, O great king, was meditated upon by sages and those who perform sacrifices. For the purpose of assisting the assembled great souls, the fortunate and sacred Sarasvati arrived there.
नैमिषे काञ्चनाक्षी तु मुनीनां सत्रयाजिनाम्। आगता सरितां श्रेष्ठा तत्र भारत पूजिता ॥९-३७-१८॥
naimiṣe kāñcanākṣī tu munīnāṃ satrayājinām। āgatā saritāṃ śreṣṭhā tatra bhārata pūjitā ॥9-37-18॥
[नैमिषे (naimiṣe) - in Naimisha; काञ्चनाक्षी (kāñcanākṣī) - Kanchanakshi; तु (tu) - but; मुनीनाम् (munīnām) - of the sages; सत्रयाजिनाम् (satrayājinām) - performing sacrifices; आगता (āgatā) - arrived; सरिताम् (saritām) - of rivers; श्रेष्ठा (śreṣṭhā) - the best; तत्र (tatra) - there; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; पूजिता (pūjitā) - worshipped;]
(In Naimisha, Kanchanakshi, but of the sages performing sacrifices, the best of rivers arrived there, O Bharata, worshipped.)
In the region of Naimisha, the revered river Kanchanakshi arrived, esteemed among the sages performing sacrifices, and was worshipped there, O Bharata.
गयस्य यजमानस्य गयेष्वेव महाक्रतुम्। आहूता सरितां श्रेष्ठा गययज्ञे सरस्वती ॥९-३७-१९॥
gayasya yajamānasya gayeṣveva mahākratum। āhūtā saritāṃ śreṣṭhā gayayajñe sarasvatī ॥9-37-19॥
[गयस्य (gayasya) - of Gaya; यजमानस्य (yajamānasya) - of the performer of the sacrifice; गयेषु (gayeṣu) - in the regions of Gaya; एव (eva) - indeed; महाक्रतुम् (mahākratum) - great sacrifice; आहूता (āhūtā) - invited; सरिताम् (saritām) - of rivers; श्रेष्ठा (śreṣṭhā) - the best; गययज्ञे (gayayajñe) - in the sacrifice of Gaya; सरस्वती (sarasvatī) - Sarasvati;]
(Of Gaya, of the performer of the sacrifice, indeed in the regions of Gaya, the great sacrifice. Invited, the best of rivers, in the sacrifice of Gaya, Sarasvati.)
In the regions of Gaya, the performer of the sacrifice conducted a great ritual. The best of rivers, Sarasvati, was invited to the sacrifice of Gaya.
विशालां तु गयेष्वाहुरृषयः संशितव्रताः। सरित्सा हिमवत्पार्श्वात्प्रसूता शीघ्रगामिनी ॥९-३७-२०॥
viśālāṃ tu gayeṣvāhurr̥ṣayaḥ saṃśitavratāḥ। saritsā himavatpārśvātpprasūtā śīghragāminī ॥9-37-20॥
[विशालाम् (viśālām) - vast; तु (tu) - but; गयेषु (gayeṣu) - in Gaya; आहुः (āhuḥ) - say; ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages; संशितव्रताः (saṃśitavratāḥ) - of firm vows; सरित्सा (saritsā) - river; हिमवत् (himavat) - Himalayas; पार्श्वात् (pārśvāt) - from the side; प्रसूता (prasūtā) - born; शीघ्रगामिनी (śīghragāminī) - swift-flowing;]
(The sages of firm vows say that the vast river, born from the side of the Himalayas, flows swiftly in Gaya.)
The sages, known for their firm vows, declare that the vast river, originating from the side of the Himalayas, flows swiftly through Gaya.
औद्दालकेस्तथा यज्ञे यजतस्तत्र भारत। समेते सर्वतः स्फीते मुनीनां मण्डले तदा ॥९-३७-२१॥
auddālakestathā yajñe yajatatatra bhārata। samete sarvataḥ sphīte munīnāṃ maṇḍale tadā ॥9-37-21॥
[औद्दालकेः (auddālakeḥ) - of Uddālaka; तथा (tathā) - thus; यज्ञे (yajñe) - in the sacrifice; यजतः (yajataḥ) - performing; तत्र (tatra) - there; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; समेते (samete) - assembled; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides; स्फीते (sphīte) - abundant; मुनीनाम् (munīnām) - of sages; मण्डले (maṇḍale) - in the circle; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(Of Uddālaka, thus in the sacrifice performing there, O Bhārata, assembled from all sides, abundant in the circle of sages, then.)
O Bhārata, during the sacrifice performed by Uddālaka, when the circle of sages was abundantly assembled from all sides, then.
उत्तरे कोसलाभागे पुण्ये राजन्महात्मनः। औद्दालकेन यजता पूर्वं ध्याता सरस्वती ॥९-३७-२२॥
uttare kosalābhāge puṇye rājanmahātmanaḥ। auddālakena yajata pūrvaṃ dhyātā sarasvatī ॥9-37-22॥
[उत्तरे (uttare) - in the northern; कोसल (kosala) - Kosala; अभागे (abhāge) - region; पुण्ये (puṇye) - sacred; राजन् (rājan) - O king; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - great soul; औद्दालकेन (auddālakena) - by Uddālaka; यजता (yajata) - by the one who performed sacrifice; पूर्वं (pūrvaṃ) - formerly; ध्याता (dhyātā) - meditated upon; सरस्वती (sarasvatī) - Sarasvati;]
(In the northern region of Kosala, O king, the sacred Sarasvati, meditated upon by the great soul Uddālaka who performed sacrifices, was formerly situated.)
In the northern part of Kosala, O king, the sacred Sarasvati River, once meditated upon by the great sage Uddālaka who performed sacrifices, was located.
आजगाम सरिच्छ्रेष्ठा तं देशमृषिकारणात्। पूज्यमाना मुनिगणैर्वल्कलाजिनसंवृतैः ॥ मनोह्रदेति विख्याता सा हि तैर्मनसा हृता ॥९-३७-२३॥
ājagāma saricchreṣṭhā taṃ deśamṛṣikāraṇāt। pūjyamānā munigaṇairvalkalājina saṃvṛtaiḥ ॥ manahradeti vikhyātā sā hi tairmanasā hṛtā ॥9-37-23॥
[आजगाम (ājagāma) - came; सरिच्छ्रेष्ठा (saricchreṣṭhā) - best of rivers; तं (taṃ) - that; देशम् (deśam) - region; ऋषिकारणात् (ṛṣikāraṇāt) - for the sake of the sages; पूज्यमाना (pūjyamānā) - being worshipped; मुनिगणैः (munigaṇaiḥ) - by groups of sages; वल्कलाजिनसंवृतैः (valkalājina saṃvṛtaiḥ) - clad in bark and deer skin; मनोह्रदा (manahradā) - Manahrada; इति (iti) - thus; विख्याता (vikhyātā) - known; सा (sā) - she; हि (hi) - indeed; तैः (taiḥ) - by them; मनसा (manasā) - by the mind; हृता (hṛtā) - captured;]
(The best of rivers came to that region for the sake of the sages, being worshipped by groups of sages clad in bark and deer skin. Known as Manahrada, she was indeed captured by them in their minds.)
The revered river, known as Manahrada, arrived in that region for the sake of the sages. She was worshipped by groups of sages clad in bark and deer skin and was indeed captured by them in their minds.
सुवेणुरृषभद्वीपे पुण्ये राजर्षिसेविते। कुरोश्च यजमानस्य कुरुक्षेत्रे महात्मनः ॥ आजगाम महाभागा सरिच्छ्रेष्ठा सरस्वती ॥९-३७-२४॥
suveṇurṛṣabhadvīpe puṇye rājarṣisevite। kurośca yajamānasya kurukṣetre mahātmanaḥ ॥ ājagāma mahābhāgā saricchreṣṭhā sarasvatī ॥9-37-24॥
[सुवेणु (suveṇu) - Suvenu; ऋषभद्वीपे (ṛṣabhadvīpe) - in Rishabha island; पुण्ये (puṇye) - sacred; राजर्षिसेविते (rājarṣisevite) - served by royal sages; कुरोः (kuroḥ) - of Kuru; च (ca) - and; यजमानस्य (yajamānasya) - of the performer of sacrifices; कुरुक्षेत्रे (kurukṣetre) - in Kurukshetra; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - great soul; आजगाम (ājagāma) - arrived; महाभागा (mahābhāgā) - greatly fortunate; सरिच्छ्रेष्ठा (saricchreṣṭhā) - the best of rivers; सरस्वती (sarasvatī) - Sarasvati;]
(In the sacred Rishabha island of Suvenu, served by royal sages, in the Kurukshetra of the great soul Kuru, the greatly fortunate best of rivers, Sarasvati, arrived.)
In the sacred island of Rishabha, known as Suvenu, which is served by royal sages, in the holy land of Kurukshetra belonging to the great soul Kuru, the highly revered river Sarasvati arrived.
ओघवत्यपि राजेन्द्र वसिष्ठेन महात्मना। समाहूता कुरुक्षेत्रे दिव्यतोया सरस्वती ॥९-३७-२५॥
oghavatyapi rājendra vasiṣṭhena mahātmanā। samāhūtā kurukṣetre divyatoyā sarasvatī ॥9-37-25॥
[ओघवत्यपि (oghavatyapi) - in Oghavati; also; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; वसिष्ठेन (vasiṣṭhena) - by Vasiṣṭha; महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great soul; समाहूता (samāhūtā) - invited; कुरुक्षेत्रे (kurukṣetre) - in Kurukṣetra; दिव्यतोया (divyatoyā) - with divine waters; सरस्वती (sarasvatī) - Sarasvatī;]
(In Oghavati also, O king, the Sarasvatī with divine waters was invited by the great soul Vasiṣṭha in Kurukṣetra.)
In Oghavati, O King, the great sage Vasiṣṭha invited the divine river Sarasvatī to Kurukṣetra, known for its sacred waters.
दक्षेण यजता चापि गङ्गाद्वारे सरस्वती। विमलोदा भगवती ब्रह्मणा यजता पुनः ॥ समाहूता ययौ तत्र पुण्ये हैमवते गिरौ ॥९-३७-२६॥
dakṣeṇa yajata cāpi gaṅgādvāre sarasvatī। vimalodā bhagavatī brahmaṇā yajata punaḥ ॥ samāhūtā yayau tatra puṇye haimavate girau ॥9-37-26॥
[दक्षेण (dakṣeṇa) - by Daksha; यजता (yajata) - by the one who performs sacrifice; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; गङ्गाद्वारे (gaṅgādvāre) - at the gate of the Ganges; सरस्वती (sarasvatī) - Sarasvati; विमलोदा (vimalodā) - of pure waters; भगवती (bhagavatī) - the divine; ब्रह्मणा (brahmaṇā) - by Brahma; यजता (yajata) - by the one who performs sacrifice; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; समाहूता (samāhūtā) - invited; ययौ (yayau) - went; तत्र (tatra) - there; पुण्ये (puṇye) - in the sacred; हैमवते (haimavate) - Himalayan; गिरौ (girau) - mountain;]
(By Daksha, and also by the one who performs sacrifice, at the gate of the Ganges, Sarasvati of pure waters, the divine, by Brahma, by the one who performs sacrifice again, invited, went there, in the sacred Himalayan mountain.)
Sarasvati, the divine river of pure waters, was invited by Daksha and also by Brahma, the performer of sacrifices, to the sacred Himalayan mountain at the gate of the Ganges, and she went there.
एकीभूतास्ततस्तास्तु तस्मिंस्तीर्थे समागताः। सप्तसारस्वतं तीर्थं ततस्तत्प्रथितं भुवि ॥९-३७-२७॥
ekībhūtāstatastāstu tasmiṁstīrthe samāgatāḥ। saptasārasvataṁ tīrthaṁ tatastatprathitaṁ bhuvi ॥9-37-27॥
[एकीभूताः (ekībhūtāḥ) - united; ततः (tataḥ) - then; ताः (tāḥ) - they; तु (tu) - indeed; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; तीर्थे (tīrthe) - sacred place; समागताः (samāgatāḥ) - assembled; सप्तसारस्वतं (saptasārasvataṁ) - Saptasarasvata; तीर्थं (tīrtham) - sacred place; ततः (tataḥ) - then; तत् (tat) - that; प्रथितं (prathitaṁ) - famous; भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth;]
(United, then they indeed assembled in that sacred place. The Saptasarasvata sacred place then became famous on earth.)
The group united and gathered at the sacred site known as Saptasarasvata, which then became renowned across the world.
इति सप्त सरस्वत्यो नामतः परिकीर्तिताः। सप्तसारस्वतं चैव तीर्थं पुण्यं तथा स्मृतम् ॥९-३७-२८॥
iti sapta sarasvatyo nāmataḥ parikīrtitāḥ। saptasārasvataṃ caiva tīrthaṃ puṇyaṃ tathā smṛtam ॥9-37-28॥
[इति (iti) - thus; सप्त (sapta) - seven; सरस्वत्यः (sarasvatyaḥ) - Saraswatis; नामतः (nāmataḥ) - by name; परिकीर्तिताः (parikīrtitāḥ) - are mentioned; सप्तसारस्वतम् (saptasārasvatam) - Saptasarasvata; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; तीर्थम् (tīrtham) - holy place; पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - sacred; तथा (tathā) - thus; स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - is remembered;]
(Thus, the seven Saraswatis are mentioned by name. The Saptasarasvata is indeed a holy and sacred place, thus remembered.)
Thus, the seven rivers named Saraswati are mentioned. The Saptasarasvata is considered a sacred pilgrimage site and is remembered as such.
शृणु मङ्कणकस्यापि कौमारब्रह्मचारिणः। आपगामवगाढस्य राजन्प्रक्रीडितं महत् ॥९-३७-२९॥
śṛṇu maṅkaṇakasyāpi kaumārabrahmacāriṇaḥ। āpagāmavagāḍhasya rājanprakrīḍitaṃ mahat ॥9-37-29॥
[शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen; मङ्कणकस्य (maṅkaṇakasya) - of Maṅkaṇaka; अपि (api) - also; कौमारब्रह्मचारिणः (kaumārabrahmacāriṇaḥ) - of the celibate youth; आपगाम् (āpagām) - to the river; अवगाढस्य (avagāḍhasya) - immersed; राजन् (rājan) - O king; प्रक्रीडितं (prakrīḍitaṃ) - play; महत् (mahat) - great;]
(Listen to the story of Maṅkaṇaka, the celibate youth, who was immersed in the river, O king, and his great play.)
Listen, O king, to the tale of Maṅkaṇaka, the youthful celibate, who engaged in great play while immersed in the river.
दृष्ट्वा यदृच्छया तत्र स्त्रियमम्भसि भारत। स्नायन्तीं रुचिरापाङ्गीं दिग्वाससमनिन्दिताम् ॥ सरस्वत्यां महाराज चस्कन्दे वीर्यमम्भसि ॥९-३७-३०॥
dṛṣṭvā yadṛcchayā tatra striyam ambhasi bhārata। snāyantīṃ rucirāpāṅgīṃ digvāsasamaninditām ॥ sarasvatyāṃ mahārāja caskande vīryam ambhasi ॥9-37-30॥
[दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; यदृच्छया (yadṛcchayā) - by chance; तत्र (tatra) - there; स्त्रियम् (striyam) - woman; अम्भसि (ambhasi) - in the water; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; स्नायन्तीम् (snāyantīm) - bathing; रुचिरापाङ्गीम् (rucirāpāṅgīm) - with beautiful eyes; दिग्वाससम् (digvāsasam) - naked; अनिन्दिताम् (aninditām) - blameless; सरस्वत्याम् (sarasvatyām) - in the Sarasvati; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; चस्कन्दे (caskande) - discharged; वीर्यम् (vīryam) - semen; अम्भसि (ambhasi) - in the water;]
(Having seen by chance there a woman in the water, O Bhārata, bathing, with beautiful eyes, naked, blameless, in the Sarasvati, O great king, discharged semen in the water.)
O Bhārata, upon seeing by chance a blameless woman with beautiful eyes bathing naked in the Sarasvati, O great king, he discharged his semen into the water.
तद्रेतः स तु जग्राह कलशे वै महातपाः। सप्तधा प्रविभागं तु कलशस्थं जगाम ह ॥ तत्रर्षयः सप्त जाता जज्ञिरे मरुतां गणाः ॥९-३७-३१॥
tadretaḥ sa tu jagrāha kalaśe vai mahātapāḥ। saptadhā pravibhāgaṃ tu kalaśasthaṃ jagāma ha ॥ tatrarṣayaḥ sapta jātā jajñire marutāṃ gaṇāḥ ॥9-37-31॥
[तत् (tat) - that; रेतः (retaḥ) - semen; सः (saḥ) - he; तु (tu) - but; जग्राह (jagrāha) - took; कलशे (kalaśe) - in a pot; वै (vai) - indeed; महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - great ascetic; सप्तधा (saptadhā) - sevenfold; प्रविभागम् (pravibhāgam) - division; तु (tu) - but; कलशस्थम् (kalaśastham) - contained in the pot; जगाम (jagāma) - went; ह (ha) - indeed; तत्र (tatra) - there; ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages; सप्त (sapta) - seven; जाताः (jātāḥ) - born; जज्ञिरे (jajñire) - were born; मरुताम् (marutām) - of the Maruts; गणाः (gaṇāḥ) - groups;]
(That semen, he took in a pot, indeed, the great ascetic. Sevenfold division, but, contained in the pot, went indeed. There, seven sages were born, the groups of the Maruts.)
The great ascetic took that semen in a pot. It was divided into seven parts, and from it, seven sages were born, who became the groups of the Maruts.
वायुवेगो वायुबलो वायुहा वायुमण्डलः। वायुज्वालो वायुरेता वायुचक्रश्च वीर्यवान् ॥ एवमेते समुत्पन्ना मरुतां जनयिष्णवः ॥९-३७-३२॥
vāyuvego vāyubalo vāyuhā vāyumaṇḍalaḥ। vāyujvālo vāyuretā vāyucakraśca vīryavān ॥ evamete samutpannā marutāṃ janayiṣṇavaḥ ॥9-37-32॥
[वायुवेगः (vāyuvegaḥ) - wind-speed; वायुबलः (vāyubalaḥ) - wind-strength; वायुहा (vāyuhā) - wind-killer; वायुमण्डलः (vāyumaṇḍalaḥ) - wind-circle; वायुज्वालः (vāyujvālaḥ) - wind-flame; वायुरेताः (vāyuretāḥ) - wind-seed; वायुचक्रः (vāyucakraḥ) - wind-wheel; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - powerful; एवम् (evam) - thus; एते (ete) - these; समुत्पन्नाः (samutpannāḥ) - arisen; मरुताम् (marutām) - of the Maruts; जनयिष्णवः (janayiṣṇavaḥ) - progenitors;]
(Wind-speed, wind-strength, wind-killer, wind-circle, wind-flame, wind-seed, wind-wheel, powerful. Thus these have arisen as progenitors of the Maruts.)
The winds, with their speed, strength, and destructive power, form circles, flames, seeds, and wheels, embodying great power. Thus, these have arisen as the progenitors of the Maruts.
इदमन्यच्च राजेन्द्र शृण्वाश्चर्यतरं भुवि। महर्षेश्चरितं यादृक्त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम् ॥९-३७-३३॥
idam anyac ca rājendra śṛṇvāścaryataraṃ bhuvi। maharṣeś caritaṃ yādṛk triṣu lokeṣu viśrutam ॥9-37-33॥
[इदम् (idam) - this; अन्यत् (anyat) - other; च (ca) - and; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear; आश्चर्यतरम् (āścaryataram) - more wonderful; भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth; महर्षेः (maharṣeḥ) - of the great sage; चरितम् (caritam) - the story; यादृक् (yādṛk) - as it is; त्रिषु (triṣu) - in the three; लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - worlds; विश्रुतम् (viśrutam) - famous;]
(This and another, O king, hear a more wonderful story on earth, of the great sage, as it is famous in the three worlds.)
O King, listen to another wondrous story on earth, the tale of the great sage, as it is renowned across the three worlds.
पुरा मङ्कणकः सिद्धः कुशाग्रेणेति नः श्रुतम्। क्षतः किल करे राजंस्तस्य शाकरसोऽस्रवत् ॥ स वि शाकरसं दृष्ट्वा हर्षाविष्टः प्रनृत्तवान् ॥९-३७-३४॥
purā maṅkaṇakaḥ siddhaḥ kuśāgreṇeti naḥ śrutam। kṣataḥ kila kare rājaṃstasya śākaraso'sravat ॥ sa vi śākarasaṃ dṛṣṭvā harṣāviṣṭaḥ pranṛttavān ॥9-37-34॥
[पुरा (purā) - formerly; मङ्कणकः (maṅkaṇakaḥ) - Maṅkaṇaka; सिद्धः (siddhaḥ) - a perfected being; कुशाग्रेण (kuśāgreṇa) - with the tip of a blade of grass; इति (iti) - thus; नः (naḥ) - to us; श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard; क्षतः (kṣataḥ) - wounded; किल (kila) - indeed; करे (kare) - in the hand; राजन् (rājan) - O King; तस्य (tasya) - his; शाकरसः (śākarasaḥ) - vegetable juice; अस्रवत् (asravat) - flowed; सः (saḥ) - he; वि (vi) - indeed; शाकरसं (śākarasaṃ) - vegetable juice; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; हर्षाविष्टः (harṣāviṣṭaḥ) - filled with joy; प्रनृत्तवान् (pranṛttavān) - danced;]
(Formerly, Maṅkaṇaka, a perfected being, with the tip of a blade of grass, thus to us heard. Wounded indeed in the hand, O King, his vegetable juice flowed. He indeed, seeing the vegetable juice, filled with joy, danced.)
It is said that once the sage Maṅkaṇaka, who had attained perfection, pricked his hand with the tip of a blade of grass. Astonishingly, instead of blood, vegetable juice flowed from the wound. Seeing this, he was filled with joy and began to dance.
ततस्तस्मिन्प्रनृत्ते वै स्थावरं जङ्गमं च यत्। प्रनृत्तमुभयं वीर तेजसा तस्य मोहितम् ॥९-३७-३५॥
tatastasminpranṛtte vai sthāvaraṃ jaṅgamaṃ ca yat। pranṛttamubhayaṃ vīra tejasā tasya mohitam ॥9-37-35॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; प्रनृत्ते (pranṛtte) - dance; वै (vai) - indeed; स्थावरं (sthāvaraṃ) - immovable; जङ्गमं (jaṅgamaṃ) - movable; च (ca) - and; यत् (yat) - which; प्रनृत्तम् (pranṛttam) - danced; उभयं (ubhayaṃ) - both; वीर (vīra) - hero; तेजसा (tejasā) - by the splendor; तस्य (tasya) - his; मोहितम् (mohitam) - bewildered;]
(Then, in that dance indeed, both the immovable and movable, which danced, O hero, were bewildered by his splendor.)
Then, during that dance, both the immovable and movable entities were enchanted by his brilliance, O hero.
ब्रह्मादिभिः सुरै राजन्नृषिभिश्च तपोधनैः। विज्ञप्तो वै महादेव ऋषेरर्थे नराधिप ॥ नायं नृत्येद्यथा देव तथा त्वं कर्तुमर्हसि ॥९-३७-३६॥
brahmādibhiḥ surai rājannṛṣibhiśca tapodhanaiḥ। vijñapto vai mahādeva ṛṣerarthe narādhipa ॥ nāyaṃ nṛtyedyathā deva tathā tvaṃ kartumarhasi ॥9-37-36॥
[ब्रह्मादिभिः (brahmādibhiḥ) - by Brahma and others; सुरैः (suraiḥ) - by the gods; राजन् (rājan) - O king; ऋषिभिः (ṛṣibhiḥ) - by the sages; च (ca) - and; तपोधनैः (tapodhanaiḥ) - by the ascetics; विज्ञप्तः (vijñaptaḥ) - requested; वै (vai) - indeed; महादेव (mahādeva) - O great god; ऋषेः (ṛṣeḥ) - of the sage; अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake; नराधिप (narādhipa) - O lord of men; न (na) - not; अयम् (ayam) - this; नृत्येत् (nṛtyet) - should dance; यथा (yathā) - as; देव (deva) - O god; तथा (tathā) - so; त्वम् (tvam) - you; कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do; अर्हसि (arhasi) - ought to; ॥९-३७-३६॥ (॥9-37-36॥) - (verse number);]
(By Brahma and others, by the gods, O king, by the sages and the ascetics, requested indeed, O great god, for the sake of the sage, O lord of men, this should not dance as, O god, so you ought to do.)
O King, requested by Brahma, the gods, sages, and ascetics, indeed, O great god, for the sake of the sage, O lord of men, you should not dance as the god does, so you ought to act accordingly.
ततो देवो मुनिं दृष्ट्वा हर्षाविष्टमतीव ह। सुराणां हितकामार्थं महादेवोऽभ्यभाषत ॥९-३७-३७॥
tato devo muniṁ dṛṣṭvā harṣāviṣṭamatīva ha। surāṇāṁ hitakāmārthaṁ mahādevo'bhyabhāṣata ॥9-37-37॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; देवः (devaḥ) - the god; मुनिम् (munim) - the sage; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; हर्षाविष्टम् (harṣāviṣṭam) - filled with joy; अतीव (atīva) - extremely; ह (ha) - indeed; सुराणाम् (surāṇām) - of the gods; हितकामार्थम् (hitakāmārtham) - for the purpose of welfare; महादेवः (mahādevaḥ) - Mahadeva; अभ्यभाषत (abhyabhāṣata) - spoke;]
(Then the god, having seen the sage, indeed extremely filled with joy, Mahadeva spoke for the purpose of the welfare of the gods.)
Then Mahadeva, filled with immense joy upon seeing the sage, spoke for the welfare of the gods.
भो भो ब्राह्मण धर्मज्ञ किमर्थं नरिनर्त्सि वै। हर्षस्थानं किमर्थं वै तवेदं मुनिसत्तम ॥ तपस्विनो धर्मपथे स्थितस्य द्विजसत्तम ॥९-३७-३८॥
bho bho brāhmaṇa dharmajña kimarthaṁ narinartsi vai। harṣasthānaṁ kimarthaṁ vai tavedaṁ munisattama ॥ tapasvino dharmapathe sthitasya dvijasattama ॥9-37-38॥
[भो (bho) - O; भो (bho) - O; ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa) - brāhmaṇa; धर्मज्ञ (dharmajña) - knower of dharma; किमर्थम् (kimartham) - why; नरिनर्त्सि (narinartsi) - do you dance; वै (vai) - indeed; हर्षस्थानम् (harṣasthānam) - place of joy; किमर्थम् (kimartham) - why; वै (vai) - indeed; तव (tava) - your; इदम् (idam) - this; मुनिसत्तम (munisattama) - O best of sages; तपस्विनः (tapasvinaḥ) - of the ascetic; धर्मपथे (dharmapathe) - on the path of dharma; स्थितस्य (sthitasya) - of the one who is situated; द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best of the twice-born;]
(O O brāhmaṇa knower of dharma why do you dance indeed? Place of joy why indeed your this O best of sages. Of the ascetic on the path of dharma of the one who is situated O best of the twice-born.)
O O brāhmaṇa, knower of dharma, why do you dance indeed? Why is this place of joy yours, O best of sages? O best of the twice-born, who is situated on the path of dharma, of the ascetic.
ऋषिरुवाच॥
ṛṣiruvāca॥
[ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(The sage said:)
The sage spoke:
किं न पश्यसि मे ब्रह्मन्कराच्छाकरसं स्रुतम्। यं दृष्ट्वा वै प्रनृत्तोऽहं हर्षेण महता विभो ॥९-३७-३९॥
kiṁ na paśyasi me brahmankarācchākarasaṁ srutam। yaṁ dṛṣṭvā vai pranṛtto'haṁ harṣeṇa mahatā vibho ॥9-37-39॥
[किं (kiṁ) - what; न (na) - not; पश्यसि (paśyasi) - you see; मे (me) - my; ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman; करात् (karāt) - from the hand; शाकरसं (śākarasaṁ) - vegetable juice; स्रुतम् (srutam) - spilled; यम् (yam) - which; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; वै (vai) - indeed; प्रनृत्तः (pranṛttaḥ) - danced; अहम् (aham) - I; हर्षेण (harṣeṇa) - with joy; महता (mahatā) - great; विभो (vibho) - O Lord;]
(What, do you not see, O Brahman, the vegetable juice spilled from my hand? Having seen it, indeed, I danced with great joy, O Lord.)
"O Brahman, can't you see the vegetable juice spilled from my hand? Seeing it, I danced with immense joy, O Lord."
तं प्रहस्याब्रवीद्देवो मुनिं रागेण मोहितम्। अहं न विस्मयं विप्र गच्छामीति प्रपश्य माम् ॥९-३७-४०॥
taṁ prahasyābravīddevo muniṁ rāgeṇa mohitam। ahaṁ na vismayaṁ vipra gacchāmīti prapaśya mām ॥9-37-40॥
[तं (tam) - him; प्रहस्य (prahasya) - smiling; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; देवः (devaḥ) - the god; मुनिम् (munim) - to the sage; रागेण (rāgeṇa) - with passion; मोहितम् (mohitam) - deluded; अहम् (aham) - I; न (na) - not; विस्मयम् (vismayam) - wonder; विप्र (vipra) - O sage; गच्छामि (gacchāmi) - go; इति (iti) - thus; प्रपश्य (prapaśya) - see; माम् (mām) - me;]
(Smiling, the god said to the sage, who was deluded by passion: "I do not go into wonder, O sage, see me thus.")
The god, with a smile, addressed the sage who was deluded by passion, saying, "O sage, I am not surprised; behold me."
एवमुक्त्वा मुनिश्रेष्ठं महादेवेन धीमता। अङ्गुल्यग्रेण राजेन्द्र स्वाङ्गुष्ठस्ताडितोऽभवत् ॥९-३७-४१॥
evamuktvā muniśreṣṭhaṃ mahādevena dhīmatā। aṅgulyagreṇa rājendra svāṅguṣṭhastāḍito'bhavat ॥9-37-41॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; मुनिश्रेष्ठम् (muniśreṣṭham) - O best of sages; महादेवेन (mahādevena) - by Mahadeva; धीमता (dhīmatā) - wise; अङ्गुल्यग्रेण (aṅgulyagreṇa) - with the tip of the finger; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king of kings; स्व (sva) - own; अङ्गुष्ठ (aṅguṣṭha) - thumb; ताडितः (tāḍitaḥ) - struck; अभवत् (abhavat) - became;]
(Thus, having spoken, O best of sages, by the wise Mahadeva, with the tip of the finger, O king of kings, his own thumb was struck.)
After speaking thus, the wise Mahadeva, with the tip of his finger, struck his own thumb, O best of sages and king of kings.
ततो भस्म क्षताद्राजन्निर्गतं हिमसंनिभम्। तद्दृष्ट्वा व्रीडितो राजन्स मुनिः पादयोर्गतः ॥९-३७-४२॥
tato bhasma kṣatādrājannirgataṃ himasaṃnibham। taddṛṣṭvā vrīḍito rājansa muniḥ pādayorgataḥ ॥9-37-42॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; भस्म (bhasma) - ash; क्षतात् (kṣatāt) - from the wound; राजन् (rājan) - O king; निर्गतम् (nirgatam) - emerged; हिमसंनिभम् (himasaṃnibham) - snow-like; तत् (tat) - that; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; व्रीडितः (vrīḍitaḥ) - ashamed; राजन् (rājan) - O king; सः (saḥ) - he; मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage; पादयोः (pādayoḥ) - at the feet; गतः (gataḥ) - went;]
(Then ash, snow-like, emerged from the wound, O king. Having seen that, ashamed, O king, the sage went to the feet.)
Then, O king, snow-like ash emerged from the wound. Seeing this, the sage, feeling ashamed, went to the feet.
ऋषिरुवाच॥
ṛṣiruvāca॥
[ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(The sage said:)
The sage spoke:
नान्यं देवादहं मन्ये रुद्रात्परतरं महत्। सुरासुरस्य जगतो गतिस्त्वमसि शूलधृक् ॥९-३७-४३॥
nānyaṃ devādahaṃ manye rudrātparataraṃ mahat। surāsurasya jagato gatistvamasi śūladhṛk ॥9-37-43॥
[न (na) - not; अन्यं (anyaṃ) - other; देवात् (devāt) - than the god; अहम् (aham) - I; मन्ये (manye) - think; रुद्रात् (rudrāt) - than Rudra; परतरम् (parataram) - greater; महत् (mahat) - great; सुर (sura) - of gods; असुरस्य (asurasya) - of demons; जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world; गतिः (gatiḥ) - the refuge; त्वम् (tvam) - you; असि (asi) - are; शूलधृक् (śūladhṛk) - the trident-holder;]
(I do not think there is any god greater than Rudra. You are the refuge of the gods and demons of the world, O trident-holder.)
I believe there is no deity greater than Rudra. You are the protector of both gods and demons in the universe, O wielder of the trident.
त्वया सृष्टमिदं विश्वं वदन्तीह मनीषिणः। त्वामेव सर्वं विशति पुनरेव युगक्षये ॥९-३७-४४॥
tvayā sṛṣṭamidaṃ viśvaṃ vadantīha manīṣiṇaḥ। tvāmeva sarvaṃ viśati punareva yugakṣaye ॥9-37-44॥
[त्वया (tvayā) - by you; सृष्टम् (sṛṣṭam) - created; इदम् (idam) - this; विश्वम् (viśvam) - universe; वदन्ति (vadanti) - say; इह (iha) - here; मनीषिणः (manīṣiṇaḥ) - the wise; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; एव (eva) - only; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; विशति (viśati) - enters; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; एव (eva) - only; युगक्षये (yugakṣaye) - at the end of the age;]
(The wise here say that this universe is created by you; at the end of the age, all enters you again.)
The wise declare that you are the creator of this universe, and at the end of the age, everything merges back into you.
देवैरपि न शक्यस्त्वं परिज्ञातुं कुतो मया। त्वयि सर्वे स्म दृश्यन्ते सुरा ब्रह्मादयोऽनघ ॥९-३७-४५॥
devairapi na śakyastvaṃ parijñātuṃ kuto mayā। tvayi sarve sma dṛśyante surā brahmādayo'nagha ॥9-37-45॥
[देवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods; अपि (api) - even; न (na) - not; शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - possible; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; परिज्ञातुम् (parijñātum) - to be known; कुतः (kutaḥ) - how; मया (mayā) - by me; त्वयि (tvayi) - in you; सर्वे (sarve) - all; स्म (sma) - indeed; दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are seen; सुराः (surāḥ) - gods; ब्रह्मादयः (brahmādayaḥ) - Brahma and others; अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one;]
(Even by the gods, you are not possible to be known; how by me? In you, indeed, all gods like Brahma and others are seen, O sinless one.)
Even the gods cannot fully comprehend you, so how can I? Within you, all the gods, including Brahma and others, are perceived, O sinless one.
सर्वस्त्वमसि देवानां कर्ता कारयिता च ह। त्वत्प्रसादात्सुराः सर्वे मोदन्तीहाकुतोभयाः ॥९-३७-४६॥
sarvastvamasi devānāṃ kartā kārayitā ca ha। tvatprasādātsurāḥ sarve modantīhākutobhayāḥ ॥9-37-46॥
[सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - all; त्वम् (tvam) - you; असि (asi) - are; देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods; कर्ता (kartā) - creator; कारयिता (kārayitā) - instigator; च (ca) - and; ह (ha) - indeed; त्वत् (tvat) - your; प्रसादात् (prasādāt) - by grace; सुराः (surāḥ) - gods; सर्वे (sarve) - all; मोदन्ति (modanti) - rejoice; इह (iha) - here; अकुतोभयाः (akutobhayāḥ) - fearless;]
(All you are of the gods creator instigator and indeed. By your grace gods all rejoice here fearless.)
You are the creator and instigator of all the gods. By your grace, all the gods rejoice here without fear.
एवं स्तुत्वा महादेवं स ऋषिः प्रणतोऽब्रवीत्। भगवंस्त्वत्प्रसादाद्वै तपो मे न क्षरेदिति ॥९-३७-४७॥
evaṃ stutvā mahādevaṃ sa ṛṣiḥ praṇato'bravīt। bhagavaṃstvatprasādādvai tapo me na kṣarediti ॥9-37-47॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; स्तुत्वा (stutvā) - having praised; महादेवं (mahādevaṃ) - the great god; सः (saḥ) - he; ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage; प्रणतः (praṇataḥ) - bowed; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord; त्वत् (tvat) - your; प्रसादात् (prasādāt) - by grace; वै (vai) - indeed; तपः (tapaḥ) - penance; मे (me) - my; न (na) - not; क्षरेत् (kṣaret) - diminish; इति (iti) - thus;]
(Thus, having praised the great god, the sage, having bowed, said: "O Lord, by your grace indeed, may my penance not diminish.")
After praising the great god, the sage bowed and said, "O Lord, may my penance not diminish by your grace."
ततो देवः प्रीतमनास्तमृषिं पुनरब्रवीत्। तपस्ते वर्धतां विप्र मत्प्रसादात्सहस्रधा ॥ आश्रमे चेह वत्स्यामि त्वया सार्धमहं सदा ॥९-३७-४८॥
tato devaḥ prītamanāstamṛṣiṃ punarabravīt। tapaste vardhatāṃ vipra matprasādātsahasradhā ॥ āśrame ceha vatsyāmi tvayā sārdhamahaṃ sadā ॥9-37-48॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; देवः (devaḥ) - the god; प्रीतमनाः (prītamanāḥ) - pleased in mind; तम् (tam) - to him; ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - sage; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; तपः (tapaḥ) - penance; ते (te) - your; वर्धताम् (vardhatām) - may increase; विप्र (vipra) - O sage; मत्प्रसादात् (matprasādāt) - by my grace; सहस्रधा (sahasradhā) - a thousandfold; आश्रमे (āśrame) - in the hermitage; च (ca) - and; इह (iha) - here; वत्स्यामि (vatsyāmi) - I shall dwell; त्वया (tvayā) - with you; सार्धम् (sārdham) - together; अहम् (aham) - I; सदा (sadā) - always;]
(Then the god, pleased in mind, said to him, the sage, again: "O sage, may your penance increase a thousandfold by my grace. I shall dwell here in the hermitage with you always.")
Then the god, pleased with the sage, spoke again: "O sage, by my grace, your penance will increase a thousandfold. I will always stay here in the hermitage with you."
सप्तसारस्वते चास्मिन्यो मामर्चिष्यते नरः। न तस्य दुर्लभं किञ्चिद्भवितेह परत्र च ॥ सारस्वतं च लोकं ते गमिष्यन्ति न संशयः ॥९-३७-४९॥
saptasārasvate cāsminyo mām arciṣyate naraḥ। na tasya durlabhaṃ kiñcid bhaviteha paratra ca ॥ sārasvataṃ ca lokaṃ te gamiṣyanti na saṃśayaḥ ॥9-37-49॥
[सप्तसारस्वते (saptasārasvate) - in the seven Sarasvati; च (ca) - and; अस्मिन (asmin) - in this; यः (yaḥ) - who; माम् (mām) - me; अर्चिष्यते (arciṣyate) - will worship; नरः (naraḥ) - man; न (na) - not; तस्य (tasya) - his; दुर्लभं (durlabhaṃ) - difficult to obtain; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything; भविते (bhavite) - will be; इह (iha) - here; परत्र (paratra) - in the other world; च (ca) - and; सारस्वतं (sārasvataṃ) - Sarasvati; च (ca) - and; लोकं (lokaṃ) - world; ते (te) - they; गमिष्यन्ति (gamiṣyanti) - will go; न (na) - not; संशयः (saṃśayaḥ) - doubt;]
(In the seven Sarasvati, whoever will worship me, that man will not find anything difficult to obtain, either here or in the other world. They will go to the world of Sarasvati, without a doubt.)
In the seven regions of Sarasvati, whoever worships me will find nothing difficult to obtain, either in this world or the next. They will surely reach the world of Sarasvati, without any doubt.
एतन्मङ्कणकस्यापि चरितं भूरितेजसः। स हि पुत्रः सजन्यायामुत्पन्नो मातरिश्वना ॥९-३७-५०॥
etanmaṅkaṇakasyāpi caritaṃ bhūritejasaḥ। sa hi putraḥ sajanyāyāmutpanno mātariśvanā ॥9-37-50॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; मङ्कणकस्य (maṅkaṇakasya) - of Maṅkaṇaka; अपि (api) - also; चरितम् (caritam) - story; भूरितेजसः (bhūritejasaḥ) - of great splendor; सः (saḥ) - he; हि (hi) - indeed; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; सजन्यायाम् (sajanyāyām) - in Sajanya; उत्पन्नः (utpannaḥ) - born; मातरिश्वना (mātariśvanā) - by Mātariśvan;]
(This is also the story of Maṅkaṇaka of great splendor. He was indeed the son born in Sajanya by Mātariśvan.)
This is the story of the illustrious Maṅkaṇaka, who was born to Sajanya by Mātariśvan.
