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Library: Sage Ārṣṭiṣeṇa's great austerities and attainment of Brahminhood by Sindhudvīpa.
जनमेजय उवाच॥
janamejaya uvāca॥
[जनमेजयः (janamejayaḥ) - Janamejaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Janamejaya said:)
Janamejaya said:
कथमार्ष्टिषेणो भगवान्विपुलं तप्तवांस्तपः। सिन्धुद्वीपः कथं चापि ब्राह्मण्यं लब्धवांस्तदा ॥९-३९-१॥
katham ārṣṭiṣeṇo bhagavān vipulaṃ taptavāṃs tapaḥ। sindhudvīpaḥ kathaṃ cāpi brāhmaṇyaṃ labdhavāṃs tadā ॥9-39-1॥
[कथम् (katham) - how; आर्ष्टिषेणः (ārṣṭiṣeṇaḥ) - Ārṣṭiṣeṇa; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the revered; विपुलम् (vipulam) - great; तप्तवान् (taptavān) - practiced; तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity; सिन्धुद्वीपः (sindhudvīpaḥ) - Sindhudvīpa; कथम् (katham) - how; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; ब्राह्मण्यम् (brāhmaṇyam) - Brahminhood; लब्धवान् (labdhavān) - attained; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(How did the revered Ārṣṭiṣeṇa practice great austerity? How did Sindhudvīpa also attain Brahminhood then?)
How did the revered sage Ārṣṭiṣeṇa perform great austerities, and how did Sindhudvīpa attain Brahminhood at that time?
देवापिश्च कथं ब्रह्मन्विश्वामित्रश्च सत्तम। तन्ममाचक्ष्व भगवन्परं कौतूहलं हि मे ॥९-३९-२॥
devāpiśca kathaṃ brahmanviśvāmitraśca sattama। tanmamācakṣva bhagavanparaṃ kautūhalaṃ hi me ॥9-39-2॥
[देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; अपि (api) - also; च (ca) - and; कथं (kathaṃ) - how; ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman; विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - Viśvāmitra; च (ca) - and; सत्तम (sattama) - O best one; तत् (tat) - that; मम (mama) - my; आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell; भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord; परम् (param) - great; कौतूहलम् (kautūhalam) - curiosity; हि (hi) - indeed; मे (me) - my;]
(O Brahman, how did the gods and Viśvāmitra, O best one, tell me, O Lord, my great curiosity indeed.)
O Brahman, please tell me how the gods and Viśvāmitra, the best among them, are involved, as I am indeed very curious about it.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaishampayana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaishampayana said:)
Vaishampayana said:
पुरा कृतयुगे राजन्नार्ष्टिषेणो द्विजोत्तमः। वसन्गुरुकुले नित्यं नित्यमध्ययने रतः ॥९-३९-३॥
purā kṛtayuge rājannārṣṭiṣeṇo dvijottamaḥ। vasangurukule nityaṃ nityamadhyayane rataḥ ॥9-39-3॥
[पुरा (purā) - formerly; कृतयुगे (kṛtayuge) - in the Krita Yuga; राजन् (rājan) - O king; ऋषि (ṛṣi) - sage; षेणः (ṣeṇaḥ) - named Shena; द्विजोत्तमः (dvijottamaḥ) - best among the twice-born; वसन् (vasan) - residing; गुरुकुले (gurukule) - in the guru's abode; नित्यं (nityaṃ) - always; नित्यमध्ययने (nityamadhyayane) - always in study; रतः (rataḥ) - engaged;]
(Formerly, in the Krita Yuga, O king, a sage named Shena, best among the twice-born, resided in the guru's abode, always engaged in study.)
Once upon a time, in the Krita Yuga, there was a sage named Shena, who was the best among the twice-born. He lived in the guru's abode and was always dedicated to his studies.
तस्य राजन्गुरुकुले वसतो नित्यमेव ह। समाप्तिं नागमद्विद्या नापि वेदा विशां पते ॥९-३९-४॥
tasya rājan gurukule vasato nityam eva ha। samāptiṁ nāgamad vidyā nāpi vedā viśāṁ pate ॥9-39-4॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; राजन् (rājan) - O king; गुरुकुले (gurukule) - in the guru's house; वसतः (vasataḥ) - living; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; एव (eva) - indeed; ह (ha) - certainly; समाप्तिम् (samāptim) - completion; न (na) - not; आगमत् (āgamat) - attained; विद्या (vidyā) - knowledge; न (na) - not; अपि (api) - even; वेदाः (vedāḥ) - the Vedas; विशाम् (viśām) - of men; पते (pate) - O lord;]
(His, O king, living in the guru's house always indeed certainly. Completion not attained knowledge not even the Vedas, O lord of men.)
O king, while he was living in the guru's house, he never attained completion of his studies, neither in knowledge nor in the Vedas, O lord of men.
स निर्विण्णस्ततो राजंस्तपस्तेपे महातपाः। ततो वै तपसा तेन प्राप्य वेदाननुत्तमान् ॥९-३९-५॥
sa nirviṇṇastato rāṁstapastepe mahātapāḥ। tato vai tapasā tena prāpya vedānuttamān ॥9-39-5॥
[स (sa) - he; निर्विण्णः (nirviṇṇaḥ) - disenchanted; ततः (tataḥ) - then; राजन् (rājan) - O king; तपः (tapaḥ) - penance; तेपे (tepe) - performed; महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - great ascetic; ततः (tataḥ) - then; वै (vai) - indeed; तपसा (tapasā) - by penance; तेन (tena) - by him; प्राप्य (prāpya) - obtaining; वेदान् (vedān) - the Vedas; अनुत्तमान् (anuttamān) - supreme;]
(He, disenchanted, then, O king, performed penance, being a great ascetic. Then indeed, by penance, he obtained the supreme Vedas.)
Disenchanted, the great ascetic performed penance, O king. Through his penance, he attained the supreme Vedas.
स विद्वान्वेदयुक्तश्च सिद्धश्चाप्यृषिसत्तमः। तत्र तीर्थे वरान्प्रादात्त्रीनेव सुमहातपाः ॥९-३९-६॥
sa vidvānvedayuktaśca siddhaścāpyṛṣisattamaḥ। tatra tīrthe varānprādāttrīneva sumahātapāḥ ॥9-39-6॥
[स (sa) - he; विद्वान् (vidvān) - wise; वेदयुक्तः (vedayuktaḥ) - versed in Vedas; च (ca) - and; सिद्धः (siddhaḥ) - accomplished; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; ऋषिसत्तमः (ṛṣisattamaḥ) - best of sages; तत्र (tatra) - there; तीर्थे (tīrthe) - at the holy place; वरान् (varān) - boons; प्रादात् (prādāt) - granted; त्रीन् (trīn) - three; एव (eva) - indeed; सुमहातपाः (sumahātapāḥ) - great ascetic;]
(He, the wise one, versed in Vedas, accomplished and also the best of sages, granted three boons indeed at the holy place.)
The wise sage, well-versed in the Vedas and accomplished in his practices, granted three boons at the sacred site.
अस्मिंस्तीर्थे महानद्या अद्यप्रभृति मानवः। आप्लुतो वाजिमेधस्य फलं प्राप्नोति पुष्कलम् ॥९-३९-७॥
asmiṁstīrthe mahānadyā adyaprabhr̥ti mānavaḥ। āpluto vājimedhasya phalaṁ prāpnoti puṣkalam ॥9-39-7॥
[अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this; तीर्थे (tīrthe) - holy place; महानद्या (mahānadyā) - of the great river; अद्यप्रभृति (adyaprabhr̥ti) - from today onwards; मानवः (mānavaḥ) - a human; आप्लुतः (āplutaḥ) - bathed; वाजिमेधस्य (vājimedhasya) - of the horse sacrifice; फलं (phalaṁ) - fruit; प्राप्नोति (prāpnoti) - obtains; पुष्कलम् (puṣkalam) - abundant;]
(In this holy place of the great river, from today onwards, a human bathed obtains the abundant fruit of the horse sacrifice.)
In this sacred place by the great river, from today onwards, a person who bathes here will receive the full benefits of the horse sacrifice.
अद्यप्रभृति नैवात्र भयं व्यालाद्भविष्यति। अपि चाल्पेन यत्नेन फलं प्राप्स्यति पुष्कलम् ॥९-३९-८॥
adyaprabhr̥ti naivātra bhayaṃ vyālādbhaviṣyati। api cālpena yatnena phalaṃ prāpsyati puṣkalam ॥9-39-8॥
[अद्यप्रभृति (adyaprabhr̥ti) - from today onwards; न (na) - not; एव (eva) - indeed; अत्र (atra) - here; भयम् (bhayam) - fear; व्यालात् (vyālāt) - from the serpent; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be; अपि (api) - also; च (ca) - and; अल्पेन (alpena) - with little; यत्नेन (yatnena) - effort; फलम् (phalam) - fruit; प्राप्स्यति (prāpsyati) - will obtain; पुष्कलम् (puṣkalam) - abundant;]
(From today onwards, indeed, there will be no fear here from the serpent. Also, with little effort, one will obtain abundant fruit.)
From today onwards, there will be no fear of the serpent here. Even with little effort, one will gain abundant rewards.
एवमुक्त्वा महातेजा जगाम त्रिदिवं मुनिः। एवं सिद्धः स भगवानार्ष्टिषेणः प्रतापवान् ॥९-३९-९॥
evamuktvā mahātejā jagāma tridivaṃ muniḥ। evaṃ siddhaḥ sa bhagavānārṣṭiṣeṇaḥ pratāpavān ॥9-39-9॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; महातेजा (mahātejā) - greatly radiant; जगाम (jagāma) - went; त्रिदिवं (tridivaṃ) - to heaven; मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage; एवं (evaṃ) - thus; सिद्धः (siddhaḥ) - perfected; सः (saḥ) - he; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the divine; आर्ष्टिषेणः (ārṣṭiṣeṇaḥ) - Arṣṭiṣeṇa; प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - glorious;]
(Thus having spoken, the greatly radiant sage went to heaven. Thus perfected, the divine Arṣṭiṣeṇa was glorious.)
After speaking thus, the greatly radiant sage ascended to heaven. The divine Arṣṭiṣeṇa, having achieved perfection, was glorious.
तस्मिन्नेव तदा तीर्थे सिन्धुद्वीपः प्रतापवान्। देवापिश्च महाराज ब्राह्मण्यं प्रापतुर्महत् ॥९-३९-१०॥
tasminneva tadā tīrthe sindhudvīpaḥ pratāpavān। devāpiśca mahārāja brāhmaṇyaṃ prāpturmahat ॥9-39-10॥
[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; एव (eva) - indeed; तदा (tadā) - then; तीर्थे (tīrthe) - at the holy place; सिन्धुद्वीपः (sindhudvīpaḥ) - Sindhudvipa; प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - the glorious; देवापि (devāpi) - Devapi; च (ca) - and; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; ब्राह्मण्यम् (brāhmaṇyam) - Brahminhood; प्रापतु (prāptu) - attained; महत् (mahat) - great;]
(In that very holy place, then, the glorious Sindhudvipa and Devapi, O great king, attained great Brahminhood.)
At that very holy site, Sindhudvipa and Devapi, both illustrious figures, achieved the esteemed status of Brahminhood, O great king.
तथा च कौशिकस्तात तपोनित्यो जितेन्द्रियः। तपसा वै सुतप्तेन ब्राह्मणत्वमवाप्तवान् ॥९-३९-११॥
tathā ca kauśikastāta taponityo jitendriyaḥ। tapasā vai sutaptena brāhmaṇatvamavāptavān ॥9-39-11॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; च (ca) - and; कौशिकः (kauśikaḥ) - Kausika; तात (tāta) - dear; तपोनित्यः (taponityaḥ) - always engaged in penance; जितेन्द्रियः (jitendriyaḥ) - one who has conquered his senses; तपसा (tapasā) - by penance; वै (vai) - indeed; सुतप्तेन (sutaptena) - well-performed; ब्राह्मणत्वम् (brāhmaṇatvam) - the state of being a Brahmin; अवाप्तवान् (avāptavān) - achieved;]
(Thus, dear Kausika, always engaged in penance and having conquered his senses, indeed achieved the state of being a Brahmin by well-performed penance.)
Thus, dear Kausika, who was always engaged in penance and had conquered his senses, indeed achieved the status of a Brahmin through his well-performed penance.
गाधिर्नाम महानासीत्क्षत्रियः प्रथितो भुवि। तस्य पुत्रोऽभवद्राजन्विश्वामित्रः प्रतापवान् ॥९-३९-१२॥
gādhirnāma mahānāsītkṣatriyaḥ prathito bhuvi। tasya putro'bhavadrājanviśvāmitraḥ pratāpavān ॥9-39-12॥
[गाधिः (gādhiḥ) - Gadhi; नाम (nāma) - named; महान् (mahān) - great; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - a Kshatriya; प्रथितः (prathitaḥ) - renowned; भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth; तस्य (tasya) - his; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; अभवत् (abhavat) - was; राजन् (rājan) - O king; विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - Vishwamitra; प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - mighty;]
(Gadhi was a great Kshatriya, renowned on earth. His son was the mighty Vishwamitra, O king.)
Gadhi, a renowned Kshatriya on earth, had a mighty son named Vishwamitra, O king.
स राजा कौशिकस्तात महायोग्यभवत्किल। स पुत्रमभिषिच्याथ विश्वामित्रं महातपाः ॥९-३९-१३॥
sa rājā kauśikastāta mahāyogyabhavatkila। sa putramabhiṣicyātha viśvāmitraṃ mahātapāḥ ॥9-39-13॥
[स (sa) - he; राजा (rājā) - king; कौशिकः (kauśikaḥ) - Kausika; तात (tāta) - dear; महायोग्यः (mahāyogyaḥ) - very capable; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; किल (kila) - indeed; सः (saḥ) - he; पुत्रम् (putram) - son; अभिषिच्य (abhiṣicya) - having anointed; अथ (atha) - then; विश्वामित्रम् (viśvāmitram) - Visvamitra; महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - great ascetic;]
(He, King Kausika, indeed became very capable, dear. He, the great ascetic, then anointed his son Visvamitra.)
King Kausika, who was very capable, indeed became a great ascetic. He then anointed his son Visvamitra.
देहन्यासे मनश्चक्रे तमूचुः प्रणताः प्रजाः। न गन्तव्यं महाप्राज्ञ त्राहि चास्मान्महाभयात् ॥९-३९-१४॥
dehanyāse manaścakre tamūcuḥ praṇatāḥ prajāḥ। na gantavyaṃ mahāprājña trāhi cāsmānmahābhayāt ॥9-39-14॥
[देहन्यासे (dehanyāse) - in the act of laying down the body; मनःचक्रे (manaścakre) - in the mind's wheel; तम् (tam) - him; ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - said; प्रणताः (praṇatāḥ) - bowed down; प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - subjects; न (na) - not; गन्तव्यम् (gantavyam) - to be gone; महाप्राज्ञ (mahāprājña) - O great wise one; त्राहि (trāhi) - protect; च (ca) - and; अस्मान् (asmān) - us; महाभयात् (mahābhayāt) - from great fear;]
(In the act of laying down the body, in the mind's wheel, the bowed down subjects said to him: "O great wise one, do not go, protect us from great fear.")
As the body was being laid down, the subjects, bowing down, said to him: "O great wise one, do not leave, save us from this great fear."
एवमुक्तः प्रत्युवाच ततो गाधिः प्रजास्तदा। विश्वस्य जगतो गोप्ता भविष्यति सुतो मम ॥९-३९-१५॥
evamuktaḥ pratyuvāca tato gādhiḥ prajāstadā। viśvasya jagato goptā bhaviṣyati suto mama ॥9-39-15॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied; ततः (tataḥ) - then; गाधिः (gādhiḥ) - Gadhi; प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - subjects; तदा (tadā) - then; विश्वस्य (viśvasya) - of the universe; जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world; गोप्ता (goptā) - protector; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be; सुतः (sutaḥ) - son; मम (mama) - my;]
(Thus spoken, then Gadhi replied, "Then my son will be the protector of the subjects of the universe and the world.")
Upon hearing this, Gadhi replied, "Then my son will become the protector of the universe and all its subjects."
इत्युक्त्वा तु ततो गाधिर्विश्वामित्रं निवेश्य च। जगाम त्रिदिवं राजन्विश्वामित्रोऽभवन्नृपः ॥ न च शक्नोति पृथिवीं यत्नवानपि रक्षितुम् ॥९-३९-१६॥
ityuktvā tu tato gādhirviśvāmitraṃ niveśya ca। jagāma tridivaṃ rājanviśvāmitro'bhavannṛpaḥ ॥ na ca śaknoti pṛthivīṃ yatnavānapi rakṣitum ॥9-39-16॥
[इति (iti) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; तु (tu) - but; ततः (tataḥ) - then; गाधिः (gādhiḥ) - Gadhi; विश्वामित्रम् (viśvāmitram) - Viswamitra; निवेश्य (niveśya) - having appointed; च (ca) - and; जगाम (jagāma) - went; त्रिदिवम् (tridivam) - to heaven; राजन् (rājan) - O king; विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - Viswamitra; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; शक्नोति (śaknoti) - is able; पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - earth; यत्नवान् (yatnavān) - with effort; अपि (api) - even; रक्षितुम् (rakṣitum) - to protect;]
(Thus, having spoken, Gadhi then appointed Viswamitra and went to heaven, O king. Viswamitra became a king but is not able to protect the earth even with effort.)
After speaking thus, Gadhi appointed Viswamitra and ascended to heaven, O king. Viswamitra became a king, but despite his efforts, he could not protect the earth.
ततः शुश्राव राजा स राक्षसेभ्यो महाभयम्। निर्ययौ नगराच्चापि चतुरङ्गबलान्वितः ॥९-३९-१७॥
tataḥ śuśrāva rājā sa rākṣasebhyo mahābhayam। niryayau nagarāccāpi caturaṅgabalānvitaḥ ॥9-39-17॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; शुश्राव (śuśrāva) - heard; राजा (rājā) - the king; स (sa) - he; राक्षसेभ्यः (rākṣasebhyaḥ) - from the demons; महाभयम् (mahābhayam) - great danger; निर्ययौ (niryayau) - departed; नगरात् (nagarāt) - from the city; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; चतुरङ्गबलान्वितः (caturaṅgabalānvitaḥ) - accompanied by a fourfold army;]
(Then the king heard of great danger from the demons. He departed from the city, also accompanied by a fourfold army.)
Then the king heard about a great threat from the demons and left the city with his fourfold army.
स गत्वा दूरमध्वानं वसिष्ठाश्रममभ्ययात्। तस्य ते सैनिका राजंश्चक्रुस्तत्रानयान्बहून् ॥९-३९-१८॥
sa gatvā dūramadhvānaṃ vasiṣṭhāśramamabhyayāt। tasya te sainikā rājaṃścakrustatrānayānbahūn ॥9-39-18॥
[स (sa) - he; गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; दूरम् (dūram) - far; अध्वानम् (adhvānam) - path; वसिष्ठाश्रमम् (vasiṣṭhāśramam) - Vasishtha's hermitage; अभ्ययात् (abhyayāt) - approached; तस्य (tasya) - his; ते (te) - those; सैनिकाः (sainikāḥ) - soldiers; राजन् (rājan) - O king; चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - made; तत्र (tatra) - there; अनयान् (anayān) - confusions; बहून् (bahūn) - many;]
(He, having gone a long way, approached Vasishtha's hermitage. His soldiers, O king, created many confusions there.)
He traveled a long distance to reach the hermitage of Vasishtha. There, his soldiers caused many disturbances, O king.
ततस्तु भगवान्विप्रो वसिष्ठोऽऽश्रममभ्ययात्। ददृशे च ततः सर्वं भज्यमानं महावनम् ॥९-३९-१९॥
tatastu bhagavānvipro vasiṣṭho''śramamabhyayāt। dadṛśe ca tataḥ sarvaṃ bhajyamānaṃ mahāvanam ॥9-39-19॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तु (tu) - but; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the revered; विप्रः (vipraḥ) - sage; वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha; आश्रमम् (āśramam) - hermitage; अभ्ययात् (abhyayāt) - approached; ददृशे (dadṛśe) - saw; च (ca) - and; ततः (tataḥ) - then; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; भज्यमानम् (bhajyamānam) - being destroyed; महावनम् (mahāvanam) - great forest;]
(Then the revered sage Vasiṣṭha approached the hermitage. And then he saw all the great forest being destroyed.)
Then the revered sage Vasiṣṭha went to the hermitage and saw that the entire great forest was being destroyed.
तस्य क्रुद्धो महाराज वसिष्ठो मुनिसत्तमः। सृजस्व शबरान्घोरानिति स्वां गामुवाच ह ॥९-३९-२०॥
tasya kruddho mahārāja vasiṣṭho munisattamaḥ। sṛjasva śabarānghorāniti svāṃ gāmuvāca ha ॥9-39-20॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; महाराजः (mahārājaḥ) - great king; वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasistha; मुनिसत्तमः (munisattamaḥ) - best of sages; सृजस्व (sṛjasva) - create; शबरान् (śabarān) - Shabaras; घोरान् (ghorān) - terrible; इति (iti) - thus; स्वाम् (svām) - own; गाम् (gām) - cow; उवाच (uvāca) - said; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(His, angry, great king Vasistha, best of sages, create terrible Shabaras thus own cow said indeed.)
The great king Vasistha, best of sages, in his anger, instructed his own cow to create terrible Shabaras, indeed.
तथोक्ता सासृजद्धेनुः पुरुषान्घोरदर्शनान्। ते च तद्बलमासाद्य बभञ्जुः सर्वतोदिशम् ॥९-३९-२१॥
tathoktā sāsṛjaddhenuḥ puruṣānghoradarśanān। te ca tadbalamāsādya babhañjuḥ sarvatodiśam ॥9-39-21॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; उक्ता (uktā) - spoken; सा (sā) - she; असृजत् (asṛjat) - created; धेनुः (dhenuḥ) - cow; पुरुषान् (puruṣān) - men; घोरदर्शनान् (ghoradarśanān) - terrifying in appearance; ते (te) - they; च (ca) - and; तत् (tat) - that; बलम् (balam) - strength; आसाद्य (āsādya) - having obtained; बभञ्जुः (babhañjuḥ) - broke; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - in all directions; दिशम् (diśam) - directions;]
(Thus spoken, the cow created men terrifying in appearance. And they, having obtained that strength, broke in all directions.)
Upon being instructed, the cow created men who were terrifying to behold. These men, empowered by that strength, caused destruction in every direction.
तद्दृष्ट्वा विद्रुतं सैन्यं विश्वामित्रस्तु गाधिजः। तपः परं मन्यमानस्तपस्येव मनो दधे ॥९-३९-२२॥
taddṛṣṭvā vidrutaṃ sainyaṃ viśvāmitrastu gādhijaḥ। tapaḥ paraṃ manyamānastapasyeva mano dadhe ॥9-39-22॥
[तत् (tat) - that; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; विद्रुतम् (vidrutam) - fled; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army; विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - Viśvāmitra; तु (tu) - but; गाधिजः (gādhijaḥ) - son of Gādhi; तपः (tapaḥ) - penance; परम् (param) - supreme; मन्यमानः (manyamānaḥ) - considering; तपस्य (tapasi) - in penance; इव (iva) - as if; मनः (manaḥ) - mind; दधे (dadhe) - fixed;]
(Having seen that the army fled, Viśvāmitra, the son of Gādhi, considering supreme penance, fixed his mind as if in penance.)
Upon witnessing the army's retreat, Viśvāmitra, son of Gādhi, resolved his mind towards supreme penance, as if he were already engaged in it.
सोऽस्मिंस्तीर्थवरे राजन्सरस्वत्याः समाहितः। नियमैश्चोपवासैश्च कर्शयन्देहमात्मनः ॥९-३९-२३॥
so'smiṁstīrthavare rājansarasvatyāḥ samāhitaḥ। niyamaiścopavāsaiśca karśayandehamātmanaḥ ॥9-39-23॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this; तीर्थवरे (tīrthavare) - in the excellent pilgrimage site; राजन् (rājan) - O king; सरस्वत्याः (sarasvatyāḥ) - of Sarasvati; समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - concentrated; नियमैः (niyamaiḥ) - with observances; च (ca) - and; उपवासैः (upavāsaiḥ) - with fasts; च (ca) - and; कर्शयन् (karśayan) - emaciating; देहम् (deham) - body; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of himself;]
(He, concentrated in this excellent pilgrimage site of Sarasvati, O king, with observances and fasts, emaciating the body of himself.)
In this excellent pilgrimage site of Sarasvati, O king, he concentrated himself with strict observances and fasts, emaciating his own body.
जलाहारो वायुभक्षः पर्णाहारश्च सोऽभवत्। तथा स्थण्डिलशायी च ये चान्ये नियमाः पृथक् ॥९-३९-२४॥
jalāhāro vāyubhakṣaḥ parṇāhāraśca so'bhavat। tathā sthaṇḍilaśāyī ca ye cānye niyamāḥ pṛthak ॥9-39-24॥
[जलाहारः (jalāhāraḥ) - water-eater; वायुभक्षः (vāyubhakṣaḥ) - air-eater; पर्णाहारः (parṇāhāraḥ) - leaf-eater; च (ca) - and; सः (saḥ) - he; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; तथा (tathā) - thus; स्थण्डिलशायी (sthaṇḍilaśāyī) - ground-sleeper; च (ca) - and; ये (ye) - those; च (ca) - and; अन्ये (anye) - other; नियमाः (niyamāḥ) - rules; पृथक् (pṛthak) - separate;]
(He became a water-eater, air-eater, and leaf-eater. Thus, he also became a ground-sleeper and followed other separate rules.)
He adopted a lifestyle of consuming only water, air, and leaves, and also slept on the ground, adhering to various other distinct rules.
असकृत्तस्य देवास्तु व्रतविघ्नं प्रचक्रिरे। न चास्य नियमाद्बुद्धिरपयाति महात्मनः ॥९-३९-२५॥
asakṛttasya devāstu vratavighnaṃ pracakrire। na cāsya niyamādbuddhirapayāti mahātmanaḥ ॥9-39-25॥
[असकृत्तस्य (asakṛttasya) - repeatedly; of him; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; तु (tu) - but; व्रतविघ्नं (vratavighnaṃ) - vow-obstacle; प्रचक्रिरे (pracakrire) - created; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; नियमात् (niyamāt) - from vow; बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect; अपयाति (apayāti) - departs; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great soul;]
(The gods repeatedly created obstacles to his vow, but his intellect does not depart from the vow of the great soul.)
The gods repeatedly tried to create obstacles to his vow, but the great soul's determination and intellect never wavered from his commitment.
ततः परेण यत्नेन तप्त्वा बहुविधं तपः। तेजसा भास्कराकारो गाधिजः समपद्यत ॥९-३९-२६॥
tataḥ pareṇa yatnena taptvā bahuvidhaṃ tapaḥ। tejasā bhāskarākāro gādhijaḥ samapadyata ॥9-39-26॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; परेण (pareṇa) - beyond; यत्नेन (yatnena) - with effort; तप्त्वा (taptvā) - having performed austerities; बहुविधं (bahuvidhaṃ) - various; तपः (tapaḥ) - penances; तेजसा (tejasā) - with brilliance; भास्कराकारः (bhāskarākāraḥ) - sun-like; गाधिजः (gādhijaḥ) - son of Gadhi; समपद्यत (samapadyata) - became;]
(Then, beyond, with effort, having performed various penances, with brilliance, the son of Gadhi became sun-like.)
Then, with great effort and after performing various penances, the son of Gadhi became as brilliant as the sun.
तपसा तु तथा युक्तं विश्वामित्रं पितामहः। अमन्यत महातेजा वरदो वरमस्य तत् ॥९-३९-२७॥
tapasā tu tathā yuktaṃ viśvāmitraṃ pitāmahaḥ। amanyata mahātejā varado varamasya tat ॥9-39-27॥
[तपसा (tapasā) - by penance; तु (tu) - but; तथा (tathā) - thus; युक्तं (yuktaṃ) - engaged; विश्वामित्रं (viśvāmitraṃ) - Viśvāmitra; पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - the grandsire; अमन्यत (amanyata) - considered; महातेजा (mahātejā) - of great splendor; वरदः (varadaḥ) - the bestower of boons; वरम् (varam) - boon; अस्य (asya) - his; तत् (tat) - that;]
(But the grandsire, of great splendor, considered Viśvāmitra, who was engaged in penance, as deserving of a boon.)
The grandsire, with great splendor, recognized Viśvāmitra, who was engaged in penance, as worthy of receiving a boon.
स तु वव्रे वरं राजन्स्यामहं ब्राह्मणस्त्विति। तथेति चाब्रवीद्ब्रह्मा सर्वलोकपितामहः ॥९-३९-२८॥
sa tu vavre varaṃ rājansyāmahaṃ brāhmaṇastviti। tatheti cābravīdbrahmā sarvalokapitāmahaḥ ॥9-39-28॥
[स (sa) - he; तु (tu) - but; वव्रे (vavre) - chose; वरं (varaṃ) - boon; राजन् (rājan) - O king; स्याम (syāma) - may become; अहम् (aham) - I; ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin; त्विति (tviti) - thus; तथेति (tatheti) - so be it; च (ca) - and; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahma; सर्वलोकपितामहः (sarvalokapitāmahaḥ) - the great-grandfather of all worlds;]
(He, however, chose the boon, "O king, may I become a Brahmin." "So be it," said Brahma, the great-grandfather of all worlds.)
He chose the boon to become a Brahmin, and Brahma, the great-grandfather of all worlds, granted it, saying, "So be it."
स लब्ध्वा तपसोग्रेण ब्राह्मणत्वं महायशाः। विचचार महीं कृत्स्नां कृतकामः सुरोपमः ॥९-३९-२९॥
sa labdhvā tapasogreṇa brāhmaṇatvaṃ mahāyaśāḥ। vicacāra mahīṃ kṛtsnāṃ kṛtakāmaḥ suropamaḥ ॥9-39-29॥
[स (sa) - he; लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having obtained; तपसोग्रेण (tapasogreṇa) - by severe penance; ब्राह्मणत्वं (brāhmaṇatvaṃ) - the state of a Brahmin; महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - of great fame; विचचार (vicacāra) - wandered; महीं (mahīm) - the earth; कृत्स्नां (kṛtsnām) - entire; कृतकामः (kṛtakāmaḥ) - having fulfilled desires; सुरोपमः (suropamaḥ) - like a god;]
(He, having obtained the state of a Brahmin by severe penance, of great fame, wandered the entire earth, having fulfilled desires, like a god.)
Having achieved the esteemed status of a Brahmin through intense penance, he, renowned for his great fame, roamed the entire earth, his desires fulfilled, and appeared god-like.
तस्मिंस्तीर्थवरे रामः प्रदाय विविधं वसु। पयस्विनीस्तथा धेनूर्यानानि शयनानि च ॥९-३९-३०॥
tasmiṁs tīrthavare rāmaḥ pradāya vividhaṁ vasu। payasvinīs tathā dhenūr yānāni śayanāni ca ॥9-39-30॥
[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; तीर्थवरे (tīrthavare) - excellent pilgrimage; रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama; प्रदाय (pradāya) - having given; विविधं (vividham) - various; वसु (vasu) - wealth; पयस्विनीः (payasvinīḥ) - milch cows; तथा (tathā) - and; धेनूः (dhenūḥ) - cows; यानानि (yānāni) - vehicles; शयनानि (śayanāni) - beds; च (ca) - and;]
(In that excellent pilgrimage, Rama, having given various wealth, milch cows, cows, vehicles, and beds.)
In that sacred place, Rama bestowed various kinds of wealth, including milch cows, cows, vehicles, and beds.
तथा वस्त्राण्यलङ्कारं भक्ष्यं पेयं च शोभनम्। अददान्मुदितो राजन्पूजयित्वा द्विजोत्तमान् ॥९-३९-३१॥
tathā vastrāṇy alaṅkāraṃ bhakṣyaṃ peyaṃ ca śobhanam। adadān mudito rājan pūjayitvā dvijottamān ॥9-39-31॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; वस्त्राणि (vastrāṇi) - garments; अलङ्कारम् (alaṅkāram) - ornaments; भक्ष्यम् (bhakṣyam) - food; पेयम् (peyam) - drink; च (ca) - and; शोभनम् (śobhanam) - splendid; अददात् (adadāt) - gave; मुदितः (muditaḥ) - joyfully; राजन् (rājan) - O king; पूजयित्वा (pūjayitvā) - having honored; द्विजोत्तमान् (dvijottamān) - the best of the twice-born;]
(Thus, joyfully, O king, he gave splendid garments, ornaments, food, and drink, having honored the best of the twice-born.)
Thus, joyfully, O king, he offered splendid garments, ornaments, food, and drink to honor the best of the Brahmins.
ययौ राजंस्ततो रामो बकस्याश्रममन्तिकात्। यत्र तेपे तपस्तीव्रं दाल्भ्यो बक इति श्रुतिः ॥९-३९-३२॥
yayau rājanstato rāmo bakasyāśramamantikāt। yatra tepe tapastīvraṃ dālbhyō baka iti śrutiḥ ॥9-39-32॥
[ययौ (yayau) - went; राजन् (rājan) - O king; ततः (tataḥ) - then; रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama; बकस्य (bakasya) - of Baka; आश्रमम् (āśramam) - hermitage; अन्तिकात् (antikāt) - near; यत्र (yatra) - where; तेपे (tepe) - performed; तपः (tapaḥ) - penance; तीव्रं (tīvraṃ) - intense; दाल्भ्यः (dālbhyah) - Dalbhya; बकः (bakaḥ) - Baka; इति (iti) - thus; श्रुतिः (śrutiḥ) - is heard;]
(Then Rama went, O king, near the hermitage of Baka, where Dalbhya Baka is heard to have performed intense penance.)
Then, O king, Rama went near the hermitage of Baka, where it is said that Dalbhya Baka performed intense penance.
