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Library: Significance of Aruna and how river Sarasvati was freed from Vishwamitra's curse. Storey of Namuchi and how Indra overcame the sin of killing a Brahmin.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said:)
Vaiśampāyana said:
सा शप्ता तेन क्रुद्धेन विश्वामित्रेण धीमता। तस्मिंस्तीर्थवरे शुभ्रे शोणितं समुपावहत् ॥९-४२-१॥
sā śaptā tena kruddhena viśvāmitreṇa dhīmatā। tasmiṃstīrthavare śubhre śoṇitaṃ samupāvahat ॥9-42-1॥
[सा (sā) - she; शप्ता (śaptā) - cursed; तेन (tena) - by him; क्रुद्धेन (kruddhena) - angry; विश्वामित्रेण (viśvāmitreṇa) - by Viśvāmitra; धीमता (dhīmatā) - wise; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; तीर्थवरे (tīrthavare) - sacred place; शुभ्रे (śubhre) - pure; शोणितं (śoṇitam) - blood; समुपावहत् (samupāvahat) - brought forth;]
(She, cursed by the angry and wise Viśvāmitra, brought forth blood in that pure sacred place.)
She was cursed by the wise and angry Viśvāmitra, and in that pure sacred place, she brought forth blood.
अथाजग्मुस्ततो राजन्राक्षसास्तत्र भारत। तत्र ते शोणितं सर्वे पिबन्तः सुखमासते ॥९-४२-२॥
athājagmustato rājanrākṣasāstatra bhārata। tatra te śoṇitaṃ sarve pibantaḥ sukhamāsate ॥9-42-2॥
[अथ (atha) - then; आजग्मुः (ājagmuḥ) - arrived; ततः (tataḥ) - thereafter; राजन् (rājan) - O king; राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons; तत्र (tatra) - there; भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata; तत्र (tatra) - there; ते (te) - they; शोणितं (śoṇitaṃ) - blood; सर्वे (sarve) - all; पिबन्तः (pibantaḥ) - drinking; सुखम् (sukham) - happily; आसते (āsate) - sit;]
(Then, O king, thereafter demons arrived there, O descendant of Bharata. There, they all sit happily drinking blood.)
Then, O King, the demons arrived there, O descendant of Bharata. There, they all sat happily, drinking blood.
तृप्ताश्च सुभृशं तेन सुखिता विगतज्वराः। नृत्यन्तश्च हसन्तश्च यथा स्वर्गजितस्तथा ॥९-४२-३॥
tṛptāśca subhṛśaṃ tena sukhitā vigatajvarāḥ। nṛtyantaśca hasantaśca yathā svargajitastathā ॥9-42-3॥
[तृप्ताः (tṛptāḥ) - satisfied; च (ca) - and; सुभृशम् (subhṛśam) - very much; तेन (tena) - by him; सुखिताः (sukhitāḥ) - happy; विगतज्वराः (vigatajvarāḥ) - free from distress; नृत्यन्तः (nṛtyantaḥ) - dancing; च (ca) - and; हसन्तः (hasantaḥ) - laughing; च (ca) - and; यथा (yathā) - as; स्वर्गजितः (svargajitaḥ) - the conqueror of heaven; तथा (tathā) - so; ॥९-४२-३॥ (॥9-42-3॥) - (verse number);]
(Satisfied and very much happy by him, free from distress, dancing and laughing, as the conqueror of heaven, so.)
They were satisfied and very happy because of him, free from distress, dancing and laughing, just like the conqueror of heaven.
कस्यचित्त्वथ कालस्य ऋषयः सतपोधनाः। तीर्थयात्रां समाजग्मुः सरस्वत्यां महीपते ॥९-४२-४॥
kasyacit tvatha kālasya ṛṣayaḥ satapodhanāḥ। tīrthayātrāṃ samājagmuḥ sarasvatyāṃ mahīpate ॥9-42-4॥
[कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of a certain; तथा (tathā) - then; कालस्य (kālasya) - time; ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages; सतपोधनाः (satapodhanāḥ) - rich in penance; तीर्थयात्राम् (tīrthayātrām) - pilgrimage; समाजग्मुः (samājagmuḥ) - arrived; सरस्वत्याम् (sarasvatyām) - at Sarasvati; महीपते (mahīpate) - O King;]
(Then, O King, at a certain time, sages rich in penance arrived for a pilgrimage at Sarasvati.)
At a certain time, the sages, who were rich in penance, embarked on a pilgrimage to the Sarasvati, O King.
तेषु सर्वेषु तीर्थेषु आप्लुत्य मुनिपुङ्गवाः। प्राप्य प्रीतिं परां चापि तपोलुब्धा विशारदाः ॥ प्रययुर्हि ततो राजन्येन तीर्थं हि तत्तथा ॥९-४२-५॥
teṣu sarveṣu tīrtheṣu āplutya munipuṅgavāḥ। prāpya prītiṃ parāṃ cāpi tapolubdhā viśāradāḥ ॥ prayayurhi tato rājanyena tīrthaṃ hi tattathā ॥9-42-5॥
[तेषु (teṣu) - in those; सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - all; तीर्थेषु (tīrtheṣu) - holy places; आप्लुत्य (āplutya) - having bathed; मुनिपुङ्गवाः (munipuṅgavāḥ) - great sages; प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained; प्रीतिं (prītiṃ) - satisfaction; परां (parāṃ) - supreme; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; तपोलुब्धाः (tapolubdhāḥ) - desirous of penance; विशारदाः (viśāradāḥ) - wise; प्रययुः (prayayur) - departed; हि (hi) - indeed; ततः (tataḥ) - then; राजन्येन (rājanyena) - with the king; तीर्थं (tīrthaṃ) - holy place; हि (hi) - indeed; तत्तथा (tattathā) - that way;]
(In those holy places, having bathed, the great sages, having obtained supreme satisfaction, desirous of penance and wise, indeed departed then with the king to that holy place in that way.)
The great sages, having bathed in all those holy places and having attained supreme satisfaction, being desirous of penance and wise, then departed with the king to that holy place.
अथागम्य महाभागास्तत्तीर्थं दारुणं तदा। दृष्ट्वा तोयं सरस्वत्याः शोणितेन परिप्लुतम् ॥ पीयमानं च रक्षोभिर्बहुभिर्नृपसत्तम ॥९-४२-६॥
athāgamya mahābhāgāstattīrthaṃ dāruṇaṃ tadā। dṛṣṭvā toyaṃ sarasvatyāḥ śoṇitena pariplutam ॥ pīyamānaṃ ca rakṣobhirbahubhirnṛpasattama ॥9-42-6॥
[अथ (atha) - then; आगम्य (āgamya) - having arrived; महाभागाः (mahābhāgāḥ) - great souls; तत् (tat) - that; तीर्थं (tīrtham) - holy place; दारुणं (dāruṇam) - terrible; तदा (tadā) - then; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; तोयं (toyam) - water; सरस्वत्याः (sarasvatyāḥ) - of Sarasvati; शोणितेन (śoṇitena) - with blood; परिप्लुतम् (pariplutam) - flooded; पीयमानं (pīyamānam) - being drunk; च (ca) - and; रक्षोभिः (rakṣobhiḥ) - by demons; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - many; नृपसत्तम (nṛpasattama) - O best of kings;]
(Then, having arrived, the great souls saw that terrible holy place. They saw the water of Sarasvati flooded with blood, being drunk by many demons, O best of kings.)
Then, the great souls arrived at that terrible holy place and saw the waters of the Sarasvati river, which were flooded with blood and being drunk by many demons, O best of kings.
तान्दृष्ट्वा राक्षसान्राजन्मुनयः संशितव्रताः। परित्राणे सरस्वत्याः परं यत्नं प्रचक्रिरे ॥९-४२-७॥
tāndṛṣṭvā rākṣasānrājanmunayaḥ saṃśitavratāḥ। paritrāṇe sarasvatyāḥ paraṃ yatnaṃ pracakrire ॥9-42-7॥
[तान् (tān) - them; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; राक्षसान् (rākṣasān) - demons; राजन् (rājan) - O king; मुनयः (munayaḥ) - sages; संशितव्रताः (saṃśitavratāḥ) - of firm vows; परित्राणे (paritrāṇe) - for the protection; सरस्वत्याः (sarasvatyāḥ) - of Sarasvati; परं (paraṃ) - great; यत्नं (yatnaṃ) - effort; प्रचक्रिरे (pracakrire) - made.;]
(Having seen them, the demons, O king, the sages of firm vows made great effort for the protection of Sarasvati.)
Upon seeing the demons, O king, the sages, who were steadfast in their vows, made a great effort to protect Sarasvati.
ते तु सर्वे महाभागाः समागम्य महाव्रताः। आहूय सरितां श्रेष्ठामिदं वचनमब्रुवन् ॥९-४२-८॥
te tu sarve mahābhāgāḥ samāgamya mahāvratāḥ। āhūya saritāṃ śreṣṭhāmidaṃ vacanamabruvan ॥9-42-8॥
[ते (te) - they; तु (tu) - but; सर्वे (sarve) - all; महाभागाः (mahābhāgāḥ) - illustrious ones; समागम्य (samāgamya) - having assembled; महाव्रताः (mahāvratāḥ) - great vow holders; आहूय (āhūya) - having summoned; सरितां (saritāṃ) - of rivers; श्रेष्ठाम् (śreṣṭhām) - the best; इदं (idaṃ) - this; वचनम् (vacanam) - speech; अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they spoke;]
(They, the illustrious ones, having assembled and being great vow holders, summoned the best of rivers and spoke this speech.)
The illustrious ones, having gathered and being committed to great vows, summoned the best of rivers and said this.
कारणं ब्रूहि कल्याणि किमर्थं ते ह्रदो ह्ययम्। एवमाकुलतां यातः श्रुत्वा पास्यामहे वयम् ॥९-४२-९॥
kāraṇaṁ brūhi kalyāṇi kimarthaṁ te hrado hyayam। evamākulatāṁ yātaḥ śrutvā pāsyāmahe vayam ॥9-42-9॥
[कारणम् (kāraṇam) - reason; ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell; कल्याणि (kalyāṇi) - O auspicious one; किमर्थम् (kimartham) - why; ते (te) - your; ह्रदः (hradaḥ) - lake; हि (hi) - indeed; अयम् (ayam) - this; एवम् (evam) - thus; आकुलताम् (ākulatām) - distress; यातः (yātaḥ) - has reached; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; पास्यामहे (pāsyāmahe) - we shall drink; वयम् (vayam) - we;]
(Tell the reason, O auspicious one, why your lake indeed has reached this distress. Having heard, we shall drink.)
O auspicious one, please tell us the reason why your lake has become so distressed. Upon hearing, we shall drink from it.
ततः सा सर्वमाचष्ट यथावृत्तं प्रवेपती। दुःखितामथ तां दृष्ट्वा त ऊचुर्वै तपोधनाः ॥९-४२-१०॥
tataḥ sā sarvam ācaṣṭa yathāvṛttaṃ pravepatī। duḥkhitām atha tāṃ dṛṣṭvā ta ūcur vai tapodhanāḥ ॥9-42-10॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सा (sā) - she; सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything; आचष्ट (ācaṣṭa) - told; यथावृत्तम् (yathāvṛttam) - as it happened; प्रवेपती (pravepatī) - trembling; दुःखिताम् (duḥkhitām) - sorrowful; अथ (atha) - then; ताम् (tām) - her; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; ते (te) - they; ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - said; वै (vai) - indeed; तपोधनाः (tapodhanāḥ) - sages;]
(Then she told everything as it happened, trembling. Then, having seen her sorrowful, the sages indeed said:)
Then she, trembling, recounted everything as it happened. Seeing her sorrowful, the sages spoke to her.
कारणं श्रुतमस्माभिः शापश्चैव श्रुतोऽनघे। करिष्यन्ति तु यत्प्राप्तं सर्व एव तपोधनाः ॥९-४२-११॥
kāraṇaṃ śrutamasmābhiḥ śāpaścaiva śruto'naghe। kariṣyanti tu yatprāptaṃ sarva eva tapodhanāḥ ॥9-42-11॥
[कारणम् (kāraṇam) - reason; श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard; अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us; शापः (śāpaḥ) - curse; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; श्रुतः (śrutaḥ) - heard; अनघे (anaghe) - O sinless one; करिष्यन्ति (kariṣyanti) - will do; तु (tu) - but; यत् (yat) - what; प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - obtained; सर्वे (sarve) - all; एव (eva) - indeed; तपोधनाः (tapodhanāḥ) - sages;]
(The reason has been heard by us, and the curse too, O sinless one. But all the sages will indeed do what has been obtained.)
We have heard the reason and the curse, O sinless one. However, all the sages will act according to what has been decreed.
एवमुक्त्वा सरिच्छ्रेष्ठामूचुस्तेऽथ परस्परम्। विमोचयामहे सर्वे शापादेतां सरस्वतीम् ॥९-४२-१२॥
evamuktvā saricchreṣṭhāmūcuste'tha parasparam। vimocayāmahe sarve śāpādetāṃ sarasvatīm ॥9-42-12॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; सरित् (sarit) - river; श्रेष्ठाम् (śreṣṭhām) - best; ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - said; ते (te) - they; अथ (atha) - then; परस्परम् (parasparam) - to each other; विमोचयामहे (vimocayāmahe) - let us free; सर्वे (sarve) - all; शापात् (śāpāt) - from the curse; एताम् (etām) - this; सरस्वतीम् (sarasvatīm) - Sarasvati;]
(Thus having spoken to the best of rivers, they then said to each other, "Let us all free this Sarasvati from the curse.")
After speaking thus to the best of rivers, they conversed among themselves and decided to free Sarasvati from the curse.
तेषां तु वचनादेव प्रकृतिस्था सरस्वती। प्रसन्नसलिला जज्ञे यथा पूर्वं तथैव हि ॥ विमुक्ता च सरिच्छ्रेष्ठा विबभौ सा यथा पुरा ॥९-४२-१३॥
teṣāṃ tu vacanādeva prakṛtisthā sarasvatī। prasannasalilā jajñe yathā pūrvaṃ tathaiva hi ॥ vimuktā ca saricchreṣṭhā vibabhau sā yathā purā ॥9-42-13॥
[तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; तु (tu) - but; वचनात् (vacanāt) - from the words; एव (eva) - indeed; प्रकृतिस्था (prakṛtisthā) - in her original state; सरस्वती (sarasvatī) - Sarasvati; प्रसन्नसलिला (prasannasalilā) - with clear waters; जज्ञे (jajñe) - was born; यथा (yathā) - as; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before; तथैव (tathaiva) - just so; हि (hi) - indeed; विमुक्ता (vimuktā) - liberated; च (ca) - and; सरिच्छ्रेष्ठा (saricchreṣṭhā) - the best of rivers; विबभौ (vibabhau) - shone; सा (sā) - she; यथा (yathā) - as; पुरा (purā) - before;]
(But from their words, Sarasvati, in her original state, with clear waters, was born just as before. Liberated, the best of rivers shone as she did before.)
Upon hearing their words, Sarasvati returned to her original state with clear waters, appearing just as she did in the past. Liberated, the best of rivers shone as she once did.
दृष्ट्वा तोयं सरस्वत्या मुनिभिस्तैस्तथा कृतम्। कृताञ्जलीस्ततो राजन्राक्षसाः क्षुधयार्दिताः ॥ ऊचुस्तान्वै मुनीन्सर्वान्कृपायुक्तान्पुनः पुनः ॥९-४२-१४॥
dṛṣṭvā toyaṃ sarasvatyā munibhistaiḥ tathā kṛtam। kṛtāñjalīs tato rājan rākṣasāḥ kṣudhaya arditāḥ ॥ ūcus tān vai munīn sarvān kṛpāyuktān punaḥ punaḥ ॥9-42-14॥
[दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; तोयं (toyaṃ) - water; सरस्वत्या (sarasvatyā) - of Sarasvati; मुनिभिः (munibhiḥ) - by sages; तैः (taiḥ) - by them; तथा (tathā) - thus; कृतम् (kṛtam) - done; कृताञ्जलीः (kṛtāñjalīḥ) - with folded hands; ततः (tataḥ) - then; राजन् (rājan) - O king; राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons; क्षुधया (kṣudhaya) - by hunger; अर्दिताः (arditāḥ) - afflicted; ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - said; तान् (tān) - to them; वै (vai) - indeed; मुनीन् (munīn) - sages; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; कृपायुक्तान् (kṛpāyuktān) - full of compassion; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुनः (punaḥ) - again;]
(Having seen the water of Sarasvati, thus done by the sages, then, O king, the demons, afflicted by hunger, with folded hands, said to all the sages, full of compassion, again and again.)
Upon seeing the water of the Sarasvati, which was thus prepared by the sages, the demons, afflicted by hunger, approached the sages with folded hands and repeatedly pleaded with them, "O compassionate ones."
वयं हि क्षुधिताश्चैव धर्माद्धीनाश्च शाश्वतात्। न च नः कामकारोऽयं यद्वयं पापकारिणः ॥९-४२-१५॥
vayaṁ hi kṣudhitāścaiva dharmāddhīnāśca śāśvatāt। na ca naḥ kāmakāro'yaṁ yadvayaṁ pāpakāriṇaḥ ॥9-42-15॥
[वयम् (vayam) - we; हि (hi) - indeed; क्षुधिताः (kṣudhitāḥ) - hungry; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - certainly; धर्मात् (dharmāt) - from righteousness; हीनाः (hīnāḥ) - deprived; च (ca) - and; शाश्वतात् (śāśvatāt) - eternal; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; नः (naḥ) - our; कामकारः (kāmakāraḥ) - free will; अयम् (ayam) - this; यत् (yat) - that; वयम् (vayam) - we; पापकारिणः (pāpakāriṇaḥ) - sinners;]
(We indeed are hungry and deprived of righteousness eternally. And this is not our free will that we are sinners.)
We are indeed hungry and deprived of eternal righteousness. It is not our free will that makes us sinners.
युष्माकं चाप्रसादेन दुष्कृतेन च कर्मणा। पक्षोऽयं वर्धतेऽस्माकं यतः स्म ब्रह्मराक्षसाः ॥९-४२-१६॥
yuṣmākaṃ cāprasādena duṣkṛtena ca karmaṇā। pakṣo'yaṃ vardhate'smākaṃ yataḥ sma brahmarākṣasāḥ ॥9-42-16॥
[युष्माकं (yuṣmākam) - your; च (ca) - and; अप्रसादेन (aprasādena) - displeasure; दुष्कृतेन (duṣkṛtena) - by evil deeds; च (ca) - and; कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action; पक्षः (pakṣaḥ) - side; अयम् (ayam) - this; वर्धते (vardhate) - grows; अस्माकं (asmākam) - our; यतः (yataḥ) - because; स्म (sma) - indeed; ब्रह्मराक्षसाः (brahmarākṣasāḥ) - Brahma-Rakshasas;]
(Your displeasure and evil deeds, and by action, this side grows ours because indeed Brahma-Rakshasas.)
Due to your displeasure and evil actions, our side is growing stronger because of the Brahma-Rakshasas.
एवं हि वैश्यशूद्राणां क्षत्रियाणां तथैव च। ये ब्राह्मणान्प्रद्विषन्ति ते भवन्तीह राक्षसाः ॥९-४२-१७॥
evaṃ hi vaiśyaśūdrāṇāṃ kṣatriyāṇāṃ tathaiva ca। ye brāhmaṇānpradviṣanti te bhavantīha rākṣasāḥ ॥9-42-17॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; हि (hi) - indeed; वैश्यशूद्राणाम् (vaiśyaśūdrāṇām) - of the Vaishyas and Shudras; क्षत्रियाणाम् (kṣatriyāṇām) - of the Kshatriyas; तथा (tathā) - also; एव (eva) - certainly; च (ca) - and; ये (ye) - those who; ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - the Brahmins; प्रद्विषन्ति (pradviṣanti) - hate; ते (te) - they; भवन्ति (bhavanti) - become; इह (iha) - here; राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons;]
(Thus indeed, those who hate the Brahmins among the Vaishyas, Shudras, and Kshatriyas, they become demons here.)
Thus, those among the Vaishyas, Shudras, and Kshatriyas who hate the Brahmins, indeed become demons here.
आचार्यमृत्विजं चैव गुरुं वृद्धजनं तथा। प्राणिनो येऽवमन्यन्ते ते भवन्तीह राक्षसाः ॥ योषितां चैव पापानां योनिदोषेण वर्धते ॥९-४२-१८॥
ācāryamṛtvijaṃ caiva guruṃ vṛddhajanaṃ tathā। prāṇino ye'vamanyante te bhavantīha rākṣasāḥ ॥ yoṣitāṃ caiva pāpānāṃ yonidoṣeṇa vardhate ॥9-42-18॥
[आचार्यम् (ācāryam) - teacher; ऋत्विजम् (ṛtvijam) - priest; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; गुरुम् (gurum) - elder; वृद्धजनम् (vṛddhajanam) - old person; तथा (tathā) - also; प्राणिनः (prāṇinaḥ) - living beings; ये (ye) - who; अवमन्यन्ते (avamanyante) - disrespect; ते (te) - they; भवन्ति (bhavanti) - become; इह (iha) - here; राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons; योषिताम् (yoṣitām) - of women; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; पापानाम् (pāpānām) - of the sinful; योनिदोषेण (yonidoṣeṇa) - by defect of birth; वर्धते (vardhate) - grows;]
(The teacher, the priest, the elder, and the old person, those living beings who disrespect them become demons here. The sinful women grow by defect of birth.)
Those who disrespect teachers, priests, elders, and the elderly are considered demons here. Sinful women grow due to defects in their birth.
तत्कुरुध्वमिहास्माकं कारुण्यं द्विजसत्तमाः। शक्ता भवन्तः सर्वेषां लोकानामपि तारणे ॥९-४२-१९॥
tatkurudhvamihāsmākaṃ kāruṇyaṃ dvijasattamāḥ। śaktā bhavantaḥ sarveṣāṃ lokānāmapi tāraṇe ॥9-42-19॥
[तत् (tat) - that; कुरुध्वम् (kurudhvam) - do; इह (iha) - here; अस्माकम् (asmākam) - our; कारुण्यम् (kāruṇyam) - compassion; द्विजसत्तमाः (dvijasattamāḥ) - O best of the twice-born; शक्ताः (śaktāḥ) - capable; भवन्तः (bhavantaḥ) - you all; सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all; लोकानाम् (lokānām) - worlds; अपि (api) - even; तारणे (tāraṇe) - in saving;]
(Do that compassion here for us, O best of the twice-born; you all are capable of saving even all the worlds.)
"O best of the twice-born, please show compassion here for us, as you are capable of saving all the worlds."
तेषां ते मुनयः श्रुत्वा तुष्टुवुस्तां महानदीम्। मोक्षार्थं रक्षसां तेषामूचुः प्रयतमानसाः ॥
teṣāṃ te munayaḥ śrutvā tuṣṭuvustāṃ mahānadīm। mokṣārthaṃ rakṣasāṃ teṣāmūcuḥ prayatamānasāḥ ॥
[तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; ते (te) - they; मुनयः (munayaḥ) - sages; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; तुष्टुवुः (tuṣṭuvuḥ) - praised; ताम् (tām) - that; महानदीम् (mahānadīm) - great river; मोक्षार्थम् (mokṣārtham) - for liberation; रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of the demons; तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - said; प्रयतमानसाः (prayatamānasāḥ) - with concentrated minds;]
(Of them, the sages, having heard, praised that great river. For the liberation of the demons, they said with concentrated minds.)
The sages, upon hearing, praised the great river for the liberation of the demons, speaking with focused minds.
क्षुतकीटावपन्नं च यच्चोच्छिष्टाशितं भवेत्। केशावपन्नमाधूतमारुग्णमपि यद्भवेत् ॥ श्वभिः संस्पृष्टमन्नं च भागोऽसौ रक्षसामिह ॥९-४२-२१॥
kṣutakīṭāvapannaṃ ca yaccocchiṣṭāśitaṃ bhavet। keśāvapannamādhūtamārugṇamapi yadbhavet ॥ śvabhiḥ saṃspṛṣṭamannaṃ ca bhāgo'sau rakṣasāmiha ॥9-42-21॥
[क्षुतकीटावपन्नम् (kṣutakīṭāvapannam) - contaminated by insects; च (ca) - and; यत् (yat) - which; उच्छिष्टाशितम् (ucchiṣṭāśitam) - eaten as remnants; भवेत् (bhavet) - becomes; केशावपन्नम् (keśāvapannam) - contaminated by hair; आधूतम् (ādhūtam) - shaken; अरुग्णम् (arugṇam) - unbroken; अपि (api) - also; यत् (yat) - which; भवेत् (bhavet) - becomes; श्वभिः (śvabhiḥ) - by dogs; संस्पृष्टम् (saṃspṛṣṭam) - touched; अन्नम् (annam) - food; च (ca) - and; भागः (bhāgaḥ) - portion; असौ (asau) - this; रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of demons; इह (iha) - here;]
(Contaminated by insects and which is eaten as remnants, becomes contaminated by hair, shaken, unbroken, also which becomes touched by dogs, and food, this portion is of demons here.)
Food that is contaminated by insects, eaten as remnants, or touched by dogs, and food that is contaminated by hair, shaken, or unbroken, is considered the portion of demons here.
तस्माज्ज्ञात्वा सदा विद्वानेतान्यन्नानि वर्जयेत्। राक्षसान्नमसौ भुङ्क्ते यो भुङ्क्ते ह्यन्नमीदृशम् ॥९-४२-२२॥
tasmājjñātvā sadā vidvānetānyannāni varjayet। rākṣasānnamasau bhuṅkte yo bhuṅkte hyannamīdṛśam ॥9-42-22॥
[तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known; सदा (sadā) - always; विद्वान् (vidvān) - the wise one; एतानि (etāni) - these; अन्नानि (annāni) - foods; वर्जयेत् (varjayet) - should avoid; राक्षस (rākṣasa) - demonic; अन्नम् (annam) - food; असौ (asau) - he; भुङ्क्ते (bhuṅkte) - eats; यः (yaḥ) - who; भुङ्क्ते (bhuṅkte) - eats; हि (hi) - indeed; अन्नम् (annam) - food; ईदृशम् (īdṛśam) - such; ॥९-४२-२२॥ (॥9-42-22॥) - (verse number);]
(Therefore, having known, the wise one should always avoid these foods. He who eats such food indeed eats demonic food.)
Therefore, the wise should always avoid these foods, as consuming them is akin to eating demonic food.
शोधयित्वा ततस्तीर्थमृषयस्ते तपोधनाः। मोक्षार्थं राक्षसानां च नदीं तां प्रत्यचोदयन् ॥९-४२-२३॥
śodhayitvā tatastīrthamṛṣayaste tapodhanāḥ। mokṣārthaṃ rākṣasānāṃ ca nadīṃ tāṃ pratyacodayan ॥9-42-23॥
[शोधयित्वा (śodhayitvā) - having purified; ततः (tataḥ) - then; तीर्थम् (tīrtham) - sacred place; ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages; ते (te) - they; तपोधनाः (tapodhanāḥ) - rich in penance; मोक्षार्थम् (mokṣārtham) - for liberation; राक्षसानाम् (rākṣasānām) - of the demons; च (ca) - and; नदीम् (nadīm) - river; ताम् (tām) - that; प्रत्यचोदयन् (pratyacodayan) - urged;]
(Having purified the sacred place, then those sages, rich in penance, urged that river for the liberation of the demons.)
After purifying the sacred place, the sages, who were rich in penance, urged the river for the liberation of the demons.
महर्षीणां मतं ज्ञात्वा ततः सा सरितां वरा। अरुणामानयामास स्वां तनुं पुरुषर्षभ ॥९-४२-२४॥
maharṣīṇāṃ mataṃ jñātvā tataḥ sā saritāṃ varā। aruṇāmānayāmāsa svāṃ tanuṃ puruṣarṣabha ॥9-42-24॥
[महर्षीणां (maharṣīṇāṃ) - of the great sages; मतं (mataṃ) - opinion; ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known; ततः (tataḥ) - then; सा (sā) - she; सरितां (saritāṃ) - of rivers; वरा (varā) - the best; अरुणाम् (aruṇām) - Aruna; आनयामास (ānayāmāsa) - brought; स्वां (svāṃ) - her own; तनुं (tanuṃ) - body; पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - O best of men;]
(Having known the opinion of the great sages, then she, the best of rivers, brought her own body, O best of men, Aruna.)
Understanding the opinion of the great sages, the best of rivers, she brought her own form, O best of men, Aruna.
तस्यां ते राक्षसाः स्नात्वा तनूस्त्यक्त्वा दिवं गताः। अरुणायां महाराज ब्रह्महत्यापहा हि सा ॥९-४२-२५॥
tasyāṃ te rākṣasāḥ snātvā tanūstyaktvā divaṃ gatāḥ। aruṇāyāṃ mahārāja brahmahatyāpahā hi sā ॥9-42-25॥
[तस्याम् (tasyām) - in that; ते (te) - they; राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons; स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed; तनूः (tanūḥ) - bodies; त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned; दिवम् (divam) - to heaven; गताः (gatāḥ) - went; अरुणायाम् (aruṇāyām) - in Aruṇā; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; ब्रह्महत्यापहा (brahmahatyāpahā) - remover of Brahmahatyā; हि (hi) - indeed; सा (sā) - she;]
(In that place, they, the demons, having bathed and abandoned their bodies, went to heaven. In Aruṇā, O great king, she indeed is the remover of Brahmahatyā.)
In that sacred place, the demons, after bathing and leaving their mortal forms, ascended to heaven. In Aruṇā, O great king, that place is indeed known for removing the sin of killing a Brahmin.
एतमर्थमभिज्ञाय देवराजः शतक्रतुः। तस्मिंस्तीर्थवरे स्नात्वा विमुक्तः पाप्मना किल ॥९-४२-२६॥
etamarthamabhijñāya devarājaḥ śatakratuḥ। tasmiṃstīrthavare snātvā vimuktaḥ pāpmanā kila ॥9-42-26॥
[एतम् (etam) - this; अर्थम् (artham) - purpose; अभिज्ञाय (abhijñāya) - having understood; देवराजः (devarājaḥ) - the king of gods; शतक्रतुः (śatakratuḥ) - Indra; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; तीर्थवरे (tīrthavare) - sacred place; स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed; विमुक्तः (vimuktaḥ) - freed; पाप्मना (pāpmanā) - from sin; किल (kila) - indeed;]
(Having understood this purpose, the king of gods, Indra, having bathed in that sacred place, was indeed freed from sin.)
Understanding this purpose, Indra, the king of gods, bathed in the sacred place and was freed from sin.
जनमेजय उवाच॥
janamejaya uvāca॥
[जनमेजय (janamejaya) - Janamejaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Janamejaya said:)
Janamejaya said:
किमर्थं भगवाञ्शक्रो ब्रह्महत्यामवाप्तवान्। कथमस्मिंश्च तीर्थे वै आप्लुत्याकल्मषोऽभवत् ॥९-४२-२७॥
kimarthaṁ bhagavāñśakro brahmahatyāmavāptavān। kathamasmiṁśca tīrthe vai āplutyākalmaṣo'bhavat ॥9-42-27॥
[किमर्थम् (kimartham) - for what purpose; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the revered; शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra; ब्रह्महत्याम् (brahmahatyām) - Brahma's murder; अवाप्तवान् (avāptavān) - incurred; कथम् (katham) - how; अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this; च (ca) - and; तीर्थे (tīrthe) - holy place; वै (vai) - indeed; आप्लुत्य (āplutya) - by bathing; अकल्मषः (akalmaṣaḥ) - sinless; अभवत् (abhavat) - became;]
(For what purpose did the revered Indra incur Brahma's murder? How did he become sinless by bathing in this holy place indeed?)
Why did the revered Indra incur the sin of killing a Brahma? How did he become free from sin by bathing in this sacred place?
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaishampayana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaishampayana said:)
Vaishampayana said:
शृणुष्वैतदुपाख्यानं यथावृत्तं जनेश्वर। यथा बिभेद समयं नमुचेर्वासवः पुरा ॥९-४२-२८॥
śṛṇuṣvaitadupākhyānaṃ yathāvṛttaṃ janeśvaraḥ। yathā bibheda samayaṃ namucervāsavaḥ purā ॥9-42-28॥
[शृणुष्व (śṛṇuṣva) - listen; एतद् (etad) - this; उपाख्यानं (upākhyānaṃ) - story; यथा (yathā) - as; वृत्तं (vṛttaṃ) - happened; जनेश्वर (janeśvara) - O lord of people; यथा (yathā) - how; बिभेद (bibheda) - broke; समयं (samayaṃ) - agreement; नमुचेः (namuceḥ) - of Namuci; वासवः (vāsavaḥ) - Indra; पुरा (purā) - in ancient times;]
(Listen to this story as it happened, O lord of people, how Indra broke the agreement of Namuci in ancient times.)
"Listen to this story, O lord of people, as it happened in ancient times when Indra broke the agreement with Namuci."
नमुचिर्वासवाद्भीतः सूर्यरश्मिं समाविशत्। तेनेन्द्रः सख्यमकरोत्समयं चेदमब्रवीत् ॥९-४२-२९॥
namucirvāsavādbhītaḥ sūryaraśmiṃ samāviśat। tenendraḥ sakhyamakarotsamayaṃ cedamabravīt ॥9-42-29॥
[नमुचिः (namuciḥ) - Namuchi; वासवात् (vāsavāt) - from Vāsava (Indra); भीतः (bhītaḥ) - afraid; सूर्यरश्मिम् (sūryaraśmim) - into the sun's rays; समाविशत् (samāviśat) - entered; तेन (tena) - by him; इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra; सख्यम् (sakhyam) - friendship; अकरोत् (akarot) - made; समयम् (samayam) - agreement; च (ca) - and; इदम् (idam) - this; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(Namuchi, afraid of Vāsava (Indra), entered into the sun's rays. By him, Indra made friendship and said this agreement.)
Namuchi, fearing Indra, sought refuge in the sun's rays. Indra, in turn, formed a pact of friendship and declared this agreement.
नार्द्रेण त्वा न शुष्केण न रात्रौ नापि वाहनि। वधिष्याम्यसुरश्रेष्ठ सखे सत्येन ते शपे ॥९-४२-३०॥
nārdreṇa tvā na śuṣkeṇa na rātrau nāpi vāhani। vadhiṣyāmyasureṣṭha sakhe satyena te śape ॥9-42-30॥
[नार्द्रेण (nārdreṇa) - with wet; त्वा (tvā) - you; न (na) - not; शुष्केण (śuṣkeṇa) - with dry; न (na) - not; रात्रौ (rātrau) - at night; नापि (nāpi) - nor; वाहनि (vāhani) - on a vehicle; वधिष्यामि (vadhiṣyāmi) - I will kill; असुरश्रेष्ठ (asureṣṭha) - O best of demons; सखे (sakhe) - friend; सत्येन (satyena) - by truth; ते (te) - to you; शपे (śape) - I swear;]
(I will not kill you with wet or dry, not at night nor on a vehicle, O best of demons, friend, I swear to you by truth.)
"O best of demons, my friend, I swear to you by truth that I will not kill you with anything wet or dry, nor at night, nor on a vehicle."
एवं स कृत्वा समयं सृष्ट्वा नीहारमीश्वरः। चिच्छेदास्य शिरो राजन्नपां फेनेन वासवः ॥९-४२-३१॥
evaṃ sa kṛtvā samayaṃ sṛṣṭvā nīhāramīśvaraḥ। cicchedāsya śiro rājannapāṃ phenena vāsavaḥ ॥9-42-31॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; स (sa) - he; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; समयम् (samayam) - time; सृष्ट्वा (sṛṣṭvā) - having created; नीहारम् (nīhāram) - mist; ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - lord; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut off; अस्य (asya) - his; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; राजन् (rājan) - O king; अपाम् (apām) - of waters; फेनेन (phenena) - with foam; वासवः (vāsavaḥ) - Indra;]
(Thus, having done and created time and mist, the lord cut off his head with the foam of waters, O king, Indra.)
Thus, Indra, the lord, having created time and mist, cut off his head with the foam of the waters, O king.
तच्छिरो नमुचेश्छिन्नं पृष्ठतः शक्रमन्वयात्। हे मित्रहन्पाप इति ब्रुवाणं शक्रमन्तिकात् ॥९-४२-३२॥
tacchiro namuceśchinnaṃ pṛṣṭhataḥ śakramanvayāt। he mitrahanpāpa iti bruvāṇaṃ śakramantikāt ॥9-42-32॥
[तत् (tat) - that; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; नमुचेश् (namuceś) - of Namuci; छिन्नं (chinnaṃ) - severed; पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - from behind; शक्रम् (śakram) - Indra; अन्वयात् (anvayāt) - followed; हे (he) - O; मित्रहन् (mitrahan) - destroyer of friends; पाप (pāpa) - sinful; इति (iti) - thus; ब्रुवाणं (bruvāṇam) - speaking; शक्रम् (śakram) - Indra; अन्तिकात् (antikāt) - near;]
(That head of Namuci, severed from behind, followed Indra, speaking 'O destroyer of friends, sinful' near Indra.)
The severed head of Namuci followed Indra from behind, accusing him by saying 'O destroyer of friends, sinful' near Indra.
एवं स शिरसा तेन चोद्यमानः पुनः पुनः। पितामहाय सन्तप्त एवमर्थं न्यवेदयत् ॥९-४२-३३॥
evaṃ sa śirasā tena codyamānaḥ punaḥ punaḥ। pitāmahāya santapta evamarthaṃ nyavedayat ॥9-42-33॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; सः (saḥ) - he; शिरसा (śirasā) - with head; तेन (tena) - by him; चोद्यमानः (codyamānaḥ) - being urged; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पितामहाय (pitāmahāya) - to the grandfather; सन्तप्तः (santaptaḥ) - distressed; एवम् (evam) - thus; अर्थम् (artham) - the matter; न्यवेदयत् (nyavedayat) - conveyed;]
(Thus, he, with his head (bowed), being urged by him again and again, conveyed the matter to the grandfather, distressed.)
Thus, repeatedly urged by him, he bowed his head and conveyed the matter to the grandfather, feeling distressed.
तमब्रवील्लोकगुरुररुणायां यथाविधि। इष्ट्वोपस्पृश देवेन्द्र ब्रह्महत्यापहा हि सा ॥९-४२-३४॥
tamabravīllokagururaruṇāyāṃ yathāvidhi। iṣṭvopaspṛśa devendra brahmahatyāpahā hi sā ॥9-42-34॥
[तम् (tam) - that; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; लोकगुरुः (lokaguruḥ) - teacher of the world; अरुणायाम् (aruṇāyām) - in the dawn; यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to the rule; इष्ट्वा (iṣṭvā) - having worshipped; उपस्पृश (upaspṛśa) - perform the ablution; देवेन्द्र (devendra) - O lord of the gods; ब्रह्महत्यापहा (brahmahatyāpahā) - remover of the sin of killing a Brahmin; हि (hi) - indeed; सा (sā) - she;]
(The teacher of the world said to him, "O lord of the gods, perform the ablution at dawn according to the rule, having worshipped, for it indeed removes the sin of killing a Brahmin.")
The teacher of the world instructed Indra to perform the ritual ablution at dawn, as prescribed, after worship, as it would cleanse him of the sin of killing a Brahmin.
इत्युक्तः स सरस्वत्याः कुञ्जे वै जनमेजय। इष्ट्वा यथावद्बलभिदरुणायामुपास्पृशत् ॥९-४२-३५॥
ityuktaḥ sa sarasvatyāḥ kuñje vai janamejaya। iṣṭvā yathāvadbalabhidaruṇāyāmupāspṛśat ॥9-42-35॥
[इति (iti) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; सः (saḥ) - he; सरस्वत्याः (sarasvatyāḥ) - of Sarasvati; कुञ्जे (kuñje) - in the grove; वै (vai) - indeed; जनमेजय (janamejaya) - Janamejaya; इष्ट्वा (iṣṭvā) - having worshipped; यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly; बलभिदरुणायाम् (balabhidaruṇāyām) - in the Balabhid Aruna; उपास्पृशत् (upāspṛśat) - touched;]
(Thus spoken, he, Janamejaya, indeed in the grove of Sarasvati, having worshipped properly in the Balabhid Aruna, touched.)
Janamejaya, having been addressed in this manner, performed the rituals properly in the grove of Sarasvati and touched the sacred waters in the Balabhid Aruna.
स मुक्तः पाप्मना तेन ब्रह्महत्याकृतेन ह। जगाम संहृष्टमनास्त्रिदिवं त्रिदशेश्वरः ॥९-४२-३६॥
sa muktaḥ pāpmanā tena brahmahatyākṛtena ha। jagāma saṃhṛṣṭamanāstridivaṃ tridaśeśvaraḥ ॥9-42-36॥
[स (sa) - he; मुक्तः (muktaḥ) - freed; पाप्मना (pāpmanā) - from sin; तेन (tena) - by that; ब्रह्महत्याकृतेन (brahmahatyākṛtena) - by the act of killing a Brahmin; ह (ha) - indeed; जगाम (jagāma) - went; संहृष्टमनाः (saṃhṛṣṭamanāḥ) - with a delighted mind; त्रिदिवं (tridivam) - to heaven; त्रिदशेश्वरः (tridaśeśvaraḥ) - the lord of the thirty gods;]
(He, freed from sin by that act of killing a Brahmin, indeed went to heaven with a delighted mind, the lord of the thirty gods.)
Freed from the sin of killing a Brahmin, he, the lord of the thirty gods, joyfully ascended to heaven.
शिरस्तच्चापि नमुचेस्तत्रैवाप्लुत्य भारत। लोकान्कामदुघान्प्राप्तमक्षयान्राजसत्तम ॥९-४२-३७॥
śirastaccāpi namucestatraivāplutya bhārata। lokānkāmadughānprāptamakṣayānrājasattama ॥9-42-37॥
[शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; तत् (tat) - that; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; नमुचेस् (namuces) - of Namuci; तत्र (tatra) - there; एव (eva) - indeed; आप्लुत्य (āplutya) - having reached; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; कामदुघान् (kāmadughān) - wish-fulfilling; प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - attained; अक्षयान् (akṣayān) - imperishable; राजसत्तम (rājasattama) - O best of kings;]
(The head of Namuci, having reached there, O Bharata, attained the imperishable, wish-fulfilling worlds, O best of kings.)
The head of Namuci, after reaching that place, O Bharata, attained the eternal and wish-fulfilling worlds, O best of kings.
तत्राप्युपस्पृश्य बलो महात्मा; दत्त्वा च दानानि पृथग्विधानि। अवाप्य धर्मं परमार्यकर्मा; जगाम सोमस्य महत्स तीर्थम् ॥९-४२-३८॥
tatrāpyupaspṛśya balo mahātmā; dattvā ca dānāni pṛthagvidhāni| avāpya dharmaṃ paramāryakarmā; jagāma somasya mahats tīrtham ॥9-42-38॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; अपि (api) - also; उपस्पृश्य (upaspṛśya) - having touched; बलः (balaḥ) - Bala (a name); महात्मा (mahātmā) - great soul; दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given; च (ca) - and; दानानि (dānāni) - gifts; पृथक् (pṛthak) - various; विधानि (vidhāni) - types; अवाप्य (avāpya) - having obtained; धर्मं (dharmaṃ) - virtue; परम (parama) - supreme; आर्य (ārya) - noble; कर्मा (karmā) - deed; जगाम (jagāma) - went; सोमस्य (somasya) - of Soma; महत् (mahat) - great; तीर्थम् (tīrtham) - pilgrimage site;]
(There, having touched, Bala, the great soul, having given various types of gifts, having obtained supreme noble virtue, went to the great pilgrimage site of Soma.)
There, Bala, the great soul, after performing ablutions and giving various types of gifts, having attained supreme noble virtue, proceeded to the great pilgrimage site of Soma.
यत्रायजद्राजसूयेन सोमः; साक्षात्पुरा विधिवत्पार्थिवेन्द्र। अत्रिर्धीमान्विप्रमुख्यो बभूव; होता यस्मिन्क्रतुमुख्ये महात्मा ॥९-४२-३९॥
yatrāyajad rājasūyena somaḥ; sākṣāt purā vidhivat pārthivendra। atrir dhīmān vipramukhyo babhūva; hotā yasmin kratumukhye mahātmā ॥9-42-39॥
[यत्र (yatra) - where; अयजत् (ayajat) - performed; राजसूयेन (rājasūyena) - with Rājasūya; सोमः (somaḥ) - Soma; साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly; पुरा (purā) - formerly; विधिवत् (vidhivat) - properly; पार्थिवेन्द्र (pārthivendra) - king; अत्रिः (atriḥ) - Atri; धीमान् (dhīmān) - wise; विप्रमुख्यः (vipramukhyaḥ) - chief of the sages; बभूव (babhūva) - became; होता (hotā) - priest; यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which; क्रतुमुख्ये (kratumukhye) - chief of sacrifices; महात्मा (mahātmā) - great soul;]
(Where Soma performed the Rājasūya sacrifice directly, formerly, properly as the king; Atri, the wise chief of the sages, became the priest in which the chief of sacrifices, the great soul.)
In the place where Soma directly performed the Rājasūya sacrifice properly as the king in ancient times, Atri, the wise and chief among sages, became the priest in the chief of sacrifices, the great soul.
यस्यान्तेऽभूत्सुमहान्दानवानां; दैतेयानां राक्षसानां च देवैः। स सङ्ग्रामस्तारकाख्यः सुतीव्रो; यत्र स्कन्दस्तारकाख्यं जघान ॥९-४२-४०॥
yasyānte'bhūtsumahāndānavānāṃ; daiteyānāṃ rākṣasānāṃ ca devaiḥ। sa saṅgrāmastārakākhyaḥ sutīvraḥ; yatra skandastārakākhyaṃ jaghāna ॥9-42-40॥
[यस्यान्ते (yasyānte) - at the end of which; अभूत् (abhūt) - there was; सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great; दानवानां (dānavānāṃ) - of the demons; दैतेयानां (daiteyānāṃ) - of the Daityas; राक्षसानां (rākṣasānāṃ) - of the Rakshasas; च (ca) - and; देवैः (devaiḥ) - with the gods; स (sa) - that; सङ्ग्रामः (saṅgrāmaḥ) - battle; तारकाख्यः (tārakākhyaḥ) - named Taraka; सुतीव्रः (sutīvraḥ) - very fierce; यत्र (yatra) - where; स्कन्दः (skandaḥ) - Skanda; तारकाख्यम् (tārakākhyam) - Taraka; जघान (jaghāna) - killed;]
(At the end of which there was a very great battle of the demons, Daityas, and Rakshasas with the gods; that battle named Taraka was very fierce, where Skanda killed Taraka.)
At the end of this great battle between the demons, Daityas, Rakshasas, and the gods, known as the fierce Taraka battle, Skanda killed Taraka.
सेनापत्यं लब्धवान्देवतानां; महासेनो यत्र दैत्यान्तकर्ता। साक्षाच्चात्र न्यवसत्कार्त्तिकेयः; सदा कुमारो यत्र स प्लक्षराजः ॥९-४२-४१॥
senāpatyaṃ labdhavāndevatānāṃ; mahāseno yatra daityāntakartā. sākṣāccātra nyavasatkārttikeyaḥ; sadā kumāro yatra sa plakṣarājaḥ ॥9-42-41॥
[सेनापत्यं (senāpatyaṃ) - commander-in-chief; लब्धवान् (labdhavān) - obtained; देवतानां (devatānāṃ) - of the gods; महासेनः (mahāsenaḥ) - Mahasena; यत्र (yatra) - where; दैत्यान्तकर्ता (daityāntakartā) - destroyer of demons; साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly; च (ca) - and; अत्र (atra) - here; न्यवसत् (nyavasat) - resided; कार्त्तिकेयः (kārttikeyaḥ) - Kartikeya; सदा (sadā) - always; कुमारः (kumāraḥ) - the youth; यत्र (yatra) - where; सः (saḥ) - he; प्लक्षराजः (plakṣarājaḥ) - the fig tree king;]
(Mahasena, the commander-in-chief of the gods, who is the destroyer of demons, resided here directly as Kartikeya, where the fig tree king always is.)
Mahasena, the commander-in-chief of the gods, known as Kartikeya, the destroyer of demons, resided here directly, where the fig tree king always stands.
