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Library: Significance of the holy place Badarapachana, renowned for its perfected ascetic practices and maidens steadfast in their vows. Story of Priyamvada and Arundhati.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said:)
Vaiśampāyana spoke:
ततस्तीर्थवरं रामो ययौ बदरपाचनम्। तपस्विसिद्धचरितं यत्र कन्या धृतव्रता ॥९-४७-१॥
tatastīrthavaraṃ rāmo yayau badarapācanam। tapasvisiddhacaritaṃ yatra kanyā dhṛtavratā ॥9-47-1॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तीर्थवरम् (tīrthavaram) - the best of pilgrimage sites; रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama; ययौ (yayau) - went; बदरपाचनम् (badarapācanam) - Badarapachana; तपस्वि (tapasvi) - ascetics; सिद्ध (siddha) - perfected; चरितम् (caritam) - conduct; यत्र (yatra) - where; कन्या (kanyā) - maidens; धृतव्रता (dhṛtavratā) - firm in their vows;]
(Then Rama went to the best of pilgrimage sites, Badarapachana, where the conduct of ascetics is perfected and maidens are firm in their vows.)
Then Rama proceeded to the sacred site of Badarapachana, renowned for its perfected ascetic practices and maidens steadfast in their vows.
भरद्वाजस्य दुहिता रूपेणाप्रतिमा भुवि। स्रुचावती नाम विभो कुमारी ब्रह्मचारिणी ॥९-४७-२॥
bharadvājasya duhitā rūpeṇāpratimā bhuvi। srucāvatī nāma vibho kumārī brahmacāriṇī ॥9-47-2॥
[भरद्वाजस्य (bharadvājasya) - of Bharadvaja; दुहिता (duhitā) - daughter; रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - in beauty; अप्रतिमा (apratimā) - incomparable; भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth; स्रुचावती (srucāvatī) - Srucavati; नाम (nāma) - named; विभो (vibho) - O lord; कुमारी (kumārī) - maiden; ब्रह्मचारिणी (brahmacāriṇī) - celibate;]
(The daughter of Bharadvaja, incomparable in beauty on earth, named Srucavati, O lord, was a maiden and celibate.)
Srucavati, the daughter of Bharadvaja, was renowned on earth for her unparalleled beauty and was known as a celibate maiden, O lord.
तपश्चचार सात्युग्रं नियमैर्बहुभिर्नृप। भर्ता मे देवराजः स्यादिति निश्चित्य भामिनी ॥९-४७-३॥
tapaścacāra sātyugraṃ niyamairbahubhirnṛpa। bhartā me devarājaḥ syāditi niścitya bhāminī ॥9-47-3॥
[तपः (tapaḥ) - penance; च (ca) - and; अचार (acāra) - practiced; सात्युग्रं (sātyugraṃ) - very intense; नियमैः (niyamaiḥ) - with disciplines; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - many; नृप (nṛpa) - O king; भर्ता (bhartā) - husband; मे (me) - my; देवराजः (devarājaḥ) - lord of the gods; स्यात् (syāt) - may become; इति (iti) - thus; निश्चित्य (niścitya) - having decided; भामिनी (bhāminī) - the beautiful lady;]
(The beautiful lady practiced very intense penance with many disciplines, O king, having decided thus: "My husband may become the lord of the gods.")
The beautiful lady, determined that her husband should become the lord of the gods, practiced very intense penance with many disciplines, O king.
समास्तस्या व्यतिक्रान्ता बह्व्यः कुरुकुलोद्वह। चरन्त्या नियमांस्तांस्तान्स्त्रीभिस्तीव्रान्सुदुश्चरान् ॥९-४७-४॥
samāstasyā vyatikrāntā bahvyaḥ kurukulodvaha। carantyā niyamāṃstāṃstāṃstrībhistīvrānsuduścarān ॥9-47-4॥
[समाः (samāḥ) - years; तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - her; व्यतिक्रान्ताः (vyatikrāntāḥ) - have passed; बह्व्यः (bahvyaḥ) - many; कुरुकुलोद्वह (kurukulodvaha) - O scion of the Kuru dynasty; चरन्त्या (carantyā) - practicing; नियमान् (niyamān) - vows; तान् (tān) - those; तान् (tān) - those; स्त्रीभिः (strībhiḥ) - by women; तीव्रान् (tīvrān) - severe; सुदुश्चरान् (suduścarān) - very difficult;]
(O scion of the Kuru dynasty, many years have passed for her practicing those severe and very difficult vows by women.)
O scion of the Kuru dynasty, many years have passed as she practiced those severe and very difficult vows undertaken by women.
तस्यास्तु तेन वृत्तेन तपसा च विशां पते। भक्त्या च भगवान्प्रीतः परया पाकशासनः ॥९-४७-५॥
tasyāstu tena vṛttena tapasā ca viśāṃ pate। bhaktyā ca bhagavānprītaḥ parayā pākaśāsanaḥ ॥9-47-5॥
[तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - her; तु (tu) - but; तेन (tena) - by that; वृत्तेन (vṛttena) - conduct; तपसा (tapasā) - by penance; च (ca) - and; विशां (viśāṃ) - of men; पते (pate) - O lord; भक्त्या (bhaktyā) - by devotion; च (ca) - and; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the Lord; प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased; परया (parayā) - supreme; पाकशासनः (pākaśāsanaḥ) - Indra;]
(But by her conduct, penance, and devotion, O lord of men, the Lord Indra was supremely pleased.)
O lord of men, by her conduct, penance, and supreme devotion, the Lord Indra was greatly pleased.
आजगामाश्रमं तस्यास्त्रिदशाधिपतिः प्रभुः। आस्थाय रूपं विप्रर्षेर्वसिष्ठस्य महात्मनः ॥९-४७-६॥
ājagāmāśramaṃ tasyāstridaśādhipatiḥ prabhuḥ। āsthāya rūpaṃ viprarṣervasiṣṭhasya mahātmanaḥ ॥9-47-6॥
[आजगाम (ājagāma) - went; आश्रमं (āśramaṃ) - hermitage; तस्य (tasya) - his; त्रिदशाधिपतिः (tridaśādhipatiḥ) - lord of the thirty gods; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord; आस्थाय (āsthāya) - assuming; रूपं (rūpaṃ) - form; विप्रर्षेः (viprarṣeḥ) - of the sage; वसिष्ठस्य (vasiṣṭhasya) - Vasiṣṭha; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - great soul;]
(The lord of the thirty gods went to his hermitage, assuming the form of the sage Vasiṣṭha, the great soul.)
The lord of the thirty gods, assuming the form of the great sage Vasiṣṭha, went to his hermitage.
सा तं दृष्ट्वोग्रतपसं वसिष्ठं तपतां वरम्। आचारैर्मुनिभिर्दृष्टैः पूजयामास भारत ॥९-४७-७॥
sā taṃ dṛṣṭvogratapasaṃ vasiṣṭhaṃ tapatāṃ varam। ācārairmunibhirdṛṣṭaiḥ pūjayāmāsa bhārata ॥9-47-7॥
[सा (sā) - she; तम् (tam) - him; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; उग्रतपसम् (ugratapasam) - fierce ascetic; वसिष्ठम् (vasiṣṭham) - Vasiṣṭha; तपताम् (tapatām) - of the ascetics; वरम् (varam) - best; आचारैः (ācāraiḥ) - with customs; मुनिभिः (munibhiḥ) - by sages; दृष्टैः (dṛṣṭaiḥ) - seen; पूजयामास (pūjayāmāsa) - worshipped; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]
(She, having seen the fierce ascetic Vasiṣṭha, the best of ascetics, worshipped him with customs seen by sages, O Bharata.)
She saw the great ascetic Vasiṣṭha, revered among ascetics, and honored him with the traditional customs observed by sages, O Bharata.
उवाच नियमज्ञा च कल्याणी सा प्रियंवदा। भगवन्मुनिशार्दूल किमाज्ञापयसि प्रभो ॥९-४७-८॥
uvāca niyamajñā ca kalyāṇī sā priyaṃvadā। bhagavanmuniśārdūla kimājñāpayasi prabho ॥9-47-8॥
[उवाच (uvāca) - said; नियमज्ञा (niyamajñā) - knower of rules; च (ca) - and; कल्याणी (kalyāṇī) - auspicious; सा (sā) - she; प्रियंवदा (priyaṃvadā) - Priyamvada; भगवन् (bhagavan) - O revered; मुनिशार्दूल (muniśārdūla) - tiger among sages; किम् (kim) - what; आज्ञापयसि (ājñāpayasi) - do you command; प्रभो (prabho) - O lord;]
(Said the knower of rules, the auspicious Priyamvada: "O revered tiger among sages, what do you command, O lord?")
Priyamvada, who was knowledgeable of the rules and auspicious, said: "O revered sage, what do you wish to command, O lord?"
सर्वमद्य यथाशक्ति तव दास्यामि सुव्रत। शक्रभक्त्या तु ते पाणिं न दास्यामि कथञ्चन ॥९-४७-९॥
sarvam adya yathāśakti tava dāsyāmi suvrata। śakrabhaktyā tu te pāṇiṁ na dāsyāmi kathañcana ॥9-47-9॥
[सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything; अद्य (adya) - today; यथा (yathā) - as; शक्ति (śakti) - ability; तव (tava) - your; दास्यामि (dāsyāmi) - I will give; सुव्रत (suvrata) - O virtuous one; शक्र (śakra) - Indra; भक्त्या (bhaktyā) - with devotion; तु (tu) - but; ते (te) - to you; पाणिम् (pāṇim) - hand; न (na) - not; दास्यामि (dāsyāmi) - I will give; कथञ्चन (kathañcana) - in any way;]
(Today, I will give you everything according to my ability, O virtuous one. But with devotion to Indra, I will not give you my hand in any way.)
Today, I will offer you everything I can, O virtuous one. However, due to my devotion to Indra, I cannot give you my hand in marriage.
व्रतैश्च नियमैश्चैव तपसा च तपोधन। शक्रस्तोषयितव्यो वै मया त्रिभुवनेश्वरः ॥९-४७-१०॥
vrataiśca niyamaiścaiva tapasā ca tapodhana। śakrastoṣayitavyo vai mayā tribhuvaneśvaraḥ ॥9-47-10॥
[व्रतैः (vrataiḥ) - by vows; च (ca) - and; नियमैः (niyamaiḥ) - by disciplines; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; तपसा (tapasā) - by penance; च (ca) - and; तपोधन (tapodhana) - O sage rich in penance; शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra; तोषयितव्यः (toṣayitavyaḥ) - must be pleased; वै (vai) - indeed; मया (mayā) - by me; त्रिभुवनेश्वरः (tribhuvaneśvaraḥ) - the lord of the three worlds;]
(By vows and disciplines, and indeed by penance, O sage rich in penance, Indra must indeed be pleased by me, the lord of the three worlds.)
"O sage rich in penance, I must please Indra, the lord of the three worlds, through vows, disciplines, and penance."
इत्युक्तो भगवान्देवः स्मयन्निव निरीक्ष्य ताम्। उवाच नियमज्ञां तां सान्त्वयन्निव भारत ॥९-४७-११॥
ityukto bhagavāndevaḥ smayanniva nirīkṣya tām। uvāca niyamajñāṃ tāṃ sāntvayanniva bhārata ॥9-47-11॥
[इति (iti) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the Lord; देवः (devaḥ) - god; स्मयन् (smayan) - smiling; इव (iva) - as if; निरीक्ष्य (nirīkṣya) - having looked at; ताम् (tām) - her; उवाच (uvāca) - said; नियमज्ञाम् (niyamajñām) - knower of rules; ताम् (tām) - her; सान्त्वयन् (sāntvayan) - consoling; इव (iva) - as if; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata;]
(Thus spoken, the Lord god, smiling as if, having looked at her, said to her, the knower of rules, as if consoling, O Bhārata.)
The Lord, having been addressed, looked at her with a smile and spoke to her gently, as if consoling her, O Bhārata.
उग्रं तपश्चरसि वै विदिता मेऽसि सुव्रते। यदर्थमयमारम्भस्तव कल्याणि हृद्गतः ॥९-४७-१२॥
ugraṁ tapaścarasi vai viditā me'si suvrate। yadarthamayamārambhastava kalyāṇi hṛdgataḥ ॥9-47-12॥
[उग्रम् (ugram) - intense; तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity; चरसि (carasi) - you perform; वै (vai) - indeed; विदिता (viditā) - known; मे (me) - to me; असि (asi) - you are; सुव्रते (suvrate) - O virtuous one; यदर्थम् (yadartham) - for which purpose; अयम् (ayam) - this; आरम्भः (ārambhaḥ) - beginning; तव (tava) - your; कल्याणि (kalyāṇi) - O auspicious one; हृत् (hṛt) - heart; गतः (gataḥ) - gone;]
(You indeed perform intense austerity, you are known to me, O virtuous one. The purpose for which this beginning of yours has gone to the heart, O auspicious one.)
You are indeed performing intense austerities, and you are known to me, O virtuous lady. The purpose for which you have begun this endeavor is dear to your heart, O auspicious one.
तच्च सर्वं यथाभूतं भविष्यति वरानने। तपसा लभ्यते सर्वं सर्वं तपसि तिष्ठति ॥९-४७-१३॥
tacca sarvaṁ yathābhūtaṁ bhaviṣyati varānane। tapasā labhyate sarvaṁ sarvaṁ tapasi tiṣṭhati ॥9-47-13॥
[तत् (tat) - that; च (ca) - and; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; यथा (yathā) - as; अभूतम् (abhūtam) - has been; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be; वरानने (varānane) - O beautiful-faced one; तपसा (tapasā) - by penance; लभ्यते (labhyate) - is obtained; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; तपसि (tapasi) - in penance; तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - abides;]
(And that all, as it has been, will be, O beautiful-faced one. All is obtained by penance, all abides in penance.)
O beautiful-faced one, everything that has been will be as it is. All things are obtained through penance, and everything resides in penance.
यानि स्थानानि दिव्यानि विबुधानां शुभानने। तपसा तानि प्राप्यानि तपोमूलं महत्सुखम् ॥९-४७-१४॥
yāni sthānāni divyāni vibudhānāṃ śubhānane। tapasā tāni prāpyāni tapomūlaṃ mahatsukham ॥9-47-14॥
[यानि (yāni) - which; स्थानानि (sthānāni) - places; दिव्यानि (divyāni) - divine; विबुधानां (vibudhānāṃ) - of the wise; शुभानने (śubhānane) - O auspicious-faced one; तपसा (tapasā) - by penance; तानि (tāni) - those; प्राप्यानि (prāpyāni) - are attained; तपोमूलं (tapomūlaṃ) - rooted in penance; महत्सुखम् (mahatsukham) - great happiness;]
(The places which are divine and belong to the wise, O auspicious-faced one, are attained by penance; great happiness is rooted in penance.)
O auspicious-faced one, the divine places of the wise are attained through penance, and great happiness is rooted in it.
इह कृत्वा तपो घोरं देहं संन्यस्य मानवाः। देवत्वं यान्ति कल्याणि शृणु चेदं वचो मम ॥९-४७-१५॥
iha kṛtvā tapo ghoraṃ dehaṃ saṃnyasya mānavāḥ। devatvaṃ yānti kalyāṇi śṛṇu cedaṃ vaco mama ॥9-47-15॥
[इह (iha) - here; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having performed; तपः (tapaḥ) - penance; घोरम् (ghoram) - severe; देहम् (deham) - body; संन्यस्य (saṃnyasya) - renouncing; मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans; देवत्वम् (devatvam) - divinity; यान्ति (yānti) - attain; कल्याणि (kalyāṇi) - O auspicious one; शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen; च (ca) - and; इदम् (idam) - this; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; मम (mama) - my;]
(Here, having performed severe penance and renouncing the body, humans attain divinity. O auspicious one, listen to these my words.)
Here, by performing severe penance and renouncing their bodies, humans attain divinity. O auspicious one, listen to my words.
पचस्वैतानि सुभगे बदराणि शुभव्रते। पचेत्युक्त्वा स भगवाञ्जगाम बलसूदनः ॥९-४७-१६॥
pacasvaitāni subhage badarāṇi śubhavrate। pacetyuktvā sa bhagavāñjagāma balasūdanaḥ ॥9-47-16॥
[पच (paca) - cook; एतानि (etāni) - these; सुभगे (subhage) - O fortunate one; बदराणि (badarāṇi) - berries; शुभव्रते (śubhavrate) - O virtuous one; पच (paca) - cook; इति (iti) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said; स (sa) - he; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the Lord; जगाम (jagāma) - went; बलसूदनः (balasūdanaḥ) - destroyer of Bala;]
(Cook these berries, O fortunate and virtuous one. Having said thus, the Lord, destroyer of Bala, went.)
The Lord, known as the destroyer of Bala, instructed, "Cook these berries, O fortunate and virtuous one," and then departed.
आमन्त्र्य तां तु कल्याणीं ततो जप्यं जजाप सः। अविदूरे ततस्तस्मादाश्रमात्तीर्थ उत्तमे ॥ इन्द्रतीर्थे महाराज त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुते ॥९-४७-१७॥
āmantrya tāṃ tu kalyāṇīṃ tato japyaṃ jajāpa saḥ। avidūre tatastasmādāśramāttīrtha uttame ॥ indratīrthe mahārāja triṣu lokeṣu viśrute ॥9-47-17॥
[आमन्त्र्य (āmantrya) - having addressed; तां (tāṃ) - her; तु (tu) - but; कल्याणीं (kalyāṇīṃ) - auspicious; ततः (tataḥ) - then; जप्यं (japyaṃ) - chant; जजाप (jajāpa) - chanted; सः (saḥ) - he; अविदूरे (avidūre) - not far; ततः (tataḥ) - then; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from there; आश्रमात् (āśramāt) - from the hermitage; तीर्थे (tīrthe) - at the sacred place; उत्तमे (uttame) - excellent; इन्द्रतीर्थे (indratīrthe) - at Indra's sacred place; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; त्रिषु (triṣu) - in the three; लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - worlds; विश्रुते (viśrute) - famous;]
(Having addressed her, he then chanted the chant not far from there, from the hermitage, at the excellent sacred place, at Indra's sacred place, O great king, famous in the three worlds.)
Having addressed the auspicious lady, he then chanted the mantra at the excellent sacred place near the hermitage, known as Indra's sacred place, which is famous in the three worlds, O great king.
तस्या जिज्ञासनार्थं स भगवान्पाकशासनः। बदराणामपचनं चकार विबुधाधिपः ॥९-४७-१८॥
tasyā jijñāsanārthaṃ sa bhagavānpākaśāsanaḥ। badarāṇāmapacanaṃ cakāra vibudhādhipaḥ ॥9-47-18॥
[तस्या (tasyā) - her; जिज्ञासनार्थं (jijñāsanārthaṃ) - for the purpose of inquiry; स (sa) - he; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the divine; पाकशासनः (pākaśāsanaḥ) - Indra; बदराणाम् (badarāṇām) - of the jujube fruits; अपचनं (apacanaṃ) - cooking; चकार (cakāra) - did; विबुधाधिपः (vibudhādhipaḥ) - the lord of the wise;]
(For her inquiry, the divine Indra cooked the jujube fruits, the lord of the wise did.)
To satisfy her curiosity, the divine Indra, the lord of the wise, cooked the jujube fruits.
ततः स प्रयता राजन्वाग्यता विगतक्लमा। तत्परा शुचिसंवीता पावके समधिश्रयत् ॥ अपचद्राजशार्दूल बदराणि महाव्रता ॥९-४७-१९॥
tataḥ sa prayatā rājanvāgyatā vigataklamā। tatparā śucisaṃvītā pāvake samadhiśrayat ॥ apacadrājaśārdūla badarāṇi mahāvratā ॥9-47-19॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सः (saḥ) - he; प्रयता (prayatā) - prepared; राजन् (rājan) - O king; वाग्यता (vāgyatā) - speechless; विगत (vigata) - gone; क्लमा (klamā) - fatigue; तत्परा (tatparā) - devoted; शुचि (śuci) - pure; संवीता (saṃvītā) - clothed; पावके (pāvake) - in fire; समधिश्रयत् (samadhiśrayat) - entered; अपचत् (apacat) - cooked; राजशार्दूल (rājaśārdūla) - O tiger among kings; बदराणि (badarāṇi) - berries; महाव्रता (mahāvratā) - great vow;]
(Then he, prepared, O king, speechless and free from fatigue, devoted, pure, and clothed, entered the fire. O tiger among kings, she of great vow cooked the berries.)
Then, O king, he, having prepared himself, stood speechless and free from fatigue. Devoted and pure, she entered the fire, and O tiger among kings, she who had taken a great vow cooked the berries.
तस्याः पचन्त्याः सुमहान्कालोऽगात्पुरुषर्षभ। न च स्म तान्यपच्यन्त दिनं च क्षयमभ्यगात् ॥९-४७-२०॥
tasyāḥ pacantyāḥ sumahānkālo'gātpuruṣarṣabha। na ca sma tānyapacyanta dinaṃ ca kṣayamabhyagāt ॥9-47-20॥
[तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - her; पचन्त्याः (pacantyāḥ) - cooking; सुमहान् (sumahān) - very long; कालः (kālaḥ) - time; अगात् (agāt) - passed; पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - O best of men; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; स्म (sma) - indeed; तानि (tāni) - those; अपच्यन्त (apacyanta) - were cooked; दिनम् (dinam) - day; च (ca) - and; क्षयम् (kṣayam) - end; अभ्यगात् (abhyagāt) - approached;]
(Her cooking took a very long time, O best of men. And indeed, those were not cooked, and the day came to an end.)
While she was cooking, a long time passed, O best of men. Yet, those were not cooked, and the day came to an end.
हुताशनेन दग्धश्च यस्तस्याः काष्ठसञ्चयः। अकाष्ठमग्निं सा दृष्ट्वा स्वशरीरमथादहत् ॥९-४७-२१॥
hutāśanena dagdhaśca yastasyāḥ kāṣṭhasañcayaḥ। akāṣṭhamagniṃ sā dṛṣṭvā svaśarīramathādahat ॥9-47-21॥
[हुताशनेन (hutāśanena) - by fire; दग्धः (dagdhaḥ) - burned; च (ca) - and; यः (yaḥ) - which; तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - her; काष्ठसञ्चयः (kāṣṭhasañcayaḥ) - wood collection; अकाष्ठमग्निं (akāṣṭhamagniṃ) - fire without wood; सा (sā) - she; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; स्वशरीरम् (svaśarīram) - her own body; अथ (atha) - then; अदहत् (adahat) - burned;]
(By fire, the wood collection of hers which was burned, seeing the fire without wood, she then burned her own body.)
Her collection of wood was burned by fire, and seeing the fire without wood, she then burned her own body.
पादौ प्रक्षिप्य सा पूर्वं पावके चारुदर्शना। दग्धौ दग्धौ पुनः पादावुपावर्तयतानघा ॥९-४७-२२॥
pādau prakṣipya sā pūrvaṃ pāvake cārudarśanā। dagdhau dagdhau punaḥ pādāvupāvartayatānaghā ॥9-47-22॥
[पादौ (pādau) - feet; प्रक्षिप्य (prakṣipya) - having placed; सा (sā) - she; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first; पावके (pāvake) - in the fire; चारुदर्शना (cārudarśanā) - beautiful-looking; दग्धौ (dagdhau) - burnt; दग्धौ (dagdhau) - burnt; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पादौ (pādau) - feet; उपावर्तयता (upāvartayatā) - withdrawing; अनघा (anaghā) - sinless;]
(Having placed her feet first in the fire, the beautiful-looking one, burnt, burnt, again withdrew her feet, the sinless one.)
The beautiful-looking woman, having first placed her feet in the fire, withdrew them again after they were burnt, remaining sinless.
चरणौ दह्यमानौ च नाचिन्तयदनिन्दिता। दुःखं कमलपत्राक्षी महर्षेः प्रियकाम्यया ॥९-४७-२३॥
caraṇau dahyamānau ca nācintayadaninditā। duḥkhaṃ kamalapatrākṣī maharṣeḥ priyakāmyayā ॥9-47-23॥
[चरणौ (caraṇau) - feet; दह्यमानौ (dahyamānau) - burning; च (ca) - and; न (na) - not; अचिन्तयत् (acintayat) - considered; अनिन्दिता (aninditā) - blameless one; दुःखं (duḥkhaṃ) - sorrow; कमलपत्राक्षी (kamalapatrākṣī) - lotus-eyed one; महर्षेः (maharṣeḥ) - of the great sage; प्रियकाम्यया (priyakāmyayā) - for the desire of pleasing;]
(The blameless one, with her feet burning, did not consider the sorrow, for the desire of pleasing the lotus-eyed one, of the great sage.)
The blameless lady, despite her burning feet, did not think of her own sorrow, as she was intent on pleasing the lotus-eyed sage.
अथ तत्कर्म दृष्ट्वास्याः प्रीतस्त्रिभुवनेश्वरः। ततः संदर्शयामास कन्यायै रूपमात्मनः ॥९-४७-२४॥
atha tatkarma dṛṣṭvāsyāḥ prītastribhuvaneśvaraḥ। tataḥ saṃdarśayāmāsa kanyāyai rūpamātmanaḥ ॥9-47-24॥
[अथ (atha) - then; तत् (tat) - that; कर्म (karma) - action; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; अस्याः (asyāḥ) - her; प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased; त्रिभुवनेश्वरः (tribhuvaneśvaraḥ) - the lord of the three worlds; ततः (tataḥ) - then; संदर्शयामास (saṃdarśayāmāsa) - showed; कन्यायै (kanyāyai) - to the maiden; रूपम् (rūpam) - form; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of himself;]
(Then, having seen that action of hers, the lord of the three worlds was pleased. Then he showed his form to the maiden.)
Then, the lord of the three worlds, pleased by her actions, revealed his true form to the maiden.
उवाच च सुरश्रेष्ठस्तां कन्यां सुदृढव्रताम्। प्रीतोऽस्मि ते शुभे भक्त्या तपसा नियमेन च ॥९-४७-२५॥
uvāca ca suraśreṣṭhastāṃ kanyāṃ sudṛḍhavratām। prīto'smi te śubhe bhaktyā tapasā niyamena ca ॥9-47-25॥
[उवाच (uvāca) - said; च (ca) - and; सुरश्रेष्ठः (suraśreṣṭhaḥ) - best of the gods; ताम् (tām) - that; कन्याम् (kanyām) - maiden; सुदृढव्रताम् (sudṛḍhavratām) - firm in her vows; प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased; अस्मि (asmi) - am I; ते (te) - with you; शुभे (śubhe) - O auspicious one; भक्त्या (bhaktyā) - by devotion; तपसा (tapasā) - by penance; नियमेन (niyamena) - by discipline; च (ca) - and;]
(And the best of the gods said to that maiden, firm in her vows, "I am pleased with you, O auspicious one, by your devotion, penance, and discipline.")
The best of the gods spoke to the maiden, who was steadfast in her vows, expressing his pleasure with her due to her devotion, penance, and discipline, saying, "I am pleased with you, O auspicious one."
तस्माद्योऽभिमतः कामः स ते सम्पत्स्यते शुभे। देहं त्यक्त्वा महाभागे त्रिदिवे मयि वत्स्यसि ॥९-४७-२६॥
tasmādyo'bhimataḥ kāmaḥ sa te sampatsyate śubhe। dehaṃ tyaktvā mahābhāge tridive mayi vatsyasi ॥9-47-26॥
[तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; यः (yaḥ) - which; अभिमतः (abhimataḥ) - desired; कामः (kāmaḥ) - wish; सः (saḥ) - that; ते (te) - your; सम्पत्स्यते (sampatsyate) - will be fulfilled; शुभे (śubhe) - O auspicious one; देहम् (deham) - body; त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned; महाभागे (mahābhāge) - O fortunate one; त्रिदिवे (tridive) - in heaven; मयि (mayi) - with me; वत्स्यसि (vatsyasi) - you will dwell;]
(Therefore, the wish which is desired by you will be fulfilled, O auspicious one. Having abandoned the body, O fortunate one, you will dwell with me in heaven.)
Therefore, O auspicious one, your desired wish will be fulfilled. After leaving your body, O fortunate one, you will reside with me in heaven.
इदं च ते तीर्थवरं स्थिरं लोके भविष्यति। सर्वपापापहं सुभ्रु नाम्ना बदरपाचनम् ॥ विख्यातं त्रिषु लोकेषु ब्रह्मर्षिभिरभिप्लुतम् ॥९-४७-२७॥
idaṁ ca te tīrthavaraṁ sthiraṁ loke bhaviṣyati। sarvapāpāpahaṁ subhru nāmnā badarapācanam ॥ vikhyātaṁ triṣu lokeṣu brahmarṣibhirabhiplutam ॥9-47-27॥
[इदं (idaṁ) - this; च (ca) - and; ते (te) - your; तीर्थवरं (tīrthavaraṁ) - best of pilgrimage sites; स्थिरं (sthiraṁ) - stable; लोके (loke) - in the world; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be; सर्वपापापहं (sarvapāpāpahaṁ) - remover of all sins; सुभ्रु (subhru) - O beautiful one; नाम्ना (nāmnā) - by name; बदरपाचनम् (badarapācanam) - Badarapachana; विख्यातं (vikhyātaṁ) - famous; त्रिषु (triṣu) - in the three; लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - worlds; ब्रह्मर्षिभिः (brahmarṣibhiḥ) - by the Brahmarshis; अभिप्लुतम् (abhiplutam) - immersed;]
(This best of pilgrimage sites will be stable in the world. O beautiful one, known by the name Badarapachana, it is the remover of all sins, famous in the three worlds, and immersed by the Brahmarshis.)
This sacred site, known as Badarapachana, will remain steadfast in the world. It is renowned for removing all sins and is celebrated across the three worlds, revered by the Brahmarshis.
अस्मिन्खलु महाभागे शुभे तीर्थवरे पुरा। त्यक्त्वा सप्तर्षयो जग्मुर्हिमवन्तमरुन्धतीम् ॥९-४७-२८॥
asmin khalu mahābhāge śubhe tīrthavare purā। tyaktvā saptarṣayo jagmur himavantam arundhatīm ॥9-47-28॥
[अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this; खलु (khalu) - indeed; महाभागे (mahābhāge) - O fortunate one; शुभे (śubhe) - auspicious; तीर्थवरे (tīrthavare) - in the great pilgrimage site; पुरा (purā) - formerly; त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having left; सप्तर्षयः (saptarṣayaḥ) - the seven sages; जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - went; हिमवन्तम् (himavantam) - to the Himalayas; अरुन्धतीम् (arundhatīm) - Arundhati;]
(In this indeed, O fortunate one, in the auspicious great pilgrimage site, formerly, having left, the seven sages went to the Himalayas, to Arundhati.)
In this auspicious and great pilgrimage site, O fortunate one, the seven sages, having left, once went to the Himalayas to meet Arundhati.
ततस्ते वै महाभागा गत्वा तत्र सुसंशिताः। वृत्त्यर्थं फलमूलानि समाहर्तुं ययुः किल ॥९-४७-२९॥
tataste vai mahābhāgā gatvā tatra susaṃśitāḥ। vṛttyarthaṃ phalamūlāni samāhartuṃ yayuḥ kila ॥9-47-29॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; ते (te) - they; वै (vai) - indeed; महाभागाः (mahābhāgāḥ) - great souls; गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; तत्र (tatra) - there; सुसंशिताः (susaṃśitāḥ) - well-determined; वृत्त्यर्थम् (vṛttyartham) - for livelihood; फलमूलानि (phalamūlāni) - fruits and roots; समाहर्तुम् (samāhartum) - to collect; ययुः (yayuḥ) - went; किल (kila) - indeed;]
(Then those great souls, having gone there, well-determined, went indeed to collect fruits and roots for livelihood.)
Then those great souls, well-determined, went there to gather fruits and roots for their livelihood.
तेषां वृत्त्यर्थिनां तत्र वसतां हिमवद्वने। अनावृष्टिरनुप्राप्ता तदा द्वादशवार्षिकी ॥९-४७-३०॥
teṣāṃ vṛttyarthināṃ tatra vasatāṃ himavadvane। anāvṛṣṭiranuprāptā tadā dvādaśavārṣikī ॥9-47-30॥
[तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; वृत्त्यर्थिनाम् (vṛttyarthinām) - seeking livelihood; तत्र (tatra) - there; वसताम् (vasatām) - living; हिमवत् (himavat) - Himalaya; वने (vane) - in the forest; अनावृष्टिः (anāvṛṣṭiḥ) - drought; अनुप्राप्ता (anuprāptā) - occurred; तदा (tadā) - then; द्वादश (dvādaśa) - twelve; वार्षिकी (vārṣikī) - years;]
(Of them seeking livelihood, living there in the forest of Himalaya, a twelve-year drought then occurred.)
For those seeking livelihood and living in the forest of the Himalayas, a drought lasting twelve years occurred at that time.
ते कृत्वा चाश्रमं तत्र न्यवसन्त तपस्विनः। अरुन्धत्यपि कल्याणी तपोनित्याभवत्तदा ॥९-४७-३१॥
te kṛtvā cāśramaṃ tatra nyavasanta tapasvinaḥ। arundhatyapi kalyāṇī taponityābhavattadā ॥9-47-31॥
[ते (te) - they; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; च (ca) - and; आश्रमं (āśramaṃ) - hermitage; तत्र (tatra) - there; न्यवसन्त (nyavasanta) - dwelt; तपस्विनः (tapasvinaḥ) - ascetics; अरुन्धति (arundhati) - Arundhati; अपि (api) - also; कल्याणी (kalyāṇī) - auspicious; तपोनित्या (taponityā) - ever engaged in penance; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(They, having made a hermitage there, dwelt as ascetics. Arundhati also became auspicious, ever engaged in penance, then.)
They established a hermitage there and lived as ascetics. Arundhati, too, became auspicious and was always engaged in penance at that time.
अरुन्धतीं ततो दृष्ट्वा तीव्रं नियममास्थिताम्। अथागमत्त्रिनयनः सुप्रीतो वरदस्तदा ॥९-४७-३२॥
arundhatīṃ tato dṛṣṭvā tīvraṃ niyamamāsthitām। athāgamattrinayanaḥ suprīto varadastadā ॥9-47-32॥
[अरुन्धतीम् (arundhatīm) - Arundhati; ततः (tataḥ) - then; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; तीव्रम् (tīvram) - intense; नियमम् (niyamam) - discipline; आस्थिताम् (āsthitām) - practicing; अथ (atha) - then; आगमत् (āgamat) - came; त्रिनयनः (trinayanaḥ) - the three-eyed one; सुप्रीतः (suprītaḥ) - pleased; वरदः (varadaḥ) - the boon-giver; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(Then, having seen Arundhati practicing intense discipline, the three-eyed one, pleased, the boon-giver, came then.)
Upon seeing Arundhati engaged in intense discipline, the pleased three-eyed deity, the boon-giver, arrived.
ब्राह्मं रूपं ततः कृत्वा महादेवो महायशाः। तामभ्येत्याब्रवीद्देवो भिक्षामिच्छाम्यहं शुभे ॥९-४७-३३॥
brāhmaṃ rūpaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā mahādevo mahāyaśāḥ। tāmabhyetyābravīddevo bhikṣāmicchāmyahaṃ śubhe ॥9-47-33॥
[ब्राह्मम् (brāhmam) - divine; रूपम् (rūpam) - form; ततः (tataḥ) - then; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; महादेवः (mahādevaḥ) - great god; महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - of great fame; ताम् (tām) - her; अभ्येत्य (abhyetya) - approaching; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; देवः (devaḥ) - the god; भिक्षाम् (bhikṣām) - alms; इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I desire; अहम् (aham) - I; शुभे (śubhe) - O auspicious one;]
(Having assumed a divine form, the great god of great fame approached her and said, "I desire alms, O auspicious one.")
The illustrious Mahadeva, having taken on a divine form, approached her and expressed his wish for alms, addressing her as "O auspicious one."
प्रत्युवाच ततः सा तं ब्राह्मणं चारुदर्शना। क्षीणोऽन्नसञ्चयो विप्र बदराणीह भक्षय ॥ ततोऽब्रवीन्महादेवः पचस्वैतानि सुव्रते ॥९-४७-३४॥
pratyuvāca tataḥ sā taṃ brāhmaṇaṃ cārudarśanā। kṣīṇo'nnasañcayo vipra badarāṇīha bhakṣaya ॥ tato'bravīnmahādevaḥ pacasvaitāni suvrate ॥9-47-34॥
[प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied; ततः (tataḥ) - then; सा (sā) - she; तं (taṃ) - that; ब्राह्मणं (brāhmaṇam) - Brahmin; चारुदर्शना (cārudarśanā) - beautiful; क्षीणः (kṣīṇaḥ) - depleted; अन्नसञ्चयः (annasañcayaḥ) - food supply; विप्र (vipra) - O wise one; बदराणि (badarāṇi) - berries; इह (iha) - here; भक्षय (bhakṣaya) - eat; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; महादेवः (mahādevaḥ) - Lord Shiva; पच (paca) - cook; एतानि (etāni) - these; सुव्रते (suvrate) - O virtuous one;]
(Then she, the beautiful one, replied to that Brahmin: "O wise one, the food supply is depleted, eat these berries here." Then Lord Shiva said: "Cook these, O virtuous one.")
The beautiful lady replied to the Brahmin, "O wise one, our food supply is running low, please eat these berries here." Then Lord Shiva instructed, "Cook these, O virtuous lady."
इत्युक्ता सापचत्तानि ब्राह्मणप्रियकाम्यया। अधिश्रित्य समिद्धेऽग्नौ बदराणि यशस्विनी ॥९-४७-३५॥
ityuktā sāpacattāni brāhmaṇapriyakāmyayā। adhiśritya samiddhe'gnau badarāṇi yaśasvinī ॥9-47-35॥
[इति (iti) - thus; उक्ता (uktā) - spoken; सा (sā) - she; अपचत्तानि (apacattāni) - cooked; ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa) - Brahmins; प्रिय (priya) - dear; काम्यया (kāmyayā) - with the desire; अधिश्रित्य (adhiśritya) - having placed; समिद्धे (samiddhe) - kindled; अग्नौ (agnau) - in the fire; बदराणि (badarāṇi) - berries; यशस्विनी (yaśasvinī) - the glorious one;]
(Thus spoken, she cooked the berries with the desire to please the Brahmins, having placed them in the kindled fire, the glorious one.)
The glorious one, having spoken thus, cooked the berries in the kindled fire with the desire to please the Brahmins.
दिव्या मनोरमाः पुण्याः कथाः शुश्राव सा तदा। अतीता सा त्वनावृष्टिर्घोरा द्वादशवार्षिकी ॥९-४७-३६॥
divyā manoramāḥ puṇyāḥ kathāḥ śuśrāva sā tadā। atītā sā tvanāvṛṣṭirghorā dvādaśavārṣikī ॥9-47-36॥
[दिव्या (divyā) - divine; मनोरमाः (manoramāḥ) - charming; पुण्याः (puṇyāḥ) - auspicious; कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories; शुश्राव (śuśrāva) - heard; सा (sā) - she; तदा (tadā) - then; अतीता (atītā) - past; सा (sā) - she; तु (tu) - but; अनावृष्टिः (anāvṛṣṭiḥ) - drought; घोरा (ghorā) - terrible; द्वादशवार्षिकी (dvādaśavārṣikī) - twelve-year;]
(She then heard the divine, charming, and auspicious stories. But the terrible twelve-year drought had passed.)
She then heard the divine, charming, and auspicious stories. However, the terrible twelve-year drought had already passed.
अनश्नन्त्याः पचन्त्याश्च शृण्वन्त्याश्च कथाः शुभाः। अहःसमः स तस्यास्तु कालोऽतीतः सुदारुणः ॥९-४७-३७॥
anaśnantyāḥ pacantyāśca śṛṇvantyāśca kathāḥ śubhāḥ। ahaḥsamaḥ sa tasyāstu kālo'tītaḥ sudāruṇaḥ ॥9-47-37॥
[अनश्नन्त्याः (anaśnantyāḥ) - of one who does not eat; पचन्त्याः (pacantyāḥ) - of one who cooks; च (ca) - and; शृण्वन्त्याः (śṛṇvantyāḥ) - of one who listens; च (ca) - and; कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories; शुभाः (śubhāḥ) - auspicious; अहःसमः (ahaḥsamaḥ) - equal to a day; सः (saḥ) - he; तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her; अस्तु (astu) - may be; कालः (kālaḥ) - time; अतीतः (atītaḥ) - past; सुदारुणः (sudāruṇaḥ) - very terrible;]
(Of one who does not eat, of one who cooks, and of one who listens, the auspicious stories. May her time, equal to a day, be past and very terrible.)
The auspicious stories of one who does not eat, cooks, and listens. May her time, which is equal to a day, be past and very terrible.
ततस्ते मुनयः प्राप्ताः फलान्यादाय पर्वतात्। ततः स भगवान्प्रीतः प्रोवाचारुन्धतीं तदा ॥९-४७-३८॥
tataste munayaḥ prāptāḥ phalānyādāya parvatāt। tataḥ sa bhagavānprītaḥ provācārundhatīṃ tadā ॥9-47-38॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; ते (te) - they; मुनयः (munayaḥ) - sages; प्राप्ताः (prāptāḥ) - obtained; फलानि (phalāni) - fruits; आदाय (ādāya) - having taken; पर्वतात् (parvatāt) - from the mountain; ततः (tataḥ) - then; स (sa) - he; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the revered one; प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased; प्रोवाच (provāca) - spoke; अरुन्धतीं (arundhatīṃ) - to Arundhati; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(Then the sages, having obtained fruits from the mountain, then the revered one, pleased, spoke to Arundhati.)
Then the sages collected fruits from the mountain, and the revered one, pleased, spoke to Arundhati.
उपसर्पस्व धर्मज्ञे यथापूर्वमिमानृषीन्। प्रीतोऽस्मि तव धर्मज्ञे तपसा नियमेन च ॥९-४७-३९॥
upasarpasva dharmajñe yathāpūrvam imān ṛṣīn। prīto'smi tava dharmajñe tapasā niyamena ca ॥9-47-39॥
[उपसर्पस्व (upasarpasva) - approach; धर्मज्ञे (dharmajñe) - O knower of dharma; यथा (yathā) - as; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before; इमान् (imān) - these; ऋषीन् (ṛṣīn) - sages; प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased; अस्मि (asmi) - am I; तव (tava) - your; धर्मज्ञे (dharmajñe) - O knower of dharma; तपसा (tapasā) - by penance; नियमेन (niyamena) - by discipline; च (ca) - and;]
(Approach, O knower of dharma, these sages as before. Pleased am I, O knower of dharma, by your penance and discipline.)
"Approach these sages as you did before, O knower of dharma. I am pleased with your penance and discipline, O knower of dharma."
ततः संदर्शयामास स्वरूपं भगवान्हरः। ततोऽब्रवीत्तदा तेभ्यस्तस्यास्तच्चरितं महत् ॥९-४७-४०॥
tataḥ sandarśayāmāsa svarūpaṃ bhagavānharaḥ। tato'bravīttadā tebhyastasyāstaccaritaṃ mahat ॥9-47-40॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; संदर्शयामास (sandarśayāmāsa) - showed; स्वरूपं (svarūpaṃ) - form; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the Lord; हरः (haraḥ) - Shiva; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; तदा (tadā) - then; तेभ्यः (tebhyaḥ) - to them; तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - her; तत् (tat) - that; चरितं (caritaṃ) - story; महत् (mahat) - great;]
(Then the Lord Shiva showed his form. Then he told them her great story.)
Then Lord Shiva revealed his true form and narrated her great story to them.
भवद्भिर्हिमवत्पृष्ठे यत्तपः समुपार्जितम्। अस्याश्च यत्तपो विप्रा न समं तन्मतं मम ॥९-४७-४१॥
bhavadbhirhimavatpṛṣṭhe yattapaḥ samupārjitam। asyāśca yattapo viprā na samaṃ tanmataṃ mama ॥9-47-41॥
[भवद्भिः (bhavadbhiḥ) - by you; हिमवत्पृष्ठे (himavatpṛṣṭhe) - on the Himalayas; यत् (yat) - which; तपः (tapaḥ) - penance; समुपार्जितम् (samupārjitam) - accumulated; अस्याः (asyāḥ) - of her; च (ca) - and; यत् (yat) - which; तपः (tapaḥ) - penance; विप्राः (viprāḥ) - O sages; न (na) - not; समम् (samam) - equal; तत् (tat) - that; मतम् (matam) - opinion; मम (mama) - my;]
(By you, the penance accumulated on the Himalayas, and the penance of her, O sages, are not equal; that is my opinion.)
The penance accumulated by you on the Himalayas and the penance of her are not equal, O sages; that is my opinion.
अनया हि तपस्विन्या तपस्तप्तं सुदुश्चरम्। अनश्नन्त्या पचन्त्या च समा द्वादश पारिताः ॥९-४७-४२॥
anayā hi tapasvinyā tapastaptaṁ suduścaram। anaśnantyā pacantyā ca samā dvādaśa pāritāḥ ॥9-47-42॥
[अनया (anayā) - by this; हि (hi) - indeed; तपस्विन्या (tapasvinyā) - by the ascetic woman; तपः (tapaḥ) - penance; तप्तं (taptaṁ) - performed; सुदुश्चरम् (suduścaram) - very difficult; अनश्नन्त्या (anaśnantyā) - without eating; पचन्त्या (pacantyā) - cooking; च (ca) - and; समा (samā) - years; द्वादश (dvādaśa) - twelve; पारिताः (pāritāḥ) - completed;]
(By this ascetic woman, indeed, penance very difficult was performed; without eating and cooking, twelve years were completed.)
This ascetic woman indeed performed a very difficult penance; she completed twelve years without eating and while cooking.
ततः प्रोवाच भगवांस्तामेवारुन्धतीं पुनः। वरं वृणीष्व कल्याणि यत्तेऽभिलषितं हृदि ॥९-४७-४३॥
tataḥ provāca bhagavāṁstāmevārundhatīṁ punaḥ। varaṁ vṛṇīṣva kalyāṇi yatte'bhilaṣitaṁ hṛdi ॥9-47-43॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रोवाच (provāca) - said; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the revered one; ताम् (tām) - her; एव (eva) - only; अरुन्धतीं (arundhatīṁ) - Arundhati; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; वरं (varaṁ) - boon; वृणीष्व (vṛṇīṣva) - choose; कल्याणि (kalyāṇi) - O auspicious one; यत् (yat) - that which; ते (te) - your; अभिलषितं (abhilaṣitaṁ) - desired; हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart;]
(Then the revered one said again to Arundhati, "O auspicious one, choose the boon that is desired in your heart.")
Then the revered one spoke again to Arundhati, "O blessed one, choose the boon that your heart desires."
साब्रवीत्पृथुताम्राक्षी देवं सप्तर्षिसंसदि। भगवान्यदि मे प्रीतस्तीर्थं स्यादिदमुत्तमम् ॥ सिद्धदेवर्षिदयितं नाम्ना बदरपाचनम् ॥९-४७-४४॥
sābravīt pṛthutāmrākṣī devaṃ saptarṣisaṃsadi। bhagavān yadi me prītas tīrthaṃ syād idam uttamam ॥ siddhadevarṣidayitaṃ nāmnā badarapācanam ॥9-47-44॥
[सा (sā) - she; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; पृथु (pṛthu) - broad; ताम्र (tāmra) - copper-red; अक्षी (akṣī) - eyes; देवं (devaṃ) - to the god; सप्तर्षि (saptarṣi) - seven sages; संसदि (saṃsadi) - assembly; भगवान् (bhagavān) - O Lord; यदि (yadi) - if; मे (me) - my; प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased; तीर्थं (tīrtham) - holy place; स्यात् (syāt) - may be; इदम् (idam) - this; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent; सिद्ध (siddha) - perfected; देवर्षि (devarṣi) - divine sage; दयितं (dayitaṃ) - beloved; नाम्ना (nāmnā) - by name; बदरपाचनम् (badarapācanam) - Badarapachana; ९-४७-४४ (9-47-44) - 9-47-44;]
(She, with broad copper-red eyes, said to the god in the assembly of the seven sages: "O Lord, if you are pleased with me, may this place become an excellent holy site, beloved of the perfected divine sages, by the name of Badarapachana.")
In the assembly of the seven sages, she, with her broad copper-red eyes, addressed the god: "O Lord, if you are pleased with me, let this place be known as the excellent holy site, cherished by the perfected divine sages, and called Badarapachana."
तथास्मिन्देवदेवेश त्रिरात्रमुषितः शुचिः। प्राप्नुयादुपवासेन फलं द्वादशवार्षिकम् ॥ एवमस्त्विति तां चोक्त्वा हरो यातस्तदा दिवम् ॥९-४७-४५॥
tathāsmin devadeveśa trirātram uṣitaḥ śuciḥ। prāpnuyād upavāsena phalaṃ dvādaśavārṣikam॥ evam astv iti tāṃ coktvā haro yātaḥ tadā divam॥9-47-45॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this; देवदेवेश (devadeveśa) - O lord of lords; त्रिरात्रम् (trirātram) - for three nights; उषितः (uṣitaḥ) - having stayed; शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure; प्राप्नुयात् (prāpnuyāt) - may obtain; उपवासेन (upavāsena) - by fasting; फलं (phalam) - fruit; द्वादशवार्षिकम् (dvādaśavārṣikam) - twelve years; एवम् (evam) - thus; अस्तु (astu) - so be it; इति (iti) - thus; ताम् (tām) - her; च (ca) - and; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said; हरः (haraḥ) - Shiva; यातः (yātaḥ) - went; तदा (tadā) - then; दिवम् (divam) - to heaven;]
(Thus, O lord of lords, having stayed pure for three nights, one may obtain the fruit of twelve years by fasting. Having said thus, "So be it," Shiva then went to heaven.)
Thus, O lord of lords, by staying pure for three nights and fasting, one can achieve the merit equivalent to twelve years. Having said "So be it," Shiva ascended to heaven.
ऋषयो विस्मयं जग्मुस्तां दृष्ट्वा चाप्यरुन्धतीम्। अश्रान्तां चाविवर्णां च क्षुत्पिपासासहां सतीम् ॥९-४७-४६॥
ṛṣayo vismayaṃ jagmustāṃ dṛṣṭvā cāpyarundhatīm। aśrāntāṃ cāvivarṇāṃ ca kṣutpipāsāsahāṃ satīm ॥9-47-46॥
[ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages; विस्मयम् (vismayam) - amazement; जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - went; ताम् (tām) - her; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अरुन्धतीम् (arundhatīm) - Arundhati; अश्रान्ताम् (aśrāntām) - untiring; च (ca) - and; अविवर्णाम् (avivarṇām) - unfaded; च (ca) - and; क्षुत्पिपासासहाम् (kṣutpipāsāsahām) - enduring hunger and thirst; सतीम् (satīm) - being;]
(The sages went into amazement, having seen Arundhati, who was untiring, unfaded, and enduring hunger and thirst.)
The sages were amazed when they saw Arundhati, who remained untiring, unfaded, and capable of enduring hunger and thirst.
एवं सिद्धिः परा प्राप्ता अरुन्धत्या विशुद्धया। यथा त्वया महाभागे मदर्थं संशितव्रते ॥९-४७-४७॥
evaṁ siddhiḥ parā prāptā arundhatyā viśuddhayā। yathā tvayā mahābhāge madarthaṁ saṁśitavrate ॥9-47-47॥
[एवं (evaṁ) - thus; सिद्धिः (siddhiḥ) - perfection; परा (parā) - supreme; प्राप्ता (prāptā) - attained; अरुन्धत्या (arundhatyā) - by Arundhati; विशुद्धया (viśuddhayā) - by purity; यथा (yathā) - as; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; महाभागे (mahābhāge) - O greatly fortunate one; मदर्थं (madarthaṁ) - for my sake; संशितव्रते (saṁśitavrate) - O resolute in vows;]
(Thus, supreme perfection was attained by Arundhati through purity, as by you, O greatly fortunate one, for my sake, O resolute in vows.)
In this way, Arundhati achieved supreme perfection through her purity, just as you have, O greatly fortunate one, for my sake, being resolute in your vows.
विशेषो हि त्वया भद्रे व्रते ह्यस्मिन्समर्पितः। तथा चेदं ददाम्यद्य नियमेन सुतोषितः ॥९-४७-४८॥
viśeṣo hi tvayā bhadre vrate hyasmin samarpitaḥ। tathā cedaṃ dadāmy adya niyamena sutoṣitaḥ ॥9-47-48॥
[विशेषः (viśeṣaḥ) - special; हि (hi) - indeed; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; भद्रे (bhadre) - O auspicious one; व्रते (vrate) - in the vow; हि (hi) - indeed; अस्मिन (asmin) - in this; समर्पितः (samarpitaḥ) - dedicated; तथा (tathā) - thus; च (ca) - and; इदम् (idam) - this; ददामि (dadāmi) - I give; अद्य (adya) - today; नियमेन (niyamena) - with discipline; सुतोषितः (sutoṣitaḥ) - well-pleased;]
(Indeed, a special dedication has been made by you, O auspicious one, in this vow. Thus, I give this today with discipline, being well-pleased.)
"O auspicious one, you have indeed made a special dedication in this vow. Therefore, being well-pleased, I give this today with discipline."
विशेषं तव कल्याणि प्रयच्छामि वरं वरे। अरुन्धत्या वरस्तस्या यो दत्तो वै महात्मना ॥९-४७-४९॥
viśeṣaṃ tava kalyāṇi prayacchāmi varaṃ vare। arundhatyā varastasyā yo datto vai mahātmanā ॥9-47-49॥
[विशेषं (viśeṣaṃ) - special; तव (tava) - your; कल्याणि (kalyāṇi) - auspicious one; प्रयच्छामि (prayacchāmi) - I grant; वरं (varaṃ) - boon; वरे (vare) - O boon-giver; अरुन्धत्या (arundhatyā) - by Arundhati; वरः (varaḥ) - boon; तस्या (tasyā) - to her; यः (yaḥ) - which; दत्तः (dattaḥ) - was given; वै (vai) - indeed; महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great soul;]
(I grant you a special boon, O auspicious one. The boon which was given to her by Arundhati, indeed by the great soul.)
"O auspicious one, I grant you a special boon. The boon given to her by Arundhati, indeed, by the great soul."
तस्य चाहं प्रसादेन तव कल्याणि तेजसा। प्रवक्ष्याम्यपरं भूयो वरमत्र यथाविधि ॥९-४७-५०॥
tasya cāhaṃ prasādena tava kalyāṇi tejasā। pravakṣyāmyaparaṃ bhūyo varamatra yathāvidhi ॥9-47-50॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; च (ca) - and; अहम् (aham) - I; प्रसादेन (prasādena) - by grace; तव (tava) - your; कल्याणि (kalyāṇi) - auspicious one; तेजसा (tejasā) - by brilliance; प्रवक्ष्यामि (pravakṣyāmi) - I shall speak; अपरम् (aparam) - another; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; वरम् (varam) - boon; अत्र (atra) - here; यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - as per rule;]
(By his grace and your brilliance, O auspicious one, I shall speak another boon here again as per rule.)
By his grace and your brilliance, O auspicious one, I shall once again speak of another boon here as per the rule.
यस्त्वेकां रजनीं तीर्थे वत्स्यते सुसमाहितः। स स्नात्वा प्राप्स्यते लोकान्देहन्यासाच्च दुर्लभान् ॥९-४७-५१॥
yastvekāṃ rajanīṃ tīrthe vatsyate susamāhitaḥ। sa snātvā prāpsyate lokāndeha-nyāsācca durlabhān ॥9-47-51॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; तु (tu) - indeed; एकाम् (ekām) - one; रजनीम् (rajanīm) - night; तीर्थे (tīrthe) - in a sacred place; वत्स्यते (vatsyate) - will stay; सुसमाहितः (susamāhitaḥ) - with full concentration; सः (saḥ) - he; स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed; प्राप्स्यते (prāpsyate) - will attain; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; देह (deha) - body; न्यासात् (nyāsāt) - by leaving; च (ca) - and; दुर्लभान् (durlabhān) - difficult to obtain;]
(Who indeed stays one night in a sacred place with full concentration, having bathed, he will attain worlds difficult to obtain by leaving the body.)
"Whoever stays for one night in a sacred place with full concentration, after bathing, will attain worlds that are difficult to obtain even by leaving the body."
इत्युक्त्वा भगवान्देवः सहस्राक्षः प्रतापवान्। स्रुचावतीं ततः पुण्यां जगाम त्रिदिवं पुनः ॥९-४७-५२॥
ityuktvā bhagavāndevaḥ sahasrākṣaḥ pratāpavān। srucāvatīṃ tataḥ puṇyāṃ jagāma tridivaṃ punaḥ ॥9-47-52॥
[इति (iti) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the blessed one; देवः (devaḥ) - god; सहस्राक्षः (sahasrākṣaḥ) - thousand-eyed; प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - mighty; स्रुचावतीं (srucāvatīṃ) - to Srucāvatī; ततः (tataḥ) - then; पुण्यां (puṇyāṃ) - sacred; जगाम (jagāma) - went; त्रिदिवं (tridivaṃ) - to heaven; पुनः (punaḥ) - again;]
(Thus having spoken, the blessed god, the thousand-eyed and mighty one, went to the sacred Srucāvatī, then again to heaven.)
Having spoken thus, the mighty thousand-eyed god returned to the sacred Srucāvatī and then ascended once more to heaven.
गते वज्रधरे राजंस्तत्र वर्षं पपात ह। पुष्पाणां भरतश्रेष्ठ दिव्यानां दिव्यगन्धिनाम् ॥९-४७-५३॥
gate vajradhare rājanstatra varṣaṃ papāta ha। puṣpāṇāṃ bharataśreṣṭha divyānāṃ divyagandhinām ॥9-47-53॥
[गते (gate) - having gone; वज्रधरे (vajradhare) - Vajradhara; राजन् (rājan) - O king; तत्र (tatra) - there; वर्षम् (varṣam) - rain; पपात (papāta) - fell; ह (ha) - indeed; पुष्पाणाम् (puṣpāṇām) - of flowers; भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - O best of the Bharatas; दिव्यानाम् (divyānām) - divine; दिव्यगन्धिनाम् (divyagandhinām) - with divine fragrance;]
(Having gone, Vajradhara, O king, there indeed fell a rain of flowers, O best of the Bharatas, divine with divine fragrance.)
When Vajradhara departed, O king, there was a shower of divine flowers with a heavenly fragrance, O best of the Bharatas.
नेदुर्दुन्दुभयश्चापि समन्तात्सुमहास्वनाः। मारुतश्च ववौ युक्त्या पुण्यगन्धो विशां पते ॥९-४७-५४॥
nedur dundubhayaś cāpi samantāt sumahāsvanāḥ। mārutaś ca vavau yuktyā puṇyagandho viśāṃ pate ॥9-47-54॥
[नेदुः (neduḥ) - sounded; दुन्दुभयः (dundubhayaḥ) - drums; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; समन्तात् (samantāt) - all around; सुमहास्वनाः (sumahāsvanāḥ) - very loud; मारुतः (mārutaḥ) - wind; च (ca) - and; ववौ (vavau) - blew; युक्त्या (yuktyā) - appropriately; पुण्यगन्धः (puṇyagandhaḥ) - fragrant; विशाम् (viśām) - of the people; पते (pate) - O lord;]
(The drums sounded all around with very loud noise, and the wind blew appropriately with a fragrant scent, O lord of the people.)
The drums resounded loudly in all directions, and the wind blew gently carrying a sweet fragrance, O lord of the people.
उत्सृज्य तु शुभं देहं जगामेन्द्रस्य भार्यताम्। तपसोग्रेण सा लब्ध्वा तेन रेमे सहाच्युत ॥९-४७-५५॥
utsṛjya tu śubhaṃ dehaṃ jagāmendrasya bhāryatām। tapasogreṇa sā labdhvā tena reme sahācyuta ॥9-47-55॥
[उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having abandoned; तु (tu) - but; शुभं (śubham) - auspicious; देहं (deham) - body; जगाम (jagāma) - went; इन्द्रस्य (indrasya) - of Indra; भार्यताम् (bhāryatām) - to the state of being a wife; तपसोग्रेण (tapasogreṇa) - by severe penance; सा (sā) - she; लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having obtained; तेन (tena) - with him; रेमे (reme) - enjoyed; सह (saha) - together; अच्युत (acyuta) - Acyuta (another name for Vishnu);]
(Having abandoned the auspicious body, she went to the state of being the wife of Indra. Having obtained that by severe penance, she enjoyed together with Acyuta.)
After leaving her auspicious body, she became the wife of Indra. Through her intense penance, she gained that status and enjoyed life with Acyuta (Vishnu).
जनमेजय उवाच॥
janamejaya uvāca॥
[जनमेजय (janamejaya) - Janamejaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Janamejaya said:)
Janamejaya said:
का तस्या भगवन्माता क्व संवृद्धा च शोभना। श्रोतुमिच्छाम्यहं ब्रह्मन्परं कौतूहलं हि मे ॥९-४७-५६॥
kā tasyā bhagavanmātā kva saṁvṛddhā ca śobhanā। śrotumicchāmyahaṁ brahmanparaṁ kautūhalaṁ hi me ॥9-47-56॥
[का (kā) - who; तस्या (tasyā) - her; भगवन्माता (bhagavanmātā) - divine mother; क्व (kva) - where; संवृद्धा (saṁvṛddhā) - grown; च (ca) - and; शोभना (śobhanā) - beautiful; श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear; इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish; अहम् (aham) - I; ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman; परम् (param) - great; कौतूहलम् (kautūhalam) - curiosity; हि (hi) - indeed; मे (me) - my;]
(Who is her divine mother, where was the beautiful one grown? I wish to hear, O Brahman, for my curiosity is indeed great.)
I am eager to know, O Brahman, who her divine mother is and where the beautiful one was raised, for my curiosity is indeed immense.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaishampayana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaishampayana said:)
Vaishampayana said:
भारद्वाजस्य विप्रर्षेः स्कन्नं रेतो महात्मनः। दृष्ट्वाप्सरसमायान्तीं घृताचीं पृथुलोचनाम् ॥९-४७-५७॥
bhāradvājasya viprarṣeḥ skannaṃ reto mahātmanaḥ। dṛṣṭvāpsarasamāyāntīṃ ghṛtācīṃ pṛthulocanām ॥9-47-57॥
[भारद्वाजस्य (bhāradvājasya) - of Bharadvaja; विप्रर्षेः (viprarṣeḥ) - of the sage; स्कन्नं (skannam) - fallen; रेतः (retaḥ) - semen; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great soul; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; अप्सरसमायान्तीं (apsarasamāyāntīm) - the apsara coming; घृताचीं (ghṛtācīm) - Ghritachi; पृथुलोचनाम् (pṛthulocanām) - large-eyed;]
(Seeing the apsara Ghritachi with large eyes coming, the semen of the great sage Bharadvaja fell.)
Upon seeing the large-eyed apsara Ghritachi approaching, the great sage Bharadvaja's semen was discharged.
स तु जग्राह तद्रेतः करेण जपतां वरः। तदावपत्पर्णपुटे तत्र सा सम्भवच्छुभा ॥९-४७-५८॥
sa tu jagrāha tadretaḥ kareṇa japatāṃ varaḥ। tadāvapatparṇapuṭe tatra sā sambhavacchubhā ॥9-47-58॥
[स (sa) - he; तु (tu) - but; जग्राह (jagrāha) - took; तत् (tat) - that; रेतः (retaḥ) - semen; करेण (kareṇa) - with hand; जपतां (japatāṃ) - of the chanters; वरः (varaḥ) - the best; तदा (tadā) - then; अवपत् (avapat) - dropped; पर्णपुटे (parṇapuṭe) - in the leaf cup; तत्र (tatra) - there; सा (sā) - she; सम्भवत् (sambhavat) - was born; शुभा (śubhā) - auspicious; ॥९-४७-५८॥ (॥9-47-58॥) - (verse number);]
(He, the best of the chanters, took that semen with his hand. Then he dropped it in the leaf cup, and there she was born auspicious.)
He, the best among the chanters, took the semen with his hand and dropped it into a leaf cup, where an auspicious being was born.
तस्यास्तु जातकर्मादि कृत्वा सर्वं तपोधनः। नाम चास्याः स कृतवान्भारद्वाजो महामुनिः ॥९-४७-५९॥
tasyāstu jātakarmādi kṛtvā sarvaṃ tapodhanaḥ। nāma cāsyāḥ sa kṛtavānbhāradvājo mahāmuniḥ ॥9-47-59॥
[तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - her; तु (tu) - indeed; जातकर्म (jātakarma) - birth ceremony; आदि (ādi) - and so on; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having performed; सर्वं (sarvaṃ) - all; तपोधनः (tapodhanaḥ) - the sage; नाम (nāma) - name; च (ca) - and; अस्याः (asyāḥ) - her; स (sa) - he; कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - made; भारद्वाजः (bhāradvājaḥ) - Bharadvaja; महामुनिः (mahāmuniḥ) - the great sage;]
(Indeed, having performed her birth ceremony and so on, the sage made all. Bharadvaja, the great sage, gave her a name.)
The great sage Bharadvaja performed all the birth ceremonies and other rituals for her and gave her a name.
स्रुचावतीति धर्मात्मा तदर्षिगणसंसदि। स च तामाश्रमे न्यस्य जगाम हिमवद्वनम् ॥९-४७-६०॥
srucāvatīti dharmātmā tadarṣigaṇasaṁsadi। sa ca tāmāśrame nyasya jagāma himavadvanam ॥9-47-60॥
[स्रुचावती (srucāvati) - Srucavati; इति (iti) - thus; धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - the virtuous one; तत् (tat) - that; ऋषिगण (ṛṣigaṇa) - of sages; संसदि (saṁsadi) - in the assembly; स (sa) - he; च (ca) - and; ताम् (tām) - that; आश्रम (āśrama) - hermitage; न्यस्य (nyasya) - having placed; जगाम (jagāma) - went; हिमवत् (himavat) - Himalayas; वनम् (vanam) - forest;]
(Srucavati, thus the virtuous one in the assembly of sages. And he, having placed that in the hermitage, went to the Himalayan forest.)
In the assembly of sages, the virtuous one named Srucavati was present. He then left that in the hermitage and proceeded to the forest of the Himalayas.
तत्राप्युपस्पृश्य महानुभावो; वसूनि दत्त्वा च महाद्विजेभ्यः। जगाम तीर्थं सुसमाहितात्मा; शक्रस्य वृष्णिप्रवरस्तदानीम् ॥९-४७-६१॥
tatrāpyupaspṛśya mahānubhāvo; vasūni dattvā ca mahādvijebhyaḥ। jagāma tīrthaṃ susamāhitātmā; śakrasya vṛṣṇipravarastadānīm ॥9-47-61॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; अपि (api) - also; उपस्पृश्य (upaspṛśya) - having touched; महानुभावः (mahānubhāvaḥ) - great soul; वसूनि (vasūni) - wealth; दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given; च (ca) - and; महाद्विजेभ्यः (mahādvijebhyaḥ) - to the great Brahmins; जगाम (jagāma) - went; तीर्थम् (tīrtham) - to the holy place; सुसमाहितात्मा (susamāhitātmā) - with concentrated mind; शक्रस्य (śakrasya) - of Indra; वृष्णिप्रवरः (vṛṣṇipravaraḥ) - the best of the Vrishnis; तदानीम् (tadānīm) - then;]
(There also, having touched, the great soul, having given wealth to the great Brahmins, went to the holy place with a concentrated mind, the best of the Vrishnis of Indra then.)
There, the great soul, after performing the rituals and giving wealth to the great Brahmins, went to the holy place with a focused mind. At that time, he was the best among the Vrishnis, favored by Indra.
