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Library: Significance of the auspicious pilgrimage site known as Rāmatīrtha.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaishampayana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaishampayana said:)
Vaishampayana said:
इन्द्रतीर्थं ततो गत्वा यदूनां प्रवरो बली। विप्रेभ्यो धनरत्नानि ददौ स्नात्वा यथाविधि ॥९-४८-१॥
indratīrthaṃ tato gatvā yadūnāṃ pravaro balī। viprebhyo dhanaratnāni dadau snātvā yathāvidhi ॥9-48-1॥
[इन्द्रतीर्थम् (indratīrtham) - to the sacred place of Indra; ततः (tataḥ) - then; गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; यदूनाम् (yadūnām) - of the Yadus; प्रवरः (pravaraḥ) - the chief; बली (balī) - Bali; विप्रेभ्यः (viprebhyaḥ) - to the Brahmins; धनरत्नानि (dhanaratnāni) - wealth and jewels; ददौ (dadau) - gave; स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed; यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to the prescribed rules;]
(Then, having gone to the sacred place of Indra, the chief of the Yadus, Bali, gave wealth and jewels to the Brahmins, having bathed according to the prescribed rules.)
Bali, the chief of the Yadus, went to the sacred place of Indra and, after bathing according to the prescribed rules, gave wealth and jewels to the Brahmins.
तत्र ह्यमरराजोऽसावीजे क्रतुशतेन ह। बृहस्पतेश्च देवेशः प्रददौ विपुलं धनम् ॥९-४८-२॥
tatra hy amararājo'sāv īje kratuśatena ha। bṛhaspateś ca deveśaḥ pradadau vipulaṃ dhanam ॥9-48-2॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; हि (hi) - indeed; अमरराजः (amararājaḥ) - king of the gods; असौ (asau) - this; ईजे (īje) - sacrificed; क्रतुशतेन (kratuśatena) - with a hundred sacrifices; ह (ha) - indeed; बृहस्पतेः (bṛhaspateḥ) - of Bṛhaspati; च (ca) - and; देवेशः (deveśaḥ) - lord of the gods; प्रददौ (pradadau) - gave; विपुलं (vipulaṃ) - abundant; धनम् (dhanam) - wealth;]
(There indeed, the king of the gods, this one, sacrificed with a hundred sacrifices. And the lord of the gods, of Bṛhaspati, gave abundant wealth.)
There, indeed, the king of the gods performed a hundred sacrifices. And the lord of the gods, Bṛhaspati, bestowed abundant wealth.
निरर्गलान्सजारूथ्यान्सर्वान्विविधदक्षिणान्। आजहार क्रतूंस्तत्र यथोक्तान्वेदपारगैः ॥९-४८-३॥
nirargalānsajāroothyānsarvānvividhadakṣiṇān। ājahāra kratūṃstatra yathoktānvedapāragaiḥ ॥9-48-3॥
[निरर्गलान् (nirargalān) - without obstacles; सजारूथ्यान् (sajāroothyān) - with chariots and horses; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; विविधदक्षिणान् (vividhadakṣiṇān) - various gifts; आजहार (ājahāra) - performed; क्रतून् (kratūn) - sacrifices; तत्र (tatra) - there; यथोक्तान् (yathoktān) - as prescribed; वेदपारगैः (vedapāragaiḥ) - by those well-versed in Vedas;]
(He performed all the sacrifices there with chariots and horses, various gifts, without obstacles, as prescribed by those well-versed in Vedas.)
He conducted all the rituals there smoothly, with chariots, horses, and various offerings, following the prescriptions of the Vedic scholars.
तान्क्रतून्भरतश्रेष्ठ शतकृत्वो महाद्युतिः। पूरयामास विधिवत्ततः ख्यातः शतक्रतुः ॥९-४८-४॥
tānkratūnbharataśreṣṭha śatakṛtvo mahādyutiḥ। pūrayāmāsa vidhivattataḥ khyātaḥ śatakratuḥ ॥9-48-4॥
[तान् (tān) - those; क्रतून् (kratūn) - sacrifices; भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - O best of the Bharatas; शतकृत्वः (śatakṛtvaḥ) - hundred times; महाद्युतिः (mahādyutiḥ) - greatly effulgent; पूरयामास (pūrayāmāsa) - fulfilled; विधिवत् (vidhivat) - properly; ततः (tataḥ) - therefore; ख्यातः (khyātaḥ) - known; शतक्रतुः (śatakratuḥ) - as Śatakratu;]
(Those sacrifices, O best of the Bharatas, were fulfilled a hundred times by the greatly effulgent one, properly; therefore, he is known as Śatakratu.)
O best of the Bharatas, the greatly effulgent one fulfilled those sacrifices a hundred times properly; hence, he is known as Śatakratu.
तस्य नाम्ना च तत्तीर्थं शिवं पुण्यं सनातनम्। इन्द्रतीर्थमिति ख्यातं सर्वपापप्रमोचनम् ॥९-४८-५॥
tasya nāmnā ca tattīrthaṃ śivaṃ puṇyaṃ sanātanam। indratīrthamiti khyātaṃ sarvapāpapramocanam ॥9-48-5॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; नाम्ना (nāmnā) - by name; च (ca) - and; तत् (tat) - that; तीर्थं (tīrtham) - holy place; शिवं (śivam) - auspicious; पुण्यं (puṇyam) - sacred; सनातनम् (sanātanam) - eternal; इन्द्रतीर्थम् (indratīrtham) - Indra's holy place; इति (iti) - thus; ख्यातं (khyātam) - known; सर्व (sarva) - all; पाप (pāpa) - sins; प्रमोचनम् (pramocanam) - removal;]
(By his name, that holy place is auspicious, sacred, and eternal. It is known as Indra's holy place, the remover of all sins.)
By his name, that holy place is auspicious, sacred, and eternal. It is known as Indra's holy place, which is famous for removing all sins.
उपस्पृश्य च तत्रापि विधिवन्मुसलायुधः। ब्राह्मणान्पूजयित्वा च पानाच्छादनभोजनैः ॥ शुभं तीर्थवरं तस्माद्रामतीर्थं जगाम ह ॥९-४८-६॥
upaspṛśya ca tatrāpi vidhivanmusalāyudhaḥ। brāhmaṇānpūjayitvā ca pānācchādanabhojanaiḥ ॥ śubhaṃ tīrthavaraṃ tasmādrāmatīrthaṃ jagāma ha ॥9-48-6॥
[उपस्पृश्य (upaspṛśya) - having touched; च (ca) - and; तत्र (tatra) - there; अपि (api) - also; विधिवत् (vidhivat) - properly; मुसलायुधः (musalāyudhaḥ) - Musalāyudha; ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - Brahmins; पूजयित्वा (pūjayitvā) - having worshipped; च (ca) - and; पान (pāna) - drinks; आच्छादन (ācchādana) - clothes; भोजनैः (bhojanaiḥ) - with food; शुभं (śubhaṃ) - auspicious; तीर्थवरं (tīrthavaraṃ) - best of pilgrimage sites; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from there; रामतीर्थं (rāmatīrthaṃ) - Rāmatīrtha; जगाम (jagāma) - went; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(Having touched there properly, Musalāyudha, having worshipped the Brahmins with drinks, clothes, and food, went to the auspicious best of pilgrimage sites, Rāmatīrtha.)
Musalāyudha, after performing the rituals properly and honoring the Brahmins with offerings of drinks, clothes, and food, proceeded to the auspicious pilgrimage site known as Rāmatīrtha.
यत्र रामो महाभागो भार्गवः सुमहातपाः। असकृत्पृथिवीं सर्वां हतक्षत्रियपुङ्गवाम् ॥९-४८-७॥
yatra rāmo mahābhāgo bhārgavaḥ sumahātapāḥ। asakṛtpṛthivīṃ sarvāṃ hatakṣatriyapuṅgavām ॥9-48-7॥
[यत्र (yatra) - where; रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama; महाभागः (mahābhāgaḥ) - greatly fortunate; भार्गवः (bhārgavaḥ) - descendant of Bhrigu; सुमहातपाः (sumahātapāḥ) - of great penance; असकृत् (asakṛt) - repeatedly; पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - earth; सर्वाम् (sarvām) - entire; हत (hata) - killed; क्षत्रिय (kṣatriya) - warrior; पुङ्गवाम् (puṅgavām) - leaders;]
(Where Rama, the greatly fortunate, the descendant of Bhrigu, of great penance, repeatedly killed all the leaders of the warrior class on earth.)
In the place where Rama, the illustrious descendant of Bhrigu, known for his great penance, repeatedly annihilated all the warrior leaders on earth.
उपाध्यायं पुरस्कृत्य कश्यपं मुनिसत्तमम्। अयजद्वाजपेयेन सोऽश्वमेधशतेन च ॥ प्रददौ दक्षिणार्थं च पृथिवीं वै ससागराम् ॥९-४८-८॥
upādhyāyaṃ puraskṛtya kaśyapaṃ munisattamam। ayajadvājapeyena so'śvamedhaśatena ca ॥ pradadau dakṣiṇārthaṃ ca pṛthivīṃ vai sasāgarām ॥9-48-8॥
[उपाध्यायम् (upādhyāyam) - teacher; पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having honored; कश्यपम् (kaśyapam) - Kaśyapa; मुनिसत्तमम् (munisattamam) - the best of sages; अयजत् (ayajat) - performed a sacrifice; वाजपेयेन (vājapeyena) - with Vājapeya; सः (saḥ) - he; अश्वमेधशतेन (aśvamedhaśatena) - with a hundred Aśvamedhas; च (ca) - and; प्रददौ (pradadau) - gave; दक्षिणार्थम् (dakṣiṇārtham) - as a gift; च (ca) - and; पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the earth; वै (vai) - indeed; ससागराम् (sasāgarām) - with oceans;]
(Having honored the teacher Kaśyapa, the best of sages, he performed a sacrifice with Vājapeya and a hundred Aśvamedhas. He gave the earth with oceans as a gift.)
After honoring his teacher Kaśyapa, the eminent sage, he conducted a Vājapeya and a hundred Aśvamedha sacrifices. He then gifted the entire earth, including its oceans.
रामो दत्त्वा धनं तत्र द्विजेभ्यो जनमेजय। उपस्पृश्य यथान्यायं पूजयित्वा तथा द्विजान् ॥९-४८-९॥
rāmo dattvā dhanaṃ tatra dvijebhyo janamejaya। upaspṛśya yathānyāyaṃ pūjayitvā tathā dvijān ॥9-48-9॥
[रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama; दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given; धनम् (dhanam) - wealth; तत्र (tatra) - there; द्विजेभ्यः (dvijebhyaḥ) - to the Brahmins; जनमेजय (janamejaya) - O Janamejaya; उपस्पृश्य (upaspṛśya) - having purified; यथान्यायम् (yathānyāyam) - according to the rules; पूजयित्वा (pūjayitvā) - having worshipped; तथा (tathā) - thus; द्विजान् (dvijān) - the Brahmins;]
(Rama, having given wealth there to the Brahmins, O Janamejaya, having purified according to the rules, having worshipped thus the Brahmins.)
Rama, after giving wealth to the Brahmins there, O Janamejaya, purified himself according to the rules and worshipped the Brahmins accordingly.
पुण्ये तीर्थे शुभे देशे वसु दत्त्वा शुभाननः। मुनींश्चैवाभिवाद्याथ यमुनातीर्थमागमत् ॥९-४८-१०॥
puṇye tīrthe śubhe deśe vasu dattvā śubhānanaḥ। munīṁścaivābhivādyātha yamunātīrthamāgamat ॥9-48-10॥
[पुण्ये (puṇye) - in the holy; तीर्थे (tīrthe) - at the pilgrimage site; शुभे (śubhe) - auspicious; देशे (deśe) - in the land; वसु (vasu) - wealth; दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given; शुभाननः (śubhānanaḥ) - the auspicious-faced one; मुनीन् (munīn) - sages; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted; अथ (atha) - then; यमुनातीर्थम् (yamunātīrtham) - Yamuna pilgrimage site; आगमत् (āgamat) - arrived;]
(In the holy, auspicious land at the pilgrimage site, having given wealth, the auspicious-faced one, having saluted the sages, indeed then arrived at the Yamuna pilgrimage site.)
In the sacred and auspicious land, after offering wealth and paying respects to the sages, the one with the auspicious face arrived at the Yamuna pilgrimage site.
यत्रानयामास तदा राजसूयं महीपते। पुत्रोऽदितेर्महाभागो वरुणो वै सितप्रभः ॥९-४८-११॥
yatrānayāmāsa tadā rājasūyaṃ mahīpate। putro'ditērmahābhāgō varuṇō vai sitaprabhaḥ ॥9-48-11॥
[यत्र (yatra) - where; अनयामास (anayāmāsa) - brought; तदा (tadā) - then; राजसूयम् (rājasūyam) - Rājasūya sacrifice; महीपते (mahīpate) - O king; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; अदितेः (aditeḥ) - of Aditi; महाभागः (mahābhāgaḥ) - greatly fortunate; वरुणः (varuṇaḥ) - Varuṇa; वै (vai) - indeed; सितप्रभः (sitaprabhaḥ) - of shining light;]
(Where he brought then the Rājasūya sacrifice, O king, the son of Aditi, the greatly fortunate Varuṇa indeed of shining light.)
At the place where the Rājasūya sacrifice was brought, O king, there was Varuṇa, the son of Aditi, who was greatly fortunate and shone with a bright light.
तत्र निर्जित्य सङ्ग्रामे मानुषान्दैवतांस्तथा। वरं क्रतुं समाजह्रे वरुणः परवीरहा ॥९-४८-१२॥
tatra nirjitya saṅgrāme mānuṣāndaivatāṃstathā। varaṃ kratuṃ samājahre varuṇaḥ paravīrahā ॥9-48-12॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; निर्जित्य (nirjitya) - having conquered; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; मानुषान् (mānuṣān) - humans; दैवताम् (daivatām) - gods; तथा (tathā) - also; वरम् (varam) - boon; क्रतुं (kratuṃ) - sacrifice; समाजह्रे (samājahre) - obtained; वरुणः (varuṇaḥ) - Varuna; परवीरहा (paravīrahā) - destroyer of enemy heroes;]
(There, having conquered in battle humans and gods also, Varuna, the destroyer of enemy heroes, obtained the boon of sacrifice.)
There, after defeating both humans and gods in battle, Varuna, the destroyer of enemy heroes, received the boon of performing a sacrifice.
तस्मिन्क्रतुवरे वृत्ते सङ्ग्रामः समजायत। देवानां दानवानां च त्रैलोक्यस्य क्षयावहः ॥९-४८-१३॥
tasmin kratuvare vṛtte saṅgrāmaḥ samajāyata। devānāṃ dānavānāṃ ca trailokyasya kṣayāvahaḥ ॥9-48-13॥
[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; क्रतुवरे (kratuvare) - great sacrifice; वृत्ते (vṛtte) - having been completed; सङ्ग्रामः (saṅgrāmaḥ) - battle; समजायत (samajāyata) - arose; देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods; दानवानाम् (dānavānām) - of the demons; च (ca) - and; त्रैलोक्यस्य (trailokyasya) - of the three worlds; क्षयावहः (kṣayāvahaḥ) - destructive;]
(In that great sacrifice having been completed, a battle arose, destructive to the gods, demons, and the three worlds.)
After the completion of the great sacrifice, a battle ensued that was destructive to both the gods and demons, threatening the three worlds.
राजसूये क्रतुश्रेष्ठे निवृत्ते जनमेजय। जायते सुमहाघोरः सङ्ग्रामः क्षत्रियान्प्रति ॥९-४८-१४॥
rājasūye kratuśreṣṭhe nivṛtte janamejaya। jāyate sumahāghoraḥ saṅgrāmaḥ kṣatriyānprati ॥9-48-14॥
[राजसूये (rājasūye) - in the Rājasūya; क्रतुश्रेष्ठे (kratuśreṣṭhe) - the best of sacrifices; निवृत्ते (nivṛtte) - completed; जनमेजय (janamejaya) - Janamejaya; जायते (jāyate) - arises; सुमहाघोरः (sumahāghoraḥ) - very terrible; सङ्ग्रामः (saṅgrāmaḥ) - battle; क्षत्रियान्प्रति (kṣatriyānprati) - against the Kshatriyas;]
(In the Rājasūya, the best of sacrifices, completed, O Janamejaya, arises a very terrible battle against the Kshatriyas.)
After the completion of the Rājasūya, the greatest of sacrifices, a very dreadful battle arose against the Kshatriyas, O Janamejaya.
सीरायुधस्तदा रामस्तस्मिंस्तीर्थवरे तदा। तत्र स्नात्वा च दत्त्वा च द्विजेभ्यो वसु माधवः ॥९-४८-१५॥
sīrāyudhastadā rāmas tasmiṁs tīrthavare tadā। tatra snātvā ca dattvā ca dvijebhyo vasu mādhavaḥ ॥9-48-15॥
[सीरायुधः (sīrāyudhaḥ) - Sīrāyudha; तदा (tadā) - then; रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; तीर्थवरे (tīrthavare) - in the great pilgrimage place; तदा (tadā) - then; तत्र (tatra) - there; स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed; च (ca) - and; दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given; च (ca) - and; द्विजेभ्यः (dvijebhyaḥ) - to the Brahmins; वसु (vasu) - wealth; माधवः (mādhavaḥ) - Madhava;]
(Sīrāyudha then Rama in that great pilgrimage place then. There having bathed and having given to the Brahmins wealth, Madhava.)
Then Sīrāyudha and Rama were in that great pilgrimage place. There, Madhava bathed and gave wealth to the Brahmins.
वनमाली ततो हृष्टः स्तूयमानो द्विजातिभिः। तस्मादादित्यतीर्थं च जगाम कमलेक्षणः ॥९-४८-१६॥
vanamālī tato hṛṣṭaḥ stūyamāno dvijātibhiḥ। tasmādādityatīrthaṃ ca jagāma kamalekṣaṇaḥ ॥9-48-16॥
[वनमाली (vanamālī) - the forest-dweller; ततः (tataḥ) - then; हृष्टः (hṛṣṭaḥ) - pleased; स्तूयमानः (stūyamānaḥ) - being praised; द्विजातिभिः (dvijātibhiḥ) - by the twice-born; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from there; आदित्यतीर्थं (ādityatīrthaṃ) - to the sacred place of the sun; च (ca) - and; जगाम (jagāma) - went; कमलेक्षणः (kamalekṣaṇaḥ) - the lotus-eyed one;]
(The forest-dweller, then pleased, being praised by the twice-born, went from there to the sacred place of the sun, the lotus-eyed one.)
The forest-dweller, pleased and praised by the twice-born, then went to the sacred place of the sun, the lotus-eyed one.
यत्रेष्ट्वा भगवाञ्ज्योतिर्भास्करो राजसत्तम। ज्योतिषामाधिपत्यं च प्रभावं चाभ्यपद्यत ॥९-४८-१७॥
yatreṣṭvā bhagavāñjyotirbhāskaro rājasattama। jyotiṣāmādhipatyaṃ ca prabhāvaṃ cābhyapadyata ॥9-48-17॥
[यत्र (yatra) - where; इष्ट्वा (iṣṭvā) - having worshipped; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the blessed one; ज्योतिः (jyotiḥ) - light; भास्करः (bhāskaraḥ) - the sun; राजसत्तम (rājasattama) - O best of kings; ज्योतिषाम् (jyotiṣām) - of the luminaries; आधिपत्यं (ādhipatyaṃ) - sovereignty; च (ca) - and; प्रभावं (prabhāvam) - influence; च (ca) - and; अभ्यपद्यत (abhyapadyata) - attained;]
(Where, having worshipped, the blessed one, the light, the sun, O best of kings, attained the sovereignty and influence of the luminaries.)
Where, O best of kings, having worshipped the blessed sun, he attained the sovereignty and influence over the luminaries.
तस्या नद्यास्तु तीरे वै सर्वे देवाः सवासवाः। विश्वेदेवाः समरुतो गन्धर्वाप्सरसश्च ह ॥९-४८-१८॥
tasyā nadyāstu tīre vai sarve devāḥ savāsavāḥ। viśvedevāḥ samaruto gandharvāpsarasaśca ha ॥9-48-18॥
[तस्या (tasyā) - of her; नद्याः (nadyāḥ) - river; तु (tu) - but; तीरे (tīre) - on the bank; वै (vai) - indeed; सर्वे (sarve) - all; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; सवासवाः (savāsavāḥ) - with Indra; विश्वेदेवाः (viśvedevāḥ) - all gods; समरुतः (samarutaḥ) - with Maruts; गन्धर्वाः (gandharvāḥ) - Gandharvas; अप्सरसः (apsarasaḥ) - Apsaras; च (ca) - and; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(On the bank of her river, indeed, all the gods with Indra, all gods with Maruts, Gandharvas, and Apsaras were present.)
On the bank of her river, all the gods including Indra, the universal gods with the Maruts, along with the Gandharvas and Apsaras, were indeed present.
द्वैपायनः शुकश्चैव कृष्णश्च मधुसूदनः। यक्षाश्च राक्षसाश्चैव पिशाचाश्च विशां पते ॥९-४८-१९॥
dvaipāyanaḥ śukaścaiva kṛṣṇaśca madhusūdanaḥ। yakṣāśca rākṣasāścaiva piśācāśca viśāṃ pate ॥9-48-19॥
[द्वैपायनः (dvaipāyanaḥ) - Vyasa; शुकः (śukaḥ) - Shuka; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna; च (ca) - and; मधुसूदनः (madhusūdanaḥ) - Madhusudana; यक्षाः (yakṣāḥ) - Yakshas; च (ca) - and; राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - Rakshasas; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; पिशाचाः (piśācāḥ) - Pisachas; च (ca) - and; विशां (viśāṃ) - of men; पते (pate) - O lord;]
(Vyasa, Shuka, and indeed Krishna and Madhusudana; Yakshas, Rakshasas, and indeed Pisachas, O lord of men.)
Vyasa, Shuka, Krishna, and Madhusudana, along with the Yakshas, Rakshasas, and Pisachas, O lord of men.
एते चान्ये च बहवो योगसिद्धाः सहस्रशः। तस्मिंस्तीर्थे सरस्वत्याः शिवे पुण्ये परन्तप ॥९-४८-२०॥
ete cānye ca bahavo yogasiddhāḥ sahasraśaḥ। tasmiṁstīrthe sarasvatyāḥ śive puṇye parantapa ॥9-48-20॥
[एते (ete) - these; च (ca) - and; अन्ये (anye) - others; च (ca) - and; बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many; योगसिद्धाः (yogasiddhāḥ) - perfected in yoga; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; तीर्थे (tīrthe) - holy place; सरस्वत्याः (sarasvatyāḥ) - of Sarasvati; शिवे (śive) - auspicious; पुण्ये (puṇye) - sacred; परन्तप (parantapa) - O conqueror of enemies;]
(These and many other perfected in yoga by thousands, in that holy place of Sarasvati, auspicious and sacred, O conqueror of enemies.)
In that sacred and auspicious place of Sarasvati, thousands of others, perfected in yoga, also reside, O conqueror of enemies.
तत्र हत्वा पुरा विष्णुरसुरौ मधुकैटभौ। आप्लुतो भरतश्रेष्ठ तीर्थप्रवर उत्तमे ॥९-४८-२१॥
tatra hatvā purā viṣṇurasurau madhukaiṭabhau। āpluto bharataśreṣṭha tīrthapravara uttame ॥9-48-21॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; पुरा (purā) - formerly; विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Viṣṇu; असुरौ (asurau) - the demons; मधुकैटभौ (madhukaiṭabhau) - Madhu and Kaiṭabha; आप्लुतः (āplutaḥ) - immersed; भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - O best of the Bharatas; तीर्थप्रवर (tīrthapravara) - in the excellent holy place; उत्तमे (uttame) - supreme;]
(There, having killed the demons Madhu and Kaiṭabha, Viṣṇu, formerly immersed in the supreme excellent holy place, O best of the Bharatas.)
In that place, Viṣṇu, after having slain the demons Madhu and Kaiṭabha, was once immersed in the most excellent of holy places, O best of the Bharatas.
द्वैपायनश्च धर्मात्मा तत्रैवाप्लुत्य भारत। सम्प्राप्तः परमं योगं सिद्धिं च परमां गतः ॥९-४८-२२॥
dvaipāyanaśca dharmātmā tatraivāplutya bhārata। samprāptaḥ paramaṃ yogaṃ siddhiṃ ca paramāṃ gataḥ ॥9-48-22॥
[द्वैपायनः (dvaipāyanaḥ) - Vyasa; च (ca) - and; धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous soul; तत्र (tatra) - there; एव (eva) - indeed; आप्लुत्य (āplutya) - having bathed; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; सम्प्राप्तः (samprāptaḥ) - attained; परमं (paramaṃ) - supreme; योगं (yogaṃ) - union; सिद्धिं (siddhiṃ) - perfection; च (ca) - and; परमां (paramāṃ) - highest; गतः (gataḥ) - went;]
(Vyasa, the righteous soul, having bathed there, O Bharata, attained the supreme union and went to the highest perfection.)
Vyasa, the righteous soul, after bathing there, O Bharata, achieved the supreme state of union and reached the highest perfection.
असितो देवलश्चैव तस्मिन्नेव महातपाः। परमं योगमास्थाय ऋषिर्योगमवाप्तवान् ॥९-४८-२३॥
asito devalaścaiva tasminneva mahātapāḥ। paramaṃ yogamāsthāya ṛṣiryogamavāptavān ॥9-48-23॥
[असितः (asitaḥ) - Asita; देवलः (devalaḥ) - Devala; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; एव (eva) - indeed; महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - great ascetic; परमम् (paramam) - supreme; योगम् (yogam) - yoga; आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having practiced; ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage; योगम् (yogam) - yoga; अवाप्तवान् (avāptavān) - attained;]
(Asita and Devala, indeed, in that very place, the great ascetic, having practiced supreme yoga, the sage attained yoga.)
Asita and Devala, the great ascetics, practiced supreme yoga in that very place, and the sage attained the ultimate state of yoga.
