09.049
Library: Story of great sage Jaigīṣavya and his message to Asita and Devala. Duties of a householder versus the path of liberation.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaishampayana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaishampayana said:)
Vaishampayana said:
तस्मिन्नेव तु धर्मात्मा वसति स्म तपोधनः। गार्हस्थ्यं धर्ममास्थाय असितो देवलः पुरा ॥९-४९-१॥
tasminneva tu dharmātmā vasati sma tapodhanaḥ। gārhasthyaṃ dharmamāsthāya asito devalaḥ purā ॥9-49-1॥
[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; एव (eva) - indeed; तु (tu) - but; धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous soul; वसति (vasati) - dwells; स्म (sma) - indeed; तपोधनः (tapodhanaḥ) - ascetic; गार्हस्थ्यम् (gārhasthyam) - householder's life; धर्मम् (dharmam) - duty; आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having undertaken; असितः (asitaḥ) - Asita; देवलः (devalaḥ) - Devala; पुरा (purā) - formerly;]
(In that place indeed, the righteous soul, the ascetic, dwelt. Having undertaken the duty of a householder's life, Asita Devala formerly.)
In that very place, the righteous ascetic Asita Devala once lived, having embraced the duties of a householder.
धर्मनित्यः शुचिर्दान्तो न्यस्तदण्डो महातपाः। कर्मणा मनसा वाचा समः सर्वेषु जन्तुषु ॥९-४९-२॥
dharmanityaḥ śucirdānto nyastadaṇḍo mahātapāḥ। karmaṇā manasā vācā samaḥ sarveṣu jantuṣu ॥9-49-2॥
[धर्मनित्यः (dharmanityaḥ) - always righteous; शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure; दान्तः (dāntaḥ) - self-controlled; न्यस्तदण्डः (nyastadaṇḍaḥ) - one who has laid down the rod of punishment; महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - greatly austere; कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action; मनसा (manasā) - by mind; वाचा (vācā) - by speech; समः (samaḥ) - equal; सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - towards all; जन्तुषु (jantuṣu) - beings;]
(Always righteous, pure, self-controlled, one who has laid down the rod of punishment, greatly austere; by action, mind, and speech, equal towards all beings.)
He is always righteous, pure, and self-controlled, having renounced punishment and being greatly austere. He is equal towards all beings through his actions, mind, and speech.
अक्रोधनो महाराज तुल्यनिन्दाप्रियाप्रियः। काञ्चने लोष्टके चैव समदर्शी महातपाः ॥९-४९-३॥
akrodhano mahārāja tulyanindāpriyāpriyaḥ। kāñcane loṣṭake caiva samadarśī mahātapāḥ ॥9-49-3॥
[अक्रोधनः (akrodhanaḥ) - without anger; महाराजः (mahārājaḥ) - great king; तुल्य (tulya) - equal; निन्दा (nindā) - blame; प्रिय (priya) - dear; अप्रियः (apriyaḥ) - not dear; काञ्चने (kāñcane) - in gold; लोष्टके (loṣṭake) - in a clod of earth; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; समदर्शी (samadarśī) - seeing equally; महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - greatly austere;]
(Without anger, the great king is equal in blame and praise, and indeed sees equally in gold and a clod of earth, greatly austere.)
The great king, free from anger, treats blame and praise alike, and views gold and a clod of earth with equal regard, being greatly austere.
देवताः पूजयन्नित्यमतिथींश्च द्विजैः सह। ब्रह्मचर्यरतो नित्यं सदा धर्मपरायणः ॥९-४९-४॥
devatāḥ pūjayannityamatithīṃśca dvijaiḥ saha। brahmacaryarato nityaṃ sadā dharmaparāyaṇaḥ ॥9-49-4॥
[देवताः (devatāḥ) - gods; पूजयन् (pūjayan) - worshipping; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; अतिथीन् (atithīn) - guests; च (ca) - and; द्विजैः (dvijaiḥ) - with the twice-born; सह (saha) - together; ब्रह्मचर्यरतः (brahmacaryarataḥ) - engaged in celibacy; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; सदा (sadā) - forever; धर्मपरायणः (dharmaparāyaṇaḥ) - devoted to righteousness;]
(Worshipping gods always, and guests together with the twice-born, always engaged in celibacy, forever devoted to righteousness.)
He always worships the gods and guests along with the twice-born, remains engaged in celibacy, and is forever devoted to righteousness.
ततोऽभ्येत्य महाराज योगमास्थाय भिक्षुकः। जैगीषव्यो मुनिर्धीमांस्तस्मिंस्तीर्थे समाहितः ॥९-४९-५॥
tato'bhyetya mahārāja yogamāsthāya bhikṣukaḥ। jaigīṣavyo munirdhīmāṁstasmiṁstīrthe samāhitaḥ ॥9-49-5॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अभ्येत्य (abhyetya) - having approached; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; योगम् (yogam) - yoga; आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having undertaken; भिक्षुकः (bhikṣukaḥ) - the mendicant; जैगीषव्यः (jaigīṣavyaḥ) - Jaigīṣavya; मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage; धीमान् (dhīmān) - wise; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; तीर्थे (tīrthe) - sacred place; समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - concentrated;]
(Then, having approached, O great king, the mendicant, having undertaken yoga, Jaigīṣavya, the wise sage, was concentrated in that sacred place.)
Then, O great king, the wise sage Jaigīṣavya, having approached and undertaken yoga, was deeply concentrated in that sacred place.
देवलस्याश्रमे राजन्न्यवसत्स महाद्युतिः। योगनित्यो महाराज सिद्धिं प्राप्तो महातपाः ॥९-४९-६॥
devalasyāśrame rājannyavatas sa mahādyutiḥ। yoganityo mahārāja siddhiṃ prāpto mahātapāḥ ॥9-49-6॥
[देवलस्य (devalasya) - of Devala; आश्रम (āśrama) - hermitage; राजन् (rājan) - O king; न्यवसत् (nyavatas) - dwelt; स (sa) - he; महाद्युतिः (mahādyutiḥ) - greatly radiant; योगनित्यः (yoganityaḥ) - always engaged in yoga; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; सिद्धिं (siddhiṃ) - perfection; प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - attained; महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - great ascetic;]
(In the hermitage of Devala, O king, he, the greatly radiant one, dwelt. Always engaged in yoga, O great king, he attained perfection, the great ascetic.)
In the hermitage of Devala, O king, the greatly radiant one resided. Always devoted to yoga, O great king, he achieved perfection as a great ascetic.
तं तत्र वसमानं तु जैगीषव्यं महामुनिम्। देवलो दर्शयन्नेव नैवायुञ्जत धर्मतः ॥९-४९-७॥
taṃ tatra vasamānaṃ tu jaigīṣavyaṃ mahāmunim। devalo darśayanneva naivāyuñjata dharmataḥ ॥9-49-7॥
[तं (taṃ) - him; तत्र (tatra) - there; वसमानं (vasamānaṃ) - dwelling; तु (tu) - but; जैगीषव्यं (jaigīṣavyam) - Jaigishavya; महामुनिम् (mahāmunim) - great sage; देवलः (devalaḥ) - Devala; दर्शयन् (darśayan) - showing; एव (eva) - indeed; न (na) - not; एव (eva) - indeed; अयुञ्जत (ayuñjata) - engaged; धर्मतः (dharmataḥ) - righteously;]
(Him dwelling there, but Jaigishavya, the great sage, Devala indeed showing, did not engage righteously.)
Devala, while showing Jaigishavya, the great sage dwelling there, did not engage him righteously.
एवं तयोर्महाराज दीर्घकालो व्यतिक्रमत्। जैगीषव्यं मुनिं चैव न ददर्शाथ देवलः ॥९-४९-८॥
evaṃ tayormahārāja dīrghakālo vyatikramat। jaigīṣavyaṃ muniṃ caiva na dadarśātha devalaḥ ॥9-49-8॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; तयोः (tayoḥ) - of them; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; दीर्घकालः (dīrghakālaḥ) - a long time; व्यतिक्रमत् (vyatikramat) - passed; जैगीषव्यं (jaigīṣavyam) - Jaigīṣavya; मुनिं (muniṃ) - sage; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; न (na) - not; ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw; अथ (atha) - then; देवलः (devalaḥ) - Devala;]
(Thus, O great king, a long time passed. Then Devala did not see the sage Jaigīṣavya.)
In this way, a long period elapsed, O great king. During this time, Devala did not encounter the sage Jaigīṣavya.
आहारकाले मतिमान्परिव्राड्जनमेजय। उपातिष्ठत धर्मज्ञो भैक्षकाले स देवलम् ॥९-४९-९॥
āhārakāle matimānparivrāḍjanamejaya। upātiṣṭhata dharmajño bhaikṣakāle sa devalam ॥9-49-9॥
[आहारकाले (āhārakāle) - at the time of eating; मतिमान् (matimān) - wise; परिव्राट् (parivrāṭ) - ascetic; जनमेजय (janamejaya) - Janamejaya; उपातिष्ठत (upātiṣṭhata) - attended; धर्मज्ञः (dharmajñaḥ) - knower of dharma; भैक्षकाले (bhaikṣakāle) - at the time of alms; सः (saḥ) - he; देवलम् (devalam) - Devala;]
(At the time of eating, the wise ascetic Janamejaya attended Devala, the knower of dharma, at the time of alms.)
At mealtime, the wise ascetic Janamejaya attended Devala, who was knowledgeable in dharma, during the time of receiving alms.
स दृष्ट्वा भिक्षुरूपेण प्राप्तं तत्र महामुनिम्। गौरवं परमं चक्रे प्रीतिं च विपुलां तथा ॥९-४९-१०॥
sa dṛṣṭvā bhikṣurūpeṇa prāptaṃ tatra mahāmunim। gauravaṃ paramaṃ cakre prītiṃ ca vipulāṃ tathā ॥9-49-10॥
[स (sa) - he; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; भिक्षुरूपेण (bhikṣurūpeṇa) - in the form of a mendicant; प्राप्तं (prāptam) - arrived; तत्र (tatra) - there; महामुनिम् (mahāmunim) - the great sage; गौरवं (gauravam) - respect; परमं (paramam) - supreme; चक्रे (cakre) - made; प्रीतिं (prītim) - affection; च (ca) - and; विपुलां (vipulām) - abundant; तथा (tathā) - thus;]
(He, having seen the great sage who had arrived there in the form of a mendicant, made supreme respect and abundant affection thus.)
Upon seeing the great sage who had come there disguised as a mendicant, he showed utmost respect and deep affection.
देवलस्तु यथाशक्ति पूजयामास भारत। ऋषिदृष्टेन विधिना समा बह्व्यः समाहितः ॥९-४९-११॥
devalastu yathāśakti pūjayāmāsa bhārata। ṛṣidṛṣṭena vidhinā samā bahvyaḥ samāhitaḥ ॥9-49-11॥
[देवलः (devalaḥ) - Devala; तु (tu) - but; यथा (yathā) - according to; शक्ति (śakti) - ability; पूजयामास (pūjayāmāsa) - worshipped; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; ऋषि (ṛṣi) - sage; दृष्टेन (dṛṣṭena) - seen; विधिना (vidhinā) - by the method; समा (samā) - years; बह्व्यः (bahvyaḥ) - many; समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - concentrated;]
(Devala, but according to ability, worshipped, O Bharata, by the method seen by the sage, for many years, concentrated.)
Devala, however, worshipped with full devotion according to his ability, O Bharata, following the method prescribed by the sage, and remained focused for many years.
कदाचित्तस्य नृपते देवलस्य महात्मनः। चिन्ता सुमहती जाता मुनिं दृष्ट्वा महाद्युतिम् ॥९-४९-१२॥
kadācittasya nṛpate devalasya mahātmanaḥ। cintā sumahatī jātā muniṃ dṛṣṭvā mahādyutim ॥9-49-12॥
[कदाचित् (kadācit) - once; तस्य (tasya) - his; नृपते (nṛpate) - of the king; देवलस्य (devalasya) - of Devala; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - great soul; चिन्ता (cintā) - worry; सुमहती (sumahatī) - very great; जाता (jātā) - arose; मुनिम् (munim) - sage; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; महाद्युतिम् (mahādyutim) - greatly effulgent;]
(Once, a very great worry arose in the mind of King Devala, the great soul, upon seeing the greatly effulgent sage.)
Once upon a time, King Devala, a great soul, was deeply worried when he saw the greatly effulgent sage.
समास्तु समतिक्रान्ता बह्व्यः पूजयतो मम। न चायमलसो भिक्षुरभ्यभाषत किञ्चन ॥९-४९-१३॥
samāstu samatikrāntā bahvyaḥ pūjayato mama। na cāyamalaso bhikṣurabhyabhāṣata kiñcana ॥9-49-13॥
[समाः (samāḥ) - years; तु (tu) - but; समतिक्रान्ताः (samatikrāntāḥ) - have passed; बह्व्यः (bahvyaḥ) - many; पूजयतः (pūjayataḥ) - worshipping; मम (mama) - my; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; अयम् (ayam) - this; अलसः (alasaḥ) - lazy; भिक्षुः (bhikṣuḥ) - monk; अभ्यभाषत (abhyabhāṣata) - spoke; किञ्चन (kiñcana) - anything;]
(Years have passed, many worshipping my (deity). But this lazy monk did not speak anything.)
Many years have passed while I have been worshipping, yet this lazy monk has not spoken anything.
एवं विगणयन्नेव स जगाम महोदधिम्। अन्तरिक्षचरः श्रीमान्कलशं गृह्य देवलः ॥९-४९-१४॥
evaṃ vigaṇayanneva sa jagāma mahodadhim। antarikṣacaraḥ śrīmān kalaśaṃ gṛhya devalaḥ ॥9-49-14॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; विगणयन् (vigaṇayan) - considering; एव (eva) - indeed; सः (saḥ) - he; जगाम (jagāma) - went; महोदधिम् (mahodadhim) - to the great ocean; अन्तरिक्षचरः (antarikṣacaraḥ) - sky-walker; श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - the illustrious; कलशम् (kalaśam) - pot; गृह्य (gṛhya) - holding; देवलः (devalaḥ) - Devala;]
(Thus considering, he indeed went to the great ocean. The illustrious sky-walker Devala, holding the pot.)
Thus contemplating, he proceeded to the vast ocean. The illustrious Devala, who traverses the skies, carried the pot.
गच्छन्नेव स धर्मात्मा समुद्रं सरितां पतिम्। जैगीषव्यं ततोऽपश्यद्गतं प्रागेव भारत ॥९-४९-१५॥
gacchanneva sa dharmātmā samudraṃ saritāṃ patim। jaigīṣavyaṃ tato'paśyadgataṃ prāgeva bhārata ॥9-49-15॥
[गच्छन् (gacchan) - going; एव (eva) - indeed; सः (saḥ) - he; धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous soul; समुद्रम् (samudram) - ocean; सरिताम् (saritām) - of rivers; पतिम् (patim) - lord; जैगीषव्यम् (jaigīṣavyam) - Jaigīṣavya; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - saw; गतम् (gatam) - gone; प्राक् (prāk) - before; एव (eva) - indeed; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata;]
(Going indeed, the righteous soul saw the ocean, the lord of rivers. Then he saw Jaigīṣavya, who had gone before, O Bhārata.)
As he was going, the righteous soul reached the ocean, the lord of rivers, and then saw Jaigīṣavya who had already arrived, O Bhārata.
ततः सविस्मयश्चिन्तां जगामाथासितः प्रभुः। कथं भिक्षुरयं प्राप्तः समुद्रे स्नात एव च ॥९-४९-१६॥
tataḥ savismayaścintāṁ jagāmāthāsitaḥ prabhuḥ। kathaṁ bhikṣurayaṁ prāptaḥ samudre snāta eva ca ॥9-49-16॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सविस्मयः (savismayaḥ) - with wonder; चिन्तां (cintāṁ) - thought; जगाम (jagāma) - went; अथ (atha) - then; असितः (asitaḥ) - dark; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord; कथं (kathaṁ) - how; भिक्षुः (bhikṣuḥ) - mendicant; अयम् (ayam) - this; प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - arrived; समुद्रे (samudre) - in the ocean; स्नातः (snātaḥ) - bathed; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and;]
(Then, with wonder, the dark lord went into thought. How did this mendicant arrive, indeed bathed in the ocean?)
Then, the dark lord, filled with wonder, pondered how this mendicant had arrived, having bathed in the ocean.
इत्येवं चिन्तयामास महर्षिरसितस्तदा। स्नात्वा समुद्रे विधिवच्छुचिर्जप्यं जजाप ह ॥९-४९-१७॥
ityevaṃ cintayāmāsa maharṣirasitastadā। snātvā samudre vidhivacchucirjapyaṃ jajāpa ha ॥9-49-17॥
[इति (iti) - thus; एवम् (evam) - in this way; चिन्तयामास (cintayāmāsa) - thought; महर्षिः (maharṣiḥ) - great sage; असितः (asitaḥ) - Asita; तदा (tadā) - then; स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed; समुद्रे (samudre) - in the ocean; विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to the rules; शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure; जप्यम् (japyam) - prayer; जजाप (jajāpa) - chanted; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(Thus, the great sage Asita thought in this way. Having bathed in the ocean according to the rules, he, being pure, chanted the prayer.)
In this manner, the great sage Asita contemplated. After performing a ritual bath in the ocean, he, purified and following the prescribed rules, recited his prayers.
कृतजप्याह्निकः श्रीमानाश्रमं च जगाम ह। कलशं जलपूर्णं वै गृहीत्वा जनमेजय ॥९-४९-१८॥
kṛtajapyāhnikaḥ śrīmān āśramaṃ ca jagāma ha। kalaśaṃ jalapūrṇaṃ vai gṛhītvā janamejaya ॥9-49-18॥
[कृत (kṛta) - having performed; जप्य (japya) - recitation; आह्निकः (āhnikaḥ) - daily rites; श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - the illustrious one; आश्रमं (āśramaṃ) - hermitage; च (ca) - and; जगाम (jagāma) - went; ह (ha) - indeed; कलशं (kalaśaṃ) - pot; जलपूर्णं (jalapūrṇaṃ) - full of water; वै (vai) - indeed; गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken; जनमेजय (janamejaya) - Janamejaya;]
(Having performed the recitation and daily rites, the illustrious one indeed went to the hermitage. Taking a pot full of water, indeed Janamejaya.)
After completing his daily rituals and prayers, the illustrious Janamejaya went to the hermitage, carrying a pot filled with water.
ततः स प्रविशन्नेव स्वमाश्रमपदं मुनिः। आसीनमाश्रमे तत्र जैगीषव्यमपश्यत ॥९-४९-१९॥
tataḥ sa praviśanneva svamāśramapadaṃ muniḥ। āsīnamāśrame tatra jaigīṣavyamapaśyata ॥9-49-19॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सः (saḥ) - he; प्रविशन् (praviśan) - entering; एव (eva) - just; स्वम् (svam) - his own; आश्रमपदं (āśramapadaṃ) - hermitage; मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage; आसीनम् (āsīnam) - seated; आश्रमे (āśrame) - in the hermitage; तत्र (tatra) - there; जैगीषव्यम् (jaigīṣavyam) - Jaigishavya; अपश्यत (apaśyat) - saw;]
(Then, as he was entering his own hermitage, the sage saw Jaigishavya seated there in the hermitage.)
Then, as the sage entered his own hermitage, he saw Jaigishavya seated there.
न व्याहरति चैवैनं जैगीषव्यः कथञ्चन। काष्ठभूतोऽऽश्रमपदे वसति स्म महातपाः ॥९-४९-२०॥
na vyāharati caivainaṃ jaigīṣavyaḥ kathaṃcana। kāṣṭhabhūto''śramapade vasati sma mahātapāḥ ॥9-49-20॥
[न (na) - not; व्याहरति (vyāharati) - speaks; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; एनम् (enam) - him; जैगीषव्यः (jaigīṣavyaḥ) - Jaigīṣavya; कथञ्चन (kathaṃcana) - in any way; काष्ठभूतः (kāṣṭhabhūtaḥ) - like a piece of wood; आश्रमपदे (āśramapade) - in the hermitage; वसति (vasati) - dwells; स्म (sma) - indeed; महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - great ascetic;]
(Jaigīṣavya indeed does not speak to him in any way. Like a piece of wood, the great ascetic dwells in the hermitage.)
Jaigīṣavya, the great ascetic, remained silent and unmoving like a piece of wood in the hermitage, not speaking to anyone.
तं दृष्ट्वा चाप्लुतं तोये सागरे सागरोपमम्। प्रविष्टमाश्रमं चापि पूर्वमेव ददर्श सः ॥९-४९-२१॥
taṁ dṛṣṭvā cāplutaṁ toye sāgare sāgaropamam। praviṣṭamāśramaṁ cāpi pūrvameva dadarśa saḥ ॥9-49-21॥
[तं (taṁ) - him; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; च (ca) - and; आप्लुतं (āplutaṁ) - immersed; तोये (toye) - in water; सागरे (sāgare) - in the ocean; सागरोपमम् (sāgaropamam) - like the ocean; प्रविष्टम् (praviṣṭam) - entered; आश्रमं (āśramaṁ) - hermitage; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before; एव (eva) - indeed; ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw; सः (saḥ) - he;]
(Having seen him immersed in water, in the ocean, like the ocean, he also saw the hermitage entered before indeed.)
He saw him immersed in the ocean, resembling the ocean itself, and also noticed the hermitage that had been entered earlier.
असितो देवलो राजंश्चिन्तयामास बुद्धिमान्। दृष्टः प्रभावं तपसो जैगीषव्यस्य योगजम् ॥९-४९-२२॥
asito devalo rājaṃścintayāmāsa buddhimān। dṛṣṭaḥ prabhāvaṃ tapaso jaigīṣavyasya yogajam ॥9-49-22॥
[असितः (asitaḥ) - Asita; देवलः (devalaḥ) - Devala; राजन् (rājan) - O King; चिन्तयामास (cintayāmāsa) - thought; बुद्धिमान् (buddhimān) - wise; दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - seen; प्रभावम् (prabhāvam) - power; तपसः (tapasaḥ) - of penance; जैगीषव्यस्य (jaigīṣavyasya) - of Jaigīṣavya; योगजम् (yogajam) - born of yoga;]
(Asita and Devala, O King, the wise thought. The power born of yoga of Jaigīṣavya's penance was seen.)
Asita and Devala, O King, contemplated wisely. They observed the power that was born from the yoga of Jaigīṣavya's penance.
चिन्तयामास राजेन्द्र तदा स मुनिसत्तमः। मया दृष्टः समुद्रे च आश्रमे च कथं त्वयम् ॥९-४९-२३॥
cintayāmāsa rājendra tadā sa munisattamaḥ। mayā dṛṣṭaḥ samudre ca āśrame ca kathaṃ tvayam ॥9-49-23॥
[चिन्तयामास (cintayāmāsa) - thought; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; तदा (tadā) - then; स (sa) - he; मुनिसत्तमः (munisattamaḥ) - O best of sages; मया (mayā) - by me; दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - seen; समुद्रे (samudre) - in the ocean; च (ca) - and; आश्रमे (āśrame) - in the hermitage; कथं (kathaṃ) - how; त्वयम् (tvayam) - by you;]
(O king, then he, the best of sages, thought: How have you been seen by me in the ocean and in the hermitage?)
O King, at that time, the best of sages pondered: How is it that I have seen you both in the ocean and in the hermitage?
एवं विगणयन्नेव स मुनिर्मन्त्रपारगः। उत्पपाताश्रमात्तस्मादन्तरिक्षं विशां पते ॥ जिज्ञासार्थं तदा भिक्षोर्जैगीषव्यस्य देवलः ॥९-४९-२४॥
evaṃ vigaṇayanneva sa munirmantrapāragaḥ। utpapātāśramāttasmādantarikṣaṃ viśāṃ pate ॥ jijñāsārthaṃ tadā bhikṣorjaigīṣavyasya devalaḥ ॥9-49-24॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; विगणयन् (vigaṇayan) - considering; एव (eva) - indeed; सः (saḥ) - he; मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage; मन्त्रपारगः (mantrapāragaḥ) - versed in mantras; उत्पपात (utpapāta) - rose; आश्रमात् (āśramāt) - from the hermitage; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from there; अन्तरिक्षम् (antarikṣam) - sky; विशाम् (viśām) - of the people; पते (pate) - O lord; जिज्ञासार्थम् (jijñāsārtham) - for the purpose of inquiry; तदा (tadā) - then; भिक्षोः (bhikṣoḥ) - of the mendicant; जैगीषव्यस्य (jaigīṣavyasya) - of Jaigīṣavya; देवलः (devalaḥ) - Devala;]
(Thus, indeed, the sage versed in mantras, considering, rose from the hermitage into the sky, O lord of the people, for the purpose of inquiry, then Devala of Jaigīṣavya, the mendicant.)
Thus, the sage Devala, who was well-versed in mantras, rose from the hermitage into the sky to inquire about the mendicant Jaigīṣavya, O lord of the people.
सोऽन्तरिक्षचरान्सिद्धान्समपश्यत्समाहितान्। जैगीषव्यं च तैः सिद्धैः पूज्यमानमपश्यत ॥९-४९-२५॥
so'ntarikṣacarānsiddhānsamapaśyatsamāhitān। jaigīṣavyaṃ ca taiḥ siddhaiḥ pūjyamānamapaśyata ॥9-49-25॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अन्तरिक्षचरान् (antarikṣacarān) - sky-dwellers; सिद्धान् (siddhān) - perfected beings; समपश्यत् (samapaśyat) - saw; समाहितान् (samāhitān) - concentrated; जैगीषव्यम् (jaigīṣavyam) - Jaigīṣavya; च (ca) - and; तैः (taiḥ) - by those; सिद्धैः (siddhaiḥ) - perfected beings; पूज्यमानम् (pūjyamānam) - being worshipped; अपश्यत (apaśyata) - saw;]
(He saw the sky-dwellers, the perfected beings, concentrated. And he saw Jaigīṣavya being worshipped by those perfected beings.)
He observed the celestial beings and the perfected ones in deep concentration. He also saw Jaigīṣavya being revered by those perfected beings.
ततोऽसितः सुसंरब्धो व्यवसायी दृढव्रतः। अपश्यद्वै दिवं यान्तं जैगीषव्यं स देवलः ॥९-४९-२६॥
tato'sitaḥ susaṁrabdho vyavasāyī dṛḍhavrataḥ। apaśyadvai divaṁ yāntaṁ jaigīṣavyaṁ sa devalaḥ ॥9-49-26॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; असितः (asitaḥ) - Asita; सुसंरब्धः (susaṁrabdhaḥ) - very agitated; व्यवसायी (vyavasāyī) - determined; दृढव्रतः (dṛḍhavrataḥ) - firm in vow; अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - saw; वै (vai) - indeed; दिवम् (divam) - to heaven; यान्तम् (yāntam) - going; जैगीषव्यम् (jaigīṣavyam) - Jaigīṣavya; सः (saḥ) - he; देवलः (devalaḥ) - Devala;]
(Then Asita, very agitated and determined, firm in vow, saw indeed Jaigīṣavya going to heaven, he Devala.)
Then Asita, who was very agitated and determined, firm in his vow, saw Jaigīṣavya going to heaven, and he was Devala.
तस्माच्च पितृलोकं तं व्रजन्तं सोऽन्वपश्यत। पितृलोकाच्च तं यान्तं याम्यं लोकमपश्यत ॥९-४९-२७॥
tasmācca pitṛlokaṃ taṃ vrajantaṃ so'nvapaśyata। pitṛlokācca taṃ yāntaṃ yāmyaṃ lokamapaśyata ॥9-49-27॥
[तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that; च (ca) - and; पितृलोकम् (pitṛlokam) - the world of ancestors; तम् (tam) - him; व्रजन्तम् (vrajantam) - going; सः (saḥ) - he; अन्वपश्यत (anvapaśyata) - followed; पितृलोकात् (pitṛlokāt) - from the world of ancestors; च (ca) - and; तम् (tam) - him; यान्तम् (yāntam) - going; याम्यम् (yāmyam) - to Yama's realm; लोकम् (lokam) - world; अपश्यत (apaśyata) - saw;]
(From that, he followed him going to the world of ancestors. And from the world of ancestors, he saw him going to Yama's realm.)
He observed him transitioning from the world of ancestors to Yama's realm.
तस्मादपि समुत्पत्य सोमलोकमभिष्टुतम्। व्रजन्तमन्वपश्यत्स जैगीषव्यं महामुनिम् ॥९-४९-२८॥
tasmādapi samutpatya somalokamabhiṣṭutam। vrajantamanvapaśyatsa jaigīṣavyaṃ mahāmunim ॥9-49-28॥
[तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that; अपि (api) - also; समुत्पत्य (samutpatya) - having arisen; सोमलोकम् (somalokam) - to the world of Soma; अभिष्टुतम् (abhiṣṭutam) - praised; व्रजन्तम् (vrajantam) - going; अन्वपश्यत् (anvapaśyat) - saw; सः (saḥ) - he; जैगीषव्यम् (jaigīṣavyam) - Jaigishavya; महामुनिम् (mahāmunim) - great sage;]
(From that, having arisen, he saw Jaigishavya, the great sage, going to the praised world of Soma.)
From there, he saw the great sage Jaigishavya proceeding to the revered realm of Soma.
लोकान्समुत्पतन्तं च शुभानेकान्तयाजिनाम्। ततोऽग्निहोत्रिणां लोकांस्तेभ्यश्चाप्युत्पपात ह ॥९-४९-२९॥
lokānsamutpatantaṃ ca śubhānekāntayājinām। tato'gnihotriṇāṃ lokāṃstebhyaścāpyutpapāta ha ॥9-49-29॥
[लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; समुत्पतन्तं (samutpatantaṃ) - rising; च (ca) - and; शुभ (śubha) - auspicious; अनेकान्त (anekānta) - various; याजिनाम् (yājinām) - of the sacrificers; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अग्निहोत्रिणाम् (agnihotriṇām) - of the fire-sacrificers; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; तेभ्यः (tebhyaḥ) - from them; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; उत्पपात (utpapāta) - ascended; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(The worlds of the various auspicious sacrificers were rising, and then he indeed ascended from the worlds of the fire-sacrificers.)
The worlds of the various auspicious sacrificers were rising, and then he ascended from the worlds of the fire-sacrificers.
दर्शं च पौर्णमासं च ये यजन्ति तपोधनाः। तेभ्यः स ददृशे धीमाँल्लोकेभ्यः पशुयाजिनाम् ॥ व्रजन्तं लोकममलमपश्यद्देवपूजितम् ॥९-४९-३०॥
darśaṃ ca paurṇamāsaṃ ca ye yajanti tapodhanāḥ। tebhyaḥ sa dadṛśe dhīmāṁllokebhyaḥ paśuyājinām ॥ vrajantaṃ lokamamalamapaśyaddevapūjitam ॥9-49-30॥
[दर्शम् (darśam) - new moon sacrifice; च (ca) - and; पौर्णमासम् (paurṇamāsam) - full moon sacrifice; च (ca) - and; ये (ye) - who; यजन्ति (yajanti) - perform sacrifices; तपोधनाः (tapodhanāḥ) - ascetics; तेभ्यः (tebhyaḥ) - to them; सः (saḥ) - he; ददृशे (dadṛśe) - appeared; धीमान् (dhīmān) - wise; लोकेभ्यः (lokebhyaḥ) - to the worlds; पशुयाजिनाम् (paśuyājinām) - of those who sacrifice animals; व्रजन्तम् (vrajantam) - going; लोकम् (lokam) - world; अमलम् (amalam) - pure; अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - saw; देवपूजितम् (devapūjitam) - worshipped by the gods;]
(The ascetics who perform the new moon and full moon sacrifices, to them he appeared, the wise one, to the worlds of those who sacrifice animals. He saw the pure world, worshipped by the gods, going.)
The wise ascetic appeared to those who perform the new moon and full moon sacrifices, and he saw the pure world, revered by the gods, where those who sacrifice animals go.
चातुर्मास्यैर्बहुविधैर्यजन्ते ये तपोधनाः। तेषां स्थानं तथा यान्तं तथाग्निष्टोमयाजिनाम् ॥९-४९-३१॥
cāturmāsyairbahuvidhairyajante ye tapodhanāḥ। teṣāṃ sthānaṃ tathā yāntaṃ tathāgniṣṭomayājinām ॥9-49-31॥
[चातुर्मास्यैः (cāturmāsyaiḥ) - by the four-monthly sacrifices; बहुविधैः (bahuvidhaiḥ) - various; यजन्ते (yajante) - perform sacrifices; ये (ye) - who; तपोधनाः (tapodhanāḥ) - ascetics; तेषां (teṣāṃ) - their; स्थानं (sthānam) - place; तथा (tathā) - also; यान्तं (yāntaṃ) - going; तथा (tathā) - also; अग्निष्टोमयाजिनाम् (agniṣṭomayājinām) - of the performers of the Agniṣṭoma sacrifice;]
(By the four-monthly sacrifices, various ascetics perform sacrifices. Their place is also going to the performers of the Agniṣṭoma sacrifice.)
The ascetics who perform various four-monthly sacrifices attain the same place as those who perform the Agniṣṭoma sacrifice.
अग्निष्टुतेन च तथा ये यजन्ति तपोधनाः। तत्स्थानमनुसम्प्राप्तमन्वपश्यत देवलः ॥९-४९-३२॥
agniṣṭutena ca tathā ye yajanti tapodhanāḥ। tatsthānamanusamprāptamanvapaśyata devalaḥ ॥9-49-32॥
[अग्निष्टुतेन (agniṣṭutena) - by the praised Agni; च (ca) - and; तथा (tathā) - thus; ये (ye) - those who; यजन्ति (yajanti) - worship; तपोधनाः (tapodhanāḥ) - ascetics; तत् (tat) - that; स्थानम् (sthānam) - place; अनुसम्प्राप्तम् (anusamprāptam) - reached; अन्वपश्यत (anvapaśyata) - saw; देवलः (devalaḥ) - Devala;]
(By the praised Agni and thus those ascetics who worship, Devala saw that place reached.)
Devala saw the place reached by the ascetics who worship with the praised Agni.
वाजपेयं क्रतुवरं तथा बहुसुवर्णकम्। आहरन्ति महाप्राज्ञास्तेषां लोकेष्वपश्यत ॥९-४९-३३॥
vājapeyaṃ kratuvaraṃ tathā bahusuvarṇakam। āharanti mahāprājñāsteṣāṃ lokeṣvapaśyata ॥9-49-33॥
[वाजपेयं (vājapeyaṃ) - a type of sacrifice; क्रतुवरं (kratuvaraṃ) - the best of sacrifices; तथा (tathā) - and; बहुसुवर्णकम् (bahusuvarṇakam) - with much gold; आहरन्ति (āharanti) - bring; महाप्राज्ञाः (mahāprājñāḥ) - greatly wise ones; तेषां (teṣāṃ) - their; लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the worlds; अपश्यत (apaśyata) - saw;]
(The greatly wise ones bring the Vājapeya, the best of sacrifices, and much gold; they saw their (fame) in the worlds.)
The greatly wise ones performed the Vājapeya sacrifice, which is considered the best, along with offering much gold, and their fame was seen across the worlds.
यजन्ते पुण्डरीकेण राजसूयेन चैव ये। तेषां लोकेष्वपश्यच्च जैगीषव्यं स देवलः ॥९-४९-३४॥
yajante puṇḍarīkeṇa rājasūyena caiva ye। teṣāṃ lokeṣvapaśyacca jaigīṣavyaṃ sa devalaḥ ॥9-49-34॥
[यजन्ते (yajante) - worship; पुण्डरीकेण (puṇḍarīkeṇa) - with Puṇḍarīka; राजसूयेन (rājasūyena) - with Rājasūya; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; ये (ye) - those who; तेषां (teṣāṃ) - their; लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the worlds; अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - saw; च (ca) - and; जैगीषव्यं (jaigīṣavyam) - Jaigīṣavya; स (sa) - he; देवलः (devalaḥ) - Devala;]
(Those who worship with Puṇḍarīka and Rājasūya, Devala saw Jaigīṣavya among them in the worlds.)
Devala observed Jaigīṣavya among those who performed worship with Puṇḍarīka and Rājasūya in the worlds.
अश्वमेधं क्रतुवरं नरमेधं तथैव च। आहरन्ति नरश्रेष्ठास्तेषां लोकेष्वपश्यत ॥९-४९-३५॥
aśvamedhaṁ kratuvaraṁ naramedhaṁ tathaiva ca। āharanti naraśreṣṭhāsteṣāṁ lokeṣvapaśyata ॥9-49-35॥
[अश्वमेधं (aśvamedhaṁ) - horse-sacrifice; क्रतुवरं (kratuvaraṁ) - best of sacrifices; नरमेधं (naramedhaṁ) - human-sacrifice; तथैव (tathaiva) - also; च (ca) - and; आहरन्ति (āharanti) - perform; नरश्रेष्ठाः (naraśreṣṭhāḥ) - best among men; तेषां (teṣāṁ) - their; लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the worlds; अपश्यत (apaśyata) - see;]
(They perform the horse-sacrifice, the best of sacrifices, and the human-sacrifice as well; the best among men see them in the worlds.)
The best among men perform the horse-sacrifice and the human-sacrifice, which are considered the best of sacrifices, and they are seen in the worlds.
सर्वमेधं च दुष्प्रापं तथा सौत्रामणिं च ये। तेषां लोकेष्वपश्यच्च जैगीषव्यं स देवलः ॥९-४९-३६॥
sarvamedhaṁ ca duṣprāpaṁ tathā sautrāmaṇiṁ ca ye। teṣāṁ lokeṣvapaśyacca jaigīṣavyaṁ sa devalaḥ ॥9-49-36॥
[सर्वमेधं (sarvamedham) - all-sacrifices; च (ca) - and; दुष्प्रापं (duṣprāpam) - difficult-to-obtain; तथा (tathā) - also; सौत्रामणिं (sautrāmaṇim) - Sautramani-sacrifice; च (ca) - and; ये (ye) - those; तेषां (teṣām) - their; लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the worlds; अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - saw; च (ca) - and; जैगीषव्यं (jaigīṣavyam) - Jaigishavya; स (sa) - that; देवलः (devalaḥ) - Devala;]
(All-sacrifices and difficult-to-obtain, also Sautramani-sacrifice and those; their in the worlds saw and Jaigishavya that Devala.)
Devala, who was Jaigishavya, saw all the sacrifices, including the difficult-to-obtain Sautramani, in their worlds.
द्वादशाहैश्च सत्रैर्ये यजन्ते विविधैर्नृप। तेषां लोकेष्वपश्यच्च जैगीषव्यं स देवलः ॥९-४९-३७॥
dvādaśāhaiś ca satrair ye yajante vividhair nṛpa। teṣāṃ lokeṣv apaśyac ca jaigīṣavyaṃ sa devalaḥ ॥9-49-37॥
[द्वादशाहैः (dvādaśāhaiḥ) - with twelve-day sacrifices; च (ca) - and; सत्रैः (satraiḥ) - with sessions; ये (ye) - who; यजन्ते (yajante) - perform sacrifices; विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - various; नृप (nṛpa) - O king; तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the worlds; अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - saw; च (ca) - and; जैगीषव्यम् (jaigīṣavyam) - Jaigiṣavya; स (sa) - he; देवलः (devalaḥ) - Devala;]
(With twelve-day sacrifices and sessions, those who perform various sacrifices, O king, among them in the worlds, Devala saw Jaigiṣavya.)
O king, Devala saw Jaigiṣavya among those who perform various sacrifices with twelve-day sessions in the worlds.
मित्रावरुणयोर्लोकानादित्यानां तथैव च। सलोकतामनुप्राप्तमपश्यत ततोऽसितः ॥९-४९-३८॥
mitrāvaruṇayorlokānādityānāṃ tathaiva ca। salokatāmanuprāptamapaśyata tato'sitaḥ ॥9-49-38॥
[मित्र (mitra) - Mitra; वरुणयोः (varuṇayoḥ) - and Varuna; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; आदित्यानां (ādityānāṃ) - of the Adityas; तथैव (tathaiva) - as well as; च (ca) - and; सलोकताम् (salokatām) - the same world; अनुप्राप्तम् (anuprāptam) - attained; अपश्यत (apaśyata) - saw; ततः (tataḥ) - then; असितः (asitaḥ) - Asita;]
(Mitra and Varuna, the worlds of the Adityas, as well as, and the same world attained, saw then Asita.)
Asita then saw that he had attained the same world as Mitra, Varuna, and the Adityas.
रुद्राणां च वसूनां च स्थानं यच्च बृहस्पतेः। तानि सर्वाण्यतीतं च समपश्यत्ततोऽसितः ॥९-४९-३९॥
rudrāṇāṃ ca vasūnāṃ ca sthānaṃ yacca bṛhaspateḥ। tāni sarvāṇyatītaṃ ca samapaśyattato'sitaḥ ॥9-49-39॥
[रुद्राणाम् (rudrāṇām) - of the Rudras; च (ca) - and; वसूनाम् (vasūnām) - of the Vasus; च (ca) - and; स्थानम् (sthānam) - abode; यत् (yat) - which; च (ca) - and; बृहस्पतेः (bṛhaspateḥ) - of Bṛhaspati; तानि (tāni) - those; सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all; अतीतम् (atītam) - past; च (ca) - and; समपश्यत् (samapaśyat) - saw together; ततः (tataḥ) - then; असितः (asitaḥ) - Asita;]
(The abodes of the Rudras and the Vasus, and that of Bṛhaspati, all those past ones Asita saw together.)
Asita saw together all the past abodes of the Rudras, the Vasus, and Bṛhaspati.
आरुह्य च गवां लोकं प्रयान्तं ब्रह्मसत्रिणाम्। लोकानपश्यद्गच्छन्तं जैगीषव्यं ततोऽसितः ॥९-४९-४०॥
āruhya ca gavāṃ lokaṃ prayāntaṃ brahmasatriṇām। lokānapaśyadgacchantaṃ jaigīṣavyaṃ tato'sitaḥ ॥9-49-40॥
[आरुह्य (āruhya) - having ascended; च (ca) - and; गवां (gavāṃ) - of the cows; लोकं (lokaṃ) - world; प्रयान्तं (prayāntaṃ) - departing; ब्रह्मसत्रिणाम् (brahmasatriṇām) - of the performers of Brahma sacrifices; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - saw; गच्छन्तं (gacchantaṃ) - going; जैगीषव्यं (jaigīṣavyaṃ) - Jaigīṣavya; ततः (tataḥ) - then; असितः (asitaḥ) - Asita;]
(Having ascended the world of the cows and departing from the world of the performers of Brahma sacrifices, Asita then saw Jaigīṣavya going to the worlds.)
Asita, having ascended to the realm of the cows and departing from the realm of the Brahma sacrificers, then saw Jaigīṣavya proceeding to the worlds.
त्रीँल्लोकानपरान्विप्रमुत्पतन्तं स्वतेजसा। पतिव्रतानां लोकांश्च व्रजन्तं सोऽन्वपश्यत ॥९-४९-४१॥
trī̱ṁllokānaparānvipramutpatantaṁ svatejasā। pativratānāṁ lokāṁśca vrajantaṁ so'nvapaśyata ॥9-49-41॥
[त्रीँल्लोकान् (trī̱ṁllokān) - three worlds; अपरान् (aparān) - other; विप्रम् (vipram) - sage; उत्पतन्तम् (utpatantam) - rising; स्वतेजसा (svatejasā) - by own splendor; पतिव्रतानाम् (pativratānām) - of the devoted wives; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; च (ca) - and; व्रजन्तम् (vrajantam) - going; सः (saḥ) - he; अन्वपश्यत (anvapaśyata) - observed;]
(He observed the sage rising to the other three worlds by his own splendor, and the worlds of the devoted wives going.)
He saw the sage ascending to the other three worlds with his own brilliance, and also noticed the realms of the devoted wives moving.
ततो मुनिवरं भूयो जैगीषव्यमथासितः। नान्वपश्यत योगस्थमन्तर्हितमरिंदम ॥९-४९-४२॥
tato munivaraṁ bhūyo jaigīṣavyamathāsitaḥ। nānvapaśyata yogasthamantarhitamariṁdama ॥9-49-42॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; मुनिवरम् (munivaram) - the great sage; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; जैगीषव्यम् (jaigīṣavyam) - Jaigishavya; अथ (atha) - then; आसितः (āsitaḥ) - sat; न (na) - not; अन्वपश्यत (anvapaśyata) - saw; योगस्थम् (yogastham) - absorbed in yoga; अन्तर्हितम् (antarhitam) - disappeared; अरिंदम (ariṁdama) - O subduer of enemies;]
(Then the great sage Jaigishavya, who was seated, did not see the one absorbed in yoga, who had disappeared, O subduer of enemies.)
Then, O subduer of enemies, the great sage Jaigishavya, who was seated, could no longer see the one who was absorbed in yoga and had disappeared.
सोऽचिन्तयन्महाभागो जैगीषव्यस्य देवलः। प्रभावं सुव्रतत्वं च सिद्धिं योगस्य चातुलाम् ॥९-४९-४३॥
so'cintayanmahābhāgo jaigīṣavyasya devalaḥ। prabhāvaṃ suvratatvaṃ ca siddhiṃ yogasya cātulām ॥9-49-43॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अचिन्तयत् (acintayat) - thought; महाभागः (mahābhāgaḥ) - greatly fortunate; जैगीषव्यस्य (jaigīṣavyasya) - of Jaigīṣavya; देवलः (devalaḥ) - Devala; प्रभावं (prabhāvam) - power; सुव्रतत्वं (suvratatvam) - good conduct; च (ca) - and; सिद्धिं (siddhim) - perfection; योगस्य (yogasya) - of yoga; च (ca) - and; अतुलाम् (atulām) - incomparable;]
(He, the greatly fortunate Devala, thought of the power, good conduct, and incomparable perfection of yoga of Jaigīṣavya.)
Devala, the greatly fortunate, contemplated the unparalleled power, virtuous conduct, and the supreme perfection of Jaigīṣavya's yoga.
असितोऽपृच्छत तदा सिद्धाँल्लोकेषु सत्तमान्। प्रयतः प्राञ्जलिर्भूत्वा धीरस्तान्ब्रह्मसत्रिणः ॥९-४९-४४॥
asito'pṛcchat tadā siddhām̐llokeṣu sattamān। prayataḥ prāñjalirbhūtvā dhīrastānbrahmasatriṇaḥ ॥9-49-44॥
[असितः (asitaḥ) - Asita; अपृच्छत (apṛcchat) - asked; तदा (tadā) - then; सिद्धान् (siddhān) - perfected beings; लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the worlds; सत्तमान् (sattamān) - the best; प्रयतः (prayataḥ) - devout; प्राञ्जलिः (prāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; धीरः (dhīraḥ) - wise; तान् (tān) - them; ब्रह्मसत्रिणः (brahmasatriṇaḥ) - engaged in the pursuit of Brahman;]
(Asita then asked the perfected beings, the best in the worlds, devout, with folded hands, having become wise, those engaged in the pursuit of Brahman.)
Asita, with devotion and folded hands, asked the wise and perfected beings, the best among those engaged in the pursuit of Brahman, in the worlds.
जैगीषव्यं न पश्यामि तं शंसत महौजसम्। एतदिच्छाम्यहं श्रोतुं परं कौतूहलं हि मे ॥९-४९-४५॥
jaigīṣavyaṁ na paśyāmi taṁ śaṁsata mahaujasam। etadicchāmyahaṁ śrotuṁ paraṁ kautūhalaṁ hi me ॥9-49-45॥
[जैगीषव्यं (jaigīṣavyam) - Jaigishavya; न (na) - not; पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see; तं (taṁ) - him; शंसत (śaṁsata) - praise; महौजसम् (mahaujasam) - mighty; एतत् (etat) - this; इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish; अहम् (aham) - I; श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear; परम् (param) - great; कौतूहलम् (kautūhalam) - curiosity; हि (hi) - indeed; मे (me) - my;]
(I do not see Jaigishavya, praise the mighty one. I wish to hear this, for my curiosity is great.)
I do not see Jaigishavya, the mighty one you praise. I wish to hear about this, as I am indeed very curious.
सिद्धा ऊचुः॥
siddhā ūcuḥ॥
[सिद्धाः (siddhāḥ) - perfected beings; ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - said;]
(The perfected beings said:)
The perfected beings spoke:
शृणु देवल भूतार्थं शंसतां नो दृढव्रत। जैगीषव्यो गतो लोकं शाश्वतं ब्रह्मणोऽव्ययम् ॥९-४९-४६॥
śṛṇu devala bhūtārthaṃ śaṃsatāṃ no dṛḍhavrata। jaigīṣavyo gato lokaṃ śāśvataṃ brahmaṇo'vyayam ॥9-49-46॥
[शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen; देवल (devala) - Devala; भूतार्थं (bhūtārtham) - the true essence; शंसतां (śaṃsatām) - of those who praise; नः (naḥ) - our; दृढव्रत (dṛḍhavrata) - firm in vows; जैगीषव्यः (jaigīṣavyaḥ) - Jaigīṣavya; गतः (gataḥ) - has gone; लोकं (lokam) - to the world; शाश्वतं (śāśvatam) - eternal; ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahman; अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable;]
(Listen, Devala, to the true essence of those who praise, our firm in vows. Jaigīṣavya has gone to the eternal, imperishable world of Brahman.)
"Listen, Devala, to the true essence of those who praise us, who are firm in their vows. Jaigīṣavya has reached the eternal and imperishable world of Brahman."
स श्रुत्वा वचनं तेषां सिद्धानां ब्रह्मसत्रिणाम्। असितो देवलस्तूर्णमुत्पपात पपात च ॥९-४९-४७॥
sa śrutvā vacanaṃ teṣāṃ siddhānāṃ brahmasatriṇām। asito devalastūrṇamutpapāta papāta ca ॥9-49-47॥
[स (sa) - he; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; वचनं (vacanaṃ) - words; तेषां (teṣāṃ) - their; सिद्धानां (siddhānāṃ) - of the accomplished ones; ब्रह्मसत्रिणाम् (brahmasatriṇām) - of the performers of Brahma sacrifices; असितः (asitaḥ) - Asita; देवलः (devalaḥ) - Devala; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; उत्पपात (utpapāta) - rose; पपात (papāta) - fell; च (ca) - and;]
(He, having heard the words of the accomplished ones, the performers of Brahma sacrifices, Asita Devala quickly rose and fell.)
Upon hearing the words of the accomplished sages who performed Brahma sacrifices, Asita Devala quickly rose and then fell.
ततः सिद्धास्त ऊचुर्हि देवलं पुनरेव ह। न देवल गतिस्तत्र तव गन्तुं तपोधन ॥ ब्रह्मणः सदनं विप्र जैगीषव्यो यदाप्तवान् ॥९-४९-४८॥
tataḥ siddhāsta ūcurhi devalaṃ punareva ha। na devala gatistatra tava gantuṃ tapodhana ॥ brahmaṇaḥ sadanaṃ vipra jaigīṣavyo yadāptavān ॥9-49-48॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सिद्धाः (siddhāḥ) - perfected beings; ते (te) - they; ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - said; हि (hi) - indeed; देवलं (devalaṃ) - to Devala; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; एव (eva) - certainly; ह (ha) - indeed; न (na) - not; देवल (devala) - Devala; गतिः (gatiḥ) - the way; तत्र (tatra) - there; तव (tava) - your; गन्तुम् (gantum) - to go; तपोधन (tapodhana) - O sage; ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahma; सदनम् (sadanam) - abode; विप्र (vipra) - O wise one; जैगीषव्यः (jaigīṣavyaḥ) - Jaigīṣavya; यत् (yat) - which; आप्तवान् (āptavān) - attained;]
(Then the perfected beings said to Devala, "Indeed, there is no way for you to go there, O sage. The abode of Brahma, O wise one, is what Jaigīṣavya attained.")
Then the perfected beings said to Devala, "Indeed, there is no way for you to go there, O sage. The abode of Brahma, O wise one, is what Jaigīṣavya attained."
तेषां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा सिद्धानां देवलः पुनः। आनुपूर्व्येण लोकांस्तान्सर्वानवततार ह ॥९-४९-४९॥
teṣāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā siddhānāṃ devalaḥ punaḥ। ānupūrvyeṇa lokāṃstānsarvānavatatāra ha ॥9-49-49॥
[तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; तत् (tat) - that; वचनम् (vacanam) - speech; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; सिद्धानाम् (siddhānām) - of the accomplished ones; देवलः (devalaḥ) - Devala; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; आनुपूर्व्येण (ānupūrvyeṇa) - in sequence; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; तान् (tān) - those; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; अवततार (avatatāra) - descended; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(Having heard their speech, Devala, of the accomplished ones, again descended all those worlds in sequence.)
Upon hearing their words, Devala, the sage, once again descended through all those worlds in order.
स्वमाश्रमपदं पुण्यमाजगाम पतङ्गवत्। प्रविशन्नेव चापश्यज्जैगीषव्यं स देवलः ॥९-४९-५०॥
svamāśramapadaṃ puṇyamājagāma pataṅgavat। praviśanneva cāpaśyajjaigīṣavyaṃ sa devalaḥ ॥9-49-50॥
[स्व (sva) - his; आश्रमपदं (āśramapadaṃ) - hermitage; पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - sacred; आजगाम (ājagāma) - arrived; पतङ्गवत् (pataṅgavat) - like a bird; प्रविशन् (praviśan) - entering; एव (eva) - just; च (ca) - and; अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - saw; जैगीषव्यम् (jaigīṣavyam) - Jaigīṣavya; स (sa) - he; देवलः (devalaḥ) - Devala;]
(He arrived at his sacred hermitage like a bird. Just as he was entering, he saw Jaigīṣavya, the sage Devala.)
He returned to his sacred hermitage swiftly like a bird. As he entered, he saw the sage Jaigīṣavya, known as Devala.
ततो बुद्ध्या व्यगणयद्देवलो धर्मयुक्तया। दृष्ट्वा प्रभावं तपसो जैगीषव्यस्य योगजम् ॥९-४९-५१॥
tato buddhyā vyagaṇayad devalo dharmayuktayā। dṛṣṭvā prabhāvaṃ tapaso jaigīṣavyasya yogajam ॥9-49-51॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - with intelligence; व्यगणयत् (vyagaṇayat) - calculated; देवलः (devalaḥ) - Devala; धर्मयुक्तया (dharmayuktayā) - with righteousness; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; प्रभावम् (prabhāvam) - the power; तपसः (tapasaḥ) - of penance; जैगीषव्यस्य (jaigīṣavyasya) - of Jaigīṣavya; योगजम् (yogajam) - born of yoga;]
(Then, with intelligence, Devala calculated with righteousness, having seen the power of penance born of yoga of Jaigīṣavya.)
Then, Devala, using his intelligence and righteousness, assessed the power that was born from the yoga and penance of Jaigīṣavya.
ततोऽब्रवीन्महात्मानं जैगीषव्यं स देवलः। विनयावनतो राजन्नुपसर्प्य महामुनिम् ॥ मोक्षधर्मं समास्थातुमिच्छेयं भगवन्नहम् ॥९-४९-५२॥
tato'bravīnmahātmānaṃ jaigīṣavyaṃ sa devalaḥ। vinayāvanato rājannupasarpya mahāmunim ॥ mokṣadharmaṃ samāsthātumiccheyaṃ bhagavannaham ॥9-49-52॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; महात्मानं (mahātmānaṃ) - great soul; जैगीषव्यम् (jaigīṣavyam) - Jaigishavya; सः (saḥ) - he; देवलः (devalaḥ) - Devala; विनयावनतः (vinayāvanataḥ) - humble; राजन् (rājan) - O king; उपसर्प्य (upasarpya) - approaching; महामुनिम् (mahāmunim) - great sage; मोक्षधर्मम् (mokṣadharmam) - liberation dharma; समास्थातुम् (samāsthātum) - to establish; इच्छेयं (iccheyaṃ) - I wish; भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord; अहम् (aham) - I;]
(Then Devala, humble, said to the great soul Jaigishavya, approaching the great sage, "O king, I wish to establish the liberation dharma, O Lord.")
Then Devala, with humility, addressed the great soul Jaigishavya, as he approached the great sage, saying, "O king, I wish to understand and establish the principles of liberation, O revered one."
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा उपदेशं चकार सः। विधिं च योगस्य परं कार्याकार्यं च शास्त्रतः ॥९-४९-५३॥
tasya tadvacanaṁ śrutvā upadeśaṁ cakāra saḥ। vidhiṁ ca yogasya paraṁ kāryākāryaṁ ca śāstrataḥ ॥9-49-53॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; तद्वचनं (tadvacanaṁ) - that word; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; उपदेशं (upadeśaṁ) - instruction; चकार (cakāra) - made; सः (saḥ) - he; विधिं (vidhiṁ) - method; च (ca) - and; योगस्य (yogasya) - of yoga; परं (paraṁ) - supreme; कार्य (kārya) - duty; अकार्यं (akāryaṁ) - non-duty; च (ca) - and; शास्त्रतः (śāstrataḥ) - from the scriptures;]
(Having heard his words, he made the instruction, the supreme method of yoga, and the duties and non-duties from the scriptures.)
Upon hearing those words, he provided the instruction, detailing the supreme method of yoga and distinguishing between duties and non-duties according to the scriptures.
संन्यासकृतबुद्धिं तं ततो दृष्ट्वा महातपाः। सर्वाश्चास्य क्रियाश्चक्रे विधिदृष्टेन कर्मणा ॥९-४९-५४॥
saṃnyāsakṛtabuddhiṃ taṃ tato dṛṣṭvā mahātapāḥ। sarvāścāsya kriyāścakre vidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā ॥9-49-54॥
[संन्यास (saṃnyāsa) - renunciation; कृत (kṛta) - made; बुद्धिं (buddhiṃ) - intellect; तं (taṃ) - him; ततः (tataḥ) - then; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - great ascetics; सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; क्रियाः (kriyāḥ) - actions; चक्रे (cakre) - performed; विधि (vidhi) - according to the rule; दृष्टेन (dṛṣṭena) - seen; कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action;]
(Having seen him with intellect made by renunciation, the great ascetics then performed all his actions according to the rule by action.)
The great ascetics, observing him whose intellect was shaped by renunciation, performed all his duties according to the prescribed rules.
संन्यासकृतबुद्धिं तं भूतानि पितृभिः सह। ततो दृष्ट्वा प्ररुरुदुः कोऽस्मान्संविभजिष्यति ॥९-४९-५५॥
saṃnyāsakṛtabuddhiṃ taṃ bhūtāni pitṛbhiḥ saha। tato dṛṣṭvā praruruduḥ ko'smānsaṃvibhajiṣyati ॥9-49-55॥
[संन्यास (saṃnyāsa) - renunciation; कृत (kṛta) - made; बुद्धिं (buddhiṃ) - intellect; तं (taṃ) - him; भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings; पितृभिः (pitṛbhiḥ) - with ancestors; सह (saha) - together; ततः (tataḥ) - then; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; प्ररुरुदुः (praruruduḥ) - cried; कः (kaḥ) - who; अस्मान् (asmān) - us; संविभजिष्यति (saṃvibhajiṣyati) - will distribute;]
(Having made his intellect renounced, the beings cried together with the ancestors, "Who will distribute to us?")
Having renounced his intellect, the beings, along with the ancestors, cried out, "Who will distribute to us?"
देवलस्तु वचः श्रुत्वा भूतानां करुणं तथा। दिशो दश व्याहरतां मोक्षं त्यक्तुं मनो दधे ॥९-४९-५६॥
devalastu vacaḥ śrutvā bhūtānāṃ karuṇaṃ tathā। diśo daśa vyāharatāṃ mokṣaṃ tyaktuṃ mano dadhe ॥9-49-56॥
[देवलः (devalaḥ) - Devala; तु (tu) - but; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings; करुणम् (karuṇam) - compassionate; तथा (tathā) - thus; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; दश (daśa) - ten; व्याहरताम् (vyāharatām) - speaking; मोक्षम् (mokṣam) - liberation; त्यक्तुम् (tyaktum) - to abandon; मनः (manaḥ) - mind; दधे (dadhe) - resolved;]
(Devala, having heard the compassionate words of the beings, thus resolved his mind to abandon liberation, speaking in the ten directions.)
Devala, upon hearing the compassionate words of the beings, decided to speak in all ten directions, resolving to abandon liberation.
ततस्तु फलमूलानि पवित्राणि च भारत। पुष्पाण्योषधयश्चैव रोरूयन्ते सहस्रशः ॥९-४९-५७॥
tatastu phalamūlāni pavitrāṇi ca bhārata। puṣpāṇyoṣadhayaścaiva rorūyante sahasraśaḥ ॥9-49-57॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तु (tu) - but; फलमूलानि (phalamūlāni) - fruits and roots; पवित्राणि (pavitrāṇi) - pure; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; पुष्पाणि (puṣpāṇi) - flowers; ओषधयः (oṣadhayaḥ) - herbs; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; रोरूयन्ते (rorūyante) - grow; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - in thousands;]
(Then, O Bhārata, fruits and roots, pure, and flowers and herbs indeed grow in thousands.)
Then, O Bhārata, pure fruits, roots, flowers, and herbs grow abundantly in thousands.
पुनर्नो देवलः क्षुद्रो नूनं छेत्स्यति दुर्मतिः। अभयं सर्वभूतेभ्यो यो दत्त्वा नावबुध्यते ॥९-४९-५८॥
punarno devalaḥ kṣudro nūnaṃ chetsyati durmatiḥ। abhayaṃ sarvabhūtebhyo yo dattvā nāvabudhyate ॥9-49-58॥
[पुनः (punah) - again; नः (naḥ) - us; देवलः (devalaḥ) - Devala; क्षुद्रः (kṣudraḥ) - mean; नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly; छेत्स्यति (chetsyati) - will cut; दुर्मतिः (durmatiḥ) - evil-minded; अभयम् (abhayam) - fearlessness; सर्वभूतेभ्यः (sarvabhūtebhyaḥ) - to all beings; यः (yaḥ) - who; दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given; न (na) - not; अवबुध्यते (avabudhyate) - understands;]
(Again, Devala, the mean and evil-minded, will certainly cut us. Having given fearlessness to all beings, he does not understand.)
Devala, who is mean and evil-minded, will certainly harm us again. He does not realize the significance of granting fearlessness to all beings.
ततो भूयो व्यगणयत्स्वबुद्ध्या मुनिसत्तमः। मोक्षे गार्हस्थ्यधर्मे वा किं नु श्रेयस्करं भवेत् ॥९-४९-५९॥
tato bhūyo vyagaṇayatsvabuddhyā munisattamaḥ। mokṣe gārhasthyadharme vā kiṃ nu śreyaskaraṃ bhavet ॥9-49-59॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; व्यगणयत् (vyagaṇayat) - considered; स्वबुद्ध्या (svabuddhyā) - with his own intellect; मुनिसत्तमः (munisattamaḥ) - the best of sages; मोक्षे (mokṣe) - in liberation; गार्हस्थ्यधर्मे (gārhasthyadharme) - in household duties; वा (vā) - or; किम् (kim) - what; नु (nu) - indeed; श्रेयस्करं (śreyaskaraṃ) - beneficial; भवेत् (bhavet) - would be;]
(Then again, the best of sages considered with his own intellect: what indeed would be beneficial in liberation or in household duties?)
Then, the best of sages pondered deeply with his own intellect, questioning what would truly be beneficial: the path of liberation or the duties of a householder.
इति निश्चित्य मनसा देवलो राजसत्तम। त्यक्त्वा गार्हस्थ्यधर्मं स मोक्षधर्ममरोचयत् ॥९-४९-६०॥
iti niścitya manasā devalo rājasattama। tyaktvā gārhasthyadharmaṃ sa mokṣadharmamarocayat ॥9-49-60॥
[इति (iti) - thus; निश्चित्य (niścitya) - having decided; मनसा (manasā) - in mind; देवलः (devalaḥ) - Devala; राजसत्तम (rājasattama) - O best of kings; त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned; गार्हस्थ्यधर्मं (gārhasthyadharmaṃ) - householder's duty; सः (saḥ) - he; मोक्षधर्मम् (mokṣadharmam) - duty of liberation; अरोचयत् (arocayat) - chose;]
(Thus, having decided in mind, Devala, O best of kings, having abandoned the householder's duty, chose the duty of liberation.)
Thus, having made up his mind, Devala, the best among kings, decided to renounce the duties of a householder and chose the path of liberation.
एवमादीनि सञ्चिन्त्य देवलो निश्चयात्ततः। प्राप्तवान्परमां सिद्धिं परं योगं च भारत ॥९-४९-६१॥
evamādīni sañcintya devalo niścayāttataḥ। prāptavānparamāṃ siddhiṃ paraṃ yogaṃ ca bhārata ॥9-49-61॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; आदीनि (ādīni) - beginning; सञ्चिन्त्य (sañcintya) - reflecting; देवलः (devalaḥ) - Devala; निश्चयात् (niścayāt) - with determination; ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्राप्तवान् (prāptavān) - attained; परमाम् (paramām) - supreme; सिद्धिम् (siddhim) - perfection; परम् (param) - highest; योगम् (yogam) - yoga; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]
(Thus reflecting on the beginnings, Devala, with determination, then attained supreme perfection and the highest yoga, O Bharata.)
Devala, after contemplating these beginnings with determination, achieved the highest perfection and supreme yoga, O Bharata.
ततो देवाः समागम्य बृहस्पतिपुरोगमाः। जैगीषव्यं तपश्चास्य प्रशंसन्ति तपस्विनः ॥९-४९-६२॥
tato devāḥ samāgamya bṛhaspatipurogamāḥ। jaigīṣavyaṃ tapaścāsya praśaṃsanti tapasvinaḥ ॥9-49-62॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; समागम्य (samāgamya) - having assembled; बृहस्पतिपुरोगमाः (bṛhaspatipurogamāḥ) - led by Bṛhaspati; जैगीषव्यम् (jaigīṣavyam) - Jaigīṣavya; तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; प्रशंसन्ति (praśaṃsanti) - praise; तपस्विनः (tapasvinaḥ) - ascetics;]
(Then the gods, led by Bṛhaspati, having assembled, praise the austerity of Jaigīṣavya and his ascetics.)
Then the gods, with Bṛhaspati at their head, gathered and praised the austerity of Jaigīṣavya and his ascetics.
अथाब्रवीदृषिवरो देवान्वै नारदस्तदा। जैगीषव्ये तपो नास्ति विस्मापयति योऽसितम् ॥९-४९-६३॥
athābravīdṛṣivaro devān vai nāradas tadā। jaigīṣavye tapo nāsti vismāpayati yo'sitam ॥9-49-63॥
[अथ (atha) - then; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; ऋषिवरः (ṛṣivaraḥ) - the best of sages; देवान् (devān) - to the gods; वै (vai) - indeed; नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Nārada; तदा (tadā) - then; जैगीषव्ये (jaigīṣavye) - in Jaigīṣavya; तपः (tapaḥ) - penance; न (na) - not; अस्ति (asti) - is; विस्मापयति (vismāpayati) - astonishes; यः (yaḥ) - who; असितम् (asitam) - Asita;]
(Then the best of sages, Nārada, indeed said to the gods: "In Jaigīṣavya, there is no penance that astonishes Asita.")
Then the revered sage Nārada addressed the gods, saying: "In Jaigīṣavya, there is no penance that can astonish Asita."
तमेवंवादिनं धीरं प्रत्यूचुस्ते दिवौकसः। मैवमित्येव शंसन्तो जैगीषव्यं महामुनिम् ॥९-४९-६४॥
tamevaṃvādinaṃ dhīraṃ pratyūcuste divaukasaḥ। maivamityeva śaṃsanto jaigīṣavyaṃ mahāmunim ॥9-49-64॥
[तम् (tam) - that; एवं (evaṃ) - thus; वादिनम् (vādinam) - speaking; धीरम् (dhīram) - wise; प्रत्यूचुः (pratyūcuḥ) - replied; ते (te) - they; दिवौकसः (divaukasaḥ) - celestial beings; मैवम् (maivam) - not so; इति (iti) - thus; एव (eva) - indeed; शंसन्तः (śaṃsantaḥ) - praising; जैगीषव्यम् (jaigīṣavyam) - Jaigīṣavya; महामुनिम् (mahāmunim) - great sage;]
(The celestial beings replied to that wise speaker, "Not so," thus praising the great sage Jaigīṣavya.)
The celestial beings, acknowledging the wisdom of the speaker, replied, "Not so," and praised the great sage Jaigīṣavya.
तत्राप्युपस्पृश्य ततो महात्मा; दत्त्वा च वित्तं हलभृद्द्विजेभ्यः। अवाप्य धर्मं परमार्यकर्मा; जगाम सोमस्य महत्स तीर्थम् ॥९-४९-६५॥
tatrāpyupaspṛśya tato mahātmā; dattvā ca vittaṃ halabhṛddvijebhyaḥ। avāpya dharmaṃ paramāryakarmā; jagāma somasya mahats tīrtham ॥9-49-65॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; अपि (api) - also; उपस्पृश्य (upaspṛśya) - having touched; ततः (tataḥ) - then; महात्मा (mahātmā) - the great soul; दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given; च (ca) - and; वित्तम् (vittam) - wealth; हलभृत् (halabhṛt) - the plough-bearer; द्विजेभ्यः (dvijebhyaḥ) - to the brahmins; अवाप्य (avāpya) - having obtained; धर्मम् (dharmam) - virtue; परम् (param) - supreme; आर्यकर्मा (āryakarmā) - noble in deeds; जगाम (jagāma) - went; सोमस्य (somasya) - of Soma; महत् (mahat) - great; तीर्थम् (tīrtham) - pilgrimage site;]
(There, having also touched, then the great soul, having given wealth to the brahmins, the plough-bearer, having obtained supreme virtue, noble in deeds, went to the great pilgrimage site of Soma.)
There, the great soul, after performing the rituals and giving wealth to the brahmins, having achieved supreme virtue through noble deeds, proceeded to the great pilgrimage site of Soma.
