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Library: Story of sage Dadhichi, Sarasvati, his fish-eating son Sarsvata and his 12-year penance and how he revived Vedic knowledge.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said:)
Vaiśampāyana spoke:
यत्रेजिवानुडुपती राजसूयेन भारत। तस्मिन्वृत्ते महानासीत्सङ्ग्रामस्तारकामयः ॥९-५०-१॥
yatrejivānuḍupatī rājasūyena bhārata। tasminvṛtte mahānāsītsaṅgrāmastārakāmayaḥ ॥9-50-1॥
[यत्र (yatra) - where; एजिवान् (ejivān) - living beings; उडुपती (uḍupatī) - moon; राजसूयेन (rājasūyena) - by the Rājasūya sacrifice; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; वृत्ते (vṛtte) - occurred; महान् (mahān) - great; आसीत् (āsīt) - there was; सङ्ग्रामः (saṅgrāmaḥ) - battle; तारकामयः (tārakāmayaḥ) - like the stars;]
(Where the living beings and the moon were by the Rājasūya sacrifice, O Bhārata, in that occurred a great battle like the stars.)
O Bhārata, where the living beings and the moon were involved in the Rājasūya sacrifice, there occurred a great battle resembling the stars.
तत्राप्युपस्पृश्य बलो दत्त्वा दानानि चात्मवान्। सारस्वतस्य धर्मात्मा मुनेस्तीर्थं जगाम ह ॥९-५०-२॥
tatrāpyupaspṛśya balo dattvā dānāni cātmavān। sārasvatasya dharmātmā munestīrthaṃ jagāma ha ॥9-50-2॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; अपि (api) - also; उपस्पृश्य (upaspṛśya) - having touched; बलः (balaḥ) - Bala (a name); दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given; दानानि (dānāni) - gifts; च (ca) - and; आत्मवान् (ātmavān) - self-possessed; सारस्वतस्य (sārasvatasya) - of Sarasvata; धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous soul; मुनेः (muneḥ) - of the sage; तीर्थं (tīrtham) - pilgrimage; जगाम (jagāma) - went; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(There, having touched the water, Bala, self-possessed, gave gifts and went to the pilgrimage of the righteous soul Sarasvata, the sage, indeed.)
There, Bala, after performing the ritual of touching the water and giving gifts, went to the pilgrimage site of the righteous sage Sarasvata.
यत्र द्वादशवार्षिक्यामनावृष्ट्यां द्विजोत्तमान्। वेदानध्यापयामास पुरा सारस्वतो मुनिः ॥९-५०-३॥
yatra dvādaśavārṣikyāmanāvṛṣṭyāṃ dvijottamān। vedānadhyāpayāmāsa purā sārasvato muniḥ ॥9-50-3॥
[यत्र (yatra) - where; द्वादशवार्षिक्याम् (dvādaśavārṣikyām) - in the twelve-year; अनावृष्ट्याम् (anāvṛṣṭyām) - drought; द्विजोत्तमान् (dvijottamān) - best of the twice-born; वेदान् (vedān) - Vedas; अध्यापयामास (adhyāpayāmāsa) - taught; पुरा (purā) - formerly; सारस्वतः (sārasvataḥ) - Sarasvata; मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage;]
(Where, in the twelve-year drought, the best of the twice-born taught the Vedas, formerly, the sage Sarasvata.)
In the place where there was a twelve-year drought, the sage Sarasvata once taught the Vedas to the best of the twice-born.
जनमेजय उवाच॥
janamejaya uvāca॥
[जनमेजय (janamejaya) - Janamejaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Janamejaya said:)
Janamejaya said:
कथं द्वादशवार्षिक्यामनावृष्ट्यां तपोधनः। वेदानध्यापयामास पुरा सारस्वतो मुनिः ॥९-५०-४॥
kathaṁ dvādaśavārṣikyāmanāvṛṣṭyāṁ tapodhanaḥ। vedānadhyāpayāmāsa purā sārasvato muniḥ ॥9-50-4॥
[कथं (kathaṁ) - how; द्वादशवार्षिक्याम् (dvādaśavārṣikyām) - in the twelve-year; अनावृष्ट्याम् (anāvṛṣṭyām) - drought; तपोधनः (tapodhanaḥ) - sage; वेदान् (vedān) - Vedas; अध्यापयामास (adhyāpayāmāsa) - taught; पुरा (purā) - formerly; सारस्वतः (sārasvataḥ) - Sarasvata; मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage;]
(How did the sage Sarasvata teach the Vedas during the twelve-year drought?)
The sage Sarasvata, known for his austerities, taught the Vedas during a twelve-year drought in ancient times.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaishampayana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaishampayana said:)
Vaishampayana said:
आसीत्पूर्वं महाराज मुनिर्धीमान्महातपाः। दधीच इति विख्यातो ब्रह्मचारी जितेन्द्रियः ॥९-५०-५॥
āsīt pūrvaṃ mahārāja munirdhīmān mahātapāḥ। dadhīca iti vikhyāto brahmacārī jitendriyaḥ ॥9-50-5॥
[आसीत् (āsīt) - was; पूर्वम् (pūrvaṃ) - before; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage; धीमान् (dhīmān) - wise; महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - greatly austere; दधीचः (dadhīcaḥ) - Dadhicha; इति (iti) - thus; विख्यातः (vikhyātaḥ) - renowned; ब्रह्मचारी (brahmacārī) - celibate; जितेन्द्रियः (jitendriyaḥ) - self-controlled;]
(There was once, O great king, a wise and greatly austere sage named Dadhicha, renowned as a celibate and self-controlled.)
Once upon a time, O great king, there was a wise and austere sage named Dadhicha, who was renowned for his celibacy and self-control.
तस्यातितपसः शक्रो बिभेति सततं विभो। न स लोभयितुं शक्यः फलैर्बहुविधैरपि ॥९-५०-६॥
tasyātitapasaḥ śakro bibheti satataṃ vibho। na sa lobhayituṃ śakyaḥ phalairbahuvidhairapi ॥9-50-6॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; अतितपसः (atitapasaḥ) - great penance; शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra; बिभेति (bibheti) - fears; सततम् (satatam) - always; विभो (vibho) - O lord; न (na) - not; सः (saḥ) - he; लोभयितुम् (lobhayitum) - to tempt; शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - is able; फलैः (phalaiḥ) - with rewards; बहुविधैः (bahuvidhaiḥ) - various; अपि (api) - even;]
(Indra always fears his great penance, O lord. He cannot be tempted with various rewards, even.)
Indra is in constant fear of his immense penance, O lord. He cannot be swayed by any kind of rewards, no matter how many.
प्रलोभनार्थं तस्याथ प्राहिणोत्पाकशासनः। दिव्यामप्सरसं पुण्यां दर्शनीयामलम्बुसाम् ॥९-५०-७॥
pralobhanārthaṃ tasyātha prāhiṇotpākaśāsanaḥ। divyāmapsarasaṃ puṇyāṃ darśanīyāmalambusām ॥9-50-7॥
[प्रलोभनार्थम् (pralobhanārtham) - for the purpose of temptation; तस्य (tasya) - his; अथ (atha) - then; प्राहिणोत् (prāhiṇot) - sent; पाकशासनः (pākaśāsanaḥ) - Indra; दिव्याम् (divyām) - divine; अप्सरसम् (apsarasam) - apsara; पुण्याम् (puṇyām) - auspicious; दर्शनीयाम् (darśanīyām) - beautiful; अलम्बुसाम् (alambusām) - Alambusa;]
(For the purpose of temptation, then Indra sent his divine, auspicious, and beautiful apsara, Alambusa.)
To tempt him, Indra then sent the divine and beautiful apsara Alambusa, who was auspicious, to him.
तस्य तर्पयतो देवान्सरस्वत्यां महात्मनः। समीपतो महाराज सोपातिष्ठत भामिनी ॥९-५०-८॥
tasya tarpayato devānsarasvatyāṃ mahātmanaḥ। samīpato mahārāja sopātiṣṭhata bhāminī ॥9-50-8॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; तर्पयतः (tarpayataḥ) - offering; देवान् (devān) - to the gods; सरस्वत्याम् (sarasvatyām) - in Sarasvati; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great soul; समीपतः (samīpataḥ) - nearby; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; सः (saḥ) - he; उपातिष्ठत (upātiṣṭhata) - approached; भामिनी (bhāminī) - the lady;]
(While he was offering to the gods in Sarasvati, the great soul, nearby, O great king, the lady approached.)
As he was making offerings to the gods in the Sarasvati river, a noble lady approached him, O great king.
तां दिव्यवपुषं दृष्ट्वा तस्यर्षेर्भावितात्मनः। रेतः स्कन्नं सरस्वत्यां तत्सा जग्राह निम्नगा ॥९-५०-९॥
tāṁ divyavapuṣaṁ dṛṣṭvā tasyarṣerbhāvitātmanaḥ। retaḥ skannaṁ sarasvatyāṁ tatsā jagrāha nimnagā ॥9-50-9॥
[ताम् (tām) - that; दिव्य-वपुषम् (divya-vapuṣam) - divine form; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; तस्य (tasya) - his; ऋषेः (ṛṣeḥ) - sage's; भावित-आत्मनः (bhāvita-ātmanaḥ) - of the contemplative soul; रेतः (retaḥ) - semen; स्कन्नम् (skannam) - fallen; सरस्वत्याम् (sarasvatyām) - in Sarasvati; तत् (tat) - that; सा (sā) - she; जग्राह (jagrāha) - took; निम्नगा (nimnagā) - river;]
(Having seen that divine form, the semen of the contemplative sage fell in Sarasvati, and she, the river, took it.)
Upon seeing the divine form, the contemplative sage's semen fell into the Sarasvati river, which then carried it away.
कुक्षौ चाप्यदधद्दृष्ट्वा तद्रेतः पुरुषर्षभ। सा दधार च तं गर्भं पुत्रहेतोर्महानदी ॥९-५०-१०॥
kukṣau cāpyadadhad dṛṣṭvā tad retaḥ puruṣarṣabha। sā dadhāra ca taṃ garbhaṃ putrahetor mahānadī ॥9-50-10॥
[कुक्षौ (kukṣau) - in the womb; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अदधत् (adadhat) - placed; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; तत् (tat) - that; रेतः (retaḥ) - seed; पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - O best of men; सा (sā) - she; दधार (dadhāra) - bore; च (ca) - and; तम् (tam) - that; गर्भम् (garbham) - embryo; पुत्रहेतोः (putrahetoḥ) - for the sake of a son; महानदी (mahānadī) - the great river;]
(In the womb, having seen that seed, O best of men, she also placed it. The great river bore that embryo for the sake of a son.)
O best of men, having seen that seed, she placed it in her womb. The great river bore the embryo for the sake of a son.
सुषुवे चापि समये पुत्रं सा सरितां वरा। जगाम पुत्रमादाय तमृषिं प्रति च प्रभो ॥९-५०-११॥
suṣuve cāpi samaye putraṃ sā saritāṃ varā। jagāma putramādāya tamṛṣiṃ prati ca prabho ॥9-50-11॥
[सुषुवे (suṣuve) - gave birth; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; समये (samaye) - at the time; पुत्रम् (putram) - son; सा (sā) - she; सरिताम् (saritām) - of rivers; वरा (varā) - best; जगाम (jagāma) - went; पुत्रम् (putram) - son; आदाय (ādāya) - taking; तम् (tam) - that; ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - sage; प्रति (prati) - towards; च (ca) - and; प्रभो (prabho) - O lord;]
(The best of rivers, she gave birth to a son at the time, and taking the son, she went towards that sage, O lord.)
The best among rivers gave birth to a son at the appointed time, and taking her son, she went to the sage, O lord.
ऋषिसंसदि तं दृष्ट्वा सा नदी मुनिसत्तमम्। ततः प्रोवाच राजेन्द्र ददती पुत्रमस्य तम् ॥ ब्रह्मर्षे तव पुत्रोऽयं त्वद्भक्त्या धारितो मया ॥९-५०-१२॥
ṛṣisaṁsadi taṁ dṛṣṭvā sā nadī munisattamam। tataḥ provāca rājendra dadatī putramasya tam ॥ brahmarṣe tava putro'yaṁ tvadbhaktyā dhārito mayā ॥9-50-12॥
[ऋषि (ṛṣi) - sage; संसदि (saṁsadi) - assembly; तं (taṁ) - him; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; सा (sā) - she; नदी (nadī) - river; मुनिसत्तमम् (munisattamam) - best of sages; ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रोवाच (provāca) - said; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; ददती (dadatī) - giving; पुत्रम् (putram) - son; अस्य (asya) - his; तम् (tam) - that; ब्रह्मर्षे (brahmarṣe) - O divine sage; तव (tava) - your; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; अयम् (ayam) - this; त्वत् (tvad) - your; भक्त्या (bhaktyā) - devotion; धारितः (dhāritaḥ) - sustained; मया (mayā) - by me;]
(In the assembly of sages, having seen him, she, the river, said to the best of sages: "O king, giving his son to him." "O divine sage, your son, this one, has been sustained by me through your devotion.")
In the assembly of sages, the river, upon seeing the best of sages, said: "O king, I am giving his son to him." "O divine sage, this son of yours has been sustained by me through your devotion."
दृष्ट्वा तेऽप्सरसं रेतो यत्स्कन्नं प्रागलम्बुसाम्। तत्कुक्षिणा वै ब्रह्मर्षे त्वद्भक्त्या धृतवत्यहम् ॥९-५०-१३॥
dṛṣṭvā te'psarasaṃ reto yat skannaṃ prāgalambusām। tatkukṣiṇā vai brahmarṣe tvadbhaktyā dhṛtavaty aham ॥9-50-13॥
[दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; ते (te) - your; अप्सरसं (apsarasaṃ) - apsaras; रेतः (retaḥ) - semen; यत् (yat) - which; स्कन्नम् (skannam) - fallen; प्रागलम्बुसाम् (prāgalambusām) - of Pragalambus; तत् (tat) - that; कुक्षिणा (kukṣiṇā) - in the womb; वै (vai) - indeed; ब्रह्मर्षे (brahmarṣe) - O Brahmarshi; त्वद्भक्त्या (tvadbhaktyā) - by your devotion; धृतवत्यहम् (dhṛtavaty aham) - I have held;]
(Having seen your apsaras, the semen which had fallen of Pragalambus, that indeed, O Brahmarshi, I have held in the womb by your devotion.)
"O Brahmarshi, having seen your apsaras, I have held in my womb the semen of Pragalambus that had fallen, by your devotion."
न विनाशमिदं गच्छेत्त्वत्तेज इति निश्चयात्। प्रतिगृह्णीष्व पुत्रं स्वं मया दत्तमनिन्दितम् ॥९-५०-१४॥
na vināśamidaṃ gacchettvatteja iti niścayāt। pratigṛhṇīṣva putraṃ svaṃ mayā dattamaninditam ॥9-50-14॥
[न (na) - not; विनाशम् (vināśam) - destruction; इदं (idaṃ) - this; गच्छेत् (gacchet) - should go; त्वत् (tvat) - your; तेज (teja) - splendor; इति (iti) - thus; निश्चयात् (niścayāt) - with certainty; प्रतिगृह्णीष्व (pratigṛhṇīṣva) - accept; पुत्रम् (putram) - son; स्वम् (svam) - own; मया (mayā) - by me; दत्तम् (dattam) - given; अनिन्दितम् (aninditam) - blameless;]
(With certainty, your splendor should not go to destruction. Accept your own son, given by me, blameless.)
With certainty, your splendor should not be destroyed. Accept your own son, who is blameless and given by me.
इत्युक्तः प्रतिजग्राह प्रीतिं चावाप उत्तमाम्। मन्त्रवच्चोपजिघ्रत्तं मूर्ध्नि प्रेम्णा द्विजोत्तमः ॥९-५०-१५॥
ityuktaḥ pratijagrāha prītiṃ cāvāpa uttamām। mantravaccopajighrattaṃ mūrdhni premṇā dvijottamaḥ ॥9-50-15॥
[इति (iti) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; प्रतिजग्राह (pratijagrāha) - accepted; प्रीतिम् (prītim) - affection; च (ca) - and; अवाप (avāpa) - obtained; उत्तमाम् (uttamām) - excellent; मन्त्रवत् (mantravat) - like a mantra; च (ca) - and; उपजिघ्रत् (upajighrat) - smelled; तम् (tam) - him; मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni) - on the head; प्रेम्णा (premṇā) - with love; द्विजोत्तमः (dvijottamaḥ) - the best of the twice-born;]
(Thus spoken, he accepted and obtained excellent affection. Like a mantra, the best of the twice-born smelled him on the head with love.)
Having been thus addressed, he accepted and received the highest affection. The best of the twice-born, with love, smelled his head as if it were a sacred mantra.
परिष्वज्य चिरं कालं तदा भरतसत्तम। सरस्वत्यै वरं प्रादात्प्रीयमाणो महामुनिः ॥९-५०-१६॥
pariṣvajya ciraṃ kālaṃ tadā bharatasattama। sarasvatyai varaṃ prādātprīyamāṇo mahāmuniḥ ॥9-50-16॥
[परिष्वज्य (pariṣvajya) - embracing; चिरं (ciraṃ) - for a long time; कालं (kālaṃ) - time; तदा (tadā) - then; भरतसत्तम (bharatasattama) - O best of the Bharatas; सरस्वत्यै (sarasvatyai) - to Sarasvati; वरं (varaṃ) - a boon; प्रादात् (prādāt) - gave; प्रीयमाणः (prīyamāṇaḥ) - being pleased; महामुनिः (mahāmuniḥ) - the great sage;]
(Embracing for a long time, then, O best of the Bharatas, the great sage, being pleased, gave a boon to Sarasvati.)
The great sage, being pleased, embraced for a long time and then granted a boon to Sarasvati, O best of the Bharatas.
विश्वे देवाः सपितरो गन्धर्वाप्सरसां गणाः। तृप्तिं यास्यन्ति सुभगे तर्प्यमाणास्तवाम्भसा ॥९-५०-१७॥
viśve devāḥ sapitaro gandharvāpsarasāṃ gaṇāḥ। tṛptiṃ yāsyanti subhage tarpyamāṇāstavāmbhasā ॥9-50-17॥
[विश्वे (viśve) - all; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; सपितरो (sapitaro) - with ancestors; गन्धर्व (gandharva) - celestial musicians; अप्सरसां (apsarasāṃ) - of the celestial nymphs; गणाः (gaṇāḥ) - groups; तृप्तिं (tṛptiṃ) - satisfaction; यास्यन्ति (yāsyanti) - will attain; सुभगे (subhage) - O fortunate one; तर्प्यमाणाः (tarpyamāṇāḥ) - being satisfied; तव (tava) - your; अम्भसा (ambhasā) - by the water;]
(All the gods, ancestors, celestial musicians, and groups of celestial nymphs will attain satisfaction, O fortunate one, being satisfied by your water.)
O fortunate one, all the gods, ancestors, celestial musicians, and groups of celestial nymphs will be satisfied by your offerings of water.
इत्युक्त्वा स तु तुष्टाव वचोभिर्वै महानदीम्। प्रीतः परमहृष्टात्मा यथावच्छृणु पार्थिव ॥९-५०-१८॥
ityuktvā sa tu tuṣṭāva vacobhirvai mahānadīm। prītaḥ paramahṛṣṭātmā yathāvacchṛṇu pārthiva ॥9-50-18॥
[इति (iti) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; सः (saḥ) - he; तु (tu) - but; तुष्टाव (tuṣṭāva) - praised; वचोभिः (vacobhiḥ) - with words; वै (vai) - indeed; महानदीम् (mahānadīm) - the great river; प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased; परमहृष्टात्मा (paramahṛṣṭātmā) - with a very delighted mind; यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly; शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen; पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O king;]
(Thus, having spoken, he praised the great river with words, indeed. Pleased, with a very delighted mind, listen properly, O king.)
After speaking thus, he praised the great river with words. Being pleased and with a very delighted mind, listen properly, O king.
प्रसृतासि महाभागे सरसो ब्रह्मणः पुरा। जानन्ति त्वां सरिच्छ्रेष्ठे मुनयः संशितव्रताः ॥९-५०-१९॥
prasṛtāsi mahābhāge saraso brahmaṇaḥ purā। jānanti tvāṃ saricchreṣṭhe munayaḥ saṃśitavratāḥ ॥9-50-19॥
[प्रसृता (prasṛtā) - spread; असि (asi) - you are; महाभागे (mahābhāge) - O greatly fortunate one; सरसः (sarasaḥ) - of the lake; ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahma; पुरा (purā) - formerly; जानन्ति (jānanti) - know; त्वां (tvāṃ) - you; सरिच्छ्रेष्ठे (saricchreṣṭhe) - O best of rivers; मुनयः (munayaḥ) - sages; संशितव्रताः (saṃśitavratāḥ) - of firm vows;]
(You are spread, O greatly fortunate one, of the lake of Brahma formerly. The sages of firm vows know you, O best of rivers.)
"O greatly fortunate one, you have spread from the lake of Brahma since ancient times. The sages of firm vows recognize you as the best of rivers."
मम प्रियकरी चापि सततं प्रियदर्शने। तस्मात्सारस्वतः पुत्रो महांस्ते वरवर्णिनि ॥९-५०-२०॥
mama priyakari cāpi satataṃ priyadarśane। tasmātsārasvataḥ putro mahāṃste varavarṇini ॥9-50-20॥
[मम (mama) - my; प्रियकरी (priyakari) - dear one; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; सततं (satatam) - always; प्रियदर्शने (priyadarśane) - O beautiful one; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; सारस्वतः (sārasvataḥ) - of Sarasvata; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; महान् (mahān) - great; ते (te) - your; वरवर्णिनि (varavarṇini) - O lady of excellent complexion;]
(My dear one, and also always O beautiful one, therefore, the son of Sarasvata, your great O lady of excellent complexion.)
"My dear one, you are always beautiful. Therefore, the great son of Sarasvata is yours, O lady of excellent complexion."
तवैव नाम्ना प्रथितः पुत्रस्ते लोकभावनः। सारस्वत इति ख्यातो भविष्यति महातपाः ॥९-५०-२१॥
tavaiva nāmnā prathitaḥ putraste lokabhāvanaḥ। sārasvata iti khyāto bhaviṣyati mahātapāḥ ॥9-50-21॥
[तवैव (tavaiva) - your own; नाम्ना (nāmnā) - by name; प्रथितः (prathitaḥ) - famous; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; ते (te) - your; लोकभावनः (lokabhāvanaḥ) - world-creator; सारस्वतः (sārasvataḥ) - Sarasvata; इति (iti) - thus; ख्यातः (khyātaḥ) - known; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be; महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - great ascetic;]
(Your own son, famous by name, will be known as Sarasvata, the world-creator, and will be a great ascetic.)
Your son, renowned by his name, will be known as Sarasvata, the creator of worlds, and will become a great ascetic.
एष द्वादशवार्षिक्यामनावृष्ट्यां द्विजर्षभान्। सारस्वतो महाभागे वेदानध्यापयिष्यति ॥९-५०-२२॥
eṣa dvādaśavārṣikyāmanāvṛṣṭyāṃ dvijarṣabhān। sārasvato mahābhāge vedānadhyāpayiṣyati ॥9-50-22॥
[एष (eṣa) - this; द्वादशवार्षिक्याम् (dvādaśavārṣikyām) - in the twelve-year; अनावृष्ट्याम् (anāvṛṣṭyām) - drought; द्विजर्षभान् (dvijarṣabhān) - the best of the twice-born; सारस्वतः (sārasvataḥ) - Sarasvata; महाभागे (mahābhāge) - O fortunate one; वेदान् (vedān) - the Vedas; अध्यापयिष्यति (adhyāpayiṣyati) - will teach;]
(This Sarasvata, O fortunate one, will teach the Vedas to the best of the twice-born during the twelve-year drought.)
During a twelve-year drought, this fortunate Sarasvata will impart the knowledge of the Vedas to the most distinguished of the twice-born.
पुण्याभ्यश्च सरिद्भ्यस्त्वं सदा पुण्यतमा शुभे। भविष्यसि महाभागे मत्प्रसादात्सरस्वति ॥९-५०-२३॥
puṇyābhyaśca saridbhyastvaṃ sadā puṇyatamā śubhe। bhaviṣyasi mahābhāge matprasādātsarasvati ॥9-50-23॥
[पुण्याभ्यः (puṇyābhyaḥ) - to the virtuous; च (ca) - and; सरिद्भ्यः (saridbhyaḥ) - to the rivers; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; सदा (sadā) - always; पुण्यतमा (puṇyatamā) - most virtuous; शुभे (śubhe) - auspicious one; भविष्यसि (bhaviṣyasi) - will become; महाभागे (mahābhāge) - O fortunate one; मत्प्रसादात् (matprasādāt) - by my grace; सरस्वति (sarasvati) - Sarasvati;]
(To the virtuous and to the rivers, you, O auspicious one, will always become the most virtuous, O fortunate one, by my grace, Sarasvati.)
O Sarasvati, by my grace, you will always be the most virtuous among the virtuous and the rivers, O auspicious and fortunate one.
एवं सा संस्तुता तेन वरं लब्ध्वा महानदी। पुत्रमादाय मुदिता जगाम भरतर्षभ ॥९-५०-२४॥
evaṃ sā sanstutā tena varaṃ labdhvā mahānadī। putramādāya muditā jagāma bharatarṣabha ॥9-50-24॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; सा (sā) - she; संस्तुता (sanstutā) - praised; तेन (tena) - by him; वरम् (varam) - boon; लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having obtained; महानदी (mahānadī) - the great river; पुत्रम् (putram) - son; आदाय (ādāya) - taking; मुदिता (muditā) - joyful; जगाम (jagāma) - went; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas;]
(Thus, she, praised by him, having obtained the boon, the great river, taking her son, joyful, went, O best of the Bharatas.)
Thus, having been praised by him and having obtained the boon, the great river joyfully took her son and went, O best of the Bharatas.
एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु विरोधे देवदानवैः। शक्रः प्रहरणान्वेषी लोकांस्त्रीन्विचचार ह ॥९-५०-२५॥
etasmínneva kāle tu virodhe devadānavaiḥ। śakraḥ praharaṇānveṣī lokāṁstrīnvicacāra ha ॥9-50-25॥
[एतस्मिन्नेव (etasmínneva) - at this very time; काले (kāle) - time; तु (tu) - but; विरोधे (virodhe) - in opposition; देवदानवैः (devadānavaiḥ) - with the gods and demons; शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra; प्रहरणान्वेषी (praharanānveṣī) - seeking weapons; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; त्रीन् (trīn) - three; विचचार (vicacāra) - wandered; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(At this very time, but in opposition with the gods and demons, Indra, seeking weapons, wandered the three worlds indeed.)
At this very moment, Indra, in opposition to the gods and demons, was searching for weapons and wandered through the three worlds.
न चोपलेभे भगवाञ्शक्रः प्रहरणं तदा। यद्वै तेषां भवेद्योग्यं वधाय विबुधद्विषाम् ॥९-५०-२६॥
na copalebhe bhagavāñśakraḥ praharaṇaṃ tadā। yadvai teṣāṃ bhavedyogyaṃ vadhāya vibudhādviṣām ॥9-50-26॥
[न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; उपलेभे (upalebhe) - obtained; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the blessed one; शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra; प्रहरणं (praharaṇam) - weapon; तदा (tadā) - then; यत् (yat) - which; वै (vai) - indeed; तेषां (teṣām) - of them; भवेत् (bhavet) - would be; योग्यम् (yogyam) - suitable; वधाय (vadhāya) - for the killing; विबुध (vibudha) - of the gods; द्विषाम् (dviṣām) - of the enemies;]
(And the blessed Indra did not obtain a weapon then, which indeed would be suitable for the killing of the enemies of the gods.)
Indra, the blessed one, could not find a weapon at that time which would be suitable to kill the enemies of the gods.
ततोऽब्रवीत्सुराञ्शक्रो न मे शक्या महासुराः। ऋतेऽस्थिभिर्दधीचस्य निहन्तुं त्रिदशद्विषः ॥९-५०-२७॥
tato'bravītsurāñśakro na me śakyā mahāsurāḥ। ṛte'sthibhirdadhīcasya nihantuṃ tridaśadviṣaḥ ॥9-50-27॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; सुरान् (surān) - to the gods; शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra; न (na) - not; मे (me) - my; शक्याः (śakyāḥ) - can be defeated; महासुराः (mahāsurāḥ) - great demons; ऋते (ṛte) - without; अस्थिभिः (asthibhiḥ) - bones; दधीचस्य (dadhīcasya) - of Dadhīca; निहन्तुम् (nihantum) - to kill; त्रिदशद्विषः (tridaśadviṣaḥ) - enemies of the gods;]
(Then Indra said to the gods, "The great demons cannot be defeated by me without the bones of Dadhīca to kill the enemies of the gods.")
Then Indra addressed the gods, saying that the great demons could not be defeated without the bones of the sage Dadhīca, which were necessary to vanquish the enemies of the gods.
तस्माद्गत्वा ऋषिश्रेष्ठो याच्यतां सुरसत्तमाः। दधीचास्थीनि देहीति तैर्वधिष्यामहे रिपून् ॥९-५०-२८॥
tasmādgatvā ṛṣiśreṣṭho yācyatāṃ surasattamāḥ। dadhīcāsthīni dehīti tairvadhiṣyāmahe ripūn ॥9-50-28॥
[तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; ऋषि (ṛṣi) - sage; श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - best; याच्यताम् (yācyatām) - should be requested; सुर (sura) - gods; सत्तमाः (sattamāḥ) - best among; दधीच (dadhīca) - Dadhicha; अस्थीनि (asthīni) - bones; देहि (dehi) - give; इति (iti) - thus; तैः (taiḥ) - by them; वधिष्यामहे (vadhiṣyāmahe) - we will kill; रिपून् (ripūn) - enemies;]
(Therefore, having gone, the best sage should be requested, O best among gods: "Give the bones of Dadhicha; thus, by them, we will kill the enemies.")
Therefore, O best among gods, go and request the best sage to give the bones of Dadhicha, so that we can use them to kill our enemies.
स देवैर्याचितोऽस्थीनि यत्नादृषिवरस्तदा। प्राणत्यागं कुरुष्वेति चकारैवाविचारयन् ॥ स लोकानक्षयान्प्राप्तो देवप्रियकरस्तदा ॥९-५०-२९॥
sa devairyācito'sthīni yatnādṛṣivarastadā। prāṇatyāgaṃ kuruṣveti cakāraivāvicārayan ॥ sa lokānakṣayānprāpto devapriyakarastadā ॥9-50-29॥
[स (sa) - he; देवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods; याचितः (yācitaḥ) - requested; अस्थीनि (asthīni) - bones; यत्नात् (yatnāt) - with effort; ऋषिवरः (ṛṣivaraḥ) - the best of sages; तदा (tadā) - then; प्राणत्यागं (prāṇatyāgam) - abandonment of life; कुरुष्व (kuruṣva) - do; इति (iti) - thus; चकार (cakāra) - did; एव (eva) - indeed; अविचारयन् (avicārayan) - without hesitation; स (sa) - he; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; अक्षयान् (akṣayān) - imperishable; प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - attained; देवप्रियकरः (devapriyakaraḥ) - pleasing to the gods; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(He, requested by the gods for the bones, then the best of sages, without hesitation, did indeed abandon life. He then attained the imperishable worlds, pleasing to the gods.)
He, being requested by the gods for his bones, the best of sages, without hesitation, gave up his life. Consequently, he attained the imperishable worlds, which were pleasing to the gods.
तस्यास्थिभिरथो शक्रः सम्प्रहृष्टमनास्तदा। कारयामास दिव्यानि नानाप्रहरणान्युत ॥ वज्राणि चक्राणि गदा गुरुदण्डांश्च पुष्कलान् ॥९-५०-३०॥
tasyāsthibhiratho śakraḥ samprahṛṣṭamanāstadā। kārayāmāsa divyāni nānāpraharaṇānyuta ॥ vajrāṇi cakrāṇi gadā gurudaṇḍāṃśca puṣkalān ॥9-50-30॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; अस्थिभिः (asthibhiḥ) - with bones; अथ (atha) - then; शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra; सम्प्रहृष्ट (samprahṛṣṭa) - delighted; मनाः (manāḥ) - mind; तदा (tadā) - then; कारयामास (kārayāmāsa) - made; दिव्यानि (divyāni) - divine; नाना (nānā) - various; प्रहरणानि (praharaṇāni) - weapons; उत (uta) - and; वज्राणि (vajrāṇi) - thunderbolts; चक्राणि (cakrāṇi) - discus; गदा (gadā) - maces; गुरु (guru) - heavy; दण्डान् (daṇḍān) - staffs; च (ca) - and; पुष्कलान् (puṣkalān) - abundant;]
(Then, with his bones, Indra, with a delighted mind, made divine and various weapons, thunderbolts, discus, maces, heavy staffs, and abundant (weapons).)
Indra, being delighted, used his bones to create various divine weapons, including thunderbolts, discus, maces, and heavy staffs in abundance.
स हि तीव्रेण तपसा सम्भृतः परमर्षिणा। प्रजापतिसुतेनाथ भृगुणा लोकभावनः ॥९-५०-३१॥
sa hi tīvreṇa tapasā sambhṛtaḥ paramarṣiṇā। prajāpatisutenātha bhṛguṇā lokabhāvanaḥ ॥9-50-31॥
[स (sa) - he; हि (hi) - indeed; तीव्रेण (tīvreṇa) - intense; तपसा (tapasā) - by penance; सम्भृतः (sambhṛtaḥ) - nurtured; परमर्षिणा (paramarṣiṇā) - by the great sage; प्रजापतिसुतेन (prajāpatisutena) - by the son of Prajapati; अथ (atha) - and; भृगुणा (bhṛguṇā) - by Bhrigu; लोकभावनः (lokabhāvanaḥ) - the creator of the worlds;]
(He, indeed, nurtured by intense penance by the great sage, by the son of Prajapati, and by Bhrigu, is the creator of the worlds.)
He, indeed, nurtured through intense penance by the great sage, the son of Prajapati, and Bhrigu, is the creator of the worlds.
अतिकायः स तेजस्वी लोकसारविनिर्मितः। जज्ञे शैलगुरुः प्रांशुर्महिम्ना प्रथितः प्रभुः ॥ नित्यमुद्विजते चास्य तेजसा पाकशासनः ॥९-५०-३२॥
atikāyaḥ sa tejasvī lokasāravinirmitaḥ। jajñe śailaguruḥ prāṃśurmahimnā prathitaḥ prabhuḥ ॥ nityamudvijate cāsya tejasā pākaśāsanaḥ ॥9-50-32॥
[अतिकायः (atikāyaḥ) - gigantic-bodied; स (sa) - he; तेजस्वी (tejasvī) - radiant; लोकसारविनिर्मितः (lokasāravinirmitaḥ) - created from the essence of the world; जज्ञे (jajñe) - was born; शैलगुरुः (śailaguruḥ) - mountain-like teacher; प्रांशुः (prāṃśuḥ) - tall; महिम्ना (mahimnā) - by greatness; प्रथितः (prathitaḥ) - renowned; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; उद्विजते (udvijate) - trembles; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; तेजसा (tejasā) - by the radiance; पाकशासनः (pākaśāsanaḥ) - Indra;]
(Gigantic-bodied, he, radiant, created from the essence of the world, was born as a mountain-like teacher, tall, renowned by greatness, lord. Always trembles by his radiance, Indra.)
The gigantic-bodied and radiant being, created from the essence of the world, was born as a tall and renowned mountain-like teacher. Indra always trembles at his radiance.
तेन वज्रेण भगवान्मन्त्रयुक्तेन भारत। भृशं क्रोधविसृष्टेन ब्रह्मतेजोभवेन च ॥ दैत्यदानववीराणां जघान नवतीर्नव ॥९-५०-३३॥
tena vajreṇa bhagavānmantrayuktena bhārata। bhṛśaṃ krodhavisṛṣṭena brahmatejobhavena ca ॥ daityadānavavīrāṇāṃ jaghāna navatīrnava ॥9-50-33॥
[तेन (tena) - by that; वज्रेण (vajreṇa) - with the thunderbolt; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the Lord; मन्त्रयुक्तेन (mantrayuktena) - endowed with mantras; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; भृशं (bhṛśam) - intensely; क्रोधविसृष्टेन (krodhavisṛṣṭena) - released in anger; ब्रह्मतेजोभवेन (brahmatejobhavena) - born of Brahma's energy; च (ca) - and; दैत्यदानववीराणां (daityadānavavīrāṇāṃ) - of the mighty Daityas and Danavas; जघान (jaghāna) - he slew; नवतीर्नव (navatīrnava) - ninety-nine;]
(By that thunderbolt, endowed with mantras, O Bharata, intensely released in anger and born of Brahma's energy, the Lord slew ninety-nine mighty Daityas and Danavas.)
With that mantra-endowed thunderbolt, O Bharata, the Lord, filled with intense anger and the energy of Brahma, slew ninety-nine of the mighty Daityas and Danavas.
अथ काले व्यतिक्रान्ते महत्यतिभयङ्करे। अनावृष्टिरनुप्राप्ता राजन्द्वादशवार्षिकी ॥९-५०-३४॥
atha kāle vyatikrānte mahatyatibhayaṅkare। anāvṛṣṭiranuprāptā rājandvādaśavārṣikī ॥9-50-34॥
[अथ (atha) - then; काले (kāle) - time; व्यतिक्रान्ते (vyatikrānte) - elapsed; महति (mahati) - great; अतिभयङ्करे (atibhayaṅkare) - very terrifying; अनावृष्टिः (anāvṛṣṭiḥ) - drought; अनुप्राप्ता (anuprāptā) - occurred; राजन् (rājan) - O king; द्वादश (dvādaśa) - twelve; वार्षिकी (vārṣikī) - years;]
(Then, after a great and very terrifying time had elapsed, a twelve-year drought occurred, O king.)
Then, O king, after a long and terrifying period had passed, a twelve-year drought struck.
तस्यां द्वादशवार्षिक्यामनावृष्ट्यां महर्षयः। वृत्त्यर्थं प्राद्रवन्राजन्क्षुधार्ताः सर्वतोदिशम् ॥९-५०-३५॥
tasyāṃ dvādaśavārṣikyāmanāvṛṣṭyāṃ maharṣayaḥ। vṛttyarthaṃ prādravanrājankṣudhārtāḥ sarvatodiśam ॥9-50-35॥
[तस्याम् (tasyām) - in that; द्वादशवार्षिक्याम् (dvādaśavārṣikyām) - twelve-year; अनावृष्ट्याम् (anāvṛṣṭyām) - drought; महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - great sages; वृत्त्यर्थम् (vṛttyartham) - for livelihood; प्राद्रवन् (prādravan) - ran; राजन् (rājan) - O king; क्षुधार्ताः (kṣudhārtāḥ) - afflicted by hunger; सर्वतोदिशम् (sarvatodiśam) - in all directions;]
(In that twelve-year drought, the great sages, afflicted by hunger, ran in all directions for livelihood, O king.)
During that twelve-year period of drought, the great sages, suffering from hunger, scattered in all directions in search of sustenance, O king.
दिग्भ्यस्तान्प्रद्रुतान्दृष्ट्वा मुनिः सारस्वतस्तदा। गमनाय मतिं चक्रे तं प्रोवाच सरस्वती ॥९-५०-३६॥
digbhyastānpradrutāndṛṣṭvā muniḥ sārasvatastadā। gamanāya matiṁ cakre taṁ provāca sarasvatī ॥9-50-36॥
[दिग्भ्यः (digbhyaḥ) - from directions; तान् (tān) - them; प्रद्रुतान् (pradrutān) - fleeing; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage; सारस्वतः (sārasvataḥ) - Sarasvata; तदा (tadā) - then; गमनाय (gamanāya) - for departure; मतिं (matiṁ) - mind; चक्रे (cakre) - made; तम् (tam) - him; प्रोवाच (provāca) - addressed; सरस्वती (sarasvatī) - Sarasvati;]
(Having seen them fleeing from directions, the sage Sarasvata then made up his mind for departure; Sarasvati addressed him.)
Seeing them fleeing in all directions, the sage Sarasvata decided to leave; then Sarasvati spoke to him.
न गन्तव्यमितः पुत्र तवाहारमहं सदा। दास्यामि मत्स्यप्रवरानुष्यतामिह भारत ॥९-५०-३७॥
na gantavyamitaḥ putra tavāhāramahaṃ sadā। dāsyāmi matsyapravarānuṣyatāmiha bhārata ॥9-50-37॥
[न (na) - not; गन्तव्यम् (gantavyam) - to be gone; इतः (itaḥ) - from here; पुत्र (putra) - son; तव (tava) - your; आहारम् (āhāram) - food; अहम् (aham) - I; सदा (sadā) - always; दास्यामि (dāsyāmi) - will give; मत्स्यप्रवरान् (matsyapravarān) - excellent fish; उष्यताम् (uṣyatām) - stay; इह (iha) - here; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata;]
(Do not go from here, son. I will always give you your food. Stay here with excellent fish, O Bhārata.)
"Do not leave this place, my son. I will always provide you with the best fish to eat. Stay here, O Bhārata."
इत्युक्तस्तर्पयामास स पितॄन्देवतास्तथा। आहारमकरोन्नित्यं प्राणान्वेदांश्च धारयन् ॥९-५०-३८॥
ityuktastarpayāmāsa sa pitṝndevatāstathā। āhāramakaronnityaṃ prāṇānvedāṃśca dhārayan ॥9-50-38॥
[इति (iti) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - having been told; तर्पयामास (tarpayāmāsa) - satisfied; सः (saḥ) - he; पितॄन् (pitṝn) - ancestors; देवताः (devatāḥ) - gods; तथा (tathā) - also; आहारम् (āhāram) - food; अकरोत् (akarot) - made; नित्यं (nityaṃ) - daily; प्राणान् (prāṇān) - life forces; वेदान् (vedān) - Vedas; च (ca) - and; धारयन् (dhārayan) - sustaining;]
(Thus, having been told, he satisfied the ancestors and the gods. He made food daily, sustaining life forces and the Vedas.)
Thus instructed, he offered satisfaction to the ancestors and gods. He prepared food daily, maintaining his life forces and the teachings of the Vedas.
अथ तस्यामतीतायामनावृष्ट्यां महर्षयः। अन्योन्यं परिपप्रच्छुः पुनः स्वाध्यायकारणात् ॥९-५०-३९॥
atha tasyām atītāyām anāvṛṣṭyām maharṣayaḥ। anyonyaṃ paripapracchuḥ punaḥ svādhyāyakāraṇāt ॥9-50-39॥
[अथ (atha) - then; तस्याम् (tasyām) - in that; अतीतायाम् (atītāyām) - past; अनावृष्ट्याम् (anāvṛṣṭyām) - drought; महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - great sages; अन्योन्यम् (anyonyaṃ) - each other; परिपप्रच्छुः (paripapracchuḥ) - asked; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; स्वाध्याय (svādhyāya) - self-study; कारणात् (kāraṇāt) - for the reason;]
(Then, in that past drought, the great sages asked each other again for the reason of self-study.)
Then, during that past drought, the great sages inquired among themselves once more about the reason for self-study.
तेषां क्षुधापरीतानां नष्टा वेदा विधावताम्। सर्वेषामेव राजेन्द्र न कश्चित्प्रतिभानवान् ॥९-५०-४०॥
teṣāṃ kṣudhāparītānāṃ naṣṭā vedā vidhāvatām। sarveṣāmeva rājendra na kaścitpratibhānavān ॥9-50-40॥
[तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; क्षुधा (kṣudhā) - by hunger; परतानाम् (parītānām) - overcome; नष्टा (naṣṭā) - lost; वेदाः (vedāḥ) - knowledge; विधावताम् (vidhāvatām) - of those running; सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all; एव (eva) - indeed; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; न (na) - not; कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone; प्रतिभानवान् (pratibhānavān) - intelligent;]
(Of them, overcome by hunger, the knowledge of those running is lost. Indeed, O king, of all, not anyone is intelligent.)
"O King, among all those who are overcome by hunger, the knowledge is lost, and none is intelligent."
अथ कश्चिदृषिस्तेषां सारस्वतमुपेयिवान्। कुर्वाणं संशितात्मानं स्वाध्यायमृषिसत्तमम् ॥९-५०-४१॥
atha kaścidṛṣisteṣāṃ sārasvatamupeyivān। kurvāṇaṃ saṃśitātmānaṃ svādhyāyamṛṣisattamam ॥9-50-41॥
[अथ (atha) - then; कश्चित् (kaścit) - a certain; ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage; तेषाम् (teṣām) - among them; सारस्वतम् (sārasvatam) - Sarasvata; उपेयिवान् (upeyivān) - approached; कुर्वाणम् (kurvāṇam) - engaged in; संशितात्मानम् (saṃśitātmānam) - with a resolute mind; स्वाध्यायम् (svādhyāyam) - self-study; ऋषिसत्तमम् (ṛṣisattamam) - best of sages;]
(Then a certain sage among them, Sarasvata, approached, engaged in self-study with a resolute mind, the best of sages.)
Then, a certain sage named Sarasvata, who was among them, approached the best of sages, engaged in self-study with a resolute mind.
स गत्वाचष्ट तेभ्यश्च सारस्वतमतिप्रभम्। स्वाध्यायममरप्रख्यं कुर्वाणं विजने जने ॥९-५०-४२॥
sa gatvācaṣṭa tebhyaśca sārasvatamati-prabham। svādhyāyam amara-prakhyaṃ kurvāṇaṃ vijane jane ॥9-50-42॥
[स (sa) - he; गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; आचष्ट (ācaṣṭa) - spoke; तेभ्यः (tebhyaḥ) - to them; च (ca) - and; सारस्वतमति (sārasvatamati) - Saraswati's wisdom; प्रभम् (prabham) - brilliant; स्वाध्यायम् (svādhyāyam) - self-study; अमर (amara) - immortal; प्रख्यम् (prakhyam) - renowned; कुर्वाणम् (kurvāṇam) - doing; विजने (vijane) - in solitude; जने (jane) - among people;]
(He, having gone, spoke to them about the brilliant wisdom of Saraswati, doing renowned self-study, immortal, in solitude among people.)
He went and spoke to them about the brilliant wisdom of Saraswati, who was engaged in renowned self-study, appearing immortal, in solitude among people.
ततः सर्वे समाजग्मुस्तत्र राजन्महर्षयः। सारस्वतं मुनिश्रेष्ठमिदमूचुः समागताः ॥९-५०-४३॥
tataḥ sarve samājagmustatra rājanmaharṣayaḥ। sārasvataṃ muniśreṣṭhamidamūcuḥ samāgatāḥ ॥9-50-43॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सर्वे (sarve) - all; समाजग्मुः (samājagmuḥ) - assembled; तत्र (tatra) - there; राजन् (rājan) - O king; महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - great sages; सारस्वतं (sārasvataṃ) - Sarasvata; मुनिश्रेष्ठम् (muniśreṣṭham) - best of sages; इदम् (idam) - this; ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - said; समागताः (samāgatāḥ) - having assembled;]
(Then all the great sages assembled there, O king, and said this to Sarasvata, the best of sages, having assembled.)
Then all the great sages gathered there, O king, and addressed Sarasvata, the foremost of sages, with these words.
अस्मानध्यापयस्वेति तानुवाच ततो मुनिः। शिष्यत्वमुपगच्छध्वं विधिवद्भो ममेत्युत ॥९-५०-४४॥
asmān adhyāpayasveti tān uvāca tato muniḥ। śiṣyatvam upagacchadhvaṃ vidhivad bho mamety uta ॥9-50-44॥
[अस्मान् (asmān) - us; अध्यापय (adhyāpaya) - teach; इति (iti) - thus; तान् (tān) - them; उवाच (uvāca) - said; ततः (tataḥ) - then; मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage; शिष्यत्वम् (śiṣyatvam) - discipleship; उपगच्छध्वं (upagacchadhvaṃ) - attain; विधिवत् (vidhivat) - properly; भोः (bhoḥ) - O; मम (mama) - my; इति (iti) - thus; उत (uta) - indeed;]
(The sage then said to them, "Teach us." Attain discipleship properly, O my indeed.)
The sage then said to them, "Teach us." O indeed, properly attain my discipleship.
ततोऽब्रवीदृषिगणो बालस्त्वमसि पुत्रक। स तानाह न मे धर्मो नश्येदिति पुनर्मुनीन् ॥९-५०-४५॥
tato'bravīdṛṣigaṇo bālastvamasi putrakaḥ। sa tānāha na me dharmo naśyediti punarmunīn ॥9-50-45॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; ऋषिगणः (ṛṣigaṇaḥ) - group of sages; बालः (bālaḥ) - child; त्वम् (tvam) - you; असि (asi) - are; पुत्रक (putraka) - dear son; सः (saḥ) - he; तान् (tān) - to them; आह (āha) - said; न (na) - not; मे (me) - my; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - duty; नश्येत् (naśyet) - would be destroyed; इति (iti) - thus; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; मुनीन् (munīn) - sages;]
(Then the group of sages said, "You are a child, dear son." He replied to them, "My duty would not be destroyed," thus again to the sages.)
The group of sages then said, "You are just a child, dear son." To this, he replied, "My duty will not be destroyed," reiterating this to the sages.
यो ह्यधर्मेण विब्रूयाद्गृह्णीयाद्वाप्यधर्मतः। म्रियतां तावुभौ क्षिप्रं स्यातां वा वैरिणावुभौ ॥९-५०-४६॥
yo hyadharmeṇa vibrūyādgṛhṇīyādvāpyadharmataḥ। mriyatāṃ tāvubhau kṣipraṃ syātāṃ vā vairiṇāvubhau ॥9-50-46॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; हि (hi) - indeed; अधर्मेण (adharmeṇa) - unrighteously; विब्रूयात् (vibrūyāt) - might speak; गृह्णीयात् (gṛhṇīyāt) - might accept; वा (vā) - or; अपि (api) - even; अधर्मतः (adharmataḥ) - unrighteously; म्रियताम् (mriyatām) - let them die; तौ (tau) - those two; उभौ (ubhau) - both; क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly; स्याताम् (syātām) - let them be; वा (vā) - or; वैरिणौ (vairiṇau) - enemies; उभौ (ubhau) - both;]
(Who indeed might speak or accept unrighteously, let those two quickly die or let them both be enemies.)
Whoever speaks or accepts something unrighteously, let those two quickly perish or let them both become enemies.
न हायनैर्न पलितैर्न वित्तेन न बन्धुभिः। ऋषयश्चक्रिरे धर्मं योऽनूचानः स नो महान् ॥९-५०-४७॥
na hāyanairna palitairna vittena na bandhubhiḥ। ṛṣayaścakrire dharmaṃ yo'nūcānaḥ sa no mahān ॥9-50-47॥
[न (na) - not; हायनैः (hāyanaiḥ) - by years; न (na) - not; पलितैः (palitaiḥ) - by gray hairs; न (na) - not; वित्तेन (vittena) - by wealth; न (na) - not; बन्धुभिः (bandhubhiḥ) - by relatives; ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages; चक्रिरे (cakrire) - made; धर्मं (dharmaṃ) - dharma; यः (yaḥ) - who; अनूचानः (anūcānaḥ) - learned; सः (saḥ) - he; नः (naḥ) - our; महान् (mahān) - great;]
(Not by years, not by gray hairs, not by wealth, not by relatives did the sages make dharma; he who is learned is our great one.)
Dharma is not established by age, gray hair, wealth, or relatives; it is the learned one who is truly great among us.
एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचस्तस्य मुनयस्ते विधानतः। तस्माद्वेदाननुप्राप्य पुनर्धर्मं प्रचक्रिरे ॥९-५०-४८॥
etacchrutvā vacastasya munayaste vidhānataḥ। tasmādvedānanuprāpya punardharmaṃ pracakrire ॥9-50-48॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; तस्य (tasya) - his; मुनयः (munayaḥ) - sages; ते (te) - they; विधानतः (vidhānataḥ) - according to the rules; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; वेदान् (vedān) - Vedas; अनुप्राप्य (anuprāpya) - having obtained; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; धर्मं (dharmaṃ) - dharma; प्रचक्रिरे (pracakrire) - initiated;]
(Having heard these words of his, the sages, according to the rules, having obtained the Vedas, again initiated dharma.)
Upon hearing his words, the sages, following the prescribed rules, obtained the Vedas and once again initiated the practice of dharma.
षष्टिर्मुनिसहस्राणि शिष्यत्वं प्रतिपेदिरे। सारस्वतस्य विप्रर्षेर्वेदस्वाध्यायकारणात् ॥९-५०-४९॥
ṣaṣṭirmunisaḥasrāṇi śiṣyatvaṃ pratipedire। sārasvatasya viprarṣervedasvādhyāyakāraṇāt ॥9-50-49॥
[षष्टिः (ṣaṣṭiḥ) - sixty; मुनिसहस्राणि (munisaḥasrāṇi) - thousand sages; शिष्यत्वं (śiṣyatvaṃ) - discipleship; प्रतिपेदिरे (pratipedire) - attained; सारस्वतस्य (sārasvatasya) - of Sārasvata; विप्रर्षेः (viprarṣeḥ) - of the sage; वेदस्वाध्याय (vedasvādhyāya) - study of the Vedas; कारणात् (kāraṇāt) - due to the reason;]
(Sixty thousand sages attained discipleship of Sārasvata, the sage, due to the reason of study of the Vedas.)
Sixty thousand sages became disciples of the sage Sārasvata because of their study of the Vedas.
मुष्टिं मुष्टिं ततः सर्वे दर्भाणां तेऽभ्युपाहरन्। तस्यासनार्थं विप्रर्षेर्बालस्यापि वशे स्थिताः ॥९-५०-५०॥
muṣṭiṃ muṣṭiṃ tataḥ sarve darbhāṇāṃ te'bhyupāharan। tasyāsanārthaṃ viprarṣerbālasyāpi vaśe sthitāḥ ॥9-50-50॥
[मुष्टिं (muṣṭim) - fistful; मुष्टिं (muṣṭim) - fistful; ततः (tataḥ) - then; सर्वे (sarve) - all; दर्भाणाम् (darbhāṇām) - of darbha grass; ते (te) - they; अभ्युपाहरन् (abhyupāharan) - brought; तस्य (tasya) - his; आसनार्थम् (āsanārtham) - for the seat; विप्रर्षेः (viprarṣeḥ) - of the sage; बालस्य (bālasya) - of the boy; अपि (api) - also; वशे (vaśe) - under control; स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - remained;]
(Fistful by fistful, then all of them brought darbha grass for the seat of the sage, remaining under the control of even the boy.)
Fistful by fistful, they all brought darbha grass for the sage's seat, remaining under the boy's control.
तत्रापि दत्त्वा वसु रौहिणेयो; महाबलः केशवपूर्वजोऽथ। जगाम तीर्थं मुदितः क्रमेण; ख्यातं महद्वृद्धकन्या स्म यत्र ॥९-५०-५१॥
tatrāpi dattvā vasu rauhiṇeyo; mahābalaḥ keśavapūrvajo'tha। jagāma tīrthaṃ muditaḥ krameṇa; khyātaṃ mahadvṛddhakanyā sma yatra ॥9-50-51॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; अपि (api) - also; दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given; वसु (vasu) - wealth; रौहिणेयो (rauhiṇeyo) - son of Rohini; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty; केशवपूर्वजः (keśavapūrvajaḥ) - elder brother of Keshava; अथ (atha) - then; जगाम (jagāma) - went; तीर्थं (tīrtham) - to the pilgrimage site; मुदितः (muditaḥ) - joyfully; क्रमेण (krameṇa) - gradually; ख्यातं (khyātam) - famous; महत् (mahat) - great; वृद्धकन्या (vṛddhakanyā) - old maiden; स्म (sma) - indeed; यत्र (yatra) - where;]
(There also, having given wealth, the mighty son of Rohini, elder brother of Keshava, then went to the pilgrimage site joyfully, gradually, where the famous great old maiden indeed was.)
There, after giving wealth, the mighty elder brother of Keshava, son of Rohini, joyfully proceeded to the famous pilgrimage site gradually, where the renowned great old maiden resided.
