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Pancharatra-Ext: Karna, though bitten by a worm, a daemon Gṛtsa by name, endured, suspecting that the teacher might awaken. As Karna cheated on his teacher out of greed for weapons, he was cursed.
नारद उवाच॥
nārada uvāca॥
[नारद (nārada) - Nārada; (name of the sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (he spoke);]
(Nārada said;)
Nārada said:
कर्णस्य बाहुवीर्येण प्रश्रयेण दमेन च। तुतोष भृगुशार्दूलो गुरुशुश्रूषया तथा ॥१२-३-१॥
karṇasya bāhuvīryeṇa praśrayeṇa damena ca। tutoṣa bhṛguśārdūlo guruśuśrūṣayā tathā ॥12-3-1॥
[कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karṇa; बाहुवीर्येण (bāhuvīryeṇa) - by the strength of the arm; प्रश्रयेण (praśrayeṇa) - by humility; दमेन (damena) - by self-restraint; च (ca) - and; तुतोष (tutoṣa) - was pleased; भृगुशार्दूलः (bhṛguśārdūlaḥ) - the tiger among the Bhṛgus (Paraśurāma); गुरुशुश्रूषया (guruśuśrūṣayā) - by service to the teacher; तथा (tathā) - also;]
(By the strength of Karṇa's arm, by humility, and by self-restraint, the tiger among the Bhṛgus (Paraśurāma) was pleased also by service to the teacher.)
Paraśurāma, the foremost among the Bhṛgus, was pleased with Karṇa due to his physical strength, humility, self-restraint, and also his devoted service to his teacher.
तस्मै स विधिवत्कृत्स्नं ब्रह्मास्त्रं सनिवर्तनम्। प्रोवाचाखिलमव्यग्रं तपस्वी सुतपस्विने ॥१२-३-२॥
tasmai sa vidhivatkṛtsnaṃ brahmāstraṃ sanivartanam। provācākhilamavyagraṃ tapasvī sutapasvine ॥12-3-2॥
[तस्मै (tasmai) - to him; सः (saḥ) - he; विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to rule; कृत्स्नम् (kṛtsnam) - entire; ब्रह्मास्त्रम् (brahmāstram) - Brahma-weapon; सनिवर्तनम् (sanivartanam) - with withdrawal (method); प्रोवाच (provāca) - spoke; अखिलम् (akhilam) - all; अव्यग्रम् (avyagram) - unagitated; तपस्वी (tapasvī) - ascetic; सुतपस्विने (sutapasvine) - to the excellent ascetic;]
(To him, he spoke the entire Brahma-weapon with its withdrawal method, according to rule, all unagitated, the ascetic to the excellent ascetic.)
He, the ascetic, calmly and thoroughly instructed the excellent ascetic in the complete Brahma-weapon, including its withdrawal, according to the prescribed rules.
विदितास्त्रस्ततः कर्णो रममाणोऽऽश्रमे भृगोः। चकार वै धनुर्वेदे यत्नमद्भुतविक्रमः ॥१२-३-३॥
viditāstrastataḥ karṇo ramamāṇo''śrame bhṛgoḥ। cakāra vai dhanurvede yatnamadbhutavikramaḥ ॥12-3-3॥
[विदितास्त्रः (viditāstraḥ) - one who has mastered weapons; ततः (tataḥ) - then; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa; रममाणः (ramamāṇaḥ) - delighting; आश्रमॆ (āśrame) - in the hermitage; भृगोः (bhṛgoḥ) - of Bhṛgu; चकार (cakāra) - performed; वै (vai) - indeed; धनुर्वेदे (dhanurvede) - in the science of archery; यत्नम् (yatnam) - effort; अद्भुतविक्रमः (adbhutavikramaḥ) - of wondrous prowess;]
(Then Karṇa, who had mastered weapons, delighting in the hermitage of Bhṛgu, indeed performed effort in the science of archery, being of wondrous prowess.)
Then Karṇa, delighting in the hermitage of Bhṛgu, made remarkable efforts in the science of archery, displaying extraordinary prowess.
ततः कदाचिद्रामस्तु चरन्नाश्रममन्तिकात्। कर्णेन सहितो धीमानुपवासेन कर्शितः ॥१२-३-४॥
tataḥ kadācid rāmastu caran nāśramamantikāt। karṇena sahito dhīmān upavāsena karśitaḥ ॥12-3-4॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; कदाचित् (kadācit) - at some time; रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma; तु (tu) - but; चरन् (caran) - wandering; आश्रममन्तिकात् (āśramamantikāt) - from near the hermitage; कर्णेन (karṇena) - with Karṇa; सहितः (sahitaḥ) - accompanied; धीमान् (dhīmān) - wise; उपवासेन (upavāsena) - by fasting; कर्शितः (karśitaḥ) - emaciated;]
(Then at some time, Rāma, but wandering from near the hermitage, accompanied by Karṇa, wise, emaciated by fasting.)
Then, at some point, Rāma, wise and accompanied by Karṇa, wandered near the hermitage, emaciated from fasting.
सुष्वाप जामदग्न्यो वै विस्रम्भोत्पन्नसौहृदः। कर्णस्योत्सङ्ग आधाय शिरः क्लान्तमना गुरुः ॥१२-३-५॥
suṣvāpa jāmadagnyo vai visrambhotpannasauhṛdaḥ। karṇasyotsaṅga ādhāya śiraḥ klāntamanā guruḥ ॥12-3-5॥
[सुष्वाप (suṣvāpa) - slept; (from the root śvap, to sleep; past tense; he slept; जामदग्न्यः (jāmadagnyaḥ) - the son of Jamadagni; (i.e., Paraśurāma; वै (vai) - indeed; विस्रम्भ (visrambha) - trust; confidence; उत्पन्न (utpanna) - arisen; produced; सौहृदः (sauhṛdaḥ) - friendship; affection; कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karṇa; उत्सङ्ग (utsaṅga) - lap; आधाय (ādhāya) - having placed; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; क्लान्तमना (klāntamanā) - with a weary mind; गुरुः (guruḥ) - the teacher;]
(The son of Jamadagni indeed, whose friendship born of trust had arisen, slept, having placed his head, with a weary mind, on the lap of Karṇa, the teacher.)
Paraśurāma, the son of Jamadagni, whose affection for Karṇa had arisen from trust, slept with a weary mind, resting his head on Karṇa's lap.
अथ कृमिः श्लेष्ममयो मांसशोणितभोजनः। दारुणो दारुणस्पर्शः कर्णस्याभ्याशमागमत् ॥१२-३-६॥
atha kṛmiḥ śleṣmamayo māṃsaśoṇitabhojanaḥ। dāruṇo dāruṇasparśaḥ karṇasyābhyāśamāgamat ॥12-3-6॥
[अथ (atha) - then; कृमिः (kṛmiḥ) - worm; श्लेष्ममयः (śleṣmamayaḥ) - composed of phlegm; मांसशोणितभोजनः (māṃsaśoṇitabhojanaḥ) - eating flesh and blood; दारुणः (dāruṇaḥ) - terrible; दारुणस्पर्शः (dāruṇasparśaḥ) - having a terrible touch; कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of the ear; अभ्याशम् (abhyāśam) - near; आगमत् (āgamat) - approached;]
(Then a worm, composed of phlegm, eating flesh and blood, terrible, having a terrible touch, approached near the ear.)
Then, a worm made of phlegm, feeding on flesh and blood, dreadful and with a dreadful touch, came near the ear.
स तस्योरुमथासाद्य बिभेद रुधिराशनः। न चैनमशकत्क्षेप्तुं हन्तुं वापि गुरोर्भयात् ॥१२-३-७॥
sa tasyorumathāsādya bibheda rudhirāśanaḥ। na cainamaśakatkṣeptuṃ hantuṃ vāpi gurorbhayāt ॥12-3-7॥
[स (sa) - he; तस्य (tasya) - his; ऊरुम् (ūrum) - thigh; अथ (atha) - then; आसाद्य (āsādya) - having approached; बिभेद (bibheda) - he broke; रुधिराशनः (rudhirāśanaḥ) - the blood-eater; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; एनम् (enam) - him; अशकत् (aśakat) - was able; क्षेप्तुम् (kṣeptum) - to throw; हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill; वा (vā) - or; अपि (api) - even; गुरोः (guroḥ) - of the teacher; भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear;]
(He, having approached his thigh, the blood-eater broke (it). And not even was he able to throw or to kill him from fear of the teacher.)
He, the blood-eater, broke his thigh after approaching him. But out of fear of the teacher, he was not able to throw or kill him.
संदश्यमानोऽपि तथा कृमिणा तेन भारत। गुरुप्रबोधशङ्की च तमुपैक्षत सूतजः ॥१२-३-८॥
saṃdaśyamāno'pi tathā kṛmiṇā tena bhārata। guruprabodhaśaṅkī ca tamupaikṣata sūtajaḥ ॥12-3-8॥
[संदश्यमानः (saṃdaśyamānaḥ) - being bitten; (by) अपि (api) - even; also; तथा (tathā) - thus; in that way; कृमिणा (kṛmiṇā) - by a worm; तेन (tena) - by him; by that; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; गुरुप्रबोधशङ्की (guruprabodhaśaṅkī) - suspecting (the) awakening of the teacher; च (ca) - and; तम् (tam) - him; उपैक्षत (upaikṣata) - ignored; overlooked; सूतजः (sūtajaḥ) - the son of the charioteer;]
(Even though being bitten thus by a worm by him, O Bhārata, suspecting the awakening of the teacher, the son of the charioteer ignored him.)
O Bhārata, even though he was being bitten by a worm, the son of the charioteer, suspecting that the teacher might awaken, ignored him.
कर्णस्तु वेदनां धैर्यादसह्यां विनिगृह्य ताम्। अकम्पन्नव्यथंश्चैव धारयामास भार्गवम् ॥१२-३-९॥
karṇas tu vedanāṃ dhairyād asahyāṃ vinigṛhya tām। akampan-navyathaṃś caiva dhārayām āsa bhārgavam ॥12-3-9॥
[कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa; (the hero's name); तु (tu) - but; however; वेदनाम् (vedanām) - pain; suffering; धैर्यात् (dhairyāt) - from courage; due to fortitude; असह्याम् (asahyām) - unbearable; intolerable; विनिगृह्य (vinigṛhya) - having restrained; having suppressed; ताम् (tām) - that; her (referring to pain); अकम्पन् (akampan) - unshaken; not trembling; नव्यथम् (navyatham) - not distressed; without pain; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; surely; धारयाम् (dhārayām) - endured; bore; आस (āsa) - he was; he did; भार्गवम् (bhārgavam) - the Bhārgava (referring to Paraśurāma);]
(Karṇa, however, having restrained that unbearable pain by courage, unshaken and undistressed, indeed endured the Bhārgava.)
Karṇa, however, with courage, suppressed that unbearable pain and, unshaken and undisturbed, endured the presence of the Bhārgava (Paraśurāma).
यदा तु रुधिरेणाङ्गे परिस्पृष्टो भृगूद्वहः। तदाबुध्यत तेजस्वी सन्तप्तश्चेदमब्रवीत् ॥१२-३-१०॥
yadā tu rudhireṇāṅge parispṛṣṭo bhṛgūdvahaḥ। tadābudhyata tejasvī santaptaścedamabravīt ॥12-3-10॥
[यदा (yadā) - when; तु (tu) - but; रुधिरेण (rudhireṇa) - with blood; अङ्गे (aṅge) - on the limb; परिस्पृष्टः (parispṛṣṭaḥ) - touched all around; भृगूद्वहः (bhṛgūdvahaḥ) - the best of the Bhṛgus; तदा (tadā) - then; अबुध्यत (abudhyata) - became aware; तेजस्वी (tejasvī) - the radiant one; सन्तप्तः (santaptaḥ) - afflicted; च (ca) - and; इदम् (idam) - this; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(When, however, the best of the Bhṛgus was touched on his limb with blood, then the radiant one, afflicted, became aware and said this.)
But when the best of the Bhṛgus was touched by blood on his limb, then the radiant sage, afflicted, became aware and spoke these words.
अहोऽस्म्यशुचितां प्राप्तः किमिदं क्रियते त्वया। कथयस्व भयं त्यक्त्वा याथातथ्यमिदं मम ॥१२-३-११॥
aho'smyaśucitāṃ prāptaḥ kimidaṃ kriyate tvayā। kathayasva bhayaṃ tyaktvā yāthātathyamidaṃ mama ॥12-3-11॥
[अहो (aho) - alas; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; अशुचिताम् (aśucitām) - impurity; प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - attained; किम् (kim) - what; इदं (idaṃ) - this; क्रियते (kriyate) - is being done; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; कथयस्व (kathayasva) - tell; भयम् (bhayam) - fear; त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned; याथातथ्यम् (yāthātathyam) - exact truth; इदं (idaṃ) - this; मम (mama) - to me;]
(Alas, I have attained impurity; what is this being done by you? Tell (me), having abandoned fear, the exact truth of this to me.)
Alas, I have become impure; what is this that you are doing? Tell me the exact truth of this, without fear.
तस्य कर्णस्तदाचष्ट कृमिणा परिभक्षणम्। ददर्श रामस्तं चापि कृमिं सूकरसंनिभम् ॥१२-३-१२॥
tasya karṇas tadācaṣṭa kṛmiṇā paribhakṣaṇam। dadarśa rāmas taṃ cāpi kṛmiṃ sūkarasaṃnibham ॥12-3-12॥
[तस्य (tasya) - of him; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - ear; तदा (tadā) - then; आचष्ट (ācaṣṭa) - saw; कृमिणा (kṛmiṇā) - by a worm; परिभक्षणम् (paribhakṣaṇam) - eating; ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw; रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama; तम् (tam) - him; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; कृमिम् (kṛmim) - worm; सूकरसंनिभम् (sūkarasaṃnibham) - resembling a pig;]
(Of him, the ear then saw the eating by a worm. Rama saw him and also the worm resembling a pig.)
At that time, his ear was being eaten by a worm. Rama saw him and also saw the worm that resembled a pig.
अष्टपादं तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रं सूचीभिरिव संवृतम्। रोमभिः संनिरुद्धाङ्गमलर्कं नाम नामतः ॥१२-३-१३॥
aṣṭapādaṃ tīkṣṇadaṃṣṭraṃ sūcībhiriva saṃvṛtam। romabhiḥ saṃniruddhāṅgamalarkaṃ nāma nāmataḥ ॥12-3-13॥
[अष्टपादं (aṣṭapādam) - eight-footed; तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रं (tīkṣṇadaṃṣṭram) - with sharp fangs; सूचीभिः (sūcībhiḥ) - with needles; इव (iva) - like; संवृतम् (saṃvṛtam) - covered; रोमभिः (romabhiḥ) - with hairs; संनिरुद्ध (saṃniruddha) - completely obstructed; अङ्गम् (aṅgam) - limb; अलर्कं (alarkaṃ) - Alarka (rabid dog); नाम (nāma) - named; नामतः (nāmataḥ) - by name;]
(Eight-footed, with sharp fangs, covered as if with needles, with hairs, with limbs completely obstructed, Alarka by name, by name.)
It was an eight-footed creature with sharp fangs, covered as if with needles and hairs, its limbs completely obstructed, called Alarka by name.
स दृष्टमात्रो रामेण कृमिः प्राणानवासृजत्। तस्मिन्नेवासृक्सङ्क्लिन्ने तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥१२-३-१४॥
sa dṛṣṭamātro rāmeṇa kṛmiḥ prāṇān avāsṛjat। tasminn evāsṛk-saṅklinne tad adbhutam ivābhavat ॥12-3-14॥
[स (sa) - he; दृष्टमात्रः (dṛṣṭamātraḥ) - just seen; रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rāma; कृमिः (kṛmiḥ) - the worm; प्राणान् (prāṇān) - life-breaths; अवासृजत् (avāsṛjat) - released; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; एव (eva) - indeed; असृक्सङ्क्लिन्ने (asṛk-saṅklinne) - soaked with blood; तत् (tat) - that; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonder; इव (iva) - as if; अभवत् (abhavat) - became;]
(He, just seen by Rāma, the worm released (his) life-breaths. In that indeed, soaked with blood, that became as if a wonder.)
As soon as Rāma saw it, the worm gave up its life. In that very spot, soaked with blood, it appeared as if something wonderful had happened.
ततोऽन्तरिक्षे ददृशे विश्वरूपः करालवान्। राक्षसो लोहितग्रीवः कृष्णाङ्गो मेघवाहनः ॥१२-३-१५॥
tato'ntarikṣe dadṛśe viśvarūpaḥ karālavān। rākṣaso lohitagrīvaḥ kṛṣṇāṅgo meghavāhanaḥ ॥12-3-15॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अन्तरिक्षे (antarikṣe) - in the sky; ददृशे (dadṛśe) - was seen; विश्वरूपः (viśvarūpaḥ) - of universal form; करालवान् (karālavān) - terrible-faced; राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - the demon; लोहितग्रीवः (lohitagrīvaḥ) - red-necked; कृष्णाङ्गः (kṛṣṇāṅgaḥ) - dark-bodied; मेघवाहनः (meghavāhanaḥ) - cloud-rider;]
(Then in the sky was seen the universal-formed, terrible-faced demon, red-necked, dark-bodied, cloud-rider.)
Then, a demon of universal form, with a terrible face, red neck, dark body, and riding a cloud, appeared in the sky.
स रामं प्राञ्जलिर्भूत्वा बभाषे पूर्णमानसः। स्वस्ति ते भृगुशार्दूल गमिष्यामि यथागतम् ॥१२-३-१६॥
sa rāmaṃ prāñjalirbhūtvā babhāṣe pūrṇamānasaḥ। svasti te bhṛguśārdūla gamiṣyāmi yathāgatam ॥12-3-16॥
[स (sa) - he; रामं (rāmaṃ) - Rāma (accusative); प्राञ्जलिः (prāñjaliḥ) - with joined palms; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; बभाषे (babhāṣe) - spoke; पूर्णमानसः (pūrṇamānasaḥ) - with full mind; स्वस्ति (svasti) - farewell; ते (te) - to you; भृगुशार्दूल (bhṛguśārdūla) - O tiger among Bhṛgus; गमिष्यामि (gamiṣyāmi) - I shall go; यथागतम् (yathāgatam) - as (I) came;]
(He, having become with joined palms, spoke to Rāma with full mind: "Farewell to you, O tiger among Bhṛgus, I shall go as I came.")
With joined palms and a full heart, he addressed Rāma: "Farewell, O best of Bhṛgus, I will depart the way I came."
मोक्षितो नरकादस्मि भवता मुनिसत्तम। भद्रं च तेऽस्तु नन्दिश्च प्रियं मे भवता कृतम् ॥१२-३-१७॥
mokṣito narakādasmi bhavatā munisattama। bhadraṃ ca te'stu nandiśca priyaṃ me bhavatā kṛtam ॥12-3-17॥
[मोक्षितः (mokṣitaḥ) - liberated; नरकात् (narakāt) - from hell; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; भवता (bhavatā) - by you; मुनिसत्तम (munisattama) - O best of sages; भद्रं (bhadraṃ) - auspiciousness; च (ca) - and; ते (te) - to you; अस्तु (astu) - let it be; नन्दिः (nandiḥ) - joy; च (ca) - and; प्रियं (priyaṃ) - dear; मे (me) - to me; भवता (bhavatā) - by you; कृतम् (kṛtam) - done;]
(Liberated from hell I am by you, O best of sages. Auspiciousness and joy to you; dear to me by you has been done.)
O best of sages, I have been liberated from hell by you. May auspiciousness and joy be yours; what you have done is dear to me.
तमुवाच महाबाहुर्जामदग्न्यः प्रतापवान्। कस्त्वं कस्माच्च नरकं प्रतिपन्नो ब्रवीहि तत् ॥१२-३-१८॥
tam uvāca mahābāhur jāmadagnyaḥ pratāpavān। kas tvaṃ kasmāc ca narakaṃ pratipanno bravīhi tat ॥12-3-18॥
[तम् (tam) - him; उवाच (uvāca) - said; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; जामदग्न्यः (jāmadagnyaḥ) - descendant of Jamadagni; प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - glorious; कः (kaḥ) - who; त्वम् (tvam) - you; कस्मात् (kasmāt) - from what; च (ca) - and; नरकम् (narakam) - hell; प्रतिपन्नः (pratipannaḥ) - entered; ब्रवीहि (bravīhi) - tell; तत् (tat) - that;]
(Him said the mighty-armed, descendant of Jamadagni, glorious: Who are you, and from what (reason) have you entered hell? Tell that.)
The mighty-armed, glorious descendant of Jamadagni said to him: "Who are you, and for what reason have you entered hell? Tell me that."
सोऽब्रवीदहमासं प्राग्गृत्सो नाम महासुरः। पुरा देवयुगे तात भृगोस्तुल्यवया इव ॥१२-३-१९॥
so'bravīd aham āsaṃ prāg-gṛtso nāma mahāsuraḥ। purā devayuge tāta bhṛgoḥ tulya-vayā iva ॥12-3-19॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; अहम् (aham) - I; आसं (āsaṃ) - was; प्राक् (prāk) - formerly; गृत्सः (gṛtsaḥ) - Gṛtsa; नाम (nāma) - by name; महासुरः (mahāsuraḥ) - great asura; पुरा (purā) - formerly; देवयुगे (devayuge) - in the age of the gods; तात (tāta) - O dear one; भृगुः (bhṛguḥ) - Bhṛgu; तुल्य (tulya) - equal; वया (vayā) - in age; इव (iva) - like;]
(He said: I was formerly Gṛtsa by name, a great asura. Formerly, O dear one, in the age of the gods, (I was) like Bhṛgu in age.)
He said, "I was once Gṛtsa by name, a great asura. Long ago, O dear one, in the age of the gods, I was of equal age to Bhṛgu."
सोऽहं भृगोः सुदयितां भार्यामपहरं बलात्। महर्षेरभिशापेन कृमिभूतोऽपतं भुवि ॥१२-३-२०॥
so'ham bhṛgoḥ sudayitāṃ bhāryām-apaharaṃ balāt। maharṣer-abhiśāpena kṛmibhūto'pataṃ bhuvi ॥12-3-20॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अहम् (aham) - I; भृगोः (bhṛgoḥ) - of Bhṛgu; सुदयिताम् (sudayitām) - very beloved; भार्याम् (bhāryām) - wife; अपहरम् (apaharam) - I abducted; बलात् (balāt) - by force; महर्षेः (maharṣeḥ) - of the great sage; अभिशापेन (abhiśāpena) - by the curse; कृमिभूतः (kṛmibhūtaḥ) - having become a worm; अपतम् (apatam) - I fell; भुवि (bhuvi) - on the earth;]
(He, I, of Bhṛgu, the very beloved wife, I abducted by force; by the curse of the great sage, having become a worm, I fell on the earth.)
I am he who abducted by force the very beloved wife of Bhṛgu; by the curse of the great sage, I became a worm and fell to the earth.
अब्रवीत्तु स मां क्रोधात्तव पूर्वपितामहः। मूत्रश्लेष्माशनः पाप निरयं प्रतिपत्स्यसे ॥१२-३-२१॥
abravīttu sa māṃ krodhāttava pūrvapitāmahaḥ। mūtraśleṣmāśanaḥ pāpa nirayaṃ pratipatsyase ॥12-3-21॥
[अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke; तु (tu) - but; स (sa) - he; माम् (mām) - to me; क्रोधात् (krodhāt) - from anger; तव (tava) - your; पूर्वपितामहः (pūrvapitāmahaḥ) - fore-grandfather; मूत्र (mūtra) - urine; श्लेष्म (śleṣma) - phlegm; आशनः (āśanaḥ) - eater; पाप (pāpa) - sinful; निरयम् (nirayam) - hell; प्रतिपत्स्यसे (pratipatsyase) - you will attain;]
(But he, your fore-grandfather, spoke to me from anger: 'Sinful one, eater of urine and phlegm, you will attain hell.')
But your fore-grandfather, enraged, said to me: 'You sinful one, eater of urine and phlegm, you will go to hell.'
शापस्यान्तो भवेद्ब्रह्मन्नित्येवं तमथाब्रुवम्। भविता भार्गवे राम इति मामब्रवीद्भृगुः ॥१२-३-२२॥
śāpasya-anto bhavet brahman nityaṃ evaṃ tam atha abruvam। bhavitā bhārgave rāma iti mām abravīt bhṛguḥ ॥12-3-22॥
[शापस्य (śāpasya) - of the curse; अन्तः (antaḥ) - end; भवेत् (bhavet) - there will be; ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman; नित्यं (nityam) - always; एवम् (evam) - thus; तम् (tam) - to him; अथ (atha) - then; अब्रुवम् (abruvam) - I said; भविता (bhavitā) - will be; भार्गवे (bhārgave) - to Bhārgava; राम (rāma) - Rāma; इति (iti) - thus; माम् (mām) - to me; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; भृगुः (bhṛguḥ) - Bhṛgu;]
(Of the curse, end there will be, O Brahman, always thus; to him then I said: "Will be to Bhārgava Rāma"—thus to me said Bhṛgu.)
O Brahman, the curse will always end thus; then I said to him. Bhṛgu said to me, "Rāma will be born in the Bhārgava lineage."
सोऽहमेतां गतिं प्राप्तो यथा नकुशलं तथा। त्वया साधो समागम्य विमुक्तः पापयोनितः ॥१२-३-२३॥
so'hametāṃ gatiṃ prāpto yathā nakuśalaṃ tathā। tvayā sādho samāgamya vimuktaḥ pāpayonitaḥ ॥12-3-23॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अहम् (aham) - I; एताम् (etām) - this; गतिम् (gatim) - state; condition; प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - attained; यथा (yathā) - as; just as; न (na) - not; कुशलम् (kuśalam) - good; auspicious; तथा (tathā) - so; likewise; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; साधो (sādho) - O holy one; समागम्य (samāgamya) - having met; विमुक्तः (vimuktaḥ) - liberated; freed; पापयोनितः (pāpayonitaḥ) - from sinful birth;]
(He, I, this state, attained, as, not, good, so, by you, O holy one, having met, liberated, from sinful birth.)
O holy one, I have attained this state, which is neither good nor auspicious, but having met you, I have been liberated from a sinful birth.
एवमुक्त्वा नमस्कृत्य ययौ रामं महासुरः। रामः कर्णं तु सक्रोधमिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥१२-३-२४॥
evam-uktvā namaskṛtya yayau rāmaṃ mahāsuraḥ। rāmaḥ karṇaṃ tu sakrodham-idaṃ vacanam-abravīt ॥12-3-24॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; नमस्कृत्य (namaskṛtya) - having bowed; ययौ (yayau) - he went; रामं (rāmaṃ) - to Rāma; महासुरः (mahāsuraḥ) - the great asura; रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma; कर्णं (karṇaṃ) - to Karṇa; तु (tu) - but; सक्रोधम् (sakrodham) - with anger; इदं (idaṃ) - this; वचनम् (vacanam) - speech; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke;]
(Thus having spoken and having bowed, the great asura went to Rāma. But Rāma, with anger, spoke this speech to Karṇa.)
After saying this and bowing, the great asura departed for Rāma. Rāma, however, angrily addressed these words to Karṇa.
अतिदुःखमिदं मूढ न जातु ब्राह्मणः सहेत्। क्षत्रियस्यैव ते धैर्यं कामया सत्यमुच्यताम् ॥१२-३-२५॥
atiduhkham idaṃ mūḍha na jātu brāhmaṇaḥ sahet। kṣatriyasyaiva te dhairyaṃ kāmayā satyam ucyatām ॥12-3-25॥
[अति-दुःखम् (ati-duḥkham) - excessive-suffering; इदं (idaṃ) - this; मूढ (mūḍha) - deluded one; न (na) - not; जातु (jātu) - ever; ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - brāhmaṇa; सहेत् (sahet) - should endure; क्षत्रियस्य (kṣatriyasya) - of a kṣatriya; एव (eva) - indeed; ते (te) - your; धैर्यं (dhairyaṃ) - fortitude; कामया (kāmayā) - by desire; सत्यं (satyam) - truth; उच्यताम् (ucyatām) - let it be spoken;]
(This excessive suffering, O deluded one, a brāhmaṇa should never endure. Indeed, the fortitude is of a kṣatriya; let the truth be spoken by desire.)
O deluded one, a brāhmaṇa should never endure such excessive suffering. The fortitude you display is that of a kṣatriya; let the truth be spoken as desired.
तमुवाच ततः कर्णः शापभीतः प्रसादयन्। ब्रह्मक्षत्रान्तरे सूतं जातं मां विद्धि भार्गव ॥१२-३-२६॥
tam-uvāca tataḥ karṇaḥ śāpabhītaḥ prasādayan। brahma-kṣatrāntare sūtaṃ jātaṃ māṃ viddhi bhārgava ॥12-3-26॥
[तम् (tam) - him; उवाच (uvāca) - said; ततः (tataḥ) - then; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa; शापभीतः (śāpabhītaḥ) - afraid of curse; प्रसादयन् (prasādayan) - conciliating; ब्रह्मक्षत्रान्तरे (brahma-kṣatrāntare) - between Brāhmaṇa and Kṣatriya; सूतम् (sūtam) - charioteer; जातम् (jātam) - born; माम् (mām) - me; विद्धि (viddhi) - know; भार्गव (bhārgava) - O Bhārgava;]
(Him said then Karṇa, afraid of curse, conciliating: Between Brāhmaṇa and Kṣatriya, as a charioteer born, me know, O Bhārgava.)
Then Karṇa, fearful of the curse and seeking favor, said: "O Bhārgava, know me as one born as a charioteer between Brāhmaṇa and Kṣatriya."
राधेयः कर्ण इति मां प्रवदन्ति जना भुवि। प्रसादं कुरु मे ब्रह्मन्नस्त्रलुब्धस्य भार्गव ॥१२-३-२७॥
rādheyaḥ karṇa iti māṃ pravadanti janā bhuvi। prasādaṃ kuru me brahmannastralubdhasya bhārgava ॥12-3-27॥
[राधेयः (rādheyaḥ) - son of Radha; कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna; इति (iti) - thus; माम् (mām) - me; प्रवदन्ति (pravadanti) - call; जनाः (janāḥ) - people; भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth; प्रसादम् (prasādam) - favor; कुरु (kuru) - grant; मे (me) - to me; ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin; अस्त्रलुब्धस्य (astralubdhasya) - of one desirous of weapons; भार्गव (bhārgava) - O descendant of Bhrigu;]
(Son of Radha, Karna, thus me call people on earth. Favor grant to me, O Brahmin, of one desirous of weapons, O descendant of Bhrigu.)
People on earth call me 'Karna, son of Radha.' O Brahmin, O descendant of Bhrigu, please grant me your favor, for I am desirous of weapons.
पिता गुरुर्न संदेहो वेदविद्याप्रदः प्रभुः। अतो भार्गव इत्युक्तं मया गोत्रं तवान्तिके ॥१२-३-२८॥
pitā gurur na saṃdeho vedavidyāpradaḥ prabhuḥ। ato bhārgava ity uktaṃ mayā gotraṃ tavāntike ॥12-3-28॥
[पिता (pitā) - father; गुरुः (guruḥ) - teacher; न (na) - not; संदेहः (saṃdehaḥ) - doubt; वेदविद्याप्रदः (vedavidyāpradaḥ) - giver of Vedic knowledge; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - master; अतः (ataḥ) - therefore; भार्गव (bhārgava) - descendant of Bhṛgu; इति (iti) - thus; उक्तं (uktaṃ) - said; मया (mayā) - by me; गोत्रं (gotraṃ) - lineage; तव (tava) - your; अन्तिके (antike) - in the presence (of);]
(Father, teacher, no doubt, giver of Vedic knowledge, master; therefore, 'Bhārgava' thus said by me, lineage, your, in the presence (of).)
There is no doubt that the father is the teacher, the giver of Vedic knowledge, and the master; therefore, I have said 'Bhārgava' as your lineage in your presence.
तमुवाच भृगुश्रेष्ठः सरोषः प्रहसन्निव। भूमौ निपतितं दीनं वेपमानं कृताञ्जलिम् ॥१२-३-२९॥
tam uvāca bhṛguśreṣṭhaḥ saroṣaḥ prahasann iva। bhūmau nipatitaṃ dīnaṃ vepamānaṃ kṛtāñjalim ॥12-3-29॥
[तम् (tam) - him; उवाच (uvāca) - said; भृगुश्रेष्ठः (bhṛguśreṣṭhaḥ) - the best among the Bhṛgus; सरोषः (saroṣaḥ) - with anger; प्रहसन्निव (prahasann iva) - as if smiling; भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground; निपतितं (nipatitaṃ) - fallen; दीनं (dīnam) - distressed; वेपमानं (vepamānam) - trembling; कृताञ्जलिम् (kṛtāñjalim) - with joined palms;]
(The best among the Bhṛgus, with anger, as if smiling, said to him who had fallen on the ground, distressed, trembling, with joined palms.)
The foremost of the Bhṛgus, appearing angry yet smiling, spoke to him as he lay on the ground, distressed, trembling, and with his palms joined.
यस्मान्मिथ्योपचरितो अस्त्रलोभादिह त्वया। तस्मादेतद्धि ते मूढ ब्रह्मास्त्रं प्रतिभास्यति ॥१२-३-३०॥
yasmān mithyopacarito astralobhādiha tvayā। tasmādetaddhi te mūḍha brahmāstraṃ pratibhāsyati ॥12-3-30॥
[यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because of which; मिथ्या (mithyā) - falsely; उपचरितः (upacaritaḥ) - treated; regarded; अस्त्रलोभात् (astralobhāt) - from greed for weapons; इह (iha) - here; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; एतत् (etat) - this; हि (hi) - indeed; ते (te) - to you; मूढ (mūḍha) - deluded one; ब्रह्मास्त्रं (brahmāstraṃ) - Brahmāstra weapon; प्रतिभास्यति (pratibhāsyati) - will appear;]
(Because you, out of greed for weapons, have falsely regarded (this), therefore, O deluded one, this Brahmāstra weapon will indeed appear to you here.)
Because you have, out of greed for weapons, falsely regarded (this), therefore, O deluded one, this Brahmāstra weapon will now appear to you here.
अन्यत्र वधकालात्ते सदृशेन समेयुषः। अब्राह्मणे न हि ब्रह्म ध्रुवं तिष्ठेत्कदाचन ॥१२-३-३१॥
anyatra vadhakālāt te sadṛśena sameyuṣaḥ। abrāhmaṇe na hi brahma dhruvaṃ tiṣṭhet kadācana ॥12-3-31॥
[अन्यत्र (anyatra) - elsewhere; वधकालात् (vadhakālāt) - from the time of execution; ते (te) - your; सदृशेन (sadṛśena) - by one similar; समेयुषः (sameyuṣaḥ) - having met; अब्राह्मणे (abrāhmaṇe) - in a non-Brahmin; न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman; ध्रुवं (dhruvam) - certainly; तिष्ठेत् (tiṣṭhet) - remains; कदाचन (kadācana) - at any time;]
(Elsewhere, from the time of execution, your (soul), having met with one similar, in a non-Brahmin, Brahman certainly does not remain at any time.)
From the time of execution, your soul, having encountered one similar elsewhere, Brahman certainly never remains in a non-Brahmin.
गच्छेदानीं न ते स्थानमनृतस्येह विद्यते। न त्वया सदृशो युद्धे भविता क्षत्रियो भुवि ॥१२-३-३२॥
gacchedānīṃ na te sthānam anṛtasyeha vidyate। na tvayā sadṛśo yuddhe bhavitā kṣatriyo bhuvi ॥12-3-32॥
[गच्छ (gaccha) - go; (imperative, from root gam;) इदानीं (idānīṃ) - now; न (na) - not; ते (te) - for you; स्थानम् (sthānam) - place; अनृतस्य (anṛtasya) - of untruth; इह (iha) - here; विद्यते (vidyate) - exists; न (na) - not; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; सदृशः (sadṛśaḥ) - equal; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; भविता (bhavitā) - will be; क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - a kṣatriya (warrior); भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth;]
(Go now; for you, there is no place for untruth here. By you, no kṣatriya equal in battle will be on earth.)
Go now; there is no place for falsehood here for you. Nowhere on earth will there be a kṣatriya equal to you in battle.
एवमुक्तस्तु रामेण न्यायेनोपजगाम सः। दुर्योधनमुपागम्य कृतास्त्रोऽस्मीति चाब्रवीत् ॥१२-३-३३॥
evam-uktas-tu rāmeṇa nyāyena-upajagāma saḥ। duryodhanam-upāgamya kṛtāstro'smīti cābravīt ॥12-3-33॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; तु (tu) - but; रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rāma; न्यायेन (nyāyena) - with justice; उपजगाम (upajagāma) - approached; सः (saḥ) - he; दुर्योधनम् (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana; उपागम्य (upāgamya) - having approached; कृतास्त्रः (kṛtāstraḥ) - prepared with weapons; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; इति (iti) - thus; च (ca) - and; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(Thus spoken by Rāma, but he approached with justice. Having approached Duryodhana, he said, "I am prepared with weapons.")
Thus, when addressed by Rāma, he approached justly. Coming to Duryodhana, he declared, "I am ready with my weapons."
