12.312
भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Bhishma said;)
Bhishma said.
स मोक्षमनुचिन्त्यैव शुकः पितरमभ्यगात्। प्राहाभिवाद्य च गुरुं श्रेयोर्थी विनयान्वितः ॥१२-३१२-१॥
sa mokṣam-anucintyaiva śukaḥ pitaram-abhyagāt। prāhābhivādya ca guruṃ śreyorthī vinayānvitaḥ ॥12-312-1॥
[स (sa) - he; मोक्षम् (mokṣam) - liberation; अनुचिन्त्य (anucintya) - having reflected upon; एव (eva) - indeed; शुकः (śukaḥ) - Śuka; पितरम् (pitaram) - father; अभ्यगात् (abhyagāt) - approached; प्राह (prāha) - said; अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted; च (ca) - and; गुरुम् (gurum) - teacher; श्रेयः-अर्थी (śreyaḥ-arthī) - one seeking the highest good; विनय-अन्वितः (vinaya-anvitaḥ) - endowed with humility;]
(He, having indeed reflected upon liberation, Śuka approached his father; having saluted and being one seeking the highest good, endowed with humility, said to the teacher.)
Śuka, after deeply contemplating liberation, approached his father. Humbly saluting his teacher and seeking the highest good, he spoke. (12-312-1)
मोक्षधर्मेषु कुशलो भगवान्प्रब्रवीतु मे। यथा मे मनसः शान्तिः परमा सम्भवेत्प्रभो ॥१२-३१२-२॥
mokṣadharmeṣu kuśalo bhagavān prabravītu me। yathā me manasaḥ śāntiḥ paramā sambhavet prabho ॥12-312-2॥
[मोक्षधर्मेषु (mokṣadharmeṣu) - in the duties relating to liberation; कुशलः (kuśalaḥ) - skilled; भगवान् (bhagavān) - O revered one; प्रब्रवीतु (prabravītu) - may (he) declare; मे (me) - to me; यथा (yathā) - so that; मे (me) - my; मनसः (manasaḥ) - of mind; शान्तिः (śāntiḥ) - peace; परमा (paramā) - supreme; सम्भवेत् (sambhavet) - may arise; प्रभो (prabho) - O lord;]
(In the duties relating to liberation, skilled, O revered one, may (he) declare to me; so that my mind's peace, supreme, may arise, O lord.)
O revered one skilled in the duties of liberation, may you declare to me so that supreme peace of mind may arise for me, O lord. (12-312-2)
श्रुत्वा पुत्रस्य वचनं परमर्षिरुवाच तम्। अधीष्व पुत्र मोक्षं वै धर्मांश्च विविधानपि ॥१२-३१२-३॥
śrutvā putrasya vacanaṃ paramarṣiruvāca tam। adhīṣva putra mokṣaṃ vai dharmāṃś ca vividhān api ॥12-312-3॥
[श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; पुत्रस्य (putrasya) - of the son; वचनं (vacanam) - speech; परमर्षिः (paramarṣiḥ) - the supreme sage; उवाच (uvāca) - said; तम् (tam) - to him; अधीष्व (adhīṣva) - learn; पुत्र (putra) - O son; मोक्षं (mokṣam) - liberation; वै (vai) - indeed; धर्मान् (dharmān) - dharmas; च (ca) - and; विविधान् (vividhān) - various; अपि (api) - also;]
(Having heard the speech of the son, the supreme sage said to him. Learn, O son, liberation indeed and also the various dharmas. (12-312-3))
Having listened to his son's words, the supreme sage spoke to him: "O son, study liberation and also the various dharmas." (12-312-3)
पितुर्नियोगाज्जग्राह शुको ब्रह्मविदां वरः। योगशास्त्रं च निखिलं कापिलं चैव भारत ॥१२-३१२-४॥
piturniyogājjagrāha śuko brahmavidāṃ varaḥ। yogaśāstraṃ ca nikhilaṃ kāpilaṃ caiva bhārata ॥12-312-4॥
[पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father; नियोगात् (niyogāt) - by the instruction; जग्राह (jagrāha) - accepted; शुकः (śukaḥ) - Śuka; ब्रह्मविदाम् (brahmavidām) - of the knowers of Brahman; वरः (varaḥ) - the best; योगशास्त्रं (yogaśāstraṃ) - the science of Yoga; च (ca) - and; निखिलं (nikhilaṃ) - entire; कापिलं (kāpilaṃ) - of Kapila; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata;]
(Of the father by the instruction accepted Śuka of the knowers of Brahman the best; the science of Yoga and the entire (teaching) of Kapila and indeed, O Bhārata.)
O Bhārata, by his father's instruction, Śuka, the best among the knowers of Brahman, accepted the science of Yoga and the entire teaching of Kapila. (12-312-4)
स तं ब्राह्म्या श्रिया युक्तं ब्रह्मतुल्यपराक्रमम्। मेने पुत्रं यदा व्यासो मोक्षविद्याविशारदम् ॥१२-३१२-५॥
sa taṃ brāhmyā śriyā yuktaṃ brahmatulyaparākramam। mene putraṃ yadā vyāso mokṣavidyāviśāradam ॥12-312-5॥
[स (sa) - he; तं (taṃ) - him; ब्राह्म्या (brāhmyā) - with divine; श्रिया (śriyā) - splendor; युक्तं (yuktaṃ) - endowed; ब्रह्मतुल्यपराक्रमम् (brahmatulyaparākramam) - having valor equal to Brahman; मेने (mene) - considered; पुत्रं (putraṃ) - son; यदा (yadā) - when; व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyāsa; मोक्षविद्याविशारदम् (mokṣavidyāviśāradam) - expert in the knowledge of liberation;]
(He him with divine splendor endowed, having valor equal to Brahman, considered son when Vyāsa expert in the knowledge of liberation.)
He considered him, endowed with divine splendor and valor equal to Brahman, as his son when Vyāsa became expert in the knowledge of liberation. (12-312-5)
उवाच गच्छेति तदा जनकं मिथिलेश्वरम्। स ते वक्ष्यति मोक्षार्थं निखिलेन विशेषतः ॥१२-३१२-६॥
uvāca gaccheti tadā janakaṃ mithileśvaram। sa te vakṣyati mokṣārthaṃ nikhilena viśeṣataḥ ॥12-312-6॥
[उवाच (uvāca) - said; गच्छ (gaccha) - go; इति (iti) - thus; तदा (tadā) - then; जनकं (janakaṃ) - Janaka; मिथिलेश्वरम् (mithileśvaram) - the lord of Mithilā; स (sa) - he; ते (te) - to you; वक्ष्यति (vakṣyati) - will speak; मोक्षार्थं (mokṣārthaṃ) - for the purpose of liberation; निखिलेन (nikhilena) - completely; विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially;]
(said go thus then Janaka the lord of Mithilā he to you will speak for the purpose of liberation completely especially)
He said, "Go," then to Janaka, the lord of Mithilā. He will tell you about liberation in full detail, especially. (12-312-6)
पितुर्नियोगादगमन्मैथिलं जनकं नृपम्। प्रष्टुं धर्मस्य निष्ठां वै मोक्षस्य च परायणम् ॥१२-३१२-७॥
piturniyogādagaman maithilaṃ janakaṃ nṛpam। praṣṭuṃ dharmasya niṣṭhāṃ vai mokṣasya ca parāyaṇam ॥12-312-7॥
[पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father; नियोगात् (niyogāt) - by the command; अगमत् (agamat) - he went; मैथिलम् (maithilam) - to the king of Mithila; जनकं (janakam) - Janaka; नृपम् (nṛpam) - king; प्रष्टुम् (praṣṭum) - to ask; धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of dharma; निष्ठाम् (niṣṭhām) - steadfastness; वै (vai) - indeed; मोक्षस्य (mokṣasya) - of mokṣa; च (ca) - and; परायणम् (parāyaṇam) - supreme goal;]
(By the command of the father, he went to the king of Mithila, Janaka, to ask about the steadfastness of dharma and indeed the supreme goal of mokṣa.)
By his father's command, he went to King Janaka of Mithila to ask about the steadfastness in dharma and the supreme goal of mokṣa. (12-312-7)
उक्तश्च मानुषेण त्वं पथा गच्छेत्यविस्मितः। न प्रभावेण गन्तव्यमन्तरिक्षचरेण वै ॥१२-३१२-८॥
uktaś ca mānuṣeṇa tvaṃ pathā gacchety avismitaḥ। na prabhāveṇa gantavyam antarikṣacareṇa vai ॥12-312-8॥
[उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; said; च (ca) - and; मानुषेण (mānuṣeṇa) - by a human; by a man; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; पथा (pathā) - by the path; by way; गच्छ (gaccha) - go; इति (iti) - thus; so; अविस्मितः (avismitaḥ) - not astonished; not amazed; न (na) - not; प्रभावेण (prabhāveṇa) - by power; by might; गन्तव्यम् (gantavyam) - to be gone; to be traversed; अन्तरिक्षचरेण (antarikṣacareṇa) - by one who moves in the sky; by a sky-wanderer; वै (vai) - indeed; truly;]
(Spoken and by a human you by the path go thus not astonished; not by power to be gone by a sky-wanderer indeed.)
And you, as spoken by a human, should go by the path, thus unastonished; it is not to be traversed by a sky-wanderer through power, indeed. (12-312-8)
आर्जवेणैव गन्तव्यं न सुखान्वेषिणा पथा। नान्वेष्टव्या विशेषास्तु विशेषा हि प्रसङ्गिनः ॥१२-३१२-९॥
ārjaveṇaiva gantavyaṃ na sukhānveṣiṇā pathā. nānveṣṭavyā viśeṣāstu viśeṣā hi prasaṅginaḥ ॥12-312-9॥
[आर्जवेण (ārjaveṇa) - by straightforwardness; एव (eva) - indeed; गन्तव्यं (gantavyam) - to be gone; (should be gone;) न (na) - not; सुखान्वेषिणा (sukhānveṣiṇā) - by one seeking pleasure; पथा (pathā) - by the path; न (na) - not; अन्वेष्टव्या (anveṣṭavyā) - to be sought; विशेषाः (viśeṣāḥ) - distinctions; तु (tu) - but; विशेषाः (viśeṣāḥ) - distinctions; हि (hi) - indeed; प्रसङ्गिनः (prasaṅginaḥ) - leading to attachment;]
(By straightforwardness indeed should be gone, not by the path of one seeking pleasure. Not to be sought are distinctions, for distinctions indeed lead to attachment. (12-312-9))
One should proceed only with straightforwardness, not by the path of seeking pleasure. Distinctions should not be sought, for distinctions indeed lead to attachment. (12-312-9)
अहङ्कारो न कर्तव्यो याज्ये तस्मिन्नराधिपे। स्थातव्यं च वशे तस्य स ते छेत्स्यति संशयम् ॥१२-३१२-१०॥
ahaṅkāro na kartavyo yājye tasminnarādhipe। sthātavyaṃ ca vaśe tasya sa te chetsyati saṃśayam ॥12-312-10॥
[अहङ्कारः (ahaṅkāraḥ) - ego; न (na) - not; कर्तव्यः (kartavyaḥ) - to be done; याज्ये (yājye) - in the sacrifice; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; नराधिपे (narādhipe) - king; स्थातव्यम् (sthātavyam) - should remain; च (ca) - and; वशे (vaśe) - under control; तस्य (tasya) - of him; सः (saḥ) - he; ते (te) - your; छेत्स्यति (chetsyati) - will cut off; संशयम् (saṃśayam) - doubt;]
(Ego not to be done in the sacrifice, in that king; should remain and under control of him; he your will cut off doubt.)
Ego should not be harbored during the sacrifice in the presence of that king; you should remain under his control, for he will dispel your doubt. (12-312-10)
स धर्मकुशलो राजा मोक्षशास्त्रविशारदः। याज्यो मम स यद्ब्रूयात्तत्कार्यमविशङ्कया ॥१२-३१२-११॥
sa dharmakuśalo rājā mokṣaśāstraviśāradaḥ। yājyo mama sa yadbrūyāttatkāryamaviśaṅkayā ॥12-312-11॥
[स (sa) - he; धर्मकुशलः (dharmakuśalaḥ) - skilled in dharma; राजा (rājā) - king; मोक्षशास्त्रविशारदः (mokṣaśāstraviśāradaḥ) - expert in the science of liberation; याज्यः (yājyaḥ) - worthy to be worshipped; मम (mama) - my; स (sa) - he; यत् (yat) - what; ब्रूयात् (brūyāt) - might say; तत् (tat) - that; कार्यं (kāryam) - to be done; अविशङ्कया (aviśaṅkayā) - without doubt;]
(He, skilled in dharma, the king, expert in the science of liberation, worthy to be worshipped, my he, what might say, that to be done, without doubt.)
That king, skilled in dharma and expert in the science of liberation, who is worthy of worship and mine, whatever he might say, that should be done without any doubt. (12-312-11)
एवमुक्तः स धर्मात्मा जगाम मिथिलां मुनिः। पद्भ्यां शक्तोऽन्तरिक्षेण क्रान्तुं भूमिं ससागराम् ॥१२-३१२-१२॥
evam-uktaḥ sa dharmātmā jagāma mithilāṃ muniḥ। padbhyāṃ śakto'ntarikṣeṇa krāntuṃ bhūmiṃ sasāgarām ॥12-312-12॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed; स (sa) - he; धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous-souled; जगाम (jagāma) - went; मिथिलाम् (mithilām) - to Mithilā; मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage; पद्भ्याम् (padbhyām) - with (his) feet; शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - capable; अन्तरिक्षेण (antarikṣeṇa) - through the sky; क्रान्तुम् (krāntum) - to cross; भूमिम् (bhūmim) - the earth; ससागराम् (sasāgarām) - with oceans;]
(Thus addressed, he, the righteous-souled sage, went to Mithilā. With (his) feet, capable of crossing through the sky, (he went over) the earth with oceans.)
Thus addressed, the righteous sage went to Mithilā. Though capable of crossing the earth with oceans through the sky, he went on foot. (12-312-12)
स गिरींश्चाप्यतिक्रम्य नदीस्तीर्त्वा सरांसि च। बहुव्यालमृगाकीर्णा विविधाश्चाटवीस्तथा ॥१२-३१२-१३॥
sa girīṁś cāpy atikramya nadīs tīrtvā sarāṁsi ca। bahu-vyāla-mṛga-ākīrṇā vividhāś cāṭavīs tathā ॥12-312-13॥
[स (sa) - he; गिरीन् (girīn) - mountains; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अतिक्रम्य (atikramya) - having crossed; नदीः (nadīḥ) - rivers; तीर्त्वा (tīrtvā) - having crossed; सरांसि (sarāṁsi) - lakes; च (ca) - and; बहु (bahu) - many; व्याल (vyāla) - serpents; मृग (mṛga) - beasts; आकीर्णा (ākīrṇā) - filled; विविधाः (vividhāḥ) - various; च (ca) - and; आटवीः (āṭavīḥ) - forests; तथा (tathā) - also;]
(He, having crossed mountains and also, having crossed rivers and lakes, and also various forests filled with many serpents and beasts.)
He crossed mountains, rivers, and lakes, and also passed through various forests filled with many serpents and wild beasts. (12-312-13)
मेरोर्हरेश्च द्वे वर्षे वर्षं हैमवतं तथा। क्रमेणैव व्यतिक्रम्य भारतं वर्षमासदत् ॥१२-३१२-१४॥
meror hareś ca dve varṣe varṣaṃ haimavataṃ tathā। krameṇaiva vyatikramya bhārataṃ varṣam āsadat ॥12-312-14॥
[मेरोः (meroḥ) - of Meru; (the mountain); हरेः (hareḥ) - of Hari; (Vishnu); च (ca) - and; द्वे (dve) - two; वर्षे (varṣe) - regions; (lands); वर्षं (varṣam) - region; (land); हैमवतं (haimavataṃ) - Haimavata; (of the Himalayas); तथा (tathā) - also; in the same way; क्रमेणैव (krameṇaiva) - in order only; व्यतिक्रम्य (vyatikramya) - having crossed over; भारतं (bhārataṃ) - Bharata; (India); वर्षम् (varṣam) - region; (land); आसदत् (āsadat) - reached; attained;]
(Of Meru and of Hari, two regions, the Haimavata region also, in order only, having crossed over, the Bharata region he reached.)
Having crossed in order the two regions of Meru and Hari, as well as the Haimavata region, he reached the Bharata region. (12-312-14)
स देशान्विविधान्पश्यंश्चीनहूणनिषेवितान्। आर्यावर्तमिमं देशमाजगाम महामुनिः ॥१२-३१२-१५॥
sa deśān vividhān paśyaṁś cīnahūṇaniṣevitān। āryāvartam imaṁ deśam ājagāma mahāmuniḥ ॥12-312-15॥
[स (sa) - he; देशान् (deśān) - countries; विविधान् (vividhān) - various; पश्यन् (paśyan) - seeing; चीनहूणनिषेवितान् (cīnahūṇaniṣevitān) - inhabited by Chinese and Hūṇas; आर्यावर्तम् (āryāvartam) - Āryāvarta; इमम् (imam) - this; देशम् (deśam) - country; आजगाम (ājagāma) - came; महामुनिः (mahāmuniḥ) - the great sage;]
(He, seeing various countries inhabited by Chinese and Hūṇas, came to this country of Āryāvarta, the great sage.)
The great sage, after seeing various countries inhabited by the Chinese and Hūṇas, came to this land of Āryāvarta. (12-312-15)
पितुर्वचनमाज्ञाय तमेवार्थं विचिन्तयन्। अध्वानं सोऽतिचक्राम खेऽचरः खे चरन्निव ॥१२-३१२-१६॥
pitur vacanam ājñāya tam eva arthaṃ vicintayan। adhvānaṃ saḥ aticakrāma khe acaraḥ khe caran iva ॥12-312-16॥
[पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father; वचनम् (vacanam) - word; आज्ञाय (ājñāya) - having understood; तम् (tam) - that; एव (eva) - only; अर्थम् (artham) - purpose; विचिन्तयन् (vicintayan) - reflecting; अध्वानम् (adhvānam) - the path; सः (saḥ) - he; अतिचक्राम (aticakrāma) - crossed over; खे (khe) - in the sky; अचरः (acaraḥ) - motionless; खे (khe) - in the sky; चरन् (caran) - moving; इव (iva) - as if;]
(Having understood the word of the father, reflecting only on that purpose, he crossed over the path, motionless in the sky, as if moving in the sky.)
Having understood his father's words and reflecting only on that purpose, he crossed the path, appearing motionless in the sky, as if moving through the sky. (12-312-16)
पत्तनानि च रम्याणि स्फीतानि नगराणि च। रत्नानि च विचित्राणि शुकः पश्यन्न पश्यति ॥१२-३१२-१७॥
pattanāni ca ramyāṇi sphītāni nagarāṇi ca। ratnāni ca vicitrāṇi śukaḥ paśyann na paśyati ॥12-312-17॥
[पत्तनानि (pattanāni) - cities; च (ca) - and; रम्याणि (ramyāṇi) - beautiful; स्फीतानि (sphītāni) - prosperous; नगराणि (nagarāṇi) - towns; च (ca) - and; रत्नानि (ratnāni) - gems; च (ca) - and; विचित्राणि (vicitrāṇi) - various; शुकः (śukaḥ) - parrot; पश्यन् (paśyan) - seeing; न (na) - not; पश्यति (paśyati) - sees;]
(cities and beautiful prosperous towns and gems and various the parrot seeing does not see.)
The parrot, though seeing beautiful and prosperous cities, towns, and various gems, does not see them. (12-312-17)
उद्यानानि च रम्याणि तथैवायतनानि च। पुण्यानि चैव तीर्थानि सोऽतिक्रम्य तथाध्वनः ॥१२-३१२-१८॥
udyānāni ca ramyāṇi tathaiva āyatanāni ca। puṇyāni caiva tīrthāni saḥ atikramya tathā adhvanaḥ ॥12-312-18॥
[उद्यानानि (udyānāni) - gardens; च (ca) - and; रम्याणि (ramyāṇi) - pleasant; तथैव (tathaiva) - just so; आयतनानि (āyatanāni) - shrines; च (ca) - and; पुण्यानि (puṇyāni) - holy; चैव (ca eva) - and also; तीर्थानि (tīrthāni) - sacred fords; सः (saḥ) - he; अतिक्रम्य (atikramya) - having passed; तथा (tathā) - thus; अध्वनः (adhvanaḥ) - on the way;]
(gardens and pleasant just so shrines and holy and also sacred fords he having passed thus on the way.)
He, having thus passed gardens, pleasant shrines, holy places, and sacred fords on the way, continued his journey. (12-312-18)
सोऽचिरेणैव कालेन विदेहानाससाद ह। रक्षितान्धर्मराजेन जनकेन महात्मना ॥१२-३१२-१९॥
so'cireṇaiva kālena videhānāsasāda ha। rakṣitāndharmarājena janakena mahātmanā ॥12-312-19॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अचिरेण (acireṇa) - in a short time; एव (eva) - indeed; कालेन (kālena) - by time; विदेहान् (videhān) - the Videhas; आससाद (āsasāda) - approached; ह (ha) - indeed; रक्षितान् (rakṣitān) - protected; धर्मराजेन (dharmarājena) - by Dharmarāja; जनकेन (janakena) - by Janaka; महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled one;]
(He in a short time indeed by time the Videhas approached indeed; protected by Dharmarāja by Janaka by the great-souled one;)
He soon reached the Videhas, who were protected by Dharmarāja Janaka, the great-souled one. (12-312-19)
तत्र ग्रामान्बहून्पश्यन्बह्वन्नरसभोजनान्। पल्लीघोषान्समृद्धांश्च बहुगोकुलसङ्कुलान् ॥१२-३१२-२०॥
tatra grāmānbahūnpaśyanbahvannarasabhojanān। pallīghoṣānsamṛddhāṃśca bahugokulasaṅkulān ॥12-312-20॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; ग्रामान् (grāmān) - villages (accusative plural); बहून् (bahūn) - many; पश्यन् (paśyan) - seeing; बहु-अन्न-रस-भोजनान् (bahu-anna-rasa-bhojanān) - having much food, taste, meals (accusative plural); पल्ली-घोषान् (pallī-ghoṣān) - hamlets and villages (accusative plural); समृद्धान् (samṛddhān) - prosperous; च (ca) - and; बहु-गोकुल-सङ्कुलान् (bahu-gokula-saṅkulān) - crowded with many cowherd settlements (accusative plural);]
(There, seeing many villages, having much food, taste, meals; prosperous hamlets and villages and crowded with many cowherd settlements.)
There he saw many villages, abundant with food and delicious meals, prosperous hamlets and settlements, all crowded with many herds of cattle. (12-312-20)
स्फीतांश्च शालियवसैर्हंससारससेवितान्। पद्मिनीभिश्च शतशः श्रीमतीभिरलङ्कृतान् ॥१२-३१२-२१॥
sphītāṁś ca śāli-yavasair haṁsa-sārasa-sevitān। padminībhiś ca śataśaḥ śrīmatībhiḥ alaṅkṛtān ॥12-312-21॥
[स्फीतान् (sphītān) - abundant; च (ca) - and; शालियवसैः (śāli-yavasaiḥ) - with rice and barley; हंससारससेवितान् (haṁsa-sārasa-sevitān) - frequented by swans and cranes; पद्मिनीभिः (padminībhiḥ) - with lotuses; च (ca) - and; शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds; श्रीमतीभिः (śrīmatībhiḥ) - by splendid (ones); अलङ्कृतान् (alaṅkṛtān) - adorned;]
(Abundant and with rice and barley, frequented by swans and cranes, and adorned by hundreds of splendid lotuses.)
Abundant with rice and barley, frequented by swans and cranes, and adorned by hundreds of splendid lotuses. (12-312-21)
स विदेहानतिक्रम्य समृद्धजनसेवितान्। मिथिलोपवनं रम्यमाससाद महर्द्धिमत् ॥१२-३१२-२२॥
sa videhān atikramya samṛddhajanasevitān। mithilopavanaṃ ramyam āsasāda maharddhimat ॥12-312-22॥
[स (sa) - he; विदेहान् (videhān) - the Videhas; अतिक्रम्य (atikramya) - having crossed; समृद्धजनसेवितान् (samṛddhajanasevitān) - attended by prosperous people; मिथिलोपवनम् (mithilopavanam) - the Mithila grove; रम्यम् (ramyam) - beautiful; आससाद (āsasāda) - he reached; महर्द्धिमत् (maharddhimat) - of great prosperity;]
(He, having crossed the Videhas attended by prosperous people, reached the beautiful Mithila grove of great prosperity.)
Having passed through the Videha region, which was inhabited by prosperous people, he arrived at the beautiful and splendid grove of Mithila. (12-312-22)
हस्त्यश्वरथसङ्कीर्णं नरनारीसमाकुलम्। पश्यन्नपश्यन्निव तत्समतिक्रामदच्युतः ॥१२-३१२-२३॥
hastyaśvarathasaṅkīrṇaṃ naranārīsamākulam। paśyannapaśyanniva tatsamatikrāmadacyutaḥ ॥12-312-23॥
[हस्ति (hasti) - elephant; अश्व (aśva) - horse; रथ (ratha) - chariot; सङ्कीर्णम् (saṅkīrṇam) - mixed with; नर (nara) - man; नारी (nārī) - woman; समाकुलम् (samākulam) - crowded; पश्यन् (paśyan) - seeing; अपश्यन् (apaśyan) - not seeing; इव (iva) - as if; तत् (tat) - that; समतिक्रामत् (samatikrāmat) - was passing over; अच्युतः (acyutaḥ) - Acyuta (Krishna);]
(Elephant, horse, chariot mixed with, man, woman, crowded; seeing, not seeing, as if; that, was passing over, Acyuta;)
Acyuta (Krishna), as if seeing and not seeing, passed over that place crowded with men and women, mixed with elephants, horses, and chariots. (12-312-23)
मनसा तं वहन्भारं तमेवार्थं विचिन्तयन्। आत्मारामः प्रसन्नात्मा मिथिलामाससाद ह ॥१२-३१२-२४॥
manasā taṃ vahanbhāraṃ tamevāarthaṃ vicintayan। ātmārāmaḥ prasannātmā mithilāmāsasāda ha ॥12-312-24॥
[मनसा (manasā) - by the mind; तं (taṃ) - that; वहन् (vahan) - carrying; भारं (bhāraṃ) - burden; तम् (tam) - that; एव (eva) - only; अर्थं (arthaṃ) - purpose; विचिन्तयन् (vicintayan) - reflecting; आत्मारामः (ātmārāmaḥ) - rejoicing in the self; प्रसन्नात्मा (prasannātmā) - with a clear mind; मिथिलाम् (mithilām) - Mithilā (city); आससाद (āsasāda) - approached; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(By the mind carrying that burden, reflecting only on that purpose, rejoicing in the self, with a clear mind, he indeed approached Mithilā.)
With his mind carrying that burden and reflecting solely on that purpose, rejoicing in his own self and with a tranquil mind, he indeed reached Mithilā. (12-312-24)
तस्या द्वारं समासाद्य द्वारपालैर्निवारितः। स्थितो ध्यानपरो मुक्तो विदितः प्रविवेश ह ॥१२-३१२-२५॥
tasyā dvāraṃ samāsādya dvārapālairnivāritaḥ। sthito dhyānaparo mukto viditaḥ praviveśa ha ॥12-312-25॥
[तस्या (tasyā) - of her; द्वारं (dvāraṃ) - door; समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having approached; द्वारपालैः (dvārapālaiḥ) - by the doorkeepers; निवारितः (nivāritaḥ) - prevented; स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing; ध्यानपरः (dhyānaparaḥ) - absorbed in meditation; मुक्तः (muktaḥ) - liberated; विदितः (viditaḥ) - known; प्रविवेश (praviveśa) - entered; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(Having approached her door, (he was) prevented by the doorkeepers; standing, absorbed in meditation, liberated, known, indeed he entered.)
Having reached her door and being stopped by the doorkeepers, he stood there, absorbed in meditation, liberated and recognized, and then indeed entered. (12-312-25)
स राजमार्गमासाद्य समृद्धजनसङ्कुलम्। पार्थिवक्षयमासाद्य निःशङ्कः प्रविवेश ह ॥१२-३१२-२६॥
sa rājamārgam āsādya samṛddhajana-saṅkulam। pārthiva-kṣayam āsādya niḥśaṅkaḥ praviveśa ha ॥12-312-26॥
[स (sa) - he; राजमार्गम् (rājāmārgam) - royal road; आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached; समृद्धजनसङ्कुलम् (samṛddhajana-saṅkulam) - crowded with prosperous people; पार्थिवक्षयम् (pārthiva-kṣayam) - the palace (abode) of the king; आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached; निःशङ्कः (niḥśaṅkaḥ) - without fear; प्रविवेश (praviveśa) - he entered; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(He, having reached the royal road crowded with prosperous people, having reached the palace of the king, without fear, indeed entered.)
He reached the royal road, thronged with prosperous people, and, coming to the king's palace, entered without fear. (12-312-26)
तत्रापि द्वारपालास्तमुग्रवाचो न्यषेधयन्। तथैव च शुकस्तत्र निर्मन्युः समतिष्ठत ॥१२-३१२-२७॥
tatrāpi dvārapālāstamugravāco nyaṣedhayan। tathaiva ca śukastatra nirmanyuḥ samatiṣṭhata ॥12-312-27॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; अपि (api) - also; द्वारपालाः (dvārapālāḥ) - door-guards; तम् (tam) - him; उग्रवाचः (ugravācaḥ) - harsh-spoken; न्यषेधयन् (nyaṣedhayan) - prevented; तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; च (ca) - and; शुकः (śukaḥ) - Śuka; तत्र (tatra) - there; निर्मन्युः (nirmanyuḥ) - without anger; समतिष्ठत (samatiṣṭhata) - stood;]
(There also the door-guards, harsh-spoken, prevented him. In the same way, Śuka there, without anger, stood.)
There too, the door-guards, speaking harshly, prevented him. Likewise, Śuka stood there without anger. (12-312-27)
न चातपाध्वसन्तप्तः क्षुत्पिपासाश्रमान्वितः। प्रताम्यति ग्लायति वा नापैति च तथातपात् ॥१२-३१२-२८॥
na cātapādhvasantaptaḥ kṣutpipāsāśramānvitaḥ। pratāmyati glāyati vā nāpaiti ca tathātapāt ॥12-312-28॥
[न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; आतप-अध्व-सन्तप्तः (ātapa-adhva-santaptaḥ) - scorched by sun and journey; क्षुत्-पिपासा-श्रमान्वितः (kṣut-pipāsā-śramānvitaḥ) - endowed with hunger, thirst, and fatigue; प्रताम्यति (pratāmyati) - faints; ग्लायति (glāyati) - becomes weak; वा (vā) - or; न (na) - not; अपैति (apaiti) - departs; च (ca) - and; तथा (tathā) - thus; आतपात् (ātapāt) - from the sun;]
(Not and scorched by sun and journey, endowed with hunger, thirst, and fatigue, he faints, becomes weak or not departs and thus from the sun.)
He, scorched by the sun and journey, and afflicted with hunger, thirst, and fatigue, neither faints nor becomes weak, nor does he depart thus from the sun. (12-312-28)
तेषां तु द्वारपालानामेकः शोकसमन्वितः। मध्यङ्गतमिवादित्यं दृष्ट्वा शुकमवस्थितम् ॥१२-३१२-२९॥
teṣāṃ tu dvārapālānāmekaḥ śokasamanvitaḥ। madhyaṅgatamivādityaṃ dṛṣṭvā śukamavasthitam ॥12-312-29॥
[तेषां (teṣām) - of them; तु (tu) - but; द्वारपालानाम् (dvārapālānām) - of the gatekeepers; एकः (ekaḥ) - one; शोकसमन्वितः (śokasamanvitaḥ) - endowed with sorrow; मध्यङ्गतम् (madhyaṅgatam) - situated in the middle; इव (iva) - like; आदित्यं (ādityaṃ) - the sun; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; शुकम् (śukam) - Śuka; अवस्थितम् (avasthitam) - standing;]
(Of them but of the gatekeepers one endowed with sorrow, having seen Śuka standing like the sun situated in the middle.)
But among the gatekeepers, one who was filled with sorrow, seeing Śuka standing like the sun in the center. (12-312-29)
पूजयित्वा यथान्यायमभिवाद्य कृताञ्जलिः। प्रावेशयत्ततः कक्ष्यां द्वितीयां राजवेश्मनः ॥१२-३१२-३०॥
pūjayitvā yathā-nyāyam abhivādya kṛtāñjaliḥ। prāveśayat tataḥ kakṣyāṃ dvitīyāṃ rājaveśmanaḥ ॥12-312-30॥
[पूजयित्वा (pūjayitvā) - having worshipped; यथा (yathā) - as; न्यायम् (nyāyam) - properly; अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted; कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - with joined palms; प्रावेशयत् (prāveśayat) - caused to enter; ततः (tataḥ) - then; कक्ष्याम् (kakṣyām) - chamber; द्वितीयाम् (dvitīyām) - second; राजवेश्मनः (rājaveśmanaḥ) - of the royal palace;]
(Having worshipped as properly, having saluted with joined palms, he caused (him) then to enter the second chamber of the royal palace.)
After performing worship in the proper manner and saluting with joined palms, he then led him into the second chamber of the royal palace. (12-312-30)
तत्रासीनः शुकस्तात मोक्षमेवानुचिन्तयन्। छायायामातपे चैव समदर्शी महाद्युतिः ॥१२-३१२-३१॥
tatrāsīnaḥ śukastāta mokṣamevānucintayan। chāyāyāmātape caiva samadarśī mahādyutiḥ ॥12-312-31॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; आसीनः (āsīnaḥ) - seated; शुकः (śukaḥ) - Śuka; तात (tāta) - O father; मोक्षम् (mokṣam) - liberation; एव (eva) - only; अनुचिन्तयन् (anucintayan) - reflecting upon; छायायाम् (chāyāyām) - in shade; आतपे (ātape) - in sunlight; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - also; समदर्शी (samadarśī) - one who sees equally; महाद्युतिः (mahādyutiḥ) - of great brilliance;]
(There seated Śuka, O father, reflecting only upon liberation; in shade and in sunlight also, one who sees equally, of great brilliance.)
There, Śuka sat, O father, reflecting solely on liberation; whether in shade or sunlight, he, of great brilliance, viewed both equally. (12-312-31)
तं मुहूर्तादिवागम्य राज्ञो मन्त्री कृताञ्जलिः। प्रावेशयत्ततः कक्ष्यां तृतीयां राजवेश्मनः ॥१२-३१२-३२॥
taṃ muhūrtādivāgamya rājño mantrī kṛtāñjaliḥ। prāveśayattataḥ kakṣyāṃ tṛtīyāṃ rājaveśmanaḥ ॥12-312-32॥
[तं (taṃ) - him; मुहूर्तात् (muhūrtāt) - after a moment; इव (iva) - as if; आगम्य (āgamya) - having come; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; मन्त्री (mantrī) - minister; कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - with joined palms; प्रावेशयत् (prāveśayat) - caused to enter; ततः (tataḥ) - then; कक्ष्याम् (kakṣyām) - chamber; तृतीयाम् (tṛtīyām) - third; राजवेश्मनः (rājaveśmanaḥ) - of the royal palace;]
(Him after a moment as if having come, the king's minister with joined palms caused to enter then the third chamber of the royal palace.)
After a moment, as if having just arrived, the king's minister, with joined palms, then led him into the third chamber of the royal palace. (12-312-32)
तत्रान्तःपुरसम्बद्धं महच्चैत्ररथोपमम्। सुविभक्तजलाक्रीडं रम्यं पुष्पितपादपम् ॥१२-३१२-३३॥
tatrāntaḥpurasambaddhaṃ mahaccaitrarathopamam। suvibhaktajalākrīḍaṃ ramyaṃ puṣpitapādapam ॥12-312-33॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; अन्तःपुरसम्बद्धं (antaḥpurasambaddham) - connected with the inner apartments; महत् (mahat) - great; चैत्ररथोपमम् (caitrarathopamam) - like Caitraratha (the celestial garden); सुविभक्त (suvibhakta) - well-divided; जलाक्रीडं (jalākrīḍam) - having water-sports; रम्यं (ramyam) - beautiful; पुष्पितपादपम् (puṣpitapādapam) - with blossoming trees;]
(There, connected with the inner apartments, great, like Caitraratha, well-divided, having water-sports, beautiful, with blossoming trees.)
There was a great garden, connected to the inner apartments, resembling Caitraratha, well-divided, with water-sports, beautiful, and filled with blossoming trees. (12-312-33)
तद्दर्शयित्वा स शुकं मन्त्री काननमुत्तमम्। अर्हमासनमादिश्य निश्चक्राम ततः पुनः ॥१२-३१२-३४॥
taddarśayitvā sa śukaṃ mantrī kānanamuttamam। arhamāsanamādiśya niścakrāma tataḥ punaḥ ॥12-312-34॥
[तत् (tat) - that; दर्शयित्वा (darśayitvā) - having shown; स (sa) - he; शुकम् (śukam) - Śuka; मन्त्री (mantrī) - minister; काननम् (kānanam) - forest; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent; अर्हम् (arham) - worthy; आसनम् (āsanam) - seat; आदिश्य (ādiśya) - having instructed; निश्चक्राम (niścakrāma) - departed; ततः (tataḥ) - from there; पुनः (punaḥ) - again;]
(That having shown, he Śuka, the minister, the excellent forest; a worthy seat having instructed, departed from there again.)
Having shown the excellent forest to Śuka, the minister, and having instructed him to take a worthy seat, he then departed from there again. (12-312-34)
तं चारुवेषाः सुश्रोण्यस्तरुण्यः प्रियदर्शनाः। सूक्ष्मरक्ताम्बरधरास्तप्तकाञ्चनभूषणाः ॥१२-३१२-३५॥
taṃ cāruveṣāḥ suśroṇyas taruṇyaḥ priyadarśanāḥ। sūkṣmaraktāmbaradharās taptakāñcanabhūṣaṇāḥ ॥12-312-35॥
[तं (taṃ) - him; चारुवेषाः (cāru-veṣāḥ) - having beautiful attire; सुश्रोण्यः (su-śroṇyaḥ) - having beautiful hips; तरुण्यः (taruṇyaḥ) - young women; प्रियदर्शनाः (priya-darśanāḥ) - pleasant to behold; सूक्ष्मरक्ताम्बरधराः (sūkṣma-rakta-ambara-dharāḥ) - wearing fine red garments; तप्तकाञ्चनभूषणाः (tapta-kāñcana-bhūṣaṇāḥ) - adorned with molten gold ornaments;]
(Him, having beautiful attire, having beautiful hips, young women, pleasant to behold, wearing fine red garments, adorned with molten gold ornaments.)
Young women with beautiful attire and lovely hips, pleasant to behold, wearing fine red garments and adorned with ornaments of molten gold, surrounded him. (12-312-35)
संलापोल्लापकुशला नृत्तगीतविशारदाः। स्मितपूर्वाभिभाषिण्यो रूपेणाप्सरसां समाः ॥१२-३१२-३६॥
saṁlāpollāpakuśalā nṛttagītaviśāradāḥ। smitapūrvābhibhāṣiṇyo rūpeṇāpsarasāṁ samāḥ ॥12-312-36॥
[संलाप (saṁlāpa) - conversation; speech; उल्लाप (ullāpa) - charming talk; pleasant speech; कुशला (kuśalā) - skilled; adept; नृत्त (nṛtta) - dance; गीत (gīta) - song; singing; विशारदाः (viśāradāḥ) - expert; proficient; स्मित (smita) - smile; पूर्व (pūrva) - before; prior; अभिभाषिण्यः (abhibhāṣiṇyaḥ) - those who speak; speakers; रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - by form; by beauty; अप्सरसाम् (apsarasām) - of the apsarases; of celestial nymphs; समाः (samāḥ) - equal; like;]
(Skilled in conversation and charming talk, expert in dance and song, who speak first with a smile, equal in beauty to the apsarases.)
They were skilled in conversation and charming speech, adept in dance and song, always speaking first with a smile, and in beauty, they were equal to the celestial nymphs (apsarases). (12-312-36)
कामोपचारकुशला भावज्ञाः सर्वकोविदाः। परं पञ्चाशतो नार्यो वारमुख्याः समाद्रवन् ॥१२-३१२-३७॥
kāmopacārakuśalā bhāvajñāḥ sarvakovidāḥ। paraṃ pañcāśato nāryo vāramukhyāḥ samādravan ॥12-312-37॥
[काम-उपचार-कुशला (kāma-upacāra-kuśalā) - skilled in the service of desire; भाव-ज्ञाः (bhāva-jñāḥ) - knowers of feelings; सर्व-कोविदाः (sarva-kovidāḥ) - all-wise; परम् (param) - further; पञ्चाशतः (pañcāśataḥ) - fifty; नार्यः (nāryaḥ) - women; वार-मुख्याः (vāra-mukhyāḥ) - chief courtesans; सम्-आद्रवन् (sam-ādravan) - together ran toward;]
(Skilled in the service of desire, knowers of feelings, all-wise; further, fifty women, chief courtesans, together ran toward.)
Skilled in the arts of love, understanding emotions, and wise in all matters, fifty chief courtesans also hurried forward together. (12-312-37)
पाद्यादीनि प्रतिग्राह्य पूजया परयार्च्य च। देशकालोपपन्नेन साध्वन्नेनाप्यतर्पयन् ॥१२-३१२-३८॥
pādyādīni pratigrāhya pūjayā parayārcya ca। deśakālaupapannena sādhvannenāpyatarpayan ॥12-312-38॥
[पाद्यादीनि (pādyādīni) - water for washing feet and others; प्रतिग्राह्य (pratigrāhya) - having received; पूजया (pūjayā) - with worship; परया (parayā) - with supreme; अर्च्य (arcya) - having worshipped; च (ca) - and; देशकालोपपन्नेन (deśakālaupapannena) - suited to place and time; साधु-अन्नेन (sādhu-annenā) - with good food; अपि (api) - also; अतर्पयन् (atarpayan) - they satisfied;]
(Having received water for washing feet and others, having worshipped with supreme worship and, with good food suited to place and time, they also satisfied.)
They received water for washing feet and other offerings, worshipped with supreme devotion, and also satisfied (the guests) with good food appropriate to the place and time. (12-312-38)
तस्य भुक्तवतस्तात तदन्तःपुरकाननम्। सुरम्यं दर्शयामासुरेकैकश्येन भारत ॥१२-३१२-३९॥
tasya bhuktavatastāta tadantaḥpurakānanam। suramyaṃ darśayāmāsurekaikaśyena bhārata ॥12-312-39॥
[तस्य (tasya) - of him; भुक्तवतः (bhuktavataḥ) - having eaten; तात (tāta) - O dear; तद् (tad) - that; अन्तःपुर (antaḥpura) - inner apartments; काननम् (kānanam) - forest; सुरम्यम् (suramyam) - beautiful; दर्शयामासुः (darśayāmāsuḥ) - they showed; एकैकश्येन (ekaikaśyena) - one by one; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata;]
(Of him having eaten, O dear, that inner-apartment forest, beautiful, they showed, one by one, O Bhārata.)
O Bhārata, after he had eaten, they showed him the beautiful inner-apartment forest, one by one. (12-312-39)
क्रीडन्त्यश्च हसन्त्यश्च गायन्त्यश्चैव ताः शुकम्। उदारसत्त्वं सत्त्वज्ञाः सर्वाः पर्यचरंस्तदा ॥१२-३१२-४०॥
krīḍantyaś ca hasantyaś ca gāyantyaś caiva tāḥ śukam। udārasattvaṃ sattvajñāḥ sarvāḥ paryacaraṃs tadā ॥12-312-40॥
[क्रीडन्त्यः (krīḍantyaḥ) - playing ones; च (ca) - and; हसन्त्यः (hasantyaḥ) - laughing ones; च (ca) - and; गायन्त्यः (gāyantyaḥ) - singing ones; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; ताः (tāḥ) - they (feminine); शुकम् (śukam) - the parrot; उदारसत्त्वम् (udārasattvam) - of noble nature; सत्त्वज्ञाः (sattvajñāḥ) - knowers of essence; सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all (feminine); पर्यचरन् (paryacaran) - attended upon; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(Playing ones and laughing ones and singing ones indeed, they (feminine) the parrot of noble nature, knowers of essence, all (feminine), attended upon then.)
At that time, all the women—those who were playing, laughing, and singing—indeed, all knowers of essence, attended upon the parrot of noble nature. (12-312-40)
आरणेयस्तु शुद्धात्मा त्रिसंदेहस्त्रिकर्मकृत्। वश्येन्द्रियो जितक्रोधो न हृष्यति न कुप्यति ॥१२-३१२-४१॥
āraṇeyas tu śuddhātmā trisaṃdehas trikarmakṛt। vaśyendriyo jitakrodho na hṛṣyati na kupyati ॥12-312-41॥
[आरणेयः (āraṇeyaḥ) - descendant of Araṇa; तु (tu) - but; शुद्धात्मा (śuddhātmā) - pure-souled; त्रिसंदेहः (trisaṃdehaḥ) - having three bodies; त्रिकर्मकृत् (trikarmakṛt) - performer of three actions; वश्येन्द्रियः (vaśyendriyaḥ) - one whose senses are controlled; जितक्रोधः (jitakrodhaḥ) - one who has conquered anger; न (na) - not; हृष्यति (hṛṣyati) - rejoices; न (na) - not; कुप्यति (kupyati) - becomes angry;]
(āraṇeyaḥ but pure-souled having three bodies performer of three actions one whose senses are controlled one who has conquered anger not rejoices not becomes angry.)
But the descendant of Araṇa, pure in soul, possessing three bodies and performing three actions, with senses under control and anger conquered, neither rejoices nor becomes angry. (12-312-41)
तस्मै शय्यासनं दिव्यं वरार्हं रत्नभूषितम्। स्पर्ध्यास्तरणसंस्तीर्णं ददुस्ताः परमस्त्रियः ॥१२-३१२-४२॥
tasmai śayyāsanaṃ divyaṃ varārhaṃ ratnabhūṣitam। spardhyāstaraṇasaṃstīrṇaṃ dadustāḥ paramastriyaḥ ॥12-312-42॥
[तस्मै (tasmai) - to him; शय्यासनम् (śayyāsanam) - bed-seat; दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine; वरार्हम् (varārham) - worthy of the best; रत्नभूषितम् (ratnabhūṣitam) - adorned with jewels; स्पर्ध्य (spardhya) - splendid; आस्तरण (āstaraṇa) - covering; संस्तीर्णम् (saṃstīrṇam) - well-spread; ददुः (daduḥ) - gave; ताः (tāḥ) - those; परम (parama) - supreme; स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women;]
(To him, a bed-seat divine, worthy of the best, adorned with jewels, splendid, with covering well-spread, those supreme women gave.)
Those supreme women gave him a divine bed-seat, worthy of the best, adorned with jewels, splendid and well-spread with coverings. (12-312-42)
पादशौचं तु कृत्वैव शुकः सन्ध्यामुपास्य च। निषसादासने पुण्ये तमेवार्थं विचिन्तयन् ॥१२-३१२-४३॥
pādaśaucaṃ tu kṛtvaiva śukaḥ sandhyāmupāsya ca। niṣasādāsane puṇye tamevārthaṃ vicintayan ॥12-312-43॥
[पादशौचं (pādaśaucaṃ) - foot-purification; तु (tu) - but; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; एव (eva) - indeed; शुकः (śukaḥ) - Śuka; सन्ध्याम् (sandhyām) - twilight (worship); उपास्य (upāsya) - having worshipped; च (ca) - and; निषसाद (niṣasāda) - sat down; आसने (āsane) - on the seat; पुण्ये (puṇye) - auspicious; तम् (tam) - that; एव (eva) - indeed; अर्थं (arthaṃ) - purpose; विचिन्तयन् (vicintayan) - reflecting;]
(Having performed foot-purification indeed, Śuka, having worshipped the twilight and, sat down on the auspicious seat, reflecting on that very purpose.)
Śuka, after purifying his feet and performing the twilight worship, sat on the auspicious seat, contemplating that very purpose. (12-312-43)
पूर्वरात्रे तु तत्रासौ भूत्वा ध्यानपरायणः। मध्यरात्रे यथान्यायं निद्रामाहारयत्प्रभुः ॥१२-३१२-४४॥
pūrvarātre tu tatrāsau bhūtvā dhyānaparāyaṇaḥ। madhyarātre yathānyāyaṃ nidrām āhārayat prabhuḥ ॥12-312-44॥
[पूर्वरात्रे (pūrvarātre) - in the early night; तु (tu) - but; तत्र (tatra) - there; असौ (asau) - he; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; ध्यानपरायणः (dhyānaparāyaṇaḥ) - devoted to meditation; मध्यरात्रे (madhyarātre) - at midnight; यथा (yathā) - as; अन्यायं (anyāyaṃ) - properly; निद्राम् (nidrām) - sleep; आहारयत् (āhārayat) - he took; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the lord;]
(In the early night but there he having become devoted to meditation; at midnight as properly sleep he took the lord.)
But in the early part of the night, he was there, absorbed in meditation; at midnight, the lord took sleep as was proper. (12-312-44)
ततो मुहूर्तादुत्थाय कृत्वा शौचमनन्तरम्। स्त्रीभिः परिवृतो धीमान्ध्यानमेवान्वपद्यत ॥१२-३१२-४५॥
tato muhūrtād utthāya kṛtvā śaucam anantaram। strībhiḥ parivṛto dhīmān dhyānam eva anvapadyata ॥12-312-45॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; मुहूर्तात् (muhūrtāt) - after a moment; उत्थाय (utthāya) - having risen; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; शौचम् (śaucam) - purification; अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - immediately after; स्त्रीभिः (strībhiḥ) - by women; परिवृतः (parivṛtaḥ) - surrounded; धीमान् (dhīmān) - the wise one; ध्यानम् (dhyānam) - meditation; एव (eva) - indeed; अन्वपद्यत (anvapadyata) - engaged in;]
(Then, after a moment, having risen, having done purification immediately after, surrounded by women, the wise one indeed engaged in meditation.)
Then, after a short while, having risen and performed purification immediately, the wise one, surrounded by women, engaged himself in meditation. (12-312-45)
अनेन विधिना कार्ष्णिस्तदहःशेषमच्युतः। तां च रात्रिं नृपकुले वर्तयामास भारत ॥१२-३१२-४६॥
anena vidhinā kārṣṇis tad ahaḥśeṣam acyutaḥ। tāṃ ca rātriṃ nṛpakule vartayāmāsa bhārata ॥12-312-46॥
[अनेन (anena) - by this; विधिना (vidhinā) - by method; कार्ष्णिः (kārṣṇiḥ) - Kṛṣṇa; तद् (tad) - that; अहःशेषम् (ahaḥśeṣam) - remaining of the day; अच्युतः (acyutaḥ) - Acyuta; ताम् (tām) - that; च (ca) - and; रात्रिम् (rātrim) - night; नृपकुले (nṛpakule) - in the king's house; वर्तयामास (vartayāmāsa) - spent; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata;]
(By this method Kṛṣṇa, Acyuta, spent the remaining of that day and that night in the king's house, O Bhārata.)
In this way, Kṛṣṇa (Acyuta) spent the rest of that day and the night in the king's palace, O Bhārata. (12-312-46)
