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च्यवन उवाच॥
Cyavana said.
अवश्यं कथनीयं मे तवैतन्नरपुङ्गव। यदर्थं त्वाहमुच्छेत्तुं सम्प्राप्तो मनुजाधिप ॥१३-५६-१॥
O best among men, this must certainly be told by me to you. O king of men, for which purpose I have come to destroy you. (13-56-1)
भृगूणां क्षत्रिया याज्या नित्यमेव जनाधिप। ते च भेदं गमिष्यन्ति दैवयुक्तेन हेतुना ॥१३-५६-२॥
O lord of people, the Kṣatriyas are always to be sacrificed to by the Bhṛgus. They too will be divided by a cause appointed by fate. (13-56-2)
क्षत्रियाश्च भृगून्सर्वान्वधिष्यन्ति नराधिप। आ गर्भादनुकृन्तन्तो दैवदण्डनिपीडिताः ॥१३-५६-३॥
O ruler of men, the kṣatriyas, oppressed by divine punishment, will slay all the Bhṛgus, cutting them down even from the womb. (13-56-3)
तत उत्पत्स्यतेऽस्माकं कुले गोत्रविवर्धनः। और्वो नाम महातेजा ज्वलनार्कसमद्युतिः ॥१३-५६-४॥
In our lineage, one named Aurva will be born who will increase the family; he will possess great brilliance and will have radiance like fire and the sun. (13-56-4)
स त्रैलोक्यविनाशाय कोपाग्निं जनयिष्यति। महीं सपर्वतवनां यः करिष्यति भस्मसात् ॥१३-५६-५॥
He, for the destruction of the three worlds, will generate the fire of anger; he will turn the earth, with its mountains and forests, into ashes. (13-56-5)
कञ्चित्कालं तु तं वह्निं स एव शमयिष्यति। समुद्रे वडवावक्त्रे प्रक्षिप्य मुनिसत्तमः ॥१३-५६-६॥
However, for some time, he himself will appease that fire by casting it into the mouth of the Vaḍavā in the ocean, O best among sages. (13-56-6)
पुत्रं तस्य महाभागमृचीकं भृगुनन्दनम्। साक्षात्कृत्स्नो धनुर्वेदः समुपस्थास्यतेऽनघ ॥१३-५६-७॥
O sinless one, the exceedingly fortunate son of his, Ṛcīka, the descendant of Bhṛgu, the entire science of archery will directly manifest before him. (13-56-7)
क्षत्रियाणामभावाय दैवयुक्तेन हेतुना। स तु तं प्रतिगृह्यैव पुत्रे सङ्क्रामयिष्यति ॥१३-५६-८॥
But for the destruction of the kṣatriyas, by a cause joined with destiny, he, having accepted that, will indeed transfer it to his son. (13-56-8)
जमदग্নौ महाभागे तपसा भावितात्मनि। स चापि भृगुशार्दूलस्तं वेदं धारयिष्यति ॥१३-५६-९॥
In Jamadagni, who is greatly fortunate and whose self is purified by austerity, he too, the tiger among the Bhṛgus, will uphold that Veda. (13-56-9)
कुलात्तु तव धर्मात्मन्कन्यां सोऽधिगमिष्यति। उद्भावनार्थं भवतो वंशस्य नृपसत्तम ॥१३-५६-१०॥
O best of kings, a righteous one from your family will obtain your daughter in order to ensure the continuation of your lineage. (13-56-10)
गाधेर्दुहितरं प्राप्य पौत्रीं तव महातपाः। ब्राह्मणं क्षत्रधर्माणं राममुत्पादयिष्यति ॥१३-५६-११॥
The greatly austere one, having married Gādhi's daughter, who is your granddaughter, will beget Rāma, a Brāhmaṇa possessing the duties of a Kṣatriya. (13-56-11)
क्षत्रियं विप्रकर्माणं बृहस्पतिमिवौजसा। विश्वामित्रं तव कुले गाधेः पुत्रं सुधार्मिकम् ॥ तपसा महता युक्तं प्रदास्यति महाद्युते ॥१३-५६-१२॥
O greatly radiant one, in your lineage, Gādhi's son Viśvāmitra—though a kṣatriya, possessing the actions of a brāhmaṇa and the power of Bṛhaspati, highly righteous and devoted to great austerity—will be granted. (13-56-12)
स्त्रियौ तु कारणं तत्र परिवर्ते भविष्यतः। पितामहनियोगाद्वै नान्यथैतद्भविष्यति ॥१३-५६-१३॥
However, the two women are the cause in this matter of change; in future, by the command of the grandfather, this will indeed occur and not otherwise. (13-56-13)
तृतीये पुरुषे तुभ्यं ब्राह्मणत्वमुपैष्यति। भविता त्वं च सम्बन्धी भृगूणां भावितात्मनाम् ॥१३-५६-१४॥
In the third generation, Brahminhood will come to you. And you will be a relative of the Bhṛgus, those whose selves are purified. (13-56-14)
भीष्म उवाच॥
Bhīṣma said;
कुशिकस्तु मुनेर्वाक्यं च्यवनस्य महात्मनः। श्रुत्वा हृष्टोऽभवद्राजा वाक्यं चेदमुवाच ह ॥ एवमस्त्विति धर्मात्मा तदा भरतसत्तम ॥१३-५६-१५॥
But King Kushika, having heard the words of the great-souled sage Cyavana, became delighted, and said these words: "So let it be," said the righteous king at that time, O foremost of the Bharatas. (13-56-15)
च्यवनस्तु महातेजाः पुनरेव नराधिपम्। वरार्थं चोदयामास तमुवाच स पार्थिवः ॥१३-५६-१६॥
But Cyavana of great brilliance again urged the king for the sake of a boon, and he, the king, spoke to him. (13-56-16)
बाढमेवं ग्रहीष्यामि कामं त्वत्तो महामुने। ब्रह्मभूतं कुलं मेऽस्तु धर्मे चास्य मनो भवेत् ॥१३-५६-१७॥
Certainly, I shall accept in this way, willingly from you, O great sage. May my lineage become one with Brahman, and may his mind be set in righteousness. (13-56-17)
एवमुक्तस्तथेत्येवं प्रत्युक्त्वा च्यवनो मुनिः। अभ्यनुज्ञाय नृपतिं तीर्थयात्रां ययौ तदा ॥१३-५६-१८॥
Thus addressed, and replying in this manner, the sage Cyavana, having obtained the king's permission, then went on pilgrimage. (13-56-18)
एतत्ते कथितं सर्वमशेषेण मया नृप। भृगूणां कुशिकानां च प्रति सम्बन्धकारणम् ॥१३-५६-१९॥
O king, all of this has been told to you by me completely—the reason for the connection between the Bhṛgus and the Kuśikas. (13-56-19)
यथोक्तं मुनिना चापि तथा तदभवन्नृप। जन्म रामस्य च मुनेर्विश्वामित्रस्य चैव ह ॥१३-५६-२०॥
O king, just as it was spoken by the sage, so it happened: the birth of Rāma, and of the sage Viśvāmitra as well, indeed. (13-56-20)
