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युधिष्ठिर उवाच॥
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca॥
[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira; (proper name; eldest Pandava); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (third person singular, perfect, from √vac, to speak;);]
(Yudhishthira said;)
Yudhishthira said.
पवित्राणां पवित्रं यच्छ्रेष्ठं लोके च यद्भवेत्। पावनं परमं चैव तन्मे ब्रूहि पितामह ॥१३-८०-१॥
pavitriṇāṃ pavitraṃ yacchreṣṭhaṃ loke ca yadbhavet। pāvanaṃ paramaṃ caiva tanme brūhi pitāmaha ॥13-80-1॥
[पवित्राणां (pavitriṇāṃ) - of purifying things; पवित्रं (pavitraṃ) - the purifier; यत् (yat) - which; श्रेष्ठं (śreṣṭham) - the best; लोके (loke) - in the world; च (ca) - and; यत् (yat) - which; भवेत् (bhavet) - may exist; पावनं (pāvanaṃ) - the purifier; परमं (paramaṃ) - supreme; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; तत् (tat) - that; मे (me) - to me; ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell; पितामह (pitāmaha) - O grandsire;]
(Of purifying things, the purifier which is the best in the world and which may exist, and the supreme purifier indeed—that, to me, tell, O grandsire.)
O grandsire, tell me which is the purest and supreme purifier among all purifying things that may exist in the world. (13-80-1)
भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhīṣma; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Bhīṣma said;)
Bhīṣma said.
गावो महार्थाः पुण्याश्च तारयन्ति च मानवान्। धारयन्ति प्रजाश्चेमाः पयसा हविषा तथा ॥१३-८०-२॥
gāvo mahārthāḥ puṇyāś ca tārayanti ca mānavān। dhārayanti prajāś ca imāḥ payasā haviṣā tathā॥13-80-2॥
[गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows; महार्थाः (mahārthāḥ) - of great value; पुण्याः (puṇyāḥ) - auspicious; च (ca) - and; तारयन्ति (tārayanti) - they save; च (ca) - and; मानवान् (mānavān) - humans; धारयन्ति (dhārayanti) - they support; प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - creatures; च (ca) - and; इमाः (imāḥ) - these; पयसा (payasā) - with milk; हविषा (haviṣā) - with clarified butter; तथा (tathā) - also;]
(Cows of great value, auspicious, and save humans. They support creatures and these also with milk, with clarified butter.)
Cows are of great value, auspicious, and they save humans. These also support all creatures with their milk and clarified butter. (13-80-2)
न हि पुण्यतमं किञ्चिद्गोभ्यो भरतसत्तम। एताः पवित्राः पुण्याश्च त्रिषु लोकेष्वनुत्तमाः ॥१३-८०-३॥
na hi puṇyatamaṃ kiñcid gobhyo bharatasattama। etāḥ pavitrāḥ puṇyāś ca triṣu lokeṣu anuttamāḥ ॥13-80-3॥
[न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; पुण्यतमं (puṇyatamam) - more meritorious; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything; गोभ्यः (gobhyaḥ) - than cows; भरतसत्तम (bharatasattama) - O best among the Bharatas; एताः (etāḥ) - these (feminine); पवित्राः (pavitṛāḥ) - purifiers; पुण्याः (puṇyāḥ) - holy; च (ca) - and; त्रिषु (triṣu) - in three; लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - worlds; अनुत्तमाः (anuttamāḥ) - unexcelled;]
(Not indeed more meritorious anything than cows, O best among the Bharatas. These purifiers and holy and in the three worlds unexcelled.)
O best of the Bharatas, there is indeed nothing more meritorious than cows; these are holy purifiers, unsurpassed in all the three worlds. (13-80-3)
देवानामुपरिष्टाच्च गावः प्रतिवसन्ति वै। दत्त्वा चैता नरपते यान्ति स्वर्गं मनीषिणः ॥१३-८०-४॥
devānām upariṣṭāc ca gāvaḥ prativasanti vai। dattvā caitā narapate yānti svargaṃ manīṣiṇaḥ ॥13-80-4॥
[देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods; उपरिष्टात् (upariṣṭāt) - above; च (ca) - and; गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows; प्रतिवसन्ति (prativasanti) - dwell facing; वै (vai) - indeed; दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given; च (ca) - and; एता (etāḥ) - these; नरपते (narapate) - O king; यान्ति (yānti) - go; स्वर्गम् (svargam) - to heaven; मनीषिणः (manīṣiṇaḥ) - wise ones;]
(Of the gods above and cows dwell facing indeed. Having given these, O king, go to heaven wise ones.)
Cows dwell above the gods, and wise men, O king, having given these (cows), indeed go to heaven. (13-80-4)
मान्धाता यौवनाश्वश्च ययातिर्नहुषस्तथा। गावो ददन्तः सततं सहस्रशतसंमिताः ॥ गताः परमकं स्थानं देवैरपि सुदुर्लभम् ॥१३-८०-५॥
māndhātā yauvanāśvaś ca yayātir nahuṣas tathā। gāvo dadantaḥ satataṃ sahasraśatasaṃmitāḥ ॥ gatāḥ paramakaṃ sthānaṃ devair api sudurlabham ॥13-80-5॥
[मान्धाता (māndhātā) - Māndhātā; यौवनाश्वः (yauvanāśvaḥ) - Yauvanāśva; च (ca) - and; ययातिः (yayātiḥ) - Yayāti; नहुषः (nahuṣaḥ) - Nahuṣa; तथा (tathā) - also; गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows; ददन्तः (dadantaḥ) - giving; सततम् (satatam) - constantly; सहस्रशतसंमिताः (sahasraśatasaṃmitāḥ) - equal to hundreds and thousands; गताः (gatāḥ) - have gone; परमकम् (paramakam) - the highest; स्थानम् (sthānam) - abode; देवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods; अपि (api) - even; सुदुर्लभम् (sudurlabham) - very difficult to attain;]
(Māndhātā, Yauvanāśva and Yayāti, Nahuṣa also; cows constantly giving, equal to hundreds and thousands; have gone to the highest abode, even by the gods very difficult to attain.)
Māndhātā, Yauvanāśva, Yayāti, and Nahuṣa also, and cows that gave constantly, numbering in hundreds and thousands, have reached the highest abode, which is very difficult for even the gods to attain. (13-80-5)
अपि चात्र पुरावृत्तं कथयिष्यामि तेऽनघ। ऋषीणामुत्तमं धीमान्कृष्णद्वैपायनं शुकः। अभिवाद्याह्निकं कृत्वा शुचिः प्रयतमानसः ॥ पितरं परिपप्रच्छ दृष्टलोकपरावरम् ॥१३-८०-७॥
api cātra purāvṛttaṃ kathayiṣyāmi te'nagha। ṛṣīṇāmuttamaṃ dhīmān kṛṣṇadvāipāyanaṃ śukaḥ। abhivādyāhnikam kṛtvā śuciḥ prayatamānasaḥ॥ pitaraṃ paripapraccha dṛṣṭalokaparāvaram॥ 13-80-7॥
[अपि (api) - indeed; च (ca) - and; अत्र (atra) - here; पुरावृत्तं (purāvṛttam) - ancient event; कथयिष्यामि (kathayiṣyāmi) - I shall narrate; ते (te) - to you; अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one; ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of sages; उत्तमं (uttamam) - the best; धीमान् (dhīmān) - wise; कृष्णद्वैपायनं (kṛṣṇadvāipāyanam) - Kṛṣṇadvaipāyana (Vyāsa); शुकः (śukaḥ) - Śuka; अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted; आह्निकं (āhnikam) - daily duties; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having performed; शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure; प्रयतमानसः (prayatamānasaḥ) - with controlled mind; पितरं (pitaraṃ) - father; परिपप्रच्छ (paripapraccha) - questioned thoroughly; दृष्टलोकपरावरम् (dṛṣṭalokaparāvaram) - who has seen the world's highest and lowest;]
(Indeed, and here ancient event I shall narrate to you, O sinless one. Of sages the best, wise Kṛṣṇadvaipāyana, Śuka, having saluted (him), having performed daily duties, pure, with controlled mind, father questioned thoroughly who has seen the world's highest and lowest.)
Now, O sinless one, I shall narrate here an ancient tale: Śuka, the wise son of Vyāsa, the best among sages, after saluting (his father), having performed his daily observances, pure and with a disciplined mind, thoroughly questioned his father, who had witnessed all aspects of the world. (13-80-7)
को यज्ञः सर्वयज्ञानां वरिष्ठ उपलक्ष्यते। किं च कृत्वा परं स्वर्गं प्राप्नुवन्ति मनीषिणः ॥१३-८०-८॥
ko yajñaḥ sarvayajñānāṃ variṣṭha upalakṣyate। kiṃ ca kṛtvā paraṃ svargaṃ prāpnuvanti manīṣiṇaḥ ॥13-80-8॥
[को (ko) - which; (interrogative pronoun); यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - sacrifice; सर्वयज्ञानां (sarvayajñānāṃ) - of all sacrifices; वरिष्ठ (variṣṭha) - the most excellent; the highest; उपलक्ष्यते (upalakṣyate) - is considered; is regarded as; किं (kiṃ) - what; which; च (ca) - and; also; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; after doing; परं (paraṃ) - supreme; highest; स्वर्गं (svargaṃ) - heaven; प्राप्नुवन्ति (prāpnuvanti) - attain; reach; मनीषिणः (manīṣiṇaḥ) - the wise; wise men;]
(Which sacrifice of all sacrifices is considered the most excellent? And having done what do the wise attain the highest heaven?)
Which sacrifice is regarded as the highest among all sacrifices? And what deed do the wise perform to attain supreme heaven? (13-80-8)
केन देवाः पवित्रेण स्वर्गमश्नन्ति वा विभो। किं च यज्ञस्य यज्ञत्वं क्व च यज्ञः प्रतिष्ठितः ॥१३-८०-९॥
kena devāḥ pavitреṇa svargam aśnanti vā vibho। kiṃ ca yajñasya yajñatvaṃ kva ca yajñaḥ pratiṣṭhitaḥ ॥13-80-9॥
[केन (kena) - by what; देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods; पवित्रेण (pavitreṇa) - by the purifier; स्वर्गम् (svargam) - heaven; अश्नन्ति (aśnanti) - enjoy; वा (vā) - or; विभो (vibho) - O mighty one; किं (kiṃ) - what; च (ca) - and; यज्ञस्य (yajñasya) - of sacrifice; यज्ञत्वं (yajñatvaṃ) - sacrificial nature; क्व (kva) - where; च (ca) - and; यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - sacrifice; प्रतिष्ठितः (pratiṣṭhitaḥ) - established;]
(By what do the gods enjoy heaven by the purifier, O mighty one? And what is the sacrificial nature of sacrifice, and where is sacrifice established?)
By what do the gods reach heaven through purification, O mighty One? What constitutes the sacrificial essence of sacrifice, and where is sacrifice established? (13-80-9)
दानानामुत्तमं किं च किं च सत्रमतः परम्। पवित्राणां पवित्रं च यत्तद्ब्रूहि ममानघ ॥१३-८०-१०॥
dānānām uttamaṃ kiṃ ca kiṃ ca satram ataḥ param। pavitrāṇāṃ pavitraṃ ca yat tad brūhi mama anagha ॥13-80-10॥
[दानानाम् (dānānām) - of gifts; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - the best; किं (kiṃ) - what; च (ca) - and; किं (kiṃ) - what; च (ca) - and; सत्रम् (satram) - sacrifice; अतः (ataḥ) - than this; परम् (param) - higher; पवित्राणाम् (pavitrāṇām) - of purifiers; पवित्रम् (pavitram) - the purifier; च (ca) - and; यत् (yat) - which; तत् (tat) - that; ब्रूहि (brūhi) - speak; मम (mama) - to me; अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one;]
(Of gifts the best what and what and sacrifice than this higher; of purifiers the purifier and which that speak to me O sinless one.)
Tell me, O sinless one, what is the best among gifts, and what is the highest sacrifice; and what is the supreme purifier among purifiers. (13-80-10)
एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु वचनं व्यासः परमधर्मवित्। पुत्रायाकथयत्सर्वं तत्त्वेन भरतर्षभ ॥१३-८०-११॥
etacchrutvā tu vacanaṁ vyāsaḥ paramadharmavit। putrāyākathayatsarvaṁ tattvena bharatarṣabha ॥13-80-11॥
[एतच्छ्रुत्वा (etac chrutvā) - having heard this; तु (tu) - but; वचनं (vacanam) - word; व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyāsa; परमधर्मवित् (parama-dharma-vit) - knower of the highest dharma; पुत्राय (putrāya) - to his son; अकथयत् (akathayat) - spoke; सर्वं (sarvam) - all; तत्त्वेन (tattvena) - truly; भरतर्षभ (bharata-ṛṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas;]
(Having heard this, but word Vyāsa, knower of the highest dharma, to his son, spoke all truly, O best of the Bharatas.)
O best of the Bharatas, having heard this, Vyāsa, the knower of the highest dharma, spoke everything truly to his son. (13-80-11)
व्यास उवाच॥
vyāsa uvāca॥
[व्यास (vyāsa) - Vyāsa; (proper noun, name of the sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (spoke, declared);]
(Vyāsa said;)
Vyāsa said.
गावः प्रतिष्ठा भूतानां तथा गावः परायणम्। गावः पुण्याः पवित्राश्च पावनं धर्म एव च ॥१३-८०-१२॥
gāvaḥ pratiṣṭhā bhūtānāṃ tathā gāvaḥ parāyaṇam। gāvaḥ puṇyāḥ pavitrāś ca pāvanaṃ dharma eva ca ॥13-80-12॥
[गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows; प्रतिष्ठा (pratiṣṭhā) - foundation; भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings; तथा (tathā) - and; गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows; परायणम् (parāyaṇam) - refuge; गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows; पुण्याः (puṇyāḥ) - holy; पवित्राः (pavitrāḥ) - pure; च (ca) - and; पावनम् (pāvanam) - purifying; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - righteousness; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and;]
(Cows are the foundation of beings, and cows are the refuge. Cows are holy, pure, and purifying, righteousness indeed also.)
Cows are the foundation and refuge of all beings; they are holy, pure, purifying, and embody righteousness itself. (13-80-12)
पूर्वमासन्नशृङ्गा वै गाव इत्यनुशुश्रुमः। शृङ्गार्थे समुपासन्त ताः किल प्रभुमव्ययम् ॥१३-८०-१३॥
pūrvam-āsanna-śṛṅgā vai gāva iti anuśuśrumaḥ। śṛṅgārthe samupāsanta tāḥ kila prabhum-avyayam॥13-80-13॥
[पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly; आसन्नशृङ्गाः (āsanna-śṛṅgāḥ) - having recently grown horns; वै (vai) - indeed; गावः (gāvaḥ) - the cows; इति (iti) - thus; अनुशुश्रुमः (anuśuśrumaḥ) - we have heard; शृङ्गार्थे (śṛṅgārthe) - for the sake of (their) horns; समुपासन्त (samupāsanta) - they approached; ताः (tāḥ) - they (those); किल (kila) - surely; प्रभुम् (prabhum) - the lord; अव्ययम् (avyayam) - the imperishable one;]
(Formerly the cows having recently grown horns, indeed, thus we have heard; for the sake of horns, they approached, those, surely, the imperishable lord.)
We have heard that, in former times, the cows, when they had just grown horns, indeed approached the imperishable Lord for the sake of their horns. (13-80-13)
ततो ब्रह्मा तु गाः प्रायमुपविष्टाः समीक्ष्य ह। ईप्सितं प्रददौ ताभ्यो गोभ्यः प्रत्येकशः प्रभुः ॥१३-८०-१४॥
tato brahmā tu gāḥ prāyam-upaviṣṭāḥ samīkṣya ha। īpsitaṃ pradadau tābhyo gobhyaḥ pratyekaśaḥ prabhuḥ॥13-80-14॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā; तु (tu) - but; गाः (gāḥ) - the cows; प्रायम् (prāyam) - near; उपविष्टाः (upaviṣṭāḥ) - seated; समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - observing; ह (ha) - indeed; ईप्सितम् (īpsitam) - desired; प्रददौ (pradadau) - gave; ताभ्यः (tābhyaḥ) - to them; गोभ्यः (gobhyaḥ) - to the cows; प्रत्येकशः (pratyekaśaḥ) - individually; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the lord;]
(Then Brahmā but the cows near seated observing indeed desired gave to them to the cows individually the lord.)
Then Brahmā, having observed the cows seated nearby, indeed gave to each of them individually what they desired, the lord. (13-80-14)
तासां शृङ्गाण्यजायन्त यस्या यादृङ्मनोगतम्। नानावर्णाः शृङ्गवन्त्यस्ता व्यरोचन्त पुत्रक ॥१३-८०-१५॥
tāsāṃ śṛṅgāṇy ajāyanta yasyā yādṛṅ manogatam। nānāvarṇāḥ śṛṅgavanty astā vyarocanta putraka ॥13-80-15॥
[तासां (tāsāṃ) - of those; शृङ्गाणि (śṛṅgāṇi) - horns; अजायन्त (ajāyanta) - were born; यस्या (yasyā) - of whom; यादृक् (yādṛk) - of what sort; मनः-गतम् (manaḥ-gatam) - was in (their) mind; नानावर्णाः (nānāvarṇāḥ) - of various colors; शृङ्गवन्त्यः (śṛṅgavantyaḥ) - having horns; अस्ताः (astāḥ) - those; व्यरोचन्त (vyarocanta) - shone; पुत्रक (putraka) - O dear son;]
(Of those, horns were born, of whom, whatever was in (their) mind. Of various colors, those having horns, shone, O dear son.)
O dear son, among them, the horns were born according to what was in their minds; those having horns of various colors shone brightly. (13-80-15)
ब्रह्मणा वरदत्तास्ता हव्यकव्यप्रदाः शुभाः। पुण्याः पवित्राः सुभगा दिव्यसंस्थानलक्षणाः ॥ गावस्तेजो महद्दिव्यं गवां दानं प्रशस्यते ॥१३-८०-१६॥
brahmaṇā varadattās tā havyakavyapradāḥ śubhāḥ। puṇyāḥ pavitrāḥ subhagā divyasaṃsthānalakṣaṇāḥ॥ gāvas tejo mahad divyaṃ gavāṃ dānaṃ praśasyate॥13-80-16॥
[ब्रह्मणा (brahmaṇā) (brahmaṇā) - by Brahmā; वरदत्ताः (varadattāḥ) (varadattāḥ) - bestowed as a boon; ता: (tāḥ) (tāḥ) - they; हव्यकव्यप्रदाः (havyakavyapradāḥ) (havyakavyapradāḥ) - givers of oblations and ancestor offerings; शुभाः (śubhāḥ) (śubhāḥ) - auspicious; पुण्याः (puṇyāḥ) (puṇyāḥ) - meritorious; पवित्राः (pavitrāḥ) (pavitrāḥ) - pure; सुभगा: (subhagāḥ) (subhagāḥ) - fortunate; दिव्यसंस्थानलक्षणाः (divyasaṃsthānalakṣaṇāḥ) (divyasaṃsthānalakṣaṇāḥ) - possessed of divine forms and marks; गावः (gāvaḥ) (gāvaḥ) - cows; तेजः (tejaḥ) (tejaḥ) - lustre; महत् (mahat) (mahat) - great; दिव्यम् (divyam) (divyam) - divine; गवाम् (gavām) (gavām) - of cows; दानम् (dānam) (dānam) - gift; प्रशस्यते (praśasyate) (praśasyate) - is praised;]
(By Brahmā bestowed as a boon, they, givers of oblations and ancestor offerings, auspicious, meritorious, pure, fortunate, possessed of divine forms and marks. Cows, lustre, great, divine. The gift of cows is praised.)
Cows, bestowed as a boon by Brahmā, are givers of offerings to gods and ancestors, are auspicious, meritorious, pure, fortunate, and bear divine marks. Cows possess great divine lustre. The gift of cows is especially praised. (13-80-16)
ये चैताः सम्प्रयच्छन्ति साधवो वीतमत्सराः। ते वै सुकृतिनः प्रोक्ताः सर्वदानप्रदाश्च ते ॥ गवां लोकं तथा पुण्यमाप्नुवन्ति च तेऽनघ ॥१३-८०-१७॥
ye caitāḥ samprayacchanti sādhavo vītamatsarāḥ। te vai sukṛtinaḥ proktāḥ sarvadānapradāśca te ॥ gavāṃ lokaṃ tathā puṇyam āpnavanti ca te' nagha ॥13-80-17॥
[ये (ye) (ye) - who; those; चैताः (caitāḥ) (caitāḥ) - these; (cows); सम्प्रयच्छन्ति (samprayacchanti) (samprayacchanti) - bestow; give completely; साधवः (sādhavaḥ) (sādhavaḥ) - the virtuous; good men; वीतमत्सराः (vītamatsarāḥ) (vītamatsarāḥ) - free from envy; ते (te) (te) - they; वै (vai) (vai) - indeed; सुकृतिनः (sukṛtinaḥ) (sukṛtinaḥ) - the virtuous; the meritorious; प्रोक्ताः (proktāḥ) (proktāḥ) - are said; are called; सर्वदानप्रदाः (sarvadānapradāḥ) (sarvadānapradāḥ) - givers of all gifts; च (ca) (ca) - and; ते (te) (te) - they; गवां (gavāṃ) (gavāṃ) - of cows; लोकं (lokaṃ) (lokaṃ) - world; realm; तथा (tathā) (tathā) - thus; also; पुण्यम् (puṇyam) (puṇyam) - merit; virtuous (state); आप्नुवन्ति (āpnuvanti) (āpnuvanti) - attain; च (ca) (ca) - and; ते (te) (te) - they; अनघ (anagha) (anagha) - sinless one; १३-८०-१७ (13-80-17) (13-80-17) - (13-80-17);]
(Those who, these (cows), bestow, the virtuous, free from envy; they, indeed, the meritorious, are said, givers of all gifts; and they, of cows, world, thus, merit, attain, and, they, sinless one. (13-80-17))
Those who, being virtuous and free from envy, bestow these cows—they are indeed called the truly meritorious and givers of all gifts. And they attain the world of cows and merit, O sinless one. (13-80-17)
यत्र वृक्षा मधुफला दिव्यपुष्पफलोपगाः। पुष्पाणि च सुगन्धीनि दिव्यानि द्विजसत्तम ॥१३-८०-१८॥
yatra vṛkṣā madhuphala divyapuṣpaphalopagāḥ | puṣpāṇi ca sugandhīni divyāni dvijasattama ॥13-80-18॥
[यत्र (yatra) - where; वृक्षा (vṛkṣāḥ) - trees; मधुफला (madhuphalaāḥ) - honey-fruited; दिव्यपुष्पफलोपगाः (divyapuṣpaphalopagāḥ) - bearing divine flowers and fruits; पुष्पाणि (puṣpāṇi) - flowers; च (ca) - and; सुगन्धीनि (sugandhīni) - fragrant; दिव्यानि (divyāni) - divine; द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - best of twice-born;]
(Where trees, honey-fruited, bearing divine flowers and fruits; flowers also, fragrant, divine, best of twice-born.)
O best of twice-born, where the trees are honey-fruited and bear divine flowers and fruits, and where the flowers are fragrant and divine. (13-80-18)
सर्वा मणिमयी भूमिः सूक्ष्मकाञ्चनवालुका। सर्वत्र सुखसंस्पर्शा निष्पङ्का नीरजा शुभा ॥१३-८०-१९॥
sarvā maṇimayī bhūmiḥ sūkṣmakañcanavālukā। sarvatra sukhasaṁsparśā niṣpaṅkā nīrajā śubhā ॥13-80-19॥
[सर्वा (sarvā) - entire; all; मणिमयी (maṇimayī) - consisting of jewels; jewel-made; भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - earth; land; सूक्ष्मकाञ्चनवालुका (sūkṣmakañcanavālukā) - fine golden sand; सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere; सुखसंस्पर्शा (sukhasaṁsparśā) - pleasant to the touch; निष्पङ्का (niṣpaṅkā) - stainless; untainted; नीरजा (nīrajā) - free from dust; pure; शुभा (śubhā) - auspicious; beautiful;]
(All jewel-made is the earth, with fine golden sand; everywhere pleasant to the touch, stainless, dust-free, auspicious.)
The entire earth was made of jewels, covered with fine golden sand; everywhere was pleasant to the touch, spotless, dustless, and auspicious. (13-80-19)
रक्तोत्पलवनैश्चैव मणिदण्डैर्हिरण्मयैः। तरुणादित्यसङ्काशैर्भान्ति तत्र जलाशयाः ॥१३-८०-२०॥
raktotpalavanaizcaiva maṇidaṇḍairhiraṇmayaiḥ। taruṇādityasaṅkāśairbhānti tatra jalāśayāḥ॥13-80-20॥
[रक्तोत्पलवनैः (raktotpalavanaiḥ) - by groves of red lotuses; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; मणिदण्डैः (maṇidaṇḍaiḥ) - by jeweled columns; हिरण्मयैः (hiraṇmayaiḥ) - by golden (columns); तरुणअदित्यसङ्काशैः (taruṇādityasaṅkāśaiḥ) - resembling the young sun; भान्ति (bhānti) - shine; तत्र (tatra) - there; जलाशयाः (jalāśayāḥ) - reservoirs of water;]
(By groves of red lotuses and indeed by jeweled, golden columns, resembling the young sun, there shine reservoirs of water.)
There, reservoirs of water shine, adorned with groves of red lotuses and columns of jewels and gold, resembling the youthful sun. (13-80-20)
महार्हमणिपत्रैश्च काञ्चनप्रभकेसरैः। नीलोत्पलविमिश्रैश्च सरोभिर्बहुपङ्कजैः ॥१३-८०-२१॥
mahārhamaṇipatraiś ca kāñcanaprabha-kesaraiḥ। nīlotpala-vimiśraiś ca sarobhir bahupaṅkajaiḥ ॥13-80-21॥
[महार्हमणिपत्रैः (mahārha-maṇi-patraiḥ) - with leaves of most precious gems; च (ca) - and; काञ्चनप्रभकेसरैः (kāñcana-prabha-kesaraiḥ) - with filaments glowing like gold; नीलोत्पलविमिश्रैः (nīlotpala-vimiśraiḥ) - mixed with blue lotuses; च (ca) - and; सरोभिः (sarobhiḥ) - with lakes; बहुपङ्कजैः (bahu-paṅkajaiḥ) - with many lotuses;]
(With leaves of most precious gems and with filaments radiating gold-like brilliance, and lakes mixed with blue lotuses and with many lotuses.)
With leaves made of most precious gems and filaments radiant like gold, with lakes interspersed with blue lotuses and filled with many lotuses. (13-80-21)
करवीरवनैः फुल्लैः सहस्रावर्तसंवृतैः। सन्तानकवनैः फुल्लैर्वृक्षैश्च समलङ्कृताः ॥१३-८०-२२॥
karavīravanaīḥ phullaiḥ sahasrāvartasaṁvṛtaiḥ। santānakavanaīḥ phullairvṛkṣaiś ca samalaṅkṛtāḥ॥13-80-22॥
[करवीरवनैः (karavīravanaīḥ) - with clusters of blossoming oleander forests; फुल्लैः (phullaiḥ) - with blossomed; सहस्रावर्तसंवृतैः (sahasrāvartasaṁvṛtaiḥ) - enveloped with thousands of whirls (clusters); सन्तानकवनैः (santānakavanaīḥ) - with santānaka forests; फुल्लैः (phullaiḥ) - with blossomed; वृक्षैः (vṛkṣaiḥ) - with trees; च (ca) - and; समलङ्कृताः (samalaṅkṛtāḥ) - well adorned;]
(With blossoming oleander forests, enveloped with thousands of clusters, with blossoming santānaka forests, with blossoming trees and well adorned.)
They were splendidly adorned with forests of blossoming oleander, encircled by countless whirls, and with blooming santānaka forests and blossoming trees. (13-80-22)
निर्मलाभिश्च मुक्ताभिर्मणिभिश्च महाधनैः। उद्धूतपुलिनास्तत्र जातरूपैश्च निम्नगाः ॥१३-८०-२३॥
nirmalābhiś ca muktābhiḥ maṇibhiś ca mahādhanaḥ; uddhūtapulinās tatra jātarūpaiś ca nimnagāḥ ॥13-80-23॥
[निर्मलाभिः (nirmalābhiḥ) - by pure; च (ca) - and; मुक्ताभिः (muktābhiḥ) - by pearls; मणिभिः (maṇibhiḥ) - by jewels; च (ca) - and; महाधनैः (mahādhanaḥ) - by great treasures; उद्धूतपुलिनाः (uddhūtapulināḥ) - whose sandbanks are heaped; तत्र (tatra) - there; जातरूपैः (jātarūpaiḥ) - by gold nuggets; च (ca) - and; निम्नगाः (nimnagāḥ) - rivers;]
(By pure (waters), by pearls, by jewels, and by great treasures; there, the rivers whose sandbanks are heaped (shine) by (having) gold nuggets.)
There, the sandbanks of rivers are heaped with pure pearls, jewels, great treasures, and gold nuggets. (13-80-23)
सर्वरत्नमयैश्चित्रैरवगाढा नगोत्तमैः। जातरूपमयैश्चान्यैर्हुताशनसमप्रभैः ॥१३-८०-२४॥
sarvaratnamayaiś citrair avagāḍhā nagottamaiḥ। jātarūpamayaiś cānyair hutāśanasamaprabhaiḥ॥13-80-24॥
[सर्वरत्नमयैः (sarvaratnamayaiḥ) - with all-gem-made; चित्रैः (citraiḥ) - variegated; अवगाढा (avagāḍhā) - immersed; नगोत्तमैः (nagottamaiḥ) - by best mountains; जातरूपमयैः (jātarūpamayaiḥ) - made of gold; च (ca) - and; अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - by others; हुताशनसमप्रभैः (hutāśanasamaprabhaiḥ) - having radiance equal to fire;]
(Immersed with variegated ones made of all gems by the best mountains, and with others made of gold, having radiance equal to fire;)
She was surrounded by the best mountains, brilliantly adorned with all sorts of gems, variegated and immersed, and with others made of gold, shining with radiance equal to that of fire. (13-80-24)
सौवर्णगिरयस्तत्र मणिरत्नशिलोच्चयाः। सर्वरत्नमयैर्भान्ति शृङ्गैश्चारुभिरुच्छ्रितैः ॥१३-८०-२५॥
sauvarṇagirayastatra maṇiratnaśiloccayāḥ। sarvaratnamayairbhānti śṛṅgaiścārubhirucchritaiḥ॥13-80-25॥
[सौवर्णगिरयः (sauvarṇagirayaḥ) - golden mountains; तत्र (tatra) - there; मणिरत्नशिल-उच्चयाः (maṇiratnaśila-ucchayāḥ) - heaps of gemstone rocks; सर्वरत्नमयैः (sarvaratnamayaiḥ) - with all-jewel-composed; भान्ति (bhānti) - shine; शृङ्गैः (śṛṅgaiḥ) - with peaks; चारुभिः (cārubhiḥ) - beautiful; उच्छ्रितैः (ucchritaiḥ) - lofty;]
(Golden mountains there, heaps of gemstone rocks, with all-jewel-composed, shine, with peaks beautiful lofty.)
There, the golden mountains, heaps of gemstone rocks, shine with peaks that are beautifully lofty and made of all kinds of jewels. (13-80-25)
नित्यपुष्पफलास्तत्र नगाः पत्ररथाकुलाः। दिव्यगन्धरसैः पुष्पैः फलैश्च भरतर्षभ ॥१३-८०-२६॥
nityapuṣpaphalās tatra nagāḥ patrarathākulāḥ। divyagandharasaiḥ puṣpaiḥ phalaiś ca bharatarṣabha ॥13-80-26॥
[नित्यपुष्पफलाः (nityapuṣpaphalāḥ) - having constant flowers and fruits; तत्र (tatra) - there; नगाः (nagāḥ) - trees; पत्ररथाकुलाः (patrarathākulāḥ) - crowded with vehicles (chariots) made of leaves (or: filled with leafy canopies); दिव्यगन्धरसैः (divyagandharasaiḥ) - with divine fragrance and taste; पुष्पैः (puṣpaiḥ) - with flowers; फलैः (phalaiḥ) - with fruits; च (ca) - and; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - bull among the Bharatas;]
(There, the trees, always having flowers and fruits, crowded with leafy canopies, with flowers and fruits of divine fragrance and taste, O bull among the Bharatas.)
O best of the Bharatas, there the trees bear flowers and fruits at all times, are covered with leafy canopies, and are adorned with flowers and fruits of divine fragrance and taste. (13-80-26)
रमन्ते पुण्यकर्माणस्तत्र नित्यं युधिष्ठिर। सर्वकामसमृद्धार्था निःशोका गतमन्यवः ॥१३-८०-२७॥
ramante puṇyakarmāṇas tatra nityaṃ yudhiṣṭhira। sarvakāmasamṛddhārthā niḥśokā gatamanyavaḥ ॥13-80-27॥
[रमन्ते (ramante) - they delight; पुण्यकर्माणः (puṇyakarmāṇaḥ) - those with meritorious deeds; तत्र (tatra) - there; नित्यं (nityaṃ) - always; युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira; सर्वकामसमृद्धार्थाः (sarvakāmasamṛddhārthāḥ) - their desires (and) objects fully prospered; निःशोकाः (niḥśokāḥ) - without sorrow; गतमन्यवः (gatamanyavaḥ) - whose anger has departed;]
(They delight, those with meritorious deeds, there, always, Yudhiṣṭhira; their desires and objects fully prospered, without sorrow, whose anger has departed.)
There, O Yudhiṣṭhira, those who perform meritorious deeds always rejoice; with all desires fulfilled, free from sorrow and with anger gone. (13-80-27)
विमानेषु विचित्रेषु रमणीयेषु भारत। मोदन्ते पुण्यकर्माणो विहरन्तो यशस्विनः ॥१३-८०-२८॥
vimāneṣu vicitreṣu ramaṇīyeṣu bhārata। modante puṇyakarmāṇo viharanto yaśasvinaḥ ॥13-80-28॥
[विमानेषु (vimāneṣu) - in the aerial vehicles; विचित्रेषु (vicitreṣu) - in the varied; रमणीयेषु (ramaṇīyeṣu) - in the delightful; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; मोदन्ते (modante) - they rejoice; पुण्यकर्माणः (puṇyakarmāṇaḥ) - those of virtuous actions; विहरन्तः (viharantaḥ) - wandering; यशस्विनः (yaśasvinaḥ) - the illustrious; ॥१३-८०-२८॥ (॥13-80-28॥) - ;]
(In the aerial vehicles, in the varied, in the delightful, O Bhārata, those of virtuous actions, the illustrious ones, rejoice, wandering.)
O Bhārata, the illustrious ones of virtuous deeds, rejoicing and wandering, move about in delightful and varied aerial vehicles. (13-80-28)
उपक्रीडन्ति तान्राजञ्शुभाश्चाप्सरसां गणाः। एताँल्लोकानवाप्नोति गां दत्त्वा वै युधिष्ठिर ॥१३-८०-२९॥
upakrīḍanti tān rājan śubhāś cāpsarasāṃ gaṇāḥ। etāṃl lokān avāpnoti gāṃ dattvā vai yudhiṣṭhira ॥13-80-29॥
[उपक्रीडन्ति (upakrīḍanti) - play with; amuse; तान् (tān) - them; those ones (accusative masculine plural); राजन् (rājan) - O King; शुभाः (śubhāḥ) - auspicious; beautiful; च (ca) - and; अप्सरसां (apsarasām) - of the apsarases (celestial nymphs) (genitive plural); गणाः (gaṇāḥ) - groups; assemblages; एतान् (etān) - these ones; these (accusative masculine plural); लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; अवाप्नोति (avāpnoti) - attains; reaches; गाम् (gām) - cow (accusative singular); दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given; वै (vai) - indeed; युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira;]
(Play with them, O King, auspicious and groups of apsarases. These worlds attains, cow having given indeed, Yudhiṣṭhira.)
O King, auspicious groups of apsarases play with them. Having given a cow, Yudhiṣṭhira, one indeed attains these worlds. (13-80-29)
यासामधिपतिः पूषा मारुतो बलवान्बली। ऐश्वर्ये वरुणो राजा ता मां पान्तु युगन्धराः ॥१३-८०-३०॥
yāsām-adhipatiḥ pūṣā māruto balavān-balī। aiśvarye varuṇo rājā tā māṃ pāntu yugandharāḥ॥13-80-30॥
[यासाम् (yāsām) - of whom; (those among whom;) अधिपतिः (adhipatiḥ) - lord; master; पूषा (pūṣā) - Pūṣā (the deity Pūṣan); मारुतः (mārutaḥ) - Maruta (the Wind-god); बलवान् (balavān) - mighty; strong; बली (balī) - powerful; vigorous; ऐश्वर्ये (aiśvarye) - in sovereignty; in dominion; वरुणः (varuṇaḥ) - Varuṇa (the deity Varuṇa); राजा (rājā) - king; ता (tā) - those; (they;) माम् (mām) - me; पान्तु (pāntu) - may protect; युगन्धराः (yugandharāḥ) - the Yugandharās (a class of beings, mythological mountains, or guardians;);]
(Of whom the lord is Pūṣā, the mighty Maruta is powerful, Varuṇa is king in sovereignty, those Yugandharās may protect me.)
May the Yugandharās, of whom Pūṣā is the lord, the mighty Maruta is strong, and Varuṇa is king in sovereignty, protect me. (13-80-30)
सुरूपा बहुरूपाश्च विश्वरूपाश्च मातरः। प्राजापत्या इति ब्रह्मञ्जपेन्नित्यं यतव्रतः ॥१३-८०-३१॥
surūpā bahurūpāś ca viśvarūpāś ca mātaraḥ। prājāpatyā iti brahmañ japen nityaṃ yatavrataḥ॥13-80-31॥
[सुरूपाः (surūpāḥ) - of beautiful form; बहुरूपाः (bahurūpāḥ) - of many forms; च (ca) - and; विश्वरूपाः (viśvarūpāḥ) - of universal forms; च (ca) - and; मातरः (mātaraḥ) - mothers; प्राजापत्याः (prājāpatyāḥ) - daughters of Prajāpati; इति (iti) - thus; ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brāhmaṇa; जपेत् (japet) - should recite; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; यतव्रतः (yatavrataḥ) - one of controlled vows;]
(of beautiful form, of many forms and of universal forms and mothers, daughters of Prajāpati—thus, O Brāhmaṇa, one of controlled vows should recite always.)
O Brāhmaṇa, one who is devoted to discipline should always recite: 'Of beautiful form, of many forms, of universal forms, and mothers, daughters of Prajāpati.' (13-80-31)
गास्तु शुश्रूषते यश्च समन्वेति च सर्वशः। तस्मै तुष्टाः प्रयच्छन्ति वरानपि सुदुर्लभान् ॥१३-८०-३२॥
gāstu śuśrūṣate yaś ca samanveti ca sarvaśaḥ। tasmai tuṣṭāḥ prayacchanti varān api sudurlabhān॥13-80-32॥
[गाः (gāḥ) - cows; तु (tu) - but; शुश्रूषते (śuśrūṣate) - serves; यः (yaḥ) - who; च (ca) - and; समन्वेति (samanveti) - attends completely; च (ca) - and; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - in every way; तस्मै (tasmai) - to him; तुष्टाः (tuṣṭāḥ) - satisfied ones; प्रयच्छन्ति (prayacchanti) - grant; वरान् (varān) - boons; अपि (api) - even; सुदुर्लभान् (sudurlabhān) - very difficult to obtain;]
(Cows but serve who and attends completely and in every way; to him satisfied ones grant boons even very difficult to obtain.)
But cows, being satisfied, grant even those boons that are very difficult to obtain to the one who serves and attends them completely in every way. (13-80-32)
न द्रुह्येन्मनसा चापि गोषु ता हि सुखप्रदाः। अर्चयेत सदा चैव नमस्कारैश्च पूजयेत् ॥ दान्तः प्रीतमना नित्यं गवां व्युष्टिं तथाश्नुते ॥१३-८०-३३॥
na druhyen manasā cāpi goṣu tā hi sukhapradāḥ। arcayet sadā caiva namaskāraiś ca pūjayet ॥ dāntaḥ prītamanā nityaṃ gavāṃ vyuṣṭiṃ tathāśnute ॥13-80-33॥
[न (na) - not; द्रुह्येत् (druhyet) - should behave with hostility; मनसा (manasā) - with the mind; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; गोषु (goṣu) - towards cows; ता (tā) - they; हि (hi) - indeed; सुखप्रदाः (sukhapradāḥ) - givers of happiness; अर्चयेत् (arcayet) - should worship; सदा (sadā) - always; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; नमस्कारैः (namaskāraiḥ) - with salutations; च (ca) - and; पूजयेत् (pūjayet) - should honor; दान्तः (dāntaḥ) - self-restrained; प्रीतमना (prītamanā) - with a pleased mind; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; गवाम् (gavām) - of cows; व्युष्टिम् (vyuṣṭim) - good fortune (of cows); तथा (tathā) - also; अश्नुते (aśnute) - attains;]
(Not should behave with hostility with the mind and also towards cows; they indeed givers of happiness. Should worship always and indeed with salutations and should honor. The self-restrained, with a pleased mind, always of cows good fortune also attains. (13-80-33))
One should not harbor hostility even in the mind toward cows, for they are truly the givers of happiness. One should always worship and honor them with salutations. A self-restrained person, with a pleased mind, always attains the good fortune associated with cows. (13-80-33)
येन देवाः पवित्रेण भुञ्जते लोकमुत्तमम्। यत्पवित्रं पवित्राणां तद्घृतं शिरसा वहेत् ॥१३-८०-३४॥
yena devāḥ pavitreṇa bhuñjate lokamuttamam। yatpavitraṃ pavitrāṇāṃ tadghṛtaṃ śirasā vahet ॥13-80-34॥
[येन (yena) - by which; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; पवित्रेण (pavitreṇa) - by the purifier; भुञ्जते (bhuñjate) - enjoy; लोकम् (lokam) - the world; उत्तरम् (uttamam) - supreme; यत् (yat) - which; पवित्रम् (pavitram) - purifier; पवित्राणाम् (pavitrāṇām) - of purifiers; तत् (tat) - that; घृतम् (ghṛtam) - clarified butter; शिरसा (śirasā) - on the head; वहेत् (vahet) - should bear;]
(By which the gods enjoy the supreme world by the purifier; which purifier among purifiers, that clarified butter one should bear on the head.)
The clarified butter by which the gods enjoy the highest world, which is the purifier among purifiers, that one should carry on the head. (13-80-34)
घृतेन जुहुयादग्निं घृतेन स्वस्ति वाचयेत्। घृतं प्राशेद्घृतं दद्याद्गवां व्युष्टिं तथाश्नुते ॥१३-८०-३५॥
ghṛtena juhuyād agniṃ ghṛtena svasti vācayet। ghṛtaṃ prāśed ghṛtaṃ dadyād gavāṃ vyuṣṭiṃ tathāśnute॥13-80-35॥
[घृतेन (ghṛtena) - with ghee; जुहुयात् (juhuyāt) - should offer (in fire); अग्निम् (agniṃ) - fire; घृतेन (ghṛtena) - with ghee; स्वस्ति (svasti) - well-being; वाचयेत् (vācayet) - should proclaim; घृतम् (ghṛtam) - ghee; प्राशेत् (prāśet) - should eat; घृतम् (ghṛtam) - ghee; दद्यात् (dadyāt) - should give; गवाम् (gavām) - of cows; व्युष्टिम् (vyuṣṭim) - increase; तथा (tathā) - thus; अश्नुते (aśnute) - attains;]
(With ghee, one should offer into fire; with ghee, one should proclaim well-being. Ghee should be eaten, ghee should be given; of cows, increase thus he attains. (13-80-35))
One should make offerings into fire with ghee and proclaim well-being with ghee. One should eat ghee and give ghee; thereby, one attains the increase of cattle. (13-80-35)
त्र्यहमुष्णं पिबेन्मूत्रं त्र्यहमुष्णं पिबेत्पयः। गवामुष्णं पयः पीत्वा त्र्यहमुष्णं घृतं पिबेत् ॥ त्र्यहमुष्णं घृतं पीत्वा वायुभक्षो भवेत्त्र्यहम् ॥१३-८०-३६॥
tryahuṣṇaṃ piben mūtraṃ tryahuṣṇaṃ pibet payaḥ। gavām uṣṇaṃ payaḥ pītvā tryahuṣṇaṃ ghṛtaṃ pibet॥ tryahuṣṇaṃ ghṛtaṃ pītvā vāyu-bhakṣo bhavet tryaham॥13-80-36॥
[त्र्यहम्-उष्णम् (tryaham-uṣṇam) - for three days-hot; पिबेत् (pibet) - should drink; मूत्रम् (mūtram) - urine; त्र्यहम्-उष्णम् (tryaham-uṣṇam) - for three days-hot; पिबेत् (pibet) - should drink; पयः (payaḥ) - milk; गवाम्-उष्णम् (gavām-uṣṇam) - of cows-warm; पयः (payaḥ) - milk; पीत्वा (pītvā) - having drunk; त्र्यहम्-उष्णम् (tryaham-uṣṇam) - for three days-hot; घृतम् (ghṛtam) - ghee; पिबेत् (pibet) - should drink; त्र्यहम्-उष्णम् (tryaham-uṣṇam) - for three days-hot; घृतम् (ghṛtam) - ghee; पीत्वा (pītvā) - having drunk; वायु-भक्षः (vāyu-bhakṣaḥ) - air-eater; भवेत् (bhavet) - should become; त्र्यहम् (tryaham) - for three days;]
(For three days hot, he should drink urine; for three days hot, he should drink milk; having drunk the warm milk of cows, for three days hot, he should drink ghee; having drunk hot ghee for three days, he should become an eater of air for three days. (13-80-36))
He should drink warm urine for three days and warm milk for three days; after drinking the warm milk of cows, he should drink hot ghee for three days. After drinking hot ghee for three days, he should live on air for three days. (13-80-36)
निर्हृतैश्च यवैर्गोभिर्मासं प्रसृतयावकः। ब्रह्महत्यासमं पापं सर्वमेतेन शुध्यति ॥१३-८०-३७॥
nirhṛtaiś ca yavair gobhir māsaṃ prasṛta-yāvakaḥ। brahma-hatyā-samaṃ pāpaṃ sarvam etena śudhyati ॥13-80-37॥
[निर्हृतैः (nirhṛtaiḥ) - removed from husk; by dehusked; च (ca) - and; यवैः (yavaiḥ) - with barley grains; गोभिः (gobhiḥ) - with cows; मासं (māsaṃ) - a month; प्रसृतयावकः (prasṛta-yāvakaḥ) - daily portion of yāvaka (barley food); ब्रह्महत्यासमं (brahma-hatyā-samam) - equal to brahminicide; पापं (pāpam) - sin; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; एतेन (etena) - by this; शुध्यति (śudhyati) - is purified; ॥१३-८०-३७॥ (॥13-80-37॥) -;]
(By dehusked barley grains and with cows, for a month, consuming a daily portion of barley food, all sin equal to brahminicide is by this purified.)
By subsisting for a month on daily portions of dehusked barley and with the aid of cows, all sin equal to brahminicide is purified by this. (13-80-37)
पराभवार्थं दैत्यानां देवैः शौचमिदं कृतम्। देवत्वमपि च प्राप्ताः संसिद्धाश्च महाबलाः ॥१३-८०-३८॥
parābhavārthaṃ daityānāṃ devaiḥ śaucam idaṃ kṛtam। devatvam api ca prāptāḥ saṃsiddhāś ca mahābalāḥ ॥13-80-38॥
[पराभवार्थम् (parābhavārtham) - for the purpose of defeat; दैत्यानाम् (daityānām) - of the Daityas; देवैः (devaiḥ) - by the Devas; शौचम् (śaucam) - purification; इदं (idaṃ) - this; कृतम् (kṛtam) - was done; देवत्वम् (devatvam) - divinity; अपि (api) - also; च (ca) - and; प्राप्ताः (prāptāḥ) - have attained; संसिद्धाः (saṃsiddhāḥ) - accomplished; च (ca) - and; महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - the greatly powerful;]
(For the purpose of defeat of the Daityas, by the Devas, this purification was done. Divinity also and accomplishedness have the greatly powerful attained.)
This purification was performed by the Devas in order to defeat the Daityas. The greatly powerful ones have thus attained both divinity and perfection. (13-80-38)
गावः पवित्राः पुण्याश्च पावनं परमं महत्। ताश्च दत्त्वा द्विजातिभ्यो नरः स्वर्गमुपाश्नुते ॥१३-८०-३९॥
gāvaḥ pavitrāḥ puṇyāś ca pāvanaṃ paramaṃ mahat। tāś ca dattvā dvijātibhyo naraḥ svargam upāśnute॥13-80-39॥
[गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows; पवित्राः (pavitrāḥ) - pure; पुण्याः (puṇyāḥ) - holy; च (ca) - and; पावनं (pāvanaṃ) - purifying; परमं (paramaṃ) - supreme; महत् (mahat) - great; ताः (tāḥ) - those (cows); च (ca) - and; दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given; द्विजातिभ्यः (dvijātibhyaḥ) - to the twice-born (Brahmins and other dvijas); नरः (naraḥ) - a man; स्वर्गम् (svargam) - heaven; उपाश्नुते (upāśnute) - obtains;]
(Cows pure holy and purifying supreme great; those and having given to the twice-born a man heaven obtains.)
Cows are pure, holy, purifying, supremely great; and by gifting them to the twice-born, a man obtains heaven. (13-80-39)
गवां मध्ये शुचिर्भूत्वा गोमतीं मनसा जपेत्। पूताभिरद्भिराचम्य शुचिर्भवति निर्मलः ॥१३-८०-४०॥
gavāṃ madhye śucirbhūtvā gomatīṃ manasā japet। pūtābhiradbhirācamya śucirbhavati nirmalaḥ ॥13-80-40॥
[गवां (gavāṃ) - of cows; मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst; शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; गोमतीं (gomatīṃ) - Gomatī (name of a river); मनसा (manasā) - with the mind; जपेत् (japet) - should recite; पूताभिः (pūtābhiḥ) - by purified; अद्भिः (adbhiḥ) - waters; आचम्य (ācamya) - having sipped; शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure; भवति (bhavati) - becomes; निर्मलः (nirmalaḥ) - spotless;]
(Of cows in the midst having become pure, Gomatī with the mind should recite. By purified waters having sipped, pure becomes spotless.)
One who, after being purified in the midst of cows, mentally recites (the name of) the Gomatī, and after sipping purified waters, becomes pure and spotless. (13-80-40)
अग्निमध्ये गवां मध्ये ब्राह्मणानां च संसदि। विद्यावेदव्रतस्नाता ब्राह्मणाः पुण्यकर्मिणः ॥१३-८०-४१॥
agnimadhye gavāṃ madhye brāhmaṇānāṃ ca saṃsadi. vidyā-veda-vrata-snāta brāhmaṇāḥ puṇya-karmiṇaḥ ॥13-80-41॥
[अग्निमध्ये (agnimadhye) - in the midst of fire; गवां मध्ये (gavāṃ madhye) - in the midst of cows; ब्राह्मणानां च संसदि (brāhmaṇānāṃ ca saṃsadi) - and in the assembly of brāhmaṇas; विद्यावेदव्रतस्नाता (vidyā-veda-vrata-snāta) - immersed (bathed) in knowledge, the Veda, and vows; ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - brāhmaṇas; पुण्यकर्मिणः (puṇya-karmiṇaḥ) - doers of virtuous deeds;]
(In the midst of fire, in the midst of cows, and in the assembly of brāhmaṇas, brāhmaṇas immersed in knowledge, the Veda, and vows, doers of virtuous deeds.)
In the midst of fire, amid cows, and in a gathering of brāhmaṇas, brāhmaṇas who are dedicated to knowledge, the Veda, and vows, and who perform virtuous deeds, are especially notable. (13-80-41)
अध्यापयेरञ्शिष्यान्वै गोमतीं यज्ञसंमिताम्। त्रिरात्रोपोषितः श्रुत्वा गोमतीं लभते वरम् ॥१३-८०-४२॥
adhyāpayērañśiṣyānvai gōmatīṁ yajñasaṁmitām। trirātrōpōṣitaḥ śrutvā gōmatīṁ labhatē varam॥13-80-42॥
[अध्यापयेत् (adhyāpayet) - should teach; शिष्यान् (śiṣyān) - students; वै (vai) - indeed; गोमतीम् (gōmatīm) - Gomati (the river); यज्ञसंमिताम् (yajñasaṁmitām) - equal to a sacrifice; त्रिरात्रोपोषितः (trirātrōpōṣitaḥ) - one who has fasted for three nights; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; गोमतीम् (gōmatīm) - Gomati (the river); लभते (labhatē) - obtains; वरम् (varam) - a boon;]
(Should teach students indeed Gomati (the river) equal to a sacrifice. Having fasted for three nights and having heard (about) Gomati (the river), one obtains a boon.)
One should indeed instruct students about the Gomati, which is equal to a sacrifice. One who, after fasting for three nights, hears about the Gomati attains a boon. (13-80-42)
पुत्रकामश्च लभते पुत्रं धनमथापि च। पतिकामा च भर्तारं सर्वकामांश्च मानवः ॥ गावस्तुष्टाः प्रयच्छन्ति सेविता वै न संशयः ॥१३-८०-४३॥
putrakāmaśca labhate putraṃ dhanamathāpi ca। patikāmā ca bhartāraṃ sarvakāmāṃśca mānavaḥ ॥ gāvastuṣṭāḥ prayacchanti sevitā vai na saṃśayaḥ ॥13-80-43॥
[पुत्रकामः (putrakāmaḥ) - one desiring a son; च (ca) - and; लभते (labhate) - obtains; पुत्रम् (putram) - a son; धनम् (dhanam) - wealth; अथ (atha) - and then; moreover; अपि (api) - also; च (ca) - and; पतिकामा (patikāmā) - woman desiring a husband; च (ca) - and; भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - a husband; सर्वकामान् (sarvakāmān) - all desires; च (ca) - and; मानवः (mānavaḥ) - man; person; गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows; तुष्टाः (tuṣṭāḥ) - being pleased; प्रयच्छन्ति (prayacchanti) - grant; सेविताः (sevitāḥ) - being served; वै (vai) - indeed; न (na) - not; संशयः (saṃśayaḥ) - doubt;]
(One desiring a son also obtains a son, and wealth also; woman desiring a husband, also (obtains) a husband, and man (obtains) all desires. Cows being pleased, grant when served, indeed, not (is there) doubt.)
A person who desires a son obtains a son and also wealth; a woman wishing for a husband also gets a husband, and a man attains all his wishes. When pleased and served, cows certainly grant (these desires); there is no doubt about it. (13-80-43)
एवमेता महाभागा यज्ञियाः सर्वकामदाः। रोहिण्य इति जानीहि नैताभ्यो विद्यते परम् ॥१३-८०-४४॥
evam etā mahābhāgā yajñiyāḥ sarvakāmadāḥ. rohiṇya iti jānīhi na etābhyo vidyate param ॥13-80-44॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; एता (etā) - these (feminine plural); महाभागाः (mahābhāgāḥ) - highly fortunate ones; यज्ञियाः (yajñiyāḥ) - worthy of sacrifice; सर्वकामदाः (sarvakāmadāḥ) - givers of all desires; रोहिण्यः (rohiṇyaḥ) - Rohiṇīs (a class of cows, feminine plural); इति (iti) - thus; जानीहि (jānīhi) - know; न (na) - not; एताभ्यः (etābhyaḥ) - than these (feminine plural, ablative); विद्यते (vidyate) - exists; परम् (param) - higher;]
(Thus these highly fortunate ones, worthy of sacrifice, givers of all desires—Rohiṇīs—thus, know; not than these exists higher.)
Know that these Rohiṇīs, who are highly fortunate, worthy of sacrifice, and givers of all desires, are supreme; there is nothing higher than these. (13-80-44)
इत्युक्तः स महातेजाः शुकः पित्रा महात्मना। पूजयामास गा नित्यं तस्मात्त्वमपि पूजय ॥१३-८०-४५॥
ity-uktaḥ sa mahātejāḥ śukaḥ pitrā mahātmanā। pūjayāmāsa gā nityaṃ tasmāt tvam api pūjaya ॥13-80-45॥
[इति उक्तः (iti uktaḥ) - thus addressed; स (sa) - he; महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - of great brilliance; शुकः (śukaḥ) - Śuka; पित्रा (pitrā) - by (his) father; महात्मना (mahātmanā) - great-souled; पूजयामास (pūjayāmāsa) - worshipped; गा (gā) - cows; नित्यं (nityaṃ) - always; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अपि (api) - also; पूजय (pūjaya) - worship;]
(Thus addressed, he, of great brilliance, Śuka, by (his) great-souled father, worshipped cows always; therefore you also worship.)
After being thus addressed by his great-souled father, Śuka, who was of great brilliance, always worshipped cows; therefore, you too should worship. (13-80-45)
