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गोलोकप्रश्नः
golokapraśnaḥ
[गोलोक (goloka) - the world of cows; प्रश्नः (praśnaḥ) - question;]
(goloka question)
The question about Goloka.
भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma; (proper noun); उवाच (uvāca) - said; uttered; (third person singular aorist of √vac, to say);]
(Bhishma said;)
Bhishma said;
ये च गाः सम्प्रयच्छन्ति हुतशिष्टाशिनश्च ये। तेषां सत्राणि यज्ञाश्च नित्यमेव युधिष्ठिर ॥१३-८२-१॥
ye ca gāḥ samprayacchanti hutashiṣṭāśinaś ca ye। teṣāṃ satrāṇi yajñāś ca nityam eva yudhiṣṭhira ॥13-82-1॥
[ये (ye) - who; च (ca) - and; गाः (gāḥ) - cows; सम्प्रयच्छन्ति (samprayacchanti) - give; हुतशिष्टाशिनः (hutashiṣṭāśinaḥ) - eaters of offerings (those who eat remnants of the oblation); च (ca) - and; ये (ye) - who; तेषां (teṣāṃ) - of them; सत्राणि (satrāṇi) - sacrificial sessions; यज्ञाः (yajñāḥ) - sacrifices; च (ca) - and; नित्यम् (nityam) - ever; एव (eva) - indeed; युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhiṣṭhira;]
(Who and cows give, and who eat offerings, and of them sacrificial sessions and sacrifices ever indeed, O Yudhiṣṭhira (13-82-1))
O Yudhiṣṭhira, those who give cows and those who eat the remnants of the offerings—their sacrificial sessions and sacrifices are ever indeed ongoing. (13-82-1)
ऋते दधिघृतेनेह न यज्ञः सम्प्रवर्तते। तेन यज्ञस्य यज्ञत्वमतोमूलं च लक्ष्यते ॥१३-८२-२॥
ṛte dadhighṛtena iha na yajñaḥ sampravartate. tena yajñasya yajñatvam atomūlaṃ ca lakṣyate ॥13-82-2॥
[ऋते (ṛte) - without; excluding; दधिघृतेन (dadhighṛtena) - by curd-and-ghee; by means of curds and clarified butter; इह (iha) - here; न (na) - not; यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - sacrifice; ritual offering; सम्प्रवर्तते (sampravartate) - proceeds; takes place; तेन (tena) - by that; therefore; यज्ञस्य (yajñasya) - of the sacrifice; यज्ञत्वम् (yajñatvam) - sacrificeness; essential nature of sacrifice; अतो (ato) - from this; hence; मूलं (mūlaṃ) - root; foundation; च (ca) - and; लक्ष्यते (lakṣyate) - is perceived; is understood;]
(Without curd-and-ghee here, not sacrifice proceeds. By that, of sacrifice, sacrificeness, from this root and is perceived.)
A sacrifice does not take place here without curds and ghee. Therefore, the essential character of a sacrifice—and its root—is thus recognized. (13-82-2)
दानानामपि सर्वेषां गवां दानं प्रशस्यते। गावः श्रेष्ठाः पवित्राश्च पावनं ह्येतदुत्तमम् ॥१३-८२-३॥
dānānām api sarveṣāṃ gavāṃ dānaṃ praśasyate। gāvaḥ śreṣṭhāḥ pavitrāś ca pāvanaṃ hy etad uttamam ॥13-82-3॥
[दानानाम् (dānānām) - of gifts; अपि (api) - also; सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all; गवाम् (gavām) - of cows; दानम् (dānam) - gift; प्रशस्यते (praśasyate) - is praised; गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows; श्रेष्ठाः (śreṣṭhāḥ) - excellent; पवित्राः (pavitrāḥ) - pure; च (ca) - and; पावनम् (pāvanam) - purifying; हि (hi) - indeed; एतत् (etat) - this; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - the best;]
(Of gifts also, of all, of cows, the gift is praised. Cows are excellent, pure and purifying indeed; this is the best.)
Among all gifts, the gift of cows is praised. Cows are excellent and pure, and this gifting is indeed the most purifying and the best. (13-82-3)
पुष्ट्यर्थमेताः सेवेत शान्त्यर्थमपि चैव ह। पयो दधि घृतं यासां सर्वपापप्रमोचनम् ॥१३-८२-४॥
puṣṭyarthametāḥ seveta śāntyartham api caiva ha। payo dadhi ghṛtaṃ yāsāṃ sarvapāpa-pramocanam ॥13-82-4॥
[पुष्ट्यर्थम् (puṣṭy-artham) - for the purpose of nourishment; एताः (etāḥ) - these; सवेत (seveta) - one should use; शान्त्यर्थम् (śānti-artham) - for the purpose of peace; अपि (api) - also; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; ह (ha) - certainly; पयः (payaḥ) - milk; दधि (dadhi) - curds; घृतम् (ghṛtam) - clarified butter; यासाम् (yāsām) - of which (these); सर्वपापप्रमोचनम् (sarva-pāpa-pramocanam) - liberation from all sins;]
(For the purpose of nourishment, these should be used; for the purpose of peace also, indeed certainly; milk, curds, and ghee, of which (these) there is liberation from all sins.)
One should use these (milk, curds, and ghee) for nourishment and also for achieving peace, for these offer liberation from all sins. (13-82-4)
गावस्तेजः परं प्रोक्तमिह लोके परत्र च। न गोभ्यः परमं किञ्चित्पवित्रं पुरुषर्षभ ॥१३-८२-५॥
gāvas tejaḥ paraṃ proktam iha loke paratra ca। na gobhyaḥ paramaṃ kiñcit pavitraṃ puruṣarṣabha ॥13-82-5॥
[गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows; तेजः (tejaḥ) - brilliance; परं (paraṃ) - supreme; प्रोक्तम् (proktam) - declared; इह (iha) - here; लोके (loke) - in the world; परत्र (paratra) - in the next (world); च (ca) - and; न (na) - not; गोभ्यः (gobhyaḥ) - than cows; परमं (paramaṃ) - greater; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything; पवित्रं (pavitraṃ) - pure; पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - O best among men;]
(Cows, brilliance, supreme, declared, here, in the world, in the next (world) and; not, than cows, greater, anything, pure, O best among men.)
Cows are declared to be the supreme brilliance here in this world and in the next; O best among men, there is nothing purer or greater than cows. (13-82-5)
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम्। पितामहस्य संवादमिन्द्रस्य च युधिष्ठिर ॥१३-८२-६॥
atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṃ purātanam। pitāmahasya saṃvādam indrasya ca yudhiṣṭhira ॥13-82-6॥
[अत्रापि (atrāpi) - here also; उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they recite; इमम् (imam) - this; इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - legend; पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient; पितामहस्य (pitāmahasya) - of Pitaamaha; संवादम् (saṃvādam) - dialogue; इन्द्रस्य (indrasya) - of Indra; च (ca) - and; युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhishthira;]
(Here also they recite this ancient legend, the dialogue of Pitaamaha and of Indra, O Yudhishthira.)
Here too, O Yudhishthira, they recite this ancient legend, the conversation between Pitaamaha and Indra. (13-82-6)
पराभूतेषु दैत्येषु शक्रे त्रिभुवनेश्वरे। प्रजाः समुदिताः सर्वाः सत्यधर्मपरायणाः ॥१३-८२-७॥
parābhūteṣu daityeṣu śakre tribhuvaneśvare | prajāḥ samuditāḥ sarvāḥ satyadharmaparāyaṇāḥ ॥13-82-7॥
[पराभूतेषु (parābhūteṣu) - when overcome; दैत्येषु (daityeṣu) - among the Daityas (demons); शक्रे (śakre) - Indra; त्रिभुवनेश्वरे (tribhuvaneśvare) - the lord of the three worlds; प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - people; समुदिताः (samuditāḥ) - assembled; arisen; gathered; सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all; सत्यधर्मपरायणाः (satyadharmaparāyaṇāḥ) - devoted to truth and righteousness;]
(When the Daityas were overcome, Indra, the lord of the three worlds, all the people assembled, all devoted to truth and righteousness.)
When the Daityas were defeated and Indra, lord of the three worlds, reigned, all the people came together, and all were devoted to truth and righteousness. (13-82-7)
अथर्षयः सगन्धर्वाः किंनरोरगराक्षसाः। देवासुरसुपर्णाश्च प्रजानां पतयस्तथा ॥ पर्युपासन्त कौरव्य कदाचिद्वै पितामहम् ॥१३-८२-८॥
atharṣayaḥ sagandharvāḥ kiṃnaroragarākṣasāḥ। devāsurasuparṇāśca prajānāṃ patayastathā॥ paryupāsanta kauravya kadācidvai pitāmaham॥13-82-8॥
[अथ (atha) - now; ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages; सगन्धर्वाः (sa-gandharvāḥ) - together with the Gandharvas; किंनर (kiṃnara) - Kinnaras; उरग (uraga) - serpents; राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - Rākṣasas (demons); देव (deva) - gods; असुर (asura) - asuras (demons); सुपर्णाश् (suparṇāḥ) - Suparṇas (celestial birds); च (ca) - and; प्रजानां (prajānāṃ) - of beings; पतयस् (patayaḥ) - lords; तथा (tathā) - also; पर्युपासन्त (paryupāsanta) - worshipped; कौरव्य (kauravya) - O Kauravya; कदाचित् (kadācit) - at some time; वै (vai) - indeed; पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - the grandsire (Brahmā);]
(Now sages together with Gandharvas, Kinnaras, serpents, Rākṣasas, gods, asuras, Suparṇas and also the lords of beings, all worshipped, O Kauravya, indeed at some time, the grandsire.)
Now, O Kauravya, sages along with Gandharvas, Kinnaras, serpents, Rākṣasas, gods, asuras, Suparṇas, and the lords of beings likewise, once indeed all worshipped the grandsire. (13-82-8)
नारदः पर्वतश्चैव विश्वावसुहहाहुहू। दिव्यतानेषु गायन्तः पर्युपासन्त तं प्रभुम् ॥१३-८२-९॥
nāradaḥ parvataś caiva viśvāvasuhahāhuhū। divyatāneṣu gāyantaḥ paryupāsanta taṃ prabhum ॥13-82-9॥
[नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Nārada; (a sage;) पर्वतः (parvataḥ) - Parvata; (a sage;) च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; विश्वावसुहहाहुहू (viśvāvasuhahāhuhū) - Viśvāvasu, Haha, Hūhū; (names of gandharvas;) दिव्यतानेषु (divyatāneṣu) - in celestial (divine) melodies; गायन्तः (gāyantaḥ) - singing; पर्युपासन्त (paryupāsanta) - they surrounded (and) served; तं (taṃ) - him; प्रभुम् (prabhum) - the Lord;]
(Nārada, Parvata and indeed Viśvāvasu, Haha, Hūhū, singing in celestial melodies, surrounded and served him, the Lord.)
Nārada, Parvata, and also Viśvāvasu, Haha, and Hūhū, sang in celestial melodies and attended upon him, the Lord. (13-82-9)
तत्र दिव्यानि पुष्पाणि प्रावहत्पवनस्तथा। आजह्रुरृतवश्चापि सुगन्धीनि पृथक्पृथक् ॥१३-८२-१०॥
tatra divyāni puṣpāṇi prāvahat pavanastathā। ājahrur ṛtavaś cāpi sugandhīni pṛthak pṛthak ॥13-82-10॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; दिव्यानि (divyāni) - divine; पुष्पाणि (puṣpāṇi) - flowers; प्रावहत् (prāvahat) - carried; पवनः (pavanaḥ) - the wind; तथा (tathā) - likewise; आजह्रुः (ājahrur) - brought; ऋतवः (ṛtavaḥ) - the seasons; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; सुगन्धीनि (sugandhīni) - fragrant; पृथक् पृथक् (pṛthak pṛthak) - separately; separately;]
(There divine flowers the wind carried likewise. The seasons also brought fragrant (flowers), separately, separately.)
There, the wind likewise carried divine flowers. The seasons also brought fragrant flowers, each separately. (13-82-10)
तस्मिन्देवसमावाये सर्वभूतसमागमे। दिव्यवादित्रसङ्घुष्टे दिव्यस्त्रीचारणावृते ॥ इन्द्रः पप्रच्छ देवेशमभिवाद्य प्रणम्य च ॥१३-८२-११॥
tasmin deva-samāvāye sarva-bhūta-samāgame | divya-vāditra-saṅghuṣṭe divya-strī-cāraṇā-vṛte || indraḥ papraccha deva-īśam abhivādya praṇamya ca ||13-82-11||
[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; देवसमावाये (deva-samāvāye) - assembly of gods; सर्वभूतसमागमे (sarva-bhūta-samāgame) - gathering of all beings; दिव्यवादित्रसङ्घुष्टे (divya-vāditra-saṅghuṣṭe) - resounding with celestial instruments; दिव्यस्त्रीचारणावृते (divya-strī-cāraṇa-āvṛte) - surrounded by celestial women and bards; इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra; पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - asked; देवेशम् (deva-īśam) - lord of the gods; अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted; प्रणम्य (praṇamya) - having bowed; च (ca) - and;]
(In that assembly of gods, in the gathering of all beings, resounding with celestial instruments, surrounded by celestial women and bards, Indra, having saluted and bowed, asked the lord of the gods.)
In that assembly of the gods, when all beings had gathered, and as celestial instruments sounded and the company was surrounded by divine women and bards, Indra respectfully bowed and asked the lord of the gods. (13-82-11)
देवानां भगवन्कस्माल्लोकेशानां पितामह। उपरिष्टाद्गवां लोक एतदिच्छामि वेदितुम् ॥१३-८२-१२॥
devānāṃ bhagavan kasmāl lokeśānāṃ pitāmaha। upariṣṭād gavāṃ loka etad icchāmi veditum ॥13-82-12॥
[देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods; भगवन् (bhagavan) - O revered one; कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why; लोकेशानाम् (lokeśānām) - of the lords of the worlds; पितामह (pitāmaha) - O grandfather (Brahmā); उपरिष्टात् (upariṣṭāt) - above; गवाम् (gavām) - of the cows; लोकः (lokaḥ) - world; एतत् (etat) - this; इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish; वेदितुम् (veditum) - to know;]
(Of the gods, O revered one, why, of the lords of the worlds, O grandfather, above the world of cows, this I wish to know.)
O grandfather of the lords of the worlds, O revered one, why is there a world above that of the cows belonging to the gods? I wish to know this. (13-82-12)
किं तपो ब्रह्मचर्यं वा गोभिः कृतमिहेश्वर। देवानामुपरिष्टाद्यद्वसन्त्यरजसः सुखम् ॥१३-८२-१३॥
kiṁ tapo brahmacaryaṁ vā gobhiḥ kṛtam iheśvara। devānām upariṣṭād yad vasanti arajasaḥ sukham ॥13-82-13॥
[किं (kiṁ) - what; तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity; ब्रह्मचर्यं (brahmacaryaṁ) - celibacy; वा (vā) - or; गोभिः (gobhiḥ) - by cows; कृतम् (kṛtam) - performed; इह (iha) - here; ईश्वर (īśvara) - O lord; देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods; उपरिष्टात् (upariṣṭāt) - above; यत् (yat) - that which; वसन्ति (vasanti) - they dwell; अरजसः (arajasaḥ) - free from impurity; सुखम् (sukham) - happiness;]
(What austerity or celibacy, or performed by cows, here, O lord? Of the gods, above, that which they dwell, free from impurity, happiness.)
O lord, is the happiness dwelling above the gods, which is free from impurity, attained here by austerity, by celibacy, or by actions performed with cows? (13-82-13)
ततः प्रोवाच तं ब्रह्मा शक्रं बलनिसूदनम्। अवज्ञातास्त्वया नित्यं गावो बलनिसूदन ॥१३-८२-१४॥
tataḥ provāca taṃ brahmā śakraṃ balanisūdanam। avajñātāstvayā nityaṃ gāvo balanisūdana ॥13-82-14॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रोवाच (provāca) - said; तं (taṃ) - to him; ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā; शक्रं (śakram) - Śakra (Indra); बलनिसूदनम् (balanisūdanam) - destroyer of force; अवज्ञाताः (avajñātāḥ) - disregarded; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; नित्यं (nityaṃ) - always; गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows; बलनिसूदन (balanisūdana) - destroyer of force;]
(Then said to him Brahmā to Śakra, destroyer of force: Disregarded by you always are cows, O destroyer of force.)
Then Brahmā said to Śakra, the destroyer of force: "Cows have always been disregarded by you, O destroyer of force." (13-82-14)
तेन त्वमासां माहात्म्यं न वेत्थ शृणु तत्प्रभो। गवां प्रभावं परमं माहात्म्यं च सुरर्षभ ॥१३-८२-१५॥
tena tvam āsāṃ māhātmyaṃ na vettha śṛṇu tat prabho। gavāṃ prabhāvaṃ paramaṃ māhātmyaṃ ca surarṣabha॥13-82-15॥
[तेन (tena) - by that; by him; by it; त्वम् (tvam) - you; आसां (āsāṃ) - of these; माहात्म्यं (māhātmyaṃ) - greatness; high nature; न (na) - not; वेत्थ (vettha) - know; (you) know; शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear; listen; तत् (tat) - that; प्रभो (prabho) - O lord; गवां (gavāṃ) - of cows; प्रभावं (prabhāvaṃ) - influence; power; potency; परमं (paramaṃ) - supreme; highest; माहात्म्यं (māhātmyaṃ) - greatness; च (ca) - and; सुरर्षभ (surarṣabha) - O bull among the gods;]
(By that, you of these greatness not know; hear that, O lord: of cows influence supreme greatness and, O bull among the gods.)
Because of that, you do not know the greatness of these; listen, O lord, to the supreme influence and greatness of the cows, O bull among the gods. (13-82-15)
यज्ञाङ्गं कथिता गावो यज्ञ एव च वासव। एताभिश्चाप्यृते यज्ञो न प्रवर्तेत्कथञ्चन ॥१३-८२-१६॥
yajñāṅgaṃ kathitā gāvo yajña eva ca vāsava। etābhiścāpyṛte yajño na pravartetakathaṃcana ॥13-82-16॥
[यज्ञाङ्गं (yajñāṅgam) - a limb of sacrifice; कथिता (kathitā) - are said; गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows; यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - sacrifice; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and; वासव (vāsava) - O Indra; एताभिः (etābhiḥ) - by these (cows); च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - even; ऋते (ṛte) - without; यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - sacrifice; न (na) - not; प्रवर्तेत् (pravartet) - would proceed; कथञ्चन (kathaṃcana) - in any way;]
(Cows are said to be a limb of sacrifice; sacrifice itself, indeed, O Indra; and by these (cows) even, without (them), sacrifice would not proceed in any way.)
O Indra, cows are called a limb of sacrifice and, indeed, are the sacrifice itself; without them, a sacrifice could not take place in any way. (13-82-16)
धारयन्ति प्रजाश्चैव पयसा हविषा तथा। एतासां तनयाश्चापि कृषियोगमुपासते ॥१३-८२-१७॥
dhārayanti prajāś caiva payasā haviṣā tathā। etāsāṃ tanayāś cāpi kṛṣiyogam upāsate ॥13-82-17॥
[धारयन्ति (dhārayanti) - support; sustain; प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - creatures; beings; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; पयसा (payasā) - by milk; हविषा (haviṣā) - by offering (oblation); तथा (tathā) - thus; also; एतासाम् (etāsām) - of these (fem.); तनयाः (tanayāḥ) - sons; progeny; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; कृषियोगम् (kṛṣiyogam) - agriculture-activity; farming; उपासते (upāsate) - engage in; perform;]
(Support (do) creatures and indeed by milk, by offering also thus. Of these, the sons also engage in the activity of agriculture.)
Creatures are supported indeed by milk and by offerings as well; and the sons of these also undertake the activity of farming. (13-82-17)
जनयन्ति च धान्यानि बीजानि विविधानि च। ततो यज्ञाः प्रवर्तन्ते हव्यं कव्यं च सर्वशः ॥१३-८२-१८॥
janayanti ca dhānyāni bījāni vividhāni ca। tato yajñāḥ pravartante havyaṁ kavyaṁ ca sarvaśaḥ ॥13-82-18॥
[जनयन्ति (janayanti) - they produce; च (ca) - and; धान्यानि (dhānyāni) - grains; बीजानि (bījāni) - seeds; विविधानि (vividhāni) - various; च (ca) - and; ततः (tataḥ) - therefrom; यज्ञाः (yajñāḥ) - sacrifices; प्रवर्तन्ते (pravartante) - proceed; हव्यम् (havyam) - oblation; कव्यम् (kavyam) - offerings to ancestors; च (ca) - and; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - in every way;]
(They indeed produce grains, seeds, various (kinds) also; therefrom sacrifices proceed, oblation, offerings to ancestors also in every way.)
They generate grains and various seeds; from those, sacrifices arise—oblation and ancestor offerings in all manner. (13-82-18)
पयो दधि घृतं चैव पुण्याश्चैताः सुराधिप। वहन्ति विविधान्भारान्क्षुत्तृष्णापरिपीडिताः ॥१३-८२-१९॥
payo dadhi ghṛtaṃ caiva puṇyāś caitāḥ surādhipa। vahanti vividhān bhārān kṣut-tṛṣṇā-paripīḍitāḥ ॥13-82-19॥
[पयः (payaḥ) (payaḥ) - milk; दधि (dadhi) (dadhi) - curd; घृतं (ghṛtam) (ghṛtam) - clarified butter; च (ca) (ca) - and; एव (eva) (eva) - also; पुण्याः (puṇyāḥ) (puṇyāḥ) - virtuous (ones); च (ca) (ca) - and; एताः (etāḥ) (etāḥ) - these; सुराधिप (surādhipa) (surādhipa) - O lord of the gods; वहन्ति (vahanti) (vahanti) - bear; विविधान् (vividhān) (vividhān) - various; भारान् (bhārān) (bhārān) - burdens; क्षुत् (kṣut) (kṣut) - hunger; तृष्णा (tṛṣṇā) (tṛṣṇā) - thirst; परिपीडिताः (paripīḍitāḥ) (paripīḍitāḥ) - oppressed;]
(Milk, curd, clarified butter and also, O lord of the gods, these virtuous ones, bear various burdens, oppressed by hunger and thirst.)
O lord of the gods, these virtuous ones who produce milk, curd, and clarified butter, bear many burdens, being afflicted by hunger and thirst. (13-82-19)
मुनींश्च धारयन्तीह प्रजाश्चैवापि कर्मणा। वासवाकूटवाहिन्यः कर्मणा सुकृतेन च ॥ उपरिष्टात्ततोऽस्माकं वसन्त्येताः सदैव हि ॥१३-८२-२०॥
munīṁś ca dhārayantīha prajāś caiva api karmaṇā। vāsavā-kūṭa-vāhinyaḥ karmaṇā sukṛtena ca ॥ upariṣṭāt tato'smākaṁ vasanty etāḥ sadaiva hi ॥13-82-20॥
[मुनीन् (munīn) - sages (accusative plural); च (ca) - and; धारयन्ति (dhārayanti) - support; इह (iha) - here; प्रजान् (prajān) - subjects; beings; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; अपि (api) - also; कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action; वासवाकूटवाहिन्यः (vāsavā-kūṭa-vāhinyaḥ) - carrying the peak of Indra (Vāsava); कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action; सुकृतेन (sukṛtena) - by good deed; च (ca) - and; उपरिष्टात् (upariṣṭāt) - above; ततः (tataḥ) - from that; अस्माकम् (asmākam) - of us; वसन्ति (vasanti) - dwell; एताः (etāḥ) - these; सदैव (sadaiva) - always; हि (hi) - indeed;]
(Sages and support here, subjects also indeed by action; those carrying the peak of Indra by action and by good deed; above from that of us, these always indeed dwell.)
Here, sages and also the subjects are supported by action; those who bear the peaks of Indra (are supported) by action and good deeds; above us from there, these always indeed dwell. (13-82-20)
एतत्ते कारणं शक्र निवासकृतमद्य वै। गवां देवोपरिष्टाद्धि समाख्यातं शतक्रतो ॥१३-८२-२१॥
etat te kāraṇaṁ śakra nivāsakṛtam adya vai। gavāṁ deva-upariṣṭāt hi samākhyātaṁ śatakrato ॥13-82-21॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; ते (te) - to you; कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause; शक्र (śakra) - Śakra (Indra); निवासकृतम् (nivāsakṛtam) - created as a dwelling; अद्य (adya) - today; वै (vai) - indeed; गवाम् (gavām) - of the cows; देवोपरिष्टात् (deva-upariṣṭāt) - above the gods; हि (hi) - indeed; समाख्यातम् (samākhyātam) - is named; शतक्रतो (śatakrato) - O Śatakratu (O hundred-powered, ep. of Indra);]
(This to you cause, O Śakra, created as a dwelling, today indeed. Of the cows, above the gods indeed, is named, O Śatakratu.)
This, O Śakra, is the reason today for your dwelling being established here. O Śatakratu, it is indeed said that the place of the cows is higher than the gods. (13-82-21)
एता हि वरदत्ताश्च वरदाश्चैव वासव। सौरभ्यः पुण्यकर्मिण्यः पावनाः शुभलक्षणाः ॥१३-८२-२२॥
etā hi varadattāś ca varadāś caiva vāsava। saurabhyaḥ puṇyakarmiṇyaḥ pāvanāḥ śubhalakṣaṇāḥ ॥13-82-22॥
[एता (etā) - these (feminine plural); हि (hi) - indeed; वरदत्ताः (varadattāḥ) - endowed with boons; च (ca) - and; वरदाः (varadāḥ) - granting boons; चैव (ca eva) - and also; वासव (vāsava) - O Indra; सौरभ्यः (saurabhyaḥ) - fragrant ones; पुण्यकर्मिण्यः (puṇyakarmiṇyaḥ) - performers of virtuous deeds; पावनाः (pāvanāḥ) - pure; शुभलक्षणाः (śubhalakṣaṇāḥ) - having auspicious marks;]
(These indeed are endowed with boons and also granting boons, O Indra; fragrant ones, performers of virtuous deeds, pure, having auspicious marks.)
O Indra, these indeed are both endowed with boons and bestow boons; they are fragrant, performers of virtuous deeds, pure, and possess auspicious characteristics. (13-82-22)
यदर्थं गा गताश्चैव सौरभ्यः सुरसत्तम। तच्च मे शृणु कार्त्स्न्येन वदतो बलसूदन ॥१३-८२-२३॥
yad-artham gā gatāś caiva saurabhyaḥ surasattama। tac ca me śṛṇu kārtsnyena vadato balasūdana॥13-82-23॥
[यदर्थं (yad-artham) - for which purpose; गा (gāḥ) - the cows; गताः (gatāḥ) - have gone; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; सौरभ्यः (saurabhyaḥ) - Saurabhya (the son of Surabhi, i.e. the bull; or relating to cows); सुरसत्तम (surasattama) - O best among the gods; तत् (tat) - that; च (ca) - and; मे (me) - to me; शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear; कार्त्स्न्येन (kārtsnyena) - in completeness; वदतः (vadataḥ) - speaking; बलसूदन (balasūdana) - O destroyer of Bala (Balasūdana, an epithet of Krishna);]
(For which purpose the cows have gone and indeed Saurabhya, O best among the gods; that also hear from me in completeness, O destroyer of Bala.)
O best of the gods, hear from me completely the purpose for which the cows and Saurabhya have gone, O destroyer of Bala. (13-82-23)
पुरा देवयुगे तात दैत्येन्द्रेषु महात्मसु। त्रीँल्लोकाननुशासत्सु विष्णौ गर्भत्वमागते ॥१३-८२-२४॥
purā devayuge tāta daityendreṣu mahātmasu. trīṃllokānanuśāsatsu viṣṇau garbhatvamāgate ॥13-82-24॥
[पुरा (purā) - formerly; देवयुगे (devayuge) - in the age of the gods; तात (tāta) - O dear one; दैत्येन्द्रेषु (daityendreṣu) - among the great Daitya lords; महात्मसु (mahātmasu) - great-souled; त्रीँल्लोकान् (trīṃl lokān) - the three worlds; अनुशासत्सु (anuśāsatsu) - when ruling over; विष्णौ (viṣṇau) - in Viṣṇu; गर्भत्वम् (garbhatvam) - state of being in the womb; आगते (āgate) - having arrived;]
(Formerly, in the age of the gods, O dear one, among the great-souled lords of the Daityas, when they were ruling the three worlds, when Viṣṇu had entered the state of being in the womb.)
Long ago, in the age of the gods, O dear one, when the great-souled Daitya lords were ruling the three worlds, Viṣṇu entered the state of being in the womb. (13-82-24)
अदित्यास्तप्यमानायास्तपो घोरं सुदुश्चरम्। पुत्रार्थममरश्रेष्ठ पादेनैकेन नित्यदा ॥१३-८२-२५॥
adityāstapyamānāyāstapo ghoraṃ suduścaram. putrārtham amaraśreṣṭha pādenaikena nityadā ॥13-82-25॥
[अदित्याः (adityāḥ) - the Ādityās; तप्यमानायाः (tapyamānāyāḥ) - to her who was being tormented (by austerities); तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity; घोरं (ghoraṃ) - terrible; सुदुश्चरम् (suduścaram) - very difficult to perform; पुत्रार्थम् (putrārtham) - for the sake of a son; अमरश्रेष्ठ (amaraśreṣṭha) - O best of immortals; पादेन (pādena) - with foot; एकेन (ekena) - with one; नित्यदा (nityadā) - always;]
(The Ādityās to her who was being tormented (by austerities), (performed) a terrible austerity, very difficult to perform, for the sake of a son, O best of immortals, (standing) always with one foot.)
O best of immortals, the Ādityās, for the sake of a son, always performed terrible austerities, very hard to undertake, standing on one foot for her who was being tormented. (13-82-25)
तां तु दृष्ट्वा महादेवीं तप्यमानां महत्तपः। दक्षस्य दुहिता देवी सुरभिर्नाम नामतः ॥१३-८२-२६॥
tāṃ tu dṛṣṭvā mahādevīṃ tapyamānāṃ mahattapaḥ। dakṣasya duhitā devī surabhirnāma nāmataḥ ॥13-82-26॥
[ताम् (tām) - her; तु (tu) - but; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; महादेवीं (mahādevīm) - the great goddess; तप्यमानां (tapyamānām) - performing austerity; महत्तपः (mahattapaḥ) - great austerity; दक्षस्य (dakṣasya) - of Dakṣa; दुहिता (duhitā) - daughter; देवी (devī) - goddess; सुरभि (surabhi) - Surabhi; नाम (nāma) - by name; नामतः (nāmataḥ) - named thus;]
(Her but having seen the great goddess performing great austerity, the daughter of Dakṣa, the goddess Surabhi by name, named thus.)
But having seen her, the great goddess performing great austerity, the goddess Surabhi, the daughter of Dakṣa, by name, thus (was present). (13-82-26)
अतप्यत तपो घोरं हृष्टा धर्मपरायणा। कैलासशिखरे रम्ये देवगन्धर्वसेविते ॥१३-८२-२७॥
atapyata tapo ghoraṁ hṛṣṭā dharmaparāyaṇā। kailāśaśikhare ramye devagandharvasevite ॥13-82-27॥
[अतप्यत (atapyata) - she was practicing; she performed austerity; तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity; penance; घोरम् (ghoram) - intense; severe; हृष्टा (hṛṣṭā) - joyful; delighted; धर्मपरायणा (dharmaparāyaṇā) - devoted to dharma; steadfast in righteousness; कैलासशिखरे (kailāśaśikhare) - on the peak of Kailāsa; रम्ये (ramye) - beautiful; delightful; देवगन्धर्वसेविते (devagandharvasevite) - attended by gods and gandharvas;]
(She practiced intense austerity, joyful, devoted to dharma, on the beautiful peak of Kailāsa attended by gods and gandharvas.)
She, joyful and devoted to dharma, performed severe austerities on the beautiful peak of Kailāsa, which is attended by gods and gandharvas. (13-82-27)
व्यतिष्ठदेकपादेन परमं योगमास्थिता। दश वर्षसहस्राणि दश वर्षशतानि च ॥१३-८२-२८॥
vyatiṣṭhad ekapādena paramaṃ yogam āsthitā। daśa varṣasahasrāṇi daśa varṣaśatāni ca ॥13-82-28॥
[व्यतिष्ठत् (vyatiṣṭhat) - standing; एकपादेन (ekapādena) - on one foot; परमम् (paramam) - supreme; योगम् (yogam) - concentration; आस्थिता (āsthitā) - established; दश (daśa) - ten; वर्षसहस्राणि (varṣasahasrāṇi) - thousand years; दश (daśa) - ten; वर्षशतानि (varṣaśatāni) - hundred years; च (ca) - and;]
(Standing on one foot, established in supreme concentration, ten thousand years and ten hundred years and.)
Standing on one foot, she remained established in supreme concentration for ten thousand and one thousand years. (13-82-28)
सन्तप्तास्तपसा तस्या देवाः सर्षिमहोरगाः। तत्र गत्वा मया सार्धं पर्युपासन्त तां शुभाम् ॥१३-८२-२९॥
santaptās tapasā tasyā devāḥ saṛṣimahoragāḥ। tatra gatvā mayā sārdhaṃ paryupāsanta tāṃ śubhām ॥13-82-29॥
[सन्तप्ताः (santaptāḥ) - burned; तपसा (tapasā) - by austerity; तस्या (tasyā) - of her; देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods; सऋषि-महोरगाः (sa-ṛṣi-mahoragāḥ) - together with sages and great serpents; तत्र (tatra) - there; गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; मया (mayā) - with me; सार्धं (sārdhaṃ) - together; पर्युपासन्त (paryupāsanta) - attended closely; ताम् (tām) - her; शुभाम् (śubhām) - auspicious;]
(Burned by her austerity, the gods together with sages and great serpents, having gone there together with me, attended closely to that auspicious (lady).)
Burned by her austerity, the gods, along with sages and great serpents, went there with me and devotedly served that auspicious lady. (13-82-29)
अथाहमब्रुवं तत्र देवीं तां तपसान्विताम्। किमर्थं तप्यते देवि तपो घोरमनिन्दिते ॥१३-८२-३०॥
athāham abruvaṃ tatra devīṃ tāṃ tapasānvitām। kimarthaṃ tapyate devi tapo ghoram anindite ॥13-82-30॥
[अथ (atha) - then; अहम् (aham) - I; अब्रुवम् (abruvam) - said; तत्र (tatra) - there; देवीं (devīṃ) - the goddess; ताम् (tām) - her; तपसा-अन्विताम् (tapasā-anvitām) - endowed with austerity; किमर्थं (kimartham) - for what reason; तप्यते (tapyate) - is performing austerity; देवि (devi) - O goddess; तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity; घोरम् (ghoram) - intense; अनिन्दिते (anindite) - O blameless one;]
(Then I said there to the goddess, her filled with austerity, For what reason is performing austerity, O goddess, austerity intense, O blameless one?)
Then I said there to the goddess, who was endowed with austerity: "For what reason are you performing this intense austerity, O goddess, O blameless one?" (13-82-30)
प्रीतस्तेऽहं महाभागे तपसानेन शोभने। वरयस्व वरं देवि दातास्मीति पुरंदर ॥१३-८२-३१॥
prītas te'haṁ mahābhāge tapasānena śobhane। varayasva varaṁ devi dātāsmīti puraṁdara ॥13-82-31॥
[प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased; ते (te) - to you; अहम् (aham) - I; महाभागे (mahābhāge) - O greatly fortunate one; तपसा (tapasā) - by penance; अनेन (anena) - by this; शोभने (śobhane) - O beautiful one; वरयस्व (varayasva) - choose; वरम् (varam) - a boon; देवि (devi) - O goddess; दातास्मि (dātāsmi) - I am the giver; इति (iti) - thus; पुरंदर (puraṁdara) - Purandara (Indra);]
(Pleased to you I, O greatly fortunate one, by this penance, O beautiful one, choose a boon, O goddess; I am the giver thus, Purandara.)
O greatly fortunate and beautiful one, I am pleased with you because of this penance. O goddess, choose a boon; I, Purandara, am the giver thus. (13-82-31)
सुरभ्युवाच॥
surabhyuvāca॥
[सुरभि (surabhi) - Surabhi (the proper name); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Surabhi said.)
Surabhi said.
वरेण भगवन्मह्यं कृतं लोकपितामह। एष एव वरो मेऽद्य यत्प्रीतोऽसि ममानघ ॥१३-८२-३२॥
vareṇa bhagavan mahyaṃ kṛtaṃ lokapitāmaha। eṣa eva varo me'dya yat prīto'si mama anagha ॥13-82-32॥
[वरेण (vareṇa) - with the boon; भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord; मह्यम् (mahyaṃ) - to me; कृतं (kṛtaṃ) - has been done; लोकपितामह (lokapitāmaha) - O grandsire of the worlds; एष (eṣa) - this; एव (eva) - indeed; वरः (varaḥ) - boon; मे (me) - to me; अद्य (adya) - today; यत् (yat) - that; प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased; असि (asi) - you are; मम (mama) - with me; अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one;]
(With the boon, O Lord, to me has been done, O grandsire of the worlds. This indeed is the boon to me today, that pleased you are with me, O sinless one. (13-82-32))
O Lord, O grandsire of the worlds, by granting me the boon, you have fulfilled my desire. This alone is my boon today: that you are pleased with me, O sinless one. (13-82-32)
ब्रह्मोवाच॥
brahmovāca॥
[ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā; the creator deity; उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]
(Brahmā said;)
Brahmā said.
तामेवं ब्रुवतीं देवीं सुरभीं त्रिदशेश्वर। प्रत्यब्रुवं यद्देवेन्द्र तन्निबोध शचीपते ॥१३-८२-३३॥
tām evaṃ bruvatīṃ devīṃ surabhīṃ tridaśeśvara. pratyabruvaṃ yad deve ndra tan nibodha śacīpate ॥13-82-33॥
[ताम् (tām) - her; एवम् (evam) - thus; ब्रुवतीम् (bruvatīm) - speaking; देवीम् (devīm) - goddess; सुरभीम् (surabhīm) - Surabhi; त्रिदशेश्वर (tridaśeśvara) - O lord of the gods; प्रत्यब्रुवम् (pratyabruvam) - I replied; यत् (yat) - which; देवेंद्र (devendra) - O Indra; तत् (tat) - that; निबोध (nibodha) - listen; शचीपते (śacīpate) - O lord of Śacī;]
(O lord of the gods, to the goddess Surabhi thus speaking, I replied whatever, O Indra, that listen, O lord of Śacī.)
O Indra, lord of the gods, listen to what I replied to the goddess Surabhi when she spoke thus, O lord of Śacī. (13-82-33)
अलोभकाम्यया देवि तपसा च शुभेन ते। प्रसन्नोऽहं वरं तस्मादमरत्वं ददानि ते ॥१३-८२-३४॥
alobhakāmyayā devi tapasā ca śubhena te। prasanno'haṃ varaṃ tasmādamaratvaṃ dadāni te॥13-82-34॥
[अलोभकाम्यया (alobhakāmyayā) - by the desirelessness of greed; देवि (devi) - O goddess; तपसा (tapasā) - by austerity; च (ca) - and; शुभेन (śubhena) - by auspicious; ते (te) - your; प्रसन्नः (prasannaḥ) - pleased; अहम् (aham) - I; वरम् (varam) - boon; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; अमरत्वम् (amaratvam) - immortality; ददानि (dadāni) - I give; ते (te) - to you;]
(By your desirelessness of greed, O goddess, and by your auspicious austerity, I am pleased; therefore I give the boon of immortality to you.)
O goddess, because of your freedom from greed and your auspicious austerity, I am pleased; therefore, I grant you the boon of immortality. (13-82-34)
त्रयाणामपि लोकानामुपरिष्टान्निवत्स्यसि। मत्प्रसादाच्च विख्यातो गोलोकः स भविष्यति ॥१३-८२-३५॥
trayāṇām api lokānām upariṣṭāt nivatsyasi। matprasādāc ca vikhyāto golokaḥ sa bhaviṣyati॥13-82-35॥
[त्रयाणाम् (trayāṇām) - of the three; (genitive plural of tri;) अपि (api) - also; लोकानाम् (lokānām) - of the worlds; उपरिष्टात् (upariṣṭāt) - above; निवत्स्यसि (nivatsyasi) - you will reside; मत् (mat) - my; प्रसादात् (prasādāt) - by the favor; च (ca) - and; विख्यातः (vikhyātaḥ) - well-known; गोलोकः (golokaḥ) - Goloka; स (sa) - that; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be;]
(Above even the three worlds, you will reside; by my favor also, Goloka—that—will be well-known.)
You will reside above the three worlds, and by my favor, that Goloka will become well-known. (13-82-35)
मानुषेषु च कुर्वाणाः प्रजाः कर्म सुतास्तव। निवत्स्यन्ति महाभागे सर्वा दुहितरश्च ते ॥१३-८२-३६॥
mānuṣeṣu ca kurvāṇāḥ prajāḥ karma sutāstava। nivatsyanti mahābhāge sarvā duhitaraśca te ॥13-82-36॥
[मानुषेषु (mānuṣeṣu) - among men; च (ca) - and; कुर्वाणाः (kurvāṇāḥ) - performing; प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - offspring; कर्म (karma) - action; सुताः (sutāḥ) - sons; तव (tava) - of you; निवत्स्यन्ति (nivatsyanti) - will dwell; महाभागे (mahābhāge) - O greatly fortunate one; सर्वा (sarvā) - all; दुहितरः (duhitaraḥ) - daughters; च (ca) - and; ते (te) - of you;]
(Among men and performing offspring action your sons, will dwell, O greatly fortunate one, all your daughters also.)
O greatly fortunate one, among men, your sons performing actions and all your daughters also will live (there). (13-82-36)
मनसा चिन्तिता भोगास्त्वया वै दिव्यमानुषाः। यच्च स्वर्गसुखं देवि तत्ते सम्पत्स्यते शुभे ॥१३-८२-३७॥
manasā cintitā bhogās tvayā vai divyamānuṣāḥ। yacc svargasukhaṃ devi tat te sampatsyate śubhe॥13-82-37॥
[मनसा (manasā) - by the mind; चिन्तिता (cintitā) - thought (of); भोगाः (bhogāḥ) - enjoyments; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; वै (vai) - indeed; दिव्यमानुषाः (divyamānuṣāḥ) - divine and human; यत् (yacc) - which; स्वर्गसुखं (svargasukham) - heavenly happiness; देवि (devi) - O goddess; तत् (tat) - that; ते (te) - to you; सम्पत्स्यते (sampatsyate) - will come (to you); शुभे (śubhe) - O auspicious one;]
(By the mind thought-of enjoyments by you indeed, divine and human; and which heavenly happiness, O goddess, that to you will come, O auspicious one.)
The enjoyments, both divine and human, that you have thought of in your mind, and any heavenly happiness, O goddess, all that shall come to you, O auspicious one. (13-82-37)
तस्या लोकाः सहस्राक्ष सर्वकामसमन्विताः। न तत्र क्रमते मृत्युर्न जरा न च पावकः ॥ न दैन्यं नाशुभं किञ्चिद्विद्यते तत्र वासव ॥१३-८२-३८॥
tasyā lokāḥ sahasrākṣa sarvakāmasamanvitāḥ। na tatra kramate mṛtyur na jarā na ca pāvakaḥ ॥ na dainyaṃ nāśubhaṃ kiñcid vidyate tatra vāsava ॥13-82-38॥
[तस्या (tasyā) - of her; लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds; सहस्राक्ष (sahasrākṣa) - O thousand-eyed; सर्वकामसमन्विताः (sarvakāmasamanvitāḥ) - endowed with all desires; न (na) - not; तत्र (tatra) - there; क्रमते (kramate) - moves (applies); मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death; न (na) - not; जरा (jarā) - old age; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - fire; न (na) - not; दैन्यं (dainyaṃ) - misery; न (na) - not; अशुभं (aśubhaṃ) - inauspicious; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything; विद्यते (vidyate) - exists; तत्र (tatra) - there; वासव (vāsava) - O Vāsava (Indra);]
(Of her worlds, O thousand-eyed, endowed with all desires. Not there applies death, not old age, and not fire. Not misery, not inauspicious anything exists there, O Vāsava.)
O Indra, the worlds belonging to her are endowed with all desires. There, O thousand-eyed one, neither death, nor old age, nor fire exist. Nor is there any misery or anything inauspicious, O Vāsava. (13-82-38)
तत्र दिव्यान्यरण्यानि दिव्यानि भवनानि च। विमानानि च युक्तानि कामगानि च वासव ॥१३-८२-३९॥
tatra divyāny araṇyāni divyāni bhavanāni ca. vimānāni ca yuktāni kāmagāni ca vāsava ॥13-82-39॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; दिव्यानि (divyāni) - divine; अरण्यानि (araṇyāni) - forests; दिव्यानि (divyāni) - divine; भवनानि (bhavanāni) - dwellings; च (ca) - and; विमानानि (vimānāni) - aerial vehicles; च (ca) - and; युक्तानि (yuktāni) - equipped; कामगानि (kāmagāni) - moving at will; च (ca) - and; वासव (vāsava) - O Indra;]
(There, divine forests, divine dwellings also, aerial vehicles also equipped, moving at will also, O Indra.)
There, O Indra, are divine forests, divine dwellings, and aerial vehicles that are equipped and move at will. (13-82-39)
व्रतैश्च विविधैः पुण्यैस्तथा तीर्थानुसेवनात्। तपसा महता चैव सुकृतेन च कर्मणा ॥ शक्यः समासादयितुं गोलोकः पुष्करेक्षण ॥१३-८२-४०॥
vrataiś ca vividhaiḥ puṇyaiḥ tathā tīrthānusevanāt। tapasā mahatā caiva sukṛtena ca karmaṇā ॥ śakyaḥ samāsādayituṃ golokaḥ puṣkarekṣaṇa ॥13-82-40॥
[व्रतैः (vrataiḥ) - by vows; च (ca) - and; विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - various; पुण्यैः (puṇyaiḥ) - by merits (pious deeds); तथा (tathā) - also; तीर्थ-अनु-सेवनात् (tīrtha-anusevanāt) - from resorting to holy places; तपसा (tapasā) - by austerity; महता (mahatā) - great; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; सुकृतेन (sukṛtena) - by good deed; च (ca) - and; कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action; शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - possible; समासादयितुम् (samāsādayitum) - to attain; गोलोकः (golokaḥ) - Goloka (the highest world); पुष्कर-एक्षण (puṣkara-īkṣaṇa) - lotus-eyed;]
(By vows and various merits, also from resorting to holy places, by great austerity indeed and by good deed and action, possible to attain Goloka, O lotus-eyed.)
O lotus-eyed, Goloka can be attained by vows, various meritorious acts, resorting to holy places, great austerity, good deeds, and actions. (13-82-40)
एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं मया शक्रानुपृच्छते। न ते परिभवः कार्यो गवामरिनिसूदन ॥१३-८२-४१॥
etat te sarvam ākhyātaṁ mayā śakra anupṛcchate। na te paribhavaḥ kāryaḥ gavāmari-ni-sūdana ॥13-82-41॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; ते (te) - to you; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; आख्यातम् (ākhyātam) - told; मया (mayā) - by me; शक्र (śakra) - O Śakra; अनुपृच्छते (anupṛcchate) - having asked; न (na) - not; ते (te) - for you; परिभवः (paribhavaḥ) - disrespect; कार्यः (kāryaḥ) - should be done; गवामरिनिसूदन (gavāmari-ni-sūdana) - O destroyer of the enemies of cows;]
(This to you all told by me, O Śakra, having asked. Not for you disrespect should be done, O destroyer of the enemies of cows.)
All this has been told to you by me upon your asking, O Śakra. You should not commit any disrespect, O destroyer of the enemies of cows. (13-82-41)
भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhīṣma; (proper noun) उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Bhīṣma said;)
Bhīṣma said.
एतच्छ्रुत्वा सहस्राक्षः पूजयामास नित्यदा। गाश्चक्रे बहुमानं च तासु नित्यं युधिष्ठिर ॥१३-८२-४२॥
etat śrutvā sahasrākṣaḥ pūjayām āsa nityadā। gāḥ cakre bahumānaṃ ca tāsu nityaṃ yudhiṣṭhira ॥13-82-42॥
[एतच्छ्रुत्वा (etat śrutvā) - having heard this; सहस्राक्षः (sahasrākṣaḥ) - the thousand-eyed one (Indra); पूजयामास (pūjayām āsa) - began to worship; नित्यदा (nityadā) - always; गः (gāḥ) - cows; चक्रे (cakre) - did (made); बहुमानं (bahumānam) - great respect; च (ca) - and; तासु (tāsu) - among them (the cows); नित्यं (nityaṃ) - always; युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhisthira;]
(Having heard this, the thousand-eyed one (Indra) began to worship always; (he) did great respect to the cows and always among them, O Yudhishthira.)
Upon hearing this, Indra, the thousand-eyed, always began to worship; he constantly honored the cows among them, O Yudhishthira. (13-82-42)
एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं पावनं च महाद्युते। पवित्रं परमं चापि गवां माहात्म्यमुत्तमम् ॥ कीर्तितं पुरुषव्याघ्र सर्वपापविनाशनम् ॥१३-८२-४३॥
etat te sarvam ākhyātaṃ pāvanaṃ ca mahādyute। pavitraṃ paramaṃ cāpi gavāṃ māhātmyam uttamam॥ kīrtitaṃ puruṣavyāghra sarvapāpavināśanam॥13-82-43॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; ते (te) - to you; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; आख्यातम् (ākhyātam) - declared; पावनम् (pāvanam) - purifying; च (ca) - and; महाद्युते (mahādyute) - O greatly resplendent one; पवित्रम् (pavitram) - holy; परमम् (paramam) - supreme; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; गवाम् (gavām) - of cows; माहात्म्यम् (māhātmyam) - greatness; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - highest; कीर्तितम् (kīrtitam) - celebrated; पुरुषव्याघ्र (puruṣavyāghra) - O tiger among men; सर्वपापविनाशनम् (sarvapāpavināśanam) - destroyer of all sins;]
(This to you all declared, purifying and O greatly resplendent one. Holy, supreme and also the highest greatness of cows. Celebrated O tiger among men, destroyer of all sins. (13-82-43))
O greatly resplendent one, all this has been declared to you—purifying, holy, and supremely excellent—the highest greatness of cows, which has been renowned as the destroyer of all sins, O tiger among men. (13-82-43)
य इदं कथयेन्नित्यं ब्राह्मणेभ्यः समाहितः। हव्यकव्येषु यज्ञेषु पितृकार्येषु चैव ह ॥ सार्वकामिकमक्षय्यं पितॄंस्तस्योपतिष्ठति ॥१३-८२-४४॥
ya idaṃ kathayen nityaṃ brāhmaṇebhyaḥ samāhitaḥ। havyakavyeṣu yajñeṣu pitṛkāryeṣu caiva ha॥ sārvakāmikam akṣayyaṃ pitṝṃs tasyopatiṣṭhati॥ 13-82-44॥
[य (ya) - who; इदं (idaṃ) - this; कथयेत् (kathayet) - should recite; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; ब्राह्मणेभ्यः (brāhmaṇebhyaḥ) - to Brāhmaṇas; समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - attentively; हव्यकव्येषु (havyakavyeṣu) - in oblations to gods and ancestors; यज्ञेषु (yajñeṣu) - in sacrifices; पितृकार्येषु (pitṛkāryeṣu) - in rites for ancestors; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; ह (ha) - verily; सार्वकामिकम् (sārvakāmikam) - fulfilling all desires; अक्षय्यम् (akṣayyaṃ) - imperishable; पितॄन् (pitṝn) - ancestors; तस्य (tasya) - for him; उपतिष्ठति (upatiṣṭhati) - attends; १३-८२-४४ (13-82-44) -;]
(Who this should recite always to Brāhmaṇas attentively; in oblations to gods and ancestors, in sacrifices, in rites for ancestors and indeed verily. All-desire-fulfilling, imperishable ancestors for him attends (13-82-44).)
Whoever always attentively recites this to Brāhmaṇas—at offerings to gods and ancestors, in sacrifices, and in ancestral rites—attains for his ancestors imperishable and all-desire-fulfilling results. (13-82-44)
गोषु भक्तश्च लभते यद्यदिच्छति मानवः। स्त्रियोऽपि भक्ता या गोषु ताश्च कामानवाप्नुयुः ॥१३-८२-४५॥
goṣu bhaktaś ca labhate yady ad icchati mānavaḥ। striyo'pi bhaktā yā goṣu tāś ca kāmān avāpnuyuḥ॥13-82-45॥
[गोषु (goṣu) - in cows; (locative plural of गोः, meaning 'cow'); भक्तः (bhaktaḥ) - devoted; (one who is devoted or a devotee); च (ca) - and; लभते (labhate) - obtains; (3rd person singular, present middle); यत् यत् (yat yat) - whatever; (relative pronoun, each thing which); इच्छति (icchati) - desires; (3rd person singular, present active); मानवः (mānavaḥ) - a human being; (masculine singular); स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women; (nominative plural of स्त्री, woman); अपि (api) - also; भक्ताः (bhaktāḥ) - devoted; (feminine plural, those who are devoted); या (yā) - who; (feminine singular, relative pronoun); गोषु (goṣu) - in cows; ताः (tāḥ) - they; (feminine plural pronoun); च (ca) - and; कामान् (kāmān) - desires; (accusative plural of काम, wish/desire); अवाप्नुयुः (avāpnuyuḥ) - may attain; (3rd person plural, optative mood, attain);]
(In cows, the devoted person also obtains whatever a human being desires. Women also who are devoted to cows, they too may attain desires.)
Whoever is devoted to cows obtains whatever desires a human being may have. Likewise, women devoted to cows also attain their wishes. (13-82-45)
पुत्रार्थी लभते पुत्रं कन्या पतिमवाप्नुयात्। धनार्थी लभते वित्तं धर्मार्थी धर्ममाप्नुयात् ॥१३-८२-४६॥
putrārthī labhate putraṃ kanyā patim-avāpnuyāt। dhanārthī labhate vittaṃ dharmārthī dharmam-āpnuyāt॥13-82-46॥
[पुत्रार्थी (putrārthī) - one desiring a son; लभते (labhate) - obtains; पुत्रं (putraṃ) - a son; कन्या (kanyā) - a maiden; पतिम् (patim) - a husband; अवाप्नुयात् (avāpnuyāt) - may attain; धनार्थी (dhanārthī) - one desiring wealth; लभते (labhate) - obtains; वित्तं (vittaṃ) - wealth; धर्मार्थी (dharmārthī) - one desiring dharma; धर्मम् (dharmam) - dharma; आप्नुयात् (āpnuyāt) - may attain;]
(One desiring a son obtains a son. A maiden may attain a husband. One desiring wealth obtains wealth. One desiring dharma may attain dharma. (13-82-46))
He who desires a son obtains a son; a maiden attains a husband; he who seeks wealth gains wealth; and he who seeks righteousness attains righteousness. (13-82-46)
विद्यार्थी प्राप्नुयाद्विद्यां सुखार्थी प्राप्नुयात्सुखम्। न किञ्चिद्दुर्लभं चैव गवां भक्तस्य भारत ॥१३-८२-४७॥
vidyārthī prāpnuyād vidyāṃ sukhārthī prāpnuyāt sukham। na kiñcid durlabhaṃ caiva gavāṃ bhaktasya bhārata ॥13-82-47॥
[विद्यार्थी (vidyārthī) - one who seeks knowledge; प्राप्नुयात् (prāpnuyāt) - may obtain; विद्यां (vidyām) - knowledge; सुखार्थी (sukhārthī) - one who seeks happiness; प्राप्नुयात् (prāpnuyāt) - may obtain; सुखम् (sukham) - happiness; न (na) - not; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything; दुर्लभं (durlabham) - difficult to obtain; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; गवां (gavām) - of cows; भक्तस्य (bhaktasya) - of a devotee; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata;]
(One who seeks knowledge may obtain knowledge; one who seeks happiness may obtain happiness; nothing indeed is difficult to obtain for a devotee of cows, O Bhārata.)
He who seeks knowledge attains it; he who seeks happiness attains happiness; indeed, O Bhārata, nothing is difficult to obtain for a devotee of cows. (13-82-47)
