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रामकृष्णावतारसमाप्तिः

rāmakṛṣṇāvatārasamāptiḥ

[राम (rāma) - Rāma; (proper noun); कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - Kṛṣṇa; (proper noun); अवतार (avatāra) - incarnation; descent; समाप्तिः (samāptiḥ) - end; completion;]

(Rāma Kṛṣṇa incarnation end;)

The end of the incarnation of Rāma and Kṛṣṇa.

वैशम्पायन उवाच॥

vaiśampāyana uvāca॥

[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (proper noun); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Vaiśampāyana said;)

Vaiśampāyana said.

ततो ययुर्दारुकः केशवश्च; बभ्रुश्च रामस्य पदं पतन्तः। अथापश्यन्राममनन्तवीर्यं; वृक्षे स्थितं चिन्तयानं विविक्ते ॥१६-५-१॥

tato yayur dārukaḥ keśavaś ca; babhruś ca rāmasya padaṁ patantaḥ. athāpaśyan rāmam anantavīryaṁ; vṛkṣe sthitaṁ cintayānaṁ vivikte ॥16-5-1॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; ययुः (yayuḥ) - went; दारुकः (dārukaḥ) - Dāruka; केशवः (keśavaḥ) - Keśava; च (ca) - and; बभ्रुः (babhruḥ) - Babhru; च (ca) - and; रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rāma; पदं (padaṁ) - path; पतन्तः (patantaḥ) - following; अथ (atha) - then; अपश्यन् (apaśyan) - they saw; रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma; अनन्तवीर्यम् (anantavīryam) - of endless valor; वृक्षे (vṛkṣe) - on a tree; स्थितम् (sthitam) - standing; चिन्तयानम् (cintayānam) - contemplating; विविक्ते (vivikte) - in solitude;]

(Then Dāruka, Keśava and Babhru went, following the path of Rāma. Then, they saw Rāma of endless valor, standing on a tree, contemplating in solitude.)

Then Dāruka, Keśava, and Babhru went, following the path of Rāma, and then they saw Rāma of infinite valor, standing on a tree, lost in contemplation in solitude. (16-5-1)

ततः समासाद्य महानुभावः; कृष्णस्तदा दारुकमन्वशासत्। गत्वा कुरूञ्शीघ्रमिमं महान्तं; पार्थाय शंसस्व वधं यदूनाम् ॥१६-५-२॥

tataḥ samāsādya mahānubhāvaḥ; kṛṣṇas-tadā dārukam-anvaśāsat. gatvā kurūñ-śīghram-imaṃ mahāntaṃ; pārthāya śaṃsasva vadhaṃ yadūnām ॥16-5-2॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having approached; महानुभावः (mahānubhāvaḥ) - the great-souled one; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Kṛṣṇa; तदा (tadā) - then; दारुकम् (dārukam) - Dāruka; अन्वशासत् (anvaśāsat) - instructed; गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; कुरून् (kurūn) - to the Kurus; शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly; इमं (imaṃ) - this; महान्तम् (mahāntam) - great; पार्थाय (pārthāya) - to Pārtha (Arjuna); शंसस्व (śaṃsasva) - announce; वधम् (vadham) - destruction; यदूनाम् (yadūnām) - of the Yādavas;]

(Then, having approached, the great-souled Kṛṣṇa then instructed Dāruka: Having gone quickly to the Kurus, this great destruction of the Yādavas, announce to Pārtha.)

Then, the great-souled Kṛṣṇa, having approached, instructed Dāruka: "Go quickly to the Kurus and announce this great destruction of the Yādavas to Pārtha (Arjuna)." (16-5-2)

ततोऽर्जुनः क्षिप्रमिहोपयातु; श्रुत्वा मृतान्यादवान्ब्रह्मशापात्। इत्येवमुक्तः स ययौ रथेन; कुरूंस्तदा दारुको नष्टचेताः ॥१६-५-३॥

tato'rjunaḥ kṣipramihopayātu; śrutvā mṛtānyādavānbrahmaśāpāt. ityevamuktaḥ sa yayau rathena; kurūṃstadā dāruko naṣṭacetāḥ ॥16-5-3॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly; इह (iha) - here; उपयातु (upayātu) - should arrive; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; मृतानि (mṛtāni) - the deaths; यादवान् (yādavān) - the Yadavas; ब्रह्मशापात् (brahmaśāpāt) - from the curse of Brahma; इति (iti) - thus; एवम् (evam) - in this way; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - having been told; स (sa) - he; ययौ (yayau) - departed; रथेन (rathena) - by chariot; कुरून् (kurūn) - to the Kurus; तदा (tadā) - then; दारुकः (dārukaḥ) - Dāruka; नष्टचेताः (naṣṭacetāḥ) - with lost consciousness;]

(Then Arjuna should quickly arrive here; having heard the Yadavas were dead from the curse of Brahma. Thus having been told, he departed by chariot to the Kurus then, Dāruka with lost consciousness.)

Then Arjuna should quickly come here; after hearing that the Yadavas had died because of the curse of Brahma. Thus addressed, Dāruka, his mind distraught, went by chariot to the Kurus at that time. (16-5-3)

ततो गते दारुके केशवोऽथ; दृष्ट्वान्तिके बभ्रुमुवाच वाक्यम्। स्त्रियो भवान्रक्षतु यातु शीघ्रं; नैता हिंस्युर्दस्यवो वित्तलोभात् ॥१६-५-४॥

tato gate dāruke keśavo'tha; dṛṣṭvāntike babhrumuvāca vākyam. striyo bhavānrakṣatu yātu śīghraṃ; naitā hiṃsyurdasyavo vittalobhāt ॥16-5-4॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; गते (gate) - having gone; दारुके (dāruke) - Dāruka; केशवः (keśavaḥ) - Keśava (Kṛṣṇa); अथ (atha) - then; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; अन्तिके (antike) - nearby; बभ्रुम् (babhrum) - Babhrū; उवाच (uvāca) - spoke; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech; स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women; भवान् (bhavān) - you (honorific); रक्षतु (rakṣatu) - should protect; यातु (yātu) - should go; शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly; न (na) - not; एताः (etāḥ) - these (women); हिंस्युः (hiṃsyuḥ) - should harm; दस्यवः (dasyavaḥ) - robbers; वित्तलोभात् (vittalobhāt) - from greed for wealth;]

(Then, when Dāruka had gone, Keśava, having seen Babhrū nearby, spoke a speech: "Let you protect the women; let you go quickly; let not these (women) be harmed by the robbers from greed for wealth." (16-5-4))

After Dāruka had left, Keśava saw Babhrū nearby and spoke: "Please protect the women and depart quickly; let not these women be harmed by the robbers out of greed for wealth." (16-5-4)

स प्रस्थितः केशवेनानुशिष्टो; मदातुरो ज्ञातिवधार्दितश्च। तं वै यान्तं संनिधौ केशवस्य; त्वरन्तमेकं सहसैव बभ्रुम् ॥ ब्रह्मानुशप्तमवधीन्महद्वै; कूटोन्मुक्तं मुसलं लुब्धकस्य ॥१६-५-५॥

sa prasthitaḥ keśavenānuśiṣṭo; madāturo jñātivadhārditaś ca. taṃ vai yāntaṃ saṃnidhau keśavasya; tvarantam ekaṃ sahasaiva babhrum ॥ brahmānuśaptam avadhīn mahad vai; kūṭonmuktaṃ musalaṃ lubdhakasya ॥16-5-5॥

[स (sa) - he; प्रस्थितः (prasthitaḥ) - having departed; केशवेन (keśavena) - by Keśava; अनुशिष्टः (anuśiṣṭaḥ) - instructed; मदातुरः (madāturaḥ) - afflicted with intoxication; ज्ञातिवधार्दितः (jñātivadhārditaḥ) - distressed by the slaughter of his kinsmen; च (ca) - and; तं (tam) - him; वै (vai) - indeed; यान्तं (yāntam) - going; संनिधौ (saṃnidhau) - in the presence; केशवस्य (keśavasya) - of Keśava; त्वरन्तम् (tvarantam) - hastening; एकम् (ekam) - one; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; एव (eva) - indeed; बभ्रुम् (babhrum) - a babhru (mongoose); ब्रह्मानुशप्तम् (brahmānuśaptam) - cursed by Brahmā; अवधीन् (avadhīn) - killed; महद् (mahad) - great; वै (vai) - indeed; कूटोनमुख्तम् (kūṭonmuktam) - released from the top of the club; मुसलम् (musalam) - the pestle (club); लुब्धकस्य (lubdhakasya) - of the hunter.;]

(He, having departed, instructed by Keśava, afflicted with intoxication and distressed by the slaughter of his kinsmen; him indeed, as he was going in the presence of Keśava, hastening, they suddenly saw one babhru (mongoose). Cursed by Brahmā, he (the babhru) was killed, a great (being), by the pestle (club) released from the top, belonging to the hunter. (16-5-5))

He, instructed by Keśava, departed, afflicted by intoxication and grief from the slaughter of his kin. As he went in Keśava’s presence, hastening, they suddenly saw a babhru (mongoose). Cursed by Brahmā, the great babhru was killed by the club released from the top by the hunter. (16-5-5)

ततो दृष्ट्वा निहतं बभ्रुमाह; कृष्णो वाक्यं भ्रातरमग्रजं तु। इहैव त्वं मां प्रतीक्षस्व राम; यावत्स्त्रियो ज्ञातिवशाः करोमि ॥१६-५-६॥

tato dṛṣṭvā nihataṃ babhrum āha; kṛṣṇo vākyaṃ bhrātaram agrajaṃ tu. ihaiva tvaṃ māṃ pratīkṣasva rāma; yāvat striyo jñātivaśāḥ karomi ॥16-5-6॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; (after that); दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; निहतम् (nihatam) - slain; बभ्रुम् (babhrum) - Babhrū; (a proper noun); आह (āha) - said; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Kṛṣṇa; (a proper noun); वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words; भ्रातरम् (bhrātaram) - to brother; अग्रजम् (agrajam) - elder; (born earlier); तु (tu) - but; इहैव (ihaiva) - right here; त्वम् (tvam) - you; माम् (mām) - me; प्रतीक्षस्व (pratīkṣasva) - wait (for); राम (rāma) - Rāma; (a proper noun); यावत् (yāvat) - as long as; until; स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women; ज्ञातिवशाः (jñātivaśāḥ) - subject to the relatives; (under the power of the relatives); करोमि (karomi) - I make; I render;]

(Then, having seen Babhrū slain, Kṛṣṇa spoke words to his elder brother: "Right here you wait for me, Rāma, until I render the women subject to the relatives." (16-5-6))

Then, upon seeing Babhrū slain, Kṛṣṇa said to his elder brother: "Wait for me here, Rāma, until I have placed the women under the care of their relatives." (16-5-6)

ततः पुरीं द्वारवतीं प्रविश्य; जनार्दनः पितरं प्राह वाक्यम्। स्त्रियो भवान्रक्षतु नः समग्रा; धनञ्जयस्यागमनं प्रतीक्षन् ॥ रामो वनान्ते प्रतिपालयन्मा; मास्तेऽद्याहं तेन समागमिष्ये ॥१६-५-७॥

tataḥ purīṁ dvāravatīṁ praviśya; janārdanaḥ pitaraṁ prāha vākyam। striyo bhavān rakṣatu naḥ samagrā; dhanañjayasya āgamanam pratīkṣan ॥ rāmo vanānte pratipālayan mā; mā aste adya ahaṁ tena samāgamiṣye ॥16-5-7॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; पुरीम् (purīm) - city (accusative singular); द्वारवतीम् (dvāravatīm) - Dvāravatī (proper noun, city); प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered; जनार्दनः (janārdanaḥ) - Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa, proper noun, nominative singular); पितरं (pitaraṁ) - father (accusative singular); प्राह (prāha) - said; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words; स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women (nominative plural); भवान् (bhavān) - you (respectful address); रक्षतु (rakṣatu) - should protect; नः (naḥ) - us, our; समग्रा (samagrā) - all, entire; धनञ्जयस्य (dhanañjayasya) - of Dhanañjaya (Arjuna, genitive singular); आगमनं (āgamanam) - arrival; प्रतीक्षन् (pratīkṣan) - waiting (present participle in masculine nominative singular); रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma (Balarāma, nominative singular); वनान्ते (vanānte) - at the forest edge; प्रतिपालयन् (pratipālayan) - awaiting; मा (mā) - not; अस्ते (aste) - remains; अद्य (adya) - today; अहम् (aham) - I; तेन (tena) - with him; समागमिष्ये (samāgamiṣye) - I shall meet;]

(Then, having entered the city Dvāravatī, Janārdana said words to his father: “You should protect all our women, waiting for the arrival of Dhanañjaya. Rāma is at the forest edge awaiting; let him not remain (there). Today, I shall meet with him.” (16-5-7))

Then, after entering the city of Dvāravatī, Janārdana spoke to his father: “Please protect all our women, who are awaiting Dhanañjaya’s arrival. Rāma is waiting at the edge of the forest; let him not remain there. I will meet him today.” (16-5-7)

दृष्टं मयेदं निधनं यदूनां; राज्ञां च पूर्वं कुरुपुङ्गवानाम्। नाहं विना यदुभिर्यादवानां; पुरीमिमां द्रष्टुमिहाद्य शक्तः ॥१६-५-८॥

dṛṣṭaṃ mayedaṃ nidhanaṃ yadūnāṃ; rājñāṃ ca pūrvaṃ kurupuṅgavānām। nāhaṃ vinā yadubhiryādavānāṃ; purīmimāṃ draṣṭumihādya śaktaḥ ॥16-5-8॥

[दृष्टं (dṛṣṭam) - seen; मया (mayā) - by me; इदं (idaṃ) - this; निधनं (nidhanaṃ) - destruction; यदूनां (yadūnām) - of the Yādavas; राज्ञां (rājñām) - of the kings; च (ca) - and; पूर्वं (pūrvaṃ) - earlier; कुरुपुङ्गवानाम् (kurupuṅgavānām) - of the foremost among the Kurus; न (na) - not; अहं (ahaṃ) - I; विना (vinā) - without; यदुभिः (yadubhiḥ) - with the Yādavas; यादवानां (yādavānām) - of the Yādavas; पुरीम् (purīm) - the city; इमां (imāṃ) - this; द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see; इह (iha) - here; अद्य (adya) - today; शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - able;]

(Seen by me this destruction of the Yādavas; and earlier of the kings, of the foremost among the Kurus. Not I, without the Yādavas, of the Yādavas; the city this to see here today am able.)

I have seen this destruction of the Yādavas, and earlier, of the kings who were foremost among the Kurus. Without the Yādavas, I am not able to see this city of the Yādavas here today. (16-5-8)

तपश्चरिष्यामि निबोध तन्मे; रामेण सार्धं वनमभ्युपेत्य। इतीदमुक्त्वा शिरसास्य पादौ; संस्पृश्य कृष्णस्त्वरितो जगाम ॥१६-५-९॥

tapaś cariṣyāmi nibodha tan me; rāmeṇa sārdhaṃ vanam abhyupetya. itīdam uktvā śirasā asya pādau; saṃspṛśya kṛṣṇaḥ tvarito jagāma ॥16-5-9॥

[तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity; ascetic practice; चरिष्यामि (cariṣyāmi) - I shall perform; निबोध (nibodha) - know (you); understand; तत् (tat) - that; मे (me) - to me; my; रामेण (rāmeṇa) - with Rāma; सार्धं (sārdham) - together with; वनम् (vanam) - forest; अभ्युपेत्य (abhyupetya) - having approached; having gone to; इति (iti) - thus; इदम् (idam) - this; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said; शिरसा (śirasā) - with (his) head; स्य (asya) - his; पादौ (pādau) - feet (dual); संस्पृश्य (saṃspṛśya) - having touched; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Kṛṣṇa; त्वरितः (tvaritaḥ) - quickly; hastily; जगाम (jagāma) - went; departed;]

(Austerity I shall perform, know that of me; with Rāma together, having gone to the forest. Thus having said this, with his head his feet having touched, Kṛṣṇa quickly went.)

“Know that I shall perform austerities; having gone to the forest together with Rāma.” After saying this, Kṛṣṇa touched his (Rāma's) feet with his head and departed quickly. (16-5-9)

ततो महान्निनदः प्रादुरासी; त्सस्त्रीकुमारस्य पुरस्य तस्य। अथाब्रवीत्केशवः संनिवर्त्य; शब्दं श्रुत्वा योषितां क्रोशतीनाम् ॥१६-५-१०॥

tato mahān ninadaḥ prādurāsī; tsa-strīkumārasya purasya tasya. athābravīt keśavaḥ saṃnivartya; śabdaṃ śrutvā yoṣitāṃ krośatīnām ॥16-5-10॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - from then; महान् (mahān) - great; निनदः (ninadaḥ) - roar; प्रादुरासी (prādurāsī) - arose; त्सस्त्रीकुमारस्य (tsa-strīkumārasya) - of the women and boys; पुरस्य (purasya) - of the city; तस्य (tasya) - of that; अथ (atha) - then; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; केशवः (keśavaḥ) - Keśava; संनिवर्त्य (saṃnivartya) - having turned back; शब्दं (śabdam) - sound; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; योषिताम् (yoṣitām) - of the women; क्रोशतीनाम् (krośatīnām) - crying;]

(From then a great roar arose; of the women and boys of that city. Then Keśava said, having turned back; having heard the sound of women crying.)

Then a great roar arose from the women and boys of that city. Keśava, having turned back after hearing the sound of the women crying, then spoke. (16-5-10)

पुरीमिमामेष्यति सव्यसाची; स वो दुःखान्मोचयिता नराग्र्यः। ततो गत्वा केशवस्तं ददर्श; रामं वने स्थितमेकं विविक्ते ॥१६-५-११॥

purīm imām eṣyati savyasācī; sa vo duḥkhān mocayitā narāgryaḥ. tato gatvā keśavas taṃ dadarśa; rāmaṃ vane sthitam ekaṃ vivikte ॥16-5-11॥

[पुरीम् (purīm) - city (accusative); इमाम् (imām) - this (accusative, feminine); एष्यति (eṣyati) - he will go (future, singular); सव्यसाची (savyasācī) - Savyasacin (Arjuna, epithet; ambidextrous one); सः (saḥ) - he; वः (vaḥ) - you (plural, dative/genitive); दुःखात् (duḥkhāt) - from suffering; मोचयिता (mocayitā) - the liberator; नराग्र्यः (narāgryaḥ) - the foremost among men; ततः (tataḥ) - then; गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; केशवः (keśavaḥ) - Keshava (Krishna, epithet); तम् (tam) - him; ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw; रामम् (rāmam) - Rama (accusative); वने (vane) - in the forest; स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated; एकम् (ekam) - alone; विविक्ते (vivikte) - in isolation;]

(Savyasacin will go to this city; he, the foremost among men, will be the liberator for you from suffering. Then, having gone, Keshava saw him—Rama—situated alone in isolation in the forest.)

Savyasacin (Arjuna) will come to this city; he, the foremost of men, will deliver you from your suffering. Then, after going there, Keshava (Krishna) saw Rama sitting alone in seclusion in the forest. (16-5-11)

अथापश्ययोगयुक्तस्य तस्य; नागं मुखान्निःसरन्तं महान्तम्। श्वेतं ययौ स ततः प्रेक्ष्यमाणो; महार्णवो येन महानुभावः ॥१६-५-१२॥

athāpaśyayoga-yuktasya tasya; nāgaṁ mukhānnissarantaṁ mahāntam. śvetaṁ yayau sa tataḥ prekṣyamāṇo; mahārṇavo yena mahānubhāvaḥ ॥16-5-12॥

[अथ (atha) - then; अपश्य (apaśya) - (he) saw; योगयुक्तस्य (yoga-yuktasya) - engaged in yoga; तस्य (tasya) - of him; नागं (nāgaṁ) - serpent; मुखात् (mukhāt) - from (his) mouth; निःसरन्तं (niḥsarantaṁ) - emerging; महान्तम् (mahāntam) - great; श्वेतं (śvetam) - white; ययौ (yayau) - went; स (sa) - he; ततः (tataḥ) - from there; प्रेक्ष्यमाणः (prekṣyamāṇaḥ) - looking; महार्णवः (mahārṇavaḥ) - great ocean; येन (yena) - by whom; महानुभावः (mahānubhāvaḥ) - the great-souled one;]

(Then (he) saw of him engaged in yoga; a great serpent emerging from his mouth. White, he went from there looking, the great ocean by whom the great-souled one.)

Then, as he watched, he saw from the mouth of that one engaged in yoga a great white serpent emerging. The great-souled one (the serpent) went from there to the great ocean. (16-5-12)

सहस्रशीर्षः पर्वताभोगवर्ष्मा; रक्ताननः स्वां तनुं तां विमुच्य। सम्यक्च तं सागरः प्रत्यगृह्णा; न्नागा दिव्याः सरितश्चैव पुण्याः ॥१६-५-१३॥

sahasraśīrṣaḥ parvatābhogavarṣmā; raktānanaḥ svāṃ tanuṃ tāṃ vimucya। samyak ca taṃ sāgaraḥ pratyagṛhṇāt nāgā divyāḥ saritaś caiva puṇyāḥ ॥16-5-13॥

[सहस्रशीर्षः (sahasraśīrṣaḥ) - thousand-headed; पर्वताभोगवर्ष्मा (parvatābhogavarṣmā) - having the body massive as a mountain; रक्ताननः (raktānanaḥ) - red-faced; स्वां (svām) - his own; तनुं (tanuṃ) - body; तां (tāṃ) - that; विमुच्य (vimucya) - having cast off; सम्यक् (samyak) - properly; च (ca) - and; तं (taṃ) - him; सागरः (sāgaraḥ) - ocean; प्रत्यगृह्णात् (pratyagṛhṇāt) - received; नागाः (nāgāḥ) - serpents; दिव्याः (divyāḥ) - divine; सरितः (saritaḥ) - rivers; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; पुण्याः (puṇyāḥ) - pure;]

(Thousand-headed, having the body massive as a mountain, red-faced, his own body that having cast off; properly and him the ocean received; serpents divine and rivers indeed pure.)

The thousand-headed being, with a body as vast as a mountain and red face, having cast off his own form; then the ocean, as well as the divine serpents and the pure rivers, properly received him. (16-5-13)

कर्कोटको वासुकिस्तक्षकश्च; पृथुश्रवा वरुणः कुञ्जरश्च। मिश्री शङ्खः कुमुदः पुण्डरीक; स्तथा नागो धृतराष्ट्रो महात्मा ॥१६-५-१४॥

karkoṭako vāsukistakṣakaśca; pṛthuśravā varuṇaḥ kuñjaraśca. miśrī śaṅkhaḥ kumudaḥ puṇḍarīka; stathā nāgo dhṛtarāṣṭro mahātmā ॥16-5-14॥

[कर्कोटक (karkoṭaka) - Karkotaka (proper name); वासुकि (vāsuki) - Vāsuki (proper name); तक्षकश्च (takṣakaś ca) - Takṣaka and; पृथुश्रवा (pṛthuśravā) - Pṛthuśravā (proper name); वरुणः (varuṇaḥ) - Varuṇa (proper name); कुञ्जरश्च (kuñjaraś ca) - Kuñjara and; मिश्री (miśrī) - Miśrī (proper name); शङ्खः (śaṅkhaḥ) - Śaṅkha (proper name); कुमुदः (kumudaḥ) - Kumuda (proper name); पुण्डरीक (puṇḍarīka) - Puṇḍarīka (proper name); स्तथा (stathā) - and as well as; नागः (nāgaḥ) - Nāga (proper name); धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (proper name); महात्मा (mahātmā) - great-souled;]

(Karkotaka, Vāsuki, and Takṣaka; Pṛthuśravā, Varuṇa, and Kuñjara; Miśrī, Śaṅkha, Kumuda, Puṇḍarīka; also Nāga, Dhṛtarāṣṭra, great-souled.)

Karkotaka, Vāsuki, Takṣaka, Pṛthuśravā, Varuṇa, Kuñjara, Miśrī, Śaṅkha, Kumuda, Puṇḍarīka, and also Nāga Dhṛtarāṣṭra, the great-souled one. (16-5-14)

ह्रादः क्राथः शितिकण्ठोऽग्रतेजा; स्तथा नागौ चक्रमन्दातिषण्डौ। नागश्रेष्ठो दुर्मुखश्चाम्बरीषः; स्वयं राजा वरुणश्चापि राजन् ॥ प्रत्युद्गम्य स्वागतेनाभ्यनन्दं; स्तेऽपूजयंश्चार्घ्यपाद्यक्रियाभिः ॥१६-५-१५॥

hrādaḥ krāthaḥ śitikaṇṭho'gratejā; stathā nāgau cakramandātiṣaṇḍau. nāgaśreṣṭho durmukhaścāmbareṣaḥ; svayaṃ rājā varuṇaścāpi rājan ॥ pratyudgamya svāgatenābhyanandaṃ; ste'pūjayaṃścārghyapādyakriyābhiḥ ॥16-5-15॥

[ह्रादः (hrādaḥ) - Hrāda; (name of a Naga); क्राथः (krāthaḥ) - Krātha; (name of a Naga); शितिकण्ठः (śitikaṇṭhaḥ) - Śitikaṇṭha; (name of a Naga); अग्रतेजा (agratejā) - Agra-tejas; foremost in brightness; स्तथा (stathā) - and similarly; नागौ (nāgau) - the two Nāgas; चक्रमन्दातिषण्डौ (cakramandātiṣaṇḍau) - Cakramanda and Atiṣaṇḍa; (names of two Nāgas); नागश्रेष्ठः (nāgaśreṣṭhaḥ) - Nagaśreṣṭha; (the foremost Nāga); दुर्मुखः (durmukhaḥ) - Durmukha; (name of a Naga); च (ca) - and; अम्बरीषः (ambareṣaḥ) - Ambarīṣa; (name of a Naga); स्वयम् (svayam) - himself; राजा (rājā) - the king; वरुणः (varuṇaḥ) - Varuṇa; (name of a god/Naga king); च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; राजन् (rājan) - O King; प्रत्युद्गम्य (pratyudgamya) - having come forth to meet; स्वागतेन (svāgatena) - with (words of) welcome; अभ्यनन्दं (abhyanandaṃ) - greeted; स्ते (ste) - they; अपूजयं (apūjayaṃ) - honored; च (ca) - and; अर्घ्यपाद्यक्रियाभिः (arghyapādyakriyābhiḥ) - with the rites of arghya and pādya;]

(Hrāda, Krātha, Śitikaṇṭha, Agra-tejas; and similarly the two Nāgas, Cakramanda and Atiṣaṇḍa. Nagaśreṣṭha, Durmukha and Ambarīṣa; himself, the king Varuṇa also, O King. Having gone forth to meet, with welcome, they greeted; they honored and with the rites of arghya and pādya. (16-5-15))

Hrāda, Krātha, Śitikaṇṭha, and the foremost-bright Agra-tejas, as well as the two Nāgas Cakramanda and Atiṣaṇḍa, together with Nagaśreṣṭha, Durmukha, and Ambarīṣa—Varuṇa, the king himself, also, O King—came forward to greet (him) with words of welcome, and they honored (him) with the ceremonies of arghya and pādya. (16-5-15)

ततो गते भ्रातरि वासुदेवो; जानन्सर्वा गतयो दिव्यदृष्टिः। वने शून्ये विचरंश्चिन्तयानो; भूमौ ततः संविवेशाग्र्यतेजाः ॥१६-५-१६॥

tato gate bhrātari vāsudevo; jānansarvā gatayo divyadṛṣṭiḥ. vane śūnye vicaraṃścintayāno; bhūmau tataḥ saṃviveśāgryatejāḥ ॥16-5-16॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; गते (gate) - having gone; भ्रातरि (bhrātari) - when the brother; वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vasudeva; जानन् (jānan) - knowing; सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all; गतयः (gatayaḥ) - paths; दिव्यदृष्टिः (divyadṛṣṭiḥ) - with divine sight; वने (vane) - in the forest; शून्ये (śūnye) - being empty; विचरन् (vicaran) - wandering; चिन्तयानः (cintayānaḥ) - meditating; भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground; ततः (tataḥ) - then; संविवेश (saṃviveśa) - he lay down; आग्र्यतेजाः (āgryatejāḥ) - of supreme splendor;]

(Then, when the brother had gone, Vasudeva, knowing all paths with divine sight, in the empty forest wandering and meditating, on the ground then he lay down, of supreme splendor.)

Then, after his brother had departed, Vasudeva, who knew all paths by divine vision, wandered meditating in the empty forest; then he of supreme splendor lay down upon the ground. (16-5-16)

सर्वं हि तेन प्राक्तदा वित्तमासी; द्गान्धार्या यद्वाक्यमुक्तः स पूर्वम्। दुर्वाससा पायसोच्छिष्टलिप्ते; यच्चाप्युक्तं तच्च सस्मार कृष्णः ॥१६-५-१७॥

sarvaṁ hi tena prāktadā vittamāsī; d-gāndhāryā yad-vākyam-uktaḥ sa pūrvam। durvāsasā pāyasocchiṣṭalipte; yac-cāpy-uktaṁ tac-ca sasmāra kṛṣṇaḥ ॥16-5-17॥

[सर्वं (sarvaṁ) - all; हि (hi) - indeed; तेन (tena) - by him; प्राक्तदा (prāktadā) - formerly; वित्तम् (vittam) - wealth; आसी (āsī) - was; द्गान्धार्या (d-gāndhāryā) - by (Queen) Gāndhārī; यद् (yad) - which; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; स (sa) - he; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before; दुर्वाससा (durvāsasā) - by Durvāsas; पायस (pāyasa) - rice pudding; उच्छिष्टलिप्ते (ucchiṣṭalipte) - smeared with leftovers; यत् (yat) - which; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; उक्तं (uktaṁ) - spoken; तत् (tat) - that; च (ca) - and; सस्मार (sasmāra) - remembered; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Kṛṣṇa;]

(All indeed by him formerly the wealth was; by Gāndhārī whatever statement was spoken he before, by Durvāsas, in rice pudding smeared with leftovers, whatever also spoken, that also remembered Kṛṣṇa.)

Everything, indeed, that wealth was formerly by him; whatever statement Gāndhārī had earlier spoken, and whatever Durvāsas said when the rice pudding was smeared with leftovers—Kṛṣṇa remembered all that. (16-5-17)

स चिन्तयानोऽन्धकवृष्णिनाशं; कुरुक्षयं चैव महानुभावः। मेने ततः सङ्क्रमणस्य कालं; ततश्चकारेन्द्रियसंनिरोधम् ॥१६-५-१८॥

sa cintayāno'ndhaka-vṛṣṇi-nāśaṃ; kurukṣayaṃ caiva mahānubhāvaḥ. mene tataḥ saṅkramaṇasya kālaṃ; tataś cakārendriya-saṃnirodham ॥16-5-18॥

[स (sa) (sa) - he; चिन्तयानः (cintayānaḥ) (cintayānaḥ) - contemplating; अन्धकवृष्णि-नाशं (andhaka-vṛṣṇi-nāśam) (andhaka-vṛṣṇi-nāśam) - the destruction of the Andhaka and Vṛṣṇi; कुरु-क्षयं (kuru-kṣayam) (kuru-kṣayam) - the annihilation of the Kuru; च (ca) (ca) - and; एव (eva) (eva) - indeed; महानुभावः (mahānubhāvaḥ) (mahānubhāvaḥ) - the greatly powerful one; मेने (mene) (mene) - considered; ततः (tataḥ) (tataḥ) - from that; सङ्क्रमणस्य (saṅkramaṇasya) (saṅkramaṇasya) - of departure; कालं (kālam) (kālam) - the time; ततः (tataḥ) (tataḥ) - thereafter; चकार (cakāra) (cakāra) - performed; इन्द्रिय-संनिरोधम् (indriya-saṃnirodham) (indriya-saṃnirodham) - restriction of the senses;]

(He, contemplating the destruction of the Andhaka and Vṛṣṇi, and indeed the annihilation of the Kuru, the greatly powerful one considered from that the time of departure; thereafter, he performed the restriction of the senses.)

He, the greatly powerful one, reflecting on the destruction of the Andhakas and Vṛṣṇis, as well as the annihilation of the Kurus, then regarded it as the time for departure; and thereafter, he restrained his senses. (16-5-18)

स संनिरुद्धेन्द्रियवाङ्मनास्तु; शिश्ये महायोगमुपेत्य कृष्णः। जराथ तं देशमुपाजगाम; लुब्धस्तदानीं मृगलिप्सुरुग्रः ॥१६-५-१९॥

sa saṁniruddhendriyavāṅmanāstu; śiśye mahāyogamupetya kṛṣṇaḥ. jarātha taṁ deśamupājagāma; lubdhas tadānīṁ mṛgalipsur ugraḥ ॥16-5-19॥

[स (sa) - he; संनिरुद्धेन्द्रियवाङ्मनाः (saṁniruddhendriyavāṅmanāḥ) - with completely restrained senses, speech, and mind; तु (tu) - but; शिश्ये (śiśye) - lay down; महायोगम् (mahāyogam) - great meditation; उपेत्य (upetya) - having undertaken; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Kṛṣṇa; जराथ (jarātha) - by Jarā; तं (taṁ) - him; देशम् (deśam) - place; उपाजगाम (upājagāma) - came near; लुब्धः (lubdhaḥ) - hunter; तदानीं (tadānīṁ) - then; मृगलिप्सुः (mṛgalipsuḥ) - desiring a deer; उग्रः (ugraḥ) - fierce;]

(He, with completely restrained senses, speech, and mind, but, lay down, having undertaken great meditation, Kṛṣṇa. By Jarā, him, place, came near. The hunter then, desiring a deer, fierce.)

Kṛṣṇa, having entered into great meditation with his senses, speech, and mind completely restrained, lay down. At that time, the fierce hunter Jarā, desiring a deer, came near that place. (16-5-19)

स केशवं योगयुक्तं शयानं; मृगाशङ्की लुब्धकः सायकेन। जराविध्यत्पादतले त्वरावां; स्तं चाभितस्तज्जिघृक्षुर्जगाम ॥ अथापश्यत्पुरुषं योगयुक्तं; पीताम्बरं लुब्धकोऽनेकबाहुम् ॥१६-५-२०॥

sa keśavaṁ yogayuktaṁ śayānaṁ; mṛgaśaṅkī lubdhakaḥ sāyakena. jarāvidhyatpādatale tvarāvāṁ; staṁ cābhitastajjighṛkṣur jagāma ॥ athāpaśyat puruṣaṁ yogayuktaṁ; pītāmbaraṁ lubdhako'nekabāhum ॥16-5-20॥

[स (sa) - he; केशवं (keśavam) - Keśava (Krishna); योगयुक्तं (yogayuktam) - absorbed in yoga; शयानं (śayānam) - lying (down); मृगशङ्की (mṛgaśaṅkī) - mistaking for a deer; लुब्धकः (lubdhakaḥ) - the hunter; सायकेन (sāyakena) - with an arrow; जरा (jarā) - Jarā (name of the hunter, or 'old age'); अविध्यत् (avidhyat) - pierced; पादतले (pādatale) - at the sole of the foot; त्वरावां (tvarāvām) - swiftly; स्तं (staṁ) - him; च (ca) - and; अभितः (abhitaḥ) - towards; तज्जिघृक्षुः (tajjighṛkṣuḥ) - desiring to take that (prey); जगाम (jagāma) - went; अथ (atha) - then; अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - he saw; पुरुषं (puruṣam) - man; योगयुक्तं (yogayuktam) - absorbed in yoga; पीताम्बरं (pītāmbaram) - one wearing a yellow garment; लुब्धकः (lubdhakaḥ) - the hunter; अनेकबाहुम् (anekabāhum) - with many arms;]

(He, Keśava, absorbed in yoga, lying (down); mistaking (him) for a deer, the hunter with an arrow; Jarā pierced (him) at the sole of the foot swiftly; him also towards, desiring to take that (prey), (the hunter) went. Then he saw (that) man absorbed in yoga, wearing a yellow garment, the hunter (saw him) with many arms. (16-5-20))

Keśava, who was lying down absorbed in yoga, was mistaken for a deer by the hunter. The hunter Jarā swiftly pierced the sole of his foot with an arrow and, wishing to claim him, approached him. Then the hunter saw that the man, absorbed in yoga and clothed in yellow, had many arms. (16-5-20)

मत्वात्मानमपराद्धं स तस्य; जग्राह पादौ शिरसा चार्तरूपः। आश्वासयत्तं महात्मा तदानीं; गच्छन्नूर्ध्वं रोदसी व्याप्य लक्ष्म्या ॥१६-५-२१॥

matvā ātmānam aparāddhaṃ sa tasya; jagrāha pādau śirasā ca ārta-rūpaḥ। āśvāsayat taṃ mahātmā tadānīṃ; gacchan ūrdhvaṃ rodasī vyāpya lakṣmyā ॥16-5-21॥

[मत्वा (matvā) - having known; आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - himself; अपराद्धम् (aparāddham) - having sinned; सः (sa) - he; तस्य (tasya) - of him; जग्राह (jagrāha) - he took; पादौ (pādau) - feet; शिरसा (śirasā) - with his head; च (ca) - and; अर्तरूपः (ārta-rūpaḥ) - having the form of one in distress; आश्वासयत् (āśvāsayat) - he comforted; तं (tam) - him; महात्मा (mahātmā) - the great-souled one; तदानीम् (tadānīm) - at that time; गच्छन् (gacchan) - departing; ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upward; रोदसी (rodasī) - heaven and earth; व्याप्य (vyāpya) - having pervaded; लक्ष्म्या (lakṣmyā) - with splendor;]

(Having known himself as having sinned, he, of him, took the feet with his head and (being) in the form of one in distress. The great-souled one comforted him at that time, departing upward, having pervaded heaven and earth with splendor.)

Realizing himself to be at fault, he took the other's feet with his head, appearing in distress. At that time, the great-souled one comforted him and, ascending upward, pervaded heaven and earth with his splendor. (16-5-21)

दिवं प्राप्तं वासवोऽथाश्विनौ च; रुद्रादित्या वसवश्चाथ विश्वे। प्रत्युद्ययुर्मुनयश्चापि सिद्धा; गन्धर्वमुख्याश्च सहाप्सरोभिः ॥१६-५-२२॥

divaṃ prāptaṃ vāsavo’thāśvinau ca; rudrādityā vasavaścātha viśve. pratyudyayurmunayaścāpi siddhā; gandharvamukhyāśca sahāpsarobhiḥ ॥16-5-22॥

[दिवम् (divam) - heaven; प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - arrived; वासवः (vāsavaḥ) - Indra; अथ (atha) - then; अश्विनौ (aśvinau) - the Ashvins; च (ca) - and; रुद्रादित्याः (rudrādityāḥ) - the Rudras and Ādityas; वसवः (vasavaḥ) - the Vasus; च (ca) - and; अथ (atha) - then; विश्वे (viśve) - the Viśvedevas; प्रत्युद्ययुः (pratyudyayuḥ) - went forth to meet; मुनयः (munayaḥ) - the sages; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; सिद्धाः (siddhāḥ) - the Siddhas; गन्धर्वमुख्याः (gandharvamukhyāḥ) - chiefs of the Gandharvas; च (ca) - and; सह (saha) - together with; अप्सरोभिः (apsarobhiḥ) - the Apsarases;]

(Heaven arrived, Indra then the Ashvins and; the Rudras, Ādityas, Vasus and then the Viśvedevas. Went forth to meet the sages and also the Siddhas; the chiefs of the Gandharvas and together with the Apsarases.)

After he reached heaven, Indra, then the Ashvins, the Rudras, Ādityas, Vasus, and the Viśvedevas; the sages, Siddhas, chief Gandharvas, and Apsarases all went forth to meet him. (16-5-22)

ततो राजन्भगवानुग्रतेजा; नारायणः प्रभवश्चाव्ययश्च। योगाचार्यो रोदसी व्याप्य लक्ष्म्या; स्थानं प्राप स्वं महात्माप्रमेयम् ॥१६-५-२३॥

tato rājanbhagavānugratejā; nārāyaṇaḥ prabhavaścāvyayaścā। yogācāryo rodasī vyāpya lakṣmyā; sthānaṃ prāpa svaṃ mahātmāprameyam ॥16-5-23॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; राजन् (rājan) - O King; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the blessed one; उग्रतेजा (ugratejā) - of fierce energy; नारायणः (nārāyaṇaḥ) - Nārāyaṇa; प्रभवः (prabhavaḥ) - the origin; च (ca) - and; अव्ययः (avyayaḥ) - the imperishable; च (ca) - and; योगाचार्यः (yogācāryaḥ) - the teacher of yoga; रोदसी (rodasī) - heaven and earth; व्याप्य (vyāpya) - having pervaded; लक्ष्म्या (lakṣmyā) - with splendor; स्थानम् (sthānam) - abode; प्राप (prāpa) - attained; स्वम् (svam) - his own; महात्मा (mahātmā) - the great soul; अप्रमेयम् (aprameyam) - immeasurable;]

(Then, O King, the blessed one of fierce energy, Nārāyaṇa, the origin and the imperishable; the teacher of yoga, having pervaded heaven and earth with splendor, attained his own abode, the great soul, immeasurable.)

Then, O King, the blessed and mighty Nārāyaṇa—the origin and the imperishable, the teacher of yoga—having pervaded heaven and earth with splendor, attained his own immeasurable abode. (16-5-23)

ततो देवैरृषिभिश्चापि कृष्णः; समागतश्चारणैश्चैव राजन्। गन्धर्वाग्र्यैरप्सरोभिर्वराभिः; सिद्धैः साध्यैश्चानतैः पूज्यमानः ॥१६-५-२४॥

tato devair ṛṣibhiś cāpi kṛṣṇaḥ; samāgataś cāraṇaiś caiva rājan। gandharvāgryair apsarobhir varābhiḥ; siddhaiḥ sādhyaiś cānataiḥ pūjyamānaḥ ॥16-5-24॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; देवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods; ऋषिभिः (ṛṣibhiḥ) - by sages; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Kṛṣṇa; समागतः (samāgataḥ) - having gathered; चारणैः (cāraṇaiḥ) - with the cāraṇas; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; राजन् (rājan) - O king; गन्धर्वाग्र्यैः (gandharvāgryaiḥ) - with foremost of gandharvas; अप्सरोभिः (apsarobhiḥ) - with apsarases; वराभिः (varābhiḥ) - with excellent ones; सिद्धैः (siddhaiḥ) - with siddhas; साध्यैः (sādhyaiḥ) - with sādhyas; च (ca) - and; अनतैः (anataiḥ) - with those bowing; पूज्यमानः (pūjyamānaḥ) - being worshipped;]

(Then by the gods, by sages also, Kṛṣṇa, having gathered with the cāraṇas and indeed, O king, with the foremost of gandharvas, with apsarases, with excellent ones, with siddhas, with sādhyas and with those bowing, being worshipped.)

Then, O king, Kṛṣṇa, surrounded by the gods, sages, cāraṇas, foremost gandharvas, excellent apsarases, siddhas, sādhyas, and those who bowed, was worshipped. (16-5-24)

ते वै देवाः प्रत्यनन्दन्त राज; न्मुनिश्रेष्ठा वाग्भिरानर्चुरीशम्। गन्धर्वाश्चाप्युपतस्थुः स्तुवन्तः; प्रीत्या चैनं पुरुहूतोऽभ्यनन्दत् ॥१६-५-२५॥

te vai devāḥ pratyanandanta rāja; nmuniśreṣṭhā vāgbhir ānarcur īśam. gandharvāś cāpy upatasthuḥ stuvantaḥ; prītyā cainaṁ puruhūto'bhyanandat ॥16-5-25॥

[ते (te) - they; वै (vai) - indeed; देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods; प्रत्यनन्दन्त (pratyanandanta) - rejoiced; राज (rāja) - O king; न्मुनिश्रेष्ठा (nmuniśreṣṭhā) - and best sages; वाग्भिः (vāgbhiḥ) - with words; आनर्चुः (ānarcur) - honored; ईशम् (īśam) - the Lord; गन्धर्वाः (gandharvāḥ) - the Gandharvas; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; उपतस्थुः (upatasthuḥ) - attended; स्तुवन्तः (stuvantaḥ) - praising; प्रीत्या (prītyā) - with affection; च (ca) - and; एनम् (enam) - him; पुरुहूतः (puruhūtaḥ) - Puruhūta (Indra); अभ्यनन्दत् (abhyanandat) - congratulated;]

(They indeed the gods rejoiced, O king; and the best sages with words honored the Lord. The Gandharvas also attended, praising; and with affection, him Puruhūta (Indra) congratulated.)

The gods indeed rejoiced, O king; the best sages honored the Lord with words. The Gandharvas also came forth praising, and with affection, Puruhūta (Indra) congratulated him. (16-5-25)