pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: अज्ञानाज्ज्ञानतो वापि स्त्रिया वा पुरुषेण वा। यत् किंचिदशुभं कर्म कृतं मानुषबुद्धिना॥ तत् सर्वं नश्यते तत्र स्नातमात्रस्य भारत। अश्वमेधफलं चास्य स्वर्गलोकं च गच्छति॥
English: Whatever bad acts one, whether a man or a woman, has committed willingly unwittingly, impelled by human motives. O descendant of Bharata, are all destroyed. He obtains the fruits of Ashvamedha (sacrifice) and also goes to heaven. or
Sanskrit: पुण्यमाहुः कुरुक्षेत्रं कुरुक्षेत्रात् सरस्वती। सरस्वत्याश्च तीर्थानि तीर्थेभ्यश्च पृथूदकम्॥
English: The learned men say that Kurukshetra is holy, holier than Kurukshetra is the Sarasvati, holier than the Sarasvati are all the Tirthas put together and holier than all the Tirthas is the Prithudaka.
Sanskrit: उत्तमं सर्वतीर्थानां यस्त्यजेदात्मनस्तनुम्। पृथूदके जप्यपरो नैव श्वो मरणं तपेत्॥
English: He, who by the recitation of prayers casts off his body at Prithadaka which is the best of all the Tirthas, becomes an immortal.
Sanskrit: गीतं सनत्कुमारेण व्यासेन च महात्मना। एवं स नियतं राजन्नभिगच्छेत् पृथूदकम्॥
English: It has been sung by Sanatkumara and the illustrious Vyasa. O king, it is in the Vedas also, that one should go to the Prithudaka with subdued soul.
Sanskrit: पृथूदकात् तीर्थतमं नान्यत् तीर्थं कुरूद्वह। तन्मेध्यं तत् पवित्रं च पावनं च न संशयः॥
English: O perpetuator of the Kuru race, no Tirtha is superior to Prithudaka. There is no doubt that, that Tirtha is purifying, holy and sindestroying.
Sanskrit: तत्र स्नात्वा दिवं यान्ति येऽपि पापकृतो नराः। पृथूदके नरश्रेष्ठ एवमाहुर्मनीषिणः॥
English: O foremost of men, O best of the Bharata race, bathing in the Prithudaka (even) sinful men go to heaven. Thus say all wise men.
Sanskrit: मधुस्रवं च तत्रैव तीर्थं भरतसत्तम। तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन् गोसहस्रफलं लभेत्॥
English: O best of the Bharata race, O king, there is another Tirtha called Madhusrava. Bathing there, a man obtains the fruits of giving away one thousand kine.
Sanskrit: ततो गच्छेत राजेन्द्र तीर्थं मेध्यं यथाक्रमम्। सरस्वत्यरुणायाश्च संगमं लोकविश्रुतम्॥
English: O king of kings, one should then go in due order to the celebrated and sacred Tirtha where the Sarasvati and the Aruna are united together.
Sanskrit: त्रिरात्रोपोषितः स्नात्वा मुच्यते ब्रह्महत्यया। अग्निष्टोमातिरात्राभ्यां फलं विन्दति मानवः॥ आसप्तमं कुलं चैव पुनाति भरतर्षभ।
English: The man who bathes there fasting for three nights, is cleansed of even the sin of killing a Brahmana. He obtains the fruits greater than those of Agnishtoma and the Atiratha (sacrifices). O best of the Bharata race, he saves his ancestors seven generations upwards and downwards.
Sanskrit: अर्धकीलं च तत्रैव तीर्थं कुरुकुलोद्वह॥ विप्राणामनुकम्पार्थं दर्भिणा निर्मितं पुरा। व्रतोपनयनाभ्यां चाप्युपवासेन वाप्युत॥ क्रियामन्त्रैश्च संयुक्तो ब्राह्मणः स्यान्न संशयः। क्रियामन्त्रविहीनोऽपि तत्र स्नात्वा नरर्षभा चीर्णव्रतो भवेद् विद्वान् दृष्टमेतत् पुरातनैः॥
English: O perpetuator of the Kuru race, there is another Tirtha, called Ardhakila. Darbhi created it in the days of yore from compassion for the Brahmans. By vows, by taking the sacred thread, by lasts. By rites and by Mantras, one certainly becomes a Brahman. ) foremost of inen, it has been seen by the ancients that by bathing there, men learned and are endued with the fruits of observing the VOWS.
Sanskrit: समुद्राश्चापि चत्वारः समानीताश्च दर्भिणा। तेषु सातो नरश्रेष्ठ न दुर्गतिमवाप्नुयात्॥ फलानि गोसहस्राणां चतुर्णां विन्दते च सः।
English: O foremost of men, Darbhi had brought there also the four oceans. Bathing in them one does not meet with any calamity. He obtains the fruits of giving away one thousand kine.
Sanskrit: ततो गच्छेतधर्मज्ञ तीर्थं शतसहस्रकम्॥ साहस्रकं च तत्रैव द्वे तीर्थे लोकविश्रुते। उभयोहि नरः स्नात्वा गोसहस्रफलं लभेत्॥ दानं वाप्युपवासो वा सहस्रगुणितं भवेत्।
English: O virtuous man, one should then go to the two celebrated Tirtha called Sata-Sahasrakam and Sahasraha. Bathing in them one obtains the fruits of giving away one thousand kine. Fasts and gifts there multiply themselves thousandfold.
Sanskrit: ततो गच्छेत राजेन्द्र रेणुकातीर्थमुत्तमम्॥ तीर्थाभिषेकं कुर्वीत पितृदेवार्चने रतः। सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा अग्निष्टोमफलं लभेत्॥
English: O king of kings, one should then go to the excellent Tirtha called Renuka. Bathing there and being engaged there in worshipping the celestials and the Pitris, one becomes puresouled. His sins being all destroyed, he obtains the fruits of Agnishtoma.
Sanskrit: विमोचनमुपस्पृश्य जितमन्युर्जितेन्द्रियः। प्रतिग्रहकृतैर्दोषैः सर्वैः स परिमुच्यते॥
English: Bathing there in the Tirtha called Vimochana with passions and senses subdued, one is cleansed of all his sins derived from receiving gifts.
Sanskrit: ततः पञ्चवटीं गत्वा ब्रह्मचारी जितेन्द्रियः। पुण्येन महता युक्तः सतां लोके महीयते॥
English: Then going to Panchavati with passions controlled and with Brahmacharya life, one becomes greatly virtuous and is adored in the region of the virtuous.
Sanskrit: यत्र योगेश्वरः स्थाणुः स्वयमेव वृषध्वजः। तमर्चयित्वा देवेशं गमनादेव सिध्यति॥
English: There the lord of Yoga, Vrishdhvaja, Sthanu himself is always is present. Going there he who worships the lord of the celestials obtains success.
Sanskrit: तैजसं वारुणं तीर्थं दीप्यमानं स्वतेजसा। यत्र ब्रह्मादिभिर्देवैर्ऋषिभिश्च तपोधनैः॥ सैनापत्येन देवानामभिषिक्तो गुहस्तदा। तैजसस्य तु पूर्वेण कुरुतीर्थं कुरूद्वह॥
English: One should then go to the Tirtha, called Taijasa, belonging to Varuna blazing in its own effulgence. There Brahma and the other celestials installed Guha in the command of the celestials army. O perpetuator of the Kuru race, in the east of Taijasa, there is a Tirtha called Kuru.
Sanskrit: कुरुतीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा ब्रह्मचारी जितेन्द्रियः। सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा ब्रह्मलोकं प्रपद्यते॥
English: Bathing in the Kuru-Tirtha with passions controlled and with life of a Brahmachari, his soul being purified and his sins being all destroyed, one goes to the region of Brahma.
Sanskrit: स्वर्गद्वारं ततो गच्छेन्नियतो नियताशनः। स्वर्गलोकमवाप्नोति ब्रह्मलोकं च गच्छति॥
English: One should then go with regulated diet and subdued soul to Svarga-dvara. He obtains the fruits of giving away one thousand kine and goes to the region of Brahma.
Sanskrit: ततो गच्छेदनरकं तीर्थसेवी नराधिप। तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन् न दुर्गतिमवाप्नुयात्॥ तत्र ब्रह्मा स्वयं नित्यं देवैः सह महीपते। अन्वास्ते पुरुषव्याघ्र नारायणपुरोगमैः॥
English: O ruler of men, then the pilgrim should go to Anaraka. O king, bathing there one never meets with any difficulty. O ruler of earth, O foremost of men, there Brahma himself accompanied by the celestials with Narayana at their head is always present.
Sanskrit: सांनिध्यं तत्र राजेन्द्र रुद्रपल्याः कुरूद्वह। अभिगम्य च तां देवीं न दुर्गतिमवाप्नुयात्॥
English: O king of kings, O perpetuator of the Kuru race, the wife of Rudra is also present there. He who beholds that goddess never meets with any calamity.
Sanskrit: तत्रैव च महाराज विश्वेश्वरमुमापतिम्। अभिगम्य महादेवं मुच्यते सर्वकिल्बिषैः॥
English: O king, there is (an image) of the husband of Uma, the lord of the universe. He who sees that great god is cleansed of all his sins.
Sanskrit: नारायण चाभिगम्य पद्मनाभमरिदम। राजमानो महाराज विष्णुलोकं च गच्छति॥ तीर्थेषु सर्वदेवानां स्नातः स पुरुषर्षभ। सर्वदुःखैः परित्यक्तो द्योतते शशिवन्नरः॥
English: O chastiser of foes, O great king, seeing the lotus-navelled Narayana, one blazes forth and goes to the region of Vishnu. O foremost of men! having taken bath in tirths of celestials men become free from all grieves and endued with enlightenment like the moon.
Sanskrit: ततः स्वस्तिपुरं गच्छेत् तीर्थसेवी नराधिप। प्रदक्षिणमुपावृत्य गोसहस्रफलं लभेत्॥
English: O king, then the pilgrim should go to the Tirtha, called Sashtipura. Walking round it, he obtains the fruits of giving away one thousand kine.
Sanskrit: पावनं तीर्थमासाद्य तर्पयेत् पितृदेवताः। अग्निष्टोमस्य यज्ञस्य फलं प्राप्नोति भारत॥
English: O descendant of Bharata, going to the Tirtha, called Pavana and worshipping the Pitris and the celestials, one obtains the fruits of Agnishtoma sacrifice.
Sanskrit: गङ्गाह्रदश्च ततैव कूपश्च भरतर्षभ। तिस्रः कोट्यस्तु तीर्थानां तस्मिन् कूपे महीपते॥
English: O best of the Bharata race, O ruler of earth, there is Gangahrada and another well (Tirtha); in that well thirty millions of Tirthas are present.
Sanskrit: तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन् स्वर्गलोकं प्रपद्यते। आफगायां नरः स्नात्वा अर्चयित्वा महेश्वरम्॥ गाणपत्यमवाप्नोति कुलं चैव समुद्धरेत्।
English: O king, bathing there, a man goes to the celestials region. Bathing in Apaga and worshipping Maheshvara. A man obtains the state of Ganapatya and saves his race.
Sanskrit: ततः स्थाणुवटं गच्छेत् त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम्॥ तत्रा स्नात्वा स्थितो रात्रि रुद्रलोकमवाप्नुयात्।
English: One should then go to the Tirtha called Sthanuvata, celebrated all over the three worlds. Bathing there a man goes to the celestials region.
Sanskrit: बदरीपाचनं गच्छेद् वसिष्ठस्याश्रमं ततः॥ बदरी भक्षयेत् तत्र त्रिरात्रोपोषितो नरः। सम्यग् द्वादशवर्षाणि बदरी भक्षयेत् तु यः॥ त्रिरात्रोपोषितस्तेन भवेत् तुल्यो नराधिप। रुद्रमार्ग समासाद्य तीर्थसेवी नराधिप॥ अहोरात्रोपवासेन शक्रलोके महीयते।
English: O king, One should then go Badaripachana, the herinitage of Vasishtha. A man, fasting there for three nights, should eat Badari (Jujubes). He who lives on Badari for twelve years. And, O ruler of men, he who fasts there for three nights, obtains equal merits. O king, going to Rudra-marga, the pilgrim is adored in the region of Indra by fasting one day and night. to
Sanskrit: एकरात्रं समासाद्य एकरात्रोषितो नरः॥ नियतः सत्यवादी च ब्रह्मलोके महीयते।
English: Going to Ikaratra, he who lives there for one night with regulated vows and truthfulness, becomes adored in the region of Brahma.
Sanskrit: ततो गच्छेत राजेन्द्र तीर्थं त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतम्॥ आदित्यस्याश्रमो यत्र तेजोराशेर्महात्मनः। तस्मिंस्तीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा पूजयित्वा विभावसुम्॥ आदित्यलोकं व्रजति कुलं चैव समुद्धरेत्।
English: Where there is the hermitage of Aditya, the illustrious deity of great effulgence, (there is also another Tirtha). Bathing in it and worshipping there the god of light a man, goes to the region of Soma and saves his race.
Sanskrit: सोमतीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा तीर्थसेवी नराधिप॥ सोमलोकमवाप्नोति नरो नास्त्यत्र संशयः।
English: O ruler of men, bathing in the Soma Tirtha, the pilgrim goes to the region of Soma without any doubt.
Sanskrit: ततो गच्छेतधर्मज्ञ दधीचस्य महात्मनः॥ तीर्थं पुण्यतमं राजन् पावनं लोकविश्रुतम्। यत्र सारस्वतो यातः सोऽङ्गिरास्तपसो निधिः॥
English: O virtuous man, one should then go to the illustrious Dadhichi's sacred Tirtha called Pavana, celebrated all over the world. Here was born that ocean of asceticism, Angiras, of the Sarasvata race.
Sanskrit: तस्मिंस्तीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा वाजिमेधफलं लभेत्। सारस्वतीं गतिं चैव लभते नात्र संशयः॥
English: Bathing in that Tirtha, a man obtains the fruits of Ashvamedha sacrifice and he without any doubt obtains the region of Sarasvati.
Sanskrit: ततः कन्याश्रमं गच्छेन्नियतो ब्रह्मचर्यवान्। त्रिरात्रोपोषितो राजन् नियतो नियताशनः॥ लभेत् कन्याशतं दिव्यं स्वर्गलोकं च गच्छति।
English: One should then go with regulated vows and with the life of Brahmacharya to Kanyasrama. O king, living there three nights with regulated diet and subdued soul. One obtains one hundred celestials damsels and goes to the region of Brahma.
Sanskrit: ततो गच्छेतधर्मज्ञ तीर्थं संनिहतीमपि॥
English: O virtuous one, one should then go to the Tirtha called Sannihati.
Sanskrit: तत्र ब्रह्मादयो देवा ऋषयश्च तपोधनाः। मासि मासि समायान्ति पुण्येन महतान्विताः॥
English: Brahma and other celestials and ascetic Rishis go there every month and earn great virtue.
Sanskrit: संनिहत्यामुपस्पृश्य राहुग्रस्ते दिवाकरे। अश्वमेधशतं तेन तत्रेष्टं शाश्वतं भवेत्॥
English: Bathing in Sannihati during a solar eclipse, one obtains the fruits of Ashvamedha sacrifice and of other sacrifices that are everlasting.
Sanskrit: पृथिव्यां यानि तीर्थानि अन्तरिक्षचराणि च। नद्यो ह्रदास्तडागाश्च सर्वप्रस्रवणानि च॥ उदपानानि वाप्यश्च तीर्थान्यायतनानि च। नि:संशयममावास्यां समेष्यन्ति नराधिप॥ मासि मासि नरव्याघ्र संनिहत्यां च संशयः। तीर्थसंनिहनादेव संनिहत्येति विश्रुता॥
English: Whatever Tirtha exists on earth or in the sky, all the rivers, lakes, ponds, springs, large and small tanks and all other Tirtha sacred to particular gods, O ruler of men, all come here without doubt on the day of new moon, And they certainly mix with Sannihati every month. It is therefore that this Tirtha is known by the name of Sannihati.
Sanskrit: तत्र स्नात्वा च पीत्वा च स्वर्गलोके महीयते। अमावस्यां तु तत्रैव राहुग्रस्ते दिवाकरे॥ यः श्राद्धं कुरुते मर्त्यस्तस्य पुण्यफलं शृणु। अश्वमेधसहस्रस्य सम्यगिष्टस्य यत् फलम्॥ स्नात एव समाप्नोति कृत्वा श्राद्धं च मानवः। यत् किंचिद् दुष्कृतं कर्म स्त्रिया वा पुरुषेण वा।१९८॥ स्नातमात्रस्य तत् सर्वं नश्यते नात्र संशयः। पावर्णेन यानेन ब्रह्मलोकं प्रपद्यते॥
English: He who bathes there and drinks its water is adored in the celestials region. In a solar ecclipse on the new moon. He who performs Sraddha ceremony here after having bathed obtains the fruits of the performance of one thousand horse-sacrifices. Whatever sins a man or a woman commits are without doubt all destroyed as soon as one bathes and performs Sraddha ceremony in this Tirtha. He also goes to the region of Brahma on a lotus coloured car.
Sanskrit: अभिवाद्य ततो यक्षं द्वारपालं मचक्रुकम्। कोटितीर्थमुपस्पृश्य लभेद् बहुसुवर्णकम्॥
English: Bathing then in Koti Tirtha after having worshipped the Yaksha door-keeper, Machakruka, one obtains the fruits of giving away gold in abundance.
Sanskrit: गङ्गाह्रदश्च तत्रैव तीर्थं भरतसत्तम। तत्र स्नायीतधर्मज्ञ ब्रह्मचारी समाहितः॥ राजसूयाश्वमेधाभ्यां फलं विन्दति मानवः।
English: O best of the Bharata race, there is a Tirtha called Gangahrada. O virtuous man, bathing there with subdued soul and with Brahmacharya life, a man obtains the fruits of Rajasuya and Ashavamedha sacrifice.
Sanskrit: पृथिव्यां नैमिषं तीर्थमन्तरिक्षे च पुष्करम्॥ त्रयाणामपि लोकानां कुरुक्षेत्रं विशिष्यते। पांसवोऽपि कुरुक्षेत्राद् वायुना समुदीरिताः॥ अपि दुष्कृतकर्माणं नयन्ति परमां गतिम्। दक्षिणेन सरस्वत्या उत्तरेण दृषद्वतीम्॥ ये वसन्ति कुरुक्षेत्रे ते वसन्ति त्रिविष्टपे।
English: On earth the Tirtha called Naimisha and in the sky the Tirtha called Pushkara (are great). But in all the three worlds Kurukshetra is the greatest. Even the dust of Kurukshetra carried by wind takes away the sinful men to the highest state. In the north (of it) flows the Drishadvati and in the south the Sarasvati.
Sanskrit: कुरुक्षेत्रे गमिष्यामि कुरुक्षेत्रे वसाम्यहम्॥ अप्येकां वाचमुत्सृज्य सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते।
English: He who lives in this region really lives in heaven. "I will go to Kurukshetra, I will live in Kurukshetra,” he who utters these words even once becomes cleansed of all his sins.
Sanskrit: ब्रह्मवेदी कुरुक्षेत्रं पुण्यं ब्रह्मर्षिसेवितम्॥ तस्मिन् वसन्ति ये मा न ते शोच्याः कथंचन।२०७॥
English: The sacred Kurukshetra which is adored by the celestials is considered the sacrificial altar of the gods. Those mortals that live there have nothing to make them miserable at any time.
Sanskrit: तरन्तुकारन्तुकयोर्यदन्तरं रामह्रदानां च मचक्रुकस्य च। एतत् कुरुक्षेत्रसमन्तपञ्चक पितामहस्योत्तरवेदिरुच्यते॥
English: The region that lies between Tarnatuka and Arantuka and the lakes of Rama and Machakruka is (called Kurukshetra). It is also called Samantapanchaka. It is said to be the northern sacrificial altar of the Grandsire (Brahma).
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच यदा भगवतोऽत्यर्थमासीद् राजा महान् वसुः। किमर्थं स परिभ्रष्टो विवेश विवरं भुवः॥
English: Yudhishthira said When the great king Vasu was so wholly devoted to Narayana, why then did he drop down from heaven and why again had he to sink beneath the surface of Earth?
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम्। ऋषीणां चैव संवादं त्रिदशानां च भारत॥
English: Regarding it is cited an old discourse, O Bharata, between the Rishis and the gods.
Sanskrit: अजेन यष्टव्यमिति प्राहुर्देवा द्विजोत्तमान्। स च च्छागोऽप्यजो ज्ञेयो नान्यः पशुरिति स्थितिः॥
English: Once on a time, addressing many foremost of Brahmanas the gods said to them that sacrifices should be performed by offering up Ajas as victims. The word Aja means the goat and no other animal.
Sanskrit: ऋषय ऊचुः बीजैर्यज्ञेषु यष्टव्यमिति वै वैदिकी श्रुतिः। अजसंज्ञानि बीजानि च्छागं नो हन्तुमर्हथ॥
English: The Rishis said The Veda declares that in sacrifices the offerings should consist of seeds. Seeds are called Ajas. You should not kill goats.
Sanskrit: नैष धर्मः सतां देवा यत्र वध्येत वै पशुः। इदं कृतयुगं श्रेष्ठं कथं वध्येत वै पशुः॥
English: O gods, that cannot be the religion of good and pious people in which the destruction of animals is sanctioned. This, again, is the golden age. How can animals be killed in this epoch of righteousness?
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच तेषां संवदतामेवमृषीणां विबुधैः सह। मार्गागतो नृपश्रेष्ठस्तं देशं प्राप्तवान् वसुः॥ अन्तरिक्षचरः श्रीमान् समग्रबलवाहनः।
English: Bhishma said While this conversation was going on between the Rishis and the gods, that foremost of kings, viz., Vasu, was seen to come that way. Gifted with great prosperity, the king was coming through the sky, accompanied by his troops and vehicles and animals.
Sanskrit: तं दृष्ट्वा सहसाऽऽयान्तं वसुं ते त्वन्तरिक्षगम्॥ ऊचुर्द्विजातयो देवानेष च्छेत्स्यति संशयम्।
English: Seeing king Vasu coming there through the skies, the Brahmanas addressing the gods, said,-This one will dispell our doubts.
Sanskrit: यज्वा दानपतिः श्रेष्ठः सर्वभूतहितप्रियः॥ कथंस्विदन्यथा ब्रूयादेष वाक्यं महान् वसुः।
English: He celebrates sacrifices. He is liberal in making gifts. He always seeks the well being of all creatures. How, indeed, will the great Vasu speak otherwise.
Sanskrit: एवं ते संविदं कृत्वा विबुधा ऋषयस्तथा॥ अपृच्छन् सहिताभ्येत्य वसु राजानमन्तिकात्।
English: Having thus spoken each other, the gods and the Rishis quickly approached king Vasu and asked him, saying,-0 king, with what should one celebrate sacrifices?
Sanskrit: भो राजन् केन यष्टव्यमजेनाहोस्विदौषधैः॥ एतन्नः संशयं छिन्धि प्रमाणं नो भवान् मतः।
English: Should one sacrifice with the goat or with herbs and plants? Do you remove this doubt of ours! We select you as our judge in this matter.
Sanskrit: स तान् कृताञ्जलिर्भूत्वा परिपप्रच्छ वै वसुः॥ कस्य वै को मतः कामो ब्रूत सत्यं द्विजोत्तमाः।
English: Thus accosted by them, Vasu joined his hands in humility and said to them,-Tell me truly, ye foremost of Brahmanas, what opinion is held by you individually in this matter?
Sanskrit: ऋषय ऊचुः धान्यैर्यष्टव्यमित्येव पक्षोऽस्माकं नराधिप।।१२। देवानां तु पशुः पक्षो मतो राजन् वदस्व नः।
English: The Rishis said The opinion held by us, O king, is that sacrifices should be celebrated with grain! The gods, however, hold that sacrifices should be celebrated with animals. Do you judge between us and tell us which of these opinions is correct.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच देवानां तु मतं ज्ञात्वा वसुना पक्षसंश्रयात्॥ छागेनाजेन यष्टव्यमेवमुक्तं वचस्तदा।
English: Bhishma said Learning the opinion of the gods, Vasu, moved by partiality for them, said that sacrifices should be celebrated with animals.
Sanskrit: कुपितास्ते ततः सर्वे मुनयः सूर्यवर्चसः॥ ऊचुर्वसुं विमानस्थं देवपक्षार्थवादिनम्। सुरपक्षो गृहीतस्ते यस्मात् तस्माद् दिवः पत॥ अद्यप्रभृति ते राजन्नाकाशे विहता गतिः। असाच्छापाभिघातेन महीं भित्त्वा प्रवेक्ष्यसि॥ (विरुद्धं वेदसूत्राणामुक्तं यदि भवेन्नृप। वयं विरुद्धवचना यदि तत्र पतामहे।।)
English: At this answer, all the Rishis, effulgent like the Sun, became very angry. Addressing Vasu who was seated on his car and who had supported the deities, they said to him,-Since you have unfairly sided with the gods, do you fall down from heaven! From this day, O king, you shall lose the power of passing through the sky! Through our curse, you shall sink deep below the surface of the Earth.
Sanskrit: ततस्तस्मिन् मुहूर्तेऽथ राजोपरिचरस्तदा। अधो वै सम्बभूवाशु भूमेर्विवरगो नृप॥
English: After the Rishis had said these words, king Uparichara immediately dropped down, O king, and went down a hole in the Earth. At the command, however,. of Narayana, Vasu's memory did not leave him.
Sanskrit: स्मृतिस्त्वेनं न हि जहौ तदा नारायणाज्ञया। देवास्तु सहिताः सर्वे वसोः शापविमोक्षणम्॥
English: To the good fortune of Vasu, the gods, pained at the curse imprecated on him by the Brahmanas, began to think anxiously as to how that curse might be removed.
Sanskrit: चिन्तयामासुरव्यग्राः सुकृतं हि नृपस्य तत्। अनेनास्मत्कृते राज्ञा शापः प्राप्तो महात्मना॥
English: They said, This great king has been cursed for our sake. We, dwellers of heaven, should unite together for doing what is good to him in return for what he has done to us.
Sanskrit: अस्य प्रतिप्रियं कार्यं सहितै! दिवौकसः। इति बुद्ध्या व्यवस्याशु गत्वा निश्चयमीश्वराः॥ ऊचुः संहष्टमनसो राजोपरिचरं तदा। ब्रह्मण्यदेवभक्तस्त्वं सुरासुरगुरुर्हरिः॥ कामं स तव तुष्टात्मा कुर्याच्छापविमोक्षणम्।
English: Having speedily determined this in their minds with the help of reflection, the gods went where king Uparichara was. Arrived before him, they addressed his, saying,-You are devoted to the great God of the Brahmanas (viz., Narayana)! That great Lord of both the gods and the Asuras, pleased with you, will save you from the curse that has been imprecated upon you.
Sanskrit: मानना तु द्विजातीनां कर्तव्या वै महात्मनाम्॥ अवश्यं तपसा तेषां फलितव्यं नृपोत्तम।
English: It is proper, however, that the great Brahmanas should be honoured. Verily, O best of kings, their penances should bear fruits.
Sanskrit: यतस्त्वं सहसा भ्रष्ट आकाशान्मेदिनीतलम्॥ एकं त्वनुग्रहं तुभ्यं दद्मो वै दद्मो वै नृपसत्तमा यावत् त्वं शापदोषेण कालमासिष्यसेऽनघ।॥
English: Indeed, you have already fallen down from the sky on the Earth! We wish, however, O best of kings, to show you a favour. As long as you, O sinless one, will live in this hole, so long you will receive (due sustenance).
Sanskrit: भूमेर्विवरगो भूत्वा तावत् त्वं कालमाप्स्यसि। यज्ञेषु सुहुतां विप्रैर्वसोर्धारां समाहितैः॥ प्राप्स्यसेऽस्मदनुध्यानान्मा च त्वां ग्लानिरस्पृशत्।
English: You will get those streaks of clarified butter which Brahmanas with concentrated minds pour in sacrifices along with sacred Mantras, and which are called by the name of Vasudhara! Indeed, weakness or distress shall hot affect you.
Sanskrit: न क्षुत्पिपासे राजेन्द्र भूमेश्छिद्रे भविष्यतः॥ वसोर्धाराभिपीतत्वात् तेजसाऽऽप्यायितेन च। स देवोऽस्मद्वरात् प्रीतो ब्रह्मलोकं हि नेष्यति॥
English: While living, O king of kings, in the hole of the Earth, neither hunger nor thirst shall assail you for you will drink those streaks of clarified butter called Vasudhara. Your energy also shall continue unabated. By virtue of this our boon that we grant you, the God of gods, viz., Narayana, will be pleased with you, and He will take you hence to the region of Brahman.
Sanskrit: एवं दत्त्वा वरं राज्ञे सर्वे ते च दिवौकसः। गताः स्वभवनं देवा ऋषयश्च तपोधनाः॥
English: Having granted these boons to the king, the dwellers of heaven, as also all those Rishis having penances for wealth, returned each to his respective place.
Sanskrit: चक्रे वसुस्ततः पूजां विष्वक्सेनाय भारत। जप्यं जगौ च सततं नारायणमुखोद्गतम्॥
English: Then Vasu, O Bharata, began to worship the Creator of the universe and to recite silently those sacred Mantras that had come out of Narayana's mouth in days of yore.
Sanskrit: तत्रापि पञ्चभिर्यज्ञैः पञ्चकालानरिंदम। अयजद्धरिं सुरपतिं भूमेर्विवरगोऽपि सन्॥
English: Although living in a pit of the Earth, the king still adored Hari, the Lord of all the gods in the well-known five-sacrifices that are celebrating five times every day, O destroyer of enemies.
Sanskrit: ततोऽस्य तुष्टो भगवान् भक्त्या नारायणो हरिः। अनन्यभक्तस्य सतस्तत्परस्य जितात्मनः॥
English: On account of these adorations of his, Narayana, otherwise called Hari, became highly gratified with him who thus showed himself to be entirely devoted to Him. Who entirely depended upon Him as his sole refuge, and who had completely mastered his senses.
Sanskrit: वरदो भगवान् विष्णुः समीपस्थं द्विजोत्तमम्। गरुत्मन्तं महावेगमाबभाषेप्सितं तदा॥
English: The illustrious Vishnu, that giver of boons, then addressed the fleet Garuda, that foremost of birds, who waited upon Him as his servant, and said these desirable words.
Sanskrit: द्विजोत्तम महाभाग पश्यतां वचनान्मम। सम्राट् राजा वसुर्नाम धर्मात्मा संशितव्रतः॥ ब्राह्मणानां प्रकोपेन प्रविष्टो वसुधातलम्।
English: O foremost of birds, O you who are highly blessed, listen to what I say. There is a great king named Vasu who is of righteous soul and rigid vows! Through the anger of the Brahmanas, he has dropped into a pit of the Earth.