pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: संस्तूयमानः सूतैश्च मागधैश्च महायशाः। पूजयानश्च तान् सर्वान् सर्वलोकेश्वरेश्वरः॥
English: He heard sweet words uttered by the assembled inhabitants of various countries. moon That illustrious one was applauded and eulogised by the bards and minstrels.
Sanskrit: प्रदीपैः काञ्चनैस्त गन्धतैलावसेचितैः। परिवर्महाराज प्रज्वलद्भिः समन्ततः॥ स तैः परिवृतो राजा प्रदीपैः काञ्चनैर्व्वलन्। शुशुभे चन्द्रमा युक्तो दीप्तैरिव महाग्रहैः॥
English: That lord paramount of all men honorea all these men in return. Many high-souled persons then surrounded him on all sides with golden lamps, lighted and fed with fragrant oil. Thus surrounded by those lighted lamps made of gold, king Duryodhana,
Sanskrit: काञ्चनोष्णीषिणस्तत्र वेत्रझर्झरपाणयः। प्रोत्सारयन्तः शनकैस्तं जनं सर्वतो दिशम्॥
English: Shone resplendent like the surrounded by blazing mighty planets. Then attendants, graced with golden turbans, and bearing canes and Jharjharas in their hands,
Sanskrit: सम्प्राप्य तु ततो राजा भीष्मस्य सदनं शुभम्। अवतीर्य हयाच्चापि भीष्मं प्राप्य जनेश्वरः॥
English: Gradually cleared the crowd that surrounded the king on all sides. Thereafter, the king, reaching the beautiful tent of Bhishma.
Sanskrit: अभिवाद्य ततो भीष्मं निषण्णः परमासने। काञ्चने सर्वतोभद्रे स्पास्तरणसंवृते॥
English: And then descending from his horse, that ruler of men approached Bhishma. Thereafter doing obeisance to Bhishma, he seated himself on a beautiful seat,
Sanskrit: उवाच प्राञ्जलिर्भीष्मं बाष्पकण्ठोऽश्रुलोचनः। त्वां वयं हि समाश्रित्य संयुगे शत्रुसूदन॥
English: Made of gold, of exquisite workmanship and over-spread with an excellent coverlet. Then he thus spoke to Bhishma, with his palms folded, his voice choked in grief and his eyes bathed in tears.
Sanskrit: उत्सहेम रणे जेतुं सेन्द्रानपि सुरासुरान्। किमु पाण्डुसुतान् वीरान् ससुहृद्गणबान्धवान्॥
English: "Reliving upon you, O slayer of foes, we are even capable of vanquishing in battle the celestials and the Asuras united together, with Indra at their head,
Sanskrit: तस्मादर्हसि गाङ्गेय कृपां कर्तुं मयि प्रभो। जहि पाण्डुसुतान् वीरान् महेन्द्र इव दानवान्॥
English: What to speak of the sons of Pandu though they may be warlike and supported by their friends, allies and kinsmen. Therefore, O son of Ganga, O lord, it behold you to be merciful on me.
Sanskrit: अहं सर्वान् महाराज निहनिष्यामि सोमकान्। पञ्चालान् केकयैः सार्धं करूषांश्चेति भारत॥
English: Do you slay the heroic sons of Pandu like the great Indra slaying the Danavas. 'O monarch, I shall slaughter all the Somakas,
Sanskrit: त्वद्वचः सत्यमेवास्तु जहि पार्थान् समागतान्। सोमकांश्च महेष्वासान् सत्यवाग् भव भारत॥
English: The Panchalas, the Kauravas, O Bharata.' These were your words to me, verify them by slaying the assembled sons of Pritha,
Sanskrit: दयया यदि वा राजन् द्वेष्यभावान्मम प्रभो। मन्दभाग्यतया वापि मम रक्षसि पाण्डवान्॥
English: As also the Somakas, all fierce bowmen. Prove, O Bharata, the truth of your words. But if out of mercy, or out of your hatred, O lord,
Sanskrit: अनुजानीहि समरे कर्णमाहवशोभिनम्। स जेष्यति रणे पार्थान् ससुहृद्गणबान्धवान्॥
English: For my unfortunate self, you are inclined to spare the sons of Pandu, then permit Karna, that ornament of battle, to join the fight.
Sanskrit: स एवमुक्त्वा नृपतिः पुत्रो दुर्योधनस्तव। नोवाच वचनं किञ्चिद् भीष्मं सत्यपराक्रमम्॥
English: He will conquer the sons of Pritha together with all their friends, allies and kinsmen." Having thus spoken, your royal son dreadful prowess. airunn
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच भीष्मं तु समरे क्रुद्धं प्रतपन्तं समन्ततः। न शेकुः पाण्डवा दुष्टुं तपन्तमिव भास्करम्॥
English: Sanjaya said The Pandavas were unable to look at Bhishma burning like the solar disc, when inflamed with wrath he rushed to the thick of the) fight.
Sanskrit: ततः सर्वाणि सैन्यानि धर्मपुत्रस्य शासनात्। अभ्यद्रवन्त गाङ्गेयं मर्दयन्तं शितैः शरैः॥
English: Thereafter the whole army, by the order of the son of Dharma, rushed against the son of Ganga when the latter was wounding them with whetted shafts.
Sanskrit: स तु भीष्मोरणश्लाघी सोमकान् सहसंजयान्। पञ्चालांश्च महेष्वासान् पातयामास सायकैः॥
English: But Bhishma ever proud in battle, began to fell with his shafts, the Somakas, the Srinjayas and the Panchalas, all mighty wielders of the bow.
Sanskrit: ते वध्यमाना भीष्मेण पञ्चाला: भीष्ममेवाभ्ययुस्तूर्णं त्यक्त्वा मृत्युकृतं भयम्॥
English: Through thus slaughtered by Bhishma, the Panchalas with the Somakas impetuously rushed against Bhishma, abandoning all fear of death.
Sanskrit: स तेषां रथिनां वीरो भीष्मः शान्तनवो युधि। चिच्छेद सहसा राजन् बाहूनथ शिरांसि च॥
English: Then that foremost of car-warriors namely Bhishma the son of Shantanu, in that battle, O king, cut off the arms and heads of all those combatants.
Sanskrit: सोमकैः सह। विरथान् रथिनश्चक्रे पिता देवव्रतस्तव। पतितान्युत्तमाङ्गानि हयेभ्यो हयसादिनाम्॥
English: Your sire Devavrata deprived car-warriors of their car; and the heads of horse-soldiers fell fast as they rode on their chargers.
Sanskrit: निर्मनुष्यांश्च मातङ्गाशयानान् पर्वतोपमान्। अपश्याम महाराज भीष्मास्त्रेण प्रमोहितान्॥
English: We also beheld, O mighty monarch elephants deprived of their riders and fallen on the filled like so many hills and also paralyzed by the weapons of Bhishma.
Sanskrit: न तत्रासीत् पुमान् कश्चित् पाण्डवानां विशाम्पते। अन्यत्र रथिनां श्रेष्ठाद् भीमसेनान्महाबलात्॥
English: Not a single person of the Pandava host remained there on the field of battle, except, O ruler of men that foremost of car-warriors namely Bhimasena endued with great prowess.
Sanskrit: स हि भीष्मं समासाद्य ताडयामास संयुगे। ततो निष्टानको घोरो भीष्मभीमसमागमे॥ बभूव सर्वसैन्यानां घोररूपो भयानकः। तथैव पाण्डवाः हृष्टाः सिंहनादमथानदन्॥
English: Encountering Bhishma in battle, Bhima began to resist the former; a dreadful, fierce and deafening uproar arose among all the troops when Bhima and Bhishma thus encountered each another. Thereupon the Pandavas greatly delighted roared out their war-cries.
Sanskrit: ततो दुर्योधनो राजा सोदर्यैः परिवारितः। भीष्मं जुगोप समरे वर्तमाने जनक्षये॥
English: Thereupon king Duryodhana surrounded by his uterine brothers, protected Bhishma when that battle destructive of creatures was raging furiously.
Sanskrit: भीमस्तु सारथिं हत्वा भीष्मस्य रथिनां वरः। प्रद्रुताश्वे रथे तस्मिन् द्रवमाणे समन्ततः॥
English: Then that foremost of car-warriors Bhima, slew the charioteer of Bhishma; thereupon the steeds having none to check them ran away dragging the chariot.
Sanskrit: सुनाभस्य शरेणाशु शिरश्चिच्छेद भारत। क्षुरप्रेण सुतीक्ष्णेन स हतो न्यपतद् भुवि॥
English: Then that slayer of enemies, Bhima, with an arrow of the shape of horse-shoe and of exceeding sharpness, cut off quickly the head of Sunabha; and the latter fell down on the ground.
Sanskrit: हते तस्मिन् महाराज तव पुत्रे महारथे। नामृष्यन्त रणे शूराः सोदराः सप्त संयुगे॥
English: When that mighty car-warrior that fierce bowman namely your son Sunabha was slain in battle, O Sire, his other seven uterine brothers, all brave heroic, could not brook it in battle.
Sanskrit: आदित्यकेतुर्बह्वाशी कुण्डधारो महोदरः। अपराजितः पण्डितको विशालाक्षः सुदुर्जयः॥
English: Adityaketu, Bahvashin, Kundadhara, Mahodara, Aparajita, Panditaka, and Vishalaksha, all difficult of being conquered in battle,
Sanskrit: पाण्डवं चित्रसंनाहा विचित्रकवचध्वजाः। अभ्यद्रवन्त संग्रामे योद्धकामारिमर्दनाः॥
English: These seven grinders of foes, clad in coats of mail and owning wonderful armours and weapons, rushed to battle against the son of Pandu, desirous of fighting with him.
Sanskrit: महोदरस्तु समरे भीमं विव्याध पत्रिभिः। नवभिर्वज्रसंकाशैनमुचिं वृत्रहा यथा॥
English: Then in that battle, Mahendra pierced Bhima with nine winged shafts resembling the thunder bolt itself, like the slayer of Vritra piercing Namuchi (in the days of yore).
Sanskrit: आदित्यकेतुः सप्तत्या बह्वाशी चापि पञ्चभिः। नवत्या कुण्डधारच विशालाक्षश्च पञ्चभिः॥
English: Adityaketu pierced Bhima with seventy shafts, Bahvashin with five, Kundadhara with ninety and Vishalaksha with seven.
Sanskrit: अपराजितो महाराज पराजिष्णुर्महारथम्। शरैर्बहुभिरान द् भीमसेनं महाबलम्॥
English: That conqueror of foes, namely Aparajita himself, O mighty monarch, that mighty carwarrior, pierced the highly powerful Bhimasena, with innumerable shafts.
Sanskrit: रणे पण्डितकश्चैनं त्रिभिर्बाणैः समार्पयत्। स तन्न ममृषे भीमः शत्रुभिर्वधमाहवे॥
English: Panditaka pierced Bhima with three shafts in that battle. But Bhima did not tolerate these wounds inflicted by his enemies in that battle.
Sanskrit: धनुः प्रपड्य वामेन करेणामित्रकर्शनः। शिरश्चिच्छेद समरे शरेणानतपर्वणा॥
English: Then that grinder of foes (Bhima) pressing his bow with his left hand, with a straight knotted shaft cut off in that battle, the head of,
Sanskrit: अपराजितस्य सुनसं तव पुत्रस्य संयुगे। पराजितस्य भीमेन निपपात शिरो महीम्॥
English: Your son Aparajita, graced with a well formed nose. When he was thus conquered by Bhima, his head fell down on the ground.
Sanskrit: अथापरेण भल्लेन कुण्डधारं महारथम्। प्राहिणोन्मृत्युलोकाय सर्वलोकस्य पश्यतः॥
English: Then the former, with another broad headed shaft, dispatched the mighty car-warrior Kundadhara to the region of Dead even before the very eyes of the troops.
Sanskrit: ततः पुनरमेयात्मा प्रसंधाय शिलीमुखम्। प्रेषयामास समरे पण्डितं प्रति भारत॥
English: Then that one of immeasurable soul (Bhima), placing on his bow-string another shaft, sped it, O Bharata, against Panditaka in that battle.
Sanskrit: स शरः पण्डितं हत्वा विवेश धरणीतलम्। यथा नरं निहत्याशु भुजग: कालचोदितः॥
English: That shaft slaying Panditaka penetrated into the earth, even as a serpent urged by fate, enters the earth having bitten a person whose hour has come.
Sanskrit: विशालाक्षशिरश्छित्त्वा पातयामास भूतले। त्रिभिः शरैरदीनात्मा स्मरन् क्लेशं पुरातनम्॥
English: Thereafter that generous-hearted hero, O ruler of earth remembering the woe he (with his brothers) had to undergo, cutting off with three shafts the head of Vishalaksha felled it on the ground.
Sanskrit: महोदरं महेष्वासं नाराचेन स्तनान्तरे। विव्याध समरे राजन् स हतो न्यपतद् भुवि॥
English: He also pierced the mighty car-warrior Mahendra with a long shaft between his breasts, and O king, (thus stricken), the latter fell down dead on the ground.
Sanskrit: आदित्यकेतोः केतुं च छित्त्वा बाणेन संयुगे। भल्लेन भृशतीक्ष्णेन शिरश्चिच्छेद भारत॥
English: Severing the umbrella of Adityaketu with a shaft, Bhima cut down the former's head, O Bharata, with a broad-headed arrow of exceeding sharpness.
Sanskrit: बह्वाशिनं ततो भीमः शरेणानतपर्वणा। प्रेषयामास संक्रुद्धो यमस्य सदनं प्रति॥
English: Thereafter inflamed with rage, with a straight knotted shaft Bhima dispatched Bahvashin to the abode of Death.
Sanskrit: प्रदुद्रुवुस्ततस्तेऽन्य पुत्रास्तव विशाम्पते। मन्यमाना हि तत् सत्यं सभायां तस्य भाषितम्॥
English: Then O ruler of men, the rest of your sons fled away in all directions, considering that the words he had uttered in the assembly hall to be true.
Sanskrit: ततो दुर्योधनो राजा भ्रातृव्यसनकर्शितः। अब्रवीत् तावकान् योधान् भीमोऽयं युधि वध्यताम्।।३१।
English: Thereupon king Duryodhana, afflicted with the calamity that had befallen hill brothers, commanded his troops saying "Slay this Bhima."
Sanskrit: एवमेते महेष्वासाः पुत्रास्तव विशाम्पते। भ्रातृन् संदृश्य निहतान् प्रास्मरंस्ते हि तद् वच॥
English: Thus, O ruler of men, your sons, excellent bowmen, beholding their brothers slain, remembered the words,
Sanskrit: यदुक्तवान् महाप्राज्ञः क्षत्ता हितमनामयम्। तदिदं समनुप्राप्तं वचनं दिव्यदर्शिनः॥
English: Salutary and whole some, that the wonderfully wise Kshatriya had said. Those words of that true speaking one has now been realised,
Sanskrit: लोभमोहसमाविष्टः पुत्रप्रीत्या जनाधिप। न बुध्यसे पुरा यत् तत् तथ्यमुक्तं वचो महत्॥
English: Words, beneficial and true, to which you paid no heed in past days, being possessed by covetousness and folly, as also, O lord of wealth, by the affection for your sons.
Sanskrit: तथैव च वधार्थाय पुत्राणां पाण्डवो बली। नूनं जातो महाबाहुर्यथा हन्ति स्म कौरवान्॥
English: From the in thich that hero (Bhima) of longaiiii, . . .....nungine Kauravas, it may be asserted that mighty son of Pandu has surely taken his birth for the destruction of your sons.
Sanskrit: ततो दुर्योधनो राजा भीष्ममासाद्य संयुगे। दुःखेन महताऽऽविष्टो विललाप सुदुःखितः॥
English: Thereafter king Duryodhana possessed with overwhelming grief, approached Bhishma, and O Sire, began to lament before him in great sorrow.
Sanskrit: निहता भ्रातरः शूरा भीमसेनेन मे युधि। यतमानास्तथान्येऽपि हन्यन्ते सर्वसैनिकाः॥
English: “My heroic brothers have all been slain in battle by Bhimasena; and other soldiers, through striving their best of resist him, are all being slain and slaughtered.
Sanskrit: भवांश्च मध्यस्थतया नित्यमस्मानुपेक्षते। सोऽहं कुपथमारूढः पश्य दैवमिदं मम॥
English: Though you are always in our midst, yet always neglect us. Alas! what a wrong course have I taken! Behold my evil Destiny!”
Sanskrit: एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचः क्रूरं पिता देवव्रतस्तव। दुर्योधनमिदं वाक्यमब्रवीत् साश्रुलोचनः॥
English: Sanjaya said Hearing this, your father Devavrata, inflamed with rage, said these words in Suyodhana, with his eyes overflowing with tears.
Sanskrit: उक्तमेतन्मया पूर्वं द्रोणेन विदुरेण च। गान्धार्या च यशस्विन्या तत् त्वं तात न बुद्धवान्॥
English: Bhishma said Even this had been said before by myself, by Drona, by Vidura and by the illustrious lady Gandhari. But then, O Sire, you did not pay any heed to it.
Sanskrit: समयश्च मया पूर्वं कृतो वै शत्रुकर्शन। नाहं युधि नियोक्तव्यो नाप्याचार्यः कथंचन॥
English: O Grinder of foes, I have made arrangements with you that, neither myself nor the preceptor Drona shall survive this war.
Sanskrit: यं यं हि धार्तराष्ट्राणां भीमो द्रक्ष्यति संयुगे। हनिष्यति रणे नित्यं सत्यमेतद् ब्रवीमि ते॥
English: I tell you truly that, every one of ihe host of Dhritarashtra whom Bhima will deer in battle, he will slay in fight.
Sanskrit: स त्वं राजन् स्थिरो भूत्वा रणे कृत्वा दृढां मतिम्। योधयस्व रणे पार्थान् स्वर्गं परायणम्॥
English: Therefore, O king, with all your patience, and forming a firm resolution for battle, do you fight with the sons of Pritha, loO king upon paradise as your final goal.
Sanskrit: न शक्याः पाण्डवा जेतुं सेन्ट्रैरपि सुरासुरैः। तस्माद् युद्धे स्थिरां कृत्वा मतिं युद्ध्यस्व भारत॥
English: The sons of Pandu cannot be vanquished even by the celestial headed by Indra himself. Therefore, o Bharata, forming a firm determination for fight, do you fight on (with the Pandavas).
Sanskrit: लोमश उवाच कस्यचित् त्वथ कालस्य त्रिदशावश्विनौ नृप। कृताभिषेकां विवृतां सुकन्यां तामपश्यताम्॥ तां दृष्ट्वा दर्शनीयाङ्गी देवराजसुतामिव। ऊचतुः समभिदुत्य नासत्यावश्विनाविदम्॥
English: Lomasha said : O king, once on a time, the (two) celestials the Ashvins saw Sukanya, when she had bathed and when she had no clothes on her person. Having seen that charming damsel who resembled a daughter of the celestials king, the horse-born Ashvins came to her and thus spoke to her.
Sanskrit: कस्य त्वमसि वामोरु वनेऽस्मिन् किं करोषि च। इच्छाव भद्रे ज्ञातुं त्वां तत्त्वमाख्याहि शोभने॥
English: "O lady of tapering thighs, whose daughter are you? What are you doing in this forest? O blessed one, O beautiful damsel, we desire to know this. Therefore tell us."
Sanskrit: ततः सुकन्या सुव्रीडा तावुवाच सुरोत्तमौ। शर्यातितनयां वित्तं भार्यां मा च्यवनस्य च॥
English: Thereupon Sukanya filled with bashfulness thus spoke to those foremost of celestials," "I am the daughter of Sharyati and I am the wife of Chyavana."
Sanskrit: अथाश्विनौ प्रहस्यैतामबूतां पुनरेव तु। कथं त्वमसि कल्याणि पित्रा दत्ता गताध्वने।॥ भ्राजसेऽस्मिन् वने भीरु विद्युत्सौदामनी यथा। न देवेष्वपि तुल्यां हि त्वया पश्याव भाविनि॥
English: Ashvins then again spoke to her with smiles, “O auspicious one, why has your gather bestowed you on a man who is verging on death? O timid one, you shine in this forest like the flashing lightning. O beautiful lady, we have never seen any one like you even in the celestials region.
Sanskrit: अनाभरणसम्पन्ना परमाम्बरवर्जिता। शोभयस्यधिकं भद्रे वनमपप्यनलंकृता॥
English: O blessed one, unadorned with ornaments and unclad in beautiful robes as you are, you beautify the forest more by your unadorned beauty.
Sanskrit: सर्वाभरणसम्पन्ना परमाम्बरधारिणी। शोभसे त्वनवद्याङ्गि न त्वेवं मलपकिनी॥
English: O lady of faultless limbs, you cannot (however) look so beautiful besmeared as you are with mud and dirt as you would if adorned with ornaments and clad in gorgeous costume.
Sanskrit: कस्मादेवंविधा भूत्वा जराजर्जरितं पतिम्। त्वमुपास्से ह कल्याणि कामभोगबहिष्कृतम्॥
English: O auspicious one, becoming such why do you serve a decrepit old husband, one that has become incapable of realising pleasure,
Sanskrit: असमर्थं परित्राणे पोषणे तु शुचिस्मिते। सा त्वं च्यवनमुत्सृज्य वरयस्वैकमावयोः॥
English: O lady of sweet smiles, one who is in incapable of protecting and supporting u? Therefore abandoning Chyavana, accept one of us as your husband.
Sanskrit: पत्यर्थं देवगर्भाभे मा वृथा यौवनं कृथाः। एवमुक्ता सुकन्यापि सुरौ ताविदमब्रवीत्॥
English: Making up your mind, invite your husband (from among us two). Do not spend your youth uselessly.” Having been thus addressed, Sukanya thus spoke to the celestials,
Sanskrit: रताहं च्यवने पत्यौ मेवं मां पर्यशङ्कतम्। तावदूतां पुनस्त्वेनामावां देवभिषग्वरौ॥ युवानं रूपसम्पन्नं करिष्याव: पति तव। ततस्तस्यावयोश्चैव वृणीष्वान्यतमं पतिम्॥ एतेन समयेनैनमामन्त्रय पति शुभे।
English: “I am devoted to my husband Chyavana. Do not entertain any doubts about it.” To her again they spoke thus, “We two are the celestials physicians. We shall make your husband young and handsome. Then from among us three, you shall select one of us as your husband. O blessed one, promising this, bring your husband here."
Sanskrit: सा तयोर्वचनाद् राजन्नुपसंगम्य भार्गवम्॥ उवाच वाक्यं यत् ताभ्यामुक्तं भृगुसुतं प्रति। तच्छ्रुत्वा च्यवनो भार्यामुवाच क्रियतामिति॥
English: O king, she went at their word to Bhrigu's son and told the son of Bhrigu what the two celestials had said. Having heard this, Chyavana said, "Do it."
Sanskrit: ऊचतू राजपुत्रीं तां पतिस्तव विशत्वपः। ततोऽम्भश्च्यवनः शीघ्रं रूपार्थी प्रविवेश ह॥
English: They then thus spoke to that princess, “Let your husband enter into water. Thereupon Chyavana with the desire of becoming handsome soon entered the water.
Sanskrit: अश्विनावपि तद् राजन् सरः प्राविशता तदा। ततो मुहूर्तादुत्तीर्णाः सर्वे ते सरसस्तदा।॥ दिव्यरूपधराः सर्वे युवानो मृष्टकुण्डलाः। तुल्यवेषधराश्चैव मनसः प्रीतिवर्धनाः॥
English: O king, the two Ashvins also entered into the lake. A few minutes after they all came out from the lake, becoming exceedingly beautiful, young and wearing brilliant car-rings, all assuming the same appearance delightful to the heart.
Sanskrit: तेऽब्रुवन् सहिताः सर्वे वृणीष्वान्यतमं शुभे। अस्माकमीप्सितं भद्रं पतित्वे वरवर्णिनि॥
English: They then all said to her “O blessed lady, O fortunate one, O beautiful damsel, chose one of us as your husband.
Sanskrit: यत्र वाप्यभिकामासि तं वृणीष्व सुशोभने। सा समीक्ष्य तु तान्सर्वांस्तुल्यरूपधरान् स्थितान्।।२०। निश्चित्य मनसा बुद्ध्या देवी ववे स्वकं पतिम्। लब्ध्वा तु च्यवनो भार्यां वयो रूपं च वाञ्छितम्॥ हृष्टोऽब्रवीन्महातेजास्तौ नासत्याविदं वचः। यथाहं रूपसम्पन्नो वयसा च समन्वितः॥ कृतोभवद्भ्यां वृद्धः सन् भार्यां च प्राप्तवानिमाम्। तस्माद् युवां करिष्यामि प्रीत्याहं सोमपीथिनौ। मिषतो देवराजस्य सत्यमेतद् ब्रवीमि वाम्॥
English: O beautiful featured lady, select him for your husband who may be liked by you.” But seeing then all of the same appearance, she paused and pondered. At last she ascertained who was her husband and selected him. Having obtained his wife and the beauty that he desired, Chyavana, of exceeding prowess, cheerfully spoke these words to the horse-born deities. “Since being an old man I have obtained from you youth and beauty and also my wife, I shall make you two the drinkers of the Soma juice even in the presence of the king of the celestials."
Sanskrit: तच्छ्रुत्वा हृष्टमनसौ दिवं तौ प्रतिजग्मतुः। च्यवनश्च सुकन्या च सुराविव विजह्रतुः॥
English: Having heard this, the two (Ashvins) cheerfully went to heaven. Chyavana and Sukanya also passed happily their days like (two) celestials.
Sanskrit: अर्जुन उवाच अग्नीषोमौ कथं पूर्वमेकयोनी प्रवर्तितौ। एष मे संशयो जातस्तं छिन्धि मधुसूदन॥
English: How did Agni and Soma, in days of yore, attain to uniformity with regard to their original nature? Thus doubt has arisen in my mind. Do you remove it, O slayer of Madhu.
Sanskrit: श्रीभगवानुवाच हन्त ते वर्तयिष्यामि पुराणं पाण्डुनन्दन। आत्मतेजोद्भवं पार्थ शृणुष्वैकमना मम॥
English: I shall recite to you, O son of Pandu, an ancient story of events arising from my own energy. Do you listen to it with concentrated mind.
Sanskrit: सम्प्रक्षालनकालेऽतिक्रान्ते चतुर्युगसहस्रान्ते अव्यक्ते सर्वभूते प्रलये सर्वभूतस्था वरजङ्गमे ज्योतिर्धरणिवायुरहितेऽन्धे तमसि जलैकार्णवे लोके॥
English: When four thousand divine cycles elapse, the dissolution of the universe sets in. The Manifest disappear into the Unmanifest. All creatures, mobile and immobile, meet with destruction. Fire, Earth, Wind, all disappear. Darkness covers the universe which becomes one endless expanse of water.
Sanskrit: आप इत्येवं ब्रह्मभूतसंज्ञकेऽद्वितीये प्रतिष्ठिते॥ न वै रात्र्यां न दिवसे न सति नासति न व्यक्ते न चाप्यव्यक्ते व्यवस्थिते॥
English: When that infinite expanse of water only exists like Brahma without a second, it is neither day nor night. Neither aught nor naught exists; neither manifest nor unmanifest.
Sanskrit: एवमस्यां व्यवस्थायां नारायणगुणाश्रयादजरामरादनिन्द्रियादग्राह्यादसम्भवात् सत्यादहिंस्राल्ललामाद् विविधप्रवृत्तिविशेषाद वैरादक्षयादमरादजरादमूर्तितः सर्वव्यापिनः सर्वकर्तुः शाश्वतस्तस्मात् पुरुषः प्रादुर्भूतो हरिरव्ययः॥ निदर्शनमपि ह्यत्र भवति॥
English: When such is the state of the universe, the foremost of Beings, viz., the Eternal and Immutable Hari originates from Ignorance, that combination of the qualities belonging to Narayana, that is indestructible and immortal, that is without senses, that is inconceivable and unborn, that is Truth's self fraught with mercy, that is endued with the form of existence which the rays of the gem called Chintamani have, that causes various kinds of inclinations to flow in diverse directions, that is divested of the principles of hostility and decay, and morality and decay, that is formless and all-pervading, and that is endued with the principle of universal Creation and of Eternity without beginning, middle, or end. There is authority for this assertion.
Sanskrit: नासीदहो न रात्रिरासीन्न सदासीन्नासदासीत् तम एव पुरस्तादभवद् विश्वरूपम्। सा विश्वरूपस्य रजनी हि एवमस्यार्थोऽनुभाष्या॥
English: The Shruti declares,-Day was not. Night was not. Aught was not. Naught was not. In the beginning there was only Ignorance. She was of the form of the universe, and she is the night of Narayana of universal form. This is the meaning of the word of Tamas.
Sanskrit: त्वमग्ने यज्ञानां होता विश्वेषां हितो देवानां मानुषाणां च जगत इति॥
English: You, O Agni, are the Hota in sacrifices, and the benefactor of the universe. You are the benefactor of the gods, of men and of all the worlds.
Sanskrit: निदर्शनं एचात्र भवति विश्वेषामग्ने यज्ञानां त्वं होतेति। त्वं हितो देवैर्मनुष्यैर्जगत इति॥
English: There is other authority also for this You are, O Agni, the Hotri of the universe and of sacrifices. You are the instrument through which the gods and men do good to the universe.