pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: यं दृष्ट्वा पितुरुत्सङ्गे शयानं देवरूपिणम्। अन्योन्यमब्रुवन् देवाः कमयं धास्यतीति वै॥
English: Seeing that child of celestial beauty lying on the lap of his father, the gods asked one another,-whose breasts shall this child suck?
Sanskrit: मामेव धास्यतीत्येवमिन्द्रोऽथाभ्युपपद्यत। मान्धातेति ततस्तस्य नाम तस्य नाम चक्रे शतक्रतुः॥
English: Then Indra approached him,, saying,-He shall suck me.-From this incident the king of the deities named the child Mandhatri.
Sanskrit: ततस्तु पयसो धारां पुष्टिहेतोर्महात्मनः। तस्यास्ये यौवनाश्वस्य पाणिरिन्द्रस्य चास्रवत्॥
English: To give nourishment to that high-souled child of Yuvanashva, the finger of Indra, placed in his mouth, began to give a jet of milk.
Sanskrit: तं पिबन् पाणिमिन्द्रस्य शतमह्ना व्यवर्धत। स आसीद् द्वादशसमो द्वादशाहेन पार्थिवः॥
English: Sucking Indra's finger, he grew up in a hundred days. In twelve days he looked like a boy of twelve years,
Sanskrit: तमिमं पृथिवी सर्वा एकाह्ना समपद्यता धर्मात्मानं महात्मानं शूरमिन्द्रसमं युधि॥
English: The whole Earth in one day was subjugated by that high-souled and virtuous and brave king who was like Indra himself in prowess.
Sanskrit: यश्चाङ्गारं तु नृपतिं मरुत्तमसितं गयम्। अङ्ग बृहद्रथं चैव मान्धाता समरेऽजयत्॥
English: He defeated king Angara, Marutta, Asita, Gaya and Vrihadratha the king of the Angas.
Sanskrit: यौवनाश्वो यदाङ्गारं समरे प्रत्ययुध्यत। विस्फारैर्धनुषो देवा द्यौरभेदीति मेनिरे॥
English: When Yuvanashva's son fought in battle with Angara, the gods thought that the sky was breaking with the twang of his bow.
Sanskrit: यत्र सूर्य उदेति स्म यत्र च प्रतितिष्ठति। सर्वं तद् यौवनाश्वस्य मान्धातुः क्षेत्रमुच्यते॥
English: The whole Earth from the point from which the Sun rises to where he sets is said to be the field of Mandhatri.
Sanskrit: अश्वमेधशतेनेष्ट्वा राजसूयशतेन च। अददाद् रोहितान् मत्स्यान् ब्राह्मणेभ्यो विशाम्पते॥
English: Having celebrated Horse-sacrifices and a hundred Rajasuyas, he gave to the Brahmanas many Rohita fishes.
Sanskrit: हैरण्यान् योजनोत्सेधानायतान् दशयोजनम्। अतिरिक्तान् द्विजातिभ्यो व्यभजस्त्वितरे जनाः॥
English: Those fishes were each ten Yojanas in length and one in breadth. The residue after gratifying the Brahmanas, were divided amongst themselves by the other classes.
Sanskrit: ययातिं नाहुषं चैव मृतं संजय शुश्रुम। य इमां पृथिवीं कृत्स्नां विजित्य सहसागराम्॥ शम्यापातेनाभ्यतीयाद् वेदीभिश्चित्रयन् महीम्। ईजानः क्रतुभिर्मुख्यैः पर्यगच्छद् वसुन्धराम्॥
English: We hear, O Srinjaya, that Yayati the son of Nahusha also met with death. Having brought under his sway the whole world with its seas, he journeyed through it, adorning it with various sacrificial altars the interstices between which were measured by throws of a heavy piece of wood. Indeed, he reached the very bank of the sea as he went on celebrating great sacrifices.
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वा ऋतुसहस्रेण वाजपेयशतेन च। तर्पयामास विप्रेन्द्रांस्त्रिभिः काञ्चनपर्वतैः॥
English: Having celebrated a thousand sacrifices and a hundred Vajapeyas, he pleased the lcading Brahmanas with three mountains of gold.
Sanskrit: व्यूढेनासुरयुद्धेन हत्वा दैतेयदानवान्। व्यभजत् पृथिवीं कृत्स्नां ययातिनहुषात्मजः॥
English: Having killed many Daityas and Danavas duly in battle, Nahusha's son Yayati divided the whole Earth (among his children).
Sanskrit: अन्त्येषु पुत्रान् निक्षिप्य यदुद्रुह्युपुरोगमान्। पूरुं राज्येऽभिषिच्याथ सदारः प्राविशद् वनम्॥
English: At last discarding his other sons headed by Yadu and Druhyu, he installed (his youngest son) Puru on his throne and then returned to the forest accompanied by his wife.
Sanskrit: अम्बरीषं च नाभागं मृतं संजय शुश्रुम। य प्रजा वव्रिरे पुण्यं गोप्तारं नृपसत्तमम्॥
English: We hear, O Srinjaya, that Amvarisha also, the son of Nabhaga, met with death. That protector (of the world) and greatest of kings was considered by his subjects as the virtue incarnate.
Sanskrit: यः सहस्रं सहस्राणां राज्ञामयुतयाजिनाम्। ईजानो वितते यज्ञे ब्राह्मणेभ्यः सुसंहितः॥
English: That king, in one of his sacrifices dedicated to the Brahmanas, for serving them, a million of kings who had themselves celebrated thousands of sacrifices each.
Sanskrit: नैतत् पूर्वे जनाचक्रुर्न करिष्यन्ति चापरे। इत्यम्बरीषं नाभागिमन्वमोदन्त दक्षिणाः॥
English: Pious men praised Ambarisha the son of Nabhaga, saying that such deeds had never been done before nor would be done in the future.
Sanskrit: शतं राजसहस्राणि शतं राजशतानि च। सर्वेऽश्वमेधैरोजानास्तेऽन्वयुदक्षिणायनम्॥
English: Those hundreds upon hundreds and thousands upon thousands of kings became (through Amvarisha's merits) crowned with the fruits of the Horse-sacrifice, and followed their chief by the Southern path to heaven).
Sanskrit: शशबिन्दुं चैत्ररथं मृतं शुश्रुम सुंजय। यस्य भार्यासहस्राणां शतमासीन्महात्मनः॥ सहस्रं तु सहस्राणां यस्यासशाशबिन्दवाः। हिरण्यकवचाः सर्वे सर्वे चोत्तमधन्विनः॥
English: We hear, O Srinjaya, that Shashabindu also, the son of Chitraratha, met with death. The great king had a hundred thousand wives, and a million of sons. All of them used to wear golden coats of mail and all of them were flowers of bowmen.
Sanskrit: शतं कन्या राजपुत्रमेकैकं पृथगन्वयुः। कन्यां कन्यां शतं नागा नागं नागं शतं रथाः॥
English: Each of those princes married a hundred princesses, and each princess brought a hundred elephants. With each each of those elephants were a hundred cars.
Sanskrit: रथे रथे शतं चाश्वा देशजा हेममालिनः। अश्वे अश्वे शतं गावो गवां तद्वदजाविकम्॥
English: With each car were a hundred horses, all of good breed and all adorned with golden trappings. With each horse were a hundred kine, and with each cow were a hundred sheep and goats.
Sanskrit: एतद् धनमपर्यन्तमश्वमेधे महामखे। शशबिन्दुर्महाराज ब्राह्मणेभ्यः समार्पयत्॥
English: The immense wealth, O King, Sashavindu distributed in a Horse-sacrifice amongst the Brahmanas.
Sanskrit: स चेन्मार संजय चतुर्भद्रतरस्त्वया। पुत्रात् पुण्यतरश्चैव मा पुत्रमनुतप्यथाः॥
English: When he, O Srinjaya, who was superior to you in the four principal attributes and who was purer than your son, met with death, do not grieve for your son who is dead.
Sanskrit: गयं चामूर्तरयसं मृतं शुश्रुम संजय। यः स वर्षशतं राजा हुतशिष्टाशनोऽभवत्॥
English: We hear, O Stinjaya, that Gaya also, the son of Amurtharayas, met with death. For a hundred years, that king lived upon the residue of sacrificial food.
Sanskrit: यस्मै वह्निर्वरं प्रादात् ततो ववे वरान् गयः। ददतो योऽक्षयं वित्तं धर्मे श्रद्धा च वर्धताम्॥
English: (Pleased with his devotion) Agni offered him boons. The boons prayed for by Gaya were,-May not wealth suffer extinction even if I give ceaselessly. Let my respect virtue exist for ever.
Sanskrit: मनो मे रमतां सत्ये त्वत्प्रसादाद्भुताशन। लेभे च कामांस्तान् सर्वान् पावकादिति नः श्रुतम्॥११३
English: Let my heart ever love Truth, through your 'grace, O eater of sacrificial libations.-It has been heard by us that king Gaya secured all those wishes from Agni.
Sanskrit: दशैश्च पूर्णमासैश्च चातुर्मास्यैः पुनः पुनः। अयजद्धयमेधेन सहस्रं परिवत्सरान्॥
English: On days of the new moon, on those of the full moon, and on every fourth month, for a thousand years, Gaya repeatedly celebrated the Horse-sacrifice.
Sanskrit: शतं गवां सहस्राणि शतमश्वतराणि च। उत्थायोत्थाय वै प्रादात् सहस्रं परिवत्सरान्॥
English: Rising (at the termination of every sacrifice) he distributed a hundred thousand kine and hundreds of mules during this time.
Sanskrit: तर्पयामास सोमेन देवान् वित्तैर्द्विजानपि। पितृन् स्वधाभिः कामैश्च स्त्रियः स पुरुषर्षभ॥
English: That foremost of men pleased the gods with Soma, the Brahmanas, with wealth, the Pitris with Svadha, and the women with the satisfaction of all their desires.
Sanskrit: सौवर्णी पृथिवीं कृत्वा दशव्यामां द्विरायताम्। 'दक्षिणामददद् राजा वाजिमेधे महाक्रतौ॥
English: In this great Horse-sacrifice, king Gaya had a golden ground made, measuring a hundred cubits in length and fifty in breadth, and gave it away as the sacrificial fee.
Sanskrit: यावत्यः सिकता राजन् गङ्गायां पुरुषर्षभ। तावतीरेव गाः प्रादादामूर्तरयसो गयः॥
English: That foremost of men viz., Gaya the son Amurtarayas, distributed as many kine as there are sand grains, O king in the river Ganga.
Sanskrit: स चेन्ममार संजय चतुर्भद्रतरस्त्वया। पुत्रात् पुण्यतश्चैव मा पुत्रमनुतप्यथाः॥
English: When he, O Srinjaya, who was superior to you in the four principal attributes and who was purer than your son, met with death, do not grieve for your son who is dead.
Sanskrit: रन्तिदेवं च सांकृत्यं मृतं संजय शुश्रुम। सम्यगाराध्य यः शक्राद् वरं लेभे महातपाः॥ अन्नं च नो बहु भवेदतिथींच लभेमहि। श्रद्धा च नो मा व्यगमन्मा च याचिष्म कंचन॥
English: We hear, O Srinjaya, that Sankriti's son Rantideva also met with death. Having practised the severest of penances and worshipped him with great reverence, he obtained these boons from Shakra, having solicited them, saying,-Let us have profuse good and innumerable guests! Let not my faith suffer any deterioration, and let us not have to beg anything of any person!
Sanskrit: उपातिष्ठन्त पशवः स्वयं तं संशितव्रतम्। ग्राम्यारण्या महात्मानं रन्तिदेवं यशस्विनम्॥
English: The animals both domestic and wild, killed in his sacrifice, used to come to him, viz., the great Rantideva of rigid vows and great fame, of their own accord.
Sanskrit: महानदी चर्मराशेरुत्क्लेदात् ससृजे यतः। ततश्चर्मण्वतीत्येवं विख्याता सा महानदी॥
English: The secretions that came out of the skins of the animals produced a strong and celebrated river which till now passes by the name of Charmanvati.
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ददौ निष्कान् सदसि प्रतते नृपः। तुभ्यं निष्कं तुभ्यं निष्कमिति क्रोशन्ति वै द्विजाः।।१२४ सहस्रं तुभ्यमित्युक्त्वा ब्राह्मणान् सम्प्रपद्यते।
English: King Rantideva used to make presents to the. When the king said,-To you I give a hundred Nishkas! To you I give a hundred Nishkas! To you I give a hundred-the Brahinanas raised a hue and cry of refusal.
Sanskrit: अन्वाहार्योपकरणं द्रव्योपकरणं च यत्॥ घटाः पात्र्यः कटाहानि स्थाल्यश्च पिठराणि च। नासीत् किंचिदसौवर्णं रन्तिदेवस्य धीमतः॥
English: When, however, the king said-I give a thousand Nishkas--the gifts were all accepted. All the vessels and plates in Rantideva's inansion for carrying food and other articles, all the jugs and pots, the pans and plates and cups were made of gold.
Sanskrit: सांकृते रन्तिदेवस्य यां रात्रिमवसन् गृहे। आलभ्यन्त शतं गावः सहस्राणि च विंशतिः॥
English: There where the guests used to live in Rantideva's palace twenty thousand and one hundred kine had to be killed.
Sanskrit: तत्र स्म सूदाः क्रोशन्ति सुमृण्मणिकुण्डलाः। सूपं भूयिष्ठमश्नीध्वं नाद्य भोज्यं यथा पुरा॥ स चेन्ममार संजय चतुर्भद्रतरस्त्वया। पुत्रात् पुण्यतरश्चैव मा पुत्रमनुतप्यथाः॥
English: Yet even on such occasions, the cooks, adorned with ear-rings, used to say,-There is abundant juice. Eat as much as you wish, but we have not as much to-day of meat as on former occasions.-When he O Srinjaya, who was far superior to you in the four principal attributes and who was purer than your son, met with death, do not grieve for your son who is dead.
Sanskrit: सगरं च महात्मानं मृतं शुश्रुम सुंजय। ऐक्ष्वाकं पुरुषव्याघ्रमतिमानुषविक्रमम्॥
English: We hear, O Srinjaya, that the high-souled Sagara also met with death. He was born in the family of Ikshvaku, a foremost of men, and of superhuman power.
Sanskrit: षष्टिः पुत्रसहस्राणि यं यान्तमनुजग्मिरे। नक्षत्रराजं वर्षान्ते व्यभ्रे ज्योतिर्गणा इव॥
English: Sixty-thousand sons used to follow him, like countless stars waiting upon the Moon, in the cloudless autumnal sky.
Sanskrit: एकच्छत्रा मही यस्य प्रतापादभवत् पुरा। योऽश्वमेधसहस्रेण तर्पयामास देवताः॥
English: He ruled the whole of this Earth. He gratified the gods by celebrating a thousand Horse-sacrifices.
Sanskrit: यः प्रादात् कनकस्तम्भं प्रासादं सर्वकाञ्चनम्। पूर्णं पद्मदलाक्षीणां स्त्रीणां शयनसंकुलम्॥ द्विजातिभ्योऽनुरूपेभ्य: कामांश्च विविधान् बहून्। यस्यादेशेन तद् वित्तं व्यभजन्त द्विजातयः॥
English: He gave away to deserving Brahmanas palatial edifices with columns of gold and (other parts) made entirely of that precious metal, abounding in rich beds and bevies of beautiful ladies having eyes like lotus-petals, and various other sorts of valuable objects. At his behest the Brahmanas divided those gifts among themselves.
Sanskrit: खानयामास यः कोपात् पृथिवीं सागराङ्किताम्। यस्य नाम्ना समुद्रश्च सागरत्वमुपागतः॥
English: Out of wrath that king made the Earth to be excavated, whereupon she came to have the ocean on her bosom, and, therefore, the ocean is called Sagara after his name.
Sanskrit: राजानं च पृथु वैन्यं मृतं शुश्रुम संजय। यमभ्यषिञ्चन् सम्भूय महारण्ये महर्षयः॥
English: We hear, O Srinjaya, that king Prithu also, the son of Vena met with death, the great Rishis, assembled together in the great forest, installed him in the sovereignty of the Earth.
Sanskrit: प्रथयिष्यति वै लोकान् पृथुरित्येव शब्दितः। क्षताद्यो वै त्रायतीति स तस्मात्क्षत्रियः स्मृतः।।१३८
English: And because it was expected that he would advance all mankind, he was, accordingly, called Prithu (the advancer). And because also he protected people from injuries (Kshatta), he was, therefore, styled of Kshatriya (protector from injuries).
Sanskrit: अकृष्टपच्या पृथिवी पुटके पुटके मधु। सर्वा द्रोणदुधा गावो वैन्यस्यासन् प्रशासतः॥
English: The Earth, during his regime produced crops without being tilled, every leaf of the trees bore honey, and every cow gave a jugful of milk.
Sanskrit: अरोगाः सर्वसिद्धार्था मनुष्या अकुतोभयाः। यथाभिकाममवसन् क्षेत्रेषु च गृहेषु च॥
English: All men enjoyed health and all their wishes were fructified. They had no fear of any kind. They used to live, as they pleased, in fields or houses.
Sanskrit: आपस्तस्तम्भिरे चास्य समुद्रमभियास्यतः। सरितश्चानुदीर्यन्त ध्वजभङ्गश्च नाभवत्॥
English: When Prithu desired to cross the sea, the waters become solidified. The rivers also never rose when he had to cross them but remained perfectly calm. The standard on his car moved freely everywhere.
Sanskrit: हैरण्यांस्त्रिनलोत्सेधान् पर्वतानेकविंशतिम्। ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ददौ राजा योऽश्वमेधे महामखे॥
English: King Prithu, in one of his great Horsesacrifices, distributed amongst the Brahmanas one and twenty mountains of gold, each measuring twelve hundred cubits.
Sanskrit: किं वा तूष्णीं ध्यायसे संजयत्वं न मे राजन् वाचमिमां शृणोषि। न चेन्मोघं विप्रलप्तं ममेदं पथ्यं मुमूर्षोरिव सुप्रयुक्तम्॥
English: What are you, O Srinjaya, thinking of silently? It seems, O king, that you do not pay heed to these words of mine. If you have not heard them, then this discourse of mine has been fruitless like medicine or diet to a person on the point of death.'
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच शृणोमि ते नारद वाचमेनां विचित्रार्थी स्त्रजमिव पुण्यगन्धाम्। राजर्षीणां पुण्यकृतां महात्मनां कीर्त्या युक्तानां शोकनिर्णाशनार्थाम्॥
English: I am all attention, ONarada, to this discourse of yours, of excellent sense and perfumed like a garland of flowers,-this discourse regarding the conduct of great royal sages of meritorious deeds and great fame, that can surely remove grief.
Sanskrit: न ते मोघं विप्रलप्तं महर्षे दृष्ट्वैवाहं नारद त्वां विशोकः। शुश्रूषे ते वचनं ब्रह्मवादिन् न ते तृप्याम्यमृतस्येव पानात्॥
English: Your discourse, O great sage, has not been fruitless. I have been freed from sorrow at your very sight! Like one never satiated with drinking nectar, I am not satiated with your words.
Sanskrit: अमोघदर्शिन् मम चेत् प्रसाद संतापदग्धस्य विभो प्रकुर्याः। सुतस्य सञ्जीवनमद्य मे स्यात् तव प्रसादात् सुतसङ्गमश्च॥
English: O you of true vision, If you, O lord, be inclined to show your grace towards this man burning for the death of his son, then that son, through your favour, is sure to be revived and to mix once more with me (in this life).
Sanskrit: नारद उवाच यस्ते पुत्रो गमितोऽयं विजातः स्वर्णष्ठीवी यमदात् पर्वतस्ते। पुनस्तु ते पुत्रमहं ददामि हिरण्यनाभं वर्षसहस्त्रिणं च॥
English: Narada said: I will give back to you that son of yours named Suvarnashthivin, whom Parvata gave you and who has been deprived of life! Effulgent like gold, that child shall live a thousand years.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच स कथं काञ्चनष्ठीवी संजयस्य सुतोऽभवत्। पर्वतेन किमर्थं वा दत्तस्तेन ममार च॥
English: How did the son as Srinjaya become Suvarnashthivin? Why also did Parvata give Srinjaya that child? And why did he die?
Sanskrit: यदा वर्षसहस्रायुस्तदा भवति मानवः। कथमप्राप्तकौमार: संजयस्य सुतो मृतः॥
English: When all those men lived for a thousand years, why did Srinjaya's son die in infancy?
Sanskrit: उताहो नाममात्रं वै सुवर्णष्ठीविनोऽभवत्। कथं वा काञ्चनष्ठीवीत्येतदिच्छामि वेदितुम्॥
English: Or, was he in name only Suvarnashthivin? How also did he come to be so! I wish to know all this?
Sanskrit: श्रीकृष्ण उवाच अत्र ते वर्णयिष्यामि यथावृत्तं जनेश्वर। नारदः पर्वतश्चैव द्वावृषी लोकसत्तमौ॥
English: Krishna said 'I will recount, О king, the incidents as they took place. There are two Rishis foremost in the world, named Narada and Parvata.
Sanskrit: मातुलो भागिनेयश्च देवलोकादिहागतौ। विहर्तुकामौ सम्प्रीत्या मानुषेषु पुरा विभो॥ हवि:पवित्रभोज्येन देवभोज्येन चैव हि। नारदो मातुलश्चैव भागिनेयश्च पर्वतः॥
English: Narada is the maternal uncle and Parvata is his sister's son. With cheerful hearts, the uncle Narada and the nephew Parvata had in days of yore, O king, left the celestial region for a journey on Earth for eating clarified butter and rice.
Sanskrit: तावुभौ तपसोपेताववनीतलचारिणौ। भुञ्जानौमानुषान् भोगान् यथावत् पर्यधावताम्॥
English: Both of them endued with great ascetic merit, they wandered over the Earth living on food taken by human beings.
Sanskrit: प्रीतिमन्तौ मुदा युक्तौ समयं चैव चक्रतुः। यो भवेद्धदि संकल्पः शुभो वा यदि वाशुभः॥ अन्योन्यस्य स आख्येयो मृषा शापोऽन्यथा भवेत्।
English: Filled with joy and cherishing great affection for each other, they entered into an agreement that whatever wish, good or bad, would be entertained by one, should be disclosed to the other, but if one happens to act otherwise, he should be visited by the other's curse.
Sanskrit: तौ तथेति प्रतिज्ञाय महर्षी लोकपूजितौ॥ संजयं श्वैत्यमभ्येत्य राजानमिदमूचतुः।
English: Coming at that understanding, those two great Rishis, worshipped of all the worlds, repaired to King Srinjaya the son of Shitya and said to him?
Sanskrit: आवां भवति वत्स्यावः कञ्चित् कालं हिताय ते॥ यथावत् पृथिवीपाल आवयोः प्रगुणीभव।
English: We two, for your well-being shall live with you for a few days. O lord of Earth, do you satisfy all our wants duly! The king, saying,-So be it, began to treat them hospitably.
Sanskrit: तथेति कृत्वा राजा तौ सत्कृत्योपचचार ह॥ ततः कदाचित्तौ राजा महात्मानौ तपोधनौ।
English: After some time one day, the king, filled with joy, introduced to those illustrious ascetics his most beautiful daughter, saying,-This my daughter will serve you both.
Sanskrit: अब्रवीत् परमप्रीतः सुतेयं वरवर्णिनी॥ एकैव मम कन्यैषा युवां परिचरिष्यसि। दर्शनीयानवद्याङ्गी शीलवृत्तसमाहिता॥ सुकुमारी कुमारी च पद्मकिञ्जल्कसुप्रभा। परमं सौम्य मित्युक्तं ताभ्यां राजा शशास ताम्॥ कन्ये विप्रावुपचर देववत् पितृवच्च ह।
English: Resembling in effulgence the filaments of the lotus, she is beautiful and of faultless limbs, accomplished and of charming manners, and is called Sukumari by name.-The Rishis replied, saying, Very well. Thereupon the king directed his daughter, telling her,-O child, serve those two Brahmanas as you would the gods or your father.
Sanskrit: सा तु कन्या तथेत्युक्त्वा पितरं धर्मचारिणी॥ यथानिदेशं राज्ञस्तौ सत्कृत्योपचचार ह।
English: The pious princess, saying,-So be it-began to serve them in obedience to her father's command.
Sanskrit: तस्यास्तेनोपचारेण रूपेणाप्रतिमेन च।॥ नारदं हृच्छयस्तूर्णं सहसैवाभ्यपद्यत।
English: Her dutiful services and her peerless beauty very soon created love in Narada's heart.
Sanskrit: ववृधे हि ततस्तस्य हृदि कामो महात्मनः॥ यथा शुक्लस्य पक्षस्य प्रवृत्तौ चन्द्रमाः शनैः।
English: That tender feeling began to grow in the heart of the great saint, like the moon gradually increasing in the light fortnight.
Sanskrit: न च तं भागिनेयाय पर्वताय महात्मने॥ शशंस हृच्छयं तीव्र व्रीडमानः स धर्मवित्।
English: The virtuous Narada, however, out of shame, could not give out that burning love to his sister's son the high-souled Parvata.
Sanskrit: तपसा चेगित्तैश्चैव पर्वतोऽथ बुबोध तम्॥ कामार्तं नारदं क्रुद्धः शशापैनं ततो भृशम्।
English: By his ascetic power, as also by signs, Parvata understood all. Excited with rage, the latter thereupon made up his mind to curse the love-stricken Narada.
Sanskrit: कृत्वा समयमव्यग्रो भवान् वै सहितो मया॥ यो भवेद्धदि संकल्पः शुभो वा यदि वाशुभः। अन्योन्यस्य स आख्येय इति तद् वै मृषा कृतम्॥ भवता वचनं ब्रह्मस्तस्मादेष शपाम्यहम्।
English: And he said, ‘Having of your own accord made an agreement with me that, whatever wish, good or bad, would be entertained by either of us should be disclosed to the other you have violated it! These were your own words. O Brahman! It is for this that I shall curse you.
Sanskrit: न हि कामं प्रवर्तन्तं भवानाचष्ट मे पुरा॥ सुकुमार्यां कुमार्यां ते तस्मादेष शपाम्यहम्।
English: You did not tell me before that your heart has been stricken with the beauty of the maiden Sukumari, I shall, therefore, curse you.
Sanskrit: ब्रह्मचारी गुरुर्यस्मात् तपस्वी ब्राह्मणश्च सन्॥ अकार्षीः समयभ्रंशमावाभ्यां यः कृतो मिथः।
English: You are a Brahmacharin. You are my preceptor. You are an ascetic and a Brahmana. Yet you have broken the agreement you had made with me.
Sanskrit: शप्स्ये तस्मात् सुसंक्रुद्धो भवन्तं तं निबोध मे॥ सुकुमारी च ते भार्या भविष्यति न संशयः।
English: Filled with anger I shall, for this, curse even you. Listen to me. This Sukumari shall, forsooth, become your wife.
Sanskrit: वानरं चैव ते रूपं विवाहात् प्रभृति प्रभो॥ संद्रक्ष्यन्ति नराश्चान्ये स्वरूपेण विनाकृतम्।
English: From the time of your marriage, however, O powerful one, both she and all men shall see you a monkey, for your real features having disappeared, you will appear like a monkey to all.
Sanskrit: स तद् वाक्यं तु विज्ञाय नारदः पर्वतं तथा॥ अशपत्तमपि क्रोधाद् भागिनेयं स मातुलः। तपसा ब्रह्मचर्येण सत्येन च दमेन च।॥ युक्तोऽपि नित्यधर्मश्च न वै स्वर्गमवाप्स्यसि।
English: Hearing these words of his uncle Narada, excited with ire cursed his nephew Parvata in return, saying,—although you possess ascetic merit and Brahmacharya and truth and selfcontrol, and although you are ever devoted to virtue, yet you will not succeed in proceeding to heaven.
Sanskrit: तौ तु शप्त्वा भृशं क्रुद्धौ परस्परममर्षणौ॥ पतिजग्मतुरन्योन्यं क्रुद्धाविव गजोत्तमौ।
English: Filled with anger and feelings of vengeance, they thus cursed each other like a pair of infuriate elephants.
Sanskrit: पर्वतः पृथिवीं कृत्स्ना विचचार महामतिः॥ पूज्यमानो यथान्यायं तेजसा स्वेन भारत।
English: From that time the great Parvata began to wander over the Earth, respected as he deserved, O Bharata, for his own power.
Sanskrit: अथ तामलभत् कन्यां नारदः सुंजयात्मजाम्॥ धर्मेण विप्रप्रवरः सुकुमारीमनिन्दिताम्। सा तु कन्या यथाशापं नारदं तं ददर्श ह॥
English: Narada then, that best of Brahmanas, duly married Srinjaya's daughter, the faultless Sukumari.
Sanskrit: पाणिग्रहणमन्त्राणां नियोगादेव नारदम्। सुकुमारी च देवर्षि वानरप्रतिमाननम्॥ नैवावामन्यत तदा प्रीतिमत्येव चाभवत्।
English: The princess, however, saw Narada exactly as he had been. Indeed, just after the last of the wedding Mantras had been recited, Sukumari saw the celestial Rishi to have a face like that of a monkey. She, however, did not for that disregard her husband. On the other hand, she bestowed her love on him.
Sanskrit: उपतस्थे च भर्तारं न चान्यं मनसाप्यगात्॥ देवं मुनि वा यक्षं वा पतित्वे पतिवत्सला।
English: Indeed, that chaste princess, devoted herself entirely to her husband and did not in her heart even desire any one else among the gods, Munis and Yakshas for a husband.
Sanskrit: ततः कदाचिद् भगवान् पर्वतोऽनुचचार ह॥ वनं विरहितं किंचित् तत्रापश्यत् स नारदम्।
English: One day, as the illustrious Parvata, while wandering about entered a solitary forest, he saw Narada there.
Sanskrit: ततोऽभिवाद्य प्रोवाच नारदं पर्वतस्तदा॥ भवान् प्रसादं कुरुतात् स्वर्गादेशाय मे प्रभो।
English: Bowing to him, Parvata said,-Favour me by permitting me, O powerful one, to go to heaven.