pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: तस्मात्प्राणभृतः सर्वान्न हिंस्याब्राह्मणः क्वचित्। ब्राह्मणः सौम्य एवेह भवतीति परा श्रुतिः॥
English: Therefore, a Brahmana should never hurt any creature. The injunction of the Shruti is that a Brahmana should always be mild.
Sanskrit: वेदवेदाङ्गविन्नाम सर्वभूताभयप्रदः। अहिंसा सत्यवचनं क्षमा चेति विनिश्चितम्॥
English: Learned in the Vedas and the Vedangas and an inspirer of confidence in all creatures, kind to all, truthful and forgiving.
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मणस्य परो धर्मो वेदानां धारणापि च। क्षत्रियस्य हि यो धर्मः स हि नेष्येत वै तव॥
English: And a great retainer of the Vedas in memory, these are the natural duties of a Brahmana. The natural duties of Kshatriya are not those of yours.
Sanskrit: दण्डधारणमुग्रत्वं प्रजानां परिपालनम्। तदिदं क्षत्रियस्यासीत्कर्म वै शृणु मे रुरो॥
English: To be stern, to hold a rod (for punishable), to rule the subjects, are the natural duties of the Kshatriya. Listen to ine, O Ruru.
Sanskrit: जनमेजयस्य यज्ञेऽस्मिन् सर्पाणां हिंसनं पुरा। परित्राणां च भीतानां सर्पाणां ब्राह्मणादपि॥
English: In days of yore, the snakes were destroyed in the sacrifice of Janamejaya, but the terrified snakes were saved by a Brahmana.
Sanskrit: तपोवीर्यबलोपेताद्वेवदेदाङ्गपारगात्। आस्तीकाद्विजमुख्याद्वै सर्पसत्रे द्विजोत्तम॥
English: It was by Astika learned in the Vedas and the Vedangas and mighty in spiritual power.
Sanskrit: रुरुरुवाच कथं हिंसितवान्सन्स राजा जनमेजयः। सर्पा वा हिंसितास्तत्र किमर्थं द्विजसत्तम॥
English: Ruru said: O best of the twice-born, why did king Janamejaya become the destroyer of the snakes and how did he destroy them?
Sanskrit: किमर्थं मोक्षिताश्चैव पन्नगास्तेन धीमता। आस्तीकेन द्विजश्रेष्ठ श्रोतुमिच्छाम्यशेषतः॥
English: Why were they saved by wise Astika, the best of Brahmanas? I am desirous of hearing all this.
Sanskrit: ऋषिरुवाच श्रोष्यसि त्वं रुरो सर्वमास्तीकचरितं महत्। ब्राह्मणानां कथयतामित्युक्त्वान्तरधीयत॥
English: Rishi said: O Ruru, you will hear the important history of Astika from the Brahmanas. Saying this he disappeared.
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच रुस्श्चापि वनं सर्वं पर्यधावत्समन्ततः। तमृषि नष्टमन्विच्छन्संश्रान्तो न्यपत वि॥
English: Sauti said: Ruru rushed in search of the Rishi, but he did not find him in all the forest. Finding him not, he sat down on the ground, much fatigued.
Sanskrit: स मोहं परमं गत्वा नष्टसंज्ञ इवाभवत्। तदृषेर्वचनं तथ्यं चिन्तयानं पुनः पुनः॥
English: He felt himself confounded and seemed to lose his senses. He repeatedly pondered over the Rishi's words.
Sanskrit: लब्धसंज्ञो रुस्चायात्तदाचख्यौ पितुस्तदा। पिता चास्य तदाख्यानं पृष्टः सर्वं न्यवेदयत्॥
English: Regaining his senses, he came home and asked his father (to relate the history) and his father related to him the story. End of Pau loma Parva
Sanskrit: शौनक उवाच किमर्थं राजशार्दूल: स राजा जनमेजयः। सर्पसत्रेण सणां गतोऽन्तं तद्वदस्व मे॥
English: Shaunaka said: son was Why did that best of kings, king Janamejaya, resolve to destroy the snakes in a Snake-sacrifice?
Sanskrit: निखिलेन यथातत्त्वं सौते सर्वमशेषतः। आस्तीकश्च द्विजश्रेष्ठः किमर्थं जयतां वरः॥
English: O Sauti, tell us in full the true story. Why did the best of the twice-born Astika, the foremost of ascetics, rescue the snakes from the blazing fire?
Sanskrit: मोक्षयामास भुजगान् प्रदीप्ताद्वसुरेतसः। कस्य पुत्रः स राजासीत्सर्पसत्रं य आहरत्॥ स च द्विजातिप्रवरः कस्य पुत्रोऽभिधत्स्व मे।
English: Whose the monarch who performed the Snake-sacrifice? Whose son was that best of the twice-born, (who saved the snakes)? Tell us this.
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच महदाख्यानमास्तीकं यथैतत्प्रोच्यते द्विजः। सर्वमेतदशेषेण शृणु मे वदतां वर॥
English: Sauti said: O best of speakers, the story of Astika is very long, I shall relate it in full. O Listen.
Sanskrit: शौनक उवाच श्रोतुमिच्छाम्यशेषेण कथामेतां मनोरमाम्। आस्तीकस्य पुराणाह्मणस्य यशस्विनः॥
English: Shaunaka said : I am desirous of hearing in detail the interesting story of Astika, the illustrious Brahmana.
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच इतिहासमिमं विप्राः पुराणं परिचक्षते। कृष्णद्वैपायनप्रोक्तं नैमिषारण्यवासिषु॥
English: Sauti said: m The Brahmanas call this history, recited by Krishna Dvaipayana, a Purana, to the dwellers of Naimisharanya.
Sanskrit: पूर्वं प्रचोदितः सूतः पिता मे लोमहर्षणः। शिष्यो व्यासस्य मेधावी ब्राह्मणेष्विदमुक्तवान्॥
English: It was formerly narrated by my learned father Lomaharshana, the disciple of Vyasa, as requested by the Brahmanas.
Sanskrit: तस्मादहमुपश्रुत्य प्रवक्ष्यामि यथातथम्। इदमास्तीकमाख्यानं तुभ्यं शौनक पृच्छते॥
English: I was present at the time, O Shaunaka, As you ask me, I shall recite it exactly as I heard it.
Sanskrit: कथयिष्याम्यशेषेण सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्। आस्तीकस्य पिता ह्यासीत्प्रजापतिसमः प्रभुः॥
English: (Listen) to this all sin-destroying history. Astika's father was as powerful as the Prajapati.
Sanskrit: ब्रह्मचारी यताहारस्तपस्युग्रे रतः सदा। जरत्कारुरिति ख्यात अर्ध्वरेता महातपाः॥
English: He was a Brahmachari, always engaged in austere penances, regular in meals, a great Rishi of controlled sexual desire. He was known by the name of Jaratkaru.
Sanskrit: यायावराणां प्रवरो धर्मज्ञः संशितव्रतः। स कदाचिन्महाभागस्तपोबलसमन्वितः॥
English: He was the foremost of Yayavaras, a man of rigid vows, highly religious and endowed with great ascetic powers. Once upon a time this great ascetic,
Sanskrit: चचार पृथिवीं सर्वां यत्र सायंगृहो मुनिः। तीर्थेषु च समाप्लावं कुर्वनटति सर्वशः॥
English: Being Yatra Sayan Griha (living in the place where night overtook him), roamed all over the world, bathed in many sacred waters and visited many holy shrines.
Sanskrit: चरन्दीक्षां महातेजा दुश्चरामकृतात्मभिः। वायुभक्षो निराहारः शुष्यन्ननिमिषो मुनिः॥
English: He practised difficult austere penances; and feeding on air, remaining in fast and renouncing sleep forever, he roamed (over the world.)
Sanskrit: इतस्ततः परिचरन् दीप्तपावकसप्रभः। अटमानः कदाचित्स्वान् स ददर्श पितामहान्॥
English: As bright as a blazing fire, he roamed about and thus roving about, he one day saw his ancestors,
Sanskrit: लम्बमानान्महागर्ते पादैरूधैरवाङ्मुखान्। तानब्रवीत्स दुष्टवैव जरत्कारुः पितामहान्॥
English: Hanging their heads down in a great hole, their feet pointing upwards. On seeing them, Jaratkaru addressed his ancestors thus,
Sanskrit: के भवन्तोऽवलम्बन्ते गर्ने ह्यस्मिन्नधोमुखाः। वीरणस्तम्बके लग्नाः सर्वतः परिभक्षिते॥ मूषकेन निगूढेन गर्तेऽस्मिन्नित्यवासिना।
English: “Who are you thus hanging in the hole, your heads downward, by a rope of the Virana fibre which has been eaten by the rats that live secretly near this hole?"
Sanskrit: पितर ऊचुः यायावरा नाम वयमृषयः संशितव्रताः। संतानप्रक्षयाब्रह्मन्नधो गच्छाम मेदिनीम्॥
English: The Ancestors said : We are Rishis of austere penances, called Yayavaras. We are sinking down into the earth for want of an offspring.
Sanskrit: अस्माकं संततिस्त्वेको जरत्कारुरिति स्मृतः। मन्दभाग्योऽल्पभाग्यानां तप एव समास्थितः॥
English: We have a son, named Jaratkaru. Unfortunate we are, that wretch has adopted asceticism.
Sanskrit: न स पुत्राञ्जनयितुं दारान्मूढश्चिकीर्षति। तेन लम्बामहे गर्ने संतानस्य क्षयादिह॥
English: And therefore that fool does not think of marriage to raise up offspring. It is for this reason, namely for the want of offspring that we are thus suspended in the hole.
Sanskrit: अनाथास्तेन नाथेन यया दुष्कृतिनस्तथा। कस्त्वं बन्धुरिवास्माकमनुशोचसि सत्तम॥
English: Having means, we are like sinners who have no means. O excellent man, who are you that are sorrowing for us like a friend?
Sanskrit: ज्ञातुमिच्छामहे ब्रह्मन् कोभवानिह न: स्थितः। किमर्थं चैव नः शोच्याननुशोचसि सत्तम॥
English: O Brahmana, we wish to know who you are that stand near us and why? O excellent iman, are you sorrowing for us?
Sanskrit: जरत्कारुरुवाच मम पूर्वे भवन्तो वै पितरः सपितामहाः। ब्रूत किं करवाण्यद्य जरत्कारुरहं स्वयम्॥
English: Jaratkaru said: You are my sires and grand-sires. I am that very Jaratkaru. Tell me what I should do.
Sanskrit: पितर ऊचुः यतस्व यत्नवांस्तात संतानाय कुलस्य नः। आत्मनोऽर्थेस्मदर्थे च धर्म इत्येव वा विभो॥
English: The Ancestors said : Try your best to do that by which you can raise up an offspring to extend our line. You will then do an act meritorious both for you and for us.
Sanskrit: न हि धर्मफलैस्तात न तपोभिः सुसंचितैः। तां गतिं प्राप्नुवन्तीह पुत्रिणो यां व्रजन्ति वै॥
English: O Son, not by the fruits of virtue, nor by the hoarded-up ascetic penances, does one acquire such merit as is acquired by one who is a father.
Sanskrit: तद्दारग्रहणे यत्नं संतत्यां च मनः कुरु। पुत्रकास्मन्नियोगात्त्वमेतन्नः परमं हितम्॥
English: Therefore, O son, set your mind upon marriage and offspring at our command. It will do us the highest good.
Sanskrit: जरत्कारुरुवाच न दारान्वै करिष्येऽहं न धनं जीवितार्थतः। भवतां तु हितार्थाय करिष्ये दारसंग्रहम्॥
English: Jaratkaru said : I shall not marry, nor shall I earn money for my own self. But I shall marry to do you good.
Sanskrit: समयेन च कर्ताहमनेन विधिपूर्वकम्। यथा यधुपलप्स्यामि करिष्ये नान्यथा ह्यहम्॥ सनाम्नी या भवित्री मे दित्सिता चैव बन्धुभिः। भैक्ष्यवत्तामहं कन्यामुपयंस्ये विधानतः॥
English: If a bride can be had whose name will be the same as mine, whose friends will give her to me willingly and as a gift, O fathers, under these conditions, if I get a girl, your command will be obeyed. I shall duly marry her according to the ordinances of the Shastras.
Sanskrit: दरिद्राय हि मे भार्यां को दास्यति विशेषतः। प्रतिग्रहीष्ये भिक्षां तु यदि कश्चित्प्रदास्यति॥
English: But who will give his daughter to a poor man like me to be my wife? I shall, however, accept the girl who will be given to me as gift.
Sanskrit: एवं दारक्रियाहेतोः प्रयतिष्ये पितामहाः। अनेन विधिना शश्वन्न करिष्येऽहमन्यथा।॥
English: O sires, I shall try to marry such a girl. Having said so, I shall not act otherwise.
Sanskrit: तत्र चोत्पत्स्यते जन्तुर्भवतां तारणाय वै। शाश्वतं स्थानमासाद्य मोदन्तां पितरो मम॥
English: O fathers, I shall beget offspring on her for your release, so that you may attain to the heaven, called Shashvata and rejoice there at will.
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच ततो निवेशाय तदा स विप्रः संशितव्रतः। महीं चचार दारार्थी न च दारानविन्दतः॥
English: Sauti said : The Brahmana of hard austerities (Jaratkaru) roamed over the world for a wife, but he did not get a wife.
Sanskrit: स कदाचिद्वनं गत्वा विप्रः पितृवचः स्मरन्। चुक्रोश कन्याभिक्षार्थी तिस्रो वाचः शनैरिव॥
English: One day he went into the forest and remembering the words of his ancestors, he thrice begged for a bride in a faint voice.
Sanskrit: तं वासुकिः प्रत्यगृह्णादुद्यम्य भगिनीं तदा। न स तां प्रतिजग्राह न सनाम्नीति चिन्तयन्॥
English: Thereupon, Vasuki appeared and offered his sister for the Rishi's acceptance. But the Rishi hesitated to accept her, thinking her to be not of the same name with himself.
Sanskrit: सनाम्नी चोद्यतां भार्यां गृह्णीयामिति तस्य हि। मनो निविष्टमभवज्जरत्कारोर्महात्मनः॥
English: The high-souled Jaratkaru thought within himself, “I will take none for my wife who does not bear my name."
Sanskrit: तमुवाच महाप्राज्ञो जरत्करुमहातपाः। किं नाम्नी भगिनीयं ते ब्रूहि सत्यं भुजंगम॥
English: Then Jaratkaru, the great ascetic of rigid austerities, said, “O snake tell me truly what is the name of your sister?”
Sanskrit: वासुकिरुवाच जरत्कारो जरत्कारुः स्वसेयमनुजा मम। प्रतिगृह्णीष्व भार्यार्थे मया दत्तां सुमध्यमाम्। त्वदर्थं रक्षिता पूर्वं प्रतीच्छेमां द्विजोत्तम॥
English: Vasuki said: O Jaratkaru, my sister's name is also Jaratkaru. Given as a gift by me, accept this girl of slender waist for your wife. O best of the twice born, I had kept her in reserve for you. Therefore, take her.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्त्वा ततः प्रादाद्भार्यार्थे वरवर्णिनीम्। स च तां प्रतिजग्राह विधिदृष्टेन कर्मणा॥
English: Saying this he offered his beautiful sister to Jaratkaru, who then married her according to the ordained rites.
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच मात्रा हि भुजगा: शप्ताः पूर्वं ब्रह्मविदांवर। जनमेजयस्य वो यज्ञे धक्ष्यत्यनिलसारथिः॥
English: Sauti said : O foremost of Brahma knowing men, the mother of the snakes, in the days of yore, cursed the Naga race, saying, "He whose charioteer is wind (Agni) will consume you at Janamejaya's sacrifice.
Sanskrit: तस्य शापस्य शान्त्यर्थं प्रददौ पन्नगोत्तमः। स्वसारमृषये तस्मै सुव्रताय महात्मने।॥
English: To neutralise ve effect of that curse, the best of snakes (Vasuki) married off his sister to the high-souled Rishi of rigid vow.
Sanskrit: स च तां प्रतिजग्राह विधिदृष्टेन कर्मणा। आस्तीको नामपुत्रश्च तस्यां जज्ञे महामनाः॥
English: Accepting her according to the ordained rites, he begot on her a high-souled son, called Astika,
Sanskrit: तपस्वी च महात्मा च वेदवेदाङ्गपारगः। समः सर्वस्य लोकस्य पितृमातृभयापहः॥
English: Who was a great ascetic, who was vastly learned in the Vedas and the Vedangas, who removed the fears of his parents and who saw everything with an equal eye.
Sanskrit: अथ दीर्घस्य कालस्य पाण्डवेयो नराधिपः। आजहार महायज्ञं सर्पसत्रमिति श्रुतिः॥
English: Then after a long time, a descendant of the Pandavas, celebrated a great sacrifice, known as the Snake-sacrifice.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन्प्रवृत्ते सत्रे तु सर्याणामन्तकाय वै। मोचयामास तान्नागानास्तीकः सुमहातपाः॥
English: When the sacrifice for the destruction of the snakes had begun, the great ascetic Astika rescued the Nagas,
Sanskrit: भ्रातृ॑श्च मातुलांश्चैव तथैवान्यान्स पन्नगान्। पितुंश्च तारयामास संतत्या तपसा तथा॥
English: His brothers, his maternal uncles and other snakes. He also delivered his fathers by begetting a child.
Sanskrit: व्रतैश्च विविधैर्ब्रह्मन्स्वाध्यायैश्चानृणोऽभवत्। देवांश्च तर्पयामास यज्ञैर्विविधदक्षिणैः। :॥
English: O Brahmana, he freed himself from their debts by rigid austerities, by various vows and the study of the Vedas. He propitiated the celestials by sacrifices in which various presents were made.
Sanskrit: ऋषींश्च ब्रह्मचर्येण संतत्या च पितामहान्। अपहृत्य गुरुं भारं पितॄणां संशितव्रतः॥
English: He pleased the Rishis by his Brahmacharya and his ancestors by begetting offspring. Thus discharging the heavy debt that he owed to his ancestors.
Sanskrit: जरत्कारुर्गतः स्वर्गं सहित: स्वैः पितामहैः। आस्तीकं च सुतं प्राप्य धर्मं चानुत्तमं मुनिः॥
English: Jaratkaru, of great austerity, attained heaven with his forefathers. Begetting the son, Astika and acquiring great religious merit, the best of the Munis,
Sanskrit: जरत्कारुः सुमहता कालेन स्वर्गमेयिवान्। एतदाख्यानमास्तीकं यथावत्कथितं मया। प्रब्रूहि भृगुशार्दूल किमन्यत्कथयामि ते॥
English: The greatly noble Jaratkaru, after a long course of years, went to heaven. This is the story of Astika. I have narrated it (to you) as it is. Now, tell me, O best of the Bhrigu race, what else shall I narrate.
Sanskrit: शौनक उवाच सौते त्वं कथयस्वेमां विस्तरेण कथां पुनः। आस्तीकस्य कवेः साधोः शुश्रूषा परमा हि नः॥
English: Shaunaka said: O Sauti, once more relate to us in detail the history of the learned and virtuous Astika. Great is our curiosity to hear it.
Sanskrit: मधुरं कथ्यते सौम्य श्लक्ष्णाक्षरपदं त्वया। प्रीयामहे भृशं तात पितेवेदं प्रभाषसे॥
English: O gentle one, you speak very sweetly with proper accent and emphasis. We are very much, pleased with your speech. You speak like your (late) father.
Sanskrit: अस्मच्छुश्रूषणे नित्यं पिता हि निरतस्तव। आचष्टैतद्यथाख्यानं पिता ते त्वं तथा वद॥
English: Your father was always ready to please us. Tell us, therefore, the story that your father had related.
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच आयुष्मन्निदमाख्यानमास्तीकं कथयामि ते। यथाश्रुतं कथयतः सकाशाद्वै पितुर्मया॥
English: Sauti said: O long-lived ones, I shall narrate this story of Astika as I heard it from my father.
Sanskrit: पुरा देवयुगे ब्रह्म प्रजापतिसुते शुभे। आस्तां भगिन्यौ रूपेण समुपेतेद्धतेऽनघ॥
English: O Brahmana, in the golden age Prajapati had two fair daughters. O sinless one, the two sisters were endued with great beauty.
Sanskrit: ते भार्ये कश्यपस्यास्तां कद्रूश्च विनता च ह। प्रादात्ताभ्यां वरं प्रीतः प्रजापतिसमः पतिः॥
English: They were named Kadru and Vinata and they were the wives of Kashyapa. Their husband, who like Prajapati, having been pleased with them, gave each a boon
Sanskrit: कश्यपो धर्मपत्नीभ्यां मुदा परमया युतः। वरातिसगं श्रुत्वैवं कश्यपादुत्तमं च ते॥
English: Kashyapa derived much happiness from his wives. Hearing that their husband Kashyapa was willing to bestow on them boons.
Sanskrit: हषार्दप्रतिमां प्रीतिं प्रापतुःस्म वरस्त्रियौ। वने कदूः सुतान्नागान्सहस्रं तुल्यवर्चसः॥
English: The most beautiful damsels felt a transport of joy. Kadru wished to have one thousand snakes as her sons, all of equal splendour.
Sanskrit: द्वौ पुत्रौ विनता वने कदूपुत्राधिको बले। तेजसा वपुषा चैव विक्रमेणाधिकौ च तौ॥
English: Vinata asked for two sons, more in strength, energy, size and prowess than the sons of Kadru.
Sanskrit: तस्यै भर्ता वरं प्रादादत्यर्थं पुत्रमीप्सितम्। एवमस्त्विति तं चाह कश्यपं विनता तदा॥
English: On her did her husband bestow the boon of the desired sons; and Vinata said to him, “Be it so."
Sanskrit: यथावत्प्रार्थित लख्वा वरं तुष्टाऽभवत्तदा। कृतकृत्या तु विनता लब्ध्वा वीर्याधिको सुतौ॥
English: Vinata, having got the boon as she requested, was much pleased and having obtained two greatly powerful sons, she regarded herself gratified.
Sanskrit: कदूश्च लब्ध्वा पुत्राणां सहस्रं तुल्यवर्चसाम्। धार्यो प्रयत्नतो गर्भावित्युक्त्वा स महातपाः॥ ते भार्ये वरसंतुष्टे कश्यपो वनशाविशत्।
English: Kadru also obtained one thousand sons, all of equal spiendour. “Bear the embryos carefully.” So saying the great ascetic Kashyapa went into the forest, leaving his two wives much gratified with his boons.
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच कालेन महता कद्दूरण्डानां दशतीर्दश। जनयामास विप्रेन्द्र द्वे चाण्डे विनता तदा॥
English: Sauti said: O best of Brahmanas, after a long time Kadru gave birth to one thousand eggs and Vinata two eggs.
Sanskrit: तयोरण्डानि निदधुः प्रहृष्टाः परिचारिकाः। सोपस्वेदेषु भाण्डेषु पञ्चवर्षशतानि च॥
English: Their maid servants kept them separately in warm vessels and thus five hundred years passed away.
Sanskrit: ततः पञ्चशते काले कद्रूपुत्रा विनिःसृताः। अण्डाभ्यां विनतायास्तु मिथुनं न व्यदृश्यत॥
English: After five hundred years, the sons of Kadru came out of the eggs, but Vinata's eggs did not produce anything.
Sanskrit: ततः पुत्रार्थिनी देवी वीडिता च तपस्विनी। अण्डं बिभेद विनता तत्र पुत्रमपश्यत॥
English: Thereupon the ascetic lady desiring the sons, Vinata, feeling shame, broke open one of the eggs and saw her offspring,
Sanskrit: अध्यर्धकायसंपन्नमितरेणाप्रकाशता। स पुत्रः क्रोधसंरब्धः शशापैनामिति श्रुतिः॥
English: As an embryo with the upper part developed, but the lower part undeveloped. Thereupon the child grew angry and cursed its mother, saying,
Sanskrit: योऽहमेवं कृतो मातस्त्वया लोभपरीतया। शरीरेणासमग्रेण तस्माद्दासी भविष्यसि॥
English: "O mother, as you have prematurely broken this egg and did not allow my body to be fully developed, being jealous (of Kadru), you will have to serve as the slave (of that very Kadru).
Sanskrit: पञ्चवर्षशतान्यस्या यया विस्पर्धसे सह। एष च त्वां सुतो मातर्दासीत्वान्मोचयिष्यति॥ यद्येनमपि मातस्त्वं मामिवाण्डबिभेदनात्। न करिष्यस्यनङ्गं वा व्यङ्गं वापि तपस्विनम्॥
English: O mother, if you wait with patience five hundred years and do not destroy the other egg, the illustrious child within it will deliver you from your slavery.
Sanskrit: प्रतिपालयितव्यस्ते जन्मकालोऽस्य धीरया। विशिष्टं बलमीप्सन्त्या पञ्चवर्षशतात्परः॥
English: O mother, if you are desirous of having your son strong, take tender care of the egg for five hundred years.
Sanskrit: एवं शप्त्वा ततः पुत्रो विनतामन्तरिक्षगः। अरुणो दृश्यते ब्रह्मन्प्रभातसमये यदा॥ आदित्यरथमध्यास्ते सारथ्यं समकल्पयत्। गरुडोऽपि यथाकालं जज्ञे पन्नगभोजनः॥
English: Thus cursing his mother Vinata, the child rose to the sky. O Brahmana, Aruna (this child) became the charioteer of the Sun and he is to be seen in the hour of the morning. At the stipulated time was also born the snake-eater Garuda.
Sanskrit: स जातमात्रो विनतां परित्यज्य खमाविशत्। आदास्यन्नात्मनो भोज्यमन्नं विहितमस्य यत्। विधात्रा भृगुशार्दूल क्षुधितः पतगेश्वरः॥
English: As soon as he was born, he left his mother and the king of the birds, being hungry, mounted on his wings to seek for the food assigned to him by the great Ordainer.
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच ततोऽभ्रशिखराकारैर्गिरिशृंङ्गैरलंकृतम्। मन्दरं पर्वतवरं लताजालसमाकुलम्॥
English: Sauti said: There is a mountain called Mandara with peaks like the clouds. It is the best of mountains and adorned with innumerable creepers.
Sanskrit: नानाविहगसंघुष्टं नानादंष्ट्रिसमाकुलम्। किन्नरैरप्सरोभिश्च देवैरपि च सेवितम्॥
English: On it do many birds pour forth their melody and may beasts of prey roam about; it is frequented by the Kinnaras, Apsaras and। celestials.
Sanskrit: एकादशसहस्राणि योजनानां समुच्छ्रितम्। अधोभूमेः सहस्रेषु तावत्स्वेव प्रतिष्ठितम्॥
English: It rises eleven thousand Yojanas upwards and descends eleven thousand Yojanas downwards.
Sanskrit: तमुद्धर्तुमशक्ता वै सर्वे देवगणास्तदा। विष्णुमासीनमभ्येत्य ब्रह्माणं चेदमब्रुवन्॥
English: The celestials, having failed to uproot it, came to Vishnu and Brahma who were sitting together and said to them.
Sanskrit: भवन्तावत्र कुर्वीतां बुद्धिंः नैःश्रेयसी पराम्। मन्दरोद्धरणे यत्नः क्रियतां च हिताय नः॥
English: "Devise some means you yourselves. Do try to uproot Mandara for our good.”
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच तथेति चाब्रवीद्विष्णुर्ब्रह्मणा सह भार्गव अचोदयदमेयात्मा फणीन्द्रं पद्मलोचनः॥
English: O son of Bhrigu, “Let it be so" said both Narayana and Brahma. The lotus-eyed (Vishnu) laid the hard task on the king of the snakes, (Ananta).
Sanskrit: ततोऽनन्तः समुत्थाय ब्रह्मणा परिचोदितः। नारायणेन चाप्युक्तस्तस्मिन्कर्मणि वीर्यवान्॥ अथ पर्वतराजानं तमनन्तो महाबलः। उज्जहार बलाद्ब्रह्मन् सवनं सवनौकसम्॥
English: Being directed by both Brahma and Narayana to do it, the mighty Ananta uprooted the mountain with all the woods and the denizens of woods that were on it.
Sanskrit: ततस्तेन सुराः सार्धं समुद्रमुपतस्थिरे। तमूचुरमृतस्यार्थे निर्मथिष्यामहे जलम्॥
English: Then came all the celestial with Ananta to the shores of the ocean, Addressing it they said, “O Ocean, we have come to churn you for the Ambrosia.
Sanskrit: अपां पतिरथोवाच ममाप्यंशो भवेत्ततः। सोढाऽस्मि विपुलं मर्द मन्दरभ्रमणादिति॥
English: The ocean replied, “Be it so, as I shall get a share of it. I am quite able to bear the great agitation arising out of the churning of my water by Mandara.
Sanskrit: ऊचुश्च कूर्मराजानमकूपारे सुरासुराः। अधिष्ठानं गिरेरस्य भवान्भवितुमर्हति॥
English: The Devas and the Danavas then went to the Tortoise king and said, “You will have to support the mountain on your back.”
Sanskrit: कूर्मेण तु तथेत्युक्त्वा पृष्ठमस्य समर्पितम्। तं शैलं तस्य पृष्ठस्थं वज्रणेन्द्रो न्यपीडयत्॥
English: The Tortoise king having agreed, Indra pressed that mountain on its back by means of his thunderbolt.
Sanskrit: मन्थानं मन्दरं कृत्वा तथा नेत्रं च वासुकिम्। देवा मथितुमारब्धाः समुद्र निधिमम्भसाम्॥ अमृतार्थे पुरा ब्रह्मंस्तथैवासुरदानवाः। एकमन्तमुपाश्लिष्टा नागराज्ञो महासुराः॥ विबुधाः सहिताः सर्वे यत: पुच्छं ततः स्थिताः।
English: The Devas and the Danavas having made Mandara the churning staff and Vasuki the rope. O Brahmana, in days of yore, began to churn the ocean for the Ambrosia. The Asuras held him by the head and the Devas by the tail.
Sanskrit: अनन्तो भगवान्देवो यतो नारायणस्ततः। शिर उत्क्षिप्य नागस्य पुनः पुनरवाक्षिपत्॥
English: And Ananta, who was a manifested form of Narayana, again and again raised and lowered the hood of the Naga.
Sanskrit: वासुकेरथ नागस्य सहसाक्षिप्यतः सुरैः। सधूमाः सार्चिधो वाता निष्पेतुरसकृन्मुखात्॥
English: On account of the great agitation, received at the hands of the celestials, black vapours with flames issued from the mouth of the Naga Vasuki.
Sanskrit: ते धूमसंघा: संभूता मेघसंघा: सविद्युतः। अभ्यवर्षन्सुरगणान् श्रमसंतापकर्शितान्॥
English: From these vapours were created clouds with lightning; and they poured showers on the tired celestials who were thus refreshed.
Sanskrit: तस्माच्च गिरिकूटाग्रात्प्रच्युताः पुष्पवृष्टयः। सुरासुरगणान्सर्वान्समन्तात्समवाकिरन्॥
English: The flowers that fell from the trees on the mountain-sides on the Devas and the Danavas also refreshed them.
Sanskrit: बभूवात्र महानादो महामेघरवोपमः। उदधेर्मथ्यमानस्य मन्दरेण सुरासुरैः॥
English: There rose from Mandara being dragged by the Devas and the Danavas, a terrible roar like the roar of the clouds (at the Universal dissolution).
Sanskrit: तत्र नानाजलचरा विनिष्पिष्टा महाद्रिणा। विलयं समुपाजग्मुः शतशो लवणाम्भसि॥
English: Various aquatic animals were crushed by the great mountain and gave up their lives in the salt sea.
Sanskrit: वारुणानि च भूतानि विविधानि महीधरः। पातालतलवासीनि विलयं समुपानयत्॥
English: Many denizens of the lower region and those of the land of Varuna were killed by the mountain.