pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: विभाण्डक उवाच रक्षांसि चैतानि चरन्ति पुत्र रूपेण तेनाद्भुतदर्शनेन। अतुल्यवीर्याण्यभिरूपवन्ति विघ्नं सदा तपसश्चिन्तयन्ति॥
English: Vibhandaka said: O son, they are Rakshashas. They walk about here in wonderfully beautiful forms. Their prowess is matchless and their beauty is extraordinary. They always think think upon obstructing asceticism.
Sanskrit: सुरूयरूपाणि च तानि तात प्रलोभयन्ते विविधैरुपायैः। सुखाच्च लोकाच्च निपातयन्ति तान्युग्ररूपाणि मुनीन् वनेषु॥
English: O child, assuming beautiful forms they allure (men) by various means. These fearful beings hurl the Rishis in the forest from the blissful regions.
Sanskrit: न तानि सेवेत मुनिर्यतात्मा सतां लोकान् प्रार्थयानः कथंचित्। कृत्वा त्रिनं तापसानां रमन्ते पापाचारास्तापसस्तान् न पश्येत्॥
English: The self-controlled Rishis who desire to obtain the region of the righteous never serve them. Those sinful beings take pleasure in obstructing the practices of the ascetics and (therefore) the ascetics do not see them.
Sanskrit: असज्जनेनाचरितानि पुत्र पापान्यपेयानि मधूनि तानि। माल्यानि चैतानि न वै मुनीनां स्मृतानि चित्रोज्जवलगन्धवन्ति॥
English: O son, those are intoxicating liquors, they are drunk by unrighteous men and they are unworthy to be drunk (by good men). These fragrant, bright and many coloured garlands are not for the ascetics.
Sanskrit: रक्षांसि तानीति निवार्य पुत्रं विभाण्डकस्तां मृगयाम्बभूव। नासादयामास यदा त्र्यहेण तदा स पर्याववृतेऽऽश्रमाय॥
English: Lomasha said: Having forbidden his son by saying “They are Rakshashas," Vibhandaka went in search of her. When after three days' search he did not find her, he then returned to his hermitage.
Sanskrit: यदा पुनः काश्यपो वै जगाम फलान्याहतु विधिनाऽऽश्रमात् सः। तदा पुनर्लोभयितुं जगाम सा वेशयोषा मुनिमृष्यशृङ्गम्॥
English: When again the son of Kashyapa went out to gather fruits, in the meanwhile, that courtesan again came to tempt the Rishi Rishyashringa.
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वैव तामृष्यशृङ्गः प्रहृष्टः सम्भ्रान्तरूपोऽभ्यपतत् तदानीम्। प्रोवाच चैनां भवतः श्रमाय गच्छाव यावन्न पिता ममैति॥
English: As soon as Rishyashringa saw her, he became exceedingly glad and rushing towards her said “Let us go to your hermitage before my father returns.”
Sanskrit: ततो राजन् काश्यपस्यैकपुत्रं प्रवेश्य योगेन विमुच्य नावम्। राजग्मुरङ्गाधिपतेः समीपम्॥
English: O king, thereupon making the only son of Kashyapa enter the boat by clever means, she unmoored it. She delighted him by various means and brought him before the king of Anga.
Sanskrit: संस्थाप्य तामाश्रमदर्शने तु संतारितां नावमथातिशुभ्राम्। नीरादुपादाय तथैव चक्रे नाव्याश्रमं नाम वनं विचित्रम्॥
English: Taking the exceedingly white vessel from the water and placing it within the sight of the hermitage, she then made a beautiful forest, named “Floating Hermitage.”
Sanskrit: अन्तःपुरे तं तु निवेश्य राजा। विभाण्डकस्यात्मजमकेपुत्रम्। मापूर्यमाणं च जगज्जलेन॥
English: But the king kept the only son of Vibhandaka in the female apartments. Then he saw that rain was suddenly poured by heaven and the world was flooded with water.
Sanskrit: स लोमपादः परिपूर्णकामः सुतां ददावृष्यशृङ्गाय शान्ताम्। क्रोधप्रतीकारकरं च चक्रे गाश्चैव मार्गेषु च कर्षणानि॥
English: Having his desire fulfilled, Lomapada bestowed his daughter Santa on Rishvshrnga. And to appease the wrath of his father, caused kine to be placed on the roads and the fields to be tilled.
Sanskrit: विभाण्डकस्याव्रजत: स राजा पशून् प्रभूतान् पशुपांश्च वीरान्। विभाण्डकः परिपृच्छेद् यदा वः॥ स वक्तव्यः प्राञ्जलिभिर्भवद्भिः पुत्रस्य ते पशवः कर्षणं च। किं ते प्रियं वै क्रियतां महर्षे दासाः स्म सर्वे तव वाचि बद्धाः॥
English: All along the way by which Vibhandaka would come (He placed) many beasts and many heroic keepers of those beasts, (ordering them thus) “When the Great Rishi Vibhandaka will enquire after his son, you must reply to him with joined hands, saying "All these cattle and all these tilled fields belong to your son. O great Rishi, what pleasing work of yours should we do? We are your servants we are as your commands."
Sanskrit: अथोपायात् स मुनिश्चण्डकोपः स्वमाश्रमं मूलफलं गृहीत्वा। अन्वेषमाणश्च न तत्र पुत्रं ददर्श चुक्रोध ततो भृशं सः॥
English: In the meanwhile that greatly wrathful Rishi (Vibhandaka) returned to his hermitage after gathering fruits and roots. He did not find his son after a search and he became exceedingly angry.
Sanskrit: ततः स कोपेन विदीर्यमाण आशङ्कमानो नृपतेर्विधानम्। स्तमङ्गराजं सपुरं सराष्ट्रम्॥
English: Thereupon he became inflamed with anger and thought it to be the doing of the king (of Anga). Having made up his mind to burn the king, his city and his whole country, he therefore went towards (the city of) Champa.
Sanskrit: स वै श्रान्तः क्षुधितः काश्यपस्तान् घोषान् समासादितवान् समृद्धान् गोपैश्च तैर्विधिवत् पूज्यमानो राजेव तां रात्रिमुवास तत्र॥
English: Fatigued and hungry the son of Kashyapa arrived at the settlements of cowherds, rich with cattle. He was greatly honoured and adored by the cow-herds and he passed the night there like a king.
Sanskrit: अवाप्य सत्कारमतीव तेभ्यः प्रोवाच कस्य प्रथिताः स्थ गोपाः। ऊचुस्ततस्तेऽभ्युपगम्य सर्वे धनं तवेदं विहितं सुतस्य।॥
English: Having received very great hospitality from them, he asked them, “O cow-herds, to whom do you belong?” Thereupon they all came up to him and said, "All this wealth belongs to your son."
Sanskrit: स्तांश्चैव शृण्वन् मधुरान् प्रलापान्। प्रशान्तभूयिष्ठरजाः प्रहृष्टः समाससादाङ्गपतिं पुरस्थम्॥
English: He was thus honoured at different places and he heard similar pleasing words. Thus is anger was much appeased. He entered the city and came to the king of Anga.
Sanskrit: स पूजितस्तेन नरर्षभेण ददर्श पुत्रं दिवि देवं यथेन्द्रम्। शान्तां स्नुषां चैव ददर्श तत्र सौदामनीमुच्चरन्तीं यथैव॥
English: Having been worshipped by that foremost of men (the king), he saw his son who looked like Indra in heaven. He saw there also his daughter-in-law Santa who looked like a flashing lightning
Sanskrit: ग्रामांश्च घोषांश्च सुतस्य दृष्ट्वा शान्तां च शान्तोऽस्य परः स कोपः। चकार तस्यैव परं प्रसादं विभाण्डको भूमिपतेनरेन्द्र॥
English: Having seen the villages and the cow-pens belonging to his son and also having seen Santa, his great anger was appeased. O ruler of men, thereupon Vibhandaka expressed his great satisfaction with that ruler of earth.
Sanskrit: रुवाच सूर्याग्निसमप्रभावः। जाते च पुत्रे वनमेवाव्रजेथा राज्ञः प्रियाण्यस्य सर्वाणि कृत्वा॥
English: Keeping his son there, that great Rishi, as effulgent as the sun or the fire, said "Having done all that would please the king and having begotten a son, you must come to the forest."
Sanskrit: स तद्वचः कृतवानृष्यशृङ्गो ययौ च यत्रास्य पिता बभूव। शान्ता चैनं पर्यचरन्नरेन्द्र खे रोहिणी सोममिवानुकूला॥
English: Rishyashringa did what his father said and went back to the place where his father was. O ruler of men, Shanta obediently waited upon him as Rohini waits upon Soma.
Sanskrit: अरुन्धती वा सुभगा वसिष्ठं लोपामुद्रा वा यथा ह्यगस्त्यम्। नलस्य वै दमयन्ती यथाभूद्। यथा शची वज्रधरस्य चैव॥
English: O, king as the blessed Arundhati waits upon Vasishtha or as Lopamudra waited upon Agastya. She to Rishyashringa as Damayanti was to Nala or as Sachi was to the wielder of the Vajra (Indra).
Sanskrit: नारायणी चेन्द्रसेना बभूव वश्या नित्यं मुद्गलस्याजमीढ। तथा शान्ता ऋष्यशृङ्गं वनस्थं प्रीत्या युक्ता पर्यचरनरेन्द्र।॥
English: Or as Indrasena, the daughter of Narayana, was to Mudgala. O descendant of Ajamida, O ruler of men, thus did Shanta affectionately wait upon Rishyashringa in the forest.
Sanskrit: तस्याश्रमः पुण्य एषोऽवभाति महाह्रदं शोभयन् पुण्यकीर्तिः। स्तीर्थान्यन्यान्यनुसंयाहि राजन्॥
English: This is the sacred hermitage that belonged to him. The great lake shows in beauty here, it has a holy fame. Bathing here get all your was desires fulfilled. O king, having purified yourself here, go to some other sacred Tirthas.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततः प्रयातः कौशिक्याः पाण्डवो जनमेजय। आनुपूर्येण सर्वाणि जगामायतनान्यथ॥ स सागरं समासाद्य गङ्गायाः संगमे नृप। नदीशतानां पञ्चानां मध्ये चक्रे समाप्लवम्॥
English: Vaishampayana said: O Janmejaya, thereupon the Pandavas started from the Kaushika and went, one after the other, to all the sacred shrines. O King, going to the sea where the Ganges mingles with it, he performed the sacred ceremony of a plunge in the centre of the five hundred rivers.
Sanskrit: ततः समुद्रतीरेण जगाम वसुधाधिपः। भ्रातृभिः सहितो वीरः कालिङ्गान् प्रति भारत॥
English: O descendant of Bharata, that ruler of earth, the hero, accompanied by his brothers then went along the shore of the ocean to the land of the Kalinga.
Sanskrit: लोमश उवाच एते कलिङ्गाः कौन्तेय यत्र वैतरणी नदी। यत्रायजतधर्मोऽपि देवाञ्छरणमेत्य वै॥
English: Lomasha said: O son of Kunti, this is Kalinga where flows the river Vaitarani, where (on the banks of which) Dharma performed sacrifices under the protection of the celestials.
Sanskrit: ऋषिभिः समुपायुक्तं यज्ञियं गिरिशोभितम्। उत्तरं तीरमेतद्धि सततं द्विजसेवितम्॥
English: This is the Northern bank of the Vaitarani) always frequented by the Brahmanas, inhabited by the Rishis, suitable tur performning sacrifices and adorned with a hill.
Sanskrit: समानं देवयानेन पथा स्वर्गमुपेयुषः। अत्र वै ऋषयोऽन्येऽपि पुरा क्रतुभिरीजिरे॥
English: It rivals the path by which a virtuous man fit for going to heaven goes to the celestials region in the days of yore, the Rishis performed sacrifices at this spot.
Sanskrit: अत्रैव रुद्रो राजेन्द्र पशुमादत्तवान् मखे। पशुमादाय राजेन्द्र भागोऽयमिति चाब्रवीत्॥
English: O king of kings, here at this spot Rudra seized the sacrificial beast. O king of kings, he then exclaimed, “This is my share.
Sanskrit: हते पशौ तदा देवास्तमूचुर्भरतर्षभ। मा परस्व मभिद्रोग्धा माधर्मान् सकलान् वशीः॥
English: O best of the Bharata race, the (sacrificial) beasts being thus taken away, the celestials then thus spoke to him, “Do not cast covetous eyes on the property of others. Do not disregard all the righteous rules.”
Sanskrit: ततः कल्याणरूपाभिर्वाग्भिस्ते रुद्रपस्तुवन्। इष्ट्या चैनं तर्पयित्वा मानयांचक्रिरे तदा॥
English: They then addressed pleasing words of glorification to Rudra (Shiva). They gratified him with a sacrifice and they offered him suitable honours.
Sanskrit: ततः स पशुमुत्सृज्य देवयानेन जग्मिवान्। तत्रानुवंशो रुद्रस्य तं निबोध युधिष्ठिर॥
English: Thereupon giving up the beast, he went away by the path trodden by the celestials. O Yudhishthira, hear from me me what then happened to Rudra.
Sanskrit: अयातयामं सर्वेभ्यो भागेभ्यो भागमुत्तमम्। देवाः संकल्पयामासुर्भयाद् रुद्रस्य शाश्वतम्॥
English: The celestials from the fear of Rudra set apart for eternity the best portion of all shares (of a sacrifice) such as was fresh and not stale.
Sanskrit: इमां गाथामत्र गायन्नपः स्पृशति यो नरः। देवयानोऽस्य पन्थाश्च चक्षुषाभिप्रकाशते॥
English: The man, who bathes at this spot and recites this ancient story, sees with his human eyes the path that leads to the celestials region.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततो वैतरणी सर्वे पाण्डवा द्रौपदी तथा। अवतीर्य महाभागास्तर्पयांचक्रिरे पितॄन्।॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Thereupon all the highly exalted Pandavas with Draupadi descended to the Vaitarani and offered oblations to the Pitris.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच उपस्पृश्येह विधिवदस्यां नद्यां तपोबलात्। मानुषादस्मि विषयादपेतः पश्य लोमश॥
English: Yudhishthira said : O Lomasha, behold, how great is the merit of a pious act! Having bathed in this spot with proper form, I seem no more to touch the world of men.
Sanskrit: सर्वा ल्लोकान् प्रपश्यामि प्रसादात् तव सुव्रत। वैखानसानां जपतामेष शब्दो महात्मनाम्॥
English: O vow-observing Rishi, through your grace I see all the regions. This is the sound of the recitations (of the Vedas) by the high-souled Rishis.
Sanskrit: लोमश उवाच त्रिशतं वै सहस्राणि योजनानां युधिष्ठिर। यत्रध्वनि शृणोष्येनं तूष्णीमास्स्व विशाम्पते॥
English: Lomasha said: O Yudhishthira, O ruler of men, the place from which you hear this sound, is distant from here three hundred thousand yojanas. Keep quiet.
Sanskrit: एतत् स्वयम्भुवो राजन् वनं दिव्यं प्रकाशते। यत्रायजत राजेन्द्र विश्वकर्मा प्रतापवान्॥
English: O king, this is the celestials forest of the self-create (Brahma) where, O king of kings, the powerful Vishvamitra-performed his sacrifices.
Sanskrit: यस्मिन् यज्ञे हि भूर्दत्ता कश्यपाय महात्मने। सपर्वतवनोद्देशा दक्षिणार्थे स्वयम्भुवा॥
English: In which sacrifices the self-create (Brahma) gave away to the illustrious Kashyapa, as Dakshina, this earth with all its mountains, rivers and countries.
Sanskrit: अवासीदच्च कौन्तेय दत्तमात्रा मही तदा। उवाच चापि कुपिता लोकेश्वरमिदं प्रभुम्॥ न मां माय भगवन् कस्मैचिद् दातुमर्हसि। प्रदानं मोघमेतत् ते यास्याम्येषा रसातलम्॥
English: O son of Kunti, as soon as earth was given away, she became sad; and thus she spoke in anger to the exalted lord of the world, “O exalted one, you should not have given me away to any mortal. Your this giving me away would come to nothing, for I am going down to the nether world."
Sanskrit: विषीदन्ती तु तां दृष्ट्वा कश्यपो भगवानृषिः। प्रसादयाम्बभूवाथ ततो भूमिं विशाम्पते॥
English: O ruler of earth seeing the earth sad and despondent, the exalted Rishi, Kashyapa, gratified her by a propitiatory act.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रसन्ना पृथिवी तपसा तस्य पाण्डव। पुनरुनह्य सलिलाद् वेदीरूपा स्थिता बभौ॥
English: O son of Pandu, thereupon the earth was gratified with his asceticism. She again rose from the water and remained as a sacrificial altar.
Sanskrit: सैषा प्रकाशते राजन् वेदी संस्थानलक्षणा। आरुह्यात्र महाराज वीर्यवान् वै भविष्यसि॥
English: O king, yonder before us is the spot with the distinct form of that sacred altar. O great king, ascending it, become great in prowess.
Sanskrit: सैषा सागरमासाद्य राजन् वेदी समाश्रिता। एतामारुह्य भद्रं ते त्वमेकस्तर सागरम्॥
English: O king, this is that sacred altar stretching as far as the sea; be blessed by ascending it; and of yourself cross the sea.
Sanskrit: अहं च ते स्वस्त्ययनं प्रयोक्ष्ये यथा त्वमेनामधिरोहसेऽद्या मेषा वेदी प्रविशत्याजमीढ॥
English: When you will ascend it today, I shall perform the ceremony to avert all evils from you, for, O descendant of Ajainida, this altar here, as soon as it is touched by a mortal, goes down into the sea.
Sanskrit: ॐ नमो विश्वगुप्ताय नमो विश्वपराय ते। सांनिध्यं कुरु देवेश सागरे लवणाम्भसि॥
English: “I bow to the god who protects the universe. I bow to the god who is beyond this universe. O lord of gods, come near this salt sea."
Sanskrit: अग्निर्मित्रायोनिरापोऽथ देव्यो विष्णो रेतस्त्वममृतस्य नाभिः। एवं ब्रुवन् पाण्डव सत्यवाक्यं वेदीमिमां त्वं तरसाधिरोह॥ अग्निश्च ते योनिरिडा च देहो रेतोधा विष्णोरमृतस्य नाभिः। एवं जपन् पाण्डव सत्यवाक्यं ततोऽवगाहेत पति नदीनाम्॥
English: "The fire, the sun, the organ of generation, water, the goddess, the seed of Vishnu, nectar and the navel of nectar. The god of fire is the organ that generated you (ocean). The earth is your body. Vishnu gave the seed that caused your being. You are the navel of nectar." O son of Pandu, you must recite the above words of truth and as you recite you must quickly ascend this altar. O Pandava, thus, these words of truth must be audibly recited; and while thus reciting them, one must plunge into this lord of rivers (ocean).
Sanskrit: अन्यथा हि कुरुश्रेष्ठ देवयोनिरपां पतिः। कुशाग्रेणापि कौन्तेय न स्प्रष्टव्यो महोदधिः॥
English: O son of Kunti, O best of the Kurus, else this lord of waters of divine origin, this great ocean, must not be touched even by the end of a Kusha (grass).
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततः कृतस्वस्त्ययनो महात्मा युधिष्ठिरः सागरमभ्यगच्छत्। कृत्वा च तच्छासनमस्य सर्वं महेन्द्रमासाद्य निशामुवास॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Thereupon when the ceremony to avert evils had been completed, the high-souled Yudhishthira went into the sea. Having performed all that the Rishi (Lomasha) had ordered, he went to the Mahendra (mountain) and spent the night there.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच स तत्र तामुषित्वैकां रजनीं पृथिवीपतिः। तापसानां परं चक्रे सत्कारं भ्रातृभिः सह॥
English: Vaishampayana said : That lord of earth (Yudhishthira) lived there for one night. He with his brothers gave the highest honours to the ascetics.
Sanskrit: लोमशस्तस्य तान् सर्वानाचख्यौ तत्र तापसान्। भृगूनाङ्गिरसश्चैव वसिष्ठानथ काश्यपान्॥
English: Lomasha told him there the names of all the ascetics, namely the Bhrigus, the Angiras, the Vasishthas and the Kashyapas.
Sanskrit: तान् समेत्य स राजर्षिरभिवाद्य कृताञ्जलिः। रामस्यानुचारं वीरमपृच्छदकृतव्रणम्॥ कदा तु रामो भगवांस्तापसान् दर्शयिष्यति। तेनैवाहं प्रसंगेन द्रष्टुमिच्छामि भार्गवम्॥
English: The royal sage (Yudhishthira) paid a visit to them all and made obeisance to thein with joined hands. He then thus asked Akritavrana who was the follower of heroic (Parshu) Rama. "When will the illustrious (Parshu) Rama show himself to the ascetics here? I desire on that occasion to see that descendant of Bhrigu.
Sanskrit: अकृतव्रण उवाच आयानेवासि विदितो रामस्य विदितात्मनः। प्रीतिस्त्वयि च रामस्य क्षिप्रं त्वां दर्शयिष्यति॥
English: Akritavrana said : Your coming here is already known to Rama whose soul spontaneously knows everything. Rama is pleased with you. He will soon show himself to you.
Sanskrit: चतुर्दशीमष्टमी च रामं पश्यन्ति तापसाः। अस्यां रात्र्यां व्यतीतायां भवित्री वश्चतुर्दशी॥
English: The ascetics see Rama on the fourteenth and eighth day of the lunar month. At the close of this night, the fourteenth day of the lunar course will set in.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच भवाननुगतो रामं जामदग्न्यं महाबलम्। प्रत्यक्षदर्शी सर्वस्य पूर्ववृत्तस्य कर्मणः॥
English: Yudhishthira said: You are a follower of the mighty Rama, the son of Jamadagni; you must have personally scen all the (great) deeds performed by him in the days of yore.
Sanskrit: स भवान् कथयत्वद्य यथा रामेण निर्जिताः। आहवे क्षत्रिया: सर्वे कथं केन च हेतुना॥
English: Therefore narrate to us today how the Kshatriyas were vanquished by him in battle and what was the cause of it.
Sanskrit: अकृतव्रण उवाच हन्त ते कथयिष्यामि महादाख्यानमुत्तमम्। भृगूणां राजशार्दूल वंशे जातस्य भारत।॥ रामस्य जामदग्न्यस्य चरितं देवसम्मितम्। हैहयाधिपतेश्चैव कार्तवीर्यस्य भारत॥
English: Akritavrana said : O foremost of kings, O descendant of Bharata, I shall with great pleasure narrate to you that excellent story of the celestials-like deeds of Rama, the son of Jamadagni, who was born in the race of Bhrigu. (I shall also narrate the history of) Kartavirya, the king of the Haihayas.
Sanskrit: रामेण चार्जुनो नाम हैहयाधिपतिर्हतः। तस्य बाहुशतान्यासंस्त्रीणि सप्त च पाण्डव॥
English: The king of the Haihayas, named Arjuna, was killed by Rama. O son of Pandu, he had ons.
Sanskrit: दत्तात्रेयप्रसादेन विमानं काञ्चनं तथा। ऐश्वर्यं सर्वभूतेषु पृथिव्यां पृथिवीपते॥
English: O lord of earth, through the favour of Dattatreya he possessed a golden car. His wealth was the whole earth including all creatures.
Sanskrit: अव्याहतगतिश्चैव रथस्तस्य महात्मनः। रथेन तेन तु सदा वरदानेन वीर्यवान्॥
English: The car of that illustrious hero could go everywhere in an unobstructed course. Being greatly powerful by having received boons, he on that car.
Sanskrit: ममर्द देवान् यक्षांश्च ऋषींश्चैव समन्ततः। भूतांश्चैव स सर्वांस्तु पीडयामास सर्वतः॥
English: Trampled upon the celestials, the Yakshas and all the Rishis. He always persecuted all creatures wherever they were bound.
Sanskrit: ततो देवाः समेत्याहुर्ऋषयश्च महाव्रताः। देवदेवं सुरारिनं विष्णुं सत्यपराक्रमम्॥ भगवन् भूतरक्षार्थमर्जुनं जहि वै प्रभो। विमानेन च दिव्येन हैहयाधिपतिः प्रभुः॥ शचीसहायं क्रीडन्तं धर्षयामास वासवम्। ततस्तु भगवान् देवः शक्रेण सहितस्तदा। कार्तवीर्यविनाशार्थ मन्त्रयामास भारत॥
English: Thereupon the celestials and the Rishis of great vows all met together; and they thus spoke to the god of gods, the slayer of Asuras, Vishnu of great prowess, “O lord, O exalted one, kill Arjuna to protect all creatures. The lord, the ruler of the Haihayas, on his celestials car, chastised Vasava (Indra) when he was sporting with Sachi. O descendant of Bharata, thereupon the exalted deity (Vishnu) held a consultation with Sakra (Indra) as how to kill Kartavirja.
Sanskrit: यत् तद् भूतहितं कार्यं सुरेन्द्रेण निवेदितम्। सम्प्रतिश्रुत्य तत् सर्वं भगवाँल्लोकपूजितः॥ जगाम बदरीं रम्यां स्वमेवाश्रममण्डलम्। एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु पृथिव्यां पृथिवीपतिः॥ कान्यकुब्जे महानासीत् पार्थिवः सुमहाबलः। गाधीति विश्रुतो लोके वनवासं जगाम ह॥ वने तु तस्य वसतः कन्या जज्ञेऽप्सर:समा। ऋचीको भार्गवस्तां च वरयामास भारत॥
English: All that was beneficial to the world was told by the lord of celestials. The exalted one, the adored of all the world, (Vishnu) promising to do all. Indra adviced the welfare of all creatures. Then hearing everythig, lord of all world went to Badari, his most favourite hermitage. At this very time there lived on earth a mighty king in Kanyakubja, monarch of great prowess, known in the world by the name of Gadhi. But he retired into the forest. .When he was living in the forest, a daughter was born to him as beautiful as an Apsara. O descendant of Bharata, Rechika, the son of Bhrigu asked her for marriage.
Sanskrit: तमुवाच ततो गाधिर्ब्राह्मणं संशितव्रतम्। उचितं नः कुले किंचित् पूर्वैर्यत् सम्प्रवर्तितम्॥ एकत: श्यामकर्णानां पाण्डुराणां तरस्विनाम्। सहस्रं वाजिनां शुल्कमिति विद्धि द्विजोत्तम॥
English: Thereupon Gadhi thus spoke to that Brahmana of rigid vows, "There is a custom in our family, established from the days of yore. O foremost of Brahmanas, know, the bridegroom must give a dowry of one thousand swift and brown coloured and black-eared horses.
Sanskrit: न चापि भगवान् वाच्यो दीयतामिति भार्गव। देया मे दुहिता चैव त्वद्विधाय महात्मने।॥
English: O son of Bhrigu, O exalted one, you cannot be asked to give (such a dowry). O exalted one, my daughter also cannot be refused (when asked by you). Do what is proper."
Sanskrit: ऋचीक उवाच एकतः श्यामकर्णानां पाण्डुराणां तरस्विनाम्। दास्याम्यश्वसहस्रं ते मम भार्या सुतास्तु ते॥
English: Richika said: I shall give you one thousand swift, browncoloured and black-eared horses. Let your daughter become my wife.
Sanskrit: अकृतव्रण उवाच स तथेति प्रतिज्ञाय राजन् वरुणमब्रवीत्। एकतः श्यामकर्णानां पाण्डुराणां तरस्विनाम्॥ सहस्रं वाजिनामेकं शुल्कार्थं मे प्रदीयताम्। तस्मै प्रादात् सहस्रं वै वाजिनां वरुणस्तदा॥
English: Akritavrana said: O king, having thus promised, he (Rechika) thus spoke to Varuna, "Give me one thousand swift, brown-coloured and black-eared horses to be my dowry. Varuna immediately gave him one thousand (such) horses.
Sanskrit: तदश्वतीर्थं विख्यातमुत्थिता यत्र ते हयाः। गङ्गायां कान्यकुब्जे वै ददौ सत्यवतीं तदा।॥ ततो गाधिः सुतां चास्मै जन्याश्चासन् सुरास्तदा। लब्वा हयसहस्रं तु तांश्च दृष्ट्वा दिवौकसः॥ धर्मेण लब्ध्वा तां भार्यामृचीको द्विजसत्तमः। यथाकामं यथाजोषं तया रेमे सुमध्यया॥
English: The place, where the horses rose from the Ganges in Kanyakubja, is celebrated as the Horse-Tiriha. And then the king bestowed Satyavati (his daughter to Rechika). In the marriage of the daughter of Gadhi even the celestials were present. Thus that foremost of Brahmana Rechika obtained one thousand horses. Saw the dwellers of heaven and got a wife according to the ordinance. He then sported with that slender-waisted damsel at pleasure.
Sanskrit: तं विवाहे कृते राजन् सभार्यमवलोककः। आजगाम भृगुः श्रेष्ठं पुत्रं दृष्ट्वा ननन्द ह॥
English: O king, when the marriage ceremony was over, Bhrigu came to see his excellent son, who with his wife duly worshipped him; and seeing them he (Bhrigu) was greatly pleased.
Sanskrit: भार्यापती तमासीनं गुरुं सुरगणार्चितम्। अर्चित्वा पर्युपासीनौ प्राञ्जली तस्थतुस्तदा।॥
English: When the preceptor (Bhrigu), the adored of all the celestials, was seated, the husband and wife after duly worshipping him with joined hands stood before him and waited for his command.
Sanskrit: ततः स्नुषां स भगवान् प्रहृष्टो भृगुरब्रवीत्। वरं वृणीष्व सुभगे दाता ह्यस्मि तवेप्सितम्॥
English: Thereupon the exalted Bhrigu with a delighted heart thus spoke to nis daughter-inlaw, “O blessed girl, ask for a boon. I ain ready to grant you what you desire."
Sanskrit: सा वै प्रसादयामास तं गुरुं पुत्रकारणात्। आत्मनश्चैव मातुश्च प्रसादं च चकार सः॥
English: She gratified the preceptor (Bhrigu) in order to obtain a son for herself and for her mother; and he too granted her desire.
Sanskrit: भृगुरुवाच ऋतौ त्वं चैव माता च स्नाते पुंसवनाय वै। आलिङ्गेतां पृथग् वृक्षौ साश्वत्थं त्वमुदुम्बरम्॥
English: Bhrigu said : At the time of the season you and your mother after bathing at the proper time must einbrace two different trees, she as Ashvatha tree and you a fig tree.
Sanskrit: चरुद्वयमिदं भद्रे जनन्याश्च तवैव च। विश्वमावर्तयित्वा तु मया यत्नेन साधितम्॥
English: O blessed girl, after having ransacked the whole universe these two Charus have been prepared by me with the utmost care.