pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: शृणु मङ्कणकस्यापि कौमारब्रह्मचारिणः॥ आपगामवगाढस्य राजन् प्रक्रीडितं महत्। दृष्ट्वा यदृच्छया यत्र स्त्रियमम्भसि भारत॥ जायन्तीं रुचिरापाङ्गी दिग्वाससमनिन्दिताम्। सरस्वत्यां महाराज चस्कन्दे वीर्यमम्भसि॥
English: Listen now to a great deed of Mankanaka, who had from his youth led the life of a Brahmacharin. While perforining his abolutions in the river, he saw one day, O Bharata, a damsel of beautiful features and fair brows, bathing in the river with her body uncovered. At this sight, O monarch, the seminal fluid of the Rishi dropped to the Sarasvati.
Sanskrit: तद् रेत: स तु जग्राह कलशे वै महातपाः। सप्तधा प्रविभागं तु कलशस्थं जगाम ह॥
English: The great ascetic took it up and kept it within his earthen pot. Deposited within that pot, the fluid was divided into seven parts.
Sanskrit: तत्रर्षयः सप्त जाता जज्ञिरे मरुतां गणाः। वायुवेगो वायुबलो वायुहा वायुमण्डलः॥ वायुज्वालो वायुरेता वायुचक्राश्च वीर्यवान्। एवमेते समुत्पन्ना मरुतां जनयिष्णवः॥
English: From those seven portions were born seven Rishis, from whom originated the forty nine Maruts. The Rishis named Vayuvega, Vayuhan, Vayumandala, Vayujata, Vayuretas, Vayuchakra. Thus were born those progenitors of the various Maruts.
Sanskrit: इदमत्यद्भुतं राजन्शृण्वाश्चर्यतरं भुवि। महर्षेश्चरितं यादृकं त्रिपुं लोकेषु विश्रुतम्॥
English: Hear now of a more wonderful account O king, of a highly marvellous conduct of that great Rishi which is well known in the three worlds.
Sanskrit: पुरा मङ्कणकः सिद्धः कुशाग्रेणेति नः श्रुतम्। क्षतः किल करे राजस्तस्य शाकरसोऽस्रवत॥
English: Formerly, after Mankanaka had become Successful, O king, his hand became pierced seven were with a Kusha blade. Thereupon a vegetable juice came out of the wound and not blood.
Sanskrit: स वै शाकरसं दृष्ट्वा हर्षाविष्टः प्रनृत्तवान्। ततस्तस्मिन् प्रनृत्ते वै स्थावरं जङ्गमं च यत्॥
English: Seeing that vegetable juice, the Rishi was filled with joy and danced about there. Beholding him dance, all mobile and immobile creatures, O hero, overpowered by his energy, began to dance.
Sanskrit: प्रनृत्तमुभयं वीर तेजसा तस्य मोहितम्। ब्रह्मादिभिः सुरै राजऋषिभिश्च तपोधनैः॥ विज्ञप्तो वै महादेव ऋषेरर्थे नराधिप। नायं नृत्येद् यथा देव तथा त्वं कर्तुमर्हसि॥
English: Then the celestials with Brahma at their head and the Rishis, having asceticism for their wealth, O king, all approached Mahadeva and informed him of the doings of the Rishi (Mankanaka). And they said to him-Thou shouldst, O god, do that which may prevent the Rishi from dancing."
Sanskrit: ततो देवो मुनिं दृष्ट्वा हर्षाविष्टमतीव ह। सुराणां हितकामार्थं महादेवोऽभ्यभाषत॥
English: Then Mahadeva, seeing the Rishi filled with great joy and desirous of doing good to the celestials addressed him, saying.
Sanskrit: भो भो ब्राह्मण धर्मज्ञ किमर्थं नृत्यते भवान्। हर्षस्थानं किमर्थं च तवेदमधिकं मुने॥ तपस्विनो धर्मपथे स्थितस्य द्विजसत्तम।
English: Why, O Brahmana, do you dance in this way, you who know your duties well? What must be the cause of your joy, O sage, that being an ascetic, ( best of Brahmanas and walking in the path of virtue you should behave in this way?
Sanskrit: ऋषिरुवाच किं न पश्यसि मे ब्रह्मन् कराच्छाकरसं स्रुतम्॥ यं दृष्ट्वा सम्प्रनृत्तो वै हर्षेण महता विभो।
English: The Rishi said Do you not see that a vegetable juice is flowing from this my wound? Seeing this, O lord, I am dancing in great glee.
Sanskrit: तं प्रहस्याब्रवीद् देवो मुनि रागेण मोहितम्॥ अहं न विस्मयं विप्र गच्छामीति प्रपश्य माम्।
English: Laughing at the Rishi who was overpowered by passion, the god said-"I do not, O Brahmana, at all wonder at this. Behold me!"
Sanskrit: एवमुक्त्वा मुनिश्रेष्ठं महादेवेन धीमता॥ अमुल्यग्रेण राजेन्द्र स्वङ्गुष्ठस्ताडितोऽभवत्।
English: Having said this to that best of Rishis, the highly intelligent Mahadeva struck his thumb with the end of one of his fingers.
Sanskrit: ततो भस्म क्षताद् राजन् निर्गतं हिमसन्निभम्॥ तद् दृष्ट्वा वीडितो राजन् स मुनिः पादयोर्गतः। मेने देवं महादेवमिदं चोवाच विस्मितः॥
English: Thereupon, O king, ashes, white as snow, came out of that wound. Beholding this, the Rishi became ashamed, O monarch and fell at the feet of the God.
Sanskrit: नान्यं देवादहं मन्ये रुद्रात परतरं महत्। सुरासुरस्य जगतो गति स्त्वमसि शूलधृत्॥
English: He understood the deity to be none else than Mahadeva. Filled with wonder he said-"I do not think that thou art any one save Rudra, the great and Supreme being.
Sanskrit: त्वया सृष्टमिदं विश्वं वदन्तीह मनीषिणः। त्वामेव सर्वं व्रजति पुनरेव युगक्षये॥
English: O wielder of the trident, thou art the refuge of this universe consisting of gods and demons. The wise say that this universe has been created by you.
Sanskrit: देवैरपि न शक्यस्त्वं परिज्ञातुं कुतो मया। त्वयि सर्वेस्म दृश्यन्ते भावा ये जगति स्थिताः॥
English: At the universal dissolution, everything once more enters thee. Thou art incapable of being known by the celestials, how then canst thou be known by me?
Sanskrit: त्वामुपासन्त वरदं देवा ब्रह्मादयोऽनघ। सर्वस्त्वमसि देवानां कर्ता कारयिता च ह॥ त्वत्प्रसादात् सुराः सर्वे मोदन्तीहाकुतोभयाः।
English: All creatures of the universe are seen in thee. The gods with Brahma at their head worship thee who dust give boons, O sinless one.
Sanskrit: एवं स्तुत्वा महादेवं स ऋषिः प्रणतोऽभवत्॥ यदिदं चापलं देव कृतमेतत् स्मयदिकम्।
English: Thou art everything. Thou art the creator of the gods. Through thy grace, the god pass their time joyously and fearlessly." Having lauded Mahadeva in this way, the Rishi bowed to him.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रसादयामि त्वां तपो मे न क्षरेदिति॥ ततो देवः प्रीतमनास्तमृषि पुनरब्रवीत्। तपस्ते वर्धतां विप्र मत्प्रसादात् सहस्रधा॥ आश्रमे चेह वत्स्यामि त्वया सार्धमहं सदा।
English: Let not my ridiculous childishness, that I displayed, O god, destroy my ascetic merit. I pray to thee for this. The god cheerfully replied-"Let your asceticism increase a thousand fold, O Brahmana, through my grace, I shall also always live with you in this hermitage."
Sanskrit: सप्तासारस्वते चास्मिन यो मामर्चिष्यते नरः॥ न तस्य दुर्लभं किञ्चिद् भवितेह परत्र वा। सारस्वतं च ते लोकं गमिष्यन्ति न संशयः॥
English: The man that will adore me in this Pritha, viz., Sapta-sarasvat, will attain everything here or hereafter. Forsooth, such a one shall go to the region called Sarasvat in heaven, after death.
Sanskrit: एतन्मङ्कणकस्यापि चरितं भूरितेजसः। स हि पुत्र सुकन्यायामुत्पन्नो मातरिश्वना॥
English: This is the history of Mankanaka. He was begotten by the god of wind upon Sukanya.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच उषित्वा तत्र रामस्तु सम्पूज्याश्रमवासिनः। तथा मङ्कणके प्रीतिं शुभां चक्रे हलायुधः॥
English: Vaishampayana said Having passed one night there, Rama, having the plough for his weapon, adored the dwellers of that tirtha and showed great respect for Mankanaka.
Sanskrit: दत्त्वा दानं द्विजातिभ्यो रजनी तामुपोष्य च। पूजितो मुनिसद्धैश्च प्रातरुत्थाय लागली॥ अनुज्ञाप्य मुनीन् सर्वान् स्पृष्ट्वा तोयं च भारत। प्रययौ त्वरितो रामस्तीर्थहेतोर्महावलः॥
English: Having distributed wealth amongst the Brahmanas and passed the night there the hero, having the plough for his weapon, was adored by the ascetics. Rising up in the morning, he took leave of all the ascetics and having touched the sacred water, O Bharata, started quickly for other tirthas.
Sanskrit: ततस्त्वौशनसं तीर्थमाजगाम हलायुधः कपालमोचनं नाम यत्र मुक्तो महामुनिः॥ महता शिरसा राजन् ग्रस्तजङ्घो महोदरः। राक्षसस्य महाराज रामक्षिप्तस्य वै पुरा॥
English: Baladeva then went to the tirtha known by the name of Ushanas. It is also called Kapalamochana. Formerly, Rama (the son of Dasharatha) slew a Rakshasa and threw his head to a great distance. That head, O king, fell upon the thigh of a great sage named Mahodara and struck to it. Bathing in this tirtha, the great Rishi was freed from that burthen. The great (Shukra) had practised his ascetic penances there.
Sanskrit: तत्र पूर्वं तपस्तप्तं काव्येन सुमहात्मना। यत्रास्य नीतिरखिला प्रादुर्भूता महात्मनः॥ यत्रस्थाश्चिन्तयामास दैत्यदानवविग्रहम्।
English: It was there that the science of politics and morals, .that passes by Shukra's name, was revealed to him. While living there. Shukra meditated upon the war of the Daityas and the Danavas.
Sanskrit: तत् प्राप्य च बलो राजंस्तीर्थप्रवरमुत्तमम्॥ विधिवद् वै ददौ वित्तं ब्राह्मणानां महात्मनाम्।
English: Arrived at that foremost of tirthas Baladeva, O king, duly made presents of the great Brahmanas.
Sanskrit: जनमेजय उवाच कपालमोचनं ब्रह्मन्कथं यत्र महामुनिः॥ मुक्तः कथं चास्य शिरो लग्नं केन च हेतुना।
English: Janamejaya said Why is it called Kapalamochana, where the great Muni became freed (from the Rakshasa's head)? Why and how did that head stick to his thigh?"
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच पुरा वै दण्डकारण्ये राघवेण महात्मना॥ वसता राजशार्दूल राक्षसान् शमयिष्यता।
English: Vaishampayana said "Formerly, O foremost of king, the great Rama (the son of Dasharatha) lived for sometime in the forest of Dandaka, for killing the Rakshasas.
Sanskrit: जनस्थाने शिरश्छिन्नं राक्षसस्य दुरात्मनः॥ क्षुरेण शितधारेण उत्पपात महावने।
English: At Janasthana he sundered the head of a wicked Rakshasa with highly sharp razorheaded arrow. That head dropped in the deep forest.
Sanskrit: महोदरस्य तल्लग्नं जंघाया वै यदृच्छया॥ वने विचरतो राजन्नस्थि भित्वाऽस्फुरत् तदा। स तेन लग्नेन तदा द्विजातिर्न शशाक ह॥
English: That head, coursing at will through the sky, fell upon the thigh of Mahodara while the latter was walking in the woods. Piercing his thigh, O king, it stuck to it and remained there.
Sanskrit: अभिगन्तुं महाप्राज्ञस्तीर्थान्यायतनानि च। स पूतिना विस्रवता वेदना” महामुनिः॥
English: That head thus sticking to his thigh, the greatly wise Brahmana could not (with ease), proceed to tirthas and other sacred places.
Sanskrit: जगाम सर्वतीर्थानि पृथिव्यां चेति नः श्रुतम्। स गत्वा सरितः सर्वाः समुद्रांश्च महातपाः॥
English: Feeling great pain and with putrid matter flowing from his thigh, he travelled to all the tirthas of the earth, one after another, as heard by us.
Sanskrit: कथयामास तत् सर्वमृषीणां भावितात्मनाम्। आप्लुत्य सर्वतीर्थेषु न च मोक्षमवाप्तवान्॥ स तु शुश्राव विप्रेन्द्र मुनीनां वचनं महत्। सरस्वत्यास्तीर्थवरं ख्यातमौशनसं तदा॥ सर्वपापप्रशमनं सिद्धिक्षेत्रमनुत्तमम्। स तु गत्वा ततस्तत्र तीर्थमौशनसं द्विजः॥
English: He went to all the rivers and to the ocean as well. The great ascetic spoke of his pain to many Rishis of pure souls, about his having bathed in all the sacred spots without finding any relief. That best of Brahmanas then heard from those sages, about this foremost of tirthas situate on the Sarasvati, known by the name of Ushanasha, which could cleanse every sin and was an excellent place for acquiring ascetic merits.
Sanskrit: तत औशनसे तीर्थे तस्योपस्पृशतस्तदा। तच्छिरश्चरणं मुक्त्वा पपातान्तर्जले तदा॥
English: Then repairing to that Ushanasa tirtha, that Brahmana bathed in its waters. Thereat the Rakshasa's head, leaving the thigh, dropped into the water.
Sanskrit: विमुक्तस्तेन शिरसा परं सुखमवाप हा स चाप्यन्तर्जले मूर्धा जगामादर्शनं विभो॥
English: Freed from that head, the Rishi felt great ease. The head however was lost in the waters.
Sanskrit: ततः स विशिरा राजन् पूतात्मा वीतकल्मषः। आजगामाश्रमं प्रीतः कृतकृत्यो महोदरः॥
English: Then, O king, freed from the Rakshasa's head Mahodara gladly returned, with purified soul and all his sins cleansed, to his hermitage after attaining success.
Sanskrit: सोऽथ गत्वाऽऽश्रमं पुण्यं विप्रमुक्तो महातपाः। कथयामास तत् सर्वमृषीणां भावितात्मनाम्॥
English: Thus freed, after returning to his sacred hermitage the great ascetic, spoke of what had taken place to those Rishis of pure souls.
Sanskrit: ते श्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य ततस्तीर्थस्य मानद। कपालमोचनमिति नाम चक्रुः समागताः॥
English: Having heard his story, those Rishis conferred the name of Kapalamochana on the tirtha.
Sanskrit: स चापि तीर्थप्रवरं पुनर्गत्वा महानृषिः। पीत्वा पयः सुविपुलं सिद्धिमायात् तदा मुनिः॥
English: Repairing once more to that foremost of tirthas, the great Rishi Mahodara, drank its water and acquired great ascetic success.
Sanskrit: तत्र दत्त्वा बहून दायान् विप्रान् सम्पूज्य माधवः। जगाम वृष्णिप्रवरो रुषङ्गोराश्रमं तदा॥
English: Having distributed much wealth amongst the Brahmanas and worshipped them, Baladeva then went to the hermitage of Rushangu.
Sanskrit: यत्र तप्तं तपो घोरमार्टिषेणेन भारत। ब्राह्मण्यं लब्धवांस्तत्र विश्वामित्रो महामुनिः॥
English: There, O Bharata, Arshtishena had in days of yore practised austerest of penances. There the great (Kshatriya) Muni Muni Vishvamitra became a Brahmana.
Sanskrit: सर्वकामसमृद्धं च तदाश्रमपदं महत्। मुनिभिर्ब्राह्मणैश्चैव सेवितं सर्वदा विभो॥
English: That great hermitage is capable of fructifying every wish. It always, O lord, the asylum of ascetics and Brahmanas.
Sanskrit: ततो हलधरः श्रीमान् ब्राह्मणैः परिवारितः। जगाम् तत्र राजेन्द्र रुषमुस्तनुमत्यजत्॥
English: Surrounded by Brahmanas, then the beautiful Baladeva went to that spot, O king, where Rushangu had, formerly, renounced his body.
Sanskrit: रुषगाह्मणो वृद्धस्तपोनित्यश्च भारत। देहन्यासे कृतमना विचिन्त्य बहुधा तदा॥
English: Rushangu, O Bharata, was an old Brahmana always devoted to penances. Determined to renounce his body, he thought for a long while.
Sanskrit: ततः सर्वानुपादाय तनयान् वै महातपाः। रुषङ्गुरब्रवीत् तत्र नयध्वं मां पृथूदकम्॥
English: A great ascetic as he was, he then summoned all his sons and asked them to take him to a spot where there was profuse water.
Sanskrit: विज्ञायातीतवयसं रुषहुं ते तपोधनाः तं च तीर्थमुपानिन्युः सरस्वत्यास्तपोधनम्॥
English: Knowing their father had become very old, those ascetics took him to a tirtha on the Sarasvati.
Sanskrit: स तैः पुत्रैस्तदा धीमानानीतो वै सरस्वतीम्। पुण्यां तीर्थशतोपेतां विप्रसङ्घनिषेविताम्॥ स तत्र विधिना राजन्नाप्लुत्य सुमहातपाः। सुप्रीतः पुरुषव्याघ्र सर्वान् पुत्रानुपासतः। सरस्वत्युत्तरे तीरे यस्त्यजेदात्मनस्तनुम्॥ पृथूदके जप्यपरो नैनं श्वोमरणं तपेत्। तत्राप्लुत्य स धर्मात्मा उपस्पृश्य हलायुधः॥
English: Brought by his sons to the sacred Sarasvati containing hundreds of tirthas and on whose banks lived Rishis disassociated from the world, that intelligent ascetic, of hard penances, bathed in that tirtha duly and conversant as that best of Rishis was with the virtues of tirthas, then cheerfully said to all his sons who were dutifully waiting upon him these words.
Sanskrit: दत्त्वा चैव बहून् दायान् विप्राणां विप्रवत्सलः। ससर्ज यत्र भगवाँल्लोकाँल्लोकपितामहः॥
English: He, that would renounce his body on the northern bank of the Sarasvati containing profuse water, reciting mentally sacred mantras, would never again he visited by death.'
Sanskrit: यत्रार्टिषेणः कौरव्या ब्राह्मण्यं संशितव्रतः। तपसा महता राजन् प्राप्तवानृषिसत्तमः॥
English: Touching the water of that tirtha and bathing in it, the righteous Baladeva distributed wealth amongst the Brahmanas.
Sanskrit: सिन्धुद्वीपश्च राजर्षिर्देवापिश्च महातपाः। ब्राह्मण्यं लब्धवान् यत्र विश्वामित्रस्तथा मुनिः॥ महातपस्वी भगवानुग्रतेजा महायशाः। तत्राजगाम बलवान् बलभद्रः प्रतापवान्॥
English: Possessed of great might and great prowess, Baladeva then proceeded to that tirtha where the worshipful Brahma had created the mountains called Lokaloka and where that best of Rishis, Arshtishena, of rigid vows, had by hard penances acquired the dignity of Brahmana-hood and where the royal saint Sindhudvipa and the great ascetic Devapi and the worshipful and illustrious Vishvamitra of hard penances and fierce energy, had all acquired a similar dignity.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ब्रह्मयोनेरवाकीर्णं जगाम यदुनन्दनः। यत्र दाल्भ्यो बको राजन्नाश्रमस्थो महातपाः॥ जुहाव धृतराष्ट्रस्य राष्टं वैचित्रवीर्यणः। तपसा घोररूपेण कर्षयन् देहमात्मनः॥
English: Vaishampayana said "That delighter of the Yadus then proceeded to the hermitage (of Vaka) resonant with the chaunting of the Vedas. There the great ascetic, O king, named Dalvya-vaka, poured the kingdom of Dhritarashtra, the son of Vichitravirya, as a libation (on the sacrificial fire). By practising hard penances he emaciated his own body. The greatly energetic and virtuous Rishi did it being worked up with great wrath.
Sanskrit: क्रोधेन महताऽऽविष्टो धर्मात्मा वै प्रतापवान्। पुरा हि नैमिषीयाणां सत्रे द्वादशवार्षिके॥ वृत्ते विश्वाजितोऽन्ते वै पञ्चालानृषयोऽगमन्।
English: Formerly the Rishis, living in the Naimisha forest, had celebrated a sacrifice extending over twelve years. In the course of that sacrifice, after a particular one called Vishvajit had been completed, the Rishis started for the country of the Panchalas.
Sanskrit: तत्रेश्वरमयाचन्त दक्षिणार्थं मनस्वनः॥ तानब्रवीद बको दाल्भयो विभजघ्व पशूनिति॥
English: Going there, they requested the king to give them twenty one strong and healthy calves to be given away as Dakshina in the sacrifice they had finished.
Sanskrit: पशूनेतानहं त्यक्त्वा भिक्षिष्ये राजसत्तमम्। एवमुक्त्वा ततो राजऋषीन् सवान् प्रतापवान्॥
English: Dalvya-vaka, then said to those Rishis-"Do you divide those animals among ye! Giving away these (to ye), I shall beg a great king (for some more).'
Sanskrit: जगाम धृतराष्ट्रस्य भवनं ब्राह्मणोत्तमः।
English: Saying it the greatly energetic Vaka, that best of Brahmanas, then went to the palace of Dhritarashtra.
Sanskrit: स समीपगतो भूत्वा धृतराष्ट्र जनेश्वरम्॥ अयाचत पशून् दाल्भ्यः स चैनं रुषितोऽब्रवीत्। यदृच्छया मृता दृष्ट्वा गास्तदा नृपसत्तमः॥ एतान् पशून् नय क्षिप्रं ब्रह्मबन्धो यदीच्छसि।
English: Going before Dhritarashtra, Dalvya begged some animals of him. Finding that some of his kine had died without any cause, the king angrily said to him-"Wretch of a Brahmana, take, if you wish, these (dead) kine.'
Sanskrit: ऋषिस्तथा वचः श्रुत्वा चिन्तयामास धर्मवित्॥ अहो बत नृशसं वै वाक्यमुक्तोऽस्मि संसदि। नरपतेः पुराः।
English: Hearing these words, the dutiful Rishi thught-Alas, he has spoken cruel words to me in the assembly.'
Sanskrit: चिन्तयित्वा मुहूर्तेन रोषाविष्टो द्विजोत्तमः॥ मतिं चक्रे विनाशय धृतराष्ट्रस्य भूपतेः।
English: Having thought thus, thus, that best of Brahmanas, filled with rage, made up his mind for destroying king Dhritarashtra.
Sanskrit: स तूत्कृत्य मृतानां वै मांसानि मुनिसत्तमः॥ जुहाव धृतराष्ट्रस्य राष्ट्र अवाकीर्णे सरस्वत्यास्तीर्थे प्रज्वाल्य पावकम्॥ बको दाल्भ्यो महाराज नियम परमं स्थितः। स तैरेव जुहावास्य राष्ट्रं मांसैर्महातपाः॥
English: Cutting the flesh from the dead animals, that best of Rishis, having lighted a sacrificial fire on the tirtha of the Sarasvati, poured those pieces as libations for the destruction of king Dhritarashtra's kingdom. The great ascetic Dalvya-vaka, O king poured Dhritarashtra's kingdom as a libation on the fire.
Sanskrit: तस्मिंस्तु विधिवत् सत्रे सम्प्रवृत्ते सुदारुणे। अक्षीयत ततो राष्ट्रं धृतराष्ट्रस्य पार्थिव॥
English: Upon the commencement of that dreadful sacrifice with proper rites, the kingdom of Dhritarashtra, O king, began to dwindle.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रक्षीयमाणं तद् राज्यं तस्य महीपतेः। छिद्यमानं यथानन्तं वनं परशुना विभो॥ बभूवापद्गतं तच व्यवकीर्णमचेतनम्। दृष्ट्वा तथावकीर्णं तु राष्ट्रं स मनुजाधिपः॥
English: Indeed, O lord, the kingdom of that monarch began to dwindle as a large forest gradually disappears when men cut it down with the axe. Overtaken by dangers, the kingdom began to lose its prosperity and vitality.
Sanskrit: बभूव दुर्मना राजंश्चिन्तयामास च प्रभुः।
English: Seeing his kingdom thus afflicted the power king became very depressed and anxious.
Sanskrit: मोक्षार्थमकरोद् यत्नं ब्राह्मणैः सहितः पुरा॥ न च श्रेयोऽध्यगच्छत्तु क्षीयते राष्ट्रमेव च।
English: Consulting with the Brahmanas, he began to make mighty endeavours for releasing his kingdom (from affliction). No good, however, came of his endeavours, for the kingdom continued to dwindle.
Sanskrit: यदा स पार्थिवः खिन्नस्ते च विप्रास्तदानघ॥ यदा चापि न शक्नोति राष्ट्रं मोक्षयितुं नृप। अथ वै प्राश्निकांस्तत्र पप्रच्छ जनमेजय॥ ततो वै प्राश्निकाः प्राहुः पशोर्विप्रकृतस्त्वया।
English: The king became very much depressed. The Brahmanas also, O sinless one, became filled with grief. When at last the king failed to save his kingdom, he consulted the ministers, O Janamejaya, (about the remedy). The minister reminded him of the evil he had done regarding the dead kine.
Sanskrit: मासैरभिजुहोतीदं तव राष्ट्र मुनिर्बकः॥ तेन ते हूयमानस्य राष्ट्रस्यास्य क्षयो महान्।
English: And they said-"The ascetic Vaka is pouring your kingdom as a libation on the fire with the help of the flesh (of those animals). Therefore is this dwindling away of your kingdom.
Sanskrit: तस्यैतत् तपसः कर्म येन तेऽद्य लयो महान्॥ अपां कुर्छ सरस्वत्यास्तं प्रसादय पार्थिव।
English: This is the fruit of ascetic rites. Thence is this great calamity! Go, O king and propitiate that Rishi who is living on the bank of the Sarasvati.'
Sanskrit: सरस्वतीं ततो गत्वा स राजा बकमब्रवीत्॥ निपत्य शिरसा भूमौ प्राञ्जलिर्भरतर्षभ।
English: Going to the bank of Sarasvati, the king fell at his feet, touched them with his head, joined his hands and said-"I propitiate you, O worshipful one, forgive me for my crime.
Sanskrit: प्रसादये त्वां भगवन्नपराधं क्षमस्व मे॥ मम दीनस्य लुब्धस्य मौर्येण हतचेतसः।
English: I am an insensate fool, a wretch filled with avarice. You are my refuge and protector, you should extend to me your favour.'
Sanskrit: त्वं गतिस्त्वं च मे नाथः प्रसादं कर्तुमर्हसि॥ तं तथा विलपन्तं तु शोकोपहतचेतसम्।
English: Seeing him thus laden with grief and indulging in lamentations like these, Vaka felt compassion for him and freed his kingdom.
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वा तस्य कृपा जज्ञे राष्ट्रं तस्य व्यमोचयत्॥ ऋषिः प्रसन्नस्तस्याभूत् संरम्भं च विहाय सः। मोक्षार्थं तस्य राज्यस्य जुहाव पुनराहुतिम्॥
English: The Rishi became pleased with him and cast off his anger. For freeing his kingdom, the sage again poured libations on the fire.
Sanskrit: मोक्षयित्वा ततो राष्ट्र प्रतिगृह्य पशून् बहून्। हृष्टात्मा नैमिषारण्यं जगाम पुनरेव सः॥
English: Having freed the kingdom from calamities and taken many kine as a gift he became pleased at heart and once more proceeded to the Naimisha forest.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्रोऽपि धर्मात्मा स्वस्थचेता महामनाः। स्वमेव नगरं राजन् प्रतिपेदे महर्द्धिमत्॥
English: The liberal and righteous king Dhrutarashtra, with a cheerful heart, returned to his own prosperous capital.
Sanskrit: तत्र तीर्थे महाराज बृहस्पतिरुदारधीः। असुराणामभावाय भवाय त दिवौकसाम्॥ मांसैरभिजुहावेष्टिमक्षीयन्त ततोऽसुराः। दैवतैरपि सम्भग्ना जितकाशिभिराहवे॥
English: In that tirtha, for the destruction of the Asuras and the prosperity of the celestials Brihaspati also poured libations on the sacrificial fire, with the aid of flesh. Upon this, the Asuras began to waste away and were killed by the celestials, filled with desire of victory, in battle.
Sanskrit: तत्रापि विधिवद् दत्त्वा ब्राह्मणेभ्यो महायशाः। वाजिनः कुञ्जरांश्चैव रथांश्चाश्वतरीयुतान्॥ रत्नानि च महार्हाणि धनं धान्यं च पुष्कलम्। ययौ तीर्थं महाबाहुर्यायातं पृथिवीपते॥
English: Having with due rites given to the Brahmanas horses and elephants and vehicles with mules yoked to them and precious jewels and immense wealth and profuse corn, the illustrious and mighty-armed Rama then proceeded, O king, to the tirtha called Yayata.
Sanskrit: तत्र यज्ञे ययातेश्च महाराज सरस्वती। सर्पिः पयश्च सुस्राव नाहुषस्य महात्मनः॥
English: There, O king, at the sacrifice of the highsouled Yayati, the son of Nahusha, the Sarasvati produced milk and clarified butter.
Sanskrit: तत्रेष्ट्वा पुरुषव्याघ्रो ययातिः पृथिवीपतिः। अक्रामदूर्ध्वं मुदितो लेभे लोकांश्च पुष्कलान्॥
English: That foremost of men, king Yayati, having performed a sacrifice there, went to heaven and secured many blissful regions.
Sanskrit: पुनस्तत्र च राज्ञस्तु ययातेर्यजतः प्रभोः। औदार्यं परमं कृत्वा भक्तिं चात्मनि शाश्वतीम्॥ ददौ कामान् ब्राह्मणेभ्यो यान् यान् यो मनसेच्छति।
English: Once again, O lord, king Yayati, performed a sacrifice there. Beholding his great magnanimity of soul and his fixed devotion to herself, the river Sarasvati gave to the Brahmanas present there everything they desired to have.
Sanskrit: यो यत्र स्थित एवेह आहूतो यज्ञसंस्तरे॥ तस्य तस्य सरिच्छेष्टा गृहादिशयनादिकम्। षड्रसं भोजनं चैव दानं नानाविधं तथा॥
English: That foremost of rivers gave each of them that were invited to the sacrifice, here he was, houses and beds and food of the six different tastes and various other things.
Sanskrit: ते मन्यमाना राज्ञस्तु सम्प्रदानमनुत्तमम्। राजानं तुष्टुवुः प्रीता दत्त्वा चैवाशिषः शुभाः॥
English: The Brahmanas regarded those valuable gifts as presented by the king. Gladly they lauded the king and conferred their sacred blessing upon him.
Sanskrit: तत्र देवाः सगन्धर्वाः प्रीता यज्ञस्य सम्पदा। विस्मिता मानुषाश्चासन् दृष्ट्वा तां यज्ञसम्पदम्॥
English: The gods and the Gandharvas were all pleased with the numberless articles in that sacrifice. As regards men they were filled with wonder on seeing those articles.