pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: तस्य पुत्रो जरत्कारोर्भविष्यति तपोधनः। आस्तीको नाम यज्ञं स प्रतिषेत्स्यति तं तदा। तत्र मोक्ष्यन्ति भुजगा ये भविष्यन्ति धार्मिकाः॥
English: That Jaratkaru will have a son, named Astika, who will also be a great Rishi. He will put a stop to the Snake-sacrifice. Those snakes that will be virtuous will escape (from the Snake-sacrificial fire.)
Sanskrit: देवा ऊचुः स मुनिप्रवरो ब्रह्मञ्जरत्कारुर्महातपाः। कस्यां पुत्रं महात्मानं जनयिष्यति वीर्यवान्।॥
English: The celestials said : O Brahma, in whom will Jaratkaru, the foremost of the Rishis, gifted with great powers and asceticism, beget that illustrious son?
Sanskrit: ब्रह्मोवाच सनामायां सनामा स कन्यायां द्विजसत्तमः। अपत्यं वीर्यसंपन्नं वीर्यवाञ्जनयिष्यति॥
English: Brahma said: The best of Brahmanas, the greatly powerful (Jaratkaru) will beget a greatly powerful son on his wife who will bear the same name as his.
Sanskrit: वासुकेः सर्पराजस्य जरत्कारुः स्वसा किल। स तस्यां भविता पुत्रः शापान्नागांश्च मोक्ष्यति॥
English: Vasuki, the king of the snakes, has a sister, named Jaratkaru: the son I speak of will be born in her womb and he will save the snakes.
Sanskrit: एलापत्र उवाच एवमस्विति तं देवाः पितामहमथाब्रुवन्। उक्त्वैवं वचनं देवान्विरिञ्चिस्त्रिदिवं ययौ॥
English: Elapatra said : The celestials said to the Grandsire, "Be it so," and the lord Brahma, having said all this to the celestial went to heaven.
Sanskrit: सोऽहमेवं प्रपश्यामि वासुके भगिनीं तव। जरत्कारुरितिख्यातां तां तस्मै प्रतिपादय॥ भैक्षवद्धिक्षमाणाय नागानां भयशान्तये। ऋषये सुव्रतायैनामेष मोक्षः श्रुतो मया।॥
English: O Vasuki, I see before me your that sister, known by the name of Jaratkaru. To save us from this great calamity, give her as a gift to the Rishi Jaratkaru of rigid vows, who will roam about begging for a bride. This means of our safety has been heard by me.
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच एलापत्रवचः श्रुत्वा ते नागा द्विजसत्तम। सर्वे प्रहृष्टमनसः साधु साध्वित्यथाब्रुवन्॥
English: Sauti said : O best of the twice born, hearing what Elapatra said, all the snakes exclaimed in joy, "Well said! Excellent man!"
Sanskrit: ततः प्रभृति तां कन्यां वासुकिः पर्यरक्षत। जरत्कारुं स्वसारं वै परं हर्षमवाप च॥
English: From that day Vasuki carefully kept that maiden, his sister Jaratkaru and he took great pleasure in rearing her up.
Sanskrit: ततो नातिमहान्काल: समतीत इवाभवत्। अथ देवासुराः सर्वे ममथुर्वरुणालयम्॥
English: Not long after this, the Devas and the Asuras churned the abode of Varuna (Ocean).
Sanskrit: तत्र नेत्रमभून्नागो वासुकिर्बलिनां वरः। समाप्यैव च तत्कर्म पितामहमुपागमन्॥
English: And the greatly powerful Vasuki became its churning cord. As soon as this work was done, he approached the grandsire.
Sanskrit: देवा वासुकिना सार्धं पितामहमथाब्रुवन्। भगवञ्च्छापभीतोऽयं वासुकिस्तप्यते भृशम्॥
English: The celestial with Vasuki addressed the Grandsire thus, “O lord, Vasuki is suffering from the fear of the curse.
Sanskrit: अस्यैतन्मानसं शल्यं समुद्धर्तुं त्वमर्हसि। जनन्याः शाप देव ज्ञातीनां हितमिच्छतः॥
English: You should draw out the dart, begotten by his mother's curse, which pierces the heart of Vasuki who is desirous of the weal of his race.
Sanskrit: हितो ह्ययं सदाऽस्माकं प्रियाकारी च नागराट्। प्रसादं कुरु देवेश शमयास्य मनोज्वरम्॥
English: The king of the snakes is always our friend and benefactor; O lord of the gods, be gracious to him and remove the fever of his mind.
Sanskrit: ब्रह्मोवाच मयैव तद्वितीर्णं वै वचनं मनसाऽमराः। एलापत्रेण नागेन यदस्याभिहितं पुरा॥ तत्करोत्वेष नागेन्द्रः प्राप्तकालं वचः स्वयम्। विनशिष्यन्ति ये पापा न तु यै धर्मचारिणः॥
English: Brahma said: O immortals, I have thought in my mind what you have said. Let the king of the snakes do what Elapatra had told him before. When the time comes, the wicked only will be destroyed and not the virtuous.
Sanskrit: उत्पन्नः स जरत्कारुस्तपस्युग्रे रतो द्विजः। तस्यैष भगिनी काले जरत्कारुं प्रयच्छतु॥
English: Jaratkaru is (already) born; that Brahmana is now engaged in penances. Let him (Vasuki), at the proper time, give his sister to Jaratkaru.
Sanskrit: एलापत्रेण यत्प्रोक्तं वचनं भुजगेन ह। पन्नगानां हि तं देवास्तत्तथा न तदन्यथा॥
English: O celestials! what had been said by Elapatra for the weal of the snakes is true. It is not otherwise.
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच एतच्छ्रुत्वा नागेन्द्रः पितामहवचस्तदा। संदिश्य पन्नगान्सर्वान्वासुकिः शापमोहितः॥
English: Sauti said : The king of the snakes, afflicted with the curse, having heard what the Grandsire said, commanded all the snakes,
Sanskrit: स्वसारमुद्यम्य तदा जरत्कारुमृषि प्रति। सर्पान्बहूञ्जरत्कारौ नित्ययुक्तान्समादधत्॥
English: A large number of them who are always attentive to their duties, to watch the Rishi Jaratkaru. He said,
Sanskrit: जरत्कारुर्यदा भार्यामिच्छेद्वरयितुं प्रभुः। शीघ्रमेत्य तदाख्येयं तन्नः श्रेयो भविष्यति॥
English: "When the Lord Jaratkaru will ask for a wife, come immediately and inform me of it. The weal of our race depends upon it.”
Sanskrit: शौनक उवाच जरत्कारुरिति ख्यातो यस्त्वया सूतनन्दन। इच्छामि तदहं श्रोतुं ऋषेस्तस्य महात्मनः॥ किं कारणं जरत्कारो मैतत्प्रथितं भुवि। जरत्कारुनिरुक्तिं त्वं यथावद्वक्तुमर्हसि॥
English: Shaunaka said : O son of Suta, I desire to know why the illustrious Rishi whom you call Jaratkaru came to be so called. You should tell us the Etymology of the name of Jaratkaru.
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच जरेति क्षयमाहुर्वै दारुणं कारुसंज्ञितम्। शरीरं कारु तस्यासीत्तत्स धीमाञ्च्छनैः शनैः॥ क्षपयामास तीव्रण तपसेत्यत उच्यते। जरत्कारुरिति ब्रह्मन्वासुकेर्भगिनी तथा॥
English: Sauti said: Jara, means “waste" Karu means “huge." The body of this Rishi was huge, but he reduced it by severe penances. O Brahmana, because he thus reduced his body, he was called Jaratkaru. The sister of Vasuki was called Jaratkaru for the same reason.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तस्तु धर्मात्मा शौनकः प्राहसत्तदा। उग्रश्रवसमामन्त्र्य उपपन्नमिति ब्रुवन्॥
English: When the pious Shaunaka heard this, he smiled and addressing Ugrashrava (Sauti) said, “It is true."
Sanskrit: शौनक उवाच उक्तं नाम यथापूर्वं सर्वं तच्छ्रुतवानहम्। यथा तु जातो ह्यास्तीक एतदिच्छामि वेदितुम्। तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य सूतः प्रोवाच शास्त्रतः॥
English: Shaunaka said : I have heard all that you have narrated. Now I wish to hear how Astika was born.
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच संदिश्य पन्नगान्सर्वान्वासुकिः सुसमाहितः। स्वसारमुद्यम्य तदा जरत्कारुमृषि प्रति॥
English: Sauti said : Vasuki, wishing to bestow his sister on Rishi Jaratkaru, gave the snakes (all necessary) orders.
Sanskrit: अथ कालस्य महत: स मुनिः संशितव्रतः। तपस्यभिरतो धीमान्स दारानाभ्यकांक्षत॥
English: Many years rolled away, but the Rishi of rigid vows, deeply engaged in ascetic devotions, did not seek for a wife.
Sanskrit: स तूर्ध्वरेतास्तपसि प्रसक्तः स्वाध्यायवान्वीतभयः कृतात्मा। चचार सर्वां पृथिवीं महात्मा न चापि दारान्मनसाध्यकांक्षत॥
English: That high-souled Rishi, his sexual passion completely under control, engaged in deep study and devoted to rigid asceticism, fearlessly roamed over the world, having no desire for a wife.
Sanskrit: ततो परस्मिन्संप्राप्ते काले कस्मिंश्चिदेव तु। परिक्षिन्नाम राजासीद्ब्रह्मन्कौरववंशजः॥
English: O Brahmana, once upon a time there was a king, named Parikshit, born in the race of the Kurus.
Sanskrit: यथा पाण्डुर्महाबाहुर्धनुर्धरवरो युधि। वभूब मृगयाशील: पुराऽस्य प्रपितामहः॥
English: He was like his great grandfather, Pandu, mighty in arms, the best of all bow-men in battle and was very fond of hunting.
Sanskrit: मृगान्विध्यन्वराहांश्च तरशून्महिषांस्तथा। अन्यांश्च विविधान्वन्यांश्चचार पृथिवीपतिः॥
English: That king of the world roamed about, hunting deer, wild boars, hyena and buffaloes and various other wild animals.
Sanskrit: स कदाचिन्मृगं विध्वा बाणेनानतपर्वणा। पृष्ठतो धनुरादाय ससार गहने वने॥
English: One day, having pierced a deer with an arrow, he slang his bow on his back and following it, he entered into a deep forest.
Sanskrit: यथैव भगवान्रुद्रो विध्वा यज्ञमृगं दिवि। अन्वगच्छद्धनुष्पाणि: पर्यन्वेष्टुमितस्ततः॥
English: He searched for it in the forest here and there, as Rudra did in heaven for the sacrificial deer which was pierced with his arrow.
Sanskrit: न हि तेन मृगो विद्धो जीवन्गच्छति वै वने। पूर्वरूपं तु तत्तूर्णं सोऽगात्स्वर्गगति प्रति॥
English: Never had a deer, pierced by Parikshit, escaped in the forest with life. This deer, however, wounded as the others, fled away with speed. It shows the proximity of the king's going to heaven (death).
Sanskrit: परिक्षितो नरेन्द्रस्य विद्धो यन्नष्टवान्मृगः। दूरं चापहृतस्तेन मृगेण स महीपतिः॥
English: The deer, that the king of men, Parikshit wounded, was soon lost out of his sight and the king went in pursuit it far into the forest.
Sanskrit: परिश्रान्तः पिपासात आससाद मुनि वने। गवां प्रचारेष्वासीनं वत्सानां मुखनिःसृतम्॥ भूयिष्ठमुपयुञ्जानं फेनमापिबतां पयः। तमभिद्रुत्य वेगेन स राजा संशितव्रतम्॥ अपृच्छद्धनुरुद्यम्य तं मुनि क्षुच्छ्रमान्वितः। भो भो ब्रह्मन्नहं राजा परीक्षिदभिमन्युजः॥
English: Fatigued and thirsty he came upon a Rishi, in the forest, seated in a cow-shed, drinking the froth oozing out of the mouths of the calves sucking the milk of their mothers. Coming to him with all haste, the king asked that Rishi of great austerity, O Brahmana, I am king Parikshit, the son of Abhimanyu.
Sanskrit: मया विद्धो मृगो नष्टः कच्चित्तं दृष्टवानसि। स मुनिस्तं तु नोवाच किंचिन्मौनव्रते स्थितः॥
English: Have you seen where the deer pierced by me has gone? But the Rishi, observing the vow of silence, did not reply to him.
Sanskrit: तस्य स्कन्धे मृतं सर्प क्रुद्धो राजा समासजत्। समुत्क्षिप्य धनुष्कोट्या स चैनं समुपेक्षत॥
English: The king being angry took up a dead snake with the end of his bow and placed it round the neck of the Rishi, but the Rishi did not prevent him from doing it.
Sanskrit: न स किंचिदुवाचैनं शुभं वा यदि वाऽशुभम्। स राजा क्रोधमुत्सृज्य व्यथितस्तं तथागतम्। दृष्ट्वा जगाम नगरमृषिस्त्वासीत्तथैव सः॥ नहि तं राजशार्दूलं क्षमाशीलो महामुनिः। स्वधर्मनिरतं भूपं समाक्षिप्तोऽप्यधर्षयत्॥
English: He did not even say a word, either good or bad. Seeing him in that state, the king cast off his anger and became very sorry. He went away to his capital and the Rishi remained as he was. The forgiving great Rishi knowing him, that best of kings,
Sanskrit: न हि तं राजशार्दूलस्तथा धर्मपरायणम्। जानाति भरतश्रेष्ठस्तत एनमधर्षयत्॥ तरुणस्तस्य पुत्रोऽभूत्तिग्मतेजा महातपाः।
English: To be true to the duties of his order, did not curse him. That best of kings, the best of the Bharata race, also did not know that the Rishi was a virtuous man. It is for this that he thus insulted him. This Rishi had a young, greatly powerful and exceedingly ascetic son,
Sanskrit: शृंगी नाम महाक्रोधो दुष्प्रसादो महाव्रतः। स देवं परमासीनं सर्वभूतहिते रतम्॥ ब्रह्माणमुपतस्थे वै काले काले सुसंयतः। स तेन समनुज्ञातो ब्रह्मणा गृहमेयिवान्॥
English: Who was named Shringi. He was full of wrath, severe in his vows and difficult to be appeased. He sometimes worshipped with great attention his (preceptor) Brahma, seated on his seat and ever engaged in doing good to all creatures. Commanded by him, he was coming home one day.
Sanskrit: सख्योक्तः क्रीडमानेन स तत्र हसता किल। संरंभात्कोपनोऽतीव विषकल्पो मुनेः सुतः॥ उद्दिश्य पितरं तस्य यच्छ्रुत्वा रोषमाहरत्। ऋषिपुत्रेण धर्मार्थे कृशेन द्विजसत्तम॥
English: When his friend (Krisha) in a playful mood, laughingly spoke to him about his father, the Rishi's son, ever wrathful and like poison itself, hearing what had happened to his father, blazed up in a rage.
Sanskrit: कृश उवाच तेजस्विनस्तव पिता तथैव च तपस्विनः। शवं स्कन्धेन वहति मा शृङ्गिगवितो भव॥
English: Krisha said: O Shringi, do not be proud. Ascetic as you are and possessed of great powers, (go and see) your father who is carrying a dead body (on his shoulder),
Sanskrit: व्याहरत्स्वृषिपुत्रेषु मा स्म किंचिद्वचो वद। अस्मद्विधेषु सिद्धेषु ब्रह्मवित्सु तपस्विषु॥
English: Don't speak with the sons of the Rishis like ourselves, who are deep in asceticism, who have knowledge of truth and who have attained Success.
Sanskrit: क्व ते पुरुषमानित्वं क्व ते वाचस्तथाविधाः। दर्पजाः पितरं द्रष्ट्वा यस्त्वं शवधरं तथा॥
English: Where is your that manliness and where are your those proud words, when you see your father carrying a dead snake?
Sanskrit: पित्रा च तव तत्कर्म नानुरूपमिवात्मनः। कृतं मुनिजनश्रेष्ठ येनाहं भृशदुःखितः॥
English: O best of Rishis, your father did nothing to meet with this treatment. I am pained as if it has been done to me.
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच एवमुक्तः स तेजस्वी श्रृंगी कोप समन्वितः मृतधारं गुरुं श्रुत्रा पर्यतप्यत मन्युना॥
English: Sauti said: Being thus addressed and having heard that his father was bearing a dead snake, the powerful Shringi grew exceedingly angry.
Sanskrit: स तं कृशमभिप्रेक्ष्य सूनृतां वाचमुत्सृजन्। अपृच्छत्तं कथं तातः स मेऽद्य मृतधारकः॥
English: Looking at Krisha, he softly asked him, “Why does my father bear a dead snake?”
Sanskrit: कृश उवाच राज्ञा परिक्षिता तात मृगयां परिधावता। अवसक्तः पितुस्तेऽद्य मृतः स्कन्धे भुजंगमः॥
English: Krisha said: O dear friend, when Parikshit was roving for the purpose of hunting, he placed the dead snake of the shoulder of your father.
Sanskrit: शृंग्युवाच किं मे पित्रा कृतं तस्य राज्ञोऽनिष्टं दुरात्मनः। ब्रूहि तत्कृश तत्त्वेन पश्य मे तपसो बलम्॥
English: Shringi said : What harm was done by my father to that miscreant king? Tell me this, O Krisha and (you will then) see my ascetic powers.
Sanskrit: कृश उवाच स राजा मृगयां यातः परिक्षितभिमन्युजः। ससार मृगमेकाकी विद्ध्वा बाणेन शीघ्रगम्॥
English: Krisha said: King Parikshit, the son of Abhimanyu, having wounded a fleet stag with an arrow while hunting, chased it alone.
Sanskrit: न चापश्यन्मृगं राजा चरंस्तस्मिन्महावने। पितरं ते स दृष्ट्वैव पप्रच्छानभिभाषिणम्॥
English: He lost sight of the stag in the wilderness of the forest and seeing your father he accosted him.
Sanskrit: तं स्थाणुभूतं तिष्ठन्तं क्षुत्पिपासाश्रमातुरः। पुनः पुनर्पगं नष्टं पप्रच्छ पितरं तव॥
English: But he (your father) was then observing the vow of silence. Oppressed by hunger, thirst and fatigue, the king repeatedly asked your father about the missing deer.
Sanskrit: स च मौनव्रतोयेतो नैवं तं प्रत्यभाषत। तस्य राजा धनुष्कोट्या सर्प स्कन्धे समासजत्॥
English: But the Rishi, being then under the vow of silence, did not make any reply. Thereupon the king, becoming angry, placed the snake on his shoulder, taking it up with the end of his bow.
Sanskrit: शृंगिस्तव पिता सोऽपि तथैवास्ते यतव्रतः। सोऽपि राजा स्वनगरं प्रस्थितो गजसाह्वयम्॥
English: O Shringi, your father, engaged in devotion, is still in that posture. The king has, however, gone away to his capital (Hastinapur), named after the elephant.
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच श्रुत्वैवमृषिपुत्रस्तु शवं स्कन्धे प्रतिष्ठितम्। कोपसंरक्तनयनः प्रज्वलन्निव मन्युना॥
English: Sauti said : Having heard that a dead snake had been placec. on his father's shoulder, the Rishi's son looked like a blazing fire, his eyes reddened with anger.
Sanskrit: आविष्टः स हि कोपेन शशाप नृपतिं तदा। वायुपस्पृश्य तेजस्वी क्रोधवेगबलात्कृतः॥
English: Inflamed with anger, the powerful Rishi, touching water, cursed the king thus,
Sanskrit: शृङ्गयुवाच योऽसौ वृद्धस्य तातस्य तथा कृच्छ्रगतस्य ह। स्कन्धे मृतं समानाक्षीत्पन्नगः राजकिल्बिषी॥ तं पापमतिसंक्रुद्धस्तक्षकः पन्नगेश्वरः। आशीविषस्तिग्मतेजा मद्वाक्यबलचोदितः॥ सप्तरात्रादितो नेता यमस्य सदनं प्रति। द्विजानामवमन्तारं कुरूणामयशस्करम्॥
English: Shringi said : He who has placed the dead snake on the shoulder of my old and lean father, that miscreant of a king, that insulter of the Brahmanas, the destroyer of the fame of the Kuru race, will be taken within seven days from to-day to the land of Yama: by the snake Takshaka, the powerful king of the serpents, stimulated by my words.
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच इति शप्त्वाऽतिसंक्रुद्धः शृंगी पितरमभ्यगात्। आसीनं गोव्रजे तस्मिन्वहन्तं शवपन्नगम्॥
English: Sauti said: Having thus cursed the king from anger, Shringi went to his father and saw that he was sitting in the cow-shed, the dead snake (was still) on his shoulder.
Sanskrit: स तमालक्ष्य पितरं शृङ्गी स्कन्धगतेन वै। शवेन भुजगेनासीद्भूयः क्रोधसमाकुलः॥
English: Seeing that the dead snake was on the shoulder of his father, he was again inflamed with anger.
Sanskrit: दुःखाच्चाश्रूणि मुमुचे पितरं चेदमब्रवीत्। श्रुत्वेमां धर्षणां तात तव तेन दुरात्मना॥
English: He shed tears in grief; and addressed his father thus, “O father, hearing the insult offered to you by the miscreant,
Sanskrit: राज्ञा परिक्षिता कोपादशपन्तमहं नृपम्। यथार्हति स एवोगं शापं कुरुकुलाधमः। सप्तमेऽहनि तं पापं तक्षकः पन्नगोत्तमः॥ वैवस्वतस्य सदन नेता परमदारुणम्। तमब्रवीत्पिता ब्रह्मस्तथा कोपसमन्वितम्॥
English: King Parikshit, I have cursed him from। anger, that wretch of the Kurus richly deserves। my potent curse. Within seven days from this date the king of snakes, Takshaka will take the sinner to the fearful house of Death." And the father said to the enraged son,
Sanskrit: शमीक उवाच न मे प्रियं कृतं तात नैष धर्मस्तपस्विनाम्। वयं तस्य नरेन्द्रस्य विषये निवसामहे॥
English: Shamika said: O child, I am not pleased with your act. It is not proper for ascetics to act thus. We live in the domains of that king.
Sanskrit: न्यायतो रक्षितास्तेन तस्य पापं न रोचये। सर्वथा वर्तमानस्य राज्ञो ह्यस्मद्विधैः सदा॥
English: We are righteously protected by him and therefore, we should not mind his faults, The reigning kings should always be pardoned by men like us.
Sanskrit: क्षन्तव्यं पुत्रधर्मो हि हतो हन्ति न संशयः। यदि राजा न संरक्षेत्पीडा नः परमा भवेत्॥
English: O son, if you destroy Dharma, (piety), Dharma will certainly destroy you. If the king. does not protect us, we meet with many afflictions. was
Sanskrit: न शक्नुयाम चरितुं धर्म पुत्र यथासुखम्। रक्ष्यमाणा वयं तात राजभिर्धर्मदृष्टिभिः॥२३.।
English: O son, we cannot then perform our religious rites as we desire. Protected by virtuous kings,
Sanskrit: चरामो विपुलं धर्मं तेषां भागोऽस्ति धर्मतः। सर्वथा वर्तमानस्य राज्ञः क्षन्तव्यमेव हि॥
English: We achieve great merits; and a share of it always goes to such kings. Therefore, reigning kings are always to be forgiven;
Sanskrit: परिक्षित्तु विशेषेण यथाऽस्य प्रपितामहः। रक्षत्यस्मांस्तथा राज्ञा रक्षितव्याः प्रजा विभो॥
English: Specially Parikshit, who, like his great grandfather, protects us as a king should protect his subjects.
Sanskrit: तेनेह क्षुधितेनाद्य श्रान्तेन च तपस्विना। अजानता कृतं मन्ये व्रतमेतदिदं मम॥
English: That penance-practising king oppressed by hunger and thirst and he did not know that I was observing the vow of silence.
Sanskrit: अराजके जनपदे दोषा जायन्ति वै सदा। उद्वृत्तं सततं लोकं राजा दण्डेन शास्ति वै॥
English: Disasters always befall on a country where there is no king. The king punishes those who grow wicked.
Sanskrit: दण्डात्प्रतिभयं भूयः शान्तिरुत्पद्यते तदा। नोद्विग्नश्चरते धर्मं नोद्विग्नश्चरते क्रियाम्॥
English: The fear of punishment brings in peace and men thus perform their duties and their rites undisturbed.
Sanskrit: राज्ञा प्रतिष्ठितो धर्मो धर्मात्स्वर्गः प्रतिष्ठितः। राज्ञो यज्ञक्रियाः सर्वा यज्ञाद्देवाः प्रतिष्ठिता॥
English: The king establishes dharma, and by dharma, one gains the kingdom of heaven. The king protects all sacrifices and the sacrifices please the celestials;
Sanskrit: देवावृष्टिः प्रवर्तेत वृष्टेरोषधयः स्मृताः। ओषधिभ्यो मनुष्याणां धारयन्सततं हितम्॥
English: The celestials cause rain and rain produces medicinal herbs; the medicinal herbs do immense good to mankind.
Sanskrit: मनुष्याणां च यो धाता राजा राज्यकरः पुनः। दशश्रोत्रियसमो राजा इत्येवं मनुरब्रवीत्॥
English: Manu said, “The ruler of the destiny of is equal to ten Veda-knowing Brahmanas.'
Sanskrit: कस्मादिदं त्वया बाल्यात्सहसा दुष्कृतं कृतम्। न हर्हति नृपः शापमस्मत्तः पुत्र सर्वथा॥
English: Why have you, through childishness, done rashly this unrighteous action? O son, that king in no way deserves a curse from us.
Sanskrit: शृङ्गयुवाच यद्येतत्साहसं तात यदि वा दुष्कृतं कृतम्। प्रियं वाऽप्यप्रियं वा ते वागुक्ता न मृषा भवेत्॥
English: Shringi said : O father, whether my act was rash oi improper, whether you like it or dislike it, the words spoken by me shall never be vain.
Sanskrit: नैवान्यथेदं भविता पितरेष ब्रवीमि ते। नाहं मृषा ब्रवीम्येवं स्वैरेष्वपि कुतः शपन्॥
English: O father, I tell you, this can never be otherwise. I have never spoken a lie even in jest.
Sanskrit: शमीक उवाच जानाम्युग्रप्रभावं त्वां तात सत्यगिरं तथा। नानृतं चोक्तपूर्वं ते नैतन्मिथ्या भविष्यति॥
English: Shamika said: My child, I know, you are greatly powerful and you are very truthful. You have never spoken a falsehood in your life and therefore your curse will never be false.
Sanskrit: पित्रा पुत्रो वयःस्थोऽपि सततं वाच्य एव तु। यथा स्याद्गुणसंयुक्तः प्राप्नुयाच्च महद्यशः॥
English: But the son, even he is grown up, should always be advised by his father, so that adorned with good qualities, he may earn great renown.
Sanskrit: किं पुनर्बाल एव त्वं तपसा भावितः सदा। वर्धते च प्रभवतां कोपोऽतीव महात्मनाम्॥
English: You are mere child and therefore, how much more do you stand in need of counsel! You are always engaged in asceticism. Even the anger of illustrious and high-souled men increases with the increase of their powers.
Sanskrit: सोऽहं पश्यामि वक्तव्यं त्वयि धर्मभूतां वर। पुत्रत्वं बालता चैव तवावेक्ष्य च साहसम्॥
English: O best of pious men, considering that you are my son and a mere boy and seeing your rashness, I see I must give you advice.
Sanskrit: स त्वं शमपरो भूत्वा वन्यमाहारमाचरन्। चर क्रोधमिमं हत्वा नैवं धर्मं प्रहास्यसि॥
English: Live, O son, having your mind inclined to peace; live on fruits and roots of the forest. Destroy your anger; but do not destroy the fruits of your asceticism (by giving vent to anger).
Sanskrit: क्रोधो हि धर्मं हरति यतीनां दुःखसंचितम्। ततो धर्मविहीनानां गतिरिष्टां न विद्यते॥
English: Anger diminishes the merits that ascetics acquire with great pains. There is no hope for those who are deprived of virtue.
Sanskrit: शम एव यतीनां हि क्षमिणां सिद्धिकारकः। क्षमावतामयं लोकः परश्चैव क्षमावताम्॥
English: Peacefulness produces success to the forgiving ascetics. Good come to the forgiving men, both in this world and in the next.
Sanskrit: तस्माच्चरेथाः सततं क्षमाशीलो जितेन्द्रियः। क्षमया प्राप्स्यसे लोकान्ब्रह्मणः समनन्तरान्॥
English: Therefore, you should always live, being forgiving in your temper and self-controlling of your passions. By forgiveness you will attain to worlds that are beyond the reach of even Brahma.
Sanskrit: मया तु शममास्थाय यच्छक्यं कर्तुमद्य वै। तत्करिष्याम्यहं तात प्रेषयिष्ये नृपाय वै॥
English: O my son, having adopted peacefulness, I shall do as much as lies in my power. I shall do this. I shall send word to the king, telling him,
Sanskrit: मम पुत्रेण शप्तोऽसि बालेन कृशबुद्धिना। ममेमां धर्षणां त्वत्तः प्रेक्ष्य राजन्नमर्षिणा॥
English: "O king, you have been cursed by my son, who is a mere child and whose intellect is not yet developed. Seeing your disrespect towards me, (he has done this) in anger."
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच एवमादिश्य शिष्यं स प्रेषयामास सुव्रतः। परिक्षिते नृपतये दयापन्नो महातपाः॥
English: Sauti said : That great ascetic, observant of vows, moved by kindness, sent a disciple to Parikshit with proper instructions,
Sanskrit: संदिश्य कुशलप्रश्नं कार्यवृत्तान्तमेव च। शिष्यं गौरमुखं नाम शीलवन्तं समाहितम्॥
English: He sent his disciple, named Gauramukha, a young man of good manners and of ascetic penances, instructing him to enquire first about the welfare of the king and then to communicate the real business.
Sanskrit: सोऽभिगम्य ततः शीघ्रं नरेन्द्रं कुरुवर्धनम्। विवेश भवनं राज्ञः पूर्वं द्वास्थैर्निवेदितः॥
English: Going (to Hastinapur) he soon came to the king, the head of the Kuru race. He entered the king's palace, having first sent the notice of his arrival through gate-keeper.
Sanskrit: पूजितस्तु नरेन्द्रेण द्विजो गौरमुखस्तदा। आचख्यौ च परिश्रान्तो राज्ञः सर्वमशेषतः॥ शमीकवचनं घोरं यथोक्तं मन्त्रिसन्निधौ।
English: The Brahmana, Gaurmukha, was received in all honours. And then after resting for a while, he told the king in the presence of his ministers, the terrible words of Shamika, exactly as he was instructed.
Sanskrit: गौरमुख उवाच शमीको नाम राजेन्द्र वर्तते विषये तव॥ ऋषिः परमधर्मात्मा दान्तः शान्तो महातपाः। तस्य त्वया नरव्याघ्र सर्पः प्राणैर्वियोजितः॥ तक्षकः सप्तरात्रेण अवसक्तो धनुष्कोट्या स्कन्धे मौनान्वितस्य च। क्षान्तवांस्तव तत्कर्म पुत्रस्तस्य न चक्षमे॥
English: Gaurmukha said : O king of kings, there lives within your dominions, a Rishi, named Shamika. He is greatly virtuous, very peaceful, his passions under control and a great ascetic. O best of men, a dead snake was placed by you with the end of your bow on the shoulder of this Rishi who was then observing the vow of silence. He himself forgave the act, but his son did not.