pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: मनोरथो महानेष भगीरथ महारथ। एवं भवतु भद्रं ते इक्ष्वाकुकुलवर्धन॥
English: O mighty car-warrior Bhagiratha, high is this your aim. Be it so, good betide you, you enhancer of the Ikşvāku line.
Sanskrit: इयं हैमवती ज्येष्ठा गङ्गा हिमवतः सुता। तां वै धारयितुं राजन् हरस्तत्र नियुज्यताम्॥
English: This Haimavati Ganga, Himavat's elder daughter, even her to hold, Oking do you employ Hara.
Sanskrit: गङ्गायाः पतनं राजन् पृथिवी न सहिष्यते। तां वै धारयितुं राजन् नान्यं पश्यामि शूलिनः॥
English: For Gangā's fall, O king, Earth will not be able to sustain. And to hold her, O king find I none save the wielder of the Trident.'
Sanskrit: तमेवमुक्त्वा राजानं गङ्गां चाभाष्य लोककृत्। जगाम त्रिदिवं देवैः सर्वैः सह मरुद्गणैः॥
English: Having thus addressed the monarch, and greeted Gangā, the creator of the worlds repaired to heaven with the celestials.
Sanskrit: देवदेवे गते तस्मिन् सोऽङ्गुष्टाग्रनिपीडिताम्। कृत्वा वसुमती राम वत्सरं समुपासत॥
English: When that god of gods had gone away, Bhagiratha, O Rāma, pressing the earth with his thumb, spent a year in adoring Siva.
Sanskrit: अथ संवत्सरे पूर्णे सर्वलोकनमस्कृतः। उमापतिः पशुपति राजानमिदमब्रवीत्॥
English: And when the yea was complete, Uma's lord, Pasupati, worshipped of all the worlds, spoke to the king, saying,
Sanskrit: प्रीतस्तेऽहं नरश्रेष्ठ करिष्यामि तव प्रियम्। शिरसा धारयिष्यामि शैलराजसुतामहम्॥
English: O foremost of men, I am well pleased with you: I will do what will before your welfare. I will hold the Mountain's daughter on my head.
Sanskrit: ततो हैमवती ज्येष्ठा सर्वलोकनमस्कृता। तदा सातिमहदूपं कृत्वा वेगं च दुःसहम्॥ आकाशादपतद् राम शिवे शिवशिरस्युत।
English: Then, O Rāma. that one bowed to by all creatures, the elder daughter of Himavat, assuming an exceedingly mighty shape, with irresistible impetus precipitated herself from the welkin upon Siva's gracious head.
Sanskrit: अचिन्तयच्च सा देवी गङ्गा परमदुर्धरा॥ विशाम्यहं हि पातालं स्रोतसा गृह्य शंकरम्।
English: And that divine one, Gangă, exceedingly difficult to sustain, thought, ‘I will enter the nether regions, carrying off Sankara by my streams.'
Sanskrit: तस्यावलेपनं ज्ञात्वा क्रुद्धस्तु भगवान् हरः॥ तिरोभावयितुं बुद्धिं चक्रे त्रिनयनस्तदा।
English: Knowing her proud intention, the adorable Hara waxed wroth; and the three-eyed deity set his heart upon enveloping Here
Sanskrit: सा तस्मिन् पतिता पुण्या पुण्ये रुद्रस्य मूर्धनि॥ हिमवत्प्रतिमे राम जटामण्डलगह्वरे। सा कथंचिन्मही गन्तुं नाशक्नोद् यत्नमास्थिता॥ नैव सा निर्गमं लेभे जटामण्डलमन्ततः। तत्रैवाबभ्रमद् देवी संवत्सरगणान् बहून्॥
English: O Rāma, as that sacred one plunged upon Rudra's holy head of tangled locks, resembling Himavat she could by no means reach the earth, despite all her endeavours; nor did she obtain egress from under the matted locks. And she wandered there for many a year.
Sanskrit: तामपश्यत् पुनस्तत्र तपः परममास्थितः। स तेन तोषितश्चासीदत्यन्तं रघुनन्दन॥ विससर्ज ततो गङ्गां हरो बिन्दुसरः प्रति। तस्यां विसृज्यमानायां सप्त स्रोतांसि जज्ञिरे॥
English: And finding Gangā in this plight, Bhagīratha became again engaged in high austerities. And thereupon Siva, O descendant of Raghu, was exceedingly gratified; and cast Gangā off in the direction of the Bindu lake. And as she was let off, seven streams branched out from her.
Sanskrit: ह्लादिनी पावनी चैव नलिनी च तथैव च। तिस्रः प्राची दिशं जग्मुर्गङ्गाः शिवजलाः शुभाः॥ सुचक्षुश्चैव सीता च सिन्धुश्चैव महानदी। तिस्रश्चैता दिशं जग्मुः प्रतीची तु दिशं शुभाः॥
English: And the three streams of the excellent Gangā of auspicious waters took an easterly direction; while the Sucakşu, the Sītā, and that mighty river the Sindhu flowed on the auspicious west.
Sanskrit: सप्तमी चान्वगात् तासां भगीरथरथं तदा। भगीरथोऽपि राजर्षिदिव्यं स्यन्दनमास्थितः॥ प्रायादग्रे महातेजा गङ्गा तं चाप्यनुव्रजत्। गगनाच्छंकरशिरस्ततो धरणिमागता ॥
English: And the seventh followed Bhagiratha's car. And that royal saint, the exceedingly puissant Bhagiratha, mounted on a superb car, went before; and Gariga followed him. And she descended from the welkin upon Sankara's head, thence alighting upon the earth.
Sanskrit: असर्पत जलं तत्र तीव्रशब्दपुरस्कृतम्। मत्स्यकच्छपसबैश्च शिंशुमारगणैस्तथा॥ पतद्भिः पतितैश्चैव व्यरोचत वसुंधरा।
English: And there her waters flowed with thundering sounds. And earth looked beautiful with swarms of fallen and falling fishes, and tortoises, and porpoises.
Sanskrit: ततो देवर्षिगन्धर्वा यक्षसिद्धगणास्तथा॥ व्यलोकयन्त ते तत्र गगनाद् गां गतां तदा। विमानैर्नगराकारैर्हयैर्गजवरैस्तदा॥
English: Then celestials and saints and Gandharvas and Yakşas and Siddhas mounted on excellent elephants and horses and cars resembling cities, looked on Gangă descending upon earth.
Sanskrit: पारिपल्वगताश्चापि देवतास्तत्र विष्ठिताः। तदद्भुतमिमं लोके गङ्गावतरमुत्तमम्॥ दिदृक्षवो देवगणाः समीयुरमितौजसः।
English: And the celestials stationed on cars were struck with surprise; and all creatures marvelled at the excellent descent of Gangā.
Sanskrit: सम्पतद्भिः सुरगणैस्तेषां चाभरणौजसा॥ शतादित्यमिवाभाति गगनं गततोयदम्।
English: And eager to witness the spectacle, celestial hosts of immeasurable energy thither and the effulgence of their ornaments, the firmament free from clouds, shone as if with an hundred suns.
Sanskrit: शिंशुमारोरगगणैर्मीनैरपि च चञ्चलैः॥ विषुद्भिरिव विक्षिप्तैराकाशमभवत् तदा। पाण्डुरैः सलिलोत्पीडैः कीर्यमाणैः सहस्रधा ॥ शारदाधैरिवाकीर्णं गगनं हंससंप्लवैः।
English: And the sky was graced with fast-fleeting porpoises and serpents and fishes resembling playing lightning; and the welkin scattered with pale foam-flakes by thousands, appeared as if it was scattered with autumnal clouds swarming with cranes.
Sanskrit: क्वचिद् द्रुततरं याति कुटिलं क्वचिदायतम्॥ विनतं क्वचिदुद्भूतं क्वचिद् याति शनैः शनैः। सलिलेनैव सलिलं क्वचिदभ्याहतं पुनः॥
English: And the river proceeded sometimes rapidly, and sometimes awry, and sometimes in volumes and sometimes sloping, and sometimes ascending and sometimes languidly; and sometimes water clashed with water.
Sanskrit: मुहूरूज़पथं गत्वा पपात वसुधां पुनः। तच्छंकरशिरोभ्रष्टं भ्रष्टं भूमितले पुनः॥ व्यरोचत तदा तोयं निर्मलं गतकल्मषम्।
English: Sometimes ascending an upland, it descended it no a dell. And the pellucid and pure water first descending upon Śankara's head, and thence on to the earth, appeared exceedingly beautiful.
Sanskrit: तत्रर्षिगणगन्धर्वा वसुधातलवासिनः॥ भवाङ्गपतितं तोयं पवित्रमिति पस्पृशुः ।
English: And there the saints and the Gandharvas, as well as the inhabitants of the earth, touched the sacred water flowing from Bhava's body.
Sanskrit: शापात् प्रपतिता ये च गगनाद् वसुधातलम्॥ कृत्वा तत्राभिषेकं ते बभूवुर्गतकल्मषाः। धूतपापाः पुनस्तेन तोयेनाथ शुभान्विताः॥ पुनराकाशमाविश्य स्वाँल्लोकान् प्रतिपेदिरे।
English: And those that had fallen from the sky to the earth in consequence of some curse of other, having bathed there, and thereby having their sins washed an removed by that sanctifying water, again ascended the sky and entered the celestial regions.
Sanskrit: मुमुदे मुदितो लोकस्तेन तोयेन भास्वता॥ कृताभिषेको गङ्गायां बभूव गतकल्मषः।
English: And through the agency of that shining water, all beings, feeling delight, rejoiced, and having bathed in Gangā, became cleansed from sin.
Sanskrit: भगीरथो हि राजर्षिर्दिव्यं स्यन्दनमास्थितः॥ प्रायादग्रे महाराजस्तं गङ्गा पृष्ठतोऽन्वगात्।
English: And stationed on an excellent car that mighty king, the royal saint Bhagiratha, went first, and Gangā went at his back.
Sanskrit: देवाः सर्षिगणाः सर्वे दैत्यदानवराक्षसाः॥ गन्धर्वयक्षप्रवराः सकिंनरमहोरगाः। सर्पाश्चाप्सरसो राम भगीरथरथानुगाः॥ गङ्गामन्वगमन् प्रीताः सर्वे जलचराश्च ये।
English: The gods, and the saints, and the Daityas, and the Dānavas, and the Rākşasas, and the foremost of Gandharvas and Yaksas, and the Kinnaras, and the mighty Uragas, and the Serpents, and the Apsaras, O Rāma, and the acquatic animals in a body following Bhagirahta's car, with glad hearts went in the wake of Gangā.
Sanskrit: यतो भगीरथो राजा ततो गङ्गा यशस्विनी॥ जगाम सरितां श्रेष्ठा सर्वपापप्रणाशिनी।
English: Whither soever king Bhagiratha went, the famous Gangā, foremost of streams, capable of destroying all sins, went.
Sanskrit: ततो हि यजमानस्य जोरद्भुतकर्मणः॥ गङ्गा सम्प्लावयामास यज्ञवाटं महात्मनः।
English: And Gangā flooded the sacrificial ground of the high-souled Jahnu of wonderful deeds, as he was performing a sacrifice.
Sanskrit: तस्यावलेपनं ज्ञात्वा क्रुद्धो जह्वश्च राघव॥ अपिबत् तु जलं सर्वं गङ्गायाः परमाद्भुतम्। ततो देवाः सगन्धर्वा ऋषयश्च सुविस्मिताः॥ पूजयन्ति महात्मानं जहुँ पुरुषसत्तमम्।
English: Thereat, O Rāghava, reading her insolence, Jahnu, waxing wroth, drank up all her wonderful waters. Thereupon, the deities, and the Gandharvas, and the saints, struck with amazement fell to worshipping that foremost of men, the high-souled Jahnu.
Sanskrit: गङ्गां चापि नयन्ति स्म दुहितृत्वे महात्मनः॥ ततस्तुष्टो महातेजाः श्रोत्राभ्यामसृजत् प्रभुः। तस्माज्जह्वसुता गङ्गा प्रोच्यते जाह्नवीति च॥
English: And that highly energetic lord, being propitiated, let Ganga off through his ears. Therefore it is that Gangā goes by the name of Jahnu's daughter.
Sanskrit: जगाम च पुनर्गङ्गा भगीरथरथानुगा। सागरं चापि सम्प्राप्ता सा सरित्प्रवरा तदा॥ रसातलमुपागच्छत् सिद्ध्यर्थं तस्य कर्मणः।
English: Then Gargā again began to follow Bhagīratha's car. And having reached the ocean, that foremost of streams, with the object of accomplishing that work, entered into the subterranean regions.
Sanskrit: भगीरथोऽपि राजर्षिर्गङ्गामादाय यत्नतः॥ पितामहान् भस्मकृतानपश्यद् गतचेतनः।
English: Having carefully brought Gargā, that royal saint, Bhagīratha, beheld his grand-fathers deprived of senses, and reduced to ashes.
Sanskrit: अथ तद्भस्मनां राशिं गङ्गासलिलमुत्तमम्। प्लावयत् पूतपाप्मानः स्वर्गं प्राप्ता रघुत्तम॥
English: The excellent waters of Gangā overflowed that heap of ashes; and thereupon, O best of the Raghus, they their sins purged; attained heaven.
Sanskrit: स गत्वा सागरं राजा गङ्गयानुगतस्तदा। प्रविवेश तलं भूमेर्यत्र ते भस्मसात्कृता॥ भस्मन्यथाप्लुते राम गङ्गायाः सलिलेन वै। सर्वलोकप्रभुर्ब्रह्मा राजानमिदमब्रवीत्॥
English: Then having arrived at the Ocean, the king wending in Ganga's wake, entered underneath the Earth, at that spot where those (sons of Sagara) had been reduced to ashes. And, O Rāma, on the ashes being washed by the waters of Gangā, Brahmā, the lord of all creatures thus spoke to the monarch.
Sanskrit: तारिता नरशार्दूल दिवं याताश्च देववत्। षष्ठिः पुत्रसहस्राणि सगरस्य महात्मनः॥
English: O most puissant of men, the sixty thousand sons of the high-souled Sagara have been delivered and they have ascended heaven like to celestials themselves.
Sanskrit: सागरस्य जलं लोके यावत्स्थास्यति पार्थिव। सगरस्यात्मजाः सर्वे दिवि स्थास्यन्ति देववत्॥
English: O lord of earth, as long as the waters of the ocean shall endure in the world. Sagara's sons shall reside in heaven like to celestials.
Sanskrit: इयं च दुहिता ज्येष्ठा तव गङ्गा भविष्यति। त्वत्कृतेन च नाम्नाथ लोके स्थास्यति विश्रुता॥
English: This Gangā shall become your eldest daughter; and she shall attain celebrity among all, being called after your name.
Sanskrit: गङ्गा त्रिपथगा नाम दिव्या भागीरथीति च। त्रीन् पथो भावयन्तीति तस्मात् त्रिपथगा स्मृता ॥
English: And Gangā is called both Tripathagã and Bhăgirathi. And she is know as Tripathagā, is consequence of her proceeding in three directions.
Sanskrit: पितामहानां सर्वेषां त्वमत्र मनुजाधिप। कुरुष्व सलिलं राजन् प्रतिज्ञामपवर्जय॥
English: Do you now, O lord of men, her offer oblations of water to your grand-sires, and thereby, O king, make good your promise.
Sanskrit: पूर्वकेण हि ते राजंस्तेनातियशसा तदा। धर्मिणां प्रवरेणाथ नैष प्राप्तो मनोरथः॥
English: O king, that foremost of righteous ones, your ancestor of exceeding renown, had failed to attain his desire.
Sanskrit: तथैवांशुमता वत्स लोकेऽप्रतिमतेजसा। गङ्गा प्रार्थयता नेतुं प्रतिज्ञा नापवर्जिता॥ राजर्षिणा गुणवता महर्षिसमतेजसा। मत्तुल्यतपसा चैव क्षत्रधर्मस्थितेन च ॥
English: O child Ansumat likewise unparalleled in the worlds in energy, had failed in realising his cherished promise of bringing down Gangā.
Sanskrit: दिलीपेन महाभाग तव पित्रातितेजसा। पुनर्न शकिता नेतुं गङ्गां प्रार्थयतानघ॥
English: Then again that royal saint, crowned with qualities; of austerities like to mine, ever abiding by his Ksatriya duties, even Dilipa's self, your exceedingly puissant sire.
Sanskrit: सा त्वया समतिक्रान्ता प्रतिज्ञा पुरुषर्षभ। प्राप्तोऽसि परमं लोके यशः परमसम्मतम्॥
English: O eminently righteous one, had failed in bringing down Gangā according to his cherished resolve, O sinless one. And now, O foremost of men, that promise having been fulfilled by you, you shall attain signal glory in the world by the common consent of all.
Sanskrit: तच्च गङ्गावतरणं त्वया कृतमरिंदम। अनेन च भवान् प्राप्तो धर्मस्यायतनं महत्॥
English: And, O vanquisher of your foes, having brought about Ganga's dissension, you shall from this act of your also attain the regions of Brahma.
Sanskrit: प्लावयस्व त्वमात्मानं नरोत्तम सदोचिते। सलिले पुरुषश्रेष्ठ शुचिः पुण्यफलो भव॥
English: Do you, O best of me, lave thyself in these waters worthy of the pious, O prime of men, and thereby become purified, and attain sanctity.
Sanskrit: पितामहानां सर्वेषां कुरुष्व सलिलक्रियाम्। स्वस्ति तेऽस्तु गमिष्यामि स्वं लोकं गम्यतां नृप॥
English: Do you perform the watery rites of your grand-sires. May luck be your, I shall now repair to my own regions: do you depart, O king.
Sanskrit: इत्येवमुक्त्वा देवेश सर्वलोकपितामहः। यथागतं तथागच्छद् देवलोकं महायशाः॥
English: Having said this, the illustrious lord of the celestials the Grand-sire of all creatures, went to the celestial regions.
Sanskrit: भगीरथस्तु राजर्षिः कृत्वा सलिलमुत्तमम्। यथाक्रमं यथान्यायं सागराणां महायशाः॥ कृतोदकः शुची राजा स्वपुरं प्रविवेश ह। समृद्धार्थो नरश्रेष्ठ स्वराज्यं प्रशशास ह॥
English: The royal saint king Bhagiratha also of high fame having performed his ablutions and purified himself, and duly and in proper order offered oblations of water to the sons of Sagara, entered his capital. And attaining exceeding prosperity, that foremost of men ruled his kingdom.
Sanskrit: प्रमुमोद च लोकस्तं नृपमासाद्य राघव। नष्टशोकः समृद्धार्थो बभूव विगतज्वरः॥
English: O descendant of Raghu, having him as their sovereign, the people rejoiced greatly; and with their griefs removed and prosperity secured, they lived in peace of mind.
Sanskrit: एष ते राम गङ्गाया विस्तरोऽभिहितो मया। स्वस्ति प्राप्नुहि भद्रं ते संध्याकालोऽतिवर्तते॥
English: Thus, O Rama, have I defailed to you the history of Gangā. Auspiciousness may you obtain! Good betide you, the evening draw nigh.
Sanskrit: धन्यं यशस्यमायुष्यं पुत्र्यं स्वय॑मथापि च। यः श्रावयति विप्रेषु क्षत्रियेष्वितरेषु च॥ प्रीयन्ते पितरस्तस्य प्रायन्ते दैवतानि च। इदमाख्यानमायुष्यं गङ्गावतरणं शुभम्॥
English: He that recite this story conferring prosperity, fame, long life, and heaven to Vipras, Kșatriyas, and other, attain the good graces of his ancestors and the celestials.
Sanskrit: यः शृणोति च काकुत्स्थ सर्वान् कामानवाप्नुयात्। सर्वे पापाः प्रणश्यन्ति आयुः कीर्तिश्च वर्धते ॥
English: O Kākutstha, he that listen to the sacred history of Ganga's descent, conferring length of days, attain all his desires, and all his sins are destroyed, and his life and fame increase.
Sanskrit: हतेषु तेषु पुत्रेषु दितिः परमदुःखिता। मारीचं कश्यपं नाम भारमिदमब्रवीत्।।१।
English: On those sons of her being slain, Diti afflicted with great grief, thus addressed her husband, Marici's son, Kasyapa.
Sanskrit: हतपुत्रास्मि भगवंस्तव पुत्रैर्महाबलैः। शक्रहन्तारमिच्छामि पुत्रं दीर्घतपोर्जितम्॥
English: O adorable one, your high-souled sons have slain mine. I now wish for a son, who, obtained through long austerities, will be able to slay Sakra.
Sanskrit: साहं तपश्चरिष्यामि गर्भ मे दातुमर्हसि। ईश्वरं शक्रहन्तारं त्वमनुज्ञातुमर्हसि॥
English: I will engage in austerities: it behoves you to grant me such an embryo, such a slayer of Sakra it behoves you to promise me.
Sanskrit: तस्यास्तद् वचनं श्रुत्वा मारीचः कश्यपस्तदा। प्रत्युवाच महातेजा दितिं परमदुःखिताम्॥
English: Hearing those words of hers, Marici's son, Kaśyapa of exceeding energy answered the deeply aggrieved Diti, saying.
Sanskrit: एवं भवतु भद्रं ते शुचिर्भव तपोधने। जनयिष्यसि पुत्रं त्वं शक्रहन्तारमाहवे॥ पूर्णे वर्षसहस्रं तु शुचिर्यदि भविष्यसि। पुत्रं त्रैलोक्यहन्तारं मत्तस्त्वं जनयिष्यसि॥
English: Be it so. Good betide you, do you become pure, O ascetic. If you remain pure, when a full thousand years shall be complete, you will give birth to a son who will slay ſakra in battle.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्त्वा महातेजाः पाणिना सम्ममार्ज ताम्। तामालभ्य ततः स्वस्ति इत्युक्त्वा तपसे ययौ॥
English: And through me, you will give birth to a son that will destroy the three worlds. Having said this, that highly energetic one rubbed her person with his palm. And having rubbed her, he said, 'Luck!' and then went away to carry on austerities.
Sanskrit: गते तस्मिन् नरश्रेष्ठ दितिः परमहर्षिता। कुशप्लवं समासाद्य तपस्तेपे सुदारुणम्॥
English: When he had gone, Diti, O foremost of men, becoming exceedingly delighted, went to, Kuśaplava and began to practise rigid mortifications.
Sanskrit: तपस्तस्यां हि कुर्वत्यां परिचर्या चकार ह। सहस्राक्षो नरश्रेष्ठ परया गुणसम्पदा।९।।
English: O foremost of men, as she was practising austerities, the thousand-eyed deity most dutifully ministered to her.
Sanskrit: अग्निं कुशान् काष्ठमपः फलं मूलं तथैव च। न्यवेदयत् सहस्राक्षो यच्चान्यदपि काङ्क्षितम्॥
English: The thousand-eyed one provided for her fire, and Kusa, and faggots, and water, and fruits, and roots, and other things that she wanted.
Sanskrit: गात्रसंवाहनैश्चैव श्रमापनयनैस्तथा। शक्रः सर्वेषु कालेषु दितिं परिचचार ह॥
English: And at all times, Sakra served Diti by rubbing her person, and removing her fatigue.
Sanskrit: पूर्णे वर्षसहस्रे सा दशोने रघुनन्दन। दितिः परमसंहृष्टा सहस्राक्षमथाब्रवीत्॥
English: When ten years only were wanting to complete the thousand years, Diti, O descendant of Raghu, being exceedingly delighted, thus spoke to the thousand-eyed one.
Sanskrit: तपश्चरन्त्या वर्षाणि दश वीर्यवतां वर। अवशिष्टानि भद्रं ते भ्रातरं द्रक्ष्यसे ततः॥
English: O best of those endowed with prowess, of me engaged in austerities, ten years only remain (to complete the period.) And after that time, good betide you, you will behold your brother.
Sanskrit: यमहं त्वत्कृते पुत्र तमाधास्ये जयोत्सुकम्। त्रैलोक्यविजयं पुत्र सह भोक्ष्यसि विज्वरः॥
English: I will, O son, bind him to you in affection, whom I had besought for to compass your destruction, so that, the fever of your heart removed, you will with him enjoy the victory of the three worlds.
Sanskrit: याचितेन सुरश्रेष्ठ पित्रा तव महात्मना। वरो वर्षसहस्रान्ते मम दत्तः सुतं प्रति॥
English: On your high-souled sire having been besought by me, he, O foremost of celestials, granted me the boon that after a thousand years, I shall obtain a son.
Sanskrit: इत्युक्त्वा च दितिस्तत्र प्राप्ते मध्यं दिनेश्वरे। निद्रयापहृता देवी पादौ कृत्वाथ शीर्षतः॥
English: And it came to pass that having said this, the sun being in his meridian, the worshipful Diti with her feet placed at that part of the bed which should contain her head, was overpowered by sleep.
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वा तामशुचिं शक्रः पादयोः कृतमूर्धजाम्। शिरः स्थाने कृतौ पादौ जहास च मुमोद च॥
English: And thereupon seeing her resting her feet at the place where she should place her head, and consequently unclean, Śakra was exceedingly delighted, and smiled.
Sanskrit: तस्याः शरीरविवरं प्रविवेश पुरंदरः। गर्भ च सप्तधा राम चिच्छेद परमात्मवान्॥
English: O Rāma, Purandara entered into her womb, and that highly self-controlled one served the embryo in seven parts.
Sanskrit: भिद्यमानस्ततो गर्भो वज्रेण शतपर्वणा। रुरोद सुस्वरं राम ततो दितिरबुध्यत॥
English: And the embryo being pierced by the thunderbold of an hundred knots, cried at the top of its voice, and thereat Diti awoke.
Sanskrit: मा रुदो मा रुदश्चेति गर्भं शक्रोऽभ्यभाषत। विभेद च महातेजा रुदन्तमपि वासवः॥
English: 'Do not cry, do not cry,' exclaimed Sakra: and even while it was crying, the mighty-minded Vāsava continued piercing it.
Sanskrit: न हन्तव्यं न हन्तव्यमित्येवं दितिरब्रवीत्। निष्पपात ततः शक्रो मातुर्वचनगौरवात्॥
English: 'Do not slay it; do not slay it' said Diti. Thereupon, in consideration of the honour of his mother, Sakra went out.
Sanskrit: प्राञ्जलिर्वज्रसहितो दितिं शक्रोऽभ्यभाषत। अशुचेर्देवि सुप्तासि पादयोः कृतमूर्धजा॥ तदन्तरमहं लब्ध्वा शक्रहन्तारमाहवे। अभिन्दं सप्तधा देवि तन्मे त्वं क्षन्तुमर्हसि ॥
English: Then he with clasped palms accosted Diti, saying, 'O worshipful one, you did sleep with they feet placed where your head should have lain, and hast therefore become impure. And finding this opportunity, I severed in seven pieces that would-be slayer of mine in battle. Do you, O worshipful one, excuse me.'
Sanskrit: पृष्ट्वा तु कुशलं तत्र परस्परसमागमे। कथान्ते सुमतिर्वाक्यं व्याजहार महामुनिम्॥
English: Having met together they enquired after each other's welfare. And then Sumati spoke to the mighty ascetic, saying.
Sanskrit: इमौ कुमारौ भद्रं ते देवतुल्यपराक्रमौ। गजसिंहगती वीरौ शार्दूलवृषभोपमौ॥ पद्मपत्रविशालाक्षौ खङ्गतूणधनुर्धरौ। अश्विनाविव रूपेण समुपस्थितयौवनौ॥ यदृच्छयेव गां प्राप्तौ देवलोकादिवामरौ। कथं पद्भयामिह प्राप्तौ किमर्थं कस्य वा मुने॥
English: Good betide you, boasting the prowess of celestials of elephantine or leonine gait, heroic, resembling tigers or bulls, possessed of come expansive eyes like lotus-patals, bearing scimitars and bows and quivers, like to the Aśvins in grace, endowed with youth, like to celestials fancy-led, descended from ethereal regions to the earth beneath, whose sons; O ascetic, are these boys, and what for have they come hither, and why also is it that they journey of foot?
Sanskrit: भूषयन्ताविमं देशं चन्द्रसूर्याविवाम्बरम्। परस्परेण सदृशौ प्रमाणेङ्गितचेष्टितैः॥ किमर्थं च नरश्रेष्ठौ सम्प्राप्तौ दुर्गमे पथि। वरायुधधरौ वीरौ श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्त्वतः॥
English: And adorning all directions, like to the Sun or Moon adorning the firmament, and resembling each other. in personal proportions, and expressions, and gestures, and equipped with excellent weapons, and war-like, how have these paragons of men, into this impracticable way? I Wish to hear all this related truly.
Sanskrit: तस्य तद् वचनं श्रुत्वा यथावृत्तं न्यवेदयत्। विश्वामित्रवचः श्रुत्वा राजा परमविस्मितः॥ अतिथी परमं प्राप्तौ पुत्रौ दशरथस्य तौ। पूजयामास विधिवत् सत्काराही महाबलौ॥
English: Having heard his words, Viśvāmitra faithfully related all about it. Hearing Viśvāmitra's words, the king was extremely surprised; and having those sons of Daśaratha as his all-worthy guests, received with becoming respect those highly powerful ones deserving of hospitality.
Sanskrit: ततः परमसत्कारं सुमतेः प्राप्य राघवौ। उष्य तत्र निशामेकां जग्मतुर्मिथिलां ततः।।।।
English: Meeting with such splendid reception from Sumati, those descendants of Raghu spent there a night, and the next day set out for Mithila.
Sanskrit: तां दृष्ट्वा मुनयः सर्वे जनकस्य पुरीं शुभाम्। साधु साध्विति शंसन्तो मिथिला समपूजयन्॥
English: Beholding Janaka's beauteous city, the ascetics exclaiming, 'Excellent' fell to admiring Mithila.
Sanskrit: मिथिलोपवने तत्र आश्रमं दृश्य राघवः। पुराणं निर्जनं रम्यं पप्रच्छ मुनिपुङ्गवम्॥
English: And in a grove at Mithilā, Rāghava saw an ancient, lonely, and romantic asylum, and asked that foremost of ascetics, saying.
Sanskrit: इदमाश्रमसंकाशं किं न्विदं मुनिवर्जितम्। श्रोतुमिच्छामि भगवन् कस्यायं पूर्व आश्रमः॥
English: What is this that look like an asylum, though without any ascetics? I wish to hear, O worshipful one, to whom this asylum belonged in time past.
Sanskrit: तच्छ्रुत्वा राघवेणोक्तं वाक्यं वाक्यविशारदः। प्रत्युवाच महातेजा विश्वामित्रो महामुनिः॥
English: Hearing this speech addressed by Raghu's descendant that one versed in speech, the highly energetic and mighty saint, Viśvāmitra, answered.
Sanskrit: हन्त ते कथयिष्यामि शृणु तत्त्वेन राघव। यस्यैतदाश्रमपदं शप्तं कोपान्महात्मनः॥
English: Ah! Do you listen. I will tell you through the wrath of what high-souled one this hermitage came to he cursed.
Sanskrit: गौतमस्य नरश्रेष्ठ पूर्वमासीन्महात्मनः आश्रमो दिव्यसंकाशः सुरैरपि सुपूजितः॥
English: O foremost of men, this excellent asylum honoured by the celestials themselves, formerly belonged to the high-souled Gautama.
Sanskrit: स चात्र तप आतष्ठिदहल्यासहितः पुरा। वर्षपूगान्यनेकानि राजपुत्र महायशः॥
English: Here, O illustrious prince, in days of yore Gautama in company with Ahalyā carried on austerities for a long series of years.
Sanskrit: तस्यान्तरं विदित्वा च सहस्राक्षः शचीपतिः। मुनिवेषधरो भूत्वा अहल्यामिदमब्रवीत्॥
English: And perceiving occasion Saci's lord, the thousand-eyed deity assuming the form of that ascetic thus addressed Ahalyā.