pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: कृष्णाजिनं ततो ब्रह्मा ब्रह्मण्याय ददौ प्रभुः॥ समरेषु जयं चैव प्रददौ लोकभावनः।
English: The lord Brahma gave him, his devout devotee, a black deer-skin. And the Creator of all the worlds also gave him Victory in all battles.
Sanskrit: सैनापत्यमनुप्राप्य स्कन्दो देवगणस्य ह॥ शुशुभे ज्वलितोऽर्चिष्मान् द्वितीय इव पावकः।
English: Having obtained the command of the celestial forces, Skanda shone like a blazing fire of bright flames.
Sanskrit: तत: पारिषदैश्चैव मातृभिश्च समन्वितः॥ ययौ दैत्यविनाशाय ह्लादयन् सुरपुङ्गवान्।
English: Accompanied by those companions and the mothers, he set out for the destruction of the demons, cheering up all the foremost of the celestials.
Sanskrit: सा सेना नैर्ऋती भीमा सघण्टोच्छ्रितकेतना॥ सभेरीशङ्खमुरजा सायुधा सपताकिनी। शारदी द्यौरिवाभाति ज्योतिर्भिरिव शोभिता॥
English: That terrible army of celestials, furnished with standards adorned with bells and equipt with drums and conchs and cymbals and armed with weapons and decked with many banners, shone like the autumnal sky, bespangled with planets and stars.
Sanskrit: ततो देवनिकायास्ते नानाभूतगणास्तथा। वादयामासुरव्यग्रा भेरीः शङ्खांश्च पुष्कलान्॥
English: Then that vast host of celestials and various other creatures began cheerfully to beat their drums and blow their conchs numbering in thousands.
Sanskrit: पटहाञ्झर्झरांश्चैव क्रकचान् गोविषाणकान्। आडम्बरान् गोमुखांश्च डिण्डिमांश्च महास्वनान्॥
English: And they also played on their Patahas and Jharjharas and Krikachas and cow-horns and Adambaras and Gomukhas and Dindimas of loud sound.
Sanskrit: तुष्टुवुस्ते कुमारं तु सर्वे देवाः सवासवाः। जगुश्च देवगन्धर्वा ननृतुश्चाप्सरोगणाः॥
English: All the gods, with Vasava at their head, lauded Kumara. The celestials and the Gandharvas sang and the Apsaras danced.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रीतो महासेनस्त्रिदशेभ्यो वरं ददौ। रिपून् हन्तास्मि समरे ये वो वधचिकीर्घवः॥
English: Well pleased (with these attentions) Skanda granted a boon to all the celestials, saying-1 shall kill all your enemies, that wish to kill you.
Sanskrit: प्रतिगृह्य वरं देवास्तस्माद् विबुधसत्तमात्। प्रीतात्मानो महात्मानो मेनिरे निहतान् रिपुन॥
English: Having got this boon from that best of celestials, the illustrious gods considered their enemies as already killed.
Sanskrit: सर्वेषां भूतसंघानां हर्षान्नादः समुत्थितः। अपूरयत लोकांस्त्रीन् वरे दत्ते महात्मना॥
English: After Skanda had granted that boon a tremendous sound uprose from all those creatures full of joy, filling the three worlds.
Sanskrit: स निर्ययौ महासेनो महत्या सेनया वृतः। वधाय युधि दैत्यानां रक्षार्थं च दिवौकसाम्॥
English: Accompanied by that vast army, Skanda then started for the destruction of the Daityas and the protection of the celestial beings.
Sanskrit: व्यवसायो जयो धर्मः सिद्धिलक्ष्मीधृतिः स्मृतिः। महासेनस्य सैन्यानामग्रे जग्मुर्नराधिप॥
English: Exertion and Victory and Righteousness and Success and Prosperity and Courage and the Scriptures, (in their embodied forms) followed Kartikeya's army, O king.
Sanskrit: स तया भीमया देवः शूलमुद्गरहस्तया। ज्वलितालातधारिण्या चित्राभरणवर्मया॥ गदामुसलनाराचशक्तितोमरहस्तया। दृप्तसिंहनिनादिन्या विनद्य प्रययौ गुहः॥
English: With that awe-inspiring force, armed with lances and mallets and blazing hands and maces and heavy clubs and arrows and darts and spears and bedecked with beautiful ornaments and armour, the divine Guha set out with leonine roars.
Sanskrit: तं सर्वदैतेया राक्षसाः दानवास्तथा। व्यद्रवन्त दिशः सर्वा भयोद्विग्नाः समन्ततः॥
English: Beholding him, all the Daityas and Rakshasas and Danavas, overcome with fear, dispersed in all directions.
Sanskrit: अभ्यद्रवन्त देवास्तान् विविधायुधपाणयः। दृष्ट्वा च स ततः क्रुद्धः स्कन्दस्तेजोबलान्वितः॥
English: Arined with various weapons, the gods pursued them. Seeing the enemy flying away, the energetic and powerful Skanda, became swollen with anger.
Sanskrit: शक्त्यस्त्रं भगवान् भीमं पुनः पुनरवाकिरत्। आदधचात्मनस्तेजो हविषेद्ध इवानलः॥
English: He repeatedly hurled his terrible weapon, viz., the dart, he had received from Agni. The energy displayed by him then resembled a fire fed with libations of clarified butter.
Sanskrit: अभ्यस्यमाने शक्त्यस्त्रे स्कन्देनामिततेजसा। उल्काज्वाला महाराज पपात वसुधातले॥
English: While the dart was repeatedly hurled by Skanda of unfathomable energy, meteors, O king, dropped upon the Earth.
Sanskrit: संहादयन्तश्च तथा निर्घाताश्चापतन् क्षितौ। यथान्तकालसमये सुघोराः स्युस्तथा नृप॥
English: Thunder-bolts, also, with tremendous noise, dropped upon the Earth. Everything looked terrible, O king, as on the day of the universal dissolution.
Sanskrit: क्षिप्ता ह्येका यदा शक्तिः सुघोराऽनलसूनुना। तत: कट्यो विनिष्पेतुः शक्तीनां भरतर्षभ॥
English: When that terrible dart was once hurled by the son of Agni, millions of darts came out of it, O best of Bharatas.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रीतो महासेनो जधान भगवान् प्रभुः। दैत्येन्द्रं तारकं नाम महाबलपराक्रमम्॥
English: The powerful and worshipful Skanda filled with joy, at last killed Taraka, the chief of the Daityas, cndued with great energy and prowess and surrounded in that battle, by a hundred thousand heroic and powerful Daityas.
Sanskrit: वृतं दैत्यायुतैवीरैर्बलिभिर्दशभिर्नृप। महिषं चाप्टभिः पौर्वृतं संख्ये निजनिवान्॥
English: In that battle, he then fell downı Mahisha, who was surrounded by eight Padmas of Daityas. He next killed Tripada who was surrounded by a thousand Ajutas of Dailyas.
Sanskrit: त्रिपादं चायुतशतैर्जघान दशभिर्वृतम्। ह्रदोदरं निखर्वैश्च वृतं दशभिरीश्वरः॥
English: The powerful Skanda then over-powered Hradodara, who encircled by Nikharvas of Daityas, with all his followers armed with various weapons.
Sanskrit: जघानानुचरैः सार्धं विविधायुधपाणिभिः। तथाकुर्वन्त विपुलं नादं वध्यत्सु शत्रुषु॥ कुमारानुचरा राजन् पूरयन्तो दिशो दश।
English: Filling the ten points of the horizon, the followers of Kumara, O king, made a loud noise, while those Daityas were being killed and danced and jumped and laughed in joy.
Sanskrit: ननृतुश्च ववल्गुश्च जहसुश्च मुदान्विताः॥ शक्त्यस्त्रस्य तु राजेन्द्र ततोऽर्चिभिः समन्ततः।
English: Thousands of Daityas, O king, were reduced to ashes by the flames that came out Skanda's arrow, while other died at the very roars of Skanda.
Sanskrit: त्रैलोक्यं त्रासितं सर्वं जृम्भमाणाभिरेव च॥ दग्धाः सहस्रशो दैत्या नादैः स्कन्दस्य चापरे।
English: The three worlds were terrified at the yawns of Skanda's soldiers. The enemies were consumed with flames produced by Skanda. Many were killed by his roars only. was ten
Sanskrit: पताकयाऽवधूताश्च हताः केचित् सुरद्विषः॥ केचिद् घण्टारवत्रस्ता निषेदुर्वसुधातले। केचित् प्रहरणैश्छिन्ना विनिष्येतुर्गतायुषः॥
English: Some amongst the enemies of the celestials, struck with banners, were killed. Some, frightened by the sounds of bells, dropped on the face of the earth. Some wounded with weapons, fell down dead.
Sanskrit: एवं सुरद्विषोऽनेकान् बलवानाततायिनः। जघान समरे वीरः कार्तिकेयो महाबलः॥
English: In this way the heroic and powerful Kartikeya killed numberless enemies of the gods, highly powerful that came to fight with him.
Sanskrit: बाणो नामाथ दैतेयो बलेः पुत्रो महाबलः। क्रौञ्चं पर्वतमाश्रित्य देवसंघानबाधत॥
English: Then Vali's powerful son Vana, getting upon the Kranucha mountain, fought with the celestial army.
Sanskrit: तमभ्ययान्महासेनः सुरशत्रुमुदारधीः। स कार्तिकेयस्य भयात् क्रौञ्चं शरणमीयिवान्॥
English: Highly intelligent, the great generalissimo Skanda rushed against that enemy of the gods. Fearing Kartikeya, he took shelter within the Krauncha mountain.
Sanskrit: ततः क्रौझं महामन्युः क्रौञ्चनादनिनादितम्। शक्त्या विभेद भगवान् कार्तिकेयोऽग्निदत्तया॥
English: Worked up with ire, the worshipful Kartikeya then pierced that mountain with that dart given him by Agni. The mountain was called Krauncha (crane). for the sound it always produced resembled the cry of a crane.
Sanskrit: स शालस्कसन्धशबलं त्रस्तवानरवारणम्। प्रोड्डीनोद्धान्तविहगं विनिष्पतितपन्नगम्॥
English: That mountain was variegated with Shala trees. The monkey and elephants that lived on it were frightened. The birds that had lived there rose up and wheeled around in the sky. The serpents began to dart down its sides.
Sanskrit: गोलाङ्गुलर्क्षसंघेश्च द्रवद्भिरनुनादितम्। कुरङ्गमविनिर्घोषनिनादितवनान्तरम्॥
English: It resounded also with the cries of a large number of leopards and bears that ran hither and thither in fright. Other forests on it rang with the cries of hundreds of animals.
Sanskrit: विनिष्पतद्भिः शरभैः सिंहैश्च सहसा द्रुतैः। शोच्यामी दशां प्राप्तो रराजेव स पर्वतः॥
English: Sharabhas and lions suddenly run out. On account of all this, that mountain though it was reduced to a very pitiable condition still shone very beautiful.
Sanskrit: विद्याधराः समुत्पेतुस्तस्य शृङ्गनिवासिनः। किन्नराश्च समुद्विग्नाः शक्तिपातरवोद्धताः॥
English: Vidyadharas living on its summits soared into the air. The Kinnaras also became very anxious, bewildered by the fear caused by the fall of Skanda's arrow.
Sanskrit: ततो दैत्या विनिष्पेतुः शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः। प्रदीप्तात् पर्वतश्रेष्ठाद् विचित्राभरणस्रजः॥ तान् निजघ्नुरतिक्रम्य कुमारानुचरा मृघे। स चैव भगवान् क्रुद्धो दैत्येन्द्रस्य सुतं तदा॥
English: The Daityas then, by hundreds and thousands, came out of that burning mountain, all bedecked with beautiful ornaments and garlands. The followers of Kumara, overpowering them in battle, killed them all, the worshipful Skanda worked up with ire, killed the son of the Daitya chief (Vali) along with his younger brother as Indra has killed Vritra formerly.
Sanskrit: सहानुजं जघानाशु वृत्रं देवपतिर्यथा। बिभेद क्रौञ्चं शक्त्या च पावकिः परवीरहा॥
English: The destroyer of hostile heroes, viz., Agni's son, pierced with his dart the Krauncha mountain, dividing his own-self sometimes into many and sometimes aggregating them all into one.
Sanskrit: बहुधा चैकधा चैव कृत्वाऽऽत्मानं महाबलः। शक्तिः क्षिप्ता रणे तस्य पाणिमेति पुनः पुनः॥
English: Repeatedly discharged by him, the arrow repeatedly came back to him. Indeed such was the power and glory of the worshipful son of Agni.
Sanskrit: एवंप्रभावो भगवांस्ततो भूयश्च पावकिः। शौर्यादिगुणयोगेन तेजसा यशसा श्रिया॥ क्रौञ्चस्तेन विनिर्भियो दैत्याश्च शतशो हताः।
English: With redoubled heroism, energy, fame and success, the god pierced the mountain and killed hundreds of Dailyas.
Sanskrit: ततः स भगवान् देवो निहत्य विबुधद्विषः॥ सभाज्यमानो विबुधैः परं हर्षमवाप ह।
English: Having thus slain the enemies of the celestials, the worshipful god was worshipped and honored by the latter and was greatly delighted.
Sanskrit: ततो दुन्दुभयो राजन् नेदुः शङ्खाश्च भारत॥
English: After the Krauncha mountain had been pierced and after the son of Chanda had been killed drums were beat, О king and conchs were blown.
Sanskrit: मुमुचुर्देवयोषाश्च पुष्पवर्षमनुत्तमम्। योगिनामीश्वरं देवं शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः॥
English: The celestial ladies showered flowers continually upon that divine lord of Yogins.
Sanskrit: दिव्यगन्धमुपादाय ववौ पुण्यश्च मारुतः। गन्धर्वास्तुष्टुवुश्चैनं यज्वानश्च महर्षयः॥
English: Auspicious winds began to blow, carrying divine perfumes. The Gandharvas and great Rishis always engaged in the performance of sacrifices, sang his praises.
Sanskrit: केचिदेनं व्यवस्यन्ति पितामहसुतं प्रभुम्। सनत्कुमारं सर्वेषां ब्रह्मयोनि तमग्रजम्॥
English: Some spoke of him as the powerful son of the Grandsire, viz., Sanatkumara, the eldest of all the sons of Brahman.
Sanskrit: केचिन्महेश्वरसुतं केचित् पुत्रं विभावसोः। उमायाः कृत्तिकानां च गङ्गायाश्च वदन्त्युत॥
English: Some described him as as the of Maheshvara and some a that of Agni. Some spoke of him as the son of Uma or of Krittakas or of Ganga.
Sanskrit: एकधा च द्विधा चैव चतुर्धा च महाबलम्। योगिनामीश्वरं देवं शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः॥
English: Hundreds and thousands of people described that Lord of Yogins of shining form and great might, as the son of one of those or of either of two of those or of any one of four of those. son
Sanskrit: एतत् ते कथितं राजन् कार्तिकेयाभिषेचनम्। शृणु चैव सरस्वत्यास्तीर्थवर्यस्य पुण्यताम्॥
English: "I have thus told you, O king, everything about the installation of Kartikeya. Listen now to the history of the sanctity of that best of Tirthas, on the Sarasvati.
Sanskrit: बभूव तीर्थप्रवरं हतेषु सुरशत्रुषु। कुमारेण महाराज त्रिविष्टपमिवापरम्॥
English: That best of Tirthas, O king after the enemies of the celestials had been killed, became a second heaven.
Sanskrit: ऐश्वर्याणि च तत्रस्थो ददावीशः पृथक् पृथक्। ददौ नैर्ऋतमुख्येभ्यस्त्रैलोक्यं पावकात्मजः॥
English: The powerful son of Agni gave to each of those leading celestials various kinds of dominion and wealth and at last the sovereignty of the three worlds.
Sanskrit: एवं स भगवांस्तस्मिंतीर्थे दैत्यकुलान्तकः अभिषिक्तो महाराज देवसेनापतिः सुरैः॥
English: Thus, O king was that adorable destroyer of the Daityas installed by the gods as their generalissimo.
Sanskrit: तीर्थं यत्र पूर्वमपां पतिः। अभिषिक्तः सुरगणैर्वरुणो भरतर्षभ॥
English: That other Tirtha, O best of Bharatas, where in days of Yore, Varuna, the Lord of water had been installed by the celestials, is known by the name of Taijasa.
Sanskrit: अस्मिंस्तीर्थवरे स्नात्वा स्कन्दं चाभ्यर्च्य लागली। ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ददौ रुक्मं वासांस्याभरणानि च॥
English: Having bathed in that Tirtha and adored Skanda, Rama gave to the Brahmans gold and clothes and ornaments and many other things.
Sanskrit: उषित्वा रजनीं तत्र माधवः परवीरहा। पूज्य तोयं च लागली॥
English: Passing one night there, that killer of hostile heroes, viz., Madhava, lauding that foremost of Tirthas and touching its water, became cheerful and happy.
Sanskrit: हृष्टः प्रीतमनाश्चैव ह्यभवन्माधवोत्तमः। एतत् ते सर्वमाख्यातं यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि। यथाभिषिक्तो भगवान् स्कन्दो देवैः समागतैः॥ तैजसं नाम तत् तीर्थवरं तच्च स्पृष्ट्वा
English: I have now told you everything about which you had enquired, viz., how the divine Skanda was installed by the celestials.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततस्तीर्थवरं रामो ययौ बदरपाचनम्। तपस्विसिद्धचरितं यत्र कन्या धृतव्रता॥ भरद्वाजस्य दुहिता रूपेणाप्रतिमा भुवि। श्रुतावती नाम विभो कुमारी ब्रह्मचारिणी॥
English: Vaishampayana said Rama then proceeded to the Tirtha called Vadarapachana where dwell many ascetics and Siddhas, there the daughter of Bharadvaja on was of a peerless Earth for beauty, named Shruvavati, practised severe austerities. She maiden who led the life Brahmacharini.
Sanskrit: तपश्चचार साऽत्युग्रं नियमैर्बहुभिर्वृता। भर्ता मे देवराजः स्यादिति निश्चित्य भामिनी॥
English: That beautiful damsel, observing various kinds of vows, practised the austerest of penances, moved by the desire of obtaining the Lord of the celestials for her husband.
Sanskrit: समास्तस्या व्यतिक्रान्ता बह्वयः कुरुकुलोद्वह। चरन्त्या नियमांस्तांस्तां स्त्रीभिस्तीवान् सुदुश्चरान्॥४
English: Many years passed away, O chief of Kuru's race, during which that damsel continually practised those various kinds of vows exceedingly difficult for women to practise.
Sanskrit: तस्यास्तु तेन वृत्तेन तपसा च विशाम्पते। भक्त्या च भगवान् प्रीतः परया पाकशासनः॥
English: The worshipful chastiser of Paka at last became pleased with her, for her penances and reverence shown to him.
Sanskrit: आजगामाश्रमं तस्यास्त्रिदशाधिपतिः प्रभुः। आस्थाय रूपं विप्रर्वसिष्ठस्य महात्मनः॥
English: The powerful Lord of the celestials then came to that hermitage, having assumed the form of the great Rishi Vashishtha.
Sanskrit: सा तं दृष्ट्वोग्रतपसं वसिष्ठं तपतां वरम्। आचारैर्मुनिभिर्दृष्टैः पूजयामास भारत।॥
English: Seeing that best of ascetics, viz., Vashishtha, of the austerest penances, she adored him, O Bharata, according to the rites observed by ascetics.
Sanskrit: उवाच नियमज्ञा च कल्याणी सा प्रियंवदा। भगवन् मुनिशार्दूल किमाज्ञापयसि प्रभो॥
English: Conversant with vows, the auspicious and sweet-speeched damsel addressed him, saying-"O worshipful one, O foremost of ascetics, tell me your commands, O lord.
Sanskrit: सर्वमद्य यथाशक्ति तव दास्यामि सुव्रता शक्रभक्त्या च ते पाणिं न दास्यामि कथंचन॥
English: O you of excellent vows, I shall serve you, as much as I can. I will, however, not be able to marry you, for I seek Shakra.
Sanskrit: व्रतैश्च नियमैश्चैव तपसा च तपोधन। शक्रस्तोषयितव्यो वै मया त्रिभुवनेश्वरः॥
English: I am propitiating Shakra, the lord of the three worlds, with vows and rigid observances and ascetic penances.'
Sanskrit: इत्युक्तो भगवान् देवः स्मयन्निव निरीक्ष्य ताम्। उवाच नियमं ज्ञात्वा सांत्वयन्निव भारत॥ उग्रं तपश्चरसि वै विदिता मेऽसि सुव्रते। यदर्थमयमारम्भस्तव कल्याणि हृद्गतः॥
English: Thus addressed by her, the illustrious god, smiling as he looked at her and knowing her observances, addressed her sweetly, saying "Your practices of penances is known to me, O you of excellent vows, the object cherished in your heart, for which you have been trying your best, O auspicious one, shall, be accomplished. Everything attained by penances. Everything depends on penances.
Sanskrit: तच सर्वं यथाभूतं भविष्यति वरानने। तपसा लभ्यते सर्वं यथाभूतं भविष्यति॥ यथा स्थानानि दिव्यानि विबुधानां शुभानने। तपसा तानि प्राप्याणि तपोमूलं महत् सुखम्॥
English: All those sacred regions, O you beautiful damsel, that belong to the gods can be obtained by penances. Penances are the root of great happiness.
Sanskrit: इति कृत्वा तपो घोरं देहं संन्यस्य मानवाः। देवत्वं यान्ति कल्याणि शृणुष्वैकं वचो मम॥
English: Those men that renounce their bodies after having practised austere penances, obtain the status of gods, O auspicious one. Remember these words of mine.
Sanskrit: पञ्च चैतानि सुभगे बदराणि शुभव्रते। पचेत्युक्त्वा तु भगवाञ्जगाम बलसूदनः॥ आमन्त्रय तां तु कल्याणी ततो जप्यं जजाप सः। अविदूरे ततस्तस्मादाश्रमात् तीर्थमुत्तमम्॥ इन्द्रतीर्थेति विख्यातं त्रिषु लोकेषु मानद।
English: Do you now, O blessed damsel, boil these five jujubes, O you of excellent vows.' Having said these words, the worshipful slayer of Vala went away, taking leave, to recite mentally certain mantras at an excellent Tirtha not far from that herinitage. That Tirtha passed in the three worlds after the name of Indra, O giver of honours.
Sanskrit: तस्या जिज्ञासनार्थं स भगवान् पाकशासनः॥ बरदाणामपचनं चकार विबुधाधिपः।
English: Indeed, It was for testing the damsel's devotion that the king of the celestials acted in that way for obstructing the boiling of the jujubes.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रतप्ता सा राजन् वाग्यता विगतकमा॥ तत्परा शुचिसंवीता पावके समधिश्रयत्।
English: The damsel, O king, having purified himself, began her task; restraining speech and with fixed attention, she sat to her task, without experiencing the least fatigue.
Sanskrit: अपचद् राजशार्दूल बदराणि महाव्रता॥ तस्याः पतन्त्याः सुमहान् कालोऽगात् पुरुषर्षभ।
English: Thus that damsel of high vows, O best of kings, began to boil those jujubes. As she sat cmployed in her work, O foremost of men, day was almost gone, yet those jujubes showed no signs of softening.
Sanskrit: न च स्म तान्यपच्यन्त दिनं च क्षयमभ्यगात्॥ हुताशनेन दग्धश्च यस्तस्याः काष्ठसंचयः।
English: The fuel she had there was all consumed. Seeing the fire about to extinguish owing to want of fuel, she began to burn her own limbs.
Sanskrit: अकाष्ठमग्निं सा दृष्ट्वा स्वशरीरमथादहत्॥ पादौ प्रक्षिष्य सा पूर्वं पावके चारुदर्शना। दग्धौ दग्धौ पुनः पादावुपावर्तयतानघ॥
English: The beautiful maiden first dropped her feet into the fire. The innocent damsel sat still while her feet began to be consumed.
Sanskrit: चरणौ दह्यमानौ च नाचिन्तयदनिन्दिता। कुर्वाणा दुष्करं कर्म महर्षिप्रियकाम्यया॥
English: The beautiful girl did not at all mind her burning feet. Though it was a hard work, she did it from desire of doing good to the Rishi that had been her guest.
Sanskrit: न वैमनस्यं तस्यास्तु मुखभेदोऽथवाभवत्। शरीरमग्निनादीप्य जलमध्येऽव वहर्पिता॥
English: Her face did not at all change its colour under its agony, nor did she fell sorrow for it. Having thrust her limbs into the fire, she felt as much joy as if she had put them into cool water.
Sanskrit: तथास्या वचनं नित्यमवर्तद्धृदि भारता सर्वथा बदराण्येव पक्तव्यानीति कन्यका॥
English: The words of the Rishi, viz.-Cook these jujubes well-were remembered by her, O Bharata.
Sanskrit: सा तन्मनसि कृत्वैव महर्षेर्वचनं शुभा। अपचद् बदराण्येव न चापच्यन्त भारत॥
English: The auspicious damsel, recollecting those words of the great Rishi, began to cook those jujubes although the latter, O king, showed no signs of softening.
Sanskrit: तस्यास्तु चरणौ वह्निर्ददाह भगवान् स्वयम्। न च तस्या मनो दुःखं स्वल्पमप्यभवत् तदा॥
English: The worshipful Agni himself consumed her feet. For this, however, the maiden did not feel the slightest pain.
Sanskrit: अथ तत् कर्म दृष्ट्वास्याः प्रीतिस्त्रिभुवनेश्वरः। ततः संदर्शयामास कन्यायै रूपमात्मनः॥
English: Beholding this act of her, the lord of the three worlds, became highly pleased. He then appeared in his own proper form before the damsel.
Sanskrit: उवाच च सुरश्रेष्ठस्तां कन्यां सुदृढव्रताम्। प्रीतोऽस्मि ते शुभे भक्त्या तपसा नियमेन च॥
English: The king of the celestials then addressed that maiden of very austere vows, saying-"I am pleased with your devotion, penances and VOWS.
Sanskrit: तस्माद् योऽभिमतः कामः स ते सम्पत्स्यते शुभे। देहं त्यक्त्वा महाभागे त्रिदिवे मयि वत्स्यसि॥
English: Your wish, therefore, O auspicious one, shall be accomplished. Renouncing body, O blessed one, you shall in heaven live with me,
Sanskrit: इदं च ते तीर्थवरं स्थिरं लोके भविष्यति। सर्वपापापहं सुभ्र नाम्ना बदरपाचनम्॥ विख्यातं त्रिषु लोकेषु ब्रह्मर्षिभिरभिप्लुतम्।
English: This hermitage, again, shall become the foremost of Tirthas in the world, capable of cleansing from every sin. O you of fair eyebrows and shall pass by the name of Vadarapachana. It shall be celebrated in the three worlds and shall be lauded by great Rishis.
Sanskrit: अस्मिन् खलु महाभागे शुभे तीर्थवरेऽनघे॥ त्यक्त्वा सप्तर्षयो जग्मुहिमवन्तमरुन्धतीम्।
English: In this very Tirtha, O auspicious, sinless and highly blessed one, the seven Rishis had once left Arundhati (the wife of one of them) while they went to Himavat.
Sanskrit: ततस्ते वै महाभागा गत्वा तत्र सुसंशिताः॥ वृत्त्यर्थं फलमूलानि समाहर्तुं ययुः किल
English: Those regenerate ones, of very rigid vows, had gone there for collecting fruits and roots for their sustenance.
Sanskrit: तेषां वृत्यर्थिना तत्र वसतां हिमवद्वने॥ अनावृष्टिरनुप्राप्ता तदा द्वादशवार्षिकी।
English: While they thus lived in a forest of Himavat for procuring their food, a drought took place extending for twelve years.
Sanskrit: ते कृत्वा चाश्रमं तत्र न्यवसन्त तपस्विनः॥ अरुन्धत्यपि कल्याणी तपोनित्याभवत् तदा।
English: Those ascetics, having made a hermitage for themselves, continued to live there. Meanwhile Arundhati devoted herself to ascetic penances.
Sanskrit: अरुन्धतीं ततो दृष्ट्वा तीव्र नियममास्थिताम्॥ अथागमत् त्रिनयन: सुप्रीतो वरदस्तदा।
English: Beholding Arundhati practising the austerest of vows, the boon-giving and threecyed deity Mahadeva, highly gratified, came there.
Sanskrit: ब्रामं रूपं ततः कृत्वा महादेवो महायशाः॥ तामभ्येत्याब्रवीद् देवो भिक्षामिच्छाम्यहं शुभे।
English: Assuming the form of a Brahmana, the illustrious Mahadeva, came to her and said-I desire almas, O auspicious one!
Sanskrit: रत्युवाच ततः सा तं ब्राह्मणं चारुदर्शना॥ क्षीणाऽन्नसंचयो विप्र बदराणीह भक्षय।
English: The beautiful Arundhati said to him-Our food has been exhausted, O Brahmana. Do thou eat jujubes.
Sanskrit: ततोऽब्रवीन्महादेवः पचस्वैतानि सुव्रते॥ इत्युक्ता साऽपचत् तानि ब्राह्मणप्रियकाम्यया। ा
English: Mahadeva replied-Cook these jujubes, O you of excellent vows. After these words, she began to cook those jujubes for pleasing that Brahmana,
Sanskrit: अधिश्रित्य समिद्धेऽग्नौ बदराणि यशस्विनी॥ दिव्या मनोरमाः पुण्याः कथाः शुश्राव सा तदा। अतीता सा त्वनावृष्टि?रा द्वादशवार्षिकी।॥
English: Placing those jujubes on the fire, the celebrated Arundhati listened to to various excellent and sound and sacred discourses (from the lips of Mahadeva). That twelve years, drought then passed away.
Sanskrit: अनश्नन्त्याः पचन्त्याश्च शृण्वन्त्याश्च कथाः शुभाः। दिनोपमः स तस्याथ कालोऽतीतः सुदारुणः॥
English: Without food and employed in cooking and listening to those sacred topics, that terrible period passed away as if like a single day.
Sanskrit: ततस्तु मुनयः प्राप्ताः फलान्यादाय पर्वतात्। ततः स भगवान् प्रीतः प्रोवाचारुन्धतीं ततः॥ उपसर्गस्व धर्मज्ञे यथापूर्वमिमानृषीन्। प्रीतोऽस्मि तव धर्मज्ञे तपसा नियमेन त॥
English: Having collected fruits from the mountain, the seven Rishis returned there. The wonderful Mahadeva, highly pleased with Arundhati, said to her-Approach, as formerly, these Rishis, O righteous one! I have been satisfied with your penances and vows.
Sanskrit: ततः संदर्शयामास स्वरूपं भगवान् हरः। ततोऽब्रवीत् तदा तेभ्यस्तस्याश्च चरितं महत्॥
English: The adorable Hara appeared there in his own form. Pleased, he spoke to them about the noble conduct of Arundhati (in these words).