pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: ततस्तालकेतुर्महाधर्मकेतुर्महात्मा कृतात्मा महादाननित्यः। वसिष्ठापवाहं महाभीमवेगं धृतात्मा जितात्मा समभ्याजगाम॥
English: The illustrious and righteous Baladeva, of cleansed soul, having the palmyra on his banner and ever giving away the most valuable things, then proceeded to that tirtha of fierce current called Vashishthapavaha.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच सा शप्ता तेन क्रुद्धेन विश्वामित्रेण धीमता। तस्मिंस्तीर्थवरे शुभ्रे शोणितं समुपावहत्॥
English: Vaishampayana said "Cursed by the intelligent Vishvamitra in anger, Sarasvati, in that sacred and best of tirthas, flowed in bloody current.
Sanskrit: अथाजग्मुस्ततो राजन् राक्षसास्तत्र भारत। तत्र ते शोणितं सर्वे पिबन्तः सुखमासते॥
English: Then, O king, many Rakshasas come and lived happily there, drinking the blood that flowed.
Sanskrit: तृप्ताश्च सुभृशं तेन सुखिता विगतज्वराः। नृत्यन्तश्च हसन्तश्च यथा स्वर्गजितस्तथा॥
English: Highly pleased with that blood, cheerfully and without anxiety of any kind, they danced and laughed there like persons that have (by virtue) attained to heaven.
Sanskrit: कस्यचित् त्वथ कालस्य ऋषयः सुतपोधनाः। तीर्थयात्रां समाजग्मुः सरस्वत्यां महीपते॥
English: After some time had passed away, some Rishis, having asceticism for their wealth, came to the Sarasvati, O king, on pilgrimage.
Sanskrit: तेषु सर्वेषु तीर्थेषु स्वाप्लुत्य मुनिपुङ्गवाः। प्राप्य प्रीतिं परां चापि तपोलुब्धा विशारदाः॥ प्रययुर्हि ततो राजन् तेन तीर्थमसृग्वहम्। अथागम्य महाभागास्ततं तीर्थं दारुणं तदा।॥
English: Those foremost of ascetics, having bathed in all the tirthas and obtained great delight, became desirous of acquiring more merit. Those learned sages at last came. O king, to that tirtha where the Sarasvati flowed in a bloody current. Those highly blessed Rishis, arriving at that frightful tirtha.
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वा तोयं सरस्वत्याः शोणितेन परिप्लुतम्। पीतमानं च रक्षोभिर्बहुभिर्नृपसत्तम॥
English: Beheld the water of the Sarasvati mixed with blood and numberless Rakshasas, O king, drinking it.
Sanskrit: तान् दृष्ट्वा राक्षसान् राजन् मुनयः संशितव्रताः। परित्राणे सरस्वत्याः परं यत्नं प्रचक्रिरे॥
English: Seeing those Rakshasas, O king, those ascetics of rigid vows tried much for rescuing the Sarasvati from that condition.
Sanskrit: ते तु सर्वे महाभागाः समागम्य महाव्रताः। आहूय सरितां श्रेष्ठामिदं वचनमब्रुवन्॥ कारणं ब्रूहि कल्याणि किमर्थं ते हृदो ह्ययम्। एवमाकुलतां यातः श्रुत्वा ध्यास्यामहे वयम्॥
English: Arriving there, those Rishis invoked that foremost of rivers and said to her-"Tell us the reason, O auspicious lady, why this lake in you has been distressed with such a plight. Hearing it, we shall use our efforts to restore its pristine condition.
Sanskrit: ततः सा सर्वमाचष्ट यथावृत्तं प्रवेपती। दुःखितामथ तां दृष्ट्वा ऊचुस्ते वै तपोधनाः॥
English: Thus accosted, Sarasvati, trembling as she spoke, informed them of everything that had taken place. Seeing her thus woe-begone, those ascetics told her-
Sanskrit: कारणं श्रुतमस्माभिः शापश्चैव श्रुतोऽनघे। करिष्यन्ति तु यत् प्राप्तं सर्वं एव तपोधनाः॥
English: "We have heard of your curse, O sinless lady! All of us shall try."
Sanskrit: एवंमुक्त्वा सरिच्छ्रेष्टामूचुस्तेऽथ परस्परम्। विमोचयामहे सर्वे शापादेतां सरस्वतीम्॥
English: Having said so to that foremost of rivers, they then consulted with one another-"All of us shall release Sarasvati from her curse."
Sanskrit: ते सर्वे ब्राह्मणा राजस्तपोभिर्नियमैस्तथा। उपवासैश्च विविधैर्यमैः कष्टव्रतैस्तथा॥ आराध्य पशुभर्तारं महादेवं जगत्पतिम्। तां देवीं मोक्षयामासुः सरिच्छ्रेष्ठां सरस्वतीम्॥ तेषां तु सा प्रभावेण प्रकृतिस्था सरस्वती। प्रसन्नसलिला जज्ञे यथापूर्वं तथैव हि॥ निर्मुक्ता च सरिच्छ्रेष्ठा विबभौ सा यथा पुरा।
English: O king, adoring Mahadeva, that Lord of the universe and protector of all creatures, with penances, vows, fasts, abstinences and painful observances, all those Brahmanas emancipated that foremost of rivers, viz., the divine Sarasvati.
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वा तोयं सरस्वत्या मुनिभिस्तैस्तथा कृतम्॥ तानेव शरणं जम्मू राक्षसाः क्षुधितास्तथा।
English: Beholding the water of Sarasvati purified by those ascetics, the Rakshasas (that lived there), stricken with hunger, sought the protection of those ascetics themselves.
Sanskrit: कृत्वाञ्जलिं ततो राजन् राक्षसाः क्षुधयाऽर्दिताः॥ ऊचुस्तान् वै मुनीन् सर्वान् कृपायुक्तान् पुनः पुनः। वयं च क्षुधिताश्चैव धर्माद्धीनाश्च शाश्वतात्॥ न च नः कामकारोऽयं यद् वयं पापकारिणः।
English: Stricken with hunger, the Rakshasas, with clasped hands, repeatedly said to those ascetics filled with compassion viz.-"All of us are hungry? We have deviated from the path of virtue! That we are sinful is not of our own free will!'
Sanskrit: युष्माकं चाप्रसादेन दुष्कृतेन च कर्मणा॥ यत् पापं वर्धतेऽस्माकं ततः स्मो ब्रह्मराक्षसाः। योषितां चैव पापेन योनिदोषकृतेन च॥ एवं हि वैश्यशूद्राणां क्षत्रियाणां तथैव च। ये ब्राह्मणान् प्रद्विषन्ति ते भवन्तीह राक्षसाः॥ आचार्यमृत्विजं चैव गुरुं वृद्धजनं तथा। प्राणिनो येऽवमन्यन्ते ते भवन्तीह राक्षसाः॥
English: Through the want of your grace and our own evil deeds, as also for the sexual sins of our women, our sins multiply and we have become Brahma-Rakshasas! So amongst Vaishyas and Shudras and Kshatriyas, those that hate and injure Brahmanas became Rakshasas.'
Sanskrit: तत् कुरुध्वमिहास्माकं तारणं द्विजसत्तमाः। शक्ता भवन्तः सर्वेषां लोकानामपि तारणे॥
English: O best of Brahmanas, arrange then for our relief. You are capable of saving all the worlds!'
Sanskrit: तेषां वचनं श्रुत्वा तुष्टुवुस्तां महानदीम्। मोक्षार्थं रक्षसां तेषामूचुः प्रयतमानसाः॥ क्षुतं कीटावपन्नं च यचोच्छिष्टाचितं भवेत्। सुकेशमवधूतं च रुदितोपहतं च यत्॥
English: Hearing these words of theirs, those ascetics lauded the great river. For the rescue of those Rakshasas, with contracted minds those ascetics said-"The food over which one will sneeze, that in which there are worms and insects, that which may be mixed with refuges of food, that which is mixed with hair, that which is trampled. That which is mixed with tears shall make up the food of these Rakshasas!'
Sanskrit: एभिः संसृष्टमन्नं च भागोऽसौ रक्षसामिह। तस्माज्ज्ञात्वा सदा विद्वानेतान् यत्नाद् विवर्जयेत्॥ राक्षसान्नमसौ भुङ्क्ते यो भुङ्क्ते ह्यन्नमीदृशम्।
English: Knowing all this, the learned man shall carefully avoid these kinds of food. He that shall take such food shall be considered as partaking of the food of Rakshasas.'
Sanskrit: तु शोधयित्वा ततस्तीर्थमृषयस्ते तपोधनाः॥ मोक्षार्थं राक्षसानां च नदीं तां प्रत्यचोदयन्।
English: Having thus purified the tirtha, those ascetics thus prayed to that river for the relief of those Rakshasas.
Sanskrit: महर्षीणां मतं ज्ञात्वा ततः सा सरितां वरा॥ अरुणामानयामास स्वां तनूं पुरुषर्षभ।
English: Understanding the wishes of those great Rishis, that best of rivers caused her body, O foremost of men, to assume a new forn called Arjuna.
Sanskrit: तस्यां ते राक्षसाः स्नात्वा तनूस्त्यक्त्वा दिवं गताः।। अरुणायां महाराज ब्रह्मवध्यापहा हि सा।
English: Bathing in that new river the Rakshasas renounced their bodies and went to heaven.
Sanskrit: एतमर्थमभिज्ञाय देवराजः शतक्रतुः,॥ तस्मिंस्तीर्थे वीरे स्नात्वा विमुक्तः पाप्मना किल।
English: Ascertaining all this, the king of the celestials, viz., Indra, of a hundred sacrifices, bathed in that best of tirthas and was freed of a grievous sin."
Sanskrit: जनमेजय उवाच किमर्थं भगवान् शक्रो ब्रह्मवध्यामवाप्तवान्॥ कथमस्मिंश्च तीर्थे वै आप्लुत्याकल्मषोऽभवत्।
English: Janamejaya said "Why was Indra affected with the sin of Brahmanicide! How also did he become freed by bathing in that tirtha?''
Sanskrit: वैश्मपायन उवाच शृणुष्वैतदुपाख्यानं यथावृत्तं जनेश्वर॥ यथा बिभेद समयं नमुचेर्वासवः पुरा।
English: Vaishampayana said "Listen to that history, O king, listen to those events as they took place. Hear how Indra formerly broke his treaty with Namuchi.
Sanskrit: नमुचिर्वासवाद् भीत: सूर्यरश्मि समाविशत्॥ तेनेन्द्रः सख्यमकरोत् समयं चेदमब्रवीत्। न चाद्रेण न शुष्केण न रात्रौ नापि चाहनि॥ वधिष्याप्यसुरश्रेष्ठ सखे सत्येन ते शपे।
English: The Asura Namuchi, from fear of Vasava, had entered into a ray of the Sun. Indra then made friends with Namuchi and made a contract with him, saying-"O king, of Asuras, I shall not kill you, O friend, with anything that is wet or dry. I shall not kill you in the night or in the day! Forsooth I swear this to you.'
Sanskrit: एवं स कृत्वा समयं दृष्ट्वा नीहारमीश्वरः॥ चिच्छेदास्य शिरो राजन्नपां फेनेन वासवः।
English: Having made this understanding, the lord Indra one day behold a fog. He then, O king, sundered Namuchi's head, using the foam of water as his weapon.
Sanskrit: तच्छिरो नमुचेश्छिन्नं पृष्ठतः शक्रमन्वियात्॥ भो भो मित्रघ्न पापेति ब्रुवाणां शक्रमन्तिकात्।
English: The severed head of Namuchi thereupon pursued Indra from behind, saying repeatedly from a near place-"O killer of a friend, O wretch!'
Sanskrit: एवं स शिरसा तेन चोद्यमानः पुनः पुनः॥ पितामहाय संतप्त एतमर्थं न्यवेदयत्।
English: Thus addressed repeatedly by that head; Indra went to grandfather and informed him, sorrowfully of what had taken place.
Sanskrit: तमब्रवील्लोकगुरुररुणायां यथाविधि॥ इष्ट्वोपस्पृश देवेन्द्र तीर्थे पापभयापहे।
English: The supreme lord of the universe said to him-"Performing a sacrifice, bathe duly, O king of gods, in Aruna, the tirtha which saves all from the fear of sin!
Sanskrit: एषा पुण्यजला शक्र कृता मुनिभिरेव तु॥ निगूढमस्यागमनमिहासीत् पूर्वमेव तु।
English: The water of that river, O Shakra, has been sanctified by the ascetics! Formerly the river lay there concealed.
Sanskrit: ततोऽभ्येत्यारुणां देवीं प्लावयामास वारिणा॥ सरस्वत्यारुणायाश्च पुण्योऽयं संगमो महान्।
English: The divine Sarasvati, repaired to the Aruna and overflowed it with her waters. This confluence of Sarasvati and Aruna is highly sacred!
Sanskrit: इह त्वं यज देवेन्द्र दद दानान्यनेकशः॥ अत्राप्लुत्य सुघोरात् त्वं पातकाद् विप्रमोक्ष्यसे।
English: There, O king of gods, perform a sacrifice. Distribute enough of presents. Performing thy ablutions there, you shall be freed off of your sin.'
Sanskrit: इत्युक्तः स सरस्वत्याः कुञ्जे वै जनमेजय॥ इष्ट्वा यथावद् बलभिदरुणायामुपस्पृशत्। स मुक्तः पाप्मना तेन ब्रह्मवध्याकृतेन च॥ जगाम संहृष्टमनास्त्रिदिवं त्रिदशेश्वरः।
English: Thus Addressed, Indra, at these words of Brahman, O Janamejaya, performed in that abode of Sarasvati various sacrifices. Distributing many presents and bathing in that tirtha, he of a hundred sacrifices, the destroyer of Vala, duly performed certain sacrifices and then bathed in the Aruna. He became freed from the sin caused by Brahmanicide. The king of the celestial region, then returned to heaven with a joyful heart.
Sanskrit: शिरस्तचापि नमुचेस्तत्रैवाप्लुत्य भारत। लोकान् कामदुघान् प्राप्तमक्षयान् राजसत्तम॥
English: The head of Namuchi also dropped into that stream O Bharata and Asura gained many blessed regions, O best of kings, that granted ever wish.”
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच तत्राप्युपस्पृश्य बलो महात्मा दत्त्वा च दानानि पृथग्विधानि। अवाप्य धर्मं परमार्थकर्मा जगाम सोमस्य महत् सुतीर्थम्॥
English: Vaishampayana said "The great Baladeva, having bathed in that tirtha and given away many kinds of gifts, acquired great virtue. Of righteous deeds, he then proceeded to the great tirtha of Soma.
Sanskrit: यत्रायजद् राजसूयेन सोमः साक्षात् पुरा विधिवत् पार्थिवेन्द्रः। अत्रिीमान् विप्रमुख्यो बभूव होता यस्मिन् ऋतुमुख्ये महात्मा॥ यस्यान्तेऽभूत् सुमहद् दानवानां दैतेयानां राक्षसानां च देवैः। यस्मिन् युद्धं तारकाख्यं सुतीव्र यत्र स्कन्दस्तारकाख्यं जघान॥
English: There, formerly Soma himself, O emperor, had celebrated the Rajasuya sacrifice. The great Atri, that foremost of Brahmanas, endued with great intelligence, became the sacrificial priest in that grand sacrifice. Upon the termination of that sacrifice, a great battle took place between the gods and the Danavas, the Daityas and the Rakshasas. That fierce battle known after the name of the Asura Taraka. In that battle Skanda killed Taraka.
Sanskrit: सैनापत्यं लब्धवान् देवतानां महासेनो यत्र दैत्यान्तकर्ता। साक्षाचैव न्यवसत् कार्तिकेयः सदा कुमारो यत्र स प्लक्षराजः॥
English: There, on the occasion, Mahasena, that destroyer of Daityas, became the generalissimo of the celestial forces. In that tirtha is a huge Ashvattha tree. Under its shade, Kartikeya, otherwise called Kumara, always lives in person."
Sanskrit: जनमेजय उवाच सरस्वत्याः प्रभावोऽयमुक्तस्ते द्विजसत्तम। कुमारस्याभिषेकं तु ब्रह्मन् व्याख्यातुमर्हसि॥
English: Janamejaya said "You have described the inerits of the Sarasvati, O best of Brahmanas. You should, O Rishi, describe to me the investiture of Kumara by the gods.
Sanskrit: यस्मिन् देशे च काले च यथा च वदतां वर। यैश्चाभिषिक्तो भगवान् विधिना येन च प्रभुः॥ स्कन्दो यथा च दैत्यानामकरोत् कदनं महत्। तथा मे सर्वामाचक्ष्व परं कौतूहलं हि मे॥
English: Great is my curiosity. Tell me everything, therefore, about the time, place and manner in which the worshipful and powerful Skanda was appointed the commander-in-chief of the celestial hosts! Tell me also, O best of speakers, who invested him and who performed the actual rites and how the celestial generalissimo killed the Daityas."
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच कुरुवंशस्य सदृशं कौतूहलमिदं तव। हर्षमुत्पादयत्येव वचो मे जनमेजय॥
English: Vaishampayana said "Your curiosity indeed becomes a Kuru. The words that I shall speak, will, O Janamejaya, please you.
Sanskrit: हन्त ते कथयिष्यामि शृण्वानस्य नराधिप। अभिषेकं कुमारस्य प्रभावं च महात्मनः॥
English: I shall describe to you the appointment of Kumara and the prowess of that high-souled one, since, O king, you wish to hear it.
Sanskrit: तेजो माहेश्वरं स्कनमग्नौ प्रपतितं पुरा। तत् सर्वभक्षो भगवान् नाशकद् दग्धुमक्षयम्॥
English: In days of yore the vital seed of Maheshvara, dropped into a blazing fire. The consumer of everything, the worshipful Agni, could not burn that indestructible seed.
Sanskrit: तेनासीदतितेजस्वी दीप्तिमान् हव्यवाहनः। न चैव धारयामास गर्भ तेजोमयं तदा॥
English: On the other hand, the carrier of sacrificial libations, for that seed, became possessed of great energy and splendour. He could not bear within himself that powerful seed.
Sanskrit: स गङ्गामभिसंगम्य नियोगाद् ब्रह्मणः प्रभुः। गर्भमाहितवान् दिव्यं भास्करोपमतेजसम्॥
English: At the behest of Brahma, the lord Agni, approaching the river Ganga, threw into her that divine seed effulgent like the Sun.
Sanskrit: अथ गङ्गापि तं गर्भमसहन्ती विधारणे। उत्ससर्ज गिरौ रम्ये हिमवत्मरार्चिते॥
English: Ganga also, unable to hold it, threw it on the beautiful breast of Himavat adored of the celestials.
Sanskrit: स तत्र ववृधे लोकानावृत्य ज्वलनात्मजः। ददृशुर्चलनाकारं तं गर्भमथ कृत्तिकाः॥
English: Thereupon Agni's son began to grow there, overpowering all the worlds by his energy. Meanwhile the six Krittikas saw that child of fiery splendour.
Sanskrit: शरस्तम्बे महात्मानमनलात्मजमीश्वरम्। ममायमिति ताः सर्वाः पुत्रार्थिन्योऽभिचुक्रुशुः॥
English: Seeing that powerful lord, that great son of Agni, lying on a clump of reeds, all the six Krittikas, who wanted to have a son, cried aloud, saying-"This child is mine, this child is mine.'
Sanskrit: तासां विदित्वा भावं तं मातृणां भगवान् प्रभुः। प्रस्तुतानां पय: षड्भिर्वदनैरपिबत् तदा॥
English: Understanding the feelings of those six mothers, the wonderful lord Skanda sucked the breasts of all, having assumed six months.
Sanskrit: तं प्रभावं समालक्ष्य तस्य बालस्य कृत्तिकाः। परं विस्मयमापन्ना देव्यो दिव्यवपुर्धराः॥
English: Beholding that power of the child, the Krittikas, those beautiful goddesses, were stricken with wonder.
Sanskrit: यत्रोत्सृष्टः स भगवान् गङ्गया गिरिमूर्धनि। स शैलः काञ्चनः सर्वः सम्बभौ कुरुसत्तम॥
English: And because the adorable child had been thrown by the river Ganga upon the summit of Himavat, that mountain looked beautiful, having, O delighter of the Kurus, been transformed into gold.
Sanskrit: वर्धता चैव गर्भेण पृथिवी तेन रञ्जिता। अतश्च सर्वे संवृत्ता गिरयः काञ्चनाकराः॥
English: With that growing child the whole Earth became beautiful and it was therefore that mountains produced gold.
Sanskrit: कुमारः सुमहावीर्यः कीर्तिकेय इति स्मृतः। गाङ्गेयः पूर्वमभवन्महायोगबलान्वितः॥
English: Possessed of great energy, the child passed by the name of Kartikeya. At first he had been called by the name of Gangeya. He was endued with high ascetic powers.
Sanskrit: शमेन तपसा चैव वीर्येण च समन्वितः। ववृधेऽतीव राजेन्द्र चन्द्रवत् प्रियदर्शनः॥
English: Possessed of self-restraint, asceticism and great energy, the child grew up. O king, into a person of highly charming features like Soma himself.
Sanskrit: स तस्मिन् काञ्चने दिव्ये शरस्तम्भे श्रिया वृतः। स्तूयमानः सदा शेते गन्धर्वैर्मुनिभिस्तथा॥
English: Highly beautiful the child lay on that excellent and golden clump of reeds, worshipped and lauded by Gandharvas and ascetics.
Sanskrit: तथैतमन्वनृत्यन्तः देवकन्या सहस्रशः। दिव्यवादित्रनृत्यज्ञाः स्तुवन्त्यश्चारुदर्शनाः॥
English: Thousands of celestial girls, of very handsome features, accomplished in celestial music and dance, lauded him and danced before him.
Sanskrit: अन्वास्ते च नदी देवं गङ्गा वै सरितां वरा। दधार पृथिवी चैनं बिभ्रती रूपमुत्तमम्॥
English: The best of all rivers, viz., Ganga, waited upon that god. The earth also, assuming great beauty, held the child on her lap.
Sanskrit: जातकर्मादिकास्तत्र क्रियाश्चक्रे बृहस्पतिः। वेदश्चैनं चतुर्मूर्तिरुपतस्थे कृताञ्जलिः॥
English: The celestial priest Brihaspati performed the usual rites consequent upon the birth, of that child. The Vedas, assuming a fourfold form, approached the child with clasped hands.
Sanskrit: धनुर्वेदश्चतुष्पादः शस्त्रग्रामः ससंग्रहः। तत्रैनं समुपातिष्ठत् साक्षाद् वाणी च केवला॥
English: The science of arms, with its four divisions and all the weapons, as also all kinds of arrows, came to him.
Sanskrit: स ददर्श महावीर्यं देवदेवमुमापतिम्। शैलपुत्र्या समासीनं भूतसंघशतैर्वृतम्॥
English: One day, the highly energetic child, saw that god of gods, viz., the lord of Uma, seated with the daughter of Himavat, amid a number of goblins.
Sanskrit: निकाया भूतसंघानां परमाद्भुतदर्शनाः। विकृता विकृताकारा बिकृताभरणध्वजाः॥
English: Those goblins, of lean bodies, had wonderful features. They were ugly both in person and in features and bore on this person awkward ornaments and marks.
Sanskrit: व्याघ्रसिंहर्क्षवदना विडालमकराननाः। वृषदंशमुखाश्चान्ये गजोष्ट्रवदनास्तथा॥ उलूकवदनाः केचिद् गृध्रगोमायुदर्शनाः।
English: Their faces were like those of tigers and lions and bears and cats and Makaras. Others had faces like those of scorpions; others had faces like those of elephant and camels and owls. And some had faces like those of vultures and jackals.
Sanskrit: क्रौञ्चपारावतनिभैर्वदनै राङ्कवैरपि।॥ श्वाविच्छल्यकगोधानामजैडकगवां तथा। सदृशानि वपूंष्यन्ये तत्र यत्र व्यधारयन्॥ केचिच्छैलाम्बुदप्रख्याश्चक्रोद्यतगदायुधाः। केचिदञ्जनपुञ्जाभाः केचिच्छ्वेताचलप्रभाः॥ सप्त मातृगणाश्चैव समाजग्मुर्विशाम्पते।
English: And some had faces like those of cranes and pigeons and Kurus. And some had bodies like those of dogs and porcupines and iguanas and goats and sheep and cows. And some resembled mountains and some, oceans and some stood with uplifted discs and maces for their weapons. And some looked like masses of antimony and some, like with mountains. The seven matris also were present there, O king.
Sanskrit: साध्या विश्वेऽथ मरुतो वसवः पितरस्तथा॥ रुद्रादित्यास्तथा सिद्धा भुजगाः दानवाः खगाः। ब्रह्मा स्वयम्भूभगवान् सपुत्रः सह विष्णुना॥ शक्रस्तथाभ्ययाद् द्रष्टुं कुमारवरमच्युतम्।
English: The Saddhyas, the Vishvedevas, the Maruts, the Vasus, the Pitris, the Rudras, the Adityas, the Siddhas, the Danavas, the birds, the self-create and worshipful Brahman with his sons and Vishnu and Shakra, all went there for beholding that child of ever-increasing glory.
Sanskrit: नारदप्रमुखाश्चापि देवगन्धर्वसत्तमाः॥ देवर्षयश्च सिद्धाश्च बृहस्पतिपुरोगमाः। पितरो जगतः श्रेष्ठा देवानामपि देवताः॥ तेऽपि तत्र समाजग्मुर्यामा धामाश्च सर्वशः।
English: And many leading celestials and Gandharvas, headed by Narada and many celestial Rishis and Siddhas headed by Brihaspati and the guardian deities of the universe, those foremost ones, they that are regarded as gods of the gods and the Yamas and the Dhamas, all went there.
Sanskrit: स तु बालोऽपि बलवान महायोगबलान्वितः॥ अभ्याजगाम देवेशं शूलहस्तं पिनाकिनम्।
English: Gifted with great strength and great ascetic power, the child proceeded before that lord of the gods, viz., Mahadeva, armed with trident and Pinaka.
Sanskrit: तमाव्रजन्तमालक्ष्य शिवस्यासीन्मनोगतम्॥ युगपच्छैलपुत्र्याश्च गङ्गायाः पावकस्य च। कं नु पूर्वमयं बालो गौरवादभ्युपैष्यति॥ अपि मामिति सर्वेषां तेषामासीन्मनोगतम्।
English: Seeing the child coming, the thought entered the mind of Shiva, that of Himavat's daughter and that of Ganga and of Agni, as to whom amongst the four, the child would first approach for honoring him or her. Each of them thought-He will come to me.'
Sanskrit: तेषामेतमभिप्रायं चतुर्णामुपलक्ष्य सः॥ युगपद् योगमास्थाय ससर्ज विविधास्तनूः।
English: Understanding the desire of each of those four, he had recourse to his Yoga powers and assumed simultaneously four different forms.
Sanskrit: ततोऽभवचतुर्मूतिः क्षणेन भगवान् प्रभुः॥ तस्य शाखो विशाखश्च नैगमेयश्च पृष्ठतः।
English: The worshipful and powerful lord assumed those four forms in a instant. The three forms that stood behind were Shakra and Vishakha and Naigameya.
Sanskrit: एवं स कृत्वा ह्यात्मानं चतुर्धा भगवान् प्रभुः॥ यतो रुद्रस्ततः स्कन्दो गजामाद्भुतदर्शनः।
English: Having divided his self into four forms, he went towards the four that sat expecting him. The wonderful form called Skanda proceed where Rudra was sitting.
Sanskrit: विशाखस्तु ययौ येन देवी गिरीवरात्मजा॥ शाखो ययौ स भगवान् वायुमूर्तिर्विभावसुं। नैगमेयोऽगमद् गङ्गां कुमारः पावकप्रभः॥
English: Vishakha went where the divine daughter of Himavat was. The adorable Shakha, which is Kartikeya's airy form, went towards Agni. Naigameya, that child of fiery splendour, went before Ganga.
Sanskrit: सर्वे भासुरदेहास्ते चत्वारः समरूपिणः। तान् समभ्ययुरव्यग्रास्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्॥
English: All those four forms, of similar appearance, were highly effulgent. The four forms went calmly to the four gods and goddesses. It was indeed wonderful.
Sanskrit: हाहाकारो महानासीद् देवदानवरक्षसाम्। तद् दृष्ट्वा महदाश्चर्यमद्भूतं लोमहर्षणम्॥
English: The gods, the Danavas and the Rakshasas, made a loud noise seeing that exceedingly wonderful and hair stirring incident.
Sanskrit: ततो रुद्रश्च देवीं च पावकश्च पितामहम्। गड्या सहिताः सर्वे प्रणिपेतुर्जगत्पतिम्॥
English: Then Rudra and the goddess Uma and Agni and Ganga, all bowed unto Brahma, that lord of the universe.
Sanskrit: प्रणिपत्य ततस्ते तु विधिवद् राजपुङ्गवा उदमूचुर्वचो राजन् कार्तिकेयप्रियेप्सया॥ अस्य बालस्य भगवन्नाधिपत्यं यथेप्सितम्। अस्मात्प्रियार्थं देवेश सदृशं दातुमर्हसि॥
English: Having duly bowed into him, they said these words, O king, from desire of doing god unto Kartikeya:-"O Lord of the gods, for the sake of our happiness you should give this youth some kind of sovereignty that may suit him and that he may desire.'
Sanskrit: ततः स भगवान् धीमान् सर्वलोकपितामहः। मनसा चिन्तयामास किमयं लभतामिति॥
English: Thereat, the worshipful grandfather of all the worlds, endued with great intelligence, began to think within his mind as to what he should confer of that youth.
Sanskrit: ऐश्वर्याणि च सर्वाणि देवगन्धर्वरक्षसाम्। भूतयक्षविहङ्गानां पन्नगानां च सर्वशः॥ पूर्वमेवादिदेशासौ निकायेषु महात्मनाम्। समर्थं च तमैश्वर्ये महामतिरमन्यत॥
English: He had formerly given away to the gods all kinds of wealth over which the great celestials, the Gandharvas, the Rakshasas, ghosts, Yakshas, birds and snakes now region. Brahman, therefore, considered that youth as fully qualified to have the dominion which had been bestowed upon the gods.
Sanskrit: ततो मुहूर्तं स ध्यात्वा देवानां श्रेयसि स्थितः। सैनापत्यं ददौ तस्मै सर्वभूतेषु भारत॥
English: Having thought for a moment, the grandfather, always seeking the well-being of the celestials, conferred upon him the dignity of a generalissimo among all creatures, O Bharata.
Sanskrit: सर्वदेवनिकायानां ये राजानः परिश्रुताः। तान् सर्वान् व्यादिदेशास्मै सर्वभूतपितामहः॥
English: He further ordered all those leading gods and other formless beings to wait upon him.
Sanskrit: ततः कुमारमादाय देवा ब्रह्मपुरोगमाः। अभिषेकार्थमाजग्मुः शैलेन्द्र सहितास्ततः॥
English: Then the gods headed by Brahman, taking that youth with them, came in a body to Himavat.
Sanskrit: पुण्यां हैमवती देवी सरिच्छेष्ठां सरस्वतीम्। समन्तपञ्चके या वै त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुता॥
English: The site selected by them was the bank of the sacred and divine Sarasvati, that foremost of rivers, taking her rise from Himavat, which is celebrated over the three worlds by the name of Samantapanchaka.