pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: स्वशरीरं त्वया, पुष्टं कुर्वता तप उत्तमम्। अनुप्तं रोहते श्वेत न कदाचिन्महामते॥ दत्तं न तेऽस्ति सूक्ष्मोऽपि तप एव निषेवसे। तेन स्वर्गगतो वत्स बाध्यसे क्षुत्पिपासया॥
English: O Śveta, you did only look to the growth of your person when you did perform rigid penances. O you of a great mind, nothing grows, when nothing is sown. You did only perform ascetic penances, but you did not make any gift of charity. It is for that reason, O my son, that you are, even in heaven, being assailed by hunger and thirst.
Sanskrit: स त्वं सुपुष्टमाहारैः स्वशरीरमनुत्तमम्। भक्षयित्वामृतरसं तेन वृत्तिर्भविष्यति॥
English: Thereupon do you now live upon your own dead body fostered by various food. By this you shall keep up your being.
Sanskrit: यदा तु तद्वनं श्वेत अगस्त्यः स महानृषिः। आगमिष्यति दुर्धर्षस्तदा कृच्छ्राद्विमोक्ष्यते॥
English: O Sveta, you shall be relived from this affliction when the irrepressible, great Saint Agastya shall reach that forest.
Sanskrit: स हि तारयितुं सौम्य शक्तः सुरगणानपि। किं पुनस्त्वां महाबाहो क्षुत्पिपासावशं गतम्॥
English: O gentle one, even to the immortals he can give salvation; what wonder it is that he shall relieve you from the miseries of hunger and thirst.
Sanskrit: सोऽहं भगवतः श्रुत्वा देवदेवस्य निश्चयम्। आहारं गर्हितं कुर्मि स्वशरीरं द्विजोत्तम॥
English: O foremost of twice-born ones, from the time of hearing those words of the great Brahma, the god of gods, I have been engaged in this cursed work of feeding upon my own dead body.
Sanskrit: बहून्वर्षगणान्ब्रह्मन्भुज्यमानमिदं मया। क्षयं नाभ्येति ब्रह्मर्षे तृप्तिश्चापि ममोत्तमा।।२१ तस्य मे कृच्छ्रभूतस्य कृच्छादस्माद्विमोक्षय। अन्येषां न गतिहत्र कुम्भयोनिमृते द्विजम्॥
English: O Brāhmaṇa, for many long years I have been living upon this corpse still I have not done with it. O Saint, I, too, derive satisfaction from it; I now understand that you are the illustrious Agastya born of a Kumbha; for none else is capable of coming here; do you therefore save me from this pain, who am afflicted with great miseries.
Sanskrit: इदमाभरणं सौम्य धराणार्थं द्विजोत्तम। प्रतिगृह्णीष्व भद्रं ते प्रसादं कर्तुमर्हसि ॥
English: O foremost of twice-born ones, O gentle one, do you take this ornament; may good betide you. Do you be propitiated with me.
Sanskrit: इदं तावत्सुवर्णं च धनं वस्त्राणि च द्विज। भक्ष्यं भोज्यं च ब्रह्मर्षे ददाम्याभरणानि च॥ सर्वान्कामान्प्रयच्छामि भोगांश्च मुनिपुङ्गव। तारणे भगवन्मह्यं प्रसादं कर्तुमर्हसि ॥
English: O Brahmana, I do confer upon you, gold, riches various clothes, eatables, excellent ornaments and diverse other objects of desire and enjoyment. O foremost of Sages, O lord, do you with compassion save me.
Sanskrit: तस्याहं स्वर्गिणो वाक्यं श्रुत्वा दुःखसमन्वितम्। तारणायोफ्जग्राह तदाभरणमुत्तमम्॥
English: Hearing those words of the heavenly being, exciting pity, I accepted this ornament for saving him.
Sanskrit: मया प्रतिगृहीते तु तस्मिन्नाभरणे शुभे। मानुषः पूर्वको देहो राजर्षेविननाश ह॥
English: And as soon as I took this ornament that human body of the royal saint disappeared.
Sanskrit: प्रनष्टे तु शरीरेऽसौ राजर्षिः परया मुदा। तृप्तः प्रमुदितो राजा जगाम त्रिदिवं सुखम्॥
English: And the body being dissolved, the royal saint Śveta, greatly delighted, happily went to the land of immortals.
Sanskrit: तेनेदं शक्रतुल्येन दिव्यमाभरणं मम। तस्मिन्निमित्ते काकुत्स्थ दत्तमद्भुतदर्शनम्॥
English: It is for this reason, O Kākutstha, that royal saint, resembling Indra, conferred upon me this wondrous, celestial ornament.
Sanskrit: तदद्भुततमं वाक्यं श्रुत्वागस्त्यस्य राघवः। गौरवाद्विस्मयाच्चैव भूयः प्रष्टुं प्रचक्रमे॥
English: Hearing the wondrous words of the great saint Kumbhayoni, Rāma, out of great curiosity and importance of the subject, again asked him, saying.
Sanskrit: भगवंस्तद्वनं घोरं तपस्तप्यति यत्र सः। श्वेतो वैदर्भको राजा कथं तदमृगद्विजम्॥
English: O Brahmana, why was that dense forest, in which the king Sveta of Vidarbha used to perform hard penances, divested of birds and animals?
Sanskrit: तद्वनं स कथ राजा शून्यं मनुजवर्जितम्। तपश्चर्तुं प्रविष्टः स श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्त्वतः॥
English: And how did he proceed to that forest devoid of men and animals for undergoing penances? I wish to hear the truth.
Sanskrit: रामस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा कौतूहलसमन्वितम्। वाक्यं परमतेजस्वी वक्तुमेवोपचक्रमे॥
English: Hearing the words of Rāma stricken with curiosity, the highly effulgent saint Agastya said.
Sanskrit: पुरा कृतयुगे राम मनुर्दण्डधरः प्रभुः। तस्य पुत्रो महानासीदिक्ष्वाकुः कुलनन्दनः॥
English: O Rāma, formerly in the golden age, Manu was the king. His son was ikṣvāku.
Sanskrit: तं पुत्रं पूर्वकं राज्ये निक्षिप्य भुवि दुर्जयम्। पृथिव्यां राजवंशानां भव कर्तेत्युवाच तम्॥ तथैव च प्रतिज्ञातं पितुः पुत्रेण राघव। ततः परमसंतुष्टो मनुः पुत्रमुवाच ह।७।।
English: Ha. ing instaned the irrepressible Iksvāku, Manu said: 'By you the lord over creatures.' Saying so be it Ikşvāku accepted the command. There upon greatly delighted Manu said to his son.
Sanskrit: प्रीतोऽस्मि परमोदार कर्ता चासि न संशयः। दण्डेन च प्रजा रक्ष मा च दण्डमकारणे॥
English: I have been highly pleased with you. For sooth you shall become a very liberal price. You shall govern the subjects meting out proper punishment to them, but do not punish them without any fault.
Sanskrit: अपराधिषु यो दण्डः पात्यते मानवेषु वै। स दण्डो विधिवन्मुक्तः स्वर्ग नयति पार्थिवम्॥
English: If the punishment, which a king inflicts upon the guilty, be just it becomes the instrumental in taking the giver to heaven.
Sanskrit: तस्माद्दण्डे महाबाहो यत्नवान्भव पुत्रक। धर्मो हि परमो लोके कुर्वतस्ते भविष्यति॥
English: Therefore, O my son having large arms, be particularly studious as regards punishment for thereby you shall acquire great piety.
Sanskrit: इति तं बहु संदिश्य मनुः पुत्रं समाधिना। जगाम त्रिदिवं हृष्टो ब्रह्मलोकं सनातनम्॥
English: Having in this wise advised Ikşvāku Manu delightedly repaired to the region Brahmā.
Sanskrit: प्रयाते त्रिदिवे तस्मिन्निक्ष्वाकुरमितप्रभः। जनयिष्ये कथं पुत्रानिति चिन्तापरोऽभवत्॥
English: After Manu's departure towards the heaven, the effulgent Ikşavku thought of the means for creating progeny.
Sanskrit: कर्मभिर्बहुरूपैश्च तैस्तैर्मनुसुतस्तदा। जनयामास धर्मात्मा शतं देवसुतोपमान्॥ तेषामवरजस्तात सर्वेषां रघुनन्दन। मूढश्चाकृतविद्यश्च न शुश्रूषति पूर्वजान्॥
English: Thereupon performing many pious rites Manu's son engendered a hundred sons. O descendant of Raghu, the youngest of all those sons became stupid and ignorant and did not respect his elder brothers.
Sanskrit: नाम तस्य च दण्डेति पिता चक्रेऽल्पतेजसः। अवश्यं दण्डपतनं शरीरेऽस्य भविष्यति॥
English: And thinking that he should therefore be punished he named this son 'Danda.'
Sanskrit: अपश्यमानस्तं देशं घोरं पुत्रस्य राघव। विन्ध्यसैवलयोर्मध्ये राज्यं प्रादादरिंदम॥
English: Thereupon finding no other province worthy of Danda he allotted the region between Vihdhya and Saivala to him.
Sanskrit: स दण्डस्तत्र राजाभूद्रम्ये पर्वतरोधसि। पुरं चाप्रतिमं राम न्यवेशयदनुत्तमम्॥ पुरस्य चाकरोन्नाम मधुमन्तमिति प्रभो। पुरोहितं तूशनसं वरयामास सुव्रतम्॥
English: Danda became king of that picturesque valley. And having reared a fine city there he named it as Madhumanta and appointed śukrācārya of firm views as his priest.
Sanskrit: एवं स राजा तद्राज्यमकरोत्सपुरोहितः। प्रहृष्टमनुजाकीर्णं देवराजो यथा दिवि॥
English: Having thus established his kingdom, Danda, with his priest, began to lord over it filled with healthy and delighted people like to the lord of celestials in their region.
Sanskrit: ततः स राजा मनुजेन्द्रपुत्रः सार्धं च तेनोशनसा तदानीम्। चकार राज्यं सुमहान्महात्मा शक्रो दिवीवोशनसा समेतः॥
English: O Rāma, like to Mahendra governing his kingdom of heaven under the guidance of Brhaspati, the preceptor of celestials, Danda, the grandson of Manu, governed his own kingdom with the help of Uśanas.
Sanskrit: तथोक्तवति रामे तु भरते च महात्मनि। लक्ष्मणोऽथ शुभं वाक्यमुवाच रघुनन्दनम्॥
English: After the conversation between Råma and Bharata had been over, Laksmana, with reasonable words, said to the former.
Sanskrit: अश्वमेधो महायज्ञः पावनः सर्वपाप्मनाम्। पावनस्तव दुर्धर्षो रोचतां रघुनन्दन ॥
English: O Rāma, among sacrifices Aśvamedha is the best and the remover of all sins; it is my prayer therefore that your desire might be turned towards this great and highly purifying sacrifice.
Sanskrit: श्रूयते हि पुरावृत्तं वासवे सुमहात्मनि। ब्रह्महत्यावृतः शक्रो हयमेधेन पावितः॥
English: It is said in this Purānas, that Purandara, sullied by the sin consequent upon slaying a Brāhmaṇa, was again purified by celebrating a horse sacrifice.
Sanskrit: पुरा किल महाबाहो देवासुरसमागमे। वृत्रो नाम महानासी तेयो लोकसंमतः।।।।
English: O you having long arms, formerly, during the war between gods and demons there flourished a highly honoured Asura under the name of Vſtra.
Sanskrit: विस्तीर्णो योजनशतमुच्छ्रितस्त्रिगुणं ततः। अनुरागेण लोकांस्त्रीस्नेहात्पश्यति सर्वतः॥
English: The breadth of his body was a hundred Yojanas and the height there of was three hundred Yojanas. Considering all under his subjection he used to regard them with affection.
Sanskrit: धर्मज्ञश्च कृतज्ञश्च बुद्ध्या च परिनिष्ठितः। शशास पृथिवीं स्फीतां धर्मेण सुसमाहितः॥
English: He was pious, grateful and used to perform nothing without proper deliberation. And treading tracks he used to govern his subjects very carefully.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन्प्रशासति तदा सर्वकामदुधा मही। रसवन्ति प्रसूनानि मूलानि च फलानि च।७।।
English: During his administration earth produced all wished-for objects; roots and fruits were tasteful and flowers were fragrant.
Sanskrit: अकृष्टपच्या पृथिवी सुसंपन्ना महात्मनः। स राज्यं तादृशं भुङ्क्ते स्फीतमद्भुतदर्शनम्॥
English: Without being cultivated earth used to yield crops. In this wise for many long years he governed a prosperous and wonderful kingdom.
Sanskrit: तस्य बुद्धिः समुत्पन्ना तपः कुर्यामनुत्तमम्। तपो हि परमं श्रेयः संमोहमितरत्सुखम्॥
English: Thereupon he determined upon performing a hard penance. He considered asceticism as the best of all and regarded all other things as mere illusions.
Sanskrit: स निक्षिप्य सुतं ज्येष्ठं पौरेषु मधुरेश्वरम्। तप उग्रं समातिष्ठत्तापयन्सर्वदेवताः॥
English: Having resolved thus and placed his son Madhureśvara on the throne Vſtra engaged in austerities creating terror to all deities.
Sanskrit: तपस्तप्यति वृत्रे तु वासवः परमार्तवत्। विष्णुं समुपसंक्रम्य वाक्यमेतदुवाच ह॥
English: He being thus engaged in asceticism, Indra, greatly terrified, approached Vişņu and said.
Sanskrit: तपस्यता महाबाहो लोकाः सर्वे विनिर्जिताः। बलवान्स हि धर्मात्मा नैनं शक्ष्यामि शासितुम्॥
English: O you having long arms, by virtue of his asceticism Vſtra is about to conquer all the worlds. He is pious, so I cannot subdue him.
Sanskrit: यद्यसौ तप आतिष्ठेद्भूय एव सुरेश्वर। यावल्लोका धरिष्यन्ति तावदस्य वशानुगाः॥
English: O illustrious Sir, if his ascetic powers grow more we shall be constrained to live under his control for ever from the creation.
Sanskrit: तं चैनं परमोदारमुपेक्षसि महाबल। क्षणं हि न भवेत्रः क्रुद्ध त्वयि सुरेश्वर॥
English: Do you therefore not neglect any longer this highly Generous Asura. They self being enraged, O lord of deities, Vſtra shall not live even for a moment.
Sanskrit: यदा हि प्रीतिसंयोगं त्वया विष्णो समागतः। तदा प्रभृति लोकानां नाथत्वमुपलब्धवान्॥
English: O Vişnu, from the time he succeeded in propitiating you, he has obtained the sovereignty of the three worlds.
Sanskrit: स त्वं प्रसादं लोकानां कुरुष्व सुसमाहितः। त्वत्कृते नहि सर्व स्यात्प्रशान्तमरुजं जगत्॥
English: Do you, therefore, be propitiated now; save you none can free this world from thorns and bring it at rest.
Sanskrit: इमे हि सर्वे विष्णो त्वां निरीक्षन्ते दिवौकसः। वृत्रघातेन महता तेषां साह्यं कुरुष्व ह॥ त्वया हि नित्यशः साह्यं कृतमेषां महात्मनाम्। असह्यमिदमन्येषामगतीनां गतिर्भवान्॥
English: O Vişnu, all the deities are waiting for you; do you help them by slaying Vộtra. O you having a large mind, you are always the help of these high-souled deities. It is impossible for any one else to accomplish the present work. You are the refuge of the helpless.
Sanskrit: तच्छ्रुत्वा लक्ष्मणेनोक्तं वाक्यं वाक्यविशारदः। प्रत्युवाच महातेजाः प्रहसनराघवो वचः॥
English: Hearing the words of Laksmana and smiling, the highly effulgent descendant of Raghu, Rāma, skilled in the are of speech, replied.
Sanskrit: एवमेव नरश्रेष्ठ यथा वदसि लक्ष्मण। वृत्रघातमशेषेण वाजिमेधफलं च यत्॥
English: Lakşmaņa, O foremost of men, you have truly related the story of Vſtra's destruction and the fruits of horse-sacrifice.
Sanskrit: श्रूयते हि पुरा सौम्य कर्दमस्य प्रजापतेः। पुत्रो वाह्लीश्वरः श्रीमानिलो नाम सुधार्मिकः॥
English: 0gentle one, I have heard, that formerly in the province of Valhīka, the graceful king lla, the son of the patriarch Kardama, was highly pious.
Sanskrit: स राजा पृथिवीं सर्वां वशे कृत्वा महायशाः। राज्यं चैव नरव्याघ्र पुत्रवत्पर्यपालयत्॥
English: O foremost of men, having brought the entire earth under his subjects like to his own sons.
Sanskrit: सुरैश्च परमोदारैर्दैतेयैश्च महाधनैः। नागराक्षसगन्धर्वैर्यक्षैश्च सुमहात्मभिः॥ पूज्यते नित्यशः सौम्य भयार्ते रघुनन्दन । अबिभ्यश्च त्रयो लोकाः सरोषस्य महात्मनः॥
English: O descendant of Raghu, being terrified, the generous deities, the rich Daityas, the highly powerful Nägas, the irrepressible Rakşasas, Gandharvas and Yakşas used to adore him perpetually. The high-souled Ila being enraged, the three worlds used to be convulsed with terror.
Sanskrit: स राजा तादृशोऽप्यासीद्धर्मे वीर्ये च निष्ठितः। बुद्ध्या च परमोदारो बाह्लीकेशो महायशाः॥
English: And albeit so very powerful the highly illustrious king of Vālhika never swerved from the path of morality nor neglected his deities and rather intelligently used to administer all business.
Sanskrit: स प्रचक्रे महाबाहुमूंगयां रुचिरे वने। चैत्रे मनोरमे मासे सभृत्यबलवाहनः॥ प्रजघ्ने स नृपोऽरण्ये मृगाञ्छतसहस्रशः। हत्वैव तृप्ति भूच्च राज्ञस्तस्य महात्मनः॥
English: Once on a time in the picturesque season of spring the mighty-armed Ila, with his army and conveyances, entered into a charming forest, and on the pretext of hunting, slew hundreds and thousands of deer. With slaying deer only the high-souled king was not satisfied.
Sanskrit: नानामृगाणामयुतं वध्यमानं महात्मना। यत्र जातो माहासेनस्तं देशमुपचक्रमे॥
English: He slew millions of diverse other animals. In this way being engaged in hunting the king Ila arrived where Kārtikeya was born.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन्प्रदेशे देवेश शैलराजसुतां हरः। रमयामास दुर्धर्षः सर्वैरनुचरैः सह॥
English: At that time, in that hilly fountain there was sporting in the company of his followers, the irrepressible god of gods, the three-eyed deity with the daughter of the Chief of mountains.
Sanskrit: कृत्वा स्त्रीरूपमात्मानमुमेशो गोपतिध्वजः। देव्याः प्रियचिकीर्षुः संस्तस्मिन्पर्वतनिझरे॥
English: Being desirous of satisfying the goddess Umă, her lord. whose emblem is bull, was sporting under the guise of a female.
Sanskrit: यत्र यत्र वनोद्देशे सत्त्वाः पुरुषवादिनः। वृक्षाः पुरुषनामानस्ते सर्वे स्त्रीजनाभवन्॥
English: In that forest land, all male animals or trees were metamorphosed into the other sex at that time.
Sanskrit: यच्च किंचन तत्सर्वं नारीसंज्ञं बभूव ह। एतस्मिन्नन्तरे राजा स इल: कर्दमात्मजः॥ निघ्नन्मृगसहस्राणि तं देशमुपचक्रमे। स दृष्ट्वा स्त्रीकृतं सर्व सव्यालमृगपक्षिणम्॥ आत्मानं स्त्रीकृतं चैव सानुगं रघुनन्दन । तस्य दुःखं महच्वासीदृष्ट्वात्मानं तथागतम्॥ उमापतेश्च तत्कर्म ज्ञात्वा त्रासमुपागमत्।
English: A hunting, the king Ila, the son of Kardama, arrived at that place and saw all animals and trees changed into female forms. And immediately the king and his army were changed into similar forms. Finding himself in that plight the king Ila was greatly sorry, and thinking that the misfortune was owing to the influence of the god of gods Umā's lord, he was greatly terrified.
Sanskrit: ततो देवं महात्मानं शितिकण्ठं कपर्दिनम्।।१७ जगाम शरणं राजा सभृत्यबलवाहनः।
English: There with his followers and army the king took shelter or the high-souled and red-throated deity.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रहस्य वरदः सह देव्या महेश्वरः॥ प्रजापतिसुतं वाक्यमुवाच वरदः स्वयम्।
English: There upon the great god, the conferror of boons, with the goddess, smiling said:
Sanskrit: उत्तिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ राजर्षे कार्दमेय महाबल॥ पुरुषत्वमृते सौम्य वरं वरय सुव्रत। ततः स राजा शोकार्तः प्रत्याख्यातो महात्मना॥ स्त्रीभूतोऽसौ न जग्राह वरमन्यं सुरोत्तमात्।
English: Rise up, O son of Kardama, O you of great strength, O gentle one, do you beg of me any other boon than that of obtaining your manhood. Being thus disappointed by the great deity, the king Ila, metamorphosed into a female, became greatly sorry and did not pray for any other boon.
Sanskrit: ततः शोकेन महता शैलराजसुतां नृपः॥ प्रणिपत्य उमां देवीं सर्वेणैवान्तरात्मना। ईशे वराणां वरदे लोकानामसि भामिनी॥ अमोघदर्शने देवी भज सौम्येन चक्षुषा।
English: Being stricken with great sorrow, the king, with whole heart, saluted the daughter of the mountain-chief and said:-0 goddess, you are the protectress of all-you do confer boons on all; seeing you does not become fruitless. Do you therefore have compassion on me.
Sanskrit: हृद्गतं तस्य राजर्षेविज्ञाय हरसंनिधौ॥ प्रत्युवाच शुभं वाक्यं देवी रुद्रस्य संमता। अर्धस्य देवो वरदो वरार्धस्य तव ह्यहम्॥ तस्मादधं गृहाण त्वं स्त्रीपुंसोर्यावदिच्छसि।
English: There upon, cognisant of that king's intention, the goddess, with Hara's consent, said. Half of the boon, that you shall beg of us both, shall be granted by Mahādeva, and the other half shall be granted by me. Do you therefore beg of me the half.
Sanskrit: तदद्भुततरं श्रुत्वा देव्या वरमनुत्तमम्॥ संप्रहृष्टमना भूत्वा राजा वाक्यमथाब्रवीत्। यदि देवि प्रसन्ना मे रूपेणाप्रतिमा भुवि॥ मासं स्त्रीत्वमुपासित्वा मासं स्यां पुरुषः पुनः।
English: Hearing of that excellent and wondrous boon the king became greatly delighted and said:-If you are pleased with me, O goddess, do you confer upon me this boon, that I may be for one month, a female gifted with wonderful beauty in the three worlds and for another month I may be a male.
Sanskrit: ईप्सितं तस्य विज्ञाय देवी सुरुचिरानना॥ प्रत्युवाच शुभं वाक्यमेवमेव भविष्यति। राजन्पुरुषभूतस्त्वं स्त्रीभावं न स्मरिष्यसि॥ स्त्रीभूतश्च परं मासं न स्मरिष्यसि पौरुषम्।
English: There upon understanding king's desire, the beautiful goddess Pārvatī, mercifully said: The boon, according to your desire, shall be granted. O king, when you shall attain to the male figure, you shall not remember anything of your female form. And when you shall a assume the charming female figure you shall forget everything of your male state.
Sanskrit: एवं स राजा पुरुषो मासं भूत्वाथ कार्दमिः। त्रैलोक्यसुन्दरी नारी मासमेकमिलाभवत्॥
English: O Lakşmaņa, by virtue of this boon, the king Ila for one month used to become a man and for the next used to become female, charming in the three worlds under the name of Ilă.
Sanskrit: तां कथामैलसंबद्धां रामेण समुदीरिताम्। लक्ष्मणो भरतश्चैव श्रुत्वा परमविस्मितौ॥ तौ रामं प्राञ्जली भूत्वा तस्य राज्ञो महात्मनः। विस्तरं तस्य भावस्य तदा पप्रच्छतुः पुनः॥
English: Having heard of the story of the king Ila from Rāma, Lakşmaņa and Bharata were greatly surprised. And And with folded hands they, requesting the noble king Rāma, for further particulars, said.
Sanskrit: कथं स राजा स्त्रीभूतो वर्तयामास दुर्गतिः। पुरुषः स यदा भूतः कां वृत्तिं वर्तयत्यसौ॥
English: How could the king Ila subject himself to those afflictions in the shape of a female? And how did he use to behave himself in his male form?
Sanskrit: तयोस्तद्भाषितं श्रुत्वा कौतूहलसमन्वितम्। कथयामास काकुत्स्थस्तस्य राज्ञो यथागमम्॥
English: Hearing those words begotten of curiosity, Rāma engaged in relating the whole story as he had heard before, saying.
Sanskrit: तमेव प्रथमं मासं स्त्री भूत्वा लोकसुन्दरी। तत्काननं विगाह्याशु विजह्वे लोकसुन्दरी। दुमगुल्मलताकीर्णं पद्भ्यां पद्मदलेक्षणा॥ ताभिः परिवृता स्त्रीभिर्येऽस्य पूर्व पदानुगाः।।।।।
English: In the first month, assuming his female form having lotus-eyes and charming the three world, he used to sport in the forest abounding in groves, in the company of his companions metamorphosed into the same form.
Sanskrit: वाहनानि च सर्वाणि संत्यक्त्वा वै समन्ततः। पर्वताभोगविवरे तस्मिन्रेमे इला तदा॥
English: Having sent away all his conveyances Ilā used to sport in the mountain vale.
Sanskrit: अथ तस्मिन्वनोद्देशे पर्वतस्याविदूरतः। सरः सुरुचिरप्रख्यं नानापक्षिगणायुतम्॥ ददर्श सा इला तस्मिन्बुधं सोमसुतं तदा। ज्वलन्तं स्वेन वपुषा पूर्ण सोममिवोदितम्।।।।
English: Thus roaming, Ila one day espied Budha, a bundle of rays, resembling the full moon in a picturesque pond filled with birds at some distance from the mountain.
Sanskrit: तपन्तं च तपस्तीव्रमम्भोमध्ये दुरासदम्। यशस्करं कामकरं कारुण्ये पर्यवस्थितम्॥
English: Having compassion for all creatures Budha, at that time, was performing, hard, glorious and wished-for austerities within waters.
Sanskrit: सा तं जलाशयं सर्व क्षोभयामास विस्मिता। सह तैः पूर्वपुरुषैः स्त्रीभूतै रघुनन्दन॥
English: O son of Raghu, on beholding him Ilā was greatly surprised, and with her female companions began to agitate waters.
Sanskrit: बुधस्तु तां समीक्ष्यैव कामबाणवशं गतः। नोपलेभे तदात्मानं स चचाल तदाम्भसि ॥ इलां निरीक्षमाणस्तु त्रैलोक्यादधिकां शुभाम्। चित्तं समभ्यतिक्रामत्कान्वियं देवताधिका ॥
English: As soon as Budha saw her he was assailed by the arrows of Cupid. Not being able to control himself he grew impatient within waters and thought. This damsel is far more beautiful even than the celestial girls.
Sanskrit: न देवीषु न नागीषु नासुरीष्वप्सरःसु च। दृष्टपूर्वा मया काचिदूपेणानेन शोभिता॥
English: I have never seen before a like among the celestials, Nagas, Asuras and Apsaras.
Sanskrit: सदृशीयं मम भवेद्यदि नान्यपरिग्रहः। इति बुद्धिंसमास्थाय जलात्कूलमुपागमत्॥ आश्रमं समुपागम्य ततस्ताः प्रमदोत्तमाः। शब्दापयत धर्मात्मा ताश्चैनं च ववन्दिरे॥
English: If she has not been married before then she is my worthy spouse. With this resolution Budha got up from the waters, and repairing to his hermitage, sent for the fair ones. they all saluted him.
Sanskrit: स ताः पप्रच्छ धर्मात्मा कस्यैषा लोकसुन्दरी। किमर्थमागता चैव सर्वमाख्यात मा चिरम्॥
English: Thereupon the virtuous-souled Budha accosted them saying: Whose daughter is this graceful girl among you and for what she has come here? Do not delay-tell me soon.
Sanskrit: शुभं तु तस्य तद्वाक्यं मधुरं मधुराक्षरम्। श्रुत्वा स्त्रियश्च ताः सर्वा ऊचुर्मधुरया गिरा॥
English: Hearing those sweet words of Budha, the all females also said in sweet accents.
Sanskrit: अस्माकमेषा सुश्रोणी प्रभुत्वे वर्तते सदा। अपतिः काननान्तेषु सहास्माभिश्चरत्यसौ॥
English: This fair damsel is our supreme lady. She has no husband. Journeying she has come here in the forest with us.
Sanskrit: तद्वाक्यमाव्यक्तपदं तासां स्त्रीणां निशम्य च। विद्यामावर्तनी पुण्यामावर्तयति स द्विजः॥
English: Hearing those plain words, Budha thought of the learning by which one can perceive everything.
Sanskrit: सोऽर्थं विदित्वा सकलं तस्य राज्ञो यथा तथा। सर्वा एव स्त्रियस्ताश्च बभाषे मुनिपुङ्गवः॥
English: And being informed of all inatters regarding the king Ila, thereby that foremost of sages said to the females.
Sanskrit: अत्र किंपुरुषीभूत्वा शैलरोधसि वत्स्यथ। आवासस्तु गिरावस्मिञ्शीघ्रमेव विधीयताम्॥
English: Do you all live in this mountain being Kimpurusas; do you make your respective habitations here.
Sanskrit: मूलपत्रफलैः सर्वा वर्तयिष्यथ नित्यदा। स्त्रियः किंपुरुषानाम भर्तृन्समुपलप्स्यथ ॥
English: I shall give you always fruits and roots. O you females, you shall have all Kimpuruşas as your husbands.
Sanskrit: ताः श्रुत्वा सोमपुत्रस्य स्त्रियः किंपुरुषीकृताः। उपासांचक्रिरे शैलं वध्वस्ता बहुलास्तदा॥
English: According to the words of Budha they lived in that mountains as Kimpuruşas. In this wise many Kimpurusa-Budhas were procreated.
Sanskrit: श्रुत्वा किंपुरुषोत्पत्तिं लक्ष्मणो भरतस्तथा। आश्चर्यमिति च ब्रूतामुभौ रामं जनेश्वरम्॥
English: Having heard of the origin of Kimpuruṣas, both Bharata and Lakşmaņa said to Råma: This is a wonderful story.
Sanskrit: अथ रामः कथामेतां भूय एव महायशाः। कथयामास धर्मात्मा प्रजापतिसुतस्य वै॥
English: Thereupon the highly illustrious Råma, the foremost of the pious, again began with the story of Ila, the son of the patriarch.
Sanskrit: सर्वास्ता विहृता दृष्ट्वा किंनरीषिसत्तमः। उवाच रूपसंपन्नां तां त्रियं प्रहसन्निव ॥
English: Beholding the Kinnarīs repairing to a distance, Buddha the foremost of ascetics, smiling said, to the beautiful Ila:
Sanskrit: सोमस्याहं सुदयितः सुतः सुरुचिरानने। भजस्व मां वरारोहे भक्त्या स्निग्धेन चक्षुषा॥
English: O you of a graceful presence, I am the most favourite son of the moon; O fair one, do you, with delight, cast looks upon me.