pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: यज्ञियं तं विना ह्यश्वं नागन्तव्यं हि पुत्रकाः। प्रतिगृह्य तु संदेशं पितुस्ते सगरात्मजाः॥ भूय एव महीं कृत्स्ना विचेतुमुपचक्रमुः। अथापश्यन्त ते वीराः पृथिवीमवदारिताम्॥
English: Without that sacrificial horse never return again." Accepting the command of their father, those sons of Sagara, once more began to search for the horse all over the world. The heroes saw a pit on the surface of the earth.
Sanskrit: समासाद्य बिलं तच्चाप्यखनन् सगरात्मजाः। कुद्दालैर्तेषुकैश्चैव समुद्रं यत्नमास्थिताः॥
English: Having seen that pit, the sons of Sagara axes they dug on in the sea with the greatest efforts.
Sanskrit: स खन्यमानः सहितैः सागरैर्वरुणालयः। अगच्छत् परमामार्ति दीर्यमाण: समन्ततः॥
English: That abode of Varuna (ocean), being thus dug by the united sons of Sagara and also rent and cut on all sides, found itself in the greatest possible distress.
Sanskrit: असुरोरगरक्षांसि सत्त्वानि विविधानि च। आर्तनादमकुर्वन्त वध्यमानानि सागरैः॥
English: Being killed by the sons of Sagara, the Asuras, the Nagas, the Rakshashas and various other living creatures raised up distressful cries.
Sanskrit: छिन्नशीर्षा विदेहाश्च भिन्नवगस्थिसंधयः। प्राणिनः समदृश्यन्त शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः॥
English: Hundreds and thousands of living creatures were seen with severed heads, with separated trunks, with their skin, bones and joints rent asunder.
Sanskrit: एवं हि खनतां तेषां समुद्रं वरुणालयम्। व्यतीत: सुमहान् कालो न चाश्वः समदृश्यत॥
English: Thus they dug on the ocean, the abode of Varuna, but a long period of time passed away and still the horse was not found.
Sanskrit: ततः पूर्वोत्तरे देशे समुद्रस्य महीपते। विदार्य पातालमथ संक्रुद्धाः सगरात्मजाः॥
English: O ruler of men, the sons of Sagara then dug the sea in anger on its north eastern region till they reached the nether region.
Sanskrit: अपश्यन्त हयं तत्र विचरन्तं महीतले। कपिलं च महात्मानं तेजोराशिमनुत्तमम्। तेजसा दीप्यमानं तु ज्वालाभिरिव पावकम्॥
English: They then saw that the horse was roaming there on the surface of the ground. (They also saw) the illustrious Kapila, a perfect mass of great effulgence. He was blazing in splendour like a blazing fire.
Sanskrit: ते तं दृष्ट्वा हयं राजन् सम्प्रहृष्टतनूरुहाः। अनादृत्य महात्मानं कपिलं कालचोदिताः॥
English: Having seen him and the horse, they were flushed with delight. Being impelled by Fate, they did not care the presence of the illustrious Kapila.
Sanskrit: संक्रुद्धाः सम्प्रधावन्त अश्वग्रहणकाक्षिणः। ततः क्रुद्धो महाराज कपिलो मुनिसत्तमः॥
English: Being eager to get the horse, they ran towards it in anger. O great king, thereupon that foremost of Rishis, Kapila, grew angry.
Sanskrit: वासुदेवेति यं प्राहुः कपिलं मुनिपुङ्गवम्। स चक्षुर्विकृतं कृत्वा तेजस्तेषु समुत्सृजन्॥
English: Kapila whom the great Rishis called Vasudeva assumed a fiery look and shot flames from his eyes.
Sanskrit: ददाह सुमहातेजा मन्दबुद्धीन् स सागरान्। तान् दृष्ट्वा भस्मसाद् भूतान् नारदः सुमहातपाः॥ सगरान्तिकमागच्छत् तच्च तस्मै न्यवेदयत्। स तच्छ्रुत्वा वचो घोरं राजा मुनिमुखोद्गतम्॥ मुहूर्तं विमना भूत्वा स्थाणोर्वाक्यमचिन्तयत्। अंशुमन्तं समाहूय असमञ्जःसुतं तदा॥ पौत्रं भरतशार्दूल इदं वचनमब्रवीत्। षष्टिस्तानि सहस्राणि पुत्राणाममितौजसाम्॥ कापिलं तेज आसाद्य मत्कृते निधनं गताः। तव चापि पिता तात परित्यक्तो मयानघ। धर्म संरक्षमाणेन पौराणां हितमिच्छता॥
English: That greatly effulgent one burnt down those foolish-minded sons of Sagara. Having seen them reduced to ashes, the great ascetic Narada came to Sagara and told him all that had happened. Having heard those terrible words, uttered from the lips of the Rishi, the king (Sagara) remained unconscious for some time; he then thought of the words of Sthanu (Shiva). Then calling Anshuman, the son of Asamanjasa his grandson, O best of Bharata race, he spoke these words. "My sixty thousands immeasurably powerful sons, falling under the effulgence of Kapila, has met with their death on my account. O child, O sinless one, your father also has been abandoned by me from my desire to protect the citizens and to save my virtue.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच किमर्थं राजशार्दुल: सगरः पुत्रमात्मजम्। त्यक्तवान् दुस्त्यजं वीरं तन्मे ब्रूहि तपोधन॥
English: Yudhishthira said : O great ascetic, tell me why that foremost of kings, Sagara abandoned his own heroic son, a son who was not fit to be abandoned?
Sanskrit: लोमश उवाच असमञ्जा इति ख्यातः सगरस्य सुतो ह्यभूत्। यं शैब्या जनयामास पौराणां स हि दारकान्॥ गलेषु क्रोशतो गृह्य नद्यां चिक्षेप दुर्बलान्। ततः पौरा: समाजग्मुर्भयशोकपरिप्लुताः॥ सगरं चाभ्यभाषन्त सर्वे प्राञ्जलयः स्थिताः। त्वं नस्त्राता महाराज परचक्रादिभिर्भयात्॥
English: Lomasha said: The son of Sagara who was born of Shaibya and who was called Asamanjasa used to seize by the throat the weak children of the citizens and to throw them into the river while screaming. Thereupon the citizens overwhelmed with grief and fear all met together and with joined hands they thus prayed to Sagara, "O great king, you are our protector from the fear of an attack from the hostile force.
Sanskrit: असमञ्जोभयाद् घोरात् ततो नस्त्रातुमर्हसि। पौराणां वचनं श्रुत्वा घोरं नृपतिसत्तमः॥ मुहूर्तं विमना भूत्वा सचिवानिदमब्रवीत्। असमञ्जाः पुरादद्य सुतो मे विप्रवास्यताम्॥
English: You should therefore protect us from the fearful danger proceeding from your son.” Having heard those terrible words of the citizens, that foremost of kings. Becoming absent-minded for a moment, spoke thus to his ministers, “Drive away at once my son Asaınanjasa from the city.
Sanskrit: यदि वो मत्प्रियं कार्यमेतच्छीघ्रं विधीयताम्। एवमुक्ता नरेन्द्रेण सचिवास्ते नराधिप॥ यथोक्तं त्वरिताश्चक्रुर्यथाऽज्ञापितवान् नृपः। एतत् ते सर्वमाख्यातं यथा पुत्रो महात्मना॥ पौराणां हितकामेन सगरेण विवासितः। अंशुमांस्तु महेष्वासो यदुक्तः सगरेण हि। तत् ते सर्वं प्रवक्ष्यामि कीर्त्यमानं निबोध मे॥
English: If you desire to do what will be pleasing to me, do it soon." O ruler of men having been thus addressed by the king, the ministers, soon performed what they were commanded to do by the king. I have thus narrated to you how the son was exiled by the illustrious Sagara for the welfare of the citizens. I shall now narrate to you in detail what the great bowman Anshumana was told by Sagara. Listen to me.
Sanskrit: सगर उवाच पितुश्च तेऽहं त्यागेन पुत्राणां निधनेन च। अलाभेन तथाश्वस्य परितप्यामि पुत्रक॥
English: Sagara said: O son, I am greatly aggrieved on account of the abandonment of my son, on account of the death of my sons and also on account of being unsuccessful in getting the horse.
Sanskrit: तस्माद् दुःखाभिसंतप्तं यज्ञविघ्नाच्च मोहितम्। हयस्यानयनात् पौत्र नरकान्मां समुद्धर॥
English: Therefore, O grandson, I am afflicted with grief and confounded with the hindrance that has taken place to my sacrifice. You must save me from sin by bringing the horse.
Sanskrit: अंशुमानेवमुक्तस्तु सगरेण महात्मना। जगाम दुःखात् तं देशं यत्र वै दारिता मही॥
English: Lomasha said: Having been thus addressed by the illustrious Sagara, Anshumana went to the place where the earth had been excavated (by his uncles).
Sanskrit: स तु तेनैव मार्गेण समुद्रं प्रविवेश ह। अपश्यच्च महात्मानं कपिलं तुरगं च तम्॥
English: By that passage he entered the ocean and saw the high-souled Kapila and also the horse.
Sanskrit: स दृष्ट्वा तेजसो राशिं पुराणमृषिसत्तमम्। प्रणम्य शिरसा भूमौ कार्यमस्मै न्यवेदयत्॥
English: Seeing that ancient great Rishi, a mass of effulgence, he bowed down his head to the ground and told him the reason of his coming.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रीतो महाराज कपिर्लोऽशुमतोऽभवत्। उवाच चैनधर्मात्मा वरदोऽस्मीति भारत॥
English: O great king, O descendant of Bharata, thereupon Kapila was pleased with Angsumana and that virtuous-minded Rishi told him to ask a boon from him.
Sanskrit: स ववे तुरगं तत्र प्रथमं यज्ञकारणात्। द्वितीयं वरकं ववे पितृणां पावनेच्छया।॥
English: He first asked the horse for the sacrifice and then he asked for the revivification of his fathers (uncles).
Sanskrit: तमुवाच महातेजाः कपिलो मुनिपुङ्गवः। ददानि तव भद्रं ते यद् यत् पार्थयसेऽनघ।॥ त्वयि क्षमा चधर्मश्च सत्यं चापि प्रतिष्ठितम्। त्वया कृतार्थः सगरः पुत्रवांश्च त्वया पिता॥
English: To him replied that foremost of Rishis, Kapila of great splendour, “O sinless one, be blessed; I grant you all that you ask. In you there exist forbearance truth and righteousness. By you Sagara has his desire fulfilled and your father has really got a son.
Sanskrit: तव चैव प्रभावेण स्वर्गं यास्यन्ति सागराः। पौत्रश्च ते त्रिपथगां त्रिदिवादानयिष्यति॥ पावनार्थं सागराणां तोषयित्वा महेश्वरम्। हयं नयस्व भद्रं ते यज्ञियं नरपुङ्गव॥
English: Through your might, the sons of Sagara will go to heaven and your grand-son will bring the three-coursed river (the Ganges) from heaven, by gratifying Maheshvara in order to purify the sons of Sagara. O foremost of men, be blessed; take (back) the sacrificial horse.
Sanskrit: यज्ञः समाप्यतां तात सगरस्य महात्मनः। अंशुमानवमुक्तस्तु कपिलेन महात्मना॥ आजगाम हयं गृह्य यज्ञवाटं महात्मनः। सोऽभिवाद्य ततः पादौ सगरस्य महात्मनः॥ मूर्ध्नि तेनाप्युपाघ्रातस्तस्मै सर्वं न्यवेदयत्। यथा दृष्टं श्रुतं चापि सागराणां क्षयं तथा॥ तं चास्मै हयमाचष्ट यज्ञवाटमुपागतम्। तच्छ्रुत्वा सगरो राजा पुत्रजं दुःखमत्यजत्॥
English: And O child, complete the sacrifice of the illustrious Sagara.” Having been thus addressed by the illustrious Kapila, Anshuman, the highsouled one, taking the horse, came to (the sacrificial ground (of Sagara). Then saluting the feet of the illustrious Sagara who smelt his head, he told him all that had been seen and heard by him and all about the destruction of the sons of Sagara. (He also told him) that the horse had been brought to the sacrificial ground; Having heard this, the king Sagara no more grieved for his sons.
Sanskrit: अंशुमन्तं च सम्पूज्य समापयत तं क्रतुम्। समाप्तयज्ञः सगरो देवैः सर्वैः सभाजितः॥
English: He praised and honoured Anshuman and completed his sacrifice. When the sacrifice was completed, Sagara was greeted by all the celestials.
Sanskrit: पुत्रत्वे कल्पयामास समुद्रं वरुणालयम्। प्रशास्य सुचिरं कालं राज्यं राजीवलोचनः॥ पौत्रे भारं समावेश्य जगाम त्रिदिवं तदा। अंशुमानपिधर्मात्मा महीं सागरमेखलाम्॥ प्रशशास महाराज यथैवास्य पितामहः। तस्य पुत्रः समभवद् दिलीपो नामधर्मवित्॥
English: He made the ocean, the abode of Varuna, as one of his sons. That lotus-cyed hero ruled over his kingdom for a long period of time. Then giving the charge (of his kingdom) to his grandson (Angsuman), he went to heaven; and the virtuous-minded Anshaman also, O great king following the example of his grandfather ruled over the earth with the belt of sea. His son was named Dilipa who was learned in the precepts of virtue.
Sanskrit: तस्मै राज्यं समाधाय अंशुमानपि संस्थितः। दिलीपस्तु ततः श्रुत्वा पितृणां निधनं महत्॥ पर्यतप्यत दुःखेन तेषां गतिमचिन्तयत्। गङ्गावतरणे यत्नं सुमहच्चाकरोनृपः॥
English: Giving him the charge of the kingdom, Anshuman also gave up his life. Having heard the terrible fate of his ancestors (Sagara's son) Dilipa. Was overwhelmed with grief and thought of the means of delivering them. That king then made every effort to bring down the Ganges (from heaven).
Sanskrit: न चावतारयामास चेष्टमानो यथाबलम्। तस्य पुत्रः समभवच्छ्रीमान्धर्मपरायणः॥ भगीरथ इति ख्यातः सत्यवागनसूयकः। अभिषिच्य तु तं राज्ये दिलीपो वनमाश्रितः॥
English: Though he tried it with all his mighi, he could not bring her down (1O earth). A virtuous and handsome son was then born to him. He was truthful and without malice and he was known by the name of Bhagiratha. Installing him in the kingdom, Dilipa retired into the forest.
Sanskrit: तप:सिद्धिसमायोगात् स राजा भरतर्षभ। वनाज्जगाम त्रिदिवं कालयोगेन भारत॥
English: O best of the Bharata race, O descendant of Bharata, that king after attaining success in austerities went in due time from that forest to heaven.
Sanskrit: लोमश उवाच स तु राजा महेष्वासश्चक्रवर्ती महारथः। बभूव सर्वलोकस्य मनोनयननन्दनः॥
English: Lomasha said : That great bow-man and car-warrior, that imperial king became the delight of the eyes and the mind of all men.
Sanskrit: स शुश्राव महाबाहुः कपिलेन महात्मना। पितृणां निधनं घोरमप्राप्तिं त्रिदिवस्य च॥ स राज्यं सचिवे न्यस्य हृदयेन विदूयता। जगाम हिमवत्पाद्यं तपस्तप्तुं नरेश्वरः॥
English: That might-armed hero heard from the highsouled Kapila how his anccstors had met with their fearful destruction and how they had not been able to go to heaven. That king sorrowfully made over his kingly duties to his ministers and that ruler of men then went to the side of the Himalayas for practising asceticism.
Sanskrit: आरिराधयिषुर्गङ्गां तपसा दग्धकिल्बिषः। सोऽपश्यत नरश्रेष्ठ हिमवन्तं नगोत्तमम्॥ शृङ्गैर्बहुविधाकारैर्धातुमद्भिरलंकृतम्। पवनालम्बिभिर्मेधैः परिषिक्तं समन्ततः॥
English: O foremost of men, being cleansed of his sins by asceticism, he visited that best of mountains Himalayas in order to worship Ganga. (He saw it) adorned with peaks of various forms and with many mineral wealth; all its sides were besprinkled with drops of rain from the clouds which were floating on the wind.
Sanskrit: नदीकुञ्जनितम्बैश्च प्रासादैरुपशोभितम्। गुहाकन्दरसंलीनसिंहव्याघ्रनिषेवितम्॥
English: Beautified with rivers, groves and rocky spurs as so many places in a city), frequented by lions and tigers, hidden in its caves and caverns.
Sanskrit: शकुनैश्च विचित्राङ्गैः कूजद्भिर्विविधा गिरः। भृङ्गराजैस्तथा हंसैर्दात्यूहैर्जलकुक्कुटैः॥ मयूरैः शतपत्रैश्च जीवंजीवककोकिलैः। चकोरैरसितापाङ्गैस्तथा पुत्रप्रियैरपि।॥
English: Abounding in various featured birds uttering various sounds-such as Bhringaraja, ganders, Dalyuchas, water-cocks, peacocks of hundred sorts of feathers, Jivanjibaka Kokilas, Chakoras with eyes furnished with black corners, the birds who are ever fond of their young.
Sanskrit: जलस्थानेषु रम्येषु पद्मिनीभिश्च संकुलम्। सारसानां च मधुरैाहतैः समलंकृतम्॥ किन्नरैरप्सरोभिश्च निषेवितशिलातलम्। दिग्वारणविषाणग्रैः समन्ताद्धृष्टपादपम्॥ विद्याधरानुचरितं नानारत्नसमाकुलम्। विषोल्बणभुजंगैश्च दीप्तजिह्वनिषेवितम्॥ क्वचित् कनकसंकाशं क्वचिद् रजतसंनिभम्। क्वचिदञ्जनपुञ्जाभं हिमवन्तमुपागमत्॥ स तु तत्र नरश्रेष्ठस्तपो घोरं समाश्रितः। फलमूलाम्बुसम्भक्षः सहस्रपरिवत्सरान्॥ संवत्सरसहस्रे तु गते दिव्ये महानदी। दर्शयामास तं गङ्गा तदा मूर्तिमती स्वयम्॥
English: Abounding in lotuses growing in charming water reservoirs, adorned with the sweet notes of the cranes. Its stony slabs beautified with he sitting Kinnaras and Apsaras, all its trees rubbed everywhere by large elephants with their trunks. Frequented by the Vidyadharas, full of many gems, infested by snakes of virtuous poison and glowing tongues. Looking at places like a heap of collyriums. Such was the Himalayas where he (the king) arrived. That foremost of men practised there terrible asceticism. He lived on only fruits, roots and water. One thousand celestial years passed away and then that great river Ganga in her embodied form appeared before him.
Sanskrit: गङ्गोवाच किमिच्छसि महाराज मत्तः किं च ददानि ते। तद् ब्रवीहि नरश्रेष्ठ करिष्यामि वचस्तव॥
English: Ganga said: O best of men, O great king, what do you desire? What should be given to you by me? Tell me, I shall do what you say.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तः प्रत्युवाच राजा हैमवती तदा। पितामहा मे वरदे कपिलेन महानदि॥ अन्वेषमाणास्तुरगं नीता वैवस्वतक्षयम्। षष्टिस्तानि सहस्राणि सागराणां महात्मनाम्॥ कपिलं देवमासाद्य क्षणेन निधनं गताः। तेषामेवं विनष्टानां स्वर्गे वासो न विद्यते॥ यावत् तानि शरीराणि त्वं जलै भिषिञ्चसि। तावत् तेषां गतिर्नास्ति सागराणां महानदि॥ स्वर्गं नय महाभागे मत्पितॄन् सगरात्मजान्। तेषामर्थेन याचामि त्वामहं वै महानदि॥
English: Lomasha said: Having been thus addressed, the king replied to the daughter of the Himalayas (Ganga), "O giver of boons, O great river, my grandfather has been sent to the abode of Yajna by Kapila. The sixty thousands sons of the illustrious Sagara. Met with an instant death the meeting with Kapila. Having thus perished, they had no place in heaven. O great river, as long will their bodies not be sprinkled with your water, sons of Sagara. O greatly exalted one, O great river, take my ancestors, the sons of Sagara to heaven. For them I pray to you."
Sanskrit: लोमश उवाच एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचो राज्ञो गङ्गा लोकनमस्कृता। भगीरथमिदं वाक्यं सुप्रीता समभाषत॥ ।
English: Having heard these words of the king, Ganga, ever adored of the world, thus spoke to Bhagiratha with delighted heart.
Sanskrit: करिष्यामि महाराज वचस्ते नात्र संशयः। वेगं तु मम दुर्धार्यं पतन्त्या गगनाद् भुवम्॥
English: "O great king, I shall certainly do what you say. But my force will be difficult to be withstood when I shall fall from the sky to the। earth.
Sanskrit: न शक्तस्त्रिषु लोकेषु कश्चिद्धारयितुं नृप। अन्यत्र विबुधश्रेष्ठान्नीलकण्ठान्महेश्वरात्॥
English: O king, there is none in the three worlds except the great god, the blue-throated deity, the foremost of celestials (Shiva), who would। be able to withstand it.
Sanskrit: तं तोषय महाबाहो तपसा वरदं हरम्। स तु मां प्रच्युतां देवः शिरसाधारयिष्यति॥
English: O mighty-armed hero, therefore gratify that giver of boons Hara by asceticism. The god will sustain my fall upon his head.
Sanskrit: स करिष्यति ते काम पितृणां हितकाम्यया। एतच्छ्रुत्वा ततो राजन् महाराजो भगीरथः॥ कैलास पर्वतं गत्वा तोषयामास शंकरम्। तपस्तीव्रमुपागम्य कालयोगेन केनचित्॥
English: He will do what you desire for your ancestors." O king, having heard this, the great king Bhagiratha, went to the Kailasa mountain and gratified Shankara (Shiva). At the expiration of a certain time which he passed in severe asceticism.
Sanskrit: अगृहणाच्च वरं तस्माद् गङ्गायाधारणे नृप। स्वर्गे वासं समुद्दिश्य पितॄणां स नरोत्तमः॥
English: With the intention of making his ancestors go to heaven, O king, he obtained from him the boon that he would sustain Ganga (on his head).
Sanskrit: लोमश उवाच भगीरथवचः श्रुत्वा प्रियार्थं च दिवौकसाम्। एवस्त्विति राजानं भगवान् प्रत्यभाषत॥
English: Lomasha said: Having heard the words of Bhagiratha, the exalted deity in order to do what was agreeable to the dwellers of heaven and to the king “So be it."
Sanskrit: धारयिष्ये महाभाग गगनात् प्रच्युतां शिवाम्। दिव्यां देवनदी पुण्यां त्वत्कृते नृपसत्तम॥
English: "O mighty-armed hero, O foremost of kings, for your sake I shall sustain (on may head) the fall from the sky of that blessed divine and pure, celestials river.”
Sanskrit: एवमुक्त्वा महाबाहो हिमवन्तमुपागमत्। वृतः पारिषदैर्घोरैर्नानाप्रहरणोद्यतैः॥
English: O mighty-armed hero, having seed this, he came to the Himalayas surrounded by his fearful followers with uplifted weapons of various sorts.
Sanskrit: तत्र स्थित्वा नरश्रेष्ठं भगीरथमुवाच ह। प्रयाचस्व महाबाहो शैलराजसुतां नदीम्॥
English: Remaining there he thus spoke to that best of men, Bhagiratha, “O mighty-armed hero, pray to the river, the daughter of the king of mountains.
Sanskrit: पतमानां सरिच्छेष्ठांधारयिष्ये त्रिविष्टपात्। एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचो राजा शर्वेण समुदाहृतम्॥ प्रयतः प्रणतो भूत्वा गङ्गां समनुचिन्तयत्। ततः पुण्यजला रम्या राज्ञा समनुचिन्तिता॥ ईशानं च स्थितं दृष्ट्वा गगनात् सहसा च्युता। तां प्रच्युतामथो दृष्ट्वा देवाः सार्धं महर्षिभिः॥ गन्धर्वोरगयक्षाश्च समाजग्मुर्दिदृक्षवः। ततः पपात गगनाद् गङ्गा हिमवतः सुता॥
English: I shall sustain (on my head) that foremost of rivers when falling from the heaven." Having heard these words uttered by Shiva, the king, began to meditate on Ganga with his head down the subdued soul. Thereupon the charming Ganga of holy water, being thus meditated upon by the king and seeing Ishana (Shiva) standing there, suddenly began to fall (from heaven). Having seen her thus falling, the celestials with the great Rishis. Also the Gandharvas, the Nagas and the Yakshas all came there as spectators. Then the daughter of Himalayas Ganga fell from the sky.
Sanskrit: समुद्धृतमहावर्ता मीनग्राहसमाकुला। तां दधार हरो राजन् गङ्गां गगनमेखलाम्॥ ललाटदेशे पतितां मालां मुक्तामयीमिव।
English: Full of fishes and alligators and full of raging whirlpools. O king, Hara (Shiva) (instantly) held her (on his head) who was like a girdle to the sky and falling on his forehead she looked like a garland of pearls.
Sanskrit: सा बभूव विसर्पन्ती त्रिधा राजन् समुद्रगा॥ फेनपुञ्जाकुलजला हंसानामिव पङ्क्तयः। क्वचिदाभोगकुटिला प्रस्खलन्ती क्वचित् क्वचित्।१।। सा फेनपटसंवीता मत्तेव प्रमदाब्रजत्। क्वचित् सा तोयनिनदैर्नदन्ती नादमुत्तमम्॥ एवंप्रकारान् सुबहून् कुर्वती गगनाच्च्युता। पृथिवीतलमासाद्य भगीरथमथाब्रवीत्॥
English: O king, that ocean-going wife of Shiva divided herself into three streams. Her water full of froth which looked like so many ducks, crooked and tortuous in her movements in some places and stumbling as it were in others, covered with the cloth of foam, she rushed onwards like a drunken woman. In some places she raised up an excellent sound by the roarings of her water; assuming thus various and numerous aspects when fallen from the sky, she reached the earth and thus spoke to Bhagiratha,
Sanskrit: दर्शयस्व महाराज मार्ग केन व्रजाम्यहम्। त्वदर्थमवतीर्णास्मि पृथिवीं पृथिवीपते॥
English: "O great king, show me the way by which I am to go. O ruler of earth, for your sake I have descended on carth."
Sanskrit: एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचो राजा प्रातिष्ठत भगीरथः। यत्र तानि शरीराणि सागराणां महात्मनाम्॥ प्लावनार्थं नरश्रेष्ठ पुण्येन सलिलेन च।
English: Having heard those words, the king Bhagiratha went to the place where lay the bodies of the illustrious sons of Sagara. So that (the place) might be flooded by her holy water.
Sanskrit: गङ्गायाधारणं कृत्वा हरो लोकनमस्कृतः॥ कैलास पर्वतश्रेष्ठं जगाम त्रिदशैः सह। समासाद्य समुद्रं च गङ्गया सहितो नृपः॥ पूरयामास वेगेन समुद्रं वरुणालयम्। दुहितृत्वे च नृपतिर्गङ्गां समनुकल्पयत्॥
English: Having held Ganga, Hara (Shiva), the adored of all the worlds, went to that foremost of mountains Kailasa with the celestials. Coming to the ocean with Ganga, the king. Foiled in the ocean, the abode of Varuna with the greatest force. That king adopted Ganga as his daughter.
Sanskrit: पितृणां चोदकं तत्र ददौ पूर्णमनोरथः। एतत् ते सर्वमाख्यातं गङ्गा त्रिपथगा यथा॥
English: And his wishes being thus fulfilled he there offered oblations of water to the Pitris. I have thus narrated how Ganga flowing in three streams.
Sanskrit: पूरणार्थं समुद्रस्य पृथिवीमवतारिता। समुद्रश्च यथा पीतः कारणार्थं महात्मना।॥ वातापिश्च यथा नीतः क्षयं स ब्रह्महा प्रभो। अगस्त्येन महाराज यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि॥
English: Was brought down on earth in order to fill the ocean, how for a particular object the ocean was drunk up by the high-souled one (Agastya) and now, O great king, O lord, Vatapi, the destroyer of Brahmanas, was destroyed by Agastya, all that you asked me (to narrate).
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततः प्रयातः कौन्तेयः क्रमेण भरतर्षभ। नन्दामपरनन्दां च नद्यौ पापभयापहे॥
English: Vaishampayana said : O best of the Bharata race, then slowly did the son of Kunti to the two rivers Nanda and Aparananda which destroys the dread of fear.
Sanskrit: पर्वतं स समासाद्य हेमकूटमनामयम्। अचिन्त्यानद्भुतान् भावान् ददर्श सुबहून् नृपः॥
English: Then going to the healthy mountain called Hemakuta, that king saw there many wonderful and inconceivable sights.
Sanskrit: वाताबद्धा भवन्मेघा उपलाश्च सहस्रशः। नाशक्नुवंस्तमारोढुं विषण्णमनसो जनाः॥
English: From the wind there were created clouds and showers of thousands of stones for which the people becoming sad could not ascend it.
Sanskrit: वायुर्नित्यं ववौ तत्र नित्यं देवश्च वर्षति। स्वाध्यायघोषश्च तथा श्रूयते न च दृश्यते॥
English: The wind always blew there and the celestials always poured showers. The sounds of the recitation of sacred scripture were heard, but none was seen.
Sanskrit: सायं प्रातश्च भगवान् दृश्यते हव्यवाहनः। मक्षिकाश्चादशंस्तत्र तपसः प्रतिघातिकाः॥
English: In the evening and in the morning the exalted carrier of libation (fire) was seen and flies bit men, thus obstructing the practice of austerities.
Sanskrit: निर्वेदो जायते तत्र गृहाणि स्मरते जनः। एवं बहुविधान् भावानद्भुतान् वीक्ष्य पाण्डवः। लोमशं पुनरेवाथ पर्यपृच्छत् तदद्भुतम्॥
English: Men would become sick there and a sadness would overtake their minds. The son of Pandu (Yudhishthira), seeing these various wonderful things, asked Lomasha about those astonishing sights.
Sanskrit: लोमश उवाच यथाश्रुतमिदं पूर्वमस्माभिररिकर्शन। तदेकाग्रमना राजन् निबोध गदतो मम॥
English: Lomasha said : O chastiser of foes, O king, I shall tell detail all that we heard about them before. Hear them with all attention.
Sanskrit: अस्मिन्नृषभकूटेऽभूदृषभो नाम तापसः। अनेकशतवर्षायुस्तपस्वी कोपनो भृशम्॥
English: Here on this Rishava Kuta (hill) there lived for many hundred years, an ascetic of great wrath, named Rishava engaged in asceticism. you in
Sanskrit: स वै सम्भाष्यमाणोऽन्यैः कोपाद् गिरिमुवाच ह। य इह व्याहरेत् कश्चिदुपलानुत्सृजेस्तथा॥
English: He, being addressed by others, spoke thus to the hill in anger, who ever will utter words hero (O hill) throw stones at him."