pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच कथयित्वा च तत् सव ब्राह्मणेभ्यः स भारत। प्रययौ हिमवत्पार्वं ततो वज्रधरात्मजः॥
English: Vaishampayana said : O descendant of Bharata, the son of the wielder of thunder (Indra), having narrated everything to the Brahmanas, started for the side of the Himalayas.
Sanskrit: अगस्त्यवटमासाद्य वसिष्ठस्य च पर्वतम्। भृगुतुङ्गे च कौन्तेयः कृतवाञ्छौचमात्मनः॥
English: Arriving first at Agastya Vata, the son of Kunti, then went to the Vasishtha's hill. On the peak of Bhrigu hill he performed his ablutions.
Sanskrit: प्रददौ गोसहस्राणि सुबहूनि च भारत। निवेशांश्च द्विजातिभ्यः सोऽददत् कुरुसत्तमः॥
English: descendant of Bharata, the best of the Kurus gave away to many Brahmanas thousands of king and houses.
Sanskrit: हिरण्यबिन्दोस्तीर्थे च स्नात्वा पुरुषसत्तमः। दृष्टवान् पाण्डवश्रेष्ठः पुण्यान्यायतनानि च॥
English: That best of then bathed at the pilgrimage, named, Hiranyabindu and then that best of Pandavas went to many other sacred pieces.
Sanskrit: अवतीर्य नरश्रेष्ठो ब्राह्मणैः सह भारत। प्राची दिशमभिप्रेत्सुर्जगाम भरतर्षभः॥
English: O best of Bharata race, that best of men accompanied by the Brahmanas then descended (form those hills) and the countries situated in that direction,
Sanskrit: आनुपूर्वेण तीर्थानि दृष्टवान् कुरुसत्तमः। नदी चोत्पलिनी रम्यामरण्यं नैमिषं प्रति॥ नन्दामपरनन्दां च कौशिकी च यशस्विनीम्। महानदीं गयां चैव गङ्गामपि च भारत॥ एवं तीर्थानि सर्वाणि पश्यमानस्तथाऽऽश्रमान्। आत्मनः पावनं कुर्वन् ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ददौ च गाः॥
English: The best of the Kurus saw the pilgrimages one after the other. O descendant of Bharata, he saw the river Utpalasa in the forest of Naimisha: (he saw) the Nanda, the Upananda, the famous Kaushika, the great rivers Gaya and Ganga and other Tirthas and hermitages where he purified himself and gave away to the Brahmanas (many) kine.
Sanskrit: अगवङ्गकलिङ्गेषु यानि तीर्थानि कानिचित्। जगाम तानि सर्वाणि पुण्यान्यायतनानि च॥
English: Whatever Tirthas and other holy places were in Anga, Vanga and Kalinga, he went to all of them.
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वा च विधिवत् तानि धनं चापि ददौ ततः। कलिङ्गराष्ट्रद्वारेषु ब्राह्मणाः पाण्डवानुगाः। अभ्यनुज्ञाय कौन्तेयमुपावर्तन्त भारत॥
English: O descendant of Bharata, seeing them all and performing many ceremonies and giving away much wealth, he went to the gate of the kingdom of Kalinga where the Brahmanas, who were following him, bade the son of Kunti farewell and desisted from following him any further.
Sanskrit: स तु तैरभ्यनुज्ञातः कुन्तीपुत्रो धनंजयः। सहायैरल्पकैः शूरः प्रययौ यत्र सागरः॥
English: Having obtained their leave, the son of Kunti, the brave Dhananjaya, accompanied by only a few attendants, went there where the was.
Sanskrit: स कलिङ्गानतिक्रम्य देशानायतनानि च। हाणि रमणीयानि प्रेक्षमाणो ययौ प्रभुः॥
English: Crossing (the country of the Kalingas and seeing on his way many countries, holy places and charming mansions, that lord preceded on.
Sanskrit: महेन्द्रपर्वतं दृष्ट्वा तापसैरुपशोभितम्। समुद्रतीरेण शनैर्मणिपूरं जगाम ह॥
English: Seeing the Mahendra mountain adorned with the ascetics and going slowly along the sea-shores, he went to Manipur.
Sanskrit: तत्र सर्वाणि तीर्थानि पुण्यान्यायतनानि च। अभिगम्य महाबाहुरभ्यगच्छन्महीपतिम्॥
English: O king seeing all Tirthas and other holy places, the mighty-armed hero went.
Sanskrit: मणिपूरेश्वरं राजन् धर्मज्ञं चित्रवाहनम्। तस्य चित्राङ्गदा नाम दुहिता चारुदर्शना॥
English: To the king of Manipur, the virtuous Chitravahana, who had a beautiful daughter named Chitrangada.
Sanskrit: तां ददर्श पुरे तस्मिन् विचरन्तीं यदृच्छया। दृष्ट्वा च तां वरारोहां चकमे चैत्रवाहनीम्॥
English: He saw her in capital roaming at pleasure. Seeing the handsome of Chitravahana, he was filled with desire.
Sanskrit: अभिगम्य च राजानमवदत् स्वं प्रयोजनम्। देहि मे खल्विमा राजन् क्षत्रियाय महात्मने॥
English: Going to the king, he told him what he desired, saying, “O king, give your daughter to son of an illustrious Kshatriya.
Sanskrit: तच्छ्रुत्ा त्वब्रवीद् राजा कस्य पुत्रोऽसि नाम किम्। उवाच तं पाण्डवोऽहं कुन्तीपुत्रो धनंजयः॥
English: Having heard this, the king said “Whose son are you and what is your name?" He (Arjuna) replied, “I am the Pandava, the son of Kunti, Dhananjaya".
Sanskrit: तमुवाचाथ राजा स सान्त्वपूर्वमिदं वचः। राजा प्रभञ्जनो नाम कुलेऽस्मिन् सम्बभूव ह॥
English: The king then spoke thus in sweet accents, "There was born a king in our race named Prabhanjana.
Sanskrit: अपुत्रः प्रसवेनार्थी तपस्तेपे स उत्तमम्। उग्रेण तपसा तेन देवदेवः पिनाकधृक्॥ ईश्वरस्तोषितः पार्थ देवदेव उमापतिः। स तस्मै भगवान् प्रादादेकैकं प्रसवं कुले॥
English: He was childless. In order to get a child he performed excellent penances. By his severe austerities, the god of gods, the wielder of Pinaka (Shiva). The supreme lord the god of gods and the husband of Uma, O Partha, was gratificd. The illustrious Deity gave him the boon that only one child would be born in our race (in succession).
Sanskrit: एकैकः प्रसवस्तस्माद् भवत्यस्मिन् कुले सदा। तेषां कुमारा: सर्वेषां पूर्वेषां मम जज्ञिरे॥ एका च मम कन्येयं कुलस्योत्पादिनी भृशम्। पुत्रो ममायमिति मे भावना पुरुषर्षभ॥
English: Thence only one child is born to every successive descendant of race. All my ancestors had each a male child. But I have only a daughter to perpetuate my race. O best of men, I always consider her as my son.
Sanskrit: पुत्रिका हेतुविधिना संज्ञिता भरतर्षभ। तस्मादेकः सुतो योऽस्यां जायते भारत त्वया॥ एतच्छुल्कं भवत्वस्याः कुलकृज्जायतामिह। एतेन समयेनेमां प्रतिगृहणीष्व पाण्डव।॥
English: O best of the Bharata race, I have made her a Putrika (heir). O descendant of Bharata, the one son that will be born to her will be the perpetuator of my race. That son will be the dower in this marriage. O Pandava, you can take her if you like on this condition.
Sanskrit: स तथेति प्रतिज्ञाय तां कन्यां प्रतिगृह्य च। उवास नगरे तस्मिस्तिस्त्रः कुन्तीसुतः समाः॥
English: Promising to he accepted that maiden and the son of Kunti lived in that city for three years.
Sanskrit: तस्यां सुते समुत्पन्ने परिष्वज्य वराङ्गनाम्। आमन्त्र्य नृपतिं तं तु जगाम परिवर्तितुम्॥
English: When she gave birth to a son, he (Arjuna) embraced her with affection and taking leave of the king, he set out again in his travels.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच तत: समुद्रे तीर्थानि दक्षिणे भरतर्षभ। अभ्यगच्छत् सुपुण्यानि शोभितानि तपस्विभिः॥
English: Vaishampayana said : That best of the Bharata race Arjuna then went to the sacred Tirthas situated on the shores of the south sea, all adorned with the ascetics.
Sanskrit: वर्जयन्ति स्म तीर्थानि तत्र पञ्च स्म तापसाः। अवकीर्णानि यान्यासन् पुरस्तात् तु तपस्विभिः॥
English: There were five Tirthas where also lived many ascetics, but these sacred waters themselves were shunned by the ascetics.
Sanskrit: अगस्त्यतीर्थं सौभद्रं पौलोमं च सुपावनम्। कारन्धमं प्रसन्नं च हयमेधफलं च तत्॥ भारद्वाजस्य तीर्थं तु पापप्रशमनं महत्। एतानि पञ्च तीर्थानि ददर्श कुरुसत्तमः॥
English: (They were named) Agastya, Subhadra, the greatly holy Pauloma, Karandhama which yielded the fruit of a horse-sacrifice and the great washer of sins Bharadvaja; these five Tirthas that best men saw.
Sanskrit: विविक्तान्युपलक्ष्याथ तानि तीर्थानि पाण्डवः। दृष्ट्वा च वय॑मानानि मुनिभिर्धर्मबुद्धिभिः॥ तपस्विनस्ततोऽपृच्छत् प्राञ्जलिः कुरुनन्दनः। तीर्थानीमानि वय॑न्ते किमर्थं ब्रह्मवादिभिः॥
English: The Pandava, the descendant of Kuru (Arjuna), finding them uninhabited and ascertaining that they were shunned by the ascetics, asked with joined hands those pious men that lived near them, “Why these Tirthas are shunned by the Brahmavadis (the utterers of the Vedas).”
Sanskrit: तापसा ऊचुः ग्राहाः पञ्च वसन्त्येषु हरन्ति च तपोधनान्। तत एतानि वय॑न्ते तीर्थानि कुरुनन्दन।॥
English: The Celestial said : O descendant of Kuru, there dwell (in their waters) five large crocodiles which carry away the ascetics (who go to bathe in them); therefore these Tirthas are shunned by all.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच तेषां श्रुत्वा महाबाहुर्वार्यमाणस्तपोधनैः। जगाम तानि तीर्थानि द्रष्टुं पुरुषसत्तमः॥
English: Vaishampayana said: Having heard these words of the ascetics, the mighty armed hero, that best of men, though dissuaded by them, went to see those Tirthas.
Sanskrit: ततः सौभद्रमासाद्य महर्षेस्तीर्थमुत्तमम्। विगाह्य सहसा शूरः स्नानं चक्रे परंतपः॥
English: Then coming to that excellent Tirtha Subhadra, named after a great Rishi, that hero, that chastiser of foes, plunged into it to take a bath.
Sanskrit: अथ तं पुरुषव्याघ्रमन्तर्जलचरो महान्। जग्राह चरणे ग्राहः कुन्तीपुत्रं धनंजयम्॥
English: Thereupon a large crocodile under the water seized the leg of that best of men, the son of Kunti Dhananjaya.
Sanskrit: स तमादाय कौन्तेयो विस्फुरन्तं जलेचरम्। उदतिष्ठन्महाबाहुर्बलेन बलिनां वरः॥
English: But the mighty-armed, the son of Kunti, thee foremost of all strong men, seized that aquatic animal and dragged it up to the shore.
Sanskrit: उत्कृष्ट एव ग्राहस्तु सोऽर्जुनेन यशस्विना। बभूव नारी कल्याणी सर्वाभरणभूषिता॥
English: Dragged up by the illustrious Arjuna, that crocodile became a most handsome women adorned with all ornaments.
Sanskrit: दीप्यमाना श्रिया राजन् दिव्यरूपा मनोरमा। तदद्भुतं महद् दृष्ट्वा कुन्तीपुत्रो धनंजयः॥ तां स्त्रियं परमप्रीत इदं वचनमब्रवीत्। का वै त्वमसि कल्याणि कुतो वासि जलेचरी॥ किमर्थं च महत् पापमिदं कृतवती पुरा।
English: O king, that charming and celestials-like damsel appeared to shine in her own beauty. Thereupon the son of Kunti Dhananjaya, seeing that wonderful sight, spoke thus in great happiness to that lady, "O beautiful lady, who are you? O lady of the lake, where do you live? Why did you commit such a dreadful sin before?"
Sanskrit: वर्गोवाच अप्सरास्मि महाबाहो देवारण्यविहारिणी॥
English: Varga said : O mighty-armed hero, I am an Apsara, a sporter in the celestials gardens.
Sanskrit: इष्टा धनपतेनित्यं वर्गा नाम महाबल। मम सख्यश्चतस्रोऽन्याः सर्वाः कामगमाः शुभाः॥
English: O greatly strong one, my name is Varga, I am ever beloved of the cclestials treasurer (Kubera). I had four other friends, all handsome and all capable of going everywhere at will. we
Sanskrit: ताभिः सार्धं प्रयातास्मि लोकपालनिवेशनम्। ततः पश्यामहे सर्वा ब्राह्मणं संशितव्रतम्॥
English: One day accompanied by them, I was going to the abode of the protector of the world; when we were all going, we saw a Brahmana of rigid vows.
Sanskrit: रूपवन्तमधीयानमेकमेकान्तचारिणम्। तस्यैव तपसा राजंस्तद् वनं तेजसाऽऽवृतम्॥
English: Who was exceedingly handsome and who was studying the Vedas in solitude. O king, the whole forest was covered with the effulgence of his asceticism.
Sanskrit: आदित्य इव तं देशं कृत्स्नं सर्वं व्यकाशयत्। तस्य दृष्ट्वा तपस्तादृग् रूपं चाद्भुतमुत्तमम्॥ अवतीर्णाः स्म तं देशं तपोविघ्नचिकीर्षया।
English: He seemed to have illuminated the whole region like the sun. Seeing his that severe, excellent and wonderful asceticism, alighted in that region, wishing to disturb his asceticism.
Sanskrit: अहं च सौरभेयी च समीची बुद्बुदा लता॥ यौगपद्येन तं विप्रमभ्यगच्छाम भारत। गायन्त्योऽथ हसन्त्यश्च लोभयित्वा च तं द्विजम्॥
English: O descendant of Bharata, myself Saurabhi, Samichi, Budabuda and Lata all came to that Brahmana at the same time. O hero, we sang, we laughed, we tried to tempt the Brahmana in various ways.
Sanskrit: स च नास्मासु कृतवान् मनो वीर कथंचन। नाकम्पत महातेजाः स्थितस्तपसि निर्मले।॥
English: But he did not set his mind on us even for a moment. O best of the Kshatriyas, his mind, । being fixed on the meditation of the pure, the greatly effulgent (Brahmana), did not suffer his heart to waver.
Sanskrit: सोऽशपत् कुपितोऽस्मासु ब्राह्मणः क्षत्रियर्षभ। ग्राहभूता जले यूयं चरिष्यथ शतं समाः॥
English: Angrily looking at us, he cursed us saying, "Becoming crocodiles, live in water for one hundred years."
Sanskrit: वर्गोवाच ततो वयं प्रव्यथिताः सर्वा भारतसत्तम। अयाम शरणं विप्रं तं तपोधनमच्युतम्॥
English: Varga said : O best of the Bharata race, we were all greatly distressed. We sought the protection of that ascetic of undeviating vows.
Sanskrit: रूपेण वयसा चैव कन्दर्पण च दर्पिताः। अयुक्तं कृतवत्यः स्म क्षन्तुमर्हसि नो द्विज॥
English: (We said), "O Brahmana, intoxicated with beauty and youth and maddened by the god of love, we have acted very improperly, you should pardon us.
Sanskrit: एष एव वधोऽस्माकं सुपर्याप्तस्तपोधन। यद् वयं संशितात्मानं प्रलोव्धुं त्वामिहागताः॥
English: I was enough death to us that we had at all come here to tempt such an ascetic of controlled soul as you are.
Sanskrit: अवध्यास्तु स्त्रियः सृष्टा मन्यन्ते धर्मचारिणः। तस्माद् धर्मेण वर्ध त्वं नास्मान् हिंसितुमर्हसि॥
English: The virtuous men consider that women are created as fion-slayable, therefore you should not kill us. Grow yourself in virtue.
Sanskrit: सर्वभूतेषु धर्मज्ञ मैत्रो ब्राह्मण सत्यो भवतु कल्याण एष वादो मनीषिणाम्॥
English: O virtuous man, it is said that a Brahmana has always friendly feelings over all creatures. O Rishi of blessedness, let this saying of the learned be made true.
Sanskrit: शरणं च प्रपन्नानां शिष्टाः कुर्वन्ति पालनाम्। शरणं त्वां प्रपन्नाः स्मस्तस्मात् त्वं क्षन्तुमर्हसि॥
English: The good man always protects those that seek protection at his hands. We solicit your protection; you should therefore pardon us."
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्तः स धर्मात्मा ब्राह्मणः शुभकर्मकृत्। प्रसादं कृतवान् वीर रविसोमसमप्रभः॥ उच्यते।
English: Vaishampayana said : O hero, having been thus addressed, that virtuous-minded Brahmana of good deeds, as effulgent as the sun or the Moon, became propitious to them.
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मण उवाच शतं शतसहस्रं तु सर्वमक्षय्यवाचकम्। परिमाणं शतं वेतन्त्रेदमक्षय्यवाचकम्॥
English: The Brahmana said: The words "hundreds" and "hundred thousands” all indicate cternity. The "hundred" used by me should be understood as a limited period and not as eternity.
Sanskrit: यदा च वो ग्राहभूता गृहणन्तीः पुरुषाञ्जले। उत्कर्षति जलात् तस्मात् स्थलं पुरुषसत्तमः॥ तदा यूयं पुनः सर्वाः स्वं रूपं प्रतिपत्स्यथ। अनृतं नोक्तपूर्वं मे हसतापि कदाचन॥
English: You shall, becoming crocodiles, seize and drag men into water. (After the expiration of one hundred years), a best of men will drag you all from the water to the land. You will then resume your own real forms. I have never spoken an untruth even in jest.
Sanskrit: तानि सर्वाणि तीर्थानि ततः प्रभृति चैव ह। नारीतीर्थानि नाम्नेह ख्याति यास्यन्ति सर्वशः। पुण्यानि च भविष्यन्ति पावनानि मनीषिणाम्॥
English: From that day all those sacred Tirthas will be known by the name of Nari Tirthas all over the world. All of them will be sacred and sincleansing in the eyes of the virtuous and the wise.
Sanskrit: वर्गोवाच ततोऽभिवाद्य तं विप्रं कृत्वा चापि प्रदक्षिणम्। अचिन्तयामोऽपसृत्य तस्माद् देशात् सुदुःखिताः॥ क्व नु नाम वयं सर्वाः कालेनाल्पेन तं नरम्। समागच्छेम यो नस्तद् रूपमापादयेत् पुनः॥
English: Varga said : Having saluted that Brahmana with reverence and walked round him, we left that place in great grief; and we all came away thinking (all the while), "Where shall we soon meet with that man who will give us own old forms?"
Sanskrit: ता वयं चिन्तयित्वैव मुहूर्तादिव भारत। दृष्टवत्यो महाभागं देवर्षिमुत नारदम्॥
English: O descendant of Bharata, as we were, thinking, at that very moment we met with the illustrious celestials Rishi Narada.
Sanskrit: सम्प्रहृष्टाः स्म तं दृष्ट्वा देवर्षिममितद्युतिम्। अभिवाद्य च तं पार्थ स्थिताः स्म वीडिताननाः॥
English: O Partha, seeing that celestials Rishi of immeasurable effulgence, our hearts were filled with joy. Having saluted him with revenge we stood before him with faces covered with blushes.
Sanskrit: स नोऽपृच्छद् दुःखमूलमुक्तवत्यो वयं च तम्। श्रुत्वा तत्र यथावृत्तमिदं वचनमब्रवीत्॥
English: He asked us the cause of our sorrow and we told him all. Having heard what had happened, he thus spoke to us,
Sanskrit: दक्षिणे सागरानूपे पञ्च तीर्थानि सन्ति वै। पुण्यानि रमणीयानि तानि गच्छत मा चिरम्॥
English: "In the low lands on the coast of the southern sea there are five sacred and delightful Tirthas, go there without delay.
Sanskrit: तत्राशु पुरुषव्याघ्रः पाण्डवेयो धनंजयः। मोक्षयिष्यति शुद्धात्मा दुःखादस्मान्न संशयः॥ तस्य सर्वा वयं वीर श्रुत्वा वाक्यमिहागताः। तदिदं सत्यमेवाद्य मोक्षिताहं त्वयानघ॥
English: That best of men the pure-souled Pandava Dhananjaya (Arjuna) will certainly deliver you from your this distressful state.” O hero, hearing the Rishi's words, all of us came here. O sinless one, I have been really delivered by you to-day.
Sanskrit: एतास्तु मम ताः सख्यश्चतस्रोऽन्या जले श्रिताः। कुरु कर्म शुभं वीर एता: सर्वा विमोक्षय॥
English: But, those others of my friends are still within the waters of the other lakes. O hero, perform a good work, deliver them all.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततस्ताः पाण्डवश्रेष्ठः सर्वा एव विशाम्पते। तस्माच्छापाददीनात्मा मोक्षयामास वीर्यवान्॥
English: Vaishampayana said : O king, thereupon that best of the Pandavas (Arjuna) of great prowess gladly delivered all of them from that curse.
Sanskrit: उत्थाय च जलात् तस्मात् प्रतिलभ्य वपुः स्वकम्। तास्तदाप्सरसो राजन्नदृश्यन्त यथा पुरा॥
English: O king, rising from the waters, they all regained their old forms and those Apsaras then all looked as they looked before.
Sanskrit: तीर्थानि शोधयित्वा तु तथानुज्ञाय ताः प्रभुः। चित्राङ्गदां पुनर्द्रष्टुं मणिपूरं पुनर्ययौ॥
English: Making safe those Tirthas and giving them (Apsaras) leave to go away, that lord (Arjuna) went again to Manipur to see Chitrangada once more,
Sanskrit: तस्यामजनयत् पुत्रं राजानं बभ्रुवाहनम्। तं दृष्ट्वा पाण्डवो राजंश्चित्रवाहनमब्रवीत्॥
English: He saw there on the throne Babhruvahana, begotten by him (on Chitrangada). Seeing her, O king, the Pandava (Arjuna) said to Chitravahana.
Sanskrit: चित्राङ्गदायाः शुल्कं त्वं गृहाण बभ्रुवाहनम्। अनेन च भविष्यामि ऋणान्मुक्तो नराधिप॥
English: O king! kindly accept this Babhruvahana as the subscription of Chitrangada. Thus, I will be free from your debt.
Sanskrit: चित्राङ्गदां पुनर्वाक्यमब्रवीत् पाण्डुनन्दनः। इह वै भव भद्रं ते वर्धथा बभ्रुवाहनम्॥
English: Again the son of Pandu told ChitrangadaDear! May God grant you all happiness. You live here and protect Babhruvahana
Sanskrit: इन्द्रप्रस्थनिवासं मे त्वं तत्रागत्य रंस्यसि। कुन्तीं युधिष्ठिरं भीमं भ्रातरौ मे कनीयसौ॥ आगत्य तत्र पश्येथा अन्यानपि च बान्धवान्। बान्धवैः सहिताः सर्वैनन्दसे त्वमनिन्दिते॥
English: In due course, you shall live extremely happily at our dwelling place Indraprastha. Reaching there, you shall get an opportunity to see my mother Kunti, Yudhisthira, Bhimsena, my younger brothers Nakula and Sahadeva and other relatives. O innocent lady! you shall be extremely pleased after meeting my all relatives.
Sanskrit: धर्मे स्थितः सत्यधृतिः कौन्तेयोऽथ युधिष्ठिरः। जित्वा तु पृथिवीं सर्वां राजसूयं करिष्यति॥
English: Always crowned with righteousness and trutii, the son of Kunti, Yudhisthira after conquering whole earth will perform Rajsuya sacrifice.
Sanskrit: तत्रागच्छन्ति राजानः पृथिव्यां नृपसंज्ञिताः। बहूनि रत्नान्यादाय आगमिष्यति ते पिता॥
English: At that time, all great kings of carth will arrive there. Your father too will come there with many gems (for gift).
Sanskrit: एकसार्थं प्रयातासि चित्रवाहनसेवया। द्रक्ष्यामि राजसूये त्वां पुत्रं पालय मा शुचः॥
English: For the service of Chitravahana, you should come to attend Rajsuya sacrifice along with them, where I shall meet you. At this time, leave the grief and protect your child.
Sanskrit: बभ्रुवाहननाम्ना तु मम प्राणो महीचरः। तस्माद् भरस्व पुत्रं वै पुरुषं वंशवर्धनम्॥
English: I am leaving on earth only because of Babhruvahana's name. Therefore, you should bring up this child who is spreader of our dynasty.
Sanskrit: चित्रवाहनदायादं धर्मात् पौरवनन्दनम्। पाण्डवानां प्रियं पुत्रं तस्मात् पालय सर्वदा॥
English: He is the of Chitravahana by inheritance but in real he is the dearest son of Pandavas, therefore, you may protect him always.
Sanskrit: विप्रयोगेन संतापं मा कृथास्त्वमनिन्दिते। चित्राङ्गदामेवमुक्त्वा गोकर्णमभितोऽगमत्॥
English: O chaste lady! you should not be sad. Thus telling to Chitrangada, Arjuna left for Gokarna tirtha.
Sanskrit: आद्यं पशुपतेः स्थानं दर्शनादेव मुक्तिदम्। यत्र पापोऽपि मनुजः प्राप्नोत्यभयदं पदम्॥
English: This pilgrimage is the first place of lord Shiva and gives salvation only by seeing it and, where even a sinful man gets fearless place son
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच सोऽपरान्तेषु तीर्थानि पुण्यान्यायतनानि च। सर्वाण्येवानुपूर्येण जगामामितविक्रमः॥
English: Vaishampayana said : The immeasurably powerful (Arjuna) then saw one after the other all the sacred waters and other holy places that were on the shores of the western ocean.
Sanskrit: समुद्रे पश्चिमे यानि तीर्थान्यायतनानि च। तानि सर्वाणि गत्वा स प्रभासमुपजग्मिवान्॥ प्रभासदेशं सम्प्राप्तं बीभत्सुमपराजितम्। सुपुण्यं रमणीयं च शुश्राव मधुसूदनः॥ ततोऽभ्यगच्छत् कौन्तेयं सखायं तत्र माधवः। ददृशाते तदान्योन्यं प्रभासे कृष्णपाण्डवौ॥
English: Seeing them all, he at last came to the Prabhasa. When the invincible Bibhatsa (Arjuna) came to the holy and charming Prabhasa, the slayer of Madhu (Krishna) heard of it. Madhava (Krishna) went there to see his friend, the son of Kunti. Krishna and the Pandava (Arjuna) met together.
Sanskrit: तावन्योन्यं समाश्लिष्य पृष्ट्वा च कुशलं वने। आस्तां प्रियसखायौ तौ नरनारायणावृषी॥
English: They embracing each other, enquire after one another's health. Those two friends, who were none else than the Rishis Nara and Narayana of old, then both sat down together.
Sanskrit: ततोऽर्जुनं वासुदेवस्तां चर्यां पर्यपृच्छत। किमर्थं पाण्डवैतानि तीर्थान्यनुचरस्युत॥
English: Then Vasudeva (Krishna) asked Arjuna about his travels, saying, "O son of Pandu, why are you roaming over the earth seeing all the Tirthas?"
Sanskrit: ततोऽर्जुनो यथावृत्तं सर्वमाख्यातवांस्तदा। श्रुत्वोवाच च वार्ष्णेय एवमेतदिति प्रभुः॥
English: Thereupon Arjuna narrated to him every thing that had happened. Having heard all, the lord of the Vrishni race (Krishna) said, “This is what is should be."
Sanskrit: तौ विहृत्य यथाकामं प्रभासे कृष्णपाण्डवौ। महीधरं रैवतकं वासायैवाभिजग्मतुः॥
English: Krishna and the Pandava sported at pleasure for same time at the Prabhasa and they then went to the Raivataka mountain to live there for some time.
Sanskrit: पूर्वमेव तु कृष्णस्य वचनात् तं महीधरम्। पुरुषा मण्डयाञ्चक्रुरुपजहश्च भोजनम्॥
English: Before their arrival (at Raivataka), that hill at the command of Krishna, was adorned by many artificers. Much food was also collected there.
Sanskrit: प्रतिगृह्यार्जुनः सर्वमुपभुज्य च पाण्डवः। सहैव वासुदेवेन दृष्ट्वान् नटनर्तकान्॥ अभ्यनुज्ञाय तान् सर्वानर्चयित्वा च पाण्डवः। सत्कृतं शयनं दिव्यमभ्यगच्छन्महामतिः॥
English: Enjoying every thing that was provided there for him, the Pandava Arjuna sat with Vasudeva (Krishna) to see the performances of the actors and dancers. Having dismissed them all with proper respect, the high-souled Pandavas laid himself down on a well-adorned and excellent bed.
Sanskrit: ततस्तत्र महाबाहुः शयानः शयने शुभे। तीर्थानां पल्वलानां च पर्वतानां च दर्शनम्। आपगानां वनानां च कथयामास सात्वते॥
English: When that mighty-armed hero lay on that excellent bed, he described to him (Krishna) the sacred waters, the lakes the mountains, the rivers and the forests that he had seen.
Sanskrit: एवं स कथयन्नेव निद्रया जनमेजय। कौन्तेयोऽपि हृतस्तस्मिन् शयने स्वर्गसंनिभे॥
English: O Janamejaya, when he was thus talking as he lay. on the celestials-like bed, sleep (slowly) stole on the son of Kunti.
Sanskrit: मधुरेणैव गीतेन वीणाशब्देन चैव ह। प्रबोध्यमानो बुबुधे स्तुतिभिर्मङ्गलैस्तथा॥
English: He rose in the morning, awakened by the sweet songs and melodious notes of the Vina, by the penegyrics and benedictions on the bards.
Sanskrit: स कृत्वावश्यकार्याणि वार्ष्णेयेनाभिनन्दितः। रथेन काञ्चनाङ्गेन द्वारकामभिजग्मिवान्॥
English: After he had performed the daily rites, he was accosted with affection by the hero of the Vrishni race (Krishna). Then riding on a golden car he set out for Dvarka.
Sanskrit: अलंकृता द्वारका तु बभूव जनमेजय। कुन्तीपुत्रस्य पूजार्थमपि निष्कुटकेष्वपि॥
English: O Janamejaya, Dwarka with its streets, gardens and houses was well adorned to give a grand reception to the son of Kunti.
Sanskrit: दिदृक्षन्तश्च कौन्तेयं द्वारकावासिनो जनाः। नरेन्द्रमार्गमाजग्मुस्तूर्णं शतसहस्रशः॥
English: The citizens of Dvarka, in order to see the son of Kunti, eagerly came to the royal (Public) i streets in hundreds and thousands.
Sanskrit: अवलोकेषु नारीणां सहस्राणि शतानि च। भोजवृष्ण्यन्धकानां च समवायो महानभूत्॥
English: In order to see him hundreds and thousands of women and men of the Vrishni, the Andhaka and the Bhoja races formed into a great crowd.
Sanskrit: स तथा सत्कृतः सर्वैर्भोजवृष्ण्यन्धकात्मजैः। अभिवाद्याभिवाद्यांश्च सर्वेश्च प्रतिनन्दितः॥
English: He was respectfully welcomed by all the Bhojas, the Vrishnis and the Andhakas. He in return worship and received their blessings in return.