pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: तथा ब्रह्मस्त्वया वाच्यः सोऽस्माकं नाथवत्तया। बान्धवानां हि तस्येह यथा चात्मकुलं तथा। कस्त्वं बन्धुमिवास्माकमनुशोचसि सत्तम। श्रोतुमिच्छाम सर्वेषां को भवानिह तिष्ठति॥
English: O excellent man, who are you? You niay be one of his friends, for you grieve for us like a friend and as one belonging to our race. We wish to hear who you are that stand before us.
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच एतच्छ्रुत्वा जरत्कारुर्भृशं शोकपरायणः। उवाच तान्पितॄन्दुःखाद्बाष्पसंदिग्धया गिरा॥
English: Sauti said: Having heard all this, Jaratkaru became exceedingly sorry. He spoke to the pitres in sorrow and his words were choked by tears.
Sanskrit: जरत्कारुरुवाच मम पूर्वे भवन्तो वै पितरः सपितामहाः। तद्भूत यन्मया कार्यं भवतां प्रियकाम्यया॥
English: Jaratkaru said : You are my fathers and grandfathers who are gone before. Tell me, therefore, what I can do for your welfare.
Sanskrit: अहमेव जरत्कारुः किल्बिषी भवतां सुतः। ते दण्डं धारयत मे दुष्कृतेरकृतात्मनः॥
English: I am that Jaratkaru, your sinful son. I am a worthless man, a man of sinful deeds. Pray, punish me.
Sanskrit: पितर ऊचुः पुत्र दिष्ट्याऽसि संप्राप्त इमं देशं यदृच्छया। किमर्थं च त्वया ब्रह्मन् नकृतो दारसंग्रहः॥
English: O son, you have come by good luck at this spot in your travel. O Brahmana, why have you not taken a wife?
Sanskrit: जरत्कारुरुवाच ममायं पितरो नित्यं यद्यर्थः परिवर्तते। ऊर्ध्वरेताः शरीरं वै प्रापयेयममुत्र वै॥
English: Jaratkaru said: O Pitris, I have this desire always in my heart, that having kept my sexual passion under complete control, I shall take this body to the other world.
Sanskrit: न दारान्वै करिष्येहमिति मे भावितं मनः। एवं दृष्ट्वा तु भवतः शकुन्तानिव लम्बतः॥
English: My mind is possessed with the idea that I must not take a wife. But having seen you, my sires, hanging like birds.
Sanskrit: मया निवर्तिता बुद्धिर्ब्रह्मचर्यात्पितामहाः। करिष्ये वः प्रियं कामं निवेक्ष्येऽहमसंशयम्॥
English: O grandfathers, my mind has been diverted from Brahmacharya, I shall certainly do your favourite work.
Sanskrit: सनाम्नी यद्यहं कन्यामुपलप्स्ये कदाचन। भविष्यति च या काचिद्भक्ष्यवत्स्वयमुद्यता॥ प्रतिग्रहीता तामस्मि न भरेयं च यामहम्। एवं विधमहं कुर्यां निवेशं प्राप्नुयां यदि॥
English: (I shall certainly marry), if I get a bride of my own name, who will bestow herself on me of her own accord, who will come to me as a gift and whom I shall not have to maintain.
Sanskrit: अन्यथा न करिष्येऽहं सत्यमेतत्पितामहाः। तत्र चोत्पत्स्यते जन्तुर्भवतां तारणाय वै। शाश्वताश्चाव्ययाश्चैव तिष्ठन्तु पितरो मम॥
English: Otherwise I shall not marry. O grandsires, I speak to you the truth. The offspring that will be begotten on her shall be the means of your salvation and O my fathers, you will then live for ever in blessed happiness and without the apprehension of a fall.
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच एवमुक्त्वा तु स पितॄश्चचार पृथिवीं मुनिः। न च स्म लभते भार्यां वृद्धोऽयमिति शौनक॥
English: Sauti said : The Rishi (Jaratkaru), having said all this to the ancestors, (left the place and) roamed over the world again. O Shaunaka, although he grew old, he did not get a wife.
Sanskrit: यदा निर्वेदमापन्नः पितृभिश्चोदितस्तथा। तदाऽरण्यं स गत्वोच्चैश्चक्रोश भृशदुःखितः॥
English: He was very sorry that he was not successful, but directed by his ancestors he continued the search. He went into the forest and shouted aloud in grief.
Sanskrit: स त्वरण्यगतः प्राज्ञः पितॄणां हितकाम्यया। उवाच कन्यां याचामि तिस्रो वाचः शनैरिमाः॥
English: Having gone into the forest, the wise Rishi, moved by the desire of doing good to his ancestors, said, “I shall ask for a bride, distinctly uttering the words thrice.
Sanskrit: यानि भूतानि सन्तीह स्थावराणि चराणि च। अन्तर्हितानि वा यानि तानि शृण्वन्तु मे वचः॥
English: Whatever creatures are, mobile immobile, visible of invisible, O you all, hear or my words.
Sanskrit: उग्रे तपसि वर्तन्ते पितरचोदयन्ति माम्। निविशस्वेति दुःखार्ताः संतानस्य चिकीर्षया॥
English: I am a man, engaged in severe penances, but my ancestors, afflicted with grief, have told me, "Get yourself married to beget a son."
Sanskrit: निवेशायाखिला भूमि कन्याभक्ष्यं चरामि भोः। दरिद्रो दुःखशीलश्च पितृभिः संनियोजितः॥
English: Directed by my ancestors, I'm roaming in poverty and sorrow all over the world for wedding a maiden whom I shall get as a gift.
Sanskrit: यस्य कन्यास्ति भूतस्य ये मयेह प्रकीर्तिताः। ते मे कन्यां प्रयच्छन्तु चरतः सर्वतो दिशम्॥
English: Let any of those creatures, whom I (now) address, if he has a daughter, bestow her on me who am roving all over the world for a bride.
Sanskrit: मम कन्या सनाम्नी या भैक्ष्यवच्चोदिता भवेत्। भरेयं चैव यां नाहं तां मे कन्यां प्रयच्छत॥
English: A bride, who bears the same name with me, who will be given to me as a gift and whom I shall not have to maintain,(If there is such a bride), O bestow her on me.
Sanskrit: ततस्ते पन्नगा ये वै जरत्कारौ समाहिताः। तामादाय प्रवृति ते वासुकेः प्रत्यवेदयन्॥
English: Thereupon those snakes, who had been appointed to watch Jaratkaru, knowing his intention, gave information to Vasuki.
Sanskrit: तेषां श्रुत्वा स नागेन्द्रस्तां कन्यां समलंकृताम्। प्रगृह्यारण्यमगमत्समीपं तस्य पन्नगः॥
English: The king of the snakes immediately went to the place where the Rishi was, taking with him his sister, decked with various ornaments.
Sanskrit: तत्र तां भैक्ष्यवत्कन्यां प्रादात्तस्मै महात्मने। नागेन्द्रो वासुकिर्ब्रह्मन्न स तां प्रत्यगृह्णत॥
English: O Brahmana, the king of the snakes Vasuki, having gone there, offered the maiden as a gift to that high-souled Rishi. But he did not at once accept her.
Sanskrit: असनामेति वै मत्वा भरणे चाविचारिते। मोक्षभावे स्थितश्चापि द्वन्द्वभूतः परिग्रहे॥
English: The Rishi, thinking her not to be of the same name with himself and seeing also that the question of her maintenance was not settled, reflected for a while and hesitated to accept her.
Sanskrit: ततो नाम स कन्याया: पप्रच्छ भृगुनन्दन। वासुकि भरणं चास्या न कुर्यामित्युवाच ह॥
English: O descendant of Bhrigu, he then asked Vasuki the name of the maiden and he told him also, “I shall not maintain her."
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच वासुकिस्त्वब्रवीद्वाक्यं जरत्कारुमृषि तदा। सनाम्नी तव कन्येयं स्वसा मे तपसान्विता॥
English: Sauti said : Thereupon Vasuki said to the Rishi Jaratkaru, “This maiden has the same name as yours. She is my sister and is an ascetic.
Sanskrit: भरिष्यामि च ते भार्यां प्रतीच्छेमां द्विजोत्तम। रक्षणं च करिष्येऽस्याः सर्वशक्त्या तपोधन। त्वदर्थं रक्ष्यते चैषा मया मुनिवरोत्तम॥
English: I shall support her, O best of Brahmanas and therefore accept her. O Rishi, I shall protect her with all my abilities. O best of Rishis, she has been brought up by me for you.”
Sanskrit: ऋषिरुवाच न भरिष्येहमेतां वै एष मे समयः कृतः। अप्रियं च न कर्तव्यं कृते चैनां त्यजाम्यहम्॥
English: The Rishi said: It is settled between us that I shall not maintain this maiden and she will not do anything that would be displeasing to me. If she does, I shall leave her.
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच प्रतिश्रुते तु नागेन भरिष्ये भगिनीमिति। जरत्कारुस्तदा वेश्म भुजगस्य जगाम ह॥
English: Sauti said: When a promise was given by the snake that he would maintain his sister, Jaratkaru went to the house of the snake.
Sanskrit: तत्र मन्त्रविदां श्रेष्ठस्तपोवृद्धो महाव्रतः। जग्राह पाणिं धर्मात्मा विधिमन्त्रपुरस्कृतम्॥
English: Thereupon the virtuous and veteran Rishi, learned in Mantras and observant of rigid vows, accepted her hands, given to him in due rites.
Sanskrit: ततो वासगृहं रम्यं पन्नगेन्द्रस्य संमतम्। जगाम भार्यामादाय स्तूयमानो महर्षिभिः॥
English: He then being much adored by the Rishis lived with his wife in the beautiful house set apart for him by the king of the snakes.
Sanskrit: शयनं तत्र संक्लृप्तं स्पास्तरणसंवृतम्। तत्र भार्यासहायो वै जरत्कारुरुवास ह॥
English: In that house was a bedstead covered with valuable coverlets. Jaratkaru slept (in that bedstead) with his wife.
Sanskrit: स तत्र समयं चक्रे भार्यया सह सत्तमः। विप्रियं मे न कर्तव्यं न च वाच्यं कदाचन॥
English: The excellent man (Jaratkaru) made an agreement with his wife, saying "You should not do any thing or say any thing that will be displeasing to me."
Sanskrit: त्यजेयं विप्रिये च त्वां कृते वासं च ते गृहे। एतद्गृहाण वचनं मया यत्समुदीरितम्॥
English: I shall then leave you and no longer live in the house, if you do any such thing. Bear in mind these words that I have spoken.
Sanskrit: ततः परमसंविग्ना स्वसा नागपतेस्तदा। अतिदुःखान्विता वाक्यं तमुवाचैवमस्त्विति॥
English: The sister of the snake, in great anxiety and sorrow said, 'Be it so.'
Sanskrit: तथैव सा च भर्तारं दुःखशीलमुपाचरत्। उपायैः श्वेतकाकीयैः प्रियकामा यशस्विनी॥
English: The illustrious girl, moved by the desire of doing good to her relatives, served her husband of hard life with the means of Shveta Kakiya, (i.e. with the wakefulness of the dog, the timidity of the dear and the sharp instinct of crows to understand signs.)
Sanskrit: ऋतुकाले ततः स्नाता कदाचिद्वासुके: स्वसा। भर्तारं वै यथान्यायमुपतस्थे महामुनिम्॥
English: One day the sister of Vasuki, when her season of impurity came, bathed according to custom and went to the great Rishi, her husband.
Sanskrit: तत्र तस्याः समभवद्गर्भो ज्वलनसंनिभः। अतीव तेजसा युक्तो वैश्वानरसमद्युतिः॥
English: Thereupon she became quick with child and the embryo was like fire. It was greatly effulgent and was as resplendent as the god of fire himself.
Sanskrit: शुक्लपक्षे यथा सोमो व्यवर्धत तथैव सः। ततः कतिपयाहस्य जरत्कारुर्महायशाः॥
English: It began to grow like the moon of the white fort-night. A few days after, the greatly famous Jaratkaru.
Sanskrit: उत्सङ्गेऽस्याः शिरः कृत्वा सुष्वाप परिखिन्नवत्। तस्मिंश्च सुप्ते विप्रेन्द्रे सविताऽस्तमियागिरिम्॥
English: Placing his head on the lap of his wife, slept, looking like one fatigued. When the Brahmana was thus sleeping, the sun entered the summit of the western mountain.
Sanskrit: अह्नः परिक्षये ब्रह्मस्ततः साऽचिन्तयत्तदा। वासुकेर्भगिनी भीता धर्मलोपान्मनस्विनी॥
English: O Brahmana, as the day was fading away, fearing the loss of (Jaratkaru's virtue, the excellent sister of Vasuki grew very anxious.
Sanskrit: किं नु मे सुकृतं भूयाद्भर्तुरुत्थापनं न वा। दुःखशीलो हि धर्मात्मा कथं नास्यपराध्नुयाम्॥
English: (She thought) “What shall I do now? Shall I wake my husband or shall I not? He leads a hard life and he is virtuous. How can I act so that I may not offend him.
Sanskrit: कोपो वा धर्मशीलस्य धर्मलोपोऽथवा पुनः। धर्मलोपो गरीयान्वै स्यादित्यत्राकरोन्मतिम्॥
English: On the one hand is his anger and on the other is his loss of virtue. The loss of virtue is the greater evil of the two, this is my belief.
Sanskrit: उत्थापयिष्ये यद्येनं ध्रुवं कोपं करिष्यति। धर्मलोपो भवेदस्य संध्यातिक्रमणे ध्रुवम्॥
English: But if I wake him, he will surely be angry. If the time for prayer passes away (without his doing it,) he will certainly sustain the loss of virtue.
Sanskrit: इति निश्चित्य मनसा जरत्कारुर्भुजंगमा। तमृषि दीप्ततपसं शयानमनलोपमम्॥ उवाचेदं वचः श्लक्ष्णं ततो मधुरभाषिणी। उत्तिष्ठ त्वं महाभाग सूर्योऽस्तमुपगच्छति॥
English: Having thus thought over the matter, the sweet-voiced snake Jaraikaru, thus spoke to the Rishi, resplendent with asceticism and lying like a mass of flame, "O great Lord, arise, the sun is setting."
Sanskrit: संध्यामुपास्व भगवन्नपः स्पृष्ट्वा यतव्रतः। प्रादुष्कृताग्निहोत्रोऽयं मुहूर्तो रम्यदारुणः॥
English: O Illustrious man, O Rishi of rigid vows, perform your Sandhya (prayer) after touching water. The time for Agnihotra has come. These moments are beautiful and fearful also.
Sanskrit: संध्या प्रवर्तते चेयं पश्चिमायां दिशि प्रभो। एवमुक्तः स भगवान् जरत्कारुर्महातपाः॥
English: O Lord, the evening is now gently covering the western sky. Having been thus addressed, the illustrious great ascetic Jaratkaru,
Sanskrit: भार्यां प्रस्फुरमाणौष्ठ इदं वचनमब्रवीत्। अवमानं प्रयुक्तोऽयं त्वया मम भुजंगमे॥
English: His lips quivering in anger, spoke these words to his wife, "O snake, you have insulted me.
Sanskrit: समीपे ते न वत्स्यामि गमिष्यामि यथागतम्। शक्तिरस्ति न वामोरु मयि सुप्ते विभावसोः॥ अस्तं गन्तुं यथाकालमिति मे हृदि वर्तते। न चाप्यवमतस्येह वासो रोचेत कस्यचित्॥
English: I shall no longer live with you, I shall go away whence I came. O lady of the snake-race, I know it for certain, the Sun has no power to set (at the usual time) if I remain asleep. A man cannot remain in the place where he is insulted,
Sanskrit: किं पुनर्धर्मशीलस्य मम वा मद्विधस्य वा। एवमुक्ता जरत्कारुर्भ; हृदयकम्पनम्॥
English: Far less can remain a man like me, who am religious and those who are like me. Being thus addressed by her husband, the heart of the sister of Vasuki began to tremble (in fear).
Sanskrit: अब्रवीद्भगिनी तत्र वासुकेः संनिवेशने। नावमानात्कृतवती तवाहं विप्रबोधनम्॥
English: She spoke to him, “O Brahmana, I have not waken you from any desire of insult.
Sanskrit: धर्मलोपो न ते विप्र स्यादित्येतन्मया कृतम्। उवाच भार्यामित्युक्तो जरत्कारुर्महातपाः॥ कृतः। ऋषिः कोपसमाविष्टस्त्यक्तुकामो भुजंगमाम्। न मे वागनृतं प्राह गमिष्येऽहं भुजङ्गमे॥
English: I have done it lest your virtue suffer any loss." Thus being addressed by his wife the great Rishi Jaratkaru, possessed with anger and desirous of forsaking his wife, said to the snake, "O lady of the Naga race, I have never spoken a falsehood, therefore I shall go.
Sanskrit: समयो ह्येष मे पूर्वं त्वया सह मिथ: सुखमभ्युषितो भद्रे ब्रूयास्त्वं भ्रातरं शुभे॥
English: This was my agreement made with you and your brother, O amiable lady, I have passed happily with you. O fair lady, tell your brother,
Sanskrit: इतो मयि गते भीरु गतः स भगवानिति। त्वं चापि मयि निष्क्रान्ते न शोकं कर्तुमर्हसि॥
English: When I am gone, and on my going away, you should also not grieve for me, that I have left you
Sanskrit: इत्युक्ता साऽनवद्याङ्गी प्रत्युवाच मुनि तदा। जरत्कारुं जरत्कारुश्चिन्ताशोकपरायणा॥ बाष्पगद्गदया वाचा मुखेन परिशुष्यता। कृताञ्जलिर्वरारोहा पर्यश्रुनयना ततः॥ धैर्यमालम्ब्य वामोरूहृदयेन प्रवेपता। न मामर्हसि धर्मज्ञ परित्यक्तुमनागसम्॥
English: Having been thus addressed, the beautiful Jaratkaru, was filled with anxiety and sorrow. Her eyes were full of tears, her face was colourless with fear and her voice choked with sobs. She mustered courage, but her voice was trembling. She joined her hands and thus addressed the Rishi Jaratkaru, "O virtuous man, it is not proper for you to leave me.
Sanskrit: धर्मे स्थितां स्थितो धर्मे सदा प्रियहिते रताम्। प्रदाने कारणं यच्च मम तुभ्यं द्विजोत्तम॥
English: You are always in virtue, so, I am always engaged in doing good, O best of Brahmanas, the object for which I was bestowed on you.
Sanskrit: तदलब्धवतीं मन्दां किं मां वक्ष्यति वासुकिः। मातृशापाभिभूतानां ज्ञातीनां मम सत्तम॥ अपत्यमीप्सितं त्वत्तस्तच्च तावन्न दृश्यते। त्वत्तो ह्यपत्यलाभेन ज्ञातीनां मे शिवं भवेत्॥
English: as Has not been yet accomplished. Unfortunate am I! What shall I speak to Vasuki? O excellent Rishi, the son, desired by my relatives afflicted by their mother's curse, to be begotten by you on me, is not as yet born. The welfare of my relatives depends on the son begotten by you.
Sanskrit: संप्रयोगो भवेन्नायं मम मोघस्त्वया द्विज। ज्ञातीनां हितमिच्छन्ती भगवंस्त्वां प्रसादये॥
English: Moved by the desire of doing good to my race, so that my connection with you be fruitful, O Brahmana, I entreat you not to go away.
Sanskrit: इममव्यक्तरूपं मे गर्भमाधाय सत्तम। कथं त्यक्त्वा महात्मा सन्गन्तुमिच्छस्यनागसम्॥
English: O excellent one, high-souled as you are, why should you leave me who have committed no fault? My conception is not yet apparent."
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तस्तु स मुनिर्भार्यां वचनमब्रवीत्। यद्युक्तमनुरूपं च जरत्कारुं तपोधनः॥
English: Thus addressed, the great ascetic Rishi spoke to his wife Jaratkaru, these words, proper and suitable to the occasion.
Sanskrit: अस्त्ययं सुभगे गर्भस्तव वैश्वानरोपमः। ऋषिः परमधर्मात्मा वेदवेदाङ्गपारगः॥
English: O fortunate lady, the being that is now in your womb, is like the god of fire himself. He is a Rishi, greatly virtuous and a master of the Veda and the Vedangas.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्त्वा स धर्मात्मा जरत्कारुर्महानृषिः। उग्राय तपसे भूयो जगाम कृतनिश्चयः॥
English: Having said this, the virtuous and great Rishi Jaratkaru went away, his heart firmly fixed on practising severest asceticism again.
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच गतमात्रं तु भर्तारं जरत्कारुरवेदयत्। भ्रातुः सकाशमागत्य याथातथ्यं तपोधन॥
English: Sauti said: O ascetic Rishi, as soon as her husband was gone, Jaratkaru went to her brother and told him all that had happened.
Sanskrit: ततः स भुजगश्रेष्ठः श्रुत्वा सुमहदप्रियम्। उवाच भगिनीं दीनां तदा दीनतरः स्वयम्॥
English: Hearing this greatly evil news, the king of the snakes spoke to his miserable sister, he being more miserable than she was.
Sanskrit: वासुकिरुवाच जानासि भद्रे यत्कार्यं प्रदाने कारणं च यत्। पन्नगानां हितार्थाय पुत्रस्ते स्यात्ततो यदि॥
English: Vasuki said: O amiable sister, you know the object for which you were bestowed (on the Rishi,) If a son be born for the good of the snake race.
Sanskrit: स सर्पसत्रात्किल नो मोक्षयिष्यति वीर्यवान्। एवं पितामहः पूर्वमुक्तवांस्तु सुरैः सह॥
English: That greatly powerful being will be able to from the Snake-sacrifice. The Grandsire told this to the celestials in olden times.
Sanskrit: अप्यस्ति गर्भः सुभगे तस्मात्ते मुनिसत्तमात्। न चेच्छाम्यफलं तस्य दारकर्म मनीषिणः॥
English: O Fortunate one, are you quick, with child by that best of Rishis? My heart's desire is that my bestowal of you on that wise man may not be fruitless.
Sanskrit: कामं च मम न न्याय्यं प्रष्टुं त्वां कार्यमीदृशम्। किं तु कार्यगरीयस्त्वात्ततस्त्वाहमचूचुदम्॥
English: It is not proper for me to ask you such a question, but I ask you from the gravity of the matter.
Sanskrit: दुर्वार्यतां विदित्वा च भर्तुस्तेऽतितपस्विनः। नैनमन्वागमिष्यामि कदाचिद्धि शपेत्स माम्॥
English: Knowing that it is not possible to get back your husband, ever engaged in asceticism, I shall not follow him; he may save us severe curse me.
Sanskrit: आचक्ष्व भद्रे भर्तुः स्वं सर्वमेव विचेष्टितम्। उद्धरस्व च शल्यं मे घोरं हृदि चिरस्थितम्॥
English: O amiable sister, tell me all that your husband has done and thereby (relieve me by drawing out the terribly painful dart that is implanted in my heart.
Sanskrit: जरत्कारुस्ततो वाक्यमित्युक्त्वा प्रत्यभाषत। आश्वासयन्ती संतप्तं वासुकिं पन्नगेश्वरम्॥
English: Jaratkaru, having been thus addressed, consoled the king of the snakes, Vasuki and spoke thus.
Sanskrit: जरत्कारुरुवाच पृष्टो मयाऽपत्यहेतोः स महात्मा महातपाः। अस्तीत्युत्तरमुद्दिश्य ममेदं गतवांश्च सः॥
English: Jaratkaru said: Asked by me about offspring, the highsouled great ascetic said, “It is there and went away.
Sanskrit: स्वैरेष्वपि न तेनाहं स्मरामि वितथं वचः। उक्तपूर्वं कुतो राजन्सांपराये स वक्ष्यति॥
English: I do not remember him to have spoken a falsehood even in jest. O king, why should he then speak a falsehood in such a serious matters. He said,
Sanskrit: न संतापस्त्वया कार्यः कार्यं प्रति भुजङ्गमे। उत्पत्स्यति च ते पुत्रो ज्वलनार्कसमप्रभः॥
English: "O Lady of the Naga race, do not grieve for the result of our union. A son will be born in you like a blazing fire.
Sanskrit: इत्युक्त्वा स हि मां भ्रातर्गतो भर्ता तपोधनः। तस्माद्व्येतु परं दुःखं तवेदं मनसि स्थितम्॥
English: O Brother, having said this, the Rishi, my husband, went away therefore, let the great sorrow in your mind be removed.
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच एतच्छ्रुत्वा स नागेन्द्रो वासुकिः परया मुदा। एवमस्त्विति तद्वाक्यं भगिन्या:प्रत्यगृह्णत॥
English: Sauti said : Having heard this, Vasuki, the king of the snakes, accepted the words of his sister, saying "Be it so."
Sanskrit: सान्त्वमानार्थदानैश्च पूजया चानुरूपया। सोदर्यां पूजयामास स्वसारं पन्नगोत्तमः॥
English: O Brahmana, the best of the snakes then adored his sister with best regards, with fitting eulogies and gifts of wealth.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रववृधे गर्भो महातेजा महाप्रभः। यथा सोमो द्विजश्रेष्ठ शुक्लपक्षोदितो दिवि॥
English: O Best of the twice born, the greatly powerful and effulgent embryo began to develop like the moon in the white fortnight.
Sanskrit: अथ काले तु सा ब्रह्मन्प्रजज्ञे भुजगस्वसा। कुमारं देवगर्भाभं पितृमातृभयापहम्॥
English: O Brahmana, the sister of the snake in due time gave birth to a son with the splendour of a celestial boy, the destroyer of the fears of (the relatives of) his father and mother.
Sanskrit: ववृधे स तु तत्रैव नागराजनिवेशने। वेदांश्चाधिजगे साङ्गान्भार्गवाच्च्यवनान्मुने।॥
English: He grew up in the house of the king of the snakes. He studied the Vedas with their Angas from the great Rishi Chyavana, the son of Bhrigu.
Sanskrit: चीर्णव्रतो बाल एव बुद्धिसत्त्वगुणान्वितः। नाम चास्याभवत्ख्यातं लोकेष्वास्तीक इत्युत॥
English: Though he was a mere boy, his asceticism was great; he was gifted with great intelligence and many virtues. He was known in the world by the name of Astika.
Sanskrit: अस्तीत्युक्त्वा गतो यस्मात्पिता गर्भस्थमेव तम्। वनं तस्मादिदं तस्य नामास्तीकेति विश्रुतम्॥
English: He was known by the name of Astika, because his father had gone away to the forest, saying 'Asti' (one is there), when he was in his mother's womb.
Sanskrit: स बाल एव तत्रस्थश्चरन्नमितबुद्धिमान्। गृहे पन्नगराजस्य प्रयत्नात्परिरक्षितः॥
English: Though he was only a boy, yet he was grave and intelligent. He was kept with great care in the palace of the snake-king.
Sanskrit: भगवानिव देवेशः शूलपाणिर्हिरण्मयः। विवर्धमानः सर्वांस्तान्पन्नगानभ्यहर्षयत्॥
English: He was like the illustrious lord of the celestials, Shulapani (Shiva). He grew up day by day to the infinite delight of all the snakes.
Sanskrit: मन्त्रिणः ऊचुः ततः स राजा राजेन्द्रः स्कन्धे तस्य भुजंगमम्। मुनेः क्षुत्क्षाम आसज्य स्वपुरं प्रययौ पुनः॥
English: The Ministers said : O king of kings, that tired and hungry monarch, having placed the snake on the shoulder of the Rishi, came back to his own capital.
Sanskrit: ऋषेस्तस्य तु पुत्रोऽभूगवि जातो महायशाः। शृङ्गी नाम महातेजास्तिग्मवीर्योऽतिकोपनः॥
English: The Rishi had a son, born of a cow, named Shringi. He was greatly renowned, exceedingly powerful and greatly energetic and very wrathful.
Sanskrit: ब्रह्माणं समुपागम्य मुनिः पूजां चकार ह। सोऽनुज्ञातस्ततस्तत्र शृङ्गी सुश्राव तं तदा॥
English: He went to Brahma and worshipped him. Commanded by him, Shringi was one day returning home,
Sanskrit: सख्युः सकाशात्पितरं पित्रा ते धर्षितं पुरा। मृतं सर्प समासक्तं स्थाणुभूतस्य तस्य तम्॥ वहन्तं राजशार्दूलः स्कन्धेनानपकारिणम्। तपस्विनमतीवाथ तं मुनिप्रवरं नृप॥
English: When he heard from his friend how his father had been insulted by your father. He heard that he was bearing on his shoulder a dead snake as motionless as a piece of wood, without doing any injury to the man who had insulted him thus.
Sanskrit: जितेन्द्रियं विशुद्धं च स्थितं कर्मण्यथाद्भुतम्। तपसा द्योतितात्मानं स्वेष्वङ्गेधुं यतं तदा॥
English: O king, (he heard that your father had insulted the Rishi) who was a great ascetic, the best of Rishis, a controller of his passions, a pious and holy man, a door of wonderful deeds, his soul enlightened with asceticism and his senses and their functions under his complete control.
Sanskrit: शुभाचारं शुभकथं सुस्थितं तमलोलुपम्। अक्षुद्रमनसूयं च वृद्धं मौनव्रते स्थितम्। शरण्यं सर्वभूतानां पित्रा विनिकृतं तव॥ शशापाथ महातेजाः पितरं ते रुषान्वितः।
English: His practices were pious, his speeches pure. He was contented and had no avarice; he had not the least meanness, nor had he any avarice. He was old and observant of the vow of silence. And he was the refuge of all creatures. Such was the Rishi whom your father insulted. The son of that Rishi, however, cursed your father in anger.
Sanskrit: ऋषेः पुत्रो महातेजा बालोऽपि स्थविरद्युतिः॥ स क्षिप्रमुदकं स्पृष्ट्वा रोषादिदमुवाच ह।
English: Though that son of the Rishi was but a boy, he had the splendour of mature age. He speedily touched water and spoke thus in anger,
Sanskrit: पितरं तेऽभिसंधाय तेजसा प्रज्वलन्निव॥ अनागसि गुरौ यो मे मृतं सर्पमवासृजत्। तं नागस्तक्षकः क्रुद्धस्तेजसा प्रदहिष्यति॥ आशीविषस्तिग्मतेजा मद्वाक्यबलचोदितः। सप्तरात्रादितः पापं पश्य मे तपसो बलम्॥ इत्युक्त्वा प्रययौ तत्र पिता यत्राऽस्य सोऽभवत्। दृष्ट्वा च पितरं तस्मै तं शापं प्रत्यवेदयत्॥
English: With reference to your father, burning as if in effulgence, “Behold my ascetic powers. The angry and effulgent snake Takshaka, as spoken by me, will burn with his poison, within seven nights hence, the wretch who has placed a dead snake on the shoulder of my sire.“ Having said this, he went to the place where his father was. Seeing his father, he told him of the curse uttered by him.
Sanskrit: स चापि मुनिशार्दूल: प्रेरयामास ते पितुः। शिष्यं गौरमुखं नाम शीलवन्तं गुणान्वितम्॥ आचख्यौ स च विश्रान्तो राज्ञः सर्वमशेषतः।
English: That best of Rishis sent to your father. A well-mannered and virtuous disciple, named Gaurmukha, After having taken rest for a while, he (Gauramukha) told everything to the king (your father,)