pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: वातं चाहूय मा शब्दमित्युवाच स तापसः। व्याहरंश्चेह पुरुषो मेघशब्देन वार्यते॥
English: That ascetic said, “Call the wind, so that no sound is made. Thus if a man utters a word here, he is prevented by the roarings of the clouds.
Sanskrit: एवमेतानि कर्माणि राजंस्तेन महर्षिणा। कृतानि कानिचित् क्रोधात् प्रतिषिद्धानि कानिचित्।।
English: O king, these were the acts of that great Rishi; some acts he performed from anger and some again he prevented from being done (from anger).
Sanskrit: नन्दां त्वभिगता देवाः : पुरा राजनिति श्रुतिः। अन्वपद्यन्त सहसा पुरुषा देवदर्शिनः॥
English: O king, tradition says that when in the days of yore the celestials came to the Nanda men suddenly appeared there with the desire of seeing the immortals.
Sanskrit: ते दर्शनं त्वनिच्छन्तो देवाः शक्रपुरोगमाः। दुर्ग चक्रुरिमं देशं गिरि प्रत्यूहरूपकम्॥
English: The celestials with Sakra (Indra) at their head did not like to be seen and therefore they made this place inaccessible by raising up hills.
Sanskrit: तदाप्रभृति कौन्तेय नरा गिरिमिमं सदा। नाशक्नुवन्नभिद्रष्टुं कुत एवाधिरोहितुम्॥
English: O sons of Kunti, from that day men could not even look at these hill, what to speak of ascending them.
Sanskrit: नातप्ततपसा शक्यो द्रष्टुमेष महागिरिः। आरोढुं वापि कौन्तेय तस्मानियतवाग भव॥
English: O son of Kunti, none can look at or ascend this great hill except he who has performed asceticism. Therefore be silent.
Sanskrit: इह देवास्तदा सर्वे यज्ञानाजहरुत्तमान्। तेषामेतानि लिङ्गानि दृश्यन्तेऽद्यापि भारत॥
English: O descendant of Bharata, here did the celestials perform those best of sacrifices, their marks are seen even to this day.
Sanskrit: कुशाकारेव दुर्वेयं संस्तीर्णेव च भूरियम्। यूपप्रकारा बहवो वृक्षाश्चेमे विशाम्पते॥
English: O king, this grass is like the Kusha (grass), the whole ground is over-spread with the sacred grass. Many trees here look like the sacrificial stakes.
Sanskrit: देवाश्च ऋषयश्चैव वसन्त्यद्यापि भारत। तेषां सायं तथा प्रातर्दृश्यते हव्यवाहनः॥
English: O descendant of Bharata, the celestials and the Rishis still live here and both in the morning and the evening their carrying of libations (Agni) is to be seen here.
Sanskrit: इहाप्लुतानां कौन्तेय सद्यः पाप्माभिहन्यते। कुरुश्रेष्ठाभिषेकं वै तस्मात् कुरु सहानुजः॥
English: O son of Kunti, if one bathes here his sins are immediately destroyed. O foremost of the Kurus, therefore perform your oblations here with your younger brothers.
Sanskrit: ततो नन्दाप्लुताङ्गस्त्वं कौशिकीमभियास्यसि। विश्वामित्रेण यत्रोग्रं तपस्तप्तमनुत्तमम्॥
English: Then washing your body in the Nanda, you will go to the Kaushiki where the excellent and severe asceticism was performed by Vishvamitra.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततस्तत्र समाप्लुत्य गात्राणि सगणो नृपः। जगाम कौशिकी पुण्यां रम्यां शीतजलां शुभाम्॥
English: O king, washing his there with all his men, he went to the sacred, charming and blessed Kaushiki of cool water,
Sanskrit: लोमश उवाच एषा देवनदी पुण्या कौशिकी भरतर्षभ। विश्वामित्राश्रमो रम्य एष चात्र प्रकाशते॥
English: O best of the Bharata race, this is the sacred and celestials river Kaushiki. Here stands the charming hermitage of Vishvamitra.
Sanskrit: आश्रमश्चैव पुण्याख्य: काश्यपस्य महात्मनः। ऋष्यशृङ्गः सुतो यस्य तपस्वी संयतेन्द्रियः॥
English: This is the hermitage belonging to the illustrious son of Kashyapa, whose son was the ascetic Rishyashringa of subdued passions.
Sanskrit: तपसो यः प्रभावेण वर्षयामास वासवम्। अनावृष्ट्यां भयाद् यस्य ववर्ष बलवृत्रहा॥
English: By his ascetic prowess he made Asava (Indra) to pour rains and from whose fear the destroyer of Bala and Vitra poured down rains during a draught.
Sanskrit: मृग्यां जातः स तेजस्वी काश्यपस्य सुतः प्रभुः। विषये लोमपादस्य यश्चकाराद्भुतं महत्॥
English: That powerful lord, the son of Kashyapa, was born of a hind; he performed a great wonder in the kingdom of Lomapada.
Sanskrit: निर्वर्तितेषु सस्येषु यस्मै शान्तं ददौ नृपः। लोमपादो दुहितरं सावित्री सविता यथा।॥
English: When the crops were restored (by the Rishi who made Indra rain) the king Lomapada bestowed his daughter Shanta on him, as Savita (once) bestowed (his daughter) Savitri.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच ऋष्यशृङ्गः कथं मृग्यामुत्पन्नः काश्यपात्मजः। विरुद्धे योनिसंसर्गे कथं च तपसा युतः॥
English: Yudhishthira said: How was the son of Kashyapa, i Rishyashringa born of a hind? Being born of an irregular intercourse, how was he endued with ascetic merits?
Sanskrit: किमर्थं च भयाच्छक्रस्तस्य बालस्यधीमतः। अनावृष्ट्यां प्रवृत्तायां ववर्ष बलवृत्रहा।॥
English: Why from the fear of that intelligent boy the destroyer of Bala and Vritra Sakra (Indra) poured down rain when a draught was raging? ।
Sanskrit: कथंरूपा च सा शान्ता राजपुत्री यतव्रता। लोभयामास या चेतो मृगभूतस्य तस्य वै॥ लोमपादश्च राजर्षिर्यदाश्रूयतधार्मिकः। कथं वै विषये तस्य नावर्षत् पाकशासनः॥
English: What sort of a princess that vow-observing Shanta was, who tempted his heart by becoming at nd? Why did not the chastiser of . foes (Indra) pour rain in the kingdom of the royal sage Lomapada when it is heard that he was very virtuous.
Sanskrit: एतन्मे भगवन् सर्वं विस्तरेण यथातथम्। वक्तुमर्हसि शुश्रूषोर्ऋष्यशृङ्गस्य चेष्टितम्॥
English: O exalted one, you should narrate to me all this in detail, the incidents of Rishyashringa's life as they happened.
Sanskrit: लोमश उवाच विभाण्डकस्य विप्रस्तपसा भावितात्मनः। अमोघवीर्यस्य सतः प्रजापतिसमद्युतेः॥ शृणु पुत्रो यथा जात ऋष्यशृङ्गः प्रतापवान्। महार्हस्य महातेजा बालः स्थविरसम्मतः॥
English: Lomasha said: Hear how the powerful Rishyashringa was born as a son of the Brahmana Rishi Vibhandaka whose soul had been subdued by asceticism, whose seed never failed, who was learned and who was as effulgent as the Creator. He (Rishyashringa) was highly honoured, greatly effulgent and was regarded by old men, though he was but a boy.
Sanskrit: महाह्रदं समासाद्य काश्यपस्तपसि स्थितः। दीर्घकालं परिश्रान्त ऋषिः स देवसम्मितः॥
English: Going to the great lake, the son of Kashyapa engaged himself in great austerities. And that celestials-like Rishi became fatigued after a long period of time.
Sanskrit: तस्य रेतः प्रचस्कन्द दृष्ट्वाप्सरसमुर्वशीम्। अप्सूपस्पृशतो राजन् मृगी तच्चापिबत् तदा॥ सह तोयेन तृषिता गर्भिणी चाभवत् ततः। सा पुरोक्ता भगवता ब्रह्मणा लोककर्तृणा॥ देवकन्या मृगी भूत्वा मुनि सूय विमोक्ष्यसे। अमोघत्वाद् विधेश्चैव भावित्वाद् दैवनिर्मितात्॥ तस्यां मृग्यां समभवत् तस्य पुत्रो महानृषिः। ऋष्यशृङ्गस्तपोनित्यो वन एवाभ्यवर्तत॥
English: O king, when he was washing his face, he saw the Apsara Urvashi and his seed fell. A hind drank it up, thirsty as she was, with the water (she had been drinking). She thus conceived. As she was formerly told by the exalted creator of the world, (Brahma), that celestials damsel became a hind and was freed by begetting a Rishi. As the words of the creator could not be false. in that hind was born his (Vibhandaka's) son, a great Rishi, named Rishyashringa, who was always devoted to asceticism and who passed his time in the forest.
Sanskrit: तस्यर्षेः शृङ्गं शिरसि राजन्नासीन्महात्मनः। तेनर्ण्यशृङ्ग इत्येवं तदा स प्रथितोऽभवत्॥
English: O king, on the head of that illustrious Rishi there was a born; he therefore became known as Rishyashringa.
Sanskrit: न तेन दृष्टपूर्वोऽन्यः पितुरन्यत्र मानुषः। तस्मात् तस्य मनो नित्यं ब्रह्मचर्येऽभवन्नृप॥
English: O king, excepting his father, he did not ever see anybody else, therefore his mind was fully devoted to the duties of a continent life (Brahmacharya).
Sanskrit: एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु सखा दशरथस्य लोमपाद इति ख्यातो ह्यङ्गानामीश्वरोऽभवत्॥
English: At this time there was a king of Anga, known by the name of Lomapada, who was the friend of Dasharatha.
Sanskrit: तेन कामात् कृतं मिथ्या बाह्मणस्येति नः श्रुतिः। स ब्राह्मणैः परित्यक्तस्ततो वै जगतः पतिः॥ पुरोहितापचाराच्च तस्य राज्ञो यदृच्छया। न ववर्ष सहस्राक्षास्ततोऽपीड्यन्त वै प्रजाः॥
English: We have heard that he wantonly told a falsehood to a Brahmana. That ruler of earth was therefore abandoned by all the Brahmanas. Thus without having had a priest, the king became sinful and therefore the deity of one thousand eyes (Indra) stopped to shower rain; and thus his subjects began to suffer.
Sanskrit: स ब्राह्मणान् पर्यपृच्छत् तपोयुक्तान् मनीषिणः। प्रवर्षणे सुरेन्द्रस्य समर्थान् पृथिवीपते॥
English: O ruler of earth, he asked the Brahmanas who were intelligent, able and fit how rain might be poured by the lord of the celestials.
Sanskrit: कथं प्रवर्षेत् पर्जन्य उपायः परिदृश्यताम्। तमूचुश्चोदितास्ते तु स्वमतानि मनीषिणः॥
English: (He said), “How can the clouds pour rain, find out a means." Those intelligent men assembling together, gave out each their own opinions.
Sanskrit: तत्र त्वेको मुनिवरस्तं राजानमुवाच ह। कुपितास्तव राजेन्द्र ब्राह्मणा निष्कृतिं चर॥
English: son Thereupon one great Rishi thus spoke to the king, “O king of kings, the Brahmanas are angry with you. Do something to appease them.
Sanskrit: ऋष्यशृङ्गं मुनिसुतमानयस्व च पार्थिव। वानेयमनभिज्ञं च नारीणामार्जवे रतम्॥ स चेदवतरेद् राजन् विषयं ते महातपाः। सद्यः प्रवर्षेत् पर्जन्य इति मे नात्र संशयः॥
English: O king, send for the Rishi's Rishyashringa who knows nothing of the female sex, who dwells in the forest and who takes delight in simplicity. If that great ascetic, O king, come to your kingdom, there is not the least doubt that the clouds will instantly pour rains."
Sanskrit: एतच्छु त्वा वचो राजन् कृत्वा निष्कृतिमात्मनः। स गत्वा पुनरागच्छत् प्रसन्नेषु द्विजातिषु॥
English: O king, having heard these words and resolving to make atonement (for his past misdeeds) he went and came back when the Brahmanas had become appeased.
Sanskrit: राजानमागतं श्रुत्वा प्रतिसंजहषुः प्रजाः। ततोऽङ्गपतिराहूय सचिवान् मन्त्रकोविदान्॥
English: Having heard of the arrival of the being, the subjects became exceedingly glad. Then the ruler of Anga summoned his ministers, proficient in giving counsel.
Sanskrit: ऋष्यशृङ्गागमे यत्नमकरोन्मन्त्रनिश्चये। सोऽध्यगच्छदुपायं तु तैरमात्यैः सहाच्युतः॥
English: He made great efforts to bring Rishyashringa to his kingdom. O undeteriorating one, he at last found out a means in consultation with his ministers.
Sanskrit: शास्त्रज्ञैरलमर्थज्ञैर्नीत्यां च परिनिष्ठितः। ततश्चानाययामास वारमुख्या महीपतिः॥ वेश्याः सर्वत्र निष्णातास्ता उवाच स पार्थिवः। ऋष्यशृङ्गमषेः पुत्रमानयध्वमुपायतः॥
English: Who were all versed in the Shastras, who were all exceedingly proficient in worldly matters and ever able in practical matters. That ruler of earth then brought some courtesans, women of the two, clever in everything. To them the king said, “Find out some means to bring the Rishi's son Rishyashringa.
Sanskrit: लोभयित्वाभिविश्वास्य विषयं मम शोभनाः। ता राजभयभीताश्च शापभीताश्च योषितः॥ अशक्यमूचुस्तत् कार्यं विवर्णा गतचेतसः। तत्र त्वेका जरद्योषा राजानमिदमब्रवीत्॥
English: To my kingdom, O beautiful ones, by tempting him and by securing his confidence. Those women were afraid of the king and afraid as well of (the Rishi's) curse. They becamc pale and confounded; and they said that the business was beyond their power (to accomplish). Thereupon one among them, an old woman thus spoke to the king.
Sanskrit: प्रयतिष्ये महाराज तमानेतुं तपोधनम्। अभिप्रेतांस्तु मे कामांस्त्वमनुज्ञातुमर्हसि॥ ततः शक्ष्याम्यानयितुमृष्यशृङ्गमृषेः सुतम्। तस्याः सर्वमभिप्रेतमन्वजानात् स पार्थिवः॥
English: "O great king, I shall try to bring here that great ascetic. You should however order to procure for me certain things in connection with it. I shall then be able to bring the Rishi's son Rishyashringa here." The king ordered that everything she wanted should be procured.
Sanskrit: धनं च प्रददौ भूरि रत्नानि विविधानि च। ततो रूपेण सम्पन्ना वयसा च महीपते। स्त्रिय आदाय काश्चित् सा जगाम वनमञ्जसा॥
English: He gave her much wealth and various gems and jewels. O ruler of earth, taking with her some young and beautiful women, she then went soon to the forest.
Sanskrit: लोमश उवाच सा तु नाव्याश्रमं चक्रे राजकार्यार्थसिद्धये। संदेशाच्चैव नृपतेः स्वबुद्ध्या चैव भारत॥
English: Lomasha said: O descendant of Bharata, in order to accomplish the king's works, she made a floating hermitage, both because the king ordered it and because it agreed with her opinion.
Sanskrit: नानापुष्पफलैर्वृक्षः कृत्रिमैरुपशोभितैः। नानागुल्मलतोपेतैः स्वादुकामफलप्रदैः॥ अतीव रमणीयं तदतीव च मनोहरम्। चक्ने नाव्याश्रमं रम्यमद्भुतोपमदर्शनम्॥
English: She made that floating hermitage charming, extraordinary, magical extremely beautiful, exceedingly delightful, abounding in various plants and creepers, adorned with many artificial trees full of flowers and fruits and capable of giving various delicious fruits.
Sanskrit: ततो निबध्य तां नावमदूरे काश्यपाश्रमात्। चारयामास पुरुषैर्विहारं तस्य वै मुनेः॥
English: Thereupon she moored that boat near the hermitage of Kashyapa's son and the sent men to survey the place which the Rishi generally frequented.
Sanskrit: ततो दुहितरं वेश्यां समाधायेतिकार्यताम्। दृष्ट्वान्तरं काश्यपस्य प्राहिणोद् बुद्धिसम्मताम्॥
English: Then seeing an opportunity and having conceived a plan in her mind, she sent for her daughter, a courtesan, who was exceedingly clever. She then sent her to the son of Kashyapa.
Sanskrit: सा तत्र गत्वा कुशला तपोनित्यस्य संनिधौ। आश्रमं तं समासाद्य ददर्श तमृषेः सुतम्॥
English: That clever woman went near the ascetic arriving at the hermitage she saw the Rishi's son.
Sanskrit: वेश्योवाच कच्चिन्मुने कुशलं तापसानां कच्चिच्च वो मूलफलं प्रभूतम्। स्त्वां वै द्रष्टुं साम्प्रतमागतोऽस्मि॥
English: The Courtesan said : O Rishi, I hope it all well with the ascetics here; I hope fruits and roots are plentiful here; I hope take delight in this hermitage. I have come to pay you a visit.
Sanskrit: कच्चित् तपो वर्धते तापसानां पिता च ते कच्चिदहीनतेजाः। कच्चित् त्वया प्रीयते चैव विप्र कच्चित् स्वाध्यायः क्रियते चर्घ्यशृङ्ग॥
English: I hope the ascetic merits of the ascetics of this place are on the increase; I hope your father (his spirit) has not become less effulgent. O Brahmana, I hope he is pleased with you. O Rishyashringa, I hope you prosecute the studies which are proper to you.
Sanskrit: ऋष्यशृङ्ग उवाच ऋद्ध्या भवाङ्योतिरिव प्रकाशते। मन्ये चाहं त्वामभिवादनीयम्। पाद्यं वै ते सम्प्रदास्यामि कामाद् यथाधर्मं फलमूलानि चैव॥
English: Rishyashringa said : You are shining with luster like the light. I consider you worthy of obeisance. I shall give you water to wash your feet and also fruits and roots as will be liked by you according to my religious ordinance.
Sanskrit: कौश्यां वृष्यामास्स्व यथोपजोषं कृष्णाजिनेनावृतायां सुखायाम्। क्व चाश्रमस्तव किं नाम चेदं व्रतं ब्रह्मश्चरसि हि देववत् त्वम्॥
English: Please to take your seat at your pleasure on this mat made of Kusha grass and covered with the skin of black deer and thus made comfortable to sit upon. Where is your hermitage? What is the name of this Brahma and celestials like VOW which you are observing?
Sanskrit: वेश्योवाच स्त्रियोजनं शैलमिमं परेण। तत्र स्वधर्मो नाभिवादनं मे न चोदकं पाद्यमुपस्पृशामि॥
English: The Courtesan said : On son of Kashyapa, my charming hermitage is situated three yojanas off from this place on the other side of this mountain. My religious ordinance is not to accept obeisance, nor do I touch water to wash my feet.
Sanskrit: भवता नाभिवाद्योऽहमभिवाद्यो भवान् मया। व्रतमेतादृशं ब्रह्मन् परिष्वज्यो भवान् मया॥
English: O Brahmana, I do not deserve to receive obeisance from you, but I must make obeisance to you. This is the vow observed by me, namely you must embrace me.
Sanskrit: ऋष्यशृङ्ग उवाच फलानि पक्वानि ददानि तेऽहं भल्लातकान्यामलकानि चैवा करूषकाणीङ्गुदधन्वनानि पिप्पलानां कामकारं कुरुष्व॥
English: Rishyashringa said : I give you ripe fruits such as gall-nuts, myrobalus, Karusas, Ingudas and figs. Be pleased to enjoy them.
Sanskrit: लोमश उवाच सा तानि सर्वाणि विवर्जयित्वा भक्ष्याण्यनर्हाणि ददौ ततोऽस्य। तान्युष्यशृङ्गस्य महारसानि भृशं सुरूपाणि रुचिं ददुर्हि॥
English: Lomasha said: Having thrown aside all those (fruits), she gave him food which was not proper to eat. They were exceedingly beautiful and nice and they were very acceptable to Rishyashringa.
Sanskrit: ददौ च माल्यानि सुगन्धवन्ति चित्राणि वासांसि च भानुमन्ति। पेयानि चाचयाणि ततो मुमोद चिक्रीड चैव प्रजहास चैव॥
English: She gave him sweet fragrant garlands and various shining cloths. She then gave him strong drinks, she then played, laughed and enjoyed herself.
Sanskrit: सा कन्दुकेनारमतास्य मूले विभज्यमाना फलिता लतेव। गात्रैच गात्राणि निषेवमाणा समाश्लिषच्चासकृदृष्यशृङ्गम्॥
English: She played before him with a ball like a broken creeper bent with fruits. She touched his body with her own and she again and again clasped Rishyashringa with her arins.
Sanskrit: सर्जानशोकांस्तिलकांश्च वृक्षान् सुपुष्पितानवनाम्यावभज्य। विलज्जमानेव मदाभिभूता प्रलोभयामास सुतं महर्षेः॥
English: She then bent and broke the flowery twigs from trees, such as the Shala, Ashoka and Tilaka; assuming a bashful look, she tempted the Rishis' son who was over-powered with intoxication.
Sanskrit: अथर्घ्यशृङ्गं विकृतं समीक्ष्य पुनः पुनः पीड्य च कायमस्य। अवेक्ष्यमाणा शनकैर्जगाम कृत्वाग्निहोत्रस्य तदापदेशम्॥
English: Having seen Rishyashringa over-powered, she again and again pressed him with her body. Casting glances she slowly went away, as if she was going to make offerings to the holy fire.
Sanskrit: तस्यां गतायां मदनेन मत्तो विचेतनश्चाभवदृष्यशृङ्गः। तामेव भावेन गतेन शून्ये विनिःश्वसन्नार्तरूपो बभूव॥
English: On her departure Rishyashringa became over-powered with desire and became senseless. He became full of her and he felt vacancy. Sighing again and again he seemed to be in great distress.
Sanskrit: ततो मुहूर्ताद्धरिपिङ्गलाक्षः। प्रवेष्टितो रोमभिरानखाग्रात्। स्वाध्यायवान् वृत्तसमाधियुक्तो विभाण्डकः काश्यपः प्रादुरासीत्॥
English: At that moment appeared the son of Kashyapa, Vibhandaka whose eyes were as tawny as those of a lion, whose body was covered with hair down to the nails of his foot, who was engaged in his proper studies and whose life was pure and passed in religious meditations.
Sanskrit: सोऽपश्यदासीनमुपेत्य पुत्रं ध्यायन्तमेकं विपरीतचित्तम्। विनिःश्वसन्तं मुहुरूर्ध्वदृष्टिं विभाण्डकः पुत्रमुवाच दीनम्॥ न कल्प्यन्ते समिधः किं नु तात कच्चिद्भुतं चाग्निहोत्रं त्वयाद्य। सुनिर्णिक्तं झुक्नुवं होमधेनुः कच्चित् सवत्साद्य कृता त्वया च॥ न वै यथापूर्वमिवासि पुत्र चिन्तापरश्चासि विचेतनश्च। दीनोऽतिमात्रं त्वमिहाद्य किं नु पृच्छामि त्वां क इहाद्यागतोऽभूत्॥
English: He came up and saw his son seated alone, pensive and sad and dejected. He was sighing again and again with upturned eyes. Vibhandaka thus spoke to his distressed son, "O child, why do you not hew logs for the sacrificial fire? I hope you have performed today the Agnihotra (fire sacrifice). I hope you have polished the sacrificial ladles and spoons and brought out the sacrificial cow with her calf, O son, you are not in your wonted state today. You are pensive and absent minded. Why are you so much distressed today? I ask you, who came here today?
Sanskrit: ऋष्यशृङ्ग उवाच इहागतो जटिलो ब्रह्मचारी न वै ह्रस्वो नातिदीर्घो मनस्वी। सुवर्णवर्ण: कमलायताक्षः स्वतः सुराणामिव शोभमानः॥
English: Rishyashringa said : Here came a Brahmachari with masses of hair on his head. That intelligent one was neither short nor tall. His complexion was like gold; his expansive eyes were like the lotus. He was as blazing and beautiful as a celestials.
Sanskrit: समृद्धरूपः सवितेव दीप्तः सुश्लक्ष्णकृष्णाक्षिरतीव गौरः। नीलः प्रसन्नाश्च जटाः सुगन्धा हिरण्यरज्जुग्रथिताः सुदीर्घाः॥
English: His exceeding beauty was blazing like the sun, his eyes were very graceful and black. His matted locks were blue, fragrant, long and tied up with strings of gold.
Sanskrit: आश्चर्यरूपा पुनरस्य कण्ठे विभ्राजते विद्युदिवान्तरिक्षे। दजातरोमौ सुमनोहरौ च॥
English: A beautiful ornament was shining round his neck; it looked like the lightning in the sky. Under the throat (on his breast) he had two fleshy hairless and exceedingly beautiful balls.
Sanskrit: विलग्नमध्यश्च स नाभिदेशे कटिश्च तस्यातिकृतप्रमाणा। तथास्य चीरान्तरतः प्रभाति हिरण्मयी मेखला मे यथेयम्॥
English: His waist was slender, his navel heat and region about the ribs smooth. There shone a golden string from under his cloth like this waist string of mine.
Sanskrit: अन्यच्च तस्याद्भुतदर्शनीयं विकूजितं पादयोः सम्प्रभाति। पाण्योश्च तद्वत् स्वनवन्निबद्धौ कलापकावक्षमाला यथेयम्॥
English: There was on his feet something of a wonderful shape which gave forth a jingling sound. There were also ornaments tied upon his wrists that made a similar sound; they looked like this rosary here.
Sanskrit: विचेष्टमानस्य च तस्य तानि कूजन्ति हंसाः सरसीव मत्ताः। चीराणि तस्याद्भुतदर्शनानि नेमानि तद्वन्मम रूपवन्ति॥
English: When he moved about, those ornaments made the sound as that of delightful swans on the waters of a tank. His clothes were of extraordinary make; my clothes are not so beautiful as his.
Sanskrit: वक्त्रं च तस्याद्भुतदर्शनीयं प्रव्याहृतं ह्लादयतीव चेतः। पुंस्कोकिलस्येव च तस्य वाणी तां शृण्वतो मे व्यथितोऽन्तरात्मा।॥
English: His face was of extraordinary beauty, his voice gladdened the heart. His words were like the voice of male Kokilas, hearing which I felt it to my innermost heart.
Sanskrit: यथा वनं माधवमासि मध्ये समीरितं श्वसनेनेव भाति। तथा स भात्युत्तमपुण्यगन्धी निषेव्यमाणः पवनेन तात॥
English: As the forest in the midst of the vernal season assumed a beauty when fanned by the breeze, O sire, so that excellent and fragrant one assumes a beauty when fanned by the breeze.
Sanskrit: सुसंयताश्चापि जटा विषक्ता द्वैधीकृता नातिसमा ललाटे। कर्णौ च चित्रैरिव चक्रवाकैः समावृतौ तस्य सुरूपवद्भिः॥
English: Her massy hair is neatly tied unto they stuck to the head and forehead evenly divided in two. His two eyes seemed to be covered by wonderful and exceedingly beautiful Chakravaka (birds).
Sanskrit: तथा फलं वृत्तमथो विचित्रं समाहरत् पाणिना दक्षिणेन। तद् भूमिमासाद्य पुनः पुनश्च समुत्पतत्यद्भुतरूपमुच्चैः॥
English: He carried in his right hand a wonderful globular fruit which reached the ground and again and again rose up to the sky in a wonderful way.
Sanskrit: तच्चाभिहत्य परिवर्ततेऽसौ वातेरितो वृक्ष इवावघूर्णन्। तं प्रेक्षतः पुत्रमिवामराणां प्रीतिः परा तात रतिश्च जाता॥
English: He beat it and turned himself round; he whirled like a tree moved by the breeze. O sire, when I looked at him, he seemed to me a son of the immortals. My joy was extreme and I felt great pleasure.
Sanskrit: स मे समाश्लिष्य पुनः शरीरं जटासु गृह्याभ्यवनाम्य वक्त्रम्। वक्त्रेण वक्त्रं प्रणिधाय शब्द चकार तन्मेऽजनयत् प्रहर्षम्॥
English: He clasped my body; he took hold of my matted hair and he bent down my mouth; mingling his mouth with mine, he uttered a sound which gave me great pleasure.
Sanskrit: न चापि पाद्यं बहु मन्यतेऽसौ फलानि चेमानि मयाऽऽहतानि। एवंव्रतोऽस्मीति च मामवोचत् फलानि चान्यानि समाददन्मे।॥
English: He did not care for water to wash his feet or for fruits offered by me to him. He told me such was the religious observance practised by him. He gave me other fruits.
Sanskrit: मयोपयुक्तनि फलानि यानि नेमानि तुल्यानि रसेन तुषाम्। न चापि तेषां त्वगियं यथैषां साराणि नैषामिव सन्ति तेषाम्॥
English: Those fruits were tasted by me. These (fruits here) are not equal to them in taste. Those (given by him) had neither rind nor stone as these (fruits here) have.
Sanskrit: तोयानि चैवातिरसानि मह्यं प्रादात् स व पातुमुदाररूपः। पीत्वैव यान्यभ्यधिकः प्रहर्षो ममाभवद् भूश्चलितेव चासीत्॥
English: That noble featured one gave me to drink wear of exceedingly fine flavour. Having drunk it, I experienced great pleasure and I felt as if the ground under my feet was moving away.
Sanskrit: इमानि चित्राणि च गन्धवन्ति माल्यानि तस्योद्चथितानि पट्टैः। यानि प्रकीर्येह गतः स्वमेव स आश्रमं तपसा द्योतमानः॥
English: These are the beautiful and fragrant garlands entwined with silken threads. They belonged to him. Blazing in ascetic merits he scattered these garlands here and he then went back to his own hermitage.
Sanskrit: गतेन तेनास्मि कृतो विचेता गात्रं च मे सम्परिदह्यतीव। इच्छामि तस्यान्तिकमाशु गन्तुं तं चेह नित्यं परिवर्तमानम्॥
English: At his departure my heart has become sad and my body seems to be burning. I desire to go to him as soon as I can. I desire that he should always walk about here.
Sanskrit: गच्छामि तस्यान्तिकमेव तात का नाम सा ब्रह्मचर्या च तस्या इच्छाम्यहं चरितुं तेन साधु यथा तपः स चरत्यार्यधर्मा॥
English: O sire, I shall this very moment go to him. What is the name of the Brahmacharya that is practised by him? I desire to lead the same life with him, the same religious life led by that man of noble virtue.
Sanskrit: चर्तुं तथेच्छा हृदये ममास्ति दुनोति चित्तं यदि तं न पश्ये॥
English: My heart is yearning to practise the same (religious observance). My heart will burn if I do not see him.