pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: गरुड उवाच भगवन् किमवज्ञानाद् वृत्तिः प्रतिहता मम। कामकारवरं दत्त्वा पुनश्चलितवानसि॥
English: Garuda said O lord, for what shortcoming on my part have you, forbidden me my subsistence-having granted me a boon of your own accord you have withheld it.
Sanskrit: निसर्गात् सर्वभूतानां सर्वभूतेश्वरेण मे। आहारो विहितो धात्रा किमर्थं वार्यते त्वया॥
English: Since the very creation of all creatures my food has been settled by the Supreme Being, the of all creatures and for what reason have you interfered with it.
Sanskrit: वृतश्चैष महानागः स्थापितः समयश्च अनेन च मया भर्तव्यः प्रसवो महान्॥
English: This great Naga had been chosen by me (for my food) and the limit of his time had been fixed by me and on him was I to have subsisted, 0 lord, as also my numerous progeny.
Sanskrit: एतस्मिंस्तु तथाभूते नान्यं हिंसित्तमुत्सहे। क्रीडसे कामकारेण देवराज यथेच्छकम्॥
English: I dare not now kill another of the species, which is used such (i.e., on whom you have granted a boon); you play as you like, of your own will, O king the gods.
Sanskrit: सोऽहं प्राणान् विमोक्ष्यामि तथा परिजनो मम। ये च भृत्या मम गृहे प्रीतिमान् भव वासव॥
English: Reduced to this I shall lose my life as also will the members of my family and these that are attendants at my house. Be gratified Vasava.
Sanskrit: एतच्चैवाहमर्हामि भूयश्च बलवृत्रहन्। त्रैलोकस्येश्वरो योऽहं परभृत्यत्वमागतः॥
English: O slayer of Bala and Vritra, this indeed do I deserve not; though lord of the three worlds I have been reduced to the state of a servant of another.
Sanskrit: त्वयि तिष्ठति देवेश न विष्णुः कारणं मम। त्रैलोक्यराज राज्यं हि त्वयि वासव शाश्वतम्॥
English: O lord of the celestial whilst you suppress me, I find no cause for going to Vishnu; O Vasava, you are the eternal sovereign of the three worlds.
Sanskrit: जननी कश्यपः पिता। अहमप्युत्सहे लोकान् समन्ताद् वोदुमञ्जसा॥
English: O too have daughter of Daksha for my mother and Kashyapa also for my father and I too can venture to bear easily the weight of the three worlds.
Sanskrit: असह्यं सर्वभूतानां ममापि विपुलं बलम्। मयापि सुमहत् कर्म कृतं दैतेयविग्रहे॥
English: My great strength too is unendurable by all creature and by me too have been done great deeds in the war the sons of Diti.
Sanskrit: श्रुतश्रीः श्रुतसेनश्च विवस्वान् रोचनामुखः। प्रसृतः कालकाक्षश्च मयापि दितिजा हताः॥
English: Shrutashri and Shrutsena, Vivasvata Rochanamukha and Prasrita and Kalka Aksha, these sons of Diti have by me been slain.
Sanskrit: यत् तु ध्वजस्थानगतो यत्नात् परिचराम्यहम्। वहामि चैवानुजं ते तेन मामवमन्यसे॥
English: Stationing myself on the flag I fear your younger and attend on him; Therefore do you disregard me.
Sanskrit: ममापि दक्षस्य सुता कोऽन्यो भारसहो ह्यस्ति कोऽन्योऽस्ति बलवत्तरः। मया योऽहं विशिष्टः सन् वहामीमं सबान्धवम्॥
English: What other being can bear that load? What other being is stronger? Though thus qualified, I yet bear your younger brother with his friends.
Sanskrit: अवज्ञाय तु यत् तेऽहं भोजनाद् व्यपरोपितः। तेन मे गौरवं नष्टं त्वतश्चास्माच्च वासव॥
English: Since however disregarding me, O Vishnu, as for yourself, you have interfered with my subsistence, you have made me lose my respect, as your brother has done.
Sanskrit: अदित्यां य इमे जाता बलविक्रमशालिनः। त्वमेषां किल सर्वेषां बलेन बलवत्तरः॥
English: Among those endued with might and prowess that are begotten in the race of Aditi-you are the strongest in might.
Sanskrit: सोऽहं पक्षैकदेशेन वहामि त्वां गतक्लमः। विमृशं त्वं शनैस्तात को न्वत्र बलवानिति॥
English: I bear you who are such on one portion of my wings without experiencing any fatigue. Think, O dear as to who is the stronger.
Sanskrit: कण्व उवाच स तस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा खगस्योदर्कदारुणम्। अक्षोभ्यं क्षोभयंस्तार्क्ष्यमुवाच रथचक्रभृत्॥
English: Kanva said The wielder of the discus, having heard the words marked with vanity of the wanderer of the sky, which were at the same time indicative of peril, said to Tarkshya, who was annoyed, annoying him the more.
Sanskrit: गरुत्मन् मन्यसेऽऽत्मानं बलवन्तं सुदुर्बलम्। अलमस्मत्समक्षं ते स्तोतुमात्मानमण्डज॥
English: "O Garuda, you consider yourself strong, though you are weak. It is not right that you should thus speak in flattering terms of yourself in presence, O you born of egg.
Sanskrit: त्रैलोक्वमपि मे कृत्स्नमशक्तं देहधारणे। अहमेवात्मनाऽऽत्मानं बहामि त्वां च धारये॥
English: The three worlds, even when united together are incapable are incapable of bearing the load of my body; I myself bear the weight of my-self and also uphold you.
Sanskrit: इमं तावन्ममैकं त्वं बाहुं सव्येतरं वह। यद्येनं धारयस्येकं सफलं ते विकस्थितम्॥
English: To prove your words, bear the weight of my right arm and if you can carry it then what you say will have some reason in it."
Sanskrit: ततः स भगवांस्तस्य स्कन्धे बाहुं समासजत्। निपपात स भारा” विह्वलो नष्टचेतनः॥
English: Then did that prosperous being place his arm on his shoulder. He fell down struck by the lord stupefied and deprived of his senses.
Sanskrit: यावान् हि भारः कृत्स्नायाः पृथिव्याः पर्वतैः सह। एकस्या देहशाखायास्तावद् भारममन्यत॥
English: The weight, that was in the earth united with the mountains, was in one branch of the body (of Vishnu).
Sanskrit: न त्वेनं पीडयामास बलेन बलवत्तरः। ततो हि जीवितं तस्य न व्यनीनशदच्युतः॥
English: The one who was by far the stronger did not press him (Garuda) with any force and thus was he alive for Achyuta did not want to kill him.
Sanskrit: व्यात्तास्यः सस्तकायश्च विचेता विह्वलः खगः। मुमोच पत्राणि तदा गुरुभारप्रपीडितः॥
English: Writhing under that heavy load that wanderer of the sky gasped for breath, was stupefied, lost his senses and his energies were all dried up and he was stripped off his feathers.
Sanskrit: स विष्णु शिरसा पक्षी प्रणम्य विनतासुतः। विचेता विह्वलो दीन: किंचिद् वचनमब्रवीत्॥
English: Then the bird, the son of Vinata, bowed with his head to Vishnu and feebly said to him these words, being stupefied and rendered helpless and regretting his folly.
Sanskrit: भगवल्लोकसारस्य सदृशेन वपुष्मता। भुजेन स्वैरमुक्तेन निष्पिष्टोऽस्मि महीतले॥
English: "O lord, what is the wonder that I should be crushed down to the earth by the arm which belongs to a body which is like the essence of the universe.
Sanskrit: क्षन्तुमर्हसि मे देव विह्वलस्याल्पचेतसः। बलदाहविदग्धस्य पक्षिणो ध्वजवासिनः॥
English: It is proper, O lord, that you should forgiven me am rendered helpless, who am of mean intelligence, intoxicated with the vanity of might and but a bird bearing a flag.
Sanskrit: न हि ज्ञातं बलं देव मया ते परमं विभो। तेन मन्याम्यहं वीर्यमात्मनो न समं परैः॥
English: O god, O lord, your strength was not known to me and for that reason did I think myself possessed of heroism not equaled by others.
Sanskrit: ततश्चक्रे स भगवान् प्रसादं वै गरुत्मतः। मैवं भूय इति स्नेहात् तदा चैनमुवाच ह॥
English: Then was the god pleased with Garuda and he said is the bird out of affection-"'Do not act so again."
Sanskrit: पादाङ्गुष्ठेन चिक्षेप सुखं गरुडोरसि। ततःप्रभृति राजेन्द्र सह सर्पण वर्तते।॥
English: With the toe of his feet he threw Sumukha on the breast of Garuda and from that time forward O chief of kings, Garuda live (in friendship) with that serpent.
Sanskrit: एवं विष्णुबलाक्रान्तो गर्वनाशमुपागतः। गरुडो बलवान् राजन् वैनतेयो महायशाः॥
English: In this way was the haughty Garuda the son of Vinata and great renown, cured of his vanity, being overpowered by the might of Vishnu.
Sanskrit: कण्व उवाच तथा त्वमपि गान्धारे यावत् पाण्डुसुतान् रणे। नासादयसि तान् वीरांस्तावजीवसि पुत्रक॥
English: Kanva said In the same way, O son of Gandhari, you too, so long as you do not come face to face in battle with those heroes, the sons of Pandu, will be living, O dear, son.
Sanskrit: भीमः प्रहरतां श्रेष्ठो वायुपुत्रो महाबलः। धनंजयश्चेन्द्रसुतो न हन्यातां तु कं रणे॥
English: Who is there whom Bhima the foremost among opponents, the son of Vayu and possessed of great strength and Dhananjaya the son of Shakra cannot kill in battle.
Sanskrit: विष्णुर्वायुश्च शक्रश्च धर्मस्तौ चाश्विनावुभौ। एते देवास्त्वया केन हेतुना वीक्षितुं क्षमाः॥
English: Vishnu, Vayu, Shakra, Dharma and both the Asvinis-all these are gods how are you capable of gazing at?
Sanskrit: तदलं ते विरोधेन शमं गच्छ नृपात्मज) वासुदेवेन तीर्थेन कुलं रक्षितुमर्हसि॥
English: Fight would therefore be useless; effect peace, O son of a ruler of men, by means of Vasudeva; it is proper that you should save your family.
Sanskrit: प्रत्यक्षदर्शी सर्वस्य नारदोऽयं महातपाः। महात्म्यस्य तदा विष्णोः सोऽयं चक्रगदाधर॥
English: This Narada, of great asceticism, saw all this with his own eyes and this Krishna held the mice and discus of that great souled Vishnu.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच दुर्योधनस्तु तच्छ्रुत्वा निःश्वसन् भृकुटीमुखः। राधेयमभिसम्प्रेक्ष्य जहास स्वनवत् तदा॥
English: Vaishampayana said Duryodhana, having heard all this, breathing herd with his eye-brows contracted and gazing on the son of Radica, laughed aloud at that time.
Sanskrit: कदर्थीकृत्य तद् वाक्यमृषेः कण्वस्य दुर्मतिः। ऊरूं गजकराकारं ताडयन्निदमब्रवीत्॥
English: Without regarding those words of the Rishi Kanva, the one, of evil intellect, said these words slapping his thighs which were of the size of those of an elephant.
Sanskrit: यथैवेश्वरसृष्टोऽस्मि यद् भावि या च मे गतिः। तथा महर्षे वर्तामि किं प्रलापः करिष्यति॥
English: "Since I have been created by god, I am what he has made me; what will happen must happen and so must my course be shaped. O great Rishi, I shall act in that way; what can these useless discussions do?
Sanskrit: जनमेजय उवाच अनर्थं जातनिर्बन्धं परार्थं लोभमोहितम्। अनार्यकेष्वभिरतं मरणे कृतनिश्चयम्॥ ज्ञातीनां दुःखकर्तारं बन्धूनां शोकवर्धनम्। सुहृदां क्लेशदातारं द्विषतां हर्षवर्धनम्॥ कथं नैनं विमार्गस्थं वारयन्तीह बान्धवाः। सौहृदाद् वा सुहृत् स्निग्धो भगवान् वा पितामहः॥
English: Janamejaya said Being from his very birth attached to evil and témpted by covetousness for the wealth of others, addicted to wicked habits and bent upon bringing about his own death, the cause of the misery of his kinsmen, the cause of heightening the grief of his friends, the cause of giving pain to his well-wishers and the cause of the increase of the joy of his enemies, for what reason did not his friends dissuade him who was wedding the wrong course and why did not the friend Krishna or the grandfather do it out of friendship or affection?
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच उक्तं भगवता वाक्यमुक्तं भीष्मेण यत् क्षयम्। उक्तं बहुविधं चैव नारदेनापि तच्छृणु॥
English: Vaishampayana said Words were spoken by Krishna and Bhishma, all that could be said and many were the words spoken by Narada. Listen to them.
Sanskrit: नारद उवाच दुर्लभो वै सुहच्छ्रोता दुर्लभश्च हितः सुहृत्। तिष्ठते हि सुहृद् यत्र न बन्धुस्तत्र तिष्ठते॥
English: Narada said Race are those persons who listen to the advice of well-wishers and rare are friends who give good counsels, where there is an adviser who could advice well there is no friend standing (in need of it).
Sanskrit: श्रोतव्यमपि पश्यामि सुहृदां कुरुनन्दन। न कर्तव्यश्च निर्बन्धो निर्बन्धो हि सुदारुणः॥
English: I see, that the advice of your friends ought to be listened to by you, O you the delighter of the race of Kuru; obstinacy ought not to be persevered in, for it is a great evil.
Sanskrit: अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम्। यथा निर्बन्धतः प्राप्तो गालवेन पराजयः॥
English: In this connection is cited the old story in which out of obstinacy Galava met with defeat.
Sanskrit: विश्वामित्रं तपस्यन्तं धर्मो जिज्ञासया पुरा। अभ्यगच्छत् स्वयं भूत्वा वसिष्ठो भगवानृषिः॥
English: In days of old, with a view to try Vishhvamitra who was practicing asceticism, Dharma came to him in person in the disguise of the divinely prosperous Rishi Vasishtha.
Sanskrit: सप्तर्षीणामन्यतमं वेषमास्थाय भारत। बुभुक्षुः क्षुभितो राजन्नाश्रमं कौशिकस्य तु॥
English: Having assumed the appearance of one of the seven Rishis, O Bharata, he came to the hermitage of the son of Kushika, as if hungry, with the desire of satisfying his hunger.
Sanskrit: विश्वामित्रोऽथ सम्भ्रान्तः श्रपयामास वै चरुम्। परमान्नस्य यत्नेन न च तं प्रत्यपालयत्॥
English: Vishvamitra, with great respect, employed himself in preparing Charu (rice boiled in milk and honey) and in his anxiety to prepare that excellent repast he could not attend to him in other respects.
Sanskrit: अन्नं तेन तदा भुक्तमन्यैर्दत्तं तपस्विभिः। अथ गृह्यान्नमत्युष्णं विश्वामित्रोऽप्युपागमत्॥
English: When he had taken the fool offered by other devotees, Vishvamitra too came there taking his food which was very hot.
Sanskrit: भुक्तं मे तिष्ठ तावत् त्वमित्युक्त्वा भगवान् ययौ। विश्वामित्रस्ततो राजन् स्थितं एव महाद्युतिः॥
English: I have taken my food; you stay here for the present" saying this the divinely prosperous one went away and then did Vishvamitra, of great effulgence, O king, stand there.
Sanskrit: भक्तं प्रगृह्य मूर्धा वै बाहुभ्यां संशितव्रतः। स्थितः स्थाणुरिवाभ्याशे निष्चेष्टो मारुताशनः॥
English: Out of reverence, taking the food on his head and holding the same by his hands the devotee, of austere asceticism, stood there in the hermitage like a post and subsisting on air.
Sanskrit: तस्य शुश्रूषणे यलमकरोद् गालवो मुनिः। गौरवाद् बहुमानाच्च हार्देन प्रियकाम्यया॥
English: In attending on him the Muni Galava took pains out of respect, reverence, affection and the desire to do what was pleasing to Vishvamitra.
Sanskrit: अथ वर्षशते पूर्णे धर्मः पुनरुपागमत्। वासिष्ठं वेषमास्थाय कौशिकं भोजनेप्सया॥
English: Then on the completion of a hundred years Dharma came there again to the son of Kushika, assuming the appearance of Vasishtha with the desire of eating.
Sanskrit: स दृष्ट्वा शिरसा भक्तं ध्रियमाणं महर्षिणा। तिष्ठता वायुभक्षेण विश्वामित्रेण धीमता॥ प्रतिगृह्य ततो धर्मस्तथैवोष्णं तथा नवम्। भुक्त्वाप्रीतोऽस्मि विप्रर्षे तमुक्त्वा स मुनिर्गतः॥
English: He saw his food held on his head by the wise and great Rishi Vishvamitra who stood there subsisting on air and Dharma then accepting the food which was hot and newly cooked and eating it said-“I am pleased, O regenerate Rishi" and went away.
Sanskrit: क्षत्रभावादपगतो ब्राह्मणत्वमुपागतः। धर्मस्य वचनात् प्रीतो विश्वामित्रस्तदाभवत्॥
English: He then became divested of the condition of a Kshatriyas and reached that of a Brahmana and Vishvamitra became pleased at those words Dharma.
Sanskrit: विश्वामित्रस्तु शिष्यस्य गालवस्य तपस्विनः। शुश्रूषया च भक्त्या च प्रीतिमानित्युवाच ह॥
English: And Vishvamitra, being pleased with the attention and devotion of his disciple the ascetic Galava, said thus:
Sanskrit: अनुज्ञातौ मया वत्स यथेष्टं गच्छ गालवा इत्युक्तः प्रत्युवाचेदं गालवो मुनिसत्तमम्॥ प्रीतो मधुरया वाचा विश्वामित्रं महाद्युतिम्। दक्षिणाः काः प्रयच्छामि भवते गुरुकर्मणि॥
English: “With my permission, child, go away wherever you wish, O Galava.” Being thus addressed, Galava, the best of Munis, said this in reply, in words which were sweet and pleasing to Vishvamitra endued with great effulgence-"What gift (Dakshina) shall I give to your exalted self for your favour as my preceptor?
Sanskrit: दक्षिणआभिरुपेतं हि कर्म सिद्ध्यति मानद। दक्षिणानां हि दाता वै अपवर्गेण युज्यते॥
English: Every religions act becomes successful only when it is accompanied by a gift, O you the giver of honours and then the giver of those gifts obtains salvation.
Sanskrit: स्वर्गे क्रतुफलं तद्धि दक्षिणा शान्तिरुच्यते। किमाहरामि गुर्वर्थं ब्रवीतु भगवानिति॥
English: Gifts are the fruits of acts (enjoyed) in heaven and are therefore said to be the peace. What shall I procure for my spiritual guide let my lord command.”
Sanskrit: जानानस्तेन भगवाञ्जितः शुश्रूषणेन वै। विश्वामित्रस्तमसकृद् गच्छ गच्छेत्यचोदयत्॥
English: The Rishi Vishvamitra, divinely prosperous, knowing that he had been conquered by his attentions (and nothing else) said to him-“Go, go" and sought to send his attendant away by that means,
Sanskrit: असकृद् गच्छ गच्छेति विश्वामित्रेण भाषितः। किं ददानीति बहुशो गालवः प्रत्यभाषत॥
English: The attendant, being spoken to by Vishvamitra saying again and again 'go, go,' said by way of reply “What shall I give you."
Sanskrit: निर्बन्धतस्तु बहुशो गालवस्य तपस्विनः। किंचिदागतसंरम्भो विश्वामित्रऽब्रवीदिदम्॥
English: Vishvamitra, a little angry at the excessive obstinacy of the devotee Galava, said this to him:
Sanskrit: एकतः श्यामकर्णानां हयानां चन्द्रवर्चसाम्। अष्टौ शतानि मे देहि गच्छ गालव मा चिरम्॥
English: “Give me eight hundred horses, white as the rays of the moon and each having one ear black. Go,OGalava, without delay."
Sanskrit: नारद उवाच एवमुक्तस्तदा तेन विश्वामित्रेण धीमता। नास्ते न शेते नाहारं कुरुते गालवस्तदा॥
English: Narada said Being thus commanded by the intelligent Vishvamitra Galava could not sit, nor sleep nor could he take his meals.
Sanskrit: त्वगस्थिभूतो हरिणश्चिन्ताशोकपरायणः। शोचमानोऽतिमात्रं स दह्यमानश्च मन्युना। गालवो दुःखितो दुःखाद् विललाप सुयोधन॥
English: His body was reduced to a skeleton and became pale being subject to grief and a prey to excessive anxiety and burning with dissatisfaction. Galava, being very sorry, thus began to lament, O Suyodhana.
Sanskrit: कुतः पुष्टानि मित्राणि कुतोऽर्थाः संचयः कुतः। हयानां चन्द्रशुभ्राणां शतान्यष्टौ कुतो मम॥
English: Where can I get well-to-do friends? Where can I have wealth froin? Where are my saving? Eight hundred horses white as the moon where can I get?
Sanskrit: कुतो मे भोजने श्रद्धा सुखश्रद्धा कुतश्च मे। श्रद्धा मे जीवितस्यापि छिन्ना किं जीवितेन मे॥
English: How can I get satisfaction from eating? How can I get satisfaction from happiness? My happiness derived from life itself is broken up. What is the use of my living on?
Sanskrit: अहं पारे समुद्रस्य पृथिव्या वा परम्परात्। गत्वाऽऽत्मानं विमुञ्चामि किं फलं जीवितेन मे॥
English: Having gone to the other side of the sea or going to the most distant part of the world, I shall cast off my life. What is the use of my living on?
Sanskrit: अधनस्याकृतार्थस्य त्यक्तस्य विविधैः फलैः। ऋणं धारयमाणस्य कुतः सुखमनीहया॥
English: What happiness can there be without hard exertion for him who is poor, unsuccessful, deprived of all the sweets of life and saddled with debts?
Sanskrit: सुहृदां हि धनं भुक्त्वा कृत्वा प्रणयमीप्तिसतम्। प्रतिकर्तुमशक्तस्य जीवितान्मरणं वरम्॥
English: Having enjoyed the wealth of my friends having given him to understand that I shall return it to him, I am unable to make a return for his kindness and so death is preferable to life for me.
Sanskrit: प्रतिश्रुत्य करिष्येति कर्तव्यं तदकुर्वतः। मिथ्यावचनदग्धस्य इष्टापूर्त प्रणश्यति॥
English: The religious merit of a man bears no fruit, who having promised to do an act fails to perform it and is thus sullied with falsehood.
Sanskrit: न रूपमनृतस्यास्ति नानृतस्यास्ति संततिः। नानृतस्याधिपत्यं च कुत एव गतिः शुभा॥
English: A man addicted to false-hood can never get beauty, a man addicted to false-hood can get not get children, a man addicted to falsehood cannot power can he then expect to obtain bliss?
Sanskrit: कुतः कृतघ्नस्य यशः कुतः स्थानं कुतः सुखम्। अश्रद्धेयः कृतघ्नो हि कृतघ्ने नास्ति निष्कृतिः॥
English: Where is fame for an ungrateful person? Where is there a proper place for an ungrateful person? An ungrateful person is unworthy of respect and there is no emancipation for an ungrateful person.
Sanskrit: न जीवत्यधनः पापः कुतः पापस्य तन्त्रणम्। पापो ध्रुवमवाप्नोति विनाशं नाशयन् कृतम्॥
English: The wretch who is without wealth is dead as it were; and how can such a wretch support his relatives; the wretch certainly meets with ruin for he is unable to return the favours he receives.
Sanskrit: सोऽहं पापः कृतघ्नश्च कृपणश्चानृतोऽपि च। गुरोर्यः कृतकार्यः संस्तत् करोमि न भाषितम्॥
English: I am such a wretch, an ungrateful man, without wealth and addicted to false-hood, who, having my wishes gratified by my spiritual guide, am unable to act up to his orders.
Sanskrit: सोऽहं प्राणान् विमोक्ष्यामि कृत्वा यलमनुत्तमम्। अर्थिता न मया काचित् कृतपूर्वा दिवौकसाम्। मानयन्ति च मां सर्वे त्रिदशा यज्ञसंस्तरे॥
English: I, who am such, shall cast off this life after having made an attempt which cannot be exceeded (by other attempts in point of earnestness). Never before has anything been asked by me from the gods.
Sanskrit: अहं तु विबुधश्रेष्ठं देवं त्रिभुवनेश्वरम्। विष्णुं गच्छाम्यहं कृष्णं गतिं गतिमतां वरम्॥
English: All the gods regard me for this in sacrificial rites; and I shall go to Vishnu the friend of wise men, the god, who is the lord of the three worlds, to Krishna who is the best refuge for those that need refuge.
Sanskrit: भोगा यस्मात् प्रतिष्ठन्ते व्याप्य सर्वान् सुरासुरान्। प्रणतो द्रष्टुमिच्छामि कृष्ण योगिनमव्ययम्॥
English: From whom flow all the enjoyments that are enjoyed by the gods and Asuras; with my head bent down I desire to see Krishna, the devotee who is without end.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्ते सखा तस्य गरुडो विनतात्मजः। दर्शयामास तं प्राह संहृष्टः प्रियकाम्यया॥
English: He having thus said, his friend Garuda, the son of Vinata, came into his view who being pleased, said to him with a desire to do him good.
Sanskrit: सुहृद् भवान् मम मतः सुहृदां च मतः सुहृत्। ईप्सितेनाभिलाषेण योक्तव्यो विभवे सति॥
English: Your exalted self is my friend. A friend is prosperity should try to accomplish the wishes of his friends.
Sanskrit: विभवश्वास्ति मे विप्र वासवावरजो द्विजा पूर्वमुक्तस्त्वदर्थं च कृतः कामश्च तेन मे॥
English: O twice-born one, the prosperity I possess has its rise in the younger brother of Vasava; I have already spoken to him about your wishes and he has granted my wishes to do you good).
Sanskrit: स भवानेतु गच्छाव नयिष्ये त्वां यथासुखम्। देशं पारं पृथिव्या वा गच्छ गालव मा चिरम्॥
English: Such being the case, wherever you want to go, I will take you without any trouble to yourself, to the countries on the other side of the sea or to the remotest corner of the earth, come, O Galava, without delay.
Sanskrit: सुपर्ण उवाच अनुशिष्टोऽस्मि देवेन गालवाज्ञानयोनिना। ब्रूहि कामं तु कां यामि द्रष्टुं प्रथमतो दिशम्॥
English: Suparna said I have been instructed by the god who is the source of all knowledge (to take you where you wish to be taken); tell me-which direction shall I first go, to show you.
Sanskrit: पूर्वां वा दक्षिणां वाऽहमथवा पश्चिमां दिशम्। उत्तरां वा द्विजश्रेष्ठं कुतो गच्छामि गालव॥
English: The east or the south or the western point or the northern, O you foremost among the twice-born, where shall I go, OGalava.
Sanskrit: यस्यामुदयते पूर्वं सर्वलोकप्रभावनः। सविता यत्र संध्यायां साध्यानां वर्तते तपः॥ यस्यां पूर्वं मतिर्याता यया व्याप्तमिदं जगत्। चक्षुषी यत्र धर्मस्य यत्र चैध सुतिष्ठितेः॥ कृतं यतो हुतं हव्यं सर्पते सर्वतोदिशम्। एतद् द्वारं द्विजश्रेष्ठ दिवसस्य तथाध्वनः॥
English: Where the sun which lights all the worlds first rises and where in the evening the Saddhya practice asceticism, where was first born the intelligence, by which is pervaded this earth and where the two eyes of Dharma are set in order to guide the universe, in which point offers of clarified butter were first made which afterwards flowed in all directions; this, 0 foremost among the twice-born is the gate of day and time.
Sanskrit: अत्र पूर्वं प्रसूता वै दाक्षायण्यः प्रजाः स्त्रियः। यस्यां दिशि प्रवृद्धाश्च कश्यपस्यात्मसम्भवाः॥
English: Here in days of old the female children of Daksha brought forth their children-the direction in which those born of Kashyapa grew up.
Sanskrit: अदोमूला सुराणां श्रीयंत्र शक्रोऽभ्यषिच्यत। सुरराज्येन विप्रर्षे देवैश्चात्र तपश्चितम्॥
English: Here is the source of the prosperity of the gods, where Shakra was appointed in the kingship of the immortals, where even the gods, O regenerate Rishi, practiced asceticism.
Sanskrit: एतस्मात् कारणाद् ब्रह्मन् पूर्वेत्येषा दिगुच्यते। यस्मात् पूर्वतरे काले पूर्वमेवावृता सुरैः॥ अत एव च सर्वेषां पूर्वामाशां प्रचक्षते। पूर्वं सर्वाणि कार्याणि दैवानि सुखमीप्सता॥
English: For this, O Brahmana, this direction is called east (Poorvi) for in the days of yore it was over-spread by the gods. Therefore it is said to be in the possession of the oldest inhabitants; in the east, were done all the acts by the gods who were desirous of obtaining happiness.
Sanskrit: अत्र वेदाञ्जगौ पूर्वं भगवाँल्लोकभावनः। अत्रैवोक्ता सवित्राऽऽसीत् सावित्री ब्रह्मवादिषु॥
English: Here were the Vedas chanted first by the prosperous Being, the Creator of the universe; in this direction out of the mouth of the sun is said to be born the goddess Savitri among the chanters of the Vedas.
Sanskrit: अत्र दत्तानि सूर्येण यजूंषि द्विजसत्तम। अत्र लब्धवरः सोमः सुरैः क्रतुषु पीयते॥
English: Here were given Surya the hymn of the Yajurveda, O best among the twice-born and here was drunk the Soma juice, previously sacrificial ceremonies.