pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: शप्तोऽसि मम पुत्रेण यतो भव महीपते॥ तक्षकस्त्वां महाराज तेजसाऽसौ दहिष्यति।
English: (Saying in the words of his preceptor) “O king, you have been cursed by my son. Takshaka will burn you with his poison. O great king, be careful.
Sanskrit: श्रुत्वा च तद्वचो घोरं पिता ते जनमेजय॥ यत्तोऽभवत्परित्रस्तस्तक्षकात्पन्नगोत्तमात्।
English: O Janamejaya, your father, having heard these terrible words, took every precaution against the powerful snake Takshaka.
Sanskrit: ततस्तस्मिंस्तु दिवसे सप्तमे समुपस्थिते॥ राज्ञः समीपं ब्रह्मर्षिः काश्यपो गन्तुमैच्छत।
English: When the seventh day arrived, a Brahmana Rishi, named Kashyapa, wished to come to the king.
Sanskrit: तं ददर्शाथ नागेन्द्रस्तक्षकः काश्यपं तदा॥ तमब्रवीत्पन्नगेन्द्रः काश्यपं त्वरितं द्विजम्। क्व भवांस्त्वरितो याति किं च कार्यं चिकीर्षति॥
English: The king of the snakes, Takshaka, saw Kashyapa and that king of the snakes asked that Brahmana, “Where are you going in a hurry? And what is your business for which you go?"
Sanskrit: काश्यप उवाच यत्र राजा कुरुश्रेष्ठः परीक्षिन्नाम वै द्विज। तक्षकेण भुजंगेन धक्ष्यते किल सोऽद्य वै॥
English: Kashyapa said : O Brahmana, I am going where the best of the Kurus, the king named Parikshit is. He will today be killed by the snake Takshaka.
Sanskrit: गच्छाम्यहं तं त्वरित: सद्यः कर्तुमपज्वरम्। मयाऽभिपन्नं तं चापि न सर्पो धर्षयिष्यति॥
English: I am going in a hurry to cure him, so that he, being treated by me, may not he killed by the snake.
Sanskrit: तक्षक उवाच किमर्थं तं मया दष्टं संजीवयितुमिच्छसि। अहं स तक्षको ब्रह्मन्पश्य मे वीर्यमद्भुतम्॥ न शक्तस्त्वं मया दष्टं तं संजीवयितुं नृपम्। इत्युक्त्वा तक्षकस्तत्र सोऽदशद्वै वनस्पतिम्॥
English: Takshaka said: O Brahmana, I am that very Takshaka. Why do you wish to revive the king bitten by me? Behold my wonderful power. You are incapable of reviving the king bitten by me." Having said this, Takshaka there and then bit a lord of the forest (a banian tree).
Sanskrit: स दष्टपात्रो नागेन भस्मीभूतोऽभवन्नगः। काश्यपश्च ततो राजन्नजीवयत तं नगम्॥
English: The tree reduced to ashes as soon as bitten by the snake; but, О king, Kashyapa, however revived it.
Sanskrit: ततस्तं लोभयामास कामं ब्रूहीति तक्षकः। स एवमुक्तस्तं प्राह काश्यपस्तक्षकं पुनः॥
English: Thereupon Takshaka, in order to tempt him, said, “Tell me what is your desire.” and Kashyapa replied to Takshaka.
Sanskrit: धनलिप्सुरहं तत्र यामीत्युक्तश्च तेन सः। तमुवाच महात्मानं तक्षकः श्लक्ष्णया गिरा॥
English: “I am going there with the desire of (getting) wealth.” The illustrious Takshaka, (thereupon) told him in sweet words,
Sanskrit: यावद्धनं प्रार्थयसे राजस्तस्मात्ततोऽधिकम्। गृहाण मत्त एव त्वं संनिवर्तस्व चानघ॥
English: "O sinless one, take from me more wealth than you expect to get from that king. And then go back."
Sanskrit: स एवमुक्तो नागेन काश्यपो द्विपदां वरः। लब्ध्वा वित्तं निववृते तक्षकाद्यावदीप्सितम्॥
English: The best of men, Kashyapa, being thus addressed by the snake and having received from him as much wealth as he desired to get, went back.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन्प्रतिगते विप्रे छद्मनोपेत्य तक्षकः। तं नृपं नृपतिश्रेष्ठं पितरं धार्मिकं तव॥ प्रासादस्थं यत्तमपि दग्धवान्विषवह्निना। ततस्त्वं पुरुषव्याघ्र विजयायाभिषेचितः॥
English: When the Brahman went back, Takshaka went in disguise to that best of kings, your virtuous father, who was then staying with all precautions in his palace; and he burnt him with the fire of his poison. After this (most lamentable event,) you, O best of kings, were installed on the throne.
Sanskrit: एतदृष्टं श्रुतं चापि यथावन्नृपसत्तम। अस्माभिर्निखिलं सर्वं कथितं तेऽतिदारुणम्॥
English: O best of kings, we have told you all that we saw and heard, though the account is te: ible and cruel.
Sanskrit: श्रुत्वा चैनं नरश्रेष्ठ पार्थिवस्य पराभवम्। अस्य चर्षेरुत्तङ्कस्य विधत्स्व यदनन्तरम्॥
English: O best of kings, you have now heard how (your father) the great king of the world was killed and how Rishi Uttanka was insulted, do what is proper.
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु स राजा जनमेजयः। उवाच मन्त्रिणः सर्वानिदं वाक्यमरिंदमः॥
English: Sauti said : Thereupon the chastiser of foes, Janamejaya addressed all his ministers thus.
Sanskrit: जनमेजय उवाच अथ तत्कथितं केन यद्वृत्तं तद्वनस्पतौ। आश्चर्यभूतं लोकस्य भस्मराशिकृतं तदा॥ यवृक्षं जीवयामास काश्यपस्तक्षकेण वै। नूनं मन्त्रैर्हतविषो न प्रणश्येत काश्यपात्॥
English: Janamejaya said : From whom have you heard this wonderful account of the lord of the forest, burnt to ashes by Takshaka and revived again by Kashyapa? My father could not have certainly died were the poison neutralised by the Mantras of Kashyapa.
Sanskrit: चिन्तयामास पापात्मा मनसा पन्नगाधमः। दष्टं यदि मया विप्रः पार्थिवं जीवयिष्यति॥
English: The sinful wretch, the worst of the snakes (Takshaka), thought in his mind, If a Brahmana revives the king bitten by me,
Sanskrit: तक्षकः संहतविषो लोके यास्यति हास्यताम्। विचिन्त्यैवं कृता तेन ध्रुवं तुष्टिर्द्विजस्य वै॥
English: "All the world will laugh at me saying, Takshaka had no poison any longer.” Certainly having thought so, he gratified the Brahmana.
Sanskrit: भविष्यति झुपायेन यस्य दास्यामि यातनाम्। एकं तु श्रोतुमिच्छामि तद्वृत्तं निर्जने वने।॥ संवादं पन्नगेन्द्रस्य काश्यपस्य च कस्तदा। श्रुतवान्दृष्टवांश्चापि भवत्सु कथमागतम्। श्रुत्वा तस्य विधास्येऽहं पन्नगान्तकरी मतिम्॥
English: I have however, devised a means by which I shall punish him. I now wish to hear how you heard and how you saw what happened in the solitude of the forest, especially the conversation between Takshaka and Kashyapa. Having heard this, I shall devise means for the destruction of the snakes,
Sanskrit: मन्त्रिण: ऊचु: शृणु राजन्यथाऽस्माकं येन तत्कथितं पुरा। समागतं द्विजेन्द्रस्य पन्नगेन्द्रस्य चाध्वनि॥
English: The Ministers said : O king, hear from whom we heard the conversation between that king of the Brahmanas and the king of the snakes.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन्वृक्षे नरः कश्चिदिन्धनार्थाय पार्थिवः। विचिन्वन्पूर्वमारूढः शुष्कशाखावनस्पतौ॥
English: O king, a certain man had climbed that lord of the forest to collect its dry twigs for sacrificial fuel.
Sanskrit: न बुध्येतामुभौ तौ च नगस्थं पन्नगद्विजौ। सह तेनैव वृक्षण भस्मीभूतोऽभवन्नृप॥
English: He was not seen by the Brahmana or the snake. O king, he too was reduced to ashes with the tree.
Sanskrit: द्विजप्रभावाद्राजेन्द्र व्यजीवत्स वनस्पतिः। तेनागम्य द्विजश्रेष्ठ पुंसाऽस्मासु निवेदितम्॥
English: O king of kings, he was revived with the tree by the power of the Brahmana. That man, a servant of a Brahmana, came to us,
Sanskrit: यथावृत्तं तु तत्सर्वं तक्षकस्य द्विजस्य च। एतत्ते कथितं राजन्यथा दृष्टं श्रुतं च यत्। श्रुत्वा च नृपशार्दूल विधत्स्व यदनन्तरम्॥
English: And told us in detail what happened between Takshaka and the Brahmana. O king, we are thus able to tell you what we saw or heard. O best of kings, having heard it, do what should be done now.
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच मन्त्रिणां तु वचः श्रुत्वा स राजा जनमेजयः। पर्यतप्यत दुःखार्त: प्रत्यपिंषत्करं करे॥
English: Sauti said : Having heard the words of the ministers, the king Janamejaya began to weep in grief and squeezed his hands.
Sanskrit: निःश्वासमुष्णमसकृद्दीधैं राजीवलोचनः। मुमोचाश्रूणि च तदा नेत्राभ्यां प्ररुदन्नृपः॥
English: The lotus-eyed king breathed long and hot breaths; the king shed tears and wept aloud.
Sanskrit: उवाच च महीपालो दुःखशोकसमन्वितः। दुर्धरं बाष्पमुत्सृज्य स्पृष्ट्वा चापो यथाविधि॥ मूहूर्तमिव च ध्यात्वा निश्चित्य मनसा नृपः। अमर्षी मन्त्रिणः सर्वानिदं वचनमब्रवीत॥
English: The king, afflicted with grief and sorrow, shed tears and touching water according to the form, thought for a while as if sifting something in his mind. Then addressing all his ministers, he said :
Sanskrit: जनमेजय उवाच श्रुत्वैतद्भवतां वाक्यं पितुर्मे स्वर्गतिं प्रति॥ निश्चितेयं मम मतिर्या च तां मे निबोधत। अनन्तरं च मन्येऽहं तक्षकाय दुरात्मने।॥ प्रतिकर्तव्यमित्येवं येन मे हिंसितः पिता। शृङ्गिणं हेतुमात्रं यः कृत्वा दग्ध्वा च पार्थिवम्॥ ४९।
English: Janamejaya said : I have heard your account of my father's ascension to heaven. Know now what is my fixed resolve. No time should be lost to avenge the wretch Takshaka who killed my father. The wretch killed the king, making Shringi a mere pretext.
Sanskrit: इयं दुरात्मता तस्य काश्यपं यो न्यवर्तयत्। यदा गच्छेत्स वै विप्रो ननु जीवेत्पिता मम॥
English: Out of malignity alone he prevented Kashyapa from coming. If that Brahmana had come, my father would have certainly lived.
Sanskrit: परिहीयेत किं तस्य यदि जीवेत्स पार्थिवः। काश्यपस्य प्रसादेन मन्त्रिणां विनयेन च॥
English: What harm could have possibly come to him if the king had revived by the grace of Kashyapa and the precautions taken by the ministers?
Sanskrit: स तु वारितवान्मोहात्काश्यपं द्विजसत्तमम्। संजिजीवयिषु प्राप्तं राजानमपराजितम्॥
English: He, being ignorant of my anger, prevented that best of Brahmana, Kashyapa, from coming to my unconquerable father.
Sanskrit: महानतिक्रमो ह्येष तक्षकस्य दुरात्मनः। द्विजस्य योददद् द्रव्यं मा नृपं जीवयेदिति॥
English: The aggression of the wretch Takshaka is great, for he gave wealth to the Brahmana, so that he might not revive the king.
Sanskrit: उत्तङ्कस्य प्रियं कर्तुमात्मनश्च महत्प्रियम्। भवतां चैव सर्वेषां गच्छाम्यपचितिं पितुः॥
English: I must avenge myself on my father's enemy, to please myself, to please Uttanka and you all.
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच ततः कर्म प्रववृते सर्पसत्रविधानतः। पर्यक्रामंश्च विधिवत्स्वे स्वे कर्मणि याजकाः॥ प्रावृत्य कृष्णवासांसि धूमसंरक्तलोचनाः। जुहुवुमन्त्रवच्चैव समिद्धं जातवेदसम्॥
English: Sauti said : The Snake-sacrifice then began in due form. The sacrificial priests, expert in their respective duties according to the ordinance, their bodies with black garments and their eyes red from the smoke, poured ghee in the blazing fire, uttering the Mantras.
Sanskrit: कम्पयन्तश्च सर्वेषामुरगाणां मनांसि च। सर्पानाजुहुवुस्तत्र सर्वानग्निमुखे तदा॥
English: Making the hearts of all the snakes tremble in fear, they began to pour ghee in the mouth of the Agni, uttering the names of the snakes.
Sanskrit: ततः सर्पाः समापेतुः प्रदीप्ते हव्यवाहने। विचेष्टमानाः कृपणमाह्वयन्तः परस्परम्॥
English: Thereupon the snakes fell into the blazing fire one after another, each be-numbed and calling piteously to one another.
Sanskrit: विस्फुरन्तः स्वसन्तश्च वेष्टयन्तः परस्परम्। पुच्छैः शिरोभिश्च भृशं चित्रभानु प्रपेदिरे॥
English: Breathing hard, swelling to enormous sizes, intwining one another with their heads and tails, they came in large numbers and fell into the blazing fire.
Sanskrit: श्वेताः कृष्णाश्च नीलाश्च स्थविराः शिशवस्तथा। नदन्तो विविधान्नादान्पेतुर्दीप्ते विभावसौ॥ क्रोशयोजनमात्रा हि गोकर्णस्य प्रमाणतः। पतन्त्यजस्रवेगेन वन्हावग्निमतांवर॥
English: The white, the black, the blue, the old and the young, those measuring a crosa those measuring a Yojana and those measuring a Gokarna, all fell violently into that blazing fire uttering various cries.
Sanskrit: एवं शतसहस्राणि प्रयुतान्यर्बुदानि च। अवशानि विनष्टानि पन्नगानां तु तत्र वै॥
English: Hundreds and thousands, tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands came be-numbed and perished on that occasion.
Sanskrit: तुरगा इव तत्रान्ये हस्तिहस्ता इवापरे। मत्ता इव च मातङ्गा महाकाया महाबलाः॥
English: Amongst those that perished, there were some that were like the horses, some like the trunks of elephants and others with the huge bodies and strength of mad elephants.
Sanskrit: उच्चावचाश्च बहवो नानावर्णा विषोल्बणाः। घोराश्च परिघप्रख्या दन्दशूका महाबलाः। प्रपेतुरग्नावुरगा मातृवाग्दण्डपीडिताः॥
English: The snakes of various colours and of virulent poison, of terrible look, like maces furnished with iron spikes, of enormous strength and of the greatest biting propensity, fell into the fire as the result of their mother's curse.
Sanskrit: शौनक उवाच सर्पसत्रे तदा राज्ञः पाण्डवेयस्य धीमतः। जनमेजयस्य के त्वासऋत्विजः परमर्षयः॥
English: Shaunaka said: Who were the great Rishis that became the Ritvijas in the Snake-sacrifice of the wise king Janamejaya of the Pandava dynasty?
Sanskrit: के सदस्या बभूवुश्च सर्पसत्रे सुदारुणे। विषादजननेऽत्यर्थं पन्नगानां महाभये॥
English: Who became the Sadasyas in that terrible Snake-sacrifice, so fearful to the snakes and so sorrowful to them?
Sanskrit: सर्वं विस्तरशस्तात भवाञ्छंसितुमर्हति। सर्पसत्रविधानज्ञविज्ञेयाः के च सूतज॥
English: O child, you should describe all this in detail, so that, O Sauti, we may know who were acquainted with the rituals of the Snakesacrifice.
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच हन्त ते कथयिष्यामि नामानीह मनीषिणाम्। ये ऋत्विजः सदस्याश्च तस्यासन्नृपतेस्तदा॥
English: Sauti said : I shall tell you the names of those wise men who became the Ritvijas and Sadasyas of the king.
Sanskrit: तत्र होता बभूवाथ ब्राह्मणश्चण्डभार्गवः। च्यवनस्यान्वये ख्यातो जातो वेदविदां वरः॥
English: The Brahmana, named Chanda Bhargava, born in the race of Chyavana, greatly illustrious and the foremost man amongst all the learned in the Vedas, became the Hota in that sacrifice.
Sanskrit: उद्गाता ब्राह्मणो वृद्धो विद्वान्कौत्सोऽथ जैमिनिः। ब्रह्माऽभूच्छाईरवोऽथाध्वर्युश्चापि पिङ्गलः॥
English: This learned old Brahmana, Kautsa became the Udgata, Jaimini became the Brahma, Shranagarava and Pingala became the Adhvaryus.
Sanskrit: सदस्यश्चाभवद्व्यासः पुत्रशिष्यसहायवान्। उद्दालकः प्रमतकः श्वेतकेतुश्च पिङ्गलः॥ असितो देवलश्चैव नारदः पर्वतस्तथा। आत्रेयः कुण्डजठरौ द्विजः कालघटस्तथा॥ वात्स्यः श्रुतश्रवा वृद्धो जपस्वाध्यायशीलवान्। कोहलो देवशर्मा च मौद्गल्यः समसौरभः॥
English: Vyasa with his sons and disciples, Uddalaka, Pramataka, Shvetaketu, Pingala Asita, Devala, Narada, Parvata, Atreya, Kundajathara, Kalaghata, Vatsya, old Shrutashrava, ever engaged in Japa and the study of the Vedas, Kohala, Devasharınan, Maudgalya, Samasaurabha.
Sanskrit: एते चान्ये च बहवो ब्राह्मणा: वेदपारगाः। सदस्याश्चाभवंस्तत्र सत्रे पारिक्षितस्य ह॥
English: These and many others, who were vastly learned in the Vedas, became the Sadasyas in the sacrifice of the son of Parikshit.
Sanskrit: जुह्वत्स्वृत्विक्ष्वथ तदा सर्पसत्रे महाक्रतौ। अहयः प्रापतस्तत्र घोराः प्राणिभयावहाः॥
English: When the Ritvijas began to offer ghee in the fire in that Snake-sacrifice, fearful snakes, striking fear into every creature, began to fall into its fire.
Sanskrit: वसामेदोवहाः कुल्या नागानां संप्रवर्तिताः। ववौ गन्धश्च तुमुलो दह्यतामनिशं तदा॥
English: The fat and the marrow of the snakes, thus burnt in the sacrificial fire, flowed like rivers and the whole atmosphere was filled with an insufferable stench, owing to this continual burning of the snakes.
Sanskrit: पततां चैव नागानां घिष्ठितानां तथाम्बरे। अश्रूयतानिशं शब्दः पच्यतां चाग्निना भृशम्॥
English: Incessant were the piteous cries of the snakes that fell into the fire and of those that were in the air about to fall into it.
Sanskrit: तक्षकस्तु स नागेन्द्रः पुरंदरनिवेशनम्। गतः श्रुत्वैव राजानं दीक्षितं जनमेजयम्॥
English: In the meanwhile, as soon as Takshaka heard that Janamejaya had been installed in the sacrifice, he, the king of snakes, went to Indra.
Sanskrit: ततः सर्वं यथावृत्तमाख्याय भुजगोत्तमः। अगच्छच्छरणं भीत आगस्कृत्वा पुरंदरम्॥
English: That best of snakes told every thing to Indra and having acknowledged his fault, asked his protection in fear,
Sanskrit: तमिन्द्रः प्राह सुप्रीतो न तवास्तीह तक्षक। भयं नागेन्द्र तस्माद्वै सर्पसत्रात्कदाचन॥
English: Indra, being much pleased, told him, “0 i Takshaka, o king of the snakes, you have nothing to fear here from the snake-sacrifice.
Sanskrit: प्रसादितो मया पूर्वं तवार्थाय पितामहः। तस्मात्तव भयं नास्ति व्येतु ते मानसो ज्वरः॥
English: The Grandfather was pacified by me for your sake. Therefore, you have no fear. Drive away this fever of fear from your mind.”
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच एवमाश्वासितस्तेन ततः स भुजगोत्तमः। उवास भवने तस्मिञ्च्छक्रस्य मुदितः सुखी॥
English: Thus being encouraged by him, the best of snakes, Takshaka, lived in Indra's abode in joy and happiness.
Sanskrit: अजस्रं निपतत्स्वग्नौ नागेषु भृशदुःखितः। अल्पशेषपरीवारो वासुकिः पर्यतप्यत॥ कश्मलं चाविशद् घोरं वासुकिं पन्नगोत्तमम्। स घूर्णमानहृदयो भगिनीमिदमब्रवीत्॥
English: Here did Vasuki become exceedingly sorry, seeing that the snakes were continually falling into the fire and that his race had been reduced to only a few. That best of the snakes were confounded with grief and thus spoke to his sister,
Sanskrit: दह्यन्त्यङ्गानि मे भद्रे न दिशः प्रतिभान्ति च। सीदामीव च संमोहात् घूर्णतीव च मे मनः॥
English: “O amiable sister, my body is burning. I can no longer see the points of the heavens. I am about to fall owing to the loss of consciousness. My mind is whirling.
Sanskrit: दृष्टिर्भ्राम्यति मेतीव हृदयं दीर्यतीव च। पतिष्याम्यवशोऽद्याहं तस्मिन्दीप्ते विभावसौ॥
English: My sight is falling, my heart is trembling. Being be-numbed, I may fall into the blazing fire (of the sacrifice) today.
Sanskrit: पारिक्षितस्य यज्ञोऽसौ वर्ततेऽस्मज्जिघांसया। व्यक्तं मयाऽपि गन्तव्यं प्रेतराजनिवेशनम्॥
English: This sacrifice of the son of Parikshit is begun for the extermination of our race. It is evident I also shall have (soon) to go to the land of the dead.
Sanskrit: अयं स कालः संप्राप्तो यदर्थमसि मे स्वसः। जरत्कारी मया दत्ता त्रायस्वास्मान्सबान्धवान्॥
English: That time has come, O sister, for which I bestowed you on the Rishi Jaratkaru; O sister, protect us with all our race.
Sanskrit: आस्तीकः किल यज्ञं तं वर्तन्तं भुजगोत्तमे। प्रतिषेत्स्यति मां पूर्वं स्वयमाह पितामहः॥
English: O best of the women of the snake race,। Astika will put an end to this sacrifice which is being performed. The Grandsire himself told me this in time gone by.
Sanskrit: तद्वत्से ब्रूहि वत्सं स्वं कुमारं वृद्धसंमतम्। ममाद्य त्वं सभृत्यस्य मोक्षार्थं वेदवित्तमम्॥
English: Therefore, O sister, ask your dear son, who is exceedingly learned in the Vedas and respected even by the old, to protect me and those dependent on me.
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच तत आहूय पुत्रं स्वं जरत्कारुर्भुजंगमा। वासुकेर्नागराजस्य वचनादिदमब्रवीत्॥
English: Sauti said : The snake-lady, Jaratkaru, then calling her son, told him what was spoken to her by Vasuki, the king of the Nagas.
Sanskrit: अहं तव पितुः पुत्र भ्रात्रा दत्ता निमित्ततः। कालः स चायं संप्राप्तस्तत्कुरुष्व यथातथम्॥
English: (She said) "O son, the time has come for the accomplishment of that object for which I was bestowed by my brother on your father. Therefore, do what is needful."
Sanskrit: आस्तीक उवाच किं निमित्तं मम पितुर्दत्ता त्वं मातुलेन मे। तन्ममाचक्ष्व तत्त्वेन श्रुत्वा कर्ताऽस्मि तत्तथा॥
English: Astika said: For what object, O mother, were you bestowed by my uncle on my father? Tell me all, so that I may do what is proper.
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच तत आचष्ट सा तस्मै बान्धवानां हितैषिणी। भगिनी नागराजस्य जरत्कारुरविक्लवा॥
English: Sauti said : Jaratkaru, the sister of the snake-king, ever desirous to do good to her race and much moved by the general distress said,
Sanskrit: जरत्कारुरुवाच पन्नगानामशेषाणां माता कदूरिति श्रुता। तया शप्ता रुषितया सुता यस्मान्निबोध तत्॥
English: Jaratkaru said: O son, the mother of all the snakes was Kadru. Hear, why she cursed her sons in anger.
Sanskrit: उच्चैःश्रवाः सोऽश्वराजो यन्मिथ्या न कृतो मम। विनतार्थाय पणिते दासभावाय पुत्रकाः॥ जनमेजयस्य वो यज्ञे धक्ष्यत्यनिलसारथिः। तत्र पञ्चत्वमापन्नाः प्रेतलोकं गमिष्यथ॥
English: Addressing her sons she said, “As you have refused to to change the colour of Uchchaishrava, the king of horses, thus making me a slave to Vinata according to the wager, the god of fire will consume you all in the sacrifice of Janamejaya. Thus being killed, you will go to the land of the dead.
Sanskrit: तां च शप्तवती देवः साक्षाल्लोकपितामहः। एवमस्त्विति तद्वाक्यं प्रोवाचानुमुमोद च॥
English: The Grandsire of all creatures approved her curse and when she was uttering it, he said, "Be it so."
Sanskrit: वासुकिश्चापि तच्छ्रुत्वा पितामहवचस्तदा। अमृते मथिते तात देवाञ्छरणमीयिवान्॥
English: O child, Vasuki, having heard this curse and the words of the Grandsire, sought the protection of the celestials after the completion of the churning of the ocean.
Sanskrit: सिद्वार्थाश्च सुराः सर्वे प्राप्यामृतमनुत्तमम्। भ्रातरं मे पुरस्कृत्य पितामहमुपागमन्॥
English: The celestials, having their object gained, for they had obtained the excellent Ambrosia, came to the Grandsire, placing my brother (Vasuki) at the head.
Sanskrit: ते तं प्रसादयामासुः सुराः सर्वेऽब्जसंभवम्। राज्ञा वासुकिना सार्धं शापोऽसौ न भवेदिति॥
English: All the celestials, with the snake-king Vasuki, tried to induce the great Deity, born of the lotus to grace in a way so that the curse might be made futile.
Sanskrit: देवा ऊचुः वासुकिर्नागराजोऽयं दुःखितो ज्ञातिकारणत्। अभिशाप: स मातुस्तु भगवन्न भवेत्कथम्॥
English: The celestials said : O lord, the king of the snakes, Vasuki, is sorry for his relatives. How may his mother's curse be made futile?
Sanskrit: ब्रह्मोवाच जरत्कारुर्जरत्कारुं यां भार्यां समवाप्स्यति। तत्र जातो द्विजः शापान्मोक्षयिष्यति पन्नगान्॥
English: Brahma said : Jaratkaru will marry wife named Jaratkaru. That Brahmana, who will be born of her, will save the snakes.
Sanskrit: एतच्छुत्वा तु वचनं वासुकिः पन्नगोत्तमः। प्रादान्माममरप्रख्य तव पित्रे महात्मने।॥
English: Jaratkaru said : The best of snakes, Vasuki, having heard this, O illustrious son, bestowed me on your noble father, long before the commencement of this sacrifice.
Sanskrit: प्रागेवानागते काले तस्मात्त्वं मय्यजायथाः। अयं स काल: संप्राप्तो भयान्नस्त्रातुमर्हसि॥
English: As the result of that marriage, you were born of me. That time has now come. You should now protect us from this danger.
Sanskrit: भ्रातरं चापि मे तस्मात्त्रातुमर्हसि पावकात्। न मोघं तु कृतं तत्स्याद्यदहं तव धीमते। पित्रे दत्ता विमोक्षार्थं कथं वा पुत्र मन्यसे॥
English: You should protect my brother and myself from the fire, so that the object (our protection) for which I was bestowed on your wise father, may not remain unfulfilled. O my son, what do you think (proper now)?
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच एवमुक्तस्तथेत्युक्त्वा सास्तीको मातरं तदा। अब्रवीदुःखसंतप्तं वासुकिं जीवयन्निव॥
English: Sauti said : Thus addressed, Astika said to his mother, “Yes, I will (save the snakes).” He then addressed Vasuki, thereby infusing life unto him and said,
Sanskrit: अहं त्वां मोक्षयिष्यामि वासुके पन्नगोत्तम। तस्माच्छापान्महासत्त्व सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीमि ते॥
English: "O Vasuki, the best of snakes, I shall protect you, I tell you truly that I shall relieve you from the curse.
Sanskrit: भव स्वस्थमना नाम न हि ते विद्यते भयम्। प्रयतिष्ये तथा राजन्यथा श्रेयो भविष्यति॥
English: O snake, be at your ease. There is no longer any fear. I shall try my utmost to do you good.
Sanskrit: न मे वागनृतं प्राह स्वैरेष्वपि कुतोऽन्यथा। तं वै नृपवरं गत्वा दीक्षितं जनमेजयम्॥ वाग्भिर्मङ्गलयुक्ताभिस्तोषयिष्येऽद्य मातुल। यथा स यज्ञो नृपतेनिवर्तिष्यति सत्तम॥
English: None can say that my words even in jest have ever been false, not to speak of my words on serious occasions. O uncle, going to that best of kings, Janamejaya, now installed in the sacrifice, I shall please him with words mixed with blessings, so that, O excellent one, that king will refrain from the sacrifice.
Sanskrit: स संभावय नागेन्द्र मयि सर्वं महामते। न ते मयि मनो जातु मिथ्या भवितुमर्हसि॥
English: O king of the snakes, O high-minded one, believe all I say. Believe me, my resolve can never remain unfulfilled.
Sanskrit: वासुकिरुवाच आस्तीक परिघूर्णामि हृदयं मे विदीर्यते। दिशो न प्रतिजानामि ब्रह्मदण्डनिपीडितः॥
English: Vasuki said: O Astika, being afflicted with my mother's curse my head is whirling, my heart is breaking. I cannot see the points of the heavens.
Sanskrit: आस्तीक उवाच न संतापस्त्वया कार्यः कथंचित्पन्नगोत्तम। प्रदीप्ताग्नेः समुत्पन्नं नाशयिष्यामि ते भयम्॥
English: Astika said: O best of snakes, you should not grieve any longer. I shall dispel your fear of the blazing fire.
Sanskrit: ब्रह्मदण्डं महाघोरं कालाग्निसमतेजसम्। नाशयिष्यामि मात्र त्वं भयं कार्षीः कथंचन॥
English: I shall extinguish this (fire), this terrible punishment, blazing as the fire of the end of the Yuga. You should not entertain any fear any longer.
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच ततः स वासुके?रमपनीय मनोज्वरम्। आधाय चात्मनोऽङ्गेषु जगाम त्वरितो भृशम्॥ जनमेजयस्य तं यज्ञं सर्वैः समुदितं गुणैः। मोक्षाय भुजगेन्द्राणामास्तीको द्विजसत्तमः॥
English: Sauti said : In order to save the king of the snakes, the best of Brahmanas, Astika dispelling the terrible fever of Vasuki's heart and taking it as it were upon himself, went with speed to the sacrifice of Janamejaya which was adorned with all merits.
Sanskrit: स गत्वापश्यदास्तीको यज्ञायतनमुत्तमम्। वृत्तं सदस्यैर्बुहुभिः सूर्यवह्निसमप्रभैः॥
English: saw Having gone there, Astika the excellent Yajna place, full of numerous Sadasyas, as effulgent as the sun or Agni.