pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: तत्फलं प्राप्स्यते चापि भृगुशापकृतं महत्। अयोध्यायाः पती रामो दीर्घकालं भविष्यति ॥
English: O conferer of honours, for sooth shall Rāma partake of the fruits of Bhrgu's curse. He shall reign in Ayodhyā for a long time.
Sanskrit: सुखिनश्च समृद्धाश्च भविष्यन्त्यस्य येऽनुगाः। दशवर्षसहस्राणि दशवर्षशतानि च॥ रामो राज्यमुपासित्वा ब्रह्मलोकं गमिष्यति।
English: All his followers shall be happy and prosperous. Having reigned for eleven thousand years Rāma shall repair to the region of Brahmă.
Sanskrit: समृद्धैश्चाश्वमेधैश्च इष्ट्वा परमदुर्जयः॥ राजवंशांश्च बहुशो बहून्संस्थापयिष्यति।
English: None shall be able to vanquish him. He shall celebrate many a horse-sacrifice with profuse gifts and shall establish many royal families.
Sanskrit: द्वौ पुत्रौ तु भविष्येते सीतायां राघवस्य तु॥ स सर्वमखिलं राज्ञो वंशस्याह गतागतम्। आख्याय सुमहातेजास्तूष्णीमासीन्महामुनिः।।२३
English: He shall beget on Sită two sorts. Having thus related to Dasaratha the past and future of his family the highly effulgent great ascetic Durbāsā became silent.
Sanskrit: तूष्णीभूते तदा तस्मिनराजा दशरथो मुनौ। अभिवाद्य महात्मानौ पुनरायात्पुरोत्तमम्॥
English: He being silent-the great king Dasaratha, having bowed to the two high-souled ascetics, again returned to his city Ayodhyā.
Sanskrit: एतद्वचो मया तत्र मुनिना व्याहृतं पुरा। श्रुतं हृदि च निक्षिप्तं नान्यथा तद्भविष्यति॥
English: I had heard there all there words of the great ascetic Durbāså. Up to this time they are lying in my heart. Rsis' words shall never prove fruitless.
Sanskrit: सीतायाश्च ततः पुत्रावभिषेक्ष्यति राघवः। अन्यत्र न त्वयोध्यायां मुनेस्तु वचनं यथा॥
English: According to the words of Rși Rāma shall install two sons of Sītā in Ayodhyā, not anywhere else.
Sanskrit: एवं गते न संतापं कर्तुमर्हसि राघव। सीतार्थे राघवार्थे वा दृढो भव नरोत्तम॥
English: Under these circumstances, O Laksmana, you should not grieve for Sītā or Rāma; in their interest do you become patient.
Sanskrit: श्रुत्वा तु व्याहृतं वाक्यं सूतस्य परमाद्भुतम्। प्रहर्षमतुलं लेभे साधु साध्विति चाब्रवीत्॥
English: Hearing those wondrous words of the charioteer Sumantra, Lakşmaņa became greatly happy and eulogised him again and again?
Sanskrit: ततः संवदतोरेवं सूतलक्ष्मणयोः पथि। अस्तम गते वासं केशिन्यां तावथोषतुः॥
English: They thus conversing with one another on their way back, the sun set. They accordingly spent that night on the banks of Kesini.
Sanskrit: तत्र तां रजनीमुष्य केशिन्यां रघुनन्दनः। प्रभाते पुनरुत्थाय लक्ष्मणः प्रययौ तदा॥ ततोऽर्धदिवसे प्राप्ते प्रविवेश महारथः। अयोध्यां रत्नसंपूर्णां हृष्टपुष्टजनावृताम्॥
English: Having spent the night on the banks of Kesini, the mighty car-warrior Lakşmaņa, got up early in the morning and again proceeded on his journey (home) and reached in the noon the city of Ayodhyā filled with various jewels and delighted and plump citizens.
Sanskrit: सौमित्रिस्तु परं दैन्यं जगाम सुमहामतिः। रामपादौ समासाद्य वक्ष्यामि किमहं गतः॥
English: But the high-souled Lakşmaņa became greatly sorry stricken with the thought as to what he should relate on approaching the feet of Rāma.
Sanskrit: तस्यैवं चिन्तयानस्य भवनं शशिसंनिभम्। रामस्य परमोदारं पुरस्तात्समदृश्यत॥
English: While proceeding with this thought he saw the highly picturesque palace of Rāma resembling the rays of the moon.
Sanskrit: राज्ञस्तु भवनद्वारि सोऽवतीर्य नरोत्तमः। अवाङ्मुखो दीनमनाः प्रविवेशानिवारितः॥
English: Having descended from his car at the palacegate, Laksmana, the foremost of men, with his face down wards and a distressed heart, unobstructed, entered the palace.
Sanskrit: स दृष्ट्वा राघवं दीनमासीनं परमासने। नेत्राभ्यामश्रुपूर्णाभ्यां ददर्शाग्रजमग्रतः॥ जग्राह चरणौ तस्य लक्ष्मणो दीनचेतनः। उवाच दीनया वाचा प्राञ्जलिः सुसमाहितः।७।।
English: Having entered there he saw his elder brother Rāma seated poorly on an excellent seat with his eyes full of tears. Being greatly pained at the sight, Saumitri touched his feet and with folded palms said.
Sanskrit: आर्यस्याज्ञां पुरस्कृत्य विसृज्य जनकात्मजाम्। गङ्गातीरे यथोद्दिष्टे वाल्मीकेराश्रमे शुभे।८॥ तत्र तां च शुभाचारामाश्रमान्ते यशस्विनीन्। पुनरप्यागतो वीरपादमूलमुपासितुम्॥
English: O worshipful sir, having obeyed your behest's I have left the daughter of Janaka at the holy hermitage of Vālmiki near the banks of the Gangā. Having left that illustrious pure lady at the skirt of the hermitage. I have again come to serve your feet
Sanskrit: मा शुचः पुरुषव्याघ्र कालस्य गतिरीदृशी। त्वद्विधा नहि शोचन्ति बुद्धिमन्तो मनस्विनः॥
English: Do you not grieve, O foremost of men, for such is the cause of time. The intelligent people like you do not grieve.
Sanskrit: तस्मात्पुत्रेषु दारेषु मित्रेषु च धनेषु च। नातिप्रसङ्गः कर्तव्यो विप्रयोगो हि तैध्रुवम्॥
English: Therefore attachment to wife, sons, friends and riches is not proper, for surely shall be brought about separation with them.
Sanskrit: शक्तस्त्वमात्मनात्मानं विनेतुं मनसा मनः। लोकान्सर्वांश्च काकुत्स्थ किं पुनः शोकमात्मनः॥ नेदृशेषु विमुह्यन्ति त्वद्विधाः पुरुषर्षभाः।
English: O Kakutstha, While you can control yourself and your mind, should you not be able to bear this trifling pain of separation? Leading men like yourself are never overwhelmed by all these things.
Sanskrit: अपवादः स किल ते पुनरेष्यति राघव॥ यदर्थं मैथिली त्यक्ता अपवादभयानृप। सोऽपवादः पुरे राजन्भविष्यति न संशयः॥
English: O Rāghava, you shall again be blamed by the people. In fear of this calumny, O king, that you have renounced Maithili. And if do you grieve for that spouse your calumny shall undoubtedly be deep-routed in the kingdom.
Sanskrit: स त्वं पुरुषशार्दूल धैर्येण सुसमाहितः। त्यजेमां दुर्बलां बुद्धिं संतापं मा कुरुष्व ह॥
English: Therefore do you restore yourself patiently, O foremost of men. Do you give up this weakness and or not sorry.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तः स काकुत्स्थो लक्ष्मणेन महात्मना। उवाच परया प्रीत्या सौमित्रिं मित्रवत्सलः॥
English: The intelligent Lakşmaņa, the son of Sumitrā, having said this, Rāma, the descendant of Käkutstha and fond of friends, with great delight said.
Sanskrit: एवमेतन्नरश्रेष्ठ यथा वदसि लक्ष्मण। परितोपश्च मे वीर मम कार्यानुशासने॥
English: You have spoken the truth, O Laksmana, O foremost of men. I have been greatly delighted, O hero for your carrying out my orders.
Sanskrit: निवृत्तिश्चागता सौम्य संतापश्च निराकृतः। भवद्वाक्यैः सुरुचिरैरनुनीतोऽस्मि लक्ष्मण॥
English: O gentle Saumitrī, my grief and sorrow have been removed for those pleasant words of yours.
Sanskrit: लक्ष्मणस्य तु तद्वाक्यं निशम्य परमाद्भुतम्। सुप्रीतश्चाभवद्रामो वाक्यमेतदुवाच ह॥
English: Hearing those wondrous words of Lakşmaņa Rāma was greatly delighted and said.
Sanskrit: दुर्लभस्त्वीदृशो बन्धुरस्मिन्काले विशेषतः। यादृशस्त्वं महाबुद्धिर्मम सौम्य मनोऽनुगः॥
English: O you having an auspicious look, you are gifted with great intellect and after my heart; a friend like you is rare at such a time.
Sanskrit: यच्च मे हृदये किंचिद्वर्तते शुभलक्षण। तन्निशामय च श्रुत्वा कुरुष्व वचनं मम॥
English: But O beautiful Saumitrī, do you, apprised of my intention, carry out my words.
Sanskrit: चत्वारो दिवसाः सौम्य कार्य पौरजनस्य च । अकुर्वाणस्य सौमित्रे तन्मे मर्माणि कृन्तति॥
English: O gentle son of Sumitrā, for not looking to state business for these days I have been pierced to the very vitals.
Sanskrit: आहूयन्तां प्रकृतयः पुरोधा मन्त्रिणस्तथा। कार्यार्थिनश्च पुरुषाः स्त्रियो वा पुरुषर्षभ॥
English: Do you therefore call here men, or women, priests or councillors who have come for business.
Sanskrit: पौरकार्याणि यो राजा न करोति दिने दिने। संवृते नरके घोरे पतितो नात्र संशयः॥
English: For sooth do a king falls into the dreadful bell where the wind does not blow, who does not daily look into his state affairs.
Sanskrit: श्रूयते हि पुरा राजा नृगो नाम महायशाः। बभूव पृथिवीपालो ब्रह्मण्यः सत्यवाक्शुचिः॥
English: I have heard, O foremost of men, that there lived in the days of yore a highly illustrious, truthful and pure-minded king, ever devoted to the Brahmanas, by the name Nrga.
Sanskrit: स कदाचिद्भवां कोटी: सवत्साः स्वर्णभूषिताः। नृदेवो भूमिदेवेभ्यः पुष्करेषु ददौ नृपः॥
English: Once on a time at the sacred pilgrimage of Puşpaka that king conferred upon the Brāhmaṇas one Koți of kine with calves adorned with golden ornaments.
Sanskrit: ततः सङ्गाद्गता धेनुः सवत्सा स्पर्शितानघ। ब्राह्मणस्याहिताग्नेस्तु दरिद्रस्योञ्छवर्तिनः॥
English: Accidentally on that occasion, a cow with calf belonging to a poor Brāhmaṇa, living upon law means, was given away along with other kine.
Sanskrit: नष्टां गां क्षुधातॊ वै अन्विषंस्तत्र तत्र ह। नापश्यत्सर्वराष्ट्रेषु संवत्सरगणान्बूहन्॥
English: Undergoing hunger and thirst, the master of that cow travelled for a long time in many places in search of it.
Sanskrit: ततः कनखलं गत्वा जीर्णवत्सां निरामयाम्। ददृशे तां स्विकां धेनुं ब्राह्मणस्य निवेशने॥
English: Thereupon having reached the province of Kanakhala he espied his own cow in the house of a Brāhmaṇa. The cow was well kept and the young one was grown up.
Sanskrit: अथ तां नामधेयेन स्वकेनोवाच ब्राह्मणः। आगच्छ शबलेत्येवं सा तु शुश्राव गौः स्वरम्॥
English: Thereupon the Brāhmaṇa called the cow by the name given by him saying “Sabalā, come."
Sanskrit: तस्य तं स्वरमाज्ञाय क्षुधार्तस्य द्विजस्य वै। अन्वगात्पृष्ठतः सा गौर्गच्छन्तं पावकोपमम्॥
English: The cow heard that and recognising the voice of the Brāhmaṇa followed him. And he preceded her burning like fire.
Sanskrit: योऽपि पालयते विप्रः सोऽपि गामन्वगाबृतम्। गत्वा च तमृषि चष्टे मम गौरिति सत्वरम्॥ स्पर्शिता राजसिंहेन मम दत्ता नृगेण ह।
English: And the Brāhmaṇa, in whose house the cow so long remained, speedily pursued her and approaching the ascetic said. “This cow is mine. The king Nrga conferred this upon me.”
Sanskrit: तयोर्ब्राह्मणयोर्वादो महानासीद्विपश्चितोः॥ विवदन्तौ ततोऽन्योन्यं दातारमभिजग्मतुः।
English: So there arose a great quarrel between the two learned Brāhmaṇas. And thus quarrelling they both approached him who had given away the cow.
Sanskrit: तौ राजभवनद्वारि न प्राप्तौ नृगशासनम्॥ अहोरात्राण्यनेकानि वसन्तौ क्रोधमीयतुः। ऊचतुश्च महात्मानौ तावुभौ द्विजसत्तमौ। क्रुद्धौ परमसंप्राप्तौ वाक्यं घोराभिसंहतम्॥ अर्थिनां कार्यसिद्ध्यर्थं यस्मात्त्वं नैषि दर्शनम्। अदृश्यः सर्वभूतानां कृकलासो भविष्यसि ॥ बहुवर्षसहस्राणि बहुवर्षशतानि च। श्वभ्रे त्वं कृकलीभूो दीर्घकालं निवत्स्यसि॥
English: And though they waited for a long time at the gate they did not obtain permission to enter the palace. Thereat both of them were greatly enraged and imprecated dreadful curses, saying Since you have not granted us an interview though we have been waiting here for a long time, you shall, by our curse, remain invisible, being a lizard. You shall in this state live in a den for many hundred and thousand years.
Sanskrit: उत्पत्स्यते हि लोकेऽस्मिन्यदूनां कीर्तिवर्धनः। वासुदेव इति ख्यातो विष्णुः पुरुषविग्रहः॥ स ते मोक्षयिता शापाद्राजस्तस्माद्भविष्यसि। कृता च तेन कालेन निष्कृतिस्ते भविष्यति ॥ भारावतरणार्थं हि नरनारायणावुभौ। उत्पत्स्येते महावीरों कलौ युग उपस्थिते॥
English: When Vişņu assuming a human person shall be born in the Vasudeva family of Yādavas and enhance their glory he shall liberate you from the curse. Immediately before the advent of the Kali Yuga the Rși Nara Nārāyaṇa gifted with great prowess shall descend upon earth to relieve her of the burden.
Sanskrit: एवं तौ शापमुत्सृज्य ब्राह्मणौ विगतज्वरौ। तां गां हि दुर्बलां वृद्धां ददतुर्ब्राह्मणाय वै॥
English: Having thus imprecated the curse upon the king the Rșis became silent. The cow was old and weak so they both, with mutual consent, conferred that upon another Brāhmaṇa.
Sanskrit: एवं स राजा तं शापमुपभुङ्क्ते सुदारुणम्। कार्यार्थिनां विमर्दो हि राज्ञां दोषाय कल्पते॥ तच्छीघ्रं दर्शनं मह्यमभिवर्तन्तु कार्यिणः। सुकृतस्य हि कार्यस्य फलं नावैति पार्थिवः। तस्माद्गच्छ प्रतीक्षस्व सौमित्रे कार्यवाञ्जनः॥
English: O Lakşmaņa, the king Nțga is still suffering from that dreadful curse. It is the king's folly that is manifest from the mutual disagreement of the workers. Do you bring them all speedily to me who have come for business. For, sooth shall the kings profit by the just administration. Do you therefore go in person, O Lakşmaņa and see who has come for business.
Sanskrit: रामस्य भाषितं श्रुत्वा लक्ष्मणः परमार्थवित्। उवाच प्राञ्जलिर्वाक्यं राघवं दीप्ततेजसम्॥
English: Hearing the words of the highly effulgent Rama, Laksmana, conversant with discriminative knowledge, replied with folded hands, saying.
Sanskrit: अल्पापराधे काकुत्स्थ द्विजाभ्यां शाप ईदृशः। महानृगस्य राजर्षेर्यमदण्ड इवापरः॥
English: "O Kakutstha, it is for a very simple folly that the two Brāhmaṇas imprecated that curse upon the king Nrga, dreadful as the rod of Yama.
Sanskrit: श्रुत्वा तु पापसंयुक्तमात्मानं पुरुषर्षभ। किमुवाच नृगो राजा द्विजौ क्रोधसमन्वितौ॥
English: May I ask you, O foremost of men, what did that king say to the Brāhmaṇas when he saw thus imprecated?
Sanskrit: लक्ष्मणेनैवमुक्तस्तु राघवः पुनरब्रवीत्। शृणु सौम्य यता पूर्व स राजा शापविक्षतः॥
English: Where to Rāma replied saying:-O gentle one, hear, what the king Nrga said when imprecated.
Sanskrit: अथाध्वनि गतौ विप्रौ विज्ञाय स नृपस्तदा। आहूय मन्त्रिणः सर्वान्नैगमान्सपुरोधसः॥ तानुवाच नृगो राजा सर्वाश्च प्रकृतीस्तथा। दुःखेन सुसमाविष्टः श्रूयतां मे समाहिताः॥
English: Hearing of the departure of the Brāhmaṇas he sent for his priest, minister, the citizens and subjects and filled with sorrow said: "Do you all hear attentively my words.
Sanskrit: नारदः पर्वतश्चैव मम दत्त्वा महद्भयम्। गतौ त्रिभुवनं भद्रौ वायुभूतावनिन्दितौ ॥
English: Having imprecated a dreadful curse upon me the jolly saint Nārada and the ascetic Parvata have speedily, like the wind, repaired to the region of Brahmă.
Sanskrit: कुमारोऽयं वसुर्नाम स चेहाद्याभिषिच्यताम्। श्वभ्रं च यत्सुखस्पर्श क्रियतां शिल्पिभिर्मम।।।।।
English: Do you therefore even today, place the prince Vasu on the throne, and let the architects prepare ap leasant den for me.
Sanskrit: यत्राहं संक्षयिष्यामि शापं ब्राह्मणनिःसृतम्। वर्षघ्नमेकं श्वभ्रं तु हिमघ्नमपरं तथा॥ ग्रीष्मघ्नं तु सुखस्पर्शमेकं कुर्वन्तु शिल्पिनः।
English: Living therein I shall waste the curse of the Brāhmaṇas. Let the architects dog one den to protect me against the rains, one against the affliction of the winter and one against the distresses of summer.
Sanskrit: फलवन्तश्च ये वृक्षाः पुष्पवत्यश्च या लताः॥ विरोप्यन्तां बहुविधाश्छायावन्तश्च गुल्मिनः। क्रियतां रमणीयं च श्वभ्राणां सर्वतोदिशम्॥ सुखमत्र वसिष्यामि यावत्कालस्य पर्ययः। पुष्पाणि च सुगन्धीनि क्रियन्तां तेषु नित्यशः॥ ग्रीष्मघ्नं तु सुखस्पर्शमेकं कुर्वन्तु शिल्पिनः।
English: Let them enhance the picturesqueness of those dens by planting many trees having profuse branches and fruits and flowers. As long as time shall not change so long I shall spend my days happily in the den. For a half league on all sides around me let flower trees be planted.
Sanskrit: एवं कृत्वा विधानं स संनिवेश्य वसुं तदा॥ धर्मनित्यः प्रजाः पुत्र क्षत्रधर्मेण पालय।
English: Having made those arrangements and placed Vasu on the throne the king Nļga said:-“Do not leave the path of morality, O my son, and do you duly govern the subjects according to the custom of the Ksatriyas.
Sanskrit: प्रत्यक्षं ते यथा शापो द्विजाभ्यां मयि पातितः।।१४ नरश्रेष्ठ सरोषाभ्यामपराधेऽपि तादृशे।
English: You have seen, with your own eyes, the curse that the Brāhmaṇas have given me being enraged for a very trifling folly of mine.
Sanskrit: मा कृथास्त्वनुसंतापं मत्कृते हि नरर्षभ॥ कृतान्तः कुशलः पुत्र येनास्मि व्यसनीकृतः।
English: Do you not repent for me. My son, time is the lord of happiness and sorrow; it is by the influence of time that I have fallen into such a disaster.
Sanskrit: प्राप्तव्यान्येव प्राप्नोति गन्तव्यान्येव गच्छति॥ लब्धव्यान्येव लभते दुःखानि च सुखानि च। पूर्वे जात्यन्तरे वत्स मा विषादं कुरुष्व ह॥
English: Creatures must meet with what is kept in store by destiny; they must go where they are bound for and they must acquire what is set apart for them. Pristine actions are the root of all these; so, be not sorry, O my son.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्त्वा नृपस्तत्र सुतं राजा महायशाः। श्वभ्रं जगाम सुकृतं वासाय पुरुषर्षभः॥
English: O foremost of men, having given this advice to his son, the highly illustrious king Nțga proceeded to live in the sweet fragrant den.
Sanskrit: एवं प्रविश्यैव नृपस्तदानीं श्वभ्रं महद्रत्नविभूषितं तत्। संपादयामास तदा महात्मा शाप द्विजाभ्यां हि रुषा विमुक्तम्॥
English: Having entered the den filled with many jewels the high-souled king began to spend his days in the satisfaction of the curse imprecated by the two Brāhmaṇas.
Sanskrit: एष ते नृगशापस्य विस्तरोऽभिहितो मया। यद्यस्ति श्रवणे श्रद्धा शृणुष्वेहापरां कथाम्॥
English: I Have thus given to you an account of the curse imprecated on Nțga. Listen, if do you wish to hear of any other theme.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तस्तु रामेण सौमित्रिः पुनरब्रवीत्। तृप्तिराश्चर्यभूतानां कथानां नास्ति मे नृप॥
English: Råma having said this Lakşmaņa replied: “I am not satiated with the account of those wonderful stories, oking."
Sanskrit: लक्ष्मणेनैवमुक्तस्तु राम इक्ष्वाकुनन्दनः। कथां परमधर्मिष्ठां व्याहर्तुमुपचक्रमे॥
English: Hearing the reply of Laksmana, Rama, the descendant of Ikşvāku, began again with themes instinct with morality.
Sanskrit: आसीद्राजा निमिर्नाम इक्ष्वाकूणां महात्मनाम्। पुत्रो द्वादशमो वीर्ये धर्मे च परिनिष्ठितः॥
English: There lived a highly pious and powerful king by the name of Nimi. He was twelfth of Ikş vāku's sons.
Sanskrit: स राजा वीर्यसंपन्नः पुरं देवपुरोपमम्। निवेशयामास तदा अभ्याशे गौतमस्य तु॥
English: That powerful king made a picturesque city like that of the celestials near the hermitage of Gautama.
Sanskrit: पुरस्य सुकृतं नाम वैजयन्तमिति श्रुतम्। निवेशं यत्र राजर्षिनिमिश्चक्रे महायशाः॥
English: The name of that beautiful city was Vaijayanta and the highly illustrious royal saint used to live there.
Sanskrit: तस्य बुद्धिः समुत्पन्ना निवेश्य सुमहापुरम्। यजेयं दीर्घसत्रेण पितुः प्रह्लादयन्मनः॥
English: Having thus reared a highly picturesque city he thought of worshipping the deity by celebrating a sacrifice for the satisfaction of his sire.
Sanskrit: ततः पितरमामन्त्र्य इक्ष्वाकुं हि मनोः सुतम्। वसिष्ठ वरयामास पूर्वं ब्रह्मर्षिसत्तमम्॥ अनन्तरं स राजर्षिनिमिरिक्ष्वाकुनन्दनः। अत्रिमङ्गिरसं चैव भृगुं चैव तपोनिधिम्॥
English: Having thus resolved and invited his sire Ikşvāku the son of Manu, he first welcomed the celestial saint. Nimi, the descendant of Ikşvāku, then welcomed the saints Atri, Angiras and Bhrgu having asceticism for their wealth.
Sanskrit: तमुवाच वसिष्ठस्तु निर्मि राजर्षिसत्तमम्। वृतोऽहं पूर्वमिन्द्रेण अन्तरं प्रतिपालय॥
English: Thereupon Vasiştha said to Nimi, the foremost of royal_saints-"I have already been engaged by Indra. Do you therefore wait as long as his sacrifice is not finished there."
Sanskrit: अनन्तरं महाविप्रो गौतमः प्रत्यपूरयत्। वसिष्ठोऽपि महातेजा इन्द्रयज्ञमथाकरोत्॥
English: After the departure of Vasiştha the great Gautama engaged in the satisfaction of Vasist ha's duties. And the high-souled Vasistha too engaged in Indra's sacrifice.
Sanskrit: निमिस्तु राजा विप्रांस्तान्समानीय नराधिपः। अयजद्धिमवत्पार्श्वे स्वपुरस्य समीपतः॥
English: On the other hand having united all the Brāhmaṇas the great king began to celebrate the sacrifice extending over five thousand years near his city by the side of the Himālaya.
Sanskrit: पञ्चवर्षसहस्राणि राजा दीक्षामथाकरोत्। इन्द्रयज्ञावसाने तु वसिष्ठो भगवानृषिः॥
English: There upon having finished the sacrifice of Indra there come to the King, the blameless and the illustrious Rși Vasiştha.
Sanskrit: सकाशमागतो राज्ञो हौत्रं कर्तुमनिन्दितः। तदन्तरमथापश्यद्गौतमेनाभिपूरितम्॥ कोपेन महताविष्टो वसिष्ठो ब्रह्मणः सुतः। स राज्ञो दर्शनाकाङ्क्षी मुहूर्त समुपाविशत्। तस्मिनहनि राजर्षिन्द्रियापहृतो भृशम्॥
English: Finding Gautama engaged in his room he was exceedingly enraged. Thereupon he waited there for some time to see the King. On that day the royal saint Nimi was deeply asleep.
Sanskrit: ततो मन्युर्वसिष्ठस्य प्रादुरासीन्महात्मनः। अदर्शनेन राजाहर्तुमुपचक्रमे।॥
English: And not beholding the King the high-souled Vasiştha was greatly angry and said.
Sanskrit: यस्मात्त्वमन्यं वृतवान्मामवज्ञाय पार्थिव। चेतनेन विनाभूतो देहस्ते पार्थिवैष्यति॥
English: Since you have, O king, engaged another neglecting me, your body shall remain senseless.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रबुद्धो राजा तु श्रुत्वा सापमुदाहृतम्। ब्रह्मयोनिमथोवाच स राजा क्रोधमूर्च्छितः॥
English: Thereupon hearing the curse of Vasiştha, the king got up. There beside himself with ire he said.
Sanskrit: अजानतः शयानस्य क्रोधेन कलुषीकृतः। उक्तवान्मम शापाग्निं यमदण्डमिवापरम्॥
English: I was unconscious in sleep-— still soiled with anger you have hurled the fiery curse against me like the second rod of Yama.
Sanskrit: तस्मात्तवापि ब्रह्मर्षे चेतनेन विनाकृतः। देहः स सुचिरप्रख्यो भविष्यति न संशयः॥
English: Therefore, O ascetic, your person shall remain senseless for a long time.
Sanskrit: इति रोषवशावुभौ तदानीमन्योन्यं शपितौ नृपद्विजेन्द्रौ। सहसैव बभूवतुर्विदेही तत्तुल्याधिगतप्रभाववन्तौ ॥
English: That king and the ascetic having thus imprecated one another under the influence of anger, they immediately were deprived of their bodies.
Sanskrit: रामस्य भाषितं श्रुत्वा लक्ष्मणः परवीरहा। उवाच प्राञ्जलिर्भूत्वा राघवं दीप्ततेजसम्॥
English: Hearing the words of the effulgent Rāma, Lakşmaņa, the slayer of enemies, said with folded hands.
Sanskrit: निक्षिप्य देहौ काकुत्स्थ कथं तौ द्विजपार्थिवौ। पुनर्देहेन संयोग जग्मतुर्देवसंमतौ॥
English: Having thus cast off their bodies how did that Brāhmaṇa worshipped of the celestial and the king regain them?
Sanskrit: लक्ष्मणेनैवमुक्तस्तु राम इक्ष्वाकुन्दनः। प्रत्युवाच महातेजा लक्ष्मणं पुरुषर्षभः॥
English: Having been thus accosted by Lakşmaņa, Rāma, the descendant of Ikşvākus and the foremost of men, replied.
Sanskrit: तौ परस्परशापेन देहमुत्सृज्य धार्मिकौ। अभूतां नृपविप्रर्षी वायुभूतौ तपोधनौ॥
English: Having renounced their persons both Nimi and the pious Vasiştha, having asceticism for their wealth, were metamorphosed into air.
Sanskrit: अशरीरः शरीरस्य कृतेऽन्यस्य महामुनिः। वसिष्द्वस्तु महातेजा जगाम पितुरन्तिकम्॥
English: Thereupon being thus deprived of his body like the highly effulgent and great ascetic Vasiştha went to the Patriarch Brahmā with the object of acquiring from his another.
Sanskrit: सोऽभिवाद्य ततः पादौ देवदेवस्य धर्मवित्। पितामहमथोवाच वायुभूत इदं वचः॥
English: Being merged in the air, he, conversant with religion, bowed to his father and said.
Sanskrit: भगवन्निमिशापेन विदेहत्वमुपागमम्। देवदेव महादेव वायुभूतोऽहमण्डज॥
English: O illustrious god of gods! O you lotus-sprung! by the imprecation of Nimi I have been now deprived of my body and been converted into air.
Sanskrit: सर्वेषां देहहीनानां महद्दुःखं भविष्यति। लुप्यन्ते सर्वकार्याणि हीनदेहस्य वै प्रभो॥
English: O lord, the state of being bodiless is highly painful to all. The bodiless cannot perform any work; do you, therefore, by the favour, grant me another body.
Sanskrit: देहस्यान्यस्य सद्भावे प्रसादं कर्तुमर्हसि । तमुवाच ततो ब्रह्मा स्वयंभूरमितप्रभः॥ मित्रावरुणज तेज आविश त्वं महायशः। अयोनिजस्त्वं भविता तत्रापि द्विजसत्तम्। धर्मेण महता युक्तः पुनरेष्यसि मे वशम्॥
English: Whereto the self-sprung Brahma, of unmitigated prowess, replied. O great one, do you enter into the vital energy of Mitra and Varuņa; and even then, O foremost of twiceborn ones, you shall not be born of a woman and being greatly pious shall attain to the rank of a patriarch.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तस्तु देवेन अभिवाद्य प्रदक्षिणम्। कृत्वा पितामहं तूर्णं प्रययौ वरुणालयम्॥
English: The Patriarch Brahma having said this, Vasishtha, saluting and circumbulating him, repaired to the region of Varuņa.
Sanskrit: तमेव कालं मित्रोऽपि वरुणत्वमकारयत्। क्षीरोदेन सहोपेतः पूज्यमानः सुरेश्वरैः॥
English: At that time Mitra in conjunction with Varuņa was reigning in Varuna's kingdom being worshipped by all celestials.
Sanskrit: एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु उर्वशी परमाप्सराः। यदृच्छया तमुद्देशमागता सखिभित्ता॥
English: Meanwhile encircled by her mates the leading Apsarā Urvasi by name arrived there at her pleasure.
Sanskrit: तां दृष्ट्वा रूपसंपन्नां क्रीडन्तीं वरुणालये। तदाविशत्परो हर्षो वरुणं चोर्वशीकृते॥
English: Beholding the frolicsome and beautiful Urvasi, Varuna attained to an excess of delight.
Sanskrit: स तां पद्मपलाशाक्षी पूर्णचन्द्रनिभाननाम्। वरुणो वरयामास मैथुनायाप्सरोवराम्॥
English: Thereupon he expressed his intention of living with that queen of Apsarās, having a moon-like countenance and lotus-eyes.
Sanskrit: प्रत्युवाच ततः सा तु वरुणं प्राञ्जलिः स्थिता। मित्रेणाहं वृता साक्षात्पूर्वमेव सुरेश्वर॥
English: Thereat Urvasi, with folded hands, said-0 lord of celestials, Mitra himself has already invited me for the same.