pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: अब्रवीच तदा रामो दृष्ट्वा कृष्णं सपाण्डवम्। दुर्योधनं च कौरव्यं गदापाणिमवस्थितम्॥ चत्वारिंशदहान्यद्य द्वे च मे निःसृतस्य वै। पुष्येण सम्प्रयातोऽस्मि श्रवणे पुनरागतः॥ शिष्ययोर्वै गदायुद्ध द्रष्टकामोऽस्मि माधव।
English: Looking at Krishna and the Pandavas and also at Duryodhana of Kuru's race who was standing there armed with mace, Rama then said-"Two and forty days have passed since I left home. I had set out under the constellation Pushya and have come back under Shravana. I am desirous, O Madhava, of witnessing this encounter with the mace between these two disciples of mine."
Sanskrit: ततस्तदा गदाहस्तौ दुर्योधनवृकोदरौ॥ युद्धभूमिं गतौ वीरावुभावेव रराजतुः।
English: At that time the two heroes, viz., Duryodhana and Vrikodara, shone effulgent on the field, both armed with maces.
Sanskrit: ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा परिष्वज्य हलायुधम्॥ स्वागतं कुशलं चास्मै पर्यपृच्छद यथातथम्।
English: Embracing him who had the plough for his weapon, king Yudhishthira, duly enquired about his welfare and welcomed him.
Sanskrit: कृष्णौ चापि महेष्वासावभिवाद्य हलायुधम्॥ सस्वजाते परिप्रीतौ प्रीयमाणौ यशस्विनौ।
English: Those great bowmen, viz., viz., the illustrious Krishnas, filled with joy, cheerfully saluted the hero who had the plough for his weapon and embraced him.
Sanskrit: माद्रीपुत्रो तथा शूरौ द्रौपद्याः पञ्च चात्मजाः॥ अभिवाद्य स्थिता राजन् रौहिणेयं महाबलम्।
English: Similarly the two sons of Madri and the five sons of Draupadi saluted Rohini's powerful son and stood at a respectful distance.
Sanskrit: भीमसेनोऽथ बलवान् पुत्रस्तव जनाधिप।॥ तथैव चोद्यतगदौ पूजयामासर्तुबलम्।
English: Bhimasena of great strength and your son, O monarch, both with uplifted maces in their arms, adored Baladeva.
Sanskrit: स्वागतेन च ते तत्र प्रतिपूज्य समन्ततः॥ पश्य युद्धं महाबाहो इति ते राममब्रुवन्। एवमूचुर्महात्मानं रौहिणेयं नराधिपाः॥
English: The other kings honored him by welcoming him and then all of them said to Rama "Witness this encounter, O you of mighty arms.”—Even thus those mighty car-warriors said to the high-souled son of Rohini.
Sanskrit: परिष्वज्य तदा रामः पाण्डवान् सहसृञ्जयान्। अपृच्छत् कुशलं पार्थिवांश्चामितौजसः॥ तथैव ते समासाद्य पप्रच्छुस्तमनामयम्।
English: The highly energetic Rama, having embraced the Pandavas and the Srinjayas, enquired after the welfare of all the other kings. Likewise all of them, approaching him, enquired after his welfare.
Sanskrit: प्रत्यभ्यर्च्य हली सर्वान् क्षत्रियांश्च महात्मनः॥ कृत्वा कुशलसंयुक्तां संविदं च यथावयः। जनार्दनं सात्यकिं च प्रेम्णा स परिषस्वजे॥ मूर्ध्नि चैतावुपानाया कुशलं पर्यपृच्छत।
English: Having in return saluted all the great Kshatriyas and having made courteous inquiries about 'each according to their age, that heroe affectionately embraced Janarddana and Satyaki. Smelling their heads, he enquired after their welfare.
Sanskrit: तौ च तं विधिवद् राजन् पूज्यामासतुर्गुरुम्॥ ब्रह्मामिव देवेशमिन्द्रोपेन्द्रौ मुदान्वितौ।
English: Those two in return, O king, duly adored him, their superior, with great pleasure, like Indra and Upendra adoring Brahma the king of the celestials.
Sanskrit: ततोऽब्रवीद् धर्मसुतो रौहिणेयमरिंदमम्॥ इदं भ्रात्रोर्महायुद्धं पश्य रामेति भारत।
English: Then Dharma's son, O Bharata, said to that chastiser of foes, viz., the son of Rohini "Witness, O Rama, this dreadful encounter between the two brothers."
Sanskrit: तेषां मध्ये महाबाहुः श्रीमान् केशवपूर्वजः॥ व्यविशत् परमप्रीतः पूज्यमानो महारथैः।
English: Thus adored by those great car-warriors, the mighty-armed elder brother of Keshava, of great beauty, took his seat amongst them.
Sanskrit: स बभौ राजमध्यस्थो नीलवासाः सितप्रभः॥ दिवीव नक्षत्रगणैः परिकीर्णो निशाकरः।
English: Clad in blue robes and possessed of a fair complexion, Rama, as he sat midst those kings shone like the Moon in the sky encircled by a number of stars.
Sanskrit: ततस्तयोः संनिपातस्तुमुलो लोमहर्षणः॥ आसीदन्तकारो राजन् वैरस्य तव पुत्रयोः॥
English: Then that dreadful and hair-standing encounter took place between those two sons of yours O king, for terminating the long standing feud.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच तस्मान्नदीगतां चापि ह्युदपानं यशस्विनः। त्रितस्य च महाराज जगामाथ हलायुधः॥
English: Vaishampayana said Baladeva proceeded next to the tirtha Udapana in the Sarasvati, that had formerly been the habitation, O king, of the illustrious ascetic Trita.
Sanskrit: तत्र दत्त्वा बहु द्रव्यं पूजयित्वा तथा द्विजान्। उपस्पृश्य च तत्रैव प्रहृष्टो मुसलायुधः॥
English: Having distributed profuse wealth and worshipped the Brahmanas, the hero, having the plough for his weapon, bathed there and was filled with joy.
Sanskrit: तत्र धर्मपरो भूत्वा त्रितः स सुमहातपाः । कूपे च वसता तेन सोमः पीतो महात्मना॥
English: The great and pious ascetic Trita had lived there. While in a hole that great man had drunk the Soma juice.
Sanskrit: तत्र चैनं समुत्सृज्य भ्रातरौ जग्मतुर्ग्रहान्। ततस्तौ वै शशापाथ त्रितो ब्राह्मणसत्तमः॥
English: His two brothers, dashing him down into a pit, had returned home. That foremost of Brahmanas, viz., Trita, had thereupon cursed them both."
Sanskrit: जनमेजय उवाच उदपानं कथं ब्रह्मन् कथं च सुमहातपाः। पतितः किं च संत्यक्तो भ्रातृभ्यां द्विजसत्तम॥
English: Janamejaya said "What is the origin of Udapana? How did the great ascetic Trita fall into a pit there? Why was that foremost of Brahmanas thrown into that pit by his brothers?
Sanskrit: कूपे कथं च हित्वैनं भ्रातुरौ जग्मुतुहान्। कथं च याजयामास पपौ सोमं त वै कथम्॥ एतदाचक्ष्व मे ब्रह्मश्रोतव्यं यदि मन्यसे।
English: How did his brothers, after throwing him into that hole, come back to their home? How did Trita celebrate his sacrifice and how did he drink Soma? Describe all his O Brahmana, if you think that I am worthy of listening to it.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच आसन् पूर्वयुगे राजन् मुनयो भ्रातरस्त्रयः॥ एकतश्च द्वितश्चैव त्रितश्चादित्य संनिभाः।
English: Vaishampayana said In a former cycle, O king, there were three ascetic brothers. They were called Ekata, Dvita and Trita and all three were effulgent like the sun.
Sanskrit: सर्वे प्रजापतिसमाः प्रजावन्तस्तथैव च॥ ब्रह्मलोकजिताः सर्वे तपसा ब्रह्मवादिनः। तेषां त तपसा प्रीतो नियमेन दमेन च॥
English: They were like Lords of the creation and had children. Brahmavadins as they were they had, by their ascetic penances, acquired the privilege of attaining to the regions of Brahman after death.
Sanskrit: अभवद् गौतमो नित्यं पिता धर्मरतः सदा। स तु दीर्घेण कालेन तेषां प्रीतिमवाप्य च॥
English: For their penances, vows and self-restraint, their father, the virtuous Gautama, became highly pleased with them.
Sanskrit: जगाम् भगवान् स्थानमनुरूपमिवात्मनः। राजानस्तस्य ये ह्यासान् याज्या राजन् महात्मनः॥
English: Greatly pleased with his sons, the worshipful Gautama, after living a long life here, went at last to the region in the other world that was fit for him.
Sanskrit: ते सर्वे स्वर्गते तस्मिंस्तस्य पुत्रानपूजयन्। तेषां तु कर्मणा राजंस्तथा चाध्ययनेन च॥
English: Those kings, however, O king, that were the disciples of Gautama, continued to worship Gautama's sons after his ascension to heaven.
Sanskrit: त्रितः स श्रेष्ठतां प्राप यथैवास्य पिता तथा।
English: Amongst them however, Trita, by his acts and Vedic studies, O king, became the foremost, even like his father Gautama.
Sanskrit: तथा सर्वे महाभाग मुनयः पुण्यलक्षणा॥ अपूजयन् महाभागं यथास्य पितरं तथा।
English: Then all the great and pious ascetics began to worship Trita as they had worshipped his father Gautama before him.
Sanskrit: कदाचिद्धि ततो राजन् भ्रातरवेकतद्वितौ॥ यज्ञार्थं चक्रतुश्चिन्तां तथा वित्तार्थमेव च।
English: Once upon a time, the two brothers Etaka and Dvita thought of celebrating a sacrifice and became anxious for wealth.
Sanskrit: तयोर्बुद्धिः समभवत् त्रितं गृह्य परंतप॥ याज्यान् सर्वानुपादाय प्रतिगृह्य पशूस्ततः। सोमं पास्यामहे हृष्टाः प्राप्य यज्ञं महाफलम्॥ चक्रुश्चैवं तथा राजन् भ्रातरस्त्रय एव च।
English: They thought that they would take Trita with them and calling upon all their disciples and collecting the needful number of animals, they would joyfully drink the Soma juice and acquire the great merits of sacrifice. The three brothers, then O king, did as settled.
Sanskrit: तथा ते तु परिक्रम्य याज्यान् सर्वान् पशून् प्रति॥ याजयित्वा ततो याज्याँल्लब्ध्वा तु सुबहून पशून्। याज्येन कर्मणा तेन प्रतिगृह्य विधानतः॥ प्राची दिशं महात्मान आज्गमुस्ते महर्षयः।
English: Calling upon all their disciples for animals and helping them in their sacrifices and receiving a large number of animals from them as gifts for the priestly services rendered by them those high-souled and great Rishis came towards the east.
Sanskrit: समुपलप्स्यते। त्रितस्तेषां महाराज पुरस्ताद् याति हृष्टवत्॥ एकतश्च द्वितश्चैव पृष्टतः कालयन् पशून्।
English: Trita, O king, was cheerfully walking before them. Ekata and Dvita were in his rear, conducting the animals.
Sanskrit: तयोश्चिन्ता समभवद् दृष्ट्वा पशुगणं महत्॥ कथं च स्युरिमा गाव आवाभ्यां हि विना त्रितम्।
English: Sceing that large herd of animals they began to think as to how they two could appropriate that property without giving a share to Trita.
Sanskrit: तावन्योन्यं समाभाष्य एकतश्च द्वितश्च ह॥ यदूचतुर्मिथः पापौ तन्निबोध जनेश्वर।
English: Hear, O king, what those two sinful wretches, viz., Ekata and Dvita, said to each other.
Sanskrit: त्रितो यज्ञेषु कुशलस्त्रितो वेदेषु निष्ठितः॥ अन्यास्तु बहुला गावस्त्रितः
English: They said-"Trita is a clever priest. Trita is well read in the Vedas. Trita is capable of earning many other kine.
Sanskrit: तदावां सहितौ भूत्वा गाः प्रकाल्य व्रजावहे॥ त्रितोऽपि गच्छतां काममावभ्यां वै विना कृतः।
English: Let us two, therefore go away, taking the kine with us. Let Trita go wherever he likes, without being in our company."
Sanskrit: तेषामागच्छतां रात्रौ पथिस्थानां वृकोऽभवत्।॥ तत्र कूपोऽविदूरेऽभूत् सरस्वत्यास्तटे महान्।
English: As they proceeded, they were benighted on the way. They then saw a wolf before them. Not far from that spot was a deep hole on the bank of the Sarasvati.
Sanskrit: अद्य त्रितो वृकं दृष्ट्वा पथि तिष्ठन्तमग्रतः॥ तद्भयादपसर्पन वै तस्मिन् कूपे पपात ह।
English: Trita, who was going before, seeing the wolf, rain in fear and fell into that hole.
Sanskrit: अगाधे सुमहाघोरे सर्वभूतभयंकरे॥ त्रितस्ततो महाराज कूपस्थो मुनिसत्तमः।
English: That hole was deep and terrible and capable of striking terror to all creatures. Then Trita, O king, that best of ascetics, from within that hole, began to bewail. His two brothers heard his cries.
Sanskrit: आर्तनाद ततश्चक्रे तौ तु शुश्रुवतुर्मुनी॥ तं ज्ञात्वा पतितं कूपे भ्रातरावेकतद्वितौ। वृकत्रासाच लोभाच्च समुत्सृज्य प्रजग्मतुः॥
English: Knowing that he had fallen into a pit, his brothers Ekata and Dvita, actuated by fear of the wolf as also by temptation, went on, leaving behind their brother.
Sanskrit: भ्रातृभ्यां पशुलुब्धाभ्यामुत्सृष्टः स महातपाः। उदपाने तदा राजन् निर्जले पांसुसंवृते॥ त्रित आत्मानमालक्ष्य कूपे वीरुत्तृणावृते।
English: Thus left behind by his two brothers who were tempted to appropriate those animals, the great ascetic. Trita, O king, while within that lonely pit covered with dust.
Sanskrit: निमग्नं भरतश्रेष्ट नरके दुष्कृती यथा॥ स बुद्ध्यागणयत् प्राज्ञो मृत्योर्भीतो ह्यसोमपः।
English: Herbs and creepers, thought himself sunk, O best of the Bharatas, into hell like a sinful person.
Sanskrit: सोमः कथं तु पातव्य इहस्थेन मया भवेत्॥ स एवमभिनिश्चित्य तस्मिन् कूपे महातपाः।
English: He was afraid of dying became he had not earned the merit of drinking Soma juice. Greatly wise as he was he began to think with the help of his intelligence as to how he could succeed in drinking Soma cven there.
Sanskrit: ददर्श वीरुधं तत्र लम्बमानां यदृच्छया।॥
English: While thinking thus the great ascetic, standing in that pit, beheld a creeper hanging down into it.
Sanskrit: पांसुग्रस्ते ततः कूपे विचन्त्य सलिलं मुनिः। अग्नीन् संकल्पयामास होतॄनात्मानमेव च॥
English: Although the pit was dry still the sage perceived the existence of water and of sacrificial fires there. Imagining himself the sacrificial priest.
Sanskrit: ततस्तां वीरुधं सोमं संकल्प्य सुमहातपाः। ऋचो यजूषिं सामानि मनसा चिन्तयन् मुनिः॥
English: The great ascetic took the creeper for the Soma plant. He then mentally uttered the Rich's, the Yayushes and the Samans.
Sanskrit: ग्रावाण: शर्कराः कृत्वा प्रचक्रेऽभिषवं नृप। आज्यं च सलिलं चक्रे भागाश्च त्रिदिवौकसाम्॥
English: The pebbles lying there were converted into grains of sugar (in imagination) by Trita. He, then, O king, (mentally) performed his ablutions. He took the water for the clarified butter.
Sanskrit: ससोमस्याभिषवं कृत्वा चकार विपुल ध्वनिम्। चाविशद् दिवं राजन् पुनः शब्दस्त्रितस्य वैः॥ समवाप्य च तं यज्ञ यथोक्तं ब्रह्मावादिभिः।
English: He distributed amongst the celestials their respective shares (of those sacrificial offerings). Having next mentally drunk Soma, he began to inake a great noise. Those sounds, O king, first uttered by the sacrificing Rishi, entered into heaven and Trita performed that sacrifice after the manner laid down by Brahmavadins.
Sanskrit: वर्तमाने महायज्ञे त्रितस्य सुमहात्मनः॥ आविग्नं त्रिदिवं सर्वं कारणं च न बुद्ध्यते। ततः सुतुमुलं शब्दं शुश्रावाथ बृहस्पतिः॥
English: During the celebration of that sacrifice of the great Trita, the entire region of the celestials was agitated. None knew, however, the cause. Brihaspati heard that loud noise.
Sanskrit: श्रुया चैवाब्रवीत सर्वान् देवान् देवपुरोहितः। त्रितस्य वर्तते यज्ञस्तत्र गच्छामहे सुराः॥
English: The priest of the celestials said to them:"Trita is performing a sacrifice. We must go there, you celestials.
Sanskrit: स हि क्रुद्धः सृजेदन्यान् देवानपि महातपाः। तच्छुत्वा वचनं तस्य सहिताः सर्वदेवताः॥
English: He is gifted with great ascetic merit if willing, he is capable of creating other celestials."
Sanskrit: प्रययुस्तत्र यत्रासौ त्रितयज्ञः प्रवर्तते। ते तत्र गत्वा विबुधास्तं कूपं यत्र स त्रितः॥
English: Hearing those words of Brihaspati, all the gods, in a body, repaired where the sacrifice of Trita was going on.
Sanskrit: ददृशुस्तं महात्मानं दीक्षितं यज्ञकर्मसु। दृष्टा चैनं महात्मानं श्रिया परमया युतम्॥
English: Having proceeded to that spot, the gods beheld the great ascetic engaged in the performance of his sacrifice.
Sanskrit: ऊचुश्चैनं महाभागं प्राप्ता भागार्थिनो वयम्। अथाब्रवीदृषिर्देवान् पश्यध्वं मां दिवौकसः॥
English: Beholding that great beautiful ascetic the gods addressed him, saying-"We have come for our shares (in your offerings).
Sanskrit: अस्मिन् प्रतिभये कूपे निमग्नं नष्टचेतसम्। ततस्त्रितो महाराज भागांस्तेषां यथाविधि॥
English: The Rishi said to them-"Behold me, you denizens of heaven, fallen into this terrible pit almost deprived of my senses.
Sanskrit: मन्त्रयुक्तान् समददत् ते च प्रीतास्तदाभवन्।
English: Then Trita, O monarch, duly allotted to them their shares with proper mantras. The gods took them and were greatly delighted. Having duly received their respective shares, the denizens of heaven, pleased with him, granted him the boons he wanted.
Sanskrit: ततो यथाविधि प्राप्तान् भागान् प्राप्य दिवौकसः॥ प्रीतात्मानो ददुस्तस्मै वरान् यान् मनसेच्छति।
English: The boon, however, that he prayed for was that the gods should relieve him from his painful condition.
Sanskrit: स तु वने वरं देवांस्त्रातुमर्हथ मामितः॥ यश्चेहोपस्पृशेत् कूपे स सोमपगतिं लभेत्।
English: He also said-"Let him that bathes in this well, achieve the end that is attained by persons that have drunk Soma.'
Sanskrit: तत्र चोर्मिमती राजन्नुत्पपात सरस्वती॥ तयोत्क्षिप्तः समुत्तस्थौ पूजयंस्त्रिदिवौकसः।
English: Thereat, O king, the Sarasvati. with her waves, appeared within that well. Raised above by her, Trita came up and worshipped the celestials.
Sanskrit: तथेति चोक्त्वा विबुधा जग्मू राजन् यथागताः॥ त्रितश्चाभ्यागमत् प्रीतः स्वमेव निलयं तदा।
English: The gods then said to him-"By it as you wish." All of them then, O king, returned to their respective habitations and Trita, filled with joy, proceeded to his owe abode.
Sanskrit: क्रुद्धस्तु स समासाद्य तावृषी भ्रातरौ तदा॥ उवाच परुषं वाक्यं शशाप च महातपाः।
English: Meeting with those two Rishi, viz., his brothers, he became enraged with them. Endued with ascetic merit, he spoke harshly to them and cursed them, saying.
Sanskrit: पशुलुब्धौ युवां यस्मान्मामुत्सृज्य प्रधावितौ॥ तस्माद् वृकाकृती रौद्रौ दंष्ट्रिणावभितश्चरौ। भवितारौ मया शप्तौ पापेनानेन कर्मणा॥
English: Since, actuated by covetousness, you ran away, leaving me, therefore, you shall become dreadful wolves with sharp teeth and range the forest cursed by me on account of that sinful act of yours.
Sanskrit: प्रसवश्चैव युवयोर्गोलाङ्गलक्षवानराः। इत्युक्तेन तदा तेन क्षणादेव विशाम्पते॥ तथाभूतावदृश्येतां वचनात् सत्यवादिनः।
English: Your offspring will also consist of leopards and bears and apes!' After Trita had said these words, O monarch, his two brothers were soon transformed into tigers on account of the curse of that truthful sage.
Sanskrit: तत्राप्यमितविक्रान्तः स्पृष्ट्वा तोयं हलायुधः॥ दत्त्वा च विविधान् दायान् पूजयित्वा च वै द्विजान्। उदपानं च तं वीक्ष्य प्रशस्य च पुनः पुनः॥
English: The highly powerful Baladeva touched the waters of Udapana. And he gave away various kinds of wealth there and worshipped many Brahmanas.
Sanskrit: नदीगतमदीनात्मा प्राप्तो विनशनं तदा॥
English: Beholding Upadana and and praising it repeatedly, Baladeva next proceeded to Vinashana which also was on the Sarasvati.
Sanskrit: जनमेजय उवाच सप्तसारस्वतं कस्मात् कश्च मङ्कणको मुनिः। कथं सिद्धः स भगवान् कश्चास्य नियमोऽभवत्॥
English: Janamejaya said "Why was that tirtha called Sapta-Sarasvat? Who was the ascetic Mankanaka? How was that worshipful one successful? What were his vows and observances?
Sanskrit: कस्य वंशे समुत्पन्नः किं चाधीतं द्विजोत्तम। एतदिच्छाम्यहं श्रोतुं विधिवद् द्विजसत्तम।॥
English: In whose family was he born? What books did that great Rishi study? I desire to hear all this, O foremost of Rishis.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच राजन् सप्त सरस्वत्यो याभिर्व्याप्तमिदं जगत्। आहूता बलवदभिर्हि तत्र तत्र सरस्वती॥
English: Vaishampayana said "O king, the seven Sarasvati cover this Universe. Wherever the Sarasvati was called the energetic Rishis, there she did go.
Sanskrit: सुप्रभा काञ्चनाक्षी त विशाला च मनोरमा। सरस्वती चौघवती सुरेणुर्विमलोदका॥
English: These are the seven forms of the Sarasvati, viz., Suprabha, Kanchanakshi, Vishala, Manorama, Oghavati, Surenu and Vimalodaka.
Sanskrit: पितामहस्य महतो वर्तमाने महामखे। वितते यज्ञवाटे च संसिद्धेषु द्विजातिषु॥
English: Brahma had at one time celebrated a great sacrifice. While that sacrifice was being celebrated on the site selected, many Rishis, crowned with ascetic success, came there.
Sanskrit: पुण्याहघोषैर्विमलैवैदानां निनदैस्तथा। देवेषु चैव व्यग्रेषु तस्मिन् यज्ञविधौ तदा॥
English: The spot was filled with the sound of the recitation and the chaunting of the Vedas. Seeing those sacrificial rites, even the very gods lost their temper.
Sanskrit: तत्र चैव महाराज दीक्षिते प्रपितामहे। यजतस्तस्य सत्रेण सर्वकामसमृद्धिना॥ मनसा चिन्तिता ह्या धर्मार्थकुशलैस्तदा। उपतिष्ठन्ति राजेन्द्र द्विजातींस्तत्र तत्र ह॥
English: There, O king, while the grandfather was initiated in the sacrifice and was performing the grand ceremony capable of granting prosperity and wished-for objects many great Rishis, conversant with virtue and profit, were present. As soon as they thought of necessary articles, they, O king, immediately came before the Rishis.
Sanskrit: जगुश्च तत्र गन्धर्वा ननृतुश्चाप्सरोगणाः। वादित्राणि च दिव्यानि वादयामासुरञ्जसा॥
English: The Gandharvas sang and the Apsaras danced. And they played upon many celestial instruments.
Sanskrit: तस्य यज्ञस्य सम्पत्या तुतुषुर्देवता अपि। विस्मयं परमं जग्मुः किमु मानुषयोनयः॥
English: The provisions collected in that sacrifice satisfied the very celestials. What shall I say then of men? The very celestials were filled with wonder.
Sanskrit: वर्तमाने तथा यज्ञे पुष्करस्थे पितामहे। अब्रुवन्नृषयो राजन्नायं यज्ञो महागुणः॥ न दृश्यते सरिच्छेष्टा यस्मादिह सरस्वती। तच्छुत्वा भगवान् प्रीतः सस्माराथ सरस्वतीम्॥
English: During the progress of that sacrifice at Pushkara and in the presence of Brahma, the Rishis, O king, said-"This sacrifice is not successful, sine that foremost of rivers, viz., Sarasvati, is not to be seen here.” Hearing these words. the divine Brahman meditated on Sarasvati.
Sanskrit: पितामहेन यजता आहूता पुष्करेषु वै। सुप्रभा नाम राजेन्द्र नाम्ना तत्र सरस्वती॥
English: Summoned at Pushkara by the grandfather engaged in the celebration of a sacrifice, Sarasvati, O king came there under the name of Suprava.
Sanskrit: तां दृष्ट्वा मुनयस्तुष्टास्तवरायुक्तां सरस्वतीम्। पितामहं मानयन्तीं क्रतुं ते बहु मेनिरे॥
English: Seeing Sarasvati pay that regard to the grandfather, the ascetics regarded that sacrifice with great esteem.
Sanskrit: एवमेषा सरिच्छेष्टा पुष्करेषु सरस्वती। पितामहार्थ सम्भूता तुष्ट्यर्थं च मनीषिणाम्॥
English: Thus that foremost of rivers, viz., Sarasvati, made her appearance at Pushkara for pleasing the grandfather and the ascetics.
Sanskrit: नैमिषे मुनयो राजन् समागम्य समासते। तत्र चित्राः कथा ह्यासन् वेदं प्रति जनेश्वर॥
English: On another occasion, O king many Munis assembled at Naimisha. They had many discussions amongst them, O king, on the Vedas.
Sanskrit: यत्र ते मुनयो ह्यासन् नानास्वाध्यायवेदिनः। ते समागम्य मुनयः सस्मरुवै सरस्वतीम्॥
English: There those ascetics, conversant with various scriptures, thought of the Sarasvati.
Sanskrit: सा तु ध्याता महाराज ऋषिभिः सत्रयाजिभिः। समागतानां राजेन्द्र साहाय्यार्थं महात्मनाम्॥ आजगाम महाभाग तत्र पुण्या सरस्वती। नैमिषे काञ्चनाक्षी तु मुनीनां सत्रयाजिनाम्॥
English: Thus thought of, O king, by those Rishis performing a sacrifice, the highly blessed and sacred Sarasvati, for helping those great Munis, made her appearance at Naimisha and was accordingly called Kanchanakshi.
Sanskrit: आगता सरितां श्रेष्ठा तत्र भारत पूजिता। गयस्य यजमानस्य गयेष्वेव महाक्रतुम्॥ आहूता सरितां श्रेष्ठा गययज्ञे सरस्वती। विशालां तु गयस्यहुर्ऋषयः संशितव्रताः॥
English: Worshipped of all, that best of rivers, thus came there, O Bharata. While king Gaya was engaged in the celebration of a great sacrifice at Gaya the foremost of rivers, Sarasvati, summoned at Gaya's sacrifice, came there. The Rishis of rigid vows, that were present there, named her Vishala at Gaya.
Sanskrit: सरित् सा हिमावत्पाझंडत् प्रस्रुता शीघ्रगामिनी। औद्दालकेस्तथा यज्ञे यजतस्तस्य भारत।॥
English: That quick-coursing river originates from the side of Himavat. Ouddalaka had also, O Bharata, performed a sacrifice.
Sanskrit: समेते सर्वतः स्फीते मुनीनां मण्डले तदा। उत्तरे कोसलाभागे पुण्ये राजन् महात्मनः॥
English: A number of ascetics were also assembled there. It was in the sacred north Koshala, O kir that sacrifice of the great Ouddalaka was celebrated.
Sanskrit: उद्दालकेन यजता पूर्वं ध्यात्वा सरस्वती। आजगाम सरिच्छेष्ठा तं देशं मुनिकारणात्॥
English: Before Ouddalaka began his sacrifice, he had thought of the Sarasvati. That foremost of rivers came there for the sake of those Rishis.
Sanskrit: पूज्यमाना मुनिगणैर्वल्कलाजिसंवृत्तैः। मनोरमेति विख्याता सा हि तैर्मनसा कृता॥ सुरेणर्ऋषभे द्वीपे पुण्ये राजर्षिसेविते।
English: Worshipped of all those Munis clad in barks and deer-skins, she passed by the name of Manorama as those Rishis mentally called her.
Sanskrit: कुरोश्च यजमानस्य कुरुक्षेत्रे महात्मनः॥ आजगाम महाभाग सरिच्छेष्ठा सरस्वती।
English: While, again the great Kuru was engaged in a sacrifice at Kurukshetra, that foremost of rivers, the highly sacred Sarasvati, came there.
Sanskrit: ओघवत्यपि राजेन्द्र वसिष्ठेन महात्मना॥ समाहूता कुरुक्षेत्रे दिव्यातोया सरस्वती।
English: Summoned, O king, by the great Vashishtha who assisted Kuru in his sacrifice, the Sarasvati, of celestial water, came to Kurukshetra and passed by the name of Oghavati.
Sanskrit: दक्षेण यजता चापि गङ्गाद्वारे सरस्वती॥ सुरेणुरिति विख्याता प्रस्रुता शीघ्रगामिनी।
English: Daksha at one time celebrated a sacrifice at the source of Ganga. The Sarasvati appeared there under the name of the quick-coursing Surenu.
Sanskrit: विमलोदा भगवती ब्रह्मणा यजता पुनः॥ समाहूता ययौ तत्र पुण्ये हैमवते गिरौ।
English: Once again, while Brahınan was engaged in a sacrifice on the sacred forest of the Himavat mountains, the worshipful Sarasvati, summoned by him, came there.
Sanskrit: एकीभूतास्ततस्तास्तु तस्मिंस्तीर्थे समागताः॥ सप्तसारस्वतं तीर्थ ततस्तु
English: All these seven streams then came and joined together in that tirtha where Baladeva came. And because the seven joined together at that spot, therefore is that tirtha known on earth by the name of Sapta-Sarasvati.
Sanskrit: इति सप्तसरस्वत्यो नामतः परिकीर्तिताः॥ सप्ता सारस्वतं चैव तीर्थ पुण्य तथा स्मृतम्। प्रथितं भुवि।
English: Thus have I described to you the seven Sarasvatis, according to their names. I have also given you an account of the sacred tirtha called Satpa-Sarasvat.