pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: तया शुश्रूषया सिद्धिं महत्त्वं समवाप्स्यसि। जातिस्मरश्च भविता स्वर्गं चैव गमिष्यसि॥
English: By (thus) serving them, you will acquire great success. You shall also remember the events of your past life and shall go to heaven.
Sanskrit: शापक्षये तु निर्वृत्ते भवितासि पुनर्द्विजः। एवं शप्तः पुरा तेन ऋषिणास्य्युचतेजसा॥
English: On the expiration of this curse, you shall again become a Brahmana. I was thus in the days of yore cursed by that greatly effulgent Rishi.
Sanskrit: प्रसादश्च कृतस्तेन ममैव द्विपदां वर। शरं चोद्धृतवानस्मि तस्य वै द्विजसत्तम॥
English: O foremost of men, thus was he propitiated by me. O best of men, I extricated the arrow from his body.
Sanskrit: आश्रमं च मया नीतो न च प्राणैर्व्ययुज्यत। एतत् ते सर्वमाख्यातं यथा मम पुराभवत्॥ अभितश्चापि गन्तव्यं मया स्वर्गं द्विजोत्तम॥
English: I took him to the hermitage, but he was not deprived of his life, (he recovered from the । wound). I have thus narrated to you all that happened to me before. O foremost of men and also now I can go to heaven hereafter.
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मण उवाच एवमेतानि पुरुषा दुःखानि च सुखानि च। आप्नुवन्ति महाबुद्धे नोत्कण्ठां कर्तुमर्हसि॥
English: The Brahmana said: O greatly intelligent one, all men are thus subject to happiness or misery. You should not therefore grieve for it.
Sanskrit: दुष्करं हि कृतं कर्म जानता जातिमात्मनः। लोकवृत्तान्ततत्त्वज्ञ नित्यं धर्मपरायण॥
English: O virtuous man, O man learned in the ways of the world, in obedience to the customs of your present caste (Fowler), you have pursued these wicked ways.
Sanskrit: कर्मदोषश्च वै विद्वन्नात्मजातिकृतेन ते। कञ्चित् कालमुष्यतां वै ततोऽसि भविता द्विजः॥
English: These being the duties of your profession, the stain of evil Karma will not attach to you. After living here for sometime you shall again become a Brahmana.
Sanskrit: साम्प्रतं च मतो मेऽसि ब्राह्मणो नात्र संशयः। ब्राह्मणः पतनीयेषु वर्तमानो विकर्मसु॥ दाम्भिको दुष्कृतः प्रायः शूद्रेण सदृशो भवेत्।
English: There is no doubt that even now I consider you to be a Brahmana, for the Brahmana who is vain and haughty who is sinful and evilminded and who is fond of degraded practices, is no better than a Shudra.
Sanskrit: यस्तु शूद्रो दमे सत्ये धर्मे च सततोत्थितः॥ तं ब्राह्मणमहं मन्ये वृत्तेन हि भवेद् द्विजः।
English: The Shudra who is, endued with righteousness, self-control and truthfulness, is considered by me as a Brahmana. A man becomes a Brahmana by his own good act.
Sanskrit: कर्मदोषेण विषमां गतिमाप्नोति दारुणाम्॥ क्षीणदोषमहं मन्ये चाभितस्त्वां नरोत्तम।
English: By his own evil Karma a man meets with an evil and terrible doom. O foremost of men, 1 believe that all your sin is destroyed.
Sanskrit: कर्तुमर्हसि नोत्कण्ठां त्वद्विधा ह्यविषादिनः। लोकवृत्तानुवृत्तज्ञा नित्यं धर्मपरायणाः॥
English: You must not grieve for it, for men like you, who are so virtuous and learned in the ways and niysteries of the world, can have no cause of grief.
Sanskrit: व्याध उवाच प्रज्ञया मानसं दुःखं हन्याच्छारीरमौषधैः। एतद् विज्ञानसामर्थ्य न बालैः समतामियात्॥
English: The Fowler said: The bodily disease should be cured with medicines and the mental ones by spiritual wisdom. This is the power of knowledge. Knowing this, the wise should not behave like boys.
Sanskrit: अनिष्टसम्प्रयोगाच्च विप्रयोगात् प्रियस्य च। मनुष्या मानसैर्दुःखैर्युज्यन्ते चाल्पबुद्धयः॥ गुणैर्भूतानि युज्यन्ते वियुज्यन्ते तथैव च। सर्वाणि नैतदेकस्य शोकस्थानं हि विद्यते॥ अनिष्टं चान्वितं पश्यंस्तथा क्षिप्रं विरज्यते। ततश्च प्रतिकुर्वन्ति यदि पश्यन्त्युपक्रमात्॥
English: Men of low intelligence are overpowered with grief at the occurrence of something which is not agreeable to them or nonoccurrence of something which is good or much desired. Every creature is subject to this (law). It is not merely a single creature or a class, that is subject to misery. Congnisant of this evil people quickly mend their ways, if they perceive it at the very out-set, they succeed in curing it altogether.
Sanskrit: शोचतो न भवेत् किंचित् केवलं परितप्यते। परित्यजन्ति ये दुःखं सुखं वाप्युभयं नराः॥ त एव सुखमेधन्ते ज्ञानतृप्ता मनीषिणः। असंतोषपरा मूढाः संतोषं यान्ति पण्डिताः॥
English: Whoever grieves for it, only makes himself miserable. Those wise men whose knowledge has made them happy and contented and who are indifferent to happiness and misery, are really happy. The wise are always contented and the foolish are always discontented.
Sanskrit: असंतोषस्य नास्त्यन्तस्तुष्टिस्तु परमं सुखम्। न शोचन्ति गताध्वानः पश्यन्तः परमां गतिम्॥ न विषादे मनः कार्यं विषादो विषमुत्तमम्। मारयत्यकृतप्रज्ञं बालं क्रुद्ध इवोरगः॥
English: There is not end to to discontent and contentment is the highest happiness. The man who has attained the highest state does not grieve. They are always conscious of the final destruction of all creatures. One must not give way to discontent, for it is like a virulently poisonous snake. It kills persons of undeveloped intelligence just as a child is killed by an enraged snake.
Sanskrit: यं विषादोऽभिभवति विक्रमे समुपस्थिते। तेजसा तस्य हीनस्य पुरुषार्थो न विद्यते॥
English: That man has no manliness whose energies do abandon him and who is overpowered with perplexity, when an occasion for displaying vigour presents itself.
Sanskrit: अवश्यं क्रियमाणस्य कर्मणो दृश्यते फलम्। न हि निर्वेदमागम्य किंचित् प्राप्नोति शोभनम्॥
English: Our actions are with certainty followed by their effects. Whoever merely gives himself up to passive indifference (to worldly affairs) accomplishes no good.
Sanskrit: अथाप्युपायं पश्येत दुःखस्य परिमोक्षणे। अशोचन्नारभेतैवं मुक्तश्चाव्यसनी भवेत्॥
English: Instead of gruinbling, one must try to find out the means by which he can be freed from all misery.
Sanskrit: भूतेष्वभावं संचिन्त्य ये तु बुद्धेः परं गताः। न शोचन्ति कृतप्रज्ञाः पश्यन्तः परमां गतिम्॥
English: He who has attained the highest state, being conscious of the great deficiency of all matter and seeing before him the final doom, never grieves.
Sanskrit: न शोचामि च वै विद्वन् कालाकाक्षी स्थितो ह्यहम् एतैर्निदर्शनैर्ब्रह्मन् नावसीदामि सत्तम॥
English: O excellent man, O learned one, I too do not grieve. I wait abiding my time. For this reason I am not confined (in any way).
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मण उवाच कृतप्रज्ञोऽसि मेधावी बुद्धिर्हि विपुला तव। नाहं भवन्तं शोचामि ज्ञानतृप्तोऽसि धर्मवित्॥
English: The Brahmana said: You are wise great in knowledge and vast in your intelligence; O virtuous one, you are content with your wisdom. I have nothing to complain in you.
Sanskrit: आपृच्छे त्वां स्वस्ति तेऽस्तु धर्मस्त्वां परिरक्षतु। अप्रमादस्तु कर्तव्यो धर्मे धर्मभृतां वर॥
English: O foremost of all virtuous men, (now) farewell. May prosperity come to you, may virtue protect you and may you be ever steady in the practice of virtuc.
Sanskrit: पार्कण्डेय उवाच बाढमित्येव तं व्याधः कृताञ्जलिरुवाच ह। प्रदक्षिणमथो कृत्वा प्रस्थितो द्विजसत्तमः॥
English: Markandeya said : The Fowler with joined hands said to him, "So be it.” That foremost of Brahmanas then walked round him and went away.
Sanskrit: स तु गत्वा द्विजः सर्वां शुश्रूषां कृतवांस्तदा। मातापितृभ्यां वृद्धाभ्यां यथान्यायं सुशंसितः॥
English: When the Brahmana returned home he assiduously and duly began to serve his old father and mother.
Sanskrit: एतत् ते सर्वमाख्यातं निखिलेन युधिष्ठिर। पृष्टवानसि यं तात धर्मं धर्मभृतां वर॥
English: O Yudhishthira, O child, O foremost of virtuous men, I have thus told you in detail all that you asked me:
Sanskrit: पतिव्रताया माहात्म्यं ब्राह्मणस्य च सत्तम। मातापित्रोश्च शुश्रूषा धर्मव्याधेन कीर्तिता॥
English: The virtue of women's devotion to their husbands and the filial piety as described to the Brahmana by the virtuous fowler.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच अत्यद्भुतमिदं ब्रह्मन् धर्माख्यानमनुत्तमम्। सर्वधर्मविदां श्रेष्ठ कथितं मुनिसत्तम॥
English: Yudhishthira said: O foremost of all virtuous men, O best of Rishis, O Brahmana, wonderful is this excellent moral story.
Sanskrit: सुखश्रव्यतया विद्वन् मुहूर्त इव मे गतः। न हि तृप्तोऽस्मि भगवन् शृण्वानो धर्ममुत्तमम्॥
English: Listening to you, O learned man, O exalted one, my time has passed away as if it were but a (fleeting) moment. But I am not as yet satiated with hearing about Dharma.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच श्रुत्वेमां धर्मसंयुक्तां धर्मराजः कथां शुभाम्। पुनः पप्रच्छ तमृषि मार्कण्डेयमिदं तदा॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Having heard this excellent discourse on religion, Dharmaraja (Yudhishthira) again
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच कथमग्निर्वनं यातः कथं चाप्यङ्गिराः पुरा। नष्टेऽग्नौ हव्यमवहदग्निर्भूत्वा महाद्युतिः॥
English: Yudhishthira said: Why did in the days of yore, Agni hide himself in water and why did the greatly effulgent Angirasa convey the oblations by becoming Agni, when Agni had disappeared?
Sanskrit: अग्निर्यदा त्वेक एव बहुत्वं चास्य कर्मसु। दृश्यते भगवन् सर्वमेतदिच्छामि वेदितुम्॥
English: O exalted one, there is but one fire, but it is seen, according to the nature of its actions as many. I desire to hear all this.
Sanskrit: कुमारश्च यथोत्पन्नो यथा चाग्नेः सुतोऽभवत्। यथा रुद्राच्च सम्भूतो गङ्गायां कृत्तिकासु च॥
English: How Kumara (Kartikeya) was born, how he came to be known as the son of Agni and how he was begotten by Rudra (Shiva) on Ganga and Krittika?
Sanskrit: एतदिच्छाम्यहं त्वत्तः श्रोतुं भार्गवसत्तम। कौतूहलसमाविष्टो याथातथ्यं महामुने॥
English: O best of the Bhrigu race, O great Rishi, I desire to hear all this in detail. I am filled with great curiosity.
Sanskrit: मार्कण्डेय उवाच अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम्। यथा क्रुद्धो हुतवहस्तपस्तप्तुं वनं गतः॥
English: Markandeya said : This is the old history cited as an instance, in which (is related) why Agni in wrath went to the forest to perform asceticismi.
Sanskrit: यथा च भगवानग्निः स्वयमेवाङ्गिराऽभवत्। संतापयंश्च प्रभया नाशयस्तिमिराणि च॥
English: And why the exalted, Angirasa, transforming himself into Agni, destroyed all the darkness and distress (the world) by his splendour.
Sanskrit: पुराङ्गिरा महाबाहो चचार तप उत्तमम्। आश्रमस्थो महाभागो हव्यवाहं विशेषयन्। तथा स भूत्वा तु तदा जगत् सर्वं व्यकाशयत्॥
English: O mighty-armed hero, in the days of yore Angiras performed severe asceticism in his herinitage. That highly exalted one even excelled Agni. Becoming such he illuminated the whole universe.
Sanskrit: तपश्चरंस्तु हुतभुक् संतप्तस्तस्य तेजसा। भृशं ग्लानश्च तेजस्वी न च किंचित् प्रजज्ञिवान्॥
English: Agni was then performing asceticism and he became greatly aggrieved with that effulgence. That greatly powerful deity was greatly sorry, but he did not know what to do.
Sanskrit: अथ संचिन्तयामास भगवान् हव्यवाहनः। अन्योऽग्निरिह लोकानां ब्रह्मणा सम्प्रकल्पितः॥
English: The exalted one thus reflected, “Another Agni was created by Brahma.
Sanskrit: अग्नित्वं विप्रणष्टं हि तप्यमानस्य मे तपः। कथमग्निः पुनरहं भवेयमिति चिन्त्य सः॥
English: As I am practising asceticism my services as Agni have been dispensed with.” He then considered how he could again become the deity of fire.
Sanskrit: अपश्यदग्निवल्लोकांस्तापयन्तं महामुनिम्। सोपासर्पच्छनैतिस्तमुवाच तदाङ्गिराः॥
English: Seeing the great Rishi giving heat to the entire universe, he came to him with fear; thereupon Angiras said,
Sanskrit: शीघ्रमेव भवस्वाग्निस्त्वं पुनर्लोकभावनः। विज्ञातश्चासि लोकेषु त्रिषु संस्थानचारिषु॥
English: "Soon become Agni, the protector of the world, you are celebrated over the three stable worlds.
Sanskrit: त्वमग्निः प्रथमं सृष्टो ब्रह्मणा तिमिरापहः। स्वस्थानं प्रतिपद्यस्व शीघ्रमेव तमोनुद॥
English: You Agni was first created by Brahma to dispel darkness. O destroyer of darkness, do you quickly occupy your own place."
Sanskrit: अग्निरुवाच नष्टकीर्तिरहं लोके भवान् जातो हुताशनः। भवन्तमेव ज्ञास्यन्ति पावकं न तु मां जनाः॥
English: Agni said : My reputation has been destroyed in this world, you have become the fire, people will know you as Agni and not me.
Sanskrit: निक्षिपाम्यहमग्नित्वं त्वमग्निः प्रथमो भव। भविष्यामि द्वितीयोऽहं प्राजापत्यक एव च॥
English: I have relinquished my god-hood of fire, do you become primeval fire. I shall act as the second Prajapatya fire.
Sanskrit: अङ्गिरा उवाच कुरु पुण्यं पुरजास्वयं भवाग्निस्तिमिरापहः। मां च देव कुरुष्वाग्ने प्रथम पुत्रमञ्जसा॥
English: Angiras said: O deity of fire, do you become the fire-god and the destroyer of darkness. Do you attend to your sacred duty of clearing people's way to heaven. O god, make me your first child.
Sanskrit: मार्कण्डेय उवाच तच्छ्रुत्वाङ्गिरसो वाक्यं जातवेदास्तथाकरोत्। राजन् बृहस्पति भ तस्याप्यङ्गिरसः सुतः॥
English: Markandeya said : O king, having heard the words of Angiras, Agni did as desired; Angiras had a son, named Brihaspati.
Sanskrit: ज्ञात्वा प्रथमजं तं तु वढेराङ्गिरसं सुतम्। उपेत्य देवाः पप्रच्छुः कारणं तत्र भारत॥
English: O descendant of Bharata, knowing him to be the first son of Angiras by Agni, the celestials came and enquired about the mystery.
Sanskrit: स तु पृष्टस्तदा देवैस्तत: कारणमब्रवीत्। प्रत्यगृह्णस्तु देवाश्च तद् वचोऽङ्गिरसस्तदा॥
English: Having been thus addressed by the celestials, he told them the reason; and the celestials accepted the explanation of Angiras.
Sanskrit: तत्र नानाविधानग्नीन् प्रवक्ष्यामि महाप्रभान्। कर्मभिर्बहुभिः ख्यातान् नानार्थान् ब्राह्मणेष्विह॥
English: I shall (now) describe to you various sorts of fire of great effulgence which are known to the Brahmanas by their respective names.
Sanskrit: मार्कण्डेय उवाच ब्रह्मणो यस्तृतीयस्तु पुत्रः कुरुकुलोद्वह। तस्याभवत् सुभा भार्या प्रजास्तस्यां च मे शृणु॥
English: Markandeya said : O perpetuator of the Kuru race, he who was the third son of Brahma had a wife named Subha. Hear about her sons.
Sanskrit: बृहत्कीर्तिवृहज्ज्योतिर्वृहद्ब्रह्मा बृहन्मनाः। बृहन्मन्त्रो बृहद्भासस्तथा राजन् बृहस्पतिः॥
English: O King, his son Brihaspati was very famous, high-souled and vigorous. His genius and learning were very great. He was highly renowned as a counsellor.
Sanskrit: प्रजासु तासु सर्वासु रूपेणाप्रतिमाभवत्। देवी भानुमती नाम प्रथमाङ्गिरसः सुता॥
English: Bhanumati was the name of his eldest daughter; she was the most beautiful of all his children.
Sanskrit: भूतानामेव सर्वेषां यस्यां रागस्तदाभवत्। रागाद्रागेति यामाहुर्द्वितीयाङ्गिरसः सुता॥
English: Angira's second daughter was called Raga, she was so named because she was the source of all creatures' love.
Sanskrit: यां कपर्दिसुतामाहुद्देश्यादृश्येति देहिनः। तनुत्वात्सा सिनीवाली तृतीयाङ्गिरसः सुता॥
English: Sinivali was the third daughter of Angiras. Her body was of such slender make, that she was visible at one time and invisible at another and therefore she was likened to the daughter of Rudra.
Sanskrit: पश्यत्यर्चिष्मती भाभिर्हविभिश्च हविष्मती। षष्ठीमङ्गिरसः कन्यां पुण्यामाहुर्महिष्मतीम्॥
English: Archishmati was his fourth daughter, she was so named because of her great effulgence; the fifth was Havishmati, so named from her accepting Havish (oblations); the sixth daughter of Angiras was named Mahishmati, whe was very pious.
Sanskrit: महामखेष्वाङ्गिरसी दीप्तिमत्सु महामते। महामतीति विख्याता सप्तमी कथ्यते सुता।॥ यां तु दृष्ट्वा भगवतीं जनः कुहुकुहायते। एकानशेति तामाहुः कुहूमङ्गिरसः सुताम्॥
English: O high-minded one, his seventh daughter was named Mahamati; she was always present at sacrifices of great splendour and that adorable daughter of Angiras whom they called matchless and about whom me cried kuhu, kuhu, in wonder was called Kuhu.
Sanskrit: मार्कण्डेय उवाच बृहस्पतेश्चान्द्रमसी भार्याऽऽसीद् या यशस्विनी। अग्नीन् साजनयत् पुण्यान् षडेकां चापि पुत्रिकाम्॥
English: Markandeya said : Brihaspati had a celebrated wife belonging to the lunar world. He begot on her six sons, all of them by different fires and one daughter.
Sanskrit: आहुतिष्वेव यस्याग्नेहविषाद्यं विधीयते। सोऽग्निद्र्हस्पतेः पुत्रः शंयुर्नाम महाव्रतः॥
English: The fire in which oblations of ghee are offered at the Paurnamashya and at other sacrifices was a son of Brihaspati and that high-souled one is called Shanyu.
Sanskrit: चातुर्मास्येषु यस्येष्टमश्वमेधेऽचजः प्रभुः। दीप्तो ज्वालैरनेकाभैरग्निरेकोऽथ वीर्यवान्॥
English: At the Chaturmasya and the Ashvamedha sacrifices, animals are first offered in his honour; this powerful fire is indicated by numerous flames.
Sanskrit: शंयोरप्रतिमा भार्या सत्या सत्याथ धर्मजा। अग्निस्तस्य सुतो दीप्तस्तिस्रः कन्याश्च सुव्रताः॥
English: Shanyu's wife was called Satya; she was of matchless beauty; she sprang from Dharma for the sake of truth, the blazing fire was his son and he had three daughters of great religious merit.
Sanskrit: प्रथमेनाज्यभागेन पूज्यते योऽग्निरध्वरे। अग्निस्तस्य भरद्वाजः प्रथमः पुत्र उच्यते॥ पौर्णमासेषु सर्वेषु हविषाऽऽज्यं स्रुवोद्यतम्। भरतो नामतः सोऽग्निर्द्वितीयः शंयुतः सुतः॥
English: The fire which is honoured with the first oblations at sacrifices is his first son called Bharadvaja, the second son of Shanyu is called Bharata in whose honour oblations of Ghee are offered with the sacrificial laddle at all the Paurnamasya sacrifices.
Sanskrit: तिस्रः कन्या भवन्त्यन्या यासां स भरतः पतिः। भरतस्तु सुतस्तस्य भरत्येका च पुत्रिका॥
English: Besides these, there were then other sons, of whom Bharata was the eldest. He had a son named Bharata and a daughter called Bharati.
Sanskrit: भरतो भरतस्याग्नेः पावकस्तु प्रजापतेः। महानत्यर्थमहितस्तथा भरतसप्तम॥
English: The Bharata Agni was the son of Prajapati Bharata Agni. O best of the Bharata race, because he was greatly honoured, therefore he was called “great".
Sanskrit: भरद्वाजस्य भार्या तु वीरा वीरस्य पिण्डदा। प्राहुराज्येन तस्येज्यां सोमस्येव द्विजाः शनैः॥
English: Vira was the wife of Bharadvaja, she gave birth to Vira. It is said by the Brahmanas that he is worshipped like Soma with offering of Ghee.
Sanskrit: हविषा यो द्वितीयेन सोमेन सह युज्यते। रथप्रभू रथध्वानः कुम्भरेताः स उच्यते॥
English: He is joined with Soma in the secondary oblations of Ghee and is called Rathaprabhu and Rathadhvana and Kumbhareta.
Sanskrit: सरय्वां जनयत् सिद्धिं भानु भाभिः समावृणोत्। आग्नेयमानयन् नित्यमाह्वाने ह्येष सूयते॥
English: He begot a son on his wife Sarayu named Siddhi and covered the Sun with his splendour. As he is the presiding genius of fire, he is always mentioned in all fire hymn.
Sanskrit: यस्तु न च्यवते नित्यं यशसा वर्चसा श्रिया। अग्निनिश्च्यवनो नाम पृथिवीं स्तौति केवलम्॥
English: The fire Nischyavana only praises the earth; he never suffers in reputation, splendour and prosperity.
Sanskrit: विपाप्मा कलुषैर्मुक्तो विशुद्धश्चार्चिषा ज्वलन्। विपापोऽग्निः सुतस्तस्य सत्यः समयधर्मकृत्॥
English: The sinless fire Satya blazing with pure flame was his son. He is free from all stain, he is not defiled by sin, he is the regulator of time.
Sanskrit: आक्रोशतां हि भूतानां यः करोति हि निष्कृतिम्। अग्निः स निष्कृति म शोभयत्यभिसेविते॥
English: That fire has another name called Nishkriti, because he accomplishes the Nishkriti of all creatures, when properly worshipped, he gives good fortune.
Sanskrit: अनुकूजन्ति येनेह वेदनार्ताः स्वयं जनाः। तस्य पुत्रः स्वनो नाम पावकः स रुजस्करः॥ यस्तु विश्वस्य जगतो बुद्धिमाक्रम्य तिष्ठति। तं प्राहुरध्यात्मविदो विश्वजिन्नाम पावकम्॥
English: Son of Satya is called Svana who is the generator of all diseases, he inflicts severe sufferings on men for which they loudly cry. He moves in the intelligence of all creatures; the other fire is called Vishvajit by mean of spiritual wisdom.
Sanskrit: अन्तराग्निः स्मृतो यस्तु भुक्तं पचति देहिनाम्। स जज्ञे विश्वभुड्नाम सर्वलोकेषु भारत॥
English: O descendant of Bharata, the fire, which is known as the internal heat by which all foods are digested, is called Sarvabhuk and was begotten by him.
Sanskrit: ब्रह्मचारी यतात्मा च सततं विपुलव्रतः। ब्राह्मणाः पूजयन्त्येनं पाकयज्ञेषु पावकम्॥
English: He is self-controlled, he is of great religious merit, he is a Brahmachari and he is worshipped by the Brahmanas at the Paka sacrifice.
Sanskrit: पवित्रा गोमती नाम नदी यस्याभवत् प्रिया। तस्मिन् कर्माणि सर्वाणि क्रियन्ते धर्मकर्तृभिः॥
English: The sacred river Gomati was his wife and by him all religious-minded men perform their sacrifices.
Sanskrit: वडवाग्निः पिबत्यम्भो योऽसौ परमदारुणः। ऊर्श्वभागूर्ध्वभाङ्नाम कविः प्राणाश्रितस्तु यः॥
English: That terrible water-drinking sea fire called Vadava has the tendency to go upwards and hence it is called Urdhvabhaga, It stands in the Prana.
Sanskrit: उदग्द्वारं हविर्यस्य गृहे नित्यं प्रदीयते। ततः स्विष्टं भवेदाज्यं स्विष्टकृत् परमः स्मृतः॥
English: The sixth son is called the Svishtakrit, for him oblations became Shveta; Udagdvara oblations are always made in his honour.
Sanskrit: यः प्रशान्तेषु भूतेषु मन्युर्भवति पावकः। क्रुद्धस्य तु रसो जज्ञे मन्युतीव्रा च पुत्रिका। स्वाहेति दारुणा क्रूरा सर्वभूतेषु तिष्ठति॥
English: When all creatures are calmed the fire named Brihaspati becomes full of fury. This inexorable, fearful and highly wrathful fire is the daughter of Brihaspati. He is known by the name of Svaha and is present in everything.
Sanskrit: त्रिदिवे यस्य सदृशो नास्ति रूपेण कश्चन। अतुलत्वात् कृतो देवैर्नाम्ना कामस्तु पावकः॥
English: He had a son like whom there was none in heaven in personal beauty. And therefore he was called by the celestials “Kama Agni”.
Sanskrit: संहर्षाद् धारयन् क्रोधं धन्वी स्रग्वी रथे स्थितः। समरे नाशयेच्छनमोघो नाम पावकः॥ उक्थो नाम महाभाग त्रिभिरुक्थैरभिष्टुतः। महावाचं त्वजनयत् समाश्वासं हि यं विदुः॥
English: He had another son, called Amogha, who was the destroyer of all his enemies in battle. Assured of success he controls his wrath. He is armed with a bird, he is seated on a chariot and is adorned with garlands of flowers; she had another son named Uktha, praised by the three Uktha. He is the originator of the great words (the Vedas) and he is therefore called Samasvasa.
Sanskrit: मार्कण्डेय उवाच गुरुभिर्नियमैर्युक्तो भरतो नाम पावकः। अग्निः पुष्टिमतिर्नाम तुष्टः पुष्टिं प्रयच्छति। भरत्येष प्रजाः सर्वास्ततो भरत उच्यते॥
English: Markandeya said : The fire named Bharata was bound by severe rules of asceticism; Pushtimati is his another name; when he is satisfied he grants pushti (development) to all creatures and therefore he is called Bharata.
Sanskrit: अग्नियश्च शिवो नाम शक्तिपूजापरश्च सः। दुःखार्तानां च सर्वेषां शिवकृत् सततं शिवः॥
English: The fire named Shiva is ever engaged in worshipping the force (of nature). As he always relieves the sufferings of creatures, he is called Shiva.
Sanskrit: तपसस्तु फलं दृष्ट्वा सम्प्रवृद्धं तपो महत्। उद्धर्तुकामो मतिमान् पुत्रो जज्ञे पुरंदरः॥
English: When Tapa acquired great ascetic merit, an intelligent son, named Purandara was born to him to inherit all these ascetic merits.
Sanskrit: ऊष्मा चैवोष्मणो जज्ञे सोऽग्निधूतस्य लक्ष्यते। अग्निश्चापि मनु म प्राजापत्यमकारयत्॥
English: Another son was also born to him, named Ushma. This fire is seen in all vapours. Another son named Manu was also born; he officiated as Prajapatya.
Sanskrit: शम्भुमग्निमथ प्राहुर्ब्राह्मणा वेदपारगाः। आवसथ्यं द्विजाः प्राहुर्दीप्तमग्नि महाप्रभम्॥
English: The Brahmanas learned in the Vedas then speak of the deeds of the fire named Shambhu. Then the Brahmanas speak of the greatly effulgent fire (called) Avasathya.
Sanskrit: ऊर्जस्करान् हव्यवाहान् सुवर्णसदृशप्रभान्। ततस्तपो ह्यजनयत् पञ्च यज्ञसुतानिह॥
English: Tapa thus created the five Urjaskara fires, they were as brilliant as gold. They all partake of the Soma in sacrifices.
Sanskrit: प्रशान्तेऽग्निर्महाभाग परिश्रान्तो गवां पतिः। असुरान् जनयन् घोरान् मांश्चैव पृथग्विधान्॥
English: The greatly exalted sun, when fatigued is known as the Prashanta (fire). He created the fearful Asura and various other creatures of the earth.
Sanskrit: तपसश्च मनुं पुत्रं भानु चाप्यङ्गिराः सृजत्। बृहद्भानुं तु तं प्राहुर्ब्राह्मणा वेदपारगाः॥
English: Angira also created the Prajapati Bhanu, the son of Tapa. He is also called Brihadbhanu by Brahmanas learned in the Vedas.
Sanskrit: भानोर्भार्या सुप्रजा तु बृहद्भासा तु सूर्यजा। असृजेतां तु षट् पुत्रान् शृणु तासां प्रजाविधिम्॥
English: Bhanu's wife was Supraja and Brihadbhanu, the daughter of Supraja; they gave birth to six sons, hear about their progeny.
Sanskrit: दुर्बलानां तु भूतानामसून् यः सम्प्रयच्छति। तमग्नि बलदं प्राहुः प्रथमं भानुतः सुतम्॥
English: The fire who gives strength to the weak is called Balada. He is the first son of Bhanu.
Sanskrit: यः प्रशान्तेषु भूतेषु मन्युर्भवति दारुणः। अग्निः स मन्युमानाम द्वितीयो भानुतः सुतः॥
English: The fire, who appears as terrible when all the elements are in tranquility, is called the Manyuman fire; he is the second son of Bhanu.
Sanskrit: दर्श च पौर्णमासे च यस्येह हविरुच्यते। विष्णुर्नामेह योऽग्निस्तु धृतिमान्नाम सोऽङ्गिराः॥
English: The fire in whose honour oblations of Ghee are poured in the Darsha and Paurnamasya sacrifices is known as Vishnu in this world. He is called Dhritiman or Angira.