Shukra Curses Yayati with Old Age

Verse 1 (1.77.1)

तस्मिन्नक्षत्रसंयोगे शुक्ले पुण्यर्क्षगेन्दुना । स राजा मुमुदे सम्राट् तया शर्मिष्ठया सह ॥

tasminnakṣatrasaṃyoge śukle puṇyarkṣagendunā | sa rājā mumude samrāṭ tayā śarmiṣṭhayā saha

Under that conjunction of stars, in the bright fortnight, with the moon standing in an auspicious asterism, the king, the sovereign, took his delight with Sharmishtha.

Note on the text: Removed a stray wiki mark (backtick). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.78.1*808).

Verse 2 (1.77.2)

प्रजानां श्रीरिवाभ्याशे शर्मिष्ठा ह्यभवद्वधूः । पन्नगीवोग्ररूपा वै देवयानी ममाप्यभूत् ॥

prajānāṃ śrīrivābhyāśe śarmiṣṭhā hyabhavadvadhūḥ | pannagīvograrūpā vai devayānī mamāpyabhūt

"Sharmishtha has become my bride, close beside me like Shri, the good fortune of my people; but Devayani has become to me like a she-serpent, fierce of form."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.78.1*808). Speaker set to Yayati: these are his thoughts, as the apparatus marks them.

Verse 3 (1.77.3)

पर्जन्य इव सस्यानां देवानाममृतं यथा । तद्वन्ममापि संभूता शर्मिष्ठा वार्षपर्वणी । इत्येवं मनसा ज्ञात्वा देवयानीमवर्जयत् ॥

parjanya iva sasyānāṃ devānāmamṛtaṃ yathā | tadvanmamāpi saṃbhūtā śarmiṣṭhā vārṣaparvaṇī | ityevaṃ manasā jñātvā devayānīmavarjayat

"As the rain-cloud is to the crops, as nectar is to the gods, so has Sharmishtha, daughter of Vrishaparvan, become to me." Having judged thus in his mind, he kept away from Devayani.

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki marks (।।'). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.78.1*808).

Verse 4 (1.77.4)

श्रुत्वा कुमारं जातं तु देवयानी शुचिस्मिता । चिन्तयामास दुःखार्ता शर्मिष्ठां प्रति भारत ॥

śrutvā kumāraṃ jātaṃ tu devayānī śucismitā | cintayāmāsa duḥkhārtā śarmiṣṭhāṃ prati bhārata

Hearing that a son had been born, O Bharata, the bright-smiling Devayani, stricken with grief, brooded over Sharmishtha.

Verse 5 (1.77.5)

अभिगम्य च शर्मिष्ठां देवयान्यब्रवीदिदम् । किमिदं वृजिनं सुभ्रु कृतं वै कामलुब्धया ॥

abhigamya ca śarmiṣṭhāṃ devayānyabravīdidam | kimidaṃ vṛjinaṃ subhru kṛtaṃ vai kāmalubdhayā

Going to Sharmishtha, Devayani said this: "What wrong is this that you have done, fair-browed one, in your greed for pleasure?"

Verse 6 (1.77.6)

ऋषिरभ्यागतः कश्चिद्धर्मात्मा वेदपारगः । स मया वरदः कामं याचितो धर्मसंहितम् ॥

ṛṣirabhyāgataḥ kaściddharmātmā vedapāragaḥ | sa mayā varadaḥ kāmaṃ yācito dharmasaṃhitam

A certain sage came here, righteous and versed in the Vedas. Since he granted boons, I asked him for my desire, a desire in keeping with dharma.

Verse 7 (1.77.7)

अपत्यार्थे स तु मया वृतो वै चारुहासिनि । नाहमन्यायतः काममाचरामि शुचिस्मिते । तस्मादृषेर्ममापत्यमिति सत्यं ब्रवीमि ते ॥

apatyārthe sa tu mayā vṛto vai cāruhāsini | nāhamanyāyataḥ kāmamācarāmi śucismite | tasmādṛṣermamāpatyamiti satyaṃ bravīmi te

It was for the sake of offspring that I chose him, lovely-smiling one. I do not pursue desire unlawfully, pure-smiling one. So my child is from that sage; I tell you the truth.

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki marks (backtick, quote mark). First line not in the critical edition (vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.78.3*809); lines 2–3 are 1.78.4.

Verse 8 (1.77.8)

शोभनं भीरु यद्येवमथ स ज्ञायते द्विजः । गोत्रनामाभिजनतो वेत्तुमिच्छामि तं द्विजम् ॥

śobhanaṃ bhīru yadyevamatha sa jñāyate dvijaḥ | gotranāmābhijanato vettumicchāmi taṃ dvijam

If that is so, timid one, it is well. But is that brahmin known? I wish to know him by his lineage, name and family.

Verse 9 (1.77.9)

तपसा तेजसा चैव दीप्यमानं यथा रविम् । तं दृष्ट्वा मम संप्रष्टुं शक्तिर्नासीच्छुचिस्मिते ॥

tapasā tejasā caiva dīpyamānaṃ yathā ravim | taṃ dṛṣṭvā mama saṃpraṣṭuṃ śaktirnāsīcchucismite

He blazed with austerity and splendour like the sun. When I saw him, pure-smiling one, I had no power to question him.

Verse 10 (1.77.10)

यद्येतदेवं शर्मिष्ठे न मन्युर्विद्यते मम । अपत्यं यदि ते लब्धं ज्येष्ठाच्छ्रेष्ठाच्च वै द्विजात् ॥

yadyetadevaṃ śarmiṣṭhe na manyurvidyate mama | apatyaṃ yadi te labdhaṃ jyeṣṭhācchreṣṭhācca vai dvijāt

If this is so, Sharmishtha, I bear no anger, if indeed you have obtained your child from a twice-born who is eldest and best.

Verse 11 (1.77.11)

अन्योन्यमेवमुक्त्वा तु संप्रहस्य च ते मिथः । जगाम भार्गवी वेश्म तथ्यमित्यवजग्मुषी ॥

anyonyamevamuktvā tu saṃprahasya ca te mithaḥ | jagāma bhārgavī veśma tathyamityavajagmuṣī

Having spoken thus to each other and laughed together, the daughter of the Bhrigu line went back to her house, accepting that it was the truth.

Verse 12 (1.77.12)

ययातिर्देवयान्यां तु पुत्रावजनयन्नृपः । यदुं च तुर्वसुं चैव शक्रविष्णू इवापरौ ॥

yayātirdevayānyāṃ tu putrāvajanayannṛpaḥ | yaduṃ ca turvasuṃ caiva śakraviṣṇū ivāparau

King Yayati begot two sons on Devayani, Yadu and Turvasu, who were like a second Shakra and Vishnu.

Verse 13 (1.77.13)

तस्मिन्काले तु राजर्षिर्ययातिः पृथिवीपतिः । माध्वीकरससंयुक्तां मदिरां मदवर्धनीम् ॥

tasminkāle tu rājarṣiryayātiḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ | mādhvīkarasasaṃyuktāṃ madirāṃ madavardhanīm

At that time the royal sage Yayati, lord of the earth, took wine blended with madhvika liquor, a drink that heightens intoxication,

Note on the text: Removed a stray wiki mark (backtick). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.78.9*810).

Verse 14 (1.77.14)

पाययामास शुक्रस्य तनयां रक्तपिङ्गलाम् । पीत्वा पीत्वा च मदिरां देवयानी मुमोह सा ॥

pāyayāmāsa śukrasya tanayāṃ raktapiṅgalām | pītvā pītvā ca madirāṃ devayānī mumoha sā

and gave it to Shukra's red-and-tawny daughter to drink. Drinking the wine again and again, Devayani lost her senses.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.78.9*810).

Verse 15 (1.77.15)

रुदती गायमाना च नृत्यन्ती च मुहुर्मुहुः । बहु प्रलपती देवी राजानमिदमब्रवीत् ॥

rudatī gāyamānā ca nṛtyantī ca muhurmuhuḥ | bahu pralapatī devī rājānamidamabravīt

Weeping, singing and dancing again and again, babbling on and on, the lady said this to the king:

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.78.9*810).

Verse 16 (1.77.16)

राजवद्रूपवेषौ ते किमर्थं त्वमिहागतः । केन कार्येण संप्राप्तो निर्जनं गहनं वनम् ॥

rājavadrūpaveṣau te kimarthaṃ tvamihāgataḥ | kena kāryeṇa saṃprāpto nirjanaṃ gahanaṃ vanam

Your form and dress are like a king's; why have you come here? On what business have you come to this lonely, dense forest?

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.78.9*810). Speaker set to Devayani (her words, introduced by verse 15).

Verse 17 (1.77.17)

द्विजश्रेष्ठ नृपश्रेष्ठो ययातिश्चोग्रदर्शनः । तस्मादितः पलायस्व हितमिच्छसि चेद्द्विज ॥

dvijaśreṣṭha nṛpaśreṣṭho yayātiścogradarśanaḥ | tasmāditaḥ palāyasva hitamicchasi ceddvija

Best of brahmins, Yayati, the best of kings, is fearsome to behold. So flee from here, brahmin, if you wish yourself well.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.78.9*810). Speaker set to Devayani.

Verse 18 (1.77.18)

इत्येवं प्रलपन्तीं तां देवयानीं तु नाहुषः । भर्त्सयामास वचनैरनर्हां पापवर्धनीम् ॥

ityevaṃ pralapantīṃ tāṃ devayānīṃ tu nāhuṣaḥ | bhartsayāmāsa vacanairanarhāṃ pāpavardhanīm

As Devayani babbled on in this way, Nahusha's son rebuked her with words, as one unworthy and a breeder of sin.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.78.9*810).

Verse 19 (1.77.19)

ततो वर्षवरान्मूकान्व्यङ्गान्वृद्धांश्च पङ्गुकान् । रक्षणे देवयान्याः स पोषणे च शशास तान् ॥

tato varṣavarānmūkānvyaṅgānvṛddhāṃśca paṅgukān | rakṣaṇe devayānyāḥ sa poṣaṇe ca śaśāsa tān

Then he appointed eunuchs, mutes, the deformed, the aged and the lame to guard Devayani and to look after her.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.78.9*810).

Verse 20 (1.77.20)

ततस्तु नाहुषो राजा शर्मिष्ठां प्राप्य बुद्धिमान् । रेमे च सुचिरं कालं तया शर्मिष्ठया सह ॥

tatastu nāhuṣo rājā śarmiṣṭhāṃ prāpya buddhimān | reme ca suciraṃ kālaṃ tayā śarmiṣṭhayā saha

Then the wise king, Nahusha's son, having won Sharmishtha, took his pleasure with her for a very long time.

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki marks (।।'). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.78.9*810).

Verse 21 (1.77.21)

तस्मादेव तु राजर्षेः शर्मिष्ठा वार्षपर्वणी । द्रुह्युं चानुं च पूरुं च त्रीन्कुमारानजीजनत् ॥

tasmādeva tu rājarṣeḥ śarmiṣṭhā vārṣaparvaṇī | druhyuṃ cānuṃ ca pūruṃ ca trīnkumārānajījanat

And from that same royal sage, Sharmishtha, daughter of Vrishaparvan, bore three sons: Druhyu, Anu and Puru.

Verse 22 (1.77.22)

ततः काले तु कस्मिंश्चिद्देवयानी शुचिस्मिता । ययातिसहिता राजञ्जगाम रहितं वनम् ॥

tataḥ kāle tu kasmiṃściddevayānī śucismitā | yayātisahitā rājañjagāma rahitaṃ vanam

Then at some time, O king, the bright-smiling Devayani went with Yayati into a secluded forest.

Verse 23 (1.77.23)

ददर्श च तदा तत्र कुमारान्देवरूपिणः । क्रीडमानान्सुविश्रब्धान्विस्मिता चेदमब्रवीत् ॥

dadarśa ca tadā tatra kumārāndevarūpiṇaḥ | krīḍamānānsuviśrabdhānvismitā cedamabravīt

There she saw boys like gods in form, playing without a care; and in astonishment she said this:

Verse 24 (1.77.24)

कस्यैते दारका राजन्देवपुत्रोपमाः शुभाः । वर्चसा रूपतश्चैव सदृशा मे मतास्तव ॥

kasyaite dārakā rājandevaputropamāḥ śubhāḥ | varcasā rūpataścaiva sadṛśā me matāstava

Whose are these boys, O king, so fair, like the sons of gods? In radiance and in looks they seem to me to resemble you.

Note on the text: Removed a stray wiki mark (backtick).

Verse 25 (1.77.25)

एवं पृष्ट्वा तु राजानं कुमारान्पर्यपृच्छत ॥

evaṃ pṛṣṭvā tu rājānaṃ kumārānparyapṛcchata

Having asked the king this, she questioned the boys.

Note on the text: Half-verse as printed in Wikisource (= 1.78.14a); the vulgate inserts verses 26–27 before the rest of the question.

Verse 26 (1.77.26)

तस्मिन्काले तु तच्छ्रुत्वा धात्री तेषां वचोऽब्रवीत् । किं न ब्रूत कुमारा वः पितरं वै द्विजर्षभम् ॥

tasminkāle tu tacchrutvā dhātrī teṣāṃ vaco'bravīt | kiṃ na brūta kumārā vaḥ pitaraṃ vai dvijarṣabham

Just then, hearing this, their nurse said to them: "Boys, why do you not tell of your father, that bull among brahmins?"

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.78.14*813).

Verse 27 (1.77.27)

ऋषिश्च ब्राह्मणश्चैव द्विजातिश्चैव नः पिता । शर्मिष्ठा नानृतं ब्रूते देवयानि क्षमस्व नः ॥

ṛṣiśca brāhmaṇaścaiva dvijātiścaiva naḥ pitā | śarmiṣṭhā nānṛtaṃ brūte devayāni kṣamasva naḥ

Our father is a sage, a brahmin, one twice-born. Sharmishtha does not speak untruth. Devayani, forgive us.

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki marks (।।'). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.78.15*816).

Verse 28 (1.77.28)

किंनामधेयगोत्रो वः पुत्रका ब्राह्मणः पिता । प्रब्रूत तत्त्वतः क्षिप्रं कश्चासौ क्व च वर्तते ॥

kiṃnāmadheyagotro vaḥ putrakā brāhmaṇaḥ pitā | prabrūta tattvataḥ kṣipraṃ kaścāsau kva ca vartate

Children, what is the name and lineage of your brahmin father? Tell me truly and quickly: who is he, and where does he live?

Note on the text: First line is 1.78.14c; second line not in the critical edition (vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.78.14*814).

Verse 29 (1.77.29)

प्रब्रूत मे यथा तथ्यं श्रोतुमिच्छामि तं ह्यहम् । एवमुक्ताः कुमारास्ते देवयान्या सुमध्यया ॥

prabrūta me yathā tathyaṃ śrotumicchāmi taṃ hyaham | evamuktāḥ kumārāste devayānyā sumadhyayā

"Tell me the truth as it is; I wish to hear about him." Addressed thus by the slender-waisted Devayani, the boys

Note on the text: Corrected कुमारस्ते → कुमारास्ते (misprint in Wikisource; plural subject of उक्ताः, as in CE apparatus 1.78.14*815). First line is 1.78.14e; second line not in the critical edition (vulgate recension; *815).

Verse 30 (1.77.30)

तेऽदर्शयन्प्रदेशिन्या तमेव नृपसत्तमम् । शर्मिष्ठां मातरं चैव तथाऽऽचख्युश्च दारकाः ॥

te'darśayanpradeśinyā tameva nṛpasattamam | śarmiṣṭhāṃ mātaraṃ caiva tathā''cakhyuśca dārakāḥ

pointed with their forefingers at that same best of kings, and the children also told her that Sharmishtha was their mother.

Note on the text: Speaker corrected from Devayani to the narrator (narration of the boys' answer).

Verse 31 (1.77.31)

इत्युक्त्वा सहितास्ते तु राजानमुपचक्रमुः । नाभ्यनन्दत तान्राजा देवयान्यास्तदान्तिके ॥

ityuktvā sahitāste tu rājānamupacakramuḥ | nābhyanandata tānrājā devayānyāstadāntike

Saying this, the boys went up to the king together; but with Devayani close by, the king did not welcome them.

Verse 32 (1.77.32)

रुदन्तस्तेऽथ शर्मिष्ठामभ्ययुर्बालकास्ततः । अविब्रुवन्ती किंचिच्च राजानं चारुलोचना ॥

rudantaste'tha śarmiṣṭhāmabhyayurbālakāstataḥ | avibruvantī kiṃcicca rājānaṃ cārulocanā

Then the children went weeping to Sharmishtha. Saying nothing at all to the king, the lovely-eyed woman

Note on the text: Removed a stray wiki mark (backtick). First line is 1.78.16e; second line not in the critical edition (vulgate recension).

Verse 33 (1.77.33)

नातिदूराच्च राजानं सा चातिष्ठदवाङ्मुखी । श्रुत्वा तेषां तु बालानां सव्रीड इव पार्थिवः ॥

nātidūrācca rājānaṃ sā cātiṣṭhadavāṅmukhī | śrutvā teṣāṃ tu bālānāṃ savrīḍa iva pārthivaḥ

stood not far from the king with her face cast down. Hearing the children's words, the king seemed abashed;

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.78.16*817 and 1.78.17*818).

Verse 34 (1.77.34)

प्रतिवक्तुमशक्तोऽभूत्तूष्णींभूतोऽभवन्नृपः । दृष्ट्वा तु तेषां बालानां प्रणयं पार्थिवं प्रति ॥

prativaktumaśakto'bhūttūṣṇīṃbhūto'bhavannṛpaḥ | dṛṣṭvā tu teṣāṃ bālānāṃ praṇayaṃ pārthivaṃ prati

unable to answer, he fell silent. Seeing the children's affection for the king,

Note on the text: First line not in the critical edition (vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.78.17*818); second line is 1.78.17a.

Verse 35 (1.77.35)

बुद्ध्वा तु तत्त्वतो देवी शर्मिष्ठामिदमब्रवीत् । अभ्यागच्छति मां कश्चिदृषिरित्येवमब्रवीः ॥

buddhvā tu tattvato devī śarmiṣṭhāmidamabravīt | abhyāgacchati māṃ kaścidṛṣirityevamabravīḥ

and understanding the truth of it, the lady said this to Sharmishtha: "You told me that some sage came to you."

Note on the text: Corrected शर्मिष्ठापिदमब्रवीत् → शर्मिष्ठामिदमब्रवीत् (misprint in Wikisource; "said to Sharmishtha", as CE 1.78.17c). Second line not in the critical edition (vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.78.17*819).

Verse 36 (1.77.36)

ययातिमेवं राजानं त्वं गोपायसि भामिनि । पूर्वमेव मया प्रोक्तं त्वया तु वृजिनं कृतम् ॥

yayātimevaṃ rājānaṃ tvaṃ gopāyasi bhāmini | pūrvameva mayā proktaṃ tvayā tu vṛjinaṃ kṛtam

So it is King Yayati you have been hiding, passionate woman! I warned you before, and yet you have done this wrong.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.78.17*819). Speaker set to Devayani (her speech continues from verse 35).

Verse 37 (1.77.37)

मदधीना सती कस्मादकार्षीर्विप्रियं मम । तमेवाऽऽसुरधर्मं त्वमास्थिता न बिभेषि मे ॥

madadhīnā satī kasmādakārṣīrvipriyaṃ mama | tamevā''suradharmaṃ tvamāsthitā na bibheṣi me

Dependent on me as you are, why have you done what displeases me? You have taken up that same demon way of yours, and you do not fear me.

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki marks (।।'). Speaker set to Devayani.

Verse 38 (1.77.38)

यदुक्तमृषिरित्येव तत्सत्यं चारुहासिनि । न्यायतो धर्मतश्चैव चरन्ती न बिभेमि ते ॥

yaduktamṛṣirityeva tatsatyaṃ cāruhāsini | nyāyato dharmataścaiva carantī na bibhemi te

What I said, "a sage", is true, lovely-smiling one. I act in accordance with what is just and right, and so I do not fear you.

Verse 39 (1.77.39)

यदा त्वया वृतो भर्ता वृत एव तदा मया । सखीभर्ता हि धर्मेण भर्ता भवति शोभने ॥

yadā tvayā vṛto bhartā vṛta eva tadā mayā | sakhībhartā hi dharmeṇa bhartā bhavati śobhane

When you chose him as your husband, I chose him too at that very time. By dharma, fair lady, a friend's husband becomes one's own husband.

Verse 40 (1.77.40)

पूज्यासि मम मान्या च ज्येष्ठा च ब्राह्मणी ह्यसि । त्वत्तोऽपि मे पूज्यतमो राजर्षिः किं न वेत्थ तत् ॥

pūjyāsi mama mānyā ca jyeṣṭhā ca brāhmaṇī hyasi | tvatto'pi me pūjyatamo rājarṣiḥ kiṃ na vettha tat

You are to be honoured and respected by me, for you are the elder and a brahmin woman. But more worthy of honour to me even than you is the royal sage; do you not know that?

Note on the text: Corrected त्वत्तोपि → त्वत्तोऽपि (misprint in Wikisource; missing avagraha, CE tvatto 'pi).

Verse 41 (1.77.41)

त्वत्पित्रा मम गुरुणा सह दत्ते उभे शुभे । ततो भर्ता च पूज्यश्च पोष्यां पोषयतीह माम् ॥

tvatpitrā mama guruṇā saha datte ubhe śubhe | tato bhartā ca pūjyaśca poṣyāṃ poṣayatīha mām

Your father, my teacher, gave the two of us away together, fair one. So he is my husband and worthy of my honour, and he maintains me as one he is bound to support.

Note on the text: Removed a stray wiki mark (backtick). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.78.21*820).

Verse 42 (1.77.42)

श्रुत्वा तस्यास्ततो वाक्यं देवयान्यब्रवीदिदम् । रमस्वेह यथाकामं देव्या शर्मिष्ठया सह ॥

śrutvā tasyāstato vākyaṃ devayānyabravīdidam | ramasveha yathākāmaṃ devyā śarmiṣṭhayā saha

Hearing her words, Devayani said this: "Enjoy yourself here as you please with your lady Sharmishtha.

Note on the text: First line is 1.78.22a; second line not in the critical edition (vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.78.22*821).

Verse 43 (1.77.43)

राजन्नाद्येह वत्स्यामि विप्रियं मे कृतं त्वया । इति जज्वाल कोपेन देवयानी ततो भृशम् ॥

rājannādyeha vatsyāmi vipriyaṃ me kṛtaṃ tvayā | iti jajvāla kopena devayānī tato bhṛśam

O king, I will not stay here today; you have done what displeases me." So saying, Devayani blazed up fiercely with anger,

Note on the text: First line is 1.78.22c; second line not in the critical edition (vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.78.22*821).

Verse 44 (1.77.44)

निर्दहन्तीव सव्रीडां शर्मिष्ठां समुदीक्ष्य च । अपविध्य च सर्वाणि भूषणान्यसितेक्षणा ॥

nirdahantīva savrīḍāṃ śarmiṣṭhāṃ samudīkṣya ca | apavidhya ca sarvāṇi bhūṣaṇānyasitekṣaṇā

and glaring at the abashed Sharmishtha as if to burn her up, the dark-eyed woman flung off all her ornaments.

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki marks (।।'). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.78.22*821).

Verse 45 (1.77.45)

सहसोत्पतितां श्यामां दृष्ट्वा तां साश्रुलोचनाम् । तूर्णं सकाशं काव्यस्य प्रस्थितां व्यथितस्तदा ॥

sahasotpatitāṃ śyāmāṃ dṛṣṭvā tāṃ sāśrulocanām | tūrṇaṃ sakāśaṃ kāvyasya prasthitāṃ vyathitastadā

Seeing the dark lady spring up suddenly, her eyes full of tears, and set off swiftly toward Kavya, the king was distressed.

Verse 46 (1.77.46)

अनुवव्राज संभ्रान्तः पृष्ठतः सान्त्वयन्नृपः । न्यवर्तत नचैव स्म क्रोधसंरक्तलोचना ॥

anuvavrāja saṃbhrāntaḥ pṛṣṭhataḥ sāntvayannṛpaḥ | nyavartata nacaiva sma krodhasaṃraktalocanā

In alarm the king followed behind her, trying to soothe her; but she, her eyes red with anger, would not turn back.

Verse 47 (1.77.47)

अविब्रुवन्ती किंचित्सा राजानं साश्रुलोचना । अचिरादेव संप्राप्ता काव्यस्योशनसोऽन्तिकम् ॥

avibruvantī kiṃcitsā rājānaṃ sāśrulocanā | acirādeva saṃprāptā kāvyasyośanaso'ntikam

Saying nothing at all to the king, her eyes full of tears, she very soon reached Kavya Ushanas.

Verse 48 (1.77.48)

सा तु दृष्ट्वैव पितरमभिवाद्याग्रतः स्थिता । अनन्तरं ययातिस्तु पूजयामास भार्गवम् ॥

sā tu dṛṣṭvaiva pitaramabhivādyāgrataḥ sthitā | anantaraṃ yayātistu pūjayāmāsa bhārgavam

As soon as she saw her father she greeted him and stood before him; and right after her Yayati paid homage to Bhrigu's descendant.

Note on the text: Corrected दृष्ट्वै → दृष्ट्वैव (misprint in Wikisource; dropped akshara, which also breaks the metre) and यायातिस्तु → ययातिस्तु (misprint; the king's name), both as CE 1.78.26.

Verse 49 (1.77.49)

अधर्मेण जितो धर्मः प्रवृत्तमधरोत्तरम् । शर्मिष्ठयाऽतिवृत्ताऽस्मि दुहित्रा वृषपर्वणः ॥

adharmeṇa jito dharmaḥ pravṛttamadharottaram | śarmiṣṭhayā'tivṛttā'smi duhitrā vṛṣaparvaṇaḥ

Dharma has been overcome by adharma; things have been turned upside down. I have been wronged by Sharmishtha, Vrishaparvan's daughter.

Verse 50 (1.77.50)

त्रयोऽस्यां जनिताः पुत्रा राज्ञाऽनेन ययातिना । दुर्भगाया मम द्वौ तु पुत्रौ तात ब्रवीमि ते ॥

trayo'syāṃ janitāḥ putrā rājñā'nena yayātinā | durbhagāyā mama dvau tu putrau tāta bravīmi te

Three sons have been begotten on her by this King Yayati, but to unlucky me only two sons; I tell you this, father.

Verse 51 (1.77.51)

धर्मज्ञ इति विख्यात एष राजा भृगूद्वह । अतिक्रान्तश्च मर्यादां काव्यैतत्कथयामि ते ॥

dharmajña iti vikhyāta eṣa rājā bhṛgūdvaha | atikrāntaśca maryādāṃ kāvyaitatkathayāmi te

This king is renowned as one who knows dharma, O mainstay of the Bhrigus; yet he has overstepped the bounds. This I tell you, Kavya.

Verse 52 (1.77.52)

धर्मज्ञः सन्महाराज योऽधर्ममकृथाः प्रियम् । तस्माज्जरा त्वामचिराद्धर्षयिष्यति दुर्जया ॥

dharmajñaḥ sanmahārāja yo'dharmamakṛthāḥ priyam | tasmājjarā tvāmacirāddharṣayiṣyati durjayā

Great king, since, knowing dharma, you have done adharma because it pleased you, old age, hard to overcome, shall soon assail you.

Verse 53 (1.77.53)

ऋतुं वै याचमानाया भगवन्नान्यचेतसा । दुहितुर्दानवेन्द्रस्य धर्म्यमेतत्कृतं मया ॥

ṛtuṃ vai yācamānāyā bhagavannānyacetasā | duhiturdānavendrasya dharmyametatkṛtaṃ mayā

Lord, the daughter of the Danava king asked me for her season; I did this with no other thought, and it was in keeping with dharma.

Verse 54 (1.77.54)

ऋतुं वै याचमानाया न ददाति पुमानृतुम् । भ्रूणहेत्युच्यते ब्रह्मन् स इह ब्रह्मवादिभिः ॥

ṛtuṃ vai yācamānāyā na dadāti pumānṛtum | bhrūṇahetyucyate brahman sa iha brahmavādibhiḥ

A man who does not grant her season to a woman who asks for it is called, O brahmin, a slayer of the embryo by those who expound the Veda.

Verse 55 (1.77.55)

अभिकामां स्त्रियं यश्च गम्यां रहसि याचितः । नोपैति स च धर्मेषु भ्रूणहेत्युच्यते बुधैः ॥

abhikāmāṃ striyaṃ yaśca gamyāṃ rahasi yācitaḥ | nopaiti sa ca dharmeṣu bhrūṇahetyucyate budhaiḥ

And he who, asked in private by a willing woman whom he may lawfully approach, does not go to her, is called by the wise, in matters of dharma, a slayer of the embryo.

Verse 56 (1.77.56)

यद्यद्वृणोति मां कश्चित्तत्तद्देयमिति व्रतम् । त्वया च सापि दत्ता मे नान्यं नाथमिहेच्छति ॥

yadyadvṛṇoti māṃ kaścittattaddeyamiti vratam | tvayā ca sāpi dattā me nānyaṃ nāthamihecchati

My vow is that whatever anyone asks of me must be given. And you yourself gave her to me; she wants no other lord here.

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki marks (backtick, quote mark). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.78.33*822).

Verse 57 (1.77.57)

इत्येतानि समीक्ष्याहं कारणानि भृगूद्वह । अधर्मभयसंविग्नः शर्मिष्ठामुपजग्मिवान् । मत्वैतन्मे धर्म इति कृतं ब्रह्मन्क्षमस्व माम् ॥

ityetāni samīkṣyāhaṃ kāraṇāni bhṛgūdvaha | adharmabhayasaṃvignaḥ śarmiṣṭhāmupajagmivān | matvaitanme dharma iti kṛtaṃ brahmankṣamasva mām

Weighing these reasons, O mainstay of the Bhrigus, and anxious for fear of adharma, I went to Sharmishtha. I did it believing it to be my dharma; forgive me, brahmin.

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki marks (backtick, ।।'). Lines 1–2 are 1.78.34; third line not in the critical edition (vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.78.33*822).

Verse 58 (1.77.58)

नन्वहं प्रत्यवेक्ष्यस्ते मदधीनोऽसि पार्थिव । मिथ्याचारस्य धर्मेषु चौर्यं भवति नाहुष ॥

nanvahaṃ pratyavekṣyaste madadhīno'si pārthiva | mithyācārasya dharmeṣu cauryaṃ bhavati nāhuṣa

Surely you should have looked to me, for you are dependent on me, O king. For one who acts falsely in matters of dharma, it is theft, son of Nahusha.

Verse 59 (1.77.59)

क्रुद्धेनोशनसा शप्तो ययातिर्नाहुषस्तदा । पूर्वं वयः परित्यज्य जरां सद्योऽन्वपद्यत ॥

kruddhenośanasā śapto yayātirnāhuṣastadā | pūrvaṃ vayaḥ parityajya jarāṃ sadyo'nvapadyata

Cursed by the angry Ushanas, Yayati, son of Nahusha, then cast off his former youth and at once fell into old age.

Verse 60 (1.77.60)

अतृप्तो यौवनस्याहं देवयान्यां भृगूद्वह । प्रसादं कुरु मे ब्रह्मञ्जरेयं न विशेच्च माम् ॥

atṛpto yauvanasyāhaṃ devayānyāṃ bhṛgūdvaha | prasādaṃ kuru me brahmañjareyaṃ na viśecca mām

I have not had my fill of youth with Devayani, O mainstay of the Bhrigus. Be gracious to me, brahmin; let this old age not enter me.

Verse 61 (1.77.61)

नाहं मृषा ब्रवीम्येतज्जरां प्राप्तोऽसि भूमिप । जरां त्वेतां त्वमन्यस्मिन्संक्रामय यदीच्छसि ॥

nāhaṃ mṛṣā bravīmyetajjarāṃ prāpto'si bhūmipa | jarāṃ tvetāṃ tvamanyasminsaṃkrāmaya yadīcchasi

I do not speak falsely: you have come to old age, lord of the earth. But if you wish, transfer this old age to another.

Verse 62 (1.77.62)

राज्यभाक्स भवेद्ब्रह्मन्पुण्यभाक्कीर्तिभाक्तथा । यो मे दद्याद्वयः पुत्रस्तद्भवाननुमन्यताम् ॥

rājyabhāksa bhavedbrahmanpuṇyabhākkīrtibhāktathā | yo me dadyādvayaḥ putrastadbhavānanumanyatām

Let the son who gives me his youth have a share in the kingdom, in merit and in fame, O brahmin. Grant your consent to this.

Verse 63 (1.77.63)

संक्रामयिष्यसि जरां यथेष्टं नहुषात्मज । मामनुध्याय भावेन न च पापमवाप्स्यसि ॥

saṃkrāmayiṣyasi jarāṃ yatheṣṭaṃ nahuṣātmaja | māmanudhyāya bhāvena na ca pāpamavāpsyasi

You shall transfer your old age as you please, son of Nahusha. Meditate on me with devotion, and you will incur no sin.

Note on the text: Corrected येथेष्टं → यथेष्टं (misprint in Wikisource; CE yatheṣṭaṃ).

Verse 64 (1.77.64)

वयो दास्यति ते पुत्रो यः स राजा भविष्यति । आयुष्मान्कीर्तिमांश्चैव बह्वपत्यस्तथैव च ॥

vayo dāsyati te putro yaḥ sa rājā bhaviṣyati | āyuṣmānkīrtimāṃścaiva bahvapatyastathaiva ca

The son who gives you his youth shall become king, long-lived and famous, and blessed with many offspring.