Sumitra Becomes Phenapa

Verse 1 (13.120.1)

कः फेनपेति नाम्नाऽसौ कथं वा भक्षितः पुरा । मृत उज्जीवितः कस्मात्कथं गोलोकमाश्रितः ॥

kaḥ phenapeti nāmnā'sau kathaṃ vā bhakṣitaḥ purā | mṛta ujjīvitaḥ kasmātkathaṃ golokamāśritaḥ

Who was this man called Phenapa? How was he devoured in former times? Why, though dead, was he brought back to life, and how did he come to Goloka?

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition main text; found only in Appendix I no. 9A (13,080.045d@009A_0001-0002).

Verse 2 (13.120.2)

विरुद्धे मानुषे लोके तथा समयवर्त्मसु । ऋते दैवं हि दुष्प्रापं मानुषेषु विशेषतः । संशयो मे महानत्र तन्मे व्याख्यातुमर्हसि ॥

viruddhe mānuṣe loke tathā samayavartmasu | ṛte daivaṃ hi duṣprāpaṃ mānuṣeṣu viśeṣataḥ | saṃśayo me mahānatra tanme vyākhyātumarhasi

In the world of men, full of opposition, and along the paths of settled conventions, nothing is easily gained without fate, and least of all among human beings. I have a great doubt in this matter; please explain it to me.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition main text; found only in Appendix I no. 9A (13,080.045d@009A_0003-0005). Corrected विरुद्वे → विरुद्धे (misprint in Wikisource; CE viruddhe). Corrected क्रते → ऋते (misprint in Wikisource; CE ṛte). Corrected दुष्प्रपं → दुष्प्रापं (misprint in Wikisource; CE duṣprāpaṃ). Wikisource gives all three lines to Yudhishthira (the following heading is Bhishma's); the CE prints a speaker label bhīṣmaḥ before the third line (@009A_0005), kept here with the page.

Verse 3 (13.120.3)

श्रूयते भार्गवे वंशे सुमित्रो नाम भारत । वेदाध्ययनसम्पन्नो विपुले तपसि स्थितः ॥

śrūyate bhārgave vaṃśe sumitro nāma bhārata | vedādhyayanasampanno vipule tapasi sthitaḥ

It is told, O Bharata, that in the line of Bhrigu there was a man named Sumitra, learned in the study of the Veda and firmly established in great austerity,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition main text; found only in Appendix I no. 9A (13,080.045d@009A_0006-0007).

Verse 4 (13.120.4)

वानप्रस्थाश्रमे युक्तः स्वकर्मनिरतः सदा । विनयाचारतत्वज्ञः सर्वधर्मार्थकोविदः ॥

vānaprasthāśrame yuktaḥ svakarmanirataḥ sadā | vinayācāratatvajñaḥ sarvadharmārthakovidaḥ

who lived in the forest-dweller's stage of life, ever devoted to his own duties, who understood the truth of humility and right conduct, and was skilled in every kind of dharma and worldly aim.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition main text; found only in Appendix I no. 9A (13,080.045d@009A_0008-0009).

Verse 5 (13.120.5)

यत्नात्त्रिषवणस्नायी संध्योपासनतत्परः । अग्निहोत्ररतः क्षान्तो जपञ्जुह्वच्च नित्यदा ॥

yatnāttriṣavaṇasnāyī saṃdhyopāsanatatparaḥ | agnihotrarataḥ kṣānto japañjuhvacca nityadā

He bathed diligently at the three daily junctures, was devoted to the twilight worship, delighted in the fire-offering, and was patient; he was forever muttering prayers and making oblations.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition main text; found only in Appendix I no. 9A (13,080.045d@009A_0010-0011). Corrected नित्यदाः → नित्यदा (misprint in Wikisource; CE nityadā; the adverb takes no visarga).

Verse 6 (13.120.6)

पितृदेवांश्च नियतमतिथींश्च स पूजयन् । प्राणसन्धारणार्थं च यत्किंचिदुपहारयन् ॥

pitṛdevāṃśca niyatamatithīṃśca sa pūjayan | prāṇasandhāraṇārthaṃ ca yatkiṃcidupahārayan

With a steady mind he always honoured the ancestors, the gods and his guests, and to keep himself alive he would offer up whatever little he had.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition main text; found only in Appendix I no. 9A (13,080.045d@009A_0012-0013). Corrected मतिर्थींश्च → मतिथींश्च (misprint in Wikisource; CE atithīṃś).

Verse 7 (13.120.7)

गिरिस्त्रिशिखरो नाम यतः प्रभवते नदी । कुलजेति पुराणेषु विश्रुता रुद्रनिर्मिता ॥

giristriśikharo nāma yataḥ prabhavate nadī | kulajeti purāṇeṣu viśrutā rudranirmitā

There is a mountain called Trishikhara, from which a river rises; in the Puranas she is renowned as Kulaja, a river made by Rudra.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition main text; found only in Appendix I no. 9A (13,080.045d@009A_0014-0015). Wikisource कुलजेति; the CE has kulaheti (Wikisource footnote: कूलहेति in some manuscripts); kept as a recension variant.

Verse 8 (13.120.8)

तस्यास्तीरे समे देशे पुष्पमालासमाकुले । वन्यौषधिद्रुमोपेते नानापक्षिमृगायुते ॥

tasyāstīre same deśe puṣpamālāsamākule | vanyauṣadhidrumopete nānāpakṣimṛgāyute

On her bank lay a level stretch of land, strewn with garlands of flowers, rich in wild herbs and trees, and filled with birds and beasts of many kinds,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition main text; found only in Appendix I no. 9A (13,080.045d@009A_0016-0017).

Verse 9 (13.120.9)

व्यपेतदंशमशके ध्वाङ्क्षगृध्रैरसेविते । कृष्णदर्भतृणप्राये सुरम्ये ज्योतिरश्मिनि ॥

vyapetadaṃśamaśake dhvāṅkṣagṛdhrairasevite | kṛṣṇadarbhatṛṇaprāye suramye jyotiraśmini

free of gnats and mosquitoes, not frequented by crows or vultures, mostly covered with black darbha grass, most delightful, with gleaming stones,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition main text; found only in Appendix I no. 9A (13,080.045d@009A_0018-0019).

Verse 10 (13.120.10)

सर्वोन्नतैः समैः श्यामैर्याज्ञीयैस्तरुभिर्वृते । तत्राश्रमपदं पुण्यं भृगूणामभवत्पुरा ॥

sarvonnataiḥ samaiḥ śyāmairyājñīyaistarubhirvṛte | tatrāśramapadaṃ puṇyaṃ bhṛgūṇāmabhavatpurā

and ringed by tall, even, dark-leaved trees fit for sacrifice. There once stood a holy hermitage of the Bhrigus.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition main text; found only in Appendix I no. 9A (13,080.045d@009A_0020-0021).

Verse 11 (13.120.11)

उवास तत्र नियतः सुमित्रो नाम भार्गवः । यथोद्दिष्टेन पूर्वेषां भृगूणां साधुवर्त्मना ॥

uvāsa tatra niyataḥ sumitro nāma bhārgavaḥ | yathoddiṣṭena pūrveṣāṃ bhṛgūṇāṃ sādhuvartmanā

There the Bhargava Sumitra lived in strict self-restraint, following the good way of the earlier Bhrigus, as it had been laid down.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition main text; found only in Appendix I no. 9A (13,080.045d@009A_0022-0023).

Verse 12 (13.120.12)

तस्मा आङ्गिरसः कश्चिद्ददौ गां शर्करीं शुभाम् । वर्षासु पश्चिमे मासि पौर्णमास्यां शुचिव्रतः ॥

tasmā āṅgirasaḥ kaściddadau gāṃ śarkarīṃ śubhām | varṣāsu paścime māsi paurṇamāsyāṃ śucivrataḥ

A certain descendant of Angiras, firm in his vows, gave him a fine cow, a Sharkari, in the last month of the rains, on the day of the full moon.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition main text; found only in Appendix I no. 9A (13,080.045d@009A_0024-0025).

Verse 13 (13.120.13)

स तां लब्ध्वा धर्मशीलश्चिन्तयामास तत्परः । सुमित्रः परया भक्त्या जननीमिव मातरम् ॥

sa tāṃ labdhvā dharmaśīlaścintayāmāsa tatparaḥ | sumitraḥ parayā bhaktyā jananīmiva mātaram

Having received her, the righteous Sumitra, wholly intent, cared for her with the deepest devotion, as if she were his own mother.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition main text; found only in Appendix I no. 9A (13,080.045d@009A_0026-0027).

Verse 14 (13.120.14)

तेन सन्धुक्ष्यमाणा सा रोहिणी कामरूपिणी । प्रवृद्धिमगमच्छ्रेष्ठा प्राणतश्च सुदर्शना ॥

tena sandhukṣyamāṇā sā rohiṇī kāmarūpiṇī | pravṛddhimagamacchreṣṭhā prāṇataśca sudarśanā

Cherished by him, that red cow, who could take any form she wished, grew in size and strength, a splendid creature, fair to look upon.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition main text; found only in Appendix I no. 9A (13,080.045d@009A_0028-0029).

Verse 15 (13.120.15)

सिराविमुक्तपार्श्वान्ता विपुलां कान्तिमुद्वहत् । श्यामपार्श्वान्तपृष्ठा सा सुरभिर्मधुपिङ्गला ॥

sirāvimuktapārśvāntā vipulāṃ kāntimudvahat | śyāmapārśvāntapṛṣṭhā sā surabhirmadhupiṅgalā

The edges of her flanks showed no veins, and she bore a great radiance; she was dark along her sides and the ends of her back, fragrant, honey-tawny.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition main text; found only in Appendix I no. 9A (13,080.045d@009A_0030-0031).

Verse 16 (13.120.16)

बृहती सूक्ष्मरोमान्ता रूपोदग्रा तनुत्वचा । कृष्णपुच्छा श्वेतवक्त्रा समवृत्तपयोधरा ॥

bṛhatī sūkṣmaromāntā rūpodagrā tanutvacā | kṛṣṇapucchā śvetavaktrā samavṛttapayodharā

She was large, fine-haired at the extremities, striking in form, thin-skinned, black-tailed and white-faced, with evenly rounded udder.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition main text; found only in Appendix I no. 9A (13,080.045d@009A_0032-0033).

Verse 17 (13.120.17)

पृष्ठोन्नता पूर्वनता शङ्कुकर्णी सुलोचना । दीर्घजिह्वा ह्रस्वशृङ्गी सम्पूर्णदशनान्तरा ॥

pṛṣṭhonnatā pūrvanatā śaṅkukarṇī sulocanā | dīrghajihvā hrasvaśṛṅgī sampūrṇadaśanāntarā

Her back was high and her front lowered; her ears were pointed like pegs and her eyes were fair; her tongue was long, her horns short, and her teeth complete.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition main text; found only in Appendix I no. 9A (13,080.045d@009A_0034-0035).

Verse 18 (13.120.18)

मांसाधिकगलान्ता सा प्रसन्ना शुभदर्शना । नित्यं शमयुता स्निग्धा सम्पूर्णोदात्तनिस्वना ॥

māṃsādhikagalāntā sā prasannā śubhadarśanā | nityaṃ śamayutā snigdhā sampūrṇodāttanisvanā

Her neck was thick with flesh; she looked serene and lovely, always gentle and sleek, with a full, deep voice.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition main text; found only in Appendix I no. 9A (13,080.045d@009A_0036-0037).

Verse 19 (13.120.19)

प्राजापत्यैर्गवां नित्यं प्रशस्तैर्लक्षणैर्युता । यौवनस्थेव वनिता शुशुभे रूपशोभया ॥

prājāpatyairgavāṃ nityaṃ praśastairlakṣaṇairyutā | yauvanastheva vanitā śuśubhe rūpaśobhayā

Endowed always with the praised marks of Prajapati's cattle, she shone with the beauty of her form like a young woman in the prime of youth.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition main text; found only in Appendix I no. 9A (13,080.045d@009A_0038-0039).

Verse 20 (13.120.20)

वृषेणोपगता सा तु कल्या मधुरदर्शना । मिथुनं जनयामास तुल्यरूपमिवात्मनः ॥

vṛṣeṇopagatā sā tu kalyā madhuradarśanā | mithunaṃ janayāmāsa tulyarūpamivātmanaḥ

Approached by a bull, that healthy, sweet-faced cow bore twins, a male and a female calf, each like herself in form.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition main text; found only in Appendix I no. 9A (13,080.045d@009A_0040-0041).

Verse 21 (13.120.21)

संवर्धयामास स तां सवत्सां भार्गवो मुनिः । तयोः प्रजाधिसंसर्गात्सहस्रं च गवामभूत् ॥

saṃvardhayāmāsa sa tāṃ savatsāṃ bhārgavo muniḥ | tayoḥ prajādhisaṃsargātsahasraṃ ca gavāmabhūt

The Bhargava sage raised her together with her calf, and through the offspring of those two his herd grew to a thousand cows.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition main text; found only in Appendix I no. 9A (13,080.045d@009A_0042-0043).

Verse 22 (13.120.22)

गवां जातिसहस्राणि सम्भूतानि परस्परम् । ऋषभाणां च राजेन्द्र नैवान्तः प्रतिदृश्यते ॥

gavāṃ jātisahasrāṇi sambhūtāni parasparam | ṛṣabhāṇāṃ ca rājendra naivāntaḥ pratidṛśyate

Thousands of breeds of cows sprang up one from another, O king of kings, and of the bulls no end could be seen.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition main text; found only in Appendix I no. 9A (13,080.045d@009A_0044-0045).

Verse 23 (13.120.23)

तैराश्रमपदं रम्यमरण्यं चैव सर्वशः । समाकुलं समभवन्मेघैरिव नभस्थलम् ॥

tairāśramapadaṃ ramyamaraṇyaṃ caiva sarvaśaḥ | samākulaṃ samabhavanmeghairiva nabhasthalam

By them the lovely hermitage and the whole forest on every side became crowded, as the sky is crowded with clouds.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition main text; found only in Appendix I no. 9A (13,080.045d@009A_0046-0047).

Verse 24 (13.120.24)

कानि चित्पद्मवर्णानि किंशुकाभानि कानिचित् । रुक्मवर्णानि चान्यानि चन्द्रांशुसदृशानि च ॥

kāni citpadmavarṇāni kiṃśukābhāni kānicit | rukmavarṇāni cānyāni candrāṃśusadṛśāni ca

Some were the colour of the lotus, some bright as kimshuka blossoms; others were golden, and others like the moon's rays;

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition main text; found only in Appendix I no. 9A (13,080.045d@009A_0048-0049).

Verse 25 (13.120.25)

तथा राजतवर्णानि कानिचिल्लोहितानि वै । नीललोहितताम्राणि कृष्णानि कपिलानि च । नानारागविचित्राणि यूथानि कुलयूथप ॥

tathā rājatavarṇāni kānicillohitāni vai | nīlalohitatāmrāṇi kṛṣṇāni kapilāni ca | nānārāgavicitrāṇi yūthāni kulayūthapa

some were silver-hued, some red, some bluish-red or copper-coloured, others black or tawny. They were herds of every shade, O chief of the clan.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition main text; found only in Appendix I no. 9A (13,080.045d@009A_0050-0052).

Verse 26 (13.120.26)

न च क्षीरं सुतस्नेहाद्वत्सानामुपजीवति । भार्गवः केवलं चासीद्गवां प्राणायने रतः ॥

na ca kṣīraṃ sutasnehādvatsānāmupajīvati | bhārgavaḥ kevalaṃ cāsīdgavāṃ prāṇāyane rataḥ

Out of love for the young, he did not live on the cows' milk; the Bhargava was devoted solely to keeping the cows alive.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition main text; found only in Appendix I no. 9A (13,080.045d@009A_0053-0054).

Verse 27 (13.120.27)

तथा शुश्रूषतस्तस्य गवां हितमवेक्षतः । व्यतीयात्सुमहान्कालो वत्सोच्छिष्टेन वर्ततः ॥

tathā śuśrūṣatastasya gavāṃ hitamavekṣataḥ | vyatīyātsumahānkālo vatsocchiṣṭena vartataḥ

So he served them, watching over the welfare of the cows, and a very long time passed while he lived on what the calves left over.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition main text; found only in Appendix I no. 9A (13,080.045d@009A_0055-0056). Corrected सुमाहान् → सुमहान् (misprint in Wikisource; CE sumahān).

Verse 28 (13.120.28)

क्षुत्पिपासापरिश्रान्तः सततं प्रस्रवं गवाम् । वत्सैरुच्छिष्टमुदितं बहुक्षीरतया बहु ॥

kṣutpipāsāpariśrāntaḥ satataṃ prasravaṃ gavām | vatsairucchiṣṭamuditaṃ bahukṣīratayā bahu

Exhausted by hunger and thirst, he kept coming to the flow of the cows' milk that the calves had left behind, plentiful because the cows gave so much,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition main text; found only in Appendix I no. 9A (13,080.045d@009A_0057-0058).

Verse 29 (13.120.29)

पीतवांस्तेन नामास्य फेनपेत्यभिविश्रुतम् । गौतमस्याभिनिष्पन्नमेवं नाम युधिष्ठिर ॥

pītavāṃstena nāmāsya phenapetyabhiviśrutam | gautamasyābhiniṣpannamevaṃ nāma yudhiṣṭhira

and he drank it. For this reason he became widely known by the name Phenapa, "the foam-drinker." That, Yudhishthira, is how this name came to Gautama.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition main text; found only in Appendix I no. 9A (13,080.045d@009A_0059-0060).