The Savitri Prayer and the Roll of Sacred Names

Verse 1 (13.255.1)

पितामह महाप्राज्ञ सर्वशास्त्रविशारद । किं जप्यं जपतो नित्यं भवेद्धर्मफलं महत् ॥

pitāmaha mahāprājña sarvaśāstraviśārada | kiṃ japyaṃ japato nityaṃ bhaveddharmaphalaṃ mahat

Grandsire, you of great wisdom, versed in every science: what prayer, recited daily, brings the great fruit of dharma?

Note on the text: Restored from the raw Wikisource page (printed there as verse 1 under the heading युधिष्ठिर उवाच*); the input omitted Yudhishthira's three opening verses. Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0001-18_0002.

Verse 2 (13.255.2)

प्रस्थाने वा प्रवेशे वा प्रवृत्ते वाऽपि कर्मणि । दैवे वा श्राद्धकाले वा किं जप्यं कर्मसाधनम् ॥

prasthāne vā praveśe vā pravṛtte vā'pi karmaṇi | daive vā śrāddhakāle vā kiṃ japyaṃ karmasādhanam

When setting out or entering, when beginning any undertaking, at a rite for the gods or at a shraddha: what prayer is it that brings the work to success?

Note on the text: Restored from the raw Wikisource page (printed there as verse 2 under the heading युधिष्ठिर उवाच*); the input omitted Yudhishthira's three opening verses. Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0003-18_0004.

Verse 3 (13.255.3)

शान्तिकं पौष्टिकं रक्षा शत्रुघ्नं भयनाशनम् । जप्यं यद्ब्रह्म समितं तद्भवान्वक्तुमर्हति ॥

śāntikaṃ pauṣṭikaṃ rakṣā śatrughnaṃ bhayanāśanam | japyaṃ yadbrahma samitaṃ tadbhavānvaktumarhati

The prayer that brings peace, prosperity and protection, that destroys enemies and removes fear, that is the equal of Brahman: that you ought to tell me.

Note on the text: Restored from the raw Wikisource page (printed there as verse 3 under the heading युधिष्ठिर उवाच*); the input omitted Yudhishthira's three opening verses. Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0005-18_0006; the CE prints the heading bhīṣmaḥ in the middle of this passage, between the two lines of this verse, but the page gives Bhishma's reply from the next verse.

Verse 4 (13.255.4)

व्यासप्रोक्तमिमं मन्त्रं शृणुष्वैकमना नृप । सावित्र्या विहितं दिव्यं सद्यः पापविमोचनम् ॥

vyāsaproktamimaṃ mantraṃ śṛṇuṣvaikamanā nṛpa | sāvitryā vihitaṃ divyaṃ sadyaḥ pāpavimocanam

O king, listen with a single mind to this mantra spoken by Vyasa, the divine prayer laid down in the Savitri, which frees one from sin at once.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0007-18_0008. Corrected पावविमोचनम् → पापविमोचनम् (misprint in Wikisource; पाव is not a word here; Appendix I reads pāpavimocanam).

Verse 5 (13.255.5)

शृणु मन्त्रविधिं कृत्स्नं प्रोच्यमानं मयाऽनघ । यं श्रुत्वा पाण्डवश्रेष्ठ सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते ॥

śṛṇu mantravidhiṃ kṛtsnaṃ procyamānaṃ mayā'nagha | yaṃ śrutvā pāṇḍavaśreṣṭha sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate

Hear, sinless one, the whole procedure of the mantra as I tell it. Hearing it, best of the Pandavas, one is freed from all sins.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0009-18_0010.

Verse 6 (13.255.6)

रात्रावहनि धर्मज्ञ जपन्पापैर्न लिप्यते । तत्तेऽहं सम्प्रवक्ष्यामि शृणुष्वैकमना नृप ॥

rātrāvahani dharmajña japanpāpairna lipyate | tatte'haṃ sampravakṣyāmi śṛṇuṣvaikamanā nṛpa

O knower of dharma, one who recites it by night and by day is not stained by sins. I shall tell you that; listen with a single mind, O king.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0011-18_0012. Line 1 differs from Appendix I (Wikisource जपन्पापैर्न लिप्यते; Appendix I yena pāpair na lipyate).

Verse 7 (13.255.7)

आयुष्मान्भवते चैव यं श्रुत्वा पार्थिवात्मज । पुरुषस्तु सुसिद्धार्थः प्रेत्य चेह च मोदते ॥

āyuṣmānbhavate caiva yaṃ śrutvā pārthivātmaja | puruṣastu susiddhārthaḥ pretya ceha ca modate

By hearing it, prince, a man grows long-lived, fully accomplished in his aims, and rejoices both here and after death.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0013-18_0014.

Verse 8 (13.255.8)

सेवितं सततं राजन्पुरा राजर्षिसत्तमैः । क्षत्रधर्मपरैर्नित्यं सत्यव्रतपरायणैः ॥

sevitaṃ satataṃ rājanpurā rājarṣisattamaiḥ | kṣatradharmaparairnityaṃ satyavrataparāyaṇaiḥ

O king, it was practised constantly in ancient times by the best of royal sages, who were ever devoted to the duty of warriors and firm in their vow of truth.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0015-18_0016. Corrected क्षत्रधर्मपैरर्नित्यं → क्षत्रधर्मपरैर्नित्यं (misprint in Wikisource; dropped र; Appendix I reads kṣatradharmaparair nityam).

Verse 9 (13.255.9)

इदमाह्निकमव्यग्रं कुर्वद्भिर्नियतैः सदा । नृपैर्भरतशार्दूल प्राप्यते श्रीरनुत्तमा ॥

idamāhnikamavyagraṃ kurvadbhirniyataiḥ sadā | nṛpairbharataśārdūla prāpyate śrīranuttamā

O tiger of the Bharatas, kings who keep this daily rite steadily, self-controlled and without distraction, win unsurpassed prosperity.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0017-18_0018.

Verse 10 (13.255.10)

नमो वसिष्ठाय महाव्रताय । पराशरं वेदनिधिं नमस्ते । नमोस्त्वनन्ताय महोरगाय । नमोस्तु सिद्धेभ्य इहाक्षयेभ्यः ॥

namo vasiṣṭhāya mahāvratāya | parāśaraṃ vedanidhiṃ namaste | namostvanantāya mahoragāya | namostu siddhebhya ihākṣayebhyaḥ

Homage to Vasishtha of the great vows. Homage to you, Parashara, treasure of the Veda. Homage to the infinite one, the great serpent. Homage to the perfected ones, here and imperishable.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0019-18_0022. Corrected वेदनिधइं → वेदनिधिं (misprint in Wikisource; broken vowel sign; Appendix I reads vedanidhim). Four-line verse, as in Appendix I (lines 0019-0022).

Verse 11 (13.255.11)

नमोस्त्वृषिभ्यः परमं परेषां । देवेषु देवं वरदं वराणाम् । सहस्रशीर्षाय नमः शिवाय । सहस्रनामाय जनार्दनाय ॥

namostvṛṣibhyaḥ paramaṃ pareṣāṃ | deveṣu devaṃ varadaṃ varāṇām | sahasraśīrṣāya namaḥ śivāya | sahasranāmāya janārdanāya

Homage to the sages, the highest of the high; to the god among gods, the giver of boons among givers of boons; homage to the thousand-headed Shiva, and to Janardana of the thousand names.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0023-18_0026.

Verse 12 (13.255.12)

अजैकपादहिर्बुध्न्यः पिनाकी चापराजितः । ऋतश्च पितृरूपश्च त्र्यम्बकश्च महेश्वरः ॥

ajaikapādahirbudhnyaḥ pinākī cāparājitaḥ | ṛtaśca pitṛrūpaśca tryambakaśca maheśvaraḥ

Ajaikapad, Ahirbudhnya, Pinakin, Aparajita, Rita, Pitrirupa, Tryambaka, and Maheshvara;

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0027-18_0028.

Verse 13 (13.255.13)

वृषाकपिश्च शंभुश्च हवनोऽथेश्वरस्तथा । एकादशैते प्रथिता रुद्रास्त्रिभुवनेश्वराः ॥

vṛṣākapiśca śaṃbhuśca havano'theśvarastathā | ekādaśaite prathitā rudrāstribhuvaneśvarāḥ

Vrishakapi, Shambhu, Havana, and Ishvara: these eleven are renowned as the Rudras, lords of the three worlds.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0029-18_0030.

Verse 14 (13.255.14)

शतमेतत्समाम्नातं शतरुद्रे महात्मनाम् ॥

śatametatsamāmnātaṃ śatarudre mahātmanām

This hundred of the great-souled ones is handed down in the Shatarudra.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0031-18_0031. A one-line verse in Wikisource, as in Appendix I (line 0031); Wikisource reads समाम्नातम्, Appendix I samākhyātam.

Verse 15 (13.255.15)

अंशो भगश्च मित्रश्च वरुणश्च जलेश्वरः । तथा धाताऽर्यमा चैव जयन्तो भास्करस्तथा ॥

aṃśo bhagaśca mitraśca varuṇaśca jaleśvaraḥ | tathā dhātā'ryamā caiva jayanto bhāskarastathā

Amsha, Bhaga, Mitra, and Varuna the lord of the waters; likewise Dhatri, Aryaman, Jayanta, and Bhaskara;

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0032-18_0033.

Verse 16 (13.255.16)

त्वष्टा पूषा तथैवेन्द्रो द्वादशो विष्णुरुच्यते । इत्येते द्वादशादित्याः काश्यपेया इति श्रुतिः ॥

tvaṣṭā pūṣā tathaivendro dvādaśo viṣṇurucyate | ityete dvādaśādityāḥ kāśyapeyā iti śrutiḥ

Tvashtri, Pushan, and Indra, and as the twelfth Vishnu is named. These are the twelve Adityas, the sons of Kashyapa, so the tradition declares.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0034-18_0035.

Verse 17 (13.255.17)

धरो ध्रुवश्च सोमश्च सावित्रोऽथानिलोऽनलः । प्रत्यूषश्च प्रभासश्च वसवोष्टौ प्रकीर्तिताः ॥

dharo dhruvaśca somaśca sāvitro'thānilo'nalaḥ | pratyūṣaśca prabhāsaśca vasavoṣṭau prakīrtitāḥ

Dhara, Dhruva, Soma, Savitra, Anila, Anala, Pratyusha and Prabhasa: these are proclaimed the eight Vasus.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0036-18_0037.

Verse 18 (13.255.18)

नासत्यश्चापि दस्रश्च स्मृतौ द्वावश्विनावपि । मार्तण्डस्यात्मजावेतौ संज्ञानासाविनिर्गतौ ॥

nāsatyaścāpi dasraśca smṛtau dvāvaśvināvapi | mārtaṇḍasyātmajāvetau saṃjñānāsāvinirgatau

Nasatya and Dasra are remembered as the two Ashvins as well; they are the sons of Martanda, born from the nostrils of Samjna.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0038-18_0039.

Verse 19 (13.255.19)

अतः परं प्रवक्ष्यामि लोकानां कर्मसाक्षिणः । अपि यज्ञस्य वेत्तारो दत्तस्य सुकृतस्य च ॥

ataḥ paraṃ pravakṣyāmi lokānāṃ karmasākṣiṇaḥ | api yajñasya vettāro dattasya sukṛtasya ca

Next I shall speak of those who witness the deeds of the worlds, who are also the knowers of sacrifice and of what has been given and of good deeds done.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0040-18_0041.

Verse 20 (13.255.20)

अदृश्याः सर्वभूतेषु पश्यन्ति त्रिदशेश्वराः । शुभाशुभानि कर्माणि मृत्युः कालश्च सर्वशः ॥

adṛśyāḥ sarvabhūteṣu paśyanti tridaśeśvarāḥ | śubhāśubhāni karmāṇi mṛtyuḥ kālaśca sarvaśaḥ

Unseen among all beings, the lords of the gods look upon good and evil deeds, and so do Death and Time, in every way.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0042-18_0043.

Verse 21 (13.255.21)

विश्वेदेवाः पितृगणा मूर्तिमन्तस्तपोधनाः । मुनयश्चैव सिद्धाश्च तपोमोक्षपरायणाः । शुचिस्मिताः कीर्तयतां प्रयच्छन्ति शुभं नृणाम् ॥

viśvedevāḥ pitṛgaṇā mūrtimantastapodhanāḥ | munayaścaiva siddhāśca tapomokṣaparāyaṇāḥ | śucismitāḥ kīrtayatāṃ prayacchanti śubhaṃ nṛṇām

The Vishvedevas, the hosts of ancestors, the embodied ones rich in austerity, the sages and the perfected, intent on austerity and on liberation: with bright smiles they bestow good on men who sing their names.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0044-18_0046.

Verse 22 (13.255.22)

प्रजापतिकृतानेतान्लोकान्दिव्येन तेजसा । वसन्ति सर्वलोकेषु प्रयताः सर्वकर्मसु ॥

prajāpatikṛtānetānlokāndivyena tejasā | vasanti sarvalokeṣu prayatāḥ sarvakarmasu

By their divine radiance they dwell in these worlds made by Prajapati, in all the worlds, ever attentive in all their works.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0047-18_0048.

Verse 23 (13.255.23)

प्राणानामीश्वरानेतान्कीर्तयन्प्रयतो नरः । धर्मार्थकामैर्विपुलैर्युज्यते सह नित्यशः ॥

prāṇānāmīśvarānetānkīrtayanprayato naraḥ | dharmārthakāmairvipulairyujyate saha nityaśaḥ

A man who, with attention, recites the names of these lords of the vital breaths is always joined to abundant dharma, wealth and desire.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0049-18_0050.

Verse 24 (13.255.24)

लोकांश्च लभते पुण्यान्विश्वेश्वरकृताञ्शुभान् । एते देवास्त्रयस्त्रिंशत्सर्वभूतगणेश्वराः ॥

lokāṃśca labhate puṇyānviśveśvarakṛtāñśubhān | ete devāstrayastriṃśatsarvabhūtagaṇeśvarāḥ

He gains the holy and auspicious worlds made by the Lord of the universe. These are the thirty-three gods, lords of the hosts of all beings.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0051-18_0052.

Verse 25 (13.255.25)

नन्दीश्वरो महाकायो ग्रामणीर्वृषभध्वजः । ईश्वराः सर्वलोकानां गणेश्वरविनायकाः ॥

nandīśvaro mahākāyo grāmaṇīrvṛṣabhadhvajaḥ | īśvarāḥ sarvalokānāṃ gaṇeśvaravināyakāḥ

Nandishvara of mighty frame, the leader, bearing the bull on his banner; and the lords of all the worlds, the lords of the hosts, the Vinayakas;

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0053-18_0054.

Verse 26 (13.255.26)

सौम्या रौद्रा गणाश्चैव योगभूतगणास्तथा । ज्योतींषि सरितो व्योम सुपर्णः पतगेश्वरः ॥

saumyā raudrā gaṇāścaiva yogabhūtagaṇāstathā | jyotīṃṣi sarito vyoma suparṇaḥ patageśvaraḥ

The gentle hosts and the fierce hosts, and the hosts of yogic spirits; the luminaries, the rivers, the sky, and Suparna, lord of birds;

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0055-18_0056.

Verse 27 (13.255.27)

पृथिव्यां तपसा सिद्धाः स्थावराश्च चराश्च ह । हिमवान्गिरयः सर्वे चत्वारश्च महार्णवाः ॥

pṛthivyāṃ tapasā siddhāḥ sthāvarāśca carāśca ha | himavāngirayaḥ sarve catvāraśca mahārṇavāḥ

Those made perfect on earth by austerity, the moving and the unmoving; the Himalaya and all the mountains, and the four great oceans;

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0057-18_0058. Corrected चरास्च → चराश्च (misprint in Wikisource; Appendix I reads carāś ca).

Verse 28 (13.255.28)

भवस्यानुचराश्चैव हरतुल्यपराक्रमाः । विष्णुर्देवोथ जिष्णुश्च स्कन्दश्चाम्बिकया सह ॥

bhavasyānucarāścaiva haratulyaparākramāḥ | viṣṇurdevotha jiṣṇuśca skandaścāmbikayā saha

And the attendants of Bhava, equal to Hara in valour; the god Vishnu, and Jishnu, and Skanda together with Ambika.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0059-18_0060. Line 1 differs from Appendix I (Wikisource भवस्यानुचराश्चैव; Appendix I bhavasyānucarāḥ sarve).

Verse 29 (13.255.29)

कीर्तयन्प्रयतः सर्वान्सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते । अत ऊर्ध्वं प्रवक्ष्यामि मानवानृषिसत्तमान् ॥

kīrtayanprayataḥ sarvānsarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate | ata ūrdhvaṃ pravakṣyāmi mānavānṛṣisattamān

One who recites all of them with attention is freed from all sins. Next I shall name the human sages, the best of seers.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0061-18_0062.

Verse 30 (13.255.30)

यवक्रीतश्च रैभ्यश्च अर्वावसुपरावसू । औशिजश्चैव कक्षीवान्बलश्चाङ्गिरसः सुतः ॥

yavakrītaśca raibhyaśca arvāvasuparāvasū | auśijaścaiva kakṣīvānbalaścāṅgirasaḥ sutaḥ

Yavakrita and Raibhya, Arvavasu and Paravasu, Aushija, Kakshivan, and Bala, the son of Angiras;

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0063-18_0064.

Verse 31 (13.255.31)

ऋषिर्मेधातिथेः पुत्रः कण्वो बर्हिषदस्तथा । ब्रह्मतेजोमयाः सर्वे कीर्तिता लोकभावनाः ॥

ṛṣirmedhātitheḥ putraḥ kaṇvo barhiṣadastathā | brahmatejomayāḥ sarve kīrtitā lokabhāvanāḥ

The sage Kanva, son of Medhatithi, and Barhishad: all are full of the splendour of Brahman and are named as supporters of the worlds.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0065-18_0066.

Verse 32 (13.255.32)

लभन्ते हि शुभं सर्वे रुद्रानलवसुप्रभाः । भुवि कृत्वा शुभं कर्म मोदन्ते दिवि दैवतैः ॥

labhante hi śubhaṃ sarve rudrānalavasuprabhāḥ | bhuvi kṛtvā śubhaṃ karma modante divi daivataiḥ

All of them, shining like Rudra, Anala and the Vasus, obtain what is auspicious; having done good deeds on earth, they rejoice in heaven with the gods.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0067-18_0068.

Verse 33 (13.255.33)

महेन्द्रगुरवः सप्त प्राचीं वै दिशमाश्रिताः । प्रयतः कीर्तयेदेताञ्शक्रलोके महीयते ॥

mahendraguravaḥ sapta prācīṃ vai diśamāśritāḥ | prayataḥ kīrtayedetāñśakraloke mahīyate

The seven preceptors of Mahendra dwell in the eastern quarter. One who recites them with attention is honoured in the world of Shakra.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0069-18_0070. Line 2 differs slightly from Appendix I (Wikisource कीर्तयेदेताञ्; Appendix I kīrtayann etāñ).

Verse 34 (13.255.34)

उन्मुचुः प्रमुचुश्चैव स्वस्त्यात्रेयश्च वीर्यवान् । दृढव्यश्चोर्ध्वबाहुश्च तृणसोमाङ्गिरास्तथा ॥

unmucuḥ pramucuścaiva svastyātreyaśca vīryavān | dṛḍhavyaścordhvabāhuśca tṛṇasomāṅgirāstathā

Unmuchu and Pramuchu, and the valiant Svastyatreya, Dridhavya, and Urdhvabahu, and Trinasoma and Angiras;

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0071-18_0072.

Verse 35 (13.255.35)

मित्रावरुणयोः पुत्रस्तथाऽगस्त्यः प्रतापवान् । धर्मराजर्त्विजः सप्त दक्षिणां दिशमाश्रिताः ॥

mitrāvaruṇayoḥ putrastathā'gastyaḥ pratāpavān | dharmarājartvijaḥ sapta dakṣiṇāṃ diśamāśritāḥ

And the mighty Agastya, son of Mitra and Varuna: these are the seven priests of Dharmaraja, who dwell in the southern quarter.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0073-18_0074.

Verse 36 (13.255.36)

दृढेयुश्च ऋतेयुश्च परिव्याधश्च कीर्तिमान् । एकतश्च द्वितश्चैव त्रितश्चादित्यसन्निभाः ॥

dṛḍheyuśca ṛteyuśca parivyādhaśca kīrtimān | ekataśca dvitaścaiva tritaścādityasannibhāḥ

Dridheyu and Riteyu, and the renowned Parivyadha, Ekata, Dvita and Trita, who shine like the sun.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0075-18_0076.

Verse 37 (13.255.37)

अत्रेः पुत्रश्च धर्मात्मा ऋषिः सारस्वतस्तथा । वरुणस्यर्त्विजः सप्त पश्चिमां दिशमाश्रिताः ॥

atreḥ putraśca dharmātmā ṛṣiḥ sārasvatastathā | varuṇasyartvijaḥ sapta paścimāṃ diśamāśritāḥ

The righteous son of Atri, and the sage Sarasvata: these are the seven priests of Varuna, who dwell in the western quarter.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0077-18_0078.

Verse 38 (13.255.38)

अत्रिर्वसिष्ठो भगवान्कश्यपश्च महानृषिः । गौतमश्च भरद्वाजो विश्वामित्रोथ कौशिकः ॥

atrirvasiṣṭho bhagavānkaśyapaśca mahānṛṣiḥ | gautamaśca bharadvājo viśvāmitrotha kauśikaḥ

Atri, the blessed Vasishtha, Kashyapa the great sage, Gautama and Bharadvaja, Vishvamitra of the Kaushika line,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0079-18_0080.

Verse 39 (13.255.39)

ऋचीकतनयश्चोग्रो जमदग्निः प्रतापवान् । धनेश्वरस्य गुरवः सप्तैते उत्तराश्रिताः ॥

ṛcīkatanayaścogro jamadagniḥ pratāpavān | dhaneśvarasya guravaḥ saptaite uttarāśritāḥ

And the fierce and mighty Jamadagni, son of Richika: these seven, preceptors of the Lord of Wealth, abide in the north.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0081-18_0082.

Verse 40 (13.255.40)

अपरे मुनयः सप्त दिक्षु सर्वास्वधिष्ठिताः । कीर्तिस्वस्तिकरा नॄणां कीर्तिता लोकभावनाः ॥

apare munayaḥ sapta dikṣu sarvāsvadhiṣṭhitāḥ | kīrtisvastikarā nṝṇāṃ kīrtitā lokabhāvanāḥ

Another seven sages are established in all the directions; they bring fame and well-being to men and are named as sustainers of the worlds.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0083-18_0084.

Verse 41 (13.255.41)

धर्मः कामश्च कालश्च वसुर्वासुकिरेव च । अनन्तः कपिलश्चैव सप्तैते धरणीधराः ॥

dharmaḥ kāmaśca kālaśca vasurvāsukireva ca | anantaḥ kapilaścaiva saptaite dharaṇīdharāḥ

Dharma, Kama, Kala, Vasu, Vasuki, Ananta and Kapila: these seven are the bearers of the earth.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0085-18_0086.

Verse 42 (13.255.42)

रामो व्यासस्तथा द्रौणिरश्वत्थामा च लोमशः । इत्येते मुनयो दिव्या एकैकः सप्तसप्तधा ॥

rāmo vyāsastathā drauṇiraśvatthāmā ca lomaśaḥ | ityete munayo divyā ekaikaḥ saptasaptadhā

Rama, Vyasa, Drauni Ashvatthama, and Lomasha: these are the divine sages, each of them in sevens upon sevens.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0087-18_0088.

Verse 43 (13.255.43)

शान्तिस्वस्तिकरा लोके दिशांपालाः प्रकीर्तिताः । यस्यांयस्यां दिशि ह्येते तन्मुखः शरणं व्रजेत् ॥

śāntisvastikarā loke diśāṃpālāḥ prakīrtitāḥ | yasyāṃyasyāṃ diśi hyete tanmukhaḥ śaraṇaṃ vrajet

These are proclaimed the guardians of the quarters, bringers of peace and well-being in the world. In whichever quarter one may be, let him turn his face that way and take refuge in them.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0089-18_0090. Corrected प्रतीर्तिताः → प्रकीर्तिताः (misprint in Wikisource; Appendix I reads prakīrtitāḥ).

Verse 44 (13.255.44)

स्रष्टारः सर्वभूतानां कीर्तिता लोकपावनाः । संवर्तो मेरुसावर्णो मार्कण्डेयश्च धार्मिकः ॥

sraṣṭāraḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ kīrtitā lokapāvanāḥ | saṃvarto merusāvarṇo mārkaṇḍeyaśca dhārmikaḥ

Creators of all beings, proclaimed purifiers of the worlds: Samvarta, Merusavarni, and the righteous Markandeya;

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0091-18_0092.

Verse 45 (13.255.45)

साङ्ख्ययोगौ नारदश्च दुर्वासाश्च महानृषिः । अत्यन्ततपसो दान्तास्त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुताः ॥

sāṅkhyayogau nāradaśca durvāsāśca mahānṛṣiḥ | atyantatapaso dāntāstriṣu lokeṣu viśrutāḥ

Sankhya and Yoga, Narada, and the great sage Durvasas: self-controlled, of utmost austerity, renowned in the three worlds.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0093-18_0094.

Verse 46 (13.255.46)

अपरे रुद्रसङ्काशाः कीर्तिता ब्रह्मलौकिकाः । अपुत्रो लभते पुत्रं दरिद्रो लभते धनम् ॥

apare rudrasaṅkāśāḥ kīrtitā brahmalaukikāḥ | aputro labhate putraṃ daridro labhate dhanam

Others as well, like Rudra, dwellers in the world of Brahma, are named. The childless man gains a son, the poor man gains wealth,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0095-18_0096.

Verse 47 (13.255.47)

तथा धर्मार्थकामेषु सिद्धिं च लभते नरः । पृथुं वैन्यं नृपवरं पृथ्वी यस्याभवत्सुता ॥

tathā dharmārthakāmeṣu siddhiṃ ca labhate naraḥ | pṛthuṃ vainyaṃ nṛpavaraṃ pṛthvī yasyābhavatsutā

and a man gains success in dharma, wealth and desire. Let him recite Prithu, son of Vena, best of kings, whose daughter the Earth became;

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0097-18_0098.

Verse 48 (13.255.48)

प्रजापतिं सार्वभौमं कीर्तयेद्वसुधाधिपम् । आदित्यवंशप्रभवं महेन्द्रसमविक्रमम् ॥

prajāpatiṃ sārvabhaumaṃ kīrtayedvasudhādhipam | ādityavaṃśaprabhavaṃ mahendrasamavikramam

let him recite that lord of creatures, the universal sovereign, ruler of the earth, born in the line of the Sun, equal to Mahendra in prowess;

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0099-18_0100.

Verse 49 (13.255.49)

पुरूरवसमैलं च त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम् । बुधस्य दयितं पुत्रं कीर्तयेद्वसुधाधिपम् ॥

purūravasamailaṃ ca triṣu lokeṣu viśrutam | budhasya dayitaṃ putraṃ kīrtayedvasudhādhipam

and Pururavas, the son of Ila, renowned in the three worlds, the beloved son of Budha: let him recite that ruler of the earth;

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0101-18_0102.

Verse 50 (13.255.50)

त्रिलोकविश्रुतं वीरं भरतं च प्रकीर्तयेत् । गवामयेन यज्ञेन येनेष्टं वै कृते युगे ॥

trilokaviśrutaṃ vīraṃ bharataṃ ca prakīrtayet | gavāmayena yajñena yeneṣṭaṃ vai kṛte yuge

and let him recite Bharata, the hero renowned in the three worlds, by whom the Gavamaya sacrifice was offered in the Krita age;

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0103-18_0104.

Verse 51 (13.255.51)

रन्तिदेवं महादेवं कीर्तयेत्परमद्युतिम् । विश्वजित्तपसोपेतं लक्षण्यं लोकपूजितम् ॥

rantidevaṃ mahādevaṃ kīrtayetparamadyutim | viśvajittapasopetaṃ lakṣaṇyaṃ lokapūjitam

let him recite Rantideva, godlike, of supreme radiance, the conqueror of all, rich in austerity, bearing auspicious marks, honoured by the world;

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0105-18_0106. Line 2 differs from Appendix I (Wikisource लक्षण्यं लोकपूजितम्; Appendix I lakṣaṇyaṃ kāmalakṣaṇam).

Verse 52 (13.255.52)

तथा श्वेतं च राजर्षिं कीर्तयेत्परमुद्यतिम् । सगरस्यात्मजा येन प्लावितास्तारितास्तथा ॥

tathā śvetaṃ ca rājarṣiṃ kīrtayetparamudyatim | sagarasyātmajā yena plāvitāstāritāstathā

and the royal sage Shveta, supremely energetic, by whom the sons of Sagara were flooded and carried across.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0107-18_0111. Line 1 = Appendix I line 0107 (Wikisource परमुद्यतिम्, kept as printed; Appendix I paramadyutim); line 2 = Appendix I line 0111. Appendix I lines 0108-0110 (the praise of Bhagiratha, who brought down the Ganga) are absent from Wikisource and are not added; as printed, येन in line 2 has no named antecedent beyond Shveta.

Verse 53 (13.255.53)

हुताशनसमानेतान्महारूपान्महौजसः । उग्रकायान्महासत्वान्कीर्तयेत्कीर्तिवर्धनान् ॥

hutāśanasamānetānmahārūpānmahaujasaḥ | ugrakāyānmahāsatvānkīrtayetkīrtivardhanān

Let him recite these, who are equal to fire, of mighty form and great energy, of formidable frame and great strength, increasers of renown;

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0112-18_0113. Line 2 differs from Appendix I (Wikisource उग्रकायान्महासत्वान्; Appendix I ugrakopān mahāsattvān).

Verse 54 (13.255.54)

देवानृषिगणांश्चैव नृपांश्च जगतीश्वरान् । साङ्ख्यं योगं च परमं हव्यं कव्यं तथैव च ॥

devānṛṣigaṇāṃścaiva nṛpāṃśca jagatīśvarān | sāṅkhyaṃ yogaṃ ca paramaṃ havyaṃ kavyaṃ tathaiva ca

the gods and the hosts of sages, the kings, lords of the earth; Sankhya and the supreme Yoga, and the offerings to the gods and to the ancestors;

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0114-18_0115.

Verse 55 (13.255.55)

कीर्तितं परमं ब्रह्म सर्वश्रुतिपरायणम् । मङ्गल्यं सर्वभूतानां पवित्रं बहु कीर्तितम् ॥

kīrtitaṃ paramaṃ brahma sarvaśrutiparāyaṇam | maṅgalyaṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ pavitraṃ bahu kīrtitam

the supreme Brahman, intent upon all the revealed texts, has been proclaimed: auspicious for all beings, purifying, much celebrated.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0116-18_0117.

Verse 56 (13.255.56)

व्याधिप्रशमनं श्रेष्ठं पौष्टिकं सर्वकर्मणाम् । प्रयतः कीर्तयेच्चैतान्कल्यं सायं च भारत ॥

vyādhipraśamanaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ pauṣṭikaṃ sarvakarmaṇām | prayataḥ kīrtayeccaitānkalyaṃ sāyaṃ ca bhārata

It is the best cure for illness and a promoter of prosperity in all undertakings. O Bharata, let one recite these with attention at dawn and at evening.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0118-18_0119.

Verse 57 (13.255.57)

एते वै यान्ति वर्षन्ति भान्ति वान्ति सृजन्ति च । एते विनायकाः श्रेष्ठा दक्षाः क्षान्ता जितेन्द्रियाः ॥

ete vai yānti varṣanti bhānti vānti sṛjanti ca | ete vināyakāḥ śreṣṭhā dakṣāḥ kṣāntā jitendriyāḥ

These go, rain, shine, blow and create. These are the best of the Vinayakas, skilful, patient, masters of their senses.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0120-18_0121.

Verse 58 (13.255.58)

नराणामशुभं सर्वे व्यपोहन्ति प्रकीर्तिताः । साक्षिभूता महात्मानः पापस्य सुकृतस्य च ॥

narāṇāmaśubhaṃ sarve vyapohanti prakīrtitāḥ | sākṣibhūtā mahātmānaḥ pāpasya sukṛtasya ca

When recited, they remove all that is inauspicious for men, these great souls who are the witnesses of sin and of good deeds.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0122-18_0123.

Verse 59 (13.255.59)

एतान्वै कल्यमुत्थाय कीर्तयञ्शुभमश्नुते । नाग्निचोरभयं तस्य न मार्गप्रतिरोधनम् ॥

etānvai kalyamutthāya kīrtayañśubhamaśnute | nāgnicorabhayaṃ tasya na mārgapratirodhanam

He who rises at dawn and recites these gains what is auspicious. For him there is no fear of fire or thieves, and no obstruction on the road.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0124-18_0125. Line 2 differs from Appendix I (Wikisource तस्य; Appendix I tatra).

Verse 60 (13.255.60)

एतान्कीर्तयतां नित्यं दुःस्वप्नो नश्यते नृणाम् । मुच्यते सर्वपापेभ्यः स्वस्तिमांश्च गृहान्व्रजेत् ॥

etānkīrtayatāṃ nityaṃ duḥsvapno naśyate nṛṇām | mucyate sarvapāpebhyaḥ svastimāṃśca gṛhānvrajet

For men who recite these always, bad dreams are destroyed. He is freed from all sins and returns home safe.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0126-18_0127.

Verse 61 (13.255.61)

दीक्षाकालेषु सर्वेषु यः पठेन्नियतो द्विजः । न्यायवानात्मनिरतः क्षान्तो दान्तोऽनसूयकः ॥

dīkṣākāleṣu sarveṣu yaḥ paṭhenniyato dvijaḥ | nyāyavānātmanirataḥ kṣānto dānto'nasūyakaḥ

A twice-born who, self-restrained, recites at all times of initiation: just, devoted to the Self, patient, controlled, free from envy;

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0128-18_0129.

Verse 62 (13.255.62)

रोगार्तो व्याधियुक्तो वा पठन्पापात्प्रमुच्यते । वास्तुमध्ये तु पठतः कुले स्वस्त्ययनं भवेत् ॥

rogārto vyādhiyukto vā paṭhanpāpātpramucyate | vāstumadhye tu paṭhataḥ kule svastyayanaṃ bhavet

or one who recites while afflicted by sickness or stricken by disease, is freed from the sin. For one who recites in the midst of the homestead there will be blessing for his family.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0130-18_0131. Line 1 differs from Appendix I (Wikisource व्याधियुक्तो; Appendix I vābhiyukto); line 2 कुले स्वस्त्ययनं (Appendix I kulasvastyayanam).

Verse 63 (13.255.63)

क्षेत्रमध्ये तु पठतः सर्वं सस्यं प्ररोहति । गच्छतः क्षेममध्वानं ग्रामान्तरगतः पठन् ॥

kṣetramadhye tu paṭhataḥ sarvaṃ sasyaṃ prarohati | gacchataḥ kṣemamadhvānaṃ grāmāntaragataḥ paṭhan

For one who recites in the middle of a field, all the crops grow; and one who goes safely along the road, reciting when he has gone to another village,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0132-18_0133.

Verse 64 (13.255.64)

आत्मनश्च सुतानां च दाराणां च धनस्य च । बीजानामोषधीनां च रक्षामेतां प्रयोजयेत् ॥

ātmanaśca sutānāṃ ca dārāṇāṃ ca dhanasya ca | bījānāmoṣadhīnāṃ ca rakṣāmetāṃ prayojayet

one should employ this as a protection for oneself, for one's sons and wives, for one's wealth, for seeds and for herbs.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0134-18_0135.

Verse 65 (13.255.65)

एतान्सङ्ग्रामकाले तु पठतः क्षत्रियस्य तु । व्रजन्ति रिपवो नाशं क्षेमं च परिवर्तते ॥

etānsaṅgrāmakāle tu paṭhataḥ kṣatriyasya tu | vrajanti ripavo nāśaṃ kṣemaṃ ca parivartate

When a warrior recites these at the time of battle, his enemies go to destruction and well-being comes round to him.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0136-18_0137. Line 2 differs from Appendix I (Wikisource परिवर्तते; Appendix I vinivartate).

Verse 66 (13.255.66)

एतान्दैवे च पित्र्ये च पठतः पुरुषस्य हि । भुञ्जते पितरः कव्यं हव्यं च त्रिदिवौकसः ॥

etāndaive ca pitrye ca paṭhataḥ puruṣasya hi | bhuñjate pitaraḥ kavyaṃ havyaṃ ca tridivaukasaḥ

When a man recites these at rites for the gods and for the ancestors, the ancestors partake of the offering to the dead and the dwellers in heaven of the offering to the gods.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0138-18_0139. Line 2 has कव्यं हव्यं in the opposite order to Appendix I (havyaṃ kavyaṃ).

Verse 67 (13.255.67)

न व्याधिश्वापदभयं न द्विपान्न हि तस्करात् । कश्मलं लघुतां याति पाप्मना च प्रमुच्यते ॥

na vyādhiśvāpadabhayaṃ na dvipānna hi taskarāt | kaśmalaṃ laghutāṃ yāti pāpmanā ca pramucyate

He has no fear of disease or wild beasts, nor of elephants, nor of thieves. His stain grows light and he is freed from sin.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0140-18_0141.

Verse 68 (13.255.68)

यानपात्रे च याने च प्रवासे राजवेश्मनि । परां सिद्धिमवाप्नोति सावित्रीं ह्युत्तमां पठन् ॥

yānapātre ca yāne ca pravāse rājaveśmani | parāṃ siddhimavāpnoti sāvitrīṃ hyuttamāṃ paṭhan

On a boat or in a vehicle, on a journey abroad, or in the king's house, one who recites the supreme Savitri attains the highest success.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0142-18_0143.

Verse 69 (13.255.69)

न च राजभयं तेषां न पिशाचान्न राक्षसात् । नाग्न्यम्बुपवनव्यालाद्भयं तस्योपजायते ॥

na ca rājabhayaṃ teṣāṃ na piśācānna rākṣasāt | nāgnyambupavanavyālādbhayaṃ tasyopajāyate

They have no fear of the king, nor of pishachas, nor of rakshasas; no fear of fire, water, wind or beasts of prey arises for him.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0144-18_0145.

Verse 70 (13.255.70)

चतुर्णामपि वर्णानामाश्रमस्य विशेषतः । करोति सततं शान्तिं सावित्रीमुत्तमां पठन् ॥

caturṇāmapi varṇānāmāśramasya viśeṣataḥ | karoti satataṃ śāntiṃ sāvitrīmuttamāṃ paṭhan

One who recites the supreme Savitri brings constant peace to all four castes, and especially to the order of life one lives in.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0146-18_0147.

Verse 71 (13.255.71)

नाग्निर्दहति काष्ठानि सावित्री यत्र पठ्यते । न तत्र बालो म्रियते न च तिष्ठन्ति पन्नगाः ॥

nāgnirdahati kāṣṭhāni sāvitrī yatra paṭhyate | na tatra bālo mriyate na ca tiṣṭhanti pannagāḥ

Fire does not burn the timber where the Savitri is recited; no child dies there, and no serpents remain.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0148-18_0149.

Verse 72 (13.255.72)

न तेषां विद्यते दुःखं गच्छन्ति परमां गतिम् । ये शृण्वन्ति महद्ब्रह्म सावित्रीगुणकीर्तनम् ॥

na teṣāṃ vidyate duḥkhaṃ gacchanti paramāṃ gatim | ye śṛṇvanti mahadbrahma sāvitrīguṇakīrtanam

They suffer no sorrow and go to the highest state, those who hear the great Brahman, the praise of the Savitri's virtues.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0150-18_0151.

Verse 73 (13.255.73)

गवां मध्ये तु पठतो गावोऽस्य बहुवत्सलाः । प्रस्थाने वा प्रवासे वा सर्वावस्थां गतः पठेत् ॥

gavāṃ madhye tu paṭhato gāvo'sya bahuvatsalāḥ | prasthāne vā pravāse vā sarvāvasthāṃ gataḥ paṭhet

For one who recites among cows, his cows abound in calves. Whether setting out or abroad, in whatever state he has come to, let him recite.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0152-18_0153. Line 2 differs from Appendix I (Wikisource प्रवासे; Appendix I praveśe).

Verse 74 (13.255.74)

जपतां जुह्वतां चैव नित्यं च प्रयतात्मनाम् । ऋषीणां परमं जप्यं गुह्यमेतन्नराधिप ॥

japatāṃ juhvatāṃ caiva nityaṃ ca prayatātmanām | ṛṣīṇāṃ paramaṃ japyaṃ guhyametannarādhipa

This is the supreme prayer of the sages who recite and make offerings, always of controlled mind: a secret, O lord of men.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0154-18_0155.

Verse 75 (13.255.75)

याथातथ्येन सिद्धस्य इतिहासं पुरातनम् । पराशरमतं दिव्यं शक्राय कथितं पुरा ॥

yāthātathyena siddhasya itihāsaṃ purātanam | parāśaramataṃ divyaṃ śakrāya kathitaṃ purā

It is an ancient account, told as it truly was, of the perfected: the divine doctrine of Parashara, told long ago to Shakra.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0156-18_0157. Line 1 differs from Appendix I (Wikisource सिद्धस्य; Appendix I saṃgamya).

Verse 76 (13.255.76)

तदेतत्ते समाख्यातं तथ्यं ब्रह्म सनातनम् । हृदयं सर्वभूतानां श्रुतिरेषा सनातनी ॥

tadetatte samākhyātaṃ tathyaṃ brahma sanātanam | hṛdayaṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ śrutireṣā sanātanī

All this I have told you: the true and eternal Brahman, the heart of all beings, this eternal revelation.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0158-18_0159. Line 2 ends सनातनी in Wikisource; Appendix I has purātanī.

Verse 77 (13.255.77)

सोमादित्यान्वयाः सर्वे राघवाः कुरवस्तथा । पठन्ति शुचयो नित्यं सावित्रीं प्राणिनां गतिं ॥

somādityānvayāḥ sarve rāghavāḥ kuravastathā | paṭhanti śucayo nityaṃ sāvitrīṃ prāṇināṃ gatiṃ

All who descend from the Moon and the Sun, the Raghavas and likewise the Kurus, pure, recite the Savitri always, the refuge of living beings.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0160-18_0161.

Verse 78 (13.255.78)

अभ्यासे नित्यं देवानां सप्तर्षीणां ध्रुवस्य च । मोक्षणं सर्वकृच्छ्राणां मोचयत्यशुभात्सदा ॥

abhyāse nityaṃ devānāṃ saptarṣīṇāṃ dhruvasya ca | mokṣaṇaṃ sarvakṛcchrāṇāṃ mocayatyaśubhātsadā

Practised constantly in the presence of the gods, of the seven sages and of Dhruva, it is a release from all hardships and always frees one from what is inauspicious.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0162-18_0163. Line 1 reads अभ्यासे in Wikisource; Appendix I abhyāśe.

Verse 79 (13.255.79)

वृद्धैः काश्यपगौतमप्रभृतिभिर्भृग्वङ्गिरोत्र्यादिभिः । शुक्रागस्त्यबृहस्पतिप्रभृतिभिर्ब्रह्मर्षिभिः सेवितम् । भारद्वाजमतं ऋचीकतनयैः प्राप्तं वसिष्ठात्पुनः । सावित्रीमधिगम्य शक्रवसुभिः कृत्स्ना जिता दानवाः ॥

vṛddhaiḥ kāśyapagautamaprabhṛtibhirbhṛgvaṅgirotryādibhiḥ | śukrāgastyabṛhaspatiprabhṛtibhirbrahmarṣibhiḥ sevitam | bhāradvājamataṃ ṛcīkatanayaiḥ prāptaṃ vasiṣṭhātpunaḥ | sāvitrīmadhigamya śakravasubhiḥ kṛtsnā jitā dānavāḥ

Served by the elders, by Kashyapa, Gautama and others, by Bhrigu, Angiras, Atri and others, by Shukra, Agastya, Brihaspati and other brahmin sages; the doctrine of Bharadvaja, received by the sons of Richika from Vasishtha; having obtained the Savitri, Shakra and the Vasus conquered all the Danavas.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0164-18_0167. Corrected ब्रह्मह्मर्षिभिः → ब्रह्मर्षिभिः (misprint in Wikisource; doubled ह्म; Appendix I reads brahmarṣibhiḥ). Four-line verse (Appendix I lines 0164-0167).

Verse 80 (13.255.80)

यो गोशतं कनकशृङ्गमयं ददाति । विप्राय वेदविदुषे च बहुश्रुताय । दिव्यां च भारतकथां कथयेच्च नित्यं । तुल्यं फलं भवति तस्य च तस्य चैव ॥

yo gośataṃ kanakaśṛṅgamayaṃ dadāti | viprāya vedaviduṣe ca bahuśrutāya | divyāṃ ca bhāratakathāṃ kathayecca nityaṃ | tulyaṃ phalaṃ bhavati tasya ca tasya caiva

One who gives to a brahmin learned in the Veda and of wide learning a hundred cows with horns of gold, and one who regularly recounts the divine story of the Bharata: the fruit is equal for the one and the other.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0168-18_0171.

Verse 81 (13.255.81)

धर्मो विवर्धति भृगोः परिकीर्तनेन । वीर्यं विवर्धति वसिष्ठनमोनतेन । सङ्ग्रामजिद्भवति चैव रघुं नमस्यन् । स्यादश्विनौ च परिकीर्तयतो न रोगः ॥

dharmo vivardhati bhṛgoḥ parikīrtanena | vīryaṃ vivardhati vasiṣṭhanamonatena | saṅgrāmajidbhavati caiva raghuṃ namasyan | syādaśvinau ca parikīrtayato na rogaḥ

Dharma increases by praising Bhrigu; vigour increases by bowing to Vasishtha; one who bows to Raghu becomes a conqueror in battle; and for one who praises the Ashvins there is no disease.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0172-18_0175. Corrected पसिष्ठनमोनतेन → वसिष्ठनमोनतेन (misprint in Wikisource; Appendix I reads vasiṣṭhanamonatena). Rejoined the word split across the line-break (नमस्य- / न्स्यादश्विनौ → नमस्यन् / स्यादश्विनौ), as in Appendix I (saṃgrāmajid bhavati caiva raghuṃ namasyan / syād aśvinau ca …). Four-line verse (Appendix I lines 0172-0175).

Verse 82 (13.255.82)

एषा ते कथिता राजन्सावित्री ब्रह्मशाश्वती । विवक्षुरसि यच्चान्यत्तत्ते वक्ष्यामि भारत ॥

eṣā te kathitā rājansāvitrī brahmaśāśvatī | vivakṣurasi yaccānyattatte vakṣyāmi bhārata

This, O king, is the Savitri that I have told you, the eternal Brahman. If there is anything else you wish to ask, I shall tell you that too, O Bharata.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate recension); parallel text in Appendix I No. 18 (after 13.135.26d), lines 18_0176-18_0177.