Sages of Unusual Birth

Verse 1 (13.53.1)

वैश्ययोन्यां समुत्पन्नाः शूद्रयोन्यां तथैव च । ब्रह्मर्षय इति प्रोक्ताः पुराणा द्विजसत्तमाः ॥

vaiśyayonyāṃ samutpannāḥ śūdrayonyāṃ tathaiva ca | brahmarṣaya iti proktāḥ purāṇā dvijasattamāḥ

Of old, it is said, there were best of the twice-born sprung from Vaishya wombs and likewise from Shudra wombs, who are called brahmarshis.

Note on the text: Removed the speaker heading "`युधिष्ठिर उवाच" (with a stray backtick) printed as the first line of the verse text; it is made the speaker. Corrected पुराणि → पुराणा (misprint in Wikisource; पुराणि is "cities", the epithet of the ancient sages needs पुराणाः/पुराणा; CE purāṇā). Not in the critical edition's constituted text: CE Appendix I No. 7, lines 1-2, printed inline after 13.22.19 as 13.22.19d@007_0001-0002.

Verse 2 (13.53.2)

कथमेतन्महाराज तत्त्वं शंसितुमर्हसि । विरुद्धमिह पश्यामि वियोनौ ब्राह्मणो भवेत् ॥

kathametanmahārāja tattvaṃ śaṃsitumarhasi | viruddhamiha paśyāmi viyonau brāhmaṇo bhavet

How can this be, O great king? You should explain the truth of it. I see a contradiction here: how could one born of another kind of womb be a brahmin?

Note on the text: Speaker supplied: Yudhishthira's question continues here with no printed heading (the page prints भीष्म उवाच only at verse 3). Not in the critical edition's constituted text: CE Appendix I No. 7, lines 3-4, printed inline after 13.22.19 as 13.22.19d@007_0003-0004.

Verse 3 (13.53.3)

अलं कौतूहलेनात्र निबोध त्वं युधिष्ठिर । शुभेतरं शुभं वाऽपि न चिन्तयितुमर्हसि ॥

alaṃ kautūhalenātra nibodha tvaṃ yudhiṣṭhira | śubhetaraṃ śubhaṃ vā'pi na cintayitumarhasi

Enough of this curiosity, Yudhishthira; listen. You should not ponder here whether a thing is good or otherwise.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text: CE Appendix I No. 7, lines 5-6, printed inline after 13.22.19 as 13.22.19d@007_0005-0006.

Verse 4 (13.53.4)

ईशन्त्यात्मन इत्येते गतिश्चैषां न सञ्जते । ब्रह्मभूयांस इत्येव ऋषयः श्रुतिचोदिताः ॥

īśantyātmana ityete gatiścaiṣāṃ na sañjate | brahmabhūyāṃsa ityeva ṛṣayaḥ śruticoditāḥ

These sages are masters of themselves, and nothing obstructs their course. They are those who have largely become Brahman, so the seers declare, moved by the revealed word.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text: CE Appendix I No. 7, lines 7-8, printed inline after 13.22.19 as 13.22.19d@007_0007-0008.

Verse 5 (13.53.5)

निन्द्या न चैते राजेन्द्र प्रमाणं हि प्रमाणिनाम् । लोकोऽनुमन्यते चैतान्प्रमाणं ह्यत्र वै तपः ॥

nindyā na caite rājendra pramāṇaṃ hi pramāṇinām | loko'numanyate caitānpramāṇaṃ hyatra vai tapaḥ

These are not to be blamed, O best of kings; they are the authority among those who are themselves authorities. The world accepts them, for in this matter austerity is the measure.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text: CE Appendix I No. 7, lines 9-10, printed inline after 13.22.19 as 13.22.19d@007_0009-0010.

Verse 6 (13.53.6)

एवं महात्मभिस्तात तपोज्ञानसमन्वितैः । प्रवर्तितानि कार्याणि प्रमाणान्येव सत्तम ॥

evaṃ mahātmabhistāta tapojñānasamanvitaiḥ | pravartitāni kāryāṇi pramāṇānyeva sattama

In this way, dear son, the works set going by great souls endowed with austerity and knowledge are themselves the standards, O best of men.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text: CE Appendix I No. 7, lines 11-12, printed inline after 13.22.19 as 13.22.19d@007_0011-0012.

Verse 7 (13.53.7)

भार्याश्चतस्रो राजेन्द्र ब्राह्मणस्य स्वधर्मतः । ब्राह्मणी क्षत्रिया वैश्या शूद्रा च भरतर्षभ ॥

bhāryāścatasro rājendra brāhmaṇasya svadharmataḥ | brāhmaṇī kṣatriyā vaiśyā śūdrā ca bharatarṣabha

A brahmin, O king of kings, has four wives by his own dharma: a brahmin woman, a kshatriya woman, a vaishya woman and a shudra woman, O best of the Bharatas.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text: CE Appendix I No. 7, lines 13-14, printed inline after 13.22.19 as 13.22.19d@007_0013-0014.

Verse 8 (13.53.8)

राज्ञां तु क्षत्रिया वैश्या शूद्रा च भरतर्षभ । वैश्यस्य वैश्या विहिता शूद्रा च भरतर्षभ ॥

rājñāṃ tu kṣatriyā vaiśyā śūdrā ca bharatarṣabha | vaiśyasya vaiśyā vihitā śūdrā ca bharatarṣabha

For kings there are the kshatriya, the vaishya and the shudra woman, O best of the Bharatas. For a vaishya, a vaishya woman is ordained, and a shudra woman as well, O best of the Bharatas.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text: CE Appendix I No. 7, lines 15-16, printed inline after 13.22.19 as 13.22.19d@007_0015-0016.

Verse 9 (13.53.9)

शूद्रस्यैका स्मृता भार्या प्रतिलोमे तु सङ्करः । शूद्रायास्तु नरश्रेष्ठ चत्वारः पतयः स्मृताः ॥

śūdrasyaikā smṛtā bhāryā pratilome tu saṅkaraḥ | śūdrāyāstu naraśreṣṭha catvāraḥ patayaḥ smṛtāḥ

For a shudra only one wife is prescribed; if the order is reversed there is confusion of the classes. But a shudra woman, O best of men, is recorded as having four possible husbands.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text: CE Appendix I No. 7, lines 17-18, printed inline after 13.22.19 as 13.22.19d@007_0017-0018.

Verse 10 (13.53.10)

वर्णोत्तमायास्तु पतिः सवर्णस्त्वेक एव सः । द्वौ क्षत्रियाया विहितौ ब्राह्मणः क्षत्रियस्तथा ॥

varṇottamāyāstu patiḥ savarṇastveka eva saḥ | dvau kṣatriyāyā vihitau brāhmaṇaḥ kṣatriyastathā

A woman of the highest class has only one husband, one of her own class. A kshatriya woman is allowed two: a brahmin and a kshatriya.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text: CE Appendix I No. 7, lines 19-20, printed inline after 13.22.19 as 13.22.19d@007_0019-0020.

Verse 11 (13.53.11)

वैश्यायास्तु नरश्रेष्ठ विहिताः पतयस्त्रयः । सवर्णः क्षत्रियश्चैव ब्राह्मणश्च विशाम्पते ॥

vaiśyāyāstu naraśreṣṭha vihitāḥ patayastrayaḥ | savarṇaḥ kṣatriyaścaiva brāhmaṇaśca viśāmpate

For a vaishya woman, O best of men, three husbands are allowed: one of her own class, a kshatriya and a brahmin, O lord of men.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text: CE Appendix I No. 7, lines 21-22, printed inline after 13.22.19 as 13.22.19d@007_0021-0022.

Verse 12 (13.53.12)

एवंविधिमनुस्मृत्य ततस्ते ऋषिभिः पुरा । उत्पादिता महात्मानः पुत्रा ब्रह्मर्षयः पुरा ॥

evaṃvidhimanusmṛtya tataste ṛṣibhiḥ purā | utpāditā mahātmānaḥ putrā brahmarṣayaḥ purā

Remembering such a rule, the sages of old begot great-souled sons, the brahmarshis, in former times.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text: CE Appendix I No. 7, lines 23-24, printed inline after 13.22.19 as 13.22.19d@007_0023-0024.

Verse 13 (13.53.13)

पुराणाभ्यामृषिभ्यां तु मित्रेण वरुणेन च । वसिष्ठोऽथ तथाऽगस्त्यो बर्हिषव्यस्तथैव च ॥

purāṇābhyāmṛṣibhyāṃ tu mitreṇa varuṇena ca | vasiṣṭho'tha tathā'gastyo barhiṣavyastathaiva ca

From the two ancient sages Mitra and Varuna were born Vasishtha, then Agastya, and likewise Barhishavya.

Note on the text: Note: line 2 reads बर्हिषव्यः (Barhishavya) where the CE has barhiṣadbhis; recension variant, kept. Not in the critical edition's constituted text: CE Appendix I No. 7, lines 25-26, printed inline after 13.22.19 as 13.22.19d@007_0025-0026.

Verse 14 (13.53.14)

कक्षीवानार्ष्टिषेणश्च पुरुषः कक्ष एव च । मामतेयस्य वै पुत्रा गौतमस्यात्मजाः स्मृताः ॥

kakṣīvānārṣṭiṣeṇaśca puruṣaḥ kakṣa eva ca | māmateyasya vai putrā gautamasyātmajāḥ smṛtāḥ

Kakshivan, Arshtishena, Purusha and Kaksha are the sons of Mamateya, remembered as the offspring of Gautama.

Note on the text: Corrected कष → कक्ष (misprint in Wikisource; the name Kaksha, as in the CE kakṣa) and गौतमश्चात्मजाः → गौतमस्यात्मजाः (misprint in Wikisource; a singular nominative cannot agree with the plural आत्मजाः; CE gautamasyātmajāḥ). Not in the critical edition's constituted text: CE Appendix I No. 7, lines 27-28, printed inline after 13.22.19 as 13.22.19d@007_0027-0028.

Verse 15 (13.53.15)

वत्सप्रियश्च भगवान्स्थूलरश्मिस्तथाक्षणिः । गौतमस्यैव तनया ये दास्यां जनिता ह्युत ॥

vatsapriyaśca bhagavānsthūlaraśmistathākṣaṇiḥ | gautamasyaiva tanayā ye dāsyāṃ janitā hyuta

The revered Vatsapriya, Sthularashmi and Akshani are sons of Gautama himself, born to him of a serving-woman.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text: CE Appendix I No. 7, lines 29-30, printed inline after 13.22.19 as 13.22.19d@007_0029-0030.

Verse 16 (13.53.16)

कपिञ्जलादो ब्रह्मर्षिश्चाण्डाल्यामुदपद्यत । वैनतेयस्तथा पक्षी तुर्यायां च वसिष्ठतः ॥

kapiñjalādo brahmarṣiścāṇḍālyāmudapadyata | vainateyastathā pakṣī turyāyāṃ ca vasiṣṭhataḥ

The brahmarshi Kapinjalada was born of a Chandala woman; and likewise Vainateya, the bird, was born to Vasishtha of a woman of the fourth class.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text: CE Appendix I No. 7, lines 31-32, printed inline after 13.22.19 as 13.22.19d@007_0031-0032.

Verse 17 (13.53.17)

प्रसादाच्च वसिष्ठस्य शुल्काभ्युपगमेन च । अदृश्यन्त्याः पिता वैश्यो नाम्ना चित्रमुखः पुरा । ब्राह्मणत्वमनुप्राप्तो ब्रह्मर्षित्वं च कौरव ॥

prasādācca vasiṣṭhasya śulkābhyupagamena ca | adṛśyantyāḥ pitā vaiśyo nāmnā citramukhaḥ purā | brāhmaṇatvamanuprāpto brahmarṣitvaṃ ca kaurava

By the favour of Vasishtha, and through the acceptance of the bride-price, the Vaishya Chitramukha of old, father of Adrishyanti, attained brahminhood and the rank of a brahmarshi, O Kaurava.

Note on the text: Corrected शुक्लाभ्युपगमेन → शुल्काभ्युपगमेन (misprint in Wikisource; शुल्क, bride-price, is required by the sense; CE śulkābhyupagamena). Not in the critical edition's constituted text: CE Appendix I No. 7, lines 33-35, printed inline after 13.22.19 as 13.22.19d@007_0033-0035.

Verse 18 (13.53.18)

वैश्यश्चित्रमुखः कन्यां वसिष्ठतनयस्य वै । शुभां प्रादाद्यतो जातो ब्रह्मर्षिस्तु पराशरः ॥

vaiśyaścitramukhaḥ kanyāṃ vasiṣṭhatanayasya vai | śubhāṃ prādādyato jāto brahmarṣistu parāśaraḥ

The Vaishya Chitramukha gave his auspicious daughter to the son of Vasishtha, and from her was born the brahmarshi Parashara.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text: CE Appendix I No. 7, lines 36-37, printed inline after 13.22.19 as 13.22.19d@007_0036-0037.

Verse 19 (13.53.19)

तथैव दाशकन्यायां सत्यवत्यां महानृषिः । पराशरात्प्रसूतश्च व्यासो योगमयो मुनिः ॥

tathaiva dāśakanyāyāṃ satyavatyāṃ mahānṛṣiḥ | parāśarātprasūtaśca vyāso yogamayo muniḥ

Likewise, of Parashara and Satyavati, the fisherman's daughter, the great sage Vyasa was born, a muni of yoga.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text: CE Appendix I No. 7, lines 38-39, printed inline after 13.22.19 as 13.22.19d@007_0038-0039.

Verse 20 (13.53.20)

विभण्डकस्य मृग्यां च तपोयोगात्मको मुनिः । ऋश्यशृङ्गः समुत्पन्नो ब्रह्मचारी महायशाः ॥

vibhaṇḍakasya mṛgyāṃ ca tapoyogātmako muniḥ | ṛśyaśṛṅgaḥ samutpanno brahmacārī mahāyaśāḥ

Of Vibhandaka and a doe was born the sage Rishyashringa, whose very being was austerity and yoga, a celibate of great fame.

Note on the text: Corrected ऋस्यशृङ्गः → ऋश्यशृङ्गः (misprint in Wikisource; CE ṛśyaśṛṅgaḥ). Not in the critical edition's constituted text: CE Appendix I No. 7, lines 40-41, printed inline after 13.22.19 as 13.22.19d@007_0040-0041.

Verse 21 (13.53.21)

शार्ङ्ग्यां च मन्दपालस्य चत्वारो ब्रह्मवादिनः । जाता ब्रह्मर्षयः पुण्या यैः स्तुतो हव्यवाहनः ॥

śārṅgyāṃ ca mandapālasya catvāro brahmavādinaḥ | jātā brahmarṣayaḥ puṇyā yaiḥ stuto havyavāhanaḥ

Of Mandapala and a female sharnga bird were born four expounders of Brahman, pure brahmarshis, by whom Agni, the bearer of oblations, was praised.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text: CE Appendix I No. 7, lines 42-43, printed inline after 13.22.19 as 13.22.19d@007_0042-0043.

Verse 22 (13.53.22)

द्रोणश्च स्तम्बमित्रश्च सारिसृक्वश्च बुद्धिमान् । जरितारिश्च विख्यातश्चत्वारः सूर्यसन्निभाः ॥

droṇaśca stambamitraśca sārisṛkvaśca buddhimān | jaritāriśca vikhyātaścatvāraḥ sūryasannibhāḥ

Drona, Stambamitra, the wise Sarisrikva and the renowned Jaritari were four, shining like the sun.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text: CE Appendix I No. 7, lines 44-45, printed inline after 13.22.19 as 13.22.19d@007_0044-0045.

Verse 23 (13.53.23)

महर्षेः कालवृक्षस्य शकुन्त्यामेव जज्ञिवान् । हिरण्यहस्तो भगवान्महर्षिः काञ्चनप्रभः ॥

maharṣeḥ kālavṛkṣasya śakuntyāmeva jajñivān | hiraṇyahasto bhagavānmaharṣiḥ kāñcanaprabhaḥ

Of the great sage Kalavriksha and a female bird was born the revered great sage Hiranyahasta, golden in radiance.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text: CE Appendix I No. 7, lines 46-47, printed inline after 13.22.19 as 13.22.19d@007_0046-0047.

Verse 24 (13.53.24)

पावकात्तात सम्भूता मनसा च महर्षयः । पितामहस्य राजेन्द्र पुलस्त्यपुलहादयः ॥

pāvakāttāta sambhūtā manasā ca maharṣayaḥ | pitāmahasya rājendra pulastyapulahādayaḥ

Great sages were born from fire and from the mind of the Grandsire, O king of kings: Pulastya, Pulaha and the others.

Note on the text: Corrected पुरस्त्यपुलहादयः → पुलस्त्यपुलहादयः (misprint in Wikisource; the name is Pulastya; CE pulastyapulahādayaḥ). Not in the critical edition's constituted text: CE Appendix I No. 7, lines 48-49, printed inline after 13.22.19 as 13.22.19d@007_0048-0049.

Verse 25 (13.53.25)

सावर्ण्यश्चापि राजर्षिः सवर्णायामजायत । मृण्मय्यां भरतश्रेष्ठ आदित्येन विवस्वता ॥

sāvarṇyaścāpi rājarṣiḥ savarṇāyāmajāyata | mṛṇmayyāṃ bharataśreṣṭha ādityena vivasvatā

The royal sage Savarnya was born of Savarna, the woman made of clay, by Aditya Vivasvat, the sun, O best of the Bharatas.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text: CE Appendix I No. 7, lines 50-51, printed inline after 13.22.19 as 13.22.19d@007_0050-0051.

Verse 26 (13.53.26)

शाण्डिल्यश्चाग्नितो जातः कश्यपस्याग्रजः प्रभुः । शरद्वतः शरस्तम्बात्कृपश्च कृपया सह ॥

śāṇḍilyaścāgnito jātaḥ kaśyapasyāgrajaḥ prabhuḥ | śaradvataḥ śarastambātkṛpaśca kṛpayā saha

Shandilya, the elder brother of Kashyapa, was born of fire, a lord among sages; Sharadvat was born of a clump of reeds, and Kripa together with Kripi.

Note on the text: Corrected कृपश्व → कृपश्च (misprint in Wikisource; CE kṛpaś ca). Line 1 reads कश्यपस्याग्रजः where the CE has kāśyapasyātmajaḥ; recension variant, kept. Not in the critical edition's constituted text: CE Appendix I No. 7, lines 52-53, printed inline after 13.22.19 as 13.22.19d@007_0052-0053.

Verse 27 (13.53.27)

पद्माच्च जज्ञे राजेन्द्र सोमपस्य महात्मनः । रेणुश्च रेणुका चैव राममाता यशस्विनी ॥

padmācca jajñe rājendra somapasya mahātmanaḥ | reṇuśca reṇukā caiva rāmamātā yaśasvinī

Born from a lotus, O king of kings, to the great-souled Somapa, were Renu and Renuka, the renowned mother of Rama.

Note on the text: Corrected पद्माश्च → पद्माच्च and सोस्यपस्य → सोमपस्य (misprints in Wikisource; CE padmāc ca … somapasya). Not in the critical edition's constituted text: CE Appendix I No. 7, lines 54-55, printed inline after 13.22.19 as 13.22.19d@007_0054-0055.

Verse 28 (13.53.28)

यमुनायाः समुद्भूतः सोमकेन महात्मना । अर्कदन्तो महानृषिः प्रथितः पृथिवीतले ॥

yamunāyāḥ samudbhūtaḥ somakena mahātmanā | arkadanto mahānṛṣiḥ prathitaḥ pṛthivītale

From the Yamuna, by the great-souled Somaka, was born the great sage Arkadanta, renowned on earth.

Note on the text: Corrected समुनायाः → यमुनायाः (misprint in Wikisource; समुना is not a word; the river Yamuna, CE yamunāyāṃ with the locative). Line 2 reads अर्कदन्तः where the CE has arkadattaḥ; kept as a valid reading. Not in the critical edition's constituted text: CE Appendix I No. 7, lines 56-57, printed inline after 13.22.19 as 13.22.19d@007_0056-0057.

Verse 29 (13.53.29)

अग्नेराहवनीयाच्च द्रुपदस्येन्द्रवर्चसः । धृष्टद्युम्नश्च सम्भूतो वेद्यां कृष्णा च भारत ॥

agnerāhavanīyācca drupadasyendravarcasaḥ | dhṛṣṭadyumnaśca sambhūto vedyāṃ kṛṣṇā ca bhārata

From the Ahavaniya fire of Drupada, who was radiant as Indra, Dhrishtadyumna was born on the sacrificial altar, and Krishna (Draupadi) also, O Bharata.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text: CE Appendix I No. 7, lines 58-59, printed inline after 13.22.19 as 13.22.19d@007_0058-0059.

Verse 30 (13.53.30)

व्याघ्रयोन्यां ततो जाता वसिष्ठस्य महात्मनः । एकोनविंशतिः पुत्राः ख्याता व्याघ्रपदादयः ॥

vyāghrayonyāṃ tato jātā vasiṣṭhasya mahātmanaḥ | ekonaviṃśatiḥ putrāḥ khyātā vyāghrapadādayaḥ

Then nineteen famous sons of the great-souled Vasishtha were born of a tigress, Vyaghrapada and the rest.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text: CE Appendix I No. 7, lines 60-61, printed inline after 13.22.19 as 13.22.19d@007_0060-0061.

Verse 31 (13.53.31)

मन्धश्च बादलोमश्च जावालिश्च महानृषिः । मन्युश्चैवोपमन्युश्च सेतुकर्णस्तथैव च । एते चान्ये च विख्याताः पृथिव्यां गोत्रतां गताः ॥

mandhaśca bādalomaśca jāvāliśca mahānṛṣiḥ | manyuścaivopamanyuśca setukarṇastathaiva ca | ete cānye ca vikhyātāḥ pṛthivyāṃ gotratāṃ gatāḥ

Mandha, Badaloma, the great sage Jabali, Manyu, Upamanyu and Setukarna: these and others, famed on earth, became founders of gotras.

Note on the text: Corrected बादलोमस्च → बादलोमश्च (misprint in Wikisource; CE bādalomaś ca). Not in the critical edition's constituted text: CE Appendix I No. 7, lines 62-64, printed inline after 13.22.19 as 13.22.19d@007_0062-0064.

Verse 32 (13.53.32)

विश्वकाशस्य राजर्षेरैक्ष्वाकोस्तु महात्मनः । बालाश्वो नाम पुत्रोऽभूच्छिखां भित्त्वा विनिस्सृतः ॥

viśvakāśasya rājarṣeraikṣvākostu mahātmanaḥ | bālāśvo nāma putro'bhūcchikhāṃ bhittvā vinissṛtaḥ

The royal sage Vishvakasha, the great-souled descendant of Ikshvaku, had a son named Balashva, who came forth by splitting open the crest of the head.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text: CE Appendix I No. 7, lines 65-66, printed inline after 13.22.19 as 13.22.19d@007_0065-0066.

Verse 33 (13.53.33)

मान्धाता चैव राजर्षिर्युवनाश्वेन धीमता । स्वयं धृतोऽथ गर्भेण दिव्यास्त्रबलसंयुतः ॥

māndhātā caiva rājarṣiryuvanāśvena dhīmatā | svayaṃ dhṛto'tha garbheṇa divyāstrabalasaṃyutaḥ

And the royal sage Mandhata was carried in the womb by the wise Yuvanashva himself, and was endowed with divine weapons and strength.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text: CE Appendix I No. 7, lines 67-68, printed inline after 13.22.19 as 13.22.19d@007_0067-0068.

Verse 34 (13.53.34)

गौरिकश्चापि राजर्षिश्चक्रवर्ती महायशाः । बाहुदायां समुत्पन्नो नद्यां राज्ञा सुबाहुना ॥

gaurikaścāpi rājarṣiścakravartī mahāyaśāḥ | bāhudāyāṃ samutpanno nadyāṃ rājñā subāhunā

Gaurika too, the royal sage, a universal emperor of great fame, was born in the river Bahuda, by King Subahu.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text: CE Appendix I No. 7, lines 69-70, printed inline after 13.22.19 as 13.22.19d@007_0069-0070.

Verse 35 (13.53.35)

भूमेश्च पुत्रो नरकः संवर्तश्चैव पुष्कलः । अद्भिश्चैव महातेजा ऋषिर्गार्ग्योऽभ्यजायत ॥

bhūmeśca putro narakaḥ saṃvartaścaiva puṣkalaḥ | adbhiścaiva mahātejā ṛṣirgārgyo'bhyajāyata

Naraka, the son of Bhumi, and Samvarta and Pushkala; and the greatly radiant sage Gargya was born of the waters.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text: CE Appendix I No. 7, lines 71-72, printed inline after 13.22.19 as 13.22.19d@007_0071-0072.

Verse 36 (13.53.36)

एते चान्ये च बहवो राजन्या ब्राह्मणास्तथा । प्रभावेनाभिसम्भूता महर्षीणां महात्मनाम् । नासाध्यं तपसा तेषां विद्ययाऽऽत्मगुणैः परैः ॥

ete cānye ca bahavo rājanyā brāhmaṇāstathā | prabhāvenābhisambhūtā maharṣīṇāṃ mahātmanām | nāsādhyaṃ tapasā teṣāṃ vidyayā''tmaguṇaiḥ paraiḥ

These and many other kings and brahmins arose through the power of the great-souled great sages; for them nothing is unattainable through austerity, learning and supreme qualities of the self.

Note on the text: Corrected नासाध्य → नासाध्यं (misprint in Wikisource; dropped anusvara; CE nāsādhyaṃ). Not in the critical edition's constituted text: CE Appendix I No. 7, lines 73-75, printed inline after 13.22.19 as 13.22.19d@007_0073-0075.

Verse 37 (13.53.37)

अस्मिन्नर्थे च मनुना नीतः श्लोको नराधिप । धर्मं प्रणयता राजंस्तं निबोध युधिष्ठिर ॥

asminnarthe ca manunā nītaḥ śloko narādhipa | dharmaṃ praṇayatā rājaṃstaṃ nibodha yudhiṣṭhira

On this matter, O lord of men, a verse was set forth by Manu when he was teaching dharma. Hear it, Yudhishthira.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text: CE Appendix I No. 7, lines 76-77, printed inline after 13.22.19 as 13.22.19d@007_0076-0077.

Verse 38 (13.53.38)

ऋषीणां च नदीनां च साधूनां च महात्मनाम् । प्रभवो नाधिगन्तव्यः स्त्रीणां दुश्चरितस्य च ॥

ṛṣīṇāṃ ca nadīnāṃ ca sādhūnāṃ ca mahātmanām | prabhavo nādhigantavyaḥ strīṇāṃ duścaritasya ca

The origin of sages, of rivers, of good and great-souled people, and of women's misconduct is never to be traced.

Note on the text: Corrected ऋषिणां → ऋषीणां (misprint in Wikisource; short इ for long ई; CE ṛṣīṇāṃ). Bhishma recites the maxim of Manu; speaker kept as Bhishma. Not in the critical edition's constituted text: CE Appendix I No. 7, lines 78-79, printed inline after 13.22.19 as 13.22.19d@007_0078-0079.

Verse 39 (13.53.39)

तन्नात्र चिन्ता कर्तव्या महर्षीणां समुद्भवे । यथा सर्वगतो ह्यग्निस्तथा तेजो महात्मसु ॥

tannātra cintā kartavyā maharṣīṇāṃ samudbhave | yathā sarvagato hyagnistathā tejo mahātmasu

Therefore no worry should be taken over the birth of the great sages. As fire is present everywhere, so is radiance in the great-souled.

Note on the text: Removed a stray quote mark and doubled danda printed before the verse-end mark. Not in the critical edition's constituted text: CE Appendix I No. 7, lines 80-81, printed inline after 13.22.19 as 13.22.19d@007_0080-0081.