Rishyashringa Comes to Anga and Weds Shanta

Verse 1 (3.114.1)

रक्षांसि चैतानि चरन्ति पुत्र । रूपेण तेनाद्भुतदर्शनेन । अतुल्यवीर्याण्यभिरूपवन्ति । विघ्नं सदा तपसश्चिन्तयन्ति ॥

rakṣāṃsi caitāni caranti putra | rūpeṇa tenādbhutadarśanena | atulyavīryāṇyabhirūpavanti | vighnaṃ sadā tapasaścintayanti

Those are rakshasas, son, who wander about in that wondrous form; matchless in power and very beautiful, they are forever plotting to obstruct austerity.

Note on the text: Corrected विघ्रं → विघ्नं (misprint in Wikisource; र for न; the critical edition reads vighnaṃ). Wikisource's अतुल्यवीर्याण्यभिरूपवन्ति (critical edition atulyarūpāṇy atighoravanti) is kept as a recension variant.

Verse 2 (3.114.2)

सुरूपरूपाणि च तानि तात । प्रलोभयन्ते विविधैरुपायैः । सुखाच्च लोकाच्च निपातयन्ति । तान्युग्ररूपाणि मुनीन्वनेषु ॥

surūparūpāṇi ca tāni tāta | pralobhayante vividhairupāyaiḥ | sukhācca lokācca nipātayanti | tānyugrarūpāṇi munīnvaneṣu

They take on lovely shapes, my dear, and allure with all kinds of devices; those fierce beings make sages in the forests fall from happiness and from the worlds of the blessed.

Verse 3 (3.114.3)

न तानि सेवेत मुनिर्यतात्मा । सतां लोकान्प्रार्थयानः कथंचित् । कृत्वा विघ्नं तापसानां रमन्ते । पापाचारास्तापसस्तान्न पश्येत् ॥

na tāni seveta muniryatātmā | satāṃ lokānprārthayānaḥ kathaṃcit | kṛtvā vighnaṃ tāpasānāṃ ramante | pāpācārāstāpasastānna paśyet

A self-controlled sage who in any way seeks the worlds of the good should not keep company with them. Evil in their ways, they delight in obstructing ascetics; an ascetic should not even look at them.

Note on the text: Corrected विघ्रनं → विघ्नं (misprint in Wikisource; र for न and a doubled akshara; the critical edition reads vighnaṃ).

Verse 4 (3.114.4)

असज्जनेनाचरितानि पुत्र । पानान्यपेयानि मधूनि तानि । माल्यानि चैतानि न वै मुनीनां । स्मृतानि चित्रोज्ज्वलगन्धवन्ति ॥

asajjanenācaritāni putra | pānānyapeyāni madhūni tāni | mālyāni caitāni na vai munīnāṃ | smṛtāni citrojjvalagandhavanti

Those drinks are liquors, son, sweet but not to be drunk, the drink of wicked men; and these garlands, bright and brilliantly scented, are not, we are taught, for sages.

Verse 5 (3.114.5)

रक्षांसि तानीति निवार्य पुत्रं । विभाण्डकस्तां मृगयांबभूव । नासादयामास यदा त्र्यहेण । तदा स पर्याववृते श्रमाय ॥

rakṣāṃsi tānīti nivārya putraṃ | vibhāṇḍakastāṃ mṛgayāṃbabhūva | nāsādayāmāsa yadā tryaheṇa | tadā sa paryāvavṛte śramāya

Saying "They are rakshasas," Vibhandaka held his son back and went searching for her; and when after three days he could not find her, he turned back to his hermitage.

Note on the text: Narration resumes here (the critical edition prints लोमश उवाच at 3.113.5); Wikisource carried Vibhandaka's heading over, corrected to Lomasha.

Verse 6 (3.114.6)

यदा पुनः काश्यपो वै जगाम । फलान्याहर्तुं विधिनाश्रमेऽसौ । तदा पुनर्लोभयितुं जगाम । सा वेशयोषा मुनिमृश्यशृङ्गम् ॥

yadā punaḥ kāśyapo vai jagāma | phalānyāhartuṃ vidhināśrame'sau | tadā punarlobhayituṃ jagāma | sā veśayoṣā munimṛśyaśṛṅgam

When Kashyapa had gone out again to gather fruits, as the rule of the hermitage required, the courtesan came once more to tempt the young sage Rishyashringa.

Note on the text: Corrected पुन → पुनः (misprint in Wikisource; the visarga is dropped, leaving no word), वेशायोषा → वेशयोषा (stray long vowel; the Wikisource commentary and the critical edition read veśayoṣā) and मुनिमृश्यशृह्गम् → मुनिमृश्यशृङ्गम् (ह्ग for ङ्ग). Lomasha's narration; Wikisource carried Vibhandaka's heading over.

Verse 7 (3.114.7)

दृष्ट्वैव तामृश्यशृङ्गः प्रहृष्टः । संभ्रान्तरूपोऽभ्यपतत्तदानीम् । प्रोवाच चैनां भवतः श्रमाय । गच्छाव यावन्न पिता ममैति ॥

dṛṣṭvaiva tāmṛśyaśṛṅgaḥ prahṛṣṭaḥ | saṃbhrāntarūpo'bhyapatattadānīm | provāca caināṃ bhavataḥ śramāya | gacchāva yāvanna pitā mamaiti

As soon as he saw her, Rishyashringa, overjoyed and in a flurry, ran to her then and said: "Let us go to your hermitage before my father comes back."

Note on the text: Lomasha's narration; Wikisource carried Vibhandaka's heading over. Wikisource's श्रमाय stands for आश्रमाय, as its own commentary on verse 5 explains.

Verse 8 (3.114.8)

ततो राजन्काश्यपस्यैकपुत्रं । प्रवेश्य वेगेन विमुच्य नावम् । प्रलोभयन्त्यो विविधैरुपायै- । राजग्मुरङ्गाधिपतेः समीपम् ॥

tato rājankāśyapasyaikaputraṃ | praveśya vegena vimucya nāvam | pralobhayantyo vividhairupāyai- | rājagmuraṅgādhipateḥ samīpam

Then, O king, they took Kashyapa's only son on board, swiftly cast off the boat, and, beguiling him with all kinds of devices, came to the lord of Anga.

Verse 9 (3.114.9)

संस्थाप्यतामाश्रमदर्शने तु । संतारितां नावमथातिशुभ्राम् । तीरादुपादाय तथैव चक्रे । राजाश्रमं नाम वनं विचित्रम् ॥

saṃsthāpyatāmāśramadarśane tu | saṃtāritāṃ nāvamathātiśubhrām | tīrādupādāya tathaiva cakre | rājāśramaṃ nāma vanaṃ vicitram

Mooring that gleaming boat, now brought downstream, within sight of the hermitage, the king likewise laid out, starting from the river bank, a varied forest called the Royal Hermitage.

Verse 10 (3.114.10)

अन्तःपुरे तं तु निवेश्य राजा । विभाण्डकस्यात्मजमेकपुत्रम् । ददर्श मेघैः सहसा प्रवृष्ट- । मापूर्यमाणं च जगज्जलेन ॥

antaḥpure taṃ tu niveśya rājā | vibhāṇḍakasyātmajamekaputram | dadarśa meghaiḥ sahasā pravṛṣṭa- | māpūryamāṇaṃ ca jagajjalena

The king lodged Vibhandaka's only son in the inner apartments, and at once saw the clouds pour down rain and the world filling with water.

Note on the text: Corrected आपूर्यणाणं → आपूर्यमाणं (misprint in Wikisource; ण for म; the critical edition reads āpūryamāṇaṃ). Wikisource's मेघैः (critical edition devaṃ) is kept as a recension variant.

Verse 11 (3.114.11)

स रोमपादः परिपूर्णकामः । सुतां ददावृश्यशृङ्गाय शान्ताम् । क्रोधप्रतीकारकरं च चक्रे । गोभिश्च मार्गेष्वभिकर्षणं च ॥

sa romapādaḥ paripūrṇakāmaḥ | sutāṃ dadāvṛśyaśṛṅgāya śāntām | krodhapratīkārakaraṃ ca cakre | gobhiśca mārgeṣvabhikarṣaṇaṃ ca

Romapada, his wish fulfilled, gave his daughter Shanta to Rishyashringa; and to forestall the father's anger he had cattle set along the roads and fields ploughed.

Note on the text: Corrected रोमपाद → रोमपादः (misprint in Wikisource; the visarga of the nominative is dropped, and the metre needs the heavy syllable; the critical edition reads lomapādaḥ). Wikisource's रोमपाद for Lomapada is kept as a variant of the name.

Verse 12 (3.114.12)

विभाण्डकस्याव्रजतः स राजा । पशून्प्रभूतान्पशुपांश्च वीरान् । समादिशत्पुत्रगृद्धी महर्षि- । र्विभाण्डकः परिपृच्छेद्यदा वः ॥

vibhāṇḍakasyāvrajataḥ sa rājā | paśūnprabhūtānpaśupāṃśca vīrān | samādiśatputragṛddhī maharṣi- | rvibhāṇḍakaḥ paripṛcchedyadā vaḥ

Along the road by which Vibhandaka would come, the king placed abundant cattle and brave herdsmen, and instructed them: "When the great sage Vibhandaka, longing for his son, questions you,

Verse 13 (3.114.13)

स वक्तव्यः प्राञ्जलिभिर्भवद्भिः । पुत्रस्य ते पशवः कर्षणं च । किं ते प्रियं वै क्रियतां महर्षे । दासाः स्म सर्वे तव वाचि बद्धाः ॥

sa vaktavyaḥ prāñjalibhirbhavadbhiḥ | putrasya te paśavaḥ karṣaṇaṃ ca | kiṃ te priyaṃ vai kriyatāṃ maharṣe | dāsāḥ sma sarve tava vāci baddhāḥ

"you are to tell him, with palms joined: These cattle and these ploughed fields are your son's. What may we do to please you, great sage? We are all your servants, bound to your word."

Note on the text: Corrected स क्तव्यः → स वक्तव्यः (misprint in Wikisource; the first akshara is dropped; the critical edition reads sa vaktavyaḥ). King Lomapada's instruction, begun in verse 12, fills this verse with no printed heading; given to him.

Verse 14 (3.114.14)

अथोपायात्स मुनिश्चण्डकोपः । स्वमाश्रमं मूलफलं गृहीत्वा । अन्वेषमाणश्च न तत्र पुत्रं । ददर्श चुक्रोध ततो भृशं सः ॥

athopāyātsa muniścaṇḍakopaḥ | svamāśramaṃ mūlaphalaṃ gṛhītvā | anveṣamāṇaśca na tatra putraṃ | dadarśa cukrodha tato bhṛśaṃ saḥ

Then the sage, fierce in his anger, came to his hermitage bringing roots and fruits, and searching for his son, did not find him there; and he grew violently angry.

Verse 15 (3.114.15)

ततः स कोपेन विदीर्यमाण । आशङ्कमानो नृपतेर्विधानम् । जगाम चम्पां प्रतिधक्ष्यमाण- । स्तमङ्गराजं सपुरं सराष्ट्रम् ॥

tataḥ sa kopena vidīryamāṇa | āśaṅkamāno nṛpatervidhānam | jagāma campāṃ pratidhakṣyamāṇa- | stamaṅgarājaṃ sapuraṃ sarāṣṭram

Then, torn with rage and suspecting that this was the king's doing, he set out for Champa, intent on burning the king of Anga with his city and his kingdom.

Verse 16 (3.114.16)

स वै श्रान्तः क्षुधितः काश्यपस्ता- । न्घोषान्समासादितवान्समृद्धान् । गोपैश्च तैर्विधिवत्पूज्यमानो । राजेव तां रात्रिमुवास तत्र ॥

sa vai śrāntaḥ kṣudhitaḥ kāśyapastā- | nghoṣānsamāsāditavānsamṛddhān | gopaiśca tairvidhivatpūjyamāno | rājeva tāṃ rātrimuvāsa tatra

Tired and hungry, Kashyapa came upon those prosperous cattle-stations; honoured duly by the herdsmen, he spent the night there like a king.

Verse 17 (3.114.17)

अवाप्य सत्कारमतीव हृष्टः । प्रोवाच कस्य प्रथिताः स्थ गोपाः । ऊचुस्ततस्तेऽभ्युपगम्य सर्वे । धनं तवेदं विहितं सुतस्य ॥

avāpya satkāramatīva hṛṣṭaḥ | provāca kasya prathitāḥ stha gopāḥ | ūcustataste'bhyupagamya sarve | dhanaṃ tavedaṃ vihitaṃ sutasya

Receiving such hospitality, he was greatly pleased and said: "Whose men are you known to be, herdsmen?" Then they all came up to him and said: "All this wealth has been set aside for your son."

Verse 18 (3.114.18)

देशेषु देशेषु स पूज्यमान- । स्तांश्चैव शृण्वन्मधुरान्प्रलापान् । प्रशान्तभूयिष्ठरजाः प्रहृष्टः । समाससादाङ्गपतिं पुरस्थम् ॥

deśeṣu deśeṣu sa pūjyamāna- | stāṃścaiva śṛṇvanmadhurānpralāpān | praśāntabhūyiṣṭharajāḥ prahṛṣṭaḥ | samāsasādāṅgapatiṃ purastham

Honoured in place after place and hearing those sweet words, his passion now largely calmed, he came rejoicing to the lord of Anga in his city.

Verse 19 (3.114.19)

स पूजितस्तेन नरर्षभेण । ददर्श पुत्रं दिवि देवं यथेन्द्रम् । शान्तां स्नुषां चैव ददर्श तत्र । सौदामनीमुच्चरन्तीं यथैव ॥

sa pūjitastena nararṣabheṇa | dadarśa putraṃ divi devaṃ yathendram | śāntāṃ snuṣāṃ caiva dadarśa tatra | saudāmanīmuccarantīṃ yathaiva

Honoured by that bull among men, he saw his son, like Indra, a god in heaven; and he saw there too his daughter-in-law Shanta, like lightning flashing forth.

Verse 20 (3.114.20)

ग्रामांश्च घोषांश्च सुतस्य दृष्ट्वा । शान्तां च शान्तोऽस्य परः स कोपः । चकार तस्यैव परं प्रसादं । विभाण्डको भूमिपतेर्नरेन्द्र ॥

grāmāṃśca ghoṣāṃśca sutasya dṛṣṭvā | śāntāṃ ca śānto'sya paraḥ sa kopaḥ | cakāra tasyaiva paraṃ prasādaṃ | vibhāṇḍako bhūmipaternarendra

Seeing the villages and cattle-stations of his son, and Shanta, his great anger was calmed; and Vibhandaka showed the highest favour to that very lord of the earth, O king of men.

Note on the text: Corrected ग्रामां श्च → ग्रामांश्च (misprint in Wikisource; a stray space splits the word) and नरेद्र → नरेन्द्र (misprint in Wikisource; the न् of the conjunct is dropped; the critical edition reads narendra).

Verse 21 (3.114.21)

स तत्रनिक्षिप्य सुतं महर्षि- । रुवाच सूर्याग्निसमप्रभावः । जाते च पुत्रे वनमेवाव्रजेथा । राज्ञः प्रियाण्यस्य सर्वाणि कृत्वा ॥

sa tatranikṣipya sutaṃ maharṣi- | ruvāca sūryāgnisamaprabhāvaḥ | jāte ca putre vanamevāvrajethā | rājñaḥ priyāṇyasya sarvāṇi kṛtvā

Leaving his son there, the great sage, whose power was like that of the sun and fire, said: "When a son is born to you, come back to the forest, having done all that pleases this king."

Verse 22 (3.114.22)

स तद्वचः कृतवानृश्यशृङ्गो । ययौ च यत्रास्य पिता बभूव । शान्ता चैनं पर्यचरन्नरेन्द्र । खे रोहिणी सोममिवानुकूला ॥

sa tadvacaḥ kṛtavānṛśyaśṛṅgo | yayau ca yatrāsya pitā babhūva | śāntā cainaṃ paryacarannarendra | khe rohiṇī somamivānukūlā

Rishyashringa did as he was told and went where his father was; and Shanta served him, O king of men, devoted to him as Rohini is to Soma in the sky,

Note on the text: Corrected स्वे → खे (misprint in Wikisource; स्व misread for the similar-looking ख; "in the sky", as the critical edition reads khe).

Verse 23 (3.114.23)

अरुन्धती वा सुभगा वसिष्ठं । लोपामुद्रा वा यथा ह्यगस्त्यम् । नलस्य वै दमयन्ती यथाभू- । द्यथा शची वज्रधरस्य चैव ॥

arundhatī vā subhagā vasiṣṭhaṃ | lopāmudrā vā yathā hyagastyam | nalasya vai damayantī yathābhū- | dyathā śacī vajradharasya caiva

as the fortunate Arundhati served Vasishtha, or as Lopamudra served Agastya, as Damayanti was to Nala, and as Shachi to the wielder of the thunderbolt;

Note on the text: Joined यथा भू → यथाभू- (a stray space splits the word yathābhūd, which runs on to the next line).

Verse 24 (3.114.24)

नाडायनी चेन्द्रसेना यथैव । वश्या नित्यं मुद्गलस्याजमीढ । तथा शान्ता ऋश्यशृङ्गं वनस्थं । प्रीत्या युक्ता पर्यचरन्नरेन्द्र ॥

nāḍāyanī cendrasenā yathaiva | vaśyā nityaṃ mudgalasyājamīḍha | tathā śāntā ṛśyaśṛṅgaṃ vanasthaṃ | prītyā yuktā paryacarannarendra

and as Indrasena, daughter of Nala, was ever obedient to Mudgala, O descendant of Ajamidha: so Shanta, full of love, served Rishyashringa as he lived in the forest, O king of men.

Note on the text: Restored from the critical edition (3.113.24a–c): Wikisource prints only the last line of this verse, numbered 24f, showing the lines before it were lost; the first three lines are restored from the critical edition and the printed line is kept as the fourth.

Verse 25 (3.114.25)

तस्याश्रमः पुण्य एषोऽवभाति । महाह्रदं शोभयन्पुण्यकीर्तिः । अत्रस्नातः कृतकृत्यो विशुद्ध- । स्तीर्थान्यन्यान्यनुसंयाहि राजन् ॥

tasyāśramaḥ puṇya eṣo'vabhāti | mahāhradaṃ śobhayanpuṇyakīrtiḥ | atrasnātaḥ kṛtakṛtyo viśuddha- | stīrthānyanyānyanusaṃyāhi rājan

This is his holy hermitage that shines here, of pure renown, adorning the great lake. Bathe here, O king, and, your purpose fulfilled and yourself made pure, go on to the other sacred places.