Narada Tells of Shibi Aushinara

Verse 1 (7.58.1)

शिबिमौशीनरं चापि मृतं सृञ्जय शुश्रुम । य इमां पृथिवीं सर्वां चर्मवत्पर्यवेष्टयत् ॥

śibimauśīnaraṃ cāpi mṛtaṃ sṛñjaya śuśruma | ya imāṃ pṛthivīṃ sarvāṃ carmavatparyaveṣṭayat

We have heard, Srinjaya, that Shibi Aushinara too has died — he who wrapped this whole earth about him as one wraps a hide.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition gives it only in its Appendix I No. 8 (the Shodasharajika, printed after 7.49.21), lines 0409–0410: identical.

Verse 2 (7.58.2)

साद्रिद्वीपार्णववनां रथघोषेण नादयन् । स शिबिर्यष्टुमन्विच्छन्मुख्यः सर्वसपत्नजित् ॥

sādridvīpārṇavavanāṃ rathaghoṣeṇa nādayan | sa śibiryaṣṭumanvicchanmukhyaḥ sarvasapatnajit

Making the earth, with her mountains, islands, oceans and forests, resound with the roar of his chariot, that Shibi, wishing to sacrifice, the foremost of men and conqueror of all his rivals —

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition gives it only in its Appendix I No. 8 (the Shodasharajika, printed after 7.49.21), lines 0411–0412: line 1 is identical, line 2 differs. CE line 0412 reads sa śibir vai ripūn nityaṃ mukhyān nighnan sapatnajit.

Verse 3 (7.58.3)

तेन यज्ञैर्बहुविधैरिष्टं पर्याप्तदक्षिणैः । अविहिंस्य जनानन्यानवाप वसु पुष्कलम् ॥

tena yajñairbahuvidhairiṣṭaṃ paryāptadakṣiṇaiḥ | avihiṃsya janānanyānavāpa vasu puṣkalam

performed many kinds of sacrifices with ample fees, and without harming other people he gained abundant wealth.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition gives it only in its Appendix I No. 8 (the Shodasharajika, printed after 7.49.21), lines 0413–0414: line 1 is identical, line 2 differs.

Verse 4 (7.58.4)

सर्वमूर्धाभिषिक्तानां सम्मतः सोऽभवद्युधि । अयजच्चाश्वमेधैर्यो विजित्य पृथिवीमिमाम् ॥

sarvamūrdhābhiṣiktānāṃ sammataḥ so'bhavadyudhi | ayajaccāśvamedhairyo vijitya pṛthivīmimām

He was honoured in battle by all the anointed kings; and having conquered this earth, he sacrificed with horse sacrifices.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition gives it only in its Appendix I No. 8 (the Shodasharajika, printed after 7.49.21), lines 0415–0416: line 1 differs, line 2 is identical. Corrected अजयच्चाश्वमेधैर्यो → अयजच्चाश्वमेधैर्यो (misprint in Wikisource; ज and य interchanged, the sense and the critical edition's ayajac cāśvamedhair yo require 'sacrificed').

Verse 5 (7.58.5)

निरर्गलैर्बहुफलैर्निष्ककोटिसहस्रदः । बिभर्ति दक्षिणा यस्य गङ्गायाः स्रोत आवृणोत् ॥

nirargalairbahuphalairniṣkakoṭisahasradaḥ | bibharti dakṣiṇā yasya gaṅgāyāḥ srota āvṛṇot

With unhindered sacrifices of rich reward he gave away a thousand crores of nishkas; and his fees were such that they covered the very stream of the Ganga.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition gives it only in its Appendix I No. 8 (the Shodasharajika, printed after 7.49.21), line 0417: line 1 is CE 0417 (identical); line 2 has no counterpart there. Line 2 (बिभर्ति दक्षिणा यस्य गङ्गायाः स्रोत आवृणोत्), marked off by the wiki quote marks, is found only in the vulgate. Removed the wiki quote marks (opening backtick and closing apostrophe) from the text. Removed a stray zero-width non-joiner from the text.

Verse 6 (7.58.6)

हस्त्यश्वपशुभिर्धान्यैर्मृगैर्गोजाविभिस्तथा । विविधैः पृथिवीं पुण्यां शिबिर्ब्राह्मणसात्करोत् ॥

hastyaśvapaśubhirdhānyairmṛgairgojāvibhistathā | vividhaiḥ pṛthivīṃ puṇyāṃ śibirbrāhmaṇasātkarot

With elephants, horses, cattle, grain, deer, kine, goats and sheep, with things of every kind, Shibi made the holy earth the brahmins' own.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition gives it only in its Appendix I No. 8 (the Shodasharajika, printed after 7.49.21), lines 0418–0419: line 1 is identical, line 2 differs.

Verse 7 (7.58.7)

यावत्यो वर्षतो धारा यावत्यो दिवि तारकाः । यावत्यः सिकता गाङ्ग्यो यावन्मेरोर्महोपलाः ॥

yāvatyo varṣato dhārā yāvatyo divi tārakāḥ | yāvatyaḥ sikatā gāṅgyo yāvanmerormahopalāḥ

As many as the streams of falling rain, as many as the stars in heaven, as many as the grains of Ganges sand, as many as the great boulders of Mount Meru,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition gives it only in its Appendix I No. 8 (the Shodasharajika, printed after 7.49.21), line 0420: line 1 is CE 0420 (identical); line 2 has no counterpart there. Line 2 (यावत्यः सिकता गाङ्ग्यो यावन्मेरोर्महोपलाः) is found only in the vulgate.

Verse 8 (7.58.8)

उदन्वति च यावन्ति रत्नानि प्राणिनोऽपि च । तावतीरददद्गा वै शिबिरौशीनरोऽध्वरे ॥

udanvati ca yāvanti ratnāni prāṇino'pi ca | tāvatīradadadgā vai śibirauśīnaro'dhvare

and as many as the jewels and living creatures in the ocean — that many cows did Shibi Aushinara give at his sacrifice.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition gives it only in its Appendix I No. 8 (the Shodasharajika, printed after 7.49.21), line 0421: line 1 has no counterpart there; line 2 is CE 0421 (identical). Line 1 (उदन्वति च यावन्ति रत्नानि प्राणिनोऽपि च) is found only in the vulgate.

Verse 9 (7.58.9)

नोद्यन्तारं धुरस्तस्य कञ्चिदन्यं प्रजापतिः । भूतं भव्यं भवन्तं वा नाध्यगच्छन्नरोत्तमम् ॥

nodyantāraṃ dhurastasya kañcidanyaṃ prajāpatiḥ | bhūtaṃ bhavyaṃ bhavantaṃ vā nādhyagacchannarottamam

Not even Prajapati found, among men past, present or to come, another best of men able to bear the yoke's burden that he bore.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition gives it only in its Appendix I No. 8 (the Shodasharajika, printed after 7.49.21), lines 0422–0423: line 1 differs, line 2 differs.

Verse 10 (7.58.10)

तस्यासन्विविधा यज्ञाः सर्वकामैः समन्विताः । हेमयूपासनगृहा हेमप्राकारतोरणाः ॥

tasyāsanvividhā yajñāḥ sarvakāmaiḥ samanvitāḥ | hemayūpāsanagṛhā hemaprākāratoraṇāḥ

His sacrifices were many and furnished with every desirable thing, with sacrificial posts, seats and halls of gold, and with walls and gateways of gold.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition gives it only in its Appendix I No. 8 (the Shodasharajika, printed after 7.49.21), lines 0424–0425: identical.

Verse 11 (7.58.11)

शुचिस्वाद्वन्नपानं च ब्राह्मणाः प्रयुतायुताः । नानाभक्ष्यैः प्रियकथाः पयोदधिमहाहदाः ॥

śucisvādvannapānaṃ ca brāhmaṇāḥ prayutāyutāḥ | nānābhakṣyaiḥ priyakathāḥ payodadhimahāhadāḥ

There was pure, sweet food and drink, and Brahmins in their millions and tens of thousands; there was pleasant talk over dishes of every kind, and great lakes of milk and curds.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition gives it only in its Appendix I No. 8 (the Shodasharajika, printed after 7.49.21), lines 0426–0427: line 1 differs, line 2 differs.

Verse 12 (7.58.12)

तस्यासन्यज्ञवाटेषु नद्यः शुभ्रान्नपर्वताः । पिबत स्नात खादध्वमिति यत्रोच्यते जनैः ॥

tasyāsanyajñavāṭeṣu nadyaḥ śubhrānnaparvatāḥ | pibata snāta khādadhvamiti yatrocyate janaiḥ

In his sacrificial enclosures there were rivers and mountains of shining rice, where people kept saying, "Drink! Bathe! Eat!"

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition gives it only in its Appendix I No. 8 (the Shodasharajika, printed after 7.49.21), lines 0428–0429: identical.

Verse 13 (7.58.13)

यस्मै प्रादाद्वरं रुद्रस्तुष्टः पुण्येन कर्मणा । अक्षयं ददतो वित्तं श्रद्धा कीर्तिस्तथा क्रियाः ॥

yasmai prādādvaraṃ rudrastuṣṭaḥ puṇyena karmaṇā | akṣayaṃ dadato vittaṃ śraddhā kīrtistathā kriyāḥ

Pleased with his meritorious deed, Rudra granted him a boon: that the wealth he gave away would never be exhausted, and that faith, fame and good works would be his.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition gives it only in its Appendix I No. 8 (the Shodasharajika, printed after 7.49.21), lines 0430–0431: identical.

Verse 14 (7.58.14)

यथोक्तमेव भूतानां प्रियत्वं स्वर्गमुत्तमम् । एताँल्लब्ध्वा वरानिष्टाञ्शिबिः काले दिवं गतः ॥

yathoktameva bhūtānāṃ priyatvaṃ svargamuttamam | etām̐llabdhvā varāniṣṭāñśibiḥ kāle divaṃ gataḥ

As had been promised, he became dear to all beings and gained the highest heaven. Having won these boons he desired, Shibi in due time went to heaven.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition gives it only in its Appendix I No. 8 (the Shodasharajika, printed after 7.49.21), lines 0432–0433: identical.

Verse 15 (7.58.15)

स चेन्ममार सृञ्जय चतुर्भद्रतरस्त्वया । पुत्रात्पुण्यतरस्तुभ्यं मा पुत्रमनुतप्यथाः । अयज्वानमदक्षिण्यमभि श्वैत्येत्युदाहरत् ॥

sa cenmamāra sṛñjaya caturbhadratarastvayā | putrātpuṇyatarastubhyaṃ mā putramanutapyathāḥ | ayajvānamadakṣiṇyamabhi śvaityetyudāharat

If even he died, Srinjaya — he who was more blessed than you in four ways and more meritorious than your son — then do not grieve for your son, who neither sacrificed nor gave fees. So Narada addressed Shvaitya.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition gives it only in its Appendix I No. 8 (the Shodasharajika, printed after 7.49.21), lines 0434–0436: line 1 is identical, line 2 is identical, line 3 differs. The refrain; the critical edition prints a fresh 'nārada uvāca' before its third line (0436).