The Seven Sarasvatis and Mankanaka's Dance

Verse 1 (9.39.1)

सप्तसारस्वतं कस्मात्कश्च मङ्कणको मुनिः । कथं सिद्धः स भगवान्कश्चास्य नियमोऽभवत् ॥

saptasārasvataṃ kasmātkaśca maṅkaṇako muniḥ | kathaṃ siddhaḥ sa bhagavānkaścāsya niyamo'bhavat

Why is it called Saptasarasvata, and who was the sage Mankanaka? How did that revered one attain perfection, and what was his vow?

Note on the text: Adhyaya note: the page is the right adhyaya (its poem rows are labelled 9-39-1 to 9-39-64, the colophon reads एकोनचत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः । 39, and it is not a copy of 38 or 40); it has a poem block only, no table, and the input's 64 verses agree with the page's numbering verse for verse. The critical edition's 9.37 is this page (9.37.1-50). Not added: the three chapter-summary heading lines above the poem (numbered 1-3), and, after the colophon, a second <poem> block of commentary glosses and variant readings (lines labelled 9-39-4, 17, 20, 25, 28, 32, 33, 36, 60, plus a stray 9-39-39 एकोनचत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः line). Page headings: जनमेजय उवाच (1), वैशम्पायन उवाच (3), ऋषिरुवाच (44), and a stray जनमेजय उवाच (59). CE 9.37.1 reads the same, apart from sandhi.

Verse 2 (9.39.2)

कस्य वंशे समुत्पन्नः किं चाधीतं द्विजोत्तम । एतन्मे सर्वमाचक्ष्व यथातत्त्वं महामुने ॥

kasya vaṃśe samutpannaḥ kiṃ cādhītaṃ dvijottama | etanme sarvamācakṣva yathātattvaṃ mahāmune

In whose family was he born, and what did he study, best of the twice-born? Tell me all this exactly as it was, great sage.

Note on the text: Line 1 = CE 9.37.2a; line 2 is a recension variant (CE 9.37.2c: etad icchāmy ahaṃ śrotuṃ vidhivad dvijasattama); kept.

Verse 3 (9.39.3)

सप्तनद्यः सरस्वत्या याभिर्व्याप्तमिदं जगत् । आहूता बलवद्भिर्हि तत्रतत्र सरस्वती ॥

saptanadyaḥ sarasvatyā yābhirvyāptamidaṃ jagat | āhūtā balavadbhirhi tatratatra sarasvatī

There are seven rivers of the Sarasvati, by which this whole world is pervaded; for in place after place the Sarasvati was called forth by the powerful.

Verse 4 (9.39.4)

सुप्रभा काञ्चनाक्षी च विशाला च मनोरमा । सरस्वती चौघवती सुरेणुर्विमलोदका ॥

suprabhā kāñcanākṣī ca viśālā ca manoramā | sarasvatī caughavatī sureṇurvimalodakā

They are Suprabha, Kanchanakshi, Vishala and Manorama; Sarasvati, Oghavati, Surenu and Vimalodaka.

Note on the text: Line 1 is a recension variant (CE 9.37.4a: suprabhā kāñcanākṣī ca viśālā mānasahradā); kept.

Verse 5 (9.39.5)

पितामहस्य महतो वर्तमाने महामखे । वितते यज्ञवाटे च संसिद्धेषु द्विजातिषु ॥

pitāmahasya mahato vartamāne mahāmakhe | vitate yajñavāṭe ca saṃsiddheṣu dvijātiṣu

When the great sacrifice of the Grandfather was under way, the sacrificial ground spread wide, and the twice-born were all in readiness,

Note on the text: Recension variants: महामखे / संसिद्धेषु (CE 9.37.5: mahītale / sameteṣu); kept.

Verse 6 (9.39.6)

पुण्याहघोषैर्विमलैर्वेदानां निनदैस्तथा । देवेषु चैव व्यग्रेषु तस्मिन्यज्ञविधौ तदा ॥

puṇyāhaghoṣairvimalairvedānāṃ ninadaistathā | deveṣu caiva vyagreṣu tasminyajñavidhau tadā

with the pure sound of auspicious-day proclamations and the chanting of the Vedas, and the gods themselves busy with the rites of that sacrifice,

Verse 7 (9.39.7)

तत्र चैव महाराज दीक्षिते प्रपितामहे । यजतस्तस्य सत्रेण सर्वकामसमृद्धिना ॥

tatra caiva mahārāja dīkṣite prapitāmahe | yajatastasya satreṇa sarvakāmasamṛddhinā

there, great king, as the Great-grandfather, duly consecrated, performed his sacrificial session, which brought the fulfilment of every wish,

Note on the text: Corrected समृद्विना → समृद्धिना (misprint in Wikisource; द्व for द्ध; the critical edition reads samṛddhinā).

Verse 8 (9.39.8)

मनसा चिन्तिता ह्यर्था धर्मार्थकुशलैस्तदा । उपतिष्ठन्ति राजेन्द्र द्विजातींस्तत्रतत्र ह ॥

manasā cintitā hyarthā dharmārthakuśalaistadā | upatiṣṭhanti rājendra dvijātīṃstatratatra ha

whatever aims the twice-born, skilled in dharma and in wealth, conceived in their minds presented themselves before them there, O best of kings, in one place after another.

Verse 9 (9.39.9)

जगुश्च तत्र गन्धर्वा ननृतुश्चाप्सरोगणाः । वादित्राणि च दिव्यानि वादयामासुरञ्जसा ॥

jaguśca tatra gandharvā nanṛtuścāpsarogaṇāḥ | vāditrāṇi ca divyāni vādayāmāsurañjasā

There the Gandharvas sang, troops of Apsarases danced, and they played heavenly instruments with ease.

Verse 10 (9.39.10)

तस्य यज्ञस्य सम्पत्त्या तुतुषुर्देवतागणाः । विस्मयं परमं जग्मुः किमु मानुषयोनयः ॥

tasya yajñasya sampattyā tutuṣurdevatāgaṇāḥ | vismayaṃ paramaṃ jagmuḥ kimu mānuṣayonayaḥ

The hosts of gods were delighted by the splendour of that sacrifice and fell into the deepest wonder; how much more the humans.

Verse 11 (9.39.11)

वर्तमाने यथा यज्ञे पुष्करस्थे पितामहे । अब्रुवन्नृषयो राजन्नायं यज्ञो महागुणः ॥

vartamāne yathā yajñe puṣkarasthe pitāmahe | abruvannṛṣayo rājannāyaṃ yajño mahāguṇaḥ

While the sacrifice was going on, with the Grandfather at Pushkara, the sages said, O king: "This sacrifice does not have great merit,

Note on the text: Page and CE 9.37.11a,c differ in wording (CE: vartamāne tathā yajñe puṣkarasthe pitāmahe / abruvann ṛṣayo rājan nāyaṃ yajño mahāphalaḥ); recension variant, kept. The sentence runs on into the next verse (CE 9.37.11e).

Verse 12 (9.39.12)

न दृश्यते सरिच्छ्रेष्ठा यस्मादिह सरस्वती । तच्छ्रुत्वा भगवान्प्रीतः सस्माराथ सरस्वतीम् ॥

na dṛśyate saricchreṣṭhā yasmādiha sarasvatī | tacchrutvā bhagavānprītaḥ sasmārātha sarasvatīm

since the best of rivers, Sarasvati, is not to be seen here." Hearing this, the Blessed One was pleased and called Sarasvati to mind.

Note on the text: Not matched by the alignment: line 1 = CE 9.37.11e (na dṛśyate saricchreṣṭhā yasmād iha sarasvatī); line 2 is a recension variant of CE 9.37.12a (tac chrutvā bhagavān prītaḥ sasmārātha sarasvatīm).

Verse 13 (9.39.13)

पितामहेन यजता आहूता पुष्करेषु वै । सुप्रभा नाम राजेन्द्र नाम्ना तत्र सरस्वती ॥

pitāmahena yajatā āhūtā puṣkareṣu vai | suprabhā nāma rājendra nāmnā tatra sarasvatī

Called at Pushkara by the Grandfather as he sacrificed, Sarasvati came there, O king, under the name Suprabha.

Note on the text: Not matched by the alignment: lines 1-2 = CE 9.37.12c,e (pitāmahena yajatā āhūtā puṣkareṣu vai / suprabhā nāma rājendra nāmnā tatra sarasvatī).

Verse 14 (9.39.14)

तां दृष्ट्वा मुनयस्तुष्टास्त्वरायुक्तां सरस्वतीम् । पितामहं मानयन्तीं क्रतुं ते बहुमेनिरे ॥

tāṃ dṛṣṭvā munayastuṣṭāstvarāyuktāṃ sarasvatīm | pitāmahaṃ mānayantīṃ kratuṃ te bahumenire

Seeing Sarasvati come in haste, honouring the Grandfather, the sages were pleased and thought highly of the sacrifice.

Verse 15 (9.39.15)

एवमेषा सरिच्छ्रेष्ठा पुष्करेषु सरस्वती । पितामहार्थं सम्भूता तुष्ट्यर्थं च मनीषिणाम् ॥

evameṣā saricchreṣṭhā puṣkareṣu sarasvatī | pitāmahārthaṃ sambhūtā tuṣṭyarthaṃ ca manīṣiṇām

Thus the best of rivers, Sarasvati, came into being at Pushkara for the Grandfather's sake, and for the satisfaction of the wise.

Verse 16 (9.39.16)

नैमिषे मुनयो राजन्समागम्य समासते । तत्र चित्राः कथा ह्यासन्वेदं प्रति जनेश्वर ॥

naimiṣe munayo rājansamāgamya samāsate | tatra citrāḥ kathā hyāsanvedaṃ prati janeśvara

At Naimisha, O king, the sages gather and sit together; there, O lord of men, there were wonderful discussions about the Veda.

Verse 17 (9.39.17)

यत्र ते मुनयो ह्यासन्नानास्वाध्यायवेदिनः । ते समागम्य मुनयः सस्मारुर्वै सरस्वतीम् ॥

yatra te munayo hyāsannānāsvādhyāyavedinaḥ | te samāgamya munayaḥ sasmārurvai sarasvatīm

The sages there were learned in the many branches of Vedic study; having gathered, those sages called Sarasvati to mind.

Verse 18 (9.39.18)

सा तु ध्याता महाराज मुनिभिः सत्रयाजिभिः । समागतानां राजेन्द्र साहाय्यार्थं महात्मनाम् । आजगाम महाभागा तत्र पुण्या सरस्वती ॥

sā tu dhyātā mahārāja munibhiḥ satrayājibhiḥ | samāgatānāṃ rājendra sāhāyyārthaṃ mahātmanām | ājagāma mahābhāgā tatra puṇyā sarasvatī

Called to mind, great king, by the sages performing the sacrificial session, the holy and glorious Sarasvati came there to help the great-souled ones who had assembled, O king of kings.

Verse 19 (9.39.19)

नैमिषे काञ्चनाक्षी तु मुनीनां सत्रायाजिनाम् । आगता सरितां श्रेष्ठा तत्र भारत पूजिता ॥

naimiṣe kāñcanākṣī tu munīnāṃ satrāyājinām | āgatā saritāṃ śreṣṭhā tatra bhārata pūjitā

At Naimisha, as Kanchanakshi, the best of rivers came to the sages performing the session, and there she was honoured, O Bharata.

Note on the text: Corrected पूजित → पूजिता (misprint in Wikisource; dropped ā; the critical edition reads pūjitā).

Verse 20 (9.39.20)

गयस्य यजमानस्य गयेष्वेव महाक्रतुम् । आहूता सरितां श्रेष्ठा गययज्ञे सरस्वती ॥

gayasya yajamānasya gayeṣveva mahākratum | āhūtā saritāṃ śreṣṭhā gayayajñe sarasvatī

At the great sacrifice of Gaya, the sacrificer, in the land of Gaya, the best of rivers, Sarasvati, was called to Gaya's sacrifice.

Verse 21 (9.39.21)

गयस्य यजमानस्य गयेष्वेव महाक्रतुम् । विशालां तु गयस्याहुर्ऋषयः संशितव्रताः ॥

gayasya yajamānasya gayeṣveva mahākratum | viśālāṃ tu gayasyāhurṛṣayaḥ saṃśitavratāḥ

At the great sacrifice of Gaya, the sacrificer, in the land of Gaya itself, the sages of strict vows speak of her as Gaya's Vishala.

Note on the text: Corrected संशितव्रता → संशितव्रताः (misprint in Wikisource; dropped visarga; the critical edition reads saṃśitavratāḥ). Line 1 repeats line 1 of the previous verse (CE 9.37.19a); line 2 is a recension variant of CE 9.37.20a (viśālāṃ tu gayeṣv āhur ṛṣayaḥ saṃśitavratāḥ); kept.

Verse 22 (9.39.22)

सरित्सा हिमवत्पार्श्वात्प्रस्रुता शीघ्रगामिनी । औद्दालकेस्तथा यज्ञे यजतस्तस्य भारत ॥

saritsā himavatpārśvātprasrutā śīghragāminī | auddālakestathā yajñe yajatastasya bhārata

That swift-flowing river issued from the flank of the Himalaya; and likewise, O Bharata, at the sacrifice of Auddalaki as he sacrificed,

Note on the text: Not matched by the alignment: = CE 9.37.20c and 9.37.21a (sarit sā himavatpārśvāt prasūtā śīghragāminī / auddālakes tathā yajñe yajatas tatra bhārata); recension variants prasrutā, tasya, kept.

Verse 23 (9.39.23)

समेते सर्वतः स्फीते मुनीनां मण्डले तदा । उत्तरे कोसलाभागे पुण्ये राजन्महात्मनः ॥

samete sarvataḥ sphīte munīnāṃ maṇḍale tadā | uttare kosalābhāge puṇye rājanmahātmanaḥ

when the circle of sages had assembled in great numbers from every side, in the holy northern part of Kosala, the land of that great-souled one, O king,

Note on the text: Not matched by the alignment: = CE 9.37.21c and 9.37.22a (samete sarvataḥ sphīte munīnāṃ maṇḍale tadā / uttare kosalābhāge puṇye rājan mahātmanaḥ).

Verse 24 (9.39.24)

औद्दालकेन यजता पूर्वं ध्याता सरस्वती । आजगाम सरिच्छ्रेष्ठा तं देशं मुनिकारणात् ॥

auddālakena yajatā pūrvaṃ dhyātā sarasvatī | ājagāma saricchreṣṭhā taṃ deśaṃ munikāraṇāt

then Sarasvati, who had been called to mind earlier by Auddalaki as he sacrificed, the best of rivers, came to that region for the sages' sake,

Note on the text: Corrected सरिच्छेष्ठा → सरिच्छ्रेष्ठा (misprint in Wikisource; broken conjunct, च्छे for च्छ्रे; the critical edition reads saricchreṣṭhā). Not matched by the alignment: = CE 9.37.22c and 9.37.23a.

Verse 25 (9.39.25)

पूज्यमाना मुनिगणैर्वल्कलाजिनसंवृतैः । मनोहरेति विख्याता सा हि तैर्मनसा वृता ॥

pūjyamānā munigaṇairvalkalājinasaṃvṛtaiḥ | manohareti vikhyātā sā hi tairmanasā vṛtā

honoured by the companies of sages clad in bark and antelope skin. She became known as Manohara, for she had been won by them through the mind.

Note on the text: Not matched by the alignment: = CE 9.37.23c,e. Line 2 is a recension variant (मनोहरेति … वृता; CE manohradeti … hṛtā; the page's own variant note gives मनोरमेति … कृता); kept.

Verse 26 (9.39.26)

सुरेणुर्ऋषभे द्वीपे पुण्ये राजर्षिसेविते । कुरोश्च यजमानस्य कुरुक्षेत्रे महात्मनः । आजगाम महाभागा सरिच्छ्रेष्ठा सरस्वती ॥

sureṇurṛṣabhe dvīpe puṇye rājarṣisevite | kurośca yajamānasya kurukṣetre mahātmanaḥ | ājagāma mahābhāgā saricchreṣṭhā sarasvatī

As Surenu, in the holy island of Rishabha, frequented by royal sages; and at the sacrifice of the great-souled Kuru in Kurukshetra, the glorious Sarasvati, best of rivers, came.

Note on the text: Removed the square brackets round line 1 (Wikisource marks it as a doubtful line; it is CE 9.37.24a) and the doubled danda after it. Corrected सुरणुऋषभे → सुरेणुर्ऋषभे (misprint in Wikisource; dropped e and the र् of the sandhi; the page's own list at verse 4 reads सुरेणुर्, the critical edition reads suveṇur ṛṣabhadvīpe). Lines 1-3 = CE 9.37.24a,c,e.

Verse 27 (9.39.27)

ओघवत्यपि राजेन्द्र वसिष्ठेन महात्मना । समाहूता कुरुक्षेत्रे दिव्यतोया सरस्वती ॥

oghavatyapi rājendra vasiṣṭhena mahātmanā | samāhūtā kurukṣetre divyatoyā sarasvatī

As Oghavati too, O best of kings, the divine-watered Sarasvati was called to Kurukshetra by the great-souled Vasishtha.

Verse 28 (9.39.28)

दक्षेण यजता चापि गङ्गाद्वारे सरस्वती । सुवेणुरिति विख्याता प्रस्रुता शीघ्रगामिनी ॥

dakṣeṇa yajatā cāpi gaṅgādvāre sarasvatī | suveṇuriti vikhyātā prasrutā śīghragāminī

At the sacrifice performed by Daksha at Gangadvara, Sarasvati, swift-flowing, issued forth, known as Suvenu.

Note on the text: Line 1 = CE 9.37.26a; line 2 = the star passage 9.37.26b*0232_01 (suveṇur iti vikhyātā prasrutā śīghragāminī), which the critical edition prints in its apparatus.

Verse 29 (9.39.29)

विमलोदा भगवती ब्रह्मणा यजता पुनः । समाहूता ययौ तत्र पुण्ये हैमवते गिरौ ॥

vimalodā bhagavatī brahmaṇā yajatā punaḥ | samāhūtā yayau tatra puṇye haimavate girau

And the revered Vimalodaka, called again by Brahma as he sacrificed, went to the holy Himalayan mountain.

Note on the text: Not matched by the alignment: = CE 9.37.26c,e (vimalodā bhagavatī brahmaṇā yajatā punaḥ / samāhūtā yayau tatra puṇye haimavate girau).

Verse 30 (9.39.30)

एकीभूतास्ततस्तास्तु तस्मिंस्तीर्थे समागताः । सप्तसारस्वतं तीर्थं ततस्तु प्रथितं भुवि ॥

ekībhūtāstatastāstu tasmiṃstīrthe samāgatāḥ | saptasārasvataṃ tīrthaṃ tatastu prathitaṃ bhuvi

Then all of them, having become one, came together at that tirtha, and from that the Saptasarasvata tirtha became famous on earth.

Verse 31 (9.39.31)

इति सप्तसरस्वत्यो नामतः परिकीर्तिताः । सप्तसारस्वतं चैव तीर्थं पुण्यं तथा स्मृतम् ॥

iti saptasarasvatyo nāmataḥ parikīrtitāḥ | saptasārasvataṃ caiva tīrthaṃ puṇyaṃ tathā smṛtam

Thus the seven Sarasvatis have been named, and thus the Saptasarasvata tirtha is remembered as holy.

Verse 32 (9.39.32)

शृणु मङ्कणकस्यापि कौमारब्रह्मचारिणः । आपगामवगाढस्य राजन्प्रक्रीडितं महत् ॥

śṛṇu maṅkaṇakasyāpi kaumārabrahmacāriṇaḥ | āpagāmavagāḍhasya rājanprakrīḍitaṃ mahat

Now hear of the great sport of Mankanaka, the lifelong celibate, when he had plunged into the river.

Verse 33 (9.39.33)

दृष्ट्वा यदृच्छया तत्र स्त्रियमम्भसि भारत । स्नायन्तीं रुचिरापाङ्गीं दिग्वाससमनिन्दिताम् ॥

dṛṣṭvā yadṛcchayā tatra striyamambhasi bhārata | snāyantīṃ rucirāpāṅgīṃ digvāsasamaninditām

By chance he saw a woman there in the water, O Bharata, bathing, with lovely sidelong eyes, naked and beyond reproach,

Note on the text: Not matched by the alignment: = CE 9.37.30a,c. The page prints the verse number 9-39-33 after the second line (the labels of verses 33 and 34 sit at the ends of their couplets); the input's division is kept.

Verse 34 (9.39.34)

सरस्वत्यां महाराज चस्कन्दे वीर्यमम्भसि । तद्रेतः स तु जग्राह कलशे वै महातपाः ॥

sarasvatyāṃ mahārāja caskande vīryamambhasi | tadretaḥ sa tu jagrāha kalaśe vai mahātapāḥ

and his seed fell into the water of the Sarasvati, great king. That great ascetic took up the seed in a pot.

Note on the text: Not matched by the alignment: line 1 = CE 9.37.30e, line 2 = CE 9.37.31a (sarasvatyāṃ mahārāja caskande vīryam ambhasi / tad retaḥ sa tu jagrāha kalaśe vai mahātapāḥ).

Verse 35 (9.39.35)

ऋषिः परमधर्मात्मा तदा पुरुषसत्तम । सप्तधा प्रविभागं तु कलशस्थं जगाम ह ॥

ṛṣiḥ paramadharmātmā tadā puruṣasattama | saptadhā pravibhāgaṃ tu kalaśasthaṃ jagāma ha

The sage, supremely righteous, O best of men, then, as it lay in the pot, divided into seven parts.

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki marks (backticks and quote marks). Not matched by the alignment: line 1 is the star passage 9.37.31b*0233_01 (ṛṣiḥ paramadharmātmā tadā puruṣasattamaḥ; the page has the vocative puruṣasattama), line 2 = CE 9.37.31c.

Verse 36 (9.39.36)

तत्रर्षयः सप्त जाता जज्ञिरे मरुतां गणाः । वायुवेगो वायुबलो वायुहा वायुमण्डलः ॥

tatrarṣayaḥ sapta jātā jajñire marutāṃ gaṇāḥ | vāyuvego vāyubalo vāyuhā vāyumaṇḍalaḥ

From it seven sages were born, who were bands of Maruts: Vayuvega, Vayubala, Vayuha, Vayumandala,

Note on the text: Not matched by the alignment: line 1 = CE 9.37.31e, line 2 = CE 9.37.32a.

Verse 37 (9.39.37)

वायुज्वालो वायुरेता वायुचक्रश्च वीर्यवान् । महर्षेश्चरितं यादृक् त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम् ॥

vāyujvālo vāyuretā vāyucakraśca vīryavān | maharṣeścaritaṃ yādṛk triṣu lokeṣu viśrutam

Vayujvala, Vayureta, and the valiant Vayuchakra. The deeds of the great sage are renowned in the three worlds, such as they were.

Note on the text: Not matched by the alignment: line 1 = CE 9.37.32c; line 2 = CE 9.37.33c (the page omits CE 9.37.32e and 9.37.33a).

Verse 38 (9.39.38)

पुरा मङ्कणकः सिद्धः कुशाग्रेणेति नः श्रुतम् । क्षतः किल करे राजंस्तस्य शाकरसोऽस्रवत् ॥

purā maṅkaṇakaḥ siddhaḥ kuśāgreṇeti naḥ śrutam | kṣataḥ kila kare rājaṃstasya śākaraso'sravat

Long ago, we have heard, the perfected Mankanaka was cut on the hand by the tip of a blade of kusha grass, O king, and plant juice flowed from it.

Note on the text: Corrected सिद्भः → सिद्धः (misprint in Wikisource; भ for ध; the critical edition reads siddhaḥ). Not matched by the alignment: = CE 9.37.34a,c.

Verse 39 (9.39.39)

स वै शाकरसं दृष्ट्वा हर्षाविष्टः प्रनृत्तवान् ॥

sa vai śākarasaṃ dṛṣṭvā harṣāviṣṭaḥ pranṛttavān

Seeing that plant juice, he was filled with joy and began to dance.

Note on the text: A one-line verse on the page (it is CE 9.37.34e, sa vi śākarasaṃ dṛṣṭvā harṣāviṣṭaḥ pranṛttavān); not lost text. Not matched by the alignment.

Verse 40 (9.39.40)

ततस्तस्मिन्प्रनृत्ते वै स्थावरं जङ्गमं च यत् । प्रनृत्तमुभयं वीर तेजसा तस्य मोहितम् ॥

tatastasminpranṛtte vai sthāvaraṃ jaṅgamaṃ ca yat | pranṛttamubhayaṃ vīra tejasā tasya mohitam

Then, as he danced, everything that stands and everything that moves danced too, O hero, both bewildered by his power.

Note on the text: Corrected सेजसा → तेजसा (misprint in Wikisource; स for त; the critical edition reads tejasā).

Verse 41 (9.39.41)

ब्रह्मादिभिः सुरै राजन्नृषिभिश्च तपोधनैः । विज्ञप्तो वै महादेव ऋषेरर्थे नराधिप । नायं नृत्येद्यथा देव तथा त्वं कर्तुमर्हसि ॥

brahmādibhiḥ surai rājannṛṣibhiśca tapodhanaiḥ | vijñapto vai mahādeva ṛṣerarthe narādhipa | nāyaṃ nṛtyedyathā deva tathā tvaṃ kartumarhasi

Mahadeva was petitioned by the gods headed by Brahma, and by the sages rich in austerity, O king, on the sage's behalf: "O God, you ought to act so that he may not dance."

Verse 42 (9.39.42)

ततो देवो मुनिं दृष्ट्वा हर्षाविष्टमतीव ह । सुराणां हितकामार्थं महादेवोऽभ्यभाषत ॥

tato devo muniṃ dṛṣṭvā harṣāviṣṭamatīva ha | surāṇāṃ hitakāmārthaṃ mahādevo'bhyabhāṣata

Then the God, seeing the sage exceedingly full of joy, spoke to him, wishing the good of the gods, he, Mahadeva.

Note on the text: Corrected सुगणां → सुराणां (misprint in Wikisource; the critical edition reads surāṇām, and सुगणां is not a word in context).

Verse 43 (9.39.43)

भोभो ब्राह्मण धर्मज्ञ किमर्थं नृत्यते भवान् । हर्षस्थानं किमर्थं च तवेदमधिकं मुने । तपस्विनो धर्मपथे स्थितस्य द्विजसत्तम ॥

bhobho brāhmaṇa dharmajña kimarthaṃ nṛtyate bhavān | harṣasthānaṃ kimarthaṃ ca tavedamadhikaṃ mune | tapasvino dharmapathe sthitasya dvijasattama

"Ho there, brahmin, knower of dharma, why are you dancing? What is the cause of this great joy of yours, O sage, who stand on the path of dharma as an ascetic, best of the twice-born?"

Note on the text: The page prints no speaker heading here; the verse is Mahadeva's address to the sage (the critical edition continues the narration unheaded and heads the sage's reply, 9.37.39, ṛṣir uvāca), so it is given to Mahadeva. Lines are recension variants of CE 9.37.38 (bho bho brāhmaṇa dharmajña kimarthaṃ narinartsi vai / harṣasthānaṃ kimarthaṃ vai tavedaṃ munisattama / tapasvino dharmapathe sthitasya dvijasattama); kept.

Verse 44 (9.39.44)

किं न पश्यसि मे ब्रह्मन्कराच्छाकरसं स्रुतम् । यं दृष्ट्वा सम्प्रनृत्तो वै हर्षेण महता विभो ॥

kiṃ na paśyasi me brahmankarācchākarasaṃ srutam | yaṃ dṛṣṭvā sampranṛtto vai harṣeṇa mahatā vibho

"Do you not see, brahmin, that plant juice has flowed from my hand? Seeing it, I broke into dance with great joy, O lord."

Note on the text: The page heads this verse ऋषिरुवाच (the critical edition too: ṛṣir uvāca); the sage is Mankanaka. The input had given the speaker as ऋषि, carried over from the previous verse. Line 1 = CE 9.37.39a, line 2 is a recension variant.

Verse 45 (9.39.45)

तं प्रहस्याब्रवीद्देवो मुनिं रागेण मोहितम् । अहं न विस्मयं विप्र गच्छामीति प्रपश्य माम् ॥

taṃ prahasyābravīddevo muniṃ rāgeṇa mohitam | ahaṃ na vismayaṃ vipra gacchāmīti prapaśya mām

The God smiled at the sage, who was bewildered by delight, and said, "I am not astonished, brahmin; look at me."

Note on the text: Speaker fixed: the input gave ऋषि (carried over); line 1 is narration, and the God's words in line 2 are quoted inside it, so the verse stays with the narrator. CE 9.37.40.

Verse 46 (9.39.46)

एवमुक्त्वा मुनिश्रेष्ठं महादेवेन धीमता । अङ्गुल्यग्रेण राजेन्द्र स्वाङ्गुष्ठस्ताडितोऽभवत् ॥

evamuktvā muniśreṣṭhaṃ mahādevena dhīmatā | aṅgulyagreṇa rājendra svāṅguṣṭhastāḍito'bhavat

Having spoken thus to the best of sages, the wise Mahadeva struck his own thumb with the tip of a finger, O king.

Note on the text: Speaker fixed: the input gave ऋषि (carried over); this is narration. Inserted a space in राजेन्द्रस्वाङ्गुष्ठस् → राजेन्द्र स्वाङ्गुष्ठस् (two words run together in Wikisource; the critical edition reads rājendra svāṅguṣṭhas).

Verse 47 (9.39.47)

ततो भस्म क्षताद्राजन्निर्गतं हिमसन्निभम् ॥

tato bhasma kṣatādrājannirgataṃ himasannibham

Then ash came out of the wound, O king, white as snow.

Note on the text: Speaker fixed: the input gave ऋषि (carried over); this is narration. Not matched by the alignment: = CE 9.37.42a.

Verse 48 (9.39.48)

तद्दृष्ट्वा व्रीडितो राजन्स मुनिः पादयोर्गतः । मेने देवं महादेवमिदं चोवाच विस्मितः ॥

taddṛṣṭvā vrīḍito rājansa muniḥ pādayorgataḥ | mene devaṃ mahādevamidaṃ covāca vismitaḥ

Seeing it, the sage was ashamed, O king, and fell at his feet; he recognized the God as Mahadeva, and astonished, said this:

Note on the text: Speaker fixed: the input gave ऋषि (carried over); this is narration. Not matched by the alignment: line 1 = CE 9.37.42c; line 2 = the star passage 9.37.42d*0234_01 (mene devaṃ mahādevam idaṃ covāca vismitaḥ).

Verse 49 (9.39.49)

नान्यं देवादहं मन्ये रुद्रात्परतरं महत् । सुरासुरस्य जगतो गतिस्त्वमसि शूलधृक् ॥

nānyaṃ devādahaṃ manye rudrātparataraṃ mahat | surāsurasya jagato gatistvamasi śūladhṛk

"I know of no other god, none higher than Rudra. You, bearer of the trident, are the refuge of the world of gods and asuras.

Verse 50 (9.39.50)

त्वया सृष्टमिदं विश्वं वदन्तीह मनीषिणः । त्वामेव सर्वं विशति पुनरेव युगक्षये ॥

tvayā sṛṣṭamidaṃ viśvaṃ vadantīha manīṣiṇaḥ | tvāmeva sarvaṃ viśati punareva yugakṣaye

The wise say that this whole universe was created by you; into you alone everything enters again at the end of the age.

Verse 51 (9.39.51)

देवैरपि न शक्यस्त्वं परिज्ञातुं कुतो मया । त्वयि सर्वे स्म दृश्यन्ते भावा ये जगति स्थिताः ॥

devairapi na śakyastvaṃ parijñātuṃ kuto mayā | tvayi sarve sma dṛśyante bhāvā ye jagati sthitāḥ

Even the gods cannot know you; how, then, could I? All the states of being that exist in the world are seen in you.

Verse 52 (9.39.52)

त्वामुपासन्त वरदं देवा ब्रह्मादयोऽनघ । सर्वस्त्वमसि देवानां कर्ता कारयिता च ह ॥

tvāmupāsanta varadaṃ devā brahmādayo'nagha | sarvastvamasi devānāṃ kartā kārayitā ca ha

Brahma and the other gods worship you, the giver of boons, O sinless one. Of all the gods you are the doer and the cause of the doing.

Note on the text: Not matched by the alignment: line 1 = the star passage 9.37.45c*0236_02 (tvām upāsanta varadaṃ), with the end of 9.37.45c (surā brahmādayo 'nagha); line 2 = CE 9.37.46a (sarvas tvam asi devānāṃ kartā kārayitā ca ha).

Verse 53 (9.39.53)

त्वत्प्रसादात्सुराः सर्वे मोदन्तीहाकुतोभयाः । त्वं प्रभुः परमैश्वर्यादधिकं भासि शङ्करः ॥

tvatprasādātsurāḥ sarve modantīhākutobhayāḥ | tvaṃ prabhuḥ paramaiśvaryādadhikaṃ bhāsi śaṅkaraḥ

By your grace all the gods rejoice here, fearing nothing from any quarter. You are the Lord; you shine beyond even supreme sovereignty, Shankara.

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki marks (backticks and quote marks). Not matched by the alignment: line 1 = CE 9.37.46c (tvatprasādāt surāḥ sarve modantīhākutobhayāḥ); line 2 = the star passage 9.37.46d*0237_01 (tvaṃ prabhuḥ paramaiśvaryād adhikaṃ bhāsi śaṃkara).

Verse 54 (9.39.54)

त्वयि ब्रह्मा च विष्णुश्च लोकान्सन्धाय तिष्ठतः । त्वन्मूलं च जगत्सर्वं भूतस्थावरजङ्गमम् ॥

tvayi brahmā ca viṣṇuśca lokānsandhāya tiṣṭhataḥ | tvanmūlaṃ ca jagatsarvaṃ bhūtasthāvarajaṅgamam

In you Brahma and Vishnu stand, upholding the worlds; the whole universe, of beings moving and unmoving, has its root in you.

Note on the text: Not matched by the alignment: the star passage 9.37.46d*0237_02-03 and 06 combined (tvayi brahmā ca viṣṇuś ca lokān saṃdhārya tiṣṭhataḥ / tvanmūlaṃ ca jagat sarvaṃ …); line 2 here ends भूतस्थावरजङ्गमम्, as CE star 06 (bhūtaṃ sthāvarajaṅgamam); the star passage's 'tvadantaṃ ca maheśvara' is not on the page.

Verse 55 (9.39.55)

स्वर्गं च परमं स्थानं नृणामभ्युदयार्थिनाम् । ददासि च प्रसन्नस्त्वं भक्तानां परमेश्वर ॥

svargaṃ ca paramaṃ sthānaṃ nṛṇāmabhyudayārthinām | dadāsi ca prasannastvaṃ bhaktānāṃ parameśvara

To those seeking prosperity you give heaven, the highest abode; pleased, you grant it to your devotees, O supreme Lord.

Note on the text: Not matched by the alignment: = the star passage 9.37.46d*0237_07-08.

Verse 56 (9.39.56)

अनावृत्तिपदं नॄणां नित्यं निश्रेयसार्थिनाम् । ददासि कर्मिणां कर्म भावयन्ध्यानयोगतः ॥

anāvṛttipadaṃ nṝṇāṃ nityaṃ niśreyasārthinām | dadāsi karmiṇāṃ karma bhāvayandhyānayogataḥ

To those who ever seek the highest good you give the state of no return, and to those engaged in works you give their works, bringing them to fruit through the discipline of meditation.

Note on the text: Not matched by the alignment: = the star passage 9.37.46d*0237_09-10.

Verse 57 (9.39.57)

न वृथाऽस्ति महादेव प्रसादस्ते महेश्वर । यस्मात्त्वयोपकरणात्करोमि कमलेक्षण ॥

na vṛthā'sti mahādeva prasādaste maheśvara | yasmāttvayopakaraṇātkaromi kamalekṣaṇa

Your favour, great God, great Lord, is never in vain, for it is by your aid that I act, O lotus-eyed one.

Note on the text: Not matched by the alignment: = the star passage 9.37.46d*0237_11-12.

Verse 58 (9.39.58)

प्रपद्ये शरणं शंभुं सर्वदा सर्वतः स्थितम् । कर्मणा मनसा वाचा तमेवाभिभजाम्यहम् ॥

prapadye śaraṇaṃ śaṃbhuṃ sarvadā sarvataḥ sthitam | karmaṇā manasā vācā tamevābhibhajāmyaham

I take refuge in Shambhu, who is present everywhere and at all times; in act, thought and word I worship him alone."

Note on the text: Not matched by the alignment: = the star passage 9.37.46d*0237_13-14; line 2 is a recension variant (तमेवाभिभजाम्यहम्; CE tam evābhijagāma ha).

Verse 59 (9.39.59)

एवं स्तुत्वा महादेवं स ऋषिः प्रणतोऽभवत् ॥

evaṃ stutvā mahādevaṃ sa ṛṣiḥ praṇato'bhavat

Having praised Mahadeva thus, the sage bowed low.

Note on the text: The page prints a heading जनमेजय उवाच।' (with a stray quote mark) in the first line of this verse; I removed it from the Sanskrit and made Janamejaya the speaker, as the page prints it, although the sense is plainly narration (the critical edition has the narrator here: 9.37.47a evaṃ stutvā mahādevaṃ sa ṛṣiḥ praṇato 'bravīt, a recension variant of this line). The heading looks slipped in by mistake in Wikisource's vulgate text; change the speaker to वैशम्पायन if you prefer the narrator. Speaker changed to the narrator (Vaishampayana): the stray "जनमेजय उवाच" heading printed inside this verse is a Wikisource misplacement — the verse is plainly narration and the critical edition has the narrator here.

Verse 60 (9.39.60)

यदिदं चापलं देव कृतमेतत्स्मयादिकम् । ततः प्रसादयामि त्वां तपो मे न क्षरेदिति ॥

yadidaṃ cāpalaṃ deva kṛtametatsmayādikam | tataḥ prasādayāmi tvāṃ tapo me na kṣarediti

"God, for this rashness I have shown, this pride and the like, I now seek to appease you, so that my austerity may not decay."

Note on the text: Corrected प्रसादयमि → प्रसादयामि (misprint in Wikisource; dropped ā; the form must be the first-person present). Not matched by the alignment: line 1 = the star passage 9.37.47b*0238_01 (yad idaṃ cāpalaṃ deva kṛtam etat smayādikam); line 2 is a recension variant of CE 9.37.47c (bhagavaṃs tvatprasādād vai tapo me na kṣared iti).

Verse 61 (9.39.61)

ततो देवः प्रीतमनास्तमृषिं पुनरब्रवीत् । तपस्ते वर्धतां विप्र मत्प्रसादात्सहस्रधा ॥

tato devaḥ prītamanāstamṛṣiṃ punarabravīt | tapaste vardhatāṃ vipra matprasādātsahasradhā

Then the God, pleased at heart, spoke again to the sage: "May your austerity grow a thousandfold, brahmin, by my favour.

Note on the text: Not matched by the alignment: = CE 9.37.48a,c. The second line begins the God's words, quoted inside the narration, so the verse stays with the narrator.

Verse 62 (9.39.62)

आश्रमे चेह वत्स्यामि त्वया सार्धमहं सदा । सप्तसारस्वते चास्मिन्यो मामर्चिष्यते नरः ॥

āśrame ceha vatsyāmi tvayā sārdhamahaṃ sadā | saptasārasvate cāsminyo māmarciṣyate naraḥ

I shall always dwell with you in this hermitage; and any man who worships me here at Saptasarasvata

Note on the text: The page prints no speaker heading; the verse is Mahadeva's speech continuing from the previous verse, so it is given to Mahadeva. Not matched by the alignment: line 1 = CE 9.37.48e, line 2 = CE 9.37.49a.

Verse 63 (9.39.63)

न तस्य दुर्लभं किञ्चिद्धवितेह परत्र वा । सारस्वतं च ते लोकं गमिष्यन्ति न संशयः ॥

na tasya durlabhaṃ kiñciddhaviteha paratra vā | sārasvataṃ ca te lokaṃ gamiṣyanti na saṃśayaḥ

will find nothing hard to win, here or beyond, and they will go to the Sarasvata world, without doubt."

Note on the text: The page prints no speaker heading; Mahadeva's speech continues. Not matched by the alignment: = CE 9.37.49c,e; the page reads ते (they) as the CE does.

Verse 64 (9.39.64)

एतन्मङ्कणकस्यापि चरितं भूरितेजसः । स हि पुत्रः सुकन्यायामुत्पन्नो मातरिश्वना ॥

etanmaṅkaṇakasyāpi caritaṃ bhūritejasaḥ | sa hi putraḥ sukanyāyāmutpanno mātariśvanā

Such is the story of Mankanaka of great radiance; he was the son born of Sukanya by Matarishvan, the wind.

Note on the text: Line 1 = CE 9.37.50a; line 2 is a recension variant (CE sa hi putraḥ sajanyāyām utpanno mātariśvanā; the page's सुकन्यायाम् kept).