Virupaksha's Gifts and Gautama's Treachery

Verse 1 (12.170.1)

ततः स विदितो राज्ञः प्रविश्य गृहमुत्तमम् । पूजितो राक्षसेन्द्रेण निषसादासनोत्तमे ॥

tataḥ sa vidito rājñaḥ praviśya gṛhamuttamam | pūjito rākṣasendreṇa niṣasādāsanottame

Announced to the king, he entered the splendid palace; honoured by the lord of the Rakshasas, he took a fine seat.

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Verse 2 (12.170.2)

पृष्टश्च गोत्रचरणं स्वाध्यायं ब्रह्मचारिकम् । न तत्र व्याजहारान्यद्गोत्रमात्रादृते द्विजः ॥

pṛṣṭaśca gotracaraṇaṃ svādhyāyaṃ brahmacārikam | na tatra vyājahārānyadgotramātrādṛte dvijaḥ

Asked about his gotra, his Vedic branch, his study and his student's vows, the brahmin said nothing else, only his gotra.

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Verse 3 (12.170.3)

ब्रह्मवर्चसहीनस्य स्वाध्यायविरतस्य च । गोत्रमात्रविदो राजा निवासं समपृच्छत ॥

brahmavarcasahīnasya svādhyāyaviratasya ca | gotramātravido rājā nivāsaṃ samapṛcchata

Seeing that he lacked the radiance of Vedic learning, had given up study, and knew nothing but his gotra, the king asked where he lived.

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Verse 4 (12.170.4)

क्व ते निवासः कल्याण किङ्गोत्रा ब्राह्मणी च ते । तत्त्वं ब्रूहि न भीः कार्या विश्रमस्व यथासुखम् ॥

kva te nivāsaḥ kalyāṇa kiṅgotrā brāhmaṇī ca te | tattvaṃ brūhi na bhīḥ kāryā viśramasva yathāsukham

'Where do you live, good sir, and of what gotra is your brahmin wife? Tell me the truth. Have no fear; rest at your ease.'

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Verse 5 (12.170.5)

मध्यदेशप्रसूतोऽहं वासो मे शबरालये । शूद्रा पुनर्भूर्भार्या मे सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीमि ते ॥

madhyadeśaprasūto'haṃ vāso me śabarālaye | śūdrā punarbhūrbhāryā me satyametadbravīmi te

'I was born in the Middle Country, and I live in a Shabara settlement. My wife is a Shudra woman, a widow remarried. I tell you this truly.'

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Verse 6 (12.170.6)

ततो राजा विममृशे कथं कार्यमिदं भवेत् । कथं वा सुकृतं मे स्यादिति बुद्ध्यान्वचिन्तयत् ॥

tato rājā vimamṛśe kathaṃ kāryamidaṃ bhavet | kathaṃ vā sukṛtaṃ me syāditi buddhyānvacintayat

Then the king pondered, 'How should this be handled? How may I do what is right?' So he reflected.

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Verse 7 (12.170.7)

अयं वै जननाद्विप्रः सुहृत्तस्य महात्मनः । सम्प्रेषितश्च तेनायं काश्यपेन ममान्तिकम् ॥

ayaṃ vai jananādvipraḥ suhṛttasya mahātmanaḥ | sampreṣitaśca tenāyaṃ kāśyapena mamāntikam

This man is a brahmin by birth and a friend of that great-souled one, and Kashyapa has sent him to me.

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Verse 8 (12.170.8)

तस्य प्रियं करिष्यामि स हि मामाश्रितः सदा । भ्राता मे बान्धवश्चासौ सखा च हृदयङ्गमः ॥

tasya priyaṃ kariṣyāmi sa hi māmāśritaḥ sadā | bhrātā me bāndhavaścāsau sakhā ca hṛdayaṅgamaḥ

I shall do what is dear to him, for he has always depended on me. He is my brother, my kinsman, and a friend close to my heart.

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Verse 9 (12.170.9)

कार्त्तिक्यामद्य भोक्तारः सहस्रं मे द्विजोत्तमाः । तत्रायमपि भोक्ता वै देयमस्मै च मे धनम् ॥

kārttikyāmadya bhoktāraḥ sahasraṃ me dvijottamāḥ | tatrāyamapi bhoktā vai deyamasmai ca me dhanam

Today, on the full moon of Kartika, a thousand best of brahmins will dine with me. This man too shall dine among them, and wealth shall be given to him.

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Verse 10 (12.170.10)

ततः सहस्रं विप्राणां विदुषां समलङ्कृतम् । स्नातानामनुसम्प्राप्तमहतक्षौमवाससाम् ॥

tataḥ sahasraṃ viprāṇāṃ viduṣāṃ samalaṅkṛtam | snātānāmanusamprāptamahatakṣaumavāsasām

Then a thousand learned brahmins arrived, adorned, freshly bathed, and dressed in new linen.

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Verse 11 (12.170.11)

तानागतान्द्विजश्रेष्ठान्विरूपाक्षो विशां पते । यथार्हं प्रतिजग्राह विधिदृष्टेन कर्मणा ॥

tānāgatāndvijaśreṣṭhānvirūpākṣo viśāṃ pate | yathārhaṃ pratijagrāha vidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā

Virupaksha, lord of men, received those best of brahmins as they arrived, as was fitting, with the rite laid down.

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Verse 12 (12.170.12)

बृस्यस्तेषां तु संन्यस्ता राक्षसेन्द्रस्य शासनात् । भूमौ वरकुथास्तीर्णाः प्रेष्यैर्भरतसत्तम ॥

bṛsyasteṣāṃ tu saṃnyastā rākṣasendrasya śāsanāt | bhūmau varakuthāstīrṇāḥ preṣyairbharatasattama

At the Rakshasa lord's command, servants laid out seats for them on the ground, spread with fine coverings, O best of the Bharatas.

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Verse 13 (12.170.13)

तासु ते पूजिता राज्ञा निषण्णा द्विजसत्तमाः । व्यराजन्त महाराज नक्षत्रपतयो यथा ॥

tāsu te pūjitā rājñā niṣaṇṇā dvijasattamāḥ | vyarājanta mahārāja nakṣatrapatayo yathā

Seated on them, honoured by the king, those best of brahmins shone, great king, like moons among the stars.

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Verse 14 (12.170.14)

ततो जाम्बूनदाः पात्रीर्वज्राङ्का विमलाः शुभाः । वरान्नपूर्णा विप्रेभ्यः प्रादान्मधुघृताप्लुताः ॥

tato jāmbūnadāḥ pātrīrvajrāṅkā vimalāḥ śubhāḥ | varānnapūrṇā viprebhyaḥ prādānmadhughṛtāplutāḥ

Then he set before the brahmins spotless, beautiful golden vessels studded with diamonds, filled with the finest food and drenched in honey and ghee.

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Verse 15 (12.170.15)

तस्य नित्यं तथाषाढ्यां माघ्यां च बहवो द्विजाः । ईप्सितं भोजनवरं लभन्ते सत्कृतं सदा ॥

tasya nityaṃ tathāṣāḍhyāṃ māghyāṃ ca bahavo dvijāḥ | īpsitaṃ bhojanavaraṃ labhante satkṛtaṃ sadā

At his house, as on the Ashadha and Magha full moons, many brahmins always receive the choicest meals they desire, and are always honoured.

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Verse 16 (12.170.16)

विशेषतस्तु कार्त्तिक्यां द्विजेभ्यः सम्प्रयच्छति । शरद्व्यपाये रत्नानि पौर्णमास्यामिति श्रुतिः ॥

viśeṣatastu kārttikyāṃ dvijebhyaḥ samprayacchati | śaradvyapāye ratnāni paurṇamāsyāmiti śrutiḥ

But especially on the full moon of Kartika, at the end of autumn, he gives jewels to the brahmins; so tradition says.

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Verse 17 (12.170.17)

सुवर्णं रजतं चैव मणीनथ च मौक्तिकम् । वज्रान्महाधनांश्चैव वैडूर्याजिनराङ्कवान् ॥

suvarṇaṃ rajataṃ caiva maṇīnatha ca mauktikam | vajrānmahādhanāṃścaiva vaiḍūryājinarāṅkavān

Gold, silver, gems and pearls, diamonds of great value, cat's-eye stones, hides and blankets of the ranku deer;

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Verse 18 (12.170.18)

रत्नराशीन्विनिक्षिप्य दक्षिणार्थे स भारत । ततः प्राह द्विजश्रेष्ठान्विरूपाक्षो महायशाः ॥

ratnarāśīnvinikṣipya dakṣiṇārthe sa bhārata | tataḥ prāha dvijaśreṣṭhānvirūpākṣo mahāyaśāḥ

having heaped up piles of jewels as the sacrificial gift, O Bharata, the glorious Virupaksha then said to the best of brahmins:

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Verse 19 (12.170.19)

गृह्णीत रत्नान्येतानि यथोत्साहं यथेष्टतः । येषु येषु च भाण्डेषु भुक्तं वो द्विजसत्तमाः । तान्येवादाय गच्छध्वं स्ववेश्मानीति भारत ॥

gṛhṇīta ratnānyetāni yathotsāhaṃ yatheṣṭataḥ | yeṣu yeṣu ca bhāṇḍeṣu bhuktaṃ vo dvijasattamāḥ | tānyevādāya gacchadhvaṃ svaveśmānīti bhārata

'Take these jewels as you please, as many as you wish, and take away to your homes whichever vessels you have eaten from, best of brahmins,' he said, O Bharata.

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Verse 20 (12.170.20)

इत्युक्तवचने तस्मिन्राक्षसेन्द्रे महात्मनि । यथेष्टं तानि रत्नानि जगृहुर्ब्राह्मणर्षभाः ॥

ityuktavacane tasminrākṣasendre mahātmani | yatheṣṭaṃ tāni ratnāni jagṛhurbrāhmaṇarṣabhāḥ

When the great-souled lord of the Rakshasas had spoken in this way, the best of brahmins took the jewels as they pleased.

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Verse 21 (12.170.21)

ततो महार्हैस्ते सर्वे रत्नैरभ्यर्चिताः शुभैः । ब्राह्मणा मृष्टवसनाः सुप्रीताः स्म तदाभवन् ॥

tato mahārhaiste sarve ratnairabhyarcitāḥ śubhaiḥ | brāhmaṇā mṛṣṭavasanāḥ suprītāḥ sma tadābhavan

Then all those brahmins, honoured with fine and costly jewels, in clean garments, were delighted.

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Verse 22 (12.170.22)

ततस्तान्राक्षसेन्द्रश्च द्विजानाह पुनर्वचः । नानादिगागतान्राजन्राक्षसान्प्रतिषिध्य वै ॥

tatastānrākṣasendraśca dvijānāha punarvacaḥ | nānādigāgatānrājanrākṣasānpratiṣidhya vai

Then the lord of the Rakshasas, having first turned back the Rakshasas who had come from every quarter, spoke again to the brahmins, O king.

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Verse 23 (12.170.23)

अध्यैकदिवसं विप्रा न वोऽस्तीह भयं क्वचित् । राक्षसेभ्यः प्रमोदध्वमिष्टतो यात माचिरम् ॥

adhyaikadivasaṃ viprā na vo'stīha bhayaṃ kvacit | rākṣasebhyaḥ pramodadhvamiṣṭato yāta māciram

'Brahmins, for this one day you have nothing to fear anywhere here from the Rakshasas. Rejoice, and go as you wish, without delay.'

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Verse 24 (12.170.24)

ततः प्रदुद्रुवुः सर्वे विप्रसङ्घाः समन्ततः । गौतमोऽपि सुवर्णस्य भारमादाय सत्वरः ॥

tataḥ pradudruvuḥ sarve viprasaṅghāḥ samantataḥ | gautamo'pi suvarṇasya bhāramādāya satvaraḥ

Then all the companies of brahmins scattered in every direction, and Gautama too, taking his load of gold, hurried off,

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Verse 25 (12.170.25)

कृच्छ्रात्समुद्वहन्वीर न्यग्रोधं समुपागमत् । न्यषीदच्च परिश्रान्तः क्लान्तश्च क्षुधितश्च ह ॥

kṛcchrātsamudvahanvīra nyagrodhaṃ samupāgamat | nyaṣīdacca pariśrāntaḥ klāntaśca kṣudhitaśca ha

carrying it with difficulty, O hero, and came to the banyan tree. There he sat down, weary, exhausted and hungry.

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Verse 26 (12.170.26)

ततस्तमभ्यगाद्राजन्राजधर्मा खगोत्तमः । स्वागतेनाभ्यनन्दच्च गौतमं मित्रवत्सलः ॥

tatastamabhyagādrājanrājadharmā khagottamaḥ | svāgatenābhyanandacca gautamaṃ mitravatsalaḥ

Then, O king, Rajadharma, best of birds, came up to him and welcomed Gautama kindly, being affectionate to his friends.

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Verse 27 (12.170.27)

तस्य पक्षाग्रविक्षेपैः क्लमं व्यपनयत्खगः । पूजां चाप्यकरोद्धीमान्भोजनं चाप्यकल्पयत् ॥

tasya pakṣāgravikṣepaiḥ klamaṃ vyapanayatkhagaḥ | pūjāṃ cāpyakaroddhīmānbhojanaṃ cāpyakalpayat

The bird removed his weariness by fanning him with the tips of his wings, and the wise one honoured him and prepared a meal.

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Verse 28 (12.170.28)

स भुक्तवान्सुविश्रान्तो गौतमोऽचिन्तयत्तदा । हाटकस्याभिरूपस्य भारोऽयं सुमहान्मया । गृहीतो लोभमोहाद्वै दूरं च गमनं मम ॥

sa bhuktavānsuviśrānto gautamo'cintayattadā | hāṭakasyābhirūpasya bhāro'yaṃ sumahānmayā | gṛhīto lobhamohādvai dūraṃ ca gamanaṃ mama

Having eaten and rested well, Gautama then thought: 'This great load of fine gold I have taken up out of greed and folly, and my journey is long.

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Verse 29 (12.170.29)

न चास्ति पथि भोक्तव्यं प्राणसन्धारणं मम । किं कृत्वा धारयेयं वै प्राणानित्यभ्यचिन्तयत् ॥

na cāsti pathi bhoktavyaṃ prāṇasandhāraṇaṃ mama | kiṃ kṛtvā dhārayeyaṃ vai prāṇānityabhyacintayat

And there is nothing to eat on the road to keep my life going. What shall I do to sustain my life?' So he thought.

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Verse 30 (12.170.30)

ततः स पथि भोक्तव्यं प्रेक्षमाणो न किञ्चन । कृतघ्नः पुरुषव्याघ्र मनसेदमचिन्तयत् ॥

tataḥ sa pathi bhoktavyaṃ prekṣamāṇo na kiñcana | kṛtaghnaḥ puruṣavyāghra manasedamacintayat

Then, finding nothing at all to eat on the road, the ungrateful man, O tiger among men, thought this in his mind:

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Verse 31 (12.170.31)

अयं बकपतिः पार्श्वे मांसराशिः स्थितो मम । इमं हत्वा गृहीत्वा च यास्येऽहं समभिद्रुतम् ॥

ayaṃ bakapatiḥ pārśve māṃsarāśiḥ sthito mama | imaṃ hatvā gṛhītvā ca yāsye'haṃ samabhidrutam

'This lord of the cranes lies beside me, a heap of meat. Having killed him and taken him, I shall quickly be on my way.'

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