Sumukha Is Granted Long Life

Verse 1 (5.104.1)

मातलेर्वचनं श्रुत्वा नारदो मुनिसत्तमः । अब्रवीद्देवराजं तमार्यकं कुरुनन्दन ॥

mātalervacanaṃ śrutvā nārado munisattamaḥ | abravīddevarājaṃ tamāryakaṃ kurunandana

Hearing Matali's words, Narada, best of sages, spoke to that godlike king Aryaka, O joy of the Kurus.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's text: it is the CE's star passage 5.102*0438 (printed before 5.102.1), which reads nāgarājānam ('the king of the serpents') where Wikisource has देवराजं तम्; the base reading is kept and rendered as 'godlike king'.

Verse 2 (5.104.2)

सूतोऽयं मातलिर्नाम शक्रस्य दयितः सुहृत् । शुचिः शीलगुणोपेतस्तेजस्वी वीर्यवान्बली ॥

sūto'yaṃ mātalirnāma śakrasya dayitaḥ suhṛt | śuciḥ śīlaguṇopetastejasvī vīryavānbalī

This is Matali, the charioteer, the dear friend of Shakra: pure, rich in good conduct and virtues, spirited, valiant and strong.

Note on the text: Speaker set to Narada: his address to Aryaka, announced in verse 1, fills verses 2–12 with no printed heading in Wikisource (the critical edition prints nārada uvāca here); the input carried कण्व over.

Verse 3 (5.104.3)

शक्रस्यायं सखा चैव मन्त्री सारथिरेव च । अल्पान्तरप्रभावश्च वासवेन रणे रणे ॥

śakrasyāyaṃ sakhā caiva mantrī sārathireva ca | alpāntaraprabhāvaśca vāsavena raṇe raṇe

He is Shakra's friend, his counsellor and his charioteer; in battle after battle his might falls little short of Vasava's.

Verse 4 (5.104.4)

अयं हरिसहस्रेण युक्तं जैत्रं रथोत्तमम् । देवासुरेषु युद्धेषु मनसैव नियच्छति ॥

ayaṃ harisahasreṇa yuktaṃ jaitraṃ rathottamam | devāsureṣu yuddheṣu manasaiva niyacchati

In the wars of the gods and asuras he guides by thought alone Indra's excellent, ever-victorious chariot yoked with a thousand bay horses.

Verse 5 (5.104.5)

अनेन विजितानश्वैर्दोर्भ्यां जयति वासवः । अनेन बलभित्पूर्वं प्रहृते प्रहरत्युत ॥

anena vijitānaśvairdorbhyāṃ jayati vāsavaḥ | anena balabhitpūrvaṃ prahṛte praharatyuta

Those whom he has first overcome with his horses, Vasava then conquers with his arms; only when he has struck first does the slayer of Bala strike.

Verse 6 (5.104.6)

अस्य कन्या वरारोहा रूपेणासदृशी भुवि । सत्यशीलगुणोपेता गुणकेशीति विश्रुता ॥

asya kanyā varārohā rūpeṇāsadṛśī bhuvi | satyaśīlaguṇopetā guṇakeśīti viśrutā

He has a daughter of lovely hips, unequalled in beauty on earth, endowed with truthfulness, good conduct and virtue, known far and wide as Gunakeshi.

Verse 7 (5.104.7)

तस्यास्य यत्नाच्चरतस्त्रैलोक्यममरद्युते । सुमुखो भवतः पौत्रो रोचते दुहितुः पतिः ॥

tasyāsya yatnāccaratastrailokyamamaradyute | sumukho bhavataḥ pautro rocate duhituḥ patiḥ

As he searched with care through the three worlds, O you of godlike splendour, your grandson Sumukha pleased him as a husband for his daughter.

Verse 8 (5.104.8)

यदि ते रोचते सम्यग्भुजगोत्तम मा चिरम् । क्रियतामार्यक क्षिप्रं बुद्धिः कन्यापरिग्रहे ॥

yadi te rocate samyagbhujagottama mā ciram | kriyatāmāryaka kṣipraṃ buddhiḥ kanyāparigrahe

If this truly pleases you, best of serpents, then without delay, Aryaka, quickly make up your mind to accept the maiden.

Verse 9 (5.104.9)

यथा विष्णुकुले लक्ष्मीर्यथा स्वाहा विभावसोः । कुले तव तथैवास्तु गुणकेशी सुमध्यमा ॥

yathā viṣṇukule lakṣmīryathā svāhā vibhāvasoḥ | kule tava tathaivāstu guṇakeśī sumadhyamā

As Lakshmi is in Vishnu's house, and Svaha in the house of Fire, so let slender-waisted Gunakeshi be in your family.

Verse 10 (5.104.10)

पौत्रस्यार्थे भवांस्तस्माद्गुणकेशीं प्रतीच्छतु । सदृशीं प्रतिरूपस्य वासवस्य शचीमिव ॥

pautrasyārthe bhavāṃstasmādguṇakeśīṃ pratīcchatu | sadṛśīṃ pratirūpasya vāsavasya śacīmiva

So accept Gunakeshi for your grandson, a match as fitting for that fine youth as Shachi is for Vasava.

Verse 11 (5.104.11)

पितृहीनमपि ह्येनं गुणतो वरयामहे । बहुमानाच्च भवतस्तथैवैरावतस्य च ॥

pitṛhīnamapi hyenaṃ guṇato varayāmahe | bahumānācca bhavatastathaivairāvatasya ca

Though he has lost his father, we choose him for his virtues, and out of high regard for you and for Airavata,

Note on the text: The automatic alignment left this verse unmatched; it is the critical edition's 5.102.10ab–cd (the CE's verse 10 has a third line, which Wikisource places at the head of its verse 12).

Verse 12 (5.104.12)

सुमुखस्य गुणैश्चैव शीलशौचदमादिभिः । अभिगम्य स्वयं कन्यामयं दातुं समुद्यतः । मातलिस्तस्य संमानं कर्तुमर्हो भवानपि ॥

sumukhasya guṇaiścaiva śīlaśaucadamādibhiḥ | abhigamya svayaṃ kanyāmayaṃ dātuṃ samudyataḥ | mātalistasya saṃmānaṃ kartumarho bhavānapi

and for Sumukha's own virtues — his character, purity, self-control and the rest. Matali has come in person, ready to give his daughter; you too should honour him.

Note on the text: The automatic alignment left this verse unmatched; its first line is the critical edition's 5.102.10ef and its last two lines are 5.102.11 (मातलिस्तस्य for mātales tasya kept as the base reading).

Verse 13 (5.104.13)

स तु दीनः प्रहृष्टश्च प्राह नारदमार्यकः । व्रियमाणे तथा पौत्रे पुत्रे च निधनं गते ॥

sa tu dīnaḥ prahṛṣṭaśca prāha nāradamāryakaḥ | vriyamāṇe tathā pautre putre ca nidhanaṃ gate

Aryaka, at once downcast and delighted — his grandson being chosen in this way while his son had met his death — said to Narada:

Verse 14 (5.104.14)

मन्ये नैतद्बहुमतं महर्षे वचनं तव । सखा शक्रस्य संयुक्तः कस्यायं नेप्सितो भवेत् । कारणस्य तु दौर्बल्याच्चिन्तयामि महामुने ॥

manye naitadbahumataṃ maharṣe vacanaṃ tava | sakhā śakrasya saṃyuktaḥ kasyāyaṃ nepsito bhavet | kāraṇasya tu daurbalyāccintayāmi mahāmune

Do I not hold this word of yours in high regard, great seer? Who would not wish for a bond with Shakra's own friend? Yet because of a weakness in the matter I am anxious, great sage.

Note on the text: The automatic alignment left this verse unmatched; its first two lines are the critical edition's 5.102.13 (मन्ये नैतद् and महर्षे for na me naitad and devarṣe kept as the base reading) and its third line is 5.102.14ab.

Verse 15 (5.104.15)

अस्य देहकरस्तात मम पुत्रो महाद्युते । भक्षितो वैनतेयेन दुःखार्तास्तेन वै वयम् ॥

asya dehakarastāta mama putro mahādyute | bhakṣito vainateyena duḥkhārtāstena vai vayam

The one who begot this boy, dear sir, my son, O glorious one, was devoured by Vinata's son; that is why we are stricken with grief.

Note on the text: The automatic alignment left this verse unmatched; it is the critical edition's 5.102.14cd–ef.

Verse 16 (5.104.16)

पुनरेव च तेनोक्तं वैनतेयेन गच्छता । मासेनान्येन सुमुखं भक्षयिष्य इति प्रभो ॥

punareva ca tenoktaṃ vainateyena gacchatā | māsenānyena sumukhaṃ bhakṣayiṣya iti prabho

And as he left, Vinata's son said further: 'Next month I shall devour Sumukha,' my lord.

Verse 17 (5.104.17)

ध्रुवं तथा तद्भविता जानीमस्तस्य निश्चयम् । तेन हर्षः प्रनष्टो मे सुपर्णवचनेन वै ॥

dhruvaṃ tathā tadbhavitā jānīmastasya niścayam | tena harṣaḥ pranaṣṭo me suparṇavacanena vai

It will surely happen so, for we know his resolve. Those words of Suparna have destroyed my joy.

Verse 18 (5.104.18)

मातलिस्त्वब्रवीदेनं बुद्धिरत्र कृता मया । जामातृभावेन वृतः सुमुखस्तव पुत्रजः ॥

mātalistvabravīdenaṃ buddhiratra kṛtā mayā | jāmātṛbhāvena vṛtaḥ sumukhastava putrajaḥ

But Matali said to him: "I have made up my mind about this: Sumukha, your son's son, is chosen as my son-in-law.

Verse 19 (5.104.19)

सोऽयं मया च सहितो नारदेन च पन्नगः । त्रिलोकेशं सुरपतिं गत्वा पश्यतु वासवम् ॥

so'yaṃ mayā ca sahito nāradena ca pannagaḥ | trilokeśaṃ surapatiṃ gatvā paśyatu vāsavam

"Let this serpent go with me and with Narada to see Vasava, lord of the three worlds and king of the gods.

Note on the text: Speaker set to Matali: his words, begun in the second line of verse 18, fill verses 19–21 with no printed heading in Wikisource (nor in the critical edition); the input carried कण्व over.

Verse 20 (5.104.20)

शेषेणैवास्य कार्येण प्रज्ञास्याम्यहमायुषः । सुपर्णस्य विघाते च प्रयतिष्यामि सत्तम ॥

śeṣeṇaivāsya kāryeṇa prajñāsyāmyahamāyuṣaḥ | suparṇasya vighāte ca prayatiṣyāmi sattama

"With what remains of this business I shall make his span of life known to Indra, and I shall strive to thwart Suparna, good sir.

Note on the text: Corrected प्रज्ञास्वाम्य- → प्रज्ञास्याम्य- (misprint in Wikisource; व for य; the page's commentary glosses प्रज्ञास्यामि, critical edition prajñāsyāmy).

Verse 21 (5.104.21)

सुमुखश्च मया सार्धं देवेशमभिगच्छतु । कार्यसंसाधनार्थाय स्वस्ति तेऽस्तु भुजङ्गम ॥

sumukhaśca mayā sārdhaṃ deveśamabhigacchatu | kāryasaṃsādhanārthāya svasti te'stu bhujaṅgama

"Let Sumukha come with me to the lord of the gods, to see this purpose through. May all be well with you, serpent."

Note on the text: Corrected देवेशमिगच्छतु → देवेशमभिगच्छतु (misprint in Wikisource; dropped akshara भ; critical edition abhigacchatu).

Verse 22 (5.104.22)

आर्यकेणाभ्यनुज्ञाता गम्यतामिति भारत । ततस्ते सुमुखं गृह्य सर्व एव महौजसः । ददृशुः शक्रमासीनं देवराजं महाद्युतिम् ॥

āryakeṇābhyanujñātā gamyatāmiti bhārata | tataste sumukhaṃ gṛhya sarva eva mahaujasaḥ | dadṛśuḥ śakramāsīnaṃ devarājaṃ mahādyutim

Given leave by Aryaka with the word 'Go', O Bharata, they all, men of great vigour, took Sumukha with them and saw Shakra, the radiant king of the gods, seated on his throne.

Note on the text: The speaker heading कण्व उवाच, which had slipped into the verse text, is made the speaker; stray wiki marks (backtick and quote mark) removed. The first line is the critical edition's star passage 5.102.20d*0441 (reading anujñāto); lines 2–3 are 5.102.21, which the automatic alignment left unmatched.

Verse 23 (5.104.23)

सङ्गत्या तत्र भगवान्विष्णुरासीच्चतुर्भुजः । ततस्तत्सर्वमाचख्यौ नारदो मातलिं प्रति ॥

saṅgatyā tatra bhagavānviṣṇurāsīccaturbhujaḥ | tatastatsarvamācakhyau nārado mātaliṃ prati

As it happened, the blessed four-armed Vishnu was there too. Then Narada told the whole story concerning Matali.

Verse 24 (5.104.24)

ततः पुरन्दरं विष्णुरुवाच भुवनेश्वरम् । अमृतं दीयतामस्मै क्रियताममरैः समः ॥

tataḥ purandaraṃ viṣṇuruvāca bhuvaneśvaram | amṛtaṃ dīyatāmasmai kriyatāmamaraiḥ samaḥ

Then Vishnu said to Purandara, lord of the world: "Let the nectar be given to him; let him be made equal to the immortals.

Note on the text: Wikisource prints the heading वैशंपायन उवाच here although Kanva's tale continues (the critical edition has no heading); the printed heading is kept.

Verse 25 (5.104.25)

मातलिर्नारदश्चैव सुमुखश्चैव वासव । लभन्तां भवतः कामात्काममेतं यथेप्सितम् ॥

mātalirnāradaścaiva sumukhaścaiva vāsava | labhantāṃ bhavataḥ kāmātkāmametaṃ yathepsitam

"Let Matali, Narada and Sumukha receive this wish of theirs from you, Vasava, just as they desire it."

Note on the text: Speaker set to Vishnu: the verse is wholly his words, begun in the second line of verse 24, with no printed heading in Wikisource (nor in the critical edition); the input carried वैशंपायन over.

Verse 26 (5.104.26)

पुरन्दरोऽथ संचिन्त्य वैनतेयपराक्रमम् । विष्णुमेवाब्रवीदेनं भवानेव ददात्विति ॥

purandaro'tha saṃcintya vainateyaparākramam | viṣṇumevābravīdenaṃ bhavāneva dadātviti

Purandara, thinking of the prowess of Vinata's son, said to Vishnu himself, "You give it, then."

Verse 27 (5.104.27)

ईशस्त्वं सर्वलोकानां चराणामचराश्च ये । त्वया दत्तमदत्तं कः कर्तुमुत्सहते विभो ॥

īśastvaṃ sarvalokānāṃ carāṇāmacarāśca ye | tvayā dattamadattaṃ kaḥ kartumutsahate vibho

You are the lord of all the worlds, of all that moves and all that does not. Who, mighty one, would dare to undo what you have given?

Verse 28 (5.104.28)

प्रादाच्छक्रस्ततस्तस्मै पन्नगायायुरुत्तमम् । न त्वेनममृतप्राशं चकार बलवृत्रहा ॥

prādācchakrastatastasmai pannagāyāyuruttamam | na tvenamamṛtaprāśaṃ cakāra balavṛtrahā

Then Shakra granted the serpent a long and excellent life; but the slayer of Bala and Vritra did not let him drink the nectar.

Note on the text: Speaker set to Kanva: the narration resumes here without a printed heading in Wikisource (the critical edition prints kaṇva uvāca at 5.102.27, and the tale is Kanva's); the input carried विष्णु over.

Verse 29 (5.104.29)

लब्ध्वा वरं तु सुमुखः सुमुखः संबभूव ह । कृतदारो यथाकामं जगाम च गृहान्प्रति ॥

labdhvā varaṃ tu sumukhaḥ sumukhaḥ saṃbabhūva ha | kṛtadāro yathākāmaṃ jagāma ca gṛhānprati

Having received the boon, Sumukha became truly sumukha, bright of face; he took his bride as he had wished and went home.

Verse 30 (5.104.30)

नारदस्त्वार्यकश्चैव कृतकार्यौ मुदा युतौ । अभिजग्मतुरभ्यर्च्य देवराजं महाद्युतिम् ॥

nāradastvāryakaścaiva kṛtakāryau mudā yutau | abhijagmaturabhyarcya devarājaṃ mahādyutim

Narada and Aryaka, their purpose accomplished and full of joy, paid homage to the radiant king of the gods and went their way.