Haryashva and the Birth of Vasumanas

Verse 1 (5.116.1)

हर्यश्वस्त्वब्रवीद्राजा विचिन्त्य बहुधा ततः । दीर्घमुष्णं च निःश्वस्य प्रजाहेतोर्नृपोत्तमः ॥

haryaśvastvabravīdrājā vicintya bahudhā tataḥ | dīrghamuṣṇaṃ ca niḥśvasya prajāhetornṛpottamaḥ

Then King Haryashva, best of rulers, having pondered the matter in many ways, heaved a long, hot sigh out of longing for offspring and spoke.

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Verse 2 (5.116.2)

उन्नतेषून्नता षट्सु सूक्ष्मा सूक्ष्मेषु सप्तसु । गम्भीरा त्रिषु गम्भीरेष्वियं रक्ता च पञ्चसु ॥

unnateṣūnnatā ṣaṭsu sūkṣmā sūkṣmeṣu saptasu | gambhīrā triṣu gambhīreṣviyaṃ raktā ca pañcasu

"This maiden is raised in the six places that should be raised, fine in the seven that should be fine, deep in the three that should be deep, and red in the five that should be red.

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Verse 3 (5.116.3)

बहुदेवासुरालोका बहुगन्धर्वदर्शना । बहुलक्षणसम्पन्ना बहुप्रसवधारिणी ॥

bahudevāsurālokā bahugandharvadarśanā | bahulakṣaṇasampannā bahuprasavadhāriṇī

She is worthy to be gazed on by many gods and asuras, and by many gandharvas; she bears many auspicious marks and is able to bear many children.

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Verse 4 (5.116.4)

समर्थेयं जनयितुं चक्रवर्तिनमात्मजम् । ब्रूहि शुल्कं द्विजश्रेष्ठ समीक्ष्य विभवं मम ॥

samartheyaṃ janayituṃ cakravartinamātmajam | brūhi śulkaṃ dvijaśreṣṭha samīkṣya vibhavaṃ mama

She is able to bear a son who will be a universal sovereign. Best of brahmins, consider my wealth and name the bride-price."

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Verse 5 (5.116.5)

एकतःश्यामकर्णानां शतान्यष्टौ ददस्व मे । हयानां चन्द्रशुभ्राणां देशजानां वपुष्मताम् ॥

ekataḥśyāmakarṇānāṃ śatānyaṣṭau dadasva me | hayānāṃ candraśubhrāṇāṃ deśajānāṃ vapuṣmatām

"Give me eight hundred horses, white as the moon and black in one ear, of good breed and handsome build.

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Verse 6 (5.116.6)

ततस्तव भवित्रीयं पुत्राणां जननी शुभा । अरणीव हुताशानां योनिरायतलोचना ॥

tatastava bhavitrīyaṃ putrāṇāṃ jananī śubhā | araṇīva hutāśānāṃ yonirāyatalocanā

Then this lovely, long-eyed lady will become the mother of your sons, their source as the fire-sticks are the source of fires."

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Verse 7 (5.116.7)

एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचो राजा हर्यश्वः काममोहितः । उवाच गालवं दीनो राजर्षिरृषिसत्तमम् ॥

etacchrutvā vaco rājā haryaśvaḥ kāmamohitaḥ | uvāca gālavaṃ dīno rājarṣirṛṣisattamam

Hearing these words, King Haryashva, the royal sage, bewildered by desire, spoke dejectedly to Galava, best of sages.

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Verse 8 (5.116.8)

द्वे मे शते संनिहिते हयानां यद्विधास्तव । एष्टव्याः शतशस्त्वन्ये चरन्ति मम वाजिनः ॥

dve me śate saṃnihite hayānāṃ yadvidhāstava | eṣṭavyāḥ śataśastvanye caranti mama vājinaḥ

"I have at hand two hundred horses of the kind you seek; my other steeds, which roam by the hundreds, are of other kinds.

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Verse 9 (5.116.9)

सोऽहमेकमपत्यं वै जनयिष्यामि गालव । अस्यामेतं भवान्कामं सम्पादयतु मे वरम् ॥

so'hamekamapatyaṃ vai janayiṣyāmi gālava | asyāmetaṃ bhavānkāmaṃ sampādayatu me varam

So I shall beget just one child on her, Galava. Grant me this wish of mine."

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Verse 10 (5.116.10)

एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु सा कन्या गालवं वाक्यमब्रवीत् । मम दत्तो वरः कश्चित्केनचिद्ब्रह्मवादिना ॥

etacchrutvā tu sā kanyā gālavaṃ vākyamabravīt | mama datto varaḥ kaścitkenacidbrahmavādinā

Hearing this, the maiden said to Galava: "A certain expounder of the Veda once granted me a boon:

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Verse 11 (5.116.11)

प्रसूत्यन्ते प्रसूत्यन्ते कन्यैव त्वं भविष्यसि । स त्वं ददस्व मां राज्ञे प्रतिगृह्य हयोत्तमान् ॥

prasūtyante prasūtyante kanyaiva tvaṃ bhaviṣyasi | sa tvaṃ dadasva māṃ rājñe pratigṛhya hayottamān

"At the end of every childbirth you will become a maiden again." So give me to the king and take the fine horses in return.

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Verse 12 (5.116.12)

नृपेभ्यो हि चतुर्भ्यस्ते पूर्णान्यष्टौ शतानि वै । भविष्यन्ति तथा पुत्रा मम चत्वार एव च ॥

nṛpebhyo hi caturbhyaste pūrṇānyaṣṭau śatāni vai | bhaviṣyanti tathā putrā mama catvāra eva ca

From four kings your eight hundred will be made up in full, and I too shall have four sons.

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Verse 13 (5.116.13)

क्रियतां मम संहारो गुर्वर्थं द्विजसत्तम । एषा तावन्मम प्रज्ञा यथा वा मन्यसे द्विज ॥

kriyatāṃ mama saṃhāro gurvarthaṃ dvijasattama | eṣā tāvanmama prajñā yathā vā manyase dvija

Best of brahmins, let the fee for your teacher be gathered by means of me. That is my counsel; or do as you think fit, brahmin."

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Verse 14 (5.116.14)

एवमुक्तस्तु स मुनिः कन्यया गालवस्तदा । हर्यश्वं पृथिवीपालमिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥

evamuktastu sa muniḥ kanyayā gālavastadā | haryaśvaṃ pṛthivīpālamidaṃ vacanamabravīt

Thus addressed by the maiden, the sage Galava then spoke these words to Haryashva, protector of the earth:

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Verse 15 (5.116.15)

इयं कन्या नरश्रेष्ठ हर्यश्व प्रतिगृह्यताम् । चतुर्भागेन शुल्कस्य जनयस्वैकमात्मजम् ॥

iyaṃ kanyā naraśreṣṭha haryaśva pratigṛhyatām | caturbhāgena śulkasya janayasvaikamātmajam

"Haryashva, best of men, accept this maiden. For a fourth part of the fee, beget a single son."

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Verse 16 (5.116.16)

प्रतिगृह्य स तां कन्यां गालवं प्रतिनन्द्य च । समये देशकाले च लब्धवान्सुतमीप्सितम् ॥

pratigṛhya sa tāṃ kanyāṃ gālavaṃ pratinandya ca | samaye deśakāle ca labdhavānsutamīpsitam

The king accepted the maiden and honoured Galava, and in due season, at the right time and place, he obtained the son he desired.

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Verse 17 (5.116.17)

ततो वसुमना नाम वसुभ्यो वसुमत्तरः । वसुप्रख्यो नरपतिः स बभूव वसुप्रदः ॥

tato vasumanā nāma vasubhyo vasumattaraḥ | vasuprakhyo narapatiḥ sa babhūva vasupradaḥ

So was born the king named Vasumanas, richer than the Vasus, like the Vasus in renown, a giver of wealth.

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Verse 18 (5.116.18)

अथ काले पुनर्धीमान्गालवः प्रत्युपस्थितः । उपसंगम्य चोवाच हर्यश्वं प्रीतमानसम् ॥

atha kāle punardhīmāngālavaḥ pratyupasthitaḥ | upasaṃgamya covāca haryaśvaṃ prītamānasam

Then, in time, wise Galava returned, approached Haryashva, whose heart was glad, and said:

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Verse 19 (5.116.19)

जातो नृप सुतस्तेऽयं बालभास्करसंनिभः । कालो गन्तुं नरश्रेष्ठ भिक्षार्थमपरं नृपम् ॥

jāto nṛpa sutaste'yaṃ bālabhāskarasaṃnibhaḥ | kālo gantuṃ naraśreṣṭha bhikṣārthamaparaṃ nṛpam

"O king, this son has been born to you, like the rising sun. Now, best of men, it is time to go to another king to seek alms."

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Verse 20 (5.116.20)

हर्यश्वः सत्यवचने स्थितः स्थित्वा च पौरुषे । दुर्लभत्वाद्धयानां च प्रददौ माधवीं पुनः ॥

haryaśvaḥ satyavacane sthitaḥ sthitvā ca pauruṣe | durlabhatvāddhayānāṃ ca pradadau mādhavīṃ punaḥ

Haryashva, holding to his word and to manly honour, and because such horses were hard to obtain, gave Madhavi back.

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Verse 21 (5.116.21)

माधवी च पुनर्दीप्तां परित्यज्य नृपश्रियम् । कुमारी कामतो भूत्वा गालवं पृष्ठतोऽन्वगात् ॥

mādhavī ca punardīptāṃ parityajya nṛpaśriyam | kumārī kāmato bhūtvā gālavaṃ pṛṣṭhato'nvagāt

And Madhavi, leaving behind the shining splendour of royalty, became a maiden again at her own will and followed Galava.

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Verse 22 (5.116.22)

त्वय्येव तावत्तिष्ठन्तु हया इत्युक्तवान्द्विजः । प्रययौ कन्यया सार्धं दिवोदासं प्रजेश्वरम् ॥

tvayyeva tāvattiṣṭhantu hayā ityuktavāndvijaḥ | prayayau kanyayā sārdhaṃ divodāsaṃ prajeśvaram

"Let the horses stay with you for the present," said the brahmin, and he set out with the maiden for Divodasa, lord of the people.

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