Gunanidhi-charitra

Verse 1 (shiva.rudra.17.1)

सूत उवाच । इत्याकर्ण्य वचस्तस्य ब्रह्मणः स तु नारदः । पुनः पप्रच्छ तं नत्वा विनयेन मुनीश्वराः

sūta uvāca | ityākarṇya vacastasya brahmaṇaḥ sa tu nāradaḥ | punaḥ papraccha taṁ natvā vinayena munīśvarāḥ

Suta said: Having heard these words of Brahma, that Narada, foremost among the lords of sages, bowed and again asked, with humility.

Verse 2 (shiva.rudra.17.2)

नारद उवाच । कदा गतो हि कैलासं शङ्करो भक्तवत्सलः । क्व वा सखित्वं तस्यासीत् कुबेरेण महात्मना

nārada uvāca | kadā gato hi kailāsaṁ śaṅkaro bhaktavatsalaḥ | kva vā sakhitvaṁ tasyāsīt kubereṇa mahātmanā

Narada said: When did Shankara, compassionate to his devotees, go to Kailasa? And where did his friendship with the great soul Kubera come about?

Verse 3 (shiva.rudra.17.3)

किं चकार हरस्तत्र परिपूर्णः शिवाकृतिः । एतत्सर्वं समाचक्ष्व परं कौतूहलं मम

kiṁ cakāra harastatra paripūrṇaḥ śivākṛtiḥ | etatsarvaṁ samācakṣva paraṁ kautūhalaṁ mama

What did Hara, that all-perfect one of Shiva's very form, do there? Tell me all of this — I am filled with great curiosity about it.

Verse 4 (shiva.rudra.17.4)

ब्रह्मोवाच । शृणु नारद वक्ष्यामि चरितं शशिमौलिनः । यथा जगाम कैलासं सखित्वं धनदस्य च

brahmovāca | śṛṇu nārada vakṣyāmi caritaṁ śaśimaulinaḥ | yathā jagāma kailāsaṁ sakhitvaṁ dhanadasya ca

Brahma said: Listen, Narada — I shall tell the story of the moon-crested one, how he went to Kailasa and came to friendship with Dhanada, the lord of wealth.

Verse 5 (shiva.rudra.17.5)

असीत् काम्पिल्यनगरे सोमयाजिकुलोद्भवः । दीक्षितो यज्ञदत्ताख्यो यज्ञविद्याविशारदः

asīt kāmpilyanagare somayājikulodbhavaḥ | dīkṣito yajñadattākhyo yajñavidyāviśāradaḥ

In the city of Kampilya there lived a consecrated brahmin (dikshita) named Yajnadatta, born in a family of Soma-sacrificers, and highly skilled in the science of sacrifice.

Verse 6 (shiva.rudra.17.6)

वेदवेदाङ्गवित्प्राज्ञो वेदान्तादिषु दक्षिणः । राजमान्योऽथ बहुधा वदान्यः कीर्तिभाजनः

vedavedāṅgavitprājño vedāntādiṣu dakṣiṇaḥ | rājamānyo'tha bahudhā vadānyaḥ kīrtibhājanaḥ

He was learned in the Vedas and Vedangas, wise, accomplished in Vedanta and other disciplines, honored by kings, generous in many ways, and a vessel of great renown.

Verse 7 (shiva.rudra.17.7)

अग्निशुश्रूषणरतो वेदाध्ययनतत्परः । सुन्दरो रमणीयाङ्गश्चन्द्रबिम्बसमाकृतिः

agniśuśrūṣaṇarato vedādhyayanatatparaḥ | sundaro ramaṇīyāṅgaścandrabimbasamākṛtiḥ

He was devoted to the tending of the sacred fire, intent on the study of the Vedas, handsome, of lovely limbs, and radiant like the orb of the moon.

Verse 8 (shiva.rudra.17.8)

आसीद् गुणनिधिर्नाम दीक्षितस्यास्य वै सुतः । कृतोपनयनः सोऽष्टौ विद्यां जग्राह भूरिशः ॥ अथ पित्रानभिज्ञातो द्यूतकर्मरतोऽभवत्

āsīd guṇanidhirnāma dīkṣitasyāsya vai sutaḥ | kṛtopanayanaḥ so'ṣṭau vidyāṁ jagrāha bhūriśaḥ || atha pitrānabhijñāto dyūtakarmarato'bhavat

This dikshita had a son named Gunanidhi. After his sacred-thread ceremony, he took up many branches of learning — but then, unknown to his father, he became given over to gambling.

Verse 9 (shiva.rudra.17.9)

आदायादाय बहुशो धनं मातुः सकाशतः । समदाद् द्यूतकारेभ्यो मैत्रीं तैश्च चकार सः

ādāyādāya bahuśo dhanaṁ mātuḥ sakāśataḥ | samadād dyūtakārebhyo maitrīṁ taiśca cakāra saḥ

Again and again he took money from his mother and gave much of it to gamblers, forming friendships with them.

Verse 10 (shiva.rudra.17.10)

सन्त्यक्तब्राह्मणाचारः सन्ध्यास्नानपराङ्मुखः । निन्दको वेदशास्त्राणां देवब्राह्मणनिन्दकः

santyaktabrāhmaṇācāraḥ sandhyāsnānaparāṅmukhaḥ | nindako vedaśāstrāṇāṁ devabrāhmaṇanindakaḥ

He abandoned the conduct proper to a brahmin, turned away from the evening prayers and ablutions, and took to reviling the Vedas and scriptures, and even the gods and brahmins.

Verse 11 (shiva.rudra.17.11)

स्मृत्याचारविहीनस्तु गीतवाद्यविनोदभाक् । नटपाखण्डभाण्डैस्तु बद्धप्रेमपरम्परः

smṛtyācāravihīnastu gītavādyavinodabhāk | naṭapākhaṇḍabhāṇḍaistu baddhapremaparamparaḥ

Void of the conduct enjoined by the scriptures, he became given to the pleasures of song and music, and bound himself in deep affection to actors, charlatans, and buffoons.

Verse 12 (shiva.rudra.17.12)

प्रेरितोऽपि जनन्या स न ययौ पितुरन्तिकम् । गृहकार्यान्तरव्याप्तो दीक्षितो दीक्षितायिनीम्

prerito'pi jananyā sa na yayau piturantikam | gṛhakāryāntaravyāpto dīkṣito dīkṣitāyinīm

Even when repeatedly urged by his mother, he would not go near his father. Meanwhile, the dikshita, engrossed in household affairs, would ask his wife —

Verse 13 (shiva.rudra.17.13)

यदा यदैव तां पृच्छेदये गुणनिधिः सुतः । न दृश्यते मया गेहे कल्याणि विदधाति किम्

yadā yadaiva tāṁ pṛcchedaye guṇanidhiḥ sutaḥ | na dṛśyate mayā gehe kalyāṇi vidadhāti kim

whenever the father would ask her, 'O auspicious one, our son Gunanidhi is nowhere to be seen in the house — what is he doing?' —

Verse 14 (shiva.rudra.17.14)

तदा तदेति सा ब्रूयादिदानीं स बहिर्गतः । स्नात्वा समर्च्य वै देवानेतावन्तमनेहसम्

tadā tadeti sā brūyādidānīṁ sa bahirgataḥ | snātvā samarcya vai devānetāvantamanehasam

then she would say, 'He has just now gone out; having bathed and worshipped the gods, this much time has already passed —

Verse 15 (shiva.rudra.17.15)

अधीत्याध्ययनार्थं स द्वित्रैर्मित्रैः समं ययौ । एकपुत्रेति तन्माता प्रतारयति दीक्षितम्

adhītyādhyayanārthaṁ sa dvitrairmitraiḥ samaṁ yayau | ekaputreti tanmātā pratārayati dīkṣitam

he has gone with two or three friends for the sake of study.' Thus, thinking 'he is my only son,' his mother went on deceiving the dikshita.

Verse 16 (shiva.rudra.17.16)

न तत्कर्म च तद्वृत्तं किञ्चिद्वेत्ति स दीक्षितः । सर्वं केशान्तकर्मास्य चक्रे वर्षेऽथ षोडशे

na tatkarma ca tadvṛttaṁ kiñcidvetti sa dīkṣitaḥ | sarvaṁ keśāntakarmāsya cakre varṣe'tha ṣoḍaśe

That dikshita knew nothing at all of his son's deeds or conduct. In his sixteenth year, he had all the tonsure rites duly performed for him.

Verse 17 (shiva.rudra.17.17)

अथो स दीक्षितो यज्ञदत्तः पुत्रस्य तस्य च । गृह्योक्तेन विधानेन पाणिग्राहमकारयम्

atho sa dīkṣito yajñadattaḥ putrasya tasya ca | gṛhyoktena vidhānena pāṇigrāhamakārayam

Then that dikshita Yajnadatta had his son's marriage (pani-graha) performed, according to the rite prescribed in the domestic (grihya) texts.

Verse 18 (shiva.rudra.17.18)

प्रत्यहं तस्य जननी सुतं गुणनिधिं मृदु । शास्ति स्नेहार्द्रहृदया ह्युपवेश्य स्म नारद

pratyahaṁ tasya jananī sutaṁ guṇanidhiṁ mṛdu | śāsti snehārdrahṛdayā hyupaveśya sma nārada

Every day, O Narada, his mother, her heart softened with affection, would seat her son Gunanidhi gently and instruct him thus:

Verse 19 (shiva.rudra.17.19)

क्रोधनस्तेऽस्ति तनय स महात्मा पितेत्यलम् । यदि ज्ञास्यति ते वृत्तं त्वां च मां ताडयिष्यति

krodhanaste'sti tanaya sa mahātmā pitetyalam | yadi jñāsyati te vṛttaṁ tvāṁ ca māṁ tāḍayiṣyati

'My son, your father is prone to anger and is a great soul — enough said. If he comes to know your conduct, he will beat both you and me.'

Verse 20 (shiva.rudra.17.20)

आच्छादयामि ते नित्यं पितुरग्रे कुचेष्टितम् । लोकमान्योऽस्ति ते तातः सदाचारैर्न वै धनैः

ācchādayāmi te nityaṁ pituragre kuceṣṭitam | lokamānyo'sti te tātaḥ sadācārairna vai dhanaiḥ

'Every day I hide your misdeeds from your father. Your father is honored in this world for his good conduct, not merely for his wealth.'

Verse 21 (shiva.rudra.17.21)

ब्राह्मणानां धनं तात सद्विद्या साधुसङ्गमः । किमर्थं न करोषि त्वं स्वरुचिं प्रीतमानसः

brāhmaṇānāṁ dhanaṁ tāta sadvidyā sādhusaṅgamaḥ | kimarthaṁ na karoṣi tvaṁ svaruciṁ prītamānasaḥ

'The true wealth of brahmins, my son, is good learning and the company of the virtuous. Why do you not, with a glad heart, act according to your own good nature?'

Verse 22 (shiva.rudra.17.22)

सच्छ्रोत्रियास्तेऽनूचाना दीक्षिताःसोमयाजिनः । इति रूढिमिह प्राप्तास्तव पूर्वपितामहाः

sacchrotriyāste'nūcānā dīkṣitāḥsomayājinaḥ | iti rūḍhimiha prāptāstava pūrvapitāmahāḥ

'Your forefathers here attained the repute of true and learned Shrotriyas — reciters of the Veda, consecrated priests, offerers of the Soma sacrifice.'

Verse 23 (shiva.rudra.17.23)

त्यक्त्वा दुर्वृत्तसंसर्गं साधुसङ्गरतो भव । सद्विद्यासु मनो धेहि ब्राह्मणाचारमाचर

tyaktvā durvṛttasaṁsargaṁ sādhusaṅgarato bhava | sadvidyāsu mano dhehi brāhmaṇācāramācara

'Abandon the company of the wicked, be devoted to the company of the good; fix your mind on good learning, and practice the conduct befitting a brahmin.'

Verse 24 (shiva.rudra.17.24)

तातानुरूपो रूपेण यशसा कुलशीलतः । ततो न त्रपसे किं नः त्यज दुर्वृत्ततां स्वकाम्

tātānurūpo rūpeṇa yaśasā kulaśīlataḥ | tato na trapase kiṁ naḥ tyaja durvṛttatāṁ svakām

'You resemble your father in form, in fame, and in the character of your lineage. Why then are you not ashamed before us? Give up your own wickedness.'

Verse 25 (shiva.rudra.17.25)

ऊनविंशतिकोऽसि त्वमेषा षोडशवार्षिकी । एतां संवृणु सद्वृत्तां पितृभक्तियुतो भव

ūnaviṁśatiko'si tvameṣā ṣoḍaśavārṣikī | etāṁ saṁvṛṇu sadvṛttāṁ pitṛbhaktiyuto bhava

'You are now nineteen years of age, and she is sixteen. Take her to yourself with good conduct, and become devoted to your father.'

Verse 26 (shiva.rudra.17.26)

श्वशुरोऽपि हि ते मान्यः सर्वत्र गुणशीलतः । ततो न त्रपसे किं नः त्यज दुर्वृत्ततां सुत

śvaśuro'pi hi te mānyaḥ sarvatra guṇaśīlataḥ | tato na trapase kiṁ naḥ tyaja durvṛttatāṁ suta

'Your father-in-law too is honored everywhere for his virtue and character. Why then are you not ashamed before us, my son? Give up your wickedness.'

Verse 27 (shiva.rudra.17.27)

मातुलास्तेऽतुलाः पुत्र विद्याशीलकुलादिभिः । तेभ्योऽपि न बिभेषि त्वं शुद्धोऽस्युभयवंशतः

mātulāste'tulāḥ putra vidyāśīlakulādibhiḥ | tebhyo'pi na bibheṣi tvaṁ śuddho'syubhayavaṁśataḥ

'Your maternal uncles, my son, are unrivaled in learning, character, and lineage — yet you fear not even them, though you are pure by both your paternal and maternal lines.'

Verse 28 (shiva.rudra.17.28)

पश्यैतान्प्रतिवेश्मस्थान्ब्राह्मणानां कुमारकान् । गृहेऽपि शिष्यान्पश्यैतान्पितुस्ते विनयोचितान्

paśyaitānprativeśmasthānbrāhmaṇānāṁ kumārakān | gṛhe'pi śiṣyānpaśyaitānpituste vinayocitān

'Look at these sons of brahmins living in the neighboring houses; look too at these disciples in your own home, so well-disciplined toward your father.'

Verse 29 (shiva.rudra.17.29)

राजापि श्रोष्यति यदा तव दुश्चेष्टितं सुत । श्रद्धां विहाय ते ताते वृत्तिलोपं करिष्यति

rājāpi śroṣyati yadā tava duśceṣṭitaṁ suta | śraddhāṁ vihāya te tāte vṛttilopaṁ kariṣyati

'When even the king comes to hear of your misconduct, my son, he will lose faith in your father and revoke his royal grant.'

Verse 30 (shiva.rudra.17.30)

बालचेष्टितमेवैतद् वदन्त्यद्यापि ते जनाः । अनन्तरं हरिष्यन्ति युक्तां दीक्षिततामिह

bālaceṣṭitamevaitad vadantyadyāpi te janāḥ | anantaraṁ hariṣyanti yuktāṁ dīkṣitatāmiha

'Even now people still dismiss this as mere childish mischief — but soon they will strip away this rightful office of the dikshita as well.'

Verse 31 (shiva.rudra.17.31)

सर्वेऽप्याक्षारयिष्यन्ति तव तातं च मामपि । मातुश्चरित्रं तनयो धत्ते दुर्भाषणैरिति

sarve'pyākṣārayiṣyanti tava tātaṁ ca māmapi | mātuścaritraṁ tanayo dhatte durbhāṣaṇairiti

'Everyone will reproach both your father and me, saying that a son bears his mother's very character in his foul speech.'

Verse 32 (shiva.rudra.17.32)

पितापि ते न पापीयाञ्छ्रुतिस्मृतिपथानुगः । तदङ्घ्रिलीनमनसो मम साक्षी महेश्वरः

pitāpi te na pāpīyāñchrutismṛtipathānugaḥ | tadaṅghrilīnamanaso mama sākṣī maheśvaraḥ

'Your father is not sinful — he follows faithfully the path of shruti and smriti; my mind is devoted at his feet, and Maheshvara himself is witness to this.'

Verse 33 (shiva.rudra.17.33)

न चर्तुस्नातयापीह मुखं दुष्टस्य वीक्षितम् । अहो बलीयान्स विधिर्येन जातो भवानिति

na cartusnātayāpīha mukhaṁ duṣṭasya vīkṣitam | aho balīyānsa vidhiryena jāto bhavāniti

'Not even one freshly bathed should look upon the face of a wicked person — ah, how mighty is that fate, by which you were born as you are!'

Verse 34 (shiva.rudra.17.34)

प्रतिक्षणं जनन्येति शिक्ष्यमाणोऽतिदुर्मतिः । न तत्याज च तद्धर्मं दुर्बोधो व्यसनी यतः

pratikṣaṇaṁ jananyeti śikṣyamāṇo'tidurmatiḥ | na tatyāja ca taddharmaṁ durbodho vyasanī yataḥ

Though thus instructed by his mother at every moment, that most foolish son would not abandon his evil conduct, for he was dull of understanding and given wholly to vice.

Verse 35 (shiva.rudra.17.35)

मृगयामद्यपैशुन्यानृतचौर्यदुरोदरैः । स वारदारैर्व्यसनैरेभिः कोऽत्र न खण्डितः

mṛgayāmadyapaiśunyānṛtacauryadurodaraiḥ | sa vāradārairvyasanairebhiḥ ko'tra na khaṇḍitaḥ

Hunting, drinking, malicious gossip, falsehood, theft, gambling — and other men's wives besides: who indeed is not ruined by such vices?

Verse 36 (shiva.rudra.17.36)

यद्यन्मध्यगृहे पश्येत्तत्तन्नीत्वा सुदुर्मतिः । अर्पयेद् द्यूतकाराणां सकुप्यं वसनादिकम्

yadyanmadhyagṛhe paśyettattannītvā sudurmatiḥ | arpayed dyūtakārāṇāṁ sakupyaṁ vasanādikam

Whatever object he saw about the house, that thoroughly foolish youth would carry off and give to the gamblers — vessels, garments, and the like.

Verse 37 (shiva.rudra.17.37)

न्यस्तां रत्नमयीं गेहे करस्य पितुरूर्मिकाम् । चोरयित्वैकदादाय दुरोदरकरेऽर्पयत्

nyastāṁ ratnamayīṁ gehe karasya piturūrmikām | corayitvaikadādāya durodarakare'rpayat

Once he stole a jeweled ring belonging to his father that lay kept in the house, and gave it into the hand of a gambler.

Verse 38 (shiva.rudra.17.38)

दीक्षितेन परिज्ञातो दैवाद् द्यूतकृतः करे । उवाच दीक्षितस्तं च कुतो लब्धा त्वयोर्मिका

dīkṣitena parijñāto daivād dyūtakṛtaḥ kare | uvāca dīkṣitastaṁ ca kuto labdhā tvayormikā

By fate, that gambler was caught with the ring still in hand, and the dikshita, recognizing it, said to him, 'Where did you get this ring?'

Verse 39 (shiva.rudra.17.39)

पृष्टस्तेनाथ निर्बन्धादसकृत्तमुवाच सः । मामाक्षिपसि विप्रोच्चैः किं मया चौर्यकर्मणा

pṛṣṭastenātha nirbandhādasakṛttamuvāca saḥ | māmākṣipasi viproccaiḥ kiṁ mayā cauryakarmaṇā

Pressed again and again with questions, he said, 'O brahmin, why do you accuse me so loudly of a theft I did not commit?'

Verse 40 (shiva.rudra.17.40)

लब्धा मुद्रा त्वदीयेन पुत्रेणैव समर्पिता । मम मातुर्हि पूर्वेद्युर्जित्वा नीतो हि शाटकः

labdhā mudrā tvadīyena putreṇaiva samarpitā | mama māturhi pūrvedyurjitvā nīto hi śāṭakaḥ

'This ring was given to me by your very own son. And even my mother's garment — he won it and carried it off just yesterday.'

Verse 41 (shiva.rudra.17.41)

न केवलं ममैवैतदङ्गुलीयं समर्पितम् । अन्येषां द्यूतकर्तॄणां भूरि तेनार्पितं वसु

na kevalaṁ mamaivaitadaṅgulīyaṁ samarpitam | anyeṣāṁ dyūtakartṝṇāṁ bhūri tenārpitaṁ vasu

'This ring was not given to me alone — he has given much wealth to other gamblers besides.'

Verse 42 (shiva.rudra.17.42)

रत्नकुप्यदुकूलानि भृङ्गारप्रभृतीनि च । भाजनानि विचित्राणि कांस्यताम्रमयानि च

ratnakupyadukūlāni bhṛṅgāraprabhṛtīni ca | bhājanāni vicitrāṇi kāṁsyatāmramayāni ca

'Jewels, fine cloth, silks, ewers and the like, and vessels of many kinds made of bronze and copper —'

Verse 43 (shiva.rudra.17.43)

नग्नीकृत्य प्रतिदिनं बध्यते द्यूतकारिभिः । न तेन सदृशः कश्चिदाक्षिको भूमिमण्डले

nagnīkṛtya pratidinaṁ badhyate dyūtakāribhiḥ | na tena sadṛśaḥ kaścidākṣiko bhūmimaṇḍale

'Stripped bare by the gamblers day after day, he is bound to their game — there is no gambler on this whole earth to equal him.'

Verse 44 (shiva.rudra.17.44)

अद्यावधि त्वया विप्र दुरोदरशिरोमणिः । कथं नाज्ञायि तनयोऽविनयानयकोविदः

adyāvadhi tvayā vipra durodaraśiromaṇiḥ | kathaṁ nājñāyi tanayo'vinayānayakovidaḥ

'How is it, O brahmin, that until today you did not recognize your own son as the very crown-jewel of gamblers, so skilled in impropriety and misconduct?'

Verse 45 (shiva.rudra.17.45)

इति श्रुत्वा त्रपाभारविनम्रतरकन्धरः । प्रावृत्य वाससा मौलिं प्राविशन्निजमन्दिरम्

iti śrutvā trapābhāravinamratarakandharaḥ | prāvṛtya vāsasā mauliṁ prāviśannijamandiram

Hearing this, his neck bowed low under the weight of shame, he covered his head with his own cloth and entered his house.

Verse 46 (shiva.rudra.17.46)

महापतिव्रतामस्य पत्नीं प्रोवाच तामथ । स दीक्षितो यज्ञदत्तः श्रौतकर्मपरायणः

mahāpativratāmasya patnīṁ provāca tāmatha | sa dīkṣito yajñadattaḥ śrautakarmaparāyaṇaḥ

Then that dikshita Yajnadatta, devoted to Vedic ritual, spoke to his greatly chaste and devoted wife —

Verse 47 (shiva.rudra.17.47)

यज्ञदत्त उवाच । दीक्षितायनि कुत्रास्ति धूर्तो गुणनिधिः सुतः । अथ तिष्ठतु किं तेन क्व सा मम शुभोर्मिका

yajñadatta uvāca | dīkṣitāyani kutrāsti dhūrto guṇanidhiḥ sutaḥ | atha tiṣṭhatu kiṁ tena kva sā mama śubhormikā

Yajnadatta said: 'O wife of the dikshita, where is that rogue, our son Gunanidhi? Let him be, what is he to me now — but where is my auspicious ring?'

Verse 48 (shiva.rudra.17.48)

अङ्गोद्वर्तनकाले या त्वया मेऽङ्गुलितो हृता । सा त्वं रत्नमयीं शीघ्रं तामानीय प्रयच्छ मे

aṅgodvartanakāle yā tvayā me'ṅgulito hṛtā | sā tvaṁ ratnamayīṁ śīghraṁ tāmānīya prayaccha me

'That jeweled ring which you took from my finger at the time of my anointing — bring it here quickly and give it to me.'

Verse 49 (shiva.rudra.17.49)

इति श्रुत्वाथ तद्वाक्यं भीता सा दीक्षितायनी । प्रोवाच स्नानमध्याह्नीं क्रियां निष्पादयन्त्यथ

iti śrutvātha tadvākyaṁ bhītā sā dīkṣitāyanī | provāca snānamadhyāhnīṁ kriyāṁ niṣpādayantyatha

Hearing this, the dikshita's wife grew afraid, and even as she performed her midday bathing rite, she said —

Verse 50 (shiva.rudra.17.50)

व्यग्रास्मि देवपूजार्थमुपहारादिकर्मणि । समयोऽयमतिक्रामेदतिथीनां प्रियातिथे

vyagrāsmi devapūjārthamupahārādikarmaṇi | samayo'yamatikrāmedatithīnāṁ priyātithe

'O dear one, I am occupied with the worship of the gods and with preparing the offerings — the hour appointed for our guests is passing.'

Verse 51 (shiva.rudra.17.51)

इदानीमेव पक्वान्नकरणव्यग्रया मया । स्थापिता भाजने क्वापि विस्मृतेति न वेद्म्यहम्

idānīmeva pakvānnakaraṇavyagrayā mayā | sthāpitā bhājane kvāpi vismṛteti na vedmyaham

'Just now, being busy preparing the cooked food, I put it away in some vessel or other — I have forgotten; I do not know where it is.'

Verse 52 (shiva.rudra.17.52)

दीक्षित उवाच । हं हेऽसत्पुत्रजननि नित्यं सत्यप्रभाषिणि । यदा यदा त्वां सम्पृच्छे तनयः क्व गतस्त्विति

dīkṣita uvāca | haṁ he'satputrajanani nityaṁ satyaprabhāṣiṇi | yadā yadā tvāṁ sampṛcche tanayaḥ kva gatastviti

The dikshita said: 'Ah — mother of a wicked son, ever speaking the truth! Whenever I ask where our son has gone,'

Verse 53 (shiva.rudra.17.53)

तदा तदेति त्वं ब्रूयान्नाथेदानीं स निर्गतः । अधीत्याध्ययनार्थं च द्वित्रैर्मित्रैः सयुग्बहिः

tadā tadeti tvaṁ brūyānnāthedānīṁ sa nirgataḥ | adhītyādhyayanārthaṁ ca dvitrairmitraiḥ sayugbahiḥ

'then you say, O lord, he has just now gone out with two or three friends for the sake of study.'

Verse 54 (shiva.rudra.17.54)

कुतस्ते शाटकः पत्नि माञ्जिष्ठो यो मयार्पितः । लम्बते योऽनिशं धाम्नि तथ्यं ब्रूहि भयं त्यज

kutaste śāṭakaḥ patni māñjiṣṭho yo mayārpitaḥ | lambate yo'niśaṁ dhāmni tathyaṁ brūhi bhayaṁ tyaja

'O wife, where is that madder-red cloth I gave you? The one that always used to hang in the house — where has it gone? Speak the truth, cast off your fear.'

Verse 55 (shiva.rudra.17.55)

साम्प्रतं नेक्ष्यते सोऽपि भृङ्गारो मणिमण्डितः । पट्टसूत्रमयी सापि त्रिपटी या मयार्पिता

sāmprataṁ nekṣyate so'pi bhṛṅgāro maṇimaṇḍitaḥ | paṭṭasūtramayī sāpi tripaṭī yā mayārpitā

'That jeweled pitcher too is now nowhere to be seen, nor that fine three-layered silken cloth I gave you.'

Verse 56 (shiva.rudra.17.56)

क्व दाक्षिणात्यं तत्कांस्यं गौडी ताम्रघटी क्व सा । नागदन्तमयी सा क्व सुखकौतुकमञ्चिका

kva dākṣiṇātyaṁ tatkāṁsyaṁ gauḍī tāmraghaṭī kva sā | nāgadantamayī sā kva sukhakautukamañcikā

'Where is that southern bronze vessel? Where is that Gauda-made copper pot? Where is that ivory-inlaid couch of ease?'

Verse 57 (shiva.rudra.17.57)

क्व सा पर्वतदेशीया चन्द्रकान्तिरिवाद्भुता । दीपकव्यग्रहस्ताग्रालङ्कृता शालभञ्जिका

kva sā parvatadeśīyā candrakāntirivādbhutā | dīpakavyagrahastāgrālaṅkṛtā śālabhañjikā

'Where is that wondrous carved figurine from the mountain-country, radiant as moonlight, its fingertips adorned as it held a lamp?'

Verse 58 (shiva.rudra.17.58)

किं बहूक्तेन कुलजे तुभ्यं कुप्याम्यहं वृथा । तदाभ्यवहरिष्येऽहमुपयंस्याम्यहं यदा

kiṁ bahūktena kulaje tubhyaṁ kupyāmyahaṁ vṛthā | tadābhyavahariṣye'hamupayaṁsyāmyahaṁ yadā

'O well-born one, what use in saying more? I am angered with you in vain — but when shall I eat, and when perform my daily rites?'

Verse 59 (shiva.rudra.17.59)

अनपत्योऽस्मि तेनाहं दुष्टेन कुलदूषिणा । उत्तिष्ठानय पाथस्त्वं तस्मै दद्यां तिलाञ्जलिम्

anapatyo'smi tenāhaṁ duṣṭena kuladūṣiṇā | uttiṣṭhānaya pāthastvaṁ tasmai dadyāṁ tilāñjalim

'Because of that wicked son, that defiler of our family, I am as good as childless. Rise, bring water, that I may offer him the tilanjali of renunciation.'

Verse 60 (shiva.rudra.17.60)

अपुत्रत्वं वरं नृणां कुपुत्रात्कुलपांसनात् । त्यजेदेकं कुलस्यार्थे नीतिरेषा सनातनी

aputratvaṁ varaṁ nṛṇāṁ kuputrātkulapāṁsanāt | tyajedekaṁ kulasyārthe nītireṣā sanātanī

Childlessness is better for men than a wicked son who defiles the family; even an only son should be renounced for the sake of the family's honor — this is the eternal law.

Verse 61 (shiva.rudra.17.61)

स्नात्वा नित्यविधिं कृत्वा तस्मिन्नेवाह्नि कस्यचित् । श्रोत्रियस्य सुतां प्राप्य पाणिं जग्राह दीक्षितः

snātvā nityavidhiṁ kṛtvā tasminnevāhni kasyacit | śrotriyasya sutāṁ prāpya pāṇiṁ jagrāha dīkṣitaḥ

Having bathed and performed his daily rites, that very day the dikshita obtained the daughter of a certain learned brahmin, and took her hand in marriage.