The Lineage of Manu's Nine Sons

Verse 1 (shiva.uma.36.1)

सूत उवाच । मनोर्वैवस्वतस्यासन्पुत्रा वै नव तत्समाः । पश्चान्महोन्नता धीराः क्षत्रधर्मपरायणाः

sūta uvāca manorvaivasvatasyāsanputrā vai nava tatsamāḥ paścānmahonnatā dhīrāḥ kṣatradharmaparāyaṇāḥ

Suta said: Manu Vaivasvata had nine sons, equal to him in stature; afterward they became greatly exalted, resolute, and devoted to the duties of kshatriyas.

Verse 2 (shiva.uma.36.2)

इक्ष्वाकुः शिबिनाभागौ धृष्टः शर्यातिरेव च । नरिष्यन्तोऽथ नाभागः करूषश्च प्रियव्रतः

ikṣvākuḥ śibinābhāgau dhṛṣṭaḥ śaryātireva ca nariṣyanto'tha nābhāgaḥ karūṣaśca priyavrataḥ

Ikshvaku, Shibi, Nabhaga, Dhrishta, and Sharyati; Narishyanta, then another Nabhaga, Karusha, and Priyavrata —

Verse 3 (shiva.uma.36.3)

अकरोत्पुत्रकामस्तु मनुरिष्टिं प्रजापतिः । अनुत्पन्नेषु पुत्रेषु तत्रेष्ट्यां मुनिपुङ्गवः

akarotputrakāmastu manuriṣṭiṁ prajāpatiḥ anutpanneṣu putreṣu tatreṣṭyāṁ munipuṅgavaḥ

Manu the Prajapati, desiring a child, performed a sacrificial rite; while sons had not yet been born, O foremost of sages, in that sacrifice,

Verse 4 (shiva.uma.36.4)

सा हि दिव्याम्बरधरा दिव्याभरणभूषिता । दिव्यसंहनना चैवमिला जज्ञे हि विश्रुता

sā hi divyāmbaradharā divyābharaṇabhūṣitā divyasaṁhananā caivamilā jajñe hi viśrutā

there was born the renowned Ila, clad in divine garments, adorned with divine ornaments, and of a divine form.

Verse 5 (shiva.uma.36.5)

तामिडेत्येव होवाच मनुर्दण्डधरस्तथा । अनुगच्छस्व मामेति तमिडा प्रत्युवाच ह

tāmiḍetyeva hovāca manurdaṇḍadharastathā anugacchasva māmeti tamiḍā pratyuvāca ha

Manu, the wielder of the rod, said to her, 'You are Ida,' and 'Follow me' — to that, Ida replied:

Verse 6 (shiva.uma.36.6)

धर्मयुक्तमिदं वाक्यं पुत्रकामं प्रजापतिम् । इडोवाच । मित्रावरुणयोरंशैर्जातास्मि वदतां वर

dharmayuktamidaṁ vākyaṁ putrakāmaṁ prajāpatim iḍovāca mitrāvaruṇayoraṁśairjātāsmi vadatāṁ vara

This righteous reply she gave to the Prajapati who desired a son. Ida said: 'O best of speakers, I was born from the combined portions of Mitra and Varuna.'

Verse 7 (shiva.uma.36.7)

तयोः सकाशं यास्यामि न मेऽधर्मे रुचिर्भवेत् । एवमुक्त्वा सती सा तु मित्रावरुणयोस्ततः

tayoḥ sakāśaṁ yāsyāmi na me'dharme rucirbhavet evamuktvā satī sā tu mitrāvaruṇayostataḥ

'I shall go into their presence; let me have no inclination toward unrighteousness.' Having spoken thus, that virtuous woman then went to Mitra and Varuna.

Verse 8 (shiva.uma.36.8)

गत्वान्तिकं वरारोहा प्राञ्जलिर्वाक्यमब्रवीत् । अंशैस्तु युवयोर्जाता मनुयज्ञे महामुनी

gatvāntikaṁ varārohā prāñjalirvākyamabravīt aṁśaistu yuvayorjātā manuyajñe mahāmunī

Having approached them, that lovely woman, with joined palms, spoke: 'O great sages, I was born from the portions of you two, at Manu's sacrifice—'

Verse 9 (shiva.uma.36.9)

आगता भवतोरन्ति ब्रूतं किं करवाणि वाम् । अन्यान् पुत्रान् सृज विभो तैर्वंशस्ते भविष्यति

āgatā bhavatoranti brūtaṁ kiṁ karavāṇi vām anyān putrān sṛja vibho tairvaṁśaste bhaviṣyati

'—I have come into your presence; tell me, what shall I do for you both?' To Manu they said: 'O mighty one, beget other sons; through them your lineage shall continue.'

Verse 10 (shiva.uma.36.10)

सूत उवाच । तां तथावादिनीं साध्वीमिडां मन्वध्वरोद्भवाम् । मित्रावरुणनामानौ मुनी ऊचतुरादरात्

sūta uvāca tāṁ tathāvādinīṁ sādhvīmiḍāṁ manvadhvarodbhavām mitrāvaruṇanāmānau munī ūcaturādarāt

Suta said: To that virtuous Ida, thus speaking, born from Manu's sacrifice, the two sages named Mitra and Varuna spoke with respect:

Verse 11 (shiva.uma.36.11)

मित्रावरुणावूचतुः । अनेन तव धर्मज्ञे प्रश्रयेण दमेन च । सत्येन चैव सुश्रोणि प्रीतौ द्वौ वरवर्णिनि

mitrāvaruṇāvūcatuḥ anena tava dharmajñe praśrayeṇa damena ca satyena caiva suśroṇi prītau dvau varavarṇini

Mitra and Varuna said: 'O one who knows dharma, O fair one, by this humility, self-restraint, and truthfulness of yours, we two are pleased.'

Verse 12 (shiva.uma.36.12)

आवयोस्त्वं महाभागे ख्यातिं चैव गमिष्यसि । मनोर्वंशकरः पुत्रस्त्वमेव च भविष्यसि

āvayostvaṁ mahābhāge khyātiṁ caiva gamiṣyasi manorvaṁśakaraḥ putrastvameva ca bhaviṣyasi

'O most fortunate one, you shall attain fame through us both; and you yourself shall become the son who continues Manu's lineage.'

Verse 13 (shiva.uma.36.13)

सुद्युम्न इति विख्यातस्त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतः । जगत्प्रियो धर्मशीलौ मनुवंशविवर्धनः

sudyumna iti vikhyātastriṣu lokeṣu viśrutaḥ jagatpriyo dharmaśīlau manuvaṁśavivardhanaḥ

'—renowned as Sudyumna, celebrated in the three worlds, beloved of the world, righteous in conduct, one who increases Manu's line.'

Verse 14 (shiva.uma.36.14)

सूत उवाच । निवृत्ता सा तु तच्छ्रुत्वा गच्छन्ती पितुरन्तिके । बुधेनान्तरमासाद्य मैथुनायोपमन्त्रिता

sūta uvāca nivṛttā sā tu tacchrutvā gacchantī piturantike budhenāntaramāsādya maithunāyopamantritā

Suta said: Having heard this, she turned back, and while going toward her father's presence, encountering Budha along the way, was invited by him to union.

Verse 15 (shiva.uma.36.15)

सोमपुत्रात्ततो जज्ञे तस्यां राजा पुरूरवाः । पुत्रोऽतिसुन्दरः प्राज्ञ उर्वशीपतिरुन्नतः

somaputrāttato jajñe tasyāṁ rājā purūravāḥ putro'tisundaraḥ prājña urvaśīpatirunnataḥ

Then from the son of Soma, upon her was born King Pururavas, a most handsome and wise son, exalted, the husband of Urvashi.

Verse 16 (shiva.uma.36.16)

जनयित्वा च सा तत्र पुरूरवसमादरात् । पुत्रं शिवप्रसादात्तु पुनः सुद्युम्नतां गतः

janayitvā ca sā tatra purūravasamādarāt putraṁ śivaprasādāttu punaḥ sudyumnatāṁ gataḥ

Having given birth there to that son Pururavas with due care, she, by the grace of Shiva, once more became Sudyumna.

Verse 17 (shiva.uma.36.17)

सुद्युम्नस्य तु दायादास्त्रयः परमधार्मिकाः । उत्कलश्च गयश्चापि विनताश्वश्च वीर्यवान्

sudyumnasya tu dāyādāstrayaḥ paramadhārmikāḥ utkalaśca gayaścāpi vinatāśvaśca vīryavān

The heirs of Sudyumna were three, most righteous: Utkala, Gaya, and the valiant Vinatashva.

Verse 18 (shiva.uma.36.18)

उत्कलस्योत्कला विप्रा विनताश्वस्य पश्चिमा । दिक्पूर्वा मुनिशार्दूल गयस्य तु गया स्मृता

utkalasyotkalā viprā vinatāśvasya paścimā dikpūrvā muniśārdūla gayasya tu gayā smṛtā

From Utkala came the land of Utkala, of Brahmins; from Vinatashva, the western region; O foremost of sages, the eastern direction from Gaya — Gaya is remembered as his.

Verse 19 (shiva.uma.36.19)

प्रविष्टे तु मनौ तात दिवाकरतनुं तदा । दशधा तत्र तत्क्षेत्रमकरोत्पृथिवीमिमाम्

praviṣṭe tu manau tāta divākaratanuṁ tadā daśadhā tatra tatkṣetramakarotpṛthivīmimām

Then, dear one, when Manu merged into the body of the Sun, he divided this earth, that realm, into ten parts.

Verse 20 (shiva.uma.36.20)

इक्ष्वाकुः श्रेष्ठदायादो मध्यदेशमवाप्तवान् । वसिष्ठवचनादासीत्प्रतिष्ठानं महात्मनः

ikṣvākuḥ śreṣṭhadāyādo madhyadeśamavāptavān vasiṣṭhavacanādāsītpratiṣṭhānaṁ mahātmanaḥ

Ikshvaku, the foremost heir, obtained the middle region; by the word of Vasishtha, Pratishthana belonged to that great-souled one.

Verse 21 (shiva.uma.36.21)

प्रतिष्ठां धर्मराज्यस्य सुद्युम्नोऽथ ततो ददौ । तत्पुरूरवसे प्रादाद् राज्यं प्राप्य महायशाः

pratiṣṭhāṁ dharmarājyasya sudyumno'tha tato dadau tatpurūravase prādād rājyaṁ prāpya mahāyaśāḥ

Sudyumna then gave the seat of the righteous kingdom; and, having obtained it, that man of great fame gave it to Pururavas.

Verse 22 (shiva.uma.36.22)

मानवो यो मुनिश्रेष्ठाः स्त्रीपुंसोर्लक्षणः प्रभुः । नरिष्यन्ताच्छकाः पुत्रा नभगस्य सुतोऽभवत्

mānavo yo muniśreṣṭhāḥ strīpuṁsorlakṣaṇaḥ prabhuḥ nariṣyantācchakāḥ putrā nabhagasya suto'bhavat

O foremost of sages, that Manava lord, marked by the nature of both woman and man — such was his story. From Narishyanta descended the Shakas; and a son was born to Nabhaga —

Verse 23 (shiva.uma.36.23)

अम्बरीषस्तु बाह्लेयो बाह्लकं क्षेत्रामाप्तवान् । शर्यातेर्मिथुनं त्वासीदानर्तो नाम विश्रुतः

ambarīṣastu bāhleyo bāhlakaṁ kṣetrāmāptavān śaryātermithunaṁ tvāsīdānarto nāma viśrutaḥ

— Ambarisha, son of Bahli, obtained the land of Bahlika. To Sharyati was born a twin pair; the son renowned by the name Anarta.

Verse 24 (shiva.uma.36.24)

पुत्रः सुकन्या कन्या च या पत्नी च्यवनस्य हि । आनर्तस्य हि दायादो रैभ्यो नाम स रैवतः

putraḥ sukanyā kanyā ca yā patnī cyavanasya hi ānartasya hi dāyādo raibhyo nāma sa raivataḥ

There was a son, and a daughter Sukanya, who indeed became the wife of Chyavana. The heir of Anarta was named Raibhya, who was Revata.

Verse 25 (shiva.uma.36.25)

आनर्तविषये यस्य पुरी नाम कुशस्थली । महादिव्या सप्तपुरीमध्ये या सप्तमी मता

ānartaviṣaye yasya purī nāma kuśasthalī mahādivyā saptapurīmadhye yā saptamī matā

In the Anarta country was his city named Kushasthali, greatly divine, reckoned as the seventh among the seven sacred cities.

Verse 26 (shiva.uma.36.26)

तस्य पुत्रशतं त्वासीत्ककुद्मी ज्येष्ठ उत्तमः । तेजस्वी सुबलः पारो धर्मिष्ठो ब्रह्मपालकः

tasya putraśataṁ tvāsītkakudmī jyeṣṭha uttamaḥ tejasvī subalaḥ pāro dharmiṣṭho brahmapālakaḥ

He had a hundred sons; the eldest and best was Kakudmi — splendid, mighty, supreme, most righteous, protector of Brahmins.

Verse 27 (shiva.uma.36.27)

ककुद्मिनस्तु सञ्जाता रेवती नाम कन्यका । महालावण्यसंयुक्ता दिव्यलक्ष्मीरिवापरा

kakudminastu sañjātā revatī nāma kanyakā mahālāvaṇyasaṁyuktā divyalakṣmīrivāparā

To Kakudmi was born a daughter named Revati, endowed with great beauty, like another divine Lakshmi.

Verse 28 (shiva.uma.36.28)

प्रष्टुं कन्यावरं राजा ककुद्मी कन्यया सह । ब्रह्मलोके विधेः सम्यक्सर्वाधीशो जगाम ह

praṣṭuṁ kanyāvaraṁ rājā kakudmī kanyayā saha brahmaloke vidheḥ samyaksarvādhīśo jagāma ha

To ask about a suitable groom for his daughter, King Kakudmi, together with his daughter, went to Brahmaloka, to the all-ruling Ordainer.

Verse 29 (shiva.uma.36.29)

आवर्तमाने गान्धर्वे स्थितो लब्धक्षणः क्षणम् । शुश्राव तत्र गान्धर्वं नर्तने ब्रह्मणोऽन्तिके

āvartamāne gāndharve sthito labdhakṣaṇaḥ kṣaṇam śuśrāva tatra gāndharvaṁ nartane brahmaṇo'ntike

While a Gandharva performance was in progress, he stood there, having found the moment, and listened there to the Gandharva music near Brahma's dance.

Verse 30 (shiva.uma.36.30)

मुहूर्तभूतं तत्काले गतं बहुयुगं तदा । न किञ्चिद् बुबुधे राजा ककुद्मी मुनयः स तु

muhūrtabhūtaṁ tatkāle gataṁ bahuyugaṁ tadā na kiñcid bubudhe rājā kakudmī munayaḥ sa tu

What seemed but a moment to him in that time was, in reality, many yugas that had passed; King Kakudmi understood nothing of this, O sages.

Verse 31 (shiva.uma.36.31)

तदासौ विधिमानम्य स्वाभिप्रायं कृताञ्जलिः । न्यवेदयद्विनीतात्मा ब्रह्मणे परमात्मने

tadāsau vidhimānamya svābhiprāyaṁ kṛtāñjaliḥ nyavedayadvinītātmā brahmaṇe paramātmane

Then, bowing to the Ordainer, with joined palms and a humble mind, he submitted his own purpose to Brahma, the supreme soul.

Verse 32 (shiva.uma.36.32)

तदभिप्रायमाकर्ण्य स प्रहस्य प्रजापतिः । ककुद्मिनं महाराजं समाभाष्य समब्रवीत्

tadabhiprāyamākarṇya sa prahasya prajāpatiḥ kakudminaṁ mahārājaṁ samābhāṣya samabravīt

Hearing that purpose, the Prajapati, smiling, addressed the great king Kakudmi and spoke to him:

Verse 33 (shiva.uma.36.33)

ब्रह्मोवाच । शृणु राजन् रैभ्यसुत ककुद्मिन् पृथिवीपते । मद्वचः प्रीतितः सत्यं प्रवक्ष्यामि विशेषतः

brahmovāca śaṛṇu rājan raibhyasuta kakudmin pṛthivīpate madvacaḥ prītitaḥ satyaṁ pravakṣyāmi viśeṣataḥ

Brahma said: 'Listen, O king, son of Raibhya, Kakudmi, lord of the earth. Hear my word — I shall tell you the truth, and in particular, with affection.'

Verse 34 (shiva.uma.36.34)

कालेन संहृतास्ते वै वरा ये ते कृता हृदि । न तद्गोत्रं हि तत्रास्ति कालः सर्वस्य भक्षकः

kālena saṁhṛtāste vai varā ye te kṛtā hṛdi na tadgotraṁ hi tatrāsti kālaḥ sarvasya bhakṣakaḥ

'Those grooms that you had in mind have all been swept away by time; that lineage no longer exists there — Time is the devourer of all.'

Verse 35 (shiva.uma.36.35)

त्वत्पुर्यपि हता पुण्यजनैः सा राक्षसैर्नृप । अष्टाविंशद्वापरेऽद्य कृष्णेन निर्मिता पुनः

tvatpuryapi hatā puṇyajanaiḥ sā rākṣasairnṛpa aṣṭāviṁśadvāpare'dya kṛṣṇena nirmitā punaḥ

'Even your city has been destroyed by the Punyajanas, those Rakshasas, O king. Today, in the twenty-eighth Dvapara, it has been rebuilt again by Krishna.'

Verse 36 (shiva.uma.36.36)

कृता द्वारावती नाम्ना बहुद्वारा मनोरमा । भोजवृष्ण्यन्धकैर्गुप्ता वासुदेवपुरोगमैः

kṛtā dvārāvatī nāmnā bahudvārā manoramā bhojavṛṣṇyandhakairguptā vāsudevapurogamaiḥ

'It has been made, named Dwaravati, of many gates, beautiful; guarded by the Bhojas, Vrishnis, and Andhakas, led by Vasudeva.'

Verse 37 (shiva.uma.36.37)

तद्गच्छ तत्र प्रीतात्मा वासुदेवाय कन्यकाम् । बलदेवाय देहि त्वमिमां स्वतनयां नृप

tadgaccha tatra prītātmā vāsudevāya kanyakām baladevāya dehi tvamimāṁ svatanayāṁ nṛpa

'Therefore go there, with a glad heart; give this your daughter, O king, to Baladeva, kinsman of Vasudeva.'

Verse 38 (shiva.uma.36.38)

सूत उवाच । इत्यादिष्टो नृपोऽयं तं नत्वा तां च पुरीं गतः । गतान् बहून्युगान् ज्ञात्वा विस्मितः कन्यया युतः

sūta uvāca ityādiṣṭo nṛpo'yaṁ taṁ natvā tāṁ ca purīṁ gataḥ gatān bahūnyugān jñātvā vismitaḥ kanyayā yutaḥ

Suta said: Thus instructed, this king, having bowed to him, went to that city, together with his daughter; learning that many yugas had passed, he was astonished.

Verse 39 (shiva.uma.36.39)

ततस्तु युवतीं कन्यां तां च स्वां सुविधानतः । कृष्णभ्रात्रे बलायाशु प्रादात्तत्र स रेवतीम्

tatastu yuvatīṁ kanyāṁ tāṁ ca svāṁ suvidhānataḥ kṛṣṇabhrātre balāyāśu prādāttatra sa revatīm

Then, that young maiden, his own daughter, he duly, according to proper rite, quickly gave there — that Revati — to Bala, the brother of Krishna.

Verse 40 (shiva.uma.36.40)

ततो जगाम शिखरं मेरोर्दिव्यं महाप्रभुः । शिवमाराधयामास स नृपस्तपसि स्थितः

tato jagāma śikharaṁ merordivyaṁ mahāprabhuḥ śivamārādhayāmāsa sa nṛpastapasi sthitaḥ

Then that great lord went to the divine peak of Meru; that king, established in austerity, worshipped Shiva.

Verse 41 (shiva.uma.36.41)

ऋषय ऊचुः । तत्र स्थितो बहुयुगं ब्रह्मलोके स रेवतः । युवैवागान्मर्त्यलोकमेतन्नः संशयो महान्

ṛṣaya ūcuḥ tatra sthito bahuyugaṁ brahmaloke sa revataḥ yuvaivāgānmartyalokametannaḥ saṁśayo mahān

The sages said: 'He, Revata, remained in Brahmaloka for many yugas, yet he came to the mortal world still young — this is our great doubt.'

Verse 42 (shiva.uma.36.42)

सूत उवाच । न जरा क्षुत्पिपासा वा विकारास्तत्र सन्ति वै । अपमृत्युर्न केषाञ्चिन्मुनयो ब्रह्मणोंऽतिके

sūta uvāca na jarā kṣutpipāsā vā vikārāstatra santi vai apamṛtyurna keṣāñcinmunayo brahmaṇoṁ'tike

Suta said: 'Old age, hunger, thirst, or other changes do not exist there; nor does untimely death touch anyone, O sages, in the presence of Brahma.'

Verse 43 (shiva.uma.36.43)

अतो न राजा सम्प्राप जरां मृत्युं च सा सुता । स युवैवागतस्तत्र सम्मन्त्र्य तनयावरम्

ato na rājā samprāpa jarāṁ mṛtyuṁ ca sā sutā sa yuvaivāgatastatra sammantrya tanayāvaram

'Therefore that king did not attain old age or death, nor did that daughter. He came there still young, having consulted about a groom for his daughter.'

Verse 44 (shiva.uma.36.44)

गत्वा द्वारावतीं दिव्यां पुरीं कृष्णविनिर्मिताम् । विवाहं कारयामास कन्यायाः स बलेन हि

gatvā dvārāvatīṁ divyāṁ purīṁ kṛṣṇavinirmitām vivāhaṁ kārayāmāsa kanyāyāḥ sa balena hi

Having gone to the divine city Dwaravati, built by Krishna, he had his daughter's marriage performed with Bala.

Verse 45 (shiva.uma.36.45)

तस्य पुत्रशतं त्वासीद्धार्मिकस्य महाप्रभोः । कृष्णस्यापि सुता जाता बहुस्त्रीभ्योऽमितास्ततः

tasya putraśataṁ tvāsīddhārmikasya mahāprabhoḥ kṛṣṇasyāpi sutā jātā bahustrībhyo'mitāstataḥ

That righteous great lord had a hundred sons; and from Krishna too, innumerable children were born of his many wives.

Verse 46 (shiva.uma.36.46)

अन्ववायो महांस्तत्र द्वयोरपि महात्मनोः । क्षत्रिया दिक्षु सर्वासु गता हृष्टाः सुधार्मिकाः

anvavāyo mahāṁstatra dvayorapi mahātmanoḥ kṣatriyā dikṣu sarvāsu gatā hṛṣṭāḥ sudhārmikāḥ

A great lineage arose there from both those great souls; righteous kshatriyas, filled with joy, spread in all directions.

Verse 47 (shiva.uma.36.47)

इति प्रोक्तो हि शर्यातेर्वंशोऽन्येषां वदाम्यहम् । मानवानां हि सङ्क्षेपाच्छृणुतादरतो द्विजाः

iti prokto hi śaryātervaṁśo'nyeṣāṁ vadāmyaham mānavānāṁ hi saṅkṣepācchṛṇutādarato dvijāḥ

Thus has the lineage of Sharyati been declared; I shall now tell of the other sons of Manu — hear, O twice-born, respectfully, in brief.

Verse 48 (shiva.uma.36.48)

नाभागो दिष्टपुत्रोऽभूत्स तु ब्राह्मणतां गतः । स्वक्षत्रवंशं संस्थाप्य ब्रह्मकर्मभिरावृतः

nābhāgo diṣṭaputro'bhūtsa tu brāhmaṇatāṁ gataḥ svakṣatravaṁśaṁ saṁsthāpya brahmakarmabhirāvṛtaḥ

Nabhaga became the son of Dishta; he attained the status of a Brahmin, having established his own kshatriya line but himself devoted to Brahminical duties.

Verse 49 (shiva.uma.36.49)

धृष्टाद्धार्ष्टमभूत्क्षत्रं ब्रह्मभूयं गतं क्षितौ । करूषस्य तु कारूषाः क्षत्रिया युद्धदुर्मदाः

dhṛṣṭāddhārṣṭamabhūtkṣatraṁ brahmabhūyaṁ gataṁ kṣitau karūṣasya tu kārūṣāḥ kṣatriyā yuddhadurmadāḥ

From Dhrishta came the Dharshta kshatriyas, who on earth attained Brahminhood; and from Karusha came the Karushas, kshatriyas fierce in battle.

Verse 50 (shiva.uma.36.50)

नृगो यो मनुपुत्रस्तु महादाता विशेषतः । नानावसूनां सुप्रीत्या विप्रेभ्यश्च गवां तथा

nṛgo yo manuputrastu mahādātā viśeṣataḥ nānāvasūnāṁ suprītyā viprebhyaśca gavāṁ tathā

Nriga, who was a son of Manu, was an especially great giver — of various riches, gladly, to Brahmins, and likewise of cattle.

Verse 51 (shiva.uma.36.51)

गोदानव्यत्ययाद्यस्तु स्वकुबुद्ध्या स्वपापतः । कृकलासत्वमापन्नः श्रीकृष्णेन समुद्धृतः

godānavyatyayādyastu svakubuddhyā svapāpataḥ kṛkalāsatvamāpannaḥ śrīkṛṣṇena samuddhṛtaḥ

But through a mix-up in a cow-gift, by his own poor judgment and his own fault, he fell into the state of a lizard, and was later rescued by Shri Krishna.

Verse 52 (shiva.uma.36.52)

तस्यैकोऽभूत्सुतः श्रेष्ठः प्रयातिर्धर्मवित्तथा । इति श्रुतं मया व्यासात्तत्प्रोक्तं हि समासतः

tasyaiko'bhūtsutaḥ śreṣṭhaḥ prayātirdharmavittathā iti śrutaṁ mayā vyāsāttatproktaṁ hi samāsataḥ

He had one excellent son, Prayati, likewise a knower of dharma. Thus have I heard from Vyasa, and thus it has been told, in brief.

Verse 53 (shiva.uma.36.53)

वृषघ्नस्तु मनोः पुत्रो गोपालो गुरुणा कृतः । पालयामास गा यत्तो रात्र्यां वीरासनव्रतः

vṛṣaghnastu manoḥ putro gopālo guruṇā kṛtaḥ pālayāmāsa gā yatto rātryāṁ vīrāsanavrataḥ

Vrishaghna, a son of Manu, was appointed by his guru as a cowherd; diligently he guarded the cows at night, observing the vow of the hero's vigil.

Verse 54 (shiva.uma.36.54)

स एकदागतं गोष्ठे व्याघ्रं गा हिंसितुं बली । श्रुत्वा गोक्रन्दनं बुद्धो हन्तुं तं खड्गधृग्ययौ

sa ekadāgataṁ goṣṭhe vyāghraṁ gā hiṁsituṁ balī śrutvā gokrandanaṁ buddho hantuṁ taṁ khaḍgadhṛgyayau

One day, a powerful tiger came to the cow-pen to kill the cows; hearing the cows' distress cry, he awoke, and, sword in hand, went to slay it.

Verse 55 (shiva.uma.36.55)

अजानन्नहनद्बभ्रोः शिरः शार्दूलशङ्कया । निश्चक्राम सभीर्व्याघ्रो दृष्ट्वा तं खड्गिनं प्रभुम्

ajānannahanadbabhroḥ śiraḥ śārdūlaśaṅkayā niścakrāma sabhīrvyāghro dṛṣṭvā taṁ khaḍginaṁ prabhum

Not recognizing it in the dark, he struck off the head of a brown cow, suspecting it to be the tiger. The tiger, seeing that lord with the sword, fled away in fear.

Verse 56 (shiva.uma.36.56)

मन्यमानो हतं व्याघ्रं स्वस्थानं स जगाम ह । रात्र्यां तस्यां भ्रमापन्नो वर्षवातविनष्टधीः

manyamāno hataṁ vyāghraṁ svasthānaṁ sa jagāma ha rātryāṁ tasyāṁ bhramāpanno varṣavātavinaṣṭadhīḥ

Believing the tiger to have been slain, he went back to his place; that night, confused, his judgment ruined by the rain and wind.

Verse 57 (shiva.uma.36.57)

व्युष्टायां निशि चोत्थाय प्रगे तत्र गतो हि सः । अद्राक्षीत्स हतां बभ्रुं न व्याघ्रं दुःखितोऽभवत्

vyuṣṭāyāṁ niśi cotthāya prage tatra gato hi saḥ adrākṣītsa hatāṁ babhruṁ na vyāghraṁ duḥkhito'bhavat

When the night had passed, rising at dawn, he went there, and saw the slain brown cow, not the tiger, and became distressed.

Verse 58 (shiva.uma.36.58)

श्रुत्वा तद्वृत्तमाज्ञाय तं शशाप कृतागसम् । अकामतो विचार्येति शूद्रो भव न क्षत्रियः

śrutvā tadvṛttamājñāya taṁ śaśāpa kṛtāgasam akāmato vicāryeti śūdro bhava na kṣatriyaḥ

Hearing and understanding what had happened, the guru cursed him, though he had erred unintentionally: 'Even after due thought I say this — become a shudra, not a kshatriya.'

Verse 59 (shiva.uma.36.59)

एवं शप्तस्तु गुरुणा कुलाचार्येण कोपतः । निःसृतश्च पृषध्रस्तु जगाम विपिनं महत्

evaṁ śaptastu guruṇā kulācāryeṇa kopataḥ niḥsṛtaśca pṛṣadhrastu jagāma vipinaṁ mahat

Thus cursed in anger by his guru, the family preceptor, Prishadhra departed and went into the great forest.

Verse 60 (shiva.uma.36.60)

निर्विण्णः स तु कष्टेन विरक्तोऽभूत्स योगवान् । वनाग्नौ दग्धदेहश्च जगाम परमां गतिम्

nirviṇṇaḥ sa tu kaṣṭena virakto'bhūtsa yogavān vanāgnau dagdhadehaśca jagāma paramāṁ gatim

Distressed by that hardship, he became detached, a practitioner of yoga; his body burned in a forest fire, he attained the supreme state.

Verse 61 (shiva.uma.36.61)

कविः पुत्रो मनोः प्राज्ञः शिवानुग्रहतोऽभवत् । इह भुक्त्वा सुखं दिव्यं मुक्तिं प्राप सुदुर्लभाम्

kaviḥ putro manoḥ prājñaḥ śivānugrahato'bhavat iha bhuktvā sukhaṁ divyaṁ muktiṁ prāpa sudurlabhām

Kavi, the wise son of Manu, by the grace of Shiva, having enjoyed divine happiness in this world, attained liberation, so difficult to obtain.