The Royal Line of Manu

Verse 1 (shiva.uma.37.1)

सूत उवाच । पूर्वतस्तु मनोर्जज्ञे इक्ष्वाकुर्घ्राणतः सुतः । तस्य पुत्रशतं त्वासीदिक्ष्वाकोर्भूरिदक्षिणम्

sūta uvāca pūrvatastu manorjajñe ikṣvākurghrāṇataḥ sutaḥ tasya putraśataṁ tvāsīdikṣvākorbhūridakṣiṇam

Suta said: Formerly, from Manu was born Ikshvaku, a son from his nostril; Ikshvaku had a hundred sons, born from sacrifices of abundant sacrificial gifts.

Verse 2 (shiva.uma.37.2)

तेषां पुरस्तादभवन्नार्यावर्ते नृपा द्विजाः । तेषां विकुक्षिर्ज्येष्ठस्तु सोऽयोध्यायां नृपोऽभवत्

teṣāṁ purastādabhavannāryāvarte nṛpā dvijāḥ teṣāṁ vikukṣirjyeṣṭhastu so'yodhyāyāṁ nṛpo'bhavat

Foremost among them, they became kings and brahmins in Aryavarta; among them, Vikukshi was the eldest, and he became king in Ayodhya.

Verse 3 (shiva.uma.37.3)

तत्कर्म शृणु तत्प्रीत्या यज्जातं वंशतो विधेः । श्राद्धकर्मणि चोद्दिष्टो ह्यकृते श्राद्धकर्मणि

tatkarma śaṛṇu tatprītyā yajjātaṁ vaṁśato vidheḥ śrāddhakarmaṇi coddiṣṭo hyakṛte śrāddhakarmaṇi

Hear with pleasure that deed, which arose in due order in this line; he was appointed for a shraddha rite, but the shraddha rite was left undone —

Verse 4 (shiva.uma.37.4)

भक्षयित्वा शशं शीघ्रं शशादत्वमतो गतः । इक्ष्वाकुणा परित्यक्तः शशादो वनमाविशत्

bhakṣayitvā śaśaṁ śīghraṁ śaśādatvamato gataḥ ikṣvākuṇā parityaktaḥ śaśādo vanamāviśat

— having quickly eaten a hare, he thereby earned the name Shashada, 'hare-eater'; abandoned by Ikshvaku, Shashada went into the forest.

Verse 5 (shiva.uma.37.5)

इक्ष्वाकौ संस्थिते राजा वसिष्ठवचनादभूत् । शकुनिप्रमुखास्तस्य पुत्राः पञ्चदश स्मृताः

ikṣvākau saṁsthite rājā vasiṣṭhavacanādabhūt śakunipramukhāstasya putrāḥ pañcadaśa smṛtāḥ

When Ikshvaku passed away, he became king by the word of Vasishtha; his sons, headed by Shakuni, are remembered as fifteen in number.

Verse 6 (shiva.uma.37.6)

उत्तरापथदेशस्य रक्षितारो महीक्षितः । अयोधस्य तु दायादः ककुत्स्थो नाम वीर्यवान्

uttarāpathadeśasya rakṣitāro mahīkṣitaḥ ayodhasya tu dāyādaḥ kakutstho nāma vīryavān

They became protector-kings of the northern regions. The heir of Ayodha was the valiant one named Kakutstha.

Verse 7 (shiva.uma.37.7)

अरिनाभः ककुत्स्थस्य पृथुरेतस्य वै सुतः । विष्टराश्वः पृथोः पुत्रस्तस्मादिन्द्रः प्रजापतिः

arinābhaḥ kakutsthasya pṛthuretasya vai sutaḥ viṣṭarāśvaḥ pṛthoḥ putrastasmādindraḥ prajāpatiḥ

Arinabha was son of Kakutstha; Prithu was his son; Vishtarashva was the son of Prithu; from him came Indra the Prajapati.

Verse 8 (shiva.uma.37.8)

इन्द्रस्य युवनाश्वस्तु श्रावस्तस्य प्रजापतिः । जज्ञे श्रावस्तकः प्राज्ञः श्रावस्ती येन निर्मिता । श्रावस्तस्य तु दायादो बृहदश्वो महायशाः

indrasya yuvanāśvastu śrāvastasya prajāpatiḥ jajñe śrāvastakaḥ prājñaḥ śrāvastī yena nirmitā śrāvastasya tu dāyādo bṛhadaśvo mahāyaśāḥ

Indra's son was Yuvanashva; from Prajapati Yuvanashva was born the wise Shravasta, by whom Shravasti was built. The heir of Shravasta was Brihadashva, of great fame.

Verse 9 (shiva.uma.37.9)

युवनाश्वः सुतस्तस्य कुवलाश्वश्च तत्सुतः । स हि धुन्धुवधाद्भूतो धुन्धुमारो नृपोत्तमः

yuvanāśvaḥ sutastasya kuvalāśvaśca tatsutaḥ sa hi dhundhuvadhādbhūto dhundhumāro nṛpottamaḥ

His son was Yuvanashva the second, and his son was Kuvalashva; he indeed, having slain Dhundhu, became known as Dhundhumara, best of kings.

Verse 10 (shiva.uma.37.10)

कुवलाश्वस्य पुत्राणां शतमुत्तमधन्विनाम् । बभूवाथ पिता राज्ये कुवलाश्वं न्ययोजयत्

kuvalāśvasya putrāṇāṁ śatamuttamadhanvinām babhūvātha pitā rājye kuvalāśvaṁ nyayojayat

Kuvalashva had a hundred sons, excellent archers; then his father appointed Kuvalashva to the kingdom.

Verse 11 (shiva.uma.37.11)

पुत्रसङ्क्रामितश्रीको वनं राजा समाविशत् । तमुत्तङ्कोऽथ राजर्षिः प्रयान्तं प्रत्यवारयत्

putrasaṅkrāmitaśrīko vanaṁ rājā samāviśat tamuttaṅko'tha rājarṣiḥ prayāntaṁ pratyavārayat

The king, having transferred his royal fortune to his son, prepared to enter the forest; but the royal sage Uttanka stopped him as he was setting out.

Verse 12 (shiva.uma.37.12)

उत्तङ्क उवाच । भवता रक्षणं कार्यं पृथिव्या धर्मतः शृणु । त्वया हि पृथिवी राजन् रक्ष्यमाणा महात्मना

uttaṅka uvāca bhavatā rakṣaṇaṁ kāryaṁ pṛthivyā dharmataḥ śaṛṇu tvayā hi pṛthivī rājan rakṣyamāṇā mahātmanā

Uttanka said: 'By you the earth must be protected, righteously — listen. For, O king, the earth, protected by you, the great-souled one—'

Verse 13 (shiva.uma.37.13)

भविष्यति निरुद्विग्ना नारण्यं गन्तुमर्हसि । ममाश्रमसमीपे तु समेषु मरुधन्वसु

bhaviṣyati nirudvignā nāraṇyaṁ gantumarhasi mamāśramasamīpe tu sameṣu marudhanvasu

'—will remain free of distress; you should not go to the forest. Now, near my hermitage, in the level desert sands—'

Verse 14 (shiva.uma.37.14)

समुद्रवालुकापूर्णे दानवो बलदर्पितः । देवतानामवध्यो हि महाकायो महाबलः

samudravālukāpūrṇe dānavo baladarpitaḥ devatānāmavadhyo hi mahākāyo mahābalaḥ

'—filled with sand like the ocean, dwells a Danava, arrogant with strength, invincible even to the gods, of huge body and great might—'

Verse 15 (shiva.uma.37.15)

अन्तर्भूमिगतस्तत्र वालुकान्तर्हितः स्थितः । राक्षसस्य मधोः पुत्रो धुन्धुनामा सुदारुणः

antarbhūmigatastatra vālukāntarhitaḥ sthitaḥ rākṣasasya madhoḥ putro dhundhunāmā sudāruṇaḥ

'—lying beneath the earth there, hidden within the sand — the very fearsome son of the demon Madhu, named Dhundhu.'

Verse 16 (shiva.uma.37.16)

शेते लोकविनाशाय तप आस्थाय दारुणम् । संवत्सरस्य पर्यन्ते स निश्वासं विमुञ्चति

śete lokavināśāya tapa āsthāya dāruṇam saṁvatsarasya paryante sa niśvāsaṁ vimuñcati

'He lies there for the destruction of the worlds, engaged in fierce austerity; at the end of each year he releases a breath—'

Verse 17 (shiva.uma.37.17)

यदा तदा भूश्चलति सशैलवनकानना । सविस्फुलिङ्गं साङ्गारं सधूममतिदारुणम्

yadā tadā bhūścalati saśailavanakānanā savisphuliṅgaṁ sāṅgāraṁ sadhūmamatidāruṇam

'—whenever he does so, the earth, with its mountains and forests, trembles; that breath, full of sparks, embers, and smoke, is exceedingly dreadful.'

Verse 18 (shiva.uma.37.18)

तेन रायन्न शक्नोमि तस्मिन्न् स्थातुं स्व आश्रमे । तं मारय महाबाहो लोकानां हितकाम्यया

tena rāyanna śaknomi tasminn sthātuṁ sva āśrame taṁ māraya mahābāho lokānāṁ hitakāmyayā

'Because of him, O king, I am unable to remain in my own hermitage. Slay him, O mighty-armed one, for the welfare of the worlds.'

Verse 19 (shiva.uma.37.19)

लोकाः स्वस्था भवन्त्वद्य तस्मिन् विनिहते त्वया । त्वं हि तस्य वधायैव समर्थः पृथिवीपते

lokāḥ svasthā bhavantvadya tasmin vinihate tvayā tvaṁ hi tasya vadhāyaiva samarthaḥ pṛthivīpate

'Let the worlds today become at peace, once he is slain by you. For you alone, O lord of the earth, are capable of his destruction.'

Verse 20 (shiva.uma.37.20)

विष्णुना च वरो दत्तो मह्य पूर्वयुगेऽनघ । तेजसा स्वेन ते विष्णुस्तेज आप्याययिष्यति

viṣṇunā ca varo datto mahya pūrvayuge'nagha tejasā svena te viṣṇusteja āpyāyayiṣyati

'And, O sinless one, a boon was given to me by Vishnu in a former age: Vishnu will augment your power with his own splendor.'

Verse 21 (shiva.uma.37.21)

पालने हि महान् धर्मः प्रजानामिह दृश्यते । न तथा दृश्यतेऽरण्ये मा तेऽभूद् बुद्धिरीदृशी

pālane hi mahān dharmaḥ prajānāmiha dṛśyate na tathā dṛśyate'raṇye mā te'bhūd buddhirīdṛśī

'For, in protecting one's subjects, great dharma is seen here; it is not so seen in the forest. Let not such a resolve arise in you.'

Verse 22 (shiva.uma.37.22)

ईदृशो न हि राजेन्द्र क्वचिद्धर्मः प्रविद्यते । प्रजानां पालने यादृक् पुरा राजर्षिभिः कृतः

īdṛśo na hi rājendra kvaciddharmaḥ pravidyate prajānāṁ pālane yādṛk purā rājarṣibhiḥ kṛtaḥ

'O king of kings, no such dharma exists anywhere as that which, in the protection of subjects, was practiced of old by royal sages.'

Verse 23 (shiva.uma.37.23)

स एवमुक्तो राजर्षिरुत्तङ्केन महात्मना । कुवलाश्वं सुतं प्रादात्तस्मै धुन्धुनिवारणे

sa evamukto rājarṣiruttaṅkena mahātmanā kuvalāśvaṁ sutaṁ prādāttasmai dhundhunivāraṇe

That royal sage, thus addressed by the great-souled Uttanka, gave his son Kuvalashva to him for the purpose of subduing Dhundhu.

Verse 24 (shiva.uma.37.24)

भगवन्न्यस्तशस्त्रोऽहमयं तु तनयो मम । भविष्यति द्विजश्रेष्ठ धुन्धुमारो न संशयः

bhagavannyastaśastro'hamayaṁ tu tanayo mama bhaviṣyati dvijaśreṣṭha dhundhumāro na saṁśayaḥ

'O venerable one, I have laid down my weapons; but this son of mine, O best of the twice-born, will become Dhundhumara, without doubt.'

Verse 25 (shiva.uma.37.25)

इत्युक्त्वा पुत्रमादिश्य ययौ स तपसे नृपः । कुवलाश्वश्च सोत्तङ्को ययौ धुन्धुविनिग्रहे

ityuktvā putramādiśya yayau sa tapase nṛpaḥ kuvalāśvaśca sottaṅko yayau dhundhuvinigrahe

Having said this and instructed his son, that king went off for austerity; and Kuvalashva, together with Uttanka, went to subdue Dhundhu.

Verse 26 (shiva.uma.37.26)

तमाविशत्तदा विष्णुर्भगवांस्तेजसा प्रभुः । उत्तङ्कस्य नियोगाद्वै लोकानां हितकाम्यया

tamāviśattadā viṣṇurbhagavāṁstejasā prabhuḥ uttaṅkasya niyogādvai lokānāṁ hitakāmyayā

Then the blessed Lord Vishnu entered into him with his splendor, by the injunction of Uttanka, for the welfare of the worlds.

Verse 27 (shiva.uma.37.27)

तस्मिन्प्रयाते दुर्धर्षे दिवि शब्दो महानभूत् । एष श्रीमान्नृपसुतो धुन्धुमारो भविष्यति

tasminprayāte durdharṣe divi śabdo mahānabhūt eṣa śrīmānnṛpasuto dhundhumāro bhaviṣyati

As that unassailable one set forth, a great sound arose in heaven: 'This glorious son of the king will become Dhundhumara.'

Verse 28 (shiva.uma.37.28)

दिव्यैर्माल्यैश्च तं देवाः समन्तात्समवारयन् । प्रशंसां चक्रिरे तस्य जय जीवेति वादिनः

divyairmālyaiśca taṁ devāḥ samantātsamavārayan praśaṁsāṁ cakrire tasya jaya jīveti vādinaḥ

The gods honored him all around with divine garlands, and praised him, exclaiming 'Victory! Long life!'

Verse 29 (shiva.uma.37.29)

स गत्वा जयतां श्रेष्ठस्तनयैः सह पार्थिवः । समुद्रं खनयामास वालुकार्णवमध्यतः

sa gatvā jayatāṁ śreṣṭhastanayaiḥ saha pārthivaḥ samudraṁ khanayāmāsa vālukārṇavamadhyataḥ

That king, foremost among the victorious, having gone with his sons, caused the sandy ocean to be dug up from its midst.

Verse 30 (shiva.uma.37.30)

नारायणस्य विप्रर्षेस्तेजसाप्यायितस्तु सः । बभूव सुमहातेजा भूयो बलसमन्वितः

nārāyaṇasya viprarṣestejasāpyāyitastu saḥ babhūva sumahātejā bhūyo balasamanvitaḥ

Filled with the power of Narayana, O sage among brahmins, he became of exceedingly great splendor, endowed with still more strength.

Verse 31 (shiva.uma.37.31)

तस्य पुत्रैः खनद्भिस्तु वालुकान्तर्गतस्तु सः । धुन्धुरासादितो ब्रह्मन् दिशमाश्रित्य पश्चि माम्

tasya putraiḥ khanadbhistu vālukāntargatastu saḥ dhundhurāsādito brahman diśamāśritya paści mām

As his sons dug, that Dhundhu, who lay within the sand, was found, O brahmin, having taken refuge toward the western direction.

Verse 32 (shiva.uma.37.32)

मुखजेनाग्निना क्रोधाल्लोकान् संवर्तयन्निव । वारि सुस्राव वेगेन विधोः कधिरिवोदये

mukhajenāgninā krodhāllokān saṁvartayanniva vāri susrāva vegena vidhoḥ kadhirivodaye

With the fire born from his mouth, in anger, as if consuming the worlds at the dissolution, he poured out water with force, like a flood at the rising of the moon.

Verse 33 (shiva.uma.37.33)

ततोऽनलैरभिहतं दग्धं पुत्रशतं हि तत् । त्रय एवावशिष्टाश्च तेषु मध्ये मुनीश्वर

tato'nalairabhihataṁ dagdhaṁ putraśataṁ hi tat traya evāvaśiṣṭāśca teṣu madhye munīśvara

Then, struck and burned by those flames, that hundred sons perished; O lord of sages, only three remained among them.

Verse 34 (shiva.uma.37.34)

ततः स राजा विप्रेन्द्र राक्षसं तं महाबलम् । आससाद महातेजा धुन्धुं विप्रविनाशनम्

tataḥ sa rājā viprendra rākṣasaṁ taṁ mahābalam āsasāda mahātejā dhundhuṁ vipravināśanam

Then that king, O foremost of brahmins, of great splendor, confronted that mighty Rakshasa Dhundhu, destroyer of brahmins.

Verse 35 (shiva.uma.37.35)

तस्य वारिमयं वेगमापीय स नराधिपः । वह्निबाणेन वह्निं तु शमयामास वारिणा

tasya vārimayaṁ vegamāpīya sa narādhipaḥ vahnibāṇena vahniṁ tu śamayāmāsa vāriṇā

That lord of men, having absorbed his flood of water, then quelled the fire with a fire-arrow, and the rest with water.

Verse 36 (shiva.uma.37.36)

तं निहत्य महाकायं बलेनोदकराक्षसम् । उत्तङ्कस्येक्षयामास कृतं कर्म नराधिपः

taṁ nihatya mahākāyaṁ balenodakarākṣasam uttaṅkasyekṣayāmāsa kṛtaṁ karma narādhipaḥ

Having slain by his might that huge-bodied water-demon, the king showed Uttanka the deed that had been accomplished.

Verse 37 (shiva.uma.37.37)

उत्तङ्कस्तु वरं प्रादात्तस्मै राज्ञे महामुने । अददच्चाक्षयं वित्तं शत्रुभिश्चापराजयम्

uttaṅkastu varaṁ prādāttasmai rājñe mahāmune adadaccākṣayaṁ vittaṁ śatrubhiścāparājayam

O great sage, Uttanka then granted a boon to that king; he gave imperishable wealth, and invincibility against enemies.

Verse 38 (shiva.uma.37.38)

धर्मे मतिं च सततं स्वर्गे वासं तथाक्षयम् । पुत्राणां चाक्षयं लोकं रक्षसा ये तु संहताः

dharme matiṁ ca satataṁ svarge vāsaṁ tathākṣayam putrāṇāṁ cākṣayaṁ lokaṁ rakṣasā ye tu saṁhatāḥ

He also gave constant devotion to dharma, and imperishable dwelling in heaven; and for the sons who had been slain by the demon, an imperishable world.

Verse 39 (shiva.uma.37.39)

तस्य पुत्रास्त्रयः शिष्टाः दृढाश्वः श्रेष्ठ उच्यते । हंसाश्वकपिलाश्वौ च कुमारौ तत्कनीयसौ

tasya putrāstrayaḥ śiṣṭāḥ dṛḍhāśvaḥ śreṣṭha ucyate haṁsāśvakapilāśvau ca kumārau tatkanīyasau

His three surviving sons: Dridhashva is called the eldest; Hamsashva and Kapilashva were the two younger princes.

Verse 40 (shiva.uma.37.40)

धौन्धुमारिर्दृढाश्वो यो हर्यश्वस्तस्य चात्मजः । हर्यश्वस्य निकुम्भोऽभूत्पुत्रो धर्मरतः सदा

dhaundhumārirdṛḍhāśvo yo haryaśvastasya cātmajaḥ haryaśvasya nikumbho'bhūtputro dharmarataḥ sadā

Dridhashva, son of Dhundhumara, had Haryashva as his son; the son of Haryashva was Nikumbha, ever devoted to dharma.

Verse 41 (shiva.uma.37.41)

संहताश्वो निकुम्भस्य पुत्रो रणविशारदः । अक्षाश्वश्च कृताश्वश्च संहताश्वसुतौ द्विजाः

saṁhatāśvo nikumbhasya putro raṇaviśāradaḥ akṣāśvaśca kṛtāśvaśca saṁhatāśvasutau dvijāḥ

Samhatashva, skilled in battle, was the son of Nikumbha; Akshashva and Kritashva, O brahmins, were the two sons of Samhatashva.

Verse 42 (shiva.uma.37.42)

तस्य हैमवती भार्या सतां मान्या दृषद्वती । विख्याता त्रिषु लोकेषु पुत्रस्तस्याः प्रसेनजित्

tasya haimavatī bhāryā satāṁ mānyā dṛṣadvatī vikhyātā triṣu lokeṣu putrastasyāḥ prasenajit

His wife was Drishadvati, daughter of Himavat, honored by the virtuous, renowned in the three worlds; her son was Prasenajit.

Verse 43 (shiva.uma.37.43)

लेभे प्रसेनजिद्भार्यां गौरीं नाम पतिव्रताम् । अभिशप्ता तु सा भर्त्रा नदी सा बाहुदा कृता

lebhe prasenajidbhāryāṁ gaurīṁ nāma pativratām abhiśaptā tu sā bhartrā nadī sā bāhudā kṛtā

Prasenajit obtained as wife the devoted Gauri; cursed by her husband, she was turned into the river named Bahuda.

Verse 44 (shiva.uma.37.44)

तस्य पुत्रो महानासीद्युवनाश्वो महीपतिः । मान्धाता युवनाश्वस्य त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतः

tasya putro mahānāsīdyuvanāśvo mahīpatiḥ māndhātā yuvanāśvasya triṣu lokeṣu viśrutaḥ

His great son was Yuvanashva, lord of the earth; the son of Yuvanashva, renowned in the three worlds, was Mandhata.

Verse 45 (shiva.uma.37.45)

तस्य चैत्ररथी भार्या शशबिन्दुसुताऽभवत् । पतिव्रता च ज्येष्ठा च भ्रातॄणामयुतस्य सा

tasya caitrarathī bhāryā śaśabindusutā'bhavat pativratā ca jyeṣṭhā ca bhrātṝṇāmayutasya sā

His wife was the daughter of Chaitraratha and Shashabindu, devoted to her husband, the eldest of ten thousand brothers.

Verse 46 (shiva.uma.37.46)

तस्यामुत्पादयामास मान्धाता द्वौ सुतौ तदा । पुरुकुत्सं च धर्मज्ञं मुचुकुन्दं च धार्मिकम्

tasyāmutpādayāmāsa māndhātā dvau sutau tadā purukutsaṁ ca dharmajñaṁ mucukundaṁ ca dhārmikam

Upon her, Mandhata then begot two sons: the righteous Purukutsa, and the pious Muchukunda.

Verse 47 (shiva.uma.37.47)

पुरुकुत्ससुतस्त्वासीद्विद्वांस्त्रय्यारुणिः कविः । तस्य सत्यव्रतो नाम कुमारोऽभून्महाबली

purukutsasutastvāsīdvidvāṁstrayyāruṇiḥ kaviḥ tasya satyavrato nāma kumāro'bhūnmahābalī

The learned poet-sage Trayyaruni was the son of Purukutsa; his son, the mighty prince, was named Satyavrata.

Verse 48 (shiva.uma.37.48)

पाणिग्रहणमन्त्राणां विघ्रं चक्रे महात्मभिः । येन भार्या हृता पूर्वं कृतोद्वाहः परस्य वै

pāṇigrahaṇamantrāṇāṁ vighraṁ cakre mahātmabhiḥ yena bhāryā hṛtā pūrvaṁ kṛtodvāhaḥ parasya vai

He created disruption in the wedding hand-taking mantras performed by great souls, since he had earlier abducted the bride of another whose marriage had already been arranged.

Verse 49 (shiva.uma.37.49)

बलात्कामाच्च मोहाच्च संहर्षाच्च यदोत्कटात् । जहार कन्यां कामाच्च कस्यचित्पुरवासिनः

balātkāmācca mohācca saṁharṣācca yadotkaṭāt jahāra kanyāṁ kāmācca kasyacitpuravāsinaḥ

By force, out of desire, delusion, and excessive impulsiveness, out of lust he abducted the daughter of a certain townsman.

Verse 50 (shiva.uma.37.50)

अधर्मसङ्गिनं तं तु राजा त्रय्यारुणिस्त्यजन् । अपध्वंसेति बहुशोऽवदत्क्रोधसमन्वितः

adharmasaṅginaṁ taṁ tu rājā trayyāruṇistyajan apadhvaṁseti bahuśo'vadatkrodhasamanvitaḥ

King Trayyaruni, abandoning him for his attachment to unrighteousness, angrily called him 'the outcast' repeatedly.

Verse 51 (shiva.uma.37.51)

पितरं सोऽब्रवीन्द् दुष्टः क्व गच्छामीति वै तदा । वस श्वपाकनिकटे राजा प्राहेति तं तदा

pitaraṁ so'bravīnd duṣṭaḥ kva gacchāmīti vai tadā vasa śvapākanikaṭe rājā prāheti taṁ tadā

That 'wicked' one then said to his father, 'Where shall I go?' Then the king said to him, 'Dwell near the outcastes.'

Verse 52 (shiva.uma.37.52)

स हि सत्यव्रतस्तेन श्वपाकवसथान्तिके । पित्रा त्यक्तोऽवसद्वीरो धर्मपालेन भूभुजा

sa hi satyavratastena śvapākavasathāntike pitrā tyakto'vasadvīro dharmapālena bhūbhujā

That valiant Satyavrata, abandoned by his father, the righteous king, dwelt near the abode of the outcastes.

Verse 53 (shiva.uma.37.53)

ततस्त्रय्यारुणी राजा विरक्तः पुत्रकर्मणा । स शङ्करतपः कर्तुं सर्वं त्यक्त्वा वनं ययौ

tatastrayyāruṇī rājā viraktaḥ putrakarmaṇā sa śaṅkaratapaḥ kartuṁ sarvaṁ tyaktvā vanaṁ yayau

Then king Trayyaruni, disillusioned by his son's conduct, abandoning everything, went to the forest to perform austerity to Shankara.

Verse 54 (shiva.uma.37.54)

ततस्तस्य स्वविषये नावर्षत्पाकशासनः । समा द्वादश विप्रर्षे तेनाधर्मेण वै तदा

tatastasya svaviṣaye nāvarṣatpākaśāsanaḥ samā dvādaśa viprarṣe tenādharmeṇa vai tadā

Then, O sage among brahmins, on account of that unrighteousness, Indra did not send rain upon his kingdom for twelve years.

Verse 55 (shiva.uma.37.55)

दारांस्तस्य तु विषये विश्वामित्रो महातपाः । सन्त्यज्य सागरानूपे चचार विपुलं तपः

dārāṁstasya tu viṣaye viśvāmitro mahātapāḥ santyajya sāgarānūpe cacāra vipulaṁ tapaḥ

In his kingdom, the greatly austere Vishvamitra, having left his wife, wandered performing extensive austerity in the marshy sea-coast.

Verse 56 (shiva.uma.37.56)

तस्य पत्नी गले बद्ध्वा मध्यमं पुत्रमौरसम् । शेषस्य भरणार्थाय व्यक्रीणाद्गोशतेन च

tasya patnī gale baddhvā madhyamaṁ putramaurasam śeṣasya bharaṇārthāya vyakrīṇādgośatena ca

His wife, tying a rope around the neck of her middle, own-born son, sold him for a hundred cows, for the sake of supporting the rest of her children.

Verse 57 (shiva.uma.37.57)

तां तु दृष्ट्वा गले बद्धं विक्रीणन्तीं स्वमात्मजम् । महर्षिपुत्रं धर्मात्मा मोचयामास तं तदा

tāṁ tu dṛṣṭvā gale baddhaṁ vikrīṇantīṁ svamātmajam maharṣiputraṁ dharmātmā mocayāmāsa taṁ tadā

Seeing her selling her own son, the son of the great sage, bound at the neck, that righteous-souled one, Satyavrata, then freed him.

Verse 58 (shiva.uma.37.58)

सत्यव्रतो महाबाहुर्भरणं तस्य चाकरोत् । विश्वामित्रस्य तुष्ट्यर्थमनुक्रोशार्थमेव च

satyavrato mahābāhurbharaṇaṁ tasya cākarot viśvāmitrasya tuṣṭyarthamanukrośārthameva ca

The mighty-armed Satyavrata took upon himself the support of that boy, both to please Vishvamitra and out of compassion.

Verse 59 (shiva.uma.37.59)

तदारभ्य स पुत्रस्तु विश्वामित्रस्य वै मुनेः । अभवद्गालवो नाम गलबन्धान्महातपाः

tadārabhya sa putrastu viśvāmitrasya vai muneḥ abhavadgālavo nāma galabandhānmahātapāḥ

From that time, that son of the sage Vishvamitra became known by the name Galava, because of the binding at his neck — a great ascetic.