From Satyavrata to Sagara

Verse 1 (shiva.uma.38.1)

सूत उवाच । सत्यव्रतस्तु तद्भक्त्या कृपया च प्रतिज्ञया । विश्वामित्रकलत्रं च पोषयामास वै तदा

sūta uvāca satyavratastu tadbhaktyā kṛpayā ca pratijñayā viśvāmitrakalatraṁ ca poṣayāmāsa vai tadā

Suta said: Satyavrata, out of that devotion, compassion, and his vow, then supported Vishvamitra's wife and family.

Verse 2 (shiva.uma.38.2)

हत्वा मृगान्वराहांश्च महिषांश्च वनेचरान् । विश्वामित्राश्रमाभ्याशे तन्मांसं चाक्षिपन्मुने

hatvā mṛgānvarāhāṁśca mahiṣāṁśca vanecarān viśvāmitrāśramābhyāśe tanmāṁsaṁ cākṣipanmune

O sage, killing deer, boars, and buffaloes, forest-roaming animals, he would throw their flesh near Vishvamitra's hermitage.

Verse 3 (shiva.uma.38.3)

तीर्थं गां चैव गात्रं च तथैवान्तःपुरं मुनिः । याज्योपाध्यायसंयोगाद्वसिष्ठः पर्यरक्षत

tīrthaṁ gāṁ caiva gātraṁ ca tathaivāntaḥpuraṁ muniḥ yājyopādhyāyasaṁyogādvasiṣṭhaḥ paryarakṣata

The sage Vasishtha, by virtue of his connection as officiating priest and preceptor, protected the sacred bathing-place, the cattle, Satyavrata's person, and the inner chambers.

Verse 4 (shiva.uma.38.4)

सत्यव्रतस्य वाक्याद्वा भाविनोऽर्थस्य वै बलात् । वसिष्ठोऽभ्यधिकं मन्युं धारयामास नित्यशः

satyavratasya vākyādvā bhāvino'rthasya vai balāt vasiṣṭho'bhyadhikaṁ manyuṁ dhārayāmāsa nityaśaḥ

Whether from Satyavrata's words, or by the compelling force of the destined event, Vasishtha ever bore an increasing resentment toward him.

Verse 5 (shiva.uma.38.5)

पित्रा तु तं तदा राष्ट्रात्परित्यक्तं स्वमात्मजम् । न वारयामास मुनिर्वसिष्ठः कारणेन च

pitrā tu taṁ tadā rāṣṭrātparityaktaṁ svamātmajam na vārayāmāsa munirvasiṣṭhaḥ kāraṇena ca

And when his own son was thus banished from the kingdom by his father, the sage Vasishtha, for a reason of his own, did not intervene.

Verse 6 (shiva.uma.38.6)

पाणिग्रहणमन्त्राणां निष्ठा स्यात्सप्तमे पदे । न च सत्यव्रतस्तस्य तमुपांशुमबुद्ध्यत

pāṇigrahaṇamantrāṇāṁ niṣṭhā syātsaptame pade na ca satyavratastasya tamupāṁśumabuddhyata

The completion of the marriage vows occurs at the seventh step; but Satyavrata did not understand that technicality of the other marriage.

Verse 7 (shiva.uma.38.7)

तस्मिन्स परितोषाय पितुरासीन्महात्मनः । कुलस्य निष्कृतिर्विप्र कृता सा वै भवेदिति

tasminsa paritoṣāya piturāsīnmahātmanaḥ kulasya niṣkṛtirvipra kṛtā sā vai bhavediti

For that same reason, O brahmin, he thought it would please his great-souled father, and that the atonement of the family lineage would thereby be accomplished.

Verse 8 (shiva.uma.38.8)

न तं वसिष्ठो भगवान्पित्रा त्यक्तं न्यवारयत् । अभिषेक्ष्याम्यहं पुत्रमस्य नैवाब्रवीन्मुनिः

na taṁ vasiṣṭho bhagavānpitrā tyaktaṁ nyavārayat abhiṣekṣyāmyahaṁ putramasya naivābravīnmuniḥ

The blessed Vasishtha did not intervene when he was abandoned by his father; nor did the sage ever say, 'I shall consecrate this son as king.'

Verse 9 (shiva.uma.38.9)

स तु द्वादश वर्षाणि दीक्षां तामुद्वहद् बली । अविद्यामाने मांसे तु वसिष्ठस्य महात्मनः

sa tu dvādaśa varṣāṇi dīkṣāṁ tāmudvahad balī avidyāmāne māṁse tu vasiṣṭhasya mahātmanaḥ

That mighty one bore that vow for twelve years; but when meat was unavailable for the great-souled Vasishtha's rites—

Verse 10 (shiva.uma.38.10)

सर्वकामदुहां दोग्ध्रीं ददर्श स नृपात्मजः । तां वै क्रोधाच्च लोभाच्च श्रमाद्वै च क्षुधान्वितः

sarvakāmaduhāṁ dogdhrīṁ dadarśa sa nṛpātmajaḥ tāṁ vai krodhācca lobhācca śramādvai ca kṣudhānvitaḥ

—that prince saw the wish-fulfilling cow, Vasishtha's Kamadhenu; out of anger, greed, exhaustion, and hunger—

Verse 11 (shiva.uma.38.11)

दाशधर्मगतो राजा तां जघान स वै मुने । स तं मांसं स्वयं चैव विश्वामित्रस्य चात्मजम्

dāśadharmagato rājā tāṁ jaghāna sa vai mune sa taṁ māṁsaṁ svayaṁ caiva viśvāmitrasya cātmajam

—the prince, resorting to the outcaste's way, slew her, O sage; he then fed that flesh to himself and to Vishvamitra's son, Galava—

Verse 12 (shiva.uma.38.12)

भोजयामास तच्छ्रुत्वा वसिष्ठो ह्यस्य चुक्रुधे । उवाच च मुनिश्रेष्ठस्तं तदा क्रोधसंयुतः

bhojayāmāsa tacchrutvā vasiṣṭho hyasya cukrudhe uvāca ca muniśreṣṭhastaṁ tadā krodhasaṁyutaḥ

—fed. Hearing of this, Vasishtha became enraged at him; and that foremost of sages, filled with anger, then said to him:

Verse 13 (shiva.uma.38.13)

वसिष्ठ उवाच । पातयेयमहं क्रूर तव शङ्कुमशंसयम् । यदि ते द्वाविमौ शङ्कू नस्यातां वै कृतौ पुरा

vasiṣṭha uvāca pātayeyamahaṁ krūra tava śaṅkumaśaṁsayam yadi te dvāvimau śaṅkū nasyātāṁ vai kṛtau purā

Vasishtha said: 'O cruel one, I would strike you down without hesitation, were it not that these two stakes of merit had already been earned by you before—'

Verse 14 (shiva.uma.38.14)

पितुश्चापरितोषेण गुरोर्दोग्ध्रीवधेन च । अप्रोक्षितोपयोगाच्च त्रिविधस्ते व्यतिक्रमः

pituścāparitoṣeṇa gurordogdhrīvadhena ca aprokṣitopayogācca trividhaste vyatikramaḥ

'—nonetheless, by displeasing your father, by killing your guru's milk-cow, and by consuming meat without proper consecration — you have committed a threefold transgression.'

Verse 15 (shiva.uma.38.15)

त्रिशङ्कुरिति होवाच त्रिशङ्कुरिति स स्मृतः । विश्वामित्रस्तु दाराणामागतो भरणे कृते

triśaṅkuriti hovāca triśaṅkuriti sa smṛtaḥ viśvāmitrastu dārāṇāmāgato bharaṇe kṛte

'You shall be called Trishanku' — thus he said, and by that name he became known. Vishvamitra then, having returned once his wife's support had been arranged—

Verse 16 (shiva.uma.38.16)

तेन तस्मै वरं प्रादान्मुनिः प्रीतस्त्रिशङ्कवे । छन्द्यमानो वरेणाथ वरं वव्रे नृपात्मजः

tena tasmai varaṁ prādānmuniḥ prītastriśaṅkave chandyamāno vareṇātha varaṁ vavre nṛpātmajaḥ

—and, pleased by that act of support, the sage granted a boon to Trishanku; being offered a choice, the prince chose his boon.

Verse 17 (shiva.uma.38.17)

अनावृष्टिभये चास्मिञ्जाते द्वादशवार्षिके । अभिषिच्य पितू राज्ये याजयामास तं मुनिः

anāvṛṣṭibhaye cāsmiñjāte dvādaśavārṣike abhiṣicya pitū rājye yājayāmāsa taṁ muniḥ

And when that twelve-year fear of drought had arisen, the sage Vishvamitra, having consecrated him in his father's kingdom, performed sacrifices on his behalf.

Verse 18 (shiva.uma.38.18)

मिषतां देवतानां च वसिष्ठस्य च कौशिकः । सशरीरं तदा तं तु दिवमारोहयत्प्रभुः

miṣatāṁ devatānāṁ ca vasiṣṭhasya ca kauśikaḥ saśarīraṁ tadā taṁ tu divamārohayatprabhuḥ

While the gods and Vasishtha looked on, Kaushika, the mighty lord, then caused him to ascend to heaven in his own mortal body.

Verse 19 (shiva.uma.38.19)

तस्य सत्यरथा नाम भार्या केकयवंशजा । कुमारं जनयामास हरिश्चन्द्रमकल्मषम्

tasya satyarathā nāma bhāryā kekayavaṁśajā kumāraṁ janayāmāsa hariścandramakalmaṣam

His wife, named Satyaratha, born of the Kekaya lineage, bore a son, the stainless Harishchandra.

Verse 20 (shiva.uma.38.20)

स वै राजा हरिश्चन्द्रो त्रैशङ्कव इति स्मृतः । आहर्ता राजसूयस्य सम्राडिति ह विश्रुतः

sa vai rājā hariścandro traiśaṅkava iti smṛtaḥ āhartā rājasūyasya samrāḍiti ha viśrutaḥ

That King Harishchandra is remembered as Traishankava; he performed the Rajasuya sacrifice, and was renowned as Samrat, the universal emperor.

Verse 21 (shiva.uma.38.21)

हरिश्चन्द्रस्य हि सुतो रोहितो नाम विश्रुतः । रोहितस्य वृकः पुत्रो वृकाद् बाहुस्तु जज्ञिवान्

hariścandrasya hi suto rohito nāma viśrutaḥ rohitasya vṛkaḥ putro vṛkād bāhustu jajñivān

The son of Harishchandra was renowned by the name Rohita; the son of Rohita was Vrika; from Vrika was born Bahu.

Verse 22 (shiva.uma.38.22)

हैहयास्तालजङ्घाश्च निरस्यन्ति स्म तं नृपम् । नात्यर्थे धार्मिको विप्राः स हि धर्मयुगेऽभवत्

haihayāstālajaṅghāśca nirasyanti sma taṁ nṛpam nātyarthe dhārmiko viprāḥ sa hi dharmayuge'bhavat

The Haihayas and Talajanghas drove out that king; O brahmins, he was not exceedingly righteous, for he lived in an age when strict dharma prevailed.

Verse 23 (shiva.uma.38.23)

सगरं स सुतं बाहुर्जज्ञे सह गरेण वै । और्वस्याश्रममासाद्य भार्गवेणाभिरक्षितः

sagaraṁ sa sutaṁ bāhurjajñe saha gareṇa vai aurvasyāśramamāsādya bhārgaveṇābhirakṣitaḥ

Bahu begot a son, Sagara, born together with poison; having reached the hermitage of Aurva, he was protected by that descendant of Bhrigu.

Verse 24 (shiva.uma.38.24)

आग्नेयमस्त्रं लब्ध्वा च भार्गवात्सगरो नृपः । जिगाय पृथिवीं हत्वा तालजङ्घान्स हैहयान

āgneyamastraṁ labdhvā ca bhārgavātsagaro nṛpaḥ jigāya pṛthivīṁ hatvā tālajaṅghānsa haihayāna

Having obtained the fire-weapon from that descendant of Bhrigu, King Sagara conquered the earth, slaying the Talajanghas and the Haihayas.

Verse 25 (shiva.uma.38.25)

शकान्बहूदकांश्चैव पारदान्सगणान्खशान् । सुधर्मं स्थापयामास शशास वृषतः क्षितिम्

śakānbahūdakāṁścaiva pāradānsagaṇānkhaśān sudharmaṁ sthāpayāmāsa śaśāsa vṛṣataḥ kṣitim

Having subdued the Shakas, the Bahudakas, the Paradas together with their hordes, and the Khashas, he established righteous dharma and ruled the earth like a bull, with strength.

Verse 26 (shiva.uma.38.26)

शौनक उवाच । स वै गरेण सहितः कथं जातस्तु क्षत्रियात् । जितवानेतदाचक्ष्व विस्तरेण हि सूतज

śaunaka uvāca sa vai gareṇa sahitaḥ kathaṁ jātastu kṣatriyāt jitavānetadācakṣva vistareṇa hi sūtaja

Shaunaka said: 'How indeed was he born together with poison, from a kshatriya father, and how did he conquer? Tell this in detail, O son of Suta.'

Verse 27 (shiva.uma.38.27)

सूत उवाच । पारीक्षितेन सम्पृष्टो वैशम्पायन एव च । यदाचष्ट स्म तद्वक्ष्ये शृणुष्वैकमना मुने

sūta uvāca pārīkṣitena sampṛṣṭo vaiśampāyana eva ca yadācaṣṭa sma tadvakṣye śaṛṇuṣvaikamanā mune

Suta said: 'What Vaishampayana related, when questioned by the son of Parikshit, that I shall tell — listen, O sage, with a focused mind.'

Verse 28 (shiva.uma.38.28)

परीक्षितोवाच । कथं स सगरो राजा गरेण सहितो मुने । जातः स जघ्निवान्भूपानेतदाख्यातुमर्हसि

parīkṣitovāca kathaṁ sa sagaro rājā gareṇa sahito mune jātaḥ sa jaghnivānbhūpānetadākhyātumarhasi

The son of Parikshit said: 'How was King Sagara born, O sage, together with poison, and how did he slay those kings — you should relate this.'

Verse 29 (shiva.uma.38.29)

वैशम्पायन उवाच । बाहोर्व्यसनिनस्तातहृतं राज्यमभूत्किल । हैहयैस्तालजङ्घैश्च शकैः सार्धं विशाम्पते

vaiśampāyana uvāca bāhorvyasaninastātahṛtaṁ rājyamabhūtkila haihayaistālajaṅghaiśca śakaiḥ sārdhaṁ viśāmpate

Vaishampayana said: 'O dear one, indeed the kingdom of the calamity-stricken Bahu was seized, O lord of men, by the Haihayas and Talajanghas together with the Shakas—'

Verse 30 (shiva.uma.38.30)

यवनाः पारदाश्चैव काम्बोजाः पाह्लवास्तथा । बहूदकाश्च पञ्चैव गणाः प्रोक्ताश्च रक्षसाम्

yavanāḥ pāradāścaiva kāmbojāḥ pāhlavāstathā bahūdakāśca pañcaiva gaṇāḥ proktāśca rakṣasām

'—the Yavanas, Paradas, Kambojas, Pahlavas, and Bahudakas — these five hordes are said to be of the Rakshasas.'

Verse 31 (shiva.uma.38.31)

एते पञ्च गणा राजन् हैहयार्थेषु रक्षसाम् । कृत्वा पराक्रमान् बाहो राज्यं तेभ्यो ददुर्बलात्

ete pañca gaṇā rājan haihayārtheṣu rakṣasām kṛtvā parākramān bāho rājyaṁ tebhyo dadurbalāt

'These five hordes, O king, on behalf of the Haihayas, exerting the might of the Rakshasas, took the kingdom from Bahu by force and gave it to them.'

Verse 32 (shiva.uma.38.32)

हतराज्यस्ततो राजा स वै बाहुर्वनं ययौ । पत्न्या चानुगतो दुःखी स वै प्राणानवासृजत्

hatarājyastato rājā sa vai bāhurvanaṁ yayau patnyā cānugato duḥkhī sa vai prāṇānavāsṛjat

'His kingdom lost, that King Bahu then went to the forest; followed by his wife, sorrowful, he gave up his life.'

Verse 33 (shiva.uma.38.33)

पत्नी या यादवी तस्य सगर्भा पृष्ठतो गता । सपत्न्या च गरस्तस्यै दत्तः पूर्वसुतेर्ष्यया

patnī yā yādavī tasya sagarbhā pṛṣṭhato gatā sapatnyā ca garastasyai dattaḥ pūrvasuterṣyayā

'His wife, a Yadava princess, pregnant, followed him in death; out of jealousy held by a co-wife's earlier son, poison was given to her.'

Verse 34 (shiva.uma.38.34)

सा तु भर्तुश्चितां कृत्वा ज्वलनं चावरोहत । और्वस्तां भार्गवो राजन्कारुण्यात्समवारयत्

sā tu bhartuścitāṁ kṛtvā jvalanaṁ cāvarohata aurvastāṁ bhārgavo rājankāruṇyātsamavārayat

'She, having prepared her husband's funeral pyre, was about to descend into the flames; but Aurva, that descendant of Bhrigu, O king, stopped her out of compassion.'

Verse 35 (shiva.uma.38.35)

तस्याश्रमे स्थिता राज्ञी गर्भरक्षणहेतवे । सिषेवे मुनिवर्यं तं स्मरन्ती शङ्करं हृदा

tasyāśrame sthitā rājñī garbharakṣaṇahetave siṣeve munivaryaṁ taṁ smarantī śaṅkaraṁ hṛdā

'That queen, dwelling in his hermitage for the protection of her unborn child, served that eminent sage, remembering Shankara in her heart.'

Verse 36 (shiva.uma.38.36)

एकदा खलु तद् गर्भो गरेणैव सह च्युतः । सुमुहूर्त्ते सुलग्ने च पञ्चोच्चग्रहसंयुते

ekadā khalu tad garbho gareṇaiva saha cyutaḥ sumuhūrtte sulagne ca pañcoccagrahasaṁyute

'One day, that embryo emerged together with the poison itself, in a most auspicious hour and ascendant, joined with five exalted planets.'

Verse 37 (shiva.uma.38.37)

तस्मिँल्लग्ने च बलिनि सर्वथा मुनिसत्तम । व्यजायत महाबाहुः सगरो नाम पार्थिवः

tasmi~llagne ca balini sarvathā munisattama vyajāyata mahābāhuḥ sagaro nāma pārthivaḥ

'In that powerful ascendant, entirely, O best of sages, the mighty-armed one, the king named Sagara, was born.'

Verse 38 (shiva.uma.38.38)

और्वस्तु जातकर्मादि तस्य कृत्वा महात्मनः । अध्याप्य वेदशास्त्राणि ततोऽस्त्रं प्रत्यपादयत्

aurvastu jātakarmādi tasya kṛtvā mahātmanaḥ adhyāpya vedaśāstrāṇi tato'straṁ pratyapādayat

'Aurva, having performed the birth-rites and other rituals for that great-souled child, and having taught him the Vedas and scriptures, then bestowed weapons upon him.'

Verse 39 (shiva.uma.38.39)

आग्नेयं तं महाभागो ह्यमरैरपि दुःसहम् । जग्राह विधिना प्रीत्या सगरोऽसौ नृपोत्तमः

āgneyaṁ taṁ mahābhāgo hyamarairapi duḥsaham jagrāha vidhinā prītyā sagaro'sau nṛpottamaḥ

'That most fortunate Sagara, best among kings, joyfully received according to due rite that Agneya weapon, unbearable even to the immortals.'

Verse 40 (shiva.uma.38.40)

स तेनास्त्रबलेनैव बलेन च समन्वितः । हैहयान्विजघानाशु सङ्क्रुद्धोऽस्त्रबलेन च

sa tenāstrabalenaiva balena ca samanvitaḥ haihayānvijaghānāśu saṅkruddho'strabalena ca

'He, endowed with the strength of that weapon and with his own might, being greatly enraged, swiftly slew the Haihayas by the power of that weapon.'

Verse 41 (shiva.uma.38.41)

आजहार च लोकेषु कीर्तिं कीर्तिमतां वरः । धर्मं संस्थापयामास सगरोऽसौ महीतले

ājahāra ca lokeṣu kīrtiṁ kīrtimatāṁ varaḥ dharmaṁ saṁsthāpayāmāsa sagaro'sau mahītale

'That best among the illustrious gained fame throughout the worlds; that Sagara established dharma firmly upon the earth.'

Verse 42 (shiva.uma.38.42)

ततः शकाः सयवनाः काम्बोजाः पाह्लवास्तथा । हन्यमानास्तदा ते तु वसिष्ठं शरणं ययुः

tataḥ śakāḥ sayavanāḥ kāmbojāḥ pāhlavāstathā hanyamānāstadā te tu vasiṣṭhaṁ śaraṇaṁ yayuḥ

'Then the Shakas, together with the Yavanas, the Kambojas, and the Pahlavas, being slain, then took refuge with Vasishtha.'

Verse 43 (shiva.uma.38.43)

वसिष्ठो वञ्चनां कृत्वा समयेन महाद्युतिः । सगरं वारयामास तेषां दत्वाभयं नृपम्

vasiṣṭho vañcanāṁ kṛtvā samayena mahādyutiḥ sagaraṁ vārayāmāsa teṣāṁ datvābhayaṁ nṛpam

'Vasishtha, of great splendor, through a stratagem and by agreement, restrained King Sagara, having granted them safety.'

Verse 44 (shiva.uma.38.44)

सगरः स्वां प्रतिज्ञां तु गुरोर्वाक्यं निशम्य च । धर्मं जघान तेषां वै केशान्यत्वं चकार ह

sagaraḥ svāṁ pratijñāṁ tu gurorvākyaṁ niśamya ca dharmaṁ jaghāna teṣāṁ vai keśānyatvaṁ cakāra ha

'Sagara, honoring his own vow yet heeding his guru's word, destroyed their religious status, and altered their hair also.'

Verse 45 (shiva.uma.38.45)

अर्धं शकानां शिरसो मुण्डं कृत्वा व्यसर्जयत् । यवनानां शिरः सर्वं काम्बोजानां तथैव च

ardhaṁ śakānāṁ śiraso muṇḍaṁ kṛtvā vyasarjayat yavanānāṁ śiraḥ sarvaṁ kāmbojānāṁ tathaiva ca

'He shaved half the heads of the Shakas and released them; he shaved the entire heads of the Yavanas, and likewise of the Kambojas.'

Verse 46 (shiva.uma.38.46)

पारदा मुण्डकेशाश्च पाह्नवाश्श्मश्रुधारिणः । निःस्वाध्यायवषट्काराः कृतास्तेन महात्मना

pāradā muṇḍakeśāśca pāhnavāśśmaśrudhāriṇaḥ niḥsvādhyāyavaṣaṭkārāḥ kṛtāstena mahātmanā

'The Paradas were made to have shaven heads, and the Pahlavas to keep beards; that great soul made them all devoid of Vedic study and sacrificial rites.'

Verse 47 (shiva.uma.38.47)

जिता च सकला पृथ्वी धर्मतस्तेन भूभुजा । सर्वे ते क्षत्रियास्तात धर्महीनाः कृताः पुरा

jitā ca sakalā pṛthvī dharmatastena bhūbhujā sarve te kṣatriyāstāta dharmahīnāḥ kṛtāḥ purā

'The whole earth was thus conquered righteously by that king; dear one, all of them, formerly kshatriyas, were thus made devoid of their former dharma.'

Verse 48 (shiva.uma.38.48)

स धर्मविजयी राजा विजित्वेमां वसुन्धराम् । अश्वं संस्कारयामास वाजिमेधाय पार्थिवः

sa dharmavijayī rājā vijitvemāṁ vasundharām aśvaṁ saṁskārayāmāsa vājimedhāya pārthivaḥ

'That king, victorious through dharma, having conquered this earth, had a horse consecrated for the horse-sacrifice.'

Verse 49 (shiva.uma.38.49)

तस्य चारयतः सोऽश्वः समुद्रे पूर्वदक्षिणे । गतः षष्टिसहस्रैस्तु तत्पुत्रैरन्वितो मुने

tasya cārayataḥ so'śvaḥ samudre pūrvadakṣiṇe gataḥ ṣaṣṭisahasraistu tatputrairanvito mune

'While it wandered freely, that horse went to the sea in the southeast, O sage, followed by his sixty thousand sons.'

Verse 50 (shiva.uma.38.50)

देवराजेन शक्रेण सोऽश्वो हि स्वार्थसाधिना । वेलासमीपेऽपहृतो भूमिं चैव प्रवेशितः

devarājena śakreṇa so'śvo hi svārthasādhinā velāsamīpe'pahṛto bhūmiṁ caiva praveśitaḥ

'That horse was stolen by Indra, king of the gods, pursuing his own purpose, near the shore, and made to enter into the earth.'

Verse 51 (shiva.uma.38.51)

महाराजोऽथ सगरस्तद्धयान्वेषणाय च । स तं देशं तदा पुत्रैः खानयामास सर्वतः

mahārājo'tha sagarastaddhayānveṣaṇāya ca sa taṁ deśaṁ tadā putraiḥ khānayāmāsa sarvataḥ

'Then Maharaja Sagara, to search for that horse, had that region dug up everywhere by his sons.'

Verse 52 (shiva.uma.38.52)

आसेदुस्ते ततस्तत्र खन्यमाने महार्णवे । तमादिपुरुषं देवं कपिलं विश्वरूपिणम्

āseduste tatastatra khanyamāne mahārṇave tamādipuruṣaṁ devaṁ kapilaṁ viśvarūpiṇam

'As the great ocean was being dug there, they then came upon that primordial being, the god Kapila, of universal form.'

Verse 53 (shiva.uma.38.53)

तस्य चक्षुःसमुत्थेन वह्निना प्रतिबुध्यतः । दग्धाः षष्टिसहस्राणि चत्वारस्त्ववशेषिताः

tasya cakṣuḥsamutthena vahninā pratibudhyataḥ dagdhāḥ ṣaṣṭisahasrāṇi catvārastvavaśeṣitāḥ

'As he awoke, by the fire that arose from his eye, sixty thousand of them were burned; only four remained.'

Verse 54 (shiva.uma.38.54)

हर्षकेतुः सुकेतुश्च तथा धर्मरथोपरः । शूरः पञ्चजनश्चैव तस्य वंशकरा नृपाः

harṣaketuḥ suketuśca tathā dharmarathoparaḥ śūraḥ pañcajanaścaiva tasya vaṁśakarā nṛpāḥ

'Harshaketu, Suketu, Dharmaratha, and the heroic Panchajana — these were the kings who continued his lineage.'

Verse 55 (shiva.uma.38.55)

प्रादाच्च तस्मै भगवान् हरिः पञ्च वरान्स्वयम् । वंशं मेधां च कीर्तिं च समुद्रं तनयं धनम्

prādācca tasmai bhagavān hariḥ pañca varānsvayam vaṁśaṁ medhāṁ ca kīrtiṁ ca samudraṁ tanayaṁ dhanam

'And the blessed Lord Hari himself granted him five boons: lineage, wisdom, fame, the ocean as a son, and wealth.'

Verse 56 (shiva.uma.38.56)

सागरत्वं च लेभे स कर्मणा तस्य तेन वै । तं चाश्वमेधिकं सोऽश्वं समुद्रादुपलब्धवान्

sāgaratvaṁ ca lebhe sa karmaṇā tasya tena vai taṁ cāśvamedhikaṁ so'śvaṁ samudrādupalabdhavān

'And by that same deed, the ocean indeed obtained the name Sagara; and he recovered that horse meant for the Ashvamedha from the ocean.'

Verse 57 (shiva.uma.38.57)

आजहाराश्वमेधानां शतं स तु महायशाः । ईजे शम्भुविभूतीश्च देवतास्तत्र सुव्रताः

ājahārāśvamedhānāṁ śataṁ sa tu mahāyaśāḥ īje śambhuvibhūtīśca devatāstatra suvratāḥ

'That man of great fame performed a hundred horse-sacrifices; he worshipped the manifestations of Shambhu and the well-vowed deities there.'