The Curse of Durvasa upon Samba (Beginning of the Glory of Sambaditya)

Verse 1 (skanda.7.100.1)

ईश्वर उवाच। ततो गच्छेन्महादेवि तयोरुत्तरसंस्थितम्। तथा वायव्यदिग्भागे ब्रह्मणो बालरूपिणः

īśvara uvāca| tato gacchenmahādevi tayoruttarasaṁsthitam| tathā vāyavyadigbhāge brahmaṇo bālarūpiṇaḥ

Ishvara said: Then, O great Goddess, one should go to what stands north of these two, and in the northwest direction, in the child-form of Brahma —

Verse 2 (skanda.7.100.2)

सांबादित्यं सुरश्रेष्ठे यः सांबेन प्रतिष्ठितः। स्थानानि त्रीणि देवस्य द्वीपेऽस्मिन्भास्करस्य तु

sāṁbādityaṁ suraśreṣṭhe yaḥ sāṁbena pratiṣṭhitaḥ| sthānāni trīṇi devasya dvīpe'sminbhāskarasya tu

— to Sambaditya, O foremost of gods, established by Samba; the deity Bhaskara has three abodes in this island.

Verse 3 (skanda.7.100.3)

पूर्वं मित्रवनं नाम तथा मुण्डीरमुच्यते। प्रभासक्षेत्रमास्थाय सांबादित्यस्तृतीयकः

pūrvaṁ mitravanaṁ nāma tathā muṇḍīramucyate| prabhāsakṣetramāsthāya sāṁbādityastṛtīyakaḥ

The first is named Mitravana, and the second is called Mundira; Sambaditya, established in the field of Prabhasa, is the third.

Verse 4 (skanda.7.100.4)

तस्मिन्क्षेत्रे महादेवि पुरं यत्सांबसंज्ञकम्। द्वितीयं शाश्वतं स्थानं तत्र सूर्यस्य नित्यशः

tasminkṣetre mahādevi puraṁ yatsāṁbasaṁjñakam| dvitīyaṁ śāśvataṁ sthānaṁ tatra sūryasya nityaśaḥ

In that field, O great Goddess, the city known by the name Samba is the second eternal abode of the Sun, there, forever.

Verse 5 (skanda.7.100.5)

प्रीत्या सांबस्य तत्रार्को जनस्यानुग्रहाय च। तत्र द्वादशभागेन मित्रो मैत्रेण चक्षुषा

prītyā sāṁbasya tatrārko janasyānugrahāya ca| tatra dvādaśabhāgena mitro maitreṇa cakṣuṣā

Out of affection for Samba, the Sun abides there, for the grace of the people; there, in his twelfth portion, as Mitra, with his friendly gaze —

Verse 6 (skanda.7.100.6)

अवलोकयञ्जगत्सर्वं श्रेयोर्थं तिष्ठते सदा। प्रयुक्तां विधिवत्पूजां गृह्णाति भगवान्स्वयम्

avalokayañjagatsarvaṁ śreyorthaṁ tiṣṭhate sadā| prayuktāṁ vidhivatpūjāṁ gṛhṇāti bhagavānsvayam

— beholding the entire world, he ever abides there for its welfare; the Lord himself accepts the worship duly performed there.

Verse 7 (skanda.7.100.7)

देव्युवाच। कोऽयं सांबः सुतः कस्य यस्य नाम्ना रवेः पुरम्। यस्य वाऽयं सहस्रांशुर्वरदः पुण्यकर्मणः

devyuvāca| ko'yaṁ sāṁbaḥ sutaḥ kasya yasya nāmnā raveḥ puram| yasya vā'yaṁ sahasrāṁśurvaradaḥ puṇyakarmaṇaḥ

The Goddess said: Who is this Samba, whose son is he, by whose name is this city of the Sun? Or whose is this thousand-rayed one, bestower of boons upon those of virtuous deeds?

Verse 8 (skanda.7.100.8)

ईश्वर उवाच। य एते द्वादशादित्या विराजन्ते महाबलाः। तेषां यो विष्णुसंज्ञस्तु सर्वलोकेषु विश्रुतः

īśvara uvāca| ya ete dvādaśādityā virājante mahābalāḥ| teṣāṁ yo viṣṇusaṁjñastu sarvalokeṣu viśrutaḥ

Ishvara said: Of these twelve Adityas who shine forth, mighty in strength, he among them who bears the name Vishnu, renowned in all the worlds —

Verse 9 (skanda.7.100.9)

इहासौ वासुदेवत्वमवाप भगवान्विभुः

ihāsau vāsudevatvamavāpa bhagavānvibhuḥ

— that all-pervading Lord attained here the state of Vasudeva.

Verse 10 (skanda.7.100.10)

तस्य सांबः सुतो जज्ञे जांबवत्यां महाबलः। स तु पित्रा भृशं शप्तः कुष्ठरोगमवाप्तवान्। तेन संस्थापितः सूर्यो निजनाम्ना पुरं कृतम्

tasya sāṁbaḥ suto jajñe jāṁbavatyāṁ mahābalaḥ| sa tu pitrā bhṛśaṁ śaptaḥ kuṣṭharogamavāptavān| tena saṁsthāpitaḥ sūryo nijanāmnā puraṁ kṛtam

To him a son of great strength named Samba was born to Jambavati; he, however, was severely cursed by his father and contracted the disease of leprosy; by him the Sun was established, and a city was made in his own name.

Verse 11 (skanda.7.100.11)

देव्युवाच। शप्तः कस्मिन्निमित्तेऽसौ पित्रा पुत्रः स्वयं पुनः। नाल्पं स्यात्कारणं देव येनासौ शप्तवान्सुतम्

devyuvāca| śaptaḥ kasminnimitte'sau pitrā putraḥ svayaṁ punaḥ| nālpaṁ syātkāraṇaṁ deva yenāsau śaptavānsutam

The Goddess said: On what occasion was he, a son, again cursed by his own father? The cause cannot have been trivial, O Lord, by which he cursed his own son.

Verse 12 (skanda.7.100.12)

ईश्वर उवाच। शृणुष्वावहिता भूत्वा तस्य यच्छापकारणम्। दुर्वासानाम भगवान्ममैवांशसमुद्भवः

īśvara uvāca| śṛṇuṣvāvahitā bhūtvā tasya yacchāpakāraṇam| durvāsānāma bhagavānmamaivāṁśasamudbhavaḥ

Ishvara said: Listen attentively to the cause of his curse. There was a lord named Durvasa, born of a portion of myself.

Verse 13 (skanda.7.100.13)

अटमानः स भगवांस्त्रींल्लोकान्प्रचचार ह। अथ प्राप्तो द्वारवतीं लोकाः संजज्ञिरे पुरः

aṭamānaḥ sa bhagavāṁstrīllokānpracacāra ha| atha prāpto dvāravatīṁ lokāḥ saṁjajñire puraḥ

That lord, wandering about, traversed the three worlds; then, arriving at Dvaravati, the people gathered before him.

Verse 14 (skanda.7.100.14)

तमागतमृषिं दृष्ट्वा सांबो रूपेण गर्वितः। पिंगाक्षं जटिलं रूक्षं विस्वरूपं कृशं तथा

tamāgatamṛṣiṁ dṛṣṭvā sāṁbo rūpeṇa garvitaḥ| piṁgākṣaṁ jaṭilaṁ rūkṣaṁ visvarūpaṁ kṛśaṁ tathā

Beholding that sage who had arrived — tawny-eyed, matted-haired, rough, misshapen, and emaciated — Samba, proud of his own beauty,

Verse 15 (skanda.7.100.15)

अवमानं चकारासौ दर्शनात्स्पर्शनात्तथा। दृष्ट्वा तस्य मुखं मंदो वक्त्रं चक्रे तथात्मनः। चक्रे यदुकुलश्रेष्ठो गर्वितो यौवनेन तु

avamānaṁ cakārāsau darśanātsparśanāttathā| dṛṣṭvā tasya mukhaṁ mando vaktraṁ cakre tathātmanaḥ| cakre yadukulaśreṣṭho garvito yauvanena tu

— insulted him, both in his manner of looking and of touching; that foolish one, having seen his face, twisted his own face in mockery likewise; the foremost of the Yadu clan did this, made proud by his youth.

Verse 16 (skanda.7.100.16)

अथ क्रुद्धो महातेजा दुर्वासा ऋषिसत्तमः। सांबं प्रोवाच भगवान्विधुन्वन्मुखमात्मनः

atha kruddho mahātejā durvāsā ṛṣisattamaḥ| sāṁbaṁ provāca bhagavānvidhunvanmukhamātmanaḥ

Then Durvasa, the greatly radiant, foremost of sages, enraged, shaking his own face, the Lord spoke to Samba.

Verse 17 (skanda.7.100.17)

यस्माद्विरूपं मां दृष्ट्वा आत्मरूपेण गर्वितः। गमने दर्शने मह्यमहंकारः कृतो यतः। तस्मात्त्वं कुष्ठरोगेण न चिरेण ग्रसिष्यसे

yasmādvirūpaṁ māṁ dṛṣṭvā ātmarūpeṇa garvitaḥ| gamane darśane mahyamahaṁkāraḥ kṛto yataḥ| tasmāttvaṁ kuṣṭharogeṇa na cireṇa grasiṣyase

'Since, having seen my misshapen form, proud of your own beauty, you have shown arrogance toward me both in your bearing and your gaze — therefore, before long, you shall be consumed by the disease of leprosy.'