The Reason the Ocean's Water Became Undrinkable

Verse 1 (skanda.7.29.1)

ईश्वर उवाच। अग्नितीर्थं ततो गच्छेत्सागरस्य तटे शुभे। यत्राऽसौ वाडवो मुक्तः सरस्वत्या वरानने

īśvara uvāca| agnitīrthaṁ tato gacchetsāgarasya taṭe śubhe| yatrā'sau vāḍavo muktaḥ sarasvatyā varānane

Ishvara said: Then one should go to that auspicious Agnitirtha on the shore of the ocean, O fair-faced one, where the vadava-fire was released by Sarasvati.

Verse 2 (skanda.7.29.2)

दक्षिणे सोमनाथस्य सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्। तीर्थं त्रैलोक्यविख्यातं पद्मकं नाम नामतः

dakṣiṇe somanāthasya sarvapāpapraṇāśanam| tīrthaṁ trailokyavikhyātaṁ padmakaṁ nāma nāmataḥ

To the south of Somanatha is a tirtha that destroys all sins, renowned throughout the three worlds, named Padmaka.

Verse 3 (skanda.7.29.3)

धन्वंतरशते प्रोक्तं सोमेशाज्जलमध्यगम्। कुण्डं पापहरं प्रोक्तं शतहस्तप्रमाणतः। तत्र स्नानं प्रकुर्वीत विगाह्य निधिमंभसाम्

dhanvaṁtaraśate proktaṁ someśājjalamadhyagam| kuṇḍaṁ pāpaharaṁ proktaṁ śatahastapramāṇataḥ| tatra snānaṁ prakurvīta vigāhya nidhimaṁbhasām

At a hundred bow-lengths from Someshvara, situated in the midst of the waters, a sin-removing pool a hundred cubits in measure is spoken of. One should bathe there, plunging into that reservoir of waters.

Verse 4 (skanda.7.29.4)

आदौ कृत्वा तु वपनं सोमेश्वरसमीपतः। शंकरं मनसा ध्यायन्केशांस्तत्र परित्यजेत्। समुत्तार्य ततः केशान्भूयः स्नानं समाचरेत्

ādau kṛtvā tu vapanaṁ someśvarasamīpataḥ| śaṁkaraṁ manasā dhyāyankeśāṁstatra parityajet| samuttārya tataḥ keśānbhūyaḥ snānaṁ samācaret

First, having had one's head shaved near Someshvara while meditating upon Shankara in the mind, one should leave one's hair there. Then, having let the hair drift away, one should bathe again.

Verse 5 (skanda.7.29.5)

यत्किंचित्कुरुते पापं मनुष्यो वृत्तिकर्शितः। तदेव पर्वतसुते सर्वं केशेषु तिष्ठति

yatkiṁcitkurute pāpaṁ manuṣyo vṛttikarśitaḥ| tadeva parvatasute sarvaṁ keśeṣu tiṣṭhati

O Daughter of the Mountain, whatever sin a man, worn down by the struggle for livelihood, commits — all of it resides precisely in his hair.

Verse 6 (skanda.7.29.6)

तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन केशांस्तत्र विनिक्षिपेत्। तदेव सोमनाथाग्रे कृत्वा तु द्विगुणं फलम्

tasmātsarvaprayatnena keśāṁstatra vinikṣipet| tadeva somanāthāgre kṛtvā tu dviguṇaṁ phalam

Therefore, with utmost effort, one should discard the hair there. Doing this before Somanatha yields a doubled fruit.

Verse 7 (skanda.7.29.7)

अग्नितीर्थसमीपस्थं कपर्द्दिद्वारमध्यगम्। तत्रैव द्विगुणं ज्ञेयमन्यत्रैकगुणं स्मृतम्

agnitīrthasamīpasthaṁ kaparddidvāramadhyagam| tatraiva dviguṇaṁ jñeyamanyatraikaguṇaṁ smṛtam

Only in the place situated near Agnitirtha, within the gateway of Kapardin, should the fruit be known as doubled; elsewhere it is prescribed as single.

Verse 8 (skanda.7.29.8)

क्षुरकर्म न शस्तं स्याद्योषितां तु वरानने। सभर्तृकाणां तत्रैव विधिं तासां शृणुष्व मे

kṣurakarma na śastaṁ syādyoṣitāṁ tu varānane| sabhartṛkāṇāṁ tatraiva vidhiṁ tāsāṁ śṛṇuṣva me

O fair-faced one, the shaving-rite is not prescribed for women whose husbands are living. Hear from me the procedure for them.

Verse 9 (skanda.7.29.9)

सर्वान्केशान्समुद्धृत्य च्छेदयेदंगुलद्वयम्। ततो देवान्विधानेन तर्प्पयेत्पितृदेवताः

sarvānkeśānsamuddhṛtya cchedayedaṁguladvayam| tato devānvidhānena tarppayetpitṛdevatāḥ

Having gathered up all the hair, one should cut off a length of two fingers' breadth. Then, according to rule, one should offer tarpana to the gods and to the ancestor-deities.

Verse 10 (skanda.7.29.10)

मुण्डनं चोपवासश्च सर्वतीर्थेष्वयं विधिः

muṇḍanaṁ copavāsaśca sarvatīrtheṣvayaṁ vidhiḥ

Tonsure and fasting — this is the rule at all tirthas.

Verse 11 (skanda.7.29.11)

गंगायां भास्करे क्षेत्रे मातापित्रोर्गुरौ मृते। आधाने सोमपाने च वपनं सप्तसु स्मृतम्

gaṁgāyāṁ bhāskare kṣetre mātāpitrorgurau mṛte| ādhāne somapāne ca vapanaṁ saptasu smṛtam

At the Ganga, at the field of the Sun, at the death of mother, father, or teacher, at the conception-rite, and at the Soma-drinking sacrifice — tonsure is prescribed on these seven occasions.

Verse 12 (skanda.7.29.12)

अश्वमेधसहस्राणां सहस्रं यः समाचरेत्। नासौ तत्फलमाप्नोति वपनाद्यच्च लभ्यते

aśvamedhasahasrāṇāṁ sahasraṁ yaḥ samācaret| nāsau tatphalamāpnoti vapanādyacca labhyate

Even one who performs a thousand times a thousand Ashvamedha sacrifices does not obtain the fruit that is gained through tonsure.

Verse 13 (skanda.7.29.13)

विना मन्त्रेण यस्तत्र देवि स्नानं समाचरेत्। समाप्नोति क्वचिच्छ्रेयो मुक्त्वैकं पर्ववासरम्

vinā mantreṇa yastatra devi snānaṁ samācaret| samāpnoti kvacicchreyo muktvaikaṁ parvavāsaram

O Goddess, whoever bathes there without mantra obtains benefit only rarely, except on a parva (festival) day.

Verse 14 (skanda.7.29.14)

विना मंत्रं विना पर्व क्षुरकर्म विना नरैः। कुशाग्रेणापि देवेशि न स्प्रष्टव्यो महोदधिः

vinā maṁtraṁ vinā parva kṣurakarma vinā naraiḥ| kuśāgreṇāpi deveśi na spraṣṭavyo mahodadhiḥ

O Devesi, without mantra, without a parva-occasion, and without the shaving-rite, men should not touch the great ocean even with the tip of a blade of kusha grass.

Verse 15 (skanda.7.29.15)

एवं स्नात्वा विधानेन दत्त्वाऽर्घ्यं च महोदधौ। संपूज्य पुष्पगंधैश्च वस्त्रैः पुण्यानुलेपनैः

evaṁ snātvā vidhānena dattvā'rghyaṁ ca mahodadhau| saṁpūjya puṣpagaṁdhaiśca vastraiḥ puṇyānulepanaiḥ

Having thus bathed according to rule, having offered arghya into the great ocean, and having worshipped with flowers and fragrance, garments and sacred unguents—

Verse 16 (skanda.7.29.16)

हिरण्मयं यथाशक्त्या निक्षिपेत्तत्र कंकणम्

hiraṇmayaṁ yathāśaktyā nikṣipettatra kaṁkaṇam

—one should, according to one's ability, cast a golden bracelet there.

Verse 17 (skanda.7.29.17)

एवं कृत्वा विधानं तु स्पर्शयेल्लवणोदधिम्। मन्त्रेणानेन देवेशि ततः सांनिध्यतां व्रजेत्

evaṁ kṛtvā vidhānaṁ tu sparśayellavaṇodadhim| mantreṇānena deveśi tataḥ sāṁnidhyatāṁ vrajet

Having thus performed the rite, one should [only then] touch the salt ocean. O Devesi, presence of the deity is attained by this very mantra.

Verse 18 (skanda.7.29.18)

ॐ नमो विष्णुगुप्ताय विष्णुरूपाय ते नमः। सांनिध्ये भव देवेश सागरे लवणाम्भसि

oṁ namo viṣṇuguptāya viṣṇurūpāya te namaḥ| sāṁnidhye bhava deveśa sāgare lavaṇāmbhasi

"Om, salutation to Vishnugupta, salutation to you of Vishnu's form. O Lord of gods, be present here in the ocean, in the salt water."

Verse 19 (skanda.7.29.19)

अग्निश्च रेतो मृडया च देहो रेतोधा विष्णुरमृतस्य नाभिः। एतद्ब्रुवन्पार्वति सत्यवाक्यं ततोऽवगाहेत्तु पतिं नदीनाम्

agniśca reto mṛḍayā ca deho retodhā viṣṇuramṛtasya nābhiḥ| etadbruvanpārvati satyavākyaṁ tato'vagāhettu patiṁ nadīnām

"Agni is the seed, and the body comes through Mridani (Parvati); Vishnu is the bestower of the seed, the navel of immortal nectar." Having uttered this true saying, O Parvati, one should then plunge into the Lord of Rivers.

Verse 20 (skanda.7.29.20)

ॐ नमो रत्नगर्भाय मन्त्रेणानेन भामिनि। कंकणं प्रक्षिपेत्तत्र ततः स्नायाद्यदृच्छया

oṁ namo ratnagarbhāya mantreṇānena bhāmini| kaṁkaṇaṁ prakṣipettatra tataḥ snāyādyadṛcchayā

With the mantra "Om, salutation to the Jewel-Wombed One," O beautiful one, one should cast the bracelet there; then one should bathe at will.

Verse 21 (skanda.7.29.21)

ततश्च तर्पयेद्देवान्मनुष्यांश्च पितामहान्। तिलमिश्रेण तोयेन सम्यक्छ्रद्धासमन्वितः

tataśca tarpayeddevānmanuṣyāṁśca pitāmahān| tilamiśreṇa toyena samyakchraddhāsamanvitaḥ

Then, with water mixed with sesame seeds and with complete faith, one should offer tarpana to the gods, to men, and to the ancestors.

Verse 22 (skanda.7.29.22)

आजन्मशतसाहस्रं यत्पापं कुरुते नरः। सकृत्स्नात्वा व्यपोहेत सागरे लवणाम्भसि

ājanmaśatasāhasraṁ yatpāpaṁ kurute naraḥ| sakṛtsnātvā vyapoheta sāgare lavaṇāmbhasi

Whatever sin a man commits across a hundred thousand births, he washes away by bathing just once in the ocean, in its salt water.

Verse 23 (skanda.7.29.23)

वृषभस्तत्र दातव्यः प्रवृत्ते क्षुरकर्मणि। आत्मप्रकृतिदानं च पीतवस्त्रं तथैव च

vṛṣabhastatra dātavyaḥ pravṛtte kṣurakarmaṇi| ātmaprakṛtidānaṁ ca pītavastraṁ tathaiva ca

When the shaving-rite has been performed, a bull should be given there, along with a gift representing one's own nature, and likewise a yellow garment.

Verse 24 (skanda.7.29.24)

अनेन विधिना तत्र सम्यक्स्नानं समाचरेत्। स्पर्शयेद्वाडवं तेजश्चान्यथा दोषभाग्भवेत्

anena vidhinā tatra samyaksnānaṁ samācaret| sparśayedvāḍavaṁ tejaścānyathā doṣabhāgbhavet

By this procedure one should first bathe there properly, and only then touch the radiance of the vadava-fire; otherwise one becomes subject to fault.

Verse 25 (skanda.7.29.25)

वरः शापश्च तस्यायं पुरा दत्तो यथा द्विजैः

varaḥ śāpaśca tasyāyaṁ purā datto yathā dvijaiḥ

This is the boon and curse that were formerly given to it, the Ocean, by the brahmins.

Verse 26 (skanda.7.29.26)

देव्युवाच। कुत्र कुत्र महादेव जलस्नानाद्विशुध्यति। किमर्थं सागरे दोषः प्राप्यते कौतुकं महत्

devyuvāca| kutra kutra mahādeva jalasnānādviśudhyati| kimarthaṁ sāgare doṣaḥ prāpyate kautukaṁ mahat

The Goddess said: O Mahadeva, in which places does bathing in water purify a man? Why in particular is there a defect in the ocean? This is a matter of great curiosity to me.

Verse 27 (skanda.7.29.27)

यत्र गंगादयः सर्वा नद्यो विश्रांतिमागताः। यत्र विष्णुः स्वयं शेते यत्र लक्ष्मीः स्वयं स्थिता

yatra gaṁgādayaḥ sarvā nadyo viśrāṁtimāgatāḥ| yatra viṣṇuḥ svayaṁ śete yatra lakṣmīḥ svayaṁ sthitā

The ocean, where the Ganga and all rivers come to rest, where Vishnu himself reclines, where Lakshmi herself dwells—

Verse 28 (skanda.7.29.28)

किमर्थं वरशापं तु तस्य दत्तं द्विजैः पुरा। सर्वं विस्तरतो ब्रूहि महान्मे संशयोऽत्र वै

kimarthaṁ varaśāpaṁ tu tasya dattaṁ dvijaiḥ purā| sarvaṁ vistarato brūhi mahānme saṁśayo'tra vai

—why then was a boon and a curse given to it by the brahmins in ancient times? Tell me all of this in detail; I have a great doubt about this.

Verse 29 (skanda.7.29.29)

ईश्वर उवाच। दीर्घसत्रं पुरा देवि प्रारब्धं सुरसत्तमैः। प्रभासं तीर्थमासाद्य सम्यक्छ्रद्धा समन्वितैः

īśvara uvāca| dīrghasatraṁ purā devi prārabdhaṁ surasattamaiḥ| prabhāsaṁ tīrthamāsādya samyakchraddhā samanvitaiḥ

Ishvara said: O Goddess, long ago the best of the gods, having arrived at the tirtha of Prabhasa and filled with proper faith, began a long sacrificial session.

Verse 30 (skanda.7.29.30)

ततः सत्रावसाने तु दत्त्वा दानमनेकधा। सर्वस्वं ब्राह्मणेन्द्राणां प्रभासक्षेत्रवासिनाम्

tataḥ satrāvasāne tu dattvā dānamanekadhā| sarvasvaṁ brāhmaṇendrāṇāṁ prabhāsakṣetravāsinām

Then, at the conclusion of the sacrificial session, having given manifold gifts, they offered their entire possessions to the foremost brahmins dwelling in the Prabhasa-kshetra—

Verse 31 (skanda.7.29.31)

तावदन्ये द्विजास्तत्र दक्षिणार्थं समागताः। देशीयास्तत्र वास्तव्याः शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः

tāvadanye dvijāstatra dakṣiṇārthaṁ samāgatāḥ| deśīyāstatra vāstavyāḥ śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ

—meanwhile, other resident brahmins of that region, dwelling there, arrived in their hundreds and thousands seeking sacrificial fees.

Verse 32 (skanda.7.29.32)

प्रार्थनाभङ्गभीताश्च ततो देवाः सवासवाः। प्रणष्टास्तान्सुरान्दृष्ट्वा ब्राह्मणाश्चानुवव्रजुः

prārthanābhaṅgabhītāśca tato devāḥ savāsavāḥ| praṇaṣṭāstānsurāndṛṣṭvā brāhmaṇāścānuvavrajuḥ

Then the gods, together with Vasava, fearing that this entreaty could not be satisfied, vanished from there. Seeing those gods vanish, the brahmins pursued after them.

Verse 33 (skanda.7.29.33)

खेचरत्वं पुरा देवि ह्यासीदग्रभुवां महत्। तेन यांति द्रुतं सर्वे यत्र यत्र सुरालयाः

khecaratvaṁ purā devi hyāsīdagrabhuvāṁ mahat| tena yāṁti drutaṁ sarve yatra yatra surālayāḥ

O Goddess, in ancient times the first-born (the brahmins) possessed the great power of moving through the sky. By that power they swiftly reached wherever the abodes of the gods were.

Verse 34 (skanda.7.29.34)

एवं सर्वत्रगामित्वं तेषां वीक्ष्य दिवौकसः। प्रविष्टाः सागरं भीता ऊचुर्वाक्यं च तं पुनः

evaṁ sarvatragāmitvaṁ teṣāṁ vīkṣya divaukasaḥ| praviṣṭāḥ sāgaraṁ bhītā ūcurvākyaṁ ca taṁ punaḥ

Seeing this power of theirs to go everywhere, the frightened gods entered the ocean and spoke these words to him once more—

Verse 35 (skanda.7.29.35)

शरणं ते वयं प्राप्ता ब्राह्मणेभ्यो भयं गताः। नास्ति वित्तं च दानार्थं तस्माद्रक्ष महोदधे

śaraṇaṁ te vayaṁ prāptā brāhmaṇebhyo bhayaṁ gatāḥ| nāsti vittaṁ ca dānārthaṁ tasmādrakṣa mahodadhe

"We have come to you for refuge, having become frightened of the brahmins. We have no wealth left to give; therefore, O great ocean, protect us."

Verse 36 (skanda.7.29.36)

एकतः क्रतवः सर्वे समाप्तवरदक्षिणाः। एकतो भयभीतस्य प्राणिनः प्राणरक्षणम्। विशेषतश्च देवानां रक्षणं बहुपुण्यदम्

ekataḥ kratavaḥ sarve samāptavaradakṣiṇāḥ| ekato bhayabhītasya prāṇinaḥ prāṇarakṣaṇam| viśeṣataśca devānāṁ rakṣaṇaṁ bahupuṇyadam

On one side stood all the completed sacrifices with their boons and gifts fully given; on the other, the saving of a frightened being's life — and especially, the protection of the gods yields abundant merit. (Weighing this, the Ocean resolved to protect them.)

Verse 37 (skanda.7.29.37)

समुद्र उवाच। ब्राह्मणेभ्यो न भीः कार्या कथंचित्सुरसत्तमाः। अहं वो रक्षयिष्यामि प्रविशध्वं ममोदरे

samudra uvāca| brāhmaṇebhyo na bhīḥ kāryā kathaṁcitsurasattamāḥ| ahaṁ vo rakṣayiṣyāmi praviśadhvaṁ mamodare

The Ocean said: "O best of gods, have no fear whatsoever of the brahmins. I shall protect you; enter into my belly."

Verse 38 (skanda.7.29.38)

ततस्ते विबुधाः सर्वे तस्य वाक्येन हर्षिताः। प्रविष्टा गह्वरां कुक्षिं तस्यैव भय वर्ज्जिताः

tataste vibudhāḥ sarve tasya vākyena harṣitāḥ| praviṣṭā gahvarāṁ kukṣiṁ tasyaiva bhaya varjjitāḥ

Then all those gods, gladdened by his words, entered his deep, cavernous belly, freed from fear.

Verse 39 (skanda.7.29.39)

समुद्रोऽपि महत्कृत्वा निजरूपं च भूरिशः। जलजाञ्जीवसंघातान्धृत्वा तीरसमीपतः

samudro'pi mahatkṛtvā nijarūpaṁ ca bhūriśaḥ| jalajāñjīvasaṁghātāndhṛtvā tīrasamīpataḥ

The Ocean too, having made his own form exceedingly vast, gathered together multitudes of aquatic creatures near the shore—

Verse 40 (skanda.7.29.40)

ततश्चक्र उपायं स ब्राह्मणानां निपातने। मत्स्यानामामिषं पक्त्वा महान्नेन च गोपितम्

tataścakra upāyaṁ sa brāhmaṇānāṁ nipātane| matsyānāmāmiṣaṁ paktvā mahānnena ca gopitam

—then he devised a stratagem to stop the pursuing brahmins: he cooked the flesh of fish and concealed it within an abundance of other food.

Verse 41 (skanda.7.29.41)

अथोवाच द्विजान्सर्वान्प्रणिपत्य कृतांजलिः। प्रसादः क्रियतां विप्रा मुहूर्त्तं मम सांप्रतम्

athovāca dvijānsarvānpraṇipatya kṛtāṁjaliḥ| prasādaḥ kriyatāṁ viprā muhūrttaṁ mama sāṁpratam

Then, bowing down with folded hands, he said to all the brahmins: "O brahmins, show me favor for just this moment."

Verse 42 (skanda.7.29.42)

आतिथ्यग्रहणादेव दीनस्य प्रणतस्य च। युष्मदर्थं मया सम्यगेतत्पाकं समावृतम्। क्रियतां भोजनं भूयो गंतव्यमनु नाकिनाम्

ātithyagrahaṇādeva dīnasya praṇatasya ca| yuṣmadarthaṁ mayā samyagetatpākaṁ samāvṛtam| kriyatāṁ bhojanaṁ bhūyo gaṁtavyamanu nākinām

"—by accepting the hospitality of this humble, bowed one — I have carefully prepared this meal for your sake. Partake of it, and then continue on in pursuit of the celestials."

Verse 43 (skanda.7.29.43)

अथ ते ब्राह्मणा मत्वा समुद्रं श्रद्धयान्वितम्। बाढमित्येव तं प्रोच्य बुभुजुः स्वर्णभाजने

atha te brāhmaṇā matvā samudraṁ śraddhayānvitam| bāḍhamityeva taṁ procya bubhujuḥ svarṇabhājane

Then those brahmins, considering the ocean to be sincere, said "very well" to him and ate from golden vessels.

Verse 44 (skanda.7.29.44)

न व्यजानंत तन्मांसं गुप्तं स्वादु क्षुधार्द्दिताः

na vyajānaṁta tanmāṁsaṁ guptaṁ svādu kṣudhārdditāḥ

Afflicted by hunger, they did not recognize that concealed, savory meat.

Verse 45 (skanda.7.29.45)

ततस्तृप्ताश्च ते विप्रा ब्राह्मणा विगतक्षुधः। आशीर्वादं ददुः सर्वे ब्राह्मणाः शंसित व्रताः

tatastṛptāśca te viprā brāhmaṇā vigatakṣudhaḥ| āśīrvādaṁ daduḥ sarve brāhmaṇāḥ śaṁsita vratāḥ

Then, satisfied and their hunger gone, all those brahmins, devout in their vows, gave him their blessing.

Verse 46 (skanda.7.29.46)

भोजनांतो ब्राह्मणानां प्राणांतः क्षत्रजन्मनाम्। आशीविषाणां सर्पाणां कोपो ज्ञेयो मृतावधिः। प्रेरयामास देवान्वै गम्यतामित्युवाच तान्

bhojanāṁto brāhmaṇānāṁ prāṇāṁtaḥ kṣatrajanmanām| āśīviṣāṇāṁ sarpāṇāṁ kopo jñeyo mṛtāvadhiḥ| prerayāmāsa devānvai gamyatāmityuvāca tān

The satisfaction of brahmins ends with feeding; that of kshatriyas, with the end of life; and the wrath of venomous serpents is known to end only in death. (Meanwhile) he urged the gods onward, telling them, "Now you may go."

Verse 47 (skanda.7.29.47)

ततो देवाः सगंधर्वा गच्छंतः शीघ्रगा वियत्। गच्छतस्तांस्ततो दृष्ट्वा ब्राह्मणास्तत्र वंदिता

tato devāḥ sagaṁdharvā gacchaṁtaḥ śīghragā viyat| gacchatastāṁstato dṛṣṭvā brāhmaṇāstatra vaṁditā

Then the gods, together with the Gandharvas, departed swiftly through the sky. Seeing them going, those brahmins there, who had just been honored—

Verse 48 (skanda.7.29.48)

दक्षिणार्थं समुत्पेतुः सुरानुद्दिश्य पृष्ठतः

dakṣiṇārthaṁ samutpetuḥ surānuddiśya pṛṣṭhataḥ

—rose up once more, chasing after the gods from behind, for the sake of dakshina.

Verse 49 (skanda.7.29.49)

ततः प्रपतिता भूमौ द्विजास्ते सहसा पुनः। अभक्ष्यभक्षणात्ते वै ब्राह्मणा मांसभक्षणात्

tataḥ prapatitā bhūmau dvijāste sahasā punaḥ| abhakṣyabhakṣaṇātte vai brāhmaṇā māṁsabhakṣaṇāt

Then those brahmins suddenly fell back to the ground — because, through eating forbidden food, that is, through eating meat, those brahmins had lost their power of flight.

Verse 50 (skanda.7.29.50)

निष्कृतिं तां परिज्ञाय समुद्रस्य रुषान्विताः। ददुः शापं महादेवि रौद्रं रौद्रवपुर्द्धराः

niṣkṛtiṁ tāṁ parijñāya samudrasya ruṣānvitāḥ| daduḥ śāpaṁ mahādevi raudraṁ raudravapurddharāḥ

Realizing this stratagem of the Ocean, and filled with rage, O Mahadevi, they assumed terrible, fierce forms and pronounced a curse.

Verse 51 (skanda.7.29.51)

यस्मादभक्ष्यं मांसं वै ब्राह्मणानां परं स्मृतम्। त्वयोपहृतमस्माकं सुगुप्तं भक्ष्यसंयुतम्

yasmādabhakṣyaṁ māṁsaṁ vai brāhmaṇānāṁ paraṁ smṛtam| tvayopahṛtamasmākaṁ suguptaṁ bhakṣyasaṁyutam

"Since meat is declared utterly forbidden food for brahmins, and you served it to us, well hidden and mixed in with proper food—

Verse 52 (skanda.7.29.52)

एकतः सर्वमांसानि मत्स्यमांसं तथैकतः। एकतः सर्वपापानि परदारास्तथैकतः

ekataḥ sarvamāṁsāni matsyamāṁsaṁ tathaikataḥ| ekataḥ sarvapāpāni paradārāstathaikataḥ

—weigh all other kinds of meat on one side and fish-meat alone on the other (the worst of them); weigh all other sins on one side and violation of another's wife alone on the other (the gravest of them)—

Verse 53 (skanda.7.29.53)

एवं वयं विजानन्तो यदि मांसस्य दूषणम्। तथापि वंचिताः सर्वे अपरीक्षितकारिणः

evaṁ vayaṁ vijānanto yadi māṁsasya dūṣaṇam| tathāpi vaṁcitāḥ sarve aparīkṣitakāriṇaḥ

—thus, though we knew of the defilement caused by meat, we were all nonetheless deceived, having acted without first examining it.

Verse 54 (skanda.7.29.54)

यस्मात्पापमते क्रूरं त्वया वै वञ्चिता वयम्। मांसस्य भक्षणात्तस्मादपेयस्त्वं भविष्यसि

yasmātpāpamate krūraṁ tvayā vai vañcitā vayam| māṁsasya bhakṣaṇāttasmādapeyastvaṁ bhaviṣyasi

"Since you, O cruel and evil-minded one, have deceived us through the eating of meat — therefore you shall become undrinkable."

Verse 55 (skanda.7.29.55)

अस्पृश्यस्त्वं द्विजेंद्राणामन्येषां च नृणां भुवि। तवोदकेन ये मर्त्त्याः करिष्यंति कुबुद्धयः

aspṛśyastvaṁ dvijeṁdrāṇāmanyeṣāṁ ca nṛṇāṁ bhuvi| tavodakena ye marttyāḥ kariṣyaṁti kubuddhayaḥ

"You shall become untouchable to the foremost brahmins and to other men on earth. Those foolish mortals who perform rites with your water—

Verse 56 (skanda.7.29.56)

स्नानं ते नरकं घोरं प्रयास्यंति न संशयः। कृतघ्नानां च ये लोका ये लोकाः पापकर्मिणाम्

snānaṁ te narakaṁ ghoraṁ prayāsyaṁti na saṁśayaḥ| kṛtaghnānāṁ ca ye lokā ye lokāḥ pāpakarmiṇām

—by bathing in you, shall go without doubt to a terrible hell — the very worlds attained by the ungrateful and by evildoers—

Verse 57 (skanda.7.29.57)

तांस्तवोदक संस्पर्शाल्लप्स्यंते मानवा भुवि

tāṁstavodaka saṁsparśāllapsyaṁte mānavā bhuvi

—those same worlds shall men on earth obtain merely through contact with your water."

Verse 58 (skanda.7.29.58)

ईश्वर उवाच। एवं शप्तः समुद्रस्तैर्ब्राह्मणैर्वरवर्णिनि। ततो वर्षसहस्रं तु ह्यस्पृश्यः संबभूव ह

īśvara uvāca| evaṁ śaptaḥ samudrastairbrāhmaṇairvaravarṇini| tato varṣasahasraṁ tu hyaspṛśyaḥ saṁbabhūva ha

Ishvara said: O fair-complexioned one, thus cursed by those brahmins, the Ocean remained untouchable for a thousand years.

Verse 59 (skanda.7.29.59)

ततस्त्रासाकुलो भूत्वा सर्वांस्तानिदमब्रवीत्। देवकार्यमिदं विप्रा मया कृतमबुद्धिना

tatastrāsākulo bhūtvā sarvāṁstānidamabravīt| devakāryamidaṁ viprā mayā kṛtamabuddhinā

Then, overcome with terror, he said to all of them: "O brahmins, out of folly I performed this deed for the sake of the gods.

Verse 60 (skanda.7.29.60)

बुभूषता परं धर्मं शरणागतसंभवम्। कामात्क्रोधाद्भयाल्लोभाद्यस्त्यजेच्छरणागतम्

bubhūṣatā paraṁ dharmaṁ śaraṇāgatasaṁbhavam| kāmātkrodhādbhayāllobhādyastyajeccharaṇāgatam

—desiring to uphold the supreme dharma that arises from protecting one who has sought refuge. Whoever, overpowered by desire, anger, fear, or greed, abandons a refuge-seeker—

Verse 61 (skanda.7.29.61)

सत्याद्वापि स विज्ञेयो महापातककारकः। युष्मद्भीत्या समायाताः स्वर्गिणः शरणं मम

satyādvāpi sa vijñeyo mahāpātakakārakaḥ| yuṣmadbhītyā samāyātāḥ svargiṇaḥ śaraṇaṁ mama

—or does so even in the name of truth, is known as a committer of the greatest sin. Fearing you, the celestials came to me for refuge.

Verse 62 (skanda.7.29.62)

ते मया रक्षिताः सम्यग्यथाशक्त्या ह्युपायतः। शोषयिष्येऽहमात्मानं यस्माच्छप्तः प्रकोपतः

te mayā rakṣitāḥ samyagyathāśaktyā hyupāyataḥ| śoṣayiṣye'hamātmānaṁ yasmācchaptaḥ prakopataḥ

I protected them properly, to the best of my ability, through a stratagem. Now that I have been cursed in your anger, I shall dry myself up—

Verse 63 (skanda.7.29.63)

भवद्भिर्नोत्सहे स्थातुं जनस्पर्शविनाकृतः। एवमुक्त्वा ततो देवि समुद्रः सरितांपतिः। आत्मानं शोषयामास दुःखेन महता स्थितः

bhavadbhirnotsahe sthātuṁ janasparśavinākṛtaḥ| evamuktvā tato devi samudraḥ saritāṁpatiḥ| ātmānaṁ śoṣayāmāsa duḥkhena mahatā sthitaḥ

—for, deprived by you of the touch of people, I have no strength left to endure." Having said this, O Goddess, the Ocean, lord of rivers, sunk in great sorrow, began to dry himself up.

Verse 64 (skanda.7.29.64)

ततो देवगणाः सर्वे स्थलाकारं महार्णवम्। शनैःशनैः प्रपश्यंतो भयेन महताऽन्विताः

tato devagaṇāḥ sarve sthalākāraṁ mahārṇavam| śanaiḥśanaiḥ prapaśyaṁto bhayena mahatā'nvitāḥ

Then all the hosts of gods, watching the great ocean gradually take on the appearance of dry land, were seized with great fear.

Verse 65 (skanda.7.29.65)

ऊचुर्गत्वा तु लोकेशं देवदेवं पितामहम्। अस्मत्कृते द्विजैः शप्तः सागरो ब्राह्मणोत्तमैः

ūcurgatvā tu lokeśaṁ devadevaṁ pitāmaham| asmatkṛte dvijaiḥ śaptaḥ sāgaro brāhmaṇottamaiḥ

They went to the Lord of the worlds, the God of gods, the Grandsire, and said: "For our sake, the foremost brahmins have cursed the Ocean.

Verse 66 (skanda.7.29.66)

स शोषयति चात्मानं दुःखेन महतान्वितः। समुद्राज्जलमादाय प्रवर्षंति बलाहकाः

sa śoṣayati cātmānaṁ duḥkhena mahatānvitaḥ| samudrājjalamādāya pravarṣaṁti balāhakāḥ

—overwhelmed with great sorrow, he is drying himself up. (Yet consider:) the clouds take water from the ocean and pour it down as rain—

Verse 67 (skanda.7.29.67)

ततः संजायते सस्यं सस्याद्यज्ञा भवंति च। यज्ञैः संजायते तृप्तिः सर्वेषां त्रिदिवौकसाम्

tataḥ saṁjāyate sasyaṁ sasyādyajñā bhavaṁti ca| yajñaiḥ saṁjāyate tṛptiḥ sarveṣāṁ tridivaukasām

—from that, crops grow; from crops come sacrifices; and from sacrifices arises the satisfaction of all the dwellers of heaven.

Verse 68 (skanda.7.29.68)

एवं तस्य विनाशेन नाशोऽस्माकं भविष्यति। तस्मात्त्वं रक्ष तं गत्वा यथा शोषं न गच्छति

evaṁ tasya vināśena nāśo'smākaṁ bhaviṣyati| tasmāttvaṁ rakṣa taṁ gatvā yathā śoṣaṁ na gacchati

Thus, by his destruction, our own destruction shall follow. Therefore, please go and protect him, so that he does not dry up.

Verse 69 (skanda.7.29.69)

यथा तुष्यंति विप्रास्ते तथा नीतिर्विधीयताम्

yathā tuṣyaṁti viprāste tathā nītirvidhīyatām

Devise such a course of action by which those brahmins may become satisfied."

Verse 70 (skanda.7.29.70)

देवानां वचनाद्ब्रह्मा गत्वा सागरसन्निधौ। समुद्रार्थे ययाचे तान्ब्राह्मणान्क्षेत्रवासिनः

devānāṁ vacanādbrahmā gatvā sāgarasannidhau| samudrārthe yayāce tānbrāhmaṇānkṣetravāsinaḥ

At the word of the gods, Brahma went to the vicinity of the Ocean and pleaded with those brahmins dwelling in that sacred region, on the Ocean's behalf.

Verse 71 (skanda.7.29.71)

ब्रह्मोवाच। प्रसादः क्रियतामस्य सागरस्य द्विजोत्तमाः। यथा पवित्रतां याति मद्वाक्यात्क्रियतां तथा

brahmovāca| prasādaḥ kriyatāmasya sāgarasya dvijottamāḥ| yathā pavitratāṁ yāti madvākyātkriyatāṁ tathā

Brahma said: "O foremost brahmins, show grace to this Ocean. Act, at my word, in such a way that he may attain purity once more.

Verse 72 (skanda.7.29.72)

प्रदास्यति स युष्मभ्यं रत्नानि विविधानि च

pradāsyati sa yuṣmabhyaṁ ratnāni vividhāni ca

—He shall give you various kinds of jewels.

Verse 73 (skanda.7.29.73)

यूयं भविष्यथात्यंतं भूमिदेवा इति क्षितौ। नाम्ना मद्वचनान्नूनं सत्यमेतन्मयोदितम्

yūyaṁ bhaviṣyathātyaṁtaṁ bhūmidevā iti kṣitau| nāmnā madvacanānnūnaṁ satyametanmayoditam

—And by my word, you shall forever be known on earth by the name 'gods of the earth' (bhudevas). This declaration of mine shall surely prove true."

Verse 74 (skanda.7.29.74)

ब्राह्मणा ऊचुः। नान्यथा कर्तुमिच्छामस्तव वाक्यं जगत्पते। न च मिथ्याऽऽत्मनो वाक्यं प्रमाणं चात्र वै भवान्

brāhmaṇā ūcuḥ| nānyathā kartumicchāmastava vākyaṁ jagatpate| na ca mithyā''tmano vākyaṁ pramāṇaṁ cātra vai bhavān

The brahmins said: "O Lord of the world, we do not wish to act contrary to your word; nor can our own word prove false. You yourself are the authority in this matter.

Verse 75 (skanda.7.29.75)

तन्नो वाक्यात्सुरश्रेष्ठ हितं वा यदि वाहितम्। परं स्याज्जगतां श्रेयः सर्वेषां च दिवौकसाम्। तथा कुरु जगन्नाथ अस्माकं हितकारणम्

tanno vākyātsuraśreṣṭha hitaṁ vā yadi vāhitam| paraṁ syājjagatāṁ śreyaḥ sarveṣāṁ ca divaukasām| tathā kuru jagannātha asmākaṁ hitakāraṇam

—Therefore, O best of gods, whether it proves beneficial or harmful for us, let our word bring about the supreme welfare of all the worlds and of all the gods. O Lord of the universe, do whatever is beneficial for us."

Verse 76 (skanda.7.29.76)

अथोवाच नदीनाथं ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः। मा शोषय त्वमात्मानं हितं वाक्यं शृणुष्व मे

athovāca nadīnāthaṁ brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ| mā śoṣaya tvamātmānaṁ hitaṁ vākyaṁ śṛṇuṣva me

Then Brahma, Grandsire of the worlds, said to the Lord of Rivers: "Do not dry yourself up; listen to my beneficial word.

Verse 77 (skanda.7.29.77)

नान्यथा शक्यते कर्त्तुं द्विजानां वचनं हि तत्। ब्राह्मणाः कुपिता नूनं भस्मीकुर्युः स्वतेजसा

nānyathā śakyate karttuṁ dvijānāṁ vacanaṁ hi tat| brāhmaṇāḥ kupitā nūnaṁ bhasmīkuryuḥ svatejasā

—That word of the brahmins cannot otherwise be undone. If angered, brahmins can surely reduce anyone to ashes by their own inner power.

Verse 78 (skanda.7.29.78)

देवान्कुर्युरदेवांश्च तस्मात्तान्नैव कोपयेत्। यस्मादेव तव स्पर्शस्त्रिधा मेध्यो भविष्यति

devānkuryuradevāṁśca tasmāttānnaiva kopayet| yasmādeva tava sparśastridhā medhyo bhaviṣyati

—They can turn even gods into non-gods; therefore one must never provoke them. For this reason, your touch shall become sacred in three particular ways—

Verse 79 (skanda.7.29.79)

पर्वकाले च संप्राप्ते नदीनां च समागमे। सेतुबंधे तथा सिंधौ तीर्थेष्वन्येषु संयुतः

parvakāle ca saṁprāpte nadīnāṁ ca samāgame| setubaṁdhe tathā siṁdhau tīrtheṣvanyeṣu saṁyutaḥ

—when a sacred occasion arrives, at the confluence of rivers, at Setubandha, and likewise in the sea where joined with other tirthas—

Verse 80 (skanda.7.29.80)

इत्येवमादिसर्वेषु मध्येऽन्यत्र न कर्मणि। यत्फलं सर्वतीर्थेषु सर्वयज्ञेषु यत्फलम्। तत्फलं तव तोयस्य स्पर्शादेव भविष्यति

ityevamādisarveṣu madhye'nyatra na karmaṇi| yatphalaṁ sarvatīrtheṣu sarvayajñeṣu yatphalam| tatphalaṁ tava toyasya sparśādeva bhaviṣyati

—on all such occasions, though not otherwise in ordinary activity. Whatever fruit exists in all the tirthas, whatever fruit exists in all sacrifices — that very fruit shall arise merely from the touch of your water.

Verse 81 (skanda.7.29.81)

गयाश्राद्धे तु यत्पुण्यं गोग्रहे मरणेन च। तत्फलं तव तोयस्य स्पर्शादेव भविष्यति

gayāśrāddhe tu yatpuṇyaṁ gograhe maraṇena ca| tatphalaṁ tava toyasya sparśādeva bhaviṣyati

Whatever merit there is in performing a shraddha at Gaya, or in dying at the time of an eclipse — that very fruit shall arise merely from the touch of your water.

Verse 82 (skanda.7.29.82)

अपेयस्त्वं तथा भावि स्वादमात्रेण केवलम्। गंडूषमपि पीतं च तोयस्याशुभनाशनम्

apeyastvaṁ tathā bhāvi svādamātreṇa kevalam| gaṁḍūṣamapi pītaṁ ca toyasyāśubhanāśanam

You shall remain undrinkable only with respect to ordinary taste; but even a single mouthful of your water, when drunk ritually, shall destroy inauspiciousness.

Verse 83 (skanda.7.29.83)

भविष्यति नृणां लोके तव सौख्यविवर्द्धनम्। पितॄणां तव तोयेन यः करिष्यति तर्पणम्। पूर्वोक्तेन विधानेन तस्य पुण्यफलं शृणु

bhaviṣyati nṛṇāṁ loke tava saukhyavivarddhanam| pitṝṇāṁ tava toyena yaḥ kariṣyati tarpaṇam| pūrvoktena vidhānena tasya puṇyaphalaṁ śṛṇu

It shall become, for men, an increase of happiness. Hear the meritorious fruit for one who performs tarpana for the ancestors with your water, according to the procedure stated before—

Verse 84 (skanda.7.29.84)

यावत्त्वं तिष्ठसे लोके यावच्चद्रार्कतारकाः। तवोदकामृतैस्तृप्तास्तावत्स्थास्यंति पूर्वजाः

yāvattvaṁ tiṣṭhase loke yāvaccadrārkatārakāḥ| tavodakāmṛtaistṛptāstāvatsthāsyaṁti pūrvajāḥ

As long as you endure in the world, as long as the moon, sun, and stars endure — so long, satisfied by the nectar of your water, shall his ancestors remain content.

Verse 85 (skanda.7.29.85)

माघे मासि च यः स्नायान्नैरंतर्येण भावितः। पौंडरीकफलं तस्य दिवसेदिवसे भवेत्

māghe māsi ca yaḥ snāyānnairaṁtaryeṇa bhāvitaḥ| pauṁḍarīkaphalaṁ tasya divasedivase bhavet

Whoever bathes continuously with devout intent during the month of Magha obtains the fruit of the Paundarika sacrifice day after day.

Verse 86 (skanda.7.29.86)

यात्रायामथवान्यत्र पर्वकाले शशिग्रहे। अत्र स्नास्यति यः सम्यक्सागरे लवणांभसि। अश्वमेधसहस्रस्य फलं प्राप्स्यति मानवः

yātrāyāmathavānyatra parvakāle śaśigrahe| atra snāsyati yaḥ samyaksāgare lavaṇāṁbhasi| aśvamedhasahasrasya phalaṁ prāpsyati mānavaḥ

Whether during pilgrimage or otherwise, at a parva or at an eclipse, whoever bathes properly here in the salt ocean shall obtain the fruit of a thousand Ashvamedha sacrifices.

Verse 87 (skanda.7.29.87)

श्रीसोमेशसमुद्रस्य अंतरे ये मृता नराः। पापिनोऽपि गमिष्यंति स्वर्गं निर्धूतकल्मषाः

śrīsomeśasamudrasya aṁtare ye mṛtā narāḥ| pāpino'pi gamiṣyaṁti svargaṁ nirdhūtakalmaṣāḥ

Men who die in the space between Shri Someshvara and the Ocean, even if they were sinners, shall go to heaven, their sins washed away.

Verse 88 (skanda.7.29.88)

एवं भविष्यति सदा तव मद्वचनाद्विभो। प्रयच्छस्व द्विजेंद्राणां रत्नानि विविधानि च

evaṁ bhaviṣyati sadā tava madvacanādvibho| prayacchasva dvijeṁdrāṇāṁ ratnāni vividhāni ca

O mighty one, by my word this shall always remain so. Now give the foremost brahmins various kinds of jewels.

Verse 89 (skanda.7.29.89)

तेन तुष्टा वरं भूयः प्रदास्यंति तवेप्सितम्

tena tuṣṭā varaṁ bhūyaḥ pradāsyaṁti tavepsitam

Pleased by that, they shall in turn grant you the boon you desire.

Verse 90 (skanda.7.29.90)

ईश्वर उवाच। पितामहवचः श्रुत्वा बाढमित्येव सागरः। ब्राह्मणेभ्यः सुरत्नानि ददौ श्रद्धा समन्वितः

īśvara uvāca| pitāmahavacaḥ śrutvā bāḍhamityeva sāgaraḥ| brāhmaṇebhyaḥ suratnāni dadau śraddhā samanvitaḥ

Ishvara said: Having heard the Grandsire's words, the Ocean said "very well," and, filled with faith, gave the brahmins excellent jewels.

Verse 91 (skanda.7.29.91)

ब्राह्मणैर्ब्रह्मणो वाक्यमशेषं समनुष्ठितम्। क्षुरकर्म तथा कृत्वा स्नानं सर्वेऽपि चक्रिरे

brāhmaṇairbrahmaṇo vākyamaśeṣaṁ samanuṣṭhitam| kṣurakarma tathā kṛtvā snānaṁ sarve'pi cakrire

The brahmins carried out Brahma's word in full; having performed the shaving-rite, all of them then bathed as well.

Verse 92 (skanda.7.29.92)

एवं पवित्रतां प्राप्तस्तीर्थत्वं लव णोदधिः। तस्य मध्ये महादेवि लिंगानां पंचकोटयः

evaṁ pavitratāṁ prāptastīrthatvaṁ lava ṇodadhiḥ| tasya madhye mahādevi liṁgānāṁ paṁcakoṭayaḥ

Thus the salt ocean attained purity and the status of a sacred tirtha. O Mahadevi, within it there are fifty million lingas.

Verse 93 (skanda.7.29.93)

अस्मिन्मन्वंतरे देवि अदृश्याः सागरे कृताः। अग्निकुण्डं च तत्रैव तथान्यत्पद्मकं सरः

asminmanvaṁtare devi adṛśyāḥ sāgare kṛtāḥ| agnikuṇḍaṁ ca tatraiva tathānyatpadmakaṁ saraḥ

O Goddess, in this manvantara they have been made invisible within the ocean. There too is the Agnikunda, and likewise another lake named Padmaka.

Verse 94 (skanda.7.29.94)

मध्ये तु प्रावृतं सर्वमस्मिन्मन्वंतरे प्रिये। चक्रमैनाकयोर्मध्ये दिशि दक्षिणमुच्यते

madhye tu prāvṛtaṁ sarvamasminmanvaṁtare priye| cakramainākayormadhye diśi dakṣiṇamucyate

O beloved, in this manvantara everything in between lies concealed. It is said to be situated in the southern direction, between Chakra and Ainaka.

Verse 95 (skanda.7.29.95)

शातकुम्भमये कुम्भे धनुषायुतविस्तृते। तत्र कुंभस्य मध्यस्थो वडवानलसंज्ञितः

śātakumbhamaye kumbhe dhanuṣāyutavistṛte| tatra kuṁbhasya madhyastho vaḍavānalasaṁjñitaḥ

In a golden vessel ten thousand bow-lengths in extent, in the middle of that vessel dwells the one called Vadavanala.

Verse 96 (skanda.7.29.96)

सूचीवक्त्रो महाकायः स जलं पिबते सदा। एतदंतरमासाद्य अग्नितीर्थं प्रचक्षते

sūcīvaktro mahākāyaḥ sa jalaṁ pibate sadā| etadaṁtaramāsādya agnitīrthaṁ pracakṣate

Needle-mouthed and vast of body, he continually drinks the water there. Reaching this inner region, people call it Agnitirtha.

Verse 97 (skanda.7.29.97)

तस्य मध्ये महासारं वाडवं यत्र वै मुखम्। श्रीसोमेशाद्दक्षिणतो धन्वंतरशतावधि। उत्तरान्मानसात्पूर्वं यावदेव कृतस्मरम्

tasya madhye mahāsāraṁ vāḍavaṁ yatra vai mukham| śrīsomeśāddakṣiṇato dhanvaṁtaraśatāvadhi| uttarānmānasātpūrvaṁ yāvadeva kṛtasmaram

In the midst of it lies that place of great essence, where the mouth of the vadava-fire is — extending south of Shri Someshvara up to a hundred bow-lengths, and from Manasa in the north eastward as far as Kritasmara.

Verse 98 (skanda.7.29.98)

एतद्गोप्यं वरारोहे न देयं यस्य कस्यचित्। ब्रह्मघ्नोपि विशुध्येत श्रुत्वैतन्नात्र संशयः

etadgopyaṁ varārohe na deyaṁ yasya kasyacit| brahmaghnopi viśudhyeta śrutvaitannātra saṁśayaḥ

O fair-hipped one, this is a secret and should not be told to just anyone. Even the slayer of a brahmin would be purified merely by hearing this — there is no doubt of it.

Verse 99 (skanda.7.29.99)

एवं शापो वरो दत्तः सागरस्य यथा द्विजैः। पूर्वं रुष्टैस्ततस्तुष्टैस्तत्सर्वं कथितं मया

evaṁ śāpo varo dattaḥ sāgarasya yathā dvijaiḥ| pūrvaṁ ruṣṭaistatastuṣṭaistatsarvaṁ kathitaṁ mayā

Thus, the curse and then the boon that were given to the Ocean by the brahmins — first angered, then pleased — all of this I have told you.