Parva 1, Adhyāya 6

हिन्दी अर्थ

एतेषां कल्य उत्थाय कीर्तनात् सुखमेधते। यशश्चाप्रोति सुमहदायुष्मांश्च॒ भवेन्नर: अग्नितेजा-ये सात महर्षि होंगे। ये सब-के-सब ब्रह्माजीके (मानस) पुत्र हैं। उस मन्वन्तरमें देवताओंके तीन गण होंगे तथा इन तीसरे सावर्णि मनुके संवर्तक, सुशर्मा, देवानीक, पुरूद्ठह, क्षेमधन्वा, दृढायु, आदर्श, पण्डक और मनु--ये नौ पुत्र माने गये हैं॥ ७०--७३ ॥ अब मैं चतुर्थ सावर्णिके (अर्थात् बारहवें मन्वन्तरके) ऋषियोंका वर्णन करता हूँ, सुनो। वसिष्ठजीके पुत्र झुति, अत्रिगोत्रमें उत्पन्न सुतपा, अड्विरागोत्री तपोमूर्ति, कश्यपगोत्री तपस्वी, पुलस्त्यवंशमें उत्पन्न तपो5शन,

English

Vaishampāyana said:—Having said carefully "so be it". to Sarvanā, the ascetic Sajnā went to Twasta as if in shame (15). When she met her father he remonstrated with her repeatedly and asked her to go to her husband again (16). Then hiding her beauty and assuming the form of a mare, that faultless (damsel) repaired to the (province of) Uttarakuru and began to graze there (17). Then taking the second Sajna for the (real) one, Aditya begat a son on her after his own self (18). This lord was like the first-born Manu and people designate him as Manu Sāvarni (19). He became Manu Sāvarni. Her second son was known by the name of Sani (20). O child, the immitation Sajnā did not show that affection towards the first-born children which she did towards her own son (21). Manu forgave her for that but Yama could not do so. Out of childishness, anger and future glory, Vivaswata's son Yama threatened Sajnā with a stroke of his foot (22). O king, greatly stricken with sorrow Sāvarni's mother (accordingly) cursed him in anger, saying "your foot shall drop" (23). Then worked up with anxiety on account of the imprecation and assailed by Sajnā's words, Yama, with folded hands, communicated everything unto his sire (24). He said to his father:—"Do thou so arrange as to withdraw the curse. It is the duty of a mother to show affection equally towards all her sons (25). Disregarding us she always loves the youngest son. So I did lift up my foot but it did not fall on her body (26). You should forgive me for the offence that I have committed out of childishness or ignorance; since I have insulted her, being a son, who is worthy of my respect, forsooth shall my foot drop off. A son may prove a bad son, but never does the mother. O foremost of luminous bodies, O lord of the worked, I have been cursed by my mother. Let not my foot drop by your favour (27-29)".

हिन्दी अर्थ

चौदहवें भौत्य नामक मनुके मन्वन्तरमें भृगुगोत्रोत्पन्न प्रातःकाल उठकर इन भूत-भविष्यत्-कालके महर्षियोंका कीर्तन करनेसे सदा सुख पाता है, साथ ही वह बड़ा भारी यश पाता है और दीर्घायु होता है। भरतर्षभ! उस समय देवताओंके पाँच गण होंगे भैत्य मनुके तरड्गभीरु, वप्र, तरस्वानू, उग्र, अभिमानी, भौत्यस्यैवाधिकारे तु पूर्ण कल्पस्तु पूर्यते

English

Twasta said:—"This your highly effulgent form does not look graceful. Unable to bear your lustre Sajnā is wandering in the yellow forest (38). To-day will you behold your wife of pure conduct, who is daily engaged in hard austerities under the guise of a mare (39). Living on leaves, and a life of a female anchorite, she has grown emaciated and poorly; her hairs have grown into matted locks and she has been agitated like a lotus crushed by the trunk of an elephant. O lord of rays, if you accept my view, I may, for that praiseworthy damsel endued with ascetic power, resorting to Yoga, O king of gods, convert this form of yours into a beautiful one, O slayer of enemies (40–41)." The rays of the sun were crooked and extended above. Gifted with such a celestial form the sun was not of a gentle look (42). So the Patriarch (sun) attached great importance to Twasta's words and gave order to the celestial Architect for beautifying his own form (43). Thereupon Twasta approached the effulgent Mārtanda. And then placing him on a chisel, O descendant of Bharata, he cut lose his lustre (44). When his effulgence was thus reduced and he appeared in his new form he looked superbly beautiful and more than it (45). The beautiful form of that lord of rays was thus easily formed. Since then the countenance of the deity, sun, is red. The twelve Adityas, originated from his mouth, sprang from the portions of his effulgence dropped from the countenance of Mārtanda when the act of chiselling was performed; they were Dhāta, Aryamā, Mitra, Varuna, Angsha, Bhaga, Indra, Vivaswan, Pusha, the tenth Parjanya, the eleventh Twasta and the youngest Vishnu (46-47). Thereupon beholding the Adityas begotten of his own body he attained delight. Then Twasta worshipped him with scents, flowers, ornaments and a brilliant crown and said to him:—"O god, go to your own wife in Uttarakuru, who, assuming the form of a mare, is grazing in the forest of green grass." Thereupon assuming sportively a similar form, he, by virtue of his Yoga power, espied his own wife in the form of a mare. O king, assuming the form of a mare she was fearlessly wandering there and no one could distress her on account of her energy and pious observances. Then the powerful sun, in his horse form, knew her by his mouth (48–53). Taking him for another man the mare did not yeild to his desire. Then from his nostril the two Aswinis, the foremost of the physicians, were born. They were the sons of the eighth Patriarch Mārtanda. Aditya begat the two Aswinis on Sajnā in the guise of a mare and he then appeared before his wife in his beautiful form

हिन्दी अर्थ

इत्येते नामतो5तीता मनवः कीर्तिता मया। तैरियं पृथिवी तात समुद्रान्ता सपत्तना पुत्र होंगे तथा भौत्य मनुका अधिकारकाल पूर्ण होनेपर कल्प (अर्थात् ब्रह्माजीकी आयुका एक दिन) पूरा हो जाता है॥ ८७-८८॥ यह मैंने नाम लेकर बीते हुए (वर्तमान और होनेवाले) मनुओंका वर्णन किया। नराधिप ! ये (मनु) तपस्याके प्रभावसे हजार चतुर्युगी पूर्ण होनेतक नगरोंसे लेकर समुद्रतककी पृथ्वीका तथा प्रजाका सर्वदा पालन करते हैं। उक्त सभी मन्वन्तरोंमें अलग-अलग प्रजाभिश्वेव तपसा संहारस्तेषु भागश:॥ ९० प्रजाका संहार होता है

English

O Janamejaya, beholding her husband she (Sajnā) was greatly delighted. Yama, greatly sorry at heart on account of his own mis-deed, began to please his subjects with his pious rule and he was accordingly called _Dharmarāj_. By his holy act of pleasing his subjects he was appointed the regent of the ancestral manes and elevated to the dignity of a patriarch. The ascetic Sāvarni Manu was a patriarch and in the future Savarni Manwantara he will be the Manu. The all-powerful Manu, even now, is carrying on penances on the summit of the mount Meru (57-60). His brother Shanischara has attained to the status of a planet. Those, who were known as Aswinis, became the physicians of the celestial region (61). O king, Sevata too became the physician of the horses. Twasta, with that effulgence, created the discus of Vishnu (62). With a view to destroy the Dānavas that discus is never baffled in a warfare. Their illustrious twin sister Yamunā became the foremost of rivers of that name purifying the world. Manu was known as Sāvarni Manu in the world (63-64). His second son, Manu's brother Sanischara attained to the status of a planet, worshipped of all the worlds (65). He, who listens to this story of the birth of gods or meditates on it, is freed from all calamities and attains great renown (66).

हिन्दी अर्थ

पितृणां तदहोरात्रमिति कालविदो विदुः कृष्णपक्षस्त्वहस्तेषां शुक्लपक्षस्तु शर्वरी। कृष्णपक्ष॑ं त्वह: श्राद्ध पितृणां वर्तते नृप देवानां तदहोरात्र दिवा चैवोत्तरायणम्। दक्षिणायन स्पृता रात्रि: प्राज्जैस्तत्त्वार्थकोविदे: तथा वर्षसहस्त्रे द्वे द्वापरं परिकीर्तितम्। तस्यापि द्विशती संध्या संध्यांशश्चव तथाविध:

English

Having said this to Manu Ilā approached Mitra and Varuna and that fair one with folded hands said to them, "I am born of your energy; Manu has asked me to follow him. Tell me what I shall do (10-11)". Hear from me what Mitra and Varuna did say to the pious and chaste Ilā who had addressed them thus (12). "O you fair one of beautiful hips, we have been pleased with your virtue, humility, self restraint and truthfulness (13). Therefore O great lady, you will be celebrated as our daughter, O fair one, you will be the son of Manu, perpetuating his race, celebrated in the three worlds by the name of Sudyumna. You will be pious, beloved of the world and multiply the race of Manu (14–15)." While she, on hearing this, was about to return to her father (Manu), she was invited, on the way, by Buddha, for conjugal purposes (16). Then Soma's son Buddha begat on her Pururava. Having given birth to that son Ilā became Pradyumna (17). O descendant of Bharata, the three kinsmen of Sudyumna-Uutkala, Gaya and the energetic Vinatashwa were greatly pious (18), O king, the northern quarter was under Utkala, the western under Vinatashwa and the city Gayā was under Gaya (19). O subduer of foes, Manu having entered the sun, his sons divided the earth into ten parts (20). The eldest of them Ikshwaku obtained the central portion by whose sacrificial stakes the earth, with her forests and mines, has been marked (21). On account of his partaking of the nature of a female Sudyumna did not obtain this (central region). According to the words of Vasishtha, the high-souled pious king Sudyumna was installed in the province of Pratishtāna.¹⁶ O foremost of Kurus. Having obtained that kingdom the highly illustrious Sudyumna conferred it on Pururava and he himself reigned in Partishtana. Utkala had three sons celebrated in the three worlds Dhristaka, Amvarisha and Danda (22-24). Amongst them the noble Danda founded the most excellent _Dandakāranya_ (the forest of Danda) celebrated in the world as the abode of the ascetics (25). As soon as a man enters there he is freed from sins. O descendant of Bharata, having begotten Aila, Sudyumna repaired to heaven (26), O monarch, that son of Manu, who was endowed with the characteristics of both a man and woman, and who took the name of Ilā, was celebrated by the name of Sudyumna (27). O descendant of Bharata, Shakas were the sons of Narishwanta, and Amvarisha, the foremost of kings, was the son of Nābhāga (28). Dhrishnu's son Dharshtaka and Ranadhrishta became known as Kshatra. And Karusha's sons were the Kshatrya Kārushas, dreadful in battle (29). In this way a thousand mighty powerful Kshatryas were born, O descendant of Bharata. The sons of Nābhāgarishtha, although Kshatryas (by birth), came by the status of Vaishyas (30). Prāngshu had one son celebrated by the name of Sharyati. Narishwanta's son was the powerful Danda. Saryāti had a twin son and daughter. The son was named Anartta and the daughter Sukanya became the wife of Chyavana. Anartta's successor was the highly effulgent Reva (31–32). His city Kusasthali was in the province of Anartta. Reva's son Raivata passed by the name of Kukudmi and was pious (32). Having obtained the kingdom of Kusasthali he became the father of a hundred sons. He, along with his daughter, received from Brahmā instructions in music. And O lord, many a Yuga passed away to him like a moment. He then, in his youthful state, returned to his own city filled with Yādavas (33–35). The city of Dwaravati, charming with many damsels, was protected by the descendants of Bhoja and Vrishni races headed by Vasudeva (36).

हिन्दी अर्थ

और इस दिन-रातका दसगुना मनुका एक पक्ष कहलाता है॥ १० ॥ दस पक्षोंका मनुका एक मास होता है, बारह महीनोंकी एक ऋतु होती है। तत्त्वार्थदर्शी बुद्धिमानोंने तीन ऋतुओंका एक अयन माना है और दो अयनोंका एक वर्ष कहा है +॥ ११॥ राजन! देवताओंके चार हजार वर्षोका एक सत्ययुग होता है, चार सौ वर्षोकी उसकी संध्या होती है और इतना ही उसका संध्यांश होता है ॥ १२॥ तीन हजार वर्षोके परिमाणका त्रेतायुग होता है और तीन सौ वर्षोकी उसकी संध्या होती है तथा इतना ही उसका संध्यांश होता है॥ १३॥ इसी प्रकार दो हजार वर्षोका द्वापरयुग कहा गया है, दो सौ वर्षोकी उसकी संध्या होती है और इतना ही उसका संध्यांश होता है॥ १४॥ इसी गणनाके अनुसार बुद्धिमान् पुरुषोंने कलियुगको एक हजार वर्षोवाला बताया है। सौ वर्षोकी उसकी संध्या होती है और इतना ही उसका संध्यांश होता है

English

¹⁶ Pratishtana or Prayāga is the modern Allahabad, the seat of the Government of N. W. P.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वेदेषु सपुराणेषु सर्वेषु प्रभविष्णव:। प्रजानां पतयो राजन् धन्यमेषां प्रकीर्तनम् ब्रह्माणमग्रतः कृत्वा सहादित्यगणैरविभुम् । योगं योगीश्वरं देवमजं क्षेत्रज्ञमच्युतम्। प्रविशन्ति सुरश्रेष्ठ हरिं नारायणं प्रभुम् अव्यक्तः शाश्वतो देवस्तस्य सर्वमिदं जगतू तत्र संवर्तते रात्रि: सकलैकार्णवे तदा। नारायणो दथधे निद्रां ब्राह्मं वर्षमहस्त्रकम्

English

Janamejaya said:—O Brahman, I wish to hear the true account of the destruction of Dhundhu for which Kuvalashwa came by the name of Dhundhumāra (24).

हिन्दी अर्थ

तरह ही होती है॥ ३४-३५॥ तात ! उस समय ( ब्रह्माण्डमें सूर्य आदि) देवताओंके (और पिण्डमें चश्षु आदिके) स्थान भी वे ही होते हैं। परंतु (जीवोंका) विपर्यय (उलट-फेर) होता रहता है। भरतसत्तम सूर्यकी किरणोंसे भस्म होकर (भगवान् विष्णुमें लीन हुए) सब भूत तथा फिर उस युगमें उत्पन्न हो जाते हैं॥ ३६-३७॥ जैसे (ग्रीष्म-शीत आदि) ऋतुओंके चिह्न उन ऋतुओंके आनेपर प्रकट होने लगते हैं, इसी प्रकार ब्रह्माजीकी रात्रियोंके बीतनेपर (पूर्व कल्पके समान) अनेक रूपोंवाले प्राणी (फिर) दीखने लगते हैं॥ ३८ ॥ तात! प्रजाओंको रचनेवाले प्रजापति (उस समय नारायणमेंसे) निकलकर (फिर भूतोंको रचने लगते हैं।) जो-जो मनुष्य, देवता और महर्षिगण शाश्वतधर्म अर्थात् देहादिमें आत्मबुद्धिरूप

English

Janamejaya said:—O Brahman, I wish to hear the true account of the destruction of Dhundhu for which Kuvalashwa came by the name of Dhundhumāra (24).

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्वाभाविक दोषोंको त्यागकर शुद्ध ब्रह्ममें पहुँचकर उसमें लीन हो जाते हैं, भरतसत्तम! वे फिर (दूसरे) कल्पमें उत्पन्न नहीं होते तत्सर्व क्रमयोगेन कालसंख्याविभागवित्। सहस्त्रयुगसंख्यानं कृत्वा दिवसमी श्वर: रात्रि युगसहस्त्रान्तां कृत्वा च भगवान् विभु: । व्यक्ताव्यक्तो महादेवो हरिनारायण: प्रभु: । तस्य ते कीर्तयिष्यामि मनोरवैवस्व॒तस्य ह

English

Janamejaya said:—O Brahman, I wish to hear the true account of the destruction of Dhundhu for which Kuvalashwa came by the name of Dhundhumāra (24).

हिन्दी अर्थ

सर्वासुविनाशाय सर्वलोकहिताय च कालकी संख्याका विभाग करनेमें चतुर वे सर्वसमर्थ भगवान् परमात्मा क्रमानुसार सहस्र युगोंकी संख्यावाले दिन और (इसी प्रकार) सहस््न चतुर्युगियोंकी रात्रिको बनाकर प्राणियोंकी बास्म्बार रचना और संहार करते रहते हैं॥ ४१-४२॥ महादेव श्रीहरिनारायण प्रभु ही स्थूल-सूक्ष्म-रूप (-से सर्वत्र विराजमान) हैं। महाद्युते ! वर्तमान वैवस्वत मनु भी उनके ही अंश हैं। वृष्णिवंशके प्रसड़से मैं उनकी पुरातन सृष्टिका वर्णन करूँगा। भरतग्रेष्ठ वे परमात्मा और प्रभु श्रीहरि सारे असुरोंका विनाश तथा सम्पूर्ण लोकोंका कल्याण करनेके लिये इसी वृष्णिवंशमें उत्पन्न हुए थे॥ ४३--४५॥

English

Janamejaya said:—O Brahman, I wish to hear the true account of the destruction of Dhundhu for which Kuvalashwa came by the name of Dhundhumāra (24).

हिन्दी अर्थ

महात्मा मार्तण्डकी वह पवित्र अन्तःकरणवाली भार्या भगवती संज्ञा तीनों लोकोंमें सुरेणुके नामसे (भी) प्रसिद्ध है॥ २॥ वह रूपयौवनशालिनी संज्ञा अपने पति सूर्यदेवके मण्डलके तीब्र तप, तेज एवं दीम्तिके कारण प्रसन्न नहीं रहती थी॥ ३॥ उस संज्ञाका रूप सूर्यमण्डलके तेजसे अड़ोंके संतत्त होनेके कारण (झुलस-सा गया। अतएव सूर्य उसको) बहुत अच्छे नहीं लगते थे॥ ४॥ (अदितिके) अज्ञानमें पड़नेपर कश्यपजीने स्नेहपूर्वक कहा था कि यह मरा नहीं है, किंतु अण्ड (गर्भ)-में स्थित है, इसलिये तबसे सूर्य 'मार्तण्ड' कहे जाते हैं॥ ५॥ तात! (कश्यपके माहात्म्यके कारण जीवित हुए) विवस्वान्में सर्वदा अधिक तेज रहता है। उसी तेजसे कश्यपजीके पुत्र सूर्य तीनों लोकोंको तपाते रहते हैं

English

Janamejaya said:—O Brahman, I wish to hear the true account of the destruction of Dhundhu for which Kuvalashwa came by the name of Dhundhumāra (24).

हिन्दी अर्थ

सूर्यके कठिनतासे सहने योग्य तेजस्वी रूपको देखकर उनके तेजको न सह सकनेके कारण अपनी छायाको ही अपने समान नाम और रूपवाली बनाकर तैयार कर दिया॥ ९॥ वह मायामयी संज्ञा संज्ञाकी छायासे उत्पन्न हुई थी। नरेथ्वर! वह छाया संज्ञाको प्रणामकर हाथ जोड़कर बोली--'शुचिस्मिते बताओ, मुझे क्या करना चाहिए ? श्रेष्ठ अज्रोंवाली! मैं तुम्हारी आज्ञाका पालन करूँगी, तुम मुझे आज्ञा दो' संज्ञाने कहा--तुम्हारा कल्याण हो ! मैं अब अपने पिताके घर जा रही हूँ, तुम मेरे इस घरमें शान्त होकर रहो। ये मेरे दोनों पुत्र हैं और यह एक सुमध्यमा (सुन्दर कटिवाली) कन्या है। इनका तू ध्यान रखना और इस रहस्यको भगवान् सूर्यसे कभी न बतलाना

English

Janamejaya said:—O Brahman, I wish to hear the true account of the destruction of Dhundhu for which Kuvalashwa came by the name of Dhundhumāra (24).

हिन्दी अर्थ

अपने बड़े भाई मनुके समान वर्ण तथा शक्तिवाले थे, अतएव सावर्ण कहलाये संज्ञाके समान नाम और वर्णवाली होनेसे छायाका नाम सवर्णा भी है। इसीके पुत्र सावर्णि मनु हैं। चअकाराभ्यधिकं स्त्रेहे न तथा पूर्वजेषु बै सेयमस्मानपाहाय यवीयांसं बुभूषति। तस्यां मयोद्यतः पादो न तु देहे निपातित:

English

Janamejaya said:—O Brahman, I wish to hear the true account of the destruction of Dhundhu for which Kuvalashwa came by the name of Dhundhumāra (24).

हिन्दी अर्थ

वे ही मनु हुए, जिनका नाम सावर्ण मनु हैं। उस (छाया)-से जो दूसरा पुत्र उत्पन्न हुआ, उनको तुम शनैश्वर समझो ॥ २०॥ वह पार्थिवी संज्ञा अपने पुत्रसे तो अधिक ख्लेह करती थी, परंतु वैसा स्नेह उनसे पहलेकी संतानोंसे नहीं करती थी। मनुने तो इस बातको सह लिया, परंतु यम इसे न सह सके। वे वैवस्वत यम बालस्वभाव एवं रोषके कारण तथा होनहार (भावी)-के वशीभूत हो संज्ञाको पैर दिखाकर डाँटने लगे॥ २१-२२॥ राजन! इसपर सावर्णकी माताने अति दुःखित हो कोपमें भरकर उन्हें शाप दिया कि “तुम्हारा यह चरण गिर जाय'॥ २३ ॥ छाया-संज्ञाके उस वाक्यसे पीड़ित और शापके भयसे अत्यन्त व्याकुल होकर यमने हाथ जोड़कर पितासे वह सब बात कह दी॥२४॥ वे पितासे बोले--' मुझे यह शाप न लगे। (देखिये) माताको तो सब पुत्रोंके प्रति समानरूपसे स्नेहपूर्वक व्यवहार करना चाहिए॥ २५॥ पर यह हम सबको छोड़कर

English

Janamejaya said:—O Brahman, I wish to hear the true account of the destruction of Dhundhu for which Kuvalashwa came by the name of Dhundhumāra (24).

हिन्दी अर्थ

सबसे छोटेसे ही स्नेहका व्यवहार करती है। सो मैंने उसके ऊपर पैर उठाया ही था, शरीरपर मारा नहीं था। मैंने यह काम लड़कपनसे किया हो अथवा मोहवश, परंतु आप मुझे क्षमा कर दें!। (संज्ञाने कहा--) “बेटा! मैं तुम्हारी पूजनीया हूँ तो भी तुमने मेरा तिरस्कार किया है, अतः तुम्हारा यह पैर नि:संदेह गिर जायगा।' संतान तो कुसंतान हो सकती है, परंतु माता कुमाता नहीं हो सकती ॥ २६--२८॥ “लोकेश्वर! माताने मुझे शाप दे दिया है, परंतु तपनेवालोंमें श्रेष्ठ गोपते! आपकी कृपासे मेरा पैर न गिरे (ऐसी कृपा कीजिये) ' सूर्यने कहा--पुत्र ! तुम धर्मज्ञ और सत्यवादी हो, तुमको जो क्रोध चढ़ आया इसमें नि:संदेह कोई बड़ा भारी कारण होगा॥ ३०॥ मैं तुम्हारी माताके वचनको (सर्वथा तो) लौटा नहीं सकता। (पर) महाप्राज्ञ! कीड़े

English

Janamejaya said:—O Brahman, I wish to hear the true account of the destruction of Dhundhu for which Kuvalashwa came by the name of Dhundhumāra (24).

हिन्दी अर्थ

सारी बात ज्यों-की-त्यों बतला दी ॥ ३५-३६ ॥ सूर्यनारायण इस बातको सुनते ही क्रोधमें भरकर त्वष्टाके पास पहुँचे । त्वष्टाने विधिपूर्वक उनकी पूजा करके जब देखा कि ये तो रोषसे मुझे भस्म ही करना चाहते हैं, तब उन्होंने सूर्यनारायणको इस प्रकार शान्त करना--समझाना आरम्भ किया त्वष्टाने कहा--आदित्य ! आपका यह अतितेजस्वी रूप अच्छा नहीं लगता। इसको न सह सकनेके कारण ही संज्ञा हरी घासवाले वनमें (हरी घासोंको) चर रही है॥ ३८ ॥ किरणोंके स्वामी! आज आप हाथीके सूँड़से खींचे जानेके कारण पद्मिनीके समान व्याकुल हुई, शुद्ध आचरणवाली और योगके बलसे सम्पन्न अतएव योगसे घोड़ीका रूप धारण करके सदा तप करती हुई, पत्तोंका आहार करनेवाली, दुबली, दीन, जटा-

English

Janamejaya said:—O Brahman, I wish to hear the true account of the destruction of Dhundhu for which Kuvalashwa came by the name of Dhundhumāra (24).

हिन्दी अर्थ

धारिणी और ब्रह्मचारिणी अपनी उस प्रशंसनीया भार्याको देखेंगे ॥ ३९-४० ॥ देवेश! यदि आपको मेरी बात ठीक लगे तो शत्रुदमन! मैं आज आपके रूपको मनोहर बना दूँ॥ ४१॥ पहले सूर्यका रूप तिरछा, ऊँचा और सब ओरसे एक-सा था। उस रूपसे सम्पन्न होनेके कारण ही वे विभावसु कहे जाते हैं॥४२॥ इसलिये उन प्रजापति सूर्यनारायणने त्वष्टाकी बातको बहुत अच्छा समझा और उन्होंने अपना रूप ठीक करनेके लिये त्वष्ठाकों अनुमति दे दी॥४३॥ भारत! तब त्वष्टाने मार्तण्ड (सूर्य)-के समीप जाकर उनको सानपर चढ़ाकर उनके तेजको खरादना आरम्भ कर दिया॥ ४४॥ इस प्रकार तेजके छिल जानेसे उनका रूप खिल उठा और उनका रूप रम्यातिरम्य होकर अधिक सुशोभित होने लगा॥ ४५॥ तबसे किरणोंके स्वामी भगवान् सूर्यके मुखका रूप बदल गया। उस समयसे उनका मुख रक्तवर्णका हो गया। उन मार्तण्डके मुखसे जो मुखराग

English

Janamejaya said:—O Brahman, I wish to hear the true account of the destruction of Dhundhu for which Kuvalashwa came by the name of Dhundhumāra (24).

हिन्दी अर्थ

ग्रहत्वं स च लेभे वै सर्वतोकाभिपूजितम् य हइदं जन्म देवानां श्रूणुयाद् वापि धारयेत्। उन दोनोंमें छोटी जो यमी नामकी यशस्विनी कन्या थी, वह नदियोंमें श्रेष्ठ, लोकोंको पवित्र करनेवाली यमुना हुई। मनु संसारमें मनु कहलाते हैं और सावर्ण भी कहलाते हैं॥६३-६४॥ उनके दूसरे पुत्र और मनुके भ्राता जो शनैश्वर हैं, उन्होंने सब लोकोंसे पूजित ग्रहका पद प्राप्त किया॥६५॥ जो मनुष्य देवताओंके जन्म (-की इस कथा)-को सुनता है अथवा मनमें धारण करता है, वह आपत्तियोंसे छूट जाता और बड़ा

English

Janamejaya said:—O Brahman, I wish to hear the true account of the destruction of Dhundhu for which Kuvalashwa came by the name of Dhundhumāra (24).

हिन्दी अर्थ

होनेसे पहिले प्रजापति मनुने पुत्रकी कामनासे मित्रावरुणकी इष्टि (यज्ञ) की थी। भारत! जब यह इष्टि हो रही थी, उस समय मुनिने मित्रावरुणके लिये आहुति दी। भरतग्रेष्ठ ! आहुतिके सम्पन्न होनेपर देवता, गन्धर्व, मनुष्य और तपोधन मुनि परम प्रसन्न हुए (और कहने लगे-) 'अहो! इसका तपोबल आश्चर्यजनक है और इसका शास्त्रीय ज्ञान भी अद्भुत है।!॥३-६॥ उस यज्ञमें दिव्य वस्त्रोंकी धारण किये हुए, दिव्य आभूषणोंसे उत्पन्न हुई थी, ऐसी ख्याति है॥७॥ राजा मनुने उस कन्याको 'इला' कहकर पुकारा और कहा--'भद्रे! तू मेरे पीछे-पीछे आ।' तब पुत्रकी कामनावाले प्रजापतिको इलाने यह धर्ममय उत्तर दिया मित्रावरुणयोरंशे जातास्मि बदतां वर। तयो: सकाशं यास्यामि न मां धर्मो हतो5वधीत्

English

Janamejaya said:—O Brahman, I wish to hear the true account of the destruction of Dhundhu for which Kuvalashwa came by the name of Dhundhumāra (24).

हिन्दी अर्थ

सैवमुक्त्वा मनुं देवं मित्रावरूणयोरिला। गत्वान्तिकं वरारोहा प्राज्ललिर्वाक्यमब्रवीतू अंशे5स्मि युवयोर्जाता देवौ कि करवाणि वाम्। मनुना चाहमुक्ता वै अनुगच्छस्व मामिति तां तथावादिनीं साध्वीमिलां धर्मपरायणाम्। मित्रश्न वरुणश्रोभावूचतुर्यन्निबोध तत् अनेन तब धर्मेण प्रश्रयेण दमेन च। सत्येन चैव सुश्रोणि प्रीतौ स्वो वरवर्णिनि

English

Vaishampāyana said:—Kuvalāshwa had a hundred sons all skillful archers; they were all well-educated, powerful irrepressible and pious and performed sacrifices and gave away profuse gifts. Kuvalāshwa installed his son Vrihadāshwa in the kingdom (25–26). Having made over the charge of his kingdom to his son he repaired to the forest. But the saint Uttanka prevented him (from doing that) (27). He said:—"O king, it behoves you to protect your subjects; you should not carry on penances, relieved of all anxiety (for the state) (28). O king, high-souled as you are, the earth should be protected by you. Setting aside all cares you should not enter into woods (29). It is seen that great virtue consists in protecting the subjects, but not so, in repairing to the forest (30) Such is upheld to be the duty of a king and even the former saintly kings used to protect their subjects. Therefore, you should look after your subjects (31). On the even ground near my hermitage, all desert and with little water, there is a tract full of the sands of the ocean called _Ujjānaka_.¹⁹ There entered into the ground full of sand a huge-bodied and highly powerful (demon) whom it was beyond (the power of the) gods even to destroy. That son of the Rakshasa, Madhu, also passed by the name of the huge Asura, Dhundhu. Resorting to dreadful penances, he is lying there for the destruction of men (32-33). When he breathes after the expiration of a year the earth trembles with her mountains, forest and wood (34). The heavy dust, raised by his breath, obstructs the path of the sun—the earth-quake continues for one week—and there comes out smoke with scintillations of fire and cinders. At that time, O my child, I cannot live at my hermitage (35-36). Therefore, for the behoof of mankind, do you slay that huge-bodied demon. On the destruction of that demon people will be at ease (37). O king, you alone are competent to kill him. O sinless one, in the previous Yuga Vishnu conferred a boon on me (38). 'You will welcome his energy with a boon who will kill that dreadful and highly powerful great Asura' (39). O king, even in a hundred celestial years trifling energy cannot consume that highly powerful Dhundhu. Great is his energy which even the gods cannot with difficulty overcome (40)". Thus accosted by the high-souled Uttanka the royal saint despatched his son Kuvalāshwa for suppressing Dhundhu (41).