निहतान्दानवान्दृष्ट्वा त्रिदशा मुनिपुह्गवम्। तुष्टुवुर्विविधैर्वाक्यैरिदं वचनमब्रुवन्
Seeing the Dānavas slain, the gods and the foremost of sages praised him with various words and spoke this speech.
त्वत्प्रसादान्महाबाहो लोकैः प्राप्तं महत्सुखम्। त्वत्तेजसा च निहताः कालेयाः क्रूरविक्रमाः
By your grace, O mighty-armed one, the worlds have attained great happiness; and by your power, the cruel and valiant Kāleyas have been destroyed.
पूरस्व महाबाहो समुद्रं लोकभावन। यत्त्वया सलिलं पीतं तदस्मिन्पुनरुत्सृज
Refill the ocean, O mighty-armed, sustainer of the worlds; release again into it the water you have drunk.
एवमुक्तः प्रत्युवाच भगवान्मुनिपुङ्गवः। `तांस्तदा सहितान्देवानगस्त्यःसपुरन्दरान्
Thus addressed, the divine sage, foremost among ascetics, replied to the assembled gods along with Indra.
जीर्णं तद्धि मया तोयमुपायोऽन्यः प्रचिन्त्यताम्। पूरणार्थं समुद्रस्य भवद्भिर्यत्नमास्थितैः
That water has become old; another means should be considered by you, who are steadfast, for the purpose of filling the ocean.
केतच्छ्रुत्वा तु वचनं महर्षेर्भावितात्मनः। विस्मिताश्च विषण्णाश्च बभूवुः सहिताः सुराः
Hearing the words of the great sage, whose mind was noble, the gods together became astonished and disheartened.
परस्परमनुज्ञाप्यप्रणम्य मुनिपुङ्गवम्। प्रजाः सर्वा महाराज विप्रजग्मुर्यथागतम्
After mutually taking leave and bowing to the eminent sage, all the beings, O great king, departed as they had come.
त्रिदशा विष्णुना सार्धमुपजग्मुः पितामहम्। पूरणार्थं समुद्रस्य मन्त्रयित्वा पुनः पुनः
The gods, together with Vishnu, approached the grandsire, repeatedly consulting about the means to fill the ocean.
ते धातारमुपागम्य त्रिदशाः सह विष्णुना। ऊचुः प्राञ्जलयः सर्वे सागरस्याभिपूरणम्
They, the gods, along with Vishnu, came to the Creator and, with hands joined in reverence, all spoke of the ocean's replenishment.
तानुवाच समेतांस्तु ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः। `निर्ह्रादिन्या गिरा राजन्देवानाश्वासयंस्तदा
Brahma, the grandsire of the worlds, addressed them as they had assembled, comforting the gods with a voice deep as thunder.
गच्छध्वं विबुधाः सर्वे यथाकामं यथेप्सितम्। महता कालयोगेन प्रकृतिं यास्यतेऽर्णवः
Go, all you gods, as you desire, as you wish; in due time, by the force of destiny, the ocean will return to its natural state.
ज्ञातींश्च कारणं कृत्वा महाराजो भगीथः। `पूरयिष्यति तोयौघैः समुद्रं निधिमम्भसाम्
King Bhagiratha, having made his kinsmen the cause, will fill the ocean with streams of water, the repository of waters.
पितामहवचः श्रुत्वा सर्वे विबुधसत्तमाः। कालयोगं प्रतीक्षन्तो जग्मुश्चापि यथागतम्
Hearing the words of the grandsire, all the foremost gods departed as they had come, awaiting the destined time.
कथं वै ज्ञातयोब्रह्मन्कारणं चात्र किं मुने। कथं समुद्रः पूर्णश्च भगीरथपरिश्रमात्
O Brahman, how were the kinsmen involved, and what was the cause here, O sage? How was the ocean filled by Bhagiratha's effort?
एतदिच्छाम्यहं श्रोतुं विस्तरेण तपोधन। कथ्यमानं त्वया विप्र राज्ञां चरितमुत्तमम्
I wish to hear this in detail, O possessor of austerity, as you recount the excellent deeds of the kings.
एवमुक्तस्तु विप्रेन्द्रो धर्मराज्ञा महात्मना। कथयामास माहात्म्यं सगरस्य महात्मनः
Thus addressed by the great-souled Dharmaraja, the foremost Brahmin began to narrate the greatness of Sagara, the illustrious one.
इक्ष्वाकूणां कुले जातः सगरो नाम पार्थिवः। रूपसत्वबलोपेतः स चापुत्रः प्रतापवान्
Born in the lineage of the Ikshvakus was a king named Sagara, endowed with beauty, strength, and valor, yet childless and mighty.
स हैहयान्समुत्साद्य तालजङ्घांश्च भारत। वशे च कृत्वा राजन्यान्स्वराज्यमनुशिष्टवान्
He, O Bharata, after subduing the Haihayas and the Talajanghas, and bringing the royal clans under his control, established his own sovereignty.
तस्य भार्ये त्वभवतां रूपयौवनदर्पिते। वैदर्भी भरतश्रेष्ठ शैव्या च भरतर्षभ
His wives, O best of Bharatas, were Vaidehi, proud of their beauty and youth, and Shaivya, O bull among Bharatas.
सपुत्रकामो नृपतिस्तप्यते स्म महत्तपः। पत्नीभ्यां सह राजेन्द्र कैलासं गिरिमाश्रितः
Desiring a son, the king performed great austerity together with his wives, O king, taking refuge on Mount Kailasa.
स तप्यमानः सुमहत्तपोयोगसमन्वितः। आससाद महात्मानं त्र्यक्षं त्रिपुरमर्दनम्
Engaged in intense austerity, endowed with great ascetic power, he approached the great-souled three-eyed destroyer of Tripura.
शंकरं भवमीशानं पिनाकिं शूलपाणिनम्। त्र्यम्बकं शिवमुग्रेशं बहुरूपमुमापतिम्
Shankara, Bhava, Ishana, Pinaki, wielder of the trident, Tryambaka, Shiva, Ugrasha, of many forms, the consort of Uma.
स तं दृष्ट्वैव वरदं पत्नीभ्यां सहितो नृपः। प्रणिपत्य महाबाहुः पुत्रार्थे समयाचत
Seeing that bestower of boons together with his wives, the king, mighty-armed, bowed down and asked for a son.
तं प्रीतिमान्हरः प्राह सभार्यं नृपसत्तमम्। यस्मिन्वृतो मुहूर्तेऽहं त्वयेह नृपते वरम्
Pleased, Hara said to the king, who was with his wives: 'In whatever moment you choose, O king, I will grant you a boon here.'
षष्टिः पुत्रसहस्राणि शूराः परमदर्पिताः। एकस्यां संभविष्यन्ति पत्न्यां नरवरोत्तम
Sixty thousand sons, valiant and exceedingly proud, will be born from one wife of yours, O best of kings.
ते चैवसर्वे सहिताः क्षयं यास्यन्ति पार्थिव। एको वंशधरः शूर एकस्यां संभविष्यति
And all of them together, O king, will meet their end; but one heroic son, a bearer of the lineage, will be born from the other.
एवमुक्त्वा तु तं रुद्रस्तत्रैवान्तरधीयत। स चापि सगरो राजा जगाम स्वं निवेशनम्
Having spoken thus, Rudra vanished right there; and King Sagara returned to his own abode.
पत्नीभ्यां सहितस्तत्र होऽतिहृष्टमनास्तदा। `कालं शंभुवरप्राप्तं प्रतीक्षन्सगरोऽनयत्
There, together with his wives, Sagara, his mind exceedingly delighted, awaited the time for the boon from Shambhu to be fulfilled.
तस्य तेमनुजश्रेष्ठ भार्ये कललोचने। वैदर्भी चैव शैब्या च गर्भिण्यौ संबभूवतुः
Then, O best of the Bharatas, his two wide-eyed wives—Vaidarbhi and Shaibya—became pregnant.
ततः कालेन वैदर्भी गर्भालाबुं व्यजायत। शैव्या च सुषुवे पुत्रं कुमारं देवरूपिणम्
In due time, Vaidarbhi gave birth to a gourd-like embryo, and Shaibya bore a son, a boy with the form of a god.