पौराणां वचनं श्रुत्वा घोरं नृपतिसत्तमः। मुहूर्तं विमना भूत्वासचिवानिदमब्रवीत्
Hearing the citizens' terrible words, the illustrious king became troubled for a moment, then spoke to his ministers.
असमञ्ज पुरादद्य सुतो मे विप्रवास्यताम्। यदि वो मत्प्रियं कार्यमेतच्छीध्रं विधीयताम्
Let Asamanja, my son, be exiled from the city today; if this is pleasing to you, let it be done swiftly.
एवमुक्ता नरेन्द्रेण सचिवास्ते नराधिप। यथोक्तं त्वरिताश्चक्रुर्यथाऽऽज्ञापितवान्नृपः
Thus addressed by the king, the ministers, O ruler of men, quickly carried out his command as he had ordered.
एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं यथा पुत्रो महात्मना। पौराणां हितकामेन सगरेण विवासितः
All this has been told to you: how Sagara, desiring the welfare of the citizens, exiled his own son.
अंशुमांस्तु महेष्वासो यदुक्तः सगरेण हि। तत्ते सर्वंप्रवक्ष्यामि कीर्त्यमानं निबोध मे
And now, regarding Aṃśumān, the mighty archer, as spoken of by Sagara, I will tell you everything; listen to my account.
पितुश् तेऽहंत्यागेन पुत्राणां निधनेन च। अलाभेन तथाऽश्वस् परितप्यामि पुत्रक
Because of your father's abandonment, the death of the sons, and the lack of the horse, I am tormented, O child.
तस्माद्दुःखाभिसंतप्तं यज्ञविघ्नाच्च मोहितम्। हयस्यानयनात्पौत्र नरकान्मां समुद्धर
Therefore, afflicted by sorrow and bewildered by the interruption of the sacrifice, rescue me, grandson, from hell by bringing back the horse.
एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि। एवं स सागरो राजन्पूरितोऽगस्त्यदूपितः ।। जगाम दुःखात्तं देशं यत्रवै दारिता मही
All this has been told to you, as you have asked me; thus, Sagara, filled with grief and urged by Agastya, went to that place where the earth had been split.
स तु तेनैव मार्गेण समुद्रं प्रविवेश ह। अपश्यच्च महात्मानं कपिलं तुरगं च तम्
He entered the ocean by that very path, and there he saw the great-souled Kapila and the horse.
स दृष्ट्वा तेजसो राशिं पुराणमृपिसत्तमम्। प्रणम्य शिरसा भूमौ कार्यमस्मै न्यवेदयत्
Seeing the ancient, supreme sage, a mass of brilliance, he bowed his head to the ground and presented his request.
ततः प्रीतो महाराज कपिलोंऽशुमतोऽभवत्। उवाच चैनं धर्मात्मा वरदोस्मीति भारत
Then, pleased, O king, Kapila became favorable to Aṃśumān and, righteous, said to him, 'I grant you a boon.'
स वव्रे तुरगं तत्र प्रथमं यज्ञकारणात्। द्वितीयमुदकं वव्रे पितॄणां पावनेच्छया
He first asked for the horse there, for the sake of the sacrifice; secondly, he requested water, wishing to purify his ancestors.
तमुवाच महातेजाः कपिलो मुनिपुङ्गवः। ददानि तव भद्रं ते यद्यत्प्रार्थयसेऽनघ
The great and radiant Kapila, foremost among sages, said to him, 'I will grant you whatever you desire, O sinless one.'
त्वयि क्षमा च धर्मश्च सत्यं चापि प्रतिष्ठितम्। त्वया कृतार्थः सगरः पुत्रवांश्च त्वया पिता
In you are established patience, righteousness, and truth; through you, Sagara has achieved his purpose, and through you, your father has sons.
तव चैव प्रभावेन स्वर्गं यास्यन्ति सागराः। `शलभत्वं गता ये ते मम क्रोधहुताशने
And by your power, those oceans that became moths and were consumed by the fire of my wrath shall attain heaven.
पौत्रश्च ते त्रिपथगां त्रिदिवादानयिष्यति। पावनार्थं सागराणां तोषयित्वा महेश्वरम्
And your grandson will bring the river of three paths from heaven, having pleased Maheshvara, for the purification of the oceans.
हयं नयस्व भद्रं ते याज्ञिं नरपुङ्गव। यज्ञः समाप्यतां तात सगरस्य महात्मनः
Take the horse, O best of men, and complete the sacrifice of the great-souled Sagara; may all be well with you.
अंशुमानेवमुक्तस्तु कपिलेन महात्मना। आजगाम हयं गृह्य यज्ञवाटं महात्मनः
Thus addressed by the great-souled Kapila, Aṃśumān took the horse and went to the sacrificial ground of the great-souled king.
सोभिवाद्य ततः पादौ सगरस्य महात्मनः। मूर्ध्नि तनाप्युपाघ्रातस्तस्मै सर्वंनय्वेदयत्
Then, after bowing and touching the feet of the great-souled Sagara, and being embraced on the head, he reported everything to him.
यथा दृष्टं श्रुतं चापि सागराणां क्षयं तथा। तं चास्मै हयमाचष्ट यज्ञवाटमुपागतम्
He described to him, as he had seen and heard, the destruction of the sons of Sagara, and also told him of the horse brought to the sacrificial ground.
तच्छ्रुत्वा सगरो राजा पुत्रजं दुःखमत्यजत्। अंशुमन्तं च संपूज्यसमापयत तं क्रतुम्
Hearing this, King Sagara let go of the sorrow for his sons and, honoring Aṃśumān, completed that sacrifice.
समाप्तयज्ञः सगरो देवैः सर्वैः सभाजितः। पुत्रत्वे कल्पयामास समुद्रं वरुणालयम्
When the sacrifice was completed, Sagara, honored by all the gods, appointed the ocean, the abode of Varuṇa, as his son.
प्रशास्य सुचिरं कालं राज्यं राजीवलोचनः। पौत्रे भारं समवेश्य जगाम त्रिदिवं तदा
Having ruled the kingdom for a long time, the lotus-eyed king entrusted the burden to his grandson and then went to heaven.
अंशुमानपि धर्मात्मा महीं सागरमेखलाम्। प्रशशास महाराज यथैवास् पितामहः
And Aṃśumān, righteous-souled, ruled the earth girdled by the ocean, O great king, just as his grandfather had done.
तस्य पुत्रः समभवद्दिलीपो नाम धर्मवित्। तस्मिन्राज्यं समाधाय अंशुमानपि संस्थितः
His son was born, named Dilīpa, a knower of dharma; and Aṃśumān, having established him in the kingdom, departed.
दिलीपस्तु ततः श्रुत्वा पितॄणां निधनं महत्। पर्यतप्यत दुःखेन तेषां गतिमचिन्तयत्
Then Dilīpa, hearing of the great destruction of his ancestors, was tormented by grief and pondered their fate.
गङ्गावतरणए यत्नं सुमहच्चाकरोन्नृपः। न चावतारयामास चेष्टमानो यथाबलम्
The king made great effort to bring down the Ganga, but, though he strove with all his might, he could not bring her down.
तस् पुत्र समभवच्छ्रीमान्धर्मपराणः। भगीरथ इति ख्यातः सत्यवागनसूयकः
His son was born, glorious and devoted to dharma, known as Bhagiratha, truthful and famed for his vows.
अभिषिच्य तु तं राज्येदिलीपो वनमाश्रितः
Having installed him in the kingdom, Dilīpa withdrew to the forest.
तपः सिद्धिसमायोगात्स राजा भरतर्षभ। वनाज्जगाम त्रिदिवं कालयोगेन भारत
Through the union of asceticism and accomplishment, that king, O bull among the Bharatas, left the forest and went to heaven in due course.