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.
स तु राजा महेष्वासश्चक्रवर्ती महारथः। बभूव सर्वलोकस् मनोनयननन्दनः
That king, mighty-armed, wielder of the great bow, universal sovereign, became a delight to the minds and eyes of all people.
स शुश्राव महाबाहुः कपिलेन महात्मना। पितॄणआं निधनं घोरमप्राप्तिं त्रिदिवस्य च
That mighty-armed one heard from the great-souled Kapila of the terrible destruction of his ancestors and their failure to attain heaven.
स राज्यं सचिवे न्यस्य हृदयेन विदूयता। जगाम हिमवत्पार्श्वं तपस्तप्तुं नरेश्वरः
He entrusted the kingdom to his ministers, his heart afflicted, and the lord of men went to the side of the Himalayas to perform austerities.
आरिराधयिषुर्गङ्गां तपसा दग्धकिल्विषः। सोऽपश्यत नर्रेष्ठ हिमवन्तं नगोत्तमम्
Desiring to propitiate Ganga by asceticism, his sins consumed, he, best of men, beheld the Himalaya, the foremost of mountains.
शृङ्गैर्बहुविधाकारैर्धातुमद्भिरलंकृतम्। पवनालम्बिभिर्मेघैः परिपिक्तं समन्ततः
Adorned with peaks of many shapes, rich in minerals, and enveloped on all sides by clouds clinging to the wind,
नदीकुञ्जनितम्बैश्च सोदकैरुपशोभितम्। गुहाकन्दरसंलीनसिंहव्याघ्रनिषेवितम्
Graced by the banks of rivers and groves, with waters shining, and frequented by lions and tigers hidden in caves and caverns,
शकुनैश्च विचित्राङ्गैः कूजद्भिर्विविधा गिरः। भृङ्गराजैस्तथा हंसैर्दात्यूहैर्जलकुक्कुटैः
With birds of varied forms singing diverse songs—king crows, swans, waterfowl, and water-cocks,
मयूरैः शतपत्रैश्च जीवंजीवककोकिलैः। चकोरैरसितापाङ्गैस्तथा पुत्रप्रियैरपि
Peacocks with a hundred eyes, jivanjivaka cuckoos, chakoras with dark eyes, and birds fond of their young,
जलस्थानेषु रम्येषु पद्मिनीभिश्च संकुलम्। सारसानां च मधुरैर्व्याहृतैः समलंकृतम्
Crowded with lotuses in delightful waters, and adorned by the sweet calls of cranes,
किन्नरैरप्सरोभिश्च निषेवितशिलातलम्। दिग्वारणविषाणाग्रैः समन्ताद्धृष्टपादपम्
Its rocky plateaus frequented by kinnaras and apsaras, and trees struck all around by the tusks of guardian elephants of the quarters,