पृच्छामि त्वां वसुमानौषदश्वि- र्यद्यस्ति लोको दिवि मे नरेन्द्र। यद्यन्तरिक्षे प्रथितो महात्मन् क्षेत्रज्ञं त्वां तस्य धर्मस्य मन्ये
I ask you, O wealthy one, possessor of healing herbs, is there a world in heaven for me, O king? If there is one established in the sky, O great-souled one, I consider you the knower of the field of that righteousness.
यदन्तरिक्षं पृथिवी दिशश्च यत्तेजसा तपते भानुमांश्च। लोकास्तावन्तो दिवि संस्थिता वै तेनान्तवन्तः प्रतिपालयन्ति
Whatever space, earth, and directions there are, and the sun who shines by your brilliance—so many worlds are established in heaven, and by that, the finite beings are sustained.
तांस्ते ददानि मा प्रपत प्रपातं ये मे लोकास्तव ते वै भवन्तु। क्रीणीष्वैतांस्तृणकेनापि राज- न्प्रतिग्रहस्ते यदि धीमन्प्रदुष्टः
I give you those worlds; do not fall into ruin. Whatever worlds are mine, let them be yours. Buy them even with a blade of grass, O king, if your acceptance is not tainted, O wise one.
न मिथ्याऽहं विक्रयं वै स्मरामि वृथा गृहीतं शिशुकाच्छङ्कमानः। कुर्यां न चैवाकृतपूर्वमन्यै- र्विधित्समानः किमु तत्र साधुः
I do not recall ever making a false sale, nor have I ever taken anything in vain, fearing the reproach of children. Nor would I do what has not been done before by others, merely out of desire; what virtue is there in that?
तांस्त्वं लोकान्प्रतिपद्यस्व राज- न्मया दत्तान्यदि नेष्टः क्रयस्ते। अहं न तान्वै प्रतिगन्ता नरेन्द्र सर्वे लोकास्तव ते वै भवन्तु
You, O king, accept those worlds which I have given; if you do not desire the price, let it be so. I will not take them back, O king; let all those worlds be yours.
पृच्छामि त्वां शिबिरौशीनरोऽहं ममापि लोका यदि सन्तीह तात। यद्यन्तरिक्षे यदि वा दिवि श्रिताः क्षेत्रज्ञं त्वां तस्य धर्मस्य मन्ये
I ask you, I am Śibi, son of Uśīnara; if there are worlds for me here, O dear one, whether they are in the sky or established in heaven, I consider you the knower of the field of that righteousness.
यत्त्वं वाचा हृदयेनापि साधू- न्परीप्समानान्नावमंस्था नरेन्द्र। तेनानन्ता दिवि लोकाः श्रितास्ते विद्युद्रूपाः स्वनवन्तो महान्तः
Because you, O king, did not disdain the good, either in word or in heart, when they sought you, therefore, those infinite worlds established in heaven, vast and resounding like thunderclouds, are yours.
तांस्त्वं लोकान्प्रतिपद्यस्व राज- न्मया दत्तान्यदि नेष्टः क्रयस्ते। न चाहं तान्प्रतिपत्स्ये ह दत्त्वा यत्र गत्वा नानुशोचन्ति धीराः
You, O king, accept those worlds which I have given; if you do not desire the price, let it be so. Nor will I accept them back after giving, where the steadfast go and do not grieve.
यथा त्वमिन्द्रप्रतिमप्रभाव- स्ते चाप्यनन्ता नरदेव लोकाः। तथाऽद्य लोके न रमेऽन्यदत्ते तस्माच्छिबे नाभिनन्दामि दायम्
Just as you, O king, possess power like Indra, and those worlds are indeed infinite, so today I do not delight in a gift received from another; therefore, O Śibi, I do not welcome the share.
न चेदेकैकशो राजँल्लोकान्नः प्रतिनन्दसि। सर्वे प्रदाय भवते गन्तारो नरकं वयम्
If you, O king, do not accept our worlds one by one, then, having given all to you, we shall all go to hell.
यदर्होऽहं तद्यतध्वं सन्तः सत्याभिनन्दिनः। अहं तन्नाभिजानामि यत्कृतं न मया पुरा
Whatever I am worthy of, let that be given, O virtuous ones who rejoice in truth. I do not know of anything done by me before that would entitle me to this.
कस्यैते प्रतिदृश्यन्ते रथाः पञ्च हिरण्मयाः। यानारुह्य नरो लोकानभिवाञ्छति शाश्वतान्
To whom do these five golden chariots appear? Mounting them, a man desires the eternal worlds.
युष्मानेते वहिष्यन्ति रथाः पञ्च हिरण्मयाः। उच्चैः सन्तः प्रकाशन्ते ज्वलन्तोऽग्निशिखा इव
These five golden chariots are for you; they shine high and bright, blazing like tongues of fire.
अश्वमेधे महायज्ञे स्वयंभुविहिते पुरा। हयस्य यानि चाङ्गानि संनिकृत्य यथाक्रमम्
In the great sacrifice of the horse, the Aśvamedha, ordained of old by the Self-born, all the limbs of the horse are gathered together in due order.
होताऽध्वर्युरथोद्गाता ब्रह्मणा सह भारत। अग्नौ प्रास्यन्ति विधिवत्समस्ताः षोडशर्त्विजः
O Bharata, the Hotṛ, Adhvaryu, Udgātṛ, and Brahman, together with all sixteen officiating priests, duly offer oblations into the fire.
धूमगन्धं च पापिष्ठा ये जिघ्रन्ति नरा भुवि। विमुक्तपापाः पूतास्ते तत्क्षणेनाभवन्नराः
Those most sinful men on earth who inhale the scent of the smoke become purified and freed from sin in that very instant.
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे चैव माधवी सा तपोधना। मृगचर्मपरीताङ्गी परिधाय मृगत्वचम्
Meanwhile, Mādhavī, rich in austerity, having covered her body with a deerskin, wrapped herself in the hide.
मृगैः परिचरन्ती सा मृगाहारविचेष्टिता। यज्ञवाटं मृगगणैः प्रविश्य भृशविस्मिता
Moving about with the deer, living as they did, she entered the sacrificial enclosure with the herds of deer, greatly astonished.
आघ्रायन्ती धूमगन्धं मृगैरेव चचार सा। यज्ञवाटमटन्ती सा पुत्रांस्तानपराजितान्
Smelling the scent of the smoke, she wandered there with the deer, roaming the sacrificial ground, and saw her sons, now defeated.
पश्यन्ती यज्ञमाहात्म्यं मुदं लेभे च माधवी। असंस्पृशन्तं वसुधां ययातिं नाहुषं यदा
Seeing the greatness of the sacrifice, Mādhavī felt joy, and saw Yayāti, son of Nahusha, not touching the earth.
दिविष्ठं प्राप्तमाज्ञाय ववन्दे पितरं तदा। तदा वसुमनापृच्छन्मातरं वै तपस्विनीम्
Realizing that he had attained the heavens, she then bowed to her father, and after that, Mādhavī, the ascetic, addressed her mother.
भवत्या यत्कृतमिदं वन्दनं पादयोरिह। कोयं देवोपमो राजा याऽभिवन्दसि मे वद
Mother, whose feet you have just worshipped here—who is this king, equal to the gods, whom you have greeted? Tell me.
शृणुध्वं सहिताः पुत्रा नाहुषोयं पिता मम। ययातिर्मम पुत्राणां मातामह इति स्मृतः
Hear, my sons, all together: this is Nahusha, my father. Yayāti is remembered as the maternal grandfather of my sons.
पूरुं मे भ्रातरं राज्ये समावेश्य दिवं गतः। केन वा कारणेनैवमिह प्राप्तो महायशाः
Having installed my brother Pūru in the kingdom, he went to heaven. For what reason has this illustrious one come here?
तस्यास्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा स्वर्गाद्भ्रष्टेति चाब्रवीत्। सा पुत्रस्य वचः श्रुत्वा संभ्रमाविष्टचेतना
Hearing her words, she said, 'He has fallen from heaven.' Hearing her son's words, Mādhavī's mind was seized by agitation.
माधवी पितरं प्राह दौहित्रपरिवारितम्। तपसा निर्जिताँल्लोकान्प्रतिगृह्णीष्व मामकान्
Mādhavī spoke to her father, surrounded by her grandsons: 'By my austerities I have conquered worlds—accept them from me.'
पुत्राणामिव पौत्राणां धर्मादधिगतं धनम्। स्वार्थणेव वदन्तीह ऋषयो धर्मपाठकाः। तस्माद्दानेन तपसा चास्माकं दिवमाव्रज
Just as wealth gained by sons is inherited by grandsons through righteousness, so say the sages who know dharma; therefore, by gift and austerity, ascend to heaven through us.
यदि धर्मफलं ह्येतच्छोभनं भविता तव। दुहित्रा चैव दौहित्रैस्तारितोऽहं महात्मभिः
If this is indeed the excellent fruit of righteousness for you, then I have been carried across by my daughter and grandsons, who are great-souled.
तस्मात्पवित्रं दौहित्रमद्यप्रभृति पैतृके। त्रीणि श्राद्धे पवित्राणि दौहित्रः कुतपस्तिलाः
Therefore, from this day forward, the relationship with a daughter's son is pure in matters of ancestors; in the śrāddha, three things are pure: the daughter's son, the kutapa time, and sesame seeds.
त्रीणि चात्र प्रशंसन्ति शौचमक्रोधमत्वराम्। भोक्तारः परिवेष्टारः श्रावितारः पवित्रकाः
Here, three things are praised: purity, absence of anger, and absence of haste; those who eat, those who serve, and those who recite are purifiers.