प्रद्विषन्तीं पतिर्भार्यां किं मां द्वेक्षीति चाब्रवीत्
The husband said to his wife, who was hostile toward him, "Why do you despise me?"
अहं त्वद्भरणाशक्ता जात्यन्धं ससुतं तदा। नित्यकालं श्रमेणार्ता न भरेयं महातपः
"I am unable to support you, a great ascetic, along with your blind son; I am always afflicted by hardship and cannot bear it," she replied.
तस्मास्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा ऋषिः कोपसमन्वितः। प्रत्युवाच ततः पत्नीं प्रद्वेषीं ससुतां तदा
Therefore, hearing those words, the sage, filled with anger, then spoke to his hostile wife, who was with her son.
त्वया दत्तं धनं विप्र नेच्छेयं दुःखकारणम्
"O Brahmin, the wealth you have given—I do not desire it, as it is the cause of sorrow."
यथेष्टं कुरु विप्रेन्द्र न भेरयं पुरा यथा
"Do as you wish, O best of Brahmins; I will not support you as before."
एक एव पतिर्नार्या यावज्जीवं परायणम्। मृते जीवति वा तस्मिन्नापरं प्राप्नुयान्नरम्
"A woman has only one husband as her refuge for life; whether he is dead or alive, she should not seek another man."
अभिगम्य परं नारी पतिष्यति न संशयः। अपतीनां तु नारीणामद्यप्रभृति पातकम्
"If a woman approaches another, she will surely be married (to him); but from this day, for women without husbands, it will be a sin."
यद्यस्ति चेद्धनं सर्वं वृथाभोगा भवन्तु ताः। अकीर्तिः परिवादाश्च नित्यं तासां भवन्तु वै
"Even if they possess all wealth, let their enjoyments be in vain; let disgrace and reproach always be theirs."
इति तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा ब्राह्मणी भृशकोपिता। गङ्गायां नीयतामेष पुत्रा इत्येवमब्रवीत्
Hearing these words, the Brahmin woman, greatly angered, said, "Let this son be taken to the Ganga."
लोभमोहाभिभूतास्ते पुत्रास्तं गौतमादयः। वद्ध्वोडुपे परिक्षिप्य गङ्गायां समवासृजन्
Overcome by greed and delusion, her sons, led by Gautama, bound him, placed him on a raft, and cast him into the Ganga.
कस्मादन्धश्च वृद्धश्च भर्तव्योऽयमिति स्म ते। चिन्तयित्वा ततः क्रूराः प्रतिजग्मुरथो गृहान्
Thinking, "Why should we support this blind and old man?" those cruel ones then returned to their homes.
सोऽनुस्रोतस्तदा विप्रः प्लवमानो यदृच्छया। जगाम सुबहून्देशानन्धस्तेनोडुपेन ह
Then, that Brahmin, floating downstream by chance on the raft, traveled through many lands, though blind.
तं तु राजा बलिर्नाम सर्वधर्मविदां वरः। अपश्यन्मज्जनगतः स्रोतसाऽभ्याशमागतम्
There, King Bali, foremost among those who know all dharma, saw him, immersed in the water and carried near by the current.
जग्राह चैनं धर्मात्मा बलिः सत्यपराक्रमः। ज्ञात्वा चैवं स वव्रेऽथ पुत्रार्थे भरतर्षभ
The righteous and truly valiant Bali took hold of him, and, having learned his story, then granted him a boon for the sake of a son, O bull among the Bharatas.
तं पूजयित्वा राजर्षिर्विश्रान्तं मुनिमब्रवीत्।' सन्तानार्थं महाभाग भार्यासु मम मानद। पुत्रान्धर्मार्थकुशलानुत्पादयितुमर्हसि
After honoring the sage and allowing him to rest, the royal sage spoke: 'O most fortunate one, giver of honor, for the sake of progeny, please beget sons in my wives who are skilled in righteousness and wealth.'
एवमुक्तः स तेजस्वी तं तथेत्युक्तवानृषिः। तस्मैस राजा स्वां भार्यां सुदेष्णां प्राहिणोत्तदा
Thus addressed, the radiant sage replied, 'So be it.' Then the king sent his own wife, Sudeṣṇā, to the sage.
तस्यां काक्षीवदादीन्स शूद्रयोनावृषिस्तदा। जनयामास धर्मात्मा पुत्रानेकादशैव तु
In Sudeṣṇā, the righteous sage then begot eleven sons, including Kākṣīvad and others, but in the womb of a Śūdra woman.
काक्षीवदादीन्पुत्रांस्तान्दृष्ट्वा सर्वानधीयतः। उवाच तमृषिं राजा ममेम इति भारत
Seeing all those sons, Kākṣīvad and the rest, the king, O Bhārata, addressed the sage, saying, 'Are these mine?'
नेत्युवाच महर्षिस्तं ममेम इति चाब्रवीत्। शूद्रयोनौ मया हीमे जाताः काक्षीवदादयः
The great sage replied, 'No, these are not yours. Kākṣīvad and the others were born by me in the womb of a Śūdra woman.'
अन्धं वृद्धं च मां दृष्ट्वा सुदेष्णा महिषी तव। अवमन्य ददौ मूढा शूद्रां धात्रेयिकां मम
Seeing me blind and aged, your queen Sudeṣṇā, foolishly disregarding me, gave me her Śūdra maidservant as a nurse.
ततः प्रसादयामास पुनस्तमृषिसत्तमम्। बलिः सुदेष्णां स्वां भार्यां तस्मै स प्राहिणोत्पुनः
Then Bali again sought to please the eminent sage, and once more sent his own wife Sudeṣṇā to him.
तां स दीर्घतमाङ्गेषु स्पृष्ट्वा देवीमथाब्रवीत्। भविष्यन्ति कुमारास्ते तेजसाऽऽदित्यवर्चसः
Touching the limbs of the queen, the sage spoke: 'You will have sons radiant with the brilliance of the sun.'
अङ्गो वङ्गः कलिङ्गश्च पुण्ड्रः सुह्मश्च ते सुताः। तेषां देशाः समाख्याताः स्वनामकथिता भुवि
Aṅga, Vaṅga, Kaliṅga, Puṇḍra, and Suhma will be your sons; their lands are named after them, and their names are renowned on earth.
अङ्गस्याङ्गोऽभवद्देशो वङ्गो वङ्गस्य च स्मृतः। कलिङ्गविषयश्चैव कलिङ्गस्य च स स्मृतः
Aṅga became the land of Aṅga, Vaṅga is remembered as the land of Vaṅga, and Kaliṅga's territory is known as Kaliṅga.
पुण्ड्रस्य पुण्ड्राः प्रख्याताः सुह्माः सुह्मस्य च स्मृताः। एवं बलेः पुरा वंशः प्रख्यातो वै महर्षिजः
Puṇḍra's land is famed as Puṇḍra, and Suhma's as Suhma; thus, the lineage of Bali, born of the great sage, became renowned.
एवमन्ये महेष्वासा ब्राह्मणैः क्षत्रिया भुवि। जाताः परमधर्मज्ञा वीर्यवन्तो महाबलाः। एतच्छ्रुत्वा त्वमप्यत्र मातः कुरु यथेप्सितम्
In this way, other mighty archers, Kṣatriyas, were born from Brāhmaṇas on earth, knowing supreme dharma, possessing great strength and valor. Hearing this, mother, you too may do as you wish here.
पुनर्भरतवंशस्य हेतुं सन्तानवृद्धये। वक्ष्यामि नियतं मातस्तन्मे निगदतः शृणु
I will now recount the cause for the continuation of the Bharata lineage; mother, listen to me as I speak.
ब्राह्मणो गुणवान्कश्चिद्धनेनोपनिमन्त्र्यताम्। विचित्रवीर्यक्षेत्रेषु यः समुत्पादयेत्प्रजाः
Let a virtuous Brāhmaṇa be invited with wealth, who can beget offspring in the fields of Vicitravīrya.
भीष्मस्य तु वचः श्रुत्वा धर्महेत्वर्थसंहितम्। माता सत्यवती भीष्मं पुनरेवाभ्यभाषत
Hearing Bhīṣma's words, which were based on righteousness and purpose, mother Satyavatī again addressed Bhīṣma.
औचथ्यमधिकृत्येदमङ्गं च यदुदाहृतम्। पौराणी श्रुतिरित्येषा प्राप्तकालमिदं कुरु
Regarding the case of Aucathya and what was cited about Aṅga, this ancient tradition is authoritative; now is the proper time to act.