भगवत्याः प्रसादेन गच्छेत्क्षत्रमनामयम्। उपारम्य च गच्छेम सहिताः पापकर्मणः
By your grace, O blessed one, may the Kshatriyas be restored unharmed; having ceased from evil deeds, may we all depart together.
सपुत्रा त्वं प्रसादं नः कर्तुमर्हसि शोभने। पुनर्दृष्टिप्रदानेन राज्ञः संत्रातुमर्हसि
With your son, you ought to show us favor, O beautiful one; by granting us sight again, you should protect the kings.
गन्धर्व उवाच
The Gandharva said:
तेन चक्षूंषि वस्ताता व्यक्तं कोपान्महात्मना। स्मरता निहतान्बन्धूनादत्तानि न संशयः
It is clear that your sight was taken away by that great soul, out of anger, remembering his slain kin and the wrongs done—there is no doubt.
गर्भानपि यदा यूयं भृगूणां घ्नत पुत्रकाः। तदायमूरुणा गर्भो मया वर्षशतं धृतः
When you, O princes, killed even the unborn children of the Bhargavas, at that time I bore this child in my thigh for a hundred years.
षडङ्गश्चाखिलो वेद इमं गर्भस्थमेव ह। विवेश भृगुवंशस्य भूयः प्रियचिकीर्षया
The entire Veda, with its six branches, entered this child while still in the womb, wishing to do good to the Bhargava lineage.
सोऽयं पितृवधाद्व्यक्तं क्रोधाद्वो हन्तुमिच्छति। तेजसा तस्य दिव्येन चक्षूंषि मुषितानि वः
Because of the slaying of his ancestors, he clearly wishes, out of wrath, to destroy you; by his divine energy, your sight was taken away.
तमेव यूयं याचध्वमौर्वं मम सुतोत्तमम्। अयं वः प्रणिपातेन तुष्टो दृष्टीः प्रदास्यति
You should approach that Aurva, my excellent son; if you bow before him, he will be pleased and restore your sight.
एवमुक्तास्ततः सर्वे राजानस्ते तमूरुजम्। ऊचुः प्रसीदेति तदा प्रसादं च चकार सः
Thus addressed, all those kings then spoke to Aurva, asking for his favor, and he granted them his grace.
अनेनैव च विख्यातो नाम्ना लोकेषु सत्तमः। स और्व इति विप्रर्षिरूरुं भित्त्वा व्यजायत
By this very name he became renowned among the worlds; thus the sage Aurva, bursting from the thigh, was born.
चक्षूंषि प्रतिलभ्याथ प्रतिजग्मुस्ततो नृपाः। भार्गवस्तु मुनिर्मेने सर्वलोकपराभवम्
Then, having regained their sight, the kings departed; but the sage of the Bhargava line considered this to be the defeat of all the worlds.
स चक्रे तात लोकानां विनाशाय मतिं तदा। सर्वेषामेव कार्त्स्न्येन मनः प्रवणमात्मनः
At that time, O dear one, he resolved upon the destruction of the worlds; his mind became wholly inclined toward this purpose.
इच्छन्नपचितिं कर्तुं भृगूणां भृगुनन्दनः। सर्वलोकविनाशाय तपसा सहतैधितः
Desiring to avenge the Bhṛgus, the delight of the Bhṛgu lineage, blazing with ascetic power, undertook to destroy all the worlds.
तापयामास ताँल्लोकान्सदेवासुरमानुषान्। तपसोग्रेण महता नन्दयिष्यन्पितामहान्
He began to torment those worlds—gods, asuras, and humans—with fierce and mighty austerity, wishing to gladden his ancestors.
ततस्तं पितरस्तात विज्ञाय कुलनन्दनम्। पितृलोकादुपागम्य सर्व ऊचुरिदं वचः
Then, O dear one, his ancestors, recognizing their descendant, came from the world of the ancestors and all spoke these words:
और्व दृष्टः प्रभावस्ते तपसोग्रस्य पुत्रक। प्रसादं कुरु लोकानां नियच्छ क्रोधमात्मनः
"Aurva, your power, O son, born of fierce austerity, has been seen; show favor to the worlds, restrain your anger."
नानीशैर्हि तदा तात भृगुभिर्भावितात्मभिः। वधो ह्युपेक्षितः सर्वैः क्षत्रियाणां विहिंसताम्
"At that time, O dear one, the Bhṛgus, whose minds were purified, were not able to prevent it; all endured the slaughter by the Kṣatriyas, though they were being harmed."
आयुषा विप्रकृष्टेन यदा नः खेद आविशत्। तदाऽस्माभिर्वधस्तात क्षत्रियैरीप्सितः स्वयम्
"When, due to a long life, weariness overtook us, then, O dear one, we ourselves desired death at the hands of the Kṣatriyas."
निखातं यच्च वै वित्तं केनचिद्गृगुवेश्मनि। वैरायैव तदा न्यस्तं क्षत्रियान्कोपयिष्णुभिः
"And whatever wealth was buried in the house of the Bhṛgus by someone, was placed there only to incite enmity by those wishing to anger the Kṣatriyas."
किं हि वित्तेन नः कार्यं स्वर्गेप्सूनां द्विजोत्तम। यदस्माकं धनाध्यक्षः प्रभूतं धनमाहरत्
"What use have we for wealth, O best of twice-born, who long for heaven, when our lord of wealth has already brought us abundant riches?"
यदा तु मृत्युरादातुं न नः शक्नोति सर्वशः। तदाऽस्माभिरयं दृष्ट उपायस्तात संमतः
"When death could not take us all completely, then, O dear one, this means was considered by us as acceptable."
आत्महा च पुमांस्तात न लोकाँल्लभते शुभान्। ततोऽस्माभिः समीक्ष्यैवं नात्मनात्मा निपातितः
"A man who kills himself, O dear one, does not attain auspicious worlds; therefore, considering thus, we did not destroy ourselves by our own hand."
न चैतन्नः प्रियं तात यदिदं कर्तुमिच्छसि। नियच्छेदं मनः पापात्सर्वलोकपराभवात्
"Nor, O dear one, is this act you wish to do pleasing to us; restrain your mind from sin, from the destruction of all the worlds."
मा वधीः क्षत्रियांस्तात न लोकान्सप्त पुत्रक। दूषयन्तं तपस्तेजः क्रोधमुत्पतितं जहि
"Do not kill the Kṣatriyas, O dear one, nor the seven worlds, O son; do not let your ascetic energy be tainted, subdue the anger that has arisen."
उक्तवानस्मि यां क्रोधात्प्रतिज्ञां पितरस्तदा। सर्वलोकविनाशाय न सा मे वितथा भवेत्
"The vow I made in anger at that time, ancestors, for the destruction of all the worlds—let it not be in vain for me."
वृथारोषप्रतिज्ञो वै नाहं जीवितुमुत्सहे। अनिस्तीर्णो हि मां रोषो दहेदग्निरिवारणिम्
"I cannot bear to live having made a vow in vain out of wrath; for unspent anger burns me like fire burns dry wood."
यो हि कारणतः क्रोधं संजातं क्षन्तुमर्हति। नालं स मनुजः सम्यक् त्रिवर्गं परिरक्षितुम्
"A man who, for a reason, allows anger to arise and then forgives, is not truly able to protect the three aims of life properly."
अशिष्टानां नियन्ता हि शिष्टानां परिरक्षिता। स्थाने रोषः प्रयुक्तः स्यान्नृपैः सर्वजिगीषुभिः
"He is the restrainer of the unruly and the protector of the virtuous; in such a case, anger is rightly employed by kings who seek victory over all."
अश्रौषमहमूरुस्थो गर्भशय्यागतस्तदा। आरावं मातृवर्गस्य भृगूणां क्षत्रियैर्वधे
While still in the womb, lying on my mother's thigh, I heard the cries of the Bhṛgu women when the Kṣatriyas slaughtered them.
सामरैर्हि यदा लोके भृगूणां क्षत्रियाधमैः। आगर्भोत्सादनं क्षान्तं तदा मां मन्युराविशत्
When the lowest of Kṣatriyas, together with their allies, destroyed the Bhṛgus even in the womb, then wrath entered me.