Agni Purana

वसिष्ठादीन्नमस्कृत्य कौशल्याञ्चैव केकयीम् । सुमित्रां प्राप्तराज्योऽथ द्विजादीन् सोऽभ्यपूजयत्

Saluting Vasiṣṭha and the others, as well as Kauśalyā, Kekayī, and Sumitrā, having regained the kingdom, he honored the brahmins.

वासुदेवं स्वमात्मानमश्वमेधैरथायजत्। सर्वदानानि स ददौ पालयामास स प्रजाः

He worshipped Vāsudeva, his own Self, with horse sacrifices; he gave all gifts and protected his people.

पुत्रवद्धर्म्मकामादीन् दुष्टनिग्रहणे रतः। सर्वधर्म्मपरो लोकः सर्वशस्या च मेदिनी

He cherished his subjects like sons, devoted to righteousness and desire, intent on restraining the wicked; the world was devoted to all dharma, and the earth yielded all abundance.

नारद उवाच राज्यस्थं राघवं जग्मुरगस्त्याद्याः सुपूजिताः। धन्यस्त्वं विजयी यस्मादिन्द्रजिद्विनिपातितः

Nārada said: Agastya and the others, having been greatly honored, came to Rāghava as he ruled; you are blessed and victorious, for Indrajit was slain.

ब्रह्मात्मजः पुलस्त्योभूद् विश्रवास्तस्यनैकषी। पुष्पोत्कटाभूत् प्रथमा तत्पुत्रोभूद्धनेश्वरः

Pulastya, son of Brahmā, had Viśravas as his son by Naikaṣī; Puṣpotkaṭā was the first wife, and her son was the lord of wealth.

नैकष्यां रावणो जज्ञे विंशद्बाहुर्द्दशाननः। तपसा ब्रह्मदत्तेन वरेण जितदैवतः

From Naikaṣī was born Rāvaṇa, twenty-armed and ten-headed, who, by austerity and the boon granted by Brahmā, conquered the gods.

कुम्भकर्णः सनिद्रोऽभूद्धर्म्मिष्ठोऽभूद्धिभीषणः। स्वसा शूर्पणखा तेषां रावणान्मेघनादकः

Kumbhakarṇa was ever sleepy, Vibhīṣaṇa was righteous; their sister was Śūrpaṇakhā, and Rāvaṇa's son was Meghanāda.

इन्द्रं जित्वेन्द्रजिच्चाभूद्रावणादधिको बली। हतस्त्वया लक्षमणेन देवादेः क्षेममिच्छता

Indrajit, having conquered Indra, was more powerful than Rāvaṇa; he was slain by you and Lakṣmaṇa, who sought the welfare of the gods.

इत्युक्त्वा ते गता विप्रा अगस्त्याद्या नमस्कृताः। देवप्रार्थितरामोक्तः शत्रुघ्नो लवणार्द्दनः

Having spoken thus, those honored sages, Agastya and the others, departed; at the gods' request, Rāma told of Śatrughna, the subduer of Lavaṇa.

अभूत् पूर्म्मथुरा काचिद् रामोक्तो भरतोऽवधीत्। कोटित्रयञ्च शैलूषपुत्राणां निशितैः शरैः

Once there was a city called Mathura, which Bharata, at Rama's command, destroyed; and with sharp arrows he slew three crores of the sons of the actors.

शैलूषं दुप्टगन्धर्वं सिन्धुतीरनिवासिनम्। तक्षञ्च पुष्करं पुत्रं स्थापयित्वाथ देशयोः

The actor, a wicked Gandharva dwelling on the banks of the Sindhu, and his sons Taksha and Pushkara, he left behind in those lands.

भरतोगात्सशत्रुघ्नो राघवं पूजयन् स्थितः। रामो दुष्टान्निहत्याजौ शिष्टान् सम्पाल्य मानवः

Bharata, together with Shatrughna, went forth, honoring Raghava who remained; Rama, having slain the wicked in battle, protected the remaining people as a just man.

पुत्रौ कुशल्वौ जातौ वाल्मीकेराश्रमे वरौ। लोकापवादात्त्यक्तायां ज्ञातौ सुचरितश्रवात्

His two excellent sons, Kusha and Lava, were born in Valmiki's hermitage; though Sita was abandoned due to public reproach, their noble conduct became known.

राज्येभिषिच्य ब्रह्माहमस्मीति ध्यानतत्परः। दशवर्षसहस्त्राणि दशवर्षसतानि च

Having installed his sons in the kingdom, he devoted himself to meditation on Brahman, thinking 'I am He'; for ten thousand and ten hundred years.

अग्निरुवाच हरिवंशम्प्रवक्षयामि विष्णुनाभ्यम्बुजादजः । ब्रह्मणोत्रिस्ततः सोमः सोमाज्जातः पुरूरवाः

Agni said: I shall now recount the lineage of Hari, born from the lotus-navel of Vishnu: from Brahma came Atri, then Soma, and from Soma was born Pururavas.

तस्मादायुरभूत्तस्मान्नहुषोऽतो ययातिकः। यदुञ्च तुर्वसुन्तस्माद्देवयानी व्यजायत

From him came Ayu, then Nahusha, and then Yayati; from him came Yadu and Turvasu, and from them Devayani was born.

द्रुह्यञ्चानुञ्च पूरुञ्च शर्म्मिष्ठा वार्षपर्वणी। यदोः कुले यादवाश्च वसुदेवस्तदुत्तमः

Druhyu, Anu, and Puru were born, and Sharmishtha, daughter of Vrishaparvan; among the descendants of Yadu were the Yadavas, and Vasudeva was the foremost.

भूवो भारावतारार्थं देवक्यां वसुदेवतः। हिरण्यकशिपोः पुत्राः षड्‌गर्भा योगनिद्रया

For the removal of the earth's burden, from Vasudeva and Devaki were born the six sons, children of Hiranyakashipu, brought by Yogamaya.

विष्णुप्रयुक्तया नीता देवकीजठरं पुरा । अभूच्च सप्तमो गर्भो देवक्या जठराद् बलः

By the power of Vishnu, they were led long ago into Devaki's womb; and the seventh embryo from Devaki's womb became Balarama.

सङ्‌क्रामितोऽभूद्रोहिण्यां रौहिणेयस्ततो इरिः । कृष्णाष्टम्याञ्च नभसि अर्द्धरात्रे चतुर्भुजः

Transferred into Rohini, he became known as Rauhineya; and on the eighth day of the dark fortnight, at midnight, the four-armed one was born.

देवक्या वसुदेवेन स्तुतो बालो द्विबाहुकः । वसुदेवः कंसभयाद्यसोदाशयनेऽनयत्

The child with two arms was praised by Devaki and Vasudeva; Vasudeva, out of fear of Kamsa, carried him to Yashoda's bed.

यशोदावालिकां गृह्य देवकीशयनेऽनयत् । कंसो बालध्वनिं श्रुत्वा ताञ्चिक्षएप शिलातले

Taking Yashoda's daughter, he placed her on Devaki's bed; Kamsa, hearing the cry of the child, dashed her upon a stone.

वारीतोपि स देवक्या मृत्युर्गर्भोष्टमो मम। श्रुत्वाऽशरीणीं वाचं मत्तो गर्भास्तु मारिताः

Even so, she, the eighth embryo of Devaki, was my death in the form of a child; hearing my bodiless voice, Kamsa killed the embryos.

समर्पितास्तु देवक्या विवाहसमयेरिताः। सा क्षिप्ता बालिका कंसमाकशस्थाब्रवीदिदम्

Those given to Devaki at the time of her marriage were destroyed; but the girl, when hurled, spoke these words to Kamsa from the sky.

किं मया क्षिप्ताया कंस जातो यस्त्वां वधिष्यति। सर्वस्वभूतो देवानां भूभारहरणाय सः

'Why do you cast me down, Kamsa? The one who is born to slay you has already come; he who is the very essence of the gods, come to relieve the burden of the earth.'

इत्युक्त्वा सा च सुम्भादीन् हत्वेन्द्रेण च संस्तुता। आर्या दुर्गा वेदगर्भा अम्बिका भद्रकाल्यपि

Having spoken thus, she, praised by Indra after slaying Sumbha and others, is Arya, Durga, the womb of the Vedas, Ambika, and also Bhadrakali.

भद्रा क्षोम्या क्षेमकरी नैकबाहुर्नमामि ताम्। त्रिसन्ध्यं यः पठेन्नाम सर्वान् कामानवाप्नुयात्

She is Bhadra, Kshomya, Kshema-kari, of many arms—I bow to her; whoever recites her name at the three junctions of the day attains all desires.

कंसोपि पूतनादींश्च प्रैषयद् बालनाशने। यशोदापतिनन्दाय वसुदेवेन चार्पितौ

Kamsa also sent Putana and others to kill the child; Yashoda and Nanda, entrusted by Vasudeva, cared for him.

रक्षणाय च संसादेर्भीतेनैव हि गोकुले। रामकृष्णौ चेरतुस्तौ गोभिर्गोपालकैः सह

For their protection, out of fear, Rama and Krishna dwelled in Gokula, moving about with the cows and cowherd boys.