भूतवद् भवितव्यं स्याद् दास्यमानं तु दत्तवत् प्राप्तव्यं प्राप्तवत् तत्र दैवी वाग् अभवच् छुभा
What is to be, will be; what is being given, is as if already given; what is to be attained, is as if already attained—thus a divine and auspicious voice was heard.
प्रभूतशत्रुः परिभूतदुःखः संपूज्य सोमेश्वरम् आप लिङ्गम् दिगीश्वरत्वं द्रविणप्रभुत्वम् अपारदातृत्वकलत्रपुत्रान्
Oppressed by many enemies and the pain of humiliation, he worshipped Someśvara and obtained the liṅga, along with lordship over the directions, abundance of wealth, forgiveness of offenses, wife, and sons.
तां वाचं धनदः श्रुत्वा देवदेवं त्रिशूलिनम् एवं भवतु नामेति धनदो वाक्यम् अब्रवीत्
Hearing that voice, the Lord of Wealth addressed the god of gods, the wielder of the trident, saying, 'So be it, let it be as you have spoken.'
तथैवास्त्व् इति देवेशो दैवीं वाचम् अमन्यत पुलस्त्यं च वरैः पुण्यैस् तथा विश्रवसं मुनिम्
The Lord of the gods agreed, saying, 'So be it,' accepting the divine voice, and likewise granted Pulastya and the sage Viśravas auspicious boons.
धनपालं च देवेशो ह्य् अभिनन्द्य ययौ शिवः ततः प्रभृति तत् तीर्थं पौलस्त्यं धनदं विदुः
The Lord of the gods, having congratulated the Lord of Wealth, departed; from that time, that holy place became known as Paulastya and Dhanada.
तथा वैश्रवसं पुण्यं सर्वकामप्रदं शुभम् तेषु स्नानादि यत् किंचित् तत् सर्वं बहुपुण्यदम्
Thus Vaiśravasa, the auspicious one, fulfiller of all desires, is there; whatever bathing or other acts are performed there, all bestow great merit.
अग्नितीर्थम् इति ख्यातं सर्वक्रतुफलप्रदम् सर्वविघ्नोपशमनं तत्तीर्थस्य फलं शृणु
Known as Agnitīrtha, it bestows the fruit of all sacrifices and removes all obstacles; listen to the merit of that holy place.
जातवेदा इति ख्यातो अग्नेर् भ्राता स हव्यवाट् हव्यं वहन्तं देवानां गौतम्यास् तीर एव तु
He is known as Jātavedas, the brother of Agni, the carrier of offerings for the gods, residing on the bank of the Gautamī.
ऋषीणां सत्त्रसदने अग्नेर् भ्रातरम् उत्तमम् भ्रातुः प्रियं तथा दक्षं मधुर् दितिसुतो बली
In the assembly of sages, the powerful son of Diti, named Madhu, dear to his brother and to Dakṣa, killed Agni’s excellent brother before the eyes of the sages and gods.
जघान ऋषिमुख्येषु पश्यत्सु च सुरेष्व् अपि हव्यं देवा नैव चापुर् मृते वै जातवेदसि
While the foremost sages and even the gods looked on, Madhu struck down Agni’s brother; with Jātavedas slain, the gods no longer received their offerings.
मृते भ्रातरि स त्व् अग्निः प्रिये वै जातवेदसि कोपेन महताविष्टो गाङ्गम् अम्भः समाविशत्
With his beloved brother Jātavedas dead, Agni, seized by great anger, entered the waters of the Ganges.
गङ्गाम्भसि समाविष्टे ह्य् अग्नौ देवाश् च मानुषाः जीवम् उत्सर्जयाम् आसुर् अग्निजीवा यतो मताः
When Agni entered the waters of the Ganges, both gods and humans released the vital spark of Agni, and thus are called 'those with Agni’s life'.
यत्राग्निर् जलम् आविष्टस् तं देशं सर्व एव ते आजग्मुर् विबुधाः सर्व ऋषयः पितरस् तथा
Where Agni entered the water, all the gods, all the sages, and the ancestors gathered together in that place.
विनाग्निना न जीवामः स्तुवन्तो ऽग्निं विशेषतः अग्निं जलगतं दृष्ट्वा प्रियं चोचुर् दिवौकसः
Without Agni, we cannot live—they especially praised Agni; seeing their beloved Agni immersed in water, the dwellers of heaven lamented.
देवाञ् जीवय हव्येन कव्येन च पितॄंस् तथा मानुषान् अन्नपाकेन बीजानां क्लेदनेन च
Revive the gods with offerings, the ancestors with ancestral rites, humans with cooked food, and seeds by moistening—thus they implored.
अग्निर् अप्य् आह तान् देवाञ् शक्तो यो मे गतो ऽनुजः क्रियमाणे भवत्कार्ये या गतिर् जातवेदसः
Agni replied to the gods, 'He who went, my younger brother, was able; whatever fate befell Jātavedas while your work was being done, let that be.'
सा वापि स्यान् मम सुरा नोत्सहे कार्यसाधने कार्यं तु सर्वतस् तस्य भवतां जातवेदसः
'Whether that fate be mine or the gods’, I am unable to accomplish the task; in all respects, the work belongs to Jātavedas, not to me.'
इमां स्थितिम् अनुप्राप्तो न जाने मे कथं भवेत् इह चामुत्र च व्याप्तौ शक्तिर् अप्य् अत्र नो भवेत्
I have come to this state, but I do not know what will become of me; whether here or elsewhere, I may not have the power to pervade all.
अथापि क्रियमाणे वै कार्ये सैव गतिर् मम देवास् तम् ऊचुर् भावेन सर्वेण ऋषयस् तथा
Even so, when an action is being performed, that alone is my course; the gods, along with all the sages, spoke to him with full devotion.
आयुः कर्मणि च प्रीतिर् व्याप्तौ शक्तिश् च दीयते प्रयाजान् अनुयाजांश् च दास्यामो हव्यवाहन
We shall grant you long life, delight in your duties, power to pervade, and strength; we shall also give you the preliminary and concluding offerings, O carrier of oblations.
देवानां त्वं मुखं श्रेष्ठम् आहुत्यः प्रथमास् तव त्वया दत्तं तु यद् द्रव्यं भोक्ष्यामः सुरसत्तम
You are the foremost mouth of the gods, and the first to receive oblations; whatever substance is offered by you, O best of gods, we shall enjoy.
ततस् तुष्टो ऽभवद् वह्निर् देववाक्याद् यथाक्रमम् इह चामुत्र च व्याप्तौ हव्ये वा लौकिके तथा
Then, pleased by the words of the gods, Agni became satisfied in due order, both here and hereafter, in sacrificial and worldly matters alike.
सर्वत्र वह्निर् अभयः समर्थो ऽभूत् सुराज्ञया जातवेदा बृहद्भानुः सप्तार्चिर् नीललोहितः
By the command of the gods, Agni, the knower of all births, great in radiance, with seven flames, blue and red, became fearless and capable everywhere.
जलगर्भः शमीगर्भो यज्ञगर्भः स उच्यते जलाद् आकृष्य विबुधा अभिषिच्य विभावसुम्
He is called born from water, from the śamī tree, and from sacrifice; drawing him from water, the gods anointed the radiant one.
उभयत्र पदे वासः सर्वगो ऽग्निस् ततो ऽभवत् यथागतं सुरा जग्मुर् वह्नितीर्थं तद् उच्यते
Thus, Agni became all-pervading, dwelling in both realms; as they had come, the gods departed—this is known as the sacred place of Agni.
तत्र सप्त शतान्य् आसंस् तीर्थानि गुणवन्ति च तेषु स्नानं च दानं च यः करोति जितात्मवान्
There were seven hundred holy places there, endowed with virtue; whoever, self-controlled, bathes and gives there,
अश्वमेधफलं साग्रं प्राप्नोत्य् अविकलं शुभम् देवतीर्थं च तत्रैव आग्नेयं जातवेदसम्
Attains the full and flawless fruit of an Aśvamedha sacrifice, auspicious and complete; there too is the divine ford, the Agni-tīrtha, of Jātavedas.
अग्निप्रतिष्ठितं लिङ्गं तत्रास्ते ऽनेकवर्णवत् तद्देवदर्शनाद् एव सर्वक्रतुफलं लभेत्
There stands a liṅga established by Agni, of many colors; merely by seeing that deity, one obtains the fruit of all sacrifices.
ऋणप्रमोचनं नाम तीर्थं वेदविदो विदुः तस्य स्वरूपं वक्ष्यामि शृणु नारद तन्मनाः
The knowers of the Veda call it the sacred place of debt-release; I will describe its nature to you—listen attentively, O Nārada.
आसीत् पृथुश्रवा नाम प्रियः कक्षीवतः सुतः न दारसंग्रहं लेभे वैराग्यान् नाग्निपूजनम्
There was one named Pṛthuśravā, beloved son of Kakṣīvat; out of detachment, he did not marry nor worship Agni.