जितारयो ब्रह्मविदां वरिष्ठं वयं च पूर्वं निहता दैत्यसंघाः अस्त्रैर् अलं भारभूतैः कृतार्थैः स्थाप्यं स्थानं ते समीपे मुनीश
The enemies have been conquered, O foremost knower of Brahman; previously, the hosts of Daityas were slain by us with weapons, and now, having fulfilled their purpose, these burdensome weapons should be placed near you, O lord of sages.
दिव्यान् भोगान् कामिनीभिः समेतान् देवोद्याने नन्दने संभजामः ततो यामः कृतकार्याः सहेन्द्राः स्वं स्वं स्थानं चायुधानां च रक्षा
We enjoy divine pleasures together with desired women in the Nandana garden of the gods; then, having accomplished our task, we go, each to our own place, and the weapons are guarded.
तद्वाक्यम् आकर्ण्य दधीचिर् एवं वाक्यं जगौ विबुधान् एवम् अस्तु निवार्यमाणः प्रियशीलया स्त्रिया किं देवकार्येण विरुद्धकारिणा
Hearing those words, Dadhīci spoke thus to the gods: 'So be it.' Though restrained by his beloved wife, he said, 'Why should one act against the gods' purpose?'
ये ज्ञातशास्त्राः परमार्थनिष्ठाः संसारचेष्टासु गतानुरागाः तेषां परार्थव्यसनेन किं मुने येनात्र वामुत्र सुखं न किंचित्
Those who know the scriptures and are devoted to the highest truth, who have lost attachment to worldly activities—what concern have they, O sage, for the misfortune of others, since neither here nor hereafter do they seek any happiness?
देवद्विषो द्वेषम् अनुप्रयान्ति दत्ते स्थाने विप्रवर्य शृणुष्व नष्टे हृते चायुधानां मुनीश कुप्यन्ति देवा रिपवस् ते भवन्ति
Those who hate the gods pursue enmity; O best of Brahmins, listen: when the weapons are lost or taken from their place, the gods become angry, and those who took them become their enemies.
तस्मान् नेदं वेदविदां वरिष्ठ युक्तं द्रव्ये परकीये ममत्वम् तावच् च मैत्री द्रव्यभावश् च तावन् नष्टे हृते रिपवस् ते भवन्ति
Therefore, O foremost knower of the Veda, it is not fitting to claim ownership over the property of another; as long as there is friendship and the object remains, but when it is lost or taken, those others become your enemies.
चेद् अस्ति शक्तिर् द्रव्यदाने ततस् ते दातव्यम् एवार्थिने किं विचार्यम् नो चेत् सन्तः परकार्याणि कुर्युर् वाग्भिर् मनोभिः कृतिभिस् तथैव
If you have the power to give, then you must give to one who asks; what is there to consider? Otherwise, the virtuous serve the needs of others with words, thoughts, and deeds.
श्रुत्वेरितं पत्युर् इति प्रियायां दैवं विनान्यन् न नृणां समर्थम् तूष्णीं स्थितायां सुरसत्तमास् ते संस्थाप्य चास्त्राण्य् अतिदीप्तिमन्ति
Hearing her husband's words, the beloved wife remained silent, knowing that apart from fate, nothing else is possible for men; then the best of the gods, having deposited the radiant weapons, departed.
नत्वा मुनीन्द्रं ययुर् एव लोकान् दैत्यद्विषो न्यस्तशस्त्राः कृतार्थाः गतेषु देवेषु मुनिप्रवर्यो हृष्टो ऽवसद् भार्यया धर्मयुक्तः
Having bowed to the lord of sages, the enemies of the Daityas, their weapons laid down and their purpose accomplished, departed to their worlds; and when the gods had gone, the eminent sage, joyful and righteous, dwelt with his wife.
गते च काले ह्य् अतिविप्रयुक्ते दैवे वर्षे संख्यया वै सहस्रे न ते सुरा आयुधानां मुनीश वाचं मनश् चापि तथैव चक्रुः
When a long time had passed—indeed, a thousand divine years—the gods neither spoke nor thought about their weapons, O lord of sages, nor did they act concerning them.
दधीचिर् अप्य् आह गभस्तिम् ओजसा देवारयो मां द्विषतीह भद्रे न ते सुरा नेतुकामा भवन्ति संस्थापितान्य् अत्र वदस्व युक्तम्
Dadhīci also said to his virtuous wife: 'O gentle one, the enemies of the gods now hate me; the gods do not wish to take back the weapons they left here—tell me what is proper.'
सा चाह कान्तं विनयाद् उक्तम् एव त्वं जानीषे नाथ यद् अत्र युक्तम् दैत्या हरिष्यन्ति महाप्रवृद्धास् तपोयुक्ता बलिनः स्वायुधानि
She respectfully said to her beloved: 'You know, lord, what is proper here; the Daityas, greatly increased in power and endowed with austerity and strength, will seize the weapons.'
तदस्त्ररक्षार्थम् इदं स चक्रे मन्त्रैस् तु संक्षाल्य जलैश् च पुण्यैः तद् वारि सर्वास्त्रमयं सुपुण्यं तेजोयुक्तं तच् च पपौ दधीचिः
For the protection of those weapons, he performed a rite, sanctifying them with mantras and holy waters; that water, imbued with all the weapons and great merit and energy, Dadhīci drank.
निर्वीर्यरूपाणि तदायुधानि क्षयं जग्मुः क्रमशः कालयोगात् सुराः समागत्य दधीचिम् ऊचुर् महाभयं ह्य् आगतं शात्रवं नः
Then, by the influence of time, those weapons lost their power and gradually perished; the gods assembled and said to Dadhīci, 'A great danger has come upon us from our enemies.'
ददस्व चास्त्राणि मुनिप्रवीर यानि त्वदन्ते निहितानि देवैः दधीचिर् अप्य् आह सुरारिभीत्या अनागत्या भवतां चाचिरेण
'Give us, O eminent sage, the weapons that were entrusted to you by the gods.' Dadhīci replied, 'Out of fear of the enemies of the gods, and because you did not return soon—'
अस्त्राणि पीतानि शरीरसंस्थान्य् उक्तानि युक्तं मम तद् वदन्तु श्रुत्वा तदुक्तं वचनं तु देवाः प्रोचुस् तम् इत्थं विनयावनम्राः
'The weapons have been drunk, now residing in my body, as has been said; let them declare what is proper for me.' Hearing these words, the gods humbly spoke to him as follows.
अस्त्राणि देहीति च वक्तुम् एतच् छक्यं न वान्यत् प्रतिवक्तुं मुनीन्द्र विना च तैः परिभूयेम नित्यं पुष्टारयः क्व प्रयामो मुनीश
O best of sages, it is possible to say, 'Give us your weapons and body,' but nothing else can be said in reply. Without those weapons, we would always be overpowered by the well-nourished enemies. Where shall we go, O lord of sages?
न मर्त्यलोके न तले न नाके वासः सुराणां भविताद्य तात त्वं विप्रवर्यस् तपसा चैव युक्तो नान्यद् वक्तुं युज्यते ते पुरस्तात्
Today, O dear one, there can be no dwelling for the gods in the world of mortals, nor in the underworld, nor in heaven. You, excellent brahmin, endowed with ascetic power, are the only one fit to speak further in this matter.
विप्रस् तदोवाच मदस्थिसंस्थान्य् अस्त्राणि गृह्णन्तु न संशयो ऽत्र देवास् तम् अप्य् आहुर् अनेन किं नो ह्य् अस्त्रैर् हीनाः स्त्रीत्वम् आप्ताः सुरेन्द्राः
Then the brahmin said: Let the gods take the weapons formed from my bones—there is no doubt about this. The gods replied: What use is this to us? Deprived of weapons, O lord of gods, we have attained womanhood.
पुनस् तदा चाह मुनिप्रवीरस् त्यक्ष्ये जीवान् दैहिकान् योगयुक्तः अस्त्राणि कुर्वन्तु मदस्थिभूतान्य् अनुत्तमान्य् उत्तमरूपवन्ति
Then again, the eminent sage said: I will abandon my bodily life, united with yoga. Let the supreme weapons, possessing excellent forms, be made from my bones.
कुरुष्व चेत्य् आहुर् अदीनसत्त्वं दधीचिम् इत्य् उत्तरम् अग्निकल्पम् तदा तु तस्य प्रियम् ईरयन्ती न सांनिध्ये प्रातिथेयी मुनीश
They said, 'Do so,' to Dadhichi, whose spirit was unwavering. At that moment, his beloved wife, like fire, expressing her affection, was not present, O lord of sages.
ते चापि देवास् ताम् अदृष्ट्वैव शीघ्रं तस्या भीता विप्रम् ऊचुः कुरुष्व तत्याज जीवान् दुस्त्यजान् प्रीतियुक्तो यथासुखं देहम् इमं जुषध्वम्
And the gods, not seeing her, quickly and fearfully said to the sage: 'Do it.' He, full of affection, abandoned his difficult-to-renounce life, saying, 'Enjoy this body as you wish.'
इत्य् उक्त्वासौ बद्धपद्मासनस्थो नासाग्रदत्ताक्षिप्रकाशप्रसन्नः वायुं सवह्निं मध्यमोद्घाटयोगान् नीत्वा शनैर् दहराकाशगर्भम्
Having spoken thus, he sat in the lotus posture, his gaze fixed at the tip of his nose, serene and radiant. Through the practice of controlling the breath, fire, and the middle channel, he gradually led his vital air into the space of the heart.
यद् अप्रमेयं परमं पदं यद् यद् ब्रह्मरूपं यद् उपासितव्यम् तत्रैव विन्यस्य धियं महात्मा सायुज्यतां ब्रह्मणो ऽसौ जगाम
Fixing his mind on that immeasurable, supreme state, that which is the form of Brahman and worthy of meditation, the great soul attained union with Brahman.
निर्जीवतां प्राप्तम् अभीक्ष्य देवाः कलेवरं तस्य सुराश् च सम्यक् त्वष्टारम् अप्य् ऊचुर् अतित्वरन्तः कुरुष्व चास्त्राणि बहूनि सद्यः
Seeing his body lifeless, the gods and the immortals, in great haste, said to Tvaṣṭṛ: 'Quickly make many weapons now.'
स चापि तान् आह कथं नु कार्यं कलेवरं ब्राह्मणस्येह देवाः बिभेमि कर्तुं दारुणं चाक्षमो ऽहं विदारितान्य् आयुधान्य् उत्तमानि
He said to them: 'How should this be done, O gods? I fear to act cruelly toward the body of a brahmin, and I am unable to do so. Yet, the excellent weapons must be fashioned.'
वज्रं मुखं वः क्रियते हितार्थं गावो देवैर् आयुधार्थं क्षणेन दधीचिदेहं तु विदार्य यूयम् अस्थीनि शुद्धानि प्रयच्छताद्य
For your benefit, the thunderbolt's head will be made. The cows, along with the gods, will provide weapons. In an instant, the body of Dadhichi was split open, and today you shall receive his pure bones.
ता देववाक्याच् च तथैव चक्रुः संलिह्य चास्थीनि ददुः सुराणाम् सुरास् त्वरा जग्मुर् अदीनसत्त्वाः स्वम् आलयं चापि तथैव गावः
At the gods' command, they did just so, gathering and giving the bones to the gods. The gods, full of vigor, quickly departed, and the cows likewise returned to their own abode.
कृत्वा तथास्त्राणि च देवतानां त्वष्टा जगामाथ सुराज्ञया तदा ततश् चिराच् छीलवती सुभद्रा भर्तुः प्रिया बालगर्भा त्वरन्ती
Having made the weapons for the gods, Tvaṣṭṛ then departed at the command of the gods. After a long time, Śīlavatī, the virtuous and fortunate wife, pregnant, hastened toward her husband's hermitage.
करे गृहीत्वा कलशं वारिपूर्णम् उमां नत्वा फलपुष्पैः समेत्य अग्निं च भर्तारम् अथाश्रमं च संद्रष्टुकामा ह्य् आजगामाथ शीघ्रम्
Taking a water-filled pot in her hand, bowing to Umā with fruits and flowers, she came quickly, desiring to see the fire, her husband, and the hermitage.