पुत्रस्य श्वशुरो भ्राता बन्धुर्वैवाहिकः स्मृतः 1.10.
The father-in-law of the son, or his brother, is considered a relative by marriage.
गुरुश्च कन्यकायाश्च भ्राता सुस्निग्धबान्धवः
The teacher and the brother of a maiden are affectionate kinsmen.
बन्धुता येन सार्द्ध च तन्मित्रं परिकीर्तितम्
That with whom there is kinship is called a friend.
बान्धवो दुःखदो दैवान्निस्सम्बन्धोऽसुखप्रदः
A relative, by fate, brings sorrow; one without relation brings unhappiness.
विद्याजो योनिजश्चैव प्रीतिजश्च प्रकीर्तितः
Friendship is said to arise from learning, from birth, and from affection.
मित्रमाता मित्रभार्य्या मातृतुल्या न संशयः
A friend’s mother and a friend’s wife are certainly to be regarded as mothers, without doubt.
चतुर्थं नामसम्बन्धमित्याह कमलोद्भवः
The fourth is called 'name-relation,' so declares the lotus-born one.
उपपत्न्यां नवज्ञा च प्रेयसी चित्तहारिणी
Among secondary wives, the beloved who captivates the mind is newly recognized.
सम्बन्धो देशभेदे च सर्वदेशे विगर्हितः
Such a relationship, in different regions, is condemned everywhere.
दुस्त्यजश्च महद्भिस्तु देशभेदे विधीयते
Yet, among the great, it is hard to abandon; in different regions, it is established.
तेजीयसां न दोषाय विद्यमाने युगे युगे ।। 1.10.
For the powerful, there is no fault, even if it exists in every age.
शौनक उवाच अश्विनोर्वा महाभाग किं नाम कस्य वंशजौ
Śaunaka said: O most fortunate one, what are the names of the Aśvins, and of whose lineage are they?
सोतिरुवाच तपश्चकार कृष्णस्य लक्षवर्षं हिमालिये
Sūti said: He performed austerities for Kṛṣṇa for a hundred thousand years in the Himalayas.
महातपस्वी तेजस्वी प्रज्वलन्ब्रह्मतेजसा
That great ascetic, radiant, blazed with the brilliance of Brahman.
वरं स वव्रे निर्लिप्तमात्मानं प्रकृतेः परम्
He chose as a boon to be untouched, his self beyond nature.
बभूवाकाशवाणीति कुरु दारपरिग्रहम्
He became known as Ākāśavāṇī; accept the taking of a wife.
पितॄणां मानसीं कन्यां ददौ तस्मै विधिः स्वयम्
Brahmā himself gave him the mind-born daughter of the ancestors.
यस्य स्मरणमात्रेण न भवेत्कुलिशाद्भयम्
By merely remembering her, there would be no fear even from the thunderbolt.
कल्याणमित्रजननीं परित्यज्य महामुनिः
Abandoning Kalyāṇamitrā, the mother, the great sage—
स सोदरश्च वा पूज्यो भवेति च सुराधम
Whether he is a brother or not, he should be honored, O best of gods.
इत्युक्त्वा सुतपा गेहं प्रतस्थे सूनुना सह 1.11.
Having spoken thus, Sutapa set out for his home together with his son.
पुत्राभ्यां व्याधियुक्ताभ्यां सूर्य्यस्त्रिजगतां पतिः
With his two sons afflicted by disease, the Sun, lord of the three worlds,
सूर्य्य उवाच मम पुत्रापराधं च भारद्वाज मुनीश्वर
The Sun spoke: O Bharadvāja, chief among sages, regarding my sons' offense,
ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेशाद्याः सुराः सर्वे च सन्ततम्
Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesha, and all the gods always,
ब्राह्मणावाहिता देवाः शश्वद्विश्वेषु पूजिताः
The gods are devoted to the Brahmin, and are ever worshipped in all worlds.
ब्राह्मणे परितुष्टे च तुष्टो नारायणः स्वयम्
When the Brahmin is satisfied, Narayana himself is pleased.
नास्ति गङ्गासमं तीर्थं न च कृष्णात्परः सुरः
There is no holy place equal to the Ganga, nor any god greater than Krishna.
न च सत्यात्परो धर्मो न साध्वी पार्वतीपरा
There is no dharma higher than truth, nor any virtuous woman greater than Parvati.
न च व्याधिसमः शत्रुर्न च पूज्यो गुरोः परः
There is no enemy equal to disease, nor anyone to be honored more than the guru.
एकादशीव्रतान्नान्यत्तपो नानशनात्परम्
There is no austerity greater than the vow of Ekadashi, nor any fast superior to it.