यदोस्तु यादवाः कामं भरताद्भारतास्तथा । हैहयः कोऽपि राजाभूत्तेषां वंशे प्रतिष्ठितः
Just as the Yadavas are descended from Yadu and the Bharatas from Bharata, was there some king named Haihaya established in their lineage?
तदहं श्रोतुमिच्छामि कारणं करुणानिधे । हैहयास्ते कथं जाताः क्षत्रियाः केन कर्मणा
Therefore, I wish to hear, O ocean of compassion, the reason and the deed by which the Haihayas, those Kshatriyas, were born.
व्यास उवाच हैहयानां समुत्पत्तिं शृणु भूप सविस्तराम् । पुरातनीं सुपुण्यां च कथां पापप्रणाशिनीम्
Vyāsa said: O King, listen in detail to the origin of the Haihayas, to this ancient and most auspicious tale that destroys sin.
कस्मिंश्चित्समये भूप सूर्यपुत्रः सुशोभनः । रेवन्तेति च विख्यातो रूपवानमितप्रभः
O King, at a certain time, there was the radiant son of the Sun, renowned as Revanta, handsome and of measured brilliance.
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Mounted upon Uccaiḥśravas, the enchanting jewel among horses, the son of the Sun went to Viṣṇu’s abode, Vaikuṇṭha.
भगवद्दर्शनाकांक्षी हयारूढो यदागतः । हयस्थस्तु तदा दृष्टो लक्ष्म्यासौ रविनन्दनः
Desiring a vision of the Blessed Lord, he arrived riding the horse; and thus, Lakṣmī beheld the son of the Sun seated upon the horse.
रमा वीक्ष्य हयं दिव्यं भ्रातरं सागरोद्भवम् । रूपेण विस्मिता तस्य तस्थौ स्तम्भितलोचना
Seeing that divine horse, her brother born from the ocean, Ramā was astonished by its beauty and stood gazing, her eyes transfixed.
भगवानपि तं दृष्ट्वा हयारूढं मनोहरम् । आगच्छन्तं रमां विष्णुः पप्रच्छ प्रणयात्प्रभुः
The Blessed Lord too, seeing him approach so enchantingly on horseback, lovingly asked Ramā as she came near.
कोऽयमायाति चार्वङ्गि हयारूढ इवापरः । स्मरतेजस्तनुः कान्ते मोहयन्भुवनत्रयम्
"Who is this, O beautiful one, approaching mounted on a horse, as if another god? His form shines with the radiance of Kāma, enchanting the three worlds."
प्रेक्षमाणा तदा लक्ष्मीस्तच्चित्ता दैवयोगतः । नोवाच वचनं किञ्चित्पृष्टापि च पुनः पुनः
At that moment, Lakṣmī, her mind absorbed by the sight, by divine arrangement did not speak a word, though asked again and again.
व्यास उवाच अश्वासक्तमतिं वीक्ष्य कामिनीमतिमोहिताम् । पश्यन्तीं परमप्रेम्णा चञ्चलाक्षीं च चञ्चलाम्
Vyāsa said: Seeing her mind attached to the horse, utterly bewildered like a passionate woman, gazing with restless, love-filled eyes,
तामाह भगवान्कुद्धः किं पश्यसि सुलोचने । मोहिता च हरिं दृष्ट्वा पृष्टा नैवाभिभाषसे
The Blessed Lord, angered, said to her: "Why do you gaze so, O lovely-eyed one? Bewildered by seeing the horse, though questioned, you do not reply."
सर्वत्र रमसे यस्माद्रमा तस्माद्भविष्यसि । चञ्चलत्वाच्चलेत्येवं सर्वथैव न संशयः
"Because you delight everywhere, O Ramā, therefore you will be ever unsteady; due to your fickleness, you will always be called inconstant—of this there is no doubt."
प्राकृता च यथा नारी नूनं भवति चञ्चला । तथा त्वमपि कल्याणि स्थिरा नैव कदाचन
"Just as an ordinary woman is indeed fickle, so too, O blessed one, you will never be steadfast."
त्वं हयं मत्समीपस्था समीक्ष्य यदि मोहिता । वडवा भव वामोरु मर्त्यलोकेऽतिदारुणे
"If, O slender-thighed one, you have been enchanted by seeing the horse near me, then become a mare in the harsh world of mortals."
इति शप्ता रमा देवी हरिणा दैवयोगतः । रुरोद वेपमाना सा भयभीतातिदुःखिता
Thus cursed by Hari through divine will, the goddess Ramā trembled, overwhelmed by fear and sorrow, and wept.
तमुवाच रमानाथ शङ्किता चारुहासिनी । प्रणम्य शिरसा देवं स्वपतिं विनयान्विता
With suspicion, the lovely-smiling Ramā, bowing her head to her Lord with humility, addressed the Lord of Ramā.
देवदेव जगन्नाथ करुणाकर केशव । स्वल्पेऽपराधे गोविन्द कस्माच्छापं ददासि मे
"O God of gods, Lord of the universe, ocean of compassion, Keśava, for such a slight fault, Govinda, why do you curse me?"
न कदाचिन्मया दृष्टः क्रोधस्ते हीदृशः प्रभो । क्व गतस्ते मयि स्नेहः सहजो न तु नश्वरः
"Never before have I seen such anger from you, O Lord; where has your natural, enduring affection for me gone?"
वज्रपातस्तु शत्रौ वै कर्तव्यो न सुहृज्जने । सदाहं वरयोग्या ते शापयोग्या कथं कृता
"A thunderbolt should be cast upon an enemy, not upon a friend; I have always been worthy of your favor—how have I become worthy of a curse?"
प्राणांस्त्यक्ष्यामि गोविन्द पश्यतोऽद्य तवाग्रतः । कथं जीवे त्वया हीना विरहानलतापिता
O Govinda, today I will relinquish my life before your eyes; how can I live, deprived of you, tormented by the fire of separation?
प्रसादं कुरु देवेश शापादस्मात्सुदारुणात् । कदा मुक्ता समीपं ते प्राप्नोमि सुखदं विभौ
Grant me your grace, O Lord of the gods, from this most dreadful curse; when will I be freed and attain your blissful presence, O Sovereign?
हरिरुवाच यदा ते भविता पुत्रः पृथिव्यां मत्समः प्रिये । तदा मां प्राप्य तन्वङ्गि सुखिता त्वं भविष्यसि
Hari said: Dearest, when you have a son on earth equal to me, then, O slender-waisted one, you will reach me and be happy.
शिवप्रसादेन लक्ष्मीद्वारा भगवत्याः समाराधनवर्णनम् जनमेजय उवाच इति शप्ता भगवता सिन्धुजा कोपयोगतः । कथं सा वडवा जाता रेवन्तेन च किं कृतम्
Janamejaya said: Thus cursed by the Lord, Sindhuja, in a fit of anger, how did she become a mare, and what did Revanta do?
कस्मिन्देशेऽब्धिजा देवी वडवारूपधारिणी । संस्थितैकाकिनी बाला परोषित्पतिका यथा
In which land did the goddess born from the ocean, assuming the form of a mare, dwell alone, like a young woman separated from her husband?
कालं कियन्तमायुष्मन् वियुक्ता पतिना रमा । संस्थिता विजनेऽरण्ये किं कृतं च तया पुनः
O blessed one, for how long did Rama, separated from her husband, remain in that desolate forest, and what did she do there?
समागमं कदा प्राप्ता वासुदेवस्य सिन्धुजा । पुत्रः कथं तया प्राप्तो नारायणवियुक्तया
When did Sindhuja attain union with Vasudeva, and how did she, separated from Narayana, obtain a son?
एतद्वृत्तान्तमार्येश कथयस्व सविस्तरम् । श्रोतुकामोऽस्मि विप्रेन्द्र कथाख्यानमनुत्तमम्
O noble lord, narrate this story in detail; I am eager to hear this excellent tale, O chief of the twice-born.
सूत उवाच इति पृष्टस्तदा व्यासः परीक्षित्तनयेन वै । कथयामास भो विप्राः कथामेतां सुविस्तराम्
Suta said: Thus questioned by the son of Parikshit, Vyasa began to narrate this story, O brahmins, in great detail.
व्यास उवाच शृणु राजन् प्रवक्ष्यामि कथां पौराणिकीं शुभाम् । पावनीं सुखदां कर्णे विशदाक्षरसंयुताम्
Vyasa said: Listen, O king, I will tell you the auspicious ancient tale, purifying and bringing happiness, adorned with clear words.