धर्मो ऽप्याह चिरायुस् त्वं धार्मिकश्च भविष्यसि संततिस्तव राजेन्द्र यावच्चन्द्रार्कतारकम्
Dharma too said, 'You will be long-lived and righteous, O king; your lineage will endure as long as the moon, sun, and stars exist.'
शतशो वृद्धिमायातु न नाशं भुवि यास्यति इत्युक्त्वान्तर्दधुः सर्वे राजा राज्यं तदन्वभूत्
'May it increase by the hundreds and never perish from the earth.' Having said this, they all vanished, and the king continued to rule the kingdom.
अहन्यहनि देवेन्द्रं द्रष्टुं याति स राजराट् कदाचिदारुह्य रथं दक्षिणाम्बरचारिणम्
Day after day, that lord of kings would go to see Indra, sometimes ascending a chariot drawn by southern-garbed attendants.
सार्धमर्केण सो ऽपश्यन् नीयमानामथाम्बरे केशिना दानवेन्द्रेण चित्रलेखामथोर्वशीम्
Once, together with the Sun, he saw Citralekha and Urvashi being carried through the sky by Keshin, the lord of the Danavas.
तं विनिर्जित्य समरे विविधायुधपाणिना बुधपुत्रेण वायव्यम् अस्त्रं मुक्त्वा यशो ऽर्थिना
Having vanquished him in battle, wielding various weapons, the son of Budha, desiring fame, released the wind-missile.
तथा शक्रो ऽपि समरे येन चैवं विनिर्जितः मित्रत्वम् अगमद् देवैर् ददाव् इन्द्राय चोर्वशीम्
Thus, even Shakra was defeated in battle by him; then the gods made friendship with him and gave Urvashi to Indra.
ततःप्रभृति मित्रत्वम् अगमत् पाकशासनः सर्वलोकातिशायित्वं बलमूर्जो यशः श्रियम्
From that time on, the wielder of the thunderbolt gained friendship, surpassing all the worlds in strength, vigor, fame, and prosperity.
प्रादाद्वज्रीति संतुष्टो गेयतां भरतेन च सा पुरूरवसः प्रीत्या गायन्ती चरितं महत्
Pleased, Vajrin (Indra) granted her to Bharata for singing, and she, out of affection for Pururavas, sang his great deeds.
लक्ष्मीस्वयंवरं नाम भरतेन प्रवर्तितम् मेनकामुर्वशीं रम्भां नृत्यतेति तदादिशत्
Bharata established the festival called 'Lakshmi's Swayamvara', and there he instructed Menaka, Urvashi, and Rambha to dance.
ननर्त सलयं तत्र लक्ष्मीरूपेण चोर्वशी सा पुरूरवसं दृष्ट्वा नृत्यन्ती कामपीडिता
There, Urvashi danced gracefully in the form of Lakshmi; seeing Pururavas, she danced, overcome by desire.
विस्मृताभिनयं सर्वं यत्पुरा भरतोदितम् शशाप भरतः क्रोधाद् वियोगादस्य भूतले
She forgot all the gestures previously taught by Bharata; out of anger and separation, Bharata cursed her on earth.
पञ्चपञ्चाशदब्दानि लता सूक्ष्मा भविष्यसि पुरूरवाः पिशाचत्वं तत्रैवानुभविष्यति
For fifty-five years you will become a slender creeper; Pururavas will experience the state of a ghost there.
ततस्तमुर्वशी गत्वा भर्तारमकरोच्चिरम् शापान्ते भरतस्याथ उर्वशी बुधसूनुतः
Then Urvashi went to her husband and stayed with him for a long time; at the end of Bharata's curse, Urvashi bore a son to Budha's descendant.
अजीजनत्सुतानष्टौ नामतस्तान्निबोधत आयुर् दृढायुर् अश्वायुर् धनायुर् धृतिमान्वसुः
She gave birth to eight sons—listen to their names: Ayu, Dirghayu, Ashvayu, Dhanayu, Dhrtiman, Vasu,
शुचिविद्यः शतायुश्च सर्वे दिव्यबलौजसः आयुषो नहुषः पुत्रौ वृद्धशर्मा तथैव च
Shucividya and Shatayu—all possessed divine strength and energy. Nahusha had two sons from Ayu: Vriddhasharma and likewise,
रजिर्दम्भो विपाप्मा च वीराः पञ्च महारथाः रजेः पुत्रशतं जज्ञे राजेयमिति विश्रुतम्
Raji, Dambha, and Vipapma—these five were mighty warriors. A hundred sons were born to Raji, renowned as royal sons.
रजिराराधयामास नारायणमकल्मषम् तपसा तोषितो विष्णुर् वरान्प्रादान्महीपते
Raji worshipped the sinless Narayana with austerity; pleased, Vishnu granted boons to the king.
देवासुरमनुष्याणाम् अभूत्स विजयी तदा अथ देवासुरं युद्धम् अभूद् वर्षशतत्रयम्
He then became victorious over gods, asuras, and men; thereafter, a battle between gods and asuras lasted for three hundred years.
प्रह्लादशक्रयोर्भीमं न कश्चिद्विजयी तयोः ततो देवासुरैः पृष्टः प्राह देवश्चतुर्मुखः
In the fierce conflict between Prahlada and Shakra, neither was victorious; then, when asked by the gods and asuras, the four-faced god spoke.
अनयोर्विजयी कः स्याद् रजिर्यत्रेति सो ऽब्रवीत् जयाय प्रार्थितो राजा सहायस्त्वं भवस्व नः
He said, 'Where Raji is, who would be victorious between these two?' When asked for victory, the king was requested, 'Become our ally.'
दैत्यैः प्राह यदि स्वामी वो भवामि ततस्त्वलम् नासुरैः प्रतिपन्नं तत् प्रतिपन्नं सुरैस्तथा
The Daityas said, 'If you become our lord, then enough with the Asuras; what has been accepted by the Asuras, let that be accepted by the Devas as well.'
स्वामी भव त्वमस्माकं संग्रामे नाशय द्विषः ततो विनाशिताः सर्वे ये ऽवध्या वज्रपाणिना
'Be our lord in battle and destroy our enemies; then all those who were invincible even to the wielder of the thunderbolt were slain.'
पुत्रत्वमगमत्तुष्टस् तस्येन्द्रः कर्मणा विभुः दत्त्वेन्द्राय तदा राज्यं जगाम तपसे रजिः
Indra, pleased by his actions, accepted him as a son; granting the kingdom to Indra, Raji then departed to practice austerities.
रजिपुत्रैस्तदाच्छिन्नं बलादिन्द्रस्य वैभवम् यज्ञभागं च राज्यं च तपोबलगुणान्वितैः
Then, by force, Raji’s sons took away Indra’s splendor, his share of the sacrifice, and his kingdom, being endowed with the power of asceticism.
राज्यभ्रष्टस्तदा शक्रो रजिपुत्रैर्निपीडितः प्राह वाचस्पतिं दीनः पीडितो ऽस्मि रजेः सुतैः
Deprived of his kingdom and oppressed by Raji’s sons, Indra, afflicted and miserable, spoke to Brihaspati:
न यज्ञभागो राज्यं मे निर्जितश्च बृहस्पते राज्यलाभाय मे यत्नं विधत्स्व धिषणाधिप
'I have neither the share of the sacrifice nor the kingdom, and I have been defeated, O Brihaspati; strive for me, lord of wisdom, so that I may regain my kingdom.'
ततो बृहस्पतिः शक्रम् अकरोद्बलदर्पितम् ग्रहशान्तिविधानेन पौष्टिकेन च कर्मणा
Then Brihaspati made Indra proud and strong again through rites for pacifying hostile influences and nourishing rituals.
गत्वाथ मोहयामास रजिपुत्रान्बृहस्पतिः जिनधर्मं समास्थाय वेदबाह्यं स वेदवित्
Then Brihaspati went and deluded Raji’s sons, adopting the doctrine of the Jinas, which is outside the Vedas, though he himself was learned in the Vedas.
वेदत्रयीपरिभ्रष्टांश् चकार धिषणाधिपः वेदबाह्यान्परिज्ञाय हेतुवादसमन्वितान्
The lord of wisdom caused them to fall away from the three Vedas, recognizing them as outside the Vedas and filled with disputatious reasoning.
जघान शक्रो वज्रेण सर्वान्धर्मबहिष्कृतान् नहुषस्य प्रवक्ष्यामि पुत्रान्सप्तैव धार्मिकान्
Indra then struck down all those excluded from dharma with his thunderbolt; I will now tell you of Nahusha’s seven righteous sons.