गम्यागम्यं न जानीषे गोधर्मात्प्रार्थयन्सुताम् दुर्वृत्तं त्वां त्यजाम्यद्य गच्छ त्वं स्वेन कर्मणा
'You do not know what is proper or improper; desiring a daughter from the law of cows, I now abandon you, wicked one—go your own way according to your actions.'
काष्ठे समुद्गे प्रक्षिप्य गङ्गाम्भसि समुत्सृजत् यस्मात्त्वमन्धो वृद्धश्च भर्तव्यो दुरधिष्ठितः
Placing him on a raft of wood, she cast him into the waters of the Ganges, saying, 'Because you are blind, old, and difficult to support, you must be abandoned.'
तमुह्यमानं वेगेन स्रोतसो ऽभ्याशमागतः जग्राह तं स धर्मात्मा बलिर् वैरोचनिस्तदा
As he was being carried away swiftly by the current, the righteous Bali, son of Virocana, approached and seized him.
अन्तःपुरे जुगोपैनं भक्ष्यभोज्यैश्च तर्पयन् प्रीतश्चैव वरेणैव च्छन्दयामास वै बलिम्
Within his inner apartments, he protected him, satisfying him with food and delicacies, and, being pleased, Bali offered him a boon of his choosing.
तस्माच्च स वरं वव्रे पुत्रार्थे दानवर्षभः संतानार्थं महाभागभार्यायां मम मानद पुत्रान्धर्मार्थतत्त्वज्ञान् उत्पादयितुमर्हसि
Therefore, O best of the Dānavas, he chose that boon for the sake of offspring: 'Grant that my illustrious wife may bear sons for me, O giver of honor, who possess knowledge of righteousness, purpose, and truth.'
एवमुक्तो ऽथ देवर्षिस् तथास्त्वित्युक्तवान् प्रभुः स तस्य राजा स्वां भार्यां सुदेष्णां नाम प्राहिणोत् अन्धं वृद्धं च तं ज्ञात्वा न सा देवी जगाम ह
Thus addressed, the divine sage replied, 'So be it.' Then the king, knowing him to be blind and aged, sent his own wife named Sudeṣṇā; but the queen did not go.
शूद्रां धात्रेयिकां तस्माव् अन्धाय प्राहिणोत्तदा तस्यां कक्षीवदादींश्च शूद्रयोनाव् ऋषिर् वशी
Instead, she sent a Śūdra maidservant as a nurse to him; and in her, the self-controlled sage begot sons such as Kakṣīvat and others, born in the Śūdra caste.
जनयामास धर्मात्मा शूद्रान् इत्येवमादिकम् उवाच तं बली राजा दृष्ट्वा कक्षीवदादिकान्
The righteous sage begot Śūdra sons in her; seeing Kakṣīvat and the others, the mighty king spoke thus to him.
प्रवीणान् ऋषिधर्मस्य चेश्वरान् ब्रह्मवादिनः विद्वान् प्रत्यक्षधर्माणां बुद्धिमान् वृत्तिमाञ्छुचीन्
They were skilled in the duties of sages, masters of sacred speech, learned in manifest righteousness, intelligent, virtuous, and pure.
ममैव चेति होवाच तं दीर्घतमसं बलिः नत्युवाच मुनिस्तं वै ममैवमिति चाब्रवीत्
Bali said to him, 'They are indeed mine.' The sage replied with a bow, 'They are indeed mine.'
उत्पन्नाः शूद्रयोना तु भवच्छन्दे सुरोत्तम अन्धं वृद्धं च मां ज्ञात्वा सुदेष्णा महिषी तव प्राहिणोद् अवमानान्मे शूद्रां धात्रेयिकां नृप
Though born in a Śūdra womb, they were begotten at your wish, O best of gods. Knowing me to be blind and aged, your queen Sudeṣṇā sent me the Śūdra nurse out of disrespect, O king.
ततः प्रसादयामास बलिस् तमृषिसत्तमम् बलिः सुदेष्णां तां भार्यां भर्त्सयामास दानवः
Then Bali sought to appease that foremost of sages, and the Dānava king rebuked his wife Sudeṣṇā.
पुनश्चैनाम् अलंकृत्य ऋषये प्रत्यपादयत् तां स दीर्घतमा देवीं तथा कृतवतीं तदा
Again, after adorning her, Bali sent Sudeṣṇā to the sage; and the queen did as she was instructed.
दध्ना लवणमिश्रेण त्व् अभ्यक्तं मधुकेन तु लिह माम् अजुगुप्सन्ती आपादतलमस्तकम् ततस्त्वं प्राप्स्यसे देवि पुत्रान्वै मनसेप्सितान्
'Anoint yourself with curds mixed with salt and honey, and lick me from foot to head without disgust; then, O queen, you will obtain sons as you desire in your heart.'
तस्य सा तद्वचो देवी सर्वं कृतवती तदा तस्य सापानम् आसाद्य देवी परिहरत्तदा
The queen did everything as he instructed; but when it came to drinking, she avoided it.
तामुवाच ततः सो ऽथ यत्ते परिहृतं शुभे विनापानं कुमारं तु जनयिष्यसि पूर्वजम्
Then he said to her, 'O auspicious one, since you have avoided the drinking, you will bear a son, but he will be the eldest.'
नार्हसि त्वं महाभाग पुत्रं मे दातुमीदृशम् तोषितश्च यथाशक्ति प्रसादं कुरु मे प्रभो
'O blessed one, you ought not to give me such a son. Since I am pleased as far as possible, grant me your favor, O lord.'
तवापचाराद्देव्येष नान्यथा भविता शुभे नैव दास्यति पुत्रस्ते पौत्रौ वै दास्यते फलम्
'O auspicious one, because of your transgression, it cannot be otherwise; your son will not give you grandsons, but your grandsons will bear fruit.'
तस्यापानं विना चैव योग्यभावो भविष्यति तस्माद् दीर्घतमाङ्गेषु कुक्षौ स्पृष्ट्वेदम् अब्रवीत्
Because she did not drink, there would be fitness; therefore, touching Dīrghatamas's limbs, he spoke thus.
प्राशितं यद्यदङ्गेषु न सोपस्थं शुचिस्मिते तेन तिष्ठन्ति ते गर्भे पौर्णमास्याम् इवोडुराट्
'Whatever was tasted on your limbs, O fair-smiling one, but not on the generative organ, those remain in the womb like the full moon on the night of the full moon.'
भविष्यन्ति कुमारास्तु पञ्च देवसुतोपमाः तेजस्विनः सुवृत्ताश्च यज्वानो धार्मिकाश्च ते
'There will be five sons, O goddess, equal to the sons of the gods—brilliant, well-conducted, performers of sacrifice, and righteous.'
तदंशस्तु सुदेष्णाया ज्येष्ठः पुत्रो व्यजायत अङ्गस्तथा कलिङ्गश्च पुण्ड्रः सुह्मस्तथैव च
Of Sudeṣṇā, the eldest son was born as her portion: Aṅga, Kaliṅga, Puṇḍra, and Suhma likewise.
वङ्गराजस्तु पञ्चैते बलेः पुत्राश्च क्षेत्रजाः इत्येते दीर्घतमसा बलेर्दत्ताः सुतास्तथा
The king of Vanga and these five are the sons of Bali, born of the field; thus, these sons were given to Bali by Dirghatamas.
प्रतिष्ठामागतानां हि ब्राह्मण्यं कारयंस्ततः ततो मानुषयोन्यां स जनयामास वै प्रजाः
For those who had attained establishment, he caused them to become Brahmins; then, from the human lineage, he indeed generated offspring.
ततस्तं दीर्घतमसं सुरभिर्वाक्यमब्रवीत् विचार्य यस्माद्गोधर्मं प्रमाणं ते कृतं विभो
Then Surabhi spoke to Dirghatamas, having considered: 'Because you have made the law of the cow your authority, O mighty one—'
शक्त्या चानन्ययास्मासु तेन प्रीतास्मि ते ऽनघ तस्मात्तुभ्यं तमो दीर्घम् आघ्रायापनुदामि वै
'And because of your unwavering devotion to us, I am pleased with you, O blameless one; therefore, I will inhale and dispel from you the long darkness.'
बार्हस्पत्यस्तथैवैष पाप्मा वै तिष्ठति त्वयि जरां मृत्युं तमश्चैव आघ्रायापनुदामि ते
'This sin of Brihaspati also remains in you; I will inhale and remove from you old age, death, and darkness.'
सद्यः स घ्रातमात्रस्तु असितो मुनिसत्तमः आयुष्मांश्च वपुष्मांश्च चक्षुष्मांश्च ततो ऽभवत्
Immediately, as soon as he was smelled, the eminent sage Asita became endowed with long life, beauty, and sight.
गो ऽभ्याहते तमसि वै गौतमस्तु ततो ऽभवत् काक्षीवांस्तु ततो गत्वा सह पित्रा गिरिव्रजम्
When the darkness was dispelled by the cow, Gautama then arose; Kakshivat, having gone with his father, entered Girivraja.
दृष्ट्वा स्पृष्ट्वा पितुर्वै स ह्य् उपविष्टश्चिरं तपः ततः कालेन महता तपसा भावितस्तु सः
Having seen and touched his father, he sat for a long time in austerity; then, after a great period, he was purified by asceticism.