ऋषयो वेदमंत्रैस्तु स्तुवंति नृपनंदनम् । वशिष्ठस्तं समालोक्य वरं वै दत्तवांस्तदा
The sages praised the delight of the king with Vedic mantras; seeing him, Vasiṣṭha then granted a boon.
नहुषेत्येव ते नाम ख्यातं लोके भविष्यति । हुषितो नैव तेनापि बालभावैर्नराधिप
Your name will be renowned in the world as Nahuṣa; O ruler of men, you will not be harmed by him even in your childhood.
तस्मान्नहुष ते नाम देवपूज्यो भविष्यसि। जातकर्मादिकं कर्म तस्य चक्रे द्विजोत्तमः
Therefore, your name will be Nahuṣa, and you will be worshipped by the gods; the best of the twice-born performed his birth rites and other ceremonies.
व्रतदानं विसर्गं च गुरुशिष्यादिलक्षणम्। वेदं चाधीत्य संपूर्णं षडंगं सपदक्रमम्
He performed vows, gifts, investiture, and all the marks of a teacher and student; he studied the complete Veda with its six limbs and the Pada and Krama methods.
सर्वाण्येव च शास्त्राणि अधीत्य द्विजसत्तमात्। वशिष्ठाच्च धनुर्वेदं सरहस्यं महामतिः
Having studied all the scriptures, O best of the twice-born, and from Vasiṣṭha he learned the Dhanurveda, including all its secrets, being of great intelligence.
शस्त्राण्यस्त्राणि दिव्यानि ग्राहमोक्षयुतानि च। ज्ञानशास्त्रादिकं न्याय राजनीतिगुणादिकान्
He learned divine weapons and missiles, including those for seizing and releasing; also the treatises on knowledge, logic, royal policy, and other virtues.
वशिष्ठादायुपुत्रश्च शिष्यरूपेण भक्तिमान्। एवं स सर्वनिष्पन्नो नाहुषश्चातिसुंदरः
Ayu's son, devoted in the form of a disciple to Vasiṣṭha, thus became fully accomplished—Nāhuṣa, exceedingly handsome.
वशिष्ठस्य प्रसादाच्च चापबाणधरोभवत्
And by the grace of Vasiṣṭha, he became one who bore bow and arrows.
इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे भूमिखंडे वेनोपाख्याने गुरुतीर्थमाहात्म्ये च्यवनचरित्रे पंचोत्तरशततमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the one hundred and fifth chapter in the story of Cyavana, concerning the greatness of the Guru Tīrtha, in the Vena narrative of the Bhūmikhaṇḍa of the glorious Padma Purāṇa.
कुंजल उवाच- आयुभार्या महाभागा स्वर्भानोस्तनया सुतम् । अपश्यंती सुबालं तं देवोपममनौपमम्
Kuñjala said: The noble wife of Ayu, daughter of Svarbhānu, saw her son, still a child, godlike and without equal.
हाहाकारं महत्कृत्वा रुरोद वरवर्णिनी । केन मे लक्षणोपेतो हृतो बालः सुलक्षणः
Uttering a great cry of distress, the beautiful woman wept: 'By whom has my auspicious, well-marked, virtuous child been taken?'
तपसा दानयज्ञैश्च नियमैर्दुष्करैः सुतः । संप्राप्तो हि मया वत्स कष्टैश्च दारुणैः पुनः
'Through austerity, gifts, sacrifices, and difficult vows, O dear one, I obtained this son by great and harsh efforts.'
दत्तात्रेयेण पुण्येन संतुष्टेन महात्मना । दत्तः पुत्रो हृतः केन रुरोद करुणान्विता
'Given by the virtuous and satisfied great-souled Dattātreya, my son—who has taken him away?' she wept, filled with compassion.
हा पुत्र वत्स मे तात हा बालगुणमंदिर । क्वासि केनापनीतोसि मम शब्दः प्रदीयताम्
'Alas, my son, my dear, my child, O treasure-house of boyish virtues! Where are you? By whom have you been taken? Let my voice reach you.'
सोमवंशस्य सर्वस्य भूषणोसि न संशयः । केन त्वमपनीतोसि मम प्राणैः समन्वितः
'You are the ornament of the entire Soma dynasty, without doubt. By whom have you been taken, you who are as dear to me as my own life?'
राजसुलक्षणैर्दिव्यैः संपूर्णः कमलेक्षणः । केनाद्यापहृतो वत्सः किं करोमि क्व याम्यहम्
'Endowed with all royal and divine marks, lotus-eyed one, by whom have you been taken today, O child? What shall I do? Where shall I go?'
स्फुटं जानाम्यहं कर्म ह्यन्यजन्मनि यत्कृतम् । न्यासनाशः कृतः कस्य तस्मात्पुत्रो हृतो मम
'I clearly know this is the result of some deed done in another birth. Whose trust did I violate, that my son has been taken from me?'
किं वा छलं कृतं कस्य पूर्वजन्मनि पापया । कर्मणस्तस्य वै दुःखमनुभुंजामि नान्यथा
'Or what deceit did I commit against someone in a previous life? Surely I am now experiencing the suffering from that deed—there is no other reason.'
रत्नापहारिणी जाता पुत्ररत्नं हृतं मम । तस्माद्दैवेन मे दिव्य अनौपम्य गुणाकरः
'Having become a thief of jewels, my jewel of a son has been taken from me. Therefore, by fate, my divine, incomparable treasure of virtues is lost.'
किं वा वितर्कितो विप्रः कर्मणस्तस्य वै फलम् । प्राप्तं मया न संदेहः पुत्रशोकान्वितं भृशम्
'Or perhaps a brāhmaṇa was wronged—this is the fruit of that deed. I have surely received it, overwhelmed as I am by grief for my son.'
किं वा शिशुविरोधश्च कृतो जन्मांतरे मया । तस्य पापस्य भुंजामि कर्मणः फलमीदृशम्
'Or perhaps I opposed a child in a former birth—now I suffer the result of that sinful act.'
याचमानस्य चैवाग्रे वैश्वदेवस्य कर्मणः । किं वापि नार्पितं चान्नं व्याहृतीभिर्हुतं द्विजैः
'Or perhaps, when a Vaiśvadeva ritual was performed, I did not offer food to a supplicant, nor was it offered by the brāhmaṇas with the sacred utterances.'
एवं सुदेवमानाच्च स्वर्भानोस्तनया तदा । इंदुमती महाभाग शोकेन करुणाकुला
Thus, from her deep love for her son, the noble Indumatī, daughter of Svarbhānu, was overcome with grief and compassion.
पतिता मूर्च्छिता शोकाद्विह्वलत्वं गता सती । निःश्वासान्मुंचमाना सा वत्सहीना यथा हि गौः
Falling down, fainting from sorrow, she became distraught, sighing deeply, like a cow bereft of her calf.
आयू राजा स शोकेन दुःखेन महतान्वितः । बालं श्रुत्वा हृतं तं तु धैर्यं तत्याज पार्थिवः
King Āyu, overwhelmed by great sorrow and grief, upon hearing that his child had been taken, abandoned his composure.
तपसश्च फलं नास्ति नास्ति दानस्य वै फलम् । यस्मादेवं हृतः पुत्रस्तस्मान्नास्ति न संशयः
There is no fruit from austerity, nor is there any reward from giving; since my son has been taken in this way, there is no doubt about it.
दत्तात्रेयः प्रसादेन वरं मे दत्तवान्पुरा । अजेयं च जयोपेतं पुत्रं सर्वगुणान्वितम्
By the grace of Dattātreya, a boon was once granted to me: a son, unconquerable and endowed with victory, possessing all virtues.
तस्य वरप्रदानस्य कथं विघ्नो ह्यजायत । इति चिंतापरो राजा दुःखितः प्रारुदद्भृशम्
How did an obstacle arise to the granting of that boon? Thus, the king, absorbed in thought and afflicted, lamented intensely.
इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे भूमिखंडे वेनोपाख्याने गुरुतीर्थमाहात्म्ये च्यवनचरित्रे नाहुषाख्याने षडधिकशततमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the one hundred and sixth chapter in the Bhūmikhaṇḍa of the Padma Purāṇa, in the story of Vena, the greatness of the Guru's holy place, the account of Cyavana, and the tale of Nāhuṣa.
कुंजल उवाच- अथासौ नारदः स्वर्गादायुराजानमागतः । आगत्य कथयामास कस्माद्राजन्प्रशोचसे
Kuñjala said: Then Nārada, coming from heaven, approached King Āyu; having arrived, he asked, 'Why, O king, do you grieve?'