भगीरथेन भो विद्वन्नानीता तत्र मार्गतः । उद्धारः पूर्वजानां तु कृतस्तेन महात्मना
O learned one, Bhagiratha brought her here by clearing the path; by that great soul, the ancestors were rescued.
नारदउवाच- कोऽयं देव समाख्यातो भगीरथ महातपाः । येन तीर्थं समानीतं लोकानां हितकारणात्
Narada said: Who is this Bhagiratha, renowned for his great austerity, O Lord, by whom this sacred place was brought for the benefit of the worlds?
गंगातीर्थं महत्पुण्यं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् । लोकाः सर्वे वदंत्येवमेतत्तीर्थोत्तमोत्तमम्
The Ganga's holy place is supremely virtuous, destroying all sins; all people declare this to be the highest of all sacred places.
गंगागंगेति यो ब्रूयाद्योजनानां शतैरपि । मुच्यते सर्वपापेभ्यो विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति
Whoever utters 'Ganga, Ganga,' even from hundreds of yojanas away, is freed from all sins and goes to the realm of Vishnu.
कथं तेन समानीता किं कार्यं वद सुव्रत । महादेव उवाच- येन गंगा यथानीता गंगाद्वारेऽतिशोभने
How was she brought by him? What was done? Tell me, O virtuous one. Mahadeva said: By whom and how Ganga was brought to the splendid Ganga's gate—
तत्सर्वं संप्रवक्ष्यामि क्रमानुक्रमयोगतः । पूर्वमासीद्धरिश्चंद्रस्त्रैलोक्ये सत्यपालकः
I will recount all this in proper order; formerly, Harishchandra existed, the protector of truth in the three worlds.
रोहितस्तस्यपुत्रोऽभूदेको विष्णुपरायणः । तस्यापि च वृकः पुत्रो धर्मिष्ठः सत्पथिस्थितः
His son was Rohita, devoted to Vishnu; and Rohita's son was Vrka, righteous and steadfast in the path of virtue.
तस्य पुत्रः सुबाहुश्च जातोस्मिन्वै कुले तदा । तस्य पुत्रो गरो नाम नात्यंतं धार्मिकोऽभवत्
His son Subahu was born in that lineage at that time; Subahu's son, named Gara, was not exceedingly virtuous.
कदाचित्कालयोगेन दुःखी जातोऽत्र कारणात् । राजा तु तत्र देशेन तर्जितो धर्मकारणात्
Once, through the workings of time, he became sorrowful for a certain reason; the king was threatened in that land because of righteousness.
स्वकुटुंबं गृहीत्वा तु गतोऽसौ भार्गवाश्रमे । रक्षितो भार्गवेणाथ कृपया तत्र वै तदा
Taking his family, he went to the hermitage of Bhargava; there, at that time, he was protected by Bhargava's compassion.
तत्र पुत्रो ह्यभूत्तस्य सगरो नाम वै द्विज । ववृधे चाश्रमे पुण्ये भार्गवेणाभिरक्षितः
There, his son was born, named Sagara, O twice-born; he grew up in the holy hermitage, guarded by Bhargava.
उपवीतादिकं सर्वं क्षत्रियस्य तदा कृतम् । शस्त्राणां च तथाभ्यासो वेदानां तु तथैव च
All rites such as the sacred thread were performed for the Kshatriya then; likewise, he practiced weapons and studied the Vedas.
आग्नेयास्त्रं ततो लब्ध्वा भार्गवात्सगरो नृपः । जघान पृथिवीं गत्वा तालजंघान्सहैहयान्
Then, having obtained the fire weapon from Bhargava, King Sagara went forth and slew the Talajanghas and the Haihayas.
सशकान् पारदांश्चैव जघान स महातपाः । नारद उवाच- माहात्म्यं सगरस्याथ वद शंकर विस्तरात्
He, of great austerity, also slew the Shakas and the Paradas. Narada said: Tell in detail, O Shankara, the greatness of Sagara.
महादेव उवाच- सूर्यवंशी महाराजो विख्यातः स महाबली । गरस्य व्यसने तात हृतं राज्यमभूत्किल
Mahadeva said: The great king of the solar dynasty, renowned and mighty, O dear one, lost his kingdom in Gara's calamity.
हैहयैस्तालजंघाद्यैः शकैः सार्द्धं च नारद । यवनाः पारदाश्चैव कांबोजाः पह्लवास्तथा
By the Haihayas, Talajanghas, Shakas, along with the Yavanas, Paradas, Kambojas, and Pahlavas, O Narada—
एते पंचगणा ब्रह्मन्हैहयार्थे पराक्रमान् । हृतराज्यस्ततो राजा सगरोऽथ वनं ययौ
These five groups, O Brahman, acted for the sake of the Haihayas; thus, the king Sagara, deprived of his kingdom, went to the forest.
पत्न्याचानुगतो दुःखी स वै प्राणानवासृजत् । तस्य पत्नी तु कल्याणी सगर्भा च व्रतान्विता
Followed by his wife, sorrowful, he abandoned his life; his wife, virtuous and pregnant, was devoted to vows.
सपत्न्या भार्गवस्तस्य वृतः पूर्वं सुतेप्सया । सा तु भर्तृचितां कृत्वा वने तं प्ररुरोद ह
Bhārgava, desiring a son, had previously chosen the co-wife; but she, having performed her husband's funeral rites, wept for him in the forest.
और्वस्तां वारयित्वा च गरपत्नीं तु नारद । न्यवेदयत तत्पुत्रं धर्मिष्ठं सात्विकं प्रियम्
Aurva, restraining her, O Nārada, informed the wife of the deceased about that son—righteous, virtuous, and beloved.
निवेदिते ततो बाले मरणात्सा न्यवर्त्तत । ततो मासद्वये जाते ववर्द्धौर्वस्य चाश्रमे
After the child was announced, she refrained from dying; then, when two months had passed, the child grew up in Aurva's hermitage.
जातकर्मादियोगश्च और्वेण च तथा कृतः । उपवीतादिकं सर्वं जातं तत्र महामुनेः
The rites beginning with birth ceremony, and all such rituals, were performed by Aurva; all the ceremonies like the investiture with the sacred thread were conducted for the great sage.
तत्र वेदादिकं सर्वं पठितं चौर्वयोगतः । अध्याप्य वेदशास्त्राणि ततोऽस्त्रं प्रत्यपादयत्
There, all the Vedas and related texts were recited through Aurva's instruction; after teaching the Vedic scriptures, he imparted the knowledge of weapons.
आग्नेयं तं महाभाग अमरैरपि दुःसहम् । स तेनासुबलेनाजौ बलेन च समन्वितः
He received the Agneya weapon, O illustrious one, which even the immortals find difficult to withstand; thus he was endowed with both vital strength and martial power.
हैहयान्वै जघानाशु संक्रुद्धः स्वबलेन च । आजहार च लोकेषु स च कीर्तिमवाप सः
Angered, he swiftly slew the Haihayas and others with his own strength; and in the world, he attained fame.
ततः शकाः सयवनाः कांबोजाः पल्लवास्तथा । हन्यमानास्तदा ते तु वसिष्ठं शरणं ययुः
Then the Śakas, along with the Yavanas, the Kāmbojas, and the Pallavas, being slain at that time, sought refuge with Vasiṣṭha.
वसिष्ठोऽपि च तान्कृत्वा समयेन महाद्युतिः । सगरं वारयामास तेषां दत्त्वाऽभयं नृपः
Vasiṣṭha, radiant in splendor, made them agree by a pact; and the king Sagara restrained them, granting them safety.
सगरः स्वां प्रतिज्ञांतु गुरोर्वाक्यं निशम्य च । धर्मैर्जघान तांश्चैषां विकृतत्वं चकार ह
Sagara, hearing his guru's words and recalling his own vow, slew them according to dharma, and caused their transformation.
अर्द्धंशकनांशिरसो मुंडं कृत्वा विसर्जयत् । यवनानां शिरः सर्वं कांबोजानां तथैव च
He made the Śakas half-shaven-headed and released them; he shaved the heads of the Yavanas and likewise the Kāmbojas.
पारदा मुंडकेशाश्च पल्ल्वाः श्मश्रुरक्षकाः । एवं विजित्य सर्वान्वै कृतवान्धर्मसंग्रहम्
The Pāradas became shaven-headed, the Pallavas kept beards; thus, having conquered all, he established the collection of dharma.