राजसूयकृतेऽस्माकं सदा बुद्धिः प्रवर्तते
Our mind is always set on performing the Rājasūya sacrifice.
सर्वैस्तैर्जायते यज्ञः पार्थिवैः करदीकृतैः
That sacrifice is accomplished by all those kings who have been made tributaries.
ततो युद्धार्थिनं मां ते वारयंति हितैषिणः
Therefore, your well-wishers restrain me from seeking battle.
तस्मात्तव प्रसादेन राजसूयो भवेन्मखः
Thus, by your favor, the Rājasūya will become a successful sacrifice.
सोऽपि लब्धवरो भूपः स्वमेव भवनं गतः
That king, having received the boon, returned to his own palace.
एवं तेन नरेन्द्रेण पूर्वं तत्र विनिर्मितौ
Thus, by that king in former times, those two were established there.
यस्ताभ्यां कुरुते पूजां संप्राप्ते पंचमी दिने सुतं प्राप्नोति सोऽभीष्टं स्ववंशोद्धरणक्षमम्
Whoever worships those two on the fifth day, obtains the desired son, capable of upholding his own lineage.
सूत उवाच तत्रैवास्ति महापुण्यो ह्रदतीरे व्यवस्थितः
Sūta said: There itself, on the bank of the lake, stands a place of great merit.
दृष्ट्वा प्रमुच्यते पापान्मनुष्यः कलशेश्वरम्
By seeing Kalaśeśvara, a person is freed from sins.
पुरासीत्कलशोनाम यदुवंशसमुद्भवः
Long ago, there was a king named Kalaśa, born in the lineage of Yadu.
कस्यचित्त्वथ कालस्य दुर्वासा मुनि सत्तमः
Then, at a certain time, the eminent sage Durvāsas appeared.
अथोत्थाय नृपस्तूर्णं सम्मुखः प्रययौ मुदा
Rising quickly, the king joyfully went forward to meet him face to face.
ततः प्रणम्य तं भक्त्या प्रक्षाल्य चरणौ स्वयम्
Then, bowing to him with devotion, he himself washed the sage’s feet.
इदं राज्यममी पुत्रा इमा नार्य इदं धनम्
He said: 'This kingdom, these sons, these wives, and this wealth—'
गृहागताय विप्राय व्रतिनेऽस्मद्विधाय च
'—are for the brahmin guest who has come to my house, for the ascetic, and for one like myself.'
न मे किञ्चिद्धनैः कार्यं न राज्येन नृपोत्तम
The best of kings, I have no use for wealth or for the kingdom.
तस्माद्यत्किञ्चिदन्नं ते सिद्धमस्ति गृहे नृप ६.४९.
Therefore, whatever food is prepared in your house, O king—
अन्नं भोज्यकृते तस्मै प्रददौ स्वयमेव हि
He himself gave the food, prepared for eating, to him.
व्यञ्जनानि विचित्राणि पक्वान्नानि बहूनि च तथा मांसं विचित्रं च लवणाद्यैः सुसंस्कृतम्
There were various delicious dishes, many cooked foods, and also diverse meats, well-seasoned with salt and other spices.
अथासौ बुभुजे विप्रः क्षुत्क्षामस्त्वरयान्वितः
Then the brahmin, exhausted by hunger and filled with haste, ate.
अथ तृप्तेन मांसस्य ज्ञातस्तेन रसो द्विजाः
When he was satisfied, the taste of the meat was recognized by that twice-born one.
यस्मान्मांसं त्वया दत्त्वा व्रतभंगः कृतो मम
'Because you have given me meat, my vow has been broken.'
ततः स भूपतिर्भीतः प्रणम्य च मुनीश्वरम्
Then the frightened king bowed to the lordly sage.
तव क्षुत्क्षामकण्ठस्य मया भक्तिः कृता मुने
'Out of devotion, O sage, I served you, whose throat was parched with hunger.'
तस्मात्कुरु प्रसादं मे भक्तस्य विनतस्य च
'Therefore, show favor to me, who am devoted and bowed before you.'
विशेषेण व्रतस्यांते चातुर्मास्योद्भवस्य च
Especially at the end of the vow and at the arising of the four-monthly rite—
उपवासपरो भूत्वा मांसमश्नाति यो द्विजः ६.४९.
If a twice-born, devoted to fasting, eats meat—
तस्माद्व्रतं प्रणष्टं मे चातुर्मास्यसमुद्भवम्
Therefore, my vow, arising from the Cāturmāsya rite, is destroyed.
भक्तियुक्तस्य दीनस्य निर्दोषस्य विशेषतः
Especially for one who is devoted, afflicted, and faultless—
दर्शयिष्यति ते मुक्तिस्तदा तूर्णं भविष्यति
Liberation will be shown to you, and it will come swiftly then.