Vayu Purana

शमात्मकमृजुं भर्त्तः पुत्रं मे दातुमर्हसि। काममेवंविधः पुत्रो मम स्यात्तु वद प्रभो ।। २९.

O husband, you ought to grant me a son who is peaceful and upright; let such a son be mine, if you so wish, O lord.

मय्यन्यथा न शक्यं वै कर्तुमेव द्विजोत्तम। ततः प्रसादमकरोत् स तस्यास्तपसो बलात् ।। २९.

O best of twice-born, it cannot be done otherwise in my case; then, by the power of her austerity, he granted her favor.

पुत्रे नास्ति विशेषो मे पौत्रे वा वरवर्णिनि। त्वया यथोक्तं वचनं तथा भद्रे भविष्यति ।। २९.

I make no distinction between son and grandson, O beautiful one; as you have spoken, so it shall be, O gentle lady.

तस्मात् सत्यवती पुत्रं जनयामास भार्गवम्। तपस्यभिरतन्दान्तं जमदग्निः शमात्मकम् ।। २९.

Therefore, Satyavatī gave birth to a son of the Bhārgava lineage, devoted to austerity and self-restraint—Jamadagni, peaceful in nature.

भृगोश्चरुविपर्यासे रौद्रवैष्णवयोः पुरा। यमनाद्वैष्णवस्याग्नेर्जमदग्निरजायत ।। २९.

Due to the ancient exchange of portions between Bhṛgu's fiery and Vaiṣṇava offerings, Jamadagni was born from the Vaiṣṇava fire.

विश्वामित्रं तु दायादं गाधिः कुशिकनन्दनः। प्राप्य ब्रह्मर्षिसहितो (सविता) जगाम ब्रह्मणावृतः ।। २९.

Gādhi, the son of Kuśika, having obtained Viśvāmitra as his heir, went, together with the Brahmarṣis and surrounded by Brahmins, to Savitṛ.

सा हि सत्यवती पुण्या सत्यव्रतपरायणा। कौशिकीति समाख्याता प्रवृत्तेयं महानदी ।। २९.

That Satyavatī, virtuous and devoted to truth, became known as Kauśikī, and this great river began to flow.

परिस्रुता महाभागा कौशिकी सरितां वरा। इक्ष्वाकुवंशे त्वभवत्सुवेणुर्नाम पार्थिवः ।। २९.

The illustrious Kauśikī, best of rivers, became renowned; and in the Ikṣvāku lineage there was a king named Suveṇu.

तस्य कन्या महाभागा कामली नाम रेणुका। रेणु कायान्तु कामल्यां तपोधृतिसमन्वितः। आर्चीको जनयामास जमदग्निः सुदारुणम् ।। २९.

His blessed daughter, named Reṇukā, was called Kāmalī; from Kāmalī and Reṇu, endowed with austerity and steadfastness, Jamadagni, fierce and powerful, was born to Ṛcīka.

सर्वविद्यान्तगं श्रेष्ठं धनुर्वेदस्य पारगम्। रामं क्षत्रिय हन्तारं प्रदीप्तमिव पावकम् ।। २९.

He (Jamadagni) begot Rāma, the destroyer of Kṣatriyas, who was supreme in all branches of knowledge, accomplished in the science of archery, and blazing like fire.

और्व्वस्यैवमृचीकस्य सत्यवत्यां महामनाः। जमदग्निस्ततो वीर्य्याज्जज्ञे ब्रह्मविदां वरः। मध्यमश्च शुनःशेफः शुनःपुच्छः कनिष्ठकः ।। २९.

Thus, from Aurva and Ṛcīka, in Satyavatī, the great-minded Jamadagni was born, foremost among knowers of Brahman, by his power; and his middle son was Śunaḥśepha, and the youngest was Śunaḥpuccha.

विश्वामित्रस्तु धर्मात्मा नाम्ना विश्वरथः स्मृतः । जज्ञे भृगुप्रसादेन कौशिकाद्वंशवर्द्धनः ।। २९.

Viśvāmitra, righteous in soul and known as Viśvaratha, was born by the grace of Bhṛgu, increasing the lineage of Kauśika.

विश्वामित्रस्य पुत्रस्तु शुनःशेफोऽभवन्मुनिः। हरिश्चन्द्रस्य यज्ञे तु पशुत्वे नियुतः सवै। देवैर्दत्तः स वै यस्माद्देवरातस्ततोऽभवत् ।। २९.

Śunaḥśepha, the sage, became the son of Viśvāmitra; in the sacrifice of Hariścandra, he was bound as a sacrificial victim, but was given by the gods, and thus became known as Devarāta.

विश्वामित्रस्य पुत्राणां शुनः शेफोऽग्रजः स्मृतः। मधुच्छन्दो नयश्चैव कृतदेवौ ध्रुवाष्टकौ ।। २९.

Among the sons of Viśvāmitra, Śunaḥśepha is remembered as the eldest; Madhucchanda, Naya, Kṛtadeva, and Dhruvāṣṭaka are also named.

कच्छपः पूरणश्चैव विश्वामित्रसुतास्तु वै। तेषां गोत्राणि बहुधा कौशिकानां महात्मनाम् ।। २९.

Kacchapa and Pūraṇa are also sons of Viśvāmitra; their lineages, of the great-souled Kauśikas, are many and various.

पार्थिवा देवराताश्च याज्ञवल्क्या समर्षणाः । उदुम्बरा उदुम्लानास्तारका यममुञ्चताः ।। २९.

The Pārthivas, Devarātas, Yājñavalkyas, Samarṣaṇas, Udumbaras, Udumlānas, Tārakas, and Yamamuñcatas are also mentioned.

लोहिण्यो रेणवश्चैव तथा कारीषवः स्मृताः। बभ्रवः पाणिनश्चैव ध्यावजप्यास्तथैव च ।। २९.

The Lohinyas, Reṇavas, and likewise the Kārīṣavas are remembered; also the Babhravas, Pāṇinas, and those who meditate and recite.

शालावत्या हिरण्याक्षाः स्यङ्कृता गालवाः स्मृताः । देवला यामदूताश्च शालङ्कायनबाष्कलाः ।। २९.

From Śālāvatī came the Hiraṇyākṣas, Syaṅkṛtas, and the Gālavās; also the Devalas, Yāmadūtas, Śālaṅkāyanas, and Bāṣkalas.

ददाति बादराश्चान्ये विश्वामित्रस्य धीमतः। ऋष्यन्तरविवाङ्यास्ते बहवः शौशिकाः स्मृताः ।। २९.

Dadāti, Bādaras, and others are also descendants of the wise Viśvāmitra; many other lineages, called Śauśikas, arose from different sages.

कौशिकासोश्रुमाश्चैव तथान्ये सैधवायनाः। पौरोरवस्य पुण्यस्य ब्रह्मर्षेः कौशिकस्य तु ।। २९.

The Kauśikas, Ośrumās, and likewise the Saidhavāyanas are mentioned; all these are from the virtuous Paurorava, the Brahmarṣi Kauśika.

दृषद्वतीसुतश्चापि विश्वामित्रात्तथाष्टकः। अष्टकस्य सुतो यो हि प्रोक्तो जह्नुगणोमया ।। २९.

The son of Dṛṣadvatī, Aṣṭaka, was also from Viśvāmitra; and the son of Aṣṭaka, who is said to belong to the Jahnu lineage, is also mentioned.

ऋषय ऊचुः ।। किं लक्षणेन धर्मेण तपसेह श्रुतेन वा। ब्राह्मण्यं समनुप्राप्तं विश्वामित्रादिभिर्नृपैः ।। २९.

The sages said: By what mark, by what righteousness, by what austerity or learning, did Viśvāmitra and the other kings attain Brāhmaṇahood?

येन योनाभिधा नेन ब्राह्मण्यं क्षत्रिया गताः । विशेषं ज्ञातुमिच्छामि तपसा दानतस्तथा ।। २९.

By what means, by what origin, did the Kṣatriyas attain Brāhmaṇahood? I wish to know the distinction, whether by austerity or by giving.

एवमुक्तस्ततो वाक्यमब्रवीदिदमर्थवत्। अन्यायोपगतैर्द्रव्यैराहृत्य यजने धिया। धर्माभिकांक्षी यजते न धर्मफलमश्नुते ।। २९.

Thus spoken, he then uttered these meaningful words: One who performs sacrifice with wealth obtained unjustly, desiring righteousness, does not attain the fruit of righteousness.

धर्म्मं चैतं समाख्याय पापात्मा पुरुषाधमः। ददाति दानं विप्रेभ्यो लोकानां दम्भकारणात् ।। २९.

Having explained this dharma, a wicked soul, lowest among men, gives gifts to Brahmins for the sake of ostentation among people.

जपं कृत्वा तथा तीव्रं धनलोभान्निरङ्कुशः। रागमोहान्वितो ह्यन्ते पावनार्थं ददाति यः ।। २९.

Having performed intense recitation, driven by unchecked greed for wealth, and filled with attachment and delusion, one gives gifts at the end for purification.

तेन दत्तानि दानानि अफलानि भवन्त्युत। तस्य धर्म्मप्रवृत्तस्य हिंसकस्य दुरात्मनः ।। २९.

The gifts given by such a person are indeed fruitless; for one engaged in unrighteousness, violent and evil-minded, they bear no result.

एवं लब्ध्वा धनं मोहाद्ददतो यजतश्च ह। सक्लिष्टकर्मणो दानं न तिष्ठति दुरात्मनः ।। २९.

Thus, when wealth is acquired through delusion and given or sacrificed, the gift of one whose actions are tainted does not endure.

न्यायागतानां द्रव्याणां तीर्थे सम्प्रतिपादनम्। कामाननभिसन्धाय यजते च ददाति च ।। २९.

But when wealth is obtained lawfully and offered at a sacred place, without desire for reward, one sacrifices and gives.