Vayu Purana

स शून्यमाश्रमं सर्वं वरुणस्यात्मजस्य वै। ददोह सवनद्वीपांश्चित्रभानुः सहैहयः ।। ३२.

Citrabhānu, together with the Haihayas, drained all the deserted hermitage and the islands of Varuṇa’s son.

संलेभे वरुणः पुत्रं पुरा भास्विनमुत्तमम्। वसिष्ठनामा स मुनिः ख्यातश्चापः श्रितः श्रुतः ।। ३२.

Long ago, Varuṇa had a distinguished son, a sage named Vasiṣṭha, renowned and devoted to the waters.

तत्रापदस्तदा क्रोधादर्जुनं शप्तवान्विभुः। यस्मान्न वर्जितमिदं वनं ते मम हैहय ।। ३२.

Then, in anger and distress, the mighty one cursed Arjuna, saying, 'Because you did not spare this forest of mine, O Haihaya—'

तस्मात् ते दुष्करं कर्म्म कृतमन्यो हनिष्यति। अर्जुनो नाम कौन्तेयो न च राजा भविष्यति ।। ३२.

'Therefore, for this difficult deed you have done, another will slay you. Arjuna, son of Kunti, will not be king.'

अर्जुन त्वां महावीर्यो रामः प्रहरतां वरः। छित्त्वा बाहुसहस्रं वै प्रमथ्य तरसा बलीं ।। ३२.

Arjuna, Rama of great might, foremost among warriors, will cut off your thousand arms, subduing you with force.

तपस्वी ब्राह्मणश्चैव वधिष्यति महाबलः। तस्य रामस्तदा ह्यासीन्मृत्युशापेन धीमतः ।। ३२.

A powerful ascetic brāhmaṇa will slay you; for him, Rama became the agent of death by the curse of that wise one.

राज्ञा तेन वरश्चैव स्वयमेव वृतः पुरा। तस्य पुत्रशतं ह्यासीत् पञ्च तत्र महारथाः ।। ३२.

That king had formerly chosen a boon for himself; he had a hundred sons, among whom five were great chariot-warriors.

कृतास्त्रा बलिनः शूरा धर्म्मात्मानो यशस्वनः । शूरश्च शूरसेनश्च वृष्ट्याद्यं वृष एव च ।। ३२.

Skilled in arms, strong, valiant, righteous, and renowned: Śūra, Śūrasena, Vṛṣṭi, Vṛṣa, and Jayadhvaja were his sons.

जयध्वजश्च वै पुत्रा अवन्तिषु विशांपतेः। जयध्वजस्य पुत्रस्तु तालजङ्घः प्रतापवान् ।। ३२.

Jayadhvaja, son of the lord of Avanti, had a son named Tālavaṅgha, famed for his prowess.

तस्य पुत्रशतं ह्येव तालजङ्घा इति श्रुतम्। तेषां पञ्च गणाः ख्याता हैहयानां महात्मनाम् ।। ३२.

He too had a hundred sons, known as the Tālavaṅghas; among the great Haihayas, five clans became renowned.

वीरहोत्रा ह्यसङ्ख्याता भोजाश्चावर्तयस्तथा। तुण्डिकेराश्च विक्रान्तास्तालजङ्घास्तथैव च ।। ३२.

The Vīrahotras, countless in number, the Bhojas, Avartas, the valiant Tuṇḍikeras, and likewise the Tālavaṅghas.

वीरहोत्रसुतश्चापि अनन्तो नाम पार्थिवः। दुर्जयस्तस्य पुत्रस्तु बभूवामित्रदर्शनः ।। ३२.

Vīrahotra’s son was a king named Ananta; his son was Durjaya, formidable and a terror to his foes.

अनष्टद्रव्यता चैव तस्य राज्ञो बभूव ह। प्रभावेण महाराजः प्रजास्ताः पर्य्यपालयत् ।। ३२.

That king possessed inexhaustible wealth; by his power, the great king protected his subjects.

न तस्य वित्तनाशश्च नष्टं प्रतिलभेत सः। कार्तवीर्यस्य यो जन्म कथयेदिह धीमतः ।। ३२.

He who recounts here the birth of the wise Kārtavīrya will not suffer loss of wealth, and whatever is lost, he shall regain.

वित्तवान् भवत्यत्रैव धर्म्मश्चास्य विवर्द्धते। यथा त्वष्टा यथा दाता तथा स्वर्गे महीयते ।। ३२.

In this very world, he becomes wealthy and his righteousness increases; just as Tvaṣṭṛ and Dātā, so too is he honored in heaven.

ऋषय ऊचुः।। किमर्थं भुवनं दग्धमपवस्यं महात्मनाम्। कार्तवीर्येण विक्रम्य तन्नः प्रब्रूहि पृच्छताम् ।। ३३.

The sages said: For what reason was the world, the abode of the great souls, burned by Kārtavīrya's might? Tell us, for we ask.

रक्षिता स तु राजर्षिः प्रजानामिति नः श्रुतम्। कथं स रक्षिता भूत्वानाशयत्तत्तपोवनम् ।। ३३.

We have heard that this royal sage was the protector of the people; how did he, being a protector, destroy that sacred grove?

सूत उवाच।। आदित्यो विप्ररूपेण कार्तवीर्यमुपस्थितः। तृप्तिकामः प्रयच्छान्नमादित्योऽहं न संशयः ।। ३३.

Sūta said: The Sun, taking the form of a Brāhmaṇa, approached Kārtavīrya, desiring satisfaction, and asked for food, saying, 'I am the Sun, without doubt.'

राजोवाच।। भगवन् केन ते तुष्टिर्भवेद्ब्रूहि दिवाकर। कीदृशं भोजनं दझि श्रुत्वा च विदधाम्यहम् ।। ३३.

The king said: O blessed one, tell me, O Sun, by what offering will you be satisfied? What kind of food shall I give? Tell me, and I shall provide it.

सूर्य उवाच।। स्थावरं देहि मे सर्वमाहारं ददतां वर। तेन तृप्तो भवेयं वै न तुष्येऽन्येन पार्थिव ।। ३३.

The Sun said: Give me all immovable things as food, O best of givers; by that I would be satisfied—by nothing else, O king.

राजोवाच ।। न शक्यं स्थावरं सर्व्वं तेजसा मानुषेण तु। निर्द्दग्धुं तपतां श्रेष्ठ त्वामेव प्रणमाम्यहम् ।। ३३.

The king said: It is not possible for a human's power to burn all that is immovable; O foremost of the burning ones, I bow to you alone.

आदित्य उवाच।। तुष्टस्तेऽहं शरान् दझि अक्षयान् सर्वतः सुखान्। प्रक्षिप्ताः प्रज्वलिष्यन्ति मम तेजःसमन्विताः ।। ३३.

The Sun said: I am pleased with you; shoot arrows—unfailing and delightful in every way. When released, they will blaze, endowed with my energy.

आदिष्टं तेजसा मेघसागरं शोषयिष्यति। शुष्कं भस्म करिष्यामि तेन प्रीतो नराधिप ।। ३३.

By my command, your energy will dry up the ocean of clouds; I shall make it dry and turn it to ashes—thus am I pleased with you, O king.

ततः शरानथादित्यस्त्वर्जुनाय प्रयच्छति। ततः संप्राप्य सुमहत्स्थावरं सर्व्वमेव हि ।। ३३.

Then the Sun gave arrows to Arjuna; having received them, he indeed destroyed all that was immovable.

आश्रमानथ ग्रामांश्च घोषांश्च नगराणि च। तपोवनानि रम्याणि वनान्युपवनानि च ।। ३३.

Then hermitages, villages, cowherd settlements, cities, delightful sacred groves, forests, and gardens were all burned.

एवं प्राचीनमदहत्ततः सूर्य्यप्रदक्षिणम्। निर्वृक्षा निस्तृणा भूमिर्दग्धा सूर्येण तेजसा ।। ३३.

Thus, beginning in the east and circling the Sun, the earth was burned by the Sun's energy—left without trees or grass.

एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु अपो निलयमाश्रितः। दशवर्षसहस्राणि जलवासा महानृषिः ।। ३३.

At that very time, a great sage, dwelling in water for ten thousand years, had taken refuge in the waters.

पूर्णे व्रते महातेजा उदतिष्ठत्तपोधनः। सोऽपश्यदाश्रमं दग्धमर्जुनेन महानृषिः। क्रोधाच्छशाप राजर्षिं कीर्त्तितं वो यथा मया ।। ३३.

When his vow was complete, the great ascetic, radiant with austerity, rose up; he saw his hermitage burned by Arjuna, and, in anger, cursed the royal sage, as I have recounted to you.

सूत उवाच।। क्रोष्टोः श्रृणुत राजर्षेर्वंशमुत्तमपूरुषम्। यस्यान्ववाये संभूतो वृष्णिर्वृष्णिकुलोद्वहः ।। ३३.

Sūta said: Hear of the noble lineage of the royal sage, descended from Kroṣṭṛ, from whose line Vṛṣṇi, the foremost of the Vṛṣṇi clan, was born.