उत्पन्नबुद्धिश्च मातरमब्रवीत्
When his understanding had arisen, he spoke to his mother.
अंब कथयात्र वयं क्व तातोस्माकमित्येवमादिपृच्छंतं माता सर्वमेवावोचत्
‘Mother, tell me—where are we? Where is our father?’ Thus he questioned, and his mother told him everything.
ततश्च पितृराज्यापहरणादमर्षितो हैहयतालजंघादिवधाय प्रतिज्ञामकरोत्
Then, angered by the usurpation of his father's kingdom, he vowed to destroy the Haihayas, Tālajaṅghas, and others.
प्रायशश्च हैहयतालजंघाञ्जघान
He slew most of the Haihayas and Tālajaṅghas.
शकयवनकांभोजपारदपप्लवाः हन्यमानास्तत्कुलगुरुं वसिष्ठं शरणं जग्मुः
The Śakas, Yavanas, Kāmbojas, Pāradas, and Pahlavas, being slain, sought refuge with their family preceptor, Vasiṣṭha.
अथैनान्वसिष्ठो जीवन्मृतकान् कृत्वा सगरमाह
Then Vasiṣṭha, making them as living dead, spoke to Sagara.
वत्सालमेभिर्जीवन्मृतकैरनुमृतैः
‘My child, enough of these living dead and those who have followed them in death.’
एते च मयैव त्वत्प्रतिज्ञापरिपालनाय निजधर्मद्विजसंगपरित्यागं कारिताः
‘These, by me alone, for the sake of upholding your vow, have been made to abandon their own duties and the company of twice-borns.’
तथेति तद्गुरुवचनमभिनंद्य तेषां वेषान्यत्वमकारयत्
So be it—having gladly accepted the words of their teacher, he caused them to adopt different appearances.
यवनान्मुंडितशिरसोर्द्धमुंडिताञ्च्छकान् प्रलंबकेशान् पारदान् पप्लवाञ्श्मश्रुधरान् निस्स्वाध्यायवषट्कारानेतानन्यांश्च क्षत्रियांश्चकार
He made the Yavanas shave their heads, the Shakas shave the tops of their heads, the Paradas wear their hair long, the Pahlavas keep beards, and he made them, and other Kshatriyas, abandon recitation of sacred texts and ritual utterances.
एते चात्मधर्मपरित्यागाद्ब्राह्मणैः परित्यक्ता म्लेच्छतां ययुः
These, having abandoned their own duties, were cast out by the Brahmins and became mlecchas.
सगरोपि स्वमधिष्ठानमागम्य अस्खलितचक्रस्सप्तद्वीपवतीमिमामुर्वीं प्रशशास
Sagara, returning to his own realm, ruled this earth, which encompassed seven continents, with unwavering authority.
श्रीपराशर उवाच । काश्यपदुहिता सुमतिर्विदर्भराजतनया केशिनी च द्वे भार्ये सगरस्यास्ताम्
Śrī Parāśara said: Sagara had two wives—Sumati, daughter of Kāśyapa, and Keśinī, daughter of the king of Vidarbha.
ताभ्यां चापत्यार्थमौर्वः परमेण समाधिनाराधितो वरमदात्
Desiring offspring from them, Sagara worshipped Aurva with supreme concentration, and the sage granted him a boon.
एका वंशकरमेकं पुत्रमपरा षष्टिं पुत्रसहस्राणां जनयिष्यतीति यस्या यदभिमतं तदिच्छया गृह्यतामित्युक्ते केशिन्येकं वरयामास
One would bear a single son who would continue the lineage; the other would bear sixty thousand sons. Whichever was desired, let it be chosen—so said the sage, and Keśinī chose to have one son.
सुमतिः पुत्रसहस्राणि षष्टिं वव्रे
Sumati chose sixty thousand sons.
तथेत्युक्ते अल्पैरहोभिः केशिनी पुत्रमेकमसमंजसनामानं वंशकरमसूत
Having agreed, within a few days Keśinī gave birth to a single son named Asamañjasa, who would continue the lineage.
काश्यपतनयायास्तु सुमत्याः षष्टिं पुत्रसहस्राण्यभवन्
To Sumati, daughter of Kāśyapa, sixty thousand sons were born.
तस्मादसमंजसादंशुमान्नाम कुमारो जज्ञे
From Asamañjasa was born a son named Aṃśumān.
स त्वसमंजसो बालो बाल्यादेवासद्वृत्तोभूत्
But Asamañjasa, even as a child, was of bad conduct from his earliest years.
पिता चास्याचिंतयदयमतीतबाल्यः सुबुद्धिमान् भविष्यतीति
His father thought, 'When he passes childhood, he will become wise.'
अथ तत्रापि च वयस्यतीते असच्चरितमेनं पिता तत्याज
But even after he passed childhood, his father abandoned him because of his wicked behavior.
तान्यपि षष्टिः पुत्रसहस्राण्यसमंजसचरितमेवानुचक्रुः
Those sixty thousand sons also followed the conduct of Asamañjasa.
ततश्चासमंजसचरितानुकारिभिस्सागरैरपध्वस्तयज्ञैसन्मार्गे जगति देवास्सकलविद्यामयमसंस्पृष्टमश्षोदोषैर्भगवतः पुरुषोत्तमस्यांशभूत कपिलं प्रणम्य तदर्थमूचुः
Then, with their sacrifices ruined by the Sagaras who imitated Asamañjasa's conduct, the gods, untouched by any fault and filled with all knowledge, bowed to Kapila, a portion of the Supreme Person, and spoke to him for that purpose.
भगवन्नेभिस्सगरतनयैरसमंजसचरितमनुगम्यते
O Lord, Sagara's sons are following the conduct of Asamañjasa.
कथमेभिरसद्वृत्तमनुसरद्भिर्जगद्भविष्यतीति
How will the world endure when these follow wicked behavior?
अत्यार्त्त जगत्परित्राणाय च भगवतोत्र शरीरग्रहणमित्याकर्ण्य भगवानाहाल्पैरैव दिनैर्विनंक्ष्यन्तीति
Hearing that the distressed world would be protected by the Lord's incarnation here, the Lord said: 'In just a few days, they will perish.'
अत्रांतरे च सगरो हयमेधमारभत
Meanwhile, Sagara began the horse sacrifice.
तस्य च पुत्रैरधिष्ठितमस्याश्वं कोप्यपहृत्य भुवो बिलं प्रविवेश
Then, while Sagara's sons were guarding the horse, someone stole it and entered a hole in the earth.
ततस्तत्तनयाश्चाश्वखुरगतिनिर्वंधेनावनीमेकैको योजनं चख्नुः
Thereafter, each of those sons dug the earth for a yojana, following the trail left by the horse's hooves.