उवाच चैनं राजानमस्मत्प्रीत्या महाराजाय सर्व एव गंधर्वा वरदास्संवृत्ताः व्रियतां च वर इति
And she said to the king, 'Out of affection for me, all the Gandharvas have become grantors of boons to you, O great king; let a boon be chosen.'
विजितसकलारातिरविहतेंद्रि यसामर्थ्यो बंधुमानमितबलकोशोऽस्मि नान्यदस्माकमुर्वशीसालोक्यात्प्राप्तव्यमस्तितदहमनया सहोर्वश्या कालं नेतुमभिलषामीत्युक्ते गंधर्वा राज्ञेऽग्निस्थालीं ददुः
Having conquered all enemies, with unobstructed senses and power, possessing relatives and immeasurable strength and wealth, I desire nothing else but to spend time with Urvashi in her world—when this was spoken, the Gandharvas gave the king a fire vessel.
ऊचुश्चैनमग्निमाम्नायानुसारी भूत्वा त्रिधा कृत्वोर्वशी सलोकतामनोरथमुद्दिश्य सम्यग्यजेथाः ततोऽवश्यमभिलषितमवाप्स्यतीत्युक्तस्तामग्निस्थालीमादाय जगाम
And they said to him, 'Following the injunctions of the scriptures, perform a proper sacrifice with this fire vessel, dividing it into three, with the desire for union with Urvashi in her world; then you will surely obtain what you desire.' Thus instructed, he took the fire vessel and departed.
अंतरटव्यामचिंतयत् अहो मेऽतीव मूढता किमहमकरवम्
In the midst of the forest he thought, 'Alas, how foolish I have been! What have I done?'
वह्निस्थाली मयैषानीता नोर्वशीति
'I have brought this fire vessel, not Urvashi.'
अथैनामटव्यामेवाग्निस्थालीं तत्याज स्वपुरं च जगाम
Then, in that very forest, he left the fire vessel and returned to his own city.
व्यतीतेऽर्द्धरात्रे विनिद्रश्चाचिंतयत्
When midnight had passed, sleepless, he reflected.
ममोर्वशीसालोक्यप्राप्त्यर्थमग्निस्थाली गंधर्वैर्दत्ता सा च मयाटव्यां परित्यक्ता
'The Gandharvas gave me the fire vessel for the sake of attaining Urvashi’s world, but I abandoned it in the forest.'
तदहं तत्र तदाहरणाय यास्यामीत्युत्थाय तत्राप्युपगतो नाग्निस्थालीमपश्यत्
'Therefore, I will go there to retrieve it.' Rising, he went there, but did not see the fire vessel.
शमीगर्भं चाश्वत्थमग्निस्थालीस्थाने दृष्ट्वाऽचिंतयत्
Instead of the fire vessel, he saw a Sami tree and a fig tree, and pondered.
मयात्राग्निस्थाली निक्षिप्ता सा चाश्वत्थश्शमीगर्भोऽभूत्
'Here I placed the fire vessel, but now the fig tree has become the embryo of the Sami tree.'
तदेनमेवाहमग्निरूपमादाय स्वपुरमभिगम्यारणीं कृत्वा तदुत्पन्नाग्नेरुपास्तिं करिष्यामीति
'Therefore, I will take this very form of fire, bring it to my city, make it an arani (fire-stick), and worship the fire thus produced.'
एवमेव स्वपुरमभिगम्यारणिं चकार
In this way, having returned to his city, he made the arani.
तत्प्रमाणं चांगुलैः कुर्वन् गायत्रीमपठत्
Measuring it with his fingers, he recited the Gayatri hymn.
पठतश्चाक्षरसंख्यान्येवांगुलान्यरण्यभवत्
As he recited the number of syllables, his fingers became the forest.
तत्राग्निं निर्मथ्याग्नित्रयमाम्नायानुसारी भूत्वा जुहाव
There, having kindled fire by friction, and following the prescribed tradition of the three fires, he offered oblations.
उर्वशीसालोक्यं फलमभिसंधितवान्
He set his intention on the reward of seeing Urvaśī.
तेनैव चाग्निविधिना बहुविधान् यज्ञानिष्ट्वा गांधर्वलोकानवाप्योर्वश्या सहावियोगमवाप
By that same fire ritual, performing many kinds of sacrifices, he attained the worlds of the Gandharvas and, together with Urvaśī, was freed from separation.
एकोऽग्निरादावभवदेकेन त्वत्र मन्वंतरे त्रेधा प्रवर्तिताः
In the beginning there was one fire; but in this Manvantara, it was established in three forms.
तस्याप्यायुर्धीमानमावसु-विश्वावसु-शतायुः-श्रुतायुः (अयुतायुः) संज्ञाः षड़भवन् पुत्राः ।। ४-७-
He had sons named Dhīmān, Āvasu, Viśvāvasu, Śatāyu, and Śrutāyu (or Ayutāyu).
अमावसोर्भीमो नाम पुत्रोऽभवत् । भीमस्य काञ्चनः, काञ्चनात् सुहोत्रः, तस्यापि जह्नः । योऽसौ यज्ञवाटमखिलं गङ्गाम्भसा प्लावितमालोक्य क्रोधसंरक्तनयनो भगन्तं यज्ञपुरुषमात्मनि परमेण समाधिना समारोप्या खिलामेव गङ्गामपिवत् ।। ४-७-
Amāvasu had a son named Bhīma; Bhīma's son was Kāñcana, Kāñcana's son was Suhotra, and his son was Jahnu; seeing the entire sacrificial ground flooded by the waters of the Ganges, Jahnu, his eyes red with anger, through supreme concentration placed the sacrificial person within himself and drank up the Ganges completely.
अथैनं देवर्षयः प्रसादयामासुः, दुहितृत्वे दुहितृत्वे चास्य गङ्गामनयन् । जह्नोश्व सुजह्नु र्नाम पुत्रोऽभवत् । तस्याप्यजकः, ततो बलाकाश्वः, तस्मात् कुशः, कुशस्य कुशाश्व-कुशनाभामूर्त्तरयामावसवश्वत्वारः पुत्रा बभूवुः ।। ४-७-
Then the divine sages appeased him, and brought forth the Ganges as his daughter; Jahnu had a son named Sujahnū, whose son was Ajaka, then Balākāśva, then Kuśa; Kuśa's sons were Kuśāśva, Kuśanābha, Amūrtarayas, Āvasu, Aśvatāra.
तेषां कुशाश्वः "शक्रतुल्यो मे पुत्रो भवे" दिति तपश्वचार । तञ्चोग्रत पसमवलोक्य मा भवत्वन्योऽ स्मत्तुल्यवीर्य्य" इत्यात्मनैवास्येन्द्रः पुत्रत्वम गच्छत ।। ४-७-
Of them, Kuśāśva performed austerities, desiring, 'May I have a son equal to Indra'; seeing his severe penance, Indra himself, thinking, 'Let there be no other equal in strength to me,' entered him as his own son.
गाधिर्नाम स कौशिकोऽभवत् । गाधिश्व सत्यवतीं नाम कन्यामजनयत् । ताञ्च भार्गव ऋचीको वब्र ।। ४-७-
He became known as Gādhi, the Kauśika; Gādhi begot a daughter named Satyavatī, whom the Bhārgava Ṛcīka chose as his wife.
गाधिरप्यतिरोषणाय अतिवृद्धाय च ब्राह्मणाय दातुमनिच्छन्नेकतः श्यामकर्णानामिन्दुवर्च्चसामनिल रंहसामश्वानां सहस्त्रं कन्याशुल्कमयाचत ।। ४-७-
Gādhi, unwilling to give his daughter to the exceedingly aged and ascetic Brahmin, demanded as bride-price a thousand horses, dark-eared, with a single white spot, swift as the wind and the moon's radiance.
तेनापि ऋषिणा वरुणसकाशादुपलभ्य अश्वतीर्थो तूपन्नं तादृशाश्वसहस्त्र दत्तम् ।। ४-७-
That sage, having obtained such a thousand horses from Varuṇa, gave them as the bride-price.
ततस्तामृतचीकः कन्यामुपयेमे । ऋचीकश्वतस्या श्वरुमपत्यार्थं चकार तथा प्रसादितश्व तन्मात्रे क्षत्रवरपुत्रोतूपत्तये चरुमपरं साधयामास ।। ४-७-
Then Ṛcīka married the maiden; for the sake of offspring, Ṛcīka prepared a sacrificial oblation for his wife, and, being pleased, prepared another oblation for her mother to obtain a kṣatriya son.
एष चरुर्भवत्या अयमपरस्त्वन्मात्रा सम्यगुपयोज्य इत्युत्तवा वनं जगाम ।। ४-७-
He said, 'This oblation is for you; the other is for your mother. Use them properly,' and then went to the forest.
उपयोगकाले च तां माता सत्यवतीमाह,--सर्व्व एवात्मपुत्रमतिगुणं समभिलषति, नात्म-जायाभ्रातृ गुणोष्वतीवादृतो भवतीत्यतोऽर्हसि मम त्वमात्मीयञ्चरु दातुं मदीयञ्चरुमात्मनोपयोक्तुम् ।। ४-७-
At the time of use, her mother said to Satyavatī, 'Everyone desires that her own son be superior; the qualities of a daughter's son or brother are not so highly valued. Therefore, you should give me your oblation and use mine yourself.'
मतूपुत्रेणा हि सकलभूमणडलपरिपालनं कार्य्यम् ।। ४-७-
'For by my son, the entire earth must be protected.'