Ch 5 Verse 1 Verse

Sanskrit Text

२.५ पञ्चमोऽध्यायः । देवव्रतप्रतिज्ञावर्णनम् । ऋषय ऊचुः । वसूनां सम्भवः सूत कथितः शापकारणात् । गाङ्गेयस्य तथोत्पत्तिः कथिता लोमहर्षणे ॥ १ ॥

English Translation

The Ṛṣis said :-- “O son of Lomaharṣaṇa, O Sūta; you have described to us how the eight Vasus, cursed by Vaśiṣṭha, took their birth and how Bhīsma was born.

Ch 5 Verse 2-3 Verse

Sanskrit Text

माता व्यासस्य धर्मज्ञ नाम्ना सत्यवती सती । कथं शन्तनुना प्राप्ता भार्या गन्धवती शुभा ॥ २ ॥ तन्ममाचक्ष्व विस्तारं दाशपुत्री कथं धृता । राज्ञा धर्मवरिष्ठेन संशयं छिन्धि सुव्रत ॥ ३ ॥

English Translation

O knower of Dharma! Now describe to us in detail how the greatly religious king Śantanu married the auspicious Yojanagandhā, the chaste Satyavatī, the mother of Vyāsa, knowing full well that she was a fisherman’s daughter? O Suvrata! Remove our this doubt.

Ch 5 Verse 4 Verse

Sanskrit Text

सूत उवाच । शन्तनुर्नाम राजर्षिर्मृगयानिरतः सदा । वनं जगाम निघ्नन्वै मृगांश्च महिषान् रुरून् ॥ ४ ॥

English Translation

Sūta then said :-- The sage king Śantanu always used to go to forests on hunting expeditions, with his heart addicted to hunting buffaloes, deer and various other wild animals.

Ch 5 Verse 5 Verse

Sanskrit Text

चत्वार्येव तु वर्षाणि पुत्रेण सह भूपतिः । रममाणः सुखं प्राप कुमारेण यथा हरः ॥ ५ ॥

English Translation

Thus, for four years that king went out a hunting, with his son Bhīsma, deer and other wild animals and got the highest happiness as Mahādeva finds in company with Kārtikeya.

Ch 5 Verse 6 Verse

Sanskrit Text

एकदा विक्षिपन्बाणान्विनिघ्नन्खड्गसूकरान् । स कदाचिद्वनं प्राप्तः कालिन्दीं सरितां वराम् ॥ ६ ॥

English Translation

Once, on an occasion, while he was shooting arrows at rhinoceros and boar, etc., he went so far as to reach a forest on the banks of the Yamunā, the chief of the rivers.

Ch 5 Verse 7-9 Verse

Sanskrit Text

महीपतिरनिर्देश्यमाजिघ्रद्गन्धमुत्तमम् । तस्य प्रभवमन्विच्छन्सजञ्चचार वनं तदा ॥ ७ ॥ न मन्दारस्य गन्धोऽयं मृगनाभिमदस्य न । चम्पकस्य न मालत्या न केतक्या मनोहरः ॥ ८ ॥ न चानुभूतपूर्वोऽयं वाति गन्धवहः शुभः । कुतोऽयमेति वायुर्वै मम घ्राणविमोहनः ॥ ९ ॥

English Translation

There he began to smell an excellent nice smell that could not be described in words; he tried to find out the source and wandered here and there, and on all sides of the forest; and thought that this enchanting smell was not that of Mandāra flowers, musk, champaka nor that of Mālatī nor that of Ketaki flower; the air was blowing saturated with peculiar fragrant smell that he never experienced before.

Ch 5 Verse 10 Verse

Sanskrit Text

इति सञ्चिन्त्यमानोऽसौ बभ्राम वनमण्डलम् । मोहितो गन्धलोभेन शन्तनुः पवनानुगः ॥ १० ॥

English Translation

Thus thinking of that smell, the king Śantanu, being enchanted with that, followed to its source in that forest.

Ch 5 Verse 11-12 Verse

Sanskrit Text

स ददर्श नदीतीरे संस्थितां चारुदर्शनाम् । शृङ्गाररहितां कान्तां सुस्थितां मलिनाम्बराम् ॥ ११ ॥ दृष्ट्वा तामसितापाङ्गीं विस्मितः स महीपतिः । अस्या देहस्य गन्धोऽयमिति सञ्जातनिश्चयः ॥ १२ ॥

English Translation

At last he came to a spot on the banks of the Yamunā the chief of the rivers, where a very beautiful girl, calm and quiet and with feminine gestures and posture amorous, lovely but ill-clad, was sitting; and he found out that the above beautiful smell was coming out of her body.

Ch 5 Verse 13 Verse

Sanskrit Text

तदद्भुतं रूपमतीव सुन्दरं तथैव गन्धोऽखिललोकसम्मतः । वयश्च तादृङ् नवयौवनं शुभं दृष्ट्वैव राजा किल विस्मितोऽभवत् ॥ १३ ॥

English Translation

The form of the lady was extremely beautiful; the smell was very wonderful, and captivating the hearts of all; her age then entered to youth and she was very auspicious.

Ch 5 Verse 14 Verse

Sanskrit Text

केयं कुतो वा समुपागताधुना देवाङ्गना वा किमु मानुषी वा । गन्धर्वपुत्री किल नागकन्या जाने कथं गन्धवतीं नु कामिनीम् ॥ १४ ॥

English Translation

The king was greatly surprised and was eager to know who the lady was; whence she had come; whether she was a Deva girl, or a human or a Gandarbha daughter or a Nāga daughter?

Ch 5 Verse 15 Verse

Sanskrit Text

सञ्चिन्त्य चैवं मनसा नृपोऽसौ न निश्चयं प्राप यदा ततः स्वयम् । गङ्गां स्मरन्कामवशं गतोऽथ पप्रच्छ कान्तां तटसंस्थितां च ॥ १५ ॥

English Translation

But, being unable to come to a definite conclusion and becoming passionate, he remembered Gaṅgā and asked that lady sitting on the bank of the Yumnā, thus :--

Ch 5 Verse 16 Verse

Sanskrit Text

कासि प्रिये कस्य सुतासि कस्मा- दिह स्थिता त्वं विजने वरोरु । एकाकिनी किं वद चारुनेत्रे विवाहिता वा न विवाहितासि ॥ १६ ॥

English Translation

“O dear! Who are you? Whose daughter are you? Why are you alone in this lovely forest? O beautiful eyed! Are you married? Or are you as yet unmarried? So answer to all these.

Ch 5 Verse 17 Verse

Sanskrit Text

सञ्जातकामोऽहमरालनेत्रे त्वां वीक्ष्य कान्तां च मनोरमां च । ब्रूहि प्रिये यासि चिकीर्षसि त्वं किं चेति सर्वं मम विस्तरेण ॥ १७ ॥

English Translation

O lovely eyed one! Seeing your lovely enchanting form I am become extremely passionate. So, O dear! Describe in detail to me, who are you? and what do you intend to do?”

Ch 5 Verse 18 Verse

Sanskrit Text

इत्येवमुक्ता सुदती नृपेण प्रोवाच तं सस्मितमम्बुजेक्षणा । दाशस्य पुत्रीं त्वमवेहि राजन् कन्यां पितुः शासनसंस्थितां च ॥ १८ ॥

English Translation

When the king spoke thus the lotus eyed nice-teethed lady replied as follows :-- “O king! Know me as a fisherman’s daughter and I am completely under my father’s command.

Ch 5 Verse 19 Verse

Sanskrit Text

तरीमिमां धर्मनिमित्तमेव संवाहयामीह जले नृपेन्द्र । पिता गृहे मेऽद्य गतोऽस्ति कामं सत्यं ब्रवीम्यर्थपते तवाग्रे ॥ १९ ॥

English Translation

O king of kings! For Dharma’s sake I carry ferry across this Yumnā river. My father has gone to-day to our house. O Master of wealth! Thus I have spoken truth to you.”

Ch 5 Verse 20 Verse

Sanskrit Text

इत्येवमुक्त्वा विरराम बाला कामातुरस्तां नृपतिर्बभाषे । कुरुप्रवीरं कुरु मां पतिं त्वं वृथा न गच्छेन्ननु यौवनं ते ॥ २० ॥

English Translation

Thus saying the lady desisted; the passionate king then spoke to her :-- “I am the foremost hero of the Kuru family; so choose me as your husband; then your this youth will not go in vain.

Ch 5 Verse 21 Verse

Sanskrit Text

न चास्ति पत्नी मम वै द्वितीया त्वं धर्मपत्नी भव मे मृगाक्षि । दासोऽस्मि तेऽहं वशगः सदैव मनोभवस्तापयति प्रिये माम् ॥ २१ ॥

English Translation

O fawn-eyed one! I have no other wife existing; so you will be my legal wife. O Dear! Passion is giving much pains to me; therefore I am now become your obedient servant for ever.

Ch 5 Verse 22 Verse

Sanskrit Text

गता प्रिया मां परिहृत्य कान्ता नान्या वृताहं विधुरोऽस्मि कान्ते । त्वां वीक्ष्य सर्वावयवातिरम्यां मनो हि जातं विवशं मदीयम् ॥ २२ ॥

English Translation

O Beloved! My former dear wife has abandoned me and gone away; but I have not married since then. Now seeing you beautiful, in all respects, I cannot bring my mind under control.”

Ch 5 Verse 23 Verse

Sanskrit Text

श्रुत्वामृतास्वादरसं नृपस्य वचोऽतिरम्यं खलु दाशकन्या । उवाच तं सात्त्विकभावयुक्ता कृत्वातिधैर्यं नृपतिं सुगन्धा ॥ २३ ॥

English Translation

Hearing these nectar-like beautiful words of the king, the sweet scented fisherman’s daughter, though also turned extremely passionate, held patience and exclaimed :--

Ch 5 Verse 24 Verse

Sanskrit Text

यदात्थ राजन् मयि तत्तथैव मन्येऽहमेतत्तु यथा वचस्ते । नास्मि स्वतन्त्रा त्वमवेहि कामं दाता पिता मेऽर्थय तं त्वमाशु ॥ २४ ॥

English Translation

“O king! I also desire that which you have expressed; I am of opinion to act according to your wishes. But, what am I to do? I am not dependent. You are to know this. My father alone can give me in marriage to you.

Ch 5 Verse 25 Verse

Sanskrit Text

न स्वैरिणीहास्म्यपि दाशपुत्री पितुर्वशेऽहं सततं चरामि । स चेद्ददाति प्रथितः पिता मे गृहाण पाणिं वशगास्मि तेऽहम् ॥ २५ ॥

English Translation

So better ask my father for me. Though I am a fisherman’s daughter, still I am not wanton and wilful. I am always obedient to my father; if my father wills, you can marry me. And I will be obedient to you.

Ch 5 Verse 26 Verse

Sanskrit Text

मनोभवस्त्वां नृप किं दुनोति यथा पुनर्मां नवयौवनां च । दुनोति तत्रापि हि रक्षणीया धृतिः कुलाचारपरम्परासु ॥ २६ ॥

English Translation

O king! The god of love is tormenting me, who is endowed with youth; he does not torment you so much. Still I must regard my family manners and customs coming down from ancient times. I must hold my patience.”

Ch 5 Verse 27 Verse

Sanskrit Text

सूत उवाच । इत्याकर्ण्य वचस्तस्या नृपति काममोहितः । गतो दाशपतेर्गेहं तस्या याचनहेतवे ॥ २७ ॥

English Translation

Sūta said :-- Thus passionately pleased with these fascinating words of the lady, the king went to the fisherman’s house for the lady.

Ch 5 Verse 28 Verse

Sanskrit Text

दृष्ट्वा नृपतिमायान्तं दाशोऽतिविस्मयं गतः । प्रणामं नृपतेः कृत्वा कृताञ्जलिरभाषत ॥ २८ ॥

English Translation

Seeing the king coming, the fisherman was greatly bewildered and astonished and bowed down with great devotion and said :--

Ch 5 Verse 29 Verse

Sanskrit Text

दाश उवाच । दासोऽस्मि तव भूपाल कृतार्थोऽहं तवागमे । आज्ञां देहि महाराज यदर्थमिह चागमः ॥ २९ ॥

English Translation

“O King! I am Thy servant. I am blessed by Thy presence. O great King! Now be graciously pleased to order me the cause of Thy arrival.”

Ch 5 Verse 30 Verse

Sanskrit Text

राजोवाच । धर्मपत्नीं करिष्यामि सुतामेतां तवानघ । त्वया चेद्दीयते मह्यं सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीमि ते ॥ ३० ॥

English Translation

Hearing the fisherman’s words, the King said :-- “O sinless one! This I tell you truly that if you give me your daughter in marriage I will certainly make her my legal wife.”

Ch 5 Verse 31 Verse

Sanskrit Text

दाश उवाच । कन्यारत्नं मदीयं चेद्यत्त्वं प्रार्थयसे नृप । दातव्यं तु प्रदास्यामि न त्वदेयं कदाचन ॥ ३१ ॥

English Translation

The fisherman replied :-- “O king! What must be given ever, how can I say that is not to be given. Therefore if Thou askest for my daughter, I will certainly give her to Thee.

Ch 5 Verse 32 Verse

Sanskrit Text

तस्याः पुत्रो महाराज त्वदन्ते पृथिवीपतिः । सर्वथा चाभिषेक्तव्यो नान्यः पुत्रस्तवेति वै ॥ ३२ ॥

English Translation

But, O great King! Thou wilt have to make her son, the king of Thy kingdom; no other son of Thine could be king, after Thy absence.”

Ch 5 Verse 33 Verse

Sanskrit Text

सूत उवाच । श्रुत्वावाक्यं तु दाशस्य राजा चिन्तातुरोऽभवत् । गाङ्गेयं मनसा कृत्वा नोवाच नृपतिस्तदा ॥ ३३ ॥

English Translation

Hearing these words of the fisherman, the king Śantanu became very anxious. He remembered Gāṅgeya and could not speak anything.

Ch 5 Verse 34 Verse

Sanskrit Text

कामातुरो गृहं प्राप्तश्चिन्ताविष्टो महीपतिः । न सस्नौ बुभुजे नाथ न सुष्वाप गृहं गतः ॥ ३४ ॥

English Translation

He, being sick with love anxiously returned home; but he abandoned bathing, fooding, sleeping, etc.

Ch 5 Verse 35 Verse

Sanskrit Text

चिन्तातुरं तु तं दृष्ट्वा पुत्रो देवव्रतस्तदा । गत्वापृच्छन्महीपालं तदसन्तोषकारणम् ॥ ३५ ॥

English Translation

At this, the son Gāṅgeya Bhīsma whose vow was equal to that of the gods, marking that the king was being troubled with some thought, went to him and asked why he was anxious :--

Ch 5 Verse 36 Verse

Sanskrit Text

दुर्जयः कोऽस्ति शत्रुस्ते करोमि वशगं तव । का चिन्ता नृपशार्दूल सत्यं वद नृपोत्तम ॥ ३६ ॥

English Translation

“O king! Say truly what is your anxiety; who is your enemy that is not conquered; whom do you went to bring under your control? O king! What use is there of having a son who does not understand the difficulties of his father, or does not try to remove these difficulties.

Ch 5 Verse 37 Verse

Sanskrit Text

किं तेन जातेन सुतेन राजन् दुःखं न जानाति न नाशयेद्यः । ऋणं ग्रहीतुं समुपागतोऽसौ प्राग्जन्मजं नात्र विचारणास्ति ॥ ३७ ॥

English Translation

A son can be called really the son, who is born to repay the debts iñcurred by him in previous births; there is no manner of discussion in this.

Ch 5 Verse 38 Verse

Sanskrit Text

विमुच्य राज्यं रघुनन्दनोऽपि ताताज्ञया दाशरथिस्तु रामः । वनं गतो लक्ष्मणजानकीभ्यां सहैव शैलं किल चित्रकूटम् ॥ ३८ ॥

English Translation

See, Raghu’s son Dāsarathī Rām abandoned his kingdom under the orders of his father and repaired to Citrakūta forest with his brother Lakṣman and wife Sītā.

Ch 5 Verse 39 Verse

Sanskrit Text

सुतो हरिश्चन्द्रनृपस्य राजन् यो रोहितश्चेति प्रसिद्धनामा । क्रीतोऽथ पित्रा विपणोद्यतश्च दासार्पितो विप्रगृहे तु नूनम् ॥ ३९ ॥

English Translation

The son of king Haris Candra, Rohīta, ready to repay the debt of his father and sold by his father, worked as a servant at a Brāhmaṇa’s house.

Ch 5 Verse 40 Verse

Sanskrit Text

तथाजिगर्तस्य सुतो वरिष्ठो नाम्ना शुनःशेप इति प्रसिद्धः । क्रीतस्तु पित्राप्यथ यूपबद्धः सम्मोचितो गाधिसुतेन पश्चात् ॥ ४० ॥

English Translation

So the famous Śunahśephah, sold by his high souled father Ajigarta was tied for sacrifice in a sacrificial post; but he was afterwards freed by the Gādhi’s son Viśvāmitra.

Ch 5 Verse 41 Verse

Sanskrit Text

पित्राज्ञया जामदग्न्येन पूर्वं छिन्नं शिरो मातुरिति प्रसिद्धम् । अकार्यमप्याचरितं च तेन गुरोरनुज्ञा च गरीयसी कृता ॥ ४१ ॥

English Translation

It is well known that, in ancient days, the Jamadagni’s son Paraśurām cut off his mother’s head under the orders of his father. He considered the father’s words more important, and hence could do such an unjust act.

Ch 5 Verse 42 Verse

Sanskrit Text

इदं शरीरं तव भूपते न क्षमोऽस्मि नूनं वद किं करोम्यहम् । न शोचनीयं मयि वर्तमाने- ऽप्यसाध्यमर्थं प्रतिपादयाम्यदः ॥ ४२ ॥

English Translation

O king! This my body is at your disposal; I can certainly do what you order me to do. So say what am I to do? as long as I am living, you need not express any sorrow; if you permit, I will do what is even hardly practicable to do.

Ch 5 Verse 43 Verse

Sanskrit Text

प्रब्रूहि राजंस्तव कास्ति चिन्ता निवारयाम्यद्य धनुर्गृहीत्वा । देहेन मे चेच्चरितार्थता वा भवत्वमोघा भवतश्चिकीर्षा ॥ ४३ ॥

English Translation

O king! Say why you are anxious; I will remove that at once with this bow in my hand. If my body goes in carrying your mandate know that your desire will be fructified.

Ch 5 Verse 44 Verse

Sanskrit Text

धिक् तं सुतं यः पितुरीप्सितार्थं क्षमोऽपि सन्न प्रतिपादयेद्यः । जातेन किं तेन सुतेन कामं पितुर्न चिन्तां हि समुद्धरेद्यः ॥ ४४ ॥

English Translation

Fie to that son, who, being capable, is averse to do what his father desires! What use is there in having a son who does not remove the cause of his father’s anxiety?

Ch 5 Verse 45 Verse

Sanskrit Text

सूत उवाच । निशम्येति वचस्तस्य पुत्रस्य शन्तनुर्नृपः । लज्जमानस्तु मनसा तमाह त्वरितं सुतम् ॥ ४५ ॥

English Translation

Hearing the words of the son, the king Śantanu felt much ashamed in his heart and said :--

Ch 5 Verse 46-48 Verse

Sanskrit Text

राजोवाच । चिन्ता मे महती पुत्र यस्त्वमेकोऽसि मे सुतः । शूरोऽतिबलवान्मानी सङ्ग्रामेष्वपराङ्मुखः ॥ ४६ ॥ एकापत्यस्य मे तात वृथेदं जीवितं किल । मृते त्वयि मृधे क्वापि किं करोमि निराश्रयः ॥ ४७ ॥ एषा मे महती चिन्ता तेनाद्य दुःखितोऽत्म्यहम् । नान्या चिन्तास्ति मे पुत्र यां तवाग्रे वदाम्यहम् ॥ ४८ ॥

English Translation

“O son! This is now my gravest care that you are my only son; besides you are a hero very powerful, honoured and never showing your back in battles; therefore, if, out of ill-luck you become dead in some battlefield, I will become issueless; under such circumstances what am I to do?

Ch 5 Verse 49-50 Verse

Sanskrit Text

सूत उवाच । तदाकर्ण्याथ गाङ्गेयो मन्त्रिवृद्धानपृच्छत । न मां वदति भूपालो लज्जयाद्य परिप्लुतः ॥ ४९ ॥ वित्त वार्तां नृपस्याद्य पृष्ट्वा यूयं विनिश्चयात् । सत्यं ब्रुवन्तु मां सर्वं तत्करोमि निराकुलः ॥ ५० ॥

English Translation

So, O son! My life is fruitless when I have got only one son; this is my gravest care; therefore I am sorry. O son! I have no other cares that I can mention to you.”

Ch 5 Verse 51-52 Verse

Sanskrit Text

तच्छ्रुत्वा ते नृपं गत्वा संविज्ञाय च कारणम् । शशंसुर्विदितार्थस्तु गाङ्गेयस्तदचिन्तयत् ॥ ५१ ॥ सहितस्तैर्जगामाशु दाशस्य सदनं तदा । प्रेमपूर्वमुवाचेदं विनम्रो जाह्नवीसुतः ॥ ५२ ॥

English Translation

Hearing these words of the father, Gāṅgeya called the old ministers and said that the king was too ashamed to speak out to me the real matter; so I ask you all to know exactly the king’s cares and communicate them to me as they are; I can carry them out, without any hitch, then. At these Bhīsma’s words, the ministers went to the king, and learned the true cause, and spoke to Bhīsma; learning this, he began to think what ought to be done.

Ch 5 Verse 53 Verse

Sanskrit Text

गाङ्गेय उवाच । पित्रे देहि सुतां तेऽद्य प्रार्थयामि सुमध्यमाम् । माता मेऽस्तु सुतेयं ते दासोऽत्म्यस्याः परन्तप ॥ ५३ ॥

English Translation

Gaṅgā’s son Bhīsma, then, accompanied by the ministers, quickly went to the house of the fisherman, and with words of humility and affection, spoke :-- “O tormentor of foes! I pray to you to give your beautiful daughter in marriage to my father. Your daughter will be my mother and I will be her servant.”

Ch 5 Verse 54 Verse

Sanskrit Text

दाश उवाच । त्वं गृहाण महाभाग पत्नीं कुरु नृपात्मज । पुत्रोऽस्या न भवेद्राजा वर्तमाने त्वयीति वै ॥ ५४ ॥

English Translation

The fisherman, then, said :-- “O highly lucky prince! Then the king’s son will not be able to become king, in your presence; so kindly marry yourself my daughter.”

Ch 5 Verse 55 Verse

Sanskrit Text

गाङ्गेय उवाच । मातेयं मम दाशेयी राज्यं नैव करोम्यहम् । पुत्रोऽस्याः सर्वथा राज्यं करिष्यति न संशयः ॥ ५५ ॥

English Translation

At this Bhisma again said :-- Let your daughter be my mother; I will never accept the kingdom. The son of your daughter will, no doubt, become king.

Ch 5 Verse 56 Verse

Sanskrit Text

दाश उवाच । सत्यं वाक्यं मया ज्ञातं पुत्रस्ते बलवान्भवेत् । सोऽपि राज्यं बलान्नूनं गृह्णीयादिति निश्चयः ॥ ५६ ॥

English Translation

The fisherman said :-- “I know your words are true; but if your son be powerful, he can take forcibly the kingdom for himself.”

Ch 5 Verse 57 Verse

Sanskrit Text

गाङ्गेय उवाच । न दारसङ्ग्रहं नूनं करिष्यामि हि सर्वथा । सत्यं मे वचनं तात मया भीष्मं व्रतं कृतम् ॥ ५७ ॥

English Translation

At this Bhīsma again said :-- “O Sire! Know my words as true; I will never marry; from to-day I have accepted this difficult vow.”

Ch 5 Verse 58 Verse

Sanskrit Text

सूत उवाच । एवं कृतां प्रतिज्ञां तु निशम्य झषजीवकः । ददौ सत्यवतीं तस्मै राज्ञे सर्वाङ्गशोभनाम् ॥ ५८ ॥

English Translation

Sūta said :-- Hearing this firm resolve of Bhīsma; the fisherman gave over his beautiful daughter to the king Śantanu.

Ch 5 Verse 59 Verse

Sanskrit Text

अनेन विधिना तेन वृता सत्यवती प्रिया । न जानाति परं जन्म व्यासस्य नृपसत्तमः ॥ ५९ ॥

Sanskrit Colophon

इति श्रीमद्देवीभागवते महापुराणेऽष्टादशसाहस्र्यां संहितायां द्वितीयस्कन्धे देवव्रतप्रतिज्ञावर्णनं नाम पञ्चमोऽध्यायः ॥ २.५॥

English Translation

Thus Śantanu married the dear Satyavatī; but he was quite unaware of the wonderful birth of Vyāsa Deva. Thus ends the fifth Chapter of the second Skandha on the marriage of Satyavatī in the Mahāpurāṇa Śrīmad Devī Bhāgavatam of 18,000 verses.