Scriptures

Śrīmad Devī Bhāgavatam

BOOK 6 • CHAPTER 14
Ch 14 Verse 1-2 Verse
Sanskrit Text
६.१४ चतुर्दशोऽध्यायः । वसिष्ठस्य मैत्रावरुणिरितिनामवर्णनम् । जनमेजय उवाच । मैत्रावरुणिरित्युक्तं नाम तस्य मुनेः कथम् । वसिष्ठस्य महाभाग ब्रह्मणस्तनुजस्य ह ॥ १ ॥ किमसौ कर्मतो नाम प्राप्तवान् गुणतस्तथा । ब्रूहि मे वदतांश्रेष्ठ कारणं तस्य नामजम् ॥ २ ॥
English Translation
Janamejaya said :-- “O Bhagavān! Maharṣi Vaśiṣṭha was the mind-born son of Brahmā; how is it then that you have named him as Maitrā-Vāruṇī. Is it that he got this name by some action or by some Guṇas? Kindly tell me the origin of this name, O Best of speakers!”
Ch 14 Verse 3-4 Verse
Sanskrit Text
व्यास उवाच । निबोध नृपतिश्रेष्ठ वसिष्ठो ब्रह्मणः सुतः । निमिशापात्तनुं त्यक्त्वा पुनर्जातो महाद्युतिः ॥ ३ ॥ मित्रावरुणयोर्यस्मात्तस्मात्तन्नाम विश्रुतम् । मैत्रावरुणिरित्यस्मिँल्लोके सर्वत्र पार्थिव ॥ ४ ॥
English Translation
Vyāsa said :-- O King! It is quite true that the illustrious Vaśiṣṭha was the noble son of Brahmā but he had to quit that body due to the curse of the King Nimi and he had to take a second body from Mitrā Varuṇa; hence he is named in this world as Maitrā-Vāruṇī.
Ch 14 Verse 5-6 Verse
Sanskrit Text
राजोवाच । कस्माच्छप्तः स धर्मात्मा राज्ञा ब्रह्मात्मजो मुनिः । चित्रमेतन्मुनिं लग्नो राज्ञः शापोऽतिदारुणः ॥ ५ ॥ अनागसं मुनिं राजा किमसौ शप्तवान्मुने । कारणं वद धर्मज्ञ तस्य शापस्य मूलतः ॥ ६ ॥
English Translation
The King said :-- “O Bhagavān! How was it that the religious Vaśiṣṭha, the best of the Munis, the son of Brahmā was cursed by the King? Oh! The Munis have to suffer the dreadful curse of Kṣattriya kings! This seems very wonderful to me. O Knower of Dharma! Why did that king curse the innocent Muni? I am very curious to hear the cause of this; kindly tell me the cause of the curse.
Ch 14 Verse 7 Verse
Sanskrit Text
व्यास उवाच । कारणं तु मया प्रोक्तं तव पूर्वं विनिश्चितम् । संसारोऽयं त्रिभिर्व्याप्तो राजन्मायागुणैः किल ॥ ७ ॥
English Translation
Vyāsa said :-- O King! I told you already in particular all the causes of these. This Samsāra is pervaded by the three Guṇas of Māyā, Sāttva, Rāja and Tāma.
Ch 14 Verse 8 Verse
Sanskrit Text
धर्मं करोतु भूपालश्चरन्तु तापसास्तपः । सर्वेषां तु गुणैर्विद्धं नोज्ज्वलं तद्भवेदिह ॥ ८ ॥
English Translation
Whether the kings practise their Dharma or the ascetics practise their tapas, all their actions are interpenetrated with these Guṇas; therefore they cannot shine so brightly.
Ch 14 Verse 9 Verse
Sanskrit Text
कामक्रोधाभिभूताश्च राजानो मुनयस्तथा । लोभाहङ्कारसंयुक्ताश्चरन्ति दुश्चरं तपः ॥ ९ ॥
English Translation
The Kings, Munis performed very severe penances and austerities under the influence of lust, anger, greed and Ahamkāra.
Ch 14 Verse 10 Verse
Sanskrit Text
यजन्ति क्षत्रिया राजन् रजोगुणसमावृताः । ब्राह्मणास्तु तथा राजन् न कोऽपि सत्त्वसंयुतः ॥ १० ॥
English Translation
O King! All, whether they be the Kṣattriyas or the Brāhmaṇas, who perform their sacrifices overpowered with this Rājo Guṇa, really, none of them performs these actions guided by Sāttva Guṇa.
Ch 14 Verse 11 Verse
Sanskrit Text
ऋषिणासौ निमिः शप्तस्तेन शप्तो मुनिः पुनः । दुःखाद्दुःखतरं प्राप्तावुभावपि विधेर्बलात् ॥ ११ ॥
English Translation
The King Nimi was cursed by the Ṛṣi and the Ṛṣi was cursed again by the King Nimi; thus they met with greater calamities and painful sufferings, the fruits from the hands of the powerful Fate.
Ch 14 Verse 12 Verse
Sanskrit Text
द्रव्यशुद्धिः क्रियाशुद्धिर्मनसः शुद्धिरुज्ज्वला । दुर्लभा प्राणिनां भूप संसारे त्रिगुणात्मके ॥ १२ ॥
English Translation
O King! In this world of the three Guṇas, it is very difficult for the beings to get the Dravya Śuddhi, Kriyā Śuddhi, and the pure effulgent Chitta Śuddhi,
Ch 14 Verse 13 Verse
Sanskrit Text
पराशक्तिप्रभावोऽयं नोल्लङ्घ्यः केनचित्क्वचित् । यस्यानुगृहमिच्छेत्सा मोचयत्येव तं क्षणात् ॥ १३ ॥
English Translation
O King! Know this as the influence wielded by the Highest Śakti, the Mother of this Universe. Nobody is able to overstep it; but he, whom She favours, can cross in a moment this world, bounded by the three Guṇas.
Ch 14 Verse 14 Verse
Sanskrit Text
महान्तोऽपि न मुच्यन्ते हरिब्रह्महरादयः । पामरा अपि मुच्यन्ते यथा सत्यव्रतादयः ॥ १४ ॥
English Translation
What more can be said than the fact that Hari, Hara, and Brahmā and the other Gods cannot free themselves without Her grace.
Ch 14 Verse 15 Verse
Sanskrit Text
तस्यास्तु हृदयं कोऽपि न वेत्ति भुवनत्रये । तथापि भक्तवश्येयं भवत्येव सुनिश्चितम् ॥ १५ ॥
English Translation
Moreover, the sinners like Satyavrata and others become free when Her Grace comes upon them.
Ch 14 Verse 16 Verse
Sanskrit Text
तस्मात्तद्भक्तिरास्थेया दोषनिर्भूलनाय च । रागदम्भादियुक्ता चेत्सा भक्तिर्नाशिनी भवेत् ॥ १६ ॥
English Translation
Nobody in these three worlds can know what reigns in Her mind; again, this is also a certain fact that She gets Herself bound by Her own will to Her devotees.
Ch 14 Verse 17 Verse
Sanskrit Text
इक्ष्याकुकुलसम्भूतो निमिर्नाम नराधिपः । रूपवान् गुणसम्पन्नो धर्मज्ञो लोकरञ्जकः ॥ १७ ॥
English Translation
Therefore it is extremely desirable that one should have recourse to Sāttvikī devotion for the complete removal of faults and sins.
Ch 14 Verse 18 Verse
Sanskrit Text
सत्यवादी दानपरो याजको ज्ञानवाच्छुचिः । द्वादशस्तनयो धीमान्प्रजापालनतत्परः ॥ १८ ॥
English Translation
And as the devotion with attachment and vanity is always injurious to men, therefore it is highly beneficial to quit it; there is no doubt in this.
Ch 14 Verse 19-20 Verse
Sanskrit Text
पुरं निवेशयामास गौतमाश्रमसन्निधौ । जयन्तपुरसंज्ञं तु ब्राह्मणानां हिताय सः ॥ १९ ॥ बुद्धिस्तस्य समुत्पन्ना यजेयमिति राजसी । यज्ञेन बहुकालेन दक्षिणासंयुतेन च ॥ २० ॥
English Translation
O King! There was a king named Nimi, born of the family of Ikṣāku. He was beautiful, well qualified, virtuous, truthful, charitable, endearing to his people, a sacrificer, of pure conduct and manners, ready to govern his subjects, intelligent and endowed with knowledge.
Ch 14 Verse 21 Verse
Sanskrit Text
इस्वाकुं पितरं पृष्ट्वा यज्ञकार्याय पार्थिवः । कारयामास सम्भारं यथोद्दिष्टं महात्मभिः ॥ २१ ॥
English Translation
For the benefit of the Brāhmaṇas, that high-souled king established a city named Jayantupur in close vicinity to the hermitage of Gautama.
Ch 14 Verse 22 Verse
Sanskrit Text
भृगुमङ्गिरसं चैव वामदेवं च गौतमम् । वसिष्ठं च पुलस्त्यं च ऋचीकं पुलहं क्रतुम् ॥ २२ ॥
English Translation
Thus some time passed when this Rājasik idea arose in his mind that “I will perform a sacrifice extending for a good many years when I will give exhorbitant Dakṣiṇās (remunerations to the priests and Brāhmins).”
Ch 14 Verse 23 Verse
Sanskrit Text
मुनीनामन्त्रयामास सर्वज्ञान्वेदपारगान् । यज्ञविद्याप्रवीणांश्च तापसान्वेदवित्तमान् ॥ २३ ॥
English Translation
Getting permission from his own father Ikṣāku, he began to collect all the ingredients necessary for the sacrifice, as advised by the high-souled persons.
Ch 14 Verse 24 Verse
Sanskrit Text
राजा सम्भृतसम्भारः सम्पूज्य गुरुमात्मनः । वसिष्ठं प्राह धर्मज्ञो विनयेन समन्वितः ॥ २४ ॥
English Translation
He invited the all-knowing Munis and ascetics, versed in the Vedas and in conducting sacrifices, e.g., Bhṛgu, Aṅgirā, Vāmadeva, Gautama, Vaśiṣṭha, Pulastya, Richika, Pulaha, Kratu and others, all well-versed in the Vedas.
Ch 14 Verse 25-26 Verse
Sanskrit Text
यजेयं मुनिशार्दूल याजयस्व कृपानिधे । गुरुस्त्वं सर्ववेत्तासि कार्यं मे कुरु साम्प्रतम् ॥ २५ ॥ यज्ञोपकरणं सर्वं समानीतं सुसंस्कृतम् । पञ्चवर्षसहस्रं तु दीक्षां कर्तुं मतिश्च मे ॥ २६ ॥
English Translation
Then that religious King Nimi, collecting all the materials necessary for sacrifice worshipped his own Guru Vaśiṣṭha and then spoke to him (the Guru) with great humility. O Best of Munis! I will perform a sacrifice; kindly perform this my sacrificial act; you are my Guru and therefore you know everything; so do this sacrifice for me. All the articles for this purpose are brought and cleansed.
Ch 14 Verse 27-28 Verse
Sanskrit Text
यस्मिन्यज्ञे समाराध्या देवी श्रीजगदम्बिका । तत्प्रीत्यर्थमहं यज्ञं करोमि विधिपूर्वकम् ॥ २७ ॥ तच्छ्रुत्वासौ निमेर्वाक्यं वसिष्ठः प्राह भूपतिम् । इन्द्रेणाहं वृतः पूर्वं यज्ञार्थं नृपसत्तम ॥ २८ ॥
English Translation
O Guru! Know that for five thousand years I mean to be engaged in this sacrifice, this is my Saṅkalpa (will). I will worship the Goddess Ambikā in this sacrifice and for Her satisfaction I am arranging for it according to the prescribed rules. Hearing the King Nimi’s words, Vaśiṣṭha said :-- “O best of Kings! Indra, the King of the Devas, has already selected me for his sacrificial ceremony.
Ch 14 Verse 29 Verse
Sanskrit Text
पराशक्तिमखं कर्तुमुद्युक्तः पाकशासनः । स दीक्षां गमितो देवः पञ्चवर्षशतात्मिकाम् ॥ २९ ॥
English Translation
Now Indra is ready to do the sacrifice for the propitiation of the Highest Śakti and I have initiated him for five hundred years.
Ch 14 Verse 30 Verse
Sanskrit Text
तस्मात्त्वमन्तरं तावत्प्रतिपालय पार्थिव । इन्द्रयज्ञे समाप्तेऽत्र कृत्वा कार्यं दिवस्पतेः ॥ ३० ॥
English Translation
Therefore, O King! You will have to wait till I complete the Indra’s Yajñā. After fully completing all his works, I will come here. Therefore, O King! Wait till then.”
Ch 14 Verse 31-32 Verse
Sanskrit Text
आगमिष्याम्यहं राजंस्तावत्त्वं प्रतिपालय । राजोवाच । मया निमन्त्रिताश्चान्ये मुनयो यज्ञकारणात् ॥ ३१ ॥ सम्भाराः सम्भृताः सर्वे पालयामि कथं गुरो । इक्ष्वाकूणां कुले ब्रह्मन्गुरुस्त्वं वेदवित्तमः ॥ ३२ ॥
English Translation
The King said :-- “O Best of Munis! I have already invited other Munis for this sacrifice and have collected all the materials; how, then, can I wait for you? O Brāhmaṇa! You are the foremost of those versed in the Vedas and you are the family Guru of the noble Ikṣāku.
Ch 14 Verse 33-34 Verse
Sanskrit Text
कथं त्यक्त्वाद्य मे कार्यमुद्यतो गन्तुमाशु वै । न ते युक्तं द्विजश्रेष्ठ यदुत्सृज्य मखं मम ॥ ३३ ॥ गन्तासि धनलोभेन लोभाकुलितचेतनः । निवारितोऽपि राज्ञा स जगामेन्द्रमखं गुरुः ॥ ३४ ॥
English Translation
How is it, then, avoiding my work you are ready to go elsewhere O Best of Brāhmins! Under the uncontrollable greed of wealth you have lost all senses and you are ready to go away without doing my work. This does not behove you.”
Ch 14 Verse 35-36 Verse
Sanskrit Text
राजापि विमना भूत्वा गौतमं प्रत्यपूजयत् । इयाज हिमवत्पार्श्वे सागरस्य समीपतः ॥ ३५ ॥ दक्षिणा बहुला दत्ता विप्रेभ्यो मखकर्मणि । निमिना पञ्चसाहस्री दीक्षा तत्र कृता नृप ॥ ३६ ॥
English Translation
O King! Though thus tempted by the King Nimi, the Ṛṣi Vaśiṣṭha went to the Indra’s sacrifice. The King, too, became absent-minded and selected for the sacrifice the Ṛṣi Gautama.
Ch 14 Verse 37 Verse
Sanskrit Text
ऋत्विजः पूजिताः कामं धनैर्गोभिर्मुदा युताः । शक्रयज्ञसमाप्ते तु पञ्चवर्षशतात्मके ॥ ३७ ॥
English Translation
He then commenced his sacrificial ceremony close to the ocean by the side of the Himālayān range and gave profusely the Dakṣiṇās.
Ch 14 Verse 38-39 Verse
Sanskrit Text
आजगाम वसिष्ठस्तु राज्ञः सत्रदिदृक्षया । आगत्य संस्थितस्तत्र दर्शनार्थं नृपस्य च ॥ ३८ ॥ तदा राजा प्रसुप्तस्तु निद्रयापहृतो भृशम् । नासौ प्रबोधितो भृत्यैर्नागतस्तु मुनिं नृपः ॥ ३९ ॥
English Translation
The King Nimi was engaged in this sacrificial act for five thousand years. In this the Rittviks (priests) were worshipped with sufficient wealth and cows; they were extremely glad.
Ch 14 Verse 40 Verse
Sanskrit Text
वसिष्ठस्य ततो मन्युः प्रादुर्भूतोऽवमानतः । अदर्शनान्निमेस्तत्र चुकोप मुनिसत्तमः ॥ ४० ॥
English Translation
Then, when the five hundred years extending sacrifice of Indra was completed, the Ṛṣi Vaśiṣṭha came to see the King Nimi’s sacrifice and waited there to see the King.
Ch 14 Verse 41 Verse
Sanskrit Text
शापं च दत्तवांस्तस्मै राज्ञे मन्युवशं गतः । यस्मात्त्वं मां गुरुं त्यक्त्वा कृत्वान्यं गुरुमात्मनः ॥ ४१ ॥
English Translation
The king was then asleep; so the servants did not awake him from his sleep; and the King did not come to the Ṛṣi. Feeling insult at this, the Maharṣi Vaśiṣṭha became infuriated with rage.
Ch 14 Verse 42 Verse
Sanskrit Text
दीक्षितोऽसि बलान्मन्द मामवज्ञाय पार्थिव । वारितोऽपि मया तस्माद्विदेहस्त्वं भविष्यसि ॥ ४२ ॥
English Translation
Not seeing the King, he became very angry; and, subject to this, he cursed the King, When I am your lifelong Guru, especially when I prohibited you and you have forsaken me and selected another Guru and by your sheer force you are initiated, then be devoid of your body. Let your body fall off today.
Ch 14 Verse 43 Verse
Sanskrit Text
पतत्विदं शरीरं ते विदेहो भव भूपते । व्यास उवाच । इति तद्व्याहृतं श्रुत्वा राज्ञस्तु परिचारकाः ॥ ४३ ॥
English Translation
Vyāsa said :-- The King’s attendants, hearing thus the curse given by Vaśiṣṭha to the King, instantly awoke him from his sleep and informed him that the Ṛṣi Vaśiṣṭha not seeing you, became very angry. The King Nimi, quite sinless, went then to the angry Vaśiṣṭha and humbly spoke to him the following reasonable words, pregnant with meaning.
Ch 14 Verse 44-46 Verse
Sanskrit Text
सद्यः प्रबोधयामासुर्मुनिमाहुः प्रकोपितम् । कुपितं तं समागत्य राजा विगतकल्मषः ॥ ४४ ॥ उवाच वचनं श्लक्ष्णं हेतुगर्भं च युक्तिमत् । । मम दोषो न धर्मज्ञ गतस्त्वं तृष्णयाऽऽकुलः ॥ ४५ ॥ हित्वा मां यजमानं वै प्रार्थितोऽपि मया भृशम् । न लज्जसे द्विजश्रेष्ठ कृत्वा कर्म जुगुप्सितम् ॥ ४६ ॥
English Translation
O Knower of Dharma! I am your Yajamāna; though I repeatedly requested you to perform my sacrifice, yet you quitted me out of the covetousness and went somewhere else. I cannot be charged with any fault. You are the foremost of Brāhmins; and knowing that contentment is the substance of your Dharma, you did not feel ashamed to do this blameable act.
Ch 14 Verse 47 Verse
Sanskrit Text
सन्तोषे ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठ जानन्धर्मस्य निश्चयम् । पुत्रोऽसि ब्रह्मणः साक्षाद्वेदवेदाङ्गवित्तमः ॥ ४७ ॥
English Translation
You are the son of Brahmā; and, being versed in the Vedas and Vedāṅgas, you are yet unaware of the subtle and very difficult nature of the Brāhminic religion.
Ch 14 Verse 48 Verse
Sanskrit Text
न वेत्सि विप्रधर्मस्य गतिं सूक्ष्मां दुरत्ययाम् । आत्मदोषं मयि ज्ञात्वा मृषा मां शस्तुमिच्छसि ॥ ४८ ॥
English Translation
Now you want to cast your own fault on my shoulders and you are trying in vain to curse me. Anger is more to be blamed than Cāṇḍāla!
Ch 14 Verse 49 Verse
Sanskrit Text
त्याज्यस्तु सुजनैः क्रोधश्चण्डालादधिको यतः । वृथा क्रोधपरीतेन मयि शापः प्रपातितः ॥ ४९ ॥
English Translation
The wise men should overcome it by all means. When you, infuriated with rage, have been able to curse me for nothing, then I now curse you,
Ch 14 Verse 50 Verse
Sanskrit Text
तवापि च पतत्वद्य देहोऽयं क्रोधसंयुतः । एवं शप्तो मुनी राज्ञा राजा च मुनिना तथा ॥ ५० ॥
English Translation
“Let your this body, inflamed with anger, drop off.” O King! Thus the King cursed the Muni and the Muni cursed the King; and both of them were, therefore, very sorry.
Ch 14 Verse 51 Verse
Sanskrit Text
परस्परं प्राप्य शापं दुःखितौ तौ बभूवतुः । वसिष्ठस्त्वतिचिन्तार्तो ब्रह्माणं शरणं गतः ॥ ५१ ॥
English Translation
Vaśiṣṭha then became troubled with cares and took shelter with Brahmā and informing him about the great curse given by the King Nimi said :-- Father! The King has cursed me saying, “Let your body fall off today. Now the great trouble due to the falling off of the body has arisen. What am to do now?
Ch 14 Verse 52-53 Verse
Sanskrit Text
निवेदयामास तथा शापं भूपकृतं महत् । वसिष्ट उवाच । राज्ञा शप्तोऽस्मि देहोऽयं पतत्वद्य तवेति वै ॥ ५२ ॥ किं करोमि पितः प्राप्यं कष्टं कायप्रपातजम् । अन्यदेहसमुत्पत्तौ जनकं वद साम्प्रतम् ॥ ५३ ॥
English Translation
O Father! Kindly tell me from whom shall I take my birth and take such means as I can get a body like what I have now.
Ch 14 Verse 54 Verse
Sanskrit Text
तथा मे देहसंयोगः पूर्ववत्समपद्यताम् । यादृशं ज्ञानमेतस्मिन्देहे तत्रास्तु तत्पितः ॥ ५४ ॥
English Translation
Also by Your unbounded power, do so that I can retain the knowledge in that body as I have at present; You are fully competent to do this.”
Ch 14 Verse 55-57 Verse
Sanskrit Text
समर्थोऽसि महाराज प्रसादं कर्तुमर्हसि । वसिष्ठस्य वचः श्रुत्वा ब्रह्मा प्रोवाच तं सुतम् ॥ ५५ ॥ मित्रावरुणयोस्तेजस्त्वं प्रविश्य स्थिरो भव । तस्मादयोनिजः काले भविता त्वं न संशयः ॥ ५६ ॥ पुनर्देहं समासाद्य धर्मयुक्तो भविष्यसि । भूतात्मा वेदवित्कामं सर्वज्ञः सर्वपूजितः ॥ ५७ ॥
English Translation
O King! Hearing thus the words of Vaśiṣṭha, Brahmā spoke thus to his dear son :-- Go and enter into the Tejas (essence) of Mitrā Varuṇa and remain contented; then you will get, in due time, a body not born of any womb and you will be again religious, truthful, knower of the Vedas, all-knowing and worshipped by all; there is no doubt in this.
Ch 14 Verse 58 Verse
Sanskrit Text
एवमुक्तस्तदा पित्रा प्रययौ वरुणालयम् । कृत्वा प्रदक्षिणं प्रीत्या प्रणम्य च पितामहम् ॥ ५८ ॥
English Translation
When Brahmā said this, the Maharṣi Vaśiṣṭha bowed down to the Grand Sire, and circumambulating him, went to the abode of Varuṇa.
Ch 14 Verse 59 Verse
Sanskrit Text
विवेश स तयोर्देहे मित्रावरुणयोः किल । जीवांशेन वसिष्ठोऽथ त्यक्त्वा देहमनुत्तमम् ॥ ५९ ॥
English Translation
Then he quitted his excellent body; and, with his subtle body, the part of his Jīva, entered into the body of Mitrā Varuṇa.
Ch 14 Verse 60-63 Verse
Sanskrit Text
कदाचित्तूर्वशी राजन्नागता वरुणालयम् । यदृच्छया वरारोहा सखीगणसमावृता ॥ ६० ॥ दृष्ट्वा तामप्सरां दिव्यां रूपयौवनसंयुताम् । जातौ कामातुरौ देवौ तदा तामूचतुर्नृप ॥ ६१ ॥ विवशौ चारुसर्वाङ्गीं देवकन्यां मनोरमाम् । आवां त्वमनवद्याङ्गि वरयस्व समाकुलौ ॥ ६२ ॥ विहरस्व यथाकामं स्थानेऽस्मिन्वरवर्णिनि । तथोक्ता सा ततो देवी ताभ्यां तत्र स्थितावशा ॥ ६३ ॥
English Translation
Then once on a time Urvaśī, exquisitely beautiful and lovely, surrounded by her comrades, went wilfully into the abode of Varuṇa. Mitrā-Varuṇa, the two Devas became very passionate to see that Apsarā (the celestial nymph) endowed with youth and beauty and being enchanted with the arrows of cupid, and, being senseless, addressed to the Deva Kanyā Urvaśī, beautiful in all her parts, thus :-- “O Lovely One! Seeing you, we are very much troubled with the arrows of cupid; O Beautiful One! Select us and remain and enjoy here at your pleasure.”
Ch 14 Verse 64 Verse
Sanskrit Text
कृत्वा भावं स्थिरं देवी मित्रावरुणयोर्गृहे । सा गृहीत्वा तयोर्भावं संस्थिता चारुदर्शना ॥ ६४ ॥
English Translation
When they said thus, Urvaśī became attached to them; and, under their control, began to stay in the house of Mitrā Varuṇa.
Ch 14 Verse 65 Verse
Sanskrit Text
तयोस्तु पतितं वीर्यं कुम्भे दैवादनावृते । तस्माज्जातौ मुनी राजन्द्वावेवातिमनोहरौ ॥ ६५ ॥
English Translation
When Urvaśī began to remain there, strongly attached to them, the semen of Mitrā Varuṇa dropped in an uncovered jar.
Ch 14 Verse 66 Verse
Sanskrit Text
अगस्तिः प्रथमस्तत्र वसिष्ठश्चापरस्तथा । मित्रावरुणयोर्वीर्यात्तापसावृषिसत्तमौ ॥ ६६ ॥
English Translation
And the two beautiful sons of the Ṛṣis were born out of that; Agasti was the first child and Vaśiṣṭha the second. Thus, out of the semen of Mitrā Varuṇa, the two ascetics were born.
Ch 14 Verse 67 Verse
Sanskrit Text
प्रथमस्तु वनं प्राप्तो बाल एव महातपाः । इक्ष्वाकुस्तु वसिष्ठं तं बालं वव्रे पुरोहितम् ॥ ६७ ॥
English Translation
The first Agasti turned out a great ascetic in his childhood and resorted to forest; Ikṣāku the best of Kings, selected Vaśiṣṭha as his family priest.
Ch 14 Verse 68 Verse
Sanskrit Text
वंशस्यास्य सुखार्थं ते पालयामास पार्थिव । विशेषेण मुनिं ज्ञात्वा प्रीत्या युक्तो बभूव ह ॥ ६८ ॥
English Translation
O King! Ikṣāku, the best of Kings, nursed him for the welfare of his own line; the more so, because to know that he was the Muni Vaśiṣṭha; and thus he was very pleased with him.
Ch 14 Verse 69 Verse
Sanskrit Text
एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं वसिष्ठस्य च कारणम् । शापाद्देहान्तरप्राप्तिर्मित्रावरुणयोः कुले ॥ ६९ ॥
Sanskrit Colophon
इति श्रीमद्देवीभागवते महापुराणेऽष्टादशसाहस्र्यां संहितायां षष्ठस्कन्धे वसिष्ठस्य मैत्रावरुणिरितिनामवर्णनं नाम चतुर्दशोऽध्यायः ॥ ६.१४॥
English Translation
Janamejaya! Thus I have described to you about the getting of another body by Vaśiṣṭha, due to the curse of Nimi, and have also described his re-birth in Mitrā-Varuṇa’s family. Here ends the Fourteenth Chapter of the Sixth Book on the birth of Vaśiṣṭha from Mitrā Varuṇa in Śrī Mad Devi Bhāgavatam, the Mahā Purāṇam of 18,000 verses by Maharṣi Veda Vyāsa.