Ch 20 Verse 1-2 Verse

Sanskrit Text

६.२० विंशोऽध्यायः । एकवीराख्यानवर्णनम् । जनमेजय उवाच । संशयोऽयं महानत्र जातमात्रः शिशुस्तथा । मुक्तः केन गृहीतोऽसावेकाकी विजने वने ॥ १ ॥ का गतिस्तस्य बालस्य जाता सत्यवतीसुत । व्याघ्रसिंहादिभिर्हिंस्रैर्गृहीतो नातिबालकः ॥ २ ॥

English Translation

Janamejaya said :-- “O Bhagavān! A great doubt has arisen in my mind on this subject. Who was it that took away that son, when both Lakṣmī and Nārāyaṇa left it, in that forlorn state, in a forest without any person there to look after?”

Ch 20 Verse 3-4 Verse

Sanskrit Text

व्यास उवाच । लक्ष्मीनारायणौ तस्मात्स्थानाच्च चलितौ यदा । तदैव तत्र चम्पाख्यः प्राप्तो विद्याधरः किल ॥ ३ ॥ विमानवरमारूढः कामिन्या सहितो नृप । मदनालसया कामं क्रीडमानो यदृच्छया ॥ ४ ॥

English Translation

Vyasa said :-- O King! No sooner Lakṣmī and Nārāyaṇa departed from that place, one Vidyādhara, named Champaka, mounting on a beautiful celestial car came there at his free will, sporting with a woman named Madanālasā.

Ch 20 Verse 5 Verse

Sanskrit Text

विलोक्य तं शिशुं भूमावेकाकिनमनुत्तमम् । देवपुत्रप्रतीकाशं रममाणं यथासुखम् ॥ ५ ॥

English Translation

There they saw that one lovely child, exquisitely beautiful like a Deva’s son, was playing alone as it liked.

Ch 20 Verse 6 Verse

Sanskrit Text

विमानात्तरसोत्तीर्य चम्पकस्तं शिशु जवात् । जग्राह च मुदं प्राप निधिं प्राप्य यथाधनः ॥ ६ ॥

English Translation

They then, quickly descended from their chariot and picked it up. Vidyādhara became very glad as a beggar becomes glad, when he gets a hoard of jewels.

Ch 20 Verse 7-8 Verse

Sanskrit Text

गृहीत्वा चम्पकः प्रादाद्देव्यै तं मदनोपमम् । मदनालसायै तं बालं जातमात्रं मनोहरम् ॥ ७ ॥ सा गृहीत्वा शिशुं प्रेम्णा सरोमाञ्चा सविस्मया । मुखं चुचुम्ब बालस्य कृत्वा तु हृदये भृशम् ॥ ८ ॥

English Translation

On taking that newly born beautiful child like a Cupid, Champaka gave it to the Devī Madanālasā. Madanālasā took it and became very much astonished; and her hairs stood at their ends.

Ch 20 Verse 9 Verse

Sanskrit Text

आलिङ्गितश्चुम्बितश्च तयासौ प्रीतिपूर्वकम् । उत्सङ्गे च कृतस्तन्व्या पुत्रभावेन भारत ॥ ९ ॥

English Translation

She clasped it to her bosom and kissed it frequently. O Bhārata! Taking that child on her lap as if her own child, Madanālasā embraced it and kissed it and got the highest happiness.

Ch 20 Verse 10-11 Verse

Sanskrit Text

कृत्वाङ्के तौ समारूढौ विमानं दम्पती मुदा । पतिं पप्रच्छ चार्वङ्गी प्रहस्य मदनालसा ॥ १० ॥ कस्यायं बालकः कान्त त्यक्तः केन च कानने । पुत्रोऽयं मम देवेन दत्तस्त्र्यम्बकपाणिना ॥ ११ ॥

English Translation

Then both of them took that child and mounted on the car. The lean Madanālasā then laughingly queried :-- “O Lord! Whose child is this? Who has left it in this forest? It seems to me Mahā Deva, desirous to give me a son, has given it unto me.”

Ch 20 Verse 12 Verse

Sanskrit Text

चम्पक उवाच । प्रिये गत्वाद्य पृच्छेयं शक्रं सर्वज्ञमाशु वै । देवो वा दानवो वापि गन्धर्वो वा शिशुः किल ॥ १२ ॥

English Translation

Champaka said :-- I will just now go and ask the all-knowing Indra whose child is this, whether it is of a Deva, Dānava or Gandharva.

Ch 20 Verse 13 Verse

Sanskrit Text

तेनाज्ञप्तः करिष्यामि पुत्रं प्राप्तं वनादमुम् । अपृष्ट्वा नैव कर्तव्यं कार्यं किञ्चिन्मया ध्रुवम् ॥ १३ ॥

English Translation

If he orders, I will purify this child found thus in this forest by the Veda Mantrams and then accept it as my own.

Ch 20 Verse 14 Verse

Sanskrit Text

इत्युक्त्वा तां गृहीत्वा तं विमानेनाथ चम्पकः । ययौ शक्रपुरं तूर्णं हर्षेणोत्फुल्ललोचनः ॥ १४ ॥

English Translation

It is not advisable to do a thing suddenly without knowing all the details. Thus saying to his wife Madanālasā, Champaka went with a gladdened heart hurriedly to the city of Indra with that child in his arms.

Ch 20 Verse 15 Verse

Sanskrit Text

प्रणम्य पादयोः प्रीत्या चम्पकस्तु शचीपतिम् । निवेद्य बालकं प्राह कृताञ्जलिपुटः स्थितः ॥ १५ ॥

English Translation

Champaka gladly bowed down at the feet of Indra and gave him all the information he knew about the child and stood at one side with folded hands and spoke,

Ch 20 Verse 16 Verse

Sanskrit Text

देवदेव मया लब्धस्तीर्थे परमपावने । कालिन्दीतमसासङ्गे बालकोऽयं स्मरप्रभः ॥ १६ ॥

English Translation

“O Lord of the Devas! I have got this child, beautiful as Cupid, in the sacred place of pilgrimage at the confluence of the Jumnā and the Tamasā.

Ch 20 Verse 17 Verse

Sanskrit Text

कस्यायं बालकः कान्तः कथं त्यक्तः शचीपते । आज्ञा चेत्तव देवेश कुर्वेऽहं बालकं सुतम् ॥ १७ ॥

English Translation

O Lord of Śacī! Whose child is this? and why did they forsake it there? If you kindly permit, I will take this child as my own son.

Ch 20 Verse 18 Verse

Sanskrit Text

अतीव सुन्दरो बालः प्रियाया वल्लभः सुतः । कृत्रिमस्तु सुतः प्रोक्तो धर्मशास्त्रेषु सर्वथा ॥ १८ ॥

English Translation

child is very beautiful and liked very much by my wife; it is also the rule laid down in the Śāstras that one can accept any child as the Kritrima son. Therefore it is my earnest desire that I purify this child by the Veda Mantrams and take it legally as my own son.”

Ch 20 Verse 19 Verse

Sanskrit Text

इन्द्र उवाच । पुत्रोऽयं वासुदेवस्य वाजिरूपधरस्य ह । हैहयोऽयं महाभाग लक्ष्म्यां जातः परन्तपः ॥ १९ ॥

English Translation

Indra said :-- O Highly Fortunate One! Bhagavān Vāsudeva, assuming the form of a horse, has produced this child out of the womb of Kamalā in the form of a mare.

Ch 20 Verse 20 Verse

Sanskrit Text

उत्पादितो भगवता कार्यार्थं किल बालकः । दातुं नृपतये नूनं ययातितनयाय च ॥ २० ॥

English Translation

He intends to give over the child, capable to destroy enemies to Turvasu, the son of Yayāti, and thus will get a great purpose achieved by the child.

Ch 20 Verse 21 Verse

Sanskrit Text

हरिणा प्रेरितः सोऽद्य राजा परमधार्मिकः । आगमिष्यति पुत्रार्थं तीर्थे तस्मिन्मनोरमे ॥ २१ ॥

English Translation

That King, very religious, will be sent by Hari today and he will come for the child in that beautiful sacred place of pilgrimage.

Ch 20 Verse 22 Verse

Sanskrit Text

तावत्त्वं गच्छ तत्रैव गृहीत्वा बालकं शुभम् । यावन्न याति नृपतिर्ग्रहीतुं हरिणेरितः ॥ २२ ॥

English Translation

You better go back as early as possible and keep the child there as it was before till that king comes to that spot at the instance of the Devadeva Viṣṇu.

Ch 20 Verse 23-24 Verse

Sanskrit Text

गत्वा तत्र विमुञ्चैनं विलम्बं मा कृथा वर । अदृष्ट्वा बालकं राजा दुःखितश्च भविष्यति ॥ २३ ॥ तस्माच्चम्पक मुञ्चैनं राजा प्राप्नोतु पुत्रकम् । एकवीरेति नाम्नायं ख्यातः स्यात् पृथिवीतले ॥ २४ ॥

English Translation

Do not waste a minute more. The King will be very sorry if he does not find the child there. Therefore O Champaka! Quit the attachment that you have for this child. You should know that this child will be famous in this earth as Ekavīra (only one hero).

Ch 20 Verse 25-26 Verse

Sanskrit Text

व्यास उवाच । इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा चम्पकस्त्वरयान्वितः । जगाम पुत्रमादाय स्थले तस्मिन्महीपते ॥ २५ ॥ मुमोच बालकं तत्र यत्र पूर्वं स्थितो ह्यभूत् । आरुह्य स्वविमानं तु ययौ स्वाश्रममण्डलम् ॥ २६ ॥

English Translation

Vyāsa said :-- O King! Thus hearing the Indra’s words, Champaka took the child and went back immediately to the spot whence he picked it up and keeping the child there as it laid, mounted on his car and went to his abode.

Ch 20 Verse 27 Verse

Sanskrit Text

तदैव कमलाकान्तो लक्ष्म्या सह जगद्गुरुः । विमानवरमारूढो जगाम नृपतिं प्रति ॥ २७ ॥

English Translation

At that instant, the husband of Lakṣmī, the Lord of the three worlds, went to the King, mounted on His car, beaming with effulgent rays.

Ch 20 Verse 28 Verse

Sanskrit Text

दृष्टस्तदा तेन नृपेण विष्णुः समुत्तरंस्तत्र विमानमुख्यात् । जहर्ष राजा हरिदर्शनेन पपात भूमौ खलु दण्डवच्च ॥ २८ ॥

English Translation

When the Bhagavān was descending from His aerial car, the King Turvasu was very glad to see Him and bowed down and laid himself prostrate on the ground.

Ch 20 Verse 29 Verse

Sanskrit Text

उत्तिष्ठ वत्सेति हरिः पतन्त- माश्वासयद्भूमिगतं स्वभक्तम् । सोऽप्युत्सुको वासुदेवं पुरःस्थं तुष्टाव भक्त्या मुखरीकृतोऽथ ॥ २९ ॥

English Translation

The Bhagavān, then, comforted the King, his own devotee, and said, “Get up, my child! Do away with your mental distress.” The King also eagerly and full of devotion, began to utter verses in praise of the Bhagavān.

Ch 20 Verse 30 Verse

Sanskrit Text

देवाधिदेवाखिललोकनाथ कृपानिधे लोकगुरो रमेश । मन्दस्य मे ते किल दर्शनं य- त्सुदुर्लभं योगिजनैरलभ्यम् ॥ ३० ॥

English Translation

O Lord of Ramā! You are the presiding Deity of the Devas; Lord of the whole worlds, Ocean of Mercy and Giver of advice to all men. O Lord! Your sight is very rare even to the Yogis; being myself of a very slow dull intellect; I have been fortunate enough to see you. O Lord! This shews Your mercy.

Ch 20 Verse 31-32 Verse

Sanskrit Text

ये निःस्पृहास्ते विषयैरपेता- स्तेषां त्वदीयं खलु दर्शनं स्यात् । आशापरोऽहं भगवन्ननन्त योग्यो न ते दर्शने देवदेव ॥ ३१ ॥ इति स्तुतस्तेन नृपेण विष्णु- स्तमाह वाक्येन सुधामयेन । वृणीष्व राजन् मनसेप्सितं ते ददामि तुष्टस्तपसा तवेति ॥ ३२ ॥

English Translation

Vyāsa said :-- O Bhagavān! O Infinite One! Those who are free from any desires and free from any attachment to worldly things, they alone are entitled to see Thee. O Deva of the Devas! I am bound in thousand and one desires. I am quite unfit to see Thee. There is no doubt in this.

Ch 20 Verse 33 Verse

Sanskrit Text

ततो नृपस्तं प्रणिपत्य पादयोः प्रोवाच विष्णुं पुरतः स्थितं च । तपस्तु तप्तं हि मया सुतार्थे पुत्रं ददस्वात्मसमं मुरारे ॥ ३३ ॥

English Translation

When Turvasu, the best of the kings, praised thus, Bhagavān Viṣṇu became pleased and began to speak in the following pleasant words :-- “O King! I am pleased with your asceticism; now ask your desired boon; I will grant it immediately.”

Ch 20 Verse 34 Verse

Sanskrit Text

श्रुत्वा नृपप्रार्थितमादिदेव- स्तमाह राजानममोघवाक्यम् । ययातिसूनो व्रज तत्र तीर्थे कलिन्दकन्यातमसाप्रसङ्गे ॥ ३४ ॥

English Translation

The King bowed down again to the feet of Viṣṇu and said :-- “O Murāri! For the sake of a son, I have practised this tapasyā; grant me a son like my Self.”

Ch 20 Verse 35 Verse

Sanskrit Text

मयाद्य पुत्रस्तु यथेप्सितस्ते तत्रैव मुक्तोऽस्त्यमितप्रभावः । लक्ष्म्याः प्रसूतो मम वीर्यजश्च कृतस्तवार्थेऽथ गृहाण राजन् ॥ ३५ ॥

English Translation

Nārāyaṇa, the First-born of the Devas, hearing this King’s request spoke to him in infallible words :-- “O son of Yayāti! Go to the confluence of the Yamunā and Tamasā. For you I have kept there today a son as you like and of indomitable prowess.

Ch 20 Verse 36 Verse

Sanskrit Text

श्रुत्वा हरेर्वाक्यमतीव मृष्टं सन्तुष्टचित्तः प्रबभूव राजा । हरिस्तु दत्त्वेति वरं जगाम वैकुण्ठलोकं रमया युतश्च ॥ ३६ ॥

English Translation

O King! That child is begotten by me in the womb of Lakṣmī.” The King became very glad to hear the sweet pure words of the Bhagavān. Thus granting him the boon, Viṣṇu went with Ramā to Vaikuṇṭha.

Ch 20 Verse 37 Verse

Sanskrit Text

गते हरौ सोऽथ ययातिसूनु- र्ययावनुद्धातरथेन राजा । प्रेमान्वितस्तत्र सुतोऽस्ति यत्र वचो निशम्येति जनार्दनस्य ॥ ३७ ॥

English Translation

The King Turvasu, the son of Yayāti, hearing these words, became exceedingly gladdened in his heart and mounting on a chariot, whose speed cannot be checked, went to the spot where lay the child.

Ch 20 Verse 38 Verse

Sanskrit Text

स तत्र गत्वातिमनोहरं तं ददर्श बालं भुवि खेलमानम् । मुखे निवेश्यैककरेण कृत्वा श्लक्ष्णं पदाङ्गुष्ठमनन्यसत्त्वः ॥ ३८ ॥

English Translation

The king, of extraordinary genius, went there and saw that the exceedingly beautiful child, catching hold of his toe by one of his soft hands was sucking it by his mouth and was playing on the ground.

Ch 20 Verse 39-40 Verse

Sanskrit Text

तं वीक्ष्य पुत्रं मदनस्वरूपं नारायणांशं कमलाप्रसूतम् । हरिप्रभावं हरिवर्मनामा हर्षप्रफुल्लाननपङ्कजोऽभूत् ॥ ३९ ॥ गृह्णन् सुवेगात् करपङ्कजाभ्यां बभूव प्रेमार्णवमग्नदेहः । मूर्धन्युपाघ्राय मुदान्वितोऽसौ ननन्द राजा सुतमालिलिङ्ग ॥ ४० ॥

English Translation

The child was born of Nārāyaṇa out of the womb of Kamalā. Therefore it resembled like Him. On looking at that beautiful lovely child, the famous King Harivarmā’s face got cheered up with the intensest delight. The King took it up with both of his hands and got merged in the Ocean of Bliss and taking gladly the scent of its head embraced it happily.

Ch 20 Verse 41-42 Verse

Sanskrit Text

मुखं समीक्ष्यातिमनोहरं त- मुवाच नेत्राम्बुनिरुद्धकण्ठः । दत्तोऽसि देवेन जनार्दनेन मात्रा हि पुत्रावमदुःखभीतेः ॥ ४१ ॥ तप्तं मया पुत्र तपस्तवार्थे सुदुष्करं वर्षशतं च पूर्णम् । तेनैव तुष्टेन रमाप्रियेण दत्तोऽसि संसारसुखोदयाय ॥ ४२ ॥

English Translation

On looking at the beautiful lotus-face of the child, the King, choked with tears from his eyes and with feelings of joy said :-- “O Child! Nārāyaṇa has given me, the child jewel in you; so save me from the terrors of the hell named Put. O Child! For full one hundred years I have practised a very hard tapasyā for the sake of you. Pleased with that, the Lord of Kamalā has given you to me for the happiness of my worldly career.

Ch 20 Verse 43 Verse

Sanskrit Text

माता रमा त्वां तनुजं मदर्थे त्यक्त्वा गता सा हरिणा समेता । धन्या तु सा या प्रहसन्तमङ्के कृत्वा सुतं त्वां मुदितानना स्यात् ॥ ४३ ॥

English Translation

Your Mother Ramā Devī has forsaken Her own child for the sake of me and has gone away with Hari. O Child! That Mother is blessed whose face beams with joy by seeing the smiles in your lotus-face.

Ch 20 Verse 44 Verse

Sanskrit Text

त्वमेव संसारसमुद्रनौका- रूपः कृतः पुत्र लक्ष्मीधरेण । इत्येवमुक्त्वा नृपतिः सुतं तं मुदा समादाय ययौ गृहाय ॥ ४४ ॥

English Translation

O Delighter of my heart! The Lord of Ramā, the Deva of the Devas, has made you, as it were, to serve as a boat for me for crossing to the other side of this Ocean of World.” Thus saying, the King took the child and gladly went home.

Ch 20 Verse 45 Verse

Sanskrit Text

पुरीसमीपे नृपमागतं त- माकर्ण्य सर्वे सचिवास्तु राज्ञः । ययुः समीपं नृपतेश्च लोकाः सोपायनास्ते सपुरोहिताश्च ॥ ४५ ॥

English Translation

Knowing that the King had come very close to his city, the King’s Minister and the city people, the subjects came forward with the priest and many other presents and offerings.

Ch 20 Verse 46 Verse

Sanskrit Text

बन्दीजना गायनकाश्च सूताः समाययुः सम्मुखमाशु राज्ञः । नृपः पुरं प्राप्य पुरः समागतं जनं समाश्वास्य वाक्यैश्च दृष्ट्या ॥ ४६ ॥

English Translation

The bards, singers and Sūtas came in front of the King. The King as he entered into his city looked affectionately on his subjects and gladdened their spirits by enquiries of welfare.

Ch 20 Verse 47 Verse

Sanskrit Text

सम्पूजितः पौरजनेन राजा विवेश पुत्रेण युतो नगर्याम् । मार्गेषु लाजैः कुसुमैः समन्ता- द्विकीर्यमाणो नृपतिर्जगाम ॥ ४७ ॥

English Translation

Then worshipped by the citizens, the King entered into the city with his child. As the King went along the royal road, the subjects showered on his head the flowers and fried rice.

Ch 20 Verse 48 Verse

Sanskrit Text

गृहं समृद्धं सचिवैः समेतः सुतं समादाय मुदा कराभ्याम् । राज्ये ददौ चाथ सुतं मनोज्ञं सद्यःप्रसूतं च मनोभवाभम् ॥ ४८ ॥

English Translation

Then taking the child by his two arms, the King entered into his prosperous palace with his ministers. The king next handed over the newly-born lovely child, as beautiful as Cupid, to the hands of his queen.

Ch 20 Verse 49 Verse

Sanskrit Text

राज्ञी गृहीत्वाभिनवं तनूजं पप्रच्छ राजानमनिन्दिता सा । राजन् कुतश्चैव सुतः सुजन्मा प्राप्तस्त्वया मन्मथतुल्यरूपः ॥ ४९ ॥

English Translation

The good queen took the child and asked the king :-- “O King! Whence have you got this new born child as fascinating as the God of Love? Who has given this child to you? O Lord! Speak quickly.

Ch 20 Verse 50-51 Verse

Sanskrit Text

केनैष दत्तः कथयाशु कान्त चेतो मदीयं प्रहृतं सुतेन । नृपस्तदोवाच मुदान्वितोऽसौ प्रिये रमेशेन सुतो हि मह्यम् ॥ ५० ॥ लोलाक्षि दत्तः कमलासमुत्थो जनार्दनांशोऽयमहीनसत्त्वः । सा तं गृहीत्वा मुदमाप राज्ञी राजा चकारोत्सवमद्भुतं च ॥ ५१ ॥

English Translation

This child has stolen away my mind.” The King gladly replied :-- “O Beloved! The Lord of Kamalā, the Ocean of Mercy has given me this child; O Quick-eyed One! This child is born of Nārāyaṇa’s part and out of the womb of Kamalā. O Devī! This child has strength, energy, patience, gravity and all other good qualities.” Then the queen took the child in her arms and got the unbounded bliss.

Ch 20 Verse 52 Verse

Sanskrit Text

ददौ च दानं किल याचकेभ्यो गीतानि वाद्यानि बहूनि नेदुः । कृत्वोत्सवं भूपतिरात्मजस्य नामैकवीरेति चकार विश्रुतम् ॥ ५२ ॥

English Translation

Great festivities began to be performed in the palace of the King Turvasu. Charities were given to those that wanted; music and singing of various sorts were performed. In this ceremony for the sake of his child, the king Turvasu put the name of the child as “Ekavīra.”

Ch 20 Verse 53 Verse

Sanskrit Text

सुखं च सम्प्राप्य मुदान्वितोऽसौ ननन्द देवाधिपतुल्यवीर्यः । पुत्रं हरे रूपगुणानुरूपं सम्प्राप्य वंशस्य ऋणाच्च मुक्तः ॥ ५३ ॥

English Translation

Getting thus the child equivalent in form and qualities to Hari, the powerful Indra-like king became happy and freed from his debt due to his family line, became very cheerful and glad.

Ch 20 Verse 54-55 Verse

Sanskrit Text

इति सकलसुराणामीश्वरेणार्पितं तं सकलगुणगणाढ्यं पुत्रमासाद्य राजा । विविधसुखविनोदैर्भार्यया सेव्यमानो व्यहरत निजगेहे शक्रतुल्यप्रतापः ॥ ५४ ॥

Sanskrit Colophon

इति श्रीमद्देवीभागवते महापुराणेऽष्टादशसाहस्र्यां संहितायां षष्ठस्कन्धे एकवीराख्यानवर्णनं नाम विंशोऽध्यायः ॥ ६.२०॥

English Translation

O King! The king, powerful like his enemies, began to enjoy in his own palace with his all-qualified child, that was given to him by Nārāyaṇa, the Lord of all the Devas. He was always served by his dear wife and all sorts of pleasures and he felt himself enjoying as a King would do. Here ends the Twentieth Chapter in the Sixth Book on the son born of mare by Hari, in the Mahāpurāṇam in Śrī Mad Devī Bhāgavatam of 18,000 verses by Maharṣi Veda Vyāsa.