Ch 14 Verse 1 Verse

Sanskrit Text

७.१४ चतुर्दशोऽध्यायः । वरुणकृपया शैव्यायां पुत्रोप्तत्तिवर्णनम् । व्यास उवाच - विचिन्त्य मनसा कृत्यं गाधिसूनुर्महातपाः । प्रकल्प्य यज्ञसम्भारान्मुनीनामन्त्रयत्तदा ॥ १ ॥

English Translation

Vyāsa said :-- O King! Settling in his mind what to do, the great ascetic Viśvāmitra collected all the materials necessary for the sacrifice and invited all the Munis.

Ch 14 Verse 2 Verse

Sanskrit Text

मुनयस्तं मखं ज्ञात्वा विश्वामित्रनिमन्त्रिताः । नागताः सर्व एवैते वसिष्ठेन निवारिताः ॥ २ ॥

English Translation

Thus invited by Viśvāmitra, the Munis became informed all about the Sacrifice; but, owing to the fact that the Muni Vaśiṣṭha prevented them, none of them went to the sacrifice.

Ch 14 Verse 3-4 Verse

Sanskrit Text

गाधिसूनुस्तदाज्ञाय विमनाश्चातिदुःखितः । आजगामाश्रमं तत्र यत्रासौ नृपतिः स्थितः ॥ ३ ॥ तमाह कौशिकः क्रुद्धो वसिष्ठेन निवारिताः । नागताः ब्राह्मणाः सर्वे यज्ञार्थं नृपसत्तम ॥ ४ ॥

English Translation

When Viśvāmitra, the son of Gādhi, came to know this, he became very anxious and very sad and came to the King Triśaṅku and sat. The Maharsi Kauśika then became angry and said :-- “O King! Vaśiṣṭha preventing the Brāhmins have all refused to come to the sacrifice.

Ch 14 Verse 5-6 Verse

Sanskrit Text

पश्य मे तपसः सिद्धिं यथा त्वां सुरसद्मनि । प्रापयामि महाराज वाञ्छितं ते करोम्यहम् ॥ ५ ॥ इत्युक्त्वा जलमादाय हस्तेन मुनिसत्तमः । ददौ पुण्यं तदा तस्मै गायत्रीजपसम्भवम् ॥ ६ ॥

English Translation

But, O King! See my power of tapasyā; I will immediately fulfil your desires; I will instantly send you to the Heavens, the abode of the Gods.” Thus saying, that Muni took water in his hand and repeated the Gāyatrī Mantram. He gave to the King all the Puṇyams (merits) that he collected for himself up to then.

Ch 14 Verse 7-8 Verse

Sanskrit Text

दत्त्वाथ सुकृतं राज्ञे तमुवाच महीपतिम् । यथेष्टं गच्छ राजर्षे त्रिविष्टपमतन्द्रितः ॥ ७ ॥ पुण्येन मम राजेन्द्र बहुकालार्जितेन च । याहि शक्रपुरीं प्रीतः स्वस्ति तेऽस्तु सुरालये ॥ ८ ॥

English Translation

Giving him thus all the Puṇyams, he spoke to the King :-- “O King! Throw away all idleness and go to the abode of the Gods you wanted to go. O King of Kings! Gladly go to the Heavens by the power of all the merits collected by me for a long time and let you fare well there.”

Ch 14 Verse 9 Verse

Sanskrit Text

व्यास उवाच - इत्युक्तवति विप्रेन्द्रे त्रिशङ्कुस्तरसा ततः । उत्पपात यथा पक्षी वेगवांस्तपसो बलात् ॥ ९ ॥

English Translation

Vyāsa spoke :-- O King! When the King of the Vipras, Viśvāmitra, spoke thus, the King Triśaṅku, by virtue of the Muni’s Tapas, got high up in the air without any delay like a quick flying bird.

Ch 14 Verse 10-11 Verse

Sanskrit Text

उत्पत्य गगने राजा गतः शक्रपुरीं यदा । दृष्टो देवगणैस्तत्र क्रूरश्चाण्डालवेषभाक् ॥ १० ॥ कथितोऽसौ सुरेन्द्राय कोऽयमायाति सत्वरः । गगने देववद्वा यो दुर्दर्शः श्वपचाकृतिः ॥ ११ ॥

English Translation

Thus getting up and up, when the King reached the abode of Indra, the Devas, seeing the terrible Cāṇḍāla-like appearance of Triśaṅku, spoke out to Indra :-- “Who is this person coming like a Deva with a violent speed in the air?

Ch 14 Verse 12-13 Verse

Sanskrit Text

सहसोत्थाय शक्रस्तमपश्यत्पुरुषाधमम् । ज्ञात्वा त्रिशङ्कुमपि स निर्भर्त्स्य तरसाब्रवीत् ॥ १२ ॥ श्वपच क्व समायासि देवलोके जुगुप्सितः । याहि शीघ्रं ततो भूमौ नात्र स्थातुं त्वयोचितम् ॥ १३ ॥

English Translation

Why does he look like a Cāṇḍāla and is so fierce-looking?” Hearing thus, Indra got up at once and saw that one, the meanest of the human beings and knowing him to be Triśaṅku, reproachingly said to him :-- You are a Cāṇḍāla, quite unfit for the Devaloka; so where are you going? You ought not to remain here; so go immediately back to the earth.

Ch 14 Verse 14-15 Verse

Sanskrit Text

इत्युक्तः स्खलितः स्वर्गाच्छक्रेणामित्रकर्शन । निपपात तदा राजा क्षीणपुण्यो यथामरः ॥ १४ ॥ पुनश्चुक्रोश भूपालो विश्वामित्रेति चासकृत् । पतामि रक्ष दुःखार्तं स्वर्गाच्चलितमाशुगम् ॥ १५ ॥

English Translation

O Destroyer of the enemies! Indra speaking thus, the King dropped from the Heavens and, like a Deva whose merits had been exhausted, fell down immediately. Triśaṅku then cried out frequently “O Viśvāmitra! O Viśvāmitra! Being displaced from the Heavens I am now falling very violently; so save me from this trouble.”

Ch 14 Verse 16-17 Verse

Sanskrit Text

तस्य तत्क्रन्दितं राजन् पतितः कौशिको मुनिः । श्रुत्वा तिष्ठेति होवाच पतन्तं वीक्ष्य भूपतिम् ॥ १६ ॥ वचनात्तस्य तत्रैव स्थितोऽसौ गगने नृपः । मुनेस्तपःप्रभावेण चलितोऽपि सुरालयात् ॥ १७ ॥

English Translation

O King! Hearing his cry and seeing him getting down, Viśvāmitra said :-- “Wait, wait.” Though displaced from Heaven, the King by virtue of the Muni’s Tapas, remained stationed at that place in the middle of the air.

Ch 14 Verse 18 Verse

Sanskrit Text

विश्वामित्रोऽप्यपः स्पृष्ट्वा चकारेष्टिं सुविस्तराम् । विधातुं नूतनां सृष्टिं स्वर्गलोकं द्वितीयकम् ॥ १८ ॥

English Translation

Viśvāmitra then began to do Ācaman (sip water) and commenced his great Sacrifice to create another new creation and a second Svargaloka (Heaven).

Ch 14 Verse 19 Verse

Sanskrit Text

तस्योद्यमं तथा ज्ञात्वा त्वरितस्तु शचीपतिः । तत्राजगाम सहसा मुनिं प्रति तु गाधिजम् ॥ १९ ॥

English Translation

Seeing his resolve, the Lord of Śacī became very anxious and eagerly came to the son of Gādhi without the least delay and said :--

Ch 14 Verse 20 Verse

Sanskrit Text

किं ब्रह्मन् क्रियते साधो कस्मात्कोपसमाकुलः । अलं सृष्ट्या मुनिश्रेष्ठ ब्रूहि किं करवाणि ते ॥ २० ॥

English Translation

“O Brāhmaṇa! What are you going to do? O Saint! Why are you so very angry? O Muni! There is no necessity to create another new creation. Order now what I am to do.”

Ch 14 Verse 21 Verse

Sanskrit Text

विश्वामित्र उवाच - स्वं निवासं महीपालं च्युतं त्वद्भुवनाद् विभो । नयस्व प्रीतियोगेन त्रिशङ्कुं चातिदुःखितम् ॥ २१ ॥

English Translation

Viśvāmitra said :-- “O Lord of the Devas! The King Triśaṅku has become very miserable to have a fall from the Heavens. Therefore this is now my intention that you gladly take him to your own abode.”

Ch 14 Verse 22 Verse

Sanskrit Text

व्यास उवाच - तस्य तं निश्चयं ज्ञात्वा तुराषाडतिशङ्कितः । तपोबलं विदित्वोग्रमोमित्योवाच वासवः ॥ २२ ॥

English Translation

Vyāsa said :-- O King! Indra was thoroughly aware of his determined resolve and very powerful asceticism; so he accepted to do according to his word, out of terror.

Ch 14 Verse 23 Verse

Sanskrit Text

दिव्यदेहं नृपं कृत्वा विमानवरसंस्थितम् । आपृच्छ्य कौशिकं शक्रोऽगमन्निजपुरीं तदा ॥ २३ ॥

English Translation

The Lord Indra then gave the King a bright and divine body and made him take his seat in an excellent car and taking leave of Kauśika went with the King to his own abode.

Ch 14 Verse 24 Verse

Sanskrit Text

गते शक्रे तु वै स्वर्गं त्रिशङ्कुसहिते ततः । विश्वामित्रः सुखं प्राप्य स्वाश्रमे सुस्थिरोऽभवत् ॥ २४ ॥

English Translation

Viśvāmitra became glad to see Triśaṅku go to the Heavens with Indra and remained happy in his own Āśrama.

Ch 14 Verse 25 Verse

Sanskrit Text

हरिश्चन्द्रोऽथ तच्छ्रुत्वा विश्वामित्रोपकारकम् । पितुः स्वर्गमनं कामं मुदितो राज्यमन्वशात् ॥ २५ ॥

English Translation

The King Hariścandra now hearing that his father has gone to Heaven by virtue of his Tapas, began to govern his kingdom with a gladdened heart.

Ch 14 Verse 26 Verse

Sanskrit Text

अयोध्याधिपतिः क्रीडां चकार सह भार्यया । रूपयौवनचातुर्ययुक्तया प्रीतिसंयुतः ॥ २६ ॥

English Translation

The King of Ayodhyā began then to live constantly with his clever wife full of youth and beauty. Thus time passed away; but the beautiful wife did not become pregnant.

Ch 14 Verse 27 Verse

Sanskrit Text

अतीतकाले युवती न सा गर्भवती ह्यभूत् । तदा चिन्तातुरो राजा बभूवातीव दुःखितः ॥ २७ ॥

English Translation

The King became very sorry and thoughtful. He then went to the holy hermitage of Vaśiṣṭha and bowing down informed him of his mental agony due to his getting no son.

Ch 14 Verse 28-29 Verse

Sanskrit Text

वसिष्टस्याश्रमं गत्वा प्रणम्य शिरसा मुनिम् । अनपत्यत्वजां चिन्तां गुरवे समवेदयत् ॥ २८ ॥ दैवज्ञोऽसि भवान्कामं मन्त्रविद्याविशारदः । उपायं कुरु धर्मज्ञ सन्ततेर्मम मानद ॥ २९ ॥

English Translation

O Knower of Dharma! You are skilled in the Science of Mantrams. Especially you know everything of Daiva (Fate). So, O Giver of honour! Do for me so that I get a son. O Best of Brāhmins! There is no salvation for one who has not got any son; you are well aware of this.

Ch 14 Verse 30-31 Verse

Sanskrit Text

अपुत्रस्य गतिर्नास्ति जानासि द्विजसत्तम । कस्मादुपेक्षसे जानन् दुःखं मम च शक्तिमान् ॥ ३० ॥ कलविङ्कास्त्विमे धन्या ये शिशुं लालयन्ति हि । मन्दभाग्योऽहमनिशं चिन्तयामि दिवानिशम् ॥ ३१ ॥

English Translation

Then why do you overlook my case when you can remove my sorrow. Even these sparrows are blessed who nourish their offsprings. And I am so very unfortunate that, day and night, I am immersed in cares and anxieties, due to my not having any son.

Ch 14 Verse 32 Verse

Sanskrit Text

व्यास उवाच - इत्याकर्ण्य मुनिस्तस्य निर्वेदमिश्रितं वचः । सञ्चिन्त्य मनसा सम्यक् तमुवाच विधेः सुतः ॥ ३२ ॥

English Translation

Vyāsa said :-- O King! Hearing these pitiful utterances of the King, Vaśiṣṭha thought over in his mind and spoke to him everything in particular.

Ch 14 Verse 33-34 Verse

Sanskrit Text

वसिष्ठ उवाच - सत्यं ब्रूहि महाराज संसारेऽस्मिन्न विद्यते । अनपत्यत्वजं दुःखं यत्तथा दुःखमद्भुतम् ॥ ३३ ॥ तस्मात्त्वमपि राजेन्द्र वरुणं यादसां पतिम् । समाराधय यत्नेन स ते कार्यं करिष्यति ॥ ३४ ॥

English Translation

Vaśiṣṭha said :-- “O King! True you have spoken that in this world there is no other sorrow more painsgiving than the state of not having any issue. Therefore, O King! you worship with great care the water-god Varuṇa. He will crown your efforts with success.

Ch 14 Verse 35-36 Verse

Sanskrit Text

वरुणादधिको नास्ति देवः सन्तानदायकः । तमाराधय धर्मिष्ठ कार्यसिद्धिर्भविष्यति ॥ ३५ ॥ दैवं पुरुषकारश्च माननीयाविमौ नृभिः । उद्यमेन विना कार्यसिद्धिः सञ्जायते कथम् ॥ ३६ ॥

English Translation

There is no other god than Varuṇa to grant sons. So, O Virtuous One! Worship Him and you will get success. Both Fate and Self-exertion are to be respected by men; how can success come unless efforts are made.

Ch 14 Verse 37-38 Verse

Sanskrit Text

न्यायतस्तु नरैः कार्य उद्यमस्तत्त्वदर्शिभिः । कृते तस्मिन्भवेत्सिद्धिर्नान्यथा नृपसत्तम ॥ ३७ ॥ इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा गुरोरमिततेजसः । प्रणम्य निर्ययौ राजा तपसे कृतनिश्चयः ॥ ३८ ॥

English Translation

O King! Men who realise the Highest Truth should make efforts, guided by just rules; success comes to those who work; else never one is to expect success.” Hearing these words of the Guru, of unbounded energy, the King made a fixed resolve and bowing himself down, went away to practise tapasyā.

Ch 14 Verse 39-40 Verse

Sanskrit Text

गङ्गातीरे शुभे स्थाने कृतपद्मासनो नृपः । ध्यायन्पाशधरं चित्ते चचार दुश्चरं तपः ॥ ३९ ॥ एवं तपस्यतस्तस्य प्रचेता दृष्टिगोचरः । कृपयाभून्महाराज प्रसन्नमुखपङ्कजः ॥ ४० ॥

English Translation

On the banks of the Ganges, in a sacred place, seated on Padmāsan, the King became merged in the meditation of the God Varuṇa with noose in his hand and thus practised severe asceticism. O King! When he was doing this, the god Varuṇa took pity on him and gladly came before his sight.

Ch 14 Verse 41 Verse

Sanskrit Text

हरिश्चन्द्रमुवाचेदं वचनं यादसां पतिः । वरं वरय धर्मज्ञ तुष्टोऽस्मि तपसा तव ॥ ४१ ॥

English Translation

Varuṇa, then, spoke to the King Hariścandra :-- “O Knower of Dharma! I am glad at your tapasyā. So ask boons from me.”

Ch 14 Verse 42-43 Verse

Sanskrit Text

राजोवाच - अनपत्योऽस्मि देवेश पुत्रं देहि सुखप्रदम् । ऋणत्रयापहारार्थमुद्यमोऽयं मया कृतः ॥ ४२ ॥ नृपस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा प्रगल्-भं दुःखितस्य च । स्मितपूर्वं ततः पाशी तमाह पुराः स्थितम् ॥ ४३ ॥

English Translation

The King said :-- “O God! I am without any son; give me a son, who will give me happiness and will free me from the three debts that I owe to the Devas, the Pitris and the Ṛṣis. Know that with that object I am doing this Tapasyā.” Then the God Varuṇa, hearing these humble words of the sorrowful King, smiled and said.

Ch 14 Verse 44-45 Verse

Sanskrit Text

वरुण उवाच - पुत्रो यदि भवेद्राजन् गुणी मनसि वाञ्छितः । सिद्धे कार्ये ततः पश्चात्किं करिष्यसि मे प्रियम् ॥ ४४ ॥ यदि त्वं तेन पुत्रेण मां यजेथा विशङ्कितः । पशुबन्धेन तेनैव ददामि नृपते वरम् ॥ ४५ ॥

English Translation

O King! If you get your desired well-qualified son, what will you do for me to my satisfaction? O King! If you perform a sacrifice in honour of me and fearlessly sacrifice your son there like an animal, I will then grant you your desired boon.

Ch 14 Verse 46-47 Verse

Sanskrit Text

राजोवाच - देव मे मास्तु वन्ध्यत्वं यजिष्येऽहं जलाधिप । पशुं कृत्वा सुतं पुत्रं सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीमि ते ॥ ४६ ॥ वन्ध्यत्वे परमं दुःखमसह्यं भुवि मानद । शोकाग्निशमनं नॄणां तस्माद्देहि सुतं शुभम् ॥ ४७ ॥

English Translation

The King :-- “O Deva! Free me from this state of sonless-ness; O Water God! When my son will be born, I will do your sacrifice with my son as an animal in that. This I speak truly to you. O Giver of honour! There is no suffering more unbearable than this one, not to have any son; so grant me a good son so that all my sorrows be vanished.”

Ch 14 Verse 48 Verse

Sanskrit Text

वरुण उवाच - भविष्यति सुतः कामं राजन् गच्छ गृहाय वै । सत्यं तद्वचनं कार्यं यद्ब्रवीषि ममाग्रतः ॥ ४८ ॥

English Translation

Varuṇa said :-- “O King! You will get a son as you desire; go home; but see what you have spoken before be fulfilled and turned true.”

Ch 14 Verse 49-50 Verse

Sanskrit Text

व्यास उवाच - इत्युक्तो वरुणेनासौ हरिश्चन्द्रो गृहं ययौ । भार्यायै कथयामास वृत्तान्तं वरदानजम् ॥ ४९ ॥ तस्य भार्याशतं पूर्णं बभूवातिमनोहरम् । पट्टराज्ञी शुभा शैव्या धर्मपत्नी पतिव्रता ॥ ५० ॥

English Translation

Vyāsa said :-- Hearing these words from Varuṇa, Hariścandra went back and told everything about his getting the boon to his wife. The King had one hundred exquisitely beautiful wives of whom, Śaivyā was the lawful wife and queen and was very chaste.

Ch 14 Verse 51-52 Verse

Sanskrit Text

काले गतेऽथ सा गर्भं दधार वरवर्णिनी । बभूव मुदितो राजा श्रुत्वा दोहदचेष्टितम् ॥ ५१ ॥ कारयामास विधिवत्संस्कारान्नृपतिस्तदा । मासेऽथ दशमे पूर्णे सुषुवे सा शुभे दिने ॥ ५२ ॥

English Translation

After some time, that wife became pregnant and the King became very glad to hear this and her longings in that state. The King performed all her purificatory ceremonies, and when ten months were completed, and on an auspicious Nakṣatra and on an auspicious day, she gave birth to a son, like that of a Deva son.

Ch 14 Verse 53-54 Verse

Sanskrit Text

ताराग्रहबलोपेते पुत्रं देवसुतोपमम् । पुत्रे जाते नृपः स्नात्वा ब्राह्मणैः परिवेष्टितः ॥ ५३ ॥ चकार जातकर्मादौ ददौ दानानि भूरिशः । राज्ञश्चातिप्रमोदोऽभूत्पुत्रजन्मसमुद्भवः ॥ ५४ ॥

English Translation

On the birth of his son, the King, surrounded by the Brāhmins, performed his ablutions and first of all performed the natal ceremonies and distributed innumerable jewels and much wealth; and the King’s joy knew no bounds at that time.

Ch 14 Verse 55 Verse

Sanskrit Text

बभूव परमोदारो धनधान्यसमन्वितः । विशेषदानसंयुक्तो गीतवादित्रसङ्कुलः ॥ ५५ ॥

Sanskrit Colophon

इति श्रीमद्देवीभागवते महापुराणेऽष्टादशसाहस्र्यां संहितायां सप्तमस्कन्धे वरुणकृपया शैव्यायां पुत्रोप्तत्तिवर्णनं नाम चतुर्दशोऽध्यायः ॥ ७.१४॥

English Translation

The liberal King gave away, in special charities, wealth, grains, and various jewels and lands and had the performance of music, dancing and other things. Here ends the Fourteenth Chapter of the Seventh Book on the going to Heavens of Triśaṅku and the commencement of Hariścandra’s narrative in the Mahā Purāṇam Śrī Mad Devī Bhāgavatam of 18,000 verses, by Maharṣi Veda Vyāsa.