Monday, April 4, 2011

Narayaneeyam - Part XVIII


Dashaka 18
जातस्य ध्रुवकुल एव तुङ्गकीर्ते-
रङ्गस्य व्यजनि सुत: स वेननामा ।
यद्दोषव्यथितमति: स राजवर्य-
स्त्वत्पादे निहितमना वनं गतोऽभूत् ॥१॥
जातस्य ध्रुवकुले-एवwho was born in the line of Dhruva itself
तुङ्ग-कीर्ते:-अङ्गस्यto Anga of great fame
व्यजनि सुत: स वेन-नामाwas born the son named Vena
यत्-दोष-व्यथित-मति:saddened by whose evil deeds
स: राजवर्य:-that noble king
त्वत्-पादे निहित-मनाwith his mind fixed on Thy feet
वनं गत:-अभूत्took to the forest
In the line of Dhruva was the very famous king Anga whose son was Vena. Distressed at the evil nature of his son, the noble king took to the forest with his mind fixed on Thy lotus feet alone.
पापोऽपि क्षितितलपालनाय वेन:
पौराद्यैरुपनिहित: कठोरवीर्य: ।
सर्वेभ्यो निजबलमेव सम्प्रशंसन्
भूचक्रे तव यजनान्ययं न्यरौत्सीत् ॥२॥
पाप:-अपिthough evil minded
क्षिति-तल-पालनायfor the governence of the country
वेन: पौराद्यै:-उपनिहित:by the leading citizens, Vena was made the king
कठोर-वीर्य:being of very great prowess
सर्वेभ्य: निज-बलम्-एवto all his might alone
सम्प्रशंसन्boasting about
भूचक्रेall over the earth
तव यजनानि-sacrifices to Thee
अयं न्यरौत्सीत्prohibited
Though evil minded, Vena who was of great prowess was made the king by the leading citizens for the governance of the country. He always boasted of his strength and prohibited the practice of all forms of Thy worship and sacrifices.
सम्प्राप्ते हितकथनाय तापसौघे
मत्तोऽन्यो भुवनपतिर्न कश्चनेति ।
त्वन्निन्दावचनपरो मुनीश्वरैस्तै:
शापाग्नौ शलभदशामनायि वेन: ॥३॥
सम्प्राप्तेapproaching him
हितकथनायto advise him in regard to right conduct
तापस-औघेwhen a group of sages
मत्त:-अन्य: भुवनपति:-न कश्चन्-इतिother than me there is no lord of the earth saying thus
त्वत्-निन्दा-वचन-पर:indulging in defaming Thee
मुनीश्वरै:-तै:by those great sages
शाप-अग्नौin the fire of their curse
शलभ-दशाम्-अनायिwas destroyed like a moth
वेन:Vena
When a group of sages approached him to advise him as to the right conduct, he indulged in abusing Thee declaring that there was no other ruler on the earth other than himself. The enraged sages cursed him. In the flame of the curse Vena was destroyed like a moth.
तन्नाशात् खलजनभीरुकैर्मुनीन्द्रै-
स्तन्मात्रा चिरपरिरक्षिते तदङ्गे ।
त्यक्ताघे परिमथितादथोरुदण्डा-
द्दोर्दण्डे परिमथिते त्वमाविरासी: ॥४॥
तत्-नाशात्because of his death
खलजन-भीरुकै:- मुनीन्द्रै:-afraid of the wicked people, the great sages
तत्-मात्रा चिरपरिरक्षिते तत्-अङ्गेfrom his body preserved by his mother for a long time
त्यक्त-अघेremoved sins
परिमथितात्-अथ-उरुदण्डात्-by churning his thighs
दोर्दण्डे परिमथितेthen (when) the hands (were) being churned
त्वम्-आविरासीत्Thou manifested Thyself
After his distruction, the sages feared that the absence of a ruler would lead to the tyranny of wicked people. So they took the body of Vena from his mother who had preserved it for a long time and churned the thighs. Thus his body became sinless. Then when his arms were churned, from there Thou appeared (in the form of Prithu).
विख्यात: पृथुरिति तापसोपदिष्टै:
सूताद्यै: परिणुतभाविभूरिवीर्य: ।
वेनार्त्या कबलितसम्पदं धरित्री-
माक्रान्तां निजधनुषा समामकार्षी: ॥५॥
विख्यात: पृथु-इतिfamous as Prithu
तापस-उपदिष्टै:thus being advised by the great sages
सूत-आद्यै:the minstrels and others
परिणुत-भावि-भूरि-वीर्य:sang in praise of Thy future achievements
वेन-आर्त्याtormented by Vena
कबलित-सम्पदं धरित्रीम्-the earth who had withdrawn her resources into her interior
आक्रान्ताम् निज-धनुषाwas attacked by Thy arrow
समाम्-अकार्षी(and was) made even
This was the famous incarnation of Thee as Prithu, the sages declared thus. The minstrels and others sang in praise of Thy future achievements. The Earth who had withdrawn all her resources into her interior because of the oppression of Vena, was attacked by Thy bow and arrow, and was made to yeild back the resources.
भूयस्तां निजकुलमुख्यवत्सयुक्त्यै-
र्देवाद्यै: समुचितचारुभाजनेषु ।
अन्नादीन्यभिलषितानि यानि तानि
स्वच्छन्दं सुरभितनूमदूदुहस्त्वम् ॥६॥
भूय:-तांthen the earth
निज-कुल-मुख्य-वत्स-युक्तै:-with the leader of each group as the calf
देव-आद्यै:by the gods and others
समुचित-चारु-भाजनेषुin appropriate special vessels
अन्नादीनि-अभिलषितानिfood and other things as desired
यानि तानिthis and that
स्वच्छन्दंunhesitatingly
सुरभि-तनूम्(the earth) in the form of Surabhi (the celestial cow)
अदूदुह: त्वम्Thou milked
Thou then made the gods and other species of beings to freely milk the Earth who had become like the celestial cow Surabhi. The leaders of the different groups of gods and others acted as calves milking their desired requirements in appropriate special vessels.
आत्मानं यजति मखैस्त्वयि त्रिधाम-
न्नारब्धे शततमवाजिमेधयागे ।
स्पर्धालु: शतमख एत्य नीचवेषो
हृत्वाऽश्वं तव तनयात् पराजितोऽभूत् ॥७॥
आत्मानं यजति मखै:-त्वयिas Thou were sacrificing to Thyself by Yanjyas
त्रिधामन्-O Lord of the three worlds!
आरब्धे शततम-वाजि-मेध-यागे(and) at the starting of the hundredth Ashwamedha Yanjya
स्पर्धालु शतमख:jealous Indra
एत्य नीचवेष:came as a barbarian
हृत्वा-अश्वंstealing away the horse
तव तनयात्by Thy son
पराजित:-अभूत्was defeated
O Lord of the three worlds! As Thou (as Prithu) were performing sacrifices to Thyself, and were to begin the hundredth Ashwamedha Yanjya, Indra became jealous. In the guise of a lowly person he stole the Yanjya horse. He was then defeated by Thy son (Vijitashwana).
देवेन्द्रं मुहुरिति वाजिनं हरन्तं
वह्नौ तं मुनिवरमण्डले जुहूषौ ।
रुन्धाने कमलभवे क्रतो: समाप्तौ
साक्षात्त्वं मधुरिपुमैक्षथा: स्वयं स्वम् ॥८॥
देवेन्द्रं मुहु:-इतिIndra again and again thus
वाजिनं हरन्तंwho was stealing the horse
वह्नौ तंin the fire, him
मुनिवर-मण्डले जुहूषौwhen the sages were about to offer as oblation
रुन्धाने कमलभवेprevented by Brahma
क्रतो: समाप्तौat the end of the Yanjya
साक्षात्-त्वंThou in front of Thee (Prithu)
मधुरिपुम्-ऐक्षथा:saw Madhuripu (Maha Vishnu)
स्वयं स्वम्Thyself Thou
Indra who was again and again trying to steal the sacrificial horse, was about to be offered into the fire by the sacrificing sages, but they were restrained to do so by Brahmaa. When the sacrifice was completed Thou as Prithu saw Thyself manifested in Thy real form as Vishnu, the slayer of the demon Madhu.
तद्दत्तं वरमुपलभ्य भक्तिमेकां
गङ्गान्ते विहितपद: कदापि देव ।
सत्रस्थं मुनिनिवहं हितानि शंस-
न्नैक्षिष्ठा: सनकमुखान् मुनीन् पुरस्तात् ॥९॥
तत्-दत्तं वरम्-उपलभ्यgetting a boon given by Him
भक्तिम्-एकांfirm devotion
गङ्गा-अन्ते विहित-पद: कदापिon the banks of Gangaa having established residence, once
देवO Lord!
सत्रस्थं मुनि-निवहंto the group of sages who were doing Yanjya
हितानि शंसन्-preaching spiritual welfare
ऐक्षिष्ठा:(Thou as Prithu) saw
सनक-मुखान् मुनीन् पुरस्तात्the sages Sanaka and others in front
O Lord! After getting firm devotion alone as a boon from Him (Vishnu), Thou established Thy residence on the banks of Gangaa. Once as Thou were expounding Dharma to the sages who had assembled there for Yanjya, Thou saw the Sanaka and other sages before Thee.
विज्ञानं सनकमुखोदितं दधान:
स्वात्मानं स्वयमगमो वनान्तसेवी ।
तत्तादृक्पृथुवपुरीश सत्वरं मे
रोगौघं प्रशमय वातगेहवासिन् ॥१०॥
विज्ञानंthe (ultimate) knowledge
सनक-मुख-उदितंimparted by Sanaka and the other sages
दधान:receiving
स्व-आत्मानं स्वयम्-अगम:Thou attained Thy own self
वन-अन्त-सेवीliving in the forest
तत्-तादृक्-पृथु-वपु:-ईशO Lord! Of such nature embodied as Prithu!
सत्वरं मेhastily my
रोगौघंall ailments
प्रशमयeradicate
वातगेहवासिन्O Lord of Guruvaayur!
Receiving the ultimate knowledge imparted by Sanaka and other sages, and living in the forest, Thou realised Thy own self. O Lord of Guruvaayur! Who embodied Thyself as Prithu! Be pleased to quickly cure me of all my ailments.

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