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नारद उवाच अथ प्रचलितः स्थानादासनाच्च परिच्युतः कम्पितेनैव मनसा धर्षितः शोकवह्निना
M. N. Dutt: Narada said Being thus turned out from his place in heaven) and deprived of his seat there, his heart trembling and consumed by the fire of grief.
म्लानस्रग्भ्रष्टविज्ञानः प्रभ्रष्टमुकुटाङ्गदः विघूर्णन्स्रस्तसर्वाङ्गः प्रभ्रष्टाभरणाम्बरः
M. N. Dutt: With his garlands rendered pale, his senses taking leave of him, deprived of his crown and other ornaments, with his head reeling and his entire body relaxed and robbed of his robes and ornaments,
अदृश्यमानस्तान्पश्यन्नपश्यंश्च पुनः पुनः शून्यः शून्येन मनसा प्रपतिष्यन्महीतलम्
M. N. Dutt: Incapable of being known, and now seeing and again not seeing those gods he fell down to the earth below with his mind in despair and his intellect a blank.
किं मया मनसा ध्यातमशुभं धर्मदूषणम् येनाहं चलितः स्थानादिति राजा व्यचिन्तयत्
M. N. Dutt: "What inauspicious and sinful thought was entertained by me in my mind, in consequence of which I have been turned out from my place in heaven?” Thus did the king think within himself.
ते तु तत्रैव राजानः सिद्धाश्चाप्सरसस्तथा अपश्यन्त निरालम्बं ययातिं तं परिच्युतम्
M. N. Dutt: All the kings who were there (in heaven) as also those who had obtained salvation and the Apasaras laughed at Yayati being hurled down from heaven and falling down, having you support to cling to.
अथैत्य पुरुषः कश्चित्क्षीणपुण्यनिपातकः ययातिमब्रवीद्राजन्देवराजस्य शासनात्
M. N. Dutt: Then did some officers whose duty it was to hurl down men, whose religious merit had been rewarded by a sufficiently long term of residence in heaven, coming there said to Yayati, "O king, by command of the king among the gods,
अतीव मदमत्तस्त्वं न कंचिन्नावमन्यसे मानेन भ्रष्टः स्वर्गस्ते नार्हस्त्वं पार्थिवात्मज न च प्रज्ञायसे गच्छ पतस्वेति तमब्रवीत्
M. N. Dutt: You are exceedingly intoxicated with vanity and there is no body you have not insulted and owing to this vanity you are no longer fit for heaven, O you born of a king.
पतेयं सत्स्विति वचस्त्रिरुक्त्वा नहुषात्मजः पतिष्यंश्चिन्तयामास गतिं गतिमतां वरः
AI Translation: The son of Nahusha, having said three times, "Let me fall, even though I am good," and about to fall, thought about the destination of the best of those who have a destination.
एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु नैमिषे पार्थिवर्षभान् चतुरोऽपश्यत नृपस्तेषां मध्ये पपात सः
AI Translation: At that very time, the king saw four bull-like kings of the earth in Naimisha. In their midst, he fell.
प्रतर्दनो वसुमनाः शिबिरौशीनरोऽष्टकः वाजपेयेन यज्ञेन तर्पयन्ति सुरेश्वरम्
AI Translation: Prārdana, Vasumāna, Śibi, Auśīnara, Aṣṭaka They satisfy the Lord of the gods with the horse sacrifice.
तेषामध्वरजं धूमं स्वर्गद्वारमुपस्थितम् ययातिरुपजिघ्रन्वै निपपात महीं प्रति
AI Translation: He smelled the smoke from their sacrifice, which was the gateway to heaven, and Yayaati fell down to the earth.
भूमौ स्वर्गे च संबद्धां नदीं धूममयीं नृपः स गङ्गामिव गच्छन्तीमालम्ब्य जगतीपतिः
M. N. Dutt: Yayati fell towards the earth smelling that river of smoke which connected as it were the earth with the heaven.
श्रीमत्स्ववभृथाग्र्येषु चतुर्षु प्रतिबन्धुषु मध्ये निपतितो राजा लोकपालोपमेषु च
M. N. Dutt: The lord, of the earth following the course of that smoke which was moving like the Ganga in heaven, came among those foremost of the performers of sacrifices who were his own relatives;
चतुर्षु हुतकल्पेषु राजसिंहमहाग्निषु पपात मध्ये राजर्षिर्ययातिः पुण्यसंक्षये
M. N. Dutt: as Among those who were like the supporters of the earth; among those four who were as lions among kings and like the great fire in sacrificial ceremonies the king Yayati fell.
तमाहुः पार्थिवाः सर्वे प्रतिमानमिव श्रियः को भवान्कस्य वा बन्धुर्देशस्य नगरस्य वा
M. N. Dutt: The Royal Rishi Yayati, after all his religious merit had been spent up, fell among them; all the rulers of the earth said to him who was effulgent with beauty. “Who are you? With whom are you related, and from what town and country are you?
यक्षो वाप्यथ वा देवो गन्धर्वो राक्षसोऽपि वा न हि मानुषरूपोऽसि को वार्थः काङ्क्षितस्त्वया
M. N. Dutt: Are you a Yakasha or a god, a Gandharva or a Rakshasa, for you have not the appearance of a human being; and what is the object desired for by you?”
ययातिरुवाच ययातिरस्मि राजर्षिः क्षीणपुण्यश्च्युतो दिवः पतेयं सत्स्विति ध्यायन्भवत्सु पतितस्ततः
M. N. Dutt: Yayati said I am the royal Rishi Yayati and the religious merit acquired by me being spent up have been turned out from heaven; and wishing in my mind that I should fall among the good, I have fallen among you.
राजान ऊचुः सत्यमेतद्भवतु ते काङ्क्षितं पुरुषर्षभ सर्वेषां नः क्रतुफलं धर्मश्च प्रतिगृह्यताम्
M. N. Dutt: The king said May what was desired for by you le successful; accept the religious merit of these sacrificial ceremonies performed by all of us.
ययातिरुवाच नाहं प्रतिग्रहधनो ब्राह्मणः क्षत्रियो ह्यहम् न च मे प्रवणा बुद्धिः परपुण्यविनाशने
M. N. Dutt: Yayati said I am not a Brahmana and therefore cannot accept wealth (of any sort) from others, and my I heart is not inclined to destroy the religious merit of others.
नारद उवाच एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु मृगचर्याक्रमागताम् माधवीं प्रेक्ष्य राजानस्तेऽभिवाद्येदमब्रुवन्
M. N. Dutt: Narada said At this time, seeing Madhvi leading the life of a deer and wandering about, those kings bowing to her said
किमागमनकृत्यं ते किं कुर्मः शासनं तव आज्ञाप्या हि वयं सर्वे तव पुत्रास्तपोधने
M. N. Dutt: “What is the reason of your coming here, what orders of yours shall we obey? Being your sons, O devotee, we are ready to be commanded by you."
तेषां तद्भाषितं श्रुत्वा माधवी परया मुदा पितरं समुपागच्छद्ययातिं सा ववन्द च
M. N. Dutt: Madhvi, hearing that speech of theirs with great delight, came to her father and bowed to Yayati.
दृष्ट्वा मूर्ध्ना नतान्पुत्रांस्तापसी वाक्यमब्रवीत् दौहित्रास्तव राजेन्द्र मम पुत्रा न ते पराः इमे त्वां तारयिष्यन्ति दिष्टमेतत्पुरातनम्
M. N. Dutt: And having touched those sons of hers on their head the anchoring said these words "These are your grandsons, O chief among kings-my sons-they are not unconnected with you.
अहं ते दुहिता राजन्माधवी मृगचारिणी मयाप्युपचितो धर्मस्ततोऽर्धं प्रतिगृह्यताम्
AI Translation: "I am your daughter, O king, Mādhavī, who roams in the forest. " "I have also accumulated merit, so accept half of it."
यस्माद्राजन्नराः सर्वे अपत्यफलभागिनः तस्मादिच्छन्ति दौहित्रान्यथा त्वं वसुधाधिप
AI Translation: O king, all men are entitled to the fruit of offspring. Therefore, they desire grandsons, otherwise, O lord of the earth.
ततस्ते पार्थिवाः सर्वे शिरसा जननीं तदा अभिवाद्य नमस्कृत्य मातामहमथाब्रुवन्
AI Translation: Then all those kings bowed their heads to their mother and having saluted her, said to their maternal grandmother:
उच्चैरनुपमैः स्निग्धैः स्वरैरापूर्य मेदिनीम् मातामहं नृपतयस्तारयन्तो दिवश्च्युतम्
AI Translation: Filling the earth with their incomparable, sweet voices, The kings, the maternal grandfather, were saving him who had fallen from heaven.
अथ तस्मादुपगतो गालवोऽप्याह पार्थिवम् तपसो मेऽष्टभागेन स्वर्गमारोहतां भवान्
M. N. Dutt: The rulers of men thus saved their grandfather who had been turned out from heaven; just then, Galava, coming there said to the ruler of the earth, “A send you heaven by virtue of a eighth part of my austerities.”