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Sixth Skandha · Chapter 20

Chapter 20

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Sixth Skandha · Chapter 20

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जनमेजय उवाच संशयोऽयं महानत्र जातमात्रः शिशुस्तथा । मुक्तः केन गृहीतोऽसावेकाकी विजने वने ॥ १ ॥ का गतिस्तस्य बालस्य जाता सत्यवतीसुत । व्याघ्रसिंहादिभिर्हिंस्रैर्गृहीतो नातिबालकः ॥ २ ॥ व्यास उवाच लक्ष्मीनारायणौ तस्मात्स्थानाच्च चलितौ यदा । तदैव तत्र चम्पाख्यः प्राप्तो विद्याधरः किल ॥ ३ ॥ विमानवरमारूढः कामिन्या सहितो नृप । मदनालसया कामं क्रीडमानो यदृच्छया ॥ ४ ॥ विलोक्य तं शिशुं भूमावेकाकिनमनुत्तमम् । देवपुत्रप्रतीकाशं रममाणं यथासुखम् ॥ ५ ॥ विमानात्तरसोत्तीर्य चम्पकस्तं शिशु जवात् । जग्राह च मुदं प्राप निधिं प्राप्य यथाधनः ॥ ६ ॥ 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 ॥ आलिङ्‌गितश्चुम्बितश्च तयासौ प्रीतिपूर्वकम् । उत्सङ्गे च कृतस्तन्व्या पुत्रभावेन भारत ॥ ९ ॥ कृत्वाङ्के तौ समारूढौ विमानं दम्पती मुदा । पतिं पप्रच्छ चार्वङ्गी प्रहस्य मदनालसा ॥ १० ॥ कस्यायं बालकः कान्त त्यक्तः केन च कानने । पुत्रोऽयं मम देवेन दत्तस्त्र्यम्बकपाणिना ॥ ११ ॥ चम्पक उवाच प्रिये गत्वाद्य पृच्छेयं शक्रं सर्वज्ञमाशु वै । देवो वा दानवो वापि गन्धर्वो वा शिशुः किल ॥ १२ ॥ तेनाज्ञप्तः करिष्यामि पुत्रं प्राप्तं वनादमुम् । अपृष्ट्वा नैव कर्तव्यं कार्यं किञ्चिन्मया ध्रुवम् ॥ १३ ॥ इत्युक्त्वा तां गृहीत्वा तं विमानेनाथ चम्पकः । ययौ शक्रपुरं तूर्णं हर्षेणोत्फुल्ललोचनः ॥ १४ ॥ प्रणम्य पादयोः प्रीत्या चम्पकस्तु शचीपतिम् । निवेद्य बालकं प्राह कृताञ्जलिपुटः स्थितः ॥ १५ ॥ देवदेव मया लब्धस्तीर्थे परमपावने । कालिन्दीतमसासङ्गे बालकोऽयं स्मरप्रभः ॥ १६ ॥ कस्यायं बालकः कान्तः कथं त्यक्तः शचीपते । आज्ञा चेत्तव देवेश कुर्वेऽहं बालकं सुतम् ॥ १७ ॥ अतीव सुन्दरो बालः प्रियाया वल्लभः सुतः । कृत्रिमस्तु सुतः प्रोक्तो धर्मशास्त्रेषु सर्वथा ॥ १८ ॥ इन्द्र उवाच पुत्रोऽयं वासुदेवस्य वाजिरूपधरस्य ह । हैहयोऽयं महाभाग लक्ष्म्यां जातः परन्तपः ॥ १९ ॥ उत्पादितो भगवता कार्यार्थं किल बालकः । दातुं नृपतये नूनं ययातितनयाय च ॥ २० ॥ हरिणा प्रेरितः सोऽद्य राजा परमधार्मिकः । आगमिष्यति पुत्रार्थं तीर्थे तस्मिन्मनोरमे ॥ २१ ॥ तावत्त्वं गच्छ तत्रैव गृहीत्वा बालकं शुभम् । यावन्न याति नृपतिर्ग्रहीतुं हरिणेरितः ॥ २२ ॥ गत्वा तत्र विमुञ्चैनं विलम्बं मा कृथा वर । अदृष्ट्वा बालकं राजा दुःखितश्च भविष्यति ॥ २३ ॥ तस्माच्चम्पक मुञ्चैनं राजा प्राप्नोतु पुत्रकम् । एकवीरेति नाम्नायं ख्यातः स्यात् पृथिवीतले ॥ २४ ॥ 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 ॥ तदैव कमलाकान्तो लक्ष्म्या सह जगद्‌गुरुः । विमानवरमारूढो जगाम नृपतिं प्रति ॥ २७ ॥ दृष्टस्तदा तेन नृपेण विष्णुः समुत्तरंस्तत्र विमानमुख्यात् । जहर्ष राजा हरिदर्शनेन पपात भूमौ खलु दण्डवच्च ॥ २८ ॥ उत्तिष्ठ वत्सेति हरिः पतन्त- माश्वासयद्‌भूमिगतं स्वभक्तम् । सोऽप्युत्सुको वासुदेवं पुरःस्थं तुष्टाव भक्त्या मुखरीकृतोऽथ ॥ २९ ॥ देवाधिदेवाखिललोकनाथ कृपानिधे लोकगुरो रमेश । मन्दस्य मे ते किल दर्शनं य- त्सुदुर्लभं योगिजनैरलभ्यम् ॥ ३० ॥ 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 ॥ ततो नृपस्तं प्रणिपत्य पादयोः प्रोवाच विष्णुं पुरतः स्थितं च । तपस्तु तप्तं हि मया सुतार्थे पुत्रं ददस्वात्मसमं मुरारे ॥ ३३ ॥ श्रुत्वा नृपप्रार्थितमादिदेव- स्तमाह राजानममोघवाक्यम् । ययातिसूनो व्रज तत्र तीर्थे कलिन्दकन्यातमसाप्रसङ्गे ॥ ३४ ॥ मयाद्य पुत्रस्तु यथेप्सितस्ते तत्रैव मुक्तोऽस्त्यमितप्रभावः । लक्ष्म्याः प्रसूतो मम वीर्यजश्च कृतस्तवार्थेऽथ गृहाण राजन् ॥ ३५ ॥ श्रुत्वा हरेर्वाक्यमतीव मृष्टं सन्तुष्टचित्तः प्रबभूव राजा । हरिस्तु दत्त्वेति वरं जगाम वैकुण्ठलोकं रमया युतश्च ॥ ३६ ॥ गते हरौ सोऽथ ययातिसूनु- र्ययावनुद्धातरथेन राजा । प्रेमान्वितस्तत्र सुतोऽस्ति यत्र वचो निशम्येति जनार्दनस्य ॥ ३७ ॥ स तत्र गत्वातिमनोहरं तं ददर्श बालं भुवि खेलमानम् । मुखे निवेश्यैककरेण कृत्वा श्लक्ष्णं पदाङ्गुष्ठमनन्यसत्त्वः ॥ ३८ ॥ तं वीक्ष्य पुत्रं मदनस्वरूपं नारायणांशं कमलाप्रसूतम् । हरिप्रभावं हरिवर्मनामा हर्षप्रफुल्लाननपङ्कजोऽभूत् ॥ ३९ ॥ गृह्णन् सुवेगात् करपङ्कजाभ्यां बभूव प्रेमार्णवमग्नदेहः । मूर्धन्युपाघ्राय मुदान्वितोऽसौ ननन्द राजा सुतमालिलिङ्ग ॥ ४० ॥ 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 ॥ माता रमा त्वां तनुजं मदर्थे त्यक्त्वा गता सा हरिणा समेता । धन्या तु सा या प्रहसन्तमङ्के कृत्वा सुतं त्वां मुदितानना स्यात् ॥ ४३ ॥ त्वमेव संसारसमुद्रनौका- रूपः कृतः पुत्र लक्ष्मीधरेण । इत्येवमुक्त्वा नृपतिः सुतं तं मुदा समादाय ययौ गृहाय ॥ ४४ ॥ पुरीसमीपे नृपमागतं त- माकर्ण्य सर्वे सचिवास्तु राज्ञः । ययुः समीपं नृपतेश्च लोकाः सोपायनास्ते सपुरोहिताश्च ॥ ४५ ॥ बन्दीजना गायनकाश्च सूताः समाययुः सम्मुखमाशु राज्ञः । नृपः पुरं प्राप्य पुरः समागतं जनं समाश्वास्य वाक्यैश्च दृष्ट्या ॥ ४६ ॥ सम्पूजितः पौरजनेन राजा विवेश पुत्रेण युतो नगर्याम् । मार्गेषु लाजैः कुसुमैः समन्ता- द्विकीर्यमाणो नृपतिर्जगाम ॥ ४७ ॥ गृहं समृद्धं सचिवैः समेतः सुतं समादाय मुदा कराभ्याम् । राज्ये ददौ चाथ सुतं मनोज्ञं सद्यःप्रसूतं च मनोभवाभम् ॥ ४८ ॥ राज्ञी गृहीत्वाभिनवं तनूजं पप्रच्छ राजानमनिन्दिता सा । राजन् कुतश्चैव सुतः सुजन्मा प्राप्तस्त्वया मन्मथतुल्यरूपः ॥ ४९ ॥ 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 ॥ ददौ च दानं किल याचकेभ्यो गीतानि वाद्यानि बहूनि नेदुः । कृत्वोत्सवं भूपतिरात्मजस्य नामैकवीरेति चकार विश्रुतम् ॥ ५२ ॥ सुखं च सम्प्राप्य मुदान्वितोऽसौ ननन्द देवाधिपतुल्यवीर्यः । पुत्रं हरे रूपगुणानुरूपं सम्प्राप्य वंशस्य ऋणाच्च मुक्तः ॥ ५३ ॥ इति सकलसुराणामीश्वरेणार्पितं तं सकलगुणगणाढ्यं पुत्रमासाद्य राजा । विविधसुखविनोदैर्भार्यया सेव्यमानो व्यहरत निजगेहे शक्रतुल्यप्रतापः ॥ ५४ ॥

janamejaya uvāca saṃśayo'yaṃ mahānatra jātamātraḥ śiśustathā | muktaḥ kena gṛhīto'sāvekākī vijane vane || 1 || kā gatistasya bālasya jātā satyavatīsuta | vyāghrasiṃhādibhirhiṃsrairgṛhīto nātibālakaḥ || 2 || vyāsa uvāca lakṣmīnārāyaṇau tasmātsthānācca calitau yadā | tadaiva tatra campākhyaḥ prāpto vidyādharaḥ kila || 3 || vimānavaramārūḍhaḥ kāminyā sahito nṛpa | madanālasayā kāmaṃ krīḍamāno yadṛcchayā || 4 || vilokya taṃ śiśuṃ bhūmāvekākinamanuttamam | devaputrapratīkāśaṃ ramamāṇaṃ yathāsukham || 5 || vimānāttarasottīrya campakastaṃ śiśu javāt | jagrāha ca mudaṃ prāpa nidhiṃ prāpya yathādhanaḥ || 6 || gṛhītvā campakaḥ prādāddevyai taṃ madanopamam | madanālasāyai taṃ bālaṃ jātamātraṃ manoharam || 7 || sā gṛhītvā śiśuṃ premṇā saromāñcā savismayā | mukhaṃ cucumba bālasya kṛtvā tu hṛdaye bhṛśam || 8 || āliṅ‌gitaścumbitaśca tayāsau prītipūrvakam | utsaṅge ca kṛtastanvyā putrabhāvena bhārata || 9 || kṛtvāṅke tau samārūḍhau vimānaṃ dampatī mudā | patiṃ papraccha cārvaṅgī prahasya madanālasā || 10 || kasyāyaṃ bālakaḥ kānta tyaktaḥ kena ca kānane | putro'yaṃ mama devena dattastryambakapāṇinā || 11 || campaka uvāca priye gatvādya pṛccheyaṃ śakraṃ sarvajñamāśu vai | devo vā dānavo vāpi gandharvo vā śiśuḥ kila || 12 || tenājñaptaḥ kariṣyāmi putraṃ prāptaṃ vanādamum | apṛṣṭvā naiva kartavyaṃ kāryaṃ kiñcinmayā dhruvam || 13 || ityuktvā tāṃ gṛhītvā taṃ vimānenātha campakaḥ | yayau śakrapuraṃ tūrṇaṃ harṣeṇotphullalocanaḥ || 14 || praṇamya pādayoḥ prītyā campakastu śacīpatim | nivedya bālakaṃ prāha kṛtāñjalipuṭaḥ sthitaḥ || 15 || devadeva mayā labdhastīrthe paramapāvane | kālindītamasāsaṅge bālako'yaṃ smaraprabhaḥ || 16 || kasyāyaṃ bālakaḥ kāntaḥ kathaṃ tyaktaḥ śacīpate | ājñā cettava deveśa kurve'haṃ bālakaṃ sutam || 17 || atīva sundaro bālaḥ priyāyā vallabhaḥ sutaḥ | kṛtrimastu sutaḥ prokto dharmaśāstreṣu sarvathā || 18 || indra uvāca putro'yaṃ vāsudevasya vājirūpadharasya ha | haihayo'yaṃ mahābhāga lakṣmyāṃ jātaḥ parantapaḥ || 19 || utpādito bhagavatā kāryārthaṃ kila bālakaḥ | dātuṃ nṛpataye nūnaṃ yayātitanayāya ca || 20 || hariṇā preritaḥ so'dya rājā paramadhārmikaḥ | āgamiṣyati putrārthaṃ tīrthe tasminmanorame || 21 || tāvattvaṃ gaccha tatraiva gṛhītvā bālakaṃ śubham | yāvanna yāti nṛpatirgrahītuṃ hariṇeritaḥ || 22 || gatvā tatra vimuñcainaṃ vilambaṃ mā kṛthā vara | adṛṣṭvā bālakaṃ rājā duḥkhitaśca bhaviṣyati || 23 || tasmāccampaka muñcainaṃ rājā prāpnotu putrakam | ekavīreti nāmnāyaṃ khyātaḥ syāt pṛthivītale || 24 || vyāsa uvāca iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā campakastvarayānvitaḥ | jagāma putramādāya sthale tasminmahīpate || 25 || mumoca bālakaṃ tatra yatra pūrvaṃ sthito hyabhūt | āruhya svavimānaṃ tu yayau svāśramamaṇḍalam || 26 || tadaiva kamalākānto lakṣmyā saha jagad‌guruḥ | vimānavaramārūḍho jagāma nṛpatiṃ prati || 27 || dṛṣṭastadā tena nṛpeṇa viṣṇuḥ samuttaraṃstatra vimānamukhyāt | jaharṣa rājā haridarśanena papāta bhūmau khalu daṇḍavacca || 28 || uttiṣṭha vatseti hariḥ patanta- māśvāsayad‌bhūmigataṃ svabhaktam | so'pyutsuko vāsudevaṃ puraḥsthaṃ tuṣṭāva bhaktyā mukharīkṛto'tha || 29 || devādhidevākhilalokanātha kṛpānidhe lokaguro rameśa | mandasya me te kila darśanaṃ ya- tsudurlabhaṃ yogijanairalabhyam || 30 || ye niḥspṛhāste viṣayairapetā- steṣāṃ tvadīyaṃ khalu darśanaṃ syāt | āśāparo'haṃ bhagavannananta yogyo na te darśane devadeva || 31 || iti stutastena nṛpeṇa viṣṇu- stamāha vākyena sudhāmayena | vṛṇīṣva rājan manasepsitaṃ te dadāmi tuṣṭastapasā taveti || 32 || tato nṛpastaṃ praṇipatya pādayoḥ provāca viṣṇuṃ purataḥ sthitaṃ ca | tapastu taptaṃ hi mayā sutārthe putraṃ dadasvātmasamaṃ murāre || 33 || śrutvā nṛpaprārthitamādideva- stamāha rājānamamoghavākyam | yayātisūno vraja tatra tīrthe kalindakanyātamasāprasaṅge || 34 || mayādya putrastu yathepsitaste tatraiva mukto'styamitaprabhāvaḥ | lakṣmyāḥ prasūto mama vīryajaśca kṛtastavārthe'tha gṛhāṇa rājan || 35 || śrutvā harervākyamatīva mṛṣṭaṃ santuṣṭacittaḥ prababhūva rājā | haristu dattveti varaṃ jagāma vaikuṇṭhalokaṃ ramayā yutaśca || 36 || gate harau so'tha yayātisūnu- ryayāvanuddhātarathena rājā | premānvitastatra suto'sti yatra vaco niśamyeti janārdanasya || 37 || sa tatra gatvātimanoharaṃ taṃ dadarśa bālaṃ bhuvi khelamānam | mukhe niveśyaikakareṇa kṛtvā ślakṣṇaṃ padāṅguṣṭhamananyasattvaḥ || 38 || taṃ vīkṣya putraṃ madanasvarūpaṃ nārāyaṇāṃśaṃ kamalāprasūtam | hariprabhāvaṃ harivarmanāmā harṣapraphullānanapaṅkajo'bhūt || 39 || gṛhṇan suvegāt karapaṅkajābhyāṃ babhūva premārṇavamagnadehaḥ | mūrdhanyupāghrāya mudānvito'sau nananda rājā sutamāliliṅga || 40 || mukhaṃ samīkṣyātimanoharaṃ ta- muvāca netrāmbuniruddhakaṇṭhaḥ | datto'si devena janārdanena mātrā hi putrāvamaduḥkhabhīteḥ || 41 || taptaṃ mayā putra tapastavārthe suduṣkaraṃ varṣaśataṃ ca pūrṇam | tenaiva tuṣṭena ramāpriyeṇa datto'si saṃsārasukhodayāya || 42 || mātā ramā tvāṃ tanujaṃ madarthe tyaktvā gatā sā hariṇā sametā | dhanyā tu sā yā prahasantamaṅke kṛtvā sutaṃ tvāṃ muditānanā syāt || 43 || tvameva saṃsārasamudranaukā- rūpaḥ kṛtaḥ putra lakṣmīdhareṇa | ityevamuktvā nṛpatiḥ sutaṃ taṃ mudā samādāya yayau gṛhāya || 44 || purīsamīpe nṛpamāgataṃ ta- mākarṇya sarve sacivāstu rājñaḥ | yayuḥ samīpaṃ nṛpateśca lokāḥ sopāyanāste sapurohitāśca || 45 || bandījanā gāyanakāśca sūtāḥ samāyayuḥ sammukhamāśu rājñaḥ | nṛpaḥ puraṃ prāpya puraḥ samāgataṃ janaṃ samāśvāsya vākyaiśca dṛṣṭyā || 46 || sampūjitaḥ paurajanena rājā viveśa putreṇa yuto nagaryām | mārgeṣu lājaiḥ kusumaiḥ samantā- dvikīryamāṇo nṛpatirjagāma || 47 || gṛhaṃ samṛddhaṃ sacivaiḥ sametaḥ sutaṃ samādāya mudā karābhyām | rājye dadau cātha sutaṃ manojñaṃ sadyaḥprasūtaṃ ca manobhavābham || 48 || rājñī gṛhītvābhinavaṃ tanūjaṃ papraccha rājānamaninditā sā | rājan kutaścaiva sutaḥ sujanmā prāptastvayā manmathatulyarūpaḥ || 49 || kenaiṣa dattaḥ kathayāśu kānta ceto madīyaṃ prahṛtaṃ sutena | nṛpastadovāca mudānvito'sau priye rameśena suto hi mahyam || 50 || lolākṣi dattaḥ kamalāsamuttho janārdanāṃśo'yamahīnasattvaḥ | sā taṃ gṛhītvā mudamāpa rājñī rājā cakārotsavamad‌bhutaṃ ca || 51 || dadau ca dānaṃ kila yācakebhyo gītāni vādyāni bahūni neduḥ | kṛtvotsavaṃ bhūpatirātmajasya nāmaikavīreti cakāra viśrutam || 52 || sukhaṃ ca samprāpya mudānvito'sau nananda devādhipatulyavīryaḥ | putraṃ hare rūpaguṇānurūpaṃ samprāpya vaṃśasya ṛṇācca muktaḥ || 53 || iti sakalasurāṇāmīśvareṇārpitaṃ taṃ sakalaguṇagaṇāḍhyaṃ putramāsādya rājā | vividhasukhavinodairbhāryayā sevyamāno vyaharata nijagehe śakratulyapratāpaḥ || 54 ||

English translation

1-2. Janamejaya said “O Bhagavan! A great doubt has arisen in my mind on this subject. Who was it that took away that son, when both Laksmi and Narayana left it, in that forlorn state, in a forest without any person there to look after?”

3-11. Vyasa said O King! No sooner Laksmi and Narayana departed from that place, one Vidyadhara, named Champaka, mounting on a beautiful celestial car came there at his free will, sporting with a woman named Madanalasa. There they saw that one lovely child, exquisitely beautiful like a Deva’s son, was playing alone as it liked. They then, quickly descended from their chariot and picked it up. Vidyadhara became very glad as a beggar becomes glad, when he gets a hoard of jewels. On taking that newly born beautiful child like a Cupid, Champaka gave it to the Devi Madanalasa. Madanalasa took it and became very much astonished; and her hairs stood at their ends. She clasped it to her bosom and kissed it frequently. O Bharata! Taking that child on her lap as if her own child, Madanalasa embraced it and kissed it and got the highest happiness. Then both of them took that child and mounted on the car. The lean Madanalasa then laughingly queried “O Lord!

Whose child is this? Who has left it in this forest? It seems to me Maha Deva, desirous to give me a son, has given it unto me.”

12-18. Champaka said I will just now go and ask the all-knowing Indra whose child is this, whether it is of a Deva, Danava or Gandharva. If he orders, I will purify this child found thus in this forest by the Veda Mantrams and then accept it as my own. It is not advisable to do a thing suddenly without knowing all the details. Thus saying to his wife Madanalasa, Champaka went with a gladdened heart hurriedly to the city of Indra with that child in his

arms. 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, “O Lord of the Devas! I have got this child, beautiful as Cupid, in the sacred place of pilgrimage at the confluence of the Jumna and the Tamasa. O Lord of S’achi! Whose child is this? and why did they forsake it there? If you kindly permit, I will take this child as my own son. This child is very beautiful and liked very much by my wife; it is also the rule laid down in the S’astras 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.”

19-24. Indra said O Highly Fortunate One! Bhagavan Vasudeva, assuming the form of a horse, has produced this child out of the womb of Kamala in the form of a mare. He intends to give over the child, capable to destroy enemies to Turvasu, the son of Yayati, and thus will get a great purpose achieved by the child. That King, very religious, will be sent by Hah today and he will come for the child in that beautiful sacred place of pilgrimage. 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 Visnu. 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 Ekavira (only one hero).

25-30. Vyasa 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. At that instant, the husband of Laksmi, the Lord of the three worlds, went to the King, mounted on His car, beaming with effulgent rays. When the Bhagavan 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. The Bhagavan, 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 Bhagavan. O Lord of Rama! 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.

31-54. Vyasa said O Bhagavan! 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. When Turvasu, the best of the kings, praised thus, Bhagavan Visnu 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.” The King bowed down again to the feet of Visnu and said “O Murari! For the sake of a son, I have practised this tapasya; grant me a son like my Self.” Narayana, the First-born of the Devas, hearing this King’s request spoke to him in infallible words “O son of Yayati! Go to the confluence of the Yamuna and Tamasa. For you I have kept there today a son as you like and of indomitable prowess. O King! That child is begotten by me in the womb of Laksmi.” The King became very glad to hear the sweet pure words of the Bhagavan. Thus granting him the boon, Visnu went with Rama to Vaikuntha. The King Turvasu, the son of Yayati, 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. 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. The child was born of Narayana out of the womb of Kamala.

Therefore it resembled like Him. On looking at that beautiful lovely child, the famous King Harivarma’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. 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! Narayana 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 tapasya for the sake of you. Pleased with that, the Lord of Kamala has given you to me for the happiness of my worldly career. Your Mother Rama Devi has forsaken Her own child for the sake of me and has gone away with Hah. O Child! That Mother is blessed whose face beams with joy by seeing the smiles in your lotus-face. O Delighter of my heart! The Lord of Rama, 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. 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. The bards, singers and Sutas 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. 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. 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. 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. This child has stolen away my mind.” The King gladly replied:-- “O Beloved! The Lord of Kamala, the

Ocean of Mercy has given me this child; O Quick-eyed One! This child is born of Narayana’s part and out of the womb of Kamala. O Devi! 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. 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 “Ekavira.” Getting thus the child equivalent in form and qualities to Hah, the powerful Indra-like king became happy and freed from his debt due to his family line, became very cheerful and glad. 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 Narayana, 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 Mahapuranam in S’ri Mad Devi Bhagavatam of 18,000 verses by Maharsi Veda Vyasa.

Complete chapter-aligned witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource page 25316, revision 76774 (2016-08-27T22:13:43Z). English is Swami Vijñanananda’s complete 1921–23 public-domain translation, controlled against the archival OCR and its chapter page at https://sacred-texts.com/hin/db/bk06ch20.htm. Historic spelling and transliteration are lightly normalized; no verse-by-verse alignment is asserted.