p¥NEI   vxIsh*E   t¤   v#ts"at|   mham¤¢nm¯   .
A×yagÅCÓs¤ra:   svI   tp:Pl¢ck£xIv:  ¡ 1¡

p¥NEI

when complete

vxIsh*E

a thousand years

t¤

verily

v#ts"at|

the one who had performed the ablutory bath at the end of his austerities

mham¤¢n|

the eminent sage

A×yagÅCn¯

came

s¤ra:

the gods

svI

all

tp:Pl¢ck£xIv:

desirous of bestowing the benefits for the penance

 
On   the   completion   of   a   thousand   years   and   upon   his   having
performed   the   ablutory   bath   at   the   end   of   his   austerities,
all   the   gods   came   to   the   great   sage   with   a   view   to   bestow
upon   him   the   fruits   of   his   penance   (1).  
Ab#v£Ïs¤mhatEja   b#'a   san¤ny|   vc:            .
§¢xÞÏvm¢s   Bd#|   tE   Þva¢jItW:   kmI¢B:   S¤BW: ¡2¡

Ab#v£t¯

spoke

s¤mhatEja:

of supreme radiance

b#'a	Lord Brahma

san¤ny|

persuasively

vc:

words

§¢x:

the sage

Ïv|

you

A¢s	have become

Bd#|	may be blessed

tE

you

Þva¢jItW:

self-acquired

kmI¢B:

actions

S¤BW:

by auspicious

That   one   of   great   effulgence,   Lord   Brahma,   spoke   the
following   words   of   persuasion:   `By   the   actions   of   auspicious
nature   engaged   in   by   you,   you   have   become   a   sage.   May
all   be   well   with   you'     (2).  
tmEvm¤ÀÏva   dEvES¢ÞæO¢dv|   p¤nr×ygat¯     .
¢váa¢mæOaE   mhatEja   B¥yÞtEpE   mhäOp:  ¡ 3¡

t|

to him

ev|	in this manner

uÀÏva

saying

dEvES:

the god of gods

¢æO¢dv|

to the world of the gods

p¤n:

again

A×ygat¯

returned

¢váa¢mæO:

Viswamitra

mhatEja:

of great effulgence

B¥y:

again

tEpE

performed

mht¯

arduous

tp:

penance

Having   told   him   thus,   the   god   of   gods   then   left   for   His
heavenly   abode.   Viswamitra   of   great   radiance   again   went
into   severe   penance   (3).
 
tt:   kalEn   mhta   mEnka   prmaÔsra: .
p¤ÝkrEx¤   nr½E¿   s"at¤|   sm¤pc@mE        ¡ 4¡

tt:	thereafter

kalEn

lapse of time

mhta

a long

mEnka

Menaka

prmaÔsra:

exquisite celestial nymph

p¤ÝkrEx¤

in Pushkara

nr½E¿

O! Best among men!

s"at¤|

for taking bath

sm¤pc@mE

came

After   a   long   lapse   of   time,   that   exquisite   celestial   nymph
Menaka   came   to   have   her   bath   at   Pushkara,
O!   Best   among   men!   (4).
 
ta|   ddSI   mhatEja   mEnka|   k¤¢SkaÏmj:  .
ãpENap#¢tma|   tæO   ¢vï¤t|   jldE   yTa     ¡
è¾va   kÓdpIvSgaE   m¤¢nÞta¢mdmb#v£t¯      ¡ 5¡

ta|

that

ddSI

saw

mhatEja:

highly splendoured

mEnka|

Menaka

k¤¢SkaÏmj:

the son of Kusika

ãpEN

in form

Ap#¢tma|

incomparable

tæO

there

¢vï¤t|

a streak of lightning

jldE	among the clouds

yTa

like

è¾va

seeing

kÓdpIvSg:

smitten by the god of love

m¤¢n:

sage

ta|

to her

id|	in this manner

Ab#v£t¯

spoke

The   son   of   Kusika,   that   one   of   extreme   effulgence,   saw   her,
that   Menaka,   who   was   unparalleled   in   beauty   and   like   a   streak
of   lightning   in   the   clouds,   on   seeing   whom   the   sage,   being
smitten   by   the   god   of   love,   spoke   to   her   as   follows   (5).
 
AÔsr:   Þvagt|   tE{Þt¤   vs   cEh   mma½mE  .
An¤g¦£Ýv   Bd#|   tE   mdnEn   s¤maE¢htm¯        ¡ 6¡

AÔsr:

O! Celestial nymph!

Þvagt|

welcome

tE

to you

AÞt¤

be

vs

stay

c

and

ih

here

mm

in my

Aa½mE

hermitage

An¤g¦£Ýv

may you oblige me

Bd#|	May all be well

tE

with you

mdnEn

by the god of love

s¤maE¢htm¯

deluded

 
`O!   Celestial   nymph!   Welcome   to   you!   May   you   also   stay
in   my   penance-grove!   May   you   oblige   me   who   is   deluded   by
the   god   of   love.   May   all   be   well   with   you'   (6).
 
iÏy¤ÀÏva   sa   vraraEha   tæO   vasmTakraEt¯   .
tpsaE   ¢h   mha¢vG"aE   ¢váa¢mæOm¤pagt:        ¡ 7¡

i¢t

thus

uÀÏva

entreated

sa

she

vraraEha

of enchanting beauty

tæO

there

vas|

stay

AT

then

AkraEt¯

accepted

tps:	for the penance

¢h

thus

mha¢vG":

great impediment

¢váa¢mæO|

to Viswamitra

upagt:

arose

Being   beseeched   thus,   that   gem   of   a   lady,   then   made   her
residence   there;   thus   a   great   stumbling   block   arose   on
the   path   of   penance   of   Viswamitra   (7).
 
tÞya|   vsÓÏya|   vxaI¢N   p·   p·   c   raGv  .
¢váa¢mæOa½mE   t¢Þmn¯   s¤KEn   Ûy¢tc@m¤:       ¡ 8¡

tÞya|

her

vsÓÏya|

living

vxaI¢N

years

p·

five

p·

five

c

and

raGv	O! Raghava!

¢váa¢mæOa½mE

in the hermitage of Viswamitra

t¢Þmn¯

that

s¤KEn

pleasantly

Ûy¢tc@m¤:

flew past

 
`O!   Raghava!   While   she   was   staying   in   that   penance-grove
of   Viswamitra,   a   five   upon   five   years   darted   past,
in   a   happy   back-drop   (8).
 
AT   kalE   gtE   t¢Þm¢Óváa¢mæOaE   mham¤¢n:  .
sv#£f   iv   s|v¦äO¢àÓtaSaEkprayN:            ¡ 9¡

AT

then

kalE

time

gtE	having passed

t¢Þmn¯

there

¢váa¢mæO:

Viswamitra

mham¤¢n:

the eminent sage

sv#£f:

abashed

iv	completely

s|v¦äO:

became

¢cÓtaSaEkprayN:

immersed in sorrow and thought

With   this   lapse   of   time,   that   great   sage   Viswamitra   became
abashed   and   was   submerged   in   anxious   thought   and   sorrow   (9).
 
b¤¢Ñ¯Dm¤InE:   sm¤Ïp°a   samxaI   rG¤nÓdn   .
svI|   s¤raNa|   kmWItäOpaE{phrN|   mht¯   ¡ 10¡

b¤¢Ñ¯D:

the thought

m¤nE:

to the sage

sm¤Ïp°a

arose

samxaI

to resolve to complete one's mission

rG¤nÓdn

O! Darling of the Raghu race!

svI|

all

s¤raNa|

of the gods

kmI

handiwork

ett¯

this

tp:

penance

AphrN|

robbing

mht¯

great

O!   Delight   of   the   Raghu   race!   There   then   arose   in   the   mind
of   the   sage   the   thought:`   All   these   are   the   doings   of   the   gods,
their   mighty   attempts   to   rob   me   of   my   penance;   I   shall
resolve   to   attain   my   objective'   (10).