Chapter 2: The Activities of Mahārāja Āgnīdhra

 

5.2.1

śrī-śuka uvāca

evaḿ pitari sampravṛtte tad-anuśāsane vartamāna āgnīdhro jambūdvīpaukasaḥ prajā aurasavad dharmāvekṣamāṇaḥ paryagopāyat

 

śrī-śukaḥ — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī; uvāca — said; evam — thus; pitari — when his father; sampravṛtte — took to the path of liberation; tat-anuśāsane — according to his order; vartamānaḥ — situated; āgnīdhraḥ — King Āgnīdhra; jambū-dvīpa-okasaḥ — the inhabitants of Jambūdvīpa; prajāḥ — citizens; aurasa-vat — as if they were his sons; dharma — religious principles; avekṣamāṇaḥ — strictly observing; paryagopāyat — completely protected.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: After his father, Mahārāja Priyavrata, departed to follow the path of spiritual life by undergoing austerities, King Āgnīdhra completely obeyed his order. Strictly observing the principles of religion, he gave full protection to the inhabitants of Jambūdvīpa as if they were his own begotten sons.

 

5.2.2

sa ca kadācit pitṛloka-kāmaḥ sura-vara-vanitākrīḍācala-droṇyāḿ bhagavantaḿ viśva-sṛjāḿ patim ābhṛta-paricaryopakaraṇa ātmaikāgryeṇa tapasvy ārādhayāḿ babhūva

 

saḥ — he (King Āgnīdhra); ca — also; kadācit — once upon a time; pitṛloka — the Pitṛloka planet; kāmaḥ — desiring; sura-vara — of the great demigods; vanitā — the women; ākrīḍā — the place of pastimes; acala-droṇyām — in one valley of the Mandara Hill; bhagavantam — unto the most powerful (Lord Brahmā); viśva-sṛjām — of personalities who have created this universe; patim — the master; ābhṛta — having collected; paricaryā-upakaraṇaḥ — ingredients for worship; ātma — of the mind; eka-agryeṇa — with full attention; tapasvī — one who executes austerity; ārādhayām babhūva — became engaged in worshiping.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Desiring to get a perfect son and become an inhabitant of Pitṛloka, Mahārāja Āgnīdhra once worshiped Lord Brahmā, the master of those in charge of material creation. He went to a valley of Mandara Hill, where the damsels of the heavenly planets come down to stroll. There he collected garden flowers and other necessary paraphernalia and then engaged in severe austerities and worship.

 

5.2.3

tad upalabhya bhagavān ādi-puruṣaḥ sadasi gāyantīḿ pūrvacittiḿ nāmāpsarasam abhiyāpayām āsa

 

tat — that; upalabhya — understanding; bhagavān — the most powerful; ādi-puruṣaḥ — the first created being within this universe; sadasi — in his assembly; gāyantīm — dancing girl; pūrvacittim — Pūrvacitti; nāma — named; apsarasam — the heavenly dancing girl; abhiyāpayām āsa — sent down.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Understanding King Āgnīdhra's desire, the first and most powerful created being of this universe, Lord Brahmā, selected the best of the dancing girls in his assembly, whose name was Pūrvacitti, and sent her to the King.

 

5.2.4

sā ca tad-āśramopavanam ati-ramaṇīyaḿ vividha-nibiḍa-viṭapi-viṭapa-nikara-saḿśliṣṭa-puraṭa-latārūḍha-sthala-vihańgama-mithunaiḥ procyamāna-śrutibhiḥ pratibodhyamāna-salila-kukkuṭa-kāraṇḍava-kalahaḿsādibhir vicitram upakūjitāmala-jalāśaya-kamalākaram upababhrāma

 

sā — she (Pūrvacitti); ca — also; tat — of Mahārāja Āgnīdhra; āśrama — of the place of meditation; upavanam — the park; ati — very; ramaṇīyam — beautiful; vividha — varieties of; nibiḍa — dense; viṭapi — trees; viṭapa — of branches and twigs; nikara — masses; saḿśliṣṭa — attached; puraṭa — golden; latā — with creepers; ārūḍha — going high; sthala-vihańgama — of land birds; mithunaiḥ — with pairs; procyamāna — vibrating; śrutibhiḥ — pleasing sounds; pratibodhyamāna — responding; salila-kukkuṭa — water fowl; kāraṇḍava — ducks; kala-haḿsa — with various kinds of swans; ādibhiḥ — and so on; vicitram — variegated; upakūjita — resounding with the vibration; amala — clear; jala-āśaya — in the lake; kamala-ākaram — the source of lotus flowers; upababhrāma — began to walk in.

 

TRANSLATION

 

The Apsarā sent by Lord Brahmā began strolling in a beautiful park near the place where the King was meditating and worshiping. The park was beautiful because of its dense green foliage and golden creepers. There were pairs of varied birds such as peacocks, and in a lake there were ducks and swans, all vibrating very sweet sounds. Thus the park was magnificently beautiful because of the foliage, the clear water, the lotus flowers and the sweet singing of various kinds of birds.

 

5.2.5

tasyāḥ sulalita-gamana-pada-vinyāsa-gati-vilāsāyāś cānupadaḿ khaṇa-khaṇāyamāna-rucira-caraṇābharaṇa-svanam upākarṇya naradeva-kumāraḥ samādhi-yogenāmīlita-nayana-nalina-mukula-yugalam īṣad vikacayya vyacaṣṭa

 

tasyāḥ — of her (Pūrvacitti); sulalita — in a very beautiful; gamana — movements; pada-vinyāsa — with styles of walking; gati — in the progression; vilāsāyāḥ — whose pastime; ca — also; anupadam — with every step; khaṇa-khaṇāyamāna — making a tinkling sound; rucira — very pleasing; caraṇa-ābharaṇa — of the ornaments on the feet; svanam — the sound; upākarṇya — hearing; naradeva-kumāraḥ — the Prince; samādhi — in ecstasy; yogena — by controlling the senses; āmīlita — half-open; nayana — eyes; nalina — of lotus; mukula — buds; yugalam — like a pair; īṣat — slightly; vikacayya — opening; vyacaṣṭa — saw.

 

TRANSLATION

 

As Pūrvacitti passed by on the road in a very beautiful style and mood of her own, the pleasing ornaments on her ankles tinkled with her every step. Although Prince Āgnīdhra was controlling his senses, practicing yoga with half-open eyes, he could see her with his lotuslike eyes, and when he heard the sweet tinkling of her bangles, he opened his eyes slightly more and could see that she was just nearby.

 

5.2.6

tām evāvidūre madhukarīm iva sumanasa upajighrantīḿ divija-manuja-mano-nayanāhlāda-dughair gati-vihāra-vrīḍā-vinayāvaloka-susvarākṣarāvayavair manasi nṛṇāḿ kusumāyudhasya vidadhatīḿ vivaraḿ nija-mukha-vigalitāmṛtāsava-sahāsa-bhāṣaṇāmoda-madāndha-madhukara-nikaroparodhena druta-pada-vinyāsena valgu-spandana-stana-kalaśa-kabara-bhāra-raśanāḿ devīḿ tad-avalokanena vivṛtāvasarasya bhagavato makara-dhvajasya vaśam upanīto jaḍavad iti hovāca

 

tām — to her; eva — indeed; avidūre — nearby; madhukarīm iva — like a honeybee; sumanasaḥ — beautiful flowers; upajighrantīm — smelling; divi-ja — of those born in the heavenly planets; manu-ja — of those born in human society; manaḥ — mind; nayana — for the eyes; āhlāda — pleasure; dughaiḥ — producing; gati — by her movement; vihāra — by pastimes; vrīḍā — by shyness; vinaya — by humility; avaloka — by glancing; su-svara-akṣara — by her sweet voice; avayavaiḥ — and by the limbs of the body; manasi — in the mind; nṛṇām — of men; kusuma-āyudhasya — of Cupid, who has a flower arrow in his hand; vidadhatīm — making; vivaram — aural reception; nija-mukha — from her own mouth; vigalita — pouring out; amṛta-āsava — nectar like honey; sa-hāsa — in her smiling; bhāṣaṇa — and talking; āmoda — by the pleasure; mada-andha — blinded by intoxication; madhukara — of bees; nikara — by groups; uparodhena — because of being surrounded; druta — hasty; pada — of feet; vinyāsena — by stylish stepping; valgu — a little; spandana — moving; stana — breasts; kalaśa — like waterpots; kabara — of her braids of hair; bhāra — weight; raśanām — the belt upon the hips; devīm — the goddess; tat-avalokanena — simply by seeing her; vivṛta-avasarasya — taking the opportunity of; bhagavataḥ — of the greatly powerful; makara-dhvajasya — of Cupid; vaśam — under the control; upanītaḥ — being brought in; jaḍa-vat — as if stunned; iti — thus; ha — certainly; uvāca — he said.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Like a honeybee, the Apsarā smelled the beautiful and attractive flowers. She could attract the minds and vision of both humans and demigods by her playful movements, her shyness and humility, her glances, the very pleasing sounds that poured from her mouth as she spoke, and the motion of her limbs. By all these qualities, she opened for Cupid, who bears an arrow of flowers, a path of aural reception into the minds of men. When she spoke, nectar seemed to flow from her mouth. As she breathed, the bees, mad for the taste of her breath, tried to hover about her beautiful lotuslike eyes. Disturbed by the bees, she tried to move hastily, but as she raised her feet to walk quickly, her hair, the belt on her hips, and her breasts, which were like water jugs, also moved in a way that made her extremely beautiful and attractive. Indeed, she seemed to be making a path for the entrance of Cupid, who is most powerful. Therefore the prince, completely subdued by seeing her, spoke to her as follows.

 

5.2.7

kā tvaḿ cikīrṣasi ca kiḿ muni-varya śaile

māyāsi kāpi bhagavat-para-devatāyāḥ

vijye bibharṣi dhanuṣī suhṛd-ātmano 'rthe

kiḿ vā mṛgān mṛgayase vipine pramattān

 

 

kā — who; tvam — are you; cikīrṣasi — are you trying to do; ca — also; kim — what; muni-varya — O best of munis; śaile — on this hill; māyā — illusory potency; asi — are you; kāpi — some; bhagavat — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; para-devatāyāḥ — of the transcendental Lord; vijye — without strings; bibharṣi — you are carrying; dhanuṣī — two bows; suhṛt — of a friend; ātmanaḥ — of yourself; arthe — for the sake; kim vā — or; mṛgān — forest animals; mṛgayase — are you trying to hunt; vipine — in this forest; pramattān — who are materially maddened.

 

TRANSLATION

 

The Prince mistakenly addressed the Apsarā: O best of saintly persons, who are you? Why are you on this hill, and what do you want to do? Are you one of the illusory potencies of the Supreme Personality of Godhead? You seem to be carrying two bows without strings, What is the reason you carry these bows? Is it for some purpose of your own or for the sake of a friend? Perhaps you carry them to kill the mad animals in this forest.

 

5.2.8

bāṇāv imau bhagavataḥ śata-patra-patrau

śāntāv apuńkha-rucirāv ati-tigma-dantau

kasmai yuyuńkṣasi vane vicaran na vidmaḥ

kṣemāya no jaḍa-dhiyāḿ tava vikramo 'stu

 

SYNONYMS

 

bāṇau — two arrows; imau — these; bhagavataḥ — of you, the most powerful; śata-patra-patrau — having feathers like the petals of a lotus flower; śāntau — peaceful; apuńkha — without a shaft; rucirau — very beautiful; ati-tigma-dantau — having a very sharp point; kasmai — whom; yuyuńkṣasi — you want to pierce; vane — in the forest; vicaran — loitering; na vidmaḥ — we cannot understand; kṣemāya — for welfare; naḥ — of us; jaḍa-dhiyām — who are dull-headed; tava — your; vikramaḥ — prowess; astu — may be.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Then Āgnīdhra observed the glancing eyes of Pūrvacitti and said: My dear friend, you have two very powerful arrows, namely your glancing eyes. Those arrows have feathers like the petals of a lotus flower. Although they have no shafts, they are very beautiful, and they have very sharp, piercing points. They appear very peaceful, and thus it seems that they will not be shot at anyone. You must be loitering in this forest to shoot those arrows at someone, but I cannot understand whom. My intelligence is dull, and I cannot combat you. Indeed, no one can equal you in prowess, and therefore I pray that your prowess will be for my good fortune.

 

5.2.9

śiṣyā ime bhagavataḥ paritaḥ paṭhanti

gāyanti sāma sarahasyam ajasram īśam

yuṣmac-chikhā-vilulitāḥ sumano 'bhivṛṣṭīḥ

sarve bhajanty ṛṣi-gaṇā iva veda-śākhāḥ

 

śiṣyāḥ — disciples, followers; ime — these; bhagavataḥ — of your worshipable self; paritaḥ — surrounding; paṭhanti — are reciting; gāyanti — are singing; sāma — the Sāma Veda; sa-rahasyam — with the confidential portion; ajasram — incessantly; īśam — unto the Lord; yuṣmat — your; śikhā — from bunches of hair; vilulitāḥ — fallen; sumanaḥ — of flowers; abhivṛṣṭīḥ — showers; sarve — all; bhajanti — enjoy, resort to; ṛṣi-gaṇāḥ — sages; iva — like; veda-śākhāḥ — branches of Vedic literature.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Seeing the bumblebees following Pūrvacitti, Mahārāja Āgnīdhra said: My dear Lord, the bumblebees surrounding your body are like disciples surrounding your worshipable self. They are incessantly chanting the mantras of the Sāma Veda and the Upaniṣads, thus offering prayers to you. Just as great sages resort to the branches of Vedic literatures, the bumblebees are enjoying the showers of flowers falling from your hair.

 

5.2.10

vācaḿ paraḿ caraṇa-pañjara-tittirīṇāḿ

brahmann arūpa-mukharāḿ śṛṇavāma tubhyam

labdhā kadamba-rucir ańka-viṭańka-bimbe

yasyām alāta-paridhiḥ kva ca valkalaḿ te

 

vācam — the resounding vibration; param — only; caraṇa-pañjara — of the ankle bells; tittirīṇām — of the tittiri birds; brahman — O brāhmaṇa; arūpa — without form; mukharām — able to be very distinctly heard; śṛṇavāma — I hear; tubhyam — your; labdhā — gotten; kadamba — like the kadamba flower; ruciḥ — lovely color; ańka-viṭańka-bimbe — on the beautiful circular hips; yasyām — on which; alāta-paridhiḥ — encirclement of burning cinders; kva — where; ca — also; valkalam — covering cloth; te — your.

 

TRANSLATION

 

O brāhmaṇa, I can simply hear the tinkling of your ankle bells. Within those bells, tittiri birds seem to be chirping among themselves. Although I do not see their forms, I can hear how they are chirping. When I look at your beautiful circular hips, I see they are the lovely color of kadamba flowers, and your waist is encircled by a belt of burning cinders. Indeed, you seem to have forgotten to dress yourself.

 

5.2.11

kiḿ sambhṛtaḿ rucirayor dvija śṛńgayos te

madhye kṛśo vahasi yatra dṛśiḥ śritā me

pańko 'ruṇaḥ surabhir ātma-viṣāṇa īdṛg

yenāśramaḿ subhaga me surabhī-karoṣi

 

kim — what; sambhṛtam — filled; rucirayoḥ — very beautiful; dvija — O brāhmaṇa; śṛńgayoḥ — within two horns; te — your; madhye — in the middle; kṛśaḥ — thin; vahasi — you are carrying; yatra — wherein; dṛśiḥ — eyes; śritā — attached; me — my; pańkaḥ — powder; aruṇaḥ — red; surabhiḥ — fragrant; ātma-viṣāṇe — on the two horns; īdṛk — such; yena — by which; āśramam — place of residence; su-bhaga — O most fortunate one; me — my; surabhī-karoṣi — you are perfuming.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Āgnīdhra then praised Pūrvacitti's raised breasts. He said: My dear brāhmaṇa your waist is very thin, yet with great difficulty you are carefully carrying two horns, to which my eyes have become attracted. What is filling those two beautiful horns? You seem to have spread fragrant red powder upon them, powder that is like the rising morning sun. O most fortunate one, I beg to inquire where you have gotten this fragrant powder that is perfuming my āśrama, my place of residence.

 

5.2.12

lokaḿ pradarśaya suhṛttama tāvakaḿ me

yatratya ittham urasāvayavāv apūrvau

asmad-vidhasya mana-unnayanau bibharti

bahv adbhutaḿ sarasa-rāsa-sudhādi vaktre

 

SYNONYMS

 

lokam — residential place; pradarśaya — please show; suhṛt-tama — O best of friends; tāvakam — your; me — unto me; yatratyaḥ — a person born wherein; ittham — like this; urasā — by the chest; avayavau — two limbs (breasts); apūrvau — wonderful; asmat-vidhasya — of a person like me; manaḥ-unnayanau — very agitating to the mind; bibharti — sustains; bahu — many; adbhutam — wonderful; sarasa — sweet words; rāsa — amorous gestures like smiling; sudhā-ādi — such as nectar; vaktre — in the mouth.

 

TRANSLATION

 

O best friend, will you kindly show me the place where you reside? I cannot imagine how the residents of that place have gotten such wonderful bodily features as your raised breasts, which agitate the mind and eyes of a person like me who sees them. Judging by the sweet speech and kind smiles of those residents, I think that their mouths must contain nectar.

 

5.2.13

kā vātma-vṛttir adanād dhavir ańga vāti

viṣṇoḥ kalāsy animiṣonmakarau ca karṇau

udvigna-mīna-yugalaḿ dvija-pańkti-śocir

āsanna-bhṛńga-nikaraḿ sara in mukhaḿ te

 

kā — what; vā — and; ātma-vṛttiḥ — food for maintenance of the body; adanāt — by the chewing (of betel); haviḥ — pure sacrificial ingredients; ańga — my dear friend; vāti — emanate; viṣṇoḥ — of Lord Viṣṇu; kalā — expansion of the body; asi — you are; animiṣa — without blinking; unmakarau — two brilliant sharks; ca — also; karṇau — two ears; udvigna — restless; mīna-yugalam — possessing two fish; dvija-pańkti — of lines of teeth; śociḥ — beauty; āsanna — nearby; bhṛńga-nikaram — possessing swarms of bumblebees; saraḥ it — like a lake; mukham — face; te — your.

 

TRANSLATION

 

My dear friend, what do you eat to maintain your body? Because you are chewing betel, a pleasing scent is emanating from your mouth. This proves that you always eat the remnants of food offered to Viṣṇu. Indeed, you must also be an expansion of Lord Viṣṇu's body. Your face is as beautiful as a pleasing lake. Your jeweled earrings resemble two brilliant sharks with unblinking eyes like those of Viṣṇu, and your own eyes resemble two restless fish. Simultaneously, therefore, two sharks and two restless fish are swimming in the lake of your face. Besides them, the white rows of your teeth seem like rows of very beautiful swans in the water, and your scattered hair resembles swarms of bumblebees following the beauty of your face.

 

5.2.14

yo 'sau tvayā kara-saroja-hataḥ patańgo

dikṣu bhraman bhramata ejayate 'kṣiṇī me

muktaḿ na te smarasi vakra-jaṭā-varūthaḿ

kaṣṭo 'nilo harati lampaṭa eṣa nīvīm

 

yaḥ — which; asau — that; tvayā — by you; kara-saroja — with the lotus palm; hataḥ — struck; patańgaḥ — the ball; dikṣu — in all directions; bhraman — moving; bhramataḥ — restless; ejayate — disturbs; akṣiṇī — eyes; me — of me; muktam — scattered; na — not; te — your; smarasi — are you mindful of; vakra — curling; jaṭā — of hair; varūtham — bunches; kaṣṭaḥ — giving trouble; anilaḥ — wind; harati — takes away; lampaṭaḥ — like a man attached to women; eṣaḥ — this; nīvīm — lower garment.

 

TRANSLATION

 

My mind is already restless, and by playing with a ball, moving it all about with your lotuslike palm, you are also agitating my eyes. Your curling black hair is now scattered, but you are not attentive to arranging it. Are you not going to arrange it? Like a man attached to women, the most cunning wind is trying to take off your lower garment. Are you not mindful of it?

 

5.2.15

rūpaḿ tapodhana tapaś caratāḿ tapoghnaḿ

hy etat tu kena tapasā bhavatopalabdham

cartuḿ tapo 'rhasi mayā saha mitra mahyaḿ

kiḿ vā prasīdati sa vai bhava-bhāvano me

 

rūpam — beauty; tapaḥ-dhana — O best of the sages performing austerity; tapaḥ caratām — of persons engaged in executing austerities and penances; tapaḥ-ghnam — which dismantles the austerities; hi — certainly; etat — this; tu — indeed; kena — by what; tapasā — austerity; bhavatā — by you; upalabdham — achieved; cartum — to execute; tapaḥ — austerity; arhasi — you ought; mayā saha — with me; mitra — my dear friend; mahyam — unto me; kim vā — or maybe; prasīdati — is pleased; saḥ — he; vai — certainly; bhava-bhāvanaḥ — the creator of this universe; me — with me.

 

TRANSLATION

 

O best among those performing austerities, where did you get this wonderful beauty that dismantles the austerities performed by others? Where have you learned this art? What austerity have you undergone to achieve this beauty, my dear friend? I desire that you join me to perform austerity and penance, for it may be that the creator of the universe, Lord Brahmā, being pleased with me, has sent you to become my wife.

 

5.2.16

na tvāḿ tyajāmi dayitaḿ dvija-deva-dattaḿ

yasmin mano dṛg api no na viyāti lagnam

māḿ cāru-śṛńgy arhasi netum anuvrataḿ te

cittaḿ yataḥ pratisarantu śivāḥ sacivyaḥ

 

na — not; tvām — you; tyajāmi — I shall give up; dayitam — very dear; dvija-deva — by Lord Brahmā, the demigod worshiped by the brāhmaṇas; dattam — given; yasmin — unto whom; manaḥ — mind; dṛk — eyes; api — also; naḥ — my; na viyāti — do not go away; lagnam — tightly attached; mām — me; cāru-śṛńgi — O woman with beautiful raised breasts; arhasi — you ought; netum — to lead; anuvratam — follower; te — your; cittam — desire; yataḥ — wherever; pratisarantu — may follow; śivāḥ — favorable; sacivyaḥ — friends.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Lord Brahmā, who is worshiped by the brāhmaṇas, has very mercifully given you to me, and that is why I have met you. I do not want to give up your company, for my mind and eyes are fixed upon you and cannot be drawn away. O woman with beautiful raised breasts, I am your follower. You may take me wherever you like, and your friends may also follow me.

 

5.2.17

śrī-śuka uvāca

iti lalanānunayāti-viśārado grāmya-vaidagdhyayā paribhāṣayā tāḿ vibudha-vadhūḿ vibudha-matir adhisabhājayām āsa

 

śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; iti — thus; lalanā — women; anunaya — in winning over; ati-viśāradaḥ — very expert; grāmya-vaidagdhyayā — expert in fulfilling one's material desires; paribhāṣayā — by selected words; tām — her; vibudha-vadhūm — the celestial girl; vibudha-matiḥ — Āgnīdhra, who possessed intelligence like that of the demigods; adhisabhājayām āsa — gained the favor of.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: Mahārāja Āgnīdhra, whose intelligence was like that of a demigod, knew the art of flattering women to win them to his side. He therefore pleased that celestial girl with his lusty words and gained her favor.

 

5.2.18

sā ca tatas tasya vīra-yūtha-pater buddhi-śīla-rūpa-vayaḥ-śriyaudāryeṇa parākṣipta-manās tena sahāyutāyuta-parivatsaropalakṣaṇaḿ kālaḿ jambūdvīpa-patinā bhauma-svarga-bhogān bubhuje

 

sā — she; ca — also; tataḥ — thereafter; tasya — of him; vīra-yūtha-pateḥ — the master of heroes; buddhi — by the intelligence; śīla — behavior; rūpa — beauty; vayaḥ — youth; śriyā — opulence; audāryeṇa — and by the magnanimity; parākṣipta — attracted; manāḥ — her mind; tena saha — with him; ayuta — ten thousand; ayuta — ten thousand; parivatsara — years; upalakṣaṇam — extending; kālam — time; jambūdvīpa-patinā — with the King of Jambūdvīpa; bhauma — earthly; svarga — heavenly; bhogān — pleasures; bubhuje — enjoyed.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Attracted by the intelligence, learning, youth, beauty, behavior, opulence and magnanimity of Āgnīdhra, the King of Jambūdvīpa and master of all heroes, Pūrvacitti lived with him for many thousands of years and luxuriously enjoyed both worldly and heavenly happiness.

 

5.2.19

tasyām u ha vā ātmajān sa rāja-vara āgnīdhro nābhi-kimpuruṣa-harivarṣelāvṛta-ramyaka-hiraṇmaya-kuru-bhadrāśva-ketumāla-saḿjñān nava putrān ajanayat

 

tasyām — in her; u ha vā — certainly; ātma-jān — sons; saḥ — he; rāja-varaḥ — the best of kings; āgnīdhraḥ — Āgnīdhra; nābhi — Nābhi; kiḿpuruṣa — Kiḿpuruṣa; hari-varṣa — Harivarṣa; ilāvṛta — Ilāvṛta; ramyaka — Ramyaka; hiraṇmaya — Hiraṇmaya; kuru — Kuru; bhadrāśva — Bhadrāśva; ketu-māla — Ketumāla; saḿjñān — named; nava — nine; putrān — sons; ajanayat — begot.

 

TRANSLATION

 

In the womb of Pūrvacitti, Mahārāja Āgnīdhra, the best of kings, begot nine sons, named Nābhi, Kiḿpuruṣa, Harivarṣa, Ilāvṛta, Ramyaka, Hiraṇmaya, Kuru, Bhadrāśva and Ketumāla.

 

5.2.20

sā sūtvātha sutān navānuvatsaraḿ gṛha evāpahāya pūrvacittir bhūya evājaḿ devam upatasthe

 

sā — she; sūtvā — after giving birth to; atha — thereafter; sutān — sons; nava — nine; anuvatsaram — year after year; gṛhe — at home; eva — certainly; apahāya — leaving; pūrvacittiḥ — Pūrvacitti; bhūyaḥ — again; eva — certainly; ajam — Lord Brahmā; devam — the demigod; upatasthe — approached.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Pūrvacitti gave birth to these nine sons, one each year, but after they grew up, she left them at home and again approached Lord Brahmā to worship him.

 

5.2.21

āgnīdhra-sutās te mātur anugrahād autpattikenaiva saḿhanana-balopetāḥ pitrā vibhaktā ātma-tulya-nāmāni yathā-bhāgaḿ jambūdvīpa-varṣāṇi bubhujuḥ

 

āgnīdhra-sutāḥ — the sons of Mahārāja Āgnīdhra; te — they; mātuḥ — of the mother; anugrahāt — by the mercy or by drinking the breast milk; autpattikena — naturally; eva — certainly; saḿhanana — well-built body; bala — strength; upetāḥ — obtained; pitrā — by the father; vibhaktāḥ — divided; ātma-tulya — following their own; nāmāni — possessing names; yathā-bhāgam — divided properly; jambūdvīpa-varṣāṇi — different parts of Jambūdvīpa (probably Asia and Europe combined together); bubhujuḥ — ruled.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Because of drinking the breast milk of their mother, the nine sons of Āgnīdhra naturally had strong, well-built bodies. Their father gave them each a kingdom in a different part of Jambūdvīpa. The kingdoms were named according to the names of the sons. Thus the sons of Āgnīdhra ruled the kingdoms they received from their father.

 

5.2.22

āgnīdhro rājātṛptaḥ kāmānām apsarasam evānudinam adhi-manyamānas tasyāḥ salokatāḿ śrutibhir avārundha yatra pitaro mādayante

 

āgnīdhraḥ — Āgnīdhra; rājā — the King; atṛptaḥ — not satisfied; kāmānām — with sense gratification; apsarasam — the celestial woman (Pūrvacitti); eva — certainly; anudinam — day after day; adhi — exceedingly; manyamānaḥ — thinking of; tasyāḥ — of her; sa-lokatām — promotion to the same planet; śrutibhiḥ — by the Vedas; avārundha — got; yatra — where; pitaraḥ — the forefathers; mādayante — take pleasure.

 

TRANSLATION

 

After Pūrvacitti's departure, King Āgnīdhra, his lusty desires not at all satisfied, always thought of her. Therefore, in accordance with the Vedic injunctions, the King, after his death, was promoted to the same planet as his celestial wife. That planet, which is called Pitṛloka, is where the pitās, the forefathers, live in great delight.

 

5.2.23

samparete pitari nava bhrātaro meru-duhitṝr merudevīḿ pratirūpām ugradaḿṣṭrīḿ latāḿ ramyāḿ śyāmāḿ nārīḿ bhadrāḿ devavītim iti saḿjñā navodavahan

 

samparete pitari — after the departure of their father; nava — nine; bhrātaraḥ — brothers; meru-duhitṝḥ — the daughters of Meru; merudevīm — Merudevī; prati-rūpām — Pratirūpā; ugra-daḿṣṭrīm — Ugradaḿṣṭrī; latām — Latā; ramyām — Ramyā; śyāmām — Śyāmā; nārīm — Nārī; bhadrām — Bhadrā; deva-vītim — Devavīti; iti — thus; saḿjñāḥ — the names; nava — nine; udavahan — married.

 

TRANSLATION

 

After the departure of their father, the nine brothers married the nine daughters of Meru named Merudevī, Pratirūpā, Ugradaḿṣṭrī, Latā, Ramyā, Śyāmā, Nārī, Bhadrā and Devavīti.