03125001a tanM dRSTvA ghoravadanamM madanM devazH zatakratuH 'When the god who had performed a hundred sacrifices (indra) beheld the demon mada of a frightful mien,
03125001c AyAntamM bhakSayiSyantaM vyAttAnanam ivAntakam coming towards him with open mouth, his intention being to devour him, and looking like the god of death himself,
03125002a bhayAt saMstambhitabhujasH sRkkiNI lelihan muhuH while his own arms remained paralysed, he through fear repeatedly licked the corners of his mouth.
03125002c tato 'bravId devarAjaz cyavanamM bhayapIDitaH Then the lord of the celestials, tortured with fright, spake to cyavana saying,
03125003a somArhAv azvinAv etAv adya prabhRti bhArgava 'O Bhrigu's son! O brAhmaNa! verily I tell thee as truth itself, that from this day forward the two azvins will be entitled to the Soma juice.
03125003c bhaviSyatasH satyam etad vaco brahman bravImi te Be merciful to me!
03125004a na te mithyA samArambho bhavatv eSa paro vidhiH My undertaking can never come to naught. Let this be the rule.
03125004c jAnAmi cAhaM viprarSe na mithyA tvaGM kariSyasi And I know, O saint of the sacerdotal caste! that thy work can never come to nothing.
03125005a somArhAv azvinAv etau yathaivAdya kRtau tvayA These two azvins will have a right to drink the Soma juice, since thou hast made them entitled to the same.
03125005c bhUya eva tu te vIryamM prakAzed iti bhArgava And, O Bhrigu's son, I have done this but to spread the fame of thy powers, and my object was to give thee an occasion for displaying thy powers.
03125006a sukanyAyAH pituz cAsya loke kIrtiH prathed iti My other object was that the fame of the father of this sukanyA here might spread everywhere.
03125006c ato mayaitad vihitanM tava vIryaprakAzanam
03125006e tasmAt prasAdaGM kuru me bhavatv etad yathecchasi Therefore be merciful to me: let it be as thou wishest.'
03125007a evam uktasya zakreNa cyavanasya mahAtmanaH Being thus addressed by indra, the wrath of cyavana of mighty soul
03125007c sa manyur vyagamac chIghramM mumoca ca puranMdaram was quickly appeased, and he set free the demolisher of hostile cities (indra).
03125008a madaJM ca vyabhajad rAjan pAne strISu ca vIryavAn And the powerful saint, O king! distributed mada (literally intoxication), and put it piece-meal in drinks, in women,
03125008c akSeSu mRgayAyAJM ca pUrvasRSTamM punaH punaH in gambling, and in field sports, even this same mada who had been created repeatedly before.
03125009a tathA madaM vinikSipya zakraM sanMtarpya cendunA Having thus cast down the demon mada and gratified indra with a Soma draught
03125009c azvibhyAM sahitAn devAn yAjayitvA ca tanM nRpam and assisted king Saryati in worshipping all the gods together with the two azvins
