05012001a kruddhanM tu nahuSaJM jJAtvA devAsH sarSipurogamAH 'Seeing Nahusha enraged, the gods led by the saints
05012001c abruvan devarAjAnanM nahuSaGM ghoradarzanam spoke unto him, 'Who was now their king of awful mien?
05012002a devarAja jahi krodhanM tvayi kruddhe jagad vibho O king of gods, quit thy wrath. When thou art in wrath, O lord, the Universe,
05012002c trastaM sAsuragandharvaM sakinMnaramahoragam with its asuras and gandharvas, its Kinnaras, and great snakes, quaketh.
05012003a jahi krodham imaM sAdho na krudhyanti bhavadvidhAH Quit this wrath, thou righteous being. Persons like thee do not put themselves out.
05012003c parasya patnI sA devI prasIdasva surezvara That goddess is another person's wife. Be pacified, O lord of gods!
05012004a nivartaya manaH pApAt paradArAbhimarzanAt Turn back thy inclination from the sin of outraging another's wife.
05012004c devarAjo 'si bhadranM te prajA dharmeNa pAlaya Thou art the king of gods, prosperity to thee! Protect thy subjects in all righteousness!'
05012005a evam ukto na jagrAha tad vacaH kAmamohitaH So addressed, he heeded not the saying rendered senseless by lust.
05012005c atha devAn uvAcedam indramM prati surAdhipaH And the king spoke to the gods, in allusion to indra,
05012006a ahalyA dharSitA pUrvam RSipatnI yazasvinI 'ahalyA of spotless fame, the wife of a saint, was outraged by indra while her husband was alive.
05012006c jIvato bhartur indreNa sa vaH kiM na nivAritaH Why did ye not prevent him?
05012007a bahUni ca nRzaMsAni kRtAnIndreNa vai purA Many were the deeds of inhumanity, of unrighteousness, of deceit, committed by indra in former times.
05012007c vaidharmyANy upadhAz caiva sa vaH kiM na nivAritaH Why did ye not prevent him?
05012008a upatiSThatu mAnM devI etad asyA hitamM param Let the goddess do my pleasure; that would be her permanent good.
05012008c yuSmAkaJM ca sadA devAzH zivam evamM bhaviSyati And so the same will ever more rebound to your safety, ye gods!'
05012009 devA UcuH 'The gods said,
05012009a indrANIm AnayiSyAmo yathecchasi divaspate 'We shall bring to thee the queen of indra even as thou hast laid the command, 'O lord of heaven!
05012009c jahi krodham imaM vIra prIto bhava surezvara Quit this wrath, thou valiant soul! Be pacified, O lord of gods!'
05012010 zalya uvAca 'zalya continued,
05012010a ity uktvA te tadA devA RSibhisH saha bhArata 'Thus having spoken to him, the gods with the saint
05012010c jagmur bRhaspatiM vaktum indrANIJM cAzubhaM vacaH went to inform bRhaspati and the queen of indra of the said news.
05012011a jAnImazH zaraNamM prAptam indrANInM tava vezmani And they said, 'We know, O foremost of brAhmaNas, that the queen of indra hath betaken herself to thy house, for protection,
05012011c dattAbhayAJM ca viprendra tvayA devarSisattama and that thou hast promised her protection, O best of divine saints!
05012012a te tvAnM devAsH sagandharvA RSayaz ca mahAdyute But we, the gods and gandharvas and saints,
05012012c prasAdayanti cendrANI nahuSAya pradIyatAm beseech thee, O thou of great lustre, to give up the queen of indra to Nahusha.
05012013a indrAd viziSTo nahuSo devarAjo mahAdyutiH Nahusha, the king of gods, of great effulgence, is superior to indra.
05012013c vRNotv iyaM varArohA bhartRtve varavarNinI Let her, that lady of choice figure and complexion, choose him as her husband!'
05012014a evam ukte tu sA devI bASpam utsRjya sasvaram Thus addressed, the goddess gave vent to tears; and sobbing audibly,
05012014c uvAca rudatI dInA bRhaspatim idaM vacaH she mourned in piteous accents. And she spoke to bRhaspati,
05012015a nAham icchAmi nahuSamM patinM devarSisattama 'O best of divine saints, I do not desire Nahusha to be my husband.
05012015c zaraNAgatAsmi te brahmaMs trAhi mAmM mahato bhayAt I have betaken myself to thy protection, O brAhmaNa! Deliver me from this great peril!'
05012016 bRhaspatir uvAca 'bRhaspati said,
05012016a zaraNAgatAnM na tyajeyam indrANi mama nizcitam 'My resolution is this, I shall not abandon one that hath sought my protection.
05012016c dharmajJAnM dharmazIlAJM ca na tyaje tvAm anindite O thou of unblamable life, I shall not abandon thee, virtuous as thou art and of a truthful disposition!
05012017a nAkAryaGM kartum icchAmi brAhmaNasH san vizeSataH I do not desire to do an improper act, specially as I am a brAhmaNa
05012017c zrutadharmA satyazIlo jAnan dharmAnuzAsanam knowing what righteousness is, having a regard for truth, and aware also of the precepts of virtue.
05012018a nAham etat kariSyAmi gacchadhvaM vai surottamAH I shall never do it. Go your ways, ye best of gods.
05012018c asmiMz cArthe purA gItamM brahmaNA zrUyatAm idam Hear what hath formerly been sung by brahmA with regard to the matter at hand.
05012019a na tasya bIjaM rohati bIjakAle na cAsya varSaM varSati varSakAle His seed doth not grow at seed-time and rain doth not come to him in the season of rains.
05012019c bhItamM prapannamM pradadAti zatrave He that delivereth up to a foe of a person terrified and asking for protection
05012019d na so 'ntaraM labhate trANam icchan obtaineth no protection when he himself is in need of it.
05012020a mogham annaM vindati cApy acetAH and never succeedeth in anything that he undertaketh
05012020b svargAl lokAd bhrazyati naSTaceSTaH senseless as he is, he droppeth paralysed from heaven
05012020c bhItamM prapannamM pradadAti yo vai He that delivereth up to a foe of a person terrified and asking for protection
05012020d na tasya havyamM pratigRhNanti devAH the gods refuse offerings made by him.
05012021a pramIyate cAsya prajA hy akAle His progeny die an untimely death
05012021b sadA vivAsamM pitaro 'sya kurvate and his forefathers always quarrel (among themselves).
05012021c bhItamM prapannamM pradadAti zatrave He that delivereth up to a foe of a person terrified and asking for protection
05012021d sendrA devAH praharanty asya vajram The gods with indra and their head dart the thunderbolt at him.
05012022a etad evaM vijAnan vai na dAsyAmi zacIm imAm Know it to be so, I shall not deliver up this Sachi here,
05012022c indrANIM vizrutAM loke zakrasya mahiSImM priyAm the queen of indra, famous in the world as his favourite consort.
05012023a asyA hitamM bhaved yac ca mama cApi hitamM bhavet O ye best of gods, what may be for both her good and mine
05012023c kriyatAnM tat surazreSThA na hi dAsyAmy ahaM zacIm I ask you to do. Sachi I shall never deliver up!'
05012024 zalya uvAca 'zalya continued,
05012024a atha devAs tam evAhur gurum aGgirasAM varam 'Then the gods and the gandharvas said these words to the preceptor of the gods,
05012024c kathaM sunItanM tu bhaven mantrayasva bRhaspate 'O bRhaspati, deliberate upon something that may be conformable to sound policy!'
05012025 bRhaspatir uvAca bRhaspati said,
05012025a nahuSaM yAcatAnM devI kiJM cit kAlAntaraM zubhA 'Let this goddess of auspicious looks ask for time from Nahusha in order to make up her mind to his proposal.
05012025c indrANIhitam etad dhi tathAsmAkamM bhaviSyati This will be for the good of indra's queen, and of us as well.
05012026a bahuvighnakaraH kAlaH kAlaH kAlaM nayiSyati Time, ye gods, may give rise to many impediments. Time will send time onward.
05012026c darpito balavAMz cApi nahuSo varasaMzrayAt Nahusha is proud and powerful by virtue of the boon granted to him!'
05012027 zalya uvAca 'zalya continued,
05012027a tatas tena tathokte tu prItA devAs tam abruvan 'bRhaspati having spoken so, the gods, delighted then said,
05012027c brahman sAdhv idam uktanM te hitaM sarvadivaukasAm 'Well hast thou said, O brAhmaNa. This is for the good of all the gods.
05012027e evam etad dvijazreSTha devI ceyamM prasAdyatAm It is no doubt so. Only, let this goddess be propitiated.'
05012028a tatasH samastA indrANInM devAsH sAgnipurogamAH Then the assembled gods led by agni,
05012028c Ucur vacanam avyagrA lokAnAM hitakAmyayA with a view to the welfare of all the worlds, spoke to indra's queen in a quiet way.
05012029a tvayA jagad idaM sarvanM dhRtaM sthAvarajaGgamam And the gods said, 'Thou art supporting the whole universe of things mobile and immobile.
05012029c ekapatny asi satyA ca gacchasva nahuSamM prati Thou art chaste and true: go thou to Nahusha.
05012030a kSipranM tvAm abhikAmaz ca vinaziSyati pArthivaH That vicious being, lustful after thee, will shortly fall:
05012030c nahuSo devi zakraz ca suraizvaryam avApsyati and indra, O goddess, will get the sovereignty of the gods!'
05012031a evaM vinizcayaGM kRtvA indrANI kAryasiddhaye Ascertaining this to be the result of that deliberation, indra's queen, for attaining her end,
05012031c abhyagacchata savrIDA nahuSaGM ghoradarzanam went bashfully to Nahusha of awful mien.
05012032a dRSTvA tAnM nahuSaz cApi vayorUpasamanvitAm The vicious Nahusha also, rendered senseless by lust, saw how youthful and lovely she was,
05012032c samahRSyata duSTAtmA kAmopahatacetanaH and became highly pleased.'
