śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; śaryātiḥ — the king named Śaryāti; mānavaḥ — the son of Manu; rājā — ruler; brahmiṣṭhaḥ — completely in awareness of Vedic knowledge; sambabhūva ha — so he became; yaḥ — one who; vā — either; aṅgirasām — of the descendants of Aṅgirā; satre — in the arena of sacrifice; dvitīyam ahaḥ — the functions to be performed on the second day; ūcivān — narrated.

sukanyā — Sukanyā; nāma — by name; tasya — of him (Śaryāti); āsīt — there was; kanyā — a daughter; kamala-locanā — lotus-eyed; tayā sārdham — with her; vana-gataḥ — having entered the forest; hi — indeed; agamat — he went; cyavana-āśramam — to the āśrama cottage of Cyavana Muni.

sā — that Sukanyā; sakhībhiḥ — by her friends; parivṛtā — surrounded; vicinvantī — collecting; aṅghripān — fruits and flowers from the trees; vane — in the forest; valmīka-randhre — in the hole of an earthworm; dadṛśe — observed; khadyote — two luminaries; iva — like; jyotiṣī — two shining things.

te — those two; daiva-coditā — as if impelled by providence; bālā — that young daughter; jyotiṣī — two glowworms within the hole of the earthworm; kaṇṭakena — with a thorn; vai — indeed; avidhyat — pierced; mugdha-bhāvena — as if without knowledge; susrāva — came out; asṛk — blood; tataḥ — from there; bahiḥ — outside.

śakṛt — of stool; mūtra — and of urine; nirodhaḥ — stoppage; abhūt — so became; sainikānām — of all the soldiers; ca — and; tat-kṣaṇāt — immediately; rājarṣiḥ — the King; tam upālakṣya — seeing the incident; puruṣān — to his men; vismitaḥ — being surprised; abravīt — began to speak.

api — alas; abhadram — something mischievous; naḥ — among us; yuṣmābhiḥ — by ourselves; bhārgavasya — of Cyavana Muni; viceṣṭitam — has been attempted; vyaktam — now it is clear; kena api — by someone; naḥ — among ourselves; tasya — of him (Cyavana Muni); kṛtam — has been done; āśrama-dūṣaṇam — pollution of the āśrama.

sukanyā — the girl Sukanyā; prāha — said; pitaram — unto her father; bhītā — being afraid; kiñcit — something; kṛtam — has been done; mayā — by me; dve — two; jyotiṣī — luminous objects; ajānantyā — because of ignorance; nirbhinne — have been pierced; kaṇṭakena — with a thorn; vai — indeed.

duhituḥ — of his daughter; tat vacaḥ — that statement; śrutvā — after hearing; śaryātiḥ — King Śaryāti; jāta-sādhvasaḥ — becoming afraid; munim — unto Cyavana Muni; prasādayām āsa — tried to appease; valmīka-antarhitam — who was sitting within the hole of the earthworm; śanaiḥ — gradually.

tat — of Cyavana Muni; abhiprāyam — the purpose; ājñāya — understanding; prādāt — delivered; duhitaram — his daughter; muneḥ — unto Cyavana Muni; kṛcchrāt — with great difficulty; muktaḥ — released; tam — the muni; āmantrya — taking permission; puram — to his own place; prāyāt — went away; samāhitaḥ — being very contemplative.

sukanyā — the girl named Sukanyā, the daughter of King Śaryāti; cyavanam — the great sage Cyavana Muni; prāpya — after obtaining; patim — as her husband; parama-kopanam — who was always very angry; prīṇayām āsa — she satisfied him; citta-jñā — understanding the mind of her husband; apramattā anuvṛttibhiḥ — by executing services without being bewildered.

kasyacit — after some (time); tu — but; atha — in this way; kālasya — time having passed; nāsatyau — the two Aśvinī-kumāras; āśrama — that place of Cyavana Muni; āgatau — reached; tau — unto those two; pūjayitvā — offering respectful obeisances; provāca — said; vayaḥ — youth; me — unto me; dattam — please give; īśvarau — because you two are able to do so.

graham — a full pot; grahīṣye — I shall give; somasya — of soma-rasa; yajñe — in sacrifice; vām — of both of you; api — although; asoma-poḥ — of you two, who are not eligible to drink soma-rasa; kriyatām — just execute; me — my; vayaḥ — young age; rūpam — beauty of a young man; pramadānām — of women as a class; yat — which is; īpsitam — desirable.

bāḍham — yes, we shall act; iti — thus; ūcatuḥ — they both replied, accepting the proposal of Cyavana; vipram — unto the brāhmaṇa (Cyavana Muni); abhinandya — congratulating him; bhiṣak-tamau — the two great physicians, the Aśvinī-kumāras; nimajjatām — just dive; bhavān — yourself; asmin — in this; hrade — lake; siddha-vinirmite — which is especially meant for all kinds of perfection.

iti uktaḥ — thus being addressed; jarayā — by old age and invalidity; grasta-dehaḥ — the body being so diseased; dhamani-santataḥ — whose veins were visible everywhere on the body; hradam — the lake; praveśitaḥ — entered; aśvibhyām — helped by the Aśvinī-kumāras; valī-palita-vigrahaḥ — whose body had loose skin and white hair.

puruṣāḥ — men; trayaḥ — three; uttasthuḥ — arose (from the lake); apīvyāḥ — extremely beautiful; vanitā-priyāḥ — as a man becomes very attractive to women; padma-srajaḥ — decorated with garlands of lotuses; kuṇḍalinaḥ — with earrings; tulya-rūpāḥ — all of them had the same bodily features; su-vāsasaḥ — very nicely dressed.

tān — unto them; nirīkṣya — after observing; vara-ārohā — that beautiful Sukanyā; sa-rūpān — all of them equally beautiful; sūrya-varcasaḥ — with a bodily effulgence like the effulgence of the sun; ajānatī — not knowing; patim — her husband; sādhvī — that chaste woman; aśvinau — unto the Aśvinī-kumāras; śaraṇam — shelter; yayau — took.

darśayitvā — after showing; patim — her husband; tasyai — unto Sukanyā; pāti-vratyena — because of her strong faith in her husband; toṣitau — being very pleased with her; ṛṣim — unto Cyavana Muni; āmantrya — taking his permission; yayatuḥ — they went away; vimānena — taking their own airplane; triviṣṭapam — to the heavenly planets.

yakṣyamāṇaḥ — desiring to perform a yajña; atha — thus; śaryātiḥ — King Śaryāti; cyavanasya — of Cyavana Muni; āśramam — to the residence; gataḥ — having gone; dadarśa — he saw; duhituḥ — of his daughter; pārśve — by the side; puruṣam — a man; sūrya-varcasam — beautiful and effulgent like the sun.

rājā — the King (Śaryāti); duhitaram — unto the daughter; prāha — said; kṛta-pāda-abhivandanām — who had already finished offering respectful obeisances to her father; āśiṣaḥ — blessings upon her; ca — and; aprayuñjānaḥ — without offering to the daughter; na — not; atiprīti-manāḥ — very much pleased; iva — like that.

cikīrṣitam — which you desire to do; te — of you; kim idam — what is this; patiḥ — your husband; tvayā — by you; pralambhitaḥ — has been cheated; loka-namaskṛtaḥ — who is honored by all people; muniḥ — a great sage; yat — because; tvam — you; jarā-grastam — very old and invalid; asati — O unchaste daughter; asammatam — not very attractive; vihāya — giving up; jāram — paramour; bhajase — you have accepted; amum — this man; adhvagam — comparable to a street beggar.

katham — how; matiḥ te — your consciousness; avagatā — has gone down; anyathā — otherwise; satām — of the most respectable; kula-prasūte — O my daughter, born in the family; kula-dūṣaṇam — who are the degradation of the family; tu — but; idam — this; bibharṣi — you are maintaining; jāram — a paramour; yat — as it is; apatrapā — without shame; kulam — the dynasty; pituḥ — of your father; ca — and; bhartuḥ — of your husband; ca — and; nayasi — you are bringing down; adhaḥ tamaḥ — downward into darkness or hell.

evam — in this way; bruvāṇam — who was talking and chastising her; pitaram — unto her father; smayamānā — smiling (because she was chaste); śuci-smitā — laughingly; uvāca — replied; tāta — O my dear father; jāmātā — son-in-law; tava — your; eṣaḥ — this young man; bhṛgu-nandanaḥ — is Cyavana Muni (and no one else).

śaśaṁsa — she described; pitre — unto her father; tat — that; sarvam — everything; vayaḥ — of the change of age; rūpa — and of beauty; abhilambhanam — how there was achievement (by her husband); vismitaḥ — being surprised; parama-prītaḥ — was extremely pleased; tanayām — unto his daughter; pariṣasvaje — embraced with pleasure.

somena — with the soma; yājayan — causing to perform the sacrifice; vīram — the King (Śaryāti); graham — the full pot; somasya — of the soma-rasa; ca — also; agrahīt — delivered; asoma-poḥ — who were not allowed to drink the soma-rasa; api — although; aśvinoḥ — of the Aśvinī-kumāras; cyavanaḥ — Cyavana Muni; svena — his own; tejasā — by prowess.

hantum — to kill; tam — him (Cyavana); ādade — Indra took up; vajram — his thunderbolt; sadyaḥ — immediately; manyuḥ — because of great anger, without consideration; amarṣitaḥ — being very much perturbed; sa-vajram — with the thunderbolt; stambhayām āsa — paralyzed; bhujam — the arm; indrasya — of Indra; bhārgavaḥ — Cyavana Muni, the descendant of Bhṛgu.

anvajānan — with their permission; tataḥ — thereafter; sarve — all the demigods; graham — a full pot; somasya — of soma-rasa; ca — also; aśvinoḥ — of the Aśvinī-kumāras; bhiṣajau — although only physicians; iti — thus; yat — because; pūrvam — before this; soma-āhutyā — with a share in the soma-yajña; bahiḥ-kṛtau — who had been disallowed or excluded.

uttānabarhiḥ — Uttānabarhi; ānartaḥ — Ānarta; bhūriṣeṇaḥ — Bhūriṣeṇa; iti — thus; trayaḥ — three; śaryāteḥ — of King Śaryāti; abhavan — were begotten; putrāḥ — sons; ānartāt — from Ānarta; revataḥ — Revata; abhavat — was born.

saḥ — Revata; antaḥ-samudre — in the depths of the ocean; nagarīm — a town; vinirmāya — after constructing; kuśasthalīm — named Kuśasthalī; āsthitaḥ — lived there; abhuṅkta — enjoyed material happiness; viṣayān — kingdoms; ānarta-ādīn — Ānarta and others; arim-dama — O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, subduer of enemies; tasya — his; putra-śatam — one hundred sons; jajñe — were born; kakudmi-jyeṣṭham — of whom the eldest was Kakudmī; uttamam — most powerful and opulent.

kakudmī — King Kakudmī; revatīm — named Revatī; kanyām — the daughter of Kakudmī; svām — his own; ādāya — taking; vibhum — before Lord Brahmā; gataḥ — he went; putryāḥ — of his daughter; varam — a husband; paripraṣṭum — to inquire about; brahmalokam — Brahmaloka; apāvṛtam — transcendental to the three qualities.

āvartamāne — because of being engaged; gāndharve — in hearing songs from the Gandharvas; sthitaḥ — situated; alabdha-kṣaṇaḥ — there was no time to talk; kṣaṇam — even a moment; tat-ante — when it ended; ādyam — unto the original teacher of the universe (Lord Brahmā); ānamya — after offering obeisances; sva-abhiprāyam — his own desire; nyavedayat — Kakudmī submitted.

tat — that; śrutvā — hearing; bhagavān — the most powerful; brahmā — Lord Brahmā; prahasya — after laughing; tam — unto King Kakudmī; uvāca ha — said; aho — alas; rājan — O King; niruddhāḥ — all gone; te — all of them; kālena — by the course of time; hṛdi — within the core of the heart; ye — all of them; kṛtāḥ — who have been decided upon for acceptance as your son-in-law.

tat — there; putra — of the sons; pautra — of the grandsons; naptṝṇām — and of the descendants; gotrāṇi — the family dynasties; ca — also; na — not; śṛṇmahe — we do hear of; kālaḥ — time; abhiyātaḥ — have passed; tri — three; nava — nine; catur-yuga — four yugas (Satya, Tretā, Dvāpara and Kali); vikalpitaḥ — thus measured.

tat — therefore; gaccha — you go; deva-deva-aṁśaḥ — whose plenary portion is Lord Viṣṇu; baladevaḥ — known as Baladeva; mahā-balaḥ — the supreme powerful; kanyā-ratnam — your beautiful daughter; idam — this; rājan — O King; nara-ratnāya — unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is always youthful; dehi — just give to Him (in charity); bhoḥ — O King.

bhuvaḥ — of the world; bhāra-avatārāya — to lessen the burden; bhagavān — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; bhūta-bhāvanaḥ — always the well-wisher of all the living entities; avatīrṇaḥ — now He has descended; nija-aṁśena — with all the paraphernalia that is part of Him; puṇya-śravaṇa-kīrtanaḥ — He is simply worshiped by hearing and chanting, by which one becomes purified.

iti — thus; ādiṣṭaḥ — being ordered by Lord Brahmā; abhivandya — after offering obeisances; ajam — unto Lord Brahmā; nṛpaḥ — the King; sva-puram — to his own residence; āgataḥ — returned; tyaktam — which was vacant; puṇya-jana — of higher living entities; trāsāt — because of their fear; bhrātṛbhiḥ — by his brothers; dikṣu — in different directions; avasthitaiḥ — who were residing.

sutām — his daughter; dattvā — after delivering; anavadya-aṅgīm — having a perfect body; balāya — unto Lord Baladeva; bala-śāline — unto the most powerful, the supreme powerful; badarī-ākhyam — named Badarikāśrama; gataḥ — he went; rājā — the King; taptum — to perform austerities; nārāyaṇa-āśramam — to the place of Nara-Nārāyaṇa.