śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; māndhātuḥ — of Māndhātā; putra-pravaraḥ — the prominent son; yaḥ — the one who; ambarīṣaḥ — by the name Ambarīṣa; prakīrtitaḥ — celebrated; pitāmahena — by his grandfather Yuvanāśva; pravṛtaḥ — accepted; yauvanāśvaḥ — named Yauvanāśva; tu — and; tat-sutaḥ — the son of Ambarīṣa; hārītaḥ — by the name Hārīta; tasya — of Yauvanāśva; putraḥ — the son; abhūt — became; māndhātṛ — in the dynasty of Māndhātā; pravarāḥ — most prominent; ime — all of them.

narmadā — by the name Narmadā; bhrātṛbhiḥ — by her brothers; dattā — was given in charity; purukutsāya — unto Purukutsa; yā — she who; uragaiḥ — by the serpents (sarpa-gaṇa); tayā — by her; rasātalam — to the lower region of the universe; nītaḥ — was brought; bhujaga-indra-prayuktayā — engaged by Vāsuki, the King of the serpents.

gandharvān — the inhabitants of Gandharvaloka; avadhīt — he killed; tatra — there (in the lower region of the universe); vadhyān — who deserved to be killed; vai — indeed; viṣṇu-śakti-dhṛk — being empowered by Lord Viṣṇu; nāgāt — from the Nāgas; labdha-varaḥ — having received a benediction; sarpāt — from the snakes; abhayam — assurances; smaratām — of those who remember; idam — this incident.

trasaddasyuḥ — by the name Trasaddasyu; paurukutsaḥ — the son of Purukutsa; yaḥ — who; anaraṇyasya — of Anaraṇya; deha-kṛt — the father; haryaśvaḥ — by the name Haryaśva; tat-sutaḥ — the son of Anaraṇya; tasmāt — from him (Haryaśva); prāruṇaḥ — by the name Prāruṇa; atha — then, from Prāruṇa; tribandhanaḥ — his son, Tribandhana.

tasya — of Tribandhana; satyavrataḥ — by the name Satyavrata; putraḥ — the son; triśaṅkuḥ — by the name Triśaṅku; iti — thus; viśrutaḥ — celebrated; prāptaḥ — had obtained; cāṇḍālatām — the quality of a caṇḍāla, lower than a śūdra; śāpāt — from the curse; guroḥ — of his father; kauśika-tejasā — by the prowess of Kauśika (Viśvāmitra); saśarīraḥ — while in this body; gataḥ — went; svargam — to the heavenly planet; adya api — until today; divi — in the sky; dṛśyate — can be seen; pātitaḥ — having fallen down; avāk-śirāḥ — with his head hanging downward; devaiḥ — by the prowess of the demigods; tena — by Viśvāmitra; eva — indeed; stambhitaḥ — fixed; balāt — by superior power.

traiśaṅkavaḥ — the son of Triśaṅku; hariścandraḥ — by the name Hariścandra; viśvāmitra-vasiṣṭhayoḥ — between Viśvāmitra and Vasiṣṭha; yat-nimittam — because of Hariścandra; abhūt — there was; yuddham — a great fight; pakṣiṇoḥ — both of whom had been converted into birds; bahu-vārṣikam — for many years.

saḥ — that Hariścandra; anapatyaḥ — being without a son; viṣaṇṇa-ātmā — therefore very morose; nāradasya — of Nārada; upadeśataḥ — by the advice; varuṇam — unto Varuṇa; śaraṇam yātaḥ — took shelter; putraḥ — a son; me — of me; jāyatām — let there be born; prabho — O my lord.

yadi — if; vīraḥ — there is a son; mahārāja — O Mahārāja Parīkṣit; tena eva — even by that son; tvām — unto you; yaje — I shall offer sacrifice; iti — thus; tathā — as you desire; iti — thus accepted; varuṇena — by Varuṇa; asya — of Mahārāja Hariścandra; putraḥ — a son; jātaḥ — was born; tu — indeed; rohitaḥ — by the name Rohita.

jātaḥ — has been born; sutaḥ — a son; hi — indeed; anena — by this son; aṅga — O Hariścandra; mām — unto me; yajasva — offer sacrifice; iti — thus; saḥ — he, Varuṇa; abravīt — said; yadā — when; paśuḥ — an animal; nirdaśaḥ — has passed ten days; syāt — should become; atha — then; medhyaḥ — suitable for offering in sacrifice; bhavet — becomes; iti — thus (Hariścandra said).

nirdaśe — after ten days; ca — also; saḥ — he, Varuṇa; āgatya — coming there; yajasva — now sacrifice; iti — thus; āha — said; saḥ — he, Hariścandra; abravīt — replied; dantāḥ — the teeth; paśoḥ — of the animal; yat — when; jāyeran — have appeared; atha — then; medhyaḥ — fit for being sacrificed; bhavet — will become; iti — thus.

dantāḥ — the teeth; jātāḥ — have grown; yajasva — now sacrifice; iti — thus; saḥ — he, Varuṇa; pratyāha — said; atha — thereupon; saḥ — he, Hariścandra; abravīt — replied; yadā — when; patanti — fall out; asya — his; dantāḥ — teeth; atha — then; medhyaḥ — fit for sacrifice; bhavet — will become; iti — thus.

paśoḥ — of the animal; nipatitāḥ — have fallen out; dantāḥ — the teeth; yajasva — now sacrifice him; iti — thus; āha — said (Varuṇa); saḥ — he, Hariścandra; abravīt — replied; yadā — when; paśoḥ — of the animal; punaḥ — again; dantāḥ — the teeth; jāyante — grow; atha — then; paśuḥ — the animal; śuciḥ — is purified for being sacrificed.

punaḥ — again; jātāḥ — have grown; yajasva — now you offer the sacrifice; iti — thus; saḥ — he, Varuṇa; pratyāha — replied; atha — thereafter; saḥ — he, Hariścandra; abravīt — said; sānnāhikaḥ — able to equip himself with a shield; yadā — when; rājan — O King Varuṇa; rājanyaḥ — the kṣatriya; atha — then; paśuḥ — the sacrificial animal; śuciḥ — becomes purified.

iti — in this way; putra-anurāgeṇa — because of affection for the son; sneha-yantrita-cetasā — his mind being controlled by such affection; kālam — time; vañcayatā — cheating; tam — unto him; tam — that; uktaḥ — said; devaḥ — the demigod Varuṇa; tam — unto him, Hariścandra; aikṣata — waited for the fulfillment of his promise.

rohitaḥ — the son of Hariścandra; tat — this fact; abhijñāya — having thoroughly understood; pituḥ — of his father; karma — action; cikīrṣitam — which he was practically doing; prāṇa-prepsuḥ — wishing to save his life; dhanuḥ-pāṇiḥ — taking his bow and arrows; araṇyam — to the forest; pratyapadyata — left.

pitaram — about his father; varuṇa-grastam — having been attacked with dropsy by Varuṇa; śrutvā — after hearing; jāta — had grown; mahā-udaram — inflated abdomen; rohitaḥ — his son Rohita; grāmam eyāya — wanted to come back to the capital; tam — unto him (Rohita); indraḥ — King Indra; pratyaṣedhata — forbade to go there.

bhūmeḥ — of the surface of the world; paryaṭanam — traveling; puṇyam — holy places; tīrtha-kṣetra — places of pilgrimage; niṣevaṇaiḥ — by serving or going to and coming from such places; rohitāya — unto Rohita; ādiśat — ordered; śakraḥ — King Indra; saḥ — he, Rohita; api — also; araṇye — in the forest; avasat — lived; samām — for one year.

evam — in this way; dvitīye — on the second year; tṛtīye — on the third year; caturthe — on the fourth year; pañcame — on the fifth year; tathā — as well as; abhyetya — coming before him; abhyetya — again coming before him; sthaviraḥ — a very old man; vipraḥ — a brāhmaṇa; bhūtvā — becoming so; āha — said; vṛtra-hā — Indra.

ṣaṣṭham — the sixth; saṁvatsaram — year; tatra — in the forest; caritvā — wandering; rohitaḥ — the son of Hariścandra; purīm — in his capital; upavrajan — went there; ajīgartāt — from Ajīgarta; akrīṇāt — purchased; madhyamam — the second; sutam — son; śunaḥśepham — whose name was Śunaḥśepha; paśum — to use as the sacrificial animal; pitre — unto his father; pradāya — offering; samavandata — respectfully offered his obeisances.

tataḥ — thereafter; puruṣa-medhena — by sacrificing a man in the yajña; hariścandraḥ — King Hariścandra; mahā-yaśāḥ — very famous; mukta-udaraḥ — became free from dropsy; ayajat — offered sacrifices; devān — unto the demigods; varuṇa-ādīn — headed by Varuṇa and others; mahat-kathaḥ — famous in history with other exalted personalities.

viśvāmitraḥ — the great sage and mystic Viśvāmitra; abhavat — became; tasmin — in that great sacrifice; hotā — the chief priest to offer oblations; ca — also; adhvaryuḥ — a person who recites hymns from the Yajur Veda and performs ritualistic ceremonies; ātmavān — fully self-realized; jamadagniḥ — Jamadagni; abhūt — became; brahmā — acting as the chief brāhmaṇa; vasiṣṭhaḥ — the great sage; ayāsyaḥ — another great sage; sāma-gaḥ — engaged as the reciter of the Sāma Veda mantras.

tasmai — unto him, King Hariścandra; tuṣṭaḥ — being very pleased; dadau — delivered; indraḥ — the King of heaven; śātakaumbha-mayam — made of gold; ratham — a chariot; śunaḥśephasya — about Śunaḥśepha; māhātmyam — glories; upariṣṭāt — in the course of describing the sons of Viśvāmitra; pracakṣyate — will be narrated.

satyam — truthfulness; sāram — firmness; dhṛtim — forbearance; dṛṣṭvā — by seeing; sa-bhāryasya — with his wife; ca — and; bhūpateḥ — of Mahārāja Hariścandra; viśvāmitraḥ — the great sage Viśvāmitra; bhṛśam — very much; prītaḥ — being pleased; dadau — gave him; avihatām gatim — imperishable knowledge.

manaḥ — the mind (full of material desires for eating, sleeping, mating and defending); pṛthivyām — in the earth; tām — that; adbhiḥ — with water; tejasā — and with fire; apaḥ — the water; anilena — in the fire; tat — that; khe — in the sky; vāyum — the air; dhārayan — amalgamating; tat — that; ca — also; bhūta-ādau — in the false ego, the origin of material existence; tam — that (false ego); mahā-ātmani — in the mahat-tattva, the total material energy; tasmin — in the total material energy; jñāna-kalām — spiritual knowledge and its different branches; dhyātvā — by meditating; tayā — by this process; ajñānam — ignorance; vinirdahan — specifically subdued; hitvā — giving up; tām — material ambition; svena — by self-realization; bhāvena — in devotional service; nirvāṇa-sukha-saṁvidā — by transcendental bliss, putting an end to material existence; anirdeśya — imperceptible; apratarkyeṇa — inconceivable; tasthau — remained; vidhvasta — completely freed from; bandhanaḥ — material bondage.