श्रीमद्भगवतमहापुराणम् पंचम स्कन्ध: द्वितीय: अध्याय: श्री शुक उवाच - Shri Shuka said - एवं पितरि सम्प्रवृत्ते तदनुशासने वर्तमान आग्नीध्रो जम्बू द्वीपौकस: प्रजा औरसवद्धर्मावेक्षमाण: पर्यगोपायत् ॥१॥
एवम् पितरि सम्प्रवृत्ते in this manner, father being engaged
तत्-अनुशासने वर्तमान: his command following आग्नीध्र: जम्बू द्वीपौकस: Agnidhra, in Jamboo Dweepa living प्रजा: औरस-वत्-धर्म- the people, progeny like, righteousness अवेक्षमाण: पर्यगोपायत् observing, protected When his father was in this manner engaged in devotion, Agnidhra, following his instructions, protected the people living in Jamboo Dweepa, as his own progeny, in observation of righteousness.


स च कदाचित्पितृलोककाम: सुरवरवनिताक्रीडाचलद्रोण्यां भगवन्तं विश्वसृजां पतिमाभृतपरिचर्योपकरण आत्मैकाग्र्येण तपस्व्याराधयाम्बभूव ॥२॥
स: च कदाचित्-पितृलोक-काम: he and once, in the manes' realm desiring (a place)
सुरवर-वनिता-क्रीडा-अचल-द्रोण्याम् the celestial dames' pleasure (ground), Mount Mandaara भगवन्तम् विश्वसृजाम् पतिम्- The Ruler of the lords of creation foremost (Brahmaa) आभृत-परिचर्या-उपकरण collecting worship requisites आत्म-ऐकाग्र्येण with mind's concentration तपस्वी-आराधयाम्-बभूव and asceticism, worship began Once, he desired to have a place in the abode of the manes', and so desiring a worthy son, he collected all the requisit articles of worship, and on the Mount Mandaara, the sporting ground of the celestial damsels, worshipped the glorious Brahmaa, the foremost of the lords of creation, with full concentration of mind and asceticism.


तदुपलभ्य भगवानादिपुरुष: सदसि गायन्तीं पूर्वचित्तिं नामाप्सरसमभियापयामास ॥३॥
तत्-उपलभ्य that coming to know
भगवान्-आदि-पुरुष: the glorious foremost person, (Brahmaa) सदसि गायन्तीम् in his court the singer पूर्वचित्तिम् नाम-अप्सरसम्- Poorvachitti named celestial nymph अभियापयामास sent down (to him) When the glorious first person, Brahmaa came to know of this, he sent down the celestial nymph named Poorvachitti, who used to sing in his court down to him, Agneedhra.


सा च तदाश्रमोपवनमतिरमणीयं विविधनिविडविटपिविटपनिकरसंश्लिष्टपुरटलतारूढस्थलविहङ्गममिथुनै: प्रोच्यमानश्रुतिभि: प्रतिबोध्यमानसलिलकुक्कुटकारण्डवकलहंसादिभिर्विचित्रमुपकूजितामलजलाशयकमलाकरमुपबभ्राम ॥४॥
सा च तत्-आश्रम- she and his hermitage (near to)
उपवनम्-अति-रमणीयम् in a garden very delightful विविध-निविड-विटपि-विटप-निकर- various dense branches of trees clusters संश्लिष्ट-पुरट-लता- entwined by golden creepers आरूढ-स्थलविहङ्गम-मिथुनै: perched peacock pairs प्रोच्यमान-श्रुतिभि: प्रतिबोध्यमान- uttered notes, (by which) awakened सलिलकुक्कुट-कारण्डव-कलहंस-आदिभि:- waterfowls, ducks, swans and the like विचित्रम्-उपकूजित-अमल-जलाशय- charmingly resounded, clean water ponds कमल-आकरम्-उपबभ्राम with lotus beds, sauntered about Close to his hermitage there was a very delightful garden. It was full of clusters of various trees with dense growth, with their boughs entwined with golden creepers. Perched on them were pairs of peacocks who uttered sweet notes which awakened the waterfowls, ducks, swans and the like and the place resounded by their cooings. There was a pond of clear water full of lotus beds. In that garden she sauntered about.


तस्या: सुललितगमनपदविन्यासगतिविलासायाश्चानुपदं खणखणायमानरुचिरचरणाभरणस्वनमुपाकर्ण्य नरदेवकुमार: समाधियोगेनामीलितनयननलिनमुकुलयुगलमीषद्विकचय्य व्यचष्ट ॥५॥
तस्या: सुललित-गमन-पद-विन्यास- her charming gait, foot steps' placing
गति-विलासाया:-च-अनुपदम् pace graceful and on every step खणखणायमान-रुचिर-चरण-आभरण- jingling of the pleasant feet ornaments स्वनम्-उपाकर्ण्य नर-देव-कुमार: the sound hearing, the royal prince समाधि-योगेन-आमीलित-नयन- in the meditation yoga, closed eyes नलिन-मुकुल-युगलम्- lotus buds pair ईषद्-विकचय्य व्यचष्ट slightly opened, spied (her) She strode with a charming gait and on every step she took with a graceful pace, the pleasent ornaments on her feet jingled. On hearing that sound, the prince who had his eyes closed in meditation yoga, opened them slightly like a pair of lotus buds and espied her.


तामेवाविदूरे मधुकरीमिव सुमनस उपजिघ्रन्तीं दिविजमनुजमनोनयनाह्लाददुघैर्गतिविहारव्रीडाविनयावलोकसुस्वराक्षरावयवैर्मनसि नृणां कुसुमायुधस्य विदधतीं विवरं निजमुखविगलितामृतासवसहासभाषणामोदमदान्धमधुकरनिकरोपरोधेन द्रुतपदविन्यासेन वल्गुस्पन्दनस्तनकलशकबरभाररशनां देवीं तदवलोकनेन विवृतावसरस्य भगवतो मकरध्वजस्य वशमुपनीतो जडवदिति होवाच ॥६॥
ताम्-एव-अविदूरे मधुकरीम्-इव her alone not very far, female honey-bee like
सुमनस: उपजिघ्रन्तीम् flowers smelling दिविज-मनुज-मन:-नयन- gods' and men, minds and eyes आह्लाद-दुघै:-गति-विहार-व्रीडा- delight ensuing, by her gait, stroll, bashfulness विनय-अवलोक-सुस्वर-अक्षर-अवयवै:- modest glance, musical words, charming limbs, मनसि नृणाम् कुसुम-आयुधस्य in the minds of men, of the flowers weaponed विदधतीम् विवरम् carving passage निज-मुख-विगलित- from (her) own mouth emitting अमृत-आसव-सहास-भाषण- nectar sweet, smilingly speaking आमोद-मद-अन्ध- inebriating as wine, blinded मधुकर-निकर-उपरोधेन by bees' swarms assailed द्रुत-पद-विन्यासेन with quick steps taking वल्गु-स्पन्दन-स्तन-कलश- charming shivering of the breast pots कबर-भार-रशनाम् देवीम् tuft of hairs' weight and girdle, the gentle lady तत्-अवलोकनेन विवृत-अवसरस्य by her glancing, availed the chance भगवत: मकरध्वजस्य वशम्-उपनीत: Lord Cupid's influence taken into जडवत्-इति ह-उवाच dunce like indeed said She, like a female honey bee, was smelling the flowers, not very far away from him. She delighted the mind and eyes of the gods and men by her gait, stroll and bashful modest glances, musical words and charming limbs. She was carving a passage for the Love God Cupid, whose weapons are flowers, by her necter like sweet words which she spoke with a smile, inebriating as wine, which blinded men's minds. Assailed by the swarm of bees, and the weight of her pot like breasts, the tuft of hair and the girdle, she took quick steps with a charming shiver, as the gentle lady glanced, Cupid availed of the chance, and influenced him, who like a dunce spoke to her thus.......


का त्वं चिकीर्षसि च किं मुनिवर्य शैले मायासि कापि भगवत्परदेवताया: ।
विज्ये बिभर्षि धनुषी सुहृदात्मनोऽर्थे किं वा मृगान्मृगयसे विपिने प्रमत्तान् ॥७॥
का त्वम् चिकीर्षसि च किम् who are you, intend and what
मुनिवर्य शैलेमाया-असि का-अपि O great sage! On the mountain, Maayaa are you some kind भगवत्-पर-देवताया: of Lord The Supreme Deity विज्ये बिभर्षि धनुषी string less carry two bows सुहृद्-आत्मन:-अर्थे किम् वा O Friend! For self protection, what or मृगान्-मृगयसे विपिने प्रमत्तान् game are in search for in the forest intoxicated O Great sage! Who are you? And what do you intend to do on the mountain? Are you some kind of Maayaa of the all-powerful Supreme Diety? What for do you carry two stringless bows (eye-brows)? Are they for your own protection or, in the forest, are you in search for intoxicated game (like me) ?


बाणाविमौ भगवत: शतपत्रपत्रौ शान्तावपुङ्खरुचिरावतितिग्मदन्तौ ।
कस्मै युयुंक्षसि वने विचरन्न विद्म: क्षेमाय नो जडधियां तव विक्रमोऽस्तु ॥८॥
बाणौ-इमौ भगवत: arrows these two, of your gracious self
शतपत्र-पत्रौ शान्तौ-अपुङ्ख- two lotus petals like, are gentle without hilt रुचिरौ-अति-तिग्म-दन्तौ lovely very sharp, at the (two) ends कस्मै युयुंक्षसि on whom wish to charge वने विचरन्-न विद्म: in the forest roaming, (we) do not know क्षेमाय न: जड-धियाम् for well-being, of ours the dull-witted तव विक्रम:-अस्तु your effort may be These two arrows of your gracious self, are like two petals of the lotus, which are very lovely and gentle, and though without hilt are very sharp at the ends. We do not know on whom you intend to charge them, roaming about as you are in this forest. We wish that this effort of yours may be for the benifit for us, the dull witted.


शिष्या इमे भगवत: परित: पठन्ति गायन्ति साम सरहस्यमजस्रमीशम् ।
युष्मच्छिखाविलुलिता: सुमनोऽभिवृष्टी: सर्वे भजन्त्यृषिगणा इव वेदशाखा: ॥९॥
शिष्या: इमे भगवत: परित: pupils these, your gracious self surrounding
पठन्ति गायन्ति साम chanting and singing, Saamaveda सरहस्यम्-अजस्रम्-ईशम् with deep teachings, incessantly of The Lord युष्मत्-शिखा-विलुलिता: सुमन:- from your hair locks displaced flowers अभिवृष्टी: सर्वे भजन्ति- showering, all (the bees) are resorting to, ऋषिगणा: इव वेद-शाखा: the groups of sages, like the Veda's branches These bees, pupils of your gracious self, incessently chant and sing the Saamaveda, glorifying The Lord. The displaced flowers shower from the locks of your hair and the bees resort to them like the groups of sages resort to the different branches of the Vedas.


वाचं परं चरणपञ्जरतित्तिरीणां ब्रह्मन्नरूपमुखरां शृणवाम तुभ्यम् ।
लब्धा कदम्बरुचिरङ्कविटङ्कबिम्बे यस्यामलातपरिधि: क्व च वल्कलं ते ॥१०॥
वाचम् परम् चरण-पञ्जर- sound only, feet cages
तित्तिरीणाम् ब्रह्मन्- of the anklets, O sage! अरूप-मुखराम् शृणवाम तुभ्यम् formless sounding, which is heard of yours लब्धा कदम्ब रुचिर-अङ्क-विटङ्क have got Kadamba beautiful circular hips बिम्बे यस्याम्-अलातपरिधि: in the shadow of which is a red circle क्व च वल्कलम् ते where and is bark dress yours O sage! There in the sound of the anklets, we hear the notes of the formless birds as though locked in the cages of the anklets. How have you got the beautiful Kadamba like circular hips the shadow of which has a circular red hue. Where is your bark dress?


किं सम्भृतम् रुचिरयोर्द्विज शृङ्गयोस्ते मध्ये कृशो वहसि यत्र दृशि: श्रिता मे ।
पङ्कोऽरुण: सुरभिरात्मविषाण ईदृग् येनाश्रमं सुभग मे सुरभीकरोषि ॥११॥
किम् सम्भृतम् रुचिरयो:-द्विज what is treasured in the two beautiful, O Braahmana!
शृङ्गयो:-ते मध्ये कृश: horns your, the middle (waist) is slender वहसि यत्र दृशि: श्रिता मे carry where glance rests mine पङ्क:-अरुण: सुरभि:- paste (smeared) red scented on आत्म-विषाणे ईदृग् (your) own horns such, येन-आश्रमम् सुभग by which the hermitage, O Beautiful One! मे सुरभी-करोषि mine is perfumed O Braahmana! What is treasured in your two beautiful horns? Your middle, the waist, is slender, where you carry them and where my gaze is fixed. O Beautiful One! What red paste have you smeared on your horns which renders my hermitage perfumed?


लोकं प्रदर्शय सुहृत्तम तावकं मे यत्रत्य इत्थमुरसावयवावपूर्वौ ।
अस्मद्विधस्य मनौन्नयनो बिभर्ति बह्वद्भुतं सरसराससुधादि वक्त्रे ॥१२॥
लोकम् प्रदर्शय सुहृत्तम region show, O Good Friend!
तावकम् मे यत्रत्य: इत्थम्- of yours to me, from where such उरसा-अवयवौ-अपूर्वौ on the chest limbs unique अस्मत्-विधस्य मन:-उन्नयन: our like (peoples') minds agitates बिभर्ति बहु-अद्भुतम् and carries many strange सरस-रास-सुधा-आदि वक्त्रे sweet (words) amorous nectar like in the mouth O Good Friend! Show me that region of yours where people have such unique limbs on their chests, which agitate the minds of people like me. You also carry many strange sweet amorous nectar like words in your mouth.


का वाऽऽत्मवृत्तिरदनाद्-हविरङ्ग वाति विष्णो: कलास्यनिमिषोन्मकरौ च कर्णौ ।
उद्विग्नमीनयुगलं द्विजपङ्क्तिशोचिरासन्नभृङ्गनिकरं सर इन्मुखं ते ॥१३॥
का वा-आत्म-वृत्ति:- what or your own food
अदनात्-हवि:-अङ्ग वाति by eating, of sacrificial oblations' aroma विष्णो: कला-असि- of Vishnu a ray part are you अनिमिष-उन्मकरौ च कर्णौ unwinking alligators (earrings) and in the ears उद्विग्न-मीन-युगलम् leaping fish pair (like eyes bewildered) द्विज-पङ्क्ति-शोचि:- teeth rows swan (like) आसन्न-भृङ्ग-निकरम् the hair tuft bees' swarms (like) सर इन्-मुखम् ते lake like face your What food do you eat from which the aroma of the sacrificial oblation emerges? Are you a ray part of Vishnu because your earings of unwinking pair of aligators are like His. Your face is like a lake with bewildered eyes like a pair of leaping fish, the rows of teeth like swans, and the tuft of hair like a swarm of bees.


योऽसौ त्वया करसरोजहत: पतङ्गो दिक्षु भ्रमन् भ्रमत एजयतेऽक्षिणी मे ।
मुक्तं न ते स्मरसि वक्रजटावरूथं कष्टोऽनिलो हरति लम्पट एष नीवीम् ॥१४॥
य:-असौ त्वया that this by you
कर-सरोज-हत: पतङ्ग: hand lotus hit दिक्षु भ्रमन् भ्रमत: in all directions knocked about एजयते-अक्षिणी मे rolls eyes mine मुक्तम् न ते स्मरसि dis-shevelled do not your care वक्र-जटा-वरूथम् curly locks braid कष्ट:-अनिल: alas the breeze हरति लम्पट: एष: नीवीम् lifts mischievous this, lower garment This ball that you hit by your lotus hands, is knocked about in all directions and so my eyes roll around in confusion. You do not care for your dis-shevelled curly hair braid, and alas! This mischievious breeze lifts up your lower garment.


रूपं तपोधन तपश्चरतां तपोघ्नं ह्येतत्तु केन तपसा भवतोपलब्धम् ।
चर्तुं तपोऽर्हसि मया सह मित्र मह्यं किं वा प्रसीदति स वै भवभावनो मे ॥१५॥
रूपम् तपोधन this beauty, O Ascetic!
तप:-चरताम् तपोघ्नम् Asceticism practitioners' austerities wrecks हि-एतत्-तु केन तपसा indeed this of course, by which austerity भवता-उपलब्धम् by you gained चर्तुम् तप:-अर्हसि to practice austerities are capable मया सह मित्र me with O Friend! मह्यम् किम् वा for me what or प्रसीदति स: वै pleased he surely भवभावन: मे the world creator on me O Ascetic! Indeed this beauty is of course wrecking for the austerities practiced by the asceticism practitioners. By practicing which austerity have you gained this? O Friend you are capable of performing austerities with me. Or is it that being pleased with me the creator of the world, Brahma has sent you for me?


न त्वां त्यजामि द्विजदेवदत्तं यस्मिन्मनो दृगपि नो न वियाति लग्नम् ।
मां चारुशृङ्ग्यर्हसि नेतुमनुव्रतं ते चित्तं यत: प्रतिसरन्तु शिवा: सचिव्य: ॥१६॥
न त्वाम् त्यजामि not you shall (I) forgo
द्विजदेव-दत्तम् by Brahmaa conferred यस्मिन्-मन: दृग्-अपि न: in whom (my) mind, eyes also our न वियाति लग्नम् do not turn away, fixed माम् चारु-शृङ्गि- my Beautiful breasted! अर्हसि नेतुम्-अनुव्रतम् capable are to take me, your orderly ते चित्तम् यत: प्रतिसरन्तु your mind where, may follow शिवा: सचिव्य: (these) obedient companions I will not forgo you, as you have been conferred on me by Brahmaa, and in whom my mind and eyes are fixed, and so they do not turn away. O my beautiful breasted one! You may be pleased to take me, your humble servant, where ever you fancy. These obedient companions may also follow.


श्री शुक उवाच - Shri Shuka said - इति ललनानुनयातिविशारदो ग्राम्यवैदग्ध्यया परिभाषया तां विबुधवधूं विबुधमतिरधिसभाजयामास ॥
इति ललना- thus the young lady
अनुनय-अति-विशारद: in pleasing very expert ग्राम्य-वैदग्ध्यया परिभाषया by sensual expressions language ताम् विबुध-वधूम् that celestial damsel विबुध-मति:- with god like intelligence अधिसभाजयामास propitiated with regard Thus, the prince Agneedhra, an expert in pleasing people, by his god like intelligence and by his expressions of sensuous language, gave the celestial damsel great regard and propitiated her.


सा च ततस्तस्य वीरयूथपतेर्बुद्धिशीलरूपवय:श्रियौदार्येण पराक्षिप्तमनास्तेन सहायुतायुतपरिवत्सरोपलक्षणं कालं जम्बूद्वीपपतिना भौमस्वर्गभोगान् बुभुजे ॥१८॥
सा च तत:-तस्य वीर-यूथपते:- she and then, his, of the valorous the leader
बुद्धि-शील-रूप-वय:- intelligence, amiability, handsomeness, youth, श्रिया-औदार्येण पराक्षिप्त-मना:- splendour and nobility, captive minded तेन सह-अयुत-अयुत-परिवत्सर:- him with, thousands and thousands of years उपलक्षणम् कालम् amounting to time जम्बूद्वीप-पतिना with the Jamboo Dweepa's lord भौम-स्वर्ग-भोगान् बुभुजे earthly and celestial pleasures, enjoyed Her mind was captivated by the intelligence, amiability, handsomeness, youth, splendour and nobility of the leader of the valorous. She then, with the lord of Jamboo Dweep, enjoyed the earthly and celestial pleasures for time ammounting to thousands and thousands of years.


तस्यामु ह वा आत्मजान् स राजवर आग्नीध्रो नाभिकिम्पुरुषहरिवर्षेलावृतरम्यकहिरण्मयकुरुभद्राश्वकेतुमालसंज्ञान्नव पुत्रानजनयत् ॥१९॥
तस्याम्-उ ह वा आत्मजान् through her, it is said, or own sons
स: राजवर: आग्नीध्र: that foremost of the kings, Agnidhra नाभि-किम्पुरुष- Naabhi, Kimpurusha, हरिवर्ष-इलावृत-रम्यक- Harivarsha, Ilavrita, Ramyaka, हिरण्मय-कुरु- Hiranmaya, Kuru, भद्राश्व-केतुमाल- Bhadraashwa, Ketumaala संज्ञान्-नव पुत्रान्-अजनयत् named nine sons begot It is said that through her, that foremost of the kings, Aagneedhra, begot nine sons, named, Naabhi, Kimpurusha, Harivarsha, Ilavrita, Ramyaka, Hiranmaya, Kuru, Bhadraashwa and Ketumaala.


सा सूत्वाथ सुतान्नवानुवत्सरं गृह एवापहाय पूर्वचित्तिर्भूय एवाजं देवमुपतस्थे ॥२०॥
सा सूत्वा-अथ सुतान्- she delivering then sons
नव-अनुवत्सरम् nine each year गृहे एव-अपहाय in the house only leaving पूर्वचित्ति:-भूय: एव- Poorvachitti, again also अजम् देवम्-उपतस्थे the birth less supreme god served Poorvachitti, having given birth to nine sons every consequitive year, left them in the house of Aagneedhra and she also again went and served the birthless supreme god, Brahmaa.


आग्नीध्रसुतास्ते मातुरनुग्रहादौत्पत्तिकेनैव संहननबलोपेता: पित्रा विभक्ता आत्मतुल्यनामानि यथाभागं जम्बूद्वीपवर्षाणि बुभुजु: ॥२१॥
आग्नीध्र-सुता:-ते Agneedhra's sons, they
मातु:-अनुग्रहात्- by mother's grace औत्पत्तिकेन-एव from birth only संहनन-बल-उपेता: were well-built and strong पित्रा विभक्ता: by father allotted आत्म-तुल्य-नामानि with their own names यथा-भागम् as per their portions जम्बूद्वीप-वर्षाणि बुभुजु: Jamboo Dweepa's divisions, ruled The sons of Aagneedhra, were well-built and strong from birth by the grace of their celestial mother. Their father alloted to them portions of Jamboo Dweepa, named after their own names, those divisions they ruled.


आग्नीध्रो राजातृप्त: कामानामप्सरसमेवानुदिनमधिमन्यमानस्तस्या: सलोकतां श्रुतिभिरवारुन्ध यत्र पितरो मादयन्ते ॥२२॥
आग्नीध्रो राजा- Agnidhra, the king
अतृप्त: कामानाम्- not sated with sense pleasures अप्सरसम्-एव- the celestial nymph only अनुदिनम्-अधिमन्यमान:- every day thought of तस्या: सलोकताम् her same heaven श्रुतिभि:-अवारुन्ध by the Vedas (described) attained to यत्र पितर: मादयन्ते where the manes are delighted The King Aagneedhra, who was not sated of sensuous pleasures, every day thought of that celestial nymph only. He attained the same heaven where she was, which is described of in the Vedas, and where the manes live in delight.


सम्परेते पितरि नव भ्रातरो मेरुदुहितर्मेरुदेवीं प्रतिरूपामुग्रदंष्ट्रीं लतां रम्यां श्यामां नारीं भद्रां देववीतिमिति संज्ञा नवोदवहन् ॥२३॥
सम्परेते पितरि नव भ्रातर: on demise of father, the nine brothers
मेरु-दुहितृ:-मेरुदेवीम् Meru's daughters, Merudevi, प्रतिरूपाम्-उग्रदंष्ट्रीम् लताम् Pratiroopaa, Ugradanshtree, Lataa, रम्याम् श्यामाम् नारीम् Ramyaa, Shyaamaa, Naaree, भद्राम् देववीतिम्-इति Bhadraa, Devaveeti, thus संज्ञा नव-उदवहन् named nine, wedded After the demise of their father, the nine brothers married the nine daughters of Meru, named as Merudevi, Pratiroopaa, Ugradanshtree, Lataa, Ramyaa, Bhadraa, Devaveeti, Shyaamaa, Naaree, Bhadraa and Devaveeti.


इति श्रीमद्भागवते महापुराणे पारमहंस्यां संहितायां पंचमे स्कन्धे आग्नीध्र वर्णनं नाम् अद्वितीयोऽध्याय: ॥२॥ Thus ends the second discourse entitled 'An account of Agnidhra' in Book Four of the great and glorious Bhaagavata-Puraana.