श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम् पञ्चम: स्कन्ध: अष्टम: अध्याय: श्री शुक उवाच - Shri Shuka said - एकदा तु महानद्यां कृताभिषेकनैयमिकावश्यको ब्रह्माक्षरमभिगृणानो मुहूर्तत्रयमुदकान्त उपविवेश ॥१॥
एकदा तु महा-नद्याम् one day, indeed, in the great river (Gandaki)
कृत-अभिषेक-नैयमिक-आवश्यक: having bathed, routine unavoidable (duties completed) ब्रह्माक्षरम्-अभिगृणान: the syllable Om repeating मुहूर्त-त्रयम्-उदक-अन्ते उपविवेश for Muhurta three, the water near sat One day, Bharata, having bathed in the great river Gandaki, and finished the routine and unavoidable duties, sat on the bank of the river for three muhurats, repeating the syllable Om.


तत्र तदा राजन् हरिणी पिपासया जलाशयाभ्याशमेकैवोपजगाम ॥२॥
तत्र तदा राजन् there then, O King!
हरिणी पिपासया a deer thirsty जलाशय-अभ्याशम्- the water bank near एक-एव-उपजगाम alone only came O King! Then, there, a thirsty deer came near the bank of the river alone by itself.


तया पेपीयमान उदके तावदेवाविदूरेण नदतो मृगपतेरुन्नादो लोकभयङ्कर उदपतत् ॥३॥
तया पेपीयमान उदके by her when she was drinking water
तावत्-एव-अविदूरेण at that time only not far away नदत: मृगपते:-उन्नाद: roar of a lion loud लोक-भयङ्कर: उदपतत् everyone terrifying arose At that time, when the deer was drinking water, there arose a loud roar of a lion terrifying everyone.


तमुपश्रुत्य सा मृगवधू: प्रकृतिविक्लवा चकितनिरीक्षणा सुतरामपि
हरिभयाभिनिवेशव्यग्रहृदया पारिप्लवदृष्टिरगततृषा भयात् सहसैवोच्चक्राम ॥४॥
तम्-उपश्रुत्य सा मृग-वधू: that hearing, that she deer
प्रकृति-विक्लवा by nature timid चकित-निरीक्षणा with surprised eyes सुतराम्-अपि very much हरि-भय-अभिनिवेश- lion's fear overcome व्यग्र-हृदया with a perturbed heart पारिप्लव-दृष्टि:- swimming eyes अगत-तृषा भयात् without thirst fearfully सहसा-एव-उच्चक्राम suddenly only leapt (across the stream) Hearing that sound, by nature timid, that she deer, looked with surprised eyes and overcome with the fear of the lion, her heart was perturbed. She forgot the thirst and with swimming eyes, fearfully suddenly leapt across the stream.


तस्या उत्पन्त्या अन्तर्वत्न्या उरुभयावगलितो योनिनिर्गतो गर्भ: स्रोतसि निपपात ॥५॥
तस्या: उत्पन्त्या: अन्तर्वत्न्या: by her leaping, inside her (womb)
उरु-भय-अवगलित: by great fear dislodged योनि-निर्गत: गर्भ: from vagina expelled foetus स्रोतसि निपपात in the river fell Caused by her leaping and by the great fear, the foetus in her womb was dislodged and expelled through the vagina, and fell into the river.


तत्प्रसवोत्सर्पणभयखेदातुरा स्वगणेन वियुज्यमाना कस्याञ्चिद्दर्यां कृष्णसारसती निपपाताथ च ममार ॥६॥
तत्-प्रसव-उत्सर्पण- that delivery premature
भय-खेद-आतुरा fear and remorse स्वगणेन वियुज्यमाना from own troop driven away कस्याञ्चित्-दर्याम् in some cavern कृष्णसार-सती the female deer निपपात-अथ च ममार dropped then, and died Because of the premature delivery, the fear of the lion and remorse of being strayed far away from its troop, the female deer was exhausted and fell in some cavern and then died.


तं त्वेणकुणकं कृपणं स्रोतसानूह्यमानमभिवीक्ष्यापविद्धं बन्धुरिवानुकम्पया राजर्षिर्भरत आदाय मृतमातरमित्याश्रमपदमनयत् ॥७॥
तम् तु एण-कुणकम् कृपणम् him indeed the deer young helpless
स्रोतसा-अनूह्यमानम्- by river's (current) swept away अभिवीक्ष्य-अपविद्धम् seeing, pinched बन्धु:-इव-अनुकम्पया (with) friend like compassion राजर्षि:-भरत: आदाय the royal sage Bharata, taking (him) मृत-मातरम्-इति- dead mother, thinking आश्रमपदम्-अनयत् to the hermitage quarters took The royal sage Bharat saw the young of the deer being swept in the current of the river, and pinched with a friend like compassion, took him, knowing his mother to be dead, to the quarters of the hermitage.


तस्य ह वा एणकुणक उच्चैरेतस्मिन् कृतनिजाभिमानस्या हरहस्तत्पोषणपालनलालनप्रीणनानुध्यायेनात्मनियमा: सहयमा: पुरुषपरिचर्यादय एकैकश: कतिपयेनाहर्गणेन वियुज्यमाना: किल सर्व एवोदवसन् ॥८॥
तस्य ह वा एण-कुणक: his, it is said, the deer young
उच्चै:-एतस्मिन् increasingly in it कृत-निज-अभिमानस्य- making his own belonging अह:-अह:-तत्-पोषण-पालन- day by day by nourishing it, protecting, लालन-प्रीणन-अनुध्यायेन- caressing, loving and caring for it, आत्म-नियमा: सह-यमा: self routine, along with self discipline पुरुष-परिचर्या-आदय: the Person's worship एक-एकश: कतिपयेन-अहर्गणेन one by one in some day वियुज्यमाना: neglected किल सर्व एव-उदवसन् indeed all only were abandoned It is said that his attachment in the young deer increased day by day, as he thought of him as his own, and nourished, protected, caressed, loved and cared for it. His routine along with his self discipline, and also the worship of The Primary Person were neglected, indeed in some days, all were fully abandoned.


अहो बतायं हरिणकुणक: कृपण ईश्वररथचरणपरिभ्रमणरयेण स्वगणसुहृद्बन्धुभ्य: परिवर्जित: शरणं च मोपसादितो मामेव मातापितरौ भ्रातृज्ञातीन् यौथिकांश्चैवोपेयाय नान्यं कञ्चन वेद मय्यतिविस्रब्धश्चात एव मया मत्परायणस्य पोषणपालनप्रीणनलालनमनसूयुनानुष्ठेयं शरण्योपेक्षादोषविदुषा ॥९॥
अहो बत-अयम् Oh! Certainly, this
हरिण-कुणक: कृपण: deer young helpless ईश्वर-रथ-चरण- by Providence chariot wheels परिभ्रमण-रयेण स्व-गण- rotating fast, own group सुहृद्-बन्धुभ्य: परिवर्जित: friends brothers separated शरणम् च मे-उपसादित: protection and in my brought माम-एव माता-पितरौ me alone mother father भ्रातृ-ज्ञातीन् यौथिकान्-च-एव- kith and kin and mates and only उपेयाय न-अन्यम् कञ्चन वेद knows, not any other knows मयि-अतिविस्रब्ध:-च-अत: एव in me is very confident and so that मया मत्-परायणस्य by me under my protection पोषण-पालन-प्रीणन-लालन- nourishing, protection fondling and nurture अनसूयुना-अनुष्ठेयम् without inhibition should be done शरण्य-उपेक्षा दोष-विदुषा of the protection seeking, forsaking, is a crime as the wise say Oh! Certainly, this helpless young deer, by the fast rotating wheels of the chariot of Providence, is seperated from his own group, friends and brothers, and is brought under my protection. He knows me alone as his father mother kith and kin and mates. He is very confident of me, so he should be nourished, protected, fondeled, and nurtured under my protection without any inhibition. As the wise say, if the one who is seeking protection is foresaken, it is a crime.


नूनं ह्यार्या साधव उपशमशीला: कृपणसुहृद एवं विधार्थे स्वार्थानपि गुरुतरानुपेक्षन्ते ॥१०॥
नूनम् हि-आर्या: साधव: surely indeed, noble pious (souls)
उपशम-शीला: कृपण-सुहृद: of peaceful mind, of the poor the friends एवम् विध-अर्थे स्वार्थान्-अपि in such like cases, self-interest गुरुतर-अनुपेक्षन्ते though big, are ignored Surely indeed, the noble pious souls, who are peaceful minded, and are the friends of the poor, in such like cases of wretched creatures, they ignore even their own big self-interest.


इति कृतानुषङ्ग आसनशयनाटनस्थानाशनादिषु सह मृगजहुना स्नेहानुबद्धहृदय आसीत् ॥११॥
इति कृत-अनुषङ्ग: thus, being attached
आसन-शयन-अटन- when sitting, sleeping, sauntering, स्थान-अशन-आदिषु standing, eating and such सह मृग-जहुना with the deer young स्नेह-अनुबद्ध-हृदय: आसीत् with love tied heart, was Thus, the king Bharata, being attached with the young of the deer, was tied with love for it all the time, even while sitting, sleeping, sauntering, standing, eating, etc.


कुशकुसुमसमित्पलाशफलमूलोदकान्याहरिष्यमाणो बृकसालावृकादिभ्यो भयमांशसमानो यदा सह हरिणकुणकेन वनं समाविशति ॥१२॥
कुश-कुसुम-समित्- the Kusha (grass) flowers, sticks,
पलाश-फल-मूल- leaves, fruits, roots, उदकानि-आहरिष्यमाण: waters fetching बृक-सालावृक-आदिभ्य: wolves, dogs and other भयम्-आशसमान: danger apprehending यदा सह हरिण-कुणकेन when, with the deer young वनम् समाविशति to the forest went When he went to the woods to fetch Kusha grass, flowers, sticks, leaves fruits, roots, waters etc., he took along with him the deer young with an apprehension of danger from wolves, dogs, and other animals.


पथिषु च मुग्धभावेन तत्र तत्र विषक्तमतिप्रणयभरहृदय: कार्पण्यात्स्कन्धेनोद्वहति एवमुत्सङ्ग उरसि चाधायोपलालयन्मुदं परमामवाप ॥१३॥
पथिषु च मुग्ध-भावेन on the way and by innocence
तत्र तत्र विषक्तम्- here there stuck अति-प्रणय-भर-हृदय: with very love filled heart कार्पण्यात्-स्कन्धेन-उद्वहति and by compassion on shoulder picked up एवम्-उत्सङ्ग उरसि च-आधाय- thus in the lap, on the bosom and placing उपलालयन्-मुदम् परमाम्-अवाप fondling, joy extreme experienced On the way, when, here and there, the young deer got stuck due to innocence, he picked it up on his shoulder and placed him on his bosom with a heart full of love and compassion, and experienced great joy in fondling it.


क्रियायां निर्वर्त्यमानायामन्तरालेऽप्युत्थायोत्थाय यदैनमभिचक्षीत तर्हि वाव स वर्षपति: प्रकृतिस्थेन मनसा तस्मा आशिष आशास्ते स्वस्ति स्ताद्वत्स ते सर्वत इति ॥१४॥
क्रियायाम् निर्वर्त्यमानायाम्- in activities engaged
अन्तराले-अपि-उत्थाय-उत्थाय in intervals also rising again and again यदा-एनम्-अभिचक्षीत when him sees तर्हि वाव स वर्षपति: then even also the king of Bhaaratvarsha प्रकृतिस्थेन मनसा with a steady mind तस्मै आशिष: आशास्ते for it blessings gave स्वस्ति स्तात्-वत्स 'Safe may be child ते सर्वत इति you everywhere' thus Even when he was engaged in his activities of rituals, he would arise now and then, to see it. And when he saw it, there came blessings in his steady heart for the deer young, 'May you be safe everywhere, O child!' like this.


अन्यदा भृशमुद्विग्नमना नष्टद्रविण इव कृपण: सकरुणमतितर्षेण हरिणकुणकविरहविह्वलहृदयसन्तापस्तमेवानुशोचन् किल कश्मलं महदभिरम्भित इति होवाच - ॥१५॥
अन्यदा भृशम्-उद्विग्न-मना at other times, very perturbed minded
नष्ट-द्रविण इव कृपण: lost wealth like a miser सकरुणम्-अतितर्षेण with sadness overwhelmed हरिण-कुणक-विरह-विह्वल- by the young deer's separation, agony filled हृदय-सन्ताप:-तम्-एव-अनुशोचन् heart sorrowing, it only thinking of किल कश्मल्म् महत्-अभिरम्भित indeed infatuated, great filled with इति ह-उवाच - this said - At other times when he was not seen, he got very much perturbed, like a miser having lost his wealth. Overwhelmed with sadness, by the speration from the deer young, his heart was full of agony and with infatuation inspired sorrow he said thus -…


अपि बत स वै कृपण एणबालको मृतहरिणीसुतोऽहो ममानार्यस्य शठकिरातमतेरकृतसुकृतस्य कृतविस्रम्भ आत्मप्रत्ययेन तदविगणयन् सुजन इवागमिष्यति ॥१६॥
अपि बत स: वै will indeed he that
कृपण: एण-बालक: poor deer young मृत-हरिणी-सुत:-अहो of the dead female deer's son, Alas! मम-अनार्यस्य to me the rogue शठ-किरात-मते:- wicked hunter like अकृत-सुकृतस्य non-doer of good actions कृत-विस्रम्भ reposing faith आत्म-प्रत्ययेन by his own credulity (in me) तत्-अविगणयन् that overlooking सुजन इव-आगमिष्यति a saint like, will return Oh! Will he, indeed the young deer, the son of the dead female deer, Alas! Return by his own faith and credulity in me, overlooking the rogue that I am, with the wicked nature of a hunter, and a non-doer of good actions, reposing his faith in me?


अपि क्षेमणास्मिन्नाश्रमोपवने शष्पाणि चरन्तं देवगुप्तं द्रक्ष्यामि ॥१७॥
अपि क्षेमणा-अस्मिन्- will, in safety, in this
आश्रम-उपवने hermitage garden शष्पाणि चरन्तम् grass eating देवगुप्तम् द्रक्ष्यामि Devagupta will see Will I again see Devagupta in full security, eating grass in the garden of this hermitage ?


अपि च न वृक: सालावृकोऽन्यतमो वा नैकचर एकचरो वा भक्षयति ॥१८॥
अपि च न वृक: सालावृक:- may it and not be, wolf, dog
अन्यतम: वा न-एकचर: other or, not roaming alone (boars etc), एकचर: वा भक्षयति roaming alone (lion) or will devour May it not be that, a wolf or a dog, or any other beast roaming in herds, like boars, or roaming alone, like the lion, may devour it.


निम्लोचति ह भगवान् सकलजगत्क्षेमोदयस्त्रय्यात्माद्यापि मम न मृगवधून्यास आगच्छति ॥१९॥
निम्लोचति ह भगवान् is setting indeed, The Lord (Sun)
सकल-जगत्-क्षेम-उदय:- the whole world's welfare rising for त्रयी-आत्मा- three (Vedas) self (manifest) अद्य-अपि मम न till now also my does not मृगवधू-न्यास आगच्छति the female deer's keepsake, come The Lord Sun! who rises for the welfare of the whole world, who is the three Vedas manifest, is setting. Till now, my keepsake of the female deer has not come.


अपि स्विदकृतसुकृतमागत्य मां सुखयिष्यति हरिणराजकुमारो विविधरुचिरदर्शनीयनिजमृगदारकविनोदैरसन्तोषं स्वानामपनुदन् ॥२०॥
अपि स्वित्-अकृत सुकृतम्- will indeed, the non-doer of good deeds (me)
आगत्य माम् सुखयिष्यति come and me delight हरिण-राजकुमार: the deer prince विविध-रुचिर-दर्शनीय-निज- various enchanting, worth seeing his मृग-दारक-विनोदै:-असन्तोषम् deer young pranks, the sorrow स्वानाम्-अपनुदन् of own people relieving Will he indeed come back and delight me? Will the deer prince with his charming, worth watching, delightful, own young deer like pranks, relieve his own people of sorrow?


क्ष्वेलिकायां मां मृषासमाधिनाऽऽमीलितदृशं प्रेमसंरम्भेण चकितचकित आगत्य पृषदपरुषविषाणाग्रेण लुठति ॥२१॥
क्ष्वेलिकायाम् माम् मृषा-समाधिना- in jest me, by false meditation
आमीलित-दृशम् प्रेम-संरम्भेण closed eyes, by love extreme चकित-चकित: आगत्य greatly agitated, comes पृषद्-अपरुष विषाण-अग्रेण water (like) soft by horns' ends लुठति strikes When in jest, I close my eyes in false meditation, greatly agitated, he comes to me and with his water-like soft ends of the horns, strikes me.


आसादितहविषि बर्हिषि दूषिते मयोपालब्धो भीतभीत: सपद्युपरतरास ऋषिकुमारवदवहितकरणकलाप आस्ते ॥२२॥
आसादित-हविषि placed materials of sacrifice
बर्हिषि दूषिते on the (Kusha) grass, when made impure मया-उपालब्ध: भीत-भीत: by me admonished, in great fright सपदि-उपरतरास: quickly abandoned playfulness ऋषि-कुमार-वत्- hermit young like अवहित-करण-कलाप: आस्ते controlling sense perceptions, sits When the materials for the sacrifice were placed on the Kusha grass and were made impure by him, on being admonished by me, he would be greatly frightened and giving up all playfulness, controlled all sense perceptions and sat like a young hermit.


किं वा अरे आचरितं तपस्तपस्विन्यानया यदियमवनि: सविनयकृष्णसारतनयतनुतरसुभगशिवतमाखरख्रुरपदपङ्क्तिभिर्द्रविणविधुरातुरस्य कृपणस्य मम द्रविणपदवीं सूचयन्त्यात्मानं च सर्वत: कृतकौतुकं द्विजानां स्वर्गापवर्गकामानां देवयजनं करोति ॥२३॥
किम् वा अरे आचरिम् तप:- what or Oh! for long austerity
तपस्विन्या-अनया यद्-इयम्-अवनि: by holy her, that this earth सविनय-कृष्ण-सार-तनय docile black antelope young तनुतर-सुभग-शिवतम-अखर-ख्रुर- tiny lovely most propitious soft hooves पद-पङ्क्तिभि:- foot signs tracks द्रविण-विधुर-आतुरस्य wealth robbed miserable कृपणस्य मम द्रविण-पदवीम् wretched my, fortune's way सूचयन्ती-आत्मानम् indicating, and herself च सर्वत: कृत-कौतुकम् and everywhere making play द्विजानाम् of the Braahmanas स्वर्ग-अपवर्ग-कामानाम् heaven and final beatitude seeking देव-यजनम् करोति gods' sacrifice (worth) makes Oh! What austerities are done, for long, by the holy earth that on her bosom the young of the black antelope makes foot prints with their tiny, lovely, most propitious soft hooves, which, for me, the most miserable being robbed of the fortune, indicates the path of fortune. And the earth herself adorned by those hoof signs of the antelope making play everywhere, makes her own self worthy for the Braahmanas to conduct sacrifice seeking heaven and final beatitude.


अपिस्विदसौ भगवानुडुपतिरेनं मृगपतिभयान्मृतमातरं मृगबालकं स्वाश्रमपरिभ्रष्टमनुकम्पया कृपणजनवत्सल: परिपाति ॥२४॥
अपि-स्वित्-असौ is it that this
भगवान्-उडुपति:-एनम् Lord Moon him मृगपति-भयात्- by the lion's fear मृत-मातरम् मृग-बालकम् dead mother's deer young स्व-आश्रम-परिभ्रष्टम्- from own place dislodged अनुकम्पया कृपण-जन-वत्सल: with compassion, the destitute people's lover परिपाति is saving It may be that the glorious Moon god, compassionate to the destitute, will be protecting the young of the deer whose mother died from fear of the lion, has strayed from his own place.


किं वाऽऽत्मजविश्लेषज्वरदवदहनशिखाभिरुपतप्यमानहृदयस्थलनलिनीकं मामुपसृतमृगीतनयं शिशिरशान्तानुरागगुणितनिजवदनसलिलामृतमयगभस्तिभि: स्वधयतीति च ॥२५॥
किम् वा-आत्मज- what or son's
विश्लेष-ज्वर-दव-दहन- separation fever heat burning शिखाभि:-उपतप्यमान by flames agony हृदय-स्थल-नलिनीकम् heart place lotus माम्-उपसृत-मृगी-तनयम् to me, leaving, deer young शिशिर-शान्त-अनुराग- by the cool peaceful affection गुणित-निज-वदन- fulfilled own face सलिल-अमृतमय- cooling nectar like गभस्तिभि: स्वधयति-इति च rays pacifies thus and Or is it that, my heart lotus which is burning in agony, as from the heat of the fever of a son's seperation, from the deer young having left me, he, the moon is pacifying me through love, by the cool placid slobber in the form of the nectarian rays flowing copiously from his mouth.


एवमघटमानमनोरथाकुलहृदयो मृगदारकाभासेन स्वारब्धकर्मण: योगारम्भणतो विभ्रंशित: स योगतापसो भगवदाराधनलक्षणाच्च कथमितरथा जात्यन्तर एणकुणक आसङ्ग: साक्षान्नि:श्रेयसप्रतिपक्षतया प्राक्परित्यक्तदुस्त्यजहृदयाभिजातस्य तस्यैवमन्तरायविहतयोगारम्भणस्य राजर्षेर्भरतस्य तावन्मृगार्भकपोषणपालनप्रीणनलालनानुषङ्गेणाविगणयत आत्मानमहिरिवाखुबिलं दुरतिक्रम: काल: करालरभस आपद्यत ॥२६॥
एवम्-अघटमान- thus by non-fruitful
मनोरथ-आकुल-हृदय: ideas, troubled hearted मृगदारक-आभासेन the deer young's indicating स्व-आरब्ध-कर्मण: own past action's result योग-आरम्भणत: विभ्रंशित: from yoga's practice, diverted स: योग-तापस: he the yogi and hermit भगवत्-आराधन-लक्षणात्- from The Lord's worship devotion च कथम्-इतरथा जाति-अन्तरे and how another, species different एण-कुणक आसङ्ग: deer young attachment साक्षात्-नि:श्रेयस directly unbeneficial प्रतिपक्षतया प्राक्-परित्यक्त- impediment before left दुस्त्यज-हृदय-अभिजातस्य difficult to leave, from heart, being born (sons) तस्य-एवम्-अन्तराय- his like this the hurdle विहत-योग-आरम्भणस्य entrapped, yoga practice gave up राजर्षे:-भरतस्य of the royal sage Bharat तावत्-मृग-अर्भक- till then the deer young पोषण-पालन-प्रीणन-लालन- nourishing protecting humouring and caressing अनुषङ्गेण-अविगणयत: and loving, disregarded आत्मानम्-अहिर-इव-आखु-बिलम् own serpent like rat hole दुरतिक्रम: काल: unsurpassable time (of death) कराल-रभस: आपद्यत with fierce speed approached Thus, troubled at heart by the unfruitful ideas, the result of his past actions, in the form of the deer young, diverted him from the practice of yoga and other austerities. Otherwise, how can the young of the deer of another different spieces, make him so attached who had already left his own heart born sons, which is so difficult to leave. This kind of an attachment was a hurdle in his worship of The Lord and an impediment to achieving the final beatitude. Till then, in being engrossed in nourishing, protecting, humouring caressing and loving the deer young, the royal sage disregarded the unsurpassable time of his death, which approached with fierce speed like a serpent following a rat to its hole.


तदानीमपि पार्श्ववर्तिनमात्मजमिवानुशोचन्तमभिवीक्षमाणो मृग एवाभिनिवेशितमना विसृज्य लोकमिमं सह मृगेण कलेवरं मृतमनु न मृतजन्मानुस्मृतिरितरवन्मृगशरीरमवाप ॥२७॥
तदानीम्-अपि पार्श्व-वर्तिनम्- at that time also, nearby sitting
आत्मजम्-इव-अनुशोचन्तम्- a son like lamenting अभिवीक्षमाण: मृगे watching in the deer एव-अभिनिवेशित-मना only concentrated minded विसृज्य लोकम्-इमम् quitting world this सह मृगेण कलेवरम् along with the deer the body मृतम्-अनु न after death did not मृतजन्म-अनुस्मृति:- past life remembering इतरवत्-मृग-शरीरम्-अवाप like ordinary people deer body attained At that time also, he intently looked on with concentrated mind at the deer who was sitting nearby and lamenting like his own son. Bharata, then quit this world along with the deer and his body. After death he did not lose memory of his past life, and like any ordinary person, attained the body of a deer.


तत्रापि ह वा आत्मनो मृगत्वकारणं भगवदाराधनसमीहानुभावेनानुस्मृत्य भृशमनुतप्यमान आह ॥२८॥
तत्र-अपि ह वा आत्मनो: there also, his own
मृगत्व-कारणम् भगवद्-आराधन- deer cause, The Lord's worship समीहा-अनुभावेन-अनुस्मृत्य endeavours by virtue of remembering भृशम्-अनुतप्यमान आह bitterly repenting, said There, in that birth of a deer also, by the virtue of his having endeavoured to propitiated The Lord, remembering the cause of his being born as a deer, he repented bitterly and said, ….


अहो कष्टं भ्रष्टोऽहमात्मवतामनुपथाद्यद्विमुक्तसमस्तसङ्गस्य विविक्तपुण्यारण्यशरणस्यात्मवत आत्मनि सर्वेषामात्मनां भगवति वासुदेवे तदनुश्रवणमननसङ्कीर्तनाराधनानुस्मरणाभियोगेनाशून्यसकलयामेन कालेन समावेशितं समाहितं कार्त्स्न्येन मनस्तत्तु पुनर्मर्माबुधस्यारान्मृगसुतमनु परिसुस्राव ॥२९॥
अहो कष्टम् भ्रष्ट:-अहम्- Oh painful! waylaid I,
आत्मवताम्-अनुपथात्-यत्- of the self-realized following path that विमुक्त-समस्त-सङ्गस्य having given up all attachment विविक्त-पुण्य-अरण्य- solitary holy forest शरणस्य-आत्म-वत् retreating to, the self आत्मनि सर्वेषाम्-आत्मनाम् in the self, of all (beings) the Soul भगवति वासुदेवे in Lord Vaasudeva तत्-अनुश्रवण-मनन- His hearing (tales) contemplating सङ्कीर्तन-आराधन-अनुस्मरण- singing, worshipping, remembering अभियोगेन-अशून्य-सकल-यामेन engaged fully all the time कालेन समावेशितम् in no time placed समाहितम् कार्त्स्न्येन concentration altogether मन:-तत्-तु mind, that too पुन:-मम-अबुधस्य-आरात्- again my stupid, suddenly मृग-सुतम्-अनु परिसुस्राव deer young towards started to flow Oh How painful, that I was waylaid from following the path of the self-realized souls. I had given up all attachment and had retreated to the solitrary holy forest, placing my self into my own self and that in The Lord Vaasudeva, the Soul of all beings, by hearing his deeds, singing His praises, worshipping and remembering Him, and thus was engaged all the time. Again, in no time, suddenly my stupid mind with all concentration, started to flow altogather towards the young of the deer.


इत्येवं निगूढनिर्वेदो विसृज्य मृगीं मातरं पुनर्भगवत्क्षेत्रमुपशमशीलमुनिगणदयितं शालग्रामं पुलस्त्यपुलहाश्रमं कालञ्जरात्प्रत्याजगाम ॥३०॥
इति-एवम् निगूढ-निर्वेद: thus, like this, disguising remorse
विसृज्य मृगीम् मातरम् forsook deer mother पुन:-भगवत्-क्षेत्रम्- again to The Lord's site उपशम-शील-मुनि-गण-दयितम् self-control natured, to the sages favourite resort शालग्रामम् पुलस्त्य-पुलह-आश्रमम् Shaalagraama, the Pulastya and Pulaha hermitage कालञ्जरात्-प्रत्याजगाम from Kaalanjara went to Like this, thus disguising his remorse, he forsook his mother dear and again, from Kaalanjara, went to the site of The Lord, which inspires self-control, and is the favourite resort of the hermits, the hermitages of Pulastya and Pulaha, known as Shaalagraama.


तस्मिन्नपि कालं प्रतीक्षमाण: सङ्गाच्च भृशमुद्विग्न आत्मसहचर: शुष्कपर्णतृणवीरुधा वर्तमानो मृगत्वनिमित्तावसानमेव गणयन्मृगशरीरं तीर्थोदकक्लिन्नमुत्ससर्ज ॥३१॥
तस्मिन्-अपि कालम् प्रतीक्षमाण: in that (hermitage) also, time awaiting
सङ्गात्-च भृशम्-उमुद्विग्न: from attachment, very much afraid आत्म-सहचर: शुष्क-पर्ण-तृण-वीरुधा in self-company, dry leaves, straws, shrubs वर्तमान: मृगत्व-निमित्त- subsisting on (birth) as a deer the cause अवसानम्-एव गणयन्- exhaustion only considering मृग-शरीरम् तीर्थ-उदक- deer body, in the holy water क्लिन्तम्-उत्ससर्ज submerged, cast off There, in that hermitage also, awaiting his time for the exhaustion of the cause of his birth as a deer, he lived in seclusion (self-company), very afraid of attachment and subsisting on dry leaves, straws and shrubs. And eventually when the time of death arrived, he cast off his deer body by half submerging it in the holy water of the river.


इति श्रीमद्भागवते महपुराणे पारमहंस्यां संहितायां पंचमे स्कन्धे भरतचरितेऽष्टमोऽध्याय: ॥८॥ Thus ends the eighth discourse, forming part of the story of Bharat, in Book Five of the great and glorious Bhaagavata-Puraana.