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title: "Uttara Kanda, Sarga 83"
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# Uttara Kanda, Sarga 83

> स मुहूर्तादुपश्रुत्य देवर्षिरमितप्रभः।  
> स्वमाश्रमं शिष्यवृतः क्षुधार्तः संन्यवर्तत॥ १॥

Having heard the account of Arajā that gracious divine Ṛṣi Bhārgava came back at once to his hermitage surrounded by his pupils, although bitten by hunger. (1)

> सोऽपश्यदरजां दीनां रजसा समभिप्लुताम्।  
> ज्योत्स्नामिव ग्रहग्रस्तां प्रत्यूषे न विराजतीम्॥ २॥

He saw the pitiable Arajā covered with semen, as the full-moon at dawn faded out due to being eclipsed. (2)

> तस्य रोषः समभवत् क्षुधार्तस्य विशेषतः।  
> निर्दहन्निव लोकांस्त्रीन् शिष्यांश्चैतदुवाच ह॥ ३॥

Anger flared up in him, specially as he was bitten by hunger, as if to burn the three worlds, and he said to his pupils: (3)

> पश्यध्वं विपरीतस्य दण्डस्याविदितात्मनः।  
> विपत्तिं घोरसंकाशां क्रुद्धादग्निशिखामिव॥ ४॥

“See how this performer of action contrary to good conduct, and ignorant one meets with severe calamities produced by me in anger, and comparable with the flames of fire. (4)

> क्षयोऽस्य दुर्मतेः प्राप्तः सानुगस्य दुरात्मनः।  
> यः प्रदीप्तां हुताशस्य शिखां वै स्प्रष्टुमर्हति॥ ५॥

“Destruction is the fate of that dull-witted one who wishes to touch the flames of the kindled fire. (5)

> यस्मात् स कृतवान् पापमीदृशं घोरसंहितम्।  
> तस्मात् प्राप्स्यति दुर्मेधाः फलं पापस्य कर्मणः॥ ६॥

“As he has committed this heinous crime, so this dull-witted one will get the fruit of his sin. (6)

> सप्तरात्रेण राजासौ सपुत्रबलवाहनः।  
> पापकर्मसमाचारो वधं प्राप्स्यति दुर्मतिः॥ ७॥

“In seven nights, this king, the dull-witted one, with his sons, army and carriers, and of sinful conduct, shall meet with death. (7)

> समन्ताद् योजनशतं विषयं चास्य दुर्मतेः।  
> धक्ष्यते पांसुवर्षेण महता पाकशासनः॥ ८॥

“For a hundred Yojanas all round, the territory of this dull-witted one, the extirpator of Pāka, Indra shall burn up with a shower of dust. (8)

> सर्वसत्त्वानि यानीह स्थावराणि चराणि च।  
> महता पांसुवर्षेण विलयं सर्वतोऽगमन्॥ ९॥

“All beings, stationary and moving, that are here, will perish due to this heavy shower of dust. (9)

> दण्डस्य विषयो यावत् तावत् सर्वं समुच्छ्रयम्।  
> पांसुवर्षमिवालक्ष्यं सप्तरात्रं भविष्यति॥ १०॥

“After seven nights, the prosperous territory of Daṇḍa will entirely disappear alongwith the shower of dust.” (10)

> इत्युक्त्वा क्रोधताम्राक्षस्तमाश्रमनिवासिनम्।  
> जनं जनपदान्तेषु स्थीयतामिति चाब्रवीत्॥ ११॥

Thus speaking to the inhabitors of the hermitage, he, Bhārgava, possessed of red eyes with rage said to them again, ‘stay at the outskirts of this territory.’ (11)

> श्रुत्वा तूशनसो वाक्यं सोऽऽश्रमावसथो जनः।  
> निष्क्रान्तो विषयात् तस्मात् स्थानं चक्रेऽथ बाह्यतः॥ १२॥

Hearing these words of Uśanā, the Āśrama-dwellers, went out of his territory and made place for themselves elsewhere. (12)

> स तथोक्त्वा मुनिजनमरजामिदमब्रवीत्।  
> इहैव वस दुर्मेधे आश्रमे सुसमाहिता॥ १३॥

Having thus spoken to the ascetics, Bhārgava then addressed Arajā, “O dull-witted, you will stay in this Āśrama, conscious of your duties. (13)

> इदं योजनपर्यन्तं सरः सुरुचिरप्रभम्।  
> अरजे विज्वरा भुङ्क्ष्व कालश्चात्र प्रतीक्ष्यताम्॥ १४॥

“O Arajā, free from worry, enjoy this lake of beautiful form and extending to a Yojana, and also wait for some time. (14)

> त्वत्समीपे च ये सत्त्वा वासमेष्यन्ति तां निशाम्।  
> अवध्याः पांसुवर्षेण ते भविष्यन्ति नित्यदा॥ १५॥

“Those beings, who will come to stay near you for a night, will be unassailable forever by the shower of dust.” (15)

> श्रुत्वा नियोगं ब्रह्मर्षेः सारजा भार्गवी तदा।  
> तथेति पितरं प्राह भार्गवं भृशदुःखिता॥ १६॥

“On hearing the command of the Brahmarṣi, Arajā, the daughter of Bhṛgu, despite being very much pained said to her father “Very well.” (16)

> इत्युक्त्वा भार्गवो वासमन्यत्र समकारयत्।  
> तच्च राज्यं नरेन्द्रस्य सभृत्यबलवाहनम्॥ १७॥  
> सप्ताहाद् भस्मसाद् भूतं यथोक्तं ब्रह्मवादिना।  
> तस्यासौ दण्डविषयो विन्ध्यशैवलयोर्नृप॥ १८॥  
> शप्तो ब्रह्मर्षिणा तेन वैधर्म्ये सहिते कृते।  
> ततः प्रभृति काकुत्स्थ दण्डकारण्यमुच्यते॥ १९॥

“Having said this, Bhṛgu took up his abode elsewhere. That kingdom of the chief of the kings alongwith his servants, the army and the vehicles, was reduced to ashes within seven days, as was declared by the Brahmavādī Bhṛgu. This kingdom of Daṇḍa lying between the Vindhya and the Śaivala mountains, was cursed by the Brahmarṣi, since Daṇḍa had acted unrighteously. Since then, O descendant of Kakutstha, it has been called Daṇḍakāraṇya. (17—19)

> तपस्विनः स्थिता ह्यत्र जनस्थानमतोऽभवत्।  
> एतत् ते सर्वमाख्यातं यन्मां पृच्छसि राघव॥ २०॥

“Since ascetics came and inhabited here it has been known as ‘Janasthāna’, O Rāma ! I have told you everything about what you enquired of me. (20)

> संध्यामुपासितुं वीर समयो ह्यतिवर्तते।  
> एते महर्षयः सर्वे पूर्णकुम्भाः समन्ततः॥ २१॥  
> कृतोदका नरव्याघ्र आदित्यं पर्युपासते।  
> स तैर्ब्राह्मणमभ्यस्तं सहितैर्ब्रह्मवित्तमैः।  
> रविरस्तंगतो राम गच्छोदकमुपस्पृश॥ २२॥

“O Valiant one ! The time for the performance of Sandhyā is passing. All these great sages, O foremost among men ! after having finished their bath, are worshipping the sun, with their respective pitcher filled with water. The sun, having accepted the worship in the form of recitation of Vedic hymns by the knowers of Brahma, has set in. You also go and take bath and sip water and perform Sandhyā.” (21-22)

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