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But gradually and secretly do they extirpate their doers. Such fruit visiteth either in one's own self, one's son, or one's grandson. Sins must bear their fruit. Like rich food they can never be digested. And because ye slew the Brahmana Kacha, the grandson of Angiras, who was virtuous, acquainted with the precepts of religion, and attentive to his duties, while residing in my abode, even for this act of slaughter--and for the mal-treatment of my daughter too, know, O Vrishaparvan, I shall leave thee and thy relatives! Indeed, O king, for this, I can no longer stay with thee! Dost thou, O Asura chief, think that I am a raving liar? Thou makest light of thy offence without seeking to correct it!'. > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa ### [1.75.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.75.2) nādharmaścarito rājansadyaḥ phalati gauriva | putreṣu vā naptṛṣu vā na cedātmani paśyati | phalatyeva dhruvaṃ pāpaṃ gurubhuktamivodare || 2 || ### [1.75.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.75.3) yadaghātayathā vipraṃ kacamāṅgirasaṃ tadā | apāpaśīlaṃ dharmajñaṃ śuśrūṣuṃ madgṛhe ratam || 3 || ### [1.75.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.75.4) vadhādanarhatastasya vadhācca duhiturmama | vṛṣaparvannibodhedaṃ tyakṣyāmi tvāṃ sabāndhavam | sthātuṃ tvadviṣaye rājanna śakṣyāmi tvayā saha || 4 || ### [1.75.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.75.5) aho māmabhijānāsi daitya mithyāpralāpinam | yathemamātmano doṣaṃ na niyacchasyupekṣase || 5 || ### [1.75.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.75.6) vṛṣaparvovāca | nādharmaṃ na mṛṣāvādaṃ tvayi jānāmi bhārgava | tvayi dharmaśca satyaṃ ca tatprasīdatu no bhavān || 6 || > "Vrishaparvan then said, 'O son of Bhrigu, never have I attributed want of virtue, of falsehood, to thee. Indeed, virtue and truth ever dwell in thee. Be kind to me! O Bhargava, if, leaving us, thou really goest hence, we shall then go into the depths of the ocean. Indeed, there is nothing else for us to do.' > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa ### [1.75.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.75.7) yadyasmānapahāya tvamito gacchasi bhārgava | samudraṃ saṃpravekṣyāmo nānyadasti parāyaṇam || 7 || ### [1.75.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.75.8) śukra uvāca | samudraṃ praviśadhvaṃ vā diśo vā dravatāsurāḥ | duhiturnāpriyaṃ soḍhuṃ śakto'haṃ dayitā hi me || 8 || > "Sukra then replied, 'Ye Asuras, whether ye go into the depths of the ocean or fly away to all directions. I care little. I am unable to bear my daughter's grief. My daughter is ever dear to me. My life dependeth on her. Seek ye to please her. As Vrihaspati ever seeketh the good of Indra, so do I always seek thine by my ascetic merits.' > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa ### [1.75.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.75.9) prasādyatāṃ devayānī jīvitaṃ hyatra me sthitam | yogakṣemakaraste'hamindrasyeva bṛhaspatiḥ || 9 || ### [1.75.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.75.10) vṛṣaparvovāca | yatkiṃcidasurendrāṇāṃ vidyate vasu bhārgava | bhuvi hastigavāśvaṃ vā tasya tvaṃ mama ceśvaraḥ || 10 || > "Vrishaparvan then said, 'O Bhargava, thou art the absolute master of whatever is possessed by the Asura chiefs in this world-their elephants, kine and horses, and even my humble self!' > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa ### [1.75.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.75.11) śukra uvāca | yatkiṃcidasti draviṇaṃ daityendrāṇāṃ mahāsura | tasyeśvaro'smi yadi te devayānī prasādyatām || 11 || > "Sukra then answered, 'If it is true, O great Asura, that I am the lord of all the wealth of the Asuras, then go and gratify Devayani.' > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa ### [1.75.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.75.12) devayānyuvāca | yadi tvamīśvarastāta rājño vittasya bhārgava | nābhijānāmi tatte'haṃ rājā tu vadatu svayam || 12 || > "Vaisampayana continued, 'when the great Kavya was so addressed by Vrishaparvan, he then went to Devayani and told her all. Devayani, however, quickly replied, 'O Bhargava, if thou art truly the lord of the Asura king himself and of all his wealth, then let the king himself come to me and say so in my presence.' Vrishaparvan then approached Devayani and told her, 'O Devayani of sweet smiles, whatever thou desirest I am willing to give thee, however difficult it may be to grant the same.' Devayani answered, 'I desire Sarmishtha with a thousand maids to wait on me! She must also follow me to where my father may give me away.' > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa ### [1.75.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.75.13) vṛṣaparvovāca | yaṃ kāmamabhikāmāsi devayāni śucismite | tatte'haṃ saṃpradāsyāmi yadi cedapi durlabham || 13 || ### [1.75.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.75.14) devayānyuvāca | dāsīṃ kanyāsahasreṇa śarmiṣṭhāmabhikāmaye | anu māṃ tatra gacchetsā yatra dāsyati me pitā || 14 || ### [1.75.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.75.15) vṛṣaparvovāca | uttiṣṭha he saṃgrahītri śarmiṣṭhāṃ śīghramānaya | yaṃ ca kāmayate kāmaṃ devayānī karotu tam || 15 || > "Vrishaparvan then commanded a maid-servant in attendance on him, saying, 'Go and quickly bring Sarmishtha hither. Let her also accomplish what Devayani wisheth.' > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa ### [1.75.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.75.16) vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca | tato dhātrī tatra gatvā śarmiṣṭhāṃ vākyamabravīt | uttiṣṭha bhadre śarmiṣṭhe jñātīnāṃ sukhamāvaha || 16 || > "Vaisampayana continued, 'The maid-servant then repaired to Sarmishtha and told her, 'O amiable Sarmishtha, rise and follow me. Accomplish the good of thy relatives. Urged by Devayani, the Brahmana (Sukra) is on the point of leaving his disciples (the Asuras). O sinless one, thou must do what Devayani wisheth.' Sarmishtha replied, 'I shall cheerfully do what Devayani wisheth. Urged by Devayani Sukra is calling me. Both Sukra and Devayani must not leave the Asuras through my fault.' > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa ### [1.75.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.75.17) tyajati brāhmaṇaḥ śiṣyāndevayānyā pracoditaḥ | sā yaṃ kāmayate kāmaṃ sa kāryo'dya tvayānaghe || 17 || ### [1.75.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.75.18) śarmiṣṭhovāca | sā yaṃ kāmayate kāmaṃ karavāṇyahamadya tam | mā tvevāpagamacchukro devayānī ca matkṛte || 18 || ### [1.75.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.75.19) vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca | tataḥ kanyāsahasreṇa vṛtā śibikayā tadā | piturniyogāttvaritā niścakrāma purottamāt || 19 || > "Vaisampayana continued, 'Commanded by her father, then, Sarmishtha, accompanied by a thousand maidens, soon came, in a palanquin, out of her father's excellent mansion. And approaching Devayani she said, 'With my thousand maids, I am thy waiting-maid! And I shall follow thee where thy father may give thee away.' Devayani replied, 'I am the daughter of one who chanteth the praises of thy father, and who beggeth and accepteth alms; thou, on the other hand, art the daughter of one who is adored. How canst thou be my waiting-maid?' > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa ### [1.75.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.75.20) śarmiṣṭhovāca | ahaṃ kanyāsahasreṇa dāsī te paricārikā | anu tvāṃ tatra yāsyāmi yatra dāsyati te pitā || 20 || ### [1.75.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.75.21) devayānyuvāca | stuvato duhitā te'haṃ bandinaḥ pratigṛhṇataḥ | stūyamānasya duhitā kathaṃ dāsī bhaviṣyasi || 21 || ### [1.75.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.75.22) śarmiṣṭhovāca | yena kenacidārtānāṃ jñātīnāṃ sukhamāvahet | atastvāmanuyāsyāmi yatra dāsyati te pitā || 22 || > "Sarmishtha answered, 'One must by all means contribute to the happiness of one's afflicted relatives. Therefore shall I follow thee wherever thy father may give thee away.' > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa ### [1.75.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.75.23) vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca | pratiśrute dāsabhāve duhitrā vṛṣaparvaṇaḥ | devayānī nṛpaśreṣṭha pitaraṃ vākyamabravīt || 23 || > "Vaisampayana continued, 'When Sarmishtha thus promised to be Devayani's waiting-maid the latter, O king, then spoke unto her father thus, 'O best of all excellent Brahmanas, I am gratified. I shall now enter the Asura capital! I now know that thy science and power of knowledge are not futile!' > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa ### [1.75.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.75.24) praviśāmi puraṃ tāta tuṣṭāsmi dvijasattama | amoghaṃ tava vijñānamasti vidyābalaṃ ca te || 24 || ### [1.75.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.75.25) evamukto duhitrā sa dvijaśreṣṭho mahāyaśāḥ | praviveśa puraṃ hṛṣṭaḥ pūjitaḥ sarvadānavaiḥ || 25 || > "Vaisampayana continued, 'That best of Brahmanas, of great reputation, thus addressed by his daughter, then, entered the Asura capital in the gladness of his heart. And the Danavas worshipped him with great reverence.'" > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.1.80.2) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Bhāratabhāvadīpa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!nilakantha.1.80.1) — Nīlakaṇṭha Caturdhara 1650, Sanskrit ## Other recensions (2) - [Southern recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*southern.1.74.1) — Sanskrit - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.1.80.1) — Sanskrit ## Linked texts (1) - [Matsyapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.29.1) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.75) · Pramāṇa