Matsya Purana 209: adhyāyaḥ 209

209.1

sāvitryupākhyānam.
satyavānuvāca.
vane'smin śādvalākīrṇe sahakāraṃ manoharam.
netraghrāṇasukhaṃ paśya vasantaṃ rativardhanam .. 209.1 ..

"Satyavâna said—Dear ! look at the forest smiling with verdure and nice trees The whole atmosphere is so pleasing to the eyes and the nose It indeed fills the mind with amorous feelings Look at the Aśoka trees laden with flowers O one with beautiful eyes ! the spring is really smiling on us Look at the Kiṁśuka blossoms to the south of this beautiful forest The Kiṁśuka flowers look like a blaze of fire and are fragrant Dear ! in this forest flows the wind laden with the sweet aroma of flowers which is so soothing to me To the west are visible the Karnikâra flowers of the golden hue Most of the thoroughfares of this forest are choked with luxuriant blossoms Indeed the whole place abounds with flowers and looks charming—1 6

209.2

vane'pyaśokaṃ dṛṣṭvainaṃ rāgavantaṃ supuṣpitam.
vasanto hasatīvāyaṃ māmevāyatalocane!.. 209.2 ..

209.3

dakṣiṇe dakṣiṇenaitāṃ paśya ramyāṃ vanasthalīm.
puṣpitaiḥ kiṃśukairyuktāṃ jvalitānalasaprabhaiḥ .. 209.3 ..

209.4

sugandhikusumāmodo vanarājivinirgataḥ.
karoti vāyurdākṣiṇyamāvayoḥ kalmanāśanam .. 209.4 ..

209.5

paścimena viśālākṣi! kaṇikāraiḥ supuṣpitaiḥ.
kāñcanena vibhātyeṣā vanarājī manoramā .. 209.5 ..

209.6

atimuktalatājālaruddhamārgā vanasthalī.
ramyā sā cārusarvāṅgī kusumotkarabhūṣaṇā .. 209.6 ..

209.7

madhumattāli jhaṅkāra vyājena varavarṇinī.
cāpākṛṣṭiṃ karotīva kāmaḥ pārśve jighāṃsayā .. 209.7 ..

Listen to the buzzing of the passionate black bees In the midst of such surroundings the god of love with his arrows on the bow is about to make me His target The place is resounding with the chorus of the cuckoos that are tasting the jungle fruits Their notes are indeed beautiful like the speech of the good These peacocks fired with love are following their females that are soaked in the aroma of flowers Indeed the whole wood looks charming like you —7 10

209.8

phalāsvādalasadvaktra puskokila vināditā.
vibhāti cārutilakā tvamivaiṣā vanasthalī .. 209.8 ..

209.9

kokilaścūtaśikhare mañjarīreṇupiñjaraḥ.
gaditairvyaktatāṃ yāti kulīnaśceṣṭitairiva .. 209.9 ..

209.10

puṣpareṇuviliptāṅgī priyāmanu saridvane.
kusumaṃ kusumaṃ yāti kūjan kāmī śilīmukhaḥ.. 209.10 ..

209.11

mañjarī sahakārasya kāntāvaccāgrapīḍitām.
svadate bahupuṣpe'pi puṃskokilayuvā vane .. 209.11 ..

These young cuckoos are enjoying themselves on the branches of the sweet smelling mangos Their bodies are besmeared with the dust and aroma of the sweet smelling flowers and are in pursuit of their females and are going from one branch to another See ! though there are many flowers in this forest, the male cuckoo has taken the flower stalk of Sahakâra flower and is enjoying it like his wife—11 See this crow sitting on the branch of that tree She is shielding her young ones with her wings and the male crow is feeding her after her delivery by his beak—12

209.12

kākaḥ prasūtāṃ vṛkṣāgre svāmekāgreṇa cañcunā.
kākīṃ sambhāvayatyeṣa pakṣācchāditaputrikām .. 209.12 ..

209.13

śubhāṅganimnamāsādya dayitā sahito yuvā.
nāhāramapi cādatte kāmākrāntaḥ kapiñjala .. 209.13 ..

This Châtaka bird with his wife has come down to the ground but being enamoured does not pick up his food—13

209.14

kalaviṅkastu ramayan priyotsaṅgaṃ samāsthitaḥ.
muhurmuhurviśālākṣi! utkaṇṭhayati kāminaḥ .. 209.14 ..

Look at this crane that is enjoying himself in the company of his female and surcharged with passion is constantly making love to her and exciting passions in others—14

209.15

vṛkṣaśākhāṃ samārūḍhaḥ śuko'yaṃ saha bhāryayā.
kareṇa lambayan śākhāṃ karoti saphalaṃ śiraḥ .. 209.15 ..

This parrot sitting on the branch of that tree in company of his female is binding down the twig so that it seems that the twig is loaded with fruit—15

209.16

vane'tra piśitāsvāda tṛpto nidrāmupāgataḥ.
śete siṃhayuvā kāntā caraṇāntaragāminī .. 209.16 ..

This lion is also having his rest after a full meal and the lioness is lying in his embrace—16

209.17

vyāghrayormithunaṃ paśya śailakandara saṃsthitam.
yayornetra prabhāloke guhābhinneva lakṣyate .. 209.17 ..

Look at this wolf with his female in this cavern See how their eyes are gleaming—17

209.18

ayaṃ dvīpī priyāṃ leḍhi jihvāgreṇa punaḥ punaḥ.
prītimāyāti ca tayā lihyamānaḥ svakāntayā .. 209.18 ..

This rhinoceros is licking his female constantly and being licked in return by the female and is feeling pleasure thereby—18

209.19

utsaṅgakṛtamūrdhānaṃ nidrāpahṛtacetasam.
jantūddharaṇataḥ kāntaṃ sukhayatyeva vānarī .. 209.19 ..

How is the she monkey making her monkey asleep by placing his head on her lap and what pleasure is she giving to the male when she picks up insects from his body?—19

209.20

bhūmau nipatitāṃ rāmāṃ mārjāro darśitodarīm.
nakhairdantairdaśatyeṣa na ca pīḍayate tathā .. 209.20 ..

How is this cat scratching her female who is lying on the ground with her belly visible without causing her pain—20

209.21

śaśakaḥ śaśakī cobhe saṃsupte pīḍite ime.
saṃlonagātracaraṇe karṇairvyaktimupāgate .. 209.21 ..

See that pair of hares are lying clasping each other in close embrace hiding their bodies and feet But they can be marked out by their ears that are seen—21

209.22

snātvā sarasi padmāḍhye nāgastu madanapriyaḥ.
sambhāvayati tanvaṅgīmṛṇālakabalaiḥ priyām .. 209.22 ..

This enamoured elephant after plunging itself into the water in the tank is playing with his female with a lotus stem—22

209.23

kānta prothasamutthānaiḥ kāntamārgānugāminī.
karoti kavalaṃ mastairvarāhī potakānugā .. 209.23 ..

See this sow is following her boar with her pigs on the track and is feeding on mice raised up by the nose of the boar—23

209.24

dṛḍhāṅgasandhirmahiṣaḥ kardamāktatanurvane.
anuvrajati dhāvantīṃ priyabaddhacatuṣkaraḥ .. 209.24 ..

This thick skinned buffalo besmeared with mud is frisking after his female—24

209.25

paśya cārvaṅgi! sāraṅgaṃ tvaṃ kaṭākṣavibhāvanaiḥ.
sabhāryaṃ māṃ hi paśyantaṃ kautūhala samanvitam .. 209.25 ..

Dear! look at this winking deer It looks amazed at our sight—25

209.26

paśya paścimapādena rohī kaṇḍūyate mukham.
snehārdrabhāvātkarṣantī bharttāraṃ śrṛṅgakoṭinā .. 209.26 ..

Mark this female deer, it is scratching her husband by her horns It is sometimes going behind again it is scratching his face Turn your eyes towards that Chamarî cow The passionate ox is after her He is haughtily staring at me Look at that ox! How is he basking under the sun with his wife and ruminating? How is he also driving away the crow sitting on its hump? Also look at the goat jumping on that huge tree with his female Resting themselves on their legs they are both eating the plums—26 29

209.27

drāgimāñcamarīṃ paśya sitabālāmagacchatīm.
anvāste camaraḥ kāmī māñca paśyati garvitaḥ .. 209.27 ..

209.28

ātape gavayaṃ paśya prakṛṣṭaṃ bhāryayā saha.
romanthanaṃ prakurvāṇaṃ kākaṅkakudi vārayan .. 209.28 ..

209.29

paśyemaṃ bhāryayā sārddhaṃ nyastāgra caraṇadvayam.
vipule badarīskandhe badarāśanakāmyayā .. 209.29 ..

209.30

haṃsaṃ sabhāryaṃ sarasi vicarantaṃ sunirmalam.
sumuktasyendubimbasya paśya vai śriyamudvahan .. 209.30 ..

See this crane walking about with his female on the banks of that pool, and mark his colour resplendent like the moon emerging out of the clouds—30

209.31

sabhāryaścakravāko'yaṃ kamalākaramadhyagaḥ.
karoti padminīṃ kāntāṃ supaṣpāmiva sundarī .. 209.31 ..

This Chakravak is wandering with his female in the tank and his female appears as if Padmini—31 Dharmarâja said —O, one with beautiful eyes! I have become pleased with thy words of righteousness Ask for anything excepting Satyavân's life, do not delay —12

209.32

mayā phaloccayaḥ subhru! tvayā puṣpoccayaḥ kṛtaḥ.
indhanaṃ na kṛtaṃ subhru! tatkariṣyāmi sāṃpratam .. 209.32 ..

209.33

tvamasya sarasastīre drumacchāyāṃ samāśritā.
kṣaṇamātraṃ pratīkṣasva viśramasva ca bhāmini .. 209.33 ..

209.34

sāvitryuvāca.
evametatkariṣyāmi mama dṛṣṭipathastvayā.
dūraṃ kānta!na kartavyo bibhemi gahane vane .. 209.34 ..

209.34_1

matsya uvāca.
tataḥ sa kāṣṭhāni cakāra tasminvane tadā rājasutā samakṣam.
tasyā hyadūre sarasastadānīṃ mene ca sā taṃ mṛtameva rājan .. 209.34 ..