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# Mudgalapurana 3.31: yayāticaritaṃ nāmaikatriṃśattamo'dhyāyaḥ

Mudgalapurāṇa 3.31

- **Language:** Sanskrit

## Contents

- [3.31.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.49) — 1 part
- [3.31.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.88) — 1 part

### yayāticaritaṃ nāmaikatriṃśattamo'dhyāyaḥ

### [3.31.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.p1)

śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ ||

> Homage to the glorious Gaṇeśa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.1)

mudgala uvāca |  
nahuṣasyābhavan putrāḥ pañca devasamā dhiyā |  
yabhyātiśca yayātiśca tathā saṃyātirāyatiḥ ||

> Mudgala said: / "Nahuṣa had five sons equal to gods in intellect: / Yabhyāti, Yayāti, Saṃyāti, Āyati,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.2)

pañcamaścāśvako nāma yayātirbhūmipo'bhavat |  
māhātmyaṃ tasya mukhyaṃ te kathayāmi prajāpate ||

> and the fifth named Aśvaka. Yayāti became the king; / I shall tell you his principal glory, O Prajāpati."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.3)

devayānīmuśanasaḥ sa tāṃ bhāryāmavāpa ha |  
vṛṣaparvasutāṃ caiva śarmiṣṭhāṃ rājasattamaḥ ||

> That best of kings obtained Uśanas's daughter Devayānī as his wife, / and also Śarmiṣṭhā, daughter of Vṛṣaparvan.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.4)

yaduṃ ca turvasaṃ caiva devayānī vyajījanat |  
druhyaṃ tadvadanuṃ pūruṃ śarmiṣṭhāṃ vārṣaparvaṇī ||

> Devayānī gave birth to Yadu and Turvasu; / likewise, Śarmiṣṭhā, daughter of Vṛṣaparvan, \[gave birth\] to Druhyu, Anu, and Pūru.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.5)

so'bhyaṣiñcadatikramya jyeṣṭhān putrān mahāmatiḥ |  
pūruṃ kaniṣṭhamevaṃ ca piturvākyaparāyaṇam ||

> Passing over the elder sons, the wise king thus anointed Pūru, / the youngest, who was devoted to his father's words.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.6)

dakṣa uvāca |  
kimarthaṃ tena bhūpena viparītaṃ kṛtaṃ prabho |  
tat sarvaṃ vada yogīndra sādareṇa śṛṇomyaham ||

> Dakṣa said: / "Why was the reverse done by that king, O Lord? / Tell all that, O lord of yogins; I listen with respect."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.7)

mudgala uvāca |  
vṛṣaparvā prajānātha daityānāmadhipaḥ smṛtaḥ |  
tasya putrī mahābhāgā śarmiṣṭhā mānitā'bhavat ||

> Mudgala said: / "Vṛṣaparvan, O lord of people, is recorded as the ruler of the Daityas; / his highly fortunate daughter Śarmiṣṭhā was held in great esteem.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.8)

tatra śukrasya putrī yā devayānī prakīrtitā |  
sā'pi pitrā svavātsalyāt sthāpitā lālitā bhṛśam ||

> There, Śukra's daughter, renowned as Devayānī, / was likewise established and exceedingly pampered by her father out of affection.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.9)

sakhībhirekadā bālā saṃvṛtā rājakanyakā |  
śarmiṣṭhā vāṭikāyāṃ sā harṣayuktā jagāma ha ||

> Once the young princess Śarmiṣṭhā, accompanied by her female friends, / went to a garden full of joy.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.10)

devayānī tathā tatra krīḍārthaṃ sā samāgatā |  
tatra nānāvidhāṃ krīḍāṃ cakrire kanyakāḥ prabho ||

> Devayānī also came there for amusement; / there, O Lord, the maidens engaged in various kinds of play.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.11)

tatastāḥ śramasaṃyuktā jagmuḥ snānārthamādarāt |  
tīre kṣiptvā svavastrāṇi cikrīḍurjalamadhyagāḥ ||

> Then, overcome with fatigue, they eagerly went to bathe; / throwing their garments on the bank, they played in the middle of the water.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.12)

tataḥ sakhībhiryuktā sā śarmiṣṭhā niḥsṛtā puraḥ |  
sambhrameṇa tayā vastraṃ devayānyā dhṛtaṃ kila ||

> Then Śarmiṣṭhā, accompanied by her friends, came out first; / in confusion, the garment of Devayānī was indeed put on by her.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.13)

niḥsṛtā devayānī vai dṛṣṭvā karma jugupsitam |  
rājaputrīmuvācā'tha bhartsayantī prajāpate ||

> Coming out and seeing that repulsive act, Devayānī / then spoke to the princess, rebuking her, O lord of creatures:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.14)

brāhmaṇasya mahāduṣṭe putryahaṃ kiṃ dhṛtāni vai |  
vastrāṇi me yathā pākasparśane ca śunī khale ||

> 'I am the daughter of a brāhmaṇa, O most wicked one! Why were my garments / put on, like a female dog touching food that is being cooked, O vile woman?'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.15)

dvārapā lomataḥ śāstre brāhmaṇānāṃ viśeṣataḥ |  
rājanyastasya putrī tvaṃ na yogyā'si kadācana ||

> 'A kṣatriya is, by hair \[of lineage\] according to scripture, especially a gatekeeper of brāhmaṇas; / you are his daughter, you are never my equal!'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.16)

evaṃ nānāvidhairvākyairdevayānī ca tāṃ prabho |  
bhartsayāmāsa sovāca kupitā tāṃ punarvacaḥ ||

> When Devayānī rebuked her with various such words, O Lord, / she, enraged, spoke words to her in return.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.17)

śarmiṣṭhovāca |  
kimātmānaṃ ca duṣṭe tvaṃ kathyase mama sannidhau |  
rājaprasādasaṃsargādbrāhmaṇā mānitā babhuḥ ||

> Śarmiṣṭhā said: / 'Why, O wicked woman, do you praise yourself in my presence? / Brāhmaṇas are respected only through contact with the king's favor!'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.18)

asmadīyaprasādena vastrānnādikamādarāt |  
bhuktvā māṃ sparśase duṣṭe balibhugvāyasī yathā ||

> 'Having respectfully enjoyed clothing, food, and the like by our favor, / you touch me, O wicked woman, like a female crow eating an oblation!'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.19)

evaṃ nānāvidhairvākyaistāṃ nirbhartsya prajāpate |  
sakhībhirdevayānīṃ sā kūpe cikṣepa cāsurī ||

> Having rebuked her with various such words, O lord of creatures, / that asura woman threw Devayānī into a well along with her friends.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.20)

tataḥ sā svagṛhe kruddhā prayayau duḥkhitā bhṛśam |  
devayānī tathā kūpe saṃsthitā jalavarjite ||

> Then she, enraged and greatly agitated, went to her own home; / Devayānī remained inside the well that was devoid of water.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.21)

daivayogena tatrā'sau yayātiḥ sa jagāma ha |  
ekākī mṛgayāsaktaḥ kūpasthāṃ tāṃ dadarśa ha ||

> By the power of fate, Yayāti came there; / devoted to hunting, alone, he saw her standing in the well.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.22)

tato'tikaruṇāyukto hastaṃ datvā svadakṣiṇam |  
devayānīṃ dadhārā'sau tayā hasto dhṛtastathā ||

> Then, filled with great compassion, extending his right hand, / he held Devayānī, and his hand was grasped by her in return.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.23)

bahirniṣkāsya rājā so'bhavadgantuṃ samudyataḥ |  
tatastaṃ devayānī sovāca harṣasamanvitā ||

> Having pulled her out, the king prepared to depart; / then Devayānī, filled with joy, said to him:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.24)

devayānyuvāca |  
pāṇestvayā me grahaṇaṃ kṛtaṃ saumya mahāmate |  
ko'si tvaṃ vada māṃ sarvaṃ vṛttāntaṃ te yathāyatham ||

> Devayānī said: / 'My hand has been grasped by you, O gentle one of great intellect; / who are you? Tell me all your story as it truly is.'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.25)

tāmuvāca mahīpālaḥ śṛṇu tvaṃ varavarṇini |  
yayātiṃ viddhi māṃ devi nāhuṣaṃ kṣatravaṃśajam ||

> The king said to her: 'Listen, O woman of fair complexion, / know me as Yayāti, son of Nahuṣa, born of a kṣatriya lineage.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.26)

mṛgayā''saktabhāvena prāptaṃ te darśanaṃ mahat |  
gaccha tvaṃ svagṛhe bāle gamiṣyāmi svamālayam ||

> Being devoted to hunting, this great sight of you was gained; / go to your own home, maiden, and I shall go to my abode.'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.27)

tamuvāca prajānāthaṃ devayānī praharṣitā |  
kāvyaputrīṃ ca māṃ viddhi bhava tvaṃ me patiḥ prabho ||

> Greatly delighted, Devayānī said to that lord of people: / 'Know me as Kāvya's daughter; become my husband, O Lord!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.28)

hastasya grahaṇaṃ te vai viśeṣeṇa kṛtaṃ mayā |  
tvadṛte na vṛṇomyanyamatastvaṃ me patirbhava ||

> Indeed, your hand was taken by me in a special manner; / I choose no one else besides you, therefore become my husband!'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.29)

tasyāstadvacanaṃ śrutvā yayātistāmuvāca ha |  
kāvyakanyāṃ kathaṃ devi vṛṇomi kṣatravaṃśajaḥ ||

> Hearing that speech of hers, Yayāti said to her: / 'How, O lady, can I, born of a kṣatriya lineage, choose Kāvya's daughter?'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.30)

tataḥ sovāca taṃ devayānī śṛṇu vaco mahat |  
brāhmaṇo me na bhartā ca bhavitā kacaśāpataḥ ||

> Then Devayānī said to him: 'Listen to my momentous word: / by the curse of Kaca, no brāhmaṇa will be my husband.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.31)

atasvaṃ bhayahīnaḥ san vṛṇu māṃ rājasattama |  
kāvyaṃ sambodhayitvā'haṃ patnī te prabhavāmi ca ||

> Therefore, being free from fear, choose me, O best of kings; / having persuaded Kāvya, I shall become your wife.'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.32)

tatheti nṛpavaryo'sau tāṃ jagāda tathā yayau |  
nagaraṃ sa mahābhāgaḥ sā ca tatra sthitā'bhavat ||

> Saying "So be it," that best of kings spoke to her and departed; / the illustrious one went to the city, and she remained there.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.33)

tatrā''gataṃ naraṃ kañcittamuvāca vada prabhum |  
kāvyamatra sthitā putrī devayānī mahāmate ||

> To a certain man who came there, she said: 'Tell the lord / Kāvya, O high-minded one: "Your daughter Devayānī is staying here."'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.34)

tatastena munīndro'sau bodhitaḥ śṛṇu me vacaḥ |  
vane te devayānī sā putrī vatsala saṃsthitā ||

> Then that lord of sages was informed by him: 'Listen to my word: / in the forest, your daughter Devayānī remains, O affectionate one.'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.35)

śukrastāṃ prayayau śīghraṃ tamuvāca suvihvalā |  
rudatī devayānī sā vṛttāntaṃ sarvamañjasā ||

> Śukra went quickly to her; very distraught / and weeping, that Devayānī told him the whole story straightforwardly.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.36)

taṃ śrutvā kupitaḥ kāvyastyaktvā daityaṃ sa niryayau |  
vanavāsārthamānandādūhayan vṛttimulbaṇām ||

> Hearing that, Kāvya became angry; abandoning the Daitya, he went forth / to dwell in the forest, joyfully resolving upon a harsh course of life.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.37)

tato daityādhipaḥ śrutvā vṛttāntaṃ vihvalo bhṛśam |  
taṃ yayau dhāvamānaḥ sa praṇanāma mahāmunim ||

> Then the ruler of the Daityas, hearing the account, was greatly agitated; / running, he went to that great sage and bowed down.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.38)

uvāca bhaktisaṃyuktaṃ vacanaṃ daityanāyakaḥ |  
tvadādhāramidaṃ rājyaṃ deho'yaṃ me tathā mune ||

> The leader of the Daityas spoke words accompanied by devotion: / 'This kingdom has its support in you, and so does this body of mine, O sage.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.39)

munisattama māṃ tyaktvā kutra gantuṃ tvamicchasi |  
rājyādikaṃ parityajya yāmyahaṃ te prasannidhau ||

> O best of sages, having abandoned me, where do you wish to go? / Leaving aside the kingdom and all else, I shall go into your presence.'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.40)

tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā kāvyaḥ putrīmuvāca ha |  
cala tvaṃ rājakanyāyā aparādhaṃ kṣamasva ca ||

> Hearing that speech of his, Kāvya said to his daughter: / 'Come, and forgive the fault of the king's daughter.'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.41)

devayānī muniṃ tatrovāca krodhasamanvitā |  
nā'haṃ yāmi pitaḥ puryāṃ dehatyāgaṃ karomi vai ||

> Devayānī said to the sage there, filled with anger: / 'I will not go to the city, O father; I shall indeed give up my body.'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.42)

tataḥ putrīṃ svayaṃ kāvya ūce tāṃ śokasaṅkulaḥ |  
kimicchasi vada tvaṃ ma upāyaṃ taṃ karomyaham ||

> Then Kāvya himself, overwhelmed with sorrow, said to his daughter: / 'What do you wish? Tell me, and I will carry out that means.'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.43)

tatastaṃ devayānī sovāca krodhasamanvitā |  
sakhībhiḥ sahitā dāsī śarmiṣṭhā me bhavedyadi ||

> Then Devayānī, filled with anger, said to him: / 'If Śarmiṣṭhā, together with her female friends, becomes my maidservant,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.44)

yatra dāsyasi māṃ tāta tatreyaṃ sahagā bhavet |  
tadāhaṃ nagare yāmi hṛṣṭā daityādhipasya ca ||

> and wherever you give me \[in marriage\], father, she goes along there, / then, delighted, I will go to the city of the Daitya king.'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.45)

uvāca kāvyo daityeśaṃ taṃ putrīvatsalastataḥ |  
tatheti daityarājaḥ sa gṛhe kāvyaṃ samānayat ||

> Then Kāvya, affectionate toward his daughter, said that to the Daitya lord; / saying "So be it," the Daitya king brought Kāvya to his home.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.46)

kāvyena nāhuṣāyaiva dattā putrī vidhānataḥ |  
tatra dāsī svabhāvena śarmiṣṭhā prayayau vidhe ||

> By Kāvya, his daughter was given to Nahuṣa's son according to rule; / there Śarmiṣṭhā went along as a maidservant by nature, O Vidhi.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.47)

kadācittatra śarmiṣṭhā'bhavadṛtuyutā svayam |  
rājānaṃ vāṭikāmadhye uvāca vinayānvitā ||

> Once, Śarmiṣṭhā happened to enter her fertile period; / filled with humility, she said to the king in the garden:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.48)

sakhyā me devayānyā tvaṃ mahīpāla vṛto yadā |  
patistadā mayā nātha tvameva manasā vṛtaḥ ||

> 'When you were chosen by my friend Devayānī as husband, O protector of the earth, / then, O lord, you alone were chosen by me in my mind.'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.49)

ṛtuyuktāṃ striyaṃ svāmin bhaja tvaṃ bhaktisaṃyutām |  
tatheti nāhuṣeṇaiva vṛtā sā guptabhāvataḥ ||

> "My lord, approach a woman in her fertile season who is devoted \[to you\]." / Saying "So be it," she was embraced secretly by that son of Nahuṣa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.49.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.49.p1)

devayānyā caritraṃ na tasyā jñātaṃ prajāpate |  
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> Devayānī did not know her conduct, O Prajāpati.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.50)

khaṃ. 3 a. 31 pāna 69) garbhayuktāṃ viditvā tāṃ sā papraccha muneḥ sutā ||

> \[Section 3, Chapter 31, page 69\] Knowing that she was pregnant, the sage's daughter asked her:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.51)

kasya vīryaṃ tvayā devi dhṛtaṃ me vada cādhunā |  
lāñchanaṃ daityarājasya prāptaṃ kiṃ daivayogataḥ ||

> "Whose seed was received by you, lady? Tell me now. / Has a stain fallen upon the Daitya king by the turn of fate?"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.52)

śarmiṣṭhā tāṃ jagādā'tha na kṛtaṃ lāñchanaṃ mayā |  
brāhmaṇasya mahadvīryaṃ gṛhītaṃ guptataḥ sakhi ||

> Śarmiṣṭhā then said to her, "I have caused no stain. / The mighty seed of a brāhmaṇa was received in secret, my friend."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.53)

tasyāṃ putrāḥ samutpannāstrayo devasamā babhuḥ |  
rājñā sammānitā nityaṃ vāṭikāyāṃ viśeṣataḥ ||

> Three sons, resembling gods, were born to her; / they were honored continually by the king, especially in the garden.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.54)

kadāciddevayānī sā vāṭikāyāṃ jagāma ha |  
tatra putrā yayātiṃ taṃ pitaraṃ prāhurādarāt ||

> Once Devayānī went to that garden; / there the sons respectfully called Yayāti their father.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.55)

tacchrutvā kṣubhitā'tyantaṃ devayānī gṛhaṃ yayau |  
pitustāṃ sāntvayāmāsa yayātirvinayānvitaḥ ||

> Hearing that, Devayānī, greatly agitated, went to her father's house. / Yayāti, full of humility, tried to pacify her.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.56)

na śaśāka sa rājarṣistāṃ svagehe bhayākulaḥ |  
ānetuṃ sā tathā kāvyaṃ jagāda rudatī bhṛśam ||

> Overcome with fear, that royal sage was unable to bring her back / to his own house; and she, weeping bitterly, spoke to Kāvya.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.57)

śukreṇa śāpito rājā jarāyukto babhūva saḥ |  
gatvā cośanasaṃ tatrovāca śokasamākulaḥ ||

> Cursed by Śukra, the king became afflicted with old age. / Going there to Uśanas, overcome with grief, he said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.58)

nā'haṃ śvaśura tṛpto'smi kāmabhogebhya eva ca |  
jarāghnaṃ me vadopāyaṃ taṃ kariṣyāmi yatnataḥ ||

> "O father-in-law, I am not yet satisfied with sensual pleasures. / Tell me a remedy that destroys old age; I will practice it diligently.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.59)

devayānīṃ vinā'nyāṃ strīṃ na spṛśāmi kadācana |  
tatastamuśanāḥ prīta uvāca vacanaṃ hitam ||

> I will never touch another woman except Devayānī." / Then Uśanas, pleased, spoke beneficial words to him:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.60)

tava putrā mahābhāga yauvanāsthā bhavanti ye |  
jarāṃ tatra vinikṣipya gṛhāṇa nṛpa yauvanam ||

> "O noble one, your sons who are established in youth— / transferring your old age to one \[of them\], O king, take his youth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.61)

tvadājñayā jarāṃ putro grahīṣyati kuruṣva tam |  
rājānaṃ mukhyabhāvaṃ tvaṃ na doṣastatra te bhavet ||

> At your command, whichever son takes your old age, make him / the supreme king; in that, no fault will attach to you."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.62)

tatheti devayānīṃ saṅgṛhya svanagaraṃ yayau |  
jyeṣṭhān putrān yayāce sa rājarṣiryauvanaṃ tataḥ ||

> Saying "So be it," he took Devayānī and went to his city. / Then that royal sage begged youth from his eldest sons.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.63)

na jarāṃ jagṛhustasya sarve te mūrkhabhāvataḥ |  
tataḥ pūruṃ sa rājarṣiryayāce sa dadau kila ||

> Out of foolishness, none of them took his old age. / Then that royal sage begged Pūru, and he indeed gave it.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.64)

śukrasya varadānena doṣaḥ pūrorna tasya vai |  
bhuktvā bhogānanekān sa yayātistoṣito'bhavat ||

> By the boon granted by Śukra, there was no fault for Pūru, nor for him. / Having enjoyed manifold pleasures, Yayāti became satisfied.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.65)

yajñān kṛtvā mahābhāgaḥ sāṅgān sarvān viśeṣataḥ |  
tīrthādīni jagāmā'sau nānārūpāṇi bhāvataḥ ||

> Having performed sacrifices with all their limbs in an excellent manner, the noble one / visited various holy places with devotion.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.66)

sarvaṃ kośagataṃ dravyaṃ bhūṣaṇādikamādarāt |  
dadau sa brāhmaṇebhyaśca dānaśīlo'bhavattathā ||

> All the wealth in his treasury, ornaments, and the like, he respectfully / gave to brāhmaṇas, and thus became devoted to charity.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.67)

mṛtpātrairgṛhakāryeṣu carantaṃ gālavo muniḥ |  
tamāyayau yayāce vai rājānaṃ khedasaṃyutaḥ ||

> As he moved about in household affairs using clay vessels, / the sage Gālava came to him and, full of distress, begged the king:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.68)

gurośca dakṣiṇārthaṃ me dehyaśvān śyāmakarṇakān |  
sahasrasaṅkhyāyuktāṃstvaṃ śreṣṭhaḥ sakalabhūbhujām ||

> "For my teacher's fee, give me black-eared horses / amounting to a thousand, O best of all kings."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.69)

mādhavīṃ svāṃ dadau tasmai tataḥ kanyāṃ mahīpatiḥ |  
tayā tasya muneḥ kāryaṃ kṛtaṃ sarvaṃ prajāpate ||

> Then the king gave his daughter Mādhavī to him; / through her, all the business of that sage was accomplished, O Prajāpati.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.70)

tataḥ sa rājaśārdūlo jarāṃ saṅgṛhya yauvanam |  
pūrave'dāt punaḥ sadyastaṃ cakāra narādhipam ||

> Then that tiger among kings, taking back his old age, / at once gave youth back to Pūru and made him king.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.71)

diśi dakṣiṇapūrvasyāṃ turvasuṃ putramādiśat |  
dakṣiṇāpaścimāyāṃ sa yaduṃ jyeṣṭhaṃ nyayojayat ||

> He assigned his son Turvasu to the south-eastern direction; / he placed his eldest son Yadu in the south-western.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.72)

pratīcyāmuttarāyāṃ sa druhyaṃ cānumayo'jayat |  
tairiyaṃ pṛthivī sarvā dharmataḥ paripālitā ||

> In the west and in the north he placed Druhyu and Anu; / by them this entire earth was protected according to dharma.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.73)

sarvatra sārvabhaumena pūrustatra rarāja ca |  
dharmayukto vinītātmā satyasandhaḥ pratāpavān ||

> And Pūru shone there everywhere as universal monarch, / devoted to dharma, self-controlled, true to his promise, and majestic.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.74)

tato vanaṃ yayau rājā tatāpa tapa uttamam |  
ante jagāma svargaṃ sa nānābhogapradaṃ param ||

> Then the king went to the forest and performed supreme austerities; / in the end he went to heaven, which grants various supreme enjoyments.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.75)

tatra sarvānatikramya bubhuje bhogamuttamam |  
na matsamaśca svargeṣu puṇyabhogakaraḥ paraḥ ||

> Surpassing everyone there, he enjoyed supreme bliss: / "There is none equal to me in heaven who enjoys the fruits of merit!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.76)

khaṃ. 3 a. 31 pāna 70) iti garveṇa saṃyuktamindrastaṃ prajagāda saḥ |  
tvayā rājan mahatpuṇyaṃ kīdṛśaṃ prakṛtaṃ vada ||

> \[Section 3, Chapter 31, page 70\] To him who was thus filled with pride, Indra said: / "O king, tell me: what kind of great merit has been performed by you?"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.77)

uvāca naraśārdūlaḥ tatastaṃ mohasaṃyutaḥ |  
na saṅkhyā vidyate deva mama puṇyasya devapa ||

> Then that tiger among men, overcome with delusion, said to him: / "There is no counting of my merit, O god, O lord of gods!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.78)

svargeṣu ye sthitā devāḥ puṇyakarmakarā ime |  
na me kalāṃ ca puṇyasya labhante devanāyaka ||

> These gods dwelling in heaven who have performed meritorious deeds— / they do not equal even a fraction of my merit, O leader of the gods."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.79)

tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā tamindraḥ pratyuvāca ha |  
na jānāsi mahārāja eṣāṃ puṇyaprabhāvakam ||

> Hearing those words of his, Indra replied to him: / "O great king, you do not understand the power of their merit.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.80)

sarvānimāṃstiraskṛtya tvaṃ pramohasamanvitaḥ |  
svapraśaṃsāṃ tathā'pāraṃ puṇyaṃ vadasi cā'dya mām ||

> Having despised all of them, filled with utter delusion, / you boast of yourself and speak to me today of boundless merit.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.81)

tena te puṇyamugraṃ tat sarvaṃ naṣṭaṃ narādhipa |  
prapata tvaṃ mahīpṛṣṭhe punaḥ puṇyaṃ samācara ||

> Therefore, that terrible merit of yours is all destroyed, O king of men! / Fall to the surface of the earth; perform merit again!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.82)

tataḥ papāta bhūpṛṣṭhe yayātirduḥkhasaṃyutaḥ |  
taṃ patantaṃ ca dauhitrā dadṛśuḥ śibimukhyakāḥ ||

> Then Yayāti fell to the surface of the earth, filled with sorrow. / And as he fell, his grandsons headed by Śibi saw him.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.83)

mātāmahaṃ ca vijñāya daduḥ puṇyaṃ punaḥ svakam |  
tena svargasthito rājā mumude devavat svayam ||

> Recognizing their maternal grandfather, they gave their own merit again; / by that, the king, established in heaven, rejoiced like a god himself.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.84)

tatastaṃ nārado yogī jagāda karuṇāyutaḥ |  
tvayā vighno mahārāja prāptaḥ puṇyavināśakṛt ||

> Then the yogin Nārada, filled with compassion, said to him: / "O great king, an obstacle that destroys merit has befallen you.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.85)

vighneśaṃ bhaja rājaṃstvamante svānandagastataḥ |  
bhaviṣyasi na sandeho nocedbhūmau patiṣyasi ||

> Worship Vighneśa, O king; then in the end you will go to Svānanda, / without a doubt; otherwise you will fall to earth."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.86)

tatastena gaṇeśasya mantro datto daśākṣaraḥ |  
taṃ jajāpa yayātiśca gaṇeśadhyānatatparaḥ ||

> Then he gave the ten-syllable mantra of Gaṇeśa; / and Yayāti repeated it, intent on meditation upon Gaṇeśa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.87)

puṇyakṣaye sa rājendraḥ śuklagatyā prajāpate |  
gaṇeśaṃ prayayau bhaktyā gāṇapatyo mahāyaśāḥ ||

> When his merit was exhausted, that king of kings, by the white path, O Prajāpati, / went with devotion to Gaṇeśa, a Gāṇapatya of great renown.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.88)

yayāteścaritaṃ puṇyaṃ saṅkṣepeṇa nirūpitam |  
śṛṇvate kāmadaṃ pūrṇaṃ bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ ||

> The sacred deed of Yayāti has been described in brief; / it will completely grant desires to the listener, without a doubt.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.31.88.c1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.3.31.88.c1)

oṃ tatsaditi śrīmadāntye purāṇopaniṣadi śrīmanmaudgale mahāpurāṇe tṛtīye khaṇḍe mahodaracarite yayāticaritaṃ nāmaikatriṃśattamo'dhyāyaḥ ||

> Om tat sat. Thus ends the thirty-first chapter, named 'The Deed of Yayāti', in the narrative of Mahodara, in the third section of the glorious and supreme Maudgala Mahāpurāṇa, an Upaniṣad of the purāṇas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala~en-mt.3.31.p1) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (4)

- [Vulgate](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa*vulgate.1.30.49) — Sanskrit
- [Liṅgapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.linga.1.67.11) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- [Liṅga](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.linga-anon.76.11) — Sanskrit
- [Liṅgapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.tamil.kappiyam.lingapurana.76.11) — Ativīrarāma Pāṇṭiyar 1500, Sanskrit

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