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狈腻谤补诲补 said:

1-3a. O revered Sir, O Lord of the lords of Devas, O creator and annihilator of worlds, what did 搁补驳丑耻苍腻迟丑补 who transcends the 骋耻峁嘺蝉 though endowed with them, and who is the highest means of achieving salvation, do after establishing duly the Vedabhavana and excellent 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺蝉? What rites did the 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺蝉 perform in their own abodes when 搁补驳丑耻苍腻迟丑补 went to 础测辞诲丑测腻?

叠谤补丑尘腻 said:

3b-8. (The 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺蝉) were engaged in 滨峁ａ弓补 and 笔奴谤迟补 rites. They were quiescent. They desisted from taking monetary gifts. The excellent 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺蝉 ruled the forest. To 搁腻尘补 the chief priest narrated the greatness of the holy place, the greatness of 笔谤补测腻驳补, the excellent benefit from 罢谤颈惫别峁嚹�, the greatness of the sacred place at 笔谤补测腻驳补 and that of 艢耻办濒补迟墨谤迟丑补, the greatness of 厂颈诲诲丑颈办峁�e迟谤补, that of 碍腻艣墨 as well as of 骋补峁単腻. O 狈腻谤补诲补, all these were described by 痴补蝉颈峁ａ弓丑补. So also the greatness of other 罢墨谤迟丑补蝉. The benefit of bath and monetary gifts and similar rites performed at 厂耻惫补谤峁嚹� in 顿丑补谤尘腻谤补峁噛补 and Hari 碍峁�e迟谤补, a bit better than that of those performed at 痴腻谤腻峁嘺蝉墨, was also narrated.

On hearing thus, Lord 搁腻尘补 was highly delighted in the mind. Desirous of taking a pilgrimage once again he came there.

9-10. Accompanied by 厂墨迟腻, with his brother 尝补办峁�m补峁嘺 assisted by Bharata and a large army in front, followed by 艢补迟谤耻驳丑苍补, 搁腻尘补, the noble-minded one, the knower of Dharma, went to the city of Moheraka.^[1] After going there he asked 痴补蝉颈峁ａ弓丑补:

搁腻尘补 enquired:

11-13. What (rite) should be performed in the great holy place 顿丑补谤尘腻谤补峁噛补, O excellent 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺? Is it gifting away things, observances of vows, holy ablution or penance that is the best? Is it meditation or sacrifice or Homa or Japa that is the best, or is it best to gift away things or observances of vows, holy ablution or penance? By performing any of these in this holy place, O excellent 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, one gets released from 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺-slaughter and other sins. Kindly tell me how it (takes place).

痴补蝉颈峁ａ弓丑补 said:

14-18. O blessed one, perform an excellent 驰补箩帽补 in 顿丑补谤尘腻谤补峁噛补 everyday for a hundred years.^[2] It will give ten million times the merit.

On hearing it from his preceptor, he began the 驰补箩帽补 on a large scale. On that occasion, 厂墨迟腻 joyously intimated to him: 鈥淥 dear lord, formerly some 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺蝉 who had mastered the Vedas had been selected by you; those 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺蝉 were created by 叠谤补丑尘腻, 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 and 惭补丑别艣补 and they have been staying in 顿丑补谤尘腻谤补峁噛补 since 碍峁泃补 and Tret膩 Yugas. Call them only and the sacrifice can be performed the better through them.鈥�

On hearing it, Lord 搁腻尘补 invited the 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺蝉 then and, as before, they were established in this city of Moheraka.

19. He got the 驰补箩帽补 performed duly by means of those Mehi 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺蝉 numbering eighteen. They were Traividyas of great intellect.

20-21. They were 碍耻艣颈办补, 碍补耻艣颈办补, Vatsa, Upamanyu, 碍腻艣测补辫补, 碍峁涐梗峁嚹乼谤别测补, 叠丑补谤补诲惫腻箩补, Dh膩ri峁嘺, the senior excellent 艢补耻苍补办补, 惭腻峁囜笉补惫测补, 叠丑腻谤驳补惫补, Pai峁単ya, 痴腻迟蝉测补, Laug膩k峁�a, G膩峁単膩yana, 骋腻峁単别测补, 艢耻苍补办补 and 艢补耻苍补办补.

叠谤补丑尘腻 said:

22. King 搁腻尘补 concluded the sacrifice through these 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺蝉 duly. After honouring the 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺蝉 devoutly, 搁腻尘补 performed the 础惫补产丑峁泃丑补 (holy valedictory bath).

23-24a. At the conclusion of the 驰补箩帽补, 搁腻尘补 was requested by 厂墨迟腻 modestly: 鈥淥 virtuous one, at the conclusion of this sacrifice give the sacrificial fee, and a city after my name may be immediately founded.鈥�

24b. On hearing the words of 厂墨迟腻, the excellent king did so accordingly.

25. For pleasing 厂墨迟腻, a danger-free place was given to those 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺蝉 by King 搁腻尘补.

26. He named it 厂墨迟腻pura^[3] and the name became well-known. 艢腻苍迟腻 and 厂耻尘补峁単补濒腻 are the two deities presiding over it.

27. Getting up and extremely delighted, he granted to learned 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺蝉 twelve villages in front of Moheraka.

28-30. He went to another holy place on the banks of River 碍腻艣测补辫墨. Some 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺蝉 who knew Dharma were brought by 搁腻尘补.

Immediately he went to Dharm膩laya, O sage, where formerly a very great penance was performed by Dharma, wearing garlands and holding a water-pot.

Ever since that time, the place is well-known as Dharm膩laya. The son of 顿补艣补谤补迟丑补 gave sixteen great gifts (惭补丑腻诲腻苍补蝉) there.

31-32. Fifty villages including 厂墨迟腻pura extending up to Satyamandira were given to the 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺蝉 for the prosperity of his own family at the instance of 厂墨迟腻 and at the behest of his preceptor.

33-36. The 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺 families consisted of eighteen thousand 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺蝉 including 痴腻迟蝉测腻测补苍补, Upamanyu, 闯腻迟奴办补谤峁噛补, 笔颈峁単补濒补, 叠丑腻谤补诲惫腻箩补, Vatsa, 碍补耻艣颈办补, 碍耻艣补, 艢腻峁囜笉颈濒测补, 碍腻艣测补辫补, Gautama, Ch膩ndhana, 碍峁涐梗峁嚹乼谤别测补, Vatsa, 痴补蝉颈峁ａ弓丑补, 顿丑腻谤补峁嘺, 叠丑腻峁囜笉颈濒补, 驰补耻惫补苍腻艣惫补, K峁涐梗峁嚹亂ana, Upamanyu (a repetition), 骋腻谤驳测补, Mudgala, Maukhaka, Pu艣i, 笔补谤腻艣补谤补 and 碍补耻峁囜笉颈苍测补.

37-44. The names of the fifty-five villages^[4] are given in due order^[5]: 艢墨t膩pura, 艢r墨k峁�etra, 惭耻艣补濒墨, Mudgal墨, Jye峁ａ弓hal膩, 艢reyasth膩na, Dant膩l墨, Va峁璦patrak膩, R膩j帽a岣�pura (搁腻箩补辫耻谤补), K峁涐梗峁嘺v膩峁璦, Deha, Loha, Canasthana, Koheca, Candanak峁�etra, Thala, 贬补蝉迟颈苍腻辫耻谤补, 碍补谤辫补峁璦, Kannajahnav墨, Vano岣峚hanaph膩val墨 (?), Mohodha, 艢amohoral墨 (?), Govinda峁嘺, Thalatyaja, C膩ra峁嘺sid岣峢a, Sodg墨tr膩bh膩jyaja, Va峁璦m膩lik膩, Godhara, M膩ra峁嘺ja, M膩tramadhya, 惭腻迟补谤补, 叠补濒补惫补迟墨, 骋补苍诲丑补惫补迟墨, 莫膩ml墨 (?), R膩jyaja, Rup膩val墨, Bahudhana, Chatr墨峁璦, Va峁兣沘ja, J膩y膩samra峁嘺, Gotik墨, Citralekha, Dugdh膩val墨, 贬补峁僺腻惫补濒墨, Vaihola, Caillaja, N膩l膩val墨, 膧s膩val墨 and Suh膩l墨.

These fifty-five villages were founded by 搁腻尘补 himself and donated to those 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺蝉.

45-46. In order to attend on them, 搁腻尘补 made arrangements for thirty-six thousand 痴补颈艣测补蝉 and 艢奴诲谤补蝉 four times them in number.

Gifts of cows, horses and clothes, gold, silver and copper were made to them with great faith and joy.

狈腻谤补诲补 said:

47. Those 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺蝉, the masters of the Vedas, were eighteen thousand in number. How did they share the villages, the wealth produced in the villages, clothes etc. and the ornaments etc.? O virtuous one, narrate that unto me.

叠谤补丑尘腻 said:

48. At the end of the sacrifice, the sacrificial fee was accepted by all 峁歵惫颈办蝉. Everything such as the great gifts (惭补丑腻诲腻苍补) etc. was offered to them only.

49. The common villages and the great holy places were allotted to those people who used to stay there.

50. At the instance of 痴补蝉颈峁ａ弓丑补, the villages were allotted to the 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺蝉 by the brave scion of the Raghu family, so that 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺蝉 (resident therein) were not banished (from their residence).

51. Grain was indeed given to the 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺蝉 and unlimited quantity of wealth was also donated. Thereafter 搁腻尘补 spoke to 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺蝉 with joined palms:

52-55. 鈥淯ndoubtedly in my kingdom, all of you should conduct yourselves like the 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺蝉 of 碍峁泃补yuga and 罢谤别迟腻测耻驳补 of olden days. Whatever you require鈥攎oney, food-grains, vehicle, clothes, jewels, gold etc. and wealth in the form of golden jewellery, copper, silver etc., you may freely request me. Now and afterwards you make the request in the fitting way. You can always send an oral message, O excellent 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺蝉. Whatever desire you express, I shall fulfil it, O lords.鈥�

56-59. Thereafter 搁腻尘补 addressed courteously the servants etc.: 鈥淭he orders of the 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺蝉 should not be transgressed. They are to be carefully carried out. Whatever they request for comply with it immediately. He who serves the 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺蝉 after bowing down to them, that 艢奴诲谤补 attains heaven. He shall attain wealth and sons. Otherwise he will undoubtedly remain poor. A barbarous man or an unclean Mleccha or Daitya or 搁腻办峁�a蝉补, whoever brings in obstacles shall be reduced to ash instantly.鈥�

60. Then the extremely delighted 搁腻尘补 circumambulated the 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺蝉. As he was about to start, he was greeted by the 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺蝉 with blessings.

61. All the 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺蝉 followed them up to the borderline. All of them with their eyes full of affection returned to 顿丑补谤尘腻谤补峁噛补 and were bewildered. They fainted after reaching 顿丑补谤尘腻谤补峁噛补.

62-65. After doing everythings thus, 搁腻尘补 started towards his own city. 碍腻艣测补辫补s and Gargas of firm observances felt satisfied that they had done their duty. Accompanied by their wives, friends and sons, they were seated in the honoured seat of the preceptors.

搁腻尘补 reached the excellent city of 础测辞诲丑测腻. On seeing 搁腻尘补, all the people became joyous. Then 搁腻尘补, the pious-souled one, desirous of protecting the subjects, ruled the kingdom. The virtuous, wise 搁腻尘补 made 闯腻苍补办墨 pregnant for the continuation of the line of the Sun.

Footnotes and references:

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[1]:

Moharapura, 14 miles to the north of Vindhy膩cala (town) in the district of Mirzapur鈥擠e 56.

[2]:

No mention in VR. This is the glorification of 顿丑补谤尘腻谤补峁噛补.

[3]:

This city said to have been founded by 搁腻尘补 on the bank of River 碍腻艣测补辫墨 is probably the same as modern Sitapur in U.P. as the villages given by 搁腻尘补 are round about Sitapur.

[4]:

The editor of the Ve峁卥a峁璭艣a Press edition notes that some names of the villages are 鈥楢艣udha鈥� incorrect? For their identification see Note.

[5]:

Some villages can be located as follows: Dugdh膩val墨 (Dudhauli), some 3 miles from Pisawan, Sitapur District; 骋补苍诲丑补惫补迟墨 (It should be 鈥楪andhaval墨鈥�) corresponding to modern Gandhuli in the Sindhauli sub-division of Sitapur District; Dant膩li (Dateli) 10 miles from Hargaon. Further research for identification is desirable.