Sarga 32: The Dynasty of Kusha
Kusha Vamsha Varnana
Vishvamitra narrates his lineage: King Kusha's four sons who founded cities, and Kushanabha's hundred daughters, who reject the wind-god Vayu's proposal to remain loyal to their father's choice of husband, and whom Vayu disfigures in anger.
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तास्तु यौवनशालिन्यो रूपवत्य स्स्वलङ्कृता:। उद्यानभूमिमागम्य प्रावृषीव शतह्रदा:।।1.32.12।। गायन्त्यो नृत्यमानाश्च वादयन्त्यश्च सर्वश:। आमोदं परमं जग्मुर्वराभरणभूषिता:।।1.32.13।।
Meaning
Those maidens, radiant with youth, beautiful and well-adorned, came to the garden grounds like a hundred streaks of lightning in the rainy season, singing, dancing, and playing instruments, reaching the height of delight, decked in fine ornaments.
अथ ताश्चारुसर्वाङ्ग्यो रूपेणाप्रतिमा भुवि। उद्यानभूमिमागम्य तारा इव घनान्तरे।।1.32.14।।
Meaning
Then those maidens, lovely in every limb, unrivaled in beauty on earth, having come to the garden, looked like stars amid the clouds.
तास्सर्वगुणसम्पन्ना रूपयौवनसंयुता:। दृष्ट्वा सर्वात्मको वायुरिदं वचनमब्रवीत्।।1.32.15।।
Meaning
Seeing them endowed with every virtue, beauty, and youth, Vayu, the all-pervading one, spoke these words.
अहं व: कामये सर्वा भार्या मम भविष्यथ। मानुषस्त्यज्यतां भावः दीर्घमायुरवाप्स्यथ।।1.32.16।।
Meaning
I desire all of you; become my wives, giving up your mortal nature — you shall attain long life.
चलं हि यौवनं नित्यं मानुषेषु विशेषत:। अक्षय्यं यौवनं प्राप्ताः अमर्यश्च भविष्यथ।।1.32.17।।
Meaning
Youth is ever fleeting, especially among humans; wedded to me you shall attain undiminished youth and become immortal.
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा वायोरक्लिष्टकर्मण:। अपहास्य ततो वाक्यं कन्याशतमथाब्रवीत्।।1.32.18।।
Meaning
Hearing that proposal of the unwearying Vayu, the hundred maidens, laughing it off, then spoke these words.
अन्तश्चरसि भूतानां सर्वेषां त्वं सुरोत्तम। प्रभावज्ञा: स्म ते सर्वा: किमस्मानवमन्यसे।।1.32.19।।
Meaning
You move within all beings, best of gods; we know your power well — why then do you dishonor us?
कुशनाभसुतास्सर्वा: समर्थास्त्वां सुरोत्तम। स्थानाच्च्यावयितुं देवं रक्षामस्तु तपो वयम्।।1.32.20।।
Meaning
All of us, Kushanabha's daughters, are capable of displacing you from your station, best of gods, but we guard our own austerity instead.
माभूत्स कालो दुर्मेध: पितरं सत्यवादिनम्। नावमन्यस्व धर्मेण स्वयं वरमुपास्महे।।1.32.21।।
Meaning
Let that time of ill-wisdom never come when we, disregarding our truthful father, choose our own husband by our own will.
पिता हि प्रभुरस्माकं दैवतं परमं हि न:। यस्य नो दास्यति पिता स नो भर्ता भविष्यति।।1.32.22।।
Meaning
Our father is our lord, he is our supreme deity; whomever our father gives us to, he alone shall be our husband.