Sarga 40: Kapila Burns Sagara's Sons
Kapila Krodha
Brahma reveals that the world-sustaining sage Kapila will destroy Sagara's sons; digging onward past the four guardian elephants of the quarters, the princes find Kapila with the horse and, mistaking him for the thief, rush at him in fury and are reduced to ashes by his wrath.
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समालभ्य तत स्सर्वे कृत्वा चैनं प्रदक्षिणम्।।1.40.22।। षष्टि: पुत्रसहस्राणि बिभिदुर्वसुधातलम्।
Meaning
Having greeted him and circumambulated him, all the sixty thousand sons cleft the surface of the earth further.
तत: प्रागुत्तरां गत्वा सागरा: प्रथितां दिशम्।।1.40.23।। रोषादभ्यखनन् सर्वे पृथिवीं सगरात्मजा:।
Meaning
Then, going to the renowned northeastern quarter, Sagara's sons, in fury, dug up the earth.
ते तु सर्वे महात्मानो भीमवेगा महाबला:।।1.40.24।। ददृशु: कपिलं तत्र वासुदेवं सनातनम्। हयं च तस्य देवस्य चरन्तमविदूरत:।।1.40.25।। प्रहर्षमतुलं प्राप्तास्सर्वे ते रघुनन्दन।
Meaning
Those great-souled ones, of terrible speed and great strength, there beheld Kapila, the eternal Vasudeva, and near him the horse of that god grazing not far off; all of them, delight of Raghu, were filled with matchless joy.
ते तं हयवरं ज्ञात्वा क्रोधपर्याकुलेक्षणा:।।1.40.26।। खनित्रलाङ्गलधरा नानावृक्षशिलाधरा:। अभ्यधावन्त सङ्क्रुद्धास्तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति चाब्रुवन्।।1.40.27।।
Meaning
Recognizing that excellent horse, their eyes rolling with rage, bearing spades, plows, and rocks and trees of every kind, they rushed at him in fury, crying, stand, stand!
अस्माकं त्वं हि तुरगं यज्ञीयं हृतवानसि। दुर्मेधस्त्वं हि सम्प्राप्तान् विद्धि नस्सगरात्मजान् ।।1.40.28।।
Meaning
You have stolen our sacrificial horse; know us, evil-minded one, to be the sons of Sagara who have arrived here.
श्रुत्वा तु वचनं तेषां कपिलो रघुनन्दन। रोषेण महताऽऽविष्टो हुङ्कारमकरोत्तदा।।1.40.29।।
Meaning
Delight of Raghu, hearing their words, Kapila, overcome with great wrath, then uttered a roar of Hum.