Canto
4
Chapter 26: King Purañjana Goes Hunting and Finds His Morose Wife
(1-3) Nârada said: 'Once upon a time he [King Purañjana] went to the forest called Pañcha Prastha ['the five destinations'] carrying his bow, golden armor and inexhaustible quiver, going very swiftly there on the two wheels and one axle of a golden chariot drawn by five horses, carrying two special arrows and three flags. Together with his eleven commanders and his one chariot driver who held one rein, he, from his one sitting place and two posts for his harnesses, met with five obstacles as he was holding his five weapons, with his seven coverings and five styles of approach. (4) But inspired by the evil thought of hunting he, having taken up his bow and arrows went there to kill animals very proud of having left his wife behind, which was next to impossible for him. (5) With the darkness of the unenlightened in his heart he had taken to the horrible practice of merciless killing the forest animals out there with sharp arrows. (6) Going to the forest can a king driven by greed, as it is regulated, according to the directions of the Vedas, kill as many animals as are required for the sacrifices in holy places and not more than that. (7) Any man of learning who does his work as regulated [in the niyama of yoga] will, following the spiritual knowledge, never be involved in such activities.(8) Otherwise will one, engaged in fruitive action, become entangled under the influence of false prestige and, fallen under the influence of the modes of nature and being bereft of all knowledge, thus be going down.
(9) From the destruction of the animal bodies pierced by the arrows with different kinds of feathers, there was great sadness, unbearable as that was for compassionate souls.(10) From killing the animals of game like rabbits, buffaloes, bison, black deer, porcupines and various others he got very tired. (11) After having stopped he came thirsty and exhausted back home to take a bath, have a proper meal and take rest to find his peace back. (12) When he as it should had perfumed and smeared his body with sandalwood pulp, wanted he, saintly garlanded and all over beautifully ornamented, to pay attention to his queen. (13) Satisfied, joyous and very proud as well he had his mind on Cupid and aimed he not at a higher consciousness with the wife that kept him in her household. (14) O dear King, the maids of the household he asked a little concerned: 'O my beauties, is everything as it was with you and your mistress? (15) All the things at home are not as attractive to me as they were before. To have no mother or wife at home meeting her husband as her god is like having a chariot without wheels; what man of learning indeed would ride such a poor thing? (16) Where now is she, that woman of good intelligence, enlightening at every step, who would deliver me from drowning in that ocean of danger?'
(17) The women answered: 'O King we have no idea why she has taken to this behavior, just go and see how your beloved lies on the floor without bedding, o killer of the enemies!'
(18) Nârada said: 'After seeing his queen lying on the ground as if she were a mendicant, got Purañjana, from the scene racking his brains, highly bewildered. (19) Pacifying her with sweet words and a heart full of regrets, succeeded he from his affection not in arousing any symptom of anger from the part of his beloved. (20) Slowly, as an expert in flattery, the hero began to compliment her, touching both her feet and spoke he to her, embracing her on his lap. (21) Purañjana said: 'For sure are masters unto their servants who acted out of line in committing an offense, o auspicious one, unto those they accepted as their subjects, of no instruction if they do not reprimand them. (22) The punishment by the master meted out to the servants is the greatest favor; being foolish one doesn't know that, o slender maiden, to be angry is the duty of a friend! (23) That face of yours with its beautiful teeth and eyebrows, which fills me with attachment and now so gloomy is hanging down, you should, like a bee, lift up to me shining, smiling and glancing from under its bluish hair so beautiful with your straight nose; I am all yours, please prove me, o thoughtful one, your sweetest word. (24) Except for when he belongs to the school of the enlightened on this earth, am I prepared to punish him who wronged you, o wife of this hero; he, as far as I am concerned, will not live without fear and anxiety in the three worlds or anywhere else, for sure as I am the servant of Murâri! [Krishna as the enemy of Mura]. (25) Never was your face without its decorations and have I seen you that morose, with anger and without your luster and affection; nor have I ever seen your nice breasts wet with tears and your lips without the red of kunkum. (26) Therefore my most intimate friend, be kind to this sinner who on his own went out to hunt; what woman with the control of her great beauty over the lusty desires of her husband lost in impatience and pierced by the arrows of Cupid, wouldn't dutifully embrace him?
Previous Aadhar edition and Vedabase links:
Nârada said: 'Once upon a time he [King Purañjana] went to the forest called Pañcha Prastha ['the five destinations'] carrying his bow, golden armor and inexhaustible quiver, going very swiftly there on the two wheels and one axle of a golden chariot drawn by five horses, carrying two special arrows and three flags. Together with his eleven commanders and his one chariot driver who held one rein, he, from his one sitting place and two posts for his harnesses, met with five obstacles as he was holding his five weapons, with his seven coverings and five styles of approach.
Nârada said: 'Once upon a time he [King Purañjana] went to the forest called Pancha Prashta ['the five destinations'] carrying his bow, golden armor and inexhaustible quiver, going very swiftly there on the two wheels and one axle of a golden chariot drawn by five horses, carrying two special arrows and three flags. Together with his eleven commanders and his one chariot driver who held one rein, he, from his one sitting place and two posts for his harnesses, met with five obstacles as he was holding his five weapons, with his seven coverings and five styles of approach. (Vedabase)
But inspired by the evil thought of hunting he, having taken up his bow and arrows went there to kill animals very proud of having left his wife behind, which was next to impossible for him.
But inspired by the evil thought of hunting he, having taken up his bow and arrows went there to kill animals very proud of having left his wife behind, which was next to impossible for him. (Vedabase)
With the darkness of the unenlightened in his heart he had taken to the horrible practice of merciless killing the forest animals out there with sharp arrows.
With the darkness of the unenlightened in his heart he had taken to the horrible practice of merciless killing the forest animals out there with sharp arrows. (Vedabase)
Going to the forest can a king driven by greed, as it is regulated, according to the directions of the Vedas, kill as many animals as are required for the sacrifices in holy places and not more than that.
Going to the forest can a king driven by greed, as it is regulated, according to the directions of the Veda's, kill as many animals as are required for sacrifices in holy places and not more than that. (Vedabase)
Any man of learning who does his work as regulated [in the niyama of yoga] will, following the spiritual knowledge, never be involved in such activities.
Any man of learning who does his work as regulated [in the nyama of yoga] will, following the spiritual knowledge, never be involved in such activities. (Vedabase)
Otherwise will one, engaged in fruitive action, become entangled under the influence of false prestige and, fallen under the influence of the modes of nature and being bereft of all knowledge, thus be going down.
Otherwise will one, engaged in fruitive action, become entangled under the influence of false prestige and, fallen under the influence of the modes of nature and being bereft of all knowledge, thus be going down. (Vedabase)
From the destruction of the animal bodies of the different birds that got pierced by the arrows, there was great sadness, unbearable as that was for compassionate souls.
From the destruction of the bodies of the different species that got pierced by the arrows there was great sadness, unbearable as that was for compassionate souls. (Vedabase)
From killing the animals of game like rabbits, buffaloes, bison, black deer, porcupines and various others he got very tired.
From killing the animals of game like rabbits, buffalo's, bisons, black deer, porcupines and various others he got very tired. (Vedabase)
After having stopped he came thirsty and exhausted back home to take a bath, have a proper meal and take rest to find his peace back.
After having stopped he came thirsty and exhausted back home to take a bath, have a proper meal and take rest to find his peace back. (Vedabase)
When he as it should had perfumed and smeared his body with sandalwood pulp, wanted he, saintly garlanded and all over beautifully ornamented, to pay attention to his queen.
When he as it should had perfumed and smeared his body with sandalwood pulp, he saintly garlanded and beautifully ornamented all over, wanted to pay attention to his queen. (Vedabase)
Satisfied, joyous and very proud as well he had his mind on Cupid and aimed he not at a higher consciousness with the wife that kept him in her household.
Satisfied, joyous and very proud as well he had his mind on Cupid and did not try for a higher consciousness with the wife that kept him in her household. (Vedabase)
O dear King, the maids of the household he asked a little concerned: 'O my beauties, is everything as it was with you and your mistress?
O dear King, the maids of the household he asked a little concerned: 'O my beauties, is everything as it was with you and your mistress? (Vedabase)
All the things at home are not as attractive to me as they were before. To have no mother or wife at home meeting her husband as her god is like having a chariot without wheels; what man of learning indeed would ride such a poor thing?
All the things at home are not as attractive to me as they were before. To have no mother or wife at home meeting her husband as her god is like having a chariot without wheels; what man of learning indeed would ride such a poor thing? (Vedabase)
Where now is she, that woman of good intelligence, enlightening at every step, who would deliver me from drowning in that ocean of danger?'
Where now is she, that woman of good intelligence, enlightening at every step, who would deliver me from drowning in that ocean of danger?' (Vedabase)
The women answered: 'O King we have no idea why she has taken to this behavior, just go and see how your beloved lies on the floor without bedding, o killer of the enemies!'
The woman answered: 'O King we have no idea why she has taken to this behavior, just go and see how your beloved lies on the floor without bedding, o killer of the enemies!' (Vedabase)
Nârada said: 'After seeing his queen lying on the ground as if she were a mendicant, got Purañjana, from the scene racking his brains, highly bewildered.
Nârada said: 'After seeing his queen lying on the ground as if she were a mendicant, got Purañjana, from the scene paining his thought, highly bewildered. (Vedabase)
Text 19
Pacifying her with sweet words and a heart full of regrets, succeeded he from his affection not in arousing any symptom of anger from the part of his beloved.
Pacifying her with sweet words and a heart full of regret, he could from his affection not arouse any symptom of anger from the part of his beloved. (Vedabase)
Slowly, as an expert in flattery, the hero began to compliment her, touching both her feet and spoke he to her, embracing her on his lap.
Slowly, as an expert in flattery, the hero began to compliment her, touching both her feet and spoke he, embracing her on his lap. (Vedabase)
Purañjana said: 'For sure are masters unto their servants who acted out of line in committing an offense, o auspicious one, unto those they accepted as their subjects, of no instruction if they do not reprimand them.
Purañjana said: 'It is surely so that, unto those impious servants that are in offense and by their master, o auspicious one, have been accepted and instructed as his own, then punishment cannot be forgotten. (Vedabase)
The punishment by the master meted out to the servants is the greatest favor; being foolish one doesn't know that, o slender maiden, to be angry is the duty of a friend!
The punishment awarded by the master upon the servants is supreme mercy; foolish one does not know that, o slender maiden, to be angry is the duty of a friend! (Vedabase)
That face of yours with its beautiful teeth and eyebrows, which fills me with attachment and now so gloomy is hanging down, you should, like a bee, lift up to me shining, smiling and glancing from under its bluish hair so beautiful with your straight nose; I am all yours, please prove me, o thoughtful one, your sweetest word.
That face of yours with its beautiful teeth and eyebrows, which fills me with attachment and that is now hanging down so covert, you should, like a bee, lift up to me shining, smiling, glancing from under its bluish hair so beautiful with your straight nose; I am all yours, please prove me, o thoughtful one, your sweetest word. (Vedabase)
Except for when he belongs to the school of the enlightened on this earth, am I prepared to punish him who wronged you, o wife of this hero; he, as far as I am concerned, will not live without fear and anxiety in the three worlds or anywhere else, for sure as I am the servant of Murâri! [Krishna as the enemy of Mura].
He who, apart from the school of duty on this earth, wronged you I am prepared to punish, o wife of this hero; he in my eyes, will not live without fear and anxiety in the three worlds or elsewhere as for sure at the other hand I am the servant of Murari [Krishna as the enemy of Mura]. (Vedabase)
Never was your face without its decorations and have I seen you that morose, with anger and without your luster and affection, nor have I ever seen your nice breasts wet with tears and your lips without the red of kunkum.
Never was your face without its decorations and have I seen you that morose, with anger and without your luster and affection; nor did I ever see your nice breasts wet with tears and your lips without the red of kunkum. (Vedabase)
Therefore my most intimate friend, be kind to this sinner who on his own went out to hunt; what woman with the control of her great beauty over the lusty desires of her husband lost in impatience and pierced by the arrows of Cupid, wouldn't dutifully embrace him?
Therefore my most intimate friend, be kind to this sinner who on his own went out to hunt; what woman with the control of her great beauty over the lusty desires of her husband who is lost in impatience and is pierced by the arrows of Cupid, would not dutifully embrace him? (Vedabase)
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