શ્લોકઃ
સમનુસ્મૃતતાવકાંઘ્રિયુગ્મઃ
સ મનુઃ પંકજસંભવાંગજન્મા ।
નિજમંતરમંતરાયહીનં
ચરિતં તે કથયન્ સુખં નિનાય ॥1॥
Meaning
સમનુસ્મૃત-તાવક-અંઘ્રિ-યુગ્મઃ - meditating properly on Thy pair of lotus feet; સઃ મનુઃ - that Manu (Swayambhuva); પંકજસંભવ-અંગ-જન્મા - the son of Brahmaa; નિજમ્-અંતરમ્- - his own Manvantara; અંતરાય-હીનમ્ - free from all hindrances; ચરિતં તે કથયન્ - recounting Thy glories; સુખં નિનાય - passed peacefully;
Translation
That Swayambhuva Manu, the son of Brahmaa, spent his own Manvantara peacefully, free from all hindrances, meditating on Thy pair of lotus feet and recounting Thy glories.
શ્લોકઃ
સમયે ખલુ તત્ર કર્દમાખ્યો
દ્રુહિણચ્છાયભવસ્તદીયવાચા ।
ધૃતસર્ગરસો નિસર્ગરમ્યં
ભગવંસ્ત્વામયુતં સમાઃ સિષેવે ॥2॥
Meaning
સમયે ખલુ તત્ર - at that very time; કર્દમ-આખ્યઃ - (the Prajaapati) named Kardama; દ્રુહિણ-ચ્છાય-ભવઃ- - born from the shadow of Brahmaa; તદીય-વાચા - following his (Brahmaa's) words; ધૃત-સર્ગ-રસઃ - keenly interested in creation; નિસર્ગ-રમ્યં ભગવન્-ત્વામ્- - O Lord! Who are naturally charming; અયુતં સમાઃ - for ten thousand years; સિષેવે - worshipped (Thee);
Translation
During that time the Prajaapati named Kardama who was born from the shadow of Brahmaa, following his (Brahmaa's) words became keenly interested in creation. He worshipped Thee who are naturally charming, for ten thousand years.
શ્લોકઃ
ગરુડોપરિ કાલમેઘક્રમં
વિલસત્કેલિસરોજપાણિપદ્મમ્ ।
હસિતોલ્લસિતાનનં વિભો ત્વં
વપુરાવિષ્કુરુષે સ્મ કર્દમાય ॥3॥
Meaning
ગરુડ-ઉપરિ - on Garuda; કાલ-મેઘ-ક્રમમ્ - as beautiful as a dark rain-bearing cloud; વિલસત્-કેલિ-સરોજ-પાણિ-પદ્મમ્ - holding in Thy hand a lustrous lotus; હસિત-ઉલ્લાસિત-આનનમ્ - (with Thy) face lit up with a smile; વિભો ત્વં - O Lord! Thou; વપુઃ-આવિષ્કુરુષે સ્મ - (Thy) form did manifest; કર્દમાય - for Kardama;
Translation
O Lord! Thou manifested Thy form for Kardama, sitting on Garuda, as beautiful as a dark rain-bearing cloud, holding a lustrous lotus in Thy hand, with your face lit up with a smile.
શ્લોકઃ
સ્તુવતે પુલકાવૃતાય તસ્મૈ
મનુપુત્રીં દયિતાં નવાપિ પુત્રીઃ ।
કપિલં ચ સુતં સ્વમેવ પશ્ચાત્
સ્વગતિં ચાપ્યનુગૃહ્ય નિર્ગતોઽભૂઃ ॥4॥
Meaning
સ્તુવતે પુલક-આવૃતાય તસ્મૈ - with horripilation over his body, who was praising (Thee) to him; મનુપુત્રીમ્ - the daughter of Manu (Devahooti); દયિતામ્ - as wife; નવ-અપિ પુત્રીઃ - also nine daughters; કપિલં ચ સુતમ્ - and Kapil as son; સ્વમ્-એવ પશ્ચાત્ - Thyself finally; સ્વગતિં ચ-અપિ-અનુગૃહ્ય - and union with Thee also conferring; નિર્ગતઃ-અભૂઃ - Thou disappeared;
Translation
Kardama was praising Thee thrilled with devotion. Thou blessed that he would have Manu's daughter Devahooti as wife. Thou also blessed that he would have nine daughters, that Thou Thyself will be born as his son Kapil and also that he (Kadarma) would finally attain union with Thee.
શ્લોકઃ
સ મનુઃ શતરૂપયા મહિષ્યા
ગુણવત્યા સુતયા ચ દેવહૂત્યા ।
ભવદીરિતનારદોપદિષ્ટઃ
સમગાત્ કર્દમમાગતિપ્રતીક્ષમ્ ॥5॥
Meaning
સઃ મનુઃ - that Manu; શતરૂપયા મહિષ્યા - (along with) queen Shatarupaa; ગુણવત્યા સુતયા દેવહૂત્યા ચ - and the virtuous daughter Devahooti; ભવત્-ઈરિત-નારદ-ઉપદિષ્ટઃ - advised by Naarada who was prompted by Thee; સમગાત્ કર્દમમ્- - approached Kardama; આગતિ-પ્રતીક્ષં - (who was) awaiting (their) arrival;
Translation
Manu along with his queen wife Shatarupa and the virtuous daughter Devahooti, as advised by Naarada who was prompted by Thee, approached Kardama who was awaiting their arrival.
શ્લોકઃ
મનુનોપહૃતાં ચ દેવહૂતિં
તરુણીરત્નમવાપ્ય કર્દમોઽસૌ ।
ભવદર્ચનનિવૃતોઽપિ તસ્યાં
દૃઢશુશ્રૂષણયા દધૌ પ્રસાદમ્ ॥6॥
Meaning
મનુના-ઉપહૃતાં ચ - and given respectfully by Manu; દેવહૂતિં તરુણી-રત્નમ્- - Devahooti, a jewel among damsels; અવાપ્ય કર્દમઃ-અસૌ - having got, that Kardama; ભવત્-અર્ચન-નિર્વૃતઃ-અપિ - though content with worshipping Thee,; તસ્યાં દૃઢ-શુશ્રૂષણયા - by her dedicated service; દધૌ પ્રસાદમ્ - (was) pleased with her;
Translation
Devahooti who was a gem among women was respectfully given by Manu to Kardama. Kardama, though solely delighted in worshipping Thee, was pleased with her by her dedicated service to him.
શ્લોકઃ
સ પુનસ્ત્વદુપાસનપ્રભાવા-
દ્દયિતાકામકૃતે કૃતે વિમાને ।
વનિતાકુલસંકુલો નવાત્મા
વ્યહરદ્દેવપથેષુ દેવહૂત્યા ॥7॥
Meaning
સઃ પુન;- - he (Kardama); ત્વત્-ઉપાસન-પ્રભાવાત્- - because of the glory of Thy worship; દયિતા-કામ-કૃતે - for fulfilling the desires of his loving wife; કૃતે વિમાને - in the aerial vehicle which was made; વનિતા-કુલ-સંકુલઃ - full of female attendants; નવ-આત્મા - taking on a new body; વ્યહરત્-દેવપથેષુ - sported in the garden of the gods; દેવહૂત્યા - (with) Devahooti;
Translation
Thereafter Kardama by the glory of worshipping Thee, to fulfill the desires of his loving wife, took on a new body, got an aerial vehicle made, which was full of female attendants, and sported in the garden of the gods along with Devahooti.
શ્લોકઃ
શતવર્ષમથ વ્યતીત્ય સોઽયં
નવ કન્યાઃ સમવાપ્ય ધન્યરૂપાઃ ।
વનયાનસમુદ્યતોઽપિ કાંતા-
હિતકૃત્ત્વજ્જનનોત્સુકો ન્યવાત્સીત્ ॥8॥
Meaning
શત-વર્ષમ્-અથ વ્યતીત્ય - then after spending a hundred years; સઃ-અયમ્ - that this (Kardama); નવ કન્યાઃ સમવાપ્ય - nine daughters begetting; ધન્ય-રૂપાઃ - who were very beautiful; વન-યાન-સમુદ્યતઃ-અપિ - though preparing to go to the forest; કાંતા-હિત-કૃત્- - wishing to fulfill the desire of his wife (and); ત્વત્-જનન-ઉત્સુકઃ - eager for Thy birth (as his son); ન્યવાત્સીત્ - stayed on (at home);
Translation
After spending a hundred years thus and begetting nine very beautiful daughters, Kardama wanted to take up the ascetic life and retire to the forest. Yielding to his wife's wishes and eagerly awaiting Thy birth as their son, he continued to stay on at home.
શ્લોકઃ
નિજભર્તૃગિરા ભવન્નિષેવા-
નિરતાયામથ દેવ દેવહૂત્યામ્ ।
કપિલસ્ત્વમજાયથા જનાનાં
પ્રથયિષ્યન્ પરમાત્મતત્ત્વવિદ્યામ્ ॥9॥
Meaning
નિજ-ભર્તૃ-ગિરા - at the words of her husband; ભવત્-નિષેવા-નિરતાયામ્- - who was ever intent on Thy worship; અથ દેવ - then, O Lord!; દેવહૂત્યામ્ - to Devahooti; કપિલ-ત્વમ્-અજાયથા - as Kapil Thou were born; જનાનામ્ - amongst the people; પ્રથયિષ્યન્ - to proclaim; પરમ-આત્મ-તત્વ-વિદ્યામ્ - the knowledge of the truth of the Supreme Being;
Translation
O Lord! To Devahooti who, on the advise of her husband was ever engaged in worshipping Thee, Thou were born as Kapil in order to teach mankind the means for the attainment of the Supreme Reality.
શ્લોકઃ
વનમેયુષિ કર્દમે પ્રસન્ને
મતસર્વસ્વમુપાદિશન્ જનન્યૈ ।
કપિલાત્મક વાયુમંદિરેશ
ત્વરિતં ત્વં પરિપાહિ માં ગદૌઘાત્ ॥10॥
Meaning
વનમ્-એયુષિ કર્દમે પ્રસન્ને - when Kardama left for the forest happily; મત-સર્વસ્વમ્- - the entire philosophy (of Thine); ઉપાદિશન્ જનન્યૈ - (Thou) imparted to (Thy) mother; કપિલ-આત્મક - O Thou incarnate as Kapil!; વાયુ-મંદિર-ઈશ - O Lord of Guruvaayur!; ત્વરિતમ્ - hastily; ત્વં પરિપાહિ - Thou relieve; માં ગદ-ઔઘાત્ - me from my many miseries;
Translation
O Lord of Guruvaayur! Who were incarnate as Kapil, when Kardama left for the forest with a sense of fulfillment, Thou imparted the whole of Thy philosophy to Thy mother. Deign to hastily save me from my many ailments.
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