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अवतीर्य रथात्कन्या नमस्कृत्वा च बन्धुषु । उपगम्य वनं पुण्यं तपस्तेपे ययातिजा॥५-११८-६॥
Descending from the chariot, the maiden bowed in reverence to her kin; then, approaching the sacred forest, Yayāti’s daughter undertook ascetic discipline (tapas).
english translation
उपवासैश्च विविधैर्दीक्षाभिर्नियमैस्तथा । आत्मनो लघुतां कृत्वा बभूव मृगचारिणी॥५-११८-७॥
Through varied fasts, consecratory vows (dīkṣā), and strict disciplines, she made her body light and became one who ranged the forest like a deer.
english translation
वैडूर्याङ्कुरकल्पानि मृदूनि हरितानि च । चरन्ती शष्पमुख्यानि तिक्तानि मधुराणि च॥५-११८-८॥
She subsisted on tender green shoots, like sprouts of vaidūrya, grazing on grasses and kindred plants—some bitter, some sweet.
english translation
स्रवन्तीनां च पुण्यानां सुरसानि शुचीनि च । पिबन्ती वारिमुख्यानि शीतानि विमलानि च॥५-११८-९॥
She drank the choicest waters of sacred flowing streams—fragrant, pure, cool, and clear.
english translation
वनेषु मृगराजेषु सिंहविप्रोषितेषु च । दावाग्निविप्रमुक्तेषु शून्येषु गहनेषु च॥५-११८-१०॥
In forests where the “kings of beasts” ranged, where lions were absent, and which were released from the turmoil of forest fires—deserted and dense—there she dwelt and moved about.
english translation