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तपस्विनो महात्मानो वेदव्रतसमन्विताः । उदीर्यमाणं राजानं क्रोधदीप्ता द्विजातयः॥५-९४- ११॥
Those twice-born—ascetics, great-souled, and devoted to Vedic observances—became inflamed with indignation toward the king as he grew increasingly agitated.
english translation
अनेकजननं सख्यं ययोः पुरुषसिंहयोः । तयोस्त्वं न समो राजन्भवितासि कदाचन॥५-९४- १२॥
The friendship of those two lion-like men extends across many births; you, O king, will never be their equal at any time.
english translation
एवमुक्तः स राजा तु पुनः पप्रच्छ तान्द्विजान् । क्व तौ वीरौ क्वजन्मानौ किंकर्माणौ च कौ च तौ॥५-९४- १३॥
Thus addressed, the king again questioned the twice-born: “Where are those two heroes? Of what birth are they? What are their deeds—and who, indeed, are they?”
english translation
ब्राह्मणा ऊचुः । नरो नारायणश्चैव तापसाविति नः श्रुतम् । आयातौ मानुषे लोके ताभ्यां युध्यस्व पार्थिव॥५-९४- १४॥
The brāhmaṇas said: “We have heard that they are the ascetics Nara and Nārāyaṇa. They have come into the human world; contend with those two, O king.”
english translation
श्रूयते तौ महात्मानौ नरनारायणावुभौ । तपो घोरमनिर्देश्यं तप्येते गन्धमादने॥५-९४- १५॥
It is reported that those two great-souled ones, Nara and Nārāyaṇa, undertake an austere and indescribable discipline at Gandhamādana.
english translation