Shiva Purana

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नन्दीश्वर उवाच ॥ सनत्कुमार शम्भोस्त्ववतारं परमं शृणु ॥ नभगज्ञानदं कृष्णदर्शनाह्वयमुत्तमम् ॥ १ ॥

Nandīśvara said:— O Sanatkumāra, listen to the description of the great incarnation of Śiva, the excellent Kṛṣṇadarśana who gave perfect wisdom to Nabhaga.

english translation

nandIzvara uvAca ॥ sanatkumAra zambhostvavatAraM paramaM zRNu ॥ nabhagajJAnadaM kRSNadarzanAhvayamuttamam ॥ 1 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

इक्ष्वाकुप्रमुखा आसन्श्राद्धदेवसुताश्च ये ॥ नभगस्तत्र नवमो नाभगस्तत्सुतः स्मृतः ॥ २ ॥

Ikṣvāku and others were the sons of Śrāddhadeva of whom Nabhaga, was the ninth. His son was Nābhaga.

english translation

ikSvAkupramukhA AsanzrAddhadevasutAzca ye ॥ nabhagastatra navamo nAbhagastatsutaH smRtaH ॥ 2 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

अम्बरीषस्सुतस्तस्य विष्णुभक्तो बभूव सः ॥ यस्योपरि प्रसन्नोभूद्दुर्वासा ब्रह्मभक्तितः ॥ ३ ॥

Ambarīṣa was his son who was a devotee of Viṣṇu with whom the sage Durvāsas was much pleased due to his devotion for Brahmins.

english translation

ambarISassutastasya viSNubhakto babhUva saH ॥ yasyopari prasannobhUddurvAsA brahmabhaktitaH ॥ 3 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

पितामहोऽम्बरीषस्य नभगो यः प्रकीर्तितः ॥ तच्चरितं शृणु मुने यस्मै ज्ञानमदाच्छिवः ॥ ४॥

O sage, the grandfather of Ambarīṣa was Nabhaga to whom Śiva imparted perfect knowledge. Listen to his story.

english translation

pitAmaho'mbarISasya nabhago yaH prakIrtitaH ॥ taccaritaM zRNu mune yasmai jJAnamadAcchivaH ॥ 4॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

नभगो मनुपुत्रस्तु पठनार्थं सुबुद्धि मान् ॥ चक्रे गुरुकुले वासं बहुकालं जितेन्द्रियः ॥ ५ ॥

Nabhaga the son of Manu, highly intelligent, and with perfect control of his sense-organs stayed in the abode of his preceptors for studies for a long time.

english translation

nabhago manuputrastu paThanArthaM subuddhi mAn ॥ cakre gurukule vAsaM bahukAlaM jitendriyaH ॥ 5 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript