Srimad Bhagavatam

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श्रीशुक उवाच एवं गतेऽथ सुद्युम्ने मनुर्वैवस्वतः सुते । पुत्रकामस्तपस्तेपे यमुनायां शतं समाः ।। ९-२-१ ।।

sanskrit

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Thereafter, when his son Sudyumna had thus gone to the forest to accept the order of vānaprastha, Vaivasvata Manu [Śrāddhadeva], being desirous of getting more sons, performed severe austerities on the bank of the Yamunā for one hundred years. ।। 9-2-1 ।।

english translation

hindi translation

zrIzuka uvAca evaM gate'tha sudyumne manurvaivasvataH sute | putrakAmastapastepe yamunAyAM zataM samAH || 9-2-1 ||

hk transliteration

ततोऽयजन्मनुर्देवमपत्यार्थं हरिं प्रभुम् । इक्ष्वाकुपूर्वजान् पुत्रान् लेभे स्वसदृशान् दश ।। ९-२-२ ।।

sanskrit

Then, because of this desire for sons, the Manu known as Śrāddhadeva worshiped the Supreme Lord, the Personality of Godhead, the Lord of the demigods. Thus he got ten sons exactly like himself. Among them all, Ikṣvāku was the eldest. ।। 9-2-2 ।।

english translation

hindi translation

tato'yajanmanurdevamapatyArthaM hariM prabhum | ikSvAkupUrvajAn putrAn lebhe svasadRzAn daza || 9-2-2 ||

hk transliteration

पृषध्रस्तु मनोः पुत्रो गोपालो गुरुणा कृतः । पालयामास गा यत्तो रात्र्यां वीरासनव्रतः ।। ९-२-३ ।।

sanskrit

Among these sons, Pṛṣadhra, following the order of his spiritual master, was engaged as a protector of cows. He would stand all night with a sword to give the cows protection. ।। 9-2-3 ।।

english translation

hindi translation

pRSadhrastu manoH putro gopAlo guruNA kRtaH | pAlayAmAsa gA yatto rAtryAM vIrAsanavrataH || 9-2-3 ||

hk transliteration

एकदा प्राविशद्गोष्ठं शार्दूलो निशि वर्षति । शयाना गाव उत्थाय भीतास्ता बभ्रमुर्व्रजे ।। ९-२-४ ।।

sanskrit

Once at night, while it was raining, a tiger entered the land of the cowshed. Upon seeing the tiger, all the cows, who were lying down, got up in fear and scattered here and there on the land. ।। 9-2-4 ।।

english translation

hindi translation

ekadA prAvizadgoSThaM zArdUlo nizi varSati | zayAnA gAva utthAya bhItAstA babhramurvraje || 9-2-4 ||

hk transliteration

एकां जग्राह बलवान् सा चुक्रोश भयातुरा । तस्यास्तत्क्रन्दितं श्रुत्वा पृषध्रोऽभिससार ह ।। ९-२-५ ।।

sanskrit

When the very strong tiger seized the cow, the cow screamed in distress and fear, and Pṛṣadhra, hearing the screaming, immediately followed the sound. ।। 9-2-5 ।।

english translation

hindi translation

ekAM jagrAha balavAn sA cukroza bhayAturA | tasyAstatkranditaM zrutvA pRSadhro'bhisasAra ha || 9-2-5 ||

hk transliteration