संवर्त उवाच कथमस्मि त्वया ज्ञातः केन वा कथितोऽस्मि ते। एतदाचक्ष्व मे तत्त्वमिच्छसे चेन्मम प्रियम्॥
How nave you come to know me, and who has referred you to ine, do you tell this to me truly, if you desire me to do what is good to you.
सत्यं ते ब्रुवतः सर्वे सम्पत्स्यन्ते मनोरथाः। मिथ्या च ब्रुवतो मूर्धा शतधा ते स्फुटिष्यति॥
And if you speak truly, you will gain all the objects of your hcart, and should you tell a lie, your head shall be cut into a hundred pieces.
मरुत्त उवाच नारदेन भवान् मह्यमाख्यातो ह्यटता पथि। गुरुपुत्रौ ममेति त्वं ततो मे प्रीतिरुत्तमा॥
Marutta said I have been told by Narada, wandering on his way, that you are the son of our familypriest, and this (information) has bent my mind (towards you), with great satisfaction.
संवर्त उवाच सत्यमेतद् भवानाह स मां जानाति सत्रिणम्। कथयस्व तदेतन्मे क्व न सम्प्रति नारदः॥
Samvarta said You have told this to me truly, he (Narada) knows me to be a performer of sacrifices, now tell me where is Narada living at present.
मरुत्त उवाच भवन्तं कथयित्वा तु मम देवर्षिसत्तमः। ततो मामभ्यनुज्ञाय प्रविष्टो हव्यवाहनम्॥
Marutta said That king of celestial saints (Narada) having given me this information about you, and commended me to your care, has entered into the fire.
व्यास उवाच श्रुत्वा तु पार्थिवस्यैतत् संवर्तः प्रमुदं गतः। एतावदहमप्येवं शक्नुयामिति सोऽब्रवीत्॥
Vyasa said Hearing these words of the king Marutta, Samvarta was highly pleased, and he said-I too am perfectly able to do all that.
ततो मरुत्तमुन्मत्तो वाचा निर्भर्त्सयन्निव। रुक्षया ब्राह्मणो राजन् पुनः पुनरथाब्रवीत्॥ वातप्रधानेन मया स्वचित्तवशवर्तिना। एवं विकृतरूपेण कथं याजितुमिच्छसि॥ भ्राता मम समर्थश्च वासवेन च संगतः। वर्तते याजने चैव तेन कर्माणि कारय॥
Then, O prince, that Brahmana, raving like a maniac, and continually scolding Marutta with rude words, again accosted him thus, I am afflicted with a brain disorder, and, I always act according to the fretful caprices of my own mind, why are you then bent upon having this sacrifice performed by a priest of such a peculiar nature; my brother is able to officiate at sacrifices, and he has gone over to Vasava (Indra), and is engaged in celebrating his sacrifices, do you therefore have your sacrifice performed by him.
गार्हस्थ्यं चैव याज्याश्च सर्वा गृह्याश्च देवताः। पूर्वजेन ममाक्षिप्तं शरीरं वर्जितं त्विदम्॥ नाहं तेनाननुज्ञातस्त्वामाविक्षित कर्हिचित्। याजयेयं कथंचिद् वै स हि पूज्यतमो मम॥
My elder brother has taken away by force from me all my houschold articles and mystical gods, and sacrificing clients, and has now left to me only this physical body of mine, and, O son of Avikshit, as he deserves all respect from me, I cannot by any means officiate at you sacrifice, unless he permits me.
स त्वं बृहस्पतिं गच्छ तमनुज्ञाप्य चाव्रज। ततोऽहं याजयिष्ये त्वां यदि यष्टुमिहेच्छसि॥
You must therefore go to Brihaspati first, and taking his permission you can return to me, if you have any desire to celebrate a sacrifice, and then only shall I officiate at your sacrifice.
मरुत्त उवाच बृहस्पतिं गतः पूर्वमहं संवर्त तच्छृणु। न मां कामयते याज्यमसौ वासवकाम्यया॥
Marutta said Do you listen to me, O Samvarta, I did go to Brihaspati first, but wishing the patronage of Vasava, he did not wish to have me as his sacrificer.
अमरं याज्यमासाद्य याजयिष्ये न मानुषम्। शक्रेण प्रतिषिद्धोऽहं मरुत्तं मा स्म याजयः॥ स्पर्धते हि मया विप्र सदा हि स तु पार्थिवः। एवमस्त्विति चाप्युक्तो भ्रात्रा ते बलसूदनः॥
He said, Having secured the priest-hood of the Immortals, I do not wish to act for the mortals, and, I have been forbidden by Shakra (Indra) to officiate at Marutta's sacrifice, as he told me that Marutta having become king, was always filled with a desire to rival him. And to this your brother agreed by saying to the destroyer of Vala (Indra), Be it so.
स मामधिगतं प्रेम्णा याज्यत्वेन बुभूषति। देवराजं समाश्रित्य तद् विद्धि मुनिपुङ्गव॥
Know, O best of ascetics, that as he had succeeded in getting the protection of the King of the Celestials, I went to him with gratified heart, but he did not agree to act as my priest.
सोऽहमिच्छामि भवता सर्वस्वेनापि याजितुम्। कामये समतिक्रान्तुं वासवं त्वत्कृतैर्गुणैः॥
And thus repulsed, I now wish to spend all I possess, to have this sacrifice performed by you, and to outstrip Vasava by the merit of your good offices.
न हि मे वर्तते बुद्धिर्गन्तुं ब्रह्मन् बृहस्पतिम्। प्रत्याख्यातो हि तेनास्मि तथाऽनपकृते सति॥
As I have been repulsed by Brihaspati for no fault of mine, I have now no desire, O Brahmana, to go to him to scek his help in this sacrifice.
संवर्त उवाच चिकीर्षसि यथाकामं सर्वमेतत् त्वयि ध्रुवम्। यदि सर्वानभिप्रायान् कर्ताऽसि मम पार्थिव॥ याज्यमानं मया हि त्वां बृहस्पतिपुरन्दरौ। द्विषतां समभिक्रुद्धावेतदेकं समर्थयेः॥
Samvarta said I can certainly, O king, do all that you wish, if only you agree to do all that I shall ask you to do, but I apprehend that Brihaspati and Purandara (Indra) when they will learn that I am engaged in celebrating your sacrifice, will be filled with anger, and do all they can to injure you.
स्थैर्यमत्र कथं मे स्यात् सत्त्वं निःसंशयं कुरु। कुपितस्त्वां न हीदानीं भस्म कुर्यां सबान्धवम्॥
Therefore, do you assure me of your steadfastness, so as to ensure my coolness and constancy as otherwise, if I am filled with anger against you, I shall reduce (destroy) you and your kindred to ashes.
मरुत्त उवाच यावत् तपेत् सहस्रांशुस्तिष्ठेरंश्चापि पर्वताः। तावल्लोकान्न लभेयं त्यजेयं सङ्गतं यदि॥ विषयैः सङ्गत्तं चास्तु मा चापि शुभबुद्धित्वं लभेयमिह कर्हिचित्। त्यजेयं सङ्गतं यदि॥
Marutta said If ever I forsake you, may I never attain the blessed regions as long as the mountains shall exist, and the thousand rayed sun continue to pour heat; if I forsake you, may I never gain true wisdom, and remain for ever addicted to worldly (imaterial) works.
संवर्त उवाच आविक्षित शुभा बुद्धिवर्ततां तव कर्मसु। याजनं हि ममाप्येव वर्तते हृदि पार्थिव॥ अभिधास्ये च ते राजन्नक्षयं द्रव्यमुत्तमम्। येन देवान् सगन्धर्वाशक्रं चाभिभविष्यसि॥
Samvarta said Listen, Son of Avikshit, excellent as is your inclination to perform this act, so too, O king, have I in my mind the ability to perform the sacrifice, I tell you, O king, that your good things will become imperishable, and that you shall lord it over Shakra and the Celestials with Gandharvas.
न तु मे वर्तते बुद्धिर्धने याज्येषु वा पुनः। विप्रियं तु करिष्यामि भ्रातुश्चेन्द्रस्य चोभयोः॥
For myself, I have no wish to hoard riches or sacrificial presents; I shall only do what is disagrecable to both Indra and my brother.
गमयिष्यामि शक्रेण समतामपि ते ध्रुवम्। प्रियं च ते करिष्यामि सत्यमेतद् ब्रवीमि ते॥
I shall certainly make you attain equality with Shakra, and I tell you truly that I shall do what is agreeable to you.