Text 34]
The Downfall of Saubhari Muni
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me;  vatsa —my dear child;  mā rodh —do not cry;  iti —thus;  indrah —King Indra;  deśinīm —the index finger;  adāt —gave him to suck.
TRANSLATION
The baby cried so much for breast milk that all the brāhmaṇas were very unhappy. “Who will take care of this baby?” they said. Then Indra, who was worshiped in that yajña, came and solaced the baby. “Do not cry,” Indra said. Then Indra put his index finger in the baby’s mouth and said, “You may drink me.”
TEXT 32
न ममार पिता तस्य विप्रदेवप्रसादतः । युवनाश्वोऽथ तत्रैव तपसा सिद्धिमन्वगात् ॥३२॥
na mamāra pitā tasya vipra-deva-prasādataḥ yuvanāśva 'tha tatraiva tapasā siddhim anvagāt
na —not;  mamāra —died;  pitā —the father;  tasya —of the baby;  vipra-deva-prasādataḥ —because of the mercy and blessings of the brāhmaṇas;  yuvanāśvaḥ —King Yuvanāśva;  atha —thereafter;  tatra eva —in that very place;  tapasā —by executing austerity;  siddhim —perfection;  anvagāt —achieved.
TRANSLATION
Because Yuvanāśva, the father of the baby, was blessed by the brāhmaṇas, he did not fall a victim to death. After this incident, he performed severe austerities and achieved perfection in that very spot.
TEXTS 33-34
त्रसदस्युरितीन्द्रोऽङ्ग विदधे नाम यस्य वै । यस्मात् त्रसन्ति ह्यद्विग्ना दस्यवो रात्रणादयः ॥३३॥