Text 40] The Downfall of Saubhari Muni 201

tesari svasdrah parcasat
saubharim vavrire patim

Sasabindoh—of a king known as Saéabindu; duhitari—unto the
daughter; bindumatyam—whose name was Bindumati; adhat—begot;
nrpah—the King (Mandhata); purukutsam —Purukutsa; ambarisam—
Ambarisa; mucukundam—Mucukunda; ca—and; yoginam—a highly
elevated mystic; tesém—of them; svasdrah—the sisters; paricdsat—
fifty; saubharim—unto the great sage Saubhari; vavrire—accepted;
patim—as husband.

TRANSLATION

Mandhata begot three sons in the womb of Bindumati, the
daughter of Sagabindu. These sons were Purukutsa, Ambarisa, and
Mucukunda, a great mystic yogi. These three brothers had fifty
sisters, who all accepted the great sage Saubhari as their husband.

TEXTS 39-40
WAIS «HATTA: AT |
Rafe det sat Feafim: 112eI1
SE aT fae: HeTATATTAT |
ASAE TA AAT HIG HA AAT |lvoll
yamunantar-jale magnas
tapyamdnah param tapah

nirurtim mina-rdjasya
drstva maithuna-dharminah

jata-sprho nrpam viprah
kanyam ekam aydacata

so ‘py aha grhyatam brahman
kamam kanya svayamvare

yamund-antah-jale—in the deep water of the River Yamuna;
magnah—merged completely; tapyamanah—executing austerities;
