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 Sasabindu. 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.
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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;
