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9 passagesस आह-अम्ब ! मा भैषीः । निरुपद्रवो ऽयं मार्गः । कार्य-वशाद् एकाकी गमिष्यामि ।
He said, “Mother, do not be afraid. This road is free from danger. Because of the task, I shall go alone.”
अथ तस्य तं निश्चयं ज्ञात्वा समीपस्थ-वाप्याः सकाशात् कर्कटम् आदाय मात्राभिहितं-वत्स, अवश्यं यदि गन्तव्यम् । तद् एष कर्कटो ऽपि सहायो भवतु । तद् एनं गृहीत्वा गच्छ ।
Then, having learned his resolve, his mother took a crab from the nearby pond and said, “My son, if you absolutely must go, then let this crab also be your companion. Take it and go.”
सो ऽपि मातुर् वचनाद् उभाभ्यां पाणिभ्यां न सङ्गृह्य कर्पूर-पुटिका-मध्ये निधाय, पात्र-मध्ये संस्थाप्य शीघ्रं प्रस्थितः ।
He too, because of his mother’s words, without grasping it with both hands, placed it inside a small camphor packet, set it inside a vessel, and quickly set out.
अथ गच्छन् ग्रीष्मोष्मणा सन्तप्तः कञ्चिन् मार्गस्थं वृक्षम् आसाद्य, तत्रैव प्रसुप्तः । अत्रान्तरे वृक्ष-कोटरान् निर्गत्य सर्पस् तत्-समीपम् आगतः । स चाभ्यन्तर-गतां कर्पूर-पुटिकाम् अतिलौल्याद् अभक्षयत् । सो ऽपि कर्कटस् तत्रैव स्थितः सन् सर्प-प्राणान् अपाहरत । ब्राह्मणेऽपि यावत् प्रबुद्धः पश्यति, तावत् समीपे मृत-कृष्ण-सर्पो निज-पार्श्वे कर्पूर-पुटिकोपरि स्थितस् तिष्ठति । तं दृष्ट्वा व्यचिन्तयत्-कर्कटेनायं हतः इति । प्रसन्नो भूत्वाब्रवीच् च-भोः ! सत्यम् अभिहितं मम मात्रा यत् पुरुषेण को ऽपि सहायः कार्यः । नैकाकिना गन्तव्यम् । यतो मया श्रद्धा-पूरित-चेतसा तद्-वचनम् अनुष्ठितं तेनाहं कर्कटेन सर्व-व्यापादनाद् रक्षितः । अथवा साध्व् इदम् उच्यते-
Then, as he was going, scorched by the summer heat, he came upon a certain tree standing by the road and fell asleep right there. Meanwhile, a snake came out from a hollow of the tree and came near him. And it, from excessive greed, ate the small camphor packet that had gone inside. The crab too, remaining right there, took away the snake’s life. When the Brahmin too awoke and looked, then nearby, at his own side, a dead black snake was there, positioned on top of the small camphor packet. Seeing it, he thought, “This one has been killed by the crab.” And becoming pleased, he said, “Ah! What my mother said is true: that a man should make some companion; one should not travel alone. Since her instruction was carried out by me with a mind filled with faith, by that I have been protected by the crab from total destruction. Or rather, this is well said:—”
क्षीणः श्रयति शशी रविम् ऋद्धो वर्धयति पयसां नाथम् । अन्ये विपदि सहाया धनिनां श्रियम् अनुभवन्त्य् अन्ये ॥
When diminished, the moon resorts to the sun; when increased, it enlarges the lord of the waters. Some are helpers in adversity; others enjoy the wealth of the rich.
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