OF CROWS AND OWLS- KAKOLUKIYAM-PTKU22

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तस्मात् त्वं द्वेषम् उत्सृज्य मद्-बन्धन-समुद्भवम् ।
धर्मे मनः समाधाय पूजयैनं यथा-विधि ॥ १५७ ॥
tasmāt tvaṃ dveṣam utsṛjya mad-bandhana-samudbhavam |
dharme manaḥ samādhāya pūjayainaṃ yathā-vidhi || 3.157 ||
Therefore, discording any feeling of hatred that might have arisen due to my being put in shackles, with mind focusing on following dharma, pay due respects to the guest.

तस्यास् तद्-वचनं श्रुत्वा धर्म-युक्ति-समन्वितम् ।
उपगम्य ततो ऽधृष्टः कपोतः प्राह लुब्धकम् ॥ १५८ ॥
tasyās tad-vacanaṃ śrutvā dharma-yukti-samanvitam |
upagamya tato 'dhṛṣṭaḥ kapotaḥ prāha lubdhakam || 3.158 ||
Hearing those words of his wife, which were stressing righteous conduct, he regained his composure and approached the hunter and spoke thus.

भद्र सुस्वागतं तेऽस्तु ब्रूहि किं करवाणि ते ।
सन्तापश् च न कर्तव्यः स्व-गृहे वर्तते भवान् ॥ १५९ ॥

bhadra susvāgataṃ te’stu brūhi kiṃ karavāṇi te |
santāpaś ca na kartavyaḥ sva-gṛhe vartate bhavān || 3.159 ||

Dear friend! Welcome to you and tell me what can I do for you. Don’t feel anguished and think that you are in your home.

तस्य तद्-वचनं श्रुत्वा प्रत्युवाच विहङ्गमम् ।
कपोत खलु शीतं मे हिम-त्राणं विधीयताम् ॥ १६० ॥

tasya tad-vacanaṃ śrutvā pratyuvāca vihaṅgamam |
kapota khalu śītaṃ me hima-trāṇaṃ vidhīyatām || 3.160 ||

After hearing those words, the hunter replied to the dove; I am suffering from cold and please protect me from this unbearable cold.

स गत्वाङ्गारकं नीत्वा पातयामास पावकम् ।
ततः शुष्केषु पर्णेषु तम् आशु समदीपयत् ॥ १६१ ॥

sa gatvāṅgārakaṃ nītvā pātayāmāsa pāvakam |
tataḥ śuṣkeṣu parṇeṣu tam āśu samadīpayat || 3.161 ||

The bird went out and brought some char-coal and then kindled a fire with the help of dry leaves.

सुसन्दीप्तं ततः कृत्वा तम् आह शरणागतम् ।
प्रतापयस्व विश्रब्धं स्व-गात्राण्य् अत्र निर्भयः ॥ १६२ ॥

susandīptaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā tam āha śaraṇāgatam |
pratāpayasva viśrabdhaṃ sva-gātrāṇy atra nirbhayaḥ || 3.162 ||

After ensuring the fire was well lit, he spoke to the supplicant and said: warm your limbs well without any hesitation or fear.

उद्गतेन च जीवामो वयं सर्वे वनौकसः ।
न चास्ति विभवः कश्चिन् नाशये येन ते क्षुधम् ॥ १६३ ॥

udgatena ca jīvāmo vayaṃ sarve vanaukasaḥ |
na cāsti vibhavaḥ kaścin nāśaye yena te kṣudham || 3.163 ||

We all, the residents of the forest live up on what we get by chance. I have nothing in my possession by which I can satisfy your hunger.

सहस्रं भरते कश्चिच् छतमन्यो दशापरः ।
मम त्व् अकृत-पुण्यस्य क्षुद्रस्यात्मापि दुर्भरः ॥ १६४ ॥

sahasraṃ bharate kaścic chatamanyo daśāparaḥ |

mama tv akṛta-puṇyasya kṣudrasyātmāpi durbharaḥ || 3.164 ||

Some maintain a thousand men, another hundred and yet another ten; while I, without any meritorious deeds, find it difficult to maintain even my own self.

SRI KRISHNAYA THUBHYAM NAMAH