Svargarohana Parva

हिन्दी अर्थ

पहुँचकर किन-किन स्थानोंको प्राप्त हुए? महर्षिणाभ्यनुज्ञातो व्यासेनादूभुतकर्मणा

English

Janamejaya said, "Having attained to Heaven, what regions were respectively attained by my grandsires of old, viz., the Pandavas and the sons of Dhritarashtra? I desire to hear this. I think that thou art conversant with everything, having been taught by the great Rishi Vyasa of wonderful feats.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कर्ण चैव महात्मानं कौन्तेयं सत्यसंगरम् येच शस्त्रैर्वधं प्राप्ता: क्षत्रधर्मेण पार्थिवा:

English

I wish to hear this; you are deemed all-knowing, permitted by the great sage Vyasa of wondrous deeds.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पन्थानमशुभं दुर्ग सेवितं पापकर्मभि: युक्त पापकृतां गन्धैर्मासशोणितकर्दमम्

English

[Vaishampayana said:] Hear what your forefathers, led by Yudhishthira, did after attaining heaven, the third realm.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इतश्रेतश्व कुणपै: समन्तात् परिवारितम् ज्वलनेन प्रदीप्तेन समन्तात् परिवेष्टितम्

English

Having attained heaven, the third realm, Yudhishthira, king of dharma, saw Duryodhana seated on a throne, endowed with glory.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सूचीमुखैस्तथा प्रेतैर्विन्ध्यशैलोपमैर्वृतम् निकृत्तोदरपाहैश्व तत्र तत्र प्रवेरिते:

English

Radiant like the sun and surrounded by heroic glory, he saw him seated with the shining gods and the Sadhyas of meritorious deeds.

हिन्दी अर्थ

असिपत्रवनं चैव निशितं क्षुरसंवृतम् धारवाला असिपत्र नामक वन है

English

Then Yudhishthira, seeing Duryodhana, was indignant and suddenly turned back, seeing glory in Suyodhana.

हिन्दी अर्थ

लोहकुम्भी श्व॒ तैलस्य क्वाथ्यमाना: समन्ततः कियदध्वानमस्माभिर्गन्तव्यमिममीदृशम्

English

Speaking aloud to them he said, "I do not wish for the worlds together with Duryodhana, who was greedy and short-sighted."

हिन्दी अर्थ

देशोयं कश्च देवानामेतदिच्छामि वेदितुम् यदि श्रान्तोसि राजेन्द्र त्वमथागन्तुमरहसि

English

"For whose sake the whole earth, friends and kinsmen were slain by us violently in battle, afflicted earlier in the great forest—"

हिन्दी अर्थ

निवर्तने धृतमना: पर्यावर्तत भारत शुश्राव तत्र वदतां दीना वाच: समन्ततः

English

"And Draupadi, Panchali, devoted to dharma, of faultless limbs, our wife, was tormented in the midst of the assembly in the presence of the elders."

हिन्दी अर्थ

दुर्योधन श्रिया जुष्टं ददर्शासीनमासने देवैभ्राजिष्णुभि: साध्यै: सहित पुण्यकर्मभि:

English

Vaishampayana said, "Listen now to what thy grandsires, Yudhishthira and others, did after having attained to Heaven, that place of the deities. Arrived at Heaven, king Yudhishthira the just, beheld Duryodhana endued with prosperity and seated on an excellent seat. He blazed with effulgence like the sun and wore all those signs of glory which belong to heroes. And he was in the company of many deities of blazing effulgence and of Sadhyas of righteous deeds. Yudhishthira, beholding Duryodhana and his prosperity, became suddenly filled with rage and turned back from the sight.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सहसा संनिवृत्तो5भूच्छियं दृष्टवा सुयोधने सहित: कामये लोकॉल्लुब्धेनादीर्घदर्शिना

English

"He loudly addressed his companions, saying, T do not desire to share regions of felicity with Duryodhana who was stained by cupidity and possessed of little foresight. It was for him that friends, and kinsmen, over the whole Earth were slaughtered by us whom he had afflicted greatly in the deep forest. It was for him that the virtuous princess of Pancala, Draupadi of faultless features, our wife, was dragged into the midst of the assembly before all our seniors. Ye gods, I have no desire to even behold Duryodhana. I wish to go there where my brothers are.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

हतास्माभि: प्रसह्माजौ क्लिष्टै: पूर्व महावने पर्याकृष्टानवद्याज्ी पत्नी नो गुरुसंनिधौ

English

"Narada, smiling, told him, 'It should not be so, O king of kings. While residing in Heaven, all enmities cease. O mighty-armed Yudhishthira, do not say so about king Duryodhana. Hear my words. Here is king Duryodhana. He is worshipped with the gods by those righteous men and those foremost of kings who are now denizens of Heaven. By causing his body to be poured as a libation on the fire of battle, he has obtained the end that consists in attainment of the region for heroes. You and your brothers, who were veritable gods on Earth, were always persecuted by this one. Yet through his observance of Kshatriya practices he has attained to this region. This lord of Earth was not terrified in a situation fraught with terror.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तत्राहं गन्तुमिच्छामि यत्र ते भ्रातरो मम स्वर्गे निवासे राजेन्द्र विरुद्ध चापि नश्यति

English

" 'O son, thou shouldst not bear in mind the woes inflicted on thee on account of the match at dice. It behoveth thee not to remember the afflictions of Draupadi. It behoveth thee not to remember the other woes which were yours in consequence of the acts of your kinsmen, — the woes, viz., that were due to battle or to other situations. Do thou meet Duryodhana now according to the ordinances of polite intercourse. This is Heaven, O lord of men. There can be no enmities here.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

करनेपर पहलेका वैर-विरोध शान्त हो जाता है दुर्योधनं प्रति नृपं शृणु चेदं वचो मम

English

"Having attained the heroes' world, having offered your bodies in battle as oblations, you who fought in the battle are like gods in heaven."

हिन्दी अर्थ

निकालनी चाहिए। मेरी इस बातको ध्यान देकर सुनो जो कि ये चिरकालसे स्वर्गलोकमें निवास करते हैं

English

"He has attained this place by kshatriya duty, he who was fearless in great danger, the lord of the earth."

हिन्दी अर्थ

यूयं सर्वे सुरसमा येन युद्धे समासिता: भये महति यो5भीतो बभूव पृथिवीपति:

English

"That which was done through the dice should not be kept in mind, son; you ought not to dwell on the afflictions of Draupadi."

हिन्दी अर्थ

द्रौपद्याश्न परिक्लेशं न चिन्तयितुमहसि संग्रामेष्वथ वान्यत्र न तान् संस्मर्तुमहसि

English

"And whatever other afflictions befell you through the dice or in battles or elsewhere, you ought not to remember them."

हिन्दी अर्थ

भ्रातृन् पप्रच्छ मेधावी वाक्यमेतदुवाच ह अधर्मज्ञस्थ पापस्य पृथिवीसुह्ददां द्रुह:

English

"Meet King Duryodhana as is fitting; this is heaven; here enmities do not exist, O lord of men."

हिन्दी अर्थ

वयं च मन्युना दग्धा वैरं प्रतिचिकीर्षव: सत्यप्रतिज्ञा लोकस्य शूरा वै सत्यवादिन:

English

Thus addressed by Narada, the Kuru king Yudhishthira, the wise, asked his brothers and spoke these words.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विराटद्रुपदौ चैव धृष्टकेतुमुखांश्व॒ तान् अभिमन्यु च दुर्धर्ष द्रष्ठमिच्छामि नारद

English

"If these eternal heroes' worlds belong to Duryodhana, ignorant of dharma and sinful, a friend-injurer of the earth—"

हिन्दी अर्थ

भ्रातरौ च महात्मानौ युधामन्यूत्तमौजसौ राजानो राजपुत्राश्न ये मदर्थे हता रणे

English

"For whose sake the earth was destroyed with horses, chariots and elephants, and we, burnt by anger, wished to take revenge—"

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्थितं वित्त हि मां देवा: सहित तैर्महात्मभि: न तैरहं विना रंस्ये भ्रातृभिज्ञातिभिस्तथा

English

"Those great-souled heroes, my brothers of great vows, true to their promises, brave and truthful in the world—"

हिन्दी अर्थ

भाइयोंके बिना यहाँ नहीं रहूँगा न हस्मान् कर्णसहितान् जयेच्छक्रोडपि संयुगे

English

"What worlds do they have now? I wish to see them, and the great-souled Karna, son of Kunti, true to his promise—"

हिन्दी अर्थ

कारण मैंने अर्जुनद्वारा उनका वध करवा दिया अर्जुन चेन्द्रसंकाशं यमौ चैव यमोपमौ

English

"Dhrishtadyumna, Satyaki and Dhrishtadyumna's sons, and the kings who died by weapons in the way of a kshatriya—"

हिन्दी अर्थ

न चेह स्थातुमिच्छामि सत्यमेवं ब्रवीमि व: यत्र ते मम स स्वर्गो नायं स्वर्गो मतो मम

English

"Where are those kings, Brahmana? I see them, Narada: Virata and Drupada and those led by Dhrishtaketu—"

हिन्दी अर्थ

सहितौ राजशार्दटूल यत्र ते पुरुषर्षभा: चले जहाँ वे पुरुषप्रवर भीमसेन आदि थे

English

"Shikhandin the Panchala, the sons of Draupadi in full, and the invincible Abhimanyu—I wish to see them, Narada."

हिन्दी अर्थ

चारों ओरसे पुकारनेवाले आर्त मनुष्योंकी दीन वाणी सुनायी पड़ी-- अनुग्रहार्थमस्माकं तिष्ठ तावन्मुहूर्तकम्

English

"Though thus addressed by Narada, the Kuru king Yudhishthira, endued with great intelligence, enquired about his brothers and said, 'If these eternal regions reserved for heroes be Duryodhana's, that unrighteous and sinful wight, that man who was the destroyer of friends and of the whole world, that man for whose sake the entire Earth was devastated with all her horses and elephants and human beings, that wight for whose sake we were burnt with wrath in thinking of how best we might remedy our wrongs, I desire to see what regions have been attained by those high-souled heroes, my brothers of high vows, steady achievers of promises, truthful in speech, and distinguished for courage. The high-souled Kama, the son of Kunti, incapable of being baffled in battle, Dhrishtadyumna, Satyaki, the sons of Dhrishtadyumna and those other Kshatriyas who met with death in the observance of Kshatriya practices, where are those lords of Earth, O Brahmana? I do not see them here, O Narada. I desire to see, O Narada, Virata and Drupada and the other great Kshatriyas headed by Dhrishtaketu, as also Shikhandi, the Pancala prince, the sons of Draupadi, and Abhimanyu, irresistible in battle. '

हिन्दी अर्थ

देवांक्ष गर्हयामास धर्म चैव युधिष्ठिर: गम्यतां तत्र येषां त्वं दूतस्तेषामुपान्तिकम्

English

"Those great chariot-warriors who offered their bodies in the fire of battle, kings and princes who were slain in battle for my sake—"

हिन्दी अर्थ

पापकर्मोका संग्रह अधिक है वह पहले ही स्वर्ग भोग लेता है व्याजेन हि त्वया द्रोण उपचीर्ण: सुतं प्रति

English

"Where are all those great chariot-warriors of tiger-like valour? Did those best of men conquer this world as well?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

साक्षात् धर्मने अपने पुत्र कौरवराज युधिष्ठिससे कहा-- मद्धवत्या सत्यवाक्यैश्नल क्षमया च दमेन च

English

"If they have attained these worlds, those great chariot-warriors, know me, gods, as standing together with those great souls."

हिन्दी अर्थ

शस्त्र दिव्य पुरुषविग्रह धारण करके उनकी सेवामें उपस्थित हैं तथास्वरूपं कौन्तेयो ददर्श मधुसूदनम

English

"Have those kings not gained this good imperishable world? I will not dwell without them, my kinsmen and brothers."

हिन्दी अर्थ

देते हैं, ये ही तुमलोगोंके वीर्यसे उत्पन्न हुए द्रौपदीके अनन्त बलशाली पुत्र हुए थे एनं च त्वं विजानीहि भ्रातरं पूर्वजं पितु:

English

"Hearing my mother's words at the water-oblation, 'Let water be given to Karna'—I burn with that."

हिन्दी अर्थ

सूतपुत्राग्रज: श्रेष्ठो राधेय इति विश्रुत:

English

"And this I regret again and again, gods: that the feet of that immeasurably vigorous one are like my mother's."

हिन्दी अर्थ

साध्यानामथ देवानां विश्वेषां मरुतामपि सात्यकिप्रमुखान् वीरान् भोजांश्वैव महाबलान्

English

"Seeing that Karna, tormentor of strong foes, I did not follow him; for even Shakra could not conquer us if Karna were with us in battle."

हिन्दी अर्थ

अभिमन्युं महेष्वासं निशाकरसमद्युतिम्

English

"Wherever he stays, I wish to see the sun's son, whom I did not know and who was slain by Savyasachin."

हिन्दी अर्थ

कृपा करनेके लिये दो घड़ीतक यहीं ठहरिये आपके शरीरकी सुगन्ध लेकर आ रही है जिससे हमलोगोंको बड़ा सुख मिला है

English

"And Bhima of terrible valour, dearer to me than life, and Arjuna like Indra, and the two twins like Yama—"

हिन्दी अर्थ

सुखका अनुभव करेंगे त्वयि तिष्ठति कौरव्य यातनास्मान् न बाधते

English

"I wish to see that Panchali too, who followed dharma; and I do not wish to stay here; this I tell you truly."

हिन्दी अर्थ

अहो कृच्छमिति प्राह तस्थौ स च युधिछिर: ग्लानानां दुःखितानां च नाभ्यजानत पाण्डव:

English

"What use is heaven to me, O best of gods, bereft of my brothers? Wherever they are, that is heaven to me; this is not heaven in my view."

हिन्दी अर्थ

और किसलिये यहाँ रहते हैं?” कर्णो5हं भीमसेनो5हमर्जुनो5हमिति प्रभो

English

[The gods said:] "If you have faith in that, son, go there without delay; we are at your service by the command of the king of the gods."

हिन्दी अर्थ

द्रौपदी द्रौपदेयाश्व इत्येवं ते विचुक्रुशु:ः ततो विममृशे राजा कि ल्विदं हैवकारितम्

English

[Vaishampayana said:] Having said this to him, the gods then assigned a divine messenger: "Show Yudhishthira his friends, scorcher of foes."

हिन्दी अर्थ

करने लगे कि हैव-का यह कैसा विधान है कर्णेन द्रौपदेयैर्वा पाउ्चाल्या वा सुमध्यया

English

Then the son of Kunti, the king, and the divine messenger went together, tiger among kings, to where those bulls among men were.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नाहं जानामि सर्वेषां दुष्कृतं पुण्यकर्मणाम् तथा श्रिया युत: पापै: सह सर्व: पदानुगै:

English

The divine messenger went in front and the king behind, along an evil, difficult road frequented by evildoers.

हिन्दी अर्थ

साथ वैसी अद्भुत शोभा और सम्पत्तिसे संयुक्त हुआ है? कस्येदानीं विकारो5यं य इमे नरकं॑ गता:

English

Covered with austerity, dreadful, green with grass of hair, mixed with the odours of sinners, a mire of flesh and blood.

हिन्दी अर्थ

क्षत्रधर्मरता: सन्‍्तो यज्वानो भूरिदक्षिणा: अहो चित्तविकारोयं स्याद् वा मे चित्तविभ्रम:

English

Full of gnats, crickets, flies and mosquitoes, encircled on every side by corpses here and there.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दुःखशोकसमाविष्टश्विन्ताव्याकुलितेन्द्रिय: करने लगे। उस समय उनकी सारी इन्द्रियाँ चिन्तासे व्याकुल हो गयी थीं

English

Strewn with bones and hair, swarming with worms and insects, surrounded all round by blazing fire.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मत्संश्रयादिमे दूता: सुखिनो भ्रातरो हि मे जगाम तत्र यत्रास्ते देवराज: शतक्रतु:

English

Pursued by iron-beaked crows, ravens and vultures, and surrounded by needle-mouthed ghosts as huge as Vindhya mountains.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सौ यज्ञोंका अनुष्ठान करनेवाले देवराज इन्द्र विराजमान थे यथोक्तं धर्मपुत्रेण सर्वमेव जनाधिप

English

With severed arms, thighs and hands smeared with fat and blood, with cut bellies and feet, scattered here and there.

हिन्दी अर्थ

निवेदन कर दिया कि वे क्या करना चाहते हैं इति श्रीमहाभारते स्वर्गारोहणपर्वणि युधिष्ठिरनरकदर्शने द्वितीयो5ध्याय:

English

The righteous king went on through that foul, inauspicious, hair-raising stench of corpses, pondering much.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आजम्मुस्तत्र कौरव्य देवा: शक्रपुरोगमा: तत्राजगाम यत्रासौ कुरुराजो युधिषिर:

English

He saw a river filled with hot water, very hard to cross, and a forest of sword-leaves set with sharp razors.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वहाँका सारा अन्धकार दूर हो गया नदी वैतरणी चैव कूटशाल्मलिना सह

English

Hot sands of the Karambha, separate iron rocks, and iron pots of oil boiling all around.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नहीं दिखायी देती थीं विकृतानि शरीराणि यानि तत्र समन्तत:

English

The son of Kunti also saw a kuta-shalmali tree, hard to touch, with sharp thorns, and the tortures of sinners.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततो वायु: सुखस्पर्श: पुण्यगन्धवह: शुचि: मरुत: सह शक्रेण वसवश्चाश्चिनौ सह

English

Noticing that stench, he said to the divine messenger, "How far must we go along a road such as this?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

सर्वे तत्र समाजग्मु: सिद्धाश्व॒ परमर्षय: ततः शक्र: सुरपति: श्रिया परमया युत:

English

"Where are my brothers? You ought to tell me. What is this place, and which of the gods is here? I wish to know this."

हिन्दी अर्थ

सिद्धि: प्राप्ता महाबाहो लोकाश्षाप्यक्षयास्तव अवश्यं नरकस्तात द्रष्टव्य: सर्वराजभि:

English

Hearing the words of the king of dharma, he turned back; and the divine messenger said to him, "This is as far as you were to go."

हिन्दी अर्थ

यः पूर्व सुकृतं भुड्चक्ते पश्चान्नरिरयमेव स: जो पहले ही शुभ कर्म भोग लेता है उसे पीछे नरकमें ही जाना पड़ता है

English

"I was told by the gods that I must turn back; if you are weary, king of kings, you may come."

हिन्दी अर्थ

यथैव त्वं तथा भीमस्तथा पार्थो यमौ तथा ट्रपदकुमारी कृष्णा--ये सभी छलसे नरकके निकट लाये गये थे

English

But Yudhishthira, disheartened, overcome by that stench, was resolved to turn back and turned around, Bharata.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आगच्छ नरशार्दूल मुक्तास्ते चैव कल्मषात् सर्वे स्वर्गमनुप्राप्तास्तान् पश्य भरतर्षभ

English

The righteous king, turned back, filled with sorrow and grief, heard there on every side the piteous voices of those who spoke.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स गत: परमां सिद्धि यदर्थ परितप्यसे स्वं स्वं स्थानमनुप्राप्तान् व्येतु ते मानसो ज्वरः

English

"Ho, righteous royal sage, Pandava of holy birth, stay a moment for our sake."

हिन्दी अर्थ

मानसिक चिन्ता दूर हो जानी चाहिए विहरस्व मया साधे गतशोको निरामय:

English

"As you, invincible one, come, a holy breeze blows, following your fragrance, dear one, by which we have been made happy."

हिन्दी अर्थ

रहित हो स्वच्छन्द विहार करो दानानां च महाबाहो फल प्राप्रुहि पार्थिव

English

"We, Partha, bull among men, after a long time shall find comfort, seeing you, best of kings."

हिन्दी अर्थ

उपसेवन्तु कल्याण्यो विरजोम्बरभूषणा: प्राप्रुहि त्वं महाबाहो तपसश्न महाफलम्

English

"Stay, mighty-armed Bharata, even for a moment; while you stay, Kaurava, the torment does not trouble us."

हिन्दी अर्थ

लोकोंको प्राप्त करो और अपने तपके महान् फलको भोगो हरिश्वन्द्रसमा: पार्थ येषु त्वं विहरिष्यसि

English

Thus many wretched words of the afflicted he heard in that place, on every side, from those who spoke, O king.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सब राजाओंके लोकोंसे ऊपर हैं; जिनमें तुम विचरण करोगे दौष्यन्तिर्यत्र भरतस्तत्र त्वं विहरिष्यसि

English

Hearing the words of those speaking piteously, the compassionate one said, "Alas, what hardship!" and Yudhishthira stood still.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आकाशगड़् राजेन्द्र तत्राप्लुत्य गमिष्यसि गतशोको निरायासो मुक्तवैरो भविष्यसि

English

He heard those voices again and again, as before, of the weary and the grieved, and the Pandava did not recognise them.

हिन्दी अर्थ

जायगा। तुम शोक, संताप और वैरभावसे छुटकारा पा जाओगे” धर्मो विग्रहवान् साक्षादुवाच सुतमात्मन:

English

Not understanding those voices, Yudhishthira, son of Dharma, said: "Who are you, and why do you stay here?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

न शक्‍्यसे चालयितु स्वभावात् पार्थ हेतुतः अपने स्वभावसे विचलित नहीं कर सकता

English

Told so, they all spoke on every side: "I am Karna, I am Bhimasena, I am Arjuna," lord.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अरणीसहितस्यार्थ तच्च निस्तीर्णवानसि श्वरूपधारिणा तत्र पुनस्त्वं मे परीक्षित:

English

"I am Nakula, I am Sahadeva, I am Dhrishtadyumna," and Draupadi and the sons of Draupadi—thus they cried out.

हिन्दी अर्थ

करके मैंने दूसरी बार तुम्हारी परीक्षा ली थी। उसमें भी तुम सफल हुए विशुद्धोईसि महाभाग सुखी विगतकल्मष:

English

Hearing those voices, matching that place, the king reflected: "What is this, brought about by fate?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

तरहसे शुद्ध प्रमाणित हुए। तुममें पापका नाम भी नहीं है; अत: सुखी होओ मायैषा देवराजेन महेन्द्रेण प्रयोजिता

English

"What stain of deed was done by these great souls, by Karna, by the sons of Draupadi, or by the slender-waisted Panchali?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

भोगते देखा है वह देवराज इन्द्रद्वारा प्रकट की हुई माया थी ततस्त्वया प्राप्तमिदं मुहूर्त दुःखमुत्तमम्

English

"Those who are in this foul-smelling, very dreadful place—I do not know the misdeed of all those doers of merit."

हिन्दी अर्थ

जगाम सह थधर्मेण सर्वैक्ष त्रिदिवालयै: अवगाहा ततो राजा तनुं तत्याज मानुषीम्

English

"What did Duryodhana, son of Dhritarashtra, do, that, endowed with such fortune, that sinner, with all his followers..."

हिन्दी अर्थ

निर्वेरो गतसंतापो जले तस्मिन् समाप्लुत: मन्दाकिनीके शीतल जलमें स्नान करते ही उनका सारा संताप दूर हो गया

English

"He dwells like Mahendra, fortunate and most honoured; whose is this perversity now, that these have gone to hell?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

धर्मेण सहितो धीमान् स्तूयमानो महर्षिभि: पाण्डवा धार्तराष्ट्राश्न॒ स्वानि स्थानानि भेजिरे

English

"Heroes who knew all dharmas, devoted to truth and the scriptures, intent on kshatriya dharma, wise, sacrificers who gave large fees..."

हिन्दी अर्थ

इति श्रीमहाभारते स्वर्गारोहणपर्वणि युधिष्ठिरतनुत्यागे तृतीयो5ध्याय: स्तूयमानो ययौ तत्र यत्र ते कुरुपुड्रवा:

English

"Am I asleep, or awake? Am I conscious, or not? Oh, is this a disorder of my mind, or is my mind confused?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

तेनैव दृष्टपूर्वेण सादृश्येनिव सूचितम् चक्रप्रभृतिभिषघघरिर्दिव्यै: पुरुषविग्रहै:

English

Thus King Yudhishthira reflected in many ways, overcome with grief and sorrow, his senses disturbed with anxious thought.

हिन्दी अर्थ

युधिष्ठिरने भगवान् मधुसूदनका उसी स्वरूपमें दर्शन किया यथावत् प्रतिपेदाते पूजया देवपूजिती

English

And the king, son of Dharma, took up fierce anger, and Yudhishthira reproached the gods and Dharma too.

हिन्दी अर्थ

देखा जो बारह आदित्योंके साथ (तेजोमय स्वरूप धारण किये) विराजमान थे भीमसेनमथापश्यत् तेनैव वपुषान्वितम्

English

Tormented by the intense stench, he said to the divine messenger, "Go, good sir, to those whose messenger you are; go to them nearby."

हिन्दी अर्थ

वपुषा स्वर्गमाक्रम्य तिष्ठन्तीमर्कवर्चसम् सूर्यदेवकी भाँति प्रकाशित हो रही थी

English

"I will not go there; let it be reported that I am staying; by my presence, messenger, these brothers of mine are happy."

हिन्दी अर्थ

भगवान् इन्द्र स्वयं ही उन्हें सबका परिचय देने लगे-- द्रुपदस्य कुले जाता भवद्धिश्वोपजीविता

English

Thus addressed by the wise son of Pandu, the messenger then went to where Indra, king of the gods, the lord of a hundred sacrifices, was.

हिन्दी अर्थ

द्रौपद्यास्तनया राजन् युष्माकममितौजस:

English

And he reported that intention of the king of dharma, exactly as the son of Dharma had spoken it, all of it, lord of men.

हिन्दी अर्थ

डालो। यह चन्द्रमाके साथ इन्हींके समान कान्ति धारण किये बैठा है द्रोणं बृहस्पते: पार्श्वे गुरुमेने निशामय

English

"Yudhishthira said, 'Ye deities, I do not see here Radha's son of immeasurable prowess, as also my high- souled brothers, and Yudhamanyu and Uttamaujas, those great car-warriors that poured their bodies (as libations) on the fire of battle, those kings and princes that met with death for my sake in battle. Where are those great car-warriors that possessed the prowess of tigers? Have those foremost of men acquired this region? If those great car-warriors have obtained these regions, then only do you know, ye gods, that I shall reside here with those high-souled ones. If this auspicious and eternal region has not been acquired by those kings, then know, ye gods, that without those brothers and kinsmen of mine, I shall not live here. At the time of performing the water rites (after the battle), I heard my mother say, 'Do thou offer oblations of water unto Kama.' Since hearing those words of my mother, I am burning with grief. I grieve also incessantly at this, ye gods, that when I marked the resemblance between the feet of my mother and those of Kama of immeasurable soul, I did not immediately place myself under orders of that afflicter of hostile ranks. Ourselves joined with Kama, Shakra himself would have been unable to vanquish in battle. Wherever may that child of Surya be, I desire to see him. Alas, his relationship with us being unknown, I caused him to be slain by Arjuna. Bhima also of terrible prowess and dearer to me than my life-breaths, Arjuna too, resembling Indra himself, the twins also that resembled the Destroyer himself in prowess, I desire to behold. I wish to see the princess of Pancala, whose conduct was always righteous. I wish not to stay here. I tell you the truth. Ye foremost ones among the deities, what is Heaven to me if I am dissociated from my brothers? That is Heaven where those brothers of mine are. This, in my opinion, is not Heaven.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

सनत्कुमार प्रद्युम्न: प्रविवेश यथागतम्

English

Dharma himself, embodied, came to look upon the king, to where that king of the Kurus, Yudhishthira, was.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विस्तारके साथ बताया गया विस्मितो5भवदत्यर्थ यज्ञकर्मान्तरेष्वथ

English

When those bright-bodied beings, of holy birth and deeds, had come together, the gods, that darkness departed, king.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वेदा: साड्रास्तथैकत्र भारतं चैकत: स्थितम्

English

The torments of the sinful were no longer seen there, nor the river Vaitarani, with the false silk-cotton tree.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गर्भिणी लभते पुत्र कन्‍्यां वा बहुभागिनीम् संदर्भ भारतस्यास्य कृतवान् धर्मकाम्यया

English

The iron cauldrons and the dreadful stones were no longer seen; and the deformed bodies that King Kaunteya had seen all around there became invisible.

हिन्दी अर्थ

एकं शतसहसंर तु मानुषेषु प्रभाषितम्

English

Then a wind blew, pleasant to touch, bearing holy fragrance, auspicious, cool, coming from the presence of the gods, exceedingly so, Bharata.

हिन्दी अर्थ

रक्षोयक्षात् शुको मर्त्यान् वैशम्पायन एव तु व्यासोक्तं श्रूयते येन कृत्वा ब्राह्मणमग्रत:

English

The Maruts with Shakra, the Vasus and the Ashvins, the Sadhyas, Rudras and Adityas, and the other dwellers of heaven.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गच्छेत् परमिकां सिद्धिमत्र मे नास्ति संशय:

English

All the perfected ones and the great sages assembled there, where the king of great splendour, the son of Dharma, stood.

हिन्दी अर्थ

श्रद्धया परया भक्‍त्या श्राव्यते चापि येन तु संसारेष्वनुभूतानि यान्ति यास्यन्ति चापरे

English

Then Shakra, lord of the gods, joined with the highest splendour, spoke to Yudhishthira these words, preceded by gentle address.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गन्धर्वसहिता यान्ति यक्षपुण्यजनैस्तथा

English

"The gods said, 'If thou longest to be there, go then, O son, without delay. At the command of the chief of the deities, we are ready to do what is agreeable to thee.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

विराटद्रुपदौ चोभौ शड्खश्नैवोत्तरस्तथा घटोत्कचादयश्चैव ये चान्ये नानुकीर्तिता:

English

Vaishampayana continued: Having said so, the gods then ordered the celestial messenger, O scorcher of foes, saying, 'Do thou show unto Yudhishthira his friends and kinsmen.' Then the royal son of Kunti and the celestial messenger proceeded together, O foremost of kings, to that place where those chiefs of men (whom Yudhishthira had wished to see) were. The celestial messenger proceeded first, the king followed him behind. The path was inauspicious and difficult and trodden by men of sinful deeds. It was enveloped in thick darkness, and covered with hair and moss forming its grassy vesture. Polluted with the stench of sinners, and miry with flesh and blood, it abounded with gadflies and stinging bees and gnats and was endangered by the inroads of grisly bears. Rotting corpses lay here and there. Overspread with bones and hair, it was noisome with worms and insects. It was skirted all along with a blazing fire. It was infested by crows and other birds and vultures, all having beaks of iron, as also by evil spirits with long mouths pointed like needles. And it abounded with inaccessible fastnesses like the Vindhya mountains. Human corpses were scattered over it, smeared with fat and blood, with arms and thighs cut off, or with entrails torn out and legs severed.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्वर्गे काल॑ कियन्तं ते तस्थुस्तदपि शंस मे

English

"There are two heaps, of good and of bad, bull among men; he who enjoys good first goes to hell afterward; he who is destined for hell first goes to heaven afterward."

हिन्दी अर्थ

अन्ते वा कर्मणां कां ते गतिं प्राप्ता नरर्षभा: होनेपर वे पुरुषश्रेष्ठ किस गतिको प्राप्त हुए?

English

"He who has done mostly sinful deeds first attains heaven; by that I have led you so, wishing your good, king."

हिन्दी अर्थ

तपसा हि प्रदीप्तेन सर्व त्वमनुपश्यसि

English

"By a trick you deceived Drona about his son; by a trick alone, king, hell was shown to you then."

हिन्दी अर्थ

व्यासेन तस्य नृपतेराख्यातुमुपचक्रमे प्रकृतिं कि नु सम्यक्ते पृच्छैषा सम्प्रयोजिता

English

"Just as you, so Bhima, Partha, the twins and Draupadi, Krishna, went to hell by a trick."

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्राप्त नहीं हैं, उनके उद्देश्यसे तुम्हारा यह प्रश्न सर्वथा ठीक है

English

"Come, tiger among men; you are freed from sin; and the kings of your side who were slain in battle have all attained heaven; see them, bull among men."

हिन्दी अर्थ

यदुवाच महातेजा दिव्यचक्षु: प्रतापवान् महातेजस्वी, प्रतापी मुनि व्यासजीने जो कहा है, उसे बताता हूँ; सुनो--

English

"And Karna, the great archer, best of those who bear all weapons, has gone to the highest success, for which you grieve."

हिन्दी अर्थ

अगाथबुद्धि: सर्वज्ञो गतिज्ञ: सर्वकर्मणाम्

English

"See him, lord, the tiger among men, the son of the Sun, standing in his own place; mighty-armed bull among men, cast off your grief."

हिन्दी अर्थ

वसूनेव महातेजा भीष्म: प्राप महाद्युति: बृहस्पतिं विवेशाथ द्रोणो हाज्ञिरसां वरम्

English

"See your brothers and the other kings of your side, each arrived at his own place; let the fever of your mind go."

हिन्दी अर्थ

धृतराष्ट्रेण सहिता गान्धारी च यशस्विनी गान्धारी देवी भी थीं

English

"Having experienced hardship before, Kauravya, from now on enjoy with me, free of grief and free of disease."

हिन्दी अर्थ

विराटद्रुपदौ चोभौ धृष्टकेतुश्न पार्थिव:

English

"Dear, enjoy the fruit of your holy deeds, won by austerity yourself, and of your gifts, mighty-armed Pandava."

हिन्दी अर्थ

भूरिश्रवा: शलश्वैव भूरिश्व पृथिवीपति: उत्तरश्न सह भ्रात्रा शड़्खेन नरपुड्भवः

English

"Today may the gods and gandharvas and the divine apsarases in heaven, stainless and sky-clad, attend you, auspicious one."

हिन्दी अर्थ

वर्चा नाम महातेजा: सोमपुत्र: प्रतापवान्

English

"Gain the worlds won by the Rajasuya and increased by the horse sacrifice, mighty-armed one, and the great fruit of your austerity."

हिन्दी अर्थ

स युदृध्वा क्षत्रधर्मेण यथा नानन्‍्य: पुमान् क्वचित् आविवेश रविं कर्णो निहतः पुरुषर्षभ:

English

"Your worlds are above the kings' worlds, Yudhishthira, equal to Harishchandra's, Partha, in which you will take your pleasure."

हिन्दी अर्थ

धृतराष्ट्रात्मजा: सर्वे यातुधाना बलोत्कटा:

English

"Where Mandhata the royal sage is, where King Bhagiratha is, where Bharata, son of Dushyanta, is: there you will take your pleasure."

हिन्दी अर्थ

धर्ममेवाविशत् क्षत्ता राजा चैव युधिषछिर: पितामहनियोगाद् वै यो योगाद् गामधारयत्

English

"This is the holy divine river, Partha, purifier of the three worlds, the Ganga of the sky, king of kings; bathe there and you will go."

हिन्दी अर्थ

अमज्जंस्ता: सरस्वत्यां कालेन जनमेजय

English

"Bathing here, your human state will leave you; you will be free of grief and effort, with enmity gone."

हिन्दी अर्थ

ताश्चैवाप्सरसो भूत्वा वासुदेवमुपाविशन् प्राप्तास्ते क्रमशो राजन् सर्वलोकाननुत्तमान्

English

While Indra thus spoke to Yudhishthira, lord of the Kurus, Dharma in bodily form himself spoke to his own son.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कुरूणां चरितं कृत्स्नं पाण्डवानां च भारत

English

"O king, greatly wise, I am pleased with you, son, by your devotion to me, by truthful speech, forbearance and self-control."

हिन्दी अर्थ

महाभारतका आख्यान सुनकर राजा जनमेजयको बड़ा आश्चर्य हुआ

English

"This is the third test, king, made by me; you cannot be moved by reasons from your nature, Partha."

हिन्दी अर्थ

आस्तीकश्चा भवत् प्रीत: परिमोक्ष्य भुजड्रमान् छुटकारा दिलाकर आस्तीक मुनिको भी बड़ी प्रसन्नता हुई

English

"Formerly you were Parikshit's, towards Dvaitavana, for the sake of the fire-sticks, and you crossed that too."

हिन्दी अर्थ

पूजिताश्चापि ते राज्ञा ततो जम्मुर्यथागतम्

English

"When your brothers had died there, and Draupadi, Bharata, I, in the form of a dog, again tested you, my son."

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततस्तक्षशिलाया: स पुनरायाद् गजाह्दयम् व्यासाज्ञया समज्ञातं सर्पसत्रे नृपस्य हि

English

"This is the third, that you wish to stand for your brothers' sake; you are purified, greatly fortunate one, happy and free of stain."

हिन्दी अर्थ

सारा-का-सारा मैंने आपलोगोंके समक्ष यह वर्णन किया है

English

"And your brothers are not in hell, Partha, lord of men; this is an illusion produced by Indra, king of the gods, Mahendra."

हिन्दी अर्थ

कृष्णेन मुनिना विप्र निर्मितं सत्यवादिना अतीन्द्रियेण शुचिना तपसा भावितात्मना

English

"Hell must be seen by all kings, dear one; so you have gained this moment of the highest sorrow."

हिन्दी अर्थ

नैकतन्त्रविबुद्धेन दृष्टवा दिव्येन चक्षुषा

English

"Neither Savyasachi nor Bhima, nor the twins, bulls among men, nor Karna of true speech, the hero, are fit for hell for long, O king."

हिन्दी अर्थ

अन्‍्येषां क्षत्रियाणां च भूरिद्रविणतेजसाम् धूतपाप्मा जितस्वर्गो ब्रह्म भूयाय कल्पते

English

"Neither Krishna the king's daughter nor any other is fit for hell, Yudhishthira; come, come, best of the Bharatas, see the Ganga that goes through the three worlds."

हिन्दी अर्थ

ब्रह्महत्यादिपापानां कोटिस्तस्य विनश्यति

English

Thus addressed, the royal sage, your ancestor, went with Dharma and with all those in the abodes of the gods.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उसका दिया हुआ अन्नपान अक्षय होकर पितरोंको प्राप्त होता है संध्याके समय महाभारतका पाठ करनेसे छूट जाता है

English

Having plunged into the holy river of the gods, the Ganga, praised by sages and purifying, the king gave up his human body.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अष्टादशपुराणानां कर्तुर्वेदमहोदधे: अखिल भारतं॑ चेदं चकार भगवान् मुनि:

English

Then, taking a divine body, Yudhishthira, the king of dharma, free of enmity and free of torment, plunged into those waters.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ब्राह्मणेन च राज्ञा च गर्भिण्या चैव योषिता

English

Then the king of the Kurus Yudhishthira went, surrounded by gods, accompanied by Dharma and praised by great sages.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दिवसे दिवसे मूढमाविशन्ति न पण्डितम्

English

"Along that path so disagreeable with the stench of corpses and awful with other incidents, the righteous- souled king proceeded, filled with diverse thoughts. He beheld a river full of boiling water and, therefore, difficult to cross, as also a forest of trees whose leaves were sharp swords and razors. There were plains full of fine white sand exceedingly heated, and rocks and stones made of iron. There were many jars of iron all around, with boiling oil in them. Many a Kuta-salmalika was there, with sharp thorns and, therefore, exceedingly painful to the touch. The son of Kunti beheld also the tortures inflicted upon sinful men.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आदित्यश्षाश्विनौ देवौ लोकपाला महर्षय: सिद्धा धर्म: स्वयम्भूश्न मुनि: कात्यायनो वर:

English

There he saw Govinda, joined with a Brahmic body, indicated by that same likeness as formerly seen.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ग्रहा: संवत्सराश्वैव अयनान्यूतवस्तथा

English

Shining with his own body, attended by divine weapons, the discus and others, by terrible divine persons in human form, waited upon by the hero Phalguna of fine splendour.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कृत्वापि पातकं घोरं सद्यो मुच्येत मानव: और कर्मोंका कीर्तन करता हुआ उससे तत्काल मुक्त हो जाता है

English

In another part the descendant of the Kurus saw Karna, best of weapon-bearers, accompanied by the twelve Adityas.

हिन्दी अर्थ

संयतात्मा शुचिर्भूत्वा पारं गत्वा च भारते

English

Then in another place he saw the lord Bhimasena, surrounded by hosts of Maruts, with the same body as before.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गाव: कांस्योपदोहाश्न कन्याश्वैव स्वलंकृता: भवनानि विचित्राणि भूमिर्वासांसि काउ्चनम्

English

In the place of the Ashvins, shining with their own splendour, the descendant of the Kurus saw Nakula and Sahadeva.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शयनं शिबिकाश्रैव स्यन्दना श्च स्वलंकृता:

English

Then he saw Panchali, garlanded with lotuses and water lilies, standing in heaven with her body, of sun-like splendour.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तत् तद् देयं द्विजातिभ्य आत्मा दाराश्न सूनव: शक्तित: सुमना हृष्ट: शुश्रुषुविकल्पक:

English

Then King Yudhishthira suddenly wished to ask her, and the blessed Indra, king of gods, told him.

हिन्दी अर्थ

श्रद्धधानो जितक्रोधो यथा सिध्यति तच्छृणु

English

"This is Shri herself, Draupadi in form, who took a human state for your sake, unborn, beloved of the worlds, of holy fragrance, Yudhishthira."

हिन्दी अर्थ

धर्मादर्थक्ष॒ कामश्न॒ स किमर्थ न सेव्यते जीवो नित्यो हेतुरस्य त्वनित्य:

English

"Beholding that inauspicious region abounding with every sort of foulness, Yudhishthira asked the celestial messenger, saying, 'How far shall we proceed along a path like this? It behoveth thee to tell me where those brothers of mine are. I desire also to know what region is this of the gods?'

हिन्दी अर्थ

स भारतफल प्राप्य परं ब्रह्माधिगच्छति

English

"Hearing these words of king Yudhishthira the just, the celestial messenger stopped in his course and replied, saying, 'Thus far is your way. The denizens of Heaven commanded me that having come thus far, I am to stop. If thou art tired, O king of kings, thou mayst return with me.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

परमात्माको प्राप्त कर लेता है ख्यातावुभौ रत्ननिधी तथा भारतमुच्यते

English

"Yudhishthira, however, was exceedingly disconsolate and stupefied by the foul odour. Resolved to return, O Bharata, he retraced his steps. Afflicted by sorrow and grief, the righteous-souled monarch turned back. Just at that moment he heard piteous lamentations all around, 'O son of Dharma, O royal sage, O thou of sacred origin, O son of Pandu, do thou stay a moment for favouring us. At thy approach, O invincible one, a delightful breeze hath begun to blow, bearing the sweet scent of thy person. Great hath been our relief at this. O foremost of kings, beholding thee, O first of men, great hath been our happiness. O son of Pritha, let that happiness last longer through thy stay here, for a few moments more. Do thou remain here, O Bharata, for even a short while. As long as thou art here, O thou of Kuru's race, torments cease to afflict us.' These and many similar words, uttered in piteous voices by persons in pain, the king heard in that region, wafted to his ears from every side.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रकार महाभारत भी नाना प्रकारके उपदेशमय रत्नोंका भण्डार कहलाता है

English

"Hearing those words of beings in woe, Yudhishthira of compassionate heart exclaimed aloud, 'Alas, how painful!' And the king stood still. The speeches of those woe-begone and afflicted persons seemed to the son of Pandu to be uttered in voices that he had heard before although he could not recognise them on that occasion.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स गच्छेत् परमां सिद्धिमिति मे नास्ति संशय: कि तस्य पुष्करजलैरभिषेचनेन

English

"Unable to recognise voices, Dharma' s son, Yudhishthira, enquired, saying, 'Who are you? Why also do you stay here?'

हिन्दी अर्थ

तुल्यं फलं भवति तस्य च तस्य चैव

English

"Thus addressed, they answered him from all sides, saying, T am Kama!' T am Bhimasena!' T am Arjuna!' T am Nakula!' T am Sahadeva!' T am Dhrishtadyumna!' T am Draupadi!' 'We are the sons of Draupadi!' Even thus, O king, did those voices speak.

हिन्दी अर्थ

फलं किं के च देवाश्न पूज्या वै पारणेष्विह वाचक: कीदृशश्षात्र एष्टव्यस्तद् वदस्व मे

English

"Hearing those exclamations, O king, uttered in voices of pain suitable to that place, the royal

हिन्दी अर्थ

श्रुताद् भवति राजेन्द्र यत् त्वं मामनुपृच्छसि

English

Yudhishthira asked himself 'What perverse destiny is this? What are those sinful acts which were committed by those high-souled beings, Karna and the sons of Draupadi, and the slender-waisted princess of Pancala, so that their residence has been assigned in this region of foetid smell and great woe? I am not aware of any transgression that can be attributed to these persons of righteous deeds. What is that act by doing which Dhritarashtra's son, king Duryodhana, with all his sinful followers, has become invested with such prosperity? Endued with prosperity like that of the great Indra himself, he is highly adored. What is that act through the consequence of which these (high-souled ones) have fallen into Hell? All of them were conversant with every duty, were heroes, were devoted to truth and the Vedas; were observant of Kshatriya practices; were righteous in their acts; were performers of sacrifices; and givers of large presents unto brahmanas. Am I asleep or awake? Am I conscious or unconscious? Or, is all this a mental delusion due to disorders of the brain?'

हिन्दी अर्थ

कृत्वा कार्यमिदं चैव ततश्न दिवमागता: ऋषीणां देवतानां च सम्भवं वसुधातले

English

"Overwhelmed by sorrow and grief, and with his senses agitated by anxiety, king Yudhishthira indulged in such reflections for a long time. The royal son of Dharma then gave way to great wrath. Indeed, Yudhishthira then censured the gods, as also Dharma himself. Afflicted by the very foul odour, he addressed the celestial messenger, saying, 'Return to the presence of those whose messenger thou art. Tell them that I shall not go back to where they are, but shall stay even here, since, in consequence of my companionship, these afflicted brothers of mine have become comforted.' Thus addressed by the intelligent son of Pandu, the celestial messenger returned to the place where the chief of the deities was, viz., he of a hundred sacrifices. He represented unto him the acts of Yudhishthira. Indeed, O ruler of men, he informed Indra of all that Dharma' s son had said!

हिन्दी अर्थ

जो कुछ बताता हूँ, उसे एकाग्रचित्त होकर सुनो

English

Some best of men have gained the goal of the Guhyakas, giving up the body, conquering heaven by wisdom, speech and deeds.

हिन्दी अर्थ

असंसक्ताक्षरपदं स्वरभावसमन्वितम् बाँचनी चाहिए। मीठे स्वरसे भावार्थ समझाकर कथा कहनी चाहिए

English

Vaishampayana said, "King Yudhishthira the just, the son of Pritha, had not stayed there for more than a moment when, O thou of Kuru's race, all the gods with Indra at their head came to that spot. The deity of Righteousness in his embodied form also came to that place where the Kuru king was, for seeing that monarch. Upon the advent of those deities of resplendent bodies and sanctified and noble deeds, the darkness that had overwhelmed that region immediately disappeared. The torments undergone by beings of sinful deeds were no longer seen. The river Vaitarani, the thorny Salmali, the iron jars, and the boulders of rock, so terrible to behold, also vanished from sight. The diverse repulsive corpses also, which the Kuru king had seen, disappeared at the same time. Then a breeze, delicious and fraught with pleasant perfumes, perfectly pure and delightfully cool, O Bharata, began to blow on that spot in consequence of the presence of the gods. The Maruts, with Indra, the Vasus with the twin Ashvinis, the Sadhyas, the Rudras, the Adityas, and the other denizens of Heaven, as also the Siddhas and the great Rishis, all came there where Dharma's royal son of great energy was.

हिन्दी अर्थ

किंकिणीजालनिर्घोषं पताकाध्वजशोभितम्

English

Dhrishtaketu, Jayatsena, King Satyajit, Duryodhana's sons and Shakuni Saubala,

हिन्दी अर्थ

सभापर्वणि राजेन्द्र हविष्यं भोजयेद् द्विजान् अरणीपर्व चासाद्य जलकुम्भान् प्रदापयेत्

English

Karna's sons, mighty, and King Jayadratha, and Ghatotkacha and the others, and those not named.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सुवर्णेन च संयुक्त वाचकाय निवेदयेत्

English

"And what other kings were named there of blazing forms, for how long did they stay in heaven? Tell me that too."

हिन्दी अर्थ

भारतात् प्राप्यते मोक्षस्तत्त्वमेतद् ब्रवीमि तत् मैं तुमसे सच्ची बात बता रहा हूँ

English

"Or is their place there eternal, best of the twice-born, or have those bulls among men gone to some other goal by their deeds? I wish to hear this told by you, twice-born."

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्त्रीभिश्व पुत्रकामाभि: श्रोतव्यं वैष्णवं यश: कर्णस्याभरणं दद्याद् धनं चैव विशेषत:

English

[Sauti said:] Thus addressed, the brahmana sage, permitted by the great soul Vyasa, began to tell the king.

हिन्दी अर्थ

समान दूसरा कोई दान न हुआ है, न होगा

English

[Vaishampayana said:] "All men, king, must go at the end of their deeds; hear this secret of the gods, bull of the Bharatas, which the greatly radiant, divine-sighted mighty one told."

हिन्दी अर्थ

सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो वैष्णवं पदमाप्तुयात् आत्मानं ससुतं चैव स्त्रियं च भरतर्षभ

English

The ancient sage, O descendant of Kuru, Parashara's son of great vows, of unfathomable mind, all-knowing, knower of the course of all deeds.

हिन्दी अर्थ

और पुत्रका भी उद्धार कर देता है

English

Bhishma, of great splendour, attained the Vasus themselves; only eight Vasus are seen, O best of the Bharatas.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वाचयेद् वाचक: स्वस्थ: स्वासीन: सुसमाहित:

English

"Then Shakra, the lord of the deities, endued with blazing prosperity, addressed Yudhishthira and comforting him, said, 'O Yudhishthira of mighty arms, come, come, O chief of men. These illusions have ended, O puissant one. Success has been attained by thee, O mighty-armed one, and eternal regions (of felicity) have become thine. Thou shouldst not yield to wrath. Listen to these words of mine. Hell, O son, should without doubt be beheld by every king. Of both good and bad there is abundance, O chief of men. He who enjoys first the fruits of his good acts must afterwards endure Hell. He, on the other hand, who first endures Hell, must afterwards enjoy Heaven. He whose sinful acts are many enjoys Heaven first. It is for this, O king, that desirous of doing thee good, I caused thee to be sent for having a view of Hell. Thou hadst, by a pretence, deceived Drona in the matter of his son. Thou hast, in consequence thereof, been shown Hell by an act of deception. After the manner of thyself, Bhima and Arjuna, and Draupadi, have all been shown the place of sinners by an act of deception. Come, O chief of men, all of them have been cleansed of their sins. All those kings who had aided thee and who have been slain in battle, have all attained to Heaven. Come and behold them, O foremost one of Bharata' s race.

हिन्दी अर्थ

चाहिए जिसपर वह सुखपूर्वक बैठ सके देवीं सरस्वतीं व्यासं ततो जयमुदीरयेत्

English

" 'Kama, the mighty bowman, that foremost of all wielders of weapons for whom thou art grieving, has also attained to high success. Behold, O puissant one, that foremost of men, viz., the son of Surya. He is in that place which is his own, O mighty-armed one. Kill this grief of thine, O chief of men. Behold thy brothers and others, those kings, that is, who had espoused thy side. They have all attained to their respective places (of felicity). Let the fever of thy heart be dispelled. Having endured a little misery first, from this time, O son of Kuru's race, do thou sport with me in happiness, divested of grief and all thy ailments dispelled. O mighty-armed one, do thou now enjoy, O king, the rewards of all thy deeds of righteousness of those regions which thou hast acquired thyself by thy penances and of all thy gifts. Let deities and Gandharvas, and celestial Apsaras, decked in pure robes and excellent ornaments, wait upon and serve thee for thy happiness. Do thou, O mighty-armed one, enjoy now those regions (of felicity)

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रह्ष्ट: स तु देवैश्व दिवं याति समाहित:

English

With Dhritarashtra and the illustrious Gandhari, Pandu with his two wives went to Indra's abode.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सर्वरत्नमयं दिव्यं विमानमधिरोहति सर्वरत्नमय दिव्य विमानपर आरूढ़ होता है

English

Both Virata and Drupada, and Dhrishtaketu, O king, Nishatha, Akrura, Samba, Bhanu, Kampa, Vidura-ratha,

हिन्दी अर्थ

दिव्याड्भदधरो नित्यं देवलोके महीयते

English

Bhurishravas, Shala and Bhuri, lord of the earth, Ugrasena, Kamsa and the valiant Vasudeva.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उदितादित्यसंकाशं ज्वलन्तमनलोपमम् कैलासशिखराकार वैदूर्यमणिवेदिकम्

English

Uttara with his brother Shankha, best of men, entered the Vishvedevas, those best of men.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विमान समधिष्ठाय कामगं साप्सरोगणम्

English

The greatly radiant and mighty Varchas, son of Soma, was born as Abhimanyu, the lion among men, son of Phalguna.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अष्टमे राजसूयस्य पारणे लभते फलम् चन्द्ररश्मिप्रतीकाशैह्यैर्युक्ते मनोजवै:

English

Having fought by the kshatriya dharma as no other man ever did, the righteous great chariot-fighter entered Soma at the end of his deeds.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मेखलानां निनादेन नूपुराणां च निः:स्वनै:

English

Karna entered the Sun, his father, O best of men; Shakuni went to Dvapara, and Dhrishtadyumna to Fire.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नवमे क्रतुराजस्य वाजिमेधस्य भारत जाम्बूनदमर्यर्दिव्यैर्गवाक्षै: सर्वतो वृतम्

English

All the sons of Dhritarashtra, rakshasas of excessive strength, rich and great-souled, purified by weapons, went to heaven; Kshatta entered Dharma, and so did King Yudhishthira.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हेमजालपरिक्षिप्तं प्रवालवलभीमुखम् विमान॑ सुकृतावासं सुखेनैवोपपद्यते

English

The blessed god Ananta entered Rasatala, at the command of the Grandsire, he who by yoga bore the earth.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दिव्यचन्दनदिग्धाड़ो दिव्यमाल्यविभूषित:

English

The sixteen thousand women, Vasudeva's wives, plunged into the Sarasvati in time, O Janamejaya, and having become apsarases they went to Vasudeva.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विबुधानां प्रसादेन श्रिया परमया युत: ततो गन्धर्वसहित: सहस्राण्येकविंशतिम्

English

In that great battle the heroes and great chariot-fighters who were slain, Ghatotkacha and the others, all went to the gods and yakshas.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दिव्ययानविमानेषु लोकेषु विविधेषु च

English

The rakshasas who were Duryodhana's allies are named; in due order, O king, they attained all the unsurpassed worlds.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततः सूर्यस्य भवने चन्द्रस्य भवने तथा वाचकस्य तु दातव्यं मनसा यद् यदिच्छति

English

The best of men entered the abode of Mahendra and of the wise Kubera, and the worlds of Varuna.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कटके कुण्डले चैव ब्रह्मुसूत्रं तथा परम्

English

All this has been told to you in detail, greatly radiant one: the whole story of the Kurus and the Pandavas, O Bharata.

हिन्दी अर्थ

देववत् पूजयेत् तं तु विष्णुलोकमवाप्नुयात् धर्म वृत्ति च विज्ञाय क्षत्रियाणां नराधिप

English

[Sauti] Hearing this from the best of brahmins, King Janamejaya was greatly amazed in the intervals of the sacrificial rite.

हिन्दी अर्थ

समाप्ते पर्वणि ततः स्वशकक्‍्त्या पूजयेद् द्विजान्

English

Then the priests completed that rite, and Astika was pleased, having freed the serpents.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विधिवद् भोजयेद् राजन् मधु पायसमुनत्तमम् उसकी पूजा करे और विधिपूर्वक उसे मीठी एवं उत्तम खीर भोजन कराये

English

Then he satisfied all those twice-born with fees, and honoured by the king they went as they had come.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आस्तीके भोजयेदू राजन् दद्याच्चैव गुडौदनम्

English

Having dismissed those brahmins, King Janamejaya then returned from Takshashila to Gajahvaya.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सर्वकामगुणोपेतं विप्रेभ्यो5न्नं प्रदापयेत्

English

All this has been told to you, as recited by Vaishampayana, at the command of Vyasa, at the serpent sacrifice of the king.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उद्योगे भरतश्रेष्ठ सर्वकामगुणान्वितम् भीष्मपर्वणि राजेन्द्र दत्त्वा यानमनुत्तमम्

English

This holy, supremely purifying account was told, brahmin, by the sage Krishna, ever truthful.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सभी उत्तम गुणोंसे युक्त भोजन दान करे

English

By the all-knowing, knower of rules, knower of dharma, good one, beyond the senses, pure, whose soul is cultivated by austerity,

हिन्दी अर्थ

द्रोणपर्वणि विप्रेभ्यो भोजनं परमार्चितम् उत्तम खड्ग प्रदान करे

English

By one who lived in lordship and knew the Sankhya and yoga, awakened in more than one system, having seen by divine sight.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कर्णपर्वण्यपि तथा भोजन सार्वकामिकम्

English

Spreading the fame of the great-souled Pandavas in the world, and of other kshatriyas of great wealth and splendour.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भोजन दे और अपने मनको वशमें रखे शल्यपर्वणि राजेन्द्र मोदकै: सगुडौदनै:

English

The wise man who recites this at every parva always, his sin shaken off, wins heaven and goes to oneness with Brahman.

हिन्दी अर्थ

घृतौदनं पुरस्ताच्च ऐषीके दापयेत् पुन:

English

And whoever recites this to brahmins at a funeral rite, even a quarter of it at the end, for his ancestors inexhaustible food and drink is at hand.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सर्वगुणसम्पन्न अन्नका दान करे शान्तिपर्वण्यपि तथा हविष्यं भोजयेद् द्विजान्

English

Whatever sin a man commits by day with the senses or even with the mind, by reciting the Mahabharata he is freed at evening.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तथाश्रमनिवासे तु हविष्यं भोजयेद् द्विजान्

English

Concerning dharma, wealth, desire and liberation, O best of the Bharatas, what is here is found elsewhere; what is not here is nowhere.

हिन्दी अर्थ

महाप्रास्थानिके तद्वत् सर्वकामगुणान्वितम् हरिवंशसमाप्तौ तु सहस्नं भोजयेद् द्विजान्

English

This history called Jaya should be heard by one who wishes for prosperity, by kings and princes, and by a pregnant woman.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पारणे पारणे राजन् यथावद् भरतर्षभ अर्चयेत यथान्यायं गन्धमाल्यै: पृथक् पृथक्

English

One who desires heaven gains heaven, one who desires victory gains victory; a pregnant woman gains a son, or a daughter of great fortune.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भक्ष्यैमल्यैश्न पेयैश्व कामैश्न विविधै: शुभ:

English

Lord Krishna Dvaipayana, with a wish for dharma, composed this compilation of the Bharata in three years.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सर्वत्र त्रिपलं स्वर्ण दातव्यं प्रयतात्मना यद् यदेवात्मनोभीष्टं तत् तद् देयं द्विजातये

English

Narada recited it to the gods, Asita Devala to the ancestors, Shuka to the raksasas and yakshas and to mortals, and Vaishampayana to men.

हिन्दी अर्थ

देवता: कीर्तयेत् सर्वा नरनारायणौ तथा

English

This holy history of great meaning, equal to the Veda, should be recited by one who, having placed a brahmin first, tells it to the three classes.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तर्पयेद् विविधै: कामैदनिश्लोच्चावचैस्तथा ब्राह्मणकी पूजा करनेसे श्रौत यज्ञका फल प्राप्त होता है

English

That man, freed from sin and gaining fame here, O Shaunaka, reaches the highest perfection; I have no doubt of this.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भविष्यं श्रावयेद् विद्वान् भारतं भरतर्षभ

English

From studying the holy Bharata, even for one who studies a quarter, all sins are wholly purified, if he has faith.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वाचकं भरतश्रेष्ठ भोजयित्वा स्वलंकृतम् श्रद्दधानेन वै भाव्यं यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि

English

The great sage, lord Vyasa, having composed this collection long ago, taught his son Shuka with four verses.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सदा यत्नवता भाव्यं श्रेयस्तु परमिच्छता

English

Thousands of mothers and fathers, hundreds of sons and wives have been known in the cycles of birth, and others come and will come.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भारतं भवने यस्य तस्य हस्तगतो जय: ग्रन्थ मौजूद है, विजय उसके हाथमें है

English

Day after day thousands of occasions for joy and hundreds for fear enter the fool, not the wise man.

हिन्दी अर्थ

महाभारतका सेवन करते हैं। महाभारत परमपदस्वरूप है

English

With raised arms I cry out, and no one hears me: from dharma come wealth and desire; why is it not followed?

हिन्दी अर्थ

ब्राह्मणान् केशवं चैव कीर्तयन् नावसीदति

English

Never should one abandon dharma, from desire, from fear, from greed, even for the sake of life; dharma is eternal, while pleasure and pain are not; the soul is eternal, its cause is not.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आदी चान्ते च मध्ये च हरि: सर्वत्र गीयते तत् श्रोतव्यं मनुष्येण परं पदमिहेच्छता

English

One who rises at dawn and recites this Bharata Savitri, O Bharata, gains its fruit and attains the supreme Brahman.

हिन्दी अर्थ

एतत् सर्वगुणोपेतं श्रोतव्यं भूतिमिच्छता

English

As the ocean is sacred and as Mount Himavat is, both renowned as stores of jewels, so is the Bharata said to be.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तत् सर्व नाशमायाति तमः सूर्योदये यथा ही नष्ट हो जाते हैं जैसे सूर्योदय होनेपर अन्धकार

English

The man who recites the story of the Mahabharata with a collected mind reaches the highest perfection; I have no doubt of this.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तत् फलं समवाप्रोति वैष्णवो नात्र संशय:

English

What need has one of bathing in waters of lotus-pools, who attains the Bharata as it is recited, boundless, holy, purifying, destroyer of sin, and auspicious, issuing from the lips of Dvaipayana?