Shalya Parva

हिन्दी अर्थ

शेषै: कृत: पारिषहैरायुधानां परिग्रह: बहुत-से पार्षदोंकी भुजाएँ ही परिघके समान थीं

English

Kritavarma was thus made steedless and driverless and earless. Beholding that chastiser of foes made steedless and driverless, Kripa, O king, rushed at that bull of Sini's race, desirous of despatching him to Yama' s abode. Taking Kritavarma upon his car in the very sight of all the bowmen, the mighty-armed Kripa bore him away from the press of battle. After Kritavarma had been made earless and the grandson of Sini had become powerful on the field, the whole army of Duryodhana once more turned away from the fight. The enemy, however, did not see it, for the (Kuru) army was then shrouded with a dusty cloud. All thy warriors fled, O monarch, except king Duryodhana. The latter, beholding from a near point that his own army was routed, quickly rushing, assailed the victorious enemy, alone resisting them all. Fearlessly that invincible warrior, filled with rage, assailed with keen arrows all the Pandus, and Dhrishtadyumna the son of Prishta, and Shikhandi, and the sons of Draupadi, and the large bands of the Pancalas, and the Kaikeyas, O sire, and the Somakas! With firm determination thy mighty son stood in battle, even as a blazing and mighty fire on the sacrificial platform, sanctified with mantras. Even thus, king Duryodhana careered all over the field, in that battle. His foes could not approach him then, like living creatures unable to approach the Destroyer. Then the son of Hridika came there, riding on another

हिन्दी अर्थ

नृत्यप्रिया च राजेन्द्र शतोलूखलमेखला

English

Ever devoted to dharma, pure, self-controlled, laying down the rod, a great ascetic, equal toward all creatures in deed, mind and speech,

हिन्दी अर्थ

चतुष्पथरता चैव भूतितीर्थान्यगोचरी कार्तिकेयका अनुसरण करती हैं

English

free of anger, great king, regarding praise and blame, pleasant and unpleasant as equal, seeing gold and a clod alike, the great ascetic,

हिन्दी अर्थ

और अपने सम्पूर्ण भूतगणोंकी विशाल सेना भी प्रदान की

English

ever worshipping the gods and guests together with the Brahmanas, delighted in celibacy, ever devoted to dharma.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रीतात्मानो महात्मानो मेनिरे निहतान् रिपून् शत्रुओंको मरा हुआ ही मानने लगे

English

Then, great king, the mendicant Jaigishavya, the wise sage, came there, resorting to yoga, composed at that tirtha.

हिन्दी अर्थ

छिन्न-भिन्न हो गतायु होकर पृथ्वीपर गिर पड़े

English

That greatly radiant one lived in Devala's hermitage, O king, ever devoted to yoga, a great ascetic who had attained perfection.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स चैव भगवान बक्रुद्धो हैत्येन्द्रस्य सुतं तदा बिभेद क्रौज्चं शकक्‍त्या च पावकि: परवीरहा

English

While Jaigishavya the great sage lived there, Devala, while showing himself to him, did not by dharma engage him.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शक्ति: क्षिप्ता रणे तस्य पाणिमेति पुन: पुन:

English

Thus, great king, a long time passed for the two, and Devala did not see the sage Jaigishavya.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततो दुन्दुभयो राजन् नेदु: शड्खाश्न॒ भारत योगिनामीश्वरं देवे शतशशो5थ सहस्रश:

English

At mealtime the wise wanderer, Janamejaya, knowing dharma, came to Devala at the time for alms.

हिन्दी अर्थ

असिमुद्गरहस्ताश्न दण्डहस्ताश्व भारत

English

Seeing the great sage arrived there in the form of a mendicant, he showed him supreme respect and great affection.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आयुर्ध॑र्विविधैघचोरिर्महात्मानो महाजवा: अभिषेकं कुमारस्य दृष्टवा हृष्टा रणप्रिया:

English

Devala honoured him to the best of his ability, Bharata, with the rite seen by the sages, composed, for many years.

हिन्दी अर्थ

एते चान्ये च बहवो महापारिषदा नृप

English

Once, O king, a very great thought arose in the great-souled Devala on seeing the greatly radiant sage:

हिन्दी अर्थ

दिव्याश्षाप्यान्तरिक्षाश्ष पार्थिवाश्ञानिलोपमा: कीर्त्यमानान् मया वीर सपत्नगणसूदनान्

English

"Many years have passed while I have been honouring him, and this lazy mendicant has said nothing to me."

हिन्दी अर्थ

शत्रुओंका संहार करनेवाली तथा कुमार कार्तिकेयकी अनुचरी हैं

English

Thus considering, the glorious Devala, travelling through the sky, took a pitcher and went to the great ocean.

हिन्दी अर्थ

याभिव्यप्तास्त्रयो लोका: कल्याणीभिश्न भागश: विभागपूर्वक तीनों लोकोंको व्याप्त कर रखा है

English

As he went, the righteous one, to the ocean, lord of rivers, he saw Jaigishavya already gone there before, Bharata.

हिन्दी अर्थ

श्रीमती बहुला चैव तथैव बहुपुत्रिका

English

Then, astonished, the lord Asita fell into thought: "How has this mendicant reached the ocean and bathed there?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

जयावती मालतिका ध्रुवरत्ना भयंकरी एकचूडा महाचूडा चक्रनेमिश्न भारत

English

Thus the great sage Asita thought; then, bathing duly in the ocean, pure, he recited his prayer.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शत्रुंजया तथा चैव क्रोधना शलभी खरी

English

Having finished his daily recitation, the glorious one went to his hermitage, Janamejaya, taking the pitcher filled with water.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गीतप्रिया च कल्याणी रुद्ररोमामिताशना संतानिका च कौरव्य कमला च महाबला

English

Then, entering his own hermitage, the sage saw Jaigishavya sitting there in the hermitage.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सुमड़ला स्वस्तिमती बुद्धिकामा जयप्रिया एडी भेडी समेडी च वेतालजननी तथा

English

Jaigishavya said nothing to him whatever; like a block of wood, the great ascetic dwelt in the hermitage.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वसुश्री: कोटरा चैव चित्रसेना तथाचला

English

Seeing him bathed in the ocean's water, like the ocean, he saw that he had also entered the hermitage before.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कुण्डारिका कौकुलिका कुम्भिकाथ शतोदरी मनोजवा कण्टकिनी प्रधघसा पूतना तथा

English

Asita Devala, O king, the wise one, thought of the power of Jaigishavya's austerity, born of yoga.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मन्दोदरी च मुण्डी च कोटरा मेघवाहिनी

English

The best of sages thought, O king of kings: "I saw him in the ocean and in the hermitage; how is this?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

ऊर्ध्ववेणीधरा चैव पिड़ाक्षी लोहमेखला पक्षालिका मत्कुलिका जरायुर्जर्जरानना

English

Thus considering, that sage, master of mantras, flew up from the hermitage into the sky, O lord of men, to test the mendicant Jaigishavya.

हिन्दी अर्थ

खण्डखण्डा च राजेन्द्र पूषणा मणिकुट्टिका

English

He saw there perfected ones moving in the sky, composed, and saw Jaigishavya honoured by those perfected ones.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वेणुवीणाधरा चैव पिड्क्षी लोहमेखला शिशुमारमुखी श्वेता लोहिताक्षी विभीषणा

English

Then Asita, deeply stirred, resolute, firm in vow, Devala, saw Jaigishavya going to heaven.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कालेहिका वामनिका मुकुटा चैव भारत

English

From there he saw him going to the world of the ancestors, and from the world of the ancestors he saw him going to the world of Yama.

हिन्दी अर्थ

एकत्वचा सुकुसुमा कृष्णकर्णी च भारत चतुष्यथनिकेता च गोकर्णी महिषानना

English

Rising from there too, he followed the great sage Jaigishavya going to the praised world of Soma.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शड्खकुम्भश्रवाश्वैव भगदा च महाबला

English

He rose to the auspicious worlds of those who sacrifice single-mindedly, then to the worlds of agnihotris, and from those he rose too.

हिन्दी अर्थ

माहात्म्येन च संयुक्ता: कामरूपधरास्तथा

English

From those ascetics who perform the new-moon and full-moon sacrifices, the wise one saw him go to the worlds of animal-sacrificers; he saw a stainless world worshipped by the gods.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कृष्णमेघनिभाश्षान्या धूम्राश्ष भरतर्षभ ऊर्ध्ववेणीधराश्नैव पिड़ाक्ष्यो लम्बमेखला:

English

To the abode of those ascetics who sacrifice with the various Chaturmasya rites, and to that of the Agnishtoma sacrificers, he saw him go.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वायव्यक्षाथ कौमार्यों ब्राह्मययश्व भरतर्षभ

English

To the abode obtained by those ascetics who sacrifice with the Agnishtuta, Devala saw him follow.

हिन्दी अर्थ

रूपेणाप्सरसां तुल्या मनोहायों मनोरमा: शक्रवीर्योपमा युद्धे दीप्त्या वह्विसमास्तथा

English

He saw him in the worlds of the greatly wise who perform the best of sacrifices, the Vajapeya, and those with much gold.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सदृश पराक्रम प्रकट करनेवाली तथा अग्निके समान तेजस्विनी हैं

English

Devala saw Jaigishavya in the worlds of those who sacrifice with the Pundarika and the Rajasuya.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कामरूपधराश्चैव जवे वायुसमास्तथा वृक्षचत्वरवासिन्यश्चतुष्पथनिकेतना:

English

He saw him in the worlds of the best of men who perform the Ashvamedha, the best of sacrifices, and likewise the Naramedha.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नानाभरणधारिण्यो नानामाल्याम्बरास्तथा

English

Devala saw Jaigishavya in the worlds of those who perform the hard-to-obtain Sarvamedha and the Sautramani.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आभूषण, पुष्पहार और वस्त्र धारण करती हैं एते चान्ये च बहवो गणा: शत्रुभयंकरा:

English

Devala saw Jaigishavya in the worlds of those who sacrifice, O king, with the twelve-day and various other sessions.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततः शक्‍्त्यस्त्रमददद् भगवान् पाकशासन:

English

Then Asita saw him gained to the worlds of Mitra and Varuna and likewise of the Adityas, attaining union with them.

हिन्दी अर्थ

महास्वनां महाघपण्टां द्योतमानां सितप्रभाम् ददौ पशुपतिस्तस्मै सर्वभूतमहाचमूम्

English

Then Asita saw him pass beyond all the stations of the Rudras and Vasus, and of Brihaspati.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अजेयां स्वगणैर्युक्तां नाम्ना सेनां धनंजयाम् न सा विजानाति रणात् कदाचिद् विनिवर्तितुम्

English

Ascending to the world of the cows, he saw Jaigishavya going on to the worlds of those who perform the Brahma sacrificial sessions.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उमा ददौ विरजसी वाससी रविसप्रभे

English

He followed the Brahmana as, by his own energy, he rose to three other worlds, and went to the worlds of devoted wives.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ददौ प्रीत्या कुमाराय दण्डं चैव बृहस्पति: अरुणस्ताम्रचूडं च प्रददौ चरणायुधम्

English

Then Asita no longer saw the best of sages, Jaigishavya, established in yoga, who had vanished, subduer of foes.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कृष्णाजिन ततो ब्रद्मा ब्रह्मण्याय ददौ प्रभु:

English

Devala, greatly fortunate, reflected on Jaigishavya's power, his firm vows and the incomparable perfection of his yoga.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सैनापत्यमनुप्राप्य स्कन्दो देवगणस्यथ ह ततः पारिषहैश्वैव मातृभिश्न समन्वित:

English

Then Asita, self-controlled, with joined palms, wise, asked those perfected ones, best in the worlds, who performed the Brahma sessions:

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रदान करते हुए हैत्योंके विनाशके लिये प्रस्थान किया

English

"I do not see Jaigishavya; tell me of that greatly energetic one. I wish to hear this, for my curiosity is very great."

हिन्दी अर्थ

सा सेना नैर्रती भीमा सघण्टोच्छितकेतना शारदी द्यौरिवाभाति ज्योतिर्भिरिव शोभिता

English

[The perfected ones said:] "Hear the truth as we tell it, Devala of firm vows: Jaigishavya has gone to the eternal, imperishable world of Brahma."

हिन्दी अर्थ

वादयामासुरव्यग्रा भेरी: शड्खांश्व पुष्कलान्

English

Hearing the words of those perfected ones of the Brahma sessions, Asita Devala swiftly sprang up and fell down again.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आडबम्बरान् गोमुखांश्व डिण्डिमांश्व महास्वनान् जगुश्न देवगन्धर्वा ननृतुश्चाप्सरोगणा:

English

Then the perfected ones said again to Devala: "Devala, ascetic, you have no path to go there, to the abode of Brahma that Jaigishavya has attained."

हिन्दी अर्थ

रिपून् हन्तास्मि समरे ये वो वधचिकीर्षव:

English

Hearing the words of the perfected ones, Devala descended again through all those worlds in order.

हिन्दी अर्थ

रक्षा करनेके लिये आगे बढ़े

English

He came like a bird to his own holy hermitage, and on entering saw Jaigishavya there.

हिन्दी अर्थ

महासेनस्य सैन्यानामग्रे जग्मुर्नराधिप ज्वलितालातधारिण्या चित्राभरणवर्मया

English

Then, with a mind joined to dharma, Devala reflected on having seen the power of Jaigishavya's austerity, born of yoga.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दृप्तसिंहनिनादिन्या विनद्य प्रययौ गृह:

English

Then Devala, bowed in humility, approaching the great sage Jaigishavya, said to him, O king: "Revered one, I wish to take up the dharma of liberation."

हिन्दी अर्थ

व्यद्रवन्त दिश: सर्वा भयोद्धिग्ना: समन्‍्तत: दृष्टवा च स ततः क्रुद्ध: स्कन्दस्तेजोबलान्वित:

English

Hearing his words, he instructed him in the supreme method of yoga and in what is to be done and not done according to the scriptures.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उल्काज्वाला महाराज पपात वसुधातले

English

Seeing him resolved on renunciation, the great ascetic performed all his rites by the method seen in the scriptures.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यथान्तकालसमये सुघोरा: स्युस्तथा नृप ततः कोट्यो विनिष्पेतु: शक्तीनां भरतर्षभ

English

Seeing him resolved on renunciation, the beings with the ancestors then wept, saying, "Who will share with us?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

हैत्येन्द्रे तारकं नाम महाबलपराक्रमम्

English

Hearing the words of the beings and their piteous cry, Devala, resounding in the ten directions, set his mind to renounce liberation.

हिन्दी अर्थ

महिषं चाष्टभि: पद्मैर्वृतं संख्ये निजध्निवान् हृदोदरं नि्खर्वैश्न वृतं दशभिरीश्वर:

English

Then fruits and roots and sacred things, Bharata, flowers and herbs cried out in thousands:

हिन्दी अर्थ

ननृतुश्च ववल्गुश्न जहसुश्च मुदान्विता:

English

"The petty-minded Devala will surely cut us off again; he does not understand that he gave safety to all beings."

हिन्दी अर्थ

त्रैलोक्यं त्रासितं सर्व जृम्भभाणाभिरेव च पताकयावधूताश्न हता: केचित् सुरद्विष:

English

Then the best of sages deliberated again with his own mind: "Which would be better, liberation or the dharma of the householder?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

जघान समरे वीर: कार्तिकेयो महाबल: स कार्तिकेयस्य भयात् क्रौज्चं शरणमीयिवान्

English

Having so decided in his mind, O best of kings, Devala gave up the householder's dharma and chose the dharma of liberation.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शक्‍्त्या बिभेद भगवान् कार्तिकेयोडग्निदत्तया

English

Reflecting thus and on other matters, Devala from resolve then attained supreme perfection and supreme yoga, Bharata.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पक्षियोंके कोलाहलसे गूँजते हुए क्रौंच पर्वतको विदीर्ण कर डाला प्रोड्डीनोदभ्रान्तविहगं विनिष्पतितपन्नगम्

English

Then the gods assembled, led by Brihaspati, and the ascetics praised Jaigishavya and his austerity.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कुरजड्भमविनिर्धोषनिनादितवनान्तरम्

English

Then the best of sages Narada said to the gods: "There is no austerity in Jaigishavya, who astonishes Asita."

हिन्दी अर्थ

शोच्यामपि दशां प्राप्तो रराजेव स पर्वत: किन्नराश्न समुद्विग्ना: शक्तिपातरवोद्धता:

English

To him who spoke so, the wise one, the dwellers in heaven replied, "Not so," praising the great sage Jaigishavya.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शब्दसे उद्विग्न होकर आकाशमें उड़ गये

English

Touching the water there too, the great-souled plough-bearer gave wealth to the Brahmanas and, having gained dharma, performer of supreme deeds, went to the great tirtha of Soma.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गन्धर्वस्तुष्टवुश्ैनं यज्वानश्व महर्षय:

English

"Sanjaya said, 'That foremost of car-warriors, O monarch, thy son, riding on his car and filled with the courage of despair, looked resplendent in that battle like Rudra himself of great valour. With the thousands of shafts shot by him, the Earth became completely covered. Indeed, he drenched his enemies with showers of arrows like the clouds pouring rain on mountain breasts. There was then not a man amongst the Pandavas in that great battle, or a steed, or an elephant, or a car, that was not struck with Duryodhana's arrows. Upon whomsoever amongst the warriors I then cast my eyes, O monarch, I beheld that every one, O Bharata, was struck by thy son with his arrows. The Pandava army was then covered with the shafts of that illustrious warrior, even as a host is covered with the dust it raises while marching or rushing to battle. The Earth then, O lord of Earth, seemed to me to be made one entire expanse of arrows by thy son Duryodhana, that bowman possessed of great lightness of hands. Amongst those thousands upon thousands of warriors on the field, belonging to thy side or that of the enemy, it seemed to me that Duryodhana was then the only man. The prowess that we then beheld of thy son seemed to be exceedingly wonderful, since the Parthas, even uniting together, could not approach his single self. He pierced Yudhishthira, O bull of Bharata' s race, with a hundred arrows, and Bhimasena with seventy, and Sahadeva with seven. And he pierced Nakula with four and sixty, and Dhrishtadyumna with five, and the sons of Draupadi with seven, and Satyaki with three arrows. With a broad-headed arrow, he then, O sire, cut off the bow of Sahadeva. Laying aside that broken bow, the valiant son of Madri, took up another formidable bow, and rushing against king Duryodhana, pierced him with ten shafts in that battle. The great bowman Nakula, possessed of courage, then pierced the king with nine terrible arrows and uttered a loud roar. Satyaki struck the king with a single straight shaft; the sons of Draupadi struck him with three and seventy and king Yudhishthira struck him with five. And Bhimasena afflicted the king with eighty shafts. Though pierced thus from every side with numerous arrows by these illustrious warriors, Duryodhana still, O monarch, did not waver, in the presence of all the troops who stood there as spectators. The quickness, the skill, and the prowess of that illustrious warrior were seen by all the men there to exceed those of every creature. Meanwhile the Dhartarashtras, O monarch, who had not fled far from that spot, beholding the king, rallied and returned there, clad in mail. The noise made by them when they came back became exceedingly awful, like the roar of the surging ocean in the season of rains. Approaching their unvanquished king in that battle, those great bowmen proceeded against the Pandavas for fight. The son of Drona resisted in that battle the angry Bhimasena. With the arrows, O monarch, that were shot in that battle, all the points of the compass became completely shrouded, so that the brave combatants could not distinguish the cardinal from the subsidiary points of the compass. As regards Ashvatthama and Bhimasena, O Bharata, both of them were achievers of cruel feats. Both of them were irresistible in battle. The arms of both contained many cicatrices in consequence of both having repeatedly drawn the bow-string. Counteracting each other's feats, they continued to fight with each other, frightening the whole Universe. The heroic Shakuni assailed Yudhishthira in that battle. The mighty son of Subala, having slain the four steeds of the king, uttered a loud roar, causing all the troops to tremble with fear. Meanwhile, the valiant Sahadeva bore

हिन्दी अर्थ

तन्मे ब्रूहि महाप्राज्ञ कुशलो हासि सत्तम आदी कृतयुगे राजन् वर्तमाने यथाविधि

English

Touching the water there too and giving gifts, the self-possessed and righteous Bala went to the tirtha of the sage Sarasvata,

हिन्दी अर्थ

सुरत्वं लोकपालत्वं पुत्र च नलकूबरम्

English

where in a twelve-year drought the sage Sarasvata of old taught the Vedas to the best of Brahmanas.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यदर्थमयमारम्भस्तव कल्याणि हृदूगत: तपसा लकभ्यते सर्व यथाभूतं भविष्यति

English

[Janamejaya said:] "How did the ascetic Sarasvata of old teach the Vedas in the twelve-year drought?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

मनमें थोड़ा-सा भी दुःख नहीं हुआ

English

[Vaishampayana said:] "Of old, great king, there was a wise and greatly ascetic sage famed as Dadhicha, a celibate with senses controlled.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अस्मिन् खलु महाभागे शुभे तीर्थवरेडनघे ततस्ते वै महाभागा गत्वा तत्र सुसंशिता:

English

Shakra ever feared his great austerity, lord; he could not be tempted even with fruits of many kinds.

हिन्दी अर्थ

निमित्त फल-मूल लानेके लिये वनमें गये

English

To tempt him, Pakashasana sent the divine, holy and lovely Apsara Alambusha.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तेषां वृत्त्यर्थिनां तत्र वसतां हिमवद्वने ते कृत्वा चाश्रमं तत्र न्यवसन्त तपस्विन:

English

As that great soul was offering libations to the gods in the Sarasvati, the lady appeared near him, great king.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रतिदिन तपस्यामें ही लगी रही

English

Seeing her of divine form, the seed of that sage of purified soul fell into the Sarasvati, and the river received it.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सनत्कुमारं सर्वेषां ब्रह्म॒योनिं तमग्रजम् उमाया: कृत्तिकानां च गज़ायाश्न वदन्त्युत

English

Seeing that seed, bull among men, she took it into her womb, and the great river bore that embryo for the sake of a son.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कोई गंगाजीका पुत्र बताने लगे

English

In due time that best of rivers bore a son, and taking the son she went to the sage, lord.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कुमारेण महाराज त्रिविष्टपमिवापरम् स्वर्गके समान सुखदायक हो गया

English

Seeing that best of sages in the assembly of sages, the river then said, giving him that son: "Brahmin-sage, this is your son, borne by me out of devotion to you.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ददौ नैर्ऋतमुख्येभ्यस्त्रैलोक्यं पावकात्मज:

English

Seeing the Apsara Alambusha, your seed fell earlier; I bore it in my womb, Brahmin-sage, out of devotion to you.

हिन्दी अर्थ

देवताओंद्वारा अभिषेक किया गया अभिषिक्त: सुरगणैर्वरुणो भरतर्षभ

English

Resolved that your energy not be lost, accept your own blameless son, given by me."

हिन्दी अर्थ

पूज्य तीर्थवरं तच्च स्पृष्टवा तोयं च लाड़ली

English

So told, he accepted him and, the best of the twice-born, was greatly pleased; he smelled his head with mantras and with love.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यथाभिषिक्तो भगवान् स्कन्दो देवै: समागतै: तारकवधे षट्चत्वारिंशो5ध्याय:

English

Embracing him for a long time, best of the Bharatas, the great sage, pleased, then gave the Sarasvati a boon:

हिन्दी अर्थ

अभिषेक कुमारस्य विस्तरेण यथाविधि

English

"The Vishvedevas, ancestors, Gandharvas and hosts of Apsarases, fortunate one, being offered libations of your water, will be satisfied."

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रह्शनि च रोमाणि प्रसन्न च मनो मम गये हैं और मेरा मन प्रसन्नतासे भर गया है

English

Having said this, pleased and highly delighted in his soul, he praised the great river with words; hear that duly, O king.

हिन्दी अर्थ

श्रुत्वा मे परमा प्रीतिर्भूय: कौतूहलं हि मे

English

"You came forth, greatly fortunate one, from the lake of Brahma of old; sages of keen vows know you, best of rivers.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यथास्मान् सुरराट् शक्रो भयेभ्य: पाति सर्वदा

English

You are ever one who does what is dear to me, pleasing to behold; therefore your son, fair-complexioned one, shall be great.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सरिताओंके अधिपति हो जाइये (और हमारी रक्षा कीजिये) सोमेन सार्थ च तव हानिवृद्धी भविष्यत:

English

Your son, renowned by your very name, sustainer of the worlds, shall be famed as Sarasvata, a great ascetic.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अभिषिच्य ततो देवा वरुणं यादसां पतिम्

English

In a twelve-year drought, greatly fortunate one, this Sarasvata will teach the Vedas to the best of Brahmanas.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अपने-अपने स्थानको ही चले गये अभिषिक्तस्ततो देवैर्वरुणो5पि महायशा:

English

And you, auspicious one, shall always be the holiest of holy rivers, greatly fortunate Sarasvati, by my grace."

हिन्दी अर्थ

पालयामास विधिना यथा देवान् शतक्रतु:

English

Thus praised by him and having obtained the boon, the great river, glad, took her son and went, bull of the Bharatas.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अग्नितीर्थ महाप्राज्ञो जगामाथ प्रलम्बहा लोकालोकविनाशे च प्रादुर्भूते तदानघ

English

At this very time, in the strife of gods and Danavas, Shakra, seeking a weapon, wandered through the three worlds.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अग्नि: प्रणष्टो भगवान् कारणं च न विद्यहे

English

The revered Shakra found no weapon fit for the slaying of the enemies of the gods.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भूगो: शापाद् भृशं भीतो जातवेदा: प्रतापवान् ततोडग्नितीर्थमासाद्य शमीगर्भस्थमेव हि

English

Then Shakra said to the gods: "I cannot slay the great asuras, foes of the gods, without the bones of Dadhicha.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पुनर्यथागतं जग्मु: सर्वभक्षश्च सो5भवत्

English

So go, best of the gods, and beg the best of sages: 'Give us your bones, Dadhicha, that we may slay our foes with them.'"

हिन्दी अर्थ

तत्राप्याप्लुत्य मतिमान् ब्रह्मयोनिं जगाम ह उपतस्थुर्नरश्रेष्ठ तत् तीर्थ लाड़ली बल:

English

Begged by the gods for his bones, the best of sages then without hesitation gave up his life, saying "Do so"; and he gained imperishable worlds, having done what the gods loved.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अभिकषिक्तश्च तत्रैव समागम्य मरुद्गणै: विमान पुष्पकं दिव्य॑ नैर्ऋतैश्वर्यमेव च

English

From his bones Shakra, with a delighted mind, had divine weapons made of many kinds: thunderbolts, discuses, maces and many heavy clubs.

हिन्दी अर्थ

जगाम त्वरितो रामस्तीर्थ श्वेतानुलेपन:

English

For that was formed by the great seer, the son of Prajapati, Bhrigu, sustainer of the worlds, by intense austerity.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नानर्तुकवनोपेतं सदापुष्पफलं शुभम् तपस्विसिद्धचरितं यत्र कन्या धृतव्रता

English

Huge-bodied and radiant, made from the essence of the worlds, it came into being, heavy as a mountain, tall, famed for its greatness; Pakashasana is ever disturbed by its energy.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भर्ता मे देवराज: स्यादिति निश्चित्य भामिनी

English

With that thunderbolt, charged with mantras, hurled in great anger, born of Brahma's energy, the revered one slew nine times ninety Daitya and Danava heroes.

हिन्दी अर्थ

चरन्त्या नियमांस्तांस्तान् स्त्रीभिस्तीव्रान् सुदुश्षरान् भकक्‍्त्या च भगवान् प्रीत: परया पाकशासन:

English

Then, after time had passed, a very great and fearful drought came, O king, of twelve years.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आस्थाय रूपं विप्रर्षेवसिष्ठस्य महात्मन:

English

In that twelve-year drought the great sages, afflicted by hunger, ran in all directions for sustenance, O king.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आचाोरैर्मुनिभिवद्दृष्ट: पूजयामास भारत मुनिजनोचित आचारोंद्वारा उनका पूजन किया

English

Seeing them scattering in all directions, the sage Sarasvata then resolved to go, and the Sarasvati said to him:

हिन्दी अर्थ

शक्रभक्त्या च ते पा्िं न दास्यामि कथंचन

English

"You must not go from here, son; I shall always give you food, the best of fish; stay here, Bharata."

हिन्दी अर्थ

शक्रस्तोषयितव्यो वै मया त्रिभुवने श्वर: उवाच निय मं ज्ञात्वा सांत्वयन्निव भारत

English

So told, he made offerings to the ancestors and gods, and ate daily, sustaining his life and the Vedas.

हिन्दी अर्थ

और उसके नियमको जानकर उसे सान्त्वना देते हुए-से कहा--

English

Then, when that drought had passed, the great sages asked one another again for the sake of Vedic study.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तपसा तानि प्राप्याणि तपोमूलं महत् सुखम्

English

Afflicted by hunger, as they wandered, their Vedas were lost; of them all, O king of kings, none had any readiness.

हिन्दी अर्थ

देवत्वं यान्ति कल्याणि शृणुष्वैंके वचो मम पचेत्युक्त्वा तु भगवाञज्जगाम बलसूदन:

English

Then one of those sages came to the best of sages Sarasvata, who was reciting his own Vedic study.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अविदूरे ततस्तस्मादाश्रमात् तीर्थमुत्तमम्

English

Having gone, he told the others of the radiant Sarasvata, who, like an immortal, was reciting the Veda in a solitary place.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तस्या जिज्ञासनार्थ स भगवान् पाकशासन: अपचदू राजशार्दूल बदराणि महाव्रता

English

Then all the great sages assembled there, O king, and said this to the best of sages Sarasvata:

हिन्दी अर्थ

न च सम तान्यपच्यन्त दिनं च क्षयमभ्यगात्

English

"Teach us." Then the sage said, "Become my pupils duly."

हिन्दी अर्थ

अकाष्ठमग्निं सा दृष्टवा स्वशरीरमथादहत् दग्धौ दग्धौ पुन: पादावुपावर्तयतानघ

English

Then the host of sages said, "You are a boy, son." He told the sages again, "Let my dharma not be lost.

हिन्दी अर्थ

करनेकी इच्छासे दुष्कर कार्य कर रही थी

English

One who teaches unrighteously or takes unrighteously—let both die soon or become enemies.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शरीरमग्निना55दीप्य जलमध्ये यथा स्थिता सर्वथा बदराण्येव पक्तव्यानीति कन्यका

English

Not by years, grey hairs, wealth or kinsmen did the sages make dharma; he who has learned the Veda is great among us."

हिन्दी अर्थ

अपचद् बदराण्येव न चापच्यन्त भारत

English

Hearing his words, those sages, having duly obtained the Vedas from him, practised dharma again.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ही रही, परंतु वे पक न सके न च तस्या मनोदु:खं स्वल्पमप्यभवत् तदा

English

Sixty thousand sages became pupils of the Brahmin-sage Sarasvata for the sake of Vedic study.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रीतो5स्मि ते शुभे भकक्‍त्या तपसा नियमेन च सर्वपापापहं सुभ्रु नाम्ना बदरपाचनम्

English

Then they all brought handfuls of darbha grass for the seat of the Brahmin-sage, though they stood under the sway of a boy.

हिन्दी अर्थ

होकर सम्पूर्ण पापोंका नाश करनेवाला होगा

English

Giving wealth there too, the mighty son of Rohini, elder brother of Keshava, glad, went in order to the great famed tirtha where the Old Maiden (Vriddhakanya) was.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अरुन्धतीं ततो दृष्टवा तीव्रं नियममास्थिताम् ब्राह्मंं रूपं ततः कृत्वा महादेवो महायशा:

English

away the heroic and vanquished king on his car from that battle. Then king Yudhishthira the just, riding upon another car (came back to battle), and having pierced Shakuni at first with nine arrows, once more pierced him with five. And that foremost of all bowmen then uttered a loud roar. That battle, O sire, awful as it was, became wonderful to behold. It filled the spectators with delight and was applauded by the Siddhas and the Charanas. Uluka of immeasurable soul rushed against the mighty bowman Nakula, in that battle, shooting showers of arrows from every side. The heroic Nakula, however, in that battle, resisted the son of Shakuni with a thick shower of arrows from every side. Both those heroes were well- born and both were mighty car-warriors. They were seen to fight with each other, each highly enraged with the other. Similarly Kritavarma, O king, fighting with the grandson of Sini, that scorcher of foes, looked resplendent, like Shakra battling with the Asura Vala. Duryodhana, having cut off Dhrishtadyumna's bow in that battle, pierced his bowless antagonist with keen shafts. Dhrishtadyumna then, in that encounter, having taken up a formidable bow, fought with the king in the sight of all the bowmen. The battle between those two heroes became exceedingly fierce, O bull of Bharata' s race, like the encounter between two wild and infuriate elephants with juicy secretions trickling down their limbs. The heroic Gautama, excited with rage in that battle, pierced the mighty sons of Draupadi with many straight shafts. The battle that took place between him and those five, resembled that which takes place between an embodied being and his (five) senses. It was awful and exceedingly fierce, and neither side showed any consideration for the other. The (five) sons of Draupadi afflicted Kripa like the (five) senses afflicting a foolish man. He, on the other hand, fighting with them, controlled them with vigour. Even such and so wonderful, O Bharata, was that battle between him and them. It resembled the repeated combats, O lord, between embodied creatures and their senses. Men fought with men, elephants with elephants, steeds with steeds and car- warriors with car- warriors. Once more, O monarch, that battle became general and awful. Here an encounter was beautiful, there another was awful, and there another was exceedingly fierce, O lord ! Many and awful, O monarch, were the encounters that took place in course of that battle. Those chastisers of foes (belonging to both armies), encountering one another, pierced and slew one another in that dreadful engagement. A dense cloud of dust was then seen there, raised by the vehicles and the animals of the warriors. Thick also, O king, was the dust raised by the running steeds, a dust that was carried from one place to another by the wind. Raised by the wheels of cars and the breaths of the elephants, the dust, thick as an evening cloud, rose into the welkin. That dust having been raised and the sun himself having been dimmed therewith, the Earth became shrouded, and the heroic and mighty car-warriors could not be seen. Anon that disappeared and everything became clear when the Earth, O best of the Bharatas, became drenched with the blood of heroes. Indeed, that dense and awful cloud of dust was allayed. Then, O Bharata, I could once more see the diverse single combats that the combatants fought at noon of day, each according to his strength and his rank, all of which were exceedingly fierce. The blazing splendour of those feats, O monarch, appeared full in view. Loud became the noise of falling shafts in that battle, resembling that made by a vast forest of bamboo while burning on every side. ' "

हिन्दी अर्थ

विशेष तव कल्याणि प्रयच्छामि वरं वरे

English

"This is very hard, Brahmana, and unsurpassed as heard from you; tell the whole truth of how she was established in austerity."

हिन्दी अर्थ

एक पफ्त्तेके दोनेमें गिर पड़ा। वहीं वह कन्या प्रकट हो गयी

English

[Vaishampayana said:] "There was a sage of great valour, Kuni Gargya, greatly renowned; having practised vast austerity, O king, that best of ascetics, the lord, begot a mind-born daughter of fair brows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तस्यास्तु जातकर्मादि कृत्वा सर्व तपोधन: स्वे च तामाश्रमे न्यस्य जगाम हिमवद्धनम्

English

Seeing her, the greatly renowned Kuni Gargya, greatly pleased, went to heaven, O king, leaving his body here.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शक्रस्य वृष्णिप्रवरस्तदानीम्

English

The fair-browed, auspicious one, lotus-eyed and blameless, made a hermitage by great and fierce austerity.

हिन्दी अर्थ

बदरपाचनतीर्थक थने अष्टचत्वारिंशो5ध्याय: विप्रेभ्यो धनरत्नानि ददौ स्नात्वा यथाविधि

English

Worshipping ancestors and gods with fasts, by her fierce austerity a great barrier was crossed, O king.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यदुकुलतिलक बलरामजीने ब्राह्मणोंको विधिपूर्वक धन और रत्नोंका दान किया

English

Though offered by her father to a husband, the blameless one did not wish it; she saw no husband equal to herself.

हिन्दी अर्थ

बृहस्पतेश्व देवेश: प्रददौ विपुलं धनम् आजहार क्रतूंस्तत्र यथोक्तान् वेदपारगै:

English

Then, afflicting her body with fierce austerity, she devoted herself to worship of ancestors and gods in a lonely forest.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पारंगत दिद्वान् ब्राह्मणोंके साथ बिना किसी विघ्न-बाधाके वहाँ पूर्ण कर लिया

English

Though she thought herself to have accomplished her task, she was weary, worn by old age and by austerity, O king of kings.

हिन्दी अर्थ

--'शुभे! मैं भिक्षा चाहता हूँ"

English

When she could not walk even a step by herself, she then resolved to go to the other world.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रत्युवाच तत: सा त॑ ब्राह्मणं चारुदर्शना अधिभश्रित्य समिद्धे5ग्नौ बदराणि यशस्विनी

English

Seeing her desiring to leave the body, Narada said: "How can there be worlds for you, blameless one, an unwed maiden without the marriage rite?

हिन्दी अर्थ

अतीता सा त्वनावृष्टिर्घोरा द्वादशवार्षिकी

English

Thus we have heard in the world of the gods, great-vowed one: you have attained supreme austerity but have not won the worlds."

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततः स भगवान् प्रीतः प्रोवाचारुन्धतीं ततः प्रीतो5स्मि तव धर्मज्ञे तपसा नियमेन च

English

Hearing Narada's words, she said in the assembly of sages: "I give half my austerity to whoever takes my hand, good ones."

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततोअब्रवीत् तदा तेभ्यस्तस्याश्व॒ चरितं महत्

English

When this was said, the sage Shringavan, son of Galava, took her hand and first made this condition:

हिन्दी अर्थ

अस्याश्न यत् तपो विप्रा न समं सन्‍मतं मम अनश्नन्या पचन्त्या च समा द्वादश पारिता:

English

"On this condition I shall take your hand today, fair one: that you stay with me for one night."

हिन्दी अर्थ

वरं वृणीष्व कल्याणि यत् तेडभिलषितं हृदि

English

She agreed, "So be it," and gave him her hand; and the son of Galava performed the hand-taking and the marriage.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भगवान् यदि मे प्रीतस्तीर्थ स्पादिदमद््भुतम् तथास्मिन् देवदेवेश त्रिरात्रमुषित: शुचि:

English

In the night, O king, she became a young woman of divine hue, with divine ornaments and garments, and divine garlands and unguents.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ऋषयो विस्मयं जम्मुस्तां दृष्टवा चाप्यरुन्धतीम्

English

Seeing her, as if shining with her own radiance, the son of Galava was pleased; he stayed one night, and in the morning she said to him:

हिन्दी अर्थ

एवं सिद्धि: परा प्राप्ता अरुन्धत्या विशुद्धया विशेषो हि त्वया भद्ठे व्रते ह्स्मिन् समर्पित:

English

"The condition you made with me, Brahmana, best of ascetics, I have lived by; good fortune to you; I go."

हिन्दी अर्थ

तस्य चाहं प्रभावेण तव कल्याणि तेजसा और प्रभावसे मैं उससे भी बढ़कर उत्तम वर देता हूँ

English

Permitted, she said further: "Whoever stays one night composed at this tirtha, satisfying the gods,

हिन्दी अर्थ

यस्त्वेकां रजनीं तीर्थ वत्स्यते सुसमाहित:

English

shall gain the fruit of properly practising celibacy for forty-eight years and ten years." Having said this, the virtuous woman left her body and went to heaven.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इत्युक्त्वा भगवान् देव: सहस्राक्ष: प्रतापवान् स्वर्गलोकमें चले गये

English

The sage too became wretched, thinking of her beauty; by the condition he had hardly obtained half her austerity.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गते वज्धरे राजंस्तत्र वर्ष पपात ह

English

Perfecting himself, he followed her path, grieved, bull of the Bharatas, drawn by the power of her beauty. This great story of the Old Maiden has been told to you.

हिन्दी अर्थ

देवदुन्दुभयश्चापि नेदुस्तत्र महास्वना: उनके साथ रमण करने लगी

English

Staying there, the plough-bearer heard that Shalya had been slain; giving gifts to the twice-born there too, scorcher of foes, he grieved for Shalya, slain in battle by the Pandavas.

हिन्दी अर्थ

श्रोतुमिच्छाम्यहं विप्र परं कौतूहलं हि मे

English

Leaving through the gate of Samantapanchaka, Madhava Rama asked the host of sages about the fruit of Kurukshetra.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भरद्वाजस्य विप्रष्षे: स्कन्ने रेतो महात्मन: स तु जग्राह तद्रेत: करेण जपतां वर:

English

Asked by the lion of the Yadus, those great souls told him all about the fruit of Kurukshetra as it was.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पूरयामास विधिवत् ततः ख्यात: शतक्रतु: शतक्रतु नामसे विख्यात हो गये

English

"Sanjaya said, 'During the progress of that terrible and awful battle, the army of thy son was broken by the Pandavas. Rallying their great car-warriors, however, with vigorous efforts, thy sons continued to fight with the Pandava army. The (Kuru) warriors, desirous of thy son's welfare, suddenly returned. Upon their return, the battle once more became exceedingly fierce between thy warriors and those of the foe, resembling that between the gods and the Asuras in days of old. Neither amongst the enemies nor amongst thine was there a single combatant that turned away from that battle. The warriors fought, aided by guess and by the names they uttered. Great was the destruction that occurred as they thus fought with one another. Then king Yudhishthira, filled with great wrath and becoming desirous of vanquishing the Dhartarashtras and their king in that battle, pierced the son of Saradwat with three arrows winged with gold and whetted on stone, and next slew with four others the four steeds of Kritavarma. Then Ashvatthama bore away the celebrated son of Hridika. Saradwat' s son pierced Yudhishthira in return with eight arrows. Then king Duryodhana despatched seven hundred cars to the spot where king Yudhishthira was battling. Those cars ridden by excellent warriors and endued with speed of the wind or thought, rushed in that battle against the car of Kunti's son. Encompassing Yudhishthira on every side, they made him invisible with their shafts like clouds hiding the sun from the view. Then the Pandava heroes headed by Shikhandi, beholding king Yudhishthira the just assailed in that way by the Kauravas, became filled with rage and were unable to put up with it. Desirous of rescuing Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti, they came to that spot upon their cars possessed of great speed and adorned with rows of bells. Then commenced an awful battle, in which blood flowed as water, between the Pandavas and the Kurus, that increased the population of Yama's domains. Slaying those seven hundred hostile car-warriors of the Kuru army, the Pandavas and the Pancalas once more resisted (the whole Kuru army). There a fierce battle was fought between thy son and the Pandavas. We had never before seen or heard of its like. During the progress of that battle in which no consideration was showed by anybody for anybody, and while the warriors of thy army and those of the foe were falling fast, and the combatants were all shouting and blowing their conchs, and the bowmen were roaring and uttering loud noises of diverse kinds, while, indeed, the battle was raging fiercely and the very vitals of the combatants were being struck, and the troops, O sire, desirous of victory, were rushing with speed, while, verily, everything on Earth seemed to be undergoing a woeful destruction, during that time when innumerable ladies of birth and beauty were being made widows, during, indeed, the progress of that fierce engagement in which the warriors behaved without any consideration for friends and foes, awful portents appeared, presaging the destruction of everything. The Earth, with her mountains and forests, trembled, making a loud noise. Meteors like blazing brands equipped with handles dropped from the sky, O king, on every side on the Earth as if from the solar disc. A hurricane arose, blowing on all sides, and bearing away hard pebbles along its lower course. The elephants shed copious tears and trembled exceedingly. Disregarding all these fierce and awful portents, the Kshatriyas, taking counsel with one another, cheerfully stood on the field for battle again, on the beautiful and sacred field called after Kuru, desirous of obtaining heaven. Then Shakuni, the son of the Gandhara king, said, "Fight all of ye in front! I, however, will slay the

हिन्दी अर्थ

तस्मादादित्यतीर्थ च जगाम कमलेक्षण:

English

"Of old this was ploughed for many years by the wise and royal sage, the best of them, of immeasurable energy, the great-souled Kuru; hence it became known here as Kurukshetra."

हिन्दी अर्थ

परमं योगमास्थाय ऋषियोंगमवाप्तवान् गार्हस्थ्यं धर्ममास्थाय हासितो देवल: पुरा

English

[Rama said:] "Why was this field ploughed by the great-souled Kuru? I wish to hear this told, ascetics."

हिन्दी अर्थ

धनी धर्मात्मा असित देवल मुनि गृहस्थधर्मका आश्रय लेकर निवास करते थे

English

[The sages said:] "Of old, it is said, Shakra came from heaven to Kuru, who ever rose up to plough, and asked the reason:

हिन्दी अर्थ

मन, वाणी और क्रियाद्वारा सभी जीवोंके प्रति समानभाव रखनेवाले थे प्रियाप्रिये तुल्यवृत्ति्यमवत्समदर्शन:

English

'What is this, O king, with such great effort? What do you intend, royal sage, that you plough this earth?'

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततोभ्येत्य महाभाग योगमास्थाय भिक्षुक:

English

[Kuru said:] 'Those men, Shatakratu, who die in this field will go to worlds of merit, free of sin.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

सिद्धि प्राप्त कर चुके थे तथा देवलके ही आश्रममें रहते थे तं तत्र वसमानं तु जैगीषव्यं महामुनिम्

English

Laughing, the lord Shakra went to heaven, and the royal sage, undismayed, continued to plough the earth.

हिन्दी अर्थ

एवं तयोर्महाराज दीर्घकालो व्यतिक्रमत्

English

Coming again and again, Shatakratu laughed at him each time, and having asked the undismayed one, went away again and again.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आहारकाले मतिमान् परिव्राड़ जनमेजय स दृष्ट्वा भिक्षुरूपेण प्राप्तं तत्र महामुनिम्

English

When by fierce austerity he had ploughed the earth, O king, Shakra told the gods what the royal sage intended.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इन्द्रतीर्थमिति ख्यातं सर्वपापप्रमोचनम्

English

Hearing that, the gods said to the thousand-eyed one: 'Shakra, if it can be done, dissuade the royal sage with a boon.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ब्राह्मणान् पूजयित्वा च सदाच्छादनभोजनै: यत्र रामो महाभागो भार्गव: सुमहातपा:

English

For if men here, gladdened, go to heaven without sacrificing to us with rites, we shall have no share.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

उपाध्यायं पुरस्कृत्य कश्यपं मुनिसत्तमम्

English

Then Shakra came and said to the royal sage: 'Enough of your toil; do as I say.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रददौ दक्षिणां चैव पृथिवीं वै ससागराम् सगोहस्तिकदासीकं साजावि गतवान् वनम्

English

Men who, fasting, unwearied, give up the body here, or are rightly slain in battle, even animals, O king,

हिन्दी अर्थ

देकर वे वनमें चले गये

English

let them share in heaven, O king of kings, great-minded one.' 'So be it,' King Kuru then said to Shakra.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मुनींश्चैवाभिवाद्याथ यमुनातीर्थमागमत् पुत्रोडदितेर्महाभागो वरुणो वै सितप्रभ:

English

Then, having taken his leave, the slayer of Bala, with a delighted heart, quickly went again to heaven.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वरं क्रतुं समाजद्नले वरुण: परवीरहा

English

Thus, best of the Yadus, this was ploughed of old by the royal sage, and permitted by Shakra: holy for those who give up their lives here.

हिन्दी अर्थ

श्रेष्ठ यज्ञका आयोजन किया था देवानां दानवानां च त्रैलोक्यस्य भयावह:

English

Here Shakra himself, lord of the gods, sang a verse about Kurukshetra; hear it, plough-bearer.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तीनों लोकोंके लिये भयंकर था

English

Even dust raised by the wind from Kurukshetra carries even an evildoer to the highest state.

हिन्दी अर्थ

महाभयंकर संग्राम हुआ करता है इतरेभ्योड्प्यदाद् दानमर्थिभ्य: कामदो विभु:

English

Divine sages, the best of Brahmanas, and Nriga and other chief kings, tiger among men, having sacrificed with costly rites and laid down their bodies here, have attained a good state.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ज्योतिषामाधिपत्यं च प्रभावं चाभ्यपद्यत तस्मिंस्तीर्थे सरस्वत्या: शिवे पुण्ये परंतप

English

The region between Tarantuka and Arantuka, the Rama lakes and Machakruka: this is Kurukshetra, Samantapanchaka, called the northern altar of Prajapati.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सम्प्राप्पय परमं॑ योगं सिद्धि च परमां गत:

English

This is auspicious, great and holy, dear to the gods, endowed with the merits of heaven; therefore all kings of the earth, slain here, will go to the state of great souls."

हिन्दी अर्थ

देवलस्तु यथाशक्ति पूजयामास भारत

English

Pandavas from behind." Then the Madraka warriors, endued with great activity, amongst those on our side that were advancing, became filled with joy and uttered diverse sounds of delight. Others too did the same. The invincible Pandavas, however, possessed of sureness of aim, once more coming against us, shook their bows and covered us with showers of arrows. The forces of the Madrakas then were slain by the foe. Beholding this, the troops of Duryodhana once more turned away from the battle. The mighty king of the Gandharvas, however, once more said these words, "Stop, ye sinful ones! Fight (with the foe)! What use is there of flight?" At that time, O bull of Bharata's race, the king of the Gandharas had full 10,000 horse-men capable of fighting with bright lances. During the progress of that great carnage, Shakuni, aided by that force, put forth his valour and assailed the Pandava army at the rear, slaughtering it with his keen shafts. The vast force of the Pandus then, O monarch, broke even as a mass of clouds is dispersed on all sides by a mighty wind. Then Yudhishthira, beholding from a near point his own army routed, coolly urged the mighty Sahadeva, saying, "Yonder the son of Subala, afflicting our rear, stayeth, clad in mail! He slaughtereth our forces! Behold that wicked wight, O son of Pandu! Aided by the son of Draupadi, proceed towards him and slay Shakuni, the son of Subala! Supported by the Pancalas, O sinless one, I will meanwhile destroy the car force of the enemy! Let all the elephants and all the horse and 3,000 foot, proceed with thee! Supported by these, slay Shakuni!" At this, 700 elephants ridden by combatants armed with the bow, and 5,000 horses, and the valiant Sahadeva, and 3,000 foot-soldiers, and the sons of Draupadi all rushed against Shakuni difficult of defeat in battle. Subala' s son, however, of great valour, O king, prevailing over the Pandavas and longing for victory, began to slay their forces from the rear. The horsemen, infuriate with rage, belonging to the Pandavas endued with great activity, penetrated the division of Subala' s son, prevailing over the latter' s car- warriors. Those heroic horsemen, staying in the midst of their own elephants, covered the large host of Subala' s son with showers of shafts. In consequence of thy evil counsels, O king, dreadful was the battle that then ensued in which maces and lances were used and in which heroes only took part. The twang of bow-string was no longer heard there, for all the car-warriors stood as spectators of that fight. At that time no difference could be seen between the contending parties. Both the Kurus and the Pandavas, O bull of Bharata's race, beheld the darts hurled from heroic arms course like meteors through the welkin. The entire welkin, O monarch, shrouded with falling swords of great brightness, seemed to become exceedingly beautiful. The aspect presented, O chief of the Bharatas, by the lances hurled all around, became like that of swarms of locusts in the welkin. Steeds, with limbs bathed in blood in consequence of wounds inflicted by horsemen themselves wounded with arrows, dropped down on all sides in hundreds and thousands. Encountering one another and huddled together, many of them were seen to be mangled and many to vomit blood from their mouths. A thick darkness came there when the troops were covered with a dusty cloud. When that darkness shrouded everything, O king, we beheld those brave combatants, steeds and men, move away from that spot. Others were seen to fall down on the Earth, vomiting blood in profusion. Many combatants, entangled with one another by their locks, could not stir. Many, endued with great strength, dragged one another from the backs of their horses, and encountering one another thus, slew one another like combatants in a wrestling match. Many deprived of life, were borne away on the backs of the steeds. Many men, proud of their valour and inspired with desire of victory, were seen to fall down on the Earth. The Earth became strewn over with hundreds and thousands of combatants bathed in blood, deprived of limbs, and divested of hair. In consequence of the surface of the Earth being covered with elephant-riders and horsemen and slain steeds and combatants with blood-stained armour and others armed with weapons and others who had sought to slay one

हिन्दी अर्थ

अग्निष्ठतेन च तथा ये यजन्ति तपोधना: वाजपेयं क्रतुवरं तथा बहुसुवर्णकम्

English

Filled with madhuka and mango forests, thronged with plaksha and nyagrodha trees, with chiribilva, holy, thronged with jackfruit and arjuna trees,

हिन्दी अर्थ

ब्रहद्मण: सदने विप्र जैगीषव्यो यदाप्तवान्

English

seeing it, the best of the Yadavas, of excellent holy marks, asked all the sages, "Whose is this excellent hermitage?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततो भूयो व्यगणयत् स्वबुद्धया मुनिसत्तम: इनमेंसे कौन-सा मेरे लिये श्रेयस्कर होगा

English

They all said to the great-souled plough-bearer, O king: "Hear in detail, Rama, whose hermitage this was of old.

हिन्दी अर्थ

एवमादीनि संचिन्त्य देवलो निश्चयात् तत:

English

Here of old the god Vishnu practised supreme austerity; here all his eternal sacrifices were duly performed.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उससे उन्होंने परमसिद्धि और उत्तम योगको प्राप्त कर लिया ततो देवा: समागम्य बृहस्पतिपुरोगमा:

English

Here a perfected Brahmin woman, a lifelong celibate, joined to yoga, went to heaven, perfected in austerity, an ascetic.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अथाब्रवीदृषिवरो देवान् वै नारदस्तथा

English

She was the glorious daughter of the great-souled Shandilya, O king, of firm vows, virtuous, restrained and celibate.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तमेवंवादिन धीरे प्रत्यूचुस्ते दिवौकस: नात:ः परतरं किंचित् तुल्यमस्ति प्रभावत:

English

Having attained supreme yoga, she went to the unsurpassed heaven; enjoying in the hermitage the fruit of the horse sacrifice, the auspicious one went to heaven, honoured by the self-controlled."

हिन्दी अर्थ

तयोरिदं स्थानवरं तीर्थ चैव महात्मनो:

English

Having visited the holy hermitage and seen it, the bull of the Yadus, Achyuta, saluted those sages, then on the side of the Himalaya sent back all his camps and ascended the mountain.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कदाचित् तस्य नृपते देवलस्य महात्मन: समास्तु समतिक्रान्ता बह्दयः पूजयतो मम

English

Having gone not far, the strong palm-bannered one saw a holy, excellent tirtha and was filled with supreme wonder.

हिन्दी अर्थ

एवं विगणयन्नेव स जगाम महोदधिम्

English

Bala reached the source of the Sarasvati, Plakshaprasravana, and the excellent best of tirthas, Karapachana.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गच्छन्नेव स धर्मात्मा समुद्रं सरितां पतिम् ततः सविस्मयद्रिन्तां जगामाथामितप्रभ:

English

The mighty plough-bearer gave gifts there too, bathed in the cool water, and from there went, highly pleased, to the hermitage of Mitra and Varuna,

हिन्दी अर्थ

इत्येवं चिन्तयामास महर्षिरसितस्तदा

English

where Indra, Fire and Aryaman had earlier attained joy. From Karapachana he went to that place on the Yamuna.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततः स प्रविशन्नेव स्वमाश्रमपदं मुनि: त॑ दृष्टवा चाप्लुतं तोये सागरे सागरोपमम्

English

Bathing there too, the righteous one, gaining supreme satisfaction, the mighty bull of the Yadus sat with the sages and the perfected, and heard bright stories.

हिन्दी अर्थ

असितो देवलो राजंश्रचिन्तयामास बुद्धिमान्

English

While they were so seated, the revered sage Narada came to that place where Rama was seated.

हिन्दी अर्थ

जिज्ञासार्थ तदा भिक्षोर्जैगीषव्यस्य देवल: जैगीषव्यं च तै: सिद्धै: पूज्यमानमपश्यत

English

Wrapped in a mass of matted locks, wearing golden bark, a great ascetic, bearing a golden staff, O king, and a water-pot,

हिन्दी अर्थ

अपश्यद् वै दिवं यान्तं जैगीषव्यं स देवल:

English

holding that lovely lute, the Kachchhapi vina of pleasant sound, skilled in dance and song, honoured by gods and Brahmanas,

हिन्दी अर्थ

पितृलोकाच्च तं यान्तं याम्यं लोकमपश्यत ततोअग्निहोत्रिणां लोकांस्ततश्चाप्युत्पपात ह

English

the maker of quarrels, ever fond of quarrels, he came to the place where the glorious Rama sat.

हिन्दी अर्थ

चातुर्मास्यिर्बहुविधैर्यजन्ते ये तपोधना:

English

Rising, they all honoured that strict-vowed one, and asked the divine sage what had happened concerning the Kurus.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अनुष्ठान करते हैं, उनके लोकोंमें भी उन्होंने जैगीषव्यका दर्शन किया

English

Then Narada, knower of all dharma, told him, O king, all that had happened, the destruction of the Kurus already past.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यजन्ते राजसूयेन पुण्डरीकेण चैव ये अश्वमेधं क्रतुवरं नरमेधं तथैव च

English

Then the son of Rohini said to Narada in a sorrowful voice: "In what state is that kshatriya host, and the kings who were there?

हिन्दी अर्थ

द्वादशाहैश्व सत्रैश्न यजन्ते विविधैर्नप

English

I had heard all this earlier, ascetic, but I have great curiosity to hear it in detail."

हिन्दी अर्थ

मैत्रावरुणयोलोकानादित्यानां तथैव च जैगीषव्यका असित देवलने दर्शन किया

English

[Narada said:] "Bhishma was slain at the beginning, and Drona, and the lord of the Sindhus, and Karna son of Vikartana and his sons, great chariot-warriors.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आरुहा च गवां लोकं प्रयातो ब्रह्मसत्रिणाम्

English

Bhurishravas, son of Rohini, and the valiant king of the Madras: these and many other mighty ones here and there,

हिन्दी अर्थ

त्रीललोकानपरान् विप्रमुत्पतन्तं स्वतेजसा ततो मुनिवरं भूयो जैगीषव्यमथासित:

English

giving up their dear lives for the Kaurava's sake, kings and princes who never turned back in battle.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सो5चिन्तयन्महा भागो जैगीषव्यस्य देवल:

English

Hear from me, mighty-armed Madhava, who remain unslain: in the Dhritarashtra host, Kripa, valiant Bhoja and the heroic Ashvatthaman survive, gone to the quarters with their army broken.

हिन्दी अर्थ

असितोअपृच्छत तदा सिद्धाललोकेषु सत्तमान् जैगीषव्यं न पश्यामि तं शंसध्वं महौजसम्

English

With his army slain and Kripa and the others fled, Duryodhana, greatly distressed, entered the lake called Dvaipayana.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शृणु देवल भूतार्थ शंसतां नो दृढव्रत

English

As Dhritarashtra's son lay with the water stilled, the Pandavas with Krishna tormented him with fierce words.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स श्रुत्वा वचन तेषां सिद्धानां ब्रह्मसत्रिणाम् ततः सिद्धास्त ऊचुर्हि देवलं पुनरेव ह

English

Goaded on all sides by words, Rama, the strong hero rose from the lake, taking up a great mace.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आनुपूर्व्येण लोकांस्तान् सर्वानवततार ह उन सभी लोकोंमें होते हुए नीचे उतर आये

English

He has also now come to battle with Bhima; and that very dreadful fight between the two will be soon, Rama.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रविशन्नेव चापश्यज्जैगीषव्यं स देवल:

English

If you have curiosity, go, Madhava, without delay; see the great and terrible battle of your two pupils, if you think fit."

हिन्दी अर्थ

दृष्टवा प्रभावं तपसो जैगीषव्यस्य योगजम् विनयावनतो राजन्नुपसर्प्प महामुनिम्

English

[Vaishampayana said:] Hearing Narada's words, he honoured those best of Brahmanas and dismissed all who had come with him, saying "Go to Dvaraka," and instructed his followers.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तस्य तद् वचन श्रुत्वा उपदेशं चकार सः

English

Descending from the best of mountains, from the auspicious Plakshaprasravana, pleased at heart, having heard the great fruit of the tirthas, Achyuta sang this verse in the presence of the Brahmanas:

हिन्दी अर्थ

संन्यासकृतबुद्धि त॑ ततो दृष्टवा महातपा: संन्यासकृतबुद्धि त॑ भूतानि पितृभि: सह

English

"What delight is equal to dwelling on the Sarasvati? What merits are equal to dwelling on the Sarasvati? People who reach heaven by the Sarasvati will ever remember the river Sarasvati.

हिन्दी अर्थ

लगे “कि अब हमें कौन विभागपूर्वक अन्नदान करेगा”

English

The Sarasvati is holy among all rivers, the Sarasvati ever brings happiness to the world; having reached the Sarasvati, people, though great sinners, ever grieve not, here or hereafter."

हिन्दी अर्थ

देवलस्तु वच: श्रुत्वा भूतानां करुणं तथा मोक्षधर्म (संन्यास)-को त्याग देनेका विचार किया

English

Then, looking again and again at the Sarasvati with love, the scorcher of foes mounted a bright chariot yoked with horses.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पुनर्नो देवल: क्षूद्रो नूनं छेत्स्यति दुर्मति:

English

By that swift chariot the bull of the Yadus, eager to see, reached the place where his pupils' battle was at hand.