Mahabharata, Book 1, Section CXCVI: Vaivahika Parvaआदिपर्व

Kisari Mohan Ganguli’s English prose (1883–96), beside the Sanskrit of adhyāya 1.196.

196Sanskrit adhyāya 1.196 · Sanskrit source · English source

Sanskrit

और्व उवाच।
उक्तवानस्मि यां क्रोधात्प्रतिज्ञां पितरस्तदा।
सर्वलोकविनाशाय न सा मे वितथा भवेत्।।
वृथारोषप्रतिज्ञो वै नाहं जीवितुमुत्सहे।
अनिस्तीर्णो हि मां रोषो दहेदग्निरिवारणिम्।।
यो हि कारणतः क्रोधं संजातं क्षन्तुमर्हति।
नालं स मनुजः सम्यक् त्रिवर्गं परिरक्षितुम्।।
अशिष्टानां नियन्ता हि शिष्टानां परिरक्षिता।
स्थाने रोषः प्रयुक्तः स्यान्नृपैः सर्वजिगीषुभिः।।
अश्रौषमहमूरुस्थो गर्भशय्यागतस्तदा।
आरावं मातृवर्गस्य भृगूणां क्षत्रियैर्वधे।।
सामरैर्हि यदा लोके भृगूणां क्षत्रियाधमैः।
आगर्भोत्सादनं क्षान्तं तदा मां मन्युराविशत्।।
प्रकीर्णकेशाः किल मे मातरः पितरस्तथा।
भयात्सर्वेषु लोकेषु नाधिजग्मुः परायणम्।।
तान्भृगूणां यदा दारान्कश्चिन्नाभ्युपपद्यत।
माता तदा दधारेयमूरुणैकेन मां शुभा।।
प्रतिषेद्धा हि पापस्य यदा लोकेषु विद्यते।
तदा सर्वेषु लोकेषु पापकृन्नोपपद्यते।।
यदा तु प्रतिषेद्धारं पापो न लभते क्वचित्।
तिष्ठन्ति बहवो लोकास्तदा पापेषु कर्मसु।।
जानन्नपि च यः पापं शक्तिमान्न नियच्छति।
ईशः सन्सोऽपि तेनैव कर्मणा संप्रयुज्यते।।
राजभिश्चेश्वरैश्चैव यदि वै पितरो मम।
शक्तैर्न शकितास्त्रातुमिष्टं मत्वेह जीवितम्।।
अत एषामहं क्रुद्धो लोकानामीश्वरो ह्यहम्।
भवतां च वचो नालमहं समभिवर्तितुम्।।
ममापि चेद्भवेदेवमीश्वरस्य सतो महत्।
उपेक्षमाणस्य पुनर्लोकानां किल्बिषाद्भयम्।।
यश्चायं मन्युजो मेऽग्निर्लोकानादातुमिच्छति।
दहेदेष च मामेव निगृहीतः स्वतेजसा।।
भवतां च विजानामि सर्वलोकहितेप्सुताम्।
तस्माद्विधद्ध्वं यच्छ्रेयो लोकानां मम चेश्वराः।।
पितर ऊचुः।
य एष मन्युजस्तेऽग्निर्लोकानादातुमिच्छति।
अप्सु तं मुञ्च भद्रं ते लोका ह्यप्सु प्रतिष्ठिताः।।
आपोमयाः सर्वरसाः सर्वमापोमयं जगत्।
तस्मादप्सु विमुञ्चेमं क्रोधाग्निं द्विजसत्तम।।
अयं तिष्ठतु ते विप्र यदीच्छसि महोदधौ।
मन्युजोऽग्निर्दहन्नापो लोका ह्यापोमयाः स्मृताः।।
एवं प्रतिज्ञा सत्येयं तवानघ भविष्यति।
न चैवं सामरा लोका गमिष्यन्ति पराभवम्।।
वसिष्ठ उवाच।
ततस्तं क्रोधजं तात और्वोऽग्निं वरुणालये।
उत्ससर्ज स चैवाप उपयुङ्क्ते महोदधौ।।
महद्धयशिरो भूत्वा यत्तद्वेदविदो विदुः।
तमग्निमुद्हिरद्वक्त्रात्पिबत्यापो महोदधौ।।
तस्मात्त्वमपि भद्रं ते न लोकान्हन्तुमर्हसि।
पराशरं पराँल्लोकाञ्जानञ्ज्ञानवतां वर।।
।। इति श्रीमन्महाभारते आदिपर्वणि
चैत्ररथपर्वणि षण्णवत्यधिकशततमोऽध्यायः।। 196 ।।

English Ganguli

“Vaisampayana continued, ‘The messenger said, ‘King Drupada hath, in view of his daughter’s nuptials prepared a good feast for the bride-groom’s party. Come ye thither after finishing your daily rites. Krishna’s wedding will take place there. Delay ye not. These cars adorned with golden lotuses drawn by excellent horses are worthy of kings. Riding on them, come ye into the abode of the king of the Panchalas.’

“Vaisampayana continued, ‘Then those bulls among the Kurus, dismissing the priest and causing Kunti and Krishna to ride together on one of those cars, themselves ascended those splendid vehicles and proceeded towards Drupada’s place. Meanwhile, O Bharata, hearing from his priest the words that Yudhishthira had said, king Drupada, in order to ascertain the order to which those heroes belonged, kept ready a large collection of articles (required by the ordinance for the wedding of each of the four orders). And he kept ready fruits, sanctified garlands, and coats of mail, and shields, and carpets, and kine, and seeds, and various other articles and implements of agriculture. And the king also collected, O monarch, every article appertaining to other arts, and various implements and apparatus of every kind of sport. And he also collected excellent coats of mail and shining shields, and swords and scimitars, of fine temper, and beautiful chariots and horses, and first-class bows and well-adorned arrows, and various kinds of missiles ornamented with gold. And he also kept ready darts and rockets and battle-axes and various utensils of war. And there were in that collection beds and carpets and various fine things, and cloths of various sorts. When the party went to Drupada’s abode, Kunti taking with her the virtuous Krishna entered the inner apartments of the king. The ladies of the king’s household with joyous hearts worshipped the queen of the Kurus. Beholding, O monarch, those foremost of men, each possessing the sportive gait of the lion, with deer-skins for their upper garments, eyes like unto those of mighty bulls, broad shoulders, and long-hanging arms like unto the bodies of mighty snakes, the king, and the king’s ministers, and the king’s son, and the king’s friends and attendants, all became exceedingly glad. Those heroes sat on excellent seats, furnished with footstools without any awkwardness and hesitation. And those foremost of men sat with perfect fearlessness on those costly seats one after another according to the order of their ages. After those heroes were seated, well-dressed servants male and female, and skilful cooks brought excellent and costly viands worthy of kings on gold and silver plates. Then those foremost of men dined on those dishes and became well-pleased. And after the dinner was over, those heroes among men, passing over all other articles, began to observe with interest the various utensils of war. Beholding this, Drupada’s son and Drupada himself, along with all his chief ministers of state, understanding the sons of Kunti to be all of royal blood became exceedingly glad.’”