Mahabharata · Book 12 · Shanti Parva
Mahabharata, Book 12, Section XLIIशान्तिपर्व
Kisari Mohan Ganguli’s English prose (1883–96), beside the Sanskrit of adhyāya 12.42.
Sanskrit
अभिषिक्तो महाप्राज्ञो राज्यं प्राप्य युधिष्ठिरः।
दाशार्हं पुण्डरीकाक्षमुवाच प्राञ्जलिः शुचिः।।
तव कृष्ण प्रसादेन नयेन न बलेन च।
बुद्ध्या च यदुशार्दूल तथा विक्रमणेन च।।
पुनः प्राप्तमिदं राज्यं पितृपैतामहं मया।
नमस्ते पुण्डरीकाक्ष पुनः पुनररिंदम।।
त्वामेकमाहुः पुरुषं त्वामाहुः सात्वतां पतिम्।
नामभिस्त्वां बहुविधैः स्तुवन्ति प्रयता द्विजाः।।
विश्वकर्मन्नमस्तेऽस्तु विश्वात्मन्विश्वसंभव।
विष्णो जिष्णो हरे कृष्ण वैकुण्ठ पुरुषोत्तम।।
अदित्याः सप्तधा त्वं तु पुराणो गर्भतां गतः।
पृश्निगर्भस्त्वमेवैकस्त्रियुगं त्वां वदन्त्यपि।।
शुचिश्रवा हृषीकेशो घृतार्चिर्हंस उच्यते।
त्रिचक्षुः शंभुरेकस्त्वं विभुर्दामोदरोऽपि च।।
वराहोऽग्निर्बृहद्भानुर्वृषभस्तार्क्ष्यलक्षणः।
अनीकसाहः पुरुषः शिपिविष्ट उरुक्रमः।।
वरिष्ठ उग्रसेनानीः सत्यो वाजसनिर्गुहः।
अच्युतश्च्यावनोऽरीणां संस्कृतो विकृतिर्वृषः।।
कृष्णधर्मस्त्वमेवादिर्वृषदर्भो वृषाकपिः।
सिन्धुर्विधूर्मिस्त्रिककुप् त्रिधामा त्रिवृदच्युतः।।
सम्राड् विराट् स्वराट् चैव स्वराड्भूतमयो भवः।
विभूर्भूरतिभूः कृष्णः कृष्णवर्त्मा त्वमेव च।।
स्विष्टकृद्भिषजावर्तः कपिलस्त्वं च वामनः।
यज्ञो ध्रुवः पतङ्गश्च जयत्सेनस्त्वमुच्यसे।।
शिखण्डी नहुषो बभ्रुर्दिविस्पृक् त्वं पुनर्वसुः।
सुबभ्रू रुक्मयज्ञश्च सुषेणो दुन्दुभिस्तथा।।
गभस्तिनेमिः श्रीपझः पुष्करः शुष्मधारणः।
ऋभुर्विभुः सर्वसूक्ष्मस्त्व धरित्री च पठ्यसे।।
अम्भोनिधिस्त्वं ब्रह्मा त्वं पवित्रं धाम धामवित्।
हिरण्यगर्भः पुरुषः स्वधा स्वाहा च केशवः।।
योनिस्त्वमस्य प्रलयश्च कृष्ण
त्वमेवेदं सृजसि विश्वमग्रे।
विश्वं चेदं त्वद्वशे विश्वयोने
नमोस्तु ते शार्ङ्गचक्रासिपाणे।।
वैशंपायन उवाच।
एवं स्तुतो धर्मराजेन कृष्णः
सभामध्ये प्रीतिमान्पुष्कराक्षः।
तमभ्यनन्दद्भारतं पुष्कलाभि
र्वाग्भिर्ज्येष्ठं पाण्डवं यादवाग्र्यः।।
`एतन्नामशतं विष्णोर्धर्मराजेन कीर्तितम्।
यः पठेच्छृणुयाद्वापि सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते।।'
।। इति श्रीमन्महाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि
राजधर्मपर्वणि द्विचत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः।। 42।।
English Ganguli
"Vaisampayana said, 'Having heard those words, suitable to time and place, of his subjects, king Yudhishthira answered them in the following words, "Great must be the sons of Pandu, in sooth, whose merits, true or false, are thus recited by such foremost of Brahmanas assembled together. Without doubt, we are all objects of favour with you since you so freely describe us to be possessed of such attributes. King Dhritarashtra, however, is our father and god. If ye desire to do what is agreeable to me, always render your obedience to him and what is agreeable to him. Having slaughtered all my kinsmen, I live for him alone. My great duty is to always serve him in every respect with watchfulness. If ye, as also my friends, think that I should be an object of favour with you and them, let me then request you all to show the same behaviour towards Dhritarashtra as ye used to show before. He is the lord of the world, of yourselves, and of myself. The whole world, with the Pandavas, belongs to him. Ye should always bear these words of mine in your minds." The king then told them to go whithersoever they liked. Having dismissed the citizens and the people of the provinces, the delighter of the Kurus appointed his brother Bhimasena as Yuvaraja. And he cheerfully appointed Vidura of great intelligence for assisting him with his deliberations and for overlooking the sixfold requirements of the state.[125] And he appointed Sanjaya of mature years and possessed of every accomplishment, as general director and supervisor of the finances. And the king appointed Nakula for keeping the register of the forces, for giving them food and pay and for supervising other affairs of the army. And king Yudhishthira appointed Phalguna for resisting hostile forces and chastising the wicked. And he appointed Dhaumya, the foremost of priests, to attend daily to the Brahmanas and all rites in honour of the gods and other acts of a religious kind. And he appointed Sahadeva to always remain by his side, for the king thought, O monarch, that he should under all circumstances be protected by that brother of his. And the king cheerfully employed others in other acts according as he deemed them fit. That slayer of hostile heroes, viz., the righteous-souled king Yudhishthira, ever devoted to virtue, commanded Vidura and the high-souled Yuyutsu, saying, "You should always with alacrity and attention do everything that my royal father Dhritarashtra wishes. Whatever also should be done in respect of the citizens and the residents of the provinces should be accomplished by you in your respective departments, after taking the king's permission."'"