Mahabharata, Book 14, Section LXIIआश्वमेधिकपर्व

Kisari Mohan Ganguli’s English prose (1883–96), beside the Sanskrit of adhyāya 14.62.

62Sanskrit adhyāya 14.62 · Sanskrit source · English source

Sanskrit

वसुदेवादिभिरभिमन्यवे श्राद्धदानम्।। 1 ।।
व्यासेन हास्तिनपुरमेत्य उत्तरादिपरिसान्त्वपूर्वकं युधिष्ठिरंप्रत्यश्वमेधसंचोदनेनि पुनरन्तर्धानम्।। 2 ।।
वैशम्पायन उवाच।
एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु पुत्रस्य वचः शूरात्मजस्तदा।
विहाय शोकं धर्मात्मा ददौ श्राद्धमनुत्तमम्।।
तथैव वासुदेवश्च स्वस्त्रीयस्य महात्मनः।
दयितस्यि पितुर्नित्यमकरोदौर्ध्वदेहिकम्।।
षष्टिं शतसहस्राणि ब्राह्मणानां महौजसाम्।
विधिवद्भोजयामास भोज्यं सर्वगुणान्वितम्।।
आच्छाद्य च महाबाहुर्धनतृष्णामपानुदत्।
ब्राह्मणानां तदा कृष्णस्तदभूद्रोमहर्षणम्।।
सुवर्णं चैव गाश्चैव शयनाच्छादनानि च।
दीयमानं तदा विप्रः प्रभूतमिति चाब्रुवन्।।
वासुदेवोऽथ दाशार्हो बलेदेवः ससात्यकिः।
अभिमन्योस्तदा श्राद्धमकुर्वन्सत्यकस्तदा।
अतीव दुःखसंतप्ता न शमं चोपलेभिरे।।
तथैव पाण्डवा वीरा नगरे नागसह्वये।
नोपागच्छन्त वै शान्तिमभिमन्युविनाकृताः।।
सुबहूनि च राजेन्द्र दिवसानि विराटजा।
नाभुङ्क्त पतिदुःखार्ता तदभूत्करुणं महत्।।
धियमाणे तु तस्मिंस्तु गर्भे कुक्षिस्थ एव च।
आजगाम ततो व्यासो ज्ञात्वा दिव्येन चक्षुषा।।
समागम्याब्रवीमान्पृथां पृथुललोचनाम्।
उत्तरां च महातेजाःइ शोकः संत्यज्यतामयम्।।
जनिष्यते महातेजाः पुत्रस्तव यशस्विनि।
प्रभावाद्वासुदेवस्य मम व्याहरणादपि।
पाण्डवानामयं चान्ते पालयिष्यति मेदिनीम्।।
धनञ्जयं च सम्प्रेक्ष्य धर्मराजस्य शृण्वतः।
व्यासो वाक्यमुवाचेदं हर्षयन्निव भारत।।
पौत्रस्तव महाभागो जनिष्यति महामनाः।
पृथ्वीं सागरपर्यन्तां पालयिष्यति धर्मतः।।
तस्माच्छोकं कुरुश्रेष्ठ जहि त्वमरिकर्शन।
विचार्यमत्र न हि ते सत्यमेतद्भविष्यति।।
यच्चापि वृष्णिवीरेणि कृष्णेन कुरुनन्दन।
पुरोक्तं तत्तथा भावि मा तेऽत्रास्तु विचारणा।।
विबुधानां गतो लोकानक्षयानात्मनिर्जितान्।
न स शोच्यस्त्वया वीरो न चान्यैः कुरुभिस्तथा।।
एवं पितामहेनोक्तो धर्मात्मा स धनञ्जयः।
त्यक्त्वा शोकं महाराज हृष्टरूपोऽभवत्तदा।।
पिताऽपि तव धर्मेज्ञ गर्भे तस्मिन्महामते।
अवर्धत यथाकामं शुक्लपक्षे यथा शसी।।
ततः संचोदयामास व्यासो धर्मात्मजं नृपम्।
अश्वमेधं प्रति तदा ततः सोऽन्तर्हितोऽभवत्।।
धर्मराजोपि मेधावी श्रुत्वा व्यासस्य तद्वचः।
वित्तोपनयने तात चकार गमने मतिम्।।
।। इति श्रीमन्महाभारते आश्वमेधिकपर्वणि अनुगीतापर्वणि द्विषष्टितमोऽध्यायः।। 62 ।।
वर्गः:महाभारतम्/आश्वमेधिकपर्व

English Ganguli

"Vaisampayana said, 'Having heard these words of his son Vasudeva, that descendant of Sura, of righteous soul, casting off his grief, made excellent obsequial offerings (unto Abhimanyu). Vasudeva also performed those rites for the ascension (to Heaven) of his high-souled nephew, that hero who was ever the darling of his sire (Vasudeva). He duly fed six millions of Brahmanas, endued with great energy, with edibles possessed of every recommendation. Presenting many clothes unto them, Krishna gratified the thirst for wealth of those Brahmanas. Wonderful were the heaps of gold, the number of kine and of beds and clothes, that were then given away. The Brahmanas loudly declared—"Let (Krishna's wealth) increase." Then Vasudeva of Dasarha's race, and Valadeva, and Satyaki, and Satyaka, each performed the obsequial rites of Abhimanyu. Exceedingly afflicted with grief, they failed to attain comfort. The same was the case with the sons of Pandu in the city called after the elephant. Deprived of Abhimanyu, they failed to obtain peace of mind. The daughter of Virata, O monarch, for many days, totally abstained from all food, exceedingly afflicted by grief on account of the death of her husband. At this all her relatives became plunged into excess of grief. They all feared that the embryo in her womb might be destroyed. Then Vyasa, ascertaining the state of things by his spiritual vision, came there. The highly intelligent Rishi, endued with great energy, arrived (at the palace), addressed Pritha of large eyes, as also Uttara herself, saying,—"Let this grief be abandoned. O famous lady, a son endued with mighty energy will be born to thee, through the puissance of Vasudeva and at my word. That son will rule the Earth after the Pandavas (have departed from it)." Beholding Dhananjaya, he said unto him, in the hearing of king Yudhishthira the just, and gladdening him with his words, "O Bharata, thy grandson, O highly blessed one, will become a high-souled prince. He will righteously rule the whole Earth to the verge of the sea. Therefore, O foremost one of Kuru's race, cast off this grief, O mower of foes. Do not doubt this. This will truly happen. That which was uttered by the Vrishni hero on a former occasion, will, without doubt, happen. Do not think otherwise. As regards Abhimanyu, he has gone to the regions of the deities, conquered by him with his own acts. That hero should not be grieved for by thee or, indeed, by the other Kurus." Thus addressed by his grandsire, Dhananjaya of righteous soul, O king, cast off his grief and even became cheerful. Thy sire, O prince, that art conversant with all duties, began to grow in that womb, O thou of great intelligence, like the Moon in the lighted fortnight. Then Vyasa urged the royal son of Dharma for performing the horse-sacrifice. Having said so, he made himself invisible there and then. The intelligent king Yudhishthira the just, hearing the words of Vyasa, set his mind on the journey for bringing wealth (for the sacrifice).'"