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Mahabharata, Book 3, Section LIVवनपर्व

Kisari Mohan Ganguli’s English prose (1883–96), beside the Sanskrit of adhyāya 3.54.

54Sanskrit adhyāya 3.54 · Sanskrit source · English source

Sanskrit

बृहदश्व उवाच।
अथ काले शुभे प्राप्ते तथौ पुण्ये क्षणे तथा।
आजुहाव महीपालान्भीमो राजा स्वयंवरे ।।
तच्छ्रुत्वा पृथिवीपालाः सर्वे हृच्छयपीडिताः।
त्वरिताः समपाजग्मुर्दमयन्तीमभीप्सवः ।।
कनकस्तम्भरुचिरं तोरणेन विराजितम्।
विविशुस्ते नृपा रङ्गं महासिंह इवाचलम् ।।
तत्रासनेषु विविधेष्वासीनाः पृथिवीक्षितः।
सुरभिस्रग्धराः सर्वे प्रमृष्टमणिकुण्डलाः ।।
संपूर्णां पुरुषव्याघ्रैर्व्याघ्रैर्गिरिगुहामिव।
`प्रविवेश नलो देवैः पुण्यश्लोको नराधिप' ।।
तत्र स्म पीना दृश्यन्ते बाहवः परिघोपमाः।
आकारवर्णसुश्लक्ष्णाः पञ्चशीर्षा इवोरगाः ।।
सुकेशान्तानि चारूणि सुनासानि शुभानि च।
मुखानि राज्ञां शोभन्ते नक्षत्राणि यथा दिवि ।।
दमयन्ती ततो रङ्गं प्रविवेश शुभानना।
मुष्णन्ती प्रभया राज्ञां चक्षूषि च मनांसि च ।।
तस्या गात्रेषु पतिता तेषां दृष्टिर्महात्मनाम्।
तत्रतत्रैव सक्ताऽभून्न चचाल च पश्यताम् ।।
ततः संकीर्त्यमानेषु राज्ञां नामसु भारत।
ददर्श भैमी पुरुषान्पञ्च तुल्याकृतीनिह ।।
तान्समीक्ष्य ततः सर्वान्निर्विशेषाकृतीन्स्थितान्।
संदेहादथ वेदर्भी नाभ्यजानान्नलं नृपम् ।।
`निर्विशेषवयोवेषरूपाणां तत्र सा शुभा।'
यंयं हि ददृशे तेषां तंतं मेने नलं नृपम्।
साचिन्तयन्ती बुद्ध्याऽथ तर्कयामास भामिनी ।।
कथं नु देवाञ्जानीयां कथं विद्यां नलं नृपम्।
एवं संचिन्तयन्ती सा वैदर्भी भृशदुःखिता ।।
श्रुतानि देवलिङ्गानि तर्कयामास भारत।
देवानां यानि लिङ्गानि स्थविरेभ्यः श्रुतानि मे ।।
तानीह तिष्ठतां भूमावेकस्यापि न लक्षये।
एवं विचिन्त्य बहुधा विचार्य च पुनः पुनः ।।
शरणं प्रति देवानां प्राप्तकालममन्यत।
वाचा च मनसा चैव नमस्कारं प्रयुज्य सा ।।
देवेभ्यः प्राञ्जलिर्भूत्वा वेपमानेदमब्रवीत्।
हंसानां वचनं श्रुत्वा यथा मे नैषधो वृतः।
पतित्वे तेन सत्येन देवास्तं प्रदिशन्तु मे ।।
मनसा वचसा चैव यथा नातिचराम्यहम्।
तेन सत्येन विबुधास्तमेव प्रदिशन्तु मे ।।
यथा देवैः स मे भर्ता विहितो निषधाधिषः।
तेन सत्येन मे देवास्तमेव प्रदिशन्तु मे ।।
यथेदं व्रतमारब्धं नलस्याराधने मया।
तेन सत्येन मे देवास्तमेव प्रदिशन्तु मे ।।
स्वं चैव रूपं पुष्यन्तु लोकपाला महेश्वराः।
यथाऽहमभिजानीयां पुण्यश्लोकं नराधिपम् ।।
निशम्य दमयन्त्यास्तत्करुणं प्रतिदेवितम्।
निश्चयंपरमं तथ्यमनुरागं च नैषधे ।।
मनोविशुद्धिं बुद्धिं च भक्तिं रागं च नैषधे।
यथोक्तं चक्रिरे देवाः सामर्थ्यं लिङ्गधारणे ।।
साऽपश्यद्विबुधान्सर्वानस्वेदान्स्तब्धलोचनान्।
अम्लानस्रग्रजोहीनान्स्थितानस्पृशतः क्षितिम् ।।
छायाद्वितीयो म्लानस्रग्रजःस्वेदसमन्वितः।
भूमिष्ठो नैषधश्चैव निमेषेण च सूचितः ।।
सा समीक्ष्य तु तान्देवान्पुण्यश्लोकं च भारत।
नैषधं वरयामास भैमी धर्मेण पाण्डव ।।
विलज्जमाना वस्त्रान्तं जग्राहायतलोचना।
स्कन्धदेशेऽसृजत्तस्य स्रजं परमशोभनाम् ।।
वरयामास चैवैनं पतित्वे वरवर्णिनी।
ततो हाहेति सहसा मुक्तः शब्दो नराधिपैः ।।
देवैर्महर्षिभिस्तत्र साधुसाध्विति भारत।
विस्मितैरीरितः शब्दः प्रशंसद्भिर्नलं नृपम् ।।
दमयन्तीं तु कौरव्य वीरसेनसुतो नृपः।
आश्वासयद्वरारोहां प्रहृष्टेनान्तरात्मना ।।
यत्त्वं भजसि कल्याणि पुमांसं देवसन्निधौ।
तस्मान्मां विद्धि भर्तारमेतत्ते वचने रतम् ।।
यावच्च मे धरिष्यन्ति प्राणा देहे शुचिस्मिते।
तावत्त्वयि भविष्यामि सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीमि ते ।।
दमयन्ती तथा वाग्भिरभिनन्द्य कृताञ्जलिः ।।
तौ परस्परतः प्रीतौ दृष्ट्वा त्वग्निपुरोगमान्।
तानेव शरणं देवाञ्जग्मतुर्मनसा तदा ।।
वृते तु नैषधे भैम्या लोकपाला महौजसः।
प्रहृष्टमनसः सर्वे नलायाष्टौ वरान्ददुः ।।
प्रत्यक्षदर्शनं यज्ञे गतिं चानुत्तमां शुभाम्।
नैषधाय ददौ शक्रः प्रीयमाणः शचीपतिः ।।
अग्निरात्मभवं प्रादाद्यत्र वाञ्छति नैषधः।
लोकानात्मप्रभांश्चैव ददौ तस्मै हुताशनः ।।
यमस्त्वन्नरसं प्रादाद्धर्मे च परमां स्थितिम्।
अपांपतिरपां भावं यत्रवाञ्छति नैपधः ।।
स्रजश्चोत्तमगन्धाढ्याः सर्वेच मिथुनं ददुः
वरानेवं प्रदायास्य देवास्ते त्रिदिवं गताः।
`एतत्सर्वं नलोऽपश्यद्दमयन्ती च भारत।
यथा स्वप्नं महाराज तथैव ददृशुर्जनाः ।।
ततः स्वयवरं चक्रे भीमो राजाऽतिमानुषम्।
समागतेषु सर्वेषु भूपालेसु विशांपते ।।
दमयन्त्यपि तद्दृष्ट्वाराजमण्डलमृद्धिमत्।
अन्वीक्ष्यनैषधं वव्रे भैमी धर्मेण भारत ।।
वृते च नैषधे भैम्या निवृत्ते च स्वयंवरे।
सर्व एव महीपालाः प्रतिजग्मुर्यथागतम्' ।।
पार्थिवाश्चानुभूयास्य विवाहं विस्मयान्विताः।
दमयन्त्याश्च मुदिताः प्रतिजग्मुर्यथागतम् ।।
गतेषु पार्थिवेन्द्रेषु भीमः प्रीतो महामनाः।
विवाहं कारयामास दमयन्त्या नलस्य च ।।
उष्य तत्र तथाकामं नैषधो द्विपदांवरः।
भीमेन समनुज्ञातो जगाम नगरं स्वकम्।
अवाप्य नारीरत्नं तु पुण्यश्लोकोपि पार्थिवः ।।
रेमे सह तया राजञ्छच्येव बलवृत्रहा।
अतीव मुदितो राजा भ्राजमानोंशुमानिव ।।
अरञ्जयत्प्रजा वीरो धर्मेण परिपालयन्।
ईजे चाप्यश्वमेधेन ययातिरिव नाहुषः।
अन्यैश्च बहुभिर्धीमान्क्रतुभिश्चाप्तदक्षिणैः ।।
पुगश्च रमणीयेषु वनेषूपवनेषु च।
दमयन्त्या सह नलो विजहारामरोपमः ।।
जनयामास च ततो दमयन्त्यां महामनाः।
इन्द्रसेनं सुतं चापि इन्द्रसेनां चकन्यकाम् ।।
एवं स यजमानश्च विहरंश्च नराधिपः।
ररक्ष वसुसंपूर्णां वसुधां वसुधाधिपः ।।
।। इति श्रीमन्महाभारते अरण्यपर्वणि
नलोपाख्यानपर्वणि चतुःपञ्चाशोऽध्यायः ।। 54 ।।

English Ganguli

“Vrihadaswa said, ‘O Bharata, hearing those words of the swan, Damayanti thenceforth lost all peace of mind on account of Nala. And heaving frequent sighs she was filled with anxiety, and became melancholy and pale-faced and lean. And with her heart possessed by the god of love, she soon lost colour, and with her upturned gaze and modes of abstraction, looked like one demented. And she lost all inclination for beds and seats and object of enjoyment. And she ceased to lie down by day or night, always weeping with exclamation of Oh! and Alas! And beholding her uneasy and fallen into that condition, her hand-maids represented, O king, the matter of her illness unto the ruler of Vidarbha by indirect hints. And king Bhima, hearing of this from the handmaids of Damayanti, regarded the affair of his daughter to be serious. And he asked himself, ‘Why is it that my daughter seemeth to be so ill now?’ And the king, reflecting by himself that his daughter had attained to puberty, concluded that Damayanti’s Swayamvara should take place. And the monarch, O exalted one, (invited) all the rulers of the earth, saying, Ye heroes, know that Damayanti’s Swayamvara is at hand, And all the kings, hearing of Damayanti’s Swayamvara, came unto Bhima, agreeable to his message, filling the earth with the clatter of their cars, the roar of their elephants, and the neighing of their horses, and accompanied with their fine-looking battalions decked in ornaments and graceful garlands. And the mighty-armed Bhima paid due reverence unto those illustrious monarchs. And duly honoured by him they took up their quarters there.’

“And at the juncture, those foremost of celestial Rishis possessed of great splendour, of great wisdom and great vows—namely, Narada and Parvata—having arrived in course of their wandering at the regions of Indra entered the mansion of the lord of the immortals, receiving proper worship. And Maghavat having worshipped them reverentially, inquired after their undisturbed peace and welfare as regards all respects. And Narada said, ‘O lord, O divine one, peace attendeth us in every respect. And, O Maghavat, peace attendeth also O exalted one, the kings of the whole world.’

“Vrihadaswa continued. ‘Hearing the words of Narada the slaver of Vala and Vritra said, ‘Those righteous rulers of the earth who fight renouncing all desire of life, and who meet death when their time is come by means of weapons, without flying from the field,—theirs is this region, everlasting unto them and granting all desires, even as it is to me. Where be those Kshatriya heroes? I do not see those kings approach (now) Where are my favourite guests?’ Thus addressed by Sakra, Narada replied, ‘Listen, O Mahavat, why seest not thou the kings (now)? The ruler of the Vidarbhas hath a daughter—the celebrated Damayanti. In beauty she transcendeth all the women of the earth. Her Swayamvara, O Sakra, will take place shortly. Thither are going all the kings and Princes from all directions. And all the lords of the earth desire to have that pearl of the earth,—desire to have her eagerly, O slaver of Vala and Vritra.’ And while they were talking thus, those foremost of the immortals, the Lokapalas with Agni among them, appeared before the lord of the celestials. And all of them heard the words of Narada fraught with grave import. And as soon as they heard them, they exclaimed in rapture, We also will go there. And, O mighty monarch, accompanied by their attendants and mounted on their (respective) vehicles, they set out for the country of Vidarbhas, whither (had gone) all the kings. And, O son of Kunti, the high-souled king Nala also hearing of that concourse of kings, set out with a cheerful heart, full of Damayanti’s love. And (it came to pass) that the gods saw Nala on the way treading on the earth. And his form owing to its beauty was like that of the god of love himself. And beholding him resplendent as the sun, the Lokapalas were filled with astonishment at his wealth of beauty, and abandoned their intention. And, O king, leaving their cars in the sky the dwellers of heaven alighted from the welkin and spake unto the ruler of the Nishadhas, saying, ‘O foremost of monarchs ruling the Nishadhas, O Nala, thou art devoted to truth. Do thou help us. O best of men, be thou our messenger.’”

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English: Kisari Mohan Ganguli, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, translated into English Prose from the Original Sanskrit Text (Calcutta: Bharata Press, 1883–1896), public domain. Transcription: Project Gutenberg #15474, #15475, #15476, #15477 (from the sacred-texts.com scan, J. B. Hare / Distributed Proofreaders). Sanskrit: Sanskrit Wikisource. The ancient text is public domain; Wikisource page text is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.