Mahabharata · Book 3 · Vana Parva
Mahabharata, Book 3, Section XCVIIIवनपर्व
Kisari Mohan Ganguli’s English prose (1883–96), beside the Sanskrit of adhyāya 3.98.
Sanskrit
युधिष्ठिर निबोधेदं त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम्।
भृगोस्तीर्थं महाराज महर्षिगणसेवितम् ।।
यत्रोपस्पृष्टवान्रामो हृतंतेजस्तदाप्तवान्।
अत्र त्वंभ्रातृभिः सार्धं कृष्णया चैव पाण्डव ।।
दुर्योधनहृतंतेजः पुनरादातुमर्हसि।
कृतवैरेण रामेण यथा कचोपहृतं पुनः ।।
वैशंपायन उवाच।
स तत्रभ्रातृभिश्चैव कृष्णया चैव पाण्डवः।
स्नात्वा देवान्पितॄंश्चैव तर्पयामास भारत ।।
तस्य तीर्थस्य रूपं वै दीप्ताद्दीप्ततरं बभौ।
अप्रवृष्यतरश्चासीच्छात्रवाणां नरर्षभ ।।
अपृच्छच्चैव राजेन्द्र लोमशं पाण्डुनन्दनः।
भगवन्किमर्थं रामस्य हृतमासीद्वपुः प्रभो।
कथं प्रत्याहृतंचैव एतदाचक्ष्व पृच्छतः ।।
लोमश उवाच।
शृणु रामस्य राजेन्द्र भार्गवस्य च धीमतः।
जातो दशरथस्यासीत्पुत्रो रामो महात्मनः ।।
विष्णुः स्वेन शरीरेण रावणस्य वधाय वै।
पश्यामस्तमयोध्यायां जातं दाशरथिं ततः ।।
ऋचीकनन्दनो राभो भार्गवो रेणुकासुतः।
तस् दाशरथेः श्रुत्वा ररामस्याक्लिष्टकर्मणः ।।
कौतूहलान्वितो रामस्त्वयोध्यामगमत्पुनः।
जिज्ञासमानो रामस्य वीर्यं दाशरथेस्तदा ।।
तं वै दशरथः श्रुत्वा वियान्तमुपागतम्।
प्रेषयामास रामस्य रामं पुत्रं पुरस्कृतम् ।।
स तमभ्यागतं दृष्ट्वा उद्यतास्त्रमवस्थितम्।
प्रहसन्निव कोन्तेय रामो वचनमब्रवीत् ।।
कृतकालं हि राजेन्द्र धनुरेतन्मया विभो।
समारोपय यत्नेन यदि शक्नोषि पार्तिव ।।
इत्युक्तस्त्वाह भगवंस्त्वं नाधिक्षेप्तुमर्हसि।
नाहमप्यधमो धर्मे क्षत्रियाणां द्विजातिषु।
इश्र्वाकूणां विशेषेण बाहुवीर्ये न कत्थनम् ।।
तमेवं वादिनं तत्र रामो वचनमब्रवीत्।
अलं वै व्यपदेशेन धनुरायच्छ राघव ।।
ततो जग्राह रोषेण क्षत्रियर्षभमूदनम्।
रामो दाशरथिर्दिव्यं हस्ताद्रामस्य कार्मुकम् ।।
धनुरारोपयामास सलील इव भारत।
ज्याशब्दमकरोच्चैव स्मयमानः स वीर्यवान्।
तस्य शब्दस् भूतानि वित्रसन्त्यशनेरिव ।।
अथाब्रवीत्तदा रामो रामं दाशरथिस्तदा।
इदमारोपितं ब्र्हमन्किमन्यत्करवाणि ते ।।
तस्य रामो ददौ दिव्यं जामदग्न्यो महात्मनः।
शरमाकर्णदेशान्तमयमाकृष्यतामिति ।।
लोमश उवाच।
एतच्छ्रुत्वाऽब्रवीद्रामः प्रदीप्त इव मन्युना।
श्रूयते क्षम्यते चैव दर्पपूर्णोसि भार्गव ।।
त्वया ह्यधिगतं तेजः क्षत्रियेभ्यो विशेषतः।
पितामहप्रसादेन तेन मां क्षिपसि ध्रुवम्।
पश्य मां स्वेन रूपेण चक्षुस्ते वितराम्यहम् ।।
ततो रामशरीरे वै रामः पश्यति भार्गवः।
आदित्यान्सवसून्रुद्रान्साध्यांश्च समरुद्गणान् ।।
पितरो हुताशनश्चैव नक्षत्राणि ग्रहास्तथा।
गन्धर्वा राक्षसा यक्षा नद्यस्तीर्थानि यानि च ।।
ऋषयो वालखिल्याश्च ब्र्हमभूताः सनातनाः।
देवर्षयश्च कार्त्स्न्येन समुद्राः पर्वतास्तथा ।।
वेदाश्च सोपनिषदो वषट्कारैः सहाध्वरैः।
चेतोमन्ति च सामानि धनुर्वेदश्च भारत।
मेघवृन्दानि वर्षाणि विद्युतश्च युधिष्ठिर ।।
ततः स भगवान्विष्णुस्तं वै बाणं मुमोच ह।
शुष्काशनिसमाकीर्णं महोल्काभिश्च भारत ।।
पांसुवर्षेण महता मेघवर्षैश्च भूतलम्।
भूमिकम्पैश्च निर्घातैर्नादैश्च विपुलैरपि ।।
स रामं विह्वलं कृत्वा तेजश्चाक्षिप्य केवलम्।
आगच्छज्ज्वलितो बाणो रामबाहुप्रचोदितः ।।
स तु विह्वलतां गत्वा प्रतिलभ्य च चेतनाम्।
रामः प्रत्यागतप्राणः प्राणमद्विष्णुतेजसम् ।।
विष्णुना सोभ्यनुज्ञातो महेन्द्रमगमत्पुनः।
भीतस्तु तत्रन्यवसद्ब्रीडितस्तु महातपाः ।।
ततः संवत्सरेऽतीते हृतौजसमवस्थितम्।
निर्मदं दुःखितं दृष्ट्वा पितरो राममब्रुवन् ।।
न वै सम्यगिदं पुत्र विष्णुमासाद्य वैकृतम्।
स हि पूज्यश्च मान्यश्च त्रिषु लोकेषु सर्वदा ।।
गच्छ पुत्रनदीं पुण्यां वधूसरकृताह्वयाम्।
तत्रोपस्पृश्य तीर्थेषु पुनर्वपुरवाप्स्यसि ।।
दीप्तोदं नाम तत्तीर्थं यत्रते प्रतितामहः।
भृगुर्देवयुगे राम तप्तवानुत्तमं तपः ।।
तत्तथा कृतवान्रामः कौन्तेय वचनात्पितुः।
प्राप्तवांश्च पुनस्तेजस्तीर्थेऽस्मिन्पाण्डुनन्दन ।।
एतदीदृशकं तात रामेणाक्लिष्टकर्मणा।
प्राप्तमासीन्महाराज विष्णुमासाद्य वै पुरा ।।
।। इति श्रीमन्महाभारते अरण्यपर्वणि
तीर्थयात्रापर्वणि अष्टनवतितमोऽध्यायः ।। 98 ।।
English Ganguli
“Lomasa continued, ‘Agastya then, O son of the Kuru race, went to king Srutarvan who was regarded as richer than other kings, to beg for wealth. And that monarch, learning of the arrival of the pot-born Rishi on the frontiers of his kingdoms, went out with his ministers and received the holy man with respect. And the king duly offering the Arghya in the first instance, submissively and with joined hands enquired then after the reason of the Rishi’s arrival. And Agastya answered saying, O lord of the earth, know that I have come to thee, desirous of wealth. Give me a portion according to thy ability and without doing injury to others.’
“Lomasa continued, ‘The king, then, representing unto the Rishi the equality of his expenditure and income, said, ‘O learned one, take thou from my possessions the wealth thou pleasest.’ Beholding, however, the equality of that monarch’s expenditure with income, the Rishi who always saw both sides with equal eyes, thought that if he took anything under the circumstances, his act would result in injury to creatures. Taking, therefore, Srutarvan with him, the Rishi went to Vradhnaswa. The latter, hearing of their arrival on his frontiers, received them duly. And Vradhnaswa also offered them the Arghyas and water to wash their feet. And the monarch, with their permission, then enquired after the reason of their coming. And Agastya said, ‘O lord of earth, know that we have come to thee desirous of wealth. Give us what thou canst, without doing injury to others.’”
“Lomasa continued, ‘That monarch then represented unto them the equality of his expenditure and income, and said, ‘Knowing this, take ye what ye desire.’ The Rishi, however, who saw both sides with equal eyes, beholding the equality of that monarch’s income with expenditure, thought that if he took anything under the circumstances, his act would result in injury to all creatures. Agastya and Srutarvan, with king Vradhnaswa then went to Purokutsa’s son, Trasadasyu, of enormous wealth. The high-souled Trasadasyu, learning of their arrival on the confines of his kingdom went out, O king, and received them well. And that best of monarchs in Ikshvaku’s line, having worshipped all of them duly, enquired after the reason of their arrival. And Agastya answered, ‘O lord of earth, know that we have all come to thee, desirous of wealth. Give us what you can, without injuring others.’”
“Lomasa continued, ‘That monarch then, represented unto them the equality of his income with expenditure, and said, ‘Knowing this, take ye what ye desire.’ Beholding, however, the equality of that monarch’s expenditure with income, the Rishi who saw both sides with equal eyes, thought that if he took anything under the circumstances, his act would result in injury to all creatures. Then, O monarch, all those kings looking at one another, together spoke unto the Rishis saying, ‘O Brahmana, there is a Danava of the name Ilwala who of all persons on earth, is possessed of enormous wealth. Let us all approach him to-day and beg wealth of him.’”
“Lomasa continued, ‘This suggestion, O king, of begging wealth of Ilwala appeared to them to be proper. And, O monarch, all of them went together to Ilwala after this!’”