Mahabharata · Book 5 · Udyoga Parva
Mahabharata, Book 5, Section CVIIउद्योगपर्व
Kisari Mohan Ganguli’s English prose (1883–96), beside the Sanskrit of adhyāya 5.107.
Sanskrit
एवमुक्तस्तदा तेन विश्वामित्रेण धीमता।
नास्ते न शेते नाहारं कुरुते गालवस्तदा ।।
त्वगस्थिभूतो हरिणाश्चिन्ताशोकपरायणः।
शोचमानोऽतिमात्रं स दह्यमानश्च मन्युना ।
गालवो दुःखितो दुःखाद्विललाप सुयोधन ।।
कुतः पुष्टानि मित्राणि कुतोऽर्थाः सञ्चयः कृतः ।
हयानां चन्द्रशुभ्राणां शतान्यष्टौ कुतो मम ।।
कुतो मे भोजने श्रद्धा सुखश्रद्धा कुतश्च मे।
श्रद्धा मे जीवितस्यापि छिन्ना किं जीवितेन मे ।।
अहं पारे समुद्रस्य पृथिव्या वा परं परात्।
गत्वाऽऽत्मानं विमुञ्चामि किं फलं जीवितेन मे ।।
अदनस्याकृतार्थस्य त्यक्तस्य विविधैः फलैः ।
ऋणं धारयमाणस्य कुतः सुखमनीहया ।।
सुहृदां हि धनं भुक्त्वा कृत्वा प्रणयमीप्सितम् ।
प्रतिकर्तुमशक्तस्य जीवितान्मरणं वरम् ।।
प्रतिश्रुत्य करिष्येति कर्तव्यं तदकुर्वतः ।
मिथ्यावचनदग्धस्य इष्टापूर्तं प्रणश्यति ।।
न रूपमनृतस्यास्ति नानृतस्यास्ति सन्ततिः ।
नानृतस्याधिपत्यं च कुत एव गतिः शुभा ।।
कुतः कृतघ्नस्य यशः कुतः स्थानं कुतः सुखम्।
अश्रद्धेयः कृतघ्नो हि कृतघ्ने नास्ति निष्कृतिः ।।
न जीवत्यधनः पापः कुतः पापस्य तन्त्रणम्।
पापो ध्रुवमवाप्नोति विनाशं नाशयन्कृतम् ।।
सोऽहं पापः कृतघ्नस्य कृपणश्चानृतोऽपि च ।
गुरोर्यः कृतकार्यः संस्तत्करोमि न भाषितम् ।।
सोऽहं प्राणान्विमोक्ष्यामि कृत्वा यत्नमनुत्तमम् ।
अर्थिता न मया काचित्कृतपूर्वा दिवौकसाम् ।।
मानयन्ति च मां सर्वे त्रिदशा यज्ञसंस्तरे।
अहं तु विबुधश्रेष्ठं देवं त्रिभुवनेश्वरम् ।
विष्णुं गच्छाम्यहं कृष्णं गतिं गतिमतां वरम् ।।
भोगा यस्मात्प्रतिष्ठन्ते व्याप्य सर्वान्सुरासुरान्।
प्रणतो द्रष्टुमिच्छामि कृष्णं योगिनमव्ययम् ।।
एवमुक्ते सखा तस्य गरुडो विनतात्मजः ।
दर्शयामास तं प्राह संहृष्टः प्रियकाम्यया ।।
सहृद्भवान्मम मतः सुहृदां च मतः सुहृत्।
ईप्सितेनाभिलाषेण योक्तव्यो विभवे सति ।।
विभवश्चास्ति मे विप्र वासवावरजो द्विज ।
पूर्वमुक्तस्त्वदर्थं च कृतः कामश्च तेन मे ।।
स भवानेतु गच्छाव नयिष्ये त्वां यथासुखम् ।
देशं पारं पृथिव्या वा गच्छ गालव मा चिरम् ।।
English Ganguli
“Narada said, ‘Thus addressed by Viswamitra of great intelligence Galava was filled with such anxiety that he could not sit or lie down, or take his food. A prey to anxiety and regret, lamenting bitterly, and burning with remorse, Galava grew pale, and was reduced to a skeleton. And smitten with sorrow, O Suyodhana, he indulged in these lamentations, “Where shall I find affluent friends? Where shall I find money? Have I any savings? Where shall I find eight hundred steeds of lunar whiteness? What pleasure can I have in eating? What happiness can be mine in objects of enjoyment? The very love of life is extinct in me. What need have I of life? Repairing to the other shore of the great ocean, or to the furthest verge of the earth, I will relinquish my life. Of what use can life be to me? What happiness, without severe exertion, can be his who is poor, unsuccessful, deprived of all the good things of life, and burthened with debt? Death is preferable to life as regards him who having enjoyed the wealth of friends through their friendship for himself, is unable to return their favour. The religious acts of that man lose their efficacy who having promised to do an act fails to perform it and is thus stained with falsehood. One that is stained by falsehood cannot have beauty, or children, or power, or influence. How, therefore, can such a one attain to a blissful state? What ungrateful man hath ever earned fame? Where, indeed, is his place, and where his happiness? An ungrateful person can never win esteem and affection. Salvation also can never be his. He that is destitute of wealth is a wretch that can scarcely be said to live. Such a wretch cannot support his kinsmen and friends. Unable to make any return for the benefits he receiveth, he certainly meeteth with destruction. Even I am that wretch, ungrateful, destitute of resources, and stained with falsehood, for having obtained my objects from my preceptor, I am unable to do his bidding. Having first endeavoured to the utmost, I will lay down my life. Before this, I never craved for any thing from the very gods. The deities regard me for this in sacrificial place. I will go and seek the protection of Vishnu, the divine Lord of the three worlds, of Krishna the great refuge of all who are blessed with protection. Bowing down unto him, I desire to see that highest of all ascetics, the Eternal Krishna from whom flow all those possessions and enjoyments that are owned by both gods and Asuras.” And while Galava was thus lamenting, his friend Garuda, the son of Vinata, appeared in his sight. And Garuda, from desire of doing him good, cheerfully addressed him, saying, “Thou art a dear friend of mine. It is the duty of a friend, when himself in prosperity, to look to the accomplishment of the wishes of his friends. The prosperity that I have, O Brahmana, is constituted by Vasava’s younger brother Vishnu. Before this, I spoke to him on thy behalf and he hath been pleased to grant my wishes. Come now, we will go together. I will bear thee comfortably to the other shore of the ocean, or to the furthest extremity of the earth. Come, O Galava, do not tarry.”’"