Mahabharata · Book 5 · Udyoga Parva
Mahabharata, Book 5, Section LXXXVउद्योगपर्व
Kisari Mohan Ganguli’s English prose (1883–96), beside the Sanskrit of adhyāya 5.85.
Sanskrit
तदा दूतैः समाज्ञाय आयान्तं मधुसूदनम्।
धृतराष्ट्रोऽब्रवीद्भीष्ममर्चयित्वा महाभुजम् ।।
द्रोणं च सञ्जयं चैव विदुरं च महामतिम् ।
दुर्योदनं सहामात्यं हृष्टरोमाऽब्रवीदिदम् ।।
अद्भुतं महादाश्चर्यं श्रूयते कुरुनन्दन ।
स्त्रियो बालाश्च वृद्धाश्च कथयन्ति गृहेगृहे ।।
सत्कृत्याचक्षते चान्ये तथैवान्ये समागताः ।
पृथग्वादाश्च वर्तन्ते चत्वरेषु सभासु च ।।
उपायास्यति दाशार्हः पाण्डवार्थे पराक्रमी ।
स नो मान्यश्च पूज्यश्च सर्वथा मधुसूदनः ।।
तस्मिन्हि यात्रा लोकस्य भूतानामीश्वरोऽहि सः।
तस्मिन्धृतिश्च वीर्यं च प्रज्ञा चौजश्च माधवे ।।
स मान्यतां नरश्रेष्ठः स हि धर्मः सनातनः ।
पूजितो हि सुखाय स्यादसुखः स्यादपूजितः ।।
स चेत्तुप्यति दाशार्ह उपचरैररिन्दमः ।
कृष्णात्सर्वानभिप्रायान्प्राप्स्यामः सर्वराजसु ।।
तस्य पूजार्थमद्यैव संविधस्त्व परन्तप ।
सभाः पथि विधीयन्तां सर्वकामसमन्विताः ।।
यथा प्रीतिर्महाबाहो त्वयि जायेत तस्य वै ।
तथा कुरुष्व गान्धारे कथं वा भीष्म मन्यसे ।।
वैशंपायन उवाच।
ततो भीष्मादयः सर्वे धृतराष्ट्रं जनाधिपम्।
ऊचुःक परममित्येवं पूजयन्तोऽस्य तद्वचः ।।
तेषामनुमतं ज्ञात्वा राजा दुर्योधनस्तदा।
सभावास्तूनि रम्याणि प्रदेष्टुमुपचक्रमे ।।
ततो देशेषु देशेषु रमणीयेषु भागशः ।
सर्वरत्नसमाकीर्णाः सभाश्चक्रुरनेकशः ।।
आसनानि विचित्राणि युतानि विविधैर्गुणैः ।
स्त्रियो गन्धानलङ्कानारान्सूक्ष्माणि वसनानि च ।।
गुणवन्त्यन्नपानानि भोज्यानि विविधानि च।
माल्यानि च सुगन्धीनि तानि राजा ददौ ततः ।।
विशेवतश्च वासार्थं सभां ग्रामे वृकस्थले।
विदधे कौरवो राजा बहुरत्नां मनोरमाम् ।।
एतद्विधाय वै सर्वं देवार्हमतिमानुषम् ।
आचख्यौ धृतराष्ट्राय राजा दुर्योधनस्तदा ।।
ताः सभाः केशवः सर्वा रत्नानि विविधानि च।
असमीक्ष्यैव दाशार्ह उपायात्कुरुसद्म तत् ।।
।। इति श्रीमन्महाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि
भगवद्यानपर्वणि पञ्चशीतितमोऽध्यायः ।।
English Ganguli
Vaisampayana said, “Meanwhile, understanding from his spies that the slayer of Madhu had set out, Dhritarashtra, with his hair standing erect, respectfully addressing the mighty-armed Bhishma and Drona and Sanjaya and the illustrious Vidura, said these words unto Duryodhana and his counsellors, ‘O scion of Kuru’s race, strange and wonderful is the news that we hear. Men, women and children, are talking of it. Others are speaking of it respectfully, and others again assembled together. Within houses where men congregate and in open spots, people are discussing it. All say that Dasarha of great prowess will come hither for the sake of Pandavas. The slayer of Madhu is, by all means, deserving of honour and worship at our hands. He is the Lord of all creatures, and on him resteth the course of every thing in the universe. Indeed, intelligence and prowess and wisdom and energy, all reside in Madhava. Worthy of honour at the hands of all righteous persons he is the foremost of all men, and is, indeed, eternal Virtue. If worshipped he is sure to bestow happiness; and if not worshipped he is sure to inflict misery. If that smiter of foes, Dasarha be gratified with our offerings, all our wishes may be obtained by us, through his grace, in the midst of the kings. O chastiser of foes, make without loss of time every arrangement for his reception. Let pavilions be set up on the road, furnished with every object of enjoyment. O mighty-armed son of Gandhari, make such arrangements that he may be gratified with thee. What doth Bhishma think in this matter?’ At this, Bhishma and others, all applauding those words of king Dhritarashtra, said,—‘Excellent.’ King Duryodhana then, understanding their wishes, ordered delightful sites to be chosen for the erection of pavilions. Many pavilions were thereupon constructed abounding with gems of every kind, at proper intervals and at delightful spots. And the king sent thither handsome seats endued with excellent qualities, beautiful girls, and scents and ornaments, and fine robes, and excellent viands, and drink of diverse qualities, and fragrant garlands of many kinds. And the king of the Kurus took especial care to erect, for the reception of Krishna, a highly beautiful pavilion at Vrikasthala, full of precious gems. And having made all these arrangements that were god-like and much above the capacity of human beings, king Duryodhana informed Dhritarashtra of the same. Kesava, however, of Dasarha’s race, arrived at the capital of the Kurus, without casting a single glance at all those pavilions and all those gems of diverse kinds."