Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 1.135
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1.135.1
पाण्डोरुपरमं दृष्ट्वा देवकल्पा महर्षयः ।
ततो मन्त्रविदः सर्वे मन्त्रयांचक्रिरे मिथः ॥ १.१३५.१ ॥
Seeing Pāṇḍu dead, the great sages, godlike, then all who knew the counsels began to deliberate among themselves.
1.135.2
हित्वा राज्यं च राष्ट्रं च स महात्मा महायशाः ।
अस्मिंस्थाने तपस्तप्त्वा तापसाञ्शरणं गतः ॥ १.१३५.२ ॥
Having abandoned kingdom and realm, that great-souled and very famous one, having performed austerity in this place, went for refuge to the ascetics.
1.135.3
स जातमात्रान्पुत्रांश्च दारांश्च भवतामिह ।
प्रादायोपनिधिं राजा पाण्डुः स्वर्गमितो गतः ॥ १.१३५.३ ॥
King Pāṇḍu, having handed over his newly born sons and wives to you as a deposit, went from here to heaven.
1.135.4
तस्येमानात्मजान्देहं भार्यां च सुमहात्मनः ।
स्वराष्ट्रं गृह्य गच्छामो धर्म एष हि नः स्मृतः ॥ १.१३५.४ ॥
Taking his sons, body and wife, let us go to our own realm, for this is recalled as our duty.
1.135.5
ते परस्परमामन्त्र्य देवकल्पा महर्षयः ।
पाण्डोः पुत्रान्पुरस्कृत्य नगरं नागसाह्वयम् ॥ १.१३५.५ ॥
Those godlike great sages, having taken leave of one another, placing Pāṇḍu's sons in front, set out for the city called Nāgasāhvaya.
1.135.6
उदारमनसः सिद्धा गमने चक्रिरे मनः ।
भीष्माय पण्डवान्दातुं धृतराष्ट्राय चैव हि ॥ १.१३५.६ ॥
The noble-minded accomplished sages resolved to go, in order to hand the Pāṇḍavas over to Bhīṣma and to Dhṛtarāṣṭra.
1.135.7
तस्मिन्नेव क्षणे सर्वे तानादाय प्रतस्थिरे ।
पाण्डोर्दारांश्च पुत्रांश्च शरीरे ते च तापसाः ॥ १.१३५.७ ॥
In that very moment all set out, taking them with them — Pāṇḍu's wives and sons — and those ascetics too.
1.135.8
सुखिनी सा पुरा भूत्वा सततं पुत्रवत्सला ।
प्रपन्ना दीर्घमध्वानं संक्षिप्तं तदमन्यत ॥ १.१३५.८ ॥
She, who had long been happy and always devoted to her sons, found the long road seem short.
1.135.9
सा त्वदीर्घेण कालेन संप्राप्ता कुरुजाङ्गलम् ।
वर्धमानपुरद्वारमाससाद यशस्विनी ॥ १.१३५.९ ॥
That glorious lady, in no long time, reached the land of Kuru-Jāṅgala and came to the gate of the city Vardhamāna.
1.135.10
द्वारिणं तापसा ऊचू राजानं च प्रकाशय ।
ते तु गत्वा क्षणेनैव सभायां विनिवेदिताः ॥ १.१३५.१० ॥
The ascetics said to the gatekeeper, "Announce us to the king." They went and were announced in the assembly in a moment.
1.135.11
तं चारणसहस्राणां मुनीनामागमं तदा ।
श्रुत्वा नागपुरे नॄणां विस्मयः समपद्यत ॥ १.१३५.११ ॥
Hearing of the arrival of thousands of bards and sages, the people of the city of Nāgas (Hastinapura) were filled with wonder.
1.135.12
मुहूर्तोदित आदित्ये सर्वे बालपुरस्कृताः ।
सदारास्तापसान्द्रष्टुं निर्ययुः पुरवासिनः ॥ १.१३५.१२ ॥
At the rising of the auspicious moment, when the sun had risen, all the city dwellers, with their wives and with the children in front, went out to see the ascetics.
1.135.13
स्त्रीसङ्घाः क्षत्रसङ्घाश्च यानसङ्घसमास्थिताः ।
ब्राह्मणैः सह निर्जग्मुर्ब्राह्मणानां च योषितः ॥ १.१३५.१३ ॥
Throngs of women and throngs of warriors, mounted on throngs of vehicles, set out together with the brahmins, and the wives of the brahmins as well.
1.135.14
तथा विट्शूद्रसङ्घानां महान्यतिकरोऽभवत् ।
न कश्चिदकरोदीर्ष्यामभवन्धर्मबुद्धयः ॥ १.१३५.१४ ॥
Likewise a great crowding arose among the throngs of commoners and servants; no one showed envy, for they were minded toward dharma.
1.135.15
तथा भीष्मः शान्तनवः सोमदत्तो।ञथ बाह्लिकः ।
प्रज्ञाचक्षुश्च राजर्षिः क्षत्ता च विदुरः स्वयम् ॥ १.१३५.१५ ॥
Likewise Bhīṣma, son of Śantanu, Somadatta and Bāhlika, the royal sage Prajñācakṣu (the blind Dhṛtarāṣṭra), and the steward Vidura himself.
1.135.16
सा च सत्यवती देवी कौसल्या च यशस्विनी ।
राजदारैः परिवृता गान्धारी चापि निर्ययौ ॥ १.१३५.१६ ॥
The goddess Satyavatī and the renowned Kauśalyā also, surrounded by the royal wives, went forth; and Gāndhārī too went out.
1.135.17
धृतराष्ट्रस्य दायादा दुर्योधनपुरोगमाः ।
भूषिता भूषणैश्चित्रैः शतसङ्ख्या विनिर्ययुः ॥ १.१३५.१७ ॥
The sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, led by Duryodhana, adorned with bright and varied ornaments, went forth, a hundred in number.
1.135.18
तान्महर्षिगणान्दृष्ट्वा शिरोभिरभिवाद्य च ।
उपोपविविशुः सर्वे कौरव्याः सपुरोहिताः ॥ १.१३५.१८ ॥
Seeing those throngs of great sages, and bowing with their heads, all the Kauravas, together with their priests, sat down near them.
1.135.19
तथैव शिरसा भूमावभिवाद्य प्रणम्य च ।
उपोपविविशुः सर्वे पौरजानपदा अपि ॥ १.१३५.१९ ॥
In the same way, bowing with their heads to the ground, all the people of the city and countryside also sat down nearby.
1.135.20
तमकूजमभिज्ञाय जनौघं सर्वशस्तदा ।
पूजयित्वा यथान्यायं पाद्येनार्घ्येण च प्रभो ॥ १.१३५.२० ॥
Having fully recognized that silent throng, O lord, he then honored them as prescribed, with water for the feet and the honorific offering.
1.135.21
भीष्मो राज्यं च राष्ट्रं च महर्षिभ्यो न्यवेदयत् ।
तेषामथो वृद्धतमः प्रत्युत्थाय जटाजिनी।
ऋषीणां मतमाज्ञाय महर्षिरिदमब्रवीत् ॥ १.१३५.२१ ॥
Bhīṣma reported the kingdom and the realm to the great sages. Then the eldest of them, the great sage with matted locks and deerskin, rose, understood the sages' mind, and spoke this.
1.135.22
यः स कौरव्यदायादः पाण्डुर्नाम नराधिपः ।
कामभोगान्परित्यज्य शतशृङ्गमितो गतः ॥ १.१३५.२२ ॥
That king named Pāṇḍu, heir of the Kaurava line, having renounced the pleasures of desire, went from here to Śatasṛṅga.
1.135.23
राजा भोगान्परित्यज्य तपस्वी संबभूव ह ।
स यथोक्तं तपस्तेपे पत्रमूलफलाशनः ॥ १.१३५.२३ ॥
The king, having renounced pleasures, became an ascetic. He performed austerity as prescribed, living on leaves, roots and fruits.
1.135.24
पत्नीभ्यां सह धर्मात्मा संचित्कालमतन्द्रितः ।
तेन वृत्तसमाचारैस्तपसा च तपस्विनः ॥ १.१३५.२४ ॥
That righteous one, together with his two wives, remained untiring for a long time; by his conduct and his austerity he was held in honor among the ascetics.
1.135.25
तोषितास्तापसास्तत्र शतशृङ्गनिवासिनः ।
स्वर्गलोकं गन्तुकामं तापसाः संनिवार्य तम् ॥ १.१३५.२५ ॥
Pleased, the ascetics dwelling on Śatasṛṅga restrained him there, as he desired to go to the heavenly world.
1.135.26
उद्यन्तं सह पत्नीभ्यां विप्रा वचनमब्रुवन् ।
अनपत्यस्य राजेन्द्र पुण्या लोका न सन्ति ते ॥ १.१३५.२६ ॥
As he was about to depart with his two wives, the brahmins said: O lord of kings, for one without offspring there are no meritorious worlds.
1.135.27
तस्माद्धर्मं च वायुं च महेन्द्रं च तथाऽश्विनौ ।
आराधयस्व राजेन्द्र पत्नीभ्यां सह देवताः ॥ १.१३५.२७ ॥
Therefore, O lord of kings, together with your two wives, worship the deities Dharma, Vāyu, Mahendra and the two Aśvins.
1.135.28
प्रीताः पुत्रान्प्रदास्यन्ति ऋणमुक्तो भविष्यसि ।
तपसा दिव्यचक्षुष्ट्वात्पश्यामस्ते तथा सुतान् ॥ १.१३५.२८ ॥
Pleased, they will bestow sons upon you, and you will be freed from debt. By asceticism and divine sight we see your sons thus.
1.135.29
अस्माकं वचनं श्रुत्वा देवानाराधयत्तदा ।
ब्रह्मचर्यव्रतस्थस्य तस्य दिव्येन हेतुना ॥ १.१३५.२९ ॥
Having heard our words, he then worshipped the gods; he who held to the vow of celibacy did so by a divine means.
1.135.30
साक्षाद्धर्मादयं पुत्रस्तत्र जातो युधिष्ठिरः ।
तथैनं बलिनां श्रेष्ठं तस्य राज्ञो महात्मनः ॥ १.१३५.३० ॥
This son, Yudhiṣṭhira, was born there directly from Dharma; likewise, know him, the best of the strong, to be the son of that great-souled king.
1.135.31
मातरिश्वा ददौ पुत्रं भीमं नाम महाबलम् ।
पुरन्दरादयं जज्ञे कुन्त्यां सत्यपराक्रमः ॥ १.१३५.३१ ॥
Mātariśvan gave a son named Bhīma, of great might. From Purandara (Indra) this one, of true valour, was born to Kuntī.
1.135.32
अस्मिञ्जाते महेष्वासे पृथामिन्द्रस्तदाऽब्रवीत् ।
मत्प्रसादादयं जातः कुन्ति सत्यपराक्रमः ॥ १.१३५.३२ ॥
When this great archer was born, Indra said to Pṛthā: "O Kuntī, by my grace this one of true valour has been born."
1.135.33
अजेयानपि जेताऽरीन्देवतादीन्न संशयः ।
यस्य कीर्तिर्महेष्वासान्सर्वानभिभविष्यति ॥ १.१३५.३३ ॥
He will conquer even the unconquerable enemies, beginning with the gods; there is no doubt. His fame will surpass all the great archers.
1.135.34
युधिष्ठिरो राजसूयं भ्रातृवीर्यादवाप्स्यति ।
एष जेता मनुष्यांश्च सर्वान्गन्धर्वराक्षसान् ॥ १.१३५.३४ ॥
Yudhiṣṭhira will obtain the Rājasūya sacrifice through the valour of his brothers. This one will conquer all men, gandharvas and rākṣasas.
1.135.35
एष दुर्योधनादीनां कौरवाणां च जेष्यति ।
वीरस्यैतस्य विक्रान्तैर्धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः ॥ १.१३५.३५ ॥
This one will also conquer Duryodhana and the other Kauravas; by the valour of this hero, the son of Dharma, Yudhiṣṭhira, [will prevail].
1.135.36
यक्ष्यते राजसूयाद्यैर्धर्म एव परः सदा ।
यौ तु माद्री महेष्वासावसूत पुरुषोत्तमौ ॥ १.१३५.३६ ॥
He will perform sacrifices beginning with the Rājasūya; dharma alone will always be his supreme. And those two great archers whom Mādrī bore are best of men.
1.135.37
अश्विभ्यां पुरुषव्याघ्राविमौ तावपि तिष्ठतः ।
नकुलः सहदेवश्च तावप्यमिततेजसौ ॥ १.१३५.३७ ॥
By the Aśvins were born these two, tigers among men; they too remain. Nakula and Sahadeva, those two also, are of boundless splendour.
1.135.38
चरता धर्मनित्येन वनवासं यशस्विना ।
एष पैतामहो वंशः पाण्डुना पुनरुद्धृतः ॥ १.१३५.३८ ॥
While the illustrious Pāṇḍu, ever devoted to dharma, wandered in forest exile, he raised up again this lineage of the grandfathers.
1.135.39
पुत्राणां जन्म वृद्धिं च वैदिकाध्ययनानि च ।
पश्यन्तः सततं पाण्डोः परां प्रीतिमवाप्स्यथ ॥ १.१३५.३९ ॥
Constantly seeing the birth and growth of the sons and their Vedic studies, you will obtain supreme joy for Pāṇḍu.
1.135.40
वर्तमानः सतां वृत्ते पुत्रलाभमवाप च ।
पितृलोकं गतः पाण्डुरितः सप्तदशेऽहनि ॥ १.१३५.४० ॥
Abiding in the conduct of the good and having obtained sons, Pāṇḍu went from here to the world of the fathers on the seventeenth day.
1.135.41
तं चितागतमाज्ञाय वैश्वानरमुखे हुतम् ।
प्रविष्टा पावकं माद्री हित्वा जीवितमात्मनः ॥ १.१३५.४१ ॥
Knowing that he had been placed on the pyre and offered into the mouth of Vaiśvānara, Mādrī abandoned her own life and entered the fire.
1.135.42
सा गता सह तेनैव पतिलोकमनुव्रता ।
तस्यास्तस्य च यत्कार्यं क्रियतां तदनन्तरम् ॥ १.१३५.४२ ॥
Following her husband in devotion, she went with him to the world of husbands. Let the rites due to them both now be performed.
1.135.43
पृथां च शरणं प्राप्तां पाण्डवांश्च यशस्विनः ।
यथावदनुमन्यन्तां धर्मो ह्येष सनातनः ॥ १.१३५.४३ ॥
Let Pṛthā, who has come seeking refuge, and the illustrious Pāṇḍavas be duly acknowledged; for this is eternal dharma.
1.135.44
इमे तयोः शरीरे द्वे पुत्राश्चेमे तयोर्वराः ।
क्रियाभिरनुगृह्यन्तां सह मात्रा परंतपाः ॥ १.१३५.४४ ॥
These are the bodies of those two, and these are their excellent sons. Scorchers of foes, let them be honored with rites, together with their mother.
1.135.45
प्रेतकार्ये निवृत्ते तु पितृमेधं महायशाः ।
लभतां सर्वधर्मज्ञः पाण्डुः कुरुकुलोद्वहः ॥ १.१३५.४५ ॥
When the funeral rites are complete, let Pāṇḍu, of great fame, knower of all dharma, bearer of the Kuru lineage, receive the ancestral sacrifice.
1.135.46
एवमुक्त्वा कुरून्सर्वान्कुरूणामेव पश्यताम् ।
क्षणेनान्तर्हिताः सर्वे तापसा गुह्यकैः सह ॥ १.१३५.४६ ॥
Having spoken thus, all the ascetics vanished in a moment, together with the Guhyakas, while all the Kurus looked on.
1.135.47
गन्धर्वनगराकारं तथैवान्तर्हितं पुनः ।
ऋषिसिद्धगणं दृष्ट्वा विस्मयं ते परं ययुः ॥ १.१३५.४७ ॥
Like a city of gandharvas, that sight too vanished again; seeing the host of sages and siddhas, they were filled with great wonder.