Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 1.157
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1.157.1
पाण्डवास्तु रथान्युक्तान्सदश्वैरनिलोपमैः ।
आरोहमाणा भीष्मस्य पादौ जगृहुरार्तवत् ॥ १.१५७.१ ॥
The Pāṇḍavas, mounting chariots yoked with fine horses swift as the wind, seized Bhīṣma's feet in sorrow.
1.157.2
राज्ञश्च धृतराष्ट्रस्य द्रोणस्य च महात्मनः ।
अन्येषां चैव वृद्धानां कृपस्य विदुरस्य च ॥ १.१५७.२ ॥
And the feet of King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, of the great-souled Droṇa, of the other elders, of Kṛpa and of Vidura as well.
1.157.3
एवं सर्वान्कुरून्वृद्धानभिवाद्य यतव्रताः ।
समालिङ्ग्य समानान्वै बालैश्चाप्यभिवादिताः ॥ १.१५७.३ ॥
Thus the Pāṇḍavas, firm in their vows, greeted all the elder Kurus, embraced their equals, and were greeted in turn by the young.
1.157.4
सर्वा मातॄस्तथाऽऽपृच्छ्य कृत्वा चैव प्रदक्षिणम् ।
प्रकृतीरपि सर्वाश्च प्रययुर्वारणावतम् ॥ १.१५७.४ ॥
Having taken leave of all their mothers, circled them keeping them on the right, and bidden farewell to all the subjects, they set out for Vāraṇāvata.
1.157.5
विदुरश्च महाप्राज्ञस्तथाऽन्ये कुरुपुङ्गवाः ।
पौराश्च पुरुषव्याघ्रानन्वीयुः शोककर्शिताः ॥ १.१५७.५ ॥
Vidura, the greatly wise, and the other bulls of the Kurus, and the townsfolk, wasted with grief, followed after those tigers among men.
1.157.6
तत्र केचिद्ब्रुवन्ति स्म ब्राह्मणा निर्भयास्तदा ।
दीनान्दृष्ट्वा पाण्डुसुतानतीव भृशदुःखिताः ॥ १.१५७.६ ॥
There some fearless brahmins, seeing the sons of Pāṇḍu wretched, deeply grieved, spoke at that time.
1.157.7
विषमं पश्यते राजा सर्वथा स सुमन्दधीः ।
कौरव्यो धृतराष्ट्रस्तु न च धर्मं प्रपश्यति ॥ १.१५७.७ ॥
The king sees only inequity in every way; that Dhṛtarāṣṭra, descendant of the Kurus, of very dull understanding, does not perceive dharma.
1.157.8
न हि पापमपापात्मा रोचयिष्यति पाण्डवः ।
भीमो वा बलिनां श्रेष्ठः कौन्तेयो वा धनञ्जयः ॥ १.१५७.८ ॥
Indeed, the Pāṇḍava of sinless nature will never approve of evil — neither Bhīma, best of the strong, nor Arjuna, son of Kuntī.
1.157.9
कुत एव महात्मानौ माद्रीपुत्रौ करिष्यतः ।
तान्राज्यं पितृतः प्राप्तान्धृतराष्ट्रो न मृष्यति ॥ १.१५७.९ ॥
How then would the two great-souled sons of Mādrī do such a thing? Dhṛtarāṣṭra cannot tolerate them, who have received the kingdom from their father.
1.157.10
अधर्म्यमिदमत्यन्तं कथं भीष्मोऽनुमन्यते ।
विवास्यमानानस्थाने नगरे योऽभिमन्यते ॥ १.१५७.१० ॥
This is utterly unrighteous; how does Bhīṣma consent to it, he who approves of those being exiled to an improper place in the city?
1.157.11
पितेव हि नृपोऽस्माकमभूच्छान्तनवः पुरा ।
विचित्रवीर्यो राजर्षिः पाण्डुश्च कुरुनन्दनः ॥ १.१५७.११ ॥
Formerly the son of Śāntanu was a king to us like a father, and so too the royal sage Vicitravīrya and Pāṇḍu, delight of the Kurus.
1.157.12
स तस्मिन्पुरुषव्याघ्रे देवभावं गते सति ।
राजपुत्रानिमान्बालान्धृतराष्ट्रो न मृष्यति ॥ १.१५७.१२ ॥
Now that tiger among men (Pāṇḍu) has gone to the state of the gods, Dhṛtarāṣṭra cannot tolerate these young royal sons.
1.157.13
वयमेतदनिच्छन्तः सर्व एव पुरोत्तमात् ।
गृहान्विहाय गच्छामो यत्र गन्ता युधिष्ठिरः ॥ १.१५७.१३ ॥
Not wishing this, we all leave the best of cities and our houses, and go wherever Yudhiṣṭhira will go.
1.157.14
तांस्तथा वादिनः पौरान्दुःकितान्दुःखकर्शितः ।
उवाच मनसा ध्यात्वा धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः ॥ १.१५७.१४ ॥
Seeing the afflicted citizens speaking thus, emaciated with sorrow, King Yudhiṣṭhira, the king of dharma, reflected in his mind and said:
1.157.15
पिता मान्यो गुरुः श्रेष्ठो यदाह पृथिवीपतिः ।
अशङ्कमानैस्तत्कार्यमस्माभिरिति नो व्रतम् ॥ १.१५७.१५ ॥
A father is to be honored, a teacher, the highest; what the lord of the earth has said, that duty we must perform without hesitation—this is our vow.
1.157.16
भवन्तः सुहृदोऽस्माकं यात कृत्वा प्रदक्षिणम् ।
प्रतिनन्द्य तथाऽऽशीर्भिर्निवर्तध्वं यथागृहम् ॥ १.१५७.१६ ॥
You are our well-wishers. Go, after circumambulating us; greeting us with blessings, return to your homes.
1.157.17
यदा तु कार्यमस्माकं भवद्भिरुपपत्स्यते ।
तदा करिष्यथास्माकं प्रियाणि च हितानि च ॥ १.१५७.१७ ॥
When our task comes to fruition through you, then you will do what is dear and beneficial for us.
1.157.18
एवमुक्तास्तदा पौराः कृत्वा चापि प्रदक्षिणम् ।
आशीर्भिश्चाभिनन्द्यैताञ्जग्मुर्नगरमेव हि ॥ १.१५७.१८ ॥
Thus addressed, the citizens, having circumambulated them and greeted them with blessings, indeed went back to the city.
1.157.19
पौरेषु विनिवृत्तेषु विदुरः सर्वधर्मवित् ।
बोधयन्पाण्डवश्रेष्ठमिदंवचनमब्रवीत् ॥ १.१५७.१९ ॥
When the citizens had turned back, Vidura, knower of all dharma, instructing the best of the Pāṇḍavas, spoke these words.
1.157.20
प्राज्ञः प्राज्ञं प्रलापज्ञः प्रलापज्ञमिदं वचः ।
यो जानाति परप्रज्ञां नीतिशास्त्रानुसारिणीम्।
विज्ञायेह तथा कुर्यादापदं निस्तरेद्यथा ॥ १.१५७.२० ॥
The wise speak to the wise, and one who knows the meaning of speech speaks to one who knows it. He who knows another's wisdom, which follows the science of policy, should understand this and act here so as to cross over calamity.
1.157.21
अलोहं निशितं शस्त्रं शरीपरिकर्तनम् ।
यो वेत्ति न तु तं घ्नन्ति प्रतिघातविदं द्विषः ॥ १.१५७.२१ ॥
Enemies do not strike him who knows the weapon that is not of metal, sharp and cutting the body, him who knows the counter-blow.
1.157.22
कक्षघ्नः शिशिरघ्नश्च महाकक्षे बिलौकसः ।
न दहेदिति चात्मानं यो रक्षति स जीवति ॥ १.१५७.२२ ॥
He who protects himself, saying 'may I not burn', like the one who clears the undergrowth, the one who drives off cold, and the hole-dwellers in the great thicket, he lives.
1.157.23
नाचक्षुर्वेत्ति पन्थानं नाचक्षुर्विन्दते दिशः ।
नाधृतिर्भूतिमाप्नोति बुध्यस्वैवं प्रबोधितः ॥ १.१५७.२३ ॥
The blind man does not know the path; the blind man does not find the directions; the one without steadiness does not attain prosperity. Understand, thus awakened.
1.157.24
अनाप्तैर्दत्तमादत्ते नरः शस्त्रमलोहजम् ।
श्वाविच्छरणमासाद्य प्रमुच्येत हुताशनात् ॥ १.१५७.२४ ॥
A man accepts a weapon not of metal given by unreliable people; having reached the refuge of the dog-knower, may he be freed from the fire.
1.157.25
चरन्मार्गान्विजानाति नक्षत्रैर्विन्दते दिशः ।
आत्मना चात्मनः पञ्च पीडयन्नानुपीड्यते ॥ १.१५७.२५ ॥
One who travels the roads learns the paths and finds the directions by the stars; one who harasses himself with his own five is not harassed by others.
1.157.26
एवमुक्तः प्रत्युवाच धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः ।
विदुरं विदुषां श्रेष्ठं ज्ञातमित्येव पाण्डवः ॥ १.१५७.२६ ॥
Thus addressed, Yudhiṣṭhira, the king of dharma, replied to Vidura, the best of the wise: "I have understood," said the Pāṇḍava.
1.157.27
अनुशिक्ष्यानुगम्यैतान्कृत्वा चैव प्रदक्षिणम् ।
पाण्डवानभ्यनुज्ञाय विदुरः प्रययौ गृहान् ॥ १.१५७.२७ ॥
Having instructed them, followed them, circumambulated them, and taken leave of the Pāṇḍavas, Vidura went away to his home.
1.157.28
निवृत्ते विदुरे चापि भीष्मे पौरजने तथा ।
अजातशत्रुमासाद्य कुन्ती वचनमब्रवीत् ॥ १.१५७.२८ ॥
When Vidura had returned, and Bhīṣma and the townspeople had also gone back, Kuntī approached Ajātaśatru and spoke these words.
1.157.29
क्षत्ता यदब्रवीद्वाक्यं जनमध्येऽब्रुवन्निव ।
त्वया च स तथेत्युक्तो जानीमो न च तद्वयम् ॥ १.१५७.२९ ॥
The words Vidura spoke among the people were as if spoken without speaking; you told him, "So it is," yet we do not know it.
1.157.30
यदीदं शक्यमस्माभिर्ज्ञातुं नैव च दोषवत् ।
श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्सर्वं संवादं तव तस्य च ॥ १.१५७.३० ॥
If it is possible for us to know this, and it is not faulty, I wish to hear that entire conversation between you and him.
1.157.31
विषादग्नेश्च बोद्धव्यमिति मां विदुरोऽब्रवीत् ।
पन्थानो वेदितव्याश्च नक्षत्रैश्च तथा दिशः।
कुड्याश्चविदिताःकार्याःस्याच्छुद्धिरितिचाब्रवीत् ॥ १.१५७.३१ ॥
Vidura told me that one must know how to escape the fire of poison; the paths must be known, and the directions by the stars; the walls must be well known, and there must be purity.
1.157.32
जितेन्द्रियश्च वसुधां प्राप्स्यतीति च मेऽब्रवीत् ।
विज्ञातमिति तत्सर्वं प्रत्युक्तो विदुरो मया ॥ १.१५७.३२ ॥
And Vidura told me that, having conquered the senses, you will obtain the earth. I answered, "I have understood all of that"; thus was I answered by Vidura.
1.157.33
अष्टमेऽहनि रोहिण्यां प्रयाताः फाल्गुनस्य ते ।
वारणावतमासाद्य ददृशुर्नागरं जनम् ॥ १.१५७.३३ ॥
On the eighth day of Phālguna, under the Rohiṇī asterism, they set out. Having reached Vāraṇāvata, they saw the people of the city.