Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 1.18
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1.18.1
ततोऽभ्रशिखराकारैर्गिरिशृङ्गैरलंकृतम् ।
मन्दरं पर्वतवरं लताजालसमाकुलम् ॥ १.१८.१ ॥
Then Mandara, the best of mountains, adorned with summits resembling cloud-peaks and thick with networks of creepers.
1.18.2
नानाविहंगसंघुष्टं नानादंष्ट्रिसमाकुलम् ।
किंनरैरप्सरोभिश्च देवैरपि च सेवितम् ॥ १.१८.२ ॥
Resounding with the cries of many kinds of birds, full of many fanged beasts, and attended by Kinnaras, Apsaras, and gods alike.
1.18.3
एकादश सहस्राणि योजनानां समुच्छ्रितम् ।
अधोभूमेः सहस्रेषु तावत्स्वेव प्रतिष्ठितम् ॥ १.१८.३ ॥
It rises eleven thousand yojanas high, and is equally fixed for thousands of yojanas below the earth.
1.18.4
तमुद्धर्तुमशक्ता वै सर्वे देवगणास्तदा ।
विष्णुमासीनमभ्येत्य ब्रह्माणं चेदमब्रुवन् ॥ १.१८.४ ॥
Then all the hosts of gods, unable to lift it, approached Viṣṇu and Brahmā where they sat, and spoke these words.
1.18.5
भवन्तावत्र कुरुतां बुद्धिं नैःश्रेयसीं पराम् ।
मन्दरोद्धरणे यत्नः क्रियतां च हिताय नः ॥ १.१८.५ ॥
Let you two here form the highest and most beneficial resolve, and let an effort be made to lift Mandara for our welfare.
1.18.6
तथेति चाब्रवीद्विष्णुर्ब्रह्मणा सह भार्गव ।
अचोदयदमेयात्मा फणीन्द्रं पद्मलोचनः ॥ १.१८.६ ॥
O Bhārgava, saying 'So be it,' Viṣṇu, the lotus-eyed one of immeasurable self, together with Brahmā, urged the lord of serpents.
1.18.7
ततोऽनन्तः समुत्थाय ब्रह्मणा परिचोदितः ।
नारायणेन चाप्युक्तस्तस्मिन्कर्मणि वीर्यवान् ॥ १.१८.७ ॥
Then Ananta, urged on by Brahmā and also addressed by Nārāyaṇa, rose up for that task, mighty as he was.
1.18.8
अथ पर्वतराजानं तमनन्तो महाबलः ।
उज्जहार बलाद्ब्रह्मन्सवनं सवनौकसम् ॥ १.१८.८ ॥
Then Ananta of great strength, O Brahmin, forcibly uprooted that king of mountains, Mandara, the dweller of the forest.
1.18.9
ततस्तेन सुराः सार्धं समुद्रमुपतस्थिरे ।
तमूचुरमृतस्यार्थे निर्मथिष्यामहे जलम् ॥ १.१८.९ ॥
Then the gods approached the ocean together with him, and said to him, "For the sake of nectar we shall churn the waters."
1.18.10
अपांपतिरथोवाच ममाप्यंशो भवेत्ततः ।
सोढाऽस्मि विपुलं मर्दं मन्दरभ्रमणादिति ॥ १.१८.१० ॥
Then the lord of the waters said, "Let me too have a share. I shall bear the vast churning caused by Mandara's whirling."
1.18.11
ऊचुश्च कूर्मराजानमकूपारे सुरासुराः ।
अधिष्ठानं गिरेरस्य भवान्भवितुमर्हति ॥ १.१८.११ ॥
And gods and asuras said to the king of tortoises in the ocean, "It is fitting for you to become the support of this mountain."
1.18.12
कूर्मेण तु तथेत्युक्त्वा पृष्ठमस्य समर्पितम् ।
तं शैलं तस्य पृष्ठस्थं वज्रेणेन्द्रोऽभ्यपीडयत् ॥ १.१८.१२ ॥
But the tortoise said, "So be it," and offered its back. Indra then pressed down upon that mountain, resting on its back, with the thunderbolt.
1.18.13
मन्थानं मन्दरं कृत्वा तथा योक्त्रं च वासुकिम् ।
देवा मथितुमारब्धाः समुद्रं निधिमम्भसाम्।
अमृतार्थे पुरा ब्रह्मस्तथैवासुरदानवाः ॥ १.१८.१३ ॥
Making Mandara the churning-staff and Vāsuki the rope, the gods began to churn the ocean, the treasure-store of waters. O Brahmin, in former times the Asuras and Dānavas likewise (joined them) for the sake of amṛta.
1.18.14
एकमन्तमुपाश्लिष्टा नागराज्ञो महासुराः ॥ १.१८.१४ ॥
At one end, the great Asuras clung to the king of serpents.
1.18.15
विबुधाः सहिताः सर्वे यतः पुच्छं ततः स्थिताः ।
अनन्तो भगवान्देवो यतो नारायणः स्थितः ॥ १.१८.१५ ॥
All the gods together stood where the tail was; the blessed god Ananta was where Nārāyaṇa stood.
1.18.16
वासुकेरग्रमाश्लिष्टा नागराज्ञो महासुराः ।
शिर उत्क्षिप्य नागस्य पुनः पुनरवाक्षिपन् ॥ १.१८.१६ ॥
The great Asuras clung to the head end of Vāsuki; lifting the serpent's head, they pulled it down again and again.
1.18.17
वासुकेरथ नागस्य सहसा क्षिप्यतोऽसुरैः ।
सधूमाः सार्चिषो वाता निष्पेतुरसकृन्मुखात् ॥ १.१८.१७ ॥
Then, as the serpent Vāsuki was suddenly pulled by the Asuras, winds with smoke and flames burst again and again from his mouth.
1.18.18
वासुकेर्मथ्यमानस्य निःसृतेन विषेण च ।
अभवन्मिश्रितं तोयं तदा भार्गवनन्दन ॥ १.१८.१८ ॥
O son of Bhṛgu, then the water became mixed with the poison that issued from the churned Vāsuki.
1.18.19
मथनान्मन्दरेणाथ देवदानवबाहुभिः ।
विषं तीक्ष्णं समुद्भूतं हालाहलमिति श्रुतम् ॥ १.१८.१९ ॥
Then, when they churned with Mandara, by the arms of gods and demons there arose a fierce poison, known as Hālāhala.
1.18.20
देवाश्च दानवाश्चैव दग्धाश्चैव विषेण ह ।
अपाक्रामंस्ततो भीता विषादमगमंस्तदा ॥ १.१८.२० ॥
The gods and demons were burned by the poison; then, frightened, they withdrew and fell into despondency at that time.
1.18.21
ब्रह्माणमब्रुवन्देवाः समेत्य मुनिपुंगवैः ।
मथ्यमानेऽमृते जातं विषं कालानलप्रभम् ॥ १.१८.२१ ॥
The gods, gathering with the foremost sages, said to Brahmā: While the nectar was being churned, a poison blazing like the fire of doom arose.
1.18.22
तेनैव तापिता लोकास्तस्य प्रतिकुरुष्वह ।
एवमुक्तस्तदा ब्रह्मा दध्यौ लोकेश्वरं हरम् ॥ १.१८.२२ ॥
By it the worlds are scorched; find a remedy for it. Thus addressed, Brahmā meditated upon Hara, the lord of the worlds.
1.18.23
त्र्यक्षं त्रिशूलिनं रुद्रे देवदेवमुमापतिम् ।
तदाऽथ चिन्तितो देवस्तज्ज्ञात्वा द्रुतमाययौ ॥ १.१८.२३ ॥
Brahmā meditated upon the three-eyed, trident-bearing Rudra, god of gods, lord of Umā. Then the meditated-upon god, knowing this, came swiftly.
1.18.24
तस्याथ देवस्तत्सर्वमाचचक्षे प्रजापतिः ।
तच्छ्रुत्वा दवेदेवेशो लोकस्यास्य हितेप्सया ॥ १.१८.२४ ॥
Then the lord of creatures told that god everything. Hearing it, the lord of gods, desiring the welfare of this world, acted.
1.18.25
अपिबत्तद्विषं रुद्रः कालानलसमप्रभम् ।
कण्ठे स्थापितवान्देवो लोकानां हितकाम्यया ॥ १.१८.२५ ॥
Rudra drank that poison, which shone like the fire of time. Out of desire for the welfare of the worlds, the god held it in his throat.
1.18.26
यस्मात्तु नीलता कण्ठे नीलकण्ठस्ततः स्मृतः ।
पीतमात्रे विषे तत्र रुद्रेणामिततेजसा ॥ १.१८.२६ ॥
Because a blueness appeared in his throat, he is remembered as Nīlakaṇṭha, the blue-throated one; for the moment the poison was drunk, Rudra of boundless splendour held it there.
1.18.27
देवाः प्रीताः पुनर्जग्मुश्चक्रुर्वै कर्म तत्तथा ।
मथ्यमानेऽमृतस्यार्थे भूयो वै देवदानवैः ॥ १.१८.२७ ॥
The gods, pleased, went back and again performed that task, as the churning for the nectar of immortality was once more carried on by gods and dānavas.
1.18.28
वासुकेरथ नागस्य सहसा क्षिप्यतोऽसुरैः ।
सधूमाः सार्चिषो वाता निष्पेतुरसकृन्मुखात् ॥ १.१८.२८ ॥
As the asuras suddenly hurled the serpent Vāsuki about, winds full of smoke and flame issued again and again from his mouth.
1.18.29
ते धूमसङ्घाः संभूता मेघसङ्घाः सविद्युतः ।
अभ्यवर्षन्सुरगणाञ्श्रमसंतापकर्शितान् ॥ १.१८.२९ ॥
Those masses of smoke, having arisen, became masses of clouds with lightning, and they rained down upon the hosts of gods worn out with fatigue and heat.
1.18.30
तस्माच्च गिरिकूटाग्रात्प्रच्युताः पुष्पवृष्टयः ।
सुरासुरगणान्सर्वान्समन्तात्समवाकिरन् ॥ १.१८.३० ॥
And showers of flowers, fallen from the summit of that mountain peak, scattered over all the hosts of gods and asuras on every side.
1.18.31
बभूवात्र महान्नादो महामेघरवोपमः ।
उदधेर्मथ्यमानस्य मन्दरेण सुरासुरैः ॥ १.१८.३१ ॥
Here arose a great sound, like the roar of a mighty thundercloud, as the ocean was churned by gods and asuras with Mandara.
1.18.32
तत्र नानाजलचरा विनिष्पिष्टा महाद्रिणा ।
विलयं समुपाजग्मुः शतशो लवणाम्भसि ॥ १.१८.३२ ॥
There, crushed by the great mountain, hundreds of various water-dwelling creatures met destruction in the salt sea.
1.18.33
वारुणानि च भूतानि विविधानि महीधरः ।
पातालतलवासीनि विलयं समुपानयत् ॥ १.१८.३३ ॥
And the mountain brought to destruction the various beings of Varuṇa's domain, dwelling in the depths of the netherworld.
1.18.34
तस्मिंश्च भ्राम्यमाणेऽद्रौ संघृष्यन्तः परस्परम् ।
न्यपतन्पतगोपेताः पर्वताग्रान्महाद्रुमाः ॥ १.१८.३४ ॥
And as that mountain was whirled about, great trees with their birds, rubbing against one another, fell down from the mountain-peaks.
1.18.35
तेषां संघर्षजश्चाग्निरर्चिर्भिः प्रज्वलन्मुहुः ।
विद्युद्भिरिव नीलाभ्रमावृणोन्मन्दरं गिरिम् ॥ १.१८.३५ ॥
The fire born of their friction, blazing again and again with flames, enveloped Mandara like a dark cloud with lightning.
1.18.36
ददाह कुञ्जरांस्तत्र सिंहांश्चैव विनिर्गतान् ।
विगतासूनि सर्वाणि सत्त्वानि विविधानि च ॥ १.१८.३६ ॥
It burned the elephants and lions that came out there, and all the various creatures became lifeless.
1.18.37
तमग्निममरश्रेष्ठः प्रदहन्तमितस्ततः ।
वारिणा मेघजेनेन्द्रः शमयामास सर्वशः ॥ १.१८.३७ ॥
Indra, best of the immortals, quenched completely with water born of the clouds that fire blazing here and there.
1.18.38
ततो नानाविधास्तत्र सुस्रुवुः सागराम्भसि ।
महाद्रुमाणां निर्यासा बहवश्चौषधीरसाः ॥ १.१८.३८ ॥
Then there flowed into the ocean's waters many kinds of resins from great trees, and many essences of herbs.
1.18.39
तेषाममृतवीर्याणां रसानां पयसैव च ।
अमरत्वं सुरा जग्मुः काञ्चनस्य च निःस्रवात् ॥ १.१८.३९ ॥
With those essences of nectar-like power and with the milk, and through the flowing of the gold, the gods attained immortality.
1.18.40
ततस्तस्य समुद्रस्य तञ्जातमुदकं पयः ।
रसोत्तमैर्विमिश्रं च ततः क्षीरादभूद्धृतम् ॥ १.१८.४० ॥
Then that water of the ocean, having become milk and mingled with the finest essences, turned from the milk into ghee.
1.18.41
ततो ब्रह्माणमासीनं देवा वरदमब्रुवन् ।
श्रान्ताः स्म सुभृशं ब्रह्मन्नोद्भवत्यमृतं च तत् ॥ १.१८.४१ ॥
Then the gods said to Brahmā, the giver of boons, as he sat there: 'O Brahmā, we are very weary; that nectar has not yet arisen.'
1.18.42
ऋते नारायणं देवं सर्वेऽन्ये देवदानवाः ।
चिरारब्धमिदं चापि सागरस्यापि मन्थनम् ॥ १.१८.४२ ॥
Except for the god Nārāyaṇa, all the other gods and demons — this churning of the ocean was begun long ago, and yet.
1.18.43
ग्लानिरस्मान्समाविष्टा न चात्रामृतमत्थितम् ।
देवानां वचनं श्रुत्वा ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः ॥ १.१८.४३ ॥
Weariness has come upon us, and the nectar has not been obtained here. Hearing the words of the gods, Brahmā, grandfather of the worlds, (considered it).
1.18.44
ततो नारायणं देवं वचनं चेदमब्रवीत् ।
विधत्स्वैषां बलं विष्णो भवानत्र परायणम् ॥ १.१८.४४ ॥
Then he spoke these words to the god Nārāyaṇa: 'O Viṣṇu, grant strength to them; here you are their refuge.'
1.18.45
बलं ददामि सर्वेषां कर्मैतद्ये समास्थिताः ।
क्षोभ्यतां कलशः सर्वैमन्दरः परिवर्त्यताम् ॥ १.१८.४५ ॥
'I grant strength to all who have undertaken this task. Let all churn the ocean, and let the Mandara mountain be turned.'
1.18.46
नारायणवचः श्रुत्वा बलिनस्ते महोदधेः ।
तत्पयः सहिता भूयश्चक्रिरे भृशमाकुलम् ॥ १.१८.४६ ॥
Hearing the words of Nārāyaṇa, those mighty ones, together with the waters of the great ocean, once again made it greatly agitated.
1.18.47
तत्र पूर्वं विषं जातं तद्ब्रह्मवचनाच्छिवः ।
प्राग्रसल्लोकरक्षार्थं ततो ज्येष्ठा समुत्थिता।
कृष्णरूपधरा देवी सर्वाभरणभूषिता ॥ १.१८.४७ ॥
There poison first arose; at Brahmā's word, Śiva drank it for the protection of the worlds. Then the goddess Jyeṣṭhā arose, bearing a dark form and adorned with all ornaments.
1.18.48
ततः शतसहस्रांशुर्मथ्यमानात्तु सागरात् ।
प्रसन्नात्मा समुत्पन्नः सोमः शीतांशुरुज्ज्वलः ॥ १.१८.४८ ॥
Then from the churned ocean arose Soma, serene of spirit, thousand-rayed, cool-rayed and luminous.
1.18.49
श्रीरनन्तरमुत्पन्ना घृतात्पाण्डुरवासिनी ।
सुरा देवी समुत्पन्ना तुरगः पाण्डुरस्तथा ॥ १.१८.४९ ॥
Then from the churned ocean, like ghee, arose Śrī, clad in white; the goddess Surā arose, and likewise a white horse.
1.18.50
कौस्तुभस्तु मणिर्दिव्य उत्पन्नो घृतसंभवः ।
मरीचिविकचः श्रीमान्नारायणउरोगतः ॥ १.१८.५० ॥
From the ghee-like ocean arose the divine jewel Kaustubha, radiant with rays, and it came to rest upon the chest of Nārāyaṇa.
1.18.51
श्रीः सुरा चैव सोमश्च तुरगश्च मनोजवः ।
पारिजातश्च तत्रैव सुरभिश्च महामुने।
जज्ञाते तौ तदा ब्रह्मन्सर्वकामफलप्रदौ ॥ १.१८.५१ ॥
Śrī, Surā, Soma, the horse swift as thought, the Pārijāta tree, and likewise Surabhi arose there; O great sage, O Brahmin, those two granters of the fruit of all desires then arose.
1.18.52
ततो जज्ञे महाकायश्चतुर्दन्तो महागजः ।
कपिला कामवृक्षश्च कौस्तुभश्चाप्सरोगणः।
यतो देवास्ततो जग्मुरादित्यपथमाश्रिताः ॥ १.१८.५२ ॥
Then arose the great elephant, vast of body and four-tusked; there arose Kapilā, the wish-fulfilling tree, Kaustubha, and the host of Apsarases. Whereupon the gods, taking the path of the sun, went away.
1.18.53
धन्वन्तरिस्ततो देवो वपुष्मानुदतिष्ठत ।
श्वेतं कमण्डलुं बिभ्रदमृतं यत्र तिष्ठति ॥ १.१८.५३ ॥
Then the god Dhanvantari arose in bodily form, bearing a white water-pot in which the nectar of immortality was placed.
1.18.54
एतदत्यद्भुतं दृष्ट्वा दानवानां समुत्थितः ।
अमृतार्थे महान्नादो ममेदमिति जल्पताम् ॥ १.१८.५४ ॥
Seeing this most wondrous sight, a great uproar arose among the Dānavas for the sake of the nectar, as they shouted, 'This is mine!'
1.18.55
ततो नारायणो मायां मोहिनीं समुपाश्रितः ।
स्त्रीरूपमद्भुतं कृत्वा दानवानभिसंश्रितः ॥ १.१८.५५ ॥
Then Nārāyaṇa, resorting to the bewildering illusion, took on a wondrous female form and approached the Dānavas.
1.18.56
ततस्तदमृतं तस्यै ददुस्ते मूढचेतसः ।
स्त्रियै दानवदैतेयाः सर्वे तद्गतमानसाः ॥ १.१८.५६ ॥
Then all those Dānavas and Daityas, their minds deluded and fixed on her, gave that nectar to the woman.
1.18.57
सा तु नारायणी माया धारयन्ती कमण्डलुम् ।
आस्यमानेषु दैत्येषु पङ्क्त्या च प्रति दानवैः ॥ १.१८.५७ ॥
But that Nārāyaṇī illusion, holding a water-pot, while the Daityas sat in a row, sat facing the Dānavas.
1.18.58
देवानपाययद्देवी न दैत्यांस्ते च चुक्रुशुः ॥ १.१८.५८ ॥
The goddess gave the nectar to the gods, not to the Daityas; and they cried out.