Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 1.194
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1.194.1
आश्रमस्था ततः पुत्रमदृश्यन्ती व्यजायत ।
शक्तेः कुलकरं राजन् द्वितीयमिव शक्तिनम् ॥ १.१९४.१ ॥
Then, dwelling in the hermitage, Adṛśyantī gave birth to a son, O king, who would continue the lineage of Śakti, as if a second Śakti.
1.194.2
जातकर्मादिकास्तस्य क्रियाः स मुनिसत्तमः ।
पौत्रस्य भरतश्रेष्ठ चकार भगवान्स्वयम् ॥ १.१९४.२ ॥
O best of the Bharatas, that venerable chief of sages himself performed the birth rites and the rest for his grandson.
1.194.3
परासुः स यतस्तेन वसिष्ठः स्थापितो मुनिः ।
गर्भस्थेन ततो लोके पराशर इति स्मृतः ॥ १.१९४.३ ॥
Because that lifeless child was established as a sage by Vasiṣṭha, he became known in the world as Parāśara even while in the womb.
1.194.4
अमन्यत स धर्मात्मा वसिष्ठं पितरं मुनिः ।
जन्मप्रभृति तस्मिंस्तु पितरीवान्ववर्तत ॥ १.१९४.४ ॥
That righteous-souled sage regarded Vasiṣṭha as his father; from birth onward he behaved toward him just as toward a father.
1.194.5
स तात इति विप्रर्षिं वसिष्ठं प्रत्यभाषत ।
मातुः समक्षं कौन्तेय अदृश्यन्त्याः परन्तप ॥ १.१९४.५ ॥
He addressed the brahmin-sage Vasiṣṭha as 'Dear father,' O son of Kuntī, O tormentor of foes, in the presence of his mother Adṛśyantī.
1.194.6
तातेति परिपूर्णार्थं तस्य तन्मधुरं वचः ।
अदृश्यन्त्यश्रुपूर्णाक्षी शृण्वती तमुवाच ह ॥ १.१९४.६ ॥
That sweet word 'Dear father' was full of meaning; with eyes full of tears, Adṛśyantī listened and spoke to him.
1.194.7
मा तात ताततातेति ब्रूह्येनं पितरं पितुः ।
रक्षसा भक्षितस्तात तव तातो वनान्तरे ॥ १.१९४.७ ॥
Do not say 'father, father'. Tell this to your father's father: dear child, your father has been devoured by a rakṣasa deep in the forest.
1.194.8
मन्यसे यं तु तातेति नैष तातस्तवानघ ।
आर्य एष पिता तस्य पितुस्तव यशस्विनः ॥ १.१९४.८ ॥
O sinless one, he whom you think of as 'father' is not your father. This noble one is the father of your famous father's father.
1.194.9
स एवमुक्तो दुःखार्तः सत्यवागृषिसत्तमः ।
सर्वलोकविनाशाय मतिं चक्रे महामनाः ॥ १.१९४.९ ॥
Thus addressed, that great-minded one, afflicted with grief, truthful, best of sages, resolved upon the destruction of all the worlds.
1.194.10
तं तथा निश्चितात्मानं स महात्मा महातपाः ।
ऋषिर्ब्रह्मविदां श्रष्ठो मैत्रावरुणिरन्त्यधीः ॥ १.१९४.१० ॥
To him, thus resolute, that great-souled, greatly austere sage, best of the knowers of Brahman, son of Mitra-Varuṇa, of final wisdom, (restrained him).
1.194.11
वसिष्ठो वारयामास हेतुना येन तच्छृणु ।
कृतवीर्य इति ख्यातो बभूव पृथिवीपतिः ॥ १.१९४.११ ॥
Vasiṣṭha restrained him; hear for what reason. He who was renowned as Kṛtavīrya became lord of the earth.
1.194.12
याज्यो वेदविदां लोके भृगूणां पार्थिवर्षभः ।
स तानग्रभुजस्तात धान्येन च धनेन च ॥ १.१९४.१२ ॥
Dear child, he was the bull among kings, worthy in the world to be the sacrificial priest of the knowers of the Vedas, and he first bestowed enjoyment upon the Bhṛgus with grain and with wealth.
1.194.13
सोमान्ते तर्पयामास विपुलेन विशांपतिः ।
तस्मिन्नृपतिशार्दूले स्वर्यातेऽथ कथंचन ॥ १.१९४.१३ ॥
At the close of the soma sacrifice the lord of the people satisfied them with lavish gifts. After that tiger among kings went to heaven, and somehow…
1.194.14
बभूव तत्कुलेयानां द्रव्यकार्यमुपस्थितम् ।
भृगूणां तु धनं ज्ञात्वा राजानः सर्व एव ते ॥ १.१९४.१४ ॥
Then a matter of wealth arose for those of that lineage. Knowing the wealth of the Bhṛgus, all those kings…
1.194.15
याचिष्णवोऽभिजग्मुस्तांस्ततो भार्गवसत्तमान् ।
भूमौ तु निददुः केचिद्भृगवो धनमक्षयम् ॥ १.१९४.१५ ॥
Then the petitioners approached those best of the Bhārgavas. Some of the Bhṛgus buried inexhaustible wealth in the ground.
1.194.16
ददुः केचिद्द्विजातिभ्यो ज्ञात्वा क्षत्रियतो भयम् ।
भृहवस्तु ददुः केचित्तेषां वित्तं यथेप्सितम् ॥ १.१९४.१६ ॥
Some gave it to the twice-born, knowing there was danger from the kṣatriyas; and some of the Bhṛgus gave them wealth as they wished.
1.194.17
क्षत्रियाणां तदा तात कारणान्तरदर्शनात् ।
ततो महीतलं तात क्षत्रियेण यदृच्छया ॥ १.१९४.१७ ॥
Then, dear one, the kṣatriyas saw another reason. Then, dear one, the surface of the earth was dug up by chance by a kṣatriya…
1.194.18
खनताऽधिगतं वित्तं केनच्चिद्धृगुवेश्मनि ।
तद्वित्तं ददृशुः सर्वे समेताः क्षत्रियर्षभाः ॥ १.१९४.१८ ॥
Someone digging in a Bhṛgu's house found wealth. All the assembled bulls among the kṣatriyas saw that wealth.
1.194.19
अवमन्य ततः क्रोधाद्भृगूंस्ताञ्छरणगतान् ।
निजघ्नुः परमेष्वासाः सर्वांस्तान्निशितैः शरैः ॥ १.१९४.१९ ॥
Then, in anger, having disregarded the Bhṛgus who had taken refuge, those great archers struck them all down with sharp arrows.
1.194.20
आगर्भादवकृन्तन्तश्चेरुः सर्वां वसुन्धराम् ।
तत उच्छिद्यमानेषु भृगुष्वेवं भयात्तदा ॥ १.१९४.२० ॥
Cutting down even the unborn, they roamed the whole earth. Then, while the Bhṛgus were being uprooted, out of fear it went thus.
1.194.21
भृगुपत्न्यो गिरिं दुर्गं हिमवन्तं प्रपेदिरे ।
तासामन्यतमा गर्भं भयाद्दध्रे महौजसम् ॥ १.१९४.२१ ॥
The wives of the Bhṛgus fled to the hard-to-reach mountain, the Himavat. One of them, out of fear, carried a child of great splendor in her womb.
1.194.22
ऊरुणैकेन वाभोरूर्भर्तुः कुलविवृद्धये ।
तं गर्भमुपलभ्याशु ब्राह्मण्येका भयार्दिता ॥ १.१९४.२२ ॥
For the increase of her husband's line, that fair-thighed woman bore the embryo in her thigh. Having quickly discovered that embryo, one Brahmin woman, tormented by fear,
1.194.23
गत्वा वै कथयामास क्षत्रियाणामुपह्वरे ।
ततस्ते क्षत्रिया जग्मुस्तं गर्भं हन्तुमुद्यताः ॥ १.१९४.२३ ॥
Having gone, she told the kshatriyas in secret. Then those kshatriyas went, ready to kill that embryo.
1.194.24
ददृशुर्ब्राह्मणीं तेऽथ दीप्यमानां स्वतेजसा ।
अथ गर्भः स भित्त्वोरुं ब्राह्मण्या निर्जगाम ह ॥ १.१९४.२४ ॥
They saw the Brahmin woman blazing with her own radiance. Then that embryo, splitting the thigh of the Brahmin woman, came forth.
1.194.25
मुष्णन्दृष्टीः क्षत्रियाणां मध्याह्न इव भास्करः ।
ततश्चक्षुर्विहीनास्ते गिरिदुर्गेषु बभ्रमुः ॥ १.१९४.२५ ॥
Robbing the sight of the kṣatriyas, like the sun at midday. Then, deprived of sight, they wandered in the mountain fastnesses.
1.194.26
ततस्ते मोघसङ्कल्पा भयार्ताः क्षत्रियाः पुनः ।
ब्राह्मणीं शरमं जग्मुर्दृष्ट्यर्थं तामनिन्दिताम् ॥ १.१९४.२६ ॥
Then those kṣatriyas, their purpose defeated and afflicted with fear, went again to that blameless brahmin woman, seeking to have their sight restored.
1.194.27
ऊचुश्चैनां महाभागां क्षत्रियास्ते विचेतसः ।
ज्योतिःप्रहीणा दुःखार्ताः शान्तार्चिष इवाग्नयः ॥ १.१९४.२७ ॥
And those confused kṣatriyas said to that greatly fortunate woman, bereft of light, afflicted with sorrow, like fires whose flames are extinguished:
1.194.28
भगवत्याः प्रसादेन गच्छेत्क्षत्रमनामयम् ।
उपारम्य च गच्छेम सहिताः पापकर्मणः ॥ १.१९४.२८ ॥
By the grace of the revered lady, may the warrior line go on unharmed. Desisting from our wicked deeds, let us go together.
1.194.29
सपुत्रा त्वं प्रसादं नः कर्तुमर्हसि शोभने ।
पुनर्दृष्टिप्रदानेन राज्ञः संत्रातुमर्हसि ॥ १.१९४.२९ ॥
O radiant lady, you should show favour to us together with your son; by restoring our sight again you should save the king.