Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 1.42
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1.42.1
यद्येतत्साहसं तात यदि वा दुष्कृतं कृतम् ।
प्रियं वाप्यप्रियं वा ते वागुक्ता न मृषा भवेत् ॥ १.४२.१ ॥
Dear father, whether this was a rash deed or a wrong done, whether pleasing or displeasing to you, the words spoken will not be in vain.
1.42.2
नैवान्यथेदं भविता पितरेष ब्रवीमि ते ।
नाहं मृषा ब्रवीम्येवं स्वैरेष्वपि कुतः शपन् ॥ १.४२.२ ॥
This will not be otherwise, father; this I tell you. I do not speak falsely in this way; how could I curse even in jest?
1.42.3
जानाम्युग्रप्रभावं त्वां तात सत्यगिरं तथा ।
नानृतं चोक्तपूर्वं ते नैतन्मिथ्या भविष्यति ॥ १.४२.३ ॥
Dear son, I know your power is fierce and your speech is true. You have never spoken falsehood before; therefore this will not be in vain.
1.42.4
पित्रा पुत्रो वयस्थोऽपि सततं वाच्य एव तु ।
यथा स्याद्गुणसंयुक्तः प्राप्नुयाच्च महद्यशः
गच्छामित्वरितं सौम्य सद्यः कर्तुमपज्वरम् ॥ १.४२.४ ॥
A father should always admonish his son, even when grown, so that he becomes endowed with virtues and attains great fame. Gentle one, I go quickly to remedy this at once.
1.42.5
किं पुनर्बाल एव त्वं तपसा भावितः सदा ।
वर्धते चेत्प्रभवतां कोपोऽतीव महात्मनाम् ॥ १.४२.५ ॥
You are still a child, though always nurtured by austerity. If the anger of powerful great souls grows exceedingly, what more need be said?
1.42.6
उत्सीदेयुरिमे लोकाः क्षणा चास्य प्रतिक्रिया ।
सोऽहं पश्यामि वक्तव्यं त्वयि धर्मभृतां वर।
पुत्रत्वं बालतां चैव तवावेक्ष्य च साहसम् ॥ १.४२.६ ॥
These worlds might perish, and the remedy for this is instant. Best of the upholders of dharma, I see what must be said to you, considering your sonhood, your youth, and your rashness.
1.42.7
स त्वं शमपरो भूत्वा वन्यमाहारमाचरन् ।
चर क्रोधमिमं हित्वा नैवं धर्मं प्रहास्यसि ॥ १.४२.७ ॥
Be intent on calm, eating wild food, and abandon this anger; live thus, and you will not forsake dharma.
1.42.8
क्रोधो हि धर्मं हरति यतीनां दुःखसंचितम् ।
ततो धर्मविहीनानां गतिरिष्टा न विद्यते ॥ १.४२.८ ॥
Anger indeed steals the dharma of ascetics, accumulated through hardship; therefore those without dharma find no desired destination.
1.42.9
शम एव यतीनां हि क्षमिणां सिद्धिकारकः ।
क्षमावतामयं लोकः परश्चैव क्षमावताम् ॥ १.४२.९ ॥
Calm alone brings success to ascetics and to the forbearing; this world belongs to the forbearing, and the other world too belongs to the forbearing.
1.42.10
तस्माच्चरेथाः सततं क्षमाशीलो जितेन्द्रियः ।
क्षमया प्राप्स्यसे लोकान्ब्रह्मणः समनन्तरान् ॥ १.४२.१० ॥
Therefore live always forbearing and self-controlled; through forbearance you will attain the worlds of Brahmā, equal to the immediate ones.
1.42.11
मया तु शममास्थाय यच्छक्यं कर्तुमद्य वै ।
तत्करिष्याम्यहं तात प्रेपयिष्ये नृपाय वै ॥ १.४२.११ ॥
But having taken refuge in calm, I will do what is possible today, dear son; I will send a messenger to the king.
1.42.12
मम पुत्रेण शप्तोऽसि बालेनाकृतबुद्धिना ।
ममेमां धर्षणां त्वत्तः प्रेक्ष्य राजन्नमर्षिणा ॥ १.४२.१२ ॥
My immature-minded young son has cursed you, O king; seeing this insult to me from you, he did so in anger.
1.42.13
एवमादिश्य शिष्यं स प्रेषयामास सुव्रतः ।
परिक्षिते नृपतये दयापन्नो महातपाः ॥ १.४२.१३ ॥
Having thus instructed his disciple, the great ascetic of good vows, filled with compassion, sent him to King Parikṣit.
1.42.14
संदिश्य कुशलप्रश्नं कार्यवृत्तान्तमेव च ।
शिष्यं गौरमुखं नाम शीलवन्तं समाहितम् ॥ १.४२.१४ ॥
Having sent greetings of welfare and an account of the matter, he dispatched his virtuous and composed disciple named Gauramukha.
1.42.15
सोऽभिगम्य ततः शीघ्रं नरेन्द्रं कुरुवर्धनम् ।
विवेश भवनं राज्ञः पूर्वं द्वास्थैर्निवेदितः ॥ १.४२.१५ ॥
He quickly went to the king, the increaser of the Kuru line, and, first announced by the gatekeepers, entered the royal palace.
1.42.16
पूजितस्तु नरेन्द्रेण द्विजो गौरमुखस्तदा ।
आचख्यौ च परिश्रान्तो राज्ञः सर्वमशेषतः ॥ १.४२.१६ ॥
Honored by the king, the weary brahmin Gauramukha then told the king everything in full.
1.42.17
शमीकवचनं घोरं यथोक्तं मन्त्रिसन्निधौ ।
शमीको नाम राजेन्द्र वर्तते विषये तव ॥ १.४२.१७ ॥
He recounted the terrible words of Śamīka, just as they had been spoken in the presence of the ministers: O lord of kings, the sage named Śamīka dwells in your realm.
1.42.18
ऋषिः परमधर्मात्मा दान्तः शान्तो महातपाः ।
तस्य त्वया नरव्याघ्र सर्पः प्राणैर्वियोजितः ॥ १.४२.१८ ॥
That sage is supremely righteous in soul, self-restrained, calm, and of great asceticism; O tiger among men, by you a serpent was deprived of life upon him.
1.42.19
अवसक्तो धनुष्कोट्या स्कन्धे मौनान्वितस्य च ।
क्षान्तवांस्तव तत्कर्म पुत्रस्तस्य न चक्षमे ॥ १.४२.१९ ॥
It was hung on the shoulder of the sage absorbed in his vow of silence, with the tip of a bow. You endured that deed, but his son could not bear it.
1.42.20
तेन शप्तोऽसि राजेन्द्र पितुरज्ञातमद्य वै ।
तक्षकः सप्तरात्रेण मृत्युस्तव भविष्यति ॥ १.४२.२० ॥
O lord of kings, you have today been cursed by him, unknown to your father: within seven nights Takṣaka will be your death.
1.42.21
तत्र रक्षां कुरुष्वेति पुनः पुनरथाब्रवीत् ।
तदन्यथा न शक्यं च कर्तुं केनचिदप्युत ॥ १.४२.२१ ॥
"Arrange protection there," he said again and again. It cannot be otherwise, nor can anyone possibly change it.
1.42.22
न हि शक्नोति संयन्तुं पुत्रं कोपसमन्वितम् ।
ततोऽहं प्रेषितस्तेन तव राजन्हितार्थिना ॥ १.४२.२२ ॥
He is not able to restrain his son, filled with anger. Therefore, O king, desiring your welfare, he sent me.
1.42.23
इति श्रुत्वा वचो घोरं स राजा कुरुनन्दनः ।
पर्यतप्यत तत्पापं कृत्वा राजा महातपाः ॥ १.४२.२३ ॥
Having heard these dreadful words, that king, the joy of the Kurus, was tormented by the wrong he had done, the king of great austerity.
1.42.24
तं च मौनव्रतं श्रुत्वा वने मुनिवरं तदा ।
भूय एवाभवद्राजा शोकसंतप्तमानसः ॥ १.४२.२४ ॥
And hearing of the vow of silence of that best of sages in the forest, the king then became once again a mind tormented by grief.
1.42.25
अनुक्रोशात्मतां तस्य शमीकस्यावधार्य च ।
पर्यतप्यत भूयोपि कृत्वा तत्किल्बिषं मुनेः ॥ १.४२.२५ ॥
Having understood Śamīka's compassionate nature, the king was again tormented, because of the offence he had committed against the sage.
1.42.26
न हि मृत्युं तथा राजा श्रुत्वा वै सोऽन्वतप्यत ।
अशोचदमरप्रख्यो यथा कृत्वेह कर्म तत् ॥ १.४२.२६ ॥
The king did not grieve so much on hearing of the death; but he, like an immortal, grieved for the deed he had done.
1.42.27
ततस्तं प्रेषयामास राजा गौरमुखं तदा ।
भूयः प्रसादं भगवान्करोत्विह ममेति वै ॥ १.४२.२७ ॥
Then the king sent Gauramukha, saying, 'May the venerable one once more show favour to me.'
1.42.28
श्रुत्वा तु वचनं राज्ञो मुनिर्गौरमुखस्तदा ।
समनुज्ञाप्य वेगेन प्रजगामाश्रमं गुरोः ॥ १.४२.२८ ॥
Having heard the king's words, the sage Gauramukha then took his leave and swiftly went to his teacher's hermitage.
1.42.29
तस्मिंश्च गतमात्रेऽथ राजा गौरमुखे तदा ।
मन्त्रिभिर्मन्त्रयामास सह संविग्नमानसः ॥ १.४२.२९ ॥
As soon as Gauramukha had gone, the king, agitated in mind, took counsel with his ministers.
1.42.30
संमन्त्र्य मन्त्रिभिश्चैव स तथा मन्त्रतत्त्ववित् ।
प्रासादं कारयामास एकस्तम्भं सुरक्षितम् ॥ १.४२.३० ॥
Having consulted with his ministers, that king who knew the essence of counsel had a palace built, supported by a single pillar and well guarded.
1.42.31
रक्षां च विदधे तत्र भिषजश्चौषधानि च ।
ब्राह्मणान्मन्त्रसिद्धांश्च सर्वतो वै न्ययोजयत् ॥ १.४२.३१ ॥
There he arranged protection, placed physicians and medicines, and stationed mantra-accomplished brahmins on every side.
1.42.32
राजकार्याणि तत्रस्थः सर्वाण्येवाकरोच्च सः ।
मन्त्रिभिः सह धर्मज्ञः समन्तात्परिरक्षितः ॥ १.४२.३२ ॥
Remaining there, he carried out all the royal duties; the king, knower of dharma, was guarded on all sides together with his ministers.
1.42.33
न चैनं कश्चिदारूढं लभते राजसत्तमम् ।
वातोऽपि निश्चरंस्तत्र प्रवेशे विनिवार्यते ॥ १.४२.३३ ॥
No one could ascend and reach that best of kings; there, at the entrance, even the wind was barred from passing.
1.42.34
प्राप्ते च दिवसे तस्मिन्सप्तमे द्विजसत्तमः ।
काश्यपोऽभ्यागमद्विद्वांस्तं राजानं चिकित्सितुम् ॥ १.४२.३४ ॥
When that seventh day arrived, the foremost of twice-born men, the learned Kāśyapa, came to heal the king.
1.42.35
श्रुतं हि तेन तदभूद्यथा तं राजसत्तमम् ।
तक्षकः पन्नगश्रेष्ठो नेष्यते यमसादनम् ॥ १.४२.३५ ॥
For he had heard that Takṣaka, the chief of serpents, would take that best of kings to the abode of Yama.
1.42.36
तं दष्टं पन्नगेन्द्रेण करिष्येऽहमपज्वरम् ।
तत्र मेऽर्थश्च धर्मश्च भवितेति विचिन्तयन् ॥ १.४२.३६ ॥
If he is bitten by the lord of serpents, I will free him from the poison-fever; in that, both my gain and my dharma will be, so he reflected.
1.42.37
तं ददर्श स नागेन्द्रस्तक्षकः काश्यपं पथि ।
गच्छन्तमेकमनसं द्विजो भूत्वा वयोऽतिगः ॥ १.४२.३७ ॥
Takṣaka, lord of serpents, saw Kāśyapa going along the road with single-minded purpose; he had taken the form of an aged brahmin.
1.42.38
तमब्रवीत्पन्नगेन्द्रः काश्यपं मुनिपुंगवम् ।
क्व भवांस्त्वरितो याति किंच कार्यं चिकीर्षति ॥ १.४२.३८ ॥
The lord of serpents spoke to Kāśyapa, best of sages: "Where are you going in such haste, and what task do you intend to do?"
1.42.39
नृपं कुरुकुलोत्पन्नं परिक्षितमरिंदमम् ।
तक्षकः पन्नगश्रेष्ठस्तेजसाऽध्य प्रधक्ष्यति ॥ १.४२.३९ ॥
Takṣaka, best of serpents, will burn King Parikṣit, born in the Kuru lineage and subduer of enemies, with his fiery power this very day.
1.42.40
तं दष्टं पन्नगेन्द्रेण तेनाग्निसमतेजसम् ।
पाण्डवानां कुलकरं राजानममितौजसम्। ॥ १.४२.४० ॥
That king, bitten by the lord of serpents, blazing like fire, founder of the line of the Pāṇḍavas, of immeasurable might.
1.42.41
विज्ञातविषविद्योऽहं ब्राह्मणो लोकपूजितः ।
अस्मद्गुरुकटाक्षेण कल्योऽहं विषनाशने ॥ १.४२.४१ ॥
I am a brahmin who knows the science of poison, honored in the world. By the grace of my teacher's glance, I am able to cure poison.
1.42.42
अहं स तक्षको ब्रह्मंस्तं धक्ष्यामि महीपतिम् ।
निवर्तस्व न शक्तस्त्वं मया दष्टं चिकित्सितुम् ॥ १.४२.४२ ॥
I am that Takṣaka, O brahmin! I will burn that king. Turn back; you are not able to cure one whom I have bitten.
1.42.43
अहं तं नृपतिं गत्वा त्वया दष्टमपज्वरम् ।
करिष्यामीति मे बुद्धिर्विद्याबलसमन्विता ॥ १.४२.४३ ॥
I will go to that king and make him, bitten by you, free from fever — my intention is endowed with the power of knowledge.