Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 1.50
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1.50.1
ततः स राजा राजेन्द्र स्कन्धे तस्य भुजंगमम् ।
मुनेः क्षुत्क्षाम आसज्य स्वपुरं प्रययौ पुनः ॥ १.५०.१ ॥
Then that king, O lord of kings, weakened by hunger, hung a serpent on the shoulder of the sage and went back again to his own city.
1.50.2
ऋषेस्तस्य तु पुत्रोऽभूद्गति जातो महायशाः ।
शृङ्गी नाम महातेजास्तिग्मवीर्योऽतिकोपनः ॥ १.५०.२ ॥
That sage had a son, of great fame, named Śṛṅgī, of great splendor, of fierce valor and very wrathful.
1.50.3
ब्रह्माणं समुपागम्य मुनिः पूजां चकार ह ।
सोऽनुज्ञातस्ततस्तत्र शृङ्गी शुश्राव तं तदा ॥ १.५०.३ ॥
The sage approached Brahmā and performed worship; then, having been permitted, Śṛṅgī heard of it there at that time.
1.50.4
सख्युः सकाशात्पितरं पित्रा ते धर्षितं पुरा ।
मृतं सर्पं समासक्तं स्थाणुभूतस्य तस्य तम् ॥ १.५०.४ ॥
From a friend he learned that your father had earlier insulted his father, hanging a dead serpent upon that sage who sat motionless like a post.
1.50.5
वहन्तं राजशार्दूल स्कन्धेनानपकारिणम् ।
तपस्विनमतीवाथ तं मुनिप्रवरं नृप ॥ १.५०.५ ॥
O tiger among kings, O king, he was bearing the serpent on his shoulder though he had done no wrong; that foremost of sages was exceedingly ascetic.
1.50.6
जितेन्द्रियं विशुद्धं च स्थितं कर्मण्यथाद्भुतम् ।
तपसा द्योतितात्मानं स्वेष्वङ्गेषु यतं तदा ॥ १.५०.६ ॥
He was self-controlled, pure, steadfast in his duty and wondrous; his self shone with austerity, and at that time he was restraining his own limbs.
1.50.7
शुभाचारं शुभकथं सुस्थितं तमलोलुपम् ।
अक्षुद्रमनसूयं च वृद्धं मौनव्रते स्थितम्।
शरण्यं सर्वभूतानां पित्रा विनिकृतं तव ॥ १.५०.७ ॥
Of good conduct and good speech, steadfast, free from greed and darkness, of noble mind and without envy, aged, established in the vow of silence, a refuge for all beings — your father treated him with disrespect.
1.50.8
शशापाथ महातेजाः पितरं ते रुषान्वितः ।
ऋषेः पुत्रो महातेजा बालोऽपि स्थविरद्युतिः ॥ १.५०.८ ॥
Then the great-splendoured one, filled with anger, cursed your father. The sage's son, though a boy, was great in splendour, with the lustre of an elder.
1.50.9
स क्षिप्रमुदकं स्पृष्ट्वा रोषादिदमुवाच ह ।
पितरं तेऽभिसन्धाय तेजसा प्रज्वलन्निव ॥ १.५०.९ ॥
He quickly touched water and in anger spoke these words, blazing with power as if on fire, having aimed them at your father.
1.50.10
अनागसि गुरौ यो मे मृतं सर्पवासृजत् ।
तं नागस्तक्षकः क्रुद्धस्तेजसा प्रदहिष्यति ॥ १.५०.१० ॥
The one who placed a dead snake upon my blameless teacher — the angered serpent Takṣaka will burn him with his power.
1.50.11
आशीविषस्तिग्मतेजा मद्वाक्यबलचोदितः ।
सप्तरात्रादितः पापं पश्य मे तपसो बलम् ॥ १.५०.११ ॥
The venomous serpent of sharp power, impelled by the force of my words, will strike that sinner within seven nights from now. Behold the power of my austerity.
1.50.12
इत्युक्त्वा प्रययौ तत्र पिता यत्राऽस्य सोऽभवत् ।
दृष्ट्वा च पितरं तस्मै तं शापं प्रत्यवेदयत् ॥ १.५०.१२ ॥
Having said this, he went to where his father was, and on seeing his father he reported to him that curse.
1.50.13
स चापि मुनिशार्दूलः प्रेरयामास ते पितुः ।
शिष्यं गौरमुखं नाम शीलवन्तं गुणान्वितम् ॥ १.५०.१३ ॥
And that tiger among sages also sent his disciple Gauramukha, a man of good conduct endowed with virtues, to their father.
1.50.14
आचख्यौं सत्त्व विश्रान्तो राज्ञः सर्वमशेषतः ।
शप्तोऽसि मम पुत्रेण यत्तो भव महीपते ॥ १.५०.१४ ॥
Having rested, he told the king everything in full: "O lord of the earth, you have been cursed by my son; be vigilant."
1.50.15
तक्षकस्त्वां महाराज तेजसाऽसौ दहिष्यति ।
श्रुत्वा च तद्वचो घोरं पिता ते जनमेजय ॥ १.५०.१५ ॥
"Great king, Takṣaka will burn you with his fiery power." O Janamejaya, having heard that dreadful word, your father…
1.50.16
यत्तोऽभवत्परित्रस्तस्तक्षकात्पन्नगोत्तमात् ।
ततस्तस्मिंस्तु दिवसे सप्तमे समुपस्थिते ॥ १.५०.१६ ॥
Greatly frightened of Takṣaka, the foremost of serpents, he became vigilant. Then, when the seventh day had come…
1.50.17
राज्ञः समीपं ब्रह्मर्षिः काश्यपो गन्तुमैच्छत ।
तं ददर्शाथ नागेन्द्रस्तक्षकः काश्यपं तदा ॥ १.५०.१७ ॥
The brahmarishi Kāśyapa wished to go into the presence of the king. Then the lord of serpents Takṣaka saw Kāśyapa.
1.50.18
तमब्रवीत्पन्नगेन्द्रः काश्यपं त्वरितं द्विजम् ।
क्व भवांस्त्वरितो याति किं च कार्यं चिकीर्षति ॥ १.५०.१८ ॥
The lord of serpents said to Kāśyapa, the twice-born, who was hastening: "Where are you going in such haste, and what task do you intend to do?"
1.50.19
यत्र राजा कुरुश्रेष्ठः परिक्षिन्नाम वै द्विज ।
तक्षकेण भुजंगेन धक्ष्यते किल सोऽद्य वै ॥ १.५०.१९ ॥
O twice-born, where is the king named Parikṣit, best of the Kurus? Today the serpent Takṣaka will bite him and he will be burnt.
1.50.20
गच्छाम्यहं तं त्वरितः सद्यः कर्तुमपज्वरम् ।
मयाऽभिपन्नं तं चापि न सर्पो धर्षयिष्यति ॥ १.५०.२० ॥
I am going to him swiftly, to make him free of fever at once. Stricken by me, he will not be harmed even by the serpent.
1.50.21
किमर्थं तं मया दष्टं संजीवयितुमिच्छसि ।
अहं त तक्षको ब्रह्मन्पश्य मे वीर्यमद्भुतम् ॥ १.५०.२१ ॥
Why do you wish to revive him, whom I have bitten? I am indeed Takṣaka, O brahmin. Behold my wondrous power.
1.50.22
न शक्तस्त्वं मया दष्टं तं संजीवयितुं नृपम् ।
इत्युक्त्वा तक्षकस्तत्र सोऽदशद्वै वनस्पतिम् ॥ १.५०.२२ ॥
Saying, 'You are not able to revive that king whom I have bitten,' Takṣaka there bit that tree.
1.50.23
स दष्टमात्रो नागेन भस्मीभूतोऽभवन्नगः ।
काश्यपश्च ततो राजन्नजीवयत तं नगम् ॥ १.५०.२३ ॥
No sooner was it bitten by the serpent than that tree turned to ash. Then, O king, Kāśyapa revived that tree.
1.50.24
ततस्तं लोभयामास कामं ब्रूहीति तक्षकः ।
स एवमुक्तस्तं प्राह काश्यपस्तक्षकं पुनः ॥ १.५०.२४ ॥
Then Takṣaka tempted him, saying, 'Speak your desire.' Thus addressed, Kāśyapa again spoke to Takṣaka.
1.50.25
धनलिप्सुरहं तत्र यामीत्युक्तश्च तेन सः ।
तमुवाच महात्मानं तक्षकः श्लक्ष्णया गिरा ॥ १.५०.२५ ॥
Thus addressed by him, "I go there, desiring wealth," Takṣaka spoke to that great-souled one in soft words.
1.50.26
यावद्धनं प्रार्थयसे राज्ञस्तस्मात्ततोऽधिकम् ।
गृहाण मत्त एव त्वं सन्निवर्तस्व चानघ ॥ १.५०.२६ ॥
Take from me, even more than you ask of the king, as much wealth as you seek. Turn back now, O sinless one.
1.50.27
स एवमुक्तो नागेन काश्यपो द्विपदां वरः ।
लब्ध्वा वित्तं निववृते तक्षकाद्यावदीप्सितम् ॥ १.५०.२७ ॥
Thus addressed by the serpent, Kāśyapa, best of twice-born men, having obtained as much wealth as he desired from Takṣaka, returned.
1.50.28
तस्मिन्प्रतिगते विप्रे छद्मनोपेत्य तक्षकः ।
तं नृपं नृपतिश्रेष्ठं पितरं धार्मिकं तव ॥ १.५०.२८ ॥
When that brahmin had departed, Takṣaka, by stealth, approached that king, best of kings, your righteous father.
1.50.29
प्रासादस्थं यत्तमपि दग्धवान्विषवह्निना ।
ततस्त्वं पुरुषव्याघ्र विजयायाभिषेचितः ॥ १.५०.२९ ॥
He also burned him, who stood in the palace, with the fire of poison. Then, O tiger among men, you were anointed for victory.
1.50.30
एतद्दृष्टं श्रुतं चापि यथावन्नृपसत्तम ।
अस्माभिर्निखिलं सर्वं कथितं तेऽतिदारुणम् ॥ १.५०.३० ॥
O best of kings, all of this, which we have seen and heard, has been told to you in full and exactly as it was, and it is exceedingly dreadful.
1.50.31
श्रुत्वा चैतं नरश्रेष्ठ पार्थिवस्य पराभवम् ।
अस्य चर्षेरुदङ्कस्य विधत्स्व यदनन्तरम् ॥ १.५०.३१ ॥
Hearing of this defeat of the king, best of men, now proceed with what came after concerning this sage Uttanka.
1.50.32
एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु स राजा जनमेजयः ।
उवाच मन्त्रिणः सर्वानिदं वाक्यमरिदमः ॥ १.५०.३२ ॥
At that very time King Janamejaya, subduer of enemies, spoke these words to all his ministers.
1.50.33
अथ तत्कथितं केन यद्वृत्तं तद्वनस्पतौ ।
आश्चर्यभूतं लोकस्य भस्मराशीकृतं तदा ॥ १.५०.३३ ॥
Then by whom was that event in the tree told, which was wondrous for the world and then reduced to a heap of ash?
1.50.34
यद्वृक्षं जीवयामास काश्यपस्तक्षकेण वै ।
नूनं मन्त्रैर्हतविषो न प्रणश्येत काश्यपात् ॥ १.५०.३४ ॥
The tree which Kāśyapa revived after Takṣaka had bitten it — surely, if its poison had been destroyed by mantras, it would not have perished at Kāśyapa's hands.
1.50.35
चिन्तयामास पापात्मा मनसा पन्नगाधमः ।
दष्टं यदि मया विप्रः पार्थिवं जीवयिष्यति ॥ १.५०.३५ ॥
The evil-minded lowest of serpents thought in his mind: 'If this Brahmin revives the king whom I have bitten...'
1.50.36
तक्षकः संहतविषो लोके यास्यति हास्यताम् ।
विचिन्त्यैवं कृता तेन ध्रुवं तुष्टिर्द्विजस्य वै ॥ १.५०.३६ ॥
Takṣaka, with his poison gathered, will become a laughingstock in the world. Having thought thus, he surely made the Brahmin content.
1.50.37
भविष्यति ह्युपायेन यस्य दास्यामि यातनाम् ।
एकं तु श्रोतुमिच्छामि तद्वृत्तं निर्जने वने ॥ १.५०.३७ ॥
There will surely be a means by which I may punish him. But I wish to hear one thing: the account of what happened in the deserted forest.
1.50.38
संवादं पन्नगेन्द्रस्य काश्यपस्य च कस्तदा ।
श्रुतवान्दृष्टवांश्चापि भवत्सु कथमागतम्।
श्रुत्वा तस्य विधास्येऽहं पन्नगान्तकरीं मतिम् ॥ १.५०.३८ ॥
Who then heard and saw that conversation between the lord of serpents and Kāśyapa, and how did it come to you? Having heard it, I shall form a resolve that brings the serpents to their end.
1.50.39
शृणु राजन्यथास्माकं येन तत्कथितं पुरा ।
समागतं द्विजेन्द्रस्य पन्नगेन्द्रस्य चाध्वनि ॥ १.५०.३९ ॥
Listen, O king, as it was told to us long ago: the foremost of brahmins and the lord of serpents met on the road.
1.50.40
तस्मिन्वृक्षे नरः कश्चिदिन्धनार्थाय पार्थिव ।
विचिन्वन्पूर्वमारूढः शुष्कशाखावनस्पतौ ॥ १.५०.४० ॥
O king, on that tree a certain man, searching for fuel, had earlier climbed up — a tree with dry branches.
1.50.41
न बुध्येतामुभौ तौ च नगस्थं पन्नगद्विजौ ।
सह तेनैव वृक्षेण भस्मीभूतोऽभवन्नृप ॥ १.५०.४१ ॥
O king, those two on the tree — the serpent and the brahmin — did not perceive each other; and that man was reduced to ashes together with that very tree.
1.50.42
द्विजप्रभावाद्राजेन्द्र व्यजीवत्स वनस्पतिः ।
तेनागम्य द्विजश्रेष्ठ पुंसाऽस्मासु निवेदितम् ॥ १.५०.४२ ॥
O best of kings, by the power of the brahmin that tree was brought back to life; and he himself came and reported this to us, O best of brahmins.
1.50.43
यथा वृत्तं तु तत्सर्वं तक्षकस्य द्विजस्य च ।
एतत्ते कथितं राजन्यथादृष्टं श्रुतं च यत्।
श्रुत्वा च नृपशार्दूल विधत्स्व यदनन्तरम् ॥ १.५०.४३ ॥
O king, all that happened between Takṣaka and the brahmin has been told to you, as it was seen and heard. O tiger among kings, having heard this, decide what must be done next.
1.50.44
मन्त्रिणां तु वचः श्रुत्वा स राजा जनमेजयः ।
पर्यतप्यत दुःखार्तः प्रत्यपिंषत्करं करे ॥ १.५०.४४ ॥
Having heard the words of the ministers, King Janamejaya was tormented, afflicted with sorrow, and rubbed one hand against the other.
1.50.45
निःश्वासमुष्णमसकृद्दीर्घं राजीवलोचनः ।
मुमोचाश्रूणि च तदा नेत्राभ्यां प्ररुदन्नृपः ॥ १.५०.४५ ॥
The lotus-eyed king repeatedly let out long, hot sighs, and then, weeping, tears flowed from his eyes.
1.50.46
उवाच च महीपालो दुःखशोकसमन्वितः ।
दुर्धरं बाष्पमुत्सृज्य स्पृष्ट्वा चापो यथाविधि ॥ १.५०.४६ ॥
The king, filled with pain and grief, let fall tears that could not be held back, touched water according to rule, and spoke.
1.50.47
मुहूर्तमिव च ध्यात्वा निश्चित्य मनसा नृपः ।
अमर्षी मन्त्रिणः सर्वानिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥ १.५०.४७ ॥
The king meditated for a moment as if, resolved in his mind, filled with indignation, and spoke these words to all the ministers.
1.50.48
श्रुत्वैतद्भवतां वाक्यं पितुर्मे स्वर्गतिं प्रति ।
निश्चितेयं मम मतिर्या च तां मे निबोधत।
अनन्तरं च मन्येऽहं तक्षकाय दुरात्मने ॥ १.५०.४८ ॥
Having heard these words of yours, here is my firm resolve concerning my father's going to heaven; listen to it. And what I think must be done next to the evil-minded Takṣaka is this.
1.50.49
प्रतिकर्तव्यमित्येवं येन मे हिंसितः पिता ।
शृङ्गिणं हेतुमात्रं यः कृत्वा दग्ध्वा च पार्थिवम् ॥ १.५०.४९ ॥
Thus it must be repaid: he who harmed my father, who made Śṛṅgin merely the cause and burned the king.
1.50.50
इयं दुरात्मता तस्य काश्यपं यो न्यवर्तयत् ।
यद्यागच्छेत्स वै विप्रो ननु जीवेत्पिता मम ॥ १.५०.५० ॥
This is his wickedness, that he turned back Kāśyapa; had that brahmin come, my father would surely have lived.
1.50.51
परिहीयेत किं तस्य यदि जीवेत्स पार्थिवः ।
काश्यपस्य प्रसादेन मन्त्रिणां विनयेन च ॥ १.५०.५१ ॥
What would he have lost, had that king lived, by the grace of Kāśyapa and the humility of his ministers?
1.50.52
स तु वारितवान्मोहात्काश्यपं द्विजसत्तमम् ।
संजिजीवयिषुं प्राप्तं राजानमपराजितम् ॥ १.५०.५२ ॥
Out of delusion, he forbade Kāśyapa, that best of brahmins, who had come to restore the unconquered king to life.
1.50.53
महानतिक्रमो ह्येष तक्षकस्य दुरात्मनः ।
द्विजस्य योऽददद्द्रव्यं मा नृपं जीवयेदिति ॥ १.५०.५३ ॥
Great indeed is this transgression of the wicked Takṣaka, who gave wealth to the brahmin, saying: do not revive the king.
1.50.54
उत्तङ्कस्य प्रियं कर्तुमात्मनश्च महत्प्रियम् ।
भवतां चैव सर्वेषां गच्छाम्यपचितिं पितुः ॥ १.५०.५४ ॥
To do what pleases Uttaṅka, and what greatly pleases myself, and all of you as well, I shall requite my father.