Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 1.54
हिन्दी · தமிழ் · తెలుగు · ಕನ್ನಡ · മലയാളം · বাংলা · मराठी · ગુજરાતી · ਪੰਜਾਬੀ · ଓଡ଼ିଆ · اردو · English · Español · Français · Deutsch · Português · Русский · 中文 · 日本語 · العربية · Bahasa Indonesia · ไทย
1.54.1
तत आहूय पुत्रं स्वं जरत्कारुर्भुजंगमा ।
वासुकेर्नागराजस्य वचनादिदमब्रवीत् ॥ १.५४.१ ॥
Then Jaratkāru, having called her own son, spoke these words at the word of the serpent-king Vāsuki.
1.54.2
अहं तव पितुः पुत्र भ्रात्रा दत्ता निमित्ततः ।
कालः स चायं संप्राप्तस्तत्कुरुष्व यथातथम् ॥ १.५४.२ ॥
I was given by my brother to your father for a purpose, son; that time has now come, so act accordingly.
1.54.3
किंनिमित्तं मम पितुर्दत्ता त्वं मातुलेन मे ।
तन्ममाचक्ष्व तत्त्वेन श्रुत्वा कर्ताऽस्मि तत्तथा ॥ १.५४.३ ॥
For what purpose did my maternal uncle give you to my father? Tell me the truth, and having heard it, I will do just that.
1.54.4
तत आचष्ट सा तस्मै बान्धवानां हितैषिणी ।
भगिनी नागराजस्य जरत्कारुरविक्लबा ॥ १.५४.४ ॥
Then Jaratkāru, the sister of the serpent-king, desirous of the welfare of her kinsmen, spoke to him without faltering.
1.54.5
पन्नगानामशेषाणां माता कद्रूरिति श्रुता ।
तया शप्ता रुषितया सुता यस्मान्निबोध तत् ॥ १.५४.५ ॥
Kadrū is known as the mother of all the serpents; enraged, she cursed them, so hear the reason.
1.54.6
उच्चैः श्रवाः सोऽश्वराजो यन्मिथ्या न कृतो मम ।
विनतार्थाय पणिते दासभावाय पुत्रकाः ॥ १.५४.६ ॥
That horse-king Uccaiḥśravas, which I did not make false, was wagered for servitude, for Vinatā's sake, O sons.
1.54.7
जनमेजयस्य वो यज्ञे धक्ष्यत्यनिलसारथिः ।
तत्र पञ्चत्वमापन्नाः प्रेतलोकं गमिष्यथ ॥ १.५४.७ ॥
At Janamejaya's sacrifice, the fire whose charioteer is the wind will burn you; there, having reached death, you will go to the world of the dead.
1.54.8
तां च शप्तवतीं देवः साक्षाल्लोकपितामहः ।
एवमस्त्विति तद्वाक्यं प्रोवाचानु मुमोद च ॥ १.५४.८ ॥
To her, who had cursed, the god himself, the grandfather of the worlds, said, "So be it," and approved her words and rejoiced.
1.54.9
वासुकिश्चापि तच्छ्रुत्वा पितामहवचस्तदा ।
अमृते मथिते तात देवाञ्छरणमीयिवान् ॥ १.५४.९ ॥
Dear one, Vāsuki too, having heard the grandfather's words, then, when the nectar was churned, sought refuge with the gods.
1.54.10
सिद्धार्थाश्च सुराः सर्वे प्राप्यामृतमनुत्तमम् ।
भ्रातरं मे पुरस्कृत्य पितामहमुपागमन् ॥ १.५४.१० ॥
All the gods, their purpose accomplished and having obtained the supreme nectar, went to the grandfather, placing my brother in front.
1.54.11
ते तं प्रसादयामासुः सुराः सर्वेऽब्जसंभवम् ।
राज्ञा वासुकिना सार्धं शापोऽसौन भवेदिति ॥ १.५४.११ ॥
All the gods propitiated the lotus-born one, and together with King Vāsuki said, "May this curse not come to be."
1.54.12
वासुकिर्नागराजोऽयं दुःखितो ज्ञातिकारणात् ।
अभिशापः स मातुस्तु भगवन्न भवेत्कथम् ॥ १.५४.१२ ॥
This king of the nāgas, Vāsuki, is grieved on account of his kinsmen. Venerable one, how could that curse of the mother not come to be?
1.54.13
जरत्कारुर्जरत्कारुं यां भार्यां समवाप्स्यति ।
तत्र जातो द्विजः शापान्मोक्षयिष्यति पन्नगान् ॥ १.५४.१३ ॥
The sage Jaratkāru will obtain a wife named Jaratkārū; a twice-born son born to her will free the serpents from the curse.
1.54.14
एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु वचनं वासुकिः पन्नगोत्तमः ।
प्रादान्माममरप्रख्य तव पित्रे महात्मने ॥ १.५४.१४ ॥
Having heard these words, Vāsuki, best of serpents, gave me, O you who resemble the immortals, to your great-souled father.
1.54.15
प्रागेवानागते काले तस्मात्त्व मय्यजायथाः ।
अयं स कालः संप्राप्तो भयान्नस्त्रातुमर्हसि ॥ १.५४.१५ ॥
Before the appointed time you were born within me. That time has now come; you ought to save us from fear.
1.54.16
भ्रातरं चापि मे तस्मात्त्रातुमर्हसि पावकात् ।
न मोघं तु कृतं तत्स्याद्यदहं तव धीमते।
पित्रे दत्ता विमोक्षार्थं कथं वा पुत्र मन्यसे ॥ १.५४.१६ ॥
Therefore you ought to save my brother too from the fire. Let what I was given to your wise father for release not be in vain. Son, how do you think of this?
1.54.17
एवमुक्तस्तथेत्युक्त्वा सास्तीको मातरं तदा ।
अब्रवीद्दुःखसंतप्तं वासुकिं जीवयन्निव ॥ १.५४.१७ ॥
Thus addressed, Āstīka said 'So be it,' and then spoke to his mother Vāsuki, tormented by grief, as though reviving her.
1.54.18
अहं त्वां मोक्षयिष्यामि वासुके पन्नगोत्तम ।
तस्माच्छापान्महासत्त्व सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीमि ते ॥ १.५४.१८ ॥
I shall free you, O Vāsuki, best of serpents, from that curse, O great-souled one; this I tell you truly.
1.54.19
भव स्वस्थमना नाग न हि ते विद्यते भयम् ।
प्रयतिष्ये तथा राजन्यथा श्रेयो भविष्यति ॥ १.५४.१९ ॥
Be calm of mind, O serpent; you have no fear. O king, I will strive so that welfare comes about.
1.54.20
न मे वागनृतं प्राह स्वैरेष्वपि कुतोऽन्यथा ।
तं वै नृपवरं गत्वा दीक्षितं जनमेजयम् ॥ १.५४.२० ॥
My speech has never spoken falsehood, not even in jest; how then would it speak otherwise? Having gone to that best of kings, the consecrated Janamejaya...
1.54.21
वाग्भिर्मङ्गलयुक्ताभिस्तोषयिष्येऽद्य मातुल ।
यथा स यज्ञो नृपतेर्निवत्रिष्यति सत्तम ॥ १.५४.२१ ॥
With words endowed with auspiciousness I will now please him, O uncle, so that the king's sacrifice will be turned back, O best of the good.
1.54.22
स संभावय नागेन्द्र मयि सर्वं महामते ।
न ते मयि मनो जातु मिथ्या भवितुमर्हति ॥ १.५४.२२ ॥
Trust me in all things, O lord of serpents, O great-minded one; your mind should never be false concerning me.
1.54.23
आस्तीक परिघूर्णामि हृदयं मे विदीर्यते ।
दिशो न प्रतिजानामि ब्रह्मदण्डनिपीडितः ॥ १.५४.२३ ॥
O Āstīka, I am reeling, my heart is being torn; crushed by the Brahmin's rod of curse, I cannot perceive the directions.
1.54.24
न सन्तापस्त्वया कार्यः कथंचित्पन्नगोत्तम ।
प्रदीप्ताग्नेः समुत्पन्नं नाशयिष्यामि ते भयम् ॥ १.५४.२४ ॥
Do not let yourself be distressed in any way, O best of serpents; I will destroy the fear that has arisen in you from the blazing fire.
1.54.25
ब्रह्मदण्डं महाघोरं कालाग्निसमतेजसम् ।
नाशयिष्यामि माऽत्र त्वं भयंकार्षीः कथंचन ॥ १.५४.२५ ॥
I will destroy the terrible Brahmin's curse, equal in brilliance to the fire of time. Do not be afraid here in any way.
1.54.26
ततः स वासुकेर्घोरमपनीय मनोज्वरम् ।
आधाय चात्मनोऽङ्गेषु जगाम त्वरितो भृशम् ॥ १.५४.२६ ॥
Then he removed Vāsuki's terrible fever of the mind, placed it in his own limbs, and went away very quickly.
1.54.27
जनमेजयस्य तं यज्ञं सर्वैः समुदितं गुणैः ।
मोक्षाय भुजगेन्द्राणामास्तीको द्विजसत्तमः ॥ १.५४.२७ ॥
To that sacrifice of Janamejaya, which was endowed with all good qualities, came Āstīka, best of the twice-born, for the liberation of the lords of snakes.
1.54.28
स गत्वाऽपश्यदास्तीको यज्ञायतनमुत्तमम् ।
वृतं सदस्यैर्बहुभिः सूर्यवह्निसमप्रभैः ॥ १.५४.२८ ॥
Having gone there, Āstīka saw the excellent sacrificial hall, surrounded by many members of the assembly whose radiance equaled that of the sun and fire.
1.54.29
स तत्र वारितो द्वास्थैः प्रविशन्द्विजसत्तमः ।
अभितुष्टाव तं यज्ञं प्रवेशार्थी परंतपः ॥ १.५४.२९ ॥
There, stopped by the gatekeepers, the best of the twice-born, wishing to enter and tormentor of foes, praised that sacrifice.
1.54.30
स प्राप्य यज्ञायतनं वरिष्ठं ।
द्विजोत्तमः पुण्यकृतां वरिष्ठः।
तुष्टाव राजानमनन्तकीर्ति-
मृत्विक्सदस्यांश्च तथैव चाग्निम् ॥ १.५४.३० ॥
That best of the twice-born, foremost of the meritorious, reaching the excellent sacrificial hall, praised the king of endless fame, the priests and the assembly members, and likewise the fire.