Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 1.80
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1.80.1
एवं स नाहुषो राजा ययातिः पुत्रमीप्सितम् ।
राज्येऽभिषिच्य मुदितो वानप्रस्थोऽभवन्मुनिः ॥ १.८०.१ ॥
Thus King Yayāti, son of Nahuṣa, having anointed his desired son to the kingdom, delighted, became a forest-dwelling sage.
1.80.2
उषित्वा च वने वासं ब्राह्मणैः संशितव्रतः ।
फलमूलाशनो दान्तस्ततः स्वर्गमितो गतः ॥ १.८०.२ ॥
Having dwelt in the forest with the brahmins, firm in his vows, living on fruits and roots, self-controlled, he then went from here to heaven.
1.80.3
स गतः स्वर्निवासं तं निवसन्मुदितः सुखी ।
कालेन नातिमहता पुनः शक्रेण पातितः ॥ १.८०.३ ॥
He went to that heavenly abode and dwelt there delighted and happy; but not long after, he was cast down again by Indra.
1.80.4
साधुभिः संगतिं लब्ध्वा पुनः स्वर्गमुपेयिवान् ।
स्वर्गतश्च पुनर्ब्रह्मन्निवसन्देववेश्मनि।
कालेन नातिमहता कथं शक्रेण पातितः ॥ १.८०.४ ॥
Having obtained the company of good men, he again reached heaven; and, O brahmin, dwelling in the abode of the gods, how was he cast down by Indra, not long after?
1.80.5
निपतन्प्रच्युतः स्वर्गादप्राप्तो मेदिनीतलम् ।
स्थित आसीदन्तरिक्षे स तदेति श्रुतं मया ॥ १.८०.५ ॥
Falling and cast down from heaven, not having reached the surface of the earth, he remained suspended in mid-air—so I have heard.
1.80.6
तत एव पुनश्चापि गतः स्वर्गमिति श्रुतम् ।
राज्ञा वसुमता सार्धमष्टकेन च वीर्यवान् ॥ १.८०.६ ॥
Then, as it is heard, he went again to heaven, together with King Vasumat and the mighty Aṣṭaka.
1.80.7
प्रतर्दनेन शिविना समेत्य किल संसदि ।
कर्मणा केन स दिवं पुनः प्राप्तो महीपतिः ॥ १.८०.७ ॥
Having met with Pratardana and Śibi in the assembly, by what deed did that king again attain heaven?
1.80.8
सर्वमेतदशेषेण श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्त्वतः ।
कथ्यमानं त्वया विप्र विप्रर्षिगणसंनिधौ ॥ १.८०.८ ॥
I wish to hear all of this completely and truly, as you tell it, O brahmin, in the presence of the host of brahmin sages.
1.80.9
देवराजसमो ह्यासीद्ययातिः पृथिवीपतिः ।
वर्धनः कुरुवंशस्य विभावसुसमद्युतिः ॥ १.८०.९ ॥
Yayāti, lord of the earth, was equal to the king of the gods, the increaser of the Kuru line, of splendor like the fire-god.
1.80.10
तस्य विस्तीर्णयशसः सत्यकीर्तेर्महात्मनः ।
चरितं श्रोतुमिच्छामि दिवि चेह च सर्वशः ॥ १.८०.१० ॥
I wish to hear the deeds of that great-souled one, of wide-spreading fame and true renown, both in heaven and here, in every way.
1.80.11
हन्त ते कथयिष्यामि ययातेरुत्तरां कथाम् ।
दिवि चेह च पुण्यार्थां सर्वपापप्रणाशिनीम् ॥ १.८०.११ ॥
Well then, I will tell you the later story of Yayāti, which brings merit both in heaven and here, and destroys all sins.
1.80.12
ययातिर्नाहुषो राजा पूरुं पुत्रं कनीयसम् ।
राज्येऽभिषिच्य मुदितः प्रावव्राज वनं तदा ॥ १.८०.१२ ॥
King Yayāti, son of Nahuṣa, having anointed his youngest son Pūru to the kingdom, joyfully then went forth into the forest.
1.80.13
अन्त्युषे स विनिक्षिप्य पुत्रान्यदुपुरोगमान् ।
फलमूलाशनो राजा वने संन्यवसच्चिरम् ॥ १.८०.१३ ॥
Having entrusted his sons, with Yadu foremost among them, the king, living on fruits and roots, dwelt in the forest for a long time.
1.80.14
शंसितात्मा जितक्रोधस्तर्पयन्पितृदेवताः ।
अग्नींश्च विधिवज्जुह्वन्वानप्रस्थविधानतः ॥ १.८०.१४ ॥
With a purified self and anger conquered, satisfying the ancestors and gods, he offered oblations into the fires duly, according to the rule of the forest-dweller.
1.80.15
अथितीन्पूजयामास वन्येन हविषा विभुः ।
शिलोञ्छवृत्तिमास्थाय शेषान्नकृतभोजनः ॥ १.८०.१५ ॥
The mighty king honored his guests with forest oblations, adopting the life of gleaning grain and eating food prepared from what was left over.
1.80.16
पूर्णं वर्षसहस्रं च एवंवृत्तिरभून्नृपः ।
अब्भक्षः शरदस्त्रिंशदासीन्नियतवाङ्मनाः ॥ १.८०.१६ ॥
Thus living, the king passed a full thousand years; then for thirty autumns he drank only water, keeping speech and mind restrained.
1.80.17
ततश्च वायुभक्षोऽभूत्संवत्सरमतन्द्रितः ।
तथा पञ्चाग्निमध्ये च तपस्तेपे स वत्सरम् ॥ १.८०.१७ ॥
Then, tireless, he lived for a year on air alone; and in the same way he performed austerity for a year amid the five fires.
1.80.18
एकपादः स्तितश्चासीत्षण्मासाननिलाशनः ।
पुण्यकीर्तिस्ततः स्वर्गे जगामावृत्य रोदसी ॥ १.८०.१८ ॥
Standing on one foot, he lived six months on air alone; then the one of holy fame went to heaven, filling heaven and earth.