Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 1.91
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1.91.1
ततो मृगसहस्राणि हत्वा सबलवाहनः ।
तत्र मेघघनप्रख्यं सिद्धचारणसेवितम् ॥ १.९१.१ ॥
Then, having killed thousands of deer, together with his army and mounts, he beheld there a forest like a dense cloud, frequented by Siddhas and Cāraṇas.
1.91.2
वनमालोकयामास नगराद्योजनद्वये ।
मृगाननुचरन्वन्याञ्श्रमेण परिपीडितः ॥ १.९१.२ ॥
At a distance of two yojanas from the city he looked upon the forest, greatly afflicted by fatigue from pursuing the wild deer.
1.91.3
मृगाननुचरन्राजा वेगेनाश्वानचोदयत् ।
राजा मृगप्रसङ्गेन वनमन्यद्विवेश ह ॥ १.९१.३ ॥
Pursuing the deer, the king urged his horses swiftly, and the king, drawn on by the chase of the deer, entered another forest.
1.91.4
एक एवोत्तमबलः क्षुत्पिपासाश्रमान्वितः ।
स वनस्यान्तमासाद्य महच्छून्यं समासदत् ॥ १.९१.४ ॥
Alone, of supreme strength yet beset by hunger, thirst and weariness, he reached the edge of the forest and came upon a vast empty tract.
1.91.5
तच्चाप्यतीत्य नृपतिरुत्तमाश्रमसंयुतम् ।
मनःप्रह्लादजननं दृष्टिकान्तमतीव च ॥ १.९१.५ ॥
Passing beyond that empty tract too, the king came to another forest possessing an excellent hermitage, delighting the mind and exceedingly pleasing to the eye.
1.91.6
सीतमारुतसंयुक्तं जगामान्यन्महद्वनम् ।
पुष्पितैः पादपैः कीर्णमतीव सुखशाद्वलम् ॥ १.९१.६ ॥
Possessed of a cool breeze, the king went on into another great forest, filled with flowering trees and having exceedingly pleasant grassy ground.
1.91.7
विपुलं मधुरारावैर्नादितं विहगैस्तथा ।
पुंस्कोकिलनिनादैश्च झिल्लीकगणनादितम् ॥ १.९१.७ ॥
That vast forest resounded with birds of sweet voice, with the calls of male cuckoos, and with the din of swarms of crickets.
1.91.8
प्रवृद्धविटपैर्वृक्षैः सुखच्छायैः समावृतम् ।
षट्पदाघूर्णिततलं लक्ष्म्या परमया युतम् ॥ १.९१.८ ॥
That forest was covered with trees of thickly grown branches, with pleasant shade, its ground stirred by bees, and it was endowed with supreme splendour.
1.91.9
नापुष्पः पादपः कश्चिन्नाफलो नापि कण्टकी ।
षट्पदैर्नाप्यपाकीर्णस्तस्मिन्वै काननेऽभवत् ॥ १.९१.९ ॥
In that forest there was no tree without flowers, none without fruit, none thorny, and none uncovered by bees.
1.91.10
विगहैर्नादितं पुष्पैरलङ्कृतमतीव च ।
सर्वर्तुकुसुमैर्वृक्षैः सुखच्छायैः समावृतम् ॥ १.९१.१० ॥
That forest, resounding with birds and bees moving about, was exceedingly adorned with flowers, and was covered by trees bearing the flowers of every season, with pleasant shade.
1.91.11
मनोरमं सहेष्वासो विवेश वनमुत्तमम् ।
मारुता कलितास्तत्र द्रुमाः कुसुमशाखिनः ॥ १.९१.११ ॥
Together with the archer, he entered that delightful and excellent forest, where the winds stirred and the trees bore flower-laden branches.
1.91.12
पुष्पवृष्टिं विचित्रां तु व्यसजंस्ते पुनः पुनः ।
दिवस्पृशोऽथ संघुष्टाः पक्षिभिर्मधुरस्वनैः ॥ १.९१.१२ ॥
Again and again they showered down a wondrous rain of flowers; touching the sky, they resounded with the sweet voices of birds.
1.91.13
विरेजुः पादपास्तत्र विचित्रकुसुमाम्बराः ।
तेषां तत्र प्रवालेषु पुष्पभारावनामिषु ॥ १.९१.१३ ॥
There the trees shone, clad in garments of variegated flowers; upon their tender shoots were branches bent low by the weight of blossoms.
1.91.14
रुवन्ति रावान्मधुरान्षट्पदा मधुलिप्सवः ।
तत्र प्रदेशांश्च बहून्कुसुमोत्करमण्डितान् ॥ १.९१.१४ ॥
Bees, eager for honey, hummed sweet sounds; and there were many regions adorned with heaps of flowers.
1.91.15
लतागृहपरिक्षिप्तान्मनसः प्रीतिवर्धनान् ।
संपश्यन्सुमहातेजा बभूव मुदितस्तदा ॥ १.९१.१५ ॥
Seeing those places encircled by bowers of creepers, increasing the joy of the mind, the greatly radiant one then became delighted.
1.91.16
परस्पराश्लिष्टशाखैः पादपैः कुसुमान्वितैः ।
अशोभत वनं तत्तु महेन्द्रध्वजसन्निभैः ॥ १.९१.१६ ॥
That forest shone with trees whose branches were entwined with one another and laden with flowers, resembling the banners of Indra.
1.91.17
सिद्धचारणसङ्घैश्च गन्धर्वाप्सरसां गणैः ।
सेवितं वनमत्यर्थं मत्तवानरकिन्नरैः ॥ १.९१.१७ ॥
That forest was greatly frequented by hosts of Siddhas and Cāraṇas, by troops of Gandharvas and Apsarases, and by intoxicated monkeys and Kinnaras.
1.91.18
सुखः शीतः सुगन्धी च पुष्परेणुवहोऽनिलः ।
परिक्रामन्वने वृक्षानुपैतीव रिरंसया ॥ १.९१.१८ ॥
A pleasant, cool, fragrant wind, carrying pollen of flowers, wandered through the forest and came to the trees as if with a desire to delight in them.
1.91.19
एवंगुणसमायुक्तं ददर्श स वनं नृपः ।
नदीकच्छोद्भं कान्तमुच्छ्रितध्वजसन्निभम् ॥ १.९१.१९ ॥
The king saw that forest, endowed with such qualities, lovely, growing on a river bank and resembling raised banners.
1.91.20
प्रेक्षमाणो वनं तत्तु सुप्रहृष्टविहङ्गमम् ।
आश्रमप्रवरं रम्यं ददर्श च मनोरमम् ॥ १.९१.२० ॥
Gazing at that forest, where the birds were greatly delighted, he saw an excellent hermitage, pleasant and charming.
1.91.21
नानावृक्षसमाकीर्णं संप्रज्वलितपावकम् ।
तं तदाऽप्रतिमं श्रीमानाश्रमं प्रत्यपूजयत् ॥ १.९१.२१ ॥
That incomparable hermitage, filled with many kinds of trees and with fires blazing brightly, the glorious king honoured in return.
1.91.22
यतिभिर्वालखिल्यैश्च वृतं मुनिगणान्वितम् ।
अग्न्यगारैश्च बहुभिः पुष्पसंस्तरसंस्तृतम् ॥ १.९१.२२ ॥
Surrounded by ascetics and the Vālakhilyas, accompanied by hosts of sages, with many fire-chambers, and spread with beds of flowers.
1.91.23
महाकच्छैर्बृहद्भिश्च विभ्राजितमतीव च ।
मालिनीमभितो राजन्नदीं पुण्यां सुखोदकाम् ॥ १.९१.२३ ॥
Greatly shining with its large banks, and, O king, surrounded on all sides by the sacred river Mālinī, with pleasant waters.
1.91.24
नैकपक्षिगणाकीर्णां तपोवनमनोरमाम् ।
तत्रव्यालमृगान्सैम्यान्पश्यन्प्रीतिमवाप सः ॥ १.९१.२४ ॥
There, in that hermitage-forest charming with its flocks of many birds, seeing the wild beasts and the gentle deer, he obtained joy.
1.91.25
तं चाप्रतिरथः श्रीमानाश्रमं प्रत्यपद्यत ।
देवलोकप्रतीकाशं सर्वतः सुमनोहरम् ॥ १.९१.२५ ॥
And the peerless, glorious charioteer approached that hermitage, which resembled the world of the gods and was exceedingly charming on every side.
1.91.26
नदीं चाश्रमसंश्लिष्टां पुण्यतोयां ददर्श सः ।
सर्वप्राणभृतां तत्र जननीमिव धिष्ठिताम् ॥ १.९१.२६ ॥
And he saw the river joined to the hermitage, with its sacred waters, standing there like a mother to all living beings.
1.91.27
सचक्रवाकपुलिनां पुष्पफेनप्रवाहिनीम् ।
सकिन्नरगणावासां वारनर्क्षनिषेविताम् ॥ १.९१.२७ ॥
That river, with banks where ruddy geese dwell, flowing with flowers and foam, home to hosts of kinnaras, frequented by elephants and bears.
1.91.28
पुण्यस्वाध्यायसंघुष्टा पुलिनैरुपशोभिताम् ।
मत्तवारणशार्दूलभुजगेन्द्रनिषेविताम् ॥ १.९१.२८ ॥
That river, resounding with sacred recitation, adorned with its banks, frequented by mad elephants, tigers and great serpents.
1.91.29
तस्यास्तीरे भगवतः काश्यपस्य महात्मनः ।
आश्रमप्रवरं रम्यं महर्षिगणसेवितम् ॥ १.९१.२९ ॥
On its bank was the excellent and lovely hermitage of the blessed great-souled Kāśyapa, frequented by hosts of great sages.
1.91.30
नदीमाश्रमसंबद्धां दृष्ट्वाश्रमपदं तथा ।
चकाराभिप्रवेशाय मतिं स नृपतिस्तदा ॥ १.९१.३० ॥
Having seen the river joined to the hermitage and the hermitage site likewise, the king then resolved to enter it.
1.91.31
अलङ्कृतं द्वीपवत्या मालिन्या रम्यतीरया ।
नरनारायणस्थानं गङ्गयेवोपशोभितम् ॥ १.९१.३१ ॥
Adorned by the island-bearing Mālinī with its lovely banks, the abode of Nara and Nārāyaṇa shone as if graced by the Gaṅgā itself.
1.91.32
मत्तबर्हिणसंघुष्टं प्रविवेश महद्वनम् ।
तत्स चैत्ररथप्रख्यं समुपेत्य नरर्षभः ॥ १.९१.३२ ॥
He approached and entered that great forest, echoing with the cries of intoxicated peacocks and resembling the Caitraratha grove, that bull among men.
1.91.33
अतीव गुणसंपन्नमनिर्देश्यं च वर्चसा ।
महर्षिं काश्यपं द्रष्टुमथ कण्वं तपोधनम् ॥ १.९१.३३ ॥
To see the great sage Kāśyapa, endowed with exceeding virtues and beyond description in splendour, and Kaṇva, rich in asceticism.
1.91.34
ध्वजिनीमश्वसंबाधां पदातिगजसङ्कुलाम् ।
अवस्थाप्य वनद्वारि सेनामिदमुवाच सः ॥ १.९१.३४ ॥
Having stationed the army, with its banners, crowded with horses, thronged with foot-soldiers and elephants, at the gate of the forest, he spoke these words.
1.91.35
मुनिं विरजसं द्रष्टुं गमिष्यामि तपोधनम् ।
काश्यपं स्थीयतामत्र यावदागमनं मम ॥ १.९१.३५ ॥
I shall go to see the sage Virajas and the ascetic-rich Kāśyapa. Let the army remain here until my return.
1.91.36
तद्वनं नन्दनप्रख्यमासाद्य मनुजेश्वरः ।
क्षुत्पिपासे जहौ राजा मुदं चावाप पुष्कलाम् ॥ १.९१.३६ ॥
Having reached that forest, like Nandana, the lord of men forgot hunger and thirst, and obtained abundant joy.
1.91.37
सामात्यो राजलिङ्गानि सोपनीय नराधिपः ।
पुरोहितसहायश्च जगामाश्रममुत्तमम् ॥ १.९१.३७ ॥
With his ministers, having laid aside the marks of royalty, the lord of men went to that excellent hermitage, accompanied by his chaplain.
1.91.38
दिदृक्षुस्तत्र तमृषिं तपोराशिमथाव्ययम् ।
ब्रह्मलोकप्रतीकाशमाश्रमं सोऽभिवीक्ष्य ह।
षट्पदोद्गीतसंघुष्टं नानाद्विजगणायुतम् ॥ १.९१.३८ ॥
Desiring to see that sage, the mass of asceticism, the imperishable one, he looked upon the hermitage, resembling the world of Brahmā, resounding with the songs of bees and filled with many flocks of birds.
1.91.39
विस्मयोत्फुल्लनयनो राजा प्रीतो बभूवह ।
ऋचो बह्वृचमुख्यैश्च प्रेर्यमाणाः पदक्रमैः।
शुश्राव मनुजव्याघ्रो विततेष्विह कर्मसु ॥ १.९१.३९ ॥
With eyes opened wide in wonder, the king was pleased. Here, the tiger among men heard the verses of the Ṛgveda recited word by word and in sequence by the chief Bahvṛcas, during the extended rites.
1.91.40
यज्ञविद्याङ्गविद्भिश्च यजुर्विद्भिश्च शोभितम् ।
मधुरैः सामगीतैश्च ऋषिभिर्नियतव्रतैः ॥ १.९१.४० ॥
That hermitage was adorned by those who know the auxiliary sciences of sacrifice, by the knowers of the Yajur-Veda, and by sages of disciplined vows with sweet Sāma chants.
1.91.41
भारुण्डसामगीताभिरथर्वशिरसोद्गतैः ।
यतात्मभिः सुनियतैः शुशुभे स तदाश्रमः ॥ १.९१.४१ ॥
That hermitage then shone with the Bhāruṇḍa Sāma chants and the sounds arising from the Atharva-Śiras, sung by the self-controlled and the very restrained.
1.91.42
अथर्ववेदप्रवराः पूगयज्ञियसामगाः ।
संहितामीरयन्ति स्म पदक्रमयुतां तु ते ॥ १.९१.४२ ॥
The foremost of the Atharva-Veda and the singers of the Pūga sacrifice's Sāma were reciting the Saṃhitā together with its word-by-word and sequential order.
1.91.43
शब्दसंस्कारसंयुक्तर्ब्रुवद्भिश्चापरैर्द्विजैः ।
नादितः स बभौ श्रीमान्ब्रह्मलोक इवापरः ॥ १.९१.४३ ॥
Filled with the sound of other twice-born men reciting with refined speech, that glorious place shone like another world of Brahmā.
1.91.44
यज्ञसंस्तरविद्भिश्च क्रमशिक्षाविशारदैः ।
न्यायतत्त्वात्मविज्ञानसंपन्नैर्वेदपारगैः ॥ १.९१.४४ ॥
That place was filled with twice-born men who knew the arrangement of the sacrificial altar, were skilled in the discipline of recitation order, were endowed with knowledge of logic, of truth and of the self, and had gone beyond the Vedas.
1.91.45
नानावाक्यसमाहारसमवायविशारदैः ।
विशेषकार्यविद्भिश्च मोक्षधर्मपरायणैः ॥ १.९१.४५ ॥
That place was filled with twice-born men skilled in gathering and combining many statements, who knew the particular tasks, and who were devoted to the dharma of liberation.
1.91.46
स्तापनाक्षेपसिद्धान्तपरमार्थज्ञतां गतैः ।
शब्दच्छन्दोनिरुक्तज्ञैः कालज्ञानविशारदैः ॥ १.९१.४६ ॥
That place was filled with twice-born men who had attained knowledge of established doctrine, refutation and ultimate truth, who knew sound, metre and etymology, and who were skilled in the knowledge of time.
1.91.47
द्रव्यकर्मगुणज्ञैश्च कार्यकारणवेदिभिः ।
पक्षिवानररुतज्ञैश्च व्यासग्रन्थसमाश्रितैः ॥ १.९१.४७ ॥
That place was filled with twice-born men who knew substance, action and quality, who understood cause and effect, who understood the cries of birds and monkeys, and who relied on the texts of Vyāsa.
1.91.48
नानाशास्त्रेषु मुख्यैश्च शुश्राव स्वनमीरितम् ।
लोकायतिकमुख्यैश्च समन्तादनुनादितम् ॥ १.९१.४८ ॥
He heard the voice raised by the chief masters of many treatises and by the foremost Lokāyatikas, echoing on every side.
1.91.49
तत्रतत्र च विप्रेन्द्रान्नियतान्संशितव्रतान् ।
जपहोमपरान्विप्रान्ददर्श परवीरहा ॥ १.९१.४९ ॥
Here and there he saw the foremost brahmins, self-restrained and keen in their vows, intent on japa and offerings, the slayer of enemy heroes.
1.91.50
आसनानि विचित्राणि रुचिराणि महीपतिः ।
प्रयत्नोपहितानि स्म दृष्ट्वा विस्मयमागमत् ॥ १.९१.५० ॥
Seeing the wondrous and lovely seats, carefully arranged, the king was filled with wonder.
1.91.51
देवतायतनानां च प्रेक्ष्य पूजां कृतां द्विजैः ।
ब्रह्मलोकस्थमात्मानं मेने स नृपसत्तमः ॥ १.९१.५१ ॥
Seeing the worship performed by the brahmins in the temples of the gods, that best of kings thought himself to be in the world of Brahmā.
1.91.52
स काश्यपतपोगुप्तमाश्रमप्रवरं शुभम् ।
नातृप्यत्प्रेक्षमाणो वै तपोवनगुणैर्युतम् ॥ १.९१.५२ ॥
Gazing upon that excellent and auspicious hermitage, protected by the asceticism of Kaśyapa and endowed with the qualities of a forest of penance, he was never satisfied.
1.91.53
स काश्यपस्यायतनं महाव्रतै-
र्वृतं समान्तादृषिभिस्तपोधनैः।
विवेश सामात्यपुरोहितोऽरिहा ।
विविक्तमत्यर्थमनोहरं शुभम् ॥ १.९१.५३ ॥
With his ministers and chaplain, that slayer of enemies entered the abode of Kaśyapa, surrounded on all sides by great vow-keeping sages whose wealth is asceticism, a place secluded, exceedingly charming and auspicious.