Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 10.18
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10.18.1
ततो देवयुगेऽतीते देवा वै समकल्पयन् ।
यज्ञवेदप्रमाणेन विधिवद्यष्टुमीप्सवः
तस्यायमाद्यः श्लोकः ।
हते दुर्योधने चैव हते सैन्ये च सर्वशः।
धृतराष्ट्रो महाराज श्रुत्वा किमकरोन्मुने ॥ १०.१८.१ ॥
Then, when the age of the gods had passed, the gods arranged a sacrifice according to the measure of the sacrificial Veda, desiring to perform it according to rule. This is the first verse on that matter: When Duryodhana was slain and the whole army was destroyed on every side, what did Dhṛtarāṣṭra do, O great king, O sage, on hearing it?
10.18.2
कल्पयामासुरथ ते साधनानि हवींषि च ।
भागार्हा देवताश्चैव यज्ञियं द्रव्यमेव च ॥ १०.१८.२ ॥
Then they arranged the means and the oblations, the deities worthy of a share, and the substance fit for sacrifice.
10.18.3
ता वै रुद्रमजानन्त्यो याथातथ्येन देवताः ।
नाकल्पयन्त देवस्य स्थाणोर्भागं नराधिप ॥ १०.१८.३ ॥
But the gods, not knowing Rudra as he truly is, did not assign a share to the god Sthāṇu, O lord of men.
10.18.4
सोऽकल्प्यमाने भागे तु कृत्तिवासा मखेऽमरैः ।
तपसा यज्ञमन्विच्छन्धनुरादौ ससर्ज ह ॥ १०.१८.४ ॥
When no share had been arranged for him, the one clad in hides, seeking the sacrifice through austerity at the gods' sacrifice, first created the bow.
10.18.5
लोकयज्ञः क्रियायज्ञो गृहयज्ञः सनातनः ।
पञ्चभूतनृयज्ञश्च जज्ञे सर्वमिदं जगत् ॥ १०.१८.५ ॥
The sacrifice of the worlds, the sacrifice of action, the eternal household sacrifice, and the sacrifice to the five elements and to men — from these arose this whole world.
10.18.6
लोकयज्ञैर्नृयज्ञैश्च कपर्दी विदधे धनुः ।
धनुः सृष्टमभूत्तस्य षष्टिकिष्कुप्रमाणतः ॥ १०.१८.६ ॥
By the sacrifices of the worlds and the sacrifices to men, the matted-haired Kapardī made the bow; the bow he created was sixty kiṣkus in measure.
10.18.7
वषट्कारोऽभवज्ज्या तु धनुषस्तस्य भारत ।
यज्ञाङ्गानि च चत्वारि तस्य सन्नहनेऽभवन् ॥ १०.१८.७ ॥
O Bhārata, the bowstring of that bow became the vaṣaṭkāra, and in its equipment arose the four limbs of the sacrifice.
10.18.8
ततः क्रुद्धो महादेवस्दुपादाय कार्मुकम् ।
आजगामाथ तत्रैव यत्र देवाः समीजिरे ॥ १०.१८.८ ॥
Then the great god, angered, took up the bow and came right to the place where the gods had assembled.
10.18.9
तमात्कार्मुकं दृष्ट्वा ब्रह्मचारिणमव्ययम् ।
विव्यथे पृथिवी देवी पर्वताश्च चकम्पिरे ॥ १०.१८.९ ॥
Seeing the bow of that imperishable brahmachārin, the goddess Earth was distressed, and the mountains trembled.
10.18.10
न ववौ पवनश्चैव नाग्निर्जज्वाल वैधितः ।
व्यभ्रमच्चापि संविग्नं दिवि नक्षत्रमण्डलम् ॥ १०.१८.१० ॥
The wind did not blow, and the fire did not blaze—it was as if pierced; and the circle of stars in the sky, agitated, wandered astray.
10.18.11
न बभौ भास्करश्चापि सोमः श्रीमुक्तमण्डलः ।
तिमिरेणाकुलं सर्वमाकाशं चाभवृद्वृतम् ॥ १०.१८.११ ॥
The sun did not shine, nor did the moon appear with its luminous orb; the whole sky, overwhelmed by darkness, became covered.
10.18.12
अभिभूतास्ततो देवा विषयान्न प्रजज्ञिरे ।
न प्रत्यभाच्च यज्ञः स देवतास्त्रेसिरे तथा ॥ १०.१८.१२ ॥
Then the gods, overpowered, could not perceive their domains; the sacrifice did not shine forth, and the deities were likewise terrified.
10.18.13
ततः स यज्ञं विव्याध रौद्रेण हृदि पत्रिणा ।
अपक्रान्स्ततो यज्ञो मृगो भूत्वा सपावकः ॥ १०.१८.१३ ॥
Then he pierced the sacrifice in the heart with a fierce arrow. Then the sacrifice fled, becoming a deer together with the fire.
10.18.14
स तु तेनैव रूपेण दिविस्थो वै व्यराजत ।
अन्वीयमानो रुद्रेण युधिष्ठिर नभस्तले ॥ १०.१८.१४ ॥
He, in that very form, stood in the sky and shone; O Yudhiṣṭhira, Rudra was pursuing him through the sky.
10.18.15
अपक्रान्ते ततो यज्ञे संज्ञा न प्रत्यभात्सुरान् ।
नष्टसंज्ञेषु देवेषु न प्राज्ञायत किञ्चन ॥ १०.१८.१५ ॥
When the sacrifice had fled, consciousness did not return to the gods; with their senses lost, the gods perceived nothing at all.
10.18.16
त्र्यम्बकः सवितुर्बाहू भगस्य नयने तथा ।
पूष्णश्च दशनान्क्रुद्धो धनुष्कोट्या व्यशातयत् ॥ १०.१८.१६ ॥
The three-eyed one, enraged, with the tip of his bow knocked out both arms of Savitṛ, both eyes of Bhaga, and the teeth of Pūṣan.
10.18.17
प्राद्रवन् ततो देवा यज्ञाङ्गानि च सर्वशः ।
केचित्तत्रैव घूर्णन्तो गतासव इवाभवन् ॥ १०.१८.१७ ॥
Then the gods and the limbs of the sacrifice fled in all directions; some, reeling there, became as if lifeless.
10.18.18
स तु विद्राव्य तत्सर्वं शितिकम्ठोऽवहस्य च ।
अवष्टभ्य धनुष्कोटिं रुरोध विबुधांस्ततः ॥ १०.१८.१८ ॥
Then he, the blue-throated one, scattered all of them, laughed, grasped the tip of his bow, and blocked the gods.
10.18.19
ततो वागमरैरुक्ता ज्यां तस्य धनुषोऽच्छिनत् ।
अथ तत्सहसा राजंश्छिन्नज्यं विस्फुरद्धनुः ॥ १०.१८.१९ ॥
Then a voice spoken by the gods was heard, and they cut the string of his bow. O king, that bow with its string cut suddenly began to quiver.
10.18.20
ततो विधनुषं देवा देवश्रेष्ठमुपागमन् ।
शरणं सह यज्ञेन प्रसादं चाकरोत्प्रभुः ॥ १०.१८.२० ॥
Then the gods approached the bowless best of gods. They sought refuge together with the sacrifice, and the lord showed his grace.
10.18.21
ततः प्रसन्नो भगवान्प्रास्यत्कोपं जलाशये ।
स जलं पावको भूत्वा शोषयत्यनिशं प्रभो ॥ १०.१८.२१ ॥
Then the pleased blessed lord cast his anger into the reservoir. That anger, becoming fire, ceaselessly dries up the water, O lord.
10.18.22
भगस्य नयने चैव बाहू च सवितुस्तथा ।
प्रादात्पूष्णश्च दशनान्पुनर्यज्ञांश्च पाण्डव ॥ १०.१८.२२ ॥
He gave back the two eyes of Bhaga and likewise the two arms of Savitṛ; he gave Pūṣan his teeth again, and the sacrifices too, O Pāṇḍava.
10.18.23
ततः सुस्थमिदं सर्वं बभूव पुनरेव हि ।
सर्वाणि च हवींष्यस्य देवा भागमकल्पयन् ॥ १०.१८.२३ ॥
Then all this became well-ordered again, and in all the oblations the gods assigned him his share.
10.18.24
तस्मिन्क्रुद्धेऽभवत्सर्वमसुस्थं भुवनं प्रभो ।
प्रसन्ने च पुनः सुस्थं जगद्भवति भारत ॥ १०.१८.२४ ॥
When he is angry, the whole world becomes disordered, O lord; and when he is pleased, the world becomes well-ordered again, O Bhārata.
10.18.25
ततस्ते निहताः सर्वे तव पुत्रा महारथाः ।
अन्ये च बहवः शूराः पाञ्चालस्य पदानुगाः ॥ १०.१८.२५ ॥
Then all your great chariot-warriors, the sons, were slain, and many other heroes who were the foot-followers of Pāñcāla.
10.18.26
न तन्मनसि कर्व्यं न च तद्द्रौणिना कृतम् ।
महादेवप्रसादः स कुरुकार्यमनन्तरम् ॥ १०.१८.२६ ॥
That was not in the mind, nor was it done by Drauṇi; it was afterward the grace of Mahādeva that accomplished the Kuru affair.