Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 12.168
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12.168.1
तस्यां निशायां व्युष्टायां गते तस्मिन्द्विजोत्तमे ।
निष्क्रम्य गौतमोऽगच्छद्धनार्थी विचचार ह ॥ १२.१६८.१ ॥
When that night had passed and dawn had broken, O best of the twice-born, Gautama set out, desiring wealth, and wandered about.
12.168.2
सामुद्रिकान्सवणिजस्ततोऽपश्यत्स्थितान्पथि ।
स तेन सह सार्थेन प्रययौ सागरं प्रति ॥ १२.१६८.२ ॥
Then he saw sea-faring merchants standing on the road, and with that very caravan he set out toward the ocean.
12.168.3
स तु सार्थो महाराज कस्मिंश्चिद्गिरिगह्वरे ।
मत्तेन द्विरदेनाथ निहतः प्रायशोऽभवत् ॥ १२.१६८.३ ॥
But that caravan, O great king, in some mountain cleft, was nearly destroyed by a maddened elephant.
12.168.4
स कथंचिद्भयात्तस्माद्विमुक्तो प्रायशोऽभवत् ।
कांदिग्भूतो जीवितार्थी प्रदुद्रावोत्तरां दिशम् ॥ १२.१६८.४ ॥
Somehow he was nearly freed from that fear; bewildered in every direction and desiring to save his life, he fled toward the northern quarter.
12.168.5
ततस्तु स परिभ्रष्टः सार्थाद्देशात्तथाऽर्थतः ।
एकाकी व्यभ्रमत्तत्र वने कापुरुषो यथा ॥ १२.१६८.५ ॥
Then, cut off from the caravan, from his homeland, and from his wealth, he wandered alone in that forest like a coward.
12.168.6
स पन्थानमथासाद्य समुद्राभिसरं तदा ।
आससाद वनं रम्यं महत्पुष्पितपादपम् ॥ १२.१६८.६ ॥
He reached the path leading toward the ocean, and then came upon a pleasant, vast forest with great flowering trees.
12.168.7
सर्वर्तुकैराम्रवणैः पुष्पितैरुपशोभितम् ।
नन्दनोद्देशसदृशं यक्षकिन्नरसेवितम् ॥ १२.१६८.७ ॥
It was adorned with mango groves in bloom in every season, like the region of Nandana, frequented by yakṣas and kinnaras.
12.168.8
सालतालघवाश्वत्थप्लक्षागुरुवनैस्तथा ।
चन्दनस्य च मुख्यस्य पादपैरुपशोभितम्।
गिरिप्रस्थेषु रम्येषु सुखेषु सुखगन्धिषु ॥ १२.१६८.८ ॥
It was adorned with forests of sāla, tāla, ghava, aśvattha, plakṣa and aguru trees, and with the finest sandalwood trees, on delightful, pleasant, fragrant mountain plateaus.
12.168.9
समन्ततो द्विजश्रेष्ठा वल्गु कूजन्ति तत्र वै ।
मनुष्यवदनाश्चान्ये भारुण्डा इति विश्रुताः ॥ १२.१६८.९ ॥
All around, O best of the twice-born, they sing sweetly there; and there are others with human faces, renowned as bhāruṇḍa birds.
12.168.10
स तान्यतिमनोज्ञानि विहगानां रुतानि वै ।
शृण्वन्सुरमणीयानि विप्रोऽगच्छत गौतमः ॥ १२.१६८.१० ॥
Hearing those most pleasing, divinely lovely calls of the birds, the brahmin Gautama went on.
12.168.11
ततोऽपश्यत्सुरम्येषु सुवर्णसिकताचिते ।
देशभागे समे चित्रे स्वर्गोद्देशसमप्रभे।
श्रिया जुष्टं ददर्शाथ न्यग्रोधं च सुमण्डलम् ॥ १२.१६८.११ ॥
Then he saw, in a level and wondrous region strewn with golden sand, delightful even to the gods and shining like the regions of heaven, a fine round banyan tree endowed with splendour.
12.168.12
शाखाभिरनुरूपाभिः संवृतं छत्रसन्निभम् ।
तस्य मूलं च संसिक्तं वरचन्दनवारिणा ॥ १२.१६८.१२ ॥
It was covered with fitting branches, like a parasol, and its root was sprinkled with excellent sandalwood water.
12.168.13
दिव्यपुष्पान्वितं श्रीमत्पितामहसदोपमम् ।
तं दृष्ट्वा गौतमः प्रीतो मनःकान्तमनुत्तमम् ॥ १२.१६८.१३ ॥
Seeing that tree, endowed with divine flowers, glorious, like the assembly hall of the grandfather Brahmā, Gautama was pleased; it was delightful to the mind and unsurpassed.
12.168.14
मेध्यं सुरगृहप्रख्यं पुष्पितैः पादपैर्वृतम् ।
तमासाद्य मुदा युक्तस्तस्याधस्तादुपाविशत् ॥ १२.१६८.१४ ॥
Reaching that sacred place, resembling a dwelling of the gods and surrounded by flowering trees, Gautama, filled with joy, sat down beneath that tree.
12.168.15
तत्रासीनस्य कौन्तेय गौतमस्य नराधिप ।
पुष्पाणि समुपस्पृश्य प्रववावनिलः शुभः।
ह्लादयंस्तस्य गात्राणि गौतमस्य तदा नृप ॥ १२.१६८.१५ ॥
There, O son of Kuntī, O lord of men, as Gautama sat, a auspicious wind blew, touching the flowers and gladdening his limbs.
12.168.16
स तु विप्रः परिश्रान्तिः स्पृष्टः पुण्येन वायुना ।
सुखमासाद्य सुष्वाप भास्करश्चास्तमभ्ययात् ॥ १२.१६८.१६ ॥
That brahmin, weary, touched by the holy wind, found comfort and slept soundly, and the sun went down.
12.168.17
ततोऽस्तं भास्करे याते सन्ध्याकाल उपस्थिते ।
आजगाम स्वभवनं ब्रह्मलोकात्खगोत्तमः ॥ १२.१६८.१७ ॥
Then, when the sun had set and twilight had come, the best of birds came back to his own abode from the world of Brahmā.
12.168.18
नाडीजङ्घ इति ख्यातो दयितो ब्रह्मणः सखा ।
बकराजो महाप्राज्ञः काश्यपस्यात्मसंभवः ॥ १२.१६८.१८ ॥
Known as Nāḍījaṅgha, beloved friend of Brahmā, king of cranes, of great wisdom, born of Kāśyapa himself.
12.168.19
राजधर्मेति विख्यातो बभूवाप्रतिभो भुवि ।
देवकन्यासुतः श्रीमान्विद्वान्देवसमप्रभः ॥ १२.१६८.१९ ॥
Renowned as Rājadharma, he became peerless on earth. The son of a celestial maiden, glorious, learned, and radiant as a god.
12.168.20
मृष्टहाटकसंछन्नो भूषणैरर्कसन्निभैः ।
भूषितः सर्वगात्रेषु देवगर्भः श्रिया ज्वलन् ॥ १२.१६८.२० ॥
Covered in polished gold, adorned on all his limbs with ornaments like the sun, blazing with splendor like a divine embryo.
12.168.21
तमागतं खगं दृष्ट्वा गौतमो विस्मितोऽभवत् ।
क्षुत्पिपासापरीतात्मा हिंसार्थं चैनमैक्षत ॥ १२.१६८.२१ ॥
Seeing the bird that had come, Gautama was astonished; with his mind overcome by hunger and thirst, he looked upon it with intent to kill.
12.168.22
स्वागतं भवतो विप्र दिष्ट्या प्राप्तोऽसि मे गृहान् ।
अस्तं च सविता यातः संध्येयं समुपस्थिता ॥ १२.१६८.२२ ॥
Welcome to you, O brahmin! By good fortune you have come to my house. The sun has set, and this twilight has arrived.
12.168.23
मम त्वं निलयं प्राप्तः प्रियातिथिरनिन्दितः ।
पूजितो यास्यसि प्रातर्विधिदृष्टेन कर्मणा ॥ १२.१६८.२३ ॥
You have come to my abode, a dear and blameless guest. Honored with the prescribed rites, you will depart in the morning.