Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 12.198
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12.198.1
किमुत्तरं तदा तौ स्म चक्रतुस्तस्य भाषिते ।
ब्राह्मणो वाऽथवा राजा तन्मे ब्रूहि पितामह ॥ १२.१९८.१ ॥
Then what reply did those two make to his words? Was he a brahmin or a king? Tell me that, grandsire.
12.198.2
अथवा तौ गतौ तत्र यदेतत्कीर्तितं त्वया ।
संवादो वा तयोः कोऽभूत्किं वा तौ तत्र चक्रतुः ॥ १२.१९८.२ ॥
Or did those two go there, as you have recounted? What dialogue took place between them, or what did they do there?
12.198.3
तथेत्येवं प्रतिश्रुत्य धर्मं संपूज्य जापकः ।
यमं कालं च मृत्युं च स्वर्गं संपूज्य चार्हतः ॥ १२.१९८.३ ॥
Having promised, 'So be it,' and having honored Dharma, the reciter, having honored Yama, Time, Death and heaven, became worthy.
12.198.4
पूर्वं ये चापरे तत्र समेता ब्राह्मणर्षभाः ।
सर्वान्संपूज्य शिरसा राजानं सोऽब्रवीद्द्विजः ॥ १२.१९८.४ ॥
Having reverently honored all the other excellent brahmins who had earlier gathered there, the twice-born one spoke to the king.
12.198.5
फलेनानेन संयुक्तो राजर्षे गच्छ मुख्यताम् ।
भवता चाभ्यनुज्ञातो जपेयं भूय एव ह ॥ १२.१९८.५ ॥
O royal sage, endowed with this fruit, go to the foremost place; and with your permission, I shall recite again.
12.198.6
वरश्च मम पूर्वं हि दत्तो देव्या महाबल ।
श्रद्धा ते जपतो नित्यं भवत्विति विशांपते ॥ १२.१९८.६ ॥
O mighty one, the goddess gave me a boon long ago: O lord of the people, may your faith remain ever steady as you recite.
12.198.7
यद्येवं सफला सिद्धिः श्रद्धा च जपितुं तव ।
गच्छ विप्र मया सार्धं जापकं फलमाप्नुहि ॥ १२.१९८.७ ॥
If so, your attainment and faith in japa have borne fruit. O brahmin, come with me; let the reciter obtain his reward.
12.198.8
कृतः प्रयत्नः सुमहान्सर्वेषां सन्निधाविह ।
सह तुल्यफलावावां गच्छावो यत्र नौ गतिः ॥ १२.१९८.८ ॥
Here, in the presence of all, I have made a very great effort. We two have equal fruit; let us go where our path leads.
12.198.9
व्यवसायं तयोस्तत्र विदित्वा त्रिदशेश्वरः ।
सह देवैरुपययौ लोकपालैस्तथैव च ॥ १२.१९८.९ ॥
There, knowing the resolve of the two, the lord of the thirty gods came with the gods and likewise with the world-guardians.
12.198.10
साध्याश्च विश्वे मरुतो वाक्यानि सुमहान्ति च ।
नद्यः शैलाः समुद्राश्च तीर्थानि विविधानि च ॥ १२.१९८.१० ॥
The Sādhyas and the Viśvas, the Maruts, the very great words, the rivers, mountains, oceans, and the various sacred fords (came there too).
12.198.11
तपांसि संयोगविधिर्वेदास्तोभाः सरस्वती ।
नारदः पर्वतश्चैव विश्वावसुर्हहाहुहूः ॥ १२.१९८.११ ॥
Austerities, the rite of union, the Vedas, the chants, Sarasvatī, Nārada, Parvata, Viśvāvasu, and Hahā and Huhū (came there).
12.198.12
गन्धर्वश्चित्रसेनश्च परिवारगणैर्युतः ।
नागाः सिद्धाश्च मुनयो देवदेवः प्रजापतिः ॥ १२.१९८.१२ ॥
The Gandharva Citrasena, accompanied by his retinue of attendants, the serpents, the perfected ones, the sages, and Prajāpati, the god of gods (came there).
12.198.13
आजगाम च देवेशो ब्रह्मा वेदमयोऽव्ययः ।
विष्णुः सहस्रशीर्षश्च देवोऽचिन्त्यः समागमत्।
अवाद्यन्तान्तरिक्षे च भेर्यस्तूर्याणि वा विभो ॥ १२.१९८.१३ ॥
Brahmā, lord of the gods, made of the Vedas and imperishable, came; and Viṣṇu, the thousand-headed, the god beyond thought, also assembled. O mighty one, in the sky drums and instruments began to sound.
12.198.14
पुष्पवर्षाणि दिव्यानि तत्र तेषां महात्मनाम् ।
ननृतुश्चाप्सरः सङ्घास्तत्रतत्र समन्ततः ॥ १२.१९८.१४ ॥
There, upon those great souls, a shower of divine flowers fell, and troops of apsarases danced here and there on every side.
12.198.15
अथ स्वर्गस्तथा रूपी ब्राह्मणं वाक्यमब्रवीत् ।
संसिद्धस्त्वं महाभाग त्वं च सिद्धस्तथा नृप ॥ १२.१९८.१५ ॥
Then Svarga, who had taken a form, spoke these words to the brahmin: 'You are perfected, O greatly fortunate one; and you, O king, are likewise accomplished.'
12.198.16
अथ तौ सहितौ राजन्नन्योन्यस्य विधानतः ।
विषयप्रतिसंहारमुभावेव प्रचक्रतुः ॥ १२.१९८.१६ ॥
Then those two, together and according to the rule of each other, both carried out the withdrawal of the senses from their objects, O king.
12.198.17
प्राणापानौ तथोदानं समानं व्यानमेव च ।
एवं तौ मनसि स्थाप्य दधतुः प्राणयोर्मनः ॥ १२.१९८.१७ ॥
Having likewise fixed in the mind the breath, the downward breath, the upward breath, the equalizing breath and the diffusing breath, the two held their mind upon the vital breaths.
12.198.18
उपस्थितकृतौ तौ च नासिकाग्रमधो भ्रुवोः ।
भ्रुकुट्याक्ष्णोश्च मनसा शनैर्धारयतस्तदा ॥ १२.१९८.१८ ॥
And those two, having taken their seat, held their eyes with frowning brows, fixed below the eyebrows at the tip of the nose, and their mind, slowly, at that time.
12.198.19
निश्चेष्टाभ्यां शरीराभ्यां स्थिरदृष्टी समाहितौ ।
जितासनौ समाधाय र्मूर्धन्यात्मानमेव च ॥ १२.१९८.१९ ॥
With motionless bodies, steady gaze and concentrated minds, having mastered the seat and fixed the self at the crown of the head.
12.198.20
तालुदेशमथोद्दाल्य ब्राह्मणस्य महात्मनः ।
ज्योतिर्ज्वाला सुमहती जगाम त्रिदिवं तदा ॥ १२.१९८.२० ॥
Splitting open the palate of the great-souled brahmin, a very great column of light-flame then went up to heaven.
12.198.21
हाहाकारस्तथा दिक्षु सर्वासु सुमहानभूत् ।
तज्ज्योतिः स्तूयमानं स्म ब्रह्माणं प्राविशत्तदा ॥ १२.१९८.२१ ॥
Then a great outcry arose in all directions, and that light, while being praised, entered Brahmā.
12.198.22
ततः स्वागतमित्याह तत्तेजः प्रपितामहः ।
प्रादेशमात्रं पुरुषं प्रत्युद्गम्य विशांपते ॥ १२.१९८.२२ ॥
Then the great-grandfather said to that radiance, 'Welcome,' and, going forth to meet the person a span tall, O lord of the people, he spoke thus.
12.198.23
भूयश्चैवापरं प्राह वचनं मधुरं स्मयन् ।
जापकैस्तुल्यफलता योगानां नात्र संशयः ॥ १२.१९८.२३ ॥
Smiling, he then spoke again another sweet word: 'The fruit of the yogas is equal to that of those who recite japa; of this there is no doubt.'
12.198.24
योगस्य तावदेतेभ्यः प्रत्यक्षं फलदर्शनम् ।
जापकानां विशिष्टं तु प्रत्युत्थानं समाहितम् ॥ १२.१९८.२४ ॥
The fruit of yoga is directly seen from these; but the rising up in greeting of the reciters of japa is concentrated and distinguished.
12.198.25
उष्यतां मयि चेत्युक्त्वा व्याददे स ततो मुखम् ।
अथास्यं प्रविवेशास्य ब्राह्मणो विगतज्वरः ॥ १२.१९८.२५ ॥
Saying, "If you wish to stay in me, stay," he opened his mouth. Then the brahmin, freed from fever, entered his mouth.
12.198.26
राजाऽप्येतेन विधिना भगवन्तं पितामहम् ।
यथैव द्विजशार्दूलस्तथैव प्राविशत्तदा ॥ १२.१९८.२६ ॥
The king too, by this same method, reached the venerable grandfather; just as the tiger among brahmins entered, so at that time he also entered.
12.198.27
स्वयंभुवमथो देवा अभिवाद्य ततोऽब्रुवन् ॥ १२.१९८.२७ ॥
Then the gods, having greeted the self-existent one, spoke.
12.198.28
जापकार्थमयं यत्नो यदर्थं वयमागताः ।
कृतपूजाविमौ तुल्यौ त्वया तुल्यफलान्वितौ ॥ १२.१९८.२८ ॥
This effort is for the sake of recitation, for which we have come. These two, honored by you, are equal and endowed with equal fruit.
12.198.29
योगजापकयोस्तुल्यं फलं सुमहदद्य वै ।
सर्वांल्लोकानतिक्रम्य गच्छेतां यत्र वाञ्छितम् ॥ १२.१९८.२९ ॥
Today the yogin and the reciter both shall indeed obtain an equal and very great fruit. Passing beyond all worlds, may you both go to wherever you desire.
12.198.30
महास्मृतिं पठेद्यस्तु तथैवानुस्मृतिं शुभाम् ।
तावप्येतेन विधिना गच्छेतां मत्सलोकताम् ॥ १२.१९८.३० ॥
He who recites the great remembrance, and likewise the auspicious subsequent remembrance — may those two also, by this same method, go to my realm.
12.198.31
यश्च योगे भवेद्भक्तः सोऽपि नास्त्यत्र संशयः ।
विधिनानेन देहान्ते मम लोकानवाप्नुयात्।
साधये गम्यतां चैव यथा स्थानानि सिद्धये ॥ १२.१९८.३१ ॥
He who is devoted in yoga, there is no doubt of this: by this method, at the end of the body, he attains my worlds. I shall accomplish it; go, as the places are, for the attainment of perfection.
12.198.32
इत्युक्त्वा स तदा देवस्तत्रैवान्तरधीयत ।
आमन्त्र्य च ततो देवा ययुः स्वंस्वं निवेशनम् ॥ १२.१९८.३२ ॥
Having spoken thus, that god then vanished right there. Then the gods, taking leave, each went to his own abode.
12.198.33
ते च सर्वे महात्मानो धर्मं सत्कृत्य तत्र वै ।
पृष्ठतोऽनुययू राजन्सर्वे सुप्रीतचेतसः ॥ १२.१९८.३३ ॥
And all those great-souled ones, having honored Dharma there, O king, followed behind, all with well-pleased minds.
12.198.34
एतत्फलं जापकानां गतिश्चैषा प्रकीर्तिता ।
यथाश्रुतं महाराज किं भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छसि ॥ १२.१९८.३४ ॥
This is the fruit for those who recite, and this destination has been declared. As you have heard it, great king, what more do you wish to hear?