Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 12.230
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12.230.1
यया बुद्ध्या महीपालो भ्रष्टश्रीर्विचरेन्महीम् ।
कालदण्डविनिष्पिष्टस्तन्मे ब्रूहि पितामह ॥ १२.२३०.१ ॥
By what understanding does a king, fallen from prosperity, wander the earth, crushed by the rod of time? Tell me that, grandsire.
12.230.2
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् ।
वासवस्य च संवादं बलेर्वैरोचनस्य च ॥ १२.२३०.२ ॥
Here too they recite this ancient story, the dialogue between Vāsava (Indra) and Bali, son of Virocana.
12.230.3
पितामहमुपागम्य प्रणिपत्य कृताञ्जलिः ।
सर्वानेवासुराञ्जित्वा बलिं पप्रच्छ वासवः ॥ १२.२३०.३ ॥
Having approached the grandsire, bowed, with folded hands, Vāsava, after conquering all the asuras, asked Bali.
12.230.4
यस्य स्म ददतो वित्तं न कदाचन हीयते ।
तं बलिं नाधिगच्छामि ब्रह्मन्नाचक्ष्व मे बलिम् ॥ १२.२३०.४ ॥
Him whose wealth is never diminished even when he gives — that Bali I do not find. O brahmin, tell me of Bali.
12.230.5
स वायुर्वरुणश्चैव स रविः स च चन्द्रमाः ।
सोऽग्निस्तपति भूतानि जलं च स भवत्युत ॥ १२.२३०.५ ॥
He is the wind and Varuṇa; he is the sun and he is the moon. He is the fire that heats all beings, and he too becomes the water.
12.230.6
तं बलिं नाधिगच्छामि ब्रह्मन्नाचक्ष्व मे बलिम् ।
स एव ह्यस्तमयते स स्म विद्योतते दिशः ॥ १२.२३०.६ ॥
That Bali I do not find. O brahmin, tell me of Bali. He himself sets, and he himself lights up the directions.
12.230.7
स वर्षति स्म वर्षाणि यथाकालमतन्द्रितः ।
तं बलिं नाधिगच्छामि ब्रह्मन्नाचक्ष्व मे बलिम् ॥ १२.२३०.७ ॥
He rains in the rainy seasons, in due time and without weariness. O Brahmā, I do not find that Bali; tell me of Bali.
12.230.8
नैतत्ते साधु मघवन्यदेनमनुपृच्छसि ।
पृष्टस्तु नानृतं ब्रूयात्तस्माद्वक्ष्यामि ते बलिम् ॥ १२.२३०.८ ॥
This is not proper for you, O Maghavan, that you ask about him. One who is asked should not speak falsely; therefore I will tell you about Bali.
12.230.9
उष्ट्रेषु यदि वा गोषु खरेष्वश्वेषु वा पुनः ।
वरिष्ठो भविता जन्तुः शून्यागारे शचीपते ॥ १२.२३०.९ ॥
Whatever creature among camels, cows, donkeys or horses shall be the foremost, O lord of Śacī, will be in an empty house.
12.230.10
यदि स्म बलिना ब्रह्मञ्शून्यागारे समेयिवान् ।
हन्यामेनं न वा हन्यां तद्ब्रह्मन्ननुशाधि माम् ॥ १२.२३०.१० ॥
If I meet Bali with him in an empty house, O Brahmā, should I slay him or not slay him? Therefore, O Brahmā, instruct me.
12.230.11
मा स्म शक्र बलिं हिंसीर्न बलिर्वधमर्हति ।
न्यायस्तु शक्र प्रष्टव्यस्त्वया वासव काम्यया ॥ १२.२३०.११ ॥
Do not harm Bali, O Śakra; Bali does not deserve death. O Vāsava, Śakra, you should ask about justice with a desire to learn.
12.230.12
एवमुक्तो भगवता महेन्द्रः पृथिवीं तदा ।
चचारैरावतस्कन्धमधिरुह्य श्रिया वृतः ॥ १२.२३०.१२ ॥
Thus addressed by the blessed Lord, Mahendra then mounted the shoulder of Airāvata and wandered over the earth, surrounded by splendor.
12.230.13
ततो ददर्श स बलिं खरवेषेण संवृतम् ।
यथाख्यातं भगवता शून्यागारकृतालयम् ॥ १२.२३०.१३ ॥
Then he saw Bali, covered in the form of an ass, dwelling in an empty house, just as the blessed Lord had described.
12.230.14
खरयोनिमनुप्राप्तस्तुपभक्षोऽसि दानव ।
इदं ते योनिरसमा शोचस्याहो न शोचसि ॥ १२.२३०.१४ ॥
O Dānava, you have come to the womb of an ass and eat husks. This is your unequal birth; do you grieve? Ah, you do not grieve.
12.230.15
अदृष्टं वत पश्यामि द्विषतां वशमागतम् ।
श्रिया विहीनं मित्रैश्च भ्रष्टैश्वर्यपराक्रमम् ॥ १२.२३०.१५ ॥
Alas, I see what I have never seen before: you have fallen under the power of your enemies, bereft of fortune and friends, your majesty and valour ruined.
12.230.16
यत्तद्यानसहस्रैस्त्वं ज्ञातिभिः परिवारितः ।
लोकान्प्रतापयन्सर्वान्यास्यस्मानवितर्कयन् ॥ १२.२३०.१६ ॥
You who went surrounded by thousands of vehicles and your kinsmen, scorching all the worlds, heedless of us.
12.230.17
त्वन्मुखाश्चैव दैतेय व्यतिष्ठंस्तव शासने ।
अकृष्टपच्या पृथिवी तवैश्वर्ये बभूव ह ॥ १२.२३०.१७ ॥
O son of Diti, those who had you as their head stood at your command; under your lordship the earth was self-tilled, bearing without ploughing.
12.230.18
इदं च तेऽद्य व्यसनं शोचस्याहो न शोचसि ।
यदाऽतिष्ठः समुद्रस्य पूर्वकूले विलेलिखन् ॥ १२.२३०.१८ ॥
And do you grieve for this misfortune of yours today? Ah, you do not grieve, when you stood on the eastern shore of the ocean scraping the ground.
12.230.19
ज्ञातिभ्यो विभजन्वित्तं तदासीत्ते मनः कथम् ।
यत्ते सहस्रसमिता ननुतुर्देवसोषितः ॥ १२.२३०.१९ ॥
When you were dividing wealth among your kinsmen, how was your mind, when thousands nourished by the gods were dancing?
12.230.20
बहूनि वर्षपूगानि विहारे दीप्यतः श्रिया ।
सर्वाः पुष्करमालिन्यः सर्वाः काञ्चनसप्रभाः ॥ १२.२३०.२० ॥
Many years of yours passed in pleasure, shining with splendor, all of them wearing lotus garlands, all radiant like gold.
12.230.21
कथमद्य तदा चैव मनस्ते दानवेश्वर ।
छत्रं तवासीत्सुमहत्सौवर्णं रत्नभूषितम् ॥ १२.२३०.२१ ॥
Lord of the Dānavas, how is your mind now, and how was it then? Your umbrella was very great, golden, adorned with jewels.
12.230.22
ननृतुस्तत्र गन्धर्वाः षट्सहस्राणि सप्तचा ।
यूपस्तवासीत्सुमहान्यजतः सर्वकाञ्चनः ॥ १२.२३०.२२ ॥
There six thousand Gandharvas danced seven times; when you were sacrificing, your sacrificial post was very great, entirely golden.
12.230.23
यत्राददः सहस्राणि अयुतानां गवां दश ।
अनन्तरं सहस्रेण तदाऽऽसीद्दैत्या का मतिः ॥ १२.२३०.२३ ॥
Where you gave tens of thousands, ten ayutas of cows, and afterwards a thousand more—then, O Daitya, what was your intention?
12.230.24
यदा च पृथिवीं सर्वां यजमानोऽनुपर्यगाः ।
शम्याक्षेपेण विधिना तदाऽऽसीत्किंतु ते हृदि ॥ १२.२३०.२४ ॥
When, as sacrificer, you went around the entire earth, by the rite of throwing the śamyā, what then was in your heart?
12.230.25
न ते पश्यामि भृङ्गारं न च्छत्रं व्यजनं न च ।
ब्रह्मदत्तां च ते मालां न पश्याम्यसुराधिप ॥ १२.२३०.२५ ॥
Lord of the Asuras, I see neither your water-pot, nor your parasol, nor your fan, nor the garland given by Brahmā that is yours.
12.230.26
ततः प्रहस्य स बलिर्वासवेन समीरितम् ।
निशम्य मानगम्भीरं सुरराजमथाब्रवीत् ॥ १२.२३०.२६ ॥
Then Bali laughed, and having heard the proud and weighty words spoken by Vāsava, he said to the king of the gods:
12.230.27
अहो हि तव बालिश्यमिह देवगणाधिप ।
अयुक्तं देवराजस्य तव कष्टमिदं वचः ॥ १२.२३०.२७ ॥
Ah! Lord of the host of gods, here indeed is your childishness. It is unfitting for the king of the gods; this speech of yours is painful.
12.230.28
न त्वं पश्यसि भृङ्गारं न च्छन्नं व्यजनं न च ।
ब्रह्मदत्तां च मे मालां न त्वं द्रक्ष्यसि वासव ॥ १२.२३०.२८ ॥
Vāsava, you do not see the water-pot, nor the hidden fan, and you shall not see the garland given to me by Brahmā.
12.230.29
गुहायां निहितानि त्वं मम रत्नानि पृच्छसि ।
यदा मे भविता कालस्तदा त्वं तानि द्रक्ष्यसि ॥ १२.२३०.२९ ॥
You ask about my jewels placed in the cave; when my time comes, then you shall see them.
12.230.30
न जानीषे भवान्सिद्धिं शुभाङ्गस्वरूपरूपिणीम् ।
कालेन भविता सर्वो नात्र गच्छति वासव ॥ १२.२३०.३० ॥
You do not know that success which has the form of auspicious limbs. Vāsava, all things come to pass in time; nothing goes in vain here.
12.230.31
न त्वेतदनुरूपं ते यशसो वा कुलस्य च ।
समृद्धार्थोऽसमृद्धार्थं यन्मां कत्थितुमिच्छसि ॥ १२.२३०.३१ ॥
This is neither fitting for your fame nor for your lineage: you, whose aims are fulfilled, wish to boast before me, whose aims are not fulfilled.
12.230.32
न हि दुःखेषु शोचन्ते न प्रहृष्यन्ति चर्द्धिषु ।
कृतप्रज्ञाः ज्ञानतृप्ताः क्षान्ताः सन्तो मनीषिणः ॥ १२.२३०.३२ ॥
Those who do not grieve in sorrows nor rejoice in prosperity—the sages of perfected wisdom, content with knowledge, patient, the good and the thoughtful.
12.230.33
त्वं तु प्राकृतया बुद्ध्या पुरंदर विकत्थसे ।
यदाऽहमिव भावी स्यास्तदा नैवं वदिष्यसि ॥ १२.२३०.३३ ॥
You boast, O Purandara, with an ordinary intellect; when you become like me, you will not speak thus.
12.230.34
ऐश्वर्यमदमत्तो मां स त्वं किंचिन्न बुद्ध्यसे ।
राज्याद्विनिपतानेन सोहं न त्वपराजितः ॥ १२.२३०.३४ ॥
Intoxicated with the pride of power, you do not understand me at all: though fallen from this kingdom, I am not defeated.