Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 12.262
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12.262.1
य इमे पृथिवीपालाः शेरते पृथिवीतले ।
पृतनामध्य एते हि गतसत्त्वा महाबलाः ॥ १२.२६२.१ ॥
These kings, protectors of the earth, lie upon the surface of the earth; in the midst of the army these mighty ones lie, deprived of life-breath.
12.262.2
एकैकशो भीमबला नागायुतबलास्तथा ।
एते हि निहताः सङ्ख्ये तुल्यतेजीबलैर्नरैः ॥ १२.२६२.२ ॥
One by one, these men of terrible strength, with the might of ten thousand elephants, have been slain in battle by men of equal splendor and strength.
12.262.3
नैषां पश्यामि हन्तारं प्राणिनां संयुगे पुरा ।
विक्रमेणोपसंपन्नास्तेजोबलसमन्विताः ॥ १२.२६२.३ ॥
I do not see any slayer of these beings in battle, formerly; they were endowed with valor and possessed of splendor and strength.
12.262.4
अथ चेमे महाप्राज्ञाः शेरते हि गतासवः ।
मृता इति च शब्दोऽयं वर्तत्येषु गतासुषु ॥ १२.२६२.४ ॥
And these great-minded ones lie, having lost their life-breath; this word 'dead' applies to these whose breath has departed.
12.262.5
इमे मृता नृपतयः प्रायशो भीमविक्रमाः ।
तत्र मे संशयो जातः कुतः संज्ञा मृता इति ॥ १२.२६२.५ ॥
These kings of terrible prowess have for the most part died; a doubt has arisen in me: whence comes the notion of being 'dead'?
12.262.6
कस्य मृत्युः कुतो मृत्युः केन मृत्युरिह प्रजाः ।
हरत्यमरसंकाश तन्मे ब्रूहि पितामह ॥ १२.२६२.६ ॥
Whose death is it? Whence is death? By whom does death carry off creatures here? O grandsire, O one like the immortals, tell me that.
12.262.7
पुरा कृतयुगे तात राजा ह्यासीदकम्पनः ।
स शत्रुवशमापन्नः संग्रामे क्षीणवाहनः ॥ १२.२६२.७ ॥
Long ago, in the Kṛta age, dear child, there was a king named Akampana. In battle he fell under the power of his enemies, and his vehicles were destroyed.
12.262.8
तस्य पुत्रो हरिर्नाम नारायणसमो बले ।
स शत्रुभिर्हतः सङ्ख्ये सबलः सपदानुगः ॥ १२.२६२.८ ॥
His son, named Hari, was equal to Nārāyaṇa in strength. In battle he was slain by enemies, together with his army and his foot soldiers and followers.
12.262.9
स राजा शत्रुवशगः पुत्रशोकसमन्वितः ।
यदृच्छया शान्तिपरो ददर्श भुवि नारदम् ॥ १२.२६२.९ ॥
That king, fallen under the power of enemies and afflicted with grief for his son, while seeking peace, chanced to see Nārada upon the earth.
12.262.10
तस्मै स सर्वमाचष्ट यथावृत्तं जनेश्वरः ।
शत्रुभिर्ग्रहणं सङ्ख्ये पुत्रस्य मरणं तथा ॥ १२.२६२.१० ॥
That lord of men told him everything exactly as it had happened: how he was seized by enemies in battle, and the death of his son.
12.262.11
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा नारदोऽथ तपोधनः ।
आख्यानमिदमाचष्ट पुत्रशोकापहं तदा ॥ १२.२६२.११ ॥
Having heard his words, Nārada, whose wealth is austerity, then related this tale, which removes grief for a son.
12.262.12
राजञ्शृणु महाख्यानं ममेदं बहुविस्तरम् ।
यथावृत्तं श्रुतं चैव मयाऽपि वसुधाधिप ॥ १२.२६२.१२ ॥
Listen, O king, to this great and very extensive tale of mine. O lord of the earth, I tell it as it happened and as I too have heard it.
12.262.13
प्रजाः सृष्ट्वा महातेजाः प्रजासर्गे पितामहः ।
अतीव वृद्धा बहुला नामृष्यत पुनः प्रजाः ॥ १२.२६२.१३ ॥
The mighty-radiant Grandfather created beings, but in the creation of beings they grew exceedingly and became numerous; again he could not bear them.
12.262.14
न ह्यन्तरमभूत्किंचित्क्वचिज्जन्तुभिरच्युत ।
निरुच्छ्वासमिवोन्नद्धं त्रैलोक्यमभवन्नृप ॥ १२.२६२.१४ ॥
O Acyuta, nowhere was there even a little space left by beings; O king, the three worlds became as if breathless and swollen.
12.262.15
तस्य चिन्ता समुत्पन्ना संहारं प्रति भूपते ।
चिन्तयन्नाध्यगच्छच्च संहारे हेतुकारणम् ॥ १२.२६२.१५ ॥
O lord of the earth, a concern arose in him about dissolution; reflecting, he did not find the cause and reason for dissolution.
12.262.16
तस्य रोपान्महाराज खेभ्योऽग्निरुदतिष्ठत ।
तेन सर्वा दिशो राजन्ददाह स पितामहः ॥ १२.२६२.१६ ॥
O great king, from his wrath fire arose from the openings of the sky; O king, by it that Grandfather burned all the directions.
12.262.17
ततो दिवं भुवं खं च जगच्च सचराचरम् ।
ददाह पावको राजन्भगवत्कोपसंभवः ॥ १२.२६२.१७ ॥
Then, O king, the fire born of the wrath of the Blessed Lord burned heaven, earth and sky, and the world with its moving and unmoving beings.
12.262.18
तत्रादह्यन्त भूतानि जङ्गमानि ध्रुवाणि च ।
महता क्रोधवेगेन कुपिते प्रपितामहे ॥ १२.२६२.१८ ॥
There, both the moving and the unmoving beings were burned, when the Great-grandfather was angered by the great force of his wrath.
12.262.19
ततो हरो जटी स्थाणुर्देवोऽध्वरपतिः शिवः ।
जगाम शरणं देवो ब्रह्माणं परमेष्ठिनम् ॥ १२.२६२.१९ ॥
Then Hara, the matted-haired, immovable god, lord of sacrifices, the auspicious Śiva, went for refuge to Brahmā, the supreme lord.
12.262.20
तस्मिन्नभिगते स्थाणौ प्रजानां हितकाम्यया ।
अब्रवीद्वरदो देवो ज्वलन्निव तदा शिवम् ॥ १२.२६२.२० ॥
When Sthāṇu (Śiva) had approached him, the boon-giving god Brahmā, out of desire for the welfare of creatures, spoke to Śiva as if blazing.
12.262.21
करवाण्यद्य कं कामं व्नरार्होऽसि मतो मम ।
कर्ता ह्यसि प्रियं शंभो तव यद्धृदि वर्तते ॥ १२.२६२.२१ ॥
What desire shall I fulfil for you today? You are esteemed by me. O Śambhu, you are indeed the doer of what is dear, whatever is in your heart.