Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 12.28
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12.28.1
अव्याहरति राजेन्द्रे धर्मपुत्रे युधिष्ठिरे ।
गुडाकेशो हृषीकेशमभ्यभाषत पाण्डवः ॥ १२.२८.१ ॥
When the lord of kings, Yudhiṣṭhira, the son of Dharma, did not speak, Guḍākeśa, the son of Pāṇḍu, addressed Hṛṣīkeśa.
12.28.2
ज्ञातिशोकाभिसंतप्तो धर्मपुत्रः परंतपः ।
एष शोकार्णवे मग्नस्तमाश्वासय माधव ॥ १२.२८.२ ॥
Tormented by grief for his kinsmen, the son of Dharma, scorcher of foes, is plunged into this ocean of sorrow. O Mādhava, console him.
12.28.3
सर्वे स्म ते संशयिताः पुनरेव जनार्दन ।
अस्य शोकं महाप्राज्ञ प्रणाशयितुमर्हसि ॥ १२.२८.३ ॥
O Janārdana, we are all once again unsettled. O greatly wise one, you ought to dispel his grief.
12.28.4
एवमुक्तस्तु गोविन्दो विजयेन महात्मना ।
पर्यवर्तत राजानं पुण्डरीकेक्षणोऽच्युतः ॥ १२.२८.४ ॥
When the great-souled Vijaya (Arjuna) had spoken thus, the lotus-eyed, unfallen Govinda turned toward the king.
12.28.5
अनतिक्रमणीयो हि धर्मराजस्य केशवः ।
बाल्यात्प्रभृति गोविंदः प्रीत्या चाभ्यधिकोर्जुनात् ॥ १२.२८.५ ॥
Keśava could not be disregarded by the king of Dharma. From childhood on, Govinda was, out of affection, even greater than Arjuna.
12.28.6
संप्रगृह्य महाबाहुर्भुजं चन्दनभूषितम् ।
शैलस्तम्भोपमं शौरिरुवाचाभिविनोदयन् ॥ १२.२८.६ ॥
The mighty-armed Śauri (Kṛṣṇa), grasping firmly his arm adorned with sandal paste, like a rock pillar, spoke, soothing him.
12.28.7
शुशुभे वदनं तस्य सुदंष्ट्रं चारुलोचनम् ।
व्याकोचमिव विस्पष्टं पझं सूर्यविबोधितम् ॥ १२.२८.७ ॥
His face shone with fine teeth and beautiful eyes, like a lotus clearly opened, awakened by the sun.
12.28.8
मा कृथाः पुरुषव्याघ्र शोकं त्वं गात्रशोषणम् ।
न हि ते सुलभा भूयो ये हताऽस्मिन्रणाजिरे ॥ १२.२८.८ ॥
Do not grieve, tiger among men, a grief that dries up the body; those who were slain on this battlefield are not easily obtained by you again.
12.28.9
स्वप्नलब्धा यथा लाभा वितथाः प्रतिबोधने ।
तथा ते क्षत्रिया राजन्ये व्यतीता महारणे ॥ १२.२८.९ ॥
As gains obtained in a dream prove false upon waking, so, O king, those warriors and princes have passed away in this great battle.
12.28.10
सर्वे ह्यभिमुखाः शूरा निहता रणशोभिनः ।
नैषां कश्चित्पृष्ठतो वा पलायन्वा निपातितः ॥ १२.२८.१० ॥
All the heroes, adorners of the battle, were slain facing forward; not one of them was struck down from behind or while fleeing.
12.28.11
सर्वे त्यक्त्वाऽऽत्मनः प्राणान्युद्ध्वा वीरा महामृधे ।
शस्त्रपूता दिवं प्राप्ता न ताञ्छोचितुमर्हसि ॥ १२.२८.११ ॥
All these heroes gave up their own breaths, fought in the great battle, and purified by weapons have attained heaven; you ought not to grieve for them.
12.28.12
क्षत्रधर्मरताः शूरा वेदवेदाङ्गपारगाः ।
प्राप्ता वीरगतिं पुण्यां तान्न शोचितुमर्हसि।
मृतान्महानुभावांस्त्वं श्रुत्वैव पृथिवीपतीन् ॥ १२.२८.१२ ॥
Heroes devoted to the duty of warriors, masters of the Vedas and their limbs, have attained the meritorious path of heroes; you ought not to grieve for them. Even having heard of these mighty lords of the earth who are dead, you ought not to grieve.
12.28.13
अत्रैवोदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् ।
सृञ्जयं पुत्रशोकार्तं यथाऽयं नारदोऽब्रवीत् ॥ १२.२८.१३ ॥
Here they recite this ancient story of Sṛñjaya, tormented by grief for his son, as Nārada once told it.
12.28.14
सुखदुःखैरहं त्वं च प्रजाः सर्वाश्च सृञ्जय ।
अविमुक्ता मरिष्यामस्तत्र का परिदेवना ॥ १२.२८.१४ ॥
Bound by pleasure and pain, I, you, and all creatures, Sṛñjaya, are not free and shall die; so what is the use of lamentation?
12.28.15
महाभाग्यं पुरा राज्ञां कीर्त्यमानं मया शृणु ।
गच्छावधानं नृपते ततो दुःखं प्रहास्यसि ॥ १२.२८.१५ ॥
Listen to what I recount of the great fortune of kings of old. Pay attention, O king, and then you will abandon your sorrow.
12.28.16
मृतान्महानुभावांस्त्वं श्रुत्वैव पृथिवीपतीन् ।
शममानय संतापं शृणु विस्तरशश्च मे।
क्रूरग्रहाभिशमनमायुर्वर्धनमुत्तमम् ॥ १२.२८.१६ ॥
Having heard of those mighty kings who have died, find calm and put aside your anguish. Listen to me at length: this is the supreme means of appeasing the cruel planets and lengthening life.
12.28.17
अग्रिमाणां क्षितिभुजामुदारं च मनोहरम् ।
आविक्षितं मरुत्तं च मृतं सृञ्जय शुश्रुम ॥ १२.२८.१७ ॥
O Sṛñjaya, we have heard that Āvikṣita and Marutta, foremost of earth's rulers, noble and delightful, have died.
12.28.18
यस्य सेन्द्राः सवरुणा बृहस्पतिपुरोगमाः ।
देवा विश्वसृजो राज्ञो यज्ञमीयुर्महात्मनः ॥ १२.२८.१८ ॥
At whose sacrifice came the gods who create the universe, led by Bṛhaspati, together with Indra and Varuṇa, for that great-souled king,
12.28.19
यः स्पर्धामानयच्छक्रं देवराजं पुरंदरम् ।
शक्रप्रियैषी यं विद्वान्प्रत्याचष्ट बृहस्पतिः ॥ १२.२८.१९ ॥
He who drew Śakra, lord of the gods, the destroyer of fortresses, into rivalry, and whom the wise Bṛhaspati, seeking Indra's favour, rejected —
12.28.20
संवर्तो याजयामास यं पीडार्थं बृहस्पतेः ॥ १२.२८.२० ॥
Saṃvarta caused to perform the sacrifice for whom, in order to harm Bṛhaspati —
12.28.21
यस्मिन्प्रशासति महीं नृपतौ राजसत्तम ।
अकृष्टपच्या पृथिवी विबभौ सस्यमालिनी ॥ १२.२८.२१ ॥
O best of kings, under whose rule the earth, yielding crops without ploughing, shone garlanded with grain.
12.28.22
आविक्षितस्य वै सत्रे विश्वेदेवाः सभासदः ।
मरुतः परिवेष्टारः साध्याश्चासन्महात्मनः ॥ १२.२८.२२ ॥
At the sacrificial session of Āvikṣita, the Viśvedevas were the assembly members, the Maruts were the servers, and the Sādhyas were present at the great-souled one's rite.
12.28.23
मरुद्गण मरुत्तस्य यत्सोममपिबंस्ततः ।
देवान्मनुष्यान्गन्धर्वानत्यरिच्यन्त दक्षिणाः ॥ १२.२८.२३ ॥
O host of Maruts, when you drank the soma at Marutta's rite, the gods, men and Gandharvas were outdone in the sacrificial gifts.
12.28.24
स चेन्ममार सृञ्जय चतुर्भद्रतरस्त्वया ।
पुत्रात्पुण्यतरश्चैव मा पुत्रमनुतप्यथाः ॥ १२.२८.२४ ॥
O Sṛñjaya, even if he has died, it is four times more auspicious for you; he is more meritorious even than a son. Therefore do not grieve for your son.
12.28.25
सुहोत्रं च द्वतिथिनं मृतं सृञ्जय शुश्रुम ।
यस्मे हिरण्यं ववृषे मघवा परिवत्सरम् ॥ १२.२८.२५ ॥
O Sṛñjaya, we have heard that Suhotra, the son of Vitithi, has died, for whom Maghavan (Indra) rained down gold for a full year.
12.28.26
सत्यनामा वसुमती यं प्राप्यासीञ्जनाधिपम् ।
हिरण्यमवहन्नद्यस्तस्मिञ्जनपदेश्वरे ॥ १२.२८.२६ ॥
In the time of that lord of the realm whom Satyanāmā and Vasumatī had obtained as ruler, the rivers carried gold.
12.28.27
मत्स्यान्कर्कटकान्नक्रान्मकराञ्छिंशुकानपि ।
नदीष्ववासृजद्राजन्मघवा लोकपूजितः ॥ १२.२८.२७ ॥
O king, Maghavan (Indra), honored by the worlds, released into the rivers fish, crabs, crocodiles, makaras and śiṃśuka fish as well.
12.28.28
हैरण्यान्पातितान्दृष्ट्वा मत्स्यान्मकरकच्छपान् ।
सहस्रशोऽथ शतशस्ततोऽस्मयत वैतिथिः ॥ १२.२८.२८ ॥
Seeing the golden fish, makaras and turtles cast down by the thousands and hundreds, the son of Vitithi then laughed.
12.28.29
तद्धिरण्यमपर्यन्तमावृतं कुरुजाङ्गले ।
ईजानो वितते यज्ञे ब्राह्मणेभ्यः समार्पयत् ॥ १२.२८.२९ ॥
That boundless gold which covered the Kurujāṅgala land, sacrificing in an extended sacrifice, he gave entirely to the brahmins.
12.28.30
स चेन्ममार सृञ्जय चतुर्भद्रतरस्त्वया ।
पुत्रात्पुण्यतरश्चैव मा पुत्रमनुतप्यथाः।
अदक्षिणमयज्वानं श्वैत्य संशाम्य माशुचः ॥ १२.२८.३० ॥
O Sṛñjaya, if he has died, he is four times more fortunate than you, and more meritorious than a son. Do not grieve for a son who gave no gifts and did not sacrifice; O son of Śvaitya, calm yourself and do not sorrow.
12.28.31
अङ्गं बृहद्रथं चैव मृतं सृञ्जय शुश्रुम ।
यः सहस्रं सहस्राणां श्वेतानश्वानवासृजात् ॥ १२.२८.३१ ॥
O Sañjaya, we have heard that Aṅga and Bṛhadratha are dead, he who gave away thousands upon thousands of white horses.
12.28.32
सहस्रं च सहस्राणां कन्या हमपरिष्कृताः ।
ईजानो वितते यज्ञे दक्षिणामत्यकालयत् ॥ १२.२८.३२ ॥
And thousands upon thousands of maidens adorned with gold — sacrificing in the extended rite, he gave them away in excess as dakṣiṇā.
12.28.33
यः सहस्रं सहस्राणां गजानां पझमालिनाम् ।
ईजानो वितते यज्ञे दक्षिणामत्यकालयत् ॥ १२.२८.३३ ॥
Who, sacrificing in the extended rite, gave away in excess as dakṣiṇā a thousand thousand elephants wearing lotus garlands.
12.28.34
शतं शतसहस्राणि वृषाणां हेममालिनाम् ।
गवां सहस्रानुचरं दक्षिणामत्यकालयत् ॥ १२.२८.३४ ॥
A hundred thousand bulls wearing gold garlands, and cows with a thousand attendants — these he gave away in excess as dakṣiṇā.
12.28.35
अङ्गस्य यजमानस्य तदा विष्णुपदे गिरौ ।
अमाद्यदिन्द्रः सोमेन दक्षिणाभिर्द्विजातयः ॥ १२.२८.३५ ॥
Then, on the mountain at Viṣṇu's foot, Indra rejoiced with soma for the sacrificer Aṅga, and the twice-born rejoiced with the gifts.
12.28.36
यस्य यज्ञेषु राजेन्द्र शतसङ्ख्येषु वै पुरा ।
देवान्मनुष्यान्गन्धर्वानत्यरिच्यन्त दक्षिणाः ॥ १२.२८.३६ ॥
O lord of kings, in whose hundred-numbered sacrifices of old the gifts surpassed those of gods, men and gandharvas alike.
12.28.37
न जातो जनिता नान्यः पुमान्यः संप्रदास्यति ।
यदङ्गः प्रददौ वित्तं सोमसंस्थासु सप्तसु ॥ १२.२८.३७ ॥
No one has been born, nor any progenitor, nor any other man who will give as Aṅga gave wealth at the seven soma sacrifices.
12.28.38
स चेन्ममार सृञ्जय चतुर्भद्रतरस्त्वया ।
पुत्रात्पुण्यतरश्चैव मा पुत्रमनुतप्यथाः ॥ १२.२८.३८ ॥
O Sṛñjaya, if he has died, he is four times more fortunate than you, and more meritorious even than a son. Therefore do not grieve for your son.
12.28.39
शिबिमौशीनरं चैव मृतं सृञ्जय शुश्रुम ।
य इमां पृथिवीं सर्वां चर्मवत्समवेष्टयत् ॥ १२.२८.३९ ॥
O Sṛñjaya, we have heard that Śibi, son of Uśīnara, is also dead, he who wrapped this entire earth around himself like a hide.
12.28.40
महता रथघोषेण पृथिवीमनुनादयन् ।
एकच्छत्रां महीं चक्रे जैत्रेणैकरथेन यः ॥ १२.२८.४० ॥
Resounding the earth with the great roar of chariots, he who made the earth one-umbrella'd with a single victorious chariot.
12.28.41
यावदस्य गवाश्वं स्यादारण्यैः पशुभिः सह ।
तावतीः प्रददौ गाः स शिबिरौशीनरोऽध्वरे ॥ १२.२८.४१ ॥
As many cows as there were, together with his cattle, horses and wild animals, that many cows did Śibi, son of Uśīnara, give at the sacrifice.
12.28.42
न वोढारं धुरं तस्य कंचिन्मेने प्रजापतिः ।
न भूतं न भविष्यं च सर्वराजसु सृञ्जय।
अन्यत्रौशीनराच्छैब्याद्राजर्षेरिन्द्रविक्रमात् ॥ १२.२८.४२ ॥
Prajāpati thought no one could bear his yoke, O Sṛñjaya, nor among all kings past or future, except the royal sage Śaibya, son of Uśīnara, of Indra-like valour.
12.28.43
स चेन्ममार सृञ्जय चतुर्भद्रतरस्त्वया ।
पुत्रात्पुण्यतरश्चैव मा पुत्रमनुतप्यथाः ॥ १२.२८.४३ ॥
O Sañjaya, if he has died, you are four times more fortunate, and more meritorious even than a son. Do not grieve for your son.
12.28.44
अदक्षिणमयज्वानं पुत्रं संस्मृत्य मा शुचः ॥ १२.२८.४४ ॥
Do not grieve, remembering a son who gave no gifts and performed no sacrifices.
12.28.45
भरतं चैव दौष्यन्तिं मृतं सृञ्जय शुश्रुम ।
शाकुन्तलं महात्मानं भूरिद्रविणतेजसम् ॥ १२.२८.४५ ॥
O Sañjaya, we have heard that Bharata, son of Duṣyanta, the great-souled son of Śakuntalā, of boundless wealth and splendor, also died.
12.28.46
योऽबध्नात्रिशतं चाश्वान्देवेभ्यो यमुनामनु ।
सरस्वतीं विंशतिं च गङ्गामनु चतुर्दश ॥ १२.२८.४६ ॥
He who tied three hundred horses for the gods along the Yamunā, twenty along the Sarasvatī, and fourteen along the Gaṅgā.
12.28.47
अश्वमेधसहस्रेण राजसूयशतेन च ।
इष्टवान्स महातेजा दौष्यन्तिर्भरतः पुरा ॥ १२.२८.४७ ॥
In former times, Bharata, son of Duṣyanta, of great splendor, performed a thousand horse-sacrifices and a hundred royal consecrations.
12.28.48
भरतस्य महत्कर्म सवराजसु पार्थिवाः ।
स्वं मर्त्या इव बाहुभ्यां नानुगन्तुमशक्नुवन् ॥ १२.२८.४८ ॥
Bharata's great deed, O kings, none among all the kings could follow, as mortals with their own two arms.
12.28.49
परं सहस्राद्योऽबध्नाद्धयान्वेदीर्वितत्य च ।
सहस्रं यत्र पद्मानां कण्वाय भरतो ददौ ॥ १२.२८.४९ ॥
He who bound more than a thousand horses and spread out the altars, where Bharata gave a thousand padmas (gold coins) to Kaṇva.
12.28.50
स चेन्ममार सृञ्जय चतुर्भद्रतरस्त्वया ।
पुत्रात्पुण्यतरश्चैव मा पुत्रमनुतप्यथाः ॥ १२.२८.५० ॥
O Sṛñjaya, if he who was four times more auspicious than you, and more meritorious than a son, has died, do not grieve for your son.
12.28.51
रामं दाशरथिं चैव मृतं सृञ्जय शुश्रुम ।
योऽन्वकम्पत वै नित्यं प्रजाः पुत्रानिवौरसान् ॥ १२.२८.५१ ॥
O Sṛñjaya, we have heard that Rāma, son of Daśaratha, too is dead — he who always showed compassion to his subjects as if they were his own born sons.
12.28.52
नाधनो यस्य विषये नानर्थः कस्यचिद्भवेत् ।
सर्वस्यासीत्पितृसमो रामो राज्यं यदन्वशात् ॥ १२.२८.५२ ॥
In whose realm no one was poor and no misfortune befell anyone — Rāma was like a father to all, for he governed the kingdom.
12.28.53
कालवर्षी च पर्जन्यः सस्यानि समपादयत् ।
नित्यं सुभिक्षमेवासीद्रामे राज्यं प्रशासति ॥ १२.२८.५३ ॥
While Rāma ruled the kingdom, the rain-cloud poured rain in due season and brought the crops to full growth; there was always abundant food.
12.28.54
प्राणिनो नाप्सु मञ्जन्ति नानर्थे पावकोऽदहत् ।
न व्यालतो भयं चासीद्रामे राज्यं प्रशासति ॥ १२.२८.५४ ॥
While Rāma ruled the kingdom, living beings did not drown in water, fire did not burn in calamity, and there was no fear from wild beasts.
12.28.55
आसन्वर्षसहस्रिण्यस्तथा वर्षसहस्रकाः ।
अरोगाः सर्वसिद्धार्था रामे राज्यं प्रशासति ॥ १२.२८.५५ ॥
While Rāma ruled the kingdom, they lived for thousands of years, free from disease, with all their aims fulfilled.
12.28.56
नान्योन्येन विवादोऽभूत्स्त्रीणामपि कुतो नृणाम् ।
धर्मनित्याः प्रजाश्चासन्रामे राज्यं प्रशासति ॥ १२.२८.५६ ॥
While Rāma ruled the kingdom, there was no quarrel among one another, not even among women—how much less among men; the subjects were always steadfast in dharma.
12.28.57
संतुष्टाः सर्वसिद्धार्था निर्भयाः स्वैरचारिणः ।
नराः सत्यव्रताश्चासन्रामे राज्यं प्रशासति ॥ १२.२८.५७ ॥
While Rāma ruled the kingdom, men were content, with all their aims accomplished, fearless, roaming at will, and keepers of true vows.
12.28.58
नित्यपुष्पफलाश्चैव पादपा निरुपद्रवाः ।
सर्वा द्रोणदुघा गावो रामे राज्यं प्रशासति ॥ १२.२८.५८ ॥
While Rāma ruled the kingdom, the trees always bore flowers and fruit and were free from harm, and all the cows yielded a droṇa of milk.
12.28.59
स चतुर्दश वर्षाणि वने प्रोष्य महातपाः ।
दशाश्वमेधाञ्जारूथ्यानाजहार निरर्गलान् ॥ १२.२८.५९ ॥
That great ascetic, having dwelt in the forest for fourteen years, performed ten horse sacrifices without hindrance.
12.28.60
युवा श्यामो लोहिताक्षो मातङ्ग इव यूथपः ।
आजानुबाहुः सुमुखः सिंहस्कन्धो महाभुजः ॥ १२.२८.६० ॥
He was young, dark-complexioned, red-eyed, like an elephant that leads a herd; long-armed to the knees, fair-faced, lion-shouldered and mighty-armed.
12.28.61
दशवर्षसहस्राणि दशवर्षशतानि च ।
अयोध्याधिपतिर्भूत्वा रामो राज्यमकारयत् ॥ १२.२८.६१ ॥
Having become lord of Ayodhyā, Rāma ruled the kingdom for ten thousand years and ten hundred years.
12.28.62
स चेन्ममार सृञ्जय चतुर्भद्रतरस्त्वया ।
पुत्रात्पुण्यतरश्चैव मा पुत्रमनुतप्यथाः।
अयज्वानमदक्षिण्यं मा पुत्रमनुतप्यथाः ॥ १२.२८.६२ ॥
Sṛñjaya, if he has died, that is fourfold more auspicious for you, and more meritorious even than a son. Do not grieve for a son who has not performed sacrifice and given no gifts; do not grieve for him.
12.28.63
भगीरथं च राजानं मृतं सृञ्जय शुश्रुम् ।
यस्येन्द्रो वितते यज्ञे सोमं पीत्वा मदोत्कटः ॥ १२.२८.६३ ॥
Sṛñjaya, we have heard that King Bhagīratha too was dead, in whose vast sacrifice Indra, having drunk the soma and grown exultant with intoxication.
12.28.64
असुराणां सहस्राणि बहूनि सुरसत्तमः ।
अजयद्वाहुवीर्येण भगवान्पाकशासनः ॥ १२.२८.६४ ॥
The best of gods, the blessed Indra, slayer of Paka, conquered many thousands of the asuras by the might of his arms.
12.28.65
यः सहस्रं सहस्राणां कन्या हेमविभूषिताः ।
ईजानो वितते यज्ञे दक्षिणामत्यकालयत् ॥ १२.२८.६५ ॥
He who, performing a vast sacrifice, gave away as dakṣiṇā thousands upon thousands of maidens adorned with gold ornaments, in excess.
12.28.66
सर्वा रथगताः कन्या रथाः सर्वे चतुर्युजः ।
शतंशतं रथे नागाः पझिनो हेममालिनः ॥ १२.२८.६६ ॥
All the maidens were seated in chariots, and all the chariots were yoked with four horses; upon each chariot were a hundred elephants, adorned with banners and garlands of gold.
12.28.67
सहस्रमश्वा एकैकं हस्तिनं पृष्ठतोऽन्वयुः ।
गवां सहस्रमश्वेऽश्वे सहस्रं गव्यजाविकम् ॥ १२.२८.६७ ॥
Behind each elephant followed a thousand horses, and with each horse a thousand cows and herds of cattle, goats and sheep.
12.28.68
उपह्वरे निवसतो यस्याङ्के निषसाद ह ।
गङ्गा भागीरथी तस्मादुर्वशी चाभवत्पुरा ॥ १२.२८.६८ ॥
In whose lap she sat while dwelling in seclusion, from him in former times arose the Ganges, called Bhāgīrathī, and Urvaśī.
12.28.69
भूरिदक्षिणमिक्ष्वाकुं यजमानं भगीरथम् ।
त्रिलोकपथगा गङ्गा दुहितृत्वमुपेयुषी ॥ १२.२८.६९ ॥
For Bhagīratha of the Ikṣvāku line, the sacrificer of many gifts, the Ganges, flowing through the three worlds, took on the state of a daughter.
12.28.70
स चेन्ममार सृञ्जय चतुर्भद्रतरस्त्वया ।
पुत्रात्पुण्यतरश्चैव मा पुत्रमनुतप्यथाः ॥ १२.२८.७० ॥
O Sṛñjaya, if he has died, it is fourfold more auspicious for you, and more meritorious even than a son. Therefore do not grieve for your son.
12.28.71
दिलीपं च महात्मानं मृतं सृञ्जय शुश्रुम ।
प्रस्य कर्माणि भूरीणि कथयन्ति द्विजातयः ॥ १२.२८.७१ ॥
O Sṛñjaya, we have heard that the great-souled Dilīpa also died, and brahmins recount his many deeds.
12.28.72
य इमां वसुसंपूर्णां वसुधां वसुधाधिपः ।
ददौ तस्मिन्महायज्ञे ब्राह्मणेभ्यः समाहितः ॥ १२.२८.७२ ॥
The lord of the earth who, in that great sacrifice, with a composed mind gave this earth, full of wealth, to the brahmins.
12.28.73
यस्येह यजमानस्य यज्ञेयज्ञे पुरोहितः ।
सहस्रं वारणान्हैमान्दक्षिणामत्यकालयत् ॥ १२.२८.७३ ॥
Here, at every sacrifice of the sacrificer, the household priest gave a thousand golden-adorned elephants as fee beyond measure.
12.28.74
यस्य यज्ञे महानासीद्यूपः श्रीमान्हिरण्मयः ।
ते देवां कर्म कुर्वाणाः शक्रज्येष्ठा उपासत ॥ १२.२८.७४ ॥
At whose sacrifice stood a great, splendid golden sacrificial post, there the gods, with Indra as their eldest, performed the rite and attended.
12.28.75
चषाले यस्य सौवर्णे तस्मिन्यूपे हिरण्मये ।
ननृतुर्देवगन्धर्वाः षट्सहस्राणि सप्तधा ॥ १२.२८.७५ ॥
At whose golden sacrificial enclosure, and upon that golden post, gods and gandharvas, six thousand of them, danced in seven ways.
12.28.76
अवादयत्तत्र वीणां मध्ये विश्वावसुः स्वयम् ।
सर्वभूतान्यमन्यन्त मम वादयतीत्ययम् ॥ १२.२८.७६ ॥
There in the middle Viśvāvasu himself played the lute, and all beings thought, 'He plays for me.'
12.28.77
एतद्राज्ञो दिलीपस्य राजानो नानुचक्रिरे ।
यस्येभा हेमसंछन्नाः पथि मत्ताः स्म शेरते ॥ १२.२८.७७ ॥
Other kings did not imitate this deed of King Dilīpa, whose golden-covered maddened elephants lay about upon the road.
12.28.78
राजानं शतधन्वानं दिलीपं सत्यवादिनम् ।
येऽपश्यन्सुमहात्मानं तेऽपि स्वर्गजितो नराः ॥ १२.२८.७८ ॥
Those men who saw King Śatadhanvan and the truthful Dilīpa, that very great-souled one, they too won heaven.
12.28.79
त्रयः शब्दा न जीर्यन्ते दिलीपस्य निवेशने ।
स्वाध्यायशब्दः ज्याशब्दः शब्दो वै दीयतामिति ॥ १२.२८.७९ ॥
In Dilīpa's house three sounds never fade: the sound of Vedic recitation, the sound of the bowstring, and the sound of 'let it be given.'
12.28.80
स चेन्ममार सृञ्जय चतुर्भद्रतरस्त्वया ।
पुत्रात्पुण्यतरश्चैव मा पुत्रमनुतप्यथाः ॥ १२.२८.८० ॥
Sṛñjaya, if he has died, he was fourfold more auspicious and more meritorious for you than a son; therefore do not grieve for your son.
12.28.81
मान्धातारं यौवनाश्वं मृतं सृञ्जय शुश्रुम ।
यं देवा मरुतो गर्भं पितुः पार्श्वादपाहरन् ॥ १२.२८.८१ ॥
Sṛñjaya, we have heard of Māndhātā, son of Yuvanāśva, whose embryo the gods and the Maruts took from his father's side.
12.28.82
समृद्धो युवनाश्वस्य जठरे यो महात्मनः ।
पृषदाज्योद्भवः श्रीमांस्त्रिलोकविजयी नृपः ॥ १२.२८.८२ ॥
The glorious king who grew in the womb of the great-souled Yuvanāśva, who was born from curds and ghee, and who conquered the three worlds.
12.28.83
यं दृष्ट्वा पितुरुत्सङ्गे शयानं देवरूपिणम् ।
अन्योन्यमब्रुवन्देवाः कमयं धास्यतीति वै ॥ १२.२८.८३ ॥
Seeing the godlike child lying in his father's lap, the gods said to one another, 'Whom will this one nourish?'
12.28.84
मामेव धास्यतीत्येवमिन्द्रोऽथाभ्युपपद्यत ।
मांधातेति ततस्तस्य नाम चक्रे शतक्रतुः ॥ १२.२८.८४ ॥
'He will nourish me,' Indra said, and so he undertook it; then Indra, the hundred-sacrificer, gave him the name Māndhātā.
12.28.85
ततस्तु पयसो धारां पुष्टिहेतोर्महात्मनः ।
तस्यास्ये यौवनाश्वस्य पाणिरिन्द्रस्य चास्रवत् ॥ १२.२८.८५ ॥
Then a stream of milk, for the nourishing of that great-souled one, flowed from the mouth of Yauvanāśva and from the hand of Indra.
12.28.86
तं पिवन्पाणिमिन्द्रस्य शतमह्ना व्यवर्धत ।
स आसीद्द्वादशसमो द्वादशाहेन पार्थिवः ॥ १२.२८.८६ ॥
Drinking from Indra's hand, he grew a hundredfold in a single day; in twelve days that king became the size of a twelve-year-old.
12.28.87
तमिमं पृथिवी सर्वा एकाह्ना समपद्यत ।
धर्मात्मानं महात्मानं शूरमिन्द्रसमं युधि ॥ १२.२८.८७ ॥
In a single day the whole earth came under him, that righteous and great-souled hero, equal to Indra in battle.
12.28.88
यश्चाङ्गारं तु नृपतिं मरुत्तमसितं गयम् ।
अङ्गं बृहद्रथं चैव मान्धाता समरेऽजयत् ॥ १२.२८.८८ ॥
And Māndhātṛ conquered in battle Aṅgāra, King Marutta, Asita, Gaya, Aṅga and Bṛhadratha.
12.28.89
यौवनाश्वो यदाङ्गारं समरे प्रत्ययुध्यत ।
विस्फारैर्धनुषो देवा द्यौरभेदीति मेनिरे ॥ १२.२८.८९ ॥
When Yauvanāśva fought Aṅgāra in battle, the gods thought the sky would split from the twanging of his bow.
12.28.90
यत्र सूर्य उदेति स्म यत्र च प्रतितिष्ठति ।
सर्वं तद्यौवनाश्वस्य मान्धातुः क्षेत्रमुच्यते ॥ १२.२८.९० ॥
Wherever the sun rises and wherever it sets, all that is said to be the realm of Māndhātṛ, son of Yauvanāśva.
12.28.91
अश्वमेधशतेनेष्ट्वा राजसूयशतेन च ।
अददद्रोहितान्मत्स्यान्ब्राह्मणेभ्यो विशांपते ॥ १२.२८.९१ ॥
Having performed a hundred horse-sacrifices and a hundred royal consecrations, he gave red fish to the brahmins, O lord of the people.
12.28.92
हैरण्यान्यो जनोत्सेधानायतान्दशयोजनम् ।
अतिरिक्तान्द्विजातिभ्यो व्यभजंस्त्वितरे जनाः ॥ १२.२८.९२ ॥
The golden mountains, as high as a man and ten yojanas long, the surplus of them other people distributed among the twice-born.
12.28.93
स चेन्ममार सृञ्जय चतुर्भद्रतरस्त्वया ।
पुत्रात्पुण्यतरश्चैव मा पुत्रमनुतप्यथाः ॥ १२.२८.९३ ॥
If he has died, O Sṛñjaya, he is four times more fortunate than you, and more meritorious even than a son. Do not grieve for your son.
12.28.94
ययातिं नाहुषं चैव मृतं सृञ्जय शुश्रुम ।
य इमां पृथिवीं कृत्स्नां विजित्य सहसागराम् ॥ १२.२८.९४ ॥
O Sṛñjaya, we have heard that Yayāti, son of Nahuṣa, also died, he who conquered this entire earth together with its oceans.
12.28.95
शम्यापातेनाभ्यतीयाद्वेदीभिश्चित्रयन्महीम् ।
ईजानः क्रतुभिर्मुख्यैः पर्यगच्छद्वसुन्धराम् ॥ १२.२८.९५ ॥
Traversing as far as a sacrificial stake can be thrown, adorning the earth with altars, sacrificing with the chief rites, he circled the earth, the treasure-bearer.
12.28.96
इष्ट्वा क्रतुसहस्रेण वाजपेयशतेन च ।
तर्पयामास विप्रेन्द्रांस्त्रिभिः काञ्चनपर्वतैः ॥ १२.२८.९६ ॥
Having sacrificed a thousand sacrifices and a hundred vājapeya rites, he satisfied the chief brahmins with three golden mountains.
12.28.97
व्यूढेनासुरयुद्धेन हत्वा दैतेयदानवान् ।
व्यभजत्पृथिवीं कृत्स्नां ययातिर्नहुषात्मजः ॥ १२.२८.९७ ॥
In the arrayed battle against the asuras, having slain the Daityas and Dānavas, Yayāti, son of Nahuṣa, divided the entire earth.
12.28.98
अन्त्येषु पुत्रान्निक्षिप्य यदुद्रुह्युपुरोगमान् ।
पुरुं राज्येऽभिषिच्याथ सदारः प्राविशद्वनम् ॥ १२.२८.९८ ॥
Having placed his sons, led by Yadu and Druhyu, in their positions, and having consecrated Puru in the kingdom, he entered the forest with his wives.
12.28.99
स चेन्ममार सृञ्जय चतुर्भद्रतरस्त्वया ।
पुत्रात्पुण्यतरश्चैव मा पुत्रमनुतप्यथाः ॥ १२.२८.९९ ॥
O Sṛñjaya, if he has died, it is four times more auspicious for you, and more meritorious than a son. Therefore do not grieve for your son.
12.28.100
अम्बरीषं च नाभागं मृतं सृञ्जय शुश्रुम ।
यं प्रजा वव्रिरे पुण्यं गोप्तारं नृपसत्तमम् ॥ १२.२८.१०० ॥
O Sṛñjaya, we have heard that Ambarīṣa and Nābhāga are dead, whom the people chose as meritorious, protecting, and the best of kings.
12.28.101
यः सहस्रं सहस्राणां राज्ञामयुतयाजिनाम् ।
ईजानो वितते यज्ञे ब्राह्मणेभ्यस्त्वमन्यत ॥ १२.२८.१०१ ॥
Think of yourself as the one who, among thousands of kings who performed ten thousand sacrifices, gave to the brahmins while sacrificing in the great rite.
12.28.102
नैतत्पूर्वे जनाश्चक्रुर्न करिष्यन्ति चापरे ।
इत्यम्बरीषं नाभागिमन्वमोदन्त दक्षिणाः ॥ १२.२८.१०२ ॥
'The ancients did not do this, nor will others do it,' thus the priests who received the gifts approved Ambarīṣa, the son of Nābhāgi.
12.28.103
शतं राजसहस्राणि शतं राजशतानि च ।
सर्वेऽश्वमेधैरीजानास्तेऽन्वयुर्दक्षिणायनम् ॥ १२.२८.१०३ ॥
A thousand kings and a hundred kings, all of whom had performed horse-sacrifices, went after the southern course.
12.28.104
स चेन्ममार सृञ्जय चतुर्भद्रतरस्त्वया ।
पुत्रात्पुण्यतरश्चैव मा पुत्रमनुतप्यथाः ॥ १२.२८.१०४ ॥
If he has died, O Sṛñjaya, you are four times more blessed than he is, and more meritorious even than a son. Therefore do not grieve for your son.
12.28.105
शशबिन्दुं चैत्ररथं मृतं शुश्रुम सृञ्जय ।
यस्य भार्यासहस्राणां शतमासीन्महात्मनः ॥ १२.२८.१०५ ॥
We have heard that Śaśabindu of the Caitraratha line is dead, O Sṛñjaya — that great-souled one who had a hundred thousand wives.
12.28.106
सहस्रं तु सहस्राणां यस्यासञ्शाशबिन्दवाः ।
हिरण्यकवचाः सर्वे सर्वे चोत्तमधन्विनः ॥ १२.२८.१०६ ॥
He had thousands upon thousands of sons named Śaśabindu, all clad in golden armour, all the finest archers.
12.28.107
शतं कन्या राजपुत्रमेकैकं पृथगन्वयुः ।
कन्यांकन्यां शतं नागा नागंनागं शतं रथाः ॥ १२.२८.१०७ ॥
A hundred maidens each followed a royal son separately; for each maiden a hundred elephants, and for each elephant a hundred chariots.
12.28.108
रथेरथे शतं चाश्वा देशजा हेममालिनः ।
अश्वेअश्वे शतं गावो गांगां तद्वदजाविकम् ॥ १२.२८.१०८ ॥
With each chariot a hundred horses of native breed, garlanded with gold; with each horse a hundred cows; and with each cow likewise goats and sheep.
12.28.109
एतद्धनमपर्यन्तमश्वमेधे महामखे ।
शशबिन्दुर्महाराज ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ह्यमन्यत ॥ १२.२८.१०९ ॥
In the great aśvamedha sacrifice this wealth was boundless, and the great king Śaśabindu gave it to the brahmins.
12.28.110
स चेन्ममार सृञ्जय चतुर्भद्रतरस्त्वया ।
पुत्रात्पुण्यतरश्चैव मा पुत्रमनुतप्यथाः ॥ १२.२८.११० ॥
O Sṛñjaya, even if he died, he was fourfold more auspicious and more meritorious for you than a son; therefore do not grieve for your son.
12.28.111
गयं चाधूर्तरजसं मृतं शुश्रुम सृञ्जय ।
यः स वर्षशतं राजा हुतशिष्टाशनोऽभवत् ॥ १२.२८.१११ ॥
O Sṛñjaya, we have heard that the king Gaya of unstained dust is dead; for a hundred years he was a king who ate what remained of the offering.
12.28.112
यस्मै वह्निर्वरान्प्रादात्ततो वव्रे वरान्गयः ।
ददतो मे क्षयो मा भूद्धर्मे श्रद्धा च वर्धताम् ॥ १२.२८.११२ ॥
To whom Fire gave boons, Gaya then chose these boons: 'May there be no loss in my giving, and may my faith in dharma grow.'
12.28.113
मनो मे रभतां सत्ये त्वत्प्रसादाद्धुताशन ।
लेभे च कामांस्तान्सर्वान्पावकादिति नः श्रुतम् ॥ १२.२८.११३ ॥
O Hutāśana, by your grace may my mind be fixed upon truth; and from Pāvaka he obtained all his desires, so we have heard.
12.28.114
दर्शेन पूर्णमासेन चातुर्मास्यैः पुनः पुनः ।
अयजद्धयमेधेन सहस्रं परिवत्सरान् ॥ १२.२८.११४ ॥
With the new-moon and full-moon rites and again and again with the cāturmāsya offerings, he sacrificed with the aśvamedha for a thousand years.
12.28.115
शतं गवां सहस्राणि शतमश्वशतानि च ।
उत्थायोत्थाय वै प्रादात्सहस्रं परिवत्सरान् ॥ १२.२८.११५ ॥
A hundred thousand cows and hundreds of horses; rising again and again, he gave gifts for a thousand years.
12.28.116
तर्पयामास सोमेन देवान्वित्तैर्द्विजानपि ।
पितॄन्स्वधाभिः कामैश्च स्त्रियः स्वाः पुरुषर्षभ ॥ १२.२८.११६ ॥
He satisfied the gods with soma, the twice-born with wealth, the ancestors with svadhā offerings, and his own women with desired things, O bull among men.
12.28.117
सौवर्णां पृथिवीं कृत्वा दशव्यामां द्विरायताम् ।
दक्षिणामददद्राजा वाजिमेधे महाक्रतौ ॥ १२.२८.११७ ॥
Having made the earth of gold, ten vyāmas wide and twice as long, the king gave it as the sacrificial fee at the great horse-sacrifice.
12.28.118
यावत्यः सिकता राजन्गङ्गायां पुरुषर्षभ ।
तावतीरेव गाः प्रादादाधूर्तरजसो गयः ॥ १२.२८.११८ ॥
As many grains of sand as there are in the Gaṅgā, O king, O bull among men, so many cows did Gaya give, having shaken off the dust of his greed.
12.28.119
स चेन्ममार सृञ्जय चतुर्भद्रतरस्त्वया ।
पुत्रात्पुण्यतरश्चैव मा पुत्रमनुतप्यथाः ॥ १२.२८.११९ ॥
If he has died, O Sṛñjaya, he is four times more fortunate than you, and more meritorious even than a son. Do not grieve over your son.
12.28.120
रन्तिदेवं च सांकृत्यं मृतं सृञ्जय शुश्रुम ।
सम्यगाराध्य यः शक्राद्वरं लेभे महातपाः ॥ १२.२८.१२० ॥
We have heard, O Sṛñjaya, that Rantideva, son of Saṅkṛti, was dead; that great ascetic, having fully propitiated Indra, obtained a boon from him.
12.28.121
अन्नं च नो बहु भवेदतिथींश्च लभेमहि ।
श्रद्धा च नो मा व्यगमन्मा च याचिष्म कंचन ॥ १२.२८.१२१ ॥
May we have abundant food, may guests come to us, may our faith never depart, and may we beg of no one.
12.28.122
उपातिष्ठन्त पशवः स्वयं तं संशितव्रतम् ।
ग्राम्यारण्या महात्मानं रन्तिदेवं यशस्विनम् ॥ १२.२८.१२२ ॥
Domestic animals and wild animals came of their own accord to Rantideva, the great-souled, famous one of rigorous vows.
12.28.123
महानदी चर्मराशेरुत्क्लेदात्ससृजे यतः ।
ततश्चर्मण्वतीत्येवं विख्याता सा महानदी ॥ १२.२८.१२३ ॥
From the dripping of the heap of hides a great river arose, and therefore that great river became famous thus as Charmaṇvatī.
12.28.124
ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ददौ निष्कान्सदसि प्रतते नृपः ।
तुभ्यंतुभ्यं निष्कमिति यदा क्रोशन्ति वै द्विजाः ॥ १२.२८.१२४ ॥
While the sacrifice was being extended in the assembly, the king gave gold coins to the brahmins, while the twice-born shouted, 'For you, for you, a coin!'
12.28.125
सहस्रं तुभ्यमित्युक्त्वा ब्राह्मणान्संप्रपद्य ते ॥ १२.२८.१२५ ॥
Saying, 'A thousand for you,' they approached the brahmins.
12.28.126
अन्वाहार्योपकरणं द्रव्योपकरणं च यत् ।
घटाः पात्र्यः कटाहानि स्थाल्यश्च पिठराणि च।
नासीत्किंचिदसौवर्णं रन्तिदेवस्य धीमतः ॥ १२.२८.१२६ ॥
There were implements for the offering and utensils of goods, jars, bowls, cauldrons, pots and cooking pans, but nothing made of gold remained with the wise Rantideva.
12.28.127
सांकृते रन्तिदेवस्य यां रात्रिमवसन्गृहे ।
आलभ्यन्त शतं गावः सहस्राणि च विंशतिः ॥ १२.२८.१२७ ॥
On the night that Rantideva, son of Saṃkṛti, dwelt in his house, a hundred cows and twenty thousand cows were slaughtered.
12.28.128
तत्र स्म सूदाः क्रोशन्ति सुमृष्टमणिकुण्डलाः ।
सूपं भूयिष्ठमश्नीध्वं नाद्य मांसं यथा पुरा ॥ १२.२८.१२८ ॥
There the cooks, wearing well-polished jewelled earrings, cried out: 'Eat plenty of broth; today there is no meat, as there was formerly.'
12.28.129
स चेन्ममार सृञ्जय चतुर्भद्रतरस्त्वया ।
पुत्रात्पुण्यतरश्चैव मा पुत्रमनुतप्यथाः ॥ १२.२८.१२९ ॥
O Sṛñjaya, if he has died, it is fourfold more auspicious for you, and more meritorious even than a son. Do not grieve for your son.
12.28.130
सगरं च महात्मानं मृतं शुश्रुम सृञ्जय ।
ऐक्ष्वाकं पुरुषव्याघ्रमतिमानुषविक्रमम् ॥ १२.२८.१३० ॥
O Sṛñjaya, we have heard that the great-souled Sagara, of the Ikṣvāku line, tiger among men of superhuman valour, has died.
12.28.131
षष्टिः पुत्रसहस्राणि यं यान्तमनुजग्मिरे ।
नक्षत्रराजं वर्षान्ते व्यभ्रे ज्योतिर्गणा इव ॥ १२.२८.१३१ ॥
Sixty thousand sons followed him as he departed, as the host of stars follows the king of the constellations at the end of the rainy season in a cloudless sky.
12.28.132
एकच्छत्रा मही यस्य प्रतापादभवत्पुरा ।
योऽश्वमेधसहस्रेण तर्पयामास देवताः ॥ १२.२८.१३२ ॥
Under whose might the earth was once under a single umbrella of sovereignty, and who gratified the gods with a thousand horse sacrifices.
12.28.133
यः प्रादात्कनकस्तम्भं प्रासादं सर्वकाञ्चनम् ।
पूर्णं पझदलाक्षीणां स्त्रीणां शयनसंकुलम् ॥ १२.२८.१३३ ॥
He who gave a palace of golden pillars, all of gold, filled with the beds of women with lotus-petal eyes.
12.28.134
द्विजातिभ्योऽनुरूपेभ्यः कामांश्च विविधान्बहून् ।
यस्यादेशेन तद्वित्तं व्यभजन्त द्विजातयः ॥ १२.२८.१३४ ॥
To worthy twice-born men he gave many and various desired things; by whose command that wealth was divided among the twice-born.
12.28.135
खानयामास यः कोपात्पृथिवीं सागराङ्किताम् ।
यस्य नाम्ना समुद्रश्च सागरत्वमुपागतः ॥ १२.२८.१३५ ॥
He who in anger had the earth, marked by the ocean, dug up; by whose name the ocean attained the state of being the Sāgara.
12.28.136
स चेन्ममार सृञ्जय चतुर्भद्रतरस्त्वया ।
पुत्रात्पुण्यतरश्चैव मा पुत्रमनुतप्यथाः ॥ १२.२८.१३६ ॥
He has died, O Sṛñjaya; for you it is fourfold auspicious. He was even more meritorious than a son; therefore do not grieve for the son.
12.28.137
राजानं च पृथुं वैन्यं मृतं शुश्रुम सृञ्जय ।
यमभ्यषिञ्चन्संभूयः महारण्ये महर्षयः ॥ १२.२८.१३७ ॥
And we have heard, O Sṛñjaya, that King Pṛthu, son of Vena, is dead, whom the great sages together anointed in the great forest.
12.28.138
प्रथयिष्यति वै लोकान्पृथुरित्येव शब्दितः ।
क्षताद्यो वै त्रायतीति स तस्मात्क्षत्रियः स्मृतः ॥ १२.२८.१३८ ॥
He will spread the worlds, and so he is called Pṛthu. He who protects from injury (kṣata) is called kṣatriya; therefore he is remembered as a kṣatriya.
12.28.139
पृथुं वैन्यं प्रजा दृष्ट्वा रक्तास्मेति यदब्रुवन् ।
ततो राजेति नामास्य अनुरागादजायत ॥ १२.२८.१३९ ॥
Seeing Pṛthu, son of Vena, the subjects said, 'We are content.' Then from their affection this name 'rājā' arose for him.
12.28.140
अकृष्टपच्या पृथिवी पुटकेपुटके मधु ।
सर्वा द्रोणदुघा गावो वैन्यस्यासन्प्रशासतः ॥ १२.२८.१४० ॥
While he ruled, Vena's son, the earth bore crops without ploughing; in every cup-measure there was honey, and all the cows yielded a droṇa of milk.
12.28.141
अरोगाः सर्वसिद्धार्था मनुष्या अकुतोभयाः ।
यथाऽभिकाममवसन्क्षेत्रेषु च गृहेषु च ॥ १२.२८.१४१ ॥
The people were free from disease, all their aims fulfilled, fearless from any quarter; they dwelt as they wished, in the fields and in the houses.
12.28.142
आपस्तस्तम्भिरे चास्य समुद्रमभियास्यतः ।
शैलाश्चापाद्व्यदीर्यन्त ध्वजभङ्गश्च नाभवत् ॥ १२.२८.१४२ ॥
As he went toward the ocean, the waters were stilled for him; the mountains gave way and split open, and no banner was ever broken.
12.28.143
हैरण्यांस्त्रिनरोत्सेधान्पर्वतानेकविंशतिम् ।
ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ददौ राजा योश्वमेधे महामखे ॥ १२.२८.१४३ ॥
At the great horse-sacrifice the king gave to the brahmins twenty-one golden mountains, each three men high.
12.28.144
स चेन्ममार सृञ्जय चतुर्भद्रतरस्त्वया ।
पुत्रात्पुण्यतरश्चैव मा पुत्रमनुतप्यथाः ॥ १२.२८.१४४ ॥
Sṛñjaya, even if he died, he was by you better in four auspicious things, and more meritorious than a son; therefore do not grieve for your son.
12.28.145
किं वा तूष्णीं ध्यायसे सृञ्जय त्वं ।
न मे राजन्वाचिममां शृणोपि।
न चेन्मोघं विप्रलप्तं ममेदं ।
पथ्यं मुमूर्षोरिव सुप्रयुक्तम् ॥ १२.२८.१४५ ॥
Why do you meditate in silence, Sṛñjaya? O king, do you not hear this speech of mine? If these words of mine are not spoken in vain, they are like a wholesome medicine well applied to one about to die.
12.28.146
शृणोमि ते नारद वाचमेनां ।
विचित्रार्थां स्रजमिव पुण्यगन्धाम्।
राजर्षीणां पुण्यकृतां महात्मनां ।
कीर्त्या युक्तानां शोकनिर्नाशनार्थाम् ॥ १२.२८.१४६ ॥
O Nārada, I hear this speech of yours, rich in varied meanings, like a garland fragrant with merit, endowed with the fame of great-souled royal sages who did meritorious deeds, meant to destroy sorrow.
12.28.147
न ते मोघं विप्रलप्तं महर्षे ।
दृष्ट्वैवाहं नारद त्वां विशोकः।
शुश्रूषे ते वचनं ब्रह्मवादि ।
न्न ते तृप्याम्यमृतस्येव पानात् ॥ १२.२८.१४७ ॥
Your words, great sage, are not spoken in vain. Having seen you, Nārada, I am already free from sorrow. O speaker of Brahman, I wish to hear your words; I am not satisfied, as though drinking nectar.
12.28.148
अमोघदर्शिन्मम चेत्प्रसादं ।
संतापदग्धस्य विभो प्रकुर्याः।
सुतस्य संजीवनमद्य मे स्या ।
त्तव प्रसादात्सुतसङ्गमाप्नुयाम् ॥ १२.२८.१४८ ॥
O seer whose sight is never in vain, if you would show favor to me, burnt by grief, then today my son might be restored to life. O mighty one, by your favor may I obtain reunion with my son.
12.28.149
यस्ते पुत्रः शयितोयं विजातः ।
स्वर्णष्ठीवी यमदात्पर्वतस्ते।
पुनस्तं ते पुत्रमहं ददामि ।
हिरण्यनाभं वर्षसबस्रिणं च ॥ १२.२८.१४९ ॥
Your son lies here dead, the one who spat gold and whom the mountain gave to you. I give that son back to you again, golden-navelled, living a thousand years.