Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 12.344
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12.344.1
ततोऽतीते महाकल्पे उत्पन्नेऽङ्गिरसः सुते ।
बभूवुर्निर्वृता देवा जाते देवपुरोहिते ॥ १२.३४४.१ ॥
Then, after the great aeon had passed, when the son of Aṅgiras was born, the gods were content, when the priest of the gods was born.
12.344.2
बृहद्ब्रह्म महच्चेति शब्दाः पर्यायवाचकाः ।
एभिः समन्वितो राजन्गुणैर्विद्वान्बृहस्पतिः ॥ १२.३४४.२ ॥
Bṛhat, brahma and mahat are synonymous words; endowed with these qualities was the learned Bṛhaspati, O king.
12.344.3
तस्य शिष्यो बभूवाग्र्यो राजोपरिचरो वसुः ।
अधीतवांस्तदा शास्त्रं सम्यक्चित्रशिखण्डिजं ॥ १२.३४४.३ ॥
His foremost disciple was King Uparicara Vasu, who had then fully studied the treatise born of the Citraśikhaṇḍins.
12.344.4
स राजा भावितः पूर्वं दैवेन विधिना वसुः ।
पालयामास पृथिवीं दिवमाखण्डलो यथा ॥ १२.३४४.४ ॥
That king Vasu, formerly shaped by fate and rule, protected the earth as Indra protects heaven.
12.344.5
तस्य यज्ञो महानासीदश्वमेधो महात्मनः ।
बृहस्पतिरुपाध्यायस्तत्र होता बभूव ह ॥ १२.३४४.५ ॥
The great sacrifice of that great-souled one was the Aśvamedha; there the teacher Bṛhaspati became the Hotṛ priest.
12.344.6
प्रजापतिसुताश्चात्र सदस्याश्चाभवंस्त्रयः ।
एकतश्च द्वितश्चैव त्रितश्चैव मर्हषयः ॥ १२.३४४.६ ॥
Here the sons of Prajāpati were the assembly members: the great sages Ekata, Dvita and Trita.
12.344.7
धनुषाख्योऽथ रैभ्यश्च अर्वावसुपरावसू ।
ऋषिर्मोधातिथिश्चैव ताण्ड्यश्चैव महानृषिः ॥ १२.३४४.७ ॥
Dhanuṣa, Raibhya, Arvāvasu and Parāvasu, the sage Medhātithi, and the great sage Tāṇḍya as well.
12.344.8
ऋषिः शान्तिर्महाभागस्तथा वेदशिराश्च यः ।
ऋषिश्रेष्ठश्च कपिलः शालिहोत्रपिता स्मृतः ॥ १२.३४४.८ ॥
The sage Śānti, the greatly fortunate one, likewise Vedaśiras, and Kapila, best of sages, remembered as the father of Śālihotra.
12.344.9
आद्यः कठस्तैत्तिरिश्च वैशंपायनपूर्वजः ।
कण्वोऽथ देवहोत्रश्च एते षोडश कीर्तिताः ॥ १२.३४४.९ ॥
First Kaṭha, Taittiri, the forefather of Vaiśampāyana, Kaṇva, and then Devahotra — these sixteen are named.
12.344.10
संभूताः सर्वसंभारास्तस्मिन्राजन्महाक्रतौ ।
न तत्र पशुघातोऽभूत्स राजैवं स्थितोऽभवत् ॥ १२.३४४.१० ॥
O king, in that great sacrifice all the materials were gathered; there was no slaughter of animals there, and the king remained thus.
12.344.11
अहिंस्रः शुचिरक्षुद्रो निराशीः कर्मसंस्तुतः ।
आरण्यकपदोद्भूता भागास्तत्रोपकल्पिताः ॥ १२.३४४.११ ॥
Non-violent, pure, of noble mind, free of desire for reward, praised for his deeds; there the portions arising from the forest-text words were arranged.
12.344.12
प्रीतस्ततोऽस्य भगवान्देवदेवः पुरातनः ।
साक्षात्तं दर्शयामास सोदृश्योऽन्येन केनचित् ॥ १२.३४४.१२ ॥
Then, pleased with him, the ancient blessed lord, god of gods, showed himself to him in person, one who cannot be seen by any other.
12.344.13
स्वयं भागमुपाघ्राय पुरोडाशं गृहीतवान् ।
अदृश्येन हृतो भागो देवेन हरिमेधसा ॥ १२.३४४.१३ ॥
Having himself smelled the share, he took the sacrificial cake; the share was carried off by the unseen god Harimedhas.
12.344.14
बृहस्पतिस्ततः क्रुद्धः स्रुचमुद्यम्य वेगितः ।
आकाशं घ्नन्स्रुचः पातै रोषादश्रूण्यवर्तयत् ॥ १२.३४४.१४ ॥
Then Bṛhaspati, angry, swiftly raised the ladle and, striking the sky with blows of the ladle, shed tears in anger.
12.344.15
उवाच चोपरिचरं मया भागोऽयमुद्यतः ।
ग्राह्यः स्वयं हि देवेन मत्प्रत्यक्षं न संशयः ॥ १२.३४४.१५ ॥
And he said to Uparicara: "This share was offered by me; the god himself took it in my presence, without doubt."
12.344.16
उद्यता यज्ञभागा हि साक्षात्प्राप्ताः सुरैरिह ।
किमर्थमिह न प्राप्तो दर्शनं मे हरिर्नृप ॥ १२.३४४.१६ ॥
The shares of the sacrifice, offered, have reached here directly through the gods. O king, why has Hari not come here to grant me his sight?
12.344.17
ततः स तं समुद्भूतं भूमिपालो महान्वसुः ।
प्रसादयामास मुनिं सदस्यास्ते च सर्वशः ॥ १२.३४४.१७ ॥
Then that great protector of the earth, king Vasu, appeased the sage who had arisen in anger; and the members of the assembly did likewise in every way.
12.344.18
हुतस्त्वया वदानीह पुरोडाशस्य यावती ।
गृहीता देवदेवेन मत्प्रत्यक्षं न संशयः ॥ १२.३४४.१८ ॥
Tell how much of the sacrificial cake you offered here; the god of gods took it in my presence, without doubt.
12.344.19
इत्येवमुक्ते वसुना सरोषश्चाब्रवीद्गुरुः ।
न यजेयमहं चात्र परिभूतस्त्वया नृप ॥ १२.३४४.१९ ॥
When Vasu had spoken thus, the angry preceptor (Bṛhaspati) said: O king, I will not perform the sacrifice here, for you have humiliated me.
12.344.20
त्वया पशुर्वारितश्च कृतः पिष्टमयः पशुः ।
त्वं देवं पश्यसे नित्यं न पश्येयमहं कथम् ॥ १२.३४४.२० ॥
You forbade the slaying of the animal and had an animal made of flour. You always see the god; how then should I not see him?
12.344.21
पशुहिंसा वारिता च यजुर्वेदादिमन्त्रतः ।
अहं न वारये हिंसां द्रक्ष्याम्येकान्तिको हरिम्।
तस्मात्कोपो न कर्तव्यो भवता गुरुणा मयि ॥ १२.३४४.२१ ॥
Animal-slaying has been forbidden by the mantras beginning with the Yajur Veda. I do not forbid violence; single-mindedly I shall see Hari. Therefore, O preceptor, you should not be angry with me.
12.344.22
वसुमेवं ब्रुवाणं तु क्रुद्ध एव बृहस्पतिः ।
उवाच ऋत्विजश्चैव किं नः कर्मेति वारयन् ॥ १२.३४४.२२ ॥
As Vasu was speaking thus, the angry Bṛhaspati spoke to the priests, restraining Vasu: 'What is our duty?'
12.344.23
अथैकतो द्वितश्चैव त्रितश्चैव महर्षयः ।
ऊचुश्चैनमसंभ्रान्ता न रोषं कर्तुमर्हसि ॥ १२.३४४.२३ ॥
Then the great sages Ekata, Dvita and Trita also spoke to him calmly: 'You should not make anger.'
12.344.24
शृणु त्वं वचनं पुत्र अस्माभिः समुदाहृतम् ।
नैष धर्मः कृतयुगे यत्त्वं रोषमिहाहिथाः ॥ १२.३४४.२४ ॥
Listen, son, to these words spoken by us. In the Kṛta age this was not dharma, that you should show anger here.
12.344.25
अरोषणो ह्यसौ देवो यस्य भागोऽयमुद्यतः ।
न शक्यः स त्वया द्रष्टुमस्माभिर्वा बृहस्पते।
यस्य प्रसादं कुरुते स वै तं द्रष्टुमर्हति ॥ १२.३४४.२५ ॥
He is a god free from wrath, to whom this portion has been offered. O Bṛhaspati, neither you nor we can see him; only he upon whom he bestows his grace is worthy to see him.
12.344.26
वयं हि ब्रह्मणः पुत्रा मानसाः परिकीर्तिताः ।
गता निःश्रेयसार्थं हि कदाचिद्दिशमुत्तराम् ॥ १२.३४४.२६ ॥
We are renowned as the mind-born sons of Brahmā. For the sake of supreme welfare we once went towards the northern quarter.
12.344.27
तप्त्वा वर्षसहस्राणि चत्वारि तप उत्तमम् ।
एकपादा स्थिताः सम्यक्काष्ठभूताः समाहिताः ॥ १२.३४४.२७ ॥
Having performed supreme austerity for four thousand years, we stood on one foot, motionless like wood and perfectly composed.
12.344.28
मेरोरुत्तरभागे तु क्षीरोदस्यानुकूलतः ।
स देशो यत्र नस्तप्तं तपः परमदारुणम् ॥ १२.३४४.२८ ॥
On the northern side of Meru, near the Ocean of Milk, lies that region where we performed our supremely severe austerity.
12.344.29
वरेण्यं वरदं तं वै देवदेवं सनातनम् ।
कथं पश्येमहि वयं देवं नारायणं त्विति ॥ १२.३४४.२९ ॥
How may we see that most excellent, boon-giving god of gods, the eternal Nārāyaṇa?
12.344.30
अथ व्रतस्यावभृथे वागुवाचाशरीरिणी ।
स्निग्धगम्भीरया वाचा प्रहर्षणकरी विभो ॥ १२.३४४.३० ॥
Then, at the conclusion of the vow, a bodiless voice spoke, with a tender and deep tone that brought joy. O mighty one!
12.344.31
सुतप्तं वस्तपो विप्राः प्रसन्नेनान्तरात्मना ।
यूयं जिज्ञासवो भक्ताः कथं द्रक्ष्यथ तं विभुम् ॥ १२.३४४.३१ ॥
O brahmins, having performed the austerity of the Vasus well, with a serene inner self, as seekers and devotees, how will you see that all-pervading lord?
12.344.32
क्षीरोदधेरुत्तरतः श्वेतद्वीपो महाप्रभः ।
तत्र नारायणपरा मानवाश्चन्द्रवर्चसः ॥ १२.३४४.३२ ॥
To the north of the ocean of milk lies the White Island, greatly radiant. There dwell men devoted to Nārāyaṇa, with the brilliance of the moon.
12.344.33
एकान्तभावोपगतास्ते भक्ताः पुरुषोत्तमम् ।
ते सहस्रार्चिषं देवं प्रविशन्ति सनातनम् ॥ १२.३४४.३३ ॥
Those devotees, having attained single-minded devotion, worship the highest Person, and they enter the thousand-rayed eternal god.
12.344.34
अनिन्द्रिया निराहारा अनिष्पन्दाः सुगन्धिनः ।
एकान्तिनस्ते पुरुषाः श्वेतद्वीपनिवासिनः।
गच्छध्वं तत्र मुनयस्तत्रात्मा मे प्रकाशितः ॥ १२.३४४.३४ ॥
Those men, free from the senses, without food, motionless, fragrant, single-minded, dwell on the White Island. Go there, O sages; there my self has been revealed.
12.344.35
अथ श्रुत्वा वयं सर्वे वाचं तामशरीरिणीम् ।
यथाख्यातेन मार्गेण तं देशं प्रविशेमहि ॥ १२.३४४.३५ ॥
Then, having heard that bodiless voice, we all shall enter that region by the path as it was described.
12.344.36
प्राप्य श्वेतं महाद्वीपं तच्चित्तास्तद्दिदृक्षवः ।
सहसा हि गताः सर्वे तेजसा तस्य मोहिताः ॥ १२.३४४.३६ ॥
Having reached the great White Island, our minds fixed on him and desiring to see him, we all suddenly went; yet we were bewildered by his radiance.
12.344.37
ततोऽस्मद्दृष्टिविषयस्तदा प्रतिहतोऽभवत् ।
न च पश्याम पुरुषं तत्तेजोहतदर्शनाः ॥ १२.३४४.३७ ॥
Then the range of our sight was blocked, and with our vision struck down by his radiance, we did not see the Person.
12.344.38
ततो नः प्रादुरभवद्विज्ञानं देवयोगजम् ।
न किलातप्ततपसा शक्यते द्रष्टमञ्जसा ॥ १२.३४४.३८ ॥
Then within us arose knowledge born of divine union, for he who has not performed austerity cannot easily see him.
12.344.39
ततः पुनर्वर्षशतं तप्त्वा तात्कालिकं महत् ।
व्रतावसाने च शुभान्नरान्ददृशिमो वमय् ॥ १२.३४४.३९ ॥
Then, having performed a great austerity suited to that time for a hundred years, at the end of the vow we saw auspicious men.
12.344.40
श्वेतांश्चन्द्रप्रतीकाशान्सर्वलक्षणलक्षितान् ।
नित्याञ्जलिकृतान्ब्रह्म जपतः प्रागुदङ्भुखान् ॥ १२.३४४.४० ॥
They were white, shining like the moon, marked with all the signs, always with folded hands, reciting the sacred word, facing east and north.
12.344.41
मानसो नाम स जपो जप्यते तैर्महात्मभिः ।
तेनैकाग्रमनस्त्वेन प्रीतो भवति वै हरिः ॥ १२.३४४.४१ ॥
It is called the mental recitation, which those great-souled ones perform; by that one-pointed mind Hari is indeed pleased.
12.344.42
याऽभवन्मुनिशार्दूल भाः सूर्यस्य युगक्षये ।
एकैकस्य प्रभा तादृक्साऽभवन्मानवस्य ह ॥ १२.३४४.४२ ॥
O tiger among sages, such radiance as the sun has at the end of the age, that radiance was in each one of those men.
12.344.43
तेजोनिवासः स द्वीप इति वै मेनिरे वयम् ।
न तत्राभ्यधिकः कश्चित्सर्वे ते समतेजसः ॥ १२.३४४.४३ ॥
We thought that island was the abode of radiance. There none was superior; they were all equal in splendor.
12.344.44
अथ सूर्यसहस्रस्य प्रभां युगपदुत्थिताम् ।
सहसा दृष्टवन्तः स्म पुनरेव बृहस्पते ॥ १२.३४४.४४ ॥
Then we suddenly saw the radiance of a thousand suns rising all at once, again, O Bṛhaspati.
12.344.45
सहिताश्चाभ्यधावन्त ततस्ते मानवा द्रुतम् ।
कृताञ्जलिपुष्टा हृष्टा नम इत्येव वादिनः ॥ १२.३४४.४५ ॥
Then those men, together, ran swiftly, joyful, their palms folded, saying, 'Namaḥ'.
12.344.46
ततो हि वदतां तेषामश्रौष्म विपुलं ध्वनिम् ।
बलिः किलोपह्रियते तस्य देवस्य तैर्नरैः ॥ १२.३४४.४६ ॥
Then, as they spoke, we heard a great sound: 'An offering is being presented to that god by those men.'
12.344.47
वयं तु तेजसा तस्य सहसा हृतचेतसः ।
न किंचिदपि पश्यामो हतचक्षुर्बलेन्द्रियाः ॥ १२.३४४.४७ ॥
But we, our minds suddenly seized by his radiance, our sight destroyed, our strength and senses wasted, saw nothing at all.
12.344.48
एकस्तु शब्दो विततः श्रुतोऽस्माभिरुदीरितः ।
आकाशं पूरयन्सर्वं शिक्षाक्षरसमन्वितः ॥ १२.३४४.४८ ॥
But we heard one sound, spread out, uttered by us, filling the whole sky, endowed with the articulate syllables of instruction.
12.344.49
जितं ते पुण्डरीकाक्ष नमस्ते विश्वभावन ।
नमस्तेऽस्तु हृषीकेश महापुरुष पूर्वज।
इति शब्दः श्रुतोऽस्माभिः शिक्षाक्षरसमन्वितः ॥ १२.३४४.४९ ॥
Victory to you, lotus-eyed one; homage to you, sustainer of the world. Homage to you, Hṛṣīkeśa, great person, first-born. Thus we heard a sound endowed with the syllables of instruction.
12.344.50
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे वायुः सर्वगन्धवहः शुचिः ।
दिव्यान्युवाह पुष्पाणि कर्मण्याश्चौषधीस्तथा ॥ १२.३४४.५० ॥
Meanwhile the pure wind, bearing every fragrance, brought divine flowers for the rite, and herbs as well.
12.344.51
तैरिष्टः पञ्चकालज्ञैर्हरिरेकान्तिभिर्नरैः ।
भक्त्या परमया युक्तैर्मनोवाक्कर्मभिस्तदा ॥ १२.३४४.५१ ॥
Then those men who knew the five periods, devoted to Hari alone, worshipped him with supreme devotion in mind, word and deed.
12.344.52
नूनं तत्रागतो देवो यथा तैर्वागुदीरिता ।
वयं त्वेनं न पश्यामो मोहितास्तस्य मायया ॥ १२.३४४.५२ ॥
Surely the god came there, as their words declared; but we, deluded by his illusion, did not see him.
12.344.53
मारुते सन्निवृत्ते च बलौ च प्रतिपादिते ।
चिन्ताव्याकुलितात्मानो जाताः स्मोङ्गिसांवर ॥ १२.३४४.५३ ॥
When the wind had withdrawn and strength had been given, O descendant of Aṅgiras, we became men with minds agitated by anxiety.
12.344.54
मानवानां सहस्रेषु तेषु वै शुद्धयोनिषु ।
अस्मान्न कश्चिन्मनसा चक्षुषा वाऽप्यपूजयत् ॥ १२.३४४.५४ ॥
Among thousands of men, even among those of pure birth, not one honoured us in mind or even in sight.
12.344.55
तेऽपि स्वस्था मुनिगणा एक भावमनुव्रताः ।
नास्मासु दधिरे भावं ब्रह्मभावमनुष्ठिताः ॥ १२.३४४.५५ ॥
Those composed groups of sages, too, followed one single disposition; established in the state of Brahman, they held no regard for us.
12.344.56
ततोऽस्मान्सुपरिश्रान्तांस्तपसा चातिकर्शितान् ।
उवाच स्वस्थं किमपि भूतं तत्राशरीरकम् ॥ १२.३४४.५६ ॥
Then to us, exhausted by austerity and greatly emaciated, a bodiless being there spoke something calmly.
12.344.57
दृष्टा वः पुरुषाः श्वेताः सर्वेन्द्रियविवर्जिताः ।
दृष्टो भवति देवेश एभिर्दृष्टैर्द्विजोत्तमैः ॥ १२.३४४.५७ ॥
You have seen white men devoid of all senses; the lord of gods is seen by these best of the twice-born.
12.344.58
गच्छध्वं मुनयः सर्वे यथागतमितोऽचिरात् ।
न स शक्यस्त्वभक्तेन द्रष्टुं देवः कथंचन ॥ १२.३४४.५८ ॥
Sages, all of you go back quickly the way you came from here; that god cannot by any means be seen by one without devotion.
12.344.59
कामं कालेन महता एकान्तित्वमुपागतैः ।
शक्यो द्रष्टुं स भगवान्प्रभामण्डलदुर्दृशः ॥ १२.३४४.५९ ॥
Surely, after a long time, by those who have attained single-minded devotion, that blessed lord can be seen, hard to behold because of the halo of his radiance.
12.344.60
महत्कार्यं च कर्तव्यं युष्माभिर्द्विजसत्तमाः ।
इतः कृतयुगेऽतीते विपर्यासं गतेऽपि च ॥ १२.३४४.६० ॥
Best of the twice-born, you have a great task to perform, here, even after the Kṛta age has passed and reversal has come.
12.344.61
वैवस्वतेऽन्तरे विप्राः प्राप्ते त्रेतायुगे पुनः ।
सुराणां कार्यसिद्ध्यर्थं सहाया वै भविष्यथ ॥ १२.३४४.६१ ॥
O brahmins, when in the Vaivasvata period the Tretā age comes again, you will become helpers to accomplish the task of the gods.
12.344.62
ततस्तदद्भुतं वाक्यं निशम्यैवामृतोपमम् ।
तस्य प्रसादात्प्राप्ताः स्मो देशमीप्सिंतमञ्जसा ॥ १२.३४४.६२ ॥
Then, having heard those wondrous words, like nectar, by his grace we readily attained the place we desired.
12.344.63
एवं सुतपसा चैव हव्यकव्यस्तैथैव च ।
देवोऽस्माभिर्न दृष्टः स कथं त्वं द्रष्टुमर्हसि ॥ १२.३४४.६३ ॥
Thus, even by great austerity and by abiding in oblations and offerings, we have not seen that god; how then could you be able to see him?
12.344.64
नारायणो महद्भूतं विश्वसृग्घव्यकव्यभुक् ।
अनादिनिधनोऽव्यक्तो देवदानवपूजितः ॥ १२.३४४.६४ ॥
Nārāyaṇa, the great being, creator of the universe, enjoyer of oblations and offerings, without beginning or end, unmanifest, worshipped by gods and demons.
12.344.65
एवमेकतवाक्येन द्वितत्रितमतेन च ।
अनुनीतः सदस्यैश्च बृहस्पतिरुदारधीः।
समापयत्ततो यज्ञं दैवतं समपूजयत् ॥ १२.३४४.६५ ॥
Thus, persuaded by the assembly's unanimous word and by two or three opinions, the noble-minded Bṛhaspati then completed the sacrifice and duly worshipped the deity.
12.344.66
समाप्तयज्ञो राजाऽपि प्रजां पालितवान्वसुः ।
ब्रह्मशापाद्दिवो भ्रष्टः प्रविवेश महीं ततः ॥ १२.३४४.६६ ॥
King Vasu, too, having completed the sacrifice, protected his subjects; then, fallen from heaven by a brahmin's curse, he entered the earth.
12.344.67
स राजा राजशार्दूल सत्यधर्मपरायणः ।
अन्तर्भूमिगतश्चैव सततं धर्मवत्सलः ॥ १२.३४४.६७ ॥
That king, tiger among kings, devoted to truth and dharma, though gone into the inner earth, was always fond of dharma.
12.344.68
नारायणपरो भूत्वा नारायणजपं जपन् ।
तस्यैव च प्रसादेन पुनरेवोत्थितस्तु सः ॥ १२.३४४.६८ ॥
Devoted to Nārāyaṇa, reciting the name of Nārāyaṇa, by his very grace he rose up again.
12.344.69
महीतलाद्गतः स्थानं ब्रह्मणः समनन्तरम् ।
परां गतिमनुप्राप्त इति नैष्ठिकमञ्जसा ॥ १२.३४४.६९ ॥
Going from the surface of the earth straight to the abode of Brahmā, he attained the supreme goal—thus it is firmly said.