Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 12.348
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12.348.1
नारदः परिप्रपच्छ भगवन्तं जनार्दनम् ।
एकार्णवे महाघोरे नष्टे स्थावरजङ्गमे। ॥ १२.३४८.१ ॥
In the great and terrible single ocean, when the immobile and mobile beings had perished, Nārada asked the blessed Janārdana.
12.348.2
शृणु नारद तत्वेन प्रादुर्भावान्महामुने ।
मत्स्यः कूर्मो वराहश्च नरसिंहोऽथ वामनः।
रामो रामश्च रामश्च कुद्धः कल्कीति ते दश ॥ १२.३४८.२ ॥
Listen to the truth, O Nārada, great sage: the Fish, the Tortoise, the Boar, the Man-lion, then the Dwarf; Rāma, Rāma and Rāma; and the wrathful Kalki — these are the ten.
12.348.3
पूर्वं मीनो भविष्यामि स्थापयिष्याम्यहं प्रजाः ।
लोकान्वै धारयिष्यामि मज्जमानान्महार्णवे ॥ १२.३४८.३ ॥
First I shall become a fish; I shall establish the creatures and sustain the worlds sinking in the great ocean.
12.348.4
द्वितीयः कूर्मरूपो मे हेमकूटनिभः स्मृतः ।
मन्दरं धारयिष्यामि अमृतार्थं द्विजोत्तम ॥ १२.३४८.४ ॥
My second form is the tortoise, remembered as resembling a golden peak; O best of the twice-born, for the sake of amṛta I shall bear Mandara.
12.348.5
मप्रां महार्णवे घोरे भाराक्रान्तां भुवं पुनः ।
ततो बलादहं विद्वन्सर्वभूतहिताय वै ॥ १२.३४८.५ ॥
Again, the earth, oppressed by a burden in the terrible great ocean — then I, O learned one, by force, indeed for the welfare of all beings, shall lift her up.
12.348.6
सत्वैराक्रान्तसर्वाङ्गां नष्टां सागरमेखलाम् ।
आनयिष्यामि स्वं स्थानं वाराहं रूपमास्थितः।
हिरण्याक्षं हनिष्यामि दैतेयं बलगर्वितम् ॥ १२.३४८.६ ॥
The earth, every limb covered by creatures, lost and girdled by the ocean — I shall bring her back to her own place, assuming the boar's form, and slay the Daitya Hiraṇyākṣa, proud of his strength.
12.348.7
नारसिंहं वषुः कृत्वा हिरण्यकशिषुं पुनः ।
सुरकार्ये हनिष्यामि यज्ञघ्नं दितिनन्दनम् ॥ १२.३४८.७ ॥
Taking the man-lion form, I shall again slay Hiraṇyakaśipu, the destroyer of sacrifice, son of Diti, for the sake of the gods' purpose.
12.348.8
विरोचनस्य बलवान्बलिः पुत्रो महासुरः ।
अवध्यः सर्वलोकानां सदेवासुररक्षसाम्।
भविष्यति स शक्रं च स्वराज्याच्च्यावयिष्यति ॥ १२.३४८.८ ॥
The mighty son of Virocana, the great asura Bali, will be unslayable by all worlds, gods, asuras and rākṣasas alike. He will even cast Śakra down from his own kingdom.
12.348.9
त्रैलोक्येऽपहृते तेन विमुखे च शचीपतौ ।
अदित्यां द्वादशः पुत्रः संभविष्यामि कश्यपान् ॥ १२.३४८.९ ॥
When the three worlds have been seized by him and the lord of Śacī (Indra) has turned away, I shall be born as the twelfth son of Aditi, from Kaśyapa.
12.348.10
वटुर्गत्वा यज्ञसदः स्तूयमानो द्विजोत्तमैः ।
यज्ञस्तुतिं करिष्यामि श्रुत्वा प्रीतो भवेद्वलिः ॥ १२.३४८.१० ॥
Going as a young brahmin student to the sacrificial hall, praised by the best of the twice-born, I shall offer praise of the sacrifice; hearing it, Bali will be pleased.
12.348.11
किमिच्छसि वटो ब्रूहीत्युक्तो याचे महद्वरम् ।
दीयतां त्रिपदीमात्रमिति याचे महाऽऽसुरम् ॥ १२.३४८.११ ॥
Told, "What do you desire, young student? Speak," I asked for a great boon: "Let only three paces of ground be given"—I asked this of the great asura.
12.348.12
स दद्यान्मयि संप्रीतः प्रतिषिद्धश्च मन्त्रिभिः ।
यावज्जलं हस्तगतं त्रिभिर्विक्रमणैर्युतम् ॥ १२.३४८.१२ ॥
Greatly pleased with me, he would give it, even though forbidden by his ministers—as much ground as the water held in the hand, together with three strides, can cover.
12.348.13
ततो राज्यं प्रदास्यामि शक्रायामिततेजसे ।
देवताः स्थापयिष्यामि स्वस्वस्थानेषु नारद ॥ १२.३४८.१३ ॥
Then I shall give the kingdom to Indra of immeasurable splendour, and, O Nārada, I shall establish the gods each in their own place.
12.348.14
बलिं चैव करिष्यामि पातालतलवासिनम् ।
दानवं च बलिश्रेष्ठमबध्यं सर्वदैवतैः ॥ १२.३४८.१४ ॥
And I shall make Bali, who dwells in the depths of the netherworld, the best of the Dānavas and Balis, invincible even to all the gods.
12.348.15
त्रेतायुगे भविष्यामि रामो भृगुकुलोद्वहः ।
क्षत्रं चोत्सादयिष्यामि समृद्धबलवाहनम् ॥ १२.३४८.१५ ॥
In the Tretā age I shall be born as Rāma, bearer of the Bhṛgu lineage, and I shall destroy the warrior class, abounding in strength and mounts.
12.348.16
संधौ तु समनुप्राप्ते त्रेतायां द्वापरस्य च ।
रामो दाशरथिर्भूत्वा भविष्यामि जगत्पतिः ॥ १२.३४८.१६ ॥
When the junction of Tretā and Dvāpara has come, I shall become Rāma, son of Daśaratha, and be the lord of the world.
12.348.17
त्रितोपघाताद्वैरूप्यमेकतोऽथ द्वितस्तथा ।
प्राप्स्येते वानरत्वं हि प्रजापतिसुतावृषी ॥ १२.३४८.१७ ॥
Through the blows of three, deformity will come on one side, and through the blows of two on the other; the two sages, sons of Prajāpati, will indeed attain the state of monkeys.
12.348.18
तयोर्ये त्वन्वये जाता भविष्यन्ति वनौकसः ।
महाबला महावीर्याः शक्रतुल्यपराक्रमाः। ॥ १२.३४८.१८ ॥
Those who will be born in their lineage will be forest-dwellers, very strong, of great valour, equal to Indra in prowess.
12.348.19
ते सहाया भविष्यन्ति सुरकार्ये मम द्विज ।
ततो रक्षःपतिं घोरं पुलस्त्यकुलपांसनम्।
हनिष्ये रावणं रौद्रं सगणं लोककण्टकम् ॥ १२.३४८.१९ ॥
O twice-born one, they will be my helpers in the task of the gods. Then I shall slay Rāvaṇa, the terrible lord of the rākṣasas, the disgrace of Pulastya's lineage, fierce, together with his host, the thorn of the world.
12.348.20
विभीषणाय दास्यामि राज्यं तस्य यथाक्रमम् ।
अयोध्यावासिनः सर्वान्नेष्येऽहं लोकमव्ययम् ॥ १२.३४८.२० ॥
I shall give the kingdom to Vibhīṣaṇa in due order. I shall lead all the inhabitants of Ayodhyā to the imperishable world.
12.348.21
द्वापरस्य कलेश्चैव संधौ पार्यवसानिके ।
प्रादुर्भावः कंसहेतोर्मथुरायां भविष्यति ॥ १२.३४८.२१ ॥
At the end of the junction of the Dvāpara and Kali ages, my manifestation will occur in Mathurā for the sake of Kaṃsa.
12.348.22
तत्राहं दानवान्हत्वा सुबहून्देवकण्टकान् ।
कुशस्थलीं करिष्यासि निवासं द्वारकां पुरीम् ॥ १२.३४८.२२ ॥
There, having slain many dānavas, the thorns of the gods, I shall make Kuśasthalī, the city of Dvārakā, my abode.
12.348.23
वसानस्तत्र वै पुर्यामदितेर्विप्रियंकरम् ।
हनिष्ये नरकं भौमं मुरं पीठं च दानवम् ॥ १२.३४८.२३ ॥
Dwelling there in that city, I shall slay Naraka, the son of the earth who does harm to Aditi, and Mura, and the dānava Pīṭha.
12.348.24
प्राग्ज्योतिषं पुरं रम्यं नानाधनसमन्वितम् ।
कुशस्थलीं नष्यिष्यामि हत्वा वै दानवोत्तमान् ॥ १२.३४८.२४ ॥
Having slain the foremost dānavas, I shall destroy the delightful city of Prāgjyotiṣa, endowed with many riches, and Kuśasthalī as well.
12.348.25
कृकलास भूतं च नृगं मोचयिष्ये च वै पुनः ॥ १२.३४८.२५ ॥
And I will again release King Nṛga, who had become a lizard.
12.348.26
तत्र पौत्रनिमित्तेन गत्वा वै शोणितं पुरम् ।
वाणस्य च पुरं गत्वा करिष्ये कदनं महत् ॥ १२.३४८.२६ ॥
There, for the sake of my grandson, I will go to the city of Śoṇita, and going to the city of Bāṇa I will bring about a great slaughter.
12.348.27
शंकरं रमहासेनं बाणप्रियहिते रतम् ।
पराजेष्याम्यथोद्युक्तौ देवौ लोकनमस्कृतौ ॥ १२.३४८.२७ ॥
I shall defeat the two gods, Śaṅkara and Mahāsena, who are devoted to the welfare of Bāṇa's beloved, who stand ready, and who are revered by the worlds.
12.348.28
ततः सुतं बलेर्जित्वा बाणं बाहुसहस्त्रिणम् ।
विनाशयिष्यामि ततः सर्वान्सौभनिवासिनः ॥ १२.३४८.२८ ॥
Then, having defeated Bāṇa, the son of Bali with a thousand arms, I will destroy all the dwellers of Saubha.
12.348.29
यः कालयवनः ख्यातो गर्गतेजोभिसंवृतः ।
भविष्यति वधस्तस्य मत्त एव द्विजोत्तम ॥ १२.३४८.२९ ॥
The renowned Kālayavana, enveloped in the splendor of Garga—his slaying will come at my hand alone, O best of the twice-born.
12.348.30
कंसं केशिं तथाक्रूरमरिष्टं च महासुरम् ।
चाणूरं च महावीर्यं मुष्टिकं च महाबलम् ॥ १२.३४८.३० ॥
Kaṃsa, Keśin, likewise Akrūra, the great demon Ariṣṭa, Cāṇūra of great valor, and Muṣṭika of great strength.
12.348.31
प्रलम्बं धेनुकं चैव अरिष्टं वृषरूपिणम् ।
कालीयं च वशे कृत्वा यमुनाया महाह्रदे ॥ १२.३४८.३१ ॥
Having subdued Pralamba, Dhenuka, Ariṣṭa who had taken the form of a bull, and also Kāliya, in the great pool of the Yamunā.
12.348.32
गोकुलेषु ततः पश्चाद्भवार्थे तु महागिरिम् ।
सप्तरात्रं धरिष्यामि वर्षमाणे तु वासवे ॥ १२.३४८.३२ ॥
Then, afterwards, among the cowherd settlements, for the sake of welfare, while Indra pours down rain, I shall hold up the great mountain for seven nights.
12.348.33
अपक्रान्ते ततो वर्षे गिरिमूर्ध्निं व्यवस्थितः ।
इन्द्रेण सह संवादं करिष्यामि तदा द्विज।
लघ्वाच्छिद्य धनं सर्वं वासुदेवं च पौण्ड्रकम् ॥ १२.३४८.३३ ॥
Then, when the rain has ceased, standing firm on the mountain-peak, O twice-born one, I shall then converse with Indra; having lightly stripped away all his wealth, and also Vāsudeva and Pauṇḍraka.
12.348.34
जरासन्धश्च बलवान्सर्वराजविरोधनः ।
भविष्यत्यसुरः स्फीतो भूमिपालो गिरिव्रजे ॥ १२.३४८.३४ ॥
And Jarāsandha, mighty, opposer of all kings, will become a swollen demon, ruler of the earth, in Girivraja.
12.348.35
मम बुद्धिपरिस्पन्दाद्वधस्तस्य भविष्यति ।
शिशुपालं वधिष्यामि यज्ञे धर्मसुतस्य वै ॥ १२.३४८.३५ ॥
By the movement of my own intention will be his death; at the sacrifice of the son of Dharma I shall indeed slay Śiśupāla.
12.348.36
दुर्योधनापराधेन युधिष्ठिरगुणेन च ।
समागतेषु बलिषु पृथिव्यां सर्वराजसु ॥ १२.३४८.३६ ॥
Through the offence of Duryodhana and through the virtue of Yudhiṣṭhira, when the mighty among all the kings on earth have assembled.
12.348.37
वासविः सुसहायो वै मम त्वेको भविष्यति ।
युधिष्ठिरं स्थापयिष्ये स्वराज्ये भ्रातृभिः सह ॥ १२.३४८.३७ ॥
The son of Vāsava (Arjuna) will be my sole good ally. I will establish Yudhiṣṭhira in his own kingdom, together with his brothers.
12.348.38
एवं लोका वदिष्यन्ति नरनारायणावृषी ।
उद्युक्तौ दहतः क्षत्रं लोककार्यार्थमीश्वरौ ॥ १२.३४८.३८ ॥
Thus people will say: the two sages Nara and Nārāyaṇa, the two lords, intent on the world's purpose, were burning the warrior class.
12.348.39
शस्त्रैर्निपतिताः सर्वे नृपा यास्यन्ति वै दिवम् ॥ १२.३४८.३९ ॥
All the kings who have fallen by weapons will indeed go to heaven.
12.348.40
कृत्वा भारावतरणं वसुधाया यथेप्सितम् ।
सर्वसात्वतमुख्यानां द्वारकायाश्च सत्तम ॥ १२.३४८.४० ॥
Having accomplished the lightening of the earth's burden as desired, and for all the chief Sātvatas and Dvārakā, O best of the good!
12.348.41
करिष्ये प्रलयं घोरमात्मज्ञानाभिसंश्रयः ।
द्वारकामात्मसात्कृत्वा समुद्रं गमयाम्यहम् ॥ १२.३४८.४१ ॥
Taking refuge in knowledge of the self, I will bring about a terrible dissolution. Having taken Dvārakā into myself, I will send it to the ocean.
12.348.42
ततः कलियुगस्यादौ द्विजराजतरुं श्रितः ।
भीषया मागधेनैव धर्मराजगृहे वसन् ॥ १२.३४८.४२ ॥
Then, at the beginning of the Kali age, having taken refuge in the lord of the twice-born tree, out of fear, struck down by a Māgadha hunter itself, dwelling in the house of the king of Dharma —
12.348.43
काषायवस्रसंवीतो मुण्डितः शुक्लदन्तवान् ।
शुद्धोदनसुतो बुद्धो मोहयिष्यामि मानवान् ॥ १२.३४८.४३ ॥
Wrapped in saffron robes, with shaven head and white teeth, I, the son of Śuddhodana, become the Buddha, and will bewilder mankind.
12.348.44
शूद्राः सुद्धेषु भुज्यन्ते मयि बुद्धत्वमागते ।
भविष्यन्ति नराः सर्वे बुद्धाः काषायसंवृताः ॥ १२.३४८.४४ ॥
When I attain Buddhahood, śūdras will eat among the pure, and all men will become Buddhas, clothed in saffron robes.
12.348.45
अनध्याया भविष्यन्ति विप्रा यागविवर्जिताः ।
अग्निहोत्राणि सीदन्ति गुरुपूजा च नश्यति ॥ १२.३४८.४५ ॥
Brahmins, abandoned by sacrifice, will neglect their study; the fire-offerings will decline and reverence for teachers will perish.
12.348.46
न शृण्वन्ति पितुः पुत्रा न स्नुषा नैव भ्रातरः ।
न पौत्रा न कलत्रा वा वर्तन्तेऽप्यधमोत्तमाः ॥ १२.३४८.४६ ॥
Sons will not listen to their father, nor daughters-in-law, nor brothers; nor grandsons, nor wives — the lowest and the highest alike will so conduct themselves.
12.348.47
एवंभूतं जगत्सर्वं श्रुतिस्मृतिविवर्जितम् ।
भविष्यति कलौ पूर्णे ह्यशुद्धो धर्मसंकरः ॥ १२.३४८.४७ ॥
When the Kali age is complete, the whole world will become thus, devoid of revelation and tradition; indeed, an impure confusion of dharma will arise.
12.348.48
तेषां सकाशाद्धर्मज्ञा देवब्रह्मविदो नराः ।
भविष्यन्ति ह्यशुद्धाश्च न्यायच्छलविभाषिणः ॥ १२.३४८.४८ ॥
From them will arise men who know dharma and who know the gods and Brahman, yet they will be impure and speak with the trickery of false reasoning.
12.348.49
ये नष्टधर्मश्रोतारस्ते समाः पापनिश्चये ।
तस्मादेता न संभाष्या न स्पृश्या च हितार्थिभिः।
उपवासत्रयं कुर्यात्तत्संसर्गविशुद्धये ॥ १२.३४८.४९ ॥
Those hearers who have lost dharma are alike in the resolve to sin. Therefore those who seek welfare should neither speak with them nor touch them. For purification from contact with them, one should keep a three-day fast.
12.348.50
ततः कलियुगस्यान्ते ब्राह्मणो हरिपिङ्गलः ।
कल्किर्विष्णुयशः पुत्रो याज्ञवल्क्यः पुरोहितः ॥ १२.३४८.५० ॥
Then at the end of the Kali age, Kalki, a brahmin tawny like Hari, son of Viṣṇuyaśas, will be the priest named Yājñavalkya.
12.348.51
तस्मिन्नाशे वनग्रामे तिष्ठेत्सोन्नासिमो हयः ।
सहया ब्राह्मणाः सर्वे तैरहं सहितः पुनः।
म्लेच्छानुत्सादयिष्यामि पाषण्डांश्चैव सर्वशः ॥ १२.३४८.५१ ॥
In that destruction, a horse with a raised nostril will stand in a forest village, and all the brahmins with the horses will be there. Accompanied by them, I shall again utterly destroy the barbarians and the heretics.
12.348.52
पाषण्डश्च कलौ तत्र माययैव विनश्यते ।
पाषण्डकांश्चैव हत्वा तत्रान्तं प्रलये ह्यहम् ॥ १२.३४८.५२ ॥
In the Kali age, heresy there is destroyed by illusion alone. Having slain the heretics, at the dissolution I myself will bring them to an end there.
12.348.53
ततः पश्चाद्भविष्यामि यज्ञेषु निरतः सदा ।
राज्यं प्रशासति पुनः कुन्तीपुत्र युधिष्ठिरे ॥ १२.३४८.५३ ॥
Afterwards I shall always be devoted to sacrifices, again while the son of Kuntī, Yudhiṣṭhira, rules the kingdom.
12.348.54
कर्माण्यपरिमेयानि चतुर्मूर्तिधरो ह्यहम् ।
कृत्वा लोकान्गमिष्यामि स्वानहं ब्रह्मसत्कृतान् ॥ १२.३४८.५४ ॥
Bearing four forms, having performed immeasurable deeds, I shall go to my own worlds, honoured by Brahmā.
12.348.55
हंसः कूर्मश्च मत्स्यश्च प्रादुर्भावा द्विजोत्तम ।
वराहो नरसिंहश्च वामनो राम एव च।
रामो दाशरथिश्चैव सात्वतः कल्किरेव च ॥ १२.३४८.५५ ॥
The Swan, the Tortoise and the Fish, O best of the twice-born; the Boar and the Man-lion, the Dwarf, Rāma, and Rāma the son of Daśaratha, the Sātvata, and Kalki — these are my manifestations.
12.348.56
यदा वेदश्रुतिर्नष्टा मया प्रत्याहृता पुनः ।
सर्वदाः सश्रुतीकाश्च कृताः पूर्वं कृते युगे ॥ १२.३४८.५६ ॥
When the Vedic revelation was lost, I restored it again; and formerly, in the Kṛta age, I made it a bearer of śruti that gives to all.
12.348.57
अतिक्रान्ताः पुराणेषु श्रुतास्ते यदि वा क्वचित् ।
अतिक्रान्ताश्च बहवः प्रादुर्भावा ममोत्तमाः ॥ १२.३४८.५७ ॥
If you have heard of them anywhere in the Purāṇas, many of my supreme manifestations have already passed.
12.348.58
लोककार्याणि कृत्वा च पुनः स्वां प्रकृतिं गताः ।
न ह्येतद्ब्रह्मणा प्राप्तमीदृशं मम दर्शनम् ॥ १२.३४८.५८ ॥
Having accomplished the tasks of the worlds, they returned again to their own nature; and Brahmā himself did not obtain such a vision of me.
12.348.59
यत्त्वया प्राप्तमद्येह एकान्तगतबुद्धिना ।
एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं ब्रह्मन्भक्तिमतो मया।
पुराणं च भविष्यं च सरहस्यं च सत्तम ॥ १२.३४८.५९ ॥
What you have obtained here today with a mind wholly devoted to one aim, O brahmin, I have declared all of it to you, who are devoted: the ancient lore and the future, together with its secret teachings, O best of the good.
12.348.60
एवं स भगवान्देवो विश्वमूर्तिधरोऽव्ययः ।
एतावदुक्त्वा वचनं तत्रैवान्तर्दधे पुनः ॥ १२.३४८.६० ॥
Thus, having spoken so many words, that blessed god, bearing the form of the universe and imperishable, vanished again right there.
12.348.61
नारदोऽपि महातेजाः प्राप्यानुग्रहमीप्सितम् ।
नरनारायणौ द्रष्टुं बदर्याश्रममाद्रवत् ॥ १२.३४८.६१ ॥
Nārada, of great brilliance, having obtained the desired favour, hastened to the hermitage of Badarī to see Nara and Nārāyaṇa.
12.348.62
इदं महोपनिषदं चतुर्वेदसमन्वितम् ।
सांख्ययोगकृतं तेन पञ्चरात्रानुशब्दितम् ॥ १२.३४८.६२ ॥
This great Upaniṣad, joined with the four Vedas, composed of Sāṅkhya and Yoga, was proclaimed by him as the Pañcarātra.
12.348.63
नारायंणमुखोदीतं नारदोऽश्रावयत्पुनः ।
ब्रह्मणः सदने तात यथादृष्टं यथाश्रुतम् ॥ १२.३४८.६३ ॥
That which arose from the mouth of Nārāyaṇa, Nārada made to be heard again, my dear, just as he had seen and heard it in the abode of Brahmā.
12.348.64
एतदाश्चर्यभूतं हि माहात्म्यं तस्य धीमतः ।
किं वै ब्रह्मा न जानीते यतः शुश्राव नारदात् ॥ १२.३४८.६४ ॥
This greatness of that wise one is indeed a wonder. Why does Brahmā not know it, since he heard it from Nārada?
12.348.65
पितामहोऽपि भगवांस्तस्माद्देवादनन्तरः ।
कथं स न विजानीयात्प्रभावममितौजसः ॥ १२.३४८.६५ ॥
The grandfather, the blessed Brahmā, comes right after that god; how could he fail to know the power of the one of boundless might?
12.348.66
महाकल्पसहस्राणि महाकल्पशतानि च ।
समतीतानि राजेन्द्र सर्गाश्च प्रलयाश्च ह ॥ १२.३४८.६६ ॥
O lord of kings, thousands and hundreds of great kalpas have passed away, and creations and dissolutions as well.
12.348.67
सर्गस्यादौ स्मृतो ब्रह्मा प्रजासर्गकरः प्रभुः ।
जानाति देवप्रवरं भूयश्चातोधिकं नृप।
परमात्मानमीशानमात्मनः प्रभवं तथा ॥ १२.३४८.६७ ॥
At the beginning of creation Brahmā, the lord who makes the creation of beings, is remembered. O king, the best of gods knows this and more besides: the supreme self, the lord Īśāna, and his own origin.
12.348.68
ये त्वन्ये ब्रह्मसदने सिद्धसङ्घाः समागताः ।
तेभ्यस्तच्छ्रावयामास पुराणं वेदसंमितम् ॥ १२.३४८.६८ ॥
And to the other groups of accomplished beings who had gathered in Brahmā's abode, he had that ancient lore, equal to the Vedas, recited.
12.348.69
अष्टाविंशत्सहस्राणि ऋषीणां भावितात्मनाम् ।
आत्मानुगामिनां ब्रह्मा श्रावयामास तत्वतः।
एवं पुरा प्राप्तमिदं भानुना मुनिभाषितम् ॥ १२.३४८.६९ ॥
To twenty-eight thousand sages whose selves were purified, followers of their own inner self, Brahmā recited this in its truth. Thus in former times this teaching spoken by the sage came to the sun.
12.348.70
वर्षषष्टिसहस्राणि षष्टिवर्षशतानि च ।
सूर्यस्य तपतो लोकान्निर्मिता ये पुरःसराः।
तेषामकथयत्सूर्यः सर्वेषां भावितात्मनाम् ॥ १२.३४८.७० ॥
Concerning the foremost worlds created by the blazing sun over sixty thousand years and sixty hundred years, the sun told all of those whose selves were purified.
12.348.71
सूर्यानुगामिभिस्तात ऋषिभिस्तैर्महात्मभिः ।
मेरौ समागता देवाः श्राविताश्चेदनुत्तमम् ॥ १२.३४८.७१ ॥
O dear one, if the supreme teaching was made to be heard by those great-souled sages who follow the sun, to the gods assembled on Meru…
12.348.72
देवानां तु सकाशाद्वै ततः श्रुत्वाऽसितो द्विजः ।
श्रावयामास राजेन्द्र पितॄन्वै मुनिसत्तमः ॥ १२.३४८.७२ ॥
Having heard it from the gods, the twice-born sage Asita, best of sages, O lord of kings, caused it to be recited to the ancestors as well.
12.348.73
मम चापि पिता तात कथयामास शंतनुः ।
ततो मयापि श्रुत्वा च कीर्तितं तव भारत ॥ १२.३४८.७३ ॥
My father Śaṃtanu also told me this, dear son. Then, having heard it too, I recited it to you, O Bhārata.
12.348.74
सुरैर्वा मुनिभिर्वापि पुराणं यैरिदं श्रुतम् ।
सर्वे ते परमात्मानं पूजयन्ते समन्ततः ॥ १२.३४८.७४ ॥
Whether gods or sages, all those by whom this ancient account has been heard worship the supreme Self on every side.
12.348.75
इदमाख्यानमार्षेयं पारम्पर्यागतं नृप ।
नावासुदेवभक्ताय त्वया देयं कथंचन ॥ १२.३४८.७५ ॥
This ancient narrative, handed down by succession, O king, must never in any way be given by you to one who is not devoted to Vāsudeva.
12.348.76
आख्यानमुत्तमं चेदं श्रावयेद्यः सदा नृप ।
तदैव मनुजो भक्तः शुचिर्भूत्वा समाहितः।
प्राप्नुयादचिराद्राजन्विष्णुलोकं च शाश्वतम् ॥ १२.३४८.७६ ॥
O king, the man who always causes this supreme narrative to be recited—being devoted, pure and composed—will soon attain, O king, the eternal world of Viṣṇu.
12.348.77
मत्तोन्यानि च ते राजन्नुपाख्यानशतानि वै ।
यानि श्रुतानि सर्वाणि तेषां सारोयमुद्धृतः ॥ १२.३४८.७७ ॥
O king, there are from me hundreds of other sub-narratives for you, which I have heard in full; the essence of all of them has been drawn out here.
12.348.78
सुरासुरैर्यथा राजन्निर्मथ्यामृतमुद्धृतम् ।
एवमेतत्पुरा विप्रैः कथामृतमिहोद्धृतम् ॥ १२.३४८.७८ ॥
O king, just as gods and demons churned out the nectar, so in former times the brahmins have drawn out here the nectar of this narrative.
12.348.79
यश्चेदं पठते नित्यं यश्चेदं शृणुयान्नरः ।
एकान्तभावोपगत एकान्ते सुसमाहितः ॥ १२.३४८.७९ ॥
The man who recites this constantly, and who hears it, having reached a state of single-minded devotion, should be well concentrated in solitude.
12.348.80
प्राप्य श्वेतं महाद्वीपं भूत्वा चन्द्रप्रभो नरः ।
स सहस्रार्चिपं देवं प्रविशेन्नात्र संशयः ॥ १२.३४८.८० ॥
Having reached the great white island and become radiant as the moon, a man enters that god of a thousand rays; there is no doubt of this.
12.348.81
मुच्येदार्तस्तथा रोगाच्छ्रुत्वेमामादितः कथाम् ।
जिज्ञासुर्लभते कामान्भक्तो भक्तगतिं व्रजेत् ॥ १२.३४८.८१ ॥
Even one afflicted is freed from disease, having heard this narrative from the beginning; the seeker obtains his desires, and the devotee attains the goal of devotees.
12.348.82
त्वयापि सततं राजत्रभ्यर्च्यः पुरुषोत्तमः ।
स हि माता पिता चैव कृत्स्नस्य जगतो गुरुः ॥ १२.३४८.८२ ॥
O king, you too should constantly worship that supreme person; for he is mother and father, and the teacher of the entire world.
12.348.83
ब्रह्मण्यदेवो भगवान्प्रीयतां ते सनातनः ।
युधिष्ठिर महाबाहो महाबुद्धिर्जनार्दनः ॥ १२.३४८.८३ ॥
May the eternal Lord, dear to the brahmins, be pleased with you. O Yudhiṣṭhira, mighty-armed one, may Janārdana of great wisdom (be pleased).
12.348.84
श्रुत्वैतदाख्यानवरं धर्मराड्जनमेजय ।
भ्रातरश्चास्य ते सर्वे नारायणपराभवन् ॥ १२.३४८.८४ ॥
O Janamejaya, having heard this excellent narrative, the king of dharma and all his brothers became devoted to Nārāyaṇa.
12.348.85
जितं भगवता तेन पुरुषेणेति भारत ।
नित्यं जप्यपरा भूत्वा सारस्वतमुदीरयन् ॥ १२.३४८.८५ ॥
O Bhārata, saying 'Conquered by that Blessed Puruṣa', they were always intent on japa, reciting the Sārasvata hymn aloud.
12.348.86
यो ह्यस्माकं गुरुः श्रेष्ठः कृष्णद्वैपायनो मुनिः ।
जगौ परमकं जप्यं नारायणमुदीरयन् ॥ १२.३४८.८६ ॥
Our foremost teacher, the sage Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana, sang the supreme japa, reciting Nārāyaṇa.
12.348.87
गत्वान्तरिक्षात्सततं क्षीरोदममृताशयम् ।
पूजयित्वा च देवेशं पुनरायात्स्वगाश्रमम् ॥ १२.३४८.८७ ॥
Having repeatedly gone through the sky to the Ocean of Milk, the abode of nectar, and having worshipped the lord of gods, he returned again to his own hermitage.
12.348.88
एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं नारदोक्तं मयेरितम् ।
पारम्पर्यागतं ह्येतत्पित्रा मे कथितं पुरा ॥ १२.३४८.८८ ॥
All this has been recounted to you, as told by Nārada and related by me. It has come down by tradition; my father once told it to me long ago.
12.348.89
एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं वैशंपायनकीर्तितम् ।
जनमेजयेन तच्छ्रुत्वा कृतं सम्यग्यथाविधि ॥ १२.३४८.८९ ॥
All this has been recounted to you, as sung by Vaiśampāyana. Janamejaya, having heard it, carried it out properly and according to rule.
12.348.90
यूयं हि तप्ततपसः सर्वे च चरितव्रताः ।
शौनकस्य महासत्रं प्राप्ताः सर्वे द्विजोत्तमाः। ॥ १२.३४८.९० ॥
You have all performed severe penance and kept your vows, O best of the twice-born; you have all arrived at the great sacrificial session of Śaunaka.
12.348.91
यजध्वं सुहुतैर्यज्ञैः शाश्वतं परमेश्वरम् ।
पारम्पर्यागतं ह्येतत्पित्रा मे कथितं पुरा ॥ १२.३४८.९१ ॥
Worship the eternal Supreme Lord with sacrifices offered with well-given oblations; this has come down by tradition, and was told to me formerly by my father.