Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 13.133
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13.133.1
उक्ताः पितामहेनेह सुवर्णस्य विधानतः ।
विस्तरेण प्रदानस्य ये गुणाः श्रुतिलक्षणाः ॥ १३.१३३.१ ॥
Here the grandfather has described in detail, according to the rule for gold, the merits of giving as set out in scripture.
13.133.2
यत्तु कारणमुत्पत्तेः सुवर्णस्य प्रकीर्तितम् ।
स कथं तारकः प्राप्तो निधनं तद्ब्रवीहि मे ॥ १३.१३३.२ ॥
The cause of gold's origin has been declared; how did that Tāraka meet his death? Tell me that.
13.133.3
उक्तं स दैवतानां हि अवध्य इति पार्थिव ।
कथं तस्याभवन्मृत्युर्विस्तरेण प्रकीर्तय ॥ १३.१३३.३ ॥
O king, it was said that he could not be slain by the gods; how then did his death come about? Declare it in detail.
13.133.4
एतदिच्छाम्यहं श्रोतुं त्वत्तः कुरुकुलोद्वह ।
कार्त्स्न्येन तारकवधं परं कौतूहलं हि मे ॥ १३.१३३.४ ॥
O bearer of the Kuru line, I wish to hear this from you: the slaying of Tāraka in full. My curiosity is great.
13.133.5
विपन्नकृत्या राजेन्द्र देवता ऋषयस्तथा ।
कृत्तिकाश्चोदयामासुरपत्यभरणाय वै ॥ १३.१३३.५ ॥
O lord of kings, the gods and sages, their purpose having failed, urged the Kṛttikās to nurture the child.
13.133.6
न देवतानां काचिद्धि समर्था जातवेदसः ।
एता हि शक्तास्तं गर्भं सन्धारयितुमोजसा ॥ १३.१३३.६ ॥
None of the gods is able to bear that embryo of Jātavedas (Agni); only these are capable of sustaining that embryo with their power.
13.133.7
षण्णां तासां ततः प्रीतः पावको गर्भधारणात् ।
स्वेन तेजोविसर्गेण वीर्येण परमेण च ॥ १३.१३३.७ ॥
Then the fire-god, pleased that the six bore the child, gave of his own radiance and supreme power.
13.133.8
तास्तु षट् कृत्तिका गर्भं पुपुषुर्जातवेदसः ।
षट्सु वर्त्मसु तेजोऽग्नेः सकलं निहितं प्रभो ॥ १३.१३३.८ ॥
Those six Kṛttikās nourished that womb, O lord; the entire radiance of Jātavedas was placed in the six paths.
13.133.9
ततस्ता वर्धमानस्य कुमारस्य महात्मनः ।
तेजसाऽभिपरीताङ्ग्यो न क्वचिच्छर्म लेभिरे ॥ १३.१३३.९ ॥
Then, their bodies surrounded by the radiance of the growing great-souled boy, they found no relief anywhere.
13.133.10
ततस्तेजःपरीताङ्ग्यः सर्वाः काल उपस्थिते ।
समं गर्भं सुषुविरे कृतिकास्ता नरर्षभ ॥ १३.१३३.१० ॥
Then, their bodies surrounded by radiance, all the Kṛttikās together gave birth to the child when the time had come, O bull among men.
13.133.11
ततस्तं ष॰धिष्ठानं गर्भमेकत्वमागतम् ।
पृथिवी प्रतिजग्राह कृत्तिकानां समीपतः ॥ १३.१३३.११ ॥
Then the earth received that …-based child, which had come into oneness, from near the Kṛttikās.
13.133.12
स गर्भो दिव्यसंस्थानो दीप्तिमान्पावकप्रभः ।
दिव्यं शरवणं प्राप्य ववृधे प्रियदर्शनः ॥ १३.१३३.१२ ॥
That child, of divine form, radiant and bright as fire, reached the divine reed-thicket and grew, pleasing to behold.
13.133.13
ददृशुः कृत्तिकास्तं तु बालमर्कसमद्युतिम् ।
जातस्नेहाश्च सौहार्दात्पुपुषुः स्तन्तविस्रवैः ॥ १३.१३३.१३ ॥
The Kṛttikās saw that child, equal in splendor to the sun; affection arose in them, and out of cordiality they nourished him with milk flowing from their breasts.
13.133.14
अभवत्कार्तिकेयः स त्रैलोक्ये सचराचरे ।
स्कन्नत्वात्स्कन्दतां प्राप्तो गुहावासाद्गुहोऽभवत् ॥ १३.१३३.१४ ॥
He became Kārttikeya in the three worlds, with all that moves and does not move; because he was spilled he obtained the name Skanda, and from dwelling in a cave he became Guha.
13.133.15
ततो देवास्त्रयस्त्रिंशद्दिशश्च सदिगीश्वराः ।
रुद्रो धाता च विष्णुश्च यमः पूषाऽर्यमा भगः ॥ १३.१३३.१५ ॥
Then came the thirty-three gods, the quarters and their guardian lords, Rudra, Dhātṛ, Viṣṇu, Yama, Pūṣan, Aryaman and Bhaga.
13.133.16
अंशो मित्रश्च साध्याश्च वासवो वसवोऽश्विनौ ।
आपो वायुर्नभश्चन्द्रो नक्षत्राणि ग्रहा रविः ॥ १३.१३३.१६ ॥
Aṃśa, Mitra, the Sādhyas, Vāsava (Indra), the Vasus, the two Aśvins, the waters, Wind, the sky, the Moon, the constellations, the planets, and the Sun.
13.133.17
पृथग्भूतानि चान्यानि यानि देवगणानि वै ।
आजग्मुस्तेऽद्भुतं द्रष्टुं कुमारं ज्वलनात्मजम् ॥ १३.१३३.१७ ॥
And the other separate hosts of gods came too; they came to behold the wondrous youth, the son of Fire.
13.133.18
ऋषयस्तुष्टुवुश्चैव गन्धर्वाश्च जगुस्तथा ।
षडाननं कुमारं तु द्विषडक्षं द्विजप्रियम् ॥ १३.१३३.१८ ॥
The sages praised him, and the Gandharvas likewise sang; they praised the youth with six faces and twelve eyes, dear to the twice-born.
13.133.19
पीनांसं द्वादशभुजं पावकादित्यवर्चसम् ।
शयानं शरगुल्मस्थं दृष्ट्वा देवाः सहर्षिभिः।
लेभिरे परमं हर्षं मेनिरे चासुरं हतम् ॥ १३.१३३.१९ ॥
Seeing him, broad-shouldered, twelve-armed, radiant like fire and the sun, lying in a thicket of reeds, the gods together with the sages obtained supreme joy and thought the asura had been slain.
13.133.20
ततो देवाः प्रियाण्यस्य सर्व एव समाहरन् ।
क्रीडतः क्रीडनीयानि ददुः पक्षिगणांश्च ह ॥ १३.१३३.२० ॥
Then all the gods gathered things dear to him, and to him playing they gave playthings and flocks of birds.
13.133.21
सुपर्णोऽस्य ददौ पुत्रं मयूरं चित्रबर्हिणम् ।
राक्षसाश्च ददुस्तस्मै वराहमहिषावुभौ ॥ १३.१३३.२१ ॥
Suparṇa gave him his son, a peacock with variegated plumes; and the rākṣasas gave him both a boar and a buffalo.
13.133.22
कुक्कुटं चाग्निसङ्काशं प्रददावरुणः स्वयम् ।
चन्द्रमाः प्रददौ मेषमादित्यो रुचिरां प्रभाम् ॥ १३.१३३.२२ ॥
Aruṇa himself gave a cock resembling fire; the moon gave a ram, and the sun gave a lovely radiance.
13.133.23
गवां माता च गा देवी ददौ शतसहस्रशः ।
छागमग्निर्गुणोपेतमिला पुष्पफलं बहु ॥ १३.१३३.२३ ॥
The goddess, mother of cows, gave him cows by hundreds of thousands; Agni gave a goat endowed with good qualities, and Ilā gave abundant flowers and fruits.
13.133.24
सुधन्वा शकटं चैव रथं चाञ्चितकूबरम् ।
वरुणो वारुणान्दिव्यान्सगजान्प्रददौ शुभान् ॥ १३.१३३.२४ ॥
Sudhanvan gave him a cart and also a chariot with a curved pole; Varuṇa gave divine, auspicious creatures of the waters, together with elephants.
13.133.25
सिंहान्सुरेन्द्रो व्याघ्रांश्च द्विपानन्यांश्च दंष्ट्रिणः ।
श्वापदांश्च बहून्घोराञ्शस्त्राणि विविधानि च ॥ १३.१३३.२५ ॥
The lord of the gods gave lions, tigers, elephants, other fanged creatures, many terrible beasts of prey, and various weapons.
13.133.26
राक्षसासुरसङ्घाश्च अनुजग्मुस्तमीश्वरम् ॥ १३.१३३.२६ ॥
Hosts of rakshasas and asuras also followed that lord.
13.133.27
वर्धमानवधोपायं प्रार्थयामास तारकः ।
उपायैर्बहुभिर्हन्तुं नाशकच्चापि तं विभुम् ॥ १३.१३३.२७ ॥
Tāraka sought a means of slaying him as he grew; by many means he was not able to kill that mighty one.
13.133.28
सैनापत्येन तं देवाः पूजयित्वा गुहालयम् ।
शशंसुर्विप्रकारं तं तस्मै तारककारितम् ॥ १३.१३३.२८ ॥
The gods, having honored the cave-dweller with the office of commander, told him of the injury wrought by Tāraka.
13.133.29
स विवृद्धो महावीर्यो देवसेनापतिः प्रभुः ।
जघानामोघया शक्त्या दानवं तारकं गुहः ॥ १३.१३३.२९ ॥
That grown, mighty commander of the gods' army, the lord Guha, slew the demon Tāraka with his unfailing spear.
13.133.30
तेन तस्मिन्कुमारेण क्रीडता निहतेऽसुरे ।
सुरेन्द्रः स्थापितो राज्ये देवानां पुनरीश्वरः ॥ १३.१३३.३० ॥
When that demon was slain by that youth at play, the lord of the gods was restored to his kingdom and became lord of the gods once more.
13.133.31
स सेनापतिरेवाथ बभौ स्कन्दः प्रतापवान् ।
ईशो गोप्ता च देवानां प्रियकृच्छङ्करस्य च ॥ १३.१३३.३१ ॥
Then the commander, the mighty Skanda, shone forth; the lord and protector of the gods, dear to Śaṅkara.
13.133.32
हिरण्यमूर्तिर्भगवानेव एव च पावकिः ।
सदा कुमारो देवानां सैनापत्यमवाप्तवान् ॥ १३.१३३.३२ ॥
The blessed one of golden form, the son of Fire, the ever-youthful Kumāra, obtained the command of the gods' army.
13.133.33
तस्मात्सुवर्णं मङ्गल्यं रत्नमक्षय्यमुत्तमम् ।
सहजं कार्तिकेयस्य वह्नेस्तेजः परं मतम् ॥ १३.१३३.३३ ॥
Therefore gold is auspicious, imperishable, the supreme jewel; it is held to be the innate radiance of Kārttikeya and Agni.
13.133.34
एवं रामाय कौरव्य वसिष्ठोऽकथयत्पुरा ।
तस्मात्सुवर्णदानाय प्रयतस्व नराधिप ॥ १३.१३३.३४ ॥
Thus, O Kaurava, Vasiṣṭha once told Rāma; therefore, O lord of men, strive for the gift of gold.
13.133.35
रामः सुवर्णं दत्त्वा हि विमुक्तः सर्वकिल्बिषैः ।
त्रिविष्टपे महत्स्थानमवापासुलभं नरैः ॥ १३.१३३.३५ ॥
Rāma, having given gold, was freed from all sins and obtained in heaven a great abode hard for men to reach.