Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 13.159
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13.159.1
एको लोकस्तु कृतिनां स्वर्गे लोके पितामह ।
उत तत्रापि नानात्वं सर्वं ब्रूहि पितामह ॥ १३.१५९.१ ॥
Grandfather, is there one heaven-world for the meritorious? Or is there diversity even there? Grandfather, tell me everything.
13.159.2
कर्मभिः पार्थ नानात्वं लोकानां यान्ति मानवाः ।
पुण्यान्पुण्यकृतो यान्ति पापान्पापकृतो नराः ॥ १३.१५९.२ ॥
Pārtha, by their actions men go to different worlds: those who did merit go to meritorious worlds, and those who did sin go to sinful worlds.
13.159.3
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् ।
गौतमस्य मुनेस्तात संवादं वासवस्य च ॥ १३.१५९.३ ॥
Dear one, on this point people also recount this ancient story, the dialogue of the sage Gautama and Vāsava (Indra).
13.159.4
ब्राह्मणो गौतमः कश्चिन्मृदुर्दान्तो जितेन्द्रियः ।
महावने हस्तिशिशुं परिद्यूनममातृकम् ॥ १३.१५९.४ ॥
There was a certain brahmin named Gautama, gentle, self-restrained, and master of his senses. In a great forest he saw an elephant calf, exhausted and motherless.
13.159.5
तं दृष्ट्वा जीवयामास सानुक्रोशो धृतव्रतः ।
स तु दीर्घेण कालेनि बभूवातिबलो महान् ॥ १३.१५९.५ ॥
Seeing it, the brahmin, full of compassion and firm in his vow, revived it. After a long time that elephant calf became exceedingly strong and great.
13.159.6
तं प्रपन्नं महादीर्घं प्रभूतं सर्वतोमदम् ।
धृतराष्ट्रस्वरूपेण शक्रो जग्राह हस्तिनम् ॥ १३.१५९.६ ॥
That very tall, mighty elephant, in rut on every side, came near. Then Indra, taking the form of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, seized the elephant.
13.159.7
ह्रियमाणं तु तं दृष्ट्वा गौतमः संशितव्रतः ।
अभ्यभाषत राजानं धृतराष्ट्रं महातपाः ॥ १३.१५९.७ ॥
Seeing him being carried off, Gautama, firm in his vows and of great austerity, addressed King Dhṛtarāṣṭra.
13.159.8
मामाहार्षीर्हस्तिनं पुत्रमेनं ।
दुःखात्पुष्टं धृतराष्ट्रात्कृतज्ञ।
मैत्रं सतां सप्तपदं वदन्ति ।
मित्रद्रोहो नेह राजन्स्पृसेत्त्वाम् ॥ १३.१५९.८ ॥
You have taken from me this elephant, my son, who was nourished with difficulty by Dhṛtarāṣṭra. O ungrateful one! The friendship of the good is called 'seven steps.' O king, the betrayal of a friend will not touch you here.
13.159.9
इध्मोदकप्रदातारं शून्यपालं ममाश्रमे ।
विनीतमाचार्यकुले सुयुक्तं गुरुकर्मणि ॥ १३.१५९.९ ॥
who brings firewood and water to my hermitage, guards the empty hermitage, is humble in the teacher's household, and well engaged in the duties of the teacher.
13.159.10
शिष्टं दान्तं कृतज्ञं च प्रियं च सततं मम ।
न मे विक्रोशतो राजन्हर्तुमर्हसि कुञ्जरम् ॥ १३.१५९.१० ॥
He is well-behaved, self-controlled, grateful, and always dear to me. O king, you should not take this elephant away even while I cry out.
13.159.11
गवां सहस्रं भवते ददानि ।
शतानि निष्कस्य ददानि पञ्च।
अन्यच्च वित्तं विविधं महर्षे ।
किं ब्राह्मणस्येह गजेन कृत्यम् ॥ १३.१५९.११ ॥
I will give you a thousand cows and five hundred niṣkas of gold, O great sage, and other wealth of many kinds as well. What use is an elephant to a brahmin here?
13.159.12
तवैव गावो हि भवन्तु राज-
न्दास्यः सनिष्का विविधं च रत्नम्।
अन्यच्च वित्तं विविधं नरेन्द्र ।
किं ब्राह्मणस्येह धनेन कृत्यम् ॥ १३.१५९.१२ ॥
Let the cows be yours indeed, O king, and the female slaves, the gold coins and the various jewels. O lord of men, let the other varied wealth be yours too. What use has a brahmin here for wealth?
13.159.13
ब्राह्मणानां हस्तिभिर्नास्ति कृत्यं ।
राजन्यानां नागकुलानि विप्र।
स्वं वाहनं नयतो नास्त्यधर्मो ।
नागश्रेष्ठं गौतमास्मान्निवर्त ॥ १३.१५९.१३ ॥
Brahmins have no use for elephants. O brahmin, herds of elephants belong to the kshatriyas. There is no unrighteousness in taking one's own mount. O Gautama, return the finest elephant to us.
13.159.14
यत्र प्रेतो नन्दति पुण्यकर्मा ।
यत्र प्रेतः शोचते पापकर्मा।
वैवस्वतस्य सदने महात्मन-
स्तत्र त्वाऽहं हस्तिनं यातयिष्ये ॥ १३.१५९.१४ ॥
Where the dead man of good deeds rejoices, and where the dead man of evil deeds grieves, in the abode of the great-souled Vaivasvata, there I will send you along with the elephant.
13.159.15
ये निष्क्रिया नास्तिकाः श्रद्धधानाः ।
पापात्मान इन्द्रियार्थे निसृष्टाः।
यमस्य ते यातनां प्राप्नुवन्ति ।
परं गन्ता धृतराष्ट्रो न तत्र ॥ १३.१५९.१५ ॥
Those who neglect rites, who are non-believers, who though appearing faithful are evil-minded and given over to the objects of the senses, they obtain the torment of Yama. But Dhṛtarāṣṭra will not go there.
13.159.16
वैवस्वती संयमनी जनानां ।
यत्रानृतं नोच्यते यत्र सत्यम्।
यत्रांबलान्बलिनो घातयन्ति ।
तत्र त्वाऽहं हस्तिनं यातयिष्ये ॥ १३.१५९.१६ ॥
There is the city of Vaivasvata, Saṃyamanī, for men, where falsehood is not spoken and truth is spoken, where the strong have the weak slain. There, Hastin, I will make you suffer torment.
13.159.17
ज्येष्ठां स्वसारं पितरं मातरं च ।
गुरून्यथाऽमानयन्तश्चरन्ति।
तथाविधानामेष लोको महर्षे ।
परं गन्ता धृतराष्ट्रो न तत्र ॥ १३.१५९.१७ ॥
Such is the world of those who live disregarding an elder sister, father, mother, and teachers, great sage; there Dhṛtarāṣṭra will not go to the highest goal.
13.159.18
मन्दाकिनी वैश्रवणस् राज्ञो ।
महाभागा भोगिजनप्रवेश्या।
गन्धर्वयक्षैरप्सरोभिश्च जुष्टा ।
तत्र त्वाऽहं हस्तिनं यातयिष्ये ॥ १३.१५९.१८ ॥
The Mandākinī of King Vaiśravaṇa, greatly blessed, to be entered by those who enjoy pleasures, frequented by Gandharvas, Yakṣas and Apsarases. There, Hastin, I will make you suffer torment.
13.159.19
अतिथिव्रताः सुव्रता ये जना वै ।
प्रतिश्रयं ददति ब्राह्मणेभ्यः।
शिष्टाशिनः संविभज्याश्रितेभ्यो ।
मन्दाकिनीं तेऽपि हि भूषयन्ति ॥ १३.१५९.१९ ॥
Those people who keep the vow of hospitality, who are of good vows, who give shelter to brahmins, and who, having fed the worthy, eat what remains after sharing it with their dependents, they indeed adorn the Mandākinī.
13.159.20
मेरोरग्रे यद्वनं भाति रम्यं ।
सुपुष्पितं किन्नरीगीतजुष्टम्।
सुदर्शना यत्र जम्बूर्विशाला ।
तत्र त्वाऽहं हस्तिनं यातयिष्ये ॥ १३.१५९.२० ॥
The delightful forest that shines at the summit of Meru, well in blossom, enjoyed with the songs of the Kinnaris, where stands the vast Sudarśanā jambu tree. There, Hastin, I will make you suffer torment.
13.159.21
ये ब्राह्मणा मृदवः सत्यशीला ।
बहुश्रुताः सर्वभूताभिरामाः।
येऽधीयते सेतिहासं पुराणं ।
मध्वाहुत्या जुह्वति वै द्विजेभ्यः ॥ १३.१५९.२१ ॥
Those brahmins who are gentle, of truthful conduct, much-learned, delighting all beings, who study the Purāṇa together with the Itihāsa, and offer oblations of honey to the twice-born.
13.159.22
तथाविधानामेष लोको महर्षे ।
परं गन्ता धृतराष्ट्रो न तत्र।
यदन्यत्ते विदितं स्थानमस्ति ।
तद्ब्रूहि त्वं त्वरितो ह्येष यामि ॥ १३.१५९.२२ ॥
O great seer, this is the world of such people; Dhṛtarāṣṭra will not go there to the supreme goal. If you know some other place, tell me that; tell me quickly, for I am going.
13.159.23
सुपुष्पितं किंनरराजजुष्टं ।
प्रियं वनं नन्दनं नारदस्य।
गन्धर्वाणामप्सरसां च सद्म ।
तत्र त्वाऽहं हस्तिनं यातयिष्ये ॥ १३.१५९.२३ ॥
The well-flowered Nandana forest, frequented by the king of the Kinnaras, dear to Nārada, the abode of the Gandharvas and the Apsarases. There I will bring you, O elephant.
13.159.24
ये नृत्यगीते कुशला जनाः सदा ।
देवात्मानः प्रियकामाश्चरन्ति।
तथाविधानामेष लोको महर्षे ।
परं गन्ता धृतराष्ट्रो न तत्र ॥ १३.१५९.२४ ॥
Those people who are always skilled in dance and song, divine in nature, moving about desiring pleasures — O great seer, this is the world of such people; Dhṛtarāṣṭra will not go there to the supreme goal.
13.159.25
यत्रोत्तराः कुरवो भान्ति रम्या ।
देवैः सार्धं मोदमाना नरेन्द्रः।
यत्राग्नियौनाश्च वसन्ति विप्रा ।
अब्योनयः पर्वतयोनयश्च ॥ १३.१५९.२५ ॥
Where the northern Kurus shine lovely, the lords of men rejoicing with the gods; where the brahmins born of fire dwell, and those born of water and those born of mountains.
13.159.26
यत्र शक्रो वर्षति सर्वकामा-
न्यत्र स्त्रियः कामचारा भवन्ति।
यत्र चेर्ष्या नास्ति नारीनराणां ।
तत्र त्वाऽहं हस्तिनं यातयिष्ये ॥ १३.१५९.२६ ॥
Where Indra showers all desires, where women move about at will, and where there is no jealousy between women and men, there I shall send that elephant.
13.159.27
ये सर्वभूतेषु निवृत्तकामा ।
अमांसादा न्यस्तदण्डाश्चरन्ति।
न हिंसन्ति स्थावरं जङ्गमानि ।
भूतानां ये सर्वभूतात्मभूताः ॥ १३.१५९.२७ ॥
Those who are free from desire toward all beings, who do not eat flesh, who move about having laid down the rod, who do not harm the immobile or the mobile, and who are the very self of all beings.
13.159.28
निराशिषो निर्ममा वीतरागा ।
लाभालाभे तुल्यनिन्दाप्रशंसाः।
तथाविधानामेष लोको महर्षे ।
परं गन्ता धृतराष्ट्रो न तत्र ॥ १३.१५९.२८ ॥
For those who are free from expectation, free from possessiveness and attachment, equal in gain and loss and in blame and praise, this world is theirs, O great sage. Dhṛtarāṣṭra will not go there to the supreme state.
13.159.29
ततोऽपरे भान्ति लोकाः सनातनाः ।
सुपुण्यगन्धा विरजा वीतशोकाः।
सोमस्य राज्ञः सदने महात्मन-
स्तत्र त्वाऽहं हस्तिनं यातयिष्ये ॥ १३.१५९.२९ ॥
Then other eternal worlds shine, of very fragrant merit, stainless and free from sorrow, in the abode of the great-souled King Soma. There I shall send that elephant.
13.159.30
ये दानशीला न प्रतिगृह्णते सदा ।
न चाप्यर्थांश्चाददते परेभ्यः।
येषामदेयमर्हते नास्ति किञ्चि-
त्सर्वातिथ्याः सुप्रजना जनाश्च ॥ १३.१५९.३० ॥
Those who are always generous, who do not accept gifts, who take no wealth even from others, for whom nothing is left that is not to be given to the worthy, who show hospitality to all, and who have good offspring.
13.159.31
ये क्षन्तारो नाभिजल्पन्ति चान्या-
ञ्शक्ता भूत्वा सततं पुण्यशीलाः।
तथाविधानामेष लोको महर्षे ।
परं गन्ता धृतराष्ट्रो न तत्र ॥ १३.१५९.३१ ॥
This is the world of those who are forbearing, who, though able, never revile others, and who are always of virtuous conduct, O great sage. Dhṛtarāṣṭra will not reach the supreme goal there.
13.159.32
ततोऽपरे भान्ति लोकाः सनातना ।
विराजसा वितमस्का विशोकाः।
आदित्यदेवस्य पदं महात्मन-
स्तत्र त्वाऽहं हस्तिनं यातयिष्ये ॥ १३.१५९.३२ ॥
Then other eternal worlds shine, free from passion, free from darkness, free from sorrow—the abode of the great-souled sun-god. There I shall send you back to Hastinā.
13.159.33
स्वाध्यायशीला गुरुशुश्रूषकाश्च ।
तपस्विनः सुव्रताः सत्यसन्धाः।
आचार्याणामप्रतिकूलभाषिणो ।
नित्योत्थिता गुरुकर्मस्वचोद्याः ॥ १३.१५९.३३ ॥
Devoted to Vedic study and serving their teachers, ascetics of firm vows and true pledges, who never speak against their teachers, always rise early and, unbidden, apply themselves to the duties of their teachers.
13.159.34
तथाविधानामेष लोको महर्षे ।
विशुद्धानां भावितो वाग्यतानाम्।
सत्ये स्थितानां वेदविदां महात्मनां ।
परं गन्ता धृतराष्ट्रो न तत्र ॥ १३.१५९.३४ ॥
This is the world of those who are pure, who control their speech, who stand firm in truth, who know the Veda, the great-souled ones, O great sage. Dhṛtarāṣṭra will not reach the supreme goal there.
13.159.35
ततोऽपरे भान्ति लोकाः सनातनाः ।
सुपुण्यगन्धा विरजा विशोकाः।
वरुणस्य राज्ञः सदने महात्मन-
स्तत्र त्वाऽहं हस्तिनं यातयिष्ये ॥ १३.१५९.३५ ॥
Then other eternal worlds shine, fragrant with great merit, free from passion, free from sorrow—in the abode of King Varuṇa, the great-souled one. There I shall send you back to Hastinā.
13.159.36
चातुर्मास्यैर्ये यजन्ते जनाः सदा ।
तथेष्टीनां दशशतं प्राप्नुवन्ति।
ये चाग्निहोत्रं जुह्वति श्रद्दधाना ।
यथान्यायं त्रीणि वर्षाणि विप्राः ॥ १३.१५९.३६ ॥
Those who always worship with the Cāturmāsya sacrifices, and likewise obtain ten thousand (fruits) through the iṣṭis; and those who, with faith, offer into the Agnihotra fire for three years according to rule, O Brahmins—
13.159.37
स्वदारगाणां धर्मकृतां महात्मनां ।
यथोदिते वर्त्मनि सुस्थितानाम्।
धर्मान्मनामुद्वहतां गतिं तां ।
परं गन्ता धृतराष्ट्रो न तत्र ॥ १३.१५९.३७ ॥
Of the great-souled who keep to their own wives, who perform dharma, who stand firmly on the path as declared, whose minds are fixed on dharma, and who bear that goal—to the supreme realm Dhṛtarāṣṭra shall not go there.
13.159.38
इन्द्रस्य लोका विरजा विशोका ।
दुरन्वयाः काङ्क्षिता मानवानाम्।
तस्याहं ते भवने भूरितेजसो ।
राजन्निमं हस्तिनं यातयिष्ये ॥ १३.१५९.३८ ॥
The worlds of Indra—stainless, sorrowless, hard for humans to reach and desired—in those, O king, in your abode of great splendour, I shall send this elephant.
13.159.39
शतवर्षजीवी यश्च शूरो मनुष्यो ।
वेदाध्यायी यश्च यज्वाऽप्रमत्तः।
एते सर्वे शक्रलोकं व्रजन्ति ।
परं गन्ता धृतराष्ट्रो न तत्र ॥ १३.१५९.३९ ॥
The man who lives a hundred years, the hero, the Veda-student, the sacrificer, the heedful one—all these go to the world of Indra; but to the supreme realm Dhṛtarāṣṭra shall not go there.
13.159.40
प्राजापत्याः सन्ति लोका महान्तो ।
नाकस्य पृष्ठे पुष्कला वीतशोकाः।
मनीषिणां सर्वलोकाभयानां ।
तत्र त्वाऽहं हस्तिनं यातयिष्ये ॥ १३.१५९.४० ॥
There are great worlds of Prajāpati, and many sorrowless worlds on the back of heaven. There, for the wise who fear no world, I shall send you on with the elephant.
13.159.41
ये राजानो राजसूयाभिषिक्ता ।
धर्मात्मानो रक्षितारः प्रजानाम्।
ये चाश्वमेधावभृथे प्लुताङ्गा-
स्तेषां लोका धृतराष्ट्रो न तत्र ॥ १३.१५९.४१ ॥
Those kings anointed at the Rājasūya, righteous protectors of their subjects, and those who bathed in the final ablution of the Aśvamedha — theirs are the worlds; Dhṛtarāṣṭra is not there.
13.159.42
ततःपरं भान्ति लोकाः सनातनाः ।
सुपुण्यगन्धा विरजा वीतशोकाः।
तस्मिन्नहं दुर्लभे चाप्यधृष्ये ।
गवां लोके हस्तिनं यातयिष्ये ॥ १३.१५९.४२ ॥
Beyond that shine the eternal worlds, of most sacred fragrance, stainless and free from sorrow. In that rare and unassailable world of cows, I shall send you on with the elephant.
13.159.43
यो गोसहस्री शतदो महात्मा ।
यो गोशती दश दद्याच्च शक्त्या।
तथा दशभ्यो यश्च दद्यादिहैकां ।
पञ्चभ्यो वा दानशीलस्तथैकाम् ॥ १३.१५९.४३ ॥
The great-souled one who, possessing a thousand cows, gives a hundred; who, possessing a hundred, gives ten according to his means; and whoever here gives one for every ten, or one for every five — such a one is devoted to giving.
13.159.44
ये जीर्यन्ते ब्रह्मचर्येणि विप्रा ।
ब्राह्मीं वाचं परिरक्षन्ति चैव।
मनस्विनस्तीर्थयात्रापरा ये ।
ते तत्र मोदन्ति ततो विमानैः ॥ १३.१५९.४४ ॥
Those brahmins who grow old in celibate discipline, who guard the sacred speech, and the resolute ones devoted to pilgrimage to the holy fords, there rejoice in celestial chariots.
13.159.45
प्रभासं मानसं तीर्थ पुष्कराणि महत्सरः ।
पुण्यं च नैमिषं तीर्थं बाहुदां करतोयिनीम् ॥ १३.१५९.४५ ॥
Prabhāsa, the Mānasa ford, the Puṣkara lakes, the great lake, the sacred Naimiṣa ford, the Bāhudā and the Karatoyinī.
13.159.46
गां हयशिरश्चैव विपाशां स्थूलवालुकाम् ।
तूष्णीं गङ्गां शनैर्गङ्गां महाह्रदमथापि च ॥ १३.१५९.४६ ॥
The Gā, Hayaśiras, the Vipāśā, the Sthūlavālukā, the silent Gaṅgā, the Gaṅgā flowing gently, and the great pool.
13.159.47
गोमतीं कौशिकीं पंपां महात्मानो धृतव्रताः ।
सरस्वतीदृषद्वत्यौ यमुनां ये तु यान्ति च ॥ १३.१५९.४७ ॥
The Gomatī, the Kauśikī, the Pampā; the great-souled ones firm in their vows; the Sarasvatī and the Dṛṣadvatī, the Yamunā — and those who go to them.
13.159.48
तत ते दिव्यसंस्थाना दिव्यमाल्यधराः शिवाः ।
प्रयान्ति पुण्यगन्धाढ्या धृतराष्ट्रो न तत्र वै ॥ १३.१५९.४८ ॥
Then they, of divine form, bearing divine garlands, auspicious, rich in sacred fragrance, go forth; O Dhṛtarāṣṭra, they are not there indeed.
13.159.49
यत्र शीतभयं नास्ति न चोष्णभयमण्वपि ।
न क्षुत्पिपासे न ग्लानिर्न दुःखं न सुखं तथा ॥ १३.१५९.४९ ॥
Where there is no fear of cold, nor even the least fear of heat; no hunger or thirst, no weariness, no sorrow, and likewise no pleasure.
13.159.50
न द्वेष्यो न प्रियः कश्चिन्न बन्धुर्न रिपुस्तथा ।
न जरामरणे तत्र न पुण्यं न च पातकम्। ॥ १३.१५९.५० ॥
There is no one hateful or dear, neither kinsman nor enemy; there is no old age or death there, neither merit nor sin.
13.159.51
तस्मिन्विरजसि स्फीते प्रज्ञासत्वव्यवस्थिते ।
स्वयम्भुभवने पुण्ये हस्तिनं यातयिष्यति ॥ १३.१५९.५१ ॥
In that stainless, vast abode of the self-existent one, established in wisdom and sattva, he will bring the elephant-named one to go.
13.159.52
निर्मुक्ताः सर्वसङ्गैर्ये कृतात्मानो यतव्रताः ।
अध्यात्मयोगसंस्तानैर्युक्ताः स्वर्गगतिं गताः ॥ १३.१५९.५२ ॥
Those who, freed from all attachments, self-controlled and steadfast in their vows, joined by the practice of the yoga of the self, have attained the heavenly path—
13.159.53
ते ब्रह्मभवनं पुण्यं प्राप्नुवन्तीह सात्विकाः ।
न तत्र धृतराष्ट्रस्ते शक्यो द्रष्टुं महामुने ॥ १३.१५९.५३ ॥
Those sattvic ones attain here the holy abode of Brahmā; O great sage, there your Dhṛtarāṣṭra cannot be seen.
13.159.54
रथन्तरं यत्र बृहच्च गीयते ।
यत्र वेदिः पुण्यजनैर्वृता च।
यत्रोपयाति हरिभिः सोमपीथी ।
तत्र त्वाऽहं हस्तिनं यातयिष्ये ॥ १३.१५९.५४ ॥
Where the Rathantara and Bṛhat are sung, where the altar is surrounded by holy people, and where Indra, the soma-drinker, comes with his tawny steeds—there I shall cause you to go, together with Hastin.
13.159.55
बुध्यामि त्वां वृत्रहणं शतक्रतुं ।
व्यतिक्रमन्तं भुवनानि विश्वा।
कच्चिन्न वाचा वृजिनं कदाचि-
दकार्षं ते मनसोऽभिषङ्कात् ॥ १३.१५९.५५ ॥
I know you to be Indra, slayer of Vṛtra, the hundred-sacrificed one, passing beyond all worlds. Have I ever done you wrong by word, or through the attachment of the mind?
13.159.56
शतक्रतुरुवाच ।
मघवाऽहं लोकपथं प्रजाना-
मन्वागमं परिवादे गजस्य ।
तस्माद्भवान्प्रणतं माऽनुशास्तु
ब्रवीषि यत्तत्करवाणि सर्वम् ॥ १३.१५९.५६ ॥
Śatakratu said: I, Maghavan, have followed the world-path of created beings, and in the matter of the elephant's reproach I walked that path. Therefore, to you who bow low, I should not give orders; whatever you say, I shall do, all of it.
13.159.57
श्वेतं करेणुं मम पुत्रं हि नागं ।
प्रियं तु मे षष्टिवर्षं तु बालम्।
यो मे वने वसतोऽभूद्द्वितीय-
स्तमेव मे देहि सुरेन्द्र नागम् ॥ १३.१५९.५७ ॥
Gautama said: The white one, the elephant who is my son — dear to me, a sixty-year-old young one. The one who was my second companion while I lived in the forest — that very elephant, O lord of the gods, give to me.
13.159.58
शतक्रतुरुवाच ।
अयं सुतस्ते द्विजमुख्यनाग
आघ्रायते त्वामभिवीक्षमाणः ।
पादौ च ते नासिकयोपजिघ्रते
श्रेयो ममाध्याहि नमश्च तेऽस्तु ॥ १३.१५९.५८ ॥
Śatakratu said: Here is your son, the elephant, foremost of the twice-born, sniffing you as he looks at you. With his trunk he also smells your feet. Bestow welfare upon me; homage be to you.
13.159.59
शिवं सदैवेह सुरेन्द्र तुभ्यं ।
ध्यायामि पूजां च सदा प्रयुञ्जे।
ममापि त्वं शक्र शिवं ददस्व ।
त्वया दत्तं प्रतिगृह्णामि नागम् ॥ १३.१५९.५९ ॥
Gautama said: O lord of the gods, I always meditate on welfare for you here, and always perform worship. O Śakra, grant welfare to me too. The elephant given by you, I accept.
13.159.60
शतक्रतुरुवाच ।
येषां वेदा निहिता वै गुहायां
मनीषिणां सत्यवतां महात्मनाम् ।
तेषां त्वयैकेन महात्मनाऽस्मि
बुद्धस्तस्मात्प्रीतिमांस्तेऽहतद्य ॥ १३.१५९.६० ॥
Śatakratu said: Among those wise, truthful great souls in whose cave the Vedas are deposited, you alone, great-souled one, have instructed me. Therefore I am pleased with you today, and I make you unharmed.
13.159.61
हन्तैहि ब्राह्मणि क्षिप्रं सह पुत्रेण हस्तिना ।
त्वं हि प्राप्तुं शुभाँल्लोकानह्नाय च चिराय च ॥ १३.१५९.६१ ॥
Gautama said: O brahmin woman, go quickly and slay, together with your son and the elephant; for you shall obtain auspicious worlds for a day and for a long time.
13.159.62
स गौतमं पुरुस्कृत्य सह पुत्रेण हस्तिना ।
दिवमाचक्रमे वज्री सद्भिः सह दुरासदम् ॥ १३.१५९.६२ ॥
Placing Gautama in front, together with his son and the elephant, the wielder of the thunderbolt ascended with the good ones to heaven, hard to approach.
13.159.63
इदं यः शृणुयान्नित्यं यः पठेद्वा जितेन्द्रियः ।
स याति ब्रह्मणो लोकं ब्राह्मणो गौतमो यथा ॥ १३.१५९.६३ ॥
He who hears this constantly, or recites it, with senses controlled, goes to the world of Brahmā, as the brahmin Gautama went.