Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 13.25
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13.25.1
तथेत्युक्त्वा तु विहगः प्रतिज्ञाय महाद्युतिः ।
अमृताहरणे वाचं ततः पितरमब्रवीत् ॥ १३.२५.१ ॥
Having said "So be it," and having pledged himself, the bird of great radiance then spoke these words to his father about fetching the nectar.
13.25.2
कामं वै सूनृता वाचो विसृज्य च मुहुर्मुहुः ।
यच्चाप्यनुज्ञां मातुर्वै न च सा ह्यनुमन्यते ॥ १३.२५.२ ॥
Though he had repeatedly spoken pleasant and truthful words, the permission was not granted, for his mother did not approve it.
13.25.3
सा मा बहुविधा वाचो वज्रकल्पा विसृज्य वै ।
भगवन्विनता दासी मम माता महाद्युते ॥ १३.२५.३ ॥
Having uttered many kinds of words hard as thunderbolts, that mother — O revered one, O radiant one — my mother Vinatā is a slave.
13.25.4
कद्रूः प्रेषयते चैव दासीयमिति चाब्रवीत् ।
आहरामृतमित्येव मोक्ष्यते विनता ततः ॥ १३.२५.४ ॥
Kadrū sends her and calls her a slave. Vinatā will be freed only when she says, "Bring the nectar."
13.25.5
सोहं मातृविमोक्षार्थमाहरिष्य इति ब्रुवन् ।
अमृतं प्रार्थितस्तूर्णमाहर्तुं प्रतिनन्द्य वै ॥ १३.२५.५ ॥
Saying, "I shall fetch the nectar to free my mother," he was urgently asked to bring the nectar, and he gladly accepted.
13.25.6
अमृतं तात दुष्प्रापं देवैरपि कुतस्त्वया ।
रक्ष्यते हि भृशं पुत्र रक्षिभिस्तन्निबोध मे ॥ १३.२५.६ ॥
Dear son, the nectar is hard even for the gods to obtain; how then could you? Son, it is most fiercely guarded by its guardians — hear this from me.
13.25.7
गुप्तमद्भिर्भृशं साधु सर्वतः परिवारितम् ।
अनन्तरमथो गुप्तं ज्वलता जातवेदसा ॥ १३.२५.७ ॥
It is well guarded by waters, surrounded on all sides, and then guarded by blazing Jātavedas, the fire.
13.25.8
ततः शतसहस्राणि अयुतान्यर्बुदानि च ।
रक्षन्त्यमृतमत्यन्तं किङ्करा नाम राक्षसाः ॥ १३.२५.८ ॥
Then hundreds of thousands, tens of thousands and millions of rākṣasas named Kiṅkaras guard that nectar with great care.
13.25.9
तेषां शक्त्यृष्टिशूलांश्च शतघ्न्यः पट्टसास्तथा ।
आयुधा रक्षिणां तात वज्रकल्पाः शिलास्तथा ॥ १३.२५.९ ॥
Their weapons are spears, lances, tridents, hundred-killers and swords; and the guards' weapons, dear son, are like thunderbolts, as are the stones.
13.25.10
ततो जालेन महता अवनद्धं समन्ततः ।
अयस्मयेन वै तात वृत्रहन्तुः स्म शासनात् ॥ १३.२५.१० ॥
Then it is bound on all sides with a great net of iron, dear son, by the command of Indra, the slayer of Vṛtra.
13.25.11
तत्त्वमेवंविधं तात कथं प्रार्थयसेऽमृतम् ।
सुरक्षितं वज्रभृतां वैनतेय विहङ्गम।
इन्द्रेण देवैर्नागैश्च खड्गैर्गिरिजलादिभिः ॥ १३.२५.११ ॥
Dear son, how do you even desire such a nectar, so well guarded by the wielder of the thunderbolt, by the gods, by the nāgas, by swords and by things born of mountains? O son of Vinatā, O bird.
13.25.12
पुत्रगृद्ध्या ब्रवीष्येतच्छृणु तात विनिश्चयम् ।
बलवानुपायवानस्मि भूयः किं करवाणि ते ॥ १३.२५.१२ ॥
Out of longing for a son I say this; listen, dear father, to my resolve. I am strong and resourceful; what more shall I do for you?
13.25.13
तमब्रवीत्पिता हृष्टः प्रहसन्वै पुनः पुनः ।
यदि तौ भक्षयेस्तात क्रूरौ कच्छपवारणौ ॥ १३.२५.१३ ॥
His father, delighted and laughing, said to him again and again: "Dear son, if you can devour those two cruel ones, the tortoise and the elephant."
13.25.14
तथा बलममेयं ते भविता तन्न संशयः ।
अमृतस्यैव चाहर्ता भविष्यसि न संशयः ॥ १३.२५.१४ ॥
Thus you will have immeasurable strength; of this there is no doubt. And you yourself will be the taker of the nectar; of this there is no doubt.
13.25.15
क्व तौ क्रूरौ महाभाग वर्तेते हस्तिकच्छपौ ।
भक्षयिष्याम्यहं तात बलस्याप्यायनं प्रति ॥ १३.२५.१५ ॥
Where are those two cruel ones, the elephant and the tortoise, O greatly fortunate one? Dear father, I will devour them to nourish my strength.