Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 13.272
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13.272.1
शरतल्पगते भीष्मे कौरवाणां धुरन्धरे ।
शयाने वीरशयने पाण्डवैः समुपस्थिते ॥ १३.२७२.१ ॥
When Bhīṣma, the foremost bearer of the Kuru yoke, lay on the bed of arrows, reposing on the hero's bed, with the Pāṇḍavas gathered near him.
13.272.2
युधिष्ठिरो महाप्राज्ञो मम पूर्वपितामहः ।
धर्माणामागमं श्रुत्वा विदित्वा सर्वसंशयान् ॥ १३.२७२.२ ॥
Yudhiṣṭhira, of great wisdom, my forefather, having heard the tradition of the dharmas and understood all doubts.
13.272.3
दानानां च विधिं श्रुत्वा च्छिन्नधर्मार्थसंशयः ।
यदन्यदकरोद्विप्र तन्मे शंसितुमर्हसि ॥ १३.२७२.३ ॥
Having heard the rule of gifts, and with doubts about dharma and wealth cut away, what else he did, O Brahmin, you ought to tell me.
13.272.4
अभून्मुहूर्तं स्तिमितं सर्वं तद्राजमण्डलम् ।
तूष्णींभूते ततस्तस्मिन्पटे चित्रमिवार्पितम् ॥ १३.२७२.४ ॥
For a moment that whole assembly of kings became still. Having fallen silent, they stayed motionless, like a painting placed upon a cloth.
13.272.5
मुहूर्तमिव च ध्यात्वा व्यासःक सत्यवतीसुतः ।
नृपं शयानं गाङ्गेयमिदमाह वचस्त्वरन् ॥ १३.२७२.५ ॥
Having reflected for a moment, Vyāsa, son of Satyavatī, quickly spoke these words to Gāṅgeya, who lay there.
13.272.6
राजन्प्रकृतिमापन्नः कुरुराजो युधिष्ठिरः ।
सहितो भ्रातृभिः सर्वैः पार्तिवैश्चानुयायिभिः ॥ १३.२७२.६ ॥
O king, Yudhiṣṭhira, king of the Kurus, having returned to his composure, together with all his brothers, the kings, and his followers.
13.272.7
उपास्ते त्वां नरव्याघ्र सह कृष्णेन धीमता ।
तमिमं पुरयानाय समनुज्ञातुमर्हसि ॥ १३.२७२.७ ॥
O tiger among men, together with the wise Kṛṣṇa he attends upon you. You should grant him leave to go back to the city.
13.272.8
एवमुक्तो भगवता व्यासेन पृथिवीपतिः ।
युधिष्ठिरं सहामात्यमनुजज्ञे नदीसुतः ॥ १३.२७२.८ ॥
Thus addressed by the venerable Vyāsa, the lord of the earth, the river's son, gave leave to Yudhiṣṭhira together with his ministers.
13.272.9
उवाच चैनं मधुरं नृपं शान्तनवो नृपः ।
प्रविशस्व पुरीं राजन्धर्मे च ध्रियतां मनः ॥ १३.२७२.९ ॥
And the king, Śāntanu's son, spoke sweetly to him: Enter the city, O king, and fix your mind upon dharma.
13.272.10
यजस्व विविधैर्यजैर्बह्वन्नैः स्वाप्तदक्षिणैः ।
ययातिरिव राजेन्द्र श्रकद्धादमपुरःसरः ॥ १३.२७२.१० ॥
O lord of kings, perform sacrifices of many kinds, like Yayāti, with abundant food and well-given fees, with faith and self-restraint going before you.
13.272.11
क्षत्रधर्मरतः पार्थ पितॄन्देवांश्च तर्पय ।
श्रेयसा योक्ष्यसे चैव व्येतु ते मानसो ज्वरः ॥ १३.२७२.११ ॥
O son of Pṛthā, devoted to the duty of the warrior, satisfy the ancestors and the gods. You will be joined to welfare, and the fever of your mind will pass away.
13.272.12
रञ्जयस्व प्रजाः सर्वाः प्रकृतीः परिसान्त्वय ।
सुहृदः फलसत्कारैरर्चयस्व यथार्हतः ॥ १३.२७२.१२ ॥
Gladden all your subjects, console thoroughly the constituents of the realm, and honour your well-wishers with gifts and due respect, according to their worth.
13.272.13
अनुं त्वां तात जीवन्तु मित्राणि सुहृकदस्तथा ।
चैत्यस्थाने स्थितं वृक्षं फलवन्तमिव द्विजाः ॥ १३.२७२.१३ ॥
Dear one, may friends and well-wishers live on with you, like a fruit-bearing tree standing at a sacred shrine, O twice-born ones.
13.272.14
आगन्तव्यं च भवता समये मम पार्थिव ।
विनिवृत्ते दिनकरे प्रवृत्ते चोत्तरायणे ॥ १३.२७२.१४ ॥
You must come at my appointed time, O king, when the sun has turned back and the northern course has begun.
13.272.15
तथेत्युक्त्वा च कौन्तेयः सोभिवाद्य पितामहम् ।
प्रययौ सपरीवारो नगरं नागसाह्वयम् ॥ १३.२७२.१५ ॥
Saying "So be it," the son of Kuntī bowed to the grandsire and set out with his retinue for the city called Nāgasāhvaya.
13.272.16
धृतराष्ट्रं पुरस्कृत्य गान्धारीं च पतिव्रताम् ।
सह तैर्ऋषिभिः सर्वैर्भ्रातृभिः केशवेन च ॥ १३.२७२.१६ ॥
With Dhṛtarāṣṭra placed in front, and the devoted Gāndhārī as well, together with all those sages, the brothers, and Keśava.
13.272.17
पौरजानपदैश्चैव मन्त्रिवृद्धैश्च पार्थिव ।
प्रविवेश कुरुश्रेष्ठः पुरं वारणसाह्वयम् ॥ १३.२७२.१७ ॥
With the townsfolk and countryfolk and the elder ministers as well, O king, the best of the Kurus entered the city called Vāraṇasāhvaya.