Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 13.49
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13.49.1
महायोगी तु तं प्राह कृष्णद्वैपायनो मुनिः ।
पठस्व पुत्र भद्रं ते प्रीयतां ते महेश्वरः ॥ १३.४९.१ ॥
The great yogin, the sage Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana, said to him: Son, may good fortune be yours; recite, and may the Great Lord be pleased with you.
13.49.2
पुरा पुत्र मया मेरौ तप्यता परमं तपः ।
पुत्रहेतोर्महाराज स्तव एषोऽनुकीर्तितः ॥ १३.४९.२ ॥
Son, long ago on Mount Meru, while I was performing the supreme austerity for the sake of a son, great king, this hymn was recited by me.
13.49.3
लब्धवानीप्सितं काममहं वै पाण्डुनन्दन ।
तथा त्वमपि शर्वाद्धि सर्वान्कामानवाप्स्यसि ॥ १३.४९.३ ॥
O son of Pāṇḍu, I obtained the wish I desired; likewise you too will obtain all your desires from Śarva.
13.49.4
कपिलश्च ततः प्राह साङ्ख्यर्षिर्देवसम्मतः ।
मया जन्मान्यनेकानि भक्त्या चाराधितो भवः।
प्रीतश्च भगवाञ्ज्ञानं ददौ मम भवान्तकम् ॥ १३.४९.४ ॥
Then the Sāṅkhya sage Kapila, approved by the gods, said: In many births I worshipped Bhava with devotion; pleased, the blessed Lord gave me knowledge that ends rebirth.
13.49.5
चारुशीर्षस्ततः प्राह शक्रस्य दयितः सखा ।
आलम्बायन इत्येवं विश्रुतः करुणात्मकः ॥ १३.४९.५ ॥
Then Cāruśīrṣa, the beloved friend of Śakra (Indra), said; renowned thus as Ālambāyana, he was compassionate by nature.
13.49.6
मया गोकर्णमासाद्य तपस्तप्त्वा शतं समाः ।
अयोनिजानां दान्तानां धर्मज्ञानां सुवर्चसाम् ॥ १३.४९.६ ॥
Having reached Gokarṇa, I performed austerity for a hundred years, with the unborn-from-womb, the self-controlled, the knowers of dharma, and the radiant ones.
13.49.7
अजराणामदुःखानां शतवर्षसहस्रिणाम् ।
लब्धं पुत्र शतं शर्वात्पुरा पाण्डुनृपात्मज ॥ १३.४९.७ ॥
Of those who are ageless and free from sorrow, who live a hundred thousand years, O son of King Pāṇḍu, a hundred sons were once obtained from Śarva (Śiva).
13.49.8
वाल्मीकिश्चाह भगवान्युधिष्ठिरमिदं वचः ।
विवादे साग्निमुनिभिर्ब्रह्मघ्नो वै भवानिति ॥ १३.४९.८ ॥
The venerable Vālmīki spoke these words to Yudhiṣṭhira: that in a dispute with Agni and the sages, you were declared a slayer of a brahmin.
13.49.9
उक्तः क्षणेन चाविष्टस्तेनाधर्मेण भारत ।
सोऽहमीशानमनघममोघं शरणं गतः ॥ १३.४९.९ ॥
O descendant of Bharata, when that was declared in an instant, and seized by that unrighteousness, I went for refuge to the sinless, unfailing Īśāna.
13.49.10
मुक्तश्चास्मि ततः पापैस्ततो दुःखविनाशनः ।
आह मां त्रिपुरघ्नो वै यशस्तेऽग्र्यं भविष्यति ॥ १३.४९.१० ॥
And I was freed from sins; then the destroyer of sorrow, the slayer of the three cities, said to me: your fame will be the foremost.
13.49.11
जामदग्न्यश्च कौन्तेयमिदं धर्मभृतांवरः ।
ऋषिमध्ये स्थितः प्राह ज्वलन्निव दिवाकरः ॥ १३.४९.११ ॥
Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma), the best of those who uphold dharma, standing in the midst of the sages and blazing like the sun, spoke these words to the son of Kuntī.
13.49.12
पितृविप्रवधेनाहमार्तो वै पाण्डवाग्रज ।
शुचिर्भूत्वा महादेवं गतोस्मि शरणं नृप ॥ १३.४९.१२ ॥
Afflicted indeed by the killing of a father and of a brahmin, O elder brother of the Pāṇḍavas, I went, made pure, for refuge to Mahādeva, O king.
13.49.13
नामभिश्चास्तुवं देवं ततस्तुष्टोऽभवद्भवः ।
परशुं च ततो देवो दिव्यान्यस्त्राणि चैव मे ॥ १३.४९.१३ ॥
I praised the god by his names, and then Bhava was pleased. Then the god gave me an axe and divine weapons as well.
13.49.14
पापं च ते न भविता अजेयश्च भविष्यसि ।
न ते प्रभविता मृत्युरजरश्च भविष्यसि ॥ १३.४९.१४ ॥
No sin shall touch you, and you will be unconquerable. Death will have no power over you, and you will be ageless.
13.49.15
आह मां भगवानेवं शिखण्डी शिवविग्रहः ।
तदवाप्तं च मे सर्वं प्रसादात्तस्य धीमतः ॥ १३.४९.१५ ॥
The blessed Śikhaṇḍin, whose form is Śiva, spoke thus to me; by the grace of that wise one I obtained all of it.
13.49.16
विश्वामित्रस्तदोवाच क्षत्रियोऽहं तदाऽभवम् ।
ब्राह्मणोऽहं भवानीति मया चाराधितो भवः।
तत्प्रसादान्मया प्राप्तं ब्राह्मण्यं दुर्लभं महत् ॥ १३.४९.१६ ॥
Then Viśvāmitra said: 'I was a kṣatriya at that time. Wishing to become a brahmin, I worshipped Bhava; by his grace I obtained the rare and great brahminhood.'
13.49.17
असितो देवलश्चैव प्राह पाण्डुसुतं नृपम् ॥ १३.४९.१७ ॥
Asita and Devala also spoke to the king, the son of Pāṇḍu.
13.49.18
शापाच्छक्रस्य कौन्तेय विभो धर्मोऽनशत्तदा ।
तन्मे धर्मं यशश्चाग्र्यमायुश्चैवाददत्प्रभुः ॥ १३.४९.१८ ॥
O son of Kuntī, O mighty one, because of Indra's curse Dharma was then destroyed; that lord gave me dharma, fame, the foremost long life as well.
13.49.19
ऋषिर्गृत्समदो नाम शक्रस्य दयितः सखा ।
प्राहाजमीढं भगवान्बृहस्पतिसमद्युतिः ॥ १३.४९.१९ ॥
The sage named Gṛtsamada, Indra's beloved friend, spoke to Ajamīḍha; the venerable one was as brilliant as Bṛhaspati.
13.49.20
वरिष्ठो नाम भगवांश्चाक्षुषस्य मनोः सुतः ।
शतक्रतोरचिन्त्यस्य सत्रे वर्षसहस्रिके ॥ १३.४९.२० ॥
The venerable Variṣṭha, son of Manu Cākṣuṣa, was present at the thousand-year sacrificial session of the inconceivable Śatakratu (Indra).
13.49.21
वर्तमानेऽब्रवीद्वाक्यं साम्नि ह्युच्चारिते मया ।
रथन्तरे द्विजश्रेष्ठ न सम्यगिति वर्तते ॥ १३.४९.२१ ॥
While the rite was in progress, when I was chanting the Sāman, he said this word: "O best of the twice-born, in the Rathantara this is not going right."
13.49.22
समीक्षस्व पुनर्बुद्ध्या पापं त्यक्त्वा द्विजोत्तम ।
अयज्ञवाहिनं पापमकार्षीस्त्वं सुदुर्मते ॥ १३.४९.२२ ॥
O best of the twice-born, abandon the sin and consider again with your intellect. O ill-minded one, you have committed a sin that carries one away from sacrifice.
13.49.23
एवमुक्त्वा महाक्रोधः प्राह शम्भुं पुनर्वचः ।
प्रज्ञया रहितो दुःखी नित्यभीतो वनेचरः ॥ १३.४९.२३ ॥
Having said this, greatly enraged, he spoke these words again to Śambhu—devoid of wisdom, miserable, always fearful, a wanderer of the forest.
13.49.24
दशवर्षसहस्राणि दशाष्टौ च शतानि च ।
नष्टपानीयपवने मृगैरन्यैश्च वर्जिते ॥ १३.४९.२४ ॥
For ten thousand years and eighteen hundred more, in a windswept place without water, shunned by deer and other creatures.
13.49.25
अयज्ञीयद्रुमे देशे रुरुसिंहनिषेविते ।
भविता त्वं मृगः क्रूरो महादुःखसमन्वितः ॥ १३.४९.२५ ॥
In a land without sacrificial trees, frequented by ruru deer and lions, you will be a cruel deer endowed with great suffering.
13.49.26
तस्य वाक्यस्य निधने पार्थ जातो ह्यहं मृगः ।
ततो मां शरणं प्राप्तं प्राह योगी महेश्वरः ॥ १३.४९.२६ ॥
At the fulfilment of those words, O son of Pṛthā, I was born as a deer. Then the yogin Maheśvara spoke to me, who had come seeking refuge.
13.49.27
अजरश्चामरश्चैव भविता दुखवर्जितः ।
साम्यं ममास्तु ते सौख्यं युवयोर्वर्धतां क्रतुः ॥ १३.४९.२७ ॥
You shall be ageless and deathless, free from sorrow. May you have equality with me, and may happiness and sacrifice increase for you both.
13.49.28
अनुग्रहानेवमेष करोति भगवान्विभुः ।
अयं धाता विधाता च सुखदुःखे च सर्वदा ॥ १३.४९.२८ ॥
Thus the blessed and all-pervading Lord bestows his favours. He is the creator and the disposer, and he always grants happiness and sorrow.
13.49.29
अचिन्त्य एष भगवान्कर्मणा मनसा गिरा ।
न मे तात युधिश्रेष्ठ विद्यया पण्डितः समः ॥ १३.४९.२९ ॥
This blessed Lord is inconceivable by deed, mind, or word. Dear son, best of kings Yudhiṣṭhira, not even in learning am I his equal.
13.49.30
वासुदेवस्तदोवाच पुनर्मतिमतांवरः ।
सुवर्णाक्षो महादेवस्तपसा तोषितो मया ॥ १३.४९.३० ॥
Then Vāsudeva, best of the wise, spoke again: Mahādeva, the golden-eyed, was pleased by my austerity.
13.49.31
ततोऽथ भगवानाह प्रीतो मा वै युधिष्ठिर ।
अर्थात्प्रियतरः कृष्ण मत्प्रसादाद्भविष्यसि ॥ १३.४९.३१ ॥
Then the Lord, pleased, said: O Yudhiṣṭhira, O Kṛṣṇa, by my grace you will become dearer than wealth.
13.49.32
अपराजितश्च युद्धेषु तेजश्चैवानलोपमम् ।
एवं सहस्रशश्चान्यान्महादेवो वरं ददौ ॥ १३.४९.३२ ॥
Unconquered in battles, and radiance like fire — in this way Mahādeva granted thousands of other boons as well.
13.49.33
मणिमन्थेऽथ शैले वै पुरा सम्पूजितो मया ।
वर्षायुतासहस्राणां सहस्रं शतमेव च ॥ १३.४९.३३ ॥
Formerly, on the Maṇimantha mountain, I worshipped him for tens of thousands of years — a thousand thousand and a hundred.
13.49.34
ततो मां भगवान्प्रीत इदं वचनमब्रवीत् ।
वरं वृणीष्व भद्रं ते यस्ते मनसि वर्तते ॥ १३.४९.३४ ॥
Then the Lord, pleased, spoke these words to me: Choose a boon — may good come to you — whatever is in your mind.
13.49.35
ततः प्रणम्य शिरसा इदं वचनमब्रवम् ।
यदि प्रीतो महादेवो भक्त्या परमया प्रभुः ॥ १३.४९.३५ ॥
Then, bowing my head, I spoke these words: O Mahādeva, O lord, if you are pleased with my supreme devotion,
13.49.36
नित्यकालं तवेशान भक्तिर्भवतु मे स्थिरा ।
एवमस्त्विति भगवांस्तत्रोक्त्वान्तरधीयत ॥ १३.४९.३६ ॥
O Īśāna, may my devotion to you be steady for all time. "So be it," said the blessed lord, and there he vanished.
13.49.37
ममाष्टगुणमैश्वर्यं दत्तं भगवता पुरा ।
यत्नेनान्येन बलिना वाराणस्यां युधिष्ठिर ॥ १३.४९.३७ ॥
Yudhiṣṭhira, long ago at Vārāṇasī the blessed Lord bestowed upon me a sovereignty of eightfold qualities; another mighty one obtained it through effort.
13.49.38
चतुःषष्ट्यङ्गमददत्कलाज्ञानं ममाद्भुतम् ।
सरस्वत्यास्तटे तुष्टो मनोयज्ञेन पाण्डव ॥ १३.४९.३८ ॥
O Pāṇḍava, pleased by my sacrifice of the mind on the bank of the Sarasvatī, he gave me the wondrous knowledge of arts with sixty-four limbs.
13.49.39
तुल्यं मम सहस्रं तु सुतानां ब्रह्मवादिनाम् ।
आयुश्चैव सपुत्रस्य संवत्सरशतायुतम् ॥ १३.४९.३९ ॥
A thousand sons, equal to me, speakers of Brahman, will be mine; and my life, together with my sons, shall be ten thousand times a hundred years.
13.49.40
प्रसाद्येह पुरा शर्वं मनसाऽचिन्तयं नृप ।
महातपा महातेजा महायोगी महायशाः ॥ १३.४९.४० ॥
O king, here long ago, having propitiated Śarva, I thought in my mind: the great ascetic, of great splendor, great yogin, of great fame.
13.49.41
वेदव्यासः श्रियावासो ब्राह्मणः करुणान्वितः ।
अप्यसावीप्सितः पुत्रो मम स्याद्वै महेश्वरात् ॥ १३.४९.४१ ॥
Vedavyāsa, the abode of splendor, a brahmin endowed with compassion — might he be the son I desire, from Maheśvara?
13.49.42
इति मत्वा हृदि मतं प्राह मां सुरसत्तमः ।
मयि सम्भावना यास्याः फलात्कृष्णो भविष्यति ॥ १३.४९.४२ ॥
Having thought thus in his heart and perceiving my intention, the best of gods spoke to me: from the fruit of the expectation placed in me, Kṛṣṇa will be born.
13.49.43
सावर्णस्य मनोः सर्गे सप्तर्षिश्च भविष्यति ।
वेदानां च स वै वक्ता कुरुवंशकरस्तथा ॥ १३.४९.४३ ॥
In the creation of Sāvarṇa Manu he will be one of the seven seers; he will be the speaker of the Vedas and likewise the maker of the Kuru lineage.
13.49.44
इतिहासस्य कर्ता च पुत्रस्ते जगतो हितः ।
भविष्यति महेन्द्रस्य दयितः स महामुनिः ॥ १३.४९.४४ ॥
He will be the author of the Itihāsa, and as your son he will be beneficial to the world; that great sage will be beloved of Mahendra.
13.49.45
अजरश्चामरश्चैव पराशर सुतस्तव ।
एवमुक्त्वा स भगवांस्तत्रैवान्तरधीयत।
युधिष्ठिर महायोगी वीर्यवानक्षयोऽव्ययः ॥ १३.४९.४५ ॥
Parāśara, your son will be ageless and undying. Having said this, the blessed one vanished right there. Yudhiṣṭhira, that great yogin will be mighty, imperishable and unchanging.
13.49.46
अचोरश्चोरशङ्कायां शूले भिन्नो ह्यहं तदा ॥ १३.४९.४६ ॥
Though I was not a thief, under suspicion of theft I was then pierced on the stake.
13.49.47
तत्रस्थेन स्तुतो देवः प्राह मां वै नरेश्वर ।
मोक्षं प्राप्स्यसि शूलाच्च जीविष्यसि समार्बुदम् ॥ १३.४९.४७ ॥
As I stayed there and praised him, the god said to me, "O lord of men, you will attain release from the stake and live for a hundred million years."
13.49.48
रुजा शूलकृता चैव न ते विप्र भविष्यति ।
आधिभिर्व्याधिभिश्चैव वर्जितस्त्वं भविष्यति ॥ १३.४९.४८ ॥
O brāhmaṇa, the pain caused by the stake will not be yours. You will be free from mental distress and from bodily disease.
13.49.49
पादाच्चतुर्थात्सम्भूत आत्मा यस्मान्मुने तव ।
त्वं भविष्यस्यनुपमो जन्म वै सफलं कुरु ॥ १३.४९.४९ ॥
O sage, since your self has arisen from the fourth quarter, you will be incomparable; make your birth fruitful.
13.49.50
तीर्थाभिषेकं सकलं त्वमविघ्नेन चाप्स्यसि ।
स्वर्गं चैवाक्षयं विप्र विदधामि तवोर्जितम् ॥ १३.४९.५० ॥
You will obtain complete ablutions at all sacred fords without hindrance; and I bestow on you, O brahmin, imperishable and mighty heaven.
13.49.51
एवमुक्त्वा तु भगवान्वरेण्यो वृषवाहनः ।
महेश्वरो महाराजः कृत्तिवासा महाद्युतिः।
सगणो दैवतश्रेष्ठस्तत्रैवान्तरधीयत ॥ १३.४९.५१ ॥
Having spoken thus, the blessed and most excellent Lord, the bull-mounted Maheśvara, great king, clad in a hide, of great splendour, best of gods, together with his attendants vanished right there.
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विश्वामित्राभ्यनुज्ञातो ह्यहं पितरमागतः ।
अब्रवीन्मां ततो माता दुःखिता रुदती भृशम् ॥ १३.४९.५२ ॥
Permitted by Viśvāmitra, I went to my father; then my mother, grieving and weeping greatly, spoke to me.
13.49.53
कौशिकेनाभ्यनुज्ञातं पुत्रं देवविभूषितम् ।
न तात तरुणं दान्तं पिता त्वां पश्यतेऽनघ ॥ १३.४९.५३ ॥
O son, permitted by Kauśika and adorned like a god — your father does not see you, dear one; you are young and self-controlled, O faultless one.
13.49.54
श्रुत्वा जनन्या वचनं निराशो गुरुदर्शने ।
नियतात्मा महादेवमपश्यं सोऽब्रवीच्च माम् ॥ १३.४९.५४ ॥
Having heard his mother's words and hopeless of seeing his teacher, with a self-controlled mind I beheld Mahādeva; and he spoke to me.
13.49.55
पिता माता च ते त्वं च पुत्र मृत्युविवर्जिताः ।
भविष्यथ विश क्षिप्रं द्रष्टासि पितरं क्षये ॥ १३.४९.५५ ॥
Your father, your mother and you, son, will be free from death. Enter quickly; in that abode you will see your father.
13.49.56
अनुज्ञातो भगवता गृहं गत्वा युधिष्ठिर ।
अपश्यं पितरं तात इष्टिं कृत्वा विनिःसृतम्।
उपस्पृश्य गृहीत्वेध्मं कुशांश्च शरणाकुरून् ॥ १३.४९.५६ ॥
Having been permitted by the venerable one, I went home, Yudhiṣṭhira. Dear one, I saw my father come out having completed the sacrifice; having sipped water, taking firewood, kuśa grass and the ākurū grass for shelter.
13.49.57
तान्विसृज्य च मां प्राह पिता सास्राविलेक्षणः ।
प्रणमन्तं परिष्वज्य मूर्ध्न्युपाघ्राय पाण्डव ॥ १३.४९.५७ ॥
Setting those down, my father, his eyes clouded with tears, spoke to me. Embracing me as I bowed, kissing my head, Pāṇḍava.
13.49.58
दिष्ट्या दृष्टोसि मे पुत्र कृतविद्य इहागत ॥ १३.४९.५८ ॥
By good fortune I have seen you, son — come here having completed your learning.
13.49.59
एतान्यत्यद्भुतान्येव कर्माण्यथ महात्मनः ।
प्रोक्तानि मुनिभिः श्रुत्वा विस्मयामास पाण्डवः ॥ १३.४९.५९ ॥
The sages recounted these extraordinarily wonderful deeds of the great-souled one; having heard them, the Pāṇḍava was astonished.
13.49.60
ततः कृष्णोऽब्रवीद्वाक्यं पुनर्मतिमतांवरः ।
युधिष्ठिरं धर्मनिधिं पुरुहूतमिवेश्वरः ॥ १३.४९.६० ॥
Then Kṛṣṇa, best of the wise, spoke again to Yudhiṣṭhira, treasury of dharma, as the Lord speaks to Purūhūta (Indra).
13.49.61
उपमन्युर्मयि प्राह तपन्निव दिवाकरः ।
अशुभैः पापकर्माणो ये नराः कलुषीकृताः ॥ १३.४९.६१ ॥
Upamanyu, blazing like the sun, said to me: Men who have been defiled by inauspicious and sinful deeds—
13.49.62
ईशानं न प्रपद्यन्ते तमोराजसवृत्तयः। ॥ १३.४९.६२ ॥
Those whose dispositions are dominated by darkness and passion do not take refuge in the Lord Īśāna.
13.49.63
ईश्वरं सम्प्रपद्यन्ते द्विजा भावितभावनाः ॥ १३.४९.६३ ॥
The twice-born, whose minds have been purified by reflection, wholly take refuge in the Lord.
13.49.64
सर्वथा वर्तमानोपि यो भक्तः परमेश्वरे ।
सदृशोऽरण्यवासीनां मुनीनां भावितात्मनाम् ॥ १३.४९.६४ ॥
He who, however he lives in every way, is a devotee of the Supreme Lord, is equal to the sages dwelling in the forest whose selves are purified.
13.49.65
ब्रह्मत्वं केशवत्वं वा शक्रत्वं वा सुरैः सह ।
त्रैलोक्यस्याधिपत्यं वा तुष्टो रुद्रः प्रयच्छति ॥ १३.४९.६५ ॥
Brahmāhood, Keśavahood, or Indrahood together with the gods, or lordship over the three worlds—these the pleased Rudra bestows.
13.49.66
मनसाऽपि शिवं तात ये प्रपद्यन्ति मानवाः ।
विधूय सर्वपापानि देवैः सह वसन्ति ते ॥ १३.४९.६६ ॥
Dear son, men who take refuge in Śiva even in mind, having shaken off all sins, dwell together with the gods.
13.49.67
भित्त्वाभित्त्वा च कूलानि हुत्वा सर्वमिदं जगत् ।
जयेद्देवं विरूपाक्षं न स पापेन लिप्यते ॥ १३.४९.६७ ॥
He who, having cut through the banks again and again and offered this whole world as oblation, conquers the god Virūpākṣa, is not stained by sin.
13.49.68
सर्वलक्षणहीनोपि युक्तो वा सर्वपातकैः ।
सर्वं तुदति तत्पापं भावयञ्शिवमात्मना ॥ १३.४९.६८ ॥
Though lacking all auspicious marks, or joined to every grave sin, one who meditates on Śiva in the self drives away all that sin.
13.49.69
कीटपक्षिपतङ्गानां तिरश्चामपि केशव ।
महादेवप्रपन्नानां न भयं विद्यते क्वचित् ॥ १३.४९.६९ ॥
O Keśava, even among insects, birds, moths and beasts, those who have taken refuge in Mahādeva have no fear anywhere.
13.49.70
एवमेव महादेवं भक्ता ये मानवा भुवि ।
न ते संसारवशगा इति मे निश्चिता मतिः।
ततः कृष्णोऽब्रवीद्वाक्यं धर्मपुत्रं युधिष्ठिरम् ॥ १३.४९.७० ॥
In the same way, those men on earth who are devoted to Mahādeva are not subject to saṁsāra; such is my settled conviction. Then Kṛṣṇa spoke these words to Yudhiṣṭhira, the son of Dharma.
13.49.71
आदित्यचन्द्रावनिलानलौ च ।
द्यौर्भूमिरापो वसवोऽथ विश्वे।
धाताऽर्यमा शुक्रबृहस्पती च ।
वेदा यज्ञा दक्षिणा वेदवाहाः। ॥ १३.४९.७१ ॥
The sun and moon, wind and fire, sky, earth and waters, the Vasus and the Viśvedevas, Dhātṛ and Aryaman, Śukra and Bṛhaspati, the Vedas, the sacrifices, the sacrificial fees, and the bearers of the Vedas.
13.49.72
सोमो यष्टा यच्च हव्यं हविश्च ।
रक्षा दीक्षा संयमा ये च केचित् ॥ १३.४९.७२ ॥
Soma, the sacrificer, the oblation and the offering, protection, consecration, self-restraints, and whatever else there may be.
13.49.73
स्वाहा वौषट् ब्राह्मणाः सौरभेयी ।
धर्मं चाग्र्यं कालचक्रं बलं च।
यशो दमो बुद्धिमतां स्थितिश्च ।
शुभाशुभं ये मुनयश्च सप्त ॥ १३.४९.७३ ॥
Svāhā, vauṣaṭ, the brahmins, Saurabheyī, the highest dharma, the wheel of time, strength and fame; the self-restraint and steadfastness of the wise; good and evil, and the seven sages.
13.49.74
अग्र्या बुद्धिर्मनसा दर्शने च ।
स्पर्शश्चाग्र्यः कर्मणां या च सिद्धिः।
गणा देवानामूष्मपाः सोमपाश्च ।
लेखाः सुयामास्तुषिता ब्रह्मकायाः ॥ १३.४९.७४ ॥
The highest intellect, by mind and in seeing; the highest touch, and the accomplishment of works; the groups of gods—the Ūṣmapas and Somapas; the Lekhas, Suyāmas, Tuṣitas, whose bodies are Brahman.
13.49.75
आभासुरा गन्धपा धूमपाश्च ।
वाचा विरुद्धाश्च मनोविरुद्धाः।
शुद्धाश्च निर्माणरताश्च देवाः ।
स्पर्शाशना दर्शपा आज्यपाश्च ॥ १३.४९.७५ ॥
The Ābhāsuras, the drinkers of fragrance and drinkers of smoke; opposed in speech and opposed in mind; the pure gods who delight in creation; the eaters-by-touch, the darśa-drinkers and ghee-drinkers.
13.49.76
चिन्त्यद्योता ये च देवेषु मुख्या ।
ये चाप्यन्ते देवताश्चाजमीढ।
सुपर्णगन्धर्वपिशाचदानवा ।
यक्षास्तथा चारणपन्नगाश्च ॥ १३.४९.७६ ॥
Those whose radiance is to be contemplated, who are chief among the gods, and who in the end are called deities—O Ajamīḍha! The Suparṇas, Gandharvas, Piśācas and Dānavas; the Yakṣas, Cāraṇas and Pannagas also.
13.49.77
स्थूलं सूक्ष्मं मृदु चाप्यसूक्ष्मं ।
दुःखं सुखं दुःखमनन्तरं च।
साङ्ख्यं योगं तत्पराणां परं च ।
शर्वाञ्जातं विद्धि य ॥ १३.४९.७७ ॥
The gross and the subtle, the soft and the not-subtle as well; pain, pleasure, and then pain again; Sāṅkhya and yoga, and the highest of those intent upon them; know all that has been born.
13.49.78
तत्सम्भूता भूतकृतो वरेण्या ।
सर्वे देवा भुवनस्यास्य गोपाः।
आविश्येमां धरणीं येऽभ्यरक्षन् ।
पुरातनीं तस्य देवस्य सृष्टिम् ॥ १३.४९.७८ ॥
Born from him, the makers of beings, the most excellent gods are all the guardians of this world; having entered this earth, they protected the ancient creation of that god.
13.49.79
विचिन्वन्तस्तपसा तत्स्थवीयः ।
किञ्चित्तत्त्वं प्राणहेतोर्नतोस्मि।
ददातु वेदः स वरानिहेष्टा-
नभिष्टुतोः नः प्रभुरव्ययः सदा ॥ १३.४९.७९ ॥
To those seeking by austerity, to him most firmly established in that, for the sake of life, I bow to some truth. May that imperishable Lord always grant us the Veda and the boons desired here, we who praise him.
13.49.80
इमं स्तवं सन्नियतेन्द्रियश्च ।
भूत्वा शुचिर्यः पुरुषः पठेत।
अभग्नयोगो नियतो मासमेकं ।
सम्प्राप्नुयादश्वमेधे फलं यत् ॥ १३.४९.८० ॥
The person who, with senses well restrained, becoming pure, steadfast in unbroken discipline, recites this hymn for one month, will obtain the fruit that is obtained in the horse-sacrifice.
13.49.81
वेदान्कृत्स्नान्ब्राह्मणः प्राप्नुयात्तु ।
जयेन्नृपः पार्थ महीं च कृत्स्नाम्।
वैश्यो लाभं प्राप्नुयान्नैपुणं च ।
शूद्रो गतिं प्रेत्य तथा सुखं च ॥ १३.४९.८१ ॥
A brahmin should obtain all the Vedas; O son of Pṛthā, a king should conquer the entire earth. A merchant should obtain gain and skill; and a servant, after death, obtains a destination and happiness.
13.49.82
स्तवराजमिमं कृत्वा रुद्राय दधिरे मनः ।
सर्वदोषापहं पुण्यं पवित्रं च यशस्विनः ॥ १३.४९.८२ ॥
Having made this king of hymns, they fixed their minds on Rudra; it removes all faults, is meritorious and purifying, for the glorious ones.
13.49.83
यावन्त्यस्य शरीरेषु रोमकूपाणि भारतः ।
तावन्त्यब्दसहस्राणि स्वर्गे वसति मानवः ॥ १३.४९.८३ ॥
O Bhārata, as many thousands of years as there are hair-pores in his body, so many years does a man dwell in heaven.