Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 13.77
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13.77.1
विपुलस्त्वकरोत्तीव्रं तपः कृत्वा गुरोर्वचः ।
तपोयुक्तमथात्मानममन्यत स वीर्यवान् ॥ १३.७७.१ ॥
Vipula performed fierce austerity, following his teacher's word. Endowed with austerity, the mighty man regarded himself as complete.
13.77.2
स तेन कर्मणा स्वर्गं पृथिवीं पृथिवीपते ।
चचार गतभीः प्रीतो लब्धकीर्तिवरो नृप ॥ १३.७७.२ ॥
By that deed he roamed heaven and earth, free from fear and pleased, having obtained fame and boons, O king.
13.77.3
उभौ लोकौ जितौ चापि तथैवामन्यत प्रभुः ।
कर्मणा तेन कौरव्य तपसा विपुलेन च ॥ १३.७७.३ ॥
By that deed and by that vast austerity, the mighty one considered that he had conquered both worlds, O Kaurava.
13.77.4
अथ काले व्यतिक्रान्ते कस्मिंश्चित्कुरुनन्दन ।
रुच्या भगिन्या आदानं प्रभूतदनधान्यवत् ॥ १३.७७.४ ॥
Then, after some time had passed, O joy of the Kurus, a gift was accepted at the house of Ruci's sister, abounding in food and grain.
13.77.5
एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु दिव्या काचिद्वराङ्गना ।
बिभ्रती परमं रूपं जगामाथ विहायसा ॥ १३.७७.५ ॥
At that very time a certain divine beauty, bearing supreme form, went forth through the sky.
13.77.6
तस्याः शरीरात्पुष्पाणि पतितानि महीतले ।
तस्याश्रमस्याविदूरे दिव्यगन्धानि भारत ॥ १३.७७.६ ॥
From her body, flowers of divine fragrance fell upon the surface of the earth, not far from that hermitage, O Bhārata.
13.77.7
तान्यगृह्णात्ततो राजन्रुचिर्ललितलोचना ।
तदा निमन्त्रकस्तस्या अङ्गेभ्यः क्षिप्रमागमत् ॥ १३.७७.७ ॥
O king, then Ruci of lovely eyes took those flowers; and at that moment the invited guest quickly came forth from her limbs.
13.77.8
तस्या हि भगिनी तात ज्येष्ठा नाम्ना प्रभावती ।
भार्या चित्ररथस्याथ बभूवाङ्गेश्वरस्य वै ॥ १३.७७.८ ॥
Indeed, dear one, her elder sister named Prabhāvatī became the wife of Citraratha, lord of Aṅga.
13.77.9
पिनह्य तानि पुष्पाणि केशेषु वरवर्णिनी ।
आमन्त्रिता ततोऽगच्छद्रुचिरङ्गपतेर्गृहम् ॥ १३.७७.९ ॥
Fastening those flowers in her hair, the fair-complexioned woman, having been invited, then went to the house of the lord of Aṅga.
13.77.10
पुष्पाणि तानि दृष्ट्वा तु तदाङ्गेन्द्रवराङ्गना ।
भगिनीं चोदयामास पुष्पार्थे चारुलोचना ॥ १३.७७.१० ॥
Seeing those flowers, the excellent queen of the lord of Aṅga, fair-eyed, urged her sister to fetch flowers for her.
13.77.11
सा भर्त्रे सर्वमाचष्ट रुचिः सुरुचिरानना ।
भगिन्या भाषितं सर्वमृषिस्तच्चाभ्यनन्दत ॥ १३.७७.११ ॥
Ruci of the lovely face told her husband everything; and the sage approved all that the sister had said.
13.77.12
ततो विपुलमानाय्य देवशर्मा महातपाः ।
पुष्पार्थे चोदयामास गच्छगच्छेति भारत ॥ १३.७७.१२ ॥
Then the great ascetic Devaśarmā, having brought a large quantity, urged her on for the flowers, saying, "Go, go," O Bhārata.
13.77.13
विपुलस्तु गुरोर्वाक्यमविचार्य महातपाः ।
स तथेत्यब्रवीद्राजंस्तं च देशं जगाम ह ॥ १३.७७.१३ ॥
Vipula, the great ascetic, without deliberating on his teacher's words, said "So be it," O king, and went to that place.
13.77.14
यस्मिन्देशे तु तान्यासन्पतितानि नभस्तलात् ।
अम्लानान्यपि तत्रासन्कुसुमान्यपराण्यपि ॥ १३.७७.१४ ॥
In the place where those flowers had fallen from the sky, there were also other flowers, unwithered.
13.77.15
स ततस्तानि जग्राह दिव्यानि रुचिराणि च ।
प्राप्तानि स्वेन तपसा दिव्यगन्धानि भारत ॥ १३.७७.१५ ॥
Then he took those divine and beautiful flowers, obtained by his own asceticism and fragrant with divine scent, O Bhārata.
13.77.16
सम्प्राप्य तानि प्रीतात्मा गुरोर्वचनकारकः ।
तदा जगाम तूर्णं च चम्पां चम्पकमालिनीम् ॥ १३.७७.१६ ॥
Having obtained them, gladdened in heart and obedient to his teacher's word, he quickly went to Campā, garlanded with campaka flowers.
13.77.17
स वने निर्जने तात ददर्श मिथुनं नृणाम् ।
चक्रवत्परिवर्तन्तं गृहीत्वा पाणिना करम् ॥ १३.७७.१७ ॥
In that lonely forest, dear one, he saw a pair of men turning round like a wheel, holding hand in hand.
13.77.18
तत्रैकस्तूर्णमगमत्तत्पदे च विवर्तयन् ।
एकस्तु न तदा राजंश्चक्रतुः कलहं ततः ॥ १३.७७.१८ ॥
There one went swiftly, turning round in the footsteps of the other; but the other, O king, then made no quarrel.
13.77.19
त्वं शीघ्रं गच्छसीत्येकोऽब्रवीन्नेति तथाऽपरः ।
पतितेति च तौ राजन्परस्परमथोचतुः ॥ १३.७७.१९ ॥
One said, "You are going quickly," and the other said, "No." Then, O king, the two of them said to each other, "It has fallen."
13.77.20
तयोर्विस्पर्धतोरेवं शपथोऽयमभूत्तदा ।
सहसोद्दिश्य विपुलं ततो वाक्यमथोचतुः ॥ १३.७७.२० ॥
As the two were thus contending, this oath was then made. Then, suddenly addressing Vipula, they spoke these words.
13.77.21
आवयोरनृतं प्राह यस्तस्याभूद्द्विजस्य वै ।
विपुलस्य परे लोके या गतिः सा भवेदिति ॥ १३.७७.२१ ॥
"Whichever of us speaks falsely, let that twice-born's destination in the next world be the destination of Vipula."
13.77.22
एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु विपुलो विषण्णवदनोऽभवत् ।
एवं तीव्रतपाश्चाहं कष्टश्चायं परिश्रमः ॥ १३.७७.२२ ॥
Hearing this, Vipula's face became downcast. "Thus my penance is severe, and this effort is painful."
13.77.23
मिथुनस्यास्य किं मे स्यात्कृतं पापं यथा गतिः ।
अनिष्टा सर्वभूतानां कीर्तिताऽनेन मेऽद्य वै ॥ १३.७७.२३ ॥
"What sin might I have committed against this pair, that my destination should be thus? Today he has declared, for me, a destination undesirable to all beings."
13.77.24
एवं सञ्चिन्तयन्नेव विपुलो राजसत्तम ।
अवाङ्मुखो दीनमना दध्यौ दुष्कृतमात्मनः ॥ १३.७७.२४ ॥
O best of kings, while reflecting thus, Vipula, face downcast and sorrowful in mind, brooded over his own evil deed.
13.77.25
ततः षडन्यान्पुरुषानक्षैः काञ्चनराजतैः ।
अपश्यद्दीव्यमानान्वै लोभामर्षान्वितांस्तथा ॥ १३.७७.२५ ॥
Then he saw six other men playing with golden and silver dice, filled with greed and resentment.
13.77.26
कुर्वतः शपथं तेन यः कृतो मिथुनेन तु ।
विपुलं वै समुद्दिश्य तेपि वाक्यमथाब्रुवन् ॥ १३.७७.२६ ॥
As that pair made the oath aimed at Vipula, they too spoke these words.
13.77.27
लोभमास्थाय योऽस्माकं विषमं कर्तुमुत्सहेत् ।
विपुलस्य परे लोके या गतिस्तामवाप्नुयात्। ॥ १३.७७.२७ ॥
Whoever among us, resorting to greed, dares to deal unjustly with Vipula, may he attain in the other world the very fate that was Vipula's.
13.77.28
एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु विपुलो नापश्यद्धर्मसङ्करम् ।
जन्मप्रभृति कौरव्य कृतपूर्वमथात्मनः ॥ १३.७७.२८ ॥
Having heard this, Vipula did not see any confusion of dharma that he had committed, from birth onward, O Kaurava.
13.77.29
स प्रदध्यौ तथा राजन्नग्नावग्निरिवाहितः ।
दह्यमानेन मनसा शापं श्रुत्वा तथाविधम् ॥ १३.७७.२९ ॥
O king, he brooded like a fire kindled in fire; hearing such a curse, his mind burned.
13.77.30
तस्य चिन्तयतस्तात बह्वीर्वाचो निशम्य तु ।
इदमासीन्मनसि च रुच्या रक्षणकारितम् ॥ १३.७७.३० ॥
Dear one, while he pondered, having heard many words, this arose in his mind, a resolve, of his own will, to protect.
13.77.31
लक्षणं लक्षणेनैव वदनं वदनेन च ।
विधाय न मया चोक्तं सत्यमेतद्गुरोस्तथा ॥ १३.७७.३१ ॥
Having known the mark by the mark and the face by the face, I did not tell the teacher so; this is the truth.
13.77.32
एतदात्मनि कौरव्य दुष्कृतं विपुलस्तदा ।
अमन्यत महाभाग तथा तच्च न संशयः ॥ १३.७७.३२ ॥
O descendant of Kuru, O greatly fortunate one, then he considered this within himself a great wrong; and so it was, without doubt.
13.77.33
स चम्पां नगरीमेत्य पुष्पाणि गुरवे ददौ ।
पूजयामास च गुरुं विधिवत्स गुरुप्रियः ॥ १३.७७.३३ ॥
Having come to the city of Campā, he offered flowers to his teacher; dear to the teacher, he honoured the teacher duly according to rule.