Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 14.10

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14.10.1

एवमेतद्ब्रह्मबलं गरीयो ।
न ब्राह्मणात्किञ्चिदन्यद्ररीयः।
आविक्षितस्य तु बलं न मृष्ये ।
वज्रमस्मै प्रहरिष्यामि घोरम् ॥ १४.१०.१ ॥

Thus indeed is the power of the Brahmins: it is great, and nothing is greater than a Brahmin. But I will not tolerate the strength of Āvikṣita; I shall strike him with a terrible thunderbolt.

14.10.2

धृतराष्ट्र गच्छ प्रहितो मरुत्तं ।
संवर्तेन सङ्गतं तं वदस्व
बृहस्पतिं त्वमुपशिक्षस्व राज-
न्वज्रं वा ते प्रहरिष्यामि घोरम् ॥ १४.१०.२ ॥

O Dhṛtarāṣṭra, go, sent by me, to Marutta, joined with Saṃvarta; speak to him: take Bṛhaspati as your teacher, O king; or else I shall strike you with a terrible thunderbolt.

14.10.3

ततो गत्वा धृतराष्ट्रो नरेन्द्रं ।
प्रोवाचेदं वचनं वासवस्य ॥ १४.१०.३ ॥

Then Dhṛtarāṣṭra, having gone to the lord of men, spoke these words of Vāsava (Indra).

14.10.4

गन्धर्वं मां धृतराष्ट्रं निबोध ।
त्वामागतं वक्तुकामं नरेन्द्र।
ऐन्द्रं वाक्यं शृणु मे राजसिंह ।
यत्प्राह लोकाधिपतिर्महात्मा ॥ १४.१०.४ ॥

Know me, Dhṛtarāṣṭra, as a Gandharva who has come wishing to speak to you. O lord of men, O lion among kings, listen to the words of Indra, which the great-souled lord of the worlds has spoken.

14.10.5

बृहस्पतिं याजकं त्वं वृणीष्व ।
वज्रं वा ते प्रहरिष्यामि घोरम्।
वचश्चेदेतन्न करिष्यसे मे ।
प्राहैतदेतावदचिन्त्यकर्मा ॥ १४.१०.५ ॥

Choose Bṛhaspati as your sacrificing priest, or I shall strike you with a terrible thunderbolt. If you do not do this word of mine — so much the one of unthinkable deeds has said.

14.10.6

त्वं चैवैतद्वेत्थ पुरन्दरश्च ।
विश्वेदेवा वसवश्चाश्विनौ च।
मित्रद्रोहे निष्कृतिर्नास्ति लोके ।
महत्पापं ब्रह्महत्यासमं तत् ॥ १४.१०.६ ॥

You know this, and so does Purandara; the All-Gods, the Vasus and the two Aśvins know it too. For betrayal of a friend there is no expiation in the world; it is a great sin, equal to the killing of a brahmin.

14.10.7

बृहस्पतिर्याजयतां महेन्द्रं ।
देवश्रेष्ठं वज्रभृतां वरिष्ठम्।
संवर्तो मां याजयिताऽद्य राज-
न्न ते वाक्यं तस्य वा रोचयामि ॥ १४.१०.७ ॥

Let Bṛhaspati perform the sacrifice for Mahendra, best of gods and foremost of the wielders of the thunderbolt. Today Saṃvarta will perform my sacrifice, O king; I do not approve of your word, nor of his.

14.10.8

घोरो नादः श्रूयतां वासवस्य ।
नभस्तले गर्जतो राजसिंह।
व्यक्तं वज्रं मोक्ष्यते ते महेन्द्रः ।
क्षेमं राजंश्चिन्त्यतामेष कालः ॥ १४.१०.८ ॥

Hear the terrible roar of Vāsava, thundering in the expanse of the sky, O lion among kings. Clearly Mahendra is about to hurl his thunderbolt at you. Consider your safety, O king; this is the time.

14.10.9

इत्येवमुक्तो धृतराष्ट्रेण राज-
ञ्श्रुत्वा नादं नदतो वासवस्य।
तपोनित्यं धर्मविदां वरिष्ठं ।
संवर्तं तं ज्ञापयामास कार्यम् ॥ १४.१०.९ ॥

Thus addressed by Dhṛtarāṣṭra, O king, and hearing the roar of the thundering Vāsava, he made known his purpose to Saṃvarta, ever devoted to austerity and foremost of those who know dharma.

14.10.10

पश्यात्मानं प्लवमानं त्वमारा-
दध्वा दूरं तेन न दृश्यतेऽद्य।
प्रपद्येऽहं शर्म विप्रेन्द्र त्वत्तः ।
प्रयच्छ तस्मादभयं विप्रमुख्य ॥ १४.१०.१० ॥

Look at yourself drifting from afar; because of that he is not seen today. Lord of brahmins, I take refuge in you; therefore grant me fearlessness, foremost of brahmins.

14.10.11

अयमायाति वे वज्री दिशो विद्योतयन्दस ।
अमानुषेण घोरेणि सदस्यास्त्रासिता हि नः ॥ १४.१०.११ ॥

Here comes the thunderbolt-wielder, lighting up the ten directions; by a non-human and terrible form we members of the assembly have been terrified.

14.10.12

भयं शक्राद्व्येतु ते राजसिंह ।
प्रणोत्स्येऽहं भयमेतत्सुघोरम्।
संस्तम्भिन्या विद्यया क्षिप्रमेव ।
मा भैस्त्वमस्याभिभवात्प्रतीतः ॥ १४.१०.१२ ॥

Lion among kings, let your fear of Indra depart. I will swiftly drive away this very terrible fear by the paralyzing knowledge. Do not be afraid of his domination; be confident.

14.10.13

अहं संस्तम्भयिष्यामि मा भैस्त्वं शक्रतो नृप ।
यर्वेषामेव देवानां क्षयितान्यायुधानि मे ॥ १४.१०.१३ ॥

I will paralyze him; do not fear Indra, O king. The weapons of all the gods have been destroyed by me.

14.10.14

दिशो वज्रं व्रजतां वायुरेतु ।
वर्षं भूत्वा वर्षतां काननेषु।
आपः प्लवन्त्वन्तरिक्षे वृथा च ।
सौदामनी दृश्यते माऽपि भैस्त्वम् ॥ १४.१०.१४ ॥

Let the thunderbolt go off in the directions, let the wind come; let it become rain and pour in the forests. Let waters float in the sky, let lightning appear in vain; do not fear either.

14.10.15

वह्निर्देवस्त्रातु वा सर्वतस्ते ।
कामान्सर्वान्वर्षतु वासवो वा।
वज्रं तथा स्थापयतां वधाय ।
महाघोरं पुवमानं जलौघैः ॥ १४.१०.१५ ॥

May the god Agni protect you on all sides, or may Vāsava (Indra) rain down upon all your desires. Let them set up the thunderbolt for destruction, which is most terrible and purifies with floods of water.

14.10.16

घोरः शब्दः श्रूयते वै महास्वनो ।
वज्रस्यैष सहितो मारुतेन।
आत्मा हि मे प्रव्यथते मुहुर्मुहु-
र्न मे स्वास्थ्यं जायते चाद्य विप्र ॥ १४.१०.१६ ॥

A terrible sound is heard, indeed a mighty roar; this is of the thunderbolt, joined with the wind. My very self is distressed again and again, and today, O brahmin, I find no composure.

14.10.17

वज्रादुग्राद्व्येतु भयं तवाद्य ।
वातो भूत्वा व्रजतु नरेन्द्र वज्रम्।
भयं त्वक्त्वा वरमन्यं वृणीष्व ।
कं ते कामं तपसा साधयामि ॥ १४.१०.१७ ॥

Today may your fear depart from this fierce thunderbolt. O lord of men, let the thunderbolt become wind and go away. Abandon fear and choose another boon; by my austerity, which of your desires shall I accomplish?

14.10.18

इन्द्रः साक्षात्सहसाऽभ्येतु विप्र ।
हविर्यज्ञे प्रतिगृह्णातु चैव।
स्वंस्वं हविश्चैव जुषन्तु देवा ।
हुतं सोमं प्रतिगृह्णन्तु चैव ॥ १४.१०.१८ ॥

May Indra himself come here suddenly, O brahmin. In the sacrifice may he accept the oblation. May the gods each partake of their own oblation, and may they accept the offered soma.

14.10.19

अयमिन्द्रो हरिभिरायाति राज-
न्देवैः सर्वैस्त्वरितैः स्तूयमानः।
मन्त्राहूतो यज्ञमिमं मयाऽद्य ।
पश्यश्वैनं मन्त्रविस्रस्तकायम् ॥ १४.१०.१९ ॥

O king, behold, Indra comes with his tawny steeds, praised by all the swift gods. Today, summoned by my mantras to this sacrifice, look also at this horse, its body loosed by the mantras.

14.10.20

ततो देवैः सहितो देवराजो ।
रथे युङ्क्त्वा तान्हरीन्वाजिमुख्यान्।
आयाद्यज्ञमथ राज्ञः पिपासु-
राविक्षितस्याप्रमेयस्य सोमम् ॥ १४.१०.२० ॥

Then the king of gods, accompanied by the gods, yoked those tawny steeds, the foremost of horses, to his chariot, and came to the sacrifice, desiring to drink the soma of King Āvikṣita, the immeasurable one.

14.10.21

तमायान्तं सहितं देवसङ्घैः ।
प्रत्युद्ययौ सपुरोधा मरुत्तः।
चक्रे पूजां देवराजाय चाग्र्यां ।
यथाशास्त्रं विधिवत्प्रीयमाणः ॥ १४.१०.२१ ॥

Marutta, with his priest, went forth to meet him as he came with the hosts of gods, and, pleased, duly and according to the scriptures, offered the foremost worship to the king of gods.

14.10.22

सुस्वागतं ते पुरुहूतेह विद्व-
न्यज्ञोऽप्ययं सन्निहिते त्वयीन्द्र।
शोशुभ्यते बलवृत्रघ्न भूयः ।
पिबस्व सोमं सुतमुद्यतं मया ॥ १४.१०.२२ ॥

Welcome here to you, O much-invoked one, O wise one! This sacrifice shines forth now that you, Indra, are present in it. O slayer of Vṛtra by might, drink again the soma pressed and offered by me.

14.10.23

शिवेन मां पश्य नमश्च तेऽस्तु ।
प्राप्तो यज्ञः सफलं जीवितं मे।
अयं यज्ञं कुरुते मे सुरेन्द्र ।
बृहस्पतेरवरो जन्मना च। ॥ १४.१०.२३ ॥

Behold me with auspicious eyes, and homage be to you. My sacrifice has attained its fruit, and so has my life. O lord of gods, this one, younger than Bṛhaspati by birth, performs my sacrifice.

14.10.24

जानामि ते गुरुमेनं तपोधनं ।
बृहस्पतेरनुजं तिग्मतेजसम्
यस्याह्वानादागतोऽहं नरेन्द्र ।
प्रीतिर्मेऽद्य त्वयि मन्युः प्रनष्टः ॥ १४.१०.२४ ॥

I know that this one, whose wealth is austerity, is your teacher, the younger brother of Bṛhaspati, of sharp radiance. At his summons I have come, O lord of men. Today my delight is in you, and my anger has vanished.

14.10.25

यदि प्रीतस्त्वमसि वै देवराज ।
तस्मात्स्वयं शाधि यज्ञे विधानम्।
स्वयं सर्वान्कुरु भागान्सुरेन्द्र ।
जानात्वयं सर्वलोकश्च देव ॥ १४.१०.२५ ॥

If you are truly pleased, O king of the gods, then yourself direct the rite of the sacrifice. Yourself assign all the shares, O lord of the gods. Let all these worlds know it, O god.

14.10.26

एवमुक्तस्त्वाङ्गिरसेन शक्रः ।
समादिदेश स्वयमेव देवान्।
सभाः क्रियन्तामावसथाश्च मुख्याः ।
सहस्रशश्चित्रभूताः समृद्धाः ॥ १४.१०.२६ ॥

When thus addressed by the Āṅgirasa, Śakra himself commanded the gods: 'Let assembly halls and chief dwellings be made, by the thousand, wondrously wrought and richly furnished.'

14.10.27

क्लृप्ताः स्थूणाः कुरुतारोहणानि ।
गन्धर्वाणामप्सरसां च शीघ्रम्।
यत्र नृत्येरन्नप्सरसः समस्ताः ।
स्वर्गोपमः क्रियतां यज्ञवाटः ॥ १४.१०.२७ ॥

Quickly fashion pillars and stairways for the Gandharvas and the Apsarases, where all the Apsarases may dance. Let the sacrificial enclosure be made like heaven.

14.10.28

इत्युक्तास्ते चक्रुराशु प्रतीता ।
दिवौकसः शक्रवाक्यान्नरेन्द्र।
ततो वाक्यं प्राह राजानमिन्द्रः ।
प्रीतो राजन्पूज्यमानो मरुत्तम् ॥ १४.१०.२८ ॥

Thus told, the gods, pleased, quickly did so at Indra's word, O lord of men. Then Indra spoke these words to the king, O king, pleased and honored, O best of the Maruttas!

14.10.29

एष त्वयाऽहमिह राजन्समेत्य ।
ये चाप्यन्ते तव पूर्वे नरेन्द्र।
सर्वाश्चान्या देवताः प्रीयमाणा ।
हविस्तुभ्यं प्रतिगृह्णन्तु राजन् ॥ १४.१०.२९ ॥

Here, O king, I have come together by you. And O lord of men, your ancestors who came at the end, and all the other deities, being pleased, let them accept this oblation for you, O king.

14.10.30

आग्नेयं वै लोहितमालभन्तां ।
वैश्वदेवं बहुरूपं हि राजन्।
निलं चोक्षाणं मेद्यमप्यालभन्तां ।
चलच्छिश्नं सम्प्रदिष्टं द्विजाग्र्याः ॥ १४.१०.३० ॥

Let a red one belonging to Agni be offered, and, O king, a many-formed one belonging to the Viśvadevas too. Let a dark-blue bull and a fit-for-sacrifice animal also be offered, one with moving genitals, as the foremost of the twice-born have enjoined.