Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 14.62
हिन्दी · தமிழ் · తెలుగు · ಕನ್ನಡ · മലയാളം · বাংলা · मराठी · ગુજરાતી · ਪੰਜਾਬੀ · ଓଡ଼ିଆ · اردو · English · Español · Français · Deutsch · Português · Русский · 中文 · 日本語 · العربية · Bahasa Indonesia · ไทย
14.62.1
एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु पुत्रस्य वचः शूरात्मजस्तदा ।
विहाय शोकं धर्मात्मा ददौ श्राद्धमनुत्तमम् ॥ १४.६२.१ ॥
Hearing these words of his son, then the righteous son of Śūra, abandoning grief, performed the supreme funeral rite.
14.62.2
तथैव वासुदेवश्च स्वस्त्रीयस्य महात्मनः ।
दयितस्यि पितुर्नित्यमकरोदौर्ध्वदेहिकम् ॥ १४.६२.२ ॥
In the same way Vāsudeva also always performed the funeral rites for the beloved father of the great-souled son of his sister.
14.62.3
षष्टिं शतसहस्राणि ब्राह्मणानां महौजसाम् ।
विधिवद्भोजयामास भोज्यं सर्वगुणान्वितम् ॥ १४.६२.३ ॥
He had sixty hundred thousand mighty brahmins fed, according to rule, with food endowed with all excellent qualities.
14.62.4
आच्छाद्य च महाबाहुर्धनतृष्णामपानुदत् ।
ब्राह्मणानां तदा कृष्णस्तदभूद्रोमहर्षणम् ॥ १४.६२.४ ॥
The mighty-armed Kṛṣṇa, covering them with gifts, drove away the brahmins' thirst for wealth; and then it became a hair-raising sight.
14.62.5
सुवर्णं चैव गाश्चैव शयनाच्छादनानि च ।
दीयमानं तदा विप्रः प्रभूतमिति चाब्रुवन् ॥ १४.६२.५ ॥
As gold, cows, beds and coverings were given, the brahmins said, "This is abundant!"
14.62.6
वासुदेवोऽथ दाशार्हो बलेदेवः ससात्यकिः ।
अभिमन्योस्तदा श्राद्धमकुर्वन्सत्यकस्तदा।
अतीव दुःखसंतप्ता न शमं चोपलेभिरे ॥ १४.६२.६ ॥
Then Vāsudeva the Dāśārha, Balarāma, and Sātyaki performed the rite for Abhimanyu; Satyaka too performed it then; afflicted with exceeding grief, they found no peace.
14.62.7
तथैव पाण्डवा वीरा नगरे नागसह्वये ।
नोपागच्छन्त वै शान्तिमभिमन्युविनाकृताः ॥ १४.६२.७ ॥
In the same way, the heroic Pāṇḍavas in the city called Nāgasāhvaya did not attain peace, bereft of Abhimanyu.
14.62.8
सुबहूनि च राजेन्द्र दिवसानि विराटजा ।
नाभुङ्क्त पतिदुःखार्ता तदभूत्करुणं महत् ॥ १४.६२.८ ॥
O lord of kings, the daughter of Virāṭa, afflicted by grief for her husband, did not eat for many days; it became a very pitiful state.
14.62.9
धियमाणे तु तस्मिंस्तु गर्भे कुक्षिस्थ एव च ।
आजगाम ततो व्यासो ज्ञात्वा दिव्येन चक्षुषा ॥ १४.६२.९ ॥
While that embryo, residing in the womb, was being carried, Vyāsa came, having known it by his divine sight.
14.62.10
समागम्याब्रवीमान्पृथां पृथुललोचनाम् ।
उत्तरां च महातेजाःइ शोकः संत्यज्यतामयम् ॥ १४.६२.१० ॥
Having come together, the greatly radiant one spoke to Pṛthā and broad-eyed Uttarā: 'Let this sorrow be abandoned.'
14.62.11
जनिष्यते महातेजाः पुत्रस्तव यशस्विनि ।
प्रभावाद्वासुदेवस्य मम व्याहरणादपि।
पाण्डवानामयं चान्ते पालयिष्यति मेदिनीम् ॥ १४.६२.११ ॥
O glorious lady, your son of great splendour will be born; by the power of Vāsudeva and also by my word, he will in the end protect the earth of the Pāṇḍavas.
14.62.12
धनञ्जयं च सम्प्रेक्ष्य धर्मराजस्य शृण्वतः ।
व्यासो वाक्यमुवाचेदं हर्षयन्निव भारत ॥ १४.६२.१२ ॥
While Dharmarāja was listening and looking at Dhanañjaya, Vyāsa spoke these words, as if gladdening him, O Bhārata.
14.62.13
पौत्रस्तव महाभागो जनिष्यति महामनाः ।
पृथ्वीं सागरपर्यन्तां पालयिष्यति धर्मतः ॥ १४.६२.१३ ॥
Your greatly fortunate grandson will be born, great-minded. He will rule the earth bounded by the ocean, according to dharma.
14.62.14
तस्माच्छोकं कुरुश्रेष्ठ जहि त्वमरिकर्शन ।
विचार्यमत्र न हि ते सत्यमेतद्भविष्यति ॥ १४.६२.१४ ॥
Therefore, best of the Kurus, tormentor of enemies, abandon grief. Do not doubt this; it will indeed come true.
14.62.15
यच्चापि वृष्णिवीरेणि कृष्णेन कुरुनन्दन ।
पुरोक्तं तत्तथा भावि मा तेऽत्रास्तु विचारणा ॥ १४.६२.१५ ॥
Joy of the Kurus, what Kṛṣṇa, hero of the Vṛṣṇis, said before is to come to pass just so. Let there be no doubt in you about it.
14.62.16
विबुधानां गतो लोकानक्षयानात्मनिर्जितान् ।
न स शोच्यस्त्वया वीरो न चान्यैः कुरुभिस्तथा ॥ १४.६२.१६ ॥
That hero has gone to the imperishable worlds of the gods, won by self-mastery. He is not to be mourned by you, nor by the other Kurus.
14.62.17
एवं पितामहेनोक्तो धर्मात्मा स धनञ्जयः ।
त्यक्त्वा शोकं महाराज हृष्टरूपोऽभवत्तदा ॥ १४.६२.१७ ॥
Thus addressed by the grandsire, the righteous Dhanañjaya abandoned his grief, and, great king, his countenance then became joyful.
14.62.18
पिताऽपि तव धर्मेज्ञ गर्भे तस्मिन्महामते ।
अवर्धत यथाकामं शुक्लपक्षे यथा शसी ॥ १४.६२.१८ ॥
Knower of dharma, great-minded one, your own father too grew in that womb as he willed, like the moon in the bright fortnight.
14.62.19
ततः संचोदयामास व्यासो धर्मात्मजं नृपम् ।
अश्वमेधं प्रति तदा ततः सोऽन्तर्हितोऽभवत् ॥ १४.६२.१९ ॥
Then Vyāsa urged the king, the son of Dharma, toward the horse-sacrifice; and then he vanished.
14.62.20
धर्मराजोपि मेधावी श्रुत्वा व्यासस्य तद्वचः ।
वित्तोपनयने तात चकार गमने मतिम् ॥ १४.६२.२० ॥
The wise King Dharma, too, having heard Vyāsa's words, resolved, dear one, to go to gather wealth.