Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 14.65
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14.65.1
क्रियतामुपहारोऽद्य त्र्यम्बकस्य महात्मनः ।
दत्त्वोपहारं नृपते ततः स्वार्थं यतामहे ॥ १४.६५.१ ॥
O king, let an offering be made today to the great-souled Tryambaka; having given the offering, we shall strive for our own purpose.
14.65.2
श्रुत्वा तु वचनं तेषां ब्राह्मणानां युधिष्ठिरः ।
गिरीशस्य यथान्यायमुपहारमुपाहरत् ॥ १४.६५.२ ॥
Having heard the words of those brahmins, Yudhiṣṭhira offered the proper offering to Girīśa (Śiva) according to the rule.
14.65.3
आज्येन तर्पयित्वाऽग्निं विधिवत्संस्कृतेन च ।
मन्त्रसिद्धं चरुं कृत्वा पुरोधाः स ययै तदा ॥ १४.६५.३ ॥
Having satisfied the fire with clarified butter, and having prepared the caru consecrated according to rule and perfected by mantra, the household priest then went forth.
14.65.4
स गृहीत्वा सुमनसो मन्त्रपूता जनाधिप ।
मोदकैः पायसेनाथ मांसैश्चोपाहरद्बलिंम् ॥ १४.६५.४ ॥
Taking flowers purified by mantra, O lord of men, he offered the bali of sweetmeats, milk-rice and meat.
14.65.5
सुमनोभिश्च चित्राभिर्लाजैरुच्चावचैरपि ।
सर्वं स्विष्टकृतं हुत्वा विधिवद्वेदपारगः।
किंकराणां ततः पश्चाच्चकार बलिमुत्तमम् ॥ १४.६५.५ ॥
With variegated flowers and parched grains of many kinds, the master of the Vedas duly offered the whole sviṣṭakṛt oblation; afterwards he made an excellent bali for the attendants.
14.65.6
यक्षेन्द्राय कुबेराय माणिभद्राय चैव ह ।
तथाऽन्येषां च यक्षाणां भूतानां पतयश्च ये ॥ १४.६५.६ ॥
To Kubera, lord of the yakṣas, to Maṇibhadra, and likewise to the other yakṣas and to those who are lords of the spirits, the bali was given.
14.65.7
कृसरेण च मांसेन निवापैस्तिलसंयुतैः ।
ओदनं कुम्भशः कृत्वा पुरोधाः समुपाहरत् ॥ १४.६५.७ ॥
With kṛsara, meat, and oblations mixed with sesame, the chaplain prepared rice in pots and brought it forward as an offering.
14.65.8
ब्राह्मणेभ्यः सहस्राणि गवां दत्वा तु भूमिपः ।
नक्तंचराणां भूतानां व्यादिदेश बलि तदा ॥ १४.६५.८ ॥
Having given thousands of cows to the brahmins, the king then ordered an offering to be made to the beings who wander by night.
14.65.9
धूपगन्धनिरुद्धं तत्सुमनोभिश्च संवृतम् ।
शुशुभे स्थानमत्यर्थं देवदेवस्य पार्थिवः ॥ १४.६५.९ ॥
That place, filled with the fragrance of incense and covered with flowers, shone exceedingly for the king, the place of the god of gods.
14.65.10
कृत्वा पूजां तु रुद्रस्य गणानां चैव सर्वशः ।
ययौ व्यासं पुरस्कृत्य नृपो रत्ननिधिं प्रति ॥ १४.६५.१० ॥
Having worshipped Rudra and all his attendants, the king went toward the treasury of jewels, with Vyāsa placed before him.
14.65.11
पूजयित्वा धनाध्वक्षं प्रणिपत्याभिवाद्य च ।
सुमनोभिर्विचित्राभिरपूपैः कृसरेण च ॥ १४.६५.११ ॥
Having worshipped the lord of wealth, bowed down and greeted him respectfully, with variegated flowers, cakes, and kṛsara.
14.65.12
शङ्खादींश्च निधीन्सर्वान्निधिपालांश्च सर्वशः ।
अर्चयित्वा द्विजाग्र्या स्वस्ति वाच्य च वीर्यवान् ॥ १४.६५.१२ ॥
Having worshipped the conch and all the other treasures and all their guardians, and having had the best of the twice-born pronounce blessings, the valiant king.
14.65.13
तेषां पुण्याहघोषेण तेजसा समवस्थितः ।
प्रीतिमान्स कुरुश्रेष्ठः खानयामासं तं निधिम् ॥ १४.६५.१३ ॥
Standing there amid the sound of the auspicious proclamation and in splendour, the delighted best of the Kurus had that treasure dug out.
14.65.14
ततः पात्री सकरका बहुरूपा मनोरमाः ।
भृङ्गाराणि कटाहानि कलशान्वर्धमानकान् ॥ १४.६५.१४ ॥
Then vessels of many forms and delightful to the eye, together with water-pitchers, ewers, cauldrons, jars and vardhamāna-vessels.
14.65.15
बहूनि च विचित्राणि भाजनानि सहस्रशः ।
उद्धारयामास तदा धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः ॥ १४.६५.१५ ॥
Then Yudhiṣṭhira, the king of dharma, had many thousands of wondrous vessels brought out.
14.65.16
तेषां रक्षणमप्यासीन्महान्करपुटस्तथा ।
नद्धं च भाजनं राजंस्तुलार्धमभवन्नृप ॥ १४.६५.१६ ॥
For guarding them there was also a great hand-cupped measure; and, O king, the bound vessel came to weigh half a tulā.
14.65.17
वाहनं पाण्डुपुत्रस्य तत्रासीत्तु विशांपते ।
षष्टिरुष्ट्रसहस्राणि शतानि द्विगुणा हयाः ॥ १४.६५.१७ ॥
There, O lord of the people, were the conveyances of the son of Pāṇḍu: sixty thousand camels and two hundred hundreds of horses.
14.65.18
वारणाश्च महाराज सहस्रशतसंमिताः ।
शकटानि रथाश्चैव तावदेव करेणवः।
स्वराणां पुरुषाणां च परिसङ्ख्या न विद्यते ॥ १४.६५.१८ ॥
Elephants, O great king, numbered in hundreds of thousands; carts and chariots likewise, and female elephants likewise; the count of attendants and men could not be made.
14.65.19
एतद्वित्तं तदभवद्यदुद्दध्रे युधिष्ठिरः ।
षोडशाष्टौ चतुर्विंशत्सहस्रं भारलक्षणम् ॥ १४.६५.१९ ॥
This was the wealth that Yudhiṣṭhira had raised: measured in sixteen, eight and twenty-four thousand loads.
14.65.20
एतेष्वादाय तद्द्रव्यं पुनरभ्यर्च्य पाण्डवः ।
महादेवं प्रति ययौ पुरं नागाहयं प्रति ॥ १४.६५.२० ॥
Taking that wealth from among these, the Pāṇḍava again worshipped the great god and set out toward the city of Nāgāhvaya.
14.65.21
द्वैपायनाभ्यनुज्ञातः पुरस्कृत्य पुरोहितम् ।
गोरुते गोरुते चैव न्यवसत्पुरुषर्षभः ॥ १४.६५.२१ ॥
Permitted by Dvaipāyana, with the household priest placed in front, the bull among men halted at every gorūta, the distance of a cow's lowing.
14.65.22
सा पुराऽभिमुखा राजन्नुवाह महती चमूः ।
कृच्छ्राद्द्रविणभारार्ता हर्षयन्ती कुरूद्वहान् ॥ १४.६५.२२ ॥
That great army moved forward, facing ahead, O king; though distressed by the burden of wealth, it gladdened the best of the Kurus.