Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 14.70
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14.70.1
ब्रह्मास्त्रं तु यदा राजन्कृष्णेन प्रतिसंहृतम् ।
तदा तद्वेश्म ते पित्रा तेजसाऽभिविदीपितम् ॥ १४.७०.१ ॥
O king, when Kṛṣṇa withdrew the Brahma weapon, that chamber was blazing with the radiance of your father.
14.70.2
ततो रक्षांसि सर्वाणि नेशुस्त्यक्त्वा गृहं तु तत् ।
अन्तरिक्षे च वागासीत्साधु केशव साध्विति ॥ १४.७०.२ ॥
Then all the demons, having abandoned that house, perished; and a voice arose in the sky: "Well done, Keśava, well done!"
14.70.3
तदस्त्रं ज्वलितं चापि पितामहमगात्तदा ।
ततः प्राणान्पुनर्लेभे पिता तव नरेश्वर ॥ १४.७०.३ ॥
That blazing weapon also went back to the grandfather; then, O lord of men, your father regained his life-breath.
14.70.4
व्यचेष्टत च बालोसौ यथोत्साहं यताबलम् ।
बभूवुर्मुदिता राजंस्ततस्ता भरतस्त्रियः ॥ १४.७०.४ ॥
And that child began to stir with vigour, according to his strength; then, O king, the women of the Bharatas were delighted.
14.70.5
ब्राह्मणा वाचयामासुर्गोविन्दस्यैव शासनात् ।
ततस्ता मुदिताः सर्वाः प्रशशंसुर्जनार्दनम् ॥ १४.७०.५ ॥
By Govinda's command alone the brahmins had blessings recited; then all the delighted women praised Janārdana.
14.70.6
स्त्रियो भरतसिंहानां नावं लब्ध्वेव पारगाः ।
कुन्ती द्रुपदपुत्री च सुभद्रा चोत्तरा तथा।
स्त्रियश्चान्या नृसिंहानां बभूवुर्हृष्टमानसाः ॥ १४.७०.६ ॥
The women of the lions among the Bharatas, as if having obtained a boat, reached the far shore; Kuntī, Draupadī the daughter of Drupada, Subhadrā and Uttarā, and the other women of the lions among men became gladdened in mind.
14.70.7
तत्र मल्ला नटाश्चैव ग्रन्थिकाः सौख्यशायिकाः ।
सूतमागधसङ्घाश्चाप्यस्तुवंस्तं जनार्दनम् ॥ १४.७०.७ ॥
There wrestlers, dancers, riddlers, entertainers of pleasure, and companies of sūtas and māgadhas also praised Janārdana.
14.70.8
कुरुवंशस्तवाख्याभिराशीर्भिर्भरतर्षभ ।
सभाजयत संहृष्टो महाराज महाजनः ॥ १४.७०.८ ॥
With blessings that recounted the praises of the Kuru line, O bull of the Bharatas, the delighted great assembly honoured him.
14.70.9
उत्थाय तु यथाकालमुत्तरा यदुनन्दनम् ।
अभ्यवादयत प्रीता सह पुत्रेण भारत ॥ १४.७०.९ ॥
Rising at the proper time, Uttarā, pleased, bowed with her son to Kṛṣṇa, joy of the Yadus, O Bhārata.
14.70.10
ततस्तस्यै ददौ प्रीतो बहुरत्नं विशेषतः ।
तथैव वृष्णिशार्दूलो नाम चास्याकरोत्प्रभुः।
पितुस्तव महाराज सत्यसन्धो जनार्दनः ॥ १४.७०.१० ॥
Then, pleased, he gave her many jewels in particular, and the lord, tiger of the Vṛṣṇis, also gave him a name. O great king, this was done by Janārdana, true to his word, for your father.
14.70.11
परिक्षीणे कुले यस्माज्जातोऽयमभिमन्युजः ।
परिक्षिदिति नामास्य भवत्वित्यब्रवीत्तदा ॥ १४.७०.११ ॥
Because he was born of Abhimanyu when the family was nearly spent, he then said, 'Let his name be Parīkṣit.'
14.70.12
सोऽवर्धत यथाकालं पिता तव जनाधिप ।
मनःप्रह्लादनश्चासीत्सर्वलोकस्य भारत ॥ १४.७०.१२ ॥
He grew up in due time — your father, O lord of men; and, O Bhārata, he was a delight to the minds of all the world.
14.70.13
मासजातस्तु ते वीर पिता भवति भारत ।
अथाजग्मुः सुबहुलं रत्नमादाय पाण्डवाः ॥ १४.७०.१३ ॥
O hero, Bhārata, your father was then a child of one month. Then the Pāṇḍavas came, taking abundant jewels.
14.70.14
मेरुकूटनिभान्भाण्डान्कलशान्भाजनानि च ।
कृताकृतं महद्भीममादाय पुरुषोत्तमाः ॥ १४.७०.१४ ॥
Vessels like the peaks of Meru, pitchers and containers, wrought and unwrought, great and formidable things — the best of men took them and came.
14.70.15
भारतैर्वाहनैस्तत्र गोरुते गोरुते पथि ।
निवसन्तो ययुर्देवं स्मरन्तः परमेष्ठिनः ॥ १४.७०.१५ ॥
There the Bhāratas, with their vehicles, halting at every gorute along the road, went on, remembering the supreme god.
14.70.16
नासीत्तत्र नृपः कश्चिदभारार्तो नृपं विना ।
भीमादयोऽपि यज्ञार्थं वहन्ते किं पुनर्जनाः ॥ १४.७०.१६ ॥
There was no king there distressed by the burden; even without a king, Bhīma and the others carried loads for the sacrifice — how much more would ordinary people carry them.
14.70.17
तान्समीपगताञ्श्रुत्वा निर्ययुर्वृष्णिपुङ्गवाः ।
अलञ्चक्रुश्च माल्यौघैर्नगरं नागसाह्वयम् ॥ १४.७०.१७ ॥
Hearing that they had come near, the bulls of the Vṛṣṇis went out and adorned the city called Nāgasāhvaya with heaps of garlands.
14.70.18
पताकाभिर्विचित्राभिर्ध्वजैश्च विविधैरपि ।
वेश्मानि समलञ्चक्रुः पौराश्चापि जनेश्वरः ॥ १४.७०.१८ ॥
With variegated banners and various flags, the citizens and the lord of the people also decorated the houses thoroughly.
14.70.19
देवतायतनानां च पूजाः सुविविधास्तथा ।
संदिदेशाथ विदुरः पाण्डुपुत्रप्रियेप्सया ॥ १४.७०.१९ ॥
And for the temples of the gods and their many kinds of worship, Vidura gave orders, out of desire to please the sons of Pāṇḍu.
14.70.20
राजमार्गाश्च तत्रासन्सुमनोभिरलङ्कृताः ।
शुशुभे तत्पुरं चापि समुद्रौघनिभस्वनम् ॥ १४.७०.२० ॥
The royal highways there were adorned with flowers, and that city shone with a roar like the surge of the sea.
14.70.21
नर्तकैश्चापि नृत्यद्भिर्गायकानां च निःस्वनैः ।
आसीद्वैश्रवणस्येव निवासस्तत्पुरं तदा ॥ १४.७०.२१ ॥
With dancers dancing and the voices of singers, that city then became like the abode of Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera).
14.70.22
बन्दिभिश्च नरै राजन्स्त्रीसहायैश्च सर्वशः ।
तत्रतत्र विविक्तेषु समन्तादुपशोभितम् ॥ १४.७०.२२ ॥
O king, here and there, in secluded places, and all around, that city was adorned with bards, men and women as companions.
14.70.23
पताका धूयमानाश्च समन्तान्मातरिश्वना ।
अदर्शयन्निव तदा कुरून्वै दक्षिणोत्तरान् ॥ १४.७०.२३ ॥
The banners, waved on all sides by the wind, seemed then to show the Kurus of the south and the north.
14.70.24
अघोषयंस्तदा चाप पुरुषा राजमार्गतः ।
सर्वरात्रविहारोऽद्य रत्नाभरणलक्षणः ॥ १४.७०.२४ ॥
Then men proclaimed along the royal highway: 'Today there will be a festivity through the whole night, marked by jewels and ornaments.'