Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 14.88
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14.88.1
श्रुतं प्रियमिदं कृष्ण यत्त्वमर्हसि भाषितुम् ।
तन्मेऽमृतरसं पुण्यं मनो ह्लादयति प्रभो ॥ १४.८८.१ ॥
Kṛṣṇa, I have heard these pleasing words that you were fit to speak. They are sacred, like a draught of nectar, and, O lord, they gladden my mind.
14.88.2
बहूनि किल युद्धानि विजयस्य नराधिपैः ।
पुनरासन्हृषीकेश तत्रतत्रेति न श्रुतम् ॥ १४.८८.२ ॥
O Hṛṣīkeśa, kings fought many battles for victory, yet nowhere, here or there, has such a thing been heard.
14.88.3
किंनिमित्तं स नित्यं हि पार्थः सुखविवर्जितः ।
अतीव विजयो धीमानिति मे दूयते मनः ॥ १४.८८.३ ॥
For what reason is that Pārtha, so very victorious and wise, always deprived of happiness? This pains my mind.
14.88.4
संचिन्तयामि कौन्तेयं रहो जिष्णुं जनार्दन ।
अतीव दुःखभागी स सततं पाण्डुनन्दनः ॥ १४.८८.४ ॥
O Janārdana, in solitude I ponder that son of Kuntī, the victor. That son of Pāṇḍu is always a great sharer of sorrow.
14.88.5
किंनु तस्य शरीरेऽस्ति सर्वलक्षणपूजिते ।
अनिष्टं लक्षणं कृष्ण येन दुःखान्युपाश्नुते ॥ १४.८८.५ ॥
O Kṛṣṇa, what inauspicious mark is there on his body, honored for all auspicious signs, by which he undergoes sorrows?
14.88.6
अतीवासुखभोगी स सततं कुन्तिनन्दनः ।
न हि पश्यामि बीभत्सोर्निन्द्यं गात्रेषु किंचन।
श्रोतव्यं चेन्मयैतद्वै तन्मे व्याख्यातुमर्हसि ॥ १४.८८.६ ॥
That son of Kuntī is always greatly deprived of happiness. I see nothing blameworthy in the limbs of Bībhatsu. If I ought to hear this, you should explain it to me.
14.88.7
इत्युक्तः स हृषीकेशो ध्यात्वा सुमहदन्तरम् ।
राजानं भोजराजन्यवर्धनो विष्णुरब्रवीत् ॥ १४.८८.७ ॥
Thus addressed, Hṛṣīkeśa, after reflecting for a long while, Viṣṇu, the increaser of the Bhoja and kṣatriya lines, spoke to the king.
14.88.8
न ह्यस्य नृपते किञ्चिदनिष्टमुपलक्षये ।
ऋते पुरुषसिंहस्य पिण्डिकेऽस्याधिके यतः ॥ १४.८८.८ ॥
O king, I perceive no defect whatever in this lion among men, except that his two calf-bones are excessive.
14.88.9
स ताभ्यां पुरुषव्याघ्रो नित्यमध्वसु वर्तते ।
न चान्यदनुपश्यामि येनासौ दुःखभाजनम् ॥ १४.८८.९ ॥
That tiger among men is always engaged on the roads with those two, and I see nothing else by which he should become a vessel of sorrow.
14.88.10
इत्युक्तः पुरुषश्रेष्ठस्तदा कृष्णेन धीमता ।
प्रोवाच वृष्णिशार्दूलमेवमेतदिति प्रभो ॥ १४.८८.१० ॥
Thus addressed by the wise Kṛṣṇa, the best of men then spoke to the tiger of the Vṛṣṇis: "O lord, so it is."
14.88.11
कृष्णा तु द्रौप्दी कृष्णं तिर्यक्सासूयमैक्षत ।
प्रतिजग्राह तस्यास्तं प्रणयं चापि केशिहा।
प्रख्युः सखा हृषीकेशः साक्षादिव धनंजयः ॥ १४.८८.११ ॥
But Kṛṣṇā Draupadī looked askance at Kṛṣṇa with envy, and the slayer of Keśin also received her affection. His friend Hṛṣīkeśa was renowned as if he were Dhanaṃjaya himself.
14.88.12
तत्र भीमादयस्ते तु करवो याजकाश्च ये ।
रेमुः श्रुत्वा विचित्रां तां धनंजयकथां शुभाम् ॥ १४.८८.१२ ॥
There Bhīma and the others, and those who were the doers and the sacrificers, rejoiced on hearing that wondrous and auspicious tale of Dhanaṃjaya.
14.88.13
तेषां कथयतामेव पुरुषोऽर्जुनसंकथाः ।
उपायाद्वचनाद्दूतो विजयस्य महात्मनः ॥ १४.८८.१३ ॥
While they were still speaking of Arjuna, a messenger came at the word of the great-souled Vijaya.
14.88.14
सोभिगम्य कुरुश्रेष्ठं नमस्कृत्य च बुद्धिमान् ।
उपायातं नरव्याघ्रं फल्गुनं प्रत्यवेदयत् ॥ १४.८८.१४ ॥
That intelligent messenger approached the best of the Kurus, paid homage, and reported that the tiger among men, Phalguna, was coming.
14.88.15
तच्छ्रुत्वा नृपतिस्तस्य हर्षबाष्पाकुलेक्षणः ।
प्रियाख्याननिमित्तं वै ददौ बहुधनं तदा ॥ १४.८८.१५ ॥
Hearing this, the king, his eyes clouded with tears of joy, gave great wealth then, for the sake of the glad tidings.
14.88.16
ततो द्वितीये दिवसे महाञ्शब्दो व्यवर्धत ।
आगच्छति नरव्याघ्रे कौरवाणां धुरंधरे ॥ १४.८८.१६ ॥
Then on the second day, as the tiger among men, the chief of the Kauravas, drew near, a great sound arose.
14.88.17
ततो रेणुः समुद्भुतो विबभौ तस्य वाजिनः ।
अभितो वर्तमानस्य यथोच्चैःश्रवसस्तथा ॥ १४.८८.१७ ॥
Then the dust raised by his horses spread all around and shone, just as it does around Uccaiḥśravas when he moves about.
14.88.18
तत्र हर्षकरीर्वाचो नराणां शुश्रुवेऽर्जुनः ।
दिष्ट्याऽसि पार्थ कुशली धन्यो राजा युधिष्ठिरः ॥ १४.८८.१८ ॥
There were heard words that gladdened men: "Arjuna, by good fortune you are safe, son of Pṛthā! Blessed is King Yudhiṣṭhira."
14.88.19
कोन्योहि पृथिवीं कृत्स्नां जित्वाहि युधि पार्थिवान् ।
चारयित्वा हयश्रेष्ठमुपागच्छेदृतेऽर्जुनात् ॥ १४.८८.१९ ॥
Who other than Arjuna, having conquered the entire earth and the kings in battle, could have come here, leading about the best of horses?
14.88.20
ये व्यतीता महात्मानो राजानः सगरादयः ।
तेषामपीदृशं कर्म न कदाचन शुश्रुम ॥ १४.८८.२० ॥
Of the great-souled kings who have passed away, such as Sagara and others, we have never heard of such a deed.
14.88.21
नैतदन्ये करिष्यन्ति भविष्या वसुधाधिपाः ।
यत्त्वं कुरुकुलश्रेष्ठ दुष्करं कृतवानसि ॥ १४.८८.२१ ॥
Other future lords of the earth will not do this; you, best of the Kuru line, have accomplished a difficult deed.
14.88.22
इत्येवं वदतां तेषां पुंसां कर्णसुखा गिरः ।
शृण्वन्विवेश धर्मात्मा फल्गुनो यज्ञसंस्तरम् ॥ १४.८८.२२ ॥
While those men spoke these words pleasing to the ear, the righteous Phalguna, listening, entered the sacrificial enclosure.
14.88.23
ततो राजा सहामात्यः कृष्णश्च यदुनन्दनः ।
धृतराष्ट्रं पुरस्कृत्य तं प्रत्युद्ययतुस्तदा ॥ १४.८८.२३ ॥
Then the king, with his ministers, and Kṛṣṇa, joy of the Yadus, placing Dhṛtarāṣṭra in front, went forward to meet him.
14.88.24
सोऽभिवाद्य पितुः पादौ धर्मराजस्य धीमतः ।
भीमादींश्चापि संपूज्य पर्यष्वजत केशवम् ॥ १४.८८.२४ ॥
He respectfully bowed at the feet of his father and of the wise king of dharma, honored Bhīma and the others, and embraced Keśava.
14.88.25
तैः समेत्यार्चितस्तांश्च प्रत्यर्च्याथ यथाविधि ।
विशश्राम महाबाहुस्तीरं लब्ध्वेव पारगः ॥ १४.८८.२५ ॥
Having met with them, honoured by them, and in turn having paid them honour according to rule, the mighty-armed one rested, as one who has crossed over and reached the shore.