Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 14.91
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14.91.1
पितामहस्य मे यज्ञे धर्मराजस्य धीमतः ।
यदाश्चर्यमभूत्किञ्चित्तद्भवान्वक्तुमर्हति ॥ १४.९१.१ ॥
Janamejaya said: In the sacrifice of my grandfather, the wise king of dharma, whatever wonder occurred — you are fit to tell it.
14.91.2
श्रूयतां राजशार्दूल महदाश्चर्यमुत्तमम् ।
अश्वमेधे महायज्ञे निवृत्ते यदभूत्प्रभो ॥ १४.९१.२ ॥
Vaiśampāyana said: Listen, tiger among kings, to the great and supreme wonder that occurred when the great horse-sacrifice was completed, O lord.
14.91.3
तर्पितेषु द्विजाग्र्येषु ज्ञातिसम्बन्धिबन्धुषु ।
दीनान्धकृपणे वाऽपि तदा भरतसत्तम ॥ १४.९१.३ ॥
Vaiśampāyana said: O best of the Bharatas, then the foremost brahmins, kinsmen, relatives and friends were satisfied, and likewise the poor, the blind and the wretched.
14.91.4
घुष्यमाणे महादाने दिक्षु सर्वासु भारत ।
पतत्सु पुष्पवर्षेषु धर्मराजस्य मूर्धनि ॥ १४.९१.४ ॥
Vaiśampāyana said: O Bhārata, while the great gift was being proclaimed in all directions, a shower of flowers fell upon the head of the king of dharma.
14.91.5
बिलान्निस्सृत्य नकुलो रुक्मपार्श्वस्तदाऽनघः ।
वज्राशनिसमं नादममुञ्चद्वसुधाधिप ॥ १४.९१.५ ॥
Vaiśampāyana said: O lord of the earth, then the golden-sided, sinless mongoose came out of its burrow and let out a sound like thunderbolt and lightning.
14.91.6
सकृदुत्सृज्य तन्नादं त्रासयानो मृगद्विजान् ।
मानुपं वचनं प्राह पुष्पोपरिशयो महान् ॥ १४.९१.६ ॥
Vaiśampāyana said: Having let out that sound once, terrifying the deer and birds, the great mongoose lying upon the flowers spoke in human speech.
14.91.7
सक्तुप्रस्थेन वो नायं यज्ञस्तुल्यो नराधिपाः ।
उच्छवृत्तेर्वदान्यस्य कुरुक्षेत्रनिवासिनः ॥ १४.९१.७ ॥
O lords of men, this sacrifice of yours is not equal to a single prastha of parched grain given by a generous man who lives by gleaning and dwells in Kurukṣetra.
14.91.8
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा नकुलस्य विशांपते ।
विस्मयं परमं जग्मुः सर्वे ते ब्राह्मणर्षभाः ॥ १४.९१.८ ॥
O lord of the people, having heard that speech of Nakula, all those bulls among brahmins were struck with the greatest wonder.
14.91.9
ततः समेत्य नकुलं पर्यपृच्छन्त ते द्विजाः ।
कुतस्त्वं समनुप्राप्तो यज्ञं साधुसमागमम् ॥ १४.९१.९ ॥
Then those twice-born brahmins, gathering around Nakula, asked him: "From where have you come to this sacrifice, to this meeting of good men?"
14.91.10
किं बलं परमं तुभ्यं श्रुतं किं परायणम् ।
कथं भवन्तं विद्याम यो नो यज्ञं विगर्हसे ॥ १४.९१.१० ॥
What is your supreme strength, what have you learned, what is your refuge? How are we to know you, who censure our sacrifice?
14.91.11
अविलुप्यागमं कृत्स्नं विविधैर्यज्ञियैः कृतम् ।
यथागमं यथान्यायं कर्तव्यं च तथा कृतम् ॥ १४.९१.११ ॥
Performed in its entirety according to the scriptures, omitting nothing, with its various sacrificial rites; what ought to be done, according to scripture and right principle, has been done.
14.91.12
पूजार्हाः पूजिताश्चात्र विधिवच्छास्त्रदर्शात् ।
मन्त्राहुतिहुतश्चाग्निर्दत्तं देयममत्सरम् ॥ १४.९१.१२ ॥
Here the worthy were honored according to scriptural precept and duly worshipped; the fire was offered into with mantra oblations; and what was to be given was given without envy.
14.91.13
तुष्टा द्विजातयश्चात्र दानैर्बहुविधैरपि ।
क्षत्रियाश्चि सुयुद्धेन श्राद्धैश्चापि पितामहाः ॥ १४.९१.१३ ॥
Here the twice-born were pleased with gifts of many kinds, the warriors with fine battle, and the forefathers with the śrāddha rites.
14.91.14
पालनेन विशस्तुष्टाः कामैस्तुष्टा वरस्त्रियः ।
अनुक्रोशैस्तता शूद्रा दानशेषैः पृथग्जनाः ॥ १४.९१.१४ ॥
The common people were pleased by protection, the excellent women by their desires fulfilled, the servants by compassion, and the various folk by the remnants of gifts.
14.91.15
ज्ञातिसम्बन्धिनस्तुष्टाः शौचेन च नृपस्य नः ।
देवा हविर्भिः पुण्यैस्च रक्षणैः शरणागताः ॥ १४.९१.१५ ॥
Our kinsmen and relatives were pleased by the king's purity, and the gods who had taken refuge were pleased by pure oblations, meritorious acts and protections.
14.91.16
यदत्र तथ्यं तद्ब्रूहि सत्यंसत्यं द्विजातिषु ।
यथाश्रुतं यथादृष्टं पृष्टो ब्राह्मणकाम्यया ॥ १४.९१.१६ ॥
Speak here what is true — truth indeed among the twice-born: as you have heard and as you have seen, asked out of the brahmins' desire.
14.91.17
श्रद्धेयवाक्यः प्राज्ञस्त्वं दिव्यं रूपं बिभर्षि च ।
समागतश्च विप्रैस्त्वं तद्भवान्वक्तुमर्हति ॥ १४.९१.१७ ॥
Your words are worthy of trust; you are wise, you bear a divine form, and you have come together with the brahmins; therefore it is you who should speak.
14.91.18
इति पृष्टो द्विजैस्तैः स प्रहसन्नकुलोऽब्रवीत् ।
नैषा मृषामया वाणी प्रोक्ता दर्पेण वा द्विजाः ॥ १४.९१.१८ ॥
Thus asked by those twice-born ones, Nakula, laughing, replied: O twice-born, this speech is not made of falsehood, nor was it spoken out of pride.
14.91.19
यन्मयोक्तमिदं वाक्यं युष्माभिश्चाप्युपश्रुतम् ।
सक्तुप्रस्थेन वो नायं यज्ञस्तुल्यो द्विजर्षभाः ॥ १४.९१.१९ ॥
The words I spoke, which you too have heard: this sacrifice made with one prastha of barley meal is not equal to you, O bulls among brahmins.
14.91.20
इत्यवश्यं मयैतद्वो वक्तव्यं द्विजसत्तमाः ।
शृणुताव्यग्रमनसः शंसतो मे यथातथम् ॥ १४.९१.२० ॥
Thus it must surely be told to you by me, O best of brahmins. Listen with undistracted minds, as I speak it exactly as it was.
14.91.21
अनुभूतं च दृष्टं च यन्मयाऽद्भुतमुत्तमम् ।
उञ्छवृत्तेर्वदान्यस्य कुरुक्षेत्रनिवासिनः ॥ १४.९१.२१ ॥
What I myself experienced and saw, wonderful and supreme, concerning a generous man who lived by gleaning and dwelt in Kurukṣetra.
14.91.22
स्वर्गं येन द्विजाः प्राप्तः सभार्यः ससुतस्नुषः ।
यथा चार्धं शरीरस्य ममेदं काञ्चनीकृतम् ॥ १४.९१.२२ ॥
By which, O brahmins, he attained heaven together with his wife, son and daughter-in-law, and as this half of my body was made golden.