Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 18.3
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18.3.1
स्थिते मुहूर्तं पार्थे तु धर्मराजे युधिष्ठिष्ठिरे ।
आजग्मुस्तत्र कौरव्यं देवाः शक्रपुरोगमाः ॥ १८.३.१ ॥
As Pārtha, King Yudhiṣṭhira, the lord of dharma, stood there for a moment, the gods led by Śakra came to him, the descendant of the Kurus.
18.3.2
स च विग्रहवान्धर्मो राजानं संपरीक्ष्य तम् ।
तत्राजगाम यत्रासौ कुरुराजो युधिष्ठिरः ॥ १८.३.२ ॥
And Dharma, embodied, having thoroughly tested that king, came to the place where the Kuru king Yudhiṣṭhira was.
18.3.3
तेषु भासुरदेहेषु पुण्याभिजनकर्मसु ।
समागतेषु देवेषु व्यगमत्तत्तमो नृप ॥ १८.३.३ ॥
When those gods, with radiant bodies, of holy lineage and holy deeds, had assembled, that darkness vanished, O king.
18.3.4
नादृश्यन्त च तास्तत्र यातनाः पापकर्मणाम् ।
नदी वैतरणी चैव कूटशाल्मलिना सह ॥ १८.३.४ ॥
There the torments of evildoers were not seen, nor the river Vaitaraṇī, nor the false silk-cotton tree.
18.3.5
लोहकुंभ्यः शिलाश्चैव नादृश्यन्त भयानकाः ।
विकृतानि शरीराणि यानि तत्र समन्ततः ॥ १८.३.५ ॥
Nor were the iron cauldrons and the terrifying rocks seen, nor the distorted bodies that lay all around there.
18.3.6
ददर्श राजा कौरव्यस्तान्सर्वान्सुमहाप्रभान् ॥ १८.३.६ ॥
The Kuru king saw them all, of very great splendor.
18.3.7
ततो वायुः सुखस्पर्शः पुण्यगन्धवहः शुचिः ।
ववौ देवसमीपस्थः शीतलोऽतीव भारत ॥ १८.३.७ ॥
Then a wind blew, pleasant to the touch, carrying a sacred fragrance, pure and exceedingly cool, from near the gods, O Bhārata.
18.3.8
मरुतः सह शक्रेण वसवश्चाश्विनौ सह ।
साध्या रुद्रास्तथाऽऽदित्या ये चान्येऽपिदिवौकसः। ॥ १८.३.८ ॥
The Maruts with Indra, the Vasus, the two Aśvins, the Sādhyas, the Rudras, the Ādityas, and the other dwellers of heaven.
18.3.9
सर्वे तत्र समाजग्मुः सिद्धाश्च परमर्षयः ।
यत्र राजा महातेजा धर्मपुत्रः स्थितोऽभवत् ॥ १८.३.९ ॥
All the perfected beings and supreme sages gathered there, where the king, the son of Dharma of great splendor, stood.
18.3.10
ततः शक्रः सुरपतिः श्रिया परमया युतः ।
युधिष्ठिरमुवाचेदं सान्त्वपूर्वमिदं वचः ॥ १८.३.१० ॥
Then Indra, lord of the gods, endowed with supreme splendor, spoke these words to Yudhiṣṭhira, beginning with gentle consolation.
18.3.11
युधिष्ठिर महाबाहो प्रीता देवगणास्त्वया ।
एह्येहि पुरुषव्याघ्र कृतमेतावता विभो ॥ १८.३.११ ॥
O Yudhiṣṭhira, mighty-armed, the hosts of gods are pleased with you. Come, come, tiger among men, O lord, this is enough.
18.3.12
सिद्धिः प्राप्ता महाबाहो लोकाश्चाप्यक्षयास्तव ।
भ्रातॄणां सुहृदां चैव गतिर्नित्या सुपूजिता ॥ १८.३.१२ ॥
O mighty-armed one, you have attained perfection, and your worlds are imperishable. The destiny of your brothers and friends too is eternal and well honored.
18.3.13
न च मन्युस्त्वया कार्यः शृणु चेदं वचो मम ।
अवश्यं नरकस्तात द्रष्टव्यः सर्वराजभिः ॥ १८.३.१३ ॥
You must not feel anger. Listen to this word of mine: dear son, all kings must necessarily see hell.
18.3.14
शुभानामनशुभानां च द्वौ राशी पुरुषर्षभ ।
यः पूर्वं सुकृतं भुङ्क्ते पश्चान्निरयमेति सः ॥ १८.३.१४ ॥
O bull among men, there are two heaps, of the meritorious and of the sinful. He who first enjoys the fruit of good deeds afterwards goes to hell.
18.3.15
पूर्वं नरकभाग्यस्तु पश्चात्स्वर्गमुपैति सः ।
भूयिष्ठं पापकर्मा यः स पूर्वं स्वर्गमश्नुते ॥ १८.३.१५ ॥
He who first has a share of hell afterwards attains heaven. He whose deeds are chiefly sinful first attains heaven.
18.3.16
भूयिष्ठशुभकर्मा त्वमल्पजिह्मतयाऽच्युत ।
तेन त्वमेवं गमितो मया श्रेयोर्थिना नृप ॥ १८.३.१६ ॥
O unfallen one, your deeds were mostly meritorious. Through a slight crookedness, O king, I sent you on in this way, desiring your welfare.
18.3.17
व्याजेन हि त्वया द्रोण उपचीर्णः सुतं प्रति ।
व्याजेनैव ततो राजन्दर्शितो नरकस्तव ॥ १८.३.१७ ॥
O king, you deceived Droṇa by trickery concerning the son. Therefore, O king, by trickery alone hell was shown to you.
18.3.18
यथैव त्वं तथा भीमस्तथा पार्थो यमौ तथा ।
द्रौपदी च तथा कृष्णा व्याजेन नरकं गताः।
आगच्छ नरशार्दूल मुक्तास्ते चैव कल्मषात् ॥ १८.३.१८ ॥
Just as you, so too Bhīma, Pārtha, the twins, and Draupadī and Kṛṣṇā went to hell by trickery. Come, tiger among men; they too have been freed from sin.
18.3.19
स्वपक्ष्याश्चैव ये तुभ्यं पार्थिवा निहता रणे ।
सर्वे स्वर्गमनुप्राप्तास्तान्पश्य भरतर्षभ ॥ १८.३.१९ ॥
Those kings of your own side who were slain in battle have all attained heaven. Look upon them, bull of the Bharatas.
18.3.20
कर्णश्चैव महेष्वासः सर्वशस्त्रभृतांवरः ।
स गतः परमां सिद्धिं यदर्थं परितप्यसे ॥ १८.३.२० ॥
Karṇa too, the great archer, best of all weapon-bearers, has gone to the supreme perfection for which you grieve.
18.3.21
तं पश्य पुरुषव्याघ्रमादित्यतनयं विभो ।
स्वस्थानस्थं महाबाहो जहि शोकं नरर्षभ ॥ १८.३.२१ ॥
Behold him, tiger among men, son of the Sun, O mighty one, standing in his own place. Cast off your grief, O great-armed one, bull among men.
18.3.22
भ्रातॄन्पुत्रांस्तथा पश्य स्वपक्ष्यांश्चैव पार्थिवान् ।
स्वंस्वं स्थानमनुप्राप्तान्व्येतु ते मानसो ज्वरः ॥ १८.३.२२ ॥
Behold your brothers and sons, and likewise the kings of your own side; each has attained his own station. Let the fever of your mind depart.
18.3.23
कृच्छ्रं पूर्वं चानुभूय इतःप्रभृति कौरव ।
विहारस्व मया सार्धं गतशोको निरामयः ॥ १८.३.२३ ॥
You have endured hardship before; from now on, O Kaurava, enjoy yourself with me, free from grief and free from disease.
18.3.24
कर्मणां तात पुण्यानां ज्ञानानां तपसां स्वयम् ।
दानानां च महाबाहो फलं प्राप्नुहि पार्थिवः ॥ १८.३.२४ ॥
Dear one, O great-armed king, by yourself obtain the fruit of your meritorious deeds, of knowledge, of austerities, and of gifts.
18.3.25
अद्य त्वां देवगन्दर्वा दिव्याश्चाप्सरसो दिवि ।
उपसेवन्तु कल्याणं विरजंबरभूषणाः ॥ १८.३.२५ ॥
Today may the gods, the gandharvas and the divine apsarases of heaven, adorned in spotless garments and ornaments, attend upon you, O auspicious one.
18.3.26
राजसूयजितां लोकानश्वमेधभिनिर्मितान् ।
प्राप्नुहि त्वं महाबाहो तपसश्च महाफलम् ॥ १८.३.२६ ॥
O mighty-armed one, obtain the worlds won by the rājasūya sacrifice and created by the aśvamedha sacrifice, and the great fruit of austerity.
18.3.27
उपर्युपरि राज्ञां हि तव लोकाः युधिष्टिर ।
हरिश्चन्द्रमसः पार्थ येषु त्वं विहरिष्यसि ॥ १८.३.२७ ॥
Yudhiṣṭhira, the worlds of kings lie one above another, and your worlds are among them. O son of Pṛthā, you will roam in those worlds where Hariścandra roams.
18.3.28
मान्धाता यत्र राजर्षिर्यत्र राजा भगीरथः ।
दौष्यन्तिर्यत्र भरतस्तत्र त्वं विहरिष्यसि ॥ १८.३.२८ ॥
Where the royal sage Māndhātā is, where King Bhagīratha is, where Bharata, son of Duṣyanta, is, there you will roam.
18.3.29
एषा देवनदी पुण्या पार्थ त्रैलोक्यपावनी ।
आकाशगङ्गा राजेन्र्र तत्राप्लुत्य गमिष्यसि ॥ १८.३.२९ ॥
O son of Pṛthā, this is the sacred celestial river, the purifier of the three worlds, the Ākāśa-Gaṅgā. O lord of kings, having bathed there, you will proceed onward.
18.3.30
अत्र स्नातस्य भावस्ते मानुषो विगमिष्यति ।
गतशोको निरायासो मुक्तवैरो भविष्यसि ॥ १८.३.३० ॥
Here, once you have bathed, your human nature will depart. Free from grief, free from weariness, free from enmity, you will become.
18.3.31
एवं ब्रुवति देवेन्द्रे कौरवेन्द्रं युधिष्ठिरम् ।
धर्मो विग्रहवान्साक्षादुवाच सुतमात्मनः ॥ १८.३.३१ ॥
As the lord of the gods was speaking thus, Dharma himself, embodied, addressed Yudhiṣṭhira, lord of the Kauravas, his own son.
18.3.32
भोभो राजन्महाप्राज्ञ प्रीतोस्मि तव पुत्रक ।
मद्भक्त्या सत्यवाक्यैश्च क्षमया च दमेन च ॥ १८.३.३२ ॥
O king, O greatly wise one, my son, I am pleased with you, by your devotion to me, by your truthful words, by your forbearance and by your self-restraint.
18.3.33
एषा तृतीया जिज्ञासा तव राजन्कृता मया ।
न शक्यसे चालयितुं स्वभावात्पार्थ हेतुतः ॥ १८.३.३३ ॥
This is the third test I have made of you, O king. O Pārtha, by your very nature you cannot be moved by any cause.
18.3.34
पूर्वं परीक्षितो हि त्वं प्रश्नाद्द्वैतवने मया ।
अरणीसहितस्यार्थे तच्च निस्तीर्णवानसि ॥ १८.३.३४ ॥
Earlier, in the Dvaita forest, I tested you with a question, concerning the one with the fire-stick, and you came through it.
18.3.35
सोदर्येषु विनष्टेषु द्रौपद्या तत्र भारत ।
श्वरूपधारिणा तत्र पुनस्त्वं मे परीक्षितः ॥ १८.३.३५ ॥
O Bhārata, when your brothers were destroyed, on account of Draupadī, there, by me in the form of a dog, you were tested again.
18.3.36
इदं तृतीयं भ्रातॄणामर्थे यतस्थातुमिच्छसि ।
विशुद्धोसि महाभाग सुखी विगतकल्मषः ॥ १८.३.३६ ॥
For the sake of your brothers, you wish to remain here: this is the third time. O greatly fortunate one, you are pure, happy, and free from stain.
18.3.37
न च ते भ्रातरः पार्थ नरकार्हा विशांपतै ।
मायैषा देवराजेन महेन्द्रेणि प्रयोजिता ॥ १८.३.३७ ॥
Pārtha, your brothers do not deserve hell, O lord of men. This illusion was contrived by Mahendra, the king of the gods.
18.3.38
अवश्यं नरकास्तात द्रष्टव्याः सर्वराजभिः ।
ततस्त्वया प्राप्तमिदं मुहूर्तं दुःखमुत्तमम् ॥ १८.३.३८ ॥
Dear one, all kings must certainly behold the hells; and then you obtained this supreme sorrow for a moment.
18.3.39
न सव्यसाची भीमो वा यमौ वा पुरुषर्षभौ ।
कर्णो वा सत्यवाक् शूरो नरकार्हाश्चिरं नृप ॥ १८.३.३९ ॥
Neither Savyasācin, nor Bhīma, nor the two bulls among men, nor Karṇa the truthful hero, O king, deserve hell for long.
18.3.40
न कृष्णा राजपुत्री च नरकार्हा कथञ्चन ।
एह्येहि भरतश्रेष्ठ पश्य चेमांस्त्रिलोकगान् ॥ १८.३.४० ॥
Princess Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī) in no way deserves hell. Come, come, best of the Bharatas, and behold these who move through the three worlds.
18.3.41
एवमुक्तः स राजर्षिस्तव पूर्वपितामहः ।
जगाम सह धर्मेणि सवैश्च त्रिदिवालयैः ॥ १८.३.४१ ॥
Thus addressed, that royal sage, your ancient forefather, went away together with Dharma and the dwellers of heaven.
18.3.42
गङ्गां देवनदीं पुण्यां पावनीमृषिसंस्तुताम् ।
अवगाह्य ततो राजा तनुं तत्याज मानुषीम् ॥ १८.३.४२ ॥
Having bathed in the divine river Gaṅgā, sacred and purifying, praised by the sages, the king then cast off his human body.
18.3.43
ततो विव्यवपुर्भूत्वा धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः ।
निर्वैरो गतसंतापो जले तस्मिन्समाप्लुतः ॥ १८.३.४३ ॥
Then Yudhiṣṭhira, the king of dharma, took a divine form, free from enmity and with his grief gone, and fully immersed himself in that water.
18.3.44
ततो ययौ वृतो देवैः कुरुराजो युधिष्ठिरः ।
धर्मेण सहितो धीमांस्तूयमानो महर्षिभिः ॥ १८.३.४४ ॥
Then Yudhiṣṭhira, king of the Kurus, surrounded by the gods, went on with Dharma, the wise one, while the great sages praised him.
18.3.45
यत्र ते पुरुषव्याघ्राः शूरा विगतमन्यवः ।
पाण्डवा धार्तराष्ट्राश्च स्वानि स्थानानि भेजिरे ॥ १८.३.४५ ॥
There the tigers among men, the heroic Pāṇḍavas free from wrath, and the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra reached their own abodes.