Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 2.3
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2.3.1
अथाब्रवीन्मयः पार्थमर्युनं जयतां वरम् ।
आपृच्छे त्वां गमिष्यामि पुनरेष्यामि चाप्यहम् ॥ २.३.१ ॥
Then Maya said to Pārtha Arjuna, best of victors: "I take leave of you; I shall go, and I shall come back again."
2.3.2
विश्रुतां त्रिषु लोकेषु पार्थ दिव्यां सभां तव ।
प्राणिनां विस्मयकरीं तव प्रियविवर्धिनीम्।
पाण्डवानां च सर्वेषां करिष्यामि धनञ्जय ॥ २.३.२ ॥
"O Pārtha, I shall build for the Pāṇḍavas, and for all of them, a divine assembly hall, famed in the three worlds, wonder-producing to living beings and increasing your delight, O Dhanañjaya."
2.3.3
उत्तरेण तु कैलासं मैनाकं पर्वतं प्रति ।
यियक्षमाणेषु पुरा दानवेषु मया कृतम् ॥ २.३.३ ॥
"To the north, near the mountain Mainaka by Kailāsa, long ago, when the Dānavas desired to perform sacrifice, it was made by me."
2.3.4
चित्रं मणिमयं भाण्डं रम्यं बिन्दुसारः प्रति ।
सभायां सत्यसन्धस्य यदासीद्वृषपर्वणः ॥ २.३.४ ॥
"A wondrous, jewel-made, beautiful vessel — the Bindusāra — that was in the assembly of Vṛṣaparvan, the one true to his vow."
2.3.5
आगमिष्यामि तद्गृह्य यदि तिष्ठति भारत ।
ततः सभां करिष्यामि पाण्डवस्य यशस्विनीम् ॥ २.३.५ ॥
"If it still remains there, O Bhārata, having taken it I shall come back; then I shall build for the Pāṇḍava a glorious assembly hall."
2.3.6
मनः प्रह्लादिनीं चित्रां सर्वरत्नविभूषिताम् ।
अस्ति बिन्दुसारस्युग्रा गदा च कुरुनन्दन ॥ २.३.६ ॥
"A mace, delight-giving to the mind, wondrous, adorned with all jewels — and the fierce mace of Bindusāra is there too, O joy of the Kurus."
2.3.7
निहिता यौवनाश्वेन राज्ञा हत्वा रणे रिपून् ।
सुवर्णबिन्दुभिश्चित्रा गुर्वी भारसहा दृढा ॥ २.३.७ ॥
Placed there by King Yauvanāśva, who slew his foes in battle — variegated with golden dots, heavy, able to bear the burden, and firm.
2.3.8
सा वै शतसहस्रस्य सम्मिता शत्रुघातिनी ।
अनुरूपा च भीमस्य गाण्डीवं भवतो यथा ॥ २.३.८ ॥
Indeed, she is equal to a hundred thousand and a slayer of foes; she is fitting for Bhīma, just as the Gāṇḍīva is for you.
2.3.9
वारुणश्च महाशङ्खो देवदत्तः सुघोषवान् ।
सर्वमेतत्प्रदास्यामि भवते नात्र संशयः ॥ २.३.९ ॥
Varuṇa's great conch and the sweet-sounding Devadatta — all of this I shall give to you; there is no doubt in this.
2.3.10
इत्युक्त्वा सोऽसुरः पार्थं प्रागुदीचीं दिशं गतः ।
अथोत्तरेण कैलासान्मैनाकं पर्वतं प्रति ॥ २.३.१० ॥
Having spoken thus, that asura went away from Pārtha toward the north-east; then, to the north of Kailāsa, toward the Mainaka mountain.
2.3.11
हिरण्यशृङ्गः सुमहान्महामणिमयो गिरिः ।
रम्यं बिन्दुसरो नाम यत्र राजा भगीरथः ॥ २.३.११ ॥
The mountain with golden peaks, very great and made of great jewels; there is the delightful lake named Bindusara, where King Bhagīratha …
2.3.12
द्रुष्टुं भागीरथीं गङ्गामुवास बहुलाः समाः ।
यत्रेष्टं सर्वभूतानामीश्वरेण महात्मना ॥ २.३.१२ ॥
To behold the Bhāgīrathī Gaṅgā he dwelt there for many years, where the great-souled Lord performed a sacrifice desired by all beings.
2.3.13
आहृताः क्रतवो मुख्याः शतं भरतसत्तम ।
यत्र यूपा मणिमयाश्चैत्याश्चापि हिरण्मयाः ॥ २.३.१३ ॥
O best of the Bharatas, there a hundred chief sacrifices were performed, and there were sacrificial posts of jewels and golden shrines.
2.3.14
शोभार्थं विहितास्तत्र न तु दृष्टान्ततः कृताः ।
यत्रेष्ट्वा स गतः सिद्धिं सहस्राक्षः शचीपतिः ॥ २.३.१४ ॥
They were set there for beauty, not made as an example. There, having sacrificed, the thousand-eyed lord of Śacī, Indra, went to attainment.
2.3.15
यत्र भूतपतिः सृष्ट्वा सर्वाँल्लोकान्सनातनः ।
अपस्यते तिग्मतेजाः स्थितो भूतैः सहस्रशः ॥ २.३.१५ ॥
There the eternal lord of beings, having created all the worlds, appears of sharp radiance, standing with thousands of beings.
2.3.16
नरनारायणौ ब्रह्मा यमः स्थाणुश्च पञ्चमः ।
उपासते यत्र परं सहस्रयुगपर्यये ॥ २.३.१६ ॥
Nara and Nārāyaṇa, Brahmā, Yama, and fifth Sthāṇu (Śiva) worship the Supreme there at the end of a thousand yugas.
2.3.17
यत्रेष्टं वासुदेवेन सत्त्रैर्वर्षगणान्बहून् ।
श्रद्दधानेन सततं धर्मसम्प्रतिपत्तये ॥ २.३.१७ ॥
There Vāsudeva, faithful and constantly, sacrificed through long sacrificial sessions for many years, for the attainment of dharma.
2.3.18
सुवर्णमालिनो यूपाश्चैत्याश्चाप्यतिभास्वराः ।
ददौ यत्र सहस्राणि प्रयुतानि च केशवः ॥ २.३.१८ ॥
Sacrificial posts garlanded with gold and very radiant shrines were there, where Keśava gave away thousands and myriads.
2.3.19
तत्र गत्वा स जग्राह गदां शङ्खं च भारत ।
तस्माद्गिरेरुपादाय शिलाः सुरुचिरावहाः।
स्फाटिकं च सभाद्रव्यं यदासीद्वृषपर्वणः ॥ २.३.१९ ॥
Having gone there, he took the mace and the conch, O Bhārata. From that mountain he took up beautiful stones, and the crystal and the other materials for the hall that had belonged to Vṛṣaparvan.
2.3.20
किङ्करैः सह रक्षोभिर्यदरक्षन्महद्धनम् ।
तदगृह्णान्मयस्तत्र गत्वा सर्वं महाऽसुरः ॥ २.३.२० ॥
That great wealth which was guarded together with the servants and the rākṣasas, all of it the great asura Maya took after going there.
2.3.21
तदाहृत्य च तां चक्रे सोऽसुरोऽप्रतिमां सभाम् ।
विश्रुतां त्रिषु लोकेषु दिव्यां मणिमयीं शुभाम् ॥ २.३.२१ ॥
Having brought those materials, that asura built an incomparable assembly hall, renowned in the three worlds, divine, made of jewels, and auspicious.
2.3.22
गदां च भीमसेनाय प्रवरां प्रददौ तदा ।
देवदत्तं चार्जुनाय शङ्खप्रवरमुत्तमम् ॥ २.३.२२ ॥
Then he gave Bhīmasena an excellent mace, and to Arjuna the supreme and best conch named Devadatta.
2.3.23
यस्य शङ्खस्य नादेन भूतानि प्रचकम्पिरे ।
स कालं कञ्चिदाश्वस्य विश्वकर्मा विचिन्त्य च ॥ २.३.२३ ॥
By the sound of whose conch all beings trembled, Viśvakarman, after resting for some time and reflecting...
2.3.24
सभां प्रचक्रमे कर्तुं पाण्डवानां महात्मनाम् ।
अभिप्रायेण पार्थानां कृष्णस्य च महात्मनः ॥ २.३.२४ ॥
He began to build an assembly hall for the great-souled Pāṇḍavas, in accordance with the wish of the great-souled Kṛṣṇa and of the sons of Pṛthā.
2.3.25
सर्वर्तुगुणसम्पन्नां दिव्यरूपामलङ्कृताम् ।
तर्पयित्वा द्विजश्रेष्ठान्पायसेन सहस्रशः।
सभा च सा महाराज शातकुम्भमयद्रुमा ॥ २.३.२५ ॥
Endowed with the qualities of every season, of divine form and adorned, that hall satisfied thousands of the foremost twice-born with milk-rice pudding. O great king, its trees were made of gold.
2.3.26
दशकिष्कुसहस्राणि समन्तादायताभवत् ।
यथा वह्नेर्यथार्कस्य सोमस्य च यथा सभा ॥ २.३.२६ ॥
Ten thousand kiṣkus in extent, the hall stretched out on every side, shining like fire, like the sun and like the moon.
2.3.27
भ्राजमाना तथाऽत्यर्थं दधार परमं वपुः ।
अभिघ्नतीव प्रभया प्रभामर्कस्य भास्वराम् ॥ २.३.२७ ॥
Thus shining exceedingly, the hall bore its supreme form, as if striking down even the blazing splendor of the sun with its own radiance.
2.3.28
प्रबभौ ज्वलमानेव दिव्या दिव्येन वर्चसा ।
नवमेघप्रतीकाशा दिवमाकृत्य विष्ठिता।
आयता विपुला रम्या विपाप्मा विगतक्लमा ॥ २.३.२८ ॥
That divine hall shone as if blazing with divine splendor; like a new cloud it stood covering the sky, vast, wide, lovely, sinless and free from weariness.
2.3.29
उत्तमद्रव्यसम्पन्ना रत्नप्राकारतोरणा ।
बहुचित्रा बहुधना सुकृता विश्वकर्मणा ॥ २.३.२९ ॥
Endowed with the finest materials, with walls and gateways set with jewels, very wondrous, rich in treasure, well made by Viśvakarman.
2.3.30
न दाशार्ही सुधर्मा वा ब्रह्मणो वाथ तादृशी ।
सभा रूपेण सम्पन्ना यां चक्रे मतिमान्मयः ॥ २.३.३० ॥
Neither the Sudharmā of the Dāśārhas nor the hall of Brahmā was equal in form to that hall which the wise Maya made.
2.3.31
तां स्म तत्र मयेनोक्ता रक्षन्ति च वहन्ति च ।
सभामष्टौ सहस्राणि किङ्करा नाम राक्षसाः ॥ २.३.३१ ॥
Eight thousand rākṣasas named Kiṅkaras guarded that hall, which Maya had described, and carried it.
2.3.32
अन्तरिक्षचरा घोरा महाकाया महाबलाः ।
रक्ताक्षाः पिङ्गलाक्षाश्च शुक्तिकर्णाः प्रहारिणः ॥ २.३.३२ ॥
Moving through the sky, terrible, huge-bodied and very strong, red-eyed and tawny-eyed, with conch-shaped ears, striking blows.
2.3.33
तस्यां सभायां नलिनीं चकाराप्रतिमां मयः ।
वैदूर्यपत्रविततां मणिनालमयाम्बुजाम् ॥ २.३.३३ ॥
In that hall Maya made an incomparable lotus pond, its leaves spread of lapis lazuli, its stalks made of gems.
2.3.34
पद्मसौगन्धिकवतीं नानाद्विजगणायुताम् ।
पुष्पितैः पङ्कजैश्चित्रां कूर्मैर्मत्स्यैश्च काञ्चनैः।
चित्रस्फटिकसोपानां निष्पङ्कसलिलां शुभाम् ॥ २.३.३४ ॥
Fragrant with lotuses and saugandhika flowers, filled with many flocks of birds, bright with blossoming lotuses, adorned with golden tortoises and fish, with steps of variegated crystal, and lovely with water free of mud.
2.3.35
मन्दानिलसमुद्धूतां मुक्ताबिन्दुभिराचिताम् ।
महामणिशिलापट्टबद्धपर्यन्तवेदिकाम् ॥ २.३.३५ ॥
Stirred by gentle breezes, covered with drops like pearls, with a border of slabs of great gems fixed around its edge.
2.3.36
मणिरत्नचितां तां तु केचिदभ्येत्य पार्थिवाः ।
दृष्ट्वापि नाभ्यजानन्त तेऽज्ञानात्प्रपतन्त्युत ॥ २.३.३६ ॥
Some kings came near that hall adorned with gems and jewels; though they saw it, they did not recognize it, and out of ignorance they fall into it.
2.3.37
तां सभामभितो नित्यं पुष्पवन्तो महाद्रुमाः ।
आसन्नानाविधा लोलाः शीतच्छाया मनोरमाः ॥ २.३.३७ ॥
All around that assembly hall there were always great flowering trees of many kinds, swaying, with cool shade and delightful to the mind.
2.3.38
काननानि सुगन्धीनि पुष्करिण्यश्च सर्वशः ।
हंसकारण्डवोपेताश्चक्रवाकोपशोभिताः ॥ २.३.३८ ॥
There were fragrant groves and lotus ponds everywhere, filled with swans and kāraṇḍava ducks, and adorned with cakravāka birds.
2.3.39
जलजानां च पद्मानां स्थलजानां च सर्वशः ।
मारुतो गन्धमादाय पाण्डवान्स्म निषेवते ॥ २.३.३९ ॥
Taking the fragrance of lotuses born in water and of those born on land, the wind attended upon the Pāṇḍavas.
2.3.40
ईदृशीं तां सभां कृत्वा मासैः परिचतुर्दशैः ।
निष्ठितां धर्मराजाय मयो राजन्न्यवेदयत् ॥ २.३.४० ॥
Having built and completed such an assembly hall in about fourteen months, O king, Maya reported it to the king of dharma.