Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 2.39
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2.39.1
ततोऽभिषेचनीयेऽह्नि ब्राह्मणा राजभिः सह ।
अन्तर्वेदीं प्रविविशुः सत्कारार्हा महर्षयः ॥ २.३९.१ ॥
Then, on the day of consecration, the brahmins together with the kings, and the great sages worthy of honour, entered the inner sacrificial enclosure.
2.39.2
नारदप्रमुखास्तस्यामन्तर्वेद्यां महात्मनः ।
समासीनाः शुशुभिरे सहराजर्षिभिस्तदा ॥ २.३९.२ ॥
In that inner enclosure of the great-souled one, Nārada and the others, seated together with the royal sages, shone forth.
2.39.3
समेता ब्रह्मभवने देवा देवर्षयस्तथा ।
कर्मान्तरमुपासन्तो जजल्पुरमितौजसः ॥ २.३९.३ ॥
The gods and divine sages, assembled in the house of Brahmā, waiting for the interval of the rite, of boundless splendour, began to talk among themselves.
2.39.4
एवमेतन्न चाप्येवमेवं चैतन्न चान्यथा ।
इत्यूचुर्बहवस्तत्र वितण्डां वै परस्परम् ॥ २.३९.४ ॥
"It is thus, and it is not thus; it is thus, and it is not otherwise" — so, in that place, many spoke, arguing with one another in sophistical wrangling.
2.39.5
कृशानर्थांस्ततः केचिदकृशांस्तत्र कुर्वते ।
अकृशांश्च कृशांश्चक्रुर्हेतुभिः शास्त्रनिश्चयैः ॥ २.३९.५ ॥
Then some made weak points strong and strong points weak there; by reasons and by scriptural conclusions they made the weak strong and the strong weak.
2.39.6
तत्र मेधाविनः केचिदर्थमन्यैरुदीरितम् ।
विचिक्षिपुर्यथा श्येना नभोगतमिवामिषम् ॥ २.३९.६ ॥
There some wise men cast aside the point made by others, as hawks cast aside a piece of flesh held aloft in the sky.
2.39.7
केचिद्धर्मार्थकुशलाः केचित्तत्र महाव्रताः ।
रेमिरे कथयन्तश्च सर्वभाष्यविदां वराः ॥ २.३९.७ ॥
Some there were skilled in dharma and artha, some held great vows; the best of those who know all forms of speech rejoiced in conversation.
2.39.8
सा वेदिर्वेदसम्पन्नैर्देवद्विजमहर्षिभिः ।
आबभासे समाकीर्णा नक्षत्रैर्द्यौरिवायता ॥ २.३९.८ ॥
That altar, crowded with gods, twice-born men and great sages endowed with the Vedas, shone like the vast sky filled with stars.
2.39.9
न तस्यां सन्निधौ शूद्रः कश्चिदासीन्न चाव्रती ।
अन्तर्वेद्यां तदा राजन्युधिष्ठिरनिवेशने ॥ २.३९.९ ॥
O king, at that time in Yudhiṣṭhira's dwelling, near that inner altar, there was no śūdra and no one without vows.
2.39.10
तां तु लक्ष्मीवतो लक्ष्मीं तदा यज्ञविधानजाम् ।
तुतोष नारदः पश्यन्धर्मराजस्य धीमतः ॥ २.३९.१० ॥
Then Nārada, seeing that prosperity born of the sacrificial rite of the fortunate king, was pleased, gazing upon the splendor of the wise king of dharma.
2.39.11
अथ चिन्तां समापेदे स मुनिर्मनुजाधिप ।
नारदस्तु तदा पश्यन्सर्वक्षत्रसमागमम् ॥ २.३९.११ ॥
Then, O lord of men, that sage Nārada fell into thought, seeing the gathering of all the kṣatriyas.
2.39.12
सस्मार च पुरावृत्तां कथां तां पुरुषर्षभ ।
अंशावतरणे याऽसौ ब्रह्मणो भवनेऽभवत् ॥ २.३९.१२ ॥
O bull among men, he recalled that ancient tale which had taken place in the abode of Brahmā at the time of the descent of portions.
2.39.13
देवानां सङ्गमं तं तु विज्ञाय कुरुनन्दन ।
नारदः पुण्डरीकाक्षं सस्मार मनसा हरिम् ॥ २.३९.१३ ॥
O delight of the Kurus, Nārada, learning of that assembly of the gods, remembered Hari, the lotus-eyed one, in his mind.
2.39.14
साक्षात्स विबुधारिघ्नः क्षत्रे नारायणो विभुः ।
प्रतिज्ञां पालयंश्चेमां जातः परपुरञ्जयः ॥ २.३९.१४ ॥
That all-pervading Nārāyaṇa, slayer of the gods' enemies, fulfilling this vow, was born in person in the warrior class, a conqueror of enemy cities.
2.39.15
न्दिदेश पुरा योऽसौ विबुधान्भूतकृत्स्वयम् ।
न्योन्यमभिनिघ्नन्तः पुनर्लोकानवाप्स्यथ ॥ २.३९.१५ ॥
…Who formerly, himself the creator of beings, commanded the gods: striking one another, you shall again obtain the worlds.
2.39.16
इति नारायणः शम्भुर्भगवान्भूतभावनः ।
आदिश्य विबुधान्सर्वानजायत यदुक्षये ॥ २.३९.१६ ॥
Thus the blessed Nārāyaṇa, Śambhu, nourisher of beings, having commanded all the gods, was born at the destruction of the Yadus.
2.39.17
क्षितावन्धकवृष्णीनां वंशे वंशभृतां वरः ।
परया शुशुभे लक्ष्म्या नक्षत्राणामिवोडुराट् ॥ २.३९.१७ ॥
On earth, in the lineage of the Andhakas and Vṛṣṇis, the best of lineage-bearers shone with supreme splendor, like the moon among the stars.
2.39.18
यस्य बाहुबलं सेन्द्राः सुराः सर्व उपासते ।
सोयं मानुषवन्नाम हरिरास्तेऽरिमर्दनः ॥ २.३९.१८ ॥
Whose arm-strength all the gods, with Indra, attend upon: this Hari, crusher of foes, dwells under a human-like name.
2.39.19
अहो बत महद्भूतं स्वयम्भूर्यदिदं स्वयम् ।
आदास्यति पुनः क्षत्रमेवं बलसमन्वितम् ॥ २.३९.१९ ॥
Oh, what a marvel! The self-existent one himself will take up the warrior class again, endowed with strength.
2.39.20
इत्येतां नारदश्चिन्तां चिन्तयामास सर्ववित् ।
हरिं नारायणं ज्ञात्वा यज्ञैरीज्यं तमीश्वरम् ॥ २.३९.२० ॥
Thus Nārada, the knower of all, pondered this thought, knowing Hari Nārāyaṇa, the lord to be worshipped with sacrifices.
2.39.21
तस्मिन्धर्मविदां श्रेष्ठो धर्मराजस्य धीमतः ।
महाध्वरे महाबुद्धिस्तस्थौ स बहुमानतः ॥ २.३९.२१ ॥
At that great sacrifice of the wise king of dharma, Nārada, best among knowers of dharma and of great intellect, stood there with great honour.
2.39.22
ततः समुदिता मुख्यैर्गुणैर्गुणवतां वराः ।
बहवो भावितात्मानः पृथक्पृथगरिन्दमाः ॥ २.३९.२२ ॥
Then many, the best of the virtuous, endowed with chief qualities, pure of soul, each subduing foes, gathered together separately.
2.39.23
आत्मकृत्यमिति ज्ञात्वा पाञ्चालास्तत्र सर्वशः ।
समीयुर्वृष्णयश्चैव तदाऽनीकाग्रहारिणः ॥ २.३९.२३ ॥
Knowing it to be their own affair, the Pañcālas and the Vṛṣṇis all came together there, along with the seizers of the van of the army.
2.39.24
दाराः सजनामात्या वहन्तो रत्नसञ्चयान् ।
विकृष्टत्वाच्च देशस्य गुरुभारतया च ते ॥ २.३९.२४ ॥
Their wives, people and ministers came carrying heaps of jewels, since the land was distant and the burden heavy.
2.39.25
ययुः प्रमुदिताः पश्चाद्भगवन्तं समन्वयुः ।
बलशेषं समुदितं परिगृह्य समन्ततः ॥ २.३९.२५ ॥
Delighted, they went on and followed the Blessed One, having gathered the remaining army from every side.
2.39.26
अजश्चक्रायुधः शौरिरमित्रगणमर्दनः ।
बलाधिकारे निक्षिप्य संमान्यानकदुन्दुभिम् ॥ २.३९.२६ ॥
The unborn one, discus-wielder, son of Śūra, crusher of hosts of foes, placed command of the army and honored Ānakadundubhi.
2.39.27
सम्प्रायाद्यादवश्रेष्ठो जयमाने युधिष्ठिरे ।
उच्चावचमुपादाय धर्मराजाय माधवः ॥ २.३९.२७ ॥
Mādhava, best of the Yādavas, set out for King Dharma Yudhiṣṭhira as he was winning, taking goods of every kind.
2.39.28
धनौघं पुरतः कृत्वा खाण्डवप्रस्थमाययौ ।
तत्र यज्ञगतान्पश्यंश्चैद्यवर्गसमागतान् ॥ २.३९.२८ ॥
Placing a flood of wealth before him, he came to Khāṇḍavaprastha, looking at the Caidya kings and others gathered there for the sacrifice.
2.39.29
भूमिपालगणान्सर्वान्सप्रभानिव तोयदान् ।
घकायान्निवसतो यूथपानिव यूथपः ॥ २.३९.२९ ॥
All the hosts of earth-protectors, radiant like clouds, like herd-leaders dwelling in the forest.
2.39.30
बलिनः सिंहसङ्काशान्महीमावृत्य तिष्ठतः ।
ततो जनौघसम्बाधं राजसागरमव्ययम् ॥ २.३९.३० ॥
The mighty ones like lions, standing covering the earth; then the inexhaustible ocean of kings, crowded with throngs of people.
2.39.31
नादयन्रथघोषेण ह्युपायान्मधुसूदनः ।
असूर्यमिव सूर्येण निवातमिव वायुना ॥ २.३९.३१ ॥
Madhusūdana came, making the chariot's rumble resound, like a place without the sun or a calm without the wind.
2.39.32
कृष्णेन समुपेतेन जहर्षे भारतं पुरम् ।
ब्राह्मणक्षत्रियाणां तु पूजार्थं ह्यर्थधर्मवित् ॥ २.३९.३२ ॥
With Kṛṣṇa arrived, the city of the Bhāratas rejoiced, to honour the brahmins and kṣatriyas who know wealth and duty.
2.39.33
सहदेवो विशेषज्ञो माद्रीपुत्रः कृतोऽभवत् ।
भगवन्तं तु भूतानां भास्वन्तमिव तेजसा ॥ २.३९.३३ ॥
Sahadeva, the son of Mādrī, expert in distinctions, was appointed; he was like the blessed lord of beings, shining with splendour like the sun.
2.39.34
विशन्तं यज्ञभूमिं तां सितस्यावरजं प्रभुम् ।
तेजोराशिमृषिं विप्रमदृश्यं वै विजानताम् ॥ २.३९.३४ ॥
Entering that sacrificial ground: the younger brother of Sita, the lord, a mass of splendour, a seer and brahmin, unseen even by those who know.
2.39.35
वयोधिकानां वृद्धानां मार्गमात्मनि तिष्ठताम् ।
जगतस्तस्थुषश्चैव प्रभवाप्ययमच्युतम् ॥ २.३९.३५ ॥
He who stands in himself, the path of the elders, older in years; the origin and dissolution of the moving and unmoving world, the imperishable one.
2.39.36
अनन्तमन्तं शत्रूणाममित्रगणमर्दनम् ।
प्रभवं सर्वभूतानामापत्स्वभयमच्युतम् ॥ २.३९.३६ ॥
Though endless, he is the end of enemies, crusher of hosts of foes, the source of all beings, the fearless refuge in calamity, the imperishable one.
2.39.37
भविष्यं भावनं भूतं द्वारवत्यामरिन्दमम् ।
स दृष्ट्वा कृष्णमायान्तं प्रतिपूज्यामितौजसम् ॥ २.३९.३७ ॥
In Dvāravatī, seeing Kṛṣṇa coming — the source of what is, was and will be, the subduer of foes, of boundless might — he duly honored him.
2.39.38
यथार्हं केशवे वृत्तिं प्रत्यपद्यत पाण्डवः ।
ज्यैष्ठ्यकानिष्ठ्यसंयोगं सम्प्रधार्य गुणागुणैः ॥ २.३९.३८ ॥
The Pāṇḍava, having weighed the bond of senior and junior by their merits and faults, adopted a fitting manner toward Keśava.
2.39.39
आरिराधयिषुर्धर्मः पूजयित्वा द्विजोत्तमान् ।
महदादित्यसङ्काशमासनं च जगत्पतेः। ॥ २.३९.३९ ॥
Dharma, desiring to please the lord of the world, honored the best of the twice-born, and offered a seat gleaming like the great sun to the lord of the world.
2.39.40
ददौ नासादितं कैश्चित्तस्मिन्नुपविवेश सः ।
ततो भीष्मोऽब्रवीद्राजन्धर्मराजं युधिष्ठिरम्।
क्रियतामर्हणं राज्ञां यथार्हमिति भारत ॥ २.३९.४० ॥
He gave him a seat that no one else had obtained, and he sat upon it. Then Bhīṣma said to Dharmarāja Yudhiṣṭhira: "O king, let honor be paid to the kings as is fitting, O Bhārata."
2.39.41
आचार्यमृत्विजं चैव संयुजं च युधिष्ठिर ।
स्नातकं च प्रियं प्राहुः षडर्घार्हान्नृपं तथा ॥ २.३९.४१ ॥
O Yudhiṣṭhira, a teacher, an officiating priest, a kinsman, a graduate of Vedic study, a dear friend, and a king — these they call worthy of the six offerings of honor.
2.39.42
एतानर्घ्यानभिगतानाहुः संवत्सरोषितान् ।
त इमे कालपूगस्य महतोऽस्मानुपागताः ॥ २.३९.४२ ॥
Those who arrive and have stayed a full year, they call worthy of the offering. These guests have come to us after a very long span of time.
2.39.43
एषामेकैकशो राजन्नर्घ आनीयतामिति ।
अथ तैषां वरिष्ठाय समर्थायोपनीयताम् ॥ २.३९.४३ ॥
O king, let an offering of honour be brought for each of them one by one; then let it be presented to the foremost and most worthy among them.
2.39.44
कस्मै भवान्मन्यतेऽर्घमेकस्मै कुरुनन्दन ।
उपनीयमानं युक्तं च तन्मे ब्रूहि पितामह ॥ २.३९.४४ ॥
To whom, O delight of the Kurus, do you consider this offering of honour to be given? Tell me what is proper to be presented, O grandsire.
2.39.45
ततो भीष्मः शान्तनवो बुद्ध्या निश्चित्य वीर्यवान् ।
वार्ष्णेयं मन्यते कृष्णमर्हणीयतमं भुवि ॥ २.३९.४५ ॥
Then Bhīṣma, the son of Śantanu, the mighty one, having decided by his judgment, considers Kṛṣṇa, the descendant of Vṛṣṇi, to be the most worthy of honour on earth.
2.39.46
एष ह्येषां समस्तानां तेजोबलपराक्रमैः ।
मध्ये तपन्निवाभाति ज्योतिषामिव भास्करः ॥ २.३९.४६ ॥
This one, in the midst of all of them, shines with splendour, strength and valour, like the blazing sun amid the lights.
2.39.47
असूर्यमिव सूर्येण निर्वातमिव वायुना ।
भासितं ह्लादितं चैव कृष्णेनेदं सदो हि नः ॥ २.३९.४७ ॥
As a place without the sun is lit by the sun, and a windless place is gladdened by the wind, so this assembly of ours has been illumined and gladdened by Kṛṣṇa.
2.39.48
तस्मै भीष्माभ्यनुज्ञातः सहदेवः प्रतापवान् ।
उपजह्रेऽथ विधिवद्वार्ष्णेयायार्घ्यमुत्तमम् ॥ २.३९.४८ ॥
Permitted by Bhīṣma, the mighty Sahadeva then duly presented the excellent offering of honour to the descendant of Vṛṣṇi.
2.39.49
गामर्घ्यं मधुपर्कं च ह्यानीयोपाहरत्तदा ।
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे राजन्निदमासीत्तदाऽद्भुतम् ॥ २.३९.४९ ॥
Bringing a cow, the water offering of honour and the madhuparka, he presented them then. O king, in the meantime this wonderful thing occurred.
2.39.50
तां दृष्ट्वा क्षत्रियाः सर्वे पूजां कृष्णस्य भूयसीम् ।
सम्प्रेक्ष्यान्योन्यमासीना हृदयैस्तामधारयन् ॥ २.३९.५० ॥
Seeing that, all the kshatriyas, looking at one another as they sat, took that great honour paid to Kṛṣṇa into their hearts.
2.39.51
प्रतिजग्राह तां कृष्णः शास्त्रदृष्टेन कर्मणा ।
शिशुपालस्तु तां पूजां वासुदेवे न चक्षमे ॥ २.३९.५१ ॥
Kṛṣṇa accepted it according to the rite prescribed by scripture; but Śiśupāla could not endure that honour paid to Vāsudeva.
2.39.52
उपालभ्य स भीष्मं च धर्मराजं च संसदि ।
अवाक्षिपद्वासुदेवं चेदिराजो महाबलः ॥ २.३९.५२ ॥
Reproaching Bhīṣma and King Dharma in the assembly, the mighty Cedi king reviled Vāsudeva.
2.39.53
तेषामाकारभावज्ञः सहदेवो न चक्षमे ।
मानिनां बलिनां राज्ञां पुरुः सन्दर्शिते पदे ॥ २.३९.५३ ॥
Sahadeva, knowing their intent and feeling, could not bear it when his place was pointed out before the proud and mighty kings.
2.39.54
पुष्पवृष्टिर्महत्यासीत्सहदेवस्य मूर्धनि ।
जन्मप्रभृति वृष्णीना सुनीथः शत्रुरब्रवीत् ॥ २.३९.५४ ॥
A great shower of flowers fell upon Sahadeva's head; then Sunītha, the enemy of the Vṛṣṇis from birth, spoke.
2.39.55
प्रष्टा वियोनिजो राजा प्रतिवक्ता नदीसुतः ।
प्रतिग्रहीता गोपालः प्रदाता च वियोनिजः ॥ २.३९.५५ ॥
The questioner is the king not born of a womb; the answerer is the son of a river; the receiver of the gift is the cowherd, and the giver too is one not born of a womb.
2.39.56
सदस्या मूकवत्सर्वे आसतेऽत्र किमुच्यते ।
इत्युक्त्वा स विहस्याशु पाण्डुं पुनरब्रवीत् ॥ २.३९.५६ ॥
All the members of the assembly sit here like mutes; what is there to say about this? Having said this, he laughed and quickly spoke again to the son of Pāṇḍu.
2.39.57
अतिपश्यसि वा सर्वान्न वा पश्यसि पाण्डव ।
तिष्ठत्स्वन्येषु पूज्येषु गोपमर्चितवानसि ॥ २.३९.५७ ॥
O son of Pāṇḍu, do you see all, or do you not see? While other worthy ones remain, you have honored the cowherd.
2.39.58
एते चैवोभये तात कार्यस्य तु विनाशके ।
अतिदृष्टिरदृष्टिर्वा तयोः किं त्वं समास्थितः ॥ २.३९.५८ ॥
Dear son, both of these destroy the matter. Over-seeing or non-seeing: which of these two have you taken up?