Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 2.6
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2.6.1
सम्पूज्याथाभ्यनुज्ञातो महर्षेर्वचनात्परम् ।
प्रत्युवाचानुपूर्व्येण धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः ॥ २.६.१ ॥
Having honoured him and received leave at the word of the great sage, the king of dharma Yudhiṣṭhira then replied in due order.
2.6.2
भगवत्याय्यमाहैतं यथावद्धर्मनिश्चयम् ।
यथाशक्ति यथान्यायं क्रियतेऽयं विधिर्मया ॥ २.६.२ ॥
As the venerable one has declared the firm determination of dharma, I speak it rightly; this rite is performed by me according to my ability and according to what is right.
2.6.3
राजभिर्यद्यथा कार्यं पुरा वै तन्न संशयः ।
यथान्यायोपनीतार्थं कृतं हेतुमदर्थवत् ॥ २.६.३ ॥
What is to be done by kings in the former way is beyond doubt; what was done for the purpose brought about rightly was reasoned and meaningful.
2.6.4
वयं तु सत्पथं तेषां यातुमिच्छामहे प्रभो ।
न तु शक्यं तथा गन्तुं यथा तैर्नियतात्मभिः ॥ २.६.४ ॥
Lord, we wish to follow their righteous path; but to walk as those self-restrained ones walked is not possible for us.
2.6.5
एकमुक्त्वा स धर्मात्मा वाक्यं तदभिपूज्य च ।
तं तु विश्रान्तमासीनं देवर्षिममितद्युतिम्
मुहूर्तात्प्राप्तकालं च दृष्ट्वा लोकचरं मुनिम् ॥ २.६.५ ॥
Having said this much and honoured those words, the righteous one, seeing that the moment was timely, looked upon the divine sage of immeasurable brilliance seated at rest, and the wandering sage.
2.6.6
नादरदं सुस्थमासीनमुपासीनो युधिष्ठिरः ।
अपृच्छत्पाण्डवस्तत्र राजमध्ये माहद्युतिः ॥ २.६.६ ॥
Yudhiṣṭhira, the great-radiant Pāṇḍava sitting near him in the midst of kings, not showing regard but comfortably seated there, asked his question.
2.6.7
भवात्सञ्चरते लोकान्सदा नानाविधान्बहून् ।
ब्रह्मणा निर्मितान्पूर्वं प्रेक्षमाणो मनोजवः। ॥ २.६.७ ॥
From Bhava he wanders always through the many and varied worlds created of old by Brahmā, beholding them swift as thought.
2.6.8
ईदृशी भविता काचिद्दृष्टपूर्वा सभा क्वचित् ।
इतो वा श्रेयसी ब्रह्मंस्तन्ममाचक्ष्व पृच्छतः ॥ २.६.८ ॥
Has any assembly hall like this, or one more excellent than it, ever been seen anywhere before? O Brahmin, tell me of it, as I ask.
2.6.9
वैशम्पायन उवाच ।
तच्छ्रुत्वा नारदस्तस्य धर्मराजस्य भाषितम्।
पाण्डवं प्रत्युवाचेदं स्मयन्मधुरया गिरा ॥ २.६.९ ॥
Having heard that speech of the king of dharma, Nārada smiled and spoke these words to the Pāṇḍava in a sweet voice.
2.6.10
मानुषेषु न मे तात दृष्टपूर्वा न च श्रुता ।
सभा मणिमयी राजन्यथेयं तव भारत ॥ २.६.१० ॥
Dear one, among humans I have never before seen or heard of a jewelled assembly hall like this of yours, O king, O Bhārata.
2.6.11
सभां तु पितृराजस्य वरुणस्य च धीमतः ।
कथयिष्ये तथेन्द्रस्य कैलासनिलयस्य च ॥ २.६.११ ॥
I shall describe the assembly hall of Yama, king of the ancestors, of the wise Varuṇa, and likewise of Indra who dwells on Kailāsa.
2.6.12
ब्रह्मणश्च सभां दिव्यां कथयिष्ये गतक्लमाम् ।
दिव्यादिव्यैरभिप्रायैरुपेतां विश्वरूपिणीम् ॥ २.६.१२ ॥
I shall also describe the divine assembly hall of Brahmā, free from weariness, endowed with divine designs more divine still, and of all forms.
2.6.13
देवैः पितृगणैः साध्यैर्यज्वभिर्नियतात्मभिः ।
जुष्टां मुनिगणैः शान्तैर्वेदयज्ञैः सदक्षिणैः
यदि ते श्रवणे बुद्धिर्वर्तते भरतर्षभ ॥ २.६.१३ ॥
Served by the gods, the groups of ancestors, the Sādhyas, the sacrificers, the self-controlled groups of sages, the calm seers, with Vedic sacrifices and sacrificial fees. O bull of the Bharatas, if your mind is set on hearing it.
2.6.14
नारदेनैवमुक्तस्तु धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः ।
प्राञ्जलिर्भ्रातृभिः सार्धं तैश्च सर्वैर्द्विजोत्तमैः ॥ २.६.१४ ॥
When Nārada had spoken thus, King Yudhiṣṭhira, the lord of dharma, with his brothers and with all those best of twice-born, sat with palms joined.
2.6.15
नारदं प्रत्यवाचेदं धर्मराजो महामनाः ।
सभाः कथय ताः सर्वाः श्रोतुमिच्छामहे वयम् ॥ २.६.१५ ॥
To Nārada the great-minded lord of dharma then spoke: "Describe all those assemblies; we wish to hear them."
2.6.16
किन्द्रव्यास्ताः सभा ब्रह्मन्किंविस्ताराः किमायताः ।
पितामहं च के तस्यां सभायां पर्युपासते ॥ २.६.१६ ॥
O brahmin, of what material are those assemblies made, how broad and how long are they? And who attend upon the grandfather in that assembly?
2.6.17
वासवं देवराजं च यमं वैवस्वतं च के ।
वरुणं च कुबेरं च सभायां पर्युपासते ॥ २.६.१७ ॥
And who in that assembly attend upon Vāsava, king of the gods (Indra), upon Yama the son of Vivasvat, and upon Varuṇa and Kubera?
2.6.18
एतत्सर्वं यथान्यायं ब्रह्मर्षे वदतस्तव ।
श्रोतुमिच्छाम सहिताः परं कौतूहलं हि नः ॥ २.६.१८ ॥
O sage among brahmins, speak all of this duly; we wish to hear it together, for our curiosity is very great.
2.6.19
एवमुक्तः पाण्डवेन नारदः प्रत्यभाषत ।
क्रमेण राजन्दिव्यास्ताः श्रूयन्तामिह नः सभाः ॥ २.६.१९ ॥
Thus addressed by the Pāṇḍava, Nārada replied: "O king, listen to those divine assemblies here, in order."