Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 3.102
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3.102.1
तव प्रसादाद्वर्धन्ते प्रजाः सर्वाश्चतुर्विधाः ।
ता भाविता भावयनति हव्यकव्यैर्दिवौकसः ॥ ३.१०२.१ ॥
By your grace all creatures of the four kinds flourish; nourished, they in turn nourish the dwellers of heaven with oblations and offerings.
3.102.2
लोका ह्येवं विवर्धन्ते ह्यन्योन्यं समुपाश्रिताः ।
त्वत्प्रसादान्निरुद्विग्नास्त्वयैव परिरक्षिताः ॥ ३.१०२.२ ॥
Thus the worlds grow, each leaning upon the others; by your grace they are free from fear, and by you alone they are protected.
3.102.3
इदं च समनुप्राप्तं लोकानां भयमुत्तमम् ।
न च जानीम केनेति रात्रौ वध्यन्ति ब्राह्मणाः ॥ ३.१०२.३ ॥
This supreme danger has befallen the worlds, and we do not know by whom the brahmins are being slain at night.
3.102.4
क्षीणेषु च ब्राह्मणेषु पृथिवी क्षयमेष्यति ।
तत पृथिव्यां क्षीणायां त्रिदिवं क्षयमेष्यति ॥ ३.१०२.४ ॥
When the brahmins are diminished, the earth will come to ruin; and when the earth is ruined, the triple heaven will come to ruin.
3.102.5
त्वत्प्रसादान्महाबाहो लोकाः सर्वे जगत्पते ।
विनाशं नाधिगच्छेयुस्त्वया वै परिरक्षिताः ॥ ३.१०२.५ ॥
O mighty-armed lord of the universe, by your grace may all the worlds not meet destruction, for by you alone they are protected.
3.102.6
विदितं मे सुराः सर्वं प्रजानां क्षयकारणम् ।
भवतां चापि वक्ष्यामि शृणुध्वं विगतज्वराः ॥ ३.१०२.६ ॥
O gods, I know the whole cause of the destruction of creatures; I shall tell you as well. Listen, free from anxiety.
3.102.7
कालेया इति विख्याता गणाः परमदारुणाः ।
तैश्च वृत्रं समाश्रित्य जगत्सर्वं प्रमाथितम् ॥ ३.१०२.७ ॥
The hosts renowned as the Kāleyas were exceedingly terrible; relying on Vṛtra, they tormented the whole world.
3.102.8
ते वृत्रं निहतं दृष्ट्वा सहस्राक्षेण धीमता ।
जीवितं परिरक्षन्तः प्रविष्टा वरुणालयम् ॥ ३.१०२.८ ॥
Seeing Vṛtra slain by the wise thousand-eyed one, they, guarding their lives, entered the abode of Varuṇa.
3.102.9
ते प्रविश्योदधिं घोरं नक्रग्राहसमाकुलम् ।
उत्सादार्थं लोकानां रात्रौ घ्नन्ति ऋषीनिह ॥ ३.१०२.९ ॥
Having entered the terrible ocean full of crocodiles and sharks, they slay the sages here at night, for the destruction of the worlds.
3.102.10
न तु शक्याः क्षयं नेतुं समुद्राश्रयिणो हि ते ।
समुद्रस्य क्षये बुद्धिर्भवद्भिः संप्रधार्यताम् ॥ ३.१०२.१० ॥
But they, dwelling in the ocean, cannot be brought to destruction. Let your minds be resolved upon the destruction of the ocean.
3.102.11
एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचो देवा विष्णुना समुदीरितम् ।
विष्णुमेव पुरस्कृत्यब्रह्माणं समुपस्थिताः ॥ ३.१०२.११ ॥
Having heard these words spoken by Viṣṇu, the gods, with Viṣṇu placed before them, approached Brahmā.
3.102.12
ततस्ते प्रणता भूत्वा तमेवार्धं न्यवेदयन् ।
सर्वलोकविनाशार्थं कालेया कृतनिश्चयाः ॥ ३.१०२.१२ ॥
Then, bowing low, they reported to him that the Kāleyas had resolved upon the destruction of all the worlds.
3.102.13
एषां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा पद्मयोनिः सनातनः ।
उवाच परमप्रीतस्त्रिदशानर्थवद्वचः ॥ ३.१०२.१३ ॥
Hearing their words, the eternal lotus-born one, greatly pleased, spoke meaningful words to the gods.
3.102.14
विदितं मे सुराः सर्वे दानवानां विवेष्टितम् ।
मनुष्यादेश्च निधनं कालेयैः कालचोदितैः ॥ ३.१०२.१४ ॥
O gods, I know the whole scheme of the Dānavas, and the destruction of men and others by the Kālakeyas, impelled by time.
3.102.15
क्षयस्तेपामनुप्राप्तः कालेनोपहताश्च ये ।
उपायं संप्रवक्ष्यामि समुद्रस्य विशोषणे ॥ ३.१०२.१५ ॥
Destruction has come upon those struck down by time. I shall now declare the means of drying up the ocean.
3.102.16
अगस्त्य इतिविग्व्यातो वारुणिः सुसमाहितः ।
तमुपागम्य सहिता इममर्थं प्रयाचत ॥ ३.१०२.१६ ॥
Go together to Agastya, renowned as the son of Varuṇa and wholly composed, and make this request of him.
3.102.17
स हि शक्तो महातेजाः क्षणात्पातुं महोदधिम् ।
अगस्त्येन विना को हि शक्तोऽन्योऽर्णवशोपणे ॥ ३.१०२.१७ ॥
He, of great radiance, is able in an instant to drink up the great ocean. Without Agastya, who else is able to dry up the sea?
3.102.18
अन्यथा हि न शक्यास्ते विना सागरशोपणम् ।
समुद्रे च क्षयं नीते कालेयान्निहनिष्यथ ॥ ३.१०२.१८ ॥
Otherwise, without drying up the ocean, they cannot be overcome; and when the sea is brought to destruction, you will slay the Kālakeyas.
3.102.19
एवं श्रुत्वा वचो देवा ब्रह्मणः परमेष्ठिनः ।
परमेष्ठिनमाज्ञाप्यअगस्त्यस्याश्रमं ययुः ॥ ३.१०२.१९ ॥
Having heard these words of Brahmā, the supreme-abiding one, the gods went to the hermitage of Agastya.
3.102.20
तत्रापश्यन्महात्मानं वारुणिं दीप्ततेजसम् ।
उपास्यमानमृपिभिर्देवैरिव पितामहम् ॥ ३.१०२.२० ॥
There they saw the great-souled son of Varuṇa, blazing with splendour, attended by sages as the grandfather is attended by the gods.
3.102.21
तेऽभिगम्य महात्मानं मैत्रावरुणिमच्युतम् ।
आश्रमश्थं तपोराशिं कर्मभिः स्वैस्तु तुष्टुवुः ॥ ३.१०२.२१ ॥
Approaching the great-souled son of Mitra and Varuṇa, the unfailing one, the mass of asceticism abiding in the hermitage, they praised him with their own deeds.
3.102.22
नहुपेणाभितप्तानां त्वं लोकानां गतिः पुरा ।
भ्रंशितश्च सुरैश्वर्याल्लोकार्थं लोककण्टकः ॥ ३.१०२.२२ ॥
You were formerly the refuge of the worlds afflicted by Nahuṣa; and he, the thorn of the worlds, was cast down from lordship by the gods for the good of the worlds.
3.102.23
क्रोधात्प्रवृद्धस्तरणं भास्करस्य नभोगतः ।
वचस्तवानतिक्रामन्विन्ध्यः शैलो न वर्धते ॥ ३.१०२.२३ ॥
Grown great in anger, the Vindhya mountain rose into the sky and blocked the course of the sun; yet, transgressing your word, it does not grow now.
3.102.24
तमसा चावृतेलोके मृत्युनाऽभ्यर्दिताः प्रजाः ।
त्वामेव नाथमासाद्य निर्वृतिं परमां गताः ॥ ३.१०२.२४ ॥
When the world was covered with darkness and the creatures were oppressed by death, having found you alone as lord, they attained supreme peace.
3.102.25
अस्माकं भयभीतानां नित्यशो भगवान्गतिः ।
ततस्त्वार्ताः प्रयाचामो वरं त्वां वरदो ह्यसि ॥ ३.१०२.२५ ॥
For us, frightened by fear, the blessed Lord is always the refuge. Therefore, distressed, we beseech you for a boon, for you are the giver of boons.