Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 3.107
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3.107.1
तेतं दृष्ट्वा हयं राजन्संप्रहृष्टतनूरुहाः ।
अनादृत् महात्मानं कपिलं कालचोदिताः ॥ ३.१०७.१ ॥
O king, seeing that horse, their hair thrilled with delight, impelled by fate, they went forward disregarding the great-souled Kapila.
3.107.2
संफुद्धाः संप्रधावन्त वाजिग्रहणकाङ्क्षिणः ।
ततः क्रुद्धो महाराज कपिलो मुनिसत्तमः ॥ ३.१०७.२ ॥
Agitated, desiring to seize the horse, they rushed forward. Then, O great king, Kapila, best of sages, was enraged.
3.107.3
वासुदेवेति यं प्राहुः कपिलं मुनिपुङ्गवम् ।
स चक्षुर्विकतं कृत्वा तेजस्तेषु समुत्सृजन् ॥ ३.१०७.३ ॥
Kapila, the bull among sages whom they call Vāsudeva, distorting his eyes, released his fiery energy upon them.
3.107.4
ददाह सुमहातेजा मन्दबुद्धीन्स सागरान् ।
षष्टिं रतानि सहस्राणि युगपन्मुनिसत्तमः ॥ ३.१०७.४ ॥
That very splendid best of sages burned sixty thousand dull-witted sons of Sagara all at once.
3.107.5
तान्दृष्ट्वा भस्मसाद्भूतान्नारदः सुमहातपाः ।
सगरान्तिकमागत्य तच्च तस्मै न्यवेदयत् ॥ ३.१०७.५ ॥
Seeing them reduced to ashes, the great ascetic Nārada came to Sagara's presence and reported it all to him.
3.107.6
स तच्छ्रुत्वा वचो घोरं राजा मुनिमुखोद्गतम् ।
महूर्तं विमना भूत्वा स्थाणोर्वाक्यमचिन्तयत् ॥ ३.१०७.६ ॥
Hearing that dreadful word uttered from the sage's mouth, the king grew downcast for a moment and pondered the words of Sthāṇu (Śiva).
3.107.7
स पुत्रनिधनोत्थेन दुःखेन समभिप्लुतः ।
आत्मानमात्मनाऽऽश्वास्य हयमेवान्वचिन्तयत् ॥ ३.१०७.७ ॥
Overwhelmed by grief born of the destruction of his sons, he consoled himself and thought only of the horse.
3.107.8
अशुमन्तं समाहूय असमञ्जसुतं तदा ।
पौत्रं भरतशार्दूल इदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥ ३.१०७.८ ॥
Then the tiger among the Bharatas, summoning Aṃśumat, the son of Asamañjas and his own grandson, spoke these words.
3.107.9
षष्टिस्तात सहस्राणि पुत्राणाममितौजसाम् ।
कापिलं तेज आसाद्य मत्कृतेनिधनं गताः ॥ ३.१०७.९ ॥
Dear child, the sixty thousand sons of immeasurable power, because of me, encountered the fiery splendor of Kapila and went to destruction.
3.107.10
तव चापि पिता तात परित्यक्तो मयाऽनघ ।
धर्मं संरक्षमाणेन पौराणां हितमिच्छता ॥ ३.१०७.१० ॥
Dear child, sinless one, I also abandoned your own father, while protecting dharma and desiring the welfare of the citizens.
3.107.11
किमर्थं राजशार्दूलः सगरः पुत्रमात्मजम् ।
त्यक्तवान्दुस्त्यजं वीरं तन्मे ब्रूहि तपोधन ॥ ३.१०७.११ ॥
Tell me, ascetic, why did Sagara, tiger among kings, abandon his own heroic son, who was hard to abandon?
3.107.12
असमञ्ज इति ख्यातः सगरस्य सुतो ह्यभूत् ।
यं शैव्या जनयामास पौराणां स हि दारकान् ॥ ३.१०७.१२ ॥
Sagara had a son famed as Asamañja, whom Śaibyā bore; he indeed used to torment the children of the citizens.
3.107.13
क्रीडतः सहसाऽऽसाद्य तत्रतत्र महीपते ।
चूडासु क्रोशतो गृह्यनद्यां चिक्षेप दुर्बलान् ॥ ३.१०७.१३ ॥
O lord of the earth, playing, he suddenly fell upon them here and there, seized the weak children crying out by their topknots, and threw them into the river.
3.107.14
ततः पौराः समाजग्मुर्भयशोकपरिप्लुताः ।
सगरं चाभ्यभाषन्त सर्वे प्राञ्जलयः स्थिताः ॥ ३.१०७.१४ ॥
Then all the citizens, overwhelmed by fear and grief, came together and, standing with folded hands, addressed Sagara.
3.107.15
त्वं नस्त्राता महाराज परचक्रादिभिर्भयात् ।
असमञ्जभयाद्धोरात्ततो नस्त्रातुनर्हसि ॥ ३.१०७.१५ ॥
O great king, you are our protector from the fear of enemy armies and the like, and from the dreadful fear of Asamañja. Therefore you ought to protect us.
3.107.16
पौराणां वचनं श्रुत्वा घोरं नृपतिसत्तमः ।
मुहूर्तं विमना भूत्वासचिवानिदमब्रवीत् ॥ ३.१०७.१६ ॥
Having heard the dreadful words of the citizens, the best of kings, Sagara, grew dejected for a moment and said this to his ministers.
3.107.17
असमञ्ज पुरादद्य सुतो मे विप्रवास्यताम् ।
यदि वो मत्प्रियं कार्यमेतच्छीध्रं विधीयताम् ॥ ३.१०७.१७ ॥
Let my son Asamañja be banished from the city this very day. If you wish to do what is dear to me, let this be carried out quickly.
3.107.18
एवमुक्ता नरेन्द्रेण सचिवास्ते नराधिप ।
यथोक्तं त्वरिताश्चक्रुर्यथाऽऽज्ञापितवान्नृपः ॥ ३.१०७.१८ ॥
O lord of men, thus addressed by the lord of men, the ministers hastily did exactly as the king had commanded.
3.107.19
एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं यथा पुत्रो महात्मना ।
पौराणां हितकामेन सगरेण विवासितः ॥ ३.१०७.१९ ॥
All this has been told to you: how the great-souled Sagara, desiring the welfare of the citizens, banished his son.
3.107.20
अंशुमांस्तु महेष्वासो यदुक्तः सगरेण हि ।
तत्ते सर्वंप्रवक्ष्यामि कीर्त्यमानं निबोध मे ॥ ३.१०७.२० ॥
What Sagara told the great archer Aṃśumān, I will relate to you in full; listen to me as I recount it.
3.107.21
पितुश् तेऽहंत्यागेन पुत्राणां निधनेन च ।
अलाभेन तथाऽश्वस् परितप्यामि पुत्रक ॥ ३.१०७.२१ ॥
My son, I am tormented by having abandoned you, by the death of my sons, and by the loss of the horse.
3.107.22
तस्माद्दुःखाभिसंतप्तं यज्ञविघ्नाच्च मोहितम् ।
हयस्यानयनात्पौत्र नरकान्मां समुद्धर ॥ ३.१०७.२२ ॥
Therefore, tormented by grief and bewildered by the obstruction of the sacrifice, rescue me, grandson, from hell by bringing back the horse.
3.107.23
अंशुमानेवमुक्तस्तु सगरण महात्मना ।
जगाम दुःखात्तं देशं यत्रवै दारिता मही
एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि ।
एवं स सागरो राजन्पूरितोऽगस्त्यदूपितः
जगाम दुःखात्तं देशं यत्रवै दारिता मही ॥ ३.१०७.२३ ॥
Thus addressed by the great-souled Sagara, Aṃśumān went to that sorrowful country where the earth had been split. All this has been told to you, which you ask of me. Thus, O king, that sea, filled and defiled by Agastya, went to that sorrowful country where the earth had been split.
3.107.24
स तु तेनैव मार्गेण समुद्रं प्रविवेश ह ।
अपश्यच्च महात्मानं कपिलं तुरगं च तम् ॥ ३.१०७.२४ ॥
By that very path he entered the ocean, and he saw the great-souled Kapila and the horse.
3.107.25
स दृष्ट्वा तेजसो राशिं पुराणमृपिसत्तमम् ।
प्रणम्य शिरसा भूमौ कार्यमस्मै न्यवेदयत् ॥ ३.१०७.२५ ॥
Seeing that mass of radiance, the ancient best of sages, he bowed with his head to the ground and reported his purpose to him.
3.107.26
ततः प्रीतो महाराज कपिलोंऽशुमतोऽभवत् ।
उवाच चैनं धर्मात्मा वरदोस्मीति भारत ॥ ३.१०७.२६ ॥
Then, O great king, Kapila became pleased with Aṃśumat, and the righteous-souled one said to him, O Bhārata, I am the giver of boons.
3.107.27
स वव्रे तुरगं तत्र प्रथमं यज्ञकारणात् ।
द्वितीयमुदकं वव्रे पितॄणां पावनेच्छया ॥ ३.१०७.२७ ॥
There he first chose the horse for the sake of the sacrifice, and secondly chose water, wishing to purify his ancestors.
3.107.28
तमुवाच महातेजाः कपिलो मुनिपुङ्गवः ।
ददानि तव भद्रं ते यद्यत्प्रार्थयसेऽनघ ॥ ३.१०७.२८ ॥
Kapila, the greatly radiant best of sages, said to him: May good fortune be yours, O sinless one; whatever you ask, I shall give it to you.
3.107.29
त्वयि क्षमा च धर्मश्च सत्यं चापि प्रतिष्ठितम् ।
त्वया कृतार्थः सगरः पुत्रवांश्च त्वया पिता ॥ ३.१०७.२९ ॥
In you forgiveness, righteousness and truth are established; by you Sagara has been fulfilled, and by you the father has become one with sons.
3.107.30
तव चैव प्रभावेन स्वर्गं यास्यन्ति सागराः ।
शलभत्वं गता ये ते मम क्रोधहुताशने ॥ ३.१०७.३० ॥
And by your very power the sons of Sagara shall go to heaven, they who, having fallen into the fire of my wrath, had come to the state of locusts.
3.107.31
पौत्रश्च ते त्रिपथगां त्रिदिवादानयिष्यति ।
पावनार्थं सागराणां तोषयित्वा महेश्वरम् ॥ ३.१०७.३१ ॥
Your grandson will bring the three-pathed Ganges down from heaven, to purify the sons of Sagara, after pleasing the great lord Maheśvara.
3.107.32
हयं नयस्व भद्रं ते याज्ञिं नरपुङ्गव ।
यज्ञः समाप्यतां तात सगरस्य महात्मनः ॥ ३.१०७.३२ ॥
Bull among men, may all go well for you: lead away the horse meant for the sacrifice. Dear one, let the sacrifice of the great-souled Sagara be completed.
3.107.33
अंशुमानेवमुक्तस्तु कपिलेन महात्मना ।
आजगाम हयं गृह्य यज्ञवाटं महात्मनः ॥ ३.१०७.३३ ॥
When the great-souled Kapila had spoken thus, Aṃśumān took the horse and came to the sacrificial enclosure of the great-souled one.
3.107.34
सोभिवाद्य ततः पादौ सगरस्य महात्मनः ।
मूर्ध्नि तनाप्युपाघ्रातस्तस्मै सर्वंनय्वेदयत् ॥ ३.१०७.३४ ॥
He bowed to the feet of the great-souled Sagara, and having been touched on the head and embraced by him, he reported everything to him.
3.107.35
यथा दृष्टं श्रुतं चापि सागराणां क्षयं तथा ।
तं चास्मै हयमाचष्ट यज्ञवाटमुपागतम् ॥ ३.१०७.३५ ॥
Just as he had seen and heard it, he told of the destruction of the sons of Sagara, and he pointed out to him the horse that had come to the sacrificial enclosure.
3.107.36
तच्छ्रुत्वा सगरो राजा पुत्रजं दुःखमत्यजत् ।
अंशुमन्तं च संपूज्यसमापयत तं क्रतुम् ॥ ३.१०७.३६ ॥
Having heard this, King Sagara gave up the grief born of his sons; and having honored Aṃśumān, he completed that sacrifice.
3.107.37
समाप्तयज्ञः सगरो देवैः सर्वैः सभाजितः ।
पुत्रत्वे कल्पयामास समुद्रं वरुणालयम् ॥ ३.१०७.३७ ॥
Having completed the sacrifice and been honoured by all the gods, King Sagara made the ocean, the abode of Varuṇa, his son.
3.107.38
प्रशास्य सुचिरं कालं राज्यं राजीवलोचनः ।
पौत्रे भारं समवेश्य जगाम त्रिदिवं तदा ॥ ३.१०७.३८ ॥
Having ruled the kingdom for a long time, the lotus-eyed king entrusted the burden to his grandson and then went to heaven.
3.107.39
अंशुमानपि धर्मात्मा महीं सागरमेखलाम् ।
प्रशशास महाराज यथैवास् पितामहः ॥ ३.१०७.३९ ॥
Aṃśumān, too, righteous of soul, ruled the earth girdled by the ocean, O great king, just as his grandfather had.
3.107.40
तस्य पुत्रः समभवद्दिलीपो नाम धर्मवित् ।
तस्मिन्राज्यं समाधाय अंशुमानपि संस्थितः ॥ ३.१०७.४० ॥
His son was born, Dilīpa by name, knower of dharma. Having placed the kingdom upon him, Aṃśumān too remained established.
3.107.41
दिलीपस्तु ततः श्रुत्वा पितॄणां निधनं महत् ।
पर्यतप्यत दुःखेन तेषां गतिमचिन्तयत् ॥ ३.१०७.४१ ॥
Then Dilīpa, having heard of the great destruction of his ancestors, was tormented with grief and pondered their fate.
3.107.42
गङ्गावतरणए यत्नं सुमहच्चाकरोन्नृपः ।
न चावतारयामास चेष्टमानो यथाबलम् ॥ ३.१०७.४२ ॥
The king made a very great effort for the descent of the Gaṅgā, yet striving according to his strength, he could not bring her down.
3.107.43
तस् पुत्र समभवच्छ्रीमान्धर्मपराणः ।
भगीरथ इति ख्यातः सत्यवागनसूयकः ॥ ३.१०७.४३ ॥
To him was born a glorious son, devoted to dharma, named Bhagīratha, truthful and free from envy.
3.107.44
अभिषिच्य तु तं राज्येदिलीपो वनमाश्रितः ॥ ३.१०७.४४ ॥
Having anointed him king, Dilīpa retired to the forest.
3.107.45
तपः सिद्धिसमायोगात्स राजा भरतर्षभ ।
वनाज्जगाम त्रिदिवं कालयोगेन भारत ॥ ३.१०७.४५ ॥
Through the union of austerity and attainment, that king, O bull of the Bharatas, went from the forest to heaven in the course of time, O Bhārata.