Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 3.108
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3.108.1
स तु राजा महेष्वासश्चक्रवर्ती महारथः ।
बभूव सर्वलोकस् मनोनयननन्दनः ॥ ३.१०८.१ ॥
That king was a great archer, a universal emperor and a great charioteer, a delight to the minds and eyes of all the worlds.
3.108.2
स शुश्राव महाबाहुः कपिलेन महात्मना ।
पितॄणआं निधनं घोरमप्राप्तिं त्रिदिवस्य च ॥ ३.१०८.२ ॥
The mighty-armed one heard from the great-souled Kapila of the terrible destruction of his ancestors and of their failure to attain heaven.
3.108.3
स राज्यं सचिवे न्यस्य हृदयेन विदूयता ।
जगाम हिमवत्पार्श्वं तपस्तप्तुं नरेश्वरः ॥ ३.१०८.३ ॥
Having entrusted the kingdom to his minister, the lord of men, pained at heart, went to the slopes of the Himālaya to perform penance.
3.108.4
आरिराधयिषुर्गङ्गां तपसा दग्धकिल्विषः ।
सोऽपश्यत नर्रेष्ठ हिमवन्तं नगोत्तमम् ॥ ३.१०८.४ ॥
Desiring to propitiate the Gaṅgā, his sins burnt away by penance, he beheld the Himālaya, best of mountains — O best of men.
3.108.5
शृङ्गैर्बहुविधाकारैर्धातुमद्भिरलंकृतम् ।
पवनालम्बिभिर्मेघैः परिपिक्तं समन्ततः ॥ ३.१०८.५ ॥
Adorned with peaks of many shapes, rich in minerals, and sprinkled all around by clouds hanging upon the wind.
3.108.6
नदीकुञ्जनितम्बैश्च सोदकैरुपशोभितम् ।
गुहाकन्दरसंलीनसिंहव्याघ्रनिषेवितम् ॥ ३.१०८.६ ॥
Beautified by river-thickets, slopes and waters, and frequented by lions and tigers lurking in caves and ravines.
3.108.7
शकुनैश्च विचित्राङ्गैः कूजद्भिर्विविधा गिरः ।
भृङ्गराजैस्तथा हंसैर्दात्यूहैर्जलकुक्कुटैः ॥ ३.१०८.७ ॥
Birds of variegated bodies cry out in many kinds of calls; there are bhṛṅgarāja birds, swans, dātyūhas and water-fowl.
3.108.8
मयूरैः शतपत्रैश्च जीवंजीवककोकिलैः ।
चकोरैरसितापाङ्गैस्तथा पुत्रप्रियैरपि ॥ ३.१०८.८ ॥
Peacocks, hundred-feathered birds, jīvaṃjīvaka and kokila birds, cakoras, birds with dark-edged eyes, and the 'son-loving' birds are there too.
3.108.9
जलस्थानेषु रम्येषु पद्मिनीभिश्च संकुलम् ।
सारसानां च मधुरैर्व्याहृतैः समलंकृतम् ॥ ३.१०८.९ ॥
In lovely watery places, it is crowded with lotus-ponds and adorned with the sweet calls of sārasa cranes.
3.108.10
किन्नरैरप्सरोभिश्च निषेवितशिलातलम् ।
दिग्वारणविषाणाग्रैः समन्ताद्धृष्टपादपम् ॥ ३.१०८.१० ॥
Kinnaras and apsarases frequent its rocky surfaces; on all sides the trees are rubbed by the tips of the tusks of the world-elephants.
3.108.11
विद्याधरानुचरितं नानारत्नसमाकुलम् ।
विषोल्वणैर्भुजङ्गैश्च दीप्ताजिह्वैर्निषेवितम् ॥ ३.१०८.११ ॥
It is frequented by Vidyādharas and full of many jewels, and it is also frequented by serpents, fierce with poison and with blazing tongues.
3.108.12
क्वचित्कनकसंकाशं क्वचिद्रजतसंनिभम् ।
क्वचिदञ्जनपुञ्जाभं हिमवनतमुपागमत् ॥ ३.१०८.१२ ॥
Here it shines like gold, there like silver, elsewhere with the sheen of a heap of collyrium; thus he came to the Himavat.
3.108.13
स तु तत्रनरश्रेष्ठस्तपो घोरं समाश्रितः ।
फलमूलाम्बुसंभक्षः सहस्रपरिवत्सरान् ॥ ३.१०८.१३ ॥
There that best of men undertook a terrible austerity, living on fruits, roots and water for a thousand years.
3.108.14
संवत्सरसहस्रे तु गते दिव्ये महानदी ।
दर्शयामास तं गङ्गा तदा मूर्तिमती स्वयम् ॥ ३.१०८.१४ ॥
When a thousand divine years had passed, the great river Gaṅgā herself, embodied, appeared to him.
3.108.15
किमिच्छसि महाराज म्तः किंच ददानि ते ।
तद्ब्रवीहि नरश्रेष्ठ करिष्यामि वचस्तव ॥ ३.१०८.१५ ॥
What do you desire, great king? What shall I give you? Tell me that, best of men, and I will do what you say.
3.108.16
एवमुक्तः प्रत्युवाच राजा हैमवतीं नदीम् ।
तदा भगीरथो राजन्प्रणिपत्य कृताञ्जलिः।
पितामहा मे वरदे कपिलेन महानदि ॥ ३.१०८.१६ ॥
Thus addressed, King Bhagīratha answered the river born of the Himālaya. O king, Bhagīratha bowed, folded his hands and said: O giver of boons, O great river, my forefathers were destroyed by Kapila.
3.108.17
अन्वेषमाणास्तुरगं नीता वैवस्वतक्षयम् ।
षष्टिस्तानि सहस्राणि सागराणां महात्मनाम् ॥ ३.१०८.१७ ॥
Searching for the horse, the sixty thousand sons of the great-souled Sagara were led to the realm of Vaivasvata.
3.108.18
कपिलं देवमासाद्य क्षणेन निधनं गताः ।
तेषामेवं विनष्टानां स्वर्गे वासो न विद्यते ॥ ३.१०८.१८ ॥
Reaching the god Kapila, they met death in an instant; for those who were destroyed in this way there is no dwelling in heaven.
3.108.19
यावत्तानि शरीराणि त्वं जलैर्नाभिषिञ्चसि ।
तावत्तेषां गतिर्नास्ति सागराणां महानदि ॥ ३.१०८.१९ ॥
As long as you do not sprinkle those bodies with water, there is no passage for them, O great river.
3.108.20
स्वर्गं नय महाभागे मत्पितॄन्सगरात्मजान् ।
तेषामर्थेऽभियाचामि त्वामहं वै महानदि ॥ ३.१०८.२० ॥
Lead my forefathers, the sons of Sagara, to heaven, O greatly fortunate one. For their sake I beseech you, O great river.
3.108.21
एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचो राज्ञो गङ्गा लोकनमस्कृता ।
भगीरथमिदं वाक्यं सुप्रीता समभाषत ॥ ३.१०८.२१ ॥
Having heard the king's words, Gaṅgā, revered by the worlds, greatly pleased, spoke these words to Bhagīratha.
3.108.22
करिष्यामि माहाराज वचस्ते नात्र संशयः ।
वेगं तु मम दुर्धार्यं पतन्त्या गगनाच्च्युतम् ॥ ३.१०८.२२ ॥
"O great king, I shall do your bidding; there is no doubt of it. But my force, unbearable, as I fall from the sky…
3.108.23
न शक्तस्त्रिषु लोकेषु कश्चिद्धारयितुं नृप ।
अन्यत्र विबुधश्रेष्ठान्नीलकण्ठान्महेश्वरात् ॥ ३.१०८.२३ ॥
O king, no one in the three worlds is able to hold it, except Maheśvara, the best of gods, the blue-throated one.
3.108.24
तं तोषय रमहाबाहो तपसा वरदं हरम् ।
स तु मां प्रच्युतां देवः शिरसा धारयिष्यति ॥ ३.१०८.२४ ॥
O mighty-armed one, please Hara, the giver of boons, by austerity. That god will hold me on his head as I fall.
3.108.25
स करिष्यति ते रकामं पितॄणां हितकाम्यया ।
तपसाऽऽराधितः शंभुर्भगर्वाँल्लोकभावनः ॥ ३.१०८.२५ ॥
Śambhu, the blessed lord who sustains the worlds, propitiated by penance, will fulfil your desire out of wish for the welfare of the ancestors.
3.108.26
एतच्छ्रुत्वा ततो राजन्महाराजो भगीरथः ।
कैलासं पर्वतं गत्वा तोषयामास शंकरम् ॥ ३.१०८.२६ ॥
Having heard this, O king, the great king Bhagīratha went to the mountain Kailāsa and pleased Śaṅkara.
3.108.27
ततस्तेन समागम्य कालयोगेन केनचित् ।
गह्गावतरणं राजन्नयाचत महीपतिः ॥ ३.१०८.२७ ॥
Then, having met him by some course of time, O king, the lord of the earth asked for the descent of the Ganges.
3.108.28
अगृह्णाच्च वरं तस्माद्गङ्गाया धारणे नृप ।
स्वर्गे वासं समुद्दिश् पितॄणां स नरोत्तमः ॥ ३.१०८.२८ ॥
And he received from him a boon for bearing the Ganges, O king, that best of men, intending a dwelling in heaven for the ancestors.