Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 3.114
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3.114.1
रक्षांसि चैतानि चरन्ति पुत्र ।
रूपेण तेनाद्भुतदर्शनेन।
अतुल्यवीर्याण्यभिरूपवन्ति ।
विघ्रं सदा तपसश्चिन्तयन्ति ॥ ३.११४.१ ॥
Son, these rākṣasas roam about with a wondrous appearance. Of incomparable valour and beautiful form, they always plot to obstruct asceticism.
3.114.2
सुरूपरूपाणि च तानि तात ।
प्रलोभयन्ते विविधैरुपायैः।
सुखाच्च लोकाच्च निपातयन्ति ।
तान्युग्ररूपाणि मुनीन्वनेषु ॥ ३.११४.२ ॥
Dear child, those of beautiful forms tempt with many devices. Those of fierce form cast sages in the forests down from happiness and from the world.
3.114.3
न तानि सेवेत मुनिर्यतात्मा ।
सतां लोकान्प्रार्थयानः कथंचित्।
कृत्वा विघ्रनं तापसानां रमन्ते ।
पापाचारास्तापसस्तान्न पश्येत् ॥ ३.११४.३ ॥
The self-controlled sage should not serve them, desiring in any way the worlds of the good. Sinful in conduct, they delight in creating obstruction for ascetics; the ascetic should not look upon them.
3.114.4
असज्जनेनाचरितानि पुत्र ।
पानान्यपेयानि मधूनि तानि।
माल्यानि चैतानि न वै मुनीनां ।
स्मृतानि चित्रोज्ज्वलगन्धवन्ति ॥ ३.११४.४ ॥
Son, those undrinkable drinks and honeyed liquors practised by the wicked, and these garlands and bright, richly scented things, are indeed not remembered as belonging to sages.
3.114.5
रक्षांसि तानीति निवार्य पुत्रं ।
विभाण्डकस्तां मृगयांबभूव।
नासादयामास यदा त्र्यहेण ।
तदा स पर्याववृते श्रमाय ॥ ३.११४.५ ॥
Saying 'they are rākṣasas', Vibhāṇḍaka restrained his son and set out to search for them. When he could not find them even in three days, he turned back, overcome with weariness.
3.114.6
यदा पुन काश्यपो वै जगाम ।
फलान्याहर्तुं विधिनाश्रमेऽसौ।
तदा पुनर्लोभयितुं जगाम ।
सा वेशायोषा मुनिमृश्यशृह्गम् ॥ ३.११४.६ ॥
When Kāśyapa again went away from the hermitage, as is proper, to fetch fruits, then that courtesan woman went again to entice the sage Ṛṣyaśṛṅga.
3.114.7
दृष्ट्वैव तामृश्यशृङ्गः प्रहृष्टः ।
संभ्रान्तरूपोऽभ्यपतत्तदानीम्।
प्रोवाच चैनां भवतः श्रमाय ।
गच्छाव यावन्न पिता ममैति ॥ ३.११४.७ ॥
Seeing her, Ṛṣyaśṛṅga was delighted; in agitation he rushed at once toward her. He said to her: 'Let us go, so that you may rest, until my father comes.'
3.114.8
ततो राजन्काश्यपस्यैकपुत्रं ।
प्रवेश्य वेगेन विमुच्य नावम्।
प्रलोभयन्त्यो विविधैरुपायै-
राजग्मुरङ्गाधिपतेः समीपम् ॥ ३.११४.८ ॥
Then, O king, having swiftly placed Kāśyapa's only son in the boat and released it, they came enticing him with various devices into the presence of the lord of Aṅga.
3.114.9
संस्थाप्यतामाश्रमदर्शने तु ।
संतारितां नावमथातिशुभ्राम्।
तीरादुपादाय तथैव चक्रे ।
राजाश्रमं नाम वनं विचित्रम् ॥ ३.११४.९ ॥
Let the boat be stationed so as to show the hermitage. Taking the very bright boat from the shore, in the same way they named that wondrous forest 'Rājāśrama'.
3.114.10
अन्तःपुरे तं तु निवेश्य राजा ।
विभाण्डकस्यात्मजमेकपुत्रम्।
ददर्श मेघैः सहसा प्रवृष्ट-
मापूर्यणाणं च जगज्जलेन ॥ ३.११४.१० ॥
The king lodged Vibhāṇḍaka's only son in the women's quarters, and saw the rain suddenly pour down from the clouds, the whole world filled with water.
3.114.11
स रोमपाद परिपूर्णकामः ।
सुतां ददावृश्यशृङ्गाय शान्ताम्।
क्रोधप्रतीकारकरं च चक्रे ।
गोभिश्च मार्गेष्वभिकर्षणं च ॥ ३.११४.११ ॥
Romapāda, whose desires were fully satisfied, gave his daughter Śāntā to Ṛṣyaśṛṅga. He made a remedy for anger, and arranged for him to be drawn near along the roads by means of cattle.
3.114.12
विभाण्डकस्याव्रजतः स राजा ।
पशून्प्रभूतान्पशुपांश्च वीरान्।
समादिशत्पुत्रगृद्धी महर्षि-
र्विभाण्डकः परिपृच्छेद्यदा वः ॥ ३.११४.१२ ॥
As Vibhāṇḍaka was approaching, the king commanded many cattle and heroic herdsmen. When the great sage Vibhāṇḍaka, eager for a son, asks you...
3.114.13
स क्तव्यः प्राञ्जलिभिर्भवद्भिः ।
पुत्रस्य ते पशवः कर्षणं च।
किं ते प्रियं वै क्रियतां महर्षे ।
दासाः स्म सर्वे तव वाचि बद्धाः ॥ ३.११४.१३ ॥
You should say to him, with folded hands: 'Your son's cattle and ploughing are yours. O great sage, what dear thing shall be done for you? We are all servants bound by your word.'
3.114.14
अथोपायात्स मुनिश्चण्डकोपः ।
स्वमाश्रमं मूलफलं गृहीत्वा।
अन्वेषमाणश्च न तत्र पुत्रं ।
ददर्श चुक्रोध ततो भृशं सः ॥ ३.११४.१४ ॥
Then that sage of fierce anger came back to his own hermitage, having taken roots and fruits. Searching there and not finding his son, he grew exceedingly angry.
3.114.15
ततः स कोपेन विदीर्यमाण ।
आशङ्कमानो नृपतेर्विधानम्।
जगाम चम्पां प्रतिधक्ष्यमाण-
स्तमङ्गराजं सपुरं सराष्ट्रम् ॥ ३.११४.१५ ॥
Then he, torn asunder by anger, suspecting some scheme of the king, went to Campā, resolved to burn in return the king of Aṅga together with his city and realm.
3.114.16
स वै श्रान्तः क्षुधितः काश्यपस्ता-
न्घोषान्समासादितवान्समृद्धान्।
गोपैश्च तैर्विधिवत्पूज्यमानो ।
राजेव तां रात्रिमुवास तत्र ॥ ३.११४.१६ ॥
Weary and hungry, the son of Kaśyapa reached those prosperous cowpens. The cowherds honored him according to rule, and he stayed there that night like a king.
3.114.17
अवाप्य सत्कारमतीव हृष्टः ।
प्रोवाच कस्य प्रथिताः स्थ गोपाः।
ऊचुस्ततस्तेऽभ्युपगम्य सर्वे ।
धनं तवेदं विहितं सुतस्य ॥ ३.११४.१७ ॥
Greatly delighted at receiving honor, he asked, "Cowherds, whose famous servants are you?" Then they all came forward and said, "This wealth has been set aside for your son."
3.114.18
देशेषु देशेषु स पूज्यमान-
स्तांश्चैव शृण्वन्मधुरान्प्रलापान्।
प्रशान्तभूयिष्ठरजाः प्रहृष्टः ।
समाससादाङ्गपतिं पुरस्थम् ॥ ३.११४.१८ ॥
Honored in region after region, hearing their sweet talk, his dust of passion mostly calmed, he joyfully reached the lord of Aṅga in the city.
3.114.19
स पूजितस्तेन नरर्षभेण ।
ददर्श पुत्रं दिवि देवं यथेन्द्रम्।
शान्तां स्नुषां चैव ददर्श तत्र ।
सौदामनीमुच्चरन्तीं यथैव ॥ ३.११४.१९ ॥
Honored by that bull among men, he saw his son, who looked like Indra, the god in heaven; and there he also saw his calm daughter-in-law, like lightning rising upward.
3.114.20
ग्रामां श्च घोषांश्च सुतस्य दृष्ट्वा ।
शान्तां च शान्तोऽस्य परः स कोपः।
चकार तस्यैव परं प्रसादं ।
विभाण्डको भूमिपतेर्नरेद्र ॥ ३.११४.२० ॥
Seeing his son's villages and cowpens, and seeing his calmed daughter-in-law, his great anger was calmed. O lord of men, Vibhāṇḍaka showed great favor to that lord of the earth.
3.114.21
स तत्रनिक्षिप्य सुतं महर्षि-
रुवाच सूर्याग्निसमप्रभावः।
जाते च पुत्रे वनमेवाव्रजेथा ।
राज्ञः प्रियाण्यस्य सर्वाणि कृत्वा ॥ ३.११४.२१ ॥
Having placed the son there, the great sage, whose power was like the sun and fire, said: "When a son is born, you should return to the forest, having done all that is dear to the king."
3.114.22
स तद्वचः कृतवानृश्यशृङ्गो ।
ययौ च यत्रास्य पिता बभूव।
शान्ता चैनं पर्यचरन्नरेन्द्र ।
स्वे रोहिणी सोममिवानुकूला ॥ ३.११४.२२ ॥
Ṛśyaśṛṅga did as he had been told and went to where his father was. O lord of men, Śāntā too attended him, devoted as Rohiṇī is to the moon.
3.114.23
अरुन्धती वा सुभगा वसिष्ठं ।
लोपामुद्रा वा यथा ह्यगस्त्यम्।
नलस्य वै दमयन्ती यथा भू ।
द्यथा शची वज्रधरस्य चैव ॥ ३.११४.२३ ॥
As fortunate Arundhatī was to Vasiṣṭha, or Lopāmudrā to Agastya, as Damayantī was to Nala, and Śacī to Indra, the wielder of the thunderbolt.
3.114.24
प्रीत्या युक्ता पर्यचरन्नरेन्द्र ॥ ३.११४.२४ ॥
Joined with affection, she attended him, O lord of men.
3.114.25
तस्याश्रमः पुण्य एषोऽवभाति ।
महाह्रदं शोभयन्पुण्यकीर्तिः।
अत्रस्नातः कृतकृत्यो विशुद्ध-
स्तीर्थान्यन्यान्यनुसंयाहि राजन् ॥ ३.११४.२५ ॥
Her sacred hermitage appears here, adorning this great lake of holy fame. Having bathed here, accomplished and purified, O king, go on to the other sacred fords.