Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 3.116
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3.116.1
स तत्र तामुषित्वैकां रजनीं पृथिवीपतिः ।
तापसानां परं चक्रे सत्कारं भ्रातृभिः सह ॥ ३.११६.१ ॥
Having stayed there that one night, the lord of the earth, together with his brothers, showed the highest honour to the ascetics.
3.116.2
लोमशस्तस्य तान्सर्वानाचख्यौ तत्र तापसान् ।
भृगूनङ्गिरसश्चैव वसिष्ठानथ काश्यपान् ॥ ३.११६.२ ॥
Lomaśa pointed out to him all those ascetics there, naming the Bhṛgus, the Aṅgirasas, the Vasiṣṭhas, and then the Kāśyapas.
3.116.3
तान्समेत्य सा राजर्षिरभिवाद्य कृताञ्जलिः ।
रामस्यानुचरं वीरमपृच्छदकृतव्रणम् ॥ ३.११६.३ ॥
Approaching them all, the royal sage greeted them with folded hands and asked the heroic attendant of Rāma, Akṛtavraṇa.
3.116.4
कदा नु रामो भगवांस्तापसो दर्शयिष्यति ।
तमहं तपसा युक्तं द्रष्टुमिच्छामि भार्गवम् ॥ ३.११६.४ ॥
When will the venerable Rāma, that ascetic, show himself? I wish to see that Bhārgava, endowed with austerity.
3.116.5
आयानेवासि विदितो रामस्य विदितात्मनः ।
प्रीतिस्त्वयि च रामस्य क्षिप्रं त्वां दर्शयिष्यति ॥ ३.११६.५ ॥
You are already known to Rāma, the self-possessed, as you have come here; Rāma holds affection for you, and he will soon show himself to you.
3.116.6
चतुर्दशीमष्टमीं च रामं पश्यन्ति तापसाः ।
अस्यां रात्र्यां व्यतीतायां भवित्री श्वश्चतुर्दशी ॥ ३.११६.६ ॥
The ascetics see Rāma on the fourteenth and the eighth days; once this night has passed, tomorrow will be the fourteenth day.
3.116.7
ततो द्रक्ष्यसि रामं त्वं कृष्णाजिनजटाधरम् ।
भवाननुगतो रामं जामदग्न्यं महाबलम्।
प्रत्यक्षदर्शी सर्वस्य पूर्ववृत्तस्य कर्मणः ॥ ३.११६.७ ॥
Then you will see Rāma, clad in a black antelope skin and matted hair. You followed Rāma, son of Jamadagni, the mighty one, and you were an eyewitness to all the deeds of the past.
3.116.8
स भवान्कथयत्वद्य यथा रामेण निर्जिताः ।
आहवे क्षत्रियाः सर्वे कथं केन च हेतुना ॥ ३.११६.८ ॥
Then tell me now: how and for what cause were all the kṣatriyas defeated in battle by Rāma?
3.116.9
हन्त ते कथयिष्यामि महदाख्यानमुत्तमम् ।
भृगूणां राजशार्दूल वंशे जातस्य भारत ॥ ३.११६.९ ॥
Very well, I will tell you a great and excellent tale, O tiger among kings, descendant of Bharata, of one born in the line of the Bhṛgus.
3.116.10
रामस्य जामदग्न्यस्य चरितं देवसंमितम् ।
हैहयाधिपतेश्चैव कार्तवीर्यस् भारत ॥ ३.११६.१० ॥
The deeds of Rāma, son of Jamadagni, godlike, and also of Kārtavīrya, lord of the Haihayas, O Bhārata.
3.116.11
रामेण चार्जुनो नाम हैहयाधिपतिर्हतिः ।
तस्य बाहुशतान्यासंस्त्रीणि सप्त च पाण्डव ॥ ३.११६.११ ॥
Rāma slew the lord of the Haihayas named Arjuna. O Pāṇḍava, he had a hundred arms, three and seven.
3.116.12
दत्तात्रेयप्रसादेन विमानं काञ्चनं तथा ।
ऐश्वर्यं सर्वभूतेषु पृथिव्यां पृथिवीपते ॥ ३.११६.१२ ॥
By the grace of Dattātreya he obtained a golden aerial chariot, and dominion over all beings on earth, O lord of the earth.
3.116.13
अव्घाहतगतिश्चैव रथस्तस्य महात्मनः ।
रथेन तेन तु सदावरदानेन वीर्यवान् ॥ ३.११६.१३ ॥
His chariot moved unobstructed, and by that chariot, which was always granted through a boon, the great-souled one became mighty.
3.116.14
ममर्द देवान्यक्षांश्च ऋषींश्चैव समन्ततः ।
भूतांश्चैव स सर्वांस्तु पीडयामास सर्वतः ॥ ३.११६.१४ ॥
He trampled the gods, the yakṣas and the sages on every side, and he afflicted all creatures everywhere.
3.116.15
ततो देवाः समेत्याहुर्ऋषयश्च महाव्रताः ।
देवदेवं सुरारिघ्नं विष्णुं सत्यपराक्रमम्।
भगवन्भूतरार्थमर्जुनं जहि वै प्रभो ॥ ३.११६.१५ ॥
Then the gods and the sages of great vows came together and spoke to Viṣṇu, god of gods, slayer of the enemies of the gods, of true valour: 'O blessed lord, O lord, protector of beings, slay Arjuna.'
3.116.16
विमानेन च दिव्येन हैहयाधिपतिः प्रभुः ।
शचीसहायं क्रीडन्तं धर्षयामास वासवम् ॥ ३.११६.१६ ॥
And in a divine aerial chariot, the lord of the Haihayas assailed Vāsava (Indra) as he sported with Śacī at his side.
3.116.17
ततस्तु भगवान्देवः शक्रेण सहितस्तदा ।
कार्तवीर्यविनाशार्थं मन्त्रयामास भारत ॥ ३.११६.१७ ॥
Then the blessed god, joined with Śakra (Indra), took counsel for the destruction of Kārtavīrya, O Bhārata.
3.116.18
यत्तद्भूतहितं कार्यं सुरेन्द्रेण निवेदितम् ।
संप्रतिश्रुत्य तत्सर्वं भगवाँल्लोकपूजितः।
जगाम बदरीं रम्यां स्वमेवाश्रममण्डलम् ॥ ३.११६.१८ ॥
When the lord of the gods reported the task beneficial to beings, the blessed one, worshipped in the worlds, agreed to all of it and went to pleasant Badarī, to his own circle of hermitages.
3.116.19
एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु पृथिव्यां पृथिवीपतिः ।
कान्यकुब्जे महानासीत्पार्थिवः सुमहाबलः।
गाधीति विश्रुतो लोके वनवासं जगाम ह ॥ ३.११६.१९ ॥
At that very time, on the earth, there was a great king of Kānyakubja, of immense strength, renowned in the world as Gādhi; he went off to live in the forest.
3.116.20
वने तु तस्य वसतः कन्या जज्ञेऽप्सरःसमा ।
ऋचीको भार्गवस्तां च वरयामास भारत ॥ ३.११६.२० ॥
While he lived in the forest, a daughter like an apsaras was born to him; O Bhārata, the Bhārgava Ṛcīka asked for her hand in marriage.
3.116.21
तमुवाच ततो गाधिर्ब्राह्मणं संशितव्रतम् ।
उचितं नः कुले किंचित्पूर्वैर्यत्संप्रवर्तितम् ॥ ३.११६.२१ ॥
Then Gādhi said to that brahmin of strict vows: 'In our family there is a fitting custom that was established by our ancestors.'
3.116.22
एकतः श्यामकर्णानां पाण्डुराणां तरस्विनाम् ।
सहस्रं वाजिनां शुक्लमिति विद्धि द्विजोत्तम ॥ ३.११६.२२ ॥
'O best of the twice-born, know that on one side there are a thousand white horses, with dark ears, pale, and swift.'
3.116.23
न चापि भगवान्वाच्योदीयतामिति भार्गव ।
देया मे दुहिता चैव त्वद्विधाय महात्मने ॥ ३.११६.२३ ॥
'And, blessed one, do not say "let it be given." O Bhārgava, my daughter should be given to a great-souled one like you.'
3.116.24
एकतः श्यामकर्णानां पाण्डुराणां तरस्विनाम् ।
दास्याम्यश्वसहस्रं ते मम भार्या सुताऽस्तु ते ॥ ३.११६.२४ ॥
'On one side I will give you a thousand horses, with dark ears, pale and swift; let my wife be your daughter.'
3.116.25
ददास्यश्वसहस्रं मे तव भार्या सुताऽस्तु मे ॥ ३.११६.२५ ॥
I will give you a thousand horses; let your wife be my daughter.
3.116.26
स तथेति प्रतिज्ञाय राजन्वरुणमब्रवीत् ।
एकतः श्यामकर्णानां पाण्डुराणां तरस्विनाम्।
सहस्रं वाजिनामेकं शुल्कार्थं प्रतिदीयताम् ॥ ३.११६.२६ ॥
O king, he agreed, 'So be it,' and said to Varuṇa: let a thousand horses, from one side of the dark-eared, pale and swift ones, be given as bride-price.
3.116.27
तस्मै प्रादात्सहस्रं वै वाजिनां वरुणस्तदा ।
तदश्वतीर्थं विख्यातमुत्थिता यत्र ते हयाः ॥ ३.११६.२७ ॥
Then Varuṇa indeed gave him a thousand horses; that place, where those horses arose, became renowned as the Horse-Ford.
3.116.28
गङ्गायां कान्यकुब्जे वै ददौ सत्यवतीं तदा ।
ततो गाधिः सुतां चास्मै जन्याश्चासन्सुरास्तदा ॥ ३.११६.२८ ॥
At Kānyakubja on the Gaṅgā then he gave Satyavatī to him; and then Gādhi gave his daughter too, and the gods became the wedding attendants.
3.116.29
लब्धं हयसहस्रं तु तां च दृष्ट्वा दिवौकसः ।
विस्मयं परमं जग्मुस्तमेव दिवि संस्तुवन् ॥ ३.११६.२९ ॥
Having obtained the thousand horses and seen her, the dwellers of heaven were filled with great wonder, and in heaven they began to praise him.
3.116.30
धर्मेण लब्ध्वा तां भार्यामृचीको द्विजसत्तमः ।
यथाकामं यथाजोषं तया रेमे सुमध्यया ॥ ३.११६.३० ॥
Having obtained her as his wife by righteous means, Ṛcīka, best of the twice-born, delighted with that slender-waisted woman as he desired and as she was pleased.
3.116.31
तं विवाहे कृतेराजन्सभार्यमवलोककः ।
आजगाम भृगुश्रेष्ठः पुत्रं दृष्ट्वा ननन्द च ॥ ३.११६.३१ ॥
O king, when the wedding was done, the best of the Bhṛgus came there with his wife; seeing his son, he rejoiced.
3.116.32
भार्यापती तमासीनं भृगुं सुरगणार्चितम् ।
अर्चित्वा पर्युपासीनौ प्राञ्जली तस्थतुस्तदा ॥ ३.११६.३२ ॥
Seeing Bhṛgu, honored by the hosts of gods, seated there, the husband and wife worshipped him and then stood near him with palms joined.
3.116.33
ततः स्नुषां स भगवान्प्रहृष्टो भृगुरब्रवीत् ।
वरं वृणीष्व सुभगे दाता ह्यस्मि तवेप्सितम् ॥ ३.११६.३३ ॥
Then the venerable Bhṛgu, delighted, said to his daughter-in-law: 'O fortunate one, choose a boon; I am the giver of what you desire.'
3.116.34
सा वै प्रसादयाभास तं गुरुं पुत्रकारणात् ।
आत्मनश्चैव मातुश्च प्रसादं च चकार सः ॥ ३.११६.३४ ॥
For the sake of a son she propitiated that venerable elder, and he showed favor both to her and to her mother.
3.116.35
ऋतौ त्वं चैव माता च स्नाते पुंसवनाय वै ।
आलिङ्गेतां पृथग्वृक्षौ साऽस्वत्थं त्वमुदुम्बरम् ॥ ३.११६.३५ ॥
In your fertile season, after bathing for the puṃsavana rite, you and your mother should each embrace a separate tree: she the aśvattha fig, and you the udumbara.
3.116.36
चरुद्वयमिदं भद्रे जनन्याश्च तवैव च ।
विश्वमावर्तयित्वा तु मया यत्नेन साधितम् ॥ ३.११६.३६ ॥
O auspicious one, these are two offerings of rice-porridge, one for your mother and one for you; I have prepared them with care, having stirred everything together.
3.116.37
प्राशितव्यं प्रयत्नेन तेत्युक्त्वाऽदर्शनं गतः ।
आलिङ्गने चरौ चैव चक्रतुस्ते विपर्ययम् ॥ ३.११६.३७ ॥
Saying, "This must be eaten with care," he vanished from sight. In the embrace and in the two oblations, they two made a reversal.
3.116.38
ततः पुन स भगवान्काले बहुतिथे गते ।
दिव्यज्ञानाद्विदित्वा तु भगवानागतः पुनः ॥ ३.११६.३८ ॥
Then, after many days had passed in time, the venerable one, knowing through divine insight, came again.
3.116.39
अथोवाच महातेजा भृगुः सत्यवतीं श्नुषाम् ॥ ३.११६.३९ ॥
Then Bhṛgu, of great radiance, spoke to his daughter-in-law Satyavatī.
3.116.40
उपयुक्तश्चरुर्भद्रे वृक्षे चालिङ्गनं कृतम् ।
विपरीतेन ते सुभ्रूर्मात्रा चैवासि वञ्चिता ॥ ३.११६.४० ॥
O gentle lady, the oblation has been eaten, and the embrace was done at the tree. O fair-browed one, by the reversal you and your mother have been deceived.
3.116.41
क्षत्रियो ब्राह्मणाचारो मातुस्तव सुतो महान् ।
भविष्यति महावीर्यः साधूनां मार्गमास्थितः ॥ ३.११६.४१ ॥
Your mother's son, though a kṣatriya, will have the conduct of a brahmin; he will be great, of mighty valour, and will follow the path of the virtuous.
3.116.42
ततः प्रसादयामास श्वशुरं सा पुनःपुनः ।
न मे पुत्रो भवेदीदृक्कामं पौत्रो भवेदिति ॥ ३.११६.४२ ॥
Then she repeatedly appeased her father-in-law: "May my son not be such; if it is your wish, may the grandson be such."
3.116.43
एवमस्त्विति सा तेन पाण्डव प्रतिनन्दिता ।
क्रालं प्रतीक्षती गर्भं धारयामास यत्नतः ॥ ३.११६.४३ ॥
"So be it," she said, gladdened by him, O Pāṇḍava; awaiting the due time, she carefully bore the embryo.
3.116.44
जमदग्निं ततः पुत्रं जज्ञे सा काल आगते ।
तेजसा वर्चसा चैव युक्तं भार्गवनन्दनम् ॥ ३.११६.४४ ॥
Then, when the due time came, she bore a son named Jamadagni, endowed with radiance and splendor, the joy of the Bhṛgu line.
3.116.45
स वर्धमानस्तेजस्वी वेदस्याध्ययनेन च ।
बहूनृषीन्महातेजाः पाण्डवेयात्यवर्तत ॥ ३.११६.४५ ॥
Growing radiant through study of the Veda, O son of Pāṇḍu, he surpassed many sages in his great brilliance.
3.116.46
तं तु कृत्स्नो धनुर्वेदः प्रत्यभाद्भरतर्षभ ।
चतुर्विधानि चास्त्राणि भास्करोपमवर्चसम् ॥ ३.११६.४६ ॥
To him, O bull of the Bharatas, the entire science of archery was revealed, and the four kinds of weapons appeared, to him whose splendor was like the sun.