Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 3.127
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3.127.1
मान्धाता राजशार्दूलस्त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतः ।
कथं जातो महाब्रह्मन्यौवनाश्वो नृपोत्तमः ॥ ३.१२७.१ ॥
Māndhātṛ, tiger among kings, renowned in the three worlds — how was he born from Yauvanāśva, best of kings, O great brahmin?
3.127.2
कथं चैनां परां ख्यातिं प्राप्तवानमितद्युतिः ।
यस्य लोकास्त्रयो वश्या विष्णोरिव महात्मनः ॥ ३.१२७.२ ॥
And how did he, of boundless splendour, attain this supreme fame — he under whose sway were the three worlds, as if of the great-souled Viṣṇu?
3.127.3
एतदिच्छाम्यहं श्रोतुं चरितं तस्य धीमतः ।
सत्यकीर्तेर्हि मान्धातुः कथ्यमानं त्वयाऽनघ ॥ ३.१२७.३ ॥
This story of the wise Māndhātṛ, of true fame, as you tell it, O sinless one — I wish to hear it.
3.127.4
यथा मान्धातृशब्दश्च तस्य शक्रसमद्युते ।
जन्म चाप्रतिवीर्यस् कुशलो ह्यसि भाषितुम् ॥ ३.१२७.४ ॥
O one equal to Indra in splendour, you are skilled in telling how the name Māndhātṛ came to be, and how he was born, O warrior of unmatched valour.
3.127.5
शृणुष्वावहितो राजन्राज्ञस्तस्य महात्मनः ।
यथा मान्धातृशब्दो वै लोकेषु परिगीयते ॥ ३.१२७.५ ॥
Listen attentively, O king, to the tale of that great-souled king, by which the name Māndhātṛ is sung of among the worlds.
3.127.6
इक्ष्वाकुवंशप्रभवो युवनाश्वो महीपतिः ।
सोऽयजत्पृथिवीपालः क्रतुभिर्भूरिदक्षिणैः ॥ ३.१२७.६ ॥
Yuvanāśva, born of the Ikṣvāku line, lord of the earth, performed sacrifices with abundant fees.
3.127.7
अश्वमेधसहस्रं च प्राप्य धर्मभृतांवरः ।
अन्यैश्च क्रतुभिर्मुख्यैरयजत्स्वाप्तदक्षिणैः ॥ ३.१२७.७ ॥
Having attained a thousand horse-sacrifices, the best of those who uphold dharma sacrificed also with other chief rites, with abundant fees.
3.127.8
अनपत्यस्तु राजर्षिः स महात्मा महाव्रतः ।
मन्त्रिष्वाधाय तद्राज्यं वनित्यो बभूव ह।
शास्त्रदृष्टेन विधिना संयोज्यात्मानमात्मवान् ॥ ३.१२७.८ ॥
But that royal sage, without offspring, great-souled and of great vows, entrusted his kingdom to his ministers and became a forest-dweller. Following the rite prescribed by the scriptures, self-controlled, he disciplined himself.
3.127.9
स कदाचिन्नृपो राजन्नुपवासेन दुःखितः ।
पिपासाशुष्कहृदयः प्रविवेशाश्रमं भृगोः ॥ ३.१२७.९ ॥
Once, O king, that king, distressed by fasting, his heart dried by thirst, entered the hermitage of Bhṛgu.
3.127.10
तामेव रात्रिं राजेन्द्र महात्मा भृगुनन्दनः ।
इष्टिं चकार सौद्युम्नेर्महर्षिः पुत्रकारणात् ॥ ३.१२७.१० ॥
On that very night, O lord of kings, the great-souled great sage, son of Bhṛgu, performed an offering rite for the son of Sudyumna, for the sake of obtaining a son.
3.127.11
संभृतो मन्त्रपूतेन वारिणा कलशो महान् ।
तत्रातिष्ठत राजेन्द्र पूर्वमेव समाहितः ॥ ३.१२७.११ ॥
There stood a great pot filled with water purified by mantras, O lord of kings, placed beforehand with due attention.
3.127.12
यत्प्राश्य प्रसवेत्तस्य पत्नी शक्रसमं सुतम् ।
तद्वारि विहितं राजन्यस्मिन्नासीत्सुसंस्कृतम्।
तं न्यस्य वेद्यां कलशं सुषुपुस्ते महर्षयः ॥ ३.१२७.१२ ॥
Having drunk which, his wife would bear a son equal to Indra. That prescribed water was well prepared in it, O king. Having placed that pot upon the altar, those great sages fell asleep.
3.127.13
रात्रिजागरणाच्छ्रान्तान्सौद्युम्निः समतीत्य तान् ।
शुष्ककण्ठः पिपासार्तः पानीयार्थी भृशं नृपः।
तं प्रविश्याश्रमं शान्तः पानीयं सोऽभ्ययाचत ॥ ३.१२७.१३ ॥
Having passed by those sages exhausted from keeping awake through the night, the king, son of Saudyumni, with dry throat and tormented by thirst, eagerly seeking water, entered the peaceful hermitage and asked for water.
3.127.14
तस्य श्रान्तस्य शुष्केण कण्ठेन क्रोशतस्तदा ।
नाश्रौषीत्कश्चन तदा शकुनेरिव वाशतः ॥ ३.१२७.१४ ॥
Though that exhausted king cried out with a dry throat, no one then heard him, just as one does not hear the call of a bird.
3.127.15
ततस्तं कलशं दृष्ट्वा जलपूर्णं स पार्थिवः ।
अभ्यद्रवत वेगेन पीत्वा चाम्भो व्यवासृजत् ॥ ३.१२७.१५ ॥
Then, seeing that pitcher full of water, the king rushed toward it swiftly, drank the water, and set the pitcher down.
3.127.16
स पीत्वा शीतलं तोयं पिपासार्तो महीपतिः ।
निर्वाणमगमद्धीमान्सुसुखी चाभवत्तदा ॥ ३.१२७.१६ ॥
Having drunk the cool water, the wise king, tormented by thirst, found relief and then became very content.
3.127.17
ततस्ते प्रत्यबुध्यन्त मुनयः सतपोधनाः ।
निस्तोयं तं च कलशं ददृशुः सर्व एव ते ॥ ३.१२७.१७ ॥
Then those sages rich in asceticism awoke, and they all saw that pitcher, now without water.
3.127.18
कस्य कर्मेदमिति ते पर्यपृच्छन्समागताः ।
युवनाश्वो ममेत्येवं सत्यं समभिपद्यत ॥ ३.१२७.१८ ॥
"Whose deed is this?" the assembled sages asked. Yuvanāśva said, "It is mine," and so the truth was acknowledged.
3.127.19
न युक्तमिति तं प्राह भगवान्भार्गवस्तदा ।
सुतार्थं स्थापिता ह्यापस्तपसा चैव संभृताः ॥ ३.१२७.१९ ॥
Then the venerable Bhārgava said to him: 'This is not proper. These waters were set aside for the sake of a son, and they were gathered by austerity.'
3.127.20
मया ह्यत्राहितं ब्रह्म तप आस्थाय दारुणम् ।
पुत्रार्थं तव राजर्षे महाबलपराक्रम ॥ ३.१२७.२० ॥
It was I who here, having undertaken fierce austerity, established the sacred power for your sake, O royal sage, O mighty and valiant one, for the sake of a son.
3.127.21
महाबलो महावीर्यस्तपोबलसमन्वितः ।
यः शक्रमपि वीर्येण गमयेद्यमसादनम् ॥ ३.१२७.२१ ॥
He will be of great strength and great valour, endowed with the power of austerity, one who by his valour could send even Śakra (Indra) to the abode of Yama.
3.127.22
अनेन विधिना राजन्मयैतदुपपादितम् ।
अब्भक्षणं त्वया राजन्न युक्तं कृतमद्य वै ॥ ३.१२७.२२ ॥
By this rite, O king, I had arranged this. But, O king, your drinking of water today was not a fitting thing to have done.
3.127.23
न त्वद्य शक्यमस्माभिरेतत्कर्तुमतोऽनय्था ।
नूनं दैवकृतं ह्येतद्यदेवं कृतवानसि ॥ ३.१२७.२३ ॥
But now we cannot do this otherwise; it cannot be undone. Surely this was brought about by fate, that you have done this.
3.127.24
पिपासितेन याः पीता विधिमन्त्रपुरस्कृताः ।
आपस्त्वया महाराज मत्तपोवीर्यसंभृताः ॥ ३.१२७.२४ ॥
The waters, O great king, which you drank in your thirst, prepared with rite and mantra, gathered by the power of my austerity.
3.127.25
ताभ्यस्त्वमात्मना पुत्रमीदृशं जनयिष्यसि ।
विधास्यामो वयं तत्र तवेष्टिं परमाद्भुताम् ॥ ३.१२७.२५ ॥
You yourself will beget such a son from those waters; there we shall perform for you a most wondrous sacrifice.
3.127.26
यथा शक्रसमं पुत्रं जनयिष्यसि वीर्यवान् ।
न च प्राणैर्महाराज वियोगस्ते भविष्यति ॥ ३.१२७.२६ ॥
Mighty one, you will beget a son equal to Śakra (Indra), and, great king, there will be no separation of you from your life-breath.
3.127.27
मा खिदस्त्वं हि राजेनद्र दैवं हि बलवत्तरम् ।
गर्भधारणजं वाऽपि न खेदं समवाप्स्यसि ॥ ३.१२७.२७ ॥
Do not grieve, lord of kings, for fate is indeed stronger; nor shall you suffer any distress arising from bearing the womb.
3.127.28
ततो वर्षशते पूर्णे तस्य राज्ञो महात्मनः ।
वामं पार्श्वं विनिर्भिद्य सुतः सूर्य इव स्थितः ॥ ३.१२७.२८ ॥
Then, when a hundred years were completed, the son emerged, splitting open the left side of that great-souled king, standing like the sun.
3.127.29
निश्चक्राम महातेजा न च तं मृत्युराविशत् ।
युवनाश्वं नरपतिं तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥ ३.१२७.२९ ॥
The splendid one came forth, and Death did not touch him; for King Yuvanāśva it became a wondrous thing.
3.127.30
ततः शक्रो महातेजास्तं दिदृक्षुरुपागमत् ।
ततो देवा महेन्द्रं तमपृच्छन्धास्यतीति किम् ॥ ३.१२७.३० ॥
Then the splendid Indra came, wishing to see him. Then the gods asked the great Indra: "What will he drink?"
3.127.31
प्रदेशिनीं ततोऽस्यास्ये शक्रः समभिसंदधे ।
मामयं धास्यतीत्येवं भाषिते चैव वज्रिणा।
मांधातेति च नामास्य चक्रुः सेन्द्रा दिवौकसः ॥ ३.१२७.३१ ॥
Then Indra placed his forefinger in the child's mouth. When the thunderbolt-wielder said, "This one will drink me," the heavenly beings, with Indra, named him Māndhātā.
3.127.32
प्रदेशिनीं शक्रदत्तामाखाद्य स शिशुस्तदा ।
अवर्धत महातेजाः किष्कून्राजंस्त्र्योदश ॥ ३.१२७.३२ ॥
Sucking the forefinger given by Śakra, that child of great splendour, O king, grew to thirteen kiṣkus.
3.127.33
वेदास्तं सधनुर्वेदा दिव्यान्स्त्राणि चेश्वरम् ।
उपतस्थुर्महाराजं ध्यातमात्राणि सर्वशः ॥ ३.१२७.३३ ॥
The Vedas, together with the science of the bow, and the divine weapons, merely at being thought of, all came and stood before that great king, the lord.
3.127.34
धनुराजगवं नाम शराः शृङ्गोद्भवाश्च ये ।
अभेद्यं कवचं चैव सद्यस्तमुपशिश्रियुः ॥ ३.१२७.३४ ॥
The bow named Ājagava, the arrows born of horn, and the impenetrable armour all at once resorted to him.
3.127.35
सोऽभिषिक्तो भगवता स्वयं शक्रेण भारत ।
धर्मेण व्यजयल्लोकांस्त्रीन्विष्णुरिव विक्रमैः ॥ ३.१२७.३५ ॥
Anointed by the venerable Śakra himself, he, O Bhārata, conquered the three worlds by dharma, as Viṣṇu conquers by his valour.
3.127.36
तस्याप्रतिहतं चक्रं प्रावर्तत महात्मनः ।
रत्नानि चैव राजर्षिं स्वयमेवोपतस्थिरे ॥ ३.१२७.३६ ॥
The unobstructed wheel of that great-souled one began to turn, and jewels of their own accord came to that royal sage.
3.127.37
तस्येयं वसुसंपूर्णा वसुधा वसुधाधिप ।
तेनेष्टं विविधैर्यज्ञैर्बहुभिः स्वाप्तदक्षिणैः ॥ ३.१२७.३७ ॥
O lord of the earth, this earth, full of wealth, was his. He performed many kinds of sacrifices, with abundant fees given to the priests.
3.127.38
चितचैत्यो महातेजा धर्मान्प्राप्य च पुष्कलान् ।
शक्रस्यार्धासनं राजँल्लब्धवानमितद्युतिः ॥ ३.१२७.३८ ॥
Citracaitya, of great splendor, having obtained abundant merits, O king, gained half of Indra's seat; he was of immeasurable brilliance.
3.127.39
एकाह्ना पृथिवी तेन धर्मनित्येन धीमता ।
विजिता शासनादेव सरत्नाकरपत्तना ॥ ३.१२७.३९ ॥
By that wise one, ever steadfast in dharma, the earth with its jewel-mines and harbors was conquered in a single day, by command alone.
3.127.40
तस्य चैत्यैर्महाराज क्रतूनां दक्षिणावताम् ।
चतुरन्ता मही व्याप्ता नासीत्किंचिदनावृतम् ॥ ३.१२७.४० ॥
O great king, by his sacrificial posts and his sacrifices with abundant fees, the earth extending to its four boundaries was so covered that nothing remained uncovered.
3.127.41
तेन पद्मसहस्राणि गवां दश महात्मना ।
ब्राह्मणेभ्यो महाराज दत्तानीति प्रचक्षते ॥ ३.१२७.४१ ॥
That great-souled one, O great king, is said to have given to the Brahmins ten thousand padmas and cows.
3.127.42
तेन द्वादशवार्षिक्यामनावृष्ट्यां महात्मना ।
वृष्टं सस्यविवृद्ध्यर्थं मिषतो वज्रपाणिनः ॥ ३.१२७.४२ ॥
During a twelve-year drought, the great-souled one caused rain to fall for the growth of crops, while Indra, the thunderbolt-wielder, looked on.
3.127.43
तेन सोमकुलोत्पन्नो गान्धाराधिपतिर्महान् ।
शर्जन्निव महामेघः प्रमथ्य निहतः शरैः ॥ ३.१२७.४३ ॥
By him, the great lord of Gandhāra, born in the lineage of Soma, was crushed like a roaring great cloud and slain with arrows.
3.127.44
प्रजाश्चतुर्विधास्तेन त्राता राजन्कृतात्मना ।
तेनात्मतपसा लोकास्तापिताश्चातितेजसा ॥ ३.१२७.४४ ॥
O king, that self-controlled one protected the four kinds of subjects; by his self-austerity and excessive splendor the worlds were heated.
3.127.45
तस्यैतद्देवयजनं स्थानमादित्यवर्चसः ।
यस्य पुण्यतमे देशे कुरुक्षेत्रेस्य मध्यतः ॥ ३.१२७.४५ ॥
This is the sacrificial ground of the god, the sun-brilliant one; it lies in the middle of Kurukṣetra, in its most sacred region.
3.127.46
तथा त्वमपि राजेन्द्र मान्धातेव महीपतिः ।
धर्मं कृत्वा महीं रक्ष स्वर्गलोकं गमिष्यसि ॥ ३.१२७.४६ ॥
And so you too, O lord of kings, are a lord of the earth like Māndhātṛ; perform dharma, protect the earth, and you will go to the heavenly world.
3.127.47
एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं मान्धातुश्चरितं महत् ।
जन्म चाग्र्यं महीपाल यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि ॥ ३.१२७.४७ ॥
O protector of the earth, all this has been told to you: the great deeds of Māndhātṛ and his foremost birth, which you asked me about.
3.127.48
एवमुक्तः स कौन्तेयो लोमशेन महर्षिणा ।
पप्रच्छानन्तरं भूयः सोमकं प्रति भारत ॥ ३.१२७.४८ ॥
Thus addressed by the great sage Lomaśa, the son of Kuntī, O Bhārata, next asked again concerning the Somaka.