Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 3.131
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3.131.1
अस्मिन्किल स्वयं राजन्निष्टवान्वै प्रजापतिः ।
सत्रमिष्टीकृतं नाम पुरा वर्षसहस्रिकम् ॥ ३.१३१.१ ॥
Lomaśa said: O king, it was here that Prajāpati himself once performed a sacrifice. In olden times he carried out a sacred session called Satra, lasting a thousand years.
3.131.2
अम्बरीषश्च नाभाग इष्टवान्यमुनामनु ।
यत्रेष्ट्वा दशपद्मानि सदस्येभ्योऽभिसृष्टवान् ॥ ३.१३१.२ ॥
Ambarīṣa, the son of Nābhāga, performed a sacrifice along the Yamunā, where, having sacrificed, he gave ten padmas (of wealth) to the officiants.
3.131.3
यज्ञैश्च तपसा चैव परां सिद्धिमवाप सः ।
देशश्च नाहुषस्यायं य़ज्वनः पुण्यकर्मणः ॥ ३.१३१.३ ॥
By sacrifices and by austerity he attained supreme perfection. This region belongs to the son of Nahuṣa, the sacrificer of meritorious deeds (Yayāti).
3.131.4
सार्वभौमस्य कौन्तेय ययातेरमितौजसः ।
स्पर्धमानस्य शक्रेण तस्येदं यज्ञवास्त्विह ॥ ३.१३१.४ ॥
O son of Kuntī, this is the sacrificial ground of Yayāti, the universal sovereign of immeasurable power, who competed with Indra.
3.131.5
पश्य नानाविधाकारैरग्निभिर्निचितां महीम् ।
मज्जन्तीमिव चाक्रान्तां ययातेर्यज्ञकर्मभिः ॥ ३.१३१.५ ॥
Behold the earth, overrun by Yayāti's sacrificial rites and covered with fires of many forms, as if it were sinking.
3.131.6
एषा शम्येकपत्रा सा शकटं चैतदुत्तमम् ।
पश्य रामह्रदानेतान्पश्य नारायणाश्रमम् ॥ ३.१३१.६ ॥
Here is the śamī tree with a single leaf, and there the excellent cart. Behold these lakes of Rāma, behold the hermitage of Nārāyaṇa.
3.131.7
एतच्चर्चीकपुत्रस्य योगैर्विचरतो महीम् ।
प्रसर्पणं महीपाल रौप्यायाममितौजसः ॥ ३.१३१.७ ॥
O protector of the earth, this is the course of the son of Carcīka, who wandered the earth by his yogic powers—the silver-stretching path of the one of boundless might.
3.131.8
अत्रानुवंशं पठतः शृणु मे कुरुनन्दन ।
उलूखलैराभरणैः पिशची यदभाषत ॥ ३.१३१.८ ॥
Here, reciting the lineage in order, listen to me, joy of the Kurus, to what the female demon spoke concerning the mortars and the ornaments.
3.131.9
युगन्धरे दधि प्राश्य उषित्वा चाच्युतस्थले ।
तद्वद्भूतलये स्नात्वा सपुत्रा वस्तुमर्हसि ॥ ३.१३१.९ ॥
Having eaten curd at Yugandhara, having stayed at Acyuta's place, and likewise having bathed at Bhūtalaya, you should dwell there with your sons.
3.131.10
एकरात्रमुवित्वेह द्वितीयं यदि वत्स्यसि ।
एतद्वै ते गदेवावृत्तं रात्रौ वृत्तमितोऽन्यथा ॥ ३.१३१.१० ॥
If, having stayed here one night, you will stay a second, then this is indeed the course that has been related to you; otherwise the conduct of the night will differ from here on.
3.131.11
अद्य चात्र निवत्स्यामः क्षपां भरतसत्तम ।
द्वारमेतत्तु कौन्तेय कुरुक्षेत्रस्य भारत ॥ ३.१३१.११ ॥
Today we shall pass the night here, best of the Bharatas. This, O son of Kuntī, O Bhārata, is the gateway of Kurukṣetra.
3.131.12
अत्रैव नाहुषो राजा राजन्क्रतुभिरिष्टवान् ।
ययातिर्बहुरत्नौर्घर्यत्रेन्द्रो मुदमभ्यगात् ॥ ३.१३१.१२ ॥
Here indeed King Yayāti, the son of Nahuṣa, O king, worshipped with sacrifices; here abundant jewels were showered, and Indra attained joy.
3.131.13
एतत्प्लक्षावतरणं यमुनातीर्थमुत्तमम् ।
एतद्वै नाकपृष्ठस्य द्वारमाहुर्मनीषिणः ॥ ३.१३१.१३ ॥
This is the descent-place of the plakṣa tree, the supreme ford of the Yamunā. The wise call this the gate of heaven's surface.
3.131.14
अत्रसारस्वतैर्यज्ञैरीजानाः परमर्षयः ।
यूपोलूखलिकास्तात गच्छन्त्यवभृथप्लवम् ॥ ३.१३१.१४ ॥
Here the supreme sages who sacrificed with Sārasvata rites, dear one, with their sacrificial posts and mortars, go to the bath of ritual completion.
3.131.15
अत्रवै भरतो राजा राजन्क्रतुभिरिष्टवान् ।
हयमेधेन यज्ञेन मेध्यमश्वमवासृजत् ॥ ३.१३१.१५ ॥
Here indeed King Bharata sacrificed with rites, O king. In the horse-sacrifice he released the sacred horse.
3.131.16
असकृत्कृष्णसारङ्गं धर्मेणाप्य च मेदिनीम् ।
अत्रैव पुरुषव्याघ्र मरुत्तः सत्रमुत्तमम्।
प्राप चैवर्षिमुख्येन संवर्तेनाभिपालितः ॥ ३.१३१.१६ ॥
Having repeatedly obtained the black antelope and the earth by righteousness, here indeed, tiger among men, Marutta obtained the supreme sacrificial session, protected by Saṃvarta, the chief of sages.
3.131.17
अत्रोपस्पृश्य राजेन्द्र सर्वाल्लोँकान्प्रपश्यति ।
पूयते दुष्कृताच्चैव अत्रापि समुपस्पृश ॥ ३.१३१.१७ ॥
Having sipped water here, O king of kings, one beholds all the worlds and is purified from evil deeds. Here too, sip water fully.
3.131.18
तत्र सभ्रातृकः स्नात्वा स्तूयमानो महर्षिभिः ।
लोमशं पाण्डवश्रेष्ठ इदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥ ३.१३१.१८ ॥
There, having bathed with his brothers and being praised by the great sages, the best of the Pāṇḍavas spoke these words to Lomaśa.
3.131.19
सर्वाँल्लोकान्प्रपश्यामि तपसा सत्यविक्रम ।
इहस्तः पाण्डवश्रेष्ठं पश्यामि श्वेतवाहनम् ॥ ३.१३१.१९ ॥
O you of true valour, by my austerity I see all the worlds. Standing here, I see Śvetavāhana, the best of the Pāṇḍavas.
3.131.20
एवमेतन्महाबाहो पश्यन्ति परमर्षयः ।
इह स्नात्वा तपोयुक्तांस्त्रील्लोँकान्सचराचरान् ॥ ३.१३१.२० ॥
So it is, O mighty-armed one. The supreme sages, having bathed here and being endowed with austerity, see the three worlds with their moving and unmoving beings.
3.131.21
सरस्वतीमिमां पुण्यां पुण्यैकशरणावृताम् ।
यत्र स्नात्वा नरश्रेष्ठ धूतपाप्मा भविष्यसि ॥ ३.१३१.२१ ॥
This holy Sarasvatī, surrounded by holy refuges alone, is where, O best of men, having bathed you will be cleansed of sin.
3.131.22
इह सारस्वतैर्यज्ञैरिष्टवन्तः सुरर्षयः ।
ऋषयश्चैव कौन्तेय तथा राजर्षयोपि च ॥ ३.१३१.२२ ॥
Here the god-sages have performed sacrifices with Sārasvata rites, O son of Kuntī, and so have the sages and the royal sages as well.
3.131.23
वेदी प्रजापतेरेषा समन्तात्पञ्चयोजना ।
कुरोर्वै यज्ञशीलस्य क्षेत्रमेतन्महात्मनः ॥ ३.१३१.२३ ॥
This is the altar of Prajāpati, extending five yojanas all around. This is the field of the great-souled Kuru, who was devoted to sacrifice.