Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 3.138
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3.138.1
चङ्क्रम्यमाणः स तदा यवक्रीरकुतोभयः ।
जगाम माधवे मासि रैभ्याश्रमपदं प्रति ॥ ३.१३८.१ ॥
Then Yavakrīta, wandering fearless, went in the month of Mādhava toward the hermitage of Raibhya.
3.138.2
स ददर्शाश्रमे रम्ये पुष्पतद्रुमभूषिते ।
विचरन्तीं स्नुषां तस्य किन्नरीमिव भारत ॥ ३.१३८.२ ॥
In that delightful hermitage, adorned with flowering trees, he saw his daughter-in-law wandering like a kinnarī, O Bhārata.
3.138.3
यवक्रीस्तामुवाचेदमुपतिष्ठस्व मामिनि ।
निर्लज्जो लज्जया युक्तां कामेन हृतचेतनः ॥ ३.१३८.३ ॥
Yavakrīta said to her: 'Lady, attend upon me.' Shameless, his mind seized by desire, he spoke this to her, who was endowed with modesty.
3.138.4
सा तस्य शीलमाज्ञाय तस्माच्छापाच्च बिभ्यती ।
तेजस्वितां च रैभ्यस् तथेत्युक्त्वा जगाम ह ॥ ३.१३८.४ ॥
Knowing his conduct, and fearing that curse and the splendour of Raibhya, she said 'So be it' and went away.
3.138.5
तत एकान्तमानीय लज्जयामास भारत ।
आजगाम तदा रैभ्यः स्वमाश्रममरिंदम ॥ ३.१३८.५ ॥
Then, having led her into seclusion, he shamed her, O Bhārata. And then Raibhya came back to his own hermitage, O subduer of foes.
3.138.6
रुदतीं च स्नुषां दृष्ट्वा भार्यामार्ता परावसोः ।
सान्त्वयञ्श्लक्ष्णया वाचा पर्यपृच्छद्युधिष्ठिर ॥ ३.१३८.६ ॥
Seeing his wife, Parāvasu's, daughter-in-law weeping and distressed, he consoled her with gentle words and asked her, O Yudhiṣṭhira.
3.138.7
सा तस्मै सर्वमाचष्ट यवक्रीभाषितं शुभा ।
प्रत्युक्तं च यवक्रीतं प्रेक्षापूर्वं तथाऽऽत्मना ॥ ३.१३८.७ ॥
That auspicious woman told him everything Yavakrīta had said, and how Yavakrīta himself had answered after deliberate reflection.
3.138.8
शृण्वानस्यैव रैभ्यस्य यवक्रेस्तद्विचेष्टनम् ।
दहन्निव तदा चेतः क्रोधः समभवन्महान् ॥ ३.१३८.८ ॥
As Raibhya listened, seeing Yavakrī's agitation, his mind seemed to burn, and then great anger arose in him.
3.138.9
स तदा मन्युनाऽऽविष्टस्तपस्वी कोपनो भृशम् ।
अवलुप्य जटामेकां जुहावाग्नौ सुसंस्कृते ॥ ३.१३८.९ ॥
Then that ascetic, seized by wrath and greatly irascible, cut off one of his matted locks and offered it into the well-prepared fire.
3.138.10
ततः समभवन्नारी तस्या रूपेण संमिता ।
अवलुप्यापरां चापि जुहावाग्नौ जटां पुनः ॥ ३.१३८.१० ॥
Then a woman, equal to him in beauty, came into being. Cutting off another lock, he again offered it into the fire.
3.138.11
ततः समभवद्रक्षो दीप्तास्यं घोरदर्शनम् ।
अब्रूतां तौ तदा रैभ्यं किं कार्यं करवामहे ॥ ३.१३८.११ ॥
Then a demon arose, with a blazing face and terrible appearance. Then the two of them said to Raibhya: "What task shall we perform?"
3.138.12
तावब्रवीदृषिः क्रुद्धो यवक्रीर्वध्यतामिति ।
जग्मतृस्तौ तथेत्युक्त्वा यवक्रीतजिघांसया ॥ ३.१३८.१२ ॥
The sage, angered, said to the two: "Let Yavakrī be slain." Saying "So be it," the two went off, desiring to kill Yavakrīta.
3.138.13
ततस्तं समुपास्थाय कृत्या सृष्टा महात्मना ।
कमण्डलुं जहारास्य मोहयित्वा तु भारत ॥ ३.१३८.१३ ॥
Then the female creature created by the great-souled sage approached him, deluded him, and carried off his water-pot, O Bhārata.
3.138.14
उच्छिष्टं तु यवक्रीतमपकृष्टकमण्डलुम् ।
तत उद्यतशूलः स राक्षसः समुपाद्रवत् ॥ ३.१३८.१४ ॥
Then the rakshasa, spear raised, rushed toward the impure Yavakrīta, whose water-pot had been taken away.
3.138.15
तमाद्रवन्तं संप्रेक्ष्य शूलहस्तं जिघांसया ।
यवक्रीः सहसोत्थाय प्राद्रवद्यत्रवै सरः ॥ ३.१३८.१५ ॥
Seeing it rushing at him, spear in hand, with the desire to kill, Yavakrī suddenly rose and fled toward where the lake was.
3.138.16
जलहीनं सरो दृष्ट्वा यवक्रीस्त्वरितः पुनः ।
जगाम सरितः सर्वास्ताश्चाप्यासन्विशोषिताः ॥ ३.१३८.१६ ॥
Seeing the lake without water, Yavakrī again hurried on, and all the rivers too had been dried up.
3.138.17
स काल्यमानो घोरेण शूलहस्तेन रक्षसा ।
अग्निहोत्रे पितुर्भीतः सहसा प्रविवेश ह ॥ ३.१३८.१७ ॥
Tormented by that terrible rakshasa with the spear in his hand, frightened, Yavakrī suddenly entered his father's fire-altar.
3.138.18
स वै प्रविशमानस्तु शुद्रेणान्धेन रक्षिणा ।
निगृहीतो बलाद्द्वारि सोऽवातिष्ठत पार्थिव ॥ ३.१३८.१८ ॥
But as he was entering, O king, a blind Śūdra guardian at the doorway seized him by force, and he remained standing there.
3.138.19
निगृहीतं तु शूद्रेण यवक्रीतं स राक्षसः ।
ताडयामास शूलेन स भिन्नहृदयोऽपतत् ॥ ३.१३८.१९ ॥
Yavakrīta, seized by the śūdra, was struck by the rākṣasa with a spear; his heart pierced, he fell.
3.138.20
यवक्रीतं स हत्वा तु राक्षसो रैभ्यमागमत् ।
अनुज्ञातस्तु रैभ्येण तया नार्या सहावसत् ॥ ३.१३८.२० ॥
Having killed Yavakrīta, the rākṣasa went to Raibhya; permitted by Raibhya, he lived together with that woman.