Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 3.141
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3.141.1
उशीरबीजं मैनाकं गिरिं श्वेतं च भारत ।
समतीतोऽसि कौन्तेय कालशैलं च पार्थिव ॥ ३.१४१.१ ॥
O Bharata, you have passed beyond Uśīrabīja, Maināka, the white mountain, O son of Kuntī, O king, and also Kālaśaila.
3.141.2
एषा गङ्गा सप्तविधा राजते भरतर्षभ ।
स्थानं विरजसं पुण्यं यत्राग्निर्नित्यमिध्यते ॥ ३.१४१.२ ॥
O bull of the Bharatas, this Gaṅgā shines in sevenfold form; it is a holy, stainless place where the fire is kindled constantly.
3.141.3
एतद्वै मानुषेणाद्य न शक्यं द्रष्टुमद्भुतम् ।
समाधिं कुरुताव्यग्रास्तीर्थान्येतानि द्रक्ष्यथ ॥ ३.१४१.३ ॥
Such a wondrous place cannot be seen by a mortal now; compose yourselves with undistracted minds, and you will see these sacred fords.
3.141.4
एतद्द्रक्ष्यसि देवानामाक्रीडं च रणाङ्कितम् ।
अतिक्रान्तोसि कौन्तेय कालशैलं च पर्वतम् ॥ ३.१४१.४ ॥
You will see the playground of the gods, marked by the traces of battle; O son of Kuntī, you have passed beyond the mountain Kālaśaila.
3.141.5
श्वेतं गिरिं प्रवेक्ष्यामो मन्दरं चैव पर्वतम् ।
यत्र माणिवरो यक्षः कुबेरश्चैव यक्षराट् ॥ ३.१४१.५ ॥
We shall enter the white mountain and the mountain Mandara, where the yakṣa Māṇivara and Kubera, king of the yakṣas, dwell.
3.141.6
अष्टाशीतिसहस्राणि गन्धर्वाः शीघ्रगामिनः ।
तथा किंपुरुषा राजन्यक्षाश्चैव चतुर्गुणाः ॥ ३.१४१.६ ॥
O king, there are eighty-eight thousand swift-moving gandharvas, likewise the kiṃpuruṣas; and the yakṣas are four times as many.
3.141.7
अनेकरूपसंस्थाना नानाप्रहरणाश्च ते ।
यक्षेन्द्रं मनुजश्रेष्ठ माणिभद्रमुपासते ॥ ३.१४१.७ ॥
They are of many forms and shapes, armed with various weapons; O best of men, they attend upon Māṇibhadra, lord of the yakṣas.
3.141.8
तेषामृद्धिरतीवात्र गतौ वायुसमाश्च ते ।
यक्षेन्द्रं मनुजश्रेष्ठ माणिभद्रमुपासते ॥ ३.१४१.८ ॥
Their power here is exceedingly great, and in motion they are equal to the wind; O best of men, they attend upon Māṇibhadra, lord of the yakṣas.
3.141.9
तैस्तात बलिभिर्गुप्ता यातुधानैश्च रक्षिताः ।
दुर्गमाः पर्वताः पार्थ समाधिं परमं कुरु ॥ ३.१४१.९ ॥
Those mountains, guarded and protected by those mighty rākṣasas, are inaccessible. O dear Pārtha, make your resolve supreme.
3.141.10
कुबेरसचिवाश्चान्ये रौद्रा मैत्राश्च राक्षसाः ।
तैः समेष्याम कौन्तेय यत्तो विक्रमणे भव ॥ ३.१४१.१० ॥
There are also Kubera's ministers, and others, fierce and friendly rākṣasas; O son of Kuntī, we shall meet them. Be alert for valour.
3.141.11
कैलासः पर्वतो राजन्पड्योजनशतोच्छ्रितः ।
यत्रदेवाः समायान्ति विशाला यत्र भारत ॥ ३.१४१.११ ॥
O king, Mount Kailāsa rises six hundred yojanas high, where the vast gods assemble, O Bhārata.
3.141.12
असङ्ख्येयास्तु कौन्तेय यक्षराक्षसकिन्नराः ।
नागाः सुपर्णा गन्धर्वाः कुबेरसदनं प्रति ॥ ३.१४१.१२ ॥
O son of Kuntī, countless are the yakṣas, rākṣasas, kinnaras, nāgas, suparṇas and gandharvas who go toward Kubera's abode.
3.141.13
तान्विगाहस्व पार्थाद्य तपसा च दमेन च ।
रक्ष्यमाणो मया राजन्भीमसेनबलेन च ॥ ३.१४१.१३ ॥
O son of Pṛthā, now plunge into those waters by austerity and self-restraint, O king, protected by me and by the strength of Bhīmasena.
3.141.14
स्वस्ति ते वरुणो राजा यमश्च समितिंजयः ।
गङ्गा च यमुना चैव पर्वताश्च दिशन्तु ते ॥ ३.१४१.१४ ॥
May King Varuṇa and Yama, victor in battle, bring you well-being; may the Gaṅgā and the Yamunā and the mountains also grant you welfare.
3.141.15
मरुतश्च सहाश्विभ्यां सरितश्च सरांसि च ।
स्वस्ति देवासुरेभ्यश्च वसुभ्यश् महाद्युते ॥ ३.१४१.१५ ॥
May the Maruts and the two Aśvins, the rivers and the lakes bring you well-being; may there be well-being for you from gods and asuras, and from the Vasus too, O radiant one.
3.141.16
इन्द्रस्य जाम्बूनदपर्वताद्वै ।
शृणोमि घोषं तव देवि गङ्गे।
गोपाययेमं सुभगे गिरिभ्यः ।
सर्वाजमीढापचितं नरेन्द्रम् ॥ ३.१४१.१६ ॥
From Indra's Jāmbūnada mountain I hear your sound, O goddess Gaṅgā. O auspicious one, protect this lord of men, honored by all the descendants of Ajamīḍha, from the mountains.
3.141.17
ददस्व शर्म प्रविविक्षतोऽस्य ।
शैलानिमाञ्छैलसुते नृपस्य।
शिवप्रदा सर्वसरित्प्रधाने ।
स भ्रातृकस्येह युधिष्ठिरस्य। ॥ ३.१४१.१७ ॥
O daughter of the mountain, grant shelter to this king who enters these mountains; O giver of blessing, foremost of all rivers, grant it here also to Yudhiṣṭhira with his brothers.
3.141.18
अपूर्वोऽयं संभ्रमो लोमशस्य ।
कृष्णां च सर्वे रक्षत मा प्रमादः।
देशो ह्ययं दुर्गतमो मतोऽस्य ।
तस्मात्परं शौचमिहाचरध्वम् ॥ ३.१४१.१८ ॥
This agitation of Lomaśa is unprecedented. All of you, protect Kṛṣṇā, do not be careless. This region is considered most difficult to traverse; therefore practice the highest purity here.
3.141.19
ततोऽब्रवीद्भीममुदारवीर्यं ।
कृष्णां यत्तः पालय भीमसेन।
शून्येऽर्जुनेऽसन्निहिते च तात ।
त्वामेव कृष्णा भजते भयेषु ॥ ३.१४१.१९ ॥
Then he said to Bhīma of noble valour: "Be vigilant, Bhīmasena, and protect Kṛṣṇā. When Arjuna is not near, dear one, it is you alone that Kṛṣṇā relies on in times of danger."
3.141.20
ततो महात्मां स यमौ समेत्य ।
मूर्धन्युपाघ्राय विमृज्यगात्रे।
उवाच तौ बाष्पकलं स राजा ।
मा बैष्टमागच्छतमप्रमत्तौ ॥ ३.१४१.२० ॥
Then that great-souled king went to the twins, kissed their heads, stroked their limbs, and with a voice choked with tears said to them: "Do not fear; come back, both of you, vigilant."