Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 3.164
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3.164.1
ततः सूर्योदये धौम्यः पाञ्चालीसहितांस्च तान् ।
आर्ष्टिणेन सहितः पाण्डवानभ्यवर्तत ॥ ३.१६४.१ ॥
Then at sunrise Dhaumya, together with Ārṣṭiṣeṇa, approached the Pāṇḍavas, along with Pāñcālī.
3.164.2
तेऽभिवाद्यार्ष्टिषेणस्य पादौ धौम्यस्य चैव ह ।
ततः प्राञ्जलयः सर्वे ब्राह्मणांस्तानपूजयन् ॥ ३.१६४.२ ॥
They bowed at the feet of Ārṣṭiṣeṇa and Dhaumya, and then, palms joined, all of them honored those brahmins.
3.164.3
आर्ष्टिषेणं परिष्वज्य पुत्रवद्भरतर्षभ ।
धर्मराजं स्पृशन्पाणौ पाणिना स महातपाः।
प्राचीं दिशमभिप्रेक्ष्य महर्षिरिदमब्रवीत् ॥ ३.१६४.३ ॥
O bull of the Bharatas, embracing Ārṣṭiṣeṇa as if he were a son, and touching the hand of the king of dharma with his own, that great ascetic sage, gazing toward the east, spoke these words.
3.164.4
असौ सागरपर्यन्तां भूमिमावृत्य तिष्ठति ।
शैलराजो महाराज मन्दरोऽभिविराजयन्।
इन्द्रवैश्रवणोपेतां दिशं पाण्डव रक्षति ॥ ३.१६४.४ ॥
Surrounding the earth up to the ocean's edge, the king of mountains Mandara stands shining, great king; O Pāṇḍava, it guards the quarter belonging to Indra and Vaiśravaṇa.
3.164.5
पर्वतैश्च वनान्तैश्च काननैश्चैव शोभितम् ।
एतमाहुर्महेन्द्रस्य राज्ञो वैश्रवणस्य च।
ऋषयः सर्वधर्मज्ञाः सर्वे तात मनीषिणः ॥ ३.१६४.५ ॥
Adorned with mountains, forest edges and woodlands, this is called the domain of the great Indra and of King Vaiśravaṇa, say all the wise sages who know every dharma, dear child.
3.164.6
अतश्चोद्यन्तमादित्यमुपतिष्ठन्ति वै प्रजाः ।
ऋषयश्चापि धर्मज्ञाः सिद्धाः साध्याश्च देवताः ॥ ३.१६४.६ ॥
Therefore the peoples worship the rising sun, and so do the sages who know dharma, the Siddhas, the Sādhyas and the gods.
3.164.7
यमस्तु राजा धर्मज्ञः सर्वप्राणभृतां प्रभुः ।
प्रेतसत्वगतीमेतां दक्षिणामाश्रितो दिशम् ॥ ३.१६४.७ ॥
King Yama, who knows dharma, is lord of all breathing beings; for this destination of the dead he dwells, resting in the southern quarter.
3.164.8
एतत्संयमनं पुण्यमतीवाद्भुतदर्शनम् ।
प्रेतराजस्य भवनमृद्ध्या परमया युतम् ॥ ३.१६४.८ ॥
This sacred place called Saṃyamana is exceedingly wondrous to behold; it is the abode of the king of the dead, endowed with supreme splendor.
3.164.9
यं प्राप्य सविता राजन्सत्येन प्रतितिष्ठति ।
अस्तं पर्वतराजानमेतमाहुर्मनीषिणः ॥ ३.१६४.९ ॥
O king, reaching this place the sun abides steadfast by the power of truth; the wise call this the setting-mountain, the king of mountains.
3.164.10
एवं पर्वतराजानं समुद्रं च महोदधिम् ।
अवसन्वरुणो राजा भूतानि परिरक्षति ॥ ३.१६४.१० ॥
Thus dwelling in the king of mountains and in the great ocean, King Varuṇa guards all beings.
3.164.11
उदीचीं दीपयन्नेष दिशं तिष्ठति कीर्तिमान् ।
महामेरुर्महाभाग शिवो ब्रह्मविदांगतिः ॥ ३.१६४.११ ॥
Illuminating the northern quarter, the renowned great Meru stands; O greatly fortunate one, this is the destination of Śiva and of the knowers of Brahman.
3.164.12
यस्मिन्ब्रह्मसदश्चैव भूतात्मा चावतिष्ठते ।
प्रजापतिः सृजन्सर्वं यत्किंचिज्जङ्गमागमम् ॥ ३.१६४.१२ ॥
Where the seat of Brahmā and the soul of beings abide, there Prajāpati, creating all, dwells — whatever moving thing has come into being.
3.164.13
यानाहुर्ब्रह्मणः पुत्रान्मानसान्दक्षसप्तमान् ।
तेषामपि महामेरुः शिवं स्थानमनामयम् ॥ ३.१६४.१३ ॥
Even for those called the mind-born sons of Brahmā, with Dakṣa the seventh, great Meru is the auspicious, untroubled abode.
3.164.14
अत्रैव प्रतितिष्ठन्ति पुनरेषोदयन्ति च ।
सप्त देवर्षयस्तात वसिष्ठप्रमुखास्तदा ॥ ३.१६४.१४ ॥
Right here they stand, and from here again they rise — dear one, the seven divine sages led by Vasiṣṭha.
3.164.15
देशं विरजसं पश्य मेरोः शिखरमुत्तमम् ।
यत्रात्मतृप्तैरध्यास्ते देवैः सह पितामहः ॥ ३.१६४.१५ ॥
Behold the stainless place on the supreme summit of Meru, where the grandfather dwells with the gods, self-satisfied.
3.164.16
यमाहुः सर्वभूतानां प्रकृतेः प्रकृतिं ध्रुवम् ।
अनादिनिधनं देवं प्रभुं नारायणं परम् ॥ ३.१६४.१६ ॥
He whom they call the nature of nature of all beings, the eternal, without beginning or end, the god, the lord, the supreme Nārāyaṇa.
3.164.17
ब्रह्मणः सदनात्तस्य परं स्थानं प्रकाशते ।
देवाश्च यत्नात्पश्यन्ति सर्वतेजोमयं शुभम् ॥ ३.१६४.१७ ॥
From the abode of Brahmā, his supreme place shines forth; and the gods, with effort, behold it, made wholly of radiance and auspicious.
3.164.18
अत्यर्कानलदीप्तं तत्स्थानं विष्णोर्महात्मनः ।
स्वयैव प्रभया राजन्दुष्प्रेक्ष्यं देवदानवैः ॥ ३.१६४.१८ ॥
That abode, blazing beyond the sun and fire, belongs to the great-souled Viṣṇu. O king, by his own radiance it is hard to look upon even for gods and demons.
3.164.19
प्राच्यां नारायणस्थानं मेरावतिविराजते ॥ ३.१६४.१९ ॥
In the east, upon Meru, shines the abode of Nārāyaṇa.
3.164.20
यत्र भूतेश्वरस्तात सर्वप्रकृतिरात्मभूः ।
भासयन्सर्वभूतानि सुश्रियाऽभिविराजते ॥ ३.१६४.२० ॥
There, dear one, the lord of beings, the source of all nature, the self-born, lights up all beings and shines forth with great splendour.
3.164.21
नात्र ब्रह्मर्षयस्तात कुत एव महर्षयः ।
प्राप्नुवन्ति गतिं ह्येतां यतीनां भावितात्मनाम् ॥ ३.१६४.२१ ॥
Here, dear one, not even the brahmin sages attain it, much less the great sages; this goal is attained only by ascetics of purified soul.
3.164.22
न तं ज्योतींपि सर्वाणि प्राप्य भासन्ति पाण्डव ।
स्वयंप्रभुरचिन्त्यात्मा तत्र ह्यतिविराजते ॥ ३.१६४.२२ ॥
O Pāṇḍava, upon reaching it, all luminous bodies do not shine; there the self-luminous lord of inconceivable nature shines supremely.
3.164.23
यतयस्तत्र गच्छन्ति भक्त्या नारायणं हरिम् ।
परेण तपसा युक्ता भाविताः कर्मभिः शुभैः।
योगसिद्धा महात्मानस्तमोमोहविवर्जिताः ॥ ३.१६४.२३ ॥
There the ascetics go, by devotion, to Nārāyaṇa, Hari: endowed with supreme austerity, purified by auspicious deeds, great-souled and accomplished in yoga, free from darkness and delusion.
3.164.24
तत्र गत्वा पुनर्नेमं लोकमायान्ति भारत ।
स्वयंभुवं महात्मानं देवदेवं सनातनम् ॥ ३.१६४.२४ ॥
Having gone there, O Bhārata, they do not come back to this world, to the self-existent, great-souled god of gods, the eternal one.
3.164.25
स्थानमेतन्महाभाव ध्रुवमक्षयमव्ययम् ।
ईश्वरस्य सदा ह्येतत्प्रणमात्र युधिष्ठिर ॥ ३.१६४.२५ ॥
This place, O Yudhiṣṭhira of great spirit, is fixed, imperishable and undecaying; it always belongs to the Lord, attained merely by bowing.
3.164.26
एनं त्वहरहर्मेरुं सूर्याचन्द्रमसौ ध्रुवम् ।
प्रदक्षिणमुपावृत्यकुरुतः कुरुनन्दन ॥ ३.१६४.२६ ॥
Day after day, O joy of the Kurus, the sun and the moon steadily circle this Meru, keeping it on their right.
3.164.27
ज्योतींषि चाप्यशेषेण सर्वाण्यनघ सर्वतः ।
परियान्ति महाराज गिरिराजं प्रदक्षिणम् ॥ ३.१६४.२७ ॥
And all the luminous bodies, O sinless great king, circle the king of mountains on every side, without exception, keeping it on their right.
3.164.28
एतं ज्योतींषि सर्वाणि प्रकर्षन्भगवानपि ।
कुरुते वितमस्कर्मा आदित्योऽभिप्रदक्षिणम् ॥ ३.१६४.२८ ॥
Drawing all the luminous bodies toward itself, the blessed sun, whose work is free from darkness, also circles this mountain clockwise.
3.164.29
अस्तं प्राप्य ततः सन्ध्यामतिक्रम्य दिवाकरः ।
उदीचीं भजते काष्ठां बहुधा पर्वसन्धिषु ॥ ३.१६४.२९ ॥
Having reached its setting, and then passing beyond twilight, the sun goes toward the northern quarter in many ways at the junctures of the seasons.
3.164.30
सुमेरुमनुवृत्तः स पुनर्गच्छति पाण्डव ।
प्राङ्युखः सविता देवः सर्वभूतहिते रतः ॥ ३.१६४.३० ॥
O Pāṇḍava, having circled Sumeru, he goes on again. The god Savitṛ, delighting in the welfare of all beings, proceeds facing east.
3.164.31
स सम्यग्विभजन्कालान्बहुधा पर्वसन्धिषु ।
तथैव भगवान्सोमो नक्षत्रैः सह गच्छति ॥ ३.१६४.३१ ॥
Dividing time well, in many ways, at the junctures of the seasons, he moves on; likewise the blessed Soma goes along with the lunar mansions.
3.164.32
एवमेतं त्वतिक्रम्य महामेरुमतन्द्रितः ।
सोमश्च विभजन्कालं बहुधा पर्वसन्धिषु।
भासयन्सर्वभूतानि पुनर्गच्छति सागरम् ॥ ३.१६४.३२ ॥
Thus, having passed beyond the great Meru, the untiring Soma also, dividing time in many ways at the junctures of the seasons and illuminating all beings, goes again toward the ocean.
3.164.33
तथा तमिस्रहा देवो मयूखैर्भासयञ्जगत् ।
मार्गमेतमसंबाधमादित्यः परिवर्तते ॥ ३.१६४.३३ ॥
Likewise the god, destroyer of darkness, illuminating the world with his rays, the sun revolves along this unobstructed path.
3.164.34
सिसृक्षुः शिशिराण्येव दक्षिणां भजते दिशम् ।
ततः सर्वाणि भूतानि कालं शिशिरमृच्छति ॥ ३.१६४.३४ ॥
Desiring to bring forth the winter seasons, he turns toward the southern quarter; then all beings reach the cold season.
3.164.35
स्थावराणां च भूतानां जङ्गमानां च तेजसा ।
तेजांसि समुपादत्ते निवृत्तः स विभावसुः ॥ ३.१६४.३५ ॥
With the energy of the immovable and the mobile beings, he takes up energies to himself; having turned back, that Vibhāvasu (the sun) does so.
3.164.36
ततः स्वेदः क्लमस्तन्द्री ग्लानिश्च भजते नरान् ।
प्राणिभिः सततं स्वप्नोह्यभीक्ष्णं च निपेव्यते ॥ ३.१६४.३६ ॥
Then sweat, exhaustion, drowsiness and languor seize men; and sleep, constantly, is repeatedly indulged in by living beings.
3.164.37
एवमेतमनिर्देश्यं मार्गमावृत्य भानुमान् ।
पुनः सृजति वर्षाणि भगवान्भासयन्प्रजाः ॥ ३.१६४.३७ ॥
Thus the radiant one, covering that indescribable path, again creates the rains, the blessed lord illuminating creatures.
3.164.38
वृष्टिमारुतसंतापैः सुखैः स्थावरजङ्गमान् ।
वर्धयनसुमहातेजाः पुनः प्रतिनिवर्तते ॥ ३.१६४.३८ ॥
Nourishing the immobile and the mobile with the pleasant effects of rain, wind and heat, the one of very great splendor returns again.
3.164.39
एवमेष चरन्पार्थ कालचक्रमतन्द्रितः ।
प्रकर्षन्सर्वभूतानि सविता परिवर्तते ॥ ३.१६४.३९ ॥
Thus, O son of Pṛthā, this Savitṛ, untiring, moving along the wheel of time and drawing forth all beings, revolves.
3.164.40
संतता गतिरेतस्य नैष तिष्ठति पाण्डव ।
आदायैव तु भूतानां तेजो विसृजते पुनः ॥ ३.१६४.४० ॥
His course is continuous; O Pāṇḍava, he never stands still. Having taken the splendor of beings, he releases it again.
3.164.41
विभजन्सर्वभूतानामायुः कर्म च भारत ।
अहोरात्रं कलाः काष्ठाः सृजत्येष सदा विभुः ॥ ३.१६४.४१ ॥
Apportioning life and deeds to all beings, O Bhārata, this all-pervading lord always creates day and night, the fractions and the moments of time.