Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 3.169
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3.169.1
ततस्तामवसं प्रीतो रजनीं तत्र भारत ।
प्रसादाद्देवदेवस्यत्र्यम्बकस्य महात्मनः ॥ ३.१६९.१ ॥
Arjuna said: O Bhārata, then, pleased, I dwelt there that night, by the grace of the god of gods, the great-souled Tryambaka (Śiva).
3.169.2
व्युषितो रजनीं चाहंकृत्वापौर्वाह्णिकीः क्रियाः ।
अपश्यं तं द्विजश्रेष्ठं दृष्टवानस्मि यं पुरा ॥ ३.१६९.२ ॥
Having passed the night and performed the forenoon rites, I saw that foremost of brahmins whom I had seen before.
3.169.3
तस्मै चाहं यथावृत्तं सर्वमेव न्यवेदयम् ।
भगवन्तं महादेवं समेतोस्मीति भारत ॥ ३.१६९.३ ॥
And I reported to him everything exactly as it had happened: that, O Bhārata, I had met the blessed Mahādeva.
3.169.4
स मामुवाच राजेन्द्र प्रीयमाणो द्विजोत्तमः ।
दृष्टस्त्वया महादेवो यथा नान्येन केनचित् ॥ ३.१६९.४ ॥
He, pleased, spoke to me: O lord of kings, you have seen Mahādeva as no one else has seen him.
3.169.5
समेतं लोकपालैस्तु सर्वैर्वैवस्वतादिभिः ।
द्रष्टास्यनघ देवेन्द्रं स च तेऽस्त्राणि दास्यति ॥ ३.१६९.५ ॥
O sinless one, you will see the lord of gods, Indra, gathered with all the world-guardians, beginning with Vaivasvata; and he will give you weapons.
3.169.6
एवमुक्त्वा स मां राजन्नाश्लिष्य च पुनः पुनः ।
अगच्छत्स यथाकामं ब्राह्मणः सूर्यसन्निभः ॥ ३.१६९.६ ॥
Having spoken thus, O king, that brahmin, radiant as the sun, embraced me again and again, and went away as he wished.
3.169.7
अथापराह्णे तस्याह्नः प्रावात्पुण्यः समीरणः ।
पुनर्नवमिमं लोकं कुर्वन्निव सपत्नहन् ॥ ३.१६९.७ ॥
Then in the afternoon of that day a pure wind blew, as if making this world new again, O slayer of enemies.
3.169.8
दिव्यानि चैव माल्यानि सुगन्धीनि नवानि च ।
शैशिरस्य गिरे पादे प्रादुरासन्समीपतः ॥ ३.१६९.८ ॥
Divine, fragrant and fresh garlands also appeared nearby, at the foot of the Śaiśira mountain.
3.169.9
वादित्राणिच दिव्यानि सुघोषाणि समन्ततः ।
स्तुतयश्चेन्द्रसंयुक्ता अश्रूयन्त मनोहराः ॥ ३.१६९.९ ॥
Divine instruments with sweet sounds resounded on all sides, and charming hymns connected with Indra were heard.
3.169.10
गणाश्चाप्सरसां तत्रगन्धर्वाणां तथैव च ।
पुरस्ताद्देवदेवस्य जगुर्गीतानि सर्वशः ॥ ३.१६९.१० ॥
There too the troops of apsarases and likewise of gandharvas sang songs entirely before the god of gods.
3.169.11
मरुतां च गणास्तत्र देवयानैरुपागमन् ।
महेन्द्रानुचरा ये च देवसद्मनिवासिनः ॥ ३.१६९.११ ॥
There the troops of the Maruts also came with divine vehicles, the attendants of Mahendra and those who dwell in the abode of the gods.
3.169.12
ततो मरुत्वानहरिभिर्युक्तैर्वाहैः स्वलंकृतैः ।
शचीसहायस्तत्रायात्सह सर्वैस्तदाऽमरैः ॥ ३.१६९.१२ ॥
Then Indra, lord of the Maruts, came there with his well-adorned vehicles yoked to tawny steeds, accompanied by Śacī, together with all the immortals.
3.169.13
एतस्मिन्नैव काले तु कुबेरो नरवाहनः ।
दर्शयामास मां राजँल्लक्ष्म्या परमया युतः ॥ ३.१६९.१३ ॥
At that very moment Kubera, whose vehicle is a man, appeared to me, endowed with supreme splendour, O king.
3.169.14
दक्षिणस्यां दिशि यमं प्रत्यपश्यं व्यस्थितम् ।
वरुणं देवराजं च यथास्थानमवस्थितम् ॥ ३.१६९.१४ ॥
In the southern direction I saw Yama standing, and I saw Varuṇa and the king of the gods, Indra, each standing in his proper place.
3.169.15
ते मामूचुर्महाराज सान्त्वयित्वा सुरर्षभाः ।
सव्यसाचिन्निरीक्षास्माँल्लोकपालानवस्थितान् ॥ ३.१६९.१५ ॥
Those bulls among the gods, consoling me, said: "Great king, Savyasācin, behold us, the guardians of the worlds, standing here."
3.169.16
सुरकार्यार्थसिद्ध्यर्थं दृष्टवानसि शंकरम् ।
अस्मत्तोऽपि गृहाण त्वमस्त्राणीति समन्ततः ॥ ३.१६९.१६ ॥
For the accomplishment of the gods' task you have seen Śaṃkara; now take weapons from us as well, from every side.
3.169.17
ततोऽहं प्रयतो भूत्वा प्रणिपत्य सुरर्षभान् ।
प्रत्यगृह्णां तदाऽस्त्राणि महान्ति विविधानि च ॥ ३.१६९.१७ ॥
Then, self-controlled, I bowed before those bulls among the gods, and I received the great and various weapons.
3.169.18
गृहीतास्त्रस्ततो देवैरनुज्ञातोस्मि भारत ।
अथ देवा ययुः सर्वेयथागतमरिंदम ॥ ३.१६९.१८ ॥
Having received the weapons, I was then dismissed by the gods, O Bhārata; and then all the gods departed the way they had come, O subduer of foes.
3.169.19
मघवानपि मां देवो रथमारोप्य सुप्रभम् ।
उवाच भगवान्वाक्यं स्मयन्निव महायशाः ॥ ३.१६९.१९ ॥
Indra, the bountiful god, set me upon his radiant chariot and, smiling, the venerable one of great fame spoke these words.
3.169.20
पुरैवागमनादस्माद्वेदाहं त्वां धनंजय ।
अतः परं त्वहं वै त्वां दर्शये भरत्रषभ ॥ ३.१६९.२० ॥
Dhanaṃjaya, even before your coming here I knew you; but from now on, O bull of the Bharatas, I shall show you (the divine weapons).
3.169.21
त्वया हि तीर्थेषु पुरा समाप्लावः कृतोऽसकृत् ।
तपश्चेदं महत्त्प्तं स्वर्गं गन्तासि पाण्डव ॥ ३.१६९.२१ ॥
Indeed, O Pāṇḍava, you formerly bathed again and again at the sacred fords and practised this great austerity; you shall go to heaven.
3.169.22
भूयश्चैव च तप्तव्यं तपश्चरणमुत्तमम् ।
दुश्चरं घोरमस्त्राणां तपोबलकरं तव ॥ ३.१६९.२२ ॥
Again you must practise the supreme austerity — difficult and terrible, which will increase the power of your weapons and of your austerity.
3.169.23
स्वर्गस्त्ववश्यं गन्तव्यस्त्वया शत्रुनिषूदन ।
मातलिर्मन्नियोगात्त्वां त्रिदिवं प्रापयिष्यति ॥ ३.१६९.२३ ॥
Heaven you must surely go to, O destroyer of foes; by my command Mātali will bring you to the three heavens.
3.169.24
विदितस्त्वंहि देवानां मुनीनां च महात्मनाम् ।
इहस्थः पाण्डवश्रेष्ठ तपः कुर्वन्सुदुष्करम् ॥ ३.१६९.२४ ॥
You are indeed known to the gods and to the great-souled sages, O best of the Pāṇḍavas, staying here and performing very difficult austerity.
3.169.25
ततोऽहमब्रुवं शक्रं प्रसीद भगवन्मम ।
आचार्यं वरयेऽहं त्वामस्त्रार्थं त्रिदशेश्वर ॥ ३.१६९.२५ ॥
Then I said to Śakra: "Be gracious to me, O revered one. O lord of the thirty gods, I choose you as my teacher for the science of weapons."
3.169.26
क्रूरकर्माऽस्त्रवित्तात भविष्यसि परंतप ।
यदर्थमस्त्राणीप्सुस्त्वं तं कामं पाण्डवाप्नुहि ॥ ३.१६९.२६ ॥
O scorcher of foes, dear son, you will become a doer of fierce deeds and a knower of weapons. The desire for which you seek weapons, O Pāṇḍava, obtain that desire.
3.169.27
ततोऽहमब्रुवं नाहं दिव्यान्यस्त्राणि शत्रुहन् ।
मानुषेषु प्रयोक्ष्यामि विनाऽस्त्रप्रतिघातनात् ॥ ३.१६९.२७ ॥
Then I said: "I will not employ the divine weapons against men, O slayer of foes, except in the counter-striking of weapons."
3.169.28
तानि दिव्यानि मेऽस्त्राणि प्रयच्छ विबुधाधिप ।
लेकांश्चास्त्रजितान्पश्चाल्लभेयं सुरपुङ्गव ॥ ३.१६९.२८ ॥
O lord of the gods, grant me those divine weapons. O best of gods, afterwards may I also obtain the worlds won by weapons.
3.169.29
परीक्षार्थं मयैतत्ते वाक्यमुक्तं धनंजय ।
ममात्मजस्य वचनं सूपपन्नमिदं तव ॥ ३.१६९.२९ ॥
O Dhanañjaya, I spoke these words to you only as a test. Your words, fitting for a son like mine, are entirely appropriate.
3.169.30
शिक्ष मे भवनं गत्वासर्वाण्यस्त्राणि भारत ।
वायोरग्नेर्वसुभ्योऽपि वरुणात्समरुद्गणात् ॥ ३.१६९.३० ॥
O descendant of Bharata, go to my abode and learn all the weapons, from Vāyu, from Agni, from the Vasus too, from Varuṇa and from the host of the Maruts.
3.169.31
साध्यं पैतामहं चैव गन्धर्वोरगरक्षसाम् ।
वैष्णवानि च सर्वाणि नैर्ऋतानि तथैव च ॥ ३.१६९.३१ ॥
The weapons of the Sādhyas, of the grandfather Brahmā, of the Gandharvas, serpents and rākṣasas, all those of Viṣṇu, and likewise those of Nirṛti.
3.169.32
मद्गतानि च जानीहि सर्वास्त्राणि कुरूद्वह ।
एवमुक्त्वा तु मां शक्रस्तत्रैवान्तरधीयत ॥ ३.१६९.३२ ॥
Know that all the weapons rest in me, O best of the Kurus. Having spoken thus, Śakra vanished right there.
3.169.33
अथापश्यं हरियुजं रथमैन्द्रमुपस्थितम् ।
दिव्यं मायामयं पुण्यं यत्तं मातलिना नृप ॥ ३.१६९.३३ ॥
Then, O king, I saw a divine, illusion-made, holy chariot of Indra standing near, yoked to tawny steeds, which Mātali had harnessed.
3.169.34
लोकपालेषु यातेषु मामुवाचाथ मातलिः ।
द्रष्टुमिच्छति शक्रस्त्वां देवराजो महाद्युते ॥ ३.१६९.३४ ॥
When the world-guardians had departed, Mātali said to me: O greatly radiant one, Śakra, king of the gods, wishes to see you.
3.169.35
संसिद्धस्त्वं महाबाहो कुरु कार्यमनुत्तमम् ।
पश्य पुण्यकृतां लोकान्सशरीरो दिवं व्रज ॥ ३.१६९.३५ ॥
You are accomplished, O mighty-armed one; perform the supreme task. Behold the worlds of those who have done merit, and go to heaven in your own body.
3.169.36
देवराजः सहस्राक्षस्त्वां दिदृक्षति भारत ।
इत्युक्तोऽहं मातलिना गिरिमामन्त्र्य शैशिरम् ॥ ३.१६९.३६ ॥
O descendant of Bharata, the king of the gods, the thousand-eyed Indra, wishes to see you. Thus addressed by Mātali, I took leave of the snowy mountain.
3.169.37
प्रदक्षिणमुपावृत्य समारोहं रथोत्तमम् ।
चोदयामास स हयान्मनोमारुतरंहसः ॥ ३.१६९.३७ ॥
Turning to the right, he mounted the excellent chariot and urged on the horses, swift as mind and wind.
3.169.38
मातलिर्हयतत्त्वज्ञो यथावद्भूरिदक्षिणः ।
अवैक्षत च मे वक्रृंस्तितस्याथ ससारथिः।
तथा भ्रान्ते रथे राजन्विस्मितश्चेदमब्रवीत् ॥ ३.१६९.३८ ॥
Mātali, who knew the nature of horses, skilfully observed their crooked course, with me and the charioteer; and when the chariot reeled, O king, he was astonished and said this.
3.169.39
अत्यद्भुतमिदं त्वद्यविचित्रं प्रतिभाति मे ।
यदास्थितो रथं दिव्यं पदान्न चलितः पदम् ॥ ३.१६९.३९ ॥
Today this seems to me most wonderful and strange: though you have mounted the divine chariot, you have not moved from your place even a step.
3.169.40
देवराजोऽपिहि मया नित्यमत्रोपलक्षितः ।
विचलन्प्रथमोत्पाते हयानां भरतर्षभ ॥ ३.१६९.४० ॥
Indeed, O bull of the Bharatas, the king of the gods himself has always been observed by me here, swaying at the first portent of the horses.
3.169.41
त्वं पुनः स्थित एवात्ररथे भ्रान्ते कुरूद्वह ।
अतिशक्रमिदं सर्वं तवेति प्रतिभाति मे ॥ ३.१६९.४१ ॥
O chief of the Kurus, though the chariot reeled, you stood steady here again; all this seems to me to be your power, surpassing even Indra.
3.169.42
इत्युक्त्वाऽऽकाशमाविश्य मातलिर्विबुधालयान् ।
दर्शयामास मे राजन्विमानानि च भारत ॥ ३.१६९.४२ ॥
Having said this, Mātali entered the sky and showed me, O king, O Bhārata, the abodes of the gods and their celestial mansions.
3.169.43
स रथो हरिभिर्युक्तो ह्यूर्ध्वमाचक्रमे ततः ।
ऋषयो देवताश्चैव पूजयन्ति नरोत्तम ॥ ३.१६९.४३ ॥
That chariot, yoked with its steeds, then rose upward; O best of men, sages and gods were honouring it.
3.169.44
ततः कामगमाँल्लोकानपश्यं वै सुरर्षिणाम् ।
गन्धर्वाप्सरसां चैव प्रभावममितौजसाम् ॥ ३.१६९.४४ ॥
Then I beheld the worlds that go at will, and the power of the divine sages, the gandharvas and the apsarases, who are of boundless splendour.
3.169.45
नन्दनादीनि देवानां वनान्युपवनानि च ।
दर्शयामास मे शीघ्रं मातलिः शक्रसारथिः ॥ ३.१६९.४५ ॥
Mātali, the charioteer of Śakra, quickly showed me the groves of the gods, beginning with Nandana, and their pleasure gardens.
3.169.46
ततः शक्रस्य भवनमपश्यभमरावतीम् ।
दिव्यैः कामफलैर्वृक्षै रत्नैश्च समलंकृताम् ॥ ३.१६९.४६ ॥
Then I saw Śakra's abode, Amarāvatī, adorned with divine wish-fulfilling trees and with jewels.
3.169.47
न तां भासयते सूर्यो न शीतोष्णे न च क्लमः ।
न बाधते तत्ररजस्तत्रास्ति न जरा नृप ॥ ३.१६९.४७ ॥
The sun does not illumine it; there is neither cold nor heat, nor weariness; dust does not trouble it there, and there is no old age, O king.
3.169.48
न तत्रशोको दैन्यं वा वैवर्ण्यं चोपलक्ष्यते ।
दिवौकसां महाराज न ग्लानिररिमर्दन।
न क्रोधलोभौ तत्रास्तामशुबं वा विशांपते ॥ ३.१६९.४८ ॥
There, among the dwellers of heaven, neither sorrow nor distress nor pallor is seen; O great king, O crusher of foes, there is no weariness there; anger and greed were not there, nor anything inauspicious, O lord of men.
3.169.49
नित्यं तुष्टाश् ते राजन्प्राणिनः सुरवेश्मनि ।
नित्यपुष्पफलास्तत्र पादपा हरितच्छदाः ॥ ३.१६९.४९ ॥
O king, in the abode of the gods all living beings are always content; there the trees always bear flowers and fruit and have green leaves.
3.169.50
पुष्करिण्यश्च विविधाः पद्मसौगन्धिकायुताः ।
शीतस्तत्रववौ वायुः सुगन्धो वीजते शुभः ॥ ३.१६९.५० ॥
There are various lotus pools filled with padma and saugandhika flowers; there a cool, fragrant, pleasant wind blows, as if fanning.
3.169.51
सर्वरत्नविचित्रा च भूमिः पुष्पविभूषिता ।
मृगद्विजाश्च बहवो रुचिरा मधुरस्वराः।
विमानगामिनश्चात्रदृश्यन्ते बहवोऽमराः ॥ ३.१६९.५१ ॥
The ground there is adorned with all kinds of jewels and decorated with flowers; there are many deer and birds of lovely, sweet voice, and many immortals are seen moving in aerial chariots.
3.169.52
ततोऽपश्यं वसून्रुद्रान्साध्यांश्च समरुद्गणान् ।
आदित्यानश्विनौ चैव तान्सर्वान्प्रत्यपूजयम् ॥ ३.१६९.५२ ॥
Then I saw the Vasus, the Rudras, the Sādhyas, the Ādityas together with the host of Maruts, and the two Aśvins; and I honoured them all in return.
3.169.53
ते मां वीर्येण यशसा तेजसा च बलेन च ।
अस्त्रैश्चाप्यन्वजानन्त संग्रामे विजयेन च ॥ ३.१६९.५३ ॥
They acknowledged me by my valour, my fame, my splendour, my strength, my weapons, and my victory in battle.
3.169.54
प्रविश्य तां पुरीं दिव्यां देवगन्धर्वपूजिताम् ।
देवराजं सहस्राक्षमुपातिष्ठं कृताञ्जलिः ॥ ३.१६९.५४ ॥
Having entered that divine city, honoured by gods and Gandharvas, I approached the king of the gods, the thousand-eyed one, with folded hands.
3.169.55
ददावर्धासनं प्रीतः शक्रो मे ददतांवरः ।
बहुमानाच्च गात्राणि पस्पर्श मम वासवः ॥ ३.१६९.५५ ॥
Pleased, Śakra, best of givers, gave me half of his seat; and out of great respect Vāsava touched my limbs.
3.169.56
तत्राहं देवगन्धर्वैः सहितो भूरिदक्षिणैः ।
अस्त्रार्तमवसं स्वर्गे शिक्षाणोऽस्त्राणि भारत ॥ ३.१६९.५६ ॥
There I dwelt in heaven, together with gods and gandharvas who give abundant gifts, seeking weapons and learning the astras, O Bhārata.
3.169.57
विश्वावसोश्च वै पुत्रश्चित्रसेनोऽभवत्सखा ।
स च गान्धर्वमखिलं ग्राहयामास मां नृप ॥ ३.१६९.५७ ॥
Citrasena, son of Viśvāvasu, became my friend, and he, O king, had me learn the entire art of the gandharvas.
3.169.58
तत्राहमवसं राजन्गृहीतास्त्रः सुपूजितः ।
सुखं शक्रस् भवने सर्वकामसमन्वितः ॥ ३.१६९.५८ ॥
There, O king, having received the weapons and greatly honored, I dwelt happily in the abode of Śakra, endowed with all my desires fulfilled.
3.169.59
शृण्वन्वै गीतशब्दं च तूर्यशब्दं च पुष्कलम् ।
पश्यंश्चाप्सरसः श्रेष्ठा नृत्यन्तीर्भरतर्षभ ॥ ३.१६९.५९ ॥
Hearing the sound of song and the abundant sound of instruments, and watching the best apsarases dancing, O bull of the Bharatas, I lived there.
3.169.60
तत्सर्वमनवज्ञाय तथ्यं विज्ञाय भारत ।
अत्यर्थं प्रतिगृह्याहमस्त्रेष्वेव व्यवस्थितः ॥ ३.१६९.६० ॥
Not disregarding all of that, understanding the truth, O Bhārata, having greatly received it, I remained fixed only on the weapons.
3.169.61
ततोऽतुष्यत्सहस्राक्षस्तेन कामेन मे विभुः ।
एवं मे वसतो राजन्नेष कालोऽत्यगाद्दिवि ॥ ३.१६९.६१ ॥
Then the thousand-eyed mighty Indra was pleased with me because of that wish. O king, while I dwelt thus in heaven, this time passed away.