Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 3.177
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3.177.1
तस्यां रात्र्यां व्यतीतायां धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः ।
उत्थायावश्यकार्याणि कृतवान्भ्रातृभिः सह ॥ ३.१७७.१ ॥
When that night had passed, King Yudhiṣṭhira, the lord of dharma, rose and performed the necessary duties together with his brothers.
3.177.2
ततः संचोदयामास सोऽर्जुनं मातृनन्दनम् ।
दर्शयास्त्राणि कौन्तेय यैर्जिता दानवास्त्वया ॥ ३.१७७.२ ॥
Then he urged Arjuna, the son of the mother: "Show, son of Kuntī, the weapons by which you conquered the Dānavas."
3.177.3
ततो धनंजयो राजन्देवैर्दत्तानि पाण्डवः ।
अस्त्राणि तानि दिव्यानि दर्शयामास भारत ॥ ३.१७७.३ ॥
Then, O king, Dhanaṃjaya the Pāṇḍava displayed those divine weapons given to him by the gods, O Bhārata.
3.177.4
यथान्यायं महातेजाः शौचं परममास्थितः ।
नमस्कृत्य त्रिनेत्राय वासवाय च पाण्डवः ॥ ३.१७७.४ ॥
According to rule, the Pāṇḍava of great splendour, having observed the supreme purity, bowed to the three-eyed one and to Vāsava.
3.177.5
गिरिकूबरपादाक्षं शुभवेणु त्रिवेणुमत् ।
पार्थिवं रथमास्थाय शोभमानो धनंजयः ॥ ३.१७७.५ ॥
Mounting the royal chariot, with axle and wheels like a mountain cavern, with fine bamboo poles and three bamboo staves, Dhanaṃjaya shone forth.
3.177.6
दिव्येन संवृतस्तेन कवचेन सुवर्चसा ।
धनुरादाय गाण्डीवं देवदत्तं स वारिजम् ॥ ३.१७७.६ ॥
Clad in that divine and radiant armour, he took up the bow Gāṇḍīva and the conch Devadatta given by the gods.
3.177.7
शोशुभ्यमानः कौन्तेय आनुपूर्व्यान्महाभुजः ।
अस्त्राणि तानि दिव्यानि दर्शनायोपचक्रमे ॥ ३.१७७.७ ॥
Arjuna, the son of Kuntī, mighty-armed and blazing, began in due order to display those divine weapons.
3.177.8
अथ प्रयोक्ष्यमाणेषु दिव्येष्वस्त्रेषु तेषु वै ।
समाक्रान्ता मही पद्भ्यां समकम्पत सद्रुमा ॥ ३.१७७.८ ॥
Then, as those divine weapons were about to be employed, the earth, pressed by his feet, trembled together with its trees.
3.177.9
क्षुभिताः सरितश्चैव तथैव च महोदधिः ।
शैलाश्चापि व्यदीर्यन्त न ववौ च समीरणः ॥ ३.१७७.९ ॥
The rivers were agitated, and likewise the great ocean; the mountains were split asunder, and the wind ceased to blow.
3.177.10
न बभासे सहस्रांशुर्न जज्वाल च पावकः ।
न वेदाः प्रतिभान्ति स्म द्विजातीनां कथंचन ॥ ३.१७७.१० ॥
The sun did not shine, nor did the fire blaze; and the Vedas did not manifest themselves in any way to the twice-born.
3.177.11
अन्तर्भूमिगता ये च प्राणिनो जनमेजय ।
पीड्यमानाः समुत्थाय पाण्डवं पर्यवारयन् ॥ ३.१७७.११ ॥
O Janamejaya, the living beings who were within the earth, tormented, rose up and surrounded the Pāṇḍava.
3.177.12
वेपमानाः प्राञ्जलयस्ते सर्वे विकृताननाः ।
दह्यमानास्तदाऽस्त्रैस्ते याचन्ति स्म धनंजयम् ॥ ३.१७७.१२ ॥
Trembling, hands folded in reverence, their faces contorted, all of them, burned by the weapons, then begged Dhanañjaya.
3.177.13
ततो ब्रह्मर्षयश्चैव सिद्धा ये च महर्षयः ।
जङ्गमानि च भूतानि सर्वाण्येवावतस्थिरे ॥ ३.१७७.१३ ॥
Then the brahmarṣis, the siddhas and the great sages, and all moving beings stood gathered there.
3.177.14
देवर्षयश्च प्रवरास्तथैव च दिवौकसः ।
यक्षराक्षसगन्धर्वास्तथैव च पतत्रिणः।
खेचराणि च भूतानि सर्वाण्येवावतस्थिरे ॥ ३.१७७.१४ ॥
The divine sages and the foremost dwellers of heaven, the yakṣas, rākṣasas and gandharvas, likewise the birds and all beings that move through the sky, stood there.
3.177.15
ततः पितामहश्चैव लोकपालाश्च सर्वशः ।
भगवांश्च महादेवः सगणोऽभ्याययौ तदा ॥ ३.१७७.१५ ॥
Then the grandfather and all the guardians of the worlds came, and the blessed Mahādeva arrived then with his attendants.
3.177.16
ततो वायुर्महाराज दिव्यैर्माल्यैः समन्वितः ।
अभितः पाण्डवंचित्रैरवचक्रे समन्ततः ॥ ३.१७७.१६ ॥
Then, great king, Vāyu, adorned with divine garlands, encircled the Pāṇḍava on all sides with wondrous things.
3.177.17
जगुश्च गाथा विविधा गन्धर्वाः सुरचोदिताः ।
ननृतुः सङ्घशश्चैव राजन्नप्सरसां गणाः ॥ ३.१७७.१७ ॥
The gandharvas, impelled by the gods, sang various songs, and, O king, troops of apsarases danced in groups.
3.177.18
तस्मिंश्च तादृशे काले नारदश्चोदितः सुरैः ।
आगम्याह वचः पार्थं श्रवणीयमिदं नृप ॥ ३.१७७.१८ ॥
At such a time, Nārada, urged by the gods, came and spoke these words worth hearing to Pārtha, O king.
3.177.19
अर्जुनार्जुन मा युङ्क्ष दिव्यान्यस्त्राणि भारत ।
नैतानि निरधिष्ठाने प्रयुज्यन्ते कथंचन ॥ ३.१७७.१९ ॥
Arjuna, Arjuna, descendant of Bharata, do not employ the divine weapons. These are never employed in any way without a proper basis.
3.177.20
अधिष्ठाने न वाऽनार्तः प्रयुञ्जीत कदाचन ।
प्रयोगेषु महान्दोषो ह्यस्त्राणां कुरुनन्दन ॥ ३.१७७.२० ॥
One who is not in distress should never employ these without a proper basis. O joy of the Kurus, there is a great fault in the employment of weapons.
3.177.21
एतानि रक्ष्यमाणानि धनंजय यथागमम् ।
बलवन्ति सुखार्हाणि भविष्यन्ति न संशयः ॥ ३.१७७.२१ ॥
O Dhanaṃjaya, if these are guarded as they came, they will become powerful and worthy of happiness; there is no doubt.
3.177.22
अरक्ष्यमाणान्येतानि त्रैलोक्यस्यापि पाण्डव ।
भवन्ति स्म विनाशाय मैवं भूयः कृथाः क्वचित् ॥ ३.१७७.२२ ॥
O son of Pāṇḍu, if these are not guarded, they become the cause of destruction even for the three worlds. Therefore do not ever do this again.
3.177.23
अजातशत्रो त्वं चैव द्रक्ष्यसे तानि संयुगे ।
योज्यमानानि पार्थे नद्विषतामवमर्दने ॥ ३.१७७.२३ ॥
O Ajātaśatru, you too will see them employed in battle when Pārtha crushes his enemies.
3.177.24
निवार्याथ ततः पार्थं सर्वे देवा यथागतम् ।
जग्मुरन्ये च ये तत्र रसमाजग्मुर्नरर्षभ ॥ ३.१७७.२४ ॥
Then, having dissuaded Pārtha, all the gods returned the way they had come; and the others who had come there in joy also departed, O bull among men.
3.177.25
तेषु सर्वेषु कौरव्य प्रतियातेषु पाण्डवाः ।
तस्मिननेव वने हृष्टास्त ऊषुः सह कृष्णया ॥ ३.१७७.२५ ॥
When all of them had departed, O descendant of Kuru, the Pāṇḍavas, delighted, dwelt in that very forest together with Kṛṣṇā.