Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 3.178
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3.178.1
तस्मिन्कृतास्त्रे रथिनां प्रवीरे ।
प्रत्यागते भवनाद्वृत्रहन्तुः।
अतः परं किमकुर्वन्त पार्थाः ।
समेत्य शूरेण धनंजयेन ॥ ३.१७८.१ ॥
After that hero, skilled in weapons and foremost of charioteers, returned from the abode of Indra, the slayer of Vṛtra, what did the sons of Pṛthā do when they met the heroic Dhanaṃjaya?
3.178.2
वनेषु तेष्वेव तु ते नरेन्द्राः ।
सहार्जुनेनेन्द्रसमेन वीराः।
तस्मिंश्च शैलप्रवरे सुरम्ये ।
धनेश्वराक्रीडगता विजह्रुः ॥ ३.१७८.२ ॥
In those very forests, those heroic lords of men, together with Arjuna, who was equal to Indra, went to the playground of the lord of wealth on that delightful foremost of mountains and roamed about.
3.178.3
वेश्मानि तान्यप्रतिमानि पश्यन् ।
क्रीडाश्च नानाद्रुमसन्निबद्धाः।
चचार धन्वी बहुधा नरेन्द्रः ।
सोऽस्त्रेषु यत्तः सततं किरीटी ॥ ३.१७८.३ ॥
Looking at those incomparable dwellings and the playgrounds surrounded by many kinds of trees, the archer, that lord of men, the diademed Arjuna, constantly intent on his weapons, wandered about in many ways.
3.178.4
अवाप्य वासं नरदेवपुत्राः ।
प्रसादजं वैश्रवणस्य राज्ञः।
न प्राणिनां ते स्पृहयन्ति राज-
ञ्शिवश् कालः स बभूव तेषाम् ॥ ३.१७८.४ ॥
Having obtained that residence, a gift won by the favour of King Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera), the sons of the god-like men, O king, envied no living creature; that time became auspicious for them.
3.178.5
समेत्य पार्थेन यथैकरात्र-
मूषुः समास्तत्रतथा चतस्रः।
पूर्वाश्च षट् ता दश पाण्डवानां ।
शिवा बभूवुर्वसतां वनेषु ॥ ३.१७८.५ ॥
Having met with Pārtha, they stayed there as if for a single night; so too those four and the six before them, making ten years in all, became auspicious for the Pāṇḍavas as they dwelt in the forests.
3.178.6
ततोऽब्रवीद्वायुसुतस्तरस्वी ।
जिष्णुश्च राजानमुपोपविश्य।
यमौ च वीरौ सुरराजकल्पा-
वेकान्तमास्थाय हितं प्रियं च ॥ ३.१७८.६ ॥
Then Bhīma, the swift son of the Wind, spoke. Arjuna, the conqueror, who sat near the king, and the two heroic twins, equal to the lord of the gods, went apart and spoke words that were beneficial and pleasing.
3.178.7
तव प्रतिज्ञां कुरुराज सत्यां ।
चिकीर्षमाणास्त्वदनुप्रियं च।
ततो न गच्छाम वनान्यपास्य ।
सुयोधनं सानुचरं निहन्तुम् ॥ ३.१७८.७ ॥
King of the Kurus, desiring to fulfil your true vow and to do what is dear to you, we shall not leave the forests until we have slain Duryodhana together with his followers.
3.178.8
एकादशं वर्षमिदं वसामः ।
सुयोधनेनात्तसुखाः सुखार्हाः।
तं वञ्चयित्वाऽधमबुद्धिशील-
मज्ञातवासं सुखमाप्नुयाम ॥ ३.१७८.८ ॥
This is the eleventh year we are dwelling, deprived of happiness by Duryodhana though we deserve happiness. Having deceived that man of base mind and nature, may we obtain happiness in the unknown dwelling.
3.178.9
तवाज्ञया पार्थिव निर्विशङ्का ।
विहाय मानं विचरामो वनानि।
समीपवासेन विलोभितास्ते ।
ज्ञास्यन्ति नास्मानपकृष्टदेशान् ॥ ३.१७८.९ ॥
King, by your command we shall wander through the forests fearlessly, having abandoned pride. Lured by our living nearby, they will not know us to be men from distant lands.
3.178.10
संवत्सरं तत्र विहृत्य गूढं ।
नराधमं तं सुखमुद्धरेम।
निर्यात्य वैरं सफलं सपुष्पं ।
तस्मै नरेन्द्राधमपूरुषाय ॥ ३.१७८.१० ॥
Dwelling there in secret for a year, let us easily uproot that vilest of men. Let us repay the enmity, fruitful and flowering, to that basest of kingly men.
3.178.11
सुयोधनायानुचरैर्वृताय ।
ततो महीं प्राप्नुहि धर्मराज।
स्वर्गोपमं देशमिमं चरद्भिः ।
शक्यो विहन्तुं नरदेव शोकः ॥ ३.१७८.११ ॥
Surrounded by Suyodhana's followers, then, O king of dharma, obtain the earth; wandering in this region like heaven, O lord of men, grief can be destroyed.
3.178.12
कीर्तिस्तु ते भारत पुण्यगन्धा ।
नश्येद्धि लोकेषु चराचरेषु।
तत्प्राप्य राज्यंकुरुपुङ्गवानां ।
शक्यं महत्प्राप्तुमथ क्रियाश्च ॥ ३.१७८.१२ ॥
O descendant of Bharata, your fame, fragrant with merit, would never perish in the worlds, moving and unmoving; having obtained that kingdom of the best of the Kurus, great deeds too can be achieved.
3.178.13
इदं तु शक्यं सततं नरेन्द्र ।
प्राप्तुं त्वया यल्लभसे कुबेरात्।
कुरुष्व बुद्धिं द्विषतां वधाय ।
कृतागसां भारत निग्रहे च ॥ ३.१७८.१३ ॥
O lord of men, this too can constantly be obtained, just as you gain from Kubera. O descendant of Bharata, resolve on the slaying of your enemies and the chastisement of those who have done wrong.
3.178.14
तेजस्तवोग्रं न सहेत राजन् ।
समेत्य साक्षादपि वज्रपाणिः।
न हि व्यथां जातु करिष्यतस्तौ ।
समेत्य देवैरपि धर्मराज ॥ ३.१७८.१४ ॥
O king, your fierce radiance would not be endured even by Indra, the thunderbolt-wielder, though he met it face to face; O king of dharma, those two would never cause you distress even if they joined with the gods.
3.178.15
तवार्थसिद्ध्यर्थमपि प्रवृत्तौ ।
सुपर्णकेतुश्च शिनेश्च नप्ता।
यथैव कृष्णोऽप्रतिमो बलेन ।
तथैव राजन्स शिनिप्रवीरः ॥ ३.१७८.१५ ॥
Garuḍa-bannered and grandson of Śini, he too is committed to accomplishing your aims; just as Kṛṣṇa is incomparable in strength, so too, O king, is he the foremost hero of the Śinis.
3.178.16
तवार्थसिद्ध्यर्थमभिप्रपन्नो ।
यथैव कृष्णः सह यादवैस्तैः।
तथैव चेमौ नरदेववर्य ।
यमौ च वीरौ कृतिनौ प्रयोगे ॥ ३.१७८.१६ ॥
Just as Kṛṣṇa came with the Yādavas for the accomplishment of your aim, so too have these two, best of kings, the twin heroes, skilled in the enterprise, come.
3.178.17
त्वदर्थयोगप्रभवप्रधानाः ।
शमं करिष्याम परान्समेत्य ॥ ३.१७८.१७ ॥
We, the chief ones born of the union with your aim, shall meet the enemies and make peace.
3.178.18
ततस्तदाज्ञाय मतं महात्मा ।
तेषां च धर्मस्य सुतो वरिष्ठः।
प्रदक्षिणं स्थानमुपेत्य राजा ।
पर्याक्रमद्वैश्रवणस्य राज्ञः ॥ ३.१७८.१८ ॥
Then, having understood their intention, the great-souled king, Dharma's eldest son, approached that place on his right and walked around the abode of King Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera).
3.178.19
संप्रार्थयामास नगेन्द्रवर्यम् ॥ ३.१७८.१९ ॥
He entreated the best of mountain kings.
3.178.20
समाप्तकर्मा सहितः सुहृद्भि-
र्जित्वा सपत्नान्प्रतिलभ्य राज्यम्।
शैलेन्द्र भूयस्तपसे जितात्मा ।
द्रष्टा तवास्मीति मतिं चकार ॥ ३.१७८.२० ॥
Having completed his task, together with his friends, having conquered his rivals and regained the kingdom, he who had mastered himself resolved again, for the sake of austerity, that 'I shall see you.'
3.178.21
वृतश्च सर्वैरनुजैर्द्विजैश्च ।
तेनैव मार्गेण पुनर्निवृत्तः।
उवाह चैनान्गणशस्तथैव ।
घटोत्कचः पर्वतनिर्झरेषु ॥ ३.१७८.२१ ॥
Surrounded by all his younger brothers and the brahmins, he returned by that same path; and Ghaṭotkaca carried them in groups among the mountain streams.
3.178.22
तान्प्रस्थितान्प्रीतमना महर्षिः ।
पितेव पुत्राननुशिष्य सर्वान्।
स लोमशो दिवमेवोर्जितश्री-
र्जगाम तेषां विजयं तदोक्त्वा ॥ ३.१७८.२२ ॥
Pleased in mind, the great seer Lomaśa, having instructed all of them as a father instructs his sons, and having declared their victory, departed for heaven, radiant with splendour.
3.178.23
तेनार्ष्टिषेणेन तथानुशिष्टा-
स्तीर्तानि रम्याणि तपोवनानि।
महान्ति चान्यानि सरांसि पार्थाः ।
कसंपश्यमानाः प्रययुर्नराग्र्याः ॥ ३.१७८.२३ ॥
Thus instructed by Ārṣṭiṣeṇa, the sons of Pṛthā, best of men, went forth, beholding the delightful sacred fords, the ascetic groves, and other great lakes.