Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 3.187
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3.187.1
मार्कण्डेयं महात्मानमूचुः पाण्डुसुतास्तदा ।
माहात्म्यं द्विजमुख्यानां श्रोतुमिच्छाम कथ्यताम् ॥ ३.१८७.१ ॥
Then the sons of Pāṇḍu said to the great-souled Mārkaṇḍeya: "We wish to hear of the greatness of the foremost of the twice-born; please tell us."
3.187.2
एवमुक्तः स भगवान्मार्कण्डेयो महातपाः ।
उवाच सुमहातेजाः सर्वशास्त्रविशारदः ॥ ३.१८७.२ ॥
Thus addressed, the venerable Mārkaṇḍeya, of great asceticism and very great splendor, expert in all the scriptures, spoke.
3.187.3
हेहयानां कुलकरो राजा परपुरंजयः ।
कुमारो रूपसंपननो मृगयां व्यचरद्बली ॥ ३.१८७.३ ॥
There was a king, founder of the lineage of the Haihayas, conqueror of enemy cities; a handsome and mighty prince who roamed about hunting.
3.187.4
चरमाणस्तु सोऽरण्ये तृणवीरुत्समावृते ।
कृष्णाजिनोत्तरासङ्गं ददर्श मुनिमन्तिके ॥ ३.१८७.४ ॥
Wandering in the forest, in a place covered with grass and shrubs, he saw nearby a sage wearing a black antelope-skin as an upper garment.
3.187.5
स तेन हिंसितोऽरण्ये मन्यमानेन वै मृगम् ।
व्यथितः कर्म तत्कृत्वा शोकोपहतचेतनः ॥ ३.१८७.५ ॥
In the forest, thinking it to be a deer, he struck it down; having done that deed, distressed, his mind struck down by grief.
3.187.6
जगाम हेहयानां वै सकाशं प्रथितात्मनाम् ।
राज्ञां राजीवनेत्रोसौ कुमारः पृथिवीपते ॥ ३.१८७.६ ॥
O lord of the earth, that lotus-eyed prince went to the presence of the renowned kings of the Haihayas.
3.187.7
तेषां च तद्यथावृत्तं कथयामास वै तदा ।
स कुमारो महीपालो हेहयानां महीभृताम् ॥ ३.१८७.७ ॥
Then he told them exactly what had happened. That prince, protector of the earth, was one of the Haihaya mountain-kings.
3.187.8
तं चापि हिंसितं तात मुनिं मूलफलाशिनम् ।
श्रुत्वा दृष्ट्वा च ते तत्र बभूवुर्दीनमानसाः ॥ ३.१८७.८ ॥
Dear one, hearing that the sage who eats roots and fruits had also been harmed, and seeing it there, they became sorrowful at heart.
3.187.9
कस्यायमिति ते सर्वे मार्गमाणास्ततस्ततः ।
जग्मुश्चारिष्टनाम्नोऽथ तार्क्ष्यस्याश्रममञ्जसा ॥ ३.१८७.९ ॥
Searching here and there, asking 'Whose hermitage is this?', they all went straight to the hermitage of Tārkṣya named Cāriṣṭa.
3.187.10
तेऽभिवाद्य महात्मानं तं मुनिं संशितव्रतम् ।
तस्थुः सर्वे स तु मुनिस्तेषां पूजामथाहरत् ॥ ३.१८७.१० ॥
They bowed to that great-souled sage, firm in his vows, and all stood there. The sage then offered them honour.
3.187.11
ते तमूचुर्महात्मानं न वयं सक्रियां मुने ।
त्वत्तोऽर्हाः कर्मदोषेण ब्राह्मणो हिंसितो हि नः ॥ ३.१८७.११ ॥
They said to that great-souled sage: 'O sage, we are not worthy of proper honour from you, for through the fault of our deed we have harmed a brahmin.'
3.187.12
तानब्रवीत्स विप्रर्षिः कथं वो ब्राह्मणो हतः ।
क्व चासौ ब्रूत सहिताः पश्यध्वं मे रतपोबलम् ॥ ३.१८७.१२ ॥
That sage among brahmins said to them: 'How did you kill a brahmin? Where is he? Tell me together; behold the power of my austerity.'
3.187.13
ते तु तत्सर्वमखिलमाख्यायास्मै यथातथम् ।
नापश्यंस्तमृषिं तत्र गतासुं ते समागताः ॥ ३.१८७.१३ ॥
They told him all of it, exactly as it had happened; but the assembled men did not see the sage lying there, lifeless.
3.187.14
अन्वेषमाणाः सव्रीडाः सुप्तवद्गतमानसाः ।
तानब्रवीत्तत्रमुनिस्तार्क्ष्यः परपुरंजयः ॥ ३.१८७.१४ ॥
Searching, ashamed, their minds bewildered as if in sleep, the sage Tārkṣya, conqueror of enemy cities, spoke to them there.
3.187.15
स्यादयं ब्राह्मणः सोऽथयुष्माभिर्यो विनाशितः ।
पुत्रो ह्ययं मम नृपास्तपोबलसमन्वितः ॥ ३.१८७.१५ ॥
Kings, perhaps this is the brahmin whom you destroyed; he is my son, endowed with the power of penance.
3.187.16
ते च दृष्ट्वैव तमृषिं विस्मयं परमं गताः ।
महदाश्चर्यमिति वै ते ब्रुवाणा महीपते ॥ ३.१८७.१६ ॥
And seeing that sage, O lord of the earth, they were filled with great amazement, saying, 'This is a great wonder.'
3.187.17
मृतो ह्ययमितो दृष्टः कथं जीवितमाप्तवान् ।
किमेतत्तपसो वीर्यं येनायं जीवितः पुनः।
श्रोतुमिच्छामहे विप्र यदि श्रोतव्यमित्युत ॥ ३.१८७.१७ ॥
He was seen here as dead; how then has he regained life? What is this power of penance by which he has come back to life? O brahmin, if it is fit to be heard, we wish to hear it.
3.187.18
स तानुवाच नास्माकं मृत्युः प्रभवते नृपाः ।
कारणं च प्रवक्ष्यामि हेतुयोगं समासतः।
मृत्युः प्रभवते येन नास्माकं नृपसत्तमाः ॥ ३.१८७.१८ ॥
He said to them: Kings, death has no power over us. Best of kings, I shall briefly declare the cause and the connection of causes by which death has no power over us.
3.187.19
शुद्धाचारादनलसाः साध्योपासनतत्पराः ।
शुद्धान्नाः शुद्धसदना ब्रह्मचर्यव्रतान्विताः ॥ ३.१८७.१९ ॥
Through pure conduct, free from idleness, intent on worshipping the Sādhyas, eating pure food, dwelling in pure abodes, and endowed with the vow of celibate studentship.
3.187.20
सत्यमेवाभिजानीमो नानृते कुर्महे मनः ।
स्वधर्ममनुतिष्ठामस्तस्मान्मृत्युभयं न नः ॥ ३.१८७.२० ॥
We know only truth and do not set our minds on falsehood. We follow our own duty; therefore we have no fear of death.
3.187.21
यद्ब्राह्मणानां कुशलं तदेषां कथयामहे ।
तेषां हि चरितं ब्रूमस्तस्मान्मृत्युभयं न नः ॥ ३.१८७.२१ ॥
What is the welfare of brahmins, that we tell them; we speak of their conduct. Therefore we have no fear of death.
3.187.22
अतिथीनन्नपानेन भृत्यानत्यशनेन च ।
संभोज्य शेषमश्नीमस्तस्मान्मृत्युभयं न नः ॥ ३.१८७.२२ ॥
Having fed guests with food and drink, and servants with abundant food, we then eat what remains. Therefore we have no fear of death.
3.187.23
क्षान्ता दान्ताः क्षमाशीलास्तीर्थदानपरायणाः ।
पुण्यदेशनिवासाच्च तस्मान्मृत्युभयं न नः।
तेजस्विदेशवासाच्च तस्मान्मृत्युभयं न नः ॥ ३.१८७.२३ ॥
Patient, self-controlled, of forgiving nature, devoted to pilgrimage-bathing and giving; from dwelling in a holy region, therefore we have no fear of death. Also from dwelling in a region of splendour, therefore we have no fear of death.
3.187.24
एतद्वै लेशमात्रं वः समाख्यातं विमत्सराः ।
गच्छध्वं सहिताः सर्वे न पापाद्भयमस्ति वः ॥ ३.१८७.२४ ॥
O you free from envy, this has been told to you only in part. Go on, all of you together; from sin there is no fear for you.
3.187.25
एवमस्त्विति ते सर्वे प्रतिपूज्य महामुनिम् ।
स्वदेशमगमन्हृष्टा राजानो भरतर्षभ ॥ ३.१८७.२५ ॥
"So be it," they all said, and having honored the great sage, the delighted kings returned to their own lands, O bull of the Bharatas.