Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 3.195

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3.195.1

भूय एव ब्राह्मणमहाभाग्यं वक्तुमर्हसीत्यब्रवीत्पाण्डवेयो मार्कण्डेयम् ॥ ३.१९५.१ ॥

The son of Pāṇḍu (Yudhiṣṭhira) said to Mārkaṇḍeya: "You ought to speak again of the great fortune of the brahmins."

3.195.2

अथाचष्ट मार्कण्डेयः ॥ ३.१९५.२ ॥

Then Mārkaṇḍeya related (the story).

3.195.3

अयोध्यायामिक्ष्वाकुकुलोत्पन्नः पार्थिवः परिक्षिन्नाम मृगयामगमत् ॥ ३.१९५.३ ॥

In Ayodhyā a king named Parikṣit, born in the lineage of Ikṣvāku, went out hunting.

3.195.4

तमेकाश्वेन मृगमनुसरन्तं मृगो दूरमपाहरत् ॥ ३.१९५.४ ॥

The deer carried him far away while he pursued it on a single horse.

3.195.5

अथाध्वनि जातश्रमः क्षुत्तृष्णाभिभूतश्च कस्मिंश्चिदुद्देशे नीलं वनषण्डमपश्यत् ।
तच्च विवेश ॥ ३.१९५.५ ॥

Then, weary on the road and overcome by hunger and thirst, he saw a dark grove of trees somewhere and entered it.

3.195.6

ततस्तस्य वनषण्डस्य मध्येऽतीव रमणीयं सरो दृष्ट्वा साश्व एव व्यगाहत ॥ ३.१९५.६ ॥

Seeing in the middle of that grove an exceedingly lovely lake, he plunged into it with his horse.

3.195.7

अथाश्वस्तः स बिसमृणालमश्वस्याग्रे निक्षिप्य पुष्करिणीतीरे समाविशत् ॥ ३.१९५.७ ॥

Then, refreshed, he laid lotus-stalks and lotus-fibres before the horse and sat down on the bank of the lotus pond.

3.195.8

ततः शयानो मधुरं गीतशब्दमशृणोत् ॥ ३.१९५.८ ॥

Then, as he lay there, he heard the sound of sweet singing.

3.195.9

स श्रुत्वाचिन्तयत् ।
नेह मनुष्यगतिं पश्यामि
कस्य खल्वयं गीतशब्द इति ॥ ३.१९५.९ ॥

Hearing it, he thought: "I see no sign of human passage here; whose is this sound of song?"

3.195.10

अथापश्यत्कन्यां परमरूपदर्शनीयां पुष्पाण्यवचिन्वतीं गायन्तीं च ॥ ३.१९५.१० ॥

Then he saw a maiden of supreme beauty, lovely to behold, gathering flowers and singing.

3.195.11

अथ सा राज्ञः समीपे पर्यक्रामत् ॥ ३.१९५.११ ॥

Then she walked about near the king.

3.195.12

तामब्रवीद्राजा ।
कस्यासि सुभगे त्वमिति ॥ ३.१९५.१२ ॥

The king said to her: "Whose are you, O fortunate one?"

3.195.13

सा प्रत्युवाच ।
कन्यास्मीति ॥ ३.१९५.१३ ॥

She answered, "I am a maiden."

3.195.14

तां राजोवाच ।
अर्थी त्वयाहमिति ॥ ३.१९५.१४ ॥

The king said to her, "I seek you."

3.195.15

अथोवाच कन्या ।
समयेनाहं शक्या त्वया लब्धुम्
नान्यथेति ॥ ३.१९५.१५ ॥

Then the maiden said, "Only on a condition may you obtain me, and not otherwise."

3.195.16

तां राजा समयमपृच्छत् ॥ ३.१९५.१६ ॥

The king asked her about the condition.

3.195.17

ततः कन्येदमुवाच ।
उदकं मे न दर्शयितव्यमिति ॥ ३.१९५.१७ ॥

Then the maiden said this, "Water must not be shown to me."

3.195.18

स राजा बाढमित्युक्त्वा तां समागम्य तया सहास्ते ॥ ३.१९५.१८ ॥

That king said, "Very well," and, having come together with her, remained with her.

3.195.19

तत्रैवासीने राजनि सेनान्वगच्छत् ।
पदेनानुपदं दृष्ट्वा राजानं परिवार्यातिष्ठत् ॥ ३.१९५.१९ ॥

While the king sat there, the army followed step by step; seeing the king, it surrounded him and stood.

3.195.20

पर्याश्वस्तश्च राजा तयैव सह शिबिकया प्रायादविघाटितया ।
स्वनगरमनुप्राप्य रहसि तया सह रमन्नास्ते
नान्यत्किञ्चनापश्यत् ॥ ३.१९५.२० ॥

Comforted, the king went with her in a closed palanquin to his own city; reaching the city, he remained delighting in her in seclusion and saw nothing else.

3.195.21

अथ प्रधानामात्यस्तस्याभ्याशचराः स्त्रियोऽपृच्छत् ।
किमत्र प्रयोजनं वर्तत इति ॥ ३.१९५.२१ ॥

Then the chief minister asked the women who were near him, "What is the purpose here?"

3.195.22

अथाब्रुवंस्ताः स्त्रियः ।
अपूर्वमिव पश्याम उदकं नात्र नीयतेति ॥ ३.१९५.२२ ॥

Then those women said, "We see something unprecedented, as it were — no water is brought here."

3.195.23

अथामात्योऽनुदकं वनं कारयित्वोदारवृक्षं बहुमूलपुष्पफलं रहस्युपगम्य राजानमब्रवीत् ।
वनमिदमुदारमनुदकम्
साध्वत्र रम्यतामिति ॥ ३.१९५.२३ ॥

Then the minister, having arranged a waterless forest abounding in noble trees and in roots, flowers and fruits, went privately to the king and said, "This forest is splendid but waterless; let us delight in it well here."

3.195.24

स तस्य वचनात्तयैव सह देव्या तद्वनं प्राविशत् ।
स कदाचित्तस्मिन्वने रम्ये तयैव सह व्यवहरत्
अथ क्षुत्तृष्णार्दितः श्रान्तोऽतिमात्रमतिमुक्तागारमपश्यत् ॥ ३.१९५.२४ ॥

At his word he entered that forest with the queen. Once, while he was dwelling there with her in that delightful forest, tormented by hunger and thirst and weary, he saw a house with its doors wide open.

3.195.25

तत्प्रविश्य राजा सह प्रियया सुधातलसुकृतां विमलसलिलपूर्णां वापीमपश्यत् ॥ ३.१९५.२५ ॥

Then the king, entering with his beloved, saw a stepwell with a well-made stone floor, full of clear water.

3.195.26

दृष्ट्वैव च तां तस्या एव तीरे सहैव तया देव्या व्यतिष्ठत् ॥ ३.१९५.२६ ॥

Seeing it, he stood on its very bank together with the queen.

3.195.27

अथ तां देवीं स राजाब्रवीत् ।
साध्ववतर वापीसलिलमिति ॥ ३.१९५.२७ ॥

Then the king said to the queen, "Good, go down into the water of the stepwell."

3.195.28

सा तद्वचः श्रुत्वावतीर्य वापीं न्यमज्जत् ।
न पुनरुदमज्जत् ॥ ३.१९५.२८ ॥

Hearing his words, she descended into the stepwell and sank; she did not surface again.

3.195.29

तां मृगयमाणो राजा नापश्यत् ॥ ३.१९५.२९ ॥

Searching for her, the king did not see her.

3.195.30

वापीमपि निःस्राव्य मण्डूकं श्वभ्रमुखे दृष्ट्वा क्रुद्ध आज्ञापयामास ।
सर्वमण्डूकवधः क्रियतामिति
यो मयार्थी स मृतकैर्मण्डूकैरुपायनैर्मामुपतिष्ठेदिति ॥ ३.१९५.३० ॥

Having also drained the stepwell, the king saw a frog at the mouth of a burrow; enraged, he ordered: "Let all the frogs be killed; whoever desires something from me should come to me with dead frogs as offerings."

3.195.31

अथ मण्डूकवधे घोरे क्रियमाणे दिक्षु सर्वासु मण्डूकान्भयमाविशत् ।
ते भीता मण्डूकराज्ञे यथावृत्तं न्यवेदयन् ॥ ३.१९५.३१ ॥

Then, while the terrible slaughter of frogs was being carried out, fear entered the frogs in all directions. Frightened, they reported to the frog-king what had happened.

3.195.32

ततो मण्डूकराट्तापसवेषधारी राजानमभ्यगच्छत् ॥ ३.१९५.३२ ॥

Then the frog-king, assuming the form of an ascetic, approached the king.

3.195.33

उपेत्य चैनमुवाच ।
मा राजन्क्रोधवशं गमः
प्रसादं कुरु ।
नार्हसि मण्डूकानामनपराधिनां वधं कर्तुमिति ॥ ३.१९५.३३ ॥

Approaching him, he said: "O king, do not go under the power of anger; show favour. It is not fitting for you to slay the frogs, who are not at fault."

3.195.34

श्लोकौ चात्र भवतः ।
मा मण्डूकाञ्जिघांस त्वं कोपं सन्धारयाच्युत ।
प्रक्षीयते धनोद्रेको जनानामविजानताम् ॥ ३.१९५.३४ ॥

Here are also two verses: "O unfallen one, do not desire to slay the frogs; restrain your anger. The abundance of wealth of those who do not understand is destroyed."

3.195.35

प्रतिजानीहि नैतांस्त्वं प्राप्य क्रोधं विमोक्ष्यसे ।
अलं कृत्वा तवाधर्मं मण्डूकैः किं हतैर्हि ते ॥ ३.१९५.३५ ॥

"Promise that you will not slay these; having given way to anger, you would later release it. Enough of your unrighteousness; what good is it to you, the frogs being slain?"

3.195.36

तमेवंवादिनमिष्टजनशोकपरीतात्मा राजा प्रोवाच ।
न हि क्षम्यते तन्मया
हनिष्याम्येतान् ।
एतैर्दुरात्मभिः प्रिया मे भक्षिता
सर्वथैव मे वध्या मण्डूकाः ।
नार्हसि विद्वन्मामुपरोद्धुमिति ॥ ३.१९५.३६ ॥

Speaking thus to him, the king, his mind overcome with grief for his dear ones, said: "This shall not be forgiven by me. I will kill these. These wicked-souled creatures have devoured my beloved; these frogs are in every way to be slain by me. O learned one, you should not obstruct me."

3.195.37

स तद्वाक्यमुपलभ्य व्यथितेन्द्रियमनाः प्रोवाच ।
प्रसीद राजन्
अहमायुर्नाम मण्डूकराजः ।
मम सा दुहिता सुशोभना नाम
तस्या दौःशील्यमेतत् ।
बहवो हि राजानस्तया विप्रलब्धपूर्वा इति ॥ ३.१९५.३७ ॥

Hearing those words, with his senses and mind disturbed, he spoke: "O king, be merciful! I am the frog-king named Āyu. My daughter is named Suśobhanā. This is her wickedness; for she has deceived many kings before."

3.195.38

तमब्रवीद्राजा ।
तयास्म्यर्थी
सा मे दीयतामिति ॥ ३.१९५.३८ ॥

The king said to him: "I am desirous of her. Let her be given to me."

3.195.39

अथैनां राज्ञे पितादात् ।
अब्रवीच्चैनाम्
एनं राजानं शुश्रूषस्वेति ॥ ३.१९५.३९ ॥

Then the father gave her to the king, and said to her: "Serve this king."

3.195.40

स उवाच दुहितरम् ।
यस्मात्त्वया राजानो विप्रलब्धास्तस्मादब्रह्मण्यानि तवापत्यानि भविष्यन्त्यनृतकत्वात्तवेति ॥ ३.१९५.४० ॥

He said to his daughter: "Because you have deceived kings, your offspring will be disrespectful to brahmins, for you are one who practices falsehood."

3.195.41

स च राजा तामुपलभ्य तस्यां सुरतगुणनिबद्धहृदयो लोकत्रयैश्वर्यमिवोपलभ्य हर्षबाष्पकलया वाचा प्रणिपत्याभिपूज्य मण्डूकराजानमब्रवीत् ।
अनुगृहीतोऽस्मीति ॥ ३.१९५.४१ ॥

And the king, having obtained her, his heart bound by the qualities of love, as if he had obtained the sovereignty of the three worlds, with a voice choked by tears of joy, bowing and honouring the frog-king, said: "I am favoured."

3.195.42

स च मण्डूकराजो जामातरमनुज्ञाप्य यथागतमगच्छत् ॥ ३.१९५.४२ ॥

And the frog-king, having taken leave of his son-in-law, went back the way he had come.

3.195.43

अथ कस्यचित्कालस्य तस्यां कुमारास्त्रयस्तस्य राज्ञः सम्बभूवुः शलो दलो बलश्चेति ।
ततस्तेषां ज्येष्ठं शलं समये पिता राज्येऽभिषिच्य तपसि धृतात्मा वनं जगाम ॥ ३.१९५.४३ ॥

Then, after some time, three sons were born to the king by her: Śala, Dala and Bala. Then in due time the father anointed the eldest, Śala, to the kingdom, and, resolute in mind for austerity, went into the forest.

3.195.44

अथ कदाचिच्छलो मृगयामचरत् ।
मृगं चासाद्य रथेनान्वधावत् ॥ ३.१९५.४४ ॥

Then once Śala went hunting. Coming upon a deer, he pursued it in his chariot.

3.195.45

सूतं चोवाच ।
शीघ्रं मां वहस्वेति ॥ ३.१९५.४५ ॥

And he said to the charioteer: "Carry me swiftly."

3.195.46

स तथोक्तः सूतो राजानमब्रवीत् ।
मा क्रियतामनुबन्धः
नैष शक्यस्त्वया मृगो ग्रहीतुं यद्यपि ते रथे युक्तौ वाम्यौ स्यातामिति ॥ ३.१९५.४६ ॥

Thus addressed, the charioteer said to the king: "Do not pursue it. This deer cannot be caught by you, even if your chariot were yoked with swift horses."

3.195.47

ततोऽब्रवीद्राजा सूतम् ।
आचक्ष्व मे वाम्यौ
हन्मि वा त्वामिति ॥ ३.१९५.४७ ॥

Then the king said to the charioteer: Tell me of those two wondrous horses, or I will kill you.

3.195.48

स एवमुक्तो राजभयभीतो वामदेवशापभीतश्च सन्नाचख्यौ राज्ञे ।
वामदेवस्याश्वौ वाम्यौ मनोजवाविति ॥ ३.१९५.४८ ॥

Thus addressed, frightened both of the king's threat and of Vāmadeva's curse, he told the king: Vāmadeva's two horses are the wondrous ones, swift as thought.

3.195.49

अथैनमेवं ब्रुवाणमब्रवीद्राजा ।
वामदेवाश्रमं याहीति ॥ ३.१९५.४९ ॥

Then the king, as he went on speaking thus, said to him: Go to the hermitage of Vāmadeva.

3.195.50

स गत्वा वामदेवाश्रमं तमृषिमब्रवीत् ।
भगवन्मृगो मया विद्धः पलायते
तं सम्भावयेयम् ।
अर्हसि मे वाम्यौ दातुमिति ॥ ३.१९५.५० ॥

Going to the hermitage of Vāmadeva, he said to that sage: Venerable one, a deer wounded by me is fleeing; I wish to catch it, so you should give me the wondrous horses.

3.195.51

तमब्रवीदृषिः ।
ददानि ते वाम्यौ
कृतकार्येण भवता ममैव निर्यात्यौ क्षिप्रमिति ॥ ३.१९५.५१ ॥

The sage said to him: I give you those wondrous horses; once your task is done, you must return them to me quickly.

3.195.52

स च तावश्वौ प्रतिगृह्यानुज्ञाप्य चर्षिं प्रायाद्वाम्यसंयुक्तेन रथेन मृगं प्रति ।
गच्छंश्चाब्रवीत्सूतम्
अश्वरत्नाविमावयोग्यौ ब्राह्मणानाम् ।
नैतौ प्रतिदेयौ वामदेवायेति ॥ ३.१९५.५२ ॥

Taking those two horses, and taking leave of the sage, he set out toward the deer in the chariot yoked with the wondrous horses. Going on, he said to the charioteer: These two jewels among horses are not fit for brahmins; they are not to be returned to Vāmadeva.