Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 3.221
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3.221.1
ब्रह्मणो यस्तृतीयस्तु पुत्रः कुरुकुलोद्वह ।
तस्यापि वसुदाभार्या प्रजास्तस्यां च मे शृणु ॥ ३.२२१.१ ॥
The third son of Brahmā, O bearer of the Kuru line, also had a wife named Vasudā. Hear from me of the offspring born of her.
3.221.2
बृहत्कीर्तिर्बृहज्ज्योतिर्बृहद्ब्रह्मा बृहन्मनाः ।
बृहन्मन्त्रो बृहद्भासस्तथा राजन्बृहस्पतिः ॥ ३.२२१.२ ॥
Bṛhatkīrti, Bṛhajjyoti, Bṛhadbrahmā, Bṛhanmanā, Bṛhanmantra, Bṛhadbhāsa — and, O king, Bṛhaspati.
3.221.3
प्रजासु तासु सर्वासु रूपेणाप्रतिमाऽभवत् ।
देवी भानुमती नाम प्रथमाऽङ्गिरसः सुता ॥ ३.२२१.३ ॥
Among all those offspring there arose, unmatched in beauty, the goddess named Bhānumatī — the first daughter of Aṅgiras.
3.221.4
भूतानामेव सर्वेषां यस्यां रागस्तदाऽभवत् ।
रागाद्रागेति यामाहुर्द्वितीयाऽङ्गिरसः सुता ॥ ३.२२१.४ ॥
She for whom desire then arose in all beings, and who is therefore called Rāga, "from desire" — the second daughter of Aṅgiras.
3.221.5
यां कपर्दिसुतामाहुर्दृश्यादृश्येति देहिनः ।
तनुत्वात्सा सिनीवाली तुतीयाऽङ्गिरसः सुता ॥ ३.२२१.५ ॥
She whom embodied beings call the daughter of Kapardin, and "seen-unseen"; from her slenderness she is Sinīvālī — the third daughter of Aṅgiras.
3.221.6
यां तु दृष्ट्वा भगवतीं जनः कुहकुहायते ।
एकानकेति यामाहुश्चतुर्थ्यङ्गिरसः सुता ॥ ३.२२१.६ ॥
Seeing that blessed goddess, people cry out "kuhū, kuhū"; she is called Ekānakā — the fourth daughter of Aṅgiras.
3.221.7
पञ्चम्यर्चिष्मती नाम्ना हविर्भिश्च हविष्मती ।
षष्ठीम्गिरसः कन्यां पुण्यामाहुर्महिष्मतीम् ॥ ३.२२१.७ ॥
The fifth, named Arciṣmatī, and Haviṣmatī, rich in oblations; the sixth, the holy daughter of Aṅgiras, is called Mahiṣmatī.
3.221.8
महामखेष्वाङ्गिरसी दीप्तिमत्सु महीयती ।
महामतीति विख्याता सप्तमी कथ्यते सुता ॥ ३.२२१.८ ॥
Honored in the great sacrifices, among the radiant fires, is Āṅgirasī; the seventh daughter, renowned under the name Mahāmatī, is so called.
3.221.9
बृहस्पतेश्चान्द्रमसी भार्याऽऽसीद्या यशस्विनी ।
अग्नीन्साऽजनयत्पुण्यान्षडेकां चापि पुत्रिकाम् ॥ ३.२२१.९ ॥
Bṛhaspati's glorious wife, the daughter of the Moon, bore six sacred fires and also one daughter.
3.221.10
आहुतिष्वेव यस्याग्नेर्हविराज्यं विधीयते ।
सोग्निर्बृहस्पतेः पुत्र शंयुर्नाम महाप्रभः ॥ ३.२२१.१० ॥
That fire for whom oblation and clarified butter are prescribed in the offerings themselves is Bṛhaspati's son, the fire named Śaṃyu, of great splendor.
3.221.11
चातुर्मास्येषु यस्येष्टमश्वमेधाग्रभागभूत् ।
दीप्तिज्वालैरनेकाग्रैरग्निष्टोमोऽथ वीर्यवान् ॥ ३.२२१.११ ॥
The mighty Agniṣṭoma, at whose offering in the four-month rites is made, who forms the first portion of the horse-sacrifice, with radiant flames of many points.
3.221.12
शंयोरप्रतिमा भार्या सत्या सत्याऽथ धर्मजा ।
अग्नितस्य सुतो दीप्तस्तिस्रः कन्याश्च सुव्रताः ॥ ३.२२१.१२ ॥
Śaṃyu's incomparable wife is Satyā, and Satyā born of dharma; Agnita's radiant son, and three daughters of good vows.
3.221.13
प्रथमेनाज्यभागेन पूज्यते योऽग्निरध्वरे ।
अग्निस्तस्य भरद्वाजः प्रथमः पुत्र उच्यते ॥ ३.२२१.१३ ॥
The Agni who is worshipped at the sacrifice with the first portion of clarified butter — his first son is called Bharadvāja.
3.221.14
पौर्णमासेषु सर्वेषु हविराज्यं ध्रुवोद्यतम् ।
भरतो नामतः सोग्निर्द्वितीयः शंयुतः सुतः ॥ ३.२२१.१४ ॥
In all the full-moon rites, the Agni who receives the oblation and clarified butter offered at the fixed time is by name Bharata; his second son is Śaṃyu.
3.221.15
तिस्रः कन्या भवन्त्यन्या यासां स भरत पतिः ।
भारतस्तु सुतस्तस्य भारत्येका च पुत्रिका ॥ ३.२२१.१५ ॥
He has three other daughters, of whom he is the husband. O Bharata, Bhārata is his son, and there is also one daughter named Bhāratī.
3.221.16
भारतो भरतस्याग्नेः पावकस्तु प्रजायते ।
महानत्यर्थमहितस्तथा भरतसत्तम ॥ ३.२२१.१६ ॥
From Bharata-Agni is born Pāvaka; he is great and greatly honoured, O best of the Bharatas.
3.221.17
भरद्वाजस्य भार्या तु वीरा वीरश्च पिण्डदः ।
प्राहुराज्येन तस्येज्यां सोमस्येव द्विजाः शनैः ॥ ३.२२१.१७ ॥
The wife of Bharadvāja is Vīrā, and Vīra is the giver of offerings. O twice-born ones, his worship is with clarified butter — they say slowly that it is as the worship of Soma.
3.221.18
हविषा यो द्वितीयेन सोमेन सह युज्यते ।
रथप्रभू रथध्वानः कुम्भरेताः स उच्यते ॥ ३.२२१.१८ ॥
He who is joined with Soma through the second oblation is called Ratha-prabhu, Ratha-dhvāna, and Kumbha-retas.
3.221.19
सरय्वां जनयत्सिद्धिं भानुं भाभिः समावृणोत् ।
आग्नेयमनयन्मिथ्यं मिथ्यो नामैव कथ्यते ॥ ३.२२१.१९ ॥
In the Sarayū he brought forth success; with his rays he covered the sun. He led the fire-born one as Mithya, and by the name Mithya alone is he called.
3.221.20
यस्तु न च्यवते नित्यं शयसा वर्चसा श्रिया ।
अग्निर्निश्च्यवनो नाम पृथिवीं स्तौति केवलम् ॥ ३.२२१.२० ॥
He who never falls away from splendor, radiance and glory — Agni named Niścyavana — praises the earth alone.
3.221.21
विपाप्मा कलुषैर्मुक्तो विशुद्धश्चार्चिषा ज्वलन् ।
विपापोऽग्निः सुतस्तस्य योज्यः समयकर्मसु ॥ ३.२२१.२१ ॥
Sinless, freed from impurities, purified and blazing with his flame — his son is the fire named Vipāpa, to be employed in rites performed at their proper time.
3.221.22
अक्रोशतां हि भूतानां यः करोति हि निष्कृतिम् ।
अग्निः स निष्कृतिर्नाम शोभयत्यभिसेवितः ॥ ३.२२१.२२ ॥
He who makes expiation for beings who cry out in lament — that fire is named Niṣkṛti; when served, he adorns the sacrifice.
3.221.23
अनुकूजन्ति येनेह वेदनार्ताः स्वयं जनाः ।
तस्य पुत्रः स्वनो नाम पावकः सरुजस्करः ॥ ३.२२१.२३ ॥
Because of whom people here, afflicted by pain, moan on their own — his son is the purifying fire named Svana, who causes sickness.
3.221.24
यस्तु विश्वस् जगतो बुद्धिमाक्रम्य तिष्ठति ।
तं प्राहुरध्यात्मविदो विश्वजिन्नाम पावकम् ॥ ३.२२१.२४ ॥
He who stands having overpowered the intellect of the whole world — him the knowers of the self call the purifying fire named Viśvajit.
3.221.25
अन्तराग्निः स्मृतो यस्तु भुक्तं पचति देहिनाम् ।
स यज्ञे विश्वभुङ्वाम सर्वलोकेषु भारत ॥ ३.२२१.२५ ॥
The inner fire, remembered as the one who digests the food eaten by embodied beings — that same one, in the sacrifice, O Bhārata, is called 'Viśvabhuk' in all worlds.
3.221.26
ब्रह्मचारी यतात्मा च सततं विपुलप्रभः ।
ब्राह्मणाः पूजयन्त्येनं पाकयज्ञेषु पावकम् ॥ ३.२२१.२६ ॥
Celibate, self-restrained, and ever of vast radiance — this purifying fire is honoured by the brahmins in the cooked-offering sacrifices.
3.221.27
प्रथितो गोपतिर्नाम नदी यस्याभवत्प्रिया ।
तस्मिन्कर्माणि सर्वाणि क्रियन्ते धर्मकर्तृभिः ॥ ३.२२१.२७ ॥
The river renowned as Gopati, which was dear to him — there, by those who practise dharma, all rites are performed.
3.221.28
बडबाग्निः पिबत्यम्भो योसौ परमदारुणः ।
ऊर्द्वभागूर्ध्वभाङ्नाम कविः प्राणाश्रितस्तु यः ॥ ३.२२१.२८ ॥
The mare-fire that drinks the waters is most terrible; and that sage named 'Ūrdhvabhāk', who dwells in the vital breaths.
3.221.29
उदग्द्वारं हविर्यस्य गृहे नित्यं प्रदीयते ।
ततस्तुष्टो भवेद्ब्रह्मा स्विष्टकृत्परमः स्मृतः ॥ ३.२२१.२९ ॥
In whose house oblation is always offered through the northern door — Brahmā is pleased by that, and he is remembered as the supreme 'Sviṣṭakṛt'.
3.221.30
यः प्रशान्तेषु भूतेषु आविर्भवति पावकः ।
क्रुद्धस्य तु रसो जज्ञे मन्युतीव्रा च पुत्रिका ॥ ३.२२१.३० ॥
That purifying fire which manifests among the calm creatures — and from the essence of the angry one was born a daughter, sharp with wrath.
3.221.31
स्वाहेति दारुणा क्रूरा सर्वभूतेषु तिष्ठति ।
त्रिदिवे यस्य सदृशो नास्ति रूपेण कश्चन।
अतुलत्वात्कृतो देवैर्नाम्ना कामस्तु पावकः ॥ ३.२२१.३१ ॥
That fierce, cruel one called Svāhā abides in all beings. In the three heavens there is no one equal to him in form; because of his incomparability the gods named him Kāma, and he is Pāvaka.
3.221.32
संहर्षाद्धारयन्क्रोधं धन्वी स्रग्वी रथे स्थितः ।
समरे नाशयेच्छत्रूनमोघो नाम पावकः ॥ ३.२२१.३२ ॥
Holding anger in exhilaration, bow in hand and garlanded, standing on the chariot, he destroys enemies in battle; he is the fire named Amogha.
3.221.33
उक्थ्यो नाम महाभाग त्रिभिरुक्थैरभिष्टुतः ।
महावर्षं त्वजनयत्सकामाश्वं हि यं विदुः ॥ ३.२२१.३३ ॥
O greatly fortunate one, the fire named Ukthya, extolled with three hymns, produces a great rain; they know him also as Sakāmāśva.