Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 3.25
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3.25.1
तत्काननं प्राप्य नरेन्द्रपुत्राः ।
सुखोचिता वासमुपेत्य कृच्छ्रम्।
विजह्रुरिनद्रप्रतिमाः शिवेषु ।
सरस्वतीसालवनेषु तेषु ॥ ३.२५.१ ॥
Having reached that forest, the king's sons, accustomed to comfort, having found a dwelling with difficulty, roamed like Indra in the auspicious sāla groves of the Sarasvatī.
3.25.2
यतींश्च राजा स मुनींश्च सर्वां ।
स्तस्मिन्वने मूलफलैरुदग्रैः।
द्विजातिमुख्यानृषभः कुरूणां ।
संतर्पयामास महानुभावः ॥ ३.२५.२ ॥
In that forest the king, the great-minded bull of the Kurus, satisfied the ascetics and all the sages, and the foremost of the twice-born, with excellent roots and fruits.
3.25.3
इष्टीश्च पित्र्याणि तथा क्रियाश्च ।
महावने वसतां पाण्डवानाम्।
पुरोहितस्तत्र समृद्धतेजा-
श्चकार धौम्यः पितृवन्नृपाणाम् ॥ ३.२५.३ ॥
For the Pāṇḍavas dwelling in the great forest, the priest Dhaumya, of abundant splendor, performed sacrifices and the rites for the ancestors, as for the ancestors, for the kings.
3.25.4
अपेत्य राष्ट्राद्वसतां तु तेषा-
मृषिः पुराणोऽतिथिराजगाम।
तमाश्रमं तीव्रसमृद्धतेजा ।
मार्कण्डेयः श्रीमतां पाण्डवानाम् ॥ ३.२५.४ ॥
To them dwelling far from the kingdom came an ancient sage as a guest. To that hermitage, Mārkaṇḍeya of fierce and abundant splendor came to the glorious Pāṇḍavas.
3.25.5
तमागतं ज्वलितहुताशनप्रभं ।
महामनाः कुरुवृषभो युधिष्ठिरः।
अपूजयत्सुरऋषिमानवार्चितं ।
महामुनिं ह्यनुपमसत्ववीर्यवान् ॥ ३.२५.५ ॥
That great sage who had come, radiant like a blazing fire, worshipped by gods, sages and men, of incomparable courage and power, was honored by Yudhiṣṭhira, the great-minded bull of the Kurus.
3.25.6
स सर्वविद्द्रौपदीं वीक्ष्य दीनां ।
युधिष्टिरं भीमसेनार्जुनौ च।
संस्मृत्यरामं मनसा महात्मा ।
तपस्विमध्येऽस्मयतामितौजाः ॥ ३.२५.६ ॥
Knower of all, seeing the distressed Draupadī, Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīmasena and Arjuna, and recalling the great-souled Rāma in his mind, the one of boundless power smiled among the ascetics.
3.25.7
तं धर्मराजो विमना इवाब्रवी-
त्सर्वे ह्रिया सन्ति तपस्विनोऽमी।
भवानिदं किं स्मयतीव हृष्ट-
स्तपस्विनां पश्यतां मामुदीक्ष्य ॥ ३.२५.७ ॥
The king of Dharma, as if troubled in mind, said to him: 'All these ascetics are abashed. Why do you seem to smile with delight, looking at me while the ascetics watch?'
3.25.8
न तात हृष्यामि न च स्मयामि ।
प्रहर्षजो मां भजतेन दर्पः।
तवापदं त्वद्य समीक्ष्य रामं ।
सत्यव्रतं दाशरथिं स्मरामि ॥ ३.२५.८ ॥
Dear one, I am not delighted, nor do I smile; pride born of joy does not seize me. Seeing your misfortune today, I remember Rāma, son of Daśaratha, true to his vow.
3.25.9
स चापि राजा सह लक्ष्मणेन ।
वने निवासं पितुरेव शासनात्।
धन्वी चरन्पार्थ मयैव दृष्टो ।
गिरे पुरा ऋष्यमूकस्य सानौ ॥ ३.२५.९ ॥
That king too, together with Lakṣmaṇa, dwelling in the forest by his father's command, wandering as an archer, O Pārtha, was seen by me formerly on the slope of Ṛṣyamūka mountain.
3.25.10
सहस्रनेत्रप्रतिमो महात्मा ।
यमस्य नेता नमुचेश्च हन्ता।
पितुर्निदेशादनघः स्वधर्मं ।
चरन्वने दाशरथिश्चकार ॥ ३.२५.१० ॥
Like the thousand-eyed one, the great-souled one, the leader of Yama and the slayer of Namuci, the blameless son of Daśaratha did this, performing his own duty in the forest by his father's command.
3.25.11
स चापि शक्रस् समप्रभावो ।
महानुभावः समरेष्वजेयः।
विहाय भोगानचरद्वनेषु ।
नेशे बलस्येति चरेदधर्मम् ॥ ३.२५.११ ॥
He too, equal in power to Indra, of great majesty and unconquered in battles, abandoned pleasures and wandered in the forests. One should not act unrighteously for the sake of strength.
3.25.12
भापाश्च नाभागभगीरथादयो ।
महीमिमां सागरान्तां विजित्य।
सत्येन तेऽप्यजयस्तात लोका-
न्नेशे बलस्येति चरेदधर्मम् ॥ ३.२५.१२ ॥
Kings such as Nābhāga and Bhagīratha conquered this earth bounded by the ocean, and, dear one, they also conquered the worlds by truth. One should not act unrighteously for the sake of strength.
3.25.13
अलर्कमाहुर्नवर्य सन्तं ।
सत्यव्रतं काशिकरूशराजम्।
विहाय राज्यानि वसूनि चैव ।
नेशे बलस्येति चरेदधर्मम् ॥ ३.२५.१३ ॥
They call Alarka the best of men, the virtuous one whose vow is truth, king of Kāśi and Kūśa. He abandoned his kingdoms and his wealth. One should not act unrighteously for the sake of strength.
3.25.14
धात्रा विधिर्यो विहितः पुराणै-
स्तं पूजयन्तो नरवर्य सन्तः।
सप्तर्षयः पार्थ दिवि प्रभान्ति ।
नेशे बलस्येति चरेदधर्मम् ॥ ३.२५.१४ ॥
The virtuous, best of men, who honour the rule ordained by the Creator in the Purāṇas — O son of Pṛthā, the seven sages shine forth in heaven. One should not act unrighteously for the sake of strength.
3.25.15
महाबलान्पर्वतकूटमात्रा-
न्विषाणिनः पश्य गजान्नरेन्द्र।
स्थितान्निदेशे नरवर्य धातु-
र्नेशे बलस्येति चरेदधर्मम् ॥ ३.२५.१५ ॥
Look, O lord of men, at those mighty tusked elephants, as big as mountain peaks, standing under the command of the Creator, O best of men. One should not act unrighteously for the sake of strength.
3.25.16
सर्वाणि भूतानि नरेन्द्र पश्य ।
तथा यथावद्विहितं विधात्रा।
स्वयोनितः कर्म सदाचरन्ति ।
नेसे बलस्येति चरेदधर्मम् ॥ ३.२५.१६ ॥
O lord of men, behold all creatures. As the Creator has duly ordained, they always perform the actions proper to their own nature. Do not practice unrighteousness in the name of strength.
3.25.17
सत्येनं धर्मेण यथार्हवृत्त्या ।
ह्रिया तथा सर्वभूतान्यतीत्य।
यशश्च तेजश्च तवापि दीप्तं ।
विभावसोर्भास्करस्येव पार्त ॥ ३.२५.१७ ॥
By truth, righteousness, fitting conduct and modesty, and having surpassed all beings, your fame and splendour blaze like fire and the sun, O son of Pṛthā.
3.25.18
यथाप्रतिज्ञं च महानुभाव ।
कृच्छ्रं वने वासमिमं निरूष्य।
ततः श्रियं तेजसा तेन दीप्ता-
मादास्वसे पार्थिव कौरेवभ्यः ॥ ३.२५.१८ ॥
O mighty one, as you promised, having endured this hard dwelling in the forest, you will then recover from the Kauravas, O king, the fortune blazing with that splendour.
3.25.19
तमेवमुक्त्वा वचनं महर्षि-
स्तपस्विमध्ये सहितं सुहृद्धिः।
आमन्त्र्य धौम्यं सहितांश्च पार्थां-
स्ततः प्रतस्थे दिशमुत्तरां सः ॥ ३.२५.१९ ॥
Having spoken these words to him, the great sage, gathered among the ascetics and friends, took leave of Dhaumya and the sons of Pṛthā who were with him, and then set out toward the northern direction.