Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 3.277
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3.277.1
ततो ब्रह्मर्षयः सर्वे सिद्धा देवर्षयस्तथा ।
हव्यवाहं पुरस्कृत्य ब्रह्माणं शरणं गताः ॥ ३.२७७.१ ॥
Then all the brahmin sages, the perfected beings and the divine sages, placing Agni in front, went for refuge to Brahmā.
3.277.2
योसौ विश्रवसः पुत्रो दशग्रीवो महाबलः ।
अवध्यो वरदानेन कृतो भगवता पुरा ॥ ३.२७७.२ ॥
That son of Viśravas, the ten-necked one of great might, was made unslayable in former times by the gift of a boon from the blessed lord.
3.277.3
स बाधते प्रजाः सर्वा विप्रकारैर्महाबलः ।
ततो नस्त्रातु भगवान्नान्यस्त्राता हि विद्यते ॥ ३.२७७.३ ॥
He oppresses all creatures with wrongs done against brahmins, the mighty one. Therefore may the blessed lord protect us, for there is no other protector.
3.277.4
न स देवासुरैः शक्यो युद्धे जेतुं विभावसो ।
विहितं तत्रयत्कार्यमभितस्तस्य निग्रहः ॥ ३.२७७.४ ॥
O Vibhāvasu, he cannot be conquered in battle by gods and asuras. What must be done there is his restraint on every side.
3.277.5
तदर्थमवतीर्णोऽसौ मन्नियोगाच्चतुर्भुजः ।
विष्णुः प्रहरतां श्रेष्ठः स तत्कर्म करिष्यति ॥ ३.२७७.५ ॥
For that very purpose, by my command, four-armed Viṣṇu has descended; the best of strikers, he will accomplish that deed.
3.277.6
पितामहस्ततस्तेषां संनिधौ शक्रमब्रवीत् ।
सर्वैर्देवगणैः सार्धं संभव त्वं महीतले ॥ ३.२७७.६ ॥
Then the grandfather, in their presence, said to Indra: 'Be born on the earth together with all the hosts of gods.'
3.277.7
विष्णोः सहायानृक्षीषु वानरीषु च सर्वशः ।
जनयध्वं सुतान्वीरान्कामरूपबलान्वितान् ॥ ३.२७७.७ ॥
Bring forth from the she-bears and the she-monkeys, in every way, sons who are Viṣṇu's helpers — heroic, endowed with the power to take any form they wish.
3.277.8
ते यथोक्ता भगवता तत्प्रतिश्रुत्य शासनम् ।
ससृजुर्देवगन्धर्वाः पुत्रान्वानररूपिणः ॥ ३.२७७.८ ॥
Having accepted that command, just as the Lord had instructed, the gods and gandharvas brought forth sons who had the form of monkeys.
3.277.9
ततो भागानुभागेन देवगन्धर्वदानवाः ।
अवतर्तुं महीं सर्वे मन्त्रयामासुरञ्जसा ॥ ३.२७७.९ ॥
Then the gods, gandharvas and dānavas, all of them, in portions and sub-portions, at once deliberated about descending to the earth.
3.277.10
अवतेरुर्महीं स्वर्गादंशैश्च सहिताः सुराः ।
ऋषयश्च महात्मानः सिद्धाश्च सह किन्नरैः।
चारणाश्चासृजन्घोरान्वानरान्वनचारिणः ॥ ३.२७७.१० ॥
From heaven, the gods together with their portions descended to the earth, and the great-souled sages, the siddhas together with the kinnaras, and the cāraṇas created the terrible monkeys who roam the forests.
3.277.11
यस्य देवस्य यद्रूपं वेषस्तेजश्च यद्विधम् ।
अजायन्त समास्तेन तस्य तस्य सुतास्तदा ॥ ३.२७७.११ ॥
Whatever form, appearance and radiance each god had, in that same likeness were the sons of that very god born at that time.
3.277.12
तेषां समक्षं गन्धर्वी दुन्दुभीं नाम नामतः ।
शशास वरदो देवो गच्छ कार्यार्थसिद्धये ॥ ३.२७७.१२ ॥
In their presence, the boon-giving god commanded the gandharva woman named Dundubhī: "Go, for the accomplishment of the task."
3.277.13
पितामहवचः श्रुत्वा गन्धर्वी दुन्दुभी ततः ।
मन्थरा मानुषे लोके कुब्जा समभवत्तदा ॥ ३.२७७.१३ ॥
Having heard the words of the grandfather, the Gandharva woman Dundubhī then became, in the human world, the hunchbacked Mantharā.
3.277.14
शक्रप्रभृतयश्चैव सर्वे ते सुरसत्तमाः ।
वानरर्क्षवरस्त्रीषु जनयामासुरात्मजान् ॥ ३.२७७.१४ ॥
Indra and the other best of gods all begot sons among the wives of the monkeys and the excellent bears.
3.277.15
तेऽन्ववर्तन्पितॄन्सर्वे यशसा च बलेन च ।
भेत्तारो गिरिशृङ्गाणां सालतालशिलायुधाः ॥ ३.२७७.१५ ॥
All of them followed their fathers in fame and strength, breakers of mountain peaks, having sal and palm trees and rocks as their weapons.
3.277.16
वज्चसंहननाः सर्वेसर्वेऽमोघवलास्तथा ।
कामवीर्यबलाश्चैवसर्वे बुद्धिविशारदाः ॥ ३.२७७.१६ ॥
With bodies hard as the thunderbolt, all of unfailing might, all having strength and valour at will, all skilled in wisdom.
3.277.17
नागायुतसमप्राणा वायुवेगसमा जवे ।
यथेच्छविनिपाताश्च केचिदत्र वनौकसः ॥ ३.२७७.१७ ॥
With life-breath equal to ten thousand elephants, equal to the wind's speed in swiftness, and some of these forest-dwellers able to descend at will.
3.277.18
एवं विधाय तत्सर्वं भगवाँल्लोकभावनः ।
मन्थरां बोधयामास यद्यत्कार्यं त्वया तथा ॥ ३.२७७.१८ ॥
Having arranged all this, the blessed lord who sustains the worlds instructed Mantharā: 'Whatever task is yours to do, do it accordingly.'
3.277.19
सा तद्वच समाज्ञाय तथा चक्रे मनोजवा ।
इतश्चेतश्च गच्छन्ती वैरसंधुक्षणे रता ॥ ३.२७७.१९ ॥
Having fully understood his words, she did exactly so, swift as thought, going here and there, intent on kindling enmity.