Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 3.40
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3.40.1
नरस्त्वं पूर्वदेहे वै नारायणसहायवान् ।
बदर्यां तप्तवानुग्रं तपो वर्षायुतान्बहून् ॥ ३.४०.१ ॥
In a former body you were Nara, with Nārāyaṇa as your companion, and at Badarī you performed severe austerities for many tens of thousands of years.
3.40.2
त्वयि वा परमं तेजो विष्णौ वा पुरुषोत्तमे ।
युवाभ्यां पुरुषाग्र्याभ्यां तेजसा धार्यते जगत् ॥ ३.४०.२ ॥
In you, or in Viṣṇu the best of persons, there is supreme radiance; by the radiance of you two, the foremost of men, the world is sustained.
3.40.3
शक्राभिषेके सुमहद्धनुर्जलदनिःस्वनम् ।
प्रगृह्य दानवाः शस्तास्त्वया कृष्णेन च प्रभो ॥ ३.४०.३ ॥
O lord, at Indra's consecration, taking up the great bow that roars like a cloud, you and Kṛṣṇa struck down the Dānavas.
3.40.4
तदेतदेव गाण्डीवं तव पार्थ करोचितम् ।
भायामास्थाय तद्ग्रस्तं मया पुरुषसत्तम ॥ ३.४०.४ ॥
This very Gāṇḍīva bow is fit for your hand, O son of Pṛthā; O best of men, I had taken hold of it, assuming an illusory form.
3.40.5
तूणौ चाप्यक्षयौ भूयस्तव पार्थ करोचितौ ।
भविष्यति शरीरं च नीरुजं कुरुनन्दन ॥ ३.४०.५ ॥
O son of Pṛthā, your two quivers, fit for your hand, will again be inexhaustible; and your body, O joy of the Kurus, will be free from disease.
3.40.6
प्रीतिमानस्मि वै पार्थ भवान्सत्यपराक्रमः ।
गृहाण वरमस्मत्तः काङ्क्षितं यन्नरर्षभ ॥ ३.४०.६ ॥
I am indeed pleased with you, O son of Pṛthā, you of true valour; O bull among men, accept from me whatever boon you desire.
3.40.7
न त्वया सदृशः कश्चित्पुमान्मर्त्येषु भारत ।
दिवि वा वर्तते त्रं त्वत्प्रधानमरिंदम ॥ ३.४०.७ ॥
O Bhārata, there is no man among mortals equal to you, nor in heaven; the protector is one in whom you are foremost, O subduer of foes.
3.40.8
वरं ददासि चेन्मह्यं कामं प्रीत्या वृषध्वज ।
कामये दिव्यामस्त्रं तद्धोरं पाशुपतं प्रभो ॥ ३.४०.८ ॥
O Vṛṣadhvaja, if you grant me the boon I desire out of favor, O lord, I desire that divine and terrible Pāśupata weapon.
3.40.9
यत्तद्ब्रह्मशिरो नाम रौद्रं भीमपराक्रमम् ।
युगान्ते दारुणे प्राप्ते कृत्स्नं संहरते जगत् ॥ ३.४०.९ ॥
That fierce weapon named Brahmaśiras, of terrible prowess, which at the coming of the dreadful end of an age destroys the entire world.
3.40.10
कर्णभीष्मकृपद्रोणैर्भविता तु महाहवः ।
त्वत्प्रसादान्महादेव जयेयं तान्यथा युधि ॥ ३.४०.१० ॥
A great battle will occur with Karṇa, Bhīṣma, Kṛpa and Droṇa; O Mahādeva, by your grace I might conquer them in battle.
3.40.11
जयेयं येन संग्रामे दानवान्राक्षसांस्तथा ।
राज्ञश्चैव पिशाचांश्च गन्धर्वानथपन्नगान् ॥ ३.४०.११ ॥
By which I might conquer in battle the Dānavas and the Rākṣasas, as well as kings, Piśācas, Gandharvas and serpents.
3.40.12
यस्मिञ्शूलसहस्राणि गदाश्चोग्रप्रदर्शनाः ।
शराश्चाशीविषाकाराः संभवन्त्यनुमन्त्रिताः ॥ ३.४०.१२ ॥
In which thousands of tridents, maces of fierce appearance, and arrows like serpents come into being when they are invoked with mantras.
3.40.13
युध्येयं येन भीष्मेण द्रोणेन च कृपेण च ।
सूतपुत्रेण च रणे नित्यं कटुकभाषिणा ॥ ३.४०.१३ ॥
That I might fight in battle with Bhīṣma, with Droṇa, with Kṛpa, and with the charioteer's son, who always speaks harsh words.
3.40.14
एष मे प्रथमः कामो भगवन्भगनेत्रहन् ।
त्वत्प्रसादाद्विनिर्बृत्तः समर्थः स्यामहं यथा
भव उवाच। ॥ ३.४०.१४ ॥
This is my first desire, O blessed lord, slayer of Bhaga's eye: that by your grace I may be accomplished and become capable.
3.40.15
ददामि तेऽस्त्रं दयितमहं पाशुपतं विभो ।
समर्थो धारणे मोक्षे संहारेऽपि च पाण्डव ॥ ३.४०.१५ ॥
I give you my beloved weapon, the Pāśupata, O mighty one. You are capable of holding it, releasing it, and withdrawing it, O son of Pāṇḍu.
3.40.16
न तद्वेद महेन्द्रोपि न यमो न च यक्षराट् ।
वरुणोप्यथवा वायुः कुतो वेत्स्यन्ति मानवाः ॥ ३.४०.१६ ॥
Not even Indra knows that weapon, nor Yama, nor the king of yakṣas, nor Varuṇa, nor Vāyu. How then will humans know it?
3.40.17
न त्वया सहसा पार्थ मोक्तव्यं पुरुषे क्वचित् ।
जगद्विनिर्दहेत्सर्वमल्पतेजसि पातितम् ॥ ३.४०.१७ ॥
Never release it rashly against any person, O son of Pṛthā. Cast down against one of little power, it would burn up the whole world.
3.40.18
अबध्यो नाम नास्त्यस्य त्रैलोक्ये सचराचरे ।
मनसा चक्षुषा वाचा धनुषा च निपात्यते ॥ ३.४०.१८ ॥
In the three worlds, with the moving and the unmoving, there is none who cannot be slain by it. He is struck down by the mind, by the eye, by speech, and by the bow.
3.40.19
तच्छ्रुत्वा त्वरितः पार्थः शुचिर्भूत्वा समाहितः ।
उपसंगृह्य विश्वेशमधीष्वेत्यथ सोऽब्रवीत् ॥ ३.४०.१९ ॥
Hearing this, Pārtha quickly became pure and collected, took hold of the feet of the Lord of the universe, and said, "Teach me."
3.40.20
ततस्त्वध्यापयामास सरहस्यनिवर्तनम् ।
तदस्त्रं पाण्डवश्रेष्ठं मूर्तिमन्तमिवान्तकम् ॥ ३.४०.२० ॥
Then he taught him that weapon, with its secret and its withdrawal, to the best of the Pāṇḍavas; it was as though Death itself had taken form.
3.40.21
उपतस्थे महात्मानं यथा त्र्यक्षमुमापतिम् ।
प्रतिजग्राह तच्चापि प्रीतिमानर्जुनस्तदा ॥ ३.४०.२१ ॥
He attended upon that great soul as one would the three-eyed Lord of Umā; and Arjuna, delighted, then received that weapon too.
3.40.22
ततश्चचाल पृथिवी सपर्वतवनद्रुमा ।
ससागरवनोद्देशा सग्रामनगराकरा ॥ ३.४०.२२ ॥
Then the earth shook, with its mountains, forests and trees, with its oceans and forest tracts, with its villages, cities and mines.
3.40.23
शङ्खदुन्दुभिघोषाश्च भेरीणां च सहस्रशः ।
तस्मिनमुहूर्ते संप्राप्ते निर्घातश्च महानभूत् ॥ ३.४०.२३ ॥
The roar of conches and kettledrums, and the sound of thousands of war-drums; when that moment arrived, a great crash of thunder came.
3.40.24
अथास्त्रं जाज्वलद्धोरं पाण्डवस्यामितौजसः ।
मूर्तिमद्विष्ठितं पार्श्वे ददृशुर्देवदानवाः ॥ ३.४०.२४ ॥
Then, beside the Pāṇḍava of boundless might, that weapon, blazing and terrible, was seen standing in embodied form; gods and demons beheld it.
3.40.25
स्पृष्टस्य त्र्यम्बकेणाथ फल्गुनस्यामितौजसः ।
यत्किं गच्छेत्यनुज्ञातस्त्र्यम्बकेण तदाऽर्जुनः ॥ ३.४०.२५ ॥
Then, touched by Tryambaka, Phalguna of immeasurable might was given leave by Tryambaka: 'Go.' Then Arjuna was permitted.
3.40.26
स्वर्गं गच्छेत्यनुज्ञातस्त्र्यम्बकेण तदाऽर्जुनः ।
प्रणम्य शिरसा राजन्प्राञ्जलिर्भवमैक्षत । ॥ ३.४०.२६ ॥
Permitted by Tryambaka, 'Go to heaven,' Arjuna then, O king, bowed with his head and, with folded hands, looked upon Bhava.
3.40.27
ततः प्रभुस्त्रिदिवनिवासिनां वसी ।
महामतिर्गिरिश उमापतिः शिवः।
धनुर्महद्दितिजपिशाचसूदनं ।
ददौ भवः पुरुषवराय गाण्डिवम् ॥ ३.४०.२७ ॥
Then Bhava, lord of the dwellers of heaven, self-controlled, of great wisdom, lord of the mountains, husband of Umā, Śiva, gave to the best of men the great bow Gāṇḍīva, slayer of demons and piśācas.
3.40.28
ततः शुभं गिरिवरमीश्वरस्तदा ।
सहोमयाऽसिततटसानुकन्दरम्।
विहाय तं पतगमहर्षिसेवितं ।
जगाम स्वं पुरुषवरस्य पश्यतः ॥ ३.४०.२८ ॥
Then the Lord, together with Umā, left that auspicious best of mountains with its dark slopes, peaks and caves, and that flier attended by great sages, and went to his own abode while the best of men watched.