Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 3.42
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3.42.1
गतेषु लोकपालेषु पार्थः शत्रुनिबर्हणः ।
चिन्तयामास राजेन्द्र देवराजरथागमम् ॥ ३.४२.१ ॥
O lord of kings, when the world-guardians had departed, Pārtha, the destroyer of enemies, reflected on the coming of Indra's chariot.
3.42.2
तस्य चिन्तयमानस्य गुडाकेशस्य धीमतः ।
रथो मातलिसंयुक्त आजगाम महाप्रभः ॥ ३.४२.२ ॥
As that wise Guḍākeśa (Arjuna) was thinking, the chariot of great radiance, yoked with Mātali, came.
3.42.3
नभो वितिमिरं कुर्वञ्जलदान्पाटयन्निव ।
दिशः संपूरयन्नादैर्महामेघरवोपमैः। ॥ ३.४२.३ ॥
Making the sky free of darkness, as if splitting the clouds, filling the quarters with sounds like the roar of great thunderclouds.
3.42.4
असयः शक्तयो भीमा गदाश्चोग्रप्रदर्शनाः ।
दिव्यप्रभावाः प्रासाश्च विद्युतश्च महाप्रभाः ॥ ३.४२.४ ॥
Terrible swords, spears and maces of fierce appearance; lances of divine power, and lightnings of great brilliance.
3.42.5
तथैवाशनयश्चैव चक्रयुक्तास्तुलागुडाः ।
वायुस्फोटाः सनिर्घाताः शङ्खमेघस्वनास्तथा ॥ ३.४२.५ ॥
Likewise thunderbolts furnished with discs, and balls like weights of a scale; blasts of wind and crashing blows, with sounds like conch-shells and clouds.
3.42.6
तत्रनागा महाकाया ज्वलितास्याः सुदारुणाः ।
सिताभ्रकूटप्रतिमाः संहताश्च यथोपलाः ॥ ३.४२.६ ॥
There were serpents of huge bodies, with blazing mouths, most dreadful, resembling white peaks of cloud, massed together like rocks.
3.42.7
दशवाजिसहस्राणि हरीणां वातरंहसाम् ।
वहन्ति यं नेत्रमुषं दिव्यं मायामयं रथम् ॥ ३.४२.७ ॥
Ten thousand tawny steeds, swift as the wind, carried that divine chariot made of illusion, which dazzled the eyes.
3.42.8
तत्रापश्यन्महानीलं वैजयन्तं महाप्रभम् ।
ध्वजमिन्दीवरश्यामं वंशं कनकभूषणम् ॥ ३.४२.८ ॥
There he saw the Vaijayanta banner, very dark blue and of great brilliance, dark as a blue lotus, its staff adorned with gold.
3.42.9
तस्मिन्रथे स्थितं सूतं तप्तहेमविभूषितम् ।
दृष्ट्वा पार्थो महाबाहुर्देवराजमतर्कयत् ॥ ३.४२.९ ॥
Seeing the charioteer standing on that chariot, adorned with refined gold, the mighty-armed Pārtha conjectured that it was the king of the gods.
3.42.10
तथा तर्कयतस्तस्य फल्गुनस्याथ मातलिः ।
सन्नतः प्रस्थितो भूत्वा वाक्यमर्जुनमब्रवीत् ॥ ३.४२.१० ॥
As Phalguna (Arjuna) was thus conjecturing, Mātali, bowing low, came forward and spoke these words to Arjuna.
3.42.11
भोभो शक्रात्मज श्रीमञ्शक्रस्त्वां द्रष्टुमिच्छति ।
आरोहतु भवाञ्शीघ्रं रथमिन्द्रस्य संभतम् ॥ ३.४२.११ ॥
O son of Śakra, glorious one! Śakra wishes to see you. Let you quickly mount the chariot of Indra, which has been furnished.
3.42.12
आह माममरश्रेष्ठः पिता तव शतक्रतुः ।
कुन्तीसुतमिह प्राप्तं पश्यन्तु त्रिदशालयाः ॥ ३.४२.१२ ॥
Your father, the best of the immortals, Śatakratu, said to me: 'The son of Kuntī has arrived here; let the dwellers of heaven behold him.'
3.42.13
एष शक्रः परिवृतो देवैर्ऋषिगणैस्तथा ।
गन्धर्वैरप्सरोभिश्च त्वां दिदृक्षुः प्रतीक्षते ॥ ३.४२.१३ ॥
Here Indra waits, surrounded by the gods, the hosts of sages, the Gandharvas and the Apsarases, desiring to see you.
3.42.14
अस्माल्लोकाद्देवलोकं पाकशासनशासनात् ।
मारोह त्वं मया सार्धं लब्धास्त्रः पुनरेष्यसि ॥ ३.४२.१४ ॥
From this world, at the command of Indra, the Punisher of Pāka, ascend with me to the world of the gods; having obtained the weapons, you will return again.
3.42.15
मातले गच्छ शीघ्रं त्वमारोहस्व रथोत्तमम् ।
राजसूयाश्वमेधानां शतैरपि सुदुर्लभम् ॥ ३.४२.१५ ॥
Mātali, go quickly; mount that excellent chariot, which is very hard to obtain even through hundreds of rājasūya and aśvamedha sacrifices.
3.42.16
पार्थिवैः सुमहाभागैर्यज्वभिर्भूरिदक्षिणैः ।
दैवतैर्वा दुरारोहं दानवैर्वा रथोत्तमम् ॥ ३.४२.१६ ॥
For kings of great fortune who performed sacrifices and gave abundant fees, for gods, or for dānavas, that excellent chariot is hard to mount.
3.42.17
नातप्ततपसा शक्य एष दिव्यो महारथः ।
द्रष्टुं वाऽप्यथवा स्प्रष्टुमारोढुं कुत एव च ॥ ३.४२.१७ ॥
For one who has not undergone austerity, this divine great chariot cannot be seen, touched, or mounted; how then could it be done?
3.42.18
त्वयि मतिष्ठिते साधो रथस्थे स्थिरवाजिनि ।
पश्चादहमथारोक्ष्ये मुकृती सत्पथं यथा ॥ ३.४२.१८ ॥
O good one, once your mind is set and you stand in the chariot with steady horses, I shall mount afterwards, as a man of merit ascends the good path.
3.42.19
तस्यतद्वचनं श्रुत्वा मातलिः शक्रसारथिः ।
आरुरोह रथं शीघ्रं हयाञ्जग्राह रश्मिभिः ॥ ३.४२.१९ ॥
Having heard his words, Mātali, the charioteer of Śakra, quickly mounted the chariot and seized the horses with the reins.
3.42.20
ततोऽर्जुनो हृष्टमना गङ्गायामाप्लुतः शुचिः ।
जजाप जप्यं कौन्तेयो विधिवत्कुरुनन्दनः ॥ ३.४२.२० ॥
Then Arjuna, son of Kuntī, joy of the Kurus, glad at heart, bathed in the Ganges, became pure, and recited the mantra to be recited, according to rule.
3.42.21
ततः पितृन्यथान्यायं तर्पयित्वा यथाविधि ।
मन्दरं शैलराजं तमाप्रष्टुमुपचक्रमे ॥ ३.४२.२१ ॥
Then, having duly offered libations to the ancestors according to rule, he set about taking leave of the mountain Mandara, king of mountains.
3.42.22
साधूनां पुण्यशीलानां मुनीनां पुण्यकर्मणाम् ।
त्वं सदा संश्रयः शैल स्वर्गमार्गाभिकाङ्क्षिणाम् ॥ ३.४२.२२ ॥
O mountain, you are always the refuge of the virtuous, of sages of pious conduct and meritorious deeds, and of those who desire the path to heaven.
3.42.23
त्वत्प्रसादात्सदा शैल ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रिया विशः ।
स्वर्गं प्राप्ताश्चरन्ति स्म देवैः सह गतव्यथाः ॥ ३.४२.२३ ॥
O mountain, by your grace, brahmins, kṣatriyas and vaiśyas, having always attained heaven, move about free from sorrow together with the gods.
3.42.24
अद्रिराज महाशैल मुनिसंश्रय तीर्थवन् ।
गच्छाम्यामन्त्रयित्वा त्वां सुखमस्म्युषितस्त्वयि ॥ ३.४२.२४ ॥
O king of mountains, great mountain, refuge of sages, abounding in holy places, I go, having taken leave of you; I have dwelt happily in you.
3.42.25
तव सानूनि कुञ्जाश्च नद्यः प्रस्रवणानि च ।
तीर्थानि च सुपुण्यानि मया दृष्टान्यनेकशः ॥ ३.४२.२५ ॥
I have seen your peaks, groves, rivers, springs and the very sacred pilgrimage-places many times.
3.42.26
सुसुगन्धाश्च वैर्योघास्त्वच्छरीरविनिःसृताः ।
अमृतास्वादसृशाः पीताः प्रस्रवणोदकाः ॥ ३.४२.२६ ॥
Very fragrant streams, lapis-like, flowing forth from your body, like the taste of nectar, the waters of your springs that I have drunk.
3.42.27
शिशुर्यथा पितुश्चाङ्के सुखं शेते तटे तथा ।
मया तवाङ्के ललितं शैलराज महाप्रभो ॥ ३.४२.२७ ॥
As a child sleeps happily in its father's lap or on the bank, so I lay at ease in your lap, O king of mountains, O great lord.
3.42.28
अप्सरोगणसंकीर्णए ब्रह्मघोषानुनादिते ।
सुखमस्म्युषितः शैल तव सानुषु नित्यदा ॥ ३.४२.२८ ॥
Crowded with bands of celestial nymphs and resounding with the chanting of the sacred hymns, O mountain, I have always dwelt happily on your slopes.
3.42.29
एवमुक्त्वार्जुनः शैलमामन्त्र्य परवीरहा ।
आरुरोह रथं दिव्यं द्योतयन्निव भास्करः ॥ ३.४२.२९ ॥
Having spoken thus, Arjuna, slayer of hostile heroes, took leave of the mountain and mounted the divine chariot, lighting it up like the sun.
3.42.30
स तेनादित्यरूपेण दिव्येनाद्भुतकर्मणा ।
ऊर्ध्वमाचक्रमे धीमान्प्रहृष्टः कुरुनन्दनः ॥ ३.४२.३० ॥
With that divine chariot, sun-like in form and of wondrous deeds, the wise joy of the Kurus rose upward, full of gladness.
3.42.31
सोऽदर्शनपथं यातो मर्त्यानां धर्मचारिणाम् ।
ददर्शाद्भुतरूपाणि विमानानि सहस्रशः ॥ ३.४२.३१ ॥
He went beyond the sight of mortals who follow dharma, and saw thousands of wondrous celestial chariots.
3.42.32
न तत्र सूर्यः सोमो वा द्योतते न च पावकः ।
स्वयैव प्रभया तत्र द्योतन्ते पुण्यलब्धया ॥ ३.४२.३२ ॥
There the sun, the moon, or fire does not shine; by their own radiance, won by merit, they shine there.
3.42.33
तारारूपाणि यानीह दृश्यन्ते द्युतिमन्ति वै ।
आकाशे विप्रकृष्टत्वात्तनूनि सुमहान्त्यपि ॥ ३.४२.३३ ॥
The radiant star-like forms seen here are small only because of their great distance in the sky, though they are in fact very vast.
3.42.34
तानि तत्र प्रभास्वन्ति रूपवन्ति च पाण्डवः ।
ददर्श स्वेषु धिष्ण्येषु दीप्तिमन्ति स्वयाऽर्चिषा ॥ ३.४२.३४ ॥
There the Pāṇḍava saw those radiant, beautiful abodes, each shining in its own place with its own flame.
3.42.35
तत्र राजर्षयः सिद्धा वीराश्च निहता युधि ।
तपसा च जितं स्वर्गं संपेतुः शतसङ्घशः ॥ ३.४२.३५ ॥
There royal sages, perfected beings, and heroes slain in battle, who had won heaven by asceticism, gathered in hundreds of troops.
3.42.36
गन्धर्वाणां सहस्राणि मूर्यज्वलिततेजसाम् ।
गुह्यकारनामृषीणां च तथैवाप्सरसां गणान् ॥ ३.४२.३६ ॥
There were thousands of Gandharvas whose brilliance blazed like the sun, and also hosts of Guhyakas, sages, and Apsarases.
3.42.37
लोकानात्मप्रभान्पश्यन्फल्गुनो विस्मयान्वितः ।
पप्रच्छ मातलिं प्रीत्या स चाप्येनमुवाच ह ॥ ३.४२.३७ ॥
Seeing the worlds shining with their own light, Phālguna, filled with wonder, asked Mātali kindly, and he too spoke to him.
3.42.38
एते सुकृतिनः पार्थ स्वेषु धिष्ण्येष्ववस्थिताः ।
तान्दृष्टवानसि विभो तारारूपाणि भूतले ॥ ३.४२.३८ ॥
These men of good deeds, son of Pṛthā, dwell in their own abodes; O mighty one, you have seen them on earth in the form of stars.
3.42.39
ततोऽपश्यत्स्थितं द्वारि मत्तं विजयिनं गजम् ।
ऐरावतं चतुर्दन्तं कैलासमिव शृङ्गिणम् ॥ ३.४२.३९ ॥
Then he saw standing at the gate the rutting, victorious elephant, Airāvata with four tusks, like Kailāsa with its peaks.
3.42.40
स सिद्धमार्गमाक्रम्य कुरुपाण्डवसत्तमः ।
व्यरोचत यथापूर्वं मान्धाता पार्थिवोत्तमः ॥ ३.४२.४० ॥
Having traversed the path of the perfected ones, he, best of the Kurus and Pāṇḍavas, shone forth as before, like Māndhātā, best of kings.
3.42.41
अभिचक्राम लोकान्स राज्ञां राजीवलोचनः ॥ ३.४२.४१ ॥
The lotus-eyed one passed through the worlds of kings.
3.42.42
एवं स संक्रमंस्तत्र स्वर्गलोके महायशाः ।
ततो ददर्श शक्रस्य पुरीं ताममरावतीम् ॥ ३.४२.४२ ॥
Thus passing through the heavenly world, the man of great fame then saw that city of Indra, Amarāvatī.