Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 3.93
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3.93.1
ने तथा सहिता वीरा वसन्तस्तत्रतत्र ह ।
क्रमेण पृथिवीपाल नैमिषारण्यमागताः ॥ ३.९३.१ ॥
O protector of the earth, those heroes, dwelling together here and there, in due order came to the Naimiṣa forest.
3.93.2
तत्स्तीर्थेषु पुण्येषु गोमत्याः पाण्डवा नृप ।
कृताभिषेकाः प्रददुर्गाश्च वित्तं च भारत ॥ ३.९३.२ ॥
There, O king, O Bhārata, the Pāṇḍavas, having bathed in the holy fords of the Gomatī, gave away cows and wealth.
3.93.3
तत्र देवान्पितॄन्विप्रांस्तर्पयित्वा पुनःपुनः ।
कन्यातीर्थेऽश्वतीर्थे च गवां तीर्थे च भारत ॥ ३.९३.३ ॥
There, having repeatedly satisfied the gods, the ancestors and the Brahmins, O Bhārata, also at the Kanyā ford, the Aśva ford and the Go ford.
3.93.4
कालकोट्यां विपप्रस्थे गिरावुष्य च कौरवाः ।
बाहुदायां महीपाल चक्रुः सर्वेऽभिषेचनम् ॥ ३.९३.४ ॥
Having dwelt on the mountain at Kālakoṭi and Vipraprastha, O protector of the earth, all the Kauravas also performed the consecratory bath at Bāhudā.
3.93.5
प्रयागे देवयजने देवानां पृथिवीपते ।
ऊषुगप्लुत्य गात्राणि तपश्चातस्थुरुत्तमम् ॥ ३.९३.५ ॥
O lord of the earth, dwelling at Prayāga, on the sacrificial ground of the gods, they immersed their bodies and undertook supreme austerity.
3.93.6
गङ्गायमुनयोश्चैव संगमे सत्यसंगराः ।
विपाप्मानो महात्मानो विप्रेभ्यः प्रददुर्वसु ॥ ३.९३.६ ॥
At the confluence of the Ganges and the Yamunā, the Pāṇḍavas, true to their vows, sinless and great-souled, gave wealth to the Brahmins.
3.93.7
तपस्विजनजुष्टां च ततो वेदीं प्रजापतेः ।
जग्मुः पाण्डुसुता राजन्ब्राह्मणैः सह भारत ॥ ३.९३.७ ॥
O king, descendant of Bharata, then the sons of Pāṇḍu went with the brahmins to the altar of Prajāpati, frequented by ascetics.
3.93.8
तत्र ते न्यवसन्वीरास्तपश्चातस्थुरुत्तमम् ।
संतर्पयन्तः सततं वन्येन हविषा द्विजान् ॥ ३.९३.८ ॥
There those heroes dwelt and performed supreme austerities, constantly nourishing the twice-born with forest oblations.
3.93.9
ततो महीधरं जग्मुर्धर्मज्ञेनाभिसत्कृतम् ।
राजर्षिणा पुण्यकृता गयेनानुपमद्युते ॥ ३.९३.९ ॥
Then they went to the mountain honoured by Gaya, the royal sage, knower of dharma and doer of merit, O one of incomparable splendour.
3.93.10
नगो गयशिरो यत्र पुण्या चैव महानदी ।
वानीरमालिनी रम्या नदी पुलिनशोभिता ॥ ३.९३.१० ॥
That is the mountain Gayaśiras, where there is the sacred great river, adorned with vānīra trees, a delightful river graced with sandy banks.
3.93.11
दिव्यं पवित्रकूटं च पवित्रधरणीधरम् ।
ऋषिजुष्टं सुपुण्यं तत्तीर्थं ब्रह्मसरोतुलम् ॥ ३.९३.११ ॥
That divine peak of purity, bearing the pure earth, frequented by sages, most sacred, that holy ford is equal to the lake of Brahmā.
3.93.12
अगस्त्यो भगवान्यत्र गतो वैवस्वतं प्रति ।
रउवास च स्वयं तत्र धर्मराजः सनातनः ॥ ३.९३.१२ ॥
Where the venerable Agastya went to Vaivasvata (Yama), there the eternal king of dharma himself dwelt.
3.93.13
सर्वासां सरितां चैव समुद्भेदो विशांपते ।
यत्रसंनिहितो नित्यं महादेवः पिनाकधृक् ॥ ३.९३.१३ ॥
O lord of the people, where is the source of all rivers, and where the great god Mahādeva, bearer of the Pināka bow, ever abides.
3.93.14
परिपूर्णः परंज्योतिः परमात्मा सनातनः ।
ब्रह्मादिभिरुपास्योऽयं भगवान्परमेश्वरः ॥ ३.९३.१४ ॥
This is the all-complete, supreme light, the eternal supreme self, the blessed lord, supreme ruler, worshipped by Brahmā and the others.
3.93.15
तं प्रणम्य महादेवं चतुर्वर्गफलप्रदम् ।
रसिद्धिक्षेत्रमिदं मत्वासर्वेषांमोक्षकाङ्क्षिणाम् ॥ ३.९३.१५ ॥
Having bowed to that great god, giver of the fruits of the four aims of life, and considering this place a field of perfection for all who desire liberation.
3.93.16
तत्र ते पाण्डवा वीराश्चातुर्मास्यैस्तदेजिरे ।
ऋषियज्ञेन महता यत्राक्षयवटो महान्।
अक्षये देवयजने अक्षयं यत्रवै फलम् ॥ ३.९३.१६ ॥
There those heroic Pāṇḍavas performed it with the four-month observances and a great sacrifice of sages, where stands the great undying banyan tree, and where, at the imperishable sacrificial ground of the gods, the fruit is imperishable.
3.93.17
ये तु तत्रोपवासांस्तु चक्रुर्निश्चितमानसाः ।
ब्राह्मणास्तत्रशतशः समाजग्मुस्तपोधनाः ॥ ३.९३.१७ ॥
Hundreds of brahmins, rich in asceticism, who in resolute mind kept their fasts there, gathered there.
3.93.18
चातुर्मास्येनायजन्त आर्षेण विधिना तदा ।
तत्र विद्यातपोवृद्धा ब्राह्मणा वेदपारगाः।
कथां प्रचक्रिरे पुण्यां सदसिस्था महात्मनाम् ॥ ३.९३.१८ ॥
Then there the four-month sacrifice was performed according to the rite of the sages; and brahmins, elders in learning and asceticism, masters of the Vedas, seated in the assembly, began a sacred discourse about great souls.
3.93.19
तत्र विद्याव्रतस्नातः कौमारं व्रतमास्थितः ।
शमठोऽकथयद्राजन्नाधूर्तरजसं गयम् ॥ ३.९३.१९ ॥
There Śamaṭha, bathed in the vow of learning and steadfast in the vow of youth, told, O king, of Gaya, son of Ādhūrtarajas.
3.93.20
आधूर्तरजसः पुत्रो गयो राजर्षिसत्तमः ।
पुण्यानि तस्य कर्माणि तानि मे शृणु भारत ॥ ३.९३.२० ॥
Gaya, son of Ādhūrtarajas, best of royal sages — listen to me, O Bhārata, of his meritorious deeds.
3.93.21
यस्य यज्ञो बभूवेह बह्वन्नो बहुदक्षिणः ।
यत्रान्नपर्वता राजञ्शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥ ३.९३.२१ ॥
Here was the sacrifice of one rich in food and rich in fees, where, O king, there were mountains of food by hundreds and by thousands.
3.93.22
घृतकुल्याश्च दध्नश्च नद्यो बहुशतास्तथा ।
व्यञ्जनानां प्रवाहाश्च महार्हाणां सहस्रशः ॥ ३.९३.२२ ॥
There were channels of ghee and hundreds of rivers of curds, and thousands of streams of costly side-dishes.
3.93.23
अहन्यहनि चाप्येवं याचतां संप्रदीयते ।
अन्ये च ब्राह्मणा राजन्भुञ्जतेऽन्नं सुसंस्कृतम् ॥ ३.९३.२३ ॥
Thus day after day it was given to those who asked, and other brahmins, O king, ate well-prepared food.
3.93.24
तत्र वै दक्षिणाकाले ब्रह्मघोषो दिवं गतः ।
न च प्रज्ञायते किंचिद्ब्रह्मशब्देन भारत ॥ ३.९३.२४ ॥
There, at the time of the fees, the sound of the Veda went to heaven, and, O Bhārata, nothing is recognized by the word 'brahman'.
3.93.25
पुण्येन चरता राजन्भूर्दिशः खं नभस्तथा ।
आपूर्णमासीच्छब्देन तदप्यासीन्महाद्भुतम् ॥ ३.९३.२५ ॥
O king, through the sacred merit of the one performing it, the earth, the directions, the sky and the heavens were all filled with the sound; that too was a great wonder.
3.93.26
यत्रस्म गाथा गायन्ति मनुष्या मरतर्षभ ।
अन्नपानैः शुभैस्तृप्ता देशे देशे सुवर्चसः ॥ ३.९३.२६ ॥
O best of the Maruts, where people sing verses about this, satisfied with excellent food and drink, radiant in every land.
3.93.27
गयस्य यज्ञे के त्वद्य प्राणिनो भोक्तुमीप्सवः ।
तत्र भोजनशिष्टस्य पर्वताः पञ्चविंशतिः ॥ ३.९३.२७ ॥
At Gaya's sacrifice, what living beings today desire to eat? There, the food left over amounted to twenty-five mountains.
3.93.28
न तत्पूर्वे जनाश्चक्रुर्न करिष्यन्ति चापरे ।
गयो यदकरोद्यज्ञे राजर्षिरमितद्युतिः ॥ ३.९३.२८ ॥
What Gaya, the royal sage of boundless splendor, did at the sacrifice, earlier people did not do, and later ones will not do.
3.93.29
कथं तु देवा हविषा गयेन परितर्पिताः ।
पुन शक्ष्यन्त्युपादातुमन्यैर्दत्तानि कानिचित् ॥ ३.९३.२९ ॥
How, indeed, having been fully satisfied by Gaya's oblation, could the gods ever again accept any offerings given by others?
3.93.30
सिकता वा यथा लोके यथा वा दिवि तारकाः ।
यथा वा वर्षतोधारा असंख्येयाः स्म केनचित्।
तथा गणयितुं शक्या गययज्ञे न दक्षिणाः ॥ ३.९३.३० ॥
As the grains of sand in the world, or the stars in the sky, or the drops of falling rain are countless and cannot be counted by anyone, so the sacrificial fees at Gaya's sacrifice cannot be counted.
3.93.31
एवंविधाः सुबहवस्तस्य यज्ञा महीपतेः ।
बभूवुरस्य सरसः समीपे कुरुनन्दन ॥ ३.९३.३१ ॥
O delight of the Kurus, many sacrifices of that lord of the earth, of such kind, took place near this lake.