Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 3.94
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3.94.1
ततः संप्रस्थितो राजा कौन्तेयो भूरिदक्षिणः ।
अगस्त्याश्रममासाद्य दुर्जयायामुवास ह ॥ ३.९४.१ ॥
Then the king, the son of Kuntī, rich in gifts, set out, reached the hermitage of Agastya and dwelt at Durjayā.
3.94.2
तत्रैव लोमशं राजा पप्रच्छ वदतांवरः ।
अगस्त्येनेह वातापिः किमर्थमुपशामितः ॥ ३.९४.२ ॥
There the king, best of speakers, asked Lomaśa: why was Vātāpi subdued here by Agastya?
3.94.3
आसीद्वा किंप्रभावश्च स दैत्यो मानवान्तकः ।
किमर्थं चोदितो मन्युरगस्त्यस्य महात्मनः ॥ ३.९४.३ ॥
Was that demon, destroyer of men, of what power? And for what reason was the anger of the great-souled Agastya aroused?
3.94.4
इल्वलो नाम दैतेय आसीत्कौरवनन्दना ।
मणिमत्यां पुरि पुरा वातापिस्तस्य चानुजः ॥ ३.९४.४ ॥
There was once, O delight of the Kauravas, in the city of Maṇimatī, a son of Diti named Ilvala; and Vātāpi was his younger brother.
3.94.5
स ब्राह्मणं तपोयुक्तमुवाच दितिनन्दनः ।
पुत्रं मे भगवानेकमिन्द्रतुल्यं प्रयच्छतु ॥ ३.९४.५ ॥
The son of Diti said to the brahmin endowed with asceticism: 'Revered sir, may you grant me one son equal to Indra.'
3.94.6
तस्मै स ब्राह्मणो नादात्पुत्रं वासवसंमितम् ।
चुक्रोध सोऽसुरस्तस्य ब्राह्मणस्य ततो भृशम् ॥ ३.९४.६ ॥
That brahmin did not give him a son equal to Vāsava; then that asura grew greatly angry with the brahmin.
3.94.7
तदाप्रभृतिराजेन्द्र इल्वलो ब्रह्महाऽसुरः ।
मन्युमान्भ्रातरं छागं मायावी ह्यकरोत्ततः ॥ ३.९४.७ ॥
From that time on, O lord of kings, the asura Ilvala, slayer of a brahmin, wrathful and a master of illusion, turned his brother into a goat.
3.94.8
मेषरूपी च वातापिः कामरूप्यभवत्क्षणात् ।
संस्कृत्यतं भोजयति ततो विप्रं जिधांसति ॥ ३.९४.८ ॥
Vātāpi, who could take the form of a ram, in an instant became one able to take any form he wished. Having cooked him, Ilvala would feed him to the brahmin, and then desire to kill him.
3.94.9
स चाह्वयति यं वाचा गतं वैवस्वतक्षयम् ।
स पुनर्देहमास्थाय जीवन्स्म प्रत्यदृश्यत ॥ ३.९४.९ ॥
The one whom he called by speech, though gone to the realm of Vaivasvata, would again assume a body and appear alive.
3.94.10
ततो वातापिमसुरं छागं कृत्वा सुसंस्कृतम् ।
तं ब्राह्मणं भोजयित्वा पुनरेव समाह्वयत् ॥ ३.९४.१० ॥
Then the asura, having made Vātāpi into a goat and cooked him well, fed that brahmin and called out to him again.
3.94.11
तामिल्वलेन महता स्वरेण गिरमीरिताम् ।
श्रुत्वाऽतिमायो बालवान्क्षिप्रं ब्राह्मणकण्टकः ॥ ३.९४.११ ॥
Hearing that speech uttered by Ilvala in his great voice, the very deceitful, strong thorn of the brahmins came swiftly.
3.94.12
तस्य पार्श्वं विनिर्भिद्य ब्राह्मणस्य महासुरः ।
वातापिः प्रहसन्राजन्निश्चक्राम विशांपते ॥ ३.९४.१२ ॥
Tearing open the side of that brahmin, the great asura Vātāpi came out laughing, O king, O lord of men.
3.94.13
एवं स ब्राह्मणान्राजन्भोजयित्वा पुनःपुनः ।
हिंसयामायस दैतेय इल्वलो दुष्टचेतनः ॥ ३.९४.१३ ॥
Thus, O king, the Daitya Ilvala, evil-minded, repeatedly fed the brahmins and then harassed them.
3.94.14
अगस्त्यश्चापि भगवानेतस्मिन्काल एव तु ।
पितॄन्ददर्श गर्ते वै लम्बमानानधोमुखान् ॥ ३.९४.१४ ॥
At that very time the venerable Agastya saw the ancestors hanging head-down in a pit.
3.94.15
सोऽपृच्छल्लम्बमानांस्तान्भगवन्तश्च किंपराः ।
किंमर्थं वेह लम्बध्वे गर्ते यूयमधोमुखाः।
संतानहेतोरिति ते प्रत्यूचुर्ब्रह्मवादिनः ॥ ३.९४.१५ ॥
He asked those hanging in the pit, 'Venerable ones, to what purpose are you intent? Why do you hang here in the pit head-down?' The speakers of the Veda replied, 'For the sake of progeny.'
3.94.16
ते तस्मै कथयामासुर्वयं ते पितरः स्वकाः ।
गर्तमेतमनुप्राप्ता लम्बामः प्रसवार्थिनः ॥ ३.९४.१६ ॥
They told him, 'We are your own ancestors. Having fallen into this pit, we hang here, desiring offspring.'
3.94.17
यदि नो जनयेथास्त्वमगस्त्यापत्यमुत्तमम् ।
स्यान्नोस्मान्निरयान्मोक्षस्त्वं च पुत्राप्नुया गतिम् ॥ ३.९४.१७ ॥
If you beget for us an excellent child of Agastya, we shall be freed from this hell, and you too shall obtain a son and the goal.
3.94.18
स तानुवाच तेजस्वी सत्यधर्मपरायणः ।
करिष्ये पितरः कामं व्येतु वो मानसो ज्वरः ॥ ३.९४.१८ ॥
The radiant one, devoted to truth and dharma, said to them, 'O ancestors, I shall fulfil your desire; may the fever of the mind leave you.'
3.94.19
ततः प्रसवसन्तानं चिन्तयन्भगवानृषिः ।
आत्मनः प्रसवस्यार्थे नापश्यत्सदृशीं स्त्रियम् ॥ ३.९४.१९ ॥
Then the blessed sage, pondering the line of offspring, did not see a suitable woman for his own progeny.
3.94.20
स तस्य तस् सत्वस्य तत्तदङ्गमनुत्तमम् ।
संगृह्यतत्समैरङ्गैर्निर्ममे स्त्रियमुत्तमाम् ॥ ३.९४.२० ॥
Gathering each excellent limb of that essence, he fashioned an excellent woman with limbs equal to them.
3.94.21
स तां विदर्भराजाय पुत्रकामाय ताम्यते ।
निर्मितामात्मनोऽर्थाय मुनिः प्रादान्महातपाः ॥ ३.९४.२१ ॥
For the king of Vidarbha, distressed by his desire for a son, the sage of great austerity gave that woman whom he had created for himself.
3.94.22
सा तत्र जज्ञे सुभगा विद्युत्सौदामनी यथा ।
विभ्राजमाना वपुषा व्यवर्धत शुभानना ॥ ३.९४.२२ ॥
There she was born, fortunate and bright as lightning; shining with the radiance of her body, the one of auspicious face grew up.
3.94.23
जातमात्रां च तां दृष्ट्वा वैदर्भः पृथिवीपतिः ।
प्रहर्षेण द्विजातिभ्यो न्यवेदयत भारत ॥ ३.९४.२३ ॥
O Bhārata, seeing her just born, the Vidarbha king, lord of the earth, joyfully announced it to the twice-born.
3.94.24
अभ्यनन्दन्त तां सर्वे ब्राह्मणा वसुधाधिप ।
लोपामुद्रेति तस्याश्च चक्रिरे नाम ते द्विजाः ॥ ३.९४.२४ ॥
O lord of the earth, all the brahmins rejoiced over her, and those twice-born named her Lopāmudrā.
3.94.25
ववृधे सा महाराज बिभ्रती रूपमुत्तमम् ।
अप्स्विवोत्पलिनी शीघ्रमग्नेरिव शिखा शुभा ॥ ३.९४.२५ ॥
O great king, bearing supreme beauty, she grew swiftly, like a lotus plant in water or an auspicious flame of fire.
3.94.26
तां यौवनस्थां राजेन्द्रशतं कन्याः स्वलंकृताः ।
दास्यः शतं च कल्याणीमुपातस्थुर्वशानुगाः ॥ ३.९४.२६ ॥
O lord of kings, a hundred well-adorned maidens and a hundred female servants stood attending upon her, the auspicious one who had reached youth, following her will.
3.94.27
सा स्म दासीशतवृता मध्ये कन्याशतस्य च ।
आरस्ते तेजस्विनी कन्या रोहिणीव दिविप्रभा ॥ ३.९४.२७ ॥
Surrounded by a hundred maidservants, and in the midst of a hundred maidens, that radiant maiden shone like Rohiṇī's brilliance in the sky.
3.94.28
यौवनस्थामपि च तां शीलाचारसमन्विताम् ।
न वव्रे पुरुषः कश्चिद्भयात्तस्य महात्मनः ॥ ३.९४.२८ ॥
Though she had reached youth and was endowed with good character and conduct, no man wooed her, out of fear of that great-souled one.
3.94.29
सा तु सत्यवती कन्या रूपेणाप्सरसोप्यति ।
तोषयामास पितरं शीलेन स्वजनं तथा ॥ ३.९४.२९ ॥
That maiden Satyavatī surpassed even the apsarases in beauty; by her good character she pleased her father and her kinsfolk.
3.94.30
वैदर्भी तु तथायुक्तां युवतीं प्रेक्ष्य वै पिता ।
मनसा चिन्तयामास कस्मै दद्यामिमांसुताम् ॥ ३.९४.३० ॥
Seeing the princess of Vidarbha thus grown to youth, her father pondered in his mind: 'To whom shall I give this daughter?'