Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 5.10
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5.10.1
सर्वं व्याप्तमिदं देवा वृत्रेण जगदव्ययम् ।
न ह्यस्य सदृशं किञ्चित्प्रतिघाताय यद्भवेत् ॥ ५.१०.१ ॥
O gods, Vṛtra has pervaded this whole imperishable world; there is nothing equal to him that could obstruct him.
5.10.2
समर्थो ह्यभवं पूर्वमसमर्थोऽस्मि सांप्रतम् ।
कथं नु कार्यं भद्रं वो दुर्धर्षः स हि मे मतः ॥ ५.१०.२ ॥
I was capable before, but now I am incapable. How, then, shall the task for your welfare be done? He seems to me unassailable.
5.10.3
तेजस्वी च महात्मा च युद्धे चामितविक्रमः ।
ग्रसेत्रिभुवनं सर्वं सदेवासुरमानुषम् ॥ ५.१०.३ ॥
Radiant and great-souled, of immeasurable prowess in battle, he could swallow all three worlds, with gods, demons and men.
5.10.4
तस्माद्विनिश्चयमिमं शृणुध्वं त्रिदिवौकसः ।
विष्णोः क्षयमुपागम्य समेत्य च महात्मना ॥ ५.१०.४ ॥
Therefore, hear this resolve, O dwellers of heaven: having gone to the abode of Viṣṇu and met that great-souled one...
5.10.5
तेन संमन्त्र्य वेत्स्यामो वधोपायं दुरात्मनः ।
एवमुक्ते मघवता देवाः शर्षिगणास्तदा।
शरण्यं शरमं देवं जग्मुर्विष्णुं महाबलम् ॥ ५.१०.५ ॥
Having consulted with him, we shall learn the means of slaying that wicked one. When Maghavan (Indra) had spoken thus, the gods and groups of sages then went to the refuge-giving, destroying, mighty god Viṣṇu.
5.10.6
ऊचुश्च सर्वे देवेशं विष्णुं वृत्रभयार्दिताः ।
त्रयो लोकास्त्वया क्रान्तास्त्रिभिर्विक्रमणैः पुरा ॥ ५.१०.६ ॥
And all of them, afflicted by fear of Vṛtra, said to the lord of gods, Viṣṇu: 'Formerly, you traversed the three worlds with three strides.'
5.10.7
अमृतं चाहृतं विष्णो दैत्याश्च निहता रणे ।
बलिं बद्ध्वा महादैत्यं शक्रो देवाधिपः कृतः ॥ ५.१०.७ ॥
O Viṣṇu, the nectar was brought back, the Daityas were slain in battle, and, having bound the great Daitya Bali, Śakra was made lord of the gods.
5.10.8
त्वं प्रभुः सर्वदेवानां त्वया सर्वमिदं ततम् ।
त्वं हि देवो महादेव सर्वलोकनमस्कृतः ॥ ५.१०.८ ॥
You are the lord of all the gods; all this is pervaded by you. You indeed are the god, O Mahādeva, revered by all the worlds.
5.10.9
गतिर्भव त्वं देवानां सेन्द्राणाममरोत्तम ।
जगद्व्याप्तमिदं सर्वं वृत्रेणासुरसूदन ॥ ५.१०.९ ॥
Be the refuge of the gods and of all those with Indra, best of the immortals. O slayer of the asuras, this whole world has been overspread by Vṛtra.
5.10.10
अवश्यं करणीयं मे भवतां हितमुत्तमम् ।
तस्मादुपायं वक्ष्यामि यथाऽसौ नभविष्यति ॥ ५.१०.१० ॥
I must surely do what is best for you; therefore I will tell you a means by which he will be destroyed.
5.10.11
गच्छध्वं सर्षिगन्धर्वा यत्रासौ विश्वरूपधृक् ।
साम तस्य प्रयुञ्जध्वं तत एनं विजेष्यथ ॥ ५.१०.११ ॥
Go, you sages and gandharvas, to where he who bears the universal form is; use conciliation with him, and then you will conquer him.
5.10.12
भविष्यति जयो देवाः शक्रस्य मम तेजसा ।
अदृश्यश्च प्रवेक्ष्यामि वज्रे ह्यस्यायुधोत्तमे ॥ ५.१०.१२ ॥
O gods, victory will be Indra's by my splendour. Unseen, I shall enter into the thunderbolt, his supreme weapon.
5.10.13
गच्छध्वमृषिभिः सार्धं गन्धर्वैश्च सुरोत्तमाः ।
वृत्रस्य सह शक्रेण सन्धिं कुरुत माचिरम् ॥ ५.१०.१३ ॥
Go, best of gods, together with the sages and the gandharvas, and make peace with Vṛtra along with Indra without delay.
5.10.14
एवमुक्ते तु देवेन ऋषयस्त्रिदशास्तथा ।
ययुः समेत्य सहिताः शक्रं कृत्वा पुरःसरम् ॥ ५.१०.१४ ॥
When the god had spoken thus, the sages and the gods, having gathered together, set out with Indra in front.
5.10.15
समीपमेत्य च यदा सर्व एव महौजसः ।
तं तेजसा प्रज्वलितं प्रतपन्तं दिशो दश ॥ ५.१०.१५ ॥
When all those mighty ones had drawn near, they saw him blazing with his radiance and scorching the ten directions.
5.10.16
ग्रसन्तमिव लोकांस्त्रीन्सूर्याचन्द्रमसौ यथा ।
ददृशुस्ते ततो वृत्रं शक्रेण सह देवताः ॥ ५.१०.१६ ॥
Then the gods saw Vṛtra together with Indra, as if swallowing the three worlds, like the sun and the moon.
5.10.17
ऋषयोऽथ ततोऽभ्येत्य वृत्रमूचुः प्रियं वचः ।
व्याप्तं जगदिदं सर्वं तेजसा तव दुर्जय ॥ ५.१०.१७ ॥
Then the sages came up to Vṛtra and spoke pleasing words: "O invincible one, this entire world is pervaded by your radiance."
5.10.18
न च शक्नोषि निर्जेषुं वासवं बलिनां वर ।
युध्यतोश्चापि वां कालो व्यतीतः सुमहानिह ॥ ५.१०.१८ ॥
You cannot conquer Vāsava, best of the mighty; and a very long time has already passed here while you two have been fighting.
5.10.19
पीड्यन्ते च प्रजाः सर्वाः सदेवासुरमानुषाः ।
सख्यं भवतु ते वृत्र शक्रेण सह नित्यदा ॥ ५.१०.१९ ॥
All creatures, together with gods, asuras and men, are being afflicted. May your friendship with Śakra last forever, O Vṛtra.
5.10.20
अवाप्स्यसि सुखं त्वं च शक्रलोकांश्च शाश्वतान् ।
ऋषिवाक्यं निशम्याथ वृत्रःस तु महाबलः ॥ ५.१०.२० ॥
You shall obtain happiness and the eternal worlds of Śakra. Having heard the sages' words, the mighty Vṛtra...
5.10.21
उवाच तानृषीन्सर्वान्प्रणम्य शिरसाऽसुरः ।
सर्वे यूयं महाभागा गन्धर्वाश्चैव सर्वशः ॥ ५.१०.२१ ॥
Bowing his head to all those sages, the asura said: "All of you are greatly fortunate, and in every way you are also gandharvas."
5.10.22
यद्ब्रूथ तच्छ्रुतं सर्वं ममापि श्रृणुतानघाः ।
सन्धिः कथं वै भविता मम शक्रस्य चोभयोः ।
तेजसोर्हि द्वयोर्देवाः सख्यं वै भविता कथम् ॥ ५.१०.२२ ॥
I have heard all that you have said. Now listen to me too, O sinless ones. How could there be an agreement between me and Śakra? O gods, how could friendship arise between two radiant beings?
5.10.23
सकृत्सतां सङ्गतमीप्सितव्यं ।
ततः परं भविता भव्यमेव।
नातिक्रामेत्सत्पुरुषेण सङ्गतं ।
तस्मात्सतां संगतमीप्सितव्यम् ॥ ५.१०.२३ ॥
Association with the good is worth desiring even once; after that, only what is auspicious will follow. One should not transgress a bond with a good man. Therefore association with the good should indeed be desired.
5.10.24
दृढं सतां सङ्गतं चापि नित्यं ।
ब्रूयाच्चार्थं ह्यर्थकृच्छ्रेषु धीराः ।
महार्थवत्सत्पुरुषेण सङ्गतं ।
तस्मात्सन्तं न जिघांसेत धीरः ॥ ५.१०.२४ ॥
Let the association of the good be ever firm; in times of distress let the steady speak meaningful words. Let there be association with a good man of great purpose. Therefore the steady one should not harm the good man.
5.10.25
इन्द्रः सतां संमतश्च निवासश्च महात्मनाम् ।
सत्यवादी ह्यनिन्द्यश्च धर्मवित्सूक्ष्मनिश्चयः ॥ ५.१०.२५ ॥
Indra is honored by the good and is the dwelling of the great-souled. He is truthful, blameless, a knower of dharma, of subtle judgment.
5.10.26
तेन ते सह शक्रेण सन्धिर्भवतु नित्यदा ।
एवं विश्वासमागच्छ मा ते भूद्बुद्धिरन्यथा ॥ ५.१०.२६ ॥
May you always have an agreement with him, Śakra. Come to trust in this way; let your intellect not be otherwise.
5.10.27
महर्षिवचनं श्रुत्वा तानुवाच महाद्युतिः ।
अवश्यं भगवन्तो मे माननीयास्तपस्विनः ॥ ५.१०.२७ ॥
Having heard the words of the great sages, the greatly radiant one said to them: "Surely the venerable ascetics are to be honored by me."
5.10.28
ब्रवीमि यदहं देवास्तत्सर्वं क्रियते यदि ।
ततः सर्वं करिष्यामि यदूचुर्मां दिवौकसः ॥ ५.१०.२८ ॥
"O gods, if all that I say is done, then I shall do all that the dwellers of heaven have said to me."
5.10.29
न शुष्केण न चाद्रेण नाश्मना न च दारुणा ।
न शस्त्रेण न चास्त्रेण न दिवा न तथा निशि ॥ ५.१०.२९ ॥
Not by the dry, nor by the wet; not by stone, nor by wood; not by a weapon, nor by a missile; not by day, nor likewise by night.
5.10.30
वध्यो भवेयं विप्रेन्द्राः शक्रस्य सह दैवतैः ।
एवं मे रोचते सन्धिः शक्रेण सह नित्यदा ॥ ५.१०.३० ॥
Let me be slain by Śakra together with the gods, O best of brahmins; thus, it pleases me that a pact with Śakra be made forever.
5.10.31
बाढमित्येव ऋषयस्तमूचुर्भरतर्षभ ।
एवं वृत्ते तु सन्धाने वृत्रः प्रमुदितोऽभवत् ॥ ५.१०.३१ ॥
'So be it, indeed,' the sages said to him, O bull of the Bharatas. When the pact was thus concluded, Vṛtra was greatly delighted.
5.10.32
ततः सन्धिं मिथः कृत्वा ऋषयो दीप्ततेजसः ।
शक्रस्य सह वृत्रेण पुनर्जग्मुर्यथागतम् ॥ ५.१०.३२ ॥
Then the sages of blazing splendor, having brought about a mutual pact between Śakra and Vṛtra, went back again the way they had come.
5.10.33
युक्तः सदाऽभवच्चापि शक्रो हर्षसमन्वितः ।
वृत्रस्य वधसंयुक्तानुपायानन्वचिन्तयत् ॥ ५.१०.३३ ॥
Śakra too remained always alert and joyful, and began to ponder the means connected with slaying Vṛtra.
5.10.34
अभिसन्धिर्महेन्द्रस्य सन्धिकर्मणि यः कृतः ।
ऋषिभिस्त्वीरितं यच्च महेन्द्रस्तदनुस्मरन् ॥ ५.१०.३४ ॥
Great Indra, recollecting the intention he had in the act of making the pact, and what the sages had spoken...
5.10.35
छिद्रान्वेषी समुद्विग्नः सदा वसति देवराट् ।
स कदाचिन्समुद्रान्ते समपश्यन्महासुरम् ॥ ५.१०.३५ ॥
Ever agitated, the king of the gods dwelt seeking a weak point. At some time at the edge of the ocean he saw the great Asura.
5.10.36
सन्ध्याकाल उपावृत्ते मुहूर्ते चातिदारुणे ।
ततः संचिन्त्य भगवान्वरदानं महात्मनः ॥ ५.१०.३६ ॥
When twilight drew near, in that most terrible moment, then the Blessed Lord, having considered the boon of the great-souled one,
5.10.37
सन्ध्येयं वर्तते रौद्रा न रात्रिर्दिवसं न च ।
वृत्रश्चावश्यवध्योऽयं मम सर्वहरो रिपुः ॥ ५.१०.३७ ॥
This is a terrible twilight; it is neither night nor day. And this Vṛtra, the enemy who takes away all that is mine, must surely be slain.
5.10.38
यदि वृत्रं न हन्म्यद्य वञ्चयित्वा महासुरम् ।
महाबलं महाकायं न मे श्रेयो भविष्यति ॥ ५.१०.३८ ॥
If today I do not slay Vṛtra, the great asura, by deception, then while this mighty-strengthed, great-bodied one lives, there will be no good for me.
5.10.39
एवं संचिन्तयन्नेव शक्रो विष्णुमनुस्मरन् ।
अथ फेनं तदाऽपश्यत् समुद्रे पर्वतोपमप् ॥ ५.१०.३९ ॥
Thus pondering, Śakra remembered Viṣṇu. Then he saw in the ocean a foam like a mountain.
5.10.40
नायं युष्को न चाद्रोऽयं न च शस्त्रमिदं तथा ।
एनं क्षेप्स्यामि वृत्रस्य क्षणादेव नशिष्यति ॥ ५.१०.४० ॥
This is neither dry nor wet, nor is it a weapon. I will hurl it at Vṛtra, and he will perish in an instant.
5.10.41
सवज्रमथ फेनं तं क्षिप्रं वृत्रे निसृष्टवान् ।
प्रविश्य फेनं तं विष्णुरथ वृत्रं व्यनाशयत् ॥ ५.१०.४१ ॥
Then he quickly hurled that foam, together with the thunderbolt, at Vṛtra. Entering that foam, Viṣṇu destroyed Vṛtra.
5.10.42
निहते तु ततो वृत्रे दिशो वितिमिराऽभवन् ।
प्रववौ च शिवो वायुः प्रजाश्च जहृषुस्तथा ॥ ५.१०.४२ ॥
When Vṛtra was slain, the directions became free of darkness, a auspicious wind began to blow, and the creatures likewise rejoiced.
5.10.43
ततो देवाः सगन्धर्वा यक्षरक्षोमहोरगाः ।
ऋषयश्च महेन्द्रं तमस्तुवन्विविधैः स्तवैः ॥ ५.१०.४३ ॥
Then the gods together with the Gandharvas, the yakṣas, rākṣasas, great serpents and sages praised the great Indra with various hymns.
5.10.44
नमस्कृतः सर्वभूतैः सर्वभूतान्यसान्त्वयत् ।
हत्वा शत्रुं प्रहृष्टात्मा वासवः सह दैवतैः ॥ ५.१०.४४ ॥
Honoured with homage by all beings, he gave comfort to all creatures; having slain the enemy, Vāsava with a joyful heart remained together with the gods.
5.10.45
विष्णुं त्रिभुवनश्रेष्ठं पूजयामास धर्मवित् ।
ततो हते महावीर्ये वृत्रे देवभयङ्करे ॥ ५.१०.४५ ॥
The knower of dharma honoured Viṣṇu, the best of the three worlds; then, when the mighty Vṛtra, terror of the gods, had been slain…
5.10.46
अनृतेनाभिभूतोऽभूच्छक्रः परमदुर्मनाः ।
त्रैशीर्षयाऽभिभूतश्च स पूर्वं ब्रह्महत्यया ॥ ५.१०.४६ ॥
Overcome by falsehood, Śakra became deeply distressed in mind; formerly he too had been overcome by the brahmin-slaying guilt of killing Triśiras.
5.10.47
महादेवस्य भूतैश्च स पुनर्ब्रह्महा इति ।
आक्रुष्टो निर्भयैर्भूयो व्रीडितो बलवृत्रहा ॥ ५.१०.४७ ॥
Reviled again as a slayer of a brahmin by the attendant spirits of Mahādeva and by the fearless ones, Indra, the slayer of the mighty Vṛtra, was once more ashamed.
5.10.48
सोऽन्तमाश्रित्य लोकानां नष्टसंज्ञो विचेतनः ।
न प्राज्ञायत देवेन्द्रस्त्वभिभूतः स्वकर्मभिः ॥ ५.१०.४८ ॥
Having taken refuge at the end of the worlds, he lost consciousness and became senseless; overpowered by his own deeds, Indra, lord of the gods, was no longer recognised.
5.10.49
प्रतिच्छन्नोऽवसच्चाप्सु चेष्टमान इवोरगः ।
ततः प्रनष्टे देवेन्द्रे ब्रह्महत्या भयार्दिते ॥ ५.१०.४९ ॥
He dwelt hidden in the waters, stirring like a serpent. Then, when Indra had vanished, the gods, afflicted with fear of the sin of brahmin-slaying...
5.10.50
भूमिः प्रध्वस्तसंकाशा निर्वृक्षा शुष्ककानना ।
विच्छिन्नस्रोतसो नद्यः सरांस्यनुदकानि च ॥ ५.१०.५० ॥
The earth appeared shattered, treeless, with dried-up forests; the streams of the rivers were cut off, and the lakes became waterless.
5.10.51
संक्षोभश्चापि सत्वानामनावृष्टिकृतोऽभवत् ।
देवाश्चापि भृशं त्रस्तास्तथा सर्वे महर्षयः ॥ ५.१०.५१ ॥
Agitation also arose among creatures, caused by the lack of rain; the gods were greatly terrified, and likewise all the great sages.
5.10.52
अराजकं जगत्सर्वमभिभूतमुपद्रवैः ।
ततो भीताऽभवन्देवाः को नो राजा भवेदिति ॥ ५.१०.५२ ॥
Without a king the whole world was overwhelmed by calamities; then the gods, afraid, said: "Who would be our king?"
5.10.53
दिवि देवर्षयश्चापि देवराजविनाकृताः ।
न स्म कश्चन देवानां राज्ये वै कुरुते मतिम् ॥ ५.१०.५३ ॥
In heaven the divine sages too were bereft of the king of the gods; none among the gods set his mind on the kingship.