Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 5.13
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5.13.1
अथ तामब्रवीद्दृष्ट्वा नहुषो देवराट् तदा ।
त्रयाणामपि लोकानामहमिन्द्रः शुचिस्मिते ॥ ५.१३.१ ॥
Then Nahuṣa, king of the gods, seeing her, said: 'O pure-smiling one, I am Indra of the three worlds.'
5.13.2
भजस्व मां वरारोहे पतित्वे वरवर्णिनि ।
एवमुक्ता तु सा देवी नहुषेण पतिव्रता ॥ ५.१३.२ ॥
'Take me as your husband, O lovely-hipped, fair-complexioned one.' Thus addressed by Nahuṣa, the faithful goddess ...
5.13.3
प्रावेपत भयोद्विग्ना प्रवाते कदली यथा ।
प्रणम्य सा हि ब्रह्माणं शिरसा तु कृताञ्जलिः ॥ ५.१३.३ ॥
Trembling with fear, agitated, she shook like a plantain tree in a windless place. Then with folded palms she bowed her head and saluted Brahmā.
5.13.4
देवराजमथोवाच नहुषं घोरदर्शनम् ।
कालमिच्छाम्यहं लब्धुं त्वत्तः कंचित्सुरेश्वर ॥ ५.१३.४ ॥
Then she said to Nahuṣa, king of the gods, of terrible aspect: 'O lord of the gods, I wish to obtain some time from you.'
5.13.5
न हि विज्ञायते शक्रः किं वा प्राप्तः क्व वा गतः ।
तत्त्वमेतत्तु विज्ञाय यदि न ज्ञायते प्रभो ॥ ५.१३.५ ॥
'O lord, it is not known whether Śakra has come or where he has gone. If, having learned this truth, it is still not known...'
5.13.6
ततोऽहं त्वामुपस्थास्ये सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीमि ते ।
एवमुक्तः स इन्द्राण्या नहुषः प्रीतिमानभूत् ॥ ५.१३.६ ॥
'Then I will come to you; this I tell you truly.' Thus addressed by Indrāṇī, Nahuṣa became pleased.
5.13.7
एवं भवतु सुश्रोणि यथा मामिह भाषसे ।
ज्ञात्वा चागमनं कार्यं सत्यमेतदनुस्मरेः ॥ ५.१३.७ ॥
So be it, O fair-hipped one, as you speak to me here. Knowing the purpose of your coming, remember this truly.
5.13.8
नहुषेण विसृष्टा च निश्चक्राम ततः शुभा ।
बृहस्पतिनिकेतं च सा जगाम यशस्विनी ॥ ५.१३.८ ॥
Dismissed by Nahuṣa, the auspicious and renowned one then went out and departed for the abode of Bṛhaspati.
5.13.9
तस्याः संश्रुत्य च वचो देवाश्चाग्निपुरोगमाः ।
चिन्तयामासुरेकाग्राः शक्रार्थं राजसत्तम ॥ ५.१३.९ ॥
Having heard her words, the gods led by Agni, single-minded, began to ponder for the sake of Śakra, O best of kings.
5.13.10
देवदेवेन शङ्गम्य विष्णुना प्रभविष्णुना ।
ऊचुश्चैनं समुद्विग्ना वाक्यं वाक्यविशारदाः ॥ ५.१३.१० ॥
Approaching Viṣṇu, the god of gods, the mighty one, greatly agitated, the gods skilled in speech spoke these words to him.
5.13.11
ब्रह्मवध्याभिभूतो वै शक्रः सुरगणेश्वरः ।
गतिश्च नस्त्वं देवेश पूर्वजो जगतः प्रभुः ॥ ५.१३.११ ॥
Śakra, the lord of the host of gods, is overcome by the sin of killing a brahmin; you are our refuge, O lord of gods, first-born and master of the world.
5.13.12
रक्षार्थं सर्वभूतानां विष्णुत्वमुपजग्मिवान् ।
त्वद्वीर्यनिहते वृत्रे वासवो ब्रह्महत्यया ॥ ५.१३.१२ ॥
For the protection of all beings you have assumed the state of Viṣṇu; when Vṛtra was slain by your valor, Vāsava was overcome by the sin of killing a brahmin.
5.13.13
वृतः सुरगणश्रेष्ठ मोक्षं तस्य विनिर्दिश ।
तेषां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा देवानां विष्णुरब्रवीत् ॥ ५.१३.१३ ॥
Vṛta, best of the host of gods, point out his deliverance. Hearing those words of the gods, Viṣṇu spoke.
5.13.14
मामेव यजतां शक्रः पावयिष्यामि वज्रिणम् ।
पुण्येन हयमेधेन मामिष्ट्वा पाकशासनः ॥ ५.१३.१४ ॥
Let Śakra worship me. I will purify the thunderbolt-bearer. By a meritorious horse sacrifice, worshipping me, Pākaśāsana (Indra) will be purified.
5.13.15
पुनरेष्यति देवानामिन्द्रत्वमकुतोभयः ।
स्वकर्मभिश्च नहुषो नाशं यास्यति दुर्मतिः ॥ ५.१३.१५ ॥
The lordship of Indra will return to the gods, fearless once more; and Nahuṣa, of evil mind, will go to ruin by his own deeds.
5.13.16
किंचित्कालमिदं देवा मर्षयध्वमतन्द्रिताः ।
श्रुत्वा विष्णोः शुभां सत्यां वाणीं ताममृतोपमाम्। ॥ ५.१३.१६ ॥
O gods, endure this for a while, unwearied, having heard Viṣṇu's auspicious, true word, which is like nectar.
5.13.17
ततः सर्वे सुरगणाः सोपाध्यायाः सहर्षिभिः ।
यत्र शक्रो भयोद्विग्नस्तं देशमुपचक्रमुः ॥ ५.१३.१७ ॥
Then all the hosts of gods, together with their preceptors and the sages, went to the place where Śakra was, agitated with fear.
5.13.18
तत्राश्वमेधः सुमहान्महेन्द्रस्य महात्मनः ।
ववृते पावनार्थं वै ब्रह्महत्यापहो नृप ॥ ५.१३.१८ ॥
There a great horse sacrifice for the great-souled Mahendra began, O king, to purify and remove the guilt of killing a brahmin.
5.13.19
विभज्य ब्रह्महत्यां तु वृक्षेषु च नदीषु च ।
पर्वतेषु पृथिव्यां च स्त्रीषु चैव युधिष्ठिर ॥ ५.१३.१९ ॥
O Yudhiṣṭhira, having divided the sin of killing a brahmin among trees, rivers, mountains, the earth and women.
5.13.20
संविभज्य च भूतेषु विसृज्य च सुरेश्वरः ।
विज्वरो धूतपाप्मा च वासवोऽभवदात्मवान् ॥ ५.१३.२० ॥
Having distributed it among beings and released it, the lord of the gods, free from distress and with sin shaken off, became Vāsava, self-controlled.
5.13.21
अकम्प्यं नहुषं स्थानाद्दृष्ट्वा बलनिषूदनः ।
तेजोघ्नं सर्वभूतानां वरदानाच्च दुःसहम् ॥ ५.१३.२१ ॥
Seeing Nahuṣa unshakeable in his place, Indra, destroyer of the strength of enemies, saw him as one who, because of the boon granted, destroyed the splendour of all beings and was unbearable.
5.13.22
ततः शचीपतिर्देवः पुनरेव व्यनश्यत ।
अदृश्यः सर्वभूतानां कालाकाङ्क्षी चचार ह ॥ ५.१३.२२ ॥
Then the god, husband of Śacī, vanished again; unseen by all beings, he wandered, waiting for his time.
5.13.23
प्रनष्टे तु ततः शक्रे शची शोकसमन्विता ।
हा शक्रेति तदा देवी विललाप सुदुःखिता ॥ ५.१३.२३ ॥
When Śakra had vanished, Śacī, filled with sorrow, deeply grieved, lamented, crying, "Alas, Śakra!"
5.13.24
यदि दत्तं यदि हुतं गुरवस्तोषिता यदि ।
एकभर्तृत्वमेवास्तु सत्यं यद्यस्ति वा मयि ॥ ५.१३.२४ ॥
If I have given gifts, if I have made offerings, if I have pleased my elders, let my fidelity to one husband be; if there is truth in me, may it be so.
5.13.25
पुण्यां चेमामहं दिव्यां प्रवृत्तामुत्तरायणे ।
देवीं रात्रिं नमस्यामि सिध्यतां मे मनोरथः ॥ ५.१३.२५ ॥
I bow to this sacred, divine goddess Night, who has arisen in the northern course of the sun; may my desire be fulfilled.
5.13.26
प्रयता च निशां देवीमुपातिष्ठत तत्र सा ।
पतिव्रतात्वात्सत्येन सोपश्रुतिमथाकरोत् ॥ ५.१३.२६ ॥
There she attended upon the goddess Night with self-restraint; and because of her faithfulness to her husband and by her truth, she obtained the goddess's assent.
5.13.27
यत्रास्ते देवराजोऽसौ तं देशं दर्शयस्व मे ।
इत्याहोपश्रुतिं देवीं सत्यं सत्येन दृश्यताम् ॥ ५.१३.२७ ॥
"Show me the place where the king of the gods dwells," she said to the goddess who had answered her; may truth be seen through truth.