Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 5.99
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5.99.1
एतत्तु नागलोकस्य नाभिस्थाने स्थितं पुरम् ।
पातालमिति विख्यातं दैत्यदानवसेवितम् ॥ ५.९९.१ ॥
This city, situated at the navel-place of the world of the nāgas, is renowned as Pātāla and is frequented by daityas and dānavas.
5.99.2
इदमद्भिः समं प्राप्ता ये केचिद्भुवि जङ्गमाः ।
प्रविशन्तो महानादं नदन्ति भयपीडिताः ॥ ५.९९.२ ॥
Some moving creatures of the earth arrive here together with the waters; afflicted with fear, as they enter they cry out with a great roar.
5.99.3
अत्रासुरोऽग्निः सततं दीप्यते वारिभोजनः ।
व्यापारेण धृतात्मानं निबद्धं समबुध्यत ॥ ५.९९.३ ॥
Here the asura fire, which feeds on water, blazes constantly; sustaining itself by its activity, it is perceived as bound.
5.99.4
अत्रामृतं सुरैः पीत्वा निहितं निहतारिभिः ।
अतः सोमस्य हानिश्च वृद्धिश्चैव प्रदृश्यते ॥ ५.९९.४ ॥
Here the amṛta, drunk by the gods, was placed by those who had slain their enemies; therefore both the waning and the waxing of Soma are seen.
5.99.5
अत्रादित्यो हयशिराः काले पर्वणि पर्वणि ।
उत्तिष्ठति सुवर्णाख्यो वाग्भिरापूरयञ्जगत् ॥ ५.९९.५ ॥
Here the sun with a horse's head rises at the proper time, at every lunar junction, named Suvarṇa, and fills the world with his voices.
5.99.6
यस्मादलं समस्तास्ताः पतन्ति जलमूर्तयः ।
तस्मात्पातालमित्येव ख्यायते पुरमुत्तमम् ॥ ५.९९.६ ॥
Because all these water-forms fall here in full, therefore this excellent city is indeed named Pātāla.
5.99.7
ऐरावणोऽस्मात्सलिलं गृहीत्वा जगतो हितः ।
मेघेष्वामुञ्चते शीतं यन्महेन्द्रः प्रवर्षति ॥ ५.९९.७ ॥
Airāvaṇa, taking water from this place, a benefactor of the world, releases cool water into the clouds, which Mahendra makes fall as rain.
5.99.8
ऐरावतो नागराजो वामनः कुमुदोऽञ्जनः ।
प्रसूताः सुप्रतीकस्य वंशे वारणसत्तमाः ॥ ५.९९.८ ॥
Airāvata, the king of nāgas, Vāmana, Kumuda and Añjana — the best of elephants, born in the lineage of Supratīka.
5.99.9
अत्र नानाविधाकारास्तिमयो नैकरूपिणः ।
अप्सु सोमप्रभां पीत्वा वसन्ति जलचारिणः ॥ ५.९९.९ ॥
Here dwell the timi fish of many kinds and shapes, water-dwellers who drink the lustre of Soma in the waters.
5.99.10
अत्र सूर्यांशुभिर्भिन्नाः पातालतलमाश्रिताः ।
मृता हि दिवसे सूत पुनर्जीवन्ति वै निशि ॥ ५.९९.१० ॥
Here, those struck by the rays of the sun and resorting to the floor of Pātāla die by day, O Sūta, and come to life again at night.
5.99.11
उदयन्नित्यशश्चात्र चन्द्रमा रश्मिबाहुभिः ।
अमृतं स्पृश्य संस्पर्शात्संजीवयतिदेहिनः ॥ ५.९९.११ ॥
Here the moon, rising, touches the nectar with his arms of rays, and by that touch revives embodied beings.
5.99.12
अत्र तेऽधर्मनिरता बद्धाः कालेन पीडिताः ।
दैतेया निवसन्ति स्म वासवेन हृतश्रियः ॥ ५.९९.१२ ॥
Here those Daityas, devoted to unrighteousness, dwelt bound and afflicted by time, deprived of their splendour by Vāsava.
5.99.13
अत्र भूतपतिर्नाम सर्वभूतमहेश्वरः ।
भूतये सर्वभूतानामचरत्तप उत्तमम् ॥ ५.९९.१३ ॥
Here the great lord of all beings, named Bhūtapati, performed supreme austerity for the welfare of all beings.
5.99.14
अत्र गोव्रतिनो विप्राः स्वाध्यायाम्नायकर्शिताः ।
त्यक्तप्राणा जितस्वर्गा निवसन्ति महर्षयः ॥ ५.९९.१४ ॥
Here the cow-observing brahmins, emaciated by self-study and the recitation of the Vedas, having given up their life-breath and won heaven, dwell as great seers.
5.99.15
यत्रतत्रशयो नित्यं येनकेनचिदाशितः ।
येनकेनचिदाच्छन्नः स गोव्रत इहोच्यते ॥ ५.९९.१५ ॥
He who always lies down wherever he may be, eats whatever he gets, and is covered by whatever he gets — he is here called a cow-observer.
5.99.16
पश्य यद्यत्र ते कश्चिद्रोचते गुणतो वरः ।
वरयिष्यामि तं गत्वा यत्नमास्थाय मातले ॥ ५.९९.१६ ॥
See, if any suitor here pleases you for his virtues, O Mātali, I will go and choose him, having made the effort.
5.99.17
अण्डमेतञ्जले न्यस्तं दीप्यमानमिव श्रिया ।
आप्रजानां निसर्गाद्वै नोद्भिद्यति न सर्पति ॥ ५.९९.१७ ॥
This egg, placed in the water, shines as if with its own splendor. Until the creation of beings, by its very nature, it neither breaks open nor moves.
5.99.18
नास्य जातिं निसर्गं वा कथ्यमानं श्रृणोमि वै ।
पितरं मातरं चापि नास्य जानाति कश्चन ॥ ५.९९.१८ ॥
I do not hear anything told of its kind or its origin. No one knows its father or its mother.
5.99.19
अतः किल महानग्निरन्तकाले समुत्थितः ।
धक्ष्यते मातले सर्वं त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरम् ॥ ५.९९.१९ ॥
Therefore, at the time of the end a great fire will arise, O Mātali; it will burn all the three worlds with their moving and unmoving beings.
5.99.20
मातलिस्त्वब्रवीच्छ्रुत्वा नारदस्याथ भाषितम् ।
न मेऽत्र रोचते कश्चिदन्यतो व्रज माचिरम् ॥ ५.९९.२० ॥
Having heard Nārada's words, Mātali said: Nothing here pleases me; go elsewhere, and do not delay.