Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 7.52
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7.52.1
एवं विलपमाने तु कुन्तीपुत्रे युधिष्ठिरे ।
कृष्णद्वैपायनस्तत्र आजगाम महानृषिः ॥ ७.५२.१ ॥
As Yudhiṣṭhira, son of Kuntī, was thus lamenting, the great sage Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana came there.
7.52.2
अथ दृष्ट्वा महात्मानं पाण्डुपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः ।
युक्तासनो दीनमनाः पूजां चक्रे महात्मनः ॥ ७.५२.२ ॥
Seeing the great-souled sage, Yudhiṣṭhira, son of Pāṇḍu, sorrowful at heart, seated him properly and honored the great-souled one.
7.52.3
अर्चयित्वा यथान्यायमुपविष्टं युधिष्ठिरः ।
अब्रवीच्छोकसन्तप्तो भ्रातुः पुत्रवधेन च ॥ ७.५२.३ ॥
Having honored him as was proper, Yudhiṣṭhira, tormented by grief over the slaying of his brother's son, spoke to him while he sat there.
7.52.4
अधर्मयुक्तैर्बहुभिः परिवार्य महारथैः ।
युध्यमानो महेष्वासैः सौभद्रो निहतो रणे ॥ ७.५२.४ ॥
Surrounded by many unrighteous great chariot-warriors, the son of Subhadrā (Abhimanyu), fighting bravely, was slain in battle by those great archers.
7.52.5
बालश्च बालबुद्धिश्च वीरश्च परवीरहा ।
अनुपायेन सङ्ग्रामे युध्यमानो विनाशितः ॥ ७.५२.५ ॥
Though a youth of youthful understanding yet a hero and slayer of enemy heroes, he was destroyed by unfair means while fighting in battle.
7.52.6
मया प्रोक्तः स सङ्ग्रामे द्वारं सञ्जनयस्व नः ।
प्रविष्टेऽभ्यन्तरे तस्मिन्सैन्धवेन निवारिताः ॥ ७.५२.६ ॥
I had told him in battle, 'Make a gate for us.' When he had entered within, Jayadratha, the Saindhava, held us back.
7.52.7
ननु नाम समं युद्धमेष्टव्यं युद्धजीविभिः ।
इदं चैवासमं युद्धमीदृशं यत्कृतं परैः ॥ ७.५२.७ ॥
Indeed, those who live by war ought to seek a fair battle. But this unfair battle, such as the enemies have fought, is of this kind.
7.52.8
तेनास्मि भृशसन्तप्तः शोकबाष्पसमाकुलः ।
शमं नैवाधिगच्छामि चिन्तयानः पुनः पुनः ॥ ७.५२.८ ॥
Because of this I am greatly tormented and overwhelmed with grief and tears, and I find no peace, thinking of it again and again.
7.52.9
तं तथा विलपन्तं वै शोकव्याकुलमानसम् ।
उवाच सान्त्वयन्व्यासो युधिष्ठिरमिदं वचः ॥ ७.५२.९ ॥
Vyāsa, consoling Yudhiṣṭhira, who was lamenting thus with a mind agitated by grief, spoke these words.
7.52.10
युधिष्ठिर महाप्राज्ञ सर्वशास्त्रविशारद ।
व्यसनेषु न मुह्यन्ति त्वादृशा भरतर्षभ ॥ ७.५२.१० ॥
O Yudhiṣṭhira, O greatly wise one, expert in all the scriptures, O bull of the Bharatas, men like you are not bewildered by calamities.
7.52.11
स्वर्गमेष गतः शूरः शत्रून्हत्वा बहून्रणे ।
अबालसदृशं कर्म कृत्वा वै पुरुषोत्तमः ॥ ७.५२.११ ॥
This hero, the best of men, has gone to heaven, having slain many enemies in battle and having performed a deed not fit for a boy but worthy of a grown man.
7.52.12
अनतिक्रमणीयो वै विधिरेष युधिष्ठिर ।
देवदानवगन्धर्वान्मूत्युर्हरति भारत ॥ ७.५२.१२ ॥
O Yudhiṣṭhira, this ordinance cannot be transgressed. O descendant of Bharata, death carries off even gods, demons and gandharvas.
7.52.13
इमे वै पृथिवीपालाः शेरते पृथिवीतले ।
निहताः पृतनामध्ये मृतसंज्ञा महाबलाः ॥ ७.५२.१३ ॥
These protectors of the earth lie upon the ground, slain in the midst of the army, great in strength, now called the dead.
7.52.14
नागायुतबलाश्चान्ये वायुवेगबलास्तथा ।
त एते निहताः सङ्ख्ये तुल्यरूपा नरैर्नराः ॥ ७.५२.१४ ॥
Others, with the strength of ten thousand elephants and the swiftness of the wind, these too lie slain in battle; they are men, alike in form to other men.
7.52.15
नैषां पश्यामि हन्तारं प्राणिनां संयुगे क्वचित् ।
विक्रमेणोपसम्पन्नास्तपोबलसमन्विताः ॥ ७.५२.१५ ॥
I do not see anywhere in battle a living being who slew them; they were endowed with valour and possessed of the strength of austerity.
7.52.16
जेतव्यमिति चान्योन्यं येषां नित्यं हृदि स्थितम् ।
अथ चेमे हताः प्राज्ञाः शेरते विगतायुषः ॥ ७.५२.१६ ॥
Those whose hearts always held the thought 'the other must be conquered' — these wise ones, slain, lie with their lives departed.
7.52.17
मृता इति च शब्दोयं वर्तते च ततोऽर्थवत् ।
इमे मृता महीपालाः प्रायशो भीमविक्रमाः ॥ ७.५२.१७ ॥
The word 'dead' is in use, and it has its meaning: these kings, mostly of terrible valour, have been slain.
7.52.18
निश्चेष्टा निरभीमानाः शूराः शत्रुवशंगताः ।
राजपुत्राश्च संरब्धा वैश्वानरमुखं गताः ॥ ७.५२.१८ ॥
The heroes, motionless and stripped of pride, have fallen under the power of their enemies; and the princes, enraged, have gone into the mouth of Vaiśvānara, the fire.
7.52.19
अत्र मे संशयः प्राप्तः कुतः संज्ञा मृता इति ।
कस्य मृत्युः कुतो मृत्युः केन मृत्युरिमाः प्रजाः।
हरत्यमरसङ्काश तन्मे ब्रूहि पितामह ॥ ७.५२.१९ ॥
Here a doubt has arisen in me: why did they die, senseless? Whose death, from what death, by whom death carries off these creatures? O grandsire, like the immortals, tell me that.
7.52.20
तं तथा परिपृच्छन्तं कुन्तीपुत्रं युधिष्ठिरम् ।
आश्वासनमिदं वाक्यमुवाच भगवानृषिः ॥ ७.५२.२० ॥
To Yudhiṣṭhira, son of Kuntī, who thus questioned him, the blessed sage spoke these consoling words.
7.52.21
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् ।
अकम्पनस्य कथितं नारदेन पुरा नृप ॥ ७.५२.२१ ॥
Here too they relate this ancient story, which Nārada once told to Akampana, O king.
7.52.22
स चापि राजा राजेन्द्र पुत्रव्यसनमुत्तमम् ।
अप्रसह्यतमं लोके प्राप्तवानिति नः श्रुतम् ॥ ७.५२.२२ ॥
That king, too, O lord of kings, we have heard, met with the supreme and most unbearable grief for a son in the world.
7.52.23
तदहं सम्प्रवक्ष्यामि मृत्योः प्रभवमुत्तमम् ।
ततस्त्वं मोक्ष्यसे दुःखात्स्नेहबन्धनसंश्रयात् ॥ ७.५२.२३ ॥
That supreme origin of death I shall now explain to you; then you will be freed from sorrow, which springs from clinging to the bonds of affection.
7.52.24
समस्तपापराशिघ्नं शृणु कीर्तयतो मम ।
धन्यमाख्यानमायुष्यं शोकघ्नं पुष्टिवर्धनम् ॥ ७.५२.२४ ॥
Listen while I recite it: this narrative, which destroys the whole heap of sins, is blessed, prolongs life, removes sorrow, and increases well-being.
7.52.25
पवित्रमरिसङ्घघ्नं पङ्गलानां च मङ्गलम् ।
यथैव वेदाध्ययनमुपाख्यानमिदं तथा ॥ ७.५२.२५ ॥
This is purifying, it destroys hosts of enemies, and it is auspicious even for the lame. Just as the study of the Vedas is, so is this narrative.
7.52.26
श्रवणीयं महाराज प्रातर्नित्यं नृपोत्तमैः ।
पुत्रानायुष्मतो राज्यमीहमानैः श्रियं तथा ॥ ७.५२.२६ ॥
O great king, the best of kings who desire long-lived sons, kingdom, and prosperity should hear this every morning.
7.52.27
पुरा कृतयुगे तात आसीद्राजा ह्यकम्पनः ।
स शत्रुवशमापन्नो मध्ये सङ्ग्राममूर्धनि।
योधयामास बलवान्बद्धश्चासीदकम्पनः ॥ ७.५२.२७ ॥
Long ago, dear son, in the Kṛta age, there was a king named Akampana. Fallen into the power of his enemies, the mighty Akampana fought in the midst of the battle's front, and Akampana was bound.
7.52.28
तस्य पुत्रो हरिर्नाम नारायणसमो बले ।
श्रीमान्कृतास्त्रो मेधावी युधि शक्रोपमो बली ॥ ७.५२.२८ ॥
His son, named Hari, was equal to Nārāyaṇa in strength. Glorious, skilled in weapons, wise, and mighty in battle like Indra, he was.
7.52.29
स दृष्ट्वा पितरं युद्धे तदवस्थं महाद्युतिः ।
अचिन्तयित्वा मरणं शत्रुमध्यं ततोऽविशत् ॥ ७.५२.२९ ॥
Having seen his father in such a state in battle, that greatly radiant one, without thinking of death, plunged into the midst of the enemy.
7.52.30
स शत्रुभिः परिवृतो बहुधा रणमूर्धनि ।
योधयामास तान्सर्वान्सर्वास्त्रकुशलो बली ॥ ७.५२.३० ॥
Surrounded by the enemies in many ways, he fought with all of them at the head of the battle; the mighty one, skilled in all weapons.
7.52.31
वर्षन्बाणसहस्राणि शत्रुष्वमितविक्रमः ।
पदातिरथनागाश्वान्प्रममाथ महाबलः ॥ ७.५२.३१ ॥
Raining thousands of arrows upon the enemies, the one of immeasurable prowess, the very mighty one, crushed foot soldiers, chariots, elephants and horses.
7.52.32
स शरैराचितश्चक्रैर्गदाभिर्मुसलैरपि ।
मृद्गन्रथसहस्राणि पदातीन्वाजिवारणान् ॥ ७.५२.३२ ॥
Surrounded by arrows, discuses, clubs and maces, he went on crushing thousands of chariots, foot soldiers, horses and elephants.
7.52.33
परानीकं विभिद्याजौ मोक्षयित्वा च तं नृपम् ।
पुनरेवाकरोद्युद्धं शत्रुमध्यगतो बली ॥ ७.५२.३३ ॥
Having pierced the enemy army and freed that king, the mighty one, standing amid the enemies, again began the battle.
7.52.34
ततस्ते रथिनः सर्वे समेत्य पुनराहवे ।
जघ्नुस्तं परिवार्यैकं तोमरैरिव कुञ्जरम् ॥ ७.५२.३४ ॥
Then all those chariot-warriors, gathering again in battle, surrounded him alone and struck him with spears, as one strikes an elephant.
7.52.35
स कर्म दुष्करं कृत्वा सङ्ग्रामे शत्रुतापनः ।
शत्रुभिर्निहतः सङ्ख्ये पृतानायां युधिष्ठिर ॥ ७.५२.३५ ॥
O Yudhiṣṭhira, having performed that difficult deed, that tormentor of enemies was slain in the battle by the foes, in the midst of the army.
7.52.36
द्विषद्भिर्निहतं दृष्ट्वा प्रियं पुत्रमकम्पनः ।
अमर्षजनितक्रोध आहवात्सहसाऽऽगतः ॥ ७.५२.३६ ॥
Seeing his beloved son slain by the enemies, Akampana, his anger born of indignation, suddenly came from the battle.
7.52.37
स राजा प्रेतकृत्यानि तस्य कृत्वा शुचान्वितः ।
शोचन्नहनि रात्रौ च नालभत्सुखमात्मनः ॥ ७.५२.३७ ॥
The king, having performed the funeral rites for him, filled with sorrow, grieved day and night and found no happiness for himself.
7.52.38
तस्य शोकं विदित्वा तु पुत्रव्यसनसम्भवम् ।
आजगामाथ देवर्षिर्नारदोऽस्य समीपतः ॥ ७.५२.३८ ॥
Knowing his sorrow arising from the calamity of his son, the divine sage Nārada came near to him.
7.52.39
स तु राजा महाभागो दृष्ट्वा देवर्षिसत्तमम् ।
पूजयित्वा यथान्यायं कथामकथयत्तदा ॥ ७.५२.३९ ॥
That greatly fortunate king, seeing the best of divine sages, honored him duly and then related a tale.
7.52.40
तस्य सर्वं समाचष्ट यथावृत्तं युधिष्ठिर ।
शत्रुभिर्विजयं सङ्ख्ये पुत्रस्य च वधं तथा ॥ ७.५२.४० ॥
O Yudhiṣṭhira, he related to him everything exactly as it had happened: the victory of the enemies in battle, and likewise the slaying of his son.
7.52.41
मम पुत्रो महावीर्य इन्द्रविष्णुसमद्युतिः ।
शत्रुभिर्बहुभिः सङ्ख्ये पराक्रम्य हतो बली ॥ ७.५२.४१ ॥
My son, of great valor and radiant like Indra and Viṣṇu, was slain in battle, mighty as he was, after fighting valiantly against many enemies.
7.52.42
शृणु मे प्राणिनां चापि मृत्युः प्रभवते किल ।
क एष मृत्युर्भगवन्किंवीर्यबलपौरुषः।
एतदिच्छामि तत्त्वेन श्रोतुं मतिमतां वर ॥ ७.५२.४२ ॥
Listen to me: death indeed holds sway over living beings. O revered one, who is this Death, and what are his valor, strength and might? I wish to hear this truly, O best of the wise.
7.52.43
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा नारदो वरदः प्रभुः ।
आख्यानमिदमाचष्ट पुत्रशोकापहं महत् ॥ ७.५२.४३ ॥
Having heard his words, Nārada, the boon-giving lord, related this great tale that removes grief for sons.
7.52.44
शृणु राजन्महाबाहो आख्यानं बहुविस्तरम् ।
यथावृत्तं श्रुतं चैव मयाऽपि वसुधाधिप ॥ ७.५२.४४ ॥
Listen, O king, O mighty-armed one, to this very extensive tale, as it happened and as I too have heard it, O lord of the earth.
7.52.45
प्रजाः सृष्टा तदा ब्रह्मा आदिसर्गे पितामहः ।
असंहृतं महातेजा दृष्ट्वा जगदिदं प्रभुः ॥ ७.५२.४५ ॥
At the first creation, Brahmā, the grandfather, then created the creatures; the mighty-radiant lord saw this world still unwithdrawn.
7.52.46
तस्य चिन्ता समुत्पन्ना संहारं प्रति पार्थिव ।
चिन्तयन्न ह्यसौ देव संहारं वसुधाधिप ॥ ७.५२.४६ ॥
A thought of destruction arose in his mind, O king; but as he pondered it, O god, he did not stay fixed on that dissolution, O lord of the earth.
7.52.47
तस्य रोषान्महाराज मुखेभ्योऽग्निरजायत ।
तेन सर्वा दिशो व्याप्ताः सान्तर्देशा दिधक्षता ॥ ७.५२.४७ ॥
From his anger, O great king, fire arose from his mouths; and with it, wishing to burn, it pervaded all the directions together with the intermediate regions.
7.52.48
ततो दिवं भुवं चैव ज्वालामालासमाकुलम् ।
चारचरं जगत्सर्वं ददाह भगवान्प्रभुः ॥ ७.५२.४८ ॥
Then the blessed lord burned the whole world of moving and unmoving beings, heaven and earth alike, filled with garlands of flame.
7.52.49
ततो हतानि भूतानि चराणि स्थावराणि च ।
महता क्रोधवेगेन त्रासयन्निव वीर्यवान्। ॥ ७.५२.४९ ॥
Then all beings, moving and unmoving, were struck down, by the great force of anger, as if the mighty one were terrifying them.
7.52.50
ततो रुद्रो जटी स्याणुर्निशाचरपतिर्हरः ।
जगाम शरणं देवं ब्रह्माणं परमेष्ठिनम् ॥ ७.५२.५० ॥
Then Rudra, the matted-haired, the immovable Sthāṇu, Hara, lord of the night-wanderers, went for refuge to the god Brahmā, the supreme one.
7.52.51
तस्मिन्नापतिते स्थाणौ प्रजानां हितकाम्यया ।
अब्रवीत्परमो देवो ज्वलन्निव महामुनिः ॥ ७.५२.५१ ॥
When Sthāṇu had fallen before him, desiring the welfare of creatures, the supreme god spoke, blazing like a great sage.
7.52.52
किं कर्म कामं कामार्ह कामाज्जातोऽसि पुत्रक ।
करिष्यामि प्रियं सर्वं ब्रूहि स्थाणो यदिच्छसि ॥ ७.५२.५२ ॥
What deed do you desire, my son? Born of desire, worthy of desire, I shall do all that is dear to you. Speak, Sthāṇu, whatever you wish.