Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 7.66
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7.66.1
गयं चाधूर्तरजसं मृतं सृञ्जय शुश्रुम ।
ये वै वर्षशत राजा हुतशिष्टाशनोऽभवत् ॥ ७.६६.१ ॥
O Sṛñjaya, we have heard that King Gaya, whose dust of sin was not yet washed away and who had died, lived for a hundred years on the remnant of the offerings.
7.66.2
तस्मै ह्यग्निर्वरं प्रादात्ततो वव्रे वरं गयः ।
तपसा ब्रह्मचर्येण व्रतेन नियमेन च ॥ ७.६६.२ ॥
Agni granted him a boon, and then Gaya chose a boon, through austerity, celibate discipline, vows and observances.
7.66.3
गुरूणां च प्रसादेन वेदानिच्छामि वेदितुम् ।
स्वधर्मेणाविहिंस्यान्यान्धनमिच्छामि चाक्षयम् ॥ ७.६६.३ ॥
By the grace of my teachers I wish to know the Vedas, and through my own dharma, without harming others, I wish for imperishable wealth.
7.66.4
विप्रेषु ददतश्चैव श्रद्धा भवतु नित्यशः ।
कन्यासु च सवर्णासु सुप्रजस्त्वं च मे भवेत् ॥ ७.६६.४ ॥
May my faith in giving to Brahmins endure always, and may I have good offspring from daughters of the same class.
7.66.5
अन्नमोजो महो मह्यं धर्मे मे रमतां मनः ।
अविघ्नं चास्तु मे नित्यं धर्मकार्येषु पावक ॥ ७.६६.५ ॥
May I have food, vigor and splendor; may my mind delight in dharma; and O Pāvaka, may there always be no obstacle in my dharmic deeds.
7.66.6
तथा भिष्यतीत्युक्त्वा तत्रैवान्तरधीयत ।
गयो ह्यवाप्य तत्सर्वं धर्मेणाराधयञ्जगत् ॥ ७.६६.६ ॥
Saying 'So it shall be,' he vanished right there; having obtained all of it, Gaya pleased the world through dharma.
7.66.7
स दर्शपूर्णमासाभ्यां कालेष्वाग्रयणेन च ।
चातुर्मास्यैश्च विविधैर्यज्ञैश्चावाप्तदक्षिणैः ॥ ७.६६.७ ॥
He performed sacrifices with the darśa-pūrṇamāsa rites, with the āgrayaṇa at the proper times, with the cāturmāsya, and with various sacrifices at which generous fees were given.
7.66.8
अयजच्छ्रद्धया राजा परिसंवत्सराञ्शतम् ।
गवां शतसहस्राणि शतमश्वशतानि च ॥ ७.६६.८ ॥
The king faithfully performed a hundred sacrifices over the course of a full year, and gave a hundred hundred thousand cows and hundreds of horses.
7.66.9
शतं निष्कसहस्राणि गवां चाप्ययुतानि षट् ।
उत्थायोत्थाय सम्प्रादात्परिसंवत्सराञ्शतम् ॥ ७.६६.९ ॥
A hundred thousand niṣka coins and also six ayutas of cows; rising again and again, he gave gifts for a full year at a hundred sacrifices.
7.66.10
नक्षत्रेषु च सर्वेषु ददन्नक्षत्रदक्षिणाः ।
ईजे च विविधैर्यज्ञैर्यथा सोमोऽङ्गिरा यथा ॥ ७.६६.१० ॥
Giving nakṣatra-dakṣiṇās at all the lunar mansions, he performed various sacrifices, just as Soma and Aṅgiras had done.
7.66.11
सौवर्णां पृथिवीं कृत्वा य इमां प्रमिशर्कराम् ।
विप्रेभ्यः प्राददद्राजा सोऽश्वमेधे महामखे ॥ ७.६६.११ ॥
The king who made this earth, with its sand and gravel, golden and gave it to the brahmins, he was at the great Aśvamedha sacrifice.
7.66.12
जाम्बूनदमया यूपाः सर्वे रत्नपरिच्छदाः ।
गयस्यासन्समृद्धास्तु सर्वभूतमनोहराः ॥ ७.६६.१२ ॥
All the sacrificial posts were made of golden jāmbūnada, adorned with jewels; in Gaya's sacrifice they were splendid and delighted the minds of all beings.
7.66.13
सर्वकामसमृद्धं च प्रादादन्नं गयस्तदा ।
ब्राह्ममेभ्यः प्रहृष्टेभ्यः सर्वभूतेभ्य एव च ॥ ७.६६.१३ ॥
Then Gaya gave food abounding in all desires to the delighted brahmins and to all beings.
7.66.14
ससमुद्रवनद्वीपनदीनदवनेषु च ।
नगरेषु च राष्ट्रेषु दिवि व्योम्नि च येऽवसन् ॥ ७.६६.१४ ॥
those who dwelt in the seas, forests, islands, rivers and streams, in cities and kingdoms, in heaven and in the sky —
7.66.15
भूतग्रामाश्च विविधाः सन्तृप्ता यज्ञसम्पदा ।
गयस्य सदृशो यज्ञो नास्त्यन्य इति तेऽब्रुवन् ॥ ७.६६.१५ ॥
The many multitudes of beings, fully satisfied by the wealth of the sacrifice, said: "There is no other sacrifice like Gaya's."
7.66.16
षट्त्रिंशद्योजनायामा त्रिंशद्योजनमायता ।
पश्चात्पुरश्चतुर्विंशद्वेदी ह्यासीद्धिरण्मयी ॥ ७.६६.१६ ॥
That golden altar was thirty-six yojanas in length and thirty yojanas in breadth; behind and in front it measured twenty-four.
7.66.17
गयस्य यजमानस्य मुक्तावज्रमणिस्तृता ।
प्रादात्स ब्राह्मणेभ्योऽथ वासांस्याभरणानि च ॥ ७.६६.१७ ॥
The altar of the sacrificer Gaya was strewn with pearls, diamonds and gems. Then he gave garments and ornaments to the brahmins.
7.66.18
यथोक्ता दक्षिणाश्चान्या विप्रेभ्यो भूरिदक्षिणः ।
यत्र भोजनशिष्टस्य पर्वताः पञ्चविंशतिः ॥ ७.६६.१८ ॥
Gaya, the lavish giver, gave the prescribed fees and other gifts to the brahmins; where the food left over from the feast formed twenty-five mountains.
7.66.19
कुल्याश्च क्षीरवाहिन्यो रसानां चापभवंस्तदा ।
वस्त्राभरणगन्धानां शारयश्च पृथग्विधाः ॥ ७.६६.१९ ॥
Channels carrying milk flowed then, streams of juices too, and heaps of garments, ornaments and perfumes of many kinds.
7.66.20
यस्य प्रभावाच्च गयस्त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतः ।
वटश्चाक्षय्यकरणः पुण्यं ब्रह्मसरश्च तत् ॥ ७.६६.२० ॥
By whose power Gaya is renowned in the three worlds, and the banyan that bestows imperishable fruit, and that sacred lake of Brahmā.
7.66.21
स चेन्ममार स़ञ्जय चतुर्भद्रतरस्त्वया ।
पुत्रात्पुण्यतरस्तुभ्यं मा पुत्रमनुतप्यथाः।
अयज्वानमदक्षिण्यमभि श्वैत्येत्युदाहरत् ॥ ७.६६.२१ ॥
Sañjaya, even if he has died, he is four times more fortunate by you, and more meritorious for you than a son. Do not grieve for your son. Thus has it been declared concerning one who does not sacrifice and gives no gifts.