Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 7.69
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7.69.1
पुथुं वैन्यं च राजानं मृतं सृञ्जय शुश्रुम ।
यमब्यषिञ्चत्सम्मन्त्र्य राजसूये महर्षयः ॥ ७.६९.१ ॥
O Sṛñjaya, we have heard that Pṛthu, son of Vena, the king who was dead, was anointed at the Rājasūya sacrifice by the great sages after deliberation.
7.69.2
अयं नः प्रथयिष्येत सर्वानित्यभवत्पृथुः ।
क्षतान्नस्त्रास्यते सर्वानत्येवं क्षत्रियोऽभवत् ॥ ७.६९.२ ॥
He will make us all famous, so he became Pṛthu; he will protect all from harm, so he became a kṣatriya.
7.69.3
पृथुं वैन्यं प्रजा दृष्ट्वा रक्ताः स्मेति यदब्रुवन् ।
ततो राजेति नामास्य अनुरागादजायत ॥ ७.६९.३ ॥
Seeing Pṛthu, son of Vena, the people said, "We are content"; then from affection his name became "rājā".
7.69.4
अकृष्टपच्या पृथिवी आसीद्वैन्यस्य कामधुक् ।
सर्वाः समादुघा गावः पुटकेपुटके मधु ॥ ७.६९.४ ॥
In the time of Vena's son the earth yielded crops unploughed and granted desires; all the cows gave milk, and in every vessel there was honey.
7.69.5
आसन्हिरण्मया वृक्षाः सुखस्पर्शाः सुखावहाः ।
तेषां चीर… संवीताः प्रजास्तेष्वेव शेरते ॥ ७.६९.५ ॥
There were golden trees, pleasant to touch and bringing happiness; the people, clothed in their bark-garments, lay down among them.
7.69.6
फलान्यमृतकल्पानि स्वादूनि च मधूनि च ।
तेषामासीत्तदाऽऽहारो निराहाराश्च नाभवन् ॥ ७.६९.६ ॥
There were fruits like nectar and sweet honey; then those were their food, and none were left without food.
7.69.7
अरोगाः सर्वसिद्धार्था मनुष्या ह्यकुतोभयाः ।
न्यवसन्त यथाकामं वृक्षेषु च गुहासु च ॥ ७.६९.७ ॥
Men were free from disease, had all their aims fulfilled, and feared nothing from anywhere; they dwelt as they desired, in trees and in caves.
7.69.8
प्रविभागो न राष्ट्राणां पुराणां चाभवत्तदा ।
यथासुखं यथाकामं तथैता मुदिताः प्रजाः ॥ ७.६९.८ ॥
There was then no division of kingdoms or cities; these peoples lived joyfully, in comfort and as they desired.
7.69.9
तस्य संस्तम्भिता ह्यापः समुद्रमभियास्यतः ।
पर्वताश्च ददुर्मार्गं ध्वजभङ्गश्च नाभवत् ॥ ७.६९.९ ॥
As he advanced toward the ocean, the waters were held back by him; the mountains gave way, and no banners were broken.
7.69.10
तं वनस्पतयः शैला देवासुरनरोरगाः ।
सप्तर्षयः पुण्यजना गन्धर्वाप्सरसोऽपि च।
पितरश्च सुखासीनमभिगम्येदमब्रुवन् ॥ ७.६९.१० ॥
Trees and mountains, gods, asuras, men and serpents, the seven sages, the punyajana spirits, gandharvas and apsarases, and the ancestors too, approached him as he sat at ease and said this.
7.69.11
सम्राडसि क्षत्रियोऽसि राजा गोप्ता पिताऽसि नः ।
देह्यस्मभ्यं महाराज प्रभुः सन्नीप्सितान्वरान्।
यैर्वयं शाश्वतं तृप्ता वर्तयिष्यामहे सुखम् ॥ ७.६९.११ ॥
You are the emperor, a kshatriya, king, protector and our father. Great king, as lord, grant us the boons we desire, by which we shall live eternally satisfied and in happiness.
7.69.12
विज्ञापितः प्रजाभिस्तु प्रजानां हितकाम्यया ।
धनुर्गृह्य पृषत्कांश्च वसुधामाद्रवद्बली ॥ ७.६९.१२ ॥
Entreated by the peoples, out of desire for their welfare, the mighty one took up his bow and arrows and rushed toward the earth.
7.69.13
ततो वैन्यभयाद्राजन्गौर्भूत्वा प्राद्रवन्मही ।
तां पृथुर्धनुरादाय द्रवन्तीमन्वसारयत् ॥ ७.६९.१३ ॥
Then, O king, out of fear of Vainya's son, the earth turned into a cow and fled. Pṛthu took up his bow and pursued her as she ran.
7.69.14
सा लोकान्ब्रह्मलोकादीन्गत्वा वैन्यभयार्दिता ।
सा ददर्शाग्रतो वैन्यं कार्मुकोद्यतपाणिकम् ॥ ७.६९.१४ ॥
Going to the worlds beginning with the world of Brahmā, tormented by fear of Vainya, she saw Vainya standing before her, bow raised in hand.
7.69.15
ज्वलद्भिर्विशिखैर्बाणैर्दीप्ततेजःसमद्युतिम् ।
महायोगं महात्मानं दुर्धर्षममरैरपि ॥ ७.६९.१५ ॥
With blazing arrows, shining like flaming splendour, of great yogic power, the great-souled one, unassailable even by the gods.
7.69.16
अलभन्ती परित्राणं वैन्यमेवाभ्यपद्यत ।
कृताञ्जलिपुटा राजन्पूज्यं लोकैस्त्रिभिस्तदा ॥ ७.६९.१६ ॥
Finding no protection, she sought refuge with Vainya himself; O king, with palms joined, she went to him, worthy of worship by the three worlds.
7.69.17
उवाच चैनं नाधर्म्यं स्त्रीवधं कर्तुमर्हसि ।
कथं धारयिता चासि प्रजा राजन्मया विना ॥ ७.६९.१७ ॥
And she said to him: 'It is unrighteous, and not for you, to slay a woman. O king, how will you sustain your people without me?'
7.69.18
एकस्यार्थाय यो हन्यादात्मनो वा परस्य वा ।
एकं प्राणान्बहून्वापि प्राणिनां नास्ति पातकं ॥ ७.६९.१८ ॥
He who, for the sake of one, whether himself or another, takes one life or many lives, incurs no sin of killing living beings.
7.69.19
यस्मिंस्तु निहते भद्रे बहवः सुखमेधते ।
तस्मिन्हते त्वधं नास्ति पातकं नोपभुज्यते ॥ ७.६९.१९ ॥
O gentle one, when he is slain by whom many prosper, there is no sin in slaying him, and its consequence is not borne.
7.69.20
सोऽहं पालनिमित्तं त्वां बधिष्यामि वसुंधरे ।
यदि चेद्वचनादद्य न करिष्यसि मे प्रियम् ॥ ७.६९.२० ॥
O Vasundharā, for the sake of protecting my subjects, I shall slay you if today you do not do what is dear to me at my word.
7.69.21
त्वां निहत्य तु बाणेन मच्छासनपराङ्मुखीम् ।
आत्मानं प्रथयित्वाऽहं प्रजा धारयिता स्वयं ॥ ७.६९.२१ ॥
Having slain you with an arrow, you who have turned away from my command, having made myself renowned, I myself shall sustain the subjects.
7.69.22
सुखं वचनमास्थाय मम धर्मभृतां वरे ।
स़ञ्जीवय प्रजा नित्यं शक्ता ह्यसि वसुन्धरे ॥ ७.६९.२२ ॥
O best of the upholders of dharma, gladly adopting my word, always revive the subjects; for you are indeed able, O Vasundharā.
7.69.23
दुहितृत्वं च मे गच्छ एवमेतन्महाशरम् ।
नियच्छेयं त्वदर्थाय उद्यतं घोरदर्शनम् ॥ ७.६९.२३ ॥
Take on the status of a daughter to me; thus, this great arrow, raised and terrible to behold, I will restrain for your sake.
7.69.24
सर्वमेतन्महाराज विधास्यासि परन्तप ।
वत्सं त्वं पश्य राजन्वै क्षरेयं येन वत्सला ॥ ७.६९.२४ ॥
O great king, scorcher of foes, you will do all this; O king, look at the calf, for whose sake I, a cow loving her calf, shall yield my milk.
7.69.25
समां तु कुरु सर्वज्ञ मां तु धर्मभृतां वर ।
यथा विष्यन्दमानं वै क्षीरं सर्वत्र भावये ॥ ७.६९.२५ ॥
O all-knowing one, best of the upholders of dharma, make me level, so that milk may flow everywhere.
7.69.26
तत उत्सारयामास शिलाजालानि सर्वशः ।
पृथुर्वैन्यस्तदा राजा तेन शैला विवर्धिताः ॥ ७.६९.२६ ॥
Then the king Pṛthu, son of Vena, had the masses of rock removed on every side, and by that the mountains were raised.
7.69.27
न हि पूर्वनिसर्गे वै विषमे वसुधातले ।
प्रविभागः पुराणां वा ग्रामाणां वा महीपते ॥ ७.६९.२७ ॥
In the original creation, on the uneven surface of the earth, O lord of the earth, there was no division into cities or villages.
7.69.28
न सस्यानि न गोरक्ष्यं न कृषिर्न वणिक्पथः ।
वैन्यात्प्रभृति राजेन्दर सर्वस्यैतस्य सम्भवः ॥ ७.६९.२८ ॥
There were no crops, no cattle-keeping, no agriculture, no trade routes; O king of kings, from Vena's son onward came the origin of all these.
7.69.29
यत्रयत्र च साम्यं तु भूमावासीत्किलानघ ।
तत्रतत्र प्रजास्तात निवासमभिरोचयन्।
कृच्छ्रेण च महाराज इत्येवमनुशुश्रुम ॥ ७.६९.२९ ॥
Wherever there was level ground on the earth, O sinless one, there the people, dear one, chose to dwell; and O great king, with difficulty—thus we have heard.
7.69.30
तथेत्युक्त्वा पुनर्वैन्यो गृहीत्वाऽऽजगवं धनुः ।
शरांश्चाप्रतिमान्घोरांश्चिन्तयित्वाऽब्रवीन्महीम् ॥ ७.६९.३० ॥
Saying 'so be it,' Vena's son again took up the bow Ājagava and incomparable, terrible arrows, and having reflected, he spoke to the earth.
7.69.31
एह्येहि वसुधे क्षिप्रं क्षरैभ्यः काङ्क्षितं पयः ।
मच्छसनातिगां वै त्वां प्रमथिष्याम्यहं शरैः ॥ ७.६९.३१ ॥
Come, come, O Earth! Quickly yield from your streams the milk that is desired. You who transgress my command, I will crush you with arrows.
7.69.32
तथोक्ता साऽत्मनः श्रेयश्चिन्तयित्वाऽब्रवीत्पृथुम् ।
वत्सं पात्राणि दोग्धॄंश्च क्षीराणि च समादिश ॥ ७.६९.३२ ॥
Thus addressed, she considered her own welfare and said to Pṛthu: "Appoint a calf, vessels, milkers, and the milk."
7.69.33
ततो दास्याम्यहं भद्र सर्वं यस्य यथेप्सितम् ।
दुहितृत्वे च मां वीर सङ्कल्पयितुमर्हसि ॥ ७.६९.३३ ॥
Then, O good one, I will give everything to each as desired. And, O hero, you should resolve to regard me as a daughter.
7.69.34
तथेत्युक्त्वा पृथुः सर्वं विधानमकरोद्वशी ।
ततो भूतनिकायास्तां वसुधां दुदुहुस्तदा ॥ ७.६९.३४ ॥
Saying "So be it," the self-controlled Pṛthu arranged everything; then the hosts of beings milked that earth.
7.69.35
तां वनस्पतयः पूर्वं समुत्तस्थुर्दुधुक्षवः ।
साऽतिष्ठद्वत्सला वत्सं दोग्धृपात्राणि चेच्छती ॥ ७.६९.३५ ॥
The trees first rose up, wishing to milk her. The earth, loving her calf, stood wishing for a calf and milking vessels.
7.69.36
वत्सोऽभूत्पुष्पितः सालः प्लक्षो दोग्धाऽभवत्तदा ।
छिन्नप्ररोहणं दुग्धं पात्रमौदुम्बरं शुभम् ॥ ७.६९.३६ ॥
Then the flowering sāla tree became the calf, and the plakṣa tree became the milker. The milk was of cut-off sprouts, and the auspicious vessel was of udumbara wood.
7.69.37
उदयः पर्वतो वत्सो मेरुर्दोग्धा महागिरिः ।
रत्नान्योषधयो दुग्धं पात्रमस्तमयं तथा ॥ ७.६९.३७ ॥
The eastern mountain Udaya was the calf, Meru the milker, the great mountain. Jewels and herbs were the milk, and the western mountain Astamaya was the vessel, likewise.
7.69.38
देवानां वत्स इन्द्रोऽभूत्पात्रं दारुमयं तथा ।
दोग्धा च सविता देवो दुग्धमूर्जस्करं प्रियम् ॥ ७.६९.३८ ॥
The calf of the gods was Indra, the vessel was made of wood, likewise. The milker was the god Savitṛ, and the milk was dear and strength-giving.
7.69.39
असुरा दुदुहुर्मायामयःपात्रे तु तां तदा ।
दोग्धा द्विमूर्धा तत्रासीद्वत्सश्चासीद्विरोचनः ॥ ७.६९.३९ ॥
Then the asuras milked her by illusion into a vessel of iron. There the milker was the two-headed one, and the calf was Virocana.
7.69.40
कृषिं च सस्यं च नरा दुदुहुः पृथिवीतले ।
स्वायंभुवो मनुर्वत्सस्तेषां दोग्धाऽभवत्पृथुः ॥ ७.६९.४० ॥
Men milked agriculture and crops upon the surface of the earth. Manu, son of Svayambhū, was the calf, and Pṛthu became their milker.
7.69.41
अलाबुपात्रे च तथा विषं दुग्धा वसुन्धरा ।
धृतराष्ट्रोऽभवद्दोग्धा तेषां वत्सस्तु तक्षकः ॥ ७.६९.४१ ॥
In a gourd vessel, likewise, the earth milked poison. Dhṛtarāṣṭra became the milker, and their calf was Takṣaka.
7.69.42
सप्तर्षिभिर्ब्रह्म दुग्धा तथा चाक्लिष्टकर्मभिः ।
दोग्धा बृहस्पतिः पात्रं छन्दो वत्सश्च सोमराट् ॥ ७.६९.४२ ॥
By the seven sages and likewise by those of unwearying deeds, Brahman was milked. Bṛhaspati was the milker, the vessel was the Vedic meter, and the calf was King Soma.
7.69.43
अन्तर्धानं चामपात्रे दुग्धा पुण्यजनैर्विराट् ।
दोग्धा वैश्रवणस्तेषां वत्सश्चासीद्वृषध्वजः ॥ ७.६९.४३ ॥
In the unbaked vessel called Antardhāna, the Puṇyajanas milked the radiant cow; the milker was Vaiśravaṇa, and the calf was Vṛṣadhvaja (Śiva).
7.69.44
पुण्यगन्धान्पद्मपात्रे गन्धर्वाप्सरसोऽदुहन् ।
वत्सश्चित्ररथस्तेषां दोग्धा विश्वरुचिः प्रभुः ॥ ७.६९.४४ ॥
In the lotus vessel the Gandharvas and Apsarases milked the fragrances of merit; their calf was Citraratha, and the milker was the lord Viśvaruci.
7.69.45
स्वधां रजतपात्रेषु दुदुहुः पितरश्च ताम् ।
वत्सो वैवस्वतस्तेषां यमो दोग्धान्तकस्तदा ॥ ७.६९.४५ ॥
In silver vessels the ancestors milked the svadhā offering; their calf was Vaivasvata, and the milker at that time was Yama, the ender.
7.69.46
एवं निकायैस्तैर्दुग्धा पयोऽभीष्टं हि सा विराट् ।
यैर्वर्तयन्ति ते ह्यद्य पात्रैर्वत्सैश्च नित्यशः ॥ ७.६९.४६ ॥
Thus these classes milked that radiant cow and obtained the milk they desired; with those same vessels and calves they still sustain themselves day by day.
7.69.47
यज्ञैश्च विविधैरिष्ट्वा पृथुर्वैन्यः प्रतापवान् ।
सन्तर्पयित्वा भूतानि सर्वैः कामैर्मनःप्रियैः ॥ ७.६९.४७ ॥
Having worshipped with various sacrifices, the mighty Pṛthu, son of Vena, satisfied all beings with every desire dear to the mind.
7.69.48
हैरण्यानकरोद्राजा ये केचित्पार्थिवा भुवि ।
तान्ब्राह्मणेभ्यः प्रायच्छदश्वमेधे महामखे ॥ ७.६९.४८ ॥
The king made golden all the rulers who were on the earth, and at the great Aśvamedha sacrifice he gave them to the brahmins.
7.69.49
स षष्टिं गोसहस्राणि षष्टिं नागशतानि च ।
सौवर्णानकरोद्राजा ब्राह्मणेभ्यश्च तान्ददौ ॥ ७.६९.४९ ॥
He had sixty thousand cows and six hundred elephants made of gold, and gave them to the brahmins.
7.69.50
इमां च पृथिवीं सर्वां मणिरत्नविभूषिताम् ।
सौवर्णीमकरोद्राजा ब्राह्मणेभ्यश्च तां ददौ ॥ ७.६९.५० ॥
And this entire earth, adorned with jewels and gems, the king had made of gold and gave to the brahmins.
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स चेन्ममार सृञ्जय चतुर्भद्रतरस्त्वया ।
पुत्रात्पुण्यतरस्तुभ्यं मा पुत्रमनुतप्यथाः।
अयज्वानमदक्षिण्यमभि श्वैत्येत्युदाहरत् ॥ ७.६९.५१ ॥
O Sṛñjaya, had he died, he would be four times more fortunate than you, and more meritorious for you than a son. So do not grieve for your son. It is said that one who does not sacrifice and gives no gifts goes the way of a dog.