Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 7.71
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7.71.1
पुण्यमाख्यानमायुष्यं श्रुत्वा षोडशराजकम् ।
अव्याहरन्नरपतिस्तूष्णीमासीत्स सृञ्जयः ॥ ७.७१.१ ॥
Having heard this sacred tale of the sixteen kings, which conduces to long life, the king Sṛñjaya remained silent and did not speak.
7.71.2
तमब्रवीत्तदा दीनं नारदो भगवानृषिः ।
कच्चिन्मया व्याहृतं यद्धृदये तत्स्थितं तव ॥ ७.७१.२ ॥
Then the venerable sage Nārada said to that downcast king: "Has what I spoke remained fixed in your heart?"
7.71.3
आहोस्विदन्ततो नष्टं श्राद्धं शूद्रीपताविव ।
स एवमुक्तः प्रत्याह प्राञ्जलिः सृञ्जयस्तदा ॥ ७.७१.३ ॥
Or has the funeral rite, in the end, been lost like an offering made by a śūdra?" Thus addressed, Sṛñjaya replied with folded hands.
7.71.4
पुत्रशोकापहं श्रुत्वा धन्यमाख्यानमुत्तमम् ।
राजर्षीणां पुराणानां यज्वनां दक्षिणावताम् ॥ ७.७१.४ ॥
Having heard this blessed and supreme tale that removes grief for sons, of the ancient royal sages who performed sacrifices and gave the dakṣiṇā...
7.71.5
विस्मयेन हृते शोके तमसीवार्कतेजसा ।
विपाप्माऽस्म्यव्यथोपेतो ब्रूहि किं करवाण्यहम् ॥ ७.७१.५ ॥
By wonder my grief was taken away as darkness is by the brilliance of the sun. I am free from sin and endowed with freedom from distress; tell me, what shall I do?
7.71.6
दिष्ट्यापहतशोकस्त्वं वृणीष्वेह यदिच्छसि ।
तत्ते सम्पत्स्यते सर्वं न मृषावादिनो वयम् ॥ ७.७१.६ ॥
By good fortune your grief is taken away; here, choose whatever boon you desire. All of it shall be fulfilled for you, for we do not speak falsehood.
7.71.7
पावितोऽहमनेनैव प्रसन्नो यद्भवान्मम् ।
प्रसन्नो यस्य भगवान्न तस्यास्तीह दुर्लभम् ॥ ७.७१.७ ॥
By this alone I am purified, since you are pleased with me. For one with whom the blessed lord is pleased, nothing here is hard to obtain.
7.71.8
पुनर्ददामि ते पुत्रं दस्युभिर्निहतं वृथा ।
उद्धृत्य नरकात्कष्टात्पशुवत्प्रोक्षितं यथा ॥ ७.७१.८ ॥
I will give back to you your son, slain in vain by robbers, just as an animal is lifted out of painful hell and sprinkled with consecrated water.
7.71.9
प्रादुरासीत्ततः पुत्रः सृञ्जयस्याद्भुतप्रभः ।
प्रसन्नेनर्षिणा दत्तः कुबेरतनयोपमः ॥ ७.७१.९ ॥
Then there appeared the son of Sṛñjaya, of wondrous splendour, given by the pleased sage, like the son of Kubera.
7.71.10
ततः सङ्गम्य पुत्रेण प्रीतिमानभवन्नृपः ।
ईजे च क्रतुभिः पुण्यैः समाप्तवरदक्षिणैः ॥ ७.७१.१० ॥
Then, meeting his son, the king became delighted, and performed meritorious sacrifices with completed boons and fees.
7.71.11
अकृतार्थश्च भीतश्च न च सन्नाहकोविदः ।
अयज्वाचानपत्यश्च ततोऽसौ जीवितः पुनः ॥ ७.७१.११ ॥
He had been unaccomplished and fearful, unskilled in arms, no sacrificer, and without offspring; thereafter he came to life again.
7.71.12
शूरो वीरः कृतार्थश्च प्रमथ्यारीन्सहस्रशः ।
अभिमन्युर्गतः स्वर्गं सङ्ग्रामेऽभिमुखाहतः ॥ ७.७१.१२ ॥
Abhimanyu, valiant and heroic, having crushed thousands of foes and struck down while facing the enemy in battle, went to heaven, his purpose fulfilled.
7.71.13
ब्रह्मचर्येण याँल्लोकान्प्रजया च श्रुतेन च ।
इष्टैश्च क्रतुभिर्यान्ति तांस्ते पुत्रोऽक्षयान्गतः ॥ ७.७१.१३ ॥
By celibate discipline, by offspring, by sacred learning, and by cherished sacrifices and rites, men go to those worlds; to those imperishable worlds your son has gone.
7.71.14
विद्वांसः कर्मभिः पुण्यैः स्वर्गमीहन्ति नित्यशः ।
न तु स्वर्गादयं लोकः काम्यते स्वर्गवासिभिः ॥ ७.७१.१४ ॥
The learned always seek heaven by meritorious deeds; yet this world is not desired by those who dwell in heaven, rather than heaven itself.
7.71.15
तस्मात्स्वर्गगतं पुत्रमर्जुनस्य हतं रणे ।
न चेहानयितुं शक्यं किञ्चिदप्राप्यमीहितम् ॥ ७.७१.१५ ॥
Therefore the son of Arjuna, slain in battle and gone to heaven, cannot be brought back here; for nothing that is desired is unattainable.
7.71.16
यां योगिनो ध्यानविविक्तदर्शनाः ।
प्रयान्ति यां चोत्तमयज्विनो जनाः।
तपोभिरिद्धैरनुयान्ति यां तथा ।
तामक्षयां ते तनयो गतो गतिम् ॥ ७.७१.१६ ॥
The imperishable path which yogis of clear vision through meditation attain, which the best sacrificers go to, and which is followed by blazing austerities—that imperishable path your son has reached.
7.71.17
अन्तात्पुनर्भावगतो विराजते ।
राजेव वीरो ह्यमृतात्मरश्मिभिः।
तामैन्दवीमात्मतनुं द्विजोचितां ।
गतोऽभिमन्युर्न स शोकमर्हति ॥ ७.७१.१७ ॥
Having attained a new state after the end, that hero shines like a king with the rays of his immortal self. Abhimanyu, who has obtained that lunar, self-body fit for the twice-born, does not deserve grief.
7.71.18
एवं ज्ञात्वा स्थिरो भूत्वा मा शुचो धैर्यमाप्नुहि ।
जीवन्हि पुरुषः शोच्यो न तु स्वर्गगतोऽनघ ॥ ७.७१.१८ ॥
Knowing this, stand firm; do not grieve, attain steadiness. O sinless one, it is the living man who is to be mourned, not one who has gone to heaven.
7.71.19
शोचतो हि महाराज अघमेवाभिवर्धते ।
तस्माच्छोकं परित्यज्य श्रेयसे प्रयतेद्बुधः ॥ ७.७१.१९ ॥
For indeed, O great king, the evil of one who grieves only increases. Therefore the wise man should abandon grief and strive for the highest good.
7.71.20
प्रहर्षं प्रीतिमानन्दं प्रियमुत्सिक्तचित्तताम् ।
एतदाहुर्बुधाः शौचमशौचं शोक उच्यते ॥ ७.७१.२० ॥
Joy, delight, bliss, what is dear, and an exhilarated mind—this the wise call purity; grief is called impurity.
7.71.21
एवं विद्वन्समुत्तिष्ठ प्रयतो भव मा शुचः ।
श्रुतस्ते सम्भवो मृत्योस्तपांस्यनुपमानि च ॥ ७.७१.२१ ॥
Thus knowing, rise up; be self-controlled, do not grieve. You have heard of the origin of death and of incomparable austerities.
7.71.22
सर्वभूतसमत्वं च ब्रह्मणा चापि चोदितम् ।
सृञ्जयस्य तु पुत्रोऽसौ मृतः सञ्जीवितः श्रुतः ॥ ७.७१.२२ ॥
Equanimity toward all beings has also been taught by Brahmā. And that son of Sṛñjaya, dead, was heard of as brought back to life.
7.71.23
एवं विद्वन्महाराज मा शुचः साधयाम्यहम् ।
एतावदुक्त्वा भगवांस्तत्रैवान्तरधीयत ॥ ७.७१.२३ ॥
Knowing this, O great king, do not grieve; I shall bring this about. Having said so much, the venerable one vanished right there.
7.71.24
वागीशाने भगवति व्यासे व्यभ्रनभःप्रभे ।
गते मतिमतां श्रेष्ठे समाश्वास्य युधिष्ठिरम् ॥ ७.७१.२४ ॥
Having comforted Yudhiṣṭhira, the revered Vyāsa, lord of speech, radiant as a cloudless sky, the best of the wise, departed and vanished right there.
7.71.25
पूर्वेषां पार्थिवेन्द्राणआं महेन्द्रप्रतिमौजसाम् ।
न्यायाधिगतवित्तानां तां श्रुत्वा यज्ञसम्पदम् ॥ ७.७१.२५ ॥
Having heard of the abundance of sacrifice of the former lords of earth, equal in might to Indra, whose wealth was gained righteously.
7.71.26
सम्पूज्य मनसा विद्वान्विशोकोऽभूद्युधिष्ठिरः ।
पुनश्चाचिन्तयद्दीनः किंस्विद्वक्ष्ये धनञ्जयम् ॥ ७.७१.२६ ॥
Having honored him in mind, the wise Yudhiṣṭhira became free from grief; but again, downcast, he thought: "What shall I say to Dhanañjaya?"