Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 9.35
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9.35.1
पूर्वमेव यदा रामस्तस्मिन्युद्ध उपस्थिते ।
आमन्त्र्य केशवं यातो वृष्णिभिः सहितः प्रभुः ॥ ९.३५.१ ॥
Earlier, when that war was at hand, the lord Rāma, having taken leave of Keśava, departed with the Vṛṣṇis.
9.35.2
साहाय्यं धार्तराष्ट्रस्य न च कर्ताऽस्मि केशव ।
न चैव पाण्डुपुत्राणां गमिष्यामि यथागतम् ॥ ९.३५.२ ॥
"O Keśava, I will not be an aid to Dhṛtarāṣṭra's son, nor will I go to the sons of Pāṇḍu; I shall go as I came."
9.35.3
एवमुक्त्वा तदा रामो यातः शत्रुनिबर्हणः ।
तस्य चागमनं भूयो ब्रह्मञ्शं सितुमर्हसि ॥ ९.३५.३ ॥
Having spoken thus, Rāma, destroyer of enemies, then departed. O brahmin, you ought to recount again his return.
9.35.4
आख्याहि मे विस्तरशः कथं राम उपस्थितः ।
कथं च दृष्टवान्युद्धं कुशलो ह्यसि सत्तम ॥ ९.३५.४ ॥
Tell me in detail how Rāma arrived, and how he saw the battle; for you are skilled in this, O best of the good.
9.35.5
उपप्लाव्ये निविष्टेषु पाण्डवेषु महात्मसु ।
प्रेषितो धृतराष्ट्रस्य समीपं मधुसूदनः ॥ ९.३५.५ ॥
When the great-souled Pāṇḍavas had encamped at Upaplavya, Madhusūdana was sent to the presence of Dhṛtarāṣṭra.
9.35.6
शमं प्रति महाबाहो हितार्थं सर्वदेहिनाम् ।
स गत्वा हास्तिनपुरं धृतराष्ट्रं समेत्य च। ॥ ९.३५.६ ॥
O mighty-armed one, striving toward peace for the welfare of all embodied beings, he went to Hāstinapura and met Dhṛtarāṣṭra.
9.35.7
उक्तवान्वचनं पथ्यं हितं चैव विशेषतः ॥ ९.३५.७ ॥
He spoke words that were wholesome and, above all, beneficial.
9.35.8
न च तत्कृतवान्राजा यथाऽख्यातं हि तत्पुरा ॥ ९.३५.८ ॥
And the king did not do that, as had been declared before.
9.35.9
अनवाप्य शमं तत्र कृष्णः पुरुषसत्तमः ।
आगच्छत महाबाहुरुपप्लाव्यं जनाधिप ॥ ९.३५.९ ॥
Having obtained no peace there, Kṛṣṇa, best of men, the mighty-armed one, came back, O lord of men.
9.35.10
ततः प्रत्यागतः कृष्णो धार्तराष्ट्रविसर्जितः ।
आजगाम नरव्याघ्रः पाण्डवानामनीकिनीम्।
यथोक्तं च यथावृत्तं गत्वा पाण्डवमब्रवीत् ॥ ९.३५.१० ॥
Then Kṛṣṇa, dismissed by the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, returned. The tiger among men came to the army of the Pāṇḍavas and, going to the son of Pāṇḍu, told him just what had been said and what had happened.
9.35.11
न कुर्वन्ति वचो मह्यं कुरवः कालनोदिताः ।
निर्गच्छध्व पाण्डवेयाः पुष्येण सहिता मया ॥ ९.३५.११ ॥
The Kurus, driven by time, do not heed my words. Go forth, sons of Pāṇḍu, together with Puṣya and with me.
9.35.12
ततो विभज्यमानेषु बलेषु बलिनां वरः ।
प्रोवाच भ्रातरं कृष्णं रौहिणेयो महामनाः ॥ ९.३५.१२ ॥
Then, as the forces were being divided, Balarāma, best of the mighty, son of Rohiṇī, great-minded, spoke to his brother Kṛṣṇa.
9.35.13
तेषामपि महाबाहो साहाय्यं मधुसूदन ।
क्रियतामिति तत्कृष्णो नास्य चक्रे वचस्तदा ॥ ९.३५.१३ ॥
O mighty-armed Madhusūdana, let help be given to both of them, he said; but Kṛṣṇa did not heed his word at that time.
9.35.14
ततो मन्युपरीतात्मा जगाम यदुनन्दनः ।
तीर्थयात्रां हलधरः सरस्वत्यां महायशाः।
मैत्रनक्षत्रयोगे स्म सहितः सर्वयादवैः ॥ ९.३५.१४ ॥
Then Balarāma, joy of the Yadus, the plough-bearer of great fame, his mind overwhelmed with anger, went on a pilgrimage to the Sarasvatī, accompanied by all the Yādavas, under the conjunction of the Maitra constellation.
9.35.15
आश्रयामास भोजस्तु दुर्योधनमरिन्दमः ।
युयुधानेन सहितो वासुदेवस्तु पाण्डवान् ॥ ९.३५.१५ ॥
The Bhoja hero, subduer of foes, sought the protection of Duryodhana; but Vāsudeva, together with Yuyudhāna, sided with the Pāṇḍavas.
9.35.16
रौहिणेये गते शूरे पुष्येण मधुसूदनः ।
पाण्डवेयान्पुरस्कृत्य ययावभिमुखः कूरून् ॥ ९.३५.१६ ॥
When the heroic son of Rohiṇī had departed, Madhusūdana under the Puṣya constellation set out toward the Kurus, placing the sons of Pāṇḍu in front.
9.35.17
गच्छन्नेव पथिस्थस्तु रामः प्रेष्यानुवाच ह ।
सम्भारांस्तीर्थयात्रायां सर्वोपकरणानि च ॥ ९.३५.१७ ॥
Even as he walked, Rāma stopped on the road and said to his attendants: bring the provisions for the pilgrimage, and all the equipment.
9.35.18
आनयध्वं द्वारकाया अग्नीन्वै याजकांस्तथा ।
सुवर्णरजनं चैव धैनूर्वासांसि वाजिनः ॥ ९.३५.१८ ॥
Bring from Dvārakā the sacred fires and the officiating priests, likewise gold-coloured saffron, cows, garments and horses.
9.35.19
कुञ्जरांश्च रथांश्चैव खरोष्ट्रं वाहनानि च ।
क्षिप्रमानीयतां सर्वं तीर्थहेतोः परिच्छदम् ॥ ९.३५.१९ ॥
Let elephants, chariots, donkeys, camels and all other conveyances, with all their equipage, be brought quickly for the sake of the pilgrimage.
9.35.20
प्रतिस्रोतः सरस्वत्या गच्छध्वं शीघ्रगामिनः ।
ऋत्विजश्चानयध्वं वै शतशश्च द्विजर्षभान् ॥ ९.३५.२० ॥
Swift-going messengers, go upstream along the Sarasvatī and bring hundreds of priests and the foremost of brahmins.
9.35.21
एवं सन्दिश्य तु प्रेष्यान्बलदेवो महाबलः ।
तीर्थयात्रां ययौ राजन्कुरूणां वैशसे तदा ॥ ९.३५.२१ ॥
Having thus instructed his messengers, the mighty Balarāma set out on pilgrimage, O king, at that time of the destruction of the Kurus.
9.35.22
सरस्वत्याः प्रतिस्रोतः समुद्रादभिजग्मिवान ।
रामो यदूत्तमः श्रीमांस्तीर्थयात्रामनुस्मरन् ॥ ९.३५.२२ ॥
Rāma, the glorious best of the Yadus, came from the ocean upstream along the Sarasvatī, remembering his pilgrimage.
9.35.23
ऋत्विग्भिश्च सुहृद्भिश्च यथाऽन्यैर्द्विजसत्तमैः ।
रथैर्गजैस्तथाऽश्वैश्च प्रेष्यैश्च भरतर्षभ।
गोखरोष्ट्रप्रयुक्तैश्च यानैश्च बहुभिर्वृतः ॥ ९.३५.२३ ॥
Surrounded by priests and friends, by the other foremost brahmins, by chariots, elephants and horses, by attendants, and by many vehicles yoked with cattle, donkeys and camels, O bull of the Bharatas.
9.35.24
श्रान्तानां क्लान्तबपुषां शिशूनां विपुलायुषाम् ।
देशेदेशे तु देयानि दानानि विविधानि च ॥ ९.३५.२४ ॥
In every land, gifts of many kinds should be given to the weary, to those whose bodies are exhausted, and to children of long life.
9.35.25
अर्चायै चार्थिनां राजन्क्लृप्तानि बहुशस्तथा ।
तानि यानीह देशेषु प्रतीक्षन्ति स्म भारत ॥ ९.३५.२५ ॥
O king, many things were also prepared there to honour those who came seeking; O Bhārata, such were the things awaiting them in these lands.
9.35.26
बुभुक्षितानामर्थाय क्लृप्तमन्नं समन्ततः ॥ ९.३५.२६ ॥
Food was prepared on all sides for the hungry.
9.35.27
योयो यत्र द्विजो भोज्यं भोक्तुं कामयते तदा ।
तस्यतस्य तु तत्रैवमुपजह्रुस्तदा नृष ॥ ९.३५.२७ ॥
Whatever brahmin wished to eat food wherever and whenever, for each of them, just there, the food was brought and set out in that way. O king, so it was done then.
9.35.28
तत्रतत्र स्थिता राजन्रौहिणेयस्य शासनात् ।
भक्ष्यपेयस्य कुर्वन्ति राशींस्तत्र समन्ततः ॥ ९.३५.२८ ॥
Those stationed here and there, O king, by the command of Rauhiṇeya (Balarāma), make heaps of food and drink all around.
9.35.29
वासांसि च महार्हाणि पर्यङ्कास्तरणानि च ।
पूजार्थं तत्र क्लृप्तानि विप्राणां सुखमिच्छताम् ॥ ९.३५.२९ ॥
There, for the honour of brahmins desiring comfort, precious garments and bed-coverings were also prepared.
9.35.30
यत्र यः स्वपते विप्रो यो वा जागर्ति भारत ।
तत्रतत्रैव सर्वस्य क्लृप्तं सर्वमपश्यत ॥ ९.३५.३० ॥
O Bhārata, wherever a brahmin slept or stayed awake, there everything was seen to be provided for all.
9.35.31
यथासुखं जनः सर्वो याति तिष्ठति वै तदा ।
यातुकामस्य यानानि पानानि तृषितस्य च ॥ ९.३५.३१ ॥
Then all people went and stayed at ease; for one wishing to travel there were vehicles, and for the thirsty there were drinks.
9.35.32
बुभुक्षितस्य चान्नानि स्वादूनि भरतर्षभ ।
उपजह्रुर्नरास्तत्र वस्त्राण्याभरणानि च ॥ ९.३५.३२ ॥
O bull of the Bharatas, there the hungry were given delicious foods, and people brought garments and ornaments there as well.
9.35.33
स पन्थाः प्रबभौ राजन्सर्वस्यैव सुखावहः ।
स्वर्गोपमस्तदा वीर नराणां तत्र गच्छताम् ॥ ९.३५.३३ ॥
That road, O king, shone forth bringing happiness to all; O hero, at that time it was like heaven for the men going there.
9.35.34
नित्यप्रमुदितोपेतः स्वादुभक्ष्यो जलान्वितः ।
विपण्यापणपण्यानं नानाजनशतैर्वृतः।
नानाद्रुमलतोपेतो नानारत्नविभूषितः ॥ ९.३५.३४ ॥
That road was always full of delight, endowed with tasty foods and water; filled with goods from shops and bazaars, surrounded by hundreds of various people, adorned with many kinds of trees and creepers and decked with many jewels.
9.35.35
ततो महात्मा नियतो मनस्विनां ।
पुण्येषु तीर्थेषु वसूनि राजन्।
ददौ द्विजेभ्यः क्रतुदक्षिणाश्च ।
यदुप्रवीरो हलभृत्प्रतीतः ॥ ९.३५.३५ ॥
Then the great-souled, self-restrained, wise hero, Halabhṛt, the foremost of the Yadu heroes, being pleased, O king, gave wealth and sacrificial fees to the twice-born at the holy fords.
9.35.36
दोग्ध्रीश्च धेनूश्च सहस्रशो वै ।
सुवाससः काञ्चनबद्धशृङ्गीः।
हयांश्च नानाविधदेशजातान् ।
यानानि दासांश्च शुभान्द्विजेभ्यः ॥ ९.३५.३६ ॥
By the thousand he gave milch cows, well clothed, their horns bound in gold; horses of many breeds from many lands, carriages, and fine servants to the twice-born.
9.35.37
रत्नानि मुक्तामणिविद्रुमं चा… ।
प्यग्र्यं सुवर्णं रजतं सुशुन्द्वम्।
अयस्मयं ताम्रमयं च भाण्डं ।
ददौ द्विजातिप्रवरेषु रामः ॥ ९.३५.३७ ॥
Rāma gave jewels, pearls, gems and coral… and the finest gold, silver, suśundva (a metal), and vessels of iron and copper to the foremost of the twice-born.
9.35.38
एवं स वित्तं प्रददौ महात्मा ।
सरस्वतीतीर्थगतेषु भूरि।
ययौ क्रमेणाप्रतिमप्रभाव… ।
स्ततः कुरुक्षेत्रमुदारवृत्तः ॥ ९.३५.३८ ॥
Thus the great-souled one gave abundant wealth to those gone to the Sarasvatī pilgrimage-fords. Then, of incomparable power and noble conduct, he went in order to Kurukṣetra.
9.35.39
सारस्वतानां तीर्थानां गुणोत्पत्तिं वदस्व मे ।
फलं च द्विपदां श्रेष्ठ कर्म निर्वृत्तिमेव च ॥ ९.३५.३९ ॥
O best of the twice-footed, tell me the origin of the merits of the Sarasvatī pilgrimage-fords, their fruit, and the accomplishment of rites.
9.35.40
यथाक्रमेण भगवंस्तीर्थानामनुपूर्वशः ।
ब्रूहि ब्रह्मविदां श्रेष्ठ परं कौतूहलं हि मे ॥ ९.३५.४० ॥
O venerable one, describe the pilgrimage-fords in due order, one by one. O best of knowers of Brahman, my curiosity is great indeed.
9.35.41
तीर्थानां च फलं राजन्गुणोत्पत्तिं चं सर्वशः ।
मयोच्यमानं वै पुण्यं शृणु राजेन्द्र कृत्स्नशः ॥ ९.३५.४१ ॥
O king, listen to this meritorious account, which I now tell in full: the fruit of the pilgrimage-fords and the origin of their merits. Listen completely, O lord of kings.
9.35.42
पूर्वं महाराज यदुप्रवीर ।
ऋत्विक्सुहृद्विप्रगणैश्च सार्धम्।
पुण्यं प्रभासं समुपाजगाम ।
यत्रोडुराढ्यक्ष्मणा क्षीयमाणः ॥ ९.३५.४२ ॥
O great king, long ago the hero of the Yadus came to the sacred Prabhāsa with priests, friends and groups of brahmins, where the lord of the stars was wasting away from consumption.
9.35.43
विमुक्तशापः पुनराप्य तेजः ।
सर्वं जगद्भासयते नरेन्द्र।
एतत्तु तीर्थप्रवरं पृथिव्यां ।
प्रभासनात्तस्य ततः प्रभासः ॥ ९.३५.४३ ॥
Freed from the curse, he regained his radiance and lit up the whole world. O lord of men, this is the foremost of sacred fords on earth; because he illumined it, it is called Prabhāsa.