Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 9.40
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9.40.1
उषित्वा तत्र रामस्तु सम्पूज्याश्रमवासिनः ।
तथा मङ्कणके प्रीतिं शुभां चक्रे हलायुधः ॥ ९.४०.१ ॥
Having stayed there and honored the dwellers of the hermitage, Rāma, the plough-armed one, likewise showed auspicious affection to Maṅkaṇaka.
9.40.2
दत्त्वा दानं द्विजातिभ्यो रजनीं तामुपोष्य च ।
पूजितो मुनिसङ्खैश्च प्रातरुत्थाय लाङ्गली ॥ ९.४०.२ ॥
Having given gifts to the twice-born and fasted that night, honored by groups of sages, the plough-bearer rose at dawn.
9.40.3
अनुज्ञाप्य मुनीन्सर्वान्स्पृष्ट्वा तोयं च भारत ।
प्रययौ त्वरितो रामस्तीर्थहेतोर्महाबलः ॥ ९.४०.३ ॥
Having taken leave of all the sages and touched water, O Bhārata, the very strong Rāma hastened forth for the sake of a sacred ford.
9.40.4
ततस्त्वौशनसं तीर्थमाजगाम हलायुधः ।
कपालमोचनं नाम यत्र मुक्तो महामुनिः ॥ ९.४०.४ ॥
Then Hala-āyudha came to the Auśanasa ford, called Kapālamocana, where the great sage was freed.
9.40.5
महता शिरसा राजन्ग्रस्तजङ्घो महोदरः ।
राक्षसस्य महाराज रामक्षिप्तस्य वै पुरा ॥ ९.४०.५ ॥
O king, O great king, the great head of the rākṣasa — whose shins were seized, who was great-bellied, and who had been hurled long ago by Rāma — lay there.
9.40.6
तत्र पूर्वं तपस्तप्तं काव्येन सुमहात्मना ।
यत्रास्य नीतिरखिला प्रादुर्भूता महात्मनः।
यत्रस्थश्चिन्तयामास दैत्यदानवविग्रहम् ॥ ९.४०.६ ॥
There, formerly, the great-souled Kāvya (Śukra) performed austerity; there his entire policy arose; standing there he reflected on the conflict of the daityas and dānavas.
9.40.7
तत्प्राप्य च बलो राजंस्तीर्थप्रवरमुत्तमम् ।
विधिवद्वै ददौ वित्तं ब्राह्मणानां महात्मनाम् ॥ ९.४०.७ ॥
O king, having reached that supreme and best of sacred fords, Bala duly gave wealth to the great-souled brahmins.
9.40.8
कपालमोचनं ब्रह्मन्कथं यत्र महामुनिः ।
मुक्तः कथं चास्य शिरो लग्नं केन च हेतुना ॥ ९.४०.८ ॥
O brahmin, how was the great sage freed there at Kapālamocana, and for what cause did his head become stuck?
9.40.9
पुरा वै दण्डकारण्ये राघवेण महात्मना ।
वसता राजशार्दूल राक्षसाञ्शमयिष्यता ॥ ९.४०.९ ॥
O tiger among kings, long ago, while the great-souled Rāghava was dwelling in the Daṇḍaka forest and about to subdue the rākṣasas...
9.40.10
जनस्थाने शिरश्छिन्नं राक्षसस्य दुरात्मनः ।
क्षुरेण शितधारेण तत्पणात महावने ॥ ९.४०.१० ॥
At Janasthāna the head of the evil-minded rākṣasa was cut off with a sharp-edged razor-arrow; because of that wager, in that great forest...
9.40.11
महोदरस्य तल्लग्नं जङ्घायां वै यदृच्छया ।
वने विचरतो राजन्नस्थि भित्त्वाऽस्फुरत्तदा ॥ ९.४०.११ ॥
O king, it became stuck by chance in the thigh of Mahodara; as he wandered in the forest, piercing the bone, it then began to throb.
9.40.12
स तेन लग्नेन तदा द्विजातिर्न शशाक ह ।
अभिगन्तुं महाप्राज्ञस्तीर्थान्यायतनानि च ॥ ९.४०.१२ ॥
Because of that thing stuck to him, the twice-born, the very wise one, was then unable to go to the sacred fords and sacred shrines.
9.40.13
स पूतिना विस्रवता वेदनार्तो महामुनिः ।
जगाम् सर्वतीर्थानि पृथिव्यां चेति नः श्रुतम् ॥ ९.४०.१३ ॥
Tormented by pain from the foul-smelling oozing wound, that great sage went to all the sacred fords on the earth, so we have heard.
9.40.14
स गत्वा सरितः सर्वाः समुद्रांश्च महातपाः ।
कथयामास तत्सर्वमृषीणां भावितात्मनाम् ॥ ९.४०.१४ ॥
That great ascetic went to all the rivers and the oceans and related all of it to the sages whose souls were purified.
9.40.15
आप्लुत्य सर्वतीर्थेषु न च मोक्षमवाप्तवान् ।
स तु शुश्राव विप्रेन्द्रो मुनीनां वचनं महत् ॥ ९.४०.१५ ॥
Though he had bathed in all the sacred fords, he did not obtain release. Then that foremost of brahmins heard the great words of the sages.
9.40.16
सरस्वत्यास्तीर्थवरं ख्यातमौशनसं तदा ।
सर्वपापप्रशमनं सिद्धिक्षेत्रमनुत्तमम् ॥ ९.४०.१६ ॥
The best sacred ford of the Sarasvatī, famed as Auśanasa's, which quells all sins, is the unsurpassed field of perfection.
9.40.17
स तु गत्वा ततस्तत्र तीर्थमौशनसं द्विजः ॥ ९.४०.१७ ॥
Then that twice-born one went from there and came to the sacred ford of Uśanas.
9.40.18
तत औशनसे तीर्थे तस्योपस्पृशतस्तदा ।
… च्छरश्चरणं मुक्त्वा पपातान्तर्जले तदा ॥ ९.४०.१८ ॥
Then, at that sacred ford of Uśanas, as he was sipping water, … (gap in the text) … having let go, he fell into the water at that very moment.
9.40.19
विमुक्तस्तेन शिरसा परं सुखमवाप ह ।
स चाप्यन्तर्जले मूर्धा जगामादर्शनं विभो ॥ ९.४०.१९ ॥
Released from the head by him, he attained supreme bliss; and that head, O mighty one, vanished within the water.
9.40.20
ततः स विरुजो राजन्पूतात्मा वीतकल्मषः ।
आजगामाश्रमं प्रीतः कृतकृत्यो महोदरः ॥ ९.४०.२० ॥
Then he, free from pain, purified in spirit and freed from stain, returned to the hermitage, delighted and having accomplished his aim, the great-bellied one, O king.
9.40.21
सोऽथ गत्वाऽऽश्रमं पुण्यं विप्रमुक्तो महातपाः ।
कथयामास तत्सर्वमृषीणां भावितात्मनाम् ॥ ९.४०.२१ ॥
Then he, the great ascetic, released, went to that holy hermitage and told all of it to the sages of cultivated souls.
9.40.22
ते श्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य ततस्तीर्थस्य मानद ।
कपालमोचनमिति नाम चक्रुः समागताः ॥ ९.४०.२२ ॥
Having heard his words, O giver of honour, the assembled sages gave that sacred ford the name 'Kapālamocana'.
9.40.23
स चापि तीर्थप्रवरं पुनर्गत्वा महानृषिः ।
पीत्वा पयःसुविपुलं सिद्धिमायात्तदा मुनिः ॥ ९.४०.२३ ॥
And that great sage, too, went again to that best of sacred fords, drank abundant water, and then attained perfection.
9.40.24
तत्र दत्त्वा बहून्देयान्विप्रान्सम्पूज्य माधवः ।
जगाम तत्र राजेन्द्र उशङ्गोराश्रमं तदा ॥ ९.४०.२४ ॥
There, having given many gifts and honoured the brahmins, Mādhava then went to the hermitage of Uśaṅgu, O lord of kings.
9.40.25
यत्र तप्तं तपो घोरमार्ष्टिषेणेन भारत ।
ब्राह्मण्यं लब्धवान्यत्र विश्वामित्रो महामुनिः ॥ ९.४०.२५ ॥
Descendant of Bharata, there Ārṣṭiṣeṇa performed fierce austerity, and there the great sage Viśvāmitra attained brahminhood.
9.40.26
सर्वकामसमृद्धं च तदाश्रमपदं महत् ।
मुनिभिर्ब्राह्मणैश्चैव सेवितं सर्वदा विभो ॥ ९.४०.२६ ॥
That great hermitage site was full of all desired things, and, O lord, it was always frequented by sages and brahmins.
9.40.27
ततो हलधरः श्रीमान्ब्राह्मणैः परिवारितः ।
जगाम तत्र राजेन्द्र उशङ्गुस्तनुमत्यजत् ॥ ९.४०.२७ ॥
Then the glorious plough-bearer Balarāma, surrounded by brahmins, went there, O king of kings, where Uśaṅgu had given up his body.
9.40.28
उशङ्गुर्ब्राह्मणो वृद्धस्तपोनित्यश्च भारत ।
देहन्यासे कृतमना विचिन्त्य बहुधा तदा ॥ ९.४०.२८ ॥
The brahmin Uśaṅgu was old, constant in austerity, and, descendant of Bharata, having reflected in many ways, he resolved on laying down his body.
9.40.29
ततः सर्वानुपादाय तनयान्वै महातपाः ।
उशङ्गुरब्रवीत्तत्र नयध्वं मां पृथूदकम् ॥ ९.४०.२९ ॥
Then Uśaṅgu, the great ascetic, having gathered all his sons, said right there: "Take me to Pṛthūdaka."
9.40.30
विज्ञायातीतवयसमुशङ्गुं ते तपोधनाः ।
तं च तीर्थमपानिन्युः सरस्वत्यास्तपोधनम् ॥ ९.४०.३० ॥
Knowing Uśaṅgu to be past his years, those wealthy-in-austerity sages led that man rich in austerity to the sacred ford of the Sarasvatī.
9.40.31
स तैः पुत्रैस्तदा धीमानानीतो वै सरस्वतीम् ।
पुण्यां तीर्थशतोपेतां विप्रसङ्घैर्निषेविताम् ॥ ९.४०.३१ ॥
Then his sons led that wise sage to the holy Sarasvatī, endowed with a hundred sacred fords and frequented by throngs of brahmins.
9.40.32
स तत्र विधिना राजन्नाप्लुत्य सुमहातपाः ।
ज्ञात्वा तीर्थगुणांश्चैव प्राहेदमृषिसत्तमः।
सुप्रीतः पुरुषव्याघ्र सर्वान्पुत्रानुपासतः ॥ ९.४०.३२ ॥
There, O king, having bathed according to the rule and knowing the virtues of the sacred ford, that greatly ascetic best of sages, very pleased, spoke these words to all his sons who attended him, O tiger among men.
9.40.33
सरस्वत्युत्तरे तीरे यस्त्यजेदात्मनस्तनुम् ।
पृथूदके जप्यपरो नैनं श्वो मरणं तपेत् ॥ ९.४०.३३ ॥
He who, on the northern bank of the Sarasvatī, at Pṛthūdaka, intent on recitation, gives up his body, death shall not torment him tomorrow.
9.40.34
इत्युक्त्वा स्वां तनुं त्यक्त्वा प्रपेदे वैष्णवं पदम् ।
तत्राप्लुत्य स धर्मात्मा उपस्पृश्य हलायुधः।
दत्त्वा चैव बूहून्देयान्विप्राणां विप्रवत्सलः ॥ ९.४०.३४ ॥
Having said this, he gave up his own body and attained the abode of Viṣṇu. There, having bathed and sipped water, the righteous plough-armed one, fond of brahmins, having given many gifts due to brahmins...
9.40.35
ससर्ज यत्र भगवाँल्लोकाँल्लोकपितामहः ॥ ९.४०.३५ ॥
where the blessed grandsire of the worlds created the worlds.
9.40.36
यत्रार्ष्टिषेणः कौरव्य ब्राह्मण्यं संशितव्रतः ।
तपसा महता राजन्प्राप्तवानृषिसत्तमः ॥ ९.४०.३६ ॥
Where, O descendant of Kuru, Ārṣṭiṣeṇa of firm vows, O king, attained brahminhood through great asceticism, that best of sages.
9.40.37
सिन्धुद्वीपश्च राजर्षिर्देवापिश्च महातपाः ।
ब्राह्मण्यं लब्धवान्यत्र विश्वामित्रस्तथा मुनिः ॥ ९.४०.३७ ॥
Sindhudvīpa and the royal sage Devāpi, of great austerity, obtained brahmanhood there; likewise the sage Viśvāmitra obtained brahmanhood there.
9.40.38
महातपस्वीं भगवानुग्रतेजा महातपाः ।
तत्राजगाम बलवान्बलभद्रः प्रतापवान् ॥ ९.४०.३८ ॥
The mighty and valiant Balabhadra, the blessed one of fierce splendor and great austerity, came there.