Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 9.44
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9.44.1
स शप्ता तेन क्रुद्धेन विश्वामित्रेण धीमता ।
तस्मिंस्तीर्थवरे शुभ्रं शोणितं समुपावहत् ॥ ९.४४.१ ॥
Cursed by the wise and angry Viśvāmitra, he caused bright blood to flow in that excellent sacred ford.
9.44.2
अथाजग्मुस्ततो राजन्राक्षसास्तत्र भारत ।
तत्र ते शोणितं सर्वे पिबन्तः सुखमासते ॥ ९.४४.२ ॥
Then, O king, O Bhārata, the rākṣasas came there. All of them sat there happily drinking the blood.
9.44.3
तृप्ताश्च सुभृशं तेन सुखिता विगतज्वराः ।
नृत्यन्तश्च हसन्तश्च यथा स्वर्गजितस्तथा ॥ ९.४४.३ ॥
Greatly satisfied by it, happy and free from fever, they danced and laughed as if they had conquered heaven.
9.44.4
कस्यचित्त्वथ कालस्य ऋषयः सुतपोधनाः ।
तीर्थयात्रां समाजग्मुः सरस्वत्यां महीपते ॥ ९.४४.४ ॥
Then, after some time, O lord of the earth, sages rich in great asceticism came together on the Sarasvatī for a pilgrimage to the sacred fords.
9.44.5
तेषु सर्वेषु तीर्थेषु स्वाप्लुत्य मुनिपुङ्गवाः ।
प्राप्य प्रीतिं परां चापि तपोलुप्धा विशारदाः ॥ ९.४४.५ ॥
Having bathed well in all those sacred fords, the best of sages, eager for asceticism and skilled, obtained supreme joy.
9.44.6
प्रययुर्हि ततो राजन्येन तीर्थमसृग्वहम् ।
अथागम्य महाभागास्तत्तीर्थं दारुणं तदा ॥ ९.४४.६ ॥
Then, O king, they went to that ford flowing with blood. Then, when those greatly fortunate sages reached that dreadful ford...
9.44.7
दृष्ट्वा तोयं सरस्वत्याः शोणितेन परिप्लुतम् ।
पीयमानं च रक्षोभिर्बहुभिर्नृपसत्तम ॥ ९.४४.७ ॥
Seeing the water of the Sarasvatī flooded with blood and being drunk by many rākṣasas, O best of kings.
9.44.8
तान्दृष्ट्वा राक्षसान्राजन्मुनयः संशितव्रताः ।
परित्राणे सरस्वत्याः परं यत्नं प्रचक्रिरे ॥ ९.४४.८ ॥
Seeing those rākṣasas, O king, the sages of firm vows made great effort for the protection of the Sarasvatī.
9.44.9
ते तु सर्वे महाभागाः समागम्य महाव्रताः ।
आहूय सरितां श्रेष्ठामिदं वचनमब्रुवन् ॥ ९.४४.९ ॥
All those greatly fortunate sages of great vows, having assembled and called upon the best of rivers, spoke these words.
9.44.10
कारणं ब्रूहि कल्याणि किमर्थं ते हृदो ह्ययम् ।
एवमग्राह्यतां यातः श्रुत्वाऽध्यास्यामहे वयम् ॥ ९.४४.१० ॥
Tell the reason, O auspicious one, why this your water has become thus unfit to drink; having heard it, we shall consider.
9.44.11
ततः सा सर्वमाचष्ट यथावृत्तं प्रवेपती ।
दुःखितामथ तां दृष्ट्वा ऊचुस्ते वै तपोधनाः ॥ ९.४४.११ ॥
Then she, trembling, told everything exactly as it had happened; and seeing her sorrowful, those wealthy-in-austerity sages spoke.
9.44.12
कारणं श्रुतमस्माभिः शापश्चैव श्रुतोऽनघे ।
करिष्यन्ति तु यत्प्राप्तं सर्व एव तपोधनाः ॥ ९.४४.१२ ॥
O sinless one, we have heard the reason and the curse as well; but we, all the wealthy in austerity, will do what is to be done.
9.44.13
एवमुक्त्वा सरिच्छ्रेष्ठामूचुस्तेऽथ परस्परम् ।
विमोचयामहे सर्वे शापादेतां सरस्वतीम् ॥ ९.४४.१३ ॥
Having said this, they spoke to one another: 'Let us all free this Sarasvatī, best of rivers, from the curse.'
9.44.14
ते सर्वे ब्राह्मणा राजंस्तपोभिर्नियमैस्तथा ।
उपवासैश्च विविधैर्यमैः कष्टव्रतैस्तथा ॥ ९.४४.१४ ॥
O king, all those brahmins, through austerities, observances, various fasts, restraints and hard vows, (set about the task).
9.44.15
आराध्य पशुभर्तारं महादेवं जगत्पतिम् ।
मोक्षयामासुस्तां देवीं सरिच्छ्रेष्ठां सरस्वतीम् ॥ ९.४४.१५ ॥
Having propitiated Mahādeva, lord of beasts, lord of the world, they caused that goddess, Sarasvatī, best of rivers, to be freed.
9.44.16
तेषां तु सा प्रभावेण प्रकृतिस्था सरस्वती ।
प्रसन्नसलिला जज्ञे यथा पूर्वं तथैव हि।
निर्मुक्ता च सरिच्छ्रेष्ठा विबभौ सा यथा पुरा ॥ ९.४४.१६ ॥
By their power Sarasvatī was restored to her natural state; her waters became clear as before. Freed, that best of rivers shone again as she had formerly.
9.44.17
दृष्ट्वा तोयं सरस्वत्या मुनिभिस्तैस्तथा कृतम् ।
तानेव शरणं जग्मू राक्षसाः क्षुधितास्तथा ॥ ९.४४.१७ ॥
Seeing the sages had made Sarasvatī's water thus, the hungry rākṣasas too went for refuge to those very sages.
9.44.18
कृत्वाञ्जलिं ततो राजन्राक्षसाः क्षुधयाऽर्दिताः ।
ऊचुस्तान्वै मुनीन्सर्वान्कृपायुक्तान्पुनःपुनः ॥ ९.४४.१८ ॥
Then, O king, the rākṣasas afflicted with hunger, joining their palms, spoke again and again to all those compassionate sages.
9.44.19
वयं च क्षुधिताश्चैव धर्माद्धीनाश्च शाश्वतात् ।
न च नः कामकारोऽयं यद्वयं पापकारिणा ॥ ९.४४.१९ ॥
We are hungry and deprived of eternal dharma; this is not our own choice, that we have become thus through the evil-doer.
9.44.20
युष्माकं चाप्रसादेन दुष्कृतेन च कर्मणा ।
पक्षोऽयं वर्धतेऽस्माकं यतः स्मो ब्रह्मराक्षसाः।
योषितां चैव पापेन योनिदोषकृतेन च ॥ ९.४४.२० ॥
Our faction grows through your displeasure and wicked deeds, since we are brahmin-rakshasas; and also through the sin of women and the fault arising from defect of birth.
9.44.21
एवं हि वैश्यशूद्राणां क्षत्रियाणां तथैव च ।
ये ब्राह्मणान्प्रद्विषन्ति ते भवन्तीह राक्षसाः ॥ ९.४४.२१ ॥
Thus those among vaiśyas, śūdras and kṣatriyas too who hate brāhmaṇas become rākṣasas here.
9.44.22
शक्तिमन्तोऽपि ये केचिदाश्रितानां च रक्षणम् ।
न कुर्वन्ति मनुष्यास्ते सम्भवन्तीह राक्षसाः ॥ ९.४४.२२ ॥
Men who, though capable, do not protect those who depend on them become rākṣasas here.
9.44.23
आचार्यमृत्विजं चैव गुरुं वृद्वजनं तथा ।
प्रणिनो येऽवमन्यन्ते ते भवन्तीह राक्षसाः ॥ ९.४४.२३ ॥
Those who disrespect a teacher, an officiating priest, a guru, the elders, and living beings become rākṣasas here.
9.44.24
तत्कुरुध्वमिहास्माकं तारणं द्विजसत्तमाः ।
शक्ता भवन्तः सर्वेषां लोकानामपि तारणे ॥ ९.४४.२४ ॥
Therefore, best of the twice-born, deliver us here; you are able to deliver all the worlds.
9.44.25
तेषां तु वचनं श्रुत्वा तुष्टुवुस्तां महानदीम् ।
मोक्षार्थं रक्षसां तेषामूचुः प्रयतमानसाः ॥ ९.४४.२५ ॥
Hearing their words, they praised that great river; for the liberation of those rakshasas, with composed minds, they spoke.
9.44.26
क्षुतं कीटावपन्नं च यच्चोच्छिष्टाचितं भवेत् ।
सकेशमवधूतं च रुदितोपहतं च यत् ॥ ९.४४.२६ ॥
Food that has been sneezed upon, that an insect has fallen into, that is touched by leftovers, with hair in it, shaken out, or spoiled by weeping.
9.44.27
श्वभिः संसृष्टमन्नं च भागोऽसौ रक्षसामिह ।
तस्माज्ज्ञात्वा सदा विद्वानेतान्यत्नाद्विवर्जयेत्।
राक्षसान्नमसौ भुङ्क्ते यो भुङ्क्ते ह्यन्नमीदृशम् ॥ ९.४४.२७ ॥
Food contaminated by dogs is here the portion of the rakshasas. Therefore the wise man, knowing this always, should carefully avoid these. He who eats such food eats the food of the rakshasas.
9.44.28
शोधयित्वा ततस्तीर्थमृषयस्ते तपोधनाः ।
मोक्षार्थं राक्षसानां च नदीं तां प्रत्यचोदयन् ॥ ९.४४.२८ ॥
Then those sages rich in asceticism, having purified the sacred ford, urged that river on for the liberation of the rakshasas.
9.44.29
महर्षीणां मतं ज्ञात्वा ततः सा सरितां वरा ।
अरुणामानयामास स्वां तनुं पुरुषर्षभ ॥ ९.४४.२९ ॥
Knowing the opinion of the great sages, then that best of rivers brought forth Aruṇā from her own body, O bull among men.
9.44.30
तस्यान्तेराक्षसाः स्नात्वा तनूस्त्यक्त्वा दिवं गताः ।
अरुणायां महाराज ब्रह्मवध्यापहा हि सा ॥ ९.४४.३० ॥
Bathing within her, the rakshasas, having cast off their bodies, went to heaven. Great king, in Aruṇā she is the remover of the guilt of killing a brahmin.
9.44.31
एतमर्थमभिज्ञाय देवराजः शतक्रतुः ।
तस्मिंस्तीर्थे वरे स्नात्वा विमुक्तः पाप्मना किल ॥ ९.४४.३१ ॥
Knowing this matter, Indra, king of the gods, the hundred-sacrificer, bathed in that excellent sacred ford and was indeed freed from sin.
9.44.32
किमर्थं भगवाञ्शक्रो ब्रह्मवध्यामवाप्तवान् ।
कथमस्मिंश्च तीर्थे वै आप्लुत्याकल्मषोऽभवत् ॥ ९.४४.३२ ॥
For what reason did the venerable Śakra incur the guilt of killing a brahmin, and how, having bathed in this sacred ford, did he become free from stain?
9.44.33
शृणुष्वैतदुपाख्यानं यथावृत्तं जनेश्वर ।
यथा बिभेद समयं नमुचेर्वासवः पुरा ॥ ९.४४.३३ ॥
Listen, lord of men, to this story exactly as it happened: how Vāsava once broke his agreement with Namuci.
9.44.34
जमुचिर्वासवाद्भीतः सूर्यरश्मिं समाविशत् ।
तेनेन्द्रः सख्यमकरोत्समयं चेदमब्रवीत् ॥ ९.४४.३४ ॥
Namuci, afraid of Indra, entered a ray of the sun. Indra made friendship with him and spoke this agreement.
9.44.35
न चार्द्रेण न शुष्केण न रात्रौ नापि चाहनि ।
वधिष्याम्यसुरश्रेष्ठ सखे सत्येन ते शपे ॥ ९.४४.३५ ॥
Neither with the wet nor with the dry, neither by night nor by day will I slay you. O best of asuras, friend, I swear this to you by truth.
9.44.36
एवं स कृत्वा समयं दृष्ट्वा नीहास्मीश्वरः ।
चिच्छेदास्य शिरो राजन्नपां फेनेन वासवः ॥ ९.४४.३६ ॥
Having made the agreement in this way and watching for his chance, O king, the lord Vāsava cut off his head with the foam of the waters.
9.44.37
तच्छिरो नमुचेश्छिन्नं पृष्ठतः शक्रमन्वियात् ।
भोभो मित्रह पापेति ब्रुवाणं शक्रमन्तिकात् ॥ ९.४४.३७ ॥
Namuci's severed head followed Śakra from behind, calling out to him from nearby: 'O, O friend-killer, sinner!'
9.44.38
एवं स शिरसा तेन चोद्यमानः पुनः पुनः ।
पितामहाय सन्तप्त एतमर्थं न्यवेदयत् ॥ ९.४४.३८ ॥
Thus, pressed again and again by that head, distressed, he reported this matter to the Grandfather.
9.44.39
तमब्रवील्लोकगुरुररुणायां यथाविधि ।
इष्ट्वोपस्पृश देवेन्द्र तीर्थे पापभयापहे ॥ ९.४४.३९ ॥
The teacher of the worlds said to him: 'O lord of the gods, having sacrificed at the Aruṇā according to rule, bathe in the sacred ford that removes the fear of sin.'
9.44.40
एषा पुण्यजला शक्र कृता मुनिभिरेव तु ।
निगूढमस्यागमनमिहासीत्पूर्वमेव तु ॥ ९.४४.४० ॥
O Śakra, this holy-watered ford was indeed made by sages; but its coming here had been hidden before.
9.44.41
ततोऽभ्येत्यारुणां देवीं प्लावयामास वारिणा ।
सरस्वत्यारुणायाश्च पुण्योऽयं सङ्गमो महान् ॥ ९.४४.४१ ॥
Then, approaching the goddess Aruṇā, he drenched her with water; this confluence of the Sarasvatī and the Aruṇā is holy and great.
9.44.42
इह त्वं यज देवेन्द्र दद दानान्यनेकशः ।
अत्राप्लुत्य सुघोरात्त्वं पातकाद्विप्रमोक्ष्यसे ॥ ९.४४.४२ ॥
Here, O lord of the gods, perform sacrifice and give gifts in great variety; having bathed here, you will be freed from your most dreadful sin.
9.44.43
इत्युक्तः स सरस्वत्याः कुञ्जे वै जनमेजय ।
इष्ट्वा यथावद्बलभिदरुणायामुपास्पृशत् ॥ ९.४४.४३ ॥
Thus addressed in the grove of the Sarasvatī, O Janamejaya, he duly performed the sacrifice, and Indra, slayer of Bala, bathed in the Aruṇā.
9.44.44
स मुक्तः पाप्मना तेन ब्रह्मवध्याकृतेन च ।
जगाम संहृष्टमनास्त्रिदिवं त्रिदशेश्वरः ॥ ९.४४.४४ ॥
Freed from that sin and from the guilt born of the slaying of a Brahmin, the lord of the thirty gods went to heaven with gladdened heart.
9.44.45
शिरस्तच्चापि नमुचेस्तत्रैवाप्लुत्य भारत ।
लोकान्कामदुधात्प्राप्तमक्षयान्राजसत्तम ॥ ९.४४.४५ ॥
And there, O Bhārata, he also washed the head of Namuci; and bathing there, O best of kings, he obtained the imperishable worlds, which grant all desires.
9.44.46
तत्राप्युपस्पृश्य बलो महात्मा ।
दत्त्वा च दानानि पृथग्विधानि।
अवाप्य धर्मं परमार्यकर्मा ।
जगाम सोमस्य महत्सुतीर्थम् ॥ ९.४४.४६ ॥
There, too, having bathed, the great-souled Bala gave various gifts, obtained merit, and, of supreme noble deeds, went to the great holy ford of Soma.
9.44.47
यत्रायजद्राजसूयेन सोमः ।
साक्षात्पुरा विधिवत्पार्थिवेन्द्र।
अत्रिर्धीमान्ब्रह्मपुत्रो बभूव ।
होता यस्मिन्क्रतुमुख्ये महात्मा ॥ ९.४४.४७ ॥
Where of old Soma himself duly performed the Rājasūya sacrifice, O lord of kings, and in that chief sacrifice the wise son of Brahmā, the great-souled Atri, became the Hotṛ priest.
9.44.48
यस्यान्तेऽभूत्सुमहद्दानवानां ।
दैतेयानां राक्षसानां च देवैः।
सङ्ग्रामो वै तारकाख्यः सुतीव्रो ।
यत्र स्कन्दस्तारकाख्यं जघान ॥ ९.४४.४८ ॥
At the end of which there occurred the very great and fierce battle, called the Tāraka war, between the Dānavas, Daityas and Rākṣasas on one side and the gods on the other; and there Skanda slew the one called Tāraka.
9.44.49
सैनापत्यं लब्धवान्दैवतानां ।
महासेनो यत्र दैत्यान्तकर्ता।
साक्षाच्चैवं न्यवसत्कार्तिकेयः ।
सदा कुमारो यत्र स प्लुक्षराजः ॥ ९.४४.४९ ॥
There Mahāsena obtained the command of the army of the gods; Kārttikeya, destroyer of the demons, dwelt there in person; that youth, king of the plakṣa trees, always remained there.