Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 9.45
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9.45.1
सरस्वत्याः प्रभावोऽयमुक्तस्ते द्विजसत्तम ।
कुमारस्याभिषेकं तु ब्रह्मन्नाख्यातुमर्हसि ॥ ९.४५.१ ॥
O best of the twice-born, you have told this power of the Sarasvatī. Now, O brahmin, you ought to recount the consecration of the youth.
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यस्मिन्देशे च काले च यथा च वदतां वर ।
यैश्चाभिषिक्तो भगवान्विधिना येन च प्रभुः ॥ ९.४५.२ ॥
O best of speakers, in what place and at what time, how, by whom, and by which rite was the venerable lord consecrated?
9.45.3
स्कन्दो यथा च दैत्यानामकरोत्कदनं महत् ।
तथा मे सर्वमाचक्ष्व परं कौतूहलं हि मे ॥ ९.४५.३ ॥
Tell me all of how Skanda made the great slaughter of the Daityas, for my curiosity is very great indeed.
9.45.4
कुरुवंशस्य सदृशं कौतूहलमिदं तव ।
हर्षमुत्पादयत्वेव वचो मे जनमेजय ॥ ९.४५.४ ॥
O Janamejaya, this curiosity of yours is fitting for the Kuru lineage; may my words bring you gladness.
9.45.5
हन्त ते कथयिष्यामि शृण्वानस्य नराधिप ।
अभिषेकं कुमारस्य प्रभावं च महात्मनः ॥ ९.४५.५ ॥
Very well, O lord of men, while you listen I shall tell you of the consecration of the youth and the power of the great-souled one.
9.45.6
तेजो माहेश्वरं स्कन्नमग्नौ प्रपतितं पुरा ।
तत्सर्वं भगवानग्निर्नाशकद्धर्तुमक्षयम् ॥ ९.४५.६ ॥
Long ago the radiance of Maheśvara (Śiva) spilled and fell into the fire; the venerable Agni could not bear to hold all that imperishable energy.
9.45.7
तेन सीदति तेजस्वी दीप्तिमान्हव्यवाहनः ।
न चैवं धारयामास ब्रह्मणे उक्तवान्प्रभुः ॥ ९.४५.७ ॥
By that energy the radiant, brilliant Havyavāhana (Agni) was weakened; unable to bear it thus, the lord spoke to Brahmā.
9.45.8
स गङ्गामुपसगम्य नियोगाद्ब्रह्मणः प्रभुः ।
गर्भमाहितवान्दिव्यं भास्करोपमतेजसम् ॥ ९.४५.८ ॥
At Brahmā's command the lord approached the Gaṅgā and placed in her that divine embryo, whose splendour rivalled the sun's.
9.45.9
अथ गङ्गापि तं गर्भमसहन्ती विधारणे ।
उत्ससर्ज गिरौ रम्ये हिमवत्यमरार्चिते ॥ ९.४५.९ ॥
Then the Gaṅgā too, unable to bear that embryo, let it go upon a lovely mountain of Himavat, worshipped by the gods.
9.45.10
स तत्र ववृधे लोकानावृत्य ज्वलनात्मजः ।
ददृशुर्ज्वलनाकारं तं गर्भमथ कृत्तिकाः ॥ ९.४५.१० ॥
There the son of fire grew, enveloping the worlds; then the Kṛttikās saw that fire-like embryo.
9.45.11
शरस्तम्बे महात्मानमनलात्मजमीश्वरम् ।
ममायमिति ताः सर्वाः पुत्रार्थिन्योऽभिचुक्रुशुः ॥ ९.४५.११ ॥
In the clump of reeds, seeing that great-souled son of fire, the mighty one, all of them, desiring a son, cried out, "This one is mine!"
9.45.12
तासां विदित्वा भावं तं मातॄणां भगवान्प्रभुः ।
प्रस्नुतानां पयः षड्भिर्वदनैरपिबत्तदा ॥ ९.४५.१२ ॥
Knowing their feeling, the blessed lord then drank the milk flowing from those mothers with six mouths.
9.45.13
तं प्रभावं समालक्ष्य तस्य बालस्य कृत्तिकाः ।
परं विस्मयमापन्ना देव्यो दिव्यवपुर्धराः ॥ ९.४५.१३ ॥
Seeing that power of the child, the Kṛttikā goddesses, bearing divine bodies, were filled with great wonder.
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यत्रोत्सृष्टश्च गर्भः स गङ्गया निरिमूर्धनि ।
स शैलः काञ्चनः सर्वः सम्बभौ मेरुवत्तदा ॥ ९.४५.१४ ॥
Where the Gaṅgā set down that embryo upon the mountain-peak, that whole mountain then shone golden like Meru.
9.45.15
वर्धता चैव गर्भेण पृथिवी तेन रञ्जिता ।
अतश्च सर्वे संवृत्ता गिरयः काञ्चनात्मकाः ॥ ९.४५.१५ ॥
And as the embryo grew, the earth was tinted by it; therefore all the mountains became made of gold.
9.45.16
कुमारः सुमहावीर्यः कार्तिकेय इति स्मृतः ।
गाङ्गेयः पूर्वमभवन्महाकायो बलान्वितः ॥ ९.४५.१६ ॥
That youth of great valour came to be known as Kārttikeya; formerly he was Gāṅgeya, of mighty body and endowed with strength.
9.45.17
शमेन तपसा चैव वीर्येण च समन्वितः ।
ववृधेऽतीव राजेन्द्र चन्द्रवत्प्रियदर्शनः। ॥ ९.४५.१७ ॥
Endowed with calm, austerity and valour, he grew exceedingly, O lord of kings, pleasant to behold like the moon.
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स तस्मिन्काञ्चने दिव्ये शरस्तम्बे श्रिया वृतः ।
स्तयमानः सदा शेते गन्धर्वैर्मुनिभिस्तथा ॥ ९.४५.१८ ॥
He lies there in that golden, divine thicket of reeds, surrounded by splendour, always praised by the Gandharvas and sages.
9.45.19
तथैनमन्वनृत्यन्त देवकन्याः सहस्रशः ।
दिव्यवादित्रनृत्यज्ञाः स्तुवन्त्यश्चारुदर्शनाः ॥ ९.४५.१९ ॥
Thus thousands of celestial maidens danced around him, skilled in divine instruments and dance, lovely to behold, praising him.
9.45.20
अन्वयुश्चाग्नयः सर्वे गङ्गा च सरितां वरा ।
दधार पृथिवी चैनं बिभ्रती रूपमुत्तमम्। ॥ ९.४५.२० ॥
All the sacred fires followed him, and the Ganges, best of rivers. The earth, bearing a supreme form, held him.
9.45.21
जातकर्मादिकास्तस्य क्रियाश्चक्रे बृहस्पतिः ।
वेदश्चैनं चतुर्मूर्तिरपतस्थे कृताञ्जलिः ॥ ९.४५.२१ ॥
Bṛhaspati performed his birth rites and the rest; the Veda in its fourfold form stood before him with folded hands.
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धनुर्वेदश्चतुष्पादः सास्त्रग्रामः ससङ्ग्रहः ।
तत्रैनं समुपातिष्ठत्साक्षाद्वाणी च केवला ॥ ९.४५.२२ ॥
There came to him the four-footed science of the bow, with its host of weapons and its compendium; and speech herself, in person, alone.
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स ददर्श महात्मानं देवदेवमुमापतिः ।
शैलपुत्र्या समागम्यभूतसङ्घशतैर्वृतः ॥ ९.४५.२३ ॥
Umāpati, the god of gods, saw that great-souled one, joined by the mountain-born goddess and surrounded by hundreds of hosts of beings.
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निकाया भूतसङ्घानां परमाद्भुतदर्शनाः ।
विकृता विकृताकारा विकृताभरणध्वजाः ॥ ९.४५.२४ ॥
The companies of the hosts of beings, of supremely wondrous appearance, were distorted, of distorted shapes, with distorted ornaments and banners.
9.45.25
व्याघ्रसिंहर्क्षवदना बिडालमकराननाः ।
वृषदंशमुखाश्चान्ये गजोष्ट्रवदनास्तथा ॥ ९.४५.२५ ॥
Some had the faces of tigers, lions and bears, some of cats and crocodiles, others of bulls and gadflies, and likewise some had the faces of elephants and camels.
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उलूकवदनाः केचिद्गृध्रगोमायुदर्शनाः ।
क्रौञ्चपारावतनिभैर्वदनै राङ्कवैरपि ॥ ९.४५.२६ ॥
Some had owl faces, some looked like vultures and jackals, and some had faces like herons and pigeons, and faces like the ṅkava birds as well.
9.45.27
श्वाविच्छल्यकगोधानामजैडकगवां तथा ।
सदृशानि वपूंष्यन्ये तत्रतत्र व्यधारयन् ॥ ९.४५.२७ ॥
Some bore bodies like dogs, lizards, porcupines and monitor lizards, and bodies like goats, rams and cows; others here and there bore such bodies as well.
9.45.28
केचिच्छेलाम्बुदप्रख्याश्चक्रालातगदायुधाः ।
केचिदञ्जनपुञ्जाभाः केचिच्छ्वेताचलप्रभाः ॥ ९.४५.२८ ॥
Some were like mountains and clouds, armed with discs, blazing brands and clubs; some were dark like heaps of collyrium, and some shone like white mountains.
9.45.29
सप्तमातृगणाश्चैव समाजग्मुर्विशाम्पते ।
साध्या विश्वेऽथ मरुतो वसवः पितरस्तथा ॥ ९.४५.२९ ॥
O lord of the people, the groups of the seven Mothers also gathered there; the Sādhyas, the Viśvas, then the Maruts, the Vasus and the ancestors likewise.
9.45.30
रुद्रादित्यास्तथा सिद्धा भुजगा दानवाः खगाः ।
ब्रह्मा स्वयम्भूर्भगवान्सपुत्रः सहविष्णुना ॥ ९.४५.३० ॥
The Rudras and Ādityas likewise, the Siddhas, serpents, Dānavas and birds; and the self-existent blessed lord Brahmā with his sons, together with Viṣṇu.
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शक्रस्तथाऽभ्ययाद्द्रष्टुं कुमारममितप्रभम् ।
नारदप्रमुखाश्चापि देवगन्धर्वसत्तमाः ॥ ९.४५.३१ ॥
Śakra too came to see the youth of boundless splendour, and the best of the gods and gandharvas, led by Nārada.
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देवर्षयश्च सिद्धाश्च बृहस्पतिपुरोगमाः ।
पितरो जगतः श्रेष्ठा देवानामपि देवताः।
तेऽपि तत्र समाजग्मुर्यामा धामाश्च सर्वशः ॥ ९.४५.३२ ॥
The divine sages and the siddhas led by Bṛhaspati, the foremost of the ancestors of the world, and even the deities of the gods, all gathered there; the Yāmas and the Dhāmas came from every quarter.
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स तु बालोऽपि बलवान्महायोगबलान्वितः ।
अभ्याजगाम देवेशं शूलहस्तं पिनाकिनम् ॥ ९.४५.३३ ॥
Though a child, he was mighty, endowed with the power of great yoga; he came near to the lord of the gods, Pinākin, who held the trident in hand.
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तमाव्रजन्तमालक्ष्य शिवस्यासीन्मनोगतम् ।
युगपच्छैलपुत्र्याश्च गङ्गायाः पावकस्य च ॥ ९.४५.३४ ॥
Seeing him approach, a thought arose in Śiva's mind, and at the same time in the mind of the mountain's daughter, of Gaṅgā, and of Agni.
9.45.35
कं नु पूर्वमयं बालो गौरवादभ्युपैष्यति ।
अपि मामिति सर्वेषां तेषामासीन्मनोगतम् ॥ ९.४५.३५ ॥
'To whom will this child first draw near out of respect? Perhaps to me?'—this was the thought in the mind of each of them.
9.45.36
तेषामेतमभिप्रायं चतुर्णामुपलक्ष्य सः ।
युगपद्योगमास्थाय ससर्ज विविधास्तनूः ॥ ९.४५.३६ ॥
Perceiving this intention of the four, he at once resorted to yoga and created many forms of himself.
9.45.37
ततोऽभवच्चतुर्मूर्तिः क्षणेन भगवान्प्रभुः ।
तस्य शाखो विशाखश्च नैगमेयश्च पृष्ठतः ॥ ९.४५.३७ ॥
Then the blessed lord took a fourfold form in an instant; behind him were Śākha, Viśākha and Naigameya.
9.45.38
एवं स कृत्वा ह्यात्मानं चतुर्धा भगवान्प्रभुः ।
यतो रुद्रस्ततः स्कन्दो जगामाद्भुतदर्शनः ॥ ९.४५.३८ ॥
Having thus divided himself fourfold, the blessed mighty lord — from whom Rudra came — Skanda went forth, of wondrous appearance.
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विशाखस्तु ययौ देवीं ततो गिरिवरात्मजाम् ।
शाखो ययौ स भगवान्दिव्यमूर्तिर्विभावसुम् ॥ ९.४५.३९ ॥
Viśākha went to the goddess, the daughter of the best of mountains; the blessed Śākha, of divine form, went to Vibhāvasu.
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नैगमेयोऽगमद्गङ्गां कुमारः पावकप्रभः ॥ ९.४५.४० ॥
Naigameya went to the Gaṅgā; the youth, radiant as fire,
9.45.41
सर्वे भासुरदेहास्ते चत्वारः समरूपिणः ।
तान्समभ्ययुरव्यग्रास्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥ ९.४५.४१ ॥
All four were of radiant bodies and equal form; they approached them without agitation, and it became something wondrous.
9.45.42
हाहाकारो महानासीद्देवदानवरक्षसाम् ।
तद्दृष्ट्वा महदाश्चर्यमद्भुतं रोमहर्षणम् ॥ ९.४५.४२ ॥
A great outcry arose among gods, dānavas and rākṣasas; seeing that great marvel, wondrous and hair-raising, (all were astonished).
9.45.43
ततो रुद्रश्च देवी च पावकश्च पितामहम् ।
गङ्गया सहिताः सर्वे प्रणिपेतुर्जगत्पतिम् ॥ ९.४५.४३ ॥
Then Rudra, the goddess, Fire and Gaṅgā together, all bowed down to Pitāmaha, lord of the world.
9.45.44
प्रणिपत्य ततस्ते तु विधिवद्राजपुङ्गव ।
इदमूचुर्वचो राजन्कार्तिकेयप्रियेप्सया ॥ ९.४५.४४ ॥
Having bowed down properly, O best of kings, they spoke these words, desiring to please Kārttikeya.
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अस्य बालस्य भगवन्नाधिपत्य यथेप्सितम् ।
अस्मत्प्रियार्थं देवेश सदृशं दातुमर्हसि ॥ ९.४५.४५ ॥
O revered lord, lord of gods, for our pleasure you should grant this child lordship as he desires, a fitting one.
9.45.46
ततः स भगवान्धीमान्सर्वलोकपितामहः ।
मनसा चिन्तयामास किमयं लभतामिति ॥ ९.४५.४६ ॥
Then that wise, revered grandfather of all worlds pondered in his mind what this one should obtain.
9.45.47
ऐश्वर्याणि च सर्वाणि देवगन्धर्वरक्षसाम् ।
भूतयक्षविहङ्गानां पन्नगानां च सर्वशः ॥ ९.४५.४७ ॥
And all the lordships of gods, gandharvas and rākṣasas, of spirits, yakṣas and birds, and of serpents, entirely.
9.45.48
सर्वमेवादिदेशासौ कौरवेय महात्मनः ।
समर्थं च तमैश्वर्ये महामतिरमन्यत ॥ ९.४५.४८ ॥
O Kaurava, that great-minded one assigned everything to that great-souled one, and considered him capable of lordship.
9.45.49
ततो मुहूर्तं स ध्यात्वा देवानां स्रेयसि स्थितः ।
सैनापत्यं ददौ तस्मै सर्व भूतेषु भारत ॥ ९.४५.४९ ॥
Then, having meditated for a moment, established in the welfare of the gods, he gave him the command of the army over all beings, O Bhārata.
9.45.50
सर्वदेवनिकायानां ये राजानः परिश्रुताः ।
तान्सर्वान्व्यादिदेशास्मै सर्वभूतपितामहः ॥ ९.४५.५० ॥
All the renowned kings of the multitudes of gods, all of them, the grandsire of all beings assigned to him.
9.45.51
ततः कुमारमादाय देवा ब्रह्मपुरोगमाः ।
अभिषेकार्थमाजग्मुः शैलेन्द्रं सहितास्ततः ॥ ९.४५.५१ ॥
Then, taking the youth, the gods led by Brahmā came together for the consecration to the king of mountains.
9.45.52
पुण्यां हैमवतीं देवीं सरिच्छ्रेष्ठां सरस्वतीम् ।
समन्तपञ्चके या वै त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुता ॥ ९.४५.५२ ॥
The sacred goddess born of the Himālaya, Sarasvatī, best of rivers, who is at Samantapañcaka and is renowned in the three worlds.
9.45.53
तत्र तीरे सरस्वत्याः पुण्ये सर्वगुणान्विते ।
निषेदुर्देवगन्धर्वाः सर्वे सम्पूर्णमानसाः ॥ ९.४५.५३ ॥
There, on the sacred bank of Sarasvatī, endowed with all virtues, all the gods and gandharvas, with minds made full, sat down.