Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 9.48
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9.48.1
अत्यद्भुतमिदं ब्रह्मञ्श्रुतवानस्मि तत्त्वतः ।
अभिषेकं कुमारस्य विस्तरेण यथाविधि ॥ ९.४८.१ ॥
O brahmin, this is most wondrous. I have heard truly and in full the consecration of the youth, performed according to rule.
9.48.2
यच्छ्रुत्वा पूतमात्मानं विजानामि तपोधन ।
प्रहृष्टानि च रोमाणि प्रसन्नं च मनो मम ॥ ९.४८.२ ॥
O treasure of austerity, having heard this I know myself to be purified; the hairs of my body stand on end and my mind is serene.
9.48.3
अभिषेकं कुमारस्य दैत्यानां च वधं तथा ।
श्रुत्वा मे परमा प्रीतिर्भूयः कौतूहलं हि मे ॥ ९.४८.३ ॥
Having heard of the consecration of the youth and likewise the slaying of the Daityas, I have supreme delight, and my curiosity grows yet again.
9.48.4
अपाम्पतिः कथं ह्यस्मिन्नभिषिक्तः पुरा सुरैः ।
तन्मे ब्रूहि महाप्रज्ञ कुशलो ह्यसि सत्तम ॥ ९.४८.४ ॥
O greatly wise one, O best of the good, how was the lord of the waters consecrated by the gods in former times in this matter? Tell me of it, for you are indeed skilled.
9.48.5
शृणु राजन्निदं चित्रं पूर्वकाले यथाऽभवत् ॥ ९.४८.५ ॥
Listen, O king, to this wondrous matter, as it came to pass in former times.
9.48.6
आदौ कृतयुगे राजन्वर्तमाने यथाविधि ।
वरुणं देवताः सर्वाः समेत्येदमथाब्रुवन् ॥ ९.४८.६ ॥
O king, at the beginning, while the Kṛta age prevailed, all the gods assembled before Varuṇa according to rule and spoke these words.
9.48.7
यथाऽस्मान्सुरराट् शक्रो भयेभ्यः पाति सर्वदा ।
तथा त्वमपि सर्वासां सरितां वै पतिर्भव ॥ ९.४८.७ ॥
Just as Śakra, king of the gods, always protects us from fears, so you too should become the lord of all rivers.
9.48.8
वासश्च ते सदा देव सागरे मकरालये ।
समुद्रोऽयं तव वशे भविष्यति नदीपतिः ॥ ९.४८.८ ॥
O god, your dwelling shall always be in the ocean, the abode of makaras; this sea shall be under your sway, and you shall be lord of rivers.
9.48.9
सोमेन सार्धं च तव हानिवृद्वी भविष्यतः ।
एवमस्त्विति तान्देवान्वरुणो वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥ ९.४८.९ ॥
Your waxing and waning will go together with Soma's. "So be it," said Varuṇa to those gods.
9.48.10
समागम्य ततः सर्वे वरुणं सागरालयम् ।
अपाम्पतिं प्रचक्रुर्हि विधिदृष्टेन कर्मणा ॥ ९.४८.१० ॥
Then all the gods gathered together and made Varuṇa, who dwells in the ocean, lord of the waters, by a rite performed according to the prescribed method.
9.48.11
अभिषिच्य ततो देवा वरुणं यादसाम्पतिम् ।
जग्मुः स्वान्येव स्थानानि पूजयित्वा जलेश्वरम् ॥ ९.४८.११ ॥
Then the gods anointed Varuṇa, lord of the aquatic creatures, and after honoring the lord of the waters they went each to their own abodes.
9.48.12
अभिषिक्तस्ततो देवैर्वरुणोऽपि महायशाः ।
सरितः सागरांश्चैव नदांश्चापि सरांसि च।
पालयामास विधिना यथा देवाञ्शतक्रतुः ॥ ९.४८.१२ ॥
Anointed by the gods, Varuṇa of great fame then protected, according to rule, the rivers, the oceans, the streams and the lakes, just as Indra, the performer of a hundred sacrifices, protects the gods.
9.48.13
ततस्त्रत्राप्युपस्पृश्य दत्त्वा च विविधं वसु ।
अग्नितीर्थं महाप्राज्ञो जगामाथ प्रलम्बहा।
नष्टो न दृश्यते यत्र शमीगर्भे दुताशनः ॥ ९.४८.१३ ॥
There too, having sipped water and given various wealth, the very wise slayer of Pralamba went on to the Agni-ford, where the fire has vanished into the womb of the śamī tree and is not seen.
9.48.14
लोकालोकविनाशे च प्रादुर्भूते तदाऽनघ ।
उपतस्थुः सुरा यत्र सर्वलोकपितामहम् ॥ ९.४८.१४ ॥
O sinless one, when the destruction of the worlds and the unworlds arose, then the gods approached the grandfather of all worlds.
9.48.15
अग्निः प्रनष्टो भगवान्कारणं च न विद्महे ।
सर्वभूतक्षयो राजन्सम्पादय विभोऽनलम् ॥ ९.४८.१५ ॥
The venerable Agni has vanished, and we do not know the cause. O king, the destruction of all beings is coming; O mighty one, bring forth the fire.
9.48.16
किमर्थं भगवानग्निः प्रनष्टो लोकभावनाः ।
विज्ञातश्च कथं देवैस्तन्ममाचक्ष्व तत्त्वतः ॥ ९.४८.१६ ॥
For what reason did the venerable Agni, nurturer of the worlds, vanish? And how did the gods come to know of it? Tell me this truly, as it is.
9.48.17
भृगोः शापाद्भृशं भीतो जातवेदाः प्रतापवान् ।
शमीगर्भमथासाद्य ननाश भगवांस्ततः ॥ ९.४८.१७ ॥
Greatly frightened by Bhṛgu's curse, the mighty Jātavedas (Agni) reached the womb of the śamī tree, and there the venerable one vanished.
9.48.18
प्रनष्टे तु तदा वह्नौ देवाः सर्वे सवासवाः ।
अन्वैषन्त तदा नष्टं ज्वलनं भृशदुःखिताः ॥ ९.४८.१८ ॥
When the fire had vanished, all the gods together with Vāsava (Indra), greatly grieved, searched for the lost blazing fire.
9.48.19
ततोऽग्नितीर्थमासाद्य शमीगर्भस्थमेव हि ।
ददृशुर्ज्वलनं तत्र वसमानं यथाविधि ॥ ९.४८.१९ ॥
Then, having reached the fire-ford, they saw the fire dwelling there according to rule, situated within the śamī tree.
9.48.20
देवाः सर्वे नरव्याघ्र बृहस्पतिपुरोगमाः ।
ज्वलनं तं समासाद्य प्रीताऽभूवन्सवासवाः ॥ ९.४८.२० ॥
O tiger among men, all the gods led by Bṛhaspati, together with Indra, reached that fire and were pleased.
9.48.21
पुनर्यथागतं जग्मुः सर्वभक्षश्च सोऽभवत् ।
भृगोः शापान्महाभाग यदुक्तं ब्रह्मवादिना ॥ ९.४८.२१ ॥
They went back the way they had come, and he became the devourer of all, because of the curse of Bhṛgu, O greatly fortunate one, as the speaker of the Veda had said.
9.48.22
तत्राप्याप्लुत्य मतिमान्ब्रह्मशापान्मुमोच ह ॥ ९.४८.२२ ॥
There too, having bathed, the wise one was freed from the curse of Brahmā.
9.48.23
तत्राप्लुत्य ततो ब्रह्मा सह देवैः प्रभुः पुरा ।
ससर्ज चान्नानि तथा देवतानां यथाविधि ॥ ९.४८.२३ ॥
There, having bathed, the lord Brahmā together with the gods formerly created food and offerings for the gods, according to rule.
9.48.24
तत्र स्नात्वा च दत्त्वा च वसूनि विविधानि च ।
कौबेरं प्रययौ तीर्थं यत्र तप्त्वा महत्तपः ॥ ९.४८.२४ ॥
There, having bathed and given various treasures, he went to the Kaubera ford, where he had performed great austerity.
9.48.25
धनाधिपत्यं सम्प्राप्तो राजन्नैलबिलः प्रभुः ॥ ९.४८.२५ ॥
O king, the lord Naila-bila attained lordship over wealth.
9.48.26
तत्रस्थमेव तं राजन्धनानि निधयस्तथा ।
उपतद्धतुर्नरश्रेष्ठ तत्तीर्थं लाङ्गली बलः ॥ ९.४८.२६ ॥
O best of men, O king, wealth and treasures attended upon him as he stayed there; Balarāma, the plough-bearer, went to that sacred ford.
9.48.27
गत्वा स्नात्वा च विधिवद्ब्राह्मणेभ्यो धनं ददौ ।
ददृशे तत्र तत्स्थानं कौबेरे काननोत्तमे ॥ ९.४८.२७ ॥
Having gone there and bathed according to rule, he gave wealth to the brahmins; and in that excellent forest he saw that place belonging to Kubera.
9.48.28
पुरा यत्र तपस्तप्तं विपुलं सुमहात्मना ।
यक्षराज्ञा कुबेरेण वरा लब्धाश्च पुष्कलाः ॥ ९.४८.२८ ॥
Formerly, where the great-souled king of the yakṣas, Kubera, performed a vast austerity and there obtained many boons.
9.48.29
धनाधिपत्यं सख्यं च रुद्रेणामिततेजसा ।
सुरत्वं लोकपालत्वं पुत्रं च नलकूबरम् ॥ ९.४८.२९ ॥
Lordship over wealth, friendship with Rudra of immeasurable brilliance, divinity, guardianship of the worlds, and a son, Nalakūbara.
9.48.30
यत्र लेभे महाबाहो धनाधिपतिरञ्जसा ।
अभिषिक्तश्च तत्रैव समागम्य मरुद्गणैः ॥ ९.४८.३० ॥
O mighty-armed one, where the lord of wealth readily attained that lordship, and there, having assembled with the host of Maruts, he was anointed.
9.48.31
वाहनं चास्य तद्दत्तं हंसयुक्तं मनोजवम् ।
विमानं पुष्पकं दिव्यं नैर्ऋतैश्वर्यमेव च ॥ ९.४८.३१ ॥
That vehicle yoked with swans, swift as thought, was given to him, together with the divine Puṣpaka aircraft and the lordship over the Nairṛtas.
9.48.32
तत्राप्लुत्य बलो राजन्दत्त्वा दायांश्च पुष्कलान् ।
जगाम त्वरितो रामस्तीर्थं स्वेतानुलेपनः ॥ ९.४८.३२ ॥
There, O king, Balarāma bathed, gave abundant gifts, and then, anointed with white unguent, hastened on toward the sacred ford.
9.48.33
निषेवितं सर्वसत्वैर्नाम्ना बदरपाचनम् ।
नानर्तुकवनोपेतं सदा पुष्पफलं शुभम् ॥ ९.४८.३३ ॥
That sacred ford named Badarapācana is frequented by all creatures; it holds forests of every season, always auspicious with flowers and fruits.