Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 9.51
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9.51.1
तस्मिन्नेव तु धर्मात्मा वसति स्म तपोधनः ।
गार्हस्थ्यं धर्ममास्थाय असितो देवलः पुरा ॥ ९.५१.१ ॥
In that very place once dwelt the righteous Asita and Devala, whose wealth was asceticism, having taken up the duty of the householder.
9.51.2
धर्मनित्यः शुचिर्दान्तो न्यस्तदण्डो महातपाः ।
कर्मणा मनसा वाचा समः सर्वेषु जन्तुषु ॥ ९.५१.२ ॥
Ever steadfast in dharma, pure, self-restrained, having laid down the rod, a great ascetic, even-minded toward all living beings in deed, thought and word.
9.51.3
अक्रोधनो महाराज तुल्यनिन्दाप्रियाप्रियः ।
काञ्चने लोष्टके चैव समदर्शी महातपाः ॥ ९.५१.३ ॥
O great king, he was free from anger, equal toward blame and praise, the pleasant and the unpleasant, seeing gold and a clod of earth alike, a great ascetic.
9.51.4
देवताः पूजयन्नित्यमतिथींश्च द्विजैः सह ।
ब्रह्मचर्यरतो नित्यं सदा धर्मपरायणः ॥ ९.५१.४ ॥
He always worshipped the gods and, together with the twice-born, honoured guests; always delighting in celibate discipline, he was ever devoted to dharma.
9.51.5
ततोऽभ्येत्य महाराज योगमास्थाय भिक्षुकः ।
जैगीषव्यो मुनिर्धीमांस्तस्मिंस्तीर्थे समाहितः ॥ ९.५१.५ ॥
Then, O great king, the wise sage Jaigīṣavya came there as a mendicant, having taken up yoga, and remained composed at that sacred ford.
9.51.6
देवलस्याश्रमे राजन्न्यवसत्स महाद्युतिः ।
योगनित्यो महाराज सिद्धिं प्राप्तो महातपाः ॥ ९.५१.६ ॥
In the hermitage of Devala, O king, that man of great radiance dwelt; O great king, the great ascetic, ever devoted to yoga, attained perfection.
9.51.7
तं तत्र वसमानं तु जैगीषव्यं महामुनिम् ।
देवलो दर्शयन्नेव नैवायुञ्जत धर्मतः ॥ ९.५१.७ ॥
Devala, though seeming to show the great sage Jaigīṣavya dwelling there, did not truly join with him according to dharma.
9.51.8
एवं तयोर्महाराज दीर्घकालो व्यतिक्रमत् ।
जैगीषव्यं मुनिं चैव न ददर्शाथ देवलः ॥ ९.५१.८ ॥
Thus, O great king, a long time passed for the two of them, and Devala did not see the sage Jaigīṣavya.
9.51.9
आहारकाले मतिमान्परिव्राड्जनमेजय ।
उपातिष्ठत धर्मज्ञो भैक्षकाले स देवलम् ॥ ९.५१.९ ॥
At the time of eating, O Janamejaya, the wise wandering ascetic, knower of dharma, approached Devala at the time of alms.
9.51.10
स दृष्ट्वा भिक्षुरूपेण प्राप्तं तत्र महामुनिम् ।
गौरवं परमं चक्रे प्रीतिं च विपुलां तथा ॥ ९.५१.१० ॥
Seeing the great sage arrive there in the form of a mendicant, he showed him supreme honour and abundant affection.
9.51.11
देवलस्तु यथाशक्ति पूजयामास भारत ।
ऋषिदृष्टेन विधिना समा बह्व्यः समाहितः ॥ ९.५१.११ ॥
Devala, O Bhārata, worshipped him according to his ability, by the rite seen by the sages, with composed mind, for many years.
9.51.12
कदाचित्तस्य नृपते देवलस्य महात्मनः ।
चिन्ता सुमहती जाता मुनिं दृष्ट्वा महाद्युतिम् ॥ ९.५१.१२ ॥
O king, at some time a great anxiety arose in the mind of that great-souled Devala upon seeing the sage of radiant splendour.
9.51.13
समास्तु समतिक्रान्ता बह्व्यः पूजयतो मम ।
न चायमलसो भिक्षुरभ्यभाषत किञ्चन ॥ ९.५१.१३ ॥
Many years had passed while I honored him, yet this mendicant, free of sloth, said nothing at all.
9.51.14
एवं विगणयन्नेव स जगाम महोदधिम् ।
अन्तरिक्षचरः श्रीमान्कलशं गृह्य देवलः ॥ ९.५१.१४ ॥
Reckoning thus, he went to the great ocean; the glorious Devala, who moves through the sky, went carrying the pitcher.
9.51.15
गच्छन्नेव स धर्मात्मा समुद्रं सरितां पतिम् ।
जैगीषव्यं ततोऽपश्यद्गतं प्रागेव भारत ॥ ९.५१.१५ ॥
As he was going, that righteous one saw Jaigīṣavya at the ocean, lord of rivers, who had already gone there before him, O Bhārata.
9.51.16
ततः सविस्मयश्चिन्तां जगामाथासितः प्रभुः ।
कथं भिक्षुरयं प्राप्तः समुद्रे स्नात एव च ॥ ९.५१.१६ ॥
Then Asita, the lord, filled with wonder, fell into thought: 'How has this mendicant reached the ocean, and even bathed there?'
9.51.17
इत्येवं चिन्तयामास महर्षिरसितस्तदा ।
स्नात्वा समुद्रे विधिवच्छुचिर्जप्यं जजाप ह ॥ ९.५१.१७ ॥
Thus the great sage Asita pondered. Then, having bathed in the ocean according to rule and purified himself, he recited the japa.
9.51.18
कृतजप्याह्निकः श्रीमानाश्रमं च जगाम ह ।
कलशं जलपूर्णं वै गृहीत्वा जनमेजय ॥ ९.५१.१८ ॥
Having completed his japa and daily rites, the glorious Asita went to his hermitage, O Janamejaya, carrying the pitcher full of water.
9.51.19
ततः स प्रविशन्नेव स्वमाश्रमपदं मुनिः ।
आसीनमाश्रमे तत्र जैगीषव्यमपश्यत ॥ ९.५१.१९ ॥
Then, as that sage was entering his own hermitage grounds, he saw Jaigīṣavya seated in the hermitage.
9.51.20
न व्याहरति चैवैनं जैगीषव्यः कथञ्चन ।
काष्ठभूतोऽऽश्रमपदे वसति स्म महातपाः ॥ ९.५१.२० ॥
Jaigīṣavya did not speak to him at all; the great ascetic dwelt in the hermitage motionless as a log of wood.
9.51.21
तं दृष्ट्वा चाप्लुतं तोये सागरे सागरोपमम् ।
प्रविष्टमाश्रमं चापि पूर्वमेव ददर्श सः ॥ ९.५१.२१ ॥
Having seen him immersed in the water of the ocean, like the ocean itself, and having also seen him who had already entered the hermitage earlier, the sage was astonished.
9.51.22
असितो देवलो राजंश्चिन्तयामास बुद्धिमान् ।
दृष्टः प्रभावं तपसो जैगीषव्यस्य योगजम् ॥ ९.५१.२२ ॥
O king, the wise Asita Devala began to reflect, for he had seen the power of austerity born of Jaigīṣavya's yoga.
9.51.23
चिन्तयामास राजेन्द्र तदा स मुनिसत्तमः ।
मया दृष्टः समुद्रे च आश्रमे च कथं त्वयम् ॥ ९.५१.२३ ॥
O lord of kings, then that best of sages reflected: I saw him in the ocean and I saw him in the hermitage; how can this be?
9.51.24
एवं विगणयन्नेव स मुनिर्मन्त्रपारगः ।
उत्पपाताश्रमात्तस्मादन्तरिक्षं विशां पते ॥ ९.५१.२४ ॥
While pondering thus, that sage, master of the sacred formulas, rose from the hermitage into the sky, O lord of men.
9.51.25
सोऽन्तरिक्षचरान्सिद्धान्समपश्यत्समाहितान् ।
जैगीषव्यं च तैः सिद्धैः पूज्यमानमपश्यत ॥ ९.५१.२५ ॥
He saw the perfected beings moving in the sky, composed in mind, and he saw Jaigīṣavya being honored by those perfected beings.
9.51.26
ततोऽसितः सुसंरब्धो व्यवसायी दृढव्रतः ।
अपश्यद्वै दिवं यान्तं जैगीषव्यं स देवलः ॥ ९.५१.२६ ॥
Then Devala, greatly agitated, resolute and firm in his vow, saw Jaigīṣavya going to heaven.
9.51.27
तस्माच्च पितृलोकं तं व्रजन्तं सोऽन्वपश्यत ।
पितृलोकाच्च तं यान्तं याम्यं लोकमपश्यत ॥ ९.५१.२७ ॥
And from there he saw him going to the world of the ancestors; and from the world of the ancestors he saw him going to the world of Yama.
9.51.28
तस्मादपि समुत्पत्य सोमलोकमभिष्टुतम् ।
व्रजन्तमन्वपश्यत्स जैगीषव्यं महामुनिम् ॥ ९.५१.२८ ॥
Rising up from there too, he saw the great sage Jaigīṣavya going to the praised world of the moon.
9.51.29
लोकान्समुत्पतन्तं च शुभानेकान्तयाजिनाम् ।
ततोऽग्निहोत्रिणां लोकांस्तेभ्यश्चाप्युत्पपात ह ॥ ९.५१.२९ ॥
He saw him rising up through the auspicious worlds of those who sacrifice single-mindedly; then he rose toward the worlds of the fire-sacrificers, and went beyond even them.
9.51.30
दर्शं च पौर्णमासं च ये यजन्ति तपोधनाः ।
तेभ्यः स ददृशे धीमाँल्लोकेभ्यः पशुयाजिनाम् ॥ ९.५१.३० ॥
Those ascetic-wealthy ones who perform the new-moon and full-moon rites, and the worlds of the animal-sacrificers, were seen by that wise one.
9.51.31
चातुर्मास्यैर्बहुविधैर्यजन्ते ये तपोधनाः ।
तेषां स्थानं तथा यान्तं तथाग्निष्टोमयाजिनाम् ॥ ९.५१.३१ ॥
The ascetic-wealthy who perform the many kinds of cāturmāsya rites, and the place of those who perform the agniṣṭoma sacrifice, he saw there as well.
9.51.32
अग्निष्टुतेन च तथा ये यजन्ति तपोधनाः ।
तत्स्थानमनुसम्प्राप्तमन्वपश्यत देवलः ॥ ९.५१.३२ ॥
And those ascetic-wealthy ones who sacrifice with the agniṣṭuta rite, Devala, having reached that place, saw it.
9.51.33
वाजपेयं क्रतुवरं तथा बहुसुवर्णकम् ।
आहरन्ति महाप्राज्ञास्तेषां लोकेष्वपश्यत ॥ ९.५१.३३ ॥
The very wise bring about the vājapeya, the best of sacrifices, and the one with much gold; in their worlds he saw it.
9.51.34
यजन्ते पुण्डरीकेण राजसूयेन चैव ये ।
तेषां लोकेष्वपश्यच्च जैगीषव्यं स देवलः ॥ ९.५१.३४ ॥
Those who sacrifice with the puṇḍarīka and with the rājasūya — in their worlds Devala also saw Jaigīṣavya.
9.51.35
अश्वमेधं क्रतुवरं नरमेधं तथैव च ।
आहरन्ति नरश्रेष्ठास्तेषां लोकेष्वपश्यत ॥ ९.५१.३५ ॥
The best of men bring about the aśvamedha, the best of sacrifices, and likewise the naramedha; in their worlds he saw it.
9.51.36
सर्वमेधं च दुष्प्रापं तथा सौत्रामणिं च ये ।
तेषां लोकेष्वपश्यच्च जैगीषव्यं स देवलः ॥ ९.५१.३६ ॥
Those who perform the sarvamedha, hard to attain, and likewise the sautrāmaṇī — in their worlds Devala also saw Jaigīṣavya.
9.51.37
द्वादशाहैश्च सत्रैर्ये यजन्ते विविधैर्नृप ।
तेषां लोकेष्वपश्यच्च जैगीषव्यं स देवलः ॥ ९.५१.३७ ॥
O king, in the worlds of those who sacrifice with twelve-day rites and with various sessions, Devala saw Jaigīṣavya.
9.51.38
मित्रावरुणयोर्लोकानादित्यानां तथैव च ।
सलोकतामनुप्राप्तमपश्यत ततोऽसितः ॥ ९.५१.३८ ॥
Then Asita saw the worlds of Mitra and Varuṇa, likewise the worlds of the Ādityas, and those who had attained companionship in the same world.
9.51.39
रुद्राणां च वसूनां च स्थानं यच्च बृहस्पतेः ।
तानि सर्वाण्यतीतं च समपश्यत्ततोऽसितः ॥ ९.५१.३९ ॥
Having passed beyond all of them, the abode of the Rudras and the Vasus, and the abode of Bṛhaspati, Asita then saw everything completely.
9.51.40
आरुह्य च गवां लोकं प्रयान्तं ब्रह्मसत्रिणाम् ।
लोकानपश्यद्गच्छन्तं जैगीषव्यं ततोऽसितः ॥ ९.५१.४० ॥
Ascending to the world of the cows, Asita then saw Jaigīṣavya going toward the worlds of those who perform the Brahma-satra.
9.51.41
त्रीँल्लोकानपरान्विप्रमुत्पतन्तं स्वतेजसा ।
पतिव्रतानां लोकांश्च व्रजन्तं सोऽन्वपश्यत ॥ ९.५१.४१ ॥
He saw that sage flying up through the three and other worlds by his own splendor, going toward the worlds of the devoted wives.
9.51.42
ततो मुनिवरं भूयो जैगीषव्यमथासितः ।
नान्वपश्यत योगस्थमन्तर्हितमरिंदम ॥ ९.५१.४२ ॥
Then Asita no longer saw again the best of sages, Jaigīṣavya, for he had vanished, abiding in yoga. O subduer of foes!
9.51.43
सोऽचिन्तयन्महाभागो जैगीषव्यस्य देवलः ।
प्रभावं सुव्रतत्वं च सिद्धिं योगस्य चातुलाम् ॥ ९.५१.४३ ॥
The greatly fortunate Devala reflected on the power of Jaigīṣavya, his steadfast vow, and the incomparable perfection of yoga.
9.51.44
असितोऽपृच्छत तदा सिद्धाँल्लोकेषु सत्तमान् ।
प्रयतः प्राञ्जलिर्भूत्वा धीरस्तान्ब्रह्मसत्रिणः ॥ ९.५१.४४ ॥
Then Asita, reverent and with folded hands, steady of mind, asked those best of the perfected ones in the worlds who were performing the brahman-sacrifice.
9.51.45
जैगीषव्यं न पश्यामि तं शंसत महौजसम् ।
एतदिच्छाम्यहं श्रोतुं परं कौतूहलं हि मे ॥ ९.५१.४५ ॥
I do not see Jaigīṣavya. Tell me of that very powerful one. This I wish to hear, for my curiosity is great.
9.51.46
शृणु देवल भूतार्थं शंसतां नो दृढव्रत ।
जैगीषव्यो गतो लोकं शाश्वतं ब्रह्मणोऽव्ययम् ॥ ९.५१.४६ ॥
Listen, Devala, steadfast in vow, to the truth of what has happened, as we tell it: Jaigīṣavya has gone to the eternal, imperishable world of Brahman.
9.51.47
स श्रुत्वा वचनं तेषां सिद्धानां ब्रह्मसत्रिणाम् ।
असितो देवलस्तूर्णमुत्पपात पपात च ॥ ९.५१.४७ ॥
Having heard the words of those perfected ones performing the brahman-sacrifice, Asita-Devala quickly rose up, and then fell down.
9.51.48
ततः सिद्धास्त ऊचुर्हि देवलं पुनरेव ह ।
न देवल गतिस्तत्र तव गन्तुं तपोधन ॥ ९.५१.४८ ॥
Then those perfected ones spoke again to Devala: Devala, O wealth of austerity, there is no path for you to go there.
9.51.49
तेषां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा सिद्धानां देवलः पुनः ।
आनुपूर्व्येण लोकांस्तान्सर्वानवततार ह ॥ ९.५१.४९ ॥
Having heard those words of the perfected ones, Devala again descended through all the worlds in order.
9.51.50
स्वमाश्रमपदं पुण्यमाजगाम पतङ्गवत् ।
प्रविशन्नेव चापश्यज्जैगीषव्यं स देवलः ॥ ९.५१.५० ॥
Devala came to his sacred hermitage like a bird, and as he entered he saw Jaigīṣavya.
9.51.51
ततो बुद्ध्या व्यगणयद्देवलो धर्मयुक्तया ।
दृष्ट्वा प्रभावं तपसो जैगीषव्यस्य योगजम् ॥ ९.५१.५१ ॥
Then Devala considered with a mind joined to dharma, and saw the power of austerity, born of yoga, in Jaigīṣavya.
9.51.52
ततोऽब्रवीन्महात्मानं जैगीषव्यं स देवलः ।
विनयावनतो राजन्नुपसर्प्य महामुनिम् ॥ ९.५१.५२ ॥
Then Devala, bowed in humility, approached the great sage and spoke to the great-souled Jaigīṣavya, O king.
9.51.53
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा उपदेशं चकार सः ।
विधिं च योगस्य परं कार्याकार्यं च शास्त्रतः ॥ ९.५१.५३ ॥
Having heard his words, he gave instruction: the supreme method of yoga, and what is to be done and not done according to the scriptures.
9.51.54
संन्यासकृतबुद्धिं तं ततो दृष्ट्वा महातपाः ।
सर्वाश्चास्य क्रियाश्चक्रे विधिदृष्टेन कर्मणा ॥ ९.५१.५४ ॥
Seeing him with his mind set on renunciation, that great ascetic performed for him all the rites according to the prescribed rule.
9.51.55
संन्यासकृतबुद्धिं तं भूतानि पितृभिः सह ।
ततो दृष्ट्वा प्ररुरुदुः कोऽस्मान्संविभजिष्यति ॥ ९.५१.५५ ॥
Seeing him, his mind set on renunciation, the beings together with the ancestors wept aloud: "Who will now divide us up?"
9.51.56
देवलस्तु वचः श्रुत्वा भूतानां करुणं तथा ।
दिशो दश व्याहरतां मोक्षं त्यक्तुं मनो दधे ॥ ९.५१.५६ ॥
Devala heard the piteous words of the beings crying out in the ten directions, and he resolved to give up liberation.
9.51.57
ततस्तु फलमूलानि पवित्राणि च भारत ।
पुष्पाण्योषधयश्चैव रोरूयन्ते सहस्रशः ॥ ९.५१.५७ ॥
Then, O Bhārata, fruits and roots, pure flowers and herbs also wailed by the thousands.
9.51.58
पुनर्नो देवलः क्षुद्रो नूनं छेत्स्यति दुर्मतिः ।
अभयं सर्वभूतेभ्यो यो दत्त्वा नावबुध्यते ॥ ९.५१.५८ ॥
Again, surely this base, ill-minded Devala will cut us down—he who gives safety to all beings yet does not perceive it.
9.51.59
ततो भूयो व्यगणयत्स्वबुद्ध्या मुनिसत्तमः ।
मोक्षे गार्हस्थ्यधर्मे वा किं नु श्रेयस्करं भवेत् ॥ ९.५१.५९ ॥
Then that best of sages again considered with his own intellect: which would be more beneficial—liberation, or the dharma of the householder?
9.51.60
इति निश्चित्य मनसा देवलो राजसत्तम ।
त्यक्त्वा गार्हस्थ्यधर्मं स मोक्षधर्ममरोचयत् ॥ ९.५१.६० ॥
Having thus resolved in his mind, O best of kings, Devala abandoned the dharma of the householder and took delight in the dharma of liberation.
9.51.61
एवमादीनि सञ्चिन्त्य देवलो निश्चयात्ततः ।
प्राप्तवान्परमां सिद्धिं परं योगं च भारत ॥ ९.५१.६१ ॥
Having reflected thus, Devala, by firm resolve, attained supreme perfection and the highest yoga, O Bhārata.
9.51.62
ततो देवाः समागम्य बृहस्पतिपुरोगमाः ।
जैगीषव्यं तपश्चास्य प्रशंसन्ति तपस्विनः ॥ ९.५१.६२ ॥
Then the gods, assembled with Bṛhaspati at their head, praised the austerity of Jaigīṣavya, and the ascetics did so too.
9.51.63
अथाब्रवीदृषिवरो देवान्वै नारदस्तदा ।
जैगीषव्ये तपो नास्ति विस्मापयति योऽसितम् ॥ ९.५१.६३ ॥
Then the best of sages, Nārada, said to the gods: 'In Jaigīṣavya there is no austerity; he even astonishes Asita.'
9.51.64
तमेवंवादिनं धीरं प्रत्यूचुस्ते दिवौकसः ।
मैवमित्येव शंसन्तो जैगीषव्यं महामुनिम् ॥ ९.५१.६४ ॥
To Nārada, the steadfast one who spoke thus, the gods replied, 'It is not so,' and they went on praising the great sage Jaigīṣavya.
9.51.65
तत्राप्युपस्पृश्य ततो महात्मा दत्त्वा च वित्तं हलभृद्द्विजेभ्यः ।
अवाप्य धर्मं परमार्यकर्मा जगाम सोमस्य महत्स तीर्थम् ॥ ९.५१.६५ ॥
There too, having sipped water for purification, the great-souled plough-bearer gave wealth to the Brahmins, and having attained dharma through his supremely noble deeds, he went to the great sacred ford of Soma.