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Mahābhārata • Parva 1 (Ādiparva) • Adhyāya 29

Ādiparva Adhyāya 29

आदिपर्व • अध्यायः 29

Ādiparva Adhyāya 29 of the classical Mahābhārata with 24 verses.

Total: 24 Verses • Citations: MBh 1.29.1–24 • 250 Lexicon Terms
जाम्बूनदमयो भूत्वा मरीचिविकचोज्ज्वलः । प्रविवेश बलात्पक्षी वारिवेग इवार्णवम् ॥
English Translation
Sauti said : The great bird, assuming a golden body, bright as the rays of the sun, entered (where the Soma was) with great force as a torrent enters the sea.
स चक्रं क्षुरपर्यन्तमपश्यदमृतान्तिके । परिभ्रमन्तमनिशं तीक्ष्णधारमयस्मयम् ॥
English Translation
He saw near the Ambrosia a wheel, keenedged and sharp as the razor, revolving incessantly (round it).
ज्वलनार्कप्रभं घोरं छेदनं सोमहारिणाम् । घोररूपं तदत्यर्थं यन्त्रं देवैः सुनिर्मितम् ॥
English Translation
And that fearful instrument of fearful form, as blazing as the blazing sun, was skillfully created by the celestials to cut down the robbers of the Ambrosia.
तस्यान्तरं स दृष्ट्वैव पर्यवर्तत खेचरः । अरान्तरेणाभ्यपतत्संक्षिप्याङ्गं क्षणेन ह ॥
English Translation
The great bird saw a passage through it and stopped for a while. Diminishing his body within an instant, he passed through the spokes of that wheel.
अधश्चक्रस्य चैवात्र दीप्तानलसमद्युती । विद्युज्जिह्वौ महाघोरौ दीप्तास्यौ दीप्तलोचनौ ॥
English Translation
He beheld, within the line of the wheel, stationed there to guard the Soma, two great snakes, as blazing as the blazing fire, having tongues like lightning; power incomparable, face and eyes emitting fire, poisonous terrible, always in anger and always in activity.
चक्षुर्विषौ महावीर्यौ नित्यक्रुद्धौ तरस्विनौ । रक्षार्थमेवामृतस्य ददर्श भुजगोत्तमौ ॥
English Translation
He beheld, within the line of the wheel, stationed there to guard the Soma, two great snakes, as blazing as the blazing fire, having tongues like lightning; power incomparable, face and eyes emitting fire, poisonous terrible, always in anger and always in activity.
सदा संरब्धनयनौ सदा चानिमिषेक्षणौ । तयोरेकोऽपि यं पश्येत्स तूर्णं भस्मसाद्भवेत् ॥
English Translation
Their eyes were winkless and always inflamed with anger. He who was even seen by any of the two was instantly reduced to ashes.
तयोश्चक्षूंषि रजसा सुपर्णस्तूर्णमावृणोत् । अदृष्टरूपस्तौ चापि सर्वतः पर्यकालयत् ॥
English Translation
The great bird (Suparna) suddenly covered their eyes with dust and thus making them blind, he attacked them from all sides.
तयोरङ्गे समाक्रम्य वैनतेयोऽन्तरिक्षगः । आच्छिनत्तरसा मध्ये सोममभ्यद्रवत्ततः ॥
English Translation
The son of Vinata, that ranger of the sky, attacking their bodies, mangled them into pieces, and he then without the least delay came to the place where the Soma was.
समुत्पाट्यामृतं तत्तु वैनतेयस्ततो बली । उत्पपात जवेनैव यन्त्रमुन्मथ्य वीर्यवान् ॥
English Translation
The mighty son of Vinata, taking up the Ambrosia from the place where it was, rose on his wings, breaking the instrument into pieces.
अपीत्वैवामृतं पक्षी परिगृह्याशु वीर्यवान् । अगच्छदपरिश्रान्त आवार्यार्कप्रभां खगः ॥
English Translation
He soon came out, but he did not drink the Ambrosia. He then proceeded on his way without the least fatigue, darkening the splendour of the sun.
विष्णुना तु तदाकाशे वैनतेयः समेयिवान् । तस्य नारायणस्तुष्टस्तेनालौल्येन कर्मणा ॥
English Translation
The son of Vinata then saw Vishnu on his way in the sky and Narayana was pleased with him for his self-denial.
तमुवाचाव्ययो देवो वरदोऽस्मीति खेचरम् । स वव्रे तव तिष्ठेयमुपरीत्यन्तरिक्षगः ॥
English Translation
The undeteriorating Deity said to the great bird, “I am willing to grant you a boon." Thereupon the bird said, "I want to stay above you.”
उवाच चैनं भूयोऽपि नारायणमिदं वचः । अजरश्चामरश्च स्याममृतेन विनाप्यहम् ॥
English Translation
He again said to Narayana, “I want to be immortal and free from disease without drinking the Ambrosia."
प्रतिगृह्य वरौ तौ च गरुडो विष्णुमब्रवीत् । भवतेऽपि वरं दद्मि वृणीतां भगवानपि ॥
English Translation
Vishnu said to the son of Vinata, “Be it so." Receiving these two boons, Garuda said to Vishnu,
तं वव्रे वाहनं कृष्णो गरुत्मन्तं महाबलम् । ध्वजं च चक्रे भगवानुपरि स्थास्यसीति तम् ॥
अनुपत्य खगं त्विन्द्रो वज्रेणाङ्गेऽभ्यताडयत् । विहंगमं सुरामित्रं हरन्तममृतं बलात् ॥
तमुवाचेन्द्रमाक्रन्दे गरुडः पततां वरः । प्रहसञ्श्लक्ष्णया वाचा तथा वज्रसमाहतः ॥
ऋषेर्मानं करिष्यामि वज्रं यस्यास्थिसंभवम् । वज्रस्य च करिष्यामि तव चैव शतक्रतो ॥
English Translation
In sweet words, “I shall respect the Rishi, with whose bones the thunder-bolt is made.
एष पत्रं त्यजाम्येकं यस्यान्तं नोपलप्स्यसे । न हि वज्रनिपातेन रुजा मेऽस्ति कदाचन ॥
तत्र तं सर्वभूतानि विस्मितान्यब्रुवंस्तदा । सुरूपं पत्रमालक्ष्य सुपर्णोऽयं भवत्विति ॥
दृष्ट्वा तदद्भुतं चापि सहस्राक्षः पुरंदरः । खगो महदिदं भूतमिति मत्वाभ्यभाषत ॥
बलं विज्ञातुमिच्छामि यत्ते परमनुत्तमम् । सख्यं चानन्तमिच्छामि त्वया सह खगोत्तम ॥
English Translation
Indra said: "O best of birds, I desire to know the limit of your strength, I also desire to form an eternal friendship with you.
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