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Mahābhārata • Parva 1 (Ādiparva) • Adhyāya 65

Ādiparva Adhyāya 65

आदिपर्व • अध्यायः 65

Ādiparva Adhyāya 65 of the classical Mahābhārata with 43 verses.

Total: 43 Verses • Citations: MBh 1.65.1–43 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 2 (Verses 30 shown)
ततो गच्छन्महाबाहुरेकोऽमात्यान्विसृज्य तान् । नापश्यदाश्रमे तस्मिंस्तमृषिं संशितव्रतम् ॥
English Translation
Vaishampayana said : Having proceeded further, leaving behind him all his attendants that mighty, armed king entered the hermitage alone but he did not find there the Rishi of rigid vows, (Kanva).
सोऽपश्यमानस्तमृषिं शून्यं दृष्ट्वा तमाश्रमम् । उवाच क इहेत्युच्चैर्वनं संनादयन्निव ॥
English Translation
Having seen that the Rishi's hermitage was empty, he hailed aloud, "Ho, who is here?" And his voice was echoed in the forest.
श्रुत्वाथ तस्य तं शब्दं कन्या श्रीरिव रूपिणी । निश्चक्रामाश्रमात्तस्मात्तापसीवेषधारिणी ॥
English Translation
Hearing his voice, a maiden, in the garb of ascetics, as beautiful as Shree (Lakshmi), came out of the hermitage.
सा तं दृष्ट्वैव राजानं दुःषन्तमसितेक्षणा । स्वागतं त इति क्षिप्रमुवाच प्रतिपूज्य च ॥
English Translation
No sooner that black-eyed damsel saw the king Dushyanta, that she instantly bade him welcome and worshipped him in due form,
आसनेनार्चयित्वा च पाद्येनार्घ्येण चैव हि । पप्रच्छानामयं राजन्कुशलं च नराधिपम् ॥
English Translation
She respected him with offering a seat, she gave him water to wash his feet and she then offered him the argha. Having done all this, O king, she then enquired after his health and peace.
यथावदर्चयित्वा सा पृष्ट्वा चानामयं तदा । उवाच स्मयमानेव किं कार्यं क्रियतामिति ॥
English Translation
Having thus honoured him in due form and enquired about his health and peace, the maiden most respectfully asked the king, "What should be done?”
तामब्रवीत्ततो राजा कन्यां मधुरभाषिणीम् । दृष्ट्वा सर्वानवद्याङ्गीं यथावत्प्रतिपूजितः ॥
English Translation
Having been thus honoured in due form, the king replied to that sweet-speeched and
आगतोऽहं महाभागमृषिं कण्वमुपासितुम् । क्व गतो भगवान्भद्रे तन्ममाचक्ष्व शोभने ॥
English Translation
"I have come to worship the greatly blessed Rishi Kanva. O amiable and beautiful lady, tell me where has the illustrious man gone?"
गतः पिता मे भगवान्फलान्याहर्तुमाश्रमात् । मुहूर्तं संप्रतीक्षस्व द्रक्ष्यस्येनमिहागतम् ॥
English Translation
Shakuntala said : My noble father has gone away from the hermitage to collect fruits. Kindly wait for a moment and you will see him when he will come.
अपश्यमानस्तमृषिं तया चोक्तस्तथा नृपः । तां च दृष्ट्वा वरारोहां श्रीमतीं चारुहासिनीम् ॥
English Translation
Vaishampayana said : The king, having not seen the Rishi and having been thus addressed by the maiden, saw that she was exceedingly beautiful, she was an exquisite beauty of sweet smiles and a lady of perfect symmetry of shape. She was in the bloom of her youth and beauty; she was adorned with the beauty of faultless features, hard asceticism and sweet humility. The king
विभ्राजमानां वपुषा तपसा च दमेन च । रूपयौवनसंपन्नामित्युवाच महीपतिः ॥
English Translation
Vaishampayana said : The king, having not seen the Rishi and having been thus addressed by the maiden, saw that she was exceedingly beautiful, she was an exquisite beauty of sweet smiles and a lady of perfect symmetry of shape. She was in the bloom of her youth and beauty; she was adorned with the beauty of faultless features, hard asceticism and sweet humility. The king
कासि कस्यासि सुश्रोणि किमर्थं चागता वनम् । एवंरूपगुणोपेता कुतस्त्वमसि शोभने ॥
English Translation
"Who are you? O beautiful lady, whose daughter are you? Why have you come into this forest? ( beautiful lady, accomplished and beautiful as you are, whence have you come here?"
दर्शनादेव हि शुभे त्वया मेऽपहृतं मनः । इच्छामि त्वामहं ज्ञातुं तन्ममाचक्ष्व शोभने ॥
English Translation
O charming lady, you have stolen my heart at the very first glance. I desire to know all about you. O beautiful lady, tell me all.”
एवमुक्ता तदा कन्या तेन राज्ञा तदाश्रमे । उवाच हसती वाक्यमिदं सुमधुराक्षरम् ॥
English Translation
Having been thus addressed by the king in that lermitage, the maiden smilingly replied to him in sweet words.
कण्वष्याहं भगवतो दुःषन्त दुहिता मता । तपस्विनो धृतिमतो धर्मज्ञस्य यशस्विनः ॥
English Translation
"O (king) Dushyanta, I am the daughter of the illustrious, virtuous, wise and high-souled ascetic Kanva.
ऊर्ध्वरेता महाभागो भगवाँल्लोकपूजितः । चलेद्धि वृत्ताद्धर्मोऽपि न चलेत्संशितव्रतः ॥
English Translation
Dushyanta said : The illustrious and highly blessed Rishi is worshipped by all the world. He has completely controlled his sexual passions. Even Dharma may fall from the right path, but an ascetic of rigid vows can never fall from it.
कथं त्वं तस्य दुहिता संभूता वरवर्णिनी । संशयो मे महानत्र तं मे छेत्तुमिहार्हसि ॥
English Translation
O beautiful and charming lady, how can you be his daughter? You should dispel from my mind this great doubt of mine.
यथायमागमो मह्यं यथा चेदमभूत्पुरा । शृणु राजन्यथातत्त्वं यथास्मि दुहिता मुनेः ॥
English Translation
Shakuntala said : O king! hear, what I have learnt (from the Rishi), regarding all that happened to me and how I became the daughter of the Rishi (Kanva).
ऋषिः कश्चिदिहागम्य मम जन्माभ्यचोदयत् । तस्मै प्रोवाच भगवान्यथा तच्छृणु पार्थिव ॥
English Translation
Once on a time, a Rishi came here and asked about my birth. () king, hear what the illustrious Rishi (Kanva) told him about me.
तप्यमानः किल पुरा विश्वामित्रो महत्तपः । सुभृशं तापयामास शक्रं सुरगणेश्वरम् ॥
English Translation
Kanva said: In days of yore, Vishvamitra were engaged in austere asceticism and he thus alarmed Indra, the king of the celestials.
तपसा दीप्तवीर्योऽयं स्थानान्मां च्यावयेदिति । भीतः पुरंदरस्तस्मान्मेनकामिदमब्रवीत् ॥
English Translation
He (Indra) thought that the Rishi by his great ascetic penances would hurl him from his high seat in heaven. Being thus alarmed, he called Menaka and told her,
गुणैर्दिव्यैरप्सरसां मेनके त्वं विशिष्यसे । श्रेयो मे कुरु कल्याणि यत्त्वां वक्ष्यामि तच्छृणु ॥
English Translation
"O Menaka, you are the best of all celestial Apsaras. O amiable girl, do me this service. Listen to what I say. The great ascetic Vishvamitra, as effulgent as the Sun, is now engaged in great asceticism and therefore my heart is trembling.
असावादित्यसंकाशो विश्वामित्रो महातपाः । तप्यमानस्तपो घोरं मम कम्पयते मनः ॥
English Translation
"O Menaka, you are the best of all celestial Apsaras. O amiable girl, do me this service. Listen to what I say. The great ascetic Vishvamitra, as effulgent as the Sun, is now engaged in great asceticism and therefore my heart is trembling.
मेनके तव भारोऽयं विश्वामित्रः सुमध्यमे । संशितात्मा सुदुर्धर्ष उग्रे तपसि वर्तते ॥
English Translation
O Menaka, O slender-waisted girl, it is your business. You must see Vishvamitra, whose soul is rapt in contemplation and who is deeply engaged in the austere penances.
स मां न च्यावयेत्स्थानात्तं वै गत्वा प्रलोभय । चर तस्य तपोविघ्नं कुरु मे प्रियमुत्तमम् ॥
English Translation
He may displace me from my (high) seat (in heaven). Go and tempt him. Frustrating his asceticism, do my good.
रूपयौवनमाधुर्यचेष्टितस्मितभाषितैः । लोभयित्वा वरारोहे तपसः संनिवर्तय ॥
English Translation
O beautiful girl, win him from his asceticism, by tempting him with your beauty, youth, agreeableness, arts, smiles and speech.
महातेजाः स भगवान्सदैव च महातपाः । कोपनश्च तथा ह्येनं जानाति भगवानपि ॥
English Translation
Menaka said: That illustrious Rishi, is a great ascetic and is greatly effulgent; your illustrious self known also that he is very wrathful.
तेजसस्तपसश्चैव कोपस्य च महात्मनः । त्वमप्युद्विजसे यस्य नोद्विजेयमहं कथम् ॥
English Translation
The energy, the asceticism and the wrath of that illustrious man have made even you anxious. Why should I not be afraid of him?
महाभागं वसिष्ठं यः पुत्रैरिष्टैर्व्ययोजयत् । क्षत्रे जातश्च यः पूर्वमभवद्ब्राह्मणो बलात् ॥
English Translation
He made even the illustrious Vasishtha to suffer the grief of the premature death of his sons. He was originally a Kshatriya, but has become a Brahmana by his own strength (of asceticism). He created a deep river of strong currents for the purposes of ablutions. That holy river is still known in the world by the name of Kaushika.
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