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Mahābhārata • Parva 1 (Ādiparva) • Adhyāya 11

Ādiparva Adhyāya 11

आदिपर्व • अध्यायः 11

Ādiparva Adhyāya 11 of the classical Mahābhārata with 18 verses.

Total: 18 Verses • Citations: MBh 1.11.1–18 • 250 Lexicon Terms
सखा बभूव मे पूर्वं खगमो नाम वै द्विजः । भृशं संशितवाक्तात तपोबलसमन्वितः ॥
English Translation
The Dundubha said : In time gone by, I had a friend, a Brahmana, by name Khagama. He was truthful and possessed spiritual powers by penances.
स मया क्रीडता बाल्ये कृत्वा तार्णमथोरगम् । अग्निहोत्रे प्रसक्तः सन्भीषितः प्रमुमोह वै ॥
English Translation
When he was engaged in Agnihotra, out of boyish frivolity, I made a snake of the blades of grass and tried to frighten him. He fainted away (when he saw this mock snake).
लब्ध्वा च स पुनः संज्ञां मामुवाच तपोधनः । निर्दहन्निव कोपेन सत्यवाक्संशितव्रतः ॥
English Translation
Recovering his senses, that truthful and penance-performing Rishi exclaimed to me in anger.
यथावीर्यस्त्वया सर्पः कृतोऽयं मद्बिभीषया । तथावीर्यो भुजंगस्त्वं मम कोपाद्भविष्यसि ॥
English Translation
"As you made a powerful mock snake to frighten me, you will yourself turn into a venomless serpent by my curse."
तस्याहं तपसो वीर्यं जानमानस्तपोधन । भृशमुद्विग्नहृदयस्तमवोचं वनौकसम् ॥
English Translation
O Rishi, I was well aware of the power of penances that he possessed. Therefore, with an agitated heart, I addressed him thus,
प्रयतः संभ्रमाच्चैव प्राञ्जलिः प्रणतः स्थितः । सखेति हसतेदं ते नर्मार्थं वै कृतं मया ॥
English Translation
Bending low and joining both hands, "As I am your friend, I have done this only as a joke to make you laugh.
क्षन्तुमर्हसि मे ब्रह्मञ्शापोऽयं विनिवर्त्यताम् । सोऽथ मामब्रवीद्दृष्ट्वा भृशमुद्विग्नचेतसम् ॥
English Translation
You should, O Brahmana, pardon me and revoke your curse." Seeing me very much distressed, the ascetic moved and breathing hot and hard, he said, What I have said must happen.
मुहुरुष्णं विनिःश्वस्य सुसंभ्रान्तस्तपोधनः । नानृतं वै मया प्रोक्तं भवितेदं कथंचन ॥
English Translation
You should, O Brahmana, pardon me and revoke your curse." Seeing me very much distressed, the ascetic moved and breathing hot and hard, he said, What I have said must happen.
यत्तु वक्ष्यामि ते वाक्यं शृणु तन्मे धृतव्रत । श्रुत्वा च हृदि ते वाक्यमिदमस्तु तपोधन ॥
English Translation
O ascetic, listen to what I say and hearing it, O pious man, always keep it to your heart.
उत्पत्स्यति रुरुर्नाम प्रमतेरात्मजः शुचिः । तं दृष्ट्वा शापमोक्षस्ते भविता नचिरादिव ॥
English Translation
When Ruru the holy, the son of Pramati will appear, you will be immediately relieved of the curse on seeing him.”
स त्वं रुरुरिति ख्यातः प्रमतेरात्मजः शुचिः । स्वरूपं प्रतिलभ्याहमद्य वक्ष्यामि ते हितम् ॥
English Translation
You are the very Ruru, the son of Pramati. Now regaining my natural form I shall speak something for your benefit.
अहिंसा परमो धर्मः सर्वप्राणभृतां स्मृतः । तस्मात्प्राणभृतः सर्वान्न हिंस्याद्ब्राह्मणः क्वचित् ॥
English Translation
Therefore, a Brahmana should never hurt any creature. The injunction of the Shruti is that a Brahmana should always be mild.
ब्राह्मणः सौम्य एवेह जायतेति परा श्रुतिः । वेदवेदाङ्गवित्तात सर्वभूताभयप्रदः ॥
अहिंसा सत्यवचनं क्षमा चेति विनिश्चितम् । ब्राह्मणस्य परो धर्मो वेदानां धरणादपि ॥
क्षत्रियस्य तु यो धर्मः स नेहेष्यति वै तव । दण्डधारणमुग्रत्वं प्रजानां परिपालनम् ॥
तदिदं क्षत्रियस्यासीत्कर्म वै शृणु मे रुरो । जनमेजयस्य धर्मात्मन्सर्पाणां हिंसनं पुरा ॥
परित्राणं च भीतानां सर्पाणां ब्राह्मणादपि । तपोवीर्यबलोपेताद्वेदवेदाङ्गपारगात् । आस्तीकाद्द्विजमुख्याद्वै सर्पसत्रे द्विजोत्तम ॥
English Translation
It was by Astika learned in the Vedas and the Vedangas and mighty in spiritual power.
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