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Mahābhārata • Parva 8 (Karṇaparva) • Adhyāya 24

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 24

कर्णपर्व • अध्यायः 24

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 24 of the classical Mahābhārata with 162 verses.

Total: 162 Verses • Citations: MBh 8.24.1–162 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 6 (Verses 30 shown)
भूय एव तु मद्रेश यत्ते वक्ष्यामि तच्छृणु । यथा पुरा वृत्तमिदं युद्धे देवासुरे विभो ॥
English Translation
Duryodhana said Do you. again, O chief of the Madras, O lord, hear all that I will relate to you, namely what had taken place in the days of old in the great war between the celestials and the Asuras.
यदुक्तवान्पितुर्मह्यं मार्कण्डेयो महानृषिः । तदशेषेण ब्रुवतो मम राजर्षिसत्तम । त्वं निबोध न चाप्यत्र कर्तव्या ते विचारणा ॥
English Translation
O foremost of the royal sages, do you not listen to what the great sage Markandeya had related to me as well as to my father which I will, again describe to you in detail. No doubt should be made by you in this.
देवानामसुराणां च महानासीत्समागमः । बभूव प्रथमो राजन्संग्रामस्तारकामयः । निर्जिताश्च तदा दैत्या दैवतैरिति नः श्रुतम् ॥
निर्जितेषु च दैत्येषु तारकस्य सुतास्त्रयः । ताराक्षः कमलाक्षश्च विद्युन्माली च पार्थिव ॥
English Translation
Then it has been heard by us that the Daityas were subdued by the celestials. O monarch, when the Daityas were thus defeated by the celestials, the three sons of Taraka, named Taraksha, Kamalaksha and Vidyunmali. Who had place themselves under severe devotion.
तप उग्रं समास्थाय नियमे परमे स्थिताः । तपसा कर्शयामासुर्देहान्स्वाञ्शत्रुतापन ॥
दमेन तपसा चैव नियमेन च पार्थिव । तेषां पितामहः प्रीतो वरदः प्रददौ वरान् ॥
English Translation
Who, also, had submitted themselves to the strictest rules liberated their bodies by means of that austere devotion, ( scorcher of enemies. Who was ever the giver of boons, became highly gratified with them on account of their devotion, self-restraint, observance of strict rules and also of divine contemplation and offered them numerous boons.
अवध्यत्वं च ते राजन्सर्वभूतेषु सर्वदा । सहिता वरयामासुः सर्वलोकपितामहम् ॥
English Translation
O monarch, they, have united with one another, asked of the great grandsire of all the worlds that boon, namely that they would not attain death from all creatures always.
तानब्रवीत्तदा देवो लोकानां प्रभुरीश्वरः । नास्ति सर्वामरत्वं हि निवर्तध्वमतोऽसुराः । वरमन्यं वृणीध्वं वै यादृशं संप्ररोचते ॥
English Translation
Thereupon the lord, the God, that divine master of all the worlds, addressed to them, saying-"O Asuras, there exists no such thing, namely the freedom from death at the hands of all creatures, and therefore do you retain from such a solicitation. Indeed you ask another boon, that you like most.'
ततस्ते सहिता राजन्संप्रधार्यासकृद्बहु । सर्वलोकेश्वरं वाक्यं प्रणम्यैनमथाब्रुवन् ॥
English Translation
Thereafter, O monarch, those Asuras after having brooded over the matter conjointly for a long while and settled amongst themselves and also having bowed down to that Lord of all the worlds, addressed him with these words-'O God, O grandsire, do you give us this boon.'
अस्माकं त्वं वरं देव प्रयच्छेमं पितामह । वयं पुराणि त्रीण्येव समास्थाय महीमिमाम् । विचरिष्याम लोकेऽस्मिंस्त्वत्प्रसादपुरस्कृताः ॥
English Translation
Asuras said 'In this world having kept your grace always in the front we will, living in three different cities, wonder over this entire earth.
ततो वर्षसहस्रे तु समेष्यामः परस्परम् । एकीभावं गमिष्यन्ति पुराण्येतानि चानघ ॥
English Translation
Then after one thousand years we will again unite together; and ( faultless one, these three cities, belonging to ourselves, will also attain the similar condition once more. Whenever, O lord, any one of the celestials will penetrate with a single arrow those cities united into the one that most excellent of celestials will become the cause of our death."
समागतानि चैतानि यो हन्याद्भगवंस्तदा । एकेषुणा देववरः स नो मृत्युर्भविष्यति । एवमस्त्विति तान्देवः प्रत्युक्त्वा प्राविशद्दिवम् ॥
ते तु लब्धवराः प्रीताः संप्रधार्य परस्परम् । पुरत्रयविसृष्ट्यर्थं मयं वव्रुर्महासुरम् । विश्वकर्माणमजरं दैत्यदानवपूजितम् ॥
English Translation
Then that god, having replied to them, saying-So be it, ascended to heaven. Thereupon they (the three Asuras), being highly gratified for having obtained the boons and also having settled everything amongst themselves, called Maya, who was a mighty Asura and who was the celestial architect and who was also without decay or death and highly respected by the whole lot of the Daityas and the Danavas with a view to have those three cities constructed.
ततो मयः स्वतपसा चक्रे धीमान्पुराणि ह । त्रीणि काञ्चनमेकं तु रौप्यं कार्ष्णायसं तथा ॥
English Translation
Thereupon Maya, who was of superior intelligence, constructed the three cities with the help of his own asceticism, the one of the three was inade of gold, the second of silver and the third of black iron.
काञ्चनं दिवि तत्रासीदन्तरिक्षे च राजतम् । आयसं चाभवद्भूमौ चक्रस्थं पृथिवीपते ॥
English Translation
The city that was constructed of gold rested in the heaven; and that one of silver was placed in the firmament; and where as the third, that was made of black iron, was established upon the earth. But, O lord of earth, they all were made to rest upon a wheel.
एकैकं योजनशतं विस्तारायामसंमितम् । गृहाट्टाट्टालकयुतं बृहत्प्राकारतोरणम् ॥
English Translation
Each one of them (the three cities) were measured to be one hundred yojanas broad; and contained numerous buildings and houses, as also lofty walls and perches.
गुणप्रसवसंबाधमसंबाधमनामयम् । प्रासादैर्विविधैश्चैव द्वारैश्चाप्युपशोभितम् ॥
English Translation
Although the foremost of the buildings in them were very closely situated to one another yet the high roads were very spacious and far off from one another. They also were very excellently furnished with the diverse kinds of palaces and beautiful perches.
पुरेषु चाभवन्राजन्राजानो वै पृथक्पृथक् । काञ्चनं तारकाक्षस्य चित्रमासीन्महात्मनः । राजतं कमलाक्षस्य विद्युन्मालिन आयसम् ॥
English Translation
O monarch, separate kings lived in those cities. The one of gold that was most beautiful had been in the possession of the high-souled Tarakaksha.
त्रयस्ते दैत्यराजानस्त्रीँल्लोकानाशु तेजसा । आक्रम्य तस्थुर्वर्षाणां पूगान्नाम प्रजापतिः ॥
English Translation
And the other made of silver had been in the possession of Kamalaksha; and the third of black iron belonged to Vidyunmalin. And those three Dailya inonarchs immediately attacked the three worlds with the aid of their prowess and continued to reside; they said also these words, who is that one called Prajapati। (or the creator).
तेषां दानवमुख्यानां प्रयुतान्यर्बुदानि च । कोट्यश्चाप्रतिवीराणां समाजग्मुस्ततस्ततः । महदैश्वर्यमिच्छन्तस्त्रिपुरं दुर्गमाश्रिताः ॥
English Translation
Thereupon millions and millions of from all directions proceeded against those best of the Danavas who had no hordes to come against them.
सर्वेषां च पुनस्तेषां सर्वयोगवहो मयः । तमाश्रित्य हि ते सर्वे अवर्तन्ताकुतोभयाः ॥
English Translation
Now Maya had became the supporter of them all, who have thus united together. Indeed, all of them having been under his protection (Maya's) lived there with perfect fearlessness.
यो हि यं मनसा कामं दध्यौ त्रिपुरसंश्रयः । तस्मै कामं मयस्तं तं विदधे मायया तदा ॥
English Translation
Thenceforth whoever amongst those dwelling in those cities entertained whatever wish in his heart it was then Maya who fulfilled their desires by aid of his illusory energy.
तारकाक्षसुतश्चासीद्धरिर्नाम महाबलः । तपस्तेपे परमकं येनातुष्यत्पितामहः ॥
English Translation
The heroic and the most powerful son of Tarakaksha, who was known by the name of Hari, practised the most severe devotion, in consequence of which the Grandsire became highly satisfied with him.
स तुष्टमवृणोद्देवं वापी भवतु नः पुरे । शस्त्रैर्विनिहता यत्र क्षिप्ताः स्युर्बलवत्तराः ॥
English Translation
Thus when the God was satisfied with him, he (Hari) asked him the following boon-'Let there be a lake in our city, in which the persons, greatly struck by the weapons, having been dipped, will revive with resembled vigor.
स तु लब्ध्वा वरं वीरस्तारकाक्षसुतो हरिः । ससृजे तत्र वापीं तां मृतानां जीवनीं प्रभो ॥
English Translation
O lord, after having obtained the boon, that war-like son of Tarakaksha, named Hari, created a lake in that city, which possessed the power of reviving the dead.
येन रूपेण दैत्यस्तु येन वेषेण चैव ह । मृतस्तस्यां परिक्षिप्तस्तादृशेनैव जज्ञिवान् ॥
English Translation
Indeed, the Daityas, in whatever form and whatever guise they were slaughtered, after having been dipped into that lake, had come back to their life in the same form and guise.
तां प्राप्य त्रैपुरस्थास्तु सर्वाँल्लोकान्बबाधिरे । महता तपसा सिद्धाः सुराणां भयवर्धनाः । न तेषामभवद्राजन्क्षयो युद्धे कथंचन ॥
English Translation
Thus after having regained their dead, they (the Daityas), who attained to their ascetic success by means of great devotion and who also enhanced the terrors of all the celestials, now began to oppress all the different worlds. O monarch, there had never been the slightest diminution of their number in the field of battle.
ततस्ते लोभमोहाभ्यामभिभूता विचेतसः । निर्ह्रीकाः संस्थितिं सर्वे स्थापितां समलूलुपन् ॥
English Translation
Thereupon they, who had been involved both by covetousness and insensibility and who also were deprived of their sense, now began to destroy the cities and the towns, that were settled upon the whole universe.
विद्राव्य सगणान्देवांस्तत्र तत्र तदा तदा । विचेरुः स्वेन कामेन वरदानेन दर्पिताः ॥
English Translation
Having routed all the celestials, along with their attendants, at all times and in all places, those Danavas, who had been rendered hanghty by the attainment of the boons, wandered, according to their option.
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