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Mahābhārata • Parva 12 (Śāntiparva) • Adhyāya 160

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 160

शान्तिपर्व • अध्यायः 160

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 160 of the classical Mahābhārata with 88 verses.

Total: 88 Verses • Citations: MBh 12.160.1–88 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 2 of 3 (Verses 30 shown)
न प्रियं नाप्यनुक्रोशं चक्रुर्भूतेषु भारत । त्रीनुपायानतिक्रम्य दण्डेन रुरुधुः प्रजाः । न जग्मुः संविदं तैश्च दर्पादसुरसत्तमाः ॥
English Translation
They never did any good to the other creatures of the universe or showed mercy for any of them. Neglecting the three well-known means, they began to persecute and assail all creatures by holding only the rod of chastisement.
अथ वै भगवान्ब्रह्मा ब्रह्मर्षिभिरुपस्थितः । तदा हिमवतः पृष्ठे सुरम्ये पद्मतारके ॥
शतयोजनविस्तारे मणिमुक्ताचयाचिते । तस्मिन्गिरिवरे पुत्र पुष्पितद्रुमकानने । तस्थौ स विबुधश्रेष्ठो ब्रह्मा लोकार्थसिद्धये ॥
English Translation
On that king of mountains, O sire, filled with forests of blossoming trees, that foremost of the gods, viz., Brahmana, lived for sometime for accomplishing the business of the world.
ततो वर्षसहस्रान्ते वितानमकरोत्प्रभुः । विधिना कल्पदृष्टेन यथोक्तेनोपपादितम् ॥
English Translation
After the expiration of a thousand years, the powerful lord made arrangements for a grand sacrifice according to the ordinances prescribed in the scriptures.
ऋषिभिर्यज्ञपटुभिर्यथावत्कर्मकर्तृभिः । मरुद्भिः परिसंस्तीर्णं दीप्यमानैश्च पावकैः ॥
English Translation
The sacrificial altar was adorned with Rishis skilled in sacrifice and capable of performing all acts, with sacrificial fuel, and with burning fires.
काञ्चनैर्यज्ञभाण्डैश्च भ्राजिष्णुभिरलंकृतम् । वृतं देवगणैश्चैव प्रबभौ यज्ञमण्डलम् ॥
English Translation
And it looked highly beautiful for the sacrificial plates and vessels having been all made of gold. All the leading gods sat there.
तथा ब्रह्मर्षिभिश्चैव सदस्यैरुपशोभितम् । तत्र घोरतमं वृत्तमृषीणां मे परिश्रुतम् ॥
English Translation
The platform was further adorned with Sadasyas who were all high regenerate Rishis. I have heard from the Rishis that something very awful soon took place in that sacrifice.
चन्द्रमा विमलं व्योम यथाभ्युदिततारकम् । विदार्याग्निं तथा भूतमुत्थितं श्रूयते ततः ॥
English Translation
It is heard that a creature came out (from the sacrificial fire) scattering the flames around him, and whose effulgence equalled that of the Moon himself when he rises in the sky be spangled with stars.
नीलोत्पलसवर्णाभं तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रं कृशोदरम् । प्रांशु दुर्दर्शनं चैवाप्यतितेजस्तथैव च ॥
English Translation
His complexion was dark like that of the petals of the blue lotus. His teeth were keen. His stomach was lean. His stature was tall. He appeared highly irresistible and energetic.
तस्मिन्नुत्पतमाने च प्रचचाल वसुंधरा । तत्रोर्मिकलिलावर्तश्चुक्षुभे च महार्णवः ॥
English Translation
When that being appeared, the Earth shook. The Ocean became agitated with mountain billows and dreadful eddies.
पेतुरुल्का महोत्पाताः शाखाश्च मुमुचुर्द्रुमाः । अप्रसन्ना दिशः सर्वाः पवनश्चाशिवो ववौ । मुहुर्मुहुश्च भूतानि प्राव्यथन्त भयात्तथा ॥
English Translation
Meteors, foreboding great calamities, passed through the sky. The branches of trees began to fall down. All the points of the horizon became unquite. Inauspicious winds blew. All creatures began to tremble with fear every moment.
ततः सुतुमुलं दृष्ट्वा तदद्भुतमुपस्थितम् । महर्षिसुरगन्धर्वानुवाचेदं पितामहः ॥
English Translation
Seeing that dreadful agitation of the universe and that Being originated from the sacrificial fire, the Grandfather said to the great Rishis, the gods, and the Gandharvas.
मयैतच्चिन्तितं भूतमसिर्नामैष वीर्यवान् । रक्षणार्थाय लोकस्य वधाय च सुरद्विषाम् ॥
English Translation
This Being was thought of by me. Highly energetic his name is Asi (sword or scimitar). I have created him for the protection of the world and the destruction of the enemies of the celestials.
ततस्तद्रूपमुत्सृज्य बभौ निस्त्रिंश एव सः । विमलस्तीक्ष्णधारश्च कालान्तक इवोद्यतः ॥
English Translation
Leaving off the form he had first assumed, that being then took the shape of a sword of great effulgence, highly polished, sharp-edged, and sprang like the all-destructive Being at the end of the cycle.
ततस्तं शितिकण्ठाय रुद्रायर्षभकेतवे । ब्रह्मा ददावसिं दीप्तमधर्मप्रतिवारणम् ॥
English Translation
Then Brahman handed over that sharp weapon to the blue-throated Rudra who has for his emblem the foremost of bulls, for empowering him to suppress irreligion and sin.
ततः स भगवान्रुद्रो ब्रह्मर्षिगणसंस्तुतः । प्रगृह्यासिममेयात्मा रूपमन्यच्चकार ह ॥
English Translation
At this, the divine and great Rudra, praised by the great Rishis, took up that sword and assumed a different forin.
चतुर्बाहुः स्पृशन्मूर्ध्ना भूस्थितोऽपि नभस्तलम् । ऊर्ध्वदृष्टिर्महालिङ्गो मुखाज्ज्वालाः समुत्सृजन् । विकुर्वन्बहुधा वर्णान्नीलपाण्डुरलोहितान् ॥
English Translation
Displaying four arms, he became so tall that though he stood on the Earth he touched the very sun with his head. With eyes turned upwards, and with every limb extended wide, he began to eject flames of fire from his mouth.
बिभ्रत्कृष्णाजिनं वासो हेमप्रवरतारकम् । नेत्रं चैकं ललाटेन भास्करप्रतिमं महत् । शुशुभाते च विमले द्वे नेत्रे कृष्णपिङ्गले ॥
English Translation
Assuming various hues such as blue, white and red, and wearing a black deer-skin set with stars of gold, he bore on his forehead a third eye resembling the effulgent sun. His two other eyes, one of which was black and the other twany, shone very brilliantly.
ततो देवो महादेवः शूलपाणिर्भगाक्षिहा । संप्रगृह्य तु निस्त्रिंशं कालार्कानलसंनिभम् ॥
त्रिकूटं चर्म चोद्यम्य सविद्युतमिवाम्बुदम् । चचार विविधान्मार्गान्महाबलपराक्रमः । विधुन्वन्नसिमाकाशे दानवान्तचिकीर्षया ॥
तस्य नादं विनदतो महाहासं च मुञ्चतः । बभौ प्रतिभयं रूपं तदा रुद्रस्य भारत ॥
English Translation
He uttered loud roars and awful was the sound of his laughter. Indeed, O Bharata, then Rudra assumed exceedingly terrible appearance.
तद्रूपधारिणं रुद्रं रौद्रकर्म चिकीर्षवः । निशम्य दानवाः सर्वे हृष्टाः समभिदुद्रुवुः ॥
English Translation
Hearing that Rudra had assumed that form for performing dreadful deeds, the Danavas, filled with joy, began to come towards him quickly, showering huge rocks upon him as they came, and burning brands of wood, and various kinds of terrible weapons made of iron cach sharp as of a razor.
अश्मभिश्चाप्यवर्षन्त प्रदीप्तैश्च तथोल्मुकैः । घोरैः प्रहरणैश्चान्यैः शितधारैरयोमुखैः ॥
ततस्तद्दानवानीकं संप्रणेतारमच्युतम् । रुद्रखड्गबलोद्धूतं प्रचचाल मुमोह च ॥
चित्रं शीघ्रतरत्वाच्च चरन्तमसिधारिणम् । तमेकमसुराः सर्वे सहस्रमिति मेनिरे ॥
English Translation
Although Rudra was alone and singlehanded, yet so quickly did he move about on the field of battle with the sword in his hand that the Asuras thought there were a thousand Rudras fighting with them.
छिन्दन्भिन्दन्रुजन्कृन्तन्दारयन्प्रमथन्नपि । अचरद्दैत्यसंघेषु रुद्रोऽग्निरिव कक्षगः ॥
English Translation
Tearing and piercing and assailing and cutting and lopping off and grinding down, the great god moved about quickly among the large number of his enemies like a forest-fire amid heaps of dry grass spread around.
असिवेगप्ररुग्णास्ते छिन्नबाहूरुवक्षसः । संप्रकृत्तोत्तमाङ्गाश्च पेतुरुर्व्यां महासुराः ॥
English Translation
Assailed by the god with his sword, with arms and thighs and chests cut off and pierced, and with heads cut off, the powerful Asuras began to drop down on the Earth.
अपरे दानवा भग्ना रुद्रघातावपीडिताः । अन्योन्यमभिनर्दन्तो दिशः संप्रतिपेदिरे ॥
English Translation
Stricken with strokes of the sword, other Danavas broke and fled in all directions, cheering up one another as they fled.
भूमिं केचित्प्रविविशुः पर्वतानपरे तथा । अपरे जग्मुराकाशमपरेऽम्भः समाविशन् ॥
English Translation
Some entered into the bowels of the Earth; others got into the caves of mountains. Some went upwards; others entered into the sea.
तस्मिन्महति संवृत्ते समरे भृशदारुणे । बभौ भूमिः प्रतिभया तदा रुधिरकर्दमा ॥
English Translation
During that dreadful and fierce battle, the Earth was covered with flesh and blood, and dreadful spectacles appeared on all sides.
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