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Mahābhārata • Parva 12 (Śāntiparva) • Adhyāya 216

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 216

शान्तिपर्व • अध्यायः 216

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 216 of the classical Mahābhārata with 29 verses.

Total: 29 Verses • Citations: MBh 12.216.1–29 • 250 Lexicon Terms
यया बुद्ध्या महीपालो भ्रष्टश्रीर्विचरेन्महीम् । कालदण्डविनिष्पिष्टस्तन्मे ब्रूहि पितामह ॥
English Translation
Yudhisthira said Tell me, O grandfather, by adopting what sort of intelligence may a king, who has been divested of prosperity and crushed by Time's heavy bludgeon, still live on this Earth.
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् । वासवस्य च संवादं बलेर्वैरोचनस्य च ॥
English Translation
Bhishma said Regarding it, О Yudhisthira, is cited the old discourse between Prahlada and Indra.
पितामहमुपागत्य प्रणिपत्य कृताञ्जलिः । सर्वानेवासुराञ्जित्वा बलिं पप्रच्छ वासवः ॥
English Translation
After having defeated all the Assuras, one day Vasava went to the Grandfather and joining his hands bowed to him and enquired after the whereabouts of Vali.
यस्य स्म ददतो वित्तं न कदाचन हीयते । तं बलिं नाधिगच्छामि ब्रह्मन्नाचक्ष्व मे बलिम् ॥
English Translation
Tell me, O Brahman, where may I now find that Vali whose wealth continued undiminished even though he used to distribute it as largely as he wished.
स एव ह्यस्तमयते स स्म विद्योतते दिशः । स वर्षति स्म वर्षाणि यथाकालमतन्द्रितः । तं बलिं नाधिगच्छामि ब्रह्मन्नाचक्ष्व मे बलिम् ॥
English Translation
Formerly, it was he who used to light up all the cardinal points and to set. Shaking off idieness, it was he who used to pour rain upon all creatures at the proper season. I do not now see that Vali. Indeed, tell me, O Brahman, where I may find that king of the Asuras now.
स वायुर्वरुणश्चैव स रविः स च चन्द्रमाः । सोऽग्निस्तपति भूतानि पृथिवी च भवत्युत । तं बलिं नाधिगच्छामि ब्रह्मन्नाचक्ष्व मे बलिम् ॥
English Translation
He was the god of wind. He was Varuna. He was Surya. He was Soma. He was Agni that used to warm all creatures. He became water. I do not find where he now is. Indeed, O Brahmana, tell me where I may find Vali now.
नैतत्ते साधु मघवन्यदेतदनुपृच्छसि । पृष्टस्तु नानृतं ब्रूयात्तस्माद्वक्ष्यामि ते बलिम् ॥
English Translation
Brahman said You should not, O Maghavat, thus enquire after Vali now! One should not, however, speak a falsehood when he is questioned by another. I shall tell you the whereabouts of Vali.
उष्ट्रेषु यदि वा गोषु खरेष्वश्वेषु वा पुनः । वरिष्ठो भविता जन्तुः शून्यागारे शचीपते ॥
English Translation
O husband of Sachi, Vali may now have taken his birth among camels or bulls or asses or horses, and having become the foremost of his species may now be living in an empty room.
यदि स्म बलिना ब्रह्मञ्शून्यागारे समेयिवान् । हन्यामेनं न वा हन्यां तद्ब्रह्मन्ननुशाधि माम् ॥
English Translation
Shakra said 'If, O Brahman, I happen to meet with Vali in an empty room, shall I kill him or spare him? Tell me how I shall act!'
मा स्म शक्र बलिं हिंसीर्न बलिर्वधमर्हति । न्यायांस्तु शक्र प्रष्टव्यस्त्वया वासव काम्यया ॥
English Translation
Brahma said 'Do not, O Shakra, injure Vali! Vali does not deserve death. You should, on the other hand, O Vasava, seek instruction from him about morality, O Shakra, as you wish,'
एवमुक्तो भगवता महेन्द्रः पृथिवीं तदा । चचारैरावतस्कन्धमधिरुह्य श्रिया वृतः ॥
English Translation
‘Thus addressed by the divine Creator, Indra travelled over the Earth, seated on Airavata in great splendour.
ततो ददर्श स बलिं खरवेषेण संवृतम् । यथाख्यातं भगवता शून्यागारकृतालयम् ॥
English Translation
He succeeded in meeting with Vali, who, as the Creator had said, was living in an empty room, clothed in the form of an ass.
खरयोनिमनुप्राप्तस्तुषभक्षोऽसि दानव । इयं ते योनिरधमा शोचस्याहो न शोचसि ॥
English Translation
'You are now, O Danava, born as an ass living on chaff. This your birth is certainly a low one. Do you or do you not grieve for it?
अदृष्टं बत पश्यामि द्विषतां वशमागतम् । श्रिया विहीनं मित्रैश्च भ्रष्टवीर्यपराक्रमम् ॥
English Translation
I see what I had never seen before, viz., yourself brought under the control of your enemies, divested of prosperity and friends, and shorn of energy and prowess.
यत्तद्यानसहस्रेण ज्ञातिभिः परिवारितः । लोकान्प्रतापयन्सर्वान्यास्यस्मानवितर्कयन् ॥
English Translation
Formerly you used to march through the words, with your train consisting of thousands of carriages and thousands of kinsmen, and to move along, burning, everybody with your splendour and disregarding us all.
त्वन्मुखाश्चैव दैतेया व्यतिष्ठंस्तव शासने । अकृष्टपच्या पृथिवी तवैश्वर्ये बभूव ह । इदं च तेऽद्य व्यसनं शोचस्याहो न शोचसि ॥
English Translation
Considering you as their protector the Daityas lived under your sway! Through your power, the Earth used to yield crops without waiting for tillage. To-day, however, I behold you overtaken by this dire calamity! Do you or do you not grieve for this.
यदातिष्ठः समुद्रस्य पूर्वकूले विलेलिहन् । ज्ञातिभ्यो विभजन्वित्तं तदासीत्ते मनः कथम् ॥
यत्ते सहस्रसमिता ननृतुर्देवयोषितः । बहूनि वर्षपूगानि विहारे दीप्यतः श्रिया ॥
सर्वाः पुष्करमालिन्यः सर्वाः काञ्चनसप्रभाः । कथमद्य तदा चैव मनस्ते दानवेश्वर ॥
छत्रं तवासीत्सुमहत्सौवर्णं मणिभूषितम् । ननृतुर्यत्र गन्धर्वाः षट्सहस्राणि सप्तधा ॥
यूपस्तवासीत्सुमहान्यजतः सर्वकाञ्चनः । यत्राददः सहस्राणामयुतानि गवां दश ॥
यदा तु पृथिवीं सर्वां यजमानोऽनुपर्ययाः । शम्याक्षेपेण विधिना तदासीत्किं नु ते हृदि ॥
English Translation
I do not now see that golden jar of yours, nor that umbrella of yours, nor those fans. I behold not also, O king of the Asuras, that garland which was given given to you by Grandfather.'
न ते पश्यामि भृङ्गारं न छत्रं व्यजनं न च । ब्रह्मदत्तां च ते मालां न पश्याम्यसुराधिप ॥
English Translation
I do not now see that golden jar of yours, nor that umbrella of yours, nor those fans. I behold not also, O king of the Asuras, that garland which was given given to you by Grandfather.'
न त्वं पश्यसि भृङ्गारं न छत्रं व्यजनं न च । ब्रह्मदत्तां च मे मालां न त्वं द्रक्ष्यसि वासव ॥
English Translation
Bali said. 'You do not behold now, O Vasava, my jar and umbrella and fans. You do not see also my garland, that was given by the Grandfather.
गुहायां निहितानि त्वं मम रत्नानि पृच्छसि । यदा मे भविता कालस्तदा त्वं तानि द्रक्ष्यसि ॥
English Translation
Those valuable possessions of mine about which you ask are now buried in the darkness of a cave. When my time comes again, you will, forsooth, behold them again.
न त्वेतदनुरूपं ते यशसो वा कुलस्य वा । समृद्धार्थोऽसमृद्धार्थं यन्मां कत्थितुमिच्छसि ॥
English Translation
This conduct of yours, however, does not become your fame or birth. Yourself enjoying prosperity, you wish to mock me that am sunk in adversity.
न हि दुःखेषु शोचन्ति न प्रहृष्यन्ति चर्द्धिषु । कृतप्रज्ञा ज्ञानतृप्ताः क्षान्ताः सन्तो मनीषिणः ॥
English Translation
They who acquired wisdom, and have won contentment therefrom, they who are of tranquil should, who are virtuous and good among creatures, never grieve in misery nor rejoice in happiness.
त्वं तु प्राकृतया बुद्ध्या पुरंदर विकत्थसे । यदाहमिव भावी त्वं तदा नैवं वदिष्यसि ॥
English Translation
Guided, however, by a vulgar intelligence, you are bragging, O Purandara. When you will become like me you will not then give vent to speeches like these.'
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