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Mahābhārata • Parva 12 (Śāntiparva) • Adhyāya 253

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 253

शान्तिपर्व • अध्यायः 253

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 253 of the classical Mahābhārata with 52 verses.

Total: 52 Verses • Citations: MBh 12.253.1–52 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 2 of 2 (Verses 22 shown)
ततः कदाचित्तांस्तत्र पश्यन्पक्षीन्यतव्रतः । बभूव परमप्रीतस्तदा मतिमतां वरः ॥
English Translation
That foremost of intelligent men, of austere VOWS, one day saw those young ones and became filled with pleasure.
तथा तानभिसंवृद्धान्दृष्ट्वा चाप्नुवतां मुदम् । शकुनौ निर्भयौ तत्र ऊषतुश्चात्मजैः सह ॥
English Translation
Seeing their young ones endued with wings, the parent birds became very happy and continued to live in the Rishi's head with them in perfect confidence.
जातपक्षांश्च सोऽपश्यदुड्डीनान्पुनरागतान् । सायं सायं द्विजान्विप्रो न चाकम्पत जाजलिः ॥
English Translation
The learned Jajali saw that when the young birds had wings they flew to the air every evening and came back to his head without having gone far. He still stood motionless there.
कदाचित्पुनरभ्येत्य पुनर्गच्छन्ति संततम् । त्यक्ता मातृपितृभ्यां ते न चाकम्पत जाजलिः ॥
English Translation
Sometime after he saw that, left by their parents, they went out alone and came back again alone, Jajali did not still move.
अथ ते दिवसं चारीं गत्वा सायं पुनर्नृप । उपावर्तन्त तत्रैव निवासार्थं शकुन्तकाः ॥
English Translation
Sometime after, the young birds going away in the morning spent the whole day out of his sight but returned in the evening for living in the nest.
कदाचिद्दिवसान्पञ्च समुत्पत्य विहंगमाः । षष्ठेऽहनि समाजग्मुर्न चाकम्पत जाजलिः ॥
English Translation
Sometime after, leaving their nest for five days at a time, they returned on the sixth day. Jajali still did not move.
क्रमेण च पुनः सर्वे दिवसानि बहून्यपि । नोपावर्तन्त शकुना जातप्राणाः स्म ते यदा ॥
English Translation
Subsequently, when they gained their full strength, they left him and did not return at all even after many days.
कदाचिन्मासमात्रेण समुत्पत्य विहंगमाः । नैवागच्छंस्ततो राजन्प्रातिष्ठत स जाजलिः ॥
English Translation
At last, at another time, leaving him, they did not come even after a month. Then, O king, Jajali left that place.
ततस्तेषु प्रलीनेषु जाजलिर्जातविस्मयः । सिद्धोऽस्मीति मतिं चक्रे ततस्तं मान आविशत् ॥
English Translation
When they had thus gone away for ever, Jajali wondered much and thought that he had gained ascetic success. Then pride entered his heart.
स तथा निर्गतान्दृष्ट्वा शकुन्तान्नियतव्रतः । संभावितात्मा संभाव्य भृशं प्रीतस्तदाभवन् ॥
English Translation
Ever observing vows, the great ascetic, seeing the birds thus leave him. After having been brought up on his head, thought highly of himself, and became filled with joy.
स नद्यां समुपस्पृश्य तर्पयित्वा हुताशनम् । उदयन्तमथादित्यमभ्यगच्छन्महातपाः ॥
English Translation
He then bathed in a river and poured libations on the sacred fire, and worshipped the rising Sun.
संभाव्य चटकान्मूर्ध्नि जाजलिर्जपतां वरः । आस्फोटयत्तदाकाशे धर्मः प्राप्तो मयेति वै ॥
English Translation
Having thus made those chataka birds, grow on his head, Jajali that foremost of ascetics, began to strike his armpits and cry loudly through the sky, I have acquired great merit.
अथान्तरिक्षे वागासीत्तां स शुश्राव जाजलिः । धर्मेण न समस्त्वं वै तुलाधारस्य जाजले ॥
English Translation
Then an unseen voice arose in the sky and Jajali heard these words:-You are not equal, O Jajali, to Tuladhara in righteousness.
वाराणस्यां महाप्राज्ञस्तुलाधारः प्रतिष्ठितः । सोऽप्येवं नार्हते वक्तुं यथा त्वं भाषसे द्विज ॥
English Translation
There is a man named Tuladhara highly illustrious and doing the business of buying and selling, Even he, O best of twice-born ones, is not worthy of saying such words as you say!
सोऽमर्षवशमापन्नस्तुलाधारदिदृक्षया । पृथिवीमचरद्राजन्यत्रसायंगृहो मुनिः ॥
English Translation
Hearing these words, Jajali became possessed by anger and desirous of meeting with Tuladhara, O king, began to roam over the whole Earth, observing the vow of silence and passing the night where he met with evening.
कालेन महतागच्छत्स तु वाराणसीं पुरीम् । विक्रीणन्तं च पण्यानि तुलाधारं ददर्श सः ॥
English Translation
As soon as the shop-keeper Tuladhara saw the Brahmana arrived at his place, he cheerfully stood up and adored the guest with proper salutations.
सोऽपि दृष्ट्वैव तं विप्रमायान्तं भाण्डजीवनः । समुत्थाय सुसंहृष्टः स्वागतेनाभ्यपूजयत् ॥
English Translation
After a long time he reached the city of Baranasi, and saw Tuladhara engaged in selling miscellaneous articles.
आयानेवासि विदितो मम ब्रह्मन्न संशयः । ब्रवीमि यत्तु वचनं तच्छृणुष्व द्विजोत्तम ॥
English Translation
Tuladhara said For tsooth, O Brahmana, I know that you have come to me. Listen, however, Oforemost of twice-born ones, to what I say!
सागरानूपमाश्रित्य तपस्तप्तं त्वया महत् । न च धर्मस्य संज्ञां त्वं पुरा वेत्थ कथंचन ॥
English Translation
Living on a low land near the sea-shore you had practised very hard penancces. But you had no consciousness of having acquired religious merit.
ततः सिद्धस्य तपसा तव विप्र शकुन्तकाः । क्षिप्रं शिरस्यजायन्त ते च संभावितास्त्वया ॥
English Translation
When you had at last acquired ascetic success, certain birds were born on your head. You took great care of the little creatures:
जातपक्षा यदा ते च गताश्चारीमितस्ततः । मन्यमानस्ततो धर्मं चटकप्रभवं द्विज । खे वाचं त्वमथाश्रौषीर्मां प्रति द्विजसत्तम ॥
English Translation
When at last those birds came winged and when they began to leave your head for going here and there in search of food, it was then that, for your having thus assisted at the birth of those Chatakas, you began to feel pride, O Brahmana, thinking you had acquired great merit.
अमर्षवशमापन्नस्ततः प्राप्तो भवानिह । करवाणि प्रियं किं ते तद्ब्रूहि द्विजसत्तम ॥
English Translation
Then, O foremost of twice-born ones, you heard in the sky a voice that spoke of me. The words you had heard filled you with anger and for that you have come here! Tell me, what wish of yours shall I fulfil, O best of Brahmanas.
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