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Mahābhārata • Parva 12 (Śāntiparva) • Adhyāya 273

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 273

शान्तिपर्व • अध्यायः 273

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 273 of the classical Mahābhārata with 64 verses.

Total: 64 Verses • Citations: MBh 12.273.1–64 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 3 (Verses 30 shown)
वृत्रस्य तु महाराज ज्वराविष्टस्य सर्वशः । अभवन्यानि लिङ्गानि शरीरे तानि मे शृणु ॥
English Translation
Bhishma said-Hear me, O king, I describe the symptoms that appeared on the body of Vritra when he was possessed by that fever.
ज्वलितास्योऽभवद्घोरो वैवर्ण्यं चागमत्परम् । गात्रकम्पश्च सुमहाञ्श्वासश्चाप्यभवन्महान् । रोमहर्षश्च तीव्रोऽभून्निःश्वासश्च महान्नृप ॥
English Translation
The heroic Asura's mouth began to send out flames of fire. He became greatly pale. His body began to tremble all over. His breath became hard.
शिवा चाशिवसंकाशा तस्य वक्त्रात्सुदारुणा । निष्पपात महाघोरा स्मृतिः सा तस्य भारत । उल्काश्च ज्वलितास्तस्य दीप्ताः पार्श्वे प्रपेदिरे ॥
English Translation
His hairs stood erect. His breath was very hard. His memory, O Bharata, went out of his mouth in the shape of a dreadful, and inauspicious jackal. Burning and blazing meteors dropped on his right and left.
गृध्रकङ्कवडाश्चैव वाचोऽमुञ्चन्सुदारुणाः । वृत्रस्योपरि संहृष्टाश्चक्रवत्परिबभ्रमुः ॥
English Translation
Vultures, Kankas, and cranes yelled fierce cries, as they moved over Vritra's head.
ततस्तं रथमास्थाय देवाप्यायितमाहवे । वज्रोद्यतकरः शक्रस्तं दैत्यं प्रत्यवैक्षत ॥
English Translation
Then, in that battle, Indra, worshipped of the gods, and armed with the thunderbolt, looked hard at the demon as the latter sat on his car.
अमानुषमथो नादं स मुमोच महासुरः । व्यजृम्भत च राजेन्द्र तीव्रज्वरसमन्वितः । अथास्य जृम्भतः शक्रस्ततो वज्रमवासृजत् ॥
English Translation
Possessed by that dreadful fever, the powerful Asura, O king, yawned and uttered inhuman cries.
स वज्रः सुमहातेजाः कालाग्निसदृशोपमः । क्षिप्रमेव महाकायं वृत्रं दैत्यमपातयत् ॥
English Translation
While the Asura was yawning, Indra discharged his thunderbolt at him. Endued with great enrgy and resembling the fire that destroys the creation at the end of the cycle, that thunderbolt overthrew in a moment Vritra of gigantic form.
ततो नादः समभवत्पुनरेव समन्ततः । वृत्रं विनिहतं दृष्ट्वा देवानां भरतर्षभ ॥
English Translation
The gods on all sides cried aloud when they saw Vritra killed, O foremost of Bharata's race.
वृत्रं तु हत्वा भगवान्दानवारिर्महायशाः । वज्रेण विष्णुयुक्तेन दिवमेव समाविशत् ॥
English Translation
Having killed Vritra, Mghavat, that enemy of the Danavas, of great entered heaven with that thunderbolt pervaded by Vishnu,
अथ वृत्रस्य कौरव्य शरीरादभिनिःसृता । ब्रह्महत्या महाघोरा रौद्रा लोकभयावहा ॥
English Translation
Just then, O you of Kuru's family, the sin of Brahmanicide, fierce and dreadful and striking all the worlds with fear, came out of the person of the killed Vritra.
करालदशना भीमा विकृता कृष्णपिङ्गला । प्रकीर्णमूर्धजा चैव घोरनेत्रा च भारत ॥
कपालमालिनी चैव कृशा च भरतर्षभ । रुधिरार्द्रा च धर्मज्ञ चीरवस्त्रनिवासिनी ॥
साभिनिष्क्रम्य राजेन्द्र तादृग्रूपा भयावहा । वज्रिणं मृगयामास तदा भरतसत्तम ॥
कस्यचित्त्वथ कालस्य वृत्रहा कुरुनन्दन । स्वर्गायाभिमुखः प्रायाल्लोकानां हितकाम्यया ॥
English Translation
A little while after, O you of Kuru's race, the killer of Vritra, for the behoof of the three worlds, was proceeding towards heaven.
बिसान्निःसरमाणं तु दृष्ट्वा शक्रं महौजसम् । कण्ठे जग्राह देवेन्द्रं सुलग्ना चाभवत्तदा ॥
English Translation
Seeing Indra of great energy thus proceeding on his mission, she caught the king of the gods and from that moment stuck to him.
स हि तस्मिन्समुत्पन्ने ब्रह्महत्याकृते भये । नलिन्यां बिसमध्यस्थो बभूवाब्दगणान्बहून् ॥
English Translation
When the sin of Brahmanicide thus stuck to his body and filled him with terror, Indra entered the fibres of a lotus-stalk and lived there for many years.
अनुसृत्य तु यत्नात्स तया वै ब्रह्महत्यया । तदा गृहीतः कौरव्य निश्चेष्टः समपद्यत ॥
English Translation
But the sin of Brahmanicide followed him closely. Indeed, O son of Kuru, seized by her, Indra became shorn of all his energies.
तस्या व्यपोहने शक्रः परं यत्नं चकार ह । न चाशकत्तां देवेन्द्रो ब्रह्महत्यां व्यपोहितुम् ॥
English Translation
He tried much for driving her from him, but all those attempts proved useless,
गृहीत एव तु तया देवेन्द्रो भरतर्षभ । पितामहमुपागम्य शिरसा प्रत्यपूजयत् ॥
English Translation
Seized by her, O foremost of Bharata's race, the king of the gods at last presented himself before the Grandfather and adored him by bending low his head.
ज्ञात्वा गृहीतं शक्रं तु द्विजप्रवरहत्यया । ब्रह्मा संचिन्तयामास तदा भरतसत्तम ॥
English Translation
Knowing that Indra was possessed by the sin of Brahmanicide, Brahman began to think, 0 best of the Bharatas, (of the measures for freeing him).
तामुवाच महाबाहो ब्रह्महत्यां पितामहः । स्वरेण मधुरेणाथ सान्त्वयन्निव भारत ॥
मुच्यतां त्रिदशेन्द्रोऽयं मत्प्रियं कुरु भामिनि । ब्रूहि किं ते करोम्यद्य कामं कं त्वमिहेच्छसि ॥
English Translation
The Grandfather at last, O you of great arms, addressed Brahmanicide in sweet words as if from the desire of pacifying her, and said.-0 amiable one, let the king of the gods, who is a favourite of mine, be freed from you. Tell me, what shall I do for you? What wish of yours shall I satisfy?
त्रिलोकपूजिते देवे प्रीते त्रैलोक्यकर्तरि । कृतमेवेह मन्येऽहं निवासं तु विधत्स्व मे ॥
English Translation
Brahmanicide said When the Creator of the three worlds, when the illustrious god worshipped of the universe, has been pleased with me, I consider my wishes as already fulfilled. Let my residence be now fixed.
त्वया कृतेयं मर्यादा लोकसंरक्षणार्थिना । स्थापना वै सुमहती त्वया देव प्रवर्तिता ॥
English Translation
Desirous of preserving the worlds, this rule has been laid down by you. It was you, O lord, who had introduced this important rule.
प्रीते तु त्वयि धर्मज्ञ सर्वलोकेश्वरे प्रभो । शक्रादपगमिष्यामि निवासं तु विधत्स्व मे ॥
English Translation
As you have been pleased with me, O righteous Lord, O powerful Master of all the worlds, I shall surely leave Shakra! But grant me an abode to live in.
तथेति तां प्राह तदा ब्रह्महत्यां पितामहः । उपायतः स शक्रस्य ब्रह्महत्यां व्यपोहत ॥
English Translation
Bhishma said. The Grandfather replied to Brahmanicide, saying,-So be it! Indeed, the Grandfather found out means for removing Brahmanicide from the body of Indra.
ततः स्वयंभुवा ध्यातस्तत्र वह्निर्महात्मना । ब्रह्माणमुपसंगम्य ततो वचनमब्रवीत् ॥
प्राप्तोऽस्मि भगवन्देव त्वत्सकाशमरिंदम । यत्कर्तव्यं मया देव तद्भवान्वक्तुमर्हति ॥
बहुधा विभजिष्यामि ब्रह्महत्यामिमामहम् । शक्रस्याद्य विमोक्षार्थं चतुर्भागं प्रतीच्छ मे ॥
English Translation
Bhishma said I shall divide this sin of Brahmanicide into several parts. For freeing Shakra from her, do you take a fourth portion of that sin.
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