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Mahābhārata • Parva 12 (Śāntiparva) • Adhyāya 31

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 31

शान्तिपर्व • अध्यायः 31

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 31 of the classical Mahābhārata with 48 verses.

Total: 48 Verses • Citations: MBh 12.31.1–48 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 2 (Verses 30 shown)
ततो राजा पाण्डुसुतो नारदं प्रत्यभाषत । भगवञ्श्रोतुमिच्छामि सुवर्णष्ठीविसंभवम् ॥
English Translation
Vaishampayana said: The royal son of Pandu then addressed Narada, saying,-'O holy one, I wish to hear of the birth of the child whose excreta were gold.
एवमुक्तः स च मुनिर्धर्मराजेन नारदः । आचचक्षे यथा वृत्तं सुवर्णष्ठीविनं प्रति ॥
English Translation
Thus accosted by king Yudhishthira the sage Narada began to describe to him all that had taken place about that child who passed golden excreta.
एवमेतन्महाराज यथायं केशवोऽब्रवीत् । कार्यस्यास्य तु यच्छेषं तत्ते वक्ष्यामि पृच्छतः ॥
English Translation
Narada said 'It is so, O you of mighty arms, as Keshava here has said, asked by you I shall now recite the remaining portion of this story.
अहं च पर्वतश्चैव स्वस्रीयो मे महामुनिः । वस्तुकामावभिगतौ सृञ्जयं जयतां वरम् ॥
English Translation
Myself, and my sister's son, the great ascetic Parvata, once came to Srinjaya, that foremost of all victorious kings, for living with him.
तत्र संपूजितौ तेन विधिदृष्टेन कर्मणा । सर्वकामैः सुविहितौ निवसावोऽस्य वेश्मनि ॥
English Translation
Honoured duly by him who gratified every wish of ours, we lived in his palace.
व्यतिक्रान्तासु वर्षासु समये गमनस्य च । पर्वतो मामुवाचेदं काले वचनमर्थवत् ॥
English Translation
After the rains had gone, and when the time for our own departure arrived, Parvata said to me these weighty words suitable to the hour.
आवामस्य नरेन्द्रस्य गृहे परमपूजितौ । उषितौ समये ब्रह्मंश्चिन्त्यतामत्र सांप्रतम् ॥
English Translation
We have, O Brahmana, lived in the house of this king for some time, highly respected by him. Think of what return we should make.
ततोऽहमब्रुवं राजन्पर्वतं शुभदर्शनम् । सर्वमेतत्त्वयि विभो भागिनेयोपपद्यते ॥
English Translation
I then, O king, said to Parvata,-O nephew, it is really like you, and, O ye of great power, all this depends upon yourself.
वरेण छन्द्यतां राजा लभतां यद्यदिच्छति । आवयोस्तपसा सिद्धिं प्राप्नोतु यदि मन्यसे ॥
English Translation
By your boons let the king be made happy and let him obtain his wishes. Or, if you wish, let hiin be crowned with success by the power of ascetic merits of both of us.
तत आहूय राजानं सृञ्जयं शुभदर्शनम् । पर्वतोऽनुमतं वाक्यमुवाच मुनिपुंगवः ॥
English Translation
After this, Parvata having summoned king Srinjaya, that foremost of victorious persons, said to him these words, O foremost of Kurus:प्रीतौ स्वो नृप सत्कारैर्भवदार्जवसम्भृतैः।
प्रीतौ स्वो नृप सत्कारैस्तव ह्यार्जवसंभृतैः । आवाभ्यामभ्यनुज्ञातो वरं नृवर चिन्तय ॥
देवानामविहिंसायां यद्भवेन्मानुषक्षमम् । तद्गृहाण महाराज पूजार्हो नौ मतो भवान् ॥
English Translation
Let the boon, however, be such that it may not create enmity with the gods or bring on destruction to men. Accept then, O king, a boon, for you deserved one as we think.
प्रीतौ भवन्तौ यदि मे कृतमेतावता मम । एष एव परो लाभो निर्वृत्तो मे महाफलः ॥
English Translation
Hearing these words, Srinjaya replied,-If you have been pleased with me my object then has been gained, for this itself is the highest gain and the fruition of all my desires.
तमेवंवादिनं भूयः पर्वतः प्रत्यभाषत । वृणीष्व राजन्संकल्पो यस्ते हृदि चिरं स्थितः ॥
English Translation
To Srinjaya who said so, Parvata again said, —Pray, o king, for the fruition of that wish which you are cherishing in your heart for a long time.
अभीप्सामि सुतं वीरं वीर्यवन्तं दृढव्रतम् । आयुष्मन्तं महाभागं देवराजसमद्युतिम् ॥
English Translation
Srinjaya answered, I wish to have a son who will be heroic and endued with great energy, firm in his vows and of long life, highly blessed and effulgent like the king of gods.
भविष्यत्येष ते कामो न त्वायुष्मान्भविष्यति । देवराजाभिभूत्यर्थं संकल्पो ह्येष ते हृदि ॥
English Translation
At this, Parvata said,-This your desire will be satisfied. Your son, however shall not live long, since you wish to have such a son for prevailing over the king of the gods.
सुवर्णष्ठीवनाच्चैव स्वर्णष्ठीवी भविष्यति । रक्ष्यश्च देवराजात्स देवराजसमद्युतिः ॥
English Translation
Your son shall be known by the name of Suvarnashthivin. He shall be effulgent like the king of gods, but take care to protect him always from that deity.
तच्छ्रुत्वा सृञ्जयो वाक्यं पर्वतस्य महात्मनः । प्रसादयामास तदा नैतदेवं भवेदिति ॥
आयुष्मान्मे भवेत्पुत्रो भवतस्तपसा मुने । न च तं पर्वतः किंचिदुवाचेन्द्रव्यपेक्षया ॥
English Translation
Hearing those words of the great Parvata, Srinjaya begged that saint for ordaining otherwise, saying,-May my son live long, O Muni, through your ascetic merit.-Parvata, however, said nothing, out of his partiality for Indra.
तमहं नृपतिं दीनमब्रुवं पुनरेव तु । स्मर्तव्योऽहं महाराज दर्शयिष्यामि ते स्मृतः ॥
English Translation
Seeing the king very cheerless, I said to him,-Think of me, O king, (in your distress), and I shall promise to come when thought of by you.
अहं ते दयितं पुत्रं प्रेतराजवशं गतम् । पुनर्दास्यामि तद्रूपं मा शुचः पृथिवीपते ॥
English Translation
Do not grieve, O king. I will give you back your beloved child alive, even if he be dead.
एवमुक्त्वा तु नृपतिं प्रयातौ स्वो यथेप्सितम् । सृञ्जयश्च यथाकामं प्रविवेश स्वमन्दिरम् ॥
English Translation
Having said so to that king both of us left him for coming to where we wished, and Srinjaya returned to his palace.
सृञ्जयस्याथ राजर्षेः कस्मिंश्चित्कालपर्यये । जज्ञे पुत्रो महावीर्यस्तेजसा प्रज्वलन्निव ॥
English Translation
After some time had passed, the royal sage Srinjaya had born unto him a highly powerful and energetic son.
ववृधे स यथाकालं सरसीव महोत्पलम् । बभूव काञ्चनष्ठीवी यथार्थं नाम तस्य तत् ॥
English Translation
The child grew up like a large lotus in a lake, and became Suvarnashthivin in reality as well as in name.
तदद्भुततमं लोके पप्रथे कुरुसत्तम । बुबुधे तच्च देवेन्द्रो वरदानं महात्मनोः ॥
English Translation
This wonderful fact, O best of the Kurus, soon became widely known over the world. The king of the gods also learnt of it as the outcome of Paravata's boon.
ततस्त्वभिभवाद्भीतो बृहस्पतिमते स्थितः । कुमारस्यान्तरप्रेक्षी बभूव बलवृत्रहा ॥
English Translation
Fearing humiliation the slayer of Vala and Vritra began to watch for the loopholes in that prince.
चोदयामास वज्रं स दिव्यास्त्रं मूर्तिसंस्थितम् । व्याघ्रो भूत्वा जहीमं त्वं राजपुत्रमिति प्रभो ॥
English Translation
He commanded his celestial weapon Thunder, standing before him, in embodied from saying,-Go, O powerful one, and assuming the form of a tiger kill this prince.
विवृद्धः किल वीर्येण मामेषोऽभिभविष्यति । सृञ्जयस्य सुतो वज्र यथैनं पर्वतो ददौ ॥
एवमुक्तस्तु शक्रेण वज्रः परपुरंजयः । कुमारस्यान्तरप्रेक्षी नित्यमेवान्वपद्यत ॥
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