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Mahābhārata • Parva 12 (Śāntiparva) • Adhyāya 337

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 337

शान्तिपर्व • अध्यायः 337

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 337 of the classical Mahābhārata with 70 verses.

Total: 70 Verses • Citations: MBh 12.337.1–70 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 2 of 3 (Verses 30 shown)
बहवो बलिनः पृथ्व्यां दैत्यदानवराक्षसाः । भविष्यन्ति तपोयुक्ता वरान्प्राप्स्यन्ति चोत्तमान् ॥
English Translation
Many among the Daityas and Danavas and Rakshsas on Earth will become gifted with great strength. Possessed of penances, they will at various times succeed in acquiring many excellent boons.
अवश्यमेव तैः सर्वैर्वरदानेन दर्पितैः । बाधितव्याः सुरगणा ऋषयश्च तपोधनाः । तत्र न्याय्यमिदं कर्तुं भारावतरणं मया ॥
English Translation
Elated with pride and power on account of those boons they will succeed in acquiring, they will oppress and afflict the gods and the Rishis endued with ascetic power.
अथ नानासमुद्भूतैर्वसुधायां यथाक्रमम् । निग्रहेण च पापानां साधूनां प्रग्रहेण च ॥
इमां तपस्विनीं सत्यां धारयिष्यामि मेदिनीम् । मया ह्येषा हि ध्रियते पातालस्थेन भोगिना ॥
मया धृता धारयति जगद्धि सचराचरम् । तस्मात्पृथ्व्याः परित्राणं करिष्ये संभवं गतः ॥
English Translation
Assuming the form of a powerful snake I myself have to uphold the Earth in empty space. Supported by me thus, she will support the entire universe of creatures mobile and immobile. Incarnated on the Earth, therefore, in different forms, I shall have to save her at such time from danger.
एवं स चिन्तयित्वा तु भगवान्मधुसूदनः । रूपाण्यनेकान्यसृजत्प्रादुर्भावभवाय सः ॥
English Translation
Having thought thus, the illustrious killer of Madhu created various forms in his mind in which to appear from time to time for performing the proposed task.
वाराहं नारसिंहं च वामनं मानुषं तथा । एभिर्मया निहन्तव्या दुर्विनीताः सुरारयः ॥
English Translation
Assuming the form of a Boar, of a Manlion, of a Dwarf, and of human beings, I shall suppress or kill such enemies of the gods as will become wicked and ungovernable.
अथ भूयो जगत्स्रष्टा भोःशब्देनानुनादयन् । सरस्वतीमुच्चचार तत्र सारस्वतोऽभवत् ॥
English Translation
After this, the Prime Creator of the universe once more uttered the syllable BHO, causing the atmosphere to resound with it. From this syllable of speech arose a Rishi named Sarasvat.
अपान्तरतमा नाम सुतो वाक्संभवो विभोः । भूतभव्यभविष्यज्ञः सत्यवादी दृढव्रतः ॥
English Translation
The son, thus born of the Speech of Narayana, also passed by the name of Apantara-tamas. Endued with great power, he was fully conversant with the past, the present, and the future. Firm in the observance of vows, he was truthful in speech.
तमुवाच नतं मूर्ध्ना देवानामादिरव्ययः । वेदाख्याने श्रुतिः कार्या त्वया मतिमतां वर । तस्मात्कुरु यथाज्ञप्तं मयैतद्वचनं मुने ॥
English Translation
To that Rishi who, after birth, had bowed his head to Narayana, the latter, who was the original Creator of all the gods and possessed of immutable nature, said those words-You should bestow your attention on the distribution of the Vedas, O foremost of all persons gifted with intelligence.
तेन भिन्नास्तदा वेदा मनोः स्वायंभुवेऽन्तरे । ततस्तुतोष भगवान्हरिस्तेनास्य कर्मणा । तपसा च सुतप्तेन यमेन नियमेन च ॥
English Translation
For that act of the Rishi, the illustrious Hari became pleased with him, as also for his wellperformed penances, his and observances, and his control of the senses or passions.
मन्वन्तरेषु पुत्र त्वमेवं लोकप्रवर्तकः । भविष्यस्यचलो ब्रह्मन्नप्रधृष्यश्च नित्यशः ॥
English Translation
Addressing him, Narayana said,-At each cycle of Manu, O son, you will act thus about the Vedas. You shall on account of this act of yours, be immutable, O twice-born one, and incapable of being excellent by any one.
पुनस्तिष्ये च संप्राप्ते कुरवो नाम भारताः । भविष्यन्ति महात्मानो राजानः प्रथिता भुवि ॥
English Translation
When the Kali age will set in, certain princes of Bharata's line, named Kauravas, will take their birth from you. They will be celebrated over Earth as great princes ruling over powerful kingdoms.
तेषां त्वत्तः प्रसूतानां कुलभेदो भविष्यति । परस्परविनाशार्थं त्वामृते द्विजसत्तम ॥
English Translation
Born of you, dissension's will break out among them for their destruction at one another's hands during your absence, O foremost of twice-born ones.
तत्राप्यनेकधा वेदान्भेत्स्यसे तपसान्वितः । कृष्णे युगे च संप्राप्ते कृष्णवर्णो भविष्यसि ॥
English Translation
In that age also, gifted with austere penances, you will divide the Vedas into various classes. Indeed, in that dark age, your complexion will become dark.
धर्माणां विविधानां च कर्ता ज्ञानकरस्तथा । भविष्यसि तपोयुक्तो न च रागाद्विमोक्ष्यसे ॥
English Translation
You will made various kinds of duties of flow and various kinds of knowledge also. Although gifted with austere penances, yet you shall never be able to free yourself from desire and attachment to the world.
वीतरागश्च पुत्रस्ते परमात्मा भविष्यति । महेश्वरप्रसादेन नैतद्वचनमन्यथा ॥
English Translation
Your son, however, will be freed from every attachment like the Supreme Soul, through the favour of Mahadeva. It will not be otherwise.
यं मानसं वै प्रवदन्ति पुत्रं; पितामहस्योत्तमबुद्धियुक्तम् । वसिष्ठमग्र्यं तपसो निधानं; यश्चापि सूर्यं व्यतिरिच्य भाति ॥
तस्यान्वये चापि ततो महर्षिः; पराशरो नाम महाप्रभावः । पिता स ते वेदनिधिर्वरिष्ठो; महातपा वै तपसो निवासः । कानीनगर्भः पितृकन्यकायां; तस्मादृषेस्त्वं भविता च पुत्रः ॥
भूतभव्यभविष्याणां छिन्नसर्वार्थसंशयः । ये ह्यतिक्रान्तकाः पूर्वं सहस्रयुगपर्ययाः ॥
English Translation
You will entertain no doubts about the meanings of things past, present, and future. Gifted with penances and instructed by me, you will see the incidents of a thousands and thousands of ages long past away. You will see through thousands and thousands of ages also in the future.
तांश्च सर्वान्मयोद्दिष्टान्द्रक्ष्यसे तपसान्वितः । पुनर्द्रक्ष्यसि चानेकसहस्रयुगपर्ययान् ॥
English Translation
You will entertain no doubts about the meanings of things past, present, and future. Gifted with penances and instructed by me, you will see the incidents of a thousands and thousands of ages long past away. You will see through thousands and thousands of ages also in the future.
अनादिनिधनं लोके चक्रहस्तं च मां मुने । अनुध्यानान्मम मुने नैतद्वचनमन्यथा ॥
English Translation
You shall in that birth, see me, O ascetic,—me who am without birth and death,-incarnated on Earth armed with the discus. All this will happen to you, O ascetic, through the merit that you will acquire for your continued devotion to me. These words of mine will never be otherwise.
शनैश्चरः सूर्यपुत्रो भविष्यति मनुर्महान् । तस्मिन्मन्वन्तरे चैव सप्तर्षिगणपूर्वकः । त्वमेव भविता वत्स मत्प्रसादान्न संशयः ॥
English Translation
During that period, O son, you shall, as regards merits, be superior to even the Manus of the several periods. Forsooth, you will be so through my favour.
एवं सारस्वतमृषिमपान्तरतमं तदा । उक्त्वा वचनमीशानः साधयस्वेत्यथाब्रवीत् ॥
सोऽहं तस्य प्रसादेन देवस्य हरिमेधसः । अपान्तरतमा नाम ततो जातोऽऽज्ञया हरेः । पुनश्च जातो विख्यातो वसिष्ठकुलनन्दनः ॥
English Translation
Having said these words to the Rishi Apantaratamas, otherwise called by the name of Sarasvat, the Supreme Lord sent him away, saying to him,-Go!-I am he that was born as Apantaratamas through the behest of Hari. Once more have I taken birth as the celebrated Krishna-Dvaipayana, a delighter of the race of Vashishtha.
तदेतत्कथितं जन्म मया पूर्वकमात्मनः । नारायणप्रसादेन तथा नारायणांशजम् ॥
English Translation
I have thus told, you my dear disciples, the circumstances of my own pristine birth which was due to the favour of Narayana in so much that I was a very part of Narayana himself.
मया हि सुमहत्तप्तं तपः परमदारुणम् । पुरा मतिमतां श्रेष्ठाः परमेण समाधिना ॥
English Translation
You foremost of intelligent persons, I practised, in days of yore, the austerest penances, with the help of the highest abstraction of the mind.
एतद्वः कथितं सर्वं यन्मां पृच्छथ पुत्रकाः । पूर्वजन्म भविष्यं च भक्तानां स्नेहतो मया ॥
English Translation
You sons, actuated by my great love for yourselves who are devoted to me with reverence, I have told you everything about what you wished to know from me. viz., my first birth in days gone by and that other birth subsequent to it.
एष ते कथितः पूर्वं संभवोऽस्मद्गुरोर्नृप । व्यासस्याक्लिष्टमनसो यथा पृष्टः पुनः शृणु ॥
English Translation
Vaishampayana said I have thus described to you, O king, the circumstances about the former birth of our revered preceptor, viz., Vyasa of unsullied mind, as asked by you! Listen to me once again!
सांख्यं योगं पञ्चरात्रं वेदाः पाशुपतं तथा । ज्ञानान्येतानि राजर्षे विद्धि नानामतानि वै ॥
English Translation
There are various kinds of religion, O royal sage, who go by various names such as Sankhya, Yoga, the Panch-ratra, Vedas, and Pashupati.
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